Fridayluno 1911 NEWSROOM 7266537 CIIClllATIOII 7266539 Dave Henshaw managing editor Sean Finlay city editor Randy McDonald sports editor Bill Curran county editor serving barrle and slmcoe county rubllshed by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 16 Bayfield Street Barrie Ontario Elia Agostinipublishor novmfsine 7266537 CLASSIFIEDS 7282414 Davis commitment merits attention In the changing stanadards and values of todays socie ty it is timely to give stress to the principles of democratic freedom and responsibility which remain as important as ever to our way of life There are not likely to be many who will question that freedom can best be preserved in society committed to justice and to democratic institutions as emphasized by Premier Davis in his new Charter for Ontario This timely document is certainly right when it com ments Fairness and equality of opportunity can be guaranteed only by government prepared to ensure that power is not used unfairly by any group in society including government itself Concerned taxpayers will undoubtly agree with the further assertion Real freedom can be achieved and maintained only when goverment is prepared to limit its own growth power and costs As pointed out by George Taylor in Simcoe Centre George McCague in DufferinSimcoe and Gordon Smith in Simcoe East this was intended as definite commitment toward holding down taxation to reasonable level and encouragement of free enterprise expansion and individual opportunity Few are likely to disagree with the Davis charter com mitment to Canadian unity It said The strength pro sperity and uni ty of all Canada is vital to the future well being of all the people of Ontario The preservation of that unity is Ontarios primary national goal In fair and free society government must delineate and protect the rights of the individual The outline pointed out these included the right to build secure future for ones self and family the right to seek and earn fair wages the right to seek and earn fair profits and fees the right to work in peace and safety the right to be protected from unfiar or unlawful practices and the right to pursue personal fulfillment growth and self improvement Of particular importance too is the ri taxed with fair classes ght not to be over and equitable tax system for all commitment to continue the battle against inflation while providing the private sector with opportunity and example for job creation also well merits special atten tion down memory lane 40 YEARS AGO IN TOWN The Barrie Examiner June 1937 Oliver Camerion secretary of the Barrie and District Agricultural Society said he anticipated pro motion to Class rating for the Bar rie fair from the Federal depart ment of agriculture An application had been made to Robert Weir Fed eral minister of agriculture and let ters sent to Earl Rowe MP for DufferinSimcoe and Carroll superintendent of agricultural so cieties for Ontario Barrie had an increase of 23 in population for the first five months of the year ac cording to figures released at the municipal office Leishman was reelected president of the Bar rie Lions club following change in the term year from July to June 30 The Womens Christian Tem perance Union announced prizes to be awarded to Collegiate students for the best essays on temperance Minister of Central United church for five years Rev Louis Pickering was invited to become pastor of the United church at Hanover and decided to accept Rev Cooper of Hanover was mentioned as his successor here Angus Ross was elected president of St Andrews Mens club with Ralph Interpreting the news Patterson secretarytreasurer Professor Hary Gladstone well known radio pyschologist was booked to appear at the Barrie Im perial theatre Headed by Wor shipful Preceptor Dougherty nine members of the Royal Black Preceptory No 601 Allandale ex emplified the Red Cross Degree on invitation of the County Lodge of Simcoe No 82 at Orillia former Barrie resident at Minets Point George Holder 17 won Royal Canadian Navy boxing tournament in the welterweight class at Halifax ADVERTISEMENTS listed food prices of the time with smoked side bacon selling at 25 cents per pound corned beef at 19 cents and rib roast beef at 17 cents Heinz soups were selling at three tins for quarter and pork and beans at 10 cents per tin Nectar tea was quoted at 49 cents per pound The Im perial theatre featured film Keep Em Rolling starring Walter Huston Frances Dee and Minna Gombell while the Capital presented George Arliss in Penrod and Sam The main feature at the Roxy starred Joan Crawford and William Powell in The Last of Mrs Cheyney Conflict of principles in US antitrust laws By GARRY FAIRBAIRN WASHINGTON CP Behind the tedious and complicated US government pro ceedings on potash and uranium lies fun damental conflict of principles US investigators primarily from the justice departments antitrust division want to ensure that US companies do not par ticipate in carteltype actions designed to drive up the price of such resources we want your opinion Something on your mind Send us letter to the editor Please make it an original copy and sign it We dont publish unsigned letters although pen name will be used upon request Include your address and telephone number because we have to verify letters but we wont print your address should you prefer Weve found that short letters are the best read Because of space limitations public interest and good taste we sometimes have to edit condense or reject letters Letters to the editor run Wednesdays and Saturdays Send yours to lettas to the editor The Examiner Box 370 Barr ie Ont L4M 4T6 But in pursuing that goal the US govem ment has sparked informal protests from Canadian officials who complain that the United States is trying to violate Canadian sovereignty by im ing US laws on the ac tions of US subsidigiies in Canada The conflict which periodically flares up into headline and strong political rhetoric signifies that governments still have not found ways to deal effectively with multinational corporations The problem is not new In 1940 sub sidiaries of USbased multinationas had dealings with Nazi Germany while President Roosevelt sought to provide aid to Britain In highly sensitive and secret operations British agents in New York worked with Roosevelts blessing to discourage such dwi ing In later years US