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Adsertuutg Manager Member Audit Bureau of (irculations Member -- (anadtan (ommurtuy Newspaper Assoc. t3 Subscriptions S 16.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration Nu 0821 Ontario( ommunity Newspaper Assoc Six months S9 50 Return postage guaranteed New problems for aged On Tuesday, Dec. 1, a full-day sem- inar will be held in Listowel to discuss the opportunities and -or problems of senior citizens in this area. Sponsored by the Rural Development Outreach Project of the University of Guelph, senior citizens will sit in with social workers and professors to concentrate on the "rural elderly". The outreach group has conducted two studies on the rural elderly, in the counties of Huron and Halton. A great deal of concrete information has been gathered in the study process, which has delved into demography, day centres, home support services and loneliness among seniors. With every indication that we are facing a period of severe economic en- trenchment in which social services may well bethe first to suffer financial restraint, the seminar is timely. In fact, several of the items in the recent federal budget place new emphasis on the importance of a clear knowledge of problems facing our older population. The tax -deferment aspects of retire- ment savings plans have been altered and new and more stringent regula- tions further limit the capability of aging persons to realize sound returns from life -time investments. We have come a long way from the time in which an aged parent was left out in the snow to die, but as the per- , centage of older people in our popula- tion increases, there is ever more need to study the needs of older people and to provide for their well-earned protec- tion. Better face the facts As inflation has continued, year after year, employees have become convinc- ed that their wages and salaries must be increased annually to correspond with increased cost of. iving. That idea has become so thoroughly entrenched that most wage-earners have failed to realize a day of reckoning was inevitable. As this column has observed on other occasions, inflation is not created or perpetuated so muchby the seller who asks high prices as it is by the pur- chasers who pay those inflated prices without resistance. As long as the buy- ers are there the prices will continue to rise. When buying power begins to shrink, prices start to go down. If you doubt this theory, take a sharp look at the sales promotions which have al- ready begun to figure so prominently in today's advertising; money -back of- fers on new car purchases; price wars in the city food chains; low and long- term interest on time payments for larger items. Buying power, as we have known it for the past 20 years, is swiftly going down the drain. Hundreds, even thous- ands of jobs -have been -eliminated by plant closings and lay-offs. The domino effect of business recession has also commenced. Not only are automakers in trouble; their dealers all over the country are facing failure; the retail - Time for a little Those of tis who deal with advertising in our businesses have been undergoing a barrage of warnings about the way we treat women: their role as wives and mothers, their reputation as drudges and second-rate citizens. Al- though most of the males who work in the advertising field have enough prac- tical experience to know full well that our wives are anything but second - string creatures (and too chicken to ad- mit it even if we did have that distorted concept of womanhood) the law and a half-dozen militant women's rights groups don't leave any options for per- sonal opinion. What we would like to know is, when are the men going to get equal treat- ment? When will TV advertising cease to portray the men as mindless dolts? How about the one which shows a dopey husband with a sore throat leaning on one elbow in the nuptial bed.and croak- ing, "You up Barbara?" Not only does the idiot lack the initia- tive to crawl out and find the cough drops by himself, he falls to register the fact that Barbara, let alone not being "up" is still sound asleep. Then there's the guy who, according ers who have depended on the pur- chases of those employees are facing disaster. The ,impact of serious econ- omic recession is never-ending. Reces- sion, in fact, could well deepen into de- pression of the sort only our older citizens can visualize. Thousands of realistic employees in the private sector face the alterna- tive of sharing in the generally lower standard of income or, as a bitter alter- native, total loss of employment. Not so in the public sector, however, where unionized labor groups are still de- , mending (and frequently getting) wage increases on the grand scale. Teachers, hospital workers, police, postal employees among others, are demanding extravagant increases. Al- though organized pressure will win them results in the short haul, the time is certainly not far off when there will not be the available funds to meet their demands. The public purse, drained by unprecedented unemployment and welfare costs, as well as dwindling tax incomes, will run very close to dry. The sacrifices and shortages in- herent in a deep