The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-07-29, Page 11l
THE AM-iNIXE-TIA1GS
Are the realg ames over?
It is virtually Impossible to write an
editorial column these days without
commenting on the Twenty, first Olympiad.
As long as the air -waves are jammed with
news of the Olympics it is difficwit to focus
much attention on anything else.
The Games, of course, are a study in
opposites- The entire world has thrilled to
the perfection in motion embodied in a
14 -year-old Roumanian girl who has
shattered all records many times over with
her gymnastic exploits. At the same time
two policemen had to be fired for dirty
tricks, including drug handling and ticket
scalping. A Paris, Ontario athlete was
expelled from further participation because
he was held responsible for what appears to
be a harmless prank. He and his pals
smuggled a friend into the Olympic Village
under a false name and kept him there for
eight days before The Toronto Star blabbed
to the world at large.
For Canadians and British people the
presence of the entire Royal Family at the
Games is more than just the awesome
proximity of the monarch — it is a
demonstrable act of faith in the goodwill of
Canadians generally and the French-speak-
ing Canadians in particular. The Queen, her
husband and children are quite aware that a
terrorist could wipe out the whole family if
he was both determined and lucky, but that
fact has not prevented them from moving
freely wherever they wish to go.
Amid all the thrilling spectacles at these
Olympics, there is the haunting fear that we
may be watching the last Olympiad which
will have arty real significance. The
withdrawal of more than thirty nations from
Fompetition in a fruitless political gesture
demeans the worth of some of the Olympic
medals won by those athletes who were
competing. Some of the African athletes who
were forced to return to their hoiiielands
were almosf certain winners had they been
allowed to compete.
It is not difficult to imagine the bitter
disappointment of young people who have
trained themselves' with supreme concen-
tration to; and in some cases eight
years for chance to compete at the
Games this year, only to be ordered home
and to miss the great opportunity of showing
the.world what they can do. Surely their
governments have now demonstrated their
immaturity as actors on the stage of world
politics. How much wiser to have permitted
their young people to show us that they are
vigorous and responsible people — winners
in a real sense.
The question now is whether the
Olympics from here on will be anything
more than a farce created by minorities
seeking world attention.
See you next month
This is the last edition of this newspaper
before we shut down for the annual staff
holiday period. The next paper will come to
you on August 19.
A few years ago it used to be a point of
pride with many newspapers that they had
never missed an issue in 50 or 60 years.
However, those old-time editors never
mentioned the fact that their employees
seldom got any holidays, nor was anyone
concerned aboutthe fact that newspaper
staffs worked six very long days in every
week. Nor do you have to go away back to the
last century to seek instances of such
.working conditions. As an apprentice and
later as a journeyman linotype operator the
author of this column worked seven long
years for one employer with only one week of
holidays in that time. Jobs were scarce in
those depression years so we worked and
kept the old mouth shut.
Things are different today. Of course
there are labor laws which force all
employers to provide paid holidays. Whether
those statutes were on the books or not we,
personally, would feel obligated and pleased
to grant holidays to all those faithful people
with whom we work and without whom we
could not produce good newspapers for our
readers. They deserve a chance to go on a
trip or lie in the sun or whatever they want to
do for a couple of weeks.
Who can afford a war?
At last the Canadian Department of
National. Defence has signed the purchase
order for those Orion longe range patrol
aircraft. The price tag is nearly a billion
dollars and it certainly took some high level
persuading to find enough banks to back the
Lockheed aircraft company with the funds to
start production.
The Orions, which will be re -named
Auroras When they come to Canada, will not
contain all the sophisticated equipment
which was designed for them. Some of the
trimmings are being left out in order to get
the price down to a negotiable figure. Even
after cutting the fat these planes still fall into
a fairly evident Cadillac class at $55,555,555
apiece. That's right. A billion dollars divided
by 18 works out to fifty-five million, five
hundred and fifty-five thousand, five
hundred and fifty-five bucks.
