The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-04-18, Page 4•
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Vandals must be stopped
In this country we have always been
very proud of our system of dispensing jus-
tice. Never without its small cracks and
minor weaknesses, our judicial code and
practice, based.on their British parent, have
nevertheless been° among the best in the
world. Unless our law enforcement agencies
and our courts can meet the challenge of
lawlessness during labor disputes their
proud record is headed for the scrap heap.
Last week some 3,000 residents of Cam-
bridge, Ontario, either shivered and went
hungry in their homes or sought shelter with
friends or in public buildings after vandals
had shut off a critical natural gas pipeline
valve. The incident was only one in a series
of such episodes since the workers employed
by the Union Gas have been on strike. The
same thing occurred at London and several
other places.
Who may be right or wrong in the
dispute betw_ftn gas workers and their
employers we do not know—any more than
the thousands who have been dangerously
molested by the acts of the vandals. One
thing is certain, however—the striking
workmen have proven their total disregard
• for public safety and their irresponsible ac-
tions, Which cause suffering to countless in-
nocent members of the general public, are
simply unacceptable.
Think for one moment of the hundreds of
babies, old folks, sick and shut-in people who
had to shiver in their homes while the gas
supply was cut off. We have( not heard of any
deaths as a‘consequence, but such a tragedy
could very easily occur. It takes several
days to restore natural gas service after
such a shut -down, for each home must be
visited in order to make sure the gas is flow-
ing safely.
The gas company is offering a reward of
$2,000 for apprehension of the persons re-
sponsible for these outrages, but chances of
anyone "squealing” are slim. The very dis-
regard for human safety which permits
these men to shut off the gas supply would
indicate that any individual who informed to
the authorities would stand in grave danger
of personal violence. Indeed two provincial
policemen found out just how violent the
strikers can be when they approached a man
tinkering with a gas valve a few days ago. He
fended them off with a shotgun when the, at-
tempted to arrest him. He was later appre-
hended.
The strikers have good -reason to believe
they can get away with this sort of lawless-
ness.. At Douglas Point several months ago
striking workers cut telephone service and
committed many other unlawful acts. The
legal consequences were laughable. Only a
few small, token fines were assessed. The
same has been true in many other
instances—such as the monstrous destruc-
tion at the James Bay power site only a few
weeks ago.
The history of our society is discourag-
ing. Frequently these sectors which have
benefited the most from reforms and sup-
posed improvements in conditions of life are
the first to brutalize the very people who
have fought for their betterment. The
"rights" of union members and strikers.
have become the sacred cow of our age. The
working man, who was downtrodden for so
many centuries, has been so fully liberated
that -the more violent in his ranks have be-
come arrogant. and unfeeling bullies.
If your teen -aged son slipped out some
dark night and cut off the gas supplies to
3,000 homes he would end up behind bars and,
would be grey -headed before he got out.
The answer to the problem is not all that
complicated. The labor union to which these
lawbreakers. belong should be held respon-
sible for their actions and should be, fined
heavily for every day that gas supplies are
shut off by reason of illegal actions*. If a
union can take the responsibility for or-
ganizing workmen and bargaining for them
it must .also be responsible for controlling
them during a strike.
Pension for mother? Why not?
. Somebody with an active mind has ,sug-
gested that the anada Pension Plan should
be extended to covet. housewives who are not
otherwise employed. Well, why not?
• The basic concept of the pension plan is
•that the citizens of al progressive and pros -
If we have money enough in Canada to
provide millions for questionable make-work
summer projects and to pay unemployment
insurance benefits to out -of -Work wives
whose husbands are still drawing high sala-
ries, surely we have adequate resources to
peroulvtlatis.contritarte, itkrppotiotAt thew • make sure that elderly housewives -scan live
0,40104fs:de'il IA trfe t4e4iit
reasonaL3e, col -1000. In fact, it f. lune,
•.,probable t nVany bur errior atizens
.}rnento Jim nation ;as a, whole. ,Dare, anyone .
suggest that a busy mother who maintains a
good home for her husband and diildren and
is entrusted vvith the basic and all-important
early training of her family, contributes
nothing to the general welfare of the land?
