HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-09-18, Page 4fall for farmers
•ThIs pastfew weeks have certainly
itrated the truth of farmers' conten-
t thetr industry is a very unpredict-
Thelre have hardly been two days in
twir *Intafne middle of August with enough
Warmth *Id sunlight to dry field crops. Suc-
cetorgrig rainfalls, some of them extremely
heavy have left grain In stooks and swaths
3PrOut where they lie. Some farmers have
*ready burned the crops right in the fields.
Our section of Ontario is actually one of
the most dependable agricultural areas on
the continent. Tornadoes are a rarity; lo-
custs and grasshoppers are unheard of;
serious droughts are not often experienced.
But a year like this one can certainly prove
that farming at its best can be a very hazard-
ous way of making a living.
Fortunately, many farmers have the
protection of recently -Introduced plans to
cushion them against nature's calamities.
Crop insurance, as one example, provides
some protection from unexpected losses and
organized marketing arrangements take
some of the risk out of food production.
Nevertheless, it must be a chilling
disappointment to work for months on the
raising of a fine crop,only to see it rot in the
fields under leaden skies.
They had a lot to say.
is Today you will cast your ballot to help
elect or defeat one of the three major parties
irj the provincial election.. You and all the
rest of us of voting age will have to take the
responsibility for whatever happens at
Queen's Park during the next four years—
years which are likely to be the most im-
portant,ones we have ever lived through.
Why so important? Well, because the
decisions to be made by our legislators are
no longer the petty ones which deal with such
coy -today problems as new highways or
more liberal liquor laws. The pressing
questions today are inflation, already so
dangerous that our entire way of life is being
altered; housing, so scarce that the future of
our children is in grave danger; public vio-
lence which threatens the breakdown of all
those legal safeguards which have been five
centuries in the making.
Today, we will make very grave deci-
sions. We will put our seal of approval -on one
particular group of human bfeiings to whom
our welfare and progress will be entrusted.
And on what sort of information will we
make that decision?
If we have approached the election with
an open mind we have paid some attention to
the public pronouncements of party leaders
and their local candidates—and if so we
won', . ave learned anything of very real im-
ce. A campaign which started off on a
hag level has degenerated over the weeks
in , a contest of name-calling and vitupera-
tion. Even the leaders have descended to the
point of the pot calling the kettle black.
Costly television time has been devoted to
personal attacks on the opposing party and
its chieftain, rather than to an intelligent
discussion of those all-important policies
whichmight ease the fears and uncertainties
of people all over the province who have to
foot the bilis and suffer the consequences of
government, be it good or bad.
Yes, you must getout and vote. You may
be wrong ... or you may be right—brit If you
don't use that ballot you are neither one.
Please chopmy pay
Legion Magazine, in its July issue,
carried an article by Leila Billyea, which we
have taken the liberty of reproducing here.
i.can remember in the "Dirty Thirties"
one of the major fears facing a man or
woman was to be poor. The thought of not
- having enough money to buy, food or to care
for the needs of the family caused many a
family, man to find some kind of work and to
save for a rainy day. This sense of responsi-
bility prevented many from doing the things
they would have liked to do.
Putting aside something for their senior
years, for the education of their children, or
for payments on a mortgage or a downpay-
ment on a home. was a Way of life to many.
But now, in our mad rush down the road
of socialism, this work -and -save thinking
has taken a beating. Today, all people can
think about is to enjoy the pleasures of an af-
fluent society.
If you are poor, you are in the new
privileged group. You can have the finest
legal advice available. free. You don't have
to worry about medical expenses. You can
have prenatal care and medical care
through life and right up until and including
an all -expense funeral with the compliments
of the tax payers. All you have to do is be-
come a relief recipient:
You can forget about saving money to
have a nice place to live. The tax payers will
provide you with subsidized housing for little
or nothing.
Today it is a disadvantage to be middle
lass. To receive the benefits of our society
you need to be poor, or to run afoul of the law
in order to receive psychiatric assistance
and to receive a free education without
having to meet the requirements set for
regular students.
Imagine the following dialogue between
a hard-working man and his employer:
"Sir, may I speak with you? It is very
important."
"All right. But make it snappy. I'm
busy. .
"It's about my salary. I wonder if you
could see your way to give me a decrease in
salary?"
"Well, I don't know. 1 gave you a de-
crease last year."
"Yes sir! But 1 sure could use less.
money. I can't live on the large salary you
pay me."
"How much of a decrease did you have
in mind?"
"Well sir, if I could have a $100 decrease
I could qualify for a larger and nicer place to
live, nearer to the office. 1 could also have
my children's teeth fixed, and we could send
our oldest child to college, free. We can't
qualify with what youare paying me now."
