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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-12-10, Page 41.4 f r ' '• ' Nk,N\ • • • `Mni‘s•Wk''''&\>::'".'S'''.::MV.:.s..4cri.Vt•WZ.M.S.,',-;.**Milii \V: , . 4 .:4444,4414:44444.4 4,4 4.44•4-.440.4 .4.4"4.r4.. 44.4,4,..,4,44.1. eA ...... THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham. Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President • Robert 0 Wenger, Sec,-Treas Member Audit BUreau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscription MAO per year Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Six months $9.50 Return postage guaranteed Dangerous srtuation Possible Soviet invasion of Poland poses a dilemma for the' Western na- tions about the course of action to follow shauld the threat become a reel ity. Following closely,on tho heels of a similar situation in Afghanistan, the Weal. may be called upon to put up or shut up. The Soviet action in Afghanistan brought on partial boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow earl - ler this year; it occasioned refusal of the United States to ship wheat to the USSR, an action which was followed by Canada and other nations. American warships appeared in the Indian Ocean as a warning to the Soviets that the West would not tolerate an invasion of Pakistan and any attempt to occupy that country's ocean ports. Should the Soviets move Into Poland the western nations would be almost bound to retaliate in some way — and what other way is left open short of all-out war? How will ,President Ronald Reagan react to a situation which invites military solutions? There is very little the average citizen can do about the crisis. As usual we must simply await the turn of events. That, and getting on our col- lective knees 'in prayer. Although most people with whom we have talked seem comfortably un- aware of the fact, civilization is passing through a time of very great danger. The world Is poised= the biOnk of war — the final war. Unrest in Poland, led by bristling trade unions, has brought Soviet armed forces to the Polish border, ready for an outright invasion of that unhappy country. Unlike Canadian and Ameri- can unions„ which seek only material benefits, the Polish unions are seeking political freedom. They are demanding freedom of speech and freedom of de- cision -- freedom from overall dom- ination by communist party bosses. And that, of course, is what the Soviets will not tolerate. It appeared a few months ago that the Polish workers had, indeed, won new freedoms; the communist party seemed ready to make concessions. Now it is evident that the political bosses were merely gaining the neces- sary time to bring the full might of So- viet -domination into play. The Poles are a stubborn race, so it is unlikely that' they will meekly return to their work benches, lust because they are threatened with annihilation. 4 -4 4. .... Must„be: a better ..,:Secondary. , School teachers in . people. PittangetWegba and inhumanly Bruce and Norfolk Countles are back to , „long hours 0 wok .Were .gradually iffl- th*claisrOornsafter strikes which cost proved, butit required a bitter struggle their students more than two months of bya desperate class of Working people. initiriatIon;',nutl* a nine -Month study. Many .strikes todaY lire; little short of , year: Surely there mita* a better way ° disgusting.. High school teachers no for intelllgent peoPleii.settletheledif- doubt have legitimate causes for corn, --•-•'.'firences.. than' Sublettingtotally -'-plaint, but so far vire have never seen Cerittnitaders to-tritir' costly .1OTTOS. ...one of thorn. who was really Suffering, itiOieq'zitotieor that th*.isrioint,i.7 .,..-Wheitthay seek InipflivOttWilt Iff )1),,,!,. ties • flpOrriirMent''hal. nb Sferriaarive. cimAtkinar that .thielr entering the fai;Midiiiay.ffikiirgh the 7"'rlght.When theySO- 60 1°114 . • • 0000iTtrilce Education. Minister Bette hundreds of students 20 per cent of the ..:BfePhinson stated that the students and: school., year, that is something else. their parefits,Would have to prove that . Binding arbitration 'miens to setts-, the stridentS.Vare actually in danger,of. fy neither workers nor employers. If laSinglhair'chariee at successful com- '-that is the case we are long overdue for pletion, of -,the school year before the . true label' courtsoin which all the facts .ministry,. would intervene.' .Now lust can be 'presented and totally neutral fkow could that be proved? The brilliant judges hand down rulings. If a dtizen ...StUdentS. would probably be able .to Of this country has to trust his freedom gl • catch up, but. the average youngster to' the courts when he Is accused of a ;,!.probably would fall. What a cop-out! criminal act, would ,it be asking too The trade union movement was much that the.parties in labor disputes. born Of real hardship among working ,be 'required to 'do the same? • .