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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1970
Page
2
A lengthy meditation on community life urges active sharing, discussion, and cooperation to build a better society. It emphasizes inclusive participation, leadership, and the duty of the more fortunate to help others, citing Marcus Aurelius and Mayo as guiding ideals and warning against hollow leadership.
BC holly growers expect a strong Christmas season with Ronald Nutter stating production may rise about one third from 1969. Vancouver Island dominates the crop, shipments likely to exceed 50 000 pounds, with markets across Canada and some to Bermuda and England. Nutter exports mainly to Quebec Ontario and the Maritime provinces, clipping sprigs in 16 to 36 inch lengths and using a protective solution to prevent leaf and berry drop.
Una Decter head of Manitoba welfare committee calls the federal White Paper scrappy and piecemeal and says it will bring more paperwork and bureaucracy. Premier Schreyer and others share concerns over costly adoption of a guaranteed annual income and limited old age pension improvements. Local self help leaders praise steps but urge recipients to handle more administration to earn income.
Manitoba Premier Ed Schreyer warns the federal White Paper on social welfare will raise bureaucratic and administrative costs. He notes the plan to cut family allowances for earners over 10 000 dollars challenges universal coverage, favoring means testing. He questions delaying guaranteed income supplements for old age pensioners until April 1, 1971.
The piece contrasts public concern over air and water pollution with a spiritual warning. It argues that while society frets over a polluted environment, the deeper danger lies in a polluted heart as taught by Romans 3 and Jeremiah 17. The message urges moral reflection.
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