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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-02-25, Page 9e 4 eommut Will They Not Listen,?... We understand that the county coun- cil committee which administers Huron - view home for the aged at Clinton is proceeding without delay or reconsid- eration to implement plans for a second home at Clinton. It is true that a re- corded vote in the January session of county council authorized such action— but a motion to locate the new home in another part of the county, where it would better serve the needs of our resi- dents was defeated by a majority of only one vote. Hundreds of people in both the northern and southern sections of Huron have expressed their disagreement with the Clinton site. They feel, quite right- ly, that the residents of central Huron are now adequately served by the present Huronview facilities and they see great injustice in forcing people to drive 50 miles or more to visit their aged friends and relatives. The taxpayers of Huron, who will have to pay for the new home, should be perfectly clear about the alternatives. A further building program at Clinton does not mean a cost-saving addition to the existing facilities. The Department of Welfare has al- ready spelled it out clearly. Huronview ia. considered large enough now. Any new facilities would have to be in the form of a distinctly separate institution. Why, then, place it at Clinton? Department of Welfare officials have openly stated their opinion that the new home would serve more adequately if it were not erected at Clinton—and we are quite sure the county home com- mittee is well aware of the Department's opinion. It is quite true that the members of county council are elected to represent us—but we believe that the decision to build at Clinton does not, in fact, reflect the opinion of the majority of Huron County people. Residents of both north and south obviously want the new home closer to either one of their districts. And we cannot believe that the residents of the central area are so selfish they would de- mand more buildings at Clinton when their own needs are already amply pro- vided for. Surely our county councillors have the sincerity to permit a more detailed exploration of the will of those they represent. Seeking New Approaches As a new appointee to our town's Industrial Committee this writer was pleased and encouraged to discover the fresh spirit of enthusiasm which pervades the thinking of that board. At the suggestion of Councillor Al Williams the committee now includes several citizens who are not council mem- bers. Don Kennedy is the able chair- man, and the members have been select - 4 ed primarily because of their interest in the town's progressive development. As most people know, the problem of securing industries for towns the size of Wingham carries no easy solution. There are many sound reasons why in- dustries prefer to locate in the larger centres. However, the industrial committee is not approaching its task with excuses. Rather, it is seeking to list and substan- tiate the valid factors on the positive side of the ledger — the attractions which smaller communities do have for industry. There are several important ones— not least of which is the pleasant atmos- phere of an uncrowded rural town, where there is room for recreation and less 4 e 4 r .4 hurried home life. The committee is currently engaged in the time-consuming task of listing all land and buildings which are available for industrial use. The next step will be to devise means of placing the informa- tion before industrialists who may be in a position to make decisions about new factory sites. Members of the industrial committee are often met with the question, "What are you doing about new industry?" Some of our townspeople seem to be- lieve that if a new industry is not forth- coming the committee has been asleep at the switch. One of the prime requirements in this business of seeking industry is ad- vance information on the industries which may be moving or expanding. Many citizens of the town and district may learn of such moves if they are lis- tening keenly to sales representatives or city acquaintances. Such information would be of tre- mendous value to the industrial commit- tee. The committee is therefore relying in no small degree on the co-operation of all townspeople. Mixed Reactions It has been amusing to hear the com- ments about the official raising of Can- ada's new maple leaf flag. They range all the way from the disgust of the die- hard supporter of the Red Ensign to the enthusiasm of those who favor the new and the different. Of course there is a very large group 'of middle-roaders who don't give a hoot. There is only one viable attitude for the sensible person. The flag design has been approved by a majority of our elected spokesmen in open Parliament, after a long debate and after several changes to reach the most popular choice. Admittedly the new flag doesn't please everyone—but it is now Canada's flag. Let us honor it, or more particularly let us honor the nation of which it has be- come the emblem. A change of flags does not mean a change of country. Trim Costs With One-Horsepowered Vehicles Businessmen who want to reduce their distribution costs should reconsider the use of true one -horsepower vehicles with their built-in economy. Capital cost of one horsepower—it comes in Percheron Powermite, Clydesdale Clipper, and Bel- gian Bruiser models—is only $200-$300. You'll have