The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-07-18, Page 4ctc.m of Hindsight
W&1, the election is over—and its reSults'
hevef leen, to say the least, surprising. Sur-
prismnot only to Progressive ConSerVa-
liVe end: NDP hopefuls, but to the Liberals
themselves. Few of the later party with
Whom we talked in the weeks preceding the
election were looking forward to Muth more
than another minority government under
Mr. Trudeau-
Canadians have made their choice, this
time without any doubts in their answer. For
the next four years we will have to live with
that decision ---whether it be good or bad.
Some thoughts about what that choice of
government entails are in order now. The
first and most obvious decision of the voters
was to shy sharply away from the Stanfield
promise of a temporary wage and price
freeze. Along with most Canadians we did
not believe that tight controls on the nation's
economy would bring an end to inflation --
but we should all give some thought to the alN5
ternative we have chosen ... a policy of
letting prices and wages go where they
will—and that will be sky-high.
Cold fact of the matter is that most
Canadians would like to see the prices
charged by and the wages paid to "the other
fellow" controlled but certainly we are not
ready to accept such controls over our own
personal incomes or profits. It does not take
a highly educated economist to foresee .that
the upward spiral cannot go on forever, and
that the most likely outcome will be a crash-
ing economic disaster of the calibre which
.created the ten-year depression of the thir-
ties.
Another fact which was re-emphasized
by the election results was that Canadians
are°not really inclined toward democratic.
socialism as spelled out inrecent years. by
David, Lewis and his NDP party. Equally ob►
vious, the average voter is not too easily be-
mused by promises which are impossible of
performance. The Lewis promise that wages.
would be left untouched and prices would be
frozen didn't fool many people—even those
who would stand to benefit the most from
such a plan.
It is, however, most unfortunate that
David Lewis himself became a victim of the
swing to the Liberal party. Mr. Lewis is an
able parliamentarian andp rovided the
sharpest opposition to the party in power ---a
quality which is vital to the system of gov-
ernment we support.
One of the burdens every successful
party has to shoulder after an election is the
ways and means of implementing the pro-
mises that have been made froa thousand
a
platforms in the hectic weeks during which .
the politicians were wooing the voters. Most
of us are pretty skeptical of pre-election pro-
mises, but the politicians, if they are in any
way honest, must review all those generous
statements and make a decent try at putting
them into law.
The Liberal candidates, and Mr. Tru -
dead in particular, were making some very
lush promises in the final three weeks of the
campaign—so many of them, in fact, that we
can't recall many of them. A big job awaits
the ruling party when they get back to their
offices in Ottawa: We do recall one thing,
nevertheless ... that all these goodies could
be provided without an increase in taxes.
Is it rea:IIy, nonsense?
It was not at all surprising that Agricul-
ture •
Minister Eugene Whelan was returned
in'his own riding. Never in the history of the
nation have the farmers s had such a
,channpion of their cause, nor such an out -
•spoken advocate of high prices for farm pro -
.duce. •
Gc odrles5` knows, in this section of rural.
,Ontario very`few;of us will complain if the.
incomes of our farmer friends and custo-
`mers continue to `mount. Their prosperity is
likely to be shared. by .all of us and farmers,.
were overdue for better rewards for their
labor. •
Mr.:Whelan, however, is not only the
farmers'r lifister .:.`he is the _minister of a
department which is concerned not only with
he, 6pro4uction • of , ut . itsL :d t ibu •
nth i ala
bra0te` ietiitem t
n that Cana-
dians' " buy their food at-bargain'prices and
that, talk of food, prices being too high is
"nonsense" verges on the irresponsible.
Certainly the price of ,good;nourishing food
in Canada is a bargain for those whose in-
comes are 10, 15 or 20 thousand dollars a
year, but today's prices are brutally high for
lower wage earners with families and for the
.thousands who live on fixed incomes and
pensions. High food prices are nonsense,only
to a man who is constantl* well fed—and Mr.
