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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-01, Page 41 rf • AV v 444,17E -x•44 4,7°, 1iT ,._!r".kR1+�ti7.7414.4 4.!714"!r'41'44'74+^let .474 :T? ..,, :%:*;:.'► TllE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES abibbed at %Ingham. Ontario, by Wenger Weis. iLimited b0' Robert 0. Wenger, See. Treas. Crump, Advertising Manager Member Audit Bureau of Circulations litel4l .Canadian Community Newspaper Sulasticiiiiien 516.00 per year Said Class Mail Registration No. 0621 Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Six months 59.50 Return postage guaranteed 4. _^!444. _-4 44,44. 4,74 High cast of policing Recent public statements by a without reducing the level of service we member of the Wingham Town Council have drawn renewed attention to the high price we pay for police protection. Last year Wingham spent more than 5180,000 to provide ‘this service to Its business community and citizens, while other towns seemed to get by with much smaller budgets. That is a lot of money, no question about If, but unfortunately the numbers do not tell the whole story. There are few bargains left in the marketplace these :,days and in policing, as with everything else, you can expect to get pretty much what you pay for. Some of the towns with bargain -basement no - lice budgets are paying the price i?r other areas, as witnessed by statistics for , vandalism, break and .entry, and other criminal and nuisance activities. While high, Wingham's police bud- get does appear to be pretty much in line with other towns receiving a similar level of service. Officers here are well-paid and equipped, but this is becoming the rule- rather than the ex- ception, and not just for the police. It is hard to see how much could be pared have come to expect, and this Is a de- cision which should not be made with- out very careful consideration. Reducing the size of the depart- ment to four men instead of five would, given the requirements of hitt sched- uling, make it Impossible for the police to provide around-the-clock patrols. Thls is proving unsatisfactory in other towns, which are moving to five -man forces, and the change would require more justification than simply that the population of Wingham has declined by some 150 people over the past five or six years. It certainly is possible ways can be found to police the town adequately at a rower cost, and we are as eager as any - e to see taxes reduced. Councillors be applauded for fiheir deter - n ion to examine alternatives and seek out savings. However there is little to be gained by speculating publicly about budget cuts which at the moment are not even on the council table. This serves only to create uncertainty within the police department and erode relations be- tween the police and council. Canadian style clout There is something ludicrous about a Canadian prime minister directing threats toward the government of Great Britain. Mr. Trudeau has warned the British that unless his con- stitutional package gets quick passage through the . Mother of Parliaments Britain may expect seriously strained relations with Canada. As a member of the European Common Market, it is possible that the British Couldn't -we less about a. put- ps"� bitnt' `ctnihe4 Atlgt'r However, given Britain's respect for international good manners, Trudeau's churlish threat is likely to go unansw- ered. The main problem facing the British government is not how: best to bow to Canadian threats but to deter- mine, if humanly possible, just what Canadians really want the British to do about the constitution. Threats of strained relations are hardly appropriate for a nation which hasn't received one cent of Canadian tax money in more than 150 years, but at the same. time has provided Canada. with armed r e protection preferential trade agreements and„, received very %.144iittle thanks in! return:, , . Threats to another sovereign na- tion look even more ridiculous when our government can't even come to terms with its own provincial adminis- trations. Precarious peace. Anyone who has any personal knowledge of Polish.people will readily acknowledge their 'many fine char- acteristics: A long history of struggle against foreign domination has made them a courageous and resourceful race. It has also made them stubborn to an unbelievable .degree. C'onfr'ontations between Poles and Russians have been taking place on a regular basis for centuries, so the, pres- ent defiance of the communist govern- ment of Poland by labor unions is hardly surprising. A freedom -loving race, the Poles are determinded .that they shall have some say in their own future. If the confrontation could be con- fined to the workers and the Polish government, the worldmight wait pa- tiently for the ventual outcome, but the problem is not that simple. The Polish government is a puppet of the USSR and must. obey the bidding of its mast- ers in the Kremlin. So far the Soviets have not interfered directly in the dis- pute, but regular releases in Pravda, the official Russian newspaper, have repeatedly warned the Polish gov- ernment to get the Poles back to work or suffer the consequences. For the past two weeks Soviet armed forces have been on active mili- tary exercises within the borders of Poland — obviously poised to take over the country by armed might if neces- sary. Knowing the world-wide tension which resulted from Russian invasion of Afghanistan last