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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-10-30, Page 3« ontinu % from frontMe) begin to take over and evelittlaY postal workers Will find thein' selves without gobs. Contin indefinitely the situation, could "destroy our post office system". SMALL BUSINE - Another questioner arose with a simple plea for some #¢words of comfort for the small business- man". The Prime minister's answer was that fortunately for the small i operator he is not legally bound . by the guidelines. (The guides apply only to businesses with 500 or more employees) . The prime minister added that although the small businessman may feel considerable pain at the present time, the initiation of curbs on 0 tion 60efit birla in 0)0 i low,,irun� since,. continued tion► s the slain Operators Worst Manly. Asked, abaat bis view of 'the future fur ;the nation, Mr. Tru-' deau repeated his' distaste for controls of any 'kind. What he wants to see is self-restraint on the :part of Canadians so controls will not be. necessary, In regard to the fear that wage controls will work but that price controls will not, the prime mini- ster denied the suggestion that prices cannot be controlled. He said there are many means to gain information about price„in- creases and that where they are proven to be unsupported by evi- dence of parallel cost increases they will be rolled back. Divi- dends paid by larger corpora - tions will Stmpl not -be Rid. be4 cause these firms will not be palpated to make any increase in profits. "Make no mistake, this government will be in no hurry to .take controls off. We will only take them off when we are sure that the decontrolperiod won't be met by a new spurt of inflation. And,:that ;can only happen when we se; a' ;general willingness on the part of the people to return to a philosophy of the kind we were talking about (self-restraint) ." OTHER NATIONS Another question was whether the length of time controls are in effect would be the determining factor at the end of the period, or whether, as an alternative, would not conditions in other lands, notably the US, be the prepon- decant influence on canada'a ability to maintain a restrained eeopomy. Mr. Trudeau argued that if Canada has achieved stabilit ? Qr its economy and the Canadiafl dollar has gained in trading value through such .a period of stability, relinquishing of internal contrQ s would provide our nation with a trading advantage over ` QU4*r neighbors. He admitted however, that if controls have to be con- tinued too long they could work to the detriment of our economy, Looking farther ahead another question wa asked about the consequences should the guide lines fail Would there be a gen. eral strike across Canada? Mr. Trudeau, said he did not believe that a general strike would occur and that he has heard of no union' leaders who are actually advo- cating that course. If such were the case, however, bit would cer- tainly further the destruction of the Canadian economy. He said the government does not have any contingency plans kilw the type of catastrophe envisioned by the question. NO DIVIDENDS On one point in particular we felt that Mr. Trudeau failed to provide a viable answer. Asked about the provision that corpor- ations will not be permitted to pay any dividends, he said that was indeed the regulation. The questioner referred to the fact that corporation dividends are often the major source of income for people who are not wealthy — possibly widows'and pensioners who depend on dividends as an Home Improvement P. .D. PRUC. 20c Ea. 1 '13"x8 ' .......... 45c A beautiful selection of authentic -looking simulated woodgrains. 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UCW meeting BELMORE — The October meeting of the McIntosh United Church Women was held in the form of a Thankoffering meeting with guests from Mildmay, GO- r‘ie and Clifford. The president, Mrs. Everett Dustow welcomed the ladies and turned the meeting over to Mrs. Jack Inglis, who conducted devotions. Devetions were opened with the hymn, "Come Ye Thankful People Come". Mrs. Robert Harkness read the scripture. Mrs. Inglis then gave the medi- tation on Thanksgiving and clos- ed with a poem. Devotions closed with the singing of the hymn, "Sing to the Lord of Harvest", and prayer. Barbara Harkness played an accordion selection, "Amazing Grace". The president introduced the speakert, Mrs. William Lake of Mildmny, who spoke on Grati- tude and Thanksgiving. She told of how we have so many things to be thankful for. Several Thanks- giving poems were read and some thoughts and ideas express- ed on gratitude and faith. She closed with prayer. Pauline Dustow gave a selec- tion on her clarinet titled "Aura Lee". The offering was taken by the ushers of the evening, Mrs. Jack Inglis and Mrs. Ivan Ma- whinney. The offering was dedi-- cated by Mrs. Lake. Linda Renwick and Patti Wright san.g. a duet "In the Image of God." The \hymn "Let Us with a Gladsome Mind" was sung. An- drew Renwick played "Bless This House" on the violin, ac- companied by Mrs, Walter Ren- wick ori thc orgari.