PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19, 1983, WHITBY FREE PRESS JTop nurse honoured Bet ween You and Me By RLUTII ('(LES When buying consumer. goods it is totally incre- dible to see "made in - Italy, Mexico, Africa, Pakis- tan," and on and on. Imported goods are desirable and always in dernand, but flot to this extent. What has happened to our own manufacturing know how? Gone with the wind? Hardly, but we have sent our technology around the world and it may be working to our disadvantage. We realize we have outpriced ourselves on the world markets with our high labour costs and al this entails. Too much control by both bureaucrats and unions; the marketplace is no longer free. How much better to do with less and prosper. Twenty years or more ago my husband pleaded with the powers that be to upgrade and intensify technology training because this would be the up- coming thing in the years to corne. His words went unheeded as did many others and now we are paying a high price both in manpower and produc- tion. "DON'T MISS IT." On Saturday and'Sunday, January 22 & 23 NEW LOCATION 114 Dundas St. E., Whitby 666-1666 Instead of producing our own manufactured goods we have contracted out to, other countries for the supply of electronics such as we know them today and their development by these countries. We are now in the position where we have to import rather than ecport, leaving us with a great disad- vantage. The basic reason is that such countries as Japan have always been able to manufacture at much lower costs. Over the past years our development and research has stagnated largely due to apathy and lack of incentive by the Canadian manufactur- ing industry. In essence because it was cheaper to go elsewhere. To summarize, it is essential that aIl concerned, the goverument, industry and labour join together in making the products competitive in world markets. Now on to a lighter subject, in fact lights. I have to admit that I arn a light freak or a lover of lights. At home the house was filled with sof t, subtie light- ing and after growing up with it I still feel a need for the same thing. Now that conserving is the thing I have cut down on outside lighting to a degree much to my dismay, I had hoped by now that ail the trees of which there are many would be lighted from. the ground up. This gives a fairy tale vista whenever you look out a win- dow and I might add many "wasted" hours if you count the hours in ternis of other things. The Big Apple, no the Big Pear froni New York. I saw a write up about this light a few days ago and my curiosity drove me to, a specialty shop on Avenue Road in Toronto. Much to, my sorrow this novel thing was made of plastic and this is a product I really don't like and much too, costly. Plastic to me is just what the name implies, plastic. However it was a light, I felt, with, potential. The pear comes in several colours and we chose the beigey one, but alas the stem and leaf was a vivid kelly green which takes away from, the softness of the thing. Immediately it will be painted, probably .in a soft brownish shade. I cail it him, and he is now sitting on the floor by an entranceway shedding a soft light on the rug. Over- ail he measures, counting the stem, two feet high and about 14 inches in diameter. He looks content and happy in his new home and is happy to, share the limelight with ail the other lights. Thank God for a wonderful husband and one who shares ail ny eccentricities. We have yet to dis- agree on any matter other.than niy consuming love of olives; Robin simply dislikes then terribly and tells me it's a good thing because it means more for me. I can't disagree with him on that score. Wonder of wonders he seems to, have the sanie love for ail our, lights as I do. I thought I had reached the limit some time ago with help and en- couragement from a beloved grandson. Not so! We no doubt will continue on adding a light here and there. Some time ago small sockets either the size of, X- nmas lights, indoor and outdoor, were available in most hardware stores including small bulbs. Not anymore, and if seen should be bought by the dozen. The price has more than tripled but who gains? We buy less of these things and s0 sales must be way down. 1A light in a sheil enhances the beauty and is easy to do. Just a drill and a steady hand. Once in hand a drill almost takes over, I love theni and often can find projects around the house which dernand the use of the drill. Lights in plants. I always put the light into a glass, generally a coloured one. A couple of years ago' I put a small1 stumpy candie into a lovely, pale stained glass container which I had bought at Rod. man Hall, the art gallery in St. Catharines. 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