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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-29, Page 4n? WN; t, • , " ADVAACE la61111 T I X Ne\kk,\•„"%,,. !kr 1/i' ',S..; 1.4.1i 19t1•%•:* 1* TRE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Whigham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Henry Hess, Editor Robert 0. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. BM Crump, Advertising Manager Member Audit Bureauof Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc Subscription $16.00 per year Second Class Mail Registration No. OM Six months $9.50 Return postage guaranteed e,,.e...eteeeeeekee.....e.„..e.efeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesee.e--e.e..,-,,e,,e....-eie,,..-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.-- - Thoughtful writers We don't know how many of our subscribers regularly read the Madill Mirror, the page which is written by students at the local eecondary school. If you don't, you are missing some excellent pieces. Not only are many of the students who contribute to the page very good writer, some, of them betray a sur- prising understanding of, and sensitiv- ity to the world around them. Our April 22 edition of the Mirror carried an editorial written by Kathy Underwood, in which she based her concept of faith on her observations of nature. Many of us who have lived longer lives might discover something very refreshing in her thoughts! Another article on the same page was a tribute to the late Jack Kerr, written by Lynne Nicolson, and those words also disclosed a keenly sensitive young person. Both articles are worth reading if you still have last week's paper in the house. Paying for the privilege It is ironic that the Canadian gov- ernment should decide to buy Canadian Petrofina (at a price which even the Fina people agreed was away too high) and then make the customers of the 011 company they own pony up an extra three and a half cents a gallon for the privilege. Theoretically, the purchase of the oil company by government was intended to give the people of this coun- try some control over the supply of gasoline and heating oil in future, but when the scheme was first discussed in Parliament we cannot recall any men- tion of the fact that consumers were to be hit with an extra charge to finance the whole deal. It's a bit like buying the bakery so we can eat our own bread purchased at the price of cake. The entire question of petroleum pricing is, of course, riddled with con- flicting opinions.. Alberta's government is crying out for higher prices — world price as soon as possible. The reason given is that until gasoline is priced at Middle East rates we will continue to waste it. That argument may be valid for those of us who still want to drive big, gas -gulping cars, enjoy 5,000 -mile motor vacations and zip around on snowmobiles or in motor boats. The same argument seems less valid when it applies to those who must use motor - driven vehicles to earn a living and to heat their homes and work places. The sensible course would be to ra- tion gasoline. It worked well during the war years, when allowance was made for the consumer's actual needs. In other words farmers and truckers could get more fuel than could those who drive their cars for pleasure only. A similar differential might be 4stab- lished in the price of gasoline as well. Watch for the phoneys As long as there are.human beings in this world there will be crooks. Sometimes we wonder whether human intelligence is not geared more to dis- honesty than to good works. Not long ago a 14 -year-old lad was found guilty of using the mails to de- fraud ' the gullible. His ingenious scheme involved mailing 'out pam- phlets t6 all and sundry, offering, for a fee, to tell other people how to get into the pamphlet mailing business. For- tunately his ,scheme was uncovered and his mailing privileges were ter- minated betore too much damage was done. Another hot little idea which reap- pears from time to time is the envelope stuffing racket. An ad in the local paper offers what appears to be lucrative re- turns for the simple task of placing brochures into mailing envelopes. Those who have bitten on the plan have found that for one reason or another their work is unsatisfactory and they were never paid for the lobs they did. (Please note: this newspaper refuses to print such ads.) Pyramid sales are nothing new. They have been operated in a dozen different guises for many years. In es- sence they are nothing more compli- cated than finding enough suckers so the people at the top of the heap make a great deal of money and the victims on the bottom level pay the shot. In recent years a new racket has sprung up. It is the mailing of docu- ments which appear to be invoices for goods or service supplied to a custom- er. In reality the scheme depends on the fact that many business people who are responsible for company purchases do not know, or perhaps do not re- member whether or not the items men- tioned were ever ordered or delivered. Apparently there are enough of these careless business people to make the scheme work. As some distinguished personality once