Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-09-02, Page 4tt4
THE WINGpJAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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Best wishes to Howick
This coming weekend the Town-
ship •of Howick celebrates its 125th
birthday and its present-day residents
have good reason to mark the anniver-
sary of official incorporation of their
home acres.
Howick is, in many ways, unique In
the County of Huron. It Is the largest
and certainly one of the most produc-
tive townships. Not only were the orig-
inal settlers fortunate in the land they
chose for their hOmes — the land was
also fortunate to be cleared and tilled
by a vigorous and progressive people.
Containing no larger urban centres,
Howick does have three charming
villages, Wroxeter, Gorrle and Ford-
wich, where the pioneer spirit of neigh-
borliness still thrives.
The Howick Central School and the
nearby Howick Community Centre are
fine examples of the progressive spirit
which pervades the township. The big
parade slated for Saturday noon will be
a visible demonstration of the pride
Howick people have in their com-
munity.
Endangered species
The reports of royal and govern-
ment commissions of inquiry always
face uncertain fates. Obviously most of
these studies must contain condemna-
tion of some person, profession or cor-
poratieen; otherwise they would not
have been appointed in the first place.
However, the reception such re-
ports are accorded and the government
action which they engender is always a
matter of doubt. The Lamarsh coin -
mission which studied violence in the
media resulted in precisely nothing.
The parliamentary commission which
reported unfavorably on rail line clos-
ures more than a decade ago did
nothing to prevent the very acts it
-vilified. The McDonald commission
.which studied illegal activities by the
RCMP 15 eliciting only snarls of con
: -
tempt from 'the prime minister who
authotized the commission in the first
place. The Kent commip,sion's report
newspaper. conglomer8WA
;ever, is to be followed by ImedMe7--
government action to bridle daily
newspaper group ownerships..
The fate of any one of these study
reports hinges on the good faith — or
lack of that commodity — which sur-
rounded its original formation. Some of
these studies, costing in the millions of
dollars, are nothing more than a sop to
public opinion. The commission on vio-
lence in the media,neverbad a hope of
achieving any useful results, having
been established by a provincial gov-
ernment to report on a problem which
could only be acted upon by the federal
powers.
The McDonald commission report,
which points directly at the fore-
knowledge and involvement of federal
ministers, including the prime minister
himself, ' will probably be diluted,
scrambled and eventually talked out of
human memory.
The Kent commission report which
proposes legal limitations for the
Aty,ierging of, newspapers will probably
be forgotten A other. and more press-
ing national problems arise.
Finger in the pie
Municipal Affairs Minister Claude
Bennett is an able spokesman for a
provincial government which has a
persistent penchant for meddling in the
conduct of municipal council business.
Bennett has been advocating three-
year terms for all city, town and town-
ship councils and has received strong
support from city ,council members.
However, few town and rural people
favor a longer term of office for those
they elect. The general feeling is that
councillors who are doing a good job
will have no trouble being elected for
second or third terms.
Bennett has also threatened pro-
vincial action to compel local councils
to leave their meetings open to the pub-
lic and the news media. He specifically
referred to meetings of standing com-
mittees being habitually closed.
Naturally, as one of the media to
which the minister referred, we agree,
TI
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but we can see no need for a provincial
cabinet minister to interfere on our be-
half. This paper has complained many
times of the tendency to secrecy on the
part of public councils and boards, but
the remedy should not be imposed by
Queen's Park. The situation •usually
rights itself when the newspaper tells
the public how much of their business is
being done behind closed doors.
The provincial government's will-
ingness to tell all the little people how
to run their own affairs has produced
regional government — a brand of cen-
tralization which is far from popular
with many of those who have been re-
gionalized. Last week Bennett refused
to listen to a delegation of citizens from
the 10 regions who are unhappy with
that form of local government.
The confidence re-established by
the election of a majority government
seems to be bordering on arrogance.
We're waiting, Michael
Michael Warren, the man who will
take the helm when the Canadian post
office system becomes a crown cor-
poration, believes he knows how to turn
chaos into efficiency. Every Canadian
ferventlyhopes he is right.
Warren's number one strategy Is
the rebuilding of pride in • postal
workers, establishing an espirit de
corps which postal workers once had,
but which has been long since dead. An
experienced labor-management nego-
tiator, Warren says he intends to listen
to the workers, find out which of their
complaints are legitimate concerns,
and with them seek reasonable an-
swers.
The Toronto Sun has already refer-
red to the new corporation president as
"pretty boy Warren" and we have seen
and heard several other disparaging
references to the man. Pretty boy or
not, this fellow has a sound record of
success In his time with the Toronto
Transportation Commission. He would
probably have done considerable for
the CNE had he nof been whisked off to
the post office.