Might have been
Hfalth Minister Marc Lalonde is flatly
determined that no World Football League
team will be permitted to play in Canada—
so determined that he. has a bill before the
House of Commons to forbid a VVFL team in
this country. The bill includes a stipulation
that teams in the Canadian Football League
can use no more than 40 per cent American
player$.
Perhaps he has the right idea, but Mr.
Lalonde and all who support his determined
opposition to the WFL should have foreseen,
that retaliation from south of the border
would be inevitable. Sure enough, last week
there was a proposal that American hockey
teams limit the number of Canadian players
who would be permitted in the U.S. clubs.
Perhaps we are conceited eno-ugh to be -
would gladly do without the handouts for
fancy drop-in centres and kazoo bands if the
money could be diverted to monthly pensions
with which they could meet the cruel escala-
tion in the cost of living.
expected
lieve that ice hockey in the United States
would totally fall apart without the high per-
centage of Canadian players now em-
ployed—but that's a pretty conceited pre-
mise. Since hockey players are now seeking
and getting multi-million dollar contracts,
' the game will certainly attract some capable
American athletes. There is no • reason
whatever to believe that a young man who
was born north of the international border
will necessarily become a better hockey
• player than his counterpart in the United
States. Removal of Canadians from the
American teams would be a setback—but
only a temporary one. In fact, just about the
same sort of setback Canadian football
teams would experience if all American
players were excluded from Canada.
Strange regulations
The Ontario government's 1974 budget,
brought down in the Legislature last week,
contains some oddities that are more than
puzzling.
For example, the provincial sales tax
has been removed from shoes costing less
•than S30. Why the limit? We know several
people who pay more than $30 for a pair of
shoes—not because they want to dress more
ostentatiously than their neighbors, but be-
cause they have foot defects which make it
impossible to wear less costly footwear.
They will now pay not only the higher price,
but a 7 per cent tax their more fortunate
fellows tan avoid.
• And how about the budget's decision to
permit the province to pay 50 pr cent of the
losses of urban transit systems? The avowed
purpose behind that one is to freeze present
fares so that city folks won't have to pay
more for their bus, streetcar and subway
fickets. The 50 per cent provincial assis-
tance, of course, comes out of the pockets of
the country folks as well as the city dwellers
and darn few of us out in "the sticks" are
going: to save much because subway fares
are frozen.
Perhaps the most controversial item in
the budget was the declaration that there
would be a 50 per cent tax on profits made
from buying and selling land and real estate
which was not improved during ownership.
There are so many exceptions to the regula-
tion that it will be very difficult to apply
fairly. Intended to freeze the spiralling price
of land for development in the province, it
mighf turn out that the additional tax will
have the opposite effect. So many are greedy
for land profits that the extra tax may
simply be added to the asking price and thus
bring about even wilder prices.
P ewe". A: -.
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One of the beaches at Miami, Florida,
last week witnessed what should have been a
fisherman's paradise. The bluefish were
chasing the mullet into shallow waters and
were biting at everything in sight. The only
problem was that the hungry fish didn't dis-
tinguish their prey too accurately. About a
dozen kids went to hospital with fish bites
and one adult was knocked off his surfboard
and bitten on the mouth.
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TODAY'S CHILD
BYHELEN ALLEN
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Youari0> the picture. that Martin is a handsome lad
who's fond •.nals. The dog does not belong to Martin but
they are good t • ends. Hehopes very much there will be a dog in
his adoption hu.ni, maybe even other animals as well.
Martin, 11, is Can, lian Jndian, witil dark eyes, black wavy
hair, dark skin and an engaging smile. He is healthy and active
with a great love fvi he outdoors. He'd rather go camping than
almost anything else. Whenhe can't be outside he likes building
tnodels which he does well.
