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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-09-19, Page 111N� ,: 0 age of editorial opinion ' casuc.11 Let no one suggest that our prime minis, ter is anything les than plainspoken. His response last week to 'the premiers of nine provinces left them in no doubt .as to %here they stood In his '***nation. Replying to their urgent appeal for ;a. federal,provincial conference on the problems of inflation, the PM told them all to, "go take a jump" . or at least that Is the interpretatione r . ci I 1 _ s the .p ovin a leaders and the goneral public put upon his words. Not content with a simple statement pl a emetnt that he did not believe a full-scale conference would be of any value at this time, Mr. Tru- deau added the, insulting. statement that the provinces are afraid, to make "tough" fci- sions to ease inflation and want to alk Otta- wa into taking the blame for unpopular rhea - sures to curb spiralling prices. Even his bitterest enemies concede that the prime minister Is a Man of keen intelli- gence, but the needless contempt contained in his reply to the provincial leaders scarcely bears out his reputation as a smart politi- cian. Nor does Mr. Trudeau's apparent un- concern about the state of the economy sit well with the voters who returned him to office with a strong majority. They obviously believed that a powerful Liberal government would make a concerted effort to bring some order out of the Chaos. of inflation—or at the very least give it a good hard try. Instead, government has taken an easy-going three-month holiday with the Trudeau slogan, "Don't panic" as their watchword. Mr. Davis, Ontario's premier, pointed out in his reply to the prime minister that the provinces have, indeed, taken some tough ° stands In an effort to do something .ebouut in, flatlon, ills prime example was Ontario's legislation to place a 50 per cent tax on the profits realized from land speculation law which is far from.popular in ISN many �' Auar,: ters anda difficult one to administer... The general ,public does not need to' be told that the problems of inflation are thorny ones, ,Even the ,ordinary Joe on the street realises that provincial and fe dergil confer, ences are not going to return our''econory to the more stable patterns of five years ago, But most•sensibie people are agreed that in, to nSlve Study enddlscussion,--and above all, co-operation and understanding between Canada's several parts, could certain.iy do no harm, an it might produce some valu- able results. Teruo a step further, It is equally obvious that thinking leaders, not only in. Canada but in the Unified States as well, ,should be sitting down together in an effort to shape some new paths for the North American continent. The economies of the two nations are so inextr.i-; cably interwoven that international co-op- eration is vital to any worthwhile improve- ment. Mr. Trudeau's reply to the appeal for action against dangerously high prices car- ries a tone of arrogance that is not ap- preciated by the general public. In fact, he sounded very much like a man who has re- cently been elected by a strong Majority and doesn't need to worry too mah about his po- sition. Richard Nixon also had a very strong majority in his last election. Man above the law Waiter Stewart, writing in Maclean's Magazine, expresses the belief that despite the unwelcome messiness of u the Nixon downfall, the results have been good for both Canada and the United States. His conten- tion is that the Watergate investigation dis- t closed to -Canadians and Americans alike that the president had taken unto himself powers that the .constitution of his country never intended. One of the obvious abuses. . was permitting his personal assistants greater power, in some cases, than th'e very members of the nation's cabinet. The widespread feeling of relief with which the new president, Gerald Ford, was greeted, and his declared intention to put behind himself and his nation the odious af- termath .of Watergate eigndlled°''i what • ail aped woutd•be a eve era ,.In A i rtt°�in pfi tics. Yet Mr. Ford's first major decision, motivated by the spirit of mercy and his sin • - cere desire to let old wounds begin to heal, was in itself a reconfirmation of the danger- ously exalted position which the.constitution permits the president of the United States. The hackles ''of tens of thousands of Americans arose when Mr. Ford announced that Mr. Nixon would be granted a full and complete pardon for whatever misdeeds he might have committed. Those who were bit- terly opposed to the full pardon were not ne- cessarily thirsty for vengeance, although some of them might have objected for that reason. Most, however, were convinced that no man, no matter how highly placed, should be above the law. Justice, they felt, should apply equally to all. Not unexpectedly there was an outcry that if Nixon could be so freely pardoned, his personal assistants, wh.o had been sentenced or were awaiting decision of the courts, were equally worthy ,.of .pardon --as are the expat- riates who fled their countryrather than join the armed forces. It may be contended, with some consid- erable justification, that all this is no busi- ness of Canadians and the