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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-10-26, Page 11:WtiJS",,w ���':It�la?A�,wFrs.,:"..".�T',�y,�,'�i✓''Cw,"„'�`�MtC.{:r� �/l THE ADVAflCE Turn� • Running on square wheels Murray Gaunt, MPP for Huron -Bruce, has rightly demanded action on a situation which recently came to light at the Douglas Point Nuclear power development. Although that project has been under way for several years, Ontario Hydro suddenly found it necessary to bring in more than 100 chemical workers from, the United Kingdom as staff members because, according to news releases, there were no adequately trained people in Canada to fill the jobs. Ontario must surely be one of the best equipped jurisdictions in the world from the standpoint of educational institutions. Not only do we have fine universities and lots of them, but in addition there are community colleges all over the place, teaching every- thing from horse back riding to radio and Cargoes of death Two recent accidents involving trucks loaded with lethal chemicals underline the need for legislation to control obviously neglected area of public safety. When these monster carriers roll ' through the main streets of our towns and villages few of us ever pause to wonder what could happen should one of the vehicles overturn. Trucks carrying propane gas do carry the word "flammable", but we cannot recall ever seeing a truck designated as a carrier of poisons. A few years ago there was a disastrous fire in one southern Ontario town v.•! -!en a truck carrying flammable material was involved in an accident right in the heart of the business section. It takes no great imagination to visualize the holocaust which would result should one of the propane gas trucks be rammed at an intersection. The big threat. It's quite a few years since we last attend- ed school, so we canwell recall the days when every teacher was armed with a strap — and most of themused that instrument regularly. It was common practice ,for the teachers in our,day to quell any unrest in the schoolroom by simply getting the strap out of the,desk drawer and placing it in full view of the class right on the front of her desk. No words were needed. The threat was there. Somehow Mr. Trudeau reminds us of those teachers. He wants to pass legislation under which he could call for a national referendum on the possible separation of Quebec from the rest of Canada. Mind you, he says he will not necessarily ask for that vote, but he wants the right to use it. Typical response in Quebec came from one of the provincial cabinet ministers who says, "Who cares?" Mr. Levesque responds with the statement that only the people of Quebec have the right to say whether or not they -can television arts. These same colleges are churning out journalism graduates until the young writers are falling over each other in the search for jobs — but nobody was suf- ficiently far-sighted to realize the needs of the nucleaf power industry. When the member for Huron" -truce brought the matter to the attention of the ap- propriate ministry Hon. Harry Parrott, who is responsible for colleges and universities, agreed that he would see what could be done. No doubt courses will now be initiated in this field, but the question still remains — why in the world were such courses not started 10 years ago? The minister admits that it will take several years to train Canadians for this highly specialized work. There is considerable justification for demanding that all long-distance haulage of such dangerous materials be handled by railway. Obviously accidents .tithe rail lines cannot be ruled out, but at least their rights-of-way do not pass through the business centres of most communities. A badly needed regulation should call for a much lower speed limit applied to all vehicles carrying dangerous cargo — pos- sibly not more than 20 miles per hour. In fact, that would be a wise precaution to apply to all trucks and heavy vehicles. We have often watched big trucks heading through town and even at the legal 30 miles per hour many of them wouldn't have a chance in hades of stopping should a child dart out from between two parked cars. A lower speed limit for trucks might also do a lot to preserve the ears of those„who have to listen to the thunder they now create. form a separate state. It the prime minister gets the referendum legislation why not use it? Mr. Levesque to the contrary, all Canadians do have a right to express their opinion, for every Canadian not only would be affected by the decision — they are already suffering from the lack of confidence, internationally, which has driven.Nthe value of our dollar down to 90 cents. It is our belief that a national referendum is ,needed — now. It is high time to end the uncertainty which has prevailed ever since the Quebec election a year ago. Time after time we;hear, in our part of thecountry, that a large majority of Quebecers would not opt” for separation. We are told that only a few limited elements really want out. Well, let's