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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-06-29, Page 1Chamber of •Commerce M GRADUATES OF A defensive driving program conducted in Hanover recently by the Electrical Utilities Safety Association of Ontario were H. Gaunt, L. Thompson, T. Robin- son and K. Simmons, members of the Wingham PUC staff. The local office also received a certificate citing nine years without a compensable injury. Chairman of the PUC Com- mission, R. E. Bennett is seen with the certificate as hongratulates the men. Walkathon to boost fund for new ball park A walkathon or walking mara- thon to raise funds for the Lions' ball park project will tee off or toe off from the old post office Friday, -July 7 at 9:00 a.m., aim- ing at a 20 -mile -long jaunt for anyone six years or older wishing to take this way of earning a con- tribution. Under 16's are required • to have a parent sign the entry: form in order to register. Good prizes are being offered tb participants and if weather is favorable the ambitious under- taking Should be good fun too. Entries must be turned in to Ben- nett's store by July 6. A synopsis of the rules governing the Lions' Waikathon follows: Each entrant must register at the registration desk before 8:30 a.m., July 7 and receive his or her number, turn in a sponsor sheet '- and be ready to begin walking at and south' through town. Each walker must get people to sponsor him for a set amount per mile covered. Each sponsor must sign two sponsor sheets and state amount pledged per mile. Walkers must have a minimum of 50 cents per - mile in total pledges. . Walkers must pick up sponsor sheets from registraion desk after completing walk. Following the walkathon pledges are to be picked up and turned in at Wal- ter's store by Tuesday, July 18. Prizes cannot be awarded until walkers have turned in their pledges. • Check Points Each walker must make sure his name or number is checked off at each check point which will be at approximate mile dis- tances, where drinking water and 9:00 a.m. ' rinsing water for brow nqp l'm 8��o�slnsarpl�'efialdfet�t�liii`will�be available. made after the sponsor sheets are Refreshments will, be served at turned in. the Lions' food booth in .the mall The total route will be 20 miles (four times around a five -mile circuit). Walkers will start from the old post office, along Highway 4 to Highway 86, thence east to McLean's , sideroad, continuing north to, the "B" Line, then west on the "B" Line to Highway 4, A LIAM LONG THE MAIN DRAG " By The Pedestrian M* HUNDREDS REGISTER - More than 400 would-be swim- mers have registered with Wing - ham recreation officials for swimming classes at Wingham District Centennial Swimming Pool, including 120 from Lucknow. who will be using the bus service and F the noon hour swimming schedule. Beginners' classes are filled, but there is still room in all #t other categories, Director Jim, Ward adises. 0-0-0 THANKS A MILLION -- A few weeks ago the Hospital Auxiliary, through'The Advance - Times, asked for •donations of books. The Auxiliary'circulates a book cart at the hospital to pro- vide patients with reading ma- * terial. The public responded by donating literally hundreds of volumes—for which, the Auxil- iary .offers sincere thanks. 0-0-0 'w SATURDAY CLOSING- Most retail outlets in Wingham will be closed Saturday, July 1, the Dominion Day holiday, as well as the customary Monday closing on July 3. Most mer- it chants plan to remain open until 9 p.m. both Thursday and Friday nights to give shoppers a chance to stock up for the long holiday. ENTER BABIES NOW— Proud mothers wishing to enter their infants in the Lions' baby contest to be held in conjunction with the "Crazy Days" frolic next Thursday, Friday and Satur- day should opply at once to the Jenny Wren Shoppp or Hill's. s for entry forms. An official announcement appears else- where in this issue of The Ad- vance -Times. 0-0--0 ENJOY PLAY DAY— Monday AYMonday afternoon was set aside as "play day" when a pro- gram of playground activities was enjoyed at Wingham l�iiblic School by the junior grades, in- cluding grades 1, 2, 3 and 4. Three. injUred as 'bike, car in Coilision Two Gorrie cyclists were in- jured and a passenger in a car was hurt as the result of a colli- sion Sunday afternoon on High- way 87, eight miles east of Wing - ham. Injured were Douglas Noble and Richard Lassaline, both of RR 2, "Gorrie, who were riding the motorcycle. Philip Adams of Mississauga was the driver of the car. He was unhurt but his wife, Cheryl, was treated for minor injuries at Wingham and District Hospital. The Noble youth was reported in satisfactory condition at Wing - ham and District Hospital. The Lassaline boy was transferred to Victoria Hospital in London where he is reported as "fair" with leg fractures. Wingham detachment vestigated. OPP in - each time a lap is completed. Prizes will be awarded as fol- lows: $3 for the most miles walk- ed for each age group up to 20; $50 for the highest amount pledged and turned in; $35 ,fol. second; $25 for third; $15 for .fourth; $10 for fifth and $3 for all walkers completing 20 miles. Those placing first, second and