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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-29, Page 5Regular 42 90, 3 -pc. dinner TUESDAY ONLY *23° 3 Pieces delicious Kentucky Fried Chicken Golden Brown French Fries Creamy Cole Slaw Grecian Bread <6>TWINS IKt(-s"ickY fried 1 Josephine Street in the Zehr's Plaza Corner of Hwy. 86 & 4 WINGHAM Editorial A futurel Every day, as you listen to the radio or watch Ty, the news is filled, with political upheavals or social unrest in all parts of the world. It seems as if now, more than ever before, the , attacks against ,establishedinstitu- tion.are gaining in vicious- ness and fear. Unfortunately in many of the cases it seems, as it none of the events are forestalled. They are just accepted as part of one's dailjf?life. In `Britain over the Easter weekend various gangs or' "sunkies" gathered at the seaside to fight anything, whether it be innocent by- standers or other. gangs. All of this is taken as a matter of course as it has been going on for several years. Must this be? With the advent of mass media we have brought, right into our living rooms, the massacres and horrors of wars half a world away. Vietnam was the first war that was really given inti- mate coverage and day by day people were treated with daily dosages of guerilla warfare. However, as time goes on, we are becoming immune to the very horrors we see. Many people don't even flinch as they see lineups of dead bodies left from a , sniper attack. We are be- comingso immunized that. we think of 'them' as statis- tics; after all, they are worlds away from us. We can easily get up and turn off all that horror and retreat safely into one insulated world worrying about better things like a pay increase or whether to buy a whole new wardrobe. This indifference would easily be rectified if the dan- ger was closer to home. What would happen, say, if the Russians parked one of their submarines by our. Atlantic coast, a submarine that could blow every major Canadian city right off the map? Good question, but does it need an answer? The attitude of society is You could WIN A TRI FOR 2 TO BRITAIN with Sir Freddie Laker ... or one of 72 beautiful, 5 piece CHINA TEA SERVICES just for opening* a new 1 -Account the ONE and only account you need ..e 15% INTEREST with chequing and a passbook, EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1981 Pop in for a cuppa tea and let us tell you all about the prizes, how easy it is to win, and the pleasures of doing business with Standard Trust. Give it a Go and We'll Give You a Packet of Red Roset Tea 'One entry ballot for each $100 deposit. Contest closes June 5. Pick up full details at any participating branch of Standard Trust. 111 ACCOUNT ave only at Standard you say? STANDARD TRUST Wingharn 237 Josephine Street Telephone: 357-2022 f Tradamnrk of Roo Bond In< 4 becoming looser and more dangerous as :time goes 011' and is being reflected Ifl g11>S!.. children. When the news that President Reagan had .been - shot was broadcast in 'scene schools in the US, this stu- dents cheered. If childre • have an attitude such. asrtha towards the main holding the, most respectedoffice ilk America, then we all are in: trouble. Indifference breeds inhumanity of the worst' kind. Soon the awfulness of WW II is going to be buried with the last war veteranand the lives lost in their war will become statistics. The memory of breathing, loving. humans will be beaten out. The attitudes of society are being transcribed by even the media. In Britain, the fights mentioned previously involving blacks were labelled as race riots, where- as the others involving only whites were simply 'fights. Such coverage in the media can do nothing but un- knowingly implant social in- equalities that will only assist in further segration and unrest. Just because some of the participants of the fights were black does not necessarily mean that the issue that started the fight was race -related. Societies values are shown not only during warfare, but also at times of peace. A child is taught through such The wingb Advati -mea, Apel 09,'$' es a slap or obedient. In as he grows l}i:e the same tierce others to prer the actions e more violent many cases .of !fabuse. ocie ' harbours an -*cons' mug double standard tow', . and women. A won t working at the same ,lel, 44a man usually inak, *hat` mlak. *pets penal" 1 `etnpJ pre with. 42 per cent of' e counterpart when a woman a job she is er ability to because most fer not to have en on staff. nivalities going an, linty VanAnciety be com- pletel3:healthy ? Arad if a society can't be healthy, how can, we expect to function well with others? Many incidents that occur now are'the people's re- action. /whether directly or indirectly, tgsociety itself. It is showing that something isn't working. I can't provide any solutions and I can't pre- tend, to even try. What I do know is that something is not right and we must work now before it's too late. We are often promised a future "brighter than 1,000 suns". That future, is possible but only if we take care of today. Bernice Passchier Pretended Despite pleas for equality women are