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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-09-05, Page 4E aDvancemmTIM, %k:\ The tiaa..�t, ti,�'1 1:y 11•'C1 :��..,'-.� '1ti'�t ` '`�.C`.11'4',1.,�,-,a", ; �.4 tit'n\\,%, ,h•}.; . ,�. at : �pqy 1\ t'• • t •.a { .•t _ yet '�t ,p1��� \ 't\ ` ♦�tt'1 1 �Mx'6?' t :ta' ,, i . '•:� .tk t - t ti., '`$��i!i\i`•: w: t;14't, :+±i�•11. 1. wiz iYiia.: .r� aav vxti�.++.'t t '�; crime of waste Bombings, fires and fatal motor acci- dents—all have occupied their place in the news during the past two weeks. None of these stories was more shocking than the disclosure that the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency had to destroy millions of eggs which had rotted under their ownership. Such a gi- gantic waste of good food is beyond reason or excuse. The agency is a trans -provincial organi- zation, established with government bless- ing after the competition for egg sales boiled up to a near -battle between Ontario and Quebec producers a couple of years ago. The CEMA purchases the surplus eggs which are not sold on the open market, the intention, of course, being to maintain a "fair" price level for the producers. As far as can be as- certained the agency simply ran out of pro- perly equipped storage facilities and the mil- lions of eggs stored in other warehouses rot- ted. The federal commission charged with watch -dog duties for Canadian consumers has condemned the CEMA for its mis- management of an extremely valuable farm product and charges that its policies have maintained the price of eggs to Canadian consumers at an unnecessarily high level. Egg producers and farm organizations maintain that artificially maintained price levels are not designed to provide higher profits for producers, but rather to maintain prices high enough to keep producers in business. Most of us would consider these ob- lectives as identical. We are not here to deny farmers a fair return for their investment and labor. Rather it is the sheer waste of valuable food that riles us. Eggs can be dried or otherwise processed so that their food value can be preserved for shipment to, almost any place on the face of the globe.' With millions of people starving in Africa and India the hei- nous crime of allowing so much food to goto waste is excusable. It may be true that Can- ada has no existing program to move so much food abroad, but if not, it Is high time that such a plan be put into action. Ofily last week a Strathroy firm was forced to kill 25,000 turkey poults because sales of full-grown turkeys have slumped. Once more events have proved that Canada is capable of vastly increased food produc- tion. Only the vagaries of the marketplace prevent us from providing aid for the other four-fifths of a world which is dying for the need of what we so carelessly throw away or decide not to produce. Much has been written in recent years about the grim outlook for the people who in- habit our planet. Scientists forsee that sky- rocketing populations will soon outstrip the total food production capabilities of the en- tire world. They are seriously studying the ways in which seaweed and even algae might be used to forestall universal starva- tion. They would do well to include Canada's egg -producing capabilities in their studies. Just like the Romans Human beings don't change very much. Late in the decline of the Roman Empire the rulers .of the day found that a great way to divert the masses from their' discontent was to produce an unending • program of enter- tainment—chiefly centred around suffering on the part of the performers and hero-wor- ship of the gladiators who could inflict the most pain on their opponents. Modern men arid women seem to be just as avid for violence as a source of diversion. Eye' Kneivel is attracting all sorts of atten- tion and a fortune in financial 'promises for his projected motorcycle leap over the Snake. River Canyon. Clarence Campbeil, president of the National Hockey league, doesn't even bother,to deny that the sort of action on the ice which brings; the most dollars,,,to the ver, :mi r v n Perhaps the silliest statement to emerge from the responses to the McMurty report on violence in amateur hockey came from the would-be child psychologists who said that a ' youngster needs to express and work out his aggressiveness. Hockey, they claimed, is a good safety valve for the child so that he can get ugly on the ice and not at home. Such a bunch of poppycock! The kid who gets away with bad temper on the ice simply reinforces his belief that he can show temper whenever he wants to—and all too often his parents and the courts go along with his un- social aggressiveness. Violent reaction and quick temper have nothing whatsoever to do with courage in the human adult. If you have ever read any accounts of the heroism of Canadian Victoria Cross winners, for example, you know that the extra brave man is usually .a quiet and inoffensive person under normal circumstances. And converse- ly the schoolyard bully is frequently proven to be a coward when he is faced with a boy of real courage and determination. .: :.