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Criticism a bit late
Not unexpectedly there has been
widespread protest that some "erotic"
and "pornographic' movies are slated
to appear on pay television programs
distributed by First Choice. A letter on
this subject appeared last week in the
columns of The Wingham Advance -
Times, written by Murray Cardiff, the
local member of parliament. His out-
spoken support for clean and inof-
fensive entertainment is laudable.
Mr. Cardiff, along with the major-
ity of other protesters, seems to have
been a bit tardy in awakening to the
facts of television life. Sex -oriented
movies have been appearing for some
time without eliciting comment from
the public — and they were not intro-
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duced by the pay-TV distributors.
Channel 79, multicultural channel 47,
and the French channel have featured
nude scenes. Even the highly uplifting
TV -Ontario channel has included some
explicit presentations.
Only last Wednesday CKNX-TV
aired a midnight movie which left little
or nothing to the Imagination — not
only sex itself, but voyeurism and
blatant cruelty to a helpless animal.
Those who are offended by such
movies are fully entitled to their opin-
ion and we agree with those who want
to express their opposition. However,
they should include more targets than
the newly -introduced pay-TV com-
panies.
His price is steep
It was, of course, not unexpected
that Donald Macdonald's latest ap-
pointment would elicit a public outcry.
When a former member of the Trudeau
cabinet is asked to head a commission
which will take a couple of years to re-
port on the present and future state of
our economy, no one is surprised.
When we find out that he will be
paid $800 a day for his services that's
no great surprise either. Good help
doesn't come at bargain prices.
The only surprise lies in the total
lack of even faint understanding of the
present mood of Canadians, be they in
Newfoundland, British Columbia or
any place in between.
A salary of $800 a day (more than a
quarter million dollars a year), paid
out of the public purse, which we, the
taxpayers, must replenish, makes
most of us retch. Mr. Trudeau says
Macdonald will get only part of the $800
pittance; his law firm will get the rest
to pay for his absence from his desk.
Have none of them ever heard of the
"dollar -a -year" men who served their
country during 'the war?
There is more than a faint sus-
picion that Mr. Macdonald wouldn't
mind succeeding Pierre Trudeau as
Liberal leader, and that Pierre might
just agree. A few politicial wizards
have even had the bright idea that
Donald got his new post so Canadian
voters will remember his name when
we get around to counting ballots.
Don't worry. He'll be remembered
all right — and so will his price tag.
Prices hard to justify
As though to prove the fact that we
are living through confusing times, the
at -the -pump price for gasoline has
ranged ail the way from 19 to 42 cents a
litre during the past few weeks. Those
who rushed to fill all available storage
containers at 28 cents were disgusted to
find they had bought too soon.
It is obvious that the price war is no
petty vendetta between service station
operators. The big oil companies are
setting the prices, so the reasons for the
wildly -fluctuating Levels are more
deep-seated than mere rivalry. In fact
they siring from a serious over -supply
of petroleum products which is world-
wide. Members of the OPEC group are
battling between themselves because
they are producing more oil than their
customers can use.
The final point of confusion for
most Canadians is why, in the fact of
such over -supply, the government it
doing its best to keep the price of
gasoline and heating oil sky-high.
There are no ready explanations, par-
ticularly from government. It does ap-
pear, however; that in their great
wisdorii the government people accept-
ed the a(`dvice of a few "experts" and
invested our funds very heavilyin such
ventures as Petro -Canada and Dome
Petroleum. Experts and government
alike misread the market trends a
couple of years ago, and their commit
ments cannot be revoked.
There is still with us the scary pro -
There is still with us, the scary
prophecy that by the end of this decade
we will again be scrambling for enough
oil to keep our motors running.. There-
fore, say the experts, we must continue
to pour our money into exploration and
development of new sources.
Listening to all the high-minded
admonitions about wrestling inflation
to the ground and abiding by the 6 and 5
formula, one would think the feds
would welcome a chance to assure us of
lower gas prices. But that would be too
logical for government mentality.
Healthy in Huron?
A lot of us think that one of the most
sensible ways to ensure healthy and
relatively stress -free living is to move
to the country, says The Huron Exposi-
tor.
