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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-10-30, Page 1• Ion The government of Canada has no intention . of Welting down la before the demands of the Caned- Ian Union of Postal Workers or of relaxing its anti-inflation ,g de - lines -Tor at least that waithe message left with a group of weekly newspaper editors and reporters who - joined Prime Minister Trudeau at a liress. conference In Toronto on Friday afternoon, The PM ,.opened .the session with the candid statement that he • was meeting the press Of rural Ontario to *lithe guide -lines as the best possible way to -slow, and eventually put an end to inflation- ary pressures within the nation. Most of the weekly people who attended the conference expected a considerable show of police protection, and at least a careful look at their credentials before IP the arrival of the prime minister, but this was not the case. There were a few Toronto policemen in the corridors, but they asked no questions. A plainclothesman opened each of the windows in the Tudor Room of the ROyal York, obvioulgy examiningthe exterior walls for possible means of . ac- cess to the room from the outside and he remained throughout the hour we spent with Mr. Trudeau. The prime minister did not limit questions to the anti-infla- tion guide -lines, responding to several inquiries about the cur- rent strike of postal workers. It was, all-in-all, a useful and in- formative confrontation and reinforced the belief that the government .is very firm in its teat gn to �d up 1q .ort.mflaiio nl lines, and particularly against the CUPW. One of the first questions put to the prime minister served to point up a situation which many people will - be prepared to argue. The questioner produced a news- paper article indicating that the director of education for one of lie Eastern Ontario counties had received a $9,600 increase in salary — after the announcement of the guidelines which set such increases at a limit of 10 to 13 per cent. Mr. Trudeau replied that if negotiatiiins for this increase were, in fact, in progress before the announcement of the new mets it would be possible to 15ermit the raise. If, however, no previous. commitments or discus- sions had taken place, the in- crease would probably be sub- mitted to the new prices and wages review board in Ottawa and the increase would be dis- allowed. OTHER EXAMPLES The second question put to the *PM was a reeuest for examples of any other countries where wage and price controls had proven successful. "I can't give you any convinc- ing examples," said Mr. Tru- deau. However he continued with, a reference to the controls which erm for have been in effect in Great.Brit- ain for several months, under which wage limits . have been established and no increase in excess of six pounds per week is permitted. Be said,that- the Brit- ish plan has succeeded so far, ac- cordixag to reports he has had from a Brutish minister within the past few we*, The government of that country is hopeful that the wage increase,hmltatiofis will re- duce a rate of inf l ..tion which has been running at ' per cent .per NO SOF'tE'NiNG----Prune Minister Trudetfu *rade it clear `� to a gathering of weekly newspaper journalists in Toronto Friday that he will not ease up on his new price -and wage guidelines. (Staff Photo) Advance -Times covers local and area mailings This is the second week of the nation-wide postal workers'. strike which has effectively paralyzed the movement of mail in most areas. For this reason The Advance -Times had no recourse but to ask local sub- scribers to pick up their copies of the paper at the A -T office — which most Of them did without complaint. Deliveries were not disrupted in the smaller post offices in the area, so that practically all sub- scribers in the area of Wingham, its rural routes, Lucknow, Tees- water, Belgrave, Brussels, Blue - vale, Wroxeter, Gorrie, Fordwich and Clifford received their papers as usual. So far, of course, there is no indication how long the postal workers' strike will continue. In an interview with Prime Minister Trudeau in Toronto on Friday we Robert J. Miller Brian J. Miller BROTHERS RECEIVE M.A. DEGREES AT U.W.O. Bob and Brian Miller received their Master of Arts degrees at the 1975 Fall Convocation, held last Friday, October 24, at Alumni Hall, University of Western Ontario. Neither stu- dent could be present to recelve his degree. Bob is studying for a Ph.D at Cambridge University, England and Brian is persuing the same degree at the University of Alberta, Ed- " rnonton. They are the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. De Witt Miller. did learn that the government prefers to allow the strike to con- tinue for some considerable time, rather than legislating the strik- ers back to work. Speaking with the dozens of people who have come into our office for their papers, we found that the public here is almost unanimously behind the prime minister and the postmaster -general in this regard. • Jr. Citizens to sponsor clean-up day Hallowe'en has always been a special time for kids, but it's the day after that will be special for the Wingham "Junior Citizens". A group of close to 50 teens met at the Wingham town hall Monday evening and voted to hold a "Hal- lowe'en cleanup" on Saturday. "We thought we should do something for the adults of our community. So far we've been doing everything for ourselves," President Susan Burke ex- plained. The teen volunteers will start their project at one o'clock Satur- day afternoon, acting on calls re- ceived that morning. They will meet at one, receive their assign- ments and disperse to scrape soap off windows or repair