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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-05-01, Page 9'Taxes AreGoing Up Most of US are quite familiar with• that old Skiing about death And taxes --,..and the fact that neither one can be escaped. However f that phreS'e was coined in a clay and' Age when nobody really knew what taxes were all about. The tax leVels we We in 1969 would have staggered the imagination of our grandParents. , If you thought'your taxes were pretty stiff last year, jest wait till you get this year's bill, To start right her at home, there is a strong probability that the Wingham Council, will have to make a slleable increase just to cover the sharply increased costs of providing the services which are basic to community life, with- out allowing anything at all for new or increased programs. Reason for the high. or mill rate, of courie is the general climb En wages and OPSt f materials', It costs more to run a town than it did last year. Then, too, the town tax bill will in- clude the county rate which has been in- creased by 3,5 mitls over last year. A final -and asyet unknown factor will be the taxes -kw ecluCetion, The county board 9f education has not come qp,with any figures so far, but it is safe to assume that an increase is to be expected. Add to aU this (higher income tax and more broadly applied sales taxes and you come up with a pretty solid bite out of the annual family income. The G ap Between Theory and Fact Observers of the Ottawa scene appear to be agreed that the resignation of Trans- port And Housing Minister Paul- Hellyer Oame about because of the man's political ambitions, rather than for the reasons stated. Mr. Hellyer announced that he was leaving the tabinet because the gov- ernment was dragging its feet over the recommendations of the Hellyer committee on housing. The journalists who are close to the action in Ottawa•are of the opinion that the housing question was not serious enough to call for a resignation and they believe that Mr. Hellyer has chosen to divorce hirnself, from the Trudeau club .so he will be free to make some import- ant bid for power himself. Be all that as it may, some of the words he selected in his announcement point up a situation which is becoming increasingly apparent all across the nation. He referred to his belief that it is dif- ficult for a man of purely academic back- ground to grapple with the "nuts and bolts" of practical government. There was no doubt that he was alluding to Prime , Minister Trudeau's college background and his relatively short experience in goVern- ment affairs. In many phases of public life this same gap between theory and practice is showing up. One example is .the move toward regionalization. Not only school administration, but localgovernment, hos- vitiol'direction,, assessment programs, child and adult welfare supervision, as Well as ' the administration of justice are being forced into the path of centralization. The great impetus sbehind all this swing to the centre has come from the. So university professors, the specialists in geography, who have been telling the poli- ticians that the only efficient way to run a country or a province is from a central seat of authority. Not being a university professor we would be out of place to suggest that these academicians are wrong. Quite .possibly they are right—but fine as their theories may be, the actual practice of these in- novations is beset by quite a .few pitfalls. the one predominant factor whichhas to be taken into co.nsideration is that these schemes involve human beings and human beings tend to be stubborn, reluctant to change and maddeningly loyal to their own communities. It just doesn't work the way the professors say it should. It is obvious that within a few. years regional government will replace our pre-: sent 'town and township councils. There may be local committees of some sort which ' will act in an advisory capacity, but they will certainly be shOrn of the power to make decisions. Setting up such regional governments will be done by an act- of the Legislature as was the, case with county school, boards. , The one thing that won't be changed quite So easily will be the attitudes of the people who pay the taxes. In fact it will be many, manyyears before those who live here think and speak of themselves as Citizens of HuromPerth rather than as residents of Wingham or Turnberry or Howick.- They have livedtoo long within the climate of a single town or township to be able to broaden their /scope to regional thinking over -night. Interesting Results Anglers in this part of the province are all excited about the catches of Cohoe salmon which are being taken from Lake Huron this spring. The fish being caught at the present time are the grown-up ver- sion of the fingerlings which the State of Michigan placed in the lake two years ago. Ontario is now entering the project in a limited way. Salmon are being raised at the Chatsworth hatchery and will be placed in the lake shortly. The experts have some reservations about the ultimate value of the program. The Cohoe is a voraciouifeeder and Michigan's chief purpose in placing the salmon in Lake Huron was to see whether the fish from B.C. would gobble up sig- nificant numbers of alewives and smelt. . These small fish have been dying in mil- lions on the otherwise attractive beaches along both shores of the