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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-07-14, Page 94, 1 0 • There will never be a better oppor- tunity for cleaning out the lower pond than right now, The area has been drain- ed for months, there has been only slight rainfall and with operations on the new bridge curtailing use of the river for boating it seems evident that the de-silt- ing operation should be completed as far as possible this year, By next season, with the new bridge in use and other areas of the parkway being improved, the southern section, in which the campsites are located, would be very attractive if the pond itself were freed of weed growth and decaying vege tation. The contract for cleaning the pond has been let for some time and a con- siderable sum of money is available for Members of parliament have received a brief on the subject of the proposed national health plan prepared by L. D. Wilcox, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C.), Clinical As- sociate Professor, Department of Medi- cine, University of Western Ontario Medi- cal School, This memorandum is based on a con- viction that to attempt to establish uni- versal Medicare in Canada would result in little less than a national calamity. Part of the calamity would be in the ill effect on the country's economy in waste- ful and uncontrollable cost, such as Bri- tain has experienced, but the aspect stressed in the brief is a deterioration in Canadian medical services to the public. Regarding the economic aspect, the brief states that since the initiation of National Health Service in Great Britain in 1947 the government cost of medical care, paid for from taxes, has increased by more than 500%. It is further stated that the standards of medical car -, and medical research have both deteriorated sharply in that time. The problem of providing and retain- ing enough young doctors is the chief concern of the brief, which points out that with the possibility of a medicare plan in the offing, young Canadian medi- cal graduates are leaving this country for the States in unprecedented numbers. As We heartily agree with the editor of The Stouffville Tribune when he writes: Small businessmen are getting tired, tired of being pushed by government. They're complaining bitterly. For individuals who aren't aware of it, the employer is having an increasingly rough time. If he looks after his own books he finds that many hours a week are necessary to take care of the various things such as tax deductions, Canada Pension deductions, workmen's Compen- sation, 1-4 tax forms, etc.—all from the employee's wages. To the employee this may not sound like much of a job, but add them all together and you have a load that is becoming unbearable, and it's without remuneration, just a heavy pen- alty if not remitted promptly. • The employer is required to deduct the income tax from his help's wages. This must be put to one side by the 15th of the month, a form must be filed and the tax remitted. Try being a day late and it will cost you ten bucks. We know. Then the unemployment insurance levy must be deducted, which the employer An interesting comment on modern motivation by George S. Odiorne of the University of Michigan: "Some psych- ologists maintain that people seek other the Work, Government grants are gen- erous and the Wingham Public Utilities Commission as long ago as two years back voted a sum of $7,500 to assist in the program, The nature of the job is such that no one knows exactly how much can be done for any given amount of money, but now is certainly the best time to find out. Cleaning out of the waterway is a necessary adjunct to the excellent pro- gram of improvement which is being carried out by the parks board, We have a wonderful natural asset in the river and its extensive shoreline. The de-silting of the pond will make it not only much more attractive, but will provide a legacy for future generations. an example, of the 11 of this year's medi- cal school graduates who had previously signified their intention of interning at Victoria Hospital in London, eight went instead to the Receiving Hospital in De- troit. Victoria Hospital has always had more than 20 junior interns on its staff, but this year that figure has shrunk to seven, including one from Israel and one from Spain. St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don, normally carries 14 junior interns, This year there are four. Even more serious is the drain of qualified teaching personnel, without whom Canadian doctors simply cannot receive adequate training, It appears grossly inconsistent that the federal government, which in every labor dispute is at such great pains to avoid interference or the use of force where only unskilled or semi-skilled workers in vast numbers are concerned, is willing and anxious to employ the force of new legislation to regiment medical doctors. No medicare scheme can operate with the slightest hope of success if the doctors, who are the key to the whole plan, are in disagreement with the scheme. Pity the poor patients who most receive treatment under the mass produc- tion methods which would prevail in a state-operated health establishment. must equal out of his own pocket or business, stamps of the proper denomin- ations must be purchased and placed in a book and cancelled. Now we have the pension plan and again employers must deduct 1.8 percent from the wages paid, to which he, the