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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-06-26, Page 4PIO#T W*rt Asea-., Ty# Si WA is • i., 1' `.6•i^'•'•t.'� •'\:'}1a'.'4:*.KW }:4"•'' '•' •:•:i': i•. . {ti•:�iviii ;4\: •.•a_. -.v:. •• ' a\.. \�• :;.°tip: L.�L L. .\. .�4'iL:s +. �'�•\. :�S� �"v�ti'�'�.4. •:ti ;•. :• :1ti� 'tis•. 4v:ti:.• . \ •*'s \�ti'4:�s. ,�ti•: Lsi • L\ tip;*h 4•' • R'4`•. i.� L.,.L,,. •:\ `i . .:4 a ti• til' 11 .R�' , � S .•.LL +h S4 +, y.r:i:.S",^:.\'•.::\... \ L. ..•i\L�� •`. • 4L .��� ' .'�• 4 .4. • •. 44'4\•.'.� � �.`.`.•`' v.' '4• L r '41ae .S...� •.:\ .. :Ltisr'•ti�'!.•L. �:.,LL'L:�*.":�:':•:+��.L•:LL\ti�•r •:•:c?.L\.i�.°.'\•kL\i�.\�\titi:'.•:.:`y'\�e.L4i'•.•:Ls. r.:.;i..k'i4:.i Honor where it is due During the past week several distinctive honors and presentations have been accord- ed -to Mrs. I. E. Morrey, who retired at the end of last month from her post as executive director of the Wingham and District Has- pitel. Few people who complete their life's work so richly deserve the 'commendation Mrs. Morrey has received. Thirty-two year ago, when the Wingham Hospital was a tiny, struggling in- stitution, Mrs. Morrey became its superin- tendent. In those days a small town hospital seldom was anything more than a glorified nursing home. Some surgery was per- formed, but a community of the size of this one could not afford the expensive operating room and recovery facilities which Were available in the larger centres. Mrs. Morrey, however, had the vision to look ahead -to a day when the Wingham Hos- pitalwould be able to handle all but the most complicated procedures --and she spent the next 32 yearsbuilding a health care service most neing communities would take decades to match: Today the Wingham and Don't- get alarmed No one could truthfully accuse Pierre Trudeau of stupidity. Stupid he is not—but there is a possibility he is a little out of touch with the difficulties of the ordinary folks who make up the vast bulk of this nation. In a speech to a Western audience last week he tackled the problem of inflation, but rather than suggesting any method for eas- ing the burden of spiralling prices, he chose to poo -poo the whole thing. He advised his listeners . not° to. \be alarmed, not to become excited by a cost of living which is climbing like a veritable sky rocket. He said, and we agree, that nothing mach can be done about inflation. He was certainly honest in his opinion that there are no oli,erznightcenriedies for a•sif uatinn which is worftVIM., But to suggestthat no one s .Quid i bei ,alarmed excited `or worried by `t a)1rs prices; is ,simply ridiculous. His words sounded" yeti much like 'those of a man who can easily afford to pay the higher rates and still feel no pain. 'A cutback in salary to $100 or $150 a week, the kind of :Ios�r �., tario : Cabinet liilimster George Kerr - has remarked that the Watergate affair in the U.S. is"having its effect in Canada. The publiciis demanding investigation of the ac- tions of people in authority. He was referring specifically to the demand for an. investiga- tion into a police raid on a Fort Erie hotel . recently in winch. dozens .of . female patrons were searched for drugs --a Search, which in- cluded the stripping of all the women and rectal and vaginal examinations with no doctors present, Mr. Kerr added, that any action on the part of thegovernmentor police which is not openly °explained seems to °indicate ' to the public that something is being hidden. That is a truth which almost, any news reporter could have told government years ago. The tendency to hold "in camera" meetings of public boards and committees always leaves Loa �L t.Sly.. i; .•.444 �..�...L �VJ '.•L 4. N '4'�Lh'\ \:'1�•4i i� � 1•\tS�'..1`'L�,. � '.`a11'.•L� L \ • S � L' a' SL4 L \ SYti ti`s•} •�" �`.;..