any damage created by Hallowe'en 'trick -or -treaters'. The project is designed pri- marily for senior citizens who may find it difficult to cope with Hallowe'en clean-up on their own. Some of the teens will supply their own pails and all will have the necessary cleaning sup- plies. There is no fee forthe work, but donations will be accepted. Calls to obtain the services of the volunteers will be accepted only froth 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. This project will be the first of many more to come this year. The teens are also planning a hockey game against the CKNX Try-Hards, another dance, a car or snowmobile rally and a "Junior Citizens" hockey game pitting the boys against the girls. C year to about 12 per cent. In Japan, said the prime'- ster, a . different. approach had` been use 1, under which government simply. squeezed the ' the point where economic pres- money supply so that there °ware: :;sure (lack of earnings) forces the little available capital for; tlitt; strikers to a settlement of the dis- expansion of expenditure& pute • He added, however„that that if some other countries a total, the strike lasts too long and a freeze on all prices and Wags crisis is threatened, other means has been applied. He said that the ; of delivering the mail will have to Canadian guide -lines are a .new be found. Private couriers will approach to the problem. ";' Please turn to Page 3 Pp p ?�, Another questioner said Mir when governments take s ,'. severe measures to control,,p Kinsmen "friends"economy. they must have not o legislative authority but moral,. authority as well. The question; to senior citizens was whether the prime minister : "Kinsman" according 'to a die - felt that the present controlsl:are. tionary definition means "a rela- morally acceptable to his goyer 'r j,ve by marriage". According to ment int light of the recent, in- " members of the Wingham creases which members- of ' Kinsmen Club, however, it means parliament have voted in their more than that. As far as they, own stipends. and the senior citizens of this The prime minister's answer to town, are concerned, the name this allegation of immorality ma; also stands for "friend". that the increase voted to the Last week, this second mean - members covered a period oil' ing trig was clearly supported by club more than 'four years in Which „A members who volunteered their they had received no increase at ;; time and effort to help senior citi- all and when the 33 per cent sti-:','ins moving into the new apart - pend boost was averaged out.over .,* gents on Alfred. Street. The Kins- that period it amounted to men spent several evenings load - than 6 per cent per year log and unloading goods, -trans- siderably less than the 10 per cent Vtl brting furniture and helping in set out by the guide -lines. "`: DISLIKES CONTROLS :any way needed. At -this point and several others :..,��'j� Kin Alex Strong is in charge of 1e czed in the conference Mr. Trudeau . jeune teensommittee and that contacteorganid thethe referred to his personal aversion citizens. He explained the to enforced controls and tide .fact :.r� n that his government had opposed . ,tion was a club community them as recently as the earli °lett, �undet'taken to help th 01.2tt of . tee t'o n �'°;assistance in movi s � lam. umlm x ii •�; file stun W." _n X 4 t��cnn, , L : y, a the' f;Ira } �w, i I O* have -taken the Merit action in introducing the senior citizens themselves sev- guidelines was forced upon thein eral days to do. All the members by the unending upward presthire of the club are active in the pro - on the economy created by large wage settlements and sharply in- creasing prices for goods and services. Returning to the question of the morality of his government in changing its stance on controls Mr. Trudeau said you might know a certain individual as a peaceful man, yet you would hardly believe that he had changed character because he chose to strike back after long and continued provocation IS all the jails to overflowing with, the lawbreakers. Mr. Trudeau said it is prefer- able to let the strike continue to • POSTAL STRIKE The first reference to the pres- ent strike of inside postal workers came a few moments later when a publisher from the Mississauga area spoke out about the critical situation faced by newspapers which rely to considerable extent on the post office for delivery of their product. He wanted to know how firm the government is on the 38 per cent wage offer to the CUPW, how long will the strike be permitted to last and is the government prepared to bring in the army or some other alter- native body of workers to rein- state postal services. The PM said at once that he did not think he could make the stand on the 38 per cent any firmer than both he and the postmaster -gen- eral have already done, both in and out of the House of Commons. The figure offered the CUPW is already considerably beyond the guidelines limit -of 10 per cent but will be adhered to because negotiations were well under way before the guide -lines were an- nounced. In regard to the length of time the strike would last Mr. Trudeau said, "I would be inclined to throw the question back at you and say, 'How long do you want it to last'?" "Obviously you don't want us to give in and get peace at any price. Governments can always get peace at any price by taxing the necessary money away from other people or borrowing or even by printing more money. But we are hopeful that the Canadian public will sup- port us by saying, 'don't give in' " At some point, said the prime minister, the right to strike which is a part of our society, must give way to the public interest and the government must intervene. However he explained the reluct- ance with which legislation has previously been brought in to force strikers back to work. One of the possible consequences of such legislation is that if large numbers of strikers disobey the law it is patently impossible to fill ject. Mr. Strong explained that there are only nine names on the list for moving He said he hoped that those who have not been con- tacted will call him or any club member if ,they require assis- tance. MOVING DAY can be a pain. For the senior citizens who started moving last week into the new apartments on Alfred Street, however, it was a pleasant experience, thanks to the Wingham Kinsmen. The club supplied a truck and all the movers necessary to complete the move in one evening. PNUf a S:'�+.a.'h9'*D"'eiKheri-face hanelitops .