The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-08-29, Page 4•
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Destruction from within
Away back around the dawn of time
human society required no policemen. Our
primitive ancestors' had discovered that by
working together,for the common good of
the tribe, each individual: wes better off. Of
course 'it wasn't long before some joker in
the pack decided it would be easier to steal
than to hunt and the .days in Eden ended,
Thoughout
r the `copnttess centuries that
followed, war, bloodshed and pestilence
have demanded a horrible ; price from -
humankind until at last we 'reached. the
present age, In which man's 'capability for
destruction has begun to promise a
longer -lasting era of peace, even though it is
based on nothing more uplifting than, fear
reprisal. There seems to be some chance
that major wars will cease. •
Civilization, In our part of the world at
least is facing a' new threat —destruction at
the hands of its own offspring. In our desire
to. make sure that our children wouldnot be.
forced to face the hardships' we knew as
youngsters, we have raised our young on a
diet of permissiveness and 'over -indulgence
.- and we are reaping'a harvest of violence
and fear,. -,;
Qby jos jsly not- all of the .destructiveness'
we witness,;today can be laid at the door of
the youngeigeneration. -- but we are footing
A qualified gift
President Ford's, offer of amnesty, to
deserters: and draft -dodgers. ,from the
American armed forces' can ' scarcely be
classed. as unqualified forgiveness.' He has
stated that American young people living in
Canada and other countries to escape
. service in. Viet Nam will be permitted to.
- ,return. home ,Without the danger of legal
penalties,
However, the new • president made it
clear that •he considers these people as 'a
lower than', normal grade of, citizens. They
rn►ouid: be .permi f `fled Nto, work •their • way, back
into society ;,---to 'prove"'over .an unspecified
.numb \ f years -'that they are indeed fit to
be classed with those whoa stayed at home or'
served in the forces..
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met and't 'talked withi
fever` ' .ears we have aulte' .d
aa : -._fav'of these
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case Lieut. Wiiija Celley. ,who :* s.
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irnrnoralrty the 'draft dodgers .sought to
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war and Merican
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tilts iron ;in: it was, unlike other 'conflictst
in Wh ch•that country was involved. The War
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.oursetves if we continue to believe that we
can forever permit the behavior of a core
g p 4 "trouble -makers to'
con ince, Town in this area which Adam.
knew anything but minor misdemeanors
now close their eyes to smashed store
windows, fighting in the streets, language so
foul that respectable girls shun the :main
streetse and the vomit of drunks splashed
over the sidewalks.
Our small Western Ontario towns used to
be spoken of as "great places to bring up
your kids." and as a consequence attracted
many permanent residents who wanted to
flee the influences of the cities. Not any
longer.
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• Pr-erhaps the remedy is complex,
although it shouldn't be. A few yearsback
the mere presence of a uniformed policeman
on the street was enough to guarantee peace
and quiet, but that is. no longer the case.
Gangs of young people simply laugh at the
law and do as they please.
One thing Is clear. Responsibility for
protection of persons and property still lies
with our town councils. It is part of their
obligation to the public to assure adequate
police . protection by whatever means is
necessary in. each local situation. Citizens
generally are anything but happy with the
escalation of lawlessness and rowdyism,
mot* m
in this arita
pHydro MRansessassila
4sr1a tor Ltw mistkilli MSM
#o DeMrids furtlisrased
areldpe*in Olt
The!" of the B
tothe
of independence, for example, was fought to
rectify what the vast majority of colonials,
believed to berank injustice and to achieve
freedom.'The American Civil War, although
it certainly had its own economic causes,
• was widely, believed to be the only way to put
•Man end to the immorality of slavery. The first
and second World Wars were fought to fend
off the threat of an intolerable tyranny which
Germany sought to impose on the entire.
world: •
-.h v something Southeast.Asra, however, was some . hing •
else. It was a war of interference in.an area
which had already been proven impossible of
success by France. Because the "enemy
were°communists and the Americans were
rounding out a decade of comniunist• witch
hunting, American soldiers were. committed
to a conflict in•• which thousands did not
• believe and which the elected,
° representa-
tyes,of the American people were far from
unanimous in su - ortin
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• .The objectors who fled their.- country
bl
• rather . than
serve
ve �n its
forcesrc
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s
did
demonstrate soxnethirl sOrtant for,th
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irrstt;1n'hitortheY •ma �4c ear
. 'thafary in tht8I414v�hssfgiQrrefose
to4ight fol' a cause in r *does not
.believe. If the same thing happened •in
'Germany in 1914'and 1939 the world would.
have been spared _unto d suffering
Perhaps r. Ford• and hiss ` government
iUl g . , e . _
• should take a second look' at their
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expatriates: Some of them might. just turn
• out to be among the best 'citizens available to
him. .
