The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-30, Page 17all comedy lovers
A reversal of parents' and
children's rOles, on. stage at
MacKay HalL,Friday night,
prompted an appreciative
audience to laugh through most
of Goderich Little Theatre's
production of "Oh Mama...No
Papa".
Two lonely hypochondriacs,
the widower Silas, played by
Michael *Watts' and the widow
Eleanor ,played by *Mary Ann
Shanahan, meet in a doctor's
office where they fall in love.
Silas' son James, played by
Dave Carruthers, and
Eleanor's daughter Louisa,
played by Eleanor ' Robinson,
are both teachers who meet at
the same time. The two
,children ..decide to open their
own private school. james is a
stuffed shirt who wants to keep
the relationship strictly
business.
Sites and Eleanor -contrive a
scheme which leaves them
alone in Silas' apartment. A
bottle of champagne becomes
the villain as Eleanor gets
drunk causing a conunotion.
The children arrive -home,' in
tirne to witness the scene.
They decide to keep the
aging Livers apart. Silas` and
Eleanor, who were extremely .
healthy when together, regain
their old ailments. much to the
displeasure of theft. physician,
Dr. Bolt, played by Rick Fisher.
Although the lovers are not
really sick, the doctor feels they
will ,1).•:#h ,die of loneliness if hoWever, when aCtion dragged
they are denied each other's and dialogue lasted too long.
company. He devises a plot to This was not the fault of the
foil the children. director or the actors. They did
Eleanor announces.- ;she is their best to work with the
pregnant and Silas claims to be material. Most of the— plly
responsible. The plot works as avoided this pitfall giving it a
daughter Lousia demands they quick pace most of the time.
be married despite the objec- The doctor had a special part
ticins of son James. Louisa also as he informed the audienceLpf
wants more than just a thle._background which set the
business relationship with scenes.. As It liaison between
James. players' and the audience, the
The play ends liappily with helped the audience under -
the characters satisfied with'N stand what Was happening.
their new relationships.
The idea of the play, rever-
sing . roles to. give children
dominance over parents' lives,
was ideal for funny scenes and
dialogue. It failed in some spots
Dave Carruthers as James and Eleanor Robinson as Louisa ponder the irrOinding marriage of
their parents, Silas and Eleanor, played by Michael Watts and Mary Ann .Shanahan who hap-
pily consider their future. The scene was part of the Goderich,Little Theatre's production of
"Oh Mama...No Papa", presented May 23, 24 and 425. (staff photo)
Local native -returns
to recruit men, women
Two teenagers, a girl and a • Two 'armed forces recruiters
boy, stroll in front of a high , are confident that "once the
school. They are wholesome word gets around we:re hiring
and intelligent in appearance. again" ap'Plications from Per -
A voice booms from 'nowhere sons who wanrmilitary careers
asking them if they want will fill quotas.
challenging, exciting careers. Maj. Murray Aood, com-
Scenes of jet airplanes, tank;,.. mending officer of Canadian
ships and cornplicated elec- Forces ,Recruiting in London,
tronic equipment replade the , and» Capt. Ralph Harrison,' a
tranquil scene. Uniformed military career counsellor also
people are depicted in search stationed in LOndon, were in
and rescue work', peace -keeping Goderich May 21 it `the local
operations and mercy rnissions Carada Manpower Centre.
. helping underprivileged The two officers explained
children. the opportunities the forces of -
This is the format of a fen' They are- available Jo an -
television commercial designed swer questions and to make
to arouse cUriosity , about arrangements for applications
Canada's armed forces and the third Tuesday of • every
pronalat the pation's youth to month from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00
investigate possible military ,p.M.
9 careers. Maj. Wood, a former
The commercial is one of the Goderich resident, has been in
Programs the armed forces the aimed fOrces for 23 years.
'have started.to bolster sagging He spoke of' the career he has
numbers of recruits which are,
about 17 percent below
required levels..0ther programs
are being completed and
polished 'in Ottawa.
The armed forces began run-,
ning short of manpower in 1974
after successfully yobeying or-
ders issued, by the federal
, government in 1969.
The government commanded
the military to reduce its man-
. power to 83,000 from 120,000
that year, By 1973 the task was
completed using a simple
method. For every two persons
who retired, the, armed forces
economics from Dalhousie
accepted only one ,replagement.
University., The armed forces
Many meh and women were
paid for his education.
denied the opportunity to join
because of low recruiting
enjoyed since 1953.
After graduation -from
Goderich District Collegiate In-
stitute, he joined the old .RoYa
Canadian Air Force, which
disappeared as a separate en-
tity on February 1, 1968, when
Canada's armed forces were in,
tegrated into one unit.
Maj.- Wood was first
stationed in the Maritimes. He
worked with the American
na;,,y for three years in Norfolk,
Virginia. Laterin the 1950's he
worked as a recruiter in
Toronto. He recently received a
bachelor of arts degree in
N ow , . in 1974, recruiting
quotas haVe changed, The for.
ces need one person to replace
every man or woman who
'decides to leave the military for
civilian life.
