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Clinton News-Record, 1984-09-05, Page 44 c< B B h Pa AV', ARE 1983 Clinton NewsRe.ord /ncorige atI,1I! t' LYTII STANDARD) 1. HOWARD AITKEN - Publisher SHELLEY MOPHEE - Editor GARY HAW -. Advertising. Manager MARY ANN HOLLENUECK - Office Manager IA MEMBER DIi I®v tzdnwrtlrlts® rotes oveltsitle ®Q9 request. Ask for 'MEMBER *ate Curd. N October 1. tufts. ¢41ee Thanks Janet, thanks Ted It's hard to imagine the (Thoth Festival without Janet Amos and Ted Johns. For the past five years this special couple has shared their talents, enthusiasm and success with the Blyth Festival. In that short time, Janet and Ted established roots in the Blyth community and became the creative driving forces behind the huge success of the theatre. As artistic director, Janet worked over the past five years to bring the theatre to its highly acclaimed status today. - Her husband Ted, brought Blyth some of its best loved plays, like Country Hearts, He Won't Come In From The Barn, Garrison's Garage, The School .Show, Naked on the North Shore and Death of the Donnellys. Ted has u unique talent of emphasizing the humor, the people, the problems and the issues that he sees in the everyday life around him. With his down-to- earth view of life and his wonderful way with words, Ted has written and acted in many of Blyth's box office hits. Janet's genuine interest in people, her goodwill, her drive and her honesty helped create one of the most successful theatres in Canada. Last week Ted, Janet and their two sons left for their new home in The Maritimes. There Janet will head Theatre New Brunswick as artistic director. She purposely chose to leave Blyth at this stage in her career, in order to allow a new ,artistic director the opportunity to work with the Festival at the peak of its suc- cess. To Blyth, Janet was more than an artistic director and Ted was more than plays right. They were friends and neighbors to many, and they will be missed. The y'li by in touch, they'll be back to visit, but still, Blyth's loss is New 3runsevick's gain. - by S. McPhee Timbrell announces plan. j'r new grain regulations In a release dated August 29, by the Onta. rio Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Deno is Timbrell announced a plan that will provic le for compulsory' licensing of grain dealer •s for financial responsibility, as well as pro v ide separate funds for both soybean and cc. ten producers should a financial loss occur c lue to a dealer bankruptcy. Soybt an producers began discussing the • need fo r. a plan in the fall of 1983, following the banl truptcy of Niagara Grain and Feed. Since ti `fen, the topic was discussed at district , annual meetings of the board and again as t . the February 1984 soybean committ€ !e meeting in London. At the latter meeting, the district soybean• producers approved . the creation of • a financial protection fund with more stringent licence review p rocedur•es. A proposal was presented t o Dr. Switzer, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, by the Executive Committee of the Soya -Bean Grower's Board. Chaff rman Peter Epp' of the board stated "We t ippreciaate the co-operation and consideratior shown soybean producers by Agriculture 11'linister Tinibrell and his staff in developing th,s pia n." • Under the Final] Bial Protection Plan, which commences October 15, 1984 and not before, a producer can receive ninety percent of the value of the grain in a dealer'' bankruptcy situation, providing ""certain conditions are met. These conditions are: 1. The producer who sells soybeans must make the sale to a dealer who has been licensed under the 'Grain Financial Protection Plan. • 2. The producer must notify James Wheeler, Director of the Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch at (416) 965- 1058, as soon as possible, if he has not received payment Within the allowed ten working day period following the sale. 3. The producer must submit a written, claim to Mr. Wheeler shortly thereafter. The Financial Protection Fund for soybean producers will be financed from the Ontario Soya -Bean Growers' Marketing Board's current 90 cent per tonne license fee. The board will remit the producer contribution to the Financial. Protection Board monthly, based on a ten cents per tonne of soybeans marketed. More details will be available over the next six to eight weeks. Behind The Scenes By Keith Roulston Honoring nerds Once in a long 1 while there comes along a movie that you hot •ie will become a huge suc- cess even if you c lon't yourself ever get to see it. Such for me . is thf sumrnertime movie `Revenge of the Ne •rds' '. If ever there was a movie made with me in mind, this was it. Bi it then there are millions of • other nerds, 'w imps and other undesirables across the continent saying the same thing' this : rummer. In fact the marketers for this , ;no'iie have been very clever because they know that while the all American fantasy n lay be to be the star quarterback on the h igh school football team, (or at least Mt .t star half -back) most people end up sitting in the stands after be- ing cut at the first pra etice, or at best, being the waterboy that the heroes treat