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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-05-14, Page 4• ti . iri k of sincerity ,b{ majority of the members of the ron County Board of Education re - i , tly demonstrated the sincerity with which they face their responsibilities. The board members voted themselves a $600 cut in their annual stipends. Na- turally there were a few hard-nosed objectors, but the cut was accepted in good grace by the majority. Faced with an unavoidable in- crease in the mill rate for educational purposes, the board members sought to ease the burden on taxpayers by sacri- ficing something tangible themselves. Nor is it a fact that board members are overpaid: committee and full board sessions are long and arduous. Some members of the board must drive 50 or 60 miles to attend meetings in Clinton r/ and return to their homes, often late at night. The .queion of just how much is the proper remuneration for elected represent Ives is one which will probe ably never be properly resolved. We don't want to elect representatives who are seeking office merely because the pay is good, but neither should we be so niggardly that capable men a(fid women cannot afford the time required for public service. The members of the Huron board with whom we are personally ac- quainted are sincerely interested in providing the best possible grade of education for the children and young people of the county. The voluntary cutback in their own stipends is an act of good faith. The balance is changing Last week we picked up a man's dress shirt bearing the name of a famous American manufacturer, a firm which has built up an enviable reputation for exceptional quality. Closer attention to the label disclosed that the shirt was made in Taiwan. Only time will tell about quality. A West German manufacturer of typewriters and business machines now has its work done in Japan and the exceptional excellence of the product is missing. Chrysler Motors has purchased at least one of its lines of small cars in Japan for the past several years. Chrysler's decision to close its Wind- sor, Ontario engine plant may well mean that the engines are to be pur- chased abroad. The Taiwan .Machinery Manufacturing Corp. and General Motors have signed an agreement to spend $700 million between them on the construction of a plant fq make buses, trucks and tractors — in Taiwan. in Colombia unskilled labor is available for 24 cents an hour; in South. Korea a 60 -hour work week is not un- usual; in Singapore productivity in some skills ,is seven times that of American workers. Obviously few in this fair land want k to the 60 -hour week or drop " to hourwage butwe rinlgh , as Well' face the facts — unless we are ready „to accept. some sort of com- promise, Many of us may befaced with a lower standard of living, or nothing at all. Unemployment .. insurance funds are a tremendous assistance to those who are temporarily out of work, but don't kid yourself ... beyond a certain level of unemployment those funds will dry up. There simply won't be enough people left on the country's payrolls to keep food in the mouths of their out -of -work brethren. The big American and Canadian manufacturers, faced with mounting competition and spiralling payrolls are turning to Third World countries as sites for an increasing portion of their activities. We should not deceive our- selves with the foolish idea that people in those deprived countries are incap- able of mastering the skills which made North America a world leader in the field of mass production. Perhaps you have never heard that the Can- adian Eskimos, a people who had been living in the stone, age until the war years, proved to be excellent bulldozer Operators. They can handle today's intricate manual skills just as well as anybody else. Third World people possess an in- centive which we in the over -developed countries lack. They,have been hungry and deprived. They are delighted at opportunities which we would brand as less than minimal. They aren't worried about paid sick leave or pension fund management. They are eager for any form of employment which wilt put food in their children's mouths and dry beds to sleep in. Those crazy laws Nowhere in the entire pantheon of legal gobbledygook by, which we are governed are there regulations any more ridiculous than those which apply to the use of alcoholic. beverages. At best they are a concoction of arrogance and emotionalism and at worst a senseless. list of kindergarten "dos" and "don'ts". _ _.There.:.is. a..stupid •. set of rules on .what advertising cannot say about any event at which drinks