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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-10-15, Page 4ISM a r,y NN, art,, ttiskst ree cheers dor the BPs Some residents of this c rmurtit j important event to their home town who ares tot particularly interested in would indeed be a crowning reward for %astbeli/ may have missed the fact that their eftor#s, the lead team, the Wingham,.. @Ps, reached the Ontario finails tht;s year. Ai ' _ h fastball has always been a tiler sport here and there have! been Many outstanding teams, this ' is the - first time in at least 25 years that any local team has progressed this far. The town rsiuncll has agreed to recognize the BPs' achievement by presenting each member of the team with en Indlvie el trophy, a well-de- served honor. Members of the team and the ac- tive supporters of the club have yet an- other protect afoot. They would dearly love to have Wingham named as the locale for the 1981 Ontario finals. They rightly believe that bringing such an Wingham has an excellent bail park, plenty of accommodation for visitors (attested to by the annual minor hockey tournament) and is a community in which fastbafl has al- ways been �1 If the BP ment of their community, a and the service and business organiza- tions will need to give their active sup- port to the project. When sites for such events are being finalized, the provin- cial executive is bound to be Impressed by popular support of the community as well as the physical facilities avail- able. Let's give the BPs our best boost. rongly supported. are to realize the fulfill - ream the people of the well as the town council The public should know An editorial comment in The, Orangeville Benner a couple of months back iainteresting In the light of pres- ent events. Those In charge of the educational system at the . tocol. level, says The Banner, are highly trained profes- sionals. As such they are entitled to compensation on a level comparable to the `highly -trained professionals in many sectors of commerce and in- dustry. It should, however, be stated clearly that educators and those who direct them are employees of the public and,::as''s�uch, they must accept that the taints dttheir employment are subject to review procedures which are not customary in the secret hetrarchies of privete organizations.. Any taxpayer in the county realizes that close to half his property taxes go to the educational system. Those tax- payers have the unquestionable right to hold the, board accountable for the manner in which their tax dollars are spent. THE , H, AWK l LAND CACHE by E.F1tth1awlco :Four hundred ye Wage,* in England, tl}e J suit twor was so W•t t t Elizabeth.1... a area• by death, Jesuits Watt-tog't teCourt of the Emperor, ... Jesuits -occupied Tions i1 to the Emper'or..One ac & tall r discovered the formula which, is thia nov 1, gives the'Jesuits.,control. of the world's oil supply,µThis is Hie story of the';pri it -day search for thiefr Naturally there is a time and place for everything. Publication of data during salary negotiations might prove prejudicial to the negotiators, and thus. eventually to the taxpayer. However the board, in the pro- cedures 11 appears to be taking to en- sure the privacy of negotiations while they're underway, seems to be tread= Ing dangerous ground. Information must be available to the public without obstructive rules. It is far too easy for necessary confiden- tiality to become habitual secrecy. The public has a right to know what its employees are doing, how they are doing it and how much they are paid to do It. The public, not its employees,. should determine when they get to know that information. With the very narrowly -defined ex- ceptions' of on-going salary nego- tiations and current property transac- tions, no elected official or employees' of elected officials must be permitted to pass rules making their proceedings or actions secret. Violent disunity Aithough few people intthe western World: are :presenfjy overflowing with sympathy`:for the 'OPEC nations,'. the a ISUn h et Ar 'b world is . One . of trsah fy t and wawa re. -..�ek a uring;itiis year' of 1980, when the Arab .nations have. a: Strangle -hold on the re$t of the wertdand an opportunity toadvnce.their'owri national causes to .heights never before dreamed possible, twro sof their Most pdwerful . members have preferred to embroil themselves In a 'sucidarl war: Iran and Iraq, two neighboring countries which, between them, possess a gigantic share of the world's producing 011 resources, are bombing each other's o11 refineries and trying to.destroy each :other's capital cttltes. One ,Of the most dramatic cam- paigns of the First World War was the unification of the Arab world, largely through the dedicated efforts, of Col. T. Lawrence, the famous "Lawrence of abfa". Anyone who has read the story bf his patient campaign to unite ttte4Arabs in a common cause, as con- tained , In "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom", knows what a gargantuan Tasik