The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-05-18, Page 9HON. J. R. S1MMONETTE, Minister of Energy and Re-
sources Management, centre, presented the recently pub-
lished conservation report of the Maitland Valley to
Authority Chairman A. D. Smith, second left, The pre-
sentation was made at a dinner held at Listowel and at-
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, May 18, 196'/
On. Thursday of last week the Wingham
and District Hospital moved one step closer
to the highest possible level of efficiency.
•fter weeks of intensive preparation the
hospital, its staff and records were sub-
jected to a survey, which, it 14 hoped, will
lead to accreditation,
Accreditation for a hospital means that
it has met the highest possible standards
in all facets of its work and is granted
the official seal of the voluntary associ-
ation of hospitals which seeks to improve
health services, It is most significant that
the required standards are not those of a
government department or agency, but of
the hospitals of the province, trying to at-
tain maximum efficiency so that govern-
ment inspections will not be required. It
is for this very reason that the demands
placed upon a hospital before it can reach
accredited status are extremely stringent.
One of the most important require-
ments for an accredited hospital is that
medical records, the detailed case histories
of all treatments administered by the medi-
cal staff, must be maintained faultlessly.
The doctors who work as members of the
hospital's medical staff must give their.full
co-operation and the records librarian on
On Saturday we received a call from
a householder in the neighborhood of the
Hanna Bridge, who reported that boys
armed with either rifles or air guns were
systematically massacring the birds in that
locali ty.
Parents who are not well informed
about the law as it relates to firearms
would do well to make some inquiries
about how their youngsters spend their
free time. It is distinctly illegal to dis-
charge guns within the limits of the town.
It is also illegal for persons under 16 to
carry or discharge guns or for persons of
Listening to an address by the Hon.
John Simmonette at Listowel on Thursday
evening we gained a fresh perspective on
di the place occupied by the Maitland River
'''Conservation Authority. The minister of
Energy and Resources Management in the
Ontario Government said that the Maitland
Valley authority includes an area of 968
square miles. There are only nine authori-
ties in the province with large territories
to administer. The speaker also commend-
ed the authority board for the excellent
work which has been done in the water-
shed since its earliest formation as the
Middle Maitland Authority in 1951 and
later, since the entire valley was included
in 1961.
Summarizing the basic purposes of
conservation authorities, Mr. Simmonette
said "Too many people think we have un-
The current demands by some politic-
ians and a scattering of students that the
Truscott case be heard again, or that the
young man be pardoned immediately are
the results of emotionalism, at best, or of
political opportunism, at worst.
Since the Truscott boy is the surviving
principal in a tragic drama, it is natural
that sympathy should be felt for his plight.
On the other hand, should the decisions
of two hearings before properly constituted
courts of the land be disregarded we would
all have good reason to lose faith in a
judicial system which is generally acknow-
ledged to be one of the best in the world.
Every court decision in future would be
Members of the building and finance
committee of the golf club are at present
contacting citizens of this community in
an effort to raise the necessary funds to
erect a new club house. We believe that
they should be given hearty support in
this project.
It is not merely a matter of whether
'or not we are interested in the game of
golf. The committee has proposed the
erection of a club building which would
be a distinct asset to the business life of
the town and the nearby communities as
iewell. There is a well defined need for
4 i 4 6.4m6
the hospital staff most be highly compe.
tent,
In addition to the requirements in the
actual treatment of patients, dozens of
other aspects of hospital operation are ex-
amined in minute detail, The physical
state of the building, the cleanliness of all
areas, fire equipment and drill, dietary ar-
rangements, garbage disposal, office and
accounting procedures—all fall within the
attention of the experienced medical ad-
ministrator who carries out the survey.
Such demands are indeed a far cry
from the old days when hospitals were
operated according to the personal views
of the individuals or boards who happened
to be in authority, The result, of course,
is that even small town hospitals are ach-
ieving ever better records of patient care.
Since any one of us may find himr a
patient without much warning it is -m-
forting to know that our hospital is seek-
ing the guarantees of accreditation.
Full credit should be given to Mrs, I.
