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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-23, Page 4• '1, • h. , ''*• j. 11 ADV Two public questions The Advance -Times has, within the past two weeks, carried an the information avail- able on two pressing questions of deep, von - cern to this community. The first, of course, was the detailed re- port given to town ,council by former Town Supervisor Jim Currie, in which he pointed Out his personal opinions about the need for a supervisorio ensure the most efficient use of the taxpayers' dollars. The question which faces the public is not that of an individual who lost a publicly - paid ,job: it is whether or not the concept of a ‘4; town manager is valid. We won't presume to tell 'you whether it is a valid plan. That deci- sion is up to the citizens of the community. The second question is of even greater import to the people of Wingham. A proposal was made, first to council and then to the Planning Board, that a developer would erect a three-storey apartment building and several town houses on a site immediately east of Summit Drive. There has been some quibbling about the fact that the plan went to council before it was reviewed by the plan - ave of fear The decision of the NDP government in British Columbia to make auto insurance compulsory and to set up a provincially - owned insurance company has initiated a new wave of jitters in the private• business community—as well as reinforcing the fear that a socialist government might eventually eliminate most forms of private initiative. Existing ,insurance eonipanies will not necessarily beforced out of business, but it is predictable that a .government-owned com- pany will beliSugh 6ampetition to say the least. Government departments have a way •of ignoring such baSic costs as floor space and wages when they report on the success cif -their invasions into the sector of private business. ' • There is a great trend today to brand the private business firms as some sort qf gang- sters whb Are out to rob -the public. It's a popular, approach by the * politician who wants his voters to see him in the gleaming arrnotir of a 20th century $t. George at full gallop with lance lowered against the • dragon of greed: • ,Much has been said in the past few months about corporate "rip-offs"— the fax C'Pq.C.M.$1134,s41411.clvarig made lo business scon--.- varils.311)v tim,yhoped otaigerteratingrenew:jobs.• ittk PP,400,tbirig 4, -ever :said about the gov- ernment rip-offs by which higher corporate taxes, higher minimum wages' and .higher MVO, FAA ning people—but that is of little concern to the public. The planning board recommended against acceptance of the proposal on the basis of several objections, some or allof which may be quite sound. Here the pressing question is whether or not the town will be permitted to grow when the opportunity is presented. This is the third occasion on which multk-family dwellings ,have been strongly opposed. It is high time to find and deSignate acceptable housing areas. The increase in fax revenue would be considerable; the population of the town would be sizably "increased and the attrac- tions for new industry enhanced if we had more dwellings in the community. Once again it is a decision in which citi- zens generally should take part. We are not telling you what to decide. You all have minds of your own. • All we suggest here is that you express your opinion—directly to town council mem- bers or through letters to this newspaper. Wingham's future should be fully in the hands of its residents. - unemployment and. pension benefits are forced upon the business sector. Government rip-offs? Yes, of course, because governments always leave the im- pression that the businessman will be forced to pay a higher proportion of the taxes and premiums which will be returned to the down -trodden working class. That, is aiot of nonsense . When the higher demands of govern- ment-enforced payments have to be met, business firms have no choice but to raise their selling prices—so the consumer is in- evitably forced to"use his increased earnings and benefits to meet the price of general inflation. • There is no point in making a bogey -man out of business. Where in thunder do you think all the jobs come from in this country? Admittedly there is an awesomely large government work force of civil servants, but remove the investor -businessman from the scene and the nation would collapse in three weeks. This country was built and has, prosper- ed like no other on the face of the earth under the system which we call private enterprise. It's ncit a perfect system, heaven knows—but ;.,,thizkaiternative is R.„-yrian-tYPRAOMeNtliSmo- -y. -,,tfrthat'siwhai you rfallOitRfogpelAtttat Jsytternd-it ohas be-liltigaih.tkIl&ttaitif to restore the private enterprise system in many sectors. Think it over. ruth in ownership prime Minister Trudeau may well have set a nation -shaking precedent by his recent decisionto tit down in conference with west- ern Canadian Indians for a discussion on the rights of native peoples where land -claims ase involved. „ Mr. Trudeau has reviewed the claims of the Nishga Indians in British Columbia and some of the Indians in the Yukon and has ad- mitted that he has, to some degree; changed his mind about dismissing their demands. The Indians have asked for compensation for lands which have been taken over by gov- ernment or private corporations, a well as for royalties on such 'natural products as oil which are being removed and sold. If, in