editors of their newspapers. It is a fact, however, that we are deeply and sympathetically concerned with the most grievous internal prohjem the United States has ever faced—if for novther season thein t1ui, 'iorid-to fliiued habit of aping America -in all her doings. Our own system of self-government is not immune to some of the shortcomings which caught up with the American system and we must ob- serve in detail the consequences and pitfalls of unlimited personal power. So far Canadian voters have responded very . quickly to any indications that their leaders have become arrogant or insensitive to the wishes of those by whom they were elected. We must be extremely careful to guard our right to depose those who forget J the message. New m 1 PTEMB 127 ER 1 ' Murray' and Henry lam. The A service of int tcot p other to up Walt Bids T' ;... lo► Chalmers. Presbyter -q send who misted as a mechanic Church, Toronto,'� farewells'; ui the fly corp.. were e*tended to 1 ;r , { Jack, Bateson and Pat Parker Williamson A. E. 'Toomi were elected presidents of the Angus *c y .and. Bev. D. X. boys' and girls' Athletic Societies MacDonald who will takeof the Wingham High School. work in as missionari ;, Vice.presidents are Jim the Presbyterian Churl, Hamiltonltandi ; Virginia Currie; The following. awards rds secretaries, . Bill. Bergman and been made to the pup of the Mary Julia Preston; treasurers, public schools of ,East Buren ie Ken J. t olhrisun and Betty Rae, the Canadian History c a-' The first HHowick Inter -Church petition held, in connection with Religious Education. Council the Confederation celebrations: Convention was' held in Gorrie silver medal, John Lamont, ,, with Rev. H. N. Watt named U,S,S. No. 4, Grey and Wallace' f medals, Jean Co �dt w president. Rev. J. L. Ball i,a vice - bronze lien - - lx ' president . and N. Wade is . Public school; „Jack secretary -treasurer. Habkirk of S.S. No. 12, McKillop; 0� 0 0 Dorothy Wilson, B.S. No. °t SEPTEMBER 1949 Tuckersmfth, Bob Ferguson was installed as Thomas Fells completed a president of the Wingham Klns-e couple of real estate deals whept, men Club at their opening he sold the McAllister cottage on meeting of newp S Vice - the B lu>tu to George. Walker,. aladd ' � the season. presidents . are Scott Reid and the Powell house on Catherine Dee Miller secretary is Jim Street to Mark Cardy of Brussels. Hamilton and treasurer is Mary Miss Robina Henry of; Brown. Whitechurch left this weals to , Don Lloyd defeated Larry teach in a business college '.hr; Hutton Saturday afternoon to Toronto, take the 1949 singles tennis - Mr: and Mrs. James Mc., championship. Earlier in the Farlene and family leave St-% afternoon he advanced to the Helens this week for their new Vials after coming from behind home near Ethel where they. ha, ' purchased a farm. to defeat Jim Bening& in the hardest, fought match of the Mr. Kernan of Hamilton sue" tournament. ceeds Mr. Chapman as ae- ,' Miss Meta . McLaughlin has countant in the Bank of Come, entered the Ontario Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto, as nurse -in -training. 'Rev. George A. Milne Ofd File completely ly deotroyed. own Rev. R. D. A. 00)e of Port Albany, B.C., 'c MM. the three-point charge of Whitechurch, Calvin and Langside Presbyterian Chur- ches. He will be inducted ,on. September 2$. Bev. Russell 1. Rotrsiburg, ,sem of fir. and M. Waiter Horsburg of Fordwiich,has accepted ,a call to St. Paul's United Church, Sudbury, 0-0-0 -o SEPTEMBER 960 ' Seven buil' _. properties ties pr in Wingham were the targets for burglars during last. Thursday morning but the results of their efforts *ere negligible, only $30.00 in silver being picked up by the thieves. Property damage, however, ran into several hun- dred dollars. Five hundred dollars' damage was done hi the vault of Fry and Blackball Ltd. when burglars chiseled their way into the firm's vault. People in this area, rIJJ have ,the opportunity of hearing Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt speak on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society in the Kitchener Auditorium on October 5. G: K. Sutcliffe, senior postal cleric at the Clinton Post Office, has ` been named the new post- master at the Wingham Post Office. He will commence his duties in October when Archie Peebles retires ;after 15 years of service.' Borden Jenkins and Percy Willie are the architects of a new rifle and shotgun range which has been set up at the Wingham Sportsmen's grounds . in Lower Wingham. ' - A beautiful team of dappled grey sold b ilea horses which y Bok and shipped to Nova Scotia, has won ' first prize as the best harnessed team at the Pictou North Colchester Exhibition. Mrs. Frances Strong and Roy Strong moved to their home in the village of Gorrie, the former Fred Taylor home. George Procter of RR 5, Brussels, Ronnie Couites of RR'2, Wingham, and Jack Wheeler of RR 5, Brussels, *ere the three ww.fTIA'-! _• „K l� . ,.