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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-06-06, Page 4Page 4A - The Wingham Advert -Times, Jue 6, i989 Mbe At:ingbatn fibbance-eimett Published at Wingham, Ontario, P.O. Box 390 - NOG 2W0 by Wenger Bms. Limited A wholly owned subsidiary of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Margaret Stapleton, Editor Audi* Currie, Advertising Manager Member - Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $21.00 per year Six months $12.50 $23.00 beyond 40 mile zone Second'Class Mail Registraton No. 0821 Ream postage guaranteed cp n A long way to go This is National Access Awareness Week, a time for Canadians to reflect on how far we have come in advancing the needs of the disabled and how far we have yet to go. Over three million Canadians have some form of disability. In spite of their physical limitations, many have become integrated in the workforce and play important roles in our communities. Governments have become more sensitive to the needs of their disabled citizens. Toronto's SkyDome is a shining example of this new awareness. It is completely accessible to the disabled and we salute its designers for their foresight. However, a sad incident last,week in our town demonstrates that we still have a long way to go. A local woman, who is disabled, says she was verbally accosted when she pointed out to a driver that he was parked in a disabled -parking spot without the proper identifying licence plate. We are pleased that our town and its business people have taken an active role in providing specially -designated handicapped park- ing places. But these parking areas must be vigorously enforced so they may be of a real benefit to the disabled. While it's true that advances have been provided to make life easier for our disabled citizens, much is left to be done. Let the fight begin right here at home'. A hap' py union The Wingham Legion Branch 180 and 543 Squadron ot the Royal Canadian Air Cadets have formed a happy alliance that ap- pears to be good for both. Legion members have contributed heavily to the Air Cadet pro- gram over the past several years — both financially and through moral support. At last week's annual cadet inspection, Legion members played an important role in recognizing exemplary cadets through the pre- sentation of scholarships and trophies. Branch members appear to have found a common ground with these young people, part of a generation far removed from them, especially when it is noted that this week marks the 45th anniver- sary of D -Day. The liaison gives Legion members a chance to support a worth- while program for young people and gives the air cadets the benefit of many years of -xperience. is a happy alliance and it is working. Big fuss over what? For more than two weeks the Canadian public has been treated to all the needless and pointless delaying tactics the two opposition parties could muster, while the important business of .the nation has been put on hold, all because details of the budget were leak- ed to persons who had no right to prior knowledge of what that document might contain. The minister of finance, Michael Wilson, has so far refused to resign as his critics have demanded. Perhaps it is time to change the thinking over the age-old custom of budget secrecy and face reality. Budget secrecy has remained sacred all)hese years simply because prior knowledge might af- ford an opportunity for the unscrupulous to make a profit out of knowing, ahead of time, what measures the government might bring in to affect the stock market one way or the other. The opportunity to make illegal profits out of budget information could be very simply denied by sending nothing out to the printers before -hand. If this tremendous secrecy is indeed so all-important, why not commit the details only to the paper the finance minister is to bring into parliament? There would still be plenty of time to send the material out for printing in the days following the budget speech. The opposition parties could still have their field day, an exercise in which they delight and no outsider would have any op- portunity to steal any of the government's thunder. While all this wrangling has gone on in the House of Commons., valuable (and costly) time has been wasted. People of all parties must admit that the government has to put in motion those financial exercises which are necessary for the well-being of the tiations,3so argument about broken secrecy achieves nothing WhYoh might benefit the public. Why not get on with the tasks at hand? What about the question of day care? How about the problems of defence? The closing of military bases in areas which depend to a great degree on the busi- ness generated by the military's presence? The entire budget altercation has achieved nothing for Canadians generally. The only beneficiaries are the qppositiop parties — and it a is possible that the haVe &he nothing fe) erielienceTheilr tidpular- 5 ity in the nation. r ^000000••• ",),,,,,,e;:1„...;• • • :435, • ...ght:/6,.;*/,?:,:•,:v;:: *,:,•1<t:" ::::::::::r.