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The disclosure last week that every
one of the major oil companies has
been .ripping off the Canadian public
for years does little to promote sym-
pathy in the breasts of the people who
are paying ever higher prices for their
product.
Government spokesmen say that if
Is unlikely the 011 barons will be prose-
cuted under our "weak" Canadian
antitrust laws. Another open question
Is 'whether the laws are weak or the
government is weak.
Those same laws which are too
weak to be effective against the inter-
national oil companies were strong
enough as far back as 25' years ago to
cost almost all• Canadian „paper whole-
salers anywhere from, $20 to $50 Thou-
sand in fines when they Were convicted
of ,collusion and price fixing. Only last
summer, In conversation with the
manager of one of Ontario's biggest
paper mills we learned that in his in-
dustry fear of antitrust charges is still
-so strong that both. he and his em-
ployees hardly ever contd $a compet-
ing paper company for the most inno-
u n u u,i
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What Would you do If you had a -
bank that credited your account each
morning with $86;400? A bank that car-
ried over no balance from ,day to day;
that allowed you to keep no cash in your
account.,
We 'are speaking of a bank that
ncelled
ever
y:
o.
69d..
atever
t Ace ou.fai
-You would �y
draw out and use
every cent, every day, to' full advant-
age.
Well, you have such a bank and its
4 sr.s
.ate...
cent of .reasons.
As far back as we can remember
personally, which Is a fair' number of
years, we have heard rumor '. frirm
time to time that the oil coMpanles
would buy and quietly bury an Inven-
tion or patented system which might
improve a combustion engine's per-
formance and save fuel. We always de-
rided that sort of rumor as a purely
"hate the rich" sort of gossip. After
last week's disclosures we are less
sceptical.
Truth of the matter is that In
Canada we have never had govern-
ments;which had the courage to face
the question of free trade honestly.
Antitrust laws have frequently been
enforced against small and middle-
sized businesses but seldom against the
real biggles. When a sizable number of
votes might be antagonized the whole
theory of monopoly pricing went down
the drain — as witness the iron -clad
protection for labor unions which" are
encouraged to withold services from
the market until their prices are met.
Perhaps big is better after all!
\
-name is TIME. '
Every morning it credits you with
86,400 seconds and every night It rules
off whatever you have failed to Invest
to good purpose.
This hank carries over no balance,
allows no overdrafts and, 'if you fail to
use t ie.'t y's cllepiOalts thea,Ili"is yo irs.
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•he
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a� : d tt Means'yvlielrebythat
which was left over yesterday, can be
used towards today's needs. There can
be no borrowing against tomorrow.
—Anonymous
Why take a chance?
There have been many studies and
theories regarding the pros and cons of
marijuana use, many of which have not
been proved, says The Ingersoll Times.
Butthe fact that there are conflicting
theories on the harmfulness of the drug
is not reason for moving towards legal-
ization of it.
The arguments given for easing the
penalties concerning marijuana are
that the laws cannot be properly
.policed, they're too harsh, many people
are getting undeserved criminal rec-
ords, the courts are plugged with un-
necessary cases, criminals are the
ones getting financial gain from the
existing legislation and there's proof
marijuana causes serious or lasting`
damage. Then there's the cliche favor-
ite to manythat pot is no worse than
alcohol.
However, research in the United
States has shown that marijuana ac-
counts for the second largest number of
admissions of drug treatment facilities
and 33 per cent of the users started
their habit before the age of 14.
Ours is fast becoming a drug -hook-
ed generation. One of the most danger-
ous things, about legalizing marijuana
is that users and potential users will be
virtually told it's all right to Indulge.
You cannot change the status of any-
thing forbidden to okay without en-
couraging its use.
One need only look at what effect
lowering the drinking age had on young
people. And government officials have
tried to backtrack on that one -- too
late.
Those who say pot is no worse than
alcohol are fooling themselves. Can-
nabis is a complex crude drug contain-
ing 420 known chemicals and it Is not
known how they all affect the body.
Also, all people who drink do not all do
it to get drunk, whereas people who.
smoke marijuana do it for the sole pur-
poseof getting high.
There are enough problems al-
ready in our society with legal drugs
and alcohol without compounding them
by legalizing marijuana.
Another Vietnam?
There Is widespread concern that
the Reagan administration In Wash-
ington could be tided down the Viet-
nam road In its relationship with the
government of El Salvador In Central
America. Some of Washington's an-
nouncements have a familiar and
alarming ring to them.
Apparently«dedicated to support-
ing the present government of El
Salvador, there have been proposals
that the U.S. should send "military ad-
visors" south; perhaps provide a few
helicopter gunships to bolster the re-
gime. That, If you recall, was the pre-
cise action which led to 10 costly nildr4
fruitless years of war in Southeast
Asia. At first It was only military ad-,
visors; then a few thousand .special
troops and finally ail -out commitment
to a war which could never be won and
the loss of tens of thousands of Ameri-
can lives.
