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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-10-09, Page 15p �SiS*.n:•:^:..4, S•-•,V4..!'.S'LVY .V.y,SyS hSM.`•.S!,S!'+fi.S!h,'..,..'• *A•lY\\>J04. �f19hNi kY.".M'�4F} ri Violence must be curbed T etrutal staying of an Ayton WoMan two weeks Opp brings the sickening ills of min, $Oclety right to our own doorstep, One Of the quietest and most iaw.abiding vt iag'es in V estern Ontario has been totaiiy terrorized -and with ample reason. • The Ayton tragedy may have been the result'lot some desperate Mental derange-, rents in which case there would, perhaps, have been no way of foreseeing its possi- bility. However, it is a far different matter in the case of recent killings by persons who had ,previously been confined to either pr's qts or mental institutions following murders they were proven to have commit- ted. ltisa very commendable policy to view each initiate of such places with corrlp�ssion, in the hope that he or she will recover suffi- ciently to be permitted to return to open so- ciety. Butthere must be something desper- ately lacking in the science by which the assessments are made. During the past few months many kill- ings, rapes and other serious offences have ,been .committed by persons who had proven records of criminal acts. When will this idiotic practice cease? it is all wall and good to Make every ef- fort to return criminals to 'society --if a Means can be discovered to be absolutely certain that they will never again harm an- other human being. Sad though the fate of a Tong -term prison inmate may be, it is no- where near as pathetic as that of the little girl who becomes their victim. One can scarcely Imagine the terror and pain which must precede the death of a child under such circumstances, nor is the fate of a helpless adult that much better. bur sense of social reform is being badly confused with our duty to all the innocent people who can -suffer at the hands of the parolled or released inmates of our institu- tions. Pickering is the proof Most of us have long since resigned our- selves to the overpowering authority of gov- ernment—not necessarily government by and for the people. Rather the sort of govern- ' ment overn- ment handed .out by the multitudes ° of bureaucrats and commissions which control such a large part of our destiny. It was, (herefore, refreshing to learn that the power of public opinion had put a stop to the airport project at Pickering. We have reached an age of such fierce specialization that the ordinary layman scarcely .dares to express an opinion on the decisions of government. The consultants and their voluminous reports are eternally quoted as the only sources of knowledge and we are expected to sit back and accept their decisions—as well as pouring out the millions required to meet their recommen- dations. Pickering was a typical example of this approach. For years the preparations have been going on to create a monster airport which thousands of prople in this province believed was neither advisable nor neces- sary. The federal government was deaf to the hundreds of forms of protest which tried to insist that the project be stopped. It re- • mained for the hard facts of an incoming minority government in Ontario to bring the project to a halt. The Davis government had told the fed- eral people before the election that there was a possibility the province would not agree to build the necessary service roads. After the election the Opposition took the "maybe" out of the question of roads by demanding that the Ontario government simply tell Ottawa ° point blank that the roads would not be built. And it worked. For many reasons Pickering was a poor. choice. With the bulk of air passengers trav- elling from Toronto or west of that city, the site located to the east of , the metropolitan area would have meant tremendous delays in reaching Pickering. In addition many who were not "experts" in the field of aviation began to realize that modes of air travel were changing in ways which would make the new airport either unnecessary or obso- lete before it was built. For once the power of voter opinion has been registered for all to see and it is a healthy exercise for the governments at both levels to be reminded who the,real rulers are in this country. Parent involvement The biggest= -challenge facing 'education today is getting. parents involved . in the schools in a meaningful way, according to Edtication Minister Tom Wells. He made Ghat statement in a recent address to the an- nual meeting of the Canadian Education As- sociation. "Lack of involvement implies lack of communication and lack of communication brings lack of knowledge, misunderstanding and mistrust. The misunderstanding and mistrust erode the base of popular support on which the viability of any public institu- tion, particularly schools depends." The education minister gave as an illus- tration of the reason for parent "turn off', the case of the child who brings home a re- port card which tells in only general terms or his or her progress and permits the parents to be lulled