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policemen truthfullY AVOW tot haNina,
. not he any great deterrent for thOSe who
„ have rot yet but that it a very
effective:deterrent for fhe 'criminal', who has
already token a life,Ond many do.so again
atter he 'hos: been:m*000 r fro 170 prison,
Mont 1$:that 111'.0 fet# InStatiCeS, an Innocent
,.perSon ; Might die on the :gallows°. and
evidence-- uneerffied. later 'woUld be. Of nO
avaW'''Innocent persons- have 'died. in the-
-Pe$01te the. Very high COSt Of retaining
-prisoners In 'c4stOcly,it w0010 'SeeM that the -
WOU14 be life sentences for ConviCted
"POSed at present, wit11:001,0 possible in a
few years9 time. Atitesentence, Without any
chante Of freedom at a later date, short of
the 'discloSure of new eVideriCe, would be a
, prettY' Strong deterrent, and. would effect.
ively remove a dangerous criminal from any
further opportunity of taking a huMan life.
caOlnet who ore ;faced with,* decision on that
AiFablriet OilrqsterS4orifivntod the 'settlement
ret,a dilemnia which carries far.
reaching, social' end spirltuai Implications,
'Obviotosly swivel Members, of. life.
cabinet are loathe to continOe' the preSent
convicted man to hang or to commuter -the
sentence is Vresented,,on on individual ,thiSis
each. time the death Ortlence is oronoOnCed,
TheY Ovid Prefer, tO. come to O.Permatient
• At "Ts not difficult tO understan4 the
latitude of' many poke "officerS WhO are
strongly in -favor of, carrying' 'out the death
hanging .for the conviCted killers of pOliCe,
men and prison guards while:on duty, After
all, their own lives may be at stoke.
Coppone'nts of caPital punishment repeatedly
contend that bonging is no real deterrent for
hardened. criminals and that -society onlY
brutallies Itself when the sentence carried
Prove that it s better
Three cheers for Reeve Ed Othiliefson of
Bayfield, who was pretty .outspoken about
"the prospects of a huge district health
council in which the County of Huron might
be included. Addressing his remarks to a re-
presentative of the Ministry of Health, the
reeve pointed to the efficiency of the present
health administration J9 Huron and ex-
pressed doubt that its inclusion with a larger
unit would add either efficirmy Or better
health standards.
a At present the appropriafe committees
Rom Huron and Perth Counties, are planning
to study the Worthiness of 'a plan to unify the
health services of those two counties. How-
eifer, the ministry spokesman said that
official policy calls for a population of ‘at,t-
least 100,060 in an area to be controlled 144a
health coUncil. Huron County has a popula-
tion �f about 55,000.
The hayfield reeve's remarks are words
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tbo, especially camping, bUt
really summer is just timer, Ut in before hOekey starts
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° 'Peter has brOWO hair and dolc,
astigmatism, Hp in Grad, PiVe,11,-
.of emotional 'upsets in early° yea
now.
A likeable lad, Peter real1Y W40
whols "a good cook".
To, inquire about adopting Patera please wr te to Today's
Child, Ministry of COmmunitire tSocial Services; Box 888,
Station K, Toronto me 2112. FO general adoption information,
es and Wears glasses for
it behind in school because
Is progress is satisfactory
a family of his own.
st in hockeland a mother
with which we heartily agree,. We have yet to
be convinced that "bigger" necessarily
means "better" lb our part of 'the World.
True, there are certain etonomies fo be at-
tal9ed by purchasing in larger units and by
providing a larger tax base to pay the
salaries of, administratcirs. On the other
hand, the need for some of those high-priced
officials does not even arlie in smaller units
of administration and without doubt respon-
iiiiteness to individual needs; as far as the
public is conCerned, tends to disappear with
the .growth of these moster organizations.
this part of Ontario we have
developed some very efficient and effective
services, guided by elected or appointed
public boards — men and women who ask
little and receive little by way of compensa-
tion for their time and trouble. Before they
are ousted and replaced by salaried boards
let us be very sure that the end result will,
indeed, justify the disruptiOn.
