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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-10-21, Page 9FRY•r � 4r II 'CI< A ill �I ; .Ing V.0.0.!'./.1.,:+:44.,.44.5:10: eel Parry W' nger'..i melte i Henry 1'Ie ,'E,4115t Vicinity! Alitlit f 3urratr kflomber C'01.14diaRt�ip lty N wsp Sulassr*p;tont 6 QOlarrt Seconq (Ia A:Mo. egisiratiop N? op) teat : 1191te' OA. 44 01 ,.. RQberia. , We ger. Se Tr is. gill iCrrim Ac vertiskis Manager f Circulations , E t9lntsrioCornm_unity Nt{wsp f er Sixniie chs. $9.5 Ile t yr rrpostage eua rcn te4d From time beyond melrlory human. beings have needed• •.leadership. strong men and women who could say, "This is the way, we will go," and step out in front of the crowd to •lead the way. The 'd v$opment , of highly civilized socie lies has not altered that basic human need. is it any wonder, then,, that tan= adians seem to be fumbling around In the dark, unable to find the correct road to either success or survival? The apparent arogance of fharuling Liberals, their unhurried composure in the face of 'the economic calamities facing home• owners, small business operators and farmers and the mad- dening complacency " of the prime minister and his upper level cabinet pais has destroyed the faith of a large percentageof those who returned that party to power only a few months ago. With a federal election three to four years away, the voters have time to ponder the alternatives — but alterna- tives are meagre and uninviting. Former prime minister Joe Clark holds the leadership of a party in which well over 40 per cent of convention Bele gates have already asked for a leader- ship convention and the remaining supporters obviously ready to switch loyalties if they had the chance. Ed Broadbent, who heads the NDP might exploit his obvious sincerity and, patriotism into national leadership ex- cept for the fact that Canadians have shown no widespread inclination to be ruled by_ asocialist government. Pierre Trudeau who .has on numer- ous occasions stated that this will be his last term as prime minister, has no clear-cut successor in the wings. His Immediate subordinates, Allan Mac- Eachen and Jean Chretien, couldn't lead Canadians to free beer at a garden party. Their roles in`the•ecpnomlo and constitutional fieid have cast them among the: most unpalp.tlar "tfF• an. adians. . The enigmatic, termer minister Of finance, John Turner, , might well arouse some Interest; but no one knows whether he wants the ieadecship Of the Liberal party -nor,for that -matter, whether he has..mech more than '':Im- pressive good looks" 'o recommend him tor office. • There are, several possible replace- ments for Joe Clark, should he see the light, to have it switched on by party demand. Brian Mulroney, (forrher head of the PC organization, but not a member of Parliament) would be most favored by Quebec delegates; John Crosbie, former finance minister in the Clark government, would be strongly supported only in Eastern Canada and Peter Lougheed, the tough champion of western Canadians, would have limited support in the West, but almost as much backing in Ontario. Bill Davis, long-time premier of Ontario would not get any overwhelming support from his own provincial delegates. What all this adds up to is the polarization of Canadians by regions, an attitude fostered in recent years by regional unemployment, oil pricing and the constitutional debate. What we lack in Canada is the presence of a sin- gle strong leader; one whose concern for the entire nation and not just for one region, would be evident to all. We have the means, as never before, to project the char;cter and the image .of such a man or woman to the television screens of the nation — but so far we haven't any person with the moxy to stir the one -Canada enthusiasm needed to bring our country out of the pits of selfishness and self-pity. FoIice chases a � ���a�e • The question of whether or_not'police officers should initiate . dangerous motor vehicle chases in an effort to ap- prehend fleeing lawbreakers is one which has troubled\not only the public, but policemen themselves. At a recent national convention of police in the West a discussion of the problem ended noncommitally with a recommenda- tion that the decision should be left to individual police officers in their crui- sers. That sort of answer was obviously not good enough. Despite thefact that most police officers may be men and women of excellent judgment, there are still the hotbloods in almost all forces who can't resist the obvious adventure and heroics offered by a 90 - mile -an -hour contest of drivers. Most important consideration of all, however, is the threat of human life 'posed by the police chase. The young buck who may have been satisfied with a stupid 50 miles an hour in a 30 -mile zone, suddenly hits the floor -boards in an effort to outrun the cop. The police man, in turn, as he decides on hot pur- No need to rush Finance Minister Allan MacEachen isn't the fellow to take the blame. for any of Canada's ills. 