The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-08-26, Page 11THE
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town, staged its second annual
variety concert in aid of the
Golden Circle School. Last year
Backlashes are ugly the children rued about $13.00
�+ for the school Last week their ef-
There i9 an ancient law, usually applied
to science, which says, "For every force
there is an equal and opposite fgFce." The
same la'w applies to human refationships,
andrriodern civilization is beginning to
suffer from its lack of unders ending of this
bask truth.
Intelligent people all o r the Dominion
of Canada are already regretful of the
evident fact that English-speaking Canad-
ians are beginning to set up a strong
resistance to the enforced presence of
French in non -French areas. Nasty words
like "racist" are beginning to be heard and
issues of special importance, such as
aviation safety, have become clouded by
racist overtones.
Regretable though this "backlash" on
the part of Anglophones may be, it was
foreseeable when broader employment of
French became a matter of legislation
rather than one of choice.
However, It is the backlash against
crime and violence which concerns us most
particularly at this point. Violence and
vandalism have existed since the beginning
of time. The whole point of.; a developing
human civilization has been to find the
processes by which man could be'prevented
from doing violence to his fellow -man. It was
for this reason that armies and navies were
organized and trained, that police forces
were recruited and trained, that courts of
justice were founded and their procedures
refined.
Tragically, all these fine achievements
seem to be collapsing in chaos. Recently a
radio announcer in Toronto commented that
it is indeed strange the way we must lock and
bar our modern living quarters; our ancient
ancestors slept in open huts. Isn't it a fact? forts
ale total ��p
All too often those who spread 20th Members of the club are Donna
century terror are our own children—not the McKay Sheila France, Debbie
thugs and criminals who hide in dark alleys, Foxy , Barbara France, Susan
but those young people who were, only
yesterday, coming to our knees for pro McyMinn,rPatsy rWalker, Lose'
Lection and sympathy. Our generation has Wenger, Mark Fisher, Jeanie
produced some very dangerous monsters. ��, Q IrwW Neil Zwick, Beverley
Thank God they do not represent a very
a Hastings, Catharine Wenger and
large segment of today's young people, but ` Bob McKay.
the loathesome quality of their conduct is `� Farmers in the area south of
frightening. Wroxeter and Gorrie suffered
Obviously society cannot and will not f? -
': ':' considerable damage to corn and
continue to submit to conditions of growingwhen a
other broad -leafed crops
terror. It will find a means to curb violence x...
µ hailstorm swept through the dis-
and re-establish a climate of safety in which,,,', �� trict. So much hall fell that the
we can once again move about without fear children gathered it by the hand -
of physical assault. Unfortunately, the most �1 fol the following morning.
probable solution will be reversion to the > > Jack Stafford received top
harsh measures by which criminal acts were -
one b We are marks in the Hawick and Turn -
rewarded in the centuries
9 Y • berry field crop competition for
not likely to resort to the thumbscrew and "\ ` Russel oats. Other top winters
the rack, but certainly there is already a ``1'111' were Oscar Kieffer,Robert iiiib-
public demand for much sharper punish- 4. w
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ments — stiffer jail sentences, fewer berd, Norman Harding, Ken Mc-
paroles. ' ' '°" Naughton, Scott Clarkson, John
Noone wants to go back to the law of the;"�� Ferguson, S. J. Robinson and
jungle, but until somebody can prove there is George Underwood.
The Bluevale District Recre-
a better way, the public interest will in- !;> °° �.3 `
.. .. yr-,, � ational Association has bought
creasingly demand curbs on crime and ' t,.:
sidles, of the methods. `:' the land south of the Stanley, Dar
violence re -
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In Detroit a curfew has been enacted, �� ling property. The intention id to
y person under the a of 18 ' t make a ark and a
under which ever g � �;:�. ';: • oo' � _ '''° • • ' " P ���
area for young children.
must be off the streets by 10 p.m. unless
accompanied by a responsible adult. That Final inspection was held for
sounds like something from the year 1900,E r= ° the student militia after a five-
�1�T;ti ' • r.= th. o week course in national survival
but it was found necessary after gangs of f ��"�,;�,. w,
V tis and basic arm training.The in -
young people had been fighting and * ` .v{ - y
destroying property late at night. You may ' r i , tion was heldset Walkerton. at and the
' Ewa"
aok"L PO o coarses were up
expect more laws like this one. '
schools were in Walkerton and
Listowel, each training 30 boys.
Paul Strong was named best stu-
dent militiaman in the Walkerton
lasses and Hugh Mundell held
Shore -the man who switchedKl&k• the same honor at the Listowel
course.