inai was. Despite ine tact Mai Turkey held Most of the Arab world in ruei bondage, Lawrence struggled for years to persuade the various Arab leaders to forget their jealousies and petty differences. When, at last, he succeeded with the key rulers, the Turks were overthrown and for the first time in centuries the Arabs were free of foreign domination. Sadly enough new and tragic events in Europe were shaping a second destiny for the Arabs. Britain, at Lawrence's urging, had promised to support the new Arab nations and was awarded the control of . Palestine as a protectorate. However, during the years of the Hitler regime In Germany new forces were building which even- tually made a drastic change in Arab expectations as far. as Palestine was concerned. The horrid treatment of Western European Jews, not only Ger- many, but in its conquered lands-dur- Ing World War 11 was the catalyst for Jewish determination to seek a home- land of their own, where never again could such atrocities occur. Thousands of Jews entered Pales- tine illegally and formed the 'founds- ,, tions of the land we know today as Israel. Since Palestine was the Holy Land not only to Jews' and Christians, but to Musllrns as well, the stage was set for the violence which has taken place and, indeed, continues to this day. Racial war became inevitable when'fhe United Nations, in 1948, voted to partition Palestine, thus providing e legitmate State of Israel. ...We are. ail too:<farniliar with the violence which • has accompanied the activities of the --Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the negative. opinion those acts have bred in the. western world, particularly in the United States, where a large and powerful. Jewish. block of population has a considerabie influence on the course of American politics. It was consideration for that same influence which prompted Joe Clark to promise that the Canadian embassy would be relocated in Jerusalem, should his party be elected to power In Canada. Another sad fact Is apparent: If the Jews and Arabs could agree to live to- gether in peace within the bounds of the total area of Palestine they could prob- ebly achieve prosperity of ' great magnitude. The State of Israel has at- tracted a brilliant phalanx of citizens, leaders In the world of finance, science, technology, and military strategy. Israel. has already proven how produc- fl x ` a barren M,irz�.ic o reel estate call become under Intelligent management. The Palestinian Arabs, largely a nomadic people, could benefit tre- mendously from a peaceful association with those whom they consider to have usurped their homeland. And now, when the Arab nations have finally awakened to the reality of their oil power, they once again cast all the bright promises aside to exercise their traditional hatreds of one an- other. The Iranian -Iraqi war has al- ready guaranteed further curtailment of energy supplies to the industrialized nations. Necessity being the mother of invention, the nations threatened with oil starvation are blending their consid- erable energies and ,scientific know- how to the development of alternatives to Arab all. Already conservation prac- tices, made popular by vaulting o11 prices, have ,left the Arabs with vast stockpiles on their hands. Within a, few short years other forms of energy, from hydrogen, electricity, natural gas, solar power or harnessed wind, will spell the end of profitable markets for Middle East oil. Tragic Indeed are these age-old enmities which seem to persist despite all reason. The Telrks and the Greeks in Cyprus; the Protestants and the Catholics in Ireland; the Arabs and the Jews -- all destined, It seems, to wipe themselves out for sheer love of hatred. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham. Ontario. by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Member Audit Bureau of CircWat ions Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc Six months WA Second Class Mail Registration No 0621 Return postage guaranteed Robert 0 Wenger. Sec -Treas Subscription 115.00 per year SONGS OF THANKS --Mrs. Martin's Grade 5 class from the Wlnkharrt ,Public.Schodl slop Thanksgiving assembly at the schooI`'ThursdaV n+ rr• l . New currirrrlm guidelines promote study of French . English-speaking students studying French in Ontario elementary and secondary schools should be provided with greater opportunities to develop their communi- cation skills, gain an appre- ciation of the . French presence in Canadian life and the world, and develop sensitivity to French- speaking people and, their culture. ;')`Hese are amopg the g¢aL of a new curriculum guide- line for core French programs released by the provincial . Ministry of Education. Education Minister Bette Stephenson said the ministry is encouraging boards :to make Grade 4 the minimum starting point for French. In this way students with a 40 - minute daily French program from Grade 4 to Grade 13 would accumulate 1,200 hours of instruction, the amount believed necessary to acquire' a basic