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Conscience - a hard master
We do not envy the responsibility of
those comparatively few Canadians who are
sitting in the House of Commons trying to
make their decisions about whether or not
convicted murderers should hang.
Nor is their decision. made any easier by
the fact that no less than.three Toronto po-
licemen have beenshot in as many weeks—
two of them fatally. Our elected representa-
tives know they must, at least in some de-
gree, reflect the wishes of the constitu-
ts—and a good many voters are in a mood
to emend the return of capital punishment.
The dilemma of the members of Parlia-
m t has not been made easier by the con-
ct of. the Cabinet during the past five
Years. At that time non -capital murder was
the charge laid in each instance of a killing --
except where the victim vas a. policeman or
a prison guard. However, Cabinet members
have not been able.to make the decision to
take even a murderer's life, so most hanging
sentences were commuted to life imprison-
Ment. Thus the intent of the law passed by
Parliament was effectively thwarted.
There is no point indenying that crimes
of violence are increasing in our society. The
streets of most Canadian cities were safe for
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pedestrians—even late at night—until a few
. years back, Now they have begun to re-
semble'the jungles of steel and concrete in
the United States, where violence and sud-
den death have reached epidemic propor-
tions.
So it is obvious that our lawrnakers must
find some method of deterring those who
take humanlife so cheaply. The one snag in a
return to hanging as the penalty for murder
is that on rare occasions an innocent man or
woman might be executed. Once dead there
is no re,Prieve. The only alternative would be
total life imprisonment ---'incarceration with-
out any chance of parole unless new evi-
dence is discovered. Exceptional cases
might be given preference—such as a mur-
der committed before a person is old enough
to have full responsibility --or, of course, the
many cases in which the murderer is not of
sound mind.
Certainly society can no longer tolerate
the increase in crimes ofviolence-but it is
not difficult to understand the horror of inde-
cision which faces any member of Parlia-
ment who must soon cast a vote either for or
against the right of the state to legally de-
stroy .a.human life.
History or real estate?
The battle which is raging in Goderich
right• now over the possible,destruction of a
portion of the former Huron County :jail
building has reached proportions whichcon-
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- -pati ularly those who pay taxes- to -fid:;.
nance Huron's various programs:
We have never been particularly warm-
ed by the proposal to use a portion of the
building as a museum : in whichall the old
and cruel practices Of what was termed jus-
-tice in an earlier day would be- on " view..
There is the argument that oncoming gen-
eratioons should be acquainted With some of
the. barbarous'functions of bygone years.
Museum, to the contrary; we :'do agree
'that it Would be foolish in the extreme, to de=
stroy even, a part of a building which dates'
backC~to'. the ear°tiers years of ` settlement in
' this ,part' of the province. Canada is not 'par-
,
ticular ly noted for its respect for Anything.
that verges on the historical—although wee
are slowly learning that the past has its les-
sons for us • •
The oldbuilding. jail '.ail u rld� ng has as been proposed
as the site of a theatrical presentation. No,
doubt there are Many other usesle which it
can be put at.a later date. The -Solidity with-
which it Was originally constructed will
guarantee its well-preserved existence for
many generations to come.
After all the Tower of l.ondon was the
scene-otsome pretty macabre events.but,no
one has ever thought of :.tearing it,down to
make use of .the highly va viable real estate
on which' it stands.
With .all•.the open space that surrounds
the Town of-Goderrrch there must surely be,a
site feria building to house the assessment
office without the necessity of destroying an
historical landmark.
change
r, five"years ago there was a tre-
• mendous `furor in many high schools across
the ;province . when ' the Department of. Edo-
;cation-annou. nced that two weeks would be
added to the school year. Sonne of the argu-
men#s sounded more.than a little silly at the.
time and led to"walk-outs and student strikes
with which ,more than a scattering of teach-
..• ers. were sympathetic. r7 This paper did not
support the rebellious students because :we
believe that alaw is a law and -young people
have a.greatneed to abide by the rules—or at
least ;seek .to change them by 'constitutional
•methods., •
Jus? let us know
This: is the third edition 'of' your' local
newspaper which contains an extrasection
called "Crossroads". We have tried to select
material tor its pages which will add to Voaur
enjoyment and provide you with- useful in-
formation.