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Everybody is well. aware of ::the.
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difference of opinion:which has developed in,.
recent years over the use ot. snowmobiles in s.
this.area: 'A few, .a very .few: irresponsible
operators have made a great deal' of trouble
for all: the''rest •of•the law-abiding people Who
'get' an immense amount of enjoyment out of
- .their sport. ;It has become a classic case of
. divided., opinion and the objections of those
folks{who',have no interest in ,snownsobiling
last year reached the stage, where caunciis
and provincial authorities were ready to. ban
the • use of snow machines on any but
off -the -roadway trails.
The , best solution to come to our
attention has.been worked out by the snow-
mobiiers themselves. They acknowledged
the objections and went to • bat on -a plan
which we believe is worthy of comment.
The operators, largely working through
their clubs and led by a group of active
planners, have laid out a snowmobile trail
which extends from Blyth in the south to
north of Chepstow. Nor As ..that the final
objective. They hope, within a few months,
the trail can be .extended right up to
The road to ruin
At least. one British newspaper has
• recently carried: articles on the edonomic
state of the United Kingdom which is
alarmingly gloomy in their forecasts. The
well -versed writers who havepenned these
articles fear that • ,Britain ill be totally
bankrupt in the near future and that the
economic collapse of`the nation may permit
the emergence of some form of dictatorship.
They compare Britian's present plight with
that of the Weimar Republic which was
Germany's government before .the emer-
gence of Adolph Hitler.
What, one wonders, has brought a
THE WINGHAM
Tgbermory. Permission' of property owners
has been granted and marked :traeks•will be
established on which machine operators can
travel with a maximum of protection against
unseen hazards. A sizeable reduction in
accidents : should be one of the ' most
rewarding results of the scheme.
Naturally those people wh, for any
number of reasons, have no interest in
snowmobiling, object to ' the noise and
"Mom's been up there all day mutter. in,
AUGUST 1927
ust one more week . .
ews Items from
AUGUST 1939
of the noted Penn- Saturdaynight's storm,
. E. L.Ryan ed ., During gh � ,• .
`sylvania oil 'fields, has been in therewas'one clap of thunder and
e o rd di "tri t for'a month, lightning that. was
11f of r s e:o �, flash of g g.
where hehas signed up leases.for ..terrific. It was this bolt of
• over 5,000 acres, for the purpose • lightning that struck the furnace
of testing that vicinity for oil, The chimney above the steel room at :
leaseis for 15.year.'s or as long as the Foundry, toppling it onto the.
oil gas or minerals`: are ;found, in driveway and field. The lightning
payingq uantities. also hit the roof, tearing off some•
...whA e a9• �>u::t 'wedding
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:w asse
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of the
roofing.
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ree competitions
a��s c4�dw e .esQ tie��1£
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. French
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late William�Ellacott was''urlited competition for handicaps finder
in marriage to Wilfrid ,,»Witt 14; Omar Haselgrove for han-
Me e, son of Mrs.�cKague dicaps 'over 14and Mrs. H. L.
net for
McKague.the � low
.1 drevu!�� won. e
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and �� Anher n
the. te;�S
. a ..._ , by
Miss Agnes Williamson was a • ladies.
delegate
.to
the
World
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Federation o
n
Large quantities' of the deadly
Educational Association
marijuana weed, valued -. at
ionto est
'held
' ,.T last
Co o
u► . several era. .thousa><ids of � dollars if
mak• , illegally sold as a narcotic, have:
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Congratulations are extended been discovered by Civic
to Mss ; Bessie Wylie on having Property Department employees
• passed her ;examinations at ' growing right in the heart of
Wroxeter High School. She in- Toronto. • •
tends :.entering Normal School At 'a meeting of, the East
thi 'fall,' , Wawanosh Township Council,
The ,first locomotive to haul a Alex McBurney was appointed as
train into the.new Union Station:. ' tax collector in place of Allan
at Toronto on the occasion of the Pattison who resigned.
opening of this station by H. R. H. Germany has put finishing
the Prince of Wales was one of ' touches to preparedness
the 6100 • Northern Type loco- measures which may go into
motives recently placed in ser- • history as the most stupendous of
vice by the Canadian. National their kind. The German army has
Railways for handling their fast •• been placed on war footing and
passenger and freight trains. can be called upon, to enter the
occasional property damage which can .be • •
blamed on.the sport. Nevertheless it is here
to stay and it has proved a tremendous
source of exercise and interest to. the
thousands who are its converts. Winter- in
Ontario is a •dull time for most people. If you
are young enough to skate or ski, or if you
are an ardent 'curler, the snowy months do
offer .some fun, of course. Snowmobiles,
however, have brought good, clean.sport to a
vast number who never previously thought
of winter as anything. but a long wait for
spring.
