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So, all on their own they have taken a vote and without hesi- tation have agreed they should politely ask old Mother England to stay home and worry about her energy crisis and her miners' strike. However, the Turks (they're not Turkish Turks; they are the Turks from Turks Is- land) and the Caicians (if that's the way to say it) realize. their homelands are a bit small for going it alone, so they • have also agreed to invite themselves into Canadian confederation. Max Saltsman, MP for Waterloo, and an imaginative man if ever there was one, has been down to the islands and he thinks it would be just dandy to have the Turk$ and the Caicos in our fair Dominion. He suggests they should become a part of the province of Nova Scotia. But Mr. Sharp, who is a wee bit more in the driver's seat than Mr. Saltsman, got out his' little old' dipper and threw cold water on the whole idea. He didn't say why he was so chilly about the whole idea—he simply didn't like it. Nowwhat's so bad about Canada having its own place in the sun? Think of the -hun- dreds of thousands of Canadians who go to the southerh States every winter. If those is- lands were a part of Canada the money the travellers spend, which must surely mount to a small fortune, would be contained with- in our own economy. At present the islands are a bit difficult to reach, for you must fly first to ,Miami, then on to Haiti, stay over- night and catch a flight to Grand Turk the Wowing day. lf, however, the islands joined Canada it is not hard to imagine how long it would take Air Canada to provide something more convenient. Perhaps Mr. Sharp is worried about adding the population of the islands to our unemployment list, but after all, what's another 6,000. We already have more than 500 thousand Canadians drawing from the pogey so the extras would scarcely be felt. And in any case very few of those 6,000 would be unemployed. The tourist industry would soak up every available Turk and Caician for years to come. Now, mind you, Canadians wouldn't be able to drive to the islands in their own cars—but with the price of gasoline being what it is that's not really a drawback. You know, with all the talk of separation in Quebec—with the West about ready to pull out—with B.C. on the verge of becoming in- dependent Barretland—isn't it nice to know that some people really ,think Canada would be just dandy for a homeland. Sort of cheers you up on a cold winter morning. Come on Mitch. Loosen up a bit. Why don't you slip on down there and sit under a palm tree for a while with 'a cool rum punch in one hand and a grass -skirted gal in the other? You might get to like the whole thing. Get the whole story Ontario's secondary school teachers have certainly been active enough this win- ter to draw attention to their problems. The giant protest gathering in Toronto four weeks ago emphasized the fact that many of the teachers are unhappy with some aspects .,f their employment. The high school leachers, of course, are entitled to be heard if they have legitimate complaints. In fact, it would appear that the Ministry of Education should immediately setup a full-scale study of the entire question of teachers'•salariies and y orking conditions. If, however, such a study is'to be undertaken the. ministry should d g�Ye:�quaco s i er ti on lo elementary sth0oty` ache s 0X,s Whenta votewas taken- in Duron County only a sprinkling out of several hundred ele- mentary school teachers were in favor of a walk -out to support the secondary school teachers' protest, despite the fact that the people who have responsibility for instruc- tion in the.iower grades are paid a great deal less than the high school teachers. It ' can be correctly argued that high school teachers have, in most instances, a . Why so Fearful? Three members of parliament have re- turned from Iraq with the message that there is a great opportunity in that Middle East country for Canadians -if the latter have the courage and confidence to invest some rnoney and manpower. Apparently Iraq has vast oil reserves as yet unde- veloped. The parliamentarians are con- vinced onvinced that Canadian companies with in- vestment funds at their disposal could work out very attractive agreements with the Iraqis by which oil could be exchanged for expert help and funding. The history of the past 25 years certainly indicates that Canadians are in sad need of enough courage and foresight to provide for Step number one A few weeks ago we had an interesting conversation with a district farmer who is a bit more inventive than average. Seems he did some thinking about how much of his time and money was being chewed up by the rats in his barn. He said that the rat situation was no better and no worse than it ever was on his farm—but he decided it was time to take action. Like most farmers he had simply taken the rats for granted. They had always been there, b t he decided to go to war. So he cleaned out one of the bins in his granary and bought a few sheets of galvanized iron and a couple of pounds of shingle nails and rat -proofed his bin. He added good tight doors and refilled the storage space. In the course of a couple of winters he completed the lob on all his storage space