said, "There's a sucker born every minute." The great imitators The one thing many people are particularly good at is imitation. One guy robs the passengers on an airliner of all they possess and gets away by jumping out under a parachute. So next month someone else does the same thing. One hugely -successful evening soap opera comes to life on TV and a few months later there are two or three more of the same brand. If a movie featuring a priest does well you can be sure there will be a whole series on the same pattern. One of the silliest imitations we have heard about recently is the hung- er strike embarked upon by Jim Anderson of Stratford who has vowed to eat nothing until the disbanded Perth County Historical Society has been re- established. He probably got that bright idea from the Irish fanatic who is lying at the gates of death by starva- tion for political reasons. The Irishman Will, In all probabil- ity bring on a civil war if he goes to the great beyond. The Stratford man will probably do nothing more impressive than make a fool of himself. Like Mr. 'Anderson, we too regret the fact that Perth County officials have so little regard for the signifi- cance of history. But there must surely be more intelligent ways of making the point. Mr. Anderson may find that very few people care how hungry he is. Seems unnecessary Well, it seems we are going to be forced to buy our food under the metric system, whether we like It or not. Pounds will become kilos; quarts will be litres, ounces grams. It is quite true that the metric sys- tem is a more efficient method of mea- surement than the imperial standards with which we have for so long been familiar. Based on units of ten, it does simplify many calculations. Since it is the system now used in most countries the world over, It does make sense that Canada should get into step. On the other hand, because the vast bulk of our foreign trade is with the United States, and because the U.S. has backed away from metrification, new complications will arise where imports and exports between the two North American neighbors are involved. Most of us have adapted reason- ably well to kilometres and litres, but it is not difficult to foresee the problems older folks will have in food stores. Think of the hundreds and thousands of recipe books prihted in years gone by and still in daily use by housewives. Measurements in quarts and teaspoons are going to be very difficult to calcu- late in litres and grams. - This will be the time when those cooks who throw in a dash of this and a pinch of that will really come into their own. For them no measuring cups and spoons are necessary. They are the bush pilots of the kitchen — although it might be a bit much to say that they cook by the seat of their pants. MYSitt4:17:4.2. " t p9H 4 -of edit inipn •-• • ••••1,..4•••• - - • Ve• •••••,••• . • • • • • /F ,V,q1/E00/. crap )'CdP/C/(1/P4 FEIvi2,A/D49,.96.5 r ews Items from Old Files APRIL 1934 A Wingham Dramatic Club was formed and will undertake to produce musical comedies and plays for the entertainment of the people of the community. Officers for the new group are Dr. A. W. Irwin, Miss Doris Fells and C. B. Armitage. The Presbyterian congre- gations of BlueVale and Eadies' have • extended a unanimous call to Rev. John R. Greig of Chatsworth. Mr. Greig has 'spent two sum- mers in this charge as a student missionary, „ An enthusiastic meeting of the Young Conservatives of Wingham and district was. held, at which time John P. McKibbon was elected president of the group. Vice presidents are Mrs. Reg DuVal, Graham Wray and George Mines. This is the first Young.. CotBservative group organized. in • Huron - Bruce. - Meehan Bros. ' have pur- chased the property in which H. B. Elliott has his book store and will soon 'transfer their stock into that building. Highlights of the new budget , presented in the House. of Commons include reduction in the sugar tax from two cents to one cent per pound; and a 10 per cent tax on gold when over $30 an ounce, to offset the loss in revenue from the sugar tax. Gold is selling today at approximately $35 an ounce. Miss Marjorie Waller of Wroxeter left for Toronto where she has accepted a position. Without discussion, the • House 'of Ciainnicins' voted $2.250 to Jack Miner to enable him to carry on his bird sanctuary. .APRIL 1946 Several members of the Wingham Rifle Club were successful in the recent matches sponsored by Dominion Marksnien. nation-wide organization of target shooters. Frank Sturdy of the local, club won the Provincial Grand Aggregate Championship for Ontario. T. W. Platt won third place in that event and also placed in other matches. Mrs. Myrtle Platt won first prize in the ladies' match of the Canadian Rifle Association. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wells recently purchased a combination tourist camp and dancing pavilion called 'The Old Oaken Bucket' on Highway 3. near Essex. At an open meeting in the council chamber a town softball league was formed. Named officers were Alex coutts; Jim Seli, Stewart Cowan and Del Ewing. The charter of the newly organized Brussels Lions Club was presented at a ban'quet to the president, Roy Cousins. Mr. Switzer of Mount Forest has purchased George Oakley's garage business in the village of Gorrie Rev. G. K. and Mrs. Nobes and children will leave soon to take up. work in Saskat- chewaHe • has been in charge of St. James Anglican Church, Wroxeter, for the past two years. At a community meeting held in Belgrave it was decided to form an Athletic Association. Ele.ctedjefficers of the new organizatidn were Richard Procter, R. J. McKenzie, George Johnston and C. R. Coolies. APRICI957 Frank 'J..' .GibboiiS left Monday for Toronte where he will attend the Provincial School - of Trades as an ap- prentice in lathing.. The tenth annual Turn - berry Township Music Festival was held in Bluevale with the top win- ners in solo classes. Judy McGlynn, Patsy Hotchkiss, Gail Henderson, Mary Haugh, Doris Wa11,, Robert Johnston, Don McKay, Hugh Mundell, Al Rettinger and Winston Gibb.oliS. The ,annual election of officers took place at the meeting of . the Wingham Wemen's Institute, Mrs. R. A. PoWell, was named president- . and vice, presidents are Mrs. M. Guy and Mrs. G. Hastie. Mrs. W. Henry is secretary - treasurer. A new railfoidliiidge over the Maitland River, one mile east , 'of Gerrie on Harry King's farm., has been erected by the C.P.R. The Howick Junior Far- mers have taken on a new project, the erection of concession signs at all the corners in Howiek Township. Basketball teams from Toronto and Owen Sound gave an exhibition game before CK1NX television cameras at the Wingham District High School on ' Saturday. The event is believed to be unique in the fact that it is the first time a game of this kind has. been televised. ' , The Fordwich United Church was the scene of a iiFetTY" wedding Marianne Jean. Doig -and J. Harvey Bride were united in marriage. • Rod McIntosh, popular manager of 'the local Maitland , Creamery, operated by United • Co - Operatives of Ontario, will lease the middle of Aprif.to join Investors' Syndicate of Canada. He will reside in Preston and work out of Kitchener. The new manager for the creamery has not been named. , • Five swans have been spotted making themselves at home on the flooded wasteland just south of town during the past few days. These wild birds have been so rare that their visit is unusual. APRIL 1967 John Hayman and Sons Ltd. of London was ten- tatively awarded the con- tract to build the new ad- dition to the Wingham District High School by the Huron -Bruce High School Board. The firm's $2,359,000 bid was the lowest of seven received, James Wild, son of Mr. and Mrs'. Harold Wild of Wingham, has recently 'received a promotion and transfer with Ontario Hydro. Jim moves from the Lam- bton Generating Station project at Sarnia to Hydro's head office in Toronto: One' of the most critical problems!, facing, the • com! uoty,. is, Oevitiipendjng. departure ,of Doctors 13: N. Corrin and A. B. Klahsen who leave for London at the. end of May. There are no repjacements lined up and the problem has been placed before provincial author- ities. IndUetrial. Acceptance Corporation and Niagara Finance Co. Ltd. will open a branch office on Wingham's main street, on the site of the old Dominion Store. The swimming , pool building committee reported to a special meeting that its • investigations have been completed 'and if the com- munity is to have a swim- ming pool a minimuni' of , $25,000 will have to be raised from the public. Miss Julanne Dauphin has accepted a. !position at Vic- toria Hospital, London, as secretary in the pathology lab. NOSTALC4A—A group of visitors to Wingham's Film and Nostalgia Festival got a chuckle out of a collection of reject clips from vintage films Saturday. The festival, held last weekend at the town hall, featured film showings ranging from the silent version of 'Ben Hur' to 'Superman' and collections of movie and televisiOn stills, old posters, magazines and press books. ';Arirrrr. John PattkPik: 4yAlthstemottgfohr -Woatet4111:1 was installed 1010010111 187 ..no effort was 444 to supply the town'; .1110 domestic water. Moattontes had a shallow dug well; Some n later years had a drilled well. The attitude towards cChayon on w ewasseshoo otWsd wina usadistc; at a councitigeOng tni1895. John''ffaona .1A!'oughtp up the subject and: pointed Out that a water syStem.was needed to have. -' sers. JOhn Neelands suggested that the big taxpayers were against it and the council should not force it. Nothing was dope until April, 1902, „when the council decided to, have an engineer visit Wingham to make a survey and devise a scheme for a waterworks and sewer system. It was decided the water would come from springs in the west side of town. A trunk sewer was to be laid from Alfred Street down Josephine to Scott Street, with a cellar draM in the same trench, with a septic, tank for disposal. The total cost was set at $27,655. The waterworks could be used without the sewer but the sewer could not be used without the waterworks. it was rejected by a VoteOf the people in January, 1903. Later in 1903 a new idea was put forward to drill artesian wells and use an air compressor to force the water , to a standpipe reservoir. The whole scheme was to cost $35,600. It too was rejected in a vote. In July, 1905, a bylaw was submitted to the taxpayers to extend the waterworks for fire protection. This was passed with no .trouble. Mayor Bell, S. Bennett and Walter Green went to Berlin (Kitchener) to confer with Engineer Davis. - Land was purchased from John Armour at the top of the John Street hill on which to erect a standpipe. The otc11.4.0".7.. t74ricoldlig: afnedr., $5,9W'Alt.