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Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. limited
Barry Wenger, President
Henry Hess, Editor
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Congratulations to the ch ps
The Goderich Signal -Star carried
the following editorial, and the senti-
ments it expresses are heartily second-
ed by this newspaper and the people of
Wingham and area:
There has been criticism levelled
in the past that the press often makes
more note of the wrongdoings of this
country's young people, neglecting to
adequately reflect the good deeds of
our nation's teenagers.
While their accomplishments are
often overlooked, it Is with great pride
that the community extends Its con-
gratulations to Canadian figure skating
champions Debbie Horton of Goderich
and her partner, Curtis Moore of
Wingham.
Miss Horton, 16, and her partner,
Curtis, have put in many long and
agonizing hours of practice but their
dedication and persistence paid off
handsomely on the weekend.
The Town of Goderich (as well as
Wingham) can well be proud of the ac-
complishments of Horton and Moore
because their effort speaks well of the
fortitude of Canadian young people.
Their skating prowess also brings with
it certain notoriety for their home
towns. _
The duo has been skating together
for more than four years. Competing in
the novice category last year, they
earned a berth in the Canadian champ-
ionships in Brandon, Manitoba, and
finished in ninth position.
This year, however, practice paid
off and while the pair was in second
place at the end of the first day of com-
petition, they moved into first place on
the final day of competition, Friday.
The gold medal presentation took place
at the Maurice Richard Arena (Mont-
real) on Friday evening.
To Debbie and Curtis, congratula-
tions on your gold medal performance
at the Canadian Figure Skating
Championships and continued success
in one of the most demanding of ama-
teur sports.
.Parking meters to return
Wingham Town Council's decision
tb replace the parking meters on Jo-
sephine Street is, we believe, a wise
one. Despite the fact that the move
failed to win approval at a recent
meeting of the Wingham Business As-
sociation, a survey of opinion con-
ducted by the local police resulted in a
"yes" vote.
Sufficiently large and convenient
parking areas have been provided
close to the business section of the
town. Therefore, the parking meters
help to assure limited parking along
Josephine Street, available to those
who want to find a place for their
vehicles on less than a day -long basis.
Conscientious as local citizens may
be, it is all too easy to leave a car in a
main street parking spot when the
driver knows that there will be no
penalty for his or her forgetfulness.
War too easily forgotten
The long (18 -hour) series on TV
titled "The Winds of War" should pro-
vide younger people with some insight
into the tensions and fears, as well as
the physical suffering which accom-
panies any and every war.
One of the chief reasons this sad old
world has seen major outbreaks of
warfare on an average of every 25 to 35
years is that a younger generation, the
people who have had no personal ex-
perience of war and its consequences,
are too easily aroused to nationalistic
fervor and the call to arms. Those who
have actually lived through the bitter
years of a war know that there is never
a valid excuse for taking up arms,
short of the defence of home and loved
ones.
For those who do the actual fight-
ing there is a certain joy in the
camaraderie of military life and the
hype of readying oneself for the coming
battle, but there is also the bitter grief
at the loss of friends and for many, long
y rs of suffering from war -inflicted
wounds.
It is true that willingness to go to
war has been diluted in recent years by
the realization that the next war will
probably be the last one mankind will
ever fight. Nuclear weapons will spell
the last curtain call for mankind.
Thus it is not surprising that there
is a bitter debate among Canadians at
the present time over the decision to
test the U.S. Cruise missile on Can-
adian soil. The Cruise is the latest ver-
sion and a much -improved model of the
basic weapon which annihilated the
city of Hiroshima and ended World War
11. The chief differences are that this
one is 20 times more destructive and
does not peed a human pilot to deliver
death to its target.
The protesters rightly claim that
this test is merely another heat in the
arms race; that the Soviets will soon
develop a countering weapon one or
two grades better than the Cruise and
then the U.S. will leap -frog to a Super
Cruise, and so on, ad infinitium. Futile
though the race may be, we can see no
end to this competition in methods of
destruction. To allow a potential enemy
a clear advantage is to invite either
political domination or military defeat.
The Russians, with millions of dead
as a result of the German invasion of 40
years ago, cannot be expected to fall
back into the lack of preparedness
which invited their horrible sufferings
in World War II. They obviously have
no intention of once again risking mili-
tary domination. At the same time, the
western world feels obligated to stay
abreast of Soviet might.
