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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1978-11-08, Page 4"t4; V ,.; "..e.?„At o, *1' uitt,44K4 A.C.-:'jP * :F.� •h ..:as vw,s Y .... 4444:1i, ,:.r.:{': ♦ A..... .y,;e4, yw ' %.b,:t *I 4"", ;r`A,.t3r fw r. lllf`p y: o • A rioge.;..-raf editorial a. .,sky tte �:..�rwr,:e.,.�,a; dove :_ qtr will be m i sped Hundreds of people thretelho area iffgre indeed sorry to learn that e Belgr Men's Choir has been disbars . The music. the choir provided was al ; ys enjoyed Wherever they appeared. Organized by the Rev John Roberts several years ago, the group benefitted from Mr. Roberts' singular Wel love of musk. No doubt the members of thechoir enjoyed their work as much as did teir audiences. Men's choirs are few and far between, the remaining ones usually being sponsored by an industrial firm of some sort as a recrea- tional activitiy for its employees. Asan interesting aside, we were both pleased and amused to watch the opening rade for the CNE in Toronto this year. ong the dozens pipe bands marching do Universi Avenue, some of the best we thee% S , sored by the famous Scottish whi ey co panies. As as we know the Canadian distil- leries have yet to venture into the realm of music with their employees, so it has been left to men tike John Roberts to bring us that particular sort of enjoyment which always accompanied an evening with the Belgrave Men's Choir. Protection for the criminal In case you think we live in a land where justice always prevails, think over the instance of the Ontario deputy minister who is being charged with contempt of court. It happened this way: A counsellor at the Huronia Regional Centre for the Retarded , forced a mentally deficient woman to assume a "punishment postion" and before he was through with her, kicked her on the head. What else he did to his helpless victim has not been detailed, but can be imagined. When the counsellor was to be fired he referred his case, through his union, to the Grieveance Review Board, a body which; it appears, has all the force of law. The board ruled that the man should not lose his job, so the ministry of Community- and Social Services, . through the deputy in question, gave him a job in the laundry at the centre. He etrotested to the review board that he was Hard one to solve ho_jh there has beer a !cite! been en the open burning of leaves in most communities for several years it is a regulation which is widely ignored. . Fact Qf the matter is that fallen leaves are hard to dispose of in any other way. In theory they can be bagged and put out with the household garbage, but in actual practice raking and bagging all those leaves is both time-consuming and costly. Towns like ours do have a tremendous number of trees and the gathering of leaves makes mountains to be bagged. Ocie garbage bag doesn't hold a great deal when the subject Matter is dry leaves. Senior citizens in -particular find it difficult enough to hire' someone to rake them, let alone stuffxthem alt into bags. We can certainly sympathize with not returned to his original position and an Ontario Supreme Court ruling, demanded that he be allowed to continue as a counsellor and is charging the deputy with contempt for failing to return the man to his original post. The minister, Hon. Keith Norton, is, like decent people everywhere, horrified that the present system of mindless' protection for union employees can force a sadist back on his victims: In fact Norton says that he knows of at least two other instances where inmates have been mistreated, indeed tortured. Not only should these employees be fired ... they should be tried and convicted and imprisoned. In addition, if the review board is so insensitive to human suffering it is high time for a complete revamping of such proceedures. people who sutler tram respiratory handi- caps, for the constant presence of leaf smoke ' can be very hard to bear. Nor is it hard to understand the irritation of town officials when they seeraging fires on the paved portion of the streets,, damaging hardtop which has cost the taxpayers a bundle. The worst offenders are those who set the piles of leaves afire and then leave them to smolder, belching forth great clouds of smoke. It's not quite so bad if the fires are properly attended and the leaves are quickly consumed - The law is the law, and it should be .obeyed; Nevertheless it will be difficult to • enforce until such time as there is an organized pickup by some sort of bulk car- rier which will digest the leaves without bagging. What else is new? Hon. Bette Stephenson, Ontario's minis- ter of education, colleges and universities, and a former minister of labor, has an- nounced that 44 men and women will fan out over the province, bent on persuading small and medium sized industries to take part in apprenticeship training plans. The whole program sounds as if some person in gover—ent has given birth to a wonderful new idea. In case government hasn't heard, apprenticeship isms old as labor itself, a system of training which was going strong 2,000 years ago. To be more specific, apprenticeship was a flourishing.: part of our practical education system until government decided about 20 years -ago to interfere. By raising minimum wage levels to the present figure of nearly three dollars an -hour (S2.15 for under 16. years) government made it impossible for the average employer to 'hire unskilled young people and provide them with train- ing. Community colleges were supposed to take over for on-the-job education but despite their success in some fields, the colleges have patently failed to teach the skills which are in keen demand at present. Students willing to spend three to five years necessary in some of the more highly skilled trades are rare indeed. As a consequence the minister has now recognized what industry has known all along. We have an abundance of white-collar graduates, many of them un- employed, and a dearth of the blue-collar types who can make the wheels of production turn. So Ro:`: the government is prepared to present employers with apprenticeship plans which will, no doubt, assist employers with tax -supported grants to offset the high minimum wage requirements. The details should be interesting. One important factor in apprenticeship training is being overlooked. In the days when young people were accepted for apprenticeship it was understood that they would be earning low wages and would be expected to take their share of general duties as the price of eventual journeyman status in their chosen trades. Today officialdom feels bound to keep the young learners happy with incomes which will provide the young people with cars and lots of spending money. Sacrifices on the road to success have some merit. The graduates of that hard school are usually very proud of their skills and seldom begrudge the price of personal achievement. Ottawa backs down Twice in recent weeks federal govern- ment spokesmen have been forced to back away from the United antagonism of the provinces. At a first ministers' conference in Ottawa two weeks ago Prime Minister Trudeau came in with a proposal for patriating the Canadian constitution . _ . and was told to quit rushing things- Then he pulled a fresh rabbit out of his hat with a list of concessions he was ready to make to the provinces in the field of shared powers_ The meeting ended where it began. Last Week Finance Minister Jean Chretien told a meeting of his provincial counterparts that the federal government would cut its share of health, social services and post secondary education costs by mil- lions of dollars a year. The reaction from the provinces was bitter anger. They rightly claimed that such services simply cannot be curtailed and that the feds were simply backing out and leaving the provincial governments to bear the extra burden. Chretien was forced to agree that the federal cuts would be delayed a year. It's not hard to see that there will be an election in the spring. The federal govern- ment people are grasping at every chance to look good and fearing to use the necessary clout. 44 . ;14 �1r1v �vvr♦",�.4v f►i4.��;• ... '.. .S44.14; BLUE RIBBON' AWARD 1978 THE WitiGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Pabrished at W xgkam. Ontario, by Wenger Bros_ Limited Barry Wenger; Preddent Robert 0, Wenger, Sec--Tressithre. �✓ Member Aught Bureau of Circulations • Member -- Canadian Cominu¢hity Newspaper Assoc Soliaceiption $14.011) per year Second Ctw Mal Registration No.= Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Six months $7.50 Return postage guaranteed OVA. A'ST g LTT "Justifiable homicide!" Items from Old Files .\• NOV EniEat 1931 Dr. M. L. Craig has recently received the appointment as dentist on the Empress of Britain for its world cruise, leaving New York on December 3. The fifth annual Royal judging competition to select ten boys to take advantage of the free trip to the Royal Winter Fair, was held in Clinton_ The 42 contestants were required to judge three classes of livestock, two classes of grain and one class of poultry: Among the winners were Alfred, Patterson, Lucknow; James Turnbull, Brussels; Jack Fergu- son, Clifford; and George Hetherington, Wungham_ John McGee of Blyth suffered a heavy loss when two valuable foxes were- killed. They were taken from the pen and their heap' cut off and the remains left. The foxes were valued at $500 each. Contrary to the belief .that depression and unemployment increase crime, figures just re- leased by Huron County Magistrate Reid for the year end- ing September 30, prove the con- trary. In Huron County during this period there were 394 convic- tions for offences of all kinds, as compared with 493 for the same period a year ago. A branch of the Canadian Le- gion was formed in Brussels last week by the war veterans. Elect- ed 'ofcers of the new organiza- tion were F. W. Burchell, C. H. Stubbert, Ed Garton, Charles F. Lockwood and W. E. Willis_ NOVEMBER 1943 Wingham will have its first horse show on November Z. It is expected that all classes on the prize list will be well filled, mak- ing this an outstanding event. The officers and directors of the horse show are J. J. Fryfogel, Jack Reavie, and G. W. T1ffin. A veteran remembers Dave Hynes andsome members of his company in Korea. Each year as Remembrance Day draws near memories turn backward to the terrible conflicts of the past which gave rise to this occasion. What follows are the thoughts of a Wingham -veteran who survived two wars. All emphasized and bracketed words are the author's. 'I WAS THERE° By Dave J. Hynes World War I was fought to end all wars. Twenty-five years later, another horrible war was waged and five years after the finish of the latter war, the Korean con- flict was staged (seldom men- tioned) Korea. some 27 years after it all started. still seems, in retrospect. a nightmare in cn- tradictions_ Although it claimed 1,543 Canadian casualties, Korea never qualified as a war — merely "a police action" (?�. The purpose in Korea was to drive the invading North Koreans back to their side of the 38th Parallel. it developed into aggression against North Korea by The United Nations. Many fierce battles were waged and those of us who somehow managed to survive to answer the roll call are sill wondering which side or sides were the victors_ Now that Armistice Day is quickly approaching I made a point, just a few days ago while in the city of Guelph, to talk with a very fine and distinguished gentleman ( a World War I Veteran) about some of his ex- periences. Some of them were hair-raising yet very funny (al- ways the funny happenings) . However, after talking for some time I discovered we had a lot in ' common. As you know or perhaps read, while in Korea I, too, had to eat, sleep and live in a trench or bunker for certain periods of time (Front lane) Trench war- fare was perhaps the most effec- tive way to wage a battle in that very very rough and, what seem- ed to be at that time. God -for - 7' saken country I am now looking out across the Wnigham ' Public School yard. Several boys are playing many types of games (several are cubs and scouts). I firmly hope an'_ pray to God that when those games are won and lost and all the boys are grown to they won't have to don an olive - drab uniform and take up arms in order to follow in my footsteps. (World Wier II and Korea) . Will see you on the FRB at 11601 Hours on the 11th_ LEST WE FORGET. Yours in comradeship .. Next Sunday Captain William Bennett, Salvation Army Officer, will give his farewell message as he will leave November 18 to enter war work. Capt. Bennett, who came to Wingham about a year ago, will be connected with Red Shield work, - Over 150 men and women froth all parts ofCounty crowd- ed the council chambers for a meeting held to discees health service on a county basis. It was decided to send a delegation to the November session of county council to discuss with the mem- bers' the advisability of in; augurating a scheme in,Huron to benefit the 5,000 boys and girls going to public and separate schools_ Two Wingham boys, Pilot Officers W. J. Hamilton and Bar- well Biggs, have arrived in the Old Land_ These boys recently graduated as navigators at Crumlin Jersey enthusiasts of Huron County decided to form a local Jersey Breeders Club to further the interests of the breed and to help improve the present herds by holding educational meetings, demonstrations, production tests and bringing into the county superior sires. Colin Fingland of Walton and Maitland Henry of Blyth are 'two members of the committee formed to proceed with club formation. Mr. and Mrs. James S. Stapleton, Wingbam, wish to an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Reta Madeline, to John Alfred Mason, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mason, Belgrave_ William Magee was installed as Worshipful Master of Loyal Orange Lodge No_ 794 at its annual meeting. Other officers are H. H. Lsard, Mark Gardner, Rev. E. O. Gallagher, R. G. Golley and R. A. Spotton. NOVEMBER 1954, At Wingham United Church, the place of laymen and lay- women in the church was empha- sized by a special laymen's ser- vice which was planned by the Men's Club under the leadership of Bill Currie: The service was conducted by Russell Zurbrigg and Ross Vogan read scripture. Dr. Brace Palmer Resented bibles to 23 boys and girls of the Sunday School who had reached the age of nine years. Jack Currie was refined' as president when the annual meet- ing of the East Wawanosb Federation of AgricuV tire was held_ Charles Robinson is vice- president of the organization. Clarence Chamney of Whitechurch tried last week to geet his corn cut for the silo and had to get men with sickles to work at it_ But at that, the weather beat him and it is still out under the snow. The Huron County Trappers, at their meeting, decided to encour- age cur- age the planting of wild rice and wild celery seed in low-lying sec- tions of the county and along riverbanks to encourage wild birds to feed there and so in- crease hunting postilelades. Neighbors on the fourth con- cession of Kinloss gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tiffin tin: honor ofMr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott who sold their farm and have moved to Luck - now. Of the names of 21 lady teachers takingpart in the Bel - grave Fall Fair, 12 of them were married women. Unmaaied teachers are scarce, or are many young women changing their vocation? Wingham District High School students observe that by the time students reach grade 13, the uumbes,are just a fraction of -tele previous class. From last year's grade 12 class, only. 15'reti rned this year to complete grade 13. Several others have left school or are taking other courses. At a meeting of the Belmore Arena committee, Norman Newans was engaged as care- taker of the rink for the coming season The official opening of the Huron County Home .. addition took place in Clinton in the audi- torium of the building. NOVEMBER 1964 (2) Fifteen young people received their certificates as lifeguards, along with bronze- medals and shoulder patches_ Included in the group were Doug 'Cameron, Bryan Forsyth, Paul Fleury, Douglas