The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-12-12, Page 4SAO should find new leaders
The posturing and loud -mouthed state-
rnents of the leaders of the present attempt
by the Civil Servants' Association of Ontario
to influence the government are unworthy of
the thousands of good people they represent.
When the spokesman far a responsible body
of citizens uses the words "clown" and
"cheapskate" to describe those senior gov-
ernment officials who must decide for or
against their cause, it is time to look for
leaders who are more in tune with the image
of a body of employees who value their
services so highly.
Advertisements in the public media, paid
for by the CSAO repeatedly referred to the
premier of the province as a "cheapskate"
and last week G. G. Norman became infu-
riated when Cabinet Minister Eric Winkler
disclosed in the Legislature the amount the
government was prepared to offer in its bar-
gaining with the CSAO. Winkler was then
described by Norman as "that clown".
Mr. Winkier's disclosure of the offer was
entirely within his rights, and failure to do so
would have been a breach of his responsibi-
lity to the taxpayers of this province who
are, in the final analysis, the employers of
the civil servants, and the people who will
have to foot the bill for any increases in
government workers' salaries.
Itis an old ploy on the part of those who are
seeking wage increases at the bargaining
table to demand that all offers be kept secret
until agreement is reached. And why? -
Simply because public opinion has a great
deal to do'with how far an employer is will-.
ing to go in concessions. Thus employee
groups are. most .anxious to force the ern-
ployer into a wage increase agreement be-
fore any announcement is made so the Whole
deal con be presented as an accomplished
fact and it will be too late to modify the set•
tiement.
Latest threat on the part of the civil w-
ants is that an alliance will be sought with
other groups of employees in the public
service to work single-mindedly for the de,
feat of the Davis government at the next
election. Now Wouldn't that be just a great
way to contribute to the politics of this prov-
ince? In the event that their efforts succeed-
ed it would be evident that the party which
did assume power would have to obey every
dictate of the employees.
CSAO's demand for a 61.3 per cent in-
crease in wage rates is nothing short of high-
way robbery and .their threat to strike in
January, despite the fact that such a move
would be illegal, is nothing short of black-
mail. Their oft -repeated slogan, "free the
servants" is an open attempt to hoodwink
the public into misplaced sympathy. Onta-
rio's civil servants are not badly paid in
comparison with other people in similar jobs
—and their freedom has never been in ques-
tion. If any of those servants want to seek
employment elsewhere they are completely
free to do so—and there are plenty of jobs
waiting for them.
We have a message for the servants
from the taxpayers. Get rid of the agitators
who are cooking up a real mess of trouble for
' you, whether you agree with them or not.
Dangerously slim 'defense.
Professional soldiers in this country are
not the only ones who are deeply concerned
about the continuing cutbacks in our armed
forces. The squeeze on defense spending has
been going on for several years, in fact since
the days of the Diefenbaker administration, -
and the recent news that Canada would dis-
pense with alt; tank forces. anct training is
certainly disquieting.
To brand Canadians as military -minded
would be. absurd. It would be difficult tofind
any nation on earth less interestedin another
wai--tut that; is not the point. We live in a
big countrlywhich provides living space for
only a sparse populations--anopen invitation
tot.the have-nlot nations ofthe world. And a
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ished to a sound safety level and that there-
fore there is no danger of military action in.
the immediatefuture. How blind can We be?
Canada has, within the past decade, add-
ed immeasurably to thethreat of nuclear
war by providing India with a nuclear re-
actor, supposedly for peaceful purposes. it
was With shock that our leaders realized
e
have strange priorities
India had used our technology , to make a
nuclear bomb. Despite thatchilling know-
ledge, negotiations are still in progress to
make the same lethal weapons available to
two of the most undependable nations on the
globe—Argentina and South Korea. Our nu-
clear salesmen are determined to prove that
our investment in the heavy water process
was a sound one by selling the product
abroad. ,
Israel is believed to possess the know-
how and the materials to make nuclear wea-
pons, and only a fool would believe that they
will never be pushed hard enough by their
Arab neighbors to use the ultimate weapon.
For that matter, how longwill it be until bil-
lions in oil money and a stranglehold ,on the
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lie in Russia,., where. personal knowledge of
war and its consequences provide a safe.
guard. The probability of worldwide horror
unleashed lies with those : smaller nations
which have everything to gain and little to
lose by the use of nuclear weapons.
What a time to decide that adequate de-
fense forces are too expensive for a country
as large as ours!
Announcement last week 4'hat the Onta-
r o governrnent has arranged options on an
additional 12,000 acres of land on the north
shore of Lake Erie should have every plan-
ner and farmer ready for battle. Despite
protests over comparatively small require-
ments of farm land for hydro corridors and
pipelines, the authorities are not only con-
doning, but aiding in the commitment of
some 28,000 acres of food -producing soil to
permanent, burial under blacktop and con-
crete.
