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Wingham Advance-Times, 1980-03-05, Page 4te•ttee etie 1 9 • A • '-'....ss•z‘..'w•?0,,".„: s 1.alay:11., 11 11 ss.A„. 14'4- `ks, ' • n regretted tPt The ' IPS? 'week stif the -1SerrY Reeve Don #41.11Aalth, or rather ,Iakof *404*it his departure from notonlytownsMp',politica, but from councU, on which he has served forlhe past seven years. During Mr. Endle'S term of office we have noted a Considerable change in the style and policies of that township council. The influx of younger men and changing times made for to more aggressiSte ap- proach to the problems of the day. Don _Eadie would ,be unique In the field of township politics had he experienced no oppesitibn to change; but iooking hack Over the record there Is no doubt that the retiring reeve has contribtited in no small 'degree to the progress of his municipality. Our sincere hope is that Dan will re- gain his good helath and enjoy It for many Years to come. Murderous interest rates A young [Vale OWner in the city of Mississauga heS Started a movement that is bound he-attfect many ardent support- ers Tiffede'frotiiiiiii 8L ,the objective of the moiceitten:- t Is protest vigorously the painfnflee high interest rates on home rnArtegiOsee ra1.0.- --according to the funder, .44 gating to result in foreclos- ures an.hufldreds of young families. In a televisioninterview the young titan" Who founded, Proposal 89 claimed that he knows of many instances In which monthly payments for homes have risen from $400 *almost $700 a rate of infla- tion which wageearners cannot meet at a tithe when all OA, etr costs of lilt- ing have also gone eri,ShatPlIf.,. c1hviottily,cePled tafil' 4 taxPaYfrsi • protest in California, Proposal* is Aimed sleerlotislY,Olsturbing legiStators that • somesort Of relief will be provided; it still leay.esthe cpmstionfif Just how tego about • • <". • • • • redress for a serious situation. Even the supposed experts cannot find agreement on *temper and most effective means Of reducing the inflation which is the root cause of these murderous Interest rates. Nor are the young homeowners the only class of Canadians who are threatened by the high cost of borrowing money. The farm organizations are speaking out 4' about the danger to their farm business operations posed by high interest. Busi- ness of all kinds is similarly threatened and its effect across the nation Is being telt in the increasing number of bankrupt- cies and consequent loss of lobs. • However, the case of the homeowners is particularly distressing, for up to the present they have not benefitted from any united voice which could plead their case. Proposal 89 may provide that means of expression. hildren • ‘, The Ontarlo, Hockey..i-C•OAIii011; In ' a , .*. repOrt:releasedlast:".week,saisthatMinor hockey lata game tint ChliHrelfi::not a 'bOSIOP4s- .. adults". The; report ' was, compUed fromthe. answers ta78A00'ques- tionnaires Intatktd natitrodreid**Wifor ' . ....' . hockey players, and ititatch ' ' ' • k some ,..i' sweeping t, 'vtk ... , • where" Or children.'tare-fhe ,par-" ti ?...1 ', . ' phy . , : • , Ihwr ' °Dv comfy responds to the COnteriiacif .parents Who have been wor- • rigid for a tong time about the Conditions Imposed Ortimu.ngsters who want0 par- . • ti.ci„ga, * The g4ie.to04 tnelfit,etiors (for, chil- dren;4de12) .Include f..ff.pa,,cl of bOcyt11k tiIWO ' pricliCe . hours- far every • erne, p ay f - every player a ,... . . leant s ,...,,- kii.iplay..41,easOnable portion of each per �f every. game: limitOn ma*littnum bei, games , per, year; ., I.. tournaments '20ults not he permitted for atom age and below; hockey eXecutIVes- Sheitid seek the assistance of educators; all coachei4Mblii be`Ceiilfied and evalu- • ated. slap shot should be eliminated at PeeWee level and below; and, last but not least; parents should 'be seen but not :heard" in•arenas: . ' • In_ its recommendation that the hockey season should be -shortened. the 17,' report recognizes that hockey can be, and in many cases has beemmade. the 000. .irrattiVitY r1 Bon which has. been brought about by . Scholia, not by young players who should. . have a Well-balanced intereit •,.