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~ Letters to
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’. To the Editor,

The 50th anniversary celebrations commemorating - the
opening of the Preston High School, Preston, Ontario will be
held May 7 - 12, 1984 in Preston. ‘All former students and
teachers of P.H.S. are cordially invited to. attend. ‘A: full
week of events Is being planned including a parade, a
variety night, a teacher's reunion, athletic events,. open
house, special luncheons and dinners, dances, . theatre.

- For further information contact Mr. Benno Rosinke, °

Preston High School; 550 Rose Street, Cambridge (Preston)
Ontario, N3H:2E6, or the undersigned, ot

Sincerely . |

(sense Ey LESUE SETS

- Fred J. Speckeen, Ph.D.
‘Box 3000

| Faleview, AB TOH ILO ©

research, L-started because it was stated:
Toney out of the country for the Irish hospitals and other
lotteries when we need these dollars 30 much here for our
hospitals and medical research’,

After driving 165,000 miles across the country, appearing |

on 450 radio and television programs, spending my money
and borrowing more, (it cost me personally over $10,000) I
presented the federal government with almost 500,000
signatures on petitions to legalize lotteries and mainly. with
my effort lotteries were legalized in 1969. .

But what has happened since?. By far the greater

percentage of lottery proceeds are used for sports and all.
kinds of other projects, with only a very small percentage

for hospitals and medics] research.
_ _ Lambeartbroken! I feel that all my efforts were in vain,
* No hospital lotteries.

I was reminded of the needs of the hospital again when, -

alter a serious car accident, I landed in Vernon Jubilee
Hospital and nearly Jost my life but for the prayers and
excellent care [ received. It was then that ] learned that
this hospital is in need of a G.I, lab. Vernon has a large

senior citizen population, many of whom have no:

transportation of their own and regularly they have to be
sent to Kelowna for tests that should be done here. The
hospital has the room and staff te handle the equipment.
[have taken up this project of trying to get the equipment
for that G.L. lab for the Vernon Jubilee Hospital and the
Vernon Senior Citizen Recreational Society have kindly

consented to handle the finances, ‘should - ‘my appeal —

succeed,

1 feel that all the lottery organizations owe me something
for all the work I have done to get lotteries legalized, They
are taking in the money now for sports, etc., while 1 fought
for hospitals and medical research, ‘I do not want anything
for myself, but toknow that a least one G.I. Jab came in this

hospital as a result of my efforts would give me the

satisfaction of knowing that my years of hard work and
great sacrifices (financially and otherwise) have not
completely been in vain. The cost of $25,000 for the
equipment of this G.I. lab is nothing in comparison to the
Money that is being made from lottérles. .

lam getting up in years now. Surely before I close my
eyes for good the Inter Provinclal Lottery Corporation can
give me at Feast this satisfaction -a G.1. lab for the Vernon
Jubilee Hospital. .

Sincerely yours, .

‘t Mary English

Numbersincrease

OTTAWA (CPS: — ‘The ry of ‘women working
outside the home rose to 51 per cent In 1981 from 39.4 per
cent a decade earlier, as the number of women workers
increased to 4.8 million from less than three miilion, the
Labor Department said Wednesday.

However, women still make up less than half of the
Canadian work force of about 11 million.

In 1991, 9.1 per cent of all women notin the labor force had
left jobs within the previous five years because of personal
responsibilities such as housekeeping and raising families,

In that year, nearly half of all womén employed on family
farms were not paid, while 6.5 per cent of their male
counterparts were unpaid, the department said in a
statement,

Statistical data collected by the department on the
growth of female labor force participation over the last
decade also show women made up 61 per cent of all service-
sector workers in 1981. “

¥. Sure F
Trudeau will soon quit, ‘but Trudeau says he isn 8 Cf,

Clark expects the prime minister to resign’ this ‘year,

in-walting.

But Trudeau is is cagey ‘about his: own ‘inte
election need not be called for a year, and suggests he ‘could -
beat the Conservalives — despite some: ‘people’ 8° wish for:

“new entertainment.”

“Trudeau sald at one point ina private U. S. interview t
talk about his quitting is wishful thinking, but then. added e
doesn’t mean he won’t resign. It -wauld: all: be:
decision, “in the 48 hours when it had tobe decid

The old-political sparring partners thus produced anather, .
. Split decision. :
Clark, former Conservative prime minister, gave his

TORONTO (CP) — The
men appointed to write the

blographies of three of

Ontario’s = ‘major

‘Progressive Conservative

ex-premiers al] camé
across the same problem —
their subjects died while the
work was in progress.

