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Clinton News-Record, 1985-5-29, Page 42Page 4—CLIINTON NEWS -RECORD. WE • NESDAY, JUNE 5. 1985 The Ciinten Hews -Record la published cash Wednesday at P.O. Boa 39. Clinton, Ontario, Cando, NOM 960. Toll.: 482-3443. Subscription Rote: Crneda - 5 99.75 Sr. Citizen • 516.75 por year U-S.Ci. foreign - 555-00 por year it Is registered as second Gloss mail by the post office under the permit number 0817. The News -Record Incorporated In 9924 the Huron Howe -Record, founded In 1881, and Tho Clinton Hews Era, founded in 9865. Total press runs 3.700. Incorporating (THE BLYTH STANDARD J. HOWARD AITKEN - Publisher SHELLY McPHEE - Editor GARY HAIST - Advertising Manager MARY ANN HOLLENSECK - Office Manager CGNA .GA MEMBER MEMBER Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for Rate Cord No. 15 affective October 1, 1984. Roll out the carpet It's been some seven years now since Clinton purchased 33 acres of land for an industrial park. Seven years of little action and "no sale" at the park. What happened? The development of Clinton's Industrial Park has been a long, uphill battle. Funding wasn't available to service the park. Plans to install sanitary sewers were put on the back burner by ministry of environment limitations. Promotional work to sell the land was haphazard. The reces- sion years came and brought any plans for develoment to a standstill. Still, behind all the seemingly lethargic attempts to sell Clinton's in- dustrial land has been a hard working, dedicated group of people - the planning -industrial committee. Headed by Mike Falconer, the group has worked quietly and diligently over the past seven years to develop the in- dustrial park and make the land saleable. Most of their work has not been promoted publicly. Little discussion about the development of the industrial park has centered around the council table. The process has been a long and difficult one for this small volunteer committee. However, positive, visible headway is now being made. The industrial committee is now at the stage where it is prepared to ag- gressively pursue industrial development in Clinton. Signs will be erected next week; advertising the land for sale. Detailed brochures are being prepared and will be sent to all government offices to promote the town's industrial opportunities. Council has finally established a selling price for the land, that is com- petitive With other municipalities in the area. Goderich, Tuckersrnith Township, Seaforth, Wingham, Exeter, Blyth, all surrounding townships are involved in the highly competitive field of attracting industry to their community. Many of these municipalities have been successful in their aims to bring manufacturing firms to the area. With them, the industries have brought employment opportunities and an increased tax ,lease. The work involved in securing this industrial development has involved aggressive, persistent negotiations with industrialists around the world, attractive offers and community support. A strong industrial base benefits the community as a whole. All Clinto- nians should .be enthused and involved in the important task of bringing new business to this town. We've sat back and envied the industrial strength of our neighbors, like Exeter and Goderich, for too long. It's time that council offered their full support to the dedicated work of the industrial committee in their efforts to bring new life into this community. Industry won't come knocking on Clinton's door. It's the town's respon- sibility to invite business here and be ready with the red carpet when it arrives. - by S. McPhee. K1eidoscope Many of my friends are having babies these days. It's a wonderful time for them, for their families for all of us who are involv- ed in the joyous experience off new birth. It's also a time for some serious reflection and thought about the future of our babies. The future. What does it hold in store? I sometimes dread to think about it. But think about it we must. One group of dedicated mothers that are thinking, and taking action to ensure the safe future of their children is MDI: a Mother's Day Initiative. On Mother's Day 1985, co-ordinator Lisa Bevelander of Toronto launched a nation= wide appeal, urging women young and old to write to Mila Mulroney about the Star Wars issue. Bevelander explains, "As a mother of three, expecting a fourth child, she may be a political figure most able to relate to mother's fears about the arms race. Also, she has recently established an office on Parliament Hill. "Everything we do as mothers is ultimately for the protection of our children," Bevelander