The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-08-01, Page 4Page 4A - The Wingham Advance -Times, Aug. 1, 1989
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Making an example
Every so often a press release arrives detailing the latest
violation to the province's environment laws, including such
offences as manure -seepage into streams or illegal burning.
A release that arrived last week boldly announces, "Envi-
ronment ministry charges Blyth man with impairing water
quality". The operator of a custom manure -spraying business
is charged with applying excessive amounts of liquid manure
onto a Logan Township farm between Nov. 14 and 17 of last
year. •
The ministry alleges that this action resulted in a runoff of
manure into the Nicholson Municipal Drain, impairing the
water quality.
ThLdefendam$ peered last Thursday in Stratford and a
trial:Oate is to .et at his next court appearance on Aug.
31.
While those wkii pollute our environment should be subject
to prosecution under the law, why does the government
appear eager to make an example of "the little man"? Large
industries send tons of effluent into our lakes and rivers
every year, smoke into the atmosphere and acid rain threat-
ens our very eco -system. Where are the press releases
about these violations?
Government should look at these large polluters before it
tries to make an example of the common man.
Whole lot of shakin'
It's been a summer of rough driving for motorists travelling
a number of gravel roads in Howick Township, according to
The Listowel Banner.°
The roughness came with extensive road work early in the
season when gravel was applied to the roads. Motorists
found they not only had the fresh gravel to contend with, but
the worst "washboard" conditions in many years. The wash-
board effect, according to experienced road workers, is usu-
ally caused by excessive speed on the part of the road grad-
er operator. Once created, the ridges are difficult to remove.
.,, With moxe„ traffic.,, the. ridges are,,getting. ,pounded,,out ot,
concession roads—However, the,,washboard:eftfact, one
sideroads such as those east of Fordwich it downright dan-
gerous. Not only does the condition of the road surface take
its toll in the severe shaking of the body of both the driver
and the vehicle, but it can make driving difficult. This is espe-
cially true at intersections of sideroads and concessions
where the washboard effect is most prominent. Should a
driver have to apply the brakes suddenly, control of a vehicle
could be lost.
Howick Township for many years has prided itself on the
condition of its roads and rightly so. But not this year. The
employees responsible for the shoddy work have probably
been reprimanded, but that doesn't make it any better for
motorists. One of the few things rural taxpayers get for their
municipal tax dollars is road work. They expect good road
work, not aggravating conditions that get them all shook up
in more ways than one.
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Water — the greatest gift
Few of us will seriously question the statement that so far,
1989 has been a year of very unpredictable weather pat-
terns.
While our own particular area has gone for many weeks
without appreciable rainfall, people, and particularly farmers
in the the Lake Erie counties are just about flooded out after
succeeding torrential rainstorms.
All of which merely serves to place greater emphasis on
mankind's total dependency on the Creator. The Bible men-
tions the Lord's promise at one point, to continue His provi-
sion of "the former and latter rains".
A0be growth of populations, not in China and India,
but aktk in our Canadian cities continues to increase, an ade-
quate. supply of fresh water becomes ever more important.
Forty or fifty years ago Canadians never dreamed of a time
when fresh water would be scarce in Canada. It was the one
thing We had in abundance. Now we read of the problems
such inland centres as Kitchener and Waterloo are encoun-
tering as water supplies prove inadequate for their needs.
Tremendously expensive proposals, such as a water pipeline
from Lake Huron or equally costly methods of making the
water of the Grand River fit to drink, have been argued in
their municipal councils for months.
No wonder passage of the Free Trade Bill with the U. S.
was greeted with alarm by those who believed our fresh
water supplies Might be included in the deal.
Nor is that possibility so remote. If water supplies in the
northern states continue to be wasted and contaminated, we
in Canada are not likely,. to sit by and watch the Americans
die of thirst,
' This should be a reminder that our own fresh water is not
Ilmitless, as we once believed it was, We have seen count-
less beautiful rivers turn to foul-sM9Iling drainage ditches as
more and more chemicals and contaminants find their way
into the once -sparkling waters. We would do -well to demand
instant attention on the part of government to make sure that
our children and grandchildren .always have the blesSing of
pure water.
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AUGUST 1942
Coupon rationing of tea and cof--
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the quota for-mah,person /set,,at rine
ounce of tea or four ounces of cof-
fee a week, but not both.
Recently three local lads who are
great pals went to London and
signed up for active service. They
are now taking their basic training
in London. They are Harry
Howard, Russell Holmes and Ken
Simmons.
Martin Murray, who for the past
five years has been a member of the
teaching staff of the Brussels High
School, died in Victoria Hospital,
London.
Miss Arlene Galbraith of Gorrie
left for Toronto where she has
secured a position with Loblaw's
for the vacation period.
A number of friends and neigh-
bors in the Jamestown area gath-
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Holt and presented them
with a miscellaneous shower in
honor of their recent marriage.
AUGUST 1955
Town council's plan for an amber
flashing blinker light on Diagonal
Road, aimed at slowing down traf-
fic coming into town, received a
setback. A letter from the Depart-
ment of Highways advised the light
could not be approved for the cor-
ner of Catherine Street and High-
way 86 because "very few acci-
dents had been reported in this
vicinity".
