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Ian Oliver Publisher Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Direcmr . Teri Cane Office Manager Tim Cole: Production Manager athe unflapbliehen-ymtherunb THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, September 2, 1994 -6 I.-.. Andrew Magee. caddies. atrue golf 1con or Arizona Scotia or British Columbia / - T1: ‘1 OAHVLUEBLA' rR ‘ ~7; Yes:0 N0: 9 ' THE 0mm Baavmga; 467Spee rs Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 384 845-3824 Fax: 845-3085 Classified Advertising. 845-2809 Circulation: 845-9742 or 845-9743 _RobertGlubeyAduerttstngDirector lkm‘np'unaq aqtedonthecondltionththhemmota .mmwummmtaumm RESULTS OF LAST WEEK’S POLL Do you intend to vote in the Nov. 14th municipal election? TheOdrvlhBeaver Wednm:%da anulz Rd. Oakvie. mdhmmwm 10143de which mmmmw anptonawdhra onPon. WBMGW Ada-Free KlnpatonThbWeekLhdsaThh eek. Eoomm'ttmdSm. WT Tristan. «1chme Noam-Aurora Era-Banter, North Yottt Minot. Oekvile Beaver: 01th Todw. WMWukPewborwphTtheekfildmdndflll WM Scyborurphmvor ptbllehedhtheOlkvlleBeuvyhpmtectedby LAny MhMuhmMMMBMW Wdtheptbbher. realm. that ottheadvertblna maymdmmhahmothmmmmmpmm autumn/mm. lntheeventot moudvertbhppoom W W 'orservtceeattt'atvttompnoe, poodsoreervteemaynotbeeoumvert'mroismlyenottertoaettandmybewithdmwnetnnym. EDITORIAL Daly’s demons troubled life of American professional golfer John Daly continues to make more news than his play of late. The noâ€"doubt talented young man with the booming drives was the object of attention again in last week’s NEC World Series of Golfin Ohio. Reports say that Daly was driving into groups still within his range on several occasions during the week. The affected golfers included Greg Norman and But the faux pas in golf etiquette really hit the fan during the last round when the father of national club pro champion Jeif Roth, chastised Daly for driving into his son’s group. Bob Roth, 62 is reported to have exchanged words with Daly alter the golfer left the clubhouse. Words and curses directed at the elder Roth and his wife were exchanged and this led to a physical altercation which saw Daly grabbed from behind Bothmen endeduponthegroundandwereseparatedbyspectatorsand This kind of‘ news’ is nothing new to Daly who has already been suspended twice in his young professional golf career. The incident wouldn’t matter much to most of us but it is of more than passing interest since Daly might be coming to the Bell Canadian Open next week. Not only that, Glen Abbey Golf Course professional Bob Lean says because of the exceptional condition of the course, long-ball hitters should do well and to Lean, that means Daly would have a good chance of winning. Crowds trail Daly whenever he’s on the course. He’s an exciting player who could be one of the game’s great emissaries. To date, however, Daly has yet to live up to that billing. Some say he may mellow with age, as was the case with Glen Abbey course architect Jack Nicklaus, who was regarded as a somewhat morose personality who did little to boost the game But he turned that around and became If Daly does show up, no doubt Open officials will be keeping a guarded eye on Daly throughout the week to ensure he’s not goaded into potentially-volatile situa- tions or takes it upon himselfto ignore the proper rules of golf. But only John Daly can deal with his own professional and personal demons. As a human being, Daly deserves the support and understanding of not only the specta- tors who come to see him play but also his fellow professionals. Medical flim-flam provincial government is facing a lawsuit by a Flamborough (west of Burlington) man on behalf of the Snowbirds Association, a group of retired Ontarians who spent part of the year in wamter U.S. climes, mostly Florida Ken Collett has charged that underthe Canada Health Act, the province has no right to lessen coverage to taxpaying Ontarians who don’t live here all year. Health Minister Ruth Grier said the move to cut medical fees 75 per cent will see the province save an estimated $20-million a year. The cuts, which went into effect Jilly lst, mean that the province will now only pay $100 per day in a U.S. hospital compared to the former $400 allowance. Aside from those seniors able to afl’ond the approximate 300 per cent increase in additional mdical insurance fees, the case has as much significance for those Ontarians who just travel to the States for a day or two or even journey to another province. OHIP will now, not cover all of our bills if we fall ill in Quebec, Nova This is simply not good enough for Ontarians who hear a heavy tax burden for their medical system It’s more reasonable to give Ontarians complete fee coverage throughout Canada at any time and in foreign cormtries for a realistic time, say a month As for Mr. Collett’s ease? ...... Go get ‘em Ken! Should the ‘home’ of the Bell Canadian Open remain permanently at Glen Abbey? Cast your ballot by calling 845-5585, box 5008 to vote. Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to register their vote. Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville Beaver. All the hurrah about Hemp is really much ado about nothing 'arvest time in the farm country of southwestern . Ontario. At the edge of a field on the outskirts of Tillsonburg, a farm town halfway between Windsor and Toronto, the rust-red combine hums and throbs as a farmer (let us call him Old MacDonald) prepares to wade into a hundred acres of ripe green plants almost as tall as he is. It’s been a good season â€" plenty of sun, rain at the right times, no surprise killer frosts for a change... It’s going to be a grand har- vest for Old MacDonald. Mac’s the third generation of his family to work this land, and he knows every square foot of it. With an instinctive ingrained gesture, Old Mac plucks a bou- quet of three serrated leaves from a plant at the edge of the field. He carries the leaves to his nose and sniffs deeply. Yep. Prime stuff. Just the way ripe marijuana ought to smell. Well, not marijuana techni- cally. What Old MacDonald and 11 other Tillsonburg farmers are harvesting this summer is Cannabis rudels. Hemp. It’s the same plant family â€" but the Tillsonburg variety is bred for fibre, not psychic punch. Dope dealers are unlikely to beat pathways to the Tillsonburg pot patch. The Ontario crop con- tains virtually no THC â€" the chief intoxicating ingredient in most marijuana As one scientist observed, “You’d have just as ' . :much fun smoking a pine cone.” Which is why the Mo'unti'es aren’t shutting down Old Mac and his friends. This particular marijuana harvest is on the up and lip. As a matter of fact, it has the blessing of the federal and provincial governments. Authorities are anxious to see if hemp can’t be turned into a profitable Canadian crop. About bloody time. For the past 50 years, every citizen in North America has been prohibited â€" on pain of going to jail â€" from growing hemp. Why? Because of one rather loony American, that’s why. His name was Harry J. Anslinger. He was U.S. commis- sioner for narcotics for 32. years...from 1930 to 1962. During that time, Anslinger con- ducted a continent-wide vendet- ta against all illicit drugs, but most especially marijuana, which he called “The Assassin of Youth”. Anslinger’s obses- sion with marijuana was so strong that he badgered the American Medical Association into banning cannabis for all medicinal use. He had less trouble convinc- ing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the culti- vation of hemp â€" and we Canadians, like the good little « socb puppets weare} quickly 1 and obediently followed Uncle’ s lead. So, for the past half century, there has been no hemp legally grown in North America. Which is kind of stunned when you think of it because mankind has been cultivating the hemp plant for at least the past 5,000 years. We learned centuries ago that you can make an excellent paper from hemp, not to mention wood fibre prod- ucts ranging from cellophane to rope to cloth. It grows like a weed without requiring costly and poisonous pesticides. There are those who say serious hemp cultivation could relieve the pressure on our dwindling forests. And it would free up a few thousand Mounties, FBI agents, and other representatives of the Genus Flatfootus. They could give up their binoculars and hours of surveillance crouching in corn fields in favor of doing something useful for a living. Like eating donuts and sellâ€" ing tickets to the Policeman’s Ball. There are lots of good rea- sons for investigating hemp as a cash crop. Most other comediâ€" ty markets are flat right now. We’ve got a whole herd of tobacco farmers looking for a healthier product to grow. Hemp is useful, in demand and conâ€" sumer friendly. But there’s one , other, better reason we should be looking into it seriously. Harry J. Anslinger 5 dead. We ldon’ t have uto do what he .7 Vhtl wants anymore":