HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-07-12, Page 4The old swi mire hol
One of the finer thinis we have been able
to provide foryoUr .chikiren ia a modern
swimming 'pool at which hundreds. otof young.
stem are taughtveach. year, to .becOnle cap.
able swimmers. it is safe to predict that the
incidence . of ac-tidental .drownings, will
steadily :decline aS these children -reach
adult life.
Somehow or Other,. though, we cannot
avoid a tiny bit of regret at the passing of
"theold. swimmire ho1e.°4-.4hat, COQI paradise
• that drew us like a magnet on the het
summer days of 'our childhood: Not that It
was totally $4nitary. .The Water certainly
wasnt, chlorinate07-more "Iikely it was
:sullied to some -degree by the. cows which
'wandered inihe adiacent pasture. Strangely
enough: none of our friend's dled .frorn the
contamination, .
Lt the pool was deep enough and; . the
branches of A stout, tree overhung its waters
the delights of summer were multiplied. We
can 'stillfeel the -0011004,s rush of air ,along, .
.- the skin as we dropped, Wilke fist clamping
the nose tight shut—arid .then the .910r100$'
CoOlness of the plunge into, the !.aiater., • ,
wasn't's° much, the chance to heat the
:summer heat which 'Made That swimming.
hole . suCh a delightful .place. There Was
something r about the, freedom: 0 it all. The
1000,, hot walk across the fields to reach the
stream; the sdreams offuture y00%00-
,
between ,fast friends 1 anti of course the fact
. that there -wasn't the slightest need 10- worry
boot .lack of a .bathing SuM.' '
The pages of, this. paper have carried
several pictures in recent issues on a sublect
particularly Close to our heart; As the school
term Closed most elementary students ' who
were, graduating were henored, at dinners
,and *other functions to mark,. that, highly
'Important event.
Ai few' years backmost youngsters Who
were. ,f nishong their public . or separate' ,
, hot., education slippect'unnoticed, Into. the
.,:masS.of students ',headed for. high School in
September.- ,It isa Very, good .idea'...to ,Pay
norne'sPecial attention to eierrientary school
graduates,' for an important phase, Of; their
lives has ended. In elementary AclitiOl'Vears
the child has become sornething very tioseto
aman or IS an.; Certainty youngtert
4$54.
In a way we feelsorry for young people
The full and heaVy.responsibilities of .
,
the
adult world are, thrust upon: them s . at a .
mikh. earlier 'age than Wasthe .case even ten,
yearsago.,Take, for example, the very i-
nite to youth In places of politica!:
• leadership. -every Provincial -'eleoction In
recent years haSSeenitheaucceis.of.younger
s"
men and the premiers of almost alt the
Canadian provinces are 'young tneti by: ,
former. Standardsas is the:prime minister• of' •
Canada
The* , ,
0 •
e•case of McKeough, the man
who wasan Ontario cabinet minister, who
wasn't an ,Ontarlo,cabinei minister and who
'sante again backin- the saddle' should teach
politicians a little something. The minuethe
has been forced to perform' is lust plain silly.
Mckeough must be an able .man. After
all he was a strong opponent when William
Davis was seeking, and Was elected to, the
premiership, but Mr. Davis apparently.
fudges MtKeoughls abilities So highly that
the UStial practice . of eliminating the oppo-
nents has been set aside. The prettier has
risked adverse public opinion and certain at-
tack from Iwo opposition parties to retain the
services of the man from Chatham.
, knowing how keen the opposition always
is for,cabinet blood we must assume that the
conftid of interest whichfroas responsible for
II it work?
The scene ot activity in Glace. Bay, NS.
IS the major renovation of the not -a -drop -of-
, 'heavy water plant 'Wilt originally by
Deuterium of Canada Ltd., taken over by the
Nova Scotiagovernment and ultimately
'bailed out of its technical and financial
frotibles by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd..,
says The Finantiat Post A VS tralljon.
federal loan, is now making itself felt in a
complete rehabilitation Of the piant.
