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Wingham Advance-Times, 1980-07-23, Page 2'r51:SXXX3:1Z/Z2gfrg' 4421.Z110 • i 1 tif y4 lv 1 � @����\ •,ti`".\v'�',`•��'*�ti,��'C ti � 2 � ��,`�`'` �•� �� � '`,`�r,Z`'�`.\,�'1`..y'•a � h ai f � \ "v •a+�, �i` } t � r�„y 3^p�, s �,. } � �, \ '` :\ ��, k°\\•'��'v:��\��-'ti,;��,;, �4,`;'t�`�?,.,'X+�`,�•,�+. �i�.{k`;ah .�"�'i.•}: rf:}r ,'wAa=�t:�?r� �M1,�,..,��,u,;a*, 4,441 Fs this time Sl dom: in MCent ties has there neen such a total divisi of opinion as lite one created by the ision to either eopport or ignore tho Olympic Games Which copi'liuleti d Moscow this past by the Soviet Union's Of Afghanistan a few months 'i � half the nations which tl tally *end entries to the Olympics 0crOted to boycott the games — to the .I.,0rimem.e disappointment of the ai• hl : On(their trainers who have eight, even 12 years of .to the 1980 Olympics. itional politics have, sadly superimposed themselves on and cgnsiderations of enship. A few months ago, he issue first arose, this columh ced the opinion that politics should, ham no part in international sports- nship. That was an opinion which We have since reversed, as it became more apparent that the Soviets them- selves are much more conscious than are . we in the Western world, of the political significance of the Olympic Games. 111 The USSR preparations began marry years for this 'year's invasion, not only the athletesfrom more than 160 countries, but more important, the hordes of, trainers, coaches and sup- portive lay people who would be visit- ing their country. it was to be a show- piece with which to Impress on, world Littl� Soviet progress and, of course, Soviet might. The decision to display raw and brutal force by the invasion of a neigh' boring state they • apparently failed to recognize as a barometer of moral standards which would prove indigest- ible to nations around the world. if any of those people who have fought bitterly against the boycott of the games remain unconvinced of So- viet standards they should think once more about Russian hospitality. Within recent weeks the Soviets have in- creased security forces for the big event to over 100,000 men and women ordered to keep the visitors in line. They have issued warnings that the friendly invasion of athletes and their supporters will create health hazards related to venereal disease. Another warning says that ail Muscovites should beware of the possibility of poisoned gum being offered to children. The 1980 Olympics 4111 proceed, but all the gold medals. handed out to the victors will be trophies of small meaning. This year they will not signi- fy world supremacy. Every winner will know in his or her heart that some athlete from the 60 countries which re- fused to attend might have been the winner, had the Soviet Union not chosen to offend and disgust the people who value peace and human freedom more, highly than medals. improvement in sight T#ie•eyes of most Americans and a good;; many Canadians were turned toward,, Detroit . last week as the Republl'can party held, its presidential nominating convention. Whether we Canadians- like It or not, the man who wine,next. fall's presidential election wi , 'have a direct effect on the lives •of nyof.us who live north of the border: As expected,former actor Ronald Reagan was unopposed as the GOP's presidential candidate, the man who will oppose President Jimmy Carter r the world's most powerful office. Editor Peter Newnan of Mac- lean's Magarine had sorrie'ry harsh we, ssfor nett only Ronald •Reagan,but. feefe resent and previous presidents of tine ' rifted States. Richard Nixon he escri as "a grubby paranoid"; Gerald Ford "an interim successor •Who couldn't magoeuvre himself gracefully down an aircraft ramp" and ninety.. Carter, "a . peanut vendor whose Sunday School approach man - *les to , link good intentions with inevitably ' abysmal results". Accord= highs Newirian, Reagan is "as banal a politician ever. to� be nominated for •leadership of any major nation ... a kind .of prior man's John Wayne, all profile and .bromides,chasing the greatest Oscar of them •ell". A discouraging overview, to• say the least. Most Canadians possess a les studied viewpoint than Editor Newman, but it is true that most of us in this country have been less than impressed by the qualities, of leader- ship exhibited by American presidents since the death of President Kennedy. It is the awesome power of his of- fice that makes any American presi- dent a man to be not only honored but feared. In no other free world country is the popularly -elected political leader also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. That is a role usually re- served for the juntas of Central and South America. No single person in the Kremlin has the power to send Soviet armed forces into action —a fact which has not escaped the decision -makers in the USSR. Another peculiarity of American 'politics often escapes Canadians. The president