Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-09-30, Page 4�yy;`�� X11\ • D1/�1 C TIMES A page of itrii opinion k . ��.`�'. � 4 4 .y .,Z. ..fi., 'ti`s+. ':`:�c{•.: `L4 .i'x>'�• ' y, %b. ....�.,.... ..... .. .�+..�� ...........::.\�w4 N,;+'�'{.''`,\'.��..{ ss.'`,•••3C..,c.},>}:.,,...,{.w:...::..::s:.s}>:�..:>rs.,:}'•.•t:„sws,,:�:�J'-..:.,..a:...�:fis.,1v'.{.w:�......u�,..•'k`•`:F.'`:>vb..,...�ri.:, 5epfembeir. r _ jngiamn Zibbartre-trimeo Published at 1o9 tnghan, Ontario, b) iR ginger Baro. l.itnieed Barry Wenger, President Henry Hess. Editor Robert 1) Vrroger. Set. 1 real full ( rump, AJlerusing Manager \ternher AuJn Bureau ul ( Irctilauun, Member — (anaJran (nnununll) .Newspaper Asan Subscriptions S16 00 per )ear Second ( lass Mail Registration No 0821 Orr anu( 01111111.1110 Newspaper Assoc 'K Six months S9 50 Return postage guaranteed humors abound There have been frequent rumors during the past week or two that a move is afoot to have the local arena licensed for the sale of alcholic bever- ages. Like most rumors, this one is ill- founded. Truth of the matter is that the recreation committee has discussed a request from the booster club which raises money for our hockey team, asking that application be made for a limited license. If approved, the license would cover only the upper room in the arena, which would be accessible only for fifteen minutes between periods and from game completion time to midnight. The team will play nine home games during the season, so total drinking time would be approximately 18 hours for the entire season. The only persons admitted would be members of the booster club and the members of the home and visiting teams. No person would be permitted to watch a game with beer in hand from the upper room. The members of the recreation committee were not unanimous in their approval, and have simply passed the request on to town council, which has yet to discuss the question. Whether or not you are in favor of the proposal is your business. But you should understand that there is no intention of seeking a license which would permit sale of alcoholic bever- ages in the arena itself. If that were the case we would be opposed to such a move. Caution is advised The Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs has produced a series of pamphlets aimed at warning the public about the hazards of certain widely -promoted business schemes. These booklets do not tell the consumer to distrust all and sundry — rather they point but the possible points at which the buyer can be "taken” if the promoter happens to be less than scrupulously honest. There is not sufficient room here to deal with the various subject matters in detail, but we may summarize. One pamphlet is titled "The Dream Mer- chants", and warns of these schemes which promise a "new you'5. They include improved sex life, smoother social graces, improved job skills, or better personal appearance. (The pamphlet does not, however, provide any instructions about dealing with the dream merchants who tell you every day how -easily you can become a millionaire by buying a few Ontario lottery tickets.) Other folders in the series include, "Refunds and'Exchanges: do you know the facts?" "Heating with Wood Fuels; a guide for homeowners", "Mail Order Business: protecting your dollars", "Phoney Charities: how to be a cautious donor", "Consumer Com- plaints: both sides of the coin" and "The Facts about Credit and You". The pamphlets do not suggest that all these facets of consumer activity are fraudulent; they simply point out possible areas in which the incautious buyer can be relieved of his or her money and receive less than good value in exchange. The booklets provide information and suggested checks by which the value of any such proposal may be tested. If you would like to get all the information in detail, write to any of the nine Consumer Service Bureaus in the province. The nearest one is in London, Box 5600, Terminal "A", N6A 2P3. Phone (519)-679-7150. Personal patriation PC Leader Joe Clark scored a neat one in a recent speech when he said Canadians should recognize the serious and pressing need for patriation. He said, "We must patriate the prime minister." Clark, of course, was referring to the departure of Prime Minister Trudeau for South Korea and Australia when the Canadian Supreme Court was about to deliver its decision on the legality of the federal government's intention to patriate the • constitution from Brltaln. The Supreme Court justices con- sider their decision so important to the nation that they will deliver their verdict on television — an unpre- cedented move for that august body. Yet the prime minister, who has ex- pressed so frequently and fervently his dedication • to the cause of patriation takes off for the other side of the world. He