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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-10-11, Page 4WENENIArteroitinilN5 trbe A t110am Sbbance -Cimeti 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 gra N4480:1 z CL 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 wilftndeavor 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 th•them about their commitment s every individual with a mailing address or tel- ephone knows, the push for funding is never ending. We go home at night after a busy day at work to tele- phone solicitations for everything from, vacuum cleaners to magazines. Our mail is filled with letters requesting support for everything from research to cure deadly ill- nesses to campaigns to save the whales. Business people also are targets for demands for ad- vertising dollars. Community newspapers are especially aware of outsiders in this field because advertising dol- lars are what make our newspapers possible. Without the support of our community advertisers, you couldn't af- ford the price of our paper, and we couldn't afford to print it —jet alone pay our editorial, advertising, office and production staffs. To augment our advertising dollars, throughout the year we publish a number of special editions and supple.- • ments. These include our most recent Progress 1995 spe- cial edition, last year's successful Homecoming supple- ment, and other features marking auspicious occasions, such as the anniversary of D -Day, the Registered Nurses Assistant school and regulars such as car care and home care. We believe these publications also benefit and in- form our community. In that regard we also publish an easy -to -read, large print telephone book with personal numbers and emer- gency pages. It is a joint effort on the part of this news- paper and our advertisers. While.,outsiders wouldn't think of putting in the kind of commitment necessary to publish an anniversary edi- tion for a Wingham and area institution, such as our nursing assistants school, they are eager to "cash in" on something like a community phone book. Even as we write, the Locator Phone Book Corporation of Guelph is pushing to publish a Wingham and area telephone book. Just as we hang up'ot1 telemarketers trying to sell us vacuum cleaners because we shop locally, if contacted by the Locator people, we suggest you ask them if they will have reporters and photographers covering Wing - ham Town Council, F.E. Madill Commencement or your child's sports banquet. Ask them about their commitment to Wingham and the many people who rely on their community newspa- per for this kind of local' coverage. ::icy sF.>: .::f::; s:; sr.,. >;:;><,i..:.:>,i<i><>>'w>;>:�>::.:.:........... .�.:::.. SSSS„::�, :; :• ... ;;>«::,>..i.. ::.:, :;.SSSS,: at.. ;a::.� ea:Miid::^. SSSS. .r.:.: .:. :::!„F.,.:., SSSS.. .:: n.. •. ns, ..::.Ni.nn.!`..: . v4} SSSS:' .. ., o::..:.a::::::::%?.g:i;>;:�i:...,::::,ilv�ti's5`:i>�:v:`:r;:>5;..:v:i:i.<j:x+rnv>:..:.4:.. ...°Ei} SSSS, :,\.. SSSS. n..::rv::.:.v:.3.:•NN.:•::: ....4:u^.isi: ?•i5iv+..;.ink.:. �'.}?SSSS n;�..� ...........,�........ n.n::vq....v..:::i J 91. reason to smite Wingham This year's graduating class from F. E. Madill. Another fine group of young men and ladies. They will certainly be great ambassadors for our community. Keep up the great work. with Margaret Stapleton OCTOBER 1948 Western Foundry Co. is one of the town's oldest and largest in- dustries, having been established about 50 years ago. Nevertheless, many residents who have lived here most of their lives know little about the institution. For this rea- son, the management has arranged for an "open house” day on Oct. 20. A special bus will leave the town hall on frequent trips from 1 to 4 p.m. Francis St. Marie of Hanover has purchased the former Boyle farm in Lower Wingham from' Mr. Quance and moved his family here last week: Billed as "Canada's largest one -day fair,” the Teeswater Fair lived up to its advance notice on Wednesday of last week when an estimated 16,000 people attended. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford spent a few days in Cleveland, Ohio, where they attended the World Series baseball games. Mr. and Mrs. Allister Green and daughter Lynda, formerly of Wroxeter, moved to their new home on Leopold Street this week. OCTOBER 1961 Construction work on the new connecting link between High- ways No. 4 and 86 is progressing at a rapid rate. Fill has hcen moved in to form the causeway and steel piling for the bailey bridge has arrived. Top scorers in the field day at the Wingham Public School in- clude Patsy Walker, Sharon Wil- lie, Barbara Boyd, Janna Ewing. Linda Schiestel, Jim Mink, John Douglas and Robert Armstrong. At the Monday night meeting of the Wingham Public School Board, the resignations of two teachers were accepted with re- gret. They were from Mrs, Emer- son Shera, who has been teaching for 21 years at the Wingham school and from Mrs. M. McKen- zie, who joined the staff two years ago. OCTOBER 1971 Approximately 3,000 attended the Howick Fall Fair last Satur- day. The fair was blessed with exceptionally hot, sunny weather. Premier William Davis paid a visit to town last week as part of a campaign swing through South- western Ontario. Provincial Liber- al leader Robert Nixon also carne to town to lend support to candi- date and incumbent Murray Gaunt in the upcoming election. Wingham Reeve Jack Alexan- der and William Armstrong. 14 - year -old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Armstrong of RR 4, Wingham, each won plowing titles at the Hu- ron County Plowing Match held recently. An evening gown with a sur- prise feature, hot pants, was mod- elled at a fall fashion show enti- tled "Autumn Fantasy" held last week in the auditorium at the Wingham Town Hall. Jim Alcorn,• manager of the Wroxeter branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, was honored at a retirement dinner at the Twin Gables Hotel at Listow- el. OCTOBER 1981 Eva Carr and Jerry Bakker, both of Wingham, recently were honored for their years of volun- teer service at the Silver Circle Nursery. Bruce Skinn was selected most valuable player for the Wingham BPs at an awards night held re- cently and Bill Brown won the batting award. Retiring BP Coach Doug Neil also was honored. Gerry Fortune of RR 1, Win - ham, has been returned by accla- mation as president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. Musicians