economic illness can- not be borne alone by hard-pressed workers in the private sector who do not have access to the political muscle possessed by organized public ser- vants. justice to his loving wi , i. ones a complete child When he gets a cold. He is pic- tured lying in his bed of pain, playing with a model airplane. With the proper medication she does get him back on his feet and off to work with the final admonition that he is to stay out of the puddles. Have you ever seen a commercial which showed a woman breaking the garbage bag on the way to the curb, or a man who was intelligent enough to realize his wife had found a new cake mix when she could shave off a quart- er -inch slice? Your average male with a reasonable amount of brains learned in early childhood that women are his equal. If his mother failed to prove the point, probably his teacher was more suc- cessful. Certainly by the time most men have been joined in holy wedlock they have lost any illusions of male su- periority. Yes, there are exceptions, but sensible men and women have long known that human survival and con- tentment do not require rules and regulations. Good men and good women know without being told that they are equal and necessary to one another. V1/hat's the secret? Liberal Leader Stuart Smith has ap- parently failed in his persistent bid to force the PC government of Ontario to disclose details of a $650 million bid for 25 per cent of the shares of Suncor, one of the large oil companies. Premier Davis and his inner cabinet members simply refuse to discuss the subject. As potential shareholders in the oil a company project, the people of the province should be entitled to full in- formation on the deal: where the in- vestment capital is to come from, at what interest rate, the projected rate of return and the disposition of any profits which may eventually accrue from the. deal. An investment of this magnitude by the' taxpayers of the province (and that's exactly what it is, no matter where the immediate funds come from) should not be a subject for political gamesmanship at Queen's Park. If any of us happened ,to be shareholders- in d ..{ie„ ciirerprise which contemplated such a huge in- vestment we would certainly demand full and clear disclosure of all aspects of the deal. In fact, such a company's shares would be subject to the vagaries of the stock market and the opinion of investors generally in the soundness of the investment would determine the company's stature in the business wor Id. Politicians at whatever level seem to have forgotten that they are elected to act on behalf of the people who have voted them into office. Those same vot- ers are, more and more, becoming con- vinced that governments are Impelled by arrogance. "We have the power; what arse you going to do about it?" Obviously most politicians do believe that their decisions are in. the best In- terests of the voting public, but they certainly don't give us much opportu- nity to understand or participate in the process of self-government. •", New Boo "`S in the Library THE COUNTRY LiFE BOOK OF TILE ROYAL WEDDING; by Lorene Leete- Hod ge With its wealth of superb illustrations, this is a book to be treasured as a permanent memento of the wedding that captured the imagination of the world. BLOODBROTIIERS by Robert E. Wall First there was Blackrobe, Book One, -in which Stephen Nowell is kidnapped and becomes a ward of the Jesuits. He is befriended by Karl Stiegler, a young Swiss mercenary, and they become friends — more than friends; they become blood brothers. This is the second in the five-volume series. TILE MARMALADE MAN by Charlotte Vale Allen • This is the story of two friends who embark on separate careers, only to discover, after a 10 -year News Items from Old Files NOVEMBER 193.4 There will be an election in Wingham this year. Mayor John Hanna will be opposed by Councillor Garnet L. Baker. Reeve. Fred' L. Davidson has as his op- ponent ex -mayor Thomas Fells and W. H. Gurney, who has been a member of the Utilities Commission for 14 years, is opposed by Frank Sturdy. Six councillors were acclaimed: Dan Geddes, Arthur Wilson, H. B. Elliott, A. M. Bishop, J. H. Crawford and Henry T. Thomson. • Elmer Wilkinson • and his father have purchased the Aero -Cushion factory building. Unless they, find some useful purpose for the building, they will wreck it. In recognition of tht, 50th anniversary of John F. Groves' initiation in the Orange Order and his half - century of faithful service, • The John F. Groves Jubilee Stability Fund has been established with the object of guaranteeing for all time the financial independence of the lodge. Mr. Gdoves is a Past Master of Wingham LOL and was for many years clerk of Wingham. George A. McQuillin, son of William McQuillin of West Wawanosh, was one of five boys of the Ontario Agricul- tural College; Guelph, to be awarded scholarships of $20 each. Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway will be postponed indefinitely by the decision of Premier .M. F. Hepburn of Ontario that the ;scheme is unjustifiableeco- nomically at the present time. An interesting shipment left Belgrave station one morning last week when a large carload of rock elm logs left for `China via Vancouver. The same morning Mr. Mien shipped a carload of cattle to Englaend. NOVEMBER 1946 In Wingham there will be an election for mayor and reeve. For mayor, it is a battle between Joseph J. Evans and Duncan Ken- nedy; for reeve, Murray Johnson and Richard H. Lloyd. People who have been in the habit of renting strings of Christmas lights are asked to note that the Wingham Utilities Commission will not be able to take orders for same as colored lamps are not available as yet and they • Vancouver artist again designs Christmas Seals ..Raymond Boyer is one of very few Canadian artists to have been chosen three times to design Christmas Seals for the Canadian Lung Association. His award-winning designs were produced in 1978, 1980 and now in 1981. ' Mr. Boyer was born in Montreal as one of a pair of twin sons his father was an engraver. He received his early education at St. - Laurent College in Montreal, specializing in arts ' and English. In 1945 the family moved to Vancouver where he continued his education, again taking a special in- terest in art. Mr. Boyer commenced his career as an artist with Mann Lithograph of Van- couver as an apprentice, studying both commercial art and lithographic prin- ting. In 1952 he became a journeyman artist-' and commenced work with Farwest Lithograph, now a subsidiary of • Southam Press, at the same time attending night classes at the Vancouver School of Art. in 1968 he became an in- structor for evening sessions at Vancouver's Graphic Arts institute and in 1973 was appointed assistant director. He has been the director since 1976. Mr. Boyer's career has embraced every segment of the commercial art field: designing annual reports, brochures, sports publi- cations, trademarks, and even indulging from time to time in cartooning. His submission in the com- petition to design the Canadian flag earned an honorable mention. His hobby of designing and silk screening personal Christmas cards led to his creation of the 1978 Christ, mas Seals. A Christmas card he prepared for the British Columbia Lung Association led to the suggestion that he submit designs for the seals. have only enough to decorate the community trees. Mrs. J. W. Smith wishes to say good-bye to all neighbors and friends as she is leaving New York the 29th of. this month on the Queen Elizabeth for England where she intends to reside. At the meeting of County Council held last week A. D. MacWilliam was 'appointed to the Wingham High School Board. New amplifiers have been installed at the Lyceum Theatre, designed .and built by John Pattison. They are of double channel 'design, giving greatly imjfroved quality. Work on Highway17 is almost completed for this season and extends from Wingham to the farm of Harvey Timm, second line of Turnberry. Hugh Hill, chairman of the Huron County Plowmen's Association, appeared be- fore County. Council to ask for a grant to assist in paying off a deficit of $2,000 incurred in connection with the International Plowing Match. NOVEMBER 1957 Reeve of Howick Town- ship, Harry Gowdy, retired after 13 ,years of service in Howick council, four as councillor, four as deputy reeve and five years as reeve. Arthur Gibson was acclaimed reeve for the coming year and Harvey McMichael deputy reeve. • Christmas bonuses are to be paid to members of the Wingham Hospital staff again this year, the board decided at its regular meeting. Regular cash bonuses have been paid to staff members for several years to workers who have been employed there for more than a year. The Huron County bridge crew has•completed the new bridge on Gorrie South road, two and ' half miles from Gorrie, and it is now open to traffic, It' is a decided im- provement over the old structure. Fireman Tom Wade has left the Wingham brigade to join the ranks of the Ontario Provincial Police. Robert Hickey has filled one vacancy on the brigade.and there is another vacancy to be filled. Activities of the Ladies' Curling Club got under way for the season with a lun- cheon at the home of the retiring president, Mrs. J, H, Crawford. The new. executive will consist'of Mrs. W. G. Bain, president, Mrs. W. H. Edwards, vice president, and Mrs. Murray Rae, secretary -treasurer. Mel Keating will leave' Wingham at the first of January to become foreman of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission. He is at present employed by CKNX-TV. No election this year in Wingham as all offices were filled by acclamation: ..mayor, R. E. McKinney, deputy reeve, Sbe Kerr and reeve, Roy Adair. Coun- cillors, also acclaimed, are Earl Hamilton, Elmer Wilkinson, W. F. 13urgman•, Warren Callan, Jack Gorbutt and William Conron. NOVEMBER 1967 • Beginning December 17, there will be no such thing as a long distance telephone call between the Wingham and Lucknow telephone aexchanges. Toll charges on all calls between the two exchanges will be removed on that date. A dinner honoring G. W. Tiffin, secretary -treasurer of Western Foundry Co, Ltd., was held at Walkerton. Mr. Tiffin will retire at the end Of the year but his services will remain available to the company in a consulting Capacity. John Strong was elected to the presidency of Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion. Mrs. Joseph