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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-09-26, Page 44 _ - - Case of the missing goal Thank goodness we have something be- sides rotten eggs and inflation to think about for a week or two. The Canada -Russia hockey series has, at least for the moment, assumed the No. 1 spot in public inter- -1 est—and with good reason, for it is one of the most interesting sports events in a long time. As this column is written at the weekend the two teams stand exactly eye -to -eye with a sold win for each and a 3 -all tip in the first encounter in Quebec City. At that point, too, the series was marked by nothing except good, straightforward hockey with a mini- mum of penalty-pToducing plays. The most exasperating incident, at least as far as the Soviets were concerned, came In the second game when they scored a goaI, the goal judge flashed the red light andoker* it on,for five or,six seconds—and the referee 'ruled that the goal would not be allowed. There was a tense moment when the com- mentator feared the manager of the Soviet team would take his players out of the game In protest, but he did nothing of the kind. Affier the expected protests had been regis- tered with the referee the game went on and the boys from Russia ended on the low end of a 4-1 count. What made the episode even more ludi- crous was the availability of television's in- stant replay capacity. TV viewers all across the nation were provided with ample evi- dence that the puck had, indeed, hit the twine at the back of the net. Why, then, should the referee's ruling have been allowed to lose the visitors a goal when there was available proof that the official was wrong? The use of cameras has long been accepted as the final evidence of a close finish in horse racing. W00010000 *0 As the referee explained in an interview iater, he believes that the use of camera evi- dence would simply foul up hockey to no end. He said that every time there was the slight- est doubt about a call, such as a closecut off- side, there would be a rush by players and managers to take a second look and the game would be totally disrupted. It would appear, however, that photo - records could be empleyed in such important circumstances as a disputed grial. Hockey being what it is, and a hard -shot puck travel- ling at the speed it does, there are obvious reasons why officials cannot be right all the time. The grouping of players around and behind the net often screens the twine from both goal judge and referee, and it is for this reason that the referee's word is final. In the big games, the TV broadcasters set up their cameras at several points around the ice surface and the case of the disallowed Russian goal proved beyond doubt that from at least one angle the camera had recorded the shot With greater clarity than was possible for any of the offi- cials. Surely, in a game as important as the one to which we refer here the referee would have been well advised to admit the possibi- lity of error and revise his ailing when he saw that he was wrong. , The most regrettable fket of the episode was not the loss of the goal for the Russians, but the attitude assumed by a few Canadian sports writers Who commented the next day that it served the Soviets right—the Cana- dians had been forced to accept some pretty rotten officiating in Moscow. The old saying that two wrongs never make a right is obvi- ously true. Appeal to the public Radio and television audiences are being treated to a new form of brain -washing. The Qntario. Civil Servants' Association is spon- soring an, extensive (and no -doubt expen- sive) radio campaign to tell the people of the province that the government has made them "second class citizens". The big mining companies are using the same media to sob out their agony because they are the most heavily taxed industry in the province. The same Methods were used by the school teachers of Ontario when they were faced with legal action to prevent a strike. The significant aspect of this sort of campaign is that the government—the elected representatives of the voting public, tAs..0 helm §y,:pomed,, ......an effortto gain eir4lisKOMAPPPF 1, it Is 110.- • v01:0 influence efstiqg Ipgis,(fion ot4 "(e. • -116 Vet' .drafting of new and more fat/tit:Ali There is, of course, nothing illegal about this method of telling one's story. News- paper advertising has been frequently used in times past so that isolated groups or even individuals could clarify their stand. Carried to its ultimate end, however, such tactics *00 0000000 000,00.000000 014000 0- a RR alYtb, Ontario September 10, 1974 DcarSiis Yonr letter AVM E11110r,lretand rgarding the rotting eggs has "egged" me to eply. It is un- fortunate that the prom andother media has not been able to convey to the consuming Public, that there Is much 1110110 that ill ratan than eggs. „ No one has yet reported that while 311,000,000 CPS l'Otted in Canada, that 30,000,0000 eggs were imported from the 'T.I.S.A; by the large international food handlers who manipulate the world's food supply for their won profit, Most consumers do not realize that these people are trying to destroy the efforts of Canadian fanners to develop an orderly, marketing system of quality food at reasonable ptieeS. These international corporations