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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
Published at Wtng\am, Ontario. by Wenger Bros. Limited
Sam Wenger, President
Henry Hess, Editor
Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas.
Bill Crump, Advertising Manager
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Better solutions needed
A meeting of beef producers in
Bruce County last week, rejected the
marketing board concept for their
industry. Several beef farmer's were of
the opinion that some form of insur-
ance, similar, perhaps, to crop insur-
ance, would provide a more acceptable
form of protection than what many
consider surrender to government-
sponsored Interference in the form of
marketing boards.
The producers of other farm com-
modities, such as eggs and milk, have
operated for several years under
marketing boards, and it Is scarcely
safe to even mention the possibility
that there might be a better way to stay
in business.
We agree immediately that If a
strong agricultural Industry is to be
maintained in this country, farmers
must have some form of protection
from the sharp fluctuations which can
make farming a very unpredictable
business. Beef producers would do well
to take a close look at another factor
which is at (east partially responsible
for their problems. The gigantic spread
In prices from 60 to 80 cents a pound at
the farm gate to anywhere up to $4.50
plus for prime cuts in the food store
should be a subject for close study. The
plain fact is that a high percentage of
families, particularly those In which
young children have to be clothed and
fed, simply can no longer afford to eat
beef. It has been priced out of the
market.
The spread between farm and store
prices is accounted for by the many
hands through which beef must pass
before it reaches the consumer. Truck-
er, killer and wholesaler must all make
a profit. Every animal raised on a local
farm for local consumption.
Despite Mr. Whelan's opinion that
we are lucky to be able to feed our-
selves at present day prices, beef
people can afford would certainly in-
crease the volume sold. A shorter, and
less expensive route from feed lot to
table might help.
inflation in perpetuity
Our existing laws and most labor
agreements have all but guaranteed
that galloping Inflation will be with us
forever. Inflation is not created by
those who ask high prices; it is the pro-
duct of those who pay the high prices
with little or no argument.
As long as labor agreements and
employment policies contain any form
of escalation clause or indexing, by '
which wages are guaranteed to in- ,
crease at the same rate as inflation,
prices of goods and services will rise
forever.
When wages definitely, fall short of
inflated prices and consumers start to
shop around for better 'savings, then,
and only then, will goods and services
begin the long slide back to find a sale-
able market price.
Any person who travelled away
from home this summer must have
been impressed by the vast number of
expensive vacation vehicles, trailers
and boats swarming along the high-
ways — every one of them drinking up
gallons of expensive fuel. There is, as
yet, no indication that most Canadians
are really feeling the pinch. Appliance,
retailers, car dealers and those who
sell the more costly kinds of goods all
report very high sales levels.
We all cry about inflation and high.
prices, but we are, quite obviously still
shelling out our earnings atrecord
rates —, because we are, or at, least
many of. us are quite sure that earnings
will continue to rise at the same rate as
the prices we must pay.
The sad generation
Listening to the car radio rather
absent-mindedly the other day we
caught the tall end of a love song which
somehow illustrates the sad situation of
many young people. The words went
something like this: "Can't we get our-
selves tooether? Can't we fin,+ our love
again?"
This, was the sorrowful plea of a
young guy who thought he loved his
girl, decided to seek greener pastures a
bit later and then realized how much he
had lost.
In these times of affluence young
people have been marrying, or at least
committing themselves to eternal bliss
before they are actually mature
enough to be able to assess the depth of
their own emotions. Thus, so many
separations and divorces and, inci-
dentally, so many children who know
nothing of happy homes or predictable
futures.
What a contrast to the rough years
of the great depression when the big-
gest problem facing young people was
stark poverty which so often made
marriage and,a home an economic im-
possibility. However, those who mar-
ried late, often in their thirties, seemed
to face the problems of marriage and
parenthood with a great deal more sta-
bility than today's generation.
It was bound to happen
It wasn't hard to foresee. The post
office workers were granted 17weeks`
maternity leave at 93 per cent of sal-
ary. It took only two weeks for the
47,000 members of the federal clerks'
association to make the same demand
as they entered bargaining sessions for
a new contract. Next step will be intro-
duction of similar demands in the pri-
vate sector.
There are two sides to the question
of paid maternity leave. For several
years expectant mothers in Canada
have been guaranteed continuity of
employment after the birth of a child.
Two-thirds of the wages have been paid
out of the unemployment insurance
,fund. Some hold that failing to fully
compensate a mother while she bears a
child is "rank discrimination".
There are others who contend that
rearing a family Is not exactlya public
service; that children are a source of
deep pleasure to their parents and,
hopefully, a comfort to them in old age.
