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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-12-09, Page 11.. THE INDVAIICE . TIMES Aa e of editorial opinion e ` m p g o al opinion Thursday, December,* her. 9 , , W .$. f . ¢ , .::. f r>r •r.+{v/ . : r .f .•:•Y.%•'f . . ..:. .:,...... ... ... :•r. ..i: . yf .... ,. .., �r .. ../ .:% '/ ,�,y,�r •.. :•:,..jf /';r 1 :/ :rlV r' ... .. .�, .,...... :ai%..., .;•f•:''>!�';>y :;:f%/fY. .. .�/.y.. _/�..,r f��_ / : %.:...,r , ,��' ' .`;f',:3.. , / :;�r'r-+tin':, .��/�'s .ft:{r:+y,: �'�. !�;r:• %//I�.fl .r� ., ,;•'�,':,;yy !Y/r,Y%, f fr#�•rfrir.•:,�r::.�: r: /.•�. �::.., r. a / ...... . /'%.:.. .'f: t�/.•,s: r u..r . r. •!... � �i��{� �/� /. ,,�jr ,fl r��,,y� / r� � /i ;�//,/y/��/ r��./� /,L % /r����%�� �.5:�. u.,ru. r:.'.4..�F%./ ..,.i/Lc:.k..<.; u:.r.:•:::..+Y+�;:.�rffrrrr..i..f"':.'�.v.. rri�,..��u rr.,�.'�.•'.f:.%."•:�:t.:.a:.i;: nfri�`.r�i�fE�� .' '�GG'1/�:f'�//��ff//urf%Jr���/ f f/. /l�f ..lf. //���/%i%/.fn:6!�fllri�%ji.:������f/1 f!/i l/.f//j�.��: Too high on the hog A year ago last October, when Prime Minister Trudeau announced wage and price controls, he sounded a warning to which few of us paid attention. In his usual unruffled style he told us that Canadians were living beyond their means — that we were expecting more from life than our labor could be expected to earn. Naturally we kept on expecting and demanding. Subsequent events have under- lined the truth of Mr. Trudeau's words. Last week the Canadian dollar was forced sharply down in value compared with American currency. That development was not a mere exercise In international finance. It was a reflection of world opinion about the credit of Canada and its people. As a consequence we will pay more for every- thing that reaches us from beyond our own shores — food, clothing, cars, TV sets — you name it. If the general Canadian response to increased prices turns out to be nthing more than a demand for higher wage and prices our goose is quite literally cooked. It will be only a matter of time until the entire process is repeated and eventually we will find ourselves in the same boat as bankrupt Britain. Canadians should take note of a few salient facts. The cost of social services in Can,,ada totals about 40 per cent of national revenue. In the U.S. the figure is about 34 per cent and in Britain it is over 50 per cent. Lesson No. 1: No nation can afford the kind of government handouts we demand. Average wage for top level civil servants In Canada is about $65,000 a year. In the States the same calibre of people get only $45,000. Prior to the introduction of wage controls the average contract settlement with organized labor was for Increases of about 13 per cent. In the States, where labor is much more highly organized, the average settlement during the same period was from 6 per cent to 8 per cent, indicating that Intelligent labor leaders in that country recognized the necessity of keeping all sectors of the economy in balance. No one knows, as yet, what the full impact of a separatist government in Quebec will be. The recent victory of the Parti Quebecois, however, is already proving to be the turning point in the Canadian economy. Unless we can prove to the world that we are hard-working, reliable people we are on the rough road to economic trouble. The factors which can rebuild this nation's economic health have to be considerably higher productivity (value of goods produced in relation to the dollar cost of production) ;'I ntel I igent use of automation rather than strikes over its introduction. Countries, like private business, are judged on their ability to demonstrate successful management techniques. Perhaps the most important factor of all is the behaviour of the average citizen. If we prove ourselves industrious and demonstrate that we do not squander every cent we make the prospects for the whole nation will improve. Fast deals are unpopular I . Some of the old-line wheelers and dealers who operate just beneath the surface of international big business must be shaking their heads in surprise. They are beginning to find out that fast deals are no longer acceptable. The monkey business disclosed by the Watergate hearings was nothing new. Had Richard Nixon been a more astute politician he would have quietly admitted to the truth of the early allegations. The rest of the politicians would probably have dismissed the whole thing as par for the course. As it turned out, the long months of hearings permitted the voting public to absorb the full magnitude of crookedness in high places. The little people in the U.S., as in most other parts of the world, became angered and disgusted by the flexible morality of those in the seats of power. The woes of the American scene have been exported on a large scale. When it became known that Lockheed had paid out several millions as bribes to aid the sale of its aircraft, heads rolled as far away as Holland and Japan. Now the Canadian auditor -general has pointed the finger at crown corporations in this country. Atomic Energy of Canada has been