There Is a great dbnger that the
Reagan administration will return the
nation to the blind hatred of anything
send everybody which bears the slight-
est Imprint of communism. Through
the course of the Johnson and much of
the Nixon years communism was the
phobia which motivated all American
foreign policy. Communism is a form
of political philosophy which is totally
unacceptable to the democratic nations
of the West, but successive American
administratlons failed to see that it was
at least preferable to the corrupt and
inhumane regimes which had so long
prevailed in Asia.
There are many Indications that
American policy is no more far-sighted
where El Salvador is concerned. Be-
cause the revolutionary forces which
are seeking the overthrow of the pres-
ent Salvardorian government are leftist
the Americans want to aid the people In
power, no matter how corrupt they
may be. It was the same in Cuba when
American support was for long accord-
ed to the Batista regime and in
Nicaragua with its Samosa tyranny.
The U.S. chose corrupt rightists rather
than .starving leftists.
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6 NoT A SAL -LITE To AMERICAN
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MARCH 1934 "
A (lardy Chevrolet road-
ster has chalked up an in-
teresting record which
should deter the man who is
in the habit of storing his car
when the severe weather
cotes. A tobacco 'farmer
fro Aylmer, Ontario, left a
small sown in Virginia at 6 '
a.m.'and navigated 702 miles
of ,snowy ' roads to reach
hoe at Aylmer at 10:3Q the
same'night.
Miss Tena Reid of town
and Clifton Ireland of
Teeswater were successful
in Conservatory of Music,
Grade 4 History examina-•'
tions. Both are pupils, Of Miss
B. M. Gores TeeswatQr-�,.
In r
acts
,v
f' a o.
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� y w,,1
this district the people pay
eight cents a quart for 'mi
while in Wingham the price
is six cents a quart. - }
Robert Trench has taken <;
over the Downs and Ha'bkirk`
undertaking business in
Teeswater.
At a meeting of Wingham
Town • Council, members
agreed to increase the price'
for a peddler's licence to
$100.
Belfast School, after being
closed for two weeks because
of one case of scarlet fever,
,re-oplened last Wednesday.
An interesting ceremony
om Old Files
was.' held in the office of
Sheriff Middleton at the
County1Budd`ings, Goderich,
to mark .tile occasion of the
county jail"; being without a
prisonerKfor; the first time in
93 years.
MARC 1940
J.07 Crawford, ' local
lawYer, h formed a par-
tnership 14 his law practice
with }` Major R. S.
.Hetherington and will carry
on under $"the firm name of
ra fo)rdand Hetherington.
e Belgcave School Fair
looking for the
;best fair yet. R.
president of the
.La
w,gegwe
e president.
w.. rdCter is
eary-treasurer.' Mrs. C.
Scott retired after ser -
ng as Secretary for over 15
'years.
Duncan Kennedy las
recently purchased. the two
lots on the corner of Frances
and Victoria Streets from
John Weir. JIt is•`Mr. Ken-
nedy's intention • when
building material is
available, to erect two new
houses.
E. R. Hopper, who went t�
Exeter from Windham 18
years ago, has sold part
interest in his furniture and
TODAY'S CHILD
8RY HELEN ALLEN
Susie has just turned 7. A lively child, she is keen on
outdoor fun, especially skating and bike riding. She is
generally in good health, though she may have a mild
dysfunction of the middle ear. Her hearing is:not affected
but she should be checked regularly.
Though Susie looks so alert with her sparkling eyes and
friendly smile, she is well behind the average in language
and learning ability. She needs extremely patient parents
who can give her much encouragement and help but will
not expect her to be a great scholar. She'?;hould live in an
area where special education is available.
An affectionate child, Susie likes everybody and she
loves to be in the limelight. Her need for attention is
strong so adopting parents will have to be prepared to
l e
an asset in Susie's adopting family.
spend a great deal of time with her. Older children will
To inquire about adopting Susie, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Coinmunity and Social Services Box
, Station K, Toronto. Ontario M4P 2112. In your fetter
tell something of your present family and Your way of
life.
funeral home business to
Kenneth G. Hockey, The new
business is to be called the
Hopper -Hockey Furniture
and Funeral Service.
J. C. McIntyre of
•Teeswater has recently
purchased the residence of
Dr. J. J. and Mrs. Brown on
Minnie Street.
Miss Wilma Burns . of
Toronto has been employed
as a beauty operator at
Adams Hairdressing for the
coming season.
Completion of construction
work on Highways 21 and 4 is
expected thiscoming
summer. The topping
operations will be carried
outon
abolito1ear miles of
Hi' .