• Martin is in Grade fent. He is alert and of average
intelligence, so he should be able to go as far in school as
inclination and opportunity take him.
Thoughtful for 11, Martin .bas considered his situation in life
and has decided it will bebest for him to be adopted. He is able
to talk openly with his Children's Aid social worker about
problems in his past life and about how he yearns for the
stability of a permanent.hoMe and a mother and father who will
love a loving son.
Martin needs parents who will realize it might take him some
time to adjust to living in a neW family, much as he wants to try.
The ideal adopting family for him will have parents with
experience and perhaps children older than himself.
To inquire about adopting Martin, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Cpmmunity and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K, Toronto M4I) 2H2. For general adoption information,
please contact your local Children's Aid Society.
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Items from Our OId Files
APRIL 1927
Harold L. We4r, teacher of No.
6, Howick, has secured the posi-
tion of assistant principal in Kit-
chener's largest public school.
*quiet wedding wa§ solemniz-
ed at the Bluevale parsonage on
April 10 when Miss Mary• Etta
Casemore of Morris was united in
marriage to Mr. Walter Jeffray.
William Weir, operator at the
CNR station for the past few
months, left for Drumbo where
he assumes the position of station
master.
Miss Beatrice Dobie left for
Toronto where she intends taking
a position.
Miss Clow of West Lorne is the
new bookkeeper with the Federal
Rubber Co.
Ambrose Zettler, formerly of
Walkerton, who has been opera-
tor at the CNR station, Listowel,
since September 1924, has ac-
cepted a similar position in Wing -
ham.
John Simpson has purchasdd
the house owned by Mrs. Purdon
Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Manson
Reid and family are moving into
the Johnston home.
Bainton Brothers have sub-
mitted to the Blyth village coun-
cil, a proposition for the erection
of woollen mills in town. They are
asking for a loan of. $10,000.
The Wingham firemen res-
ponded to a call to the home of
Sam. Morton, Victoria Street. No
damage was done as the fire was
confined to the grass..
An enjoyable evening was
spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Robertson, in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Young who
are soon to leave the community.
The address was read. by William
Wifiiiit and they „,were pre-
sented y Mrs. S. McBurney,
Mrs, F. Thompson and Margaret
Deacon.
Witham A. Young of -East Waw-
anosh and Mae Irene MacDonald
of Teeswater were united in mar-
riage April 18.
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APRIL 1939
Mrs. Henry Justeson and fam-
ily moved to Stayner to join Mr.
Justeson who took a position
*re a month ago.
Messages from 'many nations
WEIGHT WATCHERS
More and more people in Ire:,
land today . are becoming con-
cerned with weight watching.
The age of the auto is also the age
of the midriff bulge. And our folk
— like your folk — are generally
fighting a losing battle — the bat
tle of the bulge.
For Irish health faddists health
food shops abound, as do health
studios with exercises tailored to
your particular needs, solaria
and sauna baths. All are reported
to be doing a roaringtrade as
typists and tycoons peel off their
clothes in the hope of peeling off
the inches.
Now here's a quick guide for all
you Canadian weight watchers.
Want to know what you should •
weigh? Then measure your
height in feet and inches. Mul-
tiply the number of inches you
are over 5 feet by 512 and.add 110.
This gives the weight you should
be — give or take 10 per cent.
If you're overweight here's
what the Doctor orders. Eat less.
and exercise more. It doesn't
need to be strenuous. Just taking
the dog for a walk. (The wife or
husband would do just as well' ----
But remember: What goes IN
usually goes ON!
ENCOURAGENIENT
FOR AUTHORS
Under a trust set up by the Ly-
ric Theatre group In Belfast bud-
ding authors are to be encourag-
ed in the art of writing for the
stage.
One of the first to benefit is
successful playwright Patrick
Galvin of Cork. Eire. whose play
"Nightfall to Belfast" received
commendatory notices from the
critics.