**,-41 an t0 -foot Otandpipet.,,:000101.# with foundation, was accepted. g • Walter OrgotiVso was given! a contract to construct a new concrete flume to the pl#11P-1 upperh eat'esc nnt t ieP ';e41 e‘ wast.7n fd *n sf h e thed by ,June; 1906, and was con,i neeted iiitd the system] neivWa.Aer mains were; laid to provide more fire; 'hydrants around the town. 'Some people applied to makei eonneetiol*r. mainsi where possible sathey could!: install bathroems,i-With theire' own septic tanks. With the standpipe on the line full of waterf-there was always water on pressure in: case of fire. The old way required a man to go and start the pumps at once when the fire alarm sounded. Nothing more was &one:, about domestic water until March, 1909. The council., wanted to sink three wells • near the pumping station; and extend the system! throughout the town. Cost,: was estimated to be about' $5,000. Thought also was given to . filtering river' water. In July the people. , again turned down a bylaw. to raise $6,000 for domestici wa, ter, A meeting was called in. the Town Hall in November,: 1909. Mayor Gregory was chairman and invited dis- cussion on sanitary condi- tions. There were not ver' many present to hear Dr. Kennedy give a long talk on preventive medicine. He pointed out that six young people had died in Wingham in the past year from typhoid fever. He said the only way to eliminate the disease was to provide pure water and sewerage. This address was later published in a small booklet. • Some copies still exist. A' silver collection wag taken at the door in aid of the hospital. To be continued. Rider unhappy with bike-a-thon coverage Dear Editor, On Sunday the Canadian Cancer Society held the Great Bike Ride for Cancer in Wingham. No one can doubt the extreme im- portance vif.the role the cancer soclfity plays in the daily lives of many people in the Wingham area. I wish to make several suggestions on the organization of this bike ride. It was poorly ad- vertised, with few .par- ticipants and spectators. The participants all had a special wish and desire to be in this New Books in the Library SPARKS FLY UPWARD by Stewart Grainger Funny, heartbreaking, hairraising and always completely candid, this auto- biography discusses openly the -author's tempestuous private life and presetts a vivid insider's view of movie -making. SIGNS OF THE GODS? by Erich von Daniken This is von Daniken's seventh book. It is the fruit of years of travel and scientific investigation in his unforget- table search for the causes of some of earth's most puz- zling mysteries. THE HILL OF SUMMER by Allen Drury Here is a tense and power- ful story of the clash of minds, purpose and ultimate national aims represented by the unyielding and grimly determines new leader of the Soviet Union and the farm - horn, easygoing, grand- fatherly new president of the United States. The Russian launches the Soviet drive to win the final battle that will decide the fate of all man- kind and the American seeks, with a combination of military force, guts, bluff and determination, to head him off. bike-a-thon, and it is- a pity their actions were barely recognized by the loCakradio and TV station andpress. At the turn -around point on the B-line there was no water for a rest, and in future bike. rides this should be a • con- sideration. No one was present at the finish line to Congratulate the par- ticipants except for one lone Kinsman ( when I arrived) . Where was the press to take pictures of the finale? Where was the local media to record the names of the finishers? I am not blaming the reporters, but perhaps the organizers could have done a bettet-. job of - in- forming the press in order for them to do their job. After riding the 15 kilometres some of us were exhausted and would have appreciated some refresh- ments, but none were provided. Some of us felt discouraged. I, for one, wished 1 had remained in Kitchener and ridden there, where the bike-a-thon was advertised on radio and TV. I felt very sad to think that apparently not many people had heard of the ride in this area. Dreams of a cure for cancer vanish when there is ignorance. We all are vulnerable to the dreadful disease of cancer. That is why more money is needed. That is why events such as this bike ride must be well organized, or 1 am afraid even fewer people will bother turning out next year. Mrs. Katherine Vanderhorst Kitchener EDITOR'S NOTE — A num- ber of competing events on Sunday afternoon kept us from devoting exclusive attention to the bike-a-thon. However, as readers can See from the coverage in this issue, it was not ignored. In fact our reporter spent a full hour there during regis- tration and at the start of the ride.