\ District Hospital is among the bestequipped and staffed in rural Ontario. It provides a wide range of first class services—•so diver- sified, in fact, that only a very small percen- tage of patients need to seek treatment in city hospitals. Unquestionably it was the hard work and total determination of Mrs. Morrey which made all this possible. In the early years her work included not merely the business man- agement of the hospital, but active duty nursing, selection and direction of staff— even hours in the garden which produced much of the food the patients enjoyed throughout the year. It must be a matter of considerable satisfaction to Mrs. Morrey to look across the street from her home at the modern hospital which has replaced the . original building, and to know that the residents of Wingham and the surrounding area are benefiting from a complete health care serv- ice as the result of"her efforts. She has con- tributed a great deal to the good life in this community. money the vast majority of Canadians must live on, would produce rather different re- marks about the effects of inflation. Or he might try $50 a week like an old age pension- er. This election campaign is producing some of the most arrant nonsense the electo- rate has heard in many years.; So far very little of common sense has been heard from any quarter. The whole pitch seems to be aimed at getting votes, rather than plans for the safe and careful guidance of the nation through a dangerous and painful period. Promises4 special concessions to isolated groups are no ,coming thick and fast—each one of which would be made at the expense of some other segment of our population—like the declaration of David Lewis who would freeze prices but not wages. • It Canada is to emerge from the present trying times we must look for and elect a statesman, a patriot, rather than• a politi- • clan. the suggestion that there is something .fishy going on. The press is frequently branded as a trouble -making agency, particularly by those in positions of authority who don't want to answer to the electors for their actions or, decisions. it was the much -maligned press which exposed the Watergate scandal in the first place, and few would now contend that the scandalous facts'of that messy business should have been dealt with by some govern-. ment committee meeting behind closed doors. Far too much of our public business, at every level, is discussed in the protection of closed meetings! Is it any wonder that voters are ill-informed about the worthiness of the people who represent them and spent their money? ne -man government It has been sufficiently sad to see one of the greatest nations on earth going through the agony of shameful acts in the highest sectors of their government. Sadder still is the - apparent inability of the American people to rid themselves of a president who has defied the decisions of the highest courts in the land. President Nixon has long since proven that the will of the people has nothing to do with what he does in his exalted office. His latest move—signing of an agree- ment to furnish nuclear materials to Egypt- is totally incredible in the leader of a demo- cratic nation, even one as self-willed as Mr. Nixon. The agreement with Egypt has been made as a personal decision. Neither the American Senate or House of Representa- tives nor any of the House committees knew of or approved a decision which could place a small and belligerent nation right in the% midst of the nuclear arms race. Mr. Nixon's (rade of the most deadly weapons known to man for Arab oil and goodwill would 'be'le ss reprehensible were it not for the embarrassing position in which Canada found herself only' a few weeks ago. With the best intentions possible, our country had been supplying nuclear materials and know-how to India, only to find that India had managed to construct a nuclear explosive device. India had solehnniy sworn that Canada's assistance and advice would be used only for peaceful purposes—in fact she still protests that she has no m i l itar'y aspirations. Never- theless that country now possesses a nuclear striking potential. Egypt, too, has declared that America's boost into the nuclear age will be employed only for the pursuit of peace. President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate affair and its subsequent cover-up is serious enough, but it shrinks to the realm of petty skull-duggery compared with his total disregard of the processes of democratic self-government. A one-man de- cision to place" the means of manufacturing deadly weapons in the hands of a nation which lives by brinkmanship is