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The decision is yours
Residents of Wingham have been asked
to express opinion about the future of the
town's arena. Last week letters went out to
all families jn the community, explaining the
predicament in which the town council and
the Recreation and Community Centres
Board find themselves.
An engineer's report on the condition of
the present arena structure has already indi-
cated that if an examination is carried out by
the provincial ministry of labor a closing
order would be forthcoming. Since ministry
engineers might not get around to Wingham
until some unknown date in the future the
local authorities have chosen to face the
facts without official prodding—and those
facts are not encouraging.
The alternatives, boiled down to the es-
sentials, leave a choice of expensive repairs
on the one hand or even more costly replace-
ment of the entire facility on the other.
Even though you may have little in-
terest, personally, in what goes on at the
arena, every person in this community and
many in the sur0ounding rural area have a
responsibility to a'continuance .cif the serv-
ices it provides. The arena has become, over
the years, the most important single means
of recreation for 90 per cent of our young
people and a fairly large proportion of adults
as well. It would be difficult indeed to
imagine a winter without hockey for the
hundreds of youngsters who benefit from the
game. Figure skating, roller skating and
many other sports and social activities are
also centred on this building.
The choice proposed by the committee is°
not an easy one. It is estimated that $200,000
would be needed to bring the present
building and ice plant up to passable stan-
dards and after that expenditure we would
still have an old arena with a less than regu-
lation size ice surface, usable for a limited,
but as yet unknown, period of time.
Choice number two is abandonment of
the present building and construction of a
new one ori&'Fiore suitable site—at a cost
which could run to well over half a million
dollars. Such a building would be erected in
accordance with today's stringent safety
standards; would provide a regulation ice
surface, proper seating, modern washroom
and change room facilities and a useful audi-
torium. It would probably meet the com-
munity's needs for 40 or 50 years.
Money, of course, is at the root of the
problem. Either way the citizens of the town
and hopefully some from the country, would
have to dig into their pockets for sizeable
contributions. The choice, therefore, is at
present in their hands.
No one is telling you how to vote. We just
ask that you give the matter some serious
thought and that you express your wishes
one way or the other. The worst thing you
can do is shrug your shoulders and forget the
whole thing. Some of those dollars are bound
to be yours.
Assineinerredicament
tante for the boy's upkeep. The balance of
the money must remain in trust and un e s ems from
touched until the lad is 18.NFiles
When the family drove home after the
last court hearing the boy was in quiet tears MAY 1929 made in connection with the Four children were baptized at nounced to his congregation that Emphasis will be placed on get -
because he had hoped, at least, for a new Wingham council . held . a Lucknow Sentinel. The new pro- the morning worship service in he had accepted a call to Terrace ting the work done at the Jose -
bike. lengthy session on Monday even- prietor is Campbell (Susie) the Bluevale United Church on Bay Community Church, Superi- phine and Victoria Street area as
The theory behind the ruling is, of ing; the important feature being Thompson, who for the past ten Sunday, when the new baptismal or Presbytery, near Port Arthur. rapidly as possible.
course, basically sound. This same law pro- the adoption,of a by-law regulat- years has conducted this business font was used foe the first time. It has been announced that Rev. The Ontario Dairy and Poultry
tests children from being exploited and im- ing all building operations in for Mrs. A. D. MacKenzie. The font is a gift from Mrs. Mary Cecil M. Jardine, B.A., of London Co -Op here has opened a new re-
poverished by grasping guardians who town. The intention of this by-law Miss Mary G. Cruikshank was Robertson. has accepted a call to the Wing- tail outlet at their factory on
might have an opportunity to use trust funds is not to hamper or put any re- successful in passing the first Bob Gladding, who has been a ham pastorate., Josephine Street, which is known
for their own ends. However, it is -obvious strictionson ambitions of citizens year degree course examinations member of the Advance -Times At a meetting of the Wingham as The Gay -Lea Cheese House.
that an exception should be made in this who wish to erect new properties at the Ontario Agricultural Col- staff for the past two years, is Public School Board, the organi- The store will sell eggs, butter,
case, where it is or make changes or additions .to lege. D. W. Hoffman was suc- leaving at the weekend for a posi- zation accepted the resignation of and ice cream as well as cheese.
quite likely the father or existing buildings. Rather it is cessful in the second year degree tion in Stratford. Mrs. C. Robertson, Grade IV tea- Alex Coutts was presented with
some other adult bought the lottery ticket in the intention to prevent "spite" examinations at the same col- 0-0-0 cher at the school. Three new tea a 50 -year jewel, marking a half -
the boy's name and where the needs of the fences being erected or unsuit- lege. J. R. Henry of Belgrave was MAY.1962 chers were hired to fill the vacan- century of service in the Masonic
family are plainly a matter of concern. able buildings placed so as to successful in the exams for the The Wingham Kinsmen Club cies on the staff. They are Mrs. Order. Alex Reid made the pre -
Sometimes, it would seem, these wind- damage value of adjoining or ad- two-year course. decided at its regular meeting to Shirley Kaufman, who has been sentation.