Quite a few readers have already ex-
pressed their interest in the feature section
and this is precisely what we want. Content
of that section will, as far as possible, be de-
termined by what readers want to see in its
pages.
We cannot, of course; guarantee that we
will be able to meet the demands, or sugges-
tions of every one of our readers, but we will
certainly attempt to select the sort of ma-
terial that a majority of the subscribeks indi-
cate ,they would like to see.
One of the determining factors in our de-
cision to add the Crossroads section was a
survey' throughout the Wingham, Listowel
and Mount Forestareas, when it was found
that in a very high percentage of ;cases the
local community paper is the only one which
enters the home. Figures in this case are not
guesswork. They are determined from the
statistics provided by the Audit Bureau of
Circulation --an international body support-
ed not 'Only by r(ftwspaper and magazine
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Now, however, the present Ministry of
Education has announced that schools will
be permitted to close a week earlier so that
teachers will have an opportunity to assess
the work of the students and evaluate the
educational procedures they are employing.
So, perhaps (that's a good idea too. The
only thing we fail to understand is
by what
stroke of genius senior' educators have sud-
denly recognized that nothing much was ac-
complished by the additional two weeks
which were tacked on a few years back?
There just could be the possibility that
the kids were right in the first place.
publishers, but equally by the people who
place and pay fpr advertising space. The
semi-annual subscription audits carried out
by this particular organization are stiffer
than any ever devised by the.incom,,tax de-
partment—and that's going some. Any
exaggeration of facts gets the publisher
thrown out of the'organization—or at least
suspended.
We are not bragging; merely quoting the
facts of life as they exist in these changing
times. ,.Local newspapers are the chief
source of news and information other than
television and radio. And, of course, news-
papers have the space available to provide
details sometimes lacking from other
sources.
Naturally Crossroads will have to carry
advertising. Producing printed pages is a
costly operation these days and revenue is
vital. However, our prime interest is in pro-
viding the over 8,000 homes into which it will
go each week with the sort of reading ma-
terial they want and need.
Your suggestions will be welcomed --and
complied with whenever possible. Just call
or write us at our Wingham office. The box
number is 390 and the telephone number is
357-2320.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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A page of editorial opinion
Advance -Times;
W m, Ontario.
Dear Edits
We were appalled to read your
articles "Price of Progresso'' And
"� for Disccussion" and ern
that #creaming , f arme all had
ill tempers,.
We recognize that we as farm.-
qrs do not have the money avail,
able that Ontario Hydro has at `its
disposal to promote our public
image by radio, TV, and. the
,press, • but we believe :that our
image has been severely tarnish-
ed es.
byove the. aho. :r -
We
We wish to point out. ;that :this
new approach by Hydro has post
likelyefforts hof appenedagrou.'pbecause-
calledthe Goathe
-
lition of Concerned calms, ges
Lee SyYnmes, chairman, who
Pressured : the Ontario Govern-
ment into appointing the Solandt
Comintssion to look into the Nan-
ticoke to ,Pickering .line..
Quoting . De. O� :gM. Solandt;
chairman of .the. commission, "1
could find no real evidence that
Hydro made any effort to keep its
plans -secret, It was just .uncom-
municative. FOr many years no
one except landowners whose
property vas affected showed
much interest in Hydro plans and
/ L ,,. . r so there.has until recently. been
HIND ROW CDNi WE,,�. .TALK. 62j na serious effort to involve the
! f public in the planning. Through -
YOUR ZTLE TON out the discussions there was
corned that suitable mechanism
c
must now be found to leve so
called "open .".
Now that . open planning may
have been achieved' we hope that
newsmen, all ' regional planning
committees, and the general
public will. accompany .the• in-
volved landowners to the meet-
ings and help plan this area so
that we may all be proud to sing
Woody Guthrie's great song
'This land is our land,this land is
700r lend'` -
Yours truly;
Bruce Huron Power Lines
Negotiating Committee,
Burton Hodgins,
Chairman.
Dear Editor:
This letter is a forerunner to a
sample -type petition which *will
be seen in your community re-
garding our county'sroposal to
tear down the jail wall adjacent
• to the a assessment building in
Goderich to mare way for an ad-
dition and parking facilities.
