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The Examiner Is member of The Canadian Press CPl and Audit Bureau ot Circula Publlstwd daily except tions ABC Only the Canadian Press may republish news stories in this newspaper NEWSROOM ADVERTISING BUSNESS Sunday and credited to CP The Associated Press Reuters or Agence Franceresse and local Sean Finlay managing editor Len Sevick manager Wlal G°U9hl acc° statutory holidays news stories published In The Examiner Randy McDonald city editor SALESMEN Betty Armer WEEKLY by carrier 90cents YEARLY by carrier the examiner Saturday Aprll1 1978 Dorothy Bowland Gail McFarland Vikki Grant Sheila McGovern assistant city editor Bill McFarlane wire editor Scott Hasklns sports editor Lyall Johnson Barb Boulton Dana Graham The Examiner claims copyright on all original news and advertising material created by Its employees and published in this newspaper serving barrle and slmcoe county Thumbs up To those swimmers who participated in the annual YMYWCA Swimathon this week To Bradford District High School for winning the adjudicators award at the Ontario Collegiate Drama Festival To organizers of the Oro Girls Hockey Tournament for another wellorun event To Suzanne Alldred of Barrie North Collegiate for being the top participant in the county in the annual French contest by The University of Waterloo To Beth deWitt for her work with the Big Sisters and for being chosen Big Sister of the Year To Barrie City Council for apparently coming to grips with the civic centre question Thumbs down To Barrie City Council for prolonging decision on garbage pickup for condominium owners To Dr Rynard MP Simcoe North for con tinuing his masquerade His refusal to announce publicly his intention to step down is not allowing the Progressive Conservative nominees in Simcoe North to properly prepare themselves To the Ontario Government for believing farmers have nothing better to do than sit around all spring and wait for its Dairy Policy to come down To the owner or owners of the two dogs in Innisfil Township which were allowed to run free and kill number of sheep Their action will be felt by all other dog owners in the township To parents who refuse to take the time to instruct their children on proper bicycle safety habits Its usually these children which pay the price later From the legislature DEREK NELSON Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO had dream last night although some might label it nightmare perched in the legislative press gallery at Queens Park watching Premier Stuart Smith LwHamilton Westl rise from his seat inthe house to makean announcement On his right hand sat Education Minister and Deputy Premier Michael CaSSidy 1NDP Ottawa Centre to his left Treasurer David Peterson London Centrel and AttorneyGeneral James Renwick lNDPToronto Riverdale Elsewhere on the government front ben ches could see Agriculture Minister lack Riddell LEAHuronMiddlesex and Mu nicipal Affairs Minister Mel Swart lNDPWellandThorold And who could miss former NDP leader Stephen Lexus in his new role as community and social services minister or former Liberal leader Bob Nixon as chairman of management board where he oversees gov ernment spending with an eagle eye Across the aisle on the left hand of the speaker of the house sits boisterous Tory Opposition led by their new leader and for mer treasurer Darcy McKeough lPCChat hamKent Flanking him are the two men he edged to win that tight race former AttorneyGeneral Itoy McMurtry iPCEToronto Eglintonl and former ministerofalltradcs John Rhodes PCW Sault Ste Marie Smith begins to speak Ah but such is the fantasy of which dreams are made Well likely never see such LiberalNDP coalition in this province Stephen Lewis once estimated such government would last exactly 10 minutes presumably the time write your mp If you would like to write your Member of Parliament or Member of Provincial Par liament printed below are their mailing ad dresses If you send us copy of your letter it might be suitable for our Letters to the Editor columns After all if there is mat ter of concern that makes you want to write to your MP or MPP if it is not personal matter it should be of interest to your friends and neighbors tool FEDERAL Dr Ryiiard MPENorthSimcoc Parliament Buildings OttawaOnt Russ Milne MPPeelDufferinSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Sinclair Stevens MPY0rkSlmcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Gus Mitges MPGreySimcoc Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont PROVINCIAL George Taylor MPPSimcoe Centre Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto Gordon Smith MPPSimcerast Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto George McCague MPPwDufferin Simcoe Queens Park Toronto The stuff of dreams required to raise one point of policy ELSEWHERE The idea is not just neglected it is totally ignored in the calculations of both opposition parties They believe their philosophies are so divergent they would find it impossible to agree on enough matters to rule together And yet the idea of coalition is in itself not sostrange In the Irish Republic for example the conservative Fine Gael and the socialist Labor Party have three times formed coalitions against party much like the Tories in its inherent strength Even in Ontario Labor Party predecessor to the Cooperative Com monwealth Federation and NDP joined the conservative United Farmers government of 1919 in coalition And it makes sense now The Conservatives draw support from every corner of Ontario except Windsor They are threat in all but halfadozen of the 12 ridings at stake The Liberals however are dead in much of the North and in mediumsized urban areas such as Scarborough and Peterborough The NDP on the other hand cant crack the rural areas or much of suburbia Alone the opposition parties are unlikely to Win enough seats to form majority government although minority regime similiar to the present Tory government is poSSiblc coalition though thats the stuff of dreams mY opinion Establih priorities By RANDY MCDONALD Examiner City Editor Barrie City Council