officials showed less secrecy but equal determination as they in turn sought to control the multinationals storm of wntroversy arose as the US tried to prevent USowned companies in Canada from trading with Castros Cuba The cmotionalism inherent in the situation was indicated as Canadians charged the United States with practising extra territoriality concept that recalls 19th century China where Western powers carved out enclaves and asserted exclusive legal powers over their nationals BUSINESS 7266537 NEWSROOM ADVERTISING SALESMEN Ian MacMurchy Dan Gaynor Lyall Johnson Barb Boulton Dana Graham Bill McFarlane wire editor Roseanne McCabe lifestyle Roll Kraiker photographer PORTE RS John Bruce Paul Delean Richard Dunstan Pat Guergis Scott Haskins Sheila McGovern Sue Routlilte CLASSIFIED LOSIEV YOUNG Freda Shinner Parliament hill By STEWART MacLEOD Ottawa Bureau Thomson News Service From this vantage point it is difficult to decide whether Maureen McTeer or Ontario Liberal Leader Stuart Smith has the strongest case against the press McTeer wife of Conservative Leader Joe Clark and Smith desperately seeking re election in Ontario both unleashed verbal broadsides at us this week as they travelled in different parts of the country The world today By JOHN ARBRON Foreign Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service You cant blame proud Latin American republics and their proud leaders for their anger at the lack of interest by the United States in their affairs especially the very few visits of senior American leaders to their region in the last decade Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger cancelled his South American visit five times before taking off in 1975 Then he selected only few countries to visit and concentrated on Brazil the largest nation in the hemisphere but one of the least popular because of its harsh military regime Latin Americans were outwardly im pressed with Kissinger They liked his easy feel fortï¬ower his cerebral humor But in wardly ey remained suspicious of this big man with his bigger ego What did he really know or care about their hemisphere and its problems The truth is very little The sallies of Messrs Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford with Latin American leaders were also inauspicious except for the famous or was it infamous stoning of Richard Nixon as American vice president in Caracas in 1958 Then there was the Rockefeller mission of 1969 better remembered for the size of reti nue which accompanied Nelson than for what he acoompl ished Latins who remember the former roles of the Rockefeller family in their hemisphere bear love hate relationship to themVenezuelans remembering sym pathetically the Rockefellerbased economic development corporation called IBEC set up in their country back in 1942 Latins also remember that this family like Len Sevick manager Ruth Blais supervisor BUSINESS Marian Gough accountant Betty Armer Dorothy Bowland Wendy Bawser Gail McParland CIRCULATION Jon Butler manager David Jenkins asst manager Andy Haughton Judy Hickey Alva Laplante Elaine Porter Marg Scarlf At first my sympathies favored McTeer There she was bumping up and down the British Columbia coast in small plane existing on tuna sandwiches while reading stories about her husbands failure to attract audiences Besides she had sore throat also thought that perhaps McTeer could make more objective judgment since she had fresh law degee Smith being psychiatrist is probably more attuned to other peoples viewpoints Anyway didnt think Clark was really South America merits interest the other great capitalistic families of indus trial America invested in and dominated some of the powerful multinationals under attack throughout the region And now its Rosalynn Carters turn the wife of the stillnew American president and person undoubtedly totally unknown to most Latin Americans until the former Georgia governor started on the campaign trail back in early 1975 BETTER CHANCE It looks as though she will do the job properly covering wide range of countries from Englishspeaking Jamaica first on the list to Costa Rica Ecuador Brazil Peru Colombia and Venezuela Chile is noticeably absent from this visit as it was on the Kissinger tour and as it mustbe so long as that countrys brutal military rulers violate human rights and dignity the way they have been doing since the military coup of September 1973 The plan for Mrs Carter is to function in both goodwill capacity for her husband as well as to handle some policy matters The only critical issue between Washington and many of these countries at present is President Carters efforts to stop the West German nuclear plant sale to Brazil as threat to military nuclear proliferation and his criticism of Brazil in its low regard for human rights The reaction from country which has maintained northsouth military axis with the US since the Second World War was strong enough for Brazil to terminate its tlargestcentury old military agreement with Mrs Carters advisers do not expect display of Latin machismo everywhere she goes because it is not man her husband who has come to see them Published daily except Sunday and statutory holidays Subscriptions WE EKLY by carrier SIMCOE COUNTY $3650 The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable tor damages arising out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion at the advertisement in which the error occurred whether such error is due to the negligence or its servants or otherwise and there shall be no liability for noninsertion 01 any advertisement beyond the amount paid tor such advertisement MOTOR THROWOFF ELSEWHERE IN CANADA $3850oyear YEARï¬catzarrier created by its employees and published in this newspaper $4680 Copyright registration number 203815 register 61 BY Mufsgarrez National advertising offices 65 Queen St Toronto 8641710 640 Cathcart $1 Montreal mayeor Feels Smith case stronger against media than Clarks getting great coverage during his sevenday British Columbia tour When saw that ic ture of him next to supermar et signyoung turkey suitable for bar becui limmediatel thought of the raw deal ministered to R0 rt Stanfield when hï¬tographer caught him dropping the foot hardly blamed McTeer for her attitude even though she seemed unduly harsh in sug gesting television reporter had crapped all over joe This brought response