At prices like that for airplanes that are
only intended to patrol our neighboring
oceans, who could afford long-range
bombers? Such staggering figures give. some
indication of the sort of money it would take
to fight a war nowadays. When one of the
biggest aircraft manufacturers in the world
and one of the wealthier western nations
together had so much trouble to raise the
price of only eighteen planes, what nation on
the face of this earth could find the finances
for a full-scale' conflict?
Maybe that's good — or maybe not, but it
sure boggles the old brain cells.
You can't buy culture
The poor old federal government. Those of country and western? Because they are a
people certainly get themselves into some people who have had centuries to appreciate
silly corners!
the finest music ever composed. It is what
After spending about six million dollars
they prefer. It is a part of their "culture".
last year to make all the dull Canadians back
Their government didn't buy it for them;
home realize that women are women and we
they grew up with it.
should be glad of it, the experts now tell us
Canada will have its own distinctive
that International Women's Year was pretty
culture in time. It is already developing. We
much of a flop. The women are still women
must remember that we have barely left
but apparently the men still prefer to think of
behind us a pioneer economy in which very
the fair sex as they did the year before last,
few people had either the time or the money
Seems like the men believe the six million
to enjoy good music. Pioneering is hard
bucks would have been better spent on a few
work. When a people battle the earth for a
boxes of chocolates for the beautiful little
living there is little chance to do much else.
doves who stay home and mind the kids.
Canadian officialdom, too, is obsessed
with the fear that our culture will be
Surely sometime soon the bureaucrats
influenced by American culture. We,
will find out that they can't buy a new frame
personally, fail to see what is so horrible
of mind for the voting public. They have
about the things Americans like. After all
poured out the gelt to make us bi-lingual, to
they come from precisely the dame
buy- us Canadian music and to provide us
background as do Canadians. Their roots,
with Canadian magazines and books. It is
like ours were in the lands of Europe. We live
doubtful that any- of the spending has
side by side in very similar geographical
achieved much. What is commonly called
surroundings; we eat the same foods; we
"culture" is not sold over the counter — it is
have fought in the same wars and suffered
a frame of mind, a basic preference for
through the same depressions. Why, then, is
certain types of music or poetry or even
it so preposterous that we should develop
food. It develops in a people not as the result
similar cultures?
of a goverment sponsored program, but
Canadians have a wide variety of tastes.
after years, even centuries of mental
They aren't about to swallow everything that
growth.
is American whether they like it or not. And
Why do a group of Italians climbing
in addition, it's a two-way street. Americans
along a mountain path in the Alps express
could become infected by our Canadian
their joy in living by singing opera music
customs. After all, a lot of them like
Instead of squalling out hard rock or a chunk
Capadian whiskey.
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A page of editorial opinion Thursday, July 29
"Mom ran away from home. "
New Books
in the Library
"Ellten" by Betty Wamb
This is the author's own story of
her daughter, a teenager into
drugs, who ran away from home,
wandered across several cmUn-
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mune with her common-law hus-
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"The Matriarch" by Charles
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This novel chronicles the long,
dramatic, tragic life of Janet
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romance and an epic overview of
the workings of power, money
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"Crowned Heads" by Thomas
Tryon
The author of "The Other" de-
scribes four film stars, four inter-
locking lives that will stand as
dramatic -revelations of the in-
credible world whose unreal re-
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hand in his own years as a Rolly-
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"Canada at the Olympics" by
Henry Roxborough
The only complete history of
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News -
Items from 0 d Files "Princess Grace' by Gwen
Robyns
JU& 1929 chased the Walker and Clegg fac- J. J. Fryfogle, the hustling store, the property formerly own- A biography of one of the
Dr. D. H. McInnis, chiropract- tory nine years ago and have Hudson -Essex salesman of town, ed by Adam Sipple in Gorrie. For world's most beautiful and
or, who for the past few years has been expanding ever since. A captured the first prize of $loo for several weeks, Mr. Whitfield has fascinating women.