„ ovv.,..muth,i too much?. Tha, joarliarrientary committee vi.ntoh hat been;Oudylrig the salaries of •elected Members has recommended ,that the MPs' pay„be increased about 80 .,( pet cent osier the next three years. The \ etid figure would bring the annual • Salary up', to about $60,000, plus a health), tax-free expense account. tawa and Toronto. That Situation may well exist right now. Business and industry are offer- ing such attractive salaries to top-level people that the truly keen and intelli- gent men and women would be indeed unselfish to choose public service. Ob- viously, such an argument does not Corrilhg.at a time when the govern- apply to every MP. We do have some ment le calling on all Canadians to good ones, but there is reason to believe 'practise restraint In their wage de- that' the general level of quality rep - mends, sixty to eighty thousand dollars resentation has declined in recent sounds like prefty heady stuff. How- years. We don't seem to have many ever, remuneration for elected poll- Churchills, Rooseveits or even Diefen- ticians has always been a -hotly argued bakers around these days. sublect and perhaps always will be. The committee, in making its The entire question bringTin a cer- recommendations, pointed out that Min moral issue. Like ministers of the many upper level civil servants are Gospel, we have a right to expect a making more money than are the candidate'for such public offie.e to be elected members. They also point to motivated by ' something more than the unusually high expenses which mere love of money. We rightly believe must be met by the MP who has to ,that if any train or woman seeks to maintain two homes and meet the ex - speak for us in parliament he or she pectations of many constituents who should, first of all, be possessed of a think that the same MP should be a strong sense of public reeponsibility. willing target for every collection of None of us want to see the- day when funds in his or her riding. MPs are paid so much for their jobs Since the committee's recornmen- that only the greedy will seek election. dations must be approved by a vote in On the other hand, If we pay them the House, where the beneficiaries will too little we will inevitably wind up do the voting, it Is quite probably going with a collection of second -raters in Ot- to pass. Messy business Some of the more aggressive re- porters on Parliament Hill have brought to light a juicy mess of secret shindigs reminicent of Nikon -time Washington. , • It fakes marry Millions of dollars just to keep flittiorireittic bills of Parli- ament paid. A staff oft size has to be maintained; irtountains of supplies must/ be purchased ; the heat- ing bill Is more than a little staggering and the list Atudd,0 on and on. The speaker of the House15 the boss. The present Speaker, 11110,10. Jeanne Sauve, hasn't 'bilk'9Offiki very Marks for he COOdOif of bUifneit in the House of arnrno1$fibuf �pparently she has been_WO i! Or In the h04J$iShOkj mai'' ''hfdprtrnenf. A few days ago she uncovered the fact that a secret riot quad had been set up, for exactly what purpose no one Is yet quite sure. One reporter produced copies of invoices for such innoent little items as handcuffs, bullet-proof vests, helmets and shotguns. The ser- geant -at -arms of the House was or- dered by the speaker to return the mer- chandise at once, but when the reporter tried to locate the firm which had sup- plied the goods he could find no address and the person who answered the phone refused to talk. In addition to the riot squad epi- sode evideno has also been uncovered which points to all sorts of corruption and pay-offs interwoven With the administration of in-hourse busines* In `Ottawa. • • - „ ' • 7 • , . itted Edify gale ea ".;;;0, - " ((JELL, NERE &0E5 7J 0 Items Old DECEMBER 1933 from Brussels, has been When the time for chosen the new postmaster receiving applications for in Brussels to succeed W. H. the positions of clerk and Bell‘whoiecently resigned. treasurer for the County of Si': 'Arthitr Currie, Com - Huron expired, no