’The two writing about.
Leslie : Frost and John
Robarts are continuing

’ their books from papers and

documents left -behind, but
York * University “historian
Jack Granatstein’'s work
came to an Abrupt halt.

-He was working on a
blography of George Drew, .

"premier from: 1943.to 1948, .

after Drew was: persuaded -

by ‘academics to accept.

Granatstein as his .
biographer.. oot -

But when Drew. died in

~ predicts autumn federal election in Canada, and believes _
. his Progressive’ Conservatives will win under leader: ‘Brian.

Drew’s son, “ Raward,

decided the historian’ ‘would: ee
write a ‘favorable
= Presa, the goverament pays
federal archivist . Wilfred
Smith to abide by the: deter

not
biography and instriicted

of Drew's will and keep: the

‘papers shut for. 99 - years

from the time-of death.

As a result, there will bi.
“no biography’ of, Drew. in-

cluded among a. number of

‘biographical. - publications 7
being issued by the ‘Ontario.
“Historical Studies": -

‘BIG HOLE

“t's a very big ho the
series,” said . Goldwyn

French, president’
University af” Toronto's

Victoria College and. editor

of the series: .

The seriés, ‘which ‘will,
profile all’ the: _ province’ s.,

“major premiers, “WAS “the

" ; leaving Wataiate on ‘Wednesday al

~: Farmers,

‘premier’s papers in the

“hy send tical

1973, Granatstein was given.-

only one day to search the chairman’ of Maclean
‘Hunter’ Ltd, and?” Was
authorized and finariced: by

National Archives before he
: the Ontario” government in

was barred.

idea of Floyd Chalmers, ”

tings as ee
prospects and,atms: control. He is, devising party. policy”
“current

initiative,
YURI A. KE met :
“The future'of the prime 2 minister is in -the Se np of Yuri '

1 Andropov," gald Clark, suggesting, that "Trudeau .will step

down. after completing his peace ‘pilgrimage in a Moscow
: meeting delayed by the Soviet leader's. reported ‘iJiness.

: “When he’ (Andropov) ‘decides “to. relieve ‘the prime.
minister of his burdens, we will have an: lection," ‘Clark

aan | ‘think an election*will bracket, one e way or the other, the
oe U. 8. election,” which is Nov. 6.”

Apart from the Andropov strain, ‘clark said he believes
“Trudeau had decided to hang on until he saw how Mulroney
“was. doing, “and Brian is Soing very well. woes?

nner

Biographies remain i incomplete

1971. ".. Chalmera’s idea was for
Under agréément with | "exceedingly readable”
University of: Toronto — biographies for high schoot --

- students: and» the’ general

the cost of publication and ‘public that: would“ “make

_ teceives 1,000 free copies of. Ontario's ‘modern history
the books for distribution to” come alive. The board of
high schools, friends and (rustees © for’ ‘the , . series -
legislators. limited each book to 150,000

Biographies - ace being "words, but Oliver’s book on:

written on” Oliver ‘Mowat’. -Pergiigo raii to 250,000 arid
(Liberal ; 1872-1896); George ‘La stholarly rather hon
Ross * “ (Liberal, 1890-1905), Pop! ar style aq
, ee toed Edward-Stewart, depuly
servative, 7" Wwodio1d), ° minister “in: Premier’
_Servative, t ite: Wnited William Davis's olfice, said

“, the professorial style was
part of the’ price. the
7, Bovernment | ‘was: willing: to
“pay: to. ensure: ‘the premiers’

1919-1923) -and :
Mitchell Hepburn, (Liberal,
1994-42), aS. well

(1949-1961) dy Rob rts
(1961-1971) MC ROPAS “vere ~ treated
“Peter Oliver, “associate dispasstonately rather than
- editor of the” series,’ has Sournalistleally.
: already published | thé. life af But: Chalmers, sinshed hig.”
“Howard Ferguson, premier. «hands of theproject and quit

from 1923. to! 1930 ‘and‘:a ” the board last! year, partly

‘forerunner ofthe “Tory © because “the ‘academics’

dynasty of”. pragmatic Stole my idea" and because

politicians. who. have. “I> was getting too old
dominated Ontario this . anyway.'*

century. NE! While: Granatatein: ‘Kes

been stopped | in. his

"\ biographical. work, Allan.

:* McDougall of the: Universtiy

|. of Western Ontari, chose *

“] by Robarls: to. write his
“:biography, founda dif-
vfieulty posed by the former
- premier’s ‘y suicide... en)
“Je October ‘1882,

| 1 tive WR" besathen
~ done,” he said, “but how do
| you write things like’suicide
|: when so many. pecple
(touched by the suicide): are

“, “still alive and everybody is
30 raw about it stlil?””

