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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-04-12, Page 4pinion Qne of our own Along with the people of this community we acknowledge with gratitude the debt we owe to. Judge Robert S. Hetherington, who died in Goderich fast week. Although his later years were spent in the county town, we wilt always feel that Wingham was his real home and it certainty was right here in our midst that he spent the greater part of his life. His contributions to the welfare and progress of this community are greater than ,we can readily measure. "Bob," Hetherington's interests and ac- tivities carried him into many phases, of life, ---as a distinguished officer on . active , service during the war Xears; a,sa barrister, political candidate. member of town 'council and mayor, school board member, sports- man and judge. Possessed of keen intelligence, he al- ways discharged his duties and obligations with a. sense of conscience which Is rare in our modern society. Perhaps it was this de- votion to thoroughness which led to his ap- pointment to the bench. Certainly it char- acterized his decisions as a judge. The people of Wingham and the sur- rounding district will long remember . this man who gave so much of his life dv ' int to this community. Lots of forked tongues At times it would appear that Indians in this country are so accustomed to their role as the downtrodden' of the earth that they just want to 'Stay that way. Despite a great . deal of mismanagement and indecision, governments in Canada are trying to better the plight of the native peoples. But the In- dians demand the right to administer the funds provided and then they do'some pretty ridiculous things with the money. Last week.a story emerged which shakes our confidence in the present hand-out poli- cies4 The Ontario treasury provided a grant of $70,000 for -Indian youth projects in the area north of Sudbury, but it seems that a sizeable chunkof the fund went to provide . expenses for ,a group- of Indians who took off for Wounded Knee, in the Dakotas, so they could ,get into the protest. act out there. Nobody, including the American In- dians, are certain what all the protest is about at Wounded Knee. A certain body of redmen south of the border totally disagree with the ones who are sitting out the seige. And in any case Canadian Indians have no quarrel whatever with the American gov- ernment. Indians in Canada are as violently dis- united as are their American counterparts. They fail at every turn to agree on their needs and aspirations. The only point on which they are united Is that whatever aid they receive is subject to criticism or out- right rejection. In many ways it's a tragic situation. After centuries of neglect, white society is. - prepared to do something about the plight of native peoples. However, if every gesture of assistance is treated as an insult, the mood of 'brotherhood may dissolve in disgust. e naity for hard work William Jarvis, *Progressive Conserva- tive member for the federal riding of Perth - Wilmot, has pointed up, the fears of many farmers **Small business people by his re- marks':in `the Houseof. Commons. He stated that the new arnendmerifs tq the income tax act, which w. re touted as the saving exce },t oib$rthedl tr en11 ac7 f One example is the section which' sup - Po Y sedl_ permits' ,a farmer ta,turn over • his farm holdings to: a<son°or.. daughter without•a capital.gains taxation., Mrs :Jarvis points out that the capital *gains' tax is not actually ' forgiven; it is simply. delay d until the heir -se11 s the ro - erty: He also asks how many farmers realize that the rem ission of the tax does not apply if the heir is not a resident. in Canada at the time ' ot\ the transfer. He raises mother important question: with his allegation that the wording of the act does not make it clear that the farm, .includ- ing buildings and stock will be tax free—nor • whether the,:land alone will be :the :basis evaluation' No doubt; thepoi:nts raised by - Mr. Jarvis , will be classified, Since he has brought them to the attention of the House, but the fact that they are . indeed questionable once again suggeststo the public that governments to- day are Capable of considerable flim-flam. Alt too often there seems to be an attitude that the taxpayer .is a pretty"stupid fellow and a bit of Iightlyrhandled trickery is ex- • cusable. The very nature of the capital gains tax is open to ,question. One thi'rr"g if will provide is immediate revenue