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Marvin Shore, whqq.was elected in one of
the London ridings fo represent his con-
stituents in the provincial legislature,
switched to the other team a couple of weeks
ago. Running as a Liberal, he gained a
majority of the votes in his riding.
Somewhere along the line he came to the
conclusion he was backing the wrong horse
and walked across the floor to the Pro-
gressive Conservative benches. Debate
about his action has been rampant ever since
he made the move.
The switch -play raises a basic question
about the party system under which we are
governed. That basic question is: do we elect
our representatives to use their own
judgement in. the legislature (or any other
elected body), or do we elect them to speak
for us as we, the voters, direct?
The cult of
Anth
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ems
o m l e s
Thomas Reid of Marnoch has
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ship for the Dominion of Canada.
days vacationing at Kincardine.
sold his farm to Ross Taylor. Mr.
Although there are a' dozen arguments,
AUGUST 1929
active business.
mental examinations be given
Rev., R. M. Weekes, rector of
Reid is looking for a farm equip -
both pro and con, in our own opinion, Shore
The following piano pupils of
We congratulate Miss Velma
drivers; motors be inspected; li-
the Anglican churches at Bel-
ped for a dairy herd.
was elected to represent all the people in his
Mrs George C. Hanna were suc-
Lennox who has succeeded in
censes of those convicted of
grave, Blyth and Auburn, has ac -
a and placing fourth was Ward
constituency, but a majority had indicated
cessful in the recent mid -summer
passing the junior singing
major offences be cancelled
cepted- an appointment to Glen -
he begins to questidlif his al -
by choosing him, rather than his PC
examinations of the Toronto
examination of the Toronto
permanently; and compulsory
coe, Wardsville and Newbury
which operates behind closed doors cannot
opponent, that they wanted to support the
Conservatory of Music: Tom
Conservatory of Music and also
insurance be a necessity for each
parishes.
blue eyes and fair, rosy complexion. His blonde hair curls when
Liberal party and leader. We do not believe
to
Henderson, Mary M. Robertson,
the primary theory examination,
driver.
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New Books,
that he had a moral right switch
Marion P. Robertson, Elizabeth
obtaining first class honors.
The Morris Township Council
There wiilbe a change in one of
David Cameron, 13 -year-old
allegiance.
J. Weir, Gracey. - King and
Catherine Nortrop.
The tremendous motor
machines on the public highways
accepted an insurance policy
from the Canadian General In-
the familiar offices in Wingham
in the Library
He certainly did have a clear right to
his if he had lost faith in. the
Rev. D. Perrie, D. D., Moder-
is leading to a widespread agi-
surance Company. The premium
when the new welfare office is
inadvisable to disclose details, but at the
resign seat
Liberal program; he obviously had the right
ator of the Presbyterian Church
tation for the revision of the laws
is $100 and the company assumes
opened in the present Public
office at the corner of
conclusion now is that he has some sort of non-progressive brain
to
to refuse to run a second election as a
in Canada, is one of the repre-
sentatives of the church at the
governing the use of cars on high-
The Toronto Telegram
full responsibility with respect to
accidents to the public on high-
John and Josephine Streets. The
The Tide of Life 4by Catherine
Liberal, and an equal right to declare
himself a supporter of the PCs at the next
pp
General Assembly of the Presby
ways.
says that "anyone who can
ways, bridges and gravel pits, in-
PUC office will be located behind
Cookson
Emily thought she had fot nd
election. But to arbitrarily deny the mandate
gh
terian Church in Edinburgh,
Scotland, in October.
scrape up $25 for an old ash can
ng p $10,000 for
cludi teams, u to
any one accident.
the resent office with a door
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opening off John Street. A super-
security in Sep's well-run home
of
seems to beoj just norters t ]the rightthout econduir Ptoval
There,are few businessmen in
on wheels will have little diffi-
culty in securing a license."' The
Miss Eva McMichael has been
visor will be located here with
t�ut then Sep died suddenly and
Emily found herself turned out
Ronny sleeps well and has a good appetite lle says a few
Teeswater who have stuck at
Records Courts at Detroit state
engaged to teach as assistant at
jurisdiction over Huron, Perth
Bruce Counties and will
his sister. When events lead her
to be forwarded to, the Telegram
their job for 42 years but Alex Mc-
that 42 r cent of traffic of-
Pe
the Wroxeter Continuation
and
supervise widows' allowances,
to a very strange household
establishment of a storage ware-
leod is one of these. This week he
has leased his barber shop to. Wil-
fenders are mentally or physical-
ly deficient Toronto
School. She is presently taking a
course in conversational French
Pe
old age pensions, family allow-
Emily finds that she needs all her
liam Seifred and is giving up
or both. A
man suggests physical and
at Quebec City.
ances and disability pensions.
optimism and young strength.
president and the prison sentences of his
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charged one and two cents for ad-
,The new Book of Praise of the
Before an enthusiastic audi-
b
secrecy United Church of Canada, to be ence of 3;,000 people in the Shel- The Coventry Option y any
known as The Hymnary, is rapid- burne arena,. Mel Lavigne, local Burton
As the `ultra sec -
Guy Henson, a recognized authority and
director of the Dalhousie Institute of Public
Affairs, has publicly expressed his fears that
the Canadian government is rapidly
becoming so devoted to secrecy that the
citizens of the land are in danger of
becoming its victims.
