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The Huron Expositor, 1978-02-09, Page 3HE SHOOTS? WILL HE SCORE?—Snow covered roads and high snowbanks are not a.hazard to lots of a Seaforth kids, they're a joy. Having whale of a time playing road hockey on the weekend were Chris Cardno, left, and Mike Betties, goalie. (Expositor Photo) ie Hospital board concerned As turn lane again enie FOR THE JUBILLEE—tugkersmith Township road sUperintendent Allan Nicholson of Egmondville who has long b'een active in Royal . Canadian Legion affairs has received .a Queen's Jubilee Silver medal. (Expositor Photo) ' THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 9, 1978 —3 the women? omething to say by Susan White : here are 11; Ilutiario Street, - rStilittord 2711-2960 HOURS - Daily 10 a.m. to 6 po m. Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Mrs. Paul Stevenson, David, DArren and Luanne. Sunday supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Southgate , Jennifer and SEan were Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sproule, Jeremy and Kyle of Kitchener and Mr. and - Mrs. Gordon McGregor of. Clinton. You're • The Seaferth Happy-Q11 zena Club will be b owling at th obel Lanes on Fridy, FEb. 1 i at 1 p.tn. Visitors welcome to attend. invited • tit Don't know about you, but I enjoyed the first episode of The Champions, the CRC's, look at Rene, Levesque and Pierre Trudeau• and the recent history that shaped them into our country's prime separatist and tederalistjeaders. It's probably true, as Flora MacDonald charged, that it's wrong to focus on the person.: alities of the two men when we're-- attempting to analyse separatism. But that aside, the show 'is fascinating political and' social history...with its flashback film of some of the "big moments" in our country's recent:past.. • 'We saw gay blade—swinger, -,orTierre Trudeau, take Ottawa by storm in his convertible and his leather, coat. We watched bitter Rene Levesque leave the Quebec ,Liberal party when his separatist policies were defeated. Mike Pearson and ,a group of provincial premiers are shown talking about splitting the federal provincial pie a little differently. The film clips focus on the times 10 to 15 Years ago When Ale problems -that , now threaten to tear Canada apart first surfaced in their present form. , - . Just one small thing .bothered Seaforth Community Hospital Board members indicated continuing • concern at a meeting Tuesday evening when it was learned the province again had turned down a request by the 'town to provide a turn off strip in Number 8 highway at the intersection of Centennial Drive. Rev.. H.J.Laragh, vice president of the board, presided. The board urged the town to continue to press the Ministry for action in view of the dangerous situation that existed. Scene of several accidents) the intersection has been the subject of discussion between the hospital, ' the town and the ministry for many months. Since Centennial Drive dips shamly to the intersection traffic approaching the highway has difficulty stopping. At the same time the highway drops towards the intersection • and through traffic from 'the west aiso has trouble: slowing down to assist cars' turning onto or off the highw4. Wayne Ellis, council represen- tative Qn tlje board said a meeting to discuss the matter with officials in Toronto was being planned and the 'board assured him of its support. , Dr. John Underwood, president of the medical staff, told the board that. the number of operations performed during, the past year had increased to 455 from 413. A total of 1158 patients had been admitted during 1977. The beard accepted a recommendation from the property committee presented by Chairman Russel Warden' concerning installation of carpet in the front and emergency. entrances to the hospital. The tenders ,..of. R.S.13ox Ltd. at $788.00,' the lowest of several received, was approved. The committee is continuing investigation concerning the purchase of a new ECG machine to replace a unit in use since the hospital opened. Prices range from $1,275700 to $5,500. and the opinion of Stratford specialists being obtained. . The Finance Committee report presented by. Chairman Sheila Morton indicated that December expenditures of $128',048.00 had exceeded the budget. Mrs. Morton explained this was because of year end accounts and that the amount would be absolved before the end of the fiscal year. 'Reporting for the Women's Auxiliary Mrs. Jack Pickard said the Auxiliary 'had purchased a geriatric' chair with funds from the McConnell account in memory of the late. Alice McConnell. In the meantime she said the accounthad received a further donation of $200.00. Acting on recommendation from a subcomittee of the management • committee the board, adopted a holiday policy respecting department heads and executive officers. The policy based on three weeks holidays and four weeks after three years reflects the practise that has been in effect for some years. The board leached that the hospital was to receive a bequest of $12,700.00 from the estate of the late Anna Stewart of Seaforth. In his report hospital administrator Gordon MacKenzie said he had been advised by the estate solicitors that a cheque would be received shortly. Mothers with newborn babies now will be able to have the baby in the room with them providing they are in private or semi private rooms." Mr. MacKenzie said a number of requests had been received for rooming. priviledges and Dr. Rodger Whitman added that it was becoming an accepted practise in many larger hospitals. He said agreement to such an arrangement „would -provide an' add$thinll - facility at tAel hospital which already was highly regarded for the maternity accommodation it provided. February meeting of the Seaforth Women's Institute will be held at the home of Mrs. Graham Kerr, Tuesday evening, February 14th. There will be a 'pot luck' supper at 7•p.m. Guest speaker to be Miss Elaine Townshend. Roll call to be answered by 'a "Valentine" quotation.