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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-04-03, Page 4OP TNS ADVAACE trolltnabain bbance-Q rune i {published at Wingham, Ontario, P.O. Box 390 - NOG 2W0 by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Henry Hess, Editor Audrey Currie, Advertising Manager Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member—Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. 'Subscriptions $21.00 per year $23.00 beyond 40 -mile zone Second. Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Six months $12.50 Return postage guaranteed Day care funding in doubt According to Wingham Deputy Reeve Patricia Bailey the $30 million promised by Premier Frank Miller to subsidize day care centres will be of no help to smaller communities. Mrs. -Bailey says the money will be used to subsidize additional space in the large urban centres. If her perception of the new money and the purpose for which it is to be used is correct, our vision of Mr. Miller as the man who really knows the prob- lems of smallercommunities is cer- tainly out of focus. It would be strange indeed if the new premier, whose roots and business experience were in Bracebridge, failsto understand the needs of communities the size of our home towns in Western Ontario. For more than a year smaller communities have »been• fighting the proposal of the Davis government to cut provincial funding to day care centres by 50 per cent. Such a move would create a sharp increase in the fees required to provide day care — perhaps to something more than $20 per day. • In the large urbah centres, where there are more well-paid jobs available for working mothers, a $20 fee might be acceptable, but few mothers in the smaller centres can find that kind of money for child care. The vital need for reliable day care is so urgent that we have been more than a little surprised by the Liberal Oppositions failure to make it a power- ful election issue. It is a question which must be addressed by the Progressive Conservatives if they are to get the support they confidently expect from the electors. Mails still threatened Canadians breathed a sigh of relief when a settlement was worked out with the postal workers' union a couple of weeks ago. Continued and reliable mail service is a vital need in this country — so important, indeed, that most people who must use the mails have lost faith in a union which is all too ,ready to hold the entire nation hostage for their de- mands. However, it would seem that the danger is not yet over. The 1800 -mem- ber union of postal . communications workers is not satisfied with the terms of the settlement with CUPW and threatens to walk out. If they do, CUPW people will not cross the communica- tions workers' picket lines. In that case we would be right back where We start- ed. The premise that in a democracy we have government for the people and by the people has been severely shaken by the behaviour of the postal workers. It appears that we are governed more by powerful trade unions than by the will and needs of the citizens of the na- tion. Who can afford it? The Mulroney government signed an agreement with the provincial gov- ernments last week which has been hailed by the western provinces. After several years of bitter debate the fed- eral government has agreed to an energy policy which removes most of the objectionable clauses condemned by the oil industry in the West. In addition; the, federal govern- ment will no longer regulate the price. of oil and gas in the country. Energy Minister Pat Carney says that the price of those fuels should come down — but that remains to be seen. There is also a rumor abroad which predicts that the feds will, impose a new tax on gas and oil sales at the consumer level — al- though the minister denies that is true. The price of gasoline and heating oil is already too high. When it takes $40 or more to fill a full-sized car's gas tank the consequences for the entire nation are drastic. There is scarcely an item which we must buy that is not affected by the cost of transportation. Right from the farm and factory to the con- sumer who picks the` merchandise off the store shelf, the price of gasoline is inevitably built in. There has been a great deaCof talk about the necessity of killing inflation. Gasoline at almost $2.50 a gallon certainly doesn't help. Nor does heating oil at $1.68 a gallon. At present there is a glut of oil on the international markets and the price of crude is coming down. Let's see a move ;in the ,same direction here. Sheep to the slaughter There is nothing new about fighting a war in the name of God. Mankind has claimed divine sanction for its most devilish deeds since time immemorial. However there is something more than ordinarily chilling about the war be- • tween Iran and Iraq which has been going on for several years. Most of us in the western world do not even know what these two nations are fighting bout, but it is common knowledge that the Shi'ite Moslem leader of Iran commands the total loyally of his people in their war to the death against the Iraqis. Television pictures recently showed how thousands of Iranian boys, some of them as young as 12 or is, are accepted into the army's suicide bri- gades with the promise that if they are killed in battle their souls will im- mediately be transported to heaven. Great herds of these youngsters have been used as living minesweepers, clearing the way for armed troops and being blown to bits in the process. One scene showed a boy who lost his nerve at the moment of enlistment, standing by a wall, crying bitterly in his shame at being unable to offer his young life for the glorification of„ his -leader: War has never been beautiful or glorious, but this one seems to be steeped not in victorious faith, but rather in Satanic horror. Unlocking