to pay $14 a month for four new shoes, but that's cheaper than a new set of piston rings, new plugs and maybe a carburetor tune up for a multihorse- power mechanical delivery truck. You've guessed it—Dobbin is coming back to help spaceage man, Basil Jackson says in The Financial Post. The city of Saint John is so sure it can save money by using horses that it is now experimenting with horse-drawn snow- plows. Stanley R. Price, city manager, estimates a horse-drawn plow can clear 10-15 miles of sidewalks in an eight-hour shift. Seven dray horses are now hitched to seven plows. The cost of their upkeep and operation will be compared with the $56,000 investment in 14 jeeps that the city has used until now. Newcastle, N.B., has used horses for snow -clearing for years, and continues to use this method. Peterborough which has used horses for the past five years "is saving an esti- mated $20,000 a year with horses," Jack McKibbon, works superintendent told The Post. A word of warning from the ex- perts: if you decide to buy the Percheron Powermite, get a lightweight model. "They can be heavy on shoes. Some use more than one set of four every month," one expert says. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE - TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation; Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Associ- ation; Member Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Authorized by the Post Office Department as Second Class Mail and for payment of postage in cash Subscription Rate: One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.25, in advance U.S.A., $5.00 per year; Foreign rate, $5.00 per year Advertising Rates on application RECEIVING 4-H county honor certificates at Howick Cen- tral School on Saturday were, front: Lynn Johnson, R. R. 2, Gorrie; Carol Ann Hohnstein, Clifford; Gladys Huth, Clifford; Marilyn Crawford, R. R. 1, Monkton; Wendy McEwen, R. R. 2, Gorrie. Back: Marion Harding, R. R. 1, Gorrie; Marie Ronnenberg, R, R. 1, Monkton; Anne Exel, Brussels; Mary Sanderson, R. R. 2, Wroxeter; Louise McComb, Clifford; Nancy Strickler, R. R. 2, Brussels, and Cathy Klinck, R. R. 2, Gorrie. —Photo by Cantelon. Utiancieffeinte Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 25, 1965 SECOND SECTION Doctors Give Him A Pain A couple of experiences re- cently have confirmed some- thing I've long suspected. Peo- ple spend far too much time going to the doctor. Most doc- tors would probably agree. My wife, who could go 15 rounds with Cassius Clay and not breathe hard, goes to the doctor about twice a month. He says, "Well,ou're certainly looking in fine fettle", gives her a bottle of pilll; and sends her about her business. My experience with doctors has been on two levels, the so- cial and the professional. Social- ly, you can't beat them. They like a drink, a good story, good company. Professionally . . . well, let me tell you. Just after the war, the medi- cal profession told me I had tu- berculosis. There was a shadow o n my chest X-ray. They pumped out my stomach and poked among the horrors ex- humed. They vampired blood out of my arm. They sucked marrow out of my breast -bone. Every so often, a specialist in reading X-rays would show me the "shadow" on my lung. There were about 484 shadows on the X-ray. I'd nod intelligent- ly, though I'll swear it was a dif- ferent one every time. I still think they got a fly -speck on the original X-ray. But I bear them no grudge. This used to happen to me during the war. We'd be flying formation, on a mission, heads swivelling wildly to watch for German fighters. Suddenly, I'd spot a whole gag- gle of the foe and holler over the radio, "Enemy aircraft, above, 10 o'clock!" After a frantic silence, in which everyone else swept the sky with his eyes, a sardonic voice would announce, "Smi- ley's got oil specks on his wind- screen again." So I forgave the docs. In 12 months, they couldn't prove, at least to my satisfaction, that 1 had TB. But they needed the practice, and I bore no ill -will. About eight years later, I had a very sore back. Could hardly straighten up. I went to a speci- alist. He took $28 worth of X- rays and a ten -dollar fee, poked me painfully, and on the second visit informed me that I had a "severe irritation of the lumbar region." I was pretty scared and asked him what it involved. "To put it in layman's language", he pontificated, "you have a sore back," Couple of years later, I hob- bled into another doctor's office. My knee was acting up. A Ger- man feldwebel had tried to kick the kneecap off, one day in 1944, and every so often it went on the fritz. The doc twisted it until I screamed, told me it was very painful, and sent me to a spe- cialist. He took X-rays, wrench- ed it until I was bathed in sweat, and told me I had a bad knee and should be careful with it. Recently, I went to the veter- ans' hospital, for my regular c h est check-up. The doc couldn't find the scar on my X- ray, and had to ask me which lung it had been. I didn't know. The other day, I went to an eye specialist. I can see fine, but my wife thought I should go. I haven't had my eyes checked since another eye specialist, 15 years ago, prescribed the glass- es I wear for reading. Well, this young fellow the other day, who can give you an appointment within four months of the time you call, told me I didn't need glasses. Said the ones I had were as useful as window panes. He didn't realize I'd had them renewed at about $25 a rattle, four or five times since