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The news last week that Ontario Hydro
plans to double the size of the Douglas Point
nuclear power project is indeed important
for this entire section" of the province. Huge
in its dimensions as originally planned, the
decision to further enlarge the generating
capacity means that the Bruce plant will
eventually be one of the largest in the world.
The entire Douglas Point complex is so
immense that few laymen fully understand
its projected potential. The- first section of
the generating unit was actually a prototype,
built on a comparatively small scale to prove
the feasibility of the Candu application of
nuclear energy for the production of electric
power. Its capacity was a mere 200,000 kilo-
watts, tiny in • comparison with the
second -stage Bruce Plant, which is to
generate three million kilowatts when it is
fully operational a few years hence. last
week's announcement will mean a future
power potential of six ,million kilowatts.
Plans also call for the construction of a
second heavy water plant to bring total pro-
duction of that commodity to 1,600 tons a
year.
For several years there was a,great deal
of'de,bate over the heavy water system in nu-
clear -electric generators. American engin-
-•eers approached the problem from an
entirely different angle,. Now, however, it
appears .that the Canadian method has
proven itself and similar plants are in use or
under construction in several other coon-
tries.
in this area Vve heard considerable talk
about the horrible "flops" and delays which
were occurring at the Point, as the plant was
repeatedly shut down to rectify .protlems.in
Its operation. However, it is now obvious that
the small prototype plant was built for the
specific purpose of working out the
inevitable "bugs" in a new .process and the
delays have provided the training ground on
which construction and operation of the
large units will be based,.
As we all knov�► in this part of Ontario,
the activity at Douglas Point has been a
great boost to the general . economy, and so
the decision to double its capacity means
that the level of activity there will be
continued for quite a -few years. ---hopefully
long enough to permit new ,businesses and
jobs to become permanent.
The added acreage required for the
larger development has sealed the fate of the
present provincial park at Inverhuron, but
Hydro will foot the bill for the establishment
of a much larger park. 10 miles farther north
at McGregor Point. Fortunately, all these
changes will take place over a period of
several years, and thus the neighboring
locality will have time to adjust to the
growth of the project. The increased activity
at the Point will continue to be reflected. in
most Western Ontario communities:
by in the Niagara?
It seems that very definite plans are
under way far the development of a new city
in•th..e"NiHagara•.Peninsula, The location is at
Nanticoke, on-sprne of the Choicest farm land
in the Province'of:Ontarrio. Projected size of
the place,js 200,000,a city the size of London
where open . fields noW't produce food.
Nos doubt experts would havemany
answers for the contention;, that good land is
tobecovered with concrete and asphalt. In
fact Norman Pearson, the. University of
Western Ontario, planner who has been
retained' by .the, censor. tium of. developers
,taking options of the farms, says "we stayed
'way from tobacco land".
The, potentials ,which'permit the. growth
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city, are Indeed complex and deeply
.ked. No one set of conditions. uch.as
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•ason'is the decision of an oil company and
Steel fir �tobui d'huge'pl ntsin'
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Erie' shore and a omieal s •i :i
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rates has also affected the decision.
It is not difficult, however, to think of
other sites with equally good lake harbors
where the land on which a city might grow is
-far • less productive. One example would be
Port McNicollon Georgian Bay. With one of
the finest harbors on the Great Lakes, it has
been largely deserted since the death of
passenger ship traffic. The land in. that area
is highly scenic—located in a *natural
outdoors:.. playground—but the area's poten-
tial for food production,. is only a fraction of
that in the Niagara .peninsula,
–There are obvious economic advantages
to the big companies locating their' plants
closer to the concentrated markets along the
lower lakes, but the new city will : add
irnmeasur•_.abl '. to the pressures in a, belt
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rise of the est •of, thgeprgwn nAtllax -
payers in Ontario will be called on to aid in
the construction of the s four -lane highways
p g y
and other faeiiities which concentration of
population .demands.
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►t .long last the federal government is'
tut to recognize that we `still have,, some
reedom of choice. For eight years the Old
der Mennonites in Ontario and the
Hditerites In the West have been ,forced to
contribute to the Canada Pension Plan, des-
pite the fact that'theirretigiaus;beliefs forbid
acceptance sof any benefits `under the plan.