third will get a free plane ride around Wingham as well. Driver faces hit -run charge Gerald D. Robbins, 21, Han- over, is slated to appear in court July 12 on a charge of failure to remain at the scene as a sequel to an accident in which Robert Dopes, 5, of Wingham suffer ed"a ., broken leg Sunday. • The youngster, who has cere- bral palsy, also.received cuts and was treated at Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital andreleased after application of, a cast. The mishap took place on Min; nie Street near the United Church when Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jones, Victoria Street, was being pushed in a stroller by his nine-year-old sister. A car is alleged to have ,backed out from • an „.:apartment driveway and struck him. The driverr is said tO have spoken to -the little girl and then driven away. Investigation was by Cpl. Ron Zimmer of Wingham police. Fordwich man gored by bull A Fordwich area man, . Fred- erick McCann, is in Listowel Me- morial Hospital with chest and other undetermined injuries after being gored by a bull Sunday. A hospital spokesman said Mr. McCann is currently undergoing ,'x-rays to exactly determine his injuries. The spokesman said he appears to be in satisfactory con- dition. •Wingham could benefit formation of a Chamber of COM* merce designed to suit the sp i needs of.the .community, if plan made at a special meeting , Of Wingham Business Association here last week bear fruit. ' in an address that might just's* well have been. entitled "The tablishment Strikes Back7i, members of Wingham Businhess. Association heard M. W. "Speck," Turner of Waterloo Chamber of Commerce make a plea for corn# mon sense and balanced judg- ments in the, face of rabid ,at-, tacks against the principles and values which " have more than proven themselves in the past. Mr. Turner was guest speaker at a dinner meeting of the a07. sociation called with the object of preparing to organize a Chamber • of Commerce for Wingham. 'Another meeting is to be called in The fall after ,preliminary ses- sjons have been held, to fill in de- [ tailsof the organization. Under . the general title of "Knowledge or Common Sense", Mr. Turner introduced his sub- 'jecct by saying: "I believe all of us are in com- mon agreement that today's so- ciety is far better educated than 'ever before intthe history of the World, and in Canada, in terms of dollars the most educated notion, with Russia second .andlikU.S. third. in Canada today approxi- ' mately one-third of the popula- tion is involved in education and they are spending one-third of the Lttotal budget. When we examine ' total results in actions of today's society, we wonder about the ork succee costs in relation to the results, or how much common sense is being used". Mr. Turner . continued : "some- one recently stated that Canada Would succeed with French cul- ture, British government and American technology. What are our chances with French govern- ment, American.' culture and British technology? Today . more people than ever before have turned their attention to to- morrow: Not like our forefathers, did, on a long term basis, but rather the short term concerns. The emphasis has Shifted to causes of social justice and its importance to community stake- holders. These stakeholders, business men, professional people and citizens were recently addressed as polluters, poison- SECRETARY.MANAGER Q the Water lob Chamber of Commerce, Hec. Turner, was guest sshe at aspe, co 1 'nh 1 t�iC1' S i' t.� �ff�t t " rThursday evening. At the lea: .able are John Mclnhes, treasurer, Mrs. Lorne McDonald, na#ld, vice president; Vern Redman, president; Mr. Turner and Nelson Frank, secretary. Wingham Corps says farewell Capt. J. Fearnall and Mrs. Fearnall ands their family were honored at the Wingham Salva- tion •Army Citadel Sunday eve- ning just prior to their departure fora new posting to Niagara Falls after a ' three-year, mission here. • In special ceremonies held fol- lowing the regular evening serv- ice, the congregation adjourned to the basement hall where more than 125 'persons gathered to honor the Fearnalls. Sgt. -Major William Henderson, on behalf of the local corps; pre- sented a token of affection and esteem from the corps to Capt. Fearnall and his family and wished them God's blessing in their new fieWl of endeavor. He spoke highly of their devotion to duty on this posting and the re- gret caused by their leaving: Murray Gaunt, MPP who, with Mrs. Gaunt attended the special service, spoke highly of the couple's work here and wished them well. Robert Campbell, with Mrs. Campbell, represented • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sun- ceedings, being with their par - day School in saying farewell to ents on the rostrum and happily the Fearnalls takingpart in the party which fol - Capt. Fearnall addressed the lowed. gathering briefly, saying what a Young People's Sgt. -Major joy .it had been to do God's work Marjory . McKay offered prayer here, and also referred to amus- and invoked God's blessing on the ing experiences and happy times Fearnall family and their work`in during their sojourn in Wingham. their new posting. Enjoyed