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The Christmas season is here and from all pads of our
readership area come reports of the generosity of local resi-
dents in their support of the Huron County Christmas
Bureau.
A spokesman for the Christmas Bureau reports that more
than 300 families were ssit;.* during the 1* holiday sea-
son through the donation of food for the Christmas dinner.
Over 700 children received warm aothes and toys to bight -
en What would have been a dull Christmas. Those figures
are starting enough on thr own and this year it appears
even more people are seeking the assisbance of the btmeau.
The outpouring of community support has been heartening -
The fund-raising radio marathon over CIMIX, the "Candles
for ICwis" program and efforts of the local Salvation Army. to
name just a few, will help bring the joy of Christmas to many
this year.
However, most heartening is the involvement of area
school children in the work of the Christmas Bureau. Rather
than exchange gifts among themselves, chicken are encour-
aged to bring food or toys for other youngsters at this time of
year. These efforts revive our faith in humanity and remind
us of the true meaning of the Christmas season.
A view from Brussels
The eloquence of silence
The tragedy in Montreal, when a sad, warped man who
blamed feminists for all the troubles of his failed life and
killed 14 young woman students in a university class, was
one of the strongest arguments that can be made about how
threatened men sometimes take out their frustrations in vio-
lence against women.
Sometimes, however, people don't know when to leave
well enough alone and the feminist movement seems to
have fallen into that trap. The shock felt across the country is
urvierstandable. The sense of frustiation,, even fear, on the
part of women after such an incident is easy to sympathize
with. But many of the- feminist al rallies mourning
the senseless dealti.s Iifithe.7;14i dittA4141:0Wiliminitrali
this tragedy as tlw.etre tne AutAgiciglowssiegt,cf,a .soci-
ety that =clones violence againSt women. It is, they say,
sexism.
But sexism, just like racism or any other kind of "ism-,
works both ways. A sick indivklual, who has perhaps been
hurt by a woman and takes out his frustrations on all women.
is sexist. But so are feminist leaders who try to blame - Alen
for the killings. The battle in our society in issues like racism
has been trying to get away fm looking at people as groups
and looking at individuals instead. There is, for instance, a
definite problem with drug-related crime in some areas of
Toronto which are heavily black, but we battle hard to keep
from making the racist connection that blacks and crime go
together. We keep trying to remind people to deal whin each
as an individual and that any physical sbnliarfty to anyone
else should not be a point of judgment.
The Montreal kilter wore a beard, but we wouldn't say all
people who wear beards are killers. He was 25 years old, but
we wouldn't say watch out for people who are 25.
The problem is that these feminist speeches, instead of
pointing up the problem of violence against women, tend to
instead reinforce the teeing many people have that feminists
are so extreme they lack common sense anymore. By trying
to make this random act of violence by a sick man something
that all men are supposed to be responsble for, they will
actually play to the fears and trustrafions of those who feel
put upon by feminists.
The fact is that as society, through enforced programs like
pay equity, tries to right wrongs and give women an equal
place in society, some men are going to be hurt and many
others are going to feet a sense of grievance. Some of these,
those who feel most threatened and least adequate, may be
violent and we must try to stop that. But these feminist dia-
tribes aren't going to make the sftuafion better, only add to
the sense of frustration.
The slaughter in Montreal was a tragedy for the country as
a whole andthe families of the victims in parfictdar. 11 stands
in itself as a sickening example of how a warped individual
can rationalize turning his frustrations into a killing spree.
And the real tragedy is that al the welt -meaning government
regulations, all the attempts of us in the media to try to make
people see the value of equality of the sexes, and especially
feminist speeches Will not persuade a aazed iralividial he
should not take out his frustrafions with a gun.
PRESS COUNCIL
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Ontario Press Council Mich wi conider" written
complaints about the t 0'1" °. of news,
and ahrertising. if a *i cannot be resod
with the newspaper, it should be Sent to the
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- DECEMBEEa1942
W:tt. Mt ri Was naticled pres-
ider:I eiStdroVanetartw Letbin, suc-
ceeding C. R. Coultes. Vece-resi-
dents ale E Lewis, E R Lobsinger
and E R. Thompson_ Setteley is A.
