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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-22, Page 4••*•••O THE WINGRAM AdVANCE.TOIES PJ at Wiagbass, OstadeY Wealterliesa.ithaltes1 Berry Wenger, President Henry Bess, Etor Rabat°. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. BiliCrump, Advertising Manger Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Mernber — Canachan Comm4 Newspaper Assoc Subscriptiee Man per year Second Class Mail Registration No. OM "eeeereeeeeeeeee.esereeeeereeereaeresee•eeeeeeeeeeeee•-•w" Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Six months laze Return postage guaranteed Chance for improvement Members of the local Business As- sociation heard an interesting proposal last week as the Business Area Im- provement Loan project was explained to them. As the Influence of city merchan- dising plans becomes more apparent in our smaller centres there Is abundant need for communities like ours to study carefully any and all means by which the attractiveness of smaller places Fan be enhanced. Many factors, of odurse, are involved In preserving the economic life ole community, but cer- tainly one of the more important in- gredients is the appearance of its busi- ness section, the availability of free and convenient parking, as well as the character and quality of Its business outlet& Under the Business Area improve- ment Plan all these factors are taken Into consideration. 11 11 becomes ap- parent that the expenditure of money will be beneficial, government assist- ance is available on very easy terms. Ten or, perhaps, 15 years ago an effort was made to carry out what was known as the Norwich Plan in Wing - ham, a program which was also intended to freshen up the business section of the community. At that time several local businesses did avail themselves of the opportunity and the free guidance offered — and the results were quite spectacular. The BAI Plan con only be imple- mented In communities which have an official plan and a formal property maintenance and occupancy standards bylaw. Those conditions are under- standable, since a town which has an attractive business core and a collec- tion of shabby residential areas around it would scarcely fulfill the objectives sought. However, the property main- tenance and standards bylaw must be examined with great care, for the per- sonal rights of the property owners are sacred. It is all well and good to give the force of law to regulations requir- ing a respectable outward appear- ance for property, but when the regula- tions also inject themselves into the tiniest details of interior appearance and maintenance, that is going too far. You will recall the furor which resulted a year or so ago when such a bylaw was proposed for this community. Like all good laws, it must make common sense and it must be enforceable. New role for libraries Far from being outdated by the un - flux of electronic communications, the printed word is gaining steadily in its importanceand Influence. Newspapers and magazines are enjoying drcula- floes far in ex=s of pre-teievision times, despite the factThat subscrip- tion prices have been forced steadily upward. One might logically expect that Patronage of .pu, bile libraries would have been.. in.leaharas decline:fir the - past couple of decades, but the fact is that the libraries are enthusiastically meeting new and ever larger demands, not only from adults whose interests cannot be fulfilled by a TV diet -- but by an increasing number of young readers. • It was, of course, the invention of the printing press which released man- kind from the long darkness of the Mid- dle Ages Printed pages told of the vast, Interesting world beyond the confines of the country village and the poverty - ridden city of those times. At last the human mind was afforded a chance to accept new ideas and the dreary stag- nation of the dark ages began to lift. The Mechanics' Library, one of the earliest organizations to provide ac- cessible reading material in this country, opened the door of learning to a people who could not afford to buy books. Later, Andrew Carnegie's far- sighted .generosity expanded the libr- ary system. Finally, governments at all levels lent their assistance to the cause. Today's public libraries not only make books on their shelves available for a tiny feeeThey have gone further by establishing story hours for chil- dren, often with the help of volunteers; many libraries have films available for public I\ viewing. In some places soft- cover books are being placed on neigh- borhood store shelves for loan to read- ers. In short, libraries have become active adjuncts to the educational process. Radio and television are certainly valuable lines of communication in modern society, but the percentage of time devoted to cultural and informa- tive programming is not impressive. Public libraries have an important role to fill by making available those great works which have formed the basis of our language and culture. No room for monopoly The Canadian post office system, government owned and operated since its inception more than a century ago, will become a crown corporation this fall. Whether removal from direct gov- ernment control will bring an end to the woes from will both employees and the public ha . suffered