Those of us who lived through the
dreadful years in which Hitler was pre-
paring for his onslaught against the -
rest of the world, recall the agonizing
lack of response to visible danger on
the partofGreat Britain. The ordinary
man in the street could see that war
was inevitable, but Britain was con-
trolled by a Labor government so dedi-
cated to pacifism that no move toward
self-protection was permitted. As a
consequence, a hastily -assembled and
grossly under -armed British army was
all but lost on the beaches at Dunkirk
and it was only by the grace of God and
one of Hitler's blunders that the British
Isles did not become a German prov-
ince.
The arms race is obscenely expen-
sive. It absorbs money that should be
available for better medical care, bet-
ter educational facilities, more food for
the starving. it is the bight which slows
human progress to a crawl — but so far
no one has devised a sure-fire method
of halting.the race. The one and only
requirement for an end to this folly is a
spirit of trust between nations; a solid
dedication to justice and decency. Until
that happy day arrives in some far-off
century, humans are probably com-
mitted to the arms race.
New chancellor for Guelph U.
Retired politicians usually fade
into the areas of our forgetfulness un-
less they are appointed to the Senate —
which is just about the same fate. It
was, therefore, with pleasure that we
learned of the appointment of William
A. Stewart as chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Guelph.
W. A. "Bill" Stewart served as a
member of the Ontario legislature for
18 years, in the post of minister of agri-
culture and food for 15 of those years.
Unlike so many politicians who man-
age to reach the copper levels of power,
Bill Stewart remained honest, ap-
proachable and dedicated to his
responsibilities as a servant of the
people.
•
Since his retirement from provin-
cial politics he 'has served on many
boards: Silverwood Industries, the
Bank of Nova Scotia, Hardee Farms
International and Ontario Hydro. He is
a member of the executive of the Royal
Agricultural Winter Fair and an hon-
ary director of the Canadian National
Exhibition. As minister of Agriculture
and Food Mr. Stewart was influential
in the establishment' of the Agricultural
Research Institute of Ontario, as well
as schools of agricultural technology at
Centralia and New Liskeard.
As chancellor of the University of
Guelph Mr. Stewart succeeds the Hon.
Pauline McGibbon, whose term of of-
fice will be completed at the end of
June.
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Items from Old Files
FEBRUARY 1936
Dr. W. A. McKibbon, who
has been on the staff of the
Brantford General Hospital,
has taken over the office and
practiceof the late Dr.
Colborne. We are pleased to
see a Wingham boy return
home to carry on his life
work.
Norman Hiscox, who has
been Canadian Pacific
station agent at Teeswater
for the past nine years, is
being transferred to Dundalk
as station agent there.
Corp. Roland B: Hutton is
attending a course at the
Royal School of Infantry and
Machine Gun Instruction at
Wolseley Barracks, London.
Lucknow has only two
families on relief. This is a
fine showing for the sepoy
town.
Canada's army has been
classed as a bow -and -arrow
army. If all nations of the
world had an army similar to
ours, the world would be
enjoying peace such as we
are.
Miss Ruth Ramage of St.
Helens has gone to Toronto
where she has secured a
position.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lott and
son Buddy have left
Whitechurch and moved to
Wingham.
FEBRUARY 1948
A fire loss of close to
$35,000 was caused at
Brussels when flames gutted
the produce depot on Turn -
berry Street, owned and
operated by Hugh Pearson,
and the apartments above it.
The figure includes several
thousand dollars' damage to
stock of the D. A. Rann
furniture and undertaking
business in the adjoining
building.
The milk distributors in
Wingham, after delaying
action as long as possible,
increased the price of milk
di -Sunday. A quart of milk
now costs 17 cents and a pint
nine cents. A half-pint of
cream is 25 cents.
The whimsical writings of
a famous Canadian will
come to life again on the
Ford Theatre presentation
over CKNX on February 15
when Stephen Leacock's
delightful book, "Sunshine
Sketches of a Little Town",
will be broadcast.
Fred Davidson of
Wingham has commenced
drilling a wellrat the home of
Mr. and Mrs..' Fred Cook at
Belgrave.
Nomination meeting for
trustees for the police village
of Wroxeter was held last
week. Out of 15 nominations,
five qualified: Harry Dane,'
Mrs. H. V. MacKenney, H. L.
Knight, Alvin Moffatt and
Mervyn Grainger. Three are
to be elected, with elections
taking place February 13.
As forecast, the C.C.F.
failed to place a candidate in
the Huron riding, leaving the
contest to Progressive
Conservatives and Liberals.
The election, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death
of Dr. Hobbs Taylor last
December, will be held Feb.