L Flingston and tzeasueer is Bert
Isar&
C. James Heughare son of W-
and Mrs. W A. Heughan of town,
has enlisted at Toronto in the
Rom
Mr. and Mts. Ezra Welwood of
Whitechurch received a cable from
the International Red Cross that
their son, Sgt. Norman Welwood„ is
a prisoner of war in Germany. On
No 12, they received weed that
their son was missing after air oper-
ations so it is with great relief that
they learn he is safe.
Premier John Bracken of Manito-
ba was elected to theleadership' of
the Conservative party and
promised the national convention
that he would seek a team -play
wall the people of Canada for the
national good_ In its dosing act, the
=menace
egadthe rt•'y rerorte
to Pregressive Conservative, a axe
&aim sought by Mr Bracken before
hentared the leadership r
The Whitechurch community
extends congratulatihns to Mr and
Mire Donald Martin who were mar -
tied on Saturday. They will make
their home on his farm in East
Wawanosh, on the Crivisinn tine.
Mrs. J. Wheeler was tetuktieLl as
president of Belgrave United
church hmen's Missionary Soci-
ety. Her supporting officers are
Mrs. IL Wheeler, Mrs. R. Clumney,
Mrs. George Martin and Mrs.
Joseph MiBer.
DECEMBER 1955
Allan Petrie of Deragarman was
elected president of the Huron
Hereford Association at the anal
meeting held at Walton. James R.
CauItes of Belgrave and Frank
Pentland of Lucknow are directors
of the carganizatiore
The Wingham Bcotiness Associa-
tion decided to institute a &tee-
mnth trial period in which local
stores will close at six o'clock on
Saturday evenings. They will
remain open luta nine o'clock each
Friday evening.
Wingliam Lions Oa) vat assist
in the fornsitio' n of a local branch of
the Card im' Cancer Soo -pay 1
society will take in the lownshipsof
Hat 'tit*, tuzierts "and East
well as the villages
the
eettetetettrett ettrattlette,tr't
vale Public School. The fea-
. twee of. tha pr g wn
opetetta, 'fleighiki Holly", star-
ring 13ob Mundell, Loretta Bob
Bob Thomson, Phyllis Elliott and
Susan Sellers. The teacher is tliss
"Wiuddried Long and music
sor is MIS. Oliver Moffatt
The litruagham District 4-11
Feest:ry Club elected Ian Gibbons
president Beverley Stewart vice -
Fend' est, Chem Coates secretary
and rem Inglis p3ress repotter at its
inaugural meeting.
DECEMBER 1965
R. S. Hetherington, judge of
Huron Ccrunty; officiated at the
opening of the tow 16O -foot bcidge
across the Maitland River at the
Stone School on the second lime of
Moths Township.
Ivan Kermit who bad been more-
ation director in Ilirmsham sire
April of this yean has resigned his
poo here and takes over 'siniler
duties near Ncwth Bay.
Five members of the 21st Field
Regimma RCA, hlihithe were r
sented with awxrds for good
duct and keg sesvica Included
the list is Bde Frank Seddon
Whano receiving the Caracllan
Fomes Decoration for 12 years of
servke. Sgt -Major J. G. kwell
of Tater is the new reghnertal
sesgeant-maior.
77. t 11..k
Teachers
Sgt.. Jack McDowell of the
Omni° Provincial Radice was the
iettipientofa nurnherofgifts when
friends and neighbors gathered at
the lirmgharn Armouries. He came
to Wirighain to head the legal
cleadnrent in 1%4 and was 'recent-
ly posted to Mount Barest_
Hall is the new resident
of Branch 1::., Royal Canadian
Legicack,7ienatimas.
lAce-presidents are Robert Irvine
and Peter Vath.
Lynn Ferguson of RR 1, Clifford,
a former student at Wingham Dis-
tiict • b &hock received a priZe
donated by the Ontario Poultry
Council for high student in poultry
science at Western Ontaark Apicul-
ture] Ri,dwtown.