Whelan's girth around his equator would in-
dicate that he hasn't been forced to miss too
many meals lately..,
In fact, the agricfllture minister's re-
peated statements that we are lucky 10 be
able to buy food at the prices we do°and that
we can expect to pay a great deal more, pro-
vides ready encouragement for everyone in
the food -producing chain to up the price tag
asoften., as possible.
The truth IS that Canada faces a serious
costs. Obviously our farm-
ge prices for their produce �
vi.11 leave them with a good rofit, .butt` is
equally .important that the sellin0 . prices
must be within the,ability of all Canadians to
pay. It is a subject which begs immediate
study and more pressing inquiry than has
been devoted to it so far
Thousands•of.Ontario's registered nurs-
es are prepared to.break the law by going out
on strike. Personally We don't blame them
:one little bit -but at the same time we hope
we are not confined 'to hospital when they
Walk :out. •
Therein, •of course, ties . the problem.
Nurses are engaged' in a profession, and
bound by am oath which makes it a legal and
'moral crime to desert the patients in their
care. And since there, never comes a time
yrhen thereare no patients in our hospitals
The nurses are eternally bound to accept
what authorities decide to pay. •
Actually, the nursing profession is pretty
well paid. Their, complaints of injustice are
based more on comparison with other and
fess well qualified members ofd the health
care teams, such as registered nursing as-
sistants and housekeeping staff.
In recent weess Mei registered nurses
have been provided with ample reason to cry
foul. Faced with the possibility that nurses
would leave their posts in Toronto hospitals
the government acceded to demands and
gave them a healthy raise in pay. Now it is
quite natural that those nurses who provide
patient care in the hospitals outside Toronto
should demand equal consideration, They
quite properly contend that responsibility for
human life is exactly the same in Sudbury or
Owen Sound or Woodstock as it is in Toronto.
The fact that the nurses have not yet
walked out en masse is not due to the threat
posed by the law. They know and we know
that there is no. way the government can put
thousands of Ontario nurses in jaii. They
have stayed on their jobs because they do re-
spect their oath of service to their fellow
humans—and it is unfair to blackmail them
with their own self-sacrifice.
Nothing but ajoke
Justice comes in strange parcels in this
land of ours. Any number of petty crimes ca
get you six months to five years behind bars,
but if you belong to a union on strike;'shut off
dozens of valves on natural gas pipelines and
cause untold millions of dollars worth of loss
to totally innocent and uninvolved home
owners and businesses, you get three
months.
During past months the strike against
the gas company farther south has seen not
one but dozens of instances of vandalism and
illegal .interruption' of service, unquestion-
ably perpetrated by striking gas company
Workers. The only conviction of which we
have heard was registered last week when
one of the strikers was sentenced to 90"days
in jail—not for illegally tampering with the
supply of gas, but because he had a gun in his
hand while he was doing it and threatened a
THE WING
Published at' WI
Barry Wenger, President
police officer..
Similarly, when there was violence and
tampering withtelephone lines at Douglas
Point last year, the only legal actions were
nothing more than petty tokens.
Strikes are legal. So far they are con-
sidered by our society a right by which the
worker may fight for the protection of his
wages and terms of a loyr�ent. But acts of
violence or vandalism re not legal, whether
connected with a strike or carried out by
leath r jacketed hoodlums.
Te law entorc.ernen
Y aria (uoicial
branches of our established authority are
making jokes of themselves and in the eyes
of the vast majority of hard-working Cana-
dians who have to pay the shot for all this
nonsense, they are purely and simply afraid
to carry out their sworn duties.
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Bowie tonin engaging youngster, just a bit self-conSciOns about
having his picture taken.
Small -boned ,�rowil and slim,
e'en -year -clot Howie has :big dark
Walt hair and fair skin. He is in good general heal! but
susceptible to colds and has had several bouts of pneumonia. He
eats and sleeps. well. .
g lovable Howl a selffeffaeinyoungster, ,who
out o�l�, �
seems younger his se►llera►
years. He. needs lots! of affection.
affection and reassurances He enjoys playing with one or two
children ata time but is; not ,py in large groups of youngsters
where he seems: to feel ovetritped and lost.