- Program 'conveners Mrs. G. Papple and •Mrs. 'IN. In a photoonthe sports page in last week's Expositor, the names of a winning womens'. curling rink from Vanastra were included under the wrong photo. Pictured Were a rink, from- Listowel. The Expositor apologizes for the error and thanks readers who pointed it put. , In the ',Seaforth Novice bocke$A teach story that appeared in last week's Expositor, paragraphs were cut apart and put back me about this look at some, crucial moments for Canada, There were few women involved, anywhere, ever. Oh Margaret. Trudeau was at Pierre's side in her coon coat at a football game and there were a few females in the crowd scenes and audiences. But full partici- pation in these decisions, these historic meetings- and moments that, have made Canada what it is, we didn't have it. Now I'm not saying that the country wouldn't be in the mess it's in if women had been involved in these tricky negotiations of the sixties. (Would I say that??) But it's an appalling waste of the b"rain" power this country has when women are so little consulted and have so little power to make decisiOns about Canada's future. It was an idle thought 'at first as .., I held my girl child and watche d the show: "Where are the women?" But our' lack of repre- sentation was hammered home again- and again. A shot of Mrs filing into a caucus meeting. Dark suited males,every blasted one of them. Jean,Marchand, telling how he Coleman. Hospital Auxiliary meeting Tuesday, February 14 at 8 o'clock in the hospital board room. There will be installa tion of officers. The annual general. meeting and election of officers of the Van Egmond Foundation will be held at the Seaforth Town Hall, Wednesday, February 15 at 8 p.m. Committee chairmen please bring reports. together again in the wrong order during page layout. The Expositor apologizes to our readers and volunteer sports writer for the.errer, which made the last part of the story incomprehensible. Editor's Note: Part of colurnnigt Karl Schuessler's 'Amen', which was to have been continued on page 3, did not appear last week. The Expositor apologizes and includes the left out portion below. agreed to go federal, to go to Ottawa, only if the Feds would take Trudeau and Pelletier- too, and find them seats where they could win. Not_like the women the Liberals recruited and gave hopeless ridings to run in.' (Iona Cainpagnola upset that applecart a few years iater when she got elected in one of those hopeless fights, but that's another story.) We saw men interviewing other men on tv shows. Men sat around tables talking ,to each other. Men Congratulated a victorious P.E. Trudeau on a platform. There was a woman in that film, but she was playing the piano. That's better , than nothing, but hardly central to the political action. We should all have enough common sense that I don't have to say this, but just in case, let me emphasize that I'm not anti-men but rather pro-human. It's the waste, the lack of womens' voices in, the crucial business of govern- ment that concerns me, . We've come a bit of a way since, those days and, we have women cabinet ministers and a few more women MPs and • quite a few women in municipal and provincial politics. But we can't quite rest on .our laurels yet. After , all, the recent appoint- ment of Mitriel Humphrey to fill, her late husband's seat in the U.S: senate brings the number of women in that powerful body to one. It's another country, yes, but the principle's the same. In order for political power to be divided more ways, to ge!into female as well as male, hands, those who have power now mast give some up. Perhaps male politicians aren't willing to do that. Equally, likely women aren't willing' to challenge them for it. Twenty years from now will we watch, another tv documentary explaining how. Canada dealt with its political problems in the seventies? Likely. And will we see women' taking their full share of the credit and,the blame for the politics of the seventies? I hope so, 1 tell my girl child, I hope so. You're invited Correction Finds'IDiviners' under mattress, pcirent complains to Huron Board The Diviners is back the novels used 'in classes was . haunting trustees of the Huron still a' topic of concern to some County -Board- ef--Education,-The---- parents Cochrane said the- - - - novel is a board approved book for use in senior secondary school English classes. Superintendent . of education Jim Coulter told the board that the novel had been approved by the board in. August and that the board would get an opportunity to review the situation this summer. He said a list of instructional books will be brought to the board in August of 1978 for approval for use in the new school year. Mrs. Williams said the student who had the book hidden under the mattress was a grade 12 male. She said she advised the parent to take the matter to the director of education and was mereley brining the matter to the board to find out when and how the board could act on the subject of novels opposed by parents.. 