We've even `6loated a bit, those of
us who live in small towns and rural
areas and basked in a warm, self-satis-
fied glow when city friends envy our
slow-paced life and the healthy country
air we breathe.
Well, the gloating has stopped with
the recent release of a comparison of
death rates here in Huron County with
rates for the province as a whole. Put
simply, Huron is not a very good place
to live if a ripe old, accident -and dis-
ease-free age is your goal.
The statistics, as several Huron
County councillors remarked when
MOH Harry Cieslar released them, are
shocking. If you live in Huron County
you have a significantly higher chance
of dying of cancer or heart disease than
in the province as a whole. You're
twice as likely to die of pneumonia or
flu here.
The most depressing statistics and
the ones that confirm the community-
wide concern about a rash of teenage
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deaths here during the summer u) h01,
are those about accidental death.
Huron's rate is double that of Ontario,
while twice as many people here die
(per capita) in motor vehicle accidents
as are killed in The entire province.
Why? We aren't sure, but we be-
lieve every thoughtful, resident should
be looking at his or her own life, per-
haps, for some answers.
The MOH and county councillors
had a few ideas. We smoke more than
the provincial average here in Huron.
We drink more, and booze has a lot to
do with motor vehicle accidents. The
fact that more of our county's popula-
tion is elderly than in the province as a
whole may have something to do with
the doubled flu and pneumonia rates,
though the MOH was doubtful about
that. Farming is a hazardous occupa-
tion; perhaps that accounts for some of
the accidental death boom.
One thing is certain. The figures do
not reflect a prosperous, healthy place,
a place to raise your kids, secure in the
knowledge that they're getting an ex-
cellent start in life. Instead they point
tons county with a problem — especial-
ly because we have twice as many
deaths in the preventable categories.
Items from Old Files
FEBRUARY 1936
The annual meeting off the
Teeswater Bowling Club was
held, with J. J. Reid elected
president. Vice president is
B. A. Hiscox and secretary -
treasurer is M. A. Donahue.
Miss Winnifred Farrier of
Whitechurch has accepted a
permanent position in
Bedford Park School in,
North Toronto.
Chester J. Showers has
taken over the Massey -
Harris agency for Wingham
district. This position has
been vacant since A.
Robinson,' former agent,
went to Mitchell to engage in
the hardware business.
There was excitement in
town when the big cater-
pillar plow arrived from
Clinton Tuesday. It is two
weeks last Sunday since a
car or truck has operated on
Highway 4 between Clinton
and Wingham. The plow left
Clinton Sunday afternoon but
the trip from Blyth to
Belgrave took 15 hours.
Mayor John W. Hanna has
purchased the Robertson
Garage and has taken the
Ford Motor agency for
Wingham and District.
Clarence Green purchased
the Hiscox Hardware Store
in Teeswater this week and
will continue his electrical
stock with his new purchase
in the hardware store stand.
The city of Hamilton is to
have radio -equipped cars.
The cost of enforcing the law
these days gets bigger and
bigger.
- -FEBRUARY-1948
At a meeting of Morris
Federation, Nelson Higgins,
James Coultes and William
Peacock were appointed a
committee to secure sign-
boards to be placed at each
end of each concession in the
township with the name of
the township and number of
concession on each sign.
Miss Helen Thompson,
Reg. N., daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Thompson of
East Wawanosh, a former,
student at Wingham High
School, has been hired by the
city of Windsor as health
nurse.
A. R. DuVal, fox and mink
rancher, sold the large brick
building in which he has
housed his mink for several
years, to the Western
Foundry. The building was
formerly owned by the
Foundry.
George Gammage was
presented with the Strath-
cona Medal for being the
best rifle shot in the
Wingham High School
Cadets.
Friday was election day in
Wroxeter with residents
electing three trustees, Alvin
Moffat, Hector Knight and
Mervyn Grainger. •
Mr. and Mrs. Walker of
Zetland and Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Currie, near
Whitechurch, have been
having their farm home and
buildings wired for hydro
during the past two weeks.
Calvin Burke has been doing
the work.
Mr. and Mrs. Don
Rosenhagen have returned
to Wingham where they will
take up residence.