fall lottery prizes can bring more grief than jacent properties. Prospective At the meeting of Town Coun- take on the chore of raising teaching in London; Miss Donna At the 95th annual convocation
loy' builders must now apply to the cil, the tax rate for this year was $4,000.00 to be donated toward the Osborne, originally of Ripley, of the Presbyterian College,
town clerk for a permit. set at 49 mills, the same rate as Proposed bath house at the River- who has been on the staff in To- Montreal, Peter McKague, B.A.,
last year. side Park. The club has already ronto; and Mrs. Isobel Wheeler of son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mc -
W. M. Gibson, Miss McKee and It is understood that plans are set aside $3,100.00 for use at the Bluevale. . Kague of Wingham, received the
Miss Hornfelt, three of the staff of under way to organize a dele- Golden Circle School and may put A new sewage disposal plant, degree of Bachelor of Divinity.
the Wingham High School are
leavin at the end of the resent gation to wait upon the Minister money into the Senior Citizens' replacement of overloaded parts He has been appointed to the con -
e
The basic structure of law on which our
society is dependent for its very existence is
something that should never be lightly tam-
pered with—but there are times when it
needs adjusting. Judges and lawyers are
aware of this need for change, but often
they find that the most advisable course is to
permit some judgement or other to stand, in
all its ridiculousness, until it is evident to all
that alterations must be made.
Such, we suspect, may be the case in the
recent decision that a boy who has recently
become the beneficiary of a $100,000 lottery
prize, can't touch the money. Judd Smoke's
ticket was drawn in a recent fottery and his
winnings were 5100,000 tax-free dollars. His
father is a self-employed contractor whose
earnings are so minimal that he has applied
for relief. But the courts have ruled that' all
he can use of his young son's wealth is a pit -
"You'd think people would learn it doesn't pati to be poor!" ,
New Books
in the Library
MEANWHILE FARM by Marg-
aret Cheney
Wading through the swamp,
Margaret realized the truth of the
real estate man's words when he
guaranteed that she'd never have
a water shortage on her new
farm. It's the beginning of a
warm and often humorous chron-
icle of the joys and struggles of
two women who decide to flee the
city and 'return to the land'.
ACT OF VENGEANCE by
Trevor Armbrlster
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Decem-
ber 31, 1880, three men entered
the home of Joseph Yablonski—
an official of the United Mine
Workers who had unsuccessfully
challenged Tony Boyle for the
presidency—and gunned to death
Yablonski, his wife and his
daughter. This is the story of how
and why it happened, the inevit-
ability of those slayings, and the
consequences that followed.
ALONE WITH ME by Earth&
Kitt
This is Earths's second book
and ranges from her experiences
as a child of three when her
mother gave her away to stran-
gers, to her successes in Paris as
a nightclub singer and stage star
with Orson Welles. Then followed
a new way of life for the star and
her daughter as they remodelled
what were once the stables of a
Beverly Hills estate into a home
where they grow organic vege-
tables and raise chickens.
5 Pof Highways, regarding paving of apartment if it becomes a reality. of the present sewage system and gregatlons of Westminlster
The churches n troub I e term, the former going to British the fifteen mile stretch from Rev. T. Garnet Husser, for the new trunk lines costing an esti- Church, Estevan, and St. An -
Columbia and the latter to Kit- Wingham to the Durham road Past four years minister of the mated $250,000 were approved in drew's Church, Stoughton, Sas-
For thousands of years the forces of
organized religion have been fighting an up-
hill battle against all the weaknesses of
human nature and the inclination of man
kind to fight rather than pray. Nor is it only
the Christian church which has had its diffi
culties. Even pagan faiths had to fight every
step of the way to maintain their influence
and usually did so successfully when they
had kings and chiefs firmly under their
thumbs.
In the early years of the Roman civiliza
tion religious beliefs and stiff moral scan
dards were the accepted norm, but in its
latter centuries, when Rome was rich and
powerful, worship of the gods became a joke
to the wealthy. In fact, most civilizations
have experienced the same pattern. When a
people are poor and hard working religious
beliefs are strong and habits of personal life
are rigid; given increasing wealth and
leisure, morals are abandoned.
