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Wingham Advance-Times, 1977-10-06, Page 4vi An�,T'mEs ""\�1, .,� .\ , �.,: ,.:,,•`•'•K`:: .a.\�k}: `• "ti<"ai:.�'t'C ••,\ �'ti4`\",':; , • .�iti�\'t`•fi,"'` :w:'•:ti ice'<' ,'.:::: ::ii ti•: # :;i :>k S<: i53 ::::22 id news for Ontario Premier Davis and Agriculture, Minister Newthan had to face some stern facts during their official visit to Japan last week. Seedirtg;a stronger Japanese interest in the investment of capital to expand Ontario's industrial base they were given three or four reasons why the Japanese prefer other prov- inces and countries as repositories for investment. • This province, according to the Japanese spokesmen, is obviously .a very long haul away from the Pacific perimeter. Then, too, they spoke of Canada's close control of foreign investmeryts and how those moneys are going to affect Canadian ownership. Another point, and one which must loom large in Japanese eyes, is the high price of labor and the tough attitude of our unions. Knowing that Canada has one of the highest records for days lost to strike action, on, we should be able to understand their reluctance. We also have one of the poorer records for production of goods in comparison with dollars paid In wages. Japan has made an astonishing comeback economically since its defeat In World War II and the chief contributing factor has been her workers' application of the shoulder to the wheel. Japanese workers are industrious and apparently willing to turn out all the production possible„ for the wages they are paid —ata much lower rate than in Ontario. No doubt Japanese Investors seek areas where similar criteria.prevall. Naturally, working people in Ontario seek a higher standard of living than "the little Japs", but that standard will be possible only as long as Ontario products can be placed on world markets at competitive prices. If they won't sell, a lot of people go without jobs — and lower wages come close behind. Misleading advertising The recent upsurge of interest in the rights of consumers to be protected against faulty merchandise and misleading • advertising has led to some' strange decisions by investigators and the courts. In most instances we can agree that the citizen should indeed not be victimized by question- able business procedures. Pyramid selling, which this column blasted away back 20 years ago, has been outlawed; bait selling, under which some article if offered at a give-away price only as a door -opener for a high pressure pitch on something high priced, is also illegal, as are many other forms of trickery. Of course the same consumer protection legislation invites the petty -minded trouble- maker to have a field day. Recently one merchant told us that he had received a letter from the authorities, warning him that he had broken the law by advertising "orange crystals", when, in fact, his ad should have read "orang1e-flavored crys- tals". Such instances of picayune complaints are becoming quite common — and are creating government jobs for a whole new battalion of inspectors and investigators. There is no denying, however, that misleading advertising is not in the public interest. In which case we wonder whether or not our governments may be among the chief `offenders. How about all those exciting commercials for the various lotteries? Are they not written for the express purpose of building up the listener's expectations of easy money? Do they ever mention the fact that an individual's chance of winning anything worthwhile might be one in several million? Yes, any intelligent person knows that his chances of success are slim but then any intelligent person should know the difference between orange crystals and real orange juice too. If lottery advertising is to be completely honest it should carry a footnote, something like the warning on a cigarette package. Perhaps it should say,' "Your chance of winning a million •dollars in this lottery are precisely one in 3,485,216. If,jysf, didn't work The federal government has decided to phase out its internal bi-lingualism training plan. At a cost of $50 million a year the government has been operating courses for its own employees who wanted to learn a, second language • — presumably either French or English. The decision to end that scheme is hardly surprising, since it was doomed from day one. As most adults are aware, learning a second language is a difficult achievement after a certain age. True, many immigrants learn English as adults, but few of them speak with ease and fluency. Civil servants, of course, would be expected to converse and write in a second language with a very high degree of command. A government spokesman admitted that Decision seems It would appear that the recent decision of the Perth -Huron Steering committee against formation of a district health council for the two