FEBRUARY 1959
At a special meeting of the
Wingham District High
School Board, members
approved a plan which will
place an addition at right
angles to the north wing of
the existing structure,
running parallel with John
Street. The new shop will be
added to the east wing of the
building.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Griffith
wish---to----announce --_the--
engagement of their
daughter, Verna May, to
Raymond Haugh, son of,
David Haugh and the late
Mrs. Haugh of RR 1,
Wingham.
Eleven girls began
training at Wingham
General Hospital in the
certified nursing assistants'
course. Among the girls
were Margaret Dane of
Gorrie, Doreen Howatt of
RR 1, Belgrave, Karen
Swanson of Wingham and
Isabel Thacker, Teeswater.
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Snowarama pledges
will still be collected
Dear Editor,
Due to weather conditions,
the Bruce Region snow-
mobile clubs have decided to
cancel their "Timmy Run".
As this will be a serious blow
to the finances of the Crip-
pled Children, the snowmo-
bilers have decided to carry
on with their fundraising
program.
Pledges will be sought as
per usual, with a hope that
people will realize where
their money is going. The
fact that 50 per cent of the
funds collected is directed to
local needs makes this drive
a necessity.
Snowmobilers are asked to
take their pledge sheets to
the Mildmay Community
Centre or the Wingham
Legion on Sunday, Feb. 27,
between the hours of 6 and 2
p.m. The persons who
pledged will be killed in the
usual manner.
Riders are reminded to
sign checkpoint cards for
their draw..,
Your support, for this
worthy cause will he ap-
preciated
Lorne (' Schmalz
Snowarama (')ordinator
Walkerton
Bob Strong was elected
president off the Howick
Junior Farmers. Vice
presidents are Murray
Mulvey and Perry Strong.
Wayne King is secretary -
treasurer.
Lynn O'Malley of
Whitechurch leaves .this
week for Toronto where he
will take a six-week course in
diesel engineering.
At a supper meeting held
by the Howick Lions Club, a
valued member, Warren
Coiling, was presented with
a gift prior to leaving to go to
Midhurst.
George Ashton, who
resides two miles west of
Fordwich on the sixth
concession of Howick, has
sold his farm to Mr. Winkle
of Kitchener whc- obtains
possession April 15.
FEBRUARY 1969
Two British doctors have
arrived in Wingham and
entered general practice in
association with Dr. R. D.
Wilkins. Dr. J. D. Hughes
practised in Yorkshire
before coming to Canada and
Dr. W. T. Harrett has been
practising in Wales.
Frank E. Madill, principal
of the F. E. Madill Secon-
dary School, has been ap-
pointed one of two assistant
supervisors of education for
the county by the Huron
County Board of Education.
Cathy Clarkson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Clarkson, RR 1, Fordwich,
won the valentine costume
award at the Fordwich
carnival. Debbie Lambkin,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne Lambkin, was named
Queen of the Carnival.
A miscellaneous shower
was held in Whitechurch for
Miss Muriel Moore, bride -
elect.
A highlight of this year for
the congregation of Knox
Presbyterian Church,
Belgrave, will be the or-
dination of Miss Ann
Wightman to be held in the
church in May.
George Inglis of Belmore
was recently presented with
the Badge of Merit, the
highest award a Legion
member can receive. A
veteran of World War I,
George is a charter member
of Royal Canadian Legion,
Howick Branch 307.
Barry Tiffin of
Whitechurch was recently
moved to Oshawa where he
is manager of a book store.
New Books in the Library
HAVE YOU SEEN MY SON? STRIKE FOR FREEDOM:
by Jack Olsen THE STORY OF LECH
WALESA by Robert Eringer
-----One cool-April--day-Mike---- -Where-army-troops-storm -
Pritcher visits the home of ed through the streets of
his estranged wife Lael and Warsaw and other cities in a
takes their son Ace for an pre -Christmas seizure of
Poland, it marked the end of
one of the most unusual and,
to the Communists, terrify-
ing experiments in demo-
cracy ever to rock the em-
pire constructed by Moscow.
