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Clinton News-Record, 1969-07-10, Page 32 Clinton News•Record4 Thursday, July 10, 1960 Editorial comment Conservation. week Conservation used to be defined as 'wise land use{" but this definition does lot Satisfy most conservationists today. !-Qday, conservation means rational use, aelanced or multiple use, and top often, -to use. at all. Actually, total preservation s a type of land :use, a legitimate use, and ;ometimes the wisest use, Even though )reservation is nonconsumptive with •espect to natural resources, it is usually competitive with other types of land use. Nothing is causing more discussion in conservation circles today than the public urgency for preservation. This urgency is tearing conservation forces apart. it is making adversaries of long-time friends and organizations,...lt is driving industry to a defensive position. Land withdrawals for preservation purposes are being viewed with utmost concern by the livestock, mining, forestry, oil and agricultural industries, in fact, by all basic industries that extract . their raw materials from nature, Millions of North Americans are concerned about their natural world. They see dwindling open spaces, polluted rivers and skys, ,and the ugly scars of surface mining. They are demanding more parks and playgrounds, more wildlife sanctuaries, more scenic rivers, and more wilderness and nature preserves. They .are setting aside seashores, greenbelts, trails, 'salt marshes, deserts, mountain tops, swamps, sand dunes, and nearly everything else that God, water, wind, and erosion ever created, and justifiably so! ,But this urgency for preservation can be a double-edged sword that slices both good and bad. While it carves out large segments of our natural environment for our own enjoyment, it cuts into the resource base upon which we must draw for our use. Withdrawal of timber land from commercial cutting already is driving up the price of lumber and . plywood. A Redwoods National Park, which we all wanted and supported, is costing us in increased prices for home building - materials. Economists tell us a shortage of sawlogs is causing the price of lumber to soar to almost unbelievable record highs. The law of supply and demand is finally beginning to catch up with the "inexhaustible" timber supply We once thought we had. Whenever we prohibit the growing of crops, mining , of minerals, :grazing of grasslands, drilling of oil, or use of any resource, we must be willing to pay the cost of withdrawing these resources from the market. As the demand for resources .grows, and it surely .will, the price will become greater and greater. in fact, if the human population increases as predicted, we may have ,to take renewed looks at lands set aside under various types of preservation classifications. Nonrenewable resources can be put into mothballs for safe keeping, but i am sure that few • wilderness and park advocates are willing to accept the idea that we are holding the choicest parts of our natural environment for future exploitation. But we may well be doing just that. Who can say what we might be forced to do to survive in the year 2000? Preservation is doomed unless we curtail population growth. By sheer numbers we can destroy everything about us. The urgency of conservation, then, comes right back to people, Natural resources have no value except to serve people. Once the needs of people exceed the supply that sustains them, both will be destroyed. The only hope for life on this planet rests with our being able to maintain a balance between man and nature. The world about us that supports all life can either be mined out or put on a sustained -yield basis. If we destroy it, we destroy ourselves. Only by controlling our demands and our withdrawals can we live in harmony with nature. To do this we must control our numbers. This, i believe, is the subconscious motivation behind the public drive for preservation. Whether we realize it or not, people are seeing their natural world threatened. They are reading Thoreau, Emerson, and Leopold again. They see what vast numbers already have done to the beauty and purity of nature. They visualize the impact of burgeoning, populations, not in the far distant future, but in the immediate decades ahead. And, in truth, what we save now is probably all we will ever save. What they fail to see, however, is that our own individual greed and waste are responsible for the deterioration of our natural world. It is not entirely evil forces workings against good but we ourselves. who destroy the •environment. Every human contributes his share to the pollution of water and air, He requires that his portion of natural resources be converted to food, shelter, transportation', and the ' material pleasures of his enjoyment. No one can sit back and criticize the destruction of our •natural environment without admitting his own part in that destruction. We blame industry for cutting virgin forests, for strip mining land, or for polluting the rivers, but who is industry? It is we the stockholders and we the customers. We determine the success or failure of any industrial exploitation by our ownership of stock or by our acceptance or rejection of its products or both. We who buy oil and gasoline are responsible for the Santa Barbara oil spill. We who read newspapers share the responsibility for the pollution caused by the paper mills. We who demand the extra power to air condition our homes are to blame for the beautiful valley being covered up by a hydroelectric dam. All of these things happen only because we let them happen. The most tragic part of environmental destruction, however, is the waste. We condone an economy of planned obsolescence that perpetuates a waste of natural resources. We discard clothing that is not worn out but only out of style.,We encourage car manufacturers to build for show and extravagance rather than for endurance. Few homes are built to last more than a few decades, and we