Now the governm nt is. going to.: let them
make their' own choice. As far as can be de-
termined however" the choice will • apply
only to those who are \self-employed.,
Presumably those who-eceive pay cheques.
from . an employer will still find that the
prey Tums have been deducted at the source.
So determined was :the9 overnment to
tell Canadians how they should save for their
old age that they deducted premiums from.
Mennonite. farmers'. cream cheques: Hence -
forward, the Mennonites will be permitted to
provide for theirsunset years by -personal
frugality and the raising of devoted
families -'--as they have been doing quite
successfully for the past 300 years. In fact it
would be just about ideal If the government
could find a workable law which would make
all the rest of us do the same thing.
Mind you, we don't believe that the 'ma-
jority of Canadians are capable ofor willing
to practise the sort of self-sufficiency which
has made the Mennonites so independent of
Fife insurance andpension plans. Most of us
actually agree that the government should
protect us from cradle to grave. Nonethe-
less
Canada was once the land a of the
free—and freedom of religion, Without
strings attached, was one of the basics of our
national existence. •
Commendable project
The residents of this area .owe a;sincere
wile of thanks to their local police officers
an'd to Cpl. Harold Tighe of the district OPP
establishment for their interest in young
bicycle riders. Most local communities now
hold their own bicycle rodeos and with the
coordination provided by Cpl. Tighe this
year saw the first of the district trials, held
at Listowel.
The purpose behind the rodeos is
two -fold. In an age of increasing vehicular
traffic the danger to careless cyclists is
much more grave than ever before. In addi-
tion, and perhaps more important, nearly all
the young bike riders will eventually become
car drivers. If they learn the wisdom and the
habit of safe bicycle operation they are much
more likely to handle automobiles with care
and common sense. The lack of these two
characteristics is the basic cause of the
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dreadful carnage on our highways today.
Perhaps there is another important side
effect of the rodeos as well. The young riders
are afforded an opportunity to learn that a
police officer is not an ogre who is simply
paid to cause them trouble. They find out the
man in blue is a human being who • really
likes kids and is honestly anxious that they
stay alive and health x.
In any case we pubicly recognize the
hard work and attention devoted to the
youngsters by our policemen, both local and
provincial and recommend that parents look
upon the*e annual events as a positive
"must" fdr their youngsters.
In this affluent age the bicycle becomes
a requirement for most children at a very
early age. Proper training is vital if the kids
are to avoid the dangers of our busy roads
and streets.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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News
JUNE 1926
A. N. Nelson, principal:: of .Kin-
cardine
».
cardine High School, wad ap.
'pointed inspector of Public,
Sehpols for South Perth. He -
ceeds the late William. 414044
' A good amount of interest is
being taken in c l e new diesel oil
electric engine ‘k Bich has beer
put on the Kin ardine to Guelpt
run of the CNR and goes,througua
Wingham four times each, day.
The new engine appear: 'Apt
un-; 1�, • W spectra ite construction,
like a street car, there IS 00 OM- furl b► rig unusual vision: ,by,.
smoke, nor steam, nor overhead', night. «
wires, no rumbling br grinding, That therets no'dearth of pub-.
,only a steady hu as the 'cars :, lig schoa teachers in Ontario is
shown by the number of applica*
gradually pick up ,speed,
C. Hetherington and Clifford'•tions 'received by'the Distbwel •
Hetherington spent the weekend
in Toronto attending the gradua
tion of Albert Hether,.iington,' son..
of Mr. ,and Mrs, C. Hetherington, •
Bluevale Road.. Mr. Hetherington
is a graduate physician and stir.,.,
geon.
Friends of Rev. Duncan Mc-
Tavish will be glad to know that-
the, call to Exeter has been ,S118;.•
tained and he will taste over Ins.
duties in that town in a few
weeks.
An interesting event took place
in the IOOF Hall when the mem-
. vers presented Wallace Hough
itl a purse of money and; .a
50 -year jewel.
Miss A. T. Morrison; daughter
of Mr. and, Mrs. John Morrison of •
Turnberry, has left for Chicago V
where she intends opening- an
office for the Evansville Furni-
ture Co.
