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and Country", a series of - 103, Johnston Halt
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about. Normally=, that's a poor excuse. nearly as well equipped to deal with t ti � ti Beginning on Jan. 30 and. I in the Librar�
Y'1 An editorial is supposed to carry a snowdrifts and sub zero temperatures. I`{ { j r ��,Af\�i� �� running on various Satur-
>x:' theme of strong conviction, which is - _ ����r \ �s days until May, the series FOR TEENS
Y , lacking in the balmy days of summer, Nor have we suffered the economic \ ss \ He>IME BEFORE DARK by
„., will offer two ictuses, one in ,
y4 ,'s or even the run -of the mill weather of losses on the scale of those in Florida, �� \a �,, the morning and one in the Site [len Bridgers
1\� �� afternoon. Each can be
0A mid -winter. where up to half the saleable citrus\��' \1� g
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fruit crop has been frozen. In California \\ THE KEEPING DAYS by
t By cracky, this winter the weather P \\� taken independently. Norma Johnston
`fT leaves lots of scope for strong constant rain has been their particular 1 Under energy systems, the IT'S NOT WHAT YOU
curse. oisture-soaked hillsides have " (' \\�
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og opinion -and even stronger language. M �' ' `jj O �� EXPECT by Norma Klein
€lm It's horrible. sled downward, taking everything in ��{` 1I1'I� I �\\ �`. �� sun control, which deals with
their paths, all the way to complete \\� ` ('UTE iS A FOUR -
Well, you people know that as well as P Y P , 1 I aspects of energy con LETTER WORD b Stella
1' , "' servation and solar heating we do. Who doesn't? But, it has a destruction. Many lives have been lost �-_ � ►g Pevsner Y
soberly interes ,ing aspect. The experts and the material losses run into the 7"Ey &,ffra4CL s�E�n�€�� U� ���� CdJ/�F '� uJ�Ce�N,� F�O/1;% and waste and pest CHLORIS AND THE
'.'.� in the weather field `fell us that our millions. �� r , .�„ management, are useful For CREEPS.by Kin Platt
�D Ilh�E rO f�AlOaJ46NEVE GU�F�E 60IN , country, cottage and town A SUMMER'Sy�EASE by
r o terrible winter storms have , been Guess we might as well quit beefing. dwellers. Harvesting the Marilyn Sachs
exported from Russia, Siberia to be It won't do any good and for once we woodlot and managing the THE LAST OF EDEN. by
exact. Not that the Ruskies have had can be thankful that we do know how to
much to do with this foul lot. Probably co with a bad winter. woodlot for maple syrup are Stepahnie S. Tolan
W": p Y Pa . oriented more toward
country dwellers. SEEMS LIKE THIS ROAD
Y GOES ON FOREVER by
�.- The rest of these courses Jean Van l.eeuwen
News Ite" s fmro all are useful for city types.
' s In February,'. gardening
`, options will cover the basics
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'The won t starve- e- JANUARY 1935 JANUARY 1647 employed on the lice force. who-currentlylive in the of gardening while gar Our mistake
'' . Reeve F. L. Davidson at Brown Sm reeve of Snooker, the p feline oc- Jose lune St eet a artment dQning under glass examines
%Durin the past week some of the out rices for seats at the aures in which County Council last week, West Wawanosh was elected cupant of Cameron's overpthe Oddfellows' Hall. the construction and opera An article last week
During p p g moved that Hi hwa 4 from warden of they Count of Billiards, is deserving of a.. tion of a green house. dealing with NDP leadership
9, standing professional athletes of our these players appear anti that they will g Y Y Officers elected at the Growing herbs and collec- candidates spoke of Bob Rae
time learned that they won't be on the continue to fill the arenas and stadiums Blyth to Wingham be paved Huron at the inaugural word of mention, for she
this year but the County meeting in Goderich. recently presented her annual meeting of the ting wild edibles foenrs on having been elected to the
breadline for the next few years. as the years go by. ng slightly owner with her 81st kitten. Wingham and District gastronomic delights which Legislature in 1978. Mr. Rae
Fathers did nothing about it It took sli tl over 25
�A: Wayne Gretzky, the wonder boy of Hos ital Auxilia are Mrs. can enliven a4 meas_ is, of course, the NDP
The same is true of boxing promoters and it will be taken up again years for a Christmas Nomination meeting was p �' Y
hockey, signed-,-a-contract (or was A. H. McTavish president; All of the food federal finance critic and.
