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Georgetown Herald A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main Street Soulh Georgetown Ontario CAMERON Publisher Pane THURSDAY SEPT GEORGETOWN HERALD HOUSING Some Extremism Needed Something new in housing It s about time One of the biggest problems in housing today is the antiquated idea that houses have to look like houses They don t unless building codes somewhere are so rigid that experimentation is outlawed Houses can look different and be expensive They can also look different and be cheap to build and to buy Or so they should Owning a house in Canada is no easy matter today no matter what financing programs or building projects are launched It still requires a very substantial portion of income to acquire a home or to rent one Surely Canada is at the stage of technology where housing can be designed and built that is func bona as well as reasonable in cost And would it be unreasonable to ask that a house cost less than Builders will be quick to point out that any type of housing can be built but it has to meet laws and regulations And it has to get public acceptance This last point is the great stumbling block We expect houses to look like houses Unfortunately our concept of what we like in housing is relegated to four walls a ceiling and a floor Everything else is incidental Our concept of housing hasn t changed radically since caveliving ended What brings all this to mind Steel Company of Canada has completed an experimental house in Hamilton that makes extensive use of steel in its construction from joists to roofing Here was a marvelous opportunity to design something so different that real progress might have been made housing design The Stelco house looks like any other house built of brick and wood two storeys at garage Canadians and their concepts are their own worst enemies when it comes to ideas about housing Heroines Are Forgotten BILL SMILEY He Loves The Environs But Hates Coffee Price THE ECONOMICS DOORMAT History s slim crop of heroines has never been fully harvested and women are often relegated to the footnote section of text books Most Canadians never heard of doughty Judge Emily Murphy of Edmonton created first woman judge of the British Empire in 1916 She wrote a book on drug abuses and led court battles the discriminatory BNA Act making women eligible for the Senate by a Privy Council decision Canadians ignored Toronto s Dr Emily Stowe first woman doctor who set up a medical school and hospital for women opened the University of Toronto for women fought for provincial fair labor laws for women factory workers and organized the country first woman suffrage movement Joan of Arc was for centuries until transcripts of her Inquisition trial came to light in the nineteen hundreds Pagan Celtic Queen Martia formulated and collected the laws which eventually went the famous Magna Carta History at last is being re written and re evaluated by feminist scholars Perhaps the new knowledge will help women feel proud of their past and strive harder for a brighter and more contributing future sharing the limelight they deserve Editorials READERS FORUM Ulster Visitor Speaks Out Sir As a visitor from Nor them Ireland I have been very favorably Impressed by the extent of sympathy shown by Canadians for the problems of my country The natural fascination of he foreigner seems to be enhanced by the fact coming from Belfast and being still alive one must be an almost unique Noticeable however people s attitudes is an unmlenl yet marked degree of condescension That I should ever wish to return to the where have spent all my life nan my life h Ontario Exports Booming Fue Price Preliminary figures for the first half of 1973 confirm earlier forecasts that Ontario is looking towards a record export year likely topping the billion mark The prediction is based on the rate of increase shown the first six months this year when Ontario domestic exports climbed to billion an increase of 19 2 per cent beyond last year s figure of 39 billion In the important sector of fully manufactured goods exports in creased by million over the first six months of 1972 or by per cent It is anticipated that by the end of the year the province will have exported about billion worth of fully manufactured goods The remaining billion will be com posed mostly of food and fabricated materials Canadd export boom is also continuing with exports up 23 per cent for a total of billion Ontario share of this boom is per cent off by 7 per cent com pared with last year The figures are based on information from Statistics Canada ECHOES FROM THE PAST 10 AGO With a total of 600 in bursaries and scholarships already awarded lo graduates of Georgetown High School further awards were forthcoming Paul Baker was awarded a scholarship at Victoria College of the University of Toronto Mary Jean Tucker received a Atkinson Foundation