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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-06-10, Page 4!,A.s1?t9o.1:.�•i��.wnr.�r..�.�R!�'YTI�?�2►Il�,'.�t.S`.!'?'�t`�1 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wen$er, President Henry Hess, Editor Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Bill Crump, Advertising Manager Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $16.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No. 0021 Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Six months $9.50 Return postage guaranteed cCXXJ New drivers on trial On Monday of last week new reg- ulations for beginning drivers came into effect. Young people and those who have not held an Ontario driver's lic- ence for two years are affected. In both cases new drivers will be on a probationary basis, during which an accumulation of six demerit points for driving infractions will automatically bring a three-month suspension of the licence. (Under a normal licence 15 points are required for suspension). After a new driver has completed two years of motor vehicle operation with- out a suspension the probationary status will be lifted. Perhaps many young people will see the new regulation as yet another descriminatory act by the adult world. Better, however, they should bear a certain amount of resentment than be- come occupants of caskets or hospital beds. The decision to place new driv- ers, particularly the younger ones, on probation has resulted from the unde- niable statistics of accident frequency, vehicle accident deaths and injuries. The probation system will automatical- ly deny the use of our streets and high- ways to those who have proven that they have endangered their own lives and those of other motorists. One of the most shocking statistics of our society has been the staggering number of young people who have died or suffered crippling injuries in vehicle accidents. At times the figures have reached the proportions of mass slaughter. No community, not even the smallest, has been spared the agony of young people killed at the very time of life when the promise of maturity and usefulness is just over the horizon. Police officers, doctors and hospital staff people, those who must deal with these tragedies first hand, have been sickened by the carnage. If the new regulation leads to any reasonable reduction in highway deaths and injuries it will be well worthwhi le. Poor start in life According to a recent survey con- ducted in the high schools of Huron County it would appear that a great many of our young people are already in serious trouble—well ahead of those years when personal problems are nor- mally to be expected. A cardiovascular survey carried out in the Huron schools revealed that out of 50 students, all of them drank alcoholic beverages at least twice a week and some more fre- quently; two out of 50 take drugs and three-quarters of them smoke cigar- ettes. Health authorities are alarmed, as, no doubt, are the teachers. Whether parents are equally concerned is a good question.. Admittedly, what is comMonly called "peer pressure" is a dor,inating 4- factor in the situation. The fear being different from one's fellows in adoles- cent years is very real to young people. But the question remains: what have so many parents been doing, or failing to do as the percentage of young addicts has climbed over the past few years? Yes, it may -seem unfair to blame par- ents for the mistakes their children make, but mothers and: fathers, after all are the people who should have the greatest concern for -their children's future and the greatest opportunity to set the standards which their offspring will adopt for their own life style. Obviously many of us in the older generation have not set a very good ex- ample for the, kids. We, with"the ex- perience of self-inflicted bad habits be- hind us, should have been more than orc rlarity concerned for those yourtg- .sters Who are so, close to our hearts. Propane is practical In the hesitant race to provide al- ternatives to expensive and scarce petroleum fuels, propane -powered ve- hicles may be the first across the line. Hydrogen, electricity, alcohol are all strung in there some place, but pro- pane, which we have in sufficient abundance to export vast quantities each year, seems to be the most prac- tical at the present time. One of the Big Three car makers will produce a limited number of pro- pane -powered cars this year and as ac- ceptance increases that number will certainly be increased. It is expected that the propane cars will cost, initial- ly, about a thousand dollars more than their gas -driven counterparts, but certain after -purchase benefits will offs fat higher capital cost. In On- tarib the five -cents -a -litre road tax on propane has been dropped as well as the seven per cent sales tax on propane vehicles at time of purchase. One Ontario company is well into No crisis yet The Grimsby Independent recalls that more than five years ago, in the