who promise as much as ten or fifteen at the June sessions., - greeting card to go from held for the township ° of , p � �,;u�»�
about to) which will pay hien $20 million Mrs. W. B. Conron, coarses, d' and was elected to the House oG
' million dollars for two fighters to face Morris Christie left on Bt to Mrs, W. J. Toughof Turnberry at Bluevale Hall,
over the next 15 years.. Not bad for a lad each other in the ring for perhaps no Saturday to accept a position Clutton.It.was sent in 19by' when three men were named secretary; and Miss Doris early May, are b Commons in the 1978 by -
who has yet to see his twenty first more than an hour's dis la of , in Guelph. Mrs. W. C. Laidlaw, then a for the single council seat Fells, treasurer. the use of cotrt?o� !h•L,e election.
birthday! P Y
brutality. While some residents of resident of Blyth. and now of which was left open by the
Gary Carter, one of the baseball this town are enjoying the Wingham. During the years death of Percy King. Those j'�
greats, will get $2 million a year for the Although there are as many as three summer clime of Florida or it has travelled many miles, standing for .election are ..,There G! a Lf IVVV lefters?
next eight years. miIIion people out of work, in Canada California, we are having a including a trip to Argentina. Alex MacTavish, Cletus 1I 1I
These fabulous contracts are not only and"the United States right now. there fine Canadian winter. Friday Miss Frances Brophy, Rettinger -and Alvin D.
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�.: recogrxitvon of:;thepioutstanding abilities rreust bei a lot more` *ho, rstijl have-- • and Saturday nights , were graduate of St. Joseph's Smith.
l p p Miss Alice Dicluson of Youreditor_hasreasorrtobelievethai own opinions -about their community,
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= of th'e'tvlro players: Theyre something money to spend' on their own enter- the coldest of this winter, the Hospital, Guelph, has. been his contributions to this column are their governments or their newspaper.
•' . more -complete confidence by man- tainment. thermometer going to „30 successful in psssing her' Teeswater has taken a
agement of their respective teams that We do I ive in a - society of very below. Registered V u r s e ' s position in the Selrite Store widely read. No section ' of this As you already ,know readers' letters,
the public will continue to pay very stiff strange opposites. Rev. F. G. Rickard, who examinations. in Wingham. newspaper receives as much favorable are always published, ',whether they
r; Mrs. R. Zurbri comment as the editorial column_ agree with or criticize the news
has been rector of St. John's Howick Council, at the gg was g newspaper
Church, Brussels, and St. regular meeting held in named president of . the That's all well and good -but surely The only letters which go directly to the
- George's Church, Walton, - Gorrie, granted permission Young 'Women's Auxiliary of we cannot be totally right in our waste paper basket are (hose which are
for almost six years, will go to Reg Marshall of Lakeles to Wingham United Church. opinions all the time'. There must .be libelous, gross or patently unfair to an
to Delaware in February. Vine residetft is Mrs. A. times when you, the readers, disagree individual who cannot respond in kind_
cry. conduct an automobile 1? Y 9 Po
la Two kinds, of workers Rev. J. Graham, now of wrecking business- Parkinson, secretary is Mrs. with our opinions, or when you feel We prefer :to publish 'the names of
Delaware, will come to the. Wilfrid King has p lr- J. Strong and treasurer is something should be 50ded to our letter writers, because their messages
i Brussels parishes. chased .the 100 -acre farm Mrs -R. Carbert. observations. them have much deeper impact.