like the scum of the earth. The producers of th e picture apparently sent to reviewers a wl tole kit that allowed you to judge just how bi g of a nerd you were and after reading some • of the qualifications, I'rn sure the ranks of nerdom had some rather surprised new n. tembers. What you thought was common set Ise, often made you a nerd. For instance, if y 'ou've broken your glasses and use a piece o1tape to hold them together, you're a. nerd. 1 Since I once went for about six months with c mly one leg on my glasses, I must qualify for a very high rank of nerdom indeed. If you use one of those lit tIe plastic things in your shirt pocket to keep ink from your ballpoint pens, from staini ng your shirts (sensible idea isn't it?) you'i 'e a nerd. If you ride a bicycle and tuck your pants into your . sock instead of getting a reg elation bicycle clip, you're a nerd. I forget what all the other qualifications Youth's 3 -piece short pant suit, in brown Halifax, sizes, 28 to 32 niches chest measure. Special, $2.50. Boys' blue serge suits, sizes 22 to 28 inches . all sizes. Special, $2. Boys' and youths' heavy frieze ulsters, as above illustrated, heavy all -wool frieze in Oxford, grey and fawn. • .Sizes.. 22. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 in. Ages. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10 yrs. Prices $3.25, 3.25, 3.50, 350, 3.75, 3.75, 4.00 neatly pleated, . chest measure. 190, 192, 194, 196, 198, 200 Yonge St., 10 and 12 Queen Street West, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 James St., 15, 17 and 19 Albert Street, All Under One Roof. BUYING OFFICES 7 Warwick Lane and Warwick Square, LONDON, Eng. Boys' blue nip pilot c nth pea jacket, .gaud school or skating jacket, extra good trimmings and -linings. - Sizes.. 22, 23, 24, 23, Zai, 27, 28 in. Aged.. 4, 5. 6; .7, 8,. 9, 10 yrs. Prices -$2.25; 2.25, 2 50, 2.30, 2.75, 2.75, 3.00 Boys' sailor suits, in navy blue serge, neatly tritunied,silk lanyard and whistle, cord edges ; neat, childish garuie .t. Speeill, $2.50 each. Of course we cam thein up to $7.50 and As low as 73c. a suit, but the above illustration shows a special leading line. Boys' o'ue serge pants, lined throughout, sizes 22 'to 28 niches. Special, 25c. pair. The knowledge of how and where to order best by mail is spreading throughout •Canada. • This store has' no limitations, and dirtance shall not stand in the way of your' shopping with us if you want to. ._` T. EATON CO ■ LIMITED. 190 YONGE- ST, TORONTO. ..y Health care system needs drastic changes were but there were plenty of them and 1 figure I qualified for more than my share But the moviemakers knew we were ripe for a little revenge on all those people who were so perfect they looked like they'd just come out of a hermetically -sealed plastic bag from the perfect -people factory. The logo for the movie shows a muscle- bound former nerd raising high the title "Revenge of the Nerds" that has been carv- ed out of rock. Clinging to his legs, looking on with passionate ecstasy are three luscious cheerleaders, the kind' who only looked at nerds in school with a sneer on their' face: Nerds were only guys who kept bothering them when they were waiting on invitations to the big dance from the hunks who starred on the football team, the track team or the hockey team and always wore just the right match of fashions and -had cars of their own and didn't have to borrow their father's. - Now we nerds know we don't really need a movie of this kind. We know that if the beautiful, shallow people of the world would just see beyond the surface appearances they would find warm, intelligent and all round dice guys. Fact is, they don't want to look because they'd see how superior we 'were. Still, it's nice to be celebrated every now and 'then instead of always being the brunt of the jokes of all the gorgeous people, . who seem to be everywhere else in movies. In fact, I think it's time the female . equivalent had their own Movie of revenge. There's only one thing that bothers me. What if the people who made this movie are really the bronzed, blonde California' Adonises who drive Porsches and eat only in - the correct restaurants? Joke's on us again. By Jack Riddell, MPP The recently' released report of the Task Force on the Allocation of Health Care Resources, confirms what the Ontario Liberal Party have been arguing for more than two years: our health care system is in urgent need of major reform. Therecommendations made by the Task. Force to the Canadian Medical Association are consistent with deficiencies wehave documented in recent years, from the hover - institutionalization of senior citizens, to the lack of provision of mental health care and the strain on -existing hospital beds which is leading to great hardship for many people in Ontario. It is worth noting testimony at the recent inquest into the death of 47-year-old.Abshez'' at the Sunnybrook Medical Centre in May. Dr. Charles Tator, head of the Centre's neurosurgery ward, blamed her death on failure to admit her earlier as a . patient - due to the critical bed shortage in Ontario hospitals. The doctor's comments are a condemna- tion of the health care system as it now ex- ists in this