level of competence in the language., Dr. Stephenson said the aim of the core French programs is to develop. competent Language users, not to make students fully-bi lingual'. '. ' Bob McCall, superinten- dent of education programs for the Huron County Board of Education, said all board i teacher use. It gives useful teaching structures and strategies. This board his already for :a number of years been following" the ,iilinistry policy of ifetioductng -1!'reneh in- struction . at lower grade levels, he noted. In Huron schools French is available from Grade 3 upward. a.' in a Llttieirhild Like Me' during a Dear Editor; ';. fill sive the plena facelift and evattent .to the PUC building will be m improve meat' en our Main aired: Our PUC is a public utility, presided over by a °com- mission elected: by the people, for the people, to serve in the town's best interest. schools have copies of the • • - • guideline sn�tieing FIRE WEEK' Basically it's a e rriculum , 4 • •- ' guideline for dergarten through Grade 3, outlining the objectives f the curri- culum for teaching French as a second language, he explained. It tries to make provisionior students at all levels, the basic as well as. more advanced. It also provides. for evaluation of the program and the ,students, he • said, and provides a number of resources and references for • F.! re cf lief offers tips This is Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 12-18, and Wingham Fire Chief Dave Crothers is using the oc- casion to offer' the following advice and precautions: Do you know the ..fire department phone amber? It should be posted at or near thephone. When calling in an alarm, uron federation reps meet with Hendrson By Sharon Dietz A delegation from the Huron Federation of Agri- culture met with Ontario's minister of agriculture, Lorne Henderson, Thursday in Toronto to demand a freeze on the purchase of Ontario farmland . by ab- sentee foreign buyers. The delegation, which was accompanied by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture president, Ralph Barrie, called for legislation to pre- vent foreign investors from buying up Ontario farmland. They told Mr. Henderson if he was not prepared to place such a bill before the Legislature, they wanted an immediate freeze on the pur- chase of Ontario farmland by foreign interests. Huron County representa- tives included Grant Curran, vice president of the Ashfield Federation of Agriculture; John Van Beers, regional director for Huron East Central; Bob Robinson, president of the McKillop Federation of Agriculture and Merle Gunby, president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture. Mr.' Henderson told the delegation "his hands were tied" because he cannot act until a bill, now before the house, is passed. This hill would require absentee for- eign owners to register with the government and com- panies with off -shore in- terests purchasing farmland in the province to declare themselves. The bill would only be in effect for one year, however. The minister did suggest that the Huron federation approach its county council to request the government to YIAAR A hilt ni„+itta a froi4P On the Huron federation called the purchase of farmland in for the resignation of the. the county by foreign ab- minister unless he took sentee owners, immediate action to curb the Since the bill would only ' sale of Ontario's farmland to protect Huron Counter- and foreign absentee interests. not the entire province, the Mr. Henderson's response federation representatives to the call for. his resignation decided againt this action. was to quote yet again, the Following its meeting with a results of a ministry, of agri- Mr. Henderson the Huron delegation met with Jack Riddell, Huron MPP and Liberal agriculture critic in the Legislature and Murray Gaunt„ MPP for Huron - Bruce. It also met with the New Democratic . Party's agriculture critic, Donald ' MacDonald. ^ Mr. Riddell and Mr. Gaunt told the delegation the mini- ster is not prevented from taking action by the bill now before the Legislature. It is very simple, they said, to attach an amendment to the bill, placing a freeze on the purchase of Ontario farm- land by foreign, non-resident interests for the time period„ covered by the bill. Huron Federation of Agri- culture President Merle Gunby said there are ten- tative plans to take a resolution o the Ontario Federation Lof Agriculture asking the OFA to request a freeze on the sale of Ontario farmland to foreignabsentee owners. The I;luron federation hopes the clout of a resolution from the pro- vincial organizatiere may have a greater effect on the minister. Mr. Gunby said the Ontario agriculture Minister finally admitted at the Thursday meeting there lti culture study which says land belonging to foreign absentee owners in the pro- vince is less than one per cent. He did invite repre- sentatives of the Huron federation to meet with him, .which brought about Thurs- day's meeting. The federation was prompted to renewed action following the sale of more