• in many • • other aspects of growing up. • Right here in our own area we have • heard elementary school teachers com- plain that hockey(and sometimes balW is .impOrtant to parents that there is no point In attempting 10 get alert response from the young players after an ekhaust- . Mg game the night before. The entire mes.sageeof the:,,eeportis that hockey is. great — but that it should • occupy a reasoriabli:plateJn the life of a youngster. .11 should not. .the sole measure of his place in society: • e it for granted . •Freedrat'is an-endanPeredspecies of • thehuMen aindifion; Mon in this modern • age. in our partef the world, we havoso , much of tt. that we pay lithe attention • when poliffelans ard bureaucrats start chippiflg Off little pieces. We don't really pay much 'Mennen when we learn that the federal police have been using tactics formerly associated With the Gestapo; ,we don't say a word when local councils and boards do their important business behind closed door& • Take a look at the case of a highly educated member of South African so- ciety who was visiting Canade last week. The journey from his native land com- menced when he set out on foot to reach Botswana, hundreds of sun -scorched miles to the north. From there.he manag- ed to get to London, arriving without a passport because he couldn't get one" from his own government. Why did he 4eeve his home, family and birthplace? Becausehe had been a bit too outspoken about the racist gevern- ment in South, Africa , and had been of - 'tidally declared a "banned" person. As with hundreds of ether people in that land it was against the law for him to be found In the company of more than one other person atany time, including his wife and Children. it was against the Idew for him tO attend any sort of meeting or public en- tertainment. Two of his friends who con- tinued to associate with him are spending six-mcinth terms in jail. All that in a country which is beautiful beyond description, is blessed with a trea- sure in diamonds, gold, uranium, plat- inum, coal, and some of the finest food - producing land in the known world. With all these gifts a society has develeped which has not recognized in any way the values of the human spirit. With such an example before us we careless Canadians do riot even take the time to tell our own children about the heritage of freedom they must protect and preserve. An illustrious first Madame Jeantie Sauve will become the first woman speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. A woman of proven intelligtece, she has served in more than one cabinet portfolio with competence, and her appointrrient to the highly import. ant speaker's post is a laudable step to- ward broader recognition of the valuable part women are playing the life of the nation. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at-Wingham. Ontario. by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, Prelfident Robert 0 Wenger. Sec ••Treas liffeirtWAudit Bureau of Circulat ions, Member — Canadian Comitainity Newspaper Assoc Subscription $15.00 per year Second Glass Mail Registration, No. 0821 - Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc Six months WM Return po'st age guaranteed h1 &ouLDiv ; e • eses, WAD co? PAvivrenth- i1):07 ciV/VY -Ode-tivir YET; coVeR.<,- • • et ae ite'S -g e rs Minor Hockey needs support from parents Dear Editor, This is a letter directed to the parents of boys in the Wingham Minor Hockey syetem. There are about 150 boys registered and if the price of hockey registration goes up drastically next year the parents will be com- plaining. I can just -hear them now. This past weekend the executive of Minor Hockey held a dance to help defray the operating costs of the young boys' seort. The poor 'showing of supporters certainly made the few fellows who worked so hard feel annoyed. There were about 50 couples there, but only about half were hockey parents.' The remainder were just really great folk l who ,s4pOrt the community and know it takes money to make a good hockey program. I know for a fact there were a good 'dozen couples. who bought tickets at: 510 each knowing full well it was not • possible to attend, but they still supported the cease. The Ladies' Aintilisky to Minor Hockey supplied a great buffet, but had to sell the leftovers to meet the costs. Guess who had to buy. You're right, the same few. These ladies worked hard to suppod New Books. in the Library THE MUSIC MAKERS by E. V. Thompson This novel is set in Ireland during ate potato famines of the 1840s. It tells of the cot - tiers, the impoverished