fact, the conference does find that the Indians have a valid claim a whole maze of shriller claims might arise—all over Can- ada—and the price of restitution would be staggering. Regardless of the highr cost, however, a nation which claims to base its legislation and its public code of ethics on justice, cannot ignore a deep and sincere examina- tion of the history of Canada's dealings with its native populations. As the irresistible wave of white pioneer settlement began to push Indian peoples out of the lands which the newcomers craved for agricultural development, a system of re- serves was set up as areas in which the In- dians were supposed to be free to pursue their traditional way of life. In fairness to the legislators of those days, they may have sin- cerely believed that they were treating the red men generously. In gratitude to the Six Nations Indians, whose homes had been in the Finger Lakes area of northern New York, a vast reserve was set aside for them in Ontario. The Na- tions had fought valiantly in the British cause, so the reward for them was all the lands drained by the Grand River in Central Ontario. The wording of the treaty under which the reserve was established was almost Biblical in its promises of faithfulness to the red brothers for all time. It was not long, however, before the white men began to realize that they had been foolishly generous andsliCes of the Six Nations' land were pur- chased from the tribes for such paltry sums that they were tantamount to highway rob- bery. One look at today's Indian reserves is enough to prove the "raw deal" which most of the Indians inherited. The Saugeen re- serve or the Cape Croker lands might have provided good hunting and fishing for a semi-civiljzed people 150 years ago, but to- day they stand as monuments to the fact that we have simply shunted our Indian popula- tion onto real estate that is totally inade- quate to provide decent incomes for their in- habitants. Is it any wonder that alcoholism and crime have taken root among a people who have no opportunity to compete on an equal basis with the white interlopers? Nor ,is the situation one which pertains only in Ontario. Some areas in the West are vastly worse in this regard. If Indians' legal rights are once estab- lished it would be interesting to learn, for in- stance, what claims they could press for their fair share of the land which lies in the cities of Kitchenerpnd Waterloo, Cambridge and the other rich centres along the course of the Grand. When it comes to Indian claims for royalties on oil and minerals removed from their lands, there are many • precedents to., justify their arguments. Britain, the United States and many other countries pay mil- lions in royalties to sheikdoms of the Middle East—simply because they took the honest approach rather than taking over the oil -rich lands by conquest and settlement. There are a few Indian tribes in the United States which have grown wealthy on oil and miner- al royalties. Whether Canada could ever pay the bill it owes to its native peoples is a good ques- tion—but there is certainly room for discus- sion on the validity of Indian claims, as the prime minister has acknowledged. „ THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited. Barry Wenger, President Robert 0. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. Member Canadian and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associations Subscription $10.00 a Year $5.2.5 for Six Months, in United States $12.50 in Advance Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Return Nistage Guaranteed items FEBRUARY 1926 Prize winners for coati Men at the Wingham Carnival included Miss Katherine Fry, Jae?; Braek4 enbury, Margaret Garn1411, Mr!st Herb Campbell and Dave MIMI, ton. Ted Lewis was the oldest person, on skates, at 71; and the youngest was Billie Lepard, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Lepard. Jack Curries rink of Ct11101:4 was successful in carrying Off the Williain Mitchell trophy at the Kincardine bonspiel last we,. Floyd Carter met with a WOO accident at the Wingham Arena while playing hockey when a boy he was checking, tripped. In fall- ing his skate struck Floyd ofl the head, causing a gash that Te:: quired five stitches. . Will Stewart, who has been liv- ing in Wroxeter, has moved into the Carson house on victoria Street. John Raby has purchased' the George Gannett farm near Blue - vale and'will take possession at once. Miss Lizzie Hetherington has been engaged by the Wingham School board to teach the Junior Third class. Mrs. Bone has sold her 200 -acre farm near Belgrave to Mr. Logan of London. Wellington Henderson, who re- cently sold out his Lucknow groc- ery business to McCharles Bros., is moving his butcher business into half of the store recently vacated by W. W. Hill. All residents of Turnberry Township known to own a dog ale liable to the dog tax and must ap- ply for tags. FEBRUARY 1938 • Miss Margaret Nicholson Of Bluevale has received word that she won second prize for selling seeds for the George Keith arid Son seed house. She was the only girl in Canada to win one of the prizes. Nominations held in Ashfield Township to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Reeve Richard Johnston, resulted in the election of Councillor Alexander MacDonald by cl ti Fred Anderson was elected to 01 Mr. MacDonald's seat on ciligh_,PP. Mrs. John Nicholson Of 01004 vale has a -'01iitir which:W4/04.p' 17; one fel:1.146f Airdr.ohe) The congregation of L United Church has mei ecithe resignation of Rev. S. 