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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-03, Page 25The . Governinent w. E. "Ted" Williams Bus: 524.710 said you Res: 524-7665 could -Cee more incOrne tax dollars.ofyour Whydidn'tyou? We can help you keep more of this year's income,.: o. (alt us today for 'a look at the future... - - an e The M 'nufacturers Life InsurtriceCompanY anadian view on Africa istorted by unfair media The thought of forced racial ejudice ,,and segregation erns distasteful to most anadians and'the Republic of uth Africa seemsto be a wing, breathing example of the istasteful thought. A..Goderich man has been ere though, who says the at- itudes of most Canadians' bout the African nation have en distorted. by unfair news eports"by the western press, Dr. Tom Jasper, who recently (sited South Africa, was one of ive members of a' Group Study xchange, sponsored by the otary Club International ranches of the club, promote these exchanges !of non- Rotarians". The purpose is to promote in- ternational understanding ,.by • letting members of the study Dr Ttam Jasper groups 'experience all facets of neigthbor§ which are mostly Americans, British ,.Ger.mans and Japanese. N' SPICE rdon Fai Time to, catch up on some r r'ev ning, from Go.. g t es, c°or,respondence. From the . publisher„ of ,, the • Hartland „_ sublime to the ridiculous. . (N.B.,) Observer; .1 didn't even • Most of them run on coal. • Letter from old friend' George ,snarl at him, though it was 0 While 'South Africa is rich in ,Cadogan, of the North Shore a.m. our tanner and 1'm not the most natural resources, it lacks Leader, Newcastle; N.B. best of•corrzpany at'that hour on oil, which „mustbe imported, ?'Dear Bill: 'Are you going to' a Saturday morning, my day to Dr. Jasper says• The result of the (newspaper) convention, in steep in,: so much coal burning'' is thick ' Toronto, July 24-27? I Have a ^ He soft -talked me, that man. air pollution in indu. trialized room at the Sheraton, but Elda It took me.a couple of 5iinutes ' areas. won't be going; you could use to realize it, as I was, still Although air pollution is the other bed. Perhaps you grogg,.from -watching the late, highly evident, the country is know the Americans will be late show, I have an orgy every strict about controls ' Dr. Jasper comp largest river in the the Maitland. Wit)f-,such a' limited supply of fresh'. water, industry must bell careful to purify every drop before it is returned to its source.. • Along with 'clean water, the government . maintains- game • preserves which are like provin- cial br national parks here, Dr. in- Jasper says he . and his study life. in other lands. These nen dependent black nations. Bor- group visited one preserve then return to share what they der patrols on ' the frontier where they saw elephants, have learned. - maintain constant vigilance, rhinos, giraffes and several In a way, Dr. Jasper says, the But generally, white society,. other species of animals native group •in South Africa were like is similar to that in Canada. to Africa. These game preserves ambassadors for Canada. As a Both countries . exhibit a coupled with beautiful beaches group, the men spoke 05 assem- marked British' influence, Dr. onqbe Indian Ocean and first, blies of South Africans 20 to 25 Jasper §,ays, and they both have rate hotel accommodations give times. As ambassadors, they Lear same political framework. In opinion, great po t t l for ne to listen as well as spk �n water. red the ounty to two, basic cultures wi,thin the South Africa; in. Dr, Jasper's , en to o Canada it's English and .developing a tourist industry. Ft•encWand: in South Africa it"s Moreover, a vacation. there English and Dutch. The Dutch would a 'bargain -for there, and we expect about Friday night, because I don't, 2,000 delegates. Speakers will have to work on Saturday. It's include Pierre Trudeau; Nelson a compensation thing from my Rockefeller, and Father childhood, when my mother McLaughlin, the priest who is a called up the theatre manager speech writer for Richard and told him not to Let me in to Nixon." the Wednesday afternoon Well, thanks, George. It matinee, .because I was not only would have been sublime.:The skipping,. 