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The Wingham Business Association's decision to public-
ly and unanimously oppose the J provincial government
proposalto allow individual municipalities to decade
whether or not to allow stores to ' open on Sundays is not
only a good one, but necessary as well,
Although Premier David Peterson has stated- he does not
intendto back down on the governrment-plan to•drop the hot~
issue into the laps of the Municipalities, In view 'ofthe
groundswell of opposition, his gunfighter attitude lends'
weight to the "never say never" adage. Ask, Prime
Minister Brian Mulroney about being tough and not
backing .down. Faced with the fiery wrath of Canadian
seniors, Mr. Mulroney . and his government backed down
on the Canada Pension issue.
The Sunday shopping_issue is not one for local decision, it
is one which cries out for a province -wide policy if small
town business is to survive in Ontario. In our opinion, the
only businesses likely to profit. from : Sunday store opening
will be those in large metropolitan centres even though the -
business community in smaller municipalities will be.
forced eventually to remain open against their will, if only
to survive. Ontario's highway system and the automobile
make it too easy for residents .of .smaller communities to
make the short trek to the shopping malls of large urban
centres. If Sunday openingi.s_ allowed locai--storeowners
will find themselves witha gun at their heads to force them
to open, even against their will. •
Now is the time for Ontario residents to let Mr. Peterson
know their stand on this issue and not allow him to avoid
the heat by dumping it on the individual. mut:lid:Panties
which with a few ._ -exceptions, have . said through the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) that they
don't want the responsibility. Although municipal govern-
ments have long sought more local . decision-making
responsibility, there is no victory in,g`aining ' the respon-
sibility in this case, as AMO has wisely. seen.
In a Fetter on the opposite page, the Coalition Against
Open Sunday Shopping (CAOSS) ,points out that the issue
involves more than simply allowing a business to remain
open on Sunday. It also is mounting -support for a cam-
paign against the Liberal `government :srosal.
If Mr. Peterson isp
to be made to change his mind, now w is
the time for Ontarians to make _it clear that is what they
want. Once the first municipality ici has
`P opted for Sunday
opening under the current -proposal,, it
will betoo tate. By.
then Sunday opening will be a fact and like taxes, with us
forever.
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FEBRtTAKY 1941
Through the co-operation, of town
council and. the Retail Merchants'
Association, arrangements have
been completed whereby the far-
mers coming',into town may put
their horses is Clayton- Fryfogle's
barn on Diagonal Road, .freeof
charge. -
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Carmichael
and daughter,` Patsy,,left for. London
where they :;will reside: Mike has
been a popular member .of the bail
club here for some „t a and Mrs.
Carmicha6f a lifttont,seSident of
this district.
At the public school -'s tale, tennis
tournament the 'following were' the
winners,senior,
,Marjorie French
end Mary Forbes; 4unior, Shirley
Yeomen
oncl,Paulin,sCorvare..
George T rlrie, -son of*. and
Mrs W.' J: Currie, has : joined, .the
RCAF. Gegigewatiin thelast war` as
policceman. He is, at„ -Oreaent
stationed.at Portbut +e it is
.. tobe transferred soot.
Listowel = and, ton --fire
brigades respended-to a call forhelp
9itCre. a fire in a
genera:mare was raging..Thestore
was oWited h►y Ben ton endwas
formerly .;°known :. rwade's store..
Shireata contents►•: were ccmtplily►
fttos�, t#e'
-store. and:
ell phOtis office were:
The currentli..
R 9ht of; John M�CEn»is :ira�his t hf f . get frontFordwxoh,
� d get
"maternity" unemployment insurance benefits Serves to;.
point out the inconsistencies -r-. some to the pint. -Of being -
ridiculous in Our existing laws `"
at�d �ewgulatgr'is On -Who'. .
should. or should not receive social assietrtce.
