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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-06-08, Page 9b r : ?" ."Nrr r,.'w •;.;•x :rr•�v y • y{;Rr•.°' r.^r •rsr r rrrr r • •. rrr '+�.•,� r+'1}.f }' ;,�%{;•:{'" t°r'r/• } f•'••+! . ✓ {.% :,t!Firr+• yYr fF'•r f + r,:+ r r {}" f • r wr..•.,:: }r .r :: r,Y r, r • 1r` � � err . rr f'" r r. f • {: Jv-0�r' x ?' f;}%r}}i}%'r:•.r�'% •r{'r •}'r'%:•a: %''r'��+ti%'{.Y : :%: +r .•� We' .,. / Frr:•.. . r... .. r . rr ¢ •}r!f.• , .. . r ,.: •/irfr . r,f :.Y :f• r�. r l ry r 1 r r: r. v .r, rr • ..v 1 . .r J ..�.ra'rkrr • r � .+.f�'Nr rr J � r� .Fr'' rvGtrr3' r:�'J r 1 +rlF.. Jrr Big man in a quiet way The members of the younger -generation no doubt gave scarcely a second glance to the news that the Duke of Windsor, former King Edward VIII of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, was dead. To most younger people the man was r°Ftore a myth than a per- son. Albert Edward Christian George n - drew Patrick David, . eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary was a man of stature all his days—no less in the long years of quiet living since his abdication than in the era in which he served his nation as the Prince of Wales. But quiet people are so eas- ily forgotten. No member of the British monarchy ever did more to enhance the image of the Crown and all it represented. For years he travelled the globe and every spot he visited was left with a new warmth for the solid vir- tues of a royal family which had become not the privileged rulers, but the model citizens of their domain. In many ways the present queen's consort, Prince Phillip, has emu- lated the characteristics of 'her illustrious uncle. Both have demonstrated the fact that responsible royalty can be a distinct asset to a democratic institution of government. Although his love for the twice -divorced American Woman made it impossible to con- tinue as king, given the moral and social '^}rfl jf{+•:;�1:5' rr �.-rr,r ,.,rr yr lr ^r r r ' r .•% :�' . rrr/} / . J •: rr .^r • •r •✓rrr rr Ff l r l� ..✓. r ' '. Yr r F..r ••1•• .:WJ. r. J.rr.r r• , % r r•• r r�f r r r. 1• r r. rr.. .•:Jl : • r r:. ✓ ^ r.• ^ r . r . F r r. f • •F r r. : r/ :r:r • r r. r . . r.• rr rf` Y,fr Fr ✓/ r''r� i' • concepts of his day, he sacrificed his crown and much of his personal wealth in the con- viction that he could not in good conscience Literate 1 IYj! serve as monarch at' the cost of his human emotions. Derided. at the time, -the marriage certainly proved to be one of lasting loyalty anddignity. During the war years Adolf Hitler, with characteristic lack of faith in human decency, fully expected the Duke to be a patsy for a plot to exploit Edward's popular- ity. in Britain. The dictator could not imagine .that a man who had been "forced" to giy.e up so much would pass up the chance to regain his throne with the assistance of his nation's deadly enemy. How completely Hitler mis- judged both the Duke and the British people is now a matter of history. In all the years since his abdication Ed- wardrespected the conditions of his de- cision. He never at any time interfered with the authority handed over to his brother and later to his niece, Queen Elizabeth II. De- spite the fact pat he had tremendous per- sonal abilities, a continued to live quietly in France. His little -publicized illness and death were but the culmination of a life he had chosen to live out as a self-made exile. Many an older person in Britain is quietly mourning the passing of an exemplary citi- zen. Where C00 We Find.0.... New values in park development R. E. McKinney's letter in this issue of The Advance -Times refers.to an idea which has been in the minds of a few local residents for a good many years. It is attractive, of course, only to those who have enough imagination to visualize the changes which are likely to take place in public thinking and habits in the years to come. Recent decisions by public-spirited people in the lower Lake Huron area point to the sort of development which is likely to take place all over the province. Plans are already under way to.implement a parkway along the Huron shore from Amberly to Lake St. Clair, in the belief that there is a great need for more recreation lards and that denser population patterns will find such" open Spaces vital to living in generations to • come. Although it niay be too soon for the un- imaginative, the plan for a lake development' „Itere has,great practical yalut_;;nc t,ppi,y in al the way it would enhance the approaches to the town itself, but