Nine nursing assistants success-
fully completed their 10 -month
course under Instructress Mrs.
Mary Peddle at the Wingham Gen-
eral Hospital. Among the girls are
Eleanor Klinck of Gorrie, Joanne
Eason of Auburn and Marion Hull,
Brussels.
Wingharn district was well repre--
sented in the old-time fiddlesontest
in Shelburne, although a Toronto
man was declared the winner. Mel
Lavigne, formerly of Wingham,
was among three finalists. Other
contestants included John Boyd of
Fordwich and Roy Renwick, for-
merly of Teeswater.
Miss Myrtle Short has been
named post mistress at the Gorrie
Post Office to succeed Gordon
Brown who moved recently to
Beamsville. She has been assistant
in the office for the past 15 years.
Wingham man
wins boat, motor
in fishing derby
A Wingham Mart is the lucky
winner of a 14 -foot aluminum boat.
motor and trailer for landing the
largest trout in a recent fishing
derby at Port Elgin.
Eric Jolly was walking on air last
week and is eagerly awaiting the
delivery of his new boat. Also
included i various equipment,
including a "fish finder".
To win the coveted prize, he
caught an 18.94 -pound rainbow'
trout on an evil -eye lure.
Mr. Jolly's prize-winning fish will
be mounted for display until next
year's CFPS Chantry Chinook Clas-
sic, at which time he will be able to
claim it back again.
BALLOON WORKSitot—Marian Doucette gave Matthew,
Merkley a helping hand it last week's balloon workshop at the
Witighain Branch Libraly
Fifteen acres of swathed grain on
Lorne Robinson's farm, one mile
south' of -Core, Was deStroyed
fire. Ttee fi crt&1 neat-theltiad
and may have been caused by a
cigarette thrown by a passing
motorist.
AUGUST 1965
The Wingham Body Shop, which
has been operated by Sidney
Adams for the past 10 years,
changed ownership this week. A
former employee, Marvin Losch
has purchased the firm.
The Wingham Advance -Times
placed second among weeklies in a
competition, winning a plaque
awarded for excellence in women's
features and news content.
Fry and Blackhall Ltd., one of
Wingham's oldest and best-known
industries, which has been manu-
facturing quality furniture for the
past 70 years, has been purchased
by the Toronto-based firm of Dho,
Kirkham and Co. Ltd. Mr. Kirkham
will become president of the com-
pany, replacing Walter VanWyck,
who has been president for over 15
years. E. S. Copeland will remain as
general manager.
James Edward Robinson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robinson, RR
2, Auburn, has been designated an
Ontario Scholar. Jim's average was
87.25, believed to be the highest
among Grade 13 pupils in the West-
ern Ontario area.
Rev. Harold David Jenkins,
presently in charge of a parish at
Tobermory, has been appointed to
the -parish of St. Stephen's -Ch h
•.t•Cortrie, Trinity ChurcV/Foid
and St. James', Wroxeter.
AUGUST 1975
' Pattison Radio and Elecritic
closed on Aug. 2 after 40 years in
business. Their successors will be
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Laidlaw
who are well known in the commu-
nity
A gas tank explosion resulted in
clouds of black smoke and a fire
which was quickly brought under
control by the Wingham and Dis-
trict Fire Department. The explo-
sion occurred when Allan Bum -
stead was welding a trailer hitch
onto a van.
School patrols will take over the
crossing guard jobs in town, start-
ing with the fall semester. Positions
of the patrols, tentatively mapped
out by the Wingham Town Police,
are still to be approved by Principal
John Mann of th Wingham Public
School.
Barbara Chamney graduated
from the Registered Nursing pro-
gram at Conestoga College, Strat-
ford Division. She is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Chamney, RR 2,
Auburn, and a graduate of FEMSS.
A double -ring ceremony In Trini-
ty Anglican Church, Fordwich,
united in marriage Patricia Dawn
King of Fordwich and Mark John
Brunarski of Port Colborne. They
will reside in Waterloo where the
groom attends university.
Reader is saddened
by abortion cartoon
Dear Editor:
It saddens me to see a picture
(cartoon) in your paper portraying
that the issue of the current abor-
tion dispute is the right of a man
versus that of a woman.
In fact, at stake is the right to life
of an unborn human baby. It is dis-
heartening to see our local newspa-
per joining the howls of a minority
bent to destroy human dignity and
reduce it to that below an animal,
whenever a bird defends the eggs 4
is incubating.
Watching the news on July 27,
saw a mass of people nrkarching,in
the streets shouting about the righi
of a woman to end the life of he
baby within her.
Many of you must have seen the
little girl in the picture holding her
ears. This brought back bad memo-
ries of Hitler's Germany when I, as
a young boy, held my ears to shield
them from the shouts of, "Down
with the Jews. Kill them."
Do we ever learn? Let us work
together and protect the most inno-
cent and vulnerable for peace and
justice.
Yours truly,
Adrian Keet,
RR 3, Wingham
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