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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-01-25, Page 4spectively, were honored at the reg- - ular Lions Club meeting last Friday n- night. w JANUARY 1971 Traffic, schools, many business- - es and even pedestrians were forced s, to a standstill Tuesday arttd continn- - into Wednesday when the worst snowstorm in many years hit West- - ern Ontario. Dropping temperatures c and high winds made visibility ex- tremely poor or non-existent. Plows were ordered off the roads by early Tuesday afternoon as the blizzard raged into Wednesday. It is estimat- ed that 7,000 students from Kinder- garten to Grade 13 were billeted at local schools and homes in•Western Ontario. Parker Campbell of Wingham left the Walkerton office of Lloyd -Truax at 4 p.m. Tuesday and had not been heard from by 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. However, Mr. Campbell was found safe and sound, having spent the night in his snowbound'. car. Bill Skinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Skinn of Leopold Street in Wingham, has been awarded a Hu- ron County Bursary in the amount of $100. He is attending the Univer- sity of Waterloo in the chartered ac- countancy course, one of the coop- erative courses available at the university. JANUARY 1981 Steffen Auto Supply, a wholesale and retail outlet for automotive, in- dustrial and agricultural parts and supplies opened its doors on Jose- phine Street this week. • The Town of Wingham "violently opposes" any plan to cut off rail ser- vice to the town's industrial area, council declared in a motion passed during a special meeting last week. Council met with a delegation from Premium -Lloyd Doors to discuss the possible withdrawal of rail ser- vice. William Renwick is gone from the Wingham Town Hall, ending 22 and one-half years ,of service as der -treasurer. Bryon Adams takes over from Mr. Ren ick. •bi 10 tngbam Published each Wednesday at Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road, Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 Phone (519) 357-2320 Fax: (519) 357-2900 1.W. Eedy Publications Ltd Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Weare: Jim Beckett - Publisher Audrey Currie - Manager Cameron J. Wood - Editor Norma Golley - Ad. Rep. Jim Brown - Reporter Stephen Pritchard - Comp. Eve Buchanan - Office Louise Welwood -Office tit .. .i:....:,..{6:r,.^. ii<•$:�L4":• Waiagamtal O CL Memberof: OCNA CCNA The W inghamAdvance-Times is a member of a family of community newspapers pro- viding news, advertising and information leadership. Letters to the Editor All letters to the editor must bear the writer's name, telephone num- ber and address. The Advance -Times wel- comes letters. We re- serve the right to edit, but will endeavor to preserve the author's intent. Deadline for letters is Monday before 10:00 am.. Some exceptions may Fax: (519) apply. 2900 or mail to: P.O. Box 390, Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0 Taxed to the max An increase in taxes in either the next federal or provincial budget is unacceptable to the citizens of Ontario. Finance Minister Paul Martin and Prime Minister Jean Chretien have both recently dropped hints that the next federal budget may bring with it a bigger burden for Ca- nadians. The national debt has soared to $550 billion; the deficit reaching' a record $42 billion; and to top it off, The Wall Street .Journal, one of the most prestigious fi- nancial journals• in the Americas, recently referred to Canada and the inability to pay down either the debt o'• deficit as "Third World". While the Liberal federal government promised to be different and responsible in management, they have done nothing to stem the fiscal tidal wave that is rolling coast to coast. Inaction on their behalf has left Canada bank- rupt, with a dollar teetering on the edge of 70 cents. The message is there: Canadians don't want more tax- es. What Canadians do want is a little fiscal responsibili- ty from our governments. Too often there are media re- ports of huge loans overseas; special interest group funding; payouts and paybacks. The time has come to be forthright in accomplishing some success in redirecting Canada back into a respectable credit rating. We need cuts in over -stuffed programs andspecial in- terest group funding. We need cuts in the bulging face of government. We need to cut down on the bureaucratic fat that fills those Ottawa offices. But more than anything, we need to let our MPs know that any increase in the burden to the citizens is unac- ceptable. In Huron -Bruce, we have learned that our MP, Paul Steckle, is willing to speak his mind. His stance of cor- poral punishment has shown that he will not shy away from the controversial when confronted. He has shown us he is willing to speak out when an issue in put before him. And thankfully, Steckle has shown so far that he is approachable and open to hear what we have to say. What we need to start doing right now — this week — today — is letting him know that we find any increase in taxation unacceptable and that message should be pre- sented strongly to Martin and Chretien. — CJW r- t - No More Taxes feel it would be unacceptable to increase the level of tax- ation on the people of Canada in the 1995 federal budget. Signed: Address: Mail to: Huron -Bruce Constituency Office 30 Victoria Street North, Goderich, Ont. N7A 2R6 ..