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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-05-29, Page 5Elliott Tweddje Insurance Autos Home Owners Tenants Businesses Farms Life 327 Josephine Street Wingham Ph. 357-1414 INSURING: M. Barlow speaks to teachers about modern cultural values How we are training young boys and girls to be different kinds people, the values of modern culture and violence in the world were brought to light at last Wednesday evening's joint meeting of the county men and women public school teachers. Maud Barlow, consultant, lecturer and former adviser on women's issues to Prime IF YOU'VE GOT RAD PROBLEMS, WE'VE GOT..., THEIDEAL SOLUTION. THE IDEALRAD DIFFERENCE.... 'Gold Seal Premium high density core for a heavy duty rad at the cost of a standard duty rad. *Seamless core construction • new rad cap included • Lifetime Guarantee The Solution is §imple - Recore with quality and you've got better insurance against future unexpected problems. 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"Girls' success depends upon interpersonal relation- ships. Boys are taught that winning isall important." in today's high-tech society girls are dropping out of math and science courses at an alarming rate, said Mrs. Barlow, the very courses they will need to find work in the competitive job market of the 1980s. "Girls are rewarded in school for being passive, clean and cooperative. They are afraid of looking dumb, but they are afraid of suc- cess more." The fear of success in a "man's world" is powerfully internalized and illustrated in statistics: one out of two women will be poor for much of her life; two out three elderly women are below the poverty level and the average male high school dropout earns the same as the averagefemale university graduate. SEXUAL VIOLENCE Nlrs":° Barlow is very disturbed about the increase in sexual violence towards women and children. One out of four girls and one of 10' boys is sexually abused, but possibly even CANADIAN TIRE WING.HAM: NOW OPEN THURSDAYS TILL 9 P.M: For your shopping convenience mom TIRE A sure way to assess the condition of a vehicle and its value to you. • Complete comprehensive analysis • Written mechanical report • Consultation with our Service Manager crinno Rf TIRE RSSOEIRTE STORE MAUD BARLOW, a consultant, lecturer and former ad- viser on women's issues to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, addressed a joint meeting of the county men and women public school -teachers recently in Blyth. Mrs. Barlow spoke on modern cultural values and por- nography. more alarming is the new presentation of women being battered, and even mur- dered, for sexual pleasure in pornographic "films and magazines. Sexual violence in movies, doubles every year and the trend is to "eroticize" violence. Children today will have spent more time in front of a television set than in the classroom by the time they are out of their teens. She said an average hour of television viewing contains 30 acts of violence: murders, 'assaults and rapes. The recent trend towards rock "videos" also is disturbing as 50 per cent of these videotapes are violent and 35 per cent present violence, towards women. In addition to television, many young Canadians have easy access to pornographic magazines and films. There currently are 540 "porn mags" available in Canada, as compared to 20 in 1965. Mrs. Barlow said these magazines are not the air- brushed Playboys and. Penthouses of 10 years ago, but hard core publications showing women and children being beaten, raped and sometimes murdered for pleasure. "Boys learn that sex and aggression go together and it teaches young females to go .. along with it." Child pornography is a growing problem in our modern world. An estimated one million children, are reported missing annually in the United States, Some are abducted by parents, some are runaways, but an alarming number are stolen for purposes of the -child pornography market. Mrs. Barlow apologized. for presenting such a negative picture to the teachers, but as educators they have the potential to help children by teaching them the principle of life. The values of the modern society must be changed so children, the elderly and the disadvantaged mean more. "Children need to be. taught that rape, incest and