says, "although tragedy can strike in spite of our best ef- forts". Nine years ago Lisa Bevelander lived every mother's nightmare. She helplessly watched as her three year old son was hit in a fatal car accident. Since then she has dedicated herself to making life better for children, first by promoting healthier foods through her cookbooks and presently pro- moting peace. The Star Wars debate is a supremely critical one for humanity. Once it is deter- mined, it will affect life on earth for genera- tions to come. Bevelander encourages that Canadians should never underestimate their power to influence this,decision. If we speak for peace together, we could give hope to others around the world. Revelander urges everyone. but especial - By Shelley McPhee ly mothers and all those who love children to write a simple letter "from the heart", telling tow they feel about Star Wars and the arms race. "It will be impossible to protect our children from nuclear war once it starts," Bevelander says, "that's why we have to fight now. In a democracy we can fight for what we believe in by writing letters, and every letter counts. It is even postage free. Please write to Mile Mulroney, care of the Prime Minister's office, Langevin Block, Ottawa, K1A 0A3, and encourage other women to do the same." In her own letter to Mila, Lisa Bevelander urged, "As a mother, I cannot stand by any longer, watching as our world drifts towards nuclear war. It is my responsibility to do what Ican to protect the future of my child and all children." Another equally as effective way to take action against the arms race is through sup- port of Operation Dismantle. Operation Dismantle is currently embark- ing on a new bold initiative which is involv- ing peace organizations in eight foreign countries. The goal of Operation Dismantle is to achieve a worldwide referendum on disar- mament, under the auspices of the United Nations. President T. James Stark says, "We feel strongly that real progress towards peace will not be made until the people of the world are given an opportunity to express their will." "We have received clear indications that many countries would support a world referendum proposal and would hold a vote within their national borders if our proposal went forward in the United Nations General Assembly. And most importantly, several new possibilities have emerged that may lead to having the world referendum put for- ward in itc nwr, ri,rht agar and ;Spict V -E Day revisited AMONG the spate of articles and reminiscences answering the question; "Where were you on V -E Day?", perhaps you can abide one more. There Will be all sorts of reunions and memories and tears over crosses in Cana dian cemeteries in Europe this summer, 40 years after the Russians romped into Berlin, Hitler committed, suicide, the- Third Reich came to an end, and Churchill an- nounced; "The waw in Europe is ovah." I heard him say it, over the radio. It was a sunny day in May, and I, along with a number of other disgruntled guys, was sit- ting in the sun, leaning against the walls of our barracks in Stalag Luft 1, Pomerania, Germany. Most of us were swearing, while the peo- ple in Piccadilly were drinking and dancing in the streets, and Allied flags everywhere. were flaring and church bells were ringing Industrial presentation impressive Dear Editor: I attended' -my first council meeting last night i June 31. Pretty in It was to my own personal knowledge that the town of Clinton didn't really want any in- dustry in this town, but I was,dead wrong. It was good to see council inaction when ap- proached by .John Balfour i chairman of the Industrial Sub ComMittee of Planning i. Mr. Balfour, who has been working with Mike Falconer, gave an excellent presenta- tion on industry and what he needed to get the ball rolling on the first steps he needed to get industry in this town. You were 100 per cent right Mr. Balfour. Get some industry in J' here and that means more tax dollars for the town. As well it also provides jobs for the people of town. There are so many people who have to leave Clinton everyday to go work in such centres as Goderich, Exeter, and Hensall. Lets get them jobs at horn:. All the businesses would benefit from the spin- off industry provides. So I tip my hat off to Mr. Balfour and council. Lets keep working hard to get some sort of industryin town. We are ori two uia- Behind The Scones By Kith Roulston Explosion of knowledge Way back in prehistoric times when I was going to school we studied a little poem that stated "A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing". i don't know if it's still on the curriculum today but it should