The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-01-22, Page 18r,.
l•.-G.QDERICHnI•o:Nr4,L-5T.A THURSDAY', JANUARY'?'-', 1976
Recently, I listed some of.
the things I• dislike about our
rsoeiet•yF:-WhenI'd fia•ishedr-I
thought tgmyself : •`Boy,: you
are a nastyold••piece of work:
Da you realize you've barely
scratched the surface?'''•
• For :a: week or two, I. went
around'thinkingg in 10'or 20
secondsputts, every three or
`Four days, that I was a Cur-
mudgeon. •
Some .:of ray; •younger
readers will not know what a'
ciirmudgeon is. " Well, it
comes . from the root word
..mud'.
We all know what mud is. It-
is dirty. It is cool under the ,
toes;nless it is in the form of
a mild • pack, which is goodfor
the wrinkles..If your name is
. Mudd, you are either in the
doghouse, or you are a loser. I
• hope that is clear. -
(unless we want to root
longer), we attach th prefix
To: the root word "thud"
around in the mud -a bit
e
"cur.,,
A cur, aseveryone knows, -
i9 a cad with teeth, and
sometimes a moustache, who
plays "the villain :'in old-.
fashioned melodramas.•
• In • • new -fashioned
melodrama,_he also has teeth
and a big belly or a bald head,
and he has become the hero.
Still with me! We nowhaJe
"curmud,"' signifying a mean
." .guy: who is• cool- 'under the
toes, has wrinkles, or is a
loser. .Sometimes all three.
••. Now we come to the suffix,
"geon," • which is ' of more
obscure vintage.
It is, , of Hungarian an -
meant, originally, . something
we might •call .collo l iially'."a
•
bg 011,1 3IIUY
:cdtT'rnm:y•who makes a lot of • !john and i covere
silly.and unnecessary-• noise: Common Seamen (and a very
without eti in anywhere," common:1dt they were).lined
which is. 'rater a con-"", rale'" !tire ef•..the..sympts. ms _ -.-
trad'iction in 'terms,' come to of scurvy known as • "dire
think of it •-'• rear In the interests of
rThere • are,' many per- clarity, this has nothing to do °.
versions of'.the 'original, of with :Abe. m;
ter`"rear , ad
course', We find the `suffix`in miral."
such words...as "Injun,•" Understandably;standably; •Sir Dud
"engine," and:"john:"` ' fi nto a. high• rage, the only
But the original meaning is. ty�allowed to senior df,
in there " somewhere. An• 'ficers, `and uttered.; a .good
•Injtin, for •example, is: one of ':deal of silly and unnecessary
the.original "In".people, who . noise, or `''g'eon,,'•'when he had - `
rides around• in ever- to wait his turn •for -°the
dihrinishing circles, emitting "john."
war=whoops, until he is shot As navaltradition has it,
tiff his horse. • ' -:. this led •to the wedding , of
Think of your ,.car. The chid` and "aeon", Meaning
engine rriakes alot:of silly and a john that isn't working; or a
unnecessary noise - at_ least senior officer with.a red face,
mite does , and gets nowhere.; .: or a towering rage,'
.Qccasionally, .the 'car ' gets;- whichever you choose, '
somewhere, but the engine That's one of the beauties of
`remains exactly " where it". the E'nglish language.. You
started..'.in..the'car: :can•.take your. pick. Arid you
course th ere is^the '`know what you can do ,with It. 27..
m
And of Goderich Pee We goaltender Jim MacDonald got a good .rltfleet scored goals two games a
colloquial -word "john,". 3f you have followed ine •
gainst the Goderich
'ef w.ork out's
aturd. .,. tin exhibition play' against Saltfleet. goaltenders in•chocking up two wins. (staff photo)
meaning a toilet. Or water carefully through this brie
closet of ibackhouse, if ,toilet ; but enlightening exploration.
e
Ierchants'
NIn industrial league action - --
Sunday iii hf t' a `Merchai1t "`" :
suffered their Second loss:. of
the • season at :the; hands of.
':':DRMCO:by a scare'of 6 2, The
Merchants ,were outmuscled,
outsbot, and outscored: as' the:.
.:i?RIYIOO`. •' _squad played
perhaps their .best garne•..of •
the - season exhibiting
-relentless . forechecking . and °
puck control.
At 5.:06 of the first period
Mike Costello banged in his
own rebound on':a pass -from
Jim -Kelly: Dave .Wilkinson
picked up his ,.first of two
• goals late in the period, the
assist corning ..from".
