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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-03-28, Page 4THS 10E . TImE i ti:' �titititi•:. '4. • 4'l . : ti•� ••tiS. ti4'.:•::•:: .SSS tiS•: .1 . '.ti •4. '.S ., . .:.5 . . . .....................5.............4•.........,....................:.st :....15'.45.................: d: ... . . . : Out of the frying pan Federal Transport Minister Jean Mar- chand isn't very happy with the Canadian Pacific Railway. He says railway officials "don't co-operate". According to the out- spoken minister " ... you feel when you meet them they own the country and this don't like. They feel they are more Important than any minister o1- any prime minister." In fact Mr. Marchand was so totally put off by recent interchanges with CP senior of- ficials that he said if necessary he would "fight like hell to nationalize them" (the CP company) . The following day he denied to TV reporters that he had said any such thing but went right ahead and repeated the threat on the air. Mr. Marchand seems to be not only irri- tated but a bit confused. His irritation is un- derstandable to most people who have had to deal with senior corporation executives, maps of whom tend to treat persons outside their own sphere of big business with conde- scending patience and a lack of sincere in- tention to consider public problems with an open mind. However, the transport Minister's solution to his difficulties with Canadian Pacific doesn't hold much promise of im- provement.. Nationalizing a monster cor- poration doesn't necessarily ,enhance its re- sponse to the needs of the nation. In Britain, for instance, a major portion of the coal mines was nationalized several years ago, but state ownership did not provide any sort of firm control, as former Prime Minister Edward Heath found to his grief only a few weeks ago. In fact, Mr. Marchand has a graphic example of the results of nationalization right in his own front yard., What about Canadian National Railways? CN has been a nationalized system for the past 50 years, but we see no great evidence that its policies are responsive to the will of either the govern- ment or the people of Canada. As far as we can see Canadian National Railways goes its own merry ways—cutting off passenger serv- ices, tearing down station buildings or what- ever, despite the continuing protests of the general public and the advice of a parlia- mentary committee. Public ownership of some of our basic services seems inevitable, but governments have •established no resounding records in the field of business management. If CP must indeed be brought to heel Mr. Mar- chand should Zook for something more effi- cient .than nationalization. Teachers in the political. arena Ontario's school teachers, particularly thoseit secondary school level, have been pretty thoroughly riled up with 'the Ontario government for the past few months, as everyone knows. Their monster 'protest at Queen's Park in early December left no doubt about their opposition to the limitations under which the law requires them to perform their duties. At the recent meetings of the several teacher organizations in Toronto there was a strong move to seek the overthrow of the Davis government as one of their immediate objectives. Since that time the English Catholic Teachers' Association has decided. against the objective on an association basis. Individual teachers, however, are free to seek the defeat of the government if they . choose to do so. We do not suggest for one moment that our school teachers should sit quietly by and submit without protest to working conditions with which they disagree. Indeed, some of 'their objections are well taken—the :overly -high ratio of pupils per teacher it!one' example. Many conscientious teachers believe they cannot.provide the optimum in educational services when their classes are too big. Little has been said about teacher de- mands for higher levels of pay, and, as far as we can determine, reinuneration is not the central issue in their demands. The right to :strike is a burning question and one on which there is a serious difference of opinion, not only between government and teachers but' between these groups and the general public. Political action is the right way for the teachers to approach . their problem. Laws are Taws andMustbe obeyed until such time as new regulations have been established by the representatives of the people. Those are the rules of the game in our part of the world ---not only for teachers but for all the rest of us as well. Teachers—individually or as a group, have a perfect right to either support or op- pose any political party. They are citizens and electors and may use the ballot°as they see fit. Teachers, however, are in a unique position where politics are concerned. Their profession places them in a position of tre- mendous influence. A them generation of youngsters provides them with a captive au- dience, conditioned by parents to believe