is not surrounded by a cab- - inet of duly elected representatives of he people- His cabinet members are his personal employees, loyal to the president above and beyond all else. Watergate proved once and for all time that an American cabinet does not necessarily act in the best interests of the people of that nation. The president who is elected next fall, be he Carter or Reagan, will have a far-reaching effect on Canadians. There are dozens of treaties, regula- tions, cross-border business corpora- tions, every one of which has some dir- ect or indirect bearing on Canadian jobs and lives. If that president is a man of vision he wilt realize that two separate nations which have so many initimate ties must live together in peace and cooperation. If he lacks that vision our future is much fess assured. 11 in the name of the Lord? The TV invasion of our homes has Produced many ed phenom- ena- It has changed the fates of poll -- delta, styles of everyday life and even patterns of - Many of its influ- ences have been benign; some have been cfistincily bad, while yet others have left deeply-intbedded question marks_ One Thing teteviton has obviously dane is create a vast' and receptive aucrtence for religion -oriented broad- casts- Millions, particularly the lonely and the homebound, have sought and found spiritual balm in theperrnanent smiles of the airborn evangelists who provide instant formulas for salvation and peace. However, the common denominator which pervades these professionally organized religious shows is the never-ending request for money, couched 'in phrases which are directed at the personal conscience of the listener_ There is, of course nothing wrong with asking a religious believer for fi- nancial assistance- Every one of our established churches does so. These churches could not survive without the funds required to support their minis- tries_ Over -the -air fund raising, 'how ever, is a vastly different Matter. The difference lies chiefly in the fact that those who are asked to contribute ha"ve no way of knowing with any degree of truth, where their money is going; in- deed, whether or not their 'c'ontribu- tions are used for anything much more than the personal enjoyment of the evangelist. The well-known TV evangelist, Oral Roberts, recently mailed out a seven -page letter to each of some mil- lions of his "partners in ministry" asking for sizable donations. Fascin- ated with the figures 6 and 7, Roberts asks for donations of $67 and 5670, pre - `s i'o iably allocated with the partner's worldly affluence in mind. Once again,. there is nothing wrong with a request for support, but here there is a distinct pitch — the promise that the donor's future financial success will hinge upon compliance with the request. Some- what like a written contract with God for a financial investment. The Roberts campaign has in previous years, netted about 560 mil- lion annually. The money has been used to erect a university in Tulsa, Oklahoma and plans are under way for a vast hospital complex in the same city_ Possibly the Roberts foundation is entirely honest and above -board. How- ever, contributors have no way of knowing what percentage of their money is used for such admirable pur- poses. Recently the famous Rex Hum - bard was disclosed as the master ofd ,. vastly expensive mansion, presumably paid for from contributions to his "ministry'. There have been many other allegations of personal gain dir- ected to broadcast evangelists over the years. } lyy rl iy,t ,, r longest •term ;{ma�,yy f Joeati4 'an �t> illy y I�jng . He rn here lid and intceliTed receivedhis ecu eatiim :At *the 'local :Public school Apprenticed to 'Ike bakery business when he sa le' .ears o heenjoyed e r f atrona'ge .la W � d the surroun . elides baying, wagons'. deliver shied in out by Wingham he - . enp' M,: , BEST COSTUMES --Judges for the bike and buggy parade, held Thursday evening, must have had a diffi- cuIt time choosing winners as each oa#egorle had a `large number of participants, dresSE jntimaginative costumes. Winners of the competition were Anesh ate • The shophad moidernplate windows' installed' iii Bodasing for .the 'six. to eiq ht-year�old age group, ' .�,. � yso In Juli�lo'. f#aa:: Cameron,.'nine +a 'i0-year-old,':4'iitd Nitlrrsy Shinn. t1 chased by W J ,.Howson He ShannonhRobinson, five-yearr-otd alnd under; Monique Nicholls Bakery+ wee years alio°` over. ` " a put his son Frank lir Myna it and for the next year people were urged tweet Havirson's bread, and to bring in them oats to be traded for oat- meal. In July of 1910 Nicholls again took control of the baked and continued to the home of the late res. serve the public with •all Melissa Watters. on Patrick t rpeS of fancy, baking until Street. The house has begen June, 01922: 'At that e 'he JULY 1933 A severe electrical storm passed over Bluevale, ac- companied by some, hail which did considerable damage to crops. Edward Johnston's grey driving horse was