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THE HERALD Home Newspaper of Hal ton Hills A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St South Georgetown Ontario RICHARD CAMERON THE HERALD Wednesday April Pane SPOTS Where Help Is Needed Guided by health minister Marc the federal is jumping into sports it is seeking to limit American involvement Canadian professional football ostensibly protecting Canadian interests and the game as well Theres plenty of argument on that score both for and against But there is one area where government could get into sports in a big way and with very few critics This is in the realm of amateur sports and the need it always faces for money to develop Canadian athletes The football hassle of course involve federal funds The government would only legislate action it doesn plan to buy its way into any form of control With amateur sport crying for development Ottawa should carry its sporting interest much deeper and help Canadian athletes where it counts at the junior level If we re going to encourage more Canadians athletes we ve got to do more than close doors We have to provide money for training for competitions for professional development Everything from skiing to swimming which happen to be two sports in which Canadians are good in international competition could benefit Canada could produce a lot of fine athletes more than it does if it did a little more to encourage them Cleaning Up An Image Dump trucks more than any other class of commercial vehicle have to improve their public image on public highways Much of the criticism the trucking industry receives occurs because dump trucks are ugly to the eye they re noisy and they haul dirty When a car driver sees debris an the road he assumes and often rightly so that it fell off a dump truck There are plenty of examples right here in Hal ton Hills While truckers can t do too much about vehicle design what else could a dump truck look like they can do much to reduce the public s negative attitude by keeping loads sand and gravel covered by avoiding overloading and being more conscious of driving behavior Probably a few thoughtless operators are giving the entire trucking industry a bad name but it is a problem that can be resolved if all truckers would show more and if they would share more of the road with other users Property Tax Reform If you re feeling the pinch of inflation then the recent provincial budget won t do all that much to ease things If you re a resident of Hills and waiting for the municipal budget you won t feel much joy at all There has always been talk in the province about the need for tax changes that would ease the burden on property owners That about as Tar as things have gone except for tax credit system which makes something of a small dent in the cost is needed is complete property tax reform so that a homeowner is taxed according to ability to pay not according to now rooms are in his house As this implies tax rates would have to be related to income so that the man who owns his own home but has limited income pays the least possible tax As incomes grow so would tax levies There would be a lot of faced in introducing such a scheme as there always are when any tax change is begun but surely the task is not impossible It a radical departure from our prtsent slate of things which dates back to feudal times and perhaps our legislators have some fear of sharp change which probably appears to be too socialistic But change will have to come Property taxes could get so bur densome that home ownership would be unwarranted hen it would be up to government to house us And that could turn out to be more costly than finding a good way to revise taxes ECHOES FROM THE PAST An impressive total value of was issued In building permits during March of it was tor new Holy Cross Church Congratulations to Nerval Junior Farmers in winning the I Dick trophy tar the best play presented at the recent Junior Drama Night with ihcir play The White Phantom Ruth Mason was judged best actress pud Bruce Vliet the best actor for their parts in the play An unscheduled hit on the skating show program was four year old Kris Barber the smallest member of the cast As a toy soldier in Babes in Toyland segment Kris brought up ihe tail end during a parade sequence and kept the crowd on the edge of their seats staving upright but the little guy retained his dignity even on those tough tight corners A Mufr pastor of Erin and Hillsburgh United Churches assumed a new charge ministering to congregations in Norval and Glen Williams He elected to reside in Contract for a tworoom addition to Glen Williams school was awarded to Construction of Georgetown Total bid in eluding painting was 901 H Moyer attendance officer for public and high schools In Georgetown attended a convention of the Association for Attendance Counselling Services in Toronto Six Georgetown Oddfellows were among more than 100 who took degrees when Mount Forest Lodge was host to lodges during a GcodFriday meeting They were Elmer WalkerVlclor McNiven Frank Robinson Donald Robinson and Leonard Member of a family associated with Georgetown Industry for more than Young People Sought For Trip to France Ministry of Education seeking June The minis try a educational exchange and aped at project branch will pay the group air fare from Monteal to Paris While In will be guests of the French government will be billeted In private homes and youth hostels Visiting across the country they will observe first hand the cultural economic and political aspect of trance Applicant must be be ween IS and years of age and have a good command of Mil CONCERNED SENIORS WILL APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS BILL SMILEY J- Got VIP Treatment During German Stop A new grocery store was ncaring com Georgetown The store a super market under the label was to be owned and operated by Bob Caldwell of Georgetown and Bruce Williamson of Burlington A W F Hunter real estate advertisement offered for sale a two storey house situated on one acre of land four miles from Georgetown for A twostorey six room house m Ccorgetown was going for SI MM WIS AGO Norman Brown of sold his Main Street bakery business to