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The rod and the child
A week or two back the Toronto Sun ap-
peared with a horrendous story about a To-
ronto senior elementary school teacher who,
aCcurding to the newspaper, had been terro-
rizing the children in his charge. It seems
John Winter had been whacking the kids
with a yard stick, kicking the odd one, hitting
others with his fists and had even wrestled a
few of them to the floor. What a monster!
Friday afternoon, however, ffie"' other
side of the story was brought into focus when
Mr, Winter was interviewed on the Betty
Kennedy hour over CFRB, Toronto. Al-
though Mrs. Kennedy's questions indicated
her skepticism of the teacher's methods, his
replies put the entire affair in a somewhat
different light.
Winter said that the only reason he em-
ployed such drastic tactics was because the
policy of the Ontario Ministry of Education
no longer permits the use of the strap as a
form of corporal punishment—and that he
had to use force with some children to main-
tain discipline.
In a second part of the Kennedy hour a
member of the school board which employed
Mr. Winter (and from which he has re-
signed) was adamant in his position that no
teacher who resorted to any sort of violence
would be tolerated on their staff.
Later in the afternoon the same radio
station reported that of many telephone calls
received, the great majority were in favor of
a teacher's right to employ some form of
corporal punishment when necessary_
The whole affair is a reminder of the
changing standards under which so much of
-our .behaviour and that of our children is
tolerated by a society in which permissive-
ness seems to be the rule. Finding excuses
for anti -social acts and total lack of disci-
pline seems to be the order of the day, not
only in schools but in our courts . . . and
above all, in our homes.
Yes, most OT us would be more than a
little alarmed if our children were at the
mercy of a sadistic teacher who was per-
mitted any and every form of physical vio-
lence—but at the same time some parents
must wonder how school teachers can handle
classes of youngsters as big as themselves,
who defy discipline and authority right at
home. The Toronto teacher claimed that
some of his students simply refused to stop
talking and otherwise disturbing the classes
he was trying to teach-. He said he was care-
ful to use only such force as would leave no
injuries, but that without recourse to the
strap he had found no alternative.
The trustee said on the air that the
teacher should have beenable to so motivate
his pupils that discipline would not have been
a problem. That must have been a laugh for
the thousands of good teachers who have
found they can motivate 98 per cent of the
pupils in a room and hold their at-
tention—except for the unending distraction
of the one or two louts who refuse to let their
fellows concentrate.
No, we don't believe a teacher should get
away with punching and kicking the kids—'
but we do believe that we are raising a
generation which has never been subjected
to those normal disciplines without which a
child can turn into a public nuisance. Physi-
cal suffering for repeated disobedience is al-
most a law of life and the evidence of a lack
of early understanding of this truth is all
about us.
A dangerous shortage
The advanced technology of the times in
which we live has dulled our awareness of
the part human beings must sometimes play
in even the most scientific of our require-
ments. Modern laboratories have produced
myriad "wonder drugs" to cure our ail-
ments, but there are still a few gaps which
have to be met by that most marvellous of all
chemical reactors the human body.
So far no scientist has been able to syn-
thesize human blood. ,Unless enough living
donors are available. countless hospital pa-
tients will die—people who, with the aid of
the Red Cross blood bank, ,might Otherwise
pass the crisis .of dangerous illness and be
returned to health and homer
The critical need for blood donors was
brought into sharp focus last week when
Toronto health 'authorities made public the
fact that reserves of whole blood in that city
were so low that only emergency operations
were being performed and that, at best,
there was only enough blood -for a very few
hours of emergency treatments.
We do not know how critical the situation
is here in Western Ontario, but at no time has
there ever been a really safe supply of blood
available. Blood donor clinics are not held at
particularly frequent intervals in this area
and although the response from those willing
to donate blood is gratifying, their numbers
are seldom so great that the blood bank is
anywhere near to overflowing.