'He, like Agricul- ture Eugene Whelan; would like to blame the chartered banks for.the fact tharhigh interest rates are endanger- ing thousands of homes, farms and businesses.,MacEachen says the banks should "bleed a little". Perhaps a majority of those who are paying 20 -percent -plus interest rates to the banks would be happy to see some of their green blood staining loan of-' flcers' desks, but at the same time those in financial difficulty would like to detect enough interest on Mac- Eachen's part to make him bring down the budget on which the entire economy is dependent. After a long summer' of discontent in which there was ample time to finalize budget clauses, the fi- nance minister refuses to be hurried by suit, immediately desserts• his avowed dedication to the cause of 'public safety. Off go two vehicles, placing in dire jeopardy not only the fleeing driver and any passengers he may have, but the policeman and any number of innocent third -party motorists on the road. Ontario's attorney -general, Roy Mc- Murtry, is about to take action on a solution to the problem — one which should have been obvious from the out- set. The policeman would pursue only far enough to get the license number of the car ahead and then drop the chase. Apprehension of the runaway driver would not be any problem after registration of the vehicle has been ascertained. And then, according to McMurtry's formula, the driver would be subject to an automatic three-month suspension of his or her driver's license. Sounds like common sense, pat -41C:— ularly when it is known that five per- sons have been killed and 12 injured in Ontario since March during police chases. • ✓ • r, A pageof r!. 'r•+r. • u +++•�'.•+ r ! r r +r.••'r• r1 / • :r�1rr• rr+' ; f'A f %1 • �f1SF/%�U r+ f1' r:::,:/!r�<.• l//r:wn• %rr,rr%rr,.:.:+;••.,i • { THE KETTLE ew OCTOBER 1934 The third annual Achievement Day for the Wingham Calf Club was held With Alfred Patterson taking honors. Also winning prize money were James Coultes, • Leonard Phillips, Bob Henry, George Carter and Lloyd Proctor. The Wingham. Calf. Club was organized in 1932. with 16 members. The••annual meeting of the W omgn's ,Auxiliary i the Wingham General Happitl ' was held with Mrs. John • Gibbons elected president. Vice presidents are Mrs. James Fowler, Mrs. George Hanna and Mrs. A. Bishop. A simply gorgeous.. day greeted the Wingham `Fair which was opened by The Hon. Duncan Marshall, Ontario Minister. of Agri- culture. Thecontest for ' highland dancing was won by Ann VanWyck. Harry Gerrie -of Belwood won the • contest for guessing the weight of a steer. , On Sunday the Studio program on CFRB was given in part by former Wingham artists:. Bruce Edgar sang three solos and Mrs. Jack McKay and her two sisters, called The Three Moder- s from nettes, gave. three selections. A che' Os being made in the Qafl an Criminal Code which j rewire every pistol , nd revolver in Canada -to registered with the Royanadian Mounted Pohee ,' tik change goes into effect January 1, 1935. The Wroxeter dairy business recently owned by Frank Green;•changed hands last week, J Gibson being the new profs etor. Thomas •`Stevyart\ of Biuevale has disposed of the property recently occupied by Whitney Stewart to W. J.'• Johnston who gets 'im- m ete possession. • .. .13 iyoliER 1946 i r: G. W. BuPgman, who hal;' been with the Air Force at• Trenton, has recently received his discharge from the Army. He and his wife have left for Kirkland Lake, where Bill intends opening a new dental practice. Rev. Jack James succeeds Rev. J. N. H. Norton as president of the Wingham and District Ministerial Association. Rev. A. Nimmo succeeds Rev. G. H. Dunlop as secretary -treasurer. Members agreed to change the name to The. Wingham District Council df Churches. Flames sweeping . un- checked through a barber shop and .residence in Auburn seriously threatened Knox Presbyterian Church and several houses. Quick work the Auburn and Blyth fire departments'kept the fire confinedto one building which was com- pletely destroyed. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bradnock were absent at the time. Harold .Keil and Woodrow Dustow of Gorrie and Bud. Ridley of Fordwich were 'chosen to represent the Howick Legion in the guard of honor that wilr escort the Lieut: Governor on his visit to. the International Plowing Match at Port Albert. John Sperling and Everett• Sparling have sold their Gorrie area farm to Anson Thornton. It is understood the Sparlings will live . in Listowel. A successful sale of household furnishings was held at the McLaughlin residence in Wroxeter The residence has been Wroxeter, The 'by Mrs. Archie McMichael. OCTOBER 1957 " A new trophy, presented ,by R. E. McKinney to the ladies' section of the Wingham Golf Club, was won , by Mrs. A. R. • DuVal who was the club champion. Runner-up was Mrs. Joe Kerr. About 50 friends of Mrs. Mabel Hare gathered at the Legion Home and presented her with a gift of money prior to her leaving for her new home in Waterloo. St. Stephen's Anglican Church, . Gorrie, was the scene of, . an . •outuiltln we+ddYng which united Beryl Bennett and Sydney George Snider of Elmira. Wroxeter congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Higgins who were married in Brussels on Friday. John Van de Kemp, Concession 4, Howick, has purchased, the property of Elmer Downey and takes possession' soon. Elwin Summers is moving into Mrs, Charles Lawrence's house across the street. Work on the new 'Turn - berry Pool at the bridge on the .ninth concession got underway Monday with the pouring of the footings and concrete floor". OCTOBER 1967 Murray Gaunt of Wingham, Liberal in- cumbent in the Ontario even a day. A delay of even two weeks in the type of assistance which has been vaguely suggested could see hundreds of home owners with mortgages which won't wait for renewal losing their homes or signing for another period of unaffordable interest rags. Whelan at least put his job where his Mouth is when he said he would resign it there was not some assistance , for farmers in the budget. The finance minister, however, doesn't seem to be all that worried about the Canadian people in general. He hasn't offered to sacrifice his job. He hasn't even offered to recognize any responsibility for those in serious financial trouble through no faultof their own. High interest rates have not been es- tablished by consumers; they are the decision of MacEachen's godchild, the Bank of Canada. Weeklies show the way The daily Saskatoon Star -Phoenix recently had a word to say about weekly community newspapers: "More and more people are becom- ing aware of the travails of the daily newspaper business, especially the drive to respond to readers' needs. "In an attempt to remain healthy and ® pertinent, dallies across North Ameri- ca have commissioned tons of research on how to keep In tune with readers. In most respects this is commendable and can be viewed as a positive approach. "Practicality and the necessity of re - maining close to their clientele has kept weekly editors at the grassroots, where all true newspaper work begins. Many of the changes daily newspapers are making today, bundled up in sophisticated gobbledygook, are noth- ing more than the weekly press has been doing for decades. ' "The weeklies are a significant and vital force in their communities and show no sighs of giving up that role in the future. That's good, because the dailies will keep on learning." Letters to the Editor Could produce serious results Dear Editor, Turn berry ratepayers have for several years been hit with property loss, tax loss andcosts for fire calls on Hallowe'en night, as have many other municipalities. All were set fires, meaning arson, vandalism and lack of responsibility by persons, all in the name of fun. It is a known fact that these fires have been and could be the cause of a fire that was not intended, and in cases lives have been lost. In answer to these calls, many times the persons respon- sible could be apprehended and charged. A fire department must respond to all fire calls, be they false alarms, suspicion of fire or genuine fire. Besides the loss of property, the cost of fire department operation, the hanger of a firefighter being injured or perhaps losing his life in response to a call do not justify this type of so-called fun on Hallowe'en night. When fire departments are hindered, obstructed or interfered with in any manner, the persons in- volved can and will be char- ged, even knowing the courts pass severe penalties, which are justified. Roads which are obstructed by any object preventing normal travel to emergency vehicles, namely police, fire, ambWance, are dangerous. Sotheone could die in an accident because a road was booby trapped, Fire departments and ambulance services are direct and immediate when called and must act even without definite direction, confirmation or specific details when lives or