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;HURON gP9.4ITPRk .4/10'27, 1976-
wY (By Shirley Keller)
The matter of w they or not to
reduce the number o epresenta-
tives to Huron County Council
was discussed only briefly at the
May session of council Thursday
in Goderich.
The entire subject was tabled
until the June meeting when it is
hoped' a full council will _be
prepare to debate the issue from
every attigle. But that session
should show a wide variety of
viewpoints, judging from the
smattering of comments voiced
this month.
County administrator Bill
Haply also indicated the type of
debate it should be in June. He
said the county had• received five
letters froth municipalities
concerning the move to
• implement Section 27 (a) of the
Municipal Act.
"There were two for, two
against. - and one other," Mr.
Hardy told council.
Warden Jack McCutcheon
clarified what the main point of
June's discussion should be.
"'stills council ready to accept
more . responsibility?" asked the
warden, who also promised to be
"tlaedievil's advocate" in.order to
provoke comment from everyone.
Reeve Derry Boyle of Exeter
said his council felt that by
implementing Section 27 (a), ,it
would seriously limit the numbers
of people who could .aspire to
county council because of the
• extra work and extra time which
would be demanded- for • each
remaining member.
Depty-reeve Frank Cook of
Clinton said someone would have
to prove to him that costs would
be cut across the board. He
claimed council would not operate
as efficiently with/29 members as
with 45,
Deputy-reeve Joe Miller of Hay
urged council to try getting the
work done faster now, to see if it
could actually be accomplished,
Reeve John Flannery of
Seafortti.,said his council thought
mayors from the five towns
should sit on county' council
instead of the reeves.
Goderich Reeve Stan Profit said
that when extra deputy-reeves
were added at the beginning of
• 1975; council did not ' become
more efficient in his view.
"If we , are no' more efficient
witii —Ore," reasoned Reeve
Profit, "then it just naturally
follows we will be no less efficient
with less members."
Reeve Simon Hallahan of East
Wawanosh said simply, "For
God's- sake, leave us alone."
Deputy-
reefe Ralph McNichol of
McKillop felt it was a "real good
thing" for a deputy-reeve to have
a few years experience at county
council before stepping up.
"Large numbers can be time
consuming," said Reeve Fred
Haberer of Zurich. "Today has
proved it."
"Yes, 'we should try to come
with. a solution to that one,"
agreed Reeve Derry Boyle.
H e did add that if municipalities
were represented by only one,
memb er in the future, provision
should be made for alternate
representation in the event that
some reeve became ill or was
otherwise absent for a long period
of time. This happened a few
years ago at Lambton County
when the reeve of Grand Bend
was sick for a long while.
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Last week's column against the use of guns and words
in support of more stringent controls hit the jackpot.
A couple of years agog a column about bluebirds,
would you believe,. stirred . up 'considerable interest.
This year, the gun control column brought more letters
even than the bluebirds. .,
Almost every letter was, against my stand oh guns.
I said I didn't like then' and welcomed legislation that
would restrict their use. That's what caused the manure
to hit the fan, •
. It never ceases to amaze me, even after more than 20
years spent talking to people as a journalist what stirs
peOple into taking action. When the provincial govern-
ment introduced laws demanding' the use of seat belts,
the „plan, said most poll experts,' brbught more action
from people than the federal government's vote on the
death penalty.
I suppose capital punishinent and ahortion along-with
the mandatory use of seat belts and gun control-are the
four topics guaranteed to arouse people emotionally
these days.'
I was aware that many people felt strongly about gun
'controls but I didn't think the comments on my stand'
would be, so' vitriolic, so full of venom! I was called
everything but a gentleman in a,Conple of letters. . •
This, column is carried in about 15 Aeltly papers from
Marniora and .Madoc in the' east to' Dresden, Goderich
and Kincardine in the west. I think I received . at least
one / letter from almost every area east and west and
in between. Only one letter contained cheers for the
stand taken for more stringent gun laws. All the rest were
against.
In the original column, I suggested a good many farm-
ers would not favor stricter laws because varmints
and rodents as well as wolves and wild dogs can cause
great amounts of damage around a farm.
"You have never- been a farmer. or you wouldn't favor.
strict licensing of guns," said one letter. "You've ob-
viously never broken an axle on an $8,000 machine right
in the middle of harvesting because an industtious ground-
hog dug holes in your fields, Then, the machine sits
"Farm cost's are' going to rise
because of the oil price
increases", Gordon Hill,
President of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture, says.
"The almost six cents a gallon
increase in oil prices will affect
costs at every stage _in the food
chain and will result in higher
• food costs."
Mr. Hill explained, "The costs
of all farm inputs will increase.
For example, the chemical
fertilizer industry is a large' user
of fuel. Machinery companies'
coats and prices will increase due
to higher transportation costs.
The wages of those making farm
inputs will rise due to their own
added living costs,"
At the farming stage, Mr. Hi I
said, "Fieldwork operations ' I
be more costly. Farmers re
a
idle just when the weather is right and you „have to wait
10 days. for the Parts!"
Another: 'It's cry-babies and do,gooders like you who
will ruin this nation! We fought for our rights, ,many
times with guns, and we intend to keep on fighting for
them."
• From Stratford: "Poppycock!, All that needs to be
done is to teach young people the proper use of guns,"
From, Walkerton: "You ought ,to be ashamed of 'your-
self! You call yOurself a, farm 'writer? Every farmer
needs, a gun or two around the houSe, Mr. Trotter. You
have never walked into a field of sheep and found a dozen
,of them wantonly killed, their throats slit for the joy of
killing, .Or . Simply run until they died of fright and ex-
haustion!"
(No, I have not).
Or this one from Englehart wherever that is "It is
not your democratic right to own a gun. It is your democrat-
ic, duty. Canada. might have been born at 'the negotiation
table 'but it has been maintained as a democracy by a
gun . ,People want violence, They live for violence,
They demand violence in our sports, even .into the kids'
games. Watch a hockey :game. 'The. biggest, cheers come
when bhcod is drawn.
"Violence does not breed vielence: greed breeds vio-
lence.. And the greedier one, becOnnes, the More 'violent
he will be to satisfy that greed. And he 'will lose all
respect for the rights and welfare of those he takes
from. People are becoming , greedier by' the day. And this
lack of respect to satisfy one's greed makes 'self-defence
more demanding.
"As long as I. have access to a firearm, I cannot be
dictated to againSt 'my will. I am also able to defend- or
protect that 'which is mine against any aggresSive or
mob force. God help us if we ever come to that Stage!"
There-were more but I'm sure you get the idea.
Those' who love guns are certainly good letter writers.
I hope they are, more careful with their guns than they
are about what they write.. If they aren't, then it is no
mystery why so many "accidents" happen with fire-
arms.
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"Transportation, storage for
crops after they, leave the farm
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processing and retailing
industries also use a great deal of
oil" Mr. Hill continued.
Mr. Hill warned: "Farmers
cannot be expected to mutely
shoulder the increased costs that
are going to be passed on to
them. Canadian consumers must
realize and accept the fact that
food prices, along with those of
other products, are going to
increase with this oil price
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