Gordon, Hill, president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture, says, "If the
. people of Ontario allow a steel mill to be built
on the north shore of Lake Erie we know the
general area where all other necessary
services will be provided. Instead, we should
be able to say to a steel mill, 'Locate in a less
developed, less congested area, where land
and climate are less suitable for food pro-
duction. As long as industry dictates its own
location choices for farmers are limited and
farms will suffer."
The 12,000 acres recently designated by
the government is the second large parcel of
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land to be marked out for a new city, ,prob,
ably to be known as Nanticoke. The excuse
for government intervention is to provide for
orderly planning and to forestall costly land
speculation by private realtors. That, of
course, is commendable, but the question is
why a new city should even be contemplated
in an area which is already congested?
The answer, of course, is money. The
Lake Erie location is just across the water
from ample supplies of American: coal and
has direct access by lake freighters which
wit( carry iron ore from the head of the
lakes. In other words the steel company will
make a higher profit with its facilities at
Nanticoke than if they were erected at Thun-
der Say or Sault Ste. Marie, 'although those
cities are closer to the iron ore deposits and
the land surrounding them produces very
little food:
Yes, the steel produced in a northern
Plant might cost consumers more, or con-
versely might mean less profit to the indus-
trial giants in the business --but it is high
time to put food requirements ahead of steel
priorities.
NOW TN1)15 WHAT i CA Ll SOUND FEDERAL..• PROV INCI \ L Co•OrEgATI0N —youvt GOT tit GALOS1ES
ANP IVE GOT THE MIMEO.
ews Items from.
DECEMBER 1927
Torrance Galbraith, formerly
of Bluevale, who resides at Lon- ,r
don, .Ontario, claims to; have dis. ,
covered a cure for cancer and the '
key to the secret of synthetic rub*
�Y, d9}y
Mountains from molehills
. The Canadian government has made a
very big thing out of its concern for the
public by banning the use of DES as a
chemical agent to produce heavier beef ani-
mals with less food, even to the point of open
trade warfare with the U.S. because Ameri-
can cattle fed with DES are not permitted
entry here.
The claim is that the chemical is a can-
cer-causing material and our vigilant autho-
rities are looking out for our welfare. It gives
one a comfortable feeling to know that Uncle
Eugene is so mindful of aur health.
In a recent conversation with a highly -
trained research chemist at the Canada
Packers plant in Toronto, we asked about the
gravity of the danger posed by 4DES. The
man to whom we spoke has his doctorate in
chemistry and his everyday job is the con-
stant checking of foods for nutrient value as
well as harmful contents. He said that a
person would have to eat several whole
steers to absorb as much DES as is con-
tained in one "morning after" birth control
pill ... and that same person would need to
consume , another dozen or so animals to
equal the same dosage if he was thoughtful
enough to by-pass the livers and kidreys.
Another known cancer source is a
chemical necessary to the preservation of
meats over an extended period—and which
is still used in many products such as hams
and bacon. However, saltpeter has been used
by humans for over 4,000 years. Draw your
own conclusions.
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most sensational of the peat few
years.' Mr. Galbraith, :a veter-
inary surgeon, has for, years past'
been interested in cancer re-
search work,. In conjunction with
Dr. Vaguer, another "Canadian,
he discovered an anti-cancer ser-
um which so far seems to have
brought tangible results.
A Canadian Club has been
formed in Wingham with Dr.
Redmond its president. Other of-
ficers are Mrs. George Hanna, A.
L. Posliff, Mrs. E. E. Barr and
Miss Doris Fells.
William McCOol was elected to
head the .L.O.L. Branch 794 of
Wingham. Other officers include
Thomas Wheeler, J. McMichael,
Joseph Guest, J. W. McKibbon
and Alex Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coultas
and family have moved into their
new home near the station, in the
village of Belgrave.
Robert Shaw of Bluevale is
having a Supertest gas pump in-
stalled. This .is the sixth pump in
the village now.
David Armstrong, son of Rev.
W. Armstrong of Wroxeter, and
one of the best hockey players on
last year's Wingham rink, has se-
cured a place on the Western' On-
tario University team.
The Belgrave branch of the
W.M.S. of the Presbyterian
Church held its annual meeting
and re-elected Mrs. Porterfield
as president. Vice-presidents: are
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. D. Dunbar;
Mrs. Gear is secretary and Mrs.
Anderson treasurer.
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DECEMBER 1939
Dr. C. A. Myers, Mrs. Myers
and Elizabeth Anne have moved
into the establishment formerly
occupied by Dr. T. T. McRae in
Brussels, and he has opened his
office there. .
