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the Ztiarrir flamm Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited Walla Publisher 16 Bayfialdstraet Barrie Ontario William Tiller General Manager McPherson Managing Editor MAY JANUARY fiPAGEC How Productivity Pays Off In More There are ma who argue that the recarious state the economy in Great into which resulted in the devaluation of the pound was iargei the result of the loss of colonies onw ch the country depended for trade and raw materials This me have been factor but it is the who story Consider the case of Japan which is an island nation in many ways similanto Britain Despite defeat in war and the lack of raw materials the Japanese have de veloped their country into one of the major trading nations of the world in the postwar period In recedt copy of Business In Japan brochure issued by the Japan Trade Centre in Toronto there is evidence that the rate of economic wth has been hi her than almos anywhere else for the eat 10 years An adverse effect from the devalua tion of the British pound is acted for Japanese trade it but indicates that business is boo ng on many fronts Even without any amount of forests it states Japan has now moved into third lace in world aper production next the United ates and Canada Car eXports have been boosted 42 a1per cent in the first half of 1967 and ogether Japan is feeling the pinch of severe labor shortage All the while Britain and Canada re ort increases in unemployment and in their industrial economy and in es abroad comments The Sentenel Prosperity lteyiew of Woodstock The situation is such that even with the devaluation of the pound Canadian Press report from Tokyo says that Japans plan to double its output by 1971 is causing seme con cern among Canadian manufacturers who to date have been doing quite well in expanding exports At the same time Japans use of Ca nadian raw materials is steadily increas ing While this has helped the Canadian exporters of raw materials it may have the oppOsite effect on many of our man ufacturing industries What is the great difference between Brilain and Japan and even Canada and Japan It appears to be difference in attitude one in which the Japan ese are out to capitalize in every os sible way on the means to boost pro uc tivity And as many Canadian economists have been repeatedly saying productlva it or the rate of output er man hours g1 work is the key to ewhole pro om Whether the increase in thestand ard of living in Japan which has follow ed lts productivity boom will result in greater complacency and loss of out put remains to be seen In the meantime it is quite ap arent that Ja an is out to become as pro iclent as pos ble in the world market os lug definite challengeto us an to those in Britain We must bestir ourselv es to much greater degree if Japans performance is not to be done at our expense DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO lN TOWN Barrie Examiner Jan 29 194th Se cond annual meeting Barrie Community Association attended by 15 citizens chaired by Kiwanlan Jack Rodgers Growth of Community House indicated in two years At start in January 1946 38 organizations formed nucleus At end 1947 clubs societies boards etc be longed at nominal fee Community Board consists of three from Town Council three from Kiwanis Club threefrorn Lions Club joint owners At annual meeting Agfiicultural Socie President William alcomson reve ed plans to resume annual Barrie Falcnaxt Sept 13 14 at new property on man Road Mostof former land on Bradford St sold in 1945 to Canadian General Elec trlc for new Barrie giant County of Simcoe set eneral udget $347482 but rate down no to lower road le Barrieand Orillia hos italsvsent elega tion to County Conn torequest trans fer chronic indigent alientsio approv ed nursing homes on relieve over crowdin County Council consider ed esta lishment Juvenile and Family CourtReeve Earl Richardson Vespra will home study committee Warden Walter Middleton hostedannual county banquet at Trinity Parisbliall Barrie Toastmaster was Eijarden Charles OTHEaEniToRsvuws use has or CYNICISM Newvurrujsnes President de detail press conference this week suggests éagaip thatas his yeareincreese so do hisambitions histh his nlsmfTn aging general private fantasies itnow appears envision finance reestablished as continental power in the Western hemisphere and elevatedto the status gtofa major oil producer in the Middle Enstlé two changes tobeacobmpilshed with theheip or blatant antiCanadian and antiSemitic propaganda numeral it causes it Jillth Evans Bradford Mayor Grant Me or igpointed ExMe or Peter Sinclair ank Maxwell dermen Clarence Cor bett and Reginald Ayres to Arena Com mission Gord Roach popular young Barrie sportsman who has been on 5th Cliff Brown mens wear has taken ost tlon in Toronto with Jack Fraser ores Merchants beat Greers Aces 43 in dinal for Town Hockey League title and Garretts Imperial Theatre Trophy Carl Emms Cliff MeArthur and Gord Perry starred for winners while John Stevens son and Jimmy Gilmore were terrific up front for Aces After game both teams were treated by Stanwyck at Harmon Grill Barrie Flyers suffered setbac in Junior hockey losing 64 at Wind sor Locals had trouble With Spitfirede fence onuackenbush