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You may have noticed, during the past few
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Royal Canadian MOunted Police has taken
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Vote
oe buy°°g is expensive e
Human beings from the beginning of ti
seem to have been prepared to pay some
exhorbitant fees for leadership, from
primitive tribal times right up to our own
supposedly sophisticated democracy we
have been so keen to leave responsibility to
the other fellow that we seldom sit down to
calculate the coat. 1)
In our own Canadian society we have -been
very slow to recognize the ploys by which our
votes have been bought. Away back, some
thirty years ago, at a time when the federal
leaders were unsure, as always, about their
support in the province of Quebec somebody
had a brilliant idea. Why not place a bounty
on babies? Since the mothers of Quebec had
a national priority on large farni|ima, a
family assistance program paid for by all
the taxable persons in the country would
surely cemenf a political bond with the party
which could make itself responslble for such
open-handed generosity.
Whether or not the baby bonus ever really
succeeded in guaranteeing success for that
party remains a question. Certainly the
original goal of the plan was made obsolete
when the birth rate in Quebec began to
dec/inedpring the dnsand 70a' until today it
is the lowest in Canada. It is quite obvious,
now, that Quebec votes are anything but de
pendable for the federal leaders. And believe
it or not, Treasury Board Robert Andras has
recently suggested that perhaps the family
allowance should be cut'back to save tax
dollars. -
Then, twt or three years ago the Ontario
government, noting the fact that the voting
age had been reduced to 18 from 21 years, got
the bright idea that the legal age for
consumption of alcohol should also be
reduced -to 18. Surely all those young people
would respond favorably to a government
'which could grant them such unlimited
freedom. Now a committee of the Legisla-
ture ties recommended in no uncertain
terrns that the age limit be raised to 19 years
— largely because statistics have proven
that youngu|eruare killing -themselves inun'
'precedented numbers when they combine
alcohoi and cars' and secondly because
alcohol and high school studies don't make a
Very successful combination.'
When old a -e pensions were introduced
our sense of Canadian fairness soon took
over and they became "universal". In other
words our leaders decided that it would be
demeaning to ask an older person whether or
not he or she had any money in the bank and
if so, how much — so at age 65 everybody
gets the tax -supported penS[pnvvh�th�rhmbe
a pauper or a millionaire.
The acute danger inherent in such
vote -buying schemes is that they.are all but
impossible to rescind 'once they have been
put in place. What parfy has tho courage to
cmrnpaig0 before an election on a platform
which Includes taking free benefits away
from those who have learned to enoythem?
The road to universal socialism Is a one-way
street and dowrthill at that.
We have nothing in this world against
government assistance tp those who are in
need. It is not only a social ob||gation, but a
moral one in any responsible civilization to
make sure that huMnan need and suffering
aro, as far as possible, eliminated. Thank
God those days are gone when the hungry
were left to starve to death and the sick could
die in their own private agony. But how
much more commendable would have been
our welfare programs had they left the
healthy and the prosperous to care for them
se|ves'sothafthosexvhoneedha|pcuu|d'gef
it in adequate amounts. � ^
Despite all these vaunted social programs
which we have put in ,place, fhere are still
gaping holes into which fhe unfortunate can
fall. How about this instance? /4girl of, our
personal acquaintance who has managed to
put herself through high., school and has
saved enough money to pay for atleast her
first year in university was takmnserhibs|y
i|| a few months ago. Her long weeks in
hospital, fortunately, were cdvered^byamwr
health insurance prograrn, but since her
release she is forced to reman in a strange
city so she can continue needed ph io
fhorapytreatn?enfs.VVithoutincmmeshe\was
forced to apply for welfare in that place, only
to learn that until she has spent all but $200 of
her savings there is no-helpaVai|ab|e. Never
mind about her hopes for university next
year when she has recovered.
It would seem to have a few things to learn
about aid for the deserving.
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Speak no evil
of theMounted
In fact, there havebeen allegations that
the Horsemen are not above the very sort of
dirty tricks which left several Watergate
behind bars. Little things like
begging suspected subversives, Without the
excuse of a court order — or breaking into a
news agency's Montreal- office without a
search warrant.
There is a very real danger that because
such quasi -official Crimes have been •co,n
`nnit+ed acrosS the border, Canadians will
shrug them off as something commonplace
when they occur in our own country.