are constantly tearing down good, usable structures to make way for new .ones. We permit the extravagance of one passenger per car in the daily commuting of suburbanites to the inner city. We throw out more food in our daily garbage than many families in impoverished countries have to eat in a whole week. We still burn up our trees. We are wasteful, extremely so, Our affluence is depleting natural resources and polluting the environment, yet we all tend to blame some, other particular segment of our society. It is not the lumber barons alone; it is not the miners alone; it is not the pesticide manufacturers alone; it is not the oil drillers alone; it- is not the paper mills alone; it is we the :consumers who must share the 'burden'of ' destruction` and waste. Many of us tend to forget that we, too, are part of the problem. We are all polluters to a degree. Conservation cannot come of age until we realize our individual and collective roles in preserving the environment. In the final analysis that preservation will require use, wise use and repeated use of the same land and resources. The real challenge of conservation is to preserve and use simultaneously. Agriculture has shown it can be done. Properly -managed farm lands not only can produce indefinitely, their productivity can actually be improved. Forests managed on a sustained -yield basis can even be improved esthetically for recreational purposes over what they would be without cutting. Grass can be grazed profitably without damaging the range or wildlife. Minerals and oils can be extracted from the ground without destroying the landscape and polluting the water and air. The outdoor experience for mental and physical relaxation does not require pristine wilderness. Wildlife production does not require complete sanctuary and exclusion of the other land uses. The wisest use of land in the future will be to make it do more things for us, of integrating uses with production. We can afford less and Tess land for single use preservation. Harvest of raw materials and crops may have to take priority over nonconsumptive uses, but this does not mean that we have to give up recreation and natural beauty. Quality of the environment can be maintained under an economy that demands intensive land use. Our job as land managers is to make both use and preservation on the same acres practical and acceptable. This is the real challenge of future land use. It is not only possible; it is absolutely essential, -William E. Towel!, executive vice-president of the American Forestry Association, Washington, D.C. Adapted courtesy the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and reprinted from The Conservatibn Clarion, Ontario Dept. of Energy and Resources Management. Motorists be wary ! Motorists: be waryl Oh, how farmers used to hate cars! In 1908 the Farmer's Anti -Auto Protective Society of England published a 'guide' for motorists that said cars should be painted green 111 the Spring, gold in Summer, red in autumn and White in Winter so that they Would merge with the scenery, Some'of the other rules in its guide; At a blind curve, drivers must stop, toot the horn, ring a bell, fire a revolver, halloo and send up three bombs at five-minute intervals; at night, mothristS must send up a red rocket every mile, wait 10 Minutes and then proceed, blowing horns and shooting iioman candles. ti by Elderly companions in Goderich W. Jene Miller The empty pew It will help to understand the turmoil of the church in this present age if we compare it to the medical profession. There are many levels of service in the art of healing, and different amounts of training and education are required for each one. There are those who keep the clinics and hospitals clean. There are those who maintain the intricate machinery for laundry or for x-ray pictures. There are those who fill prescriptions. There are those who serve the direct needs of the patient, and those who administer medications. There are those .: who . diagnose,: prescribe and treat. There are those who remove tonsils ancl brain tumors. There areth'ose who do advanced research in new techniques and medications. by Bill Smiley Sugar and spice Now, the pharmacist could cure any patient, PROVIDED: 1) that he knew what was wrong; and 2) that a pill would do the job. They know the medications and what each will do. But, pharmacists know that they could kill a patient if they gave the wrong pill. For instance, a person suffering from abdominal pain might be relieved with nothing more than a laxative. If, however, that pain were , appendicitis, a laxative could prove fatal. Neither the term, "doctor," nor the term, "reverend" are controlled by legal standards. The practice,; ,of medicine is fortunately strictly controlled. But the practice of theology does not enjoy any such legal limitations. The very good Photo by Ron Price reason for not limiting theology is that it could lead to the kind of state -religion which smeared the Middle Ages with blood. In the church, regrettably, many inept people attempt to speak with authority for which they have not qualified by academic discipline. For many people, the simple sermon -pills of moralityseem to provide ease of symptoms, and apparent cures. But the conflict within the church is evidence that many leaders want the church to get to the business of curing the soul -sickness of affluence, poverty, instant communications and travel, and of vast knowledge or vast ignorance. . The space age demands not just a faith to reach the moon, but to live there. We've come a long way from the ecliar to the recreation room. And we've come 0 long way from the backhousc to the bathroom. I don't know whether you'd call that progress or not. There's something to be said for both sides. You can't store coal and po- tatoes in the recreation room, for example. A definite disad- vantage. On the other hand, you couldn't have a shower in the backhouse, unless the roof leaked and it was raining. Also a disadvantage. Fifteen