conducted a practice in Wingham year ago it was found necessary the greatest number of sales dur- been making changes in the store
but who went to Clinton twice a to take over the entire factory. ing the month of June in the terri- and now has his furniture busi- "Plague Ship" by Frank Slaugh-
week, will move to Clinton and They now have on the payroll 115 tory of Roy Brothers of Stratford. ness as well as additional articles ter
conduct his practice in this town. ,workers. The increasing business Mr. Fryfogle's sales for June nicely displayed in the freshly- This is one of the author's finest
Fry and Blackhall Limited, in- has made necessary the enlarg- numbered 35 cars in all, one Hud- decorated store. medical suspense stories, a su-
ventors and manufacturers of ing of the kiln and when complet- son, 13 Essexs and 21 used cars. 0-0-0 perbly thrilling tale based on
high rade x-rayed furniture, will ed will handle 40,000 feet more JULY 1952
g g y Mrs. A. E. Lloyd of Wingham some all -too -real possibilities.
this year have a display at the lumber per month than at the Was elected first vice-president of Members of the Wingham Bap -
Canadian National Exhibition at present time. They are now, op- the Huron Worxien's Christian List Church are planning a wel- "The Lonely Lady" by Harold
Toronto covering 800 squa.•e feet. erating 24 hours a day and al- Temperance Union which held its copse home on Thursday evening Robbins
The Gunn-son-ola Company though the night shift may not be annual convention in Hensall.. for their missionary, Miss Laura In this novel the author is at his
Limited, manufacturers of Gunn permanent, it will run for at least Collar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
storytelling best. He transcends
The convention adopted a resolu Herb Collar, Minnie Street. Miss ry
seats, radio cabinets, etc., pur- two or three months. tion deploring the increasing the bounds of his previous works,
tendency in the use of tobacco,, Collar has spent four years in the breaking new and original
especially the cigarette among Nupe country in Nigeria, Africa, ground.
under the Sudan Interior Mission
our young men and women and furlough. •Touch not the Cat" b
� and this will be her first toric
even our children and urging y Mary
people to see that the law is en- The Department of Agriculture Stewart
TODAYS' CHILD forced both in the sale and pur- has announced the appointment After the outstanding success
chase of tobacco in its relation to of Miss Jean Steckle, B.H.Sc., as of her other great novels, the
«..� minors. Home Economist, Women's In- author has written what she calls
BY HELEN ALLEN The cost of constructing the stitute Branch and Home Econ- `•a love story where perhaps a bit
Ontario government building at omits Service, for the counties of of Merlin's magic has rubbed
the Canadian National Exhibition Bruce and Huron, Miss Jean off". It is a contemporary thriller
was approximately $700,000. Scott, the former Home Econ- at its best.
omist, will work from the Depart -
Kenny is 10, a handsome Cree Indian.with dark eyes, black 0-0-0 ment of Agriculture office at ..The Will by Richard Martin
hair, olive skin and that engaging smile you see. JULY 1941 Stratford and will be assisting Stern
Healthy and active, Kenny enjoys sports, especially hockey. Hope that a gunnery and bomb- with the supervision of Home- A fascinaating new novel by the
He did well last year in, grade four except that he tends to day ing school will be established in making clubs and Junior In- author of "The Tower".
dream and therefore needs prodding to complete assignments the Amberley area as an adjunct stitute work.
In his foster home he often needs reminding to finish chores, to the Air Navigation School at The plant of Anderson Flax "Thursday's Child" by Faith
though he is willing and anxious to please Port Albert has been revived in Products Ltd. in Lucknow is to be Baldwin
Pleasant, amiable Kennv is a sizer in Cubs and enthusiastic the announcement of farmers in rebuilt and preliminary work has .. Once again the author has
about the program He is a 'doer rather than a talker He's the district that several of their already been undertaken. A two -
friendly and gets on well with people but doesn't like to talk chosen Little Oxford, the charm -
about his feelings He needs parents who are sensitive to un- number have signed agreements storey cement block building will ing village she has made familiar
spoken worries and who have a sixth sense about what is to sell their farmland to the be built on•the site of the original to her many readers, as the set -
bothering him government for use as a school. mill. it will have a steel roof and ting for romance. It is like having
Kenny could fit into a fa mil.v with brothers or sisters. These Ashfield Township farms, be as completely fireproof as pos- a reunion with old friends to read
preferably not close in age Heti ill be a fine son for parents who belonging to Hector McLean, Bible. this book.