peasants with huge families whose very survival depended upon the potato. It tells of the fishermen with their curraghs and wooden boats who helped to keep some of the cottiers alive. Amidst the chaos caused by the famines and by his personal predicaments, Liam McCabe seeks to relieve the agonies of Ireland both on the spot as a man of action and as an Irish MP, a man of words. TROIKA by David Oen. Starting with an explosive, headline -making incident which has never been ex- plat/led adequately, David are, ,,70e,,eseteee •ase • • 4 . o1dthedi to , wanted 'Gunn „of w than .00 t�Wn Would give: darted the ;Gunn**- In November 18050 H. Cole- ComPee*.tVe Vote w:ali•tf.,,k ' man, pork packer of Paisley, later to" Aive '001m • ',0onkt • Offered to MOVehlopork pack- 4essions. hit htduslrY.AhVlighlfilvi.He •' • 'w41#40:!xelhiglenlinaffelet-- December 1923, It ..„.,...,;,..4..04,-..,.0.0.,....9„,„ i-:,alipfg.treiti, 44,,treuring,41)r-114---/Ilitivii0 int: ' iii ., cause Kincardine and later '.40110,/04 , :1:,,,.. ,• I -1 , ... ' . 1 1 f,. piiit. .... . hogs. The conditions must ••tik'..•!WooleC lave heill '40' -.#00* ..be.", :-;:._ _iii.POOS, .'• : theeitY et,PetidaireCeiVed the takeoverthe""' .Cdeenan PaddOie go.,,,,, :-,... •.. . ,Old Batten ...4k ' ' In February egliff i Mr. factory froni Thompson. of Watia0tott.tatik, Feetilirekaefor, •,. ' an option on the. .'.e iOt*Mpuery Wil#6:if:iaer . 'b141,'tISt.S:'114i•nt;would th..I buildlug andm etara"sto'lvrCk0,000:gnr;-°i o f fah diggingOre:eeedrailroads. .Ote:4"7,.i shipping fi s.vi°1:61)'.:%iv_igal is te re. ':t,i0:!li i:t,lidae.i:**h..,,,;:r :3 0:60: .machines 6#1, , inp4:51,th:oeent,;;;!W;Tootha011ato;:, previous year, -but.Vlinglfain f: keipurett, ' ',He " bef, . tea loan of VP° for la Pant No '.''INYentrlive.814411.4five ex- action was taken. .. ,..' 4 perienced see. Would . , . I/0 grfacinatvuredeMar6chiffeCt.'fightl''341°9.101113%711:1411.0r:Seatial; needed: -11..tel.:.11'Pj.9*.,11314.1"'' .,t to the iiiiii. - t� 1,0:41 , tus and fire hineliltad.lbeen : spect,thellnatomes.,' found, Tbuiliheye4wceurie teiniorerAilloitoo,;4;;,:rco:tec;11137,0k7' basis this.... Ithi..at. , • '' TOMO* itithe Waikerifit14itk'S spinning mill '!.b314# -•;•was •• factoiywancer offeritiliite0,.: .;gassectbythemetwatiotit wee the,buildieiler'000C.44' lefer.::'"itbdrin,Wietitattl grave wanted . the toiti10. Cense:it of Aile,iiiewteaei and guarantee: their Of bend* : -the'eStnaill.: If WittpfeItthetlik. .. ...,:,ior $85,000. A. M. Crawford, H. was holdingback facts": that: . ' B. Elliott; and =Thomas pas- , . whighani*outoillaw. Aft* • paid a visit to Walkerville to •a visit to Toronto by Mai* investigate. Upon their return Willis and town solicitor0011, btecoymadeinvolved.visedecouncil not te. 9* villeytbH1401171;,1t wasdeemeddhenitede't lik ate- rte • •!Doe Cruickshank put • Wingham on the map Dear Editor, I have noted with interest the discussion regarding the senior citizens' holm in the past. I am not aware of how this park land was acquired by the town or if they really own it, but if it has been designated as a park in memory of 'Doc' Cruickshank, surely he is worthy of the distinction. It the event. , In dosing, I . would like to , note that most of the petiple at. the dance seemed to be having • flue We sure hope se and yon deserve a round of applause. If this letter bothers any of your readers, good, because they must be some of the parents not pulling their share. B.S. Another group that . deserves thaaks in helping the • boys' travelling . teams is the • drivers. They will know who they are, because it is always ,the same few. ' See you' at the arena. • Mary Lou Cameron Gurr fashions a aptiochilliall, unnerving and '''Aishlutely. believable scenario which sweeps from P044'''40111t•ltoto London, from see,,arrentisio to New York, frog*Mbetn9 to the Baltic. Rich initninfOtercharacters and filled with -y whose confusions Ott etanakee are deeply involeeigeflibeis stunning novel of aMiferiggi. ARE YOU PAtrit.,...0 mei MUCH TAX? by peach Most middle anctiVtoo Canadians are ita ire mach tax. This assepeate and 'lendable guide to tideiginning explains how you can struc- ture your' financiat'iLfailL„„ take advantage a. all : Yut rights under tax IMV 60 imam minimize your MB THE CHILDIMP4' THE BLACK ROLE by Disney Proem:Wee certainly was he who put Wingham on the map. A park planted with trees, shrubs