find out. It is evident that Mr. Levesque isn't very sure what the results of a referendum in• Quebec would be — otherwise he would have announced a date by this time. Record has improved. Whether you like it or not, the anti-infla- tion regulations have been effective in many ways. One of the most dramatic results has been a sharp decline in the number of man -days lost through strikes during the past year. Naturally labor unions do not like the AIB regulations which, they say, have clamped a lid on wage increases but have not done much to curb business profits or prices. Nevertheless, the vast majority of unions have been abiding by the regulations, so there must have been thousands of instances where labor and management sat down to bargain and did reach agreement. The Canadian Labor Congress, the umbrella organiza,tion which is comprised of many in- dividual unions, has agreed with the pro- posal that the best way to handle wage disputes is at the conference table, along with management and government rep- resentatives. The CLC realizes that strikes .are costly, not only for employers, but for union members as well: Not so the Canadian Union of. Public Employees. CUPE is sharply critical of the CLC administration for approving of the tri- partite agreement which would go a long way toward solving the problems of Canadian businessmen and workers. CUPE totally ingnores the object lesson of West Germany, where this very plan has been working well since the end of the war. Productivity in that European nation has been high and strikes have seldom occurred. Remembering the fact that Germany had to entirely rebuild its industrial plants after the devastation of the air raids.and has emerged as one of the most prosperous nations in the world, one would think that Canadian unions would all see the worthiness of co-operation.,,. Professions to advertise? The split is slowly widening the ranks of Canada's six leading professions as they continue to ponder the knotty question of advertising. The professions now fall into two distinct camps: those that allow adver- tising and those that don't, with the first group gaining its most recent convert in the form of Ontario's professional engineers. In this decision, they follow Ontario architects and British Columbia engineers in allowing members to promote their practice by ad- vertizing fees and services. But it still leaves most Canadian professionals — notably lawyers, doctors, dentists and accountants — sticking to their traditional approach of g1n1Ard2COrNNFq +CNA q''�Pq PERI A SSQ,��PCI\�' -.{WSI It t N� banning aoverlisu g altogether. While pro- vincial licensing bodies for lawyers and ac- countants across the country report they are "looking into the matter," there's Kittle likelihood of any major change in either of these professions — and even less for doctors and dentists — unless it is forced on them by government intervention. This is what has recently happened in the • U.S., writes Anthony Whittingham in The Financial Post. A supreme Court ruling -a year ago had the effect of striking down every professional code of ethics that banned or limited adver- tising. Such restrictions were an undue restraint of trade under anti-trust legisla- tion. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. limited Barry Wenger, President Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $12.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Robert 0. Wenger, Sec. -Trees. ' Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc Six months $6.50 Return postage guaranteed ti •,'•:%'.any :ti:':. Wil,.;.:.: A page of editorial opinion Oct.ob,erw 26,1977 a %:. ..l':.'. •;r.. }. Irl: • . �•.::. :., .. .::�..�•........ylh....: •:.i: ;:.,.,.:::...v:,, %!.• l.:�.:Xv::.•i:r !%r;: ....:.:. Yf% :.. ..:r:.:•{.!%:gin :r.............il.,.//ri;.: ::.} r:.�... ,;.... �.•�,{•• f "If the Canadian dollar drops any lower, the Queen will get the bends." News Items from Old Files OCTOBER 1930 The barn of Clifford. Jenkins of Turnberry was totally destroyed by fire, together with the season's hay and grain crops. It was an extra large barn having been enlafrged and remodelled three years ago. The fire was caused by a lantern hanging on a post near the hay. At their annual meeting mem- bers of Montana Lodge No. 177 IOOF, Wroxeter installed their officers for the coming year. Noble Grand is - Bert Martain and Vice Grand William Hays. Others officers are Thomas Brown, Lorne Kaake, James Edgar, Ross Pope and John Taylor. J. H. disposed Bluevale Smith and Son have of their business in to H. F. Berry of Brucefield. A. D. Smith has been •retained as manager of the Blue - vale store. OCTOBER 1942 The installation of the officers for the ensuing term took place in the Oddfellows' rooms, with Clark McLean the Noble Grand. Vice -Grand is E. S. Lewis, secre- taries are W. H. Haney and William Young and Howard Fuller is treasurer. The flowing well at Formosa has been looked upon as some- thing of a novelty in this district but its fame may not be so great after the news gets about