are to be served, Including wedding receptions. Another piece of wizardry controls the licensing -of temporary bars. One of the crazier rulesrapplies to the disposal of alcoholic beverages which are seized by police. Here's one case: Two married cou- ples hailing from Dublin and Walton respectively were on their way home from the States when their car was stopped by an OPP officer near Forest. The officer discovered their' 40 -ounce bottles of liquor, although the -driver and occupants of the car say the bottles were unopened. Eventually the charge or charges which were laid were dismissed by a provincial court judge, which indicated thefour people were innocent of any breach of the law. As a point of prin- ciple the owner of the liquor then asked that his property be returned to him. He was told that the liquor had been turned over to an inspector, from the Liquor License Board and the contents had been poured down the drain. So, it's just another. .I:j....... :.......L. , instance _.....case ,of. seized. quer, in this instance not substanti- ated in a court of law. As another point of principle one might well question the sanity of a regulation which demands that the contents of the seized betties be destroyed. Forty ounces of the hard stuff sells for about $13 nowadays. Even though a court does decide to up- hold the charges in such cases, why in the world should the liquor not be returned to the shelves for;'resale? It has been bought and paid for by the Ontario government (that's us) and. there is no reason why it should be wasted foolishly. Whether or not you favor the sale of beverage alcohol is beside the point. Destruction of one, two or three particular bottles won't change the total sales one iota. Spring is not the same c;... vii y Sl-:bSl4i* vl ;i lye its own par- ticular kinds of activities, but spring has always been the really busy time. The time for housecleaning and gardening, lawn raking and fishing trips. Spring sights and sounds, however; have changed over the years. How long since you heard the whack and thump of a wire carpet beater pounding on the living room rug as it hung over fhe clothesline? When was the last time you saw somebody painstakingly dig- ging a vegetable garden? Has a neigh- bor asked you to help him clean the stovepipes this year? Do you know where to get a load of good, rich horse manure for they flower beds? Yes, you're right. Nobody wants to go back to those good old days, but life was rich in those times too. BLUE RIBBON AWARO 1979 '0 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham. Ontario, hs Wenger Bros Limited Barry Wenger. President Robert t) Wenger. Sec 'Frew, Member Audit Bureau of (irculandhs Member — Canadian Community Nelwspaper Assoc Subscription 815.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No 0821 Ontario Weekly NPV, spaper Assoc Six months 58.00 H turn postage guaranteed 1 RHYTHM BAND—Kindergarten students at Sacred Heart School formed a rhythm band to the tune of °Pop Goes the Weasel', under the direction of Janet Day, during the school's Spring Concert last week. Huron brd. of eci ucatIon takes lar R est increase GORRIE The Huron County Board of Education accounts for the largest portion of the 1980 mill rate increase in the Township of Howick. Howick Council approved its 1980 budget at its monthly meeting on Monday, May 5. In the secondary school. mill rate for 1980, the figure for residential and farm has increase by 6.339 mills and for come ercial and business the mill rate has increased by 9.469 mills. The mill rate for the general municipal levy is as follows, with the 1979 figures in brackets: residential and farm, 39:7 mills (39.7 mills) ; commercial and business, 46.7 mills (46.7 mills). The millrate for the county levy is has follows, with the 1979 figures in brackets: residential and farm, 21.454 mills ' (20.7 mills); commercial and business, 25.240 mills (243 mills). The increase for residential and farm is .739 mills and the increase for, business and commercial is .87 mills. ' The mill rate for the education levy is as follows, with the 1979 figures in brackets: elementary, residential and farm, 40.814 mills. ••(38:8• -mills), •-com-. n ercial and business, 48.017 mills (43 mills) ; secondary, residential and farm, 37.117 mills (30.8 mills)„ com- mercial and business, 43.667 mills (34.2 mills). The in- crease for elementery, residential and fermis 2.039 Mills, commercial and business' is 4.934 mills; secondary, residential and farm is 6.339 mills and commercial and.business is 9.469 mills. The overall mill rate in- crease for 1980 for residential and farm is 9.117 mills and commercial