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Wingham Advance-Times, 1980-03-26, Page 41 rr 1••••\,4%.‘ : . ere -ere eteseitantaeteet \\N: 't\s,‘,a\,,`S‘neenee.nentn \ke\-•;.ZAVAIWW• \ • w spokesman needed Many • Of the honest and dedicated Sfit.0.41‘4111Y =hoe' teachers in this prov- IneentMist be squirming with embarrass- , Triftntafter reading the words of their fed- ernfien's first vice-president, David,Judd, COmMenting on a deadlock In negotia- tie* between teachers and board in the Sarnia area Judd said, "It may be time fdr students to lose their credits or their School years to force government to ad- dress the problem." It is icuit indeed to believe that a majority • embers of the Ontario Sec- ondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) actually agree with Judd. Dur- ing a teachers' strike in Huron County a couple of years ago we spoke with many t, teachers who were deeply concerned about the effect of the work stoppage on their students — youngsters whose pro- gress was of paramount personal import- ance to the teachers. In virtually every instance however, the teachers claimed there was nothing they could do about the situation because the federation executive was calling the shots. The stance of the OSSTF vice-presi- dent falls squarely in line with all-out union activity in many recent labor dis- putes. Make the innocent suffer seems to be the watchword. The principle behind this sort of reasoning Of one could call it that) isihat if the public Is sufficiently In- jured there will be an outcry far govern- ment to back down. Common sense and intelligent observation should by this time indicate that precisely the reverse is true. Rather than a public desire for submis- sion to union demands there has been a hardening of public attitude against capi- tulation. Jean Claude Parrot, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, who was last week released from prison, should be able to attest to the negative re- sults of third party Injury. Although the Huron teachers protest- ed there was nothing they tould do about union executive decisions, they are pro- foundly mistaken. They can exercise their democratic right to- elect officers who will respond to the will of the general mem- bership. Given the power of most union officials it is not easy, but if we have reached the stage in this country where the membership Is powerless to control Its own organization It is high time to rethink and reorganize our labor laws. So far we have seen no repudiation of the vice-president's words by any teach- er. This newspaper would be glad to print any such expressions of teacher opinion. The biggest problem Although the first Quebec referendum is fast approaching with see -saw predic- tiohs by the pollsters about which way the vote will go; although rising gasoline prices are still a sore point of contention -- the biggest and by far the most far- reaching problem facing Canadians is spiralling interest rates. Over the next few years the high and ever higher cost of borrowing money will affect the lives of almost all families In the nation, but its most damaging reper- cussions will be felt by the parents of young families. Already thousands of people who had every reason to believe that they owned their own homes have been forced to leave properties on which they have already paid sizable amounts because mortgage payMents have risen beyond their reachaOther theliaaridS who hadpafls tolstirChase a home will find that They do not have sufficient income to finance the mortgages. This column has previously men- tioned a movement called Proposal 89, started by a young Mississauga husband and father, who has demanded govern- ment assistance to alleviate the plight of several hundred of his friends and neigh- bors who are likely to lose their homes. in recent weeks hundreds of tanrigies across the nation have joined his cause, to the point where he has had to take temporary leave of absence from his job as a car salesman to handle the radio and TV in- terviews and countless phone calls he re- ceives- Although opposition parties are talk - beg loudly of what governments in power are failing to do about the situanon, the truth Of the matter is that no government has adequate funds to create any very ef- fective plan. The Clark government had proposed a fax rebate plan and, in fact, had it printed on the 1979 income -tax forms, but the P.C. defeat in the February election has thrown that proposal out of the Window. To older persons the situation Is uncannily like the bad years of the great depression, when every opposition party had a solution to the nation's economic ills, but none were able to implement successful programs when they were elected to office. Any sort of tight money situation is bad for the country as a whole, but one which forma families from their homes is particularlydevastating. The economic backlash which affects the building trades, the suppliers of home furnishings, etc, is bad enough, but the social cense- qUences are t a , thousand times more inujurious. Ydung families need homes of their own if children are to be raised in a proper atmosphere of family life. If home has to be crowded confineinent with rela- tives or other faint!' , the children inevitably suffer from tie tensions under which their nts ve. The eventual consequences can s etch Into future de- cades and into future marriages. So far no official, cabinet minister or prime minister has come forward with a workable solution to a very depressing situation and although "tight