Although giving blood is a virtually pain-
less process and has long since been proven
to have no harmful after-effects, most people
are instinctively fearful of sparing any of the
precious fluid of life -pies ite the fact than
not one living person can predict how soon he
or she may lie in a hospital bed awaiting the
gift of life which'some less worried neighbor
has donated.
The vague fear thaf'there issometfiing
latently dangerous about giving blood ap-
pears to be the basic underlying cause of the
stibrtage of donors. Thus, if you are at all
concerned • about tie shortage and whether,
or not you can help, it would be a good idea to
call your family physician. If he has your
medical history on file he can tell you in •a
few minutes whether or not you have any-
thlpg to fear. If no such history, exists he can
also tell you about the safeguards which are
employed to make sure you will suffer no ill
consequences.
More. money for- milk
According to recent announcements
from the agricultural sector there is a possi-
bility that the milk we buy for use on our
tables and in our kitchen will increase by as
much as six cents a quart this'spring. It is a
sizeable hike for a food which rs used in such
large quantifies, but it is•perhaps only the be-
ginning of a series of price increases for this
vital commodity.
In the endless arguments which have
been fostered by higher food prices none is
more valid than the contention that dairy
farmers must get a higher return for their
product—and there is a good reason. The
simple fact is that dairy farming is very
hard work. Not only does the dairyman have
an extremely high capital investment, he
must also be on the job every day of every
week. Cows must be milked twice a
day—and they don't take'Saturday and Sun-
day off. They must be fed, and fed carefully;
their quarters must be maintained at a
higher standard of cleanliness than any
other farm animals require. The equipment
with which they are milked requires meticu-
lous'care and maintenance.
Moclern agriculture has become so spe-
cialized that our supplies of fluid milk no
longer come from the old-fashioned family
farm where the land produced some of
everything, including dairy products. The
farmer who decided on a dairy operation
some years ago is now looking at the alter-
notives. He decides in all too many cases
that his neighbor, who has stuck to beef and
hogs, is doing just as well financialy with a
heck of a lot less hard work. Then there's an
auction sale and one less dairy herd produc-
ing for our daily needs.
So far no scientist has come up with a
satisfactory substitute for that refreshing
white fluid provided by the dairy cow—and
it's a food that is essent:3l to not only the
babies 'Y,ho are still on 4he bottle, but to all
other stages of human sustenance and de-
velopment. If milk costs more we will have
to pay: the price—provided some middle man
Joasn't succeed in ripping off both the
farmer and the milk drinker.
The tune has changed
Speaking for the Ontario government at
the Grey -Bruce farmers' gathering in Han-
over last week, Eric Winkler, chairman of
the management board of the cabinet,
sounded the death knell for the proposed
four -lane highway through this part of the
province to the Bruce Peninsula. He made it
clear that no such project is now in the plan-
ning schedules.
Once the great wite hope of develop-
ment people in this area, any possible plans
for such a highway have been killed by
several factors—not the least of which is the
need • to curtail public expenditures.
However, there, is little doubt that the oppo-
sition of farm groups to the further Toss of
agricultural land to the highway itself and to
incoming industry played a significant part
in the decision.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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TODAY'S CHILD
BY HEI,EN ALLEN
NIIIIII110111111111111MMINION
Steve is .a pleasant, polite, well-groomed lad waiting for an
adoption home which he hopes will be in the country.
He is small for his 16 years, and his interests are similar to
those of a 13 year old. English in descent, Steve has red hair,
hazel eyes and fair, freckled skin. He is in good,'health but has
epilepsy which is well controlled by medication.
Steve has considerable mechanical aptitude and enjoys
working with his hands. He is in Grade nine of a vocational
course and wants to be a sheetmetal worker. His hobby is
building model planes. Steve is industrious and conscientious
about everything he undertakes to do. He likes animals and
small children.
A family with children either older o younger will be ideal for
Steve. To inquire about adopting Ste e, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general adoption information,
consult your local Children's Aid Society.
