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wwr it If 3hr Eadie Examinrr Published by Canadian Newspapers company Limited Wilson Advertising Manager 16 Boyiield Street Barrie Ontario Robb PublisherGeneral Manager Henshaw Managing Editor The Barrie Examiner Thursday January 1977 Warden Hughes deserves praise for leadership Warden Orville Hughes is com pleting busy term as head of Sim coe County council which has not been without achievement In year when most municipal and regional administrations have had to increase taxes the county council was able to hold down its overall levy which in itself was no small accomplishment While his leadership played part Warden Hughes himself would be the first to give credit to his colleagues In fact he has frequently praised his council for its co operation Over the years the county ad ministration has shown that the in terest of ratepayers and seeing they receive value for their tax dollars is prime concern Unlike many regional and municipal administrations it has strictly followed payasyougo policy and thus avoided debenture debt at todays high carrying charges This was factor in enabling the council to hold down the levy for its member municipalities during the past year Greater provincial assistance helped to hold down net cost to the county for operating its three homes for the elderly The provincial government also shares costs for maintenance of county roads and contributes sub stantially toward welfare and other social services But regional administrations generally receive even more gover nment assistance but have not been as successful in holding down their levies as Simcoe County Regional government proposals have been made to the county at various times during the past decade but it has steadfastly resisted Warden Hughes is among the majority of members who believe this is one of the key reasons why the county was able to do so well on behalf of taxpayers of the area At the same time the county council has been openminded about proposals to update and restructure its administration but has indicated it feels each proposal for change should be carefully considered and not be accepted in any package deal before all aspects are fully un derstood Warden Hughes position that final decisionmaking in any major Simcoe County restructuring should be left to the county administration and local municipalities concerned has been frequently commended by colleagues who consider this sound procedure in the best in terests of ratepayers DOWN MEMORY LANE FIVE YEARS AGO IN TOWN The Barrie Examiner Jan 1972 Farmers in the Stayner area prevent Ontario Hydro workers from unloading poles to erect line on expropriated property along Con cession of Nottawasaga Township Confrontation follows two years of negotiation between farmers and Hydro Although independent ap praiser said settlements were fair some 70 farmers joined in protest Only 12 new names submitted for consideration by councils striking committee for appointments to various boards commissions and committees Charles Byron is president as Army Navy and Air Force Veterans Club executive discusses plans for new building to be completed in 1974 Plenty of fish but ice solid enough to support ice fishing huts wont be put on Kempenfelt Bay for at least another week Tom Tattersall chairman of the Central Simcoe Area Plann ing Board says board cannot func tion the way it is with it having little power and being held in suspicion by rural minicipalities Flu ravaged Barrie Colts drop 63 deci sion to Owen Sound Greys Scoring for Barrie are Greg Hubbert Rick Ball and Ken Bannerman Eldon Gorings Gravenhurst rink defeated Vern Adams of Barrie Curling Club 75 and 113 to take Ontario Curling Association DiViSion 10 seniors playoff Those factory outlets good goods for lot less TORONTO CP When American presidentelect Jim my Carter participated in the nowfamous teleVision debates with President Gerald Ford during the United Stats presidential campaign the suit he wore was bought in factory outletstore It is questionable whether his advisers will allow the Demo cratic presidenttobe from Plains Ga to carry on shop ping in places where he pays 30 to 75 per cent below retail prices but the woman who made such shopping practices way of life in the US says they are popular With upperand middleincome earners in that country Iris Ellis of Jacksonville Fla is the author of the SOS Save on Shopping li rectorya 240spage booklet that lists where and how to buy clothing accessories fabrics textiles housewares large ap Eh marrir Examinrr 16 Bayfield Street Barrie Ontario Telephone 7266537 Registration Number 0484 Second Class Mail Return postage guaranteed Daily Sundays and Statutory Holidays excepted Subscription rates daily by carrier 85 cents weekly $4420 yearly Single copies 15 cents By Mail Barrie $4420 yearly Simcoe County $3400 yearly Motor Throw Off $3900 yearly Balance of Canada $3600 year yNational Advertising Offices 65 Queen St West Toronto 8641710 640 Cathcart St Montreal Member of the Canadian Press and Audit Bureau of Cir culations The Canadian Press is ex clusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches in this paper credited to it or The Associated Press or Reuter and also the local news published therein The Barrie Examiner claims Copyright in all original adver tising and editorial material created by its employees and reproduced in this newspaper Copyright Number 203815 register 61 WWW Registration pliances furniture and carpet ing at savings of 50 per cent or more She and her husband Ken native Canadian visited lo ronto recently because the pop ularity of the directory now has spread into this country The pair is on the lookout for more such outlets which Mrs Ellis says are not discount houses but places that sell regular re tail merchandise for lot less SPURREI BY INFLATION When inflation hit the United States