money" as exemplified by higher interest rates is supposed to be the answer to inflation, those higher rates have so far only added to the inflationary process. Options running out The decades -long enforcement of "Canadian content' in our television tare is likely to come to a crashing end very shortly. As the Americans went about perfecting satellite techniques and throw - Ing more mechanical planets into space, Canadian officials pretty well ignored the known implications. Designed to handle earth -girdling communications to all kinds, the satellites have been established In orbits which permit their use as gioei- fled TV antennas. Programs originating in the States (and in Canada) are beamed e-epethe satellites and then rebroadcast in liatterns which can and do'cover most of the continent. The prime use of satellites was for dispersal of military and business in- formation. Canada did boost three or four of these technological marvels into the sky, but they were so under -employed that two of them are now nearing the ter- mination of their capabilities. Before long - their electronic tubes will have burned out and they will become nothing more than highly expensive junk. In the meantime the enterprising American broadcasters of commercial television have taken advantage of the opportunity and are distributing pro- grama via satellite to just about any point on the continent where "earthatertions" or satellite receivers can be set up. Although .••• .;•"- 1 411 44 4 11 •.'•..1.4.• • 4,4'4- • 71. : ••••• 144 -1.•••••••• • • .4 • ' • , • • e„. •$' VOIPWAVOOW; 0010:4;`.0.4K44 t4t q4• • ete • .*:.14/441 WHfeIV�ytx/ overepai Accahilr, Al44/46ER 094/D J Bef '!ear viati the bank or larger. more ,FtPr8, In M-13shrliati*:.ieWl. 9OZMr. 8' Rtireldttionin Rtlikle:clIkrriibt*Wet the Yontooe of vacat.edstore Was conipioeth; tion -ler-Ilat-DinntatellLPOlgre The store' front. window was removed and repiaced. with a smaller, higher window, and large double doors. The desks and counters were made from qUanwere'efrAirmetio9aunkte" Tdhlevcebunrotenzei coloured grill work, With the teller's cage completely en- closed. The manager's rape e was at the front to the left of the entrance. The vault was at the rear on the same side, - equipped with a self, acting News Items .from Old. Files The move to the new office was made at the end of Jame • time lock. , ary 1903. A lease was signed for ten years. It was renewed . . daughter of Mr, • d Mrs fettailaf to, make. tinew toe* MARCH 1933 Dean Scott, who for the laSt four years has been on the staff of the Dominion Bank, has received notice of his transfer to the Dresden branch of the bank. L. A. Padfield of Mount Forest 'will be sent here to fill the vacancy in the staff. Mrs. Timothy Eaton, wife of the founder of the T. Eaton Co. Limited, died at her Country home at Oakville at the age of 91. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shane moved from Wingham to London last week. They will • run a boarding house there. The annual election of of- ficers of the Ladies' Bowling Club was held at the home of Mrs. A. J. Walker. Mrs. E. R. Harrison was elected president; Mrs. H. C. MacLean and Mrs. T. A. Currie. vice presidents; Mrs. J. H. Crawford secretary and Mrs. G. L. Baker treasurer. H. OberleOf Formosa has purchased the , grocery business formerly operated by Mrs. Cummings and will carry on a grocery, flow' and feed business at this stand. IVIARCH 1945 Congratulations to Ross Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton, Leopold Street, who last week' graduated as a Wireless Air ar neessimere of frorri a few hundred dot - tars by a sietlful TV eat to several tteaui- and by an enterprisera cable TV operator can bring progratenning from the Ameri- can satellites, Canadian taw still forbids such reception. In the far northern communities en- trepreneurs, have defied the law and set up community programming services. A government campaign to remove the of- fending equipment created a near -riot In one town where normal TV reception Is impossible. In addition to normal commercial programming some of the satellites carry late -run movies, some of them 24 hours a day, without interruption for commercial messages. In the States a charge is made to viewers who want the movie service and business is brisk. All this awaits Canadians if and when their government can be enlightened to the point of understanding that the day of decision is at hand. Satellite program re- ception is here. Pay television Is inevit- able, but for some reason Canadians are still considered too simple-minded to want such services. There Is no way In the world 'that a law forbidding satellite re- ception can be enforced, so the much -tout- ed Canadian content will go straight MA the window. Government might as well face the facts. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Pebtistsed Wingbani. Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Bartir Wenger, President Robert .0 Wenger. Sec -Tres Merit ber Audit Bureati of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc Six months 03.00 aha CI= Mail nr.--..