Galvin has been nominated by
the trustees to receive 5,000
dollars in the first of three annual
awards made by the Leverhulme
Trust Charity Group.
The giant.means, he says, that
for the first time in his life he will
be able to write without having
any financial worries to cope
with.
Would that all budding writers
could say the same.
11. P. INCREASE
Modern Misters and Missuses
as well as Misses don't believe in
waiting to pay cash for the newl
car, suite of furniture, or holidaysl,
abroad. The present trend is to,
buy now and pay later. As in
other developed countries, North-
ern Ireland is reporting a sharp
rise in "never never" business
transactions.
At the end of last year Northern
Ireland's finance houses and de-
partment stores rang up record
credit agreements.
The total of H. P. purchases
and other credit instalments out\
standing for 1973 stands around
85 million dollars — an increase
of six million over the previous
year. that all has to he paid some
da.
The song may say "Tomorrow
never came". But the credit com-
panies are saying "Brother. To-
morrow's not as far •as you
think!"
STREAKING
One American art form that is
catching on fast in Northetn Ire-
land is the art of streaking. The
dictionary may define streaking
in different ways, but for young
folk on different sides of the At-
lantic streaking consists in run-
ning around in the altogether —
exposing their private parts in
public places — and doing it in
such a way as not to be ap-
prehended by the police.
A recent report in one of our
daily newspapers suggests. that
for some the practice is attribut-
able to alcohol. Police believe
that young people "under the in-
fluence" are taking on bets at
parties and dances to shed their
clothes. Once the dare has been
accepted it is hard to back out
without losing face. But when the
streakers reflect on their be-
haviour in the sobering light of
day they find it hard to conceal
their blushes.
So too do the general public.
Frankly the public hardly know
where to look. One unobserVant
adult asked what sex were the
streakers who had just run past
her replied, "I couldn't say. They
all had the same length of hair."
Politicians too have been get-
ting in on the act — in a verbal
sense. In a debate in Westmin-
ster recently one MP accused
Prime Minister Harold Wilson of
being a political streaker while
another MP thought the epithet
should be reserved for Edward
Heath.
Some folk think that .the prac-
tice is a bit of a giggle. Others re-
gard it as an awful bore. Some
say it's an outrage against moral
decency. And others again look
:on it as an amusing diversion in a
depressing community.
While the public waits to make
up its mind the courts have acted.
One judge fined the first streak-
ers 50 dollars. Another imposed a
term of imprisonment.
One young man took .off his
clothes to win a 20 dollar bet —
and lost his job.
Now we hear that some or-
ganisations are sponsoring
streaks for charity. Recently a
streaker raised his body temp-
erature in raising funds for pol-
itical prisoners at the Maze. It
amazes me how they do it.
Perhaps it's just a sympton of a
sick society that is hellbent on
living for kicks. A society that
thumbs its nose at convention in
an unconventional way.
But in an age when pseudo -
radicals are so intent on exposing
the foibles of society one wonders
if they really need to expose
themselves in the process. '
POLITICS BY DEFINITION
On this side of, the Atlantic pol-
itics is defined as "Lahour wtth-
out work. And idleness wittlOut
relaxation."
How does that square with your
opinion of what your politicians
either do or don't do"?
ARRIVE ALIVE!
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!
say the temperance posters. And
officials in Church and state warn
of the dangers of drinking drivers
and other road users.
But the message isn't always
heeded by the thirsty Irish.
According to the National
Council on Alcoholism last year
Irishmen and women North and
South consumed 53/4 million gal-
lons of alcohol at a cost of 350
million
Drinkers in Southern Ireland
accounted for 41/4 million gallons
approving President itoolievelt's Hae; tresSurera ClaYten
appeal to Chancellor Hitler and MP; secretary, Mrs. Jack Hop -
Premier MussoJ1nfor'a pled. of Per.
ten year. of peace, arrived at the tax4Ver was *Odin the Gorda
State Department where ofticiala Hall for newlywed* Mr. and Mrs.
gravely atudied.world reaction to George Adams i the, former
the dramatic effort to end Maxine Famish.