counties was a wise one. It also appears that there is already some doubt about the merits of such councils even among those already organized. A spokesman for the council . which includes Middlesex and several other counties to the south has said there is immediate need for clarification of the coun- cil's power and areas of control. Someone preference for personnel in senior posts will always go to those who have a sound com- mand of both languages, but it now appears that such persons will simply have to get their training on their own. And it is thus highly probably that the only truly bi-lingual people will be those who have spoken both tongues since their childhood days. A rather surprising sidelight to the language problem was uncovered by the report of a reputable survey company, which found that a high percentage of French- speaking people in Quebec are not, in favor of that province's recently passed sill 101. These people fear that' making French all but obligatory in Quebec will lessen their chances of later employment with firms where English is still spoken, inside and outside the province. wise from yet another health council has ex- pressed his fearsthat the authority and effectiveness of local hospital boards is endangered. Doubts of this same nature have been heard by people who are connected with or well informed about the operations of regional governments. In fact the entire concept of regional control is being seriously questioned and the provincial government has been noticeably quiet about forming any more regions. You have our sympathy If we have ever felt sorry for anyone it certainty was all. the hard-working people down in Frontenac County and their experience last week with the horrible weather. Although many thousands of people attended the International Plowing Match near Kingston, total numbers could not have reached much more than half of the over 200 thousand expected. Preceded by about three weeks of inter- mittent rain, the heavens really broke open for the five days of the match itself. Big trucks hauling in farm machinery and tents for the exhibitors chopped the surface of the 100 acres set aside for the tented city to a quagmire. Even on Monday, before specta- tors were admitted, walking in rubber boots had become a hazardous exercise and most vehicles entering the site had to wait for big trd‘,,urs ,' eAiricate them from the sea of mud: It must have been bitterly disappointing for the local plowmen's committee and their helpers. It takes about five years to organize an International. A small fortune has to be committed to complete .all the necessary preparations — and the outcome hangs entirely on the weather. This year's mud bath must have been particularly disap• pointing, following,' as 'it did, the perfect weather which blessed the same event in Bruce County last year. However, plowing match enthusiasts are a hardy bunch and it is safe to predict that most of them will be back next year for the IPM at Wingham. But you can bet your high rubber boots that a host of workers in Huron will be saying their prayers for a better break in September 1978. A*►'111r4 s4•ir "1. v: y•1i'Y. •Fr R,,. K-.. :n. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wlhgham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $12.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No. 0821 Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. Six months 86.50 postage Return Rog guarantee 4 A page f editorial opinion Wednesday, October #\}:;;a,�:fi�'r'2:>:e><�.::;;:?i.' is>}\:i:,••:;�:?::::�•' ::li't��i ::ii.��i isSiji;i#i��•i,<',�:�ii••`o-iu:'#"#iafi3:`:.:<•}.... tai:: : cj: aE ir:: i:i•.. ';'j. �.. ..+:...>.. .:::+ail: �:;; •:, . 3. ::4 n :�i\}i::•:`;:•,:ti<?�:;;4�'�..............•1}:�;:'�r;:;�•'::h:!T:::!ti� 'ftiti:::}}:•S �ii:•:v::... •.. •.... •..... rr. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ fiC.NiYf/f 'i.! ���•NU•,;rq•��M\\\4Y53\'Ph\N,N'QO ' • •'r.a•. � ::: :.kv •. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Canadian. War Museum, 330 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. K1A OM8. 1 September 1977. Editor, Advance -Times, Wingham, Ontario Dear Sir; The Canadian War Museum seeks to strengthen its collection of military artifacts and at this time especially wishes to acquire uniforms, weapons, medals, mili- tary books, insignia and photo- graphs concerning the military history of North America from 1604 to the present. Artifacts relating to the allied and enemy forces from the First and Second World W and arsfrom Peace Keeping Assignments are, also of interest, as are the common everyday items used by Cana- dian military personnel in the war zones, in rest areas behind the lines, and at home. These are for display, future reference and 'research in the Canadian War Museum in the na- tional capital and other allied Canadian military