what a teacher says is the truth. Without the respect engendered by the home the teach- er's task v)rould be impossible—although it must be\admitted that an increasing propor- tion of parents fail in their obligation to instill this very necessary aspect of the edu- cational experience: • u ` Thus school' teachers have a special responsibility to" refrain from impressing their students with any particular political philosophy. The theory. of self-government and the processes by which a free people should seek intelligent control of their own political destiny .are proper and• necessary subjects for school study. The partisan lean- ings or convictions of the particular teacher have no place in the classroom. It is likely that a high proportion of our teachers know this and act accordingly but we have person- ally known a few who did not. Needed: an eight-day week There has been a great deal said and written in recent years about the establish- ment of a shorter work week. The 60 -hour stints of the early 20th century have given way to ever shorter work periods. As re- cently as 20 years ago five -and -a -half or six day weeks were not uncommon for most people. Today i t is fully expected that some will be able to get a full week's pay for 36 • hours of labor. in spite of our evident intention to pro- vicfeTourselves with ,more leisure time, it seems that we are frantically trying to jam - pack our days with feverish activity so that we will need eight days rather than seven in which to burn up our excess energy. After the revolution in Russi , when the ancient precepts of the established church were in total disfavor, the government of that day decreed that there would no longer be one day of idleness in every seven. Un- ending production was all that mattered. In a few years, however, with production by in- dividual workers lagging badly, a decree went forth that there should be one day of rest in each week so that workers could re- charge their vitality. .. As is the case with so many of the rules wealways thought were purely religious, we find that they were, indeed, wise precepts for the survival of human society. Latterly, however, we have disregarded the common- sense need of a .dayof rest each week. More and more organizations are scheduling meetings for Sunday; places of businessand recreation centres. remain open on Sunday; arenas and ball parks are so busy that even minor sports must be scheduled for Sunday. To those who are sincerely religious the "abuse" of the Sabbath is shocking, and they are entitled to respect of their views. But even to those people of common sense who are not particularly church -oriented, the un- ending cycle of weeks which see no let-up in dashing from place to place is , becoming abhorrent. New interest in the land Seed companies in both the United States and Canada are enjoying a business boom of gigantic proportions. Some of these firms report orders are more than double the volume of any previous year and several of the larger seed houses ran out of catalogues months ago. Why the sudden interest in gardening? Apparently and understandably it was started by the high price and scarcity of fresh vegetables in the stores of both coun- tries. Thousands of families who haven't bothered with a garden for years are pre- paring to turn their back lawns or nearby vacant lots into vegetable gardens. There has been a general belief that "it doesn't pay" to grow your own food—but that sort of thinking has changed. Obviously some people just don'tlike gardening: it is nothing more than irksome d'rudger.y. Others, however,, thoroughly en- joy gardening as a hobby. In many European cities suburban garden plots, complete with weekend cabins, provide the recreation that so many Americans and Canadians can find only on fhe golf course or at the lake shore. Some Canadian cities are now encouraging the same sort of plan. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O; Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member --•- Canadian Community Newspapers As (Joos subscription $10.00 per year. Six months $5.25 Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. To United States $12.50 Second CjAss Mail Registration No. 0821 Return postage guaranteed :h�t?