year, and the added fact that the presidency of the United States has fallen under the direction of much more agressive leadership, the i ng red lents for international confronta- talon are all in place, ready for the mixing bowl. Thirty-five years of relative peace have lulled many of us into a state of unbelief. We just don't think it can hap- pen again. Obviously the Soviets are not very keen on launching into a nu- clear war — but if things go too far they possess the mental toughness and the armed might to pull out all the stops. Rotten journalism Last week Carol Burnett, star of film and televisions fame, was awarded S1.6 million in her lawsuit against the National Enquirer, a publication which makes Its profits out of the lowest form of journalism known to man. Although the judgment clears Miss Burnett of guilt in a dirty smear story, it is not likely to cripple The Enquirer or its owners. It is generally believed that its profits are in the neighborhood of 510 million annually. Lest anyone should be confused, The National Enquirer is not a news- paper, despite the fact that it looks lice one when you see it on the news stand. along with several other publications of the same ilk, it is plainly and simply a gossip sheet, devoted to seeking a mass audience by purportedly revealing the secrets of people's private lives. And of course, the more famous its victims, the more copies are sold. A newspaper, if It truly lives up to Its purpose In our society, seeks not merely the sensational — it seeks the truth. Sometimes the truth is unpleas- ant; often it Is refreshing and ertcour- agiiig. But the vital essence of any worthwhile newspaper is that It must stick to the truth -=• the provable, hon- est truth. Any publication which prints sto- ries wily for the purpow. of profitable sensationalism is not worth even the few cents it costs. The sad side of tate picture is that there are always enough buyers to make slander and gossip pro- fitabie- Churchill said it History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to re- vive its echoes, and.kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. What is the worth of all this? The only guide to a man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the recti- tude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calcula- tions; but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor- • —Sir. Winston Churchill, tribute to Neville Chamberlain, November 1940 Av r; Items. APRIL 1934 ,, H. T. Thomson purchased the Massey -Harris building, corner of Josephine and Vic- toria Streets, formerly used by the Federal Rubber Co., from J. A. Robinson last week. It is the purpose of Mr. Thomson to purchase cream, buy poultry and grade eggs. Les Cunningham, formerly manager of the local branch of the Wellington Produce Co., will have charge of this station. ,. Mrs. W. Ingham and family are moving this week to Chatham to join Mr. Ingham -who has.been there for some time a'. . Rev. L. H. Currie of the United Church received a call to Wellington Street United Church, London. Before taking any action, he notified the church board and a special congregational meeting has been called. The Wallace farm on the `first line of Grey was sold to Richard Jacklin of Grey Township. . It seemed an awful effort for spring to get under way this year but signs of spring have definitely been found. George Holler came to the office with a cabbage butter- fly which he' caught at his home on Leopold Street. APRIL 1946 George Hotchkiss, recently with Dominion Stores, is now employed with Carmichael's North End Grocery.. At' the regular meeting of Wingham Town Council, the "members decided that im- 'mediate steps should . be taken to, have Wingham and surrounding municipalities declared a high school dis- trict and agreed to petition.. County Council regarding the matter. . An effort is being made in this area to have. the CNR improve its train service by the elimination of the mixed train service in the afternoon and the placing of air-con- ditioned coaches on the line. • Kincardine is asking that the morning train leave there at '1 7, arriviierin Toronto at noon, and that a weekend service be inaugurated in the summer months. Robert Rae, recently dis- charged from the Army; has accepted,arposition in .Luck- ` now with )Etae and Porteous, hardware merchants. In Monday's edition of the Toronto Star an atticte appeared headed `Crepe Haangs,oltPufras Huron Goes Dry', and in it they ,tell of the' closing of ' the beverage rooms in Wingham. They must have n playing an April Por • 'oke as Wing - r.. ham a, s-.:. Posed ; r E at te 20 �. „, years. .. A gr et ,Mire • of ., un- dete _ O oisgin wiped out abou all; thecolony.of bees owned by'William G. Reid of Ashfield Township. About 50 hives. ' . Of •= bees, • ' were destroyed. , William Fear, an East Wa- wanosh farmer, reports a lit- ter of 20 littlepigs and Says mother and family are doing fine. This should help the bacon Shortage! APRIL 1957 An plication for the purehas .oP , town lots on which an ice ,cream plant would be built was made by R. B. Cousins of Brussels at ' the meeting of town council. The lots are located south of the Kerr Construction property on -Josephine Street, at the south entrance of the town. The property is owned by the gown.. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. (Ted). Vaughan, . former residents of Brantford, moved into the Hardy house on Diagonal Road. He is employed with C. Lloyd and $on as an ac- countant. Max McCarter has been appointed t, succeed Rod McIntosh as manager of the United Co -Operatives creamery and poultry plant in Wingham. The McCarter family will reside in the home now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh who leave soon far Preston. . Word has been received here' that the Wingham General Hospital is likely to New Books in the Library TO WHOM THE WiLDER- NESS SPEAKS by Louise Lawrence For almost 50 years, from her home among the pines of Pimisi Bay, Ontario, the author has watched the wild- life around her. She writes of the squirrel that squats on her typewriter, of the deer that gazes at her, but it is the regidn's birds which capture her attention. Sensitivity, humor and precision mark her writing and the reader is left enchanted. McGRtJBER'S FOLLY by Max Braithwaite McGruber is a retired detective with everything a man could want — a home in the Muskoka woods, a charming wife, good health and two grandchildren. He begins to dream of some- thing more — of palm trees and surf, and of yachts and fast cars. Then in a flash, he realizes it doesn't have to be a dream: It can all be his if he can pull off the perfect crime FLOWERS Oe DARKNESS by MuttCoban One bright autumn day, Annabelle Jamieson and her husband Allen or ane attractive old housediscforvesal on a tree-linedstreet in. the sleepy town of Salern. Looking for an escape from their life irl Ottawa+ they move to this Stone house; where Anna of , 'ai"i artist; adjusts"to the sleepy rhyth- ms of the town. P1owe s of Darkness tears away this facade of the town to reveal a savage underctnrrent of pas- sion and raw tied. receive a grant of $11,230 following a decision by the Ontario Hospital Services Commission. This -capital grant is in addition to the. grant of $151,000 paid in re- lation;ito'the construction of the new wing... Rev. Alexander Nimmo, who has served as minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Wingham for the, les By John Pettis* platform int t ini } 0;01 the Rev.W. S. 'Buurwash, re: storeon t norths e tired after a ininistr, y of 40' . When a clerk *9:11.9 'a sale Years, ,. came' to Winglialnilt in the bill and ayment were July, 1900 and bought the placed . a... ;:, and store . w�htchl :, : new ;houses . sippe_ Hayes Clothing. , After W. Jotins moved his cel restaurant^l►tlt the h 1di welr4', was completely" renovated to' 'tome, he a generek store pAtiA4,07.for. wash's . son a lawsr'�^ ars!; icor t, was a; shelving,cowaer',a 'fid ,needy in B 0 Count„. plate glass windows were inr roft,.,. He was, ve stalled, :And • ,th entire .:fel d took toy pri• es at building ;wast paint fore most -e a he H. E. Iseird opened for busi- did not hay► a vt ,,iqujalifi- ness. cations required by the Mr. Isard had been torn in government he waSforeed to Bromley, Kent, England in give up his job:°o:brother 1$64. When his family came asked him to come tor: Wing to Canada they settled near ham' and join hitt' Kincardine. He was the store. This he agreed• to do, manager for Danforth !Oche che and became, p�tti "in the. &`Co. of 'Newthar C ,tin their ..busts in 19 Barrie stole; `i►d wound up In Novem:., the 'busineso there before ; building adjoin camingtoWingitam 'st 40 4400 gr The new -cash store opened pur hase from for businesaeon.Sept.22,,1900 ' 'Estate by H. Dress'goods,” hosiery, gents The new own ,-- furnishings, mantles; sloven: shops: in the ;0J ' dry goods,.hats; caps, boats,'made into one to shoes and 'groceries„ were, fitted store:' rr� �r*4 tt t Wild bac 0 re- nge cus- ,t err of !taker fills- ,uocess- `the and e was een ie o riding lell`y re - ay was stocked. : - cut *ought** hear the In the -beguiling the ur office in theoriginalstore, so washs and ,Isards lived: in one, . could ,kfr.Walcn} . one rooms above the store. On . store to the other. The larger Nov. 30, Rev. Burwash pur- store was reserved for chased the home of J. A. ladies' wear, dryoods, floor Cline, on the north east cor- ` coverings andgroeed,es.:The ner of John St. and Carling • new store was exclusively Terrace for . $1,700. They for men and boys ^ Moved there in March of Ittr1922 a new stairtl`,tay was 1902. built to file+Ps ? nd. floor in In August a second floor the. first .store, which 'is the was added abo&e the kitchen one still there. 4 ,new front and a conservatory built on was: installed:=,giii40e' Men's the east side.. This . was . store in 1924..In time'the gro- , known as the Isard home for eery department was discon- the next 40 years. tinued as it was in other dry Business was good and goods stores in town. The soon more room was re- boots and shoes were- later gulled. The second floor was dropped as well. stocked as well as the base- H. E. Isard died in 1944. ment. In 1905 a 30 -foot addi- The archway between the tion was built at the rear of two stores was closed and the store.the. °'s a was sold dry goods tori Atthe same bine a rapid . to Normanilyelwood in 1945. ,•• ,ash system was installed James.lss'grd and bis son Bert there Were overhead Steel carried` en " iwith>,.the Men's wires, suspended from the store. Following the death of ceiling, running from the his father, Bert operated the various selling areas to the store until he sold out. to Earl cashier, who was on a raised . O'Bright in 1953. Fire Chief Jim Carr has resigned his position on the brigade after serving as'. chief since 1940. Dave Crothers, who has been deputy chief and a member \of the brigade since 1941, has agreed to take on the respon- sibility of chief. Harry Merkley of the Red Front Grocery Ltd. an- nounced that his firm has past 12 years, will receive an purchased the old Holmdale honorary degree of doctor•of Creamery property on the divinity at the Presbyterian corner of Josephine and Vic - College in Montreal on April toria Streets, adjacent to the 30 Red Front Store It was explained by Mayer At the. regulag meetsng of til o� rraitcli al of�h ROy Nle nne at the town et • �:�•_ �4 G11 SPF ti :F 3- • ��'fo . � hll �� or three years tjae townehas Canadian : Legion ,was read been consideringing ober which stated that the group the upkeep of the Roman is willing to purchase the Catholic Cemetery. The final property on the corner of decision to do so wasmadeat Victoria and William Monday night's meeting. ,Streets, for use as the site of a new Legion Hall. • Roger West, 30 -year-old television announcer, was unanimously chosen to represent the Progressive Conservative party . in the constituency of Huron -Bruce ini the next provincial elec- tion. • - The Wingham Camera Shop has been sold. to 'Jack Maxwell of Kitchener and will now be called Maxwell's Camera Shop. The new owner purchased the busi- ness from Sigfried Seifert. APRIL 1967 The condition of the old Brown factory. on . Alfred Street sparked a discussion at the town council meeting. Mayor Miller said the front wall is bulging toward the' street and has become a hazard to the public. He told council the area will have to be fenced' to protect passers- by. Representation will be made to provincial authori- ties to obtain proper- legal methods of forcing the owner to remedy the situation. TODAY:CHiLD BY HELEN ALLEN 141111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Wayne is tall, slim, handsome, 13 years old, and Indian -white in descent. He is in good health and considered to have high average ability. While Wayne says he doesn't always like school where he is in Grade 7, he does enjoy mathematics, geography, art and physical education. He is keen on sports baseball, volleyball, racquet ball cross-country skiing. He is keen on camping and fond of hunting, fishing and snowmobiling. His hobby is drawing. He likes cartooning and loves to sketch outdoor scenes. Wayne is shy with adults but easily friendly with his own age group. He very much hopes for a brother about his own - age In his adopting family and he thinks the perfect place to live is on a farm near a large town or city. To inquire about adopting Wayne, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services Box , Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2H2. In your letter to something of your present family and your way of life. •••.eo.•••••ee••••••e••.••••••:•• chleAd •••••••••.•or•'•_••••Eva • •o• Constitution should contain ,right to life Dear Editor, - How many Canadians realize the , implications of the proposed new Con- stitution, which will include an entrenched Bill of Rights? This change, it: im- plemented, Could give rise to the most fundamental and irreversible changes Canada has experienced since Confederation. An entrenched Bill. of Rights would result in a shift of power from Parliament, which is subject -to public. pressure, to the Supreme Court, which is composed of a select group of nine men who are not subject to public pressure and who would have the final say in regard to any legislation passed by Parliament. The majority of our provincial premiers are against the Bill of Rights, but it is not what it contains that has them• worried, rather what it leaves out. Are your readers concerned also? I hope so. The 'charter' contains the basic democratic and political rights, such as free speech and, of course, language rights. However no mention is made of the right to life itself. To millions of Canadians no constitutional. Charter of Human Rights is acceptable unless it includes the right to life of all Canadians: the strong, the weak, the ill, the . handi- capped, the retarded, the aged, the conceived but not yet born who are God's gift to us for the future. In 1969 a previous Tredeau government was able to take away the right to life of the unborn child through changes made in the Criminal Code because of no widespread opposition by Canadians. Eleven years later we have the lives of 600,000 potential Canadians destroyed because of our apathy. Let us not now havea new Constitution which . ignores completely our unborn brothers and I understand even God's holy name is deleted. Betty O'Donnell Lucknow Thanks to all for Snowarama support Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity, through your newspaper, to extend my sincere thanks to all snow- mobilers, sponsors, snow- mobile clubs, service clubs, various police departments, CB clubs, St. John Am- bulance representatives and the many other volunteers who participated in making the Whippet Watson Snow aroma for Timmy -Tammy the number one special event of the year. On behalf of the Easter Seal Society I would like to express my sincere ap- preciation for the sum of $900,000 raised through the Snowaramas this year. Through your support the proceeds will help to benefit the lives of 6,700 physically disabled youngsters throughout Ontario. Again I would like to thank you for showing you care by making the Whipper Watson Snowarama for Timmy - Tammy the highlight of this year -•- the. Iflterriati:onaI - Year of Disabled Persona. Whipper Watson