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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-05-18, Page 9},d • r •' r ti rr r rr.: r -rte. r x r r rr r r r r �, J"�' f J !.f •rr�r rI°r° d• ,dfrrr rr.fd }" X " �'•Yr�.°}' �• }d� r �+J+r�•^ JJr» f �}�} yfJ��r »! Ffr r rr ,r: r }} r < } r r rJ f rY»?rf r { ,rrr}. rJ rr ✓Jl rri `f JJJ J Jr{J J!J j'Jrd r f:.r r }r ..ff 1074) JF fJ(''rJJ f } r r }f.! f.•�drdl {rfi J f %r } Jf°} j rr rJf rd }{•r j°Vjfff :'•:;Ir ad • :4-7Y.rr,r..•� rrJrr�fe}r�f"r.r�.�,.+.!rfrrf.;�rrrrrrrr'J.»%rrfr.Sr'rrr r»•�r��JI•:r°f..:J.:�r°.{'•',•.�S.isr�•r'rG'�+l/,•�}�r}lJr.4✓•`Jr�•t Sclute to indusiry... An event of considerable significance took place on Wednesday evening of this week when the Wingham town council spon- sored a dinner to mark "Industrial Appre- ciation Night". It was part of a stepped-up 4 program aimed at improving the industrial climate of the community and publicizing Wingham as an ideal location for new or ex- panding production firms. One of the highlights of the evening was distribution of a -new brochure which pro- vides all the basic statistics about the corn- munity and describes the amenities and ad- vantages available here, which could be of benefit to new industries. The booklet, which was produced by Wenger Bros. Limited Jo printing division, is the brain -child of Coun- cillor Tim Willis and his sindustrial develop- ment committee and culminates sporadic planning over a period of several years. The purpose of the appreciation night was not only to emphasize the town's desire for more industries. Equally significant was acknowledgement of the importance of ex- isting industries, several of which have made sizeable increases in their plant capa- cities and work forces during the past few • years. The council rightly points out that ex- pansion of existing facilities and staffs is just as important as the opening of new busi- nesses. Although it was obviously impossible to Invite all residents of the community to din- ner, its purpose is important to everyone who lives here. The general public is in.cl•ined to become very apathetic about the state of the town economy and tend to complain that nothing is ever done to provide work. In ac- tual fact Wingham is one of -the more fortun- ate communities in Western Ontario—and we have every right to be proud and cheer- ful : In comparison with many other towns op a per capita basis itis obvious that our town provides a high measure of work opportuni- ties. Our plants are not large-scale em- ployers as one might find in Toronto or Kit- chener, but they are -diversified and they,are-.- in a healthy 'financial state. It is true that some sources of'employ- ment have disappeared or have been re- duced to smaller .staff potential, but the ex- pansion of other plants has more than made up the difference. We do not suggest that there is any reason to sit back and com- placently twiddle our thumbs, but neither- should eithershould we cry the blues. Wingham is a good town to live in; it has good- schools and churches, a fine hospital, all the recreation that anyone can possibly absorb, and is geo- graphically located in a sound agricultural area which is the mainstay of the general economy. There may be better places to live, but most of us don't really think so. Are we supposed to like it? Very few Canadian politicians have re- acted with anything that remotely resembles anger toward thei r American counter arts — despite obvious reasons why they might do so. The watchword has been patience.. . turn the other cheek. A good many Canadians who are not a politicians are no longer so kindly in their as- sessment of American good neighborliness. Indeed a lot of U,S. residents, too, are deeply concerned about the attitude of their govern- ment toward .that nation's "best customer". 