province. To quote: "This should not happen in this day and age; there should be improved access to hospital bed availability ... Tlie source of the problem and the solution are beyond the doors of Sun- nybrook." You will no doubt recall that we have documented similar concerns and have rais- ed these issues in the Ontario Legislature numerous times over the past two years. We have talked about the bed shortage crisis in Ottawa, Kingston, London and elsewhere. We have expressed grave concerns about the lack of mental health care and adequate medical personnel for people in our Nor- . thern communities. On every occasion, the health minister of the day downplayed .the extent of the problem. In its study of Ontario's health care System in the Spring of 1982, the Liberal' Task Force warned: "There is a time bomb ticking in Ontario ... a time bombwhich most Ontarians cannot hear ... yet the im- pending explosion in our medical system threatens each and every one of us ... There is a, very real possibility by the year 1985, health care as we now know it could be a fond and fading memory." Surely, now that an independent group has confirmed the validity of these.. observations, the government of Premier Davis has an. obligation to initiate the,major reforms we have recommended. In no area isthis more vital than in the care of our senior citizens. In our submis- sion to the Task Force last January, Liberal Leader David Peterson stated that "few jurisdictions tend to institutionalize their aging citizens more than Ontario." He continued: "To our mind, this is a con=. demnation of cyrrent practices and should alert us . to a deepening problem as our • population continues to age. "Some would suggest that the high level of institutionalization is a nncit;vn elan of nor_ ing. After all, don't we have lengthy waiting lists of aging. parents and grandparents seeking admission to homes for the aged, nursing homes and chronic care facilities? - "Others-, however, could convincingly gleidoscopQ helps hospt.� Dear Editor: Oa behalf of the Hospital Aux flurry, to Clinton Public Hospital I woad l e to express my gratitude for the excellent response from the people of Clinton pod t . surrounding communities during our Membership Canvass. This endeavour has proven to be another, success due to your generosity and' the" diligent, hard work of the , Canvassers. total of 690 Memberships were received. representing $1,029.00. Once again thank you for your support. Sincerely, argue that we are .doing no more than creating an elaborate warehousing system to remove the elderly from our sight and mind. • "Whether you accept one argument or the other, I would submit that too many senior citizens are being institutionalized. "The challenge facing us is to create op- tions for living for our senior citizens." Since that time, we have presented a com- prehensive plan entitled "Options. for Liv- ing," which itemises 13 steps to reverse the trend toward institutionalization and to en- sure that senior citizens live with dignity and with the highest quality of care. • We agree wholeheartedly with Joan Wat- son, Chairman of the CMA's task force, that: "There is no guarantee that putting more money into the system is necessarily the best way of improving health care." .: Our studies have shown that the :realloca- tion of existing resources would improve service to the people of Ontario in many. ways. In the case of care for seniors, public expenditures would actually be reduced, by lowering the.. number of seniors who are oc- cupying high cost places in institutions. Should the history of the: Davis years repeat itself, we can expect the Premier to receive the Watson Report with a promise to' give it careful study. He.might even propose a further investigation of health care in On- tario. Time . for such procrastination; however, is at an end. The problems within Ontario's health care system have been fully documented. What is urgently needed is the will to act. One more crash of thunder, one more flash of lightning and I'll hit the roof. I hate thunderstorms and this past week's been too hard on the nerves. Gawd, how I needed a good night's sleep last week. (Didn't we all) . I can't sleep through a storm. I can't yawn at the whole affair, roll over and fall back to sleep. When a late night storm hits, I'm awake. I try burrowing beneath the covers, but that doesn't help. I wake up my husband to see if he's scared too, that doesn't help either. So, I get up, go downstairs and wait - for the storm to pass or for the big hit. I peer out the window, looking for some comfort and security at the neighbor's home, but close the curtains in a panic when lightning flashes across the sky..I wish I could telephone a friend, or my mother, but I remember that you're not supposed to touch the phone in a storm. Something about lightning coming through the wires? Likewise you're not supposed to take a bath. I wonder if the same applies to using the John, but sometimes one must throw caution to the wind! By Shelley McPhee Oops, and I have to unplug the TV. and turn off all the lights, just to be on the safe side. And there I sit listening, to, and watching every crash, bash and flash. I really