Tests have sornetinpes, showed Howie as average, 'sometimes
below, His Grade one: teacher felt he was average in ability, His
,attention span, which used to be short, is increasing end he is
beginning to develop self -Confidence. '
Howie is normally cheerful and at his happiest when he Fist
being helpful to. either his.foster mother or foster father, He.
loves snowmobihng .and is fascinated by cars, both real and toy.
• It appears he will have mechanical . nical ability. He attends Sunday
,
School regularly.
The Children's Aid Society feels this boy will blossom in a
warm adoption home. He needs relaxed; experienced parents
who will give loveand encouragement andet allow him to
mature at his own pace. He should be the youngest child in his
adopting family.
To inquireabout adopting ` Howie, please write ,to Today's
Child, 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.,.
MAX 1027
Congratulations are extended
to Mize Gertrude McDonald in
pa. g with: onot :mac'"' junior"
examination in shaging at the
Toronto 'Conservatory. She is a
pupil of Prof. Auderton of Lop-.
-dons
ms fro
.
George W. Si
was chc S.
to
potton represofWentnghtheam
North Huron Conservatives at a
large and enthusiastic convention
held at ,the Town Hall;
Miss -Margaret (Babe) John-
son, who graduated in June from.
the Wellesley Hospital, Toronto,.
and successfully passed the
registrationexaminations has
accepted a position as supervisors
of the obstetrical department of
that hospital,
Josephine Street, from McKfib-
•
bon's. Drug Store Adams' Feed
Store, presented a light and lively
appearance last week when
Wingham field its first street
dance. The arena benefitted to
"the extent of about *125.00.
Arrangements are progressing
nicely for Wingham*Hlyth night
at` Goderich Centennial. Miss
Mae Alien of the'Dominion Bank"
staff, has: been chosen Miss Wing -
ham and' she and tier attendants
will represent this town in • the
pageant.
The people of the village , of
Teeswater sire considering the
matter of installing a. new water
system for domestic use and fire
protection, The scheme outline
would cost about $20,000 which
rneans that by paying $1,476
yearly for 30 years. the village.
could have a first-class water
system. / ,
The bridge in the village of
Wroxeter, is being covered with
new plank,
An important change of office
took place at the Goderich Court
House wizen. Charles G. Middle-
ton of Clinton 'took over his new
duties as sheriff of Huron County,
succeeding R. G. Reynolds who,
after 30 years, has been superan-
nuated. M _,
"THE WIDOW OF WINDSOR"
by T. Whittle.
This biographical novel brings
Tyler Whittle's trilogy .onihe per-
sonal life of the QueenEmpress
to a triumphant conclusion. In
this volume we see in fascinating
detail the Queen's evolving rela-
tionships with her family, her
household, her servants and her
Prime Ministers - Gladstone,
whom she could not stand, Dis-
raeli, who played With her an af-
fectionately ironical game of
mutual flattery, and to whom she
was devoted. When at last she lay
dying, forty years after the death.
of her husband, Albert, her
thoughts turned back to him. She
hoped and steadfastly believed
that soon they would be reunited.
"THE COMPLETE BEGIN-
NER'S GUIDE TO WATER SKI-
ING" by Al Tyll.
The author has won many
regional water skiing tourna-
ments"and is a four -time National
'74,1116146 Trick`Skiing Champion. In
- a comprehensive, clearly written
text and over 350 photographs
and diagrams is all the informa-
tion a beginnerwants and needs
to know about the fastgrowing
sport of water skiing.
"THE DOCTOR'S PRIVATE
LIFE" by . Elizabeth Seifert.
This is an absorbing novel
about a . doctor, dedicated to his
profession, but tied to a woman
who... Used her marriage as a
facade to hide her introgues, who
'warned that divorce was :not in
her plans. Here too is a vivid pic-
ture of a famous clinic, with its
daily dramas of life and death, its
`loyalties, rivalries and ro-
mances.
"ULTIMATUM" by Richard
Rohmer.