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Wingham Advance -Times
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A recent news report states; tbei
Liquor Control Bbard of Ontano
will be inspecting and closin�
hotel establishments and other
premises which dispense the
bubbly in this province', which
are lax in fire safety.
On whose authority does the
LCBO attack hotel owners and
others on fire safety? Should this
not be the duty of the Ontario Fire
Marshal's Office; and through
him to the local fire authorities?
I suggest that Toronto's ex -
chief of .police, James Mackey,
and through him, the Liquor Con-
trol Board inspectors, have
become the unofficial. police of
fire safety. They ' infact have
usurped any authority the On-
tario Fire Marshal had in this re-
spect.
Certainly we agree that fire
safety standards for all buildings
which are in use by the general
public should be inspected. How-
ever, this should be the duty of
the Ontario Fire Marshal's Of-
fice, who I am sure, are far better
qualified to inspect the fire
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Thursday, Januar
News Items from Old Files
JANUARY 1928 who have returned to their
D. E. McDonald received con- school& after the holidays are
firmation of'a report that he had Norman Muir to Ridgetown, Don-
been appointed issuer of motor ald Fortune to Woodstock, Nellie
licenses for Wingham and vicin- Gilkinson to Galt, Loreen Gilldn-
ity, as successor to A. G. Smith. son to •Brucefield and Stewart
The Ladies' Aid of St. Andrew's Mulvey to Bent River.
church has just closed a very suc-
cessful year and enter 1928 with
Mrs. P. Linklater named presi-
dent. Other members of the ex-
ecutive are Mrs. H. McLean,
Mrs. J. Thompson, Mrs. J. J,, El-
liott, Mrs. J. E. Fells and Mrs. H.
Tucker.
The large observation tower on
the boundary of Howick and Car-
rick, on James Kemp's farm,
which was constructed_ by the
Dominion government ten years
ago, is no more, having fallen
prey to the high winds. The toWer -
was used in making topo-
graphical observations of this
section of the country and was
built during the war.
Congratulations are due War-
ren Zurbrigg of Wroxeter, who
won a place among the 500 who
attended the Royal Winter Fair,
through a competitive course. He
represents Huron County and will
get free transporation, and free
tuition at a two-week short course
at the OAC.
Sixty or more farmers of Turn -
berry, Morris and Howick Town-
ships listened with deep ap-
preciation and satisfaction to
several addresses on hydro, at a
meeting in Bluevale. A long-
standing desire to be hooked up
with the white power, seems
about to be realized.
Miss Olive Scott - was elected
president of the Bluevale WMS
and Ladies' Aid at their annual
meeting held at the home of Mrs.
Alex Mowbray. Mrs. Alex Mof-
fatt is vice-president; Mrs. El-
drid Nichol secretary and Miss
Margaret Garniss treasurer.
Daniel Durman of Brussels has
been appointed bailiff of the
fourth division court of Huron
County, succeeding John Long,
deceased.
safety and prevention of the
abu ldings frequented -by the
public..'
Apparsently ' !c-cMf Mackey
has, with the' tacit approval of his
superiors, got himself -appointed
guardian of public morals, drink-
ing, building standards and now
fire safety and prevention. Whose
job will he take over next? This ,
smacks to me of the proverbial
empire -building in order to
justify a large staffnd a higher
salary for the empire builder.
We, the little people, have no
control over these authoritative
and dictorial government boards.
They are taking over like Big'
Brother and they demand we
conform to- their dictates, no
matter what. This includes ever
larger staffs and salaries. -
Perhaps the 20,000 or so civil
servants who said, "kir. Davis
clean up your act" were not so far
wrong. Mr. Davis, you might
clean up and look closely at the
LCBO. Maybe ex -chief Mackey
will take over your office next. attending the Canadian Radio
ttespectfully Yours School in Toronto.
Bertrand P. Morin Glenannan and area residents
Miss Dorothy Golley, a student
at Stratford Normal School, did
practical teaching in Belgrave
School last week.
