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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-10-03, Page 4Ti! A page of edito ici opinion ciober .3. Int ^ fngIjam Sabbance-Minto Published at Wingham, Ontario, P.O, Bola 390 • NOG 2W0 by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Henry Hess, Editor Robert 0. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Audrey Currie, Advertising Manager Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member—Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. Six months $11.50 Return postage guaranteed Subscriptions 520.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 % '' ��,1/frrl/fUy//� / , �i1,,,,e,,,,„fee1ijb�y�J�. � i/ ft �% '/ n/�irrrll��r�/�� �/�/lll�l�l�/l/llli/i���il��;,ri�/,yrrrui.�r�>/ �J 1 l/I ,41,71:11u l,'/ ill �r�n,, rrf,///fnYlr//fl li l�i!/' 'Strong loyal industry Some 2,000 local and area people_ took advantage of an invitation to see for themselves how a modern and fully - automated grey iron foundry operates. The owners and workers at Western Foundry in Wingham opened the plant to the publicson Saturday, and the tour proved to be a revelation to most. Renovations and additions to the buildings as well as the installation of automatic machinery have made the foundry one of the most modern on the continent. Many of the tasks which formerly required many hands are now carried out by one man at a switch- board. Despite what might seem a trend toward automation and a shrink- ing work force, exactly the opposite is true. Modern methods of manufacture have created a growth in total staff to approximately 350 people. A display tent at the completion of the plant tour contained many ex- amples of the castings which are made here and the end use to which they are applied in machines and motors manu- factured by national and international companies. The plant tour was a good idea. It provided local people with a graphic picture of the industry's real impor- tance to the community. /`l Huron -farmers - offer farm tours To help celebrate Octo- ber's proclamation as Agri - Food Month, the Huron County Federation of Agri- culture is offering, tours of specially -selected host farms in the cuttnty. "Come ant/see how your food is grown," said federation spokesman Brenda McIntosh. "You may visit a dairy farm, hog farm, cash crop, mied farm or a vegetable farm." Anyone interested is in- vited to contact the county federation at 482-9642 on Mondays and Fridays or the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food at 1- 800-265-9642 any weekday to arrange a tour. October has been proclaimed as Agri -Food Month to celebrate all that farming and its related food service industries mean to Ontario. Provincial election likely It would appear that those who have prophesied a provincial election this fall may well be right. Certainly local party organizations are proceed- ing on that assumption, as nomination meetings are being held with regular- ity in this area: Although the Davis government does not have to go to the people for a year or more,lt is an opportune time to ask for re-election since the Tories have won such a resounding victory at the federal polls. Best guess at the present time is that an election date will be announced as soon as the Queen has completed her Canadian tour, with November 22 being suggested as a likely date for the vote. In all probability the provincial premiers will, have had some consid- erable exposure to the public eye be- fore that time. Prime Minister Mul- roney has made it clear that he will seek the cooperation of the premiers as he tries to set a fiscal policy aimed at improving the nation's economic future — a task which will, indeed, require full understanding and agreement with provir 1al governments. It will prove to be a busy year in Ontario, what with a leadership con- vention and change of prime ministers while the Liberals were in office, a fed- eral election, the Pope's visit and the corning of the Queen. No lack of excite- ment for the public. Items from Old Files OCTOBER 1937 At a : meeting of the The Liberal party swept congregation of Knox the province, Hon. Mitchell Presbyterian Church, F. Hepburn again premier Teeswater, Rev. J. D. Wilkie. with a large majority of 63 ' of Toronto was chosen as the out of 90 seats. Huron -Bruce minister to fill the vacancy again elected C. A. Robert- caused by Rev. F. B. Allan son, Liberal, by a large ma- going to Boston. jority. At the meeting of the OCTOBER 1949 Ministerial Association held At a special meeting of m the City Mission, Miss R. Wingham Town Council, it Hostettler of the City was agreed that sidewalks Mission, who is transferred be laid in Hillcrest as soon as to Listowel, was presented possible. A contractor will with, a book. Rev. J. F. also be engaged to lay Anderson was elected sidewalks on Catherine Tightening the ties There has been much comment and speculation about the apparently warm friendship which has developed between the prime minister of Canada and the president of the United States. Mulroney and Reagan seem to hit it off like Tong -lost brothers. Canadian skeptics, however, fear that closer ties with the U.S. will mean the loss of control of a big part of our resources and industry. After several years of close control and supervision, it is feared that American money and control may again be permitted un- limited access to the Canadian market. Ronald Reagan is a declared free trade advocate and Mulroney has stated his intention of welcoming American In- vestment money much more freely than did the Liberals. So far we have not heard the oft -re- peated description of Canadians as "hewers of wood and drawers of water" which was used so frequently a few years ago. That phrase was in- tended to indicate that we would be relegated to the status of peasants in American eyes if they were permitted to exploit the resources of ,our country freely. U.S.