Wingham• At the conclusion of the devo- Mrs. Fearnall also said fare- tional period, lun'ch was served well to the gathering, expressing and a social time enjoyed as the her gratitude for the affection Fearnalls had their•hands sound- and co-operation extended. to ly shaken by the corps members them at all times by corps mem- and visitors. Capt. and Mrs. bers and the residents of Wing- Fearnall expected to leave , for ham and district generally. She their new posting at Niagara spoke highly of the quality of life Falls sometime Monday. in Wingham, her happiness at be- They will be succeeded here by ing able to raise her children in a Capt. and Mrs.. Jack Cameron pleasant atmosphere such as she who will be welcomed • to Wing does not expect to find elsewhere. ham Thursday evening. A recep- She expressed the hope she and, tiorf for them is planned at the Capt. Fearnall would be able to local citadel. The Camerons visit friends here from time tQ "come here from Mimico, Ont., time, and assured her , hearers having previously served in that Wingham and. its residents Saskatchewan. would always be in their hearts. Mark ana Johnny Fearnall were very much a part of the pro - THE GRADUATING CLASS of Sacred .Heart Separate. School gathered at the parish hall Tuesday evening of last week when graduation medals, CWL award and athletic trophies were presented. Front, Vincent Kumm, Karen Richey, Joanne Schmidt, Patricia Willie, Vivian Ramme- too, Ken Rich; back raw, Stephen Montgomery, John Frie- burger, Terry Nesbitt, Mrs. Charles O'Malley, principal; Jim McGlynn, Ronald Doerr, Pau, Skinn, Bill Anger. Robt. Stanfield to visit Huron • Robert L. Stanfield, leader of the national Progressive Con= servative party and of the Oppo- sition in the House of Commons, • will visit Huron County next week. After spending Wednesday morning in Perth, he will reach Goderich about 2:30 p.m. An hour will be spent touring the Domin- ion Road machinery plant, fol - owed by a two-hour reception at the Harbor Lite Inn. This function is slated to begin at four o'clock. At six o'clock, Mr. Stanfield will leave for Wingham to take part in an open line radio broad- cast from 7 to 8 p.m. Following the broadcast he will tape a tele- vision interview. • All those in this area who would like to meet Mr. Stanfield are in- vited to the reception at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the Harbor Lite Inn. VISITING IN ENGLAND —Mrs. John Langridge and Jim left on Sunday from Toronto International Airport, Melton, for England where they will spend six weeks with her sister, Mrs. Bob Rusbridge, Mr. Rusbridge and family. ers, connivers, charlatans, rogues, tricksters, warmongers, racists and unconscionable crook$ by Thomas Shepherd Jr. publisher of Look magazine, at a recent marketing conference. He went on to qualify that these names were referred to business and government leaders .,by a ,large number of their fellow citi- zens. If we are concerned, then why not go to the public with an all-out campaign of education. They will respond with favor to truth, justice and common sense. It isup to us to see that what we get is truth, justice and common sense legislation. "This same Mr. Shepherd stat- ed, and I quote: `There is no truth whatsoever to the charge that we are running low on oxygen as a result of fuel burning by in- - -dustry'. He goes on to say that of reports made at 78 sites around the world by the National Science Foundation, they found precisely thesame amount, 20.95 per cent of oxygen in the air, as it was back In 1910. Similarly his article points out that air pollutants have steadily decreased in nearly every major 1.1..S. city as long as records have been kept. Our . water is purer. "We all agree that knowledge through education is vital to the health and life style of our count- ry, but by common sense it must be put in its proper context. Education, like money, is an ex- cellent servant, but both make lousy kings. They .must be put to d good and proper use for the bene- fit of mankind. f "Today we are living in a com- plex, rapidly changing unpredict- able environment. As we look to tomorrow there are three things s we know for sure. It won't be like s the past; it's not going to' be like i we think it will, and the pace of change will be faster than ever. me n& w 1tr k staeli o� our resources ;n__of " e tion of natural '�esotu'pest des- 'truction of the .enviroamifit and exploitation of minority group, "Let us get the facts *blight , We have not, been ae or hypocritical as some activists would have us believe. last half cent our B ion Wry gerabicsi" the - has; increased .life expo t ,cy'by 50 percent, We have cut the work day by .one- and whip $ ac- comphshed we doubled our per capita output, .The world is healthier than we .found it, the, fear of epidemics has been elim- gated, tyle,. diploma, small- pox and scarlet fever. ?olio is no longer a significant factor and TB is almost unheard of. "We have provided better foods-. with vitamins to nourish them, better housing, better schools and broader opportunities for every* body. Along with all this in, creased social consciousness, some are saying 'there is. also an increase in