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WW Wednesday August 22 979 NEWSROOM 20 653 CIRCULATION 76 6539 the examiner servmg borne and simcoe county Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited To Baytield Street Barrie Ontario LAM 4T6 Bruce Rowland publisher ADVERTISING 726 6537 CLASSIFIEDS 7282414 Concerns deserve frank answers inability of Yespra Township ouncil to ansWer residents concerns coneerning potential water contamina tion from an industrial spill is disturbing one IIveryone talks about eoneern for the environment Yet when Vespra residents this week raised concerns about possi ble water well contamination council was evasive Instead of answering questions direetly eouiieil said they could offer no opinion until it receives report from the township solicitor Why Surely touneil has had time enouin to art The ministry of environment said in July the spill eould lead to contamination of the wells And residents raised the issue with eouneil one month ago Although health officials have given assurances there is no immediate danger the residents eoneeriis for the future are understandable What is not so understandable is the tendaney of eouneil to await its solieitors report before venturing an opinion lIleeted officials are responsible first to the wellbeing of their residents Yespra should speak up to clear the air in this matter instead ofappareiitly taking refuge in legal opinion Welcome to Barrie ltoikwell International locating plant in Barrie has made wise decision As eoiiipany officials pointed out Itarrie does have an ex cellent getiglalllllt location with elose links to the massive Metro Toronto market and transportation eoiinettioiis to Western anadir iloreover liztllle proffers the most important thing any business eaii ask for the opportunity for people to live work and prosper in harmony It wasnt lurk that brought Itoekwell to Ilairie It was the knowledge that other companies locating here in recent years have been well pleased by their eoipoiate move The ltoekwell decision means Til local jobs initially and hopefully more in the years ahead We veltoiiie this new company to Ilaiiie iii the certainty that they will find our ei ty an excellent one in llltll to work and live Dear Editor It was very interesting to read the article in your newspaper about the chld abuse suspect Examiner August 16 have been working many years among problem families in Holland in England and now in Canada My experience is it is too late for the mother and the child if it is physically hurt The problem started long before Your business By VINCENT EGAN Business and Consumer Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service The diamond market seems to be one of lifes great mysteries to the starryeyed couple whose summer romance leads to an engagement ring to the older and more worldlywise collector even perhapsi to the insurance company that issues policy on the gem Although most people will buy diamond at least once in their lifetime they almost always do so from position of neartotal ignorance and blind trust in the vendor At the back of their mind is vague notion that diamonds are surefire investment bound to keep abreast or ahead of inflation as the years go by Alas there seems to be no price consistency whatever in the retail market and even more alas it would be impossible to cash in your diamond investment at breakcvcn price without holding it for many years INCONSISTENCY The wide range of prices was illustrated in recent survey by the Canadian Association of Consumers Ati and reported in the August issue of its magazine Canadian Consumer The CAC shoppers bought diamond engagement ring from each of six major retailing chains at prices ranging from $245 to $450 There was no evident relationship between the retail price and the weight of the gem we want your opinion Something on your mind Send Letter to the Editor Please make it an original copy and sign it The Examiner doesnt publish unsigned let ters but it you wish pen name will be used Include your telephone number and address as we have to verify letters Bocause of space limits public interest and good taste The Examiner sometimes has to edit condense or reject letters Letters to the Editor are run every day on the editorial page Sond yours to Lotton to tlio Editor Tho Exonllior Post Office Box 370 RITE Ont MM 4T6 letters to the editor want to ask you to arouse con cern about this matter If they notice depression about their family life they have the opportunity to show their concern or talk to the Childrens Aid or to Homemakers Associaton or minister People in the community must become concerned about this pro blem Yours sincerely AVan Loon Barrie Buying gem Dont be dazzled More surprising still were the variations among the appraisals of the six rings by four professional appraisers 0f the 24 appraisals only four were below the retail purchase price the appraisals ranged up as high as 48 times the