• We• admire the initiative and energy
which has led to a safer and better way for
the snowmobile. -enthusiasts to enjoy their
sport.
powerful empire to the verge of utter ruin?
One might point to her shrinking boundaries
and the loss of'her profitable colonial
ventures — but the same thing happened to a
still -prosperous Holland. Japan, bereft of
her overseas possessions and crippled by a
military defeat, is now one of the most
prosperous nations on earth. So is West
Germany.
The answer lies in hard work, an
absence of 'crippling strikes and the
willingness of the individual to subjugate his
own "rights" to the goal of economic
development.
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field, should their supreme.
commander, Fuehresr Hitler, will
it.
All. across'' Canada the various
Armouries, public buildings,
canals . and other 'important
places are under guard 'of the
• AUGUST 1949
At the sen t'Ranges,
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Ottawa, ec the �,W :' mr •
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United Church. Mr. and .1,
Bennett and their" three children
will reside in Hillcrest.
Mirst. 'Edna .Paterson, 'formerly..
Edna Stoakley of Wingham, and
da',.. ter of Mr.• and Mrs.` 3. E..
Stoakley of town, was sworn in as
a part-time constable last week in
'Kitchener. Her apPoiritinentwas
made. by the City Council at the
'r t of the police
force
. eques poo force.
C l b` composed'
osed
RevolverC u e1. '
Major T. W. Platt of Wingham;'
Flying Officer W. C. Smith of
Clinton and Capt. J. C. Kirk of
Listowel, made 'ae outstandingly
good showing, copping second
place against some of the finest
shots in North Annerlea.
Keen competition was shown at
the second annual' field day meet
sponsored by the Wingham
Recreation Committee. Upwards
of 100 boys and girls participated
in the various events; with 11 -
year -old Douglas Murray
providing the highlight by setting.
a local record'of 28feet in the'hop,
step and jump event for in-
termediate boys. Champions in
the boys' divisions were- Roy
Parish, Reg Baker and Jim Bain.
Winona Foxton was the senior
girl champion.
Allan Bennett of Toronto has
been appointed `organist,
choirmaster at the Wingham
New books in the library.
•"WOMEN ARE MY FAVORITE
PEOPLE" by • Art Linkletter.
The author's 25 years on radio
and T.V., his world-wide travels
• -- all have convinced him that
womankind is very speical. Now,
in a rollicking and inspiring'
tribute, this lifelong ladies' man
recounts tale after tale of
feminine fortitude, humor,
courage, and absolute un-
predictability.
Here ' are women in all
professions, enthusiastic con-
testants, mothers, grand-
mothers, neighbours and frenzied
fans, not to mention the ladies in
Art Linkletter's own romantic
past.
You'll discover surprising sides
of celebrities, sneak glimpses
into the private lives of public
figures, people like you and me,
who've all crossed Art's path,
much to his and now your delight.
"THE ARTHRITIC'S COOK-
BOOK" by Colin H. Dong, M.D.
and Jane Banks.
Dr. Dong refused to accept the
. dictum: "There is no special diet
for arthritis. No specific food has
anything to do with causing i..
And no specific diet will cure it",
when he was afflicted with ar-
thritis at age thirty-five.
Remembering an old Chinese
proverb about sickness entering
through the mouth and
catastrophe coming out of the
mouth he experimented with a
simple Chinese diet of his youth.
Finally he hit on the right com-
bination of seafood, vegetables
and rice. In a few short weeks he
experienced a miraculous
transformation; „he was agilkto
again.
In this book you will find ap-
petizing recipes to fit the diet
prescribed by a medical doctor
'who has treated thousands of
cases of rheumatic diseases With
remarkable success.
"I WAS A DRUG ADDICT" by
Leroy Street.
"Leroy ' Street" is the
pseudonym of a respected citizen
who, for 13 years at the beginning
of this century, was a
heroin addict in Greenwich
village. This is the candid and
moving story of his addiction, his
treatments, by compulsion and
voluntary, in prisons and in-
stitutions and his lapses. But
Leroy Street cured his addiction,
and. there are urgent lessons for
today's youth in his escape from
dope slavery.
"WAIT UNTIL EVENING" by
'Henrietta Buckmaster,
Terror-stricken and alone
following an untimely auto-
- accident, Catherine Mills, newly
arrived in England, looks for
shelter at the nearest farmhouse.
She is taken in by Axel Lund who
is living alone in the village of
Melling- in Yorkshire.
• At first, Catherine is unable to
recall her identity or details of
the accident, much to the con-
itternation of the local police:
Before long, however, it becomes
essential, for her own well-being
and for the well-being of their.
