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Published at Wingham, Ontario, P.O. Box 390 - NOG 2W0
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Barry Wenger, Publisher
David Wenger, President Norman MacLennan, Sec.-Treas.
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Our throw -away society
The increasing problems created by our growing amounts of gar-
bage have reached the point where solutions must be found. On
Jan. 19 a public meeting will be held in Blyth to discuss an overall
plan for waste management in Huron County. Many municipalities
are running put of dump space, so new methods must be initiated if
we are to. live in a clean and healthful environment.
Not only do we produce a vast amount of actual waste, but we
have entered the "throw -away" age' — a time when simply dis—
carding whatever has ceased to work perfectly is cast aside.
! Take, for example, the amount of glass containers we throw
away each year. An empty bottle would have been a priceless
treasure to North American Indians 200 years ago; indeed would
still be to many cultures in the Third World. The paper products
which bulge our garbage bags would have hundreds of uses for the
millions who live on subsistence incomes today.
Now, of course, we have many products which are 'sold ori. the
very basis of being disposable. First it was cigarette lighters,
followed more recently by disposable cameras. The idea has
caught on Iso widely that husbands and wives have fallen into the
same category. If you don't like the old one, just pick out a new
one.
An oft -repeated admonition of our grandparents was, °'Waste
not, want not," which was sound advice for any generation.
Recycling our waste products follows that same concept. This
world is not so lavishly supplied with raw materials that we can af-
ford to squander them recklessly. Our children and grandchildren
will have to pay the price for our waste.
Peace IS
fragile thing
We noted an observation last week that the .people of Europe
have been without a war for over 40 years — the longest holiday
from slaughter that continent has ever known in its centuries -long
history. What a tremendous blessing and how easily it could be
destroyed!
With the threat of Nuclear annihilation hanging over all our heads,
it is understandable, that the big nations are. less than eager for
military confrontation. Even the stupidest of national leaders realize
that any future war would be a no-win situation, so international atti-
tudes have changed.
There is another factor, ' too. The development of new weapons
has stolen the advantage the big powers once had. It no longer
matters quite so much how many millions of men any one country is
able to throw into battle, new and deadlyhand-held weapons are
capable of knocking out tanks and even shooting down aircraft.
That is one of the possibilities in the defeat of the American forces
in Vietnam. It is certainly one of the important reasons for the cur-
rent Soviet withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. They were los-
ing their war against ignorant tribesmen.
There is no kind of war which is acceptable in our modern world,
but at least it is welcome news that the immense slaughter of the
first world war is not too likely to be repeated. That terrible conflict
was won by the Allies for the simple reason that Germany ran out of
fresh supplies of young men to send into the trenches.
The one great question facing mankind now is how long can we
delay that fateful hour when some maniac decides to use the
ultimate weapon and wipe us all from the face of the earth?
High price of good times
People in Ontario have enjoyed several very good years,
economically. Unemployment is low, inflation, tYibugh annoying,
has not become insupportable. We are optimistic about the future
for ourselves and our children.
These boom years, however, have exacted a high price. Think of
the cost of decent housing. How about the increasing congestion
on our highways? Even the provincial government is facing a
serious problem in its effort to provide universal health care for its
citizens.
The increasing number of serious, even fatal accidents on
Highway 401 is blamed on the increased number of vehicles, parti-
cularly large trucks. How long will it be before we have to foot the
tremendous cost of a new multi -lane traffic artery?' And what are
we to do about housing for young families; whose parents simply
cannot pay today's ,prices, much less those: '01:0p i; lit j i i i`nar�d
ed next year?
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JANUARY 1942
Wingham Town Council held its
first session for the new year. Two
new members were welcomed, in
the persons of ex -reeve Fred L.
Davidson and Duncan Kennedy. The
clerk reported vital statistics for
1941: 100 births, 26 marriages and 33
deaths.
Five men are in the running for
the wardenship of Huron County,
including Roland Grain, reeve of
Turnberry and J. W. Gamble, reeve
of Howick. Also in the running are
the reeves of Hay Township, Stanley
Township and Hensall.
Saturday noon, Gibson's delivery
horse decided it was time to put on
the feed bag so headed for the barn.
Elmer Deyell, the driver, was de-
livering bread on the B Line when
the horse got its sudden urge. It ran
all the way back to its stable back of
the Queen's Hotel, spilling bread
along the way.