in the prosaic matter of dollars and cents. Cottage property and rec- reation areas are so badly needed that with proper management they can be self-sup- porting. Many of us may live to see the day when parklands are formed along the routes of all our major^rivers. The unproductive bottom lands will give way to treed verges and river. courses will be cleaned.up and made avail- able. to the public. Of all the rightful de- mands which citizens., of a growing 'nation may make, one of the most basic is for space in which to move and breathe. Ontario has been blessed with a multitude of potential parkways, but unless we do some timely planning they may be lost to our children as they have been in Europe. In Wingham we live right in the midst of one of the finest of these areas. We should be the first to realize, the potential. • Fine asset in our community The graduation of nursing assistants from the training school at the Wingham & District Hospital last week served as• are minder of the excellent accomplishments of that institution. One of the first hospitals in this area to train nursing aides and later nursing assist- ants, the Wingham school has turned out literally hundreds of successful! graduates who have taken their place in the nursing field and have brought comfort and hope to rnyriads of patients. Had it not been for these trainees, the entire hospitals, system, par- ticularly iri rural areas might have collapsed during the period when there w`bs a stringent shortage of registered nurses. The Wingham training- 'school has achieved a fine reputation' under the direc- torship of Mrs. Fielding and her assistant, "Mrs. Ellacott. The percentage of honor graduates each year .is very high and the spirit of enthusiasm engendered among the students is remarkable in such a demanding °field of study. ' The graduates of the school have not only become valued staff members at the local hospital. To our great joy many of them have passed through a second graduation to become wives and mothers: in our town. Each one of them has made a valued con= tribution to the quality o,f life in this com- munity. they. may have a valid point The Perth County•land division commit- tee came out strongly last week for .the county getting along without the services of a paid co-ordinator for the planning depart- ment. The council members, who make up the committee, cited the inconsistency of provincial government supervision as one of the reasons why the land separation de- cisions' should be kept in the hands of an . elected. committee rather than a govern- ment -approved official. . Perth's final decision in this regard will be. of considerable interest in other nearby counties wherep la ners have been hired or- are presently under consideration. It is at any rte interesting to see a county council giving seriouslhought.to handling a difficult task themselves rather than running for an "expert". Certainly some, or perhaps all of the county planners who have already been hired are dedicated and well-informed men who will contribute wise counsel to the elect- ed bodies. However, these officials may not ha"ve the intimate knowledge of conditions locally that is the special attribute of council members themselves. As one of the Perth committee members said, "land separation decisions require 80 ,per cent common sense and 20 per cent book knowledge." A paid official will certainly be much more easily influenced by directorates from Queen's Park—pronouncements which may be suitable for a broad average of conditions and ill -fitted to particular cases. Most citizens have become so compla- cent about senior governments' decisions that they rarely argue their own rights. Planning for land use at any level, be it local, ounty or provincial, is a very important re- sponsibility. Decisions of land separation committees and zoning groups affect the personal property of citizens who have every right to the belief that their property and judgement about its use should not be tampered with unless it is very clear that such decisions will, in actual and provable fact, be injurious to the public -good or de- valuate the property of a neighbor. Personal freedom is • in far greater danger than most of us realize. Self govern- menf"is being nibbled away at an alarming rate. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited. Barry Wenger, President - Robert 0. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations b Member Canadian and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associations. Subscription Rate: Subscription $1000 a year, $5,25 for six months, in United States $12.50 in advance. Second Class Mail- Registration No .0821 Return Postage Guaranteed For a writer, facing a dead ne with nothing in his head ,but:a vacuum is about.as joyous : l casion •as facing his wife .,at. 4 a.m., after phoning her at STOP. to tell her he's going to have: two drinks, not three or four but two, with the boys on the way borne from work. I hope those figtl#''s haven't confused you, but per- haps you get the general idga;. Sometimes, however, coinci- dence oi ci-dence creates a column I fiad nothing in my head for "this week's column. 'Not even •f pg. Just vacuum Good old .coinci- dence came to the rescue. Today I met in the halls one .of my English teachers. He's na- ture chap• and pretty tough. •$leen through a war and twenty-five years of marriage, spent a stretch as a weekly editor, ;and has raised three children flow much tougher can you' get? But he was almost in tears. . "They can't read," he mum- bled brokenly; "they can't read". 1 patted his back and wiped his eyes, as we department heads do, (though I reserve weeping on :my shoulder for women teachers only), and gradually found :out that he was talking about a Grrade 9 class in the four-year stream. "There, there," I consoled. ‘.`Of course they can't read. Neither, with a few exceptions, can .my Grade 13 students. Kids aren't supposed to learn to read any more. It might destroy their sen- sitivity. Now .you just go and show them a nice little movie, or let them express themselves. on the tape recorder. Or let them lean out the window and watch the cars going by and then have them write a poem. But don't cor- rect the spelling in the poem," You'll destroy their creative spirit. Just go on back in there and stimulate them." • That's one thing ,my teachers have to admit. When they come to the chief, they get inspiration, motivation, and a fresh new ap- proach. Some of them even say hey'll try tostick it outthe end of -the term. - . ,... �., Well, I felt pretty good, a's we 11: do after giving meaningless dyice, but that wasn't enough to t write a column about, Got home after school and f pened my mail. There was a t ery nice letter from Margaret a rieve of 'Oakville, who : taught A 1972 '`%''}%f:;:;Frff•;}�!,:✓fl+,i'fl:f: �,,r++f�f/ifl{ fJ j?!J J, ,"!1/,:+ J/r:+ J�,r.;Fr I jf .+Yfrr+ • Fir' J:r 1„r' i ,r rrr! r.r�+ J 'SFr r _ i'! - r ' � : r r r r r r r r . r::'rJ�r.:',7• J•J F r: rrr •f ' J ! !r �+f +: J•%' �J{r/,•y/,� .r r/,%✓ l,.+r r �. % . r r r. ..:+J ! -' .• J F ! F F! F ,+ F. JF F J ..r ..!r !r./ ✓f.+ fF :%Y� rr' f � :� /� r /•,:•+r J 1 ✓�• r: Jf %F.. ,+J. '/ r / % / .+'. / f�rr • r!f FFFF F :.•r:•: .! r' ✓1 JJ r. /. f :+rr'h' +!Jl .�/ r % . r % r + / l ,, ! + r J{ r r'r ' xri rr r .F/ r''i✓/f, .........r,+•✓':} r r�. / rr ! r� r .. �/.. r}' r . F r r:.% . F'.✓. J / +' � r . !. r; � . J �r� >' ' � . �' r rJ r. r. G..:Jf!, .r1J'Fi:rr: r,+J� �rG �rrr.•.r,l.,:r /F'•:f .r'JJ r.! ., r .,�' .�'fr r Jr r/ f 1f/rJ r r�+ ��l��!rr�J'�.�°r�' J r{�.�f F p���.,� r�rl� r''rJ'J..+''' _.;.::• r.. Jr r�r: rr !r� �f • J✓�!1�✓� /J �� /.•+ �F••�r �����}IK�!�F! �J v��r l� �} ����.!.•^'���J1� J�..+�!%.r �� ✓ f/ r. ✓,r%r•„a J r, r..l r r.Y.Jr Jr rrr:r J✓1 .r:.•, r � �� +r� t a a 0 'v G for 41 years, and says she hadn't a single regret 'on leaving it -The Profession. though there were many good, years and an abun- dance of pleasant memortes. That cheered me up, for some ob- scure reason. Maybe I'll even stay on another year, and collect my twelve-year pension, which will amount to $38 a month every second leap -year. In the same mail was another letter from an old friend, with a clipping enclosed. It was an ar- rcle by Norm Ibsen about the apid rise in illiteracy, or the de- cline in literacy, or whatever you want to call what's happening to our youth. A Professor Gold, chairman of the University of Waterloo's Eng- lish department, blames the school system because it's turn- ing out students incapable of ex- pressing themselves. They can't communicate. I quote the writer of the column, Mr. Ibsen, who says, with tongue in cheek, "Maybe it's because they're be- ing taught by language arts specialists instead of English teachers. Maybe. But I take exception to the professor's seeping gen- eralization about students ex- pressing themselves. They can. . They do; Even the best and mild- est of boys have always sworn a bit. But it shakes you a bit to hear some sweet little girl of sixteen drop her books or stub her toe and to launch into a communication that m would, curl the hair of a World t War I muleskinner. to • consort for the "d" in dart, if you wis You can't blame the high schools, who do what they can with an ever-increasing mass of illiterates. 