„.4V.ratt4gt I1/47 -o aft91 .tei. urn post age guaranteed Subscription 515.00 per year A Gunner at Calgary. At a special meeting of the coesacil of the Township of Turnberry, William Crinksbank was appointed treasurer, -succeeding his father,— the late Benson Cruikshank, who held this position for 24 years. Rev. R. N. Stewart, pastor of Teeswater United Church for the past seven years, has accepted an invitation to become the minister of Wesley United Church, Pembroke, and will assume his new pastorate July 1. When members off Forest Lodge AF & AM, Wroxeter, held their regular meeting, it was a unique andproud ex- perience for a-•tnember, Gordon Gibson, who was Master of the Lodge 18 years ago, to confer the first degree of Masonry upon his second son, Garfield. Gorrie friends congratulate Cadet • E. W. (Bill) Newton who graduated as Lieutenant at Catterick Camp, Yorkshire, yn Irwin, 10 -Year-old Isis for another ten'yearn residence, on the corner of - hut the Wilding was Par - in the village of Gorrie. Elwood Irwin and a Grime 5 ceased front Geoage Aladin in pupil at Wingham Public 'wet'''. for a reported $10 000. William and Maitland Streets s an MARCH 1966 School, silie wen the ene _eau Aft& The change in ownership Won e.,_ ne_ , J. H. Crawford announced Pattisen trePhY in the Brawn I tae second floor above the that Alan R. Mill has joined 180 Royal ' Canadian Legion bank wasconverted into 1Mtig the local law firm of Crawford public speaking contest here, quarters for the manager. and Shepherd and that the last month, was declared over the years very little firm will now be known as winner in the zone contest on was changed. In 1934, the Crawford, Shepherd and M . Saturday. Marilyn will now Workers inside tne Stanley- compete finals to be held in Harriston.' • - tine fromthe ,garage at the rear was re- in the District C crack and ran fOr safety when Bruce Hayden of Bluevale, 1111:bulsovrtulinifial: tfiedPilasiva oftj-necewicegalareerwemv.liaoulasret Berry plant heard the wall • a foundation slipped and the student at the Dairy School at - , sParece malt space- Min W. 11- briek Wall 'collapsed at the tit 0 t i A i ult al m° 111 • e n ar o c ur iniy. ss'' iD MatalaVialt, the corner Hotel, anct-, Febru- ary. May the bank.the empty Pt* the contp,.. Josephinel,A *lift° provide temporary..quarpos. • A new vault was built, the same as if It ivare.10,bnin a -110W-Pask..--The.-illfeTierAL the store wealpadeitized and re- decorated On Molday the desks and counters from the Old bank were taken up and • the latter were auttafit, After the Mason Block was Cleared, demolition com- menced. In 'November the contract for the new back, stainless steel and glass bank was awarded to Wilfrid White of Wingham. The building was to be 32x 62, single storey. Due to the poor soil conditions, extensive concrete piling was necessary. After thirteen months in the temporary location, the Tor- onteeDominion opened for badness '4, the new building Dec- ; ; d'; • 18, 1961, with 'greatly increased facilities. Seventeen years later further expansion was required, and the bbilding was extended to the fell length of the lot. For the convenience of the cus- tomers a parking lot was pro- - Today this modern blink • Wilding is a credit to the corn- mimity, and a far ay from the small office . opened ,in the Shaw Block , almost eighty yearsago. plant. A dtfor a retailing. ao te donee(' green , 'Untold was the contractor. , acerndent4enTerntee ‘bairy woo!'" 'The taliarwcOge was removed et Pt.? 4s, .?-illaitsie the 1966 College-- tiOdiacondlellar added - Mr. and Mrs. Gershon • Ro al t the University of 1947 a sub"branch Was in Gerrie: The name y a Gudph. • . opened Johnston took •uP residen" cia • John Sinnamon Wienceter e Was changed te Turanta-D°M Monday in their newly par - has' begun his deities as town' inton in early 1.955, when the of Toronto and the Dom, Ktheaitesedo:°calinteeetneel frolnseeeeMrst constable in Seaforth. • Banli England. • • I 5121tICtillie 7:g6ular meeting °f We live in a fool's paraciuse the Belgrave Women's In- - • stitute, the group decided to • By R. 0. Wenger donate 525 to the Belgrave pe e band are Beheld Walsh, Bill Buchanan and Norman Cook. Audrey O'lleafka was elected president of the Howick Junior Institute at the annual meetingtieldin Gorrie. Other officers include Matte Pi Ban Officers o d f th Hastie, Donna Toner,Doris Dinsmore and Phyllis, Mc- Michael. Mr. and Mrs. William Nuhn and family moved to their home the fornier Lynn TO DAY S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN \11111=11.111111=0.11.1111 A family that will welcome two new sons is a "least for these handsome brothers, as Mark and Larry are best friends as well as brothers. Aged 7 and 10, these have some troubled years behind them and are eager to get on with life in a permanent home together. Mark is a little shyer than his older brdther, especially when meeting new people. He is a fairly good student, his weakest subject being maths. He is in grade 2. Larry is a likeable boy who responds well to attention. He has many friends but his closest is probably his brother, He is doing well in grade 4 and his teachers say he is eager to learn. He is very much interested in physical education and above average in this area. He loves the outisors, and is involved in many sports activities. Experienced parents who can offer these two yOung- stets stability and plenty of love will be rewarded with affectionate, happy sons they can be proud of. To inquire about adopting Mark and Larry way of life. , please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Service, Box 888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario td4P 2112. In your letter tell something of your present family and your Best Mends as well as brothern. Sometimes there -is nothing . to compare with getting out of your own baliwick to obtain a somewhat dif- ferent outlook on life and to _bring home just what we in Canada- have and to face some of our shortcomings. Ten days spent