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Clinton News-Record, 1984-07-11, Page 4RACCIPOKBP 9��1�4`�~, ^ ' 1 '====" ___�==--�� "��~�~�fie� - rigor ' Is ' ', PRvm,1i"is*ositow��m�� 1,01'i• Ind founded hi 11$441. Tot!) ,�ro • .��.~ . �� ND�' ��0� T��m�K��8�U��8�� 9 ~~., MARY ANN HOURNREC,K Office Manager MEMBER r“, �*� !'' �� - ., Newspapeiu �` rive a sucess Mader advorNsIng °oine ovekloble on nog°=* AS13 ter Rote Cord. 'No. 14 °net'le° October 1. 14=. Style will ww n handsdown' Exit the Queen, Here comes the Pope. Wait o minute, it's time.to squeeze In 0 'Federal Election. The'surnnnerelection- omnnpoiQn is. on and with it the dogmatic dogma.tic calls from John Turner, Brian Mulroney and Ed Broadbent that eofh is the fresh face Canadians have been woiting for. Dn September 4, one of these men wilibe elected to Iead this country. The polls told the Liberals the time was right to call an election. The latest Gallup Poll reveals that the Liberals with 49per, cent of the vote are 1J1 percen- tage points ahead of ercen'togepoin*ooheo6of the Tories. The polis are still being influenced by the Libera Convention, which has had a surfboard affect on the Canadian electorate. How seriously should 'the polls be taken" For vvhot,it'svvorh. the late John Diofanboher soicL^ y're (polls) good for 6ogs.^ Local MP Murray Cardiff had ^sinni|ur feelings about them at the Huron -Middlesex Progressive Conservative - meeting last morith. Cardiff 'said, ."The only poll that really counts is the one on e|ectiondoyon6vvo'rereo6y.^don't Promising showings in public opinion polls 6on' tnocesoori|ywin e|et,iona. Pro- of of that is a few months when the Tories were seemingly in control of the polls. ro'ofo{thotisofevvnnon+kovvhontheTo,ieyvvereyaeming|yincon+ro|nft6epoUs. Unfortunote|y, this election will be won or last on the rheatre perfornnqnce6Y the candidates: It won't be a campaign of issues it will be a campaign of image. NDP Leader Ed Broadbent is counting on the ^Bo66sey,tv"ina of Bay Street" to destroy each other, leaving the door wide open for his poity to move in as' the ' raI alternative. If only it was that sirnple. Ed. While Turner and Mulroney ore busy 'spitting'and polishing their packaged political acts, the popularity of the NDP has beenanozontinonus decline. Again, ' if the GaUop Poll i any indication, the NDPs have dnly 11 percent of the vote• VVe'Ve all heard "the promise for change" line 'before. It has been fed to us from time immemorial. Nothing has changed. It will be headlining again at this e|ec- tion. The promise for change will be the threeperson stage name of this sum- mer's election campaign. um',ne,'se/echpncompoign. .Turner has possibly the 6ig'gstchonge+aof er the electorate, Turner claims no responsibility .for any economic probleMs dealt with by the Liberal Party in the past. His one -line answer is that �e'sbeen out c6politics for niheyears and heof' ' fers new blood into fhe political scene,. . ` Turner's opproach to fhe issues ar interesting He's *a|uctont to in+ro6ueenew policies but is quick to discuss policy approaches; He's got a, strategy. Political oYperts say both Mulroney and Turner are playing o.vvoitingsgome..-' They are waiting for the other one to make thefirst move - so the other one carr.: criticize new prapOsals. It gives +hem.some ammunition for notiuno|.6e6oteo. Slamming 'each other in public, 'especially in the form of o nationally televised debate could be apowerful weapon in the public eye. , In front' o{o.Co[na,o. the mud -slinging could aid underdog Mulroney the most. •He'so+|ess tloxe accordingto popu|grhv_Po|i o, A quick election is .a definite o6,ontoge'forTurner.Since he's only been in power for two weeks, he hasn't had tiny 'time to introduce any new policies. Therefore, good o.r bad. the public hasn't had the opportunity toexpress an honest opinion of his true abilities.' He's disnvvniogthe Liberal post and bottling Mulroney on even tu,rf.Hes got very few weaknssesthat can be criticised by the oppOsition He has introduced a battle of personalities. ,. On the other 6on6. Mulroney has made 'some visible mistakes since,toking over as Conservative Leader last June. He is perceived by some as a politician • �� . �� ,- 30~.�=��^_� • •o• who isall style and nvsubstance. Some say his biggest faultishis ino6i|ii`tooJ' dress issues. Very Conservative you mightsoy. His outIef is to create tosk forces and committees to study 'the proEIem. ' ' Novv. when Mulroney gemhngon`ond toreveoCngparty policies, the public is wary. They pass it off as mere election prornises that will. never see the light of doy. • Sadly enoouh, election promises or miracle poicie» will not decide who will win this Iection. The winner of this summer election pampaign will be decided on how well each leader is pockoge6� The pu�ko is not only |ookin� for opoin} of viewfromthe leaders but they're also looking fQrsfyle. |nqnutshell, thethe3984 Federa Election will feature style and image. Coiadians could have hod those same quclifies found in fhe Queen's visif and at o reduced , cost. -6v�.Hilts Behind �� The �� ' . By Keith RouN~o n Too much not enough • With two men leadi, in- major political patties' who have come straight