beyond be- lief. elief. As recently as two or three years ago Egypt was arming herself with Soviet wea- pons and that country was teeming with Russian military instructors. If thewestern world trembled at the threat of a Soviet es- tablishment in the Middle East, just imagine the nervousness in Moscow when the Ameri- can president hands the same nation the means of nuclear warfare on an oily platter. There is an attitutde in Canada which says we should mind our own business as far as the United States and its problems are concerned. Perhaps that was true when those problems were internal, but any American contribution to the threat of nuclear war is very definitely our business— the business of the entire world as a matter of fact. President Nixon is a dangerous man. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at WingIia 1, Ontario, by Wenner Brea. Limited Barry Wenger, President Albert O. Tenger, Secretary-Treanirer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian C'omtnianity Neympaperi Assoc. Subs eriptloii $10.00 per year. I8ix months $5.25 Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. To United States *12.50 leers " Mill ' 'i atraiion No. 0821 Return postage guaranteed A page of editorial ti4 1, 4 .,moi'• \ 4 pinion . .D.O.D ..1i)retibrin ki•;2C, 194 —Mr. and Mrs. Garay Bot Clinton and Mr. and Mre..1 neth Johnston of Victoria. B.C., visited Sunday evening with,thelr mother, Mrs. Gershom Joh%, Catherine Street. The latter couple left on Monday for» tir. home in British Columbia, —Mrs. Arnold Halliday Ind Mrs. William Kelly of Patrick Street were guests at Mme.,, Amelia Brown's 90th birthday dinner in Knox Church, Belgrave, on Saturday. —Sunday guests with Mr; .ean i Mrs. Del Burkhart were Mr. and Mrs. Steven Stackhouse and family of New Brunswick. --Dr. and Mrs: Gordon A. B*I1 of Guelph visited Tuesday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Famish Moffat. Dr. Ball, Assistant Dean at the University of Guelph, Was the guest speaker at the Group Six meeting of insurance com- panies of this area which was held in Teeswater and hosted by the Culross Mutual Fire • insur'- ance Company of which Mr.Mof- fat is president. Dr. Ball is a former teacher at S.S. No. 8, Kin- loss. -4t special communion ser - viol; held in the tinted Chi** on Sunday, Mt'• and Mrs, Andrew Scott' were reeeiVed foto the membership et the chum, by certificate transfer. Rev, Barry Pasantore delivered a com- munion meditation, and the moor. andsenior .,choirs. provided sperlisl mtallc —Mrs. ►pm Johnston at tended the We of her grants - son; Bill Robinson, and man Perrin in Eitel , , ger on, Saturday, Weekend eta efivir. and Mrs. Leonard Pip* and Jayne were Mr. and Mrs.. John Phillipa and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred' Adam, Several friends called on • the' weeketid to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips who left Tuesday morning for Moncton, New Brunswick, where he has been transferred with Canada Permanent Trust. Other guests at the Phillips' home were Mr: and Mrs. Murray McLean and, Marcia of Guelph. Mr: and Mrs. 'Gordon Moffat, Julie Ann and Kendra of Oakville spent the weekend with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Famish Mof- fat. tietl Fordwich Personals Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haverfield Miss Sandra Allan of George - attended the graduation of Mrs: town was .a weekend visitor with Katherine Shipman as a reg- her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel istered nurse on Friday at War Allan. Memorial Hall in Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Clarkson Mr. • and Mrs. Paul Poltorak and Cathy visited' with relatives and Judy Lynn of Orillia were in Toronto over the weekend., weekend visitors with Mrs. Dora Mr. and Mrs. Anson Rattan and Ridley. ,' Janis spent the weekend at their Sunday visitors with Mr. and cottage at Amberley. Mrs. Bill Sothern were Mr. and Mr. and • Mrs, Ernie Jonas of Mrs. Bill Mulvey, Cindy and Jeff Bresleau were' weekend guests of Belmore, Mr. and Mrs. Gary with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sothern, Tim. and Tracy of Palm- Schumacher. erston. - Mr. and Mrs: Ehler Miller Mr. and Mrs. Ted Klaassen•and • visited Sunday with Mr, andMrs. Teddy were Sunday visitors with ` Rick Woods in Listowel. Mr, and Mrs. Joe Nicholson At Recent visitors with Mr, and Morrisbank. Mrs. Earl Moore • were Mr- and quite a nuiiberof ladies from Mrs, Ted Denny, Mr. and Mrs. Fordwich •and, Gorrie •.enjoyed.ao Lary Gregson, Mr. and Mrs, bus trip to. Stratfo,r Monday" Fred Dunn and Tammy, Mrs. After a few hours of shopping and ,' Barbara Denny of Guelph, Miss. dinner all enjoyeda evening at y Earlda Penny of Toronto, Mrs. the Stratford Festival Theatre Yvonne Bucher of Baden, Mr. and where they save "The Imaginary Mrs. Prank Benin, Dawne and Invalid". The bus was driven by -Michael of Tillsonburg ' Allan Nicholson of Bluevale. •Mr. and Mrs. Brian Allan and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Graham Jennifer Of Goderich were week- and Mrs. Lupton of Toronto spent end guests with Mr. and Mrs. Mel the Weekend at their home here. Allan. Mrs. Phebe Haverfield of Miss , Darla Watts and Mr. Woodstock spent the weekend Arnold Allan were guests at a • with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haver- Jack and Jill shower Sunday held field: at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mr. and Mrs. Ted •Klaassen at- McEachern in Arthur. The young tended the 25th wedding anni- couple,' who will be married Jung versary on Saturday evening of 22rid, received many lovely gifts,' Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Schummer in for which they thanked everyone Kitchener. and a smorgasbord supper was Friends of Jim Vittie will be served. Others from here at - pleased to hear he was able to re- tending were Mr. and Mrs. Mel turn home Saturday from Lis-, Allan, Miss Sandra Allan, Floyd towel Hospital. Allan and Miss Liz Weber, also Mr. and Mrs. Len Edgar of Mr: and Mrs. Brian Allan and Mount Forest were recent visit- Jennifer of Goderich. orswith Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wil- ,Mr. and Mrs. Bill Magill and liamson. Jim of hondon were Sunday Mr. Milton Preis is confined to guests With Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Listowel Hospital, where he Sotheran. underwent surgery on Monday. Miss Janna Brown and Miss Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Simmons Marilyn Fleischauer of Nanaimo, and Ken spent the -weekend with B. C., visited a couple of days Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wildfang in with Mr. and Mrs. Jim . Warren. Mississauga. On Sunday Mr. and Mr. and• Mrs. Jim Warren Mrs. Roy Simmons, accom- spent the weekend in Toronto panied by Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kaye with Mr. and 1VIrs. Bill Johnston and Murray of Palmerston visited at the same home. The WI members from Ford- wich enjoyed a bus trip one day last week to the Doll House on the Elora -Guelph highway and points of interest in Hamilton. Home Helpers BELGRAVE -- The Home Helpers' meeting of the WMS was held in the church on June 12 with the secretary, Mrs. Garner Nicholson in charge. The meeting was opened by singing "Unto the Hills Around". Mrs. Nicholson read the poen , "The Builders". Scripture was 'read by Mrs. J. C. McBurney and "Meditation on Charity" by Mrs. Stuart Cloakey. The roll call was answered by a favorite hymn. The offering was received and dedicated and 35 sick and shut-in calls reported. The poem, "The House by the Side of the Road" was given by Mrs. G. Fear. Secretary's report by Mrs. J. C. McBurney was fol- lowed by treasurer's report by Mrs. Victor Youngblut. Mrs, Nicholson read a story on the authors of a few of the best loved hymns and also stories from a book by Ethel Chapman called "Humanities tin Homespun". A prayer by Mrs. W. Shortreed was followed by the hymn "Come Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love". The meeting was closed by repeating the Lord's Prayer. aid s. Go . alker Frances Sheet were honored la:r� weekend at events comimeinmo rating the 50th anniversary of their marriage_ About 40 rela- tives, friends and neighbors 'at- tended a dinner at the United Church' on Saturday evening, re- turning to Mr. and Mrs. Walker's home for a social.evening. Among those in,attendnce were Mr. Walker's sister, Mrs. Winnie McMichael of California, and guests from Rochester, New York, and Toronto. About 200 attended Sunday's open house held at the home of their son; Raymond and Mrs. Waiker, on Leopold Street. In addition to the aforementioned guests, among those in attend- ance were Mr. and Mrs. Cliff . 