purchase price If such appraisals have any use it is as guide of the replacement value that an insur ance company would pay in the event of loss although it would be mistake to think that an insurer would automatically pay $1750 simply on the basis of one appraisal of ring that cost $361 in the jewellery store THE OTHER FOOT The appraisals are useless as an indicator of the amount of money you might be able to raise if you had to sell the diamond to raise cash in an emergency or if that summer ro mance should wither away in the fall The CAC shoppers had to press number of jewellers before getting any offer at all for any of their six rings which were only few weeks old had never been worn and were un damaged Rcluctantly some jewellers offered $45 to $75 for the stone alone pawnshop owner after declaring that the heaviest of the six gems was an artifical stone finally offered $100 for it Buy an inexpensive diamond ring only if it pleases you to wear it says the CAC Insure it against loss treat it carefully but dont conSider it an investment APPRAISING IT If you are going to buy the CAC advises find reputable merchant Few legitimate wholesalers will sell directly to the public Discount rates offered to individuals are seldom true discounts and most wholesalers will only consider dealing with you directly if you want large stone All things being equal larger stones are proportionately more expensive than smaller that is onecarot diamond is worth considerably more than two diamonds of similar quality weighing half carat each Immediately after purchase or even before if tliejeweller will allow it it is pru dent to go to professional jewellery ap praiser who for fee in the area of $12 to $30 will issue certificate of his opinion as the articles replacement value for insurance purposes Then check with your insurer to see that it is included in your property coverage Even if you have no intention of buying any jewellery chances are that the recent years rise in the commodity price of gold and diamonds has left your olderjewellcry under valued for insurance purposes If so get new appraisals and update your insurance coverage BUSINESS 7266537 Eonons ADVERTISING Craig Elson managing edltor L9 59W manager IanMulgrewcltyeditor SALES Bill McFarlane wire editor REPORTERS WayneHay Dave Fuller Aden Smith Slave Skinner Barb Boullon Claudio Krause Stephen Nlcholls Dennis Lanthier Nancy Figueroa Lori Cohen Richard Thomas CLASSIFIED Stephen Gauer Peooy Cnapell superwsor Betty Armor camera operator Freda Shinner Terry Field Dana Nomewooa Peter Hsu Janice Morton Cathy Heather The world today By JOHN HARBRON Foreign Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service The tenth anniversary of the present violence death and bombings in Northern Ireland doesnt mark the end of terrorism there but promises more of the same Indeed North Ireland has long since become Britains Vietnam which like that brutal struggle even at its height appears to have no solution The sectarian nature of this chronic strife has worsened if thats possible bearing in mind that religious hatreds have existed throughout Ireland for centuries The first half of 1979 has shown new in crease in the growth and striking power of the small and mobile cells of terrorist action among both Catholics and Protestants Last March the Irish Republican Army succeeded in blowing up senior Tory parliamentarian Airey Neave who would have been Secretary of State for Northern Ireland after Mrs Thatchers Tory victory in early May The late Neave hardliner on the IRA and one of Britains mostdecorated World War Two veterans was already under limited police protection Nevertheless he was blown up inside his car as he left the House of Commons parking lot in central London TEN YEARS FOR THE ARMY It is also ten years since the British Army arrived in Northern Ireland to help keep order in what is still an integral part of the United Kingdom And after decade of military in Backgrounder Calvm FeIeDC huk BUSWESS COMPOSING ROOM Marian cough cows Jack Kerney foreman Delve Glenn Kwan asst foreman woo Gram Donsaunders Connie Hart Lorne wass jean 5355 WiltCadogan Stan Wray Bill Raynor RonGiIder Ed Allenby CIRCULATION Janie Hamel Biii Halkes manager Steve White assistant manaaev Bran Howcroii Alva LaPIante LISB Warry Elaine Porter Cheryl Aiken Susan Kitchen Yvonne Sierps PR ESSR 90M AI Hanson foreman Fred Prince Kim Pattenden ASE qt POPE JOHN PAUL visit risk volvement there is no indication whatsoever they can leave in the near future The army will stay because the terrorist organizations have increased in strength and killing power during the 19705 About 2000 have been killed in Ulsters sectarian civil war of which 300 were army personnel The army has put down the Ulster Defense Association the major Protestant Don Near asstloreman Like manif theute leéplizirig marijuana oliq 0T draft the Tho Barrio Exorninor is mombor of Tho Canadian Prou CP and Audit lumen of Cimalotiom