be corn- pulsory learning, esper 'ally for those .Seek- ing futures in the sciences How many times have the finest minds in the world conte up with an exciting new scientific breakthrough that we ;ire assured is perfectly safe, only to find out years later they didn't know all they thought they knew. In Sudbury the scientists thought the solh- tion to pollution from the smelters was to build 700 -foot smokestacks to dilute the emissions more. They were correct that it helped pollution in Sudbury they exported it to eastern Ontario and Quebec where scientists now think it is killing elf maple forests at such a rate the Maple syrup in- dustry may he irreparably harmed. • So confident were workers in New Brunswick in the guarantees about the weed spray, that later became known as "Agent. Orange", that they used to playfully spray it on each other to cool off. Today these men are suffering terrible health problems. When people began arguing that nuclear power plants weren't safe, the experts dismissed them. Then came Three Mile Island and the nuclear industry was shaken to its roots. Still, the experts argued, despite everything that went' wrong there was not the "melt down" that was predicted in the movie The China Syndrome. The temperature didn't get near the meltdown point, they said. But recently', with the cleanup finally being able to be started at Three Mile Island, scientists apparently found that not only did the temperature rise to the melt-down point, it actually passed it. \ow scientists say, see, there was nothing to worry about because eVen at thin temperature nothing happened. We havethad an explosion of knowledge in the last few" decades that often makes us think we know so much. Our scientists are now starting to play with the very building- block of life, the D.N.A. molecule to maneuver genes of plant and animal to more closely fit the perceived needs of mankind. The problem is, we know how to do things but we don't know what the consequences will he. We're like inquisitive children who can Bull and press buttons on machines but don't know what we're setting in motion when they do. One of the scientific prin- ciples is that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It's that way in life. We live in a closed system and every time we change something, something else changes in reaction to it. Now we have people talking of things like huge diversion projects to take water from , the Canadian north to water hungry U.S. states. We're willing again to play with nature without knowing what chain -reaction of events we may set off. Ton often we set out to solve small problems and end up creating big ones. Scientists need to learn what the rest of us know: "there is no free lunch". You have to pay the cost for everything and it often means that there is a huge environmental cost to be paid for what seems like a "miracle" invention. Scientists seem to think that if you can do something, why not. We need to make them see that we should really sit back and ask if the world really needs what they have discovered and what the real price is in the long run. jor highways. All we have to do is look around us. New warehouses and plants go- ing 'up in Exeter and Goderich, while nothing going on in Clinton. Lets join these other places and get in on some of the ac- tion. Yours truly Bill r "Willy'') Taylor P.S. To all the people I talked to last Thursday afternoon, Thanks for your sup- port on Monday night. „Willy'" Local support Over the next few months, Operation Dismantle will be sending ballots to tens of thousands of Canadians. By summer's end the organization hopes to have enough replies to, "show the United Nations that people from Canada and many other nations want an end to the arms race and an official World Referendum on Disarmament." The ballot asks two questions, providing spaces for yes or no replies. The first ques- tion asks - Do you support the goal of balanc- ed nuclear disarmament beginning with mutual and verifiable U.S.A. - U.S.S.R. nuclear weapons freeze? 