and business is up 15.273 mills. Total mil rates for the w :, township for residential and farm are 139.068 mills (130 mills) and commercial and business, 163.160 mills (148.3 mills). • Individual tax bills may vary this year from 1979 as the municipality has im- plemented Section 86 of the Income Tax Act and property assessments may havechanged. The household with an average assessment of $2500 will have a tax bill of $348 up: $23 from $325 in 1979 -..;,rig The farm with an average assessments of '0,000 will have a :tai bill of $696, up $46 from an average tax bill 'of $650 in 1979: ' A business with an average assessment of $2,500. will increase $38 from an average tax bill of $371 in 1979 to a $409 tax bill in 1980. To meet its expenditures for the year, coonicil has to' receive • from taxation, $190,296 up from $184,255 in 1979. The total expenditure for the township is $548,630, up , from $498,775 in 1979. �. The township will realize a 16.22 per cent increase in the Huron County board of education's requision. This year ' the township will provide" the ' boate "' With $379,100, up from $326,187 in •1979. To the County of Huron, Howie Township will pay' $132,803,• In a• percentage break- down of the municipality's budget, the 'largest portion, 68.53 per cent is for tran- sportation services. The breakdown is as follows: general government, 8.59 per cent; protection services, 5.4 Per cent; envi onment, .76 per cent; recreation, 5.78 per cent; other services, 2.62 per cent; reserve, 8.32 per cent. , The township has ap- proved a road budget of $378,000 with the Ministry of Transportation , and Com munications funding 50 per cent on approved expenses and 80 per cent on any bridge or culvert work. POLICE VILLAGES The individual police villages in the township have their own money to raise through taxation. The Police• Village of_ Fordwich will .\ be raising $5,316 which will mean a mill rate of 14.466 . mills for 447 41 Thoughtfulness residential taxpayers and 17.019 .,mills for the com= niefeinTtaxpayers. Gorrie will . , be raising $6,653 through taxation, with a residential mill rate of 14.496 mills and a corn= mercial mill rate of 17.054 ills. Wroxeter will be raising $4,679 through ta.` tion, which will mean a mill' rate of 14.589 mills for residential taxpayers and a commercial mill rate of 17.164 mills. is WMS theme • enjoy tour BELGRAVE The - Women's Missionary Society. of. Niagara held its meeting • at the Copeland Lodge in Wing- . ham, May 5: Mrs. George Fear presided and opened with a poem on ",Thoughtfulness". A 'sing -song was en joyed;- with Rev. Kenneth Innes" accompanying on the.. tar. Scripture was read by Mrs. Ivy Cloakey, Mrs. Jack McBurney led in prayer:. Mrs. 'Joe Dunbar read a meditation on ."Thought- fulness", Mrs. Garner Nidiolson read 'two poem's; "The Old, Time Country Sings" and "Memories of the Old Country, Store".' The secretary's report was given by Mrs. McBurney. - Two poems were read by Mrs. Victor Youngblut."- Where Laughter Dwells'' and "Sufficient". Old time favorite songs were enjoyed by all. Mrs. Fear thanked all who had helped and thanked Mrs. Lottie Scott for the in vitation. Rev. Innes closed with prayer and lunch was enjoyed by everyone. FESTIVAL WINNERS—Kerrie Bray, Susie Grubb and Jennifer Sanders, Grade 5-6 girls' solo winners in the Sacred Heart School's Music festival, entertained the audience at the Spring Concert. Other winners frorri Grades 5 and 6 were Brenda Richey, Leah Kulas, Sheila Marklevltz, Tara Parker,. ary Smits, Lori Parker, Ann Marie Albers, Louise Kumprey and Angela and Indy 'Benninger. • Maw o BELGRAVE — Sixteen Belgrave residents, together - with others from Blyth, Auburn and Clinton, enjoyed a trip to Niagara and Vineland on the Golden Age Travel Coach last' Tuesday, May 6. Mrs. Margaret Burkhart acted as hostess and guide and Doug was the careful and courteous driver. When they arrived at ' Cherry Lane Farms 'Vine- land they . were treated to coffee and- .doughnuts.' and - then taken on a tour of the fruit orchards to. see the trees in blossom, with 'the guide commenting on the work involved with the trees. While in Niagara they saw A wonderful display of flowers in ' a large greenhouse and also viewed the falls. e At St. Catharines they were shown a film on producing Georgian Wine. While at Welland a large steamer, the Murray Boy passed under the lift bridge which spans the Welland Canal. After a dinner in Sunshine Resturant, Hamilton, the group resumed its home war41 journey and all re ed a very pleasant day. a isovier ek_r New Books k L'' in the Library THE STAR OF BETHILE- HAM MYSTERY by David