regard- ing the new well at Thompson Bros. Creamery at Teeswater. Fred Davidson, local contractor, had the job to drill a new well for the above firm and after drilling TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN Betty, though she would not smile for the photographer, is a happy, affectionate child, invariably in good humor. Now 18 months, she was born with Downs Syndrome (mongolism) and she has -two holes in her heart. Because of the Downs condition she is behind in development. Because of the heart condition she will need major surgery when she is between five and six. Betty's general health is good and she is quite active. She does not crawl yet but moves around on the floor by rolling. She is affectionate and responsive, usually smiling. She makes a lot of sounds, but has only one or two words. Betty needs a mother and father who will enjoy her sunny, loving personality and who are dedicated to helping a han- dicapped child develop as far as she is able To inquire about adopting Betty. please write to Today's Child, Ministery of Community and Social Services, Box 888. Station K. Toronto M4P 2H2. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life Fot general information about adoption contact your local Children's Aid Society - a A HAPPY, AFFECTIONATE CHILD 261 feet, water gushed from the casings. The flow is 125 gallons to the minute and it overflowed, from a pipe 20 feet above the ground. LAC Percy Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Biggs, graduated a Wireless Air Gunner at Win- nipeg. He did exceptionally well on his examinations placing first in his class and thus receiving a gold medal for his fine showing. He will now go to Mossbank to take a course. in gunnery. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Cook, Belgrave, announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Alice Edna, to William Garner Nichol- son, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Nicholson of Belgrave Since the last issue of the paper, only one case of scarlet. fever has developed in town. Sally Lou MacWilliam contracted the disease to make four cases in town: She is Making splendid progress. At the first session of the Bridge Club, George Williams was elected president. Other officers are Mrs. A. R. DuVal, Miss. Mary Johnston and J. H. Crawford. F. G. Moffat has just Completed 30 consecutive years of judging the fruit section at Teeswater Fall Fair. It is believed this is some sort of record. David Sim, administrator of alcoholic beverage for the War- time Prices and Trade Board, issued an order curtailing oper- ations of the brewing industry. Mayor J. Harley Crawford is to head the newly -organized Ration Board in Wingham, with W. A. Galbraith, town clerk, acting as secretary. OCTOBER 1953 The Wingham District High School board has decided to find out how many people are interested in night school classes before deciding whether to hold classes in the high school this fall and winter. Last year there was a noticeable decline in night school attendance and the board is wondering it if will be worthwhile to run night classes at all this year. Ten undergraduate nurses re- ceived their diplomas and eight girls received their caps at a candelight service in the Wing - ham General Hospital. Willie VanderWoude, a new Canadian, had the distinction of being the only male to complete the proba- tionary five-month training course. Those receiving diplomas included Marjorie Petteplace, Teeswater, Mrs. Jim McDonald. Molesworth, Catharine Ketch- abaw, Lucknow, and Grace Simpson, Listowel. Leota Souch of Blyth, Ruth Kean of Dun- gannon, Mary Thornton of Gorrie and Jeanne Harrison of Mildmay received caps Joseph Schneider was installed as Noble Grand of the Wingham 100F. Other officers are Roy Bennett, Wilford Caslick, Ernest Lewis and Roy Mundy. The new Bluevale Public Library will be completed before many weeks and will be a neat attractive little structure. A do- nation of 70 books from Louis B. Duff of Welland has been received. They consist of histori- cal, geographical and philo- sophical volumes, also works off fiction and humor. Two prominent men in the community, in the persons of Mayor DeWitt Miller and Con- stable Gordon 'Deyell, have received medals from the Queen in Commemoration of her coro- nation. The new officers of the Young People's Union of Knox United. Church, Belgrave, for 1953-54 are Betty Coultes, Elaine Bolt, Ruth Procter, Donna Anderson and Gwen Walsh. O TheCTOBER ladies of1963 the Auxiliary to the Wingham and District Hos- pital are very happy with the returns from their fall rummage sale which raised a total off $928.28. A meeting of the Wingham Rural Fire Committee was held in the council chambers .to .con- sider the purchase of a tank truck to transport water to rural fires. Members agreed in principal with the plan but the plan must also receive support from the rural municipalities involved, the townships of Morris, East Waw- anosh, Turnberry and Howick. Mr. and, Mrs. George Porter and their son Jimmy are moving to Montreal shortly