into the belief that the child's work is at least satisfactory. Later; when teacher or principal tells dad or mother that Sally is behind her age group they are natu- rally, offended. ►r. Wells said that committees com- posed of parents and teachers, school board 9 Not the answer Referring to the possibility of a strike of postal workers, 'The Glengarry News says at in the war of words, between union lead- s and management Postmaster -general Bryce Mackasey threatened to shut down Canada's postal services for two or three months in the event of a national strike. Rather pleasant it is to see someone in the Ottawa government standing up to these overly -militant unions bust there are o)er- tones to Mr. Mackasey's warning that are anything but reassuring. He talks of shutting down all postal services in the event of a na- *tional strike, thus shutting out the letter car- riers and other postal workers. And yet they would automatically be out of work if no mail was being accepted, sorted or processed. Seen in this light the Postmaster -gen- eral's threat appears empty and aimed less at postal workers than at the general public, to furbish Mr. Mackasey's image. Closing down all postal services no doubt would dis- advisory committees of .interested citizens, and the more active parent -teacher associa- tions are all positive moves in bringing about direct parental involvement in schools. However, he says that none of them are a substitute for a policy of open classroom doors and open and complete communica- tion with the people of the community. We agree with Mr. Wells and can think instantly of commendable effortsonthe part of some teachers, particularly at the ele- mentary level, to keep parents informed of school ,activities. What the minister does not refer to, however, is the definite deterioration in pub- lic interest since the formation of county school boards. In J.ke years prior to the county education pldh almost everyone in the community knew and was in daily con- tact with members of the local public and high school boards. They° felt free to voice their views, pro and con, about what went on in the schools. It will require a good deal,of "communicating" with parents to replace that sense of immediacy and community in volvement: affect postal workers but it would be just as harmful as a strike to the general public, es- peciallysmall businesses that are dependent on postal services. Mr. Mackasey would be better advised to forget about closing down postal services and adopt a more progressive attitude, one aimed at curing the chronic ills of the post office department. That might require a housecleaning of the militants on both sides and before Mr. Mackasey could go that far he would require adoption of a harder line by the Trudeau" government 'than it has evi- denced yet. Most of thV,g inordinate demands of labor are being made by public service unions' nd they use us, the people, as pawns to gain their greedy ends. Government should be considering' removal of_ their right to strike rather than threatening~even more disrup- tion of service as Mr. Mackasey implies. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert 0. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newapttperf Aa voc. Subscription $10 00 per year Six months $5.28 Second Class Mail Registration No, 0821 Return postage guaranteed Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. To United States $12.50 4Y'S BY HELEN ALLEN NIONNIO Chris is a loveable,, ;five-year-old. Cree Indian. He has wavy chestnut -colored hair, dark tieyesrand olive skin. The glasses are for near-sightedness, Active, busy Chris is behind the average child his age — psychologists feel his greaterneed is for the company of other children#especially in speech. But he having speech therapy and so he will jeguro,froplpinying with them. Last year he attended a special nursery school now is enrolled in -regular kindergarten. From big an aly►of'littie Chris has become sociable .,- with • both children, and .adults. eneral he is good-natured and co-operative, but he has a, to "rmperrand can be stubborn. Chris isnot expected`;to , ;great scholar but he has made great strides and is expected: Ater than anyone could have predicted a year or s4 ago. He a*ds warm, loving parents who will help him contiatlehis progre4 but will not.be unrealistic' in their expectations. u r,„; H,,.:44 inquire about adopting tis, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community ;aid Social Services, Box 888. Station K, Toronto M4P amin your letter please tell something of your present,family and y+ .i vay of life. For general adop- tion information, conSalt;your 1 Children's Aid Society. AN s New book A,ugelfine de Mgnthrims by Laura Conan This novel, by, the first woman novelist in French Canada, cont cerns the inner turmoil of an in- dividual, a young woman caught in a complex web of human appetites, aspirations and rela- tionships. This psychological romance of Quebec has provoked great diset cion since it was first published nearly one hundred years ago in 1882. Phil Drabble's Country Scene by Phil Drabble