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What's the ObjectIon?
The story featured in this paper last
week about the shrinking number of cus-
tomers for "meals on wheels" poses a prob-
lem which is not, only hard to define but
rather alarming in its irriplications, which
are • sufficiently serious to metit some per- '
sonalinvestigation to find outhy only two
elderly people in the entire community are
willing to accept tile service.
Originally 18 people indicated their de-
sire to make use bf the service, which was
set up on the recommendafion''o'T-the Min-
isterial Association to provide one hot meal
every day for elderly or handicapped people
in their own homes. As all doctors and many
laymen are aware, lack of proper nutrition is
one of the, more important factors -which con-
tribute to ill health among the elderly seg-
ment of our population and the preparation
of hot meals the hospital kitchen and free
delivery to individual homes appears to be a
logical solution to a _known problem.
It is difficult to conclude that price of the
meals is a viable factor. The charge per
A meal is only 75 cents—a fraction of the cost a
person would have to pay in a public eating
place and quite likely less than the ingred-
ients would cost if the individual was_making
his or her own hot meal. The delivery service
is provided free by volunteer drivers who
supply their own cars.
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It is to be hoped that the decline in reci-
pients is not due to any feeling that they were
receiving "charity", The program was
never intended to be a system of handouts
(although in any cases where monwas ac-
tually a problem no payment whatever was
-asked for the meals.)
When the plan was 3i rst proposed -this
column hailed it as a practical act of good
neighborliness which wouia provide, in addi-
tion to the meals themselves, some antidote
for the loneliness which is all too frequently
one of the burdens borne by the aging and the
handicapped. We firmly believed that"meats
on wheels would be a practical way of say-
ing, "Yes, we do care".
Such thought was given to the project
that the special needs of individuals 'were
taken into account. Low fat diets and dia-
wbetic meals were available for those who
needed them.
Since the ministers of the community
were thoughtful enough to initiate the pro-
ject, they would appear to be the persons
best fitted to find out why the ready -to -eat
meals are being declined. We believe :that
the service is one which should have a valu-
able place in the life of this community and
there must be a reason why it is failing to
meet sucki an obvious need.
The Right of Entry
On Monday morning there was a dis-
creet knock at the front door and acourteous
young rnan -announced thathe was from, the
'provincial assessment department and
''asked permission to look through our home.
It was an inopportune time—the beds were
Still to be made and the litter of a family
weekend at home had yet to be restored to its
proper resting places. .
Being the, trusting sort we didn't even
ask for his credentials—which he no, doubt
could have. provided and would have done
without hesitation.
At first we anticipated a brief question
.period in the comparative tidiness ,of the'
front- living room, but that was not the pur-,
pose of the young man's visit. When he said
he wanted to "see" the home he wasn't fool-
ing ..He wanted to see every room and clothes
closet—including the basement where father.
fools around with sortie power tools an'd sel-
d-'om anages to houseclean. n
Thank God the little wife was away at.
work for the day and not at home—otherwise
she would by noon have'been a patient in the
nervous -breakdown department •at the hos-
pital.
The young assessors visit didn't bother
us much, personally, because.,we happen to
believe firmly in the wisdom of a provincial
assessment. system so that taxation "., on
property can, at last, be put into proper bal-
ance between, nei4hbors, communities and
counties. What did puzzle us was how many
home owners raise any real objection to al-
lowing a perfect stranger to Iook'into every
nook and cranny of their dwellings. Ap-
parently the old saying that "an English-
- man's. home is his castle" no longer has'
-much validity. The assessor answered our
question in this regard. He said that very few
housewives object to what is obviously an in-
vasion of privacy. Unbelievable! It would
have been bur guess that at least every sec -
and householder would refuse him admit-
tance.
Of course the assessment people can be
refused admission. You don't have•to let any
one—even a uniformed policeman, into your
home unless he is armed with -a search war-
rant. (And the assessment people can return
with such a warrant if the need arises.)'
Certainty one of the reasons this particu-
lar young man is meeting so little resistance
, lies in his innate -courtesy and pleasant na-
ture. He wouldn't have had so much as his
toein the door at our place had he tried to,use,
the weight of his authority.