lake and any agency which would reduce their numbers would be welcome. There are some drawbacks to the plan, one of them being the fact- that the Pacific salmon when freed in fresh water, show. a tendency ,to lose their Lability to reproduce in aboutthree generations, and so might have to be restocked every three years. Another rather alarming factor is the Cohoe's faculty for storing up small amounts of poison in the fatty tissues of its body. Some of the fish have been found ,to contain traces of DDT, although apparently not in dangerous concentration. The entire experiment does point to the feet that the Great Lakes should pro- vide a ready source of highly valuable food products. These lakes contain the largest bodies of fresh water in the world and ly- fag as they db,, at the very centre of the continent's heaViest concentration of popu- lation, every effort should be made to in- troduce species of fish which will provide a steady harvest, //for future generations. Since the lamprey eels wiped out the lake trout the fishing industry has all but dis- appeared. Well Done Congratulations are in order for two • groups of Wingham young people who have recently distinguished themselves. The mathematics teams from the F. E. Madill Secondary School were well up towards the top of the lists in a recently - held mathematics contest under the spon- sorship of the University of Waterloo. Credit mast also be given to Ed. Anderson and the other math teachers at the school who have instilled such keen interest in the students. The second group to win' distinttiort was the Janette Mustard Singers, a girls' choir which placed second in the girls', and boys' junior chorus class at the Ki- wanis Music Festival in Stratford. With. a big list of entries, many of them from larger centres, the local girl's certainly must be congratulated for such a high standing. And again, due credit to their director who has achieved such fine re- sults with these young voices. op, pll be ;here April is a month to try the PM of the househeider- mine has been tried and found Wanting, When the last dirty way streaks of snow had disare- peered, I took a tour of the estate.. Then 1 went •inside, wept for a few minutes, and took shock treatment on the rocks. We live .on a -corner lot On two sides of it, there was some thing that looked like the *es. mains. of Hadrian's Wall. It was the ramparts of sa,ndand salt thrown up on the lawn ,-,,the snowblower in January. You can't blow it back into the street. There are two alter- • natives. The first is 16 Men - hours, first with shovel, then with rake, then with stiff broom. The other is to. use it as, the foundation for a stol ne wal around the property. Either way; your lawn is ruined, But that was merely theibe` ginning. Last fdll, I managed. to keep ahead of the maple,,, leavesburning and raking like a fiend for a couple of weeks., But the oaks drop late, end - they don't cascade down, bet drift, one by one. You might as well wait for them all. I distinctly remember going out one day last Novem- ber, with a face as long as a foot, taking a look at • the fence -to -fence carpeting of sod- den leaves, and reaghing with heavy heart for the rake. My wife, in one of her rare moments of pity, said, "Why don't you Wait a few days until they're dry?". Reeling with shock, 1 said, "O.K." The next day it snowed. And the next: And so ° on until the end of January. •', They're still there, even more sodden after snuggling under four feet of snow all winter. And they'll be the death of Me, I know it, if I try to rake them. There must be 48 tons of wet leaves on the lot. THE WINGIJAM ADVANCE - TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert O. Wenger, Secretary-Treasuret Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Canadian VVeekly Ne'wspapers Association Subscription Rate: 1 yr. $6.00; 6 months $3.25, in advance; USA $7.00 per yr.; Foreign rate $7.00 per yr. Advertising Rates on application Registration No. -0821 Return Postage Guaranteed Second Class Mail baxof ashes which contained me live coals. Charred is the Word. The flower -beds look like a it bar -room floor on a Sunday *puling. The shrubs are all broken off At the elbows by the weight of snow. The fences lean precariously, as you Would if an oak branch, ten inches thick, had fallen on you. --A dreary scene, indeed* But there's only one thing to be 'One about it. No use griping. And that's what I did, Con the first warm day, 1 went out and attacked it. Not directly. That way lies a heart attack. 1 took a beer and *took, laid them down, looked at the blue sky and thought about Opening Day. That's the salvation of April. Deep in your hearts you know that all that garbage is going to be attended to, even if the :01(1 Lady has to do it. And if you have a touch of the poet and artist in you, as 'What man doesn't, you know . that the first day of -trout fish- -ing will wash away all the sor- Alid aspects of Aprit; and leave • you pure of heart and mind, if ' pot of tongue, when you get .out and have a bash at the trout. -4- This, the promise of getting away out into the real world of icy water and lost lures and no 'women, on the last weekend of April, gives ,a man a certain sanity -retaining detachment as he surveys the no-man's-land of his property. Last year, for various stupid reasons, I missed Opening Day,' for the first time in 20 years. This year, even with a broken neck (and I think I have one; the X-rays haven't been read yet), I am going to catch my limit, fall off a log into that' polar Iwater, and come bane filthy, stinking and purged: all the good things, that accompa- ny Opening Day and the real beginning of Spring in this country. I wonder if I couldget some husky male student who's not doing too well in his English at school, and.have a quiet, crafty little chat with him, pointing out the ratio of my benevo- lence to the scarcity of wet oak leaves on my lawn. Those are just two April problems, • neither yet solved. And there's a- host of' stnalter..