unable to explain what eight million dollars of Canadian money paid for in the hands of Hard work did it It is always easy for a person in his later years to spout off to youngsters about the merits of the good life when he was their age. Of all the useless exercises in conversation that has to be tops. The young folks couldn't care less — and nine chances out of ten Old Grandad is seeing the days of his youth through rose -tinted spectacles. One thing for sure, he didn't think so much of the good old days when he was living through them. Nevertheless, there were some values in these simpler times, when hard work was the rule for all who wanted to survive. There is no way this or any other generation of kids can be taken back. Too many gadgets and time-savers have been invented. When legaiized minimum wages for school kids reach $2.15 an hour the odd jobs dry up. The people with jobs to hand out find that mechanization is cheaper than boy -power — and the boy is the loser. The young people of a couple of generations back learned to be self-reliant men and women by doing things. As small children they became aware of their place in family life, a place earned by taking on their share of the never-ending chores. Families, of course, were larger in those days, and an Israeli salesman. That amount was his expense account in the sale of a nuclear reactor to South Korea. Another 2.5 million went astray as part of the project of selling a similar reactor to Argentina. A tiny parliamentary committee is investigating the possibility of bribery in these cases. Whether or not the committee will ever come up with satisfactory answers is a matter of some doubt. As far as the public is concerned the larger question is why our government or its crown corporation was so all -fired keen to sell these potentially dangerous reactors in the first place. India proved many months ago that the by-products from a Canadian -made reactor can be used to make a nuclear bomb. The public here was assured that "written guarantees" would be provided and that no such developments would follow the two most recent sales. Just what value there is to guara.0tees from countries which have unknown and obviously undemocratic governments we fail to see. Nor is the danger of nuclear prolifera- tion the only factor. It now appears that :, Canada will lose several million dollars on these transactions. Why, then, the payola to some close-mouthed agent who needs $8 million to grease the rails for a losing proposition? incomes were smaller. Seldom was there enough cash on hand to provide for allowances or handouts. The practical rewards were the warmth of acceptance in the family unit and the all-important feeling of being on the way to responsible manhood and womanhood. If you want to understand what we are talking about, pick up a copy of the November Reader's Digest. The feature- length article by Barry Broadfoot titled "The Sodbusters" paints a vivid picture of life on the Canadian prairies when families from the east and from Europe were slaving to make the land productive. The author has simply quoted from the memories of older men and women who can recall the dawn -to - dark labor and the mosquitoes and the sod houses. But shining through the whole piece is the universal sense of satisfaction and achievement those labors produced. The young people did not resent stern parents; they understood the necessity of working hard to beat tremendous odds and they gloried in the path to self-sufficiency. What those pioneers talk about is the very fibre on which this nation 'was built. Its absence now is the root cause of most of our present-day problems. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham. Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. Subscription $10.00 per year. Six months $5.25 To United States $20.00 Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Return postage guaranteed AA RDVARK5 ARE HERE! Ai101%%"T FEAW of ?* CM IS WPI CMT (ef AMi /MtXoir, rKiicrs Nod If"" fie MMW"ICLp wires! "I'd buy it if I weren't making payments on the car I traded for the car I swap down payment on the car I own now. " as a News Item's from Old Files DECEMBER 1929 Wingham Lodge AF & AM No. 286 accepted with regret the resignation of T. McK. Smith, secretary, who is leaving town for London after the New Year. W. Bro. G. H. Ross nicely ex- pressed the sentiment of the brethren for the long and efficient services rendered by Bro. Smith and presented him with a Past Secretary's jewel. Despite a terrible winter bliz- zard, the Sports Carnival spon- sored by the Wingham Athletic Association was a great success. W. Arthur won the fiddlers' con- . test, J. Lepard was the best step dancer and Bert Mitchell won the Pillow fight. Jessie Menzies was the best at typewriting and Victor Lochlean won at checkers. Ed Small won the horseshoe pitching competition. Patrons on rural route two, Wingham, will have an afternoon mail route delivery as heretofore, word to that effect coming from Ottawa. Lower Wingham is served by this route and the resi- dents