Under the:.. federal _ governMeiWS; :d-iacrlminat 'e
y:
unemployment ins an. e
„t`edJu'icatifiris, Ton*, tn+etl�ers are
eligible for to ..15 yr eek of- maternity benefits. Fathers,._
regardless oot through it lness orsdeath•ot.the
nnothe they acre Ie t to. are ch for the
r gt#Y ' t�rothilg�.:
Uu`r. her adding to the n ofrgruity, Mr. M l a.ilvou.ld ,
eligiblelorAS Week r rt etbene Ft h We
rt
adoptinfeattitidd
it meked no sense to deiny Mr. iifiCitleilSiOtiefOeced to +gra
on welfare to take care .ef bls fw r nth• aught0 .
born after her*Other di a gain to_
To :isc!','t '11. :1
ludicrous for' a Djiear
in the fac
without •din
those who red
Surer. .
UnernpI+
benefltn
rooms acre being: enlarged. A
televis on:set -will beinstalleed when
the work •is;completted.
Ron- Murray, who -has been' em-
ployed at the DoMinion;Bank for the
past year and a half, has been
transferred to Windsor.
Don Hildebrand, bouncer.: on
station CKNX, has obtaineda
position' as new announcer on . the
new Kitchener TV station, CKC,O-Tw
and will leave to aissume'. his new •
:duties .0.0.0e0s4 15. He has been with
CKNX for the .past. ,:two Years,
col ing here from Stratford,
Mrs. E. Lewis was installed as
'dent tit .thes and es'',Auxiliary to
•the Canadian .Legion for ,tt second
term -.Vied president : ls- utas: ;S.
Forsyth; secretary Mrs. E.: Shera
and treasurer Ifrs. L. Ifingsten. :
The television picture is
brightening: in these parts, ac-
cording to Joe: McGill. Last winter
reception during: the inoitt of w;
:4011010 and .rebruary was*Sea
'dilly
nil.' as far as picture: was
concern and at times._ even the
soendwasn'tcoming m.,'t s winter,.
pashas been rably good,
et four stations c+ ening in
--'�rly. •
(rs. Lloyd Jaekliii liave •
mated a village of viiroxnfor and
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to
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taken up residence in se
owned by the.inte. Ellet Brown. Mr.
Jacklin is employed on the county
roads. r
FEBRUARy.1964
Ron Raeand his. wife, . Kay, will:
open a_ Singer Sewing. - `,entre .
Winghain next Monday and, a
reset, Mr. Rae will ':bo . i "ieh
bushiessn Vaughan' it
absence�-Mr tae was a opr +1etor
of : Donald Rae and edit t rdiw
.until it was sold -to the- .r'esetit
owner, Jack Alexander.:Rt
terval the Raes have .1i ted rid
Arizona, returning to
December�
o�ty s�id+er. a
familymoved St. Thoma s.v where
Mr. Snider has been transferred by
the Manufacturers Life Insurance
canton/.
The annual meeting of the
Bluevale Public Library was held in
the library. Mrs. Bert Garniisswas
returned ' as president. Mrs. Harry
Elliott nis secretary -treasurer and
.
It is with regret that %Vingham
firemen heard the, news that 'Sill
Bain, one of the faithful members,
resigned from the brigade. He has
served the town of Wingham as a
fireman for 20 years. He has been a
captain' for a number of years as
we l� Harvey Aitcheson, Lias been
appointed' captain and another new
member, Jack Shaw, has joined the
brigade.
Randy. Maw, Bryan Forsyth
_-acid JIM Ritchie vete were elected -of-
ficers of the Junior Sportsmen's
Association.
Huron C aunty plowmen will make
a strong .bid to bring the 1975
internationalPlowhig Match back to
this° area. Jim Armstrong, RR 4,
Win ham, rho has succeeded
Gordon McGavin of Walton as -
.Bon's director on the Mario
Plowmen's Association, has
organizing a delegation to bring t
Huron proposal before the anni
meeting of the Ontario body.
? Continued oil. Pal e