Will Collinson has disposed of
the Blyth Flax Mill, which for the
past few years has been idle, to T.
A. G. Gordon who is now in pos-
session. Mr. Gordon is equipping
the plant with all new machinery
shipped in from Belgium. It is his
intention to manufacture fine flax
fibre.
The Belgrave Farmers' Club
held its annual meeting, electing
James Michie as president; Mar-
tin Grasby as vice-president and
C. R. Coutes secretary -treasur-
er.
Carl McKay, teller at th
Dominion Bank, was transferred
to the Brampton branch of the
bank and took over his new post
this week. Taking his position
here is J. P. Cooke of Toronto.
Breaking the glass window in
the front of W. E. Patterson's
hardware store at Fordwich,
thieves made off with three .22
calibre rifles that were on display
in the window.
Rev. J. F. Anderson, who has
served the Wingham United
Churg for six years, has accept-
ed a call ..to St. Paul's United
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be engaged in mining. Before he
leftibe was presented with gifts
front th staff ateGurney's Glove -
works, 'where he has been em-
ployed, and from the baseball
club and fans.
The school in the village of
Bluevale has been closed ,owing
to an outbreak of scarlet fever.
Three families are under quaran-
tine!
Cliff Denny of Wroxeter has left
'for Toronto Where he is enrolled
in a business Course.
Mrs. H. V. Holmes was elected
president of the W.A. of St. Ste-
phen's Anglican Church, Gorrie.
Vice-presidents are ;Mrs. Norman
Wade and Mrs. Foster; secretary
is Ws. Taylor and treasurer Mrs.
George Kung.
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DECEMBER 1949
Wingham Lodge No. 288 A. F.
4441, ass
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elected 1
�'��;.� tied .I� e
1 Mas ".j til ' , i)f-
ficers are . A. B. Adams, Don
Jeffs, Gordon Leggatt, J. A. Fox
and H-`L.Sherbondy.
A. R. Duval attended the On-
ttario Mink Show held at Bridge-
port this week and of the ten mink
he exhibited, six of them received
ribbons. .
Wingham's first big week of
curling on artificial ice is now a
thing of the past. The concensus
of opinion is that it was a grand
success. The winning rinks were
the George Inglis rink of Bel -
more, The Milberg rink of
Waterloo, the Harry Sifton rink of
London, the Dr. Hind rink of
Walkerton, the Munro rink of
Walkerton and the Ed Small rink
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BY HELEN ALLEN
Greg is full of questions about adoption because this 10 -year-
old hopes very much it will happen for him.
Irish and English in descent, Greg has brown hair, blue -grey
eyes and a sprinkling of freckles. He has always been physically
healthy but an unsettled period in his life caused some emotional
problems. These are behind him now, except that he tends to be
tense and easily distracted in school. Greg is in a special Grade
Four class. He has the ability to manage in a regular classroom
but needs individual encouragement and firm controls.
Greg likes swimming, skating and wrestling but is not keen on
team sports. He wants to learn to play the guitar.
A friendly, trusting boy, Greg gets on well with both adults
and children. It will be good if he can be the youngest in a family
with older brothers and/or sisters.
To inquire about adopting Greg, please write to Today's Child,
Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, Station K,
Toronto M4P 2112. For general adoption information, consult
your local Children's Aid Society.
Letters
t�th th
Editor
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Every year/ my jolxConide
'becomes a little bit harder, in
of or verba bkpt" 4f
our • wast technologIcel
acblevemento.„
Vbumet sock Yoarit r ,a
UMW 1141r0b4c.eli heartbreaking
Ware young follt who
• they could manege without
Christmaspresents
If"way 1c
send t t back. ' mooch
showsthst Daddy was In tfetel
traffic„ , writ 'ver
hikrolfOr.aIlttle,one to uisiorstand
how It is Daddy can go off to
work, fes,. shopplNN:etc right
as rams, but never come 'back,
Through the pages of YOur
paper, may I ask for the:p: of
all the drivers In your coverage
area? We have just.coine th ro
Safe �DrIv Week . In Canada,
and everybody hag:o seen a b
rage of safety meseages..Please
remember them, not only
througitthe•liustle and bustle of
this holiday season, but all
through "1975.
will be better able to
concentrate odfinding the kind, f
gifts that make up the'more roue
tine requests from.„ our children. •
Let's have no more ad, deeper-
ate faces at Christmas"times.
Wis hinglou and yours" it very
merry and safe Christmas s!
R6110110,
Santa Claus
of Wingham* .,
Mrs' Leslie Fortune was elect-
ed president of -the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of St: Andrew's
PreobYtertell Porch. Vice-presi-
dents are "Mrsr'Alex'Nimmo, Mrs.