civic decay. These prophet�f doom have already writt off many• of the cities of to&y. You and .I know the prob- Ions of our urban society are ser- ious, but only to the extent that knowledgeable people are unwill- ing to do the work or pay the price to solve them. "As we contemplate the future, we need to shape some of our old institutions to new conditions rather than abandon thet. Recognition must be given to the need for a clearer distinction of what government can or canna o. It cannot provide values to those who have none,. or aiming o life, self discipline or an inner peace. . Common sense tells us we must look to the proven insti- tutions suck as the home, Church, chool and good teachers to instill ound values in our young. It is mperative that such values re- main viable and effective. "It isaDent p too press' tional violence :.. Society has been too tolerant of this violence as a method of social. protest. The principle of civil disobedience has been so abused thatit has now inva& d the rights of others. When our forefathers gave us the ballot box,' the free . press, the ght to lawful assembly, they rovided the most potverful. eans of dissent in the history of ankind. "Why has it become fashion- ble to attack the establishment? ever in. human history have ore people shared more wealth, r had more opportunities ,'with etter jobs. . Without the stablishment social- programs become only empty promises. e establishment founded our ountry and since that time has rovided the highest standard of ving plus the greatest degree of eedom mankind has ever own." quantity and quality categories. .,"Such resources are people,- money, time, .knowledge and ma- terial. These must be trans- formed into programs of action that will achieve our objectives. Many business people are asking 'What happened?'. Nearly a de- b cade of booming prosperity has ri turned into a period of dissention, p turbulence and economic uncer- m tainty. We seem to have lost our . m sense of purpose, direction and. basic values. Business is declin- a ing and inflation continues. What N happened? It's a new ball game m with different- conditions, re- o quirernents and objectives.' Per- b haps we did not take time to e check the ground rules. "Today we are challenged by ' Th common sense to do something c and accept our rightful responsi- p fr kn bility that will affect the econ- omic, governmental, ,environ- mental, cultural and general wel- fare of this town, province and this country . : . What is needed is knowledgeable readers with a common sense approach to make "people policies" that will enable business, the community and governments to get together in designing the future. "This is the way Canada was bu.il.t'and this is the way 1 believe it will have .to be rebuilt. What's the use of praying for these things if you don't do your best to get what you are praying for? "Many ' mistakes we have made, but we also have a pretty impressive string of accomplish- ments. These days we are con- tinually on the defensive. We get • charged with market manipula- tion, insolent capitalism, exhaus- Q PUC employees complete course Four members of Wingham PUC staff received graduation cards for a defensive driving course held recently at Hanover. Presentation of the cards was made in a brief ceremony at the local office by R. E. Bennett, commission chairman. The driving course .had been conducted by the Electrical Utili- ties Safety Association of On- tario, which advised Superin-' tendent Ken Saxton that the local office earned a .certificate for nine years without ca compen- sable injury. This certificate also was officially presented. by the commission chairman. Employees receiving the de- fensive driving cards were H. Gaunt, L. Thompson, T. Robinson and K. Simmons. President Vern Redman of the business group was chairman for the meeting and voiced disap- pointment that the turnout was "about half" what it should have been had those who expressed in- terest originally turned out. Less than two dozen attended, includ- ing several guests.. The guest speaker outlined pos- sible courses of action which might be taken to organize an ef- fective chamber here. At the conclusion of the meet- ing, the association president asked Mayor DeWitt Miller to comment as to what steps could logically be taken at this stage. Mr. Miller !ad earlier inquired of the guest speaker in a question period if unions .would have a place or be considered for mem- bership or participation in such a chamber. He was assured -by Mr, Turner that unions were asked to sit in on various chamber corn- mittees in Waterloo and co- operated. Mayor Miller expressed the view that a chamber could be an important asset for the town and accomplish a great deal of good for the town, but that leadership would be the essential require- ment. He suggested that with the approach of the holiday season it would be virtually impossible to get a representative meeting un- til fall. However, he thought careful consideration should be given in the meantime to selecting the strongly motivated and know- ledgeable committee' personnel which he thought would be essen- tial for the success of such an or- ganization.