than 1,000 acres of farmland in McKillop Township to for- eign absentee interests during the summer. Another 500 to 800 acres of McKillop farmland is a prospective purchase by foreign ab- sentee owners at this time. In Colborne Township con- siderable acreage was sold over the summer to the same type of buyers. The Huron Federation of Agriculture has been working closely with the Rural Development Out- reach Project (RDOP), University of Guelph, in studying foreign ownership. The RDOP is presently in- volved in the second phase of the study, looking at the effect of foreign ownership on communities. The first phase 'of the pro- ject was completed and3re- sented to federation mem- bers last June when it was disclosed that 9.5 per cent of problem with foreign sib the county's land is owned by tee ownership tri titlCod, ptlidl►le living outside tate County at least. tat month' country. give the fire location first, then name and other facts if asked. Protection of lives and. property depends on three points reducing fire hazards 'in the 'home; establishing a pre -planned fire escape route;,, providing an early warning system (smokedetectors). Call the fire department, first, then act. Attempting to extinguish a smallfire means a delay in fire depart ment 'response and could result in a major fire and - loss. • Smoke detectors are worth their price. Fire creates pante, loss and tragedy, Each year in Ontario several hundred people die 'and thousands lose . their property. Many major. fires could have been prevented if warning had come early enough; most lives saved. Don't be a statistic! Did you know that the heat and gases produced by a fire are more deadly than the fire itself? Combustion produces carbon monoxide and many toxic gases „ which could prove fatal, especially during hours of sleep. Most fires occur between the hours of midnight and 6 aunt., when large loss of property or life can result. . Most; clothing is highly flarnmabie. Beware of open flame; know what to do or severe burins and hospital carecould be the result. You and all fire depart- ments know that .wood- burning stoves, fireplaces and chimneys ere factors you should consider. The build-up of creosote and residue can create a very hot chimney; the problem is clearance from flammable material such as ceilings, joists, etc. Check your fire ° ex- tinguishers and know their operation and function. The season is here. Is your baby sitter qualified in emergency procedures? You as a parent may not have thought of the responsibility passed on to your baby sitter. Fire 'always happens to the other person', but it can happen to anyone, regard- less of location or status. Be aware at antra =_:that fires originate in many illays, such as from electrical For these reasgnst should thecontractors of Sienghain, who Pax utility services, not have been offered at least an opportunity topresent a tender for this job? There are a number of competent builders in Wingham and in the surrounding area who support this community. I don't think this job should just have been given to a contractor from another municipality l liioVe 3t efot9he'benefit: of our co,: amity that in- cidents such as this are voiced. • P.S. Where is the building permit?' Paul Rantoul Wingham byi11�CAbJ It IS the summer of 1"915. In the rich New York household of the ' Jervis faintly ell it, bustle and prepation. Clemency -Jervis 4ai d ; her Mother are on their way to. with th the'm Clerneltcys.TEptonusrsggmiootalarrananinHdararwzzthaieerdraebdae saTrd ngarngo owthdse, a young , who ;aid.. a strong ph al r ttblance iii iter mistress... WOMAN. by Dale ,Evans Rogers Here is uneoinpromised, uplifting truth, that of god. and His Word, proven "ilk, down-to-eairth exp , enc° of Hale Evans, Havi Gr faced continual frustrtion in trying to carve out life tether own terms, Dale shares her discovery that bot i sexes ` need look no fprthe . ' the Creator's . de - ig ' for egtl' .genuinely fulfilled hu inanity, • ,0 . Y .i .. 'TAILING IS DANGEROUS, SAYS IAPA In winter, treacherous raod surfaces . make tail- gating even more dangerous. Often, it results .in an acci- dent that delays hundreds of other road users, says the. In; ...... dustrial Accident Prevention Association. The IAPA urges drivers to be extra careful during the winter months” and to avoid tailgating on treacherous roads. -' This small charmer Js Dickie, a -baby who must be accepted on his own merits because" no information is known about his background. A lovable little fellow with a sunny disposition,Dickie is easy to care for and would probably be an ieal first child for a family not used to babies. • Born prematurely, Dickie had some respiratory diffi- culties and a" heart problem at the beginning of his life. However his, heart rnedieation .was discontinued six months ago and he seems fine without it. He's still very. tiny, though he eats well and has just started to'add,meat and vegetables to his diet. An alert and responsive baby, he,welcomes attetttlon with smiles and -gurgles, and