A recent news article states that only 32
per cent of Canadians are regulartchurch at
tenders. Speaking with a friend from Quebec
recently we were told that Roman Catholic
churches in that province ''are empty''
Almost all Christian churches are struggling
to maintain their own local congregations.
let alone support a viable missionary effort.
Sectarian strife has reached the point of
mass murder in Ireland. in Lenabon and
Cyprus. What has gone amiss with such a
large proportion of this world's people?
All faiths Moslem as well as Christ
ian—face the dilemma of trying to fit the
beliefs and Standards of t:vo thousands years
ago to the fast changing times of the 20th
century There are few among us, even the
most advanced thinkers riho can really
measure the depth of charge through which
we are passing The rhurches. l ke the rest of
us, are groping in fr)e dark for ans,vers to
chener. Engaged to take their The Swift Canadian Co. closed Wingham United Church, an- principal at the council meeting. katchewan.
places are C. C. Sparling of For- its Brussels plant last week. The
problems we do not yet comprehend. est, Miss Jean Geddes of Luck- have operated the branch for the
There is little doubt that the world's now and Miss C. S. Perrott of past seven years. A truck will be
great faiths will somehow survive. They Dundalk.. maintained on the road in this
have done so through countless other periods After conducting a very suc- district. Letters to fie of change. The fall of the Roman Empire and cessful business in Win ham for t
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the industrial revolution were sufficiently the past four years, J. H. Ste- MAY 1952
earth shattering in their own times, and the phenson has disposed of his store Hon. McKinnon Phillips, On -
religious consciousness of most people some fixtures and goodwill of the busi- P VERY PERTURBED Wingham and district can be arena, I strongly suspect that the
tario's Health Minister, visited proud of this group of dedicated country people would be asked to
how reemerged. But religious leaders will ness to George Williams of To- Wingham this week and announ- Clinton, Ontario P g P +
ronto, a man of to g •o le who the so much of them- "Please Donate.' So dont cut off
have to delve very deeply to find new an ng experience ced that a new 50 -bed chronic pa- May 15, 1976 PE P g the hand that feeds you.
swers for a world which has lost so much of in the jewelry trade, also an ex selves for the good of Humanity Y
its faith in the unseen. pert repair n who comes well tients' wing will be added to The Editor and I trust you will now give them Sincerely,
recommen Wingham General Hospital ata Advance Times the plaudits they so richly DorothYCoultes
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Edwn King, second year stu- cost of $350,000. Of this amount, Wingham, Ontario deserve
dent the OAC, was successful $175,000 will be paid by provincial Dear Sir: Sincerely,
in winning a medal for general and federal grants. It is hoped I was very perturbed, as was Ches Archibald NEED MORE
proficiency in animal husbandry that this addition will relieve the Huron Unit Campaign ChairmanNow it's a present congestion in the hospi- Ross McDaniel, to read the item President, Huron Unit INFORMATION
during the first two years of his tai Canadian Cancer Society
associate course. Frank King, in the Advance -Times of May May 17, 1976
first year student at the school, Ruth Machan of Wingham will 13th, which stated that the Wing- Advance -Times
soa ia I centre was also successful in winning a be one of the 72 graduates of the ham Branch of the Canadian Dear Editor:
scholarship for proficiency. g a Victoria Hospital School of Nurs- Cancer Society was at the "tail RE -RECREATION FEES This past week I luckily re -
In the Town of St. Marys they don't have win is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ing on May 20. end of the parade" in the county, TO COUNTRY CHILDREN ceived a letter from the office of
house to house mail delivery. The mayor George King and Frank n son of A number of changes on the' and thereby inferred that the fine the Mayor regarding the problem
says his people enjoy going to the post office, William King, both a the second staff of the Wingham District team of volunteers in the Wing- May 11, 1976 arising at the arena. Luckily, I
where they meet their friends for a `daily concession of Culross. High School have been an. ham area—many of them Dear Sir say, because several home
exchange a weather predictions. Reverend W. J. Taylor of Bel- pounced by the board. Norman C. veterans in service to the i was surprised and concerned owners did not get the letter. I
chat and
We've heard the good old P.O. called lot of more United Church has resigned Maynard, the commercial tea- Society—were not pulling their to read in the May 6 Advance- was given three options: to reno-
things--but a social centre yet? to accept a charge in Rockwood. cher, is leaving for a position on weight. Nothing could be further Times that the country children vate, to rebuild, or I don't care.
