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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1968-02-29, Page 9• Tke Ru es Are The Canadian• House of Commons has. witnessed sortie very interesting evfmts during the pat tert .days,and the aver. age citizen's confidence, in -the validity of parliamentary procedure hos not been en. hinced in, the least. The defeat of the Liberal government on third reading of a -bill to impose ad- ditiorial income tax has posed a contro- versial question not only for politicians, but for all those who are 'sincerely con- cerned about the course of democratic institutions. Traditionally, in parliaments based on the British system of self-goVernenent, de- feat on a major money vote has meant the automatic resignation of the party in power. In this case the Liberal govern- ment in Ottawa chose to ignore the im- plications ofthe defeat ancl to push 0 through a separate vote of confidence. As this column is rwritten it appears likely that the motion Of confidence will carry and the government will survive. Most sensible Canadians will agree that another electidn would be a costly way .of resolving the issue, No one, including the Opposition party, is particularly anx- ious toface the electorate at present. More, however, is involved than mere political bickering. It took a few days for the dangerous undercurrent to reach the surface, but .it finally did so in the shape of agreement from the Creditiste party to support the government on the vote of confidence. Both Prime Minister Pearson and Mr. Caouette hotly deny that any interests are involved other than the Creditis.tes' laudable desire to see Parliament back on the rails. Reading from Hansard, the of- cial record of the proceedings in the House, it would appear that Mr. Caouette came by his high-minded unselfishness # • • • I 0, 0 4 _ rather beJadIj On Friday he was'all for dismissing the defeat of the tax meosyre es nothing more important than a,passing incident. In a television interview he plain- ly stated that, in his opinion, the 84,82 defeat was not a vote of confidence, but only a 'vote on a tax measure and that It should*not affect the tenure of the Liberal. party. Strange, then, that the official record for Wecinstely, February 21, contains the following statement by Mr. Caouette: "Mr. Speaker, as the previous speaker just said, only the goVernment, and nobody else, is to blame for the situation in which it finds itself at present. In fact, on the evening of the vote, the government did not have to move the third reading of Bill No. C-193; it did so, and the -motion was defeated by a majority vote of the hoose. ' "If we believe that, in 'a democracy, parliament is the real sovereign of the country, we may say, in the present cir- cumstances, that the government has been defeated_ by a parliamentary majority and that* it should resign. " . I see no other way out than for the government to go tothe people and ask for their opinion -on the .way in which the business of the country is to be dealt with." . Mr. Caouette seems to be afflicted with that ailment which our Indian friends. del, scribe as "the forked tongue." Perhaps the most significant fact in the entire issue is that the 84-82 vote proved that at a time when a major bill was to be considered, a piece of legislation which will cost every taxpayer a good many hard- earned dollars—there were only 166 of our diligent represeptatives in the % House. Where, we wonder, were the other 150 -odd. who are being paid to govern our nation? Too Much. Confusion u A couple of weeks ago we referred ,in this column to the worthiness of the var- ious public speaking contests in a program of self-government for our public and high school students. We are still of the same opinion, but would like to offer a few sug- gestions to the organizations which spon- sor thee :competitions. , Ats4the present:time at -leeat esiraoptitate competitions take place, all at about the , same time of year. In each competition the winners in local contests move up through higher levels toward provincial championships. &Inevitably some speakers are entered in Are than one of the com- petitions. In fact it is not unusual. for one contestant to be entered in three of them. Therefore the various sponsors should get together and establish a uniform time limit for the speeches. At present one contest demands 9 to 10 minutes; another 6 Minu- tes and a third 7-8 minutes. Thus the con- testants are adding pieces' here and taking 'them out there to conform with the rules. Another improvement would be some consideration of the students' work load at school in relation to the timing of the con- tests. High school spring, examinations start this week and severer of the 'speakers still haVe to deliver their talks in the midst of heavy study periods. Some consideration should be given to tie basis upon which the speakers are graded. In one instance recently a contest judge took off points because one of the speakers failed to button his suit coat. Per- sonal tidiness, yes, but details of attire should have no bearing on the contestant's standing. Practical Brotherhood No activity of the United Nations better expresses its aim of promoting a feeling of human brotherhood and world com- munity than the Unesco Gift Coupon Pro- gram. With these coupons, Canadians can, in a direct and easy way, give moral and