fewer mander-in-Chief of the than 110 were counted. About Ca nadiab Corps and half come from points out- president and vice chan- side Huron County, some cellOr. of McGill University, from as far away as Mon- was laid to rest in Montreal. treal and Saskatoon. General :currie led the At the meeting of Canadian 'Corps to victory, Wingham Town Council it culminating with the entry was agreed to widen •into Mons on Armistice Day. Josephine Street pt the south •DECEMBER 1945 end coating a total Of $125. At a special meeting of F. A. Hunter of the village W.0:ILA. Members of this .of6, ,apbrook,-- e.:1 elistrict,am tie waspessed • MUSEU A�LJlNGS. By John Pattison Over one hundred years ago Frederick H. Roderus, a shoemaker, cleared land at the Josephine and !atria St corner and built ia two- storey' frame she)? and - dwelling. A few years later he had the building:moved to the south side of his lot and built a new brick structure that is still there today. It was said to be the first brick shoe factory in this area. In May, 4886 a new ice cream and refreshment par- lor was opened in the first building by James McKel- vie. This became known as the Star Restaurant. It would appear that the special on the menu was oysters, stewed, fried or raw. Fruit in season was stocked. At one time he had two tons of grapes for sale. In 1888 a large sign in the shape of a cigar was hung over the front door, which indicated tobacco was sold. Two years later a soda fountain was in- stalled. In 1892 Mr. Roderus had a cellar excavated and a stone foundation put under the restaurant. McKelvie con- tinued to operate a success- ful business and in addition operated booths at fall fairs and other celebrations. In June, 1899 he bought the property and the land be- tween it and the Roderus building. A fence was put up at the street and an open-air refreshment booth was built. To keep up with the times McKelvie had a gasoline en- gine installed in 1901 to turn his ice cream freezer. This saved him a lot of work and made better ice cream. Not to lose out on a good thing, a line of gramophones was put in the restaurant and offered for sale. Near the end of 1902 the business was sold to J. Buck- ley of Owen Sound. A year later it was sold to L. G. Kruse of Brussels. A month later there was a SmalVire in the rear of the restaurant. In October of 1904 fire struck again; This time the second floor was gutted and the place was closed until re- pairs were made. In July of 1905 Lac Ken- nedy at Setifortb bought the Star restaurant. Kruse then opened a grocery store in the Button Block and was burned out before the end of the year. Following the completion of the Wilson Block, Kennedy moved the business one door south into much larger quarters. Later he owned the theatre and sold Overland cars. When the reataurant moved • out the old Roderus building was remodelled for the next period in its history. Fitted up as a butcher shop, A. E. Louttit took it over in January, 1908. After eleven years he sold it to Andrew Chalmers, who in turn sold it to Thomas Drummond & Son, who operated it for a year. Then it was purchased by C. D. Benniger of Ayton and George Olver of town. In - 1922 W. S. Mitchell bought out Benniger and the busi- ness became Olver & Mit- chell. This partnership lasted for eight years, when George Olver withdrew and opened a grocery store in the Gregory Block. Mitchell put in plate glass windows and modernized the shop. When he died in 1932 the business was carried on by his son Andrew, who spent the longest time of anyone in the shop. The business stopped when he died in 1964. Following his death the property was purchased by John R. Currie and in Janu- ary, 1965 the building was torn down and the lot levelled off fora parking lot for the furniture store. 'NE16/711300/oop! to disband this organization. As a result of this decision the W.O.A.A.. will benefit financially as the funds Were donated to the W.O.A.A., as were also the trophies. Residents of the Salem community welcome Mrs. John Lane., Mr. and Mrs. Lane were recently married. John Howes of Wroxeter, who has been assistant to the CPR station master at Hanover, left for Toronto where 'he will take a course in telegraphy. The annual • .Com- inencenimit exercises _Were lieftWieWtilOtttiti• school 4ebaterabiwere presented to Patricia 'Shaw, Mabelle Dunkin, Milton Brown, Jack Currie, Joyce Darling and Edna Higgins. Athletic awards were won by Irene Curie', Margaret McDonald, Eleanor Deyell, Harold