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Clinton News-Record, 1984-01-25, Page 4s . BLUE R'BBON AV.,,ARD N NIPSYS*RECOliD, wgi)NgsLiAy, 41ANUA1Y 23, 1984 09, O40�w lt,*.wo-Optor4 ROP000,10 .4*** Wegor*py 140111;0. 011§19,1,00?"00 44 !PO*1 1LO, PA; 14.1****40,. • fo#,40,PTIO4otligho .-4.4011mor, $0 -Th Vow 00-4*,,lwrool.pn - 00#.00Ript, vow • 9 It M11414,070., ..K400 OW 'owl' by 11** �th41,..Pr p***0.* orwmkor obi*, uwit kocomproited 1,2* kilmfr900,.00,10,101,>4. fun akal IRA Int. 400 hi 1005. TOO 4*****104014.1904 THE BLYTH STANDARD) J. HOWARD AITKEN - Publisher SHELLEY AlicPtiEE - Editor GARY HAIST - Advertising Manager MARY ANN HOLLENBECK - Office Manager MEMBER MEMBER Display ealvertIslop rates available on respreet. Ash for fiats Card. No. 14 effective October 1, 19113. A f Lire should be public decision' What wilt become of the Clinton town hall auditorium? No one knows for sure. However as renovation work slowly but surely progresses at the municipal buUcling it's time to start considering the future of the once grand, upstairs auditorium. • Renovation work for the second floor was originally to be minimual and plans for the use of the auditorium have been vague since the start of the project.' Clinton council is, starting to wrestle with the problem, but little progress can be made until they determine the Qceeds of the town and the wishes of the peo- ple. Does Clinton need another community hall? Who will use -it? How should it be designed and what kind of facilities should be included? Council members have tossed these questions around the table. They've talked about the prospects of drama clubs and musical groups using the hall. They've mentioned service clubs, senior citizens groups and community clubs. They've discussed the possibility of renting the hall for private functions, for dances. for parties. All these ideas may be well and good, but the completion of the town hall auditorium cannot be"completed on speculation. They need to know who will use the hall and how they will use it. For theatre and musical performances, the hall will need good lighting and sound systems, seating and a backstage area. For club meetings the hall must provide adequate space, easy accessibility, table-S-arkf-Eh-difS7Froi—d-crrites-and-parties-the-ha require a bar area and kitchen. In order to get maximum use of the hall, these are construction decisions that must be well planned and must iSe made soon. Councillor Ross. Carter has been given the job of determining the use of the town hall auditorium. Part of his study will include a survey of local community groups who may or may notbe interested in using the hall. < The study may in fact may give council some direction, but the best way to determine the future of the auditorium. would be to set up a public committee to investigate the feasibility of this project. Representatives from various clubs in Cub -s to the—s-eriior-cttiferts; frornthe-Ki-nsmen-to-the-Hortrcultural-- . Society could offer suggestions. and opinions on the town hall auditorium pro- posal. After all, these are the people who may', or may not use the hall, surely its • future should, rest with,them. -.by S. McPhee., Behind The Scenes ily Keith Roulston Stand together On paying a visit to a town I used to be quite familiar with but hadn't -seen much in the last couple' of years, 1 was shocked to see just how far the recent recession had bitten into the local business community. Businesses that had once seemed very successful had vanished. Some places were simply empty. Others had been replaced .with businesses which had moved up to .a better location when the 'building became vacant. It was quite sad to think of all the .frustration and heartache that must have taken place for those business people and their families before those businesses disap- • peared. And it was •sad to realize that the lives of every ody in the c.ornmiunty would be a little emp ier because of the absense of those businesses. A day or so later I heard a commentary on the radio that spoke 'of the taxation being set up so that the really big businesses got a much better tax break than the small business. Yet statistics show that nearly all the jobs ereated,in this country in the last few years have come not from big business, but from the small, growing business. Fur- thermore, small businesses can spread the wealth to all parts of the country, not con- centrate it in a' few Major urban 'centres, thus causing problems of dislocation and ur- ban sprawl. • • Yet it seems :everybody. 'while giving . lip service to small business, supports big business, from the government with its tax deals and bail -outs, to the consumers who can hardly wait to take their business from the small local store to the big, ' conglomerate -owned, shopping centre. One would think that small, businessmen would be battling to try to get a fair break from society but instead they' seem to be. quietly going to their own solitary deaths rather than getting together. Farmers are notorious for being in- dividuals but they seem too downright com- munistic corripared to our local small • businessmen. Farmers have their Federa- tion of Agriculture, their Christian Farmers Federation, their National Farmers Union. The farinef.s.. survival group. has fought hard, often taking. the law into its own hands, takeep their brothers out of trouble. • Small businessmen, however, facing the same problem, have shaken their heads and ,said isn't that too bad but done nothing mach.. They may pay memberships to the local board of trade or chamber