The' author is a naturalist who quit industry ten years ago to earn his living with hi's pen in a cottage buried deep in the coun- tryside. Unlike tile escapists, his scene is not. always rosy with birdsong and butterflies. There is thunder as well as song in Drabble's. woods and death as well as birth among his animals along with mud, numb fingers and frosty dawns. The Educated Woman by G .A.A.P. The authors, members of a psy- What's new at Huronview? TPI' Clinton Christian Reform- ed Church held its regular song service on Sunday evening led by Dick Roorda. Miss Jill Wheatley 'a a solo accompanied at the Irian', by NIrs.'Henderson. William Farnsworth was wel- i.onied to ,he Home at Monday atterru(ri'3 activities and enter tamed the residents with violin selections accompanied by Mrs Elsie Henderson. Mrs. Mar Rroadfoot. Frank Forest and Norman Speir provided the old tymc music playing, several of the old dailce tunes such as Rye Waltz. French Minuet. Waltz Country, etc. Pictures of the Centennial par- ade were shown at the Family Night program. Dr. Ken Wood of Clinton showed a 20 minute film strip and gave a very interesting commentary of the 180 entries Colored slides. taken by Mrs Willa Taylor were shown and musical numbers were provided by William and Melvin Farns- worth. accompanied by Mrs Henderson. Dr. Woods played several piano selections and ac'- c•ompanied ffir a sing -a -long. Miss Bertha Diehl thanked all those responsible for the program on behalf of the residents. 13y the way, we are making plans for the coming year's pro- gri nis and if you or your group c•o%Id help as volunteers or with entertainment, we would ap- preciate hearing from you. the library 7 � cabin e group;look at the more co-operative patterns of liv- ing that are being explored today by younger couples who are shar- ing the many tasks of a family menage—one in which children are raised by active parental col- laboration. More Taste Than Money, fine fog, s for lean. budgets, by H. Hands. Mrs. Hands believes that many families, regardless of income, are inadequately nourished be- cause of their dependence upon convenience foods. Her book stresses the importance of re- sourcefulness in bringing food to its fullest potential by substitut- ing time and trouble for money. FOR CHILDREN: .1n Amish Family by Phyllis Nay- lor This report includes a brief his- tory of the Amish but deals mainly with one Amish family, the Stoltzfus of Lancaster Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, as they live today. News Items from OCT BER ;Ws - The trustees of Brandon Cem- etery are starting to level and fix the grounds, and any person hav- ing plants or shrubs on the plots and Wishing to preserve them, are, requested to remove them at ()nee.F. S. Phillips of the High School staff , attended convocation ex- ercises at Queen's University and was awarded the degree of Bach- elor of Arts. Official announcement was made today by the Heintzman Co. Ltd. of the appointment of C. E. MacLean as local and district manager of the company. Mr. MacLean has been with • the company for the past six years. He is a son of J. A. -MacLean of town. Glenn Johnston was named the best boy driver of a team when the Howick Fall Fair was held. Morley Johnson was best driver of a single horse and Mrs. Robert Beattie was the best woman auto- mobile driver. 0-0-0 OCTOBER 19-10 Dick Irwin was elected presi- dent of the Literary Society of the Wingham High School when elec- tion of officers was held. Vice- presidents are Jean Underwood and Alan Williams; secretary, Jim Hamilton; treasurer, Bill Beecroft: Elmer Dove, who hag been em- ployed, at Habkirk's Barber Shop for the past year, has accepted a position in .Goderich. The first of a series of services conducted by the men of St. Paul's Anglican Church, was held on Sunday evening. The worship service was in charge of C. A. - Roberts, J., R. M. Spittal and A. B. Hutson. Rev. E.O. Gallagher was elect- ed Worshipful Master , of the Wingharn Loyal Orange Lodge. Other officers 'are William Mc- Gee, Joshua Scott, -W. T. Miller, Robert Golley and Sam Tindall. Iii the table tennis tournament the Public School championship was won by Jack Ernest. The ,runiier-up was Charlie Lee, Ernie Seddon has purchased a radia and. electric business in Brussels and mold this week with his family to Brussels. Carl Deans has purchased the Dobie House on Diagonal Road. At the regular meeting of town council on Monday night, James A. Carr was appointed fire chief. Ifarv'ey Aitchison -was named a ►+umbel• of the brigade.. Ur. George Brown of Wroxeter, who graduated from O.V.C. this year and has been practising in Mildmay for some weeks, left for Selby, Ontario, where he has ac- cepted a position. .lathes Kerney has ,purchased the property of the late Mrs. Grace Snell in the village of Bluei ale. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith and family have moved into the house. -u it 0 ()('Tcii F"It 1951 Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip will be in Toronto on Fri- day. October 12, and Saturday, t h t. Lber 13. This will be the best oplr(t unity for local people to see t,'e royal couple as their stop in London. will he very brief. The children particularly should b iven an opportunity to see Pri n es s Elizabeth and h o=i 1 ! matt The Presb), ter tan Church is covered with seaftok, ' i the Centre Street side Juries have revealed that v mora en are engaged instaflino a 5t1 of chimes. Alice Laidlaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Laidlaw, has writ- ten two stories which have been accepted for broadcast by the CBC. The first, entitled "The Stranger", was heard last week and a second story will be read sometime in November. Alice wrote them while she was a stu- dent at the University of Western Ontario. The Wingham Public School field meet was held over a period of several days this year due to inclement ,- weather. Senior champions are Jim Campbell and Mary Frances Currie; inter- mediate, Rae Hetherington and Margaret Machan; junior, Peter Nasmith and Irene Saint. A large crowd attended the School Fair concert in the Bel - grave Foresters' Hall. A public speaking contest was a highlight of the event with winners being George Bacon of U.S.S. No. 17, East Wawanosh in the Grade V and VI class and Bruce Robert- son in the Grade VII and VIII class. Runners-up in the junior • division were Kenneth Coultes and Murray : Johnsen. Joan Wightrnan and George Procter were runners-up in the senior - class. Cheering the Wingham District High School teams to victory this year are Pat Brophy, Sally Lou Mac William, Jean Hobden, Joan Irwin, , Jean Irwin, Eleanor Brown and Shirley Burden. Congratulations to the prize winners in the Howick Baby Show in Currie. First prize went to Bari ara Thornton, daughter of Awl Mrs,. Thornton; Mra�, �.rnton; second, Margaret , h, ter of Mr. and, Mra. , third; Louise Vokensw daughter o1 Mr, and M Eek+ s . o-0 OCTOBER 1961 . Linda Scleiestel: won the championship when . e School 'Field Pay—was bold. for intermediate charm were Patsy Walker and Willie. Junior champion tie betweeo Barbara .Jannagwing–ththo sion, top honors, wept ° Douglas, senior; . Robert' strong, intermediate*- Mink, junior. ' Max McCarter, It aged the local branch the Unit ed Daifx and Poultry Co`mm`a, tine in Winghamfor'the past .f c . and a half years, has hee4pro- tooted byf his firm, as t anager`+t the Tara. Paisley ,and cbe$ - branches of . the organiz, ation,. ,, Wingham CiGIT,is reorganized this autumn With five,groups and;. `. over 65 girls in attendance, a M- ord for the group, Superinten"t t ` is Mrs. G. W. Tiffin; leaders Miss Mary Lee Hoilenbeek,.. ' Jack McKim, Mrs., K+en Wo(id,.' Mrs. Jack Goodall and '>r's. "Ste- wart Leedham. Presidents of 14e various 'eri►ups are Barbara, Halt,; , Mary LOU Jamieson,.; loU.tie ampler, Ann' 'McKibbon' and Linda McTaggart. Doug Wallace of Portiwi , who has been in the office of the'`: Rural. Hydro "at: Owen Sound for the past -den months, has .lit transferred to 'tile lice : at 'B'. bridge. Peter Doig of Wroxeter w►n the showmanship top honors in the. 4,- H competitions at the HoWick Fall Fair. Marjorie Kieffer was second. Her sister, Georgina, was top showman in ,the Turaberry 4. H beef class. • by JoeSmulevittz October's rainfall accumula- tion began officially last Wed- nesday when 1.3 millimetresof rain was measured on the gauge at Mount Forest. Light to moderate rain showers occurred over most of southern Ontario with the passage of a cold front which gave us a strong north- westerly flow of very cold air for this -time of year. The cold air moving over the warmer waters of Lake Huron produced a few snowflurries on the windward side of the elevated terrain. The surge of cold weather was short- lived as a high pressure area which had been building to the west of the Great Lakes :moved quickly to a position over the middle Atlantic coast. The clockwise; slightly out- ward circulation around the center of the high turned our winds around to the southwest bringing warmer and drier air into the area. The pressure tiystem became stagnant and its southerly flow of air gave us Q.l��k a s tri nvw a * u yii : 9 a w.,t, »:Pz:ix,a ♦r.Y^t 'b �$ f . w -y �”"o.�ce normal to slightly abovenormal temperatures for this -time of year. This was in sharp contrast to Thursday, October 2nd when the. official ,,high in Mount Forest reached only 5C (41 F). The mild days and cool nights that followed gave us . a taste of "Indian Summer", the name given to a period of warm. sunny weather that follows the first autumn frosts. Although there is no fixed time when this occurs, in most years there is at least cine period of a few warm days after the first fall frosts. As the high progressed east- ward, a weak, • dry cold front passed through the area shifting our winds to the northwest bring- ing slightly cooter temperatures. Afternoon heating of the surface of the earth generated an upward movement of air leading to scattered cumulus clouds. ME* extended outlook indicates slightly below or near normal temperatures with little precipi- tation for the week and a warm- ing trend by the weekend. OF CooR5E WE HAP TO a(VE 50MEntirici Of lb BE ME 10 I ffpliv %T -- NAr1ElI GASOLINE