the original prescription, whenever I'd broken them or lost them. Well, I'm going to fool him. I'm going to go right on wearing those glasses, if only to hide the bags under my eyes. Doctors! It's not that I'm pre- judiced. Some of my best friends are doctors. But how would you like your sister to marry one of them? Reminiscing FEBRUARY 1915 Mr. Thomas G. Tipling of Bellecaries, Saskatchewan, who was visiting Mr. Amos Tipling of Wingham, has returned home. Mr. Tipling is an ardent Con- servative and has had the offer of a Conservative nomination several times in his constituen- cy. Mr. L. Kennedy, who has conducted a most successful restaurant business for the past ten years, has sold to Mr. C. Walmsley of Woodstock to take possession on March 1st. Mr. Kennedy has been one of our most progressive business men, always alive to the best inter- ests of the town. Wingham will not lose him as yet, he still having the Picture House here. FEBRUARY 1929 The house of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Higgins, Minnie Street Wingham, was the scene of a very happy event when their family, grandchildren, brothers and sisters to the number of forty gathered on St. Valentine's Day, February 14th, to cele- brate the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day. FEBRUARY 1940 A very enjoyable evening was held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening last week when members of the lodge and their friends were present for Ladies' Night. On the program were Mary Lu Con- nell whose excellent Irish dan- cing was much enjoyed and Mr. Cecil Merkley whose whistling numbers received great ap- plause. Richard Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roberts, Pat- rick St., represented the local High School at the Wossa boys' WE DESERVE IT (Following is a resolution passed by the executive of the Exeter Senior Citizens' Society which has been forwarded to Huron County Council.) Exeter, Ont. Feb. 8, 1965 Mr. Berry and members of Hu- ron County Council: Be it resolved that we, the members of the Senior Citizens' Society of Exeter, , on record as being opposed to adding an addition to the present building "Huronview" at Clinton. As hospitals are built in se- veral towns in this county, we have found them a wonderful help for us, to be cared for, so near home, but now they are over -crowded so cannot care for the long time disabled or older patients. So we, the Senior Citizens, feel the homes for the older residents of this County should be placed likewise, where we would have access to a nursing home, near our own relations and friends. Our Central Public and High Schools are not alllocated in the centre of the County and as we older citizens built the eco- nomy of this County and Pro- vince, we feel we deserve a similar consideration from our County, so we, the undersigned executive are definitely oppos- ed to the reported decision of Huron County Council to en- large "Huronview" at Clinton, and favour the establishment of a smaller "Senior Citizen Home' in both South and Northof this County of Huron. Signed Mrs. Warren Brock, Pres. Ed Chambers, Sec. Executive. public speaking contest held Friday night at the London South Collegiate. Richard had for his subject "Why War?" He made a very creditable show- ing placing second. In the monthly shooting match held by the Wingham Rifle Club last week the trophy and first place went to Mal- colm McCammon. The possible score was 100.10, the amount over the hundred being given as a bonus for shots that cut the inner ring of the bull's eye. The scores were; 1st, M. Mc- Cammon 100.9 and 100.8;2nd, Frank Sturdy 100.10 and 100.5; 3rd, George Mason, 100.3 and 100.4; 4th Elwood Webster99.5 and 100.9; 5th, H. Fuller 99.3 and 100.5; 6th Norman Rintoul 100.5 and 99.2. During the past week the fire brigade had two calls and both were to the same building, the second storey of the old Advance - Times office. On Wednesday last week the pipes in the kit- chen of the back apartment took fire, and on Saturday it was feared the roof was on fire but it turned out that an obstruc- tion in the chimney stopped the smoke from taking its usual course so it found another way out. No harm done either time. Machan Bros. have been awarded the contract for the installation of the heating equip- ment at the Armouries. This will be a steam system and the steam will be supplied from the Town Hall, the Government and the Council having com- pleted an agreement. FEBRUARY 1951 Jimmy Carter, eight-year- old son of William Carter, con. 3, East Wawanosh, and the late Mrs. Carter, had his left hand badly injured Saturday after- noon when it came in contact with a circular saw, which was being used to cut wood on his father's farm. The boy was rushed to Clinton hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate the first three fingers at the second joint. Fire, which broke out in the offices of Drs. Connell and Corrin on Sunday evening, created considerable damage before it was controlled. Dr. Connell, who had been in the office onlya few minutes pre- viously, noticed smoke from an unlighted fireplace in his apartment above the office. When he reached the ground floor he found the lower part of the building filled with smoke and portions of the of- fice in flames. The fire de- partment arrived on the scene scarcely two minutes after the alarm was turned in. The fire was quenched without delay, but not before smoke, flames and water had damaged the premises to the extent of more than $500.00.