'rocker pastor for the past six years. Mrt Tucker retires frOm the active ministry July A after 40 years of service. • W. R. Hamilton has leased the store which has been occupied by the People's Florist and will take possession March ist. He will continue to conduct an optical and . jewellery business in this new location. ' Miss Beatrice Harris, Reg. N., of Embro, has been appointed as- sistant superintendent of Wing - ham General Hospital, replacing Miss Nellie Walters. Miss Harris is a graduate of St. John's Hospi- tal, Toronto. FEBRUARY 1948 John Pattison is attending a school for servicemen at the Westinghouse plant in Toronto this week. Mrs. W. G. Hamilton and Mrs. p of editorial o inion Thursda R. R. Hob* were elected co. presidents of the Women's Ass* ciation of tl]e United Church, Vice presidents ere Mrs. E. S, Lewis and M.rs. ..0,„ HowsOn; secre- tary is Mrs, C. W. Lloyd and treasurer is Mrs. Lorne Webb, Lt. D. C. Irwin, assistant Cadet Inspector, while in town last week, presented George earn" mage:with the Strathcone Medal for being the best rifle shot in the „ Wingham High '$chool cadets, A. 4, DuVal, fox and mini{ rancher, sold the large brick building in which he has .housed' his mink for several years, to the Western roundry. This building was_formetly owned by the West- ern FoUndry. ' The directors of Morris t'ed- eration,- at their, meeting, tip-, pointed Nelson Higgins, James Coultes • and William Peacock a committee to secure signboards to be placed at the end of each concession in the township, with the name of the township and number of concession on them. Southern Ontario is facing a serious emergency, the worst since the end of the war, in lack of hydro power. Users are asked to conserve power in every way possible. So far Wingham has escaped the daily shut -offs ex- perienced in many other com- munities, but .it may happen .at any hour. Next Wednesday, Rutherford's Superior Food Market will change over to self -serve.. Miss Helen Thompson, Reg.N., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fa Thompson of East Wawanosh and a former student at •Wingbain High School, has been hired by the City of Windsor as Health Nurse. FEHRUARY At a special meeting of the Wingham District High School board, Sam, were approved for new addition to the school. The plan will replace an, addition at right angles to the north wing of the existing' struc- ture, running parallel with John Street, and the new shop will he added to the east ',wing of the building, Tito new addition will provide a home economics reon], four standard vies:Rooth/1, a music room, another. science room, two storage. rooms, and a mechanical room. The entire community , was saddened when word WAS re, ceived here of the sudden passing of Rev, Donald J. MacRae, a for- mer minister of the 'Mooney] United Church, • . Eleven girls entered training at the Wingham General Hospital on February 16, to take the certi- fied nursing assistants' course. Among them were Margaret Dane, Gore(); Doreen Howatt of RR 1; Belgrave; Karen Swanson of Wingham; Isabel Thacker, Teeswater, and Elva Watke of Carlsruhe. A donation of $200.00 from the Kinettess brings the swimming pool project close to $6;000. The local Kinsmen Cfub mark- ed its 10th anniversary and also the founding of the organization at a special meeting held at the Royal T. Word has been•received that A R MP; I leave that city at the end of April to become minister of a new church in Victoria Village. He served at Wingham for 13 years before going to Ottawa. • The -beguiling smile, belongs to Scott, six years- old. Scott's background mainly Irish end to has deep blue g1.00, brown hair and, medium complexion, He is small for itis,ageklooking, more 114 *.foure•year•old. . - • Scott was 'born PrentaturelY and: hasn't ,caught up, with the average chfld his age. Maybe be won% but on the ether hand, be bat madi,notable.gains lately. Ile ;hes. boon attending Primary' school in It echoer:for *the retarded, but recent testivintileate he will be able to moveleto regular school next year. is eager to learn and has a good OtetriOrY. • • ' Scott has I,1010tory. epileptie . seizures. but these have .0, iminis...nwhere hismediCationis never forgotten. He had Only od4reatlY' in at foster bomeWhere.be receives excellent care '41100 - two seizures teat year and Iiik.ine#401 report states they are , - •now under control. t • A loving, lovablechild whose general health is splendid, Scott is 4;04 good-natured and' playful. Ile goes around the *Wile singing. and 'likes listening to motile, He Is fond of drawing and coloring and *hough his attention span 15 sometimes short,. he concentrates. en paper and crayons for long periods.' . • Buildinglos are alsoaniOng Scott's 'favOkiterf and he likes play on slides and SWIngs. ' • Scott needs an affectionate, relaxed home with' parents who • will providelininnlatiOO and will not worry )otter his medical, history. These shouktbe no other children close to him in. age• krolnquire about adopting Scott, OleasewrIte to Today's Child, Box 888,:' Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general adoption hifOrMatiOn; please 'contact. ,your. local Children's Aid-SoOlety.