A permanent staff of• about 200 will
operate the plant. By midesurnmer of test
year more than. 5„000 tons of piping, specially
designed heat exchangers, structural steel
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A page of wditorial opinion
Thursday, July 12
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It is quit* true „that .0000 %skit look
green and perhaps our .memorittliat holidays,
in hot sun and coot Water have become -exact.
aerated With the passing' yearsbut we stOt
think that tottaYs kids, with, all the -benefit*
Of modern equipment :andiotally organized
recreation, are missing something itnpor.:
tant
For example, how litany boys have you,
seen recently out on the mili. pond on a raft Of
their own construction? It took a: good 0001 of
'scheming. (and 'ocasionelly .4, few stolen
fence rails) to get all the makings for a. good
raft together. Frequently the craft had to be
guarded by one or two members of the
,builders' T.azong in Case of . attack bythe
onpOsition. But what an exciting( day: when
everybody got onboardanci the monster was
poled out Onto the breast Of the waters!'
Yes,' occasionally there were accidents.
And no -doubt there were 'a 10t of worried
Mothers, but the kids, themselves 'learned- a
. lot about life and howto at:Owlet* hard wOrt
- luxuries. And, -curiously' ,enough, a 000
manyof;them did learn to sWitn: because the
average raft was less thonseaworthy.-Wheh
Yourfell. off it,was swim or ,go,. to the. bot.
fonand.We usUally catre,up. again,
There is no going .back. Todaya.s. Child,
• expects t� .be rproviclect•with .a 'Modern pool
and . a swimming instructor --and enough
money from,. his parents to pay the 'Shot.
it is safer and swimming Is Learned
1 the right way but wehaveno complaint that
„
'Iwo Were bornter enoughback to remember
the-iloys.Of the Old.swittrninrhole. •
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July*, MS
Wieghase Adveace-Titoes,
Whigliern, *sterile.
proteestirditararticles: bt the press re.-
porta.' pieta to. *wiser
power .:des near Doughlis
Point, sad subsequent reverts el
Dirty liteKtieugh's energy pro, 0
pants, rates again the quo** of
whether we ere win to rely on
metier power as an *newer to
our energy dernande. They corir
respondingly raise the queetion of "
whether it's wise to expend
facilities near Douglas Point.
While advocates 'of nuclear
power clad* that the benefits to
society outweigh the risks and
that nuclear power ie the answer
to what has been termed our
energy crisis, * grewing number
of concerned persons. counter.
claim that the benefits do not
justify the diffictdties in atomic
energy, that it is not & responsible
answer, and that there are al-
ternatives.
Whether to turn increashtgly to
nuclear power, and more locally
. whether we can toleoete more
nuclear facilities in this are*, are
at this point not so Much tech-
nological problems as they are
social gelation*. ,
If you would like to join with
other ere* citizens to work on the
questions of energy and nuclear
power, andmoresiL‘alyon
thepansforo)iolnt
Shanahan. taryAshnn:
171
x
41,
Goderich, Ont.
•Phone 524000.
• whvharTeslaw• :no-Sntt'..;
1W1),ThingataEdikbantisnif°rE; •t'sending:'me a copy
€0,9or June 21,ISSUe containing a
report of the 19th Field Regiment
Toreimiwteten14411),Ichlie'e.)Sedhrier;i00't'ahilvt:1404101:1Ye7,:ti:e01:01F99ffift!lvv:aBathrthemiltt*,
In the‘field of .science )(bung people are
in very strong demand: It req,Olres the fresf
ness, of a youthful and ,IMaginative mind
grapple with all' the wonders which4did
even exist' 25 years ago;
.Perhaps it is for this very reason that we
can become so totally disgusted with that,
Small percentage of young people who Insist
on their . right to wander about In ragged
clothes and .floppy hats, idling, away their
days ora. the' thin excuse'lhat theyare too in-
telledual to care' about Malting money,.