property are at stake. Don't abuse this service. You have a choice; we don't! David A. Crothers Fire Chief Wingham Jr. Citizens raise $200 Dear Editor, Fun and hard work was the answer' you got when you asked the core of dedicated Junior Citizens involved in the garage sale Ott.' 17 at the Armouries. • 'Gathering the , donations was a ma jor task. The CKNX was of great help by loaning their truck and loud- speakers. Randy Netterfield, the pick-up man, Was very busy gathering all Sorts of items. He was pleased with the response to their ad- vertisements and contacts. Almost all therehants gladly contributed to the sale. Many donadgns Came from private citizens as well. The hospital atpatary also gave a helping Band to make this new endeavor'by our young people a *eat suc- cess. The treaSut`er,, Darin Hickey, revealed that a net of $200 was made. This money!,.,,_wil$ help stabilize the prganization, Walking the edge prevented us from planning 'some worthwhile events.. We wish to thank everyone who helped our teenagers on• this occasion Once the Junior Citizens are on solid ground, they hope, with an increase in membership, to again be able to .serve the community in a more intense way. In their last Monday meeting the Junior Citizens wer& happy to see their membership increase by six. Several events were planned which promise a very busy winter. It also was decided to order "J -C" t -shirts so they will be more recognizable and entice others to join a laudable organization of young people and be better for it. Adrian Meet Whitechurch Thanks for coverage Dear Editor, , On behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society, Wingham Branch, I would like to thank you and your staff for the coverage you gave in your paper to the breast screening clinic held at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto. Due to the coverage in your paper, we were able to take 34 ladies by bus to the clinic. We are so very for- tunate to have a paper such as yours to support pro- grams such as these which contribute to 'cancer research. The ladies who attended the program felt it to be educational as well as beneficial, and they also felt they, were' contributing to cancer research, which is so essential. We had ladies attend the program from Gorrie, Wroxeter, Brussels, Blue - vale, Belmore, Belgrave, Whitechurch and Wingham. Wishing,you and your staff a very successful year. Louise Welwood Education Chairman Can. Cancer Society, Wingham Branch Legislature; won a sweeping victory in Tuesday's• elec- tion. He : defeated Roger West, 'Progressive Con- servative, and Jack Pym +wl o represented the NIP.. Principal of the. Wingham Public School, T. Stewatt Beattie, was honored by the school boardand presented witha deskset in -ap- preciation of this; 25 years of service as principal ofthe school. • onnie MurrY.. seventh t► inning grand slam home run' gave Wingham a win over Atwood and the WOAA Pee Wee championship last • week. It is the first time a Wingham Pee Wee team has won the championship. Senior grades ,at the are tie and sot. separata: Ainericatis expl4in, 4 tihetive.pe a writing; E E n staymgfJ' lgi r: look it, Fve wiorked stayiyg young triage me." Y w ' I THERE k, by V C :�l ndrews The shamefu the s ` " pay t ajre . E bitter `hatred rest in the,thi rdu best selling seep with Flo vers4In t continuedwi Wind.. Wingham studied, Ambulaneer last year ' examjinations. students: wrote a high ;percehi with gooditi Ill Total" inco: Hospital} t sale,, was` brouglttthel With a •n renovation and recon,- struction program cont pleted only this year, the -s• crowded conditions at the Wingham` and District . Hospital • are already suggesting the need for expansion. ie e. TODAY'SCHIL BY HELEN ALLEN Keith is a lovableboy, aged 2%, Chinese in descent. Though he was born with Down's Syndrome (mongolism) which usually causes slow development both physically and'mentally, Keith so far is doing all the things expected at his age. He walks well and is a skilled and adventurous climber. He speaks clearly with a good-sized vocabulary. He feeds hiirself. At nursery school he joins in all the activities and he is blissful when older boys and girls will play with him. Keith needs a family where he will get much love and the kind of encouragement and stimulation that are' helping him now. He will require special education so his future home should be in an area where such facilities are available. _..• • • • • • • • To inquire about adopting Keith, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices, Box 888, Station K, Tot:'onto, Ontario M4P 2112. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life. ti