�e>"s`tipo'r'ti>i hocl y;ut they are negative contributors to a society which is already sickened by violence in its midst,. It's time to clean up hockey -and it's also time to retire Clarence Campbell, a man who is out of touch with the real needs of the "sport" of which is is the reigning .czar. Think of the future Perhaps it's a bit early to start talking about year-end elections, but for several reasons the municipal officials we elect this year must be chosen with the greatest con- cern we have ever shown. Not only will they be in office for two years, but they will pos- sibly be charged with decisions of unprece- dented importance to the future of our way of • life and self-government. The good times through which most of us have lived for the past 20 years have led to a tremendous apathy on the part of the public. The position of local mayor or reeve and the chairs at council tabie have ceased to be ob- jects 'of ambition. foe most citizens. In fact most communities have found it difficult to persuade reliable people to seek public office. Into this semi -vacuum the provincial government has stepped with heavy foot- fall—and not without good reason in some cases. As this column has predicted many times in the past, if the people of a commu- nity give up the control of self-government someone else will do it for us. The possibility of local councils losing most of their autonomy within the next term of office is very real. Queen's Park appears bent on the elimination of town and township councils as we know them and county coun- cils are not in a much stronger position. Some provincial government spokesmen tend to speak in soothing terms about re- gional government as a long-range objec- tive. Others, like Darcy McKeough, have baldly said regionalism is on the way whether we want it or not. County councils have already been asked to give their ap- proval or at least their opinion on the forma- tion of district health councils which would almost entirely remove control of local hos- pitals and health services from the hands of those who originated and developed health care programs according to the varying needs of their communities. The very size of these districts is frightening. The one to which Huron hospitals would be assigned would cover five counties and stretch frorh Wingham to the other side of Chatham and as far east as Woodstock. There is a definite move afoot to place all local police forces under provincial con- trol. Education is already administered on a county basis and we can expect a try for amalgamation of the county boards before too long. In each of these cases there are valid arguments for larger units of operation, chief of which is the elimination of duplicat- ed services and inefficient hiring and buying practices. We should not expect our elected representatives to blindly \,oppose all such trends simply because they are new and dif- ferent. We should, ,however, be utterly sure that we elect people who are capable of analytical assessment of the price of unifi- cation as clearly as they see the advantages. • Above all, our councils should hold out' for adequate time in which to make these assessments and to report to and discuss them with the electors. Provincial govern- ment people have a great way of speaking in only general terms of an intended take-over for months on end and then suddenly de- manding consent in a matter of weeks with little or no time to study the specifics of the project and their implications as far as the public is concerned. Start to ask some questions now. Talk to your local councillors and those who may seek office. Find out for yourself whether they are people of ability, who hgve at least some qualities of leadership—and above all whether they will have the backbone to fight effectively for the rights of those they repre- sent. Self-government depends for its very life on the personal relationship between the electors and the elected. Treat this relation- ship carelessly and° you will find yourself represented ,by someone you heard about only two weeks before election day. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit' Bureau of Circulations Member -® Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. Subscription $10.00 per year. Sia months $5.25 Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. To United States $12.50 Second Class Mali Registration No. 0921 Return postage guaranteed is Apag.eofeditori� TFiursd� y., September 5 Store: sell has but ; , • Mcor c to n neWiletter recently risl,eased by the .Retail Merchants Association of Canada, independent stem in the batten are more than keeping up with their chain store cora. petition. The rte, which:_ is 0 based on figure' it Ststiaitics ilatiMda, its the total doter volume of all stores Ithe country as more than 0.5 billion with: independent stored .AC - counting for more than $2 billion of that total. That total dollar volume is up$l94 million over the past year. However, there • Is also an whew/ the ***Wm in the report- Out of seven categories listed in total volume of sales, only shoe store sales have increased in the number of actual sales. Most of the other types of stores, which inclode clothing 5tores, hardware operation and furniture, TV, and appliances dealerships, have fallen slightly in the amount