Last week the daily newspapers carried a
Story which related that "a spokesman" for
the RCMP was deeply incensed because the
' Canadian Broadcasting Corporation had
dared to report they
• Mcit-intiet' regularly •-take part in illegal
break-ins. Apparently the ForCe is supposed
no be sacred /nthig country. Can it actually
be possible that they can do no wrong? ''
• Solicitor -general 'Francis , Fax thinks
otherwise. He Says the CBC was only doirg
its job when it carried those reports of irreg-
u|ar and questionable investigative tactics.
. In fact, he agrees that there should be a
complete investigatkon^of RCMP activities,
particularly where there is any question of
the legality of their' actions.'
Great GhosfofAdolf Hitler! Is fhis Canada
or Nazi Germany? A state in which the
actions of the people -paid police force cannot
be questioned is weU on the way to con-
centration cmrnp^|ostico`.po!|ce' in any and
every category are first and foremost the
servants of the citizens. Their' authority
exists only at the will and on the approval of
the elected represenfatives of the people. Let
them never forget that fact.
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Not all the news was bad last week.
Ontario Hydro nnounced that its wholesale
rateincrease would be held down to 5 per
cent, staying within anti-inflation guidlines.
Earlier, Hydro had planned to ask for a 9.5
price hike, but finally agreed with the
Ontarioenergy board that windfall revenue
during the pasi' year made the higher
increase unnecessary. Sale of energy to the
United States in part accounted for edded
income of about $100 million.
As usual the increase in Hydro's rates is
over -simplified by the explanatiOn that the
average household bill for electricity will
go up by only about onedollar because of the
5 per cent hike. Of course that soothing bit of
nws telis only cine part of the story. The fact
is that any increase in'the cost of electrical
energy has a direct and immediate effect on
the entire economy. The house -holder pays
more not only for the energy to operate his
light bulbs, stove and TV set — he will soon
pay a bit more for most of the goods he buys,
all the way from shoes to sugar.
E|ectrica|enorgy is niiversally employed
at every step of the production.chain --nn
the farrn, in thefadory' in every store. Thus
cornmercial and industrial hydro consumers
must eventualiy add their increased Costs to
the selling price of whatever you buy.
Age discrimination is ��°����
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The pasf couple of decades have witnessed
an ever-growing consciousness that in a
civilized society we can no longer
discriminateagainst people becuse of race,
religion or sex. Now it arpeara that the
elderly' will be in turn for some considera-
tion.
The U.S. Congress has passed a bill to
abolish compulsory retirement at age 65 for
government employees. The bill now goes to
the Sanate, where quick approval is
expected. Of course the act does not require
mesan`r response in the private sec+or'~Bot
without doubt it will set a pattern for
business firms throughout the nation .
Lots of working people are glad to retire at
oj, feeling with considerable iuu#Ocation
///atsney have done their share. But there
are thousands of _others who feel that
compulsory retirement is paramount to
being put oyt tu pasture. In fact for many
persons we have known, retirement has been
adeathaentenco--achangefrornactivityto
boredom which theydid not survive for more
than a cpuple of years.
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SEPTEMBER 1930
Preparations are practicallY
completed for the largest and
best fair ever held in Wingham.
'-- directors have prePared a
prize list that contains over 70
specialovifith prizes amounting to
$400` Honorable Robert. Weir,
pominiott,Minister of Agriculture
and a fnriner Wingham and
Turnberry boy, will open the fair.
Mips E. Ross and Miss V. Len-
uom.wburecwivm8,thmrfbrstmlams
.cerhtificates, paSsing all examines
tions with honors, have gone to
, Stratford „Normal School.' ,
Reg Smith took part in the two
mile swim at Stratford on Satur-
day afternoon finishing in
mtur-UuymCteromwufiuiabimgio fourth
place. His time was 59 minutes 12
and 3-5 seconds. '
Gordon Pfaff and 8ubert Pnr'
ter. formerly employed at the
Ford garage, have taken over tile
gas, oil and repair department of
the Hudson -Essex Sales and" are
now in a position to do all kinds of
Work on all makes of cars.
Morris Christie f Wingham
and W. Henderson of the Bluevale
road left for Kingston to attend
Queen's University.
The top prize winners at the'
Belgrave School Fair were Bobby
Henry, Myrtle Yuill, and Anna
McDowell. Winners in the writing
division included Roy Beuoott,
Willa Reid, Elaine VyaJab, Hilda
Bluuk, Jean Robertson and
Florence Blair. Jim Coultes,
Gertrude AzbmcAJw, Doris Scott,
Ariel Johnston, Dwight Reid and•
Garner Nicholson won .prizes for
their art work.
Miss Sara Cole of Belgrave has
gone to Stratford where she has
secured a position.
