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ll Saturday Mar 11 1970 NEWSROOM 7266537 CIIClIlATIOII 7266539 was $6462 of women in Canada in society tween the sexes in Canada during the 1970s Among them men except in combat roles end Dear Sir In the article Voting on Wages Examiner March 13 you give the views of several aldermen on this issue As understand the conflict of in terest rules if member of Council has direct or indirect pecuniary interest in matter before Council he must disclose the interest and not take part in any subsequent discus sion or vote on the matter It is difficult to see how there could be obvious any more Your business By VINCENT EGAN Business and Consumer Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service The approach of spring means that home owners will have to start thinking about different problem keeping the house cool rather than warm But whether the need is to warm the place up or to cool it down most people automati cally switch on the energy and this year that costs more than ever before Authors Carmen and Brownlee Waschek make strong case for what they describe as psychological aids for comfort in their recently published Inflation Fighters Big Book rPrenticeHall 262 pages $1695 We feel comfortable with the temperature it we think we are comfortable the authors innitevycnar TM3nnFW3 If you would like to write your Member at Parliament or Member of Provincial Parlia rrrerit printed below are their mailing od dresses It you send us copy of your letter it my be suitable for our Letters to the £6th columns Alter all it there is matter at concern that makes you wont to write to your MP or MPP it it is not personal matter rt should be at interest to your friends and neighbors too VENIAL lye1 MPNorth Simcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Ion Mlle MPPeelDutterinSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Suki Stereos MPaYorkSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Ile mtg MP Grey$imcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont PROVINCIAL one Taylor MPPSlmcoe Centre Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto Geri Hi MPPSlmcoeEast Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto George MPPDutlerln Simcoe Queens Park Toronto letters to the editor the eXaminer serving barrie and simcoe county Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited lb Baytield Street Barrie Ontario L4M 4T6 Bruce Rowland publisher ADVERTISING 7266537 ClASSIFIEDS 72824 Questioning isneeded In 1976 the average annual income of men who were sole sup porters of families was $14214 The average income for women with the same responsibilities The figures are taken from just released report on the status Women should be concerned with those statistics And men should be asking themselves what kind of society we have where women with equal needs to men are left so far behind Women today are demanding and receiving their rightful role Equal pay for equal work is an essential part of equality be Legislation now before the Ontario government would establish that right But such law might still be years in coming Interestingly the report details number of firsts by women 1970 Women gain equal rights in the Canadian Forces with 41974 The first women is appointed as president of university in Canada Pauline ewette at Simon Fraser University 1975 First women in Canada challenges the leadership of major federal party Rosemary Brown and the NDP 1978 Air Canada hires the first woman as pilot The wonder is that these firsts have taken so long Women can be patient only so long Discrimination on the basis of sex must pecuniary interest than in having person vote himself an increase in salary It is also the duty of any elected representative in Municipal Pro vincial or Federal Government to help keep costs down and prevent inflation The representatives will have no incentive to carry out this part of their duty if they can in sulate themselves from the results of inflation by increasing their own salaries Lawrence Cooper Barrie Spring watchword keep it cool If we can make ourselves think we are comfortable at real temperature lower or higher than we would normally have it to be comfortable rather than by actually chang ing the room air temperature we have made gain toward saving energy INTERIOR DECOR Among the psychological aids to comfort cited by the authors are home interiors Such things as thick fluffy rugs heavyweight curtains and blazing fire teven though it may produce little heat help to keep you warm not only by providing in sulation but also by creating an atmosphere of the warm cave In the hot weather they suggest creating an outside breezy feeling by using light wood wicker or metal furniture removing draperies or replacing them with lighter ones and removing such items as carpets tables and pictures To create feeling of openness and lightness remove all items of furniture that capture and hold heat the authors rec ommend Create an uncluttered look Conceal the fireplace with an attractive screen to remove the memory of heat IIOOSING COLORS The use of colors can also contribute to psychological comfort and thereby save money