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A.3t10e
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Miss . Jean Moffat of " Toronto
Normal 'School spent the past,
week practice teaching in Wrox-
eter Junior Room. Miss Margaret
Wearying, also of Toronto Nor-
mal, was at Lane's School, How -
ick ToWnship..
A pretty weddkcg was solem-
nized December 10 at Belgrave
when Audrey Eloise, daughter of
Mr:and Mrs. Harry L. McGuire
was married to Alan Harvey
MacKay, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. MacKay of Wingham.
The people of Fordwich and
vicinity. enjoyed " a rare treat
when the Teeswater Junior
Farmers and Junior Institute
presented the comedy hit, "Cy-
clone Sally". Featured in the cast.
were Mildred Keith, Ken Mc-
'Kague, Ron Hill, Watson Arm-
strong, Leo Murray, Marilyn
Dagg, Agnes Moffat, Gertie
Wraith and Jessie Kennedy. Dir-
ector was Mrs. Donahue.
A large crowd, representing
different parts of Howick Town-
ship, gathered for the first social
event in the recently remodelled
Township Community Hall.
Reeve E. J. l?'arrish declared the
hall officially open.
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Lodge No. 286, A. F. and A. M. for
the, year 1961. Other officers: are
Joseph McGill, Alex Robertson,
Gordon Leggatt, A. M. Peebles
and H. L. Sharbendy. •
At the meeting of the Public
PriOgi T. S.
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Ufa iE+ Oren
had been completed. The results
of the survey, which included
children 'born in .the 'years 1955
through 1959, indicated that en-
rohiteint at the school wouldprob-
ably remain fairly static Over the
next .five years..
The United Dairy and Poultry
Co -Operative Limited, Maitland
Creamery Branch, Wingham,
has won the APV Trophy for the
Grand Champion Creamery
Butter workmanship competi-
tion.
Miss Marion Bonnett of RR 2,
Tiverton, received the Board of
'Directors award for highest\
scholastic standing when fifteen
'girls graduated as Certified
Nursing Assistants at exercises
held at the nurses' residence,
Wingham General Hospital.
Other award winners were Miss
Shirley Rapeer of Tiverton, Miss
Diane Compton, Kintail, and
Miss Eleanor Schade of RR 1,
Gowanstown.
Winners of the Huron County
Council scholarships for students
at the Ontario Agricultural Col-
lege, 1960, include Robert C. Hig-
gins and Glen Coultes of Brus-
sels, James Coultes .of Wingham
and John Broadfoot, Bruceiield.
Mrs. O. G. Anderson was pre-
sented with an honorary life
membership certificate at the
December meeting of the Wo-
men's Missionary Society of
Knox Presbyterian Church, Bel -
grave.
Miss Cora Gilkinson was elect-
ed president of St. Andrew's
W,M.S. Other officers are Mrs.
John Pollock, Miss V. McLaugh-
lin, Miss M. Williamson and Mrs.
N. L. Fry.
DECEMBER 1960
At the December meeting of
the Wingham District High
School Board, members discuss-
ed the possibility of installing a
better fire alarm system. The
discussion arose because of re-
cent trouble with the boiler which
resulted in a call to the fire de-
partment.
Alex Corrigan was elected
Worlhipful Master of Wingham
Salvation Army ha
A CHILD DREAMS OF
CHRISTMAS ... striped candy
canes ... mysterious packages
hidden away ... reindeer landing
on a snowy roof ... a red felt
stocking hung on the mantlepiece
... a tree twinkling with magic
colors ..: a midnight sky dancing
with Mars .. .
Every child , dreams at
Christmas time, and as we grow
old we cherish the dreams of our
childhood as much as the reality
of this peered season. But there
are some children who dare not
dream of Christmas. They have
been hurt and disappointed so
much in their short lives, that
they are afraid to -hope. These are
the children of poverty -stickers
families, of broken homes, and
institutions. 111, frightened, un-
happy children. Must they go
without Christmas this year,
while others have go much?
Not if The Salvation Army can
s helping hand
help it. In county ways The
Army of the hieping hand brings
the joys of Christmas to children
too often forgotten. Small things
.. , a stocking filled with candy
canes ... a sew doll ... a warm
smile ... can make the day glow
with happiness for a child. Salva-
tionists not only provide these
things, but also work to reunite
families, obtain jobs for fathers,
and help parents to cope with
emotional problems. A gift to The
Salvation Army'. annual Christ-
mas program pan give a child
the courage to dream again.
During the starvation period in
Dawson City in 1896 some people
started back far Dyes, Atka, by
dog sled. The far was $I,000 and
the passengers worked behind the
dogs all the way. The sleds were
for food, fuel, Blankets and
camping necessities on the SO d*y
trap.