year ago, I was suck- ered into a brand new pink bathroom, and 1 swore it would never happen again, Fi- nancially, it set me back about a year. Perhaps one shouldn't swear about such things. They're transitory, after all, and besides, it doesn't seem to help much. This month I've been suckered into another one. Not pink, thank Zeus. We're going through our turquoise phase now, Do you know how much plumbers are getting these days? Of course you do. And carpenters and electricians? Well, I hereby swear once more a mighty oath, and with all you witnesses, that I'll nev- er install another new bath- room so long as us both shall live, Me and the bathroom, that is. When I conk out, my wife will be right into the in- surance money for another new one, probably in deep purple, What gots me is that there wasn't a thing wrong with the one we had. It had a perfectly good white cast-iron tub. (The only thing I enjoyed about the whole installation was watch- ing those plumbers move the 800 -pound monster down the stairs.) There was nothing wrong with the tub except that you had to keep your big toe in the drain or the water would run out. And as I like to soak for an hour, with a drink, book and smokes, this was a bit of a strain on the bad knee. We had a perfectly good toi- let that required the services of a plumber only about once a month. We had a towel rack that fell off the wall with a tremendous clatter only about twice a week, usually when the rest of the family was asleep. It wasn't exactly the bath- room you'd get in the royal suite at the Chateau Laurier. The sink had served many gen- erations and was a sort of gray -green, There was a bit of paint missing here and there. I'm not an unreasonable man. I'd have gone for a new sink and maybe ten -twelve dol- lars worth of paint, and we'd have been right as rain, what- ever that stupid expression means. I said as much to my wife. And she said approximately ten times as much to me, Ce, ramie tile, already. Turquoise "fixtures." New wallpaper to pick up the turquoise in the toilet and the gold fleck in the new linoleum, A "vanity" built around the sink. .A vanity! All is vanity, I need a vanity like I need an- other couple of rotten kids. It's not really the money. You can't take it with you. Though as an old friend of mine, who is loaded with the stuff says, "If I can't take it with me, 1 ain't goin'." It's the confusion of trying to co-ordinate carpenter, plumbers and electrician. Ei- ther they're all working some- place else and nobody can cone, and you just sit there in the wasteland, or they are all available at once and are bumping head and bums and getting in each other's way, at five -something an hour. It's the endless decisions. Like where the toilet paper rack should be installed. Can you imagine anything more ri- diculous than a couple of adults sitting, fully clothed, on the Johnny and practising reaching for the tissue? Should it be on the wall straight ahead? Quite a reach. And what about little kids? I offered to bring in some kids to practise, Should it be beside the toilet tank? With my bursitis you could break your arm off at the shoulder. Much ado about nothing. But I'll get my own back. When everything is complete, and up to my wife's rigid specifica• tions, I'm going to demand that a whole section of tile be pulled out for the installation of 'a set of electric too -nail Clippers, THE CLINTON NEW ERA Amalgamated THE HURON NEWS -RECORD Established 1865 • 1324 Established 1881 Cliftton News -Record A member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) second class mail registration 'nutnber — 0817 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (in advance) Canada, $6.00 per year; U.S.A:, $7.50 ERIC A, M'tcUINNESS -- Editor J. HOWARD AITKEN Oerieral Manager Published every Thursday at the heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario Populationl,�3,47 /5 THE HOME OP RADAR IN CANADA Blusineso and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY J. 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Leiper, Jr., Londesboro; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Harold Squire, Clinton; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton, Seaforth. tHURtH' SERVICES Attend Your Church This Sunday NOTE: All Services on Daylight Saving Te ,a."�..:a. I ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH ,sd' "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" .4..Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A. IdP Organist: MISS LOIS GRASBY, A.R.C.T. o (/1, JOINT SERVICE IN WESLEY-WILLIS CHURCH Y DURING JULY Sunday School closed until September 7 Wesley -Willis •-- Holmesville United Churches REV. A.J. MOWATT, C.D., B.A., B.D., D.D., Minister MR. LORNE DOTTERER, Organist and .Choir Director SUNDAY, JULY 13th. 11:00 a.m. — Morning Worship. Sermon Topic: "God of the Living" Solist: Mrs. Alice Andrews Ontario Street United Church will join us ALL WELCOME HOLMESVILLE 9:45 a.m. - Morning Worship. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH SUNDAY , JULY 13th. 10:00 a.m. — Morning Service - English 2:30 p.m. - Afternoon Service. Every Sunday, 12:30 noon, dial 680 CHLO, St. Thomas listen to "Back to God Hour" •- EVERYONE WELCOME -- ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY, JULY 13th. The Rev. R. U. MacLean, B.A., Minister Mrs. B. Bayes, Organist and Choir Director 9:45 a.m. -•- Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship. PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Victoria Street W. Werner, pastor SUNDAY, JULY 13th. 9:45 a.m. -- Sunday School. • 11:00 a.m. -" WorShip Service; 7:30 p.m. -= Evening Service. oeaeepuimouimeuimlmemimemisumeimomiemumreosmomssuiom MAPLE STREET GOSPEL HALL SUNDAY, JULY 13th 0:45 a.m. - Worship Service. 11:00 a.m. Sunday Schobi. 9:p0 li.m. - Evening Service; Speaker:. Fled Munnsn s ` 9 , returned Missionary from India 8WD p.M. -'Tuesday Prayer Meeting; bible Study Closing program,for Vldcatioh Bible Schbot 7.00'p.in.Thursday, July 1 b.