"I don't know. A hundred -dollar -a -
month decrease is a lot. If 1 give you a $100
decrease, every employee in the office will
be asking for less money, and 1 can't do
that."
"Sir, I have worked for you for over 25
years. I think I deserve a S100 cut. With the
taxes I have to pay we just can't make it. I
need that S100 decrease. My wife has her
heart set on. it."
"Well, all right. 111 give you a S100 cut,
but don't tell the others in the office. Tell me,
where do you think you can get a subsidized
house? Close to the office, you say?"
"Yes., sir. With that S100 cut we can
qualify. It is only a few blocks away. It has a
pool, tennis courts and everything, and it
only costs me about one-third of what I'm
paying now."
"O.K..But remember, if your work, slips
I am going to have to give you an increase."
A bit fuzzy at the neck
Away back years ago when our kid
brother was still going to. a luiwnior grade in
high school one of the leachers asked him
what he intended to be wttero he finally
emerged from the school system. His reply,
in that day and age. was shocking: " I think
191 be an educated barber."
Shang. yes. because all youngsters in
our generalise were preached at without
let-up. "Get an ed'jcation. Do you waw to
end up as a ditch -digger?"
Our parents. of course. se. the children
of mothers and fathers who had been forced
tb struggle with their heanids u.>provide for
their families while the comparatively few
who had even iimited education wed to
live on the fat of the land. But, by golly, that
day has gone forever.
Now you don't even have to be an edu-
cated barber to get along. Just be a barber.
Nor are the hair -trimmers the only classifi-
cation of manual workers who can qualify.
How about crane operators at S15 an hour?
Or plumbers. carpenters. mechanics? The
emphasis has been placed for so many years
on the supreme merits of higher education
that we have run into a dire shortage of
skilled workers—people whom experience
has proven to be just as necessary to our way
of life as the doctors of philosophy. In fact, a
good many Ph.D.'s would be happy to trade
plate with the barbers today.
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THE YOUNGEST GROUP of children at the fair; those six years old and under, line up for
the big race. Games of all kinds and different races were all part of the sports program at
the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair last Wednesday.
focal livestock Howuck -Council supports
wins prizes at Wroxeter baseball park
Mount Forest
Andrew Gaunt of RR 1, Luck -
now and Brian Rintoul of Wing
ham collected a number of prizes
for beef cattle at the Mount
Forest Fair last week.
In the Shorthorn Division An-
drew Gaunt had the champion
bull and was second for female
champion. He had four firsts and
a second prize for bulls; first for
female calf ; and first for herd of
four. For females he had, one
first; two.. seconds and placed
fourth in another section.
Brian Hinton' had both cham-
pion bull and female, and was
runner-up for champion femakcc
in the Hereford Division. He had
one fust for. Hereford bull; first
for female calf; three firsts and a
second for females and first for .
herd of four.
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Community baseball and soft-
ball received a boost from
HoWick Township Sept. 5 as'
Council decided to grant. the
Wroxeter Ball Park $500 to
defray costs of recently installed
ball diamond and lights in
Wroxeter.
The total cost of $13,000 will be
covered by a 25 per cent Ontario
government grant and- public
support. A dance is planned for
Oct. 11 to help raise Money.
Council also decided to issue
building permits to: Ray Hersh-
berger, a house; Alvin Yoder, a
house and barn; Roy Hunt, an
addition to house; Ralph Dick-
son, a bunker! silo; John Dickson,
a bunkerand addition to
born; Gem* Nickel, two`bauns;
Leroy Hershberger, a barn ;
George Brown, a garage; Wray
Campbell, an addition to trailer ;
Squire Oakley, trailer; and
TQDAY!S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
Just to look at David you can see this 10 -year-old has a zest for
living. He is a very active. enthusiastic boy, always in a hurry.
Anglo-Saxon in descent, David is handsome and healthy with
light -brown hair. blue -grey eyes and fair skin., He makes a good
'impression on meeting strangers because • he's friendly and
outgoing. People who spend a lot of time with David need both
pep and patience to keep up with his energy.
Tests show this lively boy is average in ability but he has had
problems in school. probably because it is hard for him to
concentrate. He was in a special class but has now been in-
tegrated into the regular classes. Reading and arithmetic have
improved a good deal though he is still behind in spelling.
David needs to be kept busy. Fortunately he is keen on sports
which helps to work off some of his surplus energy. He plays
" volleyball. basketball and hockey and loves camping. swim-
ming and fishing He likes music and wants to take guitar
bons.
David is anxious to belong to a family. He should be e
youngest and a 'nl be a fine son for involved, active parents. o
inquire about adopting David. please write to Today's Child.
Ministry of Community and Social ServicesAlox 888, Station K.
