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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-09-13, Page 44 Zje iniijam abbante -Mimes; Published each Wednesday at: Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road, Wingham, Ontario Phone (519) 357-2320 Fax (519) 357-2900 J.W. Eedy Publications Ltd. Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 We are: Jim Beckett — Publisher Audrey Currie — Manager Cameron J. Wood — Editor Cathy Hendriks — Ad. Sales Stephen Pritchard — Production Jim Brown — Reporter Margaret Stapleton—Reporter Eve Buchanan — Office Louise Welwood — Office Invest a little time in Ontario's future he future of any province lies with its young people with vision and energy who, when they see a need, are prepared to fill it. That need may be anything from saving a friend's life, to helping those less fortunate or demonstrating a desire to make their community better. In this community and right across Ontario we are lucky to have an abundance of young people who fit this description. We often only hear of the bad kids, but everyone reading knows at least one young per- son who fits the `good' category. It's these young people who deserve, but seldom receive, proper recognition. For that reason the On- tario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards program was founded in 1981. We, at the Advance -Times, are proud to play a part in recognizing the youth of our community. The program, a project of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) with the assis- tance of Bell Canada, has over the past 13 years paid tribute to 180 exemplary individuals or groups be- tween the ages of six to 18. Those chosen to receive this prestigious award, along with their families, are guests of honor at a luncheon in Toronto during the annual OCNA con- vention. Award recipients are joined by Ontario's Lieutenant Governor for a family portrait at Queen's park, and are presented with $200 and a Junior Citi- zen lapel pin. Many young people in our community are worthy of . the attention and encouragement 'provided through the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards program. It is up to all of us to find them and make sure they are nominated. Every nominee receives a certificate stating they were considered for this distinct honour and contribute greatly to their community. They will also have their story told through the columns of the Advance -Times. Invest a little bit of time in the future of Ontario. Say `thank -you' to a special young person or group by filling out an Ontario' Junior Citizen of the Year nomination form. They are available at the Advance - Times and we will be pleased to work with you. Deadline for nominations is October 31, 1995. Good kids are all around us. It's up to us to see them. ANNVEdeill A reason to smite'.YVingfiam .For all who participated in the fifth annual Take Back the Night march in Goderich last week. We all need to get to= gether and work on preventing violence against women. WE,INESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1995 FREEZE, KID! MERE's YouR HELMET?! Member of: OCNA CCNA The Wingham Advance -Times is a member of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and information leadership. Letters Policy 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 a.m. Some exceptions may apply. Fax: 519-357-2900 or mail to: P.O. Box 390, Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 with Margaret Stapleton SEPTEMBER 1948 Mrs. John Heal entertained at a charmingly arranged party at her home on 'Josephine Street last Monday evening when three membersof the Bell Telephone staff were presented with silver tea services. The guests of honor were: Mrs. Ford Dickison, nee Lorna Smyth; Mrs. Norman John- ston, nee Mary Louise Beninger and bride elect, Miss Florence MacPherson, whose marriage to Raymond Snell takes place this month. Wilfred Henry suffered a pain • ful accident on Tuesday afternoon when a heavy motor at the plant at Mathers Beverages fell on his foot and badly smashed the large toe. Finance Minister Abbott has announced that Canada Savings Bonds•go on sale Oct. 12. The is- sue will be dated Nov. 1 and bear interest at a rate of two, three and four per cent per year for 10 years. A new police cruiser has been presented to Wingham Police Chief Platt for his use. • SEPTEMBER 1961 At a recent meeting of the Turnl, rry Township School Area Board, the entry submitted by Edith Austin was selected as the name for the new school. Miss Austin's suggestion is Turnberry Central School. Blyth United Church was the scene of a wedding of interest late last month when Margaret An- nette Jackson of Auburn became the bride of Donald M. Kai of Oakville. Mr. Kai is a former staff member of Winghain Public School. Ross Mann, who has resided on the second line of Morris Town- ship for several years, has moved his family to Bluevale, where he has opened a music shop in the McKinney building at the main corner. William Waite, who has been on the police force at.Port Elgin for the past three years, has been engaged as night constable in