to long re- mains to be The unions postal workers be- lieve that labor 'troubles carnhe more readily and fairly settled under the manage/Theist of a crown corporation, . as does Michael Warren, the man who has been named as the corporation's first president. There is a possibility that as a crown corporation the post offi •e may demand an end to competition \ om private carriers — successful tresses which have been born of the iri2e, efficiency of the post office in recent years. With a lively and aggressive range of competitors the post office, might, eventually, provide the kind of service we have every right to expect. Dawn of a new age The American space shuttle "Co- lumbia" roared into the blue a week ago Sunday. Two and a half days later, after thirty -odd trite around planet earth it glided back to a safe landing in California. The successful flight of Co- lumbia marked the culmination of 20 years of space travel and the first demonstration of the practical use of space knowledge. Despite the tremendous signifi- cant* of that voyage most people ac- cepted the achievement with little or no comment. This momentous event was accorded about the same amount of in- terest as a trans-Atlantic crossing. Ail previous ventures into space have been merely exploratcry — a seriet of vastly expensive tests to de- termine how mankind will be able to live and work in an environment totally unlike ft* surroundings into which he was born. Now that a vehicle has suc- ceeded in vautting into space and re- tirrning safely to earth a vast array of possibilities becomes apparent. From a pemanently-orbiting space platform telesccipes will be able to probe the far limits of the galaxy without the limitations of earth's atmosphere. Hundreds of technical operations will be posaiWie in the vacu- um of space, operations which are impossible on earth. Meefica!sdnce 4 r will be afforded undreamed of opportu- nities for further knowledge. indeed, the first permanent space platform will be known as a sky laboratory. Of- course the satellites Which will be assembled from space shuttle pay- loads of the future will have tremend- ous military significance. As long as there are humans on this earth the danger of war will never cease Thus it is vitally important that observation of a potential enemy's military readiness is so important. In the long run this ability to know in advance where the threat lies may well reduce the chances of an actual conflict. The war of the future may be fought hundreds of miles above our heads. The battle may be- come a purely scientific struggle to achieve superiority in technical pre-, paredness. Of immense practical value to those of us Who must rernain earth- bound is the ability of Instruments in space to survey the surface of our planet. Oil fields, gold -bearing rocks, hidden water reserves and countless other necessities of life on earth will become visible to the ail -seeing cam- eras on a space plafforrn. Perhaps we onty appear to be bored with such momentous facts be- cause we realty cannot understand them. 0 Nee NO% nee. eseeeeeeeeeeee 1 • • •N.1, •., 1. .'171* T7 • 41•'' 't • • • •••• .:;^ • ,.••••• • • • A • • .. • „ • :• 4. Foley in ctu Llwetin 43, and fora 11) 'office 041011' • The first: AltgitAllt 471/0a). ha.5/1 TilEyv5wrirLE piEiR AirgE Re5rax. pi/‘ 4.4"/K eybivE 4 News Items from APRIL 1934 ca8 panel delivery truck. Mr. ‘. and family left for their new stemer,Wmham. W. IL Gurney was elected Smith has been appointed home at St. John, New Equipnent .for the new Baseball Club which held its .Hemphill's .of Wroxeter. to president of the Wmgham travelling salesman for Brunswick. Before leaving two-way radio to beinstalled he sold his home here to W. annual meeting in the, sell their flaked wheat ,r: cruickskank. , in the Wingham police council chamber. Vice berries. , The biggest spectacle ever becruisereeerahastivearriinvedthendnrar Murray and Ed Nash. presidents are J. Reavie, J. Mr. Bosman of near seen at the grandstand inthe future. lite dispatch station Bluevale has moved ontti the reeedian National seem,. , A Walkerton jury granted farm recently occupied., by, tion -" Park .....7.7....e411 -e 'at; , wiilLewheplahni3Cateder inanthed he will $300 in damages -to Mrs'. Harry McGitir. e on the sixth sunday when Mabel Stewart of Gerrie in line of Wawanosh. her suit for damages against Two Whitechurch .., wooden stand went up in mi D , en the great operate the base station. Canadian National -Rail- dents are the; proud owners 320,000„ ,. . , Corrin of T jickno,04 was last that m May. of 1933, when she has Purchosnd a Ford 'rout* Death claimed -ea well- mina college, et_ Theme Old Files flames. Lose is estimated at daughter of Dr. and Ws. Mei ways. Mrs. Stewart Aeons of cars. George Ernewein APIUL t957 -• week elected May Queen at was travel** rg from Blue- and 404 hOis a, Ford known resident of the Gotrie she was, one of 39 students vale to Goldstone, the train coach- ' ..° . re -•e -- • community when . Dr, nominated and was voted , did not atop long enough and APRIL eeltarjke f v„.:"L',i,:, Leonard „ ..• ;Nelsori, -Whitley Queen by theatudent ixidy.