�?,... :.5. •�,.f.<:a�4.���<�'§}. y��:i� �>4�'S .4 iia, ,�"{`�j�,��`A°� � 4 t2 'a' Xo r i'�u'�,':. J .1. reason to smi1 Wingham The Blyth, Gorrie and Wingham firefighters. Their level of cooperation last Tuesday was a perfect example of teamwork and helped this community avoid a very serious situation. JANUARY 1948 Residents of the Village of Tees water have enLdusiastically e dorsed a proposal to' build a ne memorial arena there. A local e Du Val has had Bone Mrs. hernnpoem "Reverie of a Soldier", put to mu sic by a Vancouver composer The recording just has been re leased to radio stations and musi stores across Canada. Elmer Wilkinson and his. staff last week completed the job of re- decorating and refinishing the up- stairs funeral parlor of A. J. Walk- er. John Lancaster has been elected mayor of Teen Town. Iris Newell is reeve and council members are Jean Hobden, Arnold McIntyre, Joyce McLeod, Jean McPherson, Ron Murray and Colleen Rath. While playing hockey last Satur- day evening, Tom Lockridge was crashed into the boards breaking his left arm in two places, just above the wrist and below the el- bow. It will be in a cast for four weeks. JANUARY 1961 Only time will tell the full story of John Kennedy's usefulness as president of the United States. If, however, his declaration of inten- tion as expressed in his inaugural address this week becomes reality, new hope may brighten the pros- pects of the whole world. The new Brussels Public School was officially opened last week . Douglas Mowbray was present- ed with a gold New Testament which he won for his essay, "The Life of Moses". The competition, for Grade V pupils at Wingham Public School , was sponsored by the Wingham Gideons. Making the presentation to Douglas were Dr. B. N. Corrin, Rev. T. G. Husser, William Henderson and A. B. McKague. - Lions Michael McPhail and Slim Boucher, both leaving Wing - ham for California and Halifax re- NONE riANUARY25,1895 Moran vindicated with murder acquittal The decision Monday by the na_ The Monday ..Of- fice of the Crown attorney to, seek an acquittal for Guy Paul Moran comes as a vindication for the man who professed his innocence right from the start. It also -comes as a major blow to the justice system, and espe- cially the police departments in `Peel and Durham regions. • Moran was railroaded into a con- viction in the sex -slaying •of nine- year-old Christine Jessop in 1984. It took close to eight years to convict Moran of the crime, and two trials. In the first trial, he was acquitted' of the crime, only to have the Crown appeal the case and a second trial in London saw him convicted: Since that time, Moran- has been out on bail pending his appeal. Throughout the decade long case, there has been extensive mudsling- ing. From the Jessop family's media circus in the early stages, to the evi- dence fabricated by the police, to the withholding of evidence by the Crown in the first trial, little truth has emerged. ,, For example, Moran was railroad- ed through the system by police bent on apprehending a suspect early. Mo- ran co-operated throughout the ini- tial stages; but his own eccentricities proved to be his wrong -doing. Most involved with the case felt, he had something to hide: that he must be guilty since he showed little emotion when told of Christine's disappear- ance. Then there was his inactivity The Outer Edge Cameron J. Wood inthe initial search. Few actually be- lieved the Moran's just wanted their own privacy. At the second trial, it came out that Jessop's own brother, a man of much more questionable fortitude,, had been sexually abusing her for several years with his own friends in the Queensville area. In addition, the brother held evidence that apparently carne to him in a"vision" and conse- quently led police to body parts they failed to turn up during their first search. There was the missing evidence and questionable body site search by the Durham police department. Over 12 officers trampled over -the body site prior to and during the search. A cigarette butt turned up as evidence, then was lost, then mysteriously turned up in police possession. Add to this the discrepancy in tes- ` timony submitted by the Jessop fam- ily, and the suspicion that the police "aided" their memory as to which time they arrived home and discov- ered Christine was missing. The ad- mitted lies of one police witness, a planted cell mate for Moran... For the foundation of the justice system, this case has been a wreck- ing ball. The public have lost a great deal of confidence in both the court's ability to effectively adminis- ter justice, and, the police depart- ment's role in murder convictions. • 'r The Moran case will be a test for the. Canadian justice system as the use of DNA testing is submitted as proof of innocence. \i Having been at the infancy sage in 1984 when Moran was first charged with Christine's death, DNA testing was not allowedhs'rrtiet able evidences Now more 'popular than ever - especially with the atten- tion surrounding the O.J. Simpson case - DNA testing may add some greatly needed credence to the Cana- dian courts. People are calling for Moran to re- ceive compensation and an apology for his 10 years of living hell. He will not get back that part of his life, nor will he really overcome the stig- ma attached to it. Perhaps an apology is deserved., But more so, the whole case should stand as an example for the justice system: an example that says to all connected we must do better when dealing with the guilt or innocence of people and that our own eccentric- ities should not' -serve as grounds for suspicion. By the way, Moran failed . three DNA comparison tests, not just the one needed for proof of innocence. Politics is a dirty pool of tricks TORONTO - A dirty tricks cam- paign of sorts is being fought as the parties jostle towards an Ontario election only months away, but all the blame should not be heaped on the only leader who has apologized. Progressive Conservative leader Mike Harris admitted he "went too far" in two attacks on New Demo- crat Premier Bob Rae. In one, the Tories edited a video of Rae trying to make him speak, they said, in the staccato style of rap musicians, because Rae fancies him- self a singer, but instead made him look like he was stuttering. • It was not much of a trick because no politician wants to be thought making fun of another's disability, especially after the anger at federal Conservatives for trying tb capitalize on Prime Minister Jean Chretien's facial twitch. In the other incident Harris rashly charged that an outsider "comman- deered" Rae's computer system to put an obscene message in his name on the Internet network, when all that happened was that a message, clearly bogus, was placed where anyone can put messages. Rae was caught temporarily off sticking out h the men rabbi and handicapped in explaining elbows. he claimed months ago he all his meals, hoping being labelled a technical differences, but news me- had information that McLeod asked Jew would handicap him. dia had no doubt that Harris distort -the popular Chretien to campaign But the opposition parties are ed and the Tory agreed they had a with her in the election but the Prime edgy, convinced the NDP with 15 point. Minister turned her down, worried per cent in polls is ready to be re - Harris oddly had been the leader that being seen with her would •hurt:. placed, and' the NDP suddenly be, - most concerned that others would his image. Rae claims McLeod'could lieves it has a chance because some commit dirty tricks and predicted the not win a vote on her own. election will provide "the most vi- But it does not make sense that a - itmewouldsaying be surprising if someone cious, personal,- negative campaign provincial election would seek a does not pull a few fast ones. •.t, commitment from a federal leader to campaign with her. She would at least wait to see if the federal leader .lost popularity so she could avoid taking on a liability. Rae has tried to picture Harris, who promises to slash spending, as on a path that is "not the Ontario way" as if he was from some other planet, reminiscent of how earlier Tories dubbed a Liberal leader, psy- chiatrist Stuart Smith, "that shrink ever seen in Canadian history, by the from montreal" to win votes. Liberal. party against Mike Harris Union leader Sid Ryan of the Ca- - personally." nadian Union of Public Employees The Liberals under Lyn McLeod has even complained Specifically the have not yet lived up to this worry, NDP is using "dirty tricks" to dis- but they punched the Tories below credit him because he refuses to lie the belt at least once, when a fax down over Rae's cuts in public ser; sent to Tory riding associations noti- vice pay. fying that a party rally was being These so-called dirty tricks pale switched to a different time and beside some in the past, when Tory place was traced to a Liberal caucus Premier Frank Miller had, to be machine- ringed by police- because of phoned, The Liberals explained it was sent bomb threats, Roy McMurtry in a by an over -zealous summer student, Tory leadership campaign found an which is believable because an expe- opponent cancelled all his meetings• rienced aide would have covered his and Larry Grossman found another tracks, but they have to take some re- phoned hotels he was to stay at and sponsibility for this trick that failed: demanded kosher food being put on Rae„also has beenis us anda ra i be present for 44 •