50. at Constan~ pancake supper Correspondent Mary Merner 482-7143 • The youth committee of Court 'Constantine L1842 organized tobbaggabing party on Sunday • afatettoon held at Dodd's Hill with over 50' attending, following the afternoon's fun they went to the hall where a pancake supper was enjoyed. Mr. and -Mrs. John Thbmnpson "and Bob 'spent the weekend in Oakville visiting with Mr. and 1virs. Andy Thottpson. Mr. and Mrs. ark Smith Of Exeter visited, on Saturday"' evening with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Southgate, Jennifer and SEati. Mr. and Mrs, William Millson, Bill, Valehie and Brad were Sunday supper guests with IVI Whenol ,cover thousands of kilometers on the highway, I'm always looking for things to keep me awake. Those miles can wear you down and put you asleep. Highway hypnosis, is the word I've heard for, it.• •There'-s- a- few -cures,- alright .4 -read -about- - them in a pamphlet put out by the New Jersey Turnpike Commission. Every minute or .so refocus your eyes. Look to the far distance and then shift to the near. Move your head from side to side every so often. Get a wide view - - right and left - - of your driving world. • Turn .on your radio. Talk to your wife or whoever else is sitting next to.you. Talk to ourself, if you heave to. Do anything! But be sure to keep awake. That's the game you play with yourself when you're on the highway. I found a new game. Reading bumper stickers. They're' all over the place in the U.S.A. I mean, naturally they're on the bumper, but you do find theni on almost every . car. Bumper stickers and C.B.'s are standard car equipment. I can't readas-many roadsigns tused to inthe States. The U.S. has taken a lesson from Canada. Their new federal highwaSiS" and interstatesdon't garbage up with vulgar signs and other coarse outbursts. They keep advertising down. Their road information is standardized, sanitized and minimized. But garbage or no, all those old highivay- signs and advertisements did help to keep me awake. What those signs used to do, now the bumper stickers are doing. Only -this-time, they're on wheels and constantly changing. Graffiti has come off the walls and onto bumper stickers. by Karl Continued fr m last week. the hottest sots in th hemisphere? In Key West? Yo sl ould 1 , so lucky. , Yes. Th t's the I reaks. But lis -n. T er are brakes. Don't feel so bad ''e drive thousand miles South and hottest I hit yet is 54 degrees Fahrenheit, that is. Now, that's not -something to write home about, is-it? But-that's what I'm reporting. A measly 54 degrees with the sun playing peek a bob with the clouds, and old Sol is losing. So read that and gloat, you Northerners. But as I was saying. About that radio advice man. When'people phoned in their p'roblem's, he didn't hem around. In a minute or two he sized up the situation and he told the caller exactly what to do. He told thein give up that I read plenty about love on those bumper, stickers. "Virginia is for lovers" declares many a sticker in that state. "Jesus loves you" says another. "Did you hug your kid today?" asks another. Not all the good one liners were on, bumper -- —stickers, either,--I- -found—a -good-one--on---a- fishing dock for Lorne Willson, the master fisherman' of Brodhagen. "Allah does not deduct from the alloted time of man those hours spent in fishing". And when my _Rocket 'book started to seize up and I couldn't find any overnight.motels under $20.00, I remembered "A miser is someone who scrimps all his life, so he can die ,poor". Right then and there I determined I'd go to my grave broke and not let the kids have anything to fight Over. And, when I saw the sign in a gas station window that read "A Christian owns and operates this 'gas station. Jesus is. Lord of All", I knew I was in the south's Bible belt. And I knew Colonel Sander's Kentucky' Fried Chicken was getting a good run when a sign said, "If the Colonel had our secret recipe, he'd be a General." And I knew for sure, the' environmentalists had gone too far when they endangered our national institution, the beaver. "Save a tree, eat a beaver." And when I feel myself writing on and on this way I remember "A fool's heart is in his tongue, but a wise man's tongue is in his heart," • That's it. That's all., That's „enough for the day. But holiest, those bumper stickers and signs did keep me awake for miles and miles in the States. board learned Monday that several complaints over. the Canadian novel by Margaret Laurence have been made by parents of senior students in the Huron County system. Clinton trustee Dorothy Wallace asked the board when trustees would have an" opportunity to decide if the novel is acceptable for English literature instruction in county secondary schools. She said she had received a complaint from a parent who , found the book stuffed under her child's mattress along with copies of Penthouse and Playboy. Education director John Cochrane told the board that he had received similar complaints' about novels being used in English programs. He said the controversy last summer about Amen Schuessler job and take the lie* offer. Or sue that fellow or leave that lousy huSband. That radio couselor `had -all the answers--sure, direct and firm With n6 maybes or ifs. The farmers had the same idea too. And when they all converged on Washington D.C. in a nationwide strike, they knew exactly what they wanted. Their speeches froin the capital steps, their convoy of tractors and their picket signs all said the same thing. GiVe us, 100 per cente consumers didn't get the point. An if parity. they spelled it Out real loud in their signs: "If we don't work, you don't-eat." Tell it like it is. That's what hit me as I travel through the States. ello.•••••••.hollmo,•••••••6, Amen by Karl Schu'e'ssler Keep awake itt