As for the acting, the norma
theatre reviewers' cliches such
as overacting, superb, and
credible performance, would be
out of place in this review. The
actors were amateurs, sOme
with more talent than 9,thers.
They -worked together to
provide solid entertainment for
their audience.
:That would appear to be the
real reason for Little Theatre
people having fun to provide
fun for others. If that was the
reason behind the Goderich
production of "Oh Mama...No
Papa", the local little theatre
deserved the hearty round of
applause the audience gave it.
Technically the production
had a few 'minor problems, a
telep ne ringing at the wrong
time, b t ge&rally it was han-
dled smoothly. Behind - the -
scenes personnel should be
credited for set designs, make-
up, lighting, wardrobe, sound
and props. They gave the play
the added touches audience of-
ten fail to notice' but certainly
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further formal educations.
The forces are looking for
young men and women aged 17
(continued on page ' 3A)
st
On March 7, 1974, three cars
driven by Goderich residents
collided at the intersection of
South and Elgin Streets, •
causing substantial damage to
the vehiGles but no injuries. to
the drivers
Damages were $725 to one
car, $575 to another and $225
to the third »car, local police
estimated.' News of insurance
costs and claims was not
publicly released, but the three
drivers involved probably ex-
changed inforrnation so they
Could recover costs of repairing
damages from insurance com-
panies.
The Ontario government is
insurance with the aim of
making exchanges such as this
would submit 'a claim for
local
u t way
damages to his own insurance
company and receive payment
regardle'ss of who . caused the'
accident, under a system of no-
fault insurance.
The much debated no-fault
insurance plan is generally sup-
ported by Goderieh insurance
agents, according to an infor-
mal Signal -Star survey.
The agakts frowned on total
no-fault insurance, however, if
the provincial goyernment
legislated aware citizen's right
to take his accident case to
court because of serious
disabilities he encountered as a
result of an accidenit.
The Ontario LaW'' Reform
Commission reported recently
that only five percent of the
•, million accident cases itv
Canada every year, end in
court. These cases consume
Quarter tenturg
Vern and Kitty ,Smith have been 'manning the confectionery booth at the race track for 25
years now. The two celebrated their 25th anniversary last week when they opened their booth
for the first game Of the Industrial League Baseball season. (staff photo)
avotit 40 percent of time allot-
ted to civil suits.
A story in Canadian In-
surance magazine , noted the
argument that insurance claims
are clogging the courts. Com-
plete no-fault insurance would
unclog them, A spokesman for
the Ontario Consumer's•
Association countered the .
argument saying that "if had
a clogged, faulty drain, I
wouldn't remove the drain, I
would get the plumber in to fix
it so it would take the -flow of
water." There are some faults
in the analogy, but the case is
stated clearly.
"The courAltre there to
serve the Canadian people", he
said.
'A citizen's right to sue; or
Tort law as its called by
lawyers, is one benefit the
public now enjoys under the
existing system. Under no-fault
'insurance proposed by the In-,
surance Bureau of Canada
about 95 percent of aecident
victims would be unable to
recover their 41 losses for per-
sonal injury, pain and suf-
fering, a London lawyer, H.W.
printed by Canadian Under-
writer magazine. .
Newspaper stories have said
that the Ontario government ,
wants to make a nO-fault in-
surance plan. attractive to the
public.
Premier William Davis has
refrained ' from indicating his
views on Tort law.
The Goderich insurance
agents did air their views.
Bill Duncan, manager of the
CIAG office, said he is in favor
of no-fault- Ansurance "depen-
ding on definition." Private in-
surance comPanies should
maintain control of policies
..._folloyi_g_ov`n co trols set by the
Tort law should be retained
for persons who suffer serious
injuries, although no-fault in-
surance, „should (cover property
damage and personal injury to
some extent.
and Chapman Insurance, had a
similar comment. No-fault in-
stirance is good but it "depends
on form". An individual should
retain his Eight to have hiS day
in court, ealtough pain end suf-
fering should be included in
policies.
Policres should be 'retained
by private companies,- he' said.
John Schoeiker, with
MacE*an insurance, said no-
fault policies would hasten
claim adjustments but private
companies should be in charge.
He too said Tort law should
PropertY damage should be in-
cluded in policies. .
'insurance, said he is in favor of
no-fault insurance with certain
restrictions. "
Tort law for »pain aria suf-
fering cases is 'necessary and'
shouldn't be abolished,
Property damage should be in-
cluded in policies, administered
Choice for farmers
Hydro looks to
Ontario Hydro has made
changes in its purchasing policy
when acquiring land needed for
high-voltage transmission line
,power corridors, it was announ-
ced today.
Folbawing meetings with
representatives of the farming
community intluding the On-
tario' Federation of Agriculture,
the National Farmers' Union,
the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food as well as the Ministry of
Transportation and-44.,Com-
munications and the Ministry
of Government Services, Hydro
has approved a complete re-
evamination "of the- Cor•
poration's policies with respect
to acquisition of rights of .way
across farm properties.
One effect of the change will
give owners the option of
selling the property in. question
or granting an easement.