Winner of the T. Eaton Cham-
pionship trophy for the pupil
obtaining the highest number of
points at the Wroxeter Fair was
Miss Evelyn Cuthoru Donald
Fortune was the winner in the
public speaking dntest.
George Allen left for London
where he will attend Western'
University. •
SEPTEMBER 1942
s have been com
piet'd by the Wingham Legion
for the making of a recording
which will be broadcast to th
soldiers overseas. Sixteen people
Will take part in the broadcast
from this district and the names
of those tabbh8 part were drawn
by lot. They are Roy Adair, Mrs
George Hall, Mrs William
Broorn, Mrs. W. ABwmmond,
Mrs. Matt Bell, Mrs. Frank Hop-
per, MrsT. L. Torrance; AJes
Foruytk, Frank Preston, Mrs
Henry Ross, all of nYinAharri;
Mrs. Abram of Boimore; Mrs.
William BurohiU, East Wawa -
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owu'noah; Mrs. Thomas Irwin,
Morris; Joseph Weiss and J C.
Thompson of Teeswater and Mrs.
Roy Elliott of Culross.
Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Boyle of
Blyth left on Monday for Caledon
East where MrBoyle is taking
over that charge. It is five years
since MrBoyle took over the four
appointments ofBe87wvc,Blyth,
Auburn and Carlow. This is the
second time fhat Mr. Boyle has
been in charge at Belgrave as he
was minister there from 1913 to
1920.
Dr. F. A. Parker of town was
elected vice-president of the
Western Ontario Osteopathic
Association at the annuaconven-
tion held in London.
'Friends of Sgt.. Charles E.
Danphin are very sorry that he
has been listed as zuisuioA, be-
lieved killed after
o'lievedkU\eduyter air operations.
When here Charlie was an em-
ployee of Canada Packers and
was well and favorably known.
Three members of the 99th Bat-
tery received their certificates
this week, having qualified as
`eorgeuuts oothe' reaaimw« prac-
tical examinations held ,at
Thames ValJ,ey Camp. They are
C. G. Brown, G. P. Keil and G. P.
RaCbwveO. •
Munitions Minister Howe said
about 225,000 Canadians will have
their Category \A gasolineration
books withdrawn after October 1
and replaced with a smaller
ration. The new category will
provide 16 units for six months to
the owner of a small 'car, about
haif the amount now available. It
will include all those who use a
car for personal tcao,pvrta6ou,
not 'for business.
St. James Anglican Church
members in Wroxeter are mak-
ing some improveinents on their
church building. The seating has
been cbungud, making a centre
aisle. ^
Wartime 'Housing is taking
shape near war production plants
all over Canada. Thousands of
war worke"s and their families
are securing nw, clean, healthy
accommodation.
SEPTEMBER 1953.
W: I'red Howson left on Friday
morning on a business trip to
England leaving .Ma|kdna Airport
by TCA plane. The purpose of the
trip is to promote sales of Howson'
and Howson products, cnabtifuc
Lurcro of flour and feed, in tho'
United Kingdom.
Hartley SmiLh, who has been
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operating Smith's Dairy for the
past 18 years, has sold his
business to Bateson's Dairy.
Ross Orvis of Scott Street has
purchased a butcher shop and
cold storage plant in Oil Springs
and took possession yesterday.
For the past 13 years, he has been
employed in the butcher shop of
Alf Lockridge on Josephine
Street.
The store now occupied by
Pattison Radio and Electric on
Josephine Street has been leased
by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swat -
ridge who plan to
wa°'ridgewmpluuto open an infants'
and children's wear store in that
location. The new tare will be
called Fairyland and will feature
children's clothes.
Mrs. Carl Procter of RR 5,
yruomga, reports nue remark-
able ulth her flowers this
year. Some of her dahlias have
attained a height of 11 and 12 feet.
Walter Brown's new bowling
alley on Diagonal Road is taking
shape these days. It is expected
the alley will be ready for use
toward the middle off next month.
The public school annual field
day was held with championships
going to Muriel Qowdy, Shirley
Arnistrong, Greer Dunlop, Frank
Gibbons, Peter Carmichael and
Barry Fuller.
Thomas Hayden and Son,
Qocrie, showed both the grand
,champion bull and the grand
champion cow at the' Huron
County Black and White Day heid
in connction with the Blyth Fair.
Donald D8c0Xunruy, son of Mr
and Mrs. B J McMurray of
Wingham, won top honors in the
15 years and under class at the
annual • North Huron Plowing
Match held in Colborne Town-
ship.
