The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-06-12, Page 11Most idemoCratic nati�,n s -(and sorr►o ,
communist ones) recognize the basic
rinciplethatall taxpaying citizens m usf.
hare the costs of certain sere ic. , whether
y ��+.�
Or ,n t they are. dlrectberieficiarieS.ot:such
expenditures,:.The p firstexample which
comes, to mind is our own educational sys.
tem, under' Which° even those people who do
not heave; have never had, nor ever will hove
children -in school must share in the cost of
educating the new ":generation,
The -'understanding is that tomorrow's
leaders and workers in government, busi-
ess and national defence must be
evelo`ped, and that a nation with a shortage
of educated citizens .is a helpless nation. in
Canada the same theory and to some degree
the same practice is applied to transporta-
tion, Communications (radio and televisio. n
in remote areas), agricultural and industrial
development and exploration for natural re •
-
sources.
There isone important area, however, in
which we are falling desperately short --
,,,that of housing for young families.
There was a4time, not too many years
ago, when there was housing, of sorts, for all.
Young couples on lower incomes might have
to settle for a small apartment or an older
home which lacked some of the conveniences
of the more,expensive types of shelter, but
was adequate 19r the first few years of
marriage alit a ly'growth. For hundreds
bf thousands of young Canadians thatis nc
•longer true.
Let :us take a particular case . . . an
actual One about which we can quote facts
and figures. Here is a young couple, married
five years, with one child.` They live in a
smaller Ontario city where the husband is
employed in a local industry at an average
annual wage of slightly over 510,000 (includ-
ing a considerable amount of overtime pay
ecause he wants and needs all possible
come from . his work).
These young people reside in a very
small older house which they have papered
and painted and improved . at their own
expense, despite the fact that the landlord
has increased the rent from $125 to 5150 and
then to 5175 per month during their less than
T,..,i,d:au'�Iw '1,, 'a f ..wr«.r ta.s
Ever sin the government of Great
Britain d ided, a few years ago, to seek
member hip in the European Common Mar-
ket there as bee raging debate between
political part es, indeed within political
parties in that land about the wisdom of an
economic future which must include the
overall welfare of a group of nations rather
than a single 'one. Last week the British
people made the decision by means of a
national referendum -- and it was over-
whelmingly in favor of membership in the
European Economic Community.
Since the decision came from the people
and not from a particular government or
(party, it is a hopeful sign for the future of the
once -great United Kingdom — provided that
the great majority of Britishers can get back
to the realization that only by hard work and
common sense can Britain regain its
.econom ic independence.
Though many factors have contributed
to the sad plight in which Britain has found
itself, it was largely the failure of labor and
management to reach any sort of workable
*compromise which led to economic
catastrophe. And although Canadians are
too far removed from the British scene to
comment upon the situation with any degree
of accuracy, much less do anything practical
about it, we can and must observe those ele-
ments which led to her unenviable situation
— because Canada and Canadians are
headed straight down the same disastrous
path.
Since the years of World War I I, we have
•een some startling developments in the
economy of nations. With considerable justi-
fication we may wonder who won that war,
two year; of *o± cupency.:Naturally Mrs. and.
Mrs,, ark looking for something more.
satisf:#actory, Particularly Sine they=are told
frequentiy' that the owrler wants to tell the
house at the first opportunity.
•Weeks oaf searshln ,:ave disclosed the
unpleasanttruth that.(a) they cannot afford
to buy any home they have seen SP far on.
their own resources. They don't n't have enough.
cash for the stiff down payment nor *is the.
husband%s income adequate; to meet the high
morthlypayrnents of principle and interest,
(b) The'gevernrent aid plans for first home
owners have apparently, stimulated inflation
within the housing industry to 'the point
where a tiny duplex, with a living room so
small that it will not .,contain even their
modest amount of furniture (one chester-
field, two easy chairs and a TV set) is priced
at 534,500. Even after the application of pro-
vincial and federal grants their monthly pay-
ments of this chicken coop y Ji be over 5200
—" for the next 25 or 30 yea` s.
To say that the home is a poor invest-
ment is putting the case mildly, but alterna-
tives are almost nonexistent - and the real
estate people and builders -are well aware of
that fact.