The ease with which• these inspectors
can enter so many homes poses a problem
which will inevitably lead to trouble. How
long will it take the crooks and con artists to
equip themselves with clipboards and ball-
pointsand start-ringingthe doorbells of"tii'e
trusting to find out wheher or not a house Is
worth.a clandestinecall when its owners are
away? How soon wil,lthe first of the racke-
teers start telling innocent old ladies that a
$100 deposit cheque will, get them a big tax
saving at' the' end of the year?.
We have had very little of this sort of
crime in our community, but in some places
there are swarms of canners afoot, just wait-
in°g for opportunities of this kind. We believe
that the assessment department has a duty
to protect householders from a threat which
is of govern.ment making. ANeekprevious'to
the ° assessment inspector's call a ,letter
should be sent out to each household to be
vistted and it should bear -the picture of the
man who is going to make the.•ca•I1, as well as
a diagram of the credentials he will be re-
quired to present. Thus the housewife could
retain the letter -for some means of identify-
ing the assessment officer as the real thing.
Sureit would cost money—but then what
form of personal and property protection
does not?
The Backlash Has Started
As any sensible person might have,pre-
dicted, the advertising techniques which
have been employedby many.' of television's
sponsors and advertising agencies are at last
beginning to pall upon even the most abject
slave of "the tube''. In the pre -Christmas
- rush for Yuletide dollars -a new mass hyp-
nosis method was thrust upon the viewing
public. The same commercial for the same
product would be repeated time after time in
the same evening. Apparently the plan was
to somehow brainwash the viewer into for-
getting that any but that particular product
was available to the shopping public. •
• It is quite probable that the mass hyp-
nosis technique( did, in fact, sell merchan=
dise. The planners of advertising campaigns
fortelevision are committed to getting re-
sults for the millions of dollars of their
clients' money which they expend. -It was in-
ter sting however, during the past couple of
wee to note that. General Foods is taking
an entirely different approach. On Sunday
evenings they have been sponsoring the fas-
cinating historical series "Elizabeth R".. .
fascinating, that is, to the people who are in-
terested in history.
It is quite probable that they would have
a larger viewing audience if they sponsored
a hockey game or even afew bogus wrestling
bouts, but as the GF commercials (limited to
only two during the hour and a half screening
of "Elizabeth R") point out, they have given
up their pursuit -of the mass audience, in
favor'of a smaller and perhaps more percep-
tive group of viewers who can be impressed
by their sincere effort to provide. quality
products at fair prices.
Alot of nasty things have been said in re-
-cent years about advertising in general—and
myth of the unfavorable comment -has been
generated by the indiscriminate use of TV
brain washing techniques..
The prime purpose of advertising, and
the only reason it is of value to our society, is
to provide truthful information aboiit'goods
and services available to the public. When it
departs from 'the role of public assistance
and enters the field of hypnosis it is headed
for public rejection.
Some television advertising does fill a
valid role by providing useful information—
but a large percentage of it does not. News-
paper advertising because of the very nature
of its medium, is simply not able to inject the
monotonous, hypnotic approach. It must rely
almost entirely on solid, factual information
as the basis of its saleability.
Television advertising Is with us to stay,
but it certainly faces a monumental task of
image re -building. •
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And afar Can be Part of All This
This is the time when pundits
across the land speculate in type
about what the coming year will
bring forth. If there is one thing
'we don't need more of in this
country, it is pundits.
We have political pundits, eco-
nomic pundits, sports pundits.
Most of them spend most of their
verbiage disagreeing with other
pundits in the same field. •
What is a pundit'' It is a -person
who knows a little more about
practically nothing than we non -
pundits.
Having unburdened myself of
those sour sentiments,. I now
propose to leap into some pun
ditry (pundineering?) concern-
ing 1972. `Read carefully, now, so
that you'll have a clear picture of
what we shall face this year.
Most parts of Canada will have
lots of snow. I hope nobody will
give me an argument on that one.
Right now, outside my window, it
looks like plucking day at the
chicken factory.