'What the • hell, what does it matter if a brilliant science student, or a math stu- dent w1}o will be :working with slide rulli and computer, -writes a sentence like, "Everyone shoul. have a good education so they can go to colXXX collegxx collitch and make a lodda bread"? People worry about literacy falling into the hands 'of an elite group. In my opinion, it would be the best thing that could happen to English. It would take -us back to the glorious days of the Eliza- bethans, and let the slobs fall where „they may. Stresses need for homemaker help in Huron LAKELET - "There is agreat need for homemaker help in the northern part of the county", the members of Lakelet WI were told when IVIrs. Janet Reid, Huron County health nurse, spoke at their health meeting June 1st Mrs. Reid outlined some of the duties of a homemaker which can -, be two to eight hours a day for up three months. There is a train - g course available and anyone ishing information should con et 'the Wingham office. Mrs. Reid explained some of e other services of the Health nit and due to So many aspects public health, asked anyone ishing any assistance to contact em. Mrs. Henry Hohnstein'thanked rs. Reid and presented her with gift. Mrs. Derrill Hallman presided r the meeting. The treasurer ported $40.45 realized from the le of plants. The roll call was swered with a gift for the cup - and at the Wingham Cancer inic. - Mrs. Percy Huth reported on n e' district annual meeting. aders for the fall 4-H project W he Third Meal' are Miss Gladys to th and Mrs. D. Hallman: a it was decided to sell tickets on a • a draw for the crib quilt. Mrs. E. Ferguson -read a poem sh ".I'm Fine, How Are You?" and th Mrs. Allan conducted two con- w' tests, winners being Mrs. Reid' fu and Mrs. Jacques. Each received w' a potted plant. pl Lunch wasserved and a- social half hour enjoyed. m no as pr vi in we a citing." loc However, I agree with the pro- th •fessor that the whole situation is u the fault of the school system. of The universities blame the high schools, which blame the ele- th mentary schools, which blame home environilient or something. M This is patent. nonesense: My a father got through Grade 4 and wrote. a beautiful copper -plate fo script" with : intelligence.. My re mother had Grade 5 and wrote sa wittily and grammatically. That an was my home environment. bo You..can't blame the . elemen- Cl ary schools. They do whht they can with what they get, in the th ace of a department of education • Le hat is about as consistent in its 'T ims as a dart in a wind storm. Hu nd you can substitute another LETThRSroTMMEDITOR Bluevale, 0 June 2,1 Editor, Advance -Times. Dear Sir: There have been many ref ences in this newspaper to t idea I had a few years ago abo _ the creation of a lake south town on the prairie 'flat, I intr the idea to town counc and your newspaper supporte the ide. I also broached the pr ject to the conservation authorit of which I was a member at th time, However, I suggested a dam a the spot about where the of swing bridge crossed the river t the former fair grounds. Some 'one suggested the dam should be somewhere near Whitechurch t Make a much larger lake—an that, I feel, took away some of th enthusiasm. I didn't agree, and don't yet. I feel the proper plac would be at or near the southwes of Wingham. When I made this suggestion i was about the time I was involved with the CPR to get the Riverside Park area. It seems there are al ways some who are ready to oppose any visionary ideas. I re call that at the time one member of council asked me about the CPR property—whether or not I was trying to get an asset or a liability and another council member interjected; "The kids will smash evei'j�' window in the old CPR station the first week we have it!" I was disturbed but it did not dampen my enthusiasm, and I don't think anyone would ask, the question today. I am glad to say your paper supported to throughout the whole affair. The 26 acres of CPR property cost the town one dollar. In my opinion the lake project could be a greater asset to the en- tire community than even the Riverside Park land, and itis just as logical, practical and possible. All we need is the right person to head up an active committee— but it is all=important to get the RIGHT person to direct it, man or woman. This person will