-based firms have not proven to be slave masters in very many in - stances. In fact many towns and cities in Canada would have been vastly the poorer without the American invest- ments which provided employment and prosperity for communities. A certain amount of Canadian control must be exercised, of course. One limitation might be that in times of recession Canadian branch plants should not be closed out to provide work for their American parent companies. president of the Association, succeeding Rev. J. R. Greig of Bluevale. Graham Wray was elected Worshipful Master of Wingham's Loyal Orange Lodge. His supporting of- ficers include Chester Higgins, Alex Robertson, T. J. McLean and 0. V. Hayden. At a meeting- ,. . the Wingham hospital board, it was decided to purchase new mattresses, purchase storm windows and caulk all the windows. The exterior and interior of the hospital will be painted and some new linoleum laid. The 'new fire truck was delivered to the fire brigade last week. It is equipped with a modern pumper and booster pump. The booster pump operates an 8.0 -gallon tank and is equipped with 200 feet of hose. The equipment also includes two ex- tinguishers, two electric lanterns and other at- tachments. Closer trading ties with the U.S. would require some readjustment to the national energy policy, which has been a continuing irritant to the Am- ericans. Looking further down the road, Canada will probably have to agree to some form of treaty which would permit the American states ac- cess to some part of our abundant water supplies. Whatever may develop between our two nations, there Is nothing wrong with a personal relationship between the two heads of state which would per- mit free and open discussion of both the problems and the mutual benefits • which may exist. Two nations which share such a long and undefended border cannot afford to hold one another at arm's length. Thanks to all who visited at the foundry Street and Carling Terrace. The senior boys of Wingham Public School elected their athletic executive. President is Beverley Brooks, secretary is Jerry Fryfogle. As the result of an accident near Brampton, MacPher- son Allan Rutherford was in- stantly killed.' He Was 19 years of age: The son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ruther- ford off Concession 10, West Wawanosh, he was employed with his father on the farm. The Ontario Meti Teachers. Federation of Huron County met in Clinton and elected C. A. Smith of Dungannon president, Archie McDonald of Wingham as vice presi- dent and Harvey Sperling secretary -treasurer. Dear Editor, Many thanks from us all at Western Foundry for the area support given to our open house. With approximately 2,000 visitors, it gave us all the opportunity to show what we can do. Thanks to all who paid us a visit and made the day a success. Donald P. Kennedy Vice President —Sales Western Foundry Co. Ltd. Brussels. The marriage will take place October 22. , Mrs. James Inglis was crowned the "Gay 90s Queen" at the Howick Fair held in Fordwich. Gwen Hyndman was named school queen. The Turnberry Township School Area Board awarded the contract for a new three- room school to be built at the Junction, on No. 86 Highway, to Gordon Hauser of Guelph. The building will cost ap- proximately $63,700. Wingham has become the recipient off a fine present through the offices of John W. Hanna, MPP, who ar- ranged for the donation of some 30 benches from the Old Woodbine Raceway in Toronto, to the town of Wingham. ' Perhaps the worst hit was the farm of Wayne Johnson of RR 1, Fordwich. Huron County Board of Health has established a branch office of the County Health Unit in Brussels. It is situated in the Brussels Medical and Dental Centre. The public health nurse for the district served from the Brussels office is Mrs. M. Robertson. Mr. and. Mrs. Bill Rawn are without a livable home for the second time in a little over two years. Sunday evening the Wingham firemen were summoned to the home on the 10th of Turnberry where fire' had broken out in one of the bedrooms and spread to another room. Most of the family bedding and clothing OCTOBER 1970 Barns are damaged; • ..« driving .Sheds ` demolished and huge"trees uprooted after the Fordwich area caught the tail end of a twister that swept in from Lake Huron in the Bayfield area and steered roughly northeast, skirting Clinton and Brussels before dissipating in Fordwich. was lost. In 1968 the Rawn home was completely ruined by fire, Drivers in Wingham will _ have, to bear in mind that traffic patterns have to change to make the new traffic lights do their job properly. Diagonal Road from Victoria to Josephine St. has now been marked as a one-way thoroughfare. Phyllis Jean Cober and Douglas Edwin Barfoot were married in the Brethren -In - Christ Church, Fordwich, recently. They will, reside in Owen Sound. • Also in Fordwich, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Livermore and little son moved their household effects to the home they recently pur- chased from Mr. and Mrs. Howell Fraser. TODAY'S CHILD BY JUDITH ADAMS George Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Johnson, left on Monday for the Ohio College at Cleveland where he will study chiropody. A new communion service was dedicated at a service in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. It was a gift from George A. MacEwan of Goderich in memory of his late wife, the former. Edna Scott of Wingham. Must pay the bels On Monday the federal sales tax was increased by one per cent. For those voters who actually believed that the new government could reduce the deficit and provide full employment without increasing taxes the increase may seem a betrayal. But neither Brian Mulroney nor his finance minis- ter,iMichael Wilson, can walk on water. They are humans faced with a gigantic task. When a nation has been allowed to pile up such a horrendous debt (the in- terest charges soak up a full third of our annual revenue) the choices are limited: chop government services to the people or persuade them to pay higher taxes. Higher sales tax levels are the least costly for the politicians. Added to most items we purchase, the extra tax burden Is not one we see on paper like a payroll deduction. We will all howearn to - ever, accept It without grumbling. ulatlW- ever, spread over the entire pop on and will be felt very little by the well -to - do. It will bear most heavily on larger families in the lower income brackets where purchase of life's necessities is not a matter of choice. Increases In personal income tax would be much the fairer way of rais- ing the funds needed to meet the deficit crunch although the squeal from those affected would be much louder. We do not envy Mr. Mulroney and his cabinet the task which Iles before them. Canada's problems cannot be solved painlessly. The financial prob- lems which they have Inherited are even bigger than they guessed before they were elected. Their government has been voted into power by an unpre- cedented wave of public support — evi- dence that the Canadian public may really be expecting miracles. Miracles we will not get. Let us be satisfied If there Is steady progress to a more stable economy and as nearly as possible, full employment for Can- adians. Thanks for *cite kindness Dear Editor, Ray Geiger, The Farmers' Almanac, The National Victoria and Grey Trust and I all appreciated your kind- ness and that of Margaret Arbuckle on Sept. 5 when Ray and I were in town. We hope you were able to use the material about the Almanac and Ray ., d that it was of interest to your many readers. know Ray thoroughly enjoyed his part in it all and was quite in- trigued. I enjoyed our brief "sidewalk" meeting and would like to commend you on the interest and quality of The Advance -Times. I read the last week's copy with interest and, what's more, enjoyed it. OCTOBER 1960 The new O'Keefe Centre in Toronto opened Saturday night with a performance of the Broadway play, "Camelot". Bob Goulet, Canadian singing star, received a standing ovation. Bruce Grainger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Grainger, RR 1, Gorrie, has been awarded the Canada Packers Award, valued at $100, donated toa deserving student of Grade 13 at Wingham District High School. Bruce is attending the University of Western Ontario. The engagement is an- nounced of Wilma Jean, daughter of Mrs. Alex Johnston of Bluevale and the late Mr. Johnston, to Ronald Ross Higgins, son of Mr. and Mrs: Nelson Higgins, Beth Slaney Toronto World Food Day planned World Food Day on Oct. 16 is a time to get involved in helping to overcome the problem of hunger which exists in many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as in Canada, says Donna Adair of the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. The resources and technology are available to feed all the world's people, yet nearly 500 million suffer from extreme malnutrition. Hunger and malnutrition are problems of dramatic dimensions, affecting people from all parts of the globe, she said. Children are among those who suffer most from the effects. Disease and high rates of infant mortality accompany hunger and even if death is not an immediate threat the futures of children and young people suffering from insufficient food are severely compromised. Their learning ability is reduced;, the capacity to resist illness is weakened and personal growth is hindered. "Take a moment on World Foc y Day, Oct. 16, to con- sider some of the issues that affect food production here and in the Third World." Mike is a wonderful 12 -year-old boy who's full of energy and tal- ent, and a lot of hope. More than anything, Mike is hoping he will be able to belong to a family, soon. He has a tremendous lot to give and will try hard to do his part in making an adoption work. This healthy, attrac- tive boy loves to be active. Hes good in sports and especially enjoys soccer, swim- ming, football and horseback . riding. He always looks forward to summer camp, and he's so good at making friends ne returns with even more good bud- dies. Mike likes model - making and he's a ter- rific artist. He likes Michael Jackson and break dancing. Last winter he was in a boys' and girls web l and did especially ll in its organized activi- ties. He's learning gymnastics and doing very well, because he has unusually good stamina. A bit of a clown at school, Mike likes to joke around with his classmates and is eas- ily distracted. That's not unusual for a boy who is worried about his future, and Mike really is. He's not a rough -and -tough stree- twise kid — he just really wants to belong. At present he is in a special program at school where he can get the extra attention he needs to offset that emotional stress he's going through. A stable home with sensitive, caring parents will do wonders for this bright youngster. It won't happen overnight, for Mike needs time and patience while he's learning about trust. He could be either the youngest in a family or the only child if the parents have skills and experience with chil- dren. Mike would really benefit from having an active father to spend time with him. If you think you may be theparents for Mike, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, ]dox , Station K, Torotno. The great helping hand It is truly wonderful how helpful government can be to those who know the right people. The publishing firm, 4Clelland and Stewart hasn't been doing so well the past few years, de- spite its position as the leading book publisher In the country. However, thls company seems to be the beioved of the provincial government, which has ponied up some S3 million over the past few years to keep the firm alive. Still in shaky financial position, the govern- ment has agreed to another $500,000 Int credit because of McClelland and Stewart's "cultural significance". We can think of several smaller newspapers which were wiped out dur- ing the past few years - publications which' might have been saved by even a few thousand dollars in government aid. Apparently they were not cultural- ly significant. Perhaps the government would be Describe your family better advised to send some top-level and your way of life as business consultants to the book pub- fully as possible, and. ilsher's office and find out lust what Is include your telephone amiss with Its management. number.