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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-05-18, Page 4•: ire 'd•;Ar '• W:4;A•044r.24.1V4re:t4,41, • •• , • ' • A • • \ * IICE-8111 jf• eeree: • • A.*f. •eee' Aseilessee;$ . .1? !St wt r*.trrit Ike% azirrii..1.4 ir -,A.,74.4.r. ThE WINGHAM ADVANCE\-TledieS Published at 'Muslim% Outerie, by Waive Brea. lehiebee Barry Wenger, President Robert a weegar, Sec-Treas. Henry Hess, Editor Bill-Crente Advertedeg Manager Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $16.00 per year Second Class Mail Registsation No. 0821 Omens Weekly NeWspaper Assoc. Ste months $9.50 • Rettus postage guaranteed , No easy ''0;lc nons The strength_ Of any worthein democracy lies not In the numbers et its great intellectuals; it should not de- pend on the wisdom of its economists; brilliant political leadership is evident so rarely that no free nation may rely on faultless decisigns for long. The backbone of a democratic nation is provided by its ordinary citizens — the people who apply common sense to their problems and elect those of their fellows who, likewise, are sensible and who remain in close touch with the folks at home. In light of the painful indecision through which Canada is moving at present, one cannot help wondering whether, indeed, the ordinary men and women throughout the land are still able to understand and cope with the difficulties we face. Sincere and thoughtful Canadians, many of them in Western Canada, be- lieve the only solution to the energy crisis is a move -to world oil prices. Ot- tawa and a great many eastern Can- adians disagree. The governor of the Bank of Canada and the minister of finance are permitting inflation to seek its own horrendous levels as interest on borrowed funds climbs to 20 per cent. The Economic Council of Canada has declared openly that farm produce marketing boards remove competitive pricing from the marketplace, while Agriculture Minister Whelan says the people on the ECC don't know what they ate talking about. So where does ail of this charge and counter -charge business leave the people who have to somehow find the money for their needs? If you're a • ir',1 , • sifeasestele farmer yon will probably agree with Whelan; 1,1 you live In •Alberta you probably agree with world prices for gas and heating oil; if you're a young father trying to finance an la per cent mortgage you certainly can't agree with Mr. Mac E achen. It all depends on where one stands and whether it's your ox that is being gored. Since few of us can do anything to change the course of current problems, we are forced to suffer and wait. As we wait we can also try to look into the fu- ture, murky though the view may be. Perhaps the finance people are right in their contention that ever -higher inter- est rates will eventually curb inflation. The only problem is that the curb may come in the form of an all-out, total economic depression of the sort which stifled the civilized world in the Thirties and was the single most im- portant contributor to the outbreak of World War II. If you are the parents of a young family, with mother so urgently needed at home that she cannot contribute a second income, you have already been forced to substitute cheaper foods for those good Canadian products you once could purchase. You may be looking ahead to a food supply industry which faces a drastically curtailed market. Very few of those who are charging inflated prices are to blame; they are simply trying to cover the inflated costs of production. However, blessed as we are with so many experts in every field, some realistic ,solutions must be found soon or all of us will face economic doom. Pig Power Miss Piggy of Muppets fame will probably not want to associate herself with a practical experiment which is going on at the University of Guelph at present. Pig manure in vast quantities is being processed by "digesters" to produce methane gas. The gas, in turn, can be used to power farm tractors and trucks. The residue, in dry form, re- tains almost all of its nutrient value as a soil -enriching compost. Although there must be many ex- periments in progress which may lead to valuable oil alternatives, so far the public has heard little about them. Thus the Guelph experiment is of ob- vious interest, not only to practising farmers, but to consumers generally, vvho are concerned about the high cost of the energy presently needed to pro- duce our foods. The idea is not a new one by any means. Some years ago, the -ton. Alvin Hamilton, a former minister of agricul- ture in the federal government, told of a similar experiment being carried out in Saskatchewan. The science reporters for Canadian publications must be pretty lax about their