16. Two Exeter businessmen
are running, Thomas Pryde
for the P.C.s and Benson
Tuckey for the Liberals.
FEBRUARY 1959
Lee's new restaurant, the
most modern and smartest
eating establishment in
town, opened its doors last
week. The new restaurant is
located in the former
Sherbondy building. The Lee
family has operated a
similar business for many
years in the McKibbon
building a block south of the
new location.
Mr. and Mrs. David
Ireland and their young
family lost their home by fire
Sunday evening. Neighbors
were able to save most of the
furnishings on the ground
floor, though almost
everything on the second
floor was lost. The house was
located on Highway 4, just
south of Teeswater.
A new , organization, the
United Church Couples'
Club, held its first meeting
with ten couples in at-
tendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Angus
McDonald and family, who
have been living at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elwood Barbour, for the past
few weeks, purchased a
home in St. Helens and
moved there last week.
Mr: and Mrs. Bruce
Montgomery were married
in Wroxeter last Saturday
and will live in Wingham.
The bride is the former
Lorraine Smith.
Two new members, Mrs.
Matt Boyd and Mrs. Dave
Burgess, received their
membership pins and were
welcomed by the Wingham
Kinettes.
Lynda Johnston of Gorrie
was crowned princess of the
Kurtzville ice carnival. Judy
King; Yvonne Sparling,
.Wanda .Sparling_and_ Allan
A BAKE SALE AND TEA was held last Saturday afternoon at the Wroxeter United
Church. Gayle Gibson of Wroxeter and her daughter Dawn paid for their purchases to
Sandra Edgar, also of Wroxeter, the lady at the door.
Schade, also of Gorrie,
received prizes for their
costumes.
FEBRUARY 1969
W. H. McArthur, who has
been manager of the
Wingham area office of
Ontario Hydro for the past .13
years, has been named
manager of Hydro's area
office at Orangeville.
Effective Monday,
February 22, wicket service
at the local post office will be
closed at 5:45 p.m. Monday
to Friday each' week.
Wickets will be closed
Saturday afternoons.
Dorothy Elliott of Brussels
was the winner in the senior
secondary school division of
they Legion speaking contest.
Judy McDowell of Belgrave
was runnerup. Betty Anne
Leahy of Teeswater and
Colleen Carson of Howick
were winners in the senior
elementary division. Lynda
Walden of, Lucknow won the
junior division for high
schools.
Miss Emma Johnston was
installed as president of the
Bluevale United Church
Women. Vice presidents are
Mrs. Harvey Edgar and Mrs.
Ross Nicholson; secretary is
Mrs. W. J. Peacock and
treasurer Mrs. Walter
Willits.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowland
Richard and baby Pierre of
London moved on Friday to
their home on John Street.
Mr. Richard has finished his
course in barbering, and will
assist in the Slosser Barber
Shop.
The well drillers are busy
drriling a well at. the -home of
Alex Robertson of East
Wawanosh.
Be sure and see Britain's
Carry On Gang in "Carry
On, Doctor" at the Lyceum
Theatre this weekend.
Annual
meeting
BELMORE—The annual
meeting of the Belmore
United Church was held in
the library of the community
centre recently, with a good
representation of the
congregation.
Rev. Ralph Knock
welcomed all present and
opened the meeting with
devotions, a scripture
reading and prayer. Mrs.
Elwood Fitch was appointed
recording secretary for the
meeting and read the
minutes of the 1982 annual
meeting.
Mr. Knock gave a review
of the church work in 1982
and a proposed budget for
1983 was presented. Special
events for the coming year
were also discussed.
Election of stewards and
trustees was held and an
appeal was made for more
Sunday School teachers. Mr.
Knock expressed his thanks
to those who had helped with
church and Sunday School
work during the past year.
After the closing prayer,
coffee was served.
February 16, 1983
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Skaters deserved
the front page _.
Dear Editor,
I was very disappointed
when I received my
Wingham Advance -Times
last Wednesday. I expected
to see a picture or headline
on the front ,page honoring
our Canadian Novice Dance
Champions.
I realize that their picture
was featured on' the front
page the week previous,,
however at that time they
were not Canadian Cham-
pions. Wingham is proud of
these' young people and they
are certainly deserving of
front page coverage.
Margaret Mann
Wingham
Thanks for the support
Dear Editor,
This is a personal thank -
you to everyone involved in
making the family dance
held at the Wingham Legion
Jan. 28 a ireinendons suc-
cess.