‘k The ftieSIden't announced the' fall bazaar to be held Thursday, October 23. The meeting closed with the reading of a poem, "Wings of Prayer". A buffet lunch was served by the McIn- tosh ladies and a social hour was enjoyed. WMS meeting BELMORE — The monthly !Fleet jug of the women's Mis- sionary Society took place Oc- tober 15 wifh a good attendance, with guests from Bluevale and Wingham Presbyterian Chur- ches. The theme of the evening was fray opened the meeting with the call to worship. "Thank You" was sung. Mrs. E. Jeffray read a poem, "Small Thanksgivings". Mrs. Al- vin Mundell led a hymn sing. A short play, "Tell Me, Doctor" was presented by the Belmore group depicting the work and or- ganization , of the missionary Mrs. Kenneth' Dickson read a poem, "Do You Just Belong?" Mrs. Mundell gave a short sum- mary of some of the foreign mis- sionaries. Following the singing of the hymn, "Be Thou My Vision" a social hour was held. A PERFECT FIT? Not quite, decided Jack Townsend of RR 5, Wingharn, who visited the rummage sale last Friday. Mr. Townsend, already married, wasn't really ,thinking of buying the wedding dress. But everyone who watched him try it on for size decided it was definitely his color. Bluevale Personais Mr. and Mrs. Keith Moffatt, Sandra and Greg visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. LeonarcL Eccles and family at Holstein. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Alex MacTavish visited at the Walker home Sunday even- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Hatigh and Eileen SUAtikelpitti eral Hospitat,and' tilor with Mr. family 'and!' With' Mr: arid -Mrs. Harvey Holland of Hanover who were visiting at the same home: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathers visited on Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar VVightman at Belgrave terian Church, Sunday. • Gemma deBruyn were Friday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker and family. Gemma left Saturday to go to Kapus- kasing where she has accepted a position in the hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. Alex MacTavish visited Sunday with Lloyd Walker who is a patient in StratfOrd Gen - 'Saturday evening visitors to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Elliott were Mr. and Mrs. Alex MacTavish. 'Several families from this area attended the reception for Mr. and Mrs. Larry Elliott in the Bel - more Community Centre. Rev. R. H. Armstrong of Wing - ham was in charge of the com- munion service at Knox Presby - Brussels receives $15,000 in Home Renewal grants A. grant from the Ontario Ministry of Housing in the amount of $15,000 has been ap- proved for the Village of Brus- sels. The award was made under the ministry's Ontario Home Renewal Plan and will be used by homeowners to upgrade their dwellings to acceptable mini- mum standards. A further $14,000 will be approved later to com- plete the 1975-76 allotment of funds for this purpose. The loans are available to families whose annual incomes are $12,000 or less and in some case the loans will \ fall into the Rummage sale success again Once again, crowds jammed the Wingham Armouries last Friday for the fall rummage sale sponsored by the Wingham and District Hospital Auxiliary. The sale netted the Auxiliary a total of $1372 which is divided as follows: clothing, $284.09; miseellaneous ladies', $103.40; miscellaneous men's, $234.80; children's clothing, $163.55; shoes, $119.90; hats, purses, china, etc., $146.65; draperies, bedspreads, 5160.56. Members of the Auxiliary are grateful to all who assisted to make their latest venture a suc- cess, to all who donated articles and to everyone who supported the project. Proceeds will be used for special hospital undertakings. DRESSES AND OTHER CLOTHES made a formidable barricade for Mrs. Pat Hay as she tried to cope with eager bargain hunters during the rummage sale at the Armouries last Friday. The sale was organized by the Wingham and District HosPital Auxiliary who raised $1,372 through the event.