from the reporters mother who said McIeer had no right to at tack her son that way If we can just get the parents battling each other the principals might be ignored SMITH UPSET Meanwhile back in Ontario Dr Smith was taking dim view of the way the press was covering his campaign But wasnt paying much attention at first because when cam paigns go badly this is one of the first lines of attack And think its fair to say that the good psychiatrist had few initial difficulties like getting kicked out of supermarket by an irate manager while television viewers wat ched the live action And there have been many other noncanplimentary stories about his votesearching efforts But had just assumed all the stories were accurate It never occurred to me that the Liberal leader might have legitimate com plaint when he said the press looks at me through jaundiced eye However am beginning to wonder now Perhaps jmt perhaps there is slight touch of jaundice involved when an editorial in Toronto newspaper refers to Dr Smith as dink think that if were things bein considered prefer not to be called di Short snappy words like this are just too easy to remember Joe Who is undoubtedly oblem ex pression for the Conservative lea er but two worded questions are more difficult to remember It will be fagotten before dink PROBLEMS DIFFER am sure Dr Smith would rather be ignored entirely than be called dink so its difficult to judge his complaints in relation to those of McTeer The trouble in the Con servative camp seems to involve lack of at tention As Clark and his wife tried to concentrate on West Coast problems the media was paying more attention to the disruptions in the Tory caucus in the aftermath of the disasterous byelection results While some 200 journalists were listening to Claude Wagner take pot shots at Clarks leadershi the leader himself was accompanied by on two press gallery reporters politician Iwould all The Examiner is member of The Canadian Press CP and Audit Bureau of Circular tions ABC Only The Canadian Press may republish news stories in this newspaper credited to CF The Associated Press Reuters or Agence France Presse and local news stories published in The Examiner The Barrie Examiner claims copyright on all original news and advertising material Queens Dark Three basic problems By DON OHEARN Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO What kind of government might we have next When you throw away the smokescreen isaies there are three basic problems facing government in Ontario today actually you could say they are facing pretty well any gov ernment in the industrialized world The first of these of course is the economy The second is extreme government spen ding The third is the everincreasing power of the bureaucracy You may not recognize these as our basic problems of government for they havent been talked about that much But these are the vital questions And very vital for we are at most critical point in our political development time when sharp change is needed If you dont realize this you will have to take my word for it It would take much too much time to explain it IS AWARE So judged against these needs what can we expect of the Conservatives From Davis government and presumably majority onewhat can we look for in these three key areas The government has already shown it is aware of all three It has been stressing the economic problem It has been trying to hold down on spending And from time to time itand par ticularly Treasurer Darcy McKeoughhave brought up the problem of the power of the bureaucracy T00 TIMID So the awareness is there and it can be ex pected that this would increase and attention would be gven to these areas where it is needed But with this there is great big question question of just how good or how suf ï¬cient this attention would be The Davis government has shown it can recognize the problems But it is another mat ter when it comes to providing answers Here its record has not been good In times of crisisand it is fair to say we are in such time todayboldness is most of ten called for And the Davis administration has been at the other extreme to boldness Its actions have been mostly timid and lacking in imagination As just one example it has for some years been aware of the importance of productivity in the economic problem But when it has come to meeting the need to improve productivity it has come up with practically nothing at all except words Thi more or less Ibelieve reflects its basic character And so from continuing Davis govern ment we probably could expect an ap reciation of our critical needs but not the orce or mental strength to effectively grap ple with them Canadas story Rate Laurier with great By BOB OWMAN Sir Wilfri Labrier was one of Canadas greatest prime ministers He not only was the first FrenchCanadian prime minister after Confederation but stayed in office 15 con secutive years Sir John Macdonald and WL Mackenzie King served longer but not consecutively Laurier had ideal training for leadership although he came from humble cir cumstances His father was poor but ar ranged for him to go to an Englishspeaking school in New Glasgow Que and stay with Sandy Macleans family So he not only learn ed to speak English perfectly but gained respect for the Protestant point of view Later he went to the Frenchspeaki college of LAssom tion and finally studi law at McGill at ni He quickly won recognition as debater un til he argued the proposition that France should have allowed the Huguenots to Come to Canada The priests then dissolved the debating soeiety Laurier although always devout Roman Catholic had many brushes with his church There was an effort to prevent the Salvation Army from holding meetings in the streets of Quebec City Laurier sided with the Salvation Army and said he would march with them if necessary bible thought And there was certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias and to him said the Lord in vision Ananias And he said Behold am here Lord And the Lord said un to him Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and Inquire in the house of Judas for once called Saul of Tarsus for behold he prayeth Act 91011 Stand by God uses Human instruments to shape the world If you are faithful and obe dient you could be next He loves you and has plan for your life God is no respector of persons