The population; taxes, and your
fuel bill will increase. This state-
ment is not based on fact but on
pure intuition. Especially the
part about taxes. According to
some of the rosy statements in
the new tax reform bill, hustled
through parliame9t, I will pay
less taxes this year a about enough
less to buy an overcoat from the
Salvation Army.
But they can't fool an old tax-
payer like me. I know with
sickening clarity that if one level
of government hands me a few
bucks, some other level will be
digging three times as much out
of my back pocket:
The wage -price spiral will con-
tinue, though perhaps not as
rapidly. The reason? We're all
greedy, as pigs at a trough. „And
the biggest pigs—the strongest
unions and the most firmly en-
trenched eapitalists—will get
more out' of the, trough than the
runts,the ordinary Joes. ,
There will be a federal election,
and whoever wins, there will be
promises galore, new brooms be- •
ing waved in all directions, and
the country, according to the
pundits, ' will still be going
straight ,to the dogs. •
The churches will continue to
.be one-third filled and svramb-
ling for enough money `to sty
alive. But .there will be -a coptinu-
ing search for some sort of spiri-t-
tial experience by our youth.
Thousands who are now merely
a gleam in somebody's eye will
be born. And ,good luck to them
when they enter,a=, mighty com-
plex world. Thousands will die,
(it'd let's just hope you and I are
i.,)t among them. I don't want to
.:‘) until I get my mortgage paid
'11 Isn't that the supreme pur-
pose of`tiving?
Thousands of kids will experi-
went with drugs and, some of
them will end up tragic figures.,
,hattered human beings. But
thousands of others will ignore
the chance of becoming vege-
Jat,les, and will lead happy,
healthy, useful lives, loving and
learning. sad and happy.
l'nemployment will continue to
he- a fairly desperate situation.,
And the schools will again be
lammed to the rafters with stu-
dents who shouldn't be there and
d on'f want to be there, but for,.
‘k huin there is nothing else to do.
Th -ere will he thousands of
broken homes and marriages
turned to dust. But there will be
thousands of dreamy -eyed brides
and proud young grooms, posi-
t t1e that nothing could ever hap-
pen to their love, which is some-
thing special.
There will be wars that have no
victories. and peace conferences
that go on interminably proceed-
ing from nowhere to nowhere.
The United Nations will again an-
nounce that it is going broke, but
nobody will ante upenough to pay
the bills.
Thousands of bright young
people will emerge from ,ollege,
spilling over with knowledge, and
come face to fare with that -brutal
edict : you can't get a job with no
,I xpcerien;9e, and you can't get ex-
perience until you get a• job. But
thousands of others will break
their 'backs- to get -into college,
where they will learn ,all about
.Life and find the mate of their
choice.
Does this all sound sort of
familiar to you? It should, Does it
alt sound rather depressing? It
shouldn't. You'll. have your
downs, but you'll have 'your ups,
too. those glorious and fleeting
!Hiles when you wouldn't be any-
one else or anywhere else.
Your children will change; pre-
ferably for the better, but don't
count on it. The year will fly by.
Make it a good one by thinking
positivly.
A. Celebrity is a person who
works hard all his life to become
well kni)wn; then wears dark
glasses to avoid being recog-
nized.
TODAY CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
HAPPY ANI) CHEE:RFt'I,
This happy -looking baby is Larry, seven months old. Jamaican in
descent, heis a big boy for his age, sturdy and solid,. with lovely dark
eyes, black tightly curled hair atnd medium brown skin.
Larry is in excellent health but he has ab enzyme' deficiency known
as G6 -PD, It is a fairly common condition among American Negro
males and also affects Italians, (reeks and Middle Eastern, African
and Oriental races with' quite high frequency, ranging from 5 10.4'0
per cent. This is a benign condition through which the hemoglobin is
affected by certain drugs — the sulfas, anti -malarial drugs, as'pir'in
and Vitamin K. People with G6 -PD have a normal life' span and no
treatment is needed except to a'. oid the prescribed drugs.
Larry is an alert, responsive baby, reaching all his milestones at
- appropriate times. He has an easy-going, cheerful disposition,
chuckling and blowing bubbles at the slightest encouragement.