-A special thanks to the
Legion, Kemp Currie and the
Wingham Figure Skating
Club for _their generous
assistance.
The support of everyone
Needs help with
the family tree
Dear Editor,
I am writing this on the
chance that you or someone
reading the paper may be
.able to help me. I am
working on my family tree
and have come to a dead end.
My grandfather was John
Menzies Lind and was born
in East Wawanosh Township
Huron County, in 1874. His
brothers and sisters were
Thomas, James H., Robert
H., Margaret, William A.
and Jessie. I have no in-
formation on them other
than that I believe Jessie
married an Andrew Currie
and staye In the area.
My great-grandparents
were Thomas Lind and
Margaret Menzies, .Ihave_no
information about Thomas
Lind and this is where I am
stuck. He was probably born
about 1835.
If anyone could help with
information about any of the
above-mentioned people, I
would greatly appreciate
hearing from them.
Denise MacMartin
No. 438,069,510
CFPO 5051
via Belleville, Ont. KOK 3R0
was sincerely encouraging in
Montreal and will long be
remembered. Mark and Curt
were truly proud to
represent Wingham at the
Canadian Figure Skating
Championships.
The Moore Family
Wingham
SINGING SPEARS by E. V.
Thompson
At the end of E. V.
Thompson's novel, "Harvest
of the Sun", Daniel
Retallick, son of Josh and...
Miriam (from "Chase the
Wind"), was growing
towards manhood. This
novel portrays his prime in
Central Africa, mainly in
Matabeleland. The story
embraces passion, danger,
greed, exploitation, disaster
and love. Daniel finds an
idyll with his young wife and
children in a beautiful valley
where he has built his own
new homestead. In time this
too is threatened, as are all
his loyalties, plans and
dreams.
FOR CHILDREN
A WATERY GRAVE by
Barbara Corcoran
SUMMER SWITCH by
Mary Rodgers
The Ontario Rutabaga
Producers' Marketing Board
is spending $80,000 to
promote that vegetable in
North America.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY JUDITH ADAMS
John is a friendly, trusting 12 -year-old who attracts
friends both at school and among adults. He had menin-
gitis- when he- wase yam, and-itleft him handicapped in
his development. He goes to a regular school where he is
in a special class for trainable mentally retarded. John is
pretty well co-ordinated physically and loves to take part
in things, so he joins into soccer, tobogganing, any kind of
outdoor activities and other children keep a protective
eye on him.
Speech is one area where John has a big lag, but it is
improving. He understands a- great deal though, and can .
follow directions dependably. He needs supervision to
remind him to stick with a task but handles himself fairly
independently otherwise. He goes to school on a bus and
takes his lunch. He is well -liked at the special residence
where he lives, and his workers think he is very ready for
a family of his own.
To inquire about adopting John, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box
888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2H2. In your letter
tell something of your present family and your way of
life. -
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SINGING SPEARS by E. V.
Thompson
At the end of E. V.
Thompson's novel, "Harvest
of the Sun", Daniel
Retallick, son of Josh and...
Miriam (from "Chase the
Wind"), was growing
towards manhood. This
novel portrays his prime in
Central Africa, mainly in
Matabeleland. The story
embraces passion, danger,
greed, exploitation, disaster
and love. Daniel finds an
idyll with his young wife and
children in a beautiful valley
where he has built his own
new homestead. In time this
too is threatened, as are all
his loyalties, plans and
dreams.
FOR CHILDREN
A WATERY GRAVE by
Barbara Corcoran
SUMMER SWITCH by
Mary Rodgers
The Ontario Rutabaga
Producers' Marketing Board
is spending $80,000 to
promote that vegetable in
North America.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY JUDITH ADAMS
John is a friendly, trusting 12 -year-old who attracts
friends both at school and among adults. He had menin-
gitis- when he- wase yam, and-itleft him handicapped in
his development. He goes to a regular school where he is
in a special class for trainable mentally retarded. John is
pretty well co-ordinated physically and loves to take part
in things, so he joins into soccer, tobogganing, any kind of
outdoor activities and other children keep a protective
eye on him.
Speech is one area where John has a big lag, but it is
improving. He understands a- great deal though, and can .
follow directions dependably. He needs supervision to
remind him to stick with a task but handles himself fairly
independently otherwise. He goes to school on a bus and
takes his lunch. He is well -liked at the special residence
where he lives, and his workers think he is very ready for
a family of his own.
To inquire about adopting John, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box
888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2H2. In your letter
tell something of your present family and your way of
life. -