He cites the fact that some 80 per cent of
! government documents are classified as
secret and thus their contents are denied to
public knowledge, sometimes for years.
Henson explains that many civil servants
and bureaucrats are so fearful of making an
f error, that they automatically stamp every-
thing that passes through their hands as
"secret", regardless of the fact that it may
be the right of the public, as represented by
the media in most cases, to know about
government decisions and why they are
made.
Tpere is every reason to believe that
Henson's contention is correct. Responsible
journalists have been saying the same thing
with increasing frequency in recent years.
Nor is the cult of secrecy confined to the
federal government. It is even more
common with school boards, municipal
..
It's soul food time
That phrase, "soul food" has emerged in
the last few years to describe the basic fare
of a southern negro family. Even though
blacks who have moved to the more affluent
north are, perhaps, glad to be able to buy
steak and potatoes, the foods of the poverty-
stricken south have become a nostalgic
symbol of the worth of black culture.
At this time of year we must confess an
overpowering love for the "soul food" of
rural Ontario. For our taste there is nothing
to compare with the mellow goodness of
fresh -picked snap beans smothered in
butter, or the aroma of corn only six minutes
councils and other administrative bodies —
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ly nearing completion.
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radio artist, walked away with
the old-time fiddling champion
ret' on which its plot hinges, this
novel traces the adventures of
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ship for the Dominion of Canada.
days vacationing at Kincardine.
for the simple reason that many members of
AUGUST
A. D. MacWilliams, i
He defeated seven other finalists
Michael Brock from Dublin to
such bodies are afraid to have the folks back
home know what stand they took on any
proprietor
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of the Huron Motors, will take
chosen from 53 in the semifinals.
Coventry. His increasing disillu-
sionmentwiththeIRAdriveshim
given issue.
�...� BY HELEN ALLEN
over the property on John Street
Also among the seven finalists
g
to spy for Nazi intelligence but
If there was any useful lesson to be
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fitch visited
in the rear of the Queen's Hotel on
a and placing fourth was Ward
when he's dispatched to Coventry
learned from the Watergate mess in the
would begin immediately and
September 1. This building is now
Allen, another local radio artist.
he begins to questidlif his al -
United States it was that a government
THE TORONTO J1'l SYNDICATE
being renovated into a modern
O -C Brian Metcalf, son of Mr.
legiances and finds himself fight -
which operates behind closed doors cannot
Ronny is 19 months old, a long, slim handsome boy with big
garage and service station. It is
and Mrs. Tom Metcalf, has corn-
ing to save the city from the Com-
be trusted. Governments, councils, public
blue eyes and fair, rosy complexion. His blonde hair curls when
rumored that Stedman's will oc
menin a three-month officers'
ing -German attack.
boards are elected and paid to transact
it is wet. He started life as an irritable, tense baby but now is
cupy the present Ford Garage to
training course at Camp Borden.
camp.
business for the people they represent. There
generally happy and relaxed
cation.
David Cameron, 13 -year-old
Lenin in Zurich by A. Solz-
may be. intermediate stages of negotiation
Medically Ronny is something of a mystery He had most of
Until such time as the Habkirk
son of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Camer-
henitsyn
during which it would be impractical or
the symptoms associated with hyperthyroidism but extensive
-'" shop is sold, Carman Morriet of
on, Catherine Street, won second
The author introduces the cen-
inadvisable to disclose details, but at the
tests ruled that out ('erebral palsy was also eliminated The
Blyth is operating the business
place in the junior jumping
tral character of his projected
conclusion of every decision the public has
conclusion now is that he has some sort of non-progressive brain
for Mrs. Habkirk. Carman is no
division at the Eastern Canada
multi -volume account of Russian
the right to be informed. Failure to do so is a
damage which may make him a bit below, average in develop
ment. He could require special education later on
stranger here, having relieved in
water skiing meet at South
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revolutionary history, Vladimir
gross contradiction of the basic concept of
Ronny's foster family find him affectionate and interesting,
this shop several times.
ampton.