0.-- 0 and attended the Etobicoke Fes- tival on Saturday and the presentation of safety awards in the auditorium of Sherway Gardens .when their grand- daughter, Jo Anne Johnston, age 10 years, received her medal and plaque for saving a man's life after an accident at a swimming pool June 8th, by giving artifical respiration. to s Mr. and Mrs. Walker were married on June 18, 1924, by the late Rev. Charles Cragg in the United Church parsonage in Wingham. She was the fernier Leta Higgins. They farmed in Turnberry and Morris Townships until 25 years ago when they .moved to Wingham. They have one daughter, Mrs. Tom (Frances). Hunter of Orangeville, and one son, Ray - d of Wingham. There are five ndchildren, A daughter, Lois, , passed away 12 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Walker received congratulatory plaques from Prime Minister Trudeau ..and Premier Davis,' letters' from severalmembers of parliament and a . telegram from the Governor General of Canada. Friends and relatives also called from Stratford, Mildmay, -Hanover, Clinton, Blyth and Gorrie. Belmore Personals Mrs. Cliff ' Boyd and Mr. Wil- fred Johann are both patients in Wingham and District Hospital, Congratulations to area girls who received awards at an ath- letic banquet held recently at F. E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham. Gail McPherson tied as the best girl athlete. Jane Me - Pherson was champion of the junior girls in track and field. Twyla Dickson was champion of the midget girls track and field, as well as • the most improved basketball player. Mrs. Ruby Johann, widow of the late Otto Johann, passed `HESE HOWICK CENTRAL School students were award winners in a recent bicycle rodeo Which, was held at the school last week. In order fel win they had to write a test on the rules of the road, have their bicycles inspected and then negotiate flle oufdoor driving course. This year's award winners are (front row) Sharon Brown, second in senior girls'; Tammy Brown, first place for senior girls', and Kendra Robertson, second 'Slade in junior girls'. In the back row are David Harding, first place junior boy; Troy Pocaluyko, morn plate finisher for junior boys's Gary Douglas, second in senior boys': Greg Stewart, the flestpiace seinlor boy, and Sandy Merkley, first place junior girl. (Ref Phot) away at tie home of her daught-. er, Mrs. Allan Loucks of Chats- worth. on Tuesday. • Orval. Cameron, .a former Bel - more resident, now of Alberta, visited recently in the 'coin. miinity. Congratulations to award win- ners at the 441 Achievement Day in Wingham. Saturday. Mrs. Doug McPherson received the 4-H Club Leadership Award for five years of leader3thip. Evelyn Dickson was presented with advanced honors for 18 clubs and Twyla Dickson and Barbara Harkness received County Honors for sit Clubs. Mr. and Mrs. Art Carter, Doug and Grace of London and Miss Isabel Darling of Kitchener spent this .weekend with Tom Darling. At the regular service of wor- ship On Sunday' at Knox Presby- terian Church, Rev. Robert Arm- strong of Wingham baptized Don- na Jane, infant daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. Dennis Freeman. Mrs. Una itIcKag = ung a solo "It Is No Secret." ° • ...Fr = an's ser- mon topic W: " . ' orgiving Father. " BRSA `elects (Continued from page 1) inipoesible to attend an associa- tion meeting. A stipulation for directorship states that a:director may not miss more than three as- sociation meetings without removal. The member clubs have all been instructed to send a copy of a county map with their particu- lar trails marked on it to the Trail coordinator, 13111 Baker. The address is P.O. Box 211, Paisley, Ontario, those maps should be sent in before June 30. The trail cd,Ordiruttor will com- pile a map of overall trail systems used by association member for the next Meeting on July '3. MI anti. which have . BRSA have beta Mie t PIP another �e � asice, the Ontario . bn Fed.eI.ati ,''Vr',— Snovntiohile Clubs