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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-12-19, Page 4Page 4A - The VT larbashed *Wen Guerin Pda. Box Balloraiewallahliotiora. LA; A wifely oattorteelitireanciNectiovalliwOCefialtkaporeire Margaret Sap letoze Miter Aedrey Cada. Advatisiegliateser Member -Cheeftert'llewipepar Amine. - Overcio'NewistavesAtaac. Seascape:at S21-09toreear ' Utssershr33250 231tOleyeatiatheattort sexed CestM1 ittoiseettee No. OM C. .1. Givm* g from the he •a • Inateentwantout 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 lbe Wingham Advance -Times is a member of the 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 Press Coundl, P.O. Box rl." 220 Ygrige Street, 217, Toronto, Waldo Telwbone: (410 3401981. .e1.17:12alaZINEETIZ, ,t• 4.7.,Z11 tette - 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 7*-`