shouldn't complain, after about the damage from Saturday's tornado in Lon- don. Still, thunderstorms scare the living ,daylights out of me. I'll be glad to see some quiet old snow storms! +++_ How's this for a tale of woe - If.you think you have troubles, pity the poor editor. If she attends a meeting, she's being nosy; If she doesn't she isn't interested. If she writes an indepth story, it's too long; If she condenses one, it's incomplete. If she takes sides on an issue, she is prejudiced; If she doesn't she is a coward. If she asks for advice, she's incompetent; If she doesn't she is a know-it-all. If she expresses an opinion, she wants torun the show; Is she doesn't she lacks guts. Evelyn Holmes; Chairperson of the Hospital Auxiliary Membership Canvass Mini conference planned for Society Is she misspells your name, you never forget it; If she doesn't, you didn't read the story. "C'est la vie," I say. + + + Clinton LACAC is looking for any dona- tions of historical significance. The local history group now has office space available in the Clinton Library and members are try- ing to develop a permanent record file and collection of articles. If you have 61d photos, documents or let- ters, pertaining to Clinton's historical and architectual heritage, please contact the LACAC group. + + + One busy weekend finished, and another coming up. This weekend is the busiest in Blyth each year. It's expected that more than 12,000 people will turn up to see and take part in the 23rd annual Blyth Threshermen's Show. ^^ The details of the three day celebration, the line-up of events and variety of activities are featured this week in a special section, included in your Clinton News -Record. See you in Blyth! Dear Editor: The Canadian Cancer Society is having a Mini -Conference on September 8 at the: University of Western Ontario, London.. It' will be held from 9 a.m, to 2 p.m. with lunch being served at 12:30 p.m. The registration fee is $5. Allaspects of the Cancer Society will be covered with emphasis on patient services and education. The public is invited to attend and anyone interested in going, please contact a local member of the Cancer Society, or the Huron County Unit Office in Clinton. Phone 482- 7832 between 1 and 5 p.m. daily. If enough interest is shown in taking a bus, one may be hired. Sincerely, Ross Hamilton, Publicity Chairman Huron County. Unit,. Canadian Cancer Society. WW II account, will clarify navy action Dear Editor, While the state of Canada's Navy is being questioned today, there's much we still don't know about what happened to it in World War II. Many of Canada's Navy recruits in World War II came from the inldnd 'areas' lof Canada. • Our ^warships ' `were"nthneet after, towns and cities of Canada. HMCS Goderich and HMCS Bayfield (both Minesweepers) were just two examples., Not so well' known perhaps were the many who joined DEMS (Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships). While our attention has been focussed on Europe in this Anniver- sary Year of "D -lay the unsung heroes both the DEMS and Navy men who defended Canada's coastal and inland waters - have generally been forgotten. But the fact re- mains that when 'the German submarines invaded,our waters from 1942 onward, Cana- dian sailors WERE KILLED IN CANADA by the Naziswho torpedoed some 27 Allied ships, leaving 23 sunk and 700 lives lost. My. book, "Victory in the St. Lawrence - Canada's Unknown War", to be published soon hopefully will help tell Canadians what happened. A hard -cover book, it will have over 150 photos and nearly 200 pages - in- cluding maps - about a war fought in Canada few Canadians know about today. Write Country Bookshelf, RR 2 Petersburg, Og- tario NOB 2H0 to order a free descriptive brochure. Yours very truly,. James W. Essex, ex Navy W.W.II.. In the news, then and now Dear Editor: After reading "Kaleidoscope" in your issue of August 15, my eyes wandered across to the next page, and that rather amusing "classified" from files a century old : "Boy wanted, at once, W learn the prin- ting business. Must be able to read." The ability to read would, indeed, be a ge- nuine asset in the printing business. But then, 100 years ago, I guess there were many youngsters who could not read. An today we are reading where our universitie' have a problem with high school graduate '. who cannot read. Really nothing new und: the sun, is there? Taped three sequences for "Report om the Country" yesterday, and am us' . your story in the presentation scheduled for the late Saturday night news on Septem t • r 1.. Coupled with it is one on a most .unusual traffic accident, where a chap in Bradford got his sandal tangled up with the gas pedal, and with wide open throttle his car crashed into two others, creating some five thousands dollars worth of damages. The third story is from the Arthur Enterprise- News, and tells of an election sign that ex- presses the sentiments of many Canadians. In front of a home near Salem is a neatly let- tered home-made sign that tells all passers- by: "Personally, we would rather, see the Queen!" Thanks for your help, and for keeping your weekly product in my mail box. Sincerely, Arthur Carr; CItCO-TV's "Country Editor"