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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-06-22, Page 12RICH S CNAL-STAR: THURSDAY, ,TUNE 22, 1972 4 Continued from Page 2 ar, else we are- too. tough: Ii " we aren't drugged, we are.dpunk. If v aren't too militant we are apathetic. Yet when you call us lazy, .and some of us decide to do something constructive, there is no support, only patronizing statements and sudden doubts. We know that ' Folks need criticism; no doubt they desire it; but at this critical time, support is what they need, not empty repetition of gossip, half of which you deny almost before the .words leave your mouth. We fail to see how any prophecy you make could be anything ' but ` self-fullfilling , when you won't take time to gide a fair representation of both. sides. Please.,. ,please., ,please, support them -at least until they have their free concert, when the Goderich °, , townspeople can form their' own opinions of Folks. Fdr them to • become discouraged now, cduld_ mean a cloud on an otherwise illuminating human experience Sincerely, Deb MacDonald Janet Huckins Editor's Note: After talking with Mike Gregg, •spokesrrran for Folks, it has been learned. there will be no "free concertyv?hen the Goderich"Townspeople can form their . own °opinion of Folks" - unless once more " plans have • been changed. There was a Concert Tuesday evening at GPI -i, but the public was not' invited. Estonian fable Dear Editor: Your last week's column about the group.of yoring people: called • • • Folks bewilders and saddens me, as it seems to be a collection of rumours and speculations., I find it difficult to understand a situation, in which a person who professes to be a great friend of those young performers goes on to say that the concert may easily "bomb" on the first night; at the same time admitting that she does not,'kn ow the program "or even ,if the end program has been .finalized' ° , 4 I am among the =young people who think that our senior governments spend our money too freely and I find much to question about some of the Opportunities for Youth projecfsi However; - a5 - the federal^ government has set aside a certain amount of money 'for this very'purpose and would spend this portion on some other group elsewhere inany case, I see no harm in the fact that the local Folks have been accepted by the government fora relatively small grant. As far as`I•am concerned this settles the financial side, Beside'S, I read' -that Folks have some additional projects to earn money for themselves. • W,e have no wa,y of knowing how the audiences will react.I reject the suggestion that just -because people belong to more or less the same age group their tastes in music or other things must be the same and easily predictable. .It is not true that everybody over 30 was "raised on cornball humour '-ante slobbery--love--stories'.' -and,•• .•_ an old Estonian fable which goes some hi -n like thisa .. .._ .. t B � An old woman is sitting and crying bitterly. When the neighbours ask what she is so unhappy about she replies that it she had ever married And had had a daughter and if this daughter had marriedand had a baby and if both the daughter and the baby had been on a tall 'ladder and if the ladder had fallen down, now her daughter and the baby might both be (lead. Have as good a time, Folks. as you can' And a pleasant summer to all of us' Sincerely, Elsa Haydon MDre maker • Dear Editor;, .government over these past 25 years -social programs, care for the aged, health insurance. Pollution 'control, expanded �t- t tin '-e m4tl11nitu • ..}larinill , . t#tical � E � Lind banks, housing,civil rights. business supervision. They aye all Worthy programs in themselves but the question remains 4 -low, high ran the balloon go' -Still the clamour continues for more government programs. We're not doing enough for unt(,)rtunates, tor young people: for old' people, for low-income people. -tor single parents. 'for parolees. for addicts. for'' farmers, for small businessmen, for teachers' Have 1 lett anyone outs'' asked Southcott ''I suggest to vouu that we must finti..&It.trllatives'to the current concept that government must' do all things for .ill people.' he On behalf of the G6derfch ,,and repeated ' • 11 this belief persists, District Association for the :obviously the balloon will burst Mentally„Retarded, I would like to "In his own sh•ong' position •on tax thu reform,. C'har'les all the publicity given to the `ank you and the Signal Star' for ._;�,��.ai�7aug`lit�ii iadvocated tvv'obasc Association in the past, premises," said Southcott One, I would also like to thank all the Stop the'growth in •total people. in Goderich and Clinton gov'ernrnent spending: two, who ' Supported us by buying rationalize the overall tax tickets for the Hannefor'd Circus, structure. He has ngt, and likely Nearly 200°. merchants bought will ,not, win that battle - advance childrens' tickets. ,parciptilarly if Ottawa persists in Frorn all'reports everyone rnaintaining an overpowering enjoyed the federal Position. j performances. Financially it was a success for us., . Thanks again to the people of.. Goderich and Clinton who suppo'rted:..JAs. • George Simons, President Prddt ctivity to review, the Goderich , and District organization and oerati-o.ns at Association Queen's Park. Hewanted • a for the Mentally Retarded. system with a stronger handle on - the provincial -municipal ,Qosts, which are growing, much faster "The 'second major reform launched by Kinsman