The former Habkirk barber shop
is undergoing a great change. Work
is in progress to make it into an up-
to-date office which will be o'ecupied
by J. Harley Crawford, local lawyer.
A new large vault has been con-
structed.
Congratulations to George N.
Wheeler, son of Thomas Wheeler of
Turnberry, who received his,
sergeant stripes and obse ver wings
at Jarvis. He stood high in his class.
JANUARY 1955
An application for permission to
use the town hall for Teen Town
dances met with some questions at
the council meeting. Councilors
don't object to teenagers using the
hall but question whether it is a good
idea if no adults are present to
supervise. They decided that Teen
Town could use the hall on condition
that they bring chaperones.
An increase in crime in Wingham
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past year police investigated 564
complaints, as compared with 483 in
1953. A recommendation in the
chief's reports was the installation
of traffic lights at the intersections
of Josephine and John Streets and
Josephine and Victoria Streets.
In of the continued interest of
Rev. R. A. Brook and Mrs. Brook in
the new public library in Bluevale,
members of the library board
presented them with gifts, two of
Winston Churchill's histories to Mr.
Brook and flowers to Mrs. Brook.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Mason of RR 3, Blyth, on the
birth of their baby girl, the first baby
born in Wingham in 1955.
Mrs. Stewart Forsyth was named
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary to
the Wingham Canadian Legion
Branch 180, to succeed Mrs. Ernie
Lewis. Vice-presidents are Mrs.
Dave Crothers and Mrs. Joseph
King; secretary' is Mrs. Ted Gauley
and treasurer, Mrs. R: Dawson.
JANUARY 1965
A building which has stood on
Wingham's main street as long as
the oldtimers in town can remem-
ber, fell to the wrecker's hammer
this week and removes a landmark
that is all of 80 years old. The build-
ing is owned by R. A. Currie & Sons
and until the death of the late An-
drew Mitchell was operated as a
butcher shop. The lot will be used by
the Currie firm for extra off-street
parking.
The annual meeting of.. the Wing -
ham Sportsmen's Association ws
held and David K. Cameron was
elected president. W. H. McArthur is
vice-president.
Ronald Lee was installed as
master of the Wingham Masonic
Lodge AF & AM No. 286. The
ceremony was attended by a large
number of members and visitors.
'Little Janice Elizabeth, daughter,
114)f"iMi'>r tsind Mrs. George McInnes of
Lucknowcv, was the first arrival of the
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new year at the Wingham 'and Dis-
trict Hospital. She arrived at 5:25
a.m. on Jan. 3 and has two brothers.
An impressive ceremony was held
at the nurses' residence in Wingham
when 21 nursing assistants received
their caps. Included in the group
were Mrs. Dorothy MacLeod, Luck -
now; Mrs. Mildred Gregory, Blyth;
Miss Botina Van deKemp and Miss
Joyce Bilton, both of RR 2, Gorrie;
Miss Mauna Lynn Tunney, Tees -
water; Mrs. Margaret McVittie, RR
3, Blyth and Mrs. Anna Marie
Kieffer, RR 1, Wingham.
JANUARY 1975
Trustees John McCann of Ailsa
and Oscar Kieffer of Bluevale,
o served on the Huron -Perth
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board for the past six years, were
honored prior to their retirement.
Each was presented with a gift.
A change of business ownership
took place which terminates the
services- of one of Wingham's
veteran businessmen. Bill Hender-
son has sold his Josephine Street
barbering business to Bryan Martin
of Wingham.
Staff changes have been announc-
ed by the Wingham district office of
the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Sue Bellmore of. Whitechurch
replaces Janet Sleightholm in the
office and Mrs. Elda Nethery and
Mrs. Barbara Bender are part-time
help in the office. Warren Knight of
Brussels is the new lands technician.
A history -making event took place
recently in Teeswater Masonic
Lodge when Perry Pennington was
presented with a 50 -year Past
Master's jewel, an event which
rarely takes place.
At the Corrie United Church, Rev.
Wes Ili officiated at the dedication
service of a pair of brass candle-
sticks. They were presented to the
•chyh• by; the, family of. the lite Mr.
and Mrs. Ewart Whitfield,, formerly
a�ctive rrlerr bens of, the cbngreOtion.
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