red of Mr was a nephew of Miss Jessie of Georgetown At convocation of Knox College held the college the degree of bachelor of divinity was conferred upon Rev Forbes Thomson minister of Knox church Adon Steve of the Army serving in Italy was promoted to sergeant his parents In Georgetown were informed Another son James sent word that he had arrived safely overseas Fifth anniversary of founding of the Countess of Chapter Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire was celebrated at dinner held the Hall Speaker was Mrs of Milton provincial secretary for A solo was performed by Mrs V rigglcs worth Georgetown Curling Club members were entertained in Toronto by the Britannia Bowlers James Richardson boys were high scorers and brought home the cup Seaman Arthur Frederick Mlllier serving with the British Navy and stationed at a United States port spent weeks furlough uncle Mr and Mrs A Hancock Jr of Georgetown community affairs The applicants will be selected from across Ontario and will represent the academic business technical and agricultural interests Application forme are available from Cultural Exchange Program Ministry of Education floor Block Toronto M7A The forms must be completed and returned by May In August a group of French visitors will arrive In to complete the i program Have you ever been a VIP As a matter of democratic principle I m solidly against special treatment for anybody But when it came to practice I round It delightful and wondered what the poor people were doing tonight It has never happened to me before and probably never will again so I want to get the experience down here Tor posterity and my grand children It happened during my rt cent trip to Germany lesv of the- Department of Notional Hold you taxpayers It didn t cost you a nickel The plane was going anyway and I was told I nave to pay my own expenses overseas Fair enough The Invitation was very casual and there were no strings attached though the department knew I write a syndicated column But I could have gone Germany three days in a written nothing and no questions asked chose to do otherwise INLIGHTtNtD Thus I had a quick but enlightening look at that comparatively recent hybrid the Canadian Armed Forces the rather pallid name chosen by Paul when as minister of defence he integrated the Royal Canadian Navy the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force That was a bitter time for those in service as each branch had Its special and traditions and foresaw these being swept away In he integration process Many them were and the bitterness has not completely dissolved But it probably sense There is one uniform now a reasonably attractive dark green There are no more Group Captains or Lieutenant Commanders Army titles arc used throughout At any rate these were the people I got tangled with for a few days which I thoroughly enjoyed I talked with nil ranks from corporal to Brigadier General I find a private and still wonder If there arc any left in the service Generally I found them friendly courteous reasonably happy in forces and keen on their Jobs It was quite a change from the rude and liccn soldiery of wartime with its constant grousing and grumbling I began my pilgrimage as a Very Unimportant Person Just my usual self Up at and a long cold boring bus ride to Trenton Hours to wait for my flight Nothing to do Tired already Blizzard outside Everything fairly typical in other words LONG V In despair I asked a couple of ladies at an information desk if there were anywhere 1 could lie down for a while One or she must have been my fairy godmother said there was a VIP lounge I went into It expecting to be thrown out and a hand some young pilot in there looked a bit surprised but pleasantly asked if I d like some coffee Wc exchanged a few remarks I told him who 1 was and where I was Going And suddenly to my niter Incredulity I covered that was a VIP This Captain who out to be the Duty Officer for dtly looked at my letter of confirmation for the flight and went into high Can Cause Accidents New superhighways arc so super that a driver misunderstanding or in decision could result in a terrible accident two transportation experts told the annual safety conference of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association in Toronto Harry I and Bruce Henderson of the Tran VIEWPOINT Association warned their audience that elimination of traffic ac requires removal of decision making from the individual driver It means a change from automated highways to fully automated systems with programmed destinations ana travel patterns my bag took me to he leers was got me a room for showed me where the bar lined up for dinner me bock to the terminal checked my bag and ushered me through the blizzard right unto the plane and to my seat This went on for the next Tour days and 1 11 never be the same again Crossing was pleasant enough though exhausting The use large Boeing 1 1 believe they have five of to shuttle personnel baggage mall and whatever to Germany Cyprus Egypt and back across Canada They re fast and com for table No drinks and no movies but excellent service from two young ladles with food and coffee and snacks Can t sleep on planes so spent the time exchanging horror stories with two veterans of Dieppe who were going to a Dieppe reunion lAHIt Tottered off the plane the Canadian base In Germany In the Black Forest region Walked into the terminal and an officer walked up Arc Bill Smiley I admitted as how I was He was Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins the chief padre His wife was with him They both went to the same high school I did years ago My kid brother had asked them to meet the calls The Vicar of They offered all I With them was a captain who took charge of me showed me around the town got my brother on the phone took me to a bank to change dollars for marks and took me to a hotel room he had organized I met this same unrolling courlesy in ail Forces people I encountered both Canadian and American Staggered Into bed at m German time Just hours and no sleep after I d started out Left message to he called at the next morning With typical efficiency the maid called me at the same evening Horrors Back to bed and