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Home IMawpaper of Hills WEDNESDAY AUGUST IT A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St Georgetown Ontario WILLIAM Publisher BOB Editor PHONE Second Malt Government shoulders blame for air chaos While we can sympathize with the The question is not purely a travelling public inconvenienced by matter of wage differences albeit the strike and then slowdown by air indirectly The controllers have been traffic controllers the blame for the attempting since 1975 to have their present state of relations between the profession reclassified by the controllers and the government must government They are still waiting rest with the federal government Controllers sought 12 per cent as A fullscale walkout of controllers an increase taking into account this wouldnt have occurred had reclassification they have been sport Minister Otto Lang announced seeking The government said only that parliament would beconvened to eight per cent Is in line with the anti- pass legislation to prevent the inflation boards regulations con- scheduled rotating strikes veniently forgetting that there is The controllers association had pur provision in the for the additional called the rotating strikes as a percentage increases in way of reducing the impact on the wages for such situations where public reclassification was under review prior to October when wage Dill all controls were imposed Dill I The action of parliament in passing backtowork legislation also males a mockery ot the avowed position that that the inflation board does not interfere In the system of collective bargaining That policy seems to apply only to the private sector which Is allowed to 00 settle a contract at any negotiated Aa9 increases in wages and then await a If ICd of the a nil inflation board which has the power to roll it back If proiSi locked into Quebec en appears on i molding ghetto the Winnipeg Free Press states in public opinion to political advantage recent editorial by bending the rules half way through The paper says the drive of the game the Quebec French which refers to a Allowing the controllers to tell the white are oppressing ibetr AIB they a 12 per cent increase minorities and are behaving in a w the employer says eight per classical manner of nationalist group a maximum is no settlement being a creation of the only to deprive others of their freedom as as alms are realized government it Is also com- The paper quotes John Stuart Mill who parable to a manufacturer of luxury wrote in lstsu that nationalism made men cars saying an exmployee can have Indifferent to the nghls and the interests of any car free as long as It Is no bigger any portion of the human species safe that or expensive than a which is Called by the same name and speaks the same language as themselves The controllers have now taken a It Si not the English minority which will suffer under the proved language law It is the European minorities such as Italian that they will abide by the Portuguese and Creek the Free Press adds regulations set down by Transport time has come therefore Canada govern their rote in and others of Quebec are Canadians like the fact that abiding by the rules has rest of us if then- human rights are being created almost as much chaos as a violated they are with Bill 101 they have a fullscale strike seems ironic and begs lawful call on he rest of Canadarepresented the the question of whether the by the federal come to their aid government wafl in fact getting a Bargain in recent years by employing BUI It upon enthusiastic and wellqualified personal freedom the most cherished of controllers freedom of choice of a parent to educate hi children It should be disallowed This country has no place for helots Nor for oppressors And possibly underpaying them for responsibility Hydros arrogance on decrease after Bruce disclosures Queens Park Bureau Of The Herald Years ago shortly after the war Ontario had a desperate need for new hydro plants These were difficult limes to get anything built Hydro plants needed cement Steel lur and many other materials So did many other Industries To get Hydro on the road George Drew brought in Bob Saunders the dynamic mayor of Toronto and made him chairman He was principally an expediter of course And he was an excellent one He first got his personal aircraft And be used It to roam Ihe continent bugging suppliers And Hydro got Its materials In fact considering the conditions of the time its record was quite fantastic NO NICETIES But along with the Commission also got certain arrogance Saunders was not one to be held up by niceties particularly any protocol such as with toe elected members here He deftly avoided is Fall election slides past Is spring likely Ottawa Bureau Of The Herald appears we have quietly slipped past that magic dale on which Prime Minister would have had to announce a fall election And barring some enormous event which could Justify an unprecedented Dec ember voto we now can relax until spring For this at In pari we can thank the Queen There Is no Indication that was seriously planning a fall vote In any event although he never totally dismissed Idea but there la no doubt that his votehungry advisors were trying to push him the polls However he seems have fended them off The Queen enters the picture by schedul ing Canadian visit to begin Oct during which she will open a new session of Parliament Since she couldnt do that very well In the middle of an election campaign when Parliament doesn really exist any fall vote would have to beheld no longer than Oct 11 