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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-12-30, Page 4„ a; . . • • • •, • ArOZ.54.5.6124"',41,44.4 • Vs.A.Jiessaem"tireteM,.... ••••• • ,••• ^•• ••••• •••., •••••• •••••• •••• ••.!= THE WINGHAM Published at Wingitairo. Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Meaner Audit Purealo otare4ations MeMber — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc:. 0,ntario weekly Newspaper Assoc • <9, Robert 0 Wenger, Sec -Treas Subscription $16.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Six months $9.50 Return postage guaranteed Facing a new year On the eve of a new year it Is customary to speculate upon what the coming 12 months will bring — happi- ness, as all our friends have wished for us, or tragedy and despair; wealth or poverty, good fortune or bad? January first, 1981 is not only the opening of a new year, but also the beginning of a new decade, perhaps the most pnomen- tous one in the history of the modern world. Strange and unusual events have taken place recently, occurrences which have no parallel In our ex- perience. A Middle East country which most of us thought of as nothing much - more than a rich oil field has defied the power of the United States for mere than a year. The obvious conclusion Is that it is no longer possible to salvage . national honor by going to war. The oil-producing countries have applied a stranglehold to the economies of the industrial nations, thus exposing a gaping flaw in what we have always thought was an all-powerful superiority over the "undeveloped" nations of the world. A man whose life was spent before the movie cameras has been elected president of the United States, unques- - tionably the most powerful position any individual in the world, can occupy. He may prove to be a wise leader, but only time will provide the answer. • North America, the place where the motor car was invented, produced and refined, has been chased out of its position of leadership In automotive sales by Japan, France and Germany. Those "foreign" countries have'proven that high worker productivity and close attention to the quality of their pro- ducts are the path to success. For the first time in history we are suffering the pains of "stagflation" --- double digit inflation coupled with business stagnation 40,0 Oarrief:- rate of uneenploymentX • A gloomy note on which to start a new year and a new decadeVYes. So, - are there any answers? Indeed there are answers, but many people, Including far too many politicians, are looking for solutions in the wrong places. The truth of the mat- ter Is that our present woes will not disappear by magic over night. Our troubles lie not In some accident of fate which can be reversed by legislation. They can be solved only by ourselves — and it will take time, perhaps all the years of the 1980s. First of all we must shake off our "lottery complex". A few lucky win- ners may become instant millionaires; the odd slacker may get through life being paid for poor workmanship and unearned time off, but ae e nation the consequences of a something:dor-noth- ing attitude can be fatal. That sort of thinking has been largely responsible for the bind in which we find ourselves right now. Another fact we will have to face is the reality ()four declining standard of living. Inflation' will be with us for many years to come. High interest rates may decline somewhat, but they will not come down to the levels of 10 or 20 years ago. Despite higher wage levels our dollars will buy less and we will have to , content ourselves with fewer purchases — be they cars, homes, food or clothing. • Governments at all levels will be forced to cut back expendttures, not merely upon those programs which • provide for social services to the people, but much more significantly, on the hundreds of useless make-work projects which cost millions and do lit- tle or nothing for the public at large: Yes, it does sound gloomy — but it's not hopeless. For those whe possess the good sense to work hard, spend carefully and enjoy life without a thou- sand useless frills there are good years ahead. It le.evetepossible 'filet the next genetation of youngsters will learn that!: honest work is not only profitable but se. e e..Sal4secess"t'sNeseiesen'eefs, `ets•es„ see • ••,.„,•‘:`"•• ••••., >. • :••••• ."'"•••; 1•. esseeeesee. JOS ..e.:•.;:,,seeeeeasakeeee a•M.::' • • 11 l'.1,•.•04:11.,"..".0*.:-. • :•;!;!Seq;SSV7* • 1, "1. -• kft.;',‘_•••••.. ews 1 co • .r '1'k Or w journey otOOS415CoVery. It 'begins• with' her arrival in Now York from Kansas/us a naive nineteen-yeakold, terrified and uncertaip, it proceeds through marriage and inotherhood and a heart- rending separation and *MCP- Ai age forty-five she Meets a man who gives her not only a renewed sense of her Jewish heritage, but also ,--••a chance for fulfillment. GOODBYE DARKNESS by William R. Manchester Here is a remarkable memoir of World War II in the Pacific, of what it looked like, sounded like, smelled • like and most of all what it felt like to one who under- went all but file ultimate of its experiences. BUY BACK THE DAWN by Nicholas Garland Jeffrey Winter, an • at- tractive New York lawyer having both money and power, is about to marry a • woman he deeply loves. One afternoon a startlingly beautiful nineteen-year•old stranger enters his office • and introduces herself. She has come to Jeff to awaken memories of his first great love sixteen years ago, LEAVES FROM THE ALLEY by Joanna Trol- When Sarahitummond's • stiff and talentless •elder brOtherslearns that he is to serve in the- Crimea, he decides to take his two sisters with him, safe in the expectation that it will all be over in three months. ".