Lenin. He chronicles the crucial
self-government.
learning something new every day. fie crawls when he's in a
Six local children raised $2.05
Word has been received from
years of 1914-17 and examines
We should never forget that it was not
hurry, but is anxious to walk He loves to be outdoors
by means of a concert and have
the British American Oil Com-
Lenin, the private man as well as
the bugging of Democratic party head.
Ronny sleeps well and has a good appetite lle says a few
handed the money into this office'
pany it will not be using the Al-
the familiar public figure con -
quarters which became the important crime
words and has lots of laughs and giggles. Though he can be
to be forwarded to, the Telegram
bert Street property for the
centrating on facets of Lenin's
at Watergate — it was the conspiracy of
stubborn his foster mother says he has a sweet personality
British War Victims' Fund. They
establishment of a storage ware-
personality and behavior.
secrecy in covering up the original mis-
Ronny will bring joy to parents who can provide a warm,
eld the concert in the barn at the
house and tanks
demeanor that caused the downfall of a
stimulating atmosphere. and firm, consistent treatment
Ronny. Today's
�ar of the Advance -Times and
Everett Cooper and Marianne
The Verdict by Hildegard Knef
president and the prison sentences of his
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charged one and two cents for ad-
Doi as two outstanding students
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After ears of wandering this
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henchmen.
Child, Ministry of ('ommunity and Social Seri ices. Box 888,
Station K, Toronto b141' 2112 in your letter tell something of your
mission. The concert party in-
of Listowel High High, will repre-
best-selling author and singer
present family and your way of life
eluded Lois Hayden, lack Hen-
sent their school as guests at the
was ready to.settle into a serene
For generql adoption information, contact your local
derson, Bud Wild. Alan Wild,
CNE on Warrior's Day when
life with her husband and child
Children's Aid Society
Ernest Buckman and Roland
more than 200 Ontario high school
when she finds herself in a hos-
"';,
Martin.
students will be given a day of fun
pita] bed in Salsburg. The lump in
At the 58th annual com•ention
and entertainment.
her breast has been examined
of the Ontario Funeral Directors'
Many residents of the village of
and the verdict is cancer. In this
Association held in Toronto, A. J
Wroxeter are interested in the
moving book she chronicles her
Walker of town was elected
booklet now completed on its
experiences past and present and
off the stalk and into the pot. And how auout
t
treasurer of the organization.
ear}v history. Material was
the will to live which lifts her and
that earthy flavor of garden -fresh beets and
Miss C. Schultz, who has been
gathered by the staff and pupils
enables her to surmount her
carrots?
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superintendent of Wingham
of the local school The Women's
troubles.
Even though our food stores can provideGeneral
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Hospital for over two
Institute is also planning to corn-
us with a wealth of nutritious foods only a
years, has sent her resignation to
Pile a Tweedsmuir History.
Secrets of the Heart by Pearl
day or two from the market gardens they
the hospital board to take effect
Rev W J V Buchanan, form-
Buck
,fill have nothing to compare with those
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September 1.
erly of Cooksville, was inducted
This collection includes four
delightful products of the soil in our own
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Harry Browne left for Toronto
into the Gorrie charge of the
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stories and one novella which
back aid.
y
where he has signed up with the
United Church of Canada.
have never been published in
Personally, we have a great liking for
ordinance Corps as a shoemaker.
Last week work was started on
book form before. Once again
imimported lobster tails and shrimps — but
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Harr has been in the shoe repair
the new bridge just west of.
Pearl Buck touches the heart by
even at $10 a plate they have to take second
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business in Blyth for the past five
Wroxeter. Mowbray Construction
bringing her own spec.al insights
place to those goodies that come fresh from
years, coming to Blyth from
Company of Wingham are the
to the tragedy and joy of love.
our own garden.
Wingham where he learned the
builders.
So long. It's time for lunch!
business from his father
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The war has wiped out' Rum
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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -LIMES
states treasury law enforcement
coordinator, said that in the last
to eviston an ra io stu ios is
now complete and it is expected
ancy a as ,
and Debbie Fitch spent a few
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days vacationing at Kincardine.
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Mrs, Justin Will is visiting with
Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer
gling by sea Foreign shipping
President W t Cruickshank
the Walter Renwick family
was brought under more strict
stated that it was hoped work
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fitch visited
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
control and smugglers had diffi
would begin immediately and
with Mr and Mrs Herb Clayton
Member — Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc.
culty obtaining stocks f cheap
alcohol and liquor from lurope."
that the building would be closed
in by fall r
of Wingham.
Ray Willits, Andy Renwick and
Miss Marion McDonald of
The Casman Club. a small
Linda Renwick have returned
Subscription =10.00 per year. Sixmontha=b.25 To United States $20.00'
Wroxeter has taken a position in
group of youngsters in the Pat-
from Silver Lake United Church
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