-relationship, to share secrets of,
her past with this extraordinary
man who has given much and
asks for nothing in return. The
truth involves her son, Jonathan,
her ex-husband, who refuses to
become involved in causes; and
her inability to come to terms
with the demands of her own
vulnerable life.
The result of this intense
psychological outpouring is
mutual love, peace, self-
discovery, °and, above all, the
ability to begin living again.
"BAREFOOT IN THE SKY" by
Sheila Scott.
This is an exciting biography of
the first solo pilot to pass directly
over the North Pole in a light,
aircraft the world-famous
British aviatrix ,Sheila Scott.
'She describes her early flights
--- exploring Europe in her plane,
chasing down every rally and
race, and eventually breaking
one hundred world records. She
recounts the hairraising dangers
of competing in the "Top of the
Tower" race between London
and the Empire State Building;
countless around -the -world solo
flights; and the disaster -haunted
England -to -Australia air -race
that very nearly plunged her to
her death in the Pacific Ocean.
The author's contribution to
aviation and to the preservation
of the individual human spirit of
exploration and adventure are
almost unparalleled in our time.
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AUGUST 1ilio ,'•
Mr. and Mrss. John McKay, who
have operated a nursing home on
the northern outskirts of the town
for the „past ten years; have
leased the home to Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Brooks of Wingham. The
nursing home hasa capacity of
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All meetings begin at 100; pan,
„ MAY sra schedlikid Otto: Mire as
Legion Hall, ;..SePt, .
Me lop Maniel Ofpcosp
Winthrop.
Meetings
etnhave. alreedY ,
held et Underwood, Bradley and
water.
Mir, andr. y of
Guelph visited over f'
with her parents, Mr.
George goer, Petri Street.
,-- • 111 Hunt of lista; Ste.
11 tie has
Misr i4innlePatigntriact and y
for Spy' ;Greek; for ,a week's
stay at the home of Mr..and Mrs.
Elton Mahood .before•. returning
honte.
--Visiitors on Sunday at the
• home ;of Mr. and% Abs. ^
Clayton were Mr. And .;kfra.
Fitch and family, . 01 RR 1,
Wroxeter;, Mr; and Mrs. Bill
Alcock and femily of Goderf ch;
Mrs. Elton Mahood and Darren of
Stoney Creek; Mrs, Hunt 01
Sault Ste. Marie and Mrs. `Minnie
Parker of, Wingham: •
approximately; 22 patients.
• ' . Miss Doreen Howatt, who was
chosen as Huron County's: Dairy
Princess at the . Clinton Spring
Fair, , wll compete the
winners ofother Obtarlo mantles
at the C.N,K► lit Howatt is a .
ti certified ' n,. .atistant ' at
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Dr. and
moved r on
havei their ho
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Leopold Street, recently vacates.
by Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Seddon.
Robert Mitchell of 'jGorrie left
last week tosaiil ens'tl ,int d ant'
shipManzuttl on the Great
He be .. .
Celtics will y,,J�,,r,(
, A to rade team' of ',11da
'A l�
Percher shipped
e: ey��were
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from the Len Bok .farm at the
edge of Wingham. to New
• Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
TODAY CHILD
BYHELEN ALLEN
Ronny is an alert baby of 14 months with a passion for anything
that makes a noise. Happy,: esponsive Ronny is.sturdily built
with very dark eyes, light br wn hair and fair skits. Ile has eight
teeth whose arrival did not they hint, at alt. In fact nothing
seems to worry Ronny who is normally cheerful and seldom
cries:
Yet this lovable youngster has a major problem. He was born
with spina bifida, an injury at the baste of thespine which often.
results in paralysis of the lower part of the body. He also has
hydrocephalus ( abnormal build-up of fluid inside the skull)
which is being satisfactorily controlled. • • '
Ronny has no movement in his legs but his arms and shoulders
are strong and muscular. Ronny has been fitted for leg braces
but they are not ready yet. When they come, he will also have a
walker . and will start on physiotherapy' with the object of
strengthening his legs. No forecast can yet be made as • to
whether he will walk. As if this were not enough, Ronny has no
bladder or bowel control. Schedules can usually be worked out to
handle that problem when a child is older.
Ronny is an appealing baby with a winning personality, He is
affectionate with his foster family and accepts strangers
amiably if they will wait for him to make the first advances.
Ronny is considered at least average in ability. He iss:saying a
few words and starting to feed himself. He is eating mostly table
foods now.
Lovable Ronny needs parents who will give him much love,
stimulation and excellent physical care. Such special people are
invited to write to inquire about adopting Ronny. The address is
Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box
888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general adoption in-
formation, please contact your local Children's Aid Society.
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HE'S ALWAYS CHEERFUL