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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-11-19, Page 4..Z fiction Budget • Do you ever find yourself growing a: bit weary of the totally predictable -responses to every budget brought down by our federal and ,provincial governments? It seems that the opposition parties would find fault•with paradise served up on a golden platter. Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller's "mini" budget of last week was no.ex- ception. According to the Liberal and NDP leaders It wasn't big enough, it didn't help the right people and it was nothing less than bribery of the voters when there Is an election in the .offing. Agreed, there is an election in the offing, probably next spring, and like every political party, no matter of what stripe, the Davis PCs obviously intend- ed to sweeten public attitudes by some Concessions in the field of sales tax remissions. However, the announce- ment that sales taxes will be tempor- erily suspended comes es very wel- come news to many Ontario industries which are badly in needof some sort of NeNg,&ts is 1 p .'M,'h 1. \ ',• :. t. \,. •.:•+.:,v >eM sales stimulation if they are to avoid massive layoffs of their work forces. Household appliances, furniture, light trucks and vans -- all are produced within the province and anything which encourages sales pfthese Items serves to, keep more Ontario workers on the payrolls through what may well be a tough winter and spring. Maybe the budget doesn't go far enough. On the other hand, the tajther it goes the more It costs the taxpayers of the province, and the province is al- ready financing heavy deficits. The budget Is no cure-all for our fi- nancial ills and anyone who believes , that government spending can turn an ailing economy Into a business boom hasn't been very observant. Govern- ment action can alleviate some of the worst of the pains, but that's about all. Let's enjoy the brief benefits which have been provided and quit the beef- ing. Rough time for youngsters Those parents who . have somehow managed, to raise a family of respon- sible,. Welt -balanced young people have a good deal for which to be thankful. Theepitfalls which lie in wait for both parents and children are manifold and complex- h Success, in the task of raising a .decent ,family, however, Is something more than a matter of good luck. Sen- sible parents are the first and by far the most impertant.:Ingredient ;in: the pro- cess it doesn't matter how . much par- ents••are able to spend on comforts for theirrchildren, nor:whaatfineschools the youngsters attend :If the home atmos- phere fails: to instill a sense of respon- sibiity and aoceptablebehaviour, right from dayoneof babyhood, all the good-''. lesour sociiety can „provide will not pre.- duce ro=duce Werthril ile.young adults. Judge Lucien. Bea'ull'eu.of the pro- vincial famiiy`co rt, who headed a task forceto study the:,causes of, and pos- .. Bible remedies for ' . vandalism, „has °'come u ,..rift; so "eti•ob..lous nonan , ,P�. V9: Y �'tfe • . SN�.e � fa.ti�', gn doe t t t� Pp � .Y believe that';paretrt�s'should be held re- sponsible for .the destructive acts of their;children. It is his conclusion that, if parents are. r quired to pay the shot, the children of more affluent familles would. simply become more destruc- .tive, since th fi mothers' and fathers would: have to pia the ill's. Beaulieu's attitude. reinforces 'the aPt that it is parents and not the eh Who _are to; blame for Many of `s.ills He obviously believes that refrtswlto would have to shell out r youngsters' acts of vandalism ea strange country we live in. appene'fo,begood for the goose let lrea has ilttl'eor nothing to do with .:what •,:W good ':for the gander somewher'`e;elsee. For example, if two or more merchants in'this town or its neighbor. Ing communitles Were to hold a little meeting and"agree that they would not sell certain tines of their merchandise below 'a mutually established price they would' leave themselves open to stiff fines. Not' little piddling ones, but real biggles, like20 or $30 thousand. But then, if you happento be a fisherman in Newfoundland it's quite alright to join a union which directs its members not to sell their flail to the processors at anything less than the wouldn't be tough enough to control their own kids. They would patiently sit back and pay the bills for whatever the kids smashed up. Not in our family by golly! Once would be enough. ' Some parents, however,; cannot control the circumstances which create problems in their families. One con- tributing factor is the necessity for so many mothers to hold .lobs outside their homes. Children, of necessity,;Imust be left to the care of others and they miss the hour -by -hour discipline which Is so important to a growing child. Too much money Is also a problem — whether a child has too much for himself or whether he has less' than his friends creates another hazard. A strong contributor to the situe- tion is that today's children don't have enough to do, They have too much time on their hands and become bored. Van- dalism -offers a ready opportunityfor excitement and the thrill of risk. Many egg ngpe o e today have never been raq redatorn the good things In life by their owrVefforts and therefore have no sense of values. • Whether or not we can ever eradi- cate the sickening disease