fall of 1975, Prime Minister Trudeau perceived enough of an economic crisis in Canada that he imposed three years of wage and_ arice controls to fight in- flation. Mr. Trudeau had, of course, spent the previous election campaign fight- ing the imposition of wage and price controls, which had been urged by then Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield. Nevertheless, Mr. Trudeau and his Liberal government eventually saw the light and the crisis it illuminated. Now, it seems, they don't see so well. In October of 1975 the inflation rate was running at 10.6 per cent annually. Now if is closer to 12 per cent. The 1975 Bank of Canada interest rate of nine per cent has more than doubled to near - the conversion business, , equipping existing vehicles with the necessary fuel tank and carburetor changes for a price of about $1,500. Propane presently sells for about 65 per cent of the price of unleaded gasoline, but that is not all saving. Fuel efficiency (kilometres per litre) is about 15 per cent less for propane as compared to gasoline, but refinements in engine systems are expected to nar- row that gap to 10 per cent or less. In addition, clean -burning propane means much Tess air pollution and certainly - less engine maintenance. A taxi driver with whom we talked in Amsterdam a few years ago had been operating his 'vehicle through some 150,000 miles without any engine problems. Most drivers who are fed up with constantly -increasing prices for off- shore oil and the unending dispute be- tween the federal authorities and the Alberta government will certainly be interested in a viable alternative. ly 20 per cent, its highest rate in history. At that time the Canadian dol- lar was worth 97.26 cents in the United States. Recently it dropped to 82.56 cents U.S., the lowest level in 47 years. Mr. Stanfield's successor, Joe Clark, has suggested that Canada is in its worst economic crisis since the 1930s. The figures certainly bear him out. Not so, says Mr. Trudeau's finance minister, Allan MacEachen. Times are "grim" he acknowledges, but there is no "crisis". There are a lot of low and fixed-in- come Canadians who would disagree with Mr. MacEachen. 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In 1903 Thomas Gregory had bought the front; portion of what had been the home of Ben Willson, the first mayor of Wingham, across the street from the Town Hall. It was his intention to build a block of stores there. He had the foundations in when the government bought it for $5,000 as the location for the new post office. S. S. Cooper, who had built the House of Refuge and the Clinton Post Office, was awarded the construction News Items from Old Files JUNE 1934 Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Roberts and son, Gerald, have taken up residence in the rectory. We welcome them to the community. •A Football Club has been organized in Wingham and will play in the Northern League. Officers of the new club are C. R. Wilkinson, H. Gibson, N. Geddes and Earl Wild. Friends extend • congrat- ulations to D. B. Arbuckle, eldest son of 'William and Mrs. Arbuckle •of the 12th concession._•of East Waw- anosti;' who 'won the gold' medal in Economic and Political Science at Western University. Mac Miller got the sur- prise of his life while fishing at the bridge in the village of Fordwich, when he pulled out' a speckled trout' which measured 11 inches. It is most unusual to secure the speckled.,” beauties ,.in . the Maitland, especially . at this point. Reeve Fred L. Davidson completed the drilling of a well for the village of Mildmay which has suffered a shortage of water for a year. The depth of the well is about 100 feet. • George Williams, jeweller, announces that, in response to many requests, he is opening a department for examining eyes and fitting glasses. He has engaged R. A. Reid . of Stratford, registered optometrist of 16 years' experien&'e, to take charge of this department. White shoes for sum- mertime are coon com- fortable and correct. They are priced from 51.25 to 5.3.95 at Greer's Shoe Store. JUNE 1946 Jack McKibbon was" elected president of the Wingham Lions Club. Vice presidents are Frank Madill, Wilbur Tiffin and Clayton Gainmage; secretary is Stewart Beattie and treasurer Bob Hobden. Harry Posliff has been successful in passing the second year examinations in the Honors. History course at the University of Western Ontario, London. Mr: and Mrs. Joseph Brophy and family attended the graduation of their daughter, Frances, from §t. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph. Vivian 1-ifastings; f:was declared Grant harnpiionin' a sports program held in conjunction ,with Turnberry School Area picnic. She was also the Champion Senior Girl. ;'Champion Senior 'Boy was•Glen Foxton and named Junior Champions were Norma Felker and Gary Storey. ' • On June 10 of this year, the Rt. Hon. 