Miss Mary Weir of White-
church left to visit with friends in
Toronto prior to leaving for a
position in a hospital in Mount
MacGregor, New York State.
R. J. Currie was re-elected
president of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Turnberry Agricul-
tural Society. Vice-presidents are
Richard' Proctor and C. R. Coul-
tes; secretary is H. L. Sherbondy
and treasurer is J. R. M. Spittal.
Hal Peterson has been trans-
ferred by his company, Imperial
Oil, to Goderich. He left on Tues-
day to take over his new duties.
Miss Irene Ellacott of the
Walker Stores' staff is attending
the D. A. school of corsetry in
Toronto this week.
Mrs. A. M. Forbes was elected
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary
to the Wingham Legion. Vice-
presidents are Mrs. H. Campbell
and Mrs. Frank Sturdy; secre-
tary is Mrs. E. Lewis and
treasurer is Mrs. W. VanWyck.
At the meeting of Section B of "
the Wingham Cub Pack, Cub
Master E. O. Gallagher invested
ten boys from the rank of Tender -
pad to the rank of fully invested '
Cubs. The boys are Maitland
Breen, Bill Johnston, Bob Kress!
Arnold Vanner, Jim' Hall, John
Armitage, Bill Pollock, Ernest
Buckman, Jack Henderson and
Donald Hopper. -
The temperature_ took a dive
during Saturday night. The
thermometer registered the low-
est so far this winter, 26 degrees
below zero.
Mrs. T. A. Currie and George
Olver were installed as Worthy
10 BP, was heard on the evening Matron andWorthy Patron of the
of January 12 in Halifax, Nova Huron Chapter No. 89, Order of
Scotia. The writer reported that, the Eastern Star. Other officers
though the station did not come in . include Mrs. F. Watson, Mrs. J.
loudly, it could be' heard plainly: A. Fox, Mrs. E. Webster and Miss
0 -0 D. Deans. . -
At a meeting of the Wingham
Utilities Commission; W. H.
Gurney was named chairman for
1940. Mr. Gurney has been a
member of the commission since
it was first formed.
Canadian farmers will be
asked to undertake specialty jobs
this year because of the war and
grow fibre flax seed, sugar beet
seed and soybeans as well as pro-
ducing more irk, -a cheese and
,ordinary flax seed foiat lin-
seed oil.
The -junior pupils of the
Wroxeter Public School and their
teacher, Miss Elva Stocks, have
moved into the new room which
has been recently added to the
school building.
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JANUARY 1951
The Lions heard a splendid
address on the educational prob-
lems in the town of Wingham as
Inspector J. H. Kinkead spoke at
their regular meeting. Mr. Kin-
kead said that for years the pop-
ulation of Wingham did not vary
from approximately two thous-
and and school enrolment was 200
Ji►NUARY 1940
Phi preparation for Canada's
first war loan effort° of the new
world war, a National War Loan
Committee 'and a National Sub-
scription Committee are in pro-
cess of formation across Canada.
The First War Loan will provide
Canadians with their first oppor-
tunity to participate in' -Canada's
war effort. It is indicated that
bonds will have denominations as
low as, $50 each for smaller sub-
scriptions. .
The annual meeting of the
Bluevale United Church Sunday
School was held with the pastor,
Rev. C. Tavener, In charge. The
resignation of Mrs. M. L. Aitken
as superintendent was not ac-
cepted and W. J. Johnston was
appointed acting superintendent
during her absence. W. J. Pea-
cock is assistant; George Hether-
ington is secretary and Margaret
Curtis is treasurer.
George Ross of Whitechurch is
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to 230. In 1951, however, 50 pupils
started ffehool and enrolment is
333 with 280 in the preOelit build- .
ing and 50 in kindergarten.
At the inaugural Meeting of
Wingham District High School
Board,- A. D. MacWilliam of
Wingham was appointed as i
'chairman for 1951 with Frank
Thompson of Morris Township as
vice-chairman.
