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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-12-26, Page 5•• ,44 44-• . • • •••• • • 13.7177.',-",:77.--#. Publisbed vraromOnuni,o,P.O. Bos390-3400211‘10 BY Nosebreatlisd. A tv.bony IMPIted subtidiasy orNewformilond CIO* Margaret Stapleton, Editor Audrey Currie, AdIgnisirtg Member -Causttran Cumninnity Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Cumrsunity Newsioripm^ Awe. Subsexiptios Lpry Siz maths S32.50 • 2:34D0 beyond 40 mule rxtue Secuntt eauMali Itnistratium Nu. 082i Ram pumkgegmnrseed Farewell to a decade As we head into the,1990s, it is evident we are fivir' in a much different world than when this decade started., This has been a decade of momentous change — in the world, in this country, in our own community. The world has indeed become smaller and we have -become that much more sophisticated and worldly in our outlook. When the 1980s • =.6, an, the world was enveloped in what looked like a rejuvenation of the Cold War. There was much pessimism and talk of the inevitability of nuclear war. Our outlook today is much more opfimistic. Real change is being forged throughout the world, particularly in the Communist block. We have grown up a lot during the 1980s and have faced issues such as AIDS, world hunger and concerns about the environment When the decade began, Joe Clark was prime minister, but was soon to be replaced by Pierre Trudeau (again): A wave of conservatism blanketed the Western world, seeing the election of a number of right-wing governments. However, in Canada, the Mulroney Conservatives have played the same canny game as the Liberals before them — give people a few bitter pills and hope they forget by election time. However, it is in our own rural community where the change one decade makes is most startling. We have met the technological advances of the 1980s head-on. Fax machines, videocassette recorders, computers, microwave ovens — items which were rare to non-existent 10 years ago — today are commonplace. The trend toward communication has brought the world to our fingertips. No longer are rural communities isolated; the world is ours. This worldliness spills over into our municipal govern- ments. Ten years ago, for example, municipal councils zeal-'' cusiy guarded the rights of the farmer and farmland in our communities. Today, because of economic necessity, ---they are being forced to welcome, even seek out, business and industry. One of the big challenges of the 1990s will be pre- serving existing farmland in our smaller municipalities. We have changed over the past decade. However, we look forward to the challenges of the 1990s at home and abroad. What Greenhouse Effect? Whatever :Grpenhou6 For the 4 ear owiedgateopie nave. been feign - terrip-er tuVert wsing, giving us mild winters and tropical summers. But there's only one thing wrong: this winter is turning out to be areal Boozy of the "old-fashioned" vadat. - This month of December Oat seen almost four times the snowfall compared to the sat* peried fesryear, &well, the average monthly temperature is -6.3-agrees delsiut, com- pared to a fairly balmy -1C for the -same time in 1988. The next time you hear someone going on about the Greenhouse Effect, send them outside to think about it for awhile. A debt of gratitude Wingham and area firefighters certainly earned their salt last week. They spent almose36'hours at a silo fire in East Wawanos , only to be calfed,out in the middle of -41 to a tragic car accident in Morris. Last week illustrates just how indebted people in a rural community are to their local fire department Some firemen remained on the scene of the silo fire all night, spelled off periodically by others who arrived on the scene over the course of the night and the next day. That kind of dedication is becoming rare in this day and age. Our excellent fire department is one of which we can all • be proud. NICIEMEs, REMEMBER WHEN . . from Our files - DECEMBER 1942 loCiiipo* office will in futihe O1Iwedy Wednesday 141f holiday the same as the stores. The wicket will be open from 2 to 3 p.m. The Wednesday hall holiday will be obiarvid all ;last year, except dur- ing tbp Monthof December. A call 110.0een- Extended to Rev. Dr. A. p. Thompson of Canoe Cove, Prince Edward bland, by the congregations of Belgrave, Blyth, Auburn and' Carlow Presbyterian Churches. The vacancy was created by Rev. A. M. Boyle accepting a call to Caledon East The only girl to enlist in the Women's Division of the RCAF from here, Ann Pletch, is now a sergeant in the weimen's division. Ann enlisted as a clerk but recently graduated in code work. Mr. and Mrs: James Harkness and children of Kinloss have moved into the house owned by Mrs. Walter Mason at'Whitechurch. Morris Township will have a new reeve in 1943 as Francis Duncan, reeve for the past three years, did not qualify following the nomina- tion meeting. There will be a con- test for this position as Cecil Wheel- er and Robert Wallace both quali- fied. The classic iverfiine MirtiVer",' StaiiirrO' Greer Carson and Walter Pidge6efifienowfdaYIng at Winghani's Lyceum Theatre. DECEMBER 1955 Those who were dreaming of a white Christmas were a little disap- pointed to find that the Wingham Christmas was a bit off-white this year; due to the mild spell a couple of days before the big event. The new wing of the Wingham General Hospital, which was offi- cially opened three weeks ago, will be ready for use