HAD TOO MUCH
_ \ Frost's biographer, Roger
Graham-’ of . Queen’s
* University, was faced -with
the problem of ‘too much
” material!
. “Mr. Frost. kept’ every
scrap of paper’ that’ ever
_| touched his hands,” he said.
.. “There is an overwhelming
": mass of material.” *
_- John Saywell’ of York
University, : biographer" of
.. | the: spell-binding orator
-| - Hepburn, faced yet another
"Problem.
“Hepburn, : with, his
drinking, womanizing and
- hig’ populism, waa a totally
‘different kind of politician -
- from any other the province
- has-produced,”. he said...
’ Saywell said he can write
.’ |. & ively acount . of the
|. premiér, but the difficulty Is
7 In finding a balance with the
“serious tone of tha series.
|. “I chave to’ write
... “;{ academically, too, or” my_
eb colleagues will crucify me,”

— he said.

Farmers to receive Agritex -

REGINA (CP) ‘Saskatchewan fariners and
agricultural businessmen will soén have almost instant
access to commodity prices, weather, ‘news, ‘farm-
management programs and electronic mail, shopping and
banking.

“Their new aid comes in the form of a video text compuler

system called Agritex, an agricultural information service
Saskatchewan Telecomimunications hopes will become an -
indispenaable farming tool and a money-maker within five

years.
“Agritex has. the capability to significantly change far-
ming and agri-business operations in this province,” said _

’ Justice Minister Gary Lane, responsible for Saskatchewan

Telecomimunications, ata ceremony for the new technology -
Wednesday.

. “It will make farming more viable, more manageable
and more productive."

The Crown-owned phone company also announced a
breakthrough that will make Agritex available to more
than 50,000 rural Saskatchewan residents ‘with party
telephone lines.

Video text uses telephone lines to connect a subscriber's
computer io data banks and a rural cuslomer with a party
line could inconvenience others by, tying up the line. é
WILL SIGNAL :

But an electronic device hag ‘been developed that will
algnal subscribers to hang upit someone else needs to make
an emergency call.

The breakthrough, which one Saskatchewan Telecom-

munications official sald was achieved two years earlier ;
_ than expected, greatly increases the number of potential ”
"president Frank Degenstein.. °°:

Projections call for Agritex to o become profitable within.
“five years, with 700 customers signed up by the end of the
first'year and 11,000 after 10 years. There are now. about as
‘customers. .

_ Saskatchewan Telecommunication’ 3 frat, video tent’

. dyetem was Pathfinder, a general Information, service.

- offered on an experimental basis in 100-homes; But. the--
~ agricultural community has long been identified BB. the

“group that would profit most from video text. yee
i The- telephone company's role.is to deliver the. in: |

‘formation. The content will be provided by five information
- btokers initially and perhaps more if the system. grows.

- Although predictions persist that the two-way televisiin
, and. computer infermation technology will some day: .

_ become a multi-billion-doliar business and significantly
alter daily life, the slowness of its development, has been
cealse for concern and debate.

‘When ‘Telidon, the Canadian vetsion. of the technology:
Was: developed, It was estimated there would be 40,000 video
text terminals in Catiada by 1988;-It was adopted: as the
single North American standard for video text in 1982, but
“there are only 5,000 so far.’

* Some industry representatives say it’s simply a case of
" unreasonably high expectations: Predictions about video -
text's fulure are conflicting and. confusing. aand.one y:"
authority on the subject considers its reliability poor.

‘pocked with pitfalls for: the ores te A ce

ot observed that Trudeau has re

‘ QUESTION TRUDEAU

issued a text of the exchange.

_ tois, do Ihave to get certain things done

_ unemployed or poor because the change you are going to

- breaking off to get back to his peace initiative . and

_ failed and the recovery is already stalling,

_ was not that iniportant,

m. the road to power, 15:
trying to ‘fold.
But he

- ark said his experience tells hi

steady and together
“believes the Tories can
_ On Trudeau's likely sl

t encauraged him, but he
wo the! party acceptance of John Turner, former el

didate, Clark cited
inet minister and leadership can i
Sar ales Senate appointment for Jerry: ‘Grafstein a.
Toronto ally of heal

fon
joned about his plans during “@ BESS
Jan. 20 with the editorial board of the New York ‘Times,

bout his peace ©
ich mainly went over his: thoughts a
witiative The Canadian Embassy in Weshington hag: lust

Trudeau was quest

He was asked now tne delayed Andropov meeting fit vith

hig own political plans and Canadian politics.