'school to go„ 'brut Sheraton is a luxury hotel. In swiping a dime out ofher•purse. other words they charge too for admission. I was,•,about ten" much. But I certainly wouldn't Anyway, Gordon gets the have minded seeing some of the year's award for sweet`talk and old weekly -editors" gang, or persistence, He invited -me, and what's left of it. And I'd have my wife, andiany' kids who were rather , enjoyed knocking around, to come down to Har - around with Flower Boy, Rocky tland for the Remembrance, and the good Father. , ' Day weekend. It sounded pretty Alas, `twas not to be. Thanks nice, the wa�'''he put it, . to our magnificent postal ser- As an after thdu,ght, he just vice, I received your letter' happened to men on_ they'd about Aug. 4th. ' like me to speak at he Legion And my, my,• what a lot of dinner. As a carrot for the' ,changes have. taken place since • donkey, he tossed off the fact that convention. Pierre, after a that .. I'd be in distinguished Njp Dr Jasper says white Sou be sally into the streets where the company. One of their speakers Africans generally want to talk dialect; called Afrikaans and .Canadians, he says. Inflation common .people are, is safely inthe past had been Milton about Apartheid; the enforced English are the' country's two there is at about the same rate .- back in - his ivory' -tower, or Greg V.C.,'former Minister of system of racial segregation, official languages., as it is in Canada, 'but prices crystal palace, scoffing at any Veterans' Affairs. Crafty devil. and explain their views about People there live -life about are still lower. " . suggestions that he do Gordon, that is, not Milton. it. They are eagerto have out- the same way people do in For example, a double room something about inflation. He extolled the beauty of the • siders understand their feelings Canada. about it. They don't try to South Africa tends to be hide anything. more conservative than Canada • For example, iwhile touring though. The Christian Church same varieties as they do here ' McLaughlin hung onto a . and various' other allurements. the country, Dr. Jasper. andhis still has a strong hold on the and South Africa infamous fqr, o parish. For he sure is out of a I was tempted.. That's w'hy I group; saw not only the 'finer 'values and morals • of*society. its seafood Dr. Jasper, says he , job•,;as a speech writer,,f,Cr you- called him a devil. A pleasant parts of South Africa but black Open discussion of sex is looked, but he could. ,see' no know -who. , weekend in the Maritimes. "A slums as • well. • 'generally frowned upon. Books, signs of golden arches, in the That I didn't make that 'con- change from the dull schedule. Basically blacks in this coup- magazines and moves are stric. country yet.... vention .fills- me with .a deep • New people, new faces; travel. I try are better off than in other tly censored. But western technology is sense of frustration. If II' d• been., -didn't say no. Said ,I'd let him African nations, I Jasper Dr. Jasper says he broke the making' the country • a able to get even one of that know., The wife — you know — maintains. . 'censorship law • without "booming" one he says illustrious ' trio alone for a don't know what she 'has plan - The blacks are shedding their knowing, it. He arrived in the at a top resort hotel in -Durban costs between $15'and $20 per night. Restaurants come. in the Nelson Rockefeller is now Maritimes in November, the Vice -President of the United -fact that our bedroom gat his States. ' And I hope Father- house would have a TV set,' moment, I might 'have been ned: (She was in bed and.not in ignorane ,. rough education ,country carryiu,g,,„Ha copy <if able to change the whole course,the mood for consultation, with . Slowly, blacks are gaining their • been' reading on his airplane ciao,. .iny hand.. I' was tempted, and I'stand• •• own form of self-government.. trip .there. One of hisSouth• ,Well, thanks again, George.° before, you,v brethern and South Africa, he explains, is African hosts informed hip (George Cadogan is a modern sister.n, and I admit,. it. 