museums. The Canadian War -Museum would be pleased to hear from you if you are able to assist in this require- ment. Yours sincerely, L. F. Murray, Chief Curator: ews Items from Old Files OCTOBER 1930 Bluevale School held its annual field day. Named champions for the girls were A. Bosman, seniors and E. Masters, juniors. Boys' champions were R. Barnard and Joe Nicholson. An interesting game of softball between the pupils of No. 10, Morris, and those of Bluevale School concluded the day's program. The score was 100 6 in favor of Bluevale. G. A. Schatte, leader of the Wingham band, received the appointment as, caretaker, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian ,Church. The highways department has erected a sign for the con- venience of motoi ists at the corner of Josephine and Victoria Streets. Fingers point in each direction with names of the nearest towns, Listowel, Clinton, Lucknow and Teeswater. A quiet wedding took place in Wingham on September 27 when Annie Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hetherington of the first line of Morris, became the bride of Alexander Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Camp- bell of Morris. Eldon Peterman and family, who have been residing in De- troit, have returned to town where Mr. Peterman has taken a position with W. J. Clark in his tinsmith and plumbing business. Local horseshoe twirlers, C. Elliott and J. H. McKay, have been meeting with success at the fall fairs. At Ripley and Lucknow they succeeded in winning first prize. When the siren was sounded for a fire on Friday evening a horse driven by Orville Welsh became frightened and ran away. At the corner of Edward and Patrick. streets, the buggy turned over. Mr. Welsh received only minor injuries. The handsome cairn erected by the citizens of Clinton as a memo- rial to Sir William Dillon Otter was unveiled Sunday afternoon It is located on the London road half a mile south of Clinton on the farm where Sir William was born. He died May 5, 1929. 0--0--0 OCTOBER 1942 Mrs. Henry Ross has received word that her son Harold has ar- rived overseas. He is the third of this family to be serving in Eng- land as his father and brother Henry are there also. William Austin of Teeswater has purchased the residence of Pte. William Johnston on Frances Street. Mr. and Mrs. Austin will move to Wingham shortly. The Wallpaper Shop• which has been conducted here for some years by Elmer Wilkinson, is now being operated under the part- nership of Wilkinson and Mathers. Mrs. Howey of Owen Sound. who has been teaching this month in USS No. 14, near Whitechurch, returned to her home. The trustees have secured Miss Keith from Teeswater as teacher, At the Belgrave School Fair, special prizes were awarded to Doreen Curr ie- fnr a knitted afghan block, Wilfred Shiell for a simple jardiniere stand, Margaret Procter for 'a living - room bouquet and Norma Brydges for an original poem. Billy Coultes and Billy Crump won prizes for writing and Frances Walker won first prize for an essay. Public speaking awards went to Muriel Anderson and Marguerite Young. A contract for drilling rock near Sydney, Cape Breton, has been ,received by Fred Davidson of town. The contract will last for the duration of the war. The rock will be used as a flux by the steel mils of that district. By order -in -council, the federal government declared that only' ' six statutory holidays should be observed by employers and em- ployees for the duration of the war. The government order set forth the following as statutory holidays: New Year's Day,Good Friday, the first Monday in July (in lieu of July 1), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Jack Orvis, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Orvis, has joined the army. Russell Zurbrigg has joined the RCAF and will report. at Galt October 7 to take an 18 - week course. o—o—o OCTOBER 1953 Mrs. Elva Brownlie was in- stalled as Noble Grand of Majestic Rebekah Lodge. Vice - Grand is Mrs. Ethel Gerrie. Other officers are •Mrs. Hazel Campbell, Mrs. Uldene Mc- Kenzie and Mrs. Cecilia Ken- nedy. The livingroom of the bride's home was the setting for the mar- riage of Mary Agnes Walsh of Kincardine and Charles Lee of Wingham. Alex Sproal, Sally Slosser, Audrey Ste. Marie and David Slosser were elected officers of the Catholic Youth Organization at the annual meeting held 'in Sacred Heart. Parish Hall. A wave off anxiety swept over mothers of young children in the community last week when it was learned that - a valuable dog in town had been poisoned by food left, deliberately or otherwise, on the ground around a house. Chief Bert Platt, who investigated the poisoning, said that an analysis of the dog's stomach showed that the animal had died from stry- chnine poisoning, apparently set out with food as bait. Vital statistics released by assessor William