In other words, a child is the responsib-
ility of parents and not of the general
public.
It doesn't much matter now who is
right or, wrong. Paid maternity leave is
with us and it will probably be here for
a long, long time.
Barometer falling
Last week this column asked,
"Who's minding the store?" Apparent-
ly a lot of people were asking the same
question, not only national columnists
and editorial writers, but the voters in
two federal by-elections as well. The
Liberals were defeated in both.
The unkindest cut of all was de-
livered in the Toronto riding of Spadina
— a constituency which had voted Lib-
eral for about 38 years. Jim Coutts, the
prime minister's personal confidant
and secretary was "parachuted" into
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Spadina, to assure him an easy win for
a seat in the House of Commons. He
was defeated by his NDP opponent,
Dan Heap.
In the Montreal riding of Joliette,
Roch LaSalle, the PC candidate, de-
feated his Liberal counterpart. Al-
though he had previously held that
same seat, his by-election victory was
another indication of public lack of
confidence in Liberal party leadership,
and apparent unconcern for the plight
of the nation.
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News .Items from Old Files
AUGUST 1934
Carl Deans of town has
been appointed manager of
the Dominion Store in
Goderich.
F. E. Madill of Peter-
borough has been appointed
to the local high school staff
to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.
Bigelow who has accepted a
position at Port Hope.
According to reports, the
Liquor Control Board of
Ontario has ruled that the
Canada Temperance Act is
under suspension. This
means that several towns in
Huron County, including
Wingham and Brussels,
would be eligible for beer
and wine licenses.
Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of
Germany since the death of
Paul Von Hindenburg, has
been acting president of
Germany and may become
the monarch of that country.
History is being made in
the little town of Corbeil as
the Dionne quintuplets, now
over two months old, con-
tinue to show improvement.
AUGUST 1946
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. M.
Spittall, who are moving to
Brantford where Mr. Spittall
is manager of the Dominion
Bank, were honored when a
few friends gathered at their
home to present them with a
table lamp and vase.
Charles' McKibbon . has
purchased the blacksmith
shop building on Diagonal
Road from Sam Hutchison.
He plans extensive
alterations to the -building
and we understand will
conduct an antique business.
Mr. and 'Mt .elarry Wells,
former residents of
Wingham, are returning to
town soon. Mr, Wells for-
merly owned the Royal T,
selling it to Robert Hopper in
the' spring when he bought
The Old Oaken Bucket in
Essex. The climate not
agreeing with Harry who
suffers from arthritis,
caused him ,to dispose of his
business in Essex.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Town
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Jean Muriel,
to Lloyd George Elliott, son
TODAYr0 CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
Sturdy, happy, busy Robby is 17 months old but looks
older, he's such a big boy. He is in excellent health but
there is a cloud in his future. Robby's family background
Contains Huntington's Chorea, a hereditary, progressive,
degenerative disease for which at present there is no
cure. It does not appear until the victim is 30 or 40 years
old and there is no test to determine whether it will
develop or not.
Robby needs parents who can live with the knowledge
that the disease may or may not strike him years later,
and who especially can help him handle the uncertainty
when he is old enough to understand.
Robby is an active, talkative boy who understands a lot
more than he can yet put into words. He enjoys other
children, though he hasn't quite learned how to play with
them. He can be contented to play alone. As you might
guess from those chubby cheeks he has a good appetite
and is most independent about feeding himself.
To inquire about adopting' Robby, please write to
Today's Child, Ministry of Community 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.
of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Elliott
of Wingham.
Fred Carter recently
purchased the residence of
Clayton Fryfogle.on Frances
Street.
We congratulate Miss
Leslie Mae Wall who
received Word from the
Western Conservatory,
London, that she had been
awarded the Silver Medal for
piano, Grade 10.
Miss Olive Scott has sold
herhouse and lot in the
village of Bluevale to. Elmer
Sellmri,,t giving., -.04:n
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possession in 30,daya.
AUGUST 1957 •• ,
Two, members of
Parliament from the
Western Ontario area have,
recently been appointed to
important posts in the new
federal government. Elston
Cardiff of Brussels, member
for Huron, has been narned
party whip and J. Waldo
Monteith of Stratford, who
represents the Perth con-
stituency, is minister of
national health and welfare.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mack
and three children, who have
resided in Walkerton for
several years, have moved
to Wingham, occupying a
home in Hallcrect, Mr. Mack
is employed by Burke
Electric.
For several weeks the
Masonic building on Centre
Street has been undergoing
improvements. The ceiling'
of the 'lodge room has been
lowered to facilitate heating
during winter, the room is
being redecorated andmnew
wiring has been installed.
