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Are we falling apart?
Canada is a very big country, not only in
Its vast spread of land mass from one ocean
to another, but equally in its variety of racial'
backgrounds and cultural heritages. The
fathers of confederation put the several
parts of this nation together with extreme
difficulty. Many of the territories which are
today's provinces were extremely skeptical
of the advantages to be gained by joining a
political configuration which would be
administered thousands of miles away in
Ottawa.
Recent events would indicate that those
fears of a hundred years ago have been
passed along to children of the third and
fourth generation.
If confederation had any merits in its
original form the most important must
surely have been the concept that a union of
all British North America's separate parts
would be immensely more beneficial to all
concerned than a divided and weakened con-
glomerate. If that was true in 1867 it must be
even more applicable today, when the
stresses and pressures of the world com-
munity are felt so much more swiftly and
forcefully.
As in all situations where a union of
communities has been agreed upon the pro-
mise of benefits demands an equal commit-
mentto responsibilities, some of which mean
certain sacrifices. After its first 100 years
confederation would seem to be suffering
from an excess of demands for the benefits
and a shortage of willingness to make the
necessary sacrifices
The most recent and notable example IS
Alberta's insistence that Canadians in other
provinces must pony up the full and drasti-
cally inflated prkce for her petroleum pro-
ducts --a stand which is fine for' that western
province but pretty rough on the rest of the
country. Alberta claims, of course, :that
there is no reason why she should sacrifice
the opportunity of receiving top price for oil
just to keep prosperous Ontario happy, an
argument.yvhich, in its simplest form, ap-
pears : to be well founded.
On the other hand, Alberta, and more
particularly Saskatchewan and the Mari-
times, haft said nothing at all about Onta-
rio's share in the input to federal tax
revenues, out of which the whole great array
• of grants, loans and subsidies must be made
to assist the provinces which are less fortu-
nately situated than is Ontario. If we recall
correctly something over 40 per cent of all
«federal. tax mo niiesavecollected-in~tOr.-tntarao
a 1d OntarWsoMewher ,closes 40(lithe) bbt-
:torh .end. 4:)f Fthe:hand-out list from •Ottawa.
Alberta has been doing very well in the
oil business for quite a long time. Once num-
bered among the nation's poor provinces,
since the discovery of the Leduc,oil fields Al-
berta has been one of the top three area's of
prosperity in Canada, along with Ontario
and British Columbia.
The pressing question is whether we are
all Canadians or, on the other hand, we are
Albertans and Ontarians.
To turn eastward for a moment, another
serious rift in the structure of confederation
appeared last week when the Quebec Na-
tional Assembly (that would be provincial
government elsewhere) passed its official
language act, compelling the use of French
in a wide range of communications areas.
Contracts with " that government, for in-
stance, witfnot be considered unless they are
written and discussed in French. The chil-
dren of immigrants to Quebec will be per-
mitted to receive education in French
only—and a dozen and one other enforced
usages of the French language.
The architects of the language act and
those who supported it seem to have for-
gotten not only the obligations of confedera-
tion, but the benefits as well. One of the
strongest reasons for Quebec's entry into a
union with the rest of Canada was that its
people would have free access to the Eng-
lish-speaking areas of the continent by which
they were surrounded. The French-speaking
fathers of confederation realized that the
future would indeed be grim for that prov-
ince if it remained a comparatively small
and isolated enclave in the New World --a
fact which their grandchildren have chosen
to ignore at a time when the need for free and
understandable communication has in-
creased a thousandfold. '
Ever since the separatist movement
took on the signs of life in Quebec that prov-
ince has been paying a high price for its atti-
tude. Businesses have been quietly leaving
for(Ontario; many of those visitors to. Mont -
reap who used to enjoy their trips to that
great city have become tired of the stubborn
insistence of shop -keepers and sales staffs to
speak French only when they can speak
English as well. Certainly it is fair to expect
English-speaking residents of Quebec to be
bilingual -but to expect residents of other
areas of Canada to speak a language they
could use only On a trip to Quebec is prepos-
terous—just as preposterous as requiring the
words "Bureau de Poste" on every post
office in Ontario. -
Yes, this argument may sound like the
words of an English-speaking Canadian -who,
thinks everyone in the land should conform
,to .his standards-, /Admittedly •we .-may per
, sonatly' feel fortunate that our lafnguage i5
that of the is jorityr,:butirra world which has
largely adopted english as the universal one
for business and education, Quebec has done
itself an inj tice in creating •more difficul-
ties for its English-speaking residents.