ABC Only tho Canadian Prou may ropublish now storioo ln thlr nmpopor croditod to CF Tho Anodetod Prou Iouton or Agonco Franco Prom rmdlocal now storios publiohod in Tho Barrio Examinor Published daily except Sunday and statutory holidays WEEKLY Dy carrier 95 em Tho Barrio Exorninorclaiml copyright on all original now and advorliolng motorlol aootod by its omployoos and publishod in this nowspapor YEARLY by carrier $19 50 BY MAIL Barrie 54 Tho odvormor ogroos that tho publilhor shall not bo Iioblo Tor Magoo Mltlng out at war in adyonisomonts boyond tho amount paid for tho spoco actually olttuplod 539 00 by that portion of tho odvortisomont in which tho orror occurrod whothor luch or ror is duo to tho nogligonco of its want or olhorwiso and than shall bo no liability lot non inurtlon of any odyortisomonl boyond tho amount paid for such SIMCOE COUNTY MOTOR THROW OFF 541 Sanear ELSEWHERE IN CANADA 341003 year advortiiomonl moat Northern Ireland violence marks grim IOth anniversary terrorist outfit But the Irish Republican Army remains virtuain out of control In the mid 705 the IRA and Provisional IRA extended their terrorism to the major cities of the British Isles placing bombs in shop ping centres where crowds and tourists congregate Last winter London experienced as many terrorist bomb blasts as Tel Aviv This is not an unlikely parallel since many intelligence experts have exposed common bonds between the worlds major terrorist movements In 1974 Libyan ship filled with Com munistbloc weapons including supply of the famous Soviet AK47 automatic rifles which are standard equipment with the PLO Japans Red Guards and Nicaraguas San dinistas was spotted in Northern Ireland waters The small but precise book for conducting urban guerrilla warfare against established military and police forces which was written in 1968 by the late Brazilian terrorist Carlos Marighela is standard text with the provisional IRA Inspite of the seriousness of the IRAs world contacts the Thatcher Government has the same concern as all British governments before it how to find some solution any solution to the endless strife WHY THE POPES VISIT Given all this one really wonders why Pope John Paul II has chosen Ireland as his next place to visit The popes are still evil geniuses to the Protestant fanatics of Northern Ireland His visit could fuel even more historic Irish religious bigotries Gulp 440 million gallons of beer By JOHN FERGUSON OTTAWA CPI Quebecers prefer beer and imported wine in Atlantic Canada they like rum and in Ontario and the Prairies whisky is the favorite drink But tipplers in British Columbia and the Yukon seem to like everything The northern territory has the highest per capita con sumption of beer wine and spirits while British Columbia is second in wine and liquor It is third behind Quebec in per ca pita consumption of beer Statistics Canadas most recent report shows Canadians quenched their thirst with more than 440 million gallons of beer in the year ended March 1978 about 187 gallons or 277 12ounce bottles for every man woman and child in the country They also knocked back 422 million gallons of liquor and sipped 37 million gallons of wine At an average of 112 ounces of liquor SCOOPS lClA IM GLAD MR CARTER APPOINTED US TO OUR NEW each thats 45 billion cocktails nearly 200 for each person in the country Sales totalled more than $4 billion but that does not include markups by bars or grocery stores such as those in Quebec which sell beer and wine Taxes on liquor wine and beer sales enriched provincial treasuries by $13 billion in 197778 Yukoners appear to drink more per person than anybody else While average annual beer consumption in Canada is 187 gallons the average in the Yukon is more than 29 gallons They also consumed more than 213 gallons of wine for each resident compared with national average of 16 gallons and 36 gallons of spirits compared with the Canadian average of 18 gallons TASTES VAR As the most populous province Ontarios total consumption of beer was highest at 158 IN MY ABILITIES Viirtitiif EDUCATION WELFARE million gallons But on per capita basis it was about average at 187 gallons Ontarians also drank an average amount of wine about 15 gallons per person and slightly more than average amount of spirits 19 gallons per person But Ontario residents prefer whisky mainly rye nearly four times as much as rum which ranks second in the province in popularity Vodka is third and gin fourth That same pattern applies throughout the West and North In Newfoundland Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island rum is nearly twice as popular as whisky followed by vodka and gin In New Brunswick whisky has slight edge over rum with vodka third and gin fourth But gin is the preferred drink in Quebec twice as popular as whisky which is second and three times as popular as rum Liqueurs rank fourth and vodka fifth WT SOMETHING TELLS ME lIE LACKS TOTA YOUR OFFICE FURNITURE HA5 WHEEL5 