loves toys that trove or make inusic. He is just beginning to sit up. It is hoped that a black family can be ' found for Dickie. To inquire about adopting Dickie, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices, Bax : Station K, Toronto, Ontarloin M4P 2112. In your ietter'teli something of.your present family and your way of life. . appliances, heating systems, open flame, smoking, spontaneous combustion; gaseous buildups.: causing explosion and fire, • and simple carelessness. If you have installed a Wood -burning stove, fire- place, chimney, etc. check with your insurance agent to be sure your policy covers this addition. Some policies do noteover it. A . fije department can extinguish or contain a fire. It is up to you, with our assistance, to prevent fires. Don't wait for . spring, summer, tail or winter. Check your home for fire hazards. Heritcige Fair This year, the Walkerton Heritage Fair, to . be held Oct. 25 and 26 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, will feature a variety, of ats tractions highlighting the past. eee Antiques and collectibles will share the spotlight with the crafts and skills of our ancestors, and artists and craftsmen have been busy painting, sewing, weaving, quilting and carving just for the fair. Ne, • in t`ie 4- • �E�4 ,fill p THE , H, AWK l LAND CACHE by E.F1tth1awlco :Four hundred ye Wage,* in England, tl}e J suit twor was so W•t t t Elizabeth.1... a area• by death, Jesuits Watt-tog't teCourt of the Emperor, ... Jesuits -occupied Tions i1 to the Emper'or..One ac & tall r discovered the formula which, is thia nov 1, gives the'Jesuits.,control. of the world's oil supply,µThis is Hie story of the';pri it -day search for thiefr Naturally there is a time and place for everything. Publication of data during salary negotiations might prove prejudicial to the negotiators, and thus. eventually to the taxpayer. However the board, in the pro- cedures 11 appears to be taking to en- sure the privacy of negotiations while they're underway, seems to be tread= Ing dangerous ground. Information must be available to the public without obstructive rules. It is far too easy for necessary confiden- tiality to become habitual secrecy. The public has a right to know what its employees are doing, how they are doing it and how much they are paid to do It. The public, not its employees,. should determine when they get to know that information. With the very narrowly -defined ex- ceptions' of on-going salary nego- tiations and current property transac- tions, no elected official or employees' of elected officials must be permitted to pass rules making their proceedings or actions secret. Violent disunity Aithough few people intthe western World: are :presenfjy overflowing with sympathy`:for the 'OPEC nations,'. the a ISUn h et Ar 'b world is . One . of trsah fy t and wawa re. -..�ek a uring;itiis year' of 1980, when the Arab .nations have. a: Strangle -hold on the re$t of the wertdand an opportunity toadvnce.their'owri national causes to .heights never before dreamed possible, twro sof their Most pdwerful . members have preferred to embroil themselves In a 'sucidarl war: Iran and Iraq, two neighboring countries which, between them, possess a gigantic share of the world's producing 011 resources, are bombing each other's o11 refineries and trying to.destroy each :other's capital cttltes. One ,Of the most dramatic cam- paigns of the First World War was the unification of the Arab world, largely through the dedicated efforts, of Col. T. Lawrence, the famous "Lawrence of abfa". Anyone who has read the story bf his patient campaign to unite ttte4Arabs in a common cause, as con- tained , In "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom", knows what a gargantuan Tasik inai was. Despite ine tact Mai Turkey held Most of the Arab world in ruei bondage, Lawrence struggled for years to persuade the various Arab leaders to forget their jealousies and petty differences. When, at last, he succeeded with the key rulers, the Turks were overthrown and for the first time in centuries the Arabs were free of foreign domination. Sadly enough new and tragic events in Europe were shaping a second destiny for the Arabs. Britain, at Lawrence's urging, had promised to support the new Arab nations and was awarded the control of . Palestine as a protectorate. However, during the years of the Hitler regime In Germany new forces were building which even- tually made a drastic change in Arab expectations as far. as Palestine was concerned. The horrid treatment of Western European Jews, not only Ger- many, but in its conquered lands-dur- Ing World War 11 was the catalyst for Jewish determination to seek a home- land of their own, where never again could such atrocities occur. Thousands of Jews entered Pales- tine illegally and formed the 'founds- ,, tions of the land we know today as Israel. Since Palestine was the Holy Land not only to Jews' and Christians, but to Musllrns as well, the stage was set for the violence which has taken place