need vision, enthusiasm, energy and •,determination; a person who of easily discouraged, and not ecessarily from the Town of Ingham. This is a project of in - rest to all the towns, townships nd villages for several miles_ round. The director of . •the project ould have a deciding voice in. e selection of the committee ith whom he will work—hope- lly• a group of ,go-getters who ill see the plan through to com- etion. Just imagine what this could can to the whole area! There is other town with such a logical set available• in such close oximity. The lake would pro - de, fishing, boating, sailing and numerable other warm ather recreations.. It would be real attraction for industry to. ate in this community or near - nt. by, as well as an unparalleled Ore 972. protection. It would incre the. value of every property lathe .en- tire Iamea, under teunpreion that er- most of the land which would be . he flooded is municipally owned to ut high water mark. Any question of able property flooded would not ro- be very costly and the increase in il value of adjoining land would off, • d set any small portion required for o- the lake that:might be considered y private property. e I feel the right person ,would have the support of.all clubs, Le- t gion, ladies' organizations, muni - d cipal councils, members of par - o Iiament and the, Maitland Con- - servation Authority. Perhaps it should be handled through the o latter organization in order to d secure all available grants. e I was quite disturbed when .1 I observed that the provincial de - e partment of highways used the t old earthen embankment from the swing bridge to provide t material for the extension of. Highway 86 across the flats. This material was undoubtedly . paid - for by the Town of Wingham when the swing bridge was - erected as an approach to the fari grounds on the prairie. I feel the department' of highways shpuld be required to replace this. em- bankment when the suested dam is built. Whoever accepts the responsi- bility for this project should not have to spend his own time and money. Perhaps tile first move should be to raise . some! funds through donations to make a feasibility survey of the proposal. I wonder if anyone could do this Me more successfully than a groupoof keen, enthusiastic ladies within the community? If there was some money available we could then look for the proper person to • lead the active phase of the pro- ject. Let's go after the right person to get this project moving. There must be someone with sound ideas who could lead and direct. The `" i m portance of the plan to future generations is beybnd imagination. I am sure that everyone in the community will lend a hand in every way possible. Sincere hopes K., and good wishes, R. E. (Mac) McKinney. TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN (,(0)J) STUDENT Jean has just turned 10. This quiet, sensitise, soft -voiced child keeps agcy Worries- she nig' have to herself, but sgie must often wonder khat is ahead for a L;irl with no motlfer and father. Italian and Anglo-sa son in descent, Jean has hi -ow n ey es. dark hair and medium complexion with freckles which last through the winter,. 11er health is good. She is shy on first meetin ,s but is able to he friendly with,both children and adults, though cautious of making close relation- ships quickly. Jean is doing well in (.rade four and it is thought she may be abos'e average in ability. iler• foster parents and her teachers say she is likeable and co-operative. Jean finds great enjoy:Orli( in books and is a television fan. She looks forward to Sunda' School every week. She needs warns, loviig paredts who will be patient and un- derstanding if it takes her time to feel she is really part of the family. To inquire about adopting Jean, please write to Today's Child. Box 888, Station K. Toronto. For general adoption" information, a'kk your Children's Aid Society, A ful trip Math mot fter several hours of unevent- riding, a small boy on a motor with his parents said to his er: "I sure wish you'd . let her drive; it's a lot more ex - Selby, Ontario June 1, '1972 Gentlemen.: • In your"edition of May 11, 1972, you printed a letter from Mrs. George McKay of Hamilton, On- tario, stating that her paper arrived the following Tuesday. Mrs. McKay should consider that she is rather fortunate as my May 11 edition arrived May 20 ,incl the May 25 edition arrived May 31. Yours very truly, (Dr.) G. L. Brown - 'WOW COME GRANDMAS P/cTu /S AA/,iyti IN THE LlVlWileOOM NOW AND NOT Irl/ 7 -Ht- ,BASEMENT A,*/Y,'1O,6"