also managed to be well away from the firing line while Canadians struggled through the horrors of a nation-wide postal strike. The press is the public Members of the public as well as the news media in this area cannot help wondering just what Perth County Council has to hide. At a recent council meeting the reporters present were asked to leave as council went into committee -of -the whole, but non -mem bers of council who were sitting as "invited guests" were permitted to remain throughout the closed -doors committee meeting. In all fairness we must note that the decision to exclude the press was not unanimous. Several reeves were opposed to the exclusion. There arefewareas of discussion which public councils rightly insist should be conducted in secret. Delicate financial problems and discussions about personnel are included in this category, but most of the business a council conducts is public business — those decisions which entail the expenditure of public funds or pro- grams which will affect the public and the voters who have elected the county council members. Reporters who work for the news media do not have a right to be present at such meetings simply because they are news -gatherers, but rather because they have the same right to listen and comment as members of the public. Since the vast majority of county residents cannot attend the council meetings, the press acts on their behalf —to inform the public about what their elected representatives are saying and doing. Any council which persists in holding its more important delibera- tions behind closed doors will eventu- ally become suspect by those who have elected the members of that body. Secrecy breeds suspicion -- and arro- gance breeds contempt. Fighting inflation Last Thursday when it appeared that the interest rate might drop a decimal point or two the Bank of Canada stepped in to bolster the rate and prevent a decline. Supposedly this was a move in the fight against inflation. A queer way to do it! Mortgage rates, business loan rates and all the other sky-high interest rates don't add to inflation? You can bet your second mortgage they do! t) (1 —0 If you forgive people enough you be- long to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not — squat- ter's rights of the heart. —James Hilton �juu�I. `I1(I1IIl11l1111111 ■ l IN11!l "buzz t CONEY, �i5 /0 MYC®RNER ! „ ANGEL OF LIGHT by Joyce Carol Oates Maurice Halleck, director of the commission for the Ministry of Justice, is ac- cused of wrongdoing and then dies in a suspicious car accident. A suicide note and confession are found. Al- though the official in- vestigation finds Maurice guilty and his death a suicide, his children Kirsten and Owen are convinced he was betrayed. Joined together in a blood pact, they vow to uncover the truth and avenge their father's death. THE HOMEWARD TIDE Ey Alan White For generation after generation, the Godson family has been the leading family of fishermen in Ravenswyke. Now, at the outbreak of the Second World War, 13 -year-old John Godson is the only male left at home as his father and two News Items from Old Files SEPTEMBER 1934 The contract for widening the pavement on Highway 4 from Clinton north to the Blyth curve, a distance of \eight miles, to the regulation 20 -foot width, has been awarded to the McArthur Construction Co. who have just completed the 10 -foot width over that section of road. Frank T. Field has been appointed agent for Wingham and surrounding district by Electrolux (Canada) Ltd. Mr. Field will be pleased to give demon- strations to any who desire this high class cleaner and air purifier. Early Monday morning R. S. Hetherington went s- hunting puffballs and on the farm of Jack Salter on the Belgrave road, he picked three dandies. The daddy of them all was three feet, seven inches in cir- cumference and weighed over eight pounds. The following boys who completed their high school course here last term, are entering Toronto University this week: Alton Adams, chemical engineering; Rae. Thompson and Murray Rae, arts course. It is expected that the government will put a crusher in Jenkins' pits at once and commence -crushing gravel that will be placed on the highway between here and Teeswater. Urging young people to hold themselves higher m esteem, Rev. John Greig .of Bluevale, in his address to a rally of Presbyterian y„ 1 people in Tee`sw er declared that any boy or girl who respected themselves would not be found in .a beverage room. Mr. and Mrs. Wettlaufer of Bluevale are at Wheatley this week assisting their son, Lloyd, to move the stock to Blyth where he is going into the general store business. SEPTEMBER 1946 Members of the Gorrie Presbyterian Church met at -• • • • • • • • • • . • • .... • • • • . • • • . • • o'ertia arm/ •••• • • • • • a o ®G 8-o