Europe's
se serthelesfaCI tenth:et We are stallMrsei air Pr:lifiene141414it orethowVilliss int;
having a very backward spring church women's inoltitutei Other
this year, a dandelion was found 0___fficere_ _ere MI. shun. 0"
in bloom Monday on the lawn at Mrs. Russell 'q nut 800 Mrs V1c
the home of W. T. Miller, Plea tor Emerson,
sant
nc %dent wi the forthcorn- A Dzip it legs ,
Majesties, an attractive illus. oss' irarniii; hith been atpti.
trinagtecd a:aarodoilianet to:art:jail ngThthiteir edIr'wtotheosili;h7.44;,am reproenannouncedtativeth70
Geendarrot urthoerrourRo4Co:tykrearCor.nmittee for
pehisrtsoorynaloffithaeg Roof /(ailn:ta
s
to
Dunbeicinn Mdci:rolugbuatel di of t1:luel°vcalale abenWmd lifredrianen mtbestreetAHarc:rner.PreParimeef houseLnagopo'
had a contract for the building of
school children. pour the foundation for a new
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a 516,000 post office at Tweed, On being erected by cecil merkiey.
Saturday he received word from
Lour candidates received the
the department at Ottawa not to iluti cross degree, the bioent de.
proceed with this work, due to the '"''"
gree in the Orange Order, at a
unsettled cwon.disteiohnsaefoefr7ofrolrind aefr- InivI:ghi„„anisinn7m,„ep..„,t0,7„
fairs at the present time. Th'ey 7ere "t;e7.--nt;;;;-70
the
Winghamite, was elected presi-
797: Sir
dent of the Goderich Board of Knight George Baird, Sir Knight
Trade.
John Ward, Sir Knight William Lucknow is due for a new place Irwin and Sir Knight John Mc -
blow.
of business, It is understood that
At a meeting of the board of the
the new project will take the form VVingham Disbict High Sehool, it
of a 5 cent to 1.00 store and is be-
ind bwas announced that the mill rate
g openey two Teeswater will be increased to 10.04 mills, a
young men, Doug Trench' and jump of 2.2 mills from last year.
Dude Hughes. Principal Frank Madill an -
Jack Thyme of Morris Town- nounced that Mr. Smith and Mr.
•ship left on Monday for ,Nova Yates would be leaving the staff
Scotia on a three months' stay, and five new teachers will be
holding concerts six nights 'a
week there. hired for the September term.
Mayor R. E. MelCieney of
Bakers in Blyth have lowered
loaf.
the bread price to eight cents a
had been appointed to .look into
Wingham said this week that he
the possibilities of harking the
Ezra Welwood of Whitechurch municipalities not already at -
was in Toronto last week and has tached to the Middle Maitland
secured a position as agent for
River Authority join ,together in
the Cressy products in several
order to have the whole water -
townships here.
shed under one conservation
Miss Grace Richardson was re-
turned as president of the White-
group.
• church Women's Institute, with The Wingham Sportsmen's As -
other ,officers to include Mrs.
Mrs. Rhys P011ock, Miss sociation, at their meeting, an-
Grain,nounced that riVers and streams
-Agnes Gillespie, Mrs. V. Emer- in this district will be restocked
son and Mrs. J. D. Beecroft. either this week or next with 6,700
speckled and brown trOtt.
Mrs. G. E. Farrier
,APRIL 1949
Controlling interest in Western pwroemsidenen,st
Ontario Motorways has been pur- meeting. Vice-presidents are
Institute the
s't °1)11its annual
chased by K. C. Allen and L. J. Mrs. Dan Tiffin and Mrs. Frank
• Henderson of Ottawa, at a price Ross; Mrs. James McInnis is
reported to be $100,000. The com- secretary -treasurer and district
pany operates bus lines over 800 director is Mrs. Russell Ross.
miles of Weatern Ontario roads. Bob Thomas,- who has been
Purchase of new buses to serve employed at CKNX Radio for
all lines and a complete revision some time, has accepted a posi-
of service schedules is to follow
immediately. hometown, Cornwall.
tion with the radio station in hisimmediately.