the future The steam pipeline from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development to the Bruce Energy Centre next door is going to be completed this year, stays The Kincardine News. The long-awaited BILD funds, those provincial government dollars everyone has been waiting for, were officially released to Ontario Hydro on Friday. Treasurer Larry Grossman and Energy Minister George Ashe(re- leased the necessary funds to finish the pipeline., At present the line built last fall ends abruptly at the BNPD boundary line. Construction should start im- mediately . to finish the line into the energy centre property. Steam energy should be ready to be hooked up to the first industry this fall. That first industry will likely be the fuel alcohol plant being built with local funds. The initiative was taken last year to pool local investors' money with Sam MacGregor's money and the bank's money to build an ethanol plant in the energy centre. It should have been enough to burst the "Catch 22" government position by Which they wouldn't release the rest of the BILD funds until industry was in place. But it wasn't quite enough. The fuel alcohol plant wasn't a big enough user to warrant the B I LD fund release even with a $1.4 million federal grant in its pocket. But bigger users didn't want to sign up until the provin- cial money had been released and the pipeline was in place. The $7.4 million announcement on Friday unlocks the door to the future of( the energy centre. The pipeline will be built and Sam MacGregor's company, Resolute Development, will be out knocking on doors to sign up more in- dustry. The development of the Bruce En- ergy Centre has hurdled past road- blocks and delays of every description. Its future has looked grim — and so has Bruce County's. The completion of the pipeline gives \the development the edge it needs to attract industry to the energy park. TIMESA page of editorial opinion ALL THE BALLy,t/oo ABOUT A yOt/TNFUL 5g-yEAR-OLD Ru5/AN LEADER, T.RnIV' TILE OLD COOTON! Items from Old Files APRIL 1938 Fire originating in a clothes closet in the home of Frank Thompson on the 10th concession of hast Wawa - nosh on Saturday night, gave the family quite a fright. It is thought a spark from the stove had caught on the sleeve of one of the Deacon boys, who are employed on the farm, when he fixed the fire before going to bed. All the clothes in the closet were .burned and the woodwork was badly_ charred. In the first game Iof the Stanley Cup finals played at Toronto, Chicago defeated the Maple Leafs 3-1. Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek was elected leader of the dominant Nationalist Party of china, a position of eat power not filled since the death 14 years ago of Sun Yat -Sen, founder of the party. Rev. R. W. Lee, pastor of the Teeswater United Church, has tendered his resignation due to ill health. Mr. Lee has been in charge of the Teeswater church for some two years. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Howes and family of Turn - berry have moved to the village of Wroxeter, having purchased the house for- merly owned by the late Miss Ada Gallaher near the sawmill. Samuel Hutchison, who has been the blacksmith in the village of Whitechurch for over 25 years, gathered up his tools and returned to Wingham where he will carry on the trade in the blacksmith shop on Diagonal Road. Many, in the Whitechurch area will miss his cheery greetings and miss his open shop. APRIL 1951 There was a pleasant gathering in St. Paul's Anglican Church when Roy Mundy, organist of the church for the past 22 years, was honored. Mr. Mundy, who has resigned, was presented with a smoker and pipe from the choir and a wrist watch from the congregation. The choir also presented gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nash, the former having been a member of the choir for 55 years. A large crowd witnessed the Wingham Kinsmen .Karnival in the arena. ••••'••••••••••••••••••••i••• olred arm/ Appreciate efforts of all volunteers Dear Editor, Let's give credit where credit is due. We are always reading about the things that people are upset about, but never hear much about the good things that happen. We had an experience recently which made us much more aware of the group of dedicated volunteers of our town, the firemen. Words are not enough to express our gratitude for the terrific job they did under very trying conditions. With- in minutes of our phone call they were there despite the Midget tourney most enjoyable Dear Editor, I would like to say how much my husband and I enjoyed the hockey tour- nament (at Wingham) this past weekend. It was well organized and the boys on the Windsor Club 240 enjoyed playing against the other teams very much. Our son Mike Bendo (captain) of the Windsor Club 240 Midget Major team _had his picture taken by one of your photographers ac- cepting the trophy his team won in the consolation championship. Could you please send us a photo for his book on his hockey and also any write-ups on the games played. Please send me a bill for the photo etc. and I will forward you a cheque im- mediately. Thank you. Mrs. Jean Bendo Windsor miserable storm which closed `schools and made it almost impossible to get around, on the streets in town. They were certainly a welcome sight and did their job efficiently, which averted what might have been another tragic house fire. So often we are remissin expressing our 'thanks »or appreciation and all too often take for granted the things we have. We are fortunate to have people in the community who are willing to give freely of their time and put effort into making it a better place to live, whether they are in- volved in helping the youth through Scouting, Guiding, sports and recreation or volunteers who provide assistance to our seniors as well as the tireless efforts of the community