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s not: thebes
people who give any serious thought
to our precess of government will blame Ot.
trios members of the LegiSlature for oot.
ing themselves a raise in pay. Like everyone
else our pt:ovincial representativeS are fac-
• ing sharply increased costs b suPPOrt their
families„ maintain their homes and travel
between their ridings and Toronto.
An elected politn has to meet a great
many financial demands that the rest of us
know little about, He is expected to con-
tribute to every worthy cause — and if he
faits to be generous he may, be branded as
niggardly and sacrifice votes at the next
election,
fftbarrassing though it is supposed 'to
be for politicians to vote themselves raises,
there were few dissenting voices when the
legislation was brought down. The increases
are healthy ones. The ordinary members
will get an additional .S4500, 'bringing their
indemnities to $22,500.. The premier's pay
goes up by $12,000. to $524000. Cabinet min-
isters with portfoliqs will get an additional
$5,560 to bring them to $40,500.
There 'are -other added benefits as well,
All the Members who live outside of Toronto
will now getan extra,$3,000•for housing while
they are living in4he. city; car allowances
and travel assistance have been, boosted,
Best of alt $7,500 of their total income is fax
free.
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A . wholegeneration of young and
middle-aged people May soon face a situa- •
tioh about which .they have heard and few -
have .believed a time of scarcity;. for
some, perhaps, . 4 time of real want.
Thousands who are in. their later years
would 'look upon the prospect of econoMic.
depression with deep, regrets but with the
confirmed knowledge that a lack,of Material
possessions does not necessarily pelt the,
ends of• the world. ',Those who lived through
the'great depression of the thirties know, that .
Iife cano on despite the absence of, most of
the refinements which;arethciught to be ne-
cessities in times Of Plenty,
our.' aff,h,,ent yearseven governments
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have become convinced that a . tririimuM
wage Must provide enough money for a car ,
and its fuel even'for"a secondary school.
student '
ri't of t .
whih we fervently hope is not' the • case
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many lessons wul have, to be rte -learned.
ho quQstion o'fiiust svhot 15 the proper
amount to pay our eieeted representatiye5 is
a sticky ono. Like the m,inister of a church, a
member of Parliament wouid ideally be a
person who is sufficiently dedicated to his,
responsibilities that money is not the main
objective of his career. On the other hand if.
we don't pay a decent salary, we von't get
good men ed women to serve us.
It is doubtful that many in this province
will argue the need for the raise, but it cer•
tainly was an awkward time to pick for the
pay hike. Hospitals and schools are being
forced to limit increased spending se sharply
that there is grave fear in 50111 quarters that
quality of service can be adeqoately main.
tained. Hospitals, for example, will be al-
lowed only about 6.4 percent over last year
and the increase in basiceoosIs Of almost
everything from wages to 'bedsheets has
risen by many times that amount, Teachers
all over the province are complaining that
they cannot do their best for stodents when
their classes are to large.
Of course it is true that the Members of
the Legislature have not had,a raise in pay
fee sever& years. Perhaps the better method ,
„ from here on would be to decide upon annual
increases. (or reductions) based on the cost
of living and travel: In that way, the raises
would be less drastic and more easily
juStified to the taxpayers yvho must foot the. ,
bill. „,
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Overcoats can.last five to ten years if treated
with, care; society can get along without
spending hundreds of millions every yedr on
, alcoholic beverages; people do not starve to
death when they,stilfestitute beans for some of
the beefsteak or go without butter on their
bread. FeekWill take human bodies to a lot of
the splaces when Cars are not available.
. In fact, there are a lot of side benefits to
times of hardship. As long as mediea4 tare is
adequate, for those .whct are seriously ill, the
health of the average „person would be im-
proved / .Exercise and plainer diets are ser-
iously tacking in, the year of plenty. Much
more important, however, the mental at-
titude car) benefit as well. Neighbors and
...their needs become' more important;
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selfishness can be softened by mutual 'need..