and now esti- mates that he is saving an astonishing THE WINGHAM university, education and therefore should get more for their work. On the other°hand, a great many _public school teachers are taking university courses during holidays and weekends and the Ministry of Education allows them only a pittance for each course credit. Teachers at every level of the school system are extremely important people. In a society which becomes ever more demand- ing It is vital that we provide the best possi-. bre education for our children. It is entirely wrong, nonetheless, to assume that low -paid and briefly trained teachers are adequate for children in a+Fa. des tone to Eight. It is during the early years of schooling that stu- dents can be inspired with a true love of knowledge -or so totally damaged that they attend school only because• they have no al- ternative. By the time students reach sec- ondary school the die has been cast. if school teachers are unhappy we must make every effort to solve the problem, but it would be unjust to Satisfy only those who make the most noise. themselves. Much has been said and written about the take-over of Canadian business by American enterprise. The sad fact is that it was not a lack of Canadian money which created this imbalance of control. In many cases Canadian businesses were bought up with Canadian money. Allwe lacked was the, courage to get in there and take a chance. In many ways the sudden and drastic oil shortage could be of great benefit to Cana- dians. lit may force us, at long last, to be- come More self-reliant and open our eyes to the opportunities all around us. We might even learn that Canadians are just as smart as Americans. amount of grain. Everybody knows that foodstuffs are scarce and expensive—much too expensive to waste on a pack of hungry rats. If the rodents could be starved.out of all the farms in Canada there would be enoughd saved to nourish several thousand families. It's not a silly idea. It's the first practical step to- ward sound farm economy. The problems provided by nature, such as drought and disease are enough for the average farmer and sometimes they will beat him despite every effort to protect' a crop --but the rats are something else again and they can be beaten. If you want some inexpensive metal sheeting you might contact one of the local printing plants to purchase used offset press plates. Sorry, we don't have any ourselves, but we can tell you who has. ADVANCE -TIMES` Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau oo Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. Subscription $10.00 per year. Six months $5.25 • SecOnd Class Mail Registratibn No. 0821 Return postage guaranteed Ontario Weekly Newspapers • Assoc.. To United States $12.50 A ge of editorial A LL•6yLY.'\L•,L?ie L -':.L •::.ti•: •h`r •1 L'• r1. . . y. ,tib •:S� •L air eL. }[ °ti• 'L t yy��YY ?Fi`K ! +. a a, .. rt / I f !,r r.,• # �:L• t.. !.'Y +nSr: ', 'x�1,. r . r S���L•K •f •K 1 Thursday, Fe The Howick Grapevine Howick Central held their Pub- lic Spearing Contest on the evening of °Jan. 15. Each of the contestants was expected to read a passage from a novel they had previously read and enjoyed, The judges selected the passage. Two of the judges, Mr. Baynton and Mr. Kendrick were from CKNX radio. The other judge was Rev. Forrest from Fordwich. These three judges had to pick the top four speakers in grade five and six, and the top four from grade seven and eight. Then the top two speakers were chosen from each division. Barbara Zwanck was first from the grade five and six division and Carol Watson was second. Shirley Versteeg and Mary Lou Ruttan were the runners up. From the grade seven and eight division, Sandra Carson was first, Karen Fitch was second and Brenda Brears and Karen Under- wood were runners up. Barbara Zwanck was judged to be the best overall speaker. We would like to wish the con- testants the best of luck in further competitions. MUSIC NIGHT The theme for Music Night at Howick Central on January 29 was "Music is the UniVersal Language". Four choirs participated, under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Parsons.They were the two pri- mary choirs, the junior choir and the intermediate choir. There were also solos, duets, trios, en- sembles and triple duets. Approximately 400 attended and I'm sure it was enjoyed by all. The admission collected will be used to buy instruments for our school. Our first Music Night was a success and we hope it will, be- come an annual event. I would like to thank the Stud- ents that participated and es- pecially Mr. and Mrs. Parsons because without all their hard work this would not have been a success. Nancy Fisher. Struck by car, Lucknow resident now satisfactory 1 rov. Const. Jackson of the Kincardine detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a mishap which oc- curred last Wednesday' evening about 8 o'clock in the . Village of Lucknow. Miss Margaret Robertson, 71, of Lucknow, was apparently crossing the main street in the village when she was struck by a car. Miss Robertson was rushed to the hospital by ambulance where she waso f d to be un suffering of rng multi -lacerations to her face and head and abrasions to her face, back and knees. Hospital officials. stated