employer, must add an equal amount. This, too, must be remitted to the re- ceiver general. On top of all these are the many employers who participate in hospital and other benefits which also require de- ductions. Now the groans are becoming loud and long. In the commercial job printing de- partment there are other loads to carry. Most businesses gripe about the 5% sales tax. How would you like to collect 11 %, add this on and collect 5% on top of it all? The taxes are separate and require separate cheques. For the provincial work he gets 2% of the tax total which amounts to enough for a bit of postage and maybe a cigar, but for the federal collections he gets nothing except a fat penalty if he's late. rewards besides money. However, I haven't been able to get those same psychologists to expound their theories at a management conference for less than a $200 fee." Get It Done This Year A National Calamity? Getting Tired of It On the Other Hand THE WINGHAM ADVANCE - TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Eros, Limited, W. Barry Wenger, President Hobert 0. Wenger, Secretary-`Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Authbrited by the Post Office Department as Second Class Mail and for payment of postage in cash. Subscription Rate: 1 year, $5.00; 6 Months, $2.15 in advance; U.S.A., $7.00 per yr.; Foreign rate, $1.00 per yr. AdVertising Rates on application. at DAY CAMPS at Riverside Park are drawing year. Here is a group enjoying play under a record number of young children this competent supervision.—A-T Photo. ingbam intmel-me Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, July 14, 1966 SECOND SECTION The sailors' lot I was reading the other day an interview with a Canadian seaman. He was telling a report. er why he, and so many other sailors are not happy with their lot. He mentioned a lot of things that seemed petty at first glance: coarse sheets on the bunks; crowded quarters; not enough showers; cheap soap; scanty recreational facilities. Not much of the spirit of Drake and Nelson and rounding Cape Horn there? Not much. But then the truth came out, These were only the minor irri- tants, the little, concrete mani- festations of a deeper discon- tent. A sailor's pay is good, coin. paratively. Most boats feed their crews well. What really gets the sailor down are frustration, boredom, monotony and loneli- ness. They suffer from the mod• ern malaise of the spirit that af. feets many segments of our so- ciety. As I read the article, I couldn't help comparing the sailor's job today with that of the 1930's, when I spent a spell on the Great Lakes. Today he works a 40-hour week, has a basic pay of nearly $400 a month, and is protected by a tough union. In those days, he worked a 50 to 60-hour week, picked up a handsome cheque for $40 at the end of the month. and could be fired if he even looked unhappy. And perhaps that's why. if memory serves, the sailor of those days was a pretty happy character. He did a lot of grous- ing, as sailors have done since Ulysses and his crew left Troy, but he also did a lot of horsing around, and took life very un- seriously. Not many were married in those days. They couldn't afford it. They'd blow their 40 bucks on beer and girls anti poker in a couple of days, and then it was penny-ante and practical jokes and "makings" for the rest of the month. Today's sailor is a much glummer individual. He's more likely to be married and have children. He has a Mortgage and insurance and income tax and dental bills, like all the other suckers in society. REMINISCING JULY 1917 P. A. McLachlan, one of the best known business Col' lege Men in Western Ontario, has just completed arrange- ments whereby a business Col- lege to be known as the Cent- ral Business College of Wing- ham will be opened on August 27th, in the MacDonald block, Winghatn. This school will be affiliated with the Central Busi- ness College of Stratford and Elliott Business College at Tore onto, two of the largest Com- mercial Schools in Ontario. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Bell of Southampton, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Burns of Galt motored to Wingham, and spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Vanstone. Both gentlemen were prominent Wingham busi- nessmen a few years ago, The former in the furniture business and the latter in the hardware business, where Rae and Thomp- son are now located. Word has just been received that the Germans have broken through the British lines in Bel- gium and have almost reached the sea. Mr. L. Kennedy reports the following car sales; Ernest Ged- des, Belgrave, touring; Chas. Kitchen, Turnberry, touring; C. A. Hooper, Morris, touring; Edga rArmstrong, Tuckersmith, touring. JULY 1931 A local rink composed of C. B. Armitage, R, A. Currie, W. H. French and J. A. Ray- mond, attended the Goderich bowling tournament on Wednes- day and were successful in win- ning the Purity Flour Trophy. Besides the trophy they each re- ceived a table lamp and a bag of flour. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mus- grove, Wingham, announce the engagement of their daughter, Edna Isobel, to Mr. Stanley S. Smith, Montreal, Que. The marriage will take place quiet- ly on July 31, at Wingham. On Sunday, July 5th, Wing- ham lost one of its most-loved and respected citizens in the death of Mrs. William J. How- son. Mrs. Howson, formerly Lizzie Ada Colvin, was born in Galt in 1865. After living some years in Galt and in Guelph, she moved with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Colvin, to Teeswater, where in 1883 she 'was married to Mr. W. J. How- son, ))JLY 1941 Miss Vern Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker, of town, has been engaged to teach at the Wingham Public School. Miss Walker was for- merly teaching at Hickson. Lloyd Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Carter, of town, left on Sunday for Ham- ilton, where he has joined up with the RCAF. Capt. W. A. McKibbon of the Field Ambulance Corp., has been transferred from Val- carder, Que. to Camp Borden. Successful candidates in the recent piano examinations held in Clinton: Grade IV, Donna Walker (honors); Grade IV, Tommy Lockridge (honors). Both are pupils of Miss B. M. Gordon, A. T. C. M. A large number gathered at Victoria Hall, Jamestown, on Monday evening, to honor Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston (Fre- da Jordan) who were recently married. Rev. C. Tavener, of Bluevale United Church, intro- duced a short program. After refreshments were served, a happy time was spent in danc- ing to the music of the Gulley Jumpers' Orchestra. JULY 1952 It has been announced that Adair Transport have sold out to Walden Bros. of Ripley, ef- fective the first of July. On Monday a number of Hugh GilMour's neighbors; Jas. and Douglas Hardie, Chester Gilkinson, Bob Dewers Jr., Har- vey and Clare Niergarth, Jos.E. and Ross Smith, Allan McGill, and Leslie Fortune gathered at the farm on the 8th of Turnber- ry Township. The men eut,rak- ed and drew in about 30 tons of hay. The week previous, four Huron TB Assoc. Holds Meeting The regular meeting of the Huron County Tuberculosis As- sociation was held in Clinton Town Hall, Thursday, with Mr. G. A. Watt presiding. Routine reports were given by Miss Eileen O'Brien, J. E. McKinley, E. E. Walker, B.C. Boswell and Mrs. B. Davidson. Members were told there will be a nursing home survey in Oc- tober and an educational dis- play at the International Plow- ing Match possibly with equip- ment to take X-rays. Appreciation and best wishes were expressed to Dr. R. M. Aldis, Miss Louise Robertson and Mrs. S. McCrae, who are leaving the county. Macdonald-Cartier Freeway Map Ready Release of the department's 1966 edition of the Macdonald- Cartier Freeway (Hwy. 401) strip map is announced by High- ways Minister Charles S. Mac- Naughton. The format has been radical- ly changed so that the folder opens like a book. Besides be- ing easier to use in this form, it should prove more durable. As in previous editions, all interchange numbers between Windsor and the Quebec border are plotted along the route. In addition, there is a chronologi- cal listing of all interchanges now in service from west to east, showing the communities which may be conveniently reached via each interchange. Other features of the map folder are a section devoted to 13 vacation areas adjacent to the Macdonald-Cartier Free- way, with descriptive material on each, and another headed "Driving Tips", expressly dir- ected to motorists using this and other Ontario freeways. The new map may be ob- tained free of charge from the Department of Highways,Downa• view, Ontario. of his nephews, Alex Corrigan, Bill, Gordon and Hugh Mundell cut, raked and drew in 16 acres of hay. None of them had fin- ished haying at home at the time. Mr. Gild-lour is unable to work following an operation last March and he appreciates their kindness very much. Theoretically, he's 10 times better off than the deck-hand of the 30's. He works a whole lot less and makes a great deal more. He is better fed and quar- tered. He can watch television. He has 10 months away from the old battleaxe and the kids. two months holidays in winter, during which he is paid unem- ployment insurance, What's wrong then? Why is he griping, threatening to strike every so often, wishing he had a shore job? It's simple enough. Sailing is deadly dull. For offi ' cers and engineers, it's lively enough. They have delicate ina, ehinery, decisions, responsibili- ties, special skills. But the deck-hand is the Poor Bloody Infantry of the inland seas. His work is often dirty, nearly always monotonous, occa- sionally dangerous, but hardly ever heroic, There's no going aloft to reef the mainsail in the teeth of a gale. He's more likely chipping paint. There's no landing at exo- tic foreign ports, hiring a rick- sha and heading for the high spots. He's more likely picking his way across the railway tracks in a dirty dock area. heading for a beer parlour. He spends most of his waking hours with a crowd just as browned off as he. And they curse and play poker and arouse and watch television crud and brag about the shore job they could have had. Not much for the soul there. And he's lonely. Lonely for his family. And maybe he's guil- ty, knowing it's not a square deal for the wife, bringing up the kids alone. And he misses the land. The shady streets of the small town. or the beat and excitement of the city. The green of trees and grass, and the glimmer of brown young limbs on beaches. The smell of liLics in June, and burning ,eaves in October. There's a little of this in the life of the inland sailor. It's clean and fresh out on the lak.'s But {me Great Lake looks much like another, one canal like the last one. and e ery grimy dock area exactly like the One you've just come from. Don't knock the sailor. ire his ghosts. just as you and 1.