W. Hughes Using scientific detection in the fields of astronomy, history, religion and astrology, David Hughes sets up and demolishes the rival theories about the star until Ise is left with the one explanation that passes all the scientific and historical tests. MONEYPOWER by Ben- jamin Stein The author explains where the inflationary whirlwind came from and how it blows a great deal of good for those who know how to invest. Mbneypower spells out the key investments which benefit from 'inflation by rising in value faster than inflation. Y• . ri Uw �gka'JI?'aan n;>J a;3"Chis 000 nIkiick'from:, E. Hefiderson of +\-Ito church for;WM. At that time it was occupied by A, Bugg and :Son, J. p. Burls I arid' ai'e" and i ; Kna Jewellery: Three weelts'later :they said it to F. H. Walley and l 'B. Elliott, who were brothhers-in-lai r 1, Before this; Elliott had purchased - the "ams' bwlding north of the `acdonald Biosis. He had in- tended to, move it out and build a new office for the Winghani Times. Instead he -traded it as partpayment on the Stone. Block.. McKibbon '"theiisold it to George Hanna. it contained two shops, one occupied, by Alex Ross and the other by Miss Little.'It today is the site of the Fianna store. Three years later Elliott moved the Times, to the north store in the Stone Block (Triangle Discount). 0----O-0 On April 9, 1921, the day the Gunn -Son -Ola had open house at their factory, the merchants of Wingham had Vans' Dog and Pony Circus put on a free show at;2 p.m. in front of the Rae and Thompson Hardware (Stan- dard Trust) , on a temporary platform built on the side, of the street. Itis not necessary to say traffic was stopped while the dogs and ponies perfortned. Hydro on it>.V11 d tin.! 'use', aid sf ble .�.les Haigh' shoe store .:- (L' PW Appliancei oti Oct. $ , 1924 It was owned x Geor0o Brophy at thatlime, The .. • was lost, Haugh saved4 it hens, but the horse;. used by Garnet Baker to pit' the express wagon had to b shot the next day. •Hydropower was turd on in Wingham for the 'time on December 15, '11 0 0 0 "WeeWillie", an:, •8 holm, miniature golf course . was - opened on Sept, 6, 1930; bb.' Frank Sturdy, north of :h$.;„' CNR on Josephine St. It *al open during the day and in: the evening ; at': trwyeiity-five 'cents a game. Its life was' short. 0-0--0 Edwin "Ted” Lewis re-• tired as Wingham's night watchman in December.:,_, 1932. He was in his 78th year ''' and thought it was time he {. retired after twenty-seven '' years of service,^.to give ai' younger man a chance. O --0--O When W: A. Miller wiished to open the second pool 'and billiard room in Wingham in 1,921; there was much opposi- tion from the citizens. The council would not take a chance on issuing him a license until the people voted on it. It was approved by a. slim margin, 272 to 237. 0-0-0 1 , In June of 1905.a windmill was installed at the rear of • the Brunswick Hotel to supply water to the rooms. - 0 -0-0 After the Grand Trunk had built the new station in 1906, there was talk of build- ing a new: CPR . station on - Josephine Street. There were two 'sites said to be under consideration. One was the "Marble Works". How they proposed to run a track ' there. was not ex- plained: The other site was at the corner of • Scott • and Josephine Streets where the cider mill, was located.. It was favoured because it would be easier to run tracks there from the Salt Block. ..Needless to safe no -new station was built. Bluevol�:. • lucky d!aw winners , BLUE'VALE - There were lots of ,winners at the: lucky draw for the Bluevaie. . Community' Ifall "held at' Brussell on Saturday. Mrs. Gary Chambers of „ Wroxeterwon the side of beef.; Jim, .Arch' of . Oakville• :4 00.)4# ig,. Awith Lorne., ik1 :of ' Bluevalei • getting the -Other half ; Ethel Moffatt of Bluevale won. $100; Larry Zinn of Wingham won 45 pounds of Atrex; and Len Thomas of Bluevale won $50. Other prizes , included : a coffee maker to W. McKenzie of Burlington; .case of ail, Ken Mathers, Bluevale; two bags , Swifts; mineral, Michelle Searson; • color TV antenna, Doc Stephenson, Brussels ;• clock . • radio, Ila Paulin,. Bluevale; ' chain saw chain, ' Les Jacklin, Wingham; eases` of tractor oil, D. Searles, An - caster, and John Jessup, Belgrave; and two .steak dinners at the Turnberry Taverte ..Dewey'. •-'Adams;.° ' Gorrie.' TWIRLING FEATS --Beth McCool, of EastWiilwanosh Public School, performed a baton twirling routine for seniors who visited the school Friday to view the students' projects for Education Week. The school operetta, 'The Swinging Plper', was performed, as well as Beth's baton act end several songs by the choir and piano solos.