wife battering are acts of war," and will not be tolerated in a modern society. friends of Library discuss computer The Wingham Friends of the Library explored the subject of computers during a recent meeting. A National Geographic film about computers was viewed, followed by a presentation by Art Clark, a Wingham Calvin -Brick celebrates anniversary BELGRAVE—The con- gregation , of Calvin -Brick United Church celebrated its Anniversary on Sunday morning, May 26 with visitors from Knox United Church, Belgrave, former members and friends. The front of the church was beautifully decorated with baskets of spring flowers. The service was conducted by the Rev. Charles Swan of Walton, who based his ser- mon on Esther 4-14: "And who knows whether Thou Art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Special tnusic was pro- vided by the Junior Choir singing "Put Your Hand in My Hand," and by Miss Susan Wathke of Desboro who played the saxaphone and was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Wathke as pianist for four songs. The organist for the ser- vice was Mrs. Norman Coultes and pianist was Mrs, George McGee. The Wingham Advance -Times, May 29, 1985—Page 5 Ttlrnberr Towoabip Tribunal hears appeal on Elliott No® 2 Drain The Ontario Drainage f'iunal met last Friday at the Turnberry Township municipal office to hear a "request for alteration" appeal by Roy and Catherine Wormington on the Elliott No. 2 Drain. Mr. Wormington appealed his drainage assessment of over $4,000 as he claims the drain will be of very little benefit to him. The tribunal gathered evidence at last week's hearing, followed by an on- site inspection. A ruling is expected. in approximately two months' time. Engineer Art Clark of Maitland Engineering Services in Wingham gave the members of the tribunal some background on the $20,000 drain. Mr. Clark said he received the drainage petition, signed by Harry Elliott, on Jan. 12 of last year. A site meeting, at which Mr. Wormington was not present, was held March 9 and Mr. Clark presented his report to Turnberry council April 30, 1984. Originally called the Wormington -Elliott Drain, Mr. Wormington }m - No damage in grass fires The Wingham Fire Department responded to two grass fires last week, both the result of burning refuse. Chief Dave Crothers reported no damage in either incident. The firemen responded to a call last Friday afternoon 'at three o'clock to the Cecilia Tittoto farm on Lot 7, Con. 11, of Howick Township, just north of Gorrie. The call was made by neighbor Brenda Grubbe. The second incident oc- curred May 21 and the call Was placed at 11:18 p.m, to the gravel pit just west of Wingham where a refuse fire had spread out of control. The property is owned by the Federal Business Develop- ment Bank. Ritter named vice chairman Robert Ritter of Wingham was elected vice chairman of the Saugeen Library Service Board at its °inaugural meeting in May. Mr. Ritter is the appointee of the Huron County Public Library and has been a member of the Midwestern library board since 1982. He served as its vice chairman during the process ef creating the new Saugeen library service. James Brown was elected as 'chairman of the board. Mr. Brown, now retired, is the former chief librarian of the Waterloo Public Library engineer and trustee on the Huron County Board of' Education. Mr. Clark discussed the practical use of computersin the home and' business, particularly noting the value of word-processing pro= grams and data processing. He pointed out the import- ance of ,removing„ the "mag- ic" from computers and recognizing them as useful tools. -:Several -computers- were--_..-. available for viewing, with demonstrations of graphic design capabilities. Lorraine Poulin, assistant program chairman, thanked Mr. Clark for his interesting • presentation. Library business centred around discussion of a Community Facilities Development grant program announced by the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture in April. If Wingham can get such a grant it could be applied. to--the--development- of new "multi -cultural centres", such as a, larger library. In other business, Librar- ian Margaret Day was asked to proceed with the purchase of two new library stools to be donated by the Friends of the Library. Those present also were told