`�r<YAr,;N�*m 'von •'�,•. A 0age of +a� If CHiLO' BY HELEN ALLEN David often looks ' When he is interested and enthusiastic, his blue eyes dance and his smile is wide and friendly. .lust turned 8, David has strong reactions t0'everything, sortie is either happily on top of the world or in the depths, He needs parents who are calm and consistent themselves and thus able to deal with David's. ups and downs,,, • • David is doing well 1n' school, working -in Grades 2 and 3. Tests indicate that he is of average intelligence but he seems to be above average. He i5 alert and observant -and a . good conversationalist on many topics. David enjoys reading and likes table games and puzzles. He is fond of drawing and crafts. Cooking is one of his hobbies.. Sports of all kinds, with a special preference for soccer, appeal to this healthy, active boy. He loves camping. David gets on best in a well -ordered life with regular routines so he knows what is going on and where he fits in. He needs a family where there are no children close to'him in age He will be a fine son for a mother and father who will share his interests and offer him stimulation as well as love aild who will be understanding of his changing moods. To inquire about adopting David, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general.adoption information, please contact your local Children's Aid Society. NEEDS TIME TO TRUST E3 itcrici opinion Thursday,. M. MARCH 11127 Mrs. James Eaton was elected. president Ethe . for United ChurchLadies' Ari when group held its .annual meeting. Vice-president is M. D. W. Dane; secretaries are Mrs. R. E. Ashton Mrs; � S. G. 'Karo; Mrs.'V tiiialnPyke is treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett are moving to Wroxeter from the Twelfth Line of ,Hawick. J. W. Leggatt hasmoved into the J, W. King house in Bl'uevale, and J. H. Smith, who purchased Mr. Leggatt's store,. moved intoit this week. This week• eleven Kincardine citizens are in Ottawa.. as a deput- ation, interviewing the Minister of Public "Works with regard to diverting the river from emp- tying into Kincardine lboi, which blocks up the harms mouth each year. Assurance has been given, by the Treasury Department:that that the miniature five -cent, ,, pieces that have been in her use for the past 63 years Canada, are to be withdra from circulation and replaced byy the large nickel coin whiff h bas• been used since 1921. The Bluevale United Women's Missionary Society heldlits' art nual meeting and elected Mrs. George Thornton as presidentt,. Other officers are Mrs. 'Robert McLennan, Mrs. J. Fells, Mrs. Ed Johnston, Mrs, James Master and Mrs. W. Stewart.. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keating and family are moving to Mr. Proctor's farm in Morris this week. Mr. Keating has rented the farm. Isaac Metcalf of Glenannan left last week for Kent where he will work for the summer months, The Whitechurch community is sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mowbray and their family. They leave for Cochrane nett Monday. R.. A. Pfaff, . who recently purchased the Stephenson rink, has a gang of men fixing it up. It is his intention to move it in from the sidewalk,k, install two pumps, for gas and ' have a complete service station at the rear. 0-0-0. MARCH 1930` Miss Clara Schultz f „Preston was appointed Superintendent of Wingham General Hospital at the • meeting of the Hospital Board. Miss Schultz Was highly 'recom- mended to. 'the board and has excellent qualifications for 'the :position. At a meeting of Maitland Presbytery of ;the Presbyterian l hw'ch, meeting ,in Ethel, planc were tentatively presented to link Belmore congregation with Blueve .e and Eadies, in place of Teesw .ter with which it is now associated. Harvey and Elmer Ballagtt of Belmore have purchased the MacLean farm at Wingham Junction from the. John MacLean Estate. The • Bell` Telephone Company of Canada will this •year spend over 15 million dollars on con- ' station' work, in. Ontario and tk-Qtobelf,;Wingham wilt share in a portion of thia,expenditure as the I panywill remove their it main s treet-this year Ins alt,e,an underground ice declared itself an i to a few minutes on,Tiiesday. A Repub- orm of government was.. upon by the parliament and Dr. Joseph Tiso was named firstArevieri Henry Justason, who has • been i1i' fehatik gat the Ford Garage for the past 'three years, has ac- cepted a' position at Stayner, Whets the' King and Queen visit London on •June 7, members Of the local Legion will be present.. John L. Nichol, the newly- appointedorganist of St. An- drew's ' Presbyterian Church, assumed his duties on Sunday. Ile was organist for 15, years at Galt and came here from Southamp- ton. Sir: Henry Mill Pellatt, finan- cier and builder of Casa Loma, Toronto castle'showplace,.died in Toronto .at the age of 79. The United Church congre- gation has endorsed several resolutions passed by the. Officals Board. Resolutions will be sent to the Member of Parliament, requesting him to oppose any bill , - *Which would legalize sweep- , stakes. He is also asked"to oppose any bill which would remove the Canada Temperance 'Act from the statutes. THERE'S NO BUSINESS 'LIKE SHOW BUSINESS A Peoples' Theatre was set up in the Roman Catholic Ballymur- phy district of Belfast recently. Theatre_ director Michael Hilton says the object is to get people' in-. terested in theatre and art. Who do you think the real stars of the theatre have been? Why, a group of Roman Cath- olic priests from local parishes and colleges. They've been put- ting on "a holy show" of singing, prose and poetry reading,. and piano playing. Maybe next it will be, "My text today is taken from Shakespeare — Twelfth Night Act 2 Scene 3", or "Our next hymn is Handel's Largo." LiTTLE SCOTLAND Ever heard of a Ballymena Scotsman? If not let me explain. The town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland boasts a canny breed of citizen whose speech, temperament and .,thrift resemble their Scottish an- cestors more than any other part of Ireland. And Ballymena," like Scotland, is an area of true-blue Presby- terianism. At this point in time (to use the modern catch phrase) there are. five Presbyterian Churches to serve the needs of its mainly Presbyterian population. A well-known theological profes- sor once called the town the Pro- vincial Centre of Pentagonal Presbyterianism. Now the first new Presbyterian Church in over 70 years is being built on the outskirts at Bally- loughlan, and two further Pre-- , byterian Churches are planned for Ballykeel and Bailee as part of a Church extension project. Who said the Church was ir- relevant in modern society? TOURISM During the troubles in Northern Ireland tourism took a nose-dive both north and south of the Irish Border. Now Eire's tourist industry has announced a pick-up. Last year tourism brought in an extra 40 million dollars to the country's economy, nudgipg earings past the magic hundred million pound mark (around 21/4 hundred mil- lion dollars) . ,The number of overseas visit- ors for 1973 was 1,622,000a rise of 11 percent. " It may still be a long way to Tipperary. But more folk are finding the journey worthwhile. SOARING PROPERTY SALES Despite the troubles property in Northern Ireland is selling like hot cakes, accordingto property speculators. Privathouses in some areas have risen in the last few months between 5 percent and 1Q percent. Last month licensed premises known as The Highwayman' in Comber, Co. Down, fetched over 250,000 dollars. Not bad for a con- verted stable that was barely 2 months in operation. As the highwaymen of old said, 'Stand and deliver — your money or your wife!! OMBUDSMAN Following allegations of • cor- ruption and religious and pol- itical discrimination the United -Kingdom Government set up the office of Ombudsman or investi- gator in Northern Ireland. Holder of the post until recently was Dr. John •Benn, an impartial. English- man, who was authorised to deal with complaints. According to a survey carried out by The Guardian newspaper only once has such a complaint been positively proven. The majority of complaints re- ceived were over mundane matters like misuse of the points system for allocating council houses on a fair basis; difficulty in getting repairs carried out properly; and problems arising over slum clearance and com- pensation Dr. Benn has recently retired. And the post is now filled by a B.oman•Catholic 59 -year-old trade unionist from Londondery Mr. Stephen McGonagle. ,Could anything be fairer to the nationalist minority than that? CANADIAN ORANGEMEN'S CHIEF DIES Local Belfast newspapers have. carried an obituary about the death of Mr. Tom Ashmore Kidd in a nursing home in Kingston, Ont., at the age of 85. Mr. Kidd the papers say `was Imperial Grand President and Imperial Grand Master of the Orange Order in Canada, and took a special interest in Junior Orange and Orange Homes in Toronto. 11 Widely travelled he visited Australia, New Zealand and Northern Ireland and toured Canada from coast to coast to at- tend Orange conferences. On the day of his death, 20 De- cember 1973, the Grand Orange Lodge office in Belfast received a subscription which he • has sent. for the Orange Headquarters Fund. Si monumentum requiris con- spicere .. . MARCH 1949 Harold Cantelon, Conservation Officer for the Department of Lands and Forests, who has been attending school 4t the Ontario Forest Ranger School near Dorset, has received word that he has been successful in passing his final exams. John %I. Bosman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. ,Bosman of the second line of Morris, who is with the Princess Patricia Light Infantry, received his wings at River, Manitoba, and is now a qualified paratrooper. He is stationed at Calgary, Alberta. The ladies of the Wingham. Bowling Club held their regular bridge party and elected officers for the coming season. President is Mrs. M. Johnson; vice-presi- dents are Mrs. R. 'R. Hobden and Mrs. F. Sturdy; Mrs. G. McKay is secretary and Mrs. E. R. Harrison is treasurer. M. V. • Smith, teacher of agriculturein the Wingham High School, has resigned to accept a position of the staff of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. Jphn A. Jackson has accepted the position on the Wingham High School staff, to be head of the Department of Agriculture and in charge of the boys' athletics and health education. Norman Wade has taken over - Earl Baker's insurance business in Gor?ie. Miss Audrey McCutcheon has completed two weeks' training What's new at Huronview? Mrs. Molly Cox, Mrs. Mary Taylor, Norman Speir, Jerry Col- lins and Terry Gibb provided an Irish program of old tyme music dancing and a sing - a - long Mon- day