in, Europe visiting the North Atlantic Treaty Orgeniza- tion, its defence headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers t Urope; the headquarters for the European Community and its various organizations; the European Parliament, which was first elected from its member countries last June and the Canadian Forces Base Europe at Lahr, Germany just across the French border from Strasbourg, , certainly makes an impact on one's mind. The perspective changes en- tirely from life in Listowel or any other Western Ontario centre, when faced with some of the facts of life across the Atlantic to which we seldom give a passing thought, or if we do, put it to"the back of the mind. After two elections in less .than a year, both fought with politicians argUing6,ever the price of gas, the economy, unemployment and a host of other details one 'is inclined to wonder if we are willing to bite the bullet and retrench. Former Prime Minister Clark and his minister of Finance John Crosbie gave it a try, and were shot down in flames by the Canadian voters. From what we can see, the Pro- gressive Conservatives probably were on the right track, but failed to feel the pulse of the nation. While the Liberals may have felt the pulse of the country, it is the pulse that is wrong and before long a great Many Canadians may wake up to this fact. While we don't make any pretence, at being an international economist, some" things during our visit to Europe brought home how fortunate "we have been. Europe of course Is dependent on the Middle East for Hs oil supplies to a greater extent than North America, but we are still at the' mercy of the OPEC nationsf- -How long can we in Canada expect skins. Dear Editor, The purpose of this open letter is to advise the general Public that the Huron County Historical Society has been included in the plans of the new Library Building in Goderich. We will have a fire- proofed archives room and will be working closely with the library staff to improve on the cateloguinge filing and protection of tie valuable historical ,documents we now have and hope to obtain in the future. The acquisition of the fireproofed vault puts us in a better position to accept historical data from in- dividuals or organizations. We, as a society, are in- terested in all historical documents of early Huron County residents. We want your readers to contact us if they plan to dispose of business or personal papers, deeds, books, photographs, belonging to the past history of Huron 'County settlers and their families which would be of interest to future generations and which it is our duty to preserve. Isabel Theedom Huron Cty. Hist. Society 78 Rattenbtuy St. W. Clinton, NOM 1L0 to pay' something over a dollar a gallon 'for gasoline while our allies in Europe are faced With prices that range upward from $3.50? They have every right to look at us,and wonder whether Canadians are willing to meet their commitments to the defence of the free world when we are squandering this base resource through underpricing. " It would seem that Canadians have forgotten that the nation is part of NATO and its commitment to the defence of all allied countries. European countries are facing a higher cost of living than we in Canada and these costs are ,apparent in almost every consumer item on the shelves. Granted, wages in some countries are higher proportionately. We questioned housing costs In Brussels and a home in Canada that might command a figure of $75,000 would probably be triple that amount in Canadian dollars. The 'result of corse is that thousands of people are living in small apartments in the cities, some of which are very old. This does not mean to say that our friends on the other side are paupers, for they are extremely intelligent, and efficient in business. However, Belgium could be an example to Canada of what happens when a nation spends more than it earns, which is precisely what is going on here. Belgium, from what we could determine, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Prices are high and inflation is worse than in Canada. If we in Canada continue on our th merry way we will be in e same position. Whether it be Liberals or Conservatives, government In this fair land has somehow to nail down expenditures on non -essentials and face the facts. God help us If the NDP ever gain power. with their thinking in regard to deficit financing. We would end up with the biggest depression the nation has ever experienced. We are in a fool's paradise, which will only end when enough Canadians awaken to this fact, and give govern- ment the backing that it must have if vote -conscious politicians are to move in the proper direction to sive our Sot. wants documents New Books in the Library JENNIFER by David Helweg What to do with the rest of her Iffen—Almost 40, divor- ced, living alone with her children, Jennifer Mallen is faced with that question. It seems simple enough until she has to make her answers fit - the daily realities of her life. Jennifer is shaken by trau- matic events and forced to re- think her own past. She must decide for herself what matters and what does not. THE GENESIS ROCK by Edwin Corley - A small fissure has opened in . the bedrock under Manhattan and miles beneath the surface of the earth an awesome natural time bomb is ready to spew steam, boiling -hot sediment and Moitesi evay geed and avenue of the city. There is one person in New York who knows what is happening: Janet McCoy, tiful and brilhiant young geologist specializing in VOICAIdge ae- tivi 11y, 41 ••,•4'