„.,:e:.:.:t:;70::-.TAr.;?24',4(7,7*//,../1;61,;1:2.'4%.:.1,./.>/:".4..-1,4,:!4!4;r54..:.;:,.:CV/1210•SA5.1114,011,%*:;L;Ze-71#11P"'"1-)%44.5'5;',N5.111r1t10;2111:1(:2111111;IIK4'1"A'';(46:147:4'1<: REMEMBER WHEN. . from our files JUNE 1942 The 99th Battery and the Wing - ham Legion, headed by the Wing - ham Citizens' Band, marched to the Salvation Army Citadel Sunday morning where a special service was held. During the service, a Union Jack was dedicated, which will remain forever in the building as a symbol of loyalty and devotion to King and Empire. - Miss Mabel Coultes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Coultes of town, has been engaged as teacher for SS No, 2, Grey. This is the school in which her mother' taught just prior to her marriage. Wingham friends congratulate Miss Doris Armitage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Armitage, who not only successfully passed her final examinations in Household Science, University of Toronto, but headed her class, the only one in the group to be awarded First Class Honors, Jack Herd has enlisted with the RCAF and leaves for London next week for duty Rev. Hugh Wilson of Auburn has accepted a call to Brussels United Church, replacing Rev. C. L. Lewis who has enlisted. Rev. A. G. Hewift of Allenford will take over the Bel - more -Mildmay charge, Rev. W. D. Clark, the pastor there, having accepted a call to Cargill. JUNE 1955 New Brownie Packs and Scout Troops were formed in Wingham. Sixty-nine girls registered as Brownies and it was decided to form threegrouys, with Miss Norma Sherwood, Miss Janet Thomson and Mrs. Don Cameron s leaders. Eight boys will be cants, under the leaderships of Miles Overend and Bob Lewis. iiiiii111111111111111111111111101Mommasommis. Murray Gaunt, who is in his first year at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, is first in a class of 87. He is also the winner of a first- year bursary Rev. C. D. Cox, who has been minister of Knox United Church, Belgrave, and Brick United Church in East Wawanosh for the past three years, has received a call to Wellandport United Church. He will take over his duties on July 1. William G. Webster was appoint- ed to Lucknow Council by acclama- tion as the only one of two nomi- nees to qualify for a single vacancy on council, caused by the resigna- tion of Cecil Attridge who left the village. The five -man council is now made up of Reeve A. W. Hamilton and councillors George Joynt, Virden Mowbray, Alex McLeod and Mr. Webster. At an ordination service in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Frank Edward Russell, who has been in charge of the parish of Gorrie, Ford- wich and Wroxeter, was made a deacon of the Church of England. JUNE 1965 Seldom has a death in this com- munity affected as many people as the passing of Miss Phyllis Ingram Johns. She taught 40 years in the community and will be remem- bered. with deep affection by those who had the privilege of working with her in other community endeavors. She was 64 years of age. The two outside panels in a stained glass window at St. Paul's Anglican Church were dedicated by Rt. Rev. H. F. Appleyard. Both were gifts of Miss Dorothe Comber. J. H. Crawford, Q.C., has announced that two young men , have heciame e'ssotiateil with' hifrt in his law practice here. They are Norman A. Shepherd and Alan R. Mill. Major R. P. Ritter, chief instructor of WDHS Cadet Corps, received word that Cadet Major David Wenger has been selected as one of 12 Western Ontario cadets for exchange with the British West Indies. To qualify for the trip, the cadets must have their Master Cadet Gold Star, for which David passed his examination this year. Rev. T. E. Kennedy presented a life membership in the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyte- rian Church in Canada to Mrs. E. Jeffrey, president of the auxiliary of Knox Presbyterian Church, Bel - more. Two Whitechurch men, Bevan Tiffin and Ron Schefter, began work at the Teeswater Creamery JUNE 1975 Jim Pattison, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Pattison, received word that he has been offered a Descartes Fellowship with a total value of $2,400 in the Faculty of Mathemat- ics at the University of Waterloo. He has been accepted in the Co-op Mathematical Program, Mrs. Harry Lear of Blyth held her annual mugic recital. Participating in the program from Wingham were Karen Wood, Douglas Wood, Jim Laidlaw, Ian Mann, Caryn Mann, April Moore, Ruth Taylor, Joanne Wood, Janet Wood and Sylvia Beard. Mrs. Ivan Wightrnan of RR 1, Bel - grave, was elected president of Htiron West District of the Women's Institute when the 75th district annual meeting was held irt Blythe.. She .succeeds.Mrs. la Haines of Auburn.