The election tear -.down
In the weeks preceding a general elec-
tion one often hears talk of the "election
build-up". This time the campaign seems to
be a concentrated effort at tearing down
rather than building up. So far the leaders of
the three major parties have spent most of
their breath on negative slashingat one
another's throats.
This country faces some very real prob-
lems. It is a -time when thoughtful, practical
plans for improvement would be welcomed
byall voters—and the leader who has such
plans and presents them dearly will get an
immediate audience. Instead we are hearing
on;y what the other fellow won't be able to
do. b
Canadians are deeply concerned about
inflation, as are people all over the world,
and so far none of our leaders has promised
much"in this regard—if, indeed any govern-
ment is capable of controlling high prices in
a world-wide situation:
We have heard little or no mention of un-
employment—a- subject which should be of
prime interestand concern in a time of ex-
ceptional prosperity.
Hopefully, before this 'campaign ends
the leaders will get down to practical
matters and the personality duels will be
abandoned. An election won over the
political corpses of the victor's opponents
would be a bitter and fruitless exercise.
Talk about land use!
There has been a great fuss about the
arable land which would be lost to agricultu-
ral purposes if Ontario Hydro is permitted to
build more power corridors across our part
of Ontario. Farmers and many others who
are concerned about the continuing loss of
food -producing acreages have worried, too,
about the encroachment of pipelines onto
farmlands. Several senior members of the
Ontario government have been outspoken in
this regard.
Last week, however, Ontario Treasurer
John White was ecstatic as he announced the
province has got a real "bargain" in its
purchase of 10,740 acres of farm land at a
cost of only $22 million. He said, too, thatne-
gotiations were under way for an additional
2,000 to 3,000 acres. Site of the purchase is
northwest of the Town of Jarvis and will be
the location of a new city of 200,000. So far we
have heard of no strenuous objections to the
demise of a possible 65 two -hundred -acre
farms.
And why a new city in one of the better
agricultural areas of the province? Because
a group of big corporations intends to set up
several industries in the area. Why in that
location? Because it provides access from
Lake Erie --and other factors which spell out
just one thing. Profit.
The province is very -hot on planning. No
community can really` do anything about de-
elopment today unless it has an official
n—and one of the more important factors
an official plan is proper use of land. In the
proposed Haldimand-Norfolk city it seems
that proper usets fo permanently bury some
more of the rich farmland which, the experts
all agree, is vital to our survival. And, in
addition, the new city will force another link
in the already over -long chain of- densely -
populated urban centres which, even now,
stretches 100 miles and more along the shore
of Lake Ontario and through the Niagara
Peninsula.
Yes, the planning is terrific.
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News Items from
MAY 1027
Reg Douglas, for two. years 00
the staff of the Dome Bank,
left to report at the Belleville
branch.
Miss Alma Nash of Owe
graduated on Friday even*
from Toronto Western Hospital
training school for nurses«
A monument to the late Sir
James Pliny Whitney was un-
veiled m Queen's Park, near the
legislative buildings. It is only fit-
ting that a memorial should, be
erected in honor of a man who
devoted so many years of his life
'to the welfare of Ontario.
C. R. Wilkinson has been ap-
pointed issuer of permits under
the Govermnent Control Act for
Wingham and itis said there is no
great rush of applicants.
Cargill is soon to have hydro.
An H.E.P. engineer has laid the
pole line from Elmwood along the
8th line of Brant Township. Three
farmers to a mile will be required
to take hydro. •
Blyth citizens, by a vote of 119
to 31, passed a by-law loaning
$10,000. to Bainton Bros., who are
starting a knitting mill,
Inspector Morrison of London
was in the Wroxeter district last
week checking on merchants who
deal in eggs. It is now compulsory
to grade eggs, the law being put
into force about the first of May.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
' Good-looking Michael, 11, is Irish and Italian in descent, a
slender boy with blue eyes, light brown hair, fair skin and a
winning smile.
Michael is in good general health but has had a number of
asthma attacks caused by allergies. The allergies are now
controlled by weekly injections but because of his asthma, he
missed a good 'deal of school and is behind his age group. He is in
a special Grade four class now to help him catch up and is doing
better in school than -ever before. He will . probably do even
better when he is settled in a home of his own. Michael's
allergies include feathers, dust, wool and animals — with horses
the worst. But his foster home's dogs and cats do not appear to
bother him. Fortunately he isnot allergic to any foods and is on
,a normal diet.