•,‘ • ile DECEMBER19$3 " DECEMBER 1945 , paper to William B. McCool, M. Maclennan of Wingham president of the Huron (On - The nomination meeting la rilit - of decorations his partner:for nearly 14 • and Torn Burke, Wroxeter. tado) Liberal Association at for the Township of Turn- aim!** Friday e was the : years. - •DECEMBER 1966,._ _,.__, i4 annual meeting' 1 herry was held in Bluevale. name ot Major Robert Scett ., T. W. 'Bert' Platt has been Twenty nursuijassiatants Top honors in the annual s new Isaac J. Wright is reeve by Hetheringten of town. He namedWinghamat the Wingleun and District , bonspiel for the Western acclamation but there will be was listeds with those who PoliceChief• . Hospital reached an im- Foundry Trophy went- to an- election for councillors. • were madeinembers of the portant plateau in the Murray Rae and his four - Seven candidates have -MostExeellent Order of the DECEMBER 1956 • training program at a some to keepthe cup not only qualified, • Harold Moffatt, Britlah Empire. . - Mrs. Ross Anderson Was capping, ceremony held in in Wirighane but right at the • William Austin, James A -presentation was, held reelected president of the the Nurses' Training Centre. Foundry itself. Breckenridge, Richard for Mr. arid Mrs. Fred Cook Evening Auxiliary of the A large barn and abotit 30- First prize for window '"*" ***** ' ****** °"*°°.• . Wilton• James AkTavish, who recently moved to their Women'satisionary Societ3r lope ed hid VC& Eier04s CONGRATULATIONS ON head of • cattle were decoration at the local Peter S. • McEwen and. Roy new hoine in I3elgrave. They of Knox United urch, e destroyed in a blaze on the hospital , went to Miss with ave Vice presidents are Porter. were presented w an arm • Aldermen in 13rantfo chair. Gordon Bosman end voted die elves $200 forMrs. Vir.•-tu J. B-nderion Harold ttVincent iOr st•i es ---edtiting the succeeds Mrs. W. ``'.10;410441 aa*dere th0,,tir mis:1 rg. A --yeari Councillors , in as peeseeeneeeeewee " d Wingham serve without Missionary Society of At. s treasurer. • residents tr. 1 enjoyable. remuneration:, Aficirei.v's Pre,sboerian _Gerrie area. A beautiful pheesantshas Church Vice presidents etc,. congratulate Mr. and' Mrs. been much admired during Wirs:11: f. McGee, Mrs. PSI edifford Hallman, the former the past week around Vic- D. Kingand Mra. A.-Niparnese Either Behrns,. Who were toria and Catherine Streets secretary Mrs, T. A. married, December 15 at the in the town of Wingham. " ,curite!. and treasurer Mrs. Church paricthage. Gerald Edmonds, ‘,A pupil George blver. , • . Sacred Heart Church," of Bluevale School, who Mr. and Mr.. R, Cook, Winghaine•, Rose Marie passed the Entrance Who. have .Mnidneted a McLaughlin, of Lucan and examination in July, has garage business with Bruce W, Anger of Wingham received a beautiful book grocery store and t meal were urdtettinmarriage• from the Teachers' Institute service in the village of East Wawanosh CoUncil of East Huron as an award Wroxeter, ,haireeleft that named repeesentatives to • for obtaining the highest village. Their business hag the three high school boards, standing at the Wingham been taken over bielVir! and Walter McGill to Clinton, Centre He was tied„ mitt) Mrs. S. PacalitSrItO Nelione .Pattersop to Margaret Coulter -of SS No. 7, Hamilton. Goderich and Frank . .k th Thompson to woos/it: Accoprdipg. to Sur Walter • Canadians in many parts of this land seem to be experiencing some dif- ficulty in determining just where their loyalties Ile. Thinking about this state of national confusion we recalled the words of , Sir Walter Scott, who had some very' stern views on thesubject of national loyalties: Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!' • Whose heart hath neer within him burned As home his footsteps he hath turn'd From wandering on a foreign strand! .. If , such there breathe,' go, mark him • • no minstrel raptures swell; Highlhough his titles, proud his name, 'Boundless his. wealth as wish can • claim; Despite those titles, power and .pelf, . The wretch concentred all In self, Living •shall forfeit fair renown And, doubly dying Oval! go down To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonor'd, and unsung. Here's a success story All too often our references in this column to governments in general are critical. So, it Is a sincere pleasure to carry a' story With an upbeat. A few weelss ago the city of Los Angeles expressed keen interest in the possible purchase of., an Ontario pro- duct — a light rail transportation sys- tem which has been operating on a test. basis in Kingston, Ont. The