Is there a solution? We believe there is.
if the land and building developers are so
determined to make fast and high profits out
of the crisis in which the nation finds itself it
is high time that those governments which
have already demonstrated their concern for
the plight of young people should demand
audited statements ‘of cost from those
builders who want to sell their homes to
young people of limited means. Certainly the
construction people must be allowed a fair
profit for, thelf endeavors, bUt the govern-
ment authority which is prepared to hand out
the grants should make absolutely certain
that the price of such homes is a fair one.
Education for our children is vital to the
future of our nation. Even mbre important is
an adequate supply of decent homes in which
children can be reared without the horrid
blight of semi -slum conditions for a start in
life. Grants-in-aid for young couples should
be something more useful than mere politi-
cal gestures to lure vofes at election time.
unity
for the :.'defeated nations", Germany and
Japan, have unquestionably been the victors
during the years of peace whichi-followed
their military collapse.
Just exactly what were the factors which
provided full employment and economic re-
covery out of total defeat? The answer
comes in two short words — hard work. The
millions 'who made up the working .forces of
those countries were so happy to be at peace
to have a chance to rebuild homes and return
to paying jobs that they forgot about strikes
and protests. Industrialists and businessmen
had to pour their profits back into the re-
building of factories and the wooing of lost
customers so no effort was spared to seek for
success. And witness the results.
In short, everybody worked - and -
without a constant battle over whether the
next fellow was getting more than his neigh-
bor. They applied the same principles that
made Canada and the United States great
nations out of pioneer beginnings. They
didn't waste time in debate over shorter
hours and paid holidays. They rolled up their
sleeves and collectively built prosperity out
of ruin.
Canada is headed straight downhill at
present. Few will believe it because we are
still living on the fat of 25 years of good busi
ness. But with one of the highest per capita
records of days lost through strikes, and the
highest rate of inflation in labor and other
contributing costs we might as well prepare
ourselves for some rude awakenings.
Unless we can return to the basic
principles of good, honest effort and value in
production for dollars paid out we are in for
some serious and longlasting grief.
Bad smell here, too
Well, now we know it. The, Americans
are not the only folks who find they. have
skunks at their garden party. For the past
two or three weeks there has been consider-
able stench in the Canadian air — emanating,.
chiefly from Ontario and Quebec where, we
• are learning, meat from fallen animals has
been sold to unsuspecting consumers over a
period of years.
Then, too, there would seem to be some
foul odors from the mud dredged up from the
bottom of Hamilton harbor and other snug
havens along the inland waterway.
it would be interesting to know how
many federal inspectors were on staff during
the years when all this malodorous activity
was in progress and how much we paid them
during that time. Perhaps there weren't
enough snoopers to go around, but it looks as
though most of them should go back to de-
tective school for a refresher course.
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• Ask Tom his 'gre , t 'iutereit ,a the answer is hockey. He•
plays: he watehes games ort,TV h follows the teams in a local
league; he reads .the sports ;pa and the few books file is in-
terested i,n;are about hgekey4 tis* b,tion is to be a professional
player, preferably a poalle-
Toin plays +.• ebal1 t+ ; `bpt obviously considers it just a
lease cit wary ! .. l ihoekeytitne comes again.
Tom i.. r
0044 4, in ,descent, tail and sturdy with
blonde eyes and fair Opp. His glasses are for near-
sightedness. He is havings`some orthodontic work done, wh%ch
the Children's Aid Society :will continue to pay for if the cost isin
the way of Tom's adoption. v. -
TOM
Tom is in opportunity .class. is co-operat•ve and con-
scientt,�;us, always doinghis,'iestra whatever he undertakes.
Wina happy, pleasant personality. Tom gets along well with
people of all ages. He needs afamily who will appreciate his
lovable, sensitive natureandwiil:not worry about scholarship. °
To inquire about adoptin�g•Tom,.please write to Today's Child,
Ministry of Communitywand lialServices, Box 888, Station K,
Toronto M4P 2H2. In your letter''p►iease tell something of your
present farnihy and your wayof life
For general , adoption information, consult your local
Children's Aid Society.
BILL NAY of Western Foundry trade quipS and info+
and Mac Ritchie of Stanley Door. The two "neighbors'etoo4cc.