The author presents a preview
of . the national disaster facing.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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July 3, 1974
Dear Sir;
Our YACMR members have
realized more and more that
people do not understand what
YACMR stands for. Youth Across
Canada WITH the Mentally Re-
tarded is a non-profit provincial
' associatioh.of youth who work
voluntarily with mentally retard-
ed people. The most important
word in this title is WITH.
The retarded are capable of
leading useful lives if given a
chance and one way is by work-
ing with them so all can achieve a
sense of worth. Our prime pur-
pose is to be a friend of the men-
" tally retarded and to help the re-
tarded in the way you feel most
comfortable.
Our programs for the mentally
retarded are swimming, bowling,
dances, tobogganing, ice skating
and picnics. We raise our money
by bake sales, tape drives (col-
lect coins on a piece of tape on the
main street) and the Adult As-
sociation FOR the Mentally Re-
tarded provides extra funds if
they are needed.
Please help us inform the pub-
lic of this group.
Yours truly,
Susan Burke
Wingham YACMR.
Willowdale, Ontario.
July 8th, 1974.
Editor; Advance -Times
Dear Sir:
Your editorial '`Do It
Carefully" -- July 4th heeded a
thoughtful second reading.
Democracy is being able to
choose or reject one thing at a
time. We do not have that right
when we vote, due to the fact that
the Conservatives, Liberals and
IV.D.P.'s are all Socialist.,
Communism is Socialism, and
Socialism is a conspiracy to
enslave the world via taxation.
The enemy does not need
bayonets to subdue the West, as
this is being done via the ballot
box and the Party system. The
Party receiving the most votes
has been given the—power (no
bayonets needed) to impose its
will, Socialism, not the people's
will, on the entire electorate.
Regardless of khe outcome of the
present election, Socialism —
taking money from some and
giving it to others — will be
imposed upon the people, the
k .twr.u.a • .PLIdlrbr. Way, U111.11 k ll
power Moves to the centre and
.way from the people. This is
dictatorship and not democracy.
Yours sincerely,
E. Browne
Canadians in the all -too -near
future. The energy crisis, which
the U.S'. has been unable to pre-
vent, has left that .country des-
perate for .power from the Arctic.
Frustrated by the lack of Cana-
dian responsiveness regarding a
continental energy policy, - the
President delivers ° a three-part
ultimatum. In the thirty-three
hours during which the Canadian
Parliament must act, the whole
question of the country's future in
the Arctic and her right to control
her own national resources hangs
inr the balance. To its very last
page.this novel is fast -paced and
filled with suspense - a novel that
presents the challenges and op-
portunities which can 'be ours if
we have the courage and imagi-
nation to act.
"WINDSWEPT" by Mary Allen
Chase.
Windswept is a novel. set on the
coast of Maine which Miss Chase
knows so well. It is the name of a
house on a high promontory of
land miles from villages and
towns. It is the home of the Mars-
ton family, built under tragic cir-
cumstances by John Marston,
lived in and loved by his children.
And"yet its long influence extends
beyond the Marston family to
others, to the Bohemians Jan and
Anton, to Adrienne and Julie, into
whose life it enters and whose
thoughts it forms. "Windswept"
thus becomes more an American
novel than one only of Maine or
even New England, for in it Miss
Chase has portrayed the past and
the present of America, the gifts
and graces of her newcomers as
well as the' contributions of her
older stock. "Windswept" is a
way of life as well as an absorb-
ing story of tragedy and conflict,
pain and pleasure, sacrifice and
fulfillment.
Music students,
pass examinations.
Mrs. Nora Moffatt of Wroxeter
has announced that several of her
pupils have passed their Royal
Conservatory of Music summer
examinations.
They include: Grade X, Lori
Moir (honors) ; Grade VIII, Ans-
ley Currie (honors), Judy Sellers
and Marcia Gibson; Grade VI,
Sally Dobson (honors).
Elizabeth Armstrong has pass-
ed her Theory 11 examination at
the Western Conservatory with
first Hass honors.