Kelly .
again. Del Bedard scored'.
}.unassisted:• at 6:56 of the
second period to make it 3-0.
In the third operiod Dave
'Graf,; Steve Doak and Dave
Wilkinson scored for DRIVICO.,, .
with - assist's coming from '
Wilkinson; Dei Bedard and -
Dennis. Johnston: The- Mer-
..
. managed only two
t the
conclusion., n
'great have come o
indulges, R
d d D k t
eGPII-openR ke� ffo.rtstoeCtnu eessarnoise,as� �dealof unnecY
offends ' you: This item of. •tato semantics; I am sure you
�eeo
'goals past DRMCO net-. °
minder ie uc wor on
en
hardware n -u ge.s•in a _, .•
I have that I' • not a
Nether of receiving. or Curmudgeon at all.
transmitting, and is usually I am not 'a mean guy. I .
going nowhere, except, on. haven't hit 'a `little kid since
trainsbuses or airplanes, mine grewup.
whenit is so active it has to - I am not cool under_the
put up•a "busy" sin most' of toes. My feet heat something
P ;i_._
the time, • terrible in this weather.,
On ships, of course, with : h am nota loser. How can
their innate, sense o£ you know you're a loser when
superiority; the .• "john is ';:' you •don't know what it is to be
' called a "head.'' -- : a winner? .
This came about when -one -=-l-clo--not-ga.around_.making
'of the,head men in the British silly and unnecessary noises,
Navy, Admiral Sir Dudley except when it .is absolutely.
Pound affectionately knon wnecessary. •
And finally, -I feel,that I er?z......
,: tai .his jolly airs.- as "'dud.," . . Y .
J y .
once ::went •looking for the •.• definitely getting somewhere.
—
The-Goderich Committee of
Concerned . Citizens •'(CCC)
individually ` contacted
members of the Ontario
government last week in --a
la§t ditch stand to prevent°the
Ontario• cabinet, from closing
the .•` . Goderich Psychiatric
'Hospital. • The CCC sent the
1'x'3 members of parliament
telegrams .Advising- thenr_Q -4
what was termed a "blatant
disregard for mental health
care" urging thememliers to
-intervene ,i:n th.e cabinet
decision. Three ;additional.
telegrams were sent to the
al'" threee provincial pasty
lereg1e ramsweresentb•
Y
•
�tter:now says F of A
The, relationship between cash flow projection; and 4, a' : Prices might go and pointed.
farmers and bankers • has debt servicing work.sheet 'mit that in the`Dakotas of the
to •
U.S.. land is selling at $4,500
changed for the better in: the see if the operation will be ':an 'acre and' o le'have the
past few'years,. Iver Smith, able to pay its debts Banks pe p
manager of the " Exeter he said; Are not • in .the' philosophy that it will never
branch.. of the Royal Bank of . repossessio.n'game. be paid for in their.. own. '-
lifetime His own feeling he
Huron County Federation 'o . ' recognize the the' roductivit of
E t High School last through, "Ihave .yet to say no the land
the Goderich based citizen
group to •• ensure • that -• all;'
members of parliament were
made aware of the GPH
.closing Prior to
Thursday
mo"rning's cabinet meetiri g.
- The messages were -prepared
and sent -the night:before the
meeting :at the expense of. the
Canadian Union of Public
Service Employees' to which
the hospital workers' belong.
The - telegram touched on
the. high quality of treatment •
GPH • 'offers: the 160,000'
residents:it serves in Huron,
Bruce and Perth counties and
charged ,that the decision to,
close the psychiatric hospital
and reopen a mental. retar=
dation resource centre was '
rnad.e without ."justification
J
Of . cost savings or con
• sultati'on: with -'Medical •
professionals" '. ;in the , com-
munity.
The members of the ctizen
i.
group decided to establish'
themselves '. more:. firmly, to
continue the •protest;againstm
the closing and "selected a
OAa -membership That W
uld
'
ensure representation'from
linliticaliind, professional
ng
forums.; - They selected a
steering °comrnittee cop.
sisting • of representatives
from. Goderich; Huron
County., Goderich township,
Perth and Bruce counties the
medical profession and the
-,staff of the hospital,...•,-
A. union 'resource 'man
explained, to the ..CCC that
every effort should be made,
by' the•, community served by
GPH ' to, indicate ..to the
provincial 'government that
the closing is strongly op-
pose'd.',"Reg;Lang told•.'the
meeting: that although the,
petitions .circulating 'through
the three. counties' ' were an
excellent method .of showing
supportfora cause individual•
letters would carry . More
weight.