- ones. tinge -oak branches all / over the front lawn, broken off in snow -storms. The hose ,has been out all winter. My wife set fire to the back porch one winter day when she put out a e.eryt,,If ST PAUL'S EUCHRE There were twelve tables in play for the final euchre of the season in St. Paul's parish hall 4pn Thursday night. Prizes for 'high score were won by Mrs. G. and Harry Brydges and • Higgins and Geol.& . 'Grigo'had low scores. Edith Wilton won the prize for lady playing as a man. James Wil- son won the draw and Mrs, Mark Gardner won the door prize. TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN PA.POOPIfito eee mettorsempinesstiimsis ppissiesols 00000 offits 000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 9 Here is Pat. nearly seven months old, a baby who 4peeds to be itdopted so he will grow up with a mother and father of his own. Pat's eager smile depicts his zest for ;living. Ile is a niost alert: child, interested in everything, and considered to have very good potential. Ills background is Irish and French; he has blue eYes. blond hair and fair skin. A tall, well-built boy, he resembles a defensive half -back not only in stature but In vitality. Most of, the ,time he is a very happy fellow, but he does have a temper. Pat had pneumonia when very young, whichtook some time to clear, but he is now in excellent health. Ile ,peeds. parents who will give hint a loving home with a great deal of' stimulation. To inquire about adopting Pat please* write to Today's Child, Department of Social and Family Services, Par- liament Buildings, Toronto 182. For general information about adoption ask your local Childeen's Aid Society. Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, May 1, 1969 APRIL 1920 Congratulations are due to Miss Dorothy Snell in having. received a beautifully engraved medal from the General Board of Religious Ethication in Cana- , da -for making the highest marks of any student In the Dominion on the Junior Grade Sund a y School Examinations, while Miss Rebecca Armstrong lacked only half a mark of taking the highest marks in the Senior Grade. The teachers arid of- ' ficers of St. Paul 's Sunday School are justly proud of these clever pupils. Mr. J. A. Morton,,, who 'for a number of years has held the position of police magistrate here, has sent in his resignation. Mr. Morton Ims practised here for many years as a lawyer, corning to Wingham when a young man. • He is now'in his seventies and feels that he can- not carry on his law business. and the other business as well, hence his resignation. 0.1s sue- 'cessOr has not yet been deter- mined. Mr. Will Stewart and Mr. A. P. Stewart of Lucknow, are op- ening up an establishment in the Crawford block to sell Farm Electric Lighting. These gent- lemen are not strangers to many of our reader t and we bespeak for them a good business. They have been appointed distributors for Western Ontario for their line. We understand they will move to Wingham as soon as they can secure dwellings. Mr. Samuel Burke has pur- chased Mr. Cooke's cottage on Patrick Street and has sold his property on the B Line just north of Wingham to Mr. George Lott of Brussels. Mr. Pettigrew has purchased Mr. W. F.VanStone's stone dwelling on John Street. APRIL1944 Mrs. Alex Porterfield of Belgfave has purchased the Rob- , inson house on Leopold Street at present occupied by Mr. Som- ers of the Rural H ydrO . Mr. Wes Leggett has sold his house, the former Dinsley house on Al- fred Street, to Mr. Dave Cham - my and has purchased the home on the corner of John and Shuter Streets, where Mr. E. L. Stuck- ey resides. Herb Fuller purch- ased Mrs. Walter's house on _Charles Street, 'Pleasant Valley Mrs. Robert Mitchell's house and property has been sold to Sgt. Major Wilf Seddon and Mr. Joe Montgomery who resided there bought the former ,August Homuth house on Patrick Street. Mr. W. A. Heughan has purch- ased the house he has lived in on Carling Terrace, from the Fothergill estate. Mr. J i m Halliday purchased the Van.; Norman house on Minnie Street and has it rented. Miss Hattie Sutton who has teen in the office of 4he Hydro Shop for some tirrie; has resign- ed to accept a position in the Rural Hydro Office here. Her position in the Hydro Office will be taken by Miss Frances Powell, at present on the staff of the Bank of Commerce here. APRIL 1934 A young deer was attacked by two dogs one arid one-quart- er miles west of BroWntown, on the second concession of Morris. The deer was in the creek and when it attempted to make land the dogs would spring on t. Marks showed where it was in and out of the water more than . once. Men from the farm near- by saw the dogs and hurried to the scene but the animal was ' torn down and killed before they arrived. The game ward- en of ListoWel Was notified