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Canada is, potentially at least, one of the'I
most promising nations ont earth, ,flies*et
with, an even wider variety of natural assets
than those which helped to mawke the. United
States s
. e A world leader, Canada StIlL, na, vast.
reserves of many
essential resources
rces which
are rapidly o coming depleted in
the U.
Our far.ort ..ern
t1 h regions am largely unex-
plored and probably. contain tremendous
rndous
amounts of many essentials for the 'furth. r
,o
development,
-
not
only of our 'own irdustrlal
and businessprosperity,t for t .., -
btu.
he well-
being
elt
bein of the rest of .theworld as well.
Despite p all these rtatiural` ,dye cages,
Canada's potential«
asai
Poleader
n oday.S
world is rapidly running out -and all be-
cause we do not have enough.Canadians with
sufficient (oresi ht
g to forestall their own
doom. Even though our average standard: of
living is the highest in the world we have so
far been unable to avoid the trap Into which
the people of the United Kingdom have led
themselves. We are so intent on grabbing.
more than our neighbor can get that we are
committing national suicide.
Although labor unions (and only a few of
them) are the ,villains at the
present
moment, the finger can be pointed equally at
business, both large and small, at the pro-
fessions and almost every level of our nation-
al structure.
Take, as one example, the hundreds of
thousands who are currently living off the
rest of us through unemployment insurance
benefits. Needless to say, there are many
who do, in truth, need our .. assistance and
with those people we have no quarrel. But
the remaining thousands who are so fussy
about what work they will accept, and those,
who still draw from the "pogy" when the
In -
,come of the spouse isa quite adefltjale 1'1
,eomfertable;liyil , are an unbearable drain
on those who do work and pay taxes,
This comor)greed, epitomized, by the
-staggering demands of organized labor bUr
c
te
ail contributing
to the .it sit +on in whith
ri-
Ca
ada, as a trading �9wef« findsitself
today.
Our goods have become sohigh Prlobthe
at
our NOW" Is losing; its for&tgn trade.. On top
of that the federal government is ' opro- '
dictin; a 12 -month def iCit fsomethin in the
range g . �9
nge of , $6 �billi on !lmost double the -
amount forecast when the fiscaly ear began.
No nation on earth can long survive such
devastatingly unprofitable business meth-
ods.
Those who are too young to recall the
years of the 'great depressionsimplY cannot
Visualize the suffering and despair that re-
suited fro.i n an economic collapse. They do
not. call their parents liarswhen tales are
told of those times; they -lust think the old
folks are losing their memories. Only deep
and bitter experience can teach the lesson.
which has to be learned'from total economic
recession A good many of us can clearly re-
call the suicides, the young, men tramping
the wintry roads and sleeping in jail cells,
the handouts cit 35 cent meal tickets to keep
body and soul together. -.---- ,
If this -article sounds gloomy, that is
what is intended. The western, world was
rescued from the depression of the thirties
Only because a world war broke out anddfulU
employment became, a necessity. Somehow
we managed to scrape through that corfU'itct
in one piece—only to. project' ourseivesttinto
the cauldron of a second rash of greed and
over -spending. Are we going to repeat the
whole tragic drama all over again?
Time to trim the fat
Faced with staggering public deficits at ,
both provincial and federal levels, our gov-
ernments can no, longer delay a sharp cur-
tailment of open-handed spending. The alter-
* native Could be fai'ail'
During the past few yearn, `as t7ar'titlllpitlq=
ment increased along with .infl'ation, gov-
ernments have sought to purchase our com-
placency with grants and give-aways at
every turn. For orae example, think of all the
beautiful Local Improvement Grants. Mil-
lions of dollars have been poured out to boost
projects in our communities—many of them
frivolous to say the least.