D. A. McKenzie, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. • McKenzie, Belgra`ve:,"
has passed' his final degrees in,
law with honors at Osgoode Hall,,
Toronto.
The offiOi ` ,o ng. will: be
Saturday afternoon and Mayor
John W. Man: win drive the first
ball.
W. G. H tmilton,. manager of
the Bell Telephone Com n ►
here, was selectedas secretary of
r► los
m t a rio's O. motor markers
u h, • • e white .nulterals on a
Background„and will be, of
JUNE 1938
Mrs. F. Oster of Blyth ::wasp,
elected president of the West ,
Huron Women's Institute at" its'
District Annual meeting heldin
Blyth. Other officers of the. dis-
trict are Mrs. Bert Thompson, St.
Augustine; Mrs. W. H. Fraser,
Wingham; 'and Mrs. C. Alton,
Dungannon.
Mr. and Mrs., E. B. Jenkins;:Cummings, Kenneth Badley,
leave this•week for Brantford fo; Louise Shortreed, Donna.Ander-
be, present at the ra: ation` of son, ;`George Marlatt' n
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Board of lleatii n for three
vacancies on the�staff, More than
300 applications were received,
Mr. and‘ Mrs William Parks,
having purchased thefope prop
erty in Wroxeter, recently Occu-
pied by Mr, and Mrs. Harvey.
Coupland and family, moved
their household' effects there:
JUNE 1948
Craig • Armstrong, son . of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Armstrong, was
successful in passing his Arts
course at Toronto University and
received his B.A. degree.
Included in the list of` success-
ful students in the examination
results at the Ontario Agricul-
tural College are G. N. Under-
wood of RR 1, Wingham; • R. S.
Procter, RR 5, Brussels and G. G.
Edgar of RR 4, Wingham.
In a slightly lighter vote than in
1945, John . W. Hanna, Progres-
sive Conservative candidate, was
again re-elected to the Ontario
Legislature for the riding of
Huron -Bruce, with a majority of
255 over his'Liberal opponent,
e ppon , •
Hugh Hill. The Progressive Con-
servative government, led by
Premier George Drew, was re-
turned to office.
Kenneth Jackson has passed
his exams. at Toronto University
and receives his B.A. degree.
Gwen Walsh, Claire Chamney,
Tommy Brydges, .Ivan. Walsh,
Claire Taylor, Helen Haines, Carl
now ase6retarial,poaltiOnW
the -TWA
,mi
tion Cow
Laura Collar left for 'e-
ronto awaiting boat reserVations.
forAfrica where she Will serve:
Northern Nigeria, West Africa.
JUNE '195 ` a
Maple Leaf hockey' stars: Carl.
Brewer and Bobby Bann pulled
the switch which.tred: on the
tights for the opening. Of theAOC-
mid
-and Kinsmen Trade - Fair on.
Thursday'. night.. Over 4,000
.people attended the ,big show.
Kenneth. Holmes, ` son of Mr.
and. Mrs.l Bert Holmes of BR 2,
Wingham,graduated from the
University of Western; ; Ontario
with a Bachelor of Engineering
Science degree, He has accepted
position, with Imperial '"011,
Sarnia.
Rev, Alexander 111imm}o, 1,.,
minister of St. Andrew's Presby-
terian' Church, was last week
elected moderator of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in Canada. , '
The annual. Flower Sunday at
the United Church' last Sunday
attracted capacity congregations
both morning and evening. Those
in charge of the floral decors tiens
took "Television” as- the Motto,
Mrs. A. R. DuVal received
word this week from Frank Rad-
cliffe of the Toronto Symphony,
that their song, "A Plume • For
Her Hat", had been approved and
cleared in New York and that
Billy O'Connor would introduce it
in Canada over themCBC in July.
Mrs. DuValwrote the lyrics and
Mr. Radcliffe the music,
Miss -.len
Nlar a Johnson, teacher
at the St. Helens schdol and
Huron County Dairy Princess of
1958, was guest on CKNX "Al-
manac" on TV recently.