from the boardrooms of business tO the baekrooms of p , can ex ect that the pleas of buSiness leaders to "get government off Lhe -- backs of business", will get someaction. far, or Perhaps leaa a little too rapidly, to the Ieft couplein. the last of decades but before weWholeheartedly buy the arguments of business and send the pendulum spinning sharply back to the right, let's look at the relationship of government and business, particularly big business. To listen to big business leaders and the new right campaigners in ' politics, one would think that this was all a one-way street . with goVertirrient taking' from business and giving nothing back. But business in this country gets a pretty free ride on. the backs of goVernment in some areas that competitive bits'ineases in other Countries don't • 'Take a look at unemploymeht. insurance'. for instance. In Canada big buSinesses like the mining companies and the auto manufacturers use tinemployMent in- surance, as a handy way te pay workers whenever. there comes a shop in busineSs. St ai down? Lay off the men arid let the 'Sure the coat wernment pick to business in paying its share' of unemployment insurance can be • heav but are that cost to what large ' vir- tually _- ' ' - ' -- believe in . - them on the payroll through minor sinful If work shortage looks permanent,. the corn panies retain their to do new jobs. mostlythat are needed. In -Canada retraining is left to th. " r-- _ " So is training in general. In many cow- 'tdesupprenticeshipprogmmoinfactories train workers for the needs of the com- panieS. Canadian companies expect the government to provide the workers andcomplain if the training isn't exactly whatthey would have given if they had beendesigning the courses.In some countries, factories provide daycare centres for the children of employees.In Canada that burden is left to government.We have spent billions on constructingtoll-free roads which help business as Muchas the individual. We have spent billions onaireports which serve more business trafficthan members of the public. We have spentbillions on waterways like the St. LawrenceSeaway, and on harbors which serve onlybusiness.Now We are being told by businessmenthat it shouldn't be their responsibility toclean up' acid rain and other pollution. Ifsociety wants clean air, they say, then society will have to pay for it. It's not up tobusiness to out its profits to properly get ridof its own waste products.We have spent billions in governmentmoney in recent years to sewage treatmentplants which.serve industry. We have spentbig business. 'Yes there has. been too much .governmentfor the good of smalLbusiness but when itcomes to big business, the cOrporate leadersare hoodwinking us if they. can sell us thisargument.' • ` Windless ride rDde Sugarand Spkm by Rod Hilts SUMMERTIME in this country Ls a mixture of so Many wonderful things that would happily leave for the next world, at once, if someone said fo me, "Sorry, old boy, but you'll never be able to spend another summer in Canada." . Perhaps the fascination of' a Canadian summer might be compared to falling in love, once a year, with a passionate.; Just as you are never quite sure where you're at with such a dameer, sure- of what a Canadian Sommer has in store for She might greet you with the warm, seductive scents of June andare about to seize her, retreat into a frame of mind oh chilly that you're diving for your recently discarded woolli In July, she turns on the eharm full blast, clutching you in a sizzling embrace that makes your head reel and your feet falter. But when you throw caution to the winds and submit yourself entirely to the affair — in, short, when you go on your holidays — she N��°� ��°N0 N��)��&� By Smiley has .a change of mood and weeps for two week§ without pause. When August comes, her murmurous langor, the sheer, delectable sight and sinell of her, sends you running once more into her -~---'-- ou running on• ce more into her ro On Labor Day, leaving you frustrated, exasperated, exhausted and broke, she smiles once,. enigmatically,, and heads south to look' for fre,ther lovers and bigger bankrolls. Ah, she's a bad one, old Mesmeranda Summer. She delights in making kids whiny or sick, giving them sunburn, and directing them into patches of poison ivy. This for the _3be doomb't like women, you see. That is, young women. And her malice towards them is easily grasped by looking at the costumes she persuades thern to wear at the 'beaubaouudintowulvvouldn`tbnau iood tohear her chortling merrily about the topless swim suit silliness, which she KaIeidoscoQ��mr ��w~ -�� m� doubtless started. Teenagers she likes to tease. She fills them with mysterious Urges and yearnings which make them drive like retarded orangoutangs, dance in their bare feet amid broken bottles and rattlesnakes, and fall in love with people who shoUld be put away in institutions. She's not pure evil, though. She has a rather soft spot for the older folk, She warms their arthritic joints with her hot tender hands. She fills their lonely hearts with pleasures in her loveliness. And she reminds them, in subtle fashion, of the days when they knew her long ago, when they were young and