Energetic Michael loves sports. He played. centre field on a
baseball team last summer aid is proud of the trophy it won. He
plays floorhockey at school and looks forward to being on an ice
hockey team next year. He is a good swimmer and likes fishing.
.Quiet but riOr shy, Michael is friendly, pleasant and co-
operative. He -gets on well with other children..
Michael will be a fine son for a family who will appreciate his
lovable• personality, share •his interests_ and be calm about his
•allergies. •
inquire about adopting Michael, please write to Today's
Chi d, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K; Toronto M4P 2H2. For general -adoption information,
please contact your local Children's Aid Society.
HE LOVES SPORTS
ThelSth annual meeting of the
Maitland WiS of the Presby-
terian Church, assembled in Kin-
cardine with Mrs. • Perrie of
Wingham being re-elected presi-
dent. Vice-presidents include
Mrs. Strachan• of Brussels and
Mrs. M. C. McKenzie of Ashfield;
treasurer is Miss N. Nicholson of
South Kinloss and corresponding
secretary is Mrs. A. Carr of
Wingham.
0-4-0
MAY 1939
Residents of Wingham, Brus-
sels, Blyth, Lucknow and Tees -
water will have to pay 35 cents for
a haircut in the future. This price
became effective on Tuesday and
is a raise of ten cents.
On Thursday night the Willis
Shoe Store was entered by
thieves who stole about $5.00 in
silver which was in the till.
The local police ask the co-
operation of the public in locking
their places of business or homes
at night. This would do much to
prevent petty thieving.
Mrs. Robert Davidson r of
Dungannon was'elected president
of the Maitland Presbyterial of
the WW14. of the Presbyterian
Church df Canada at its 25th an-
nual meeting held in Lucknow.
Miss Nellie Malcolm of Kinlough
is first vice-president and Mrs.
Harry McGee of Wingham is sec-
ond vice-president. Mrs. J. Pol-
lock of Whitechurch is treasurer.
Welcome news to the public is
°the announcement that a new
silver dollar of commeorative
design is being struck by the
Royal Mint to mark the visit of
Their Most Gracious Majesties,
King George and Queen Eliza-
beth, to the Dominion.
Mr. and Mrs.'Grenwood Camp-
bell and family of Ashfield have
moved to Mrs. Irwin's farm, cor-
ner north of Belfast.
George Brown of Wroxeter has
received word that he has suc-
cessfully passed his third year in
0.V.C., Guelph, He *is now in
Stouffville for the summer season
as assistant to a.V.S. with a large
practice.
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MAY 1949 '
The second disastrous fire in
Wingham within three months
broke out Friday morning . and
completely destroyed the H. E.
Ratz Sawmill, causing an es-
timated damage of $15,000. Cause
of the fire is unknown.
Rev. G. Murray Wyatt was in-
ducted as Rector of Auburn, Bel-
grave and Blyth Anglican
Churches at a service held in the
Blyth Church.
K. S. Lewis of Maitland IOOF,
No. 119, . was elected 'D.D. G, War-
den of Wingham District No. 9, at
the district meeting held in Tees -
water.
Personnel for the county public
health unit has been engaged by
Huron County Board of • Health.
The new plan, which replaces the
health system in the schools, goes
into effect on July 1 and is county-
wide. Dr. Robert M. Aldis has
been engaged as Medical Officer
of Health; Ray Gibbon is senior
sanitary inspector; Miss Norah
Cunningham, supervising nurse,
with Miss A. Cleaver and Miss
Mary Love as staff nurses.
There is added news interest to
Id Files
Canada's internationally famous
stars of radio, stage and motion
pictures, the Leslie Bell Singers.
This week their choral director,
Dr. Leslie Bell, announces that
arrangements have been finaliz-
ed for his singers' U.S. debut this'
summer in New Yorll.
Grant Ernest, who has been
selected as the outstanding
athlete of Wingham High School
this year, received a certificate
of membership in the Leaders'
Club of London.
M. C. Maynard of Toronto has
been engaged as teacher or, the
Wingham High School staff, com-
mencing with the fall term.
A very successful Field Day for
the schools of the West Wawan-
osh School Area was held at St.
Helens. The champions of the day
were Myrtle Snell and Lynn
O'Malley (junior) ; Alison Webb
and Donald Durnin (intermed-
iate) ; Joyce Robinson and
Murray Gaunt (senior) .
0 0 0
MAY 1960
The Ladies' Hospital Auxiliary
has donatedan incubator and an
oxygen tent to the hospital. The
institution had not been equipped
with an incubator previously and
before it could be unpacked,
there was an emergency which
required its services at once.
