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. Longer hours not viable for operators There‘s something terribly insidious about the recent federal government advertising to convinâ€" ce Canadians about the need for constitutional reform. _ published every Wednesday by Fairway Press, a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record Ltd.. owner 225 Fairway Rd. S.. Kitchener. Ont. .address correspondence to Waterloo office: 92 King St. South, Waterloo. Ont.. elephone 886â€"2830 wm'm“-mmuhdno.w,m% wmsuu.PMmlnMunmevM to Fridey $:00 a m to §:00 pm : â€" Publisher: Paul Wirkler ® + Manager: â€" Bill Karges * m * Editor: Phil Jalsevac Such advertising should take the form of inforâ€" mational presentations of government proâ€" grams, or encouraging statements regarding acâ€" cepted and legislated political facts. For the Liberals to use the airwaves and taxâ€" payers‘ money to get across their personal view of a contentious issue is gross mismanagement of the resources at their disposal. ~Not only is it unethical, it‘s crass. i Granted, most Canadians can‘t argue with the motherhood issues espoused in the constitutional But, underneath that gushy sentiment about Canada, is a crafty and manipulative attempt to steer the course of national eyents in a highâ€" handed and restrictive fashion. ads. Motherhood issues may not be contentious, but the manner in which we write our own constituâ€" tion, the eléments to be contained in that docuâ€" ment, the role of the nation as a whole in setting the timeframe by which such a goal is achieved â€" all these, and many more, are still the cause for some debate in the country. Not only that, some are going so far â€" heaven forbid â€" to suggest that we leave well enough alone and continue to abide by the BNA act, under which the country has managed for over one hundred years. â€" So the matter is not one for the government of the day to try and softâ€"sell through soapy TV commercials, but one that requires deep Athgught and co-operafive conference among all Canaâ€" dians, but, in particular, our elected representaâ€" tives. The Liberals should cut out the ham â€" you can‘t sell constitutional reform like you would beer; instead of the propaganda, they should try genâ€" uine communic¢ation of a dignified manner in the appropriate forum. £. I find it strange that at a time when we should be conâ€" serving energy, you make such an issue out of longer hours for service stations. I could not help but wondâ€" er what five Esso dealers were doing at a meeting of Waterloo council when in efâ€" fect there is but one (a self service) located in Waâ€" terloo. As to oil company nonâ€"inâ€" volvement, I suggest you inâ€" terview some operators who have been booted out merely because their gallonage was not up to par. I have enclosed a copy of the letter sent to the Kitâ€" chenerâ€"Waterloo Record in reply to Sunday openings along with two ads denoting who is open Sundays from the same paper. You will note that at least Liberal ways â€" Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 13, Letters to the editor subscriptions: "$14 a year in Canada $16 a year in United States and Fogeign Countries Perhaps your paper has been remiss in not providing adequate information to the public in this area. Instead, you continue to criticize the dealers re: the availability of gasoline at night. Having a station myself, I could give you figures for gas sales from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. when we are open. It costs us more for help than what we make on gas sales. four stations are open week nights in Waterloo. A few years ago we sold as much from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. as we did during the rest of the day, but with smaller cars and larger caâ€" pacity gas tanks, that is no longer the case. Sales now amount to about 10 per cent of what we used to sell. In effect we are subsidizâ€" ing our sales in order to give people _ service. For everyone to stay open would be economic suicide. The only ones who can operate every night at a loss would be th@ oil companies who use the self service sysâ€" established 1854 tem as a tax writeâ€"off. Don‘t throw away grass clippings, _ says â€" Russ Gomme, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food horâ€" ticulturist. They could be liâ€" fesavers for your garden. ‘‘*Your lawn is an exâ€" cellent and inexpensive source of mulch which can be used to prevent flower and vegetable gardens from Writer disputes view of French ~ Regarding the letter of John Plaice. student. in the July 23 edition of the Chroniâ€" cle on the Frenchâ€"English situation: having lived in Quebec for more than forty years I find this student has written a very mixedâ€"up letâ€" ter containing many errors. First â€" Quebec is not a biâ€" lingual province â€" it is unilinâ€" gually French as you would soon find out if you lived there. The odious Bill 101 not only limited English education, it ordered all buâ€" siness to be done in French and all signs to be in French only. ) Second â€" he says "the rest of. Canada is not run by Francophones."© He must be kidding. The Prime Minister is French,: practically. all his Joe Gibel Gibel Sunoce Service ‘ Bridgeport Rd. Waterloo Save those clippings drying out while you are on vacation,"‘ he says. s ‘"If you haven‘t already started, plan to save your lawn clippings now. It doesn‘t take long to collect a summerâ€"long supply. After mowing the lawn, allow the clippings to dry in the sun for a day or two. Once dry, store them in garbage bags Cabinet Ministers are French. and it was the 74 Quebec Liberal members who gave him his majority Government. No wonder the Western provinces are unhappy â€" they have no representation in the Federal Government and the Anglophones in Queâ€" bec â€" some one million â€" are not represented in the Queâ€" bec Government by English members either. Third â€" one cannot comâ€" pare Canada with little Switâ€" zerland which has France. Germany. and Italy on her borders. Speaking three lanâ€" guages there is necessary:. Canada â€" a huge country â€" has thousands of miles borâ€" dering the United States, an English speaking country. so there is no comparison. Fourth â€" we certainly would not call Mr. Andrew a bigot â€" far from it. He is a~ wellâ€"educated, mature man~ who has all the facts at his command. as one finds out by reading his book. . ”(fe';tâ€"a"izlfi we should all live in harmony as this stuâ€" dent says, but it will not be as"long as others insist on calling Anglophones ‘‘les maudits Anglais®. In case your readers do not know this phrase, it means "the accursed English‘ ;. or in slang. ‘the bloody English . until needed. ‘"Just before you leave for your holidays, spread the dry clippings around your vegetable â€" plants and flowers,"‘ advises â€" Mr. Gomme. ‘"Spread the clipâ€" pings 8 to 10 centimetres (3 to 4 inches) deep to help reâ€" tain the soil moisture and keep plants healthy for up to Since you saw fit to pubâ€" lish this student‘s letter, we hope you will find space in the Chronicle to correct the wrong impression he has given your readers. (Editor‘s note: it would be better to discuss this issue with the right facts and an absence of animosity.) As the story was told to me in Northern Ontario some years ago, a promoter wondered what could be done about the tons and tons of useless grey slag piled in ugly ridges surrounding the fluoride from water A. Davidson Waterloo **Nothing is more disapâ€" pointing than returning home from holidays to find your garden wilted or dead,"‘ says Mr. Gomme. ‘‘Grass clippings provide automatic maintenance to keep your garden healthy and fresh." 10 days." He came up with an idea of extracting fluoride but needed the backing of a few ‘‘experts‘‘ in the medical and dental fields. As you know, when it comes to the almighty dolâ€" lar, we have a few unscrupuâ€" lous persons in each known profession who advertise all things good and never atâ€" tempt to state that which might be evil â€" especially on a longâ€"term basis. All these people can see is that great item called money â€" the source of personal riches. If dentists really thought the fluoridation of drinking water was great for preâ€" serving teeth, wouldn‘t they be ruining part of their buâ€" sinesses? Now â€" that Canadian scientists have compiled a complete report, wouldn‘t it be sensible to remove the fluoride from Waterloo‘s water supply? Norma Sangoi Marshall St. Waterloo