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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-03-04, Page 4:tea, E ADVA CETI ES 4' \\\\\ 4\y 4�\1`sti`:t'':•';`L`t 4Lti::'. ,til:a:titiwCkti,t:t:\y\vt� '�1�•'11iT?',Rye �•.,k a`.�??�'!��ti'y?,".�'1 THE WiNGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingbam. Ontario, by Wenger Bro6:Limited Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Bill Crump, Advertising Manager Barry Wenger, President Henry Hess, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscription 816.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Six months 89.50 Return postage guaranteed Looking at the future The Board of governors of the Wingham & District Hospital has taken the right course In its decision to establish a long-range study com- mittee. Health care policies set out by the province and Implemented, where possible, by local hospital beards, have been anything but clearly defined and far-sighted over the past two decades. At one point all hospitals, without regard to location, area needs or physi- cal facilities were ordered to get by on drastically reduced budgets. Months later expansion programs were ap- proved and spending accelerated. As Is so frequently the case, centralizing of authority has led to ignorance of indiv- idual needs. There are a few hopeful signs that the °'bigger is better" concept of man- agement may be faltering. For consid- erable time the direction of health care seemed always to be toward the big city hospitals without regard to the needs of smaller communities. Admit- tedly some special cases must be pass- ed on to larger health centres where specialized doctors and more sophisti- cated equipment are available, but It makes no sense whatever to close out small hospitals for the run -of -the mill illnesses. Daily ward, rates in rural hospitals are always much lower than costs in city hospitals. Economics alone Indicate the viability of the smaller institutions. When the Wingham hospital Issued its recent call for financial support of an expansion and modernization pro- gram the rural municipalities"' were among the first topledge their backing. That, we believe, Is a certain Indication that the local hospital Is considered a vital necessity to the people who live in this area. The long-range study committee should, eventually, provide the solid evidence needed to conVlnce provincial authorities that we do know what we need and that we are capable of sound administration of our own health care programs. Headed for the Altar - If Mr. Trudeau and the provincial premiers thought they were the centre of attention in London a few weeks ago, they'd better reconsider. They've been up -staged by an attractive little blond English girl named Diana. Canadian politicians and their equable over. what the British Parliament should do with the Canadian constitution can't hold a candle to the love match and engage- ment of Lady Diana Spencer and, the Prince of Wales. Termed the marriage of the century, Britons will witness a royal " • spectacle of first magnitude when the.. royal. wedding takes place later this year. The 19 -year-old Lady Diana is everything the British people could de- sire. Young, attractive and thoroughly a home-grown product, she will fulfill their expectations as a truly British 'queen. Those among us who claim to be totally disdainful of the values of the monarchy fall to see what royalty rep- resents and that its worth can be demonstrated right here in Canada. As our politicians bicker over the fine points In the constitution and the price of oil, we have not a single figure which can stand out and above the wrangling. In Britain, where inflation and unem- ployment are much more serious prob- lems than in Canada, the people can al- ways turn to their monarch as the sym- bol of an enduring nation - a nation Which is in no danger of falling apart at the seams. Uneasy- tenure Tory Leader Joe Clark has sur- vived the PC convention which, many believed, would cost him leadership of his party. He got the backing of two-thirds of the voting delegates, but the one-third who would like a leader- ship review remain a dangerous minority. Successful leadership of ,a political party demands not two-thirds support, but unanimous and enthusi- astic backing. Sadly enough the Conservatives are adhering to pattern. Their weak- ness lies in divided loyalties. Some of their more Intelligent front-runners are awareof that very shortcoming. It was noteworthy that' Flora MacDonald, de- feated for the party leadership when Clark was chosen, was one of his most outspoken supporters In this recent convention. She Is quite aware that the party's eventual survival lies In united strength. Other party leaders like Rob- ert,Stanfield and the late John Diefen- baker could have verified Miss Mac - Donald's wisdom. When competent leadership is The Americans, whose ancestors gave their lives to shed the tyranny of a British monarch, would dearly love a symbol of unity