A Wingham rifle team brought
honors to town on May 14 when
representing the local Battery at
the Western Ontario Rifle Shoot-
ing competition, CA (M) at Ip-
perwash. Lloyd Dawson was cap-
tain of the team and the other
members were D. J. Murray, Ted
Wormworth and R. G. Jones, all
high school students.
Named champions at the Wing -
ham District High School Field
Day were pared► libtt incl
Douglas Johnston ( juniors) ;
June Wright and Willie* DaUl-
more (intermediates); Milniiret
Hastie and . Ronald Howard
(seniors).
Sincere regret is,, felt through.
out Huron County at the•ilith of
the county sheriff, hielliOn (till,
who lost his life Sunday Morning
when his car crashed into. the
abutment of a culvert near Kip -
Gn •
eorge A. Procter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Procter of
Morris Township, received his
degree, Bachelor of Science in
Agriculture, from the Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph. He
has taken the position of assistant
agricultural representative for
the county of Brant.
The new Riverside Park Board
organized to develop the land
taken over from the CPR along
the bank of the Maitland River,
held its fifrst meeting; They
decided that work should be
started immediately to finish the
job above the Howson dam. The
stumps will be removed, the silt
levelled off and grass planted.
Miss Gloria Elizabeth Stobo
was one of the 77 graduate nurses
who graduated from the Nursing
School of Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Stobo of RR 2,
Teeswater.
Kenneth Alton, Crawford Mc-
Neil, Murray Coultes, Glen
Coultes,. Gary Rintoul, Robert
Higgins and Jim Coultes were
among the Huron County young
men who attended the livestock
judging contest at Seaford). The
trophy, to the one receiving the
highest aggregate score in the
competition, was awarded to Jim
Coultes.
New books in the library
Anne Tyler, CELESTIAL NAVI- Ruth Amiel, 'FINALLY IT FITS.
CATION. The' no -scare home pattern -
In this rich, wise and moving making system for. everyone,
novel, Anne Tyler reaches inside every size, by Ruth Amiel and
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compassion shows what it is in your kind of clothes - as extreme
this, man that compels him, un- or conservative as you like .. m
wittingly, to be an artist, to take exactly your kind of. colors .. .
the images that his eyes fix upon wild or subdued . . . in exactly
and to mold them into an art form your kind of fabrics - silk jersey
that is' at once the expression and or homespun ... and in exactly
the anchor of his being, Only Miss your size. (Practically nobody is
Vinton, the faithful tenant, there a perfect size, you know - that's
at the first and the last, seems to the main reason the authors
have the real key to Jeremy : she -wrote this book.)
knows that he sails by celestial
navigation, seeing things at a
.distance, living at a distance.
Juliette Benzoni, MARIANNE
AND THE REBELS.
As the city of Florence basks in
afternoon sunlight, pleasurable
anticipation stir's in the heart of
beautiful Marianne d'asselnat,
Princess Sant'anna. Now the
trials and uncertainties of her
past life seem almost over as she
prepares to rejoin her beloved
sea -rover Jason ' Beaufort and
enjoy with him a peaceful future
in America. Like the Catherine
novels before them, the Marianne
books have been translated into
nearly every language, with 30
million readers throughout the
world.
CATTLE
CROSSING
F'odar's SOUTH AMERICA 1974.
Fodor's South America • 1974•
contains 630 pages of text, with 5
city plans, 24 pages of photos, one
fold -out area map, numerous
drawings and symbols for rapid
identification. The introduction,
"Invitation to South America -
The Continent of Beauty and
Grandeur", is by Marcel Nieder-
gang. Other subjects are: The In-
dian • World, A Continent's Past
and Present, The South Ameri-
can Muse, and Planning Your
Trip.
Klaus Paradies, THE KITCHEN
BOOK. •
Are you thinking about a brand
new kitchen tailored to your
needs? Or do you want to remodel
your old kitchen? Or enlarge it?
Or re -design 'it? Or re-equip it?
Or just brighten it up? The
Kitchen Book has all the answers,
whether you want to do all the
work yourself, or whether you
want to do some work yourself, or
whether you want to hire one (or
many) specialists to do all.
New •minister
is assigned Gorrie
Wroxeter charge
It was announet4 at the Landon
Conference of the United Church
of' Canada that Rev. Wesley B.
Ball will take over the Gorrie-,
Wroxeter charge from Rev. G. W.
Sach who has served the charge
for the past six years.
Rev. Sach has been with the
United Church Ministry for the
past 46 years. Ile beg= his
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