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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-05-30, Page 44, • — liarn A44. .'„;,••••k•„.:„ **' *.**'*'• at,WirigiiamOttt4 , Poe. Box 390 ", NO 2W* hy Wow -Pm* Limited, A wholly owned aubaltliotry orNewroundiatod Capital Corporation Robert t4urphy, Editor Audrey Currie, Advertising Maic Member - Canadian Community Newspaper ASSOC. 001149 Community Newspaper Asam Subscription $21.00 per year Six months $12.50 23.00 bet 40mile zone Second Class Mail Registration No, a.; 21 Return postage gummed Dreams do come true A Wingham boy learned last week that dreams can come true. Bill Bailie, a Grade 8 student at Wingham Public School, was part 3f the Sunshine Foundation's second "Dreamlift" project. Over 80 toungsters, all- ill or with some physical impairment, spent a glori- xis day at Disney World in Florida, all expenses paid. Bill was diagnoged just over one year ago as having leukemia but s showing signs of improvement. He is a fighter and we pray that le will continue to grow stronger. The Sunshine Foundation is the brainchild of a London couple, Donna and Ed Czach. It /had -been a dream of their son Paul, who :lied of muscular dystrophy. In the two years since it was formed, the foundation has fulfilled •he dreams of over 800 Canadian children through projects such s "Dreamlift" or individually. The Sunshine Foundation's work is unded through the generosity of supporters and succeeds be- 3ause of a host of dedicated volunteers. The foundation provides much-needed light to the lives of chil- ken who need it most. Who says dreams can't come true? And what of the future? Most of us who are parents would like to be able to we far 3nough into the future to learn what will become of our children. 'erhaps it is just as well that we cannot. In a generation of young people which has never known the hard iiscipline of war or the intense needs of a pioneering society, 3ome strange and terrible trends are beginning to take shape. Last month a gang of "skin heads" broke into the apartment of a 42 -year-old Quebec resident and proceeded to torture and humili- te him for an hour and a half. Their victim is a -mentally-handi- 3apped person who is said to have the mental capacltyll of a 15 -year-old. A few weeks previously a similar gang waylaid, tor- :ured and raped a young woman in New York's Central Park. These two events, although unrelated to each other, are signs of new and ugly upsurge of violence in a generation of youngsters mho lack nothing except a worthwhile sense of purpose in their ives. Nor dare we become complacent because our Own commun- ty has been spared such bestial behavior. Thank goodness our come town is small enough to bypass some of the influences of big 3ity life, where the idle and mindless find enough recruits to form Dredatory gangs. One might understand the fact that young people -who have suf- 'ered deprivation and rejection from early childhood could turn to crime and drugs in sheer frustration, but these city gangs are not made up of the products of poverty. Often they include the off- spring of the moderately well-to-do. It is their craving for excite- -nent, coupled with a total lack of human decency, which begets ;uch ugly ferocity. We do not envy parents who still must face the years of teenage -ebellion in their own youngsters. All humans must pass through these dangerous times, but without the guidance and restraints of sensible and disciplined parents the outcome can be truly terrify - ng. • PRESS COUNCIL The Wingham Advance -Times is a member of the Ontario Press Councilwhich will Consider written complaints about the publication of news, opinions and advertising. If a complaint cannot be resolved with the newspaper, it should be sent to the Ontario Press Council, 151 Slater St, Suite 708, Ottawa, Ontatio.KIPSH3. -••••• , • • • .• . 1 • 4?' ,o.k• ' • ,'.••• • i ,• •,••••-: ''.• .• • : • • '•"! ' ,• • . • , • • gr. • • • , • • Tv, "'• • ' " ."'"'"'*"**1 •.