DECEMBER 1975
DeWitt Miller 'an of the
board of governors of langham
and District Hospital, presented
s to Mel Craig and Barley
Me. Craig's pin indicated
five f service and Mr.
W1138134 a board daahman„
to. a' eet
4 Turkheien of Zurich will
be tt of the Heron
e t •In of Education for
1976. The w vice-chairman w
be Charles Thomas who reptesente
the-erliftWOF Brut sett end
ice"ritMortis and Great
The tiowide Community Centre
received a special Christmas -
b Edgar and Pani Stettin of the
centre board accepted a cheque for
$25,000 from Elmer Harding and
Dave Dinsmore of the owick
Agricultma.1 Society. The Timmy is
aAgithaorumcapital „tr.: 131, frill:CI the 1,.G gpf
Mrs.. Lorne Mann was installed
as president of the Gerrie United
Church Women_ Ws. %Marrs Nay
isvi�-presideut and Mrs_ Llo
Jacques is treasurer_ Rev_ Wesley
installed the officers in a mean -
tee I
E .t11-•
ceremony
Sunday id: ta was the grand
opening for the Diseeyiaed Geit-
mas scene at Feed Porter's house on
Leopold Street_ Fforndreds of cars
anise past the honse sa toe cra-
dle= can see the Otrehoras fantasy_
Receiving pins for terr yens' ser-
vice at the Winer -aim and DistHeict
Hospital Christmas party, were
Mrs. Cora Clayton, Mrs_ MRdreci
Gregory Mrs. Hellen MacDorral
Mrs. Dorothy MacLeod, Mrs_ Mar-
grete McVittiee, Mrs_ BffiltrEcie Rabb
and Alan Bergin.
ous with
pro ce over penions
Dear Editor:
People in this community may
know that teadwars weft' -11rous 'Mb
the Ortaario Metal government
and we want to tell you why.
The government of Ontario plans
to misuse the power alias rt"
posalion to deny the teachers of this
provirxe our to an equal yoke
in the marragement of �rown pen -
The 121,000 -member Ontario
Teachers' Federation has been in
negotiations" with tbe govern-
ment for over one year in an
attempt to achieve an equal part-
nmshipin the marugemerit of the
reacheef pcspg3o.
'Is were temiamied by
the goverament several thnes ari
the issue of a'dispue resolution
mechanises which' we think is vital
tioanyergpirtnership.
The goversiettet hes meter be&
t!dmee Moth mkethesdem to
tlig to a (rept* berms
the
ledge
The tad's in Huron County
be that red partnership in the
management of our pension funds
is a bask right The government
must negotiate with us now, betkre
pension leg -Mato' n is passed.
Teacher grievances include
1_ Teachers are angry at the
refund of the ns01of education
to meet with OrPrepresentatives to
atterapt to mach an agreement an
the mannement of the pension
Plan-
OTF has called for the minis -
tees reagnation' and t personal
intervention of the premier itt aegis-
" *tuitions.
Withosst "ditgel resolution
mechanism' included there can be
so equal partnership between
govemment mad theteachers on the
maingement of the pension pint
4. hilE6contaisee propossi for a
got-costrolled Inamage-
anent model effeicit' botany mac -
a ,
tie
17
-controBed
intends to
barrow
Pia"
arty
It;
7_ The rupee of the action Es to
put pressme on ttbe governmert to
achieve on equal paomership with
depute"
Tows truly,
Georgina Reynolds,
President of the Hu=
Woven
Td ers' Association
John Gnay, Hemet OSSTF
Phi Parsons, OFSTF Huron
Colleen Meepty, OECTA
NDP discusses
forum and GST
The executive of the Hiir.i,n
Cy !Kew Democratic Rut), hoeld
a meeting earlier this enteth to
evaluate the Nevem For= ma
the entineteent scat ev proFesed
Goods and fkireil-j
it was tepterted tea reaction to
the foram 1MS heel ry favor-
able and plarh were cradle to &Cow
rip
with the t of Haw hzdivklo-
als arm vunk to better the ember: -
roes*.
Tony sik-Qmin reperened on the
federal leadership , consention
which was htt,d firiVirunli
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