died until Sam More next week from Gullible Travels Needs Largely The Same Across Whole Of Canada Canadian governments federal provincial municipal are aware of many of the problems of senior citizens and have been moving to help In many directions special low cost housing medicare and Hie ROD Anderson president Pensioners Canada But the approach has been fragmented between the different levels of govern and solutions to problems differ from province to province though the needs arc largely the same across the whole country In British Columbia and Manitoba Incomes for seniors are approaching the level Tor some where they can get by reasonably well At least those receiving part or all of the guaranteed in come supplement ore to receive a total or per month ThlsisMBOOperjenr for a couple and close to the amount of tax free and kept to constant pur chasing power that Pen Concerned Canada has been requesting If all Canadians had an income of S3 single married adjusted quarterly in ac with variations in the living index and if they received free prescription drugs and major things such as dental care and glasses it should eliminate need for a lot of the subsidized housing that gives definite edge to some seniors but it is almost impossible to produce for all seniors PIIFSSING The most pressing needs are probably provision for the married couple where one partner is 65 or more and the other is younger than and for the widow or widower who Is under IThls could vary In different Ihc other major need Is to more for those who retired prior to As of July 1973 there were more than people in Canada years of age or older about i per cent or the total population and perhaps 15 per cent of Ifthey all spoke through one organization that was armed with careful statistical research Id rclse a powerful Influence As of now there are many senior voices the National Pensioners Federation of Pen Concerned Canada the Second Mile Clubs and many others operating in various provinces If they could all Join into a Canadian Council of Seniors with a membership fee of per year they would have funds to operate in province and to younger minds and stronger legs to dp much of the work preparing a case that is absolutely necessary if any organization is to make an impression on those In government Mr Anderson said RIGHTS I believe that Canadians who have been here at least years have earned the right to a modest income that will keep them In dignity and reasonable comfort in their later years These people mode contribution to the allied effort to keep Canada free in the Second World War either through service in the Armed Forces or working on frozen incomes Most Canadians who were born In this country or who came here before 1948 received much less education than their sons and daughters They brought up their familes and educated them without the help of medicare or student loans student housing student daycare centres bussing and the many other prerequisites that the present students enjoy They worked their way through the great depression of the thirties and many of them served in the First World War recently Is this right Senior Citizens should voice their opinion Currently we have a patchwork or aid programs for seniors through various branches of federal provincial and municipal governments Many people not know what they are entitled to or where and how to apply for these benefits There should at the very least be one department in the three levels of govern and In my opinion only two federal and provincial to handle problems of those and over If all seniors showed the same kind of intelligence by having one organization of their own to deal with these matters It would Increase our Influence and at the same time make It easier and more effective for governments Inflation Raises Cost Facing Hydro Cost estimates of Ontario Hydros proposed system expansion program have risen about a billion dollars the Ontario Energy Board was told In Toronto The proposed expansion of the provincial utility power system originally evaluated at over billion Is designed to increase capacity by per cent between and 1982 in order to meet an power demands Rapid increases In rates of escalation and interest rates for borrowed capital are the reasons for the new estimate Hydro explained to the Board The second phase of public hearings before the Ontario Energy Board began week In this phase the board is reviewing Hydros financial policies and ob jectives PHOGHAMS Explaining its financial Programs Hydro told the rd that the cost of providing future generating and transmission facilities should be borne by the customers who will use them Hydro says that this suggests that It borrow the entire amount of money required to expand its system The board wis told however that Hydro does not consider it Practicable to rely on the ability or financial to satisfy its capital needs and believes that its financial plans must provide for raising part of the needed capital from current rates Milan Hydro s assistant general manager finance said that Hydro believes that Its financial objectives deal fairly with the successive generations of QUEENS PARK power consumers which It will serve Today s customers explained Mr Nastich receive the benefits of equity con of past customers future customers will receive the benefits of equity con of present customers Ontario Hydro s customers neither subsidize nor are subsidized by government said Mr in his evidence before the board Customers do not pay in their electric rates for government services which are unrelated to their con sumption of electricity Nor do taxpayers pay part of the costs Ontario Hydro in their tax assessments he said During the first four days of hearings the board has heard evidence from Hydro witnesses on the financial policies of the provincial utility pertaining to classification of ex depreciation appropriation for debt retirement equity capital availability financial in and the liquidity policy The board also heard evidence from represcn la lives of a Canadian and a bond company who discussed Hydros ability to borrow funds in the capital markets of both countries When Hydro completes the submission of its evidence crossexamination of