House Saturday to tour the undry's m • acturingoperat
facility.
n with Harry "'lol`
• pportunity from
ns and new elect
ms from
LETTERS T0 THE EDITOR
frar
Dear Editor
I wish to extend Congratu-
lations to the Management of the
Western Foundry on their most
successful Open House day. The
tour of the foundry and facto
was well organized with -em-
ployees of •the plant stationed at
every machine and they were
..very courteous and efficient in
explaining in detail the use of the
various machines and how they
operated. It was indeed interest-
ing to learn that we now have in
Wingham a foundry and factory
that is modernized and con -
Spred second to none in Ontario.
ore two hundred employees are
tl> payroll and of course t
.makes a larges contribution to the
growth and the economy of the
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town.
It was also interesting to learn'
that among their many cus-
tomers. were General Motors of
antada and Ford Motor Co. for
om they supply parts. The fac-.
ry has produced and supplied
custom steel -built air condition
ing cabinetry for many of the
high rise office buildings in.
To .; to including the head office
bui ry ngs of the Torontp Do-
minion, Royal and Montreal
Banks.
The iron souvenirs given to all
visitors were very acceptable
and'»ie refreshments served i
the t - i were much appreciated- -
e
visitors.
Sincerely,
Elmer Ireland
JUNE 1928.
Tragedy.'; k 'the family of
Alonzo Fi ' y o the lith conces-
sion of Turnberry. Township,
when a coal oil explosion took the
life of his daughters, Velma and ,
Laura, and his four -months -old
granddaughter. The incident
happened when the Finlay home
was in mourning over the death
of Mrs. Finlay's father, Thomas
Calvert.
Miss Luella Wagner of Auburn
and Miss Grace Homuth of Tees -
water are graduates from Strat-
ford General Hospital, training
sebool4Qritirses, -
A formal' opening .of the play-
ground equipmentiplaced in the
northwest corner of the town
park by the Lions Club is arrang-
ed for Friday evening.
Miss Mary A. Johnston, grad-
uate of Western University, went
to Toronto last week where she
has taken a position. •
One of our Wingham young
inen, Dr. A. W. Irwin, a recent
graduate of the Faculty of
Dentistry of the University of
Toronto, has decideck to follow the
practice of his pRofession in
Wingham, ha r entered into
partnership with his father, Drk
9. J. Irwin. Their dental office in
the MacDonald Block is being re-
modelled and up„totdate equl'p-
ment intruding Ritter xray and
gas for extraction being installed.
Miss L. Howard has resigned
from the Public School staff” and,
he, board is adve 1 ; ' o
ers. The alt has
oved the l:r ' to r
e4 an ex'tr : " - , th
o1Otan
bringing it back
ard.
The Canadian National Exhibi- graduation exerciser
tion is celebrating its 50th anni- ford Gen rat Hospital•
versary this year. In 1879, it One of 1.„+ main featuees of
began on 52 acres of ground Lio, rnival,;to bE'
space, with 23 buildings, one mile Win?►, will be the "amid
of earth roads. The attendance caravan Of the Dr. ,Ballard Mu
was 10,000. Today we find 350 Shows, held throughout t
acres of beautiful park land, all summer. The underlyiu
nearly. 100 permanent buildings theme of the show . is educab
and eight and a half miles of ` the child to trans his' pet properly
paved roads. Attendance of ; and tills year the w‘PEPcoto,a,
2,000,000 is anticipated this year. record enc t.. list.
Cliff White of Wroxeter leas se-
cured a position in Northern On- Mr. and 1VIrs- BTra Cruikshank
loomed this ' weeEeir; anew:
tarso. home oo Catheriet.
Inspe+etorJ. E. TomA paitl���°;� ��d�m"moi' t�'afinialvisit tothe lgrslh o $-fr �. this week Mr. 'omhas resignedco eed coonto.Plice,bo;has Vic-
his position and his successor, cepted a position on the 's of
Elmer Beacom, a former Clinton . the Provinal Police Force in.
boy, has been appointed. Whitby.
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Census enumerators for Ho-,
wick Township are Crawford
Gibson, Bert . Harris, . Walter
Evers, Jack Wilson, Harold Doig
and William Austin.
