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fehe Beer baseball biggest nonissue Home Newspaper of Halton Hills WEDNESDAY JULY A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main Si South Georgetown L7G Ontario Publisher BOB Editor Second Class Ma What is truth The mailer of what Is the truth is not the simple decision that most people perceive It to be according to University of psychology professor A D There are basic differences in the perception of the by the scientist and the lawyer he What is of value Of what value is a pocP Not much most people would reply Even the least sophisticated may enjoy me painting or listening to music or going to a show So artists musicians and actors however far the mainstream of business and industry ore seen to have some value like a newspaper story They waste paper they don fill each page with words like a novel They re no highly productive sometimes laboring for days on a single phrase And above all re hard to read they bend Ihc twist words forcing to struggle with meanings and Images and sounds To sec value of a poet consider the situation in the Republic of South Korea You could spend your days accumulating fads and information about its repression or its economic progress You can balance intellectual arguments for and against its military dictatorship But when you read the poetry of Kim Chi Ha Korea imprisoned poet you find these shells of partial truth have peeled leaving man injustice to man exposed tike a throbbing heart Of torture and brutality Kim wrote speak speak every wound as an open lip as an open tongue Poet Kim never murdered raped robbed or cheated anyone But the lenses of his poems reveal too much trulh South Korean President Park Chung lice has shut him away for fe He spent 19 months in confinement with a single bare bulb burning night and day in his cell Poets like Kim Chi don just tell us things that are true Instead they let us discover truth for ourselves That why societies need poets For a people without poets is a blind people stumbling towards social suicide Was repudiation can never have a pure of the world The lawyer on the other hand considers crossexamination the touchstone of truth Prof says Although the lawyer recognizes to some the built In errors or the system once something goes into the court records it In a soon to be published book Prof explains the problems that are inherent in witness testimony He points out that since perceptual experiences are private events dependent on the individuals sensory and motor systems they can never be shared The closest we can get to another person experience is through a report that may or may not be an accurate rcpresenta of he actural event An important factor in eyewitness testt is memory which is not as psycholog once pictured a blank sheet on which experience is irrevocably etched Memory theorists now believe that information enters the brain to be constantly transformed or recorded as it is subjected to interference and decay Consequently witnesses at court cases arc constantly being influenced by all sorts of conditions like police questioning newspaper stories and discussions with friends which may liter their memory of the A further factor in eyewitness testimony must not be discounted Prof Yarmey points out and that is the process of cation Itself Some go so faros and what we think and reason about these experiences art dependent on Ihc language of our Certainly words of the must be free of multiple meanings if the Judge and jury arc to understand the testimony The University of professor points out that scientific psychologists have a responsibility to show the relevance of their research to the courts and government The application of research on how people ve think and behave can provide useful insights for the law he says Psychologists also have a responsibility to help he legal profession examine its own practices Prof This can be done through sharing expertise of measure ment and research techniques that can be used to assess some legal questions Prof however Is quick to point out that the exchange of knowledge is not a one way system Scientists have much from studying the operation of the law he says There is a danger that psychologists will overrate the infallibility of their fie evidence forget ling that science is an artificial construction of the scientists which is not to be equated with ultimate reality By STEWART MaclftlD Ottawa Bureau Herald In wake of that in Mont real Notre Dame Grace it is templing to think Ihc Parti Quebecois has passed its peak and that Quebec is gliding easily back to the federalist fold Even Quebec Liberal Leader Claude Ryan usually noted for his airconditioned logic is being uncharacteristically optimist He talked of total repudiation of Rene government by the voters In Notre Dame Grace Ryan candidate Liberal Reed Scowen swept the mainly English s pea king riding with apparent ease collecting 12 votes while Michel Go Unas the candidate was a distant third with only votes In between was an independent candidate David who won Ihc support