are being sought for a Wingham town band. 4 .. Trustees seek support Dear Editor: We are writing` because we know you are concerned about the 1996 tax rates. We wish to advise that we have already reached a `zero' in- crease in 1996estimated expendi- tures. Even so, we are working to re- duce our spending by up to another $3 million for 1996. Wa. have al- ready cut millions of dollars from our spending in the last two years - and we have done so without labor disruptions or closing any local schools. • We want you to know that we share your concern about property tax rates. Even though we are cutting costs dramatically, the education share of 1996 property taxes will still go up. There are two reasons: 1. Huron County is in year two of a phased -in increase in property as- sessment, values for education tax purposes. The 20.7 per cent increase introduced in 1994 has already add- ed about five to six per cent on the tayc rates - and will do so for at least three more years. 2. Unless the new governm t changes the w'ay education is nanced, there will also be anott r, upward adjustment in the minimum share of the per pupil grant required from local property taxpayers. The impact could also be another five per cent. These are not grant reductions. these are changes in the minimum amount required -from property taxes to pay the local share of the educa- tion bill. They are set by Ontario. The Board has appealed for changes many times. No changes have been forthcoming. We request your support for edu- cation finance reform. It is unfair to rural Ontario. We have failed to get any positive from successive govern- ments. An appeal to'the`Premier on dim behalf may be of assistance. Respectfully - with concern Trustees, Huron County Board of Education Hope Canada remains intact Dear Editor: Oh Canada - country of my birth, land of tete free: free only because of the sacrifices of our brave young people who fought and died to pre- serve this preciousgift for us. French soldiers from Quebec fought side by side with English sol- diers: they slept in the same cold mud holes together and often went hungry together. Still, they kept go- ing because they were Canadians. Now it's 50 years later and Canada is still free and known worldwide for its fairness, justice and humanity. Dear Canada - you have weath- ered many storms and only become stronger. I sincerely hope you come through the next month intact be- cause we need Quebec. Quebec, you are a part of us, let us remain together as Canadians. Grace Netterfield Wingham Barris collapses under pressure TORONTO -- Premier Mike Hams is turning out to be a tough guy who can stand up to anyone -- except his friends. The Progressive Conservative pre- mier has no problem cutting pay- ments to welfare recipients and tell- ing them they can demonstrate until they flatten every blade of grass out- side the legislature but he will not cave in to lobbies. However, Harris has collapsed when those who helped him win the June election put on pressure. The Tories in opposition, as an ex- ample, solidly committed themselves to compelling all cyclists to wear helmets, the value of which in reduc- ing deaths and serious injuries has been well proven. True, the law that would have required this starting Oct 1 was passed under the New Demo- crat government which Harris de- feated, but all Tories who spoke sup- ported it enthusiastically. These included then deputy leader Dianne Cunningham, who initiated it after her son was inj red on a bicycle; Ted Arnott, wh'dras transport critic presumably spoke for his party on transport issues, and such eminences as new chief whip David Turnbull and Speaker Al McLean. Harris's style has been removing rather than adding regulations, but he never quarrelled with the spokes- persons his party put up and even af- ter the election said that, while he had reservations, the legislation had been approved by the legislattire and "the bill itself won't change." This did not sit well with many who had with Eric Dowd supported Harris, who wrote letters saying they thought they were voting for a party that would allow individ- uals to make choices and reduce re- strictions and not interfere more with rights and liberties, much the same argument Harris had used in abolish- ing the NDP's photo radar. They rarely contended helmets do not im- prove safety because this would he insupportable. Harris probably was swayed even more by two of his staunchest allies, Toronto newspapers which applaud- ed his every breath in the election, falling out of line. The Globe and Mail called forcing all cyclists to wear helmets an exces- sive, unduly invasive restriction, and its editorialists sitting in their air- conditioned offices thundered that it was a sad way to carry on for a na-, tion born of hardy voyageurs and toughened at Vimy Ridge. The Toronto Sun, which has been so affectionate to Harris that his wife might have grounds for divorce, said the legislation sounded like Big Brother, and Harris put on his brakes and made helmets compulsory only for under -18s. This was hard on Cunningham, now intergovernmen- tal affairs minister, who is staying al- though ministers in the British par- liamentary tradition have resigned for lesser repudiations by their lead- er, but it will be harder still on then many who will be killed or injured: over the years because helmets were not made mandatory for all. Harris and company similarly, backed down to lawyers, another:. group with a lot of power in their party. The Tories had acted tough: when they found the plan which' pays lawyers for legal aid had run $70 million over budget. Attorney General Charles Harnick said he would take the plan away from the control of the Law Society; of Upper Canada and might not pay lawyers for work they had already dono or pay them only 10 or 20 cents on the dollar. But the lawyers had only to say they would no longer provide legal aid and start a lawsuit? to force the province to pay and the: Torics quickly found they could work out a way to cooperate with the i Law Society and try to make sure t lawyers get thcir money. Lawyers provide much of the per- sonnel and money in the Tory party. Most of its leaders and half its cabi- nets in recent years have hecn law- yers' It is a safe het most lawyers voted for Harris and many gave cash and he showed he is not going to bite any hand that feeds him.