A few months. ago the list of grants in-
cluded an item of several thousand dollars to
aid a senior. citizens' group in New Bruns-
wick to form a kazoo band. In fact, "senior
citizens" has become the magic phrase. Any
wild project under that title seems to win ap-
proval and dollars. ,
Yes, many of the LIP projects for senior
citizens are worthwhile, but many more :are
absolutely silly. A girl in Listowel was re-
•
•
lea
cently granted several thousand dollars to
set up a service for seniors --running er-
rands, shovelling snow, etc., before she even
knew how many older residentsof her com-
munity either' -needed dr wzinted -subh serv-
ices. . ,
Education is another field in which gov-
ernment has gone wild. Some community
colleges now offer courses in such "vital"
subjects as cross-country skiing, bar -tending
and horse riding. Every high school must
have two or three gymnasia and a full-
fledged football team to be uniformed, t�ral
ported, insured and instructed.
Most of these activities are just fine-=
as long as we can afford them, but they be-
come highly questionable at a time when
public funds for such things as health serv-
ices are being slashed and public transpor-
tation systems are abandoned.
It is high time we placed our real needs
in focus. Our taxes should be spent on the na-
tion's essentials. Luxuries should be limited
to the times when we can really afford them.
Forty yedrsof repression
The amazing tenacity with wh)sch Gen-
eral Francisco Franco has clung to the last
thin threads of life has elicited a certain
amo ,4 f sympathy for the aged Spanish
leade 'dictiveness at this late date is
pointle Jut only the younger people can
drop a sincere tear for the Spanish dictator.
Franco was the leader of the Nationalist
party in the Spanish civil war some forty
years ago. His forces were responsible for
massive destruction of property and a
sickening loss of human life. When the civil
war finally ended in victory for the National-
ists, thousands of his:political enemies went
to prison. To this day Spanish cells contain
more than a thousand persons whose crimes
are failure to agree with Franco policy.
The Spanish civil war turned out to be a
dress rehearsal for World War 11. It was the
first major war fought on ideological issues,
rather than for possession of territories. The
Nationalist party, headed by Franco, was
what we now call right wing or Facist. Its
opponents were dedicated to ousting Spain's
monarchy and its near -feudal system of
absolute power. These revolutionaries were
branded as communists, and, indeed, did re-
ceive limited assistance from the Soviets.
Thousands of non -Spaniards, including
several hundred Canadians, went to Spain
and fought with the revolutionaries because
Member
they believed they could help a brave people
win freedom.
' Adolf Hitler and the German military
leaders saw in the Spanish conflict a ready-
made testing a ground, for the newborn
Luftwaffe. Here was an opportunity to find
out how German aircraft and aircrews
would perform in actual combat conditions.
The force Germany sent to Spain was known
as the Kondor Legion.
The Legion did not learn a great deal
about aerial combat, but the flyers did prove
to the world how entire cities could be obli-
terated from the air. Those German air-
crews later returned to their homeland as
the blooded instructors of younger men who
were trained for the opening chapters of the
holocaust which engulfed Europe • 1939-40.
The citizens of Warsaw and Rotterdam
found out how effective the Spanish training
ground had beep.
With the end of the Franco era in Spain
that unhappy land will probably be destined
for the same fate as the one which has over-
taken its neighbor, Portugal. The years of
repression experienced in both countries
have created such a vacuum that confusion
and violence are inevitable. The dictator-
ships in both countries have provided a
certain measure of order and prosperity, but
in the long run it is the resources of the
human spirit which must prevail.
THE WINGHAM ADVANL-TIMES
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value his happy .dispositaoti' aitd will not have unrealistic ex-
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NOVEMBER &928
Early Friday morning, the.
home of Bert Vansickle, near the
CNR station, was discovered on
fire, the . lanctes having secured .a
strong hold on. the kitchen, The
fire brigade WAS $eon at work and.
after a stubborn battle,' -drowned
out the ir. : t not the
e� .bu . .. before
whole housewas badly damaged,
LETT
TO THE EDITOR
RE -Remembrance Day Service
November 11.,1975.
The Editor,
Wingham Advance -Times
Dear Sir: ,
I am writing this letter in re-
gard''to the Remembrance Day
Service held at 11:00 a.m. this
morning at the Wingham Ceno-
taph. .