Mrs. Chris Newman was elect- John Congram has completed
ed president of the Catholic his term at Knox College in Tor -
Women's League as members onto.
held their annual meeting. Vice-
presidents are Mrs Michael Mc-
Phail, Mrs. James St. Marie and
Mrs. Pete MacDonald; Mrs.
Thomas Rafferty is secretary
and Mrs, Jas. Fitzpatrick treas-
urer.
Cecil Cook has purchased a
tobacco business and poolroom at
Orangeville and will move there
soon. His residence on Leopold
Street has been purchased by
Stafford Bateson.
Wingham Softball Team elect-
ed its officers at an enthusiastic
meeting. President is Harold
Wild, manager Charles Crossett,
coach Hugh. Carmichael and
secretary -treasurer Lloyd Hing-
ston.
Announcement was 'made last,
week by the Hydro Electric Com-
mission, of changes in 'personnel.
Morley T. Somers, who came
from Barrie five years ago in
charge of Wingham Rural Hydro
and later as manager of the
Wingham area, returns to Barrie
as assistant line superintendent
of the Georgian Bay -region Irvin
W. Merrick from the Barrie Re-
gional office, replaces Mr.
Somers as manager of the Wing -
ham area.
The newly -elected Wingham
Recreation Council for the new
term are: \presideht, A. D. Mac -
William; vice-president, Ronald
costing 333 millions dollars — an
increase of 25 per cent in con-
sumption and 14 per cent in ex-
penditure.
lh Northern Ireland with a
smaller. population 112 million
gallons were drunk costing 88
million dollars. This represented
a marked increase of 18 per cent
money and 136 per cent in con-
sumption, mainly because of the
increase in wine consumption,
and increased drinking among
young people.
The effects of these increases
are shown in the increased ad-
missions for treatment to psy-
chiatric hospitals (79 per cent in
the Republic and 41 per cent in
Ulster). And in an increase in
road accidents attributable to
drink.
As the poster says — Arrive
alive! Don't drink and drivel
• Cancer Institut,e
announces grants
• Awards totalling 52,723,801 to
-Ontario research workers have
been announced by the National
Cancer Institute of Canada.
• This total is part of the
$6,072,583 to be distributed to sup-
port research into the cause and
possible Cure of cancer. Most of
(the funds will come from the
April campaign of the Canadian
Cancer Society which is affiliated
with the Institute.
The largest single grant
(5452,157) went to the CanCer Re-
seardh Unit at the University of
Western Ontario, directed by Dr.
J. A. McCarter.
Substantial grants also went to
the directors of the two divisions
of the Ontario Cancer Institute.
Dr. J. E. Till, director of the
Division of Biological Research,
received 5426,335, while Dr. H. E.
Johns, director bf the Division of
Physics Research, was awarded
5322,580.
Other awards were made to:
the University of Toronto; Child-
ren's Psychiatric Research In-
stitute, London; University of
Gdelph, Guelph; Carleton Uni-
versity , Ottawa; Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston; University of
Windsor, Windsor; York Univer-
sity, Toronto; University of Wat-
erloo, Waterloo; McMaster Uni-
versity, Hamilton; Mount Sinai
Hospital and Hospital for Sick
Children, both in Toronto.
Several teams of investigators
are studying different aspects of
leukemia while other projects in-
clude the study of immune
mechanisms during the develop-
ment and control of neoplasia,
diet and breast cancer and im-
munotherapy in man and ani-
mals bearing tumours.
The Northwest Territories is
1,304,983 square miles in area,
33.9 percent of the area of
Canada. Of this, 523,173 square
miles comprise offshore islands.
Total length of the Northwest
Territories' coatitline is 9,500
miles. •
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