The Wingham Kinsmen Club
agreed to buy two more hospital
beds for the use of the sick in
Wingham and District. They
have already purchased two beds
which are now in use.
At the inaugural meeting,of the
Wingham Utilities Commission,
Duncan Kennedy was elected
chairman for 1951.
Members of the Turnberry
Township Council agreed, . at
their first meeting of the new
year, to purchase a new grader
for use on township roads.
A local man, Thomas Cruick-
shank,employee of C. Lloyd and
Son Ltd., was admitted to the
General Hospital for observation
after be was apparently struck in
the stomach by a piece of board
while operating a planer at the
factory.
The regular meeting of Morris
School Area Board was held with
Robert McMurray appointed
chairman of the board for 1951.
Ralph Shaw is secretary.
- In Toronto in 1950, 13,788 per-
sons were arrested on drunk
charges, 12,000 more than in 1949.
Toronto, with numerous liquor
outlets has an increasing volume
of arrests and bootlegging too.
Weston, with no outlets, has .a
drunk free `record.
One of the oldest landmarks of
the community disappeared this
week when the roof of the first
Westfield church, or what was
known as Hoover's Church
collapsed from the weigh -t. of
snow. The structure was used as
an implement sheg, workshop
and garage by Walter Cook and
has stood the storms of time for
80 years.
Speaking at the inaugural
meeting of the Wingham Town
Council, Mayor W. W. Gurney
suggested that the most impor-
tant items facing the,corporation
for the year will be the sewage
disposal plants the erection ,of. a:
Mausoleum at the cemetery and
the construction or rebuilding of
certain roads in the town.
New members. of the Wingham
Fire Department are Alvin Seli,
Jack Pym, Gordon Rapson, Bill
Tiffin, Clifford Bennett, Robert
Greene, Harvey Taylor and
Lloyd Bruder. James Carr. is
Chief and David Crothers Deputy
Chief. 'w
The new bridges, which have
been constructed on the highway
immediately south of the town,
were opened for traffic last week
as a result of the flooded condi-
tion of the Maitland River.
At a special meeting held
Friday evening, Jack "Ace"
Bateson was elected president of
Branch 180 of the • Canadian .
Legion. Other officers are John
Currie, Bob Scott, Lloyd. Hing-
ston, Donald Adams, Clarence
Ohm and Roy Bennett. _.
Lorne Robinson has sold his
farm on the fourth concession of
Howick Township and to Russell
Powell of Elmira.
Mrs. Murray Johnson has been
elected president of. the Hospital
Auxiliary. Vice-president is Mrs.
George R. Scott and other
members of the - executive are
Mrs. C. H. Hinde, Mrs. W. J.
'Greer and Mrs. W. J. Adams.
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JANUARY 1961
Ernest Wegerich, a Fordwich
area farmer, suffered burns and
shock in a fire which destroyed
his barn 1/ miles south of Ford-
wich. About 2,000 chickens, seven
tons of feed and equipment were
lost in the blaze,
Floyd Jenkins, formerly of
Wingham, has been appointed
clerk -treasurer of North Norwich
Township, succeeding John Prit-
chard.
Mrs. C. F. Johnson was elected
president of the Altar Guild_of St.
Paul's Anglican Church. Other
members of the executive are
Mrs. Herb Fuller, Mrs. Gordon
MacKay and Mrs. Roy Manuel.
The Gideons International in
Canada celebrate their 50th anni-
versary this year. To com-
memorate this important mile-
stone, each camp or local group
is presenting a gold -covered New
Testament to a carefully selected
Grade V pupil in every one of the
143 areas throughout Canada.
The Wingham Camp will make
the presentation at the Public
School next week.
W. S. Fujflerton Construction
Co. of Windsor has been awarded
the contract for paving 11 miles
of Highway 86, from one mile
west of Tralee to Molesworth.
The award was priced at $220,998.
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