of com- merce, they may belong to the Federation of Independent Business but that's about as far. as they get involved. Often local merchant groupscan't even agree long enough to set common store hours or Christmas promo- tions, let alone takemore positive action. This is a time of year when there are "Farmers' Weeks" and other educational seminars for farmers, keeping them on top of the latest advances in technology, helping them improve their business practices. Where are there similar meetings for our • small businessmen? The Huron Federation of Agriculture will hold its members of parliament dinru soon to make their local MPs aware of problems on the farm. Where is the equilialent for our businessmen? Are they willing to go broke rather than work together? White Cane week Feb. 5-11 TORONTO - February 5-11, 1984 is White Cane Week across Canada. Co-sponsored by the Canadian Council of the Blind ( CCB ) and The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), this week of information and activities is designed to heighten public awareness about blindness and visual im- pairment. White Cane Week also promotes preventative eye care through regular eye examinations, and wearing proper protective equipment in sports or on the job White Cane Week began in 1946 as a means to identify the white cane user as someone with a visual impairment. As the travel aid most commonly used by blind and visually impaired persons, the white Cane today symbolizes freedom and in- dependence of movement. It represents an extension of the individual's sense of touch which enables the user to "check out" the environment in order to move safely within it. "The CNIB welcomes White Cane Week activities each year," says Euclid Herie, Managing Director of CNIB across Canada, "because it gives us a chance to increase people's understanding of how blind and visually impaired people live in today's society. We try to emphasize that living life as a visually impaired person means recognizing that blindness is part of the unique qualities of that individual. At CNIB, we strive to help people reach the goals they have chosen to achieve. That's why our theme this year, SEE IT OUR WAY, stresses the blind person' S point of view and how they see their world and the people around them." Rudy Rempel, National President of CCB, sees White Cane Week as a time when the over 5,000 CCB members can really involve themselves in community activities. According to Mr. Rempel, "As the largest national consumer group of blind and. visually impaired persons, the Canadian Council of the Blind wants to become more visible in the public's eye. Besides in- creasing -awareness about visual im- pairment, White Cane Week also allows us to speak as a uniform group across Canada on matters concerning blind and visually impaired persons of this country." .•,." ••,•. t4 ggoligo.k. .{sc Have Your so Door Editor Homemakers thank _supporters Dear Editor, Town and Country Homemakers would like to thank all those who supported our . fund-raising campaign in 1983. We especially thank Murray and Pat Gaunt of Wingham for acting as honorary chairpersons during the course of the mail - out campaign. We appreciate the support of your newspaper through your enthusiasm and co- operation in publishing feature articles on hognemaking last fall. We are, of course, especially indebted to the donors who supported us with ' their generous donations. The dollars are put in a contingency fund and used to help private citizens in Huron County who need homemaking services but cannot pay the •NB cost of the service and do not qualify for assistance from any other source. We designed the campaign to run until Christmas. We are still receiving. donations, The need- is ongoing. Donations are ap- Ve.also, want to -acknowledge -We -Slipped . given by the commuhity to the successful amaryllis - bulb campaign during the Christmas season. . . •dit. _ We thank the communityfor the con- tinuous and growing support that Town and ,Country Homemakers has received over the "`".• last six years. Winter wander • ' . • , 1 , ^ , • • Sugar and Spice - by Shelley McPhee A saying I hate If )Tau read in the papers one of these days about some middle-aged guy going berserk and punching a pretty young waitress or bank teller right in the mush for no apparent reason, you'll know it was I,, driven finally over the brink by that inanity to end them alL1Have nice day. It may happen in a restaiirariLlt will be just after that waitress has served me lukewarm soup, followed by filet of sole. The filet will turn out to' be of the boot variety, rather than the sea variety, and. I will just have broken a tooth on it. As I am fumbling fragments of bone out of my face, she will sashay off to serve another customer, hips twitching., and toss over her shoulder at me a gay "Have a nice meal; now." That's when I will let her have it. Or it might occur on a Friday afternoon,. in the bank. The weather forecast is for bliz- zards, I'm in a snarky mood, on my way to have two teeth extracted, and my arthritis is giving me a fairly lively foretaste of hell. And this young teller, her feet aching, slaps down my withdrawal, summons an ex- hausted smile from down around her pan- tyhose, • and chirrups, "Have a nice weekend, eh?" It's not the grammar or the verbiage I ob- ject to. It's the .utter insincerity of the sug- gestion. It means just about as much as if the speaker blew his/her nose and.spat into the wind. • And it's pretty obvious where it came from: It's one of those American imports that should be banned at