This baby's medical condition shbuld not be a problem.. He needs
parents who will welcome a lovable little son and accept the drug
situation calmly. to inquire about adopting Larry plea"se write to
Today's Child,' Box get, Station K, Toronto. Por general adoption
information ask your Children's Aid Society. -�~-
PARTICIPATING IN an impromptu singing competition at the Wingham Harmony Men's .
dinner Wednesday night at Lee's Tavern are Harry Chapman, Kincardine; Don Cameron, -
I.,ucknow; Raynard Ackert, Holyrood and Gerry Crooks, Kincardine. —Advance -Times
photo.
fingbam Abbance&Ziints
Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, January 13, 1972'
SECOND SECTION
News Items fromOId Files
JANUARY 1937,
George Carter had the rrisfor-
tune to fracture his right leg on
Monday afternoon while working
in his father's bush in East Wa-
wanosh. His co-worker, Ruther-.
ford Reavie, had his arm cut by a
cross -cut saw.
Councillor J. H. Crawford has
been confined to his home for the
past week with an attack of
chicken pox.
F. Towson was named su-
perintendent of , the United
Church Sunday School at the
annual meeting. His assistant is
E: Wilkinson; W. B. M,,cCool is
treasurer; secretaries are J.
Tiffin and E. Coutts.
A team of horses, drawing a
load of hay ran away on the Turan-
berry farm of Jim Fallis on Mon-
day and Walter Simmonds, the
driver, was thrown to the ground
and suffered a fracture of his
right ankle and •a' badly sprained
left ankle. •
Maitland Presbytery of the
Presbyterian Church in Canada
convened on Thursday in South
Kinloss Church to induct -the new
minister, Rev. G: M. Young,
formerly of Nairn. Mr. Young
succeeds Rev. J. L: Bi~irgess.
The Glenannan Literary
Society. met Iast ;week and pre-
sented Reuben Stokes with an up-
holstered chair on his retirement
from the school board.
The election/ of officers of the' -
young ' people of the 'Wroxeter
United Church took place last
week with Jean Sangster being
elected president, Clifford Denny
vice president ; Muir McLaughlin
treasurer. •
A miscellaneous shower was
held at Salem in honor of Mr and
Mrs. -Harvey Reidt who were re-
cently married. The bride -was
the, former Lida Willits of this
'locality. .
Mrs. B. Wade of Wroxeter
picked a'bouquet of pansies from
her garden on New Year's Day.
James McGee, Mason Robin-
son: Jack Taylor and Lorne Scott
have returned to their homes in'
East Wawanosh after taking a
course at the OAC in Guelph.
JANUAR%' 1917 -
H. A.'Fuller,-H. Machan, W. A.
Crawford, P. C. Staintorr, W. A'::
Galbraith, and H. L. Sherbondy
were named officers of Wingham
Lodge., A.F.&A.M. No. 286. •
John McMichael, . a , former
Winghamite, was re-elected
mayor of Listowel by acclama-
tion at their nomination rr>,eeting
last week.
East Wawanosh Federation of
Agriculture will send Mason
Robinson 'and Simon Hallahan as
its delegates to, the provincial
annual meeting.
The inaugural inaugural meeting of
Wingham Public Utilities Com-
mission was held January 3rd. A.
J4 Walker was appointed as
chairman of the Commission for
.1947., -
The Wingham merchants have
rented Foxton`s barn and if will
be open to the public for the re-
mainder of the winter.
Rev. Oliver J. Coupland, pastor
of the Olivet Baptist Church,
M,eaford, for the past six .,years,
commenced his duties here last
Sunday in the Baptist Church.
1tiingriatn's oldest established
garage business changed hands
on January lst when the Craw
ford Garage was sold to James
Carr of Toronto.
The Winter Sports Festival was
held last weekend and was a
worthwhile success Skiing
events were won b),• 'Murray
Gerrie, Willard Platt, George
Gamnmage, Margaret Sanderson,
Maxine Cowan and Marion
Gerrie. Skating prizes were taken
by Billie. Reavie, Larry Hutton,
Gerald Gerrie, Bill Lockridge,
Mary Somers, Shirley Locktiidge
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and Maxine Seddon.
