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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-01-31, Page 4Page 4A - The Wingham Advance -Times, January 31,1989 tt a ingjam fibbance QI itnto Published at Wingham, Ontario. P.O. Box 390 - INC 2W0 by Wenger Bros. ,,Limited Barry Wenger, Publisher David Wenger, President Norman MacLennan, Sec. -Teas, Robert Murphy, Editor Audrey Currie, Advertising Manager Member—Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscriptions $21.00 per year $23.00 beyond 40 -mile zone Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Six months ;12.50 Return postage guaranteed Crisis in health care Canada, and particularly Ontario, is beginning to feel the conse- quences of its growing population and prosperity. The most evi- dent and most worrisome of these growing pains is in the field of health care, where an increasing number of deaths has been attri- buted to lack of enough hospital beds and attendant nurses to meet the needs of critically i,ll, patients.. Nor is the health care problem the only serious shortage we face. Our highways are becoming ever more bumpy, witness to the fact that many of them should be not merely repaired, but replaced — a program which will eventually run into billions. There is a critical shortage of housing for young families and our cities are facing the spectre of countless homeless people sleeping on the streets. These problems are all the more difficult to understand since we are living in the most prosperous area of the country ®indeed in the entire world. How does one explain poverty in the midst of prosperity? Not too many years ago provincial politicians could boast That this province had virtually no debt and prospects for the future were among the best and brightest in the world. Now we find many of the provincially -funded services are running out of money and the provincial government in many cases is simp- ly replying to pleas for help with a terse, "Sorry, no money available." ' The situation in health care is, of course, the most urgent. The explanation or excuse is that care of the burgeoning population of elderly people is throwing a new burden on the public purse. That situation should come as no surprise to provincial planners. It was evident 20 years ago that by the end of the century the number of older people 'would be sharply increased. What is the answer? Certainly a y one pathway is that of higher taxa- tion. No one likes the idea, but most of us like the thought of allow- ing the sick to die even less. We must face up to the hard facts of life in a period when all costs have escalated and there is no alter- native but to pay the piper. Frightening trend West German officials are deeply concerned by a new fad in their country. It seems that hundreds of young Germans are buying or trading video tapes set in the pre-war era of Adolf Hitler. These movies glorify the white Caucasian and vilify the Jews — all the stuff which was forced upon the German 'People before the war. The young neo-Nazis are too inexperienced to understand that their grandfathers were talked into a war which spelled utter ruin for Germany and cost both Europe and America millions of lives. Young Germans, even more than most nationals, have always had a tremendous sense of their nation's pride and military might. It was by these same tactics that Hitler appealed to national pride and - successfully gained political control of his country. A new genera- tion has no sense of the dire consequences of nationalism carried to the extreme. They dream only of those days of apparent glory when German "heroes" goose-stepped into helpless neighboring lands and spread death and destruction in their wake. Older Ger- mans, who saw the consequences of nationalism gone mad are deeply concerned, as well they should be. Gruesome revelations ,a, The CTV network's decision to air two consecutive interviews with the late Ted Bundy, the serial killer who was executed last week before the program was shown, was an exercise in very bad taste. Personally, we refused to listen. Taping the man's words as a clue to his mental processes may have been necessary, but only criminal psychiatrists had any need to know what he said. As far as the genaral public was concerned it was an exercise in what could only be termed ghoulish fascination. It is sad enough that such a creature could carry out his grisly kill- ings without apprehension, and in this case we cannot argue with the .death penalty, but why any normal person would want to hear his confession after his death defies all reason. .WY. 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It was indicated that the order -in -council extending daylight saving time to the whole Dominion now is in process of being drawn up and will be made known soon. A. J. Lockridge was elected chairman of the board of the Wing - ham Public School. Miss Alberta Walker was appointed secretary - treasurer. Sunday evening Rev. J. D. Wilkie, who has been minister at Teeswater and Belmore Presbyterian Churches for the past five years, said farewell to his congregation. He hasaccepted a charge in Elora. Sugar is now rationed in Canada. The allowance per person is three- quarters of a pound per week and not more that two weeks' supply is to be purchased at one time: It is estimated that the saying will amount to 100,000 tons. At the regular meeting of Morris Township Council, George Martin was re -appointed clerk and Nelson Higgins treasurer. Peter McNab was re -appointed to the Board of Health. A request was made by the village of Belgrave for another light on the highway north of Young's Garage but council did not want to proceed without help .from East Wawanosh. JANUARY 1955 Viewing the outstanding crop of icicles around town these past few days, it occurred taus that someone should offer a prize for the bi . est. Holmdale Creamery had one which must have gone eight feet and there was a beauty at the hospital which must have been all: of nine. The annual meeting of the 13e1 - grave School Fair was held, with president Leslie Bolt presiding. Howard Campbell was named presi- dent to succeed Mr. Bolt; vice-presi- dents are George Michie and N. H. Coultes and secretary -treasurer is Stewart Procter. A flew 4-H Forestry Club has been formed in conjunction with the Wingham District High School. Officers of the new organization are Mac Eadie, Bill Austin and George Procter. The club has a membership of 31 and leaders are John Jackson of the high school staff and H. DeVries, district forester from Stratford. To have a perfect attendance at Sunday School for 19 years is a record of which to be proud. This is the achievement of Ronald McMichael, superintendent of the Wroxeter United Church Sunday School. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens have taken up residence in the Charles Koch residence on north main street in the•viljage of Gorrie. JANUARY 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, Britain's war -time prime minister and veteran parliamentarian, soldier, adventurer, writer and painter, died in London. A state funeral, attended by the Queen and the Royal family, .will take place Saturday. Despite stormy weather con- ditions, 45 elementary and secon- dary school students participated in the Legion public speaking contest. Winners in the elementary division were Brenda Leahy of Teeswater and Dorothy Elliott, Brussels. Secondary school winners were Wanda Hunter of Lucknow and Charles Congram, Wingham. Thanks to the Salk vaccine, 1964 was the seventh consecutive polio - free year for Huron County. It is hoped that the health unit may soon be able to add the .dew Sabin (oral - type) vaccine to its armament against polio. The Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation has named Robert Gavreluk of Wingham as a resident enrolment -counsellor for this area. Mr. Gavreluk is a member of the Wingham District High School staff. At the annual meeting of the Whitechurch United Church, Robert Laidlaw was appointed an honorary member of the session. Re-elected to.' the session was Garnet Farrier and new appointees are Clifford Laidlaw and Russell Purdon. JANUARY 1975 Mrs. Robert Ritter isy the new president of the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital Auxiliary, succeeding Mrs. K. M. MacLennan, Vice-presi- dent is Mrs. R. Procter; secretary Kiss M. Deans and treasurer Mrs. K. Murray. At F. E. Madill Secondary School, contests for Snow Queen and Snow King were held. Winners were Ansley Currie and Dave Harlin. A 4-11 Junior Farmer Club is on its way for the Howick and Turnberry Townships area. About 50 attended the organizational meeting to elect officers and discuss a program. Barry Gibson of Fordwich is the president; Bill Armstrong, RR 4, Wingham, is vice-president; Eliza, beth Armstrong secretary and Susan Adams of RR 1, Wroxeter, is treasurer. Wingham figure skaters captured one first place, three seconds and two thirds at the Great Lakes Winter Skating Festival in London. Carol Wheeler was the first -place winner; Blaine Moore captured second, as did We team of April Moore 'and Danny Gordon; and Lori Gavreluk and Mark Moore placed third in singles' competition.