and Marcel Pro novost Dali Nesbitt sco three goals as Barrie Coltsbeat Dri 98 in Senior hocke In juvenile hockey Barrie tiimme OrllliaIIiH with stars being Bill Hagan Dan Poland and Paul Emma Town Planning Board ap proved three residentiai zones for Bar rie New winter spori introducedes startled=restdenis watchedRoss Cowan on skis bein towed along ice of Kem penfelt Bay aircraft piloted Ear rie Flying Corrine unn mam msmm Ottawa Citizen Ottawas proper ambition must be fun grow into bloultural capitalfclty of can be truly proud any hair that Ottawa fella hortiofmukingif maximumrco tributlon to the greatness of Colin If the establishment of federal trictoutside theboundnries to any pro vince is necessitate achievethis ambié tion then Ontario and Quebec ought to deflthe territory they govern in the national capital area for the creation federal district Muammmu lub instructor orm Fire Hall as omws REPORT jHas Second Thoughts On Iniported By PATRICK NICHOLKON WAWA The federal low ernmeot lonl Ito set itself the task of reducinl the cost of treadmill at our drug store This is ablative Lithoutii to the average can dlnn it will mean very little The Hearse nUemmons special committee en drug safety and rice fluid by the Canadian edical Anodetion that the av erage drug prescripr met the patient $41 and that the even age Canadian spent Itotsi of $950 per year on prescribed drugs As regrettable excep tion there are some chronic ill neslel requiring continuous drug therapy and in these air normal cases the yearly cost is higher hisny MP hcra askand the housewife will echowa re duce only the cost of sugar Why not also modify the soaring cost of items which ptrnch larger hole in the family Midget such as food and espe clnlly the home itself and the color TV set and the automo biiel In fighting high living costs only at the drugstore on to the Eovernment is trying unplug inflnlion like the little Duic boy with his finger in the dike The Canadian Medical Asso ciation itcrancd the factors in the nveragc prescription price Manufacture and adminisirzr tion of cenis research 12 cents medical information and mor kctlng 41 cents manufacturers LETTERS TO THE condo exam ml Dear Sir have kept silent since the elections in our city for some weeks in order to see what reac tion there would be in regard to our new lilayor Mr Bcntlcy but when Mr Edward JenV nings came forth Willi his col lection of garbage could stay ailent no longer Mr Jennings speaks of his charging elusive worship andin this regard let me say that his worships charges were wui found and when dolnils were sought some of the former coun cil were raiher elusiveulaet me illustrate thncouncll stat ed that Wellington Street was tiimrgh street and the city need ed it for fire route that was lie for Wellington Street never was andls not yeteitber Wmnorlsitiitiora firo route for anyone riding fire truck over the portion from Toronto to Ross Street at more than 15 miles per hour would be $2ch off and very likely break or her neck When the hospital wanted to keep that section of Wciiinglt ton Street for expansion pur pnsed the City could not grant permit for building of more than three or four storeys but when the City obtohied be above sheet for the convenience of the owers that be or the Powers That Hes in the Barrie Flora of building was very shortly farthcnmlng Does this not smack thirty of cosy compact ennlngd would Now if take note of as that per from Toron ask could wouldbenefit ymaiorportion route dent turn the permit fortwiee the height hViehsm Ilowwilithel essaryginsinopnoseeiirfornr er mayor they might am parv tialiyr persuaded the voters that thcre was no cosy compact but since this was not the use feel that an investigation is en tirely unnecessary May conclude with few en quiries re the good qualities of our la alderlnenf Why is it that our senior citizens have nothing more than promises re garding accommodation Why is it that our lake Shore Drive was built with mater bottle neck and hazardous railway crossing at Bayiield Street Why is it that beautiful and pro Elusive Earrle can boast of low er incomes and higher cost of living than many major centres When our council can come up with satisfactory answer to tlicsequestlonsthen shall be convinced as Mr Jennings is that they are worthy of our conlt fldence end if they cannot pro duce same ftp one iii do all in my power not onlyt support our mayor but to help lect oih ers who will do lik after the next election Yours Truly MR SMART Essa Road Barrie WAR VET NAM To the Editor The war lnVistnana is tragic mistake waste of hu man snd material resolnces The Vietnamese conflict costing the United States over staggering burden has resulted in the smallest United States vote for economic aid in twenty years just 19 billion dollars or less than per cent of the Viete namwar budget At one timeftbe chiefanchor dunno Slates foreignipolicy was economic eidto the fr world and tom developingruav lions utno more as United States economic aid has been sacrificed on tbaaltar United States use to provid Subsuiption tee canlent 50c economic assistanca results economic collapse in India or Africaor parts of South AmfiHCL with subsequent Communist their gen billion dollars year no telmid The solutionmust begpeaee