on Monday that her condi- tion appeared satisfactory. The same day, shortly after the . noon hour, an accident occurred on the main street in Teeswater when cars driven by Walter" Smith of RR 2, Mildmay, and Bruce Chambers of RR 1, king City, collided. Mr. Smith was treated in the emergency ward of the Wingham and District Hos- pital for a skull injury and abra- sions. He was later released. The Walkerton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police in- ,. vestigated the incident. Wh�t's new at With the lifting of the quar- antine on Monday morning, pro- gram during the week were back on schedule. Marie Flynn of Clinton assisted Mary. Taylor, Norman Speir and Jerry Collins to provide the old tyme music for Monday's get- together along with volunteers from the Clinton Christian Re- formed Church. • The Blyth WI, hosted Wednes- day's' January birthday party. The 26 celebrants were presented with gifts following the program. Mrs. John Hesselwood, president of the Institute was M.C. forthe afternoon and introduced the fol- lowing: a sing -along led by Mrs. Campbell accompanied by Mrs. Richmond; vocal solos by Debbie Hicks accompanied by Mrs. Mc- Dougall; Mr. and Mrs.. Calvert Falconer showed coloured slides of places of interest in the Blyth area and across Canada. Gaily decorated cup cakes and tea were served to 150 residents and guests by the ladies. Norman Speir, one of the celebrants, thanked those responsible for the party. • 17 i• , r ' , r K4 Jim Lawrie of Blyth arranged and introduced a special Bobbie Burns program for "Family Night" • on January 24. Mrs. Norma Deer was piano ac- companist for the evening with dance numbers by Karen Glousher, Kim Craig and Pat Stackhouse; songs by Bill and Mary Marsh, harmonica selec- tions by Lloyd Waldem, Harvey McDowall and Jim Lawrie. Ad- ministrator; Mr. Archibald, a pa- triot of Robbie Burns thanked the entertainers on behalf of every- one. The rhythm _ band from God- erich Psychiatric Hospital,, with Gordon Harrison as leader and • piano accompanist, provided the • "Family Night" program. Shor- ty Munro, M.C. for the evening, introduced the numbers which included selections by the band, vocal solos and duets, marimba solos, a mouth organ and violin trio and the charleston. Miss Ida Cunningham expressed the ap- preciation of the residents for the fine hour of music. On Wednesday, January 31, 11. Campeau and his Grade 13 French students presented the Grades 3 to 8 with a fun and en- tertaining program. Highlights of the presentation were French songs, talks on Frenchcivili a- tion, and a puppet play in French a la Sesame Street. It all was very interesting and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. Grade Three has been busy this week writing 'cinquain poetry. Here are some of our poets' ef- forts: Pony Shiny, gold Kicking his hooves Happy, excited, sometimes silly A colt Paula Cox Piglet Dirty, small Playing in mud Happy, excited, cold, silly Small pig Horse Gray, black Eat some grass David Hewitt Happy, full, sometimes cool Big pony Randy Dillon 'Kitten Soft, fluffy Likes his milk Happy, excited, warm Funny little kitty sometimes Karen Newell Mouse Brown, white Steal, eat, hide Happy, scared, sad, angry Squeaky rodent • Heather McInnes • On Tuesday, February 12, the guidance counsellor§ from F. E. Madill will come to talk to the Grade 8 students about the selec- tion of their high school subjects. The next day, Wednesday, Feb- ruary 13, at 8 p.m., these counsel- lors will be at the school for a meeting with the Grade 8 parents to answer any questions they may have about the high school program. Grade 8 Class THE MUSIC MAKERS earned the chance to compete in the Lions' "Show of Stars" by placing in the top four of 11 acts in last Thursday's Lions' talent show. The youngsters, from Salem, started singing together in their church choir. (Staff Photo) r fFr rr -rr} rr 1 y; _r �i% r ryr r?'r f fi y/ >r'F}}v tr✓{ r rr 'r: ' fr l..`� x' ... �',r7'i ,•r r f { ,! fv,!JJ: .r,r r ,.. #'.. / .r f. :rr1. f1 .rflr,�f.r K�1•i. {� r fr.: r• r • „ rr- ;.• 1 LETTERS TO EDITOR • rrf s f• r•••'N.,-.••:•.• r7r/!'f fP:••• % fL' ' •r. /, r •*.' January 31, 1974 Wingham Advance -Times Wingham, Ontario • Hello folks: If our friends in Wingham would like to know how I find the gasoline situation here, I have just advised the Toronto Board of Trade Club as fellows: I say it is getting terrible. Up to now we could get gas without too much • trouble but last Tuesday I. drove over 25 miles on Federal Highway 1 and could not get one gallon of gasoline and this is through places such as Hobe Sound, Jupiter, Juno, North Palm Beach, Lake Park, Riviera Beach, so I came home without gas, tank one-third frill. On Wednesday I was on my way through Palm Beach to play golf and a Gulf station was open but the line-up and jam was ter - 1' rible nd police trying ' to _ et throe t .traffic past. I was held up 20 minutes to.get past the line up and didn't try to get ,gas. I bet half the people never did get gas because they just open the station for 2 or i hours, then close and if you haven't received gas you just go home. Being in line doesn't mean a thing when they stop sell- ing. One young chap in West Palm Beach pulled in ahead of a guy in line