e e e e e ® • • • • • •, • Angry farmers demand action on interest rates Dear Editor, Hundreds of letters are pouring into the Huron Federation of Agriculture office from concerned and angry farmers demanding immediate action from the prime minister to save what is left of the farming in- dustry. The letters will be personally delivered to the prime minister's office by Murray Cardiff, MP for Hornrl-Bruce When Parliament recon- venes this fall, the federal budget must bring relief to the farming industry, which has been most adversely affected by the govern- ment's high interest policy. There is little time left for farmers to inform the government of their plight. A personal letter from you to the prime minister can make a difference in government policy. The fall harvest season will be over sooner than we think and many more farmers will be unable to meet their financial commitments becaise of low corn prices. Individual comments of many farmers are included in the letters the prime minister will receive. An important point made by one farmer is that far- ming is the only industry in the world where everything we need for production is purchased retail and then processed or grown and finally sold wholesale. This alone puts farming in a very unique situation, which government must realize. Another letter writer found it ironic that on the day of receiving the Huron Federation of . Agriculture survey letter to the govern- ment, he had met with the trustee regarding his farm bankruptcy. A farmer said it is a frightening situation to see neighbors losing their farms and having them put up for sale. They are unable to meet -high interest rates while receiving low prices for their products. We wonder who will ,lose their farm next. . Mrs'. Brenda McIntosh • RR 4, Seaforth the home of Tom Earl to welcome John Neilson, his English bride and little son, Robert. John was a faithful member of the congregation and choir before going overseas. Ross Procter, son of Mr. and Mrs: Stewart Procter of Morris, who graduated from Wingham High School this year, was successful in winning the Huron County Federation of Agriculture Scholarship. He is attending O.A.C. at Guelph. Colonel and Mrs. Frederick Coates sailed on „3Vlondaj onrthe Queen. Mary 4. for Erlglhnd where they will make their future home. Mrs. Coates was formerly Miss Velma Johnson off Wingham. ' In the near future, work will commence on a bottling plant on the outskirts of Wingham, to be located on the northwest corner of the B Line and No. 4 highway. The plant, to be known as Mathers' Beverages, will be owned and operated by Bert Mathers. Miss Helen Thomson of Bluevale left this week for Sarnia where she has ac- cepted a position. Miss Georgina McMichael, Reg.N., of Wroxeter left to attend the School of Nursing, University of Toronto, for a year's post -graduate study in nursing education. Miss McMichael won a scholar- ship which privileged her to take this course. Calvin Moffat of Wroxeter is in Toronto taking a course at Technical School. Junior Citizens plan fall fundraising sale Dear Editor, We hope you and your readers will help get the Wingham Junior Citizens back on their feet by stip- porting a fundraising event we have planned this fall. We will have a sale o(all kinds of stuff on Saturday, Oct. 17, starting at 10 a.m. Anyone wanting to donate anything from garden produce to furniture or what not is invited to call Randy Netterfield at 357-3680. We will pick it up. A special drive to collect goods will be held during the week of 'the sale. Please be generous in your support of our young adults. Thank you. Adrian Keet Whiteehurch SEPTEMBER 1957 A meeting was held at Gilmour's School to organize a community park com- rnittee to look after development.of a swimming area and park at the new bridge on the ninth of Turn - berry. Officers of the new committee are Walter Woods, George Underwood and Don Fortune. Earl `Tapper' Grey, a former resident of Wingham, who for the past seven years has been recreational director and arena manager at Walkerton, has been appointed service bureau officer of the Canadian 1 egion, • At the regular meeting of the Wingham General Hospital Board, the most important matter on the agenda was an announce- ment that a Mr. Norman of London has been appointed chief, engineer . to the hospital Congratulations are in order for Campbell Thomp- son and his Son, Don, of Lucknow, proprietors of the Lucknow Sentinel. They have moved into their new plant on the south side of the main street and with a modern front and interior fittings, the 'new building presents an attractive ,ap- pearance. Mrs. William Nicholson of Bluevale has bought a house in Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Webster Jacklin of Howick Township have moved to their new home in Listowel and Mr. and Mrs. Wilburt Pratt have purchased the Jacklin farm and as ve token up residence there. Marilyn Chamney, Joan Colvin, Jane Hetherington and Greer Dunlop were elected officers of the Wingham CGIT. SEPTEMBER 1967 About 300 parents, visitors and students congregated in the new auditorium • of the public school for the official opening. MayoY'eWit Miller cut the ribbon ands assisted by three students. Danny Irwin , and Carol Jamieson held the ribbon and Carla Smith carried the scissors. At the September meeting of the Combined Roman Catholic Separate School elder brother§ joijn pp for miliraty service. 