E. Morrey, the hospital administrator, and
her entire staff, for the efforts toward ac-
creditation have actually been under way
for the past two or three years. Final word
on the results of the survey are not ex-
pected for a few months.
any age to do so unless properly licensed.
As far as the boys are concerned,
they may logically expect a good many
people to get thoroughly crusty when they
start to kill off the bird population. All
sorts of people we know are pretty fond of
birds. They take the trouble to feed them
throughout the winter—and they are jus-
tifiably angry when a few young hoodlums
shoot them because of a misguided sense
of fun.
From the tone of our caller we can
well imagine that the next call was to the
police office. Better take heed in time,
boys.
limited space, air and water. Too few
realize that land is running out and that
water levels are getting too low. Con-
servation. means constant watchfulness and
consideration."
Purpose of the Listowel gathering was
to present the reports of the select com-
mittee on conservation, which have been
under study and development for the past
two years. One of the points urged in
the reports is that the watersheds of the
Bayfield River and the Lucknow Creek
should be surveyed and included in the
conservation authority. Both of these
valleys lie in close proximity to the Mait-
land watershed and in their present state
leave injurious gaps in the overall plan for
total conservation of Western Ontario's
resources.
open to question and to political influence.
Our courts are among the most valued of
our democratic institutions and unhappy
though the consequences may be, we must
abide by decisions which are reached after
careful consideration. Our laws provide
for every possibility of unfair trial and for
appeals whenever justification can be
found.. The prisoner in this case was
granted a special hearing, one which was
not recommended by legal authorities until
exceptional publicity was given to his case.
Fortunately Truscott will soon become
eligible for parole and the chance it af-
fords to prove his ability to rejoin society.
suitable accommodations in which to en-
tertain outside business people and the
establishment of such quarters in the ideal
setting available at the golf course might
well prove highly beneficial, not only to
golfers but to all those who are interested
in the growth of their town and area,
Competition is pretty sharp these days.
Visiting executives are quietly observing
what sort of progress our town is show.
ing; whether or not we are sufficiently
interested in our own development to ac-
quire the class of facilities which are seen
so commonly in other centres,
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Witnesses approve
a public protest
of persecution
B. Falconer, presiding min-
ister of the Wiogharn congrega-,
tion. of Jehovah's Witnesses, re,
ports that the 23 members as.
sernbled for the weekly minis-
try school session at the King-
dom Hall unanimously approv-
ed a, public protest of the perse-
cution of Jehovah's Witnesses in
Portugal,
The expression of the con»
gregation •followed a report on
regent developments in Portu-
gal in an appeal of the Wit-
nesses to the Supreme Court of
that land. Mr. falconer told
the local congregation that the
Supreme Court of Portugal had,
on February 22 this year, up-
held the conviction of 49 Portu-
guese Witnesses arrested in June
of 1965 for attending a Bible
meeting. They made up the
entire adult membership of the
Feijo congregation. Police in-
vaded a private home there and
broke up religious services.
"You will be shocked," he
said, "to hear that these Christ-
ians were charged by the Plen-
ary Court of Lisbon with being
guilty of 'a crime against the
security of the state'." It was
ridiculous, he added, for any-
one to think of these harmless
Christians as a security risk. "It
is most interesting that the
prosecution produced no wit-
nesses to back up the charges
and no evidence to show guilt
any time during the three-day
trial. Hence it was unreason-
able for the Supreme Court to
uphold these convictions," he
said. He claimed that the
Portuguese press, significantly,
had not reported the court's de-
cision to the public.
"Even more shocking will be
the results for the families in-
volved. Thirty-five of those
convicted are women who will
be taken away from their fami-
lies. Two of the women are
expectant mothers.,, Their ba-
bies will be born in prison," Mr.
Falconer said.
Terms of from one and a
half to five and a half months
have been set for 39 of those
convicted. Ten were given
suspended sentences. All 49
were fined from $47 to $170
and must pay court costs of $35
each.
The hope was expressed that
public awareness of the treat-
ment of a minority religious
group in Portugal might yet
bring relief to the Witnesses
there.