struck by light- ning and killed and another horse was slightly injured. At the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Canada, AF&AM, held at St. Catharines, William H. Logan. of Teeswater was elected District Deputy Grand Master of the Lodge in the North Huron District. He succeeds Jr F.' Vandrick of. Listowel. The' Gorriei branch of the W9h►en's Institute held a community • picnic • with prizes being given for various contests and races. Among those who won races were Joyce Thornton, Joyce Jardine, Alice Gowdy, George Heinmiller, Dorothy Jardine, Lola Hastie ° and Wesley Galloway. Miss Marjorie Baker won a shoe race and also was the best shoe -kicker. Of five pupils in Wroxeter Publie School who wrote the Entrance examinations, Gladys Musgrove, Betty Hupfer and Catherine Smyth were successful. JULY 1945 One place , that will long live in history is Potsdam, near Berlin. It is at this city that President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Marshall . Joseph Stalin are meeting. The results of these conferences will have a far- reaching effect on the world. The building of the hospital addition is' ' progressing rapidly. It thrall only be a short time riow before the ° second floor pill be poured. The brick;; work is also un- derway_. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jackson left for Grimsby where they:havepurchased a home. Mr,. Jackson has „sold his blacksmith property here to the Canadian Oil Company and his' house on Shuter Street to Frank Caskanette. Mrs. Glen Eckmier of Ethel has been appointed by the County' Library Association to succeed Miss. Rose , Aitken as Huron. County b rarian :Miss Aitken; � wuig ; to poor heal: Dr. K. M. MacLennan has purchased the ' Falconer house on nn a Street. ,This is the house n which Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hamilton now reside. The United .:Church choir will take part in the Church of the Air over CBL on Sunday, September 2. JULY 1956 Rev: H. L. Parker, rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham, leaves next week for H.MC.S. Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, where he will take a course with the Royal, Canadian Navy as a chaplain. He will then take on active chaplain's duties for twoq weeks before . eturning to hip parish in Wingham. Concerned over the number of dogs running at large iri the community and the numerous .complaints of property owners, town council has decided to bring THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-1'iMES • Published at V Ingham. Ontario_ t Benger Bros t.itnited Barry Wenger. President - Robert (l 'Wenger Ser Treas Member Audit Bureau of ('iruiations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc Subscription lt5 00 per year Second Class Mail Regrstrat inn'k 0021 ihitan' Weekly !Newspaper Assoc Six mdnths $8 00 Net urn postage guaranteed UP IN THE Al R—These Youngsters verse enjoying their ride on the ferris wheel, one of the amusements, set up in the midway on Josephine Streetrdurir' /he Funfest last week. • ;7ulitYTl...ai •i:. -..i d'r- ,. •..s:: A(.Sw,C..w.Sa 'i •-•Nb-a 1 in an Outside person to act as dog catcher if necessary.`' Mina Mary Ross, . daughter Of Mr. and liars •Frank Ross, RH 2, Wingham, is joining the, J.. ,Arthur Rank Film Company, as a secretary in the organization's . Toronto office: - Carl,MacKay,. son of Mrs. J. H. MacKay of Wingham;, has been appointed manager of the Stratford branch of the Tbrpnto-Dominion Bank and the faintly will move to that city soon Glenn Johnston was in- stalled as Worshipful Master of Fordwich Lodge '331 AF&AM. - Other officers include Harol , . Jo n in, J ad H. B. Collins. Miss Claire ' Taylor, . daughter of Mr.•and Kenn Taylor, ninth line of Morris Township, has been hired by the Blyth Public Schaal Board. JULY 1966 The Wingham Hospital Board agreed. to purchase two new ambulances with the necessary auxiliary equipment. Price of the two ..vehicles will be 515,388. Wesley Simmons of Minnie Street last week purchased vaenot since --Mrs: wafters w pts -tom, ter r soman .•- ditr.!, d: Y , A vork bee was held at the who carne from Fordunch farm of Carl• isouglas at Ilia kept up the: fine repute-.. with . , .. ince viten 14 >Yien. on of Nicholls. The ;home two balers and four wagons delivery of bread was worked all day to get in his stopped during World War crop of hay: Mr• iwuglas hes II: After the war Gordon me time is Leggatt began working for been M for so undergoing treatment in Mr. Gibson and took over the Mode).business in September of Howie Wright of Lakelet 1946. Mr. Leggatt only oper- has accepted a position with 'ted the bakery for eleven Bell Telephone at Kitchener months, sling, it to his brother -ill -law, Athol Pur - and' began work there July don, who owned a bakery in 18. Lucknow at that time. Pur - Mrs I. E. Money, , ad- don did not o rate ministrator of the Wingpam th thigh busi- and made Hospital, will be 1 J e tat op ri r ng advanced to :Membership hl to m 1952' It is s ' . in the Maei�ntrye status is the Airier/Can Coll- ' mime, having been taken ege of Hospital ; Aa- outer byhis'son Grant in 1963; Ad- ministrators on August M in , Chicago. Mr, and Mrs. Larry Zinn have `taken up residence in the house . of Mrs. Charles Lawrence in the village of Wroxeter. Mrs. James -Currie;, Summit Drive, ' Wingham, was presented with the keys of a new Plymouth at Port Colborne. She was the lucky winner of a Lions Club draw in that community. New Books in the Library THE -CANADIAN PATIENT'S BOOK OF RIGHTS by Lorne ' E. Rozovsky Here is a comprehensive guide to the laws governing Canadian health care. The book covers every aspect of the subject, from consent -to - treatment and con- fidentiality to health in- surance, patients' property and abortion. It explains in clear language what rights you have and what to do when they are 'denied or violated — including 10 different avenues of com- plaint_. LiARS & TYRANTS & PEOPLE WHO TURN BLUE by Barbara Paul Shelby Kent has a very special gift, one that baffles modern science, unnerves her husband and makes her the police department's most valuable asset: she's . a human lie detector, a talent discovered when as a child she occasionally noticed a faintly glowing pink aura - surrounding her father. THE FOURTH HOR- SEMAN by Geoffrey Boeca Robert 'Ginger' Brownlow held ' the Queen's Com- mission as an officer in Britain's elite Special Air Service and managed to sur- vive all manner of military dangers — until the British government makes him a political scapegoat after a scandal in Northern Ireland. Suddenly he is disgraced, dead broke and left with nothing but a talent for playing the piano and a superlative skill at plying, the soldier's art_ Congratulations on Funfest efforts Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Junior Citizens on having once again given the town a most enjoyable Funfest with ail their hard work and dedication. Special thanks is due to Kevin Netterfield and Debbie Merkley fpr the hours and hours they spent bringing the Funfest events • ! , together- Thanks to all the groups who participated in the Funfeat and all the folks who attended the events. And a special Happy Birthday to the J nior Citizens. They are aneat group and we're proud to kdow there_' Sandi & ian Destauriers ••N .d • tot r r r .1 • , 1 .. a r` ten /4 .:V:. ,.- aa. M i 1 .;r,,r(rb:., t 7r.:.JK �,. •A " r ..i; '• "' '''L'f .iH'�6�i^- , Ml �•:9.`": • JUn ors. Will DearEditor,: • "There IS never anything to do. in Wingham!" This statement has' been said far too oftn,by a great number 9/people. But if• we were to look hack just one week we would see that somethingdid happen, the same as- it has for the past three years. We all know this event to be the annual F infest_ The teens of this town known as the Junior Citizens have worked very hard in the past to try and give Wingham something to do. However we have not been successful in every aspect. We don't know whether we can credit this to an overflow Forest, acr bought thy: F, bakery frs74.08;h Lac'kte in S.epteamber 1910. "Carter cd, n ith the 1de 'l. gid' at shop until f9 +' .Tri ear Wee Lee bought ' the ` building, fro 'ti Holmes & Solutes is .'To- ront P which mean Cairt : line to; move. This s ted a series'of moves oti the majn; str'eet.. Carter bought the; Herdsiinan Block which, was occupied ' by Mrs. Cum mings, :, grocer : and Miss. Edith Rushy milliner. Miss' Rush was, asked to • move to ' Pnal+e'.way-,%lr: >f' eshop. h R�11 � s. 0 r yam." ' ! . . 4 /bbiiock b y}2 ., n, i rlwaMi k old;, he found an .elm* ire. M t1►'e Gregory l ock pater all this mowing 1Y r. C r built an oven -in the basement and continued .j isi baking there "until be''retir a was very fortunate to v e a ;number ..pi —,*11. ook !err_ turn • whenr-:they. left» school' o de- liver bread around town.: No ;matter-, what'...,th °.:names were, twas alw ys a""Nick •Carter" that• d r ve; the de- liveryViagen,:: ,, i>sley'$ :wile Rapp' a -, el, re iplOed at the .Ztid'jir>gg� • `Rlle;e for *airy years, purchased the business Jand' lding from, Carter andstarted to supply Wingham with fine bakery products in July of 1946.' When it came time for Mr. Rapp to retire, he w unable to find a success :leaving Wingham With only one bake shop: Today his store houses Mclntee Real Estate. _ 4 try �j�inr 'of events in the surrog communities or• lack of spirit within our own. The first problem cannot be as easily treated as the second: We did not have the b nonts we hoped for and we know Winghant is capable of doing better. So we will- be back next year to try'again. We would like to -thank an the many groups, businesses and individuals that bent over backwards to help us. That kind of support en- courages us to continue on and makes the load a little lighter. The-Wingham Junior Citizens MERRY-GO-ROUND—Jason shared a ride on the merry-go-round Chad Mickey ry Wingham Funfest last weekgo-round during the Pay t,.