want to share their time as well as their home with him Duncan Thorburn, Stuart and
To inquire about adopting Kenny, please write to Today's Charles Wiley, Matthew McDon- With the 1952 Olympics draw -
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services. Box ssa, ald and the vacant Walker farm, ing to a close and sportsmen mon Hallahan and James Coultes
Station K, Toronto N14P 2H2 In ). our letter tell something of your along with portions of the farms across the country hiding their and members Anne, Ross and
present family and your way of life of John Ross and David Hender- heads in shame at Canada's poor John Wightman, Marie Coultes,
For general adoption information contact your local showing, the witch hunt is on to
Children's Aid Society son, are on Highway 21, a short g. Murray Coultes, Lila and Kenny
distance south of Amberley. find out why we did so badly. A Black, Grant Coultes, Alan Bos -
Millions of Canadian motorists recent editorial in the London man, Murray and Donald Vin -
will be asked within the next fort- Free Press said: "if Canadians cent, David Walsh and Ivan
games at such to compg
night to pledge themselves to a 50 are Wheeler.
per cent reduction in gasoline they should be given an equal op- The senior choir in the White -
consumption. After a motorist portunity in training and equip- church Presbyterian Church
has signed the form he will be ment." wore their new royal blue choir
given a sticker with the inscrip- The CKNX barn dance gang gowns with white collars for the
tion: -50-50 car pledge to save left for a tour of Eastern Ontario first time. The organist, Miss
gasoline". and the Maritimes. Wee Bobby Mary Fisher, and the junior
3 The directors of the Clifford Clark is accompanying them on members wore the white choir
Agricultural Society have decid- their tour. In Toronto they are gowns.
ed to cancel the 1941 fall fair,ow•- being filmed for television and Ruth Elizabeth Hibberd,
ing to war conditions and short- will he seen on video when it be. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
age of help comes available to the Canadian Hibberd, RR 1, Fordwich, be -
Careful consideration was public through the CBC. came the bride of Robert James
promised by Finance Minister J 0—q-0 Campbell of RR 1, Seaforth, at a
L Ilsley in reply to a suggestion►U 1,} 1962 ceremony solemnized in Ford-
that old -age pensions should be A Huron County Board of Arbi- with United Church.
increased to conform with ad- tration refused a request by three The new Miorris Township
vanced livincosts. "Although it
. g g school sections in the northwest Federation Park is off to a good
is true that the cost of living has , corner of Howick Township to be start. Situated on the banks of the
increased since September 1939," released from the Howick School Maitland River at the bridge on
„ 77' kV' Mr. Ilsley said, "it is lower.at the Area. The decision finally settled the fourth line of Morris, it now
~' present time than it was when an argument that has been going has lots of sand for the wee ones
Parliament fixed the maximum on for two years and one that to play in, good swimming for
rate of old age pension at $2o per came to a head when Howick every age group, a barbecue and
month '' Council refused to release the four picnic tables The park is
Work which had been under three sections from the Township sponsored by the Morris Federa-
wav leading up to the hard sur- School Area last April and gave tion of Agriculture whose mem-
facing of the Lucknow-Kinloss tentative approval to a 16 -room hers held two work bees to pre -
county road, has been indefinit- central school for the whole of the pare the site.
ely suspended with little hope township. The three sections in- The cornerstone of the new
that it will,be resumed this year volved were SS No 1, onion Sec- United Church in Blyth will be
Failure to secure tar to surface tion 13, Howick and Turnberry, laid on Sunday* at a special ser
the road is the reason that has and Union Section No 15, Howick vice The service will be held at
forced the Bruce Highways Com- and Carrick. the site of the new building.
mission to suspend operations. About 200 members of the Hur- James Gaunt and Melvin
Mrs. Jim Johnston of Bluevale on County 4-H Clubs enjoyed a Mathers have been busy building
has been engaged to teach at SS bus trip to several farms in the a cottage on the former's farm
No. 10, Morris Township. Alliston district. Those atteriding- west of the Stone School on the
HE LiKES SPORTS W E. Whitfield opened his from Belgrave were leaders Si- second line of Morris.
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