MAY 1918
Mr. R. J. Bloomfield return-
ed to Wingham from Pittsburgh
where he has resided for the past
year. He was accompanied
home by his mother. Mr. Bloom-
field has purchased the Haines
property in Lower Wingham and
will in future reside in the land
where the sugar maple grows.
The rain, hail and wind
storm on Friday morning did
considerable damage in the St.
Helens district. The roof was
torn off two barns belonging to
Mr. John Rutherford and a barn
belonging to Mrs. Jos. Gaunt.
Seven windows were broken by
hail at the home of Mr. W. J.
Humphries and several trees
were upturned. Other damage
is reported to have occurred in
Ash field.
Rev. George Leech, for thir-
ty years a minister of the Meth-
odist church, and the last sur-
vivor of the ten Leech brothers,
the founders of Gorrie, died at
his home in Teronto..
We understand that Mr. W.
M. Adair is about to open up a
tinsmithing and plumbing busi'
nets in the building south of D.
Bell's music store. Mr. Adair
hat been in the employ of West-
ern Foundry for some time and
is an Al plumber.
MAY 1932
The estate which formerly
owned the property where the
Bell factory stood are having
the lot cleaned up. Two men,
a team and a scraper will corn,
rrienee work at once and this
work will have to be done to
the satisfaction of the llorticul ,-
tural Society.
Mt. I. C. Linklater, ofGan-
anoque, came to Wingham to
celebrate with Mrs. 1<. Young
her 96th birthday. Since then
he has been visiting old friends
of this district. He formerly
taught school at No, 13 Hew-
lett and Turnberry. Fot 41
years he was the principal of
Model School in Ganalioque,
retiring three years ago,
Smiley
goes fishin'
First trout-fishing trip of the
year is like a good spring ton-
ic. It cleanses you physically
and spiritually, And leaves you
exhausted.
I had mine last Saturday.
The important thing in going
after speckled trout, of course,
is the careful planning. There's
no use to it at all if you just
throw your fishing gear in the
car, and go out to some stream
where all the amateurs angle,
and toss in a line. You're liable
to come home with a creel full
of fish if you go at it in this
haphazard way.
No. First of all, you select a
fishing companion. This, to a
real angler, is just a bit less
important than choosing a
mate for life, You want a de-
pendable sort of chap — the
The village of Belmore now
boasts of a butcher shop and
three grocery stores,
Ed Pitman has given up his
farm west of Belgrave and has
returned to his home in England.
MAY 1942
Lieut. Violet E. Larder, a
recent graduate of the Salva-
tion Army Training School at
Toronto, arrived in town on
Thursday to take over her du-
ties with the Salvation Army
here. Lieut. Larder is the
daughter of Mrs. A. Larder of
Goderich.
Mr. Thos. Burke has pur-
chased the property of Miss
Margaret Anderson on Catherine
Street.
At the monthly meeting of
the Public School Board held
last week, Mr. Colin Crozier,
who has been principal of the
school since last September,
was granted leave of absence by
the board for the duration of the
war. Mr. Crozier has enlisted
in the Royal Canadian AirForce
and expects to report for duty in
July. He is a native of Dun-
gannon, where his parents re-
side, and came here from Park-
hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Robert-
son spent the week-end in Tor-
onto where they celebrated the
37th anniversary of their wed-
ding at the home of thEr son,
Theodore.
MAY 1953
An application from Gordon
Deyell, chief of police of the
town of Southampton and form
er resident of Witigharn, for the
position left vacant by consta-
ble Lloyd Brant, who has resign.
ed was accepted at a special
meeting of the town.
An agreement was reached
last week for the coming to
iGoderith of a new million ,
dollar industry. The W. A.
Sheaffer pen CoMpariy, which
has been located at Halton,
Ontario, for the past fiveyeats,
type who is going to have
fresh worms for bath of you, a
good supply of hooks, maps
with the sure-fire holes marked
in red, and an infallible sense
of direction in the bush.
That's exactly what I lined
up this year. Mind you, those
keen types take a bit of man-
aging. They're great' in the
bush, but they need an organi-
zational mind to channel their
energies. I had to get quite
firm with him when he began
muttering about 4 a.m. and
hitting the stream at dawn.