- She was not offered 'swish eSeforeenei iktne - ffeiall- leeteetetnentratrbet hone* in eAt fe, dieetiee,eili Th ance on alighting from -the ,gregatietitte.:, Wingitam bis --_79th 'ear. - He had gmeedielieoineteelieslititte, c platform of the car, causing Unitedeaurde a, bronze practised meceeine in the it was announced that two dislocate her ankle_ her to break her right leg and tablet was unveiled in district for,more than 53 Pyramid Yew treat have memory of (be four young ears men -of the church who gave Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ,e Institute to be planted at the m Commumty Hall as a cen • the Wingham Kara 17, tima, land was ti clairned and built the • It would be possible 10• settl 'ham .freditheiriaber fatally In 1860 Peter Vishbrarnved and saw the water power available. After5;hayingthe water privilege he returned efegeleseN:trouter bald and built A: saw - The machinery bag to be drawn in frinkcibitiraby Robert er- Thesawinill was a greatasset 10 early settlers, with Thomas McCreight thernetsawYet In 1861 a Man named 4OSS built the first stnre. The next year Fisher built his grist mill and thefelhawing year a woollen mill. The population was still not large, for in 1861 when, Thomas Fantle was appointed to take the census in the southern part of Turn - berry, less than a score lived in Wingham. . In 1862 T. G. Jackson erected a fine store and dwelling opposite the grist mill, and employed Miss Goss as clerk. She married Joseph A. Flack after he built his tannery. The first blacksmith was Thomas Carruthers, who arrived in 1862 and built a house and shop east of the rice. (This house was torn down * 1977.) George Green came* 1862 and kept a general store. Other early settlers were,. MeGregor the tailor, Fairweather the first shoemaker, Calder'a saner; elene plasterer and nta4ie4ter• e VMS ''of A. J. • ?tat Ikacholls,'.da bake- shop in iringliam for 42 years. e . ;•lhe Meat - Y - J. G. Anderson and Son of their lives in the Second casemore of Wingham been /lurches db A po t off Lucknow have purchased a WmId War, Percival annotmce the engagement of flax mill property in Frederick Biggs, Ramsay their daughter, Beverley, to Seaforth. They will Com- MacKenzie Habkirk, William Ross Hayden, son of mence work at, once williarn Ernest Kew and Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Hayden, repairing the building and Clifford Alfred Taman. Wingham insAn Owen Sound talling machinery. Rennie Goy has purchased The fifth annual , nieeic woman the residence of William festival was presehted by has Placed her name before Field at the east end 01 wingham Public School. the Conservative 'sentineling victoria street Winners in the various convention tn North Grey Viscount Alexander of classes were Sheila and if elected in the next Tunis and Lady Alexander, crewaan, John Welwood, provincial election, she and Canada's new Vice -Regal marks Campbell, Alma Agnes McPhail would be the couple, were installed in the Jane Filiott, Donald Rintoul, only lady members of spacious quarters of Rideau RuthHadgins and Sandra parliament in Canada. Hall at Ottawa, their home MacLennan. A. D. Smith of Bluevale for " 'ThWingham the next flee years. has purchased a new Ford V- Mr. anti Mrs. Fred Massey Board approved a plan fora e cancer clinic to be initiated at the Wingham hospital twice a month. 'The clinic d be conducted by Dr. e y the s ice was opened in YearlY &Oda- - , t fwerieW44:171M1*;11:45..f"wew Oitth4Wibasft; anew _ built in 1 ntier'ettill!rainOlm 4144 Ethi;w:d.- St*eels tt: 1aq:was convertd into kOirwas used .assuch ufltil ioar a. di on dwtheefilloiri plaifl - At ;.' itre earlY "date the Methodists yield services with Rev. ,Bist,A1 of the Morris Misslineeeidedeby ; preacher, *lark and Little. 'met- first in Heim's` hetet hall and/Ater in Flack's Tannery and Jack- son's home. A church was built on Arthur Street in 1868. When the railroad came in 1872, much to the chagrin of. Lower Town the station was built on high grmind near the northern part of Wingham. This was the beginning of tiie shift in indirStry add popu- lation. In 1875 the grist mill, woollen mill and Peter Fisher's house were de- stroyed by fire. The fishera rebuilt the grist Stories high. In 1 fell preyto flameland • not -rebuilt, Wal„ ',Ought the Site e • ereetett' are plantelicLe# sae/Mill and,* •Tciday all- • mill potid„.The. hotels, blacks: Many Of thee e It is Wino thriving .tamintan there for years, •brating TODAY'S CHILD would ndirector cif the cancer clinic at Victoria Hospital, London. Miss Gail Colvin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Colvin, left on Sunday for Kitchener where she has accepted a position with the Bell Telephone Co. Mrs. R. T. Appleby was elected president of Belmore Wornen's Institute. Mrs. Harry Mulvey is secretary and Mrs. David Eadie is vice president. }Muss Marilyn Morrison of Whitechurch passed her Special Commercial examinations and is working .at the accoimt Woke of D. McDonald of Ripley, the farm distributor for White Rose gasoline. BY HELEN ALLEN Janie is a sociable thiree-yearLold who makes friends quickly with both children and adults. His background is a mixture of white and black and he has fair skin, blonde hair and hazel eyes. Be is in good health except for a tendency to anemia. The first half of Jamie'S life was somewhat chaotic and he was a bewildered, morose little boy with a memorable Witmer when he first carne into the care of the Children's Aid Society. Now be is cheerful and busy, full of enthu- siasm for everything he does, and very affectionate„ Be was behind the average in speech but latelthas shown great improvement Jainie needs a family where the parents can combine warmthewith firmness and where he will have brothers andfor sisters older than 'himself To inquire about adopting Jamie. please write ta Todars Child Minis' try of Conanmeity and Social Selyleesri: ft&ti, Station K, Toronto. Ontario 14,14tp 2T19.ie ten ossrael),...C6,.... 