passionate themselves. Every time I feel the cool, smooth bands of children after swimming, every time I walk a lonely beach and see lights acrosE: the bay, every time I hear the silken rustling of her garments in the evening trees, I know I arri- once again in thrall to that Wonderful witch — the Canadian surrnner. And I'm glad. I calltheon thingies". In McPhee lingo that's the term for all those itenris that have obscure names that no one They're often cornmon, everyday items. You knoW the kind I mean - doohi � thingamajigs, These little thingies, b4ve official names,, but no one knows them except dictionary editors and one freelance writer Dan • Carlinsky,who ambitiously t together a Concise dictionary af doohickey names a fw years back: A fel was familiar db but for the t part, they're still "little thingies" to me. t Aglet - The plastic tip of a shoelace is an aglet. When your aglet breaks, it's tough to get the,end of the lace through the hole. that fits over the cork on a wine bottle. You've got to rernjve the agraffebefore you can enjoy. Anatomical snuffbox - You have two of these. It's the little webbed space between your thumb and the rest of your hand the spot that teuUy hurts when you get a pup,er cut. It was named by a French medical man. � Harp The metal piece .that keeps the lampshade on the lamp. You have to fiddle with the. harp when a light bulb blows., . Philtrum - The indentation above your lip and below your nose is your philtrum. For those who have moustaches,' it helps t separates the left half from the right. Pot. thoSe who dont, it doesn't do much at all. Flews - Hounds. „and Great Danes have flews. They're the' great heavy jowls on By ShelleyNNey McPhee -� Mouths.either Side of their , Snoods - Turkeys have these. This is the long fleshy growth on the turkey's face that makes him look so ugly. It's hard to look good With a snood in the middle of you face. The English language, it can bring such joy, such anguish. Anguish barely describes the frustration , and the fight I had with the dictionary last week. I needed the spelling of a simple Word - subpoena. 'Trouble was, I clidn't know there was a "b" in there. It took about 45 minutes to come up with the right spelling. 1 Iooked under every "s" and vowel combination l could think. of, in four different dictionaries. Finahly. with the aid of fellow journalist Rod Hilts, we found th, rou,n little word nndthnroyAh|ycursed' the English language. fff .Dmay be aggravating, but our language can also enoemaxuog, intriguing and compelling. The language's finest qualities can be found in the pages of a good book. Charles Kingsley once wrote, "Except for the' living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book a message to us from the dead - from human souls we never saw, who lived, perhaps thousands of miles away. And yet thee, in those little sheets of 0apor, speak to us, arouse us, terrify us, teach us, comfort us, open their hearts to us as brothers.'-' The Clinton Library ill be holding its annual book sale on July 19 starting at 10 a.m. The yearly' sale offers fantastic :Dear Editor: On Tuesday, June 12, the Clinton Playground held a newsp.aperdrive, We are happy to say that it was a s.uogesSI We collected enough newspapers for etir crafts to last the entire Summer- We woUld • just like to say that it is nice to know that we can count on the. people of the community when we need -them. Yours truly, Clinton Playground, Members and Staff. Government authorizes ^ @r��°�� °��=-~� programs bargains on books of ali topies. f The bluebirds are back. ' Barbara Betties of Goderich Township ., pair of of bhuebirds are nesting at their farm. Years ago, bluebirds used to be' common in, this area and the Bayfield Bluebird' Society set up roadside homes for their feathered friends. Mrs. Betties rescued one of these old booes, repaired it and put it behind the Seven years ago a pair of bluebirds nested jn it and this year they're back The mother and father birds are nesting on four e8uu and the Betties are watching the action through binoculars "We're just holding our breaths and hoping for good conditions for the hatchiog." Mr�. nettles enthused, vw!ndinC as anxious as agrandparent., ` fff HnUett�0'uy* are planned up in Londesboro this weekend arid there are twa days worth of events to take in. Friday night the township celebration will start with ooeoec matches and the Farmer Olympics. Saturday events will include shuffleboard, children's Auooea, ba=ebalLm porkborbecueundvucietycnnced. • L�oks hike a good weekend in }uflett +ff Th following weekend, my old home, Colborne Township wihl hold its bicentennial program. The July 21 and 22 line-up Of activities covers a wide range fun and festivities. For more infocnoation, • please see the entertainment section o[this week's News: - Record. -� now ��0�� t�m �� w��M� ----------------- ---- photo licences - -- TORONTO — Transportation and Com- nister `-____'__-__''~~a^ nounced that a photo-driVer licence system will come into effect starting January' 1, • "It is one way to prevent suspended drivers from borrowing someone, else's driver's licence or using a stolen- lieence to get batk on the road and endangering the