While several persons paid
their respects to our veterans,
there were still those busy a
work. Should these people beal
lowed to interrupt those who do
wish fo.honor the war dead?
as quite annoyed by trans-
' cks, cars and vans driv-
fng1 'ough town, interrupting
tile' .'Memorial Service" being
held. These vehicles created a
great disturbance. Many disgust-
ed whispers and nods were ex-
changed during the service which
indicated much dismay each
time an automobile slipped by.
Is it not the responsibility of the
police force to see that the driv-
ing route through town, is altered
for this short period of time that
occurs once a year?
Hopefully next year there will
be an alternate route for truck
drivers and the like to take, while
others pay their respects on Re-
membrance Day at the service at
our local Cenotaph.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Sandra Lei
diamond jewellery award
A young Canadian. student of
jewellery design was presented
with the jewellery industry's
highest international honor at a
gala reception in Paris, France.
Twenty -year-old Kim Snyder,
from Kingston, Ontario, flew to
Europe to join a glittering
assembly at the unveiling of the
1975 Diamonds International
Award winners at Pavillon
d'Armenonville in the ' Bois de
Boulogne, Paris.
This makes only the eight win
for Canada in the 22 -year history
of this prestigious competition,
regarded as the jewellery
equivalent to the film industry's
`Oscars'. ,'Sponsored annually by
De Beers ' Consolidated Mines,
Ltd., the . world's largest mar-
keter of rough diamonds, the Dia-
monds International Awards is
acknowledged to • be the most
important competition of its kind,
greatly influencing the design of
diamond jwellery throughout the
world.
Kim Snyder was among the 30
winners chosen from nine
countries whose designs were
selected from a total of 1,258
entries from 28 countries. The
United States and Japan led all
countries with six winners each.
followed by five each from
France and the United Kingdom,
and four from Germany. Canada
tied Italy, Sweden and Switzer-
land with one award.
This year, each jewellery piece
was required to contain at least
five carats of diamonds. This
resulted in a collection spectacu-
lar in its outstanding use of dia-
monds, either as a single design
element or combined with such
unusual materials as silk thread
and leather,
Notable in the Collection is the
trend away from yellow gold.
Twenty of the 30 winning pieces
have diamonds set in white
metals, either white -gold or
platinum, or, in one case, oxy-
dized steel!
Mr. Snyder's DIA winner is
over two yards of yellow -gold
chain featuring 100 sparkling
round diamonds set back-to-back
on cylindrical gold links.
Born and raised in Kingston,
20 -year-old Kim Snyder has been
hard at work studying jewellery
design and crafting at St. Law-
rence College of Applied Arts &
Technology. His professor, Neil
Aird, himself a Diamonds In-
ternational Awards winner in
1967, representing the United.
Kingdom, encouraged his stu-
dents to. enter this year's com-
petition.
Kim Snyder has been dabbling
in jewellery since his early teens.
When not collecting antique
bottles, an interesting and some-
times profitable hobby, he was
designing and making copper or
silver rings, pendants and brace-
lets.
Since winning this all-impor-
tant award, Kim moved abruptly
from silver to gold and diamonds.
Not haVing worked with either
before, he has proven that his
talents lie not only in design but
in his ability to craft fine
jewellery.
Kim comes from . a creative
environment with his mother,
Josephine, a successful jewellery
designer -craftswoman, With this
family encouragement, guidance
from his professor and natural
talent; Kim has reached a high
international status in the
jewellery trade through his DIA
success at a very early point in
his career.
Pilots received $25 each and up
to take a boat or scow through
turbulent Whitehorse Rapids
during the Klondike gold rush of
1898. The rapids, which took the
lives of many men, was tamed by
the Whitehorse dam, constructed
in 1958.