financial' support to groups in develop- ing countries who are struggling to help themselves. Gift coupons are not -hand- outs"; they go to help people who are al- ready making an 'effort to improve their situation. In order to open doors to economic and social progress, knowledge is the essential key. But over 700 million' adults in the world cannot read or write and there are still 300 million children who have no schools and no teachers. The poorest coun- tries carry this intoierable burden, at the same time both cauSe and consequence of their poverty. °Much of the work of Unesco is devoted to promoting universal primary education, eradicating illiteracy and hun6er, speeding community development and increasing technical training. You can become per- sonally involved in these humanitarian ef- forts by adopting the Unesco.: Gift Coupon Program. Available in various denominations, the <, coupons are a kind of international cur rency. Canadians, as individuals or groups, purchase gift coupons and send them dir- ectly -to the recipient. They can be spent by the recipient anywhere in the world, re- -..gardless of currency or import restrictions, to `..purchase vitally -needed books and Unesco-approved, materials. Detailed descriptions of all current pro- • jects .are available upon request from UNESCO Gift Coupon' Programme, 228 Bloor Street West, Toronto 5. -The coupons are available in $5, $10, $50 and $1i00- de- . nominations so that any Canadian with even a few dollars to spare for those who have so little can take part in the program. Here, is a practical and effective way to aid in the eventual abolition of need and the violence which utter poverty and always fosier. Most Canadians , have a great deal to say about the horrors of war in Asia and racial discrimination in South. Africa. Perhaps it is time we either "pot up or shut up?" Boats for,Export Competitive labor costs, craftsmen of the "old .school" and master designers, says The Financial Post, are turning the boat -building business in Canada into a orce to be reckoned with in foreign markets and a visible contributor to our balance - of - payments position. Sailboat builders are gliding smoothly into 'U.S. markets while power boat and accessory manufacturers are nosing confidently into markets elsewhere in the world. Sailboat prices are right because Canadian labor costs are still low, enough to more than offsef higher material costs. In addition, the discounted Canadian dollar allows U.S. dealers .to reap bigger mark-ups, which in. turn encourages them to push Canadian products. rigibmwomm••••••••••••0•••••••••••••••••••imiiiiiimaimmusaistoommimemmessime•••••••••••fpurisigasi••••••••••••••••••••••M••••••• mememliipsimmilimelmelmsamosdommtiosiebse THE WINGHAM ADVANCE TIMES PublIshed at 'Wlitgharn, Ontario, by Wenger tiros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert O. Wenger, Beereitary-'rressurer Member Audit Bureau of aroulation * MeMber Canadian Weekly Newspapers Atisociation. Authorisedby the POE °Mee DePartment as Second Cites Mail and for payment of postage in cash Subscription Rate: year $5.00; 0 menthe, $2.75,in advance; MA, rim per yr.; Foreign rate, $1.00 per yr. Advertising Rate* on applieation • Dear Mn Landers; Please say a kind word for people who cannot sleep at night, Why is it that nobody believes an hum. niaa, When I tell the girls in the office that I didn't sleep a wink they say,, "Oh you probably slept, you just don't ream- ber." Thii morning, when 1 told MY husband' I didn't close my eyes all nighthe replied, "Don't tell me you didn't close your eyes. YOukept me up till 3 a.m. with your snoring." Sometimes I think he is trying to drive itle out' of my mind when he says such things. 1 clearly remember looking at the clock every hour from midnight till 6 a.m. and if I had been sleeping I would not have been able to do this. It t's terribly annoying to be. told 1 am mistaken when I know perfectly well I am right. How to deal with the problem? —IRRITATED. Dear Irritated: The best so- lution is to stay off the subject. 1 can't imagine anything of less interest to a sound -sleeper than the agonies of an insomniac. The only person with whom you ought to discuss this prob- lem is your doctor. He mjght be able to help. * * * Dear Ann Landers: I would' like to address my remarks to "Compulsive Talker" as well as to all otherconversation hogs, Everyone enjoys a good conver- sationalist. But when one indi- vidual does all the talking it is not conversation, it is oratory'', In almost every group thite is a conversational' hog — the self-appointed Speaker of the House. With consummate self- assurance he ' moves right in takes ,over the joint and every-:• qne else becomes a listener. The hog is completely insen- sitive to the fact that not every'. one in the room is enthralled with the sound Of his voice. He babbles on, quoting, misquoting, often trampling on the truth, substituting his own tiresome opinions for facts. Will you please .tell me, Ann Landers, if it is possible for a host or hostess to wrest the: from such a person and save a party?