Toronto M4P 2H2 In your letter please tell something of your
present family and your way of life. For general adoption in-
formation. please consult your local Children's Aid Society.
NES AN ACIIV'E FAMILY
Laverne Coblentz, moving trailer
to father's farm.
To have a piece of land cleaned
up councillors gaveRunsell Lock-
wood an easement of six feet for
his garage.
Council gave Garfield Gibson a
$2 bounty for a fox, which accord-
ing to council is awarded "every
so often."
In other business Council:
Permitted Murray Barfoot to
place a mobile home an lot 2, con.
9 upon receipt of all other permits
from the Ministry of Transporta-
tion and Communications and the
Department of Health;
Refunded five months license
fee on trailer to Thomas Scott and
$12 to Don Steep on a business
tax;
Accepted the petition to clean
out the Day drain to sufficient
outlet and have the Berk notify
the engineer ;
Movto have tile drain loan
applications accepted of, Howard
Kaufman and Bruce Hays (two);
Approved the interest due on
the community centre to the
province for loans during con-
struction of $20,545.98 which does
not include a 20 -year debenture of
about $232,000;
Approved road accounts of
$25,150.71, general of $40,838.99,
for a grand total of money paid
out for the month of $65,989.70.
What's new at
Huronview?
Miss Robertson and Mrs.
Overholt were welcomed to the
Home at Monday afternoon's
activities. Marie Flynn, Lorne
Lawson and Norman Speir pro-
vided the old time music. and led
a sing -a -long of favourite tunes.
The Bluebells, four girls from
the Clinton and Seaforth area,
Elizabeth- Gibson, Debbie West-
erhout, Barbara and Judy Car-
ter, provided their own guitar ac-
companiment and sang several
numbers at Tuesday's Family
?light program. Jill Wheatley of
Seaforth sang two vocal solos and
helped to lead a sing -along. Mrs.
Lobb and Mrs. Elsie Hender-
n played a piano duet and Mrs.
Henderson played the bells,
accompanied by Mrs. Lobb. Mrs.
Butt expressed the appreciation
of the residents for the fine
musical program.
Two new members, Mrs.
McCauley and AHss Robertson,
were welcomed to the Over 90
Club on Wednesday afternoon.
Twenty-eight members attended
the get-together and following the
games of euchre and crokinole
tea and cookies were served by
the Wallen Club of Auburn.
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Lakelet
Mrs. Gertrude Giles is spend-
ing some time at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Sandy Murray and Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Murray and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Paynter of
latchener sspent the wend
with Mrs. Gordon Wright and at-
tended the McKee %Ailing. held
in Walkerton.
New Club Members
There are four new reporter' in
the News Club, and three of then*
Were • t1 re last year. Thep
nines are Gary Douglas, Marlin
Good, Ben Schuitetan. and Pat
Burbidge, These people seems to
enjoy write this column very
march and hope you enjoy reading
it during the year.
Ben Schuitema
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first Day of School
Well, it's that time again.
Every little boy and girl is .going
to school. Most kids will be going
a grade higher, (that's if they
passed). There are 555 students
going to Howiek Central School in
the 1975-76 school year. This rec-
ordis one lets than last year.
Many things have changed; for
instance five new teachers have
been added to the staff.
—Ben Schuitema
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New Teachers
Five new teachers have been
added to the staff of Howick Cen-
tral School. Mrs. Doubleday is
teaching Kindergarten half time.
Mrs. MacRae is teaching grades
1 and 2. She is replacing Mrs.
Stobo. Mrs. Hooftman is replac-
ing Mrs. Carter in grades 6 and 7.
Miss Amos is replaced by Mrs
Raynard in the 7 and 8 Science
class. Mr. Reid is teaching the
Senior Academic Vocational
Class that Mr. Carted taught last
year.
—Ben Schuitema
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Kindergarten
'The 1975-76 school year has a
fairly large Kindergarten enroll-
ment which is 62. The children
enjoy listening to Sesame records
and doing what the records do.
The children are learning many
new words such as size, color,
and shape. The teachers who de-
vote their time and patience are
Mrs. Doubleday and Mrs. Under-
wood. The children like doing
many activities but the most
popular activities are playing
outdoors and playing with toys.
The parents of these children
should be proud because some of
the children are very good pain-
ters.
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Rotary in Intermediate
The grade 7 and 8's are having
more rotary classes this year.
They have their homeroom
teacher for Math and English and
then other teachersfor different
subjects. This is done to cover
more adequately all the subject
areas. It is difficult for one teach-
er to be sufficiently knowledge-
able and interested in and about
all areas of the curriculum. We
have Mrs. Kirkby teaching Hist-
ory, Mr. Cober'teaching Art and
Guidance, Mr. Doubleday teach-
ing Geography and Mr. Raynard
teaching Science. French is still
taught by Mr. Fisher and Music
by Mr. Parsons. This will also
give the students the variety of
working with more teachers.