were successful in destroying the sugar industry in Ontario for the purpose of eliminating compe- tition, and for the benefit of anyone who has forgotten, sugar is now selling to the Canadian consumer for about 600 per cent above the selling price when Ontario farmers were providing competition (about 9 years ago). If we allow this type of world business monopoly to continue, there will come a time when we will be completely at the mercy of international manipulators. It Is quite conceivable the producers of such Items as. butter, meats, fresh vslelablot fruits, cheese, eggs, and poultry Will be discouraged out of business, leaving no Canadian competition to protect the 'Canadian Consigner from -monopolist extortion. What *MOOS me most, is that so many responsible people are being completely blinded by this type of "planned publicity". When people like Elmer Ireland, who is * pot president of Huron County Federation of Agri- culture, can be 'indoctrinated to turn on those he once represented, we must admit that someone, somewhere, has a very competent publiety program &lug for them. EugenelThelan, Federal Mini- ster of APIOulture is fighting desperately to .inaintain the family farm which has provided Canadians with the best quality food in the 'world at reasonable prices. If consumers are really concerned they would be wise to give him their support;instead of being conned into turning on their best friends. Again 1 say there is more that is rotten than eggs. Respectfally submitted Mason Bailey Ontario Federation of Agriculture Director for North West I Huron County. 110 could seriously disrupt the processes of or- derly government. Our political system—the one which has provided us with prosperity unparalleled in any other part of the world—is based on the free and open election of representatives who will, hopefully, stand up for our rights when laws are being made. It is up to each one of us to do his best to elect those people who will give support to the aims and objects most important to us. After the election is over, the system calls for the citizens, bOth private and corporate, to accept the decisions of the elected government. It we don't like the resultswe can re -organize for a better effort next time we go to the polls. You're quiteright That's the way the tfenild suppoed *ork4fl actual tibrac- 11'64 4.44fsti4 a I Pthat 46166th Autlfrilowniany irigist itireitliiiirigh the Public out- side of and beyond the channels of demo- cratic legislation, we must be prepared for some new, and Perhaps much less stable form of self-government. It might end up as government by unions and business corpora- tions. atch it, big boy! The people who operate big trucks on our highways and streets pay pretty heavily for the privilege—and many of them seem to be of the opinion that those high license fees give them the right to create any sort of oui- sance.for whichThey feel the urge or are too careless to prevent. Take, for example, the huge gravel trucks which ply the highways, usually with cargoes piled high above the top level of the gravel box. Have you ever tried to get close enough to these monsters so that you could pass when opportunity presented itself? The spatter of small stones torn off the load by the wind makes you shudder to think what is happening to the finish on your car. Noise is another most unpleasant accompaniment to the passage of the big ve- hicles. Passing through the built-up area of a town the din created by heavy trucks makes thinking a difficult process and conversation impossible if you happen to be talking te a -friend on the sidewalk. Passenger vehicles are forced to 6perate with anti -pollution devices on their fuel sys- tems, so that the bare minimum of exhaust gases spews from the tail -pipe. Notcso with those big diesels you encounter every day. In full sail down the open highway the plume of black smoke most of them spout into the at- mosphere can be seen half a mile away and -.you can frequently see the sooty evidence on the sides of the trucks themselves. Obviously not all ,truckers or trucking firms are guilty of creating such nuisances to the public. We all know of some companies which are extremely Careful to minimize these problems and to leave a good image with pedestrians and motorists. The remainder, however, are in need of a re- minder that they do not own the roads. Beginning of the end? Speaking in Sault Ste. Marie last week Ontario's health minister, Frank Miller, re- ferred to the high and still rising cost of health services in the province and the need to curtail the use of public funds in this sphere. Not unexpectedly, one of his sug- gested solutions was the elimination or limi- tation of smaller hospitals. He mentioned that proper efficiency in hospital care is not achieved in institutions of less than 20 to 300 beds. Sadly enough most of the board members of smaller hospitals have been ex- pecting such a statement for a long time. The eihnination of hospitals with less than 300 beds would put an end to local hospital care for hundreds of communities in the province. It's a pretty disgusting situation for the thousands of community -minded citizens who have spent countless hours—even years—without any remuneration, to raise money, oversee construction and guide ad- ministration of hospitals in smaller centres. Most