MAN t
The Royal Chrysler convertible
,sedan, ray use ' Tom'
Ma
visit,: created ;considerable 1n=
toast displayatJ.
J. f+'ryfo 's.barn. The or is un -
"usually beauties and luxurious,
Results of therm* piano ex.
ar i ta►tio .lid in, Lt kn&w,'
f Walker, Grade. honors
Tommy'ockridge, Grade U.
They are pupils of Miss, 1 ". N.
Cordons A 'CMR
The National Conservative
party of Grey -Bruce will hold a
nominating Conh ention . in ,Han*
over to select a candidate to coin.
test the predicted fsIl .election.
Miss Agnes McPhail nnow rre►-
resents this riding in t ie Zeder
House,
• An 8.8pound meteorite, quoted
at around 5200, by -.Toronto as-
tronomers, was sold in a private:
dicker between, a Kent County
dirt farmer and an 011 prospector
for the round sum of $4. The rock,
largest piece yet found' of the
huge meteor which,, blazed over
the ' Western Ontario counties,
was found On ttie farm of an
Solomon near Dresden.
. Miss M•ossie Milligan has taken
a position- as clerk with Lloyd
Turvey in the store at aluevale
Quebec farmers will have to do
a lot of extra driving now, since a
law. has been passed banning the
use of dog -carts on highways.
Miss Margaret Edgar . of
Wroxeter °recently graduated
from the Walkerton General .Hos-
pital and was successful in pass-
ing her RN examination.
Miss Thatcher of 't'eeswater
has been engaged to teach in SS
No. 2, Turnberry, for the coining
year.
The .highway from Luckiiow to
Belfast is being tr..eated''to:a fresh
covering of gravel and tar' and, is
closed to traffic.
Miss Loreen Hamilton of Blue- •
vale has secured a position as
teacher of PoweH's School when
school commences in ,September:
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JULY 1949 -�
j Mr,nJs elrsGi. CL. . ADui1�1. Robpert
Mr;apd��+w
Y ' •
Ne.* Yorkta represent :th&i
ham Lions Club at the interna-
tional convention being held in
Madison Square Gardens.
Residents of Wingham and
area are shocked with the rapid-
ity that poliomyelitis is claiming
victims. Within a few days, two in
they area lost their lives to the
dread disease.
The banns were announced . in
Sacred Heart Church of the ap-
proaching 'marriage of Kathleen
Frances Brophy of Wingham and
George C. King of Teeswater.
ThkGrade VIII pupil in Wing -
ham rubric School who for pro-
ficiency during the last year won
the Wingham Lions Scholarship,
was Miss Helen Machan.
Elmer Wilkinson, who recently
received a contract for decor-
ating a large church in Chatham,
Pe;./0
—Mrs, Alan Stewart, her
daughter and two sons of Egan-
ville and Fred Martin of Lucknow
visited last Friday with Mr. and
Mrs. George Fisher.
Lloyd Hutton of Kincardine
was guest speaker at the Salva-
tion Army Citadel on Sunday and
renewed acquaintances in town.
—Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George Fisher were Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Dawson and Cindy, Mr.
and Mrs. Westlake, all of Camp-
bellford, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Estey,
Mr. and Mrs. God n Fisher and
family all of. Gue , Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Holt of Ga ': noque and
Mr. and Mrs.. Bill Gibson and
family of Whitechurch.
Hold shower
BELGRAVE -- A miscel-
laneous shower was held on Fri-
day evening, July 5, in the
Women's Institute Hall in honor
of Mary Anne Wheeler. A large
crowd was in attendance.
Mrs. Murray Vincent, Mrs.
Kenneth Scott, Mrs. Gordon
Bosman and Mrs. Lorne Jamie-
son were in charge of the
program ' which included two
contests and a reading. Among
the gifts received were a clock,
toaster, mixer, tea kettle,
blankets and kitchenware.
Mary Anne expressed her
thanks to everyone for coming
and the lovely gifts she received
as well as to those who sponsored
the shower.