about the Zehrs tapes box now in the library to raise money for future purchases of mater- ials. The meeting closed with refreshments and an in- formal discussion. The last meeting of the season will be held in .Tune. mediately objected to the name, as• well as the costs assessed to him. A court off revision, con- sisting off members of Turnberry council, was held July 3 and adjourned until Aug. 7 when it reconvened to deny the appeal and forward the matter to the drainage tribunal. In addition to Mr. Elliott and- Mr. Wormington, there are three other landowners assessed into the drain: the Fleming Black estate, J. Lillow and the township. The acreage in the watershed is 22 hectares and the total length of the drain i5 1,107 metres. The proposed new drain would outlet into an existing drain. CROSS EXAMINED Following Mr. Clark's presentation, Mr. Wor- mington was allowed to ask some questions of the engineer. Mr. Wormington has 10 hectares of property assess- ed into the drain and he asked Mr. Clark how he arrived at the figure. The engineer said he determined the watershed boundary through the use of 1978 air photographs, although he admitted it is an approximation. The use of "a drainage "sock" to filter sand and ,gravel will add several hundred dollars to the cost of the drain, . said Mr. Wor- mington; adding he does not think it is necessary. "We dug test holes and encountered sand at every_ one except one," explained. Mr. Clark. Mr. Wormington then was given an opportunity to present his case to the tribunal. He said he never has had any problem with excess water at the area in question. "I never lost a crop because of water?" He also said too much of his land is assessed into the drain. "It should be a private drain," he concluded. "Does your water cause your neighbor a problem?" 'asked" tribunal member Wilfred Roy." "Yes, some," replied Mr. Wormington. "It goes to the west." When Mr. Elliott had a turn to present his case, he told the tribunal ' there are tile coming out of the Wor- mington property onto his own property. "How'xdeep are these tile, Harold?"asked Mr. Wor- mington. \ Mr. Elliott replied he did not know, \ ut adamantly claimed the ile are there. Following th presentation of the evidence, the mem- bers of the tribunal went to the site of the proposed drain on Con. 5 for an on-site in- spection. r COMMUNITY CALENDAR Arai/ INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. Insurance - All types. Home, business, auto, farm, life. •1 WINGHAM 357-2636 GORRIE 335-3525 _.-1—_ ________L- Thurs.,, __L_Thurs.,, May 30 to Wed. June 5, ,1985 Thurs. May 30 F. E. Madill Drama Club Presents "Spirit of Broadway", Also Fri. & Sat. 8:00 p.m. at the School. Tea & Bake Sale, Salvation Army Citadel, Sponsored by the Home League Ladies, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Euchre Patty at Wingham Legion 8:00 p.m. Everyone Welcome. .•,_. _. Horseshoe$,_fot 128.5_ Begin. ,Tonight 7:.30' p.m. at Wingham Sportsman's Club.' Used Book Sale, Blyth Mem. Hall, Also - f Bake Table & Art Exhibit 10:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Proceeds to Blyth Festival. Grab Bag Sale, for Salvation Army at Orange Hall, Edward St., Wingham 1:00 -4:00 p.m. Identa-Kid by Howick Lions for Children Under 10 at Howick Comm. Centre. Wingham Optimist Club Presents LOWDOWN„ Wingham Arena,?:00 p.m. Insta.11ario df Officers,. Brussels Le ion. 8:00 p.m. Everyone Welcome. - Appreciation Day for Bruce Robertson, Principal Howick Central School at the School, 2:00 p.m. Continues, Blyth Mem. v4:41,5 H ll, 12 Gareat Ride for Cancer 4 00_p.m._... r Rescheduled for To- day at Zehrs Parking Lot, 1:00 p.m. Flower Sunday Service, Gorrie United Church, Guest Speaker, 11:00 a.m. Bluevalc Bares, Car Wash, Riverboat Park- ing. Lot, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mon. June 3 Wingham Town Council Meeting, Council Chamber, 7:00 p.m. Tues. June 4 Pre -Registration, Wingham Nursery School, Daily Till Friday, at the School,' 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wed. June 5 Wingham Police Commission Meeting, Council Chamber, 7:30 p.m. Cold Plate Supper at McIntosh United Church, 4:30 - 8:00 p.m. w/ Fri. May 31 Sat. June 1 Sun. June 2 ROXY HOME VIDEO Great Family Entertainment 241 Josephine St., Wingham Phone 357-3373 L=mem ante ® ,ate r