of voters with his platform of reed of choice regarding language This was the first since Parti assumed office In November and it la ly been assessed as a resounding triumph for the forces of federal Ism I sec that one Quebec newspaper referring to a decisive for Claude Ryan leader who declined to run inNotreDamedeGraccbut who nonetheless seemed lo dominate the campaign more than Scowen WRONG RIDING Ryan had decided perhaps wisely that this particular riding with its Anglo domin would not be suitable Tor a party leader who wants to represent the aspirations of modern Quebec He was well aware of what would say about such a marriage Intact Levcsquedidn Hake long making his comments even without Ryan direct entry He said the election results shown i to among English Quebec there Is still an attachment to an outmoded status quo an refusal to participate in Ihe evolution of Quebec It was also regrettable that an independent candidate had done so well he The Quebec premier has always had this tendency to suggest that any vote against his government is basically a vole against the rial What the Li be raft regard as the most significant factor is the fact that the French spoking community of Ville St Pierre which forms part of riding also voted in favor of In the 1976 general election the Parti candidate won IS of the 16 polls In the village This time the Liberal candidate won 11 of them However this turn over was achieved with only a minimum shift in voting patterns Over all the Quebecois candidate collected 1 31cr cent of voles compared with 13 per cent in the general election Tint scarcely represents an irreversible The I party has every rcison to be pleased with this When ever can muster per cent of the voters to his side there are no causes for Bui all things being considered perhaps the celebrations should be somewhat restrained of all it is worth noting that Ihc Parti was never given the chance of the proverbial snowball of winning Notre Dame de Grate scat in the election when Mackisey wis being widely billed as a fcdcril carpet bagger from Ottawa he breezed to victory under the Liberal banner He collected 13 161 votes the Union candidate attracted a 732 and the Purti candidate wan third with 4 got little help from the party organization and the then party leader Robert was considered a liability This lime Ryan ill row himself Into the campaign He even went door lo do on some streets while his wife did the some thing on other streets furthermore proved to be a highly attractive candidate On Ihc other hand the Parti ran a lacklustre campaign faced with almost Impossible task of selling lis language legislation to an English speaking The candidate had no chance Since Quebec federalists gel such rare opportunities to celebrate I suppose we throw cold water on this But it and a far distance from the next provincial election lly Nr Quern Park Bureau Of The Herald Probably the biggest issue to harry the government here in the past year Is what is commonly is referred to as beer in ballpark That catch all phrase to sum up allowing the serving of beer in plastic cups at Toronto Blue Jay games here Toronto is the only city in major league baseball where a fin can buy a beer Some of medio in particular think that s terrible Opponents of booze like to think they can eo watch a baseball Rome and hove a choice about whether or not they have to sit beside someone consuming alcohol They cm anywhere else And some feci the government is worried that if It gives stadium a beer permit 11 have to do the same for other stadium in the The final cabinet decision to ban beer was announced by Consumer and Corn Relations Minister Larry Grossman June which indicates how long cabinet over the matter The public has responded to the ban with a medium to heavy mall flow to Grossman office running two toone in favor of the government decision Which make sense A beer at the ballpark would be nice on a hot day but it hardly crucial to a game of baseball Not only are the three standing mittees on social development Justice and procedural affairs meeting but also select committees on Hydro affairs company taw the ombudsman health core and possibly the retail food Industry That fine and Indicates our MPPs are working But why are they gelling a day for attending on top of their a year salary plus tax free expense allowance for what in effect la doing their Job HIGH PAY This is the summer of the committee ATTACK Nothing better Illustrates the rising anger amongst eastern against Quebec independence march than a bill introduced In the last legislative session by MPP Samis It would In effect bar Quebec con struetlon workers from jobs in Ontario in Hazards of daily living When was the laM time thing good about the world we live in today Judging by the convention wisdom if our times this must be the worst of nil possible worlds The Is broking up the deserts arc spreading our fish have been poisoned violence is increasing welfare is destroying work ethic And future again conventional wisdom looks even worse We arc threatened by too many people loo