of merchandise sold. The biggest drops -came in women's clothing store sales which fell off more than 4 Per cent over the year and Jewelry stores sales dropped over 3 per cent. What that means is that the extrak money made by the stores can be chalked up to rising prices rather than increased mer- chandising. Arthritis limits 1 of every 4 it strikes. ews Items from Old FiIe SEPTEMBER 1927 A. G. Smith, for twelve years the able propietor of the Ad- vance -Times, 'isabout to leave Wingham for Toronto where he assumes the business managers ment of the Orange Sentinel. The services in Wingham Unit, ed Church will be broadcast everrSundaymweningland, even* nig Y .b the local! tion,,10 B.PThis-isdnot an invita- tion to remain at hoe but .mere- ly an invitation to mmany far re- moved to once more hear the ser- vices and to those who• are pre- vented from getting out. J. W. Bushfield has had his of- fice in the Meyers block rede- corated and since coming to town has equipped the vault with a , modern metal filing system. Special services were held in • the Wingham Baptist Church, marking the completion of the in- terior and exterior decorations and other iinprovements. Last Wednesday afternoon, the bus that leaves here about 5 p.m. for Goderich, took fire ami mile be- yond Blyth and was completely destroyed. Only the driver was on board when the flames burst into the cab. He headed for. the ditch, then jumped clear. ' The Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, the British Premier who is visit- ing in Canada, took a short course, TODAY CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN You can guess from Jamie's smile that he is an enthusiast. The good-looking 12 -year-old has many interests and 's full of zest about all of them. Probably sports are at the top of his list. He is keen on hockey, playing either goal or defence, and his favorite reading is hockey magazines. He is first baseman on a baseball team, a forward in basketball, and plays any position in football. An outdoor boy, Jamie enjoys camping, fishing, canoeing and boating. He is also fond of crafts and woodworking. Healthy, active Jamie has brown eyes, light -brown hair and fair skin. He is generally cheerful though he can fly off on oc- casion. He is neat and tidy and enjoys helping with household chores. Jamie is in senior opporttinity class but his teacher feels he • may be able to enter the regular school stream in the future. Farm life rather appeals to Jamie -because he is especially fond of animals. This lad needs warm, understanding parents who will give him time to feel he is really part of their family. He would like to maintain limited contact with two brothers and a sister who are not to be adopted with him. To inquire about adopting Jamie, 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. HE LOVES SPORTS in engine driving at Pickering Ontario, on the new Canadian National locomotive, the .largest and most powerful railway engine in the British Empire. Lew Weatherhead of St. Helens lost his barn, together with con- tents, while threshing operations were in progress. The separator, owned by Mr. purnin, was also t .iii -the 1 E b azo"' _ Several young men from the area have left for the West to help with harvesting operations. 0-0-0 , A pleasant evening was spent at the home of Margaret and Pa- tricia Brophy when the members of the junior girls' choir of Sacred Heart Church met to honor Miss Vivian E,rnest,organist, pri r to her departure to enter training as a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. . • A special dedication service washold a F"r f o- ay'cti `United Church on Sunday when a baptis- mal font was presented in mem- ory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam C. Hutchison, by their family: • . Jack McLaughlin has been en- gaged as a teacher in the River- side High School where he will teach Industrial Arts and Crafts. . Mrs. A. R. DuVal was a lunch- eon guest at the Kate Aitken Wo- men's Press Luncheon held last week. Startled when a mouse jumped off the sun visor of his car, Albert Hanna of Listowel was admitted to Wingham Hospital with a badly lacerated face suffered when he lost control of his car near Brussels. Campbell Brown has been en- gaged as teacher at S.S. No. 6, Turnberry Township. Wedding bells rang in James- town on Saturday when Miss Mary Bradshaw and Mr, Hugh Campbell were united in mar- riage. A trousseau tea was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ballagh, Culross, in honor of the approaching marriage of their daughter, Elda Ballagh, and John Norman. 