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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-11-14, Page 4S,' Z%c-Wing! am *= bbatctmEiinc Published at Wing, Mario, P.U. Box 390 - NOG 2W0 by Vitenger Bros. Limited A wholly owned subsidiary of Newfotugland CaPitsi Corporation Margaliet Stapletott,Editor Atidrey Carrie, Advertising Manager Membei - Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. C=7;` Ontario Cothmunity Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $,,21.00 per year Six months $12.50 $2a00 beyond 40 male none Second Class Mail Regisuaaon No. 0821 Return postage guaranteed Show some respect Members of Wingham Town Council must have been very busy last Saturday, so busy that no one could attend the Remembrance Day service at the Wingham Legion Hall to lay a wreath on behalf of the town. Mayor Ian Moreland attended the service, but was occu- pied taking part in the program. Was there no one else who could have taken one hour out of the day to represent the town by laying a wreath at the service to remember Cana- da's war dead? We hope this merely was an oversight, but it is one that has not gone unnoticed. This assumed lack of interest reflects poorly on the town. Army reserve re-establishing Last Saturday's announcement that a militia sub -unit is re- establishing in Wingham■is being viewed with guarded opti- mism. It has been 20 years since the militia operated in town and although most people greet its re-establishment with enthusiasm, there are a number of "bugs" which must be addressed. The Highland Fusiliers, Cambridge branch, have received the blessing of Canada's Defence Department to in the Wingham area. The only thing the Fusiliers had tohdo was find a place out of which to operate. When contacted by the Fusiliers, Branch 180 of the Royal Canadian Legion, Wingham, offered its support, but could not provide accommodation. An arrangement has been made to use the Wingham Armouries twice each week and on weekends, but as was pointed out at last weekend's press conference, the Armoury is not adequate for a military unit by today's standards. However,a,steering committee has been forril n .tow to helpease the reserve unit into"trie dittirriilln i�rtiem ask will have a number -Of areas to de isiderincliiding to Of weaponry and other equipment in an already -crowded Armouries building. It is hoped though that in the long run, the benefits will out- weigh the problems. A militia unit will contribute an estimated $6,000 per month in part-time salaries --- money that will be spent locally by local people. It also provides equal training and advancement opportunities for young men and women and can act as a complement to the Air Cadet squadron which has grown so strong in the past several years. It appears the establishment of a militia sub -unit will be a bonus for the town and its people. Some people have no choice The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board currently is studying the Implementation of Junior Kinder- garten, as decreed earlier this year by the province. Some members of the board appear to have real concerns about the proposal, including its spiritual advisor, Father J. P. Hayes. Father Hayes is quoted as saying that, through the Junior Kindergarten proposal, the government is trying to destroy the principles in which he believes. He says he is concerned that all ratepayers will be forced to pay for "something that should be the responsibility of those who have chosen to work". Perhaps someone should tell the good Father that not all people choose to work, rather, many are forced out of neces- sity. Many heads of one -parent families, men and women, are forced to work outside the home, as are both parents in many cases. Modem families are different and the board must be pre- pared to deal with realities of modem life, rather than What t'sed to be. PRESS COUNCIL The Wingham Advance -Times is a member of the Ontario Press Couhcil which will consider written. complaints about the publication of news, o Won and advertising. If a complaint Cannot with the newspaper, it should be sect to t Press Council, 151 dater St, SUite' ',708, Ontario' Ki P 5H3. NrrA ..-p+., a"`"1?f3r`'. :k T 1a•.m.. wk za�5w:aiti`'`,. i�� " • _ %' �a�'�`" • s `ot'i ^`;v,.. �� "��;�"s `§.wc c.• cy� . y.,, ..1 k ra F'F .ti.' . MEMBER WH NOVEMBER 1942 Tribute to men who gave th lives in the First Great War w paid at a memorial service in W ham United Church. Two hon rolls were dedicated, bearing t names of the 39 men from t church who' have gone into t armed services during the pa year. These are in addition to _who had previously enlisted and whose aisles were_inscribed a ago, a Jol now of $2. Lieut.'Reitta Ellis, who has been in charge of the Salvation Army work in this community for the past year and a half, is being trans- ferred to Dunnville. Her successor will be Lieut. William Bennett who has been stationed at Fort Erie. Lieut. E. A. Corbett of Fordwich, who recently enlisted, reported for duty at London. He will likely be stationed in Eastern Canada. He was in charge of the Huron Regi- ment prior to it becoming a part of the Middlesex -Huron Regiment. Congratulations are in order for a Wingham artist, Mrs. T. L Torrance, on having one of her pictures, "A Sunflower Study", in an exhibition at the Royal Canadian Academy which was opened Friday at Toron- to. During the' summer months, the garages in town remained open until 9 p.m. on Saturday nights. This privilege is now withdrawn IF .0 rom our files NO MBER 1965 eir The most significant result of as Monday's federal election is that Wm the Liberal party failed to win a or clear-cut majority in the House of he Commons. Prime Minister Lester he Pearson was returned but division he of seats is roughly the same as it st was upon dissolution of Parliament 43 for the election call. In Wellington - Huron, Marvin Howe, who has year held the . seat for 13 years, was and service stations and garages will not be allowed to dispense gasoline after