work, or, perhaps, the experi- menters are very tight-lipped about their activities, for there are few topics today which would be more interesting to the average reader. Surely, some place out there exciting advances must by now have been made toward inde- pendence from foreign oil: For decades the incentives were lacking: imported oil was so cheap that more costly alter- natives were economically unfeasible. But things are different now. There is a tortune waiting for the person who gets here first with the best. • An excellent record The Canadian Federation of inde- pendent Business, a confederation of, small businesses throughout Canada, which lobbies on theirebehalf on Parli- ament Hill, has a vested interest in tooting its own horn whenever oppor- tunity arises, according to The Tilbury Times. Nevertheless The federation came up with some startling statistics in a recent release, showing that it is not the big, foreign-owned giants that will be the industrial salvation of our na- tion. The release reveals that it is not the multinationals that are creating the majority of new jobs in Canada, but rather the Canadian -owned .small and medium-sized businesses For instance: in the period 1970 to 1976 Canadian -controlled manufactur- ing firms (most of them small and medium sized) increased employment in Canada by 111,999 jobse In the same period overall employ - merit by subsidiaries of U.S. firms de- clined by 9,500 jobs and other foreign - controlled companies employed 1,200 fewer people. In additional 136,000 jobs would have been created if fotteighh:cmtrolled companies had matched the perform- ance of Canadian firms. Canadian manufacturing compan- ies increased output 112 per cent in the period. compared to 85 per cent for American -controlled establishments. Perhaps what these figures best reveal is that our economic future rests not with more foreign investment, but less. considerably less. After all, we can pretty well be as- sured that Canadian companies will at least put Canada first. a guarantee that is not always the situation with U.S. companies. These are figures that bureaucrats in the industry. Trade and Commerce department in Ottawa shouldexamine more closely. Instead of financially aiding ailing U.S. automakers and try- ing to renegotiate the autopact, per- haps our government could look into withdrawing from the autopact alto- gether. and Canadian automakers making cars for the Canadian market only. The filthy five A recent Associated Press story, date lined in Washington. D.C., pro vides an interesting insight into the relationship between industry and poli- tics in tee U .S The story relates that an American environmental group has married five large industries as those V4& ocritribrete the greatest amount ct air pollution in the country — and has disclosed the amounts of their con- tributions to sorne 16 members of Con- gress. It was noted also that 82 per cent of those who received denations voted against env ironmental legislation more than half the time. ' The "filthy five" listed were Standard Oil of Indiana, which donated 5366,435 to politicians; Dow Chemical Co., $330,655; Weyerhaeuser Corp., 4120,925; Occidental Petroleum Corp., S110,1,40 and -Republic Steel, 92,275. Supposedly, here In Canada, where disclosure of political donationsis re- quired -by law, we can at least hope that our legislators Cannot be bought. 74Y PAW Ag" .411PREIVE CoMpth,a-Alr,_ TOOle 119E TO 5t1pREIVE News Items from Old Files MAY 1939 It will be good news to the citizens of Wingham and district to know that Herbert Campbell, manager of the local hydro service, is not leaving town. Mr. Campbell had an offer to be manager of the Galt Utilities Com- mission but decided not to accept the position. Work commenced Monday on paving Highway No. 4 from Clinton to Blyth. The pavement will be a strip ten feet wide with the other half of the road gravel. Dan Gillies of St. Thomas has accepted a position with ° A. J. Walker. He has had considerable experience in the furniture and un- dertaking business. Rev. Dr. H. T. Crossley, Who with his partner, the late Rev. John E. Hunter, formed a team of evangelists, passed away in Toronto last week. The Conservative steam- roller, which for nearly 30 years has crushed all op- position in Ontario, is ga- thering force for another test. Within the next two months, Prethier George S. Henry will guide the machine on the election path. Mrs. W. J. Greer was elected president when the eighth annual meeting of the Huron Presbyterial of the Women's Missionary Society of the United Church was held in Clinton. MAY 1946 At the annual meetinge the Wingham Women's Institute, Mrs. F. A. Parker • was elected president, succeeding Mrs. A. R. DuVal. Vice presidents are . W. Field and Mrs. F. Fulier. Secretary-trea.surer is Mrs. E. Wilkinson. Two Wingham Telephone workers have been awarded safe driving buttons for 1945 by the Ontario Safety League. V. G. McClure received an award for three consecutive years at the wheel without an accident and W. J. Brooks won an awardJor two years' safe driving. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leaver, 15th line of East Wawanosh, was the scene of a pleasant evening when friends gathered to honor Mrs. Robert Scott and Annie who will be moving to Wingham soon. MAY 1957 Cameras focused on a presentation at CKNX studios when the new Wingham Salvation Army Corps emergency service unit was presented by • Wingham Lion President Whitney Grose and District Deputy Governor Hugh Carmichael, The unit was received by First Lieut. Don Goodridge of the Wingham Corps and will be used throughout seven townships and 12 towns and villages within the Wingham area The Curet cancer clinic is to be held at the Wingham General Hospital on May 15 with Dr. Thomson in at- tndance. A special radar speed trap is to be installed in the town but when and where will remain a closely guarded secret. Meantime plans are going ahead to prepare a bylaw aimed at reducing the speed limit within the town to 25 miles per hour. Misses Lenore Guy and Betty Foxton have com- pleted their courses at Canada Business College, Toronto, and have accepted secretarial positions. An induction service was held in South Kinloss Presbyterian Church for Rev. Robert T. A. Marshall, ,.,who will minister to the congregations at Kinloss, Whitechurch and Langside. He comes to Canada from Northern Ireland. William Edgar has moved his barber shop to Harold PolloCk's block behind the post office , in the velem ,qf Forclwieh. --"-•'•'-".• • ' ' Ron Bailey of Mitchell 'is the new manager of the Wngham branch of Dominion Stores Ltd., succeeding Ossie Kuenzig who has held the position for the past two years. He has been moved to the Hanover store. MAY 1967 reorganizational meeting of the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded was held in Wingham with Ross Hamilton named as president. Vice presidents are William Turnbull of Brussels and William Millen, RR 2. Teeswater. Linda Wilson of Brussels last week captured the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario. Provincial Command trophy and a cash prize for senior elementary public speaking in Toronto. Lois Ferguson of Lakelet was crowned school.queen at tiii`01441 ifricrtleteie Jane of, the, Wingham District. High Sehool. Five cars of antique vintage changed hands in the village of Gorrie • as the auctioneer's hammer fell. The cars, all restored by George Brown and son John of Gorrie, were sold to residents of Canada. One, a 1915 Ford Touring car, commanded a price of $1,950. Mr. and Mrs. Harold V. Pym have sold their home to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. May. of London and have obtained an apartment in London. At the regular meeting of Morris Township Council, it was agreed that Jamestown Bridge will be sold by auc- tion on May 27. es\ MELISSA "MISSY" BIEMAN of Victoria Street in Wingham enjoyed the sun and a snack in front of her Victoria Street home last Wednesday. Missy is the` daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Bieman. • New Books in the 'Library HOLD FAST by 'Kevin ;Major Michael turned 14 in May. By June, beth his parents are dead, victims of a car crash. For Michael, who has lived all his life in a small Newfoundland community, this means being suddenly uprooted and sent to live with 'relatives in a city hundreds of miles away. This is the story of Michael's struggle to survive and win new friends. • FAR FROM.. SHORE ,. by Kevin Major In his second novel, the author takes us into the life of 15 -year-old Chris, whose family has been • broken apart by tniemployment. He stumbles through drinking experiences and a cone frontation with the law. Work as a counsellor at a summer camp gives him a new start, but it is here Chris encounters his toughest test as, a young man. PROFFESSOR NOAH'S SPACESHIP by Brian Wild - Smith Once upon a time there was a huge forest, and all kinds of animals and birds were very happy living there. When a strange sadness came over the forest and it began to die, the animals decided to leave and search for another world. Itymleherethsoe, • In October; i89U it was announced that a hemiteA had been 'opep;04* *ant ham. There wer,He 1.10 **KT tale in It nt' #..en B.ruee CoUlt- ties at that time. ,Reocse above A: E. Smith's ha* (Sheletilln Hardware) were secured and furnishedeWith the latest hospital furniture.. • There were four rooms -foe Patients as welerai an, oper- ating room. Dos. Hodgipni a