' JUNE 1940 ,
. J. J. Fryfogle shipped two car-
loads of horses to France last
week. The horses weighed 1150 to
1400 pounds. It is.quite some time
since that many horses went0---,07,c0
from Wingham in c`e e s ent. -. •
Benson . Hamilton of th Do- JUNE 1961
minion Bank. staff will leave for _ The Students' Council of the
the Gravenhurst branch_after,twe -y` Ingham District High School .
weeks' vacation. Ken Jhfrson, presepted the school, with a
son of Mr. and Mrs. tirray " ,handsome oak lectern for ;r
Johnson, has been taken on the a • 'corium last week.
staff as junior clerk. The turning of the sod for the
Herb Fuller of Wingham was. neW, Sacred Heart Separate
elected "president of the Deanery School took place Friday evening'
Anglican Young People's As-
sociation when it met in God'- on the 50th anniversary of the
ich. Robert Paulin of Wroxeter founding of the parish.
easurer of the ass + : ti Customers and friends of Har -
13F +
join �� many Mon L rkley, who operates the
ar again3't'Grea t Britain ! - - -
Premier Mussolini ma + e osephine and Victoria Streets,
uncement. to Fascists • 1 pleased, to know that he
oughotit. Italy. The ' ans o put up a new store build- -
outlined by ing`not,;�far from his present lots-
ni, 's co •rol''r the Medi- tion: It will be erected on prop-
erty purchased from Alex Hack-
ed cod etc, immediately east. Of the
weet in Toronto �attendit • • n- Holmdale Creamery building.
vocation exercises.' when their At the regular meeting of the
daughter, Aileen, received the : bear of the Wingham Gen
degree of Bachelor 'of Household Hpspal, the maintenance s
Science. . , - agked for perinis�n•
A group of citizen* gathered at .pvith the erection•,pf
the council chambers and the re- ' shc%p at the south s” ' o
sult of the meeting was the for- ridor lea,'+ the l:;:i ..
mation of a Wingham Patriot• where there is an . penii g ' to
Association whose duty it will be the di@(Sel power building. Ap-
-to look after the welfare of sowproximately 5400 will be ade-
w o ,enlist, pro t war ` n- qu� r the str ure if the work
. sciousness among o citizens, is tie by the Maintenance staff.
`'see that soldiers are suitably re- ' ' ;man 9. Welwood, who has
membered and keep a record of o + •' • d businesses in Wingham
all those who join the arm1y. W. H. fort►1.,'.�, ast 15 years, has ken an
French was elected president of o t. '' n a "tract ,of nd im-
the new organization and other m di •►y, adjeoent to a town,
officers include F. W. Spry, Gor- f ' the purpose 'of ting a
don Kidd, W. W. Armst ng'and modern 12 -unit motel. hopes
G. E. Northwood. . to commence construction this
At the meeting of Wingham summer. Mr. Welwood at present
dge A.F. and A.M. No. 286, operates a,, ariety.store in Wing -
alter VanWyck, A. B. Mitchell, harp, but th::�business is for sale.
. S. Hetherington, A. J. Walker Mr,s. Margaret Meggs, who has
and Vy. A. Galbraith were elected 'beckon the staff of the local of -
office s. • • flee of the Bell Telephone Co. as
A quiet wedding took place in an operator since last fall, was
Teeswater when Lyla Evans, honored by the company and fel-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. low employees at a dinner mark -
Evans of Wingham, and Robert ing her retirement from service
Hickey, son of Mrs. H. Hickey of with th'company.
Wingham, were united in marri- Douglas Rathbun•of Fergus has
age. been appointed vendor at the new
0 — 0 — 0 LCBO store which opened here
JUNE 1951 last week. He will be assisted in
J. W Irwin, ingham's new „ the operation of the tore$by Fred
chef of police, ook , +,y r his TempWupan of W: ghamwho bas
duties here on Mon r:i ping, accepted t!i, on of
Miss Mary Vera ' rocter, . de -to -be M ; Lois Fitch
daughter of Mr. and Nfrs. Stewart Be ore was honored at a
Procter, third line of Morris, was ,,celianeous shower held ; at
one to receive her graduation di- ho a of Mrs. Gerald Galbraith,
ploma and pin at the annual t je•
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Frar_5
gatherer
Ptalian
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THE MAGIC OF MOLTEN FIRE never ceases to fascinate spectators at the Western-....
Foundry. These visitors to Saturday's Open House of the manufacturing operations were ' •
almost hypnotized., by the luminous stream of melted metal in the electric melt process.
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