'Ifs Indeed, they are s0. set uPon, proving 4.
at it is an evil thing to. be patd, for one's ef-
forts, there, are lots Of ways In, *hich.tlielf
could be useful to 'M.ant10:„vitlOnt
accepting any filthy ab�ut
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Pool on Friday
'Cl4IFD he at tVitntlhanl
GETTING I side up or upside down,,15 this
afternoon, Whether It be r g
the f4""Treig 44131 e*:"hrti,
A
Oen and the,huti.gry and theT-
There certainty isn't very Much financial
gaimin that sort of life. '
Young people, .if they are even dose to
normal, have that God-given essence we:tall-
energy—a quality which 'slacking or at least
in short,supply.as one near* the later years:
Without, that ,mental and physical drive to
, forge ahead the bunion race Would have .
ceased to exist centuries ago; It cannot be
purchased and it doesn't comeby practice. it
is the inheritance of youth And 'ik• quality
which they should be ashamed to waste.
JULY- Ms
*While mo 0 town On week.
Iviisalouiserr
London to take a course at at
The Wingham Ituninensi. College
hat; losit, closed the most succetret.,
rut year irs its history, ahnostlety
students being,* attendance' and
more than that number in this
territory have been engaged in
home study through the. *Wit
Correspondence 'Schools of
Toronto.- position 'for every
.
„graduate guitranteed.b)i'this
greatest business college
organization in Canada..
David McGill was .naMed
sessor'for the Town of Winghant,
r. departure for
•
Saturday afternoon, a resident of
Morris Township was watching
the gypsies eaPIPed, at wulgham;
Junction and allowed his auto to
run into a Moving -freight train.
Both were going veristow and no
great ,damage was done.
At the regular Meeting ofTown
Council thetax rate for 1926 was
struck at 47 mills, an increase of
One mill on the dollar over last
year, •
The m eetnbers and adherents of
• Wngham United Church gath- :
*Keough's resignation. only a few Months.
, .
ago, was not a very serioUs one., gtherWiSe..
the .premier vithold not dare to brilig.
back into. office...
,e. .
0, indeed, the conflict was of only, a
_technical nature -and Mr.' *Keough is so
valuable to the province, why didn't the,..
government have the courage to stiy So in the.
first place and get On With the lob, Or, are
We to suppose that his few months of absence.
from cabing have been handed out as a slap
on the *Wrist from, Which heisto learn a
much-needed lesson? •
Goodness ,knows any government today
needs all the brains and leadership ability 0 .
carr muster. issues Of this nature should be
kept in proper perspective so good men Will,
not be wasted,
sections and pressure vessels had reached
the site. A new control room wos designed,
plus new electrical buildings. „
Montreal Engineering Co. is designing
and building a darn and reservoir to harness
the water supply from a nearby stream for
the plant's feedwater. Installation or the
'pipeline from the, reservoir to the plant is
almost completed.
The big question before the Canadian
public of course is, win the thing work when
it's all put together? Like the Canadian
National's turbo train, the Glace Bay heavy
water want is not short of good tries. Let's
keep our tax -paying little fingers crossed.
THE W1NGHAM ADVANCE.TIMES
Published at Wingharn, Ontario. by Wenger Bros. Limited.
Barry Wenger, President Robert 03.\ Wenger, Sec.-Treas.
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Registration No. 0821 Return Postage Guaranteed
ered in the schoglrOein Tuesday .
evening to'bidfarewelfte Rev. w -
D. and Mrs. McIntosh -Prior to
'
for
ne
made n ing 4poed ttiWnetr*.f:Vs;:intsto,,,,rian*;,,Str:etreet nit,
That meensthat ears .ripproach
,atotrroo„phhint‘et. $61i:‘113 911
The ,','Hisptist ,.parsonage,:
Hag • .eisvillei Was the scene ,:of
pretty Wedding on June 22; when
.Walter:Pocockt,:$00' of Mr. and
Mrs' GeorgePocock of 14/Ingham •
'and..Var,/ • nurse 0.10g,i,
tint 00,0, tygere Married.