Wingham. His appointment brings to three the members of the town force, including Chief James Miller and Ted Whitby, acting constable. For the second year, the water show staged at the pond above Howson Dam drew a good crowd to watch water enthusiasts in ac- tion. Dave Cameron and Bill Lockridge: both • of ,Wingham, • took ..part in the professional class demonstration. SEPTEMBER 1971 A new industry has established at Whitechurch to manufacture and sell marble vanity tops and sinks. Gary Chapman, proprietor, says the business will be operat- ing within a week. An election in the province of Ontario has been called for Thurs- day, Oct.21. Mrs. Harry Garniss of Cathe- rine Street is the lucky winner of a 1971 Matador car, first prize in a bingo conducted at the Durham arena. Catherine Bond is among the first residents of the new senior citizens' apartments on Bristol Terrace in Wingham. SEPTEMBER 1981 Kathy Riedlinger-Ryan has been hired by Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital as a speech- language therapist. The new pastor at the Wing - ham Pentecostal Church is Rev. Victor Greico. An induction ser- vice is set for this Sunday. Turnberry Township will cele- brate its 1 25th anniversary next year, in 1982. The new Teeswater Agri -Curl was officially opened at ceremo- nies last Saturday night. Murray McKague is the club president. Hargis priorities mixed up TORONTO -- Premier Mike Hams is cutting busy as a barber on Satur- day mornings trying 'to save taxpay- ers money, but he has' softie priori- ties mixed up. Harris and his Progressive Conser- vatives have quickly reduced spend- ing on welfare, housing, daycare, services to abused children and transportation for the handicapped as • well as, to be fair, subsidies to busi- ness. The province will ask a welfare mother with two children to live on about $1,086 a month, but a case can be made that it first should have re- duced some of its lavish benefits to workers in the public sector. Most contribute between 7 anc3 8 per cent of their pay toward pensions and taxpayers must match it. As one result, teachers commonly on comfortable salaries of more than $60,000 -a -year retire on useful $42,000 pensions -- about $10,000 more than the average worker's wage -- on top of old age security. The vast majority of private sector work- ers who help provide these truly golden years do not even have a pen- sion plan of their own to which their employers contribute. A government forced to cut wel- fare should consider whether it can continue contributing so generously to its employees' pensions. Many senior public servants, including deputy ministers, .city clerks and po- lice chiefs, retire from one job while still in their 50s with pensions around $70,000 and more to take highly paid jobs in the private sector as consultants or lobbyists or manag- ing security for banks and other companies. Government should be asking whether it is fair to pay a re- tired police chief a handsome pen- sion while he also collects a salary at a time when it can't afford to help a crippled person get to work. In the most offensive perq, many teachers and other public sector workers are allowed a specified number of days off sick without los- ing pay, and can accumulate those they do not take off so that on retire- ment they are paid a 'gratuity' of up to half a year's pay, commonly $30,000. Teachers collect this bonus merely for going to work when healthy, something. they would be embarrassed trying to explain to their ethics classes, on top of cosy pensions, which is even harder to justify when the welfare cuts will put abused children in more danger. Many of the several hundred mostly well-paid employees at the ,legislature have no work when it is not sitting and some are not required even to show up. This year the- legislature has not sat. even one day, because the New Democrat government defeated in the June election did not want to give the opposition parties a forum in which to run a campaign against it, and last year the elusive NDP had it sit only 71 days. But even under other governments it often met fewer than.100 days. The Tories would be in real diffi- culty explaining why they pay em- ployees to sit around while they lack money to fund reasonable welfare benefits. Provincial employees get paid holidays that include Remem- brance Day, although probably not one in a hundred goes near a war memorial, and teachers have profes- sional development days that for many are extra holidays on top of three months they already have off. while taxpayers cannot maintain ade- quate services for children. Any struggling welfare mom who has the misfortune to wind up in court will see judges working even less. The province is trying' to coax judges to sit five hours a day for 170 days a year, but most do not sit any'- where ny-where near this and anyonePslicing a golf ball in midweek risks hitting a judge. The welfare mothers and the dis- abled have one thing in common; they do not have much political in- fluence. The fact teachers and judges have a lot bigger voice is encourag- ing Harris to pick on the little guys. •