organiza- tions which raise funds so that we have a variety of activities available which we would not have without the funding. Then there are those who, do not fall under the above but are always ready to help out when necessary. With all the negativism we continually read and hear about, maybe it's time to start being more positive and the next time someone does a good deed be sure and let him or her know you appreciate it. Many do nota realize the power of a small, six -letter word: THANKS. B. Belanger Wingham fi Winning prizes for best costumes were Dolly Ben- nett, Billie MacIntyre, Douglas Lockridge and Mary Lou Jamieson. The races were won by' George Wain, Alice Hayden and Rae Hetherington. At a meeting of the East. Howick School Area, Mrs. Harold Doig was engaged as school attendance officer to complete the term of William Ford, Gorrie, who' resigned because of illness. Resignations of Miss Donna Watson, teacher at SS No. 6, and Miss Merle Thaler, SS No. 3, were accepted. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McClenaghan and family are moving this week to the farm, they recently purchased frit n Roddy Injlis , near WWl ttechurch. Mr. and Mrs. James Magoffin were pleasantly surprised when they were presented with a table lamp by their Gorrie neighbors (The Happy Gang), prior to their moving to Fordwich. Donald Beecroft, five- year-old,son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beecroft, chased a black pussy cat .out of the garden. The result? Oh, Oh! APRIL 1961 The • 'Wingham Town Council discussed at length the pros and cons of parking meters for the main street. The discussion hinged on whether or not the meters would help parking problems in the business section of the community. The matter was left in abeyance, with council hoping to obtain some in- dication of public opinion on the subject. It was withail acute Sense of personal loss that residents of this town learned of the death of the Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Nimmo, who had served for the past 16 years as minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Caldwell and Wayne leave Saturday for Detroit, then he will continue to Jackson, •-Michigan, --where he will work at WILX-TV. He has been with CKNX for more than a year. A surprise housewarming was held for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Willis when eight couples gathered at their home on the Gordon Hastie farm, Bluevale Road. Mr. and Mrs. Willis formerly lived on Diagonal Road. At a meeting of the Women's Missionary Society and the Women's Association of Knox United Church, Belgrave, it was decided to replace the front steps and approach to ' the church. Rev. H. Anderson of Calvin -Brick Church dedicated a new communion -table at the communion service in the church on Sunday morning. The table was the gift of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson. APRiL 1971 Plans are moving ahead for a building to serve as area headquarters for the Department of Lands and Forests which will be situated on four acres of land purchased from the Robert Arbuckle farm south of Wingham on No. 4 Highvsray. April 3, 1985 Personnel tor MIS building will involve seven persons who, with their families, will make their homes in, this area. Mr. and Mrs. James Moffat and family moved to London. Mr. " and Mrs. Douglas Skinn and son of Leopold Street moved to the Moffat home on Carling Terrace. Karen Hindman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hyndman of Gorrie, and Sherrie Machan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Machan, RR 1, Gowanstown, won the junior and senior speaking contest respec- tively, sponsored by the Howick Lions Club. A brother arc <m. was named >� 4 � group of Grammy Awards were presented. The Carpenters also won a Grammy for their recording of "Close To You". Rod Cameron and Gary Reed, both of Wingham, started employment will Bell Canada in Toronto last week. Thomas R. Robinson of Josephine Street North commenced work with the Wingham Public Utilities Commission, Mrs. Elva Warwick was honored by fellow staff members, at the Wingham hospital after 10 years' service at the hospital. TODAY'S CHILD BY JUDITH ADAMS Maureen is twelve. She's a delightful little girl with a very posi- tive outlook on life, and that's sure to help her in her search for the right adopting parents. Maureen is an optimist, and even though life hasn't been as happy for her as it should have ever since she came to Canada from her native Ghana, she's sure that's going to change now and is looking forward to hav- ing a permanent family of her own. It will be important to Maureen to maintain some con- tact with her sister who is 14, and in foster care, for unlike Maureen, she doesn't want to be adopted. At school, Maureen is in grade 6 now. She has average intellectual ability and is doing quite well at school. She's an attractive girl with a warm and ready smile, and while she's a bit shy at first, it doesn't take her long to make friends, both with other youngstersher own age and with adults. Maureen says she'd like to have an adopted older sister. She thinks . family would trr< ut willing . i,er mi. single mother too. This charming young girl needs permanence She needs to be appreciated for her very fine quali- tites, and to have car- ing, committed par- ents. If you think you may be those parents, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Com- munity and Social Ser- - vices, Box 888, Station K, Toronto. Describe your family and your .. way of life in your let- ter, and include your telephone number. MAJORETTE FEST--Lindsay Michie of Belgrave, one of the younger members of the Wingham Canadette Majorette Corps, was tested on her poise and marching skills at last Saturday's Midwest Majorette Fest at the F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham