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ttie overzeplous
1t can't be easy being on the roads -de-
partment In the winter. If they're not having
their ears singed for plugging someone's
driveway with, six feet of frozen slush they're
being accused of favoritism because Street
X was plowed before Street Y. Most of the
tire they do a pretty good job of keeping our
thoroughfares open and passable: But there
are times, particularly in open winters such
as this has been, when they seem a little too
quick on the draw.
A good example occurred one recent
morning when we awoke to the unac-
customed, sight of a thin blanket of the white
stuff. There wasn't enough to measure but it
looked nice while it lasted, though with a
weather forceast of sunshine and above -
freezing temperatures that wouldn't be long.
However, sure enough, about 8:30 the
snowplow rumbled by religiously salting the
street. And not a moment too soon! if it had
delayed so much as an hour there would
have been no snow Teff to salt. In fact, by
nine o'clock the only white stuff left on the
street was in the undissolved lumps scatter-
ed by the truck.
Nowthere are times when catt is the
motorist's friend, despite the devastating ef-
fect it has on his car: during a freezing rain,
for instance, or when a cold snap turns
melting slush into skid pada. This wasn't one
of them. It was a sheer waste of salt, of fuel,
of a man's time. And with taxes already so
high, we can't afford it. •
Human dignity has value
Since the American government has ap-
proved a $1.5 billion dollar assistance pact to
the Chrysler Motor corporation it appears
likely that Canada will eventually agree to
similar bolstering in this country. The figure
suggested in Canadian aid runs from $300
million to $500 million.
Like many Canadians we have had
serious reservations about taxpayers'
money being used to bail out an industrial
giant, mainly on the premise that countless
other big corporations might expect the
same kind of "seed money" as a price for
expansion of their Canadian operations.
However, the case for Chrysler assistance
falls into a different category. There is no
longer any doubt that the corporation is in
financial difficulty. Government assistance
in this case does not mean bribery paid to an
already profitable concern.
The most important consideration of all
is the matterof Canadian jobs. Should
Chrysler cease operations inanada thou-
sands of jobs would be lost hthe Windsor
area, plus millions of dollars lost to support-
ing industries and retailers, For every job
lost to Chrysler employees themselves,
another three or four jobs would go down the
tube:
Another.. important consideration is that
should Chr jrsler be forced out of business.
only two' of the "big three" car ' makers
would be left to. supply the North American
market. American Motors is the much
-smaller fourth. Competition. would be signi-
ficantly reduced and inevitably prices would
climb.
The Canadian government is not being
asked to make a gift of the money involved;
indeed it is not asked for even a loan. The re-
quest
sourc
merit
is that loans to Chrysler from other
s should be guaranteed by the govern.
The alternative to keeping Chrysler
Canada on its feet is several thousand people
on unemployment insurance - a fate 's'hich
leaves scares on family pride and speeis the
down hill course of the Canadian dollar.
In spite of our concern for the possible
fate of the Canadian employees of the
company there is a certain amount of evi-
dence that those workers themselves are
overduefor a change of attitude. American
employees of Chrysler have agreed to sac-
rifice some $525 million in wage increases
over the next few years in order to assist
their company back to safe financial footing,
but Frank LaSorda, who.. heads Local 144,
United Auto Workers, the Canadian Chrysler
employees, was recently quoted as saying,
":... not one red cent." -
Government assistance for business in
Canada is by no means new. Small business
has access to the funds of a federal bank set
up for that very purpose. Oil companies are
subsidized to provide lower cost oil for the
Maritimes. Government funds are employed
in many ways to stimulate employment right.
across the nation.
Hostages in Canada too
The 50 -odd hostages in the American
embassy in Teheran are not the only inno-
cent people who have become leverage tools
in the power struggle. The strike of Bell Can-
ada operators over the holiday is a good
example,
Whenthe strike . weapon was used to
make an employer choose between loss of
profits and higher wages the confrontation
could be classified as a fair fight. In recent
years, however, strikers and their leaders
have chosen to make victims of thousands of
people who have neither refused pay in-
creases nor have the power to grant higher
wages. .
The , Bell strikers knowingly chose the
Christmas period because that is a 'time
when countless families want to use the tele-
phone service to speak with loved ones at
distant points. The loss of revenue is some-
thing Bell Canada can easily live with; the
disappointment inflicted upon the Bell oper-
ators' friends and neighbors is little short of
cruel.
The only possible benefit to the strikers
in disrupting. service at Christmastime
would be that telephone subscribers might
urge the company to give in to the strike
demands, but nothing could be farther from
the truth. These hostage -taking methods
serve only to harden public attitudes against
the strikers. The average citizen in this
country is bitterly opposed to organize labor
— and that Is a sad state of affairs because
the vast majority of labor groups are re-
sponsible contributors to the well-being of
the n£jtion.
Do they need to go?
The editor of The Glengarry News is
worried about the number of trees being cut
in his neighborhood. He shares the views of
many townspeople in Ontario. He writes:
"We received a phone call from a very
.concerned citizen last week. He was
lamenting the demise of some very old, but
very healthy trees in his neighborhood. It
seems they fell victim to the wood -heating
craze. •
"His point is well taken. We have noticed
that wood cutting is on the increase. As more
people loin the wood -heating set there is a
greater demand for the resource. As demand
goes up, so does the price. Entrepreneurs
are now buying bush lots for the express
purpose of cutting the trees If this is done in
an organized fashion and a bush is thinned
rather than levelled, little harm is done.
"On the other hand, it takes many years
for a tree to grow. It is surprising just how
Much the character of a neighborhood can be
altered when even a few majestic trees are
felled.
"Some municipalities are in the process
Of putting controls on top soil rertlioval. Will
'we ndve To put similar corrrois on gree
cutting to protect our environment? Should a
.person be free to cut whatever he wants'
"These are sensitive questions. Some
day, very soon, we may have to answer
them;"
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1979
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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DECEMBER 1932
Shortly after midnight last
Wednesday ' the call • of the) fire
siren awakened the town -and
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before many minutes had passed
crowd gathered at Jack
McKay�'s garage .on Frances
Street -which the fire completely
destroyed. Two cars were also
lost in the blaze.
Art Wilson was elected
president of the Huron Curling
Club at its annual meeting held in
the curling rink. J, Murray '
vice president and Dr. A:
Irwin is secretary -treasurer.
011ie Moffatt has purchased a
grocery business at 78 Duchess
Ave., London„ and took
possession this week. Mr. Moffatt
moved with his family to London
this week.
For some time there has been a
lot of controversy about the
smaller hospitals and it 'has been
recommended that all hospitals
of under 75 beds and an average -
of 50 patients cannot operate
successfully. If this ever'came.to
pass all smaller towns in Ontario
would be without hospitals and
this would • create a serious
hardship on the people of these
smaller communities.
DECEMBER 1944 '
The announcement has been
made by the Supertest Petroleum
Corporation, Limited, that R. E.
McKinney, is to become general
stales manager as of next
January. His headquarters will
be in London,
Melville Mathers • has pur-
chased George Coulter's tarm on
the second line of Morris. He will
get possession next March. J
It has been announced that a
former Wingham High School
'student, Glen Wylie, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Greer Wylie, is the
winner of the. second Carter
Scholarship for Huron County:
He is now attending University f
Toronto taking a science course.
Official,circles at Queen's Park
said there .will be no increase in
Ontario's liquor ration of 26
ounces for December. There
have been reports that the quota
might be increased to 52 ounces
for December only but officials
said the supply is not sufficient to.
warrant the increase.
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill of Britain celebrated
his 70th birthday last week by
working a full day as usual. Mr.
Cher
nae eh!!! ;aid- ....at .ia. TIC/4 • CN-
pects the war to last longer than
he had anticipated, probably
until summer.
George Nichol of Listowel has
purchased the Hueston Chopping
A reminder
Items from
Mill in Gorrie from K. J.
Hueston.. Mr. Hueston retained
-his coal and lumber business.
The pupils of the Fordyce
School, near Whitechurch, are
going to 4,,ucknow this week to
have their first dental inspections
and fillings at the expense of the
section.
DECEMBER 1955
A new branch of C. Lloyd and
Sons Ltd., itt 'the city -of Ottawa,
will be en ed next month, ac
cording to W. 11. French, general
manager of . the company here.
The new brnch will be a distri-
buting centre. for . the Ottawa
Valley and Easte'n Ontario,:
Congratufations are extended
to John Wild; sot) of Mr. and Mr •.
Harold Wild, who recently passe
the Tango, thereby completing
his Silver Dance Test in figure
skating. John, is a .Member of
both Wingham and Guelph
Figure Skating Clubs..'.•
Members of Branch 180; 'Royal
Canadian Legion, decided to
donate the sum of $800 toward the
furnishings of a room in the new
. wing..; of the. Wingham General
Hospital. During the same
meeting the branch members
elected Clarence Ohm president.
Mrs: Walter Lott is 'Movingthis
week to the apaixttnent above the
post office in the village. of
Whitechurch.
Fruits of victory are sweet to
the Edmonton Eskimos. •' The
Grey Cup is theirs for another
year and the Montreal Alouettes
return home with little but
bewilderment On how it all
'happened.
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WHO KILLED/LYNNE'HARP,
ER? By BW Trent
The Steven Truscott case
continuesto be the subject of
much speculation, contradiction
and allegation. Further legal and
criminal investigation is notable
by its absence despite new
evidence being brought to light.
Bill Trent exposes controversial,
never -before -released let- '
formation arising from private
investigations and questions the
judicial process which convicted
Steven Truscott of murder.
KATHERINE by Antonia Van -
Loon
What happens to a young
woman who falls passionately in
love with the one man she cannot
have? For Katherine Wilson, 20
years old in 1887, the beautiful,
high-spirited daughter of a New
York surgeon; that man is Dr.
Luke Sullivan. He is an older man
who is not only married, but also
a devoted Irish Catholic.
Determined to forget Luke,
Katherine turns to Edward
Madison, the wealthy attractive
owner of a woolen mill and a
luxurious estate, • in
Massachusetts. Aftermuch
conflict Katherine finds herself
returning to New York, near
Luke.
Old Files
The election for school trustees
in•Turnberry was very quiet with
only a small vote polled, Elected
were Kenneth Zinn and James
Hardie. They • join • former
members Ed Powell, Eldon
Kirton and Bert Holmes.
Mrs. , John Wickstead, Mrs.
Alex McCrackin, Mrs. Gordon
Hall and Mrs. Sperling Johnston
were elected officers of the
Women's Missionary Society of
Bluevale' United Church.
DECEMBER 1965.
Theannual nomination
meeting ' saw ten names sub-
mitted for council seats. The
Three new names on the ballot are
Donald Adams, Mrs. Margaret
Bennett and Albert Foxton. All
members of the 1965 council will
Stand for• re-election. They are
By John W. Pattison
In February 1919, the Aero
Cushion Inner Tube & Tire Co. of
Ontario opened an office in the
Ritchie building and began to sell
stock. They decided to locate in
,Wingham when the council pro-
mised to supply them with elec-
tricity until Hydro came"to town.
T. R. Bennett was president, L.
Kennedy, secretary, and the dir-
ectors were, M. E. Zurbrigg, J.
ltton and E. L. Sherbondy.
Sherbondy was the inventor of
Aero Cushion and had been in the
rubber business for 35,years, 21
with B. F. Goodrich in ,Akron•,
The Aero Cushion inner tube was.
Made of sponge rubber instead of,
being • inflated,, therefore puna-
tures or blorwouts wee not
possible.
By April two , buildings had
• been purchased from the
Foundry north of the railway
tracks for $17,500. They received
no loan from the. town, but re-
ceived a fixed assessment with
no taxes except school and
county taxes", for 10 years.
Another concession was free
water. Machinery was purchased
and installed and by March of the
next year the, first rubber was
snood 'in the plant.
On November 11, 1921, a meet-
ing of the stock holders was held
in the Lyceum Theatre, The
Company had shown a good
,profit for sire months.. They
voted to make it an all Canadian
company and to increase the
stock to $500,000, The Dominion
rights of Aero Cushion were to be
bought with $160,000 worth of
stock. New machinery m'it'ts or-
dered
r-
d �z d to increase the output and
have the factory open the entire
year.
The first years were pruntis-
ing. In 1922 Er profit of $11,000 was
reported. By 1923 sales and
profits- were 'up one third over
1922. Success was brief because
by Feb, 1925 aemeeting wag held
and a deficit was reported. This
was blamed on the years of
organizing and bu.yrng new
The Advance-Tiines welcomes
Comments from its readers and
attempts to publish all letters to
the editor. However we cannot
.publish any letter which is not
Signed by its author. Use of a
pseudonym- will be considered
where requested, provided we
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lettei
Letters which are judged, to be
lthelous will not be published.
machinery.
C. E..ludson, treasurer of the
company resigned, to take '
charge of a rtlbber company in .
Pittsburg. At this time T. P. D.
Marshall was the works manager
and Howard Sherbondy was
office manager.
By December of 1925 a large
meeting of share ,holders and
creditors of the Aero Cushion was
held• Mr. Edgar White of Toronto
twas appointed trustee to liqui-
date and dispose of the business.
Inspectors appointed were H. C.
McLean and A. J., Walker of
Wingham and a Mr. Stewart of
St. Thomas. There was a move-
ment on foot to form a new com-
pany to continue.
In February 1926 the Wingham
Rubber Tire Co. Ltd., was for-
med to take over the plant, and
other assets of Aero Cushion. -
Some of the leading citizens took
large blocks of stock in the new
.company, Two of the new men
with interests in the firm were A.
E. Lloyd, of C. Lloyd & Son Ltd.,
and C. P. Smith, manager of the
Bank of Commerce. Mr.' Mar-
shall was still superintendent and'
Josh Hirst general manager: In
.March E. J. Mitchell, who had
en)rt his draia store to r H .Mr_
Avoy was made office manager,
In 1926 four shipments of tires
were sent to Ireland.
Business continued for awhile,
' but it never became a viable
enterprise. Aero Cushion tires
proved to be' too heavy and by
this time the' major tire com-
panies were, making more
dependable tires. By 1931 A. E•,
Lloyd asked the council to
remove' thein business assess-
ment as the plant was closed,
down. The machinery 'and other
assets were sold. In late 1934
Elmer Wilkinson bought the
building intending to wreck it.
tint this was -pot to he Following
its use for !t time as a mink
ranch, it was bought by 'the
Foondry and sold again to Berry
Door when that firm came to
Wingham in 1956.
John Bateson, Warren Callan, G.
W. Cruickshank, T. E.
Moszkowski, Harold Wild and
Alan Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brewer
and family- have moved to the
house in connection with the
Bluevale Creamery.
Malcolm MacKay, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon MacKay, who
has been in the Toronto -
Dominion Bank here for the past
couple 'of years, has been tran-
sferred, teethe St.,,Marys branch
as assistant accountant.
Seven new members 'were
welcomed into the 1st Wingham
Scout Troop last week. From -
Pack A of the Wolf Cubs conies
Gene Porter, Terry Reid, Doug
Thomson, Doug Selling and Bob
LaRose; Pack B, Stephen Lloyd,
and John Schipper.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
This lovable baby is Matthew, not quite a year old, with
light brown hair, blue eyes and fait skin. He is in good.
physical health, but behind in development, both men-
tally and physically. Although he has had all sorts of tests
• no reason has been given for this slow development.
Matthew is a very happy baby who likes people. He
likes slitting on somebody's knee, but Mit so keen` on
cuddling, probably because he cansee what is going on
when he sits upright. He seldom cries, but chatters away
in his own special language. So far Mtthew won't try to
stand up even when someone holds him, although his legs
have good muscles, for kicking.
He loves his bath and is a good sleeper. Matthew lives
on a farm now and isn''t a bit afraid of the animals, This
good-natured baby needs a family. who will love him for
himself and not worry about his being slow.
To inquire about adopting Matthew, please vttrite to
Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser-
vice, Box 888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 412. In
your letter tell something of your present family and your
way of life.
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