few resources too miny bombs too link ozone too much carbon dioxide not enough foot an accelerating rate of change slowness lo adapt Having become the society In history about these no have also become In the words of University of Detroit Professor Margaret Maxcy most fore warned anxiety prone exhorted and guilt ridden of cultures itlle wonder m my people yearn for the good old days when life was and easier What Without denying that world has problems and that yester diiy had some values seem to have lost does anyone really want to hack to those good old days When average life expectancy was When you count on at one child in each family not surviving its fifth birthday When kitchen wastes ashes household garbage and liilrt dregs were dumped in and on sidewalks When major Insecticide used on almost everything wis lend arsenate and the most ml food coloring was lead both dcadlv poison Give blood tomorrow I- Iks Lodge No MO Hills is sponsoring a Special Summer Blood to help maintain the Blood Bank level during Ihc vacation period clinic will be held July from at the Elks Hull on Mounlulnvicw ltd Elks members and Red Cross will work together promote this worthwhile cause to all Hills residents who are not as yet regular blood donors Officials arc aiming at ZOO units as Hills contribution to Ihe dolly requirement of 1 units of blood For Acton residents this clinic would be considered a regular donation however donors are reminded that there must be months between donations Iks and Red Cross ask that ir you can you bring a friend a neighbour or a family member who needs that little bit of encouragement This is your chance keep the Blood Bank rcadv or ry need When main killer diseases were not fi mis f cancer heart breakdown or nerve dee ly but influenza pneumonia sis diphtheria limping cough When women and children were used as iststf burden in Industries and Hi was available only to elite That all within the lust century docum TheGoodOId They Were Terrible Or would you rather go further back in si of times when feudal lords could ship any man off to war or el prior sexual rights to his wife and daughters In an age led by technology when humans cowered in cites or tents shivering cold injury animals ignorance disease and mnlcvolent gods No may not yet the Kingdom of Heaven on and much more than material progress will be needed to achieve it But s not flagillute ourselves into thinking is Hell The man hazards that us now do so because far the first time in history we have the recognizing At any previous time would have been submerged in greiter hazards of daily survival THIRTY A Russian Grand Duchess sky and her husband have purchased Ihe farm of the late J Allison near Campbell The Russian family which includes two sons and wives and two grandchildren have come to Canada from Denmark where they have been dairy farm Mrs is Ihc sister Czar Nicholas If plans or the Hockey Club Board of porks Mnnagcment and Recreational Coun ell materialize Georgetown will have an assistant recreational director in the near fulure to provide coaching particularly far hockey and baseball The anticipated salary lor position which would be a part lime one would be I and a major in Ion favors a playing coach for the Intermediate A team who could also devote some lime to baseball in ihc summer us well as training fur minor teams Atamcs tngofthcl ions Club In Ihc park gone on Monday evening future plans were made or the which is built in the park A discussion took place on ways of raising additional Funds lo augment the estimated raised on the lucky draw and variety Slrcct businesses suffered early Sunday morning when fire lomplclely gutted Georgetown Creamery and most of the and Auto Body and threatened to wipe out an entire block on the highway before firemen brought Ihe blaze under control Smoke from the fire caused damage Georgetown Meat Market and Ornamental Smiths and water damage was heavy in Ihc town garage Firemen were on the scene minutes of call but had trouble containing the fire the creamery it spread rapidly along roof Into B and Auto Body At lite height of blow flames were licking twenty feet Into the air and were visible all over town A qua nil of butler was lost he fire and two cars were almost destroyed Lockers under the creamer were untouched Damage was estimated at A complicated question of has delayed progress on Georgetown planned new sewage disposal plant interfered with plans of Developments for the const ruction of home okayed by town council on property adjacent to the Sykes Toot plant and led to charges laid against company by inspector Joseph Gibbons for alleged infringement of the building bylaw On May the Ontario Municipal Board recognized the need for a new plant but the did not receive an okay for financing estimated cost On Monday council received word from the board that approval would be given to go with the proviso thai the cost not exceed 000 that post a bond this money to be applied directly to the capital cost of plant and that no further capital debt be incurred by town other than for waterworks