• • *AP. . • 110, • MAY 1942 The sympathy of this community goes out to Mrs. T. C. King and family in the distressing news which was received. Mrs. King received a cable stating that her son, Sgt. Observer George King, was missing after air operations. George is Wingham's first casualty Miss Mary Baird graduated from McMaster University, Hamilton, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Grace Chapel, City Mission, is opening Sunday, May 31, in the building formerly occupied by the Wilkinson Wallpaper Shop. Rev F. Huson of Stratford will be the guest •speaker. J. M. Game of Walkerton, who has been public school inspector for East Bruce and parts of Huron and Grey Counties for the past nine years and who is a veteran Of the first Great War of 1914-1918, has offered his services to King and country in the present conflict and has been accepted for military duties. He will have the rank of Lieutenant and will be stationed at a training centre in Ontario, putting recruits through the LQ. test. Lee Orvis purchased the Lock - ridge house in LoWer Wingham and has been doh% considerable work on it. • MAY 1955 The local association in charge of forming a Brownie pack in Wing - ham met in the council chamber and decided that registration will be held May 25. Leaders are Miss Janet Thomson, Miss Norgia Sher- wood and Mrs, George Cameron. Capt. Belanger has offered to act in an advisory capacity Arthur Stokesi of Winghant ykrAtv, initiated as a new niember into Branch 180 of the Canadian Legion, Wingham., Applications for mem- bership were accepted from J. W. Callan and Dan Adamson of Wmg- ham and Harry Elliott- of Teeswater. Over 500 public school children from Grades 1, 2 and 3 of district schools are being given the Salk vaccine for polio, under a govern- ment scheme operated locally by the Huron County Health Unit. The program is under the direction of Dr. R. M. Aldis, medical officer of health. Bill Taylor of RR 1, Belgrave, was top scorer in the senior class at the Huron County Junior Farmer live- stock judging competition held in Seaforth. Arnold Alton of RR 7, Lucknow, placed second. Miss Shirley Foxton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Foxton of ,Wingham, graduated from London Teachers' College and has been accepted by the City of Londen board of education for, a teaching position in that city. MAY 1965 At the Turnberry Township Music Festival, Joyene Fisher was the winner of the cup for girlsl2 years and over. Runners-up were Dianne Crtnnmett, Gayle Galloway and Laurie Appleby. Leslie Tervit took the cup for boys with Jimmy Norman second. • The weatherman got right into the game when the local golf club staged its official opening. In the morning, 28 players signed in for the men's tourney which saw Mar- tin Garniss take top spot. The after- noon event was a mixed tourna- ment which was won by Mrs. R. H. Lloyd and Ross Hamilton. Wifliam Jeffray of Behnorei who h.as 'teen_iffiN/IRY11, the Imperial. Bank of"Contrnerce in wmxeter, has been transferred to the Niagara branch. •- David Kennedy, B.A., a graduate of Winghani District High School - and son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kennedy of Brussels, has success- fully completed his first year of post -graduate studies at the Uni- versity of Toronto and will receive his B.S.W. degree at the convoca- tion. An engraved curling stone butter dish was awarded to each member of a Wingham curling rink which scored an eight -ender in a curling game in March. Members of the rink were Lloyd Carter, Stan Orien, Cord Godkin and Lee Grove. • MAY 1975 Miss Gwen Norris, director of patient care -at Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital, accepted a stereo record player presented to the hos- pital as a gift from the 1975 gradu- ates of the nursing assistants' course. Rosalea Hackett, class presi- dent and valedictorian, represented the class in making the presenta- tion. Norman M. MacLennan, son of Mrs. K. M. MacLennan of Minnie Street and the late Dr. MacLennan, received his degree as Bachelor of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. Henry Lackner and George Timm, both of RR 2, Corrie, received special chevrons at a meet- ing of the Howick Lions Club, Mr. Timm was awarded the chevron for 30 years' service to the club While Mr. Lackner has served for 10 years. Whitechurch residents congrattr- late Jim &Boer Auld Judy Jamieson who were married Saturday at aalmers Presbyterian Church.