Perhaps this sou nds away top gloomy for
you.hand,I Tc4nYtiltrieuIricsklenoertatdgeiSsor 4?i ntetrht: los! whedrl
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inevitably leaitt'AO businIce m,ss failfailures,Arid t n
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&nifty spent most of the summer at,camp and loved it with the
opportunitieS for swimming, fts/iing, canoeing and hiking. Ile
plays baseball, football, hockey and' basketball.
aust turned U., Kenny has been in spevial education classes
but has now moved into the regular_ Grade 5. He has a slight
perceptual handieap which interferei a bit With his reading but
does not otherwise seem troublesome. Iliough not a top student,
.Kenuy likes seboOl and is eager to learn.
'Kenny is a good-looking boy with blue eyes, blonde hair, fair
skin and freckles.' Ile is near-sighted and really needs glasses
• but he hates to wear them so they are more often in the case than
. On his nose,
Pleasant, co-operative KennY, is always ready to help with
chores either at school or, in his foster horne.'lle Is generally
happy, with many friends. He follows rules well s-;- indeed he
seems happiest when life is planned so that he knows what the
program is And what is expected of him.
Kenny needs a mother and father with warmth and Sensitivity
who will give him love and encouragement but will ni4 be
demanding about academic achievement. Since he gets on well
with children of all ages, he will like to. have brothers and sisters
in his adopting family. •
` inquire about adopting Kenny, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community & Social Services, BOX 11814
• Station IC, Toronto M4P 2112, For general adoption inforMation,
Please contact your local Children's Aid Society,
HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER
In these days of detente be-
tween the two separate ports of
Ireland it's interesting to note
that the TV authorities on both
sides of the Irish Border have
cor-
diale
establishingonsurdententeSaturday
nights. oRec-
ently RTE (Eire's TV service)
and UTIt (Ulster's cenunercial
station) have been sharing pro-
grammes. Already the hosts of
these late night shows have co-
operated in presenting pro-
grammes on Irish football,
humour, politics and faith heel-
ing. Their most recent adventure
was with 4 group of loquacious
tladies—Women'slib versus the
Anti-Libbers.
Canadian TV producers
want a programme' where ',skin
and. hair is likely. to fly
mere men won't get 4 word in
edgewise—all they need's to get
a group of 50 or so Irish -English'
women together, And I guarantee .
the only thing they'll runout �f is
time.
SHIP AHOY!
- Bock in the bad old days of
World War II the cruises* Belfast,
which played a leading port in
sinking 'tire German ship
SCHARNHORST On December
24, 1643, was the pride and joy of
the British fleet. Today this ship
rides at anchor in the Thames
(London, England), and hu be-
come maritime museum.
Every year thousands of sight-
seers crowd its decks, and ban-
quets have been held in the cap-
tain'i cabin. ,
Trouble is that the authorities
are finding that among these
sightseers there are large num-
bers of souvenir hunters so that
stricter security %has to be ex-
ercised to prevent the old ship,
like old sailors, from simply fad'
ing away.
BEAUTIFYING THE
COUNTRYSIDE
think that I shall never see
A poern lovely as 4 tree'
sings the poet. How right he IS, To
improve the beauty of the Irish
countryside which is scarce of
tree i the Northern Ireland So..'
'ctety for the preservation of the
Countryside has just launched a
scheme for tree plantins.
Schools, churches, the Salvation
Army and civic authorities paint-
ing. Schools, churches, the Salvo-
tierk Army and civic authorities
have All joined in to plot pears .‘
for their heirs and oaks for the
blokes. It's always better to build
than pull down, to plant than
destroy.
OLYMPICS REPORT
Reports are just reaching us *
that the next Olympics scheduled •
to takOpioe in Montreal won't be 7
shown on European TV — unless
the price is right. Judging by
present appearances it seems
alit British, Irish, and European
TV companies are being pipped "
at the Pest by the Americans who
have dollars to spare. It would be
a pity for sports conscious Euro -
peons to miss the greatest show
on earth,
. TEACHING IRISH
f, For many years the Irish raw
tiage has formed a compulsory
p• art of Southern Irish education,
It is taught in all the schools by.
government decree and is re -
Please turn to Page 6
DECEMBER 1926
Highlights of the December •
meeting at Huron County Coun-
cil, were the making otgrants of
• ..$7$.00 each to the Exeter and
• Huron.' Plowmen's 'Association
. and 000.00 to the Children's Aid
' 'Society. ,
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The Huron Curling Club has the
• ice in splendid eilaPe and the
game is being enjoyed by, the
curlers of Wingham, Donald *Ole
. was re-elected president, T. H.