CHAINED WITH DIAMONDS—Versatility is the word with
this Diamonds International Award winner designed by
Kim Snyder, Kingston, Ontario. Over two yards of gold and
diamonds make up this wrap-around chain featuring one
hundred and one sparkling diamonds set back-to-back on
cylindrical yellow -gold links. This was the only Canadian
winner in this year's competition, and was among 30
diamond designs chosen from the 1,258 world-wide entries
submitted. This prestigious competition is sponsored an-
nually by De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., the world's
major marketer of rough diamonds.
er Stores meted, Wil-
haul`, hasfound it necessary to m-
cry: their floor space,: to ate?
care of their exp, 'lining iii sinesei
and to properly day many
new lines partieularly in demand
at this season. The basement of
the More t>es 1 : to d into a
t ell -arrange a department of its
evil ;and Will. feature Christmas
toys and novelties,
Winter is hovering around the'
Corner ;and with it come chicken
thieves. Some of the residents of
Belmore were cheated out of
' their Thanksgiving dinner. How,
ever, the.; names of the busybodies
are 'quite familiar..
The only hospital for sick and
crippled children of its kind in
steOrio is chic Warr Mem-
oriWeel Chirn ldrennta's Huapital at ,ILon-
don, Ontario. This institution bas
only been in operation for five
years, yet it "has acquired ra
reputation whic* is second to
none in Canada,
A chubby baby girl races over
the grass of New York's.Central:
Park. She seems no. --different
from ali'other threeyear-olds butt
Gloria Vanderbilt is America's
most expensive baby.:By the time
she is a debutante,, her fortune
will be approximately $12,500,000.
0--0-0
NOVEMBER 1940
As more men are called out for
military training "and $erviee,
large numbers of *omen are'
being absorbed into the 'arms in-
dustry of Canada. Women are an
impo:cinttr +eo.
Miss
rtant Bettyog Rae left onwar Tueffsdartsy.
for Toronto where she will enter
Toronto General Hospital as a
nurse -in -training. '
J. J. Evans was elected pr
_dent of the Huron Curling Clubat
its annual Meeting. W. G. Gray is
vice-l3resident and Art Wilson
secretary -treasurer. Doctors W.
A. McKibbon, T. L. Torrance and
A. W. Irwinewho are serving in
the Royal Canadian Medical
Corps and the Royal Canadian
Dental Corps, were made honor-
ary members of the club.
Due to conditions in' the . Far
East, Canadian missionaries in
Formosa are returning home
MisS .l irbthy C. Douglas,
ter of George H. Douglas of lriick-
now, is a missionary in that field
and is * expected , home next
month. She has served in the.. Far
East as a missionary of the Pres-
byterian Church in Canada since
1928.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hutton ship-
ped their furniture to Toronto on
Monday and have taken up resi-
dence in that city. They have
lived in Wingham for 31 years.
Morris District Orange Lodge
held its annual meeting and
elected as its officers Herbert
Dexter, Thomas Crasby, C. D.
Barrett, W. Haggitt and E. Pat-
terson.
A greatly expanded navy built
in Canada and manned by Can-
adians trained . at home, was
promised by Hon. Angus L.
MacDonald, minister of national
defence for naval services. He
also foretold of a naval college to
be established in Canada and the
hope to construct destroyers and
perhaps cruisers.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Savage
and little daughter have moved
from Jamestown to their new
home near Harriston.
Charles Taylor has installed a
radio in his home at Whitechurch.
0-0-0
NOVEMBER 1951
At a special meeting of town
council, His Worship Mayor W.
W. Gurney announced that he in-
tends to retire this year from the
municipal field. Councillors Car -
nru+10400 Cruiek.
1144Catseft4ted that they bt.
to Ow c
.Etat A:bolts
bagged. a .12 -point
WOO i eek
ed that37it
.:
C
Russell Farrier; ,and George .
Baird aU of IViogiuttg,
Cal Burke open an
tries' a dim
yr
. ,iia
across the :street from the Ad-
vance -Times Office.
ides Worthy Ma
of. the.
flaws are Murray Tay
P. C. C:Stainton, Dr. J. 4 Fox, `I
''T, A, Currie,Mrs, W. C. Adorn*.
and Mrs. J. CrutelC tk.