lives of other motorists," explained Snow. , 'Snow also nbted , that photo -driver's licences would protect onnmcenedrivers who ( lose their licences or have the misfortune to have their licences stolen. In addition, photo -driver licences will pre vent experienced drivers from substituting for inexperienced drivers during driver ex ams, he pointed out. k "Ws no surprise to me that Police forces throughout the province are strongly behind photos on driver's licences to ensure positive identification of driver," Snow con tinued. He explained that the new litence will take form rt document. One part will show the driver's photo and the se cond part will contain information similar to that of existing licences. Once the systerti is put into place, the photo and part two will be renewed as part of the three-year renewal cycle, or if a Tier soes name is changed. "Introduction of photo -driver licences will make onr 'roads safer as well as proyiding police with 'proper driver identification, Snow contluded. ) " BY JACK RIDDELL, MPP In response to industry requests, financial protection programs for grain, corn and soyabean producers were authorized by new legislation passed in the Legislature prir to the summer recess. Amendments to the Farm Products Grades and Sales Act and the Farm Pro- ducts Payments Act providethe necessary authority to license buyers and established financial protection funds to cover short- falls in stored grain and default on payment. Financial Protection Programs are now in place for milk and cream, beef cattle, egg and vegetable producers. Existing financial protection progiams generally include four elements: licensing of dealers or buyers, proof of the financial responsibility ment periods, and an industry -financed fund to compensate sellers in the event of a default. Since the amendment to the Farm Pro- ducts Grades and Sales Act apply to all pro- ducts covered by the Act, the potential is there for similar protection program for other commodities. Producers of other com- modities are encouraged to consider this type of protection. Some of these com- modities are' nof subject to dealer licensing legislation now and grain producers in par- ticular have clearly indicated the need to have shortages in stored grain covered by sucha fund, Now that the legislation has been enacted by the Legislature the Governmentintends to bring financial protection programs for grain, corn and soybeans into operation in the fall. Education Commissions , The Premier when making his ment about Separate School funding in- dicated that three commissions would k„. .established by the Minister of Edncation. " The Planning and Implementation Com - .mission will guide and advise all Parties on the implementation of the new reform regarding Separate Schools. This Commis- sion will be asked to conduct arbitration with respect to any disputes that may arise concerning capital facilities; consider the precise legal and financial means by which the new policy can be implemented; receive and adjudicate on the plans of implementa- tion submitted by the Separate School Boards; discuss and make proposals -con- cerning the matter of school board botm- daries; work with the Ontario Teachers Federation,' the school boards and the Education Relations Commission to ensure that all teacher personnel matters are ad- dressed in a fair and equitable manner. The Commission established to enquire in- to the financing of elementary and secon- dary education in Ontario will be asked to study the appropriateness of the current grant plan for elementary and secondary education; consider the degree of -local par- ticipation' through property taxes with due regard to local decision making and accoun- tability; study the availabilitY of resources to local school boards and the attainment of educational objectives with due regard for demography and geography; consider alternative methods of finaneing elemen- tary and secondary education with due ,regard for the allocation of responsibility for fiscal decision making and acdOuntabili- ty; address financial issues raised by con- stituent members of the educational com- munity and other interested parties; make recommendations after due consideration and study with respect to the matters en- quired into by the Commission. The Commission established to 'enquire in- to the role and status of indepencient schools in elementary and secondary education in Ontario will be asked to document and com- ment on the contribution of Independent Schools to elementary and secondary educa- tion in Ontario; identify possible alternative forms of government for Independent schools and make recomimendations _ changes deem to be apprepriate; assess whether public funding and its attendant , obligations would be desirable and cduld be dcoepmepnadteibnleee. with the nature of th. eir in - These Commissions will be established by .Order -in -Council and will be expected to complete their findings by May, 1985. - Responses ib the Commissioners' recom- mendations will be concluded by January 1986. JULY 3' 4 5 6 �7 ,8 Weather 1984 1983 29 15 33 21 27 16 30 18 26 12 ` 20 10 ^ 22 14 19` 5 17 8 23 4 23 5 . 36 13 25 11 25 12 '��%�3�mm�^ ��2��W �