system is the product of the Ontario Urban Transportation DeVelopment Corpora- tionaral its cost so far has been $70 mil- lion. The "'City of Vanc er and the British Columbia government have contracted for the purchase of one of the Ontario systems at a cost of $650 million to serve a 27 kilometre route. Los Angeles is Interested In a 4.8 kilo- metre system, at a cost of about S130 million. These ultra -modern trains can operate at ground level, On elevated rails or underground, Although the system has operated only on the test course at Kingston, the Ontario corpor- ation is so confident df its product that_ it has posted a $300 Million Perform- ance bond With the West Coast buyers and is willing to provide the same guarantee for other cities. Not only will sales of these syiterns (estimated at a possible $20 billion on the woriciniarket) provide a profit for the Oritarl0 corporatiofl,. but spinoff contracts will create Many bobs for On- tario workers. Hawker-SIddeley ol Thunder Bay and ITT Canada Ltd., Golelph, are two 01 the firms which could supply components. Congratulations to at least one government corporation which is prov- ing its ability to succeed. Is it really a crisis arrn ilbe t Hewitt O Murdeati McLeod for a Dear Editor, beau tairtd f of W r a the Br.'Line of Turnberry. .Also lost were the Hewitt es thr bid and a ' • tiful painting on the Please pass on to those re gOrwaynnfirsallope, sponsible my congratulti- eeintere alitreleitee etions on the Madill Mirror -Wawanosh • Township :'page of the Dec. issue. Wait a Council weee honored. by minute .. Wait a lifetime, Ernest Snell and Councillers excellent presentations. Bill ' Gow and Mason Keep up the good work. Robinson stepped down from To all who are responsible Game, municipal posts: for your newspaper, a Merry TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN W. Gamble, deputy reeve L Gorrie. Kennet as ec y members L Bryan, Thomas service in Sicily, Italy and - The '• annual Christmas Lovell and David Weir Germany. meetings of the PaI-Mocha Gorrie residents congrat- With this *sue of the Shrine of Mocha Temple, Mate Mr. and Mrs. R. Advance -Times, . W.• was held • in Magrath who celebrated (Wally) Armstrong lays Winglia ' otel Brun - their 50th wedding an- dOwn,his pen as editor. Be swck Peent 'Potentate niversary haii0old his liitereS ' In:the pine were _ esented to Dr. K. • . 17 f stle THE TRUE MEANING of Christmas rii4ilie'd in this creche set up at the Sacred Heart rectory on Victoria Street. Amid the hustle and bustle of the modern, commercialized Christmas, it itellideolasy to forget that this season honors the birth of the Son of God. • hi accidents Three persons"; suffered minor injuries as a result of motor vehicle accidents artitind the Wingham area ' over the Christmas holiday. James Latronico, 15, of Gorrie was treated at; Wingham and Dietrict Hospital for injuries he received while snowmobiling on private property Dec. 27. -He apparently was riding on a machine as a passenger when he fell off. John H. Battye of Blyth, 24,, was treated at hospital following a single vehicle accident on Christmas Eve. Police report he was sou& bound along Highway 4 near Con. 10-11 of East Wawanosh when he swerved to avoid another vehicle, went through the snowbank and ended up in the ditch. Mr. ' Battye suffered minimal injuries and damage to the car was estimated at $450. Brenda Wattam of Hensall was treated at the Wingham hospital after apparently being involved in an accident at Highways 4 and 88, also on Christmas Eve. No further details on the accident were available. AIRCRAFT DISPLAYED The National Aeronautical Collection, a division of the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, displays over 90 aircraft, engines and other artifacts connected with the develop- ment of aviation in Canada. The displays are lotated in hangar at Roekeliffe Air- port near Otta*a. Handsome Donald with the blonde curls and blue eyes will goon be 4. He's a big boy for his age, but seems younger because his development has been slow. He is behind in several areas and it is not yet certain hoW far he will'go, So he needs parents for whom academic achieve- ment is not a major concern. Donald is attending an early education centre, in which each child has a program created especially for him. His chief lag -is in speech but that is improving with speech therapy. He is also having special exercises to help his co-ordination. • Donald lives in a farm foster home where he has 'lots of room, to run and climb and ride his bike in safety. He is fond of the animals and enjoys helping to feed them. Donald is impulsive and can be unruly but he responds well to firmness, and a brief period of exile from family activities is the only discipline he seems to need. Parents are being sought for Donald who will enjoy his liveliness, who can show him lovingly they are in charge, and who will not pressure him at school. To inquire about adopting Donald, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vice S, Box 888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 2112. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life.