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Page 4 The Cplborne Citizen Oct. 30, 1974 citizen editorial Not so bad Ever since time began, man has been objecting to restrictions imposed upon him by higher authority. Adam and Eve supposedly had everything anyone could want; dominion over all the world and everything in it. They had one restriction, however, not to eat the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge. They felt, however, this bureaucratic imposition was infringing on their local autonomy so, to show this bureaucracy they were capable of making their own decisions, they ate the fruit and people: individuals; small groups; minorities; and municipalities; have all been eating it since that time. It is a basic human nature to resent being told what to do. All of us have run into this since we are old enough to remember - we don't like some of the rules imposed by our parents; our schools; groups we belong to; some of the laws of the land; our churches; our local municipal governments; and even our federal government. This is not to say,' nonetheless, that these rules are not good for us and our safety. Perhaps each individual should be building himself an impregnable fortress, crawl inside and live a life dictated to by no one except himself. Of course this is nothing but nonsense to suggest and, it down and intelligently consider all the ramifications of regionalization, the rantings and ravings of those who are opposed to it would also seem like nonsense. It is true that some decisions rendered by higher bodies of authority seem to have no relevancy for us and, quite often, they cause a considerable amount of frustration for our local councils. It is also true when we are in somewhat of a hurry to get something done, the delays caused by the deliberations of some higher authority, seem to be worthless and unnecessary. Usually, however, viewed from a long term basis, most decisions work out for the better for the majority of people. Such will probably be the case regarding the setting aside of large parcels of land as Provincial Parks. With the population growing by leaps and bounds; the rapid growth of medical technology; and an every-increasing amount of leisure time available to almost everyone; the day will not be long in coming when we will be looking for a place where we may sit among the trees and beside the water for a few moments of respite from the busy, crazy, mixed-up, and hectic whirl of modern day living. It is then the wisdom of some of the decisions made today, will become clear to everyone. The high cost of food A story appears in this edition regarding the sale of beef cattle by an area farmer. The story dramatically points up the fact it is not the farmer who is responsible for the of high c middle! ,t of n o the c rolled Concern has been of places, over the land which is bet today arc not s •, but the /ely, reap the sed in a number I of agricultural non-productive on the land, is aware of this know it will take a considerable amour time for the studies to be completed. How much longer wili the farmer and the consumer consent to be a part of this farce before they demand something be done about it? It is an intolerable situation that should not be let go o luch longer! c of Min Eugene Federal Agric Whelan. answering a question legislature recently, said he is not sure if an investigation will be held into the wide disparity of prices between the farmer and the consumer. He thought, probaby, the:.: might be a study to study the advisability of such an investigation. This reluctance to launch an investigation immediately would lead one to believe Mr. Whelan hopes the situation will right itself before he is required to do something about it for we all Are you one of them? It would appear, from various reports and remarks, certain mischievious groups of people in the Village consider the practice of egg and tomato-throwing a manly endeavour. These people don't seem to need any particular reason to be provoked into pursuing this practice either. It seems to happen whenever the mood may take them to create a little mischief. Perhaps they are nurturing a secret desire to become big league baseball pitchers or, maybe, it's just the fact that the eggs and tomatos, once thrown, cannot be thrown back at them. Main victims of these vandals always seem to be homes that are in darkness; homes where the man of the house is absent; the elderly, or the very young. It COULDN'T be because, in the main, these people are, more or less, defenseless against such senseless attacks, Could It? Reassuring Whatevery criticisms may be levelled at volunteer fire departments certainly would not apply to the Department in Brighton. On three occasions in the past week, we have had the opportunity to see Fire Chief Wilirard V. Tackaberry's men and equipment in action and, on each occasion, they performed in an extremely efficient and knowledgeable fashion. They were on the scene within a matter of minutes and, in very short order, had the fires under Lewis appointed visiting fellow Really, now couldn't you (the people towards whom these remarks are directed), find something more worthwhile to occuply your time? Something like helping young children to more thoroughly enjoy the fun of Hallowe'en night, or canvassing for UNICEF to raise much-needed funds for the starving people of the world, or, even, just plain staying a home and minding your own business! If everyone intent on creating mischief did just that, stay at home, there would be no mischief, would there? It would be well to remember a community is made up of all the things