on energy consumption Decorate with dark winter colors during the cold weather and with new life colors when summer comes the authors advise House plants they suggest can add another dimension to home comfort at all seasons during the winter and especially now in the late winter they are living reminders that spring will eventually come and that makes the winter less of psychological burden In the summer although plants add moisture to the air thus raising the humidity and actually making you warmer their green foliage promotes feeling of closeness with nature The role of clothing in providing phystcal comfort is obvious No Arab in the desert would wear tight clothes that prevent the circulation of air nor would an Eskimo wear looseha nging openbottomed robes The authors say its mistake to become slave to todays fashion They suggest in stead bringing back some of the more sensible fashions of the past when men wore hats for protection against the sun wind rain and snow and women used parasols when they went out into the hot sun While the termal comfort derived from clothing is usually based on real physical principles the authors say we can gain an added degree ol comfort if we use our minds too Your psychological state is greatly determined by what your five senses receive from the environment the Wascheks point out Adopting total concept and attitude toward living in and out of your home in summer and winter can make tremendous difference in the comfort you derive from it IIISINESS 7266537 NEWSROOM ADVERTISING Craig Ison managing editor tan Mulgrewcity editor Bill McFarlane wure editor Dave Fuller sports editor Claudia Krause Litestyle editor POR TE RS Carl De Gurse Stephen Nichotls Dennis Lanthier Nancy Figueroa Lori Cohen Stephen Gauer entertainment Gary Forbes sports Betty Armer camera operator Dave Burcsik photographer SALES Bert Stevens Peggy avanagh Wayne Hay Aden Smith Steve Skinner Barb Boulton CLASSIFIED Freda Shinner Pquy Chapell Dana Homewood Janice Morton Parliament Hill Hy STEWART MacLEOI Ottawa Bureau Thomson News Service Those of us who thought the Iarti Quebecois had exhausted its ingenuity in making its forthcoming constitutional rcf erendum palatable to the electorate perhaps should have known better There is simply no end to the ingenuity of Rene Levesque and his sttrategic associates To recap briefly The Iarti Quebccols was born from the Quebec independence move ment It was the political rallying point for all the separatists in the province It stood for sovereignty without qualifications By JOHN IIARRRON Foreign Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service The vast empty but mineralrich Namibia which we identify as South West Africa is supposed to hold its first free election this September Prior to that event United Nations force of mixed military and civilian specialists perhaps as many as 7000 from selected nations were to go to Namibia by thc end of last month to carry out policing and admin istrative task This United Nations presence had been accepted both by South Africa which militarily and economically has dominated Namibia even though it is UN trusteeship and SWAPO Namibias major black resist ance organization South West Africa Peoples Organization But the various factors of deep enmity between South Africa and SWAIU have delayed any UN arrival until these chronic crises can be resolved At first there could be no negotiations between South Africa and SWAIU SWAIO accused South Africa and with much justification of usurping its role in South West Africa The region had been conquered from the Germans in World War One declared League of Nations mandate in 1919 with the South Africans as custodians and after 1945 and the formation of the successor United Nations as one of its trusteeships SECURITY BARRIER But the South Africans for security and economic reasons virtually took over the territory set up their own political party apparatus and during the Itl70s used it as jumping off base for the attack against the Marxist guerrillas and later the new government of Angola iAlEW KRK NM AGUMD TMUGltUM5N¥ IND flfiflkwflt Len Sevick manager Ruth Blais supervisor The Examiner is member at The Canadian Press CPI and Audit Bureau of Circulation ABC Only the Canadian Press may re publish news stories in this newspaper credited to CF The Associated Press Reuters or Agence France Pressc and local news stories published in The xaminer BUSINESS COMPOSING ROOM Marian Gough accountant Jack Kernev toreman 5f$ Delva Mills Glenn Kwan asst toreman mum houaays Gail McFarland Don Saunders Vkkicram Lorne wass WEEKLYby carrier Brenda Woods wm Cadogan 90 StanWray YEARLYby carrier CIRCULATION Bill Raynor $46 80 Bill Halkes manager EdAltenby Steve white assistant manager Janie Hamel 8y Maths Andy Haughton Susan Kitchen St Montreal Alva LaPlante Ron Gilder SMCOE COUNTY Lisa Warry Barbara Strigl 36 50 Elaine Porter pRESSROOM MOTOR THROW OFF Cheryl Aiken pm New mm 339 year Fred Prince asst loreman ELSEWHERE IN CANADA Harris Blanchard $38 SOavear Brian Marr But to get clcctcd in 1976 it was necessary to alter priorities slightly So the immediate issuc became good government and there was