Gibson is vice'7president And
secretary -treasurer is J.
Nash. • ,
The Pony Contest is over and
eston Leilhett has been named
,winnefri of the pony. CarlO
cKay wat,,a close second,
Mrs. Henderson was elected
president of, the Women's •Mis-
sionary Society of Si. Andrew's
Presbyterian- Church. Other of -
fleets are Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. King,
Mrs'. Lewis Vars., Fells.
The Wing „m High .$011001
.Cadet Team is to be congrattilat-
ed on lie,Yingwon second Place in
the shoo for ,the Laura &cord
Trophy. There were 41 teams en-
tered, The Wingham team.' is *
comprised of Malcolm Ross, Wil-
liam ' Taylor, Wilbur Tiffin,
George Peacock and Will Brow -
Mrs. W. J. Boyce, George
Over, Mrs. E. Nish, Mrs. R. A,*
Coutts, Miss Mary Pattison and
-Mrs.. W. A. 1Viiller were elected .
officers of the Huron Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star.
S. S. No. 2, Culross, has been
awarded the shield from the
Department of, Agriculture for
having won the highest number of
pointiper pupil at the school fair
held at Teehwater. Teacher at the
school is Miss Elsie Stewart,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah
Stewart, East Wawanosh, who
has taught there for three years.
Neighbors and friends of Mr.
and Mrs. David Breen, Belmore,
invaded their home to honor them
before their departure- for their
new home in the States.
nfused
11 would be a,pretty dull 'child. who re-
tains his belief in Santa ClautbeyOnd the age
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of five. We have so overdone the presence of
, the old boy in:the red,palarnat that any. sen-
sible 'youngster • knows„ you 'Can't have the
same Santa in so many places at the same
firrie.. Radio tells him that Saint Nick will be
in Mount Forest and Listowel at ,the same
our on the same day so who can, blame
little boys and girls for, a credibility .gap?
• And what sortof kid would believethat
his toys are going ta-come out of a big bag
'dragged over the, rooftops on a reindeer -
powered sleigh? They watch television _too,-
- and they know perfectly Well that Santa isn't
the chief shareholder in Taykell, the firm
with a Million,invent,ions. *
hard for adults' tore -enter the mind
of chi dhood — but most of us•older folks can
hark back to the day when Christmas was a
dream a state of mind which gradually.
built th:ii from Mid -December to Christmas
Pipeline to paren
Within reaent \weeks we have had oc;
casion to read sexeral of the news -letters
which are proddced in most public school's as
a means of keeping parents informed about
the activities in which their childrerLare in%
volved. Naturally these Mimeographed pub-
lications, vary from teacher to teacher and
from school to school, but all of them merit
plus marks for effort.
At one time there was a solemn belief
that the educational process had to be a
partnership between the school, the parents
and .the church. During the past few years
the church has fought •a losing battle to
maintain its place'wifhin' the school, reason
being the fact that society now acknowledges
the existence of many chUrches, and not 'all
of them white and Christian.
Member
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ocearwee'wo.0
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morning, 'A sort of mental fairyland which
we created from the sniell of baking Christ-
mas cake, the bustling Of a busy Mother with
a thousand things to do beforethe big day;
from Mysterious trips downtown and tight-
ly -wrapped packages 'arriving home.
We made our own Christmas- spirit in
'those times --- and the cash price to our
parents Was vastly lower than it is today. A
new pair of woollen mitts knitted by mother
in the evenings after we were in bed, •with'
extra long cuffs to keep out the sh9w or a
sleigh that .dad had been working on for
months those were real gifts for they carr
Tied:with them love in great abundance.
Certainly parents give to their children
with lovetoday; and certainly times have
changed and Chrislmas.customs•with them.
flut don't ever feel sorry for the children of
0 years ago. They had some wonderful
times at Christmas- too.
The role of parents, however, has been
strengthened by a new understancjing on the
part of teachers that their efforts can never
succeed unless there is full co-wration
from parents, and respect in the 'Rime for
the place of the school in a hild's life. The
newsletters are intended to interest the par.
ents in the children's activities; to give
adults a better understanding of the teach-
er's role and the importance of assisting.