111 will started last August with the American government's. announcement that a 10 per cent import,duty would be leviedon a wide range of goods entering that•country.. The outcry was heard around the world. Al- though that particular situation has been N eased somewhat, other and equally damag- ing regulations have been imposed. The lat- °est exaM pie' Is the DISC prograi"m ""urf e ' which "an American manufacturing concern may apply for an exemption on 50 per cent of • all profits realized from export sales. Tax give-aways of this sort mean, of course, that the Artier i an manufacturer can sell his goods in Canada at lower than Cana- dian price levels and still show his normal profit at home. it is a direct blow to Cana- dian competitors, and, incidentally, a strong inducement for American concerns to dras- tically reduce or entirely remove the opera- tions of their Canadian branch plants. Organized labor`' in the, States is co- operating to the hilt by stepping up its cam; paign to seek passage of a bill in Congress • which would strike at foreign imports and American subsidiaries abroad.' The AF L- C1O executive council voted last week to set up a committee which would "campaign vigorously" infavor of the controversial legislation. Purpose of the act, obviously, is to provide more business and thus more jobs within the United States. Nor is therealm 'of international trade the only area in which President Nixon and his henchmen appear determined to defy the rest of the world. Despite protests from Can- ada and the advice of. many experts in -the M U.S., announcement was made last week Parable of the corn The Glengarry News recently carried this little gem which came from Chitty's '6 Law Journal: There was a man who was in the busi- ness of raising chickens. However, he raised no corn to feed the birds and the hens refused to lay eggs unless they were fed. Nearby there was a farmer who grew large quanti- ties of corn, so the chicken farmer .went to . him and offered to work one day each week for a wage of $5.00. .,The agreement was made. The chicken Ur farmer went to work each week, earned $5.00 and gave the money back'tothe farmer in re- turn for five bushels of corn. For a time everyone was happy. ppy The hens,,, go t their corn, their owner earned $5.00 a week and 0. the" farmer had the labor of the chicken farmer one -day each week. Then one day the chicken farmer went to the farmer and said, "The price of every- thing is going up so much that I cannot work for less than $7.50 a day." that a pipeline from the north slope oil fields will be built across Alaska to the Pacificpo rt of Valdez. From that point tankerswill carry .oil to the American West Coast, and to hell with the' risk to Canadian fisheries and shorelines when the inevitable spills occur. Another recent edict has Summarily slashed purchases of Canadian natural gas by western states. The most alarming aspect of the entire situation—and one which disturbs thoughtful Americans as much as it does Canadians—is the evidence that an American president can, when he wishes, assume most of the un-• pleasant characteristics of a •dictator. True, he may be unseated at the forthcoming elec- tion, but in the four-year interval between elections the president of the United States may operate almost independently of the will of the. electors. In Canada the prime minister can and sometimes does, get heavy- handed, but at all times he must have the backing of an elected cabinet and an elected majority in the Parliament. •Americah presidents may be, and often havebeen,representative's of the opposition in Congress 'rather' than of the ' majority party. An American president's cabinet is not elected at all. It is composed of the per- sons he has selected as his assistants and ad- visors. He can dismiss them instantly if they fail to reflect his views—sothey stick right in behind him, come what may. Most of the western world was deeply apprehensive when President Nixon ordered the blockade of Northern :Vietnam harbors a week or so ago. His motives were clear. A great many American lives are at stake, particularly those ofprisoners of war. How- ever; a military decision which mighteasily irlvolve the entire world in nuclear war is one whichshould not be permitted to rest in the hands of a single man. The president is, of course, also commander-in-chief of the armed forces and thus the powers of a mili- tary dictator are at his disposal. The last thing Canadians want or need is ill will across what has been for a long time a peaceful border,. Ruthless neighbors, how- ever, are not the sort we need. '.D The farmer agreed that seemed fair enough, but added, I agree that prices are going up and that you should get $7.50 a day, • but prices have gone up for me too and 1 can't sell you a bushel of corn for,.less than $1.50." The chicken farmer agreed -that was fair so he worked for $7.50 a day ansi paid $7.50 for five bushels of corn. Finally he got $10.00 a day and paid $2.00 a bushel for corn. And the farmer was happy and said to his wife, "Things are; good. I get $2.00 a bushel for my corn." a_ And the chicken farmer said to his wife, "Things aregood. 