Henry, Wilfred Seli and Jack Brophy. DECEMBER 1956 A. D. Smith, postinaster at Bluevale, this week opened the new building which he has erected to serve as a post office for the community. Situated just across the Street from the building which has served the community for many years; the new structure is neat and attractive in appearance. Officer Cadet S. R. Hiseler Of Wingham was one of the winners of : a proficiency prize awarded annually to the cadet of the Ontario Agricultural and Veterinary College Canadian Officers'. Training Corps who receives the most outstanding report at the end of first year training, James Clark was elected president of Howick Legion, Brandi 307. Other officers include Joseph Heffer, Thomas Ritchie, Hector Hamilton and Carl Ettinger. At an open meeting in Lucknow, with 20 men in attendance, a unanimous vote favored the formation of a Lions Club in Lucknow. The Ladies' Guild of Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave, elected Mrs, Alex Nethery president at its December meeting. Vice presidents are Mrs. Clark Johnston and Mrs. Clare Van Camp. A new book of poetry, 'Along Pioneer Trails', is just off the press. It is written by Pearl McKelvey Patterson, a former Wroxet- TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN 4411110111111111111111111111111111111111111Mil Dickie is a lovable happy baby just under a year old. He was born prematurely and had some respiratory diffi- culties in his first fele weeks. He also'has a hole in his •.heart which will likely require surgery 'when he Is 4 or 5 years old. It iSo howevet; not regarded as a life-threa- tening operation and he is in good general health. Dickie is small for his age but alert and responsive, favoring people who *00016 him with the enchanting sinile You see. He is Involved in a research project 4 er woman and is the third book to be publishethby the writer who now lives in Chesley. DECEMBER 1966 Elections in the town of Wingham stirred up only moderate interest on the part of the voters', 52 per cent of whom cast their ballots. " All former town councillors werereturned, with the additiOn, of . Bill Walden,. elected to fill the vacancy created by the retirement Of Warren Callen. Those elected, Were, G. W. i!uik- neU dB,atson Wild and Alan Williams.. The members of . the United Church choir honored two lOng-standing members who were presented with farewell gifts. Frank HoWson expressed regret that his health no longer permits him to participate actively and Mrs. W. W. Currie is leaving to live in Haman. A wedding of wide interest took place in Sacred Heart Church when Anna Mc- Donald of Wingham and Jame a Meyer of Teeswater exchanged marriage vows. Judge Frank Fingland died suddenly at his Clinton home in his 73rd year. The induction service for Rev. II. D. Jenkins into the three parishes of Fordwieh, Gorrie, and Wroxeter Angli- can Churches was held in the Fordwich church. Albert Bacon was elected to head the Morris Township Federation of Agriculture at its annual meeting :held in Beigrave. Neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Carman Whytock and Jackie held a surprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Ross, Whitechurch. Mr. and Mrs. Whytock have sold their farm and are moving to Wingham. read'your'interesungand Recently you advised that Thdeau getonwjth the job bileflf:tlns_PWh49ar:a;ll*:47t;i-Sby:t'*r'*ttllsi*eatt;Ponxm'oriolototn4.,,:te' appottef:i:1,%gveri- mentoetrF:00i:tsad gVe suggestions regarding hoWgdashotddbetiOne, Tagrettl4terttegl to agree, setigthe•ef$ of the provincialiiremiers in conference this sumMerthat course is of little use. Two views:were expressekgreed and selfisimess. With two or three exceptions, cloy their own personal or their"'inn provinces' needs were ex- pressed,' -Instead of Canada coming -first it became nth. This, if ever, is the time we need statesmen and it is no time to play party polities. In speaking to several Imowledgesble 'people, their opinion of the provinciel pre- miers' confeYence was dis- gusting. It is unfortunate that the government of da representativea are o distinctly divided, East and West, but surely for the good of this great country they could unite On what is good for the Whole country, Our Native people came to Ottawa to express their wishes and when they got there, couldn't decide, what artheeyinwthtiensamte%Mli'hot!itly 'I have been. to; the Yukon ' and Seen apiri bome3that were built for the Indians that were being wrecked for lack of appreciation for what Caned: was doing for them. a they and lthera'are,- . act now to patriate the Ceeitittaion • with amend- ments now. With our 'decreasing birth rate and the influx of refugees from Italy and the Boat People from the East, it is only a matter of time until .our tyroi. :;f0i*ding *so BritiShadd 00401, 004 -minority and we will have lit4e to Say as til) what wt want thiseountry tabe. Each fart of the country mode thOother, 411918 ead 1045 Easterners went* t tu help avast the crop . wartinIW This ye" n' Westerners came east kr hay:.....to 404 Abair' lived.