'This Is the story of him, of his mother and Rbcs two sisters, and of the Godson men facing the horrors of war on -land and sea. THE PARK IS MINE by Stephen Peters The man who called the mayor's office had a terse message: he had captured Central Park. To prove -it he was going to blow up the 22nd precinct station house, 'which was the police headquarters for the park. At 15 p.m. the station house exploded. The mayor and his advisors waited tensely for demands,. but none came. There was only the ominous warning: Stay out of the park. The park is mine. Board, it was decided to take the primary steps for the addition of one classroom and one general purpose room and the necessary auxiliary rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Keith have purchased the VanVelsor home on Wroxeter's Howick Street from Mrs. Hector Browne of Fordwich. Wroxeter wel- comes them. The Wingham Squirt ball team were named WOAA champions when Rostock failed to show for the third game of the series. Members of the team - include John Glotisher, Doug Van- derWoude, Ricky Jacklin, Brad Cimmdns, Mark Tiffin, Roger Tiffin, Tommy Lee, Gerald Skinn, Steve Caslick and Paul Skinn. Miss Lynda Coultes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Coultes of the Whitechurch area, is at- tending Stratford Teachers' College this year. Several ladies gathered at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Jacques, Lakelet, to honor Sharon Hubbard of Gorrie, bride of next month. With • the end of the bricklayers' strike last week, work is once again underway at the district high schbol where construction was bogged down due td the lack of masons. - Bank with a heart A bank in Buffalo, New York, last week announced it had cancelled a scheduled mortgage rate increase for 900 homeowners because it realized they could not afford to pay the higher rates. The Buffalo Savings Bank had planned to raise the interest rate on mortgages coming up for renewal to 14 per cent from eight and a half. This was still well below the market rate of '18.5 per cent, but when the bank received scores of calls from homeowners who feared the rate hike would cost them their homes, it rolled the interest rate back to eight and a half per cent.' "The problem we had was thattre did not realize that no matter how much explaining we did .. . people still could not meet (the new TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN _440111111111.111111111111=11111111111 Wee Georgie who has just turned two has a health problem that doesn't show in his picture. Born with a heart defect, he spent his first two months in hospital, but the hole in his heart which was very worrisome at first now seems to be closing on its own. Doctors now think surgery may not be necessary, and that his heart will hot need to be checked again for at least two years. Although Georgie doesn't have the classic marks of fetal alcohol syndrome such as small stature, he was born to an alcoholic mother and may be affected in other ways. He is behind in development according to some recent tests, but has been making progress since then. Georgie is not quite ready to walk on his own, but will if somebody holds both his hands. He chats a lot but has only a couple of clear words. This lovable baby is Indian in background, but does not have Treaty status, An easy going youngster, Georgie needs parents who will give him much love and encour- agement but will not demand a high academic perfor- mance, of which he may not be capable. To inquire about adopting Georgie, 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. rate)," a bank spokesman explained. Doubtless the bankers' decision was not motivated purely by a concern for their fellowmen. It could be they approached the problem solely as a business matter, deciding it better to get some money, even at a loss in interest, than to be saddled with 900 defaulted mortgages. Still, when is the last time you heard of a Canadian bank making a similar concession? Compared to the handful of monolithic chartered banks in Canada, U.S. banks tend to be smaller and more locally controlled. Clearly this allows them to be more responsive to the needs and concerns of their customers.