For 16 months, 10 million
workers led by a charismatic
electrician named Lech
Walesa shook not only Po-
land and its leadership, but
also the rulers of the Soviet
Union and other Communist
countries.
overnight outing. A giggle, a
crunch of gravel, a single
wave of a grimy hand, and
her only child is gone. This is
Lael's story, as she searches
for her son throughout the
Northwest, Canada and
finally Mexico. It is an
odyssey of near misses and
sudden reversals, searing
loneliness , and unshakable
love. ,
February 23, 19
Frer;ch progra;-
may be extended
by Separate
-The Huron -Perth Separate'
School Board may extend the
instruction of French in its 19
schools.
Superintendent of educa-
tion, John McCauley, in-
formed trustees of a Minis-
try of Education review of
the French program in the
Huron -Perth system, stating
the board will have to make
decisions.
Presently the French pro-
gram runs from Grades 3 to 8
for 20 minutes a day or 60
hours per school year. Mr.
McCauley said this is the
minimum required by the
Ministry.
"These are the things ad-
ministration is looking at,"
stated director of education,
William Eckert, "whether
we should extend the pro-
gram to Grade 3, or spend
more time at the Grade 8
level, or a combination of
both."
Mr. McCauley said the re-
view indicated the board's
French program has been
successful in meeting the
Ministry's guidelines. He
told trustees despite meeting
guidelines, compared to the
two public boards, Huron
County Board of Education
and Perth County Board of
Education, the separate.
school board is falling be-
hind. Those boards have an
average of 60 to 120 hours a
year of French instruction.
"We cover the same core'
vocabulary, but at a much
quicker pace," said Mr.
McCauley.
Mr. McCauley also noted
as of September 1984, French
becomes mandatory for a
high school diploma. He said
three years ago, 40 per cent
of the students who attended
separate elementary schools
had taken French in high
school and that figure has in-
creased every year to the
point where about 57 per cent
are expected to take French
this coming September.
"I might add that as of
September 1984, students
entering high school must
take French and the number
will jump to 100 per cent,"
said Mr. McCauley.
Trustee Gerald Groothius
asked if separate school chil-
dren would be ahead in other
languages? Mr. McCauley
said that may be true, not
just in languages but all
other subjects.
The board will consider the
matter at its next meeting.
Prescott school plans anniversary
Dear Editor, barbeques, golf tournament,
The South Grenville wine and cheese party,
District High School in dinner dances, pancake
Prescott will be holding its breakfasts, rededication and
25th anniversary July 1-3, ecumenical services.
Registration forms for
these events as well as . a
special anniversary year-
book may be obtained by
writing to the address below:
SGDHS 25th anniversary, P.
O. Box 670, Prescott,
Ontario, KOE 1TO.
Thank you.
Beth Morris
25th Anniv. Committee
Prescott
and we would like to extend
to the residents of your area
who are former students or
staff an invitation to come
back to SGDHS and spend
the holiday weekend with
their high school friends.
Our committee has
finalized plans for the three- .
day event which include
registration, school tours,
TWO YOUNG CLOWNS—Dean Tolton gets his clown
face painted as another clown, Paul Edwards, looks on.
Sandra Lee was among the members of the Wingham
Town Players who painted clown faces on youngsters
attending the Frostyfest clown show at the Wingham
Public School Sunday.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY JUDITH ADAMS
There's a very lovable quality about Jennie that shines
through. and she needs parents who will respond to that
quality. Now nearly li. Jennie is an interesting little girl
with a good imagination and an excellent memory.
Unfortunately it helps her to remember much of her
chaotic background, when she suffered many traumatic
experiences.
So Jennie's adopting parents must be confident. secure
people who can do a lot of giving at the beginning, since it
will take Jennie a long time to adjust to them and give
back. They will be patient people who can understand
that hey negative. testing behavior can change. Jennie
craves attention, and often seeks it in negative ways, so
her family needs to he able to deal with that and find ways
of encouraging her very positive good -qualities.
Jennie is outgoing. talkative and inquisitive. She's good
in school and could even be better than average. She has a
good sense of fun and a deep. infectious laugh. Jennie
would do hest in a family where there are no other
children or where the r hiidren are much older than she
is.
To inquire aham adopting Jennie. please write to
Today's Child. Ministry of Community and Social Ser-
vices. Box KM. Station K. Toronto. Ontario MAP 2112. In
your letter tell something of your present family and your
was of life