Where do they find them?
Last week Premier William Davis had to
place a telephone call, to one of his appoint -
09s in Northern Ontario and insist that the
gentleman take the very first plane to
Queen's Park. Ed Havrot, chairman of the
government -controlled ,Ontario , Northland
Railway, met the premier the next morning
and was promptly fired from his job.
It seems that Mr. Havrot had said some
nasty things -about our Indian population in a
fit of bad temper . . . nor did he deny having
uttered those hasty words. He was quoted as
laying, "Those damn, Indians 'ha4e gone
5bsolutelw mad. We should have given them
a bunch of teepees and some cordwood and
that's all."
Perhaps the ONR chairman was justifi-
ably, angry with some of the native people.
-There is no denying that the Indians have
become pretty "uppity" since they have
found that white society is at last trying, in.
somesma I I measure to Correct the injustices
jo which they have been subjected. However,
vas an elected member of the Legislature, one
would suppose that Mr. Havrot might have
learned the value of keeping his lip buttoned
by this time.
What we find amnzing is the lack of
common sense demonstrated in the appoint-
ment of such an impetuous man, to a respon-
sible, pott in the first place. Nor is fhis
gentlem the first to demonstrate the fact
that political expediency sOmetomes over-
rules good choice's for public office. We have
heard from people like rd Havrot before.
You may happeri to agree with the man
from the north. Unquestionably the activists
in most minority groups can be aggravating
in the extreme. They. have learned that
public policy now favors recognition of their
causes and they have no intention of letting
us forget that fact. Nonetheless, they are
citizens of our province and we will have to
live with that condition. Any person, politi-
cian or otherwise, who will publicly bundle
an entire racial group into one bag and
mouth Off about their uselessness is just too
dull to hold public office in this day and age.
Popular appointment
It is refreshing to read of a government
appointment which meets with the hearty
dfiproval of all parties. Such- was the case
when it was announced that Arthur Maloney,
prominent Toronto lawyer, is favored for the
post of Ontario's first ombudsman. The new
job, when it is created by law, will require a
person of unwavering fairneis and credibi-
lity — and it would seem that Mr. Maloney
meets this very high standard.
The office of omb0dsmarr, though new to
this province, is an ancient one — that of a
pan appointed to speak for the common
'titizen when the laws of the. land or the
dictates of authority appeared to be unfair to
an individual or inadeqOate to the purpose
for which they were intended.
IR modern society the complexity of new
*legislation and' the proliferation of small- °
time inspectors has created a new need for
an intermediary if justice is to be carried out
properly. Coufts of law are not only too busy,
they are now incompetent to handle many of
the -irritating and sometimes costly
, decisions of our many boards and -councils.
The Ordinary citizen, who has no specific
knowledge of the law, or is uninformed about
the authority of new regulations and those
who enforce them, does need an informed
intermediary to whom he can refer his griev-
ance.
Because so many grievances are ill-con-
ceived and lack any real validity the om-
budsman must be capable of deciding
whether or not a protest should be launched,
and if not, capable -of explaining his decision
to the citizen. The ombudsman.must also be
- a person of such stature as to confront estab-
lished authority forcibly enough to secure
justice where it is deserved.
If 'Mr. Maloney accepts the new post,
and it appears probable that he will, it will be
interesting to see what new.- standards of
common sense may be extracted from the
maze of rules and petty laws in which we
must exist.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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HE 40VESHOOKEY
eim A. McLean, chairman of
the hospital board, had the' verb
plant experience, in welcom-
hill the t attendance in the
town halt to any graduation exer-
cise in connection' with the local
hospital. The three graduatis
nurse Were faliffles AIMS. Q. Free
of PUngannen, Irene C Of
mow and L•ilian`thec,ton
of Winghain.