2. Do you support the idea of an official world referendum on disarmament, organized through the United Nations and conducted over the next several years by every country in the world? President Stark asks, "We ask you to con- sider carefully the threat of nuclear war, to remember those horrific visions of the children of Africa who are starving needlessly, to reflect upon the awesome power of the World Referendum concept and to ponder what the world could be like if all nations were to achieve disarmament with international security." If you are interested in receiving more in- formation on Operation Dismantle and a copy of the disarmament ballot - write OPERATION DISMANTLE, Box 3887, Sta- tion 'C', Ottawa K1Y 4M5. And for more information on MDI: a Mother's Day Initiative, write 343 Woodbine Avenue, Toronto M4L 3P5. Lisa Bevelander asks that all Canadians can give their support with just a little time and effort to "help stop the madness. The two per cent of Canadians rho have been working for peace in recent years, cannot do it alone." We must all do our part .to stop the world arms race - for the sake of our children. By Bill Smiley out the great news. Reason for our attitude? We were still behipd barbed wire. The only change from a month before was there were Russian soldiers manning the machine guns in the sentry towers, instead of Germans. We had been unfortunate enough to be "liberated" by the Huskies, rather than the British, Canadians or Americans. We'd known it was near. We could 'hear gunfire to the east. On or about April 30th, we were called out for the usual "appel" or counting of heads by the guards. This time it was a bit different. The camp commandant was plastered. He was staggering and giggl- ing. Next morning, there wasn't a German in the camp. But our own people were in the guard towers, and our senior officers, wise- ly, kept the gates shut and locked. There was chaos outside, and they didn't want us to get involved. That evening, the Russians arrived, and there was a stampede to the fences and gates to welcome our valiant allies. We were free! Well, not quite. Oh, we had one glorious evening of freedom The Russians were about as organized as a school field trip without a supervisor. Many were happily drunk, as it was May lst, their great holi- day: There was a lot of cheering and some em- bracing, after they threw open the gates. The prison camp was like a beehive. Some bright prisoners looted the German ad- ministration buildings and retrieved our pictures and other documents. (I still have my pictures, with name and number, front and side view.) • Nils Jorgenson and I, with •a few hundred others, decided to go out on the town. Most of the guys were satisified to stay in' the camp: Safety in numbers. We walked through fields about a mile in- to the metropolis of Barth, on the Baltic sea, a rather mean little village. Russians everywhere, still pouring into town. These were not crack Russian troops. They were a mixture of riff-raff, Astatic members of the Hydro choice Ontario Hydro repeatedly emphasised its preference for TWO 500kV single circuit transmission lines out of the Bruce Nuclear Development at a meeting on May 11 in Lon- don. This was the last in a series of Interest Group Review Meetings arranged by On- tario Hydro planners and engineers to pro- mote dialogue with agricultural and other related organizations on the proposed M1 transmission system. Although it was anticipated that the specific routes would be announced at this meeting, none were forthcoming, but On- tario Hydro indicated that it will make known its pr, `'rences on July 8. They will ' file their Environmental Assessment Report with the Mi,iistry of the Environ- ment on August i, and the earliest possible date for co'rnmencernent of public hearings would be November 11. The above meeting was discussed when the Foodland Hydro Committee met on Thursday, May 16 at Centralia College. In his opening remarks, Chairman Tony Mc - Quail commented on the overwhelming response and generous financial support of citizens from the townships along the pro- posed hydro routes. In addition, he em- phasised the tremendous amount of work ahead and urged members to continue writing to the Chairman of Ontario Hydro, Tom Campbell, expressing their opposition to the proposed M1 transmission routes. Committee chairmen reported on their progress during the past month. Frank Van- neste, Chairman of the Membership Com- mittee remarked that spring planting had slowed canvassing in the townships but add- ed that he is optimistic that it will pick up helps competition Dear Editor: On behalf of the Clinton Kinette Club and the Huron Central Agricultural Society, I uld like to take this opportunity to thank one who helped make this year's Quee of the Fair competition an experience every participant will always remember. —"Thank you to the sponsors of our girls. Without' a sponsor, we wouldn't have con- testants! Perhaps another year more businesses or organizations will choose their "favourite Miss" and enter her in the com- petition. Mrs. Ramona Humphreys and Mrs. Chris Ball from Clinton, along with Miss Nancy Harris of Bryanston, gave ,interesting presentations to the ,contestants and their mothers at our special "meet the