she explained in an interview people with finely honed survival instincts started casting about for after natives to paying the high costs on everyday items such as clothing and appliances Ken and had been to Chamber of Commerce con vention in Pittsburgh and dur ing the womens program the organizer took us on tour of several factory outlets That did it for me was hooked on the concept of doing all my shopping in these places That was in 1972 and since then Iris Ellis has become an By BOB BOWMAN Visitors to Montreal are al ways impressed by the huge cross on the eastern side of Mount Royal especially at night when it is illuminated It must be one of the oldest historic sites in Canada be cause the first cross was erec ted there Jan6 1648 by Paul de Chomedey Sieur de Maison neuve who was the founder of Montreal The occaSion was the Feast of the Epiphany and beautiful winter day Maisonneuve had his men clear path to the top of the mountain and they took turns carrying the huge wooden cross that had been built in the habitation Jeanne Mance who built the first hospital in Montreal and Madame de la Peltrie who had come from Quebec to help her were included in the party It was dangerous expedition expert on shopping this way She explained that the SOS Directory is printed version of friendtofriend referrals offer ing consumers oldfashioned value opportunities in con temporary format It lists thousands of shop perrecommended factory and sample outlets People who know how to shop owe it to themselves to explore these new opportunities LOCATED NEAR FACTORY Factory outlets are located mainly in the vicinity of the manufacturer Busmess hours are assumed to be regular re tail or mill hours unless other wise noted in the directory Most of the merchandise found in such stores is either ends of lines sample or surplus or items that retailers have re turned due to inability to sell In many stores staff is lim ited and customers are not treated to such comeons as soft lighting music or walltowall carpet said Mrs Ellis But the clever consumer doesnt mind the lack of those luxuries CANADAS STORY Montreals huge cross impresses visitors because the Iroquois often lurked in the woods watching for opportunities to attack the new settlers who had arrived during the summer All went well on this occasion and the cross was put in place followed by brief religious ceremony Of course the cross has been replaced number of times since then Maisonneuve and his follow ers were glad to leave the habi tation on such beautiful day and get the exercise and fresh air of the climb up the moun tain It was an opportunity they did not often enjoy because of the danger They usually knew when the Iroquois were outside because they had dog named Pilot who sensed when they were there and kept growling There is statue in Montreal of Mai sonneuve and some of his com rades and Pilot is among them 7am $0M FROM PARLIAMENT HILL Theres separatism sovereignty and now partitioning Canada By STEWART MacIEl Ottawa Bureau Thomson News Service Conservative Leader Joe Clarks yearend teleViSion con servation on the CBC obvmusly couldnt have the impact of prime ministerial chat but he outdid Mr Trudeau in coming that awesome expressmn of partitioningCanada bet that made Rene Le vesque wince Mr Levesque you see has been performing verbal some rsaults in an effort to empha size the positive aspects of Que bec independence And for this reason few weeks ago he do creed that the term separa tism would no longer be used because it has sort of nega livering Instead Quebecers would talk about sovereignty and independence which be deemed are much more posnive approaches Mr Trudeau in his yearcnd talk With the nation continued to use the word separatism sm cc he has no particular interest in being pos1tive about any form of Quebec independence But Mr Clark clearly has gone one better IHE WORLD TODAY Poland is again under the heel By JOIIN HARBRON Foreign Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service In 1905 the great Polishborn British novelist Joseph Conrad wrote these preCise sentences to try and explain to the rest of us the reasons for the ruthless totalitarianism of Czarist Russia The Russian aristocracy as we see it now is thing apart It is impossible to aSSign to it any rational origin in the vices the misfortunes the necessnies or the aspirations of mankind This depotism has neither European nor an Oriental par entage more it seems to have no root either in the institutions or follies of this earth Conrad the inspiration of our youth with his great sea stories and perceptions of the human species knew what he was talk ing about His father had been dealt with accordingly by the Czarist police for helping to plan Pol ish uprising against Imperial RusSIa in 186 His mother died early from exde in Vologda Conrads travail would not change bit 100 years alter the events which destroyed his par ents Poland is again under the Russian heel Romanov grand dukes as governorsgeneral of Poland in the palace of Polish kings are replaced by Sowct army of occupation and the generals who command it The slave camps still arc in busmess their ruthlessness more seientificatly ad ministered than in Czarist times NAZISTYLE HOSPITALS Except in our time the Bus slans have added refinement we once thought had died With NaZism the socafled psy chiatric hospital for dISSidents usually intellectuals who Will not be kept Silent Shame on Sov1et leaders for Berrys World libll it Hit Im into doll houses too We must get together and play sometime By accusing Mr Levesque of trying to partition Canada the Conservative leader conjures up Visions of Pakistan and Bangladash And in the VICW of most EnglishCanadians and many Quebccers that could be conSIdered somewhat less than pOSItIVC in terms of anadiaii constitutional changes And the expression Will not be the exclusive property of Mr