wele-known 01,1reer,:.:WaS secured as matron. Trained nurses were engaged and everything seemed trcinsure Success for the lestitutioe. The r hospital was especially for the treatment of the diseases of women and surgical cases of all kinds. No cases of infectious or con- tagious diseases were ad- mitted. i Dr. J. P. Kennedy was the Medical superinten- dent in charge: It is not recorded how long it was open, although four patients from outside points were admitted in the first week. Probably due to cramped quarters, with no romp to expand, as well being on the second floor contributed to a short life. Early in April of 1906, the question of establishing a local hospital was raised by Dr. Kennedy and actively promoted by him. The growing importance of Wingham as a manufac- turing town and railroad centre, had made clear for some time the necessity of a hospital. It was suggested that a joint stock company be formed to purchase A. W. Webster's large dwelling on Carling Terrace. It was a three-storey brick building containing some 22 rooms, situated on one of the highest and quietest spots in town, surrounded by a spacious lawn and beautiful shade trees as well as fruit trees. To purchase it and remodel it, at least $5,000 would be re- quired and 25 subscribers willing to put up $200 each were asked to come forward. In July a meeting was held r arwlleniituoull 'teit:a:44,w1w:.e7l'orula)."04;108:criotaughtthal'irit vier Op° KO, ,peen pro- mised. Many *ambient citi- - Abet m. ologti, likeon a tiovid tid istotaatiate wforou maked Tay- lor,teal ne:. ai,eAe hospital re Smith,84 Clegg,:18F:S.ting r 1/004 of directors was , Thomas -Sell, sgtichardNan, ; Tamlyn, MO11001 Red- Ofeen, Relr4 •Beyte, 'Drs. mond and **Kt as well as 'lengthen of Belgrave. At the -end of August, the charter tioSs:4sli7B:V*ed: vithc: officers eleetett they were, Wri"GetilSr:Chn77.*:-:(1.C1S:ita:11::::attle: slib:tOanni:e, and Treas. The, was alteling 'the, buileinworit }Letwunder the, liblateillih'0,aWtialngtet.w„44*Din: stalled as well as the • necessary sanitary plum- bing. Town water was avail- able for toilets and baths, but could not be used for drinking gr cooking as the town had not yet installed a pure water system. On the upper floor a ward was added for contagious diseases. This was com- pletely iscilated from the rest of the hospital'. A delegation • of Drs. Kennedy, Redmond, Tamlyn, Mayor Bell, Princi- pal Musgrove and Walter Green waited on the county council for a grant. Goderich Hospital had received $1,000, but Wingham was given only $500. Dr. R. W. Bruce Scott, provincial inspector, paid a visit to the hospital and was well pleased with it. He pro- mised to recommend that it be placed on the list of Public Hospitals of Ontario to re- ceive government aid. Mis Katherine Stevenson was me gaged as lady esuperinteiL' dent and Ness Eva Kelly as head nurse. To be continued etters Dear Editor, We would 'like to express our sincere appreciation to the people of Wii*ham and area for their donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in our April campaign. The generous support given to the Daffodil Tea, the door-to-door campaign and to the Bike Ride made this year's fundraising activities a financial success. . Thank you Ross Procter and Murray Hunter, Campaign Chairmen, Wingham branch, Cancer Society Dear Editor, On behalf of the Huron Unit of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, we wish to thank all those who purchased a carnation or a bouquet of carnations on Saturday, May 9. A big thank you to every- one who in various ways showed support for our small group Grateful thanks go to the girls of CGIT and their leaders for their efforts in selling the flowers and to the business . people who gave their consent for the flowers to be sold in the immediate vicinity of their stores. For the month of May, the bubbles containing plastic or embroidered stick -on car- nations will remain in the town. The total amount from the sale of fresh carnations and the money from the bubbles will be sent to the head office of the Multiple Sclerosis Society in Toronto and then funneled into research programs studying this mysterious disease. Many sincere and warm thanks. Debbie Rathburn, BiD and Rita Crump and Nancy Gillespie, Wingham. FIRST YEAR STAR—These Brownies. have earned their first year star after completing one year in the group. They are (not in order) Beth Ward, Shannon Simpson, Carla Mowbray, Kendra Machan, Donna George, Crystal Findley, Heather Beecroft, Melissa Schefter, Becky Sangster, Michelle MacDonald, Angela Kerr, Healy Hallahan, Heather Bishop, Bonnie Loughran, Valerie Elliott, Karen Clugston and Lori Belanger. Absent are Jennifer Dennis, Shari Ann Hutchison, and Lisa Chapman.