and hydro until 1961 EARS AGO Ontario Hydro has announced an lnc in rales to its rural customers the first general increase In 15 years rates will be reflected in bills mailed on and after October 1 The Increase will vary from customer to customer according to classification end amount of energy used The average will bo per cent II s quite apparent a week is not an adequate salary In Georgetown said Mayor Joseph Gibbons during a discussion at Monday a council on hiring a new municipal officer clerk The mayor was engaging an Acton resident for Job and said while this salary might be adequate In a where lower wages are In effect It will not attract a town resident Ala brief meeting Monday nighl council took the first stop toward a township They passed a motion selling up a seven member planning board The memb ers of the board will be decided at a later Looking through our files retaliation for Quebec legislation barring our workers from thai province The Ontario government later followed with a similar bill but have left It to simmer on a side burner Sam Is effort a private member bin Is equally unlikely to become law its importance lies In its In trod I Ion Sam Is one of the most pathetic to Quebec French Canadian aspirations a year ago fathered a bill a declaration of principles about French language rights suggested by L Association d Ontario One can be sure be In the construction bill even reluctantly as he said unless there was a lot of local pressure on Issue The bill a sign of the times The Its spring session sat 80 days On one of these days if was vitally alive As It happened this was its last day Friday June Vitallyalive was alive at other I mes But largely this was the liveliness of a fishwives picnic There was not much that was healthy about it And nothing vital But then on this lost Friday morning government made a statement about a new Ford plant II had been negotiating with Ottawa to get the new plant here a million job And 11 had agreed lo make a joint grant an inducement to get the plant Ottawa and province at point weren in agreement on how the grant would be shared But the province had finally agreed Ihe inducement principle And in a strong session the opposition parties and the house agreed Ontario should get the plant at practically any cost Today of course there Is one great problem The economy is such an overwhelming problem that pretty well everything else is very pale relative to il The members at the session did pay some attention to some of these ever thing But watching them as clothed in their roles and surroundings as legislators they dealt with Ihem you had picture of in full football gear batting ping pong balls For there was nothing except some talk and moaning at until this lastday about the economy Then at last we got into inducements NEW GAME Here was a solid step on the economic Not an overall solution of course Not even a potential dent in it of major size But it was a concrete move ahead the first wc have seen And further it was recognizing again really for the first time one of the root and most perplexing facets of this province economic plight The facet that has lost its old hole cards in the economic development game For most of this century Ontario has been in a preferred position as a location for new industry has had a goad work force abundant natural resources and above all cheap through Hydro These advantages have mostly been lost Our work force today is perhaps the highest paid in the world and at that it doesn I have an abundance of basic modern trade skills Natural resources are still there But they are more expensive to produce and are meeting growing assault from the third And the most significant factor cheap energy has gone with the wind Which means that must compete for economic on an open market where it a dealer an more It is just a And the game today is a bidding war A game of inducements Throughout the US and particularly relevant to the northern states there is a tremendous drive for new development and the bank rolls are In the west there is Alberta and more recentlv Saskatchewan avid for new Indus try and in the bank to go after it EVES OPEN Bidding wars can be brutal things They can even be most unhealthy But if they are the way of life of the moment and Iho need is critical as it is for Ontario at this point then is little choice but to gel Into them play them as well as you can of course and wisely as can always mindful of future health you play ihem The government here wrestled with this for a long tunc and resisted il Then on that final day of the session It indicated it was recognizing the lacla life Ii was the one reassuring development Eyes long closed may Just be beginning to open Bible thought And Jesus came and spake unto them saying All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth Go therefore and teach all nations baptizing them In the name of the Father andoftheSon and of the Holy Ghost Teaching ihem to observe all things whatso ever I have commanded you and to I am with yon even unto end of the world Amen Matthew 28 181920