the day Thanksgiving And since days are required for an election the prime minister would have had to announce It by is i mm Aug II will be too late to call an election after Queen leaves Ottawa since that would mix It up with billiards and Christmas shopping Those Liberals who have been pushing for an early vote notably Senator Keith who will lead the party notional campaign committee have been heavily polls For the compared with only per cent for Ihe Conservatives and IB per cent for Ihe New Democrats Its easy toseewhy the Liberal backroom boys would be tempted NO REASON But as the prime minister has pointed out repeatedly mere should be a reason for an election and so far none has emerged If 1 thought there was a good reason I guess I would have called an election last week or lost month said not long Ho seemed o bo developing an Issue a few weeks ago when ho talked about the possibility of Ihe federal government step ping into guarantee language rights to minority groups In each province Unilateral action was possible he said but only after seeking a mandate from people In view of the current language dispute in Quebec proposal would have been greeted with some enthusiasm among Canadians Bui we ore unlikely to hear much about this in Ottawa until meol and make their views known ater this month Then there ore economic consldera tlonsperhapsthemoallnfluenllalofall Over the lost few months all the economic forecasts being fed into the ministers office painted a rather pessimistic picture for 197B and this helped fuel speculation that he might want to seek a mandate before conditions worsened In the spring Even the Organization Tor Economic Cooperation and Development had predicted gloomy econo mic prospects for Canada until the middle of next year But lately It could be argued that economic events and Indicators would favor a 1078 vole By then If all goes according to plan the government will have removed pric and wage controls which It opposed to vigorously In 1974 campaign and these will no longer be an election issue Also luck the Canadian dollar may regain Its International strength and Canadians will have forgotten that the Wall Street Journal blamed the weak dollar on a lack of confidence In And most important of all recent economic predictions for 1B78 have gained a new optimism In recent weeks The Influent ial Conference Board of Canada predicts that economy will grow by five per cent next year compared with per cent this year hat unemployment will decrease and that gap In regional disparities will close slightly And when oil these factors are added to Queens visit Its not difficult to under stand preference to wait So A Stick fAHiUV at A passion for tick off quiz or discoveries about ones self By GERRY We humans ore a way strange and funny lot If you take a look at our magailnes and newspapers you are quick to discover that we like to make newfound discoveries about ourselves We do this through a and Ingenious method tick off qulx Here we discover if we are too clean lack a sense of humor hate our picked the right mate are too forward or too backward All this is done In the twinkling of an eye and scratch of a lead pencil Ah alas and alack we become painfully aware that there Is something basically wrong wllh one who washes one sock in deter gen I while blindly refusing to wash Ihe other Picture the look on tho face of Poor Soul who takes the Are you to suicide quli and falls Whenever I try any of these leal wonder tests they never seem to supply me with the appropriate choices For Instance they ask such tricky questions as What Are Your Deadliest The choices are a dinner at fine restaurant a visit to the theatre a ganl box of chocolates It becomes so they never And In doing so be Implanted a character In Hydro of Independence which been a hall mark ever since AN INQUIRY The day of this role may now be ending You will have noticed that the Liberals had accused the contractor on two heavy water plants In Bruce of being careless about productivity and Hydro in turn of no being firm enough or aggressive enough with Ihe company There have been accusations and denials and all manner of In the Incident So much so that nobody Is going to say Just what the rights and wrongs may be But one thing would seem to be certain This la that Hydro will be made more accountable Quite probably we will eventually see a select committee inquiring into Ihe Corpora Ions administration And this wont be like the old days One time a standing committee called Saunders before It He came In beaming and full of gracious read an hour and a half statement and then said Now if you will excuse me gentleman I have an appointment There will be no more appoint menls Looking through our files THIRTY The population of Georgetown Is 3 IIS determined by a survey just completed by the Lions Club The town had been divided into districts with group captains responsible Tor certain sections of the town An extensive canvass was also carried on by telephoning residents A streetcar was driven through town down Main Street and caused a lot of ex cltement Rev John Mc Derm Id bought the streetcar to covert Into a summer collage for himself and his family from the Toronto Transportation Commission The tractor trailer carrying streetcar brought It to roost river tot on the Eighth Line across from M It Meyers Farm TWENTY YEARS AGO A ISO bill for expenses Incurred In star ting an excavation for a building to house a water chlorlnator at the sewage disposal plant was submitted to finance committee from Rex Hcslop The payment was deferred pending Investigation