Clark Officials iii Mr lrudeaus office acknowledge that suggestions had already arrived in that office suggesting steppedup of fensive in terminology lherc permitting this disgusting in novation so perfected by the twisted doctors of NaZism that force for em which itself alv most destroyed the Soth Union in 194142 All this should be said and must be remembered while the current Czar in truth com missar Leonid Brezhnev pre ens his feathers at age 70 ape parently quite well and capable of wearing marshzils uniform With more medals and orders than any wrist general had ever worn Some proletarian revolution where an elite of technocials loyal party bosses and iii tellectuals share glory and perks at the top as did the small but allpowerful coterie at the Czarist courts The Bolshewk revolution of 1917 was supposed to change all that In fact nothing much has changed in Russia incredibly since the ninth century in ter ms ot absolutisni of the most persistent nature smce the emergence then of the state of Muscovy Only once for few weeks of light in the centurieslong dark ness was chaotic Russia ruled by anything resembling democratic government This was the shortlived Kerensky regime in 1917 undercut by its own indecision and the ruthless tactics of the Bolsheviks WE WANT YOUR OPINION Letters submitted for publication must be original copies signed by the writer Please include your street ad dress and phone number although they will not be published Letters which can not be authenticated by phone cannot be published For the sake of space public interest and good taste The Examiner reserves the right to edit con dense or reject letter appeared to be agreement that partition might be the most effectivcterm Mr Levesque of course Will continue With his sovereign ty and independence but he is not going to have full con trol over the French political dictionary in the province Mr Irudeau Mr Clark and New Democratic Leader Ed Broad bent Will all be active in Quebec on the subject of separatism All are bilingual and its safe bet that all Will be discussmg the implications of par titioned country But Mr Clark also made it clear as Mr Trudeau did ear lier that the next election Will not be fought on the question of national unity bilingualism or the constitution although all of these subjects are certain to be hovering in the unspoken background The onservative leader says he thinks the prime minister is too respotismlc to try to polarize Canadians on an issue that now is of such very real importance in terms of the surVival and integrity of the country However it was his View that Mr Trudeau could not separate himself from the fact that there now are very serious strains in the tanadiaii federation To this extent the prime ministers record would become an in tegral part of the campaign It is difficult to say how this would affect the prime minis ter While there is no doubt hill the fabric of Confederation has weakened SOllitWllitl iii the last few years lhcrc is still it strong Viewpoint that Mr Irudctiu is still the best equipped leader to deal with questions involving Quebec It Will be Mr tlziiks challenge to prove lilltIWISt FR ESII VOItE As he described it to his tclc VISIOII audience the Con scrvntives would be seen as It fresh national government and ii fresh voice from Quebec And he wisely made it clear there will he no return to the twonations policy of the l960s But what he didnt make clear is how the Conservatives Will offer different alter native to the Liberals when the time comes to convmce Quebeccrs they must support strong federalist party as demonstration for Relic Levesque Presumably both major federal parties will stand foursquare for federalism Mr Trudeau offered hint of his campaign plans when he re ferred to more equitable dis tribution of opportunity in Can ada think these are still basic issues and think we would be making very serious mistake if we sort of forgot about inflation and unemployment and just began concentrating on constitutional or national unity issues If we want Quebecers to re main in Canada we have to make that country desirable place for them to live We will wait for time to get Mr Clarks basic position It takes time to prepare positions that you can live with as gov ernment he said YOUR BUSINESS Shareholders are inflations losers By VINCENT EGAN Business and Consumer Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service In quest for the Winners and losers in the inflation game Montreal economist has helped to put the economic dilemma into practical perspective Prof Robert Lacroix of the University of Montreal also may have helped to explain the surprising extent of the opposi tion to the antiinflation pro gram The Vicechairman of the AntiInf lation Board says 70 per cent of Canadians support the program While the AIB staff says 58 per cent The other side of the coin apparently is that substantial number of people either 30 per cent or 42 per centoppose antiinflation The results of the study that Prof Lacroix did for the Eco nomic Council of Canada cov ering the 197074 period show that the extent of familys real gain or loss hinges primar ily on the increase in real estate values Family holdings that include this type of asset appear to be best protected against infla tion The least protection his study confirms is provided by savmgs and other deposits Canada SaVings Bonds and in particular common stocks HEDGE TRIM MEI From the late 19505 to the early 19705 the common stocks of sound industrial companies had been steady hedge again st the more modest inflation of that period But as time went on public opinion was to some extent tur ning against business and in vestment and toward much greater reliance on strong central government as the foun tainhead of the economic sys tem This change was reflected in the tax reform of 1971 that made capital gains subject to income tax for