King of Tees - There is an answer Is there any answer to the spiraling cost of government? In the State of California taxpayers firmly believe there is and that they have proved it. In 1978 the controversial Proposi- tion 13 was passed by a public vote of two to one. The Proposition demanded that property taxes be limited to one per cent of the 1975-76 value of the same property. It restricted future tax In- creases to two per cent a year and re- quired that any increases In state taxes be approved by a two-thirds majority vote in the state legislature. There were Immediate outcries that California faced ruin. Police forces would be chopped, firemen would be laid off and economic catas- trophe would ensue . . . but property taxes were slashed by an amazing 62 per, cent. And what was the net result? Call- fornia hasn't fallen apart. In fact that state has seen the biggest boom in its history. Public services have been ade- quately maintained, probably because many former government -operated programs have been turned over to pri- vate companies which must operate ef- ficiently if they are to survive. Proposition 13 effectively put a stop to the growth and waste on which government feeds and proliferates. The tax money no longer demanded by the state has been plowed back into profitable business operations which has created new jobs, new homes, new wealth. Surely the bloated governments we support In Canada should take a close look at what has happened in Cali- fornia. Then perhaps, they would not need to own oil companies and airlines. water was elected president of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion. .Two main street busihess- es changed hands on the weekend as Mr. and Mrs. Lou Readman took over the former Armitage Dry Cleaners and Vern Redman assumed the lesseeship of the former Readman Texaco service station, .:Josephine and Victoria Streets. Rev. C. M: Jardine presented Sunday School awards during the Sunday service .in.Wingham United Church. Mrs. AlbertAintoul•- received: .the maximum award for 17 years of regular attendance. • •P► number' of . new faces turned up at the last meeting of Bruce Presbytery held in Lucknow. They were the ministers and lay delegates from the Evangelical United Brethren Church which is to become part of the , United Church of Canada early next. year. separation, their love tor nne another. Each recognizes that their values have remained thesame, but their life expectations have changed. Sherrgl;lapd Jamie --a, must decide whether they can begin a new life together. What's new at Huronview"? "Be Calm In Our Soul" was the anthem sung by the Huronview Choir Sunday morning. Hymn Sing was held Sunday evening. The Goderich Women's Institute provided Old Tyme Music Monday afternoon. Molly Cox entertained at the piano and Alberta Driver played . the violin. t Also joining in the entertai ment was Jim Ruddock p' eying his accordion. The ceramic class met in the craft room Tuesday afternoon. The monthly meeting of the CNIB --was held Tuesday evening and Mrs. Edna Cantelon and Mr. Ruddock attended. The November Birthday party was sponsored by the LOBA Clinton Lodge with greetings given by Dora Heard. A musical duet by Gladys Van Egmond and Ray Cantelon started the program. Watt Webster played his mouth organ, followed by a duet by Mr. and Mrs. F. Forrest: The residents then enjoyed a solo by Phyllis Harrison. Mrs. Heard whistled through a few familiar pieces and Lorna Radford led the residents in a sing- song. "Happy Birthday" was sung and a lovely lunch of tea and cupcakes was served at the close of the program. Sympathy is expressed to the families of Monica Caldw,ell, Marjorie kayand Murk; Gibson. Huronview residents have received a $10,000 grant from New Horizons. The Huronview bookof recipes will be ready for sale before Christmas. Phone and place your order now. Many thanks to the Ethel United Church, which -donated choir gowns. The choir will be• wearing them for the i first time at Christmas. TODAY EH1LD BY HELEN ALLEN Rick, just turned 9, is as good-natured as he looks. This youngster likes everybody and the feeling seems to be mutual because he Lids many friends. An average student in grade 3, Rick likes school, but he sometimes neglects his work because he'd rather be outdoors. No matter what the weather he wants to be outside and he never has any trouble finding something that's fun to do. Since he is lively and high-spirited he is bound to get into mischief, but what 9 -year-old doesn't? Rick wants very much to be adopted and talks a lot about having a family to belong to. Because' he wants it so much and because.he likes people, he is expected to adjust readily to a new family. He will do best in an unsophisticated setting as an only child or the youngest of two or three. A native or part -native Indian family will be ideal. ••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • t• .:e : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • To inquire about adopting Rick, please write to Today's Childs Ministry of Community and Social Services Box 888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2112. In your fetter tell something of your present family and your way of life.