The main buildings of Stratford
Agricultural Park . were mys-
teriously burned a, t three
o'clock Friday'. morel .. '.
Mrs. Cie Thompson w a elected
president of the Wingham Ladies'
Lawn Bowling Club, at''its annual
Meeting. Vice-presidents are
Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Brackenbury.
Mrs. Bishop is secretary and
Mrs. Shane is treasurer. 1 •
• The following Turnberry farm-
ers have purchased new cars:
Howard Wylie, an Essex sedan;
Thomas 'Haugh, Pontiac. sedan;
Frank Powell,' Pontiac sedan,
and Thomas Gilmour, a Pontiac
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value of the stalge,
Peak/0100e* hi the dell
Of Several diplonlas%
awarded- Mr, Steinmdler Sr. At
Workra as a Maker of
A flour.
MAY tint '
Rosa Orvis has been appointed
by the Department of Game add a
FiSherien as a Deputy Game IN
Warden for this distiret, -
The Rontinion government has
pasSed all order4n-council fixing
June 13 an the date for celehya-
tioh of the birthday of King
George W. His actual birthday IS
December 14.
Scoht Donald Ifitstie attended
the Boy, Smut Forestry Cantp
which was held at Angus, near
Camp Borden. One SatUrday the
boys planted 70,000 trees. The
camp was -attended by Boy
ScoutO from practically all ever
Ontario. .
Murray Johnson has increased
the area of his distributing busi-
ness for McCall-Frontemc. pro-
ducts. Wingham and Teeswater
were both distributing places for
these products and now Mr.
Johnson has taken oveethe Tees.
water district. The territory he
now serves extends to Walkerton,
Kincardine, cart • and as far
pl
south as Londeis ro.
On Monday sa ingscertificatea
and stamps went on sale through-
out the Dominion. The money
thus invested will go into ,Cana-
da's war effort immediately.
-• Jack Thynne, the Kansas Far-
mer, has rethrned to the Mari-
times, ' where he 'has bookings
which extend well into the winter.
Jack will be chief entertainer at
many fairs and several Old Home
Week celebrations. ,
An old binder Was sold at' a
Bruce County auction sale after
42 years of continuous service.
The original canvas isstill on the
binder which is good for many
years to come. It was sold for $45
and probably cost little more
than twice that amount when it
was new in 1898.
For the second time since
spring came, there were well
over 30 cars parked around the
Dear Mr. Wenger,
Once again I'd like to thank you
for "spreading the good word",
as old Doc Burch would say,
about the Winghatn Towne
Players' latest play., "The Death
-and Life of \Sneaky Pitch".
We were particularly fortunate
because a member of your staff,
Sophia Martynec, mu; not only a
member of the cast, hut also
found time during rehearsals to
Laker -pictures and write a Millet-
ihg story about the play and the
players.
The attendance was excellent,
the audienee had something to
laugh about—and did—and we
enjoyed ourselves tremendously.
We couldn't ask for more.
• Sincerely,
Susan Eskerod,
270 Centre Street
Dear Editori
' I thoroughly enjoy reading The
Wingham Advance -Times each
week during the year. The, edi-
torials are especially worthy* of
mention, well „ written and
thougy provoking.
The 'school, news is always in-
teresting and enhanced by excel-
lent photography.
I also find Bill Smiley enter-
taining. -
During the winter in Florida
the arrital of the paper *as a
high spot in the week keeping us
up to date on the news of the town
and community. -
Annie H. Henry.
Many retarded adult.4 could
make a useful contribution to
society if counselling services
were available in their home -
community.
What's new aU
Huronview?
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Luther led a
sdlig service in the Chapel Sunday
evening sponsored by the Chris-
tian Women's Club.
The Mathonia Family of Zurich
provided a musical program on
Family Night. George Mathotia
and his two sons, Raymond and
Peter, play as a group and solo
numbers with accordions. Mar-
garet Kelm thanked the enter-
tainers on behalf of the residents.