still subordinated to men. Everyone pretends that women are treated the same as men, yet deep within they know that this is not true. Many women are success- fully employed outside the home. Yet when they return home after an exhausting day, they are still expected to fulfill their prescribed roles. Mr. Jones and .Mrs. Smith both work at a factory. When Mr. Jones gets home, he sits in a big reclining easy chair and reads the daily, news- paper. Mrs. Smith however, comes home to a house turned upside down by two "bratty" kids and a menacing dog. There Is a sink full of dirty dishes left from the morning, and a pile of washing in the corner. Although she feels like resting, she begins the tasks of cleaning up the house and preparing supper. Mr. Jones and Mrs. Smith both work hard, and yet Mr. Jones re- laxes when he gets hothe while Mrs. Smith faces more work. Many men secure posi- tions of authority over women, although they may be equally qualified for the job. Generally women are not desired for executive positions because of the fear of unwanted maternity leave. Employers say that this does not make women • incapable, but merely un- dependable. Accordingly, Something to think about I have a question. Who is 'They'? You must have heard of them, they are everywhere. You or so_m__eone. else you know said, "... well you know what'THEY say", or, "... that's the way THEY say it should be done." In fact, everyone' comes into contact with 'They', some- time in their life, but no one seemsto be able'to pinpoint who 'They' really are. It seems though, that 'They' are the ultimate mas- ters of ambiguity. 'They' seem to have done every- thing that there is to do. And having done such, they feel the need to offer all of the rest of us advice on every- thing. Before any of us makes a mistake, they seem to have done it first, and now with 'their experience, seem to have found a better way to do it. 'They' are omniscient. They know about all the latest gossip, rumors, news discoveries, and anything,. else you can think of. 'They' feel quite safe to make any kind of comment about any- thing from a,personal prob- lem tb a delicate economic situation, regardless of the consequences, because after all who can blame them, we don't even know who 'They' are. But I . know that some- where out there. is someone who knows the secret ideit tity of 'They'. Maybe this person is sitting in some cold dark sewer in a large city, afraid to tell .the world his or her 'deep dark secret? Maybe this person is your next.door neighbor or maybe. even you? Maybe 'They' are for- cing this person.to keep his mouth shut? Or maybe, this person is worried that this enormous truth could mean Grade 1 — The Grade 1 class at Turnberry will be visiting the Wingham and District Hospital on Wednes- day, April 29, This will. be an enjoyable as well as learning experience for them. Tracey Day Hat Raising? — The Ottawa trip treasury expects to gain about $100 or more in the sale of personalized hats to the student body. Clint 'Pewtress Tire City — The newest piece of playground equip- ment is a city — a tire city. About one dozen used tractor tires, donated from Wing - ham area farmers, Brophy and Huron Tire were set in small trenches, enabling the children to climb, rove over and rove around the tires at will. So Turnberry has a new play equipment stkt, up for free! Clint Pewtress Yard Sale Money Boost — The yard and bake sale held at Turnberry on April 11 was an overwhelming success. The Ottawa trip fund re- ceived a boost of almost $1,000. The fund is now about $500 short of its goal but new' fund ideas will soon remedy this. All remaining items from the sale were trans- ported to the Bluevale Chamber of Commerce sale. Clint Pewtress The Automobile; Sense or Folly? Since the early 19th cen- tury the car has increased in value and use. When the car was first developed only the rich could afford to have one. Then along came a certain Henry Ford and his many ideas about the car. He figured that every family in the good ole US of A. should have a car. Yes, if it wasn't for Mr. Ford mass production methods would have taken years more to develop. When Ford's ideas ° blossomed, hundreds of Ford Model A's swarmed onto Americans road ways. After this auto develop- ment proceeded at a feverish rate, In less than 60 years the car had assumed its rightful place in Canada, the US, England, France and many other countries. By 1970 the automobile had assumed its present form. Now, in the '80s, car manu- facturers have switched to building small, more fuel efficient cars although a number of the more wealthy will continue to use the, big gas guzzlers. On the plan- ning boards are plans for battery and turbine powered vehicles. By the year 2000, who knows what form the auto will take? Oh well, from the puffing, chugging, wheezing Model A's to the battery cars of the future the auto will still play a prominent part in America's future. Clint Pewtress the end of life as we know it? But this person could tell me, because I would let him or her remain anonymous; never would I reveal a source. After all the press is allowed to keep its sources secret, or at least that's what they say. Typing contest Madill typers are the best. Results from the 1981 typing contest were very encour- aging. In the novice division, Kendra Robertson placed second and Debbie Wittig placed fifth, giving Madill a second place team finish. In the junior division, Elizabeth Wilkins ' placed„ first and Carol ' Ritchie placed sixth giving Madill an overall first team placing. In the senior division Debbie Shore placed first and Bev Green placed'third giving Madill .another' first place team finish. _ Wav to go girls! 