Hydro will pay for the
easement either in a lump gum
or by an atnnual adjustable
payment. The owner can choose
Appraising his life in the for- the option he prefers.
ces. sa id , "1 t' s been The policy of leasing back
beneficial for me." agricultural land to the former
owner for the nominal sum of
Maj. VVond and Capt.
$1 an acre plus taxes will be
Harrison said a tour of duty in
the armed forces can be continued.
`"There has been substantial
beneficial for other people too.
Persons can ear rep
choice of , options in granting
property rights to Hydro for• a
variety of reasons , such as
escalating land prices, reten-
ticin of a viable land unit,
collateral for low interest farm
improvement loans, and the
inherent reluctance to change
the character of the family
-farm," said Neil McMurtrie,
Ontario Hydro's Director of •
"On all future projects, ex-
propriation procedures will ap-
ply generally when
authorization has been received
for an expansion project froth
public participation and other
hearings," he said.
• Mr. MCMurtrie said, "This
will help to ensure that par-
muras are more than fair to the
people affected by ,Hydro's
essential expansion progra.ms."
The Expropriatiim /Net is
designed by the government to
safeguard individual property
owners' rights, he said. Under
its provisions every owner is
placed on the same footing 11"nd
is assured of fair and equal
consideration. regarding, .com-
pensation. The owner is also
entitled to reasonable legal and
.appraisal expertise, normally at
411
no'cost to himself, Mr. McMur-
trie said.
Also among the new policies
announced • by Hydro is an
allowance of a certain percen-
tage of the total purchase price
new
with Alexander
pork
"to be included when the,'
'highest and best use of the land
is agricultural to recognize the
, special impact of transmission
lines "on farm operations, as
broadly provided for% the Ex -
Still objections
TWo farmers' organizations, have issued public responses to
Ontario Hydro's new land'acquisition, policies. The farmers are
wary of Hydro, because of confrontations in the past. '
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture vice-president, Frank
Kell, says the new land policies are good but don't include
enough changes.
Thre:e major changes give the farmers a better deal, Mr. Wall
Those changes are: pledges to give.each farmer the option of
either Selling his property or granting an easement:, choices of
taking kump sum for the right-of-way or series M annual
payments; and continuation. of Hydro's lease back plan which
allows a farmer to work the right-of-way for $1 per year plus
taxes.
Two mor4 changes should be made, Mr. Wall contends.
Hydro should buy farms if transmission lines consume enough
land to make those farms unprofitable. The government cor-
poration should also pay 100 -per cent of land market value in-
stead of the present 75 per cent sums.
He criticized Hydro for employing agents who in some cas4
are "tight-lipped scallawags who coerce farmers out of their
property rights".
The National Farmers' Union,Ontario Coordinator, Blake
(continued on page 7A)
by private • io,surance corn.
panies, he maintained. Govern-
ment should control them
though.
Answers -to the question of'
the effect: no-fault insurance
would have on rates the public .
would have to pay varied from
"it's tod early to,comment", to,
"about the same",..lt "slightly
lower."
Government sponsored par-
, tial no-fault insurance in .
Manitoba lost $14,000,000
during 1972 and 1973. Announ- .
cements were made this year
that premiums would have to
be raised.
Ontario Premier sWilliam
Davis said last fall that no-
fautt insurance in this province
should be run by -private enter-
prise. If this concept is retained
when the government niakes a.
decision, 'individuals will be.
able 'to choose insurance com-
panies as they do now.
The Goderich insurance
ents ould probably' applaud
su a government decision as
they said competition and free
enterprise were important to
the insurance industry.'
Stories in insurance induStry
journals point . 'to massive
problems encountered by gover-
nment schemes in Manitoba;
Saskatchew,an and British
Columbia. The stories leave the
Ontario government review
with lessons to be considered.
, As to keeping Tort law, the
',government might cOnsider
that its no-fault insurance Rlan
has to be -attractive to the
prOpriation Act for distur-
Compensation for .perpetual
easements is to be based on 75
per cent, of market value" of
vacant land for the basic right-
of-way plus an additional
payment for structures to be
based on one acre per structure
at 75 per cent of vacant land
value forthe first structure, 80
per cent for the second struc-
ture and increasing by five per
cent for each additional struc-
ture. -The minimum payment.
for pach tower is $100.
tfnnual payment is to be
offered as an optional basis of
compensation for perpetual
easements based on an annual
pdrcentage equivalent to the
chartered bank prime rate phis
one-half pevent established on
January 1st of each year, ap-
plied to the value of the
easement compensation.
Mr. McMurtrie said, where it
is not possible to acquire the
ultimate requirements of a
multi -line corridor, a payment.
of five per cent, of the market
value of the lands not im-.
mediatelY required is to be of-
fered for a restrictive covenant
to prohibit future buildingS on
designated rights of way. ,
(continued on. page 3A)
Brad
Christina, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kase Vanden Heuvel, R.R.
2, Goderich, graduated from
Wilfrid Laurier University,'
Waterloo, with her Bachelor of
Arts with a major in Geography
at Convocation -Exercises held
there.on May 19, 1974 She is a
graduate of Clinton and
DistricLChristian School and
GOderich District Collegiate In-
stitute Next year will see her
back at- W.L.U. continuing her
ttudies in Geography