by the public works committee After council awarded the tender construction was stopped because council decided the building wasn necessary Moat councillors felt the decision to stop construction saved Homes money He said trouble had been encountered finding firm basis for footings for the building and Homes had no protecting clause for this N The addition to and District High School gives a pupil Work is almost competed Minor tag ends ore alt lhat remnln In care of In the 14 room which has brought he total school room number to Council applied for traffic signals at Maple Avenue and Street from Department of Transport following an ac cident Friday when two children were struck by a car at Intersections Eight yearold Debra Sadler received bruises to her temple and a broken right arm Four yearold Barbara Vanderburg suffered a broken collar bone me If a I dying of hunger If It lakes place during a full moon or If each and every choice Is loved equally and I come such brain teasers as Are you sat lulled yourself Here I hey pose Ihe question Do you believe people who wear glasses are ugly Again I don t get proper choices They mike no mention as to whether Im wearing glasses Qultxea hat pose such mlndbenders as Are you popular wllh your friendsT To which I can only answer yes Is my enemies that don I like me In answer to all of the above hove I got a null for you Grab a pencil and get ready for the discovery of a lifetime 1 Would you describe yourself as a morning person or do you prefer night Here you get two choices yea or check afternoon Do tin sardines you nauseated Yes or ask yourself why you are neurotic against Innocent sardines 3 Would you prefer half of your laundry starched Yes or which half of your pants upper or lower and dont you consider the process a bit weird Does a handsome man or an attractive women lurn your head The response here Is Would you feel same way if an ugly person lurned your head Or why dont you do your own personal bead turning If today was your last day on earth would you a water your petunias knowing full well you be gone for awhile b send your mother In law on ahead In your finish this on basis of what have I gut to lose all the above responses are inappropriate and show that you are not In tot with reality The correct answer is send your mother In law to water the petunias so that when ticking oft the answers to the outs you wilt have enough time to correct your mistakes If you agree continue on please drop your pencil I have lust finished a on Do you have writing ability The answer after totalling up to 10 was Please dont try It or youll be embarras sed for life However you show definite talent for braiding rugs from high mountain sheeps wool for you have a definite way of putting the Toronto as an alien place By SUSAN DeFACENOIS 1 have now lived in Canada or mora particularly Toronto and it a for I worked downtown during those early years and Yonge Street was a familiar friend 1 shopped there for clothes ate In Its restaurants and Simpsons and were virtually my second homes The were the boom years growth for Toronto the Good and a time of relative innocence St was where well dressed strolled and and I even recall when the small movie theatres snowed real In beginning it was exciting to see places of entertainment spring up with the bars featuring top acts such The Platters who were then in their heyday was tne start of Toronto becoming a major and catering to the varied needs a swelsng papula I eventually moved to the to rase a family tne Oct more rare but sail Start was the place to go So alow were the cnaaga that it took a while to the came and west along with the Dower cnuoren and men suddenly there were the extolling the promises of and gwss upstairs fflta danc ing girts to bars mat bad bectxne beer joints and cage Street became after dark haven for all the pathetic pieces of human Today Toronto provides many suoenor and attract alternatives to Street but how pitiful that this should hat been allowed to happen on our Ham The most frightening aspect is that a takeover could happen in any town so slowly does It appear to move in Toronto has grown up with a vengeance a as long as a demand and money exists for this type of entertainment It will continue legally or illegally Every targe city has its share of vice alongside its virtues and it would be foolish to believe that we can eradicate these sore spots We could and should however strictly control 1 am afraid that a backlash riding the current wave of hysteria may result in demands for a total shutdown of tne existing establishments an action that would be similar to throwing a rock Into a nest of cockroaches and walchlng them scatter Into darker and safer corners While I do not profess to know the answers it would seem logical to keep them confined to area and in Ihe open where can be patrolled kept under surveillance and their growth checked Crimes of violence can happen anywhere but 1 am so sorry that in a city I have loved always considered safe and been so much a part of a Utile boy died because be was not streetwise What an appalling epitaph for a child As a mother I can understand the agony of child s parents who la their Innocence believed In Torontos I em equally sorry for the young who survlvo the because they are streetwise It is a terrible truth to face that a full knowledge of deprnviUes of human nature must be acknowledged and under stood by a 12 year old child Toronto I am glad I knew you when you were young for with maturily came corrup tion and to me you have now become an unfamiliar and alien place AH