and, indeed, continues to this day. Racial war became inevitable when'fhe United Nations, in 1948, voted to partition Palestine, thus providing e legitmate State of Israel. ...We are. ail too:<farniliar with the violence which • has accompanied the activities of the --Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the negative. opinion those acts have bred in the. western world, particularly in the United States, where a large and powerful. Jewish. block of population has a considerabie influence on the course of American politics. It was consideration for that same influence which prompted Joe Clark to promise that the Canadian embassy would be relocated in Jerusalem, should his party be elected to power In Canada. Another sad fact Is apparent: If the Jews and Arabs could agree to live to- gether in peace within the bounds of the total area of Palestine they could prob- ebly achieve prosperity of ' great magnitude. The State of Israel has at- tracted a brilliant phalanx of citizens, leaders In the world of finance, science, technology, and military strategy. Israel. has already proven how produc- fl x ` a barren M,irz�.ic o reel estate call become under Intelligent management. The Palestinian Arabs, largely a nomadic people, could benefit tre- mendously from a peaceful association with those whom they consider to have usurped their homeland. And now, when the Arab nations have finally awakened to the reality of their oil power, they once again cast all the bright promises aside to exercise their traditional hatreds of one an- other. The Iranian -Iraqi war has al- ready guaranteed further curtailment of energy supplies to the industrialized nations. Necessity being the mother of invention, the nations threatened with oil starvation are blending their consid- erable energies and ,scientific know- how to the development of alternatives to Arab all. Already conservation prac- tices, made popular by vaulting o11 prices, have ,left the Arabs with vast stockpiles on their hands. Within a, few short years other forms of energy, from hydrogen, electricity, natural gas, solar power or harnessed wind, will spell the end of profitable markets for Middle East oil. Tragic Indeed are these age-old enmities which seem to persist despite all reason. The Telrks and the Greeks in Cyprus; the Protestants and the Catholics in Ireland; the Arabs and the Jews -- all destined, It seems, to wipe themselves out for sheer love of hatred. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham. Ontario. by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Member Audit Bureau of CircWat ions Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc Six months WA Second Class Mail Registration No 0621 Return postage guaranteed Robert 0 Wenger. Sec -Treas Subscription 115.00 per year SONGS OF THANKS --Mrs. Martin's Grade 5 class from the Wlnkharrt ,Public.Schodl slop Thanksgiving assembly at the schooI`'ThursdaV n+ rr• l . New currirrrlm guidelines promote study of French . English-speaking students studying French in Ontario elementary and secondary schools should be provided with greater opportunities to develop their communi- cation skills, gain an appre- ciation of the . French presence in Canadian life and the world, and develop sensitivity to French- speaking people and, their culture. ;')`Hese are amopg the g¢aL of a new curriculum guide- line for core French programs released by the provincial . Ministry of Education. Education Minister Bette Stephenson said the ministry is encouraging boards :to make Grade 4 the minimum starting point for French. In this way students with a 40 - minute daily French program from Grade 4 to Grade 13 would accumulate 1,200 hours of instruction, the amount believed necessary to acquire' a basic level of competence in the language., Dr. Stephenson said the aim of the core French programs is to develop. competent Language users, not to make students fully-bi lingual'. '. ' Bob McCall, superinten- dent of education programs for the Huron County Board of Education, said all board i teacher use. It gives useful teaching structures and strategies. This board his already for :a number of years been following" the ,iilinistry policy of ifetioductng -1!'reneh in- struction . at lower grade levels, he noted. In Huron schools French is available from Grade 3 upward. a.' in a Llttieirhild Like Me' during a Dear Editor; ';. fill sive the plena facelift and evattent .to the PUC building will be m improve meat' en our Main aired: Our PUC is a public utility, presided over by a °com- mission elected: by the people, for the people, to serve in the town's best interest. schools have copies of the • • - • guideline sn�tieing FIRE WEEK' Basically it's a e rriculum , 4 • •- ' guideline for dergarten through Grade 3, outlining the objectives f the curri- culum for teaching French as a second language, he explained. It tries to make provisionior students at all levels, the basic as well as. more advanced. It also provides. for evaluation of the program and the ,students, he • said, and provides a number of resources and references for • F.! re cf lief offers tips This is Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 12-18, and Wingham Fire Chief Dave Crothers is using the oc- casion to offer' the following advice and precautions: Do you know the ..fire department phone amber? It should be posted at or near thephone. When calling in an alarm, uron federation reps meet with Hendrson By Sharon Dietz A delegation from the Huron Federation of Agri- culture met with Ontario's minister of agriculture, Lorne Henderson, Thursday in Toronto to demand a freeze on the purchase of Ontario farmland . by ab- sentee foreign buyers. The delegation, which was accompanied by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture president, Ralph Barrie, called for legislation to pre- vent foreign investors from buying up Ontario farmland. They told Mr. Henderson if he was not prepared to place such a bill before the Legislature, they wanted an immediate freeze on the pur- chase of Ontario farmland by foreign interests. Huron County representa- tives included Grant Curran, vice president of the Ashfield Federation of Agriculture; John Van Beers, regional director for Huron East Central; Bob Robinson, president of the McKillop Federation of Agriculture and Merle Gunby, president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture. Mr.' Henderson told the delegation "his hands were tied" because he cannot act until a bill, now before the house, is passed. This hill would require absentee for- eign owners to register with the government and com- panies with off -shore in- terests purchasing farmland in the province to declare themselves. The bill would only be in effect for one year, however. The minister did suggest that the Huron federation approach its county council to request the government to YIAAR A hilt ni„+itta a froi4P On the Huron federation called the purchase of farmland in for the resignation of the. the county by foreign ab- minister unless he took sentee owners, immediate action to curb the Since the bill would only ' sale of Ontario's farmland to protect Huron Counter- and foreign absentee interests. not the entire province, the Mr. Henderson's response federation representatives to the call for. his resignation decided againt this action. was to quote yet again, the Following its meeting with a results of a ministry, of agri- Mr. Henderson the Huron delegation met with Jack Riddell, Huron MPP and Liberal agriculture critic in the Legislature and Murray Gaunt„ MPP for Huron - Bruce. It also met with the New Democratic . Party's agriculture critic, Donald ' MacDonald. ^ Mr. Riddell and Mr. Gaunt told the delegation the mini- ster is not prevented from taking action by the bill now before the Legislature. It is very simple, they said, to attach an amendment to the bill, placing a freeze on the purchase of Ontario farm- land by foreign, non-resident interests for the time period„ covered by the bill. Huron Federation of Agri- culture President Merle Gunby said there are ten- tative plans to take a resolution o the Ontario Federation Lof Agriculture asking the OFA to request a freeze on the sale of Ontario farmland to foreignabsentee owners. The I;luron federation hopes the clout of a resolution from the pro- vincial organizatiere may have a greater effect on the minister. Mr. Gunby said the Ontario agriculture Minister finally admitted at the Thursday meeting there lti culture study which says land belonging to foreign absentee owners in the pro- vince is less than one per cent. He did invite repre- sentatives of the Huron federation to meet with him, .which brought about Thurs- day's meeting. The federation was prompted to renewed action following the sale of more than 1,000 acres of farmland in McKillop Township to for- eign absentee interests during the summer. Another 500 to 800 acres of McKillop farmland is a prospective purchase by foreign ab- sentee owners at this time. In Colborne Township con- siderable acreage was sold over the summer to the same type of buyers. The Huron Federation of Agriculture has been working closely with the Rural Development Out- reach Project (RDOP), University of Guelph, in studying foreign ownership. The RDOP is presently in- volved in the second phase of the study, looking at the effect of foreign ownership on communities. The first phase 'of the pro- ject was completed and3re- sented to federation mem- bers last June when it was disclosed that 9.5 per cent of problem with foreign sib the county's land is owned by tee ownership tri titlCod, ptlidl►le living outside tate County at least. tat month' country. give the fire location first, then name and other facts if asked. Protection of lives and. property depends on three points reducing fire hazards 'in the 'home; establishing a pre -planned fire escape route;,, providing an early warning system (smokedetectors). Call the fire department, first, then act. Attempting to extinguish a smallfire means a delay in fire depart ment 