All which leads a to wonder about the At a meeting in Whitechurch, the staff of the Orangeville High from the truth. At its meeting on will now be charged considerably I find little more information,
fairness of a system under which the people Scout Fred Lott of the first White- School. He will be replaced by May 10th, the Wingham Branch more to make use of the recrea- for example: where will the pro -
Douglas Turner. Another addi- reported contributions totalling tional facilities in your town. posed new building be erected?
in some towns have to get their mail the best church troup, was presented with tion to the school staff will be over $9.000 ( 18 per cent over its Why. it doesn't seem long ago Will it cost $650,000 or like the
way they can, while in others the letters are the Silver Cross for gallantry by Robert Ritter who comes from St. objective) with a few returns that someone asked for, and Olympics, sky -rocket into mil -
brought right to their doors. Do you suppose district scout master D L. Jacobs. from the rural areas still to come generously received a donation Mons? How much will the town
it's any tougher walking around Listowel Young. Fred received the award Billie Kennedy of Lucknow was in. from this household to build the receive in grants to the new
streets in mid winter than it is in Wingham? for bravery after rescuing a boy the winner of the essay contest It should be realized that every pool i wasn't told then that my structure? What willbedone with
Maitland in the aan
Do they have more helpless widows and from drowning sponsored by the Wingham Lions person working on the campaign kids would be charged more than the present site of the old arena
arthritic old gentlemen River last summer. in Listowel? Do they Club in conjunction with National is a volunteer. Each has his or twice as much as their town and curling rink? Will the new
put more postage on their out going mail to 0-" Hospital. Day. Other winners her regular employment to look friends to use that same pool. structure be within the provincial
meet the high costs of home delivery? MAY 1911 were Joyce Moffat of Wingham, after and it is a difficult, time- As for the increase in minor specifications for 25 years?
Surely that system must have been A change took place in the per- Morley Brears of Howick, Doug consuming "extra" to amass up- hockey fees, i should think you i realize that we need an arena,
dreamed up back in the days when Toronto sonnel of the Salvation Army Kilpatrick of Ashfield, Reta to -the -minute information for re- would w'elc'ome some talented whatever size, be it old or new.
and Hamilton were the only big places in the staff here. The new officer is Bruce of East Wawanosh, Helen ports. There are circumstances hockey players from the country. There are too many questions yet
country Lieut. Rietta Allis of Essex, who Haines of Morris, Carol Derbeck- which make it especially difficult 1 attended a few minor games to be ahswered. I suggest the
_ has been attending the Salvation er of Turnberry Lillian Smyth of for the Wingham Branch. it has this past winter in Wingham and mayor or the council or the
Training College, Toronto. A very Culross and DAnny Stuckey of much the largest area -some of it it appeared to me that the Wing- recreation board call a town
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Wingham.
quite sparsely populated to
ham teams relied heavily on out-
meeting to give more informa-
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
staff for the past year, Candidate
At the regular meeting of the
cover of any of the branches of
of town talent
tion.
Bernice Salisbury, left last week
Wingham Public School Board
the Huron Unit and it is farthest
i suppose 'your attitude is that
i think the elected or appointed
Published at Wingham. Ontario. by -Wenger linos. Limited
for h>?r home in Whitby but ex-
three new teachers were added to
of any of the branches from the
we need your facilities so will
officials should remember that
pests to attend the Training
the staff Miss Edythe Beacom of
Unit office. i have to heartily
probabiy pay whatever you ask.
we are supposed to be in a period
Harry k& vrver President Robert O Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer
School shortly.
Londesboro; Miss Grace Golley,
agree with the evident philosophy
However, you also need our busi-
of restraint This is an ciectior,
For her poem, ''Little Boy An-
Wingham; and Miss .Jean Pen-
of Windham Rranch Pr.:-sident
nes, io i -,fake yours successful.
year and it might be an advan-
`,7ember Audit Bureau of Circulations
ool", Mrs A R Du':al ieceived
ningion, Teeswater.
Ed Beard, Campaign Co-chair
The pcx,l wouldn't be. very busy
tage to the voters if some in -
Member i anadian i onimunity Newspapers Assoc Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc.
honorable mention in the Canadi-
Mrs. Harold Pollock of Ford-
men Dick Campeau and Ross
without the country children nor
formation is forth coming.
an Authors' Poem contest Out of
wick was appointed secretary of
Procter and their great team
your hockey teams as good. We
At present i don't know which
Subscription $10 per year Six months ZS 25 To United States E2n o0
an entry of 453, there were select-
the C.G.f.T. groups for the Huron
that, during the campaign .'do-
patronize your stores when we
way to vote. i do care about the
Second f lac< Mail Registration tin 0921
ed 30 for honorable mention. Presbyterial W.M.S. at the annu- ing" is the important thing, while bring the kids to town. And in the arena.
Return postage guaranteed A transfer in ownership was al meeting in Clinton reporting is incidental. future if you should need a new C. Campbell
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