The Etluevale Women's Insti-
tute members were hosts for the
May birthday party with Mrs.
Wendell Staniper emcee for the*
afternoon. Mrs. Donald Street
and" Mrs. Carl Johnston led a
sing -a -long of action songs and,
requests; .Miss Karen Armstrong
danced to Scottish numbers, the
sword donee and highland fling.
The 22 residents having birthdays
this month received gifts from
'the Institute and Mrs. Wagner,.
who was celebrating her 80th
birthday on Wednesday, ex-
pressed the appreciation of the
residents.
The ladies of North Street
United Church in Goderich spon-
sored a scenic drive and' picnic
supper at Menesetung Camp for
their church merh6ees: Twelve
residents took advantage of the
outing which they thoroughly en7
joyed.
Wheeling and dealing with
traffic is an art every cyclist
should know, says t* a Ontario
Safety League. s the ideal
time to refresh memoneti.
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ALREAPY WE AT THE TM OFFICE.
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dotibles were Played; Ivinnoni°
Meeting 'last w
cation' of Alamos
ent?ilea'lLiganet:v4Inhriti;1,fil71;0°f8tvlatil.w.isiwue4Q
for Glen Foxton, son
Mrs. Milford Foxtok
successful in receiving pi
• seveissiosnraattrpiereSiaLt(Atinr°frall:!;1):7'
alredv..filro. Rm. VIVical4ttrtlii
don. Rev. and Mrs. Matt attended
the ‘'gradttatiOn held in Weitern
- University,
feed store. in LUcktioW Was
broken into soitietirne•afteehlid-
- night on 'Saturday with The loet
confined to about $5,00-in'silVerl
Entrance was gained iv 'forcing
open a big doorin the feed abed at
the rear of the building:
rirSt prize winners at the
Wawanosh; June Pierce of USS 3,
East Wawanosh; . Mary Jeffer-
son, USS 7, East Wawanosh, 'and
Audrey Hackwell, USS 11, Mor -
Work On the modern main
street lights in the village of
Teeswater; which was started
last year but dropped for the win:
' ter months, is nearing com-
pletion. Within a few days it is ex-
pected that our main thorough-
fare will be well lighted with
these improved 'fixtures on both
sides of the street.,
MAThire1W96ilingham Kinette Club, at
its iegular meeting, voted to
pledge $100 to,a fund for purchas-
ing an electric organ for the Hui -
on County Home at Clinton.
The Riverside Parks Develop-
ment Board has received ap-
proval for its plan of riverside
-parkways from the Ontario De-
partment of Commerce and De-
velopment. Projects carried out
under this approved plan will
bear a 50 per cent grant from the
department. Plans include the
erection of a bathing house near
the pool, and necessary planting
will have to be done to beautify
pthreivaarecya. and afford a measure of
Miss Mary Elizabeth Skinn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Skink graduated from St. Jo-
seph's School of Nursing, Guelph,
receiving the pediatric nursing
award. She will remain on the
staff of St. Joseph's Hospital for
at least a year.
A new auto body repair shop
opened for business in Wingham
this week in the building that has
housed the McKee Harvester de-
pot for the past, feveral years.
John and Jim Marks, brothers,
have teamed up in the new ven-
ture.
Ken Holmes, graduate of Wing -
ham District High School and a
first-year student at Grace Semi-
nary, Wionna Lake, will take the
service at Wingham Baptist
Church on Sunday merning.
The Royal Canadian Legion
held the District C convention in
Markdale where over 300 Legion-
naires were registered. During
the election of officicers, Jack
Bateson was named district com-
mander, defeating two other can -
president of the Ladies' Golf
Club. Other officers are Mrs. D.
Mrs. F. E. Madill and Mrs. W.
Currie.
FO Ian Hetherington will Move
to Halifax in the summer. He has
been appointed staff officer navi-
gator 'No. 2 Miusitime Air Com-
mand.
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