Why concern? ,
The fort -like structure, which is
situated onvaluable land has
been considered "unproductive"
Once it lost its last ' inmate a
Couple 'of years ago. Therefore, it
is ew considered "feasible" to
eat away 'At the property 'for other'
county 'purposes. Should the
county go •ahead ' with its plans it
will• ` quite effectively deface the
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}LL�(—WIf. L�{Uyears old is 1Q0archilecturally �L3unique,
structurally • sound, and
imposing in. nature.
The Ministry of Colleges and
Universities, Historical and Mu-
• seums Branch, Archives of On-
tario is interested in' seeing it
kept as a museum and feel it
could 1beeome nationally and in-
ternationally noteworthy. Of
:course, as such, it would `,divert
tourist interest to the entire area.
There are three : alternatives
open to council which will leave
the jail intact..
• 1. The acquisition of property to
the west which had not been in-
vestigated as pf January 26.
2. An addition to the north with
paridng',:option bn Gloucester
Terrace. ` ' . it
. ren County-/ownsIthe e
isting building. There` has been
considerable commentregarding
items from
FEBRUARY 1926
Charles Messer was named
winner of the ,oratorical contest
held at the commencement exer-
cises- of Wingham High School
held last week. The other speak-
ers were Theodore Robertson and
Alice Shackleton. Judges were A
Cosens, T. C. King, R. Vanstone
and C. P. Smith.
W. T. ,`Doc' Cruickshank has
applied to the govertunent forra
. 1;
license for his broadcasting sta-
tion J -O -K -E.
A new company has been form-
ed to take over the plant and all
assets of the late Aero Cushion
Tire Company. The new company
will\ be controlled by Wingham
men. Mr. Marshallwillbe super-
intendent . of the plant with Mr.
Hirst as general manager.
Rev. D. T. L. McKerroll of To-
ronto andRew James MacKay of
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1oDAY CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
Standing straight and tall in his new crocheted suit is Davey,
almost two years old. He is an O)ibway Indian• child with big
brown eyes, black hair and dark skin.
Davey is sturdy, boisterous and very active, apparently in
excellent health. But he has a rare hereditary condition, Von
Recklinghausen's disease, which .is characterized by smooth
coffee -colored spots on face, chest, arms and legs. It \has no
effect otherwise on him • at present but its implications are
unknown. However, his natural mother who has the same
disease, appears healthy and .Well.
At present the feeling is that Davey will not bo' academically
minded, although he is alert and responsive toimulation. He
has just discovered the telephone and is always the first to
answer it. With his limited vocabulary this may create puz-
zlement at the other end, but members of his foster family
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Davey is a vocal boy who laughs a lot, sings to himself and
tries to imitate everything said to him. An affectionate
youngster, he loves other children. His beguiling personality
wins friends quickly but he is timid with new people. He likes
men better than women. He has a robust appetite and sleeps
well. .
Cheerful, noisy, lovable Davey needs loving parents who can
accept his medical history without alarm.
To inquire about adopting Davey, please write to Today's
Child, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general
adoption information, please contact your local Children's Aid
Society.
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CHEERFUL ifkISIO' LOVABLE
London leave this week'fomn New
York for the 'Old Land to seek
ministers ` for the vacant pulpits
of Presbyterian Churches. Mr.
McKerioll is a former minister of
Lucktjow and bath have on differ-
entoccasions occupied the pulpit
of St. Andrew's Church, Wing -
ham.
Winners at the Wingham Mas-
querade' Carnival included Mrs.
T.•J. McLean, Mist Mary, adie,
Dave,;Haxnilton,
Mist{ a..Jariet . a.
Cathers, ' Alvis `µ Marturui
Joe Ellacott. Winner's of races
were Harry Brown, Laura Smith
and Ronald Rae. DaveHaniltan
was the oldest man an skates,
Lucknow will pave its main
street this . summer, also tie .
street leading to Goderich and
Kincardine. Havelock Street will
be finished with a heavy coat of
crushed rock,making it a' high
class gravel street.
FEBRUARY 1938
Ross Harrison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Harrison, will leave
this weekend for Toronto where "
he has accepted a position with
Canada Packers.
The home of John McGlynn, on
the 12th cohcession Of Culross,
was destroyed by fire. It is Wa-
lleyed that a defective chimney.
was the cause.
At the Brussels Carnival on
Tuesday night. Irene Clark Winn
the girls' race for 14 and over.