virtually no discussion about separatism That said Levesque could bedealt with later by way of referendum This enabled non separatists to vote for the Once in office the PC concentrated on cconomic issues and talked only distantly about separatism When the subject did become daily topic Levesque said the word should be indetwiidence which had more positive ring that separatism Later his ministers indicated preference for sovereignty which they presumably as Namibia election still uncertain Moreovcr they refused for long time to accept any role for SWAPt whose founder has been South African political prisoner for it years SWAIU having strong links with Angola and now with the socalled Patriotic Front of countries like Zambia and Tanzania fighting to win Rhodesia has emerged as the political organization of the vambo tribe by far the largest among the regions 800000 population Willi its major leaders always living and working abroad making SWAIOs presence felt in the United Nations this organization has become like Frelimo in colonial Mozam bique the party and political apparatus to deal Willi The agreement for UN troops and civilian administrators to come to Namibia seven months before the fall election should have been implemented by the end of February The Western Five major powers who put the package together including Canada had hoped to see events emerging as planned Here in Canada there was good deal of discussion about the ability to supply 1000 Canadian peacekeeping troops to Namibia when we already have about 800 on con tinuous and rotating duty in Cyprus Now SWAIt leaders say the Canadian unit is unacceptable because Canada is one of the Western Fivc which planned the process But the major roadblocks are in Namibia the murder of leading Namibian black leader frotn the South Africansupported Democratic Turnhalle Alliance party more guerrilla raids by SWAPO irregulars linked to Patriotic Front forces SWAIO ROYCOTT South Africanbackui election last December not part of the overall plan upset SWAIOs claim as the uncontested UN chosen group to take Namibia into in dependence as anothcr Marxist black state The oiin IltuIl with that election is that SWAPO boycoth it And nomfor mq next wonderful new idea in calling it Sovereiqu Assocldion 11 oxy ngkaji 22 we sumed to be even more positive But the publiciopinion polls continued to indicate that clear majority of Quebecets were still opposed to any form of separatism So we began hearing about sovereignty association which suggested politically independent Quebec connected to the rest of Canada by economic links The descrption varied from time to time but generally it suggested there could be political in dependence without any of its inherent risks But with the referendum approaching there was still an indication that majority of Quebecers were wary of such an arrangement So Levesques government eliminated what seemed to be the one remaining fear The premier announced that he would be merely seeking mandate to negotiate sovereigntyassociation with the rest of Canada And if these negotiations failed there would be no unilateral action without further consultation with the elec torate Again the people would be given an op portunity to support the Parti Quebecois without facing the danger of political up heaval That as Levesque said back in 1976 could come later It seemed to be stroke of genius And for one didnt think Levesque could possibly produce another ace from his sleeve But he did at least his brilliant associate Claude Morindid NO FEARS In major speech few days ago Morin Quebecs minister of intergovernmental affairs said that the forthcoming referendum is merely bargaining tactic to encourage the rest of Canada to negotiate new con stitution He said there has been great reluctance in the rest of anada to renew federalism and Yes vote in the referendum would carry immense weight in getting the talks started The way he put it Quebecers had ab soluter nothing to fear from supporting the referendum in fact he suggested that anybody who loves the province he didnt use that word of course couldnt do anything else but support it The Quebec government he declared is counting on the referendum to make Ottawa and the rest of Canada move To vote No he said means preference for the status quo Those who reject the concept of political equality must therefore favor that of inequality There is no other way out That means that the federal regime as we know it can function adequately only if Quebec is in political minority submissive to the whole and docile With the risks of unilateral separatism removed it might be difficult for Quebecers to vote against this particular versoon of constitutional renewal regardless of what it might be called And if there is an indication that amajority of Quebccers will vote against it suspect that Levesque and Morin will put their ingenjity to work and quickly produce an even more acceptable version The Examiner claims copyright on all original news and advertising material created by its employees and published in this newspaper Copyright registration number toasts register at National advertising ottices as Queen St Toronto 864 1710 