This. has been the year of the crunch those who will.: order new vehicles. At the regular meeting of from the William Hamilton Fiv girls were enrolled as It's more .than a little unnerving to However, we do not insist on public
' for hundreds of thousands of workingInflation. is not created b those who, Morris Township Council it estate on the sixth con- Gi.rl (,uides by Com-
y pound out 'these articles every week signatures except in cases where the '
people across the land. Despite the fact set high price tags, but rather by those was decided' to pay a man cession of Howick Township. missioner Mrs. George and find that no one, is ready to argue. subject matter is of a contentious
and team 20 cents an hour Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cameron. They are Jane
that the cost of living has risen by an who are willing to pay the high prices. The chief, purpose , of an editorial nature.
unprecedented 12.5 per cent over the The period in which buyers hold back and man 10 cents per hour Moore moved on Monday to Ann Colvin, Brenda column is not to pontificate to the We make every effort to publish a
past ear, man working people have and sellers gradually respond to the for winter snow work. the farm they purchased MacLennan, Esther Kerr, communityas an all-knowing sage, but good newspaper, one of which the
h Y Y 9 P P g Y P Mrs. Fred Fuller was from Ben Naylor in West Mary Joan Lapp and. Mary g g
had. to settle for wage increases fewer demand is what a recession is all Y Phillips. rather to make readers think; to community, as well as -'the owner can
ranging downward from five per cent about.
elected president of the Wawanosh Township. p • stimulate ideas and to evoke opinions be justly proud. It would be a much
Ladies' Guild of .St. Paul's Charles Moore left last week Local residents were
to zero. With the good times fading into li treated to an unfamiliar in its readers. better paper if every week's editorial
The.Qrdinary worker and business- Anglican Church at its an- to take a mechanical course
oblivion it has become a matter of man has to grin and bear it, but the grin nual meeting held last week, in team shovel' work. sight when Tom Saint was Letters to the editor are the readers' page included at least a half dozen good
holding the line or losing jobs. In fact, tends to change to a snarl when we find Other' -officers are Mrs. F. The Wroxeter branch of out and around with his forum in which they can express their letters from the readers.
the biggest employers in the United that the ver Johnson Mrs. E. L. Roberts' horse and cutter. Once a
States, the auto makers, are askingY people whose salaries we , .the Canadian Bank of
all pay are still being treated as Mr's. H. Mitchell, Mrs. J. W. Commerce will be open for common means of tran-
their employees to take wage reduc Dodds and Mrs. Richard business daily, s rtation, the cutter has all - x
favored children of'the state, who must y, commencing ° Po ,'.
tions rather than face plant closings. not be permitted to suffer any of the Clegg. January 27. Formerly the but disappeared from public``*
Not so, however, . with the public nain the rest of us must bear. Mr. Elliott and Mr. bank .was open only three view -
sector,
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sector, where wage settlements have I :'leba er of Teesvrater have `"days a •week. JANUARY 1968 �
ranged from about 12 per cent for letter For example, members of parlia'- recently opened up in the JANUARY 1958 Mrs. Frani, Hopper
carriers to 50 per cent for members of ment have had three hefty pay furniture and ' undertaking Mr. and Mrs. Scott Payne recently sold her Patrick
business in Thomas Elliott's and baby `t r
parliament. increases in, the past year and a half. y moved on Saturday street home to Mr, and Mrs. ` ,«•.
Fact of the matter is that inflation Salaries have risen from $44,100 to store in.Blyth. to St. Marys where Scott is Bob Mundell of Wingham C
will never be controlled until the $64;900, an increase of 47 per cent. The
buying power of the average shopper increase for senators was over 50 per
has been,purtailed. When that happens cent. And 'those salaries include, for �+ '
on a sufficiently broad scale, prices of MPs, a $16,300 expense allowance on
goods and -services will trend down- which they pay no income tax. The e '
ward. In fact that trend has already prime minister gets $120,400, cabinet r
started. Note the number of sales ad- miniltters, and he, leader of 'the ismas Bureau
vertised by retailers this year, even Oppdsition, $102,1vi,f
before the Christmas rush. The car Something seems a bit out of whack, ■ i'i,/ '� °¢� '7
makers are all offering big rebates to don't you think?