MRS GOAGPHERSON RR
2 knout, -Was' .re
sented with a ..2u -year, leadershi•�. award and ; Miss Carol •
• w, i. • p. -r ,i - •
IiAart n receive d an award for advanced honors at the,W ng •
ham',. Area Achievement Day'for �4-H homemaking. clubs
held Saturday afternoon at F. E' Madill Secondary School.:
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H tchcock s Frenzy"(Aores heard• d � force the film
o. dish industry lvew Twist), it ve • Swe' into roducit some
Style" (She •.was free for, her "true family entertainment"
friends ... she has. no enemies),; ..films.
"The Secretary" (This motion Yours truly,
picture must: be seen by every Mrs. Ken McKague.
man and wife --but not together).
I know Hollywood is out to
make money and they're going to•
continue to produce what the
public wants. I know too, that this
is exactly the type of show some
young folks and "not -so -young"
want to see, but do we all have to
go along with them?
Some of you will.. say, "If you
don't like it, don't go." I say,
"Could there not be some con-
sideration for the rest of 'us too,
and some. decent'family enter-
tainment shown ata time when
families could: go?"
Maybe some of you don't care
at all what our impressionable
young people exposed to. I do.
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Ge a o'si ital. o a Fe tpvai he musicsritemiY49.Nif supervisor Dear
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It is now certain that a battery
is Miss'Elaine Walsh.
will be formed here in coovection•
Muir McLaughlin; son of Mr.-
with
rswith
the 21st Brigade t.R.A..17r. : and Mrs. N. . T.. McLaughlin,
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George Howson will be in 'charge ' passed his.: third: year Mechanical
and other officers will be R. S. Engineering course at Toronto
Hetherington, It L. Sherbondy. • university. ,
and Dr. W. A. McKibbon Miss Velma Cober of Fordwich
Play commenced on the new has graduated from Canada
tennis courts on Friday night. Business College, Toronto; and is
TODAYS CHILD
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BY HELEN. ALLEN
;Dick is an appealing S►oungster.with dark blonde hair, brown
eyes and fair skin. When he first came into the care of the
Children's Aid Society he was diagnosed as microcephalic,
which means his brain is smaller'than normal. He is in excellent
health and has good co-ordination.
In Grade One, Dick thoroughly enjoys school and sets out
eagerly every day. He will likeir continue his education in op-
portunity classes.
Dick is shy with adults but talkative and helpful when he
knows people. He is eager to iyin: approval. Dick has good
relations with childr to Is not' submissive but neither is he a
leader.
Dick plays minor hockey enthusiastically and likes wrestling
with his foster brother. He belongs to the "Y" where he joins
whole-heartediy in all the activities.
He needs parents who are easy an open in expressing af-
fection and who are more concertled•with a pleasant personality
than with scholarship. Itis hoped these parents will want Dick to
maintain contact with a nine-year-old brother.
Toiiriquire about adopting Dick, please write to Today's Child,
Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2112. For general adoption
information; please contact your local Children's Aid Society.
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HE LIKES SPOIrtd•
As 'the• mother of two young
hil
c . orae, f would like to express,
my'concern conceirn ,over a matter that
has been bothering me for some
time.
I wonder if `anyone, in the past
year or so, has had an experience
similar to mine of last week?
Friday and Saturdaynight is
family night --•the time parents
and children like to do things to-
gether. It
o-
gether..It has always been a
happy, outing for us to go, as a
family, to the :nearby drive-in, for
entertainment, popcorn and
hamburgers.
I looked forward eagerly to the
arrival of The Advance -Times
last week so we could look over.,
the coming movies and choose
the one we wanted to see.
You'll notice I said "choose",
but as it turned out there was no
"choice". Have you glanced over
the list of coming attractions
lately? Can you imagine taking
EDITOR, Advance Times,
Dear Sir:
In reply to the letter signed
Mrs. W. T. Galbraith: I endorse
your sentiments wholeheartedly.
We should know something,
having lived in the USA.
Hurrah for you!
Mrs. M. T. Galbraith,
Wingham, Ont.
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tried on a new dress: "Of course
you can buy it, dear. I like the
middle-aged look it give's you."
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