of vandalism 'remains to be seen. The old-fashioned family, where mother was the centre of actifrity, and ,:model for strong, char- acter and father:ws the image of fair. but stern justice may be gone for all. time - but a national bill of something more 'than:. $1OOt million a year for senseless .vandalism' Is . a problem which deserves better solutions than. Judge Beaulieu has to offer. son who you are union -established price. •The =.same sit- uation is created by marketing boards which effectively set the minimum price for farm produce. We are not suggesting that either fishermen or farmers can be left, to de- pend on the vagaries of the free market. Past experience has demon- strated that vital areas of production, such as the sea or the farmland, can be jeopardized by seasonal fluctuations in selling prices. However, small busi- nesses are also at the mercy of the open market. Figures on the number of bankruptcies in the past year ate stag- gering, but there Is a legal way In which the business Owner can seek the same protection as the primary pro- ducers. Acceptable change We must admit to a certain sense of disappointment when we first .learned that the Remembrance Day service would not be held at the Cenotaph. The local Legion branch made the decision to hold the service at the Legion Hall rather than downtown in the open air. However, the reasons for the change as given by Legion President Willis Half make very good sense and the fact that the service in the hall was attended by an overflow audience bears out excellent public acceptance of the change. The president's corn - merit about the ever-increasing age of war veterans (not to mention their relatives) is quite true, None of us who lived through the last war are as young as we used to be and even fifteen 'or twenty minutes standing in a cold rain presents a hazard to health. Remembrance of the war's victims Is not confined to any enne place or time. For many, that rerne? .brance is a daily part of our lives — memories of the young people who never had the oppor- tunity to face the advancing years as we who are left must do. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES ' Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, 11 'resident Robert O Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member ---Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc Subtriptiotr $15,00 per year 8ecorid'Ohmss Mali.fe Nitration No. 0821 Wenger. Sec •Treas Ontar n Weekly Newspaper Assoc Six months ts.00 Return postage guaranteed rQ • .'I° 4 z1 • tx�• } v •rte'" r^••.: {,;:; , ��. {:y�.,sv:.• titi r} Ary� . •r .y • WM' "f t 4 i• ".f,I&ELL, 7lEy AN ' EV/ BE / PRE`#EU WO NE UN4elff fl' Li85,q'L5, *F .qND NDP ews Items from Old Files NOVEMBER 1933 George Williams made a trip to Toronto last week and was extremely fortunate in securing' a set of replicasof the world's most famous diamonds, originals of which are worth $4,300,000. A special effort should be made to see this magnificent ,,display which will soon be in the window of Williams' Jewellery Store. J. M. McKay was named president of the Badminton Club of the United Church. E. Wilkinson is vice president and Miss Phyllis Johns is secretary - treasurer. Thos. Field and Co. offers special cash prices for. Sat- urday: fresh side pork at 12 cents. a 'pound; 'shoulder. roast of pork, 12 cents; rolled roast. of beef, 14 cents :a ' pound. The .Canadian. dollar . is once again et par in the 'United'States. The first divorce ever. granted in Bruce County was awarded to a Brant Town- ship farmer. Fred Simpson of Wroxeter left Saturday for Joliette, Ontario, where he- has secured a position as a baker. A service off special in- terest to Fordwich residents was held in Trinity Church when a cross from the grave of Corp. Alex Graham was unveiled:. Corp. Graham, who died 'in Fiance during the Great War, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Graham of Howick and one of the 161st Battalion. NOVEMBER 1945 In a recent list of 'awards for courage; determination, and devotion to duty, ,the name of James Donald Alexander 'Corrigan, Royal Canadian Artillery, 19th Regiment, appeared. Alex went overseas with the -99th Battery in. 1941 as . Battery Serg ' 't-Majtrn and dute,to his spieidwork was made -Regimental Ser ggeant Major of the 19th Reg. ent, R.C.A. There was clonsiderable exditement at the 'Lower Wingham bridge when a large tractor outfit belonging to Storms Construction Co. of Toronto and pulling a float trailer loaded, with a caterpillar tractor, crashed through the bridge into 'the. Maitland River 20 feet below. Dr. :Thomas L. Torrance, Who conducteda medical practice , here prior to his enlistment ire .1940, has left Wingham and will practise in Orillia. Harold Cantelon, who was recently discharged from the RCAF ' after five years of service, has been appointed game ` overseer for . Huron County with headquarters in Wingham. Protests moving memorial service Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in protest 'of holding the Remembrance Day service inside the Legion. The Cenotaph is on the main street and the service should be held there like it always was. If the march from the Legion igloo much for some of the veterans, they ,could form up within a block of the Cenotaph and march from there. A bit of cold or nasty weather shouldn't -bother us citizens; after all, those