for greedy taxation departments, but whether 'it is universally just is another matter. Originally designed to permit the government to soak up some of the profits enjoyed by stock market specu- lators, the tax as it has been legislated goes f A shaky peace A peace agreement of the sort which ter- minates a war usually means that the fight- ing stops, all the prisoners are returned and the combatants sit down to settle their argu- ments at the conference table. Not so in Vietnam. Although American prlsoners of war have been returned, nothing is being said about North and South Vietnamese prison- ers. The fighting has not stopped. There is full-scale warfare in the delta region of the south. Two helicopters carrying Canadian far beyond that point. There is a vast difference • between the man who is clever of shifting his investments on the stock exchange and the worker who has -made h is farm more valuable,' chiefly by the sweat of his brow. Capital gains ,on a arm .or in mall. business a a shall he ° e 1188 y4 o#si r;z;`} nw -.4nt o g ,19119 9rr V Gln d - *uniirrin' n 4 (01M hewn, crit h,_ here appears to be an ever-broaening gulf between the. meagre returns for the hard-working and the soft breaks for those who are`not so conscientious. In fact, a good many otherwise ambitious Canadians are beginning to comment that there is no sense in working ki n g your butt off; the loafers get along just as well With' half the effort. '..'The entire basis of taxation in this. country seems specifically 'designed to dis- courage hard work and successful enter- prise. Income tax, for example, isbased on total annual income. No allowance is con- sidered for the self-employed person who is willing to work 75 hours a week to build up ai successful business or an economically vi- able farm operation. Government tax de- partments simply say, "Boy, you made a lot of money last year. Now we get our share." Similarly with property taxation. The more pride one exhibits in his home or piece of land, the more is squeezed out of him in taxes. If, for instance, a factory worker re- frains from shooting his wad on booze or gambling, saves his money and works after hours to build a family room on his home he is not commended for his thrift --he is handed a higher assessment and a bigger tax bill. An alternative to this system is dis- tinctly complex, but with all the brilliant economists we have on the government pay- roll, a few of them should be working on a plan to reward the diligent and to encourage self-reliance. It's that sort of citizen who keeps this country alive and kicking. members of the peace -keeping force were shot down at the weekend, one with total loss of life. The American secretary of defence, in a public statement, said quite clearly that if the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong con- tinue to send forces south the Americans will return to bombing raids in the north. But the war's over; the president has been hailed as the great peacemaker. Jus- tice has prevailed. Surely we must be living in the age of the monster hoax. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Subscription $10.00 a Year Second Class Mail Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited. Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. • Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. Member Canadian and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associations $5.25 for Six Months, in United States $12.50 in Advance Registration No. 0821 Return Postage Guaranteed *Iuie sn and kieasa is a goodcripiloo of I3- eel :d' David french. and s .� .., eieeni, he hi eutl 1i it.hazei.e es, fair bkir and, im aan�lexn, Davidis in goodhealth. Ile broke bis nose when little and if YOU look hard you can see lf'ic slightly coed, het tt 00510interfere with hls.:breathing. • Davld'sade x ' six nark ti.ovorege,er slightly‘ 1iteNoi+r4He does better in school Sind. la any *md of activity B' allowed to go°along at his own pace, because pressure bother; hint, Not competitive in nature, David, would just as soon stay acefu lly indoors building model* as go out to play ames; owever, betakes parkin sport* of 4ci�ool and.lastyear was e4.e soccer team, , This coo- operative bty' Usually goes along amiably with what other people`. want to do.Be gets on well with other children.. .David's totter parents have .a camper. and H.avkl has enjoyed a oy camping trips"' with 'them...That kind of casual. outdoor iivlurg veins to him. David needs relaxed parents who are content to