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Issues of the '80s
are catching up
Morris Township Council has decided not to support their
residents needing fully -subsidized day care through Wing -
ham Day Care Centre.
Their reluctance to take on responsibility for the care of
children is an interesting comment on the state of affairs in
rural Ontario.
At one time, the community looked after its own. People
rarely moved far from their roots, and neighbors were there
for life. The rules were simple: work hard, live an upright and
moral life, and take the lumps that come your way, because
there is no free ride.
A widower with three small children could always rely on
his family or his neighbor to help him out, and unmarried
mothers were kept well in the background, so as not to give
offence. t. -
But the 1980s have caught up to rural Ontario, and the old
rules no longer apply. Young people are leaving home and
moving to the cities, while city residents are moving to the
country to escape the pressures of urban life. People don't
know their neighbors anymore, and family members are
often too far away.
And worst of all, there IS a free ride.
The township's concerns are understandable. Women on
mother's allowance CAN receive fully -subsidized day care
when a social service worker feels the children need the
socializing atmosphere of a playschool or day care centre.
And people earning what look like substantial salaries can
also receive day care funding if their living expenses are high
enough to warrant a subsidy.
These are the concerns of a rural community still trying to
live by the old rules.
But these are the 1980s, and in many cases, mothers of
young children (and fathers too) are often forc_ • by circum-
stances to bring up and provide for their children alone.
Often, with the cost of housing and consumerDods on the
rise, these people need all the help they can get
Available day care is a start. Perhaps a subsidy of $3.50 a
day is all it takes to help a man run his farm oro to work
ok
and know his children are cared for, or enable a woman who
can barely find decent, affordable housing, let alone a good -
paying job, to make ends meet.
Is $3.50 a day too much fora township to spend to help a
neighbor in the 1980s?
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AUGUST 1942
The voluntary censorship which
Canadian newspapers have accept-
ed as part of the war effort has cur-
tailed the use of, much infprmation
which might be of value to the
enemy. Newspapers must now
refrain from publishing names of
RCAF personnel missing over
enemy territory for a considerable
period after their next of kin have
been notified.
At the provincial lawn bowling
tournament held in Toronto, a local
rink, Omar Haselgrove, Harley
Crawford, W. McCoy and Alex
Crawford, won third prize in the
Ontario event.
There will be a total eclipse of the
moon on the night of August 25-26,
which will be visible throughout
the continent. The eclipse will begin
at 9:20 and will be complete at 2:34
a.m.
Howard Wylie of Wroxeter has
been appointed an officer in the
Second 99th Battery, RCA (Reserve
Force) with the rank of second lieu-
tenant.
Charles Scott, who has been on
the staff of the Department of
Labor, Civil Service Commission, in
Ottawa for the past two years, has
resigned to accept a position in the
offices of the Ford Motor Company
of Canada at Windsor. Mr. Scott is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. William C.
Scott of Belgrave.
AUGUST 1955
Johnny Brent was appointed
sheriff for the Town of Wingham
for the Frontier Days celebration
next week. He was presented with
his badge by Hugh Carmichael,
president of the Lions Club, which
is sponsoring the event.
The firm of McKee Bros. Ltd.,
manufacturers and distributors of
agricultural implements, which has
been situated on Victoria Street for
over a year, this week moved into
new quarters in the building on
Josephine Street formerly occupied
by the Walden Transport. The new
premises will be used as a sales
depot and warehouse.
The Sangster home in the village
SPECTACULAR LUNAR ECLIPSE—Clear skies and cool temperatures res combined on the ft of
Aug. 16-17 to give residents in this area a spectacular viewing of the total eclipse of the Moon.
fling at around 9:20 p.m., the eclipse concluded at approAntately a. 140 ecJ%►math
the area on Thursday, Aug. 17. The next total eclipse of the 'MOM for this area will wIlitxteur ht tii
1992. (Photos by John O'Grady)
of Wroxeter has been purchased by
Mrs. Cuff of Toronto. This, fine
home was originally owned by the
late Dr. Smale who will be remem-
bered by some of the older folk.
A. A. Donnelly, station agent in
the village of Gorrie, has received
word that his application for the
Harriston station agency has been
accepted.
The United States Chamber of
Commerce has opened an exhibi-
tion in Washington suggesting
what life will be like in the future,
20 years from now, in 1975. Life will
largely be controlled by electronic
devices and our role in the universe
will become almost negligible. Sci-
ence will look after our needs and
life will be nothing but comforts.
AUGUST 1965
Ray Laidlaw of Wingham was in
Toronto last week attending a
Frigidaire appliance service course.
He is employed by Burke Electric of
Wingham.
Kaye Elizabeth Allen of Wing -
ham became the bride of Kenneth
A. Ducharme of Wingham in a cere-
mony conducted by Rev. J. Mooney
at St. Ambrose Church, Brussels, on
Aug. 12.
NeW stone pifiars ftave been
erected et'th Ian Stteetentrance
to Riverside''Park 'neer the Scout
House. Along with the trim new
washrooms, they add a distinctive
note of modern efficiency to the
park.
Steel work on the new St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church was
installed at the end of last week and
gives the outline of the new build-
ing, which was started last month.
Sterling Finlay of Finlay Electric,
Gorrie, purchased' the Canadian
Legion Branch No. 307 building,
housing the Legion rooms and the
Gorrie Post Office. It will be joined
to a building beside it, on which
construction has already begun.
The Legion and post office will
remain as they are.
AUGUST 1975
A benefit dance is being held
Aug. 22 in Whitechurch for Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Versteeg who lost their
barn in a fire caused by lightning.
Tiffin's Orchestra will provide the
music.
At the first evening session of
Huron County Council in- many
years, members agreed to appoint
William R. Alcock of Goderich as
deputy cletk-treasurer..His salary
will be $19,000 per annum. '
Miss Kim Mellor of Wingham
graduated from Fanshawe College
School of Nursing, St. Joseph's
Campus, London. She has accepted
a position at Scarborough Cente-
nary Hospital, West Hill.
Norman Hayes, executive direc-
tor of the Wingham and District
Hospital, was admitted to nominee -
ship in the American College of
Hospital Administrators at convo-
cation ceremonies held in Chicago.
The ACHA is a Chicago -based pro-
fessional society of more than
11,000 chief executive officers in
hospitals and health service facili-
ties in the United States and Cana-
da.
At the summer show of the
Wingham Horticultural Society,
held in the Masonic Hall, Mrs. Janet
Fielding won first prize for her
snow-white creation in the "Winter
Paradise" category.
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thiit trophy are R. M. Stileily P. Leaver, G. Nicholson, G. T. Robertson, 8. El -
d,1,. McCteneghan,1 R. Carrick (captain), G. Shiell, and D. Beecroft. (Photo Four-
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