Irene and Jean McCallum of Bel-
grave won the prize for the best
dressed couple.
The mild weather of the past
few days with warmer sunshine
is not the only sign that predicts
that spring is not far away.
George Orvis on Tuesday picked
a bouquet of pansies at the side of
his home.
Alfred 'Mitchell was elected
president of the Wingham 'Citi-
zens'
Citi-zens' Band. Ernie Seddon is vice
president and Elgin Coutts secre-
tary -treasurer.
Those winning proficiency
awards at the commencement
exercises of Wingham High
School were Isobel McKinnon,
Dwight Reid, John Gear, Doris
Armitage, Scott Reid, Noreen
Benedict and Anna Chittick. Ath-
letic medals were awarded to
Evelyn Carter and Harry Posliff
(seniors) ; Irlma Harrison and
Kenneth Johnson (interme-
diate) ; June Irwin and Gerald
Roberts (juniors). Valedictorian
was Dwight Reid.
The annual meeting of the
Wroxeter United Church was
held with the pastor, Rev. A. M;
Grant in charge. Named elders
were George Allen, G, W. Gibson,
F. Kitchen, D. W. Rae, R. J. Hann
and R. Stocks. Mrs. G. Allen is
choir leader and Miss M. Gibson
is organist.
FEBRUARY 1948
A fire loss of close to $35,000
was caused at Brussels last Wed-
nesday morning when flames
gutted the produce depot on'
Turnberry Street, owned and
operated by Hugh - Pearson, and
the apartments above it.
The Huron byeelection, to. fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of Dr. Hobbs Taylor last Decentt
ber, will•be held next Monday. It
will be a fight between the Pro-
gressive •Conservatives' Thomas
Pryde and. Benson W. Tuckey
representing the Liberals. Both
men are from Exeter.
FEBRUARY 1959
Cal -Burke is chairman of the
executive in, charge of _ arrange-
ments for the 1959 Kin Trade Fair.
to be sponsored by hs Kinsmen
nd held June 4th and 5th. This` ist
'
Pe ,�+ .`yy" .... r' Er a*
years being a mos .�interesting
and successful -one.
A new Couples' Club has been
organized at the Wingham United
Church with ten couples attend-.;
ink the first meeting. . •
Cpl. K. D. Cunningham was one
of two men who received the
Canadian Forces ' Decoration
from Wing Commander A. ' HL
Moody CD, Commanding Officer
of RCAF Station, Aylmer. The
CD is awarded to all personnel
completing 12 years meritorious
service. Cpl. Cunningham was
Win and raised in Wingham,
attended Wingham High .Schaal
and joined the RCAF. in 1946.
The 90th Field Battery entry
from Wingham places second in
the opening draw of the first
annual Armed Forces. bonspiel
played at Listowel, Members of •
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w1aa: uµr WC/ V Li.. i1.: tea iuiteu,
II. S, Hastings, 0 Cadet J.
McWilliams and, Capt. R. P.
Ritter.
Hospital administratrix Mrs. I.
Horsey stated in her year-end re-
port, that there were 2111 admis-
sions during 1958. There were 970
operations performed,- 1689 Out-
patients served and 69 deaths.
The Wingham Kinettes, re-
ceived two new members, Mrs.
Matt Boyd and Mrs. Dave Bur-
gess, at their February meeting.
overcrowded county depart-
ments and court facilities unre- -
laced to the assessment function:
The county should consider a new "
site for -, .a larger assessment
building and use the existing site
to alleviate crowding in other de-
partments. ' ' . - •
The proposed solution not only
destroys the Very nature of a his-
toric landmark, bualso creates
additional problems: 'No allow-
ance would be made for addition-
al parking and the existing
"cramped and crammed" ap-
pearance would become even
more so.
The jail, as it now stands, is
Unique to North America and has
been publicized in both Weekend
Magazine and the British press.
Furthermore, the oldest archi-
tects' magazine in Britain has es-
tablished a fund to preserve this
structure.
Interested persons in the area
are asked to contact any one of
the below.
Joan Van den Broeck
175 Wellington St.
Syd Lawson,
102 Wellington St,
Brian Hall,
31 Victoria St.
Paul Carroll,
186 Wilson St.,
Goderich, Ont.
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