Lunch was served at the close
of the evening.
left Stith his n to os
memo work ,
that about six we** :will
uee0Not7.to a the c
'Mr. and Mrs. Andrew new vide
who have*, residing 1n Gorr
have. taken -
Molea viorth where' they
,operating *s .worth :tele*
central,,
'The lifroxefer 'Masonic Ph
Rooms' have been ,redecorat
With, paint and. paper ori;
venetian WOO, added'
the efforts of .the Forrest Lodi.
Club with "Mrs. J* SH,,, Wyke co
vener.
Workhl in. progress ss at the Blu
val
' et
.1l
.
trees 'as
underbrhave been.`dprooter
the surface 111 beim, l eve
tombston s straightened and:
t
in good conditiosr: The old fen(
will a be replaced.
The Wroxeter young people
Shirley
.McMichael 'and Wlnn
red unro, were 'successful i
passing Roysi Conservatory c
,Music. examinations, Shirley,he
trade 4 piano, and Winnifre
Grade 1. Their teacher is Art
Lyle Brothers.
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JULY 1860
Stan Hastings, who until a shor
time, ago was on the permanen
staff Of the 21RNegiaent RCA (M
at the Wingham Armouries, hal
joined the Perth Regiment ai
Stratford insimilar capacity. Ht
is spending this week . at the
Crumlinmilitia camp with . his
new unit. -
' Surveyors were busy last week
measuring up, two properties al
the north. , end of town, pre-
sumably as •prospective- sites for
a government liquor store and
brewers' retail.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Watson
and their seven children moved
on Saturday --to the former Jewitt
residence on Albert Street, in
Pleasant Valley. They came to
Wingham from Owen Sound. Mr.
Watson is the new foreman
finisher at Fry and. Blackhall Ltd.
One of the main drag's older
structures, .the, Merkley Motors
,blcing ;on ,the corner of Jose-
ne and Victoria, will soon dis-
appear from the local scene. The
new Texaco -station has already
been erected immediately to the
north of the old building.
Forty new outdoor benches
have been donated for use in
various areas of the town. They
have been donated by Earl Put-
nam of Southampton, through the
co-operation of Percy Clark, Eric
Walden and Vic Loughlean. They
will be placed at the Scout House,
golf course," bowling . green,
swimming pool, in the town parks
and at various points along the
main street.
Provincial Constable Murray
Fridenburg of Mount Forest will
soon join the Wingham detach-
ment of the Provincial ,Police.
Phillip Adams left Tuesday to
attend the fifth national Boy
Scout Jamboree at Colorado
Springs.
Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Laid-
law have purchased a new home
on Victoria Street and will move
there the end of this month.
Jean Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Jones of Shuler
Street, has qualified for her All-
round ' Cord in Guiding, the
second highest achievement in
guiding. She is the second mem-
ber of the Winghaeti Guides to
have earned this honor, the first
being Karen Elliott who received
her award last May.
Bert Hubbard has sold his farm
in the Lakelet vicinity and has
purchased Bower Farrish's home
in the Village of Gorrie.
Sharon Hubbard and Margaret
Wallace, both of Lakelet, re-
ceived provincial Minors at the
East Huron 4-11 Achievement
Day held in Wroxeter.
Miss Ruther Henderson of the
Bluevale Road and Lyle Smith,
RR 1, Belgrave, attended as dele-
gates from the Wingham District
High School, at the United
Nations Seminar held in London.
Miss Ruth Webb) whose mar-
riage to Dan Rose takes place on
Saturday, was honored at a large
gathering in the St. Helens Com-
munity Hall.
'Workmen have erected scaf-
folding at the front of the GUrney
13uilding, corner of Josephine and
Victoria, with the Red Front Gro -
eery on the ground floor. Repairs
are being made to the Window
cornices and the fancy cappings
on the front wall. '
In her statistical report for the
month of June, Mrs. I. E. Morrey,
hospital administratrix, said
there were 24 births, 122 out-pa-
tients, 243 X-rays and 1,052 lab
procedures.
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