He said that one •way' of
t'
ethe opinions of -the
t
• in
�p
getting
population to Park
ark
was a news•paper'. ad that
formers
Inn
on
says
Canada told membersof thef - He "said that ifthis saidwas that you have to
Agriculture, meeting at the _ document is completed right p Y
g land should'
and that
with insuraii
x•e er ig, to a farther: if the, loan pay for itself in :one; "., a.
:Thursda. ni ht. '
Y g
Mr. Smith said that the should not be granted'he. said, : generation:
attitude ' of banks had to the, farmer can usually see ' - : -
chan a since when he was' a` this for' himself after con ' There were fewer- than :a
gpletingFalsifying people present at the
boy•'growing .up in'Saskat i,
. the -form �e_form, Falsif in dozenka p•
1 meeting because of stormy
des itethe figures he said weather. The, rest of 'the. •
• 1•lt-ale like entering P
was ah
chewani when entering a bank'' forms to try to get a oan
a. figures;
-- '- . _ - a they-brief_bUt
meeting was ra
church: it.waga sacred in the banke . harmer afore, than
_., did. see: the tabling •of• the
stituere - budget for 1976- which showed .
There Were max corn-
mazy t ire firms irms • are com- ': the Federation, with a deficit
plaints in. those days, he said, pleted and.:the: plan tailored:df '44,336, • Fund raising•.
that bankers weren't
human
borrower, 'he said,: the plan. overcome the deficit such as
. to the needs of the individual projects ,'were . discussed' °to
and he recalled::even in his
early years in the bank that should • be revieweda"lottery and collection of $1.
he-beard'bankers•tre,at farm,.
freguentl to see if from• each member.
customers`• tri :a. way he everything is going according •
couldn't abide.. to fare, If a farmer is having
Still, he said; the bank.•and repaying'itis loan he
trouble
N
IL
•anv. share
the, farm` responsibility
the should go to the bank a' '-"`-••
equal rg of thefai m in explain the•problem before a
financing of farm.. sHsaid the loan..is. • due, Mr. „Smith n '
mos: new .tfarn plans with.said, and probably something
meet he n chartered banks arm - can ' be.. worked out. If he . I E:F.S
meet„ the needs of the farm, doesn't _go before" the •
community much More than red a ••
in the.past, but. 'that the payment is'due, both he a
farmer must still a''t arid plan the branch manager will be in
res onsibi trouble with head. office, 'and
P Y helps elps no one.
It used to be, he said, that a that -- ,
banker judged whether or not.
a: loan should be'made simply
on the basis .of the assets' of
the•bo.rrower. If the borrower
!was unable to pay, did he
have enough assets torccover
the delft, :was the question the
banker asked hi,rnself. • Now
the '-banker .•` judges the
profitability of the purchase.
If a machine ,can't Ray for
itself,• he said, Then it is a
`'We` deft 'say, you cant
have a life of luxury," he,
said; but -the bank tries to fit
its firiaricial help to.:the needs
Today
of the farm operation. Y
'---•Ontar.io Liberal'agric'ulture
critic Jack ,Riddell has called•
or ` the . institut•ion' of a. .
voluntary farm`',ipcome
min-
surance 'progra. :.T:he
.Huron -Middlesex `MPP said
'•su•ch a program would be the
only , way' to keep young
farmers in the industry
• "We just can'tcome in with"
ad hoc pieces of legislation '
such as- the cow -call
s-tabilization program," said
:Mr.. Riddell. "There has got
to be 'an overall program
whereby fanners will no
ledger -bear the entire risk of
growing a crop or producing a
.product."
Such' a plan has keen
recommended by 'the'.
Federation of Agriculture,
but according. to Mr. Riddell,Hvrofl - :owm.en• su � -ort
the Minister of Agriculture •
carried' a clip out: message to
the minister of health or, the
premier that could be signed
by the sender. He _•said..the
ads would befunded by the":
: union and if successful .would
carry thousands of individual
comments of disfavor • to
Toronto. • -
Mr: Lang suggested that
the communi.ty;. ifthey failed
in aIl-attempts to:save;GPH,
demand a ii`stayof execution"
• toerrri : an' orderl'hasin
P .tY,phasing,
•o:.t of -psychiatric -s-ervices-.
and a phasing in of mental..
retardation. services, He said
the timed change would delay..