soldierso fought and died for us Ad so in rain, snow and mud. They weren't allowed to go inside to get warm. We can surely show our respect and gratitude by honoring in the long- established, traditional way. Grace Netterfield Senior citizen club still needs leaders Dear Editor, Some time ago your paper gave front page prominence to the plight of the senior citizens' club in town. I don't believe I ever publicly thanked you for your''very, very well-written report and the plea for assistance to keep this worthy group from fading away. The year is coming very close to the end, and we still haven't had any response from any of our new retirees to keep) this organization alive and well. As you.know, CKNX gave me exposure in this regard also and, although I had so many people say they heard and saw my afipeal, the response has been a large nil. (I even had one letter of condolence from a senior in Listowel.) There are some who confuse the Day Centre for the Homebound with our organization. Let me say they are two entirely dif- ferent groups in their organization and aims. Please, before you con- demn or ridicule, come and join if you• are a senior, or attend the Day Centre if you are homebound, and get your information and facts straight. Surely someone out there could do a good job guiding the life and aims of this group The outlook is grim for next year. Again, many thanks to your papier. George M, Taylor Two homes in town are under quarantine for scarlet ° fever, George -Torrance and 'Willard Platt both having contracted the disease. The Wroxeter United Church has organized an orchestra consisting of violin, cello, , cornet, saxophone and piano. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Keil have moved to the village of Gorrie and are busy getting settled in the home they recently purchased. NOVEMBER 1956 'Dr.. G. F. and Mrs. Mills and their family left Gorrie this ' week and moved to Goderich where Dr. Mills has purchased a medical practice. Dr. Mills went to Gorrie two ,years ago from Wroxeter and pow both villages will be without a doctor: ' Organizations in ., Huron County may soon be able to have 'a film 'service from various centres within the county. The National. Film Board is offering to assist in the establishment of such a service in Huron County. providing there is sufficient interest to support it. Mrs. Morris Swanson was installed as Worthy Matron of Huron Chapter 89, Order of the Eastern Star, at the annual meeting. James Walpole is Worthy Patron. Other officers include' Mrs. Andy Lunn, Mrs. Jack Reavie, •Mrs. Gwendolyn Adams, Mrs, Murray MacLennan and Mrs. parish Moffat. Residents of Wroxeter Welcome Stanley Scott and family of Listowel who have purchased the McKenney property on main street in the village. Mr. Scott has Opened a shoe repair shop. Miss Louise Jefferson of 'Donnybrook was practice teaching at Guelph last, week. She is a student at Stratford Teachers' College. The Wingham Kinette Club, with a membership of only 18, raised the sum of $200 last year to assist the hospital. The money will go toward the cost of furnishing a room at the hospital. • NOVEMBER 1966 The Department of Education announcedthis week the three Carter Scholarship winners in Huron County. In top.. position in Huron is Douglas G. Elliott of the Wingham District High School,' who - was also an Ontario Scholar. The Wingham District High School board was told by its. architect, Douglas Kyles, that he expected his firm would have plans ready f r • ,ten rrn the ne Q de !� ti Selina' :addition bn y' the endOf February_ This' date replacesmid-March which had been set previously. Francis Merkley 'has purchased a barber shop at. Ridgetown. The Wingham Figure Skating Club held a party for members and prospective members. President Roy Bennett presented Bronze Medals to Marilyn Tiffin, Barbara Dauphin and Linda Lockridge. At the November meeting of ' the directors of the Wingham and District Hospital a recommendation was approved which will alter the visiting hours at the hospital. The new hours will be established on a six - months' trial basis. They will. commence* at 12 noon and run continuously until" 8:30, 7:30 in the children's ward: The official opening .of Huronview senior citizens' home addition will be held January 12. The occasion will mark the official completion of a wing which has been under construction for some time. Ronald Vogan, son of Mr. and Mrs, Ross Vogan of Stratford, received his certificate as 'an Ontario Scholar at the Stratford Central Secondary School commencement exercises. Ronald is a former Wingham student, now attending the University of Waterloo, St. John Ambulance has over 2000 certified First Aid instructors, trained to their required standards; and can provide First Aid training. for groups anywhere in On- tario. TODAY'S CHILD , BY HELEN ALLEN • That lively twinkle in Rick's eye suggests his very lively disposition, and this handsome 8 -year-old is quite ingenious at getting into mischief. A healthty fellow, Rick is of Indian and white descent, an average student in grade 2 who enjoys school but needs reminding to stay at his work. The outdoors interests Rick in any weather, He `ban hardly wait until he is old enough to drive a motorcycle and a snowmobile, and meanwhile he loves it when someone takes him riding. Rick plays hockey and loves. swimming. Because he