during the first week of January. Delays in the com- pletion of the new kitchen have prevented the use of the new wing before this. T. S. Beattie of the Wingham Pub- lic School will represent public school men teachers in this area as a delegate to the annual assembly of the Ontario Public School Men Teachers' Federation to be held in Toronto the end of December. Village trustees for 1956 for Gor- rie are -Claus O'Krafka, Dr. G. F. Mills and Lionel Johnston. After Dec. 31, there will be no more mail service from the CPR train coming into Fordwich. A mail route from Harriston, to Fordwich, Gorrie and Wroxeter, will bring mail by truck from Toronto and _London._ - Mrs. W. Caslick was elected pres- ident of the Young Women's Auxil- iary of the Wingham United Church, succeeding Mrs. Ross Hilbert Vice-president is Mrs. Green; secretaries are Mrs. J. Wool- frey vi Mrs. K. McLaughlin. DECEMBER 1965 Di Matthew B. Dymond, minis- ter of health, will officially open the new children's centre at Palmerston on Jan. 19. The Midwestern Region- al Children's Centre embodies some of the newer concepts for the care of the mentally retarded. The highest single game bowled so far this year at the Wingham alley was bowled by Gary Bauer as he put together a string of stokes to come up with a 385 single. Charles Thomas was re-elected president of the Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture. Vice-presi- dents are Elmer Hunter and Alf Warner; secretary -treasurer is Mrs. Florence Elliott. First prize in the Legion home - decorating contest went to the resi- dence of James Currie on Summit Drive. In second place is the office of Reg DuVal. The local manufacturing compa- Millions wasted annually on unnecessary caesareans Dear Editor: Moro than $20 million is wasted annually in r‘ r: -9 on toureciess.ary caesarean according to cal- culationa by the VBAC Association of Onfarks. Close to 11,000 caesareans are performed each year in the province en Wernen Who have had Prviouscaessresol. Whileane n eight maybe neccs- sazy assagia- estuniaiiithatatits *suiting Iviri the ,Ax viou.s caesareans were ent- y by routine repeat cae- sarean in Ontario. The current rate of caesarean sec - dons in the province remains over 20 per cent, which is unacceptably high, according to World Health Organization standards. The VBAC association estimates this rate would tall to less than 13 per cent if vaginal birth after caesarean the accepted standard of care. t Caasareift represented 20.18 per cent — 27,167 — of the 134633 births recorded itt Ontario during the 12 -month penod.et 11)87413. Of these caesareans! over 40 per cent, or 10851, were performed on WOrnert who baa a pirevious cae- Olean SeCtion, " theta usually stay n • In addition, there are costs that do not apply uniformly to all cae- sarean mothers and occasionally apply to mothers giving birth vagi- nally. But by conservative estimates, unnecessary repeat caesareans account for more than $1 nullion in additional costs for extended hospi- tal stays for the newborn, operating Mont and anesthetists' fees the fre- qunt"ittraticlance of a pediatrician at the delivn, laboratory charges, drugs for relief of 1,6st-operative pain, the sligbtiy higher obstetri- cians' charges and the higher rate of Complications for mother and new- born afterimajer suiery The VBAC Assoaiation or Ordaido is a non -pit& pro -ince. , wide group -Of Parents:at d health it -seeking tO reduce ,,cctioiatelty 4.1 • a' # ny of Lloyd -Truax Limited has been sold for an undisclosed amount to Toromont Indus -trial Holdingaltd, a Toronto-based Canadian compa- ny. Operation of the door company will not be affected -by the cline. The successful conclusion of negoti- ations will allow the retirement of president W. H. French and plant superintendent C. W. Lloyd. The Ontario Motor League cau- tions all motorists using or contem- plating the use of studded snow tires to check out' the regulations governing their use before using them anywhere in Canada or the United States. DECEMBER Constable John Hicks joined the Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police_ He replaces Constable Jamieson who transferred to London. The young patients of pediatrics will rock in comfort from now on, thanks to the nursing assistants at the Wingham and District Hospital The class of 1976 presented a small- scale rocking chair to Miss Gwen Norris, director of patient care_ Mrs. Ernest Snowden was returned as president of the Donny- brook United Church Women. Her supporting officers include Mrs. Hilliard Jefferson, Mrs. Robert Jef- ferson and Mrs. Stuart Chamney. Whitechurch friends amgratulate Mrs. Doris Willis and Mrs. Hugh Simpson who completed their courses on Home Care nursing at Clinton and passed their exams. The greatest motion picture of all time, Cecil B. 1DeMille's —The Ten Commandments", is being shown at the Lyceum Theatre in a special limited engagement. Jim and Margaret Rae have recently moved from the Belmore area to their new home near Mild- may. Friends and neighbors tiope they will be happy in their new home. PRESS COUNCIL The Wingham Advance - Times is a member of the Ontario Press Council which will consider written complaints about the publi- cation of news, opinions and advertising. If a com- plaint cannot be resolved with the newspaper, it should be sent to the On- tario Press Council, P.O. Box 602, 220 Yong° Street, Suite 217, ToronlO, Ontario M5B 2H1. Tele- phone: (416) 340-1981.