—CAULIFLO EARS. Dear Ears: Yos, it Is. This op - *rafts words IWO timing and aletermination, The host or host. en must leap in when the hog finishes a sontenco or tikes 0 breath. He should say, "I't like to ask a question -and I want 011io or Dolly or Zolly to an. $wer. If Big Mouth starts to answer, tho host or hostess should repeat. "No-,---thls ques- tion is, for 011io," and he must hold the floor until Oillo talc's over. * * * Not So Dear Ann Landers: O.K., ico now you've printed a batch of plenty, square letters from girls who are holding out instead of putting out. Be, fair for a change and print some letters from girls who are putting out instead of holding out. Surely there is something de- sirable.to be said for the other side since so- many girls are on it. I'm certain you have received such letters. What do these girls say?—EQUAL TIME DEMAND - Dear Equal: They say they Would like me to rush the name end address of a nearby home for unwed mothers. Any more questions, ' Bub? • * * * Confidential to Can't Figure 1t: Stop trying. If the names on the mail box mean anything, they are married. If the names DON'T mean anything, it's worse yet. Either Way, you're out of the pictµre. So forget it. * * * What is French kissing? Is it wrong? Who'should set the meek- ing limits—the boy or the. girl? Can a shotgun wedding succeed? Send for a copy of -the booklet, "Teen -Age Sex — Ten Ways To . Cool It." Write to Ann Landeis in care of this newspaper, en- closing 50c- in coin plus 5c for postage and a long, self -address- ed, up -stamped envelope. All letters or requests should be addressed to Ann Landers, c/o Advance -Times, Wingham. They are forwarded from this office unopened. Be sure to en - DELEGATES TO THE annual meeting and cdnvention of the Ontario Association of Agricultural,Societies at Toronto, February 21 to 23 are left to right: Stewart Wathke, R. R. 2, Desboro; Mrs. Art McDonald, Teeswater; Allan Wedow, Hanover; R, Gomme, Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, mosimmim umes.00•NowNsomtsowiraffiNg:rwra0400•••••••41000000410NIDI ingbain r010se a long, self-addressed un - (stamped ertvelope and 5c for postage, and .the necessary coin- age for the booklet requested. • Wingham, Ontario, Thursday., Feb. 29. 1968 • News items from FEBRUARY 1919 Returned soldiers met in the council chamber Saturday to organize the Great War Vet- erans' Association. The fol- lo4ing officers were elected: President, Alfred Posliff; vice- president, -Will Hayles;, sec- retary. H. .Hinscliffe; treasurer, H. Dore. ' • The Aero Cushion Inner Tire and Rubber Company of Ontario have opened an office in Wing - ham. They: expect to• be in a position this spring to m a nu - facture auto tires which will require T10 air, R„ T. Bennett has had his sedan equipped and . will deMOestrate the riding qualities of the neer tire. FEBRUARY 1933 " Currie's school house, No.9 on the 12th concession of East Wawanosh was completely des- troyed- by fire on Tuesday. night. 13i11y Irwin and Andy Mitchell were returning home a bout .midnight and when they were passing the school noticed flames issuing from the build- ing. They rushed to W. J. Currie's who quickly passed word along the -line. Quite an excitement.was created on the Maitland River near Bluevale last week when ,Martin Scott slipped •off the ice into the water. He.was speed- ily rescued and suffered no ill effects. Mrs. Charles Bell of Blyth will conduct a beauty parlor in Mrs. Butcher's residence on Victoria Street on Friday of each week.. J. M. Graham has com- pleted the installation of a new Dear Friends: The blind people in your area and the CNIB wish to ex- press their appreciation for your participation in the 1967 annual appeal for funds. - - to the contributors who gave so genersly - to the volunteers who gave so freely of their- • time and effort in making . the campaign possible - to all•the news media who did such an excellent job in publicizing the work of CNIB You can all be assured that the monies raised will be used to .provide the services so vital to the blind people in your . -area. The service program of CNIB is ever.expanding and improving. CNIB is celebrating its'50th anniversary this year and dur- ing this time has achieved a prOgram second to none. This remarkable growth can be di- rectly attributed to the support • and interest of everyone in your community and in every other community throughout this great nation of outs. Sincerely, jack Clements, Dist. Field Sec, SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley siownimmisiesurommearam ..... iseametsitmenons« istemsmaimiTeesuesamassmenolissoureiw UP! Firi7r, .1 '3,/,1,t.irt,, • - 7222.J 4 :3 7,1.11 ZaLt-'1210-,.1 GA.1, '41.1 ."1 CHIEF DAVI CROTHERS of the Wirigham Fire Depart- ment is sten with the brigade's new plaque from the Muscutar Dystrophy Association ,of Canada in recognition of its help in fighting this disease for the past ten years. Members of the department troika an annual appeal for funds which help in research work.A-T Photo. An old friend writet So .you think you have trou- bles, with your two or three Rotten Kids? We all have 'them. Troubles and Rotten Kids, that is. They're insepara- ble. I could tell you stories that would make your heart ache, -your hair curl. But so. could you, doubtless. According to 1, some inane schools of thought, the trouble is that we haven't ' enough kids. We spoil our one or two rotten and then are astounded at the results. All we have to do is have a whole raft of kids, and prob- lems would vanish. They'd help with the dishes, make their beds, and all turn out to be Great Kids. This is rot. 1 assure yott-And to prove, I'm