con- testants night". This is a fun night held prior to the evening of the competition. The following merchants and professional people from our Community donated gifts and cash to cover the prizes for the con- testants: Anstett Jewellers - Tiara for the Queen; Workman Real Estate - Roses for the Queen; bees Ladies Wear - Gift Cer- tificate $25; My Fair Lady - Gift Certificate $20: Norholme Decorating - carpeting on stage; Verbeck's Garden Centre - Shrub- bery; Dr. Lec - $20; Dr. B. Baker - $10; Dr. G. Bowker - $10; Mr. E. B. Menzies = $20; Mr. G. Hiltz - $20; Gaiser Kneale Ins. $10; Epps Mfg. - $25; Fleming Feed Mill - $60; Clinton Meat Market - $20; 3urgess Dept. Store - $20; Dr. Ken Wood - $25. Miss Congeniality was presented with a gift donated by Middaugh's Collectibles...a limited edition collector's plate called "The Adorable Ocelot". To Bette I)alzell, Dorothy Boughen, Wen- dy McF'arlan, .Judy Turner and all other members of the Kinette Club I extend my Heartfelt thanks for all your help with the "Queen of the Fair" competition. To the girls, THANK YOU! You are all winners! You DiD IT!! Co-ordinator, Marie Jefferson • mighty USSR, and drunks. Some were on horseback. Most of their mobile forces were wagons drawn by horses. It was a strange evening. Shots, screams, loud laughter. The villagers were almost non-existent, their shutters closed. We tired to talk to some of the .Russians, but it ,was pretty hopeless. Many of them couldn't even speak Russian, Ilet alone English, French or German. One vivid image remains.. _A veritable Cossack tearing along on horseback, great, swooping moustache, a monkey ,sitting on • one shoulder, a machine -pistol strapped to the other, and a balaleika swinging on his back. Nils, who had a fair command of German, and I, poked around. Came to a big house, set back from the street. Boldly walked up and rang the bell. A terrified little old lady finally opened the door an inch. Nils spoke gently to her. She scuttled off and returned with a formidable elderly female who was going to brook no nonsense. Nils gave her the old charm again, and she Melted with relief when- she realized we were not Russians, about to rape everybody in the - as it turned out to be - old ladies' home -she ran. She spoke excellent English, and when she learned I was a Canadian, she started a con- versation about Canadian writer Mazo de la Roche. Weird and incongruous, with what . was going on outside. Not all of our evening was as pleasant. We wandered down to the docks, hoping to scrounge some fish, a nice change from tur- nips and black bread, We got four tins of herring, but not without scars' A few Germans on the dock had just removed from a fishing boat a roan, a woman and two young girls. They were covered in blood. Our questions elicited that the man had killed his wife and daughters, then himself, with a knife, in terror of the Russians. It might have been something else, but that was all we learned. Next morning, there were Russian guards in the towers, and a week later, we heard the war was over. byJuiy8 again in the next tew ks. Finance Committee Chairman, Evert Ridder, stated that term deposits are being used to obtain the best interest rates for the donated funds. Ongoing canvassing ensures that funds are still being received. Mr. Rid- der also requested each committee to sub- mit a budget proposal at the next meeting. Bill Muchan reported on the Public Rela- tions Committee activities. He stressed that the most Important task of his committee is to keep the members of the organization in- formed by newsletters and the media. The second objective is to enlighten the general public of the proposed misues of their foodland. Co-operation has been shown by the weekly media and some farm newspapers. Weekly media releases have di been issued and presentations made to some Nor municipal governments and Public Utility Commissions. Radio interviews have been aired and "Inquiry" is slated for broadcast on May 26 on C.F.P.L. T.V. The activities of the Legal Liaison Com- mittee were reported by its Chairman, Ken McGregor. Earl Cherniak, Q.C. and his assistant Peter Kryworuk, have been re- tained as legal counsel. They, along with ex- ecutive members of Foodland Hydro, have requested a meeting with Ontario Hydro Chairman, Tom Campbell, and his associates to introduce their organization. This committee is also contacting expert witnesses who could testify on the organiza- tion's behalf at public hearings. In a wide-ranging discussion, meeting at- tendees considered ongoing strategy, and township delegates relayed membership feedback. The next Foodland Hydro meeting is slated for June 19.