After serving 18 years on the
Kinloss Municipal Board. Rich-
ard Elliott is retiring this month.
He has been reeve for .the past 12
years.
Miss Eileen Dark, formerly of
,Wingham was successful in .re-
ceiving her Reg. N. degree after
three years of training in Victoria
Hospital, London.
The Westfield .School is being
wired for hydro this week.
Mrs. Wm. Wright of Wroxeter
has been engaged to teach at'
Lane's School commencing with
• the New Year. .•
JANUARY 1958
Twin daughters born to Mr. and
Mrs. James Johnston on Friday
night were thef,t,,, twin babies
born at the. Wingham General
Hospital in 1958. Mr. and Mrs.
Johnston, who live at RR 1, Wing -
ham, have one other child, a son
Paul.
'Scott. Paye who has been a
resident of h gham for the past
two .years, employed with How-
son and Howson . and with the
Wingham Manufacturing Co.,
has joined the police force inthe
Town of St. Marys.
Rubinoff, the internationally •
known concert violinist, will be in
Wingham on Friday evening, '
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February 21st. The • Wingham
Lions Club is sponsoring the visit.
A tragic accident last Monday
evening cost the life of Percy
King, well-known resident of
Turnberry Township, when his
car was in collision with a truck
on the 25th sideroad of Turn -
berry.
Mr, and Mrs. Vic Loughlean
moved to London on Thursday of
last week where the former will
represent the Northern Paint and
Varnish Company of Owen
Sound. His barber business in
Wingham was purchased re-
cently by George Tripp of Ridge -
town. .u,. e
Lloyd Carter was installed as
president of Wingham branch of
the Canadian Legion. Other of,
ficers include George C. Tervit,
Jack Orv,is, Bob, Chettleburgh;
Jack Sturdy, George. Brooks and
Les Armtrong. Installed as presi-
dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary was
Mrs. DaNiid' Crothers, with Mrs.
Joe King, Mrs. T. Gauley, Mrs. J.
,Jackson and Mrs. L. Dawson
other officers. -
Schools re -opened in the White-
church area on Monday, with
Mrs. George Fisher teaching at
Fordyce, • Mrs. Collins at SS 10,.
Kinloss, Mrs. David Stroud at SS.
9 and Mrs. Orval Elliott at Lang.
side. '
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Toronto, Ontario
January 4, 1972
Dear Sirs,
I am an old Winghamite and
interested reader of the Advance -
Times with children who are
Wingham 'fans. However your
transportation problem some-
what restricts their travel.
Our daughter (13 yrs.') had .
planned to visit in Wingham dur-
ing the Christmas holidays but
.'when I contacted 'the bus line, it
meant a five hour trek from
Toronto to Wingham with an hour
stopover . in London(?) and' vVe
hesitated to allow this. Winter
driving makes us loath to travel
by car and .,train transportation,
our favourite, is now nil.
Hoping for improvement in
drain or bus service to my favour-
. ite Ontario town.
. Yours sincerely,
-Mary t Ross) Allen.
Dear Sir : .,
In early .May Glebe Collegiate
Institute of Ottawa will celebrate
its fiftieth anniversary. A com-
rid%%j
mittee of staff and students is.
working very hard to produce a
variety of festivities for this
occasion—a full stage produc-
tion, specially written for the
anniversary; a banquet for
Glebites past and present, re-
unions and the like. But, we need
help, and hence this letter.
GiebeK _graduates, ex -staff
members (and anyone else who
can shed some light on the fifty
years of Glebe through pictures,
anecdotes, history) are' encour-
aged to write to the undersigned
relating their experiences. We
would also like to know .where
Glebe graduates are living so
that they may be contacted when
plans are finalized' for the anni-
versary celebrations and an indi-
cation of those interested in
returning to help the present gen- •
oration at Glebe celebrate.
Sincerely,
J.T. Parry,
Glee 50,
Glebe Collegiate Institute.
212 Carling Avenue.
Ottawa.
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