':'23
Om
l�� Port
Albert to Aniiberley., and
eight miles of Highway 4,
from Wingham to
Teeswater.
MARCH 1957
The idea of a pension plan
for the staff of the •Winghann
General Hospital will be 'put
on the shelf' for the time
being, since Tittle interest
has been shown in , the
scheme and it is considered
too costly.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Taylor moved last week into
their new home on Centre
Street. They, will be missed
..from the mainsdrag.
A. Allendorf, has sold. his
groceteria onDiagonal Road
to John Finnigan • of West
Wawanosh who will take
over the business in May.
Mr. . and Mrs. Allendorf
expect to return to Toronto.
Marvin Howe, Arthur
merchant, who has
represented the federal
constituency of Wellington -
Huron since 1953, was
unanimously chosen by the
Progressive Conservative
convention to carry the
standard for the party In the
next election.
Jim Seddon of Wingham
has re-enlisted in the
Canadian Army. He has
joined the Armoured Corps
and may later be attached to
the new Armoured Regiment
Which is now being formed.
He will take initial training
at Camp Borden:
William Latronico of
Molesworth has purchased
the residence of the late
Stephen King in Gorrie and
will move there with his wife
and family this month. ' •
Douglas Murray, a Grade
13 student at Wingham
District; High School, was
chosen to. represent the
school at the Leaders' Club
when it, meets.m' London in '
April. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Murray'of
Wingham.
MARCH 1967
Canada's Centennial Year
has been saddened by the
death of one of her most
distinguished sons. Gover-
nor-General Georges Vanier "
died Sunday just a few weeks
short of his 79th birthday,
The minister of highways
has announced that• tenders
will be tailed shortly for the
completion heti
ofth
on
'
Pe 'Highway
Y
86 by .pas .�" south of
Wingharr'i. Construction of
the causeway from • the
easterly limits of the town
across the prairie to Connect
with the present route, of
Highway, 86 at its juncture
with Highway 4, will call for
the placing of .fill, grading
and surfacing to form the
new connecting link. '
Alton Adams has been
named plant manager of the
Berry Door Co. on . the
resignation of Herbert Fuller
who will move to Lion's Head
where he• has purchased a
hardware and building ,
supply store.
Walton area implement
dealer: Gord McQavin was
elected president of the
Huron federal Liberal
Association at its annual
meeting in Exeter. He
succeeds William Elston of
Wingham.
The Legion speaking
contest was held'in Winglaam
with top prizes.going to Alma
Beard of Wingham (Grades 1
to 6.1; Linda Wilson of
Bryssels (Grades 7 and 8) ;
Dorothy Elliott,of Brussels
(Grades 9 ani0) ; and
Lynne Workman of the
Wingham school (Grades 11,
12 and 13).
Two Gorrie students who
are attending t Teachers'
College are in the area this
week practice teaching. Miss
Carol Robinson is at Turn -
berry Central School and
Robert Grainger is teaching
near Lucknow.
Mrs. Cora McGill and
Roland^ Marks received
prizes for best centennial
costumes when a centennial
euchre and dance were held
in Belgrave. Mr. and Mrs.
Raiph McCrea were the best
waltzing couple in costume.
I refuse to accept the cynical notion
that nation after nation must spiral
down a militaristic stairway Into the
hell of nuclear destruction. I believe
that unarmed truth and unconditional
love will have the final word in reality.
—Martin Luther King
Above all he gave the world for an
Imperishable moment the vision of a
leader who greatly understood the ter-
ror and the hope, the diversity and the
possibility, of life on this planet and
who made people look beyond nation
and race to the future of humanity.
—A. M. Schlesinger,
referring to John F. Kennedy
Ay John PaEots t
Abilefi Coi~lgngs lea9
prominent cie ' .,
ha
i who (tela the acitnit°a;
tion and restiect of the pet►
c - the 44 years he was q
nosiness here. r,
He Was #liars '.ib �c�er-^
si. d i th Township in 1116l, and,
spell' *first 26 years onthe
farm. Hethen w.1t.,..t)
cturnAows.esliahsneaewtasbgo
kp�a abInguetpid. te,r,aq
sthreyearsWhn he
agent' of Lite7thal.kl'
surae
SommeC, ontar=io
ill i�pril o;fLicca to
Wingham from Egmond5nl +e
with Jus wife, 1ooVog for
house. Not abje o find one to
his'' likiinB, "Ile .bought a
buildip lot. on theirs! w
oorite}-n1" frieaio
is
'e1r ha i
affice:.bull ftherein, 1,
His first office was in. this,
Macdonald Dloch ib an-effice-
previously used by'Jollti Rpt=
chie.: By 1000 he was selling
life, fire, aeeidentand .plate
glass iinsurance, as well` as
offering.money to loan at the
lowest r tes, He was in his
office ottilple Street every
Friday afternoon and all day
Saturday.