appears to be spreading its resources too thin Its time to establish clearly defined list of priorities when it comes to dealing with the many and continuing issues the city is dealing with What is the most pressing issue confronting council Is it new civic centre How about multi purpose recreation centre which has been tossed around for couple of years now We cant forget that Barrie has to expand its horizons to allow for more cultural growth What about annexation The city has to look to the future with its increase in population and subsequent demands on facilities Oh yes theres still the old headache the Collier Street Fireball which lives to ache again only by the waitandsee attitude by council City council has its fingers in all those pots And instead of selecting the juiciest plum is content just to stir Time is running short In only few short months attention of councillors turns to thoughts of election at least those con templating running again It would be unfair to the new council and to the city to leave lot of loose ends hanging around Lets establish our priorities or if by chance there is list of this sort somewhere lets follow it By VINCENT EGAN Business and Consumer Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service The growth in franchise operations during the past decade hasnt been entirely good news for investors who buy franchises While one type of popular fastfood fran chise may be tantamount to licence to print money another may be little more than scheme to bilk the gullible of their savings Anyone whos contemplating the purchase of franchise as quick route to business independence and success ought to carry out thorough investigation before making commitment To do this youll need lawyer and an accountant both of whom should be ex perienced in dealing with franchises warns Parliament hill By STEWART MacLEOD Ottawa Bureau Thomson News Service There is no doubt about the Liberal partys determination to keep Canadians thinking about national unity during the forthcoming election campaign but it could be difficult chore Both the Conservatives and New Democrats are equally determined to con centrate on the economy The economy is the main issue says Tory Leader Joe Clark With more than one million Canadians out of work how can the government ignore it Well the government may not ignore it but all the behindthescencs strategists at Liberal headquarters are doing their best to ensure that when we cast our ballots the overriding concern will be selecting the best person to take on Quebec Premier Rene Levesque and save the nation from separatism On this issue they feel Prime Minister Trudeau would be Shooin for reelection Liberal party brochures and other cam paign literature will concentrate on the unity issue aiid it will be the main theme in Irudeaus speeches While Clark and NDP header Ed Broadbcnt will be accusing the Liberals of mismanaging the economy the prime minister will be blaming the economic difficulties on the lack of unity in Canada Marc Lalondc Trudeaus minister of HAVE COME TO STEIK TO YOU ABOUT BREAD AND Claudia Krause litestyle Aden Smith 63° Copyright registration number mats register 61 Marina Quattrocchi photographer MAL 064 mo thc st on Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited REPORTS CIRCULATON SIMCOSEMJSUNTY mmaJIadvertislng ottlces as Queen or l6 Bayfield Street Barrie Ontario L4M 4T6 John Bruce CLASSIFIED am Halkes manager mm Paul Delean Bais su wiser Linda Hatkes asst manager Ty advertiser agrees that the publllher shall not be liable tor damages arising out ot El io Agostini publisher 53353 Freda sninnerDe fifdyragfh Momgrcgfwp errors in advertisements beyond ire axiomsl6 10 to Senate aggllysocgwiggfl urse va an that portlon ot the advertisement error occurre uc er Rd°9M3C°a Karen Akmson Eaine 90 ELSEWHERE IN CANADA due to he nogllbonce at its servants or otherwise and there shall be no liability tor mgngxmlw gamAPfinlIh $3050 Year nmrlnsertlon at any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement 7266537 erson the Ontario ministry of consumer and commercial relations Responsible businessmen will give you the background information you require it says in newly published booklet Fran chising Facts Dont be hurried into signing contract WHATS FRANCHISE Under the franchising method of operation company grants an operator the right to sell product or service using the franchisors tradename and operating along lines developed by the ranchisor From the standpoint of the company selling the franchise its an attractive business Its not his money but yours thats used to organize and operate the outlet says the ministry He collects fee for the right to let you do federalprovincial relations made this quite clear during recent television interview If weve got no jobs we wont have unity and if we dont have unity we wont have any jobs and so the two aspects are going to be they are intermingled They are very closely related and the type of crisis that we are going to face under the question of national unity over the next three or four years is surely the question as to which leader of the nation during that time is going to best be able to face the separatists in Quebec and Levesque in particular Ironically this was the same issue that propelled Trudeau to power 10 years ago But at that time he was predicting that the separatists would never succeed in electing one member to the Quebec legislature Now Trudeau is seeking mandate to fight duly elected separatist government in the province And in that television interview Lalonde who is vice chairman of his partys campaign committee left no doubt about the message that he and other Liberals will be leaving with the voters eeThe separatist threat in this country is real Its there You cant ig nore it and people will have to judge which of the contending parties which of the con tending federal parties and which of the political leaders facing each other are the WlllT DID HE 5M Glllll BUTTER ISSUES In yeH Growth in franchises hasnt all been good business and usually continumg royalty as well as rental income from