of these hospitals were paid for and operated without government aid for years and years at a tremendous sacrifice of time and effort—only to have ham-fisted govern- ment decide we won't be able to afford them any longer. Certainly taxes are too high. Yes, the ministry of health costs too much. Why not start cutting costs right in Toronto? How about letting one inspection team do the work instead of paying top salaries to dozens of officials who run around duplicating each other's tasks? How about scalping a ,few of the chiefs instead of shooting the Indians? THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES News Items from Old Files SEPTEMBER1927 Commencing on Novelliber 1, the Ontario amusement tax, brought in several years ago aif,,a vf-g r-ex,enue - Meats 'hO'wev when the price of admission eX- ceeds 25 cents. The local High School is well under way to, establibh a neW record, with 180 enrolled. This is a very satisfactory increase over the attendance of last year and the highest for some time. Parti- cularly pleasing is the enrolment of 35 in upper school crass, the largest in the history of the school. William Fryfogle of Wingham and Milton -Bruce of Whitechurch were awarded first prizes in the fiddlers' contest held during ail Old Time Concert in the town, hall. The same men also won the step dancing contest. Mrs. Baptist last week sold her house on the west side of Victoria Street to Mrs. Campbell of Luck - now. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Thibideau and family left by motor for their new home in Leamington. The chopping mill at Moles- worth was burned to the ground about 11 o'clock Sunday night. How the fire started is a mystery. The Wroxeter Continuation School field day was held with sports of different kinds carried out. Jim Henderson and Walter Willitts won firsts in the boys' classes and Evelyn Hupfer and . Isabel Davey in the girls' classes. MiSs Alice Shackleton of Ash- field is attending Stratford Nor- mal School. Miss Ethel Johnston of Bluevale is also attending the same school. Wingham's business places add a new name this week, that of Mr. Burk who opens a general dry goods, clothing, boot and shoe store In the building lately Oc- cupied by Mr. McElroy. Charles Messer of Bluevale has gone to Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, Guelph, where he is taking a course. 0 —0 — 0 eioblishod at Wingham, Ontario, by Winger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert 0. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Jc4(41. Member — Canadian Community Newspapers AS30C. Subscription 910,00 per year. Six months $5.25 Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. To United States $12.50 Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Return postage guaranteed SEPTEMBER 1939 A lovely little Scotty dog owned by Dr. T. L. Torrance, died of ra- bies. Dr. Torrance, who took the, dog's head to the Department at Toronto, received a telephone call stating that it was definitely a case of rabies. DeWitt Miller has accepted a position with Walker Stores' Limited. He replaces Bob Mur- ray who resigned to enlist in the 100th Battery. James E. McGill, B.A., son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. McGill of East Wawanosh, has been awarded the Fellowship in An- alytical Chemistry at Queen's University., Kingston. He will do post -graduate research work in microquantitative analysis as Well as, assist on the university teachhig staff as demonstrator. The annual High School Ath- letic Meet was held with champ- ions namect as follows: tCtlfl- riell and Donna Buchanan. . th Goderich council has un- aninteusly endorsed a resolution asking the department Of defence, to take over Sky Harbor Airport as a preiimhuiry training field for candidates to the Royal Canadian Air Force. A branchof the Red Cross Society was formed in Wingham with Mrs. M. Griffin named president. Vice-president is Mrs. R. II. Lloyd; treasurer, Miss N. Dinsley; secretary, Miss K. Pringle. Elmer Dove of Wiarton is now employed at Ilabkhit's barber shop. He is taking the position left vacant by Cliff Taman who - en- listed with the 100th Battery. . Charles Carter has purchased the home of the late Daniel •Ged- des, situated on Minnie Street. Larry Benninger has purchaSed -the Kehoe property on Patriek Street. Miss Edna Johann of Belmore took first prize for hurdle jump- ing the Mildmay Fair. Herb Pettapiece had the tele- phone installed in his White- church home last week. - 0 — 0 —0 SEPTEMBER 1949. Work is progressing rapidly at the curling rink these days. A Walkerton firm is expected to put the roofing on this week. It will be Novell: 1 before the installa- tion of "e freezing unit is com- plete. Wingham Kinsmen, at theit regular meeting, presented Art Iooucks with a gift prior to his leaving Wingham Ow, .,Napanee -where he will begin a new busi- ness venture. Mr. Loucks is past president of the club. Barbara Gaunt was named president of the Wingham High School Glee Club. Other officers are Desmond Brophy and Mary Ann Cleland. Pianists iire Bar- bara Gaunt, Ann Chamney, Elea- nor Wightman and Currie Bur- chilCaLnada is heading into a new recruiting season for the forces 'arid, officials say, the emphasis of the publicity campaign will be placed on the reserve army. The recruiting drive will aim at en- listing another 7,000 men in the neitistysae Jeanr. Adair left for Guelph where she will attend Macdonald Institute to study Household gc°nThelneixcts. ension and increasingly competent handling of the work of the Children's Aid Society of Huron County received most gratifying comments from the Department of Public Welfare in their annual report and inspec- tion, A Rebekah Lodge has been formed in Wingham awl a Slate of • officers has been elected to lead the new organization. Mrs. Jean 'Xifo Trigger, Mrs. Uldene Mc- Kenzie, Mrs. Olive Lewis, Margaret Bennett, Mrs. Oman and Mrs. Ann Henry. - Mr. and Mrs. Victor Haines and family moved last week from their old home, first line of Mor- ris, to.their new home built on the farm across'ther0ad o—o—o: SEPTEMBER 1960 - E. S.