0. C' Seniors' Day Centre News By Rita Rice A mistake was made in last week's column, in"- correctly n=correctly listing our craft sale as taking place May 2. The craft sale will be held on Thursday, May 7, at.2 p.m. . Included in the sale will be • handmade crafts, plants and baking; there also will be a raffle on a mohair afghan and various draws as Well as a tea room. Some of the articles are on display in the window of R. W. Pike and Associates at 224 Josephine Street. _. Tickets on the afghan are available at the Day Centre and also will be available on the day of the sale. Anyone wishing to donate anything for the sale is in- vited to call 357-14-40 or drop into the Armouries anytime. Mrs. Millicent Stuart, coordinator of volunteers at the centre, attended a two- day workshop in London on the subject of volunteers and coordinating last week. The workshop was held at the University of Western Ontario 'through the Central Volunteer Bureau. It was very informative and well worth attending. Plan on attending our sale May 7. All proceeds will be going toward operating costs of the' Day Centre for the Homebound. equality most higher paying jobs fall to the masculine gender. For years women have been clamouring for equal rights; for work of equal value, but where did it get them? They still perform the same tasks that women of a patriarchal society did. By holding lower -paying jobs, women are still subordinate to men. People can -pretend man and woman are treated equally but they are not. From, the beginning of time men and women have had different roles. Why is it that we cannot be equal as human beings, and .. still maintain different roles? "AT ALL" Love is empty. For me. It has no meaning. At all. I love someone. I do. He doesn't love me. At all. Why, I ask. Why not? But there is no answer. At all. It really hurts. It does. I'll never love again. At all. My heart is empty. Itis. It will never fill. At all. Love is empty. For me. But not for everyone. At all. Liz Brydges 1 FELL I fell. I thought I never would. But I did. Ifell. I thought I never could. But I did. Ifell. Tdn't trip, didn't stumble, Didn't falter, didn't fumble, But I fell. ^, There was no'plaee, There was no time, Flat on my face. Ifell. There was no pain. It didn't hurt, Was soft as rain — I fell. I didn't cry, I felt no grief. I breathed a sigh, Of sweet relief ; Because I fell — in love! ,• Deb TUMBLE FOR EXTRA CASH Put moneyyour pocket by selling u anted items the Won, Ad Column a Flowers for Algernon: Being a great fan of science fiction, I was hoping someday to read this boos. At last 1 got my hands on'a copy of Flowers for Alger- non,, and once I got into it I couldn't put it down. it is the story of Charlie Gordon, 32, a man with an IQ of 68. Because of his intense motivation to "learn and to "get smart", he is chosen for an experimental operation to increase, his intelligence. A couple of months later he is a genius, his IQ at 185. The book is written in diary form, as Charlie writes what is happening to him, and'his problems or feelings on the operation. We can see his intelligence increasing throughout the book. His writing starts with awful spelling and punctuation errors, progressing to terms beyond comprehension. It is a heartrending .sit* of Charlies' struggle w,ith:bis pant, his present, and his future. He writes of his iden- tity struggle as the fears Of the old Charlie .conflict with his new ideas and needs. We see his personality change, and the. people around him changing. However, Charlie can never escape from his old self. Flowers for Algernon speaks for the mentally re- tarded person. We some- times fail to see them as the real people that they are, and Charlie tries to tell us this. He writes that they have needs and feelings and emotions, and are not just things to be studied. This is a book to be read by 'everyon'e, an absolute must. Stanfields Pullover T -Shirts Many new styles and colours. All new 1981 stock. Best values on today's Canadian market. Men's sizes s, m, I, xl, 2xt, 3x1. �oGt� New "Speed + " Bathing Suits Men's sizes 30 - 38 Boy's sizes 24 - 29 Price from $6 - $12 Canadian Made Cowboy Boots Men's sizes 8'/a 12 $59.95 In Many Styles and Colours Cowboy Hats from $10.00 to $27.00 Reg. $54.95 Carhartts Brown Duck, Blanket lined Work Coats Sale $35.00 Hayes Clothing Ltd. Wingham 357-1700 ONTARIO'S FISH TESTING PROGRAM. Ontario is famous for its fishing. The Ontario government constantly checks this valuable resource through its continuing research and testing program of fish. 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