untainted by political partisanship. They are, perhaps, even more avid fans of British royalty than are we Canadians. Prince Charles and:; Lady Diana, one of the world's most beautiful cou- plesare something special. They are providing a romantic alternative to a world which has been beset for too long by fear, greed and violence. lacking the voters of the nation have none but themselves to blame. Any political party lett, election after elec- tion, in the opposition, gradually loses its talent. The truly brilliant, even the reasonably intelligent and self-assured leadership candidates realize there is no future for themselves in politics and seek an outlet for their talents in other professions which usually promise much more in the way of monetary re- wards. It is a solid rule of political truth that the longer one party remains in power the more difficult it is to defeat and the, less able is the opposition to mount a strong offensive. If you don't believe that statement, take one long look at Tory Ontar,.io. Joe Clark may not have the TV charisma of a Pierre Trudeau; he has made political mistakes. But he is the leader the Conservatives selected of their their own free will In democratic process. If he is a mistake his party members would do well to provide him with advice and solid backing. Natibnal Suicide Last week the Iranian government released four British missionaries who had been held in an Iranian prison for months on charges of attempted espionage. How many foreigners are still in Iranian prisons no one really knows. The missionaries were prob- ably released because, like the Ameri- can hostages, their captors didn't know what else to do with them. When tile -Iranian mob seized the American embassy personnei and got the backlrt of their fanatical religious leaders, they were probably unaware of the eventual consequences of their acts. As more facts are learned about the treatment of outsiders in that Mid- dle East country there Will be in- creasing reluctance on the part of for- eigners to enter the country for any reason whatever. As a result Iran, with a tiny cadre of technical experts, may A find Its Industry and economy stifled for lack of •trained people to keep the wheels turning. The Iranian nation- alists may have been gleeful as they contemplated the havoc created in the rest of the world when their oil exports were slashed, but as money and skills run out a nation which is desperately dependent on outside markets and technicians' may find itself in deep trouble. Of course there is aiways the pos- sibility that the Soviets, who are next- door neighbors to Iran, may be willing to 1111 the vacuum, but Iranlans are just as untrusting of the Russians as -they are of the Americans. Furthermore the Seviets presently have their hands full of Afghanistanian rebels. Soviet en- croachment on Iranian territory would also be this century's most open invita- tion to all-out war. A page of editorial opinion Wednesda . 1:... ',�•.•.� :,�v'?v. Sa.`:11:T.v.++:,,'Q. 'r\s \1`.8.'`..1 e•`•ti'.e1 \ asaftae,v',.Se4,+t„,raWases�^�` +�. , News Items From Old Files MARCH 1934 Dr. J. H. Lockhart has purchased the home of the late Mrs. J. C. Roe, corner of Patrick and Centre Streets. Gordon Machan has pur- chased C', P Smith's residence. With the Prime Minister's declaration that the Central Bank is not something to destroy the chartered banks of Canada, and his warning that it is not to be the ready distributor of credit that some Parliamentarians have intimated, legislation to create in Canada a central bank, The Bank of Canada, was started on its career in the,Commons. F. M. Samis, proprietor of Samis' Wholesale Produce Store, has recently become the new owner 'of the Brussels Creamery. He announced that operation .will continue with the same staff in charge.,_ At the carnival sponsored by the Gorrie businessmen, ,Miss E. Stephens was judged the best dressed lady and Jack -ti:•M'c1 can the best - dressed gent. Comic awards went to Velma Baiers and Garfield Vanstone and William Edgar was the best "clown. The best skaters were Claytoi, Edwards and Jean Herd. The threats of the un- derworld have cowed many citizens in the western states but hold no terror for Mae West who, despite , threats that her blonde beauty will be ' spoiled with acid, \ con- tinues to give police 100 per cent co-operation. Mr. and Mrs. Jones and family, who have resided on the boundary near Whitechurch for the past year, are moving to Bluevale in the near future. MARCH 1946, W. W. Armstrong has joined the .staff of, , the Department of Veterans as a Veterans Welfare Officer in, the Casualty Rehabilitation Branch. After spending a month at head office' in London, he will take over this work for Huron and Bruce Counties with headquarters in Wingham. • Fire. of undetermined origin on )! riday afternoon gutted thee; interior Of the McGuire h%me occupied by Mr. and Mit. Samuel. Pletch and two Ohildren `in the' village of Belgrave. At the regular meeting of the Wingham branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, three new veterans were welcomed and a2 ap- plications for membership were accepted. - •A former • Wingham resident, Miss Millie Turner, has ,accepted - the post of superintendent of Woodeden Camp for Crippled Children at Kilworth. • The Presbytery of Huron Maitland nominated Rev., C. H. McDonald of Lucknow as Moderator of Canada. A Paramount man received a $25 bounty for what is considered to, be the largest wolf pelt ever turned in to Huron County Treasurer Erkins,. The pelt was' almost six feet long and' was heavily furred. Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell • of Carrick have purchased Mrs. Newans' house in the village of Belmore. Resi- dents are pleased that this couple will take up their abode in the village. MARCH 1957 Charles Currie, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Currie, RR 5, Winghamt who has been manager of the ice cream department of the Acme Dairy'.in Toronto for several years, is being moved to Los Angeles, California,where he will be' superintendent of the firm there. Captain Robert Ritter of Wingham will head a plan known as `Saugeen 2' during the summer months when he will be, in charge df the militia summer 'training program. Walkerton will be the centre for the scheme. -- Glenn Flynn, whohas been in charge of the CPR station at Gorrie for the past 18 months, will be moving to Robindale this month, where he will be CPR agent. John Jay, who has been a member- of the CKNX ' television engineering staff since the station opened, left for Prince Edward._lsland to take theposition of chief engineer with the. Charlot- tetown station. Roy Major comes•. to CKNX from Kingston to replace him.. Gorrie congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Bill Strong, the former Jean Lohr, Who were married on Saturday at the Lutheran Church, Kurt- zville. Mr. and. Mrs: ' George Carter, RIS 5, --Wingham, wish .'to announce the engagement of their only daughter, Nancy Winnifred, to Robert William. Carter of RR 3, Blyth. The marriage will take place in March. PUPPET SHOW—Students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 at Turnberry Central School, Sacred Heart and Wingham Public School enjoyed a puppet show at Wingham Public School Thursday afternoon. The story about Hansel and Gretel was performed by Peppl's Puppet Theatre from the Royal Ontario Museum. MARCH 1967 Several pieces of Fry and Blackhall furniture, made in Wingham, are on their way to interesting destinations. Two tuxedo sofas are being shipped to Canada House in: London, England, and another has been ordered by the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal: Visitors to Expo '67 • will' also see Fry and Blackhall furniture on display. March 6 has been set as the launch date for a-' con- centrated canvass . in the Brussels area. Qbject of the canvass will be to raise funds for the ereecSion of a medical- dental- centile :in Brussels, With Me' intention of' later renting or selling the property to doctors and dentists who will be in practice there. Two new leaders, Ken Foxton and Brian Cemeron, were named when the annual father -son banquet of the Wingham Scout movement was held in the high school. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kennedy have purchased the John. Street residence owned by Judge R. S. Hetherington and obtain possession on August 1.. The Judge and his family are moving to Goderich. The Kennedy 'horde on: Catherine Street is up for sale: Mr. and9Mrs. Ivan Haskins and Cheryl moved from their home near Belmore to their new dome in Gorrie. George Inglis and daughter Frances have moved into the Haskins home. A Wingham woman who spent 27 years in the mission field, Miss Marion (May) Williamson, died in Western Hospital, Toronto, • after a -brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Walter . Brown of Diagonal Road have purchased the Victoria Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Del Ewing. Thanks for support of Howick hockey Dear Editor, We would like at this time to sincerely thank all of the generous businesses and individuals who made donations to the Howick International hockey games. Due to unforeseen circum- stances in Garden City, U.S.A., the hockey teams were unable to come to Howick this year. However we were able to have a team come from Mississauga. We therefore have applied your donations to the Super Series Tyke Tournament, held March 7-8, with the acknowledgement of your name on the signs posted in the arena. We are truly hopiing this is a satisfactory arrangement for all con- cerned. Thank you once again for your generosity. George Ham liton on behalf of the Howick Athletic Association By John Pettlson In March, 1 7, Samuel Bennett came to Wingham from Seaforth and pur- chased the John Watt & Son Planing Mill, 'which :was located 'between the town park and the Grand Trunk Railway. It was called the Watt & Kerr Planing Mill, Sash and Door Factory, when it was