In 1904 he bought out Sam
ti a a 's insurance and real,
tr : business and in 1907 he.
obtained the real estate busi-
ness of J. H.Chisholm. In the
same yeatr' he, formed a
partnershipwitb° •John Rit-
chic andmoved`into an office
in the VanstoneBlock.
In 1909 Ritchie erected a
new building on Josephine
St. (Sunrise Dairy) at the
rear ofhis home on Centre .t.
St. Ritchie & Cosens moved
their office there, locating on
the south side'of the building.
In 1913 theybought the fire
and accident insurance busi-
ness of Alex Ross when he
left town. • '.
Followingthe'death of'Rit-
chie in 1919, Cas ns carried ,
on 'in .`an office olp'Diagonal A
Road where 'liar -Cenotaph is
located:, W. T. Booth took
over the life insurance part
orm'gly e "-Ht n
Telephone Co 1)).'-elen 'icy. &
Blackhall Co` wvas form`edi
continue furniturmanufac-
tu ring in 111 , Afi nor
Gowns i as ni-,; rly inveblirr.
and direetolritl�the oinpan ..
Ie was also.ion' . the
mittee appointed to gr•.eet a
war memorial.
During' the Great War he :
published a bonlc•::bf hiswar•
poems f , entitled ar
Mmes" ..li;proceeds were
.
given to the local Patriotic
u s
Fop d In; s
othy ilay� 11Fs$th
•
e
local newspaper fOr almost
20 'years, he wanted .every-
one.to believe he was a Tory
and made great fun -of ;the
Grits, but he was actually a
staunch. -.,Liberal. In 4 1923,
when the Liberals'thoughtjtt
was useless to field a vat*
date for the leg atve
Assemblyagainst .the Oriies
and Unied Farmers, he:;let .:
his name stand. Conserva-
tive John Joynt , was re-
turned.metaax;
Fo
d
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his
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w aha Q an
ins
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building in 1939, took over his
business. •
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Dear Editor,
Heart Month in Canada is
now over for another year
and on behalf of the
Canadian Heart Fund,
Ontario division, please
accept our h'eartfeif`tI anks
for your promotional support
during February.
Our objective for the 1981
Heart Fund campaign was $7
million, and although all
returns are not, in yet we ar
quite hopeful that our ob-
jective will be attained.
Without your willing
cooperation in communicat-
ing our needs to the public
we would not be able to
express such a positive out -
The
medical committee of
the Ontario Heart Foun-
dation met at the end of
January to review research
applications submitted to us
for support. You will be
pleased . to know that after
deliberation, $7.4 million. has
been• committed to cardio-
vascular and cerebro-
vascular research projects
in Ontario commencing July,
1981. The financial support of
many individuals and
businesses in our province
•i•••••••••.••••
has made this commitment
possible.
Thank you again for your
support and for helping us
ensure that research against
ournation's number one
health enemy will continue.
Esther M. Richards
Canadian Heart Foundation
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Dear Editor,.
This letter concerns young
men and women from 12 to 16
years old.
With the population of this
town and surrounding area,
surely there are at least a
dozen people who are in-
terested in taking 4-H.
With the lack of en-
thusiasm that has been
shown by both parents and
children in the past two
years for the service to con-
tinue, the parents should get
involved to see what is being
offered.
If .4-H had a price tag on it
we would probably see 50
men or women pay to join,
but since it is free, nobody is
interested in taking it. it only
involves your time and effort
to belong.
Mrs. Ivan Wattam
Winghain
New Books in the Libraryl
DR. SOLOMON'S HiGH
HEALTH DIET AND
EXERCISE PLAN by Neil
Solomon
Cholesterol is blamed for
heart disease, strokes, high
blood pressure, certain
cancers .and gallbladder
ailments. Now new evidence
shows that there are actually
-two kinds of cholesterol, one
bad and one good, so good
that it can actually reverse
the negative effects of the
bad one. Dr. Solomon
presents a total program. for
living a healthier life with a
reduced risk of serious
di sease.
MARIA CALLAS, beyond the
Callas legend by Arianna
Stassinopoulos
For millions of people,
Maria Callas was the focus
of great fascination. She
transformed herself from a
fat, awkward girl into a
woman of magnetic beauty
and personality. Tragedy,
however, had begun to un-
fold: her conflict with her
mother, her dependence on
Onassis, her agony and
bitter humiliation when
Onassis married Jacqueline
Kennedy. Maria Was.,
without any doubt, the most .
controversial, the most
disturbing, singer of our
century.