the witnesses by the Energy Boards legal counsel will begin This examination should take about three weeks Widget Makers Ruin Government HEARS Park Bureau Of The Herald John Clement the very able Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations cave businessmen hell recently in a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade Club Essentially the minister in blunt words said that business was too selfcentred and that it was inviting government Intervention and on the way to destroying itself by not paying attention to problems beyond its own little world In one sample paragraph he said The magnetic centre around which most of our problems revolve is that we allow ourselves to be aggregate behaviour We allow some industries to turn clear water Into effluent and we allow government to take an even chunk of our lives because as individuals wc fail to act except as part or the herd PUBLIC OUT But then there was a section of his speech which had an odd twist As business became more and more special red he said individuals felt themselves to be less less responsible for the behaviour of the corporate monster ore feeding The employee believes he Is working for company not the consumer Managers work for the boss who in turn works for the shareholder The system natural tendency is to become sealed off from the society and individual consumers The emphasis is on aggregate behavior the company the industry the union or the market People start to get left out The end product of the process Is what I like to call Industrial obsession At the universities and in business we have very few universal men The man who manufactures widgets is completely committed to his product He never lets it go and rarely appreciates the fact that other people will never be as interested in widgets as he is GOVERNMENT WIDGETS The switch is that in this Indictment the minister was also describing government Government today Is getting to be a giant mess of widget makers There arc empires and empires and empires within empires The empire and its par widget is the thing And there is less and less consciousness of the cor porale monster the public government and its civil servants should be feeding Alcohol Most Common Drug Figuring In Abuse Law thorough What may come as a surprise to many of us when we speak of drug abuse in our schools is that often we are speaking of substances hat the average parent does not associate with the word drugs Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario has found alcohol by far to be the most common and w drug In use in our high schools According to recent statistics alcohol followed closely b tobacco marijauna hashish and products are Included under bar blturales and tranquilizers arc those In most common presented In the order of prefercnte The difficult with giving any hard and fast statement drug abuse Is that it so much according to is using the type of drug being used the mood of the user amount how often and why it Is used We have social drinkers and alcoholics smokers and chain smokers and we have the same marked differences with the other drugs and the other drug users The speaker Is Far km a bright and woman with a masters degree in psychology She works as a community consultant with the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario We are drug using society stated Miss and drug abuse Is not a problem of IMWNDIV Father from a hard day work drink or two to unwind Mother gets pounding headache and heads for the aspirin Together they both take a littlesomething the family doctor prescribed to help get to sleep a little easier It is unfortunate that these are often the parents who are most shocked and hurt w hen they discover that their youngster is on drugs One of the saddest Incidents that Miss could retail was that of a youngster who thought he was buying a certain type of drug and was sold in its place The results were obUous Statistics seem to bear out by lowering the drinking age to 18 which some feel was done In order to provide an alternative to illegal drugs has brought about a definite backlash As one Ottawa physician so aptly put it We literally told them to drink and get off the pot Now we have to con cern ourselves with the marked increase in the quantity being consumed ARE- has found a direct relation between drug abuse and those with serious emotional and mental pro Heavy users are generally users of a variety of drugs Their drug abuse is usually a symptom of their emotional problems M J Furlong principal of Georgetown District High School was concerned about an unfair bias against his school regarding drug abuse Ho pointed out that quoted statistics often distort the rue picture Speaking of a recent Interview with a and son lad felt ha per cent of the student body was on drugs Another student quoted per cent White yet another parent and teen recently arrived from Metro Toronto said they felt there were drugs at G11HS but it was a Sunday school compared with the schools in Metro DRUG TAKING A student in a drug taking group could say quite honestly that per cent of the kids he knew were on drugs The result was that Mr Furlong stated Quite confidently that drug abuse at GDHS was certainly not more acute than at any other high school and probably much less than some We ho nine doors our school and I fee that most of the pushing Is being done by nonstudenta We are taking every possible measure to combat this type of problem The greatest deterrent we can give our children Is a deep belief in their own personal worth The student who places a high value on hut own worth and hut body does not become a habitual drug user It is not so much a case of what to do when you find your child using drugs but what not to do Don t lump in with both barrels blazing until you have the necessary information What drug in what amount how often and why publishes a variety of and a world wide newspaper published monthly on drugs and their present use These are available free from your local branch upon request Mrs Peggy Palmer of tee branch graciously offered to act as one of our experts In answering any question on drugs drug abuse you may have If have any question to discuss drop us la care of this n