** when *tight OS000 " their feed BUPA"; I•tt Os 1/e, senable ' instead 01 'greedy and selfish. Elmer J. Farrish Gorrie Editor's note—The writer should recall that all of us immigrated to this country at onetime or another, and in feet it is the original, inhabitants, the Native peoples, who now find themselves in the position of being a minority, with little to say about what they want the country to be. Looking for vest owner Dear Editor, • On Nov. 1, 1980, during a farm sale located, at Langside on the ,farni of Allan 'Millar which was advertised in your paper, a. series of thefts took place. Subsequently two juveniles were apprehended and all property was recovered. Owners have been found for all the property, with the exception of the owner of a blue and red nylon vest. Would you please inform your readers that anyone having lost the above- mentioned vest should contact the Ki nca rdine detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police at 398-4A41. Thank you for yfti assistance. Const. W. S. Jackson Kincardine detachment concerning premature babies and it is hoped his new parents will want to continue with this. In any. case he needs a checkup every six months. No information is available on Dickie's father so he has to be adopted by people to whom a family tree is of no importance. The Children's Aid society is asking for black parents for this baby. To inquire about adopting Dickie, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices, Box : :8, Station K, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 2112. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life. • Stamps help fund missions Dear Editor. Especially „ at Christmas tit/4e, I think* of all the used postage stamps that are needlessly discarded. that, seemingly Wertbless • sir- " dela, from any country, are said in bulk bythe &arbor° Fathers to stamp dealers to help finance...mission pro; jects throughout the world. . In 10 months. r . have .received more than 100 pounds eancelied-postage stamps, in in very large quantities, from schools, service clubs, companies, individuals, etc. They add up quickly if everyone collects. them or *0.)4, Head' stamps, as...0404re sold separately. It hardly takes a second to rip the used postage, stamps froth an envelope, leaving a bit of paper around them. This can by your way of helping the world's poor without it costing you a lot of time or Money. Please send (by thirdclass mail) or bring all -your cancelled postage stamps any time of the year to: Mrs. R. M. Chmay, 280JarVis•St„; Fort Erie, L2A 285; R. Ontay -New' Books in the Library THE HIDDEN TARGETby Helen Maclnnes Chance is the trigger' that unleashes, this Whir1W,I2d` adventure. It unexpeetedlY.k„ brings Nina O'CtineelVand Robert Renwick face to face on a street in Amstetchuhan a nearby cafe they exchange news: Nina is on an expense - free trip for a group of students across Europe. Renwick is leaving 'NATO and the army to join a company of consulting en- gineers. Neither description is accurate. One 14 illVf*ti- gating terorists, the other unwittingly is being sued by teiTorists. This is a !Vilna* tic, tough-minded and spell- binding novel. HELEN IN EXILE by Ian McLachlan Grandmother, mother, daughter — . three genera- tions of women linked by love and hate and memory th the background for this com- pelling story of Hden's search for freed:Wm PRAYERWAYS by 1Louis M. Savory Prayerways is a wholly new kind of prayerbook, filled with strategies to help you survive those times when familiar ways of working, relating, praying and living have lost their effectiveness. The prayer strategies are easy „atid enjoyable, take limited time, and can easily be built into one's daily schedule. PRINCE CHARLES: a biography by Michele Brown This biography traces the development of Britain's future king frein an 'aVik- ward, homesiek,.,,schoelboy into a charming member of theta* aintly.