with the help of volunteers from the Goderich Township Women's Institute. Mrs. Bolger accompanied her daughter karen and Lori Alexander with vocal duets and vocal solos by Morgan Dalton. New residents welcomed during the' afternoon included Mrs. Hayter, Mrs. Scratch and a guest from Mani- toba, Mrs. McFadden. The Bradleys of Clinton enter- tained" bn Family Night. This family, which came to Canada from Ireland about a year ago, are becoming well known fdr their fine Irish music .and have appeared on the T.V. program Talent Showcase. The family of seven, Winifred, Marie, Eugene, Ansberth, Damain, John and Jacqueline sing as a group, as well as taking solo and duet parts in some of the numbers and are accompanied by their father, Eugene, with an accordion. Mrs. Bradley joined in for the final number with Miss Mary Van Canip thanking the entertainers on behalf of the residents. - The Beta Sigma Phi Society has donated crokinole boards and euchre cards to the Home which will be very helpful to the resi- dents for entertainment. Last year more than 50 blood donors received their 100 - donation certificates from t Red Cross blood transfus n service. This . represents . well over 25 years of faithful at. tendance at blood donor clinks Files and has started on her .o n ai as operato4 . at . ' the • Wroxo. telephone o ice. Mr., and Mrs. Jack f lErke rind .babe of Listowel .took up residence .Int Moffat spall ment in Wroxeter and Mr, Clarke began his duties as lineman for Wroxeter Municipal Telephone Company, 040 MARCH. 1900 • When the board of directors of the Wingham General Hospital met, there was a diecussirin on :the perranently over. crowd condition• of the hospital, Mrs. Z Morrey stated that on the evening of the meeting there were 128 pa- tients under care. The hospital is rated at 90 beds, Members of the board discussed the reasons . for the overcrowding and the proba- bility that plans will have to be • made for an addition to the hos- pital in the near future. ' At the Sunday service in Bluevale United Church, OA minister, A. H. Neelon, aril nounced his intention of resigning ' the charge at the end of June. He and Mrs. Neelon plan to take a course 'in Toronto, leading. to • fulltime work in social service in the Salvation Army. Local TV fans were tickled to see Al Cherny on Count, Hoedown last week, when he p Country on a fine demonstration of novelty fiddling. A calf born at the farm of Stan Hopper, near Belgrave, proved to be something of a freak. The calf was found to have two distinct heads with separate mouths, four eyes, three ears but a common brain and gullet. The calf lived "about 30 hours. Ashley Hunt of Wroxeter ha0 bought the former Frank" Cole home in the village of Gorrie. Mr: Hunt drives the- mailtruck from Harriston to Wingham. James Bowman of Bi'ttssel was elected president of the Huron County Junior Farmers a . their annual meeting held. ii Blyth. Jim Renwick is secretary; Heading the Junior Institut are Ethel McMichael of Wro* eter, Marilyn Marshall, Kirkto. Ruth Procter of Brussels, Rut Toner of Wroxeter and .Joann Alton of Lucknow. .. Mae Doubledee was named president of the Belmore 4 -fl Homemaking Club. ° Other fleets are Norma Harper, Marjorie Kieffer, Nellie de Groot and Lorna Woods. qr► Women: are now smoking more. cigars Many women have qui smoking cigarettes. But, would you believe, more women are: now smoking cigars? • Men seem to be switching to' pipes, but more women ar lighting up cigars. The Ciga Institute of America estimates that there has been 'a 300 per cerft increase in cigar smoking monk, women during the last decade„ 0, And cigar makers and sellers feel this figure is an underestimate, A cigar ad brainwash is now being lathered up for the ladies. "We get letters," says the vide president of General Cigar Company, "telling us to feature more women in our advertising so cigar smoking on the part of women will become more socially acceptable. Wheal. women started smoking cigarettes years ago, it wasn't acceptable. But advertising changed that. The same thing is slowly going on with cigars and women." Why the switch to cigars? Because women are wising up to the fact that cigarette smoking is one of the worst things they can do to themselves. But the hazards of cigar and pipe smoking are now being investigated, too. Tobacco smoke that is not inhaled still affects the sites It ,a touches. Hot smoke lingers inside the mouth and can travel into the throat and windpipe, even into the upper breathing passages. Smoke, which may be dissolved in the saliva,can-be swallowed and enter the digestive tract. 4 New studies indicate that cigar and pipe smokers have even higher death rates from certain specific causes ----W- such as cancer of the lip, mouth, throaty voice box, and stomach--thaii do cigarette smokers. To find out more about the effects of all kinds of smoking on men as well as women, contact w your local Christmas Seal association.iQtritting smoking is a matter of life and breath.