Another recent innovation has been'the
occasions when class assemblies are held,
times when the parents are asked to come to
the school auditorium. and see for them-
selves the ways in which their children can
achieve. Of course, an excellent by-product
of such gatherings is a better personal re-
lationship between teachers and parents.
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Editor,
Advance -Times
Dear4Sir:
The First Iiternatjonal Con-
ference on AbOtiOn ,was held at
Washington, 1).C: in 1967. World
authorities in medicine and
science including biochemists,
professors of obstetrics and
gynecology, and geneticists, etc.
representing different races and
religions were present. This emi-
nent gathering concluded that
human life begins atconception.
Never before, nor since, has
there been a more distinguished
and qualified group of scientists
who have thoroughly discussed
thetopic of abortion and hare
come to a conclusion.
In 'the past, when they had no
science to guide them, people
debated about the time when
human life began. Now, science
tells us tharhuman life begins at
conception. All -that we are as
adult human beings was present
at the moment of fertilization.
The only difference between us
and the unborn is that we have
matured and developed.
Abortion, then, destroys human
life. Abortion deprives its victims.
of the basic human right, the
right to live.
Some doctors question the
, worth or value of the life which is
done away with by abortion.
However, value 'judgments are
not medical judgments, and
doctors are no more capable of
making them than anyone else.
Yet, in 1969, our government gave.
doctors the final right to Judge
the worth of the unborn human
life!
Alarming also is the fact that
Dr. Henry Morgentaler was re-
cently acquitted by a Montreal
jury for performing an illegal
abortion. His defence was based
on Section 45 of the Criminal Code
which declares that anyone who
does a surgical operation with
reasonable care and skill for the
sake of a patient's health at the
time' of the operation is free of
criiiiinal responsibility. If the Su-
preme Court of Canada goes the
same way in this particular case,
does this open the door to abor-
tion on demand?
Obviously, there is something
wrong with our Criminal Code. It
does not protect the life of the un-
born child. All of as Canadians
who respect human life could do
our part to protect the unborn
babies hi our soeiety. We, could
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write to our local member of par -
Himont, to Prime Minister
Trhdeau, and to Justice Minister
Otto Lang requesting that the
Criminal Code be amended in
order to protect the utilsorn.
These letters don't even require a
stamp! :`
Thank you,
s. R. Campeau'
Dec 4 1973
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Editor, Advance -Times
Dear Sir;
Having done a considerable a-
,niOunt of grocery shopping on
occasions when I have ,been in
London, Hanover, Listowel,
Brantford, Huntsville, Toronto,
and including Square One (re
\ your editorial "Greedy Grab-
bers") my observations were just
the opposite of yours -- that there
were very few prices higher and
, plenty a great deal lower than we
can secure at home.
.. in these inflationary times this
IS a subject close to the hearts
and minds of all conscientious
household consumers, and I have
found in passing that many feel it
is worth the gas to shop out of
Wingham. Not much of a tribute
Co our town, I'd say. We want to
bring shoppers in, not send -them
out sfor
selling
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non-foods and
double -pricing, our stores here
and elsewhere are doing the
same thing. The reason only Do-
minion Stores are paying the big
' f1l6 is only THEY got caught.
Yours sincerely,
Julia Nevery
REEVE ENTERTAINS
" 13ELGRAVE — On Saturday
evening Reeve and Mrs. William
Elston entertained members of
Morris. Township Council, of-
ficials and employees and their
wives to a turkey dinner and
soeial evening at their honie.
William McArter thanked. Mr.
and Mrs. Elston for their hospi—
tality and presented them with a
gift.
Lakeiet
Mr. and Mrs. It, Simmons,
Ilarriston visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. NorminiAlarptir.
ECEMBER. 1038
Bert cullintorei Who,. won first
'.place in the amateur contest here
a. short time ago, 'sang Kco.
Amateur Hour on Sunday
afteinboit The Orograrn origin
oted •the,,,LonsdoWne.:Theotre,
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'fAt ' the meeting the •Ladies'
Aid Society of St„. Andrew's Pres-
byterian Mrs.. N. L. Pry
was ' elected. president :Or 1039.:
Vice-presidents are: Mrs. E.
Harrison and Mei. A. Peebles;
• secretary Pelts:and
Miss Riarahain is treasurer. '
e ions Club 4 goingwet
tio4 4i1Verille and Mi
hoekeywam. It is expect
will compete in a league CO
prisin Goderich, Clinton, Sen.