scholarship for studies at the University of Western Ontario London Hopes for Ihe widening of the White bridge over the CNR tracks on Main Street north began to fade for 1963 when council withheld its approval Mayor Era Hyde said town t be par in a project lo roar highway traffic through town Milk price increase hit Georgetown consumers as the cost of a quart went from to cents Increase went Into effect at s and Georgetown dairies Disptte the boost cost of a quart of milk locally was still a cent less than a similar unit in nearby Milton A nimble It was transferred fr Maw I with the It madia M unlcd lici nslable I ad served in Ottawa since his enlistment Hi spent a leave in Georgetown with his in Mrs his way 1 I is new EARS AGO Stockholders were being sought for a golf club of members Purchase negotiations were concluded to have the golf course made available lo local purchasers Magistrate Kenneth Langdon concluded the deal and planned to turn the property over the club once Ihe mortgage and commitments were paid Four hundred members were sought as stockholders for the new North Ha lion Golf and Country Club Two district farms suffered losses during a weekend of fires Arthur Rid dell surge bam on the Seventh Line was destroyed after it was struck by lightning Fire of undetermined origin destroyed three bams and some small buildings at the Murray Laird farm at the top of And during the week same lightning head of cattle belonging to Dan McCuIum were killed when a bolt truck the tree under which the animals had turn belter during the storm of Georgetown High School best students Eileen was awarded a Dominion Provincial Bursary Eileen was going into Grade 13 In Die new term and said she had plans go into nursing after graduation in the spring Georgetown and advanced into the Ontario lacrosse finals when local intermediate entry polished off Wallaceburg in a Georgetown game Georgetown s victory was notable because Wallaceburg team was provincial champion for two years Caruso Beaumont and Haines were two- pom t men for Georgetown In the 11 9 win was the next challenger AGO Walter Carpenter principal reported that 110 students had enrolled in Georgetown High School about the same number as in September of 1952 Of the total students were in Grade or first form Eightieth Company Veterans Guards under command of Picking invaded Georgetown and pitched camp at Ihe local park Mayor Joseph Gibbons and officers of Branch Legion took the salute during a municipal marchpast There were vehicles In company transport August ended on a cool note In 1943 The Herald reported Mean dally temperature for the month was with low readings dipping into the during the last days of the month Sept 1 however ended with a high reading of 91 degrees making It the warmest Sept 1 In years Lieut Nursing Sister Helen Lane of Georgetown serving overseas since 1941 in Second Casualty Clearing Station wrote home about a visit to Scotland In leave where she said she was charmed with the Scottish hospitality Although many hotels lacked central heating she said she was growing fond of the local custom of going to bed with a hot water bottle for foot warmth K I n collect r rlcd I c itiat f the in taxis had been Mr availability in the public was a matter fur council in and he was asked prepare a revised list if f iiuncll study i permit m re a i Hurts Farm The recent increase in the price of fuel will cost Ontario consumers an extra million in grocery money says I- rank Wall vice resident Ontario of Agriculture He referred to the an nouncement by one oil company thai it would In iriase the cost of gas and oil by two cents a Ion and he price of latmg oil by 1 cents This added tost is passed on the consumer In the price of food It cannot be otherwise r armors spent 5 million on food in 1970 In 1973 farmers had to pay million That is on increase of million in just three years Add the million price increase announced resulting hikes in the price of oil and gas have added an extra million to Ihe far mors costs of producing food in just three years Mr VM said thai in ircasis to the farmers are multiplied throughout the food chain thus doubling the cost to consumers All suppliers of farm inputs including machinery Teed and fertilizer all use gasoline or fuel So do processors transporters and wholesalers The actual cost to consumers will be nearer la million are enraged by this fourth increase since January of 1973 How can we possibly hope that food prices will level off when the cost of production continues to climb at this rate Consumers the media and opposition parlies have pressured the federal government Into putting controls on meal exports This resulled in a price drop farmers Now they must pressure the government to roll back the farmers costs or else cost price squeeze will drive more and more farmers out of business he said o Publisher Production Manager TtHIU Ml l I racs Cams David Hastings Mvks