`the inevitable without
damaging mental health care
in the area. and Would petmit
employees of the hospital. a
little ' more .time to .. seek
' another-'-ob --or move t.o•
work
0
another, community to
in another hospital.
Riddell
Whetstone scored unassisted
in•`a' wild scramble at 5:14 of '
the thirdperiod and Ron Aliin
tipped in a• pass from Mark
Ryan toround out the scoring.
at18:36. - '
Fourteen minor . penalties
were assessed with 7 going to
'each' team. Harold- ,Leddy,
playing forward : for this
game, played. strong 2 -way
lFockey for:. the DRMCO`:
squad
In- a tight close "checking .•
game, Hoime'sville .suffered" .
theirsecondstrAight_sheto, ut,.-.
_. nds_o .S,ift°
Ibis time at ttxe,ha $
Salt, the score being 2-0.
e R red scored
unassisted at '5:3.3 of the
opening period with_
Gary'r
'
Taylor finishing the scoring.
at 5:55 of the second •• anot•
'Raymond: and Jolin Phillips, .:
The score could have :been
much higher, but the Miners
were continually thwarted by
the Rockets goalkeeper, Gary
The standings after 117
games : find the Merchants
- with' 17 ;points, on a 8-.-2-1
recordfollowed by :DRMCO
arid Sato. each With 11. points.
DRMCO's..record is .5-5_1,
Sifto's' 'being.
'Holmesville is. hording down
the 'cellar with a l-7-3 record
for -5 points..
• Action this Sunday finds the
the° Minister of - Agriculture .percent of its food: • conven
hasn't done a'°thing •on it. I ' .,, ,,`.`There's no reason.in the a great "user -of -land.' the, 7 p,m. contest .'a'nd_:.the
know Bill Stewart: said he . world why Ontario- Hydro "ln terms'of productive Merchants battling:Sifto at 9 .
wasn't going to. accept the can't build their lints.` up in hours, it's very costly to the p.m.
p
" the Canadian Shield,"' farmer to.have transmission
lance to farmers, than Rockets meeting-DR-MC'O in
suggested Mr; 'Riddell. arty,". said An Australian stud-ST....-
Mr.
tudy`'
Mr. Riddell suggested ``The will be -just as:close to. Mi •-Riddell: !It's also 1:rig,ht-..:.. revealed that onl 14 ercent
it was time the people 'of 'Y markets such as .of.way for Ontario Hydro and of belted drivers had their
their major
Onta'rio started preserving '.Toronto •as they :would; be anytime they want to- go in,
safety belts properly
agricultural land. Ile said. a , here." they go in, regardless of what 'fastened, reports the Ontario
crop production program He said Northern Ontario crop is growing.If they want safety League. Most,were too
could not`be Maintained w.' was crying Y
lines on
with . cr in for indust) and to tramp over a crop, they are
his prop
. loose or twisted in a: manner
good land•'. being paved -over that's where the nuclear . Within their rights to do so. to• •contribute to •abdominal
g.
with asphalt: He also added. .plants should be'going.as far Mr. Riddell;- said: farmers injury, Safety belts should bei
that scientists• are finding_ asMr.'Riddell .is•concerned. were now.being ••paid on ""'a` worn so that the 'lap belt is
that pollutants are affecting Commenting on the' much better rate than in the :snug and low - not across the
not only White beans but necessary •transmission lines past and ,the farmer isn't abdomen -:and shoulder belts
many other crops. 'If.Onfario which radiate from a hydro t bucking that. -.,•The farmer "slack
1 k h t 11 ` f'
continues --at its present, rate., plant, Mr.' Riddell said they.
it will 0te importing , sixty were • more Of • an., • in -
just doesn t want - the in- width. -between the chest and
convenience. belt
sac enoug , o a ow afist
Council . authorized an . has been reluctant to act on.It. •
•
rhe H r o e
u.on'• Plowmen's. •G d rich=Eve.rettMcllivain• •
additional $50,0 budget to the The prices the farmerhas Association 'will 'continue its Colborne Jamieson Ribey
property .committee, ta_.:un to pay for whati`he,needshavc support. of the 4H S:odbusters. Tuckersmith James Doig;
dertake further research into been i -n c r e a s i n g Club in 1976, members
' The lender, Mr.Smith says, - t
likes to se'e his client get, -
ahead, but sometimes _an
expansionary program 'can -
get .out of hand. Perhaps, he'`'
said,: you should try, to get
•better •before you get bigger,
Has: your_. productivity im
proved'(he asked -
-• • Mr! Smith was aske• how
he judges' a younger *mei-.