40LY,19;18.
' At the 11 Cosirst$t Aehieve,
• 1!tie!,at,1!Inore United
",mylen,
for his neW.phergos,
•
oss,
Cortland:.
--Mr.: and Mrs.' Robert LaldliSW
Ment DaY. heldin Clinton„ certifi-:
tes of 'achievement were pre- •
Sented to May Frisk'', Alma Me";
Dowell and Helen YuilI of. Bet,
graVe ;And Dorothy 'Nestle *
• ..r4v.fich in the; "Cottore. May
• Sintirr project, Marion Nay of
rordwich received honor* tor two
Other' courses. Misti Ilaitie also
won the right to represent the
ty at the ONE in.Toronto.
party was held at the homeof
Mrs, Harry Towne in honor of
Mrts.,W. Connolly, prior to her de-
worture for 'Stratford where her
husband has been transferred by
the Bell Telephmie asnpany.
Vera Marguerite Casentore
and Williani, Edward Marsh were
imited, in marriage in the Wing -
ham United Church by Rev, J. F.
Anderson. ,
Miss Norma Coutts has accept-
ed a position as teacher at
Holmes' *hoot fin/ the corning
year. She. is presently taking a
summer . course at Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston; '
Rev. E. M. Loney and family,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lloyd And
Donald motored to Callender lest
week to see the quint". On their
return they stopped at Stokes Bay
where Mr. Loney killed a 2114eCh
rattler, with a small stick.
About 100 scholars! and .friends
gathered to bid. farewell to Miss
Edna Procter who has resigned
after teaching for the past five
years at 85 7,
Kenneth Edger of Wader left
on, Monday for Hamilton where
he will take $ summer course in
Vienna' Training.
Mr. Pollock of Ripley has been
secured as teacher for SS NO. 10,
Kinloss, for next year.
JULY INS
Congratulations are eitentled
to Dick Irwin, sen ofMr. and Mrs,
J. H. /min, Viingham, in•paasing
his first year exams at the On-
tario Veterinary College; Guelph.
Ronald Bruce Goy was the
youngest family metrober and
Willhim Mundell the eldestwhen
the OihnotitAlienierntid Horsily
reunion Was held at Seater*,
Mies Elaine Welsh, OMT„ Pe.
grave, is taking a Anther course
Rieky is shy with strangers bit managed to muter tiit little •
smile lot! the. 140406mPhek. 01 Vol* he laws he11,1$
ckeecticf Amiimateitted, usnabtli, easy' going and with jest at
eccasionat outburst temper when things don't go his way.
May Is for, Anglo-Saxon itgirighs. Short and stocky, ,Ite has
light brown WI., blue eyes and fair s'khi. •
Mikes health is good, with oily- the odd attack of tonsilitis to
bother him. is active in play/AWL" to donee and manages to
invoroatisfying games for himself when nobody else it'arourid.
Ricky always watches Sesame Street and 01400 TV cartoons.
He plays a good deal with small ears, making the appropriate
sounds.
Though hes a sturdy boy, Ricky's Mental development is
behind the average for his age and .he Will need special
education.
It is hoped an adopting family be found where Ricky will
find loving ,warmth and where he will be able to develop athis
owls pace.
„
To inquire about adopting Ricky, please .write to 'Odors
Child. Hos laa. Station TeroMa LW litteral
adoption hmrormation, please contact YOOe 110001 children's Aid '
Society.
HE'S ClIEMPVlati 0 11
and family moved from from:Ks:4
last Thursday tn the. bent* owned
by John Paden on, the Sideroa
in: East ,Witwanbah.',
.Congrattdationa are eXtend
to Mr, and Mrsi:Brutie Cbam
(Audrey Wade) '1,ifroXet
whole marriage to* .Place
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-JULY 0E59.