'W. L. Mackenzie King entered his 20th year of office as Prime Minister. - Eighteen applications for Old Age Pension were' 'considered by Huron County Council at •' its regular meeting. • Louis Dalton has pur- chased .a house and barn in Ashfield and expects to move them.to the foundations left by the fire on his farm on the 12th of West Wailyanosh. JUNE 1957 Perhaps the greatest political surprise in the history of Canada was the result of the general election when the thoroughly en- trenched Liberal party went down to defeat to leave the Progressive Conservative party ahead by seven seats. In Wellington -Huron Marvin Howe was returned with a large majority. The West Wawanosh field New Books in the Library NOBLE HOUSE by James (lavel1 The author of Shogun gives us a new novel filled with all the color, excitement and vivid detail for which he is noted. The setting is Hong Kong. 1963, and the Noble House, a venerable trading house, is in financial trouble. The fate of Hong Kong rests on what will happen to it. KiNG OF KINGS by Malachi Martin David, the first great captain -king, the shepherd boy who slew Goliath, conquered the Philistines, overthrew Saul and rose to become the leader of his people, is at the centre of this novel. The author has gone, beyond the heroic legend to show us a real man of his, times, profoundly aware of God's mission for him yet burning with a personal ambition that is strikingly modern. THE ' MIDDLEMAN by David Chandler Here is an American saga of a maverick, a very private public man who lives on the inside —.and the outside—.of the law. From the viol to collision of business legal muscle to Hollywood studio board rooms, Burton Z. Hammond is The Middleman, who stepped in at the top and walked away with all his enemies in his pocket, never forgetting through it all that his life was a prelude to noble revenge on the .clan who had dared to destroy his father. meet was held at Fordyce School with Patsy Foran named senior girl champion, Marlene Martin in- termediate champ and Linda Martin junior champ. Terry Wilson,. ]Silly Robinson and Jimmy Moss topped the boys. Seven new members were enrolled in the Wingham Girl Guides. They are Brenda Conron, Jane Poyton, Susan Reynolds, Faye Yeo, Jane Hetherington, Janette Hend- erson and Ruth Hodgins. A reception will be held in -the Whitechurch .Memorial Hall this Friday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Orland Irwin, newlyweds. Mr. and Mrs. David Nichol opened the Langside store last week. It has been closed for nearly two years. The Burke Electric Trophy, awarded to the 'top team' in the league for the bowling seasoh, went to the Burke Electric team com- prised ,or Lev Balser, Norm Elliott, Cal Burke, Walter Brown, Tommy Jardin : and Hap Swatridge. The Wingham Golf Course was officially opened last Wednesday afternoon. JUNE 1967 Due to the sudden illness of clerk -treasurer William Renwick, town council has found it necessary to hire a replacement. Mrs. Richard Procter was engaged as acting clerk -treasurer. She has had experience in the municipal office at Brussels. John Runstedtler, manager of ,the Toronto - Dominion Bank branch here for the past ten years, has announced his retirement to take effect on June 9. Fred Snow, presently 'inianagei of the Elmira branch, will take over duties as manager on June 19. Wingham Town Council members turned down a bid from the Ontario Housing Corporation who have been looking over possible sites for a six -unit senors, ,;ens': apartment building.: Chop . of the Corporation was the- ' main street: park but council voted to retain the park for public'use: - Alexander John Hamilton of Gerrie received his B.A. Degree in General Arts from the University of Western Why no privacy? Well, by now you have filled out your 1981 census form, whether the long one or the short one. You now re- alize that you weren't to be trusted. You had to be threatened with a heavy fine or a few months in the hoosegow so you would do what you were told, like good, little girls and boys. If' you only got the short form your time and the government's money was pretty thoroughly wasted. They could have garnered all that information from the municipal voters list and the telephone directory. If, however,, you had to labor through the long form you are still wondering why the authorities in Ottawa needed to pry so diligently into your private life. For example, no matter how many children you have Ontario. He plans to attend McMaster University, Hamilton, specializing . in physical edit ation. The grand opening of the new Howson and . Howson Mill• was held at Blyth with a large crowd of area farmers and townspeople on hand. Miss Marian Harding of Fordwich has successfully passed her hairdressing exams at the Paul Pogue School in London. She has accepted a position at Dianne's Beauty Shop, Mount Forest. Wallace Conn has sold his , Whitechurch area farm to Ivan Brubacker of the Kitchener area who gets possession June 15. o—o--0 Return of the Curlew: When FI'ed,Bodsworth wrote his book Lit of the Curlews in _1554, -the Eskimo curlew .he described -was believed to be extinct;. But it wasn't the last curlew: Ornithologists saw a pair in August 1976, on James -Bay, the first re- corded in Canada in more than 100 ' years. And one was seen on May 41, 1980, on Lake Manitoba. •' borne, their names will show up some- where as living, breathing human beings — given the threats and thoroughness of the census people. And then there is the question why there was no gum on the official return envelope. Enough that some beady - eyed official. in Ottawa should know how many times a day you go to the toilet -without making it common knowledge to the census -taker who lives just down the block and around the corner. So they all subscribed to an oath of secrecy. Sounds something like "now you must promise never to tell a single soul ... but I just heard that Jane and Jimmy are breaking up. Seems Jimmy has this cute little blond secretary ..." contract . Mr, William i .10ho>isoll .iif W ig!t was appointedinsp ctur,' Torkoft excavating wan srted in:; 19 D4, lluringl t e winter' of •1904- 05, Cooper made many of the frame's, etc.. in Clinton and hoped • to ,. have the '" job . finished''by :June, This was wishfa thinking because the main gUestion . In Wingham for the next two years was, "When will the post office be 4. finished?" Thebuilding was two stories high with an attic, 38 x 50 feet in size, and was highlighted by the Offset clock tower. Much of the work was pub -let. The plumbing, iron ands tipper work was done L yt'V %'and' McBurney of Winghatii; the painting by R. H. McI(ty-`and the slating by John Wittaker of London. The electric wiring was ^-installed b Walter Green of Wingham. The stelae for the .building. came from the Horseshoe Quarries in St. Marys, 'ajld- the brick from Beamsville Pressed Brick Co. and Elliott and Sons of Wingham. The office was finally opened for use in January, 1907. The official opening was held in the Town Hall on. May 31, 1907. It was built in the reign of Edward VII, which accounts for the "E R" above the front window in the tower. . The spacious apartment on the upper floor was the living quarters of the postmaster. From the time the building was finished people asked for a clock to be installed in the tower. After many pro- mises, one arrived in Wing_' ham from England in April, 1913. Then it was seen that the tower ""w""as not enough.' to house the ie bell that weighed 800 lbs. 1,, On September 4, 1913, W. J.., Deyell was awarded a contract to °raise the tower. ]'itis meant thaftheioogird all, the top -part of the tower had to be dismantled and set over on the main roof while the bell was installed and the brick wall built higher. The top of the tOwer was then re. placed. This was' finished in 11 rch•,,1914. The clock was installed by . ' . A. M. Knox, a local jeweller. The bell was said to.have the finest tone ,of any in Western Ontario. On a table beside the bell is attached "a 24 lb. gong which strikes" the bell.. Above the belfrey is the clock room, in the . dead centre of which the move- ment sits on a; large frame from where connections are made to the dials. The dials. . are about 5'.6" in diameter set in one-piece ,skelton iron frames. The clock is run b two weights, the stiking weight weighing 350 lbs. and the -running weight 150 lbs. These work in shafts about - 30' deep, connected to the clock by strong•cables. The clock is wound once a week and is regulated by a 50 lb. pendulum. The minute hand is 2' $" long and the hour hand is 2'. The total weight of the clock is 3,000 lbsand was made by the N. T. Evans Clock Co., Bir- mington, England. This post office was used until 1968, when the present one was opened. It now houses a nursery school on the first floor mitt the Wing- ha ing- II ham and District Museum on the second. 1<' TODAY CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN George, who has just turned 7, is an appealing young- ster with fair hair, blue eyes and an infectious smile. That gap where his front teeth should be is not the result of a fight, because George is a gentle boy who has never been known to quarrel with anyone. The teeth disappeared in the normal course of events and there will soon be new ones in their place. . Small for his age, George was much deprived in his early years. When he first came into the care of the Children's Aid Society he was considered retarded, but that has been ruled out. Psychologists say he is behind because of lack of stimulation and they recommend ja>^ education where each child gets a maximum of iasorge loves the outdoors and is beginning to develop lipinterest in sports. He started skating last winter and % enjoys football. X1.4, thrusting affectionate child, George is expected to grata to a new home. He needs parents who will love him for the engaging child he is and will not worry over academic achievement. To •inquire about adoptingGeorge, please write to Today's -Child, Ministry of ommunity and Social Ser- vices Box 888, Station K, `Toronto. Ontario M4P 2112. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life..