'I put actually several nations in one ' possession of the magazine - Don Quixote who is' idealistic geographical area,. ' Different carried�a penalty of a $250 fine. and afraid of nothing. .'At • s -black nation . are .being in- Playboy is one of over • . - - present he. is. galloping, lance at trodueed .to the parliamentary 100,000 publications banned in the full• tilt,' against .a mon- ,provided to them by whites. Playboy magazine that he had of history. Providing I "had a her broken ribs.) ' (:c )FR!eli S'IONA>-S`X'AR, THURSDAY, WGTQ$ R 3, 11974' lig Bill MU tt out a few feelers, while the old lady was asleep. Called the travel agency, Yes, 1 could just make it to Fredericton, and • back on the weekend, without losing a day's pay And if everything ran on-time.. It would of l'Wy cost me about three hundred bucks,, if.l took my wife. And only six or eight hours to write a speech. Not had, And free.room and `board down, there. Oh, yes, I was'tem- pted. And the good Gordon didn't leave a stone 'unturned. Same night , there was a telegram, phoned from Toronto, backing up the. phone call. Three days later- a letter: "It, will be a pleasant break for you all , . --you. will enjoy yourselves in our "small town of 1,000 people .: obtain.. enough copy for ten columns ... find out what New Brunswick is like...: and also what one.of the smallest Legion:: branches in, the province does on Nov. 11th.'" Well, if it does .what most of the 'other branches do, after the parade to the cenotaph, I've already been there.. Gord. Finally, I faced the -Old' Bat- tleaxe,' laid out the project. "Don't be ridiculous'.', she said. "Don't you remember that , • we're. having a 'family reunion ,at Graridad's°that weekend?" I didn't. . ' Sorry, ,Gard. Sorry, 'chaps. But I'm still tempted. -The Last Post in Hartland would- be something...The, last post at Grandad's is the last post in the fence. , Looking back over this column, -I wonder which is the - subli.me and which .is, the ridiculous a bunch of politicians spouting platitudes at the -convention, or me sprin- ting to N:B. to 'spout some fun to the , Hartland Legion,• PAGE 9A'. AUEHORIZ D° SALES it SERVICE, Vacuum Qinnars • We•sher/Span Dryers • PQrtabie Dryers 'RENTor'BUY b. . a n .eas'V t�errns. HUTCHINSON APPLIANCES . TRADE INS ACCEPT�Eb- 30a HURON RD., 5i4-7831. TOWN jA�K system of go-vernment. The South Africa: Sexual censor-'• long range "goal in' the country ship is not the only type im- is to 'have each nation ,rule its 'posed there. Dr. Jasper says internal policies., - • communist literature is banned Dr. Kas-er saw no evidence also. People hate Communism of black uprising or rebellion .passionately and found no -fear among Socialism is not nearly as whites of such an event qc-' prevalent thereas in 'Canada.' curring. Whites are conscious, Welfare and unemployment, in: however, of their m=inority sura•nce fall far' behind' position. The black population. Canadian schemes, Dr. Jasper is about 15 million and whites says. The country does have a number about 4,006,000. ”. national medical insurance The biggest fear amond the plan. , • whites, vDr. Jasper , says, • is Incontrast to the lack of • about South African's northern':'socialism in, most areas, public health• care is highly developed compared. to Canada's; This is true especially among blacks, lie says, as the lack of trained personnel make the clinical rather than the personal doc-: tor -patient , relationship -more- pratcticail, In -the midst of South Africah Conservatism , are liquor laws much more liberal than On tario's. For'example, Dr. Jasper says, most night clubs starope'n until 2:00 a.m. and some.have extended licences to stay open. WELCOME SERVICE would like toctill you with "housewarming'gifts" and. in formation about your new location. The Hostess will be glad to arrange your subscrip- tion to'the . Signal -Star Call -her at 524-7854 until 4:00 a.m. - •A similarity to Canada -.Dr. Jasper found striking was foreign ownership of industry. The South African government encourages industries .'•to establish subsidiaries there.`In- du'stries are owrl„ed , by • Kenneth E. Wettlaufer has returned to' 'Prince George, B.C., after spending holidays with his,mother, Margaret Wet- .tlaufer. Help your. HeaFund strous' windmill, 'K. C. Irving, who practically •owns the Maritimes:) And give my love to Elda and the kids and ;the grandkids. Hang in there and slug,;it out with old K: C.. It: seems the New Brun-' swickers ,are after me this year. 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