Marlin Good
get Aeizturinted Night
On ' September 16th, Howick
Central School is having a "Get
Acquainted Night". This will be
held from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30!p.m.
During this time, we hope par-
ents will be able to get meted
with their Child's teaches. Hope-
fully this night will tarn out as
good as last year's. So if you want
to know your child's teacher
come on September 16th.
-Marlin Good
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Early ay Closing on Election Day
On September 18th Howick
Central School students will be
getting 'dismissed at 2:25 p.m.
This early dismissal is due to the
Provincial Election. This is be-
cause of the Canada Election Act,
that states all buses' must leave
the schools one hour ahead of
time to give everyone a set
number of hours in which to vote.
—Gary Douglas
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The Gerbils Return
Do you remember Room 14's
.friends? Clyde anji Bennie have
returned to our room from their
summer vacation. 'The playful
little gerbils are always scurry-
ing around and playing. We want
to thank Jill and Janet Strong,
Mrs. Strong, and Louise Douglas
for looking after Clyde and Bon- •
nae over the stunner : vacation.
Mrs..Ifirkby could not take them
to her place because of two hun-
gry cats who would have eaten
the two little gerbils: Conte to
Room 14 to see these furry little
mascots of ours.
—Marlin Good
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Sports Club 1975-76
Again this year Mr. Liv
has chosen 20 students to act on -
the Sports Club. The Sports a ub
is in Charge of all the ` House
League games and all gym
equipment. The Sports Club is
very well organized and we hope
they will keep track of each
classroom's playground equip-
ment through regular . checks
made each month.
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Bus Patrol Rules
' On one of the firstschool days
of September Mr. Robertson had
a meeting of the bus drivers and
bus patrols. At this meeting the
drivers and patrols were given. a
sheet consisting of ten bus rules.
which were well discussed. The 1
patrols anddrivers were deeply
disappointed to discover that we
were discontinuing our system of
village Bus Patrols. This change
was made because the school
Principal and Board can not be
responsible for the students be-
fore they get onto the bus or after
they get off the thus at night. As a
result, village bus patrols were v
banned. There are still bus pa-
trols, but these students stay on
the bus and keep the children
orderly.
—Patricia Burbidge
New books in the library
Never Done: three centuries of
women's work in Canada
This is a history m the form of a
.picture -and -story album of the
lives of women in Canada. The
first part of the album groups to-
gether women who pioneered in
different times and in different
parts of the country while the
second half deals with the in-
creasing variety of women's
work outside the home as well as
the continuing saga of the soap-
suds_
Love Forty by Robert Barker
Tennis, and winning major
tournaments, is stockbroker Ste-
phen Mitchell's obsession. Be-
tween a bear market, a teetering
marriage and 4o -year-old wind
and reflexes, Mltdhell's running
battle, with himseff is an absorb-
ing tale of what competitive ten-
nis is all about.
The S irvivws by Kristin Hunter
This is the story of how two de-
termined survivors, a middle-
aged industrious maker and
a thirteen -year-old street kid,
adopted each other. The author
tells it with a warmth that makes
Hiss Lena Ricks and BaJ. a
emorable pair.
One Hand Clapping by Colin M.
Marry
Mr. Murry bas written a
memoir of his childhood in which
he re -fives the bizarre and often
unhappy years of his boyhood. It
was an adult world 'fed by
his bit, remote and unloving
father, the gifted John Murry, yet
it was redeemed by distinguished
family friends such as H. G.
Wells and George Orwell.
, FOR CHILDREN
To Nowhere and Back by M. An-
derson
When the girl in the clearing
reached out to her, Elizabeth
co id feel herself slipping from Y
her own mind and body into an-
other. Again and again Elizabeth
crosses a time barrier and lives
two lives, one as herself in the
twentieth century and another as
Ann, a girl who lived a hundred
years before. As she moves back
and forth between the two worlds,
the past becomes so vivid she be-
gins to fear that one day she may
not find her way back to the pres-
ent.
BAKER'S DOZEN
LAK'ELET — The third meet-
ing of the Baker's Dozen was held
at the home of Mrs. William
Behrns on Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m. The
meeting opened with the 4-1I
pledge. The roll call, "In what
meal do you eat the most bread
and in what form?" was an-
swered by ten girls.
tJnder the business, Martha
Versteeg read the minutes. Mrs.
Mann led a discussion which was
on batter bread and the con-
venient yeast product. The pre-
liminary plans for Achievement
Day were discussed by Mrs.
Behrns. In group 'Rork and
demonstration the giris made
brown batter rolls in two groups.
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