encourage. him and not: push `him ': To inquire about ,adapting David please write'to To ly's Child, Box 888,Station K. Toronto 1114P 2. For general adoption mforination,.please contact your local .Children's Aid • lr� HOW COME YOU NEVER' r News Items from Oid Files APRIL 1926 Members of Wingham Tovvri gathered up his.tools last Mond Council, in meetingMonday" and returned to Wingham wh eve- he will carry on the trade in ning, agreed to. add new iron blacksmith shop on Diagon fence to the cemetery. Councillor Road. R. A. Spotton made a suggestion, Miss Catharine Patterso that a name be given to the ceme- . R.N., of whitechurch, Left tery and an arch erected over the bi -Monday to take a position in the g gates.' bearing the new name. ;, Stratford General Hospital. A quiet wedding took place in " St. Andrew's manse when Em- , APRIL 1948 matin E., youngest daughter. of At regular meeting of t Robert and Mrs. Earl of. Gorrie, Wingham Town Cotmeil, Lieu became the bride of Harq}d N•. Col. R. S: --Hetherington, . Gowdy of Howiick. .. ,I.);,inancling Officer to the gist _ • r ford°t phogfh, oeiainent , �^ t�dvith "4gRC tr ♦ . -, ,A cy'Axing received a couple o cal . Ono is ment. The .council approved th to Embro United Church and one •dei and try ry o ut the arra to Orangeville. pent fona ear, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gallagher rm y have moved toJohn McCracken's house. on Shuter Street: Mr. and Mrs. Andre* Hardie•liave moved into the Gallagher home. D. Watson and Son, who for merly conducted the North End Grocery: business in . Wingham, have 'again purchased if from Harry Hopper and will take pos- session in a few days. They have alsopurchased the building from A. Bell and will greatly remodel it, enlarging the grocery store. Rev: D. 'McTavish, who some years ago was- a student on the Whitechurch (former) Methodist circuit, has accepted an invita- tion to become pastor of James Street Church, Exeter. M. Struthers, formerly, of Wroxeter Canadian Bark of Commerce, is the new teller in the bank in Gorrie. R. W. Walters, who has been teller there for two years, has been transferred ,to Niagara Falls, Ont. Miss Evelyn Gaunt of White- church has completed her busi- ness\course in Owen Sound Busi- ness College. APRIL 1938 • Three hundred children were given their second injection of toxoid for the prevention of diph- theria at the clinic in the Town Hall. Thirty more children were given their first injection. An epidemic of chicken steal- ing is again prevalent in Carrick Township with a number of farm- ers reporting their flocks stolen. Police are investigating. On Monday morning, 'with the roads covered with wet, slippery snow, a car driven by C. A. Roberts and a truck driven by George Mundell approached the corner of Frances and Victoria Streets simultaneously. Mr. Rob- erts applied the brakes and slid into a telephone pole, breaking it off at the ground. Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek was elected leader of the Nationalist Party of China, a position of great power not filled since the death 14 years ago of Sun Yat -Sen, founder of the party ay Other officers include Willis Hall, ere Fred Fuller, Lloyd Mundy, C. A. the Roberts and Roy Mundy. al APRIL 1959 • Tuesday evening of last week n, was a big night for minor hockey on fans throughout the district when the Winnipeg Red, White and. Blues, in Ontario' for the Young Canada Week at Goderich, met the Wingham PeeWee All -Stars he in an exhibition match. Proceeds t. of the game, amounting to $250 Co were tuthed over,; to. the Listowel Duster fid. 3' Rev. William Patterson, minis- ter of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Westboro, will be honored by the Presbyterian Col- lege in Montreal in April when he will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. He is a for-. mer minister of Knox Presby- terian Church, Bluevale. Samuel Hutchison, who has been the blacksngitin White- church for over 28 years, e be jade ;on the paving of •Iii F- way 86 from. Wingham to Blue - Highlights of Provincial Trea urer Fro:v's budget addres were: edu .tional`.grants in' th nextcart y total $33,200,000, a increase of $4,328,000; no new taxation and no increases in taxation; construction of 3,400 miles of rural hydro lines planned to -serve 30,000 new customers at ' a cost of $21,600,000; renewedre- quest for reconvening Dominion - Provincial conference; and a big increase in revenue from cor- poration tax, liquor, succession duties and gasoline tax. J. P. McKibben. was elected. president of the Wingham_ Curl- ing Club when the annual banquet was held. Vice presidents \are Rev. W. A. Beecroft and W. R. Hamilton and Dr. A. W. Irwin is secretary -treasurer. ° W. A. Galbraith, town clerk, re- ceived a telegram informing the municipality that the 50 wartime houses as previously contracted for, would be erected as scheduled. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. King of Brussels announcethe engage- ment of their daughter, Janet, to John Hastings Day of Wingham. George Beattie was named president of St Paul's Men's Club. vale. s Alex Baird won $25 as first s .prize winner in the contest to e guess the time une tate barrel' placed n • on the ice above the McKenzie, Bridge would go over the dam. s a was by only 41 minutes. The contest was sponsored by the firemen and proceeds will go to- ward the swimming 'pool fund. A London teacher, Miss Ida M. (Sally) Lutton, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Fed- eration of Women Teachers' As- sociations of Ontario. Miss Lutton was born in Wingham and at- tended -public and high schools here, Robert Gibson, who has been. taking a six months' course at the Health Unit in Toronto, com- menced field work in Bruce County last week. T. J. --Schaefer has purchased the Fordwich general store and restaurant from Harvey' McDer- mitt. Mr. McDermjtt will move to the Schaefer farm. Mayor R. E. , McKinney in- formed council members that word was received from the De- partment of Highways that badly needed repairs to Wingham's main street, would proceed as soon as weather permits L April 2; 1973. The Editor. The Wingham Advance -Times, Wingham, Ontario. Dear Editor: Each spring for the past 10 years; Ontario has celebrated Education Week to promote closer co-operation between the schools and the .communities that support then,, and to encourage parents to see for themselves the kind of education their children receive. This year Education Week begins on April 8. , Although many schools in On- tario now have programs that in- volve parents in a variety of ae- tivities on a regular, year round basis, this is traditionally a time when special events are offered for parents and the general pub- lic. These activities deserve strong support. Our children spend close to. 1,000 hours a year in school, but. sometimes parents don't know enough about the schools they attend. Many aspects of educa- tion have changed in a •since we were AN ENJOYABLE PART'f the skating club's party last Tuesday was the refreshments served. Taking full advantage while waiting to get on the ice were GaryAdamsna , 9; Julaine 1, and Dennis 5, making it a family picnic. (Staff Photo) ‹student's, and while`proven prin- ciples of teaching still prevail, parents naturally have questions about the kind of education pro- vided for their children. How are my children learning to read and write?. How does the training they receive help pre- pare thein for the adult world? Are they progressing quickly enough? Most important, what r can I do,ari a parent, to help my children progress? These are serious and important questions. The place to find the answers is in school. As Minister of Education, I know that our school system is among the,. best in North America, a fact that is readily acknowledged by educators all across the continent. But as good - as our schools are, they can only improve with the active and in- formed interest of parents and the general public. Education Week may offer a special opportunity to visit your child's school and to talk to the dedicated men and women 'who teach there. I will be visiting the school my children attend and I urge parents across the province to do the same. Cordially, Thomas L. Wells, Minister. 0-0--0 Dear Editor: In last week's publication of The Advance Times, it was re- ported that Mrs. Henderson was reluctant to provide a road allow- ance to Jayhay Development on the alternate site in the vicinity of Carnyn Street, giving as her rea- son the loss of the sale of the land in the Manor Road area. Such is not the case. In my last interview with Mayor Miller, previous to the Town Council Meeting Monday evening, April 2, I clearly stated I was quite willing to co-operate with Jayhay Development on the matter of a $, road allowance if the residents in the immediate area were in favor of the proposed building project. As reported objections were voiced and they too opposed the building project at this time. Thank you. Mary Henderson it Typing isn&t bad, once you get the hangk of jit,