1 et $10.00 a dayfor � my labor. And the statistician said, "Isn't this wonderful. National incomes are at new high levels." And the politicians bragged about it and saia, "It was our party that did this for you." Everybody felt so, good about It that they voted for the politicians. 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 and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associations. Subscription Rate: Subscription $10,00 a year, $5.25 for sic months, in United States $1250 in advance. Bund Class Mail Registration No .0821 Return Postage Guaranteed r:•:•r A-pegeo#-editer-ial-opiAieR---T#irs . ...:..' •r r r •r r d :: r 1 d r } d r f r J rJ r° J••. rr .1 r �. rlf.✓ r • IBJ / J r . rf . JJ r r dJ :•ir: •r J. fr. r I J°r • : r.. r°• rI . I. d • r r . ... J ..d •r :}' � . �di ��r' t1 r�/! rr .r:fr n'• J . ..�. % JrJr°•!�r' /Jr r. � �/�f r»`1fr� » /�I'� :.r%.J rf ,/_` r, . r}r� d r° dr .• /,! »..r / nr % rr d� dfff�� » � � ..�✓���j .''w '�j.%��/'+j "fqd W COME YOU D1bN T. SEE MY LOVE BEADS:: ow TIIE STA/i2 cit SE? •" }i$ tiJ : • •;: ti •}' :moi :'r::}:::}••'.'••.{: }�$.::frJ•. ; C; ;. f . •.;.•. • Bill's Turn as Father of Bride I'm sure you are sick of reading about my daughter's wedding, but hang on. She's the only. one I have, and it Will be all over this Saturday. (The last typewritten with crossed fingers.) If she ever does want to get married again, she'll get exactly three words from her old man, "Beat it, kid." However, there's something to be learned by every experience and both the kid and I are learnt- ing. Fast. For several weeks, she has been floating around aimlessly, telling her mother, who is a fuss- budget of the first water, "Stop worrying, Mom. There's not that much to do. It's a simple wed- ding, and I'll be here to help you get ready." Typical of today's youth. Naturally, she wasn't here most of the time, and she didn't help at all, though her intentions were impeccable. Then fate stepped in. A week before the wedding, just when the throttle was going to be opened wide for the final drive, her mother went into hospital. For the kid, it was like having a malicious goose snatch from under you the magic carpet on which you are flying. News Items from Our Old Files MAY 19:37 Amid pomp and ceremony un-. paralleled in the modern world, the King and Queen were crowned at Westmit ter Abbey.. Their Majesties. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are now the . new rulers. Miss Lillian Darling, treasurer. Maxwell Thomson Stewart has been appointed Trade Commis- sioner to New York. Max . was born at -Zetland and received his education at Zetland Public School and Wingham High School Named president of the Wing - ham Bowling Club was W. A. Mil- Church was the scene of a fare - ler. Other officers include E. R-itviweli recital given .by; violinist Harrison and Art Wilson. Hugh Gage. W. James Henderson of the High School Board attended the convention of the Associated High School Boards of Ontario in Toronto last week. Mr. Hender- son ' son was elected a' member of the executive of the Association. A very impressive ceremony Was staged at the Public School on Tuesday when pupils were presented with Coronation medals. Miss Reynolds planted two acorns in front of the school as living memorials to the coronation of the King and. Queen. A drowning accident was nar- rowly averted on Sunday when. Arthur Horne, 8 -year -Old son of Albert Horne, fell into the river at the dam. His older brother Fred pulled the young lad out before he sank. Miss Beatrice Joynt is the Worthy Matron of Huron, Chapter No. 89, Order of the Eastern Star. 'Worthy Patron is Frank Watson. Other officers include Mrs. David Benedict, J. A. Fox, Mrs. George R. Scott and Mrs. Elwood Armi- tage. A parade headed by the Wing, ham Citizens'' Band proceeded to the Horticultural ' Park- on Coronation Day where 19 trees were planted to commemorate the coronation of the King and Queen. Jack McKibbon finished his course at the Ontario College of Pharmacy last week and is now home. Mrs. E. J. Thom, Mrs. 