01 y-ir present family and pine" t wW life. APRIL 19167 Two new teachers were hired by the Roman Catholic School Board at its meeting last week. The new teachers are Miss Diane irumer of Kitchener and „fairies tennial project. Jake Jutzi was elected president of the Wingham Kinsmen Club. Vice presidents are Elwood Irwin' and Bill Hanula. Mac Ritchie is secretary. Diane Coultes of White- church received provincial ' honors for completing 12, 4-H homemaking projects. She is the first Whitechurch girl to win this award. New Books in the Library KISS MOMMY GOODBYE by Joy nettling This is a spell -binding story of the psychological warfare waged by two people who were once desperately in love..and of the two vulnerable children caught in the crossfire of their adult emotions. THE FOURTH MAN by Douglas Sutherland • In 1963 Douglas Sutherland and Anthony Purdy published a book called Burgess and Maclean. In it they dearly pointed to the identity of Anthony Blunt and cautiously mentioned Mary, who has not yet defected. This new book coven the developments in the lives of Blunt, Philby, Burgess and Maclean in the last 16 years up to and in- duding Bhmt's exposure PRICE GUIDE TO AN- TIQUES AND PATTERN GLASS seveatk edition edited by Rebert W. Miller This is a large and Com- prehensive book_ Scientists a plenty Schools overlook' a • problems with drugs DearEditor, •more, and Most sialdaids After reading in last know who the ones are who week's edition of the are taking them, where they Wingham Advance -limes are getting them and how that the Huron County Board much they are paying for of Education may be looking them. This applies not only into the drug prevention pro- to the high schools, but to grain, I would like to make a public schools as well. few comments. I would like to urge About four years ago the parents- — not only the United Church Women asked parents of the ordinary kids, both Huron and Perth county but teacher's' kids, Polies - boards of education to men's kids and rich kids — to consider implementing a listen to the conversation of PLUS Program', which is a their children, ask questions drug prevention program smell their clothes and find put out by the Alcohol and out for themselves just what Drug Concern Inc. We felt at their kids are doing- 1 am that time the drug problem sure a lot would really be in our schools was getting surprised at what is really worse and needed some going on, attention. So far I haven't We should all urge our heard that these were used board members • to start and it may have helped some these programs right away (especially at the public before it gets any worse. schoolage) if it had been A Concerned Parent started. • (Name withheld by request) Secondly, I feel the drug problem in our schools is Editor's note: This is a copy being overlooked, hoping of aletter which was sent to that it will go away. Students the Huron County Board of are using drugs more and Edoestl°°. Thanks to all Bantam Supporters Dear Editor, I would just like to take a few short minutes to offer thanks to some very fine supporters of the Wingham Kinsmen Bantain hockey team. Educators in general have been the which has been aroused in the fl target of a great deal of critleism in recent years because young people were reaching post -secondary schools and universities with only rudimentary knowledie of their own •Inneitincle• There is coredderable evidence now that language skilistwe receiving more attention. Whatever the shortcomings of our educational system in regard to the "basics", there Is o longer am/ doubt about the value oihother, progr ams which have been 11;,..,,k,...04464 Ite1640,1 tivities. One turerriple is the interest ite"?°Ier$efelSoPeVe'r4s!' . """reeit science. If you have ever attended auI ny of the science fairs which are hetd in our schools you will realize the wealth of intelligence end understanding pos- sessed by many present-day yOung- sters. Chief value_of the science fairs Iles in the opportunity afforded young people to assess their own interest in science. Certainly the world they are entering as young adults will be full of scientific challenges for those who can Keys to the future of man- kiad. First of all, thanks to the Wingham Kinsmen for their fina&ial aid They gladly donated close to $300 toward the cost of bus travel to Kingsville, Ontario. Without their support the trip would have been very costly, and it was greatly appreciated by all. Thanks goes to Wayne Brown for his help in writing the game reports for the Winghain Advance -Times, and Herb Kenyon deserves thanks for his travel assistance and for devoting the time and money for an excellent team party. A special thank to all the. parents and players Tor making our season as suc- cessful as it was. Bill rdeQuiggin. Manager Wingham Kinsmen Bantams 00.