0-0-0 SEPTEMBER 1960 There is one Canadian product which apparently finds a ready. market in the United States . Ontario homegrown turtles. Over the weekend traps were placed in the Maitland River by two men from Ohio and a fair catch was taken out for shipment to the American market. The live tur- tles will bring about 23 cents a SEPTEMBER 1939 When the news was flashed about the world on Sunday that Britain had declared war on Ger- many, Canada was ready for the shock. France shortly after also declared 'war on Germany. The first shock of this news was scarcely over when King George spoke to his people, urging all to stand calm and firm and united. Miss Cora Phair, teacher of piano, theory and vocal, is com- mencing her classes this week. So far the local battery, 99th Wingham Field Battery,R.C.A. has not received word to start re- cruiting. Two other batteries in this district, the Listowel and Walkerton batteries,have al- ready been called. At the regular meeting•of Town Council, a letter was read from the Department of Highways suggesting that signs be erected prohibiting U-turns. If Council feels U-turns should be pro- hibited, the Department will give the matter more consideration. Point Clark beach is included in the hydro extension program being carried on in that district and a number of cottages are being wired to receive the cur- rent which will add to the comfort and convenience of the summer colony. Miss Thacker of Teeswater is the new teacher for S.S. No. 2, Turnberry, near Wroxeter. Miss Thacker will make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Ward Sharpin. Miss Isabel McKinnon of Blue - vale left Monday to attend busi- ness college at London. School re -opened on Tuesday with Tom Wilson of Whitechurch as principal and Miss Beatrice McQuillin assistant in the St. Helens School. Miss Elsie Ritchie of Zion is in charge at Fordyce. 0-0-0 SEPTEMBER 1949 The members of the Wingham United Church choir looked very smart in their new wine colored gowns on Sunday. A choir of 40 members turned out to greet Al- len Bennett, the new organist and choir leader. Tuesday morning saw 50 local youngsters go to school for, the first time when they were enroll- ed at the Kindergarten. The total enrollment at the Public School hit a record high with 325 pupils. John W. Hanna is one of the 28 members of the Ontario Legisla- ture touting Northern Ontario. He says the trip is extremely in- teresting and that the north coun- try is developing fast. pound and dressed out, ready for the frying pan or the soup kettle, the meat is worth$1.00 per pound. Les Armstrong, who came to Wingham about five years ago.as reporter -photographer •for the Advance -Times, and has worked more recently for the CKNX news department, has left for California where he has a .i - tion with the National BroadcaSt- ing Company at San Diego. There have been two. work parties at the new Scout Hall to paint theexterior of the building and it is already beginning to look much brighter. Wilfred White has finished his work on the in- terior. Christine Runstedtler and Irene Saint, both of whom were Grade 13 students at the Wing= ham District ' High School last year, have been awarded •Domin- ion -Provincial student \aid burs- aries. Christine is enrolled at Brescia Hall and Irene will at- tend the Stratford Teachers' Col- lege. At the regular meeting of town council, a letter from Lovell Mc- Guire was .read, deploring the ex- cessive speed of some drivers\ on Josephine Street north, parti- cularly from theMcKenzie bridge to the town limits. It was agreed that police should be noti- fied to crack down on speeders and that a letter should be written to the principal of the high school as ,a warning to the students who do not abide by the traffic laws. ' Both Wingham schools were crowded as -the new school term opened. The Wingham District High School had a total registra- tion of ; an increase of 63 over last year. Total registration at the public school is 516, with 66 in the kindergarten, class. Next week will see an import- ant event in the history of Huron County when a plaque will be un- veiled at the tomb of the Dunlop brothers, pioneer residents of the town of Goderich. The tomb is located near Sky Harbor Airport. Student office closes The Canada Manpower Centre for Students officially closed on Friday, thereby completing another successful season. The office has been in operation since February and has been in charge of John Gee, student co- ordinator. In May tlivo students, Miss Laura Tryssenaar and Roger MacDonald were hired to assist in the working of the program. Throughout the period of operation many employers were canvassed In person and by mail to generate an interest in thea Student Campaign. More vacanies were reported than in 1973 and more jobs were ob- tained. However, student registrations were lower in numbers than last year and at times it wail difficult to find suitable applicants for the jobs. At the close of business on Friday more than 100 students remained on file who were unable to find work this summer or who had earlier jobs and had re- gistered. "This is a common experience in all centres across Canada," commented Mr. Gee. "There are never enough jobs to go around. But we keep trying," In assessing the overall impact of the student campaign, 'J, Chappa, CMC manager, . stated that the combination of increased job vacancies, employer con- tacts, media and advertising contacts culminated in the best summer experience so far. All .remaining student files and vacancies arising within the fall and winter period will b ' handled by the regular Canada Manpower Centre. It ' is an- ticipated that a Student Centre will reopen in February, 1975. It is hoped that the employers who rendered their support to this year's Student Summer Employment Campaign will actively participate again next year, V