and flowers it seenis to me is a necessity in the centre •of the town; nothing would be more fitting to the memory of this noteworthy native son. Let the town forget the almighty dollar for once. The radio and TV station areheard and viewed for miles. Surely the founder is worthy of the whole park, not just a corner of it. The businessmen would benefit from it as a picnic centre and I am sure this note- worthy family would ap- preciate this more than a cluster of buildings. Elmer J. Farrish Goriie Arthritis, a disease as old as man himself, is now better un- derstood. The Arthritis So- ciety is working toward the total control of arthritis and the eventual elimination of this group of diseases. Need -training courses for industrial wOikers There is a shortage of qualified industrial workers in Huron County and the educational system shOuld consider new programs to make up the deficit, the Huron County Board of Education was told Monday. Representatives of a new industrial committee told the board industry is having trouble finding skilled workers. The committee, formed in January, comprises industrial representatives, Canada Manpower staff, community college personnel and a representative from the board of education. Don Longwell, from Champion Road Machinery Ltd. of Goderich, told board trustees the committee plans to survey 120 industries in the county to identify areas of worker shortage. The study is expected to take about three months and should provide an accurate forecast of the situation for the next • three years, he said. Following the meeting he said the committee already knows of a scarcity of maintenance mechanics, heavy equipment mechanics, tool and die makers and persons trained in Use of fibreglass. He said in the past in- dustries have had to send employees out of the county to attend training schools, or import workers to fill job vacancies. Once needs are pinpointed, the committee will try,.. to set Op trai Programa locally. " • re• Leeliwen said the IMAM • 4, could help .bY offering, night school courses in areas where they are required and could better prepare students for jobs le industry while they are still in sr.hooll • in other business at the meeting it was announced that Jim Coulter, a superintendent of edtkatiOn with the board since 1969, will retire June -30. The board • executive conunitteaillans to review its current administrative positions before recom- mending on replace:Pent.: • BICYCLING SAVVY Temper your enthusiasm with caution when you take to the road on a bicycle, advises the Industrial Accident Pre- vention Association (IAPA) of Ontario. Know the rules. Observe traffic laws and sig- nals. Ride in the same direc- tion as traffic. Avoid busy in- texsections. If you can't, walk your bicycle across them and at left-hand corners. Wear leg clips or bands. Make sure you can be seen by drivers at night. Put retroreflective trim on clothing or wear reflective light-colored clothing and equip your bicycle with a light. , Remember you're • sharing the road and you'll get the full enjoyment from your bicycle. MONIS CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN NIMMOMMEMMENNOMB • Five-year-old Jill -and her' brother Richard, 9, are • deeply attached to each other and need a home together. • They are registered Indians, so an adOptieg family where at least one parent is Indian would be good, but any family will be considered who can give the children the love and security they deed. • Richard is an alert inquisitive boy; considered to be very intelligent. He isen grade 3, an active fellow who is .keen on all outdoor sports and has lots of friends—till is a liVeflYeietiiigetie tete arid enjoys outdoor activities such as 1dlogher tricycle and playing in water. A hearty eater, • she neveriurns down food, and she Is a good sleeper. ' Because of a sterility few years, These two oungsters ' , OW Problems in behavior to wet out, and 0 • . " 11 •1 1 parents who adopt them should have the patience and understanding to allow them time to settle in. To inquire about adopting Jill and Richard, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Service, Box 888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2112. in your letter tell something of your present family and your way of life. Alert and inquisitive . 4,K,".4:`,F4'711i7reFa'47,pSaytiMIXO,fr7K44,3:1,9M.the.'.T9n..;,,00m,ropIT, 0,4 -0,