appreciates
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Dear Editor,'
of this, the support of the
donations and assistings
Were
fussy eaters
We'would like to take this
opportunity to express our
community is essential. We
continue to find that . the
families. Without the
capable assistance of people
appreciation to the
of Huron help
'
people of
People Count
P P y
like this we would be unable
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Huron County for their
their neighbors in a kind and
to conduct the Christmas
Our pioneer ancestors were not only
by the Japanese are delicious, at least
support of another success-
thoughtful way, and the 1981
Bureau.
a hardy race of people; they were
in our .opinion.
ful Huron County Christmas
Christmas, Bureau supports
this
We also wish to express
thoroughly trained in `the fine art of
Present-day Canadians are the pro
duce gong We
Bureau project. In 1981 the
bureau assisted 222 families
point of view.
The total j was etry.
our appreciation to the
urario "
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wasting nothing. Most of them came
of years 4f ralenfiv. have
and 511 children.
d•..n. 'Phis
project
ordinated this b Mrs.
eople who were
Ono
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from the farmlands of Europ6 and the
had thea food and lots of it. The
would
year
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kind nou to donates ace
British Isles, where, if indeed they even
children of succeeding generations
not have been possible with-
Dianne Armstrong of
from which we could
owned the land they -worked on, there
found less and less need to eat any-
out the support of the
pp
Goderich. Mrs. Armstrong
distribute o
gods. In
was never enough to provide adequate-
thing but the choicecuts. In fact their
community,
The l;uron County
donated more than 100 hours
of her time
Wingham, the Salvation
ly for themselves and their children.
parents prided themselves on provld-
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Christ-
mas Bureau is operated as
to this and en-
-sured that all areas operated'
Army again allowed us use
of space, which us
p
When they cultivated a field they
went right into the when
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ing rich luau ar,� 1�,� �, ,,.
Now doctors, dieticians and fitness
an, annual project of Family
an a cue
PPropriate way.
provided
wiL,. a , �,nimt, al
n"v" ' central
t
they killed a pig they ate everything'.
instructors are trying. to lead us back to
and Children's Services and
;s designed to coordinate
g
a
are most grateful .for her
generous and capable
ca o
location: in addition., various
but the squeal.
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the simpler fare and increased physi
Christmas giving and ensure
contribution. p
continue stores ato' assist nd individuals
Not sq today. Mention how much you
cal exercise of earlier days. Health
that no children are missed
This year, under the fine
distributing wool to volun-
`
happen to enjoy heart or tongue and
food stores, which specialize in many of
at Christmas. The project is
supervision of Captain
Leers to knit mitts, hats and
four out of five people will grimace in
the basics our grandparents used, are
operated totally with
Perrin of the Salvation
slippers.
disgust, not to mention their revulsion
thriving. Count the joggers alor% the
volunteer help and is
Army, volunteer coordinator
We feel fortunate to have
at the mention of kidney or tripe. We
road any morning and you will realize
financed by donations from
of the Wingham bureau, 45
seen again so many
have a favorite Greek restaurant in
that exercise has become increasingly
the community.
families (115children) in the
examples of the kindness
" Toronto where some of the finest dishes
popular with many people.
Family and Children's
Wingham area were able to
and generosity of the -people
include squid and octopus. One of the
In the meantime we'll continue to
Services provides coor-
enjoy a happier Christmas.
in the community. Thank
more tasty treats we enjoyed in
enjoy the delicacies which do not
dination, supervision and
Capt. Perrin and his staff
yotj for your continued
,.
Holland was eels served in a hot
necessarily come from the choice cut
covers operating expenses
spent many hours arranging
support and assistance.
SUN AND SNOW can mako a lovoly combination 1,1owojvor thorn arca Those
sandwich. The raw fish dishes served
on the hind quarter.
as its contribution. Because
space, coor-d i n a t i n g
Peggy Rivers
who feed
we've been having foo much of 0ntF,`and not OnOtigh of the olhgr
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