Mowbray, Norman Corrin, Paul Tiffin, Harold Jardin, Bill Deneau, Wendy Full er, Pat Hotchkiss, Dianne Grove, Ann Men ibbon, Marilyn Riley, Gary Reed and Jane Cruikshank. The latter also has been awarded the Royal Life Saving Instruc- tor's Certificate. An announcement was made last week that the J. Mason and Son bookstore located at the corner of John and Josephine Street has been sold to Miss Greta Harris. Sale of the business ends 45 years of ownership for Mr. Mason who purchased the business from his father in 1920. Miss Harris was manager of the Stedman store here for many years. Alf Lockridge, business manager of the WOAA, was honored by that organization at its annual meeting when he was presented with an oil portrait in recognition of his 22 years of ser- vice to the group. Miss Margaret Keogh rejoined the Public Health nursing staff here last week. She spent three years with the Huron County unit, then went to the island of Dominica as a nurse and spent two years before returning to Canada a year ago. She comes hack to Huron from Ottawa_ Arnold Mathers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Matters of RR 4, Winghain, received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the fall con- vocation at the University of Western Ontario. The federal Department of Transport has issued its official license for the airstrip located on the W. B. Cruikshank farm just west of W-mgham. The applica- tion has been pending fpr several months. The field is now fully licensed as a private winch means that it may be used for all forms of private flying, as well as for commercial porposea. LE TERS TO THE EDITOR Dear editor, This letter is by way of seeking your support and that of your readers for an enterprise which we deem to be most worthy and comrnendable. In a world which much is being, done fer-) people and handed to people it, is enheartening to know there still exists the desire and willingness to take in hand the responsibility for meeting one's own deeds and for managing • one's own affairs. Such a venture is the. rllity Transportation Coop now form- ing within the southwest section of Bruce County. The co-op is an organization of some 25 members who have some form of disability which makes transportation on the usual and common facilities either impossible or • inapprop- riate. The co-op has been formed in order to provide such services to its members by means of an adapted van (withhydraulic lift for wheelchairs) complemented by volunteer drivers in private vehicles. The operation of this service is completely under the management and direction of the users and as such represents a high commitment to self-de- termination and human energy. Costs for this operation are borne, in part, through annual membership fees paid by the users as members of the co-op. However, given the nm ober of people and the high costs of operation (ie. gasoline, main- tenance, etc.), these fees are insufficient to cover the total operating costs. We, therefore, are approaching organization}, agencies and individuals who value the kind of effort which the co-op represents and are pre- pared to join with their brothers and sisters in this endeavor as inactive, sustaining ' members. This membership is a means of expressing your support and encouragement to those people who are prepared to take charge of their own -destinies. Sustaining membership fees` are in the' amount of $100 per year and, while it does net represent an active, voting participation 'in the co-op, it does represent an act of communityand support. If you wish further information concerning the co-op and its operation please contact any member of the co-op or its management committee. Frank Field, Chairman, Interim Management Committee, New Books in the Library eieeeaeeeehceiteseeasteseteea GO AN EXTRA MILE by Michael Wood In 1947 asthma forced Michael Wood to move his family and his practice as a surgeon to Kenya. A few years later a single flight in his own small plane, to help a tribesman wounded near a re- mote lake, led to the creation of his now famous Flying Doctor Service. This book gives many vivid and dramatic glimpses of his adventures as a doctor and a pilot, while his reflections give a hint of the philosophy which lies at the heart of his achievement. JOURNEY ACROSS RUSSIA by Bart McDowell Bart McDowell and photo- grapher Dean Conger criss- crossed this epic land on the most extensive odyssey ever under- taken by a writer -photographer team from the western press. Travelling from the frozen towns of Siberia to the hot dimes of the Kara Kum desert,, from the rich Ukrainian wheat fields to a busy seaport of the Soviet far east, they explored the home grounds and observed the lifestyles of haps and Buryats, Georgians an ' Tajiks, Armenians and Yakuts. TAKEOVER by Donald G. Creighton An eminent Canadian historian turns his hand to the novel form. — and comes up with a warm, oak -panelled, whisky -barrel of a book, chilled with the suspenseful bite of anticipated murder, 7 -- ORPHAN ORPHAN TRAIN Jim Magnuson There were twenty-seven of them — abandoned waifs plucked from the streets of New York, journeying westward in 1859 to find new and better lives. They were the first passengers of the 'orphan trains', sponsored by the Children's Aid Society, which were to find homes for tMp,000 children by the turn of the cen- tury.'Ada is a waarn, spunky, and utterly enthralling novel.