“ ’ deau, “T guess what you are alluding
Hen hace togete ‘ before either I ‘a

an election or call it quits?
“I would just say no election

February 1985.
rson involved in public life, whether “
“Althangh ovies oe has certain longtetin a.

a journalist or a pollticlan,
malt, I vin any politician has short-term tactieg 8!
- “And, in that sense, I guess we are like members of the
press, You seize the moment and you — at least 'T have
always made my Vital decisions about my future in-the: 4B
hours when it had to be decided, It is the only way you? oan

do it in politics when everything is "so.

has to be called bere:

_ BREAKS- IN,
- Anonymous questioner: “Were all those reports: att

Trudeau quitting wishful thinking then?’

Trudeau: “I think they are. It doesn’t mean It won't
happen but I think — many of the people say, ‘well,’ ‘afteea |
long while, it is time for a change, let’s get something ey
new entertainment.’ eles

"I guess my answer to that is, ‘sure, Iean understand
people saying it is time for a change, but a change to what?” °
~ And L think they have to see what the change would'be,-
_And that is when T make my speech saying, ‘well, iE you
“think it is time.for a change, don’t plan to be sick or

Aan

get is not. .
Trudeau . left his electioneering speech unfinished,

remarking:
“J want you to believe that whether L win an election or

not is, in a sense, irrelevant.”

- Recovery ‘low?

Finance Minister Mare Lalonde brushed aside mounting.
evidence of an economic slowdown as normal for any
recovery and optimistically predicted Wednesday... the
country will enjoy solid growth this year, —

’ But he refused to say how solid and told opposition critics
to Paaad for his Feb, 15 budget... Byer ie
ho Tory J MPs 3 jumped. an 8’ 'Statistice Canada report, released “4

‘earlier’ ihis week, 45, proaf, thal. government. policies have

ern

The report shows economic output fell in November after
‘eight consecutive months of growth, reftecting an bverall
slowdown in the recovery during the finat quarter of the
year. ,
Further, the agency said the slowdown will ‘continue 4
through early 1994, that Western Canada has not shared
equally with Ontario and Quebec in the recovery and that
continued economic growth hinges on recovery in other -
countries. ‘

Lalonde replied that “in the process of every recovery in
_-the past, in Canada as well as in the United States, we have

had a very fast take off at the beginning of the recovery and
then a slower rate of growth, " 4

‘INTEREST-FREE DEALS :
White Farm equipment dealers in Western Canada wito
were unable to sell equipment during the company’s hard
times last year will'get interest-free deals and a hefty
Promotion this spring, says White’s new owner. a

“y don’t think farmers will ever forget; but I think we can
turn it to our advantage,” W. J, Sinclair, new’ owner and
president of White Farm Manufacturing Ltd., said Wed-
nesday after a meeting with §¢ dealers,

* White, which once had about 1,000 employees, went into’

receivership last year when it failed t
ee © meet liabilities ee

New White equipment worth $30 million on dealers’ Lote,
during the company's financial traubles will qualify for an
interest deferral program, Sinclair sald. Dealers will pay
no interest charges on inventories until March 31 for new
tractors and implements. New combines unsold on. thelr
Jots will be interest free until Aug, 31,

“The only equipment that won’t be carried for an ex
tended period will be used equipment and that will be.
sarried at a lower interest rate," Sinclair said. ot

alers were also told of promotions planned through
March, with advertising strategies aimed

White's recent past, ° at tning around,

“We want to address an image problem that has best

. identified by the marketing le,” th
_ businessman told reporters, ar : Onkvite ‘Ont .

a oie
DOME DEADLINE PASSES ne:
e deadline for Done Petroleu ch ak
m L
agreement in Principle with | td. to reach an

enders on restruct
_ $6.2-billion debt passed Tuesday but the company ce

That was. -A'. target from when :

_ Refinancing Meuule with the lenders spa se "
a nealey Baid Wednesday, “

*“tatget, not tie. lenders’ (target). H was srctly tate om.

"_, When the, proposal was
* chairman’ J.

In other business 1 news:

_ Bien -B. Downing has been a
executive, officer’ and chaltman of the bo

ard of
Walker Resources Ltd, Downing, who was dof Baa:
Hiram Walker -Gooderham and Worts Lid., the distiller
arm, replaces H. Clifford Hatch, who told the board a
to retire,

ppointed president, chief |

waar,