the border. It has. crept across—via the • airwaves, issued - in treacly. tones by signing -off disc jockeys and game show MCs. And it has been copied by Canadian media people, who ape automatically the thiSpronunciations of their U.S. counter= • By Bill Smiley parts, such as eggsacution for "execution" and noshus for "nauseous." From there is has spread like the Black Plague into our airlines, hotels, restaurants, and even our sacred institutions. like the banks. I haven't been in a bordello lately, but I'd be willing to bet that when a • customertatters off Shaky"and unshaven in- to the cold dawn, the madame will coo after him in dulcet tones, "Have a nice day, now.7. • . • ,• I have a strong suspicion The damn thing „originated in the deep south, along with such heart -felt maxims as "Y'all come back real soon, y'heah." Which means, roughly, if you want to be ripped off again in our jcint, We'll be happy to oblige. I refuse to believe all those waitresses, air stewardesses, bank clerks are spouting this garbage,from deep in their hearts. Those gals are tuckered out. They don't give a did- dle whether we drop dead, as long as we do it in front of somebody else's wicket. No, they've been coerced into this phoney farewell by the Simon Legrees they work for, the type' who think that if the clerks ut- ter such slop in the- Holiday inn in 'Texas; they should do the same in the Holiday Inn in Toronto. And they're the guys I have it in .for, not the poor underlings, forced to soil their lips with an artificial, cynical so -long that raises the hackles on the likes of me.. At first I responded to this silly utterance with a reluctant and very concise "Thanks. You too." . As. I became_more disgusted _with .the oh- vious falsity of such as the dentist absentmindedly muttering "Have a , good day" just, after he'd drilled two and yanked one, my response subsided to a grunt. Next step will be to look one of the idiots aleidoscope who issue this inanity right in the eye and •calmly ask: "Are you kidding? Who told you to say that? Do you mean it? What do you care what kind of day I have? I don't really care what kind you have. • This might make a few of the more sen- • Christmas sitive ones blush. But most of. them would just drop their jaw and wonder whether old Smiley had got into the sauce, to make him 1 1 Yours very truly, Thea Trick, Acting Chairman of the Board. Very disappointed To all the people of Clinton: We think you should know that we, the people on the Auburn telephone exchange, are very disappointed in you. We thought you were a caring community who had others interests at heart, as well as your own. Apparently we were wrong. Do you call long distance for the doctor, hospital, fire, dentist and even secondary school? We do and you refused us the right to -call them toll free. Do you have that'right, fora few extra cents a year? We distn't say no when you needed help to keep the hospital open, or build the new ad- dition, but gave freely of our time and money. Now we're wondering if perhaps we should go another. direction for all our needs. from some of those you said no to. so snarly. It may take .stronger • measures, .•and, hope many of my readers who agree with me will join in putting a halt to this per- nicious poop. ' If it happens in a public place, perhaps we should call the manager and say "This young lady/man is interfering in my private life, in my democratic' right to have a rotten day/weekend if I feel like it. Now you, buster, just tell her never to insult another customer with that silly saying; or I'll take- ; my business elsewhere.", This is the only language understood by the type of turkey who thinks such garbage as "Have a good day" is good public rela- tions. Hit him where it hurts. In the, P.P. panic pocket.• Perhaps I am over -reacting. I have been known to do this in connection with Celsius, metric, politicians of every hue, greedy unions, miSleadingadvertisements, town engineers, school administrators, and about 12,000 other things, including the highway robbers known as garage mechanics. Maybe it will pass away, along with other such worn -to -the -heels expressions as _ .'1,That.11...be., the frosty_Friday.' and, righty" and the ubiquitous "Turkey,- which seems to cover a multitude of mental and • physical aberrations. But in case it doesn't, keep your dukes up, you purveyors of "Have a good...'" • According to a top Toronto advertising agency, sex appeal ads don't sell products. John Straiton, president of the advertising agency Straiton Pearson and Martin has researched this selling :technique and has _ found that ads featuring women mainly at- tract the attention of other women, while male dominated ads will be looked at by a greater proportion of men. People do like to look at beautiful and handsome models, but when it comes to advertising, the consumer is primarily in- terested in the product, Straiton said. Straiton, who handles advertising for such companies as Gulf Oil, Dr. Pepper and the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, says he cannot understand why car manufac- turers feature so many women in their advertisments. In fact, a product may suf- fer if the woman in the ads is too sexy. More so than ever before, consumers are paying more attention to advertisments and in turn the ads themselves are becoming more sophisticated. A.few years ago when an actor or celebri- ty appeared in a commercial or advertis- ment, it was often a sign that successful career days were ending. A stint in an ad could bring in a good pay cheque. Today commercials