and the guy stepped out and hit him, requiring seven stitches to close the cut. The attitude of some of . the attendants in the stations is just unbelievable. I actually heard one attendant tell a customer to get off the property and never come back, because he wouldn't pay for a car wash along with the gas when he didn't need a car Wash at all. Prices vary. I paid 55.9 for No. 1, that is equal to 61 cents for New books at inghim lib►gry New books delivered to Wing - ham Library recently by the Huron County Library include: &lulle, Pierre - Desperate games. A group of scientists establish global government and overnight world problems disappear. How- ever other ills rush in to take their place. A new novel by the author of "Planet of the Apes". Hill, Pamela - 1Vlalvie inherl. tante. A rich fascinating novel set in Scotland in the Gothic tradition. Hawkins, Jack - Anything for a quiet life. Well known British actor re- counts his life in films and his battle (now lost) with cancer of the throat. His memoirs are com- pleted with a postscript by his widow. Matheson, Anne - Princess Anne: a royal girl of our times. The author has known the 'Prin- cess since she was a baby. and as a journalist has accompanied the Royal Family on many of their tours abroad. The book is gen- erosly illustrated in colour. Bernstein, J. W. - Stained glass craft. A ,guide to making lamps, win- dows, mosaics, and other decora- tive objects. Cowles, Virginia - The Roth- schilds. Miss (Towles has written out- standing books on Churchill, •Ed- ward VII, The Kaiser and, the Romanova, The Rothschild em- pire grew from Mumble begin- nings in a Frankfurt ghetto in Napoleonic tithes. Canadian gallon and yesterday I paid -46.9 for No. 2, that 15.52 cents in Canada. ' I think we will get 'gas to go home but feel it advisable to follow the expressways. There is no doubt there is a shortage of crude oil and I feel the oil com- panies have not done a good job. They now manoeuvre to bam- boozle the public while they make tremendous profits. I feel it's time we realize how, wasteful 'we have been of our energy resources and how im- portant it is that we curtail the exploitation of our natural re- sources, particularly by foreign companies. Yours with confidence, R. E. McKinney • Prize. winners _. r.„euchre.0111110 "a1tie euchre �.../: � �1 WHITECHURCH-Mrs. Ken Currie and Norman Coultes won prizes, for having the highest scores at the card party spon- sored by the Currie's School Euchre Club and held Friday evening in the Belgrave Arena assembly room. There were ten tables in play. Prizes for low scores went to Mrs. Leonard James and Dick More. Mrs. Norman'Coultes had th most lone hands in diamonds cfr a Mrs. ' Keith 'Weber won the aw prize. . Lunch was served by the spon- sors, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Arbuckle and Mrs. Isobel Congram. ' The next party will be held February 15. The supervisors will be Bill Irwin and the Wingham group. The same evening, five tables of euchre were in play.' at the party held in Langside Commun- ity Hall. Mrs. Ed Wightman and George Young were high prize winners with low winners being Keith Bregman and Mrs. George Young. Hanover conference "Complete victory for God at Armageddon is no mere quaint story," said Laurence Gray, Dis- trict Supervisor of Jehovah's Witnesses. , Addressing an audience of 1610 at the John Diefenbaker Secon- dary School in Hanover this past Sunday, Mr. Gray spoke on the subject, "Be Confident of 'Divine Victory." His listeners heard him say • that "1`with a human victor in war, d new rulership is often as bad or worse than the former. Not' so with God," he said. "God is not motivated by greed for territory or more people to exploit. He is already a loving universal ruler deserving of our worship." ,Explaining the need for Chris- tians to be certain of their con fidence in. ' God the speaker stated, "When our relationship to Jehovah is the thingof greatest importance, we will make every -,effort to'strengthei i." ' " In his concluding riemai ks, dray urged alt lii littandance, "not to allow the anxieties of life or the desires for material pos- sessions to cause one to lose sight of the coming victory and New Order. Make decisions and. guide your life with divine victory in full view," he said. ' Earlier in the. day 30 newly -or- dained ministers were baptized by complete immersion in water to symbolize their dedication to serve their God Jehovah. The Saturday evening program was completely devoted \,to the evangelistic • work of the Wit nesses and how their love for one another abounds in every facet of 0) their lives. A highlight of the evening, "Have Love For The Whole As- sociation of Brothers", illus- trated the need for total unity* among all dedicated servants of God. 'al W. Grant Gollan, presiding minister of the local congrega- tion, said that there was un- animous . approval of the com- plete program by all attending delegates. LAST THURSDAY EVENING the Lions held their first preliminary talent night. One of the 11 acts of the evening was young Jake Benjamin from Blyth. Jake did a fine job of entertaining the audience and was one of the four acts chosen from this preliminary to move on to the "$hoYv of Stars" final (Staff Photo) 0 0) /) .0