lives where fishing and trapping are a way of ,life, he likes to be included in these activities. - Rick is an open; honest boy who likes to discuss things and wants honesty in return. Because he is so eager to F By 4004 rattagn with water at all .0140P, Teal' dere:were nailed once for 4i wooden or steel tank of some type_but it:wassaid *reprice was too high, and nothing was done until ieo5, when a by-law was paassed to extend and improve the water- works, ` "Land was purchased from John;.Armour at the top of John St. hill on which ;to build a standpipe In August a con- tract was let to the Huller ,Bridge acid Boiler'Co. n- cardiite to ,'ere'ct a `•steel standpipe for $5925, which included thefh dation. was finished i the eeeleg of 1906 and connected to the waterworks system. kept full of waterer there was alway-s,good psure -tit-the hydrants. Of ` course when there was a fire the pumps would be started as before. It should be pointed out that even after water was on pressure it was not for domestic use. Also in 1905 Walter Green was awarded a contract for $1350 to build a concrete flume under the road tethe pumphouse, replacing =the old wooden one. It was in- stalled with alarge manhole that allowed .'wOrtin efr th easy way in when it was necessary to wont on: the waterwheel. This. . laude is still there although it has not ebeen used since the flood of 1947 washed out the bank of the pond and damaged the gates: Since then electrically driven pumps have pumped water for Wingham., Over the years the ninmber of hydrants have, of course increased. .After .: dotnestic water _was obtained and the mains gradually spread•to all streets, the number grew rapidly. Today there are 90 hydrants, with new subdivi- sions adding tothetotal. One hundred years later Wing- ham is still ntheforefront wwiaths initsthfiebegtpotec ingtvit WATERWORKS PAtiT2 When the upper deign went out some wore in favour of putting in a steam plant, to pump water, but when;prices. of steam.,): engines were :re- ' ceived and it was realized -that a frill -tile . engineer would be required, 'the -cost was seen to he too high. Button a E.ssapt ;offered to Cupp usatom their fee= ry t erpower was retuned when Walter Green offered to put in a temporary dam and restore fire protec- tion in ten days; The water rights were pur- chased from Carr Bros, for $4000. Power was ::leased back to the grist mill at $500 per year less $100 for tending to the dam. It took Green 12 days with 30 men and teams working day and night to get the water high' enough to give 110 pounds pressure. Work then started to build a new dam, equipped with a fish ladder, under the direc- tion of Walter Green. It was estimated to cost $3500. This dam lasted until 1921. It was replaced in 1922 and that is the one tore today. After the council had spent the money a public meeting was called to discuss the situation and. ask the citizens to approve a money by-law to borrow $7500 to pay for the water privilege and the new dam. Very few bothered to vote but it carried 86 to 4. The water system con- tinued to work very well with' one exception. There was no water on pressure in the mains and none was avail- able until someone went to the wheelhouse and started the pumps. There were also some complaints that it took too long to expel the air in the pipes before the water arrived. The solution, of se, was to Iwo. a water • er' of some kilad op the 'highest point intown filled New Books in the Library ' THE THIRD ' TEMP-. TATION' by -Charles Tem- pleton Jimmy Coulter had it all. Charismatic ., leader of millions, marriedto a for- mer Miss America, admired by beautiful women, he is the `Man of God in the Hardy Amies suit'. Able to mesmerize with the sound of - his voice, he ruled a multi- million dollar empire with ease. At the zenith of his career, his reputation and life work suddenly are threatened, This ' is the compelling story of a man struggling to keep his faith, even as he is forced to acknowledge the truth about the two women in his life and, finally, to face the third temptation. RAGE O . ANGELS by Sidney Sheldon Jennifer, the daughter of a small-town lawyer, joined the staff of the distri t, t- torney of Manhattan to fight. for justice. as icer father't ad done: Less than 24:hours after being sworn 15,�-�JerM�'' nifer's hopes,., dreams., career, were sma`she and she found-herself;facing -< barment and a possible. prison sentence. ATHABASCA by Alistair , MacLean Two of the biggest oilfields in the world,' one in Alaska, the other in Canada, simul- taneously are threatened by sabotage. The oil flow could be interrupted in any one of thousands of places down the trans -Alaskan pipeline. The Canadian field, in the tar sands of Athabasca, has an unguardable, 14 -mile peri- meter. More than a million barrels of oil a day are at risk and the security teams can only hope for the best and prepare for the worst. have a permanent family where he belongs, and because he likes people, he will probably adjust to a new home fairly easily, but he needs. parents who are., flexible enough to ' accept his high kspirits and somewhat r`nls< chievous nature. To inquire about adopting Rick, please write to Today's Child;' Ministry of Community and Social Services ,,Box aa:a, Station K, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 2112. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life.