Let's give him a chance. His inten-
tions are obviously good. If he can
achieve both harmony and efficiency in
the postal service this country Will owe
him a great deal. The big question now
is whether or not the labor czars In the
postal unions are willing to sacrifice
some of the prominence they have
achieved by driving their countrymen
to desperation.
Good for
the goose
In accord with a general policy of
inconsistency federal Agriculture Min-
ister Eugene Whelan has attacked the
chartered banks because of their high
interest rates and the number of farm-
ers who are declaring bankruptcy. Na-
turally he has made no mention of
small business owners and struggling
home mortgages who are in the same
boat.
Whelan defends high food prices, of
course, and has frequently reminded us
that we are lust plain lucky to be able to
buy food more cheaply than can the
Japanese.
Somehow the two ministerial attl-
tudes just don't seem to ilbe.
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A page of e 'tonal opinion
1(NEW REAL ,E,..67 -Are WA5NARO TO MOV E gf3t/r....
Federation explains why
eetings are. postpone
Dear Editor,
There have been several
articles on the Qntario Hydro
Listowel working group and
its decision to postpone its
future meetings to
November. I thought your
readers might find • the
thinking of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture on
• this matter of interest.
The .Power Line Group • of
the • federation's Energy
Committee • held • four
meetings Miring the winter.
of 1980-81 to discuss with
other farm groups the line
out • of BNPD. We were
hampered in ourefforts by
the refusal of Ontario Hydro
and the provincial govern-
ment to release the South-
western Ontario study. This
study of alternate trans-
mission systems was to have
been released in the fall of
1980 and was ready 'for
release. However Hydro, at
government instruction,
Withheld it from the public
until June, 1981. Copies
didn't get out to members of
the farming community until
late June and July.
At the suggestion of the
energy committee, the
HCFA executive had written
Hydro and the government
on three occasions to express
its concerns about public`
involvement and request the
release of the study. We
clearly expressed , our
concern that farmers have
access to_ the study during
the winter months so that we
would not be trying to deal
with it during our busy
seasons.',While we received ,
bland assurances, our -
concerns were ignored. The
study was released
Hydro scheduled " public
study meetings for July,
August aricSeptembe,f:'
• The ,HCFAt• executive
discussed whether to ' par-
ticipate in . these meetings,
boycott them or try to get
them postponed. IN e decided
on the latter course. I was
appointed delegate With Nick
Whyte as alternate and we
went to the first meeting in
Listowel July 9. We
presented a' motion to
postpone the next rrn ing
until November, 1981, and
that motion • was carried.
Hydro said it would be going
ahead and would prepare a
recommendation to cabinet
on the preferred route. this
October.
It is , unfortunate that
Hydro's recommendations
will be made without the
participation pf farmers in
Huron,' Perth, Wellington
and Waterloo counties.
However' their represen-
tatives felt it would be better
to study Hydro's proposals
when they would have
adequate time to thoroughly
dig intorthem. We felt we
would be in a better position
to deal with the en-
vironmental • hearings
scheduled for this winter.
The tendency for Hydro to
use public participation for
public , relations • was
illustrated in the first meet-
ings. Hydro representatives
talked about the need for a
• second 500 kilovolt line to get
"bottled up" power out of
Bruce.
Upon questioning, they
admitted the existing lines
can handle the output of both
ewe A and B and the
second line is needed only as'.
an emer rency backup if one
of the other lines isn't
working. "
iro also is using a load
gro prediction of 3.3 per
cent per year for the period
1981 to 2001 and suggests it
might be safer to build trans-
mission facilities to meet
even higher growth rates.
Hydro's actual growth rate
was well below three per
tent in 1978 and 1979, was
less than one per cent in 1980
and was a negative one per
cent in the first quarter of
1981. '
To deal adequately with
this study, the farm •
representatives felt , they
must have time to Study,
prepare questions and in-
dependently research ,
figures. We felt it would be "
impossible to do a good job
when we would be trying to
get our crops harvested and
fall.woridone. Our desire is
:, to Make sure Hydro does not
build facilities it does pot
need and that those it does
build will serve. the best
interests of all Ontarions, not
just in providing Secure
power supplies but also in
preserving high quality food
lands.
• Hydro. will be hosting
information centres in
Clinton Sept. 2 and in
• Lucknow Sept. 3. We hope
your readers w*Il.get out and
expre.es their concerns at
these meetings,: We also
would appreciate knewing of
• their concerns. They should
contact me at RR 1,
Lucknow, NOG 2H0.
Tony McQuail
Official delegate
Hydro Working Group
News Items from Old Files
SEPTEMBER 1934
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Hawthorne of Lower
Wingham narrowly escaped
being destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning. Neighbors
responded immediately and
extinguished the blaze
before a great deal of
damage was done. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
*Miss Bernice Blake, who
made such a splendid
showing in the Upper School
examinations, was awarded
a scholarship of $100 tuition
for each of two years in
Western University.