J Mctlemints Mam I III lilt I I Mi ml Mrs N 1 1 1 been greeted in some quarters with an of or course light of the events of the lost five years there would seem to be Utile to draw one back to the shores of Ihe Emerald Isle least of alt to the war torn streets of Belfast The vicious hatred and bitter irony of Christians at war has largely speaking received true and impartial coverage in the news media of Ihe world The press however has another responsibility namely to insure the propagation of the whole truth Though the act of violence is incontestable the extent of Its corrupting influence can and has been greatly exaggerated It would be naive In extreme to suggest that a solution problems Ireland can be found over night or that any panacea exists to what is basically one of Ihe intractable problems of history Despite the honest of British government every attempted initiative in the political sphere has been met and overshadowed by the polarising effects of violence Given the present condition it is theoretically possible for the RA or any extremist organization to continue a campaign of destruction almost indefinitely no matter how narrow the basis of support on which Ihey Yet here is another aspect of the problem of Ulster which is rarelv the prominence thai it deserves The reality of non violence in Ihe hearts and minds of Ihe vast majority of ihe people is by far the most optimistic factor in an otherwise damning slluatii Though call for a more reasoned approach by the men of moderation gels quickly lost in the morass of intolerance and bigotry which Is political Ulster there Is hope In the Tact that this very destruction is bringing forth a strengthened social and community awareness in some of the worst affected areas of the province In general this point was very made by David Bleak ley of the new provincial assembly in his book Peace in Ulster Ever since this publication nearly a year ago new and vigorous movements for peace have arisen in some of the ghetto areas of Belfast and movements which belie the overconfident assumptions of many of our political demagogues The Bible says that Where there is no vision the people will perish In Ulster today there Is a vision one not or a united Ireland nor of an Orangeman paradise but rather of a peaceful prosperous land Only now after of Ihc most barbarity does such a shared vision appear to be gaining round If despite terrible agony of the past years a deeper can arise within the two communities of their reilly important mutual interests and then I believe the creation of new Ulster one no longer dedicated to of the past to be eminently practicable In such an expectation I only return to my country but I say with pride that the red hand of Ulster is el chid in mv hear Travelling Is tiring It eleven clock in the nlng a perfect day with temperature In the 90s and any self respecting tourist should be out stomping around looking at a castle or something But my wife is on the bed having a snooze and I myself am almost relieved that have to write a column and don t have to get out there and About iromping If you re going to do Britain bring along your oldest most comfortable pair of shoes That noise you hear In the background Is the barking of thousands of tourists dogs as the furriners wearily climb yet another flight of stone steps We re In the middle of a heat wave here In Chester Back home It would be Just beach weather but the Brits who suffer dally through the normal rigours of their windy rainy isle can t take the heal This morning newspaper reports that millions are fleeing to the beaches that resort hotels are Jammed that the sale of deodorants is booming and that It Is ex there will be ten million cars on Ihe roads Ihis weekend Thank goodness we re not touring by car Highways are completely inadequate for the volume of traffic The cars are piled up in hundreds about twenty feed apart and when something happens there are usually four or live cars Involved An Englishman on the train told me that The trouble with England Is that we never do anything until our backs are to the wall He was commenting on those same highways which were built for the traffic of twenty years ago with no thought of the future Well that the way they ve gone Into every war twenty years behind the times but vc managed to muddle through so far Speaking of wars It is driven home to the tourist through innumerable plaques in castles and cathedrals and other public places what a tremendous toll of British blood was taken in the two great wars One plaque in the Castle In Edinburgh reveals that one Scottish regiment lost nearly 700 officers and almost 8 other ranks in World War I FASCINATION Edinburgh Castle Is a fascinating place My friend Dick a history buff would go right off his mind and would have lo be dragged away by the con stabulary when he saw the magnificent displays of ancient and honorable uniforms coals of arms