640 Calhcart The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable tor damages arts ing out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid tor the space ac tually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error oc curred whether such error is due to the negligence at its servants or other wise and there shall be no liability for non inserton at any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement ForaH seasons All for love of hat By TRAYNOR MCFARLANE TichWillie was madly in love with his hat No he wasnt odd or anything like that but hed waited so long for this special hat that it was now an obsesston with him Real leather it was gauchostyle som brero with its wide brim from which all around hung numerous little brass beads Hed been watching it in the store window for about six months before he plucked up the courage and the money to buy it It had been little large at the time but padding with tissue paper made sure the hat only came halfway down his ears instead of covering them completely It was one of those spring days with fierce wind which whirled the street sand into ed dies of dancing grains He was wearing his hat and walked head down against the wind oblivious to the laughter taunts and stares at the people passing by all he heard was the constant tinkle of the hats brass beads as they swayed in tune with the winds move ment sudden gust lifted the dearlybeloved from his head and sent it skittering and dancing along the sidewalk His frantic grasp at it had been too late and now he began runn ing after it on the skimpy little legs attached to his fivefoot frame FLOAT DOWNSTREAM The hat became airborne and was lifted over the chainmail fence protecting the local springswollen creek He watched it land in the water and float downstream under aculvert His sparse 45yearold greying hair flew desperately in the wind as he tore across the street to where the creek emerged from the culvert TichWillie scrambled down the bank By now the hat was floating gaily along about 100 feet ahead of him its tentacles of beads giving it the appearance of some dwarf octopus He increased his pace along the creekside path but the object was going much faster than he was His smallish usuallybland face was veritable mass of motion as he huffed and puffed in his exertions He realized with dismay that the creek was nearing the river estuary into which it flow ed beyond that the ocean He groaned Two hours later he was still running had barged into three bridge abutments and torn his clothes on numerous bushes Finally he spotted boat tied to the riverbank TichWillie jumped into the bobbing craft untied it and started rowing after the fast disappearing headgear WITIIIN REACH It was near dusk the following day when out in midocean he found he was gaining on the hat Aftera few more frantic tiring hours hesaw it was finally within his grasp few more rows and he reached over his blistered hand to grab the hat Its sodden leathery feel was like manna to him and he shook it some then placed it on his head It had shrunk and was uncomfortably wet but it felt so good He leaned his painwracked tattered little form over the oars for few minutes gasp ing while tears of relief and joy coursed down his cheeks He listened for while to the water lapping at the sides of the boat then out of the corner of his eye he saw light in the darkness He looked toward the nearby beach and saw the huge illuminated sign which read Welcome to Cuba Interpreting the news China markets eyed by West NEW YORK tCPt The limits of Chinas ability to finance its ambitious modernization program are getting through quickly to businessmen in the West There have been rash of national magazine articles detailing some of the problems that businessmen are facing in their attempts to push through the narrow door that China has opened Instead of orders that at first appear to be fat many businessmen have come away with only thin vagUe agreements China recently shocked Japanese businessmen by suspending about $25 billion in contracts for petrochemical facilities and steel mill near Shanghai China now appears to be sorting out its priorities after the rush to do business with the West spurred by United States diplomatic recognition of Ickinglast Jan We sometimes forget that the economic process also involves voting with currencies rather than ballots says Clausen president of the Bank of America the largest in the US LOAN BURDEN SET Some analysts estimate that China could carry loans of up to $20 billion during the next five years with revenues from its existing level of exports But it may take as much as $250 billion by some estimates in external financing to satisfy Chinas appetite for high technology industry that would have to be grafted to an economy that is basically backward Chinas agricultural sector employs 70 per cent of the labor force and its industries are to to 30 years out of date says Fortune magazine By swiftly signing up foreign compatiies for huge undertakings tltc Chinese have signed some $30 billion in orders for harbors steel mills and factories Peking is trying to sharpen the bidding among businessmen from various countries