Charles MacNaughton relates to control of expenditures," said Southcott, "In 1969 he appointed the Committee on Government Too busy thantit-' r s i ces," the speaker noted, ' Dear Editor, • ' "The committee combined the We -at "Folks': would: like to hard-nosed view of successful have had time to write an eloquent businessmen with the, service - rebuttal to Shirley Keller's views minded dedication of senior civil in June. 14 '-'Dear. Readers" 'servants," said Southcott. ° column butwe have been too bnisv. This group of progressive Michael W. Gregg executives has produced some President," Folks" . fundamental -reforms in the ' management of government." said Southcott., t'Today, Charles MacNaughton, is overseeing ,this. Dear, .process as chairman •of the Management Board of Cabiii'et, Rea darn -• The emphasis is on tested principles of efficiency. of coub •ex ld n e P including: Management • by -Continued from.PageL2-- ;: •_ .objectives• Cost. -i enefit.aiialvsis:.. present press representatives. Strong focus -on alternative However, if that was Mr. solutions; performance Salter's concern. he could have standards. advised the press at that time the "Although the results are not Sully Park question had come up publicly evident yet, primarily at the planning board ,because the new ministers are 'meeting...,and that a resolution still very much involved in the. having some connection with Sully process of reorganization, we are Park had been passed, and would witnessing changes daily behind be• presented at the next council' • the scenes at Queen's Park." he meeting. said. • Mr.. Salter chose to deny the "N'e,w' organization charts are matter was discussed. , • much simpler with more direct The press, does not attend - planning , hoard meetings. Because of the nature of the bulk of the business handled by the planning board, it is unlikely this situation will be changed, I feel, however, that since the Sully Park issue had been fully aired in the pages of the' Signal- St•ar,, , t'here was small ll -for the planning t'a`co n d in this rd to uss foo 'boa v '�$ppi�eGtatiP. :fs-.xzgcreci,.. �. ;�mo!el�,n � P d r lrl$t.G.er tragedy . People just do not come in neat simple categories and this goes also for -the young generation who. have -the' Rolling Stones as"` well as the- National Youth Orchestra, I cannot' imagine .that Folks . . expect to please all the people air the time. And even if they give their audiences something "different" it is possible- that the older people may.like the young ones just for being themselves and will take a much kinder view Than the ' `widemeuthed surprise, followed ' by . quizzical thought, ending in boredom" you, as a friend, are predicting. -. There does nocseem to be much wrong with the possibility that. the members of Folks "receive the greatest benefits from this suntmpr's-activiti,es".-As every place of their schedule has just one performance and, the group members have the collective experience of all `Of them, their greatest 'benefit seems inevitable. It would be nice if they could also enjoy what- they are doing. , As to "the fun and excitement of 'being away frorb home- with good friends" -why fear it? Would their'perfotrrnanoe have a better chance of.' higher quality and popularity, "if ' the members gtiat'relled among themselves • after .tlie first;week? • - • Thejperfoirma'r ce'bi-Pelks"may turiu out to be goad, indf t£ea etit 'or poor. We do not kna+w, - We have _really no ldeaLhow' the at diehteg will accept or ireje+Ct 'the group. My point is- et 'u Else. them at least a chine!. What good does it 140'0 `criticize ,: float atide5..or "- any kind before thQy' time taken place' . , t the Iarrafetat•ioni a3out postiblehappetringsveroinii me of The resolution ,decided upon ' rr unanimously by the planning board was thoughtful and correct. Why b'ury It under the red -tape which usually surrounds planning board business? Why not bring the point to the atleption of the Goderich people as.quickly as possible - especially when a blunt .question is posed by the -press?'" Whynotputthe .annin board . P g -in -the 11mel ht -this -one-time? What's ,to be lost? Or gained:' SPEED QUEEN WASHERS *TDRYERS likes , of - responsibility,'. Southcott continued. "The, new ministries are looking at board policy solutions rather than at ind:-iir,idu�programs- _ • ,r1 ltZarlagels are forced to look at, and report op, various alternatives to, their existing programs. Senior officials are being shifted. replaced, or removed to' permit new blood nncl ideas. "Let me tackle for a moment another side of the goverment question -tile efficiency side," Southcott sent on. "You'will haw your' own examples. of .whv government cannot.be as efficient ,as private e'rlterprise. 1 want to explore some reasons peculiar 1' , publico service itself; "How often aro you, as a kinsman, a father. a ''businessnnan or an. employee, asked to explain your 4irtions, review .your expenditures or justify'- "your per'formance'' How 'many times have your operations been subject to open and full ,,public examination''" asked Southcott, in the'`Onhario •Legislature' alone. the government handles' between 2,000 and 3,000 questions a year during the official question period in the House. These are the '•hot" questions from the opposition parties; which are not only their right but their duty tc persue." le said. "Beyond that. there's the soul' - searching review of each ministry's expenditure estimates, a process that filled more than 4,000 printed pages '01 debates last year.''' Southcott 'said. 