•ars tb�e �- crop competition staged In connection with the 13russels fair. Three local players, Murray Kerr, John Merkley and Doug Lockridge, who were members of the Wingham Juvenile cham- pionship squad last winter, have been invited to attend big league training camps for ' try -out training. Yellow mums decorated Sacred Heart Church for the marriage of Marlene Agnes Ste. Marie and Robert Allan Foxton. merce. SEPTEMBER 1939 To organize the town for Rett Brussels, ssels, was elected moderator Cross purposes, at the urgent ,s, of` Huron -Maitland Presbytery request of the Provincial Red last week at a meeting in St. Cross Headquarters, and in line • Andrew's Presbyterian , Church with similar organized effort , -' here. He succeeds Rev. Alex our own district, a meeting will Nim,mo of Wingham. be held in Wingham this week. Allan Williams has left for the Miss Mary Cruickshank;( '` College of Optometry, Toronto, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benson ; where he will'commence his final Cruickshank, left on Monday for '';'`year. Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she'. Britain's revaluation of the will enrol in a'four-year course in pound, with its world-wide journalism. °.repercussions, was brought home Damage to the extent of $400U to the Canadian people on Was caused by fire and water at Monday when Finance Minister Cook's Factory. The roof of the ' `Abbott announced devaluation of machine shop was badly the Canadian dollar by ten per damaged and considerable cent in terms of. United States damage was - - done to the, i toe ,.,�-.W°, _ � _ the shiptiir ratifrr and in the held her dollar at par with the finishing room. - United States dollar in all In the table tennis tournament Canadian dealings. conducted by the boys of the William Johnston was elected Wingham . Public School, the president of the High School . doubles chamionship was won by Literary Society. Vice-presidents Jack Mellor and Raymond Bell of are Eleanor Wightman and Larry Grade VIII. Lorne Gardner and Hutton. Joan Hiseler is secretary Bruce Wilson of Grade VIII were and Stanley Hiseler treasurer. runners-up. Fire of undetermined origin Six more have enlisted, five in completely gutted the interior of the 100th Battery of Listowel. a general store owned by Gordon They are J. W. Fraser, C. E. Taylor, Auburn, on Sunday. All enkins, J. R. Johnston, R. E. merchandise in the store was- A wealth of opportunity The general concept of Ontario's Col- leges of Applied Arts and Technology, usually dubbed Community Colleges, was a • bit difficult to comprehend when the plan was first announced a few years ago. In the intervening time these schools of postsec- ondary training have taken form and their programs have evolved according to the needs of the communities in which they are located. This development, along the lines of most evident usefulness was, of course, the intention from the outset, and it is now ap- parent that the community colleges are pro- viding a most valuable and practical form of education. All households in this area have by now received a magazine -style brochure from Conestoga College and the wealth of oppor- tunities . it outlines make even those in ad- vanced years dream of what they might have learned had the chance come a bit * sooner. For young people and those in their middle years the door to a whole new world of knowledge has been opened. The courses offered by the various campuses of the college are certainly not limited to what used to be termed "scholar- ly" subjects. They cover a vast range of practical subjects, useful in the attainment Time to cool it Most of us in this part of the world shudder a bit on the first cold evening in Sep- tember. That little tremor down the spine is caused not so much by the outdoor tempera- ture as by the certain knowledge that the thermometer's first shallow plunge is but a hint of more and worse to come. Summer is just about over and we shrink from the promise of heavy galoshes, slippery side- walks and the feel of the snow shovel in one's of greater proficiency in daily life. For example, the, Clinton Centre offers such courses as English, Mathematics, Chemis- try, Conversational French; Basic Account- ing, Farming for Profit, Labor Relations, Marketing for the Tourist Industry, Con- sumer,. Economics, a course for Foster Parents, Drawing and Painting, Rural Real Estate, ' You and the Law, Bartending, Canine Obedience, Snowmobile Mainte- nance, Blueprint Reading, Metric System, ,Interior Decorating and Design. The Harriston Centre offers several of the above courses, plus such others as Human Relations, Skiing, Dancing, Graph- ics and Design, Macrame, Defensive Driving; Beauty Tips and Aids, Electronics, Mechanics for Women, Winemaking, Grief and Death. The courses we have mentioned are only a fraction of those available at all seven Centres of the college. Most of these subjects are covered in two-hour sessions once a week for varying lengths of time during the fall and winter months, and registration fees are usually about $10 for each course. What a terrific opportunity for almost anyone to expand his or her knowledge! hand. However, with the end of summer, hope- fully, will come an end to some of the in- sanity fostered and made possible by the warmer months. No one else is likely to lose his life for nothing in Lake Ontario. Krazy Kneivel will not get another 56 million for an idiot leap into space. There may even be less rotten eggs to destroy in colder weather. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wng•r Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President, Robert 0. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations i Member ---- Canadian Community Newspapers As goo. Subscription $10.00 per year. Six months $5.25 Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. To United States $12.50 Second Class Mail Registration No, 0821 Return postage guaranteed pt. 19 D BY HELEN ALN Roger has just turned 13 and'has just started r t�trted Gradesewren. He is a lively, enthusiastic boy with interests many �' is .hut paramount now. is his desire to be part of a family. "As ,soon: as pool please" is his request. Roger is. black one "P in descent with dark eyes*tl hair and medium �n and its perfect `health• fe does average work inu sot as a real desire to learn new things; both in school and oui. An engaging personality wins friends;} readily for Roger children find. him furs and adults say.he is most likable. i `c be mischievous andshe enjoys teasing but is not normally a discipline problemen. Roger is keon sports and a good athlete. Last term he competed in gymnastics at school and won,. first 'prize on the trampoline. He has played left field on :a .first place Little League baseball team for two summers. ;Re also plays hockey and is involved in track and field where he runs and competes In both Jong and high jumps. In reading Itoger lly. chi novels withsports themes. • Roger enjoys the kinds of things families do together, J141o1e camping end likes helping°with chores around his foster 'home. He's . been trying his band in the kitchen with some success in baking. He is understanding and patient with small children. A :fa�mily who will value his background and can give hint much]hve and encouragement will find Rogers splendid eon. - To inquire about adopting Roger,: please Write to Today's Child,7Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 202. For general adoption information, please contact your local Children's Aid. Society. HE'S A GOOD ATHLETE ••••••••••••••••••••1••••••• oUted-alitt/Ederov •••••••••Ei•.•••••••••••.••••• Dear Editor: It is with great concern that we consumers read in the news that the number of eggs allowed to rot in unsatisfactory storage facilities has risen from nine million to twenty eight million eggs and it is reported that there is likely to be more than the above figure. It does puzzle me and being a former producer of eggs, that the news refer to the rotten eggs in number. I think the producer and consumer would understand it better if they reported the number of dozens of eggs and this would be 2,400,000 dozen of eggs that are rotten. Simple arith- metic would show that it would take 85,000 thirty dozen cases to contain these rotten eggs. Assuming,that500 cases would be a truck load it would take 170 trucks to transport the rotten eggs to the dump. The cost of storage, trucking and handling Wingham, Ont. Sept. 16,1974. would come from the taxpayer. The Government wishes to make light of this loss by. saying that it is only a little over one egg per person for Canada • only peanuts. Canada has committed itself- to help the millions • of starving people of Asia and Africa. This blunder should never have happened even though the producer claims he is not getting a fair price for eggs and the consumer claims he has to pay too high a price for eggs. This blunder on the part of the government is a disgrace. I will go along with Ontario Federation of Labor and the Consumcers Association of Canada when they say that Minister Eugene Whelan should resign. Never in my lifetime have I heard of such wanton waste. Inefficient management such as Mr. Whelan is guilty of should warrant his dismissal at once as Minister of Agriculture. Sincerely, Elmer Ireland What's new at Huronview? Twenty residents attended the Blyth Threshers' Reunion and all report a good display of engines and equipment. Marie Flynn and Lorne Lawson joined Norman Speir and Jerry Collins to provide the old time music for Monday's get-together. Mr. Miller of Exeter was wel- comed to the Home during the afternoon and -the Christian Re- formed volunteers assisted' with the acts ✓sties. The program for "Family Night" consisted of a visit from the Clinton Horticultural Society and entertainers from Bruce - field, Kippen and Bayfield areas. Each of the residents was pre- sented with a corsage at the en- trance to the auditorium by members of the society. Follow- ing the program arrangements of flowers were presented to the fol- loWing; eldest lady and man, all those over 90, youngest residents, etc., as well as a bouquet for each of the rooms in the infirmary. Members of junior club attended and assisted with the flowers. Taking part in the program from the Bayfield area, and ar- ranged by Mrs. Garrett, who also provided the piano accompani- ment were Lisa Taman, Rebecca Fawcett, Cathy Mernerm, Wendy Turner, Norman Dean and John Garrett. Taking part from the Brucefield, Kippen area were Sandra, Shelley and Sue Anne Pinlaysonz ' Jane Allan, Kim Thompson, Lori Little, Kathy Martins, Dianne Wilson and the Tropical Six. With a total shoreline of 156,000 miles, Canada is vitally in- terested in the naming of features off the coast under the sea. So, the Canadian Permanent Committee bn Geographical names has a subcommittee dealing with submarine names.