who, may need money to get
• Started Without having much
security to offer. He admitted •
that it is hard for a admitted
farmer to.get started and that
i oh to have -tet -conte up
'he is sg , g
punt -hoses must be backed by with 'soh e Capital of his•ti n'
Stanley - Ernie :Talbot; Hay
he Indian Island owner. ship' astronomically," said Mr,
on. Property„ .• i e .� • meeting —at Winthrop •Turnbull, sborne Ken r
quest! R dd 11
r decided at` the annual Valle Becker; Stephen -Allan•.
citing fertilizer, Winth o iJ
mittee chairman Bob Allen- • machinery, parts, twine yt,ncl recently; . �. Duncan: ' Howard Datars, chairman.e
who•; will investigate the even 'farm land: "But the.. Reports • presented in- recently; -
It. was .'a reed that others breild up on windows. .
matter was told ' additional price': the farmer °re.ceivos for P g of •the local "com`mttee'
dicated the' .club had ' 14 w•th had. been - listed` as responsi'bl'e' for the •,' 1978 ' + + +
funds .would be authorized; if• .the product isn'•t. going up embers .ref which 13 com- directors in 1975 wouldebe' >,�.,s,a, orted '-«- the "Speed too' fast for con -
14
d' l'
Oxford; 1981 W"elfin.ton•
Simcoe and Elgin have also.
-CXpiessed interest:he
hosting a''mat•ch.'He reviewed
the' new prize list and his
work. with the OPA.
+ + •-1- . .
Here's a ';winter tip for
motorists from the Ontario
Safety League'Keep thecar
wel•lventi.lated to avoid fumes
and prevent !the -inside glass
'from, misting up. 'A rear:
-window-open*a fraction of an
inch .helps circulate heat. One
or two windows open a crack .
when ,parked• will prevent. is
ascii mg. y. e Huron.Match last named as associate directors r,
• stress that the- 1should h `
d ete,d at the t g ditions" . all too frequently
Mr,- -Riddell said he would � p ogress being made to date q Y
N fall for 1.9x6 together with - the and said
the nu,mber of appears on collision reports,
e o an.e - her'popular'features that foliowin •J,ohn • Tinne states the..Ontario Safety
g� Y committees for the '1978Y .
I t y'because there tie
less. overiimeiit is involved
Junior match that replacing airy' umstee ; decidedon.,. time o year. Posted speeds
g competitors who won $130 Cecil .Des'ar-dine (Stephen) are intended for perfect
the cttcr.
o motoring conditions: Any.'
• change th ,.
his farm paid •
for Then he can and the horse- shoe pitching The auditors report l ne local committee plans sleet, freezing rain,' etc.. -
J,ihh11 ride the humps •'and the
I1���o�
°h 1 he id The nun
d 'e' the •
G:).cZ in agriculture
h h ' 13 compe e J (. p vice chairmen Roy Pat
Yat prizes, the cross log sawing Iohn Jewitt . (Hullett), Roy Lison and Alan Campbell als
h f' 'f f h .
von un ar < . will be continue ar attractede (Hay); George HP,ldebraid . ,p{owm.g Match had been Lea
part! u'iarly . at this
• some farmers who think the,'•
Tats fine i a :armee as contest with six competitors Williamson (Grey). • spoke.
i wea er ' 'snow
"reasonable" security rather whether from a parent or
than total security as in the some other. source,
old days, •he•said. He said it Asan individual banker,he
Makes life much harder for
rs because; now they said; he tries to look at the.,
banke, , ..„--...-
bankers
., t use much more . character of the borrower
ilius 'when considering a loan. He
ftdgment: tries to loqk at: the credit
Biit to.�� make "reasonable historyof the borrower and at
,, histo y •
fudgrnents,`he said, the bank -lib* he communicates. He '
• 'roust have . Muth "more in- .'.also looks at::' the
formation :on the state of the •reasonableness •. of the
farm- and future plans than in request, at the capital behind
q
ir3-twk�i•eh nine teams resented by Mr. McKinley organize u load means reduced . speeds.
• Elmer Hayter, indicated .attend the' '76 'convention in
.Winter ':driving •, doesn't
wed
,..hollows„" sat young 'classes p to a bus oa to p
artiei :ted and
took away and F
p P
farmers starting -up in the ... _.__ _-.,. .-- —
/ 'i57 inpr:izes. sentries in asses at. Teriento and -10 arrange t-63°1'
neeessatily i lean accideri s
ei2'6Q a IIDL�G�tCGtire • business, with ipnd: so .ex
Huron • W ard'en Anson •the 1975 match with prizes of have the 5DHS band resent are inevitable. It' does mean`
p
hars� 1
cnsive• needs $300,000 beforF.