feature some of the hottest people in the acting business and top rated celebrities as company spokespeople. Many ads today feature excellent photography and intelligent scripts, replae- ing many of the old sex appeal gimmicks. Sure there are still many idiotic ads being shown, but more than often the adver- tisments are far better than the television shows that are being featured on the old • • By Shelley McPhee boob tube. Could it be that that ads are getting better, or are television shows getting worse? ' +++ Winter is a good time to curl up in front.of 'the television. Thursday is a _favorite TV time in our house. And winter brings about the annual efforts to beat the cold weather. It seems that we're never really able to conquer that mystery of MotherThisweek Nature. News -Record reporter Wendy Somerville has gathered some cold weather information for a. special feature page.. Hints on how to keep your car running, your nose from freezing, your furnace from costing a small fortune and lips from chapp- ing are featured in these warming up to Living with Arthritis can be -- winter articles. +++ Don't feel too gloomy about winter. Just look how fast the days are going by, already January's nearly over. The new summer, catalogue is out, garden supplies and seeds are waiting for green thumbers and sporty cotton clothes pre fill- ing the stores. Warmer weather is surely on the way! +++ In the meantime I suggest living be these wise words from the 1984 Farmer's Almanac, "It's wet you'll get. Need snow blowers and nose blowers, Snuggle up to your favorite pup. Feel your timbers shiver? Too cold for the flivver. We're con- centrating on hibernating! by Patrick Baker People with arthritis may swallow as many as thousands of pills a year in an ef- fort to control their disease. Many of these pills are prescribed by their doctors. Others are not and are often purchased from drugstore or supermarket shelves by gulli- ble arthritis victims who believe they will attain relief. In Canada and the United States, these drugs represent a major share of the cost of living with arthritis. Since arthritis is a chronic disease, most victims will probably be on some form of medication for the rest .of their lives. It is believed that some pa- tients with severe problems may spend up to $50,000 on medication alone in their lifetime. Generally speaking, there al e &x levels ot medication - in terms of strength and effec- tiveness - used m the management of an ar- thritis problem. In order, these are: • pain relievers such as the acetaminophen -types, Tylenol, Codeine and Darvon which do not affect the joints .• ASA types which contain a substance call- ed "acetylsalicylic acid" • ASA substitutes which are called "non- steroidal anti-inflammatory" drugs or "NSAIDs" • the corticosteroid drugs which are among the most powerful anti-inflammatory agents known • the first-line disease suppressives such as Bureau a success Dear Editor: Family and -Children's Services annually sponsors and . operates Huron County Christmas Bureau to assist families needing help at Christmas. This is completely done by volunteers and in 1983 was under the capable direction of Mrs. Audrey Royal. The Bureau in each of the five towns is head- ed by a volunteer and the assistants are volunteers. Once again the Huton County Christmas Bureau has been able to operate successful- ly because of the.generosity of individuals, too numerous to name, who donated time and effort to aid their less fortunate , neighbors. In each town one group took responsibility for helping families in their area and one individual within the group organized donations and met with families. The following individuals and groups merit a special thank you: Mrs. Nancy Wise and Wesley 'Woineri Clinton; Mrs. Nancy Rooth and the Exeter Lioness Club; Mrs. Phyllis Lawrence and North Street United Church in Goderich; • Mrs. Linda Allin and the Seaforth Lioness Club; Capt. Borden Linkletter, Mrs. Greta Stokes, Mrs. Isabel Bannerman., Mrs. Janet Hubbard of the Salvation Army • in Wingham. As in past years, the people of Huron County showed their generosity by donating new articles, non-perishable food and cash donations to the Bureau during the first week of -collecting.. This' enabled the volunteers during the second week to distribute. When a family is referred to the Christmas Bureau they are assured of, _anonymity. Volunteer staff help parents" choose a toy or gift suitable for their children who are under 16 and assist them in selecting a piece of clothing, for.example a T -Shirt or pyjarrias: In addition, each child - receives a pair of mitts knitted by one of our many thoughtful volunteer knitters. As well the family receives help with Christmas din- ner. Thank you Huron County for,being big of heart in giving to help you le's fortunate neighbors and allowing them the dignity of receiving anonymously. . Yours truly, Donald J. Lugtig, director. Peggy Rivers, Coordinator Volunteer Ser- vices. very costly gold salts and Chloroquine • the extremely powerful immune sup- pressive drugs An Important Warning The information provided in this column on drugs and other medications is based on research and careful examination of ex- isting material at the time of publication. It is provided only as a guide. It should not be considered medical advice. Any specific questions about medications you may be taking for arthritis should be addressed to your doctor. Dosages, product descriptions and the relative effectiveness of particular drugs on your disease may change from Turn to page 5.