the first time QUEENS PARK Start of change in the NDP By DON OHEARN Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO When you keep store you have to count the cookie cost Is this now beginning to hit the New Democratic Party Is it now beginning to realize there is more than one Side to this world It would seem it might be SHARP HANGE Such speculation is prompted by reported statements by prominent members Pat Lawlor and James Renwick critical of public auto in surance They werent absolutely against Ii But they could see great deal wrong With it Even year ago such posi tion by leading NDP members would have been heresy First of the line of party promises of socializmg pro grams in Ontario has contin uously been auto insurance And now now Not only that but the meni bers based much of their change of heart on the ex perience of the NDP govern meiit iii British Columbia Its auto insurance scheme was disasterlosuig some thing like $80 millI0nWhICh they now not only recognize but 8illlll Finding fault With another NIP government Beyond heresy this is the omega So what Is it transforma tion and what caused it BROAD CHANGE The likelihood is that we are seeing the start of change in the NII Lawlor and RenWick have alv ways been two of the partys more enlightened members But still they have been well aware of the party line and The result clearly has been to discourage Canadians from risking their savings in uncer tain ventures from which any gains will be taxed as income With fewer participants in the market stocks have behaved sluggishly Industrial issues on the Toronto Stock Ex change rose by an average of only 39 per cent in 1976a net loss when set against the latest inflation rate of 56 per cent Much of the capital that might otherwise have gone into Canadian industry through in vestment in stocks has instead been diverted into real estate as reflected in the sharp in crease in housing prices year by year WEALTH EFFECT lnflations Winners therefore have been those Who had staked out their claim to real estate early in this decade The losers have been those who have stayed liquidwith cash bonds and stocksand those Who have had to buy their first home in the last couple of years notably young families and newcomers to Canada The wealth effect of in flation as Prof Lacroix calls it tends to be overshadowed in the public debate by the ex penditure effect as inflation forces people to spend more to buy the same quantity of goods and even by the in come effect the extent of Which incomes rise to compen sate for or exceed the expen diture effect The wealth expenditure and income effects taken together determine familys success or failure in coping with the in flation dilemma There remains the awkward question of who is to pay the inevitable cost of bringing in flation under control The equally awkward answer is that substantial number of people would much rather live with inflation than pay that cost have adhered to it Their insurance statements would not have been made Without weighing the political implications and probably dis cussing them at least with Stephen Lewis 11 it is change the most likely direction would be to wards broadening Widening of the spectrum of the concerns of the party It is noteworthy that in his ex planation of his doubts on public insurance RenWick former corporation lawyer noted that withdrawal of the auto business from the private field in Ontario could lead to higher rates in tire theft and other casualty insurance in the provmce This showed an appreCiation of the industryeconomicSIde of the picture not expected from the NDP The party of course knows as well as anybody that it has been not only weak but prac tically blank on economic ques tions and problems So now is it gomg to try and counter thisat least in its pub lic image Welcome if true But still dont look for magic overnight For one reason because the party has hard core of dema gogues who couldnt change froth their old thinking even at the end of shotgun And then again the party has lot of catching up to do and there is an obvious question if it has the bodies and minds to do this Lawlor for example said the party now was looking for larger coverage and better pay outs This is straight out of the Lib eral book The Grits have been preaching this all along LNJLERPRETING THE NEWS Will foreign policy have ideals of 177 By GARRY FAIRBAIRN WASHINGTON CP Rightist governments that have thus far successfully defended themselves against Com munistbacked subverSion and other challenges to their repressive rule may find them selves facing new threat In the past such repressive regimes could count on help from elements in the US gov ernment whose work has been to prop up virtually any kind of antiCommunist government But in trying to continue that support those elements will have to fight different type of battle an internal one within the US government for the danger facing the repressive regimes is that US foreign policy may return to the ideals of 1776 number of US politicians including Presidentelect Car ter called in the fall election campaigns for moral US foreign policy that would in clude pressure on repressive governments to establish civil liberties In one campaign interView Carter condemned the ap proach of State Secretary Henry Kissinger When Kissmger says as he did recently that Bram is the sort of government that is most compatible with ours well thats the kind of thing we want tochange Brazil is not democratic government its military dIC tatorship In many instances its highly represswe to political prisoners BIBLE THOUGH If man die shall he live again all the days of my appointed time will wait till my change come Job 1414 Man lives forever Job asked the question Jesus gave the answer am the resurrection and the life He that believeth on me though He were dead yet shall he live and whosoever believeth in me shall never die