McKinley .presided:" for the 419.56`•and.;14 entries in tractor George Hildebrand, leader LEO- SPEED 'and. MORE
farming
ming of Mc' i op was $872.52. . s'
he 'can start and •
clas'se's with prizes totalling CARE
I tin of officers when W J p g of Seaforth Hi h School Band •
He's grit to have some kind of I,ee poke about . the Band h + +
•• expect to make yin income. a leetion
1{'11 g
named president: .Other of- The a'ssociationagain af- travelling • to „Fort lvtye'rs; If you back into a snowdrift;
yePca ria a4.
COME IN AND SSE OUR COMPLETE
SELECTION.OF -
•.1N'IrAT1Ns • .
•. AN'NOUNCEMECvwisp
• `INk`ORM,iL5
• ACCESSORIES
the past. Th -e• farrrr plan► of. , the - borrower, ;at the
toOberf t'
S
�i
•'fared by his•bank; .he sa>:d has ',borrower's net `worth,, at his.
'J
'four portions to be filled out: capacity to raise money, and
• • I. a '.'stateinent of affairs at the health of the. borrower
giving. a picture of whit iso and how well ho is looking
.. ownedand what is owed,. 2: after the land-andiequipment
an operating statement, he already has. •
e giving a moving picture of the •
finances of the 'far'm; 3. a tie was asked how high land
•
protection.'' ' .
The preservation of good
facers are pastpresident,Iohn filiated with -Huron- rlorida February -7th.'- 15th' -make sure your car sexhaust
--
' Pre
k
fiirst. 'vice, X' `'Federation of w
inciP 1ar=ke;' lture.: and the association agreed to isn't plugged up with- snow,
farm iyiad is' nisei a pr inrity
item fcirMr. Riddell.
• second vice
• ]lrmstreng,..•
, and appointed Allan Turn}hlill •,.donate $50 toward travelling- - advjses, the Ontario Safety
G.irven e as s.repr
<l I measurer, '' ussell, Bolton. Sodbusters, ub ea ars that 'the amount. be $250 was• • Monoxide could be forced into -
the car. ` , ,
"Asphalt and corn u5t•expenses: n ar ie root on League. .D.eadly Carbon
simply dont make a goat! Cl l d
pY' m "tteewll J h Clark and
he•
rota
•d "Not •The executive co ma i Harried were, o n' ar :..' n defeated
tion.. said. a ma con' siders the appointment of . , Bill. Leemiii and Bill
is pain done,' The g .. ` The meetf�jig expresse
" M B It d Russell Bolton C
thind
pr >vinr c. announced 5"rens
c
.lure(` .ago. that it was going to Ashfield Ross Hedy; Tur to• the. OPA Coiyventian o1I. Bolton; secretary -treasurer,
;litrvc: an overall fund use plan r - Harry• Mulvey; West °February 16th and lith. as well as to •John Clark for
• but nothing hila; liver been
ober y
• Wawanosh'-, Bob Lyons.. East Jim„ �r'mstrong, 'who -was hosting '75` Match' and tib Bill
done. 1`vc, irski d in the House W nosh Siitt'on Hallahan; • re-elected OPA director,
Leeming and John Clark ,fir
if the girvcrnment•r 'Was orris. Bifl'Elstpn;'Howiek listed ,future OPA mat 'hes # leadershipin the Sodbasters
trim ret.' up with an ovcrali 'Ivan kfns; Grey lien and lairs, These .are: 1976 - Ciub.
Ivan Has
plJn,' a guideline for local lanes; `lvlcl{illr p Ross 1 race; Il)77 - l •rontenac 197
government's to follow, .but Gordan; 1ltillett'- •Bill'Flynn. - Huron' 1979. -.Kent.;. 1980 •.
is •'i •'a rest ion• o n
'in assistant to r o ons Leen ng an usse o on pp at t Joh lark,
Directors elected, were. were named representatives president' and ., Russell
,
It's SQ obvious ;that every
motorist knowsto doit
., says
the Ontario Safety ;League,
but it'bears repeating: Allow
extra following distance when
the road is • slippery: And
remember, ice " is :twice as
slippery at zero celsius as it is
at minus ten.