'The office of Premier Davis handles correspondence for individual citizens at the rate of more than 30,000 a-. During his tenure in' The -1MI'itiister of Transportation and CUIIlTrru'ntc-atibn,'C'h ries MacNaughton was receiving' an average ,©f 1„500 letters a month,” Southcott continued. .....:.'But think for a moment about the cost- of doing business that way," •Southcott 'stressed. "Try td imagine the hours of time spent by senior officials. _managers: reSea,rcherS, fire clerks and 'typist' scrambling for the 'answers. no those statistics hell) you to understand for example. Why the staff. of the Premier's office has grown in size? Do'they needs Kin concept.... indicate wily parliamentary assistants are required for some. of the busier ministers? Why the office staff of all ministers has increased? , . °" 1 want to - emphasize two paI'ticulaL' points about this t'xpendtture process," said Sou't tcott. "the constraints that already are beipt applied and the., tougher Dies that may be required 111 futurrill not -mice it possible for governments to try to do all .things for all people. We must look, ate other ways of serving,the community .. need's, ways that involve the voluntary 'type' of taxation or voluntary service that features your activities as a service club. Four legitimate and hatever reasons you may wish to ascribe, government cannot be as efficient as private enterprise in the provision of some servi"ees at ic',1st. As a society, we should be looking at other means of reaching our goals, whether by private„' -enterprise, •.v'olunteer 'scr,Vice or by individual effort. The third 'significant reform in which Charles MacNa,ughton has been involved, Ina previous ministry, is Ontario's Regional Development ' Program,” said Southcott. 'lf•Hurdn decides, for exarhple;, that it wishes to capitalizeon its tourist potential, tlrrn possibily provincial funds y,111 become • more reat`i]v available for accommodation and hospitality facilities," the speaker suggested. "If Huron decides it wants to protect its good firm lands against cement and,' asphalt,: then land -use controls, can be 'strengthened appropriately. If Huron decides that it wants to restrict industrial growth to 'modest 'forms of manufacturing and assembly then speial.provisions can -be adapted ccordingly, • - "This -type . of longersraiige planning will not come easily, however, the critical problem is. to get communities together zto think about, and decide. what kind of future they want. Once the goals are set, theimplementation may not be as difficult as some people have suggested," he said. -The Regional Development Program offers an opportunity -tor Goderich, and for each of,,, ,ur • .communities, to zeroin on its hopeful, that the federal level will _ governments cannot embrace." particular assets, its growth assist that objective. Southcott'stated. potentia 1 -and its s p e c i a 1 • "The comparison is not an 'If we accept the proposition objectives, with the prospect of accurate one but let me ask you that alternatives must be o examined the provision more a� Ratsiate .. provincial. R ttow.athe.f osier . mamma ltrb . for,. _ funding, ' said 'M'acNaughton's would accept the proposition that , Put '1c services, 'then we mush representative, 55 per cent of its available look more closer at the concept ' The-) e w management - revenues had to be turned over to d of volunteer effort -the process structure Mynd Style - at Queen's the '!national Organization, and of people helping themselves, 'Park intro uces a new flexibility anottier.. 30 , per cent to The which Kinsmen do, "' he said, to public operations, to priority District, leaving you with only 15 "If we accept the proposition allocation and to ministry per cent of the proceeds from:_ that governments must encourag , programs --again a more your projects," asked Southcott. communities. to set ,and. reach responsive attitude," he "I doubt if the K`in$rr,en their, own goals, ther}� service continued. organization' would survive long clubs and volunteer organizations w "Against those changes, we see under those conditions. will play a large role in shaping the 'continuing crunch on public "Since we cannot influence"our. the future of our. ,towns and. resources and government senior governments as strongly cities,'; he went on. revenues, as revealed by the tax as any of us wishes, the trend The Goderich° Kinsmen Club reform brocess,'' said Southcott. indicates that more reliance will: already has made a significant. "Unless Ottawa • relinquishes •fall on': local initiative," said,, contribution to the life of this • some .of its fiscal power, it Southcott. • ,. community 'over, the past '25,, appears almost inevitable that the "If we accept ..the proposition. years. I hope you will continue heaviest burden will fall at the' that government cannot do all that dedication. I hope you °will municipal level. Theprovince, as : things for all people -and we " redouble your efforts toward the b e n e f a c t d r o #' the must accept that -we come to the community service and progress. .municipalities, has' committed conclusion that a service , I hope you will co-operate With the'' itself to a continuous process of organization like the Goderich other organizations in this increasing relief against the , Kinsmen becomes an important community to achieve - the 4 property tax as its. _element providing the potential which the future permit. 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