'response and could result in a major fire and - loss. • Smoke detectors are worth their price. Fire creates pante, loss and tragedy, Each year in Ontario several hundred people die 'and thousands lose . their property. Many major. fires could have been prevented if warning had come early enough; most lives saved. Don't be a statistic! Did you know that the heat and gases produced by a fire are more deadly than the fire itself? Combustion produces carbon monoxide and many toxic gases „ which could prove fatal, especially during hours of sleep. Most fires occur between the hours of midnight and 6 aunt., when large loss of property or life can result. . Most; clothing is highly flarnmabie. Beware of open flame; know what to do or severe burins and hospital carecould be the result. You and all fire depart- ments know that .wood- burning stoves, fireplaces and chimneys ere factors you should consider. The build-up of creosote and residue can create a very hot chimney; the problem is clearance from flammable material such as ceilings, joists, etc. Check your fire ° ex- tinguishers and know their operation and function. The season is here. Is your baby sitter qualified in emergency procedures? You as a parent may not have thought of the responsibility passed on to your baby sitter. Fire 'always happens to the other person', but it can happen to anyone, regard- less of location or status. Be aware at antra =_:that fires originate in many illays, such as from electrical For these reasgnst should thecontractors of Sienghain, who Pax utility services, not have been offered at least an opportunity topresent a tender for this job? There are a number of competent builders in Wingham and in the surrounding area who support this community. I don't think this job should just have been given to a contractor from another municipality l liioVe 3t efot9he'benefit: of our co,: amity that in- cidents such as this are voiced. • P.S. Where is the building permit?' Paul Rantoul Wingham byi11�CAbJ It IS the summer of 1"915. In the rich New York household of the ' Jervis faintly ell it, bustle and prepation. Clemency -Jervis 4ai d ; her Mother are on their way to. with th the'm Clerneltcys.TEptonusrsggmiootalarrananinHdararwzzthaieerdraebdae saTrd ngarngo owthdse, a young , who ;aid.. a strong ph al r ttblance iii iter mistress... WOMAN. by Dale ,Evans Rogers Here is uneoinpromised, uplifting truth, that of god. and His Word, proven "ilk, down-to-eairth exp , enc° of Hale Evans, Havi Gr faced continual frustrtion in trying to carve out life tether own terms, Dale shares her discovery that bot i sexes ` need look no fprthe . ' the Creator's . de - ig ' for egtl' .genuinely fulfilled hu inanity, • ,0 . Y .i .. 'TAILING IS DANGEROUS, SAYS IAPA In winter, treacherous raod surfaces . make tail- gating even more dangerous. Often, it results .in an acci- dent that delays hundreds of other road users, says the. In; ...... dustrial Accident Prevention Association. The IAPA urges drivers to be extra careful during the winter months” and to avoid tailgating on treacherous roads. -' This small charmer Js Dickie, a -baby who must be accepted on his own merits because" no information is known about his background. A lovable little fellow with a sunny disposition,Dickie is easy to care for and would probably be an ieal first child for a family not used to babies. • Born prematurely, Dickie had some respiratory diffi- culties and a" heart problem at the beginning of his life. However his, heart rnedieation .was discontinued six months ago and he seems fine without it. He's still very. tiny, though he eats well and has just started to'add,meat and vegetables to his diet. An alert and responsive baby, he,welcomes attetttlon with smiles and -gurgles, and loves toys that trove or make inusic. He is just beginning to sit up. It is hoped that a black family can be ' found for Dickie. To inquire about adopting Dickie, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices, Bax : Station K, Toronto, Ontarloin M4P 2112. In your ietter'teli something of.your present family and your way of life. . appliances, heating systems, open flame, smoking, spontaneous combustion; gaseous buildups.: causing explosion and fire, • and simple carelessness. If you have installed a Wood -burning stove, fire- place, chimney, etc. check with your insurance agent to be sure your policy covers this addition. Some policies do noteover it. A . fije department can extinguish or contain a fire. It is up to you, with our assistance, to prevent fires. Don't wait for . spring, summer, tail or winter. Check your home for fire hazards. Heritcige Fair This year, the Walkerton Heritage Fair, to . be held Oct. 25 and 26 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, will feature a variety, of ats tractions highlighting the past. eee Antiques and collectibles will share the spotlight with the crafts and skills of our ancestors, and artists and craftsmen have been busy painting, sewing, weaving, quilting and carving just for the fair.