The young people of Wingham
held an organizational meeting
with Marjorie MacKenzie in
charge. Others assisting were
Rden Machan, Helen Haines,
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
Jimmy has just turned five This friendly eliow with soft
blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin, is small for hid
behind both mentally and physically because he was born
with Downs Syndrome Mongolism).
Jimmy attends a speciai school for belowchildren
and he enjoys the sociability. However he is content if he has
to play aloneJimmy sieeps well and he has a good appetite
Be is in good health but allergic to milk
Jimmy can do many of the things normal children do —
throw a ball with someuccuracy, build blocka, play
con-
structively in a sandbox. Be also loves water though of
course he can't swim yet
Ile is in a bilingual foster home and though his vocabulary
is small it includes both English and French words.
aliminy needs a mother and father who will appreciate his
happy, affectionate disposition, will realize his limitations
and will help him develop as far as he can.
To inquire about adopting Jimmy, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K. Toronto i844P 2H2. In your letter tell something of
your present family and your way of life.
For general information about adoption contact your local
children's Aid Society.
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THE HONOURABLE
SCHOOLBOY by J. LeCarre
Mr. George Smiley is tubby,
besitketacled, and khetering on
the brink of retirement. The
merest exertion appears to leave
him winded. is also, in le
Carre's latest novel, acting chief
of the •British Secret ServiO,
known as the Circus. Far from
glamorous, his appointment is
more like a retribution. Having
unmasked the traitor who for 30
years, from within its ranks,
betrayed its inmost secrets to the
Russians, Smiley has been or-
dered to stay on and clean the
stable. Prospects of action seem
non-existent. The Circus lanks
funds and favor in the Whitehall
markets Rival Ministries are
secretly contending for its
charter. Overseas staff, blown
sky-high, are bemg called' home
in droves and pensioned off. The
American i conduct only
a token trade with their British
sister service, and the Whitehall
burmua. stillsmarting from the
vmbupouedferotious
resrictions which appear to deny
the Circus all chance of resurrec-
-resurrec-
tion. Yet, almost from his first
day in officGeorge Smiley goes
over to the attack.
Barbara Edwards, George Hall,
Audrey Henry, Jean and Joan
Irwin and Shirley Foxton.
SEPTEMBER 1963
Supporting rumors of laat week
to the effect that Alton Adams
had sold the Lyceum Iheatre, it
was announced later that the
business has been purchased by
W. T. 'Doc' Cruickshank, presi-
dent of CICNX.]0e new owner in-
tends to put the theatre back in
opmraboa SIX sdayy~a neekmmd.
has a good list ,of picturesacb*dmJedhzfmDandwioter.
Wingham's Berry Door Co.
played host to a group of 10 tour
ing industrialists from, West Ger-
many when the group visited the
local door plant, and inspected
operations. The gtoup was most
impressed with production
abilities of the local factory and
amazed at the volume turned out
on a close time schedule.
Alan Williams was among the
30 Canadian optometrists recent-
ly awarded the "Doctor of Op-
tometry" degree at a recent
convocation of the College of Op-
tometry,- Toronto.
For the first time, the Wing -
ham branch
YiuQ'bumbruocb of the Royal Cana-
dian Legion offered prizes to the
members of the Junior Con-
servation Club in a birdhouse -
building oontem Winners were
D"o~e Bukber, Bev Cook and
Donnie Stokes.
'Harold Howald, RR 5, Luck -
now, sold bis 100-ucce farm in
-Kinloss Township to Laverne,
Warden of Fergus
A noon Wedding in Brussels'
United Church united Marian
Isobel Boover, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Boover, RR 3,
Brussels, and Donald Stewart
Eadie, son of Mr. and MrsDavid
M. Eadie, RR 2, Wingham.
Miss Karen Elliott left Sunday
to attend Toronto University to
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Kenneth Eisenberger
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Realizing the need for a com-
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rules of operating a CB. rig, how,
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and how to help prevent its theft.
Questions like what the various
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On Sunday morning the junior
and intermediate choirs of
Wroxeter United Church oc-
cupied the cbob,loft. D was a
special occasion because the
junior choir wore their new
gowns for the first time. The
Harmony Unit was responsible
for designing and making the
gowns which are white with
maroon ties.
Ken Co`dtoo, son of Mr, and
'Mrs. Norman Cnultem, RR 5,
Wio8ham, has been transferred
from Unionville to Lawrence and
Bathurst Streets branch of ',the
Canadian Imperial BunkofCoxu'
merce, Toronto.
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