weapons and such But I think he might turn purple with outrage had he seen us eating Chinese food up there on the great brooding Castle Rock Even I had an uneasy feeling that William Wallace and Robert Bruce would be rolling in their graves as I chomped my chow meln on the massive rock where heroic deeds were done and the course of history changed Chinese restaurants are common here but I don think their food ib as good as that In Canada on he whole I detest the stuff but my wife loves it so I wind up hacking an egg roll when Id rather be getting into some Dover sole Food prices here are a little lover than at home but not much There are thousands of tatty little restaurants something like our greasy spoons Poor food badly cooked litter everywhere and sloppy service CI JOINTS At the other end of the stick are the classy joints ex rood beautifully cooked elegant and Tour waiters hovering But you d better be well fixed with travellers cheques if you wander Into one of them There a not too much In between though most hotels even small ones serve a decent dinner for about four dollars Bars have sand and the good pub have hot and cold lunches Something that irritates me no end Is the coffee racket You are served an enormous three course dinner so lavish you can eat only half of It Then the robbers want eleven or twelve pence for a cup of coffee Even though I dying for coffee and the meal itslef was reasonable In that bit of Scottish lood in me makes me refuse to pay about thirty cents for a cup of the worst coffee in the world That about the only thing that annoys me and It childish on my part Generally the English and Scots we come in contact with are the soul of courtesy and friendliness We ve not had a single unpleasant Incident though 1 must admit that the natives have a penchant for doing most things backwards NO RECEIPT Example In London I booked a room in an burgh hotel 1 paid the agent Ihe full price for two nights in the hotel The hotel turned out to be worst one north of the Tweed but that another story O K Checking out of the Edinburgh hotel I asked for a receipt They t give me one But I ve paid for the room expostulated na sorr we ye a rrreceipt because ye ha vena glen us any I protested vehemently but came up against the in Scottish spirit that has held the thin red line so many limes and had to retreat In disarray Up the Scots Meanwhile time for a half of bitter and a crack at Chester Roman Wall Haven walked it for thirty years Mobile Home Development Gaining More Acceptance People Need Blood And Its Up to You What makes someone give blood People who have never taken time out do lust lhat are usually puzzled by the question They dcrstand hat blood is life and they can see that without blood hundreds of thousands or people might not be alive this minute But they think that because there has never been a critical of blood in Canada in the past that there will never be one in the future Some people who have never given blood say hey stay away from Red Cross clinics because they are afraid of the needle Others say they can afford the time Others hear the publicity for clinics and read the billboards and newspapers in fact agree wilh said Blood is Life and There no for blood But when it comes time to give they Just don follow through And lhal s probably one the biggest differences between people who give blood and people who don The people who give say Its up to me The ones who don remain prehenslve about making the vital decision Bui if you took the time to stop by a blood donor clinic land you have an opportunity next Monday at the Holy Cross Church auditorium and talked to one or two of the blood donors you might discover that many regular blood donors were about giving SO Ask any blood donor about needle what wilt he tell ymT He II say The first time I gave I was a bit an about the whole thing but I noticed the blood Sack by my bed was half full I even realized I hi nurse had put the needle in arm blood donor why vary from Because I know there a real need lo Well I know there no substitute lor blood It contains life can t be synthetically duplicated by science and people need it 1 feel It up to me to pass it on Or he might tell you I like to know I Involved In helping other people and not just sitting back in some little cubicle of my own or People need blood In half an hour I con give life so I givt as simple as People who give blood don I live in an Isolated world They don believe In pretending lhat people In need don t exist They are has decided to do something to help The Georgetown and District Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Societv is asking you to give blood on Sept 10 What will you do Whether you theorize about need for blood or whether vou actually give Is strictly up to you because blood and life are gifts that can only be freely given But if you see that blood Is life for people In need and If According to a survey