ON IT TOO Copyright rogistration number 2038 rogislor 61 Tho Publishor rouno tho right to odit roviso clarity or rojocl on odvortiso From the legislature What about solar power by DEREK NELSON Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO Its unfortunate that renewable energy is being touted by many as the nations savior in these energytroubled times NDP leader Michael Cassidy for example devotes onequarter of his partys latest energy policy release to praising solar heating and methanol an alcohol fuel made from vegetable waste Which is understandable The NDP is the most trendy of all Ontario political parties and whatever the latest fad in the United States the NDP tends to pick it up and run the distance with it Not that there is anything wrong with the renewable energy approach but it has to be kept in perspective The provincial ministry speaks some would say too optimistically of having two per cent of the provinces energy needs met through renewable energy by the year 2000 The NDP aims much higher HYDRO POWER Thats fair enough but the heavy emphasis on renewable energy leaves vague impres sion in the public mind that it can somehow replace more traditional sources of energy For instance the NDP policy statement doesnt even mention nuclear power yet one quarter of the space is given over to re newable energy Its straight political omission Regar dless of the critics nuclear is going to play more major role than renewables in meeting the energy demand in coming decades Actually only one renewable energy source has been proved to date and thats hydroelectric power While all the large water sources have already been tapped there may be the equivalent of 10 nuclear reactors worth of power in smaller streams across the province SUN POWER But beyond hydro there is the solar field where the potential for home heating is enormous and for other home energy uses at least theoretically attractive The current problem is that the technology is in the adolescent stage being both ex pensive and far from reliable Pilot projects are under way in Ontario although perhaps too few but they are so new there is no data flowing from them yet Jumping into the field now financially with both feet as many of the renewable energy people advocate is bit like going fishing before you know if the lake is stocked METHANOL POOR But solar is coming and as the price of oil and gas escalate it becomes more and more attractive and competitive The same however cant be said for methanol and similar exotic renewable energy sources Pricewise they are totally out of sight and talk about gasohol mixed alcohol and gasoline such as is widely used in Brazil would be misleading here Current thinking is cars fuelled that way wouldnt start in Ca nadian winter Experimenting with methanol or any other alternative energy source should not be dis couraged Every bit helps But lets not pretend renewable energy is going to do more than make the slightest dent in our energy problems until well into the nextcentury Interpreting the news Firing disrupts racial harmony WASHINGTON CP An emotional wedge is being driven between American blacks and Jews by the resignation under fire last week of United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young The split was evident immediately after Youngs resignation when he admitted meeting with representatives of the anti Israeli Palestine Liberation Organization at the UN in violation of official US policy Since then Young black has fanned the controversy by claiming Israeli agents publi cized his meeting with PLO officials despite advance warning that any such move might create proPLO constituency among black Americans That seems to be what is happening Meetings are to be held in New York this week between PLO representatives and lead ers of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference the civil rights vehicle left by the late Rev Martin Luther King Jr The black activist group feels black Americas stake in the Middle East peace efforts is critical because of Arab oil wealth As the gas lines and unemployment lines lengthen as prices skyrocket it is we who will be the first fired the last hired and the most hardhit economically noted Walter Fauntroy the Christian Leaderships Washington delegate for the PLO meetings GRIEVANCE DEFINED That and the perception that Young is victim of Israeli plotting defines the black grievance against the fragile blackJewish alliance that has existed here for years On their side Jewish ders make no secret that in directline between Israels sur vival and black irations Israel comes first bible thought Ye are of God little children and have overcome them because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world John 44 Call up Him who dwells inside to face all that comes against you from the outside He is more than match Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ You will never relive today make it good one with Gods help