Haney in his re- port on the town's new assess- ment showed that the town's total assessment is now $2,282,840, as follows: land $232,895; building $1,843,960; business $205,985. Other figures released show that the town now has a population of 2,712, a slight increase over the last published figure, and a dog population of 122. A square dance competition was a feature of the Howick Fair and Howick people had ' the pleasure of seeing home talent win the competition when Howick Junior Farmers Square Dance Team took top honors. Town Clerk W. A. Galbraith was instructed to draw up a by- law stipulating a two-hour park- ing limit on Josephine Street at the council meeting. The bylaw will restrict parking on both sides of the main street between Maple Street and Victoria. W. S. Hall, principal of the Wingham District High School, has received a communication from the Department of Educa- TODAYS CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN Dennis is 15 months old, happy, cuddly, contented — and a question mark. ' An injury at birth caused some loss of sight and some brain damage, but the extent and permanence of either have not yet been determined. Doctors say he can see, but they don't know how much. His general development is behind the average and is expected to continue that way. Active and healthy, Dennis is cheerful and responsive. He has blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin andis always good- natured. He eats and sleeps well. He is not shy and he laves people but is not demanding of attention. This baby needs a mother and father who will give him much love and encouragement and will not be worried about the unknowns in his future. To inquire about adopting Dennis, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2112. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life. For general information about adoption contact your local Children's Aid Society. ►a tion outlining the . academic courses available by corres- pondence to the citizens of On- tario. It is now possible to obtain up to senior matriculation through a course of home study, the only expense being the cost of text books. 0-0-0 OCTOBER 1963 Next Monday will mark a high- light in a 38 -year history of CKNX, Wingham, when official opening ceremonies Will take place in the new broadcasting building on Carling Terrace. The new building, the most modern of its kind in Canada, was built on the site of the one destroyed by fire. It contains the latest in the way of equipment and broadcast- ing facilities. Alex Hamilton of Gorrie and Brenda MacLennan of Wingham were elected president and vice- president respectively of the Stu- dents' Council of the Wingham District High School. Other of- ficers are Esther Kerr, Patrick King and Mary Phillips. A final tally of the votes cast in last week's provincial election has given a one -vote edge to Pro- gressive Conservative candidate George McCutcheon. His total was 6,348 votes compared to 6,347 for Liberal incumbent Murray Gaunt. Next step is the official count of the ballots and it is an- ticipated this will be followed by a recount. Vernon Inglis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Inglis of Lakelet, who has been with the Bank of Com- merce at Georgetown for the past three years, has been transferred to a branch at Ottawa. County Council members, arriving for . the September session in Goderich, found ar- t wa ranged at the rear of the chamber a half-dozen different types of surface and underground shel- ters — concrete, metal or sand- bag --- such as recommended by the provincial . emergency measure authorities. Lloyd Felker has purchased USS No. 10, Howick Township at an auction sale held recently. USS No. 16 was purchased by the Molesworth .Cemetery board. Tom Morrison, well-known Whitechurch garage and service station operator, is marking his 25th year in business in that vil- lage. Tom and his wife, Connie, also operate a snack bar in con- junction with other activities. Fordyce School, with their teacher Mrs. George Kennedy, won first prize of $10.00 at Luck - now Fair for their dress and march and second prize for their song and school yell. Gorrie couple wed 35 years GORRIE — Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rhame of Gorrie cele- brated their 35th wedding anni- versary at the Ranton Place, Palmerston, on Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rhame ,were married on October 3 at Rothsay United Church, with Rev. Walter J. Rayner, father of the bride, of- ficiating. Their attendants were Ethel Ross (now Mrs. Carman Hutchison, Palmerston), Betty Woods and Ralph Elliott, Kenil- worth, cousin of the groom. The weather was sunny. The couple has one daughter, Mrs. David (Corinne) Johnson of Edmonton, Alberta. They farmed near Rothsay until 1954 when they came to the Gorrie area, retiring in the village in 1974. •