Gorrie residents con-
gratulate newlyweds Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Gowdy
(Jacqueline Gilmer) and
Mr. and Mrs. Otta Willert
(Elsie David) .
Jack Horton, R.C.M.P.,
Ottawa, is visiting at his
home in Bluevale prior to
being posted to Chilliwack,
British Columbia.
Dr. and Mrs. W. A.
McKibbon of Wingham have
established a bursary fund to
aid pre -medical students
attending the University of
Western Ontario. The fund
which will be known as the
Bill McKibbon Memorial
Fund Bursary, is in memory
of their ten -year-old son who
died earlier this year.
A movie featuring Elvis
Presley passed over quietly
in Wingham. When the same
movie was shown to city
youths, theatre seats were
ripped, pop bottles were
thrown, swooning girls had
to be revived and police sent
for.
AUGUST 1967
The Wingham Hor-
ticultural Society held 'its
most successful flower show
to date 38 exhibitors
showing 312 exhibits. Top
winners were Ed Fielding,
Mrs. I. E. Morrey, Mrs.
Charles . ° Shiell, Ross
Hamilton and Merle Wilson.
The entrance at Walker
Home Furnishings has been
much improved this week
with the installation of a new
concrete step and
replacement of the flooring
inside the doorway.
The Hanna Memorial
Bridge will be officially
opened Thursday by the
provincial treasurer, the
Hon. Charles MacNaughton,
and the Hon. George
Gornme, minister of high-
ways.
A Kinloss farmer, James
Berki, is in county jail after a
stabbing incident which
hospitalized two elderly
Wingham women, Mrs.
Leander Good and Mrs.
Thomas Cassels.
Ross Robinson of Belgrave
has- purchased the Auburn
general' store operated by
Gordon Taylor. ' Ross has
been manager of the
Belgrave Co -Operative for
the past five years.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spry
have purchased the home of
Mrs. Alex Porterfield on
Leopold Street and moved
there Saturday from their
former Patrick Street
residence. It is expected that
Dr. McGregor and his family
of London will move into the
house vacated' by Mr. and
Mrs. Spry,
Harvey Mann of Bluevale.
has accepted a position at
Electrohome in Kitchener.
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Clcsin$ roller rink deprives
teimagors of entertainment
Dear Editor,,
We are writing about.,th,e
roller .skating rinit beitnl�
closed gets early. We.thipk,it
is very unfair that the
younger people should be
deprived of their en-
tertainment,. Having nothing
better to do, the teenagers
will satrt hanging around the
main street, therefore
becoming ."nuisances", as,
we are so often called by the
townspeople.
Wingham has a day care
centre for small children and
programs for the senior
citizens. Wiry are the
• teeuagers being left out? We
reef tobe the source of most
complaints.
Roller skating is the •main.
source of entertainment and
a money -making proposition
for the town. Theftarena is
already there, sa§ittat is the
problem?WeareitOtalone in
this. The last night of roller
skating nearly everyone was
discussing this.
Feeling left out and on
u -e behalf of all the teenagers,
Johanna VanCamp,
Cathy Henderson
No • 6 SETS plans reunion
Dear Editor,
There may be readers of
your newspaper who would
be interested in knowing of
the forthcoming 36th annual
reunion of the No. 6 Service
Flying Training. School,
Dunnville, Ontario.
For the past 35 years,
Royal Canadian Airforce
personnel who were
stationed at No. 6 SFTS
during the war have
gathered at Dunnville to
celebrate their , station
reunion. This ''year marks
their 36th get-together,
which will take place Sept.
18-20.
The event will begin with a
reception Friday night, a
golf tournament Saturday
morning, a parade to the
memorial service and fly-
past of wartime ' Harvard
aircraft in the afternoon,
followed by a banquet and.
films of past reunions
Saturday night.
Theweekend closes
Sunday morning with a
breakfast cookout of pan-
cakes and sausages.
All veterans of No. 6 are
invited.Anyone not on the
maililist should contact
Frank Scholfield, Box 187,
Dunnville NIA 2X5 or call
him at (416) 774-7595' or
evenings at (416) 774-5480.
Frank Scholfield
Adjutant -General
New Books in the Library.
MAGGIE ROYAL by Jane
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grow up together. Their love
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memories of the idyllic but
shattered childhood they
shared.
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The takeover of a $300
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DISPLAY OF DAHLIAS --Olive Fuller and Janet Fielding look over the display of
dahlias at the Wingham Flower Show. The many exhibits at the annual show filled
the Armouries with a profusion of color Saturday. '