going to quote ' some excerpts from a. letter received recently from an old and dear friend. She's more dear than old, but 1 Wilk her remarks will explode that pop- pycock about large families. She has six boys and a girl and knows whereof. • The letter arrived at .the end of January, when she got around to sending out the an- nual Christmas cards. It was written in starts and fits, over three weeks, whenever she had the strength. "It is all defeating because there's too much of it. So you're the way out which is where I would like to be. "I seem to -be in a jaded (greenish?) state where noth- ing really shakes me any more. I believe if you want to find a real skeptic and -or cynic, look for anold mother of a large family. It's not that I don't care (about all the big and little crises); it's just a kind of numbness that I think must settle in as a preservative. Or else it's low blood pressure. "Nine pain. CSC programme reporting comments of English people about Canada. What a bloody supers bunch,. 1 would like to smash them. Excuse writing. Am writing as 1 quiet. ly mover from a general an. aesthetic. Nothing serious. Alio my' hand is leas than agile due to arthritis. It seems to me a poor system where surviving the rigors of exist- ence is penalized by the ills of age. "Bob decided to take his summer working money (tui- tion fees)- and go off on a self-discovery journey to Eu- rope. Night before sailing he phoned (collect, of 'course) to say goodbye and told' me, his girl was going too. I still don't know what het mother thinks or. feels. Of course I don't know what I think or feel ei- ther. So then Bill had mononucle- osis. This was enough to change his plans about college and he finally decided to go to Europe, too: They are only on a great larking holiday. Was it better when war got rid of this restlessness? "T6m did• n't get his first year at college. Dan is in Grade 11 after a spell at sum- mer school. Jenny is an out- patient having urinary tract , X-ray as follow-up to surgery in September. "I know Bob is in Israel new, working on a Kibbutz for shelter, food and experiente but no money. He's working in a banana • grove. "1 can tell he is suffering from travellet's ego and thinks himself vastly superior to all who stay at. home — especially Tom. Whose reaction was, 'Yippidy-poop. I've seen a ba- nana.' I guess that says it. for me too as 1 take note of his father's aging Joek. "My main feeling is irritation with'such nonsense, that leaves father still with them on his, back. For of course . they plan. to keep oil being college boys too! For another four or five years. "See yOu someday. I'm the fat, vaguely =familiar -looking one limping along way back there." Cheer up, dear heart. You wouldn't limp if you had a broken,, leg. And if you are 'way Wick there', the band might be playing "Th'e saints Come Marehing In." • • SECOND:SECTION y 'Gurney boiler In ins greenhouse• The old boiler which was re- moved had been in operation for 30, years. • FEBRUARY 1943 Scott Reid, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Reid, has been promoted to Pilot Officer. Prior to his enlistment last year he ' was on the staff at CKNX. He, 'took his basic training at Lachine, 'Que., then attended a radio course at McGill Uni- versity. As an L.A.C. he at- tended Clinton Radio School graduating early this month. • Thirty-eight years ago Nor- man Park left Wingham and he bas not been hack since until he spent a few days here at the week -end. His' fther was- Halsey Park and he conducted a jewellery store in what was until recently Willis' Shoe Store. Mr, Park now lives in Saskatchewan. L.A.C. Carl McKay gradu- ated from Initial Flying Train-, ing School at Sky Harbour on Saturday. Carl passed at tile head of his class. He will now take more advanced training at Centralia. Seaman Frank ClarleWof H. M. S. Ashbury .N.J. , is spending his furlough with. his uncle, Mr. Percy Harris of town. Frank is a cook in the Royal Navy and hails from Chelmsford, Essex, Englarl.fle has been in Africa, India and many other places. FEBRUARY 1954 The threat of a flood in Wingham abated somewhat Tuesday afternoon when cooler weather cut down the run-off and lowered the waters of the Maitland which reached their peak early; this week. Bill Hilbert, an employee with the Rural Hydro, received. severe head injuries when he was struck by a swinging pole Monday morning. was re- moved to Wingham General Hospital where his condition is. reported to be iMproving. • .Clint Godwin of Woodstock, '- formerly on staff of CKOX, ar- rived in town last week to take a position as announcer with CKNX. Arrangements were com- pleted through H. C. MacLean Realty for the sale of the house of the late James Isard, Vic toria Street. The hotise has been pfirchased by the Pente- costal Assemblies of Canada and will be used by that organ- ization as a residence for one of their ministers. Ian'Hammerton, lo c a 1 photographer, had °an eventful trip on his return from a visit to England. Mr. Hammerton boarded a 'plane at Prestwick, Scotland. Adverse winds and poor, weather conditions forced the plane to put down at Ice- lanil for a check-up end re fuelling. The weather kept them grounded there' fo r 14 hours. Mr. Hammerton's visit in England was during the severe cold spell and tlnce there is no central heating in, the homes sometimes went to the movies to keep warm. 41