Dawn, indeed. I told him
that is pure superstition. Only
the very young, immature an-
gler goes floundering off in
the dark, fishes like a fool
has ordered construction of a
50, 000 square feet one-storey
ultra modern plant, and is ex-
pected to be completed early
in 1954.
Bluevale
Mrs. Sperling Johnston is a
patient in Victoria Hospital,
London.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murch of
Clinton were visitors on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Vin-
cent. On Wednesday of last
week Mrs. Jack Murch and son
Kenneth were visitors at the
same home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hall
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Hall and family of Avonton on
Sunday.
until noon, then is whacked
for the day. Just about then,
the wily, mature angler, forti-
fied with a good breakfast, ar-
rives and slaughters the trout,
which are completely unpre-
pared for the second wave —
the experts.
Well, we got away about
10.30, after a couple of false
starts. He forgot his lunch and
we had to go around to his
place. And when we got out to
the County Line, I realized
that because of his stupidity,
I'd been .upset and. had forgot-
ten my waders.
But he had a beautiful spot
picked out. You park the car
just off the road, and walk up
this hydro line to the stream.
The stream was just in there
past the fourth hydro tower,
he thought. It was just past
the 14th. And they're 100
yards apart,
Not another angler in sight,
I gloated, We cached the lunch
and began working up the
stream. I like that word we
anglers use. "Working," You
couldn't hire a man to do it for
$80 an hour. Slash in. the face
from an alder. Hole in the boot
from a snag. Slide from a log
and oh-oh-oh-oh as you hit that
spring-fed water. Lose a boot
in the mud. Scratch hands to
a bloddy mess on jagged
branches.
But it's all worth it if the
trout are biting. And, boy,
were they biting! They were
biting each other on the neck,
nibbling each others' ears, and
snapping each other in half, as
far as I know. But they weren't
biting worms.
After an hour of torture that
would have made the Gestapo
green with envy, we arrived at
the big pool above the beaver
dam. The sure-fire hole.
We fished. Hard. A big mal-
lard hen popped into the pond,
secure in the knowledge that it
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SOME FANCY BOWLING Irt the ladies' de-
partrnerit of the Thursday Night Mixed
League was rewarded at the banquet at
the Legion hall. Prize Wihriart were Marg
Moffatt, high single 1,0; Gwen MacLauriri,
tended by Authority and municipal representatives. Look-
ing one are, left, Bordon Cook, reeve of Blyth; Mayor De-
Witt Miller of Wingham, and Calvin Krauter, reeve of
Brussels,
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wasn't duck season, looked us
over, cackled with laughter
and took off.
We fished. Harder. A baby
beaver surfaced, swam casually
to within four feet, looked at
each of us, and expressed his
feelings by turning his rump
in the air and submerging.
We fished. Desperately. Sud-
denly there was a huge splosh,
then a ker-plunk, ker-plunk,
and a big buck deer splashed
through the shallows and
away, sneering over his shoul-
der.
That did it. We left. But
there was no point, said my
mate, in taking the long, tor-
tuous trail back down the
stream, through that heavy
slash, So, with his infallible
sense of direction, we swung
around in a circle, by the high
ground.
The high ground turned out
to be cedar based in mud, both
'so thick you had to crawl most
of the time, The circle turned
out to be the two Icing sides of
an isosceles triangle. Two
hours later, we hit the hydro
road right on the nose. Except
that the nose had moved about
a mile due east.
My first trout trip of the
season. And believe me — I
don't care if Mrs. Richard Bur-
ton wants to go along next
time — it's my last. There
have to be easier ways to get a
coronary,
St. Helens
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rose and
family of Guelph spent Mother's
Day with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Webb.
Mrs. Frank Pannabecker of
Clinton spent a few days with
Mrs. Don Pannabecker and fam-
ily. On Tuesday they visited
with relatives and friends in
Kitchener.
Mrs. David Walker of Lam-
beth is visiting with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cooper.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Miller
of London were week-end visit-
ors with Mrs. W. I. Miller and
Isobel.
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high average 212; Marilyn Ritchie, playoff
high triple 666; Sharon Jones, high triple
745, and Audrey Swetridge, playoff high
single 283.
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