= Copeland of Fry and Blandish Ltd, has received an order from their Fredericton, N.B. dealer for two eighteenth century period chairs. The chairs are destined for the home of the -newly-elected premier of New Brunswick, Hon. L. J. Robi- chaud. Owen King Construction has been awarded the $8,775 contract for the erection of a bridge over the Nine Mile River on Wheeler Street in Lucknow. The span will be some 30 feet in length. ,John Congram, son of Mr. and Atfrs. W. D. Congram, received a $300 OES Estarl Award last week at the Royal York Hotel in Tor- onto. At a special session this week the council of Huron COunty sold the Sky Harbour Airport to Keith Hopkinsonfor 825,000. Mr. Hop- kinson has operated a flying in- struction school at the port for several years. The Coupfes' Club of St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church have given a new coat of paint to the r e ichildren. Golden Circle School for re- tarded Owen Hyndman has been chosen School Queen for the Ger- rie school section. Lloyd Whytock has purchased John Hutchison's farm in the Whitechurch area. At the meeting of the Wingham Firemen, officers for Mil were chosen. They)nclude: Chief, Jim Carr; Assistant, D. Crothers; captains, Bill Bain and Norm Cronkwright ; secretary-treas- prer, S. Cowan. Miss Irene Paton moved tk, the home she recently purchased on Leopold Street. The house was the residence of the late Mrs. Henrietta MacDonald. Rev. Harry Jennings was in- ducted into the Brussels parish as rector in a special service held there. He moved to Brussels from the Lucknow parish. Five new members, Mrs. Brian Metcalfe, Nirs„llob Deyell, Mrs. Robert Vivian, 'Mrs. Jim Deneau and Mrs. Murray Freidenberg, were welcomed into the Evening Guild of St. Paul's Anglican church at the first meeting of the fall season. John Nesbitt of Blyth was wel- comed to the Home at Monday afternoon's get-together. Marie Flynn, Norman Speir and Jerry Collins provided the old tyme '- music with Morgan Dalton sing- ing a solo number for the sing - along. Thirtyresidents having Sept- ember Birthdays were honored at Frt4P-m wistothor stitute. The celebrants were pre- sented with gifts following the program. Decorated cup cakes and tea were served by the ladies to about 200 residents and guests. Mrs. Ray Rader was emcee for the program, which included piano and violin duets by Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love; readings Mrs. Evan Rader; vocal duet, "My Kitchen Apron", Mrs. Bill Ber- ends and Mrs. Martha Miller; vocal duets, Mrs. Mervyn Tei - man and Mrs. Love. Dave Elliott, who was celebrating his birthday on Wednesday, thanked the ladies,on behalfof the residents. Entertainers from the Bayfield area deranged program for "Family Night". Albert Craig sang several cotmtry and western favorites and Irish numbers pro- owncoflpanIment an. Step of.: Norma Garrett, Gerard, MaryMargaret and Charlie Bedard; danced as a group and solo numbers, ac- companied by Mrs, Margaret Garrett at the piano. By the way, we are having a fall rally for volunteers following the "Family Night" program on October 10. If you would have some spare time for volunteer work, we would be happy to have you attend. 1 TODAY'S CHILD ' BY HELEN ALLEN NIII1111111111111111111111111111111111111•11111111 The happy-lOoking.baby is Paula, almost 16 months old. She is a sturdy girl with blue eyes, light -brown =hair and fair skin. Paula is healthy but she was born with Downs Syndrome (commonly known as mongolism). Besides some physiql evidence of the condition (slightly slanted eyes and a sometime); protruding tongue), Paula has developed slowly. though at .a higher rate than many Downs Syndrome children. Paula is cheerful, animated and sociable, except that she is going through a shy stage with strangers. Her vocabulary has no words yet but she entertains herself and others with a variety of chuckles and squeals. Not walking yet, she crawls using only her arms. Lately she has started getting up on hands and knees so more orthodox locomotion won'tte long. She can hold something in each hand and bang the two together. Twelve hours is a normal\ night's sleep for Paula plus two daily naps. She is a good eater. It is expected this little girl will continue to be slow but she is considered to be educable. She needs parents who will appreciate her winning personality and who will help her develop to thelimit of her abilities without having unrealistic expectations for her. To inquire about adopting Paula, 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. A CHEERFUL BABY