each individual does in that community. Individual effort, collectively, makes the community we all have to live in. Your effort - each one of you - can make this a community anyone can be proud to be a part of. This Hallowe'en night would be a good time to start mending your ways. control. In all three cases, had the fires been left to burn too long, they could have resulted in a considerable amount of property damage and could have even posed a danger to human life. ^ Area residents can be justifiably proud of their fire department which surely must be one of the most efficient and highly trained in the country. This paper, at least, tips its hat to such a fine group of men. David Lewis, leader of the New Democratic Party, has accepted an appointment as visiting fellow in the Institute of Canadian Studies at Carleton University, announced Davidson Dunton. Director of Institute. As part of his university work, Mr. Lewis will do some teaching in the Department of Political Science. In the Institute he will be studying and writing, taking part in seminars and will be available to assist students. A former Rhodes scholar, Mr. Lewis holds two degrees from Oxford, in Jurisprudence and In Modern Greats, in addlion to his B.A. from McGill. tie loot in the furrow'hy£fL& Colborne Citizen MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN AND ONTARIO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Simon Conolly, Publisher Ted Forder, Editor Advertising: Rates upon request. Although every precaution will be taken to avoid errors, The Brighton Independent accepts advertising in its columns on the understanding that it will not be liable for any error in any advertisement published in its columns. Subscription Rates: $6 per year, payable in advance anywhere in Canada. $7 in advance in the U.S.A., $8 to any other country. Both old and new address should be given when change of address is requested. Offices: Main bt., Brighton, in the lower floor of the Brighton Public Library. Drop-off depot Simpson Sears office, Colborne. Phone 475-0255. Second Class Mail Registration No. :i:!!»2 American beef producers are shooting calves in protest of low prices paid to producers. The action has sickening overtones. Canadian farmers, hopefully, won't resort to such distressing tactics. Which is not to say that farmers have no right to protest. They have. The investigation into the beef industry, -said to be inevitable last week, will certainly see Canadian farmers come up smelling like roses. Steer calves that sold on the Edmonton market for 56 cents a pound a year ago are now selling for about 29.5 cents a pound. I am inept as a mathematician but even I can figure out that anyone getting less than half of what he got last year for his product is in financial trouble. In Toronto, steer calf prices have slipped to 37 cents a pound from 59 cents a year ago. Beef producers traditionally have been wary of marketing boards. They have constantly protested that they do not need one. This fierce independence has. on occasion, caused them grief. Eugene Whelan. the federal agricultural minister, makes no bones about his philosophy when it comes to marketing boards. For this reason, many beef men are running a little scared about any type of federal investigation of the beef industry. Whelan. some of them feel, has built-in prejudices. He favors marketing boards, not just provincial boards but federal boards. Charles Gracey. manager of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, an organization which embraces all beef producers in Canada, says his organization would welcome an investigation. "Not because an investigation would come up with anything but because the marketing system would not be the culprit." he maintains. "A lot of people right now are clutching at straws, blaming the marketing system per se. For this reason, any investigation must be objective" He thinks that some of the Western Canadian beefmen want to turn the investigation into the first step to create marketing boards across Canada. Because there are problems in the industry, something must be done and most beefmen will agree that changes are needed. But just what those changes should be remains a big question. If prices being paid to farmers have dropped 50 per cent in one year, can you blame beef producers for starting to liquidate their breeding herds? With so many cows coming to market, the price cannot go anywhere else but down. Government programs to induce ranchers to maintain herd sizes through a cash advance system, introduced recently in the three Prairie Provinces, do not seem to help. It takes time and money to build up cow-calf operation and a one-year cash advance program is the same as using a band-aid to close up major surgery. Although some governments have expressed considerable concern over problems in the beef industry, their nearsighted actions haven't given beefmen much of an incentive. And I can hear the democrats, the capitalists, the multi-nationalists saying the industry should be allowed to fold. "If they cannot support themselves on an open market, let them go under." they say. But those same people will be crying mightily when all farmers in Ontario go to cash crop farming. Which is when Canada will be left without a beef industry and consumers will have to pay $10 a pound for beef. Ontario's sugar beet industry was allowed to founder and die. Canadians today are at the mercy of importers when buying sugar and nobody needs to be told about the high price of sugar. The same thing could happen to the beef industry in five or 10 years unless a solution can be found