established in 1875. At that time it had sixteen wood- working machines, driven by an 18 -horsepower steam en- gine made by Goldie & McCulloch of,Galt. By 1886 it was the Watt & Little Planing Mill. A new band saw and planer had been added along with a new 40 -horsepower engine. In 1890 the mill was offered for sale at auction. It was not sold, but the firm was dissolved and Watt carried on with his son. Bennett was born in 1860, and took up the trade of framer at the age of fifteen. He was married in 1884 and moved to Seaforth to work in - the furniture factory of Broadfoot & Box. Later he was in the planing mill busi- ness with Noble Cluff. Two years after he arrived here, Bennett started to build a new brick factory 50'. x 54' in front of the old mill. When it was finished the next year and all the machinery installed he bought a new steam engine from the Bell Engine Works in Seaforth. The old building was then torn down and the material used to build a dry kiln. In 1901 he built a new home for himself at the rear of the mill. Today the mill is gone but the house remains. Busi- ness was good because in 1905 he erected an addition to the front of the mill. He supplied all the lumber used in the construction of the new Methodist Church in 1901. In.1906 he was awarded the contract to build an addition 1�Jnion Factory. Bennett and William Nichol- son, a local builder, were awarded the contract for the new high, scheol ft 412,7%$ the same year. Over` the years, Bennett built several houses in town as well as operating the planing mill,,,` He 00, found time' toserve on the 'town council. It would epppear;,that he invested heavily .in the electric plant that Walter Green built in Rainy River. In 1911 it was announced that one of the largest real estate transactions that ever took place in Wingham had been closed. Bennett bought Green's five white brick houses on Leopold Street, plus two vacant lots, one on Patrick, the Other on Leopold Street. The payment con- sisted of half the shares in the Rainy River Light, Power and Water Co." Bennett later built a house on the lot on Leopold Street where he lived when he re- tired. In 1919 a partnership was formed by Sam Bennett, Charles Blackhall, Norman Fry, Walter VanWyck and others to carry on the furni- ture manufacturing business of Walker & Clegg. Early in 1920 they received a charter for Fry & Blackhall Ltd. The first president was Bennett. In July, 1920, the new firm bought the Bennett Planing Mill. After retaining most of the machinery, the mill was sold in October of the same year to Josh Hirst, who started a produce warehouse in it. Bennett then retired, when it became a rule of Fry & Blackhall that the share- holders had to be active in its operation. Even in retirement, Mr. Bennett took part in building projects. He was in charge of the construction of the Wing- ' ham Arena in the fall of 1924. In 1929 he took the contract for alterations to the United, Church choir loft and the . construction of the addition to the rear of the church in 1930. Samuel Bennett died in January 1937 in his 77th year. Hockey game proceeds donated to charity Dear Editor, May I extend a' most heart- felt `Thank you' to Wingham's CKNX Tryhards and the Holyrood Butchers for theirgenerous support on Saturday evening with a hockey game in the Lucknow arena. This event was in support of ' the funds for crippled children organized by ,the Bluewater Shrine Club; our Tammy was Miss Sandra Thompson of Bluevale, who was presented with an, auto- graphed hockey. stick by the team captains between periods and Mr. Morgan of Clinton was the lucky recipient of half a pig from the draw. The outcome of this great . effort was in excess of $400 for the crippled children and I cannot speak highly enough of all the people who helped to create this kind of success, which includes the many spectators without whom these events would not be held. Steve Trapp Wingham Kenneth is a lovable 7 -year-old, small for his age, with fair hair;' blue eyes and a splash of freckles. Sweet - natured and gentle, he is always eager to please the adults in his life. Kenneth is healthy and active, fond of the outdoors. He loves swimming and is thrilled to have a chance to go horseback riding. He enjoys bowling. Since he is not academically inclined Kenneth learns slowly. However he is doing extremely well in a special class where his teacher says his progress is impressive. He is not expected to develop into a scholar, but may do much better than was thought possible even a year ego. Always polite, Kenneth is thoughtful of o'the `people. There are several handicapped children in his class. and he tries to be helpful to them. With his warm affectionate nature, Kenneth mill be a fine son for people Who de not %orry about academic achievement. To inquire about adopting -Kenneth, please 101"'to Today. Child, Ministry of Community and -SoC$ vices Box Station K, Toronto, Ontarlo`M4? your letter tell something of your present family arta way of life. jriiur