'Allan Durnin, Mrs. W. A. Miller, Miss Mary Murray, Miss Mildred Mc- Quillin, Mrs. J. Cameron and Mrs. Chester Taylor were among those erected officers of the St. Heletks Women's Institute, Miss Pauline Robinson of Blyth has been • engaged to teach in Drumbo Public School. MAY 1947 At ame ting held 1ast week at the Town Hall a juvenile hardball team was organized. Officers for the year are Vic Loughlean, Hugh Carmichael, Bony Foster, Carl Bennett and Harold Walsh. Leroy 6. Brown has been ap- pointed agricultural representa- tive for Huron County, succeed- ing F. K. B. Stewart, now with the Economics Department OAC, Guelph. Mr. Brown is a native of Durham County. Miss Wanda Cowan of town has accepted a position with King's Department Store and com- menced her duties on Monday. The Wingham Camera Club was organized Monday evening with Scott Reid elected president. Vice presidents are Alton Adams and William Henderson; Miss Grace Hingston is secretary- and `Sparks from burning rubbish at ,the rear of Rae's Hardware on Monday caused a fire to their storeroom. The prompt action of the firemen soon had the blaze under control. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Falconer of Culross Township received word that the former's brother, George E. Falconer of Vernon,. B.C., and formerly of Culross, has been chosen principal of Ver- non High School. . Rei►. G. H. Dunlop of Belgrave United Church has accepted a call to Burgessville United Church in Oxford County. He has been in. Belgrave six years. BY HELEN ALLEN 'HE WANTS .1FA,M1LV Wayne, a handsome dark -eyed eight-year-old eagerly awaits a family. Indian in descent; he is a healthy, sturdy youngster with i hair and olive skin. brown o Wayne i5' a bright pupil in Grade 2. ills report says he has very good understanding, that his oral work is good, written work lagging a bit and that he has the ability to do much better. it is expected he will, when he feels settled in a home of his own. Wayne is an active, enthusiastic boy, always eager to•try new things, adventurous in disposition: He is well coordinated and likes to 'Hake things. tie handles tools and materials well. Wayne belongs to clubs and to a group at the YI'1CA. Swimming is one of his favorite activities. This youngster talks often of the new mother and father he hopes to ha%e soon. ile is fond of his foster parents, but un- derstands his stay with them is temporary. A recent note to his foster' mother reveals how he feels: "One of these days when 1 move I will give you a present and i still love you." Let us hope that move will be soon. to an affectionate home he knows is permanent. Wayne says he would like to be the youngest in the family. The Children's Aid Society feel he could fit anywhere, as long as there are 110 other children close to him In age. To inquire about adopting Wayne please write to Today's Child Ilox 888, Station K, Toronto. Foreneral adoption in - 8 p formation, ask your Children's Aid Society. MAY 1958 Miss Verna McLaughlin, who at the end of this term will com- plete 23 years on the Wingham Public School staff, was pre- sented with gifts prior to her .e- tirement. At a meeting held in the Ar- mouries last week, Jack Gorbutt was named, co-ordinator for the Witc3gbam Civil Defence branch. Welfare will be in charge of Eli.: voy Stanley Newman of the Sal- vation Army; communications, Bill Cruickshank;. rescue, Lloyd Carter and Jack Walker; engi- neering Emerson Shera. Ad- ministrative officer is Constable, J. J. Lewis of the Wingham Pro- vincial Police: The Hospital `Auxiliary rum- mage. sale broke - all records. When all departments had turned in their receipts it was found that $1,169,08 had been realized, $150 more than any previou 'sale. " Douglas Cloakey, ee-year- old son. of Mr. and Mr . Stewart Cloakey .of RR 4, Br ssels, was rushed to the Wing »m hospital on Friday after he fell *from a tractor and one o. thewheels passed over hint He is now making satisfact'ry progress: • Frank Gibbons, who has re- cently completed a . ten weeks' advanced course in lathing at the Provincial Institute of Trade$1 School in Toronto, has ,been ad- ' vised by the principal -that he has been successful in obtaining his certificate. Rev. J. ti,obert Watt, a former minister of the Gorrie United Church, who has served the United Chur( congregation a.t. Mitchell for several years, -has accepted a call to Trinity United Church in Toronto. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Watt of Whitechurch. Miss Marjorie Coultes of Whitechurch left on Sunday for Guelph where she will nurse in Homewood Hospital for the next three months. Miller Davis and William Aus- tin were in London last Wednes- day as delegates from St. Paul's Anglican Church to the annual Synod of the Diocese of Huron. Vaughan Douglas and his fam- ily were visitors -in town on the weekend. Mr. Douglas will soon take overduties as CKNX assist- ant farm editor. .i. For me, it was like picking a bouquet of wild flowers for the wedding • and discovering that wha : bad picked was poison ivy. This is Tuesday, and the bride still hasn't got her wedding dress. This is Tuesday, and the estate looks much as the world must have when old Noah finally found some dry land. The house was- to be spicked and spanned. The house is a shambles. The yard was to have been immaculate.. The yard is a melee of last fall's leaves, broken picnic table and lawn chairs, fallen limbs and cat dirt. " Don't worry. We'll cope. We'd better, or Kim and I will be taken away, about 3 p.m. on Saturday, by the chaps in the white coats. Today I came home and found my baby wringing her hands and \ head and feet. She'd been going like a whirlwind, doing all those "little things" she kept insisting her mum not worry about. Like clean shirts and socks for dad, shopping, cooking, washing dishes. Ordering flowers. Trying to get shoes to match the non- existent wedding dre4s. Feeding and throwing out two cats,one of them pregnant; visiting her mum. Same for me. Trying to get a gang of boys to rake the yard, and itall rains day. Trying to cope with people who want to know whetherthe wedding is on or Off. It's on. I think. - But there are going to be some short-cuts, in which I am a firm believer, and of which I' 'have tried to convince my wife for years. The windows -will not be washed. Who looks out the win- dows during a wedding cere- mony, anyway? Anyone who does should be ejected. The °furniture will be dusted. But only in the liVing room, where the event will take .place.'I don't intend to have a lot of -.people running around .our:bed rooms and wiping their fingers acros's *the ledges. In fact, I don't intend to have a lot of people running around our bedrooms at all. If they want to look at .something, they can go outside and look at . my two dead elms. The cups and saucers will not all be washed. Whey will be dusted. The silver will not be polished. It, too, will be wiped with a dry cloth, and if there's an egg -stain on a spoon, tough toe- nails. Everything bulky,: ugly, or out of place, will be stuffed smartly into the basement or 'the attic, and the doors thereto locked. I've found that Kim and I, with- out her mother around to heckle us, have a similar basic philoso- phy: hiloso-phy: "What's it all going to mat-' ter ten years from now?" Oh, we're not complete nud- niks. I will shine my shoes and she has promised me she won't get married in a T-shirt, even though she has to wear a brand- new peach -colored nightie 'over jeans. There'll be solemn vows, and candles and food and drink and children of all ages. What more could you want for a happy wed- ding? There's only one thing that up- sets me. If her mother is out of hospital in time, she'll give us hell for practically everything. And if she isn't, we'll all regret it all our lives. • But don't worry. It won't be Eli abeth '1 aylor and Richard Burton, But my daughter will be a beautiful bride if I have to dress her myself. I'll let you know. The working girl complaining about her stingy landlord: "My apartment is so cold that every time I open the door, the light goes on." New road. markings Canadian drivers will have to adapt to a new system of road markings this summer, The Financial Post reports. Most Canadian provinces now use white centre -line markings with yellow edge markings on highways. But the Canadian Good Roads Association in Ottawa has decided that yellow in the middle and white on the sides is a better idea. The yellow paint used will be brighter than that used in most provinces—almost a lemon yellow. White will also be used for lane markings separating traffic going the same way. It's a big job. In Ontario alone 200,000 gallons of high- quality weatherproof paint and 1.3 million pounds of glass beads will be used to stripe the province's 13,000 miles of main and secondary paved highways, at a cost of $1.5 million: •. •.v. ;.}}•.• •:'{•: \:d}}\y\:ti: titi•:titi+ti} •:tiff ::;<:}•' ';•': ti�rti:�•: '•::;�ti•:;:•ti'ti '•;;:� 4"