of our suburban annex felt they were entitled to the same service asrthe bigger centre. King Bros. Department Store offers you bargains on Babies' cutter robes. You can buy white or grey furs or chinchilla robes. The members of Turnberry Township Council, at their meet- ing, agreed to pay 20 per cent of the cost of hydro for lights in Bluevale, provided that there are no more than seven lights and that Morris Township pays the same rate. Dr. Stewart, Medical Officer Health, presented his ann 1 report to Wingham Council iv- ing the town a compa ively clean bill of health. ere had been a few cases of inf tious dis- eases but prompt action and commendable co-operation pre- vented any spread and no casual- ties resulted. Orie piece of in- formation is hopeful for the future prosperity of the town, that last year 75 births had been registered with the town clerk. Proof that Wingham is growing! A unique example of a sundial, one of the very oldest methods of determining the time of day, is to be found on the farm of L. Duff, Bluevale, where it was built some 60 years ago. 0-4--0 DECEMBER 1941 The annual meeting of the Wingham branch of the Canadian Legion was held in the Arm- ouries. C. R. Coultes was elected president and vice-presidents are W. G. Hamilton, Harry McBur- ney and A. B. Hutson. Bert Isard is treasurer. Miss Isabel Habkirk, a recent graduate of Toronto General Hospital. has joined the staff of Wingham General Hospital. Miss Habkirk is a daughter of Mrs. Orville Habkirk and the late Mr. Habkirk. Wellington Wilson has been ap- pointed to the despatchirig staff at Stratford and for the past six weeks has been there. Ed Klein of Southampton is taking Mr. Wil- son's place as operator at the CNR station. H. E. Ratz Co., St. Clements, have purchased , the following farms and bushes this fall through their buyer, R. C. Arm- strong, Teeswater: the Gray farm near Wingham, the Hyslop farm containing 80 acres of tim- ber near Wroxeter, the Suther- land farm near Whitechurch, also the William Vollick and John Reinhart farms near Mildmay and the Thomas Loyell bush at Gorrie. The timber I from these bushes will be sawed at the Wing - ham mill. The Department of Highways has purchased the town machine hall back of C. Cook's residence in Wingham for the sum of $700 and will use it for storing of road machinery, etc. TODAYIS' CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN Ray, is a healthy active lu.Near old, keen on, and good at swimming and gymnastics You can see he is good looking He is small and slender with light brown hair. fair skin hazel eyes and a pleasant smile He has average ahllily but is at present in opportunity class since it is the only small class available and he needs specialized attention because of a perceptual handwap Ray lacks confidence in himself and needs encouragement to believe that he is a worthwhile person. able to achieve many things Ray is pleasant and co operative normally but can he uncertain in temper,when he is under stress Once he feels certain of his adopting family he will be a fine son lie "ill he happiest with parents who will encourage his Interest in athletics To inquire about adopting Ray, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services. Box ARA, Station K, Toronto M4P 21-12 in your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life For general adoption information, contact your local Children's Aid Society. R. J. Scott of Belgrave was re- elected president of the United Farmers' Co -Operative Ltd. at the annual meeting held in Toronto last week. The 11,000,000 civilians of ;Canada took their place in the front-line battle against inflation Monday to combat high prices. Prices control regulations rep- resent one side of the balance of Canadian economy. On the other side is the regulation governing wages and salaries of Canadian workers and stabilizing them at levels existing a month ago. J. H. Pollock has resinged his position as teacher at SS No. 10, Kinloss, and will teach in Ford- wich after the New Year. 0-0-0 DECEMBER 1952 R. E. McKinney was elected Reeve of Wingham in the muni- cipal election. Councillors are Athol Purdon, Norman Keating, Frank Howson, William Burg - man, Charles Crossett and Hugh Carmichael. Provincial Constable Syd Jef- fries who has been stationed at No. 6 District Headquarters at Mount Forest, has been trans- ferred to Wingham. He corfh- menced his duties here on December 1. This increases the number of provincial police in Wingham to two. The people of Bellmore are par- ticularly happy these days be- cause a short time ago the treas- urer, Nelson Hunkin, paid off the last debt on the arena. Now Bel - more wons a modern arena with a community hall, committee room, dressing rooms, a snack bar, furnace, loud speaker, etc., all complete, at a cost of $36,000. The arena was officially opened in November of 1951. Results of the Turnberry Town- ship elections saw four men, Herb Foxton, Harry Mulvey, Alvin D. Smith and W. Jack Wil- lits elected to the councit. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heibein have received word from their son Bill who has been serving in the Navy in Korean waters, that he is now at Singapore and on his way home. He is aboard the HMCS Nootka and will return to Canada via the Suez Canal and Gibraltar. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reid moved last week to the house vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, Carling Terrace. 4 - The influx of pupils into our public school has made it,necesa sary to enlarge the teaching staff which now numbers 13. Members of the staff are Miss Myrtle Deans, Mrs. Grace Webster, Mrs. Velma Shera, Miss Phyllis Johns, Miss Agnes Williamson, Mrs. Vera Elliott, A. J. H. MacDonald, Miss Verna McLaughlin, Miss Edith Beacom, Miss Jean Pen- nington, Miss Grace Golley. T. S. Beattie is principal and Mrs. Marie Douglas music supervisor. Edward McClenaghan and Edward Moore of Whitechurch had the hydro turned on in their homes last week. Miss Barbara Gaunt of East Wgiwanosh and Miss Louise Bow- man of Morris were awarded the Carter Scholarships for Huron County for obtaining the highest marks on ten Grade XIII papers. 0-0--0 DECEMBER 1962 Harry West, who has headed the accounting department at the Berry Door Co. Ltd., Wingham, since September 1956, left the plane from Malton for Los Ange- les, where he will be assistant secretary -treasurer of Berry California. He will be succeeded here by Ken Cerson in the ac- counting department, assisted by Barry Fryfogle. Frank King, Hartwell Strong and Harvey McMichael were elected to the Howick Township Council when voting w$s eom- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR McKINNEYS VISIT THE BAHAMAS Advance -Times Wingham, Ont. Hello Everyone: Having a short cruise to Free- port and Nassau and I am amazed at the rundown condi- tions, buildings, etc. Things have become very bad since Inde- pendence. No building is going on and no wort. The people are very unhappy with the government now. our driver said tourism, is pretty good but visitors are not buying — prices are too high. The big gambling cailnos are very busy but the big Sheraton is mostly closed. McDonald's res- taurant occupies part of it. ' Sound like people wish they were not independent. Shy, R.,E. (Mac) McKinney. pleted on Monday. The Wingham and District Ministerial Association met in St. Andrew's Church and elected Rev, G. L. Fish to head the\as- sociation for the coming year. Rev. D.. Sinclair is secretary and Capt. S. Newman is Radio and TV secretary - Murray Gaunt, who, won the Huron Bruce by-election for the Liberal Party in mid geptember, was sworn into the legislature m a special ceremony in Toronto. Mrs. Thomas McPherson of Teeswater has started, duties as music supervisor in West Howick Public schools. Over 500 people attended the opening of the newly -built dining room at Danny's Restaurant, a half mile east of Wingham. The new room was built to the east of the restaurant and will have a seating capacity of 100 under normal use. Eight new Scouts were invested into the 1st Wingham Troop in a ceremony conducted by Scouter Bob McIntyre. They are John Rae, Garry Brenzil, Doug Cameron, George Miller, Preston Lediet, Brian Cronkwright, Ted Ahara and Greg Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Yoder and family of Missouri, USA, have recently purchased and'moved to the farm of Allan White on the 17th of Howick. Mrs. V. Ducharme was the high cribbage player and Mrs. George Day the high euchre player at the annual Legion Auxiliary card tournament held in Kincardine. te�aa.. New Books in the Library FOR CHILDREN Pioneer Girl by Maryanne Cas-, well The author was just 14 years old when she left with her parents and young brother to make a home on the treeless land of Saskatchewan. These are the letters she sent to her grand- mother in Palmerston having promised to write often. The sim- plicity, lively detail and affec- tionate honesty of the letters re- create the life of our prairie pioneers and make them very real to"us. Nobody's' Horse by Joanne Web- ster This is a story about horse thieves who steal ponies from the village riding school. Lolly is worried that if the school is forced to close, Knicker, the diffi- cult horse she loves so much, will be sold so she sets out to find the thieves with surprising results. Murder on the Canadian by Eric Wilson Just on time the transcon- tinental train pulls out of Winni- peg Station into the black night, bound for Vancouver 'Tom Austen and his school friend Diet - mar have just boarded and right from the moment Tom spots the man with the black case hand- cuffed to his wrist Tom has a hunch that this will be no or- dinary ride. A piercing scream in the middle of the night plunges the two friends into the role of detectives. And these new Charlie Brown books by Charles Schulz Don't Hassle Me With your Sighs, Chuck, Who'A the Funny -Looking Kid with the Big Noe#. What's Wrong With Being Crabby. in Yellowknife, Canada's second largest northern com- munity there are several lang- uages spoken—some of which are Drib, English, Cree, French, Chiperwyaw and Slavey.