and the only way to achieve re is by the cessation of omblng then negotiation follow ed by the withdrawal of United states troops Some say that then Vietnam will go Conununist The answer mist surely be that North Viet nam is already Omnmunh and even the United states does not claim it wishes to overthrow the North Vietnam regime In the South the opponent are the National liberation Front com bination of number of poll tical elements The objective should be coalition government In the South based on peace neutralisiu and reconstruction The Communist world is no longer monolithic structure taking orders from the Kremlin The is growing indepen dence among Eastern European Communist states Yugoslavia follows an independent course adopting important elements of economy Romania follows an independent course so much that Romanian is new President of the United Nations Even the giants Russia and Game follow areie coinsea based on nation goals Peace inVicheamwiilmatethapw elbiiities of emerging nationfl governments based more on gatitmsiism than on Dormmm Canadians at all levels tbroush overnment through or at iidiill pm an Victorian war SEINANRHMEN mun ottawl slim similar gt uay so taxes 22 cents manufacturers profit rents wholesale costs 19 cents phormachts markup Ill$347 N0 CONTROL The federal government has nocontrol over the retailing whicbiells within provincial tu risdiction so it is attempting to reduce the cost and refit at the mnnufacturing levc This it hopes to do by bill 0190 an act to amend the Patent Act and the Trade Marks Act basins Pint Drugs With is politically the most Ellill of legislation noI before Plarliisment presm aient Art ro video that any persecugny apply to the federal government for cease to make in Canada any medicine covered by pat ent Bili 6190 would extend this to permit any person to apply for licenc to import om overseas any rug covered by Cagaldlan palenL open the dru stores of Canadawto cheat medicines especial those made by lowcost labor such places as Hong Kong the Phil ppines and llaly One malt of this could be to discourage re search and manufacture in Cam sde Would this unhs py pat tern of throwing Cana ans out of theirs Jobs be followed in other fields bringing compell tion freely into the Canadian market from products made by workers paid much less than their Canadian counterparts in future efforts toreduca the cost of living in Canada will the government remove barriers to permit say Ja nncse products to destroy the of auto work ers in Oshawa and Oakvilie and Hong Kong products to under scll the products of Cornwall textile plants and so on Secondly can the sick Calla dian nest assured that eheepim ported drugs will have the max lmum purity and efficacy The small trickle of drugs hitherto imported from cheap labor counirics have included some wrongly labelled and others im pure and especially of deficient potency common fault con cerns tablets which have been inaccurately compressed so that the chemical is tightly packed and passes right throuci the human digestive traitwith out dissolving Such considerations eome liIPs here suggest pose the question is lowcost but inef fective drug cheaper than more costly drug which was Region Government Becoming Clearer By DON OBEARN ronomo The outline that regional government will event ually take in Ontario has grad ually been becoming clean There have been enough indi cations to assume that the structure of this new tier of gov ernment will be on the same geograpblclines as tho present counties taking in the cities and separated towns But that some of the present smaller counties will be consolidated into one unit for whatever services are to be administered at the region al ievei The consensus of opinion at the recent Tax Foundation Con ference on the Smith report seemed to favor the continua tion of the present county geo graphic struclure Centralized assessment is being approachedon county basis nitrncr monotone And the govenunentyhas are nhunced that the new structure foreducatinn will be one county basis isome detailed information on taining am time be Drury Sissens soda Woodbousa bouid donate copies of their brarygte begbeld the governments plansfis ex pectedlna day or so These are all indications the way the wind ls blowin But the best directionmarker of all probably is the rogram being put through in ercorep ganization of public health Under legislation passed at the last session the province is pressuring the municipalities to consolidate their public health services it is cncoirrnglng this through financial inducements grants are being Increased to 75 per centefrom 50 per cent in the case of cities and to 73 per cent from 25 percent for other inti nicipaliiies The relevantpoint In this plan is that the southern area of the province has been broken down into an geoaaphic units and it would appear that the boundary lines set for these probably are map of the eventual regional government shucture LINESFOMWED Andthese boundaries follow county hues taking in that at theyfconsolidete number ofceuntics he Smith committee also proposed regi ns Eutlba 23 lnrthe mu health structure rff out than tb are quite wit Whicbtoillustnntéhlsboek at Atth th en ovembe They replace tanley Nolan beauit dlsqun charged