the hour of 7 p.m. any week day or Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Mills of Blyth has been engaged as music supervisor at SS No. 5, fifth line of Morris. NOVEMBER 1955 The new CKNX television station is nearing the final stages of com- pletion and has set the opening broadcast date for Friday, Nov 18. Test patterns will begin the end of this week Five residents of Huron County will be added to the 54 registered with the Canadian National Insti- tute for the Blind following a trip through the county by the district field secretary The five new blind include three elderly men, a mid- dle-aged woman and a housewife. Bob Black was elected president of the Young People's Union. of Wroxeter and Corrie United Churches. Vice-president is Ian Howes; secretary, Shirley McMichael and treasurer, Mary Coupland. Many Britons wept when they heard the announcement >that Princess Margaret will renounce any intention of marrying Capt. Peter Townsend. They feel she IS a - martyr to duty and believe that pres9uure from church and family influenced her decision. • Lloyd Jasper, `pro ►inent Bruce County farmer of. Mildrttay, was elected president of the Ontario Pederation of Agriculture at the foto .day annual 'meeting in T - to John Camble brae named m th Hot 161 tat Ott Ci Mrs. Bill Walden, Mrs. Ted English, Mrs. Helen Casemore, Mrs. Harold Remington, Mrs. Bob Irvine and Mrs. John Strong won both the Molson Trophy and the zone tro- phy at a bowling tournament for Ladies' Auxiliary members in Exeter. Helen Casemore also had the high single. Millions of residents of the north- eastern area of the American conti- nent were blacked out when a power failure hit the section from Buffalo to the Atlantic. Cause of the disruption is believed to have been a mechanical problem at Buffalo. Many New York commuters were stranded on subways and com- muter trains. Workmen are putting in the foun- dations for a new warehouse addi- tion to the Stanley -Berry Limited plant. The two-storey addition will be attached to the east side of the building. About 35 friends and relatives gathered in the Oddfellows' Hall for a shower in honor of Miss Diane Foxton, bride -elect of this month. The Water ' Wen • Drilling compo= ny of LakeleY Bast just COMPlefied seven -inch -325, -foot -well at the site of the new Mildmay -Carrick Cen- tral School. It has a production of about 60 gallons per minute. NOVEMBER 1975 Cindy Thornton was valedictori- an and winner of several proficien- cy awards at the annual commence- ment exercises of F. E. Madill Sec- ondary School. Also winning profi- ciency awards were Gail Renwick, Brenda Johnston, Douglas Miller, James Pattison, Rene Caskanette and James McEwan. Close to 100 persons were pre- sent for the official opening of the new offices of the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board in Dublin. The new premises were dedicated by Most sfiYo$N•,=•m..'o:ssTeo:�s.fi ....kSe�Y 5 nn~ THF CARD1FF • RE PORP By Murray Cardiff, Huron -Bruce MP Rev John Sherlock, auxiliary bishop of London. Turnberry Township has pur- chased a new mad grader, valued at about $75,000. The grader is automatic and, one of the first of its size in this area. Friends and neighbors of the sixth line of East Wawanosh gath- ered iit',Belgirave for' a social evening 'to honor Mrs. Hugh Blair who lag YYlch up tei;id'ence 'in Blyth; and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor, Trudy and Mark who are "now liv- ing near Wroxeter. Three Howick Township girls were honored for their involvement in 4-H work Karen Currah of Cor- rie was awarded a provincial honor certificate while Lori Moir of Corrie and Cathy Craig of Wroxeter were presented with county award hon- ors. A nation-wide postal strike is now into its fourth week. Village post offices in the area are not affected by the strike but the Wing - ham post office has been locked since Oct. 20. The discussion paper marking the beginning of the most compre- hensive agriculture review ever taken in Canada is a bold and excit- ing step for Canadian agriculture. The paper, entitled "Growing Together — A Vision for Canada's Agri -food Industry", is built on four pillars: market responsiveness, self reliance, regional sensitivity and environmental susability. r As parliamentary to the minister of agriculture, I was in Halifax to make the announcement recently to the Maritime provinces on behalf of ,t_he'minister, Don- Mazankowski. The Canadian agri-food industry has always risen to the challenge of change and the time has come to take charge of that change. Techno- logical advances, changing cons sumer demands and new attitudes about food °Safety and the environ- ment are redefining agriculture. The discussion paper expands on the four central pillars as follows: 1) The Canadian agri-food indus- try must be market 'responsive, aggressively pursuing markets at home and abroad arid concentrat- ing oncentrat ing.on produciig•what the market wants and needs; 2) The industry ;bust be self- reliant, capable of generating rea- sonable returns front the market- plge. T`Jte govermnettt will confin- er" inipertant role in sup- ��°` toff t st sr, but'_policies and i'itld not undermine ecislon-making in the food supply. Based on these pillars, the paper explores the issues and the need for change in seven key areas: i) Marketing, trade development and value-added processing; 2) Financing and managing the family farm; 3) Safety -net programs; 4) Supply management; 5) Agriculture transportation; 6) Food safety and quality; 7) Sustainable agriculture. "Growing Together" is the start- ing point of a full national consulta- tive process. Farm leaders, food industry executives, agriculture ministers and other interested par- ties will begin consultations on the paper at the national agri-food poli- cy conference Dec. 11 and 12 at the Ottawa Congress Centre. Registration forms for the confer- ence may be obtained by calling 1- 800-267-5185. ►r Casemore of Of the :Royal Canadian eir poppies on a Ids di a •