conducted by Canadian Mobile and Travel Trailer Association one out of every five single family housing starts in Canada in 1972 involved a mobile home The association defines ihe term mobile home as Ihe ultimile in pn fabrication being and furnished completely under controlled conditions at the faitory and transported on its own chassis to site for connection lo utilities and services for use wilh or without a permanent foun for year round living In 1969 when it became apparent mobile homes were providing increasingly housing joined government to lay down specific dards for the construction of mobile homes Today mobile home barely resembles the ravel trailer used for vacationing Instead it is a permanent which merely retains Its mobility II must hauled by transport can cost owner up dolhri for 100 miles Because of such costs mobile homes though able to be moved tend remain in one During single width mobile homes shipped in British Columbia far out numbered provinces compurcd in Alberta in Quebec I in Ontario and 1 in Nova Scotia Statistics from CMHTTA December 1971 and 1J72 shipment of Canadian made mobile increased from lit to Ihe t Consumer published jointly the Canadian consumer loan and Federal Council of Sales Finance Companies Ihe main sources of financing for the purchase of mobile homes are char tered banks and finance companies Recently under the National Housing Act of mobile homes become eligible for mortgage credit which moy be used for purchase of land and mobile homes together or for Ihe home itself Still today loans from finance companies and chartered banks carry the costs or most mobile homes In 1972 the CMHTTA compared purchases through chartered banks and finance companies In a pamphlet you see that someday people you love may need blood you probably understand Hopefully you do something to help What makes someone give blood The answer to thai question varies with the individual The Important thing Is that people give generously People who give blood believe In life and pass it on What about you put out by the association an example of financing a three bedroom mobile home is given Bank A down payment or per cent Bank down payment or per tent Finance Com down payment or 15 per cent Bank A principal to be repaid monthly with interest it 12 per Bank principal lo be repaid monthly with interest at 10 per icnt Finance Com pany principal to repaid monthly with interest at per icnt It would appear hat chartered banks charge less in interest pir Bui on he hand their down requirements are higher per lhan finance companies The largest age group living in mobile homes in Ihosi years and older per cent and the largist occupation group has Ontario Scene DavisGovernment More Aggressive as its male family head skilled or unskilled labor per cent By income the largest users of mobile homes are in the to income group 32 per cent These statistics are based on a 1970 survey Today approximately people live in mobile homes in Canada with a growth rate of proximately 60 per year The Canadian Consumer points out thai as mumcipilities change heir altitudes toward permanent trailer parks sales of mobile homes are expected to rise sharply As slated in the In the future sales of mobile homes are expected lo increase dramatic ally as he ranks of typical pur chasers young and retired couples are augmented by lower income groups seeking relatively less expensive ac com modal ion DOM llrarn llueen Park Bureau or Herald TORONTOThere have been indications that from now on we may be watching government The signs have from various directions example there was and commercial affairs minister John Clements quick and fairly tough action on food prices Then MiKcough In his energy post has been oil companies in language nol loo heard about private companies from a minister of ihe Crown But probably the strongest impressions have been coming from premier himself Mr Davis has been showing very definite signs or toughening up He has been becoming more In his criticism And not only at the opposition also of his own parly This was on display seminars organized here recently by the Young PCs The premier told hem they would have to do a better job of communication a message this was not entirely new Bui the in tensity wilh which the premier pushed it this time was selling a new tone And Ihe general outlook would be that we might have some more stirring times in the future A main point of the premier however one has lo wonder about This is his call for the parly lo stress the progressive steps of his government He is asking workers to do a big educational job for ltand for his leadership Experience would tend show thai any such educational campaign has to originate at the lop and be led with force from there If the leader is battling the lower echelons tend to pick up his spirit and drive and faith But it seems that left on their own they can t carry a ball very successfully