• This Saturday .vdrilir see'
opening of a new Store in ',town
rripnt to,
an
Durrng which they
er4'0::hseo'f°11ft.trricieani.
the same 'meeting at
e4 plats for the CountyHuron had
berg,
received ministerial approval at
7.0?Unty Council made their first
• amendment' to the plan,
rnd affinpitiredeo_nr,4:iiithrtnoilefmi:eo:::ligtotiheedhliee,tiPi..toelytoa,reeeniyn4iictiOeg;i:viledB0;taeghrped:
dieter.2:: D°11osedi:g amendment
`rnenetrt:tongt session'h,oos:
: do so and the matter was set
IR chairman included a 33 -page pro..
ine
0707081 from Toronto. •
The Niagara CittO4lasnage.ftr
will occupy the ,fonner Lee RE
.;tau rant the liciCibbon ,bloc
• Manager is Nick • The town was Kinitieeditchirt.
quiet
Thursday. when When ,dozens ;Of res
'dents left for points south to
Queen Elizabeth as: she „vial
Kitchener, Guelph end,Haniilto
'Ihefollawing.dayslieviakin ton
don and more WinghiMitei wei
on a
drThet; prongeibregitteratihasi4 choft;S:h.... he
a social, *evening, to honor ''Dt
' Genera• l
istt niMbilmody°:10"thetot:bipt..ofiles'bjyta
terian Church in Canada.•
'Herbert Disney, , 'eldest brother
a Walt Disney, at the bo
hood home of his father,. Eli
Disney, on the Mort'
The farm is now mined by Ste.
art McLennan.
The street light standards o
the east side of the main drag be
tween John and Victoria Street
eve been taken 'down by a..gan
nieti using a compressed al
Over the, lunch hour; however,
-* ..COUntY Platelet, Gary Davidson,
k.. phoned Toronto to cheek on the
status of the plan and ,was in-
Ofl that it had received ap-
proval and had been signed and
authorized by ;the Minister on. v
to* !wile 2a, °
As a result, during the after-
noon session, County Council
, Passed the by-law accepting the
proposed amendment. The
amendment will cover a portion
Id' of laketroni property in Ashfield
Township rhich to be construe -
ted as a inntuter residential sub..
ne °
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* Davidson the meeting
the new subdivision plan is a
• shining example of what cotdd be
• accomplished through cooperati.
as ion of developers and planning of -
s. !ficials. The. subdivision will pro-
• vide public access to the Lake
* Huron beach as well as park land.
n
s .
g Did you know?
. If you Want to go sons? place
of
drill on the contrete. 'the stan
h different and yet you don t want
" de
, the edge of the sidewalk.
Berry Door Co, Ltd. has agreed
to contribute 009.00 to the fund
d lin, Zurich, Belgrave, Richmond,
rds will be erected finish wit
• to leave Ontario, you cart still
visit London, Paris, Moscow,
Brussels, Athens, Belfast, Dub.-
being used to improve an
beautify the south shore of th
Maitland River in the II,IcKenzi
Bridge.strett. •
A. 0, IMIeWilliam has been
elected to the 'Library Hoard in
Winghain, replacing Stan Hal
who hitarealgried.
Police Chief Deyell announced
that the conununity is being
fated with a problem as vandals
hove been breaking * hole num-
ber of windows in vacant builtl.
Ingo, particularly the old CPR
station. Town Council has offered
*reit/1rd for information leading
to the convietion of Owe respon-
sitole
e Vienna, fialtimore, Copenhagte,
e Boston, Gibraltar, Damsel*,
Oakland, Toledo, Portland, Hast«
legs, Brighton, Utica, Troy,
•
Sparta, Alexandria,. Cardiff,•
1 Dresden, Ilanover„Jaspor, Kh
stOn, Leamington, Manchester,
Neweastle, Odessa, Lyons, Nish.
ware, Southampton, Stratford,
Waterloo, Mississippi on the Mis-
sissippi River, Wyoming, Poland,
Ceylon, Lebanon, Formosa,„ also
Shakespeare ..torod Nixon or oven
Snowball,
All those are places in our
province, including Snowball
w4lich 114$ 'lever nilMited *m406