�.. �..� . ^•i' A: <.mrs...af«;,���.9� .z. n+r: ,. ,.-;.G.,, �!.,.'ye;,, syn-}-�" -,y,,,,iZ721( 1;tt,04,;A:-.4,-10.7-4,, Secondary school teachers are oing a good job in Ontario in pite of many ' handicaps, 'a oronto man told about 200 Huron County teachers last week. Jim Head of Scarboro, the co- ordinator of a study on the role of the secondary school in Ontario, revealed parts of his year long study into the secondary school to the teachers who were assembled for a day long professional development seminar at Central Huron Secondary School in Clin- Old plaid loaned to Wingham museum Once the Wingham and District Museum is finally opened to the public, it should be one of the best in this area, judging by the var- iety and number of exhibits given and loaned for display to date. The latest acquisition. on loan from Mrs. William (Jessie) Bal- four, is'an old and valuable plaid shawl. The plaid is a family heirloom, passed to Mrs. Balfour from her grandfather, Alexander McDou- gal, who came to Canada in the early 1850's. Mr. McDougal and his family crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a sailing boat, a trip that took 11 weeks. They settled in Howick Township. The plaid was first presented to Mr. McDougal by his sister Mar- garet and brother Dougal of Perthshire, Scotland. Miss McDougal spun the wool and made the fringe, while Dougal wove the plaid in early 1800. JIM HEAD, guest speaker at a professional development seminar in Clinton, talks of the difficulties faced by second- ary school teachers. With him are two members of the Wingham F. E. Madill School staff, Jack Mali, centre, and Terry Wilson, right. (News -Record Photo) Maitland Valley C.A. gets 513,809 local LIP grant Grants totaling 8100,000 under the Local Initiatives program have been awarded to various projects in the Huron -Middlesex riding. according to an announce- ment this week by Robert McKin- ley. MP for the riding Maitland Valley Conservation Authority will receive the largest grant. 813,809 for an environ- mental enhancement program, under which dead trees removed and playground equipment main- tained and constructed. Other grants approved were for town hall renovations at Exeter, 811,400; addition of dressing rooms. washroom and heating facilities at the Seaforth arena, 89,540: repairs to the Zurich arena. 89,000. improve- ments to balcony and stage at the Blyth Centre for the Arts, 89.600, ARC Industries: Dashwood. for training instructors for handi- capped persons, 89,000. reno- vations to Oddfellows' hall as a senior citizens' meeting centre. Hensall, 59,000, Huron Historic Jail. Goderich. for repairs to stonework, $9.378, Village of Lucan repairs to drain, 89,810, Huron County Playhouse, Grand Bend, for promotion, $9,463 ton. Mr. Head is preparing a 500,000 word report on the secondary school based on a year's study financed by the Ontario Secon- dary School Teacher's Federa- tion. (OSSTF) The report, which was started in August of 1974, should be ready by January of this year and is expected to raise as much controversy as the Hall- . Dennis report did on public . school education in 1967. The Hall -Dennis report recom- mended sweeping changes in the schools: and Mr. Head said that it neglected to look closer at the problems of secondary schools. The report, which solicited ma- terial through questionnaires to 34,000 secondary teachers, 15,000 students and parents, and briefs from government agencies, in- dustry and social agencies, will in part list areas of concern to secondary school teachers Problems listed will include: violence and vandalism as a potential trouble maker here. de- clining enrolments because of the lower birth rate: increased pres- sures on teachers to give social and moral guidance without ade- quate training: too much empha- sis on political decisions rather than philosophical ones: different expectations of various groups such as parents, teachers, and trustees: too much administra- tive bureaucracy and lack of re- wards and incentives. Other important points which Mr Head said concerned teachers were stresses' for to- day's teachers "The only other group subject to more stress are psychiatrists." he said Mr Head also said that teach- ers are concerned that schools are becoming t large and depersonalized an many per- sons want to know .hat they are getting for their m ney. "Can the training of studs be equated with the production'—gids" Mr Head asked The equalities are not the same for women in secondary schools Mr Head said, and female stu- dents too are not receiving the same opportunities as the males He said he found that more and more teachers are expressing a professional concern for the direction of secondary education and more and more are becoming involved in politics to improve the system "Teachers are first and fore- most people The are not li hraries. machines or dissemina- tors of knowledge... Mr Head said