the property Many of the potential problems such as zoning or labor problems and inventory control are the responsibility of the fran chisee The only advantages to the person buying the franchise are those that the franchisor chooses to provide These may include knowhow training of staff and widely known tradename or symbol WHAT lT COSTS The costs of franchise vary with different companies Besides the initial fee the fran chisebuyer is likely to have to pay continuing royalties rent advertising assessments equipment costs and costs of products sup plied Liberals are concentrating on making unity the issue ones most likely to be able to face this threat and be able to deal with it ONE SUBJECT The interview was remarkable in that Lalonde obviously looking toward the election was able to keep his attention fo cused on the unity issue for full halfhour He briefly acknowledged that many Cana dians were concerned about the economy but then he managed to push the subject into the background The next f0ur or five years in my opinion are indeed going to be crucial he said To my mind its in the next Parliament that the fate of this country is going to be resolved one way or the other because youll have the Quebec referendum youll have the Quebec provincial election coming in and think it will be during those periods that we will and we should as country make our collective decision It could be an effective campaign approach for the Liberals who feel that Trudeau de spite the fact that national unity has not prospered under his stewardship is still perceived to be the leader most likely to keep the country together But some risks are involved This will be Trudeaus fourth elec tion campaign on national unity and with one million unemployed it may be difficult to sustain oneissue election for two months Dallt Kliow GRAIDFATIIEK SOMETHING lBOUT LUXURY ITEMS is Air pockets and people By TItAYNOH MCFARLANE The superdulcet tones of the super coiffured superbodied supermannered superclad stewardess came over the plane intercom Attention please In few minutes as the aircraft passes over the mountains we will be experiencing some tu URbulence As she uttered these worrying words the stewardess PeterPenned some six inches off the floor and we who were sitting felt the strain of the seat belt pull against our bod as the plane suddenly dropped about six feet Felt like 1000 We blanched in that split second of terror as the craft hit the air pocket and there were screams from all around with at least one young woman weeping With the sudden violence our scotch and soda sitting prettily on the small table in front of us spilled as it was forced nor thward As quickly as it happened it was all over and we felt fairly foolish as the now recovered stewardess glanced our way and caught us licking the sodden table That was the Appalachians we just assed over she said Ipana smile at the rea Glad it wasnt the Himalayas we quipped dabbing at our mouth and ginning sheepishly One dear old soul already had her lifejacket and oxygen mask on while one young fellow was half way out of the emergency door Finally everyone settled down the copilot climbed back into the plane and we ordered replacement scotch We turned to the middleaged lady sitting next to us and said authoritatively An air pocket happens quite often She stopped toying with her rosary beads replaced her false teeth diplomatically turned and said Last time Ill fly with this airline Well maam we said Its not the airlines fault its actually Nature to blame Thats not the point she replied ex plosively Its up to the pilot to see these things in advance and take evasive action We spluttered some and gazed out the window calmly eyeing the wing which hung lilmply by mere thread to the fuselage of the ane Canada story Then came great change By BOB BOWMAN Bob Edwards definition of statesman was dead politician and there ought to be more of them The editor ublisher of the Calgary EyeOpener eventua got into poli tics himself but has passed into history as humorist not statesman Joseph Howe could be the subject of an interesting debate He is often described as one of Canadas greatest statesmen but good case could be made that he was no more than political opportunist There is no doubt that Howe was great scholar and master of the English language although he had no schooling He was taught by his father the kings printer of Halifax and by himself He managed to buy newspaper named The Nova Scotian for $5000 by paying for it in instalments He fought and won battle for freedom of the press in 1835 and his sixhour address to the Jury in his own defence ranks with the most eloquent speeches in the English language He was man of goat vision On April 15 1861 he proposed the union of the British North American colonies and his early work contributed to Confederation Then came great change Charles Tup per Howes chief political opponent was premier of Nova Scotia when the Char lottetown conference was held in 1864 Tupper invited Howe to be delegate but he refused Hhe would not work under Tuppers leader ip He began to attack Confederation in daily newspaper articles callin it the botheration scheme When the Cana an and Maritime delegates went to London in 1866 to get the British North America Act throu Parliament Howe was there too private atnd used every trick in his bag to try to block Howe was the leader of the Liberals in Nova Scotia and was premier of the province for time Yet in 1869 he accepted an in vitation to join Sir John Macdonalds government in Ottawa and this cost him many friends and supporters He was troublemaker in the cabinet and Macdonald finally made him lieutenantgov ernor of Nova Scotia He died three weeks after taking office Joseph Howe great statesman or political opportunist OTHER APRIL 15 EVENTS 1612Sir Thomas Button sailed from Britain to search for Northwest Passage and became first Euro an to land in Manitoba lossDuchess Aiguillon signed deed for hospital at Quebec ISMVille Marie Hospital at Montreal received royal patent i720Three ships of colonists left fiance for presentday Prince Edward Island