'forth, Stratford and Mitchell.
The existence of any alliance
between the premiers of Ontario
and Quebec to force the retire-
ment of Prime Minister Xing,
pilitt• :Nres,PdiE; itnrit3rtirtahPneinu"Sultil P;mawactsat'iLanegleecloitees°1d'
i the cburah. Mrs. W.M. Connell
is first vice-president;MrsjE. M.
Snellsecond vice-president; Mrs, •
Elwood Armitage secretary one
Maude Dodd treasurer.
,,.'4Disr10,._g the Past few weeks we
have enJoM uninterrupted hy-
dro Service Wingham,.result-
wi :ogler pp Qi aloanneiit :fr,oe or op tee a nia t toe :we .41 tsahieen:leoactahadoi
; cut-offs Were tliseentioned local
consulters have careles
„Toyer ha
-t
ryohe ereve
possible cut -Offs w* net again '
be necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Col.von '
• hinavGeomrrolev.ed into their.new home'
I I OP.re e1S1Township,16tleblilitse.esssoliSnth°ef
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farm adjoining the one on which
he resides, to Herbert of .
Culross who will move to it in the
. spring',
. Miss Grace McKinnon of
Whitechurch has secured a posi-
tion as teacher in Goderich Cen-
tral School. Her duties com-
Mence in the Year.
The Property. Committee of
"Huron* County Council visited J.
H. Neill's 600 -piece Pioneer Mus-
eum in Gorrie. After seeing the
trailers of exhibits of articles
used in pioneer days, the com-
mittee purchased them. Where it.
• will be permanently located is not
_yet known. -
The home of Mr. .and Mrs.
George II. Coulter, Patrick ,
Street, was the scene or the mar- '
riage of their daughter, brace
McGee and John Warren Pym,
son of Mr. arid Mrs. Harold Victor
Pym of Wingham.
.DvcEmont 1959
John*Congram, who received
his Bachelor of Arts degree at the
spring convocation at the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario in
May, has been awarded' the Lieu-
tenant Governor's Silver Medal
for having the highest standing in
the general course at Waterloo
College fqr the 1958-59 term. John #
is now attending Knox College in
TorOnto. '
Officers will remain the same
for 1960 for the Wingham Itberea-
Hon Committee. Jack di)itilitt is.
chairman and Charles Perrett is
secretary -treasurer.
Mac Peachey, local hydro
forestry foreman, recently re-
cehied a cheque for. $25.00 for
submitting an accepted sugges-
tion to the HYdro Commission.
Mr. Peachey's idea had to do with
replacing glass in truck crew
compartments with less costly
panes of plexiglass, thereby
adding an extra measure of
safety.
Prank Riehl was re -appointed
as ,president of the Junior Con-
servation Club. Doug Hamilton is
treasurer; Philip Adams vice -
• resident and Charles Congram
-geeretary.
Last Week, Tom Durrell corn
'Acted his cotoes on radio, T.V.
.electroilics and communieations,
and reeeiVed his diploma from
the DeVry Technical Institute,
Toronto. He has been appointed
it6ecithtiolircahli8adSsuitsi otagnitn fief() rrItikodpi0a yanned.
Ontario.
was denied by -Premier Mitchell
Hepburn.
Tervit's Model Dairy and Mil
Bar will open Saturday this week-
ilotri,eniade, babaking will be ;fen
ap
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An interesting feature of the
Lions Club dinner meeting, was
thepresentation of a flOOrlarrip.to
Pk. W. A. lYfaibbon, one of their
members,. ,who was recently
Married.
At imeeting of Maitland PreS-
bytery of, the Presbyterian
Church in Canada held in Mel-
ville Church, Brussels, Rev. Wil-
liam Young of Kinloss and -Kin-
lough Churches, was chosen,
Moderator.
C. H. 1VIcAvoy has purchased
from W. H.. Gurney the building
he now occupies with his drug
store. •
The Women's Association of
the ,Salem United Church held its
annual meeting with Mrs, C.
Simmons named president, Mrs.
W. A. Cathers and Mrs. D. L.
Weir vice-presidents and Miss H.
Longley secretors".
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