where Mr. Porter will be working as a tech- nical representative for the plastics division of Naugatuck Chemical Ltd. Members of the Robertson and . Crawford families attended the fall convocation of Waterloo Uni- versity when a Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred on Bruce Menzies Robertson. Bruce is a graduate df Wingham District High School and is now principal of the new 16 -room ' Howick Central School. Remington Limited has opened its fifth establishment in a chain of grocery stores, the newest being the IGA Foodliner at Mitchell. Miss Doris H. Fells was honored in Scarborough by friends and co-workers. She is retiring to her home in Wingham after 40 years' service with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce. The recount of the ballots from the September 25th provincial election was completed by County Judge Frank Fingland and as a result the Liberal candi- date\ Murray Gaunt becomes the representative for Huron -Bruce. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burchill, Joan and Bill moved to Goderich this week. Mr. Burchill has been working there for some time as engineer at the Ontario Hospital. Mr and Mrs. Victor Emerson were elected to head the White- church. Water Signers at the annual meeting. Elwood Gros- korth is treasurer of the group. At a special meeting of Morris Township Council, the applica- tion of James Casemore was ac- cepted as grader operator, at $1.25 per hour subject to the ap- proval of the District Muni- cipal Engineer LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LIKES PARKING METERS The Advance -Times Wingham, Ontario Dear Sir, I am writing Odd letter about the resolution the Wingham Rosi- ness Association of covering the parking. meters for , Christmas shopping. I can remember before the advent of the parking n1♦eter you could never find a place to park in the main street, because a certain group of people would park their ears all day in the same spot. After the meters arrived in Wingham, I drove up town and found several places to park for the price of a few pennies which I was willing to pay for the con- venience. And I thought that a great improvement. Please let's not go back to non parking meter times. Yours truly, Arthur Stokes RR 2, Wingham New Books in the Library THE DIONNE YEARS; A Thir- ties Melodrama by Pierre Berton "It is not possible," Pierre Berton writes, "to -trace the social history of the Thirties without reference to the Dionne quintuplets." He adds that the reverse is .also true. The quints . were very much a part of their- era.- the era of the soap opera and the movie with the happy ending, when people were con- vinced that money could solve all problems. This book is about a miracle that turned first into a melo- drama and later into a tragedy. It is a book about well-meaning people — politicians, medical experts, civil servants, and ordinary men and women -- who did all the wrong things for all the righty -reasons. It is also a book about media exploitation the manufacture by press and radio of Villains and Heroes. THE PIANO by David S. Grover The author, in this book, covers the history of the pianoforte from its primeval beginnings to the 1970's. The primitive forms of tube zither . developed into the more advanced dulcimer -type in- struments, which were super- seded by the clavichord, the harpsichord and the spinet, the immediate forbears of the piano- forte. The progress of grand, square and upright pianos is followed from the first manifest- ation in the early eighteenth cen- tury to the present day. The. author is a piano manufac- turer, which enhances the value of the book, the first written by a practising English piano maker for half a century. LUPE by Gene Thompson LUPE is a spellbinding novel of terror and the supernatural that tells the story of Emily Blake, who literally fights for her life when she is put on trial for murder . . . by witchcraft. The only person who can exonerate Emily is an eleven-yearold boy named Lupe. MUSEUM MUSINGS il Did you know? . m . One hundred years ago the Wingham Agricultural Works, R. M. 'Robinson & Co. Props., was located on the northwest corner of Victoria and Minnie Streets. They manufactured iron framed single and combined reapers and mowers; Eclipse gang and other kinds of plows and sawing machines. They did mill work, engine repairing, and made all kinds of castings to order. Mr. Robinson served on the first town council for Ward 1. . It is not recorded when opera- tions ceased, but the coming of the railroads to Wingham in- creased the comPetition from larger manufacturers in other centres. Most of the factory must have been removed by 1900. The present red brick house on the corner was built in 1907. Part of the foundry was left on Minnie Street until 1925, when it was removed. Much of the lumber from it was used to build the frame of the house at i98 Minnie Street in 1926, The following year Mr. A. J. Lock - ridge built a fine new house on the site of the last foundry building, where he lived for the next SO years. l�. :d.