and upon investigation left orders to have the deer skinned and the pelt will be sent to the , Government. During the past week geese have been heard several times flying overhead and on Sunday evening a flock of about 20-, were seen flying low, follow- ing the river towards the lake. It is hoed that this is a sure sign that spring is definitely ' here. . We are in receipt of a letter from Mr.. A. G. Smith, Toron- to, who for some years was ed- itor of this paper, stating that it has come to his attention , that a Toronto salesman selling gold stock in this vicinity, has been using his name -in connec- tion with the stock he is satin& Mr. Sniith wishes no connec- tion what ever with any broker- age salesman and that any per- son using his naine.in connec- tion with the sake of stockdoes so without foundation. On Sunday, April 15th, Mrs. Paul Reed an esteemed and aged resident of LUCktIOW, observed her 90th birthday., Mrs. Reed continues remarkably Active and mentally alert. APRIL 1955 Two members of thi'lliring bam Figure Skating Club parti- cipated In the 4ance tests held at Guelph 0.A. C. arena.* durs, ing the Easter holidays, under ' the direction of Ross Smiths Harold Brooks was successful in passing "The Willow Waltz" and John Wild became„ the first .,eiglity per cent successful' can- cises of the Diploma Coprse,' ' Congratulations are in order to, to qualify for the bronze dance , ,tural College in Guelph last Thursday. Besides graduate min ee dmabl ei , r wohf etheahewpinagbassemd club,the designed specifica.11y for iarm farm, at the Ontario AgriCul- didates. .. Ross SMith on having over pating in the graduating exer- was among 59 students partici- '."Ten Fox". and "Fourteen Step“, boys who plan to return to the 4 . from all over Ontario there were graduates present from Engl:andi, Holland, Bermuda, Grenada: ' G. C. Showers, of Wingharni iii&JaMalca. . The town council is• con. ternplating the formation of:a • ioning committee. Mayer R. E. McKinney informed the Ad- vance -Times this week. Dear Sir: • I am tired of the way some people are adding to gross in- , justice inflicted on the,defence- less'deer. Practically'estery- thing that lives oris man made When big enough is.an enemy of these creatures. It is amaz- ing that there are any left at all. The idea that a hungry wolf will pass up a young deer is stretching things a little too far. What I know about deer, moose and wolves I learned from these animals. I certain- ly didn't learn it from the De- partment of Lands and Forests. As .for the balance of nature, man and his .equipment are the ones that upset it, simply be- cause they were not there when. it was first setup.. But manhas given himself priorities, and it looks as though he is going to*, keep them. Now it would be in order if he set up a man-made balance. The art of collecting :revenue alone is not good enough, money in the treasury. does not mean deer in the bush. We do know that wolves kill deer. When deer are plentiful" a large wolf may kill as many as 18 a year, as many as he can get, regardless of sex or age. • . A female 4,rolf, a long time before whelping kills a supply in advance, knowing that close to that time she will not be able to do so. Again regardless of sex or age. I have actually come acrots one,of their sup- plies. If man would kill one wolf for every eight or ten deer he kills, he would be restoring part of natures balance. But not by poison please! We must discon- tinue the practice of hunting the deer only, or we will see an end to the deer. That is for practical purposes* The possibility of killing all the deer and wolves in Canada is nil. We have too much un - trodden territory for that. As for the nature boys and wolf lovers, It would be well to re- membeit that deer and moose will survive without wolves. Europe proves that. But the wolf cannot survive without deer. The best way the Wolf lover can protect their p et s is to . make mire there are pilenty'of deer. Forget the tears and lip service. They are pf no avail and incidentally, snow is noth- ing new in this country. Yours truly, . F. Rector Elliot Lake, Ont. To the Citizens of Wingham and 'District ,Next 'year, 1970, is the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of the Association of . 'Kinsmen Clubs in Canada. Manyospecial projects and . events are planned to .celebrate Kin's Golden Jubilee Year. The national executive of the Kins- men Club is now endeavouring to make arrangements' with the postal authorities for the issu- ance of a postage stamp com- memorating the founding of this all -Canadian service club. This request is being support- ed by all the 13:000 members in over 420 clubs throughout Canada and all the friends of Kinsmen who fcel that this very worthy organization should be honored in this way. They all feel that the work of Kinsmen in Canada throughout thc year history of this Association deserves to be recognized with a commemorative stamp. On behalf of the Kinsmen Association of Canada, the . Kinsmen of Wingham urge as many friends of Kinsmen as pos- sible to write at once to the Postmaster Gentral in Ottawa in support of our request for stich a commemorative 'stamp. The grater the support for"this re- quest the better thc chance of it being granted, May we thank you in advance; for your contin- ued kind support and co-opera- tion. Yours most sincerely, George Thomas, for the Kinsmen Club of W ingham.