- Tablegamet were played in the auditorium on IVIonday afternoon withreight tables \of euchre and two of crokinole. Mickie Cum- mings had high' score in the tit416 "oyed by everyone on Tuesday ith Miss Pearl Gidley at the piatib for the hymn sing and Jake Roorda playing for the organ melodies. One hundred residents at- • tended the Valentine Party held in the auditorium. Music for the - Old tyme dancing and sing -song was provided by Alice Roorda, Mary Taylor, Norman Spier and Jerry Collins. Happy Birthday was sung for those having birth- days during the week and a new resident was welcomed to the home. Following the afternoon's activities, tea and cookies were served by the kitchen staff. The birthday party for Febru- ary with the Goderich Township Women's Institute as hosts 'has been postponed to Wednesday, February 28th. - A film, "The Black Creek Pion- eer Village", was shown on family night, with Bert Colcombe in charge of the projector, Itaia come? followed„by a 20 -minute showing of slides of the recent activities \ and birthday parties at Huron - view. !fp pj tiii •., . ! f,,9 i ',' ItIA.V .,:lx. lilico:Kori,lcm gets -loan A Hanover company will re- ceive financial assistance from the Ontario Development Cor- poration to expand its operations. Industry and Tourism Minister Claude F. Bennett has announced that a $53,500 ODC performance loan has been authorized for Saugeen Product Development Limited, a manufacturer of wood and plastic components for the furniture industry. The loan is in- terest -time and may be forgiven over six years. The company plans to build and equip a plant in Hanover's indus- trial park for use in addition to its present facilities. It is expected thar10 people will be employed at commencement of production in the new premises and that this will increase by'a further 16 with- in a five year period. "'IOW Witit yeti 8/2/A/47 hESS AND LEsS 1,1206eAh-is gentsre-A/ awHe-deciALS ery • - • ,,,,, • . . Y In a recent news story desCrib- without first meeting CSA stand7 ing how bed -mounted TV sets are ards and Ontario Hydro ap- available to patients -at Wingham proval. and District Hospital on a rental .This accounts for the ruling basis, some interesting points that no . plug-in electrically op - were not covered, and have been milted radios are permitted, only . brought to.light by an inquiry to the transistor radios that operate Gordon Sanderson:in the London' on batteries. This eliminates the Free Press regarding the , same bothersome cords and attendant system, Sterisystems Ltd., which dangers: operates in St. Joseph's and Vic- Most privately owned TV sets toria Hospitals there. present a shock hazard and A lady in London . wondered generally are operated without why she could not take in her own private earphones such as are set-to a patient in one of the hos- available with the Sterisystem pitals, and attacked the system sets, so they could disturb others. as a monopoly. The point is also made that the 4 necessary extension cords ° and Better That Way tables to hold the sets would pre - Actually, it has been arranged sent obstacles for staff, patients that way in the best interests of and visitors. The rented TVs are the patients and staff, points out held by special mounts to the Mrs. I. E. Morrey, Wingham hos- bedframes, and therefore do not pital administrator.. take up floor space and are easily The hospital likes the arrange- adjustable for the convenience of ment because it provides a serv- the patient. e ice at np cost to the administra- There have been no problems tion. The rental company has a recently with visitors wanting to million -dollar accident insurance bring in sets, as the word seems liability coverage. to have gotten around about the If patients were allowed to local rental system, Mrs. Morrey bring in their own television sets says. But it's worth remembering it would cause problems. No that plug-in radios also are electrical appliance is allowed to banned in favor of the cordless be operated within a hospital battery sets. Stormy day contributes to several accidents About, $5,000 in damages re- sulted from six auto accidents reported last week in the juris- diction of Wingham Detachment OPP, but most of the drivers escaped injury. All accidents were of the single -car variety. Blowing snow contributed to some of the accidents Thursday. Largest damage estimate was in the accident last Thursday involving John D. Pennington of Brussels, who was injured in a single -car accident on . County Read 29, east of, County Road 12, Howick Township. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $1,850. On the preceding day William G. Alton of Wingham was in- volved in a single -car accident on Con. 10-11, west of Sideroad 25-26, Turnberry Township. There were no injuries and the damage amounted to an estimated $100. Royce Bauer of Brussels' was involved last Thursday in a single -ear accident on Huron County Road 12, north of Huron County Road 16, lltusnets! ,Mr. Bauer received minor injuries and his car was damaged to the extent of $1,000. Also on Thursday Mrs. Lois Noble of Lucknow was in a single - car accident on Highway 86, west of the Huron -Bruce County line. She was not injured, but damage to the vehicle was estimated at $1,250. Also on Highway 86 Thursday Erik Schistad of Wingham ryas involved in a single -car accident east of the junction with Highway 4. He was unhurt but vehicle damage was $150. On Friday Bruce W. Subject of Monkton was involved in an acci- dent on Huron County Road 12, south of Highway 86. He was uninjured but damage was $250. During the week Feb. 12-18 officers at the Wingham Detach- ment carried out four investiga- tions under the Liqtior Control Act with four persons charged; laid 14 charges under the High- wayTraffic Act with 22 warnings an carried out 17 investigations under the Criminal Code of Canada.