Twobl i trek tight* have
.,
been installed inave One
at.the fourth concessionOlder*
and the other at the:ninth ►nce -
Om of Vast wawa'noeb.
A public spearing. ,contest for
pupils of .Howick'' Public Schools:
was . held in ?Gor ir'ie- Bar ara
W'atmsley of Gerrie. took first
r
prize and Betty o . Ruttan'wo'n
second -prize. +f Ether winners; were
Cavell Ehnen, G+orrie;
Simmons, Fordwich Margaret
Allan, Laketet,
T.heohydro was ;omen on
week: n the homes''
strong, Janes ,Snowden,,
Jamieson end Roy Irwin, is
and West Wawanosii,
Mrs. Charles Smith was elected
k
president off, the Wield ` WAN'
at the November Meeting, Viice-
presidents ,are a ':Mrs. Norman
.McDowell and Mrs.! Stanley:
Cook; secretaries) are leirti Mar-
vin
arvin McDowell and Mrs. Howard
Campbell; treasurer
rer • is' Mrs.
Cook.
NOVEMBER 1981
The WinghamccOtps..Salvation
Army celebrated:} the 75th anni-
versary
ofthe•COrps' founding in
this town when'several functions
were held over the weekend. The,.
Danforth Citadel Band, of Toronto
was brought to Wingham for the
occasion 4nd many from the dis-
trict enjoyed
is-trict'enjoyed tiexcellent musict.
•
provide
' The commit luted by
the Huron County Council to
award scholarships and burs-
aries, announced that Ronald
Nicholson, Belgrave, has won the
scholarship for Western Ontario
Agricultural School.
John Hanna, MPP for Huron-
Bruce, said that he has been in-
formed by former Highways
Minister Cass that bridges over
the Maitland River will be erect-
ed next year. One will be at Zet-
land where a bailey bridge is now
taking the traffic and two on the
new causeway that has been built
across the prairies south of town.
Mr. Hanna also said he hoped
that something will be done in re-
gard to replacing the McKenzie
bridge in Wingham before an-
other year goes by.
Roy Vivian was elected presi-
dent of St. Paul's Young People at
that group's annual meeting. His
supporting officers are Linda
Templeman, Brian Douglas,
Peggy Ahara and Lynn Parkin-
son.
J. T. Goodall was appointed
solicitor for the Township of East
Wawanosh when the regular
township council meeting was
held.
Rev. Gordon Fish of Brantford
has accepted a call to St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church
here. St. Andrew's has not had a
resident minister since the death
of Dr. Alexander Nimmo early in
the spring.
weather
NOVEMBER 11-17
By Joe Smulevitz
Strong winds that buffeted
most of Ontario on Monday
tapered off by Tuesday when a
ridge of high pressure moved
across the area. Moving east-
ward it brought sunny skies with
near normal temperatures
through Wednesday.
An arctic high pressure system
to the west and a low pressure
system to the northeast produced
a strong flow of northerly air on
Thursday. Temperatures fell
sharply during the day with af-
ternoon readings no higher than 0
degrees C. Snowflurries were ob-
served throughout the region but
accumulation was slight. The
snowflurries were caused by
polar air moving across Lake
Huron. The lower parts of the air
were warmed and Moistened by'
the water. This warmed air rose
through colder upper air, causing
snowflurries on the leeward side
of the lake. These weather condi-
4ions persisted through Friday
with below normal temperatures.
High pressure building east-
ward from the Gulf states
diminished the strong flow of cold
air during the weekend. The
warming trend that started on
Saturday saw temperatures
reach the middle teens by Mon-
day when a warm front moved
across the area.
The period saw a continuation
of arctic high pressure systems
becoming stagnant as they ap-
proached the warmer waters of
the Atlantic. This has resulted in
cold snaps of short duration
followed by mild temperatures
with sunny skies.
The extended outlook indicates
above normal temperatures
lowering to near normal by
Thursday and below normal for
the weekend. An area of low
pressure building in Colorado is
likely to bring rain late Wednes-
day or Thursday. Snowflurries
may develop on Friday or Satur-
day.