The heavy frost last week
did considerable damage in
this district. The corn,
potatoes and tomatoes ap-
parently suffered the most
and many field e of buck-
wheat were badly affeeted.
Beer went on sale in
Goderich on Friday af-
ternoon and on Saturday
night disgraceful scenes
were seen near the Bedford
Hotel. More drunks were
seen that one night than had
been seen in a dozen years in
the town.
Ervin M. Ernest, who has
for some time operated a
brokerage office on
Josephine Street, below the
Brunswick Hotel, has moved
his office to the store
recently vacated by R. S.
McGee in the MacDonald
Block.
While playing on the Bruce
Beach Golf Course recently,
Mrs. J. W. McKibbon was
stieteasful in making a hole
in one.
The Prince of Wales is to
be best man at his brother's
wedding. What a difference
it would make if this read
"brother to be best man at
Prince of Wales' wedding"!
SEPTEMBER 1946
The Labor Day Frolic, the
Lions annual big day for
raising funds for their
welfare work, was one of the
most successful ever held.
Winning prizes for best
decorated bicycles were
Audrey Henry and Lowell
McDougall, Karen Swanson
and Barry Fryfogle had the
best national costumes and
comic prizes went to Mary,
Lou Dunlop and Catherine
Brooks.
Awards by the Belgium
government to two former
officers of the 99th Battery
were included in a list of
decorations announced by
the Department of National
Defence, The officers
honored are Major Elmer
Bell, formerly of Wingham
and now of Exeter, and Capt.
Richard James Roberts of
Wingham.
The Wingham High School
reopened on Tuesday with
an enrolment of 171. This' is
an increase of 13 over last
year, with Grade 9 having 60
students.
A. farewell presentation
was made by members of
Sacred Heart parish to Rev.
Joseph F. Paquette who will
assume new duties at
Parkhill; He has served the
Wingham and Brussels
parishes for the past 13
years.
The judges at the Pro-
gressive Conservative picnic
at Goderich took only one
look at Jimmy French of
town and awarded him first
prize in the contest for the
boy with the most freckles.
Lorne Zulauf has been
engaged by the Milverton
Hydro Electric Power
Commission to look after
their hydro system. Mr.
Zulauf has had over 13 years'
experience with the
Wingham Public Utilities.
Miss Dorothy Aitken of
Bluevale left for Preston
where she is engaged on the
teaching staff n of the high
school.
SEPTEMBER 1957
Berry Door Co. Ltd., which
commenced the manufac-
ture of steel garage doors
here about 17 months ago,
has purchased the Wingham
Metal Fabricating- firm.
Operation' s at the Berry
plant have expanded so
rapidly that additional space
'was needed.
Harry Lewis, H.E.P.C,
employee of Lucan, has been
engaged by the local P.U.C.
Elwyn Chamney, who has
been employed by the P.U.C.
here for several years, has
resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Davis
moved to the home they
recently purchased from
Jack Alexander on Patrick
Street. The Alexander
family has moved to the
apartment above the har-
dware store operated by Mr.
Alexander who has pur-
chased the building from
Miss Grace Greer.
A crowd estimated at
between five and six
thousand ' lined Josephine
Street for the Frontier Day
parade. Elva MacDonald
was chosen Frontier Queen
and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Woods of Turnberry were
selected Frontier Couple.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McKibbon
were named best comic
couple.
Miss Donna Woods,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne Woods of St. Helens,
left for Kitchener where she
will train for a nurse at K -W
Hospital.
Miss Etoile Moffatt of
Bluevale, who has . been
employed with Mutual Life
Insurance Company of
Waterloo, has accepted a
position with Ontario Hydro
at Wingham. •
Clarence Ohnn who has
been serving with United
Nations forces in the Middle
East, returned to this
country last week
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Following a public con-
troversy about a link bet-
ween diazepam and cancer
the Canadian government is
beginning a wide range of
tests to determine whether
the popular tranquillizer
encourages cancer growth.
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NO LOVE LOST by Helen
Van Slyke
America was struggling
through the Depression when
Pauline Thresher, the
beautiful wife of a powerful
banker, left her husband of
25 years because she could
no longer bear his flagrant
infidelity. Sara Thresher,
her wise and compassionate
mother-in-law, understood
too well that wealth and
position could net compensa-
te for marriage to a cold,
domineering man. She chose
to go with Pauline, even
though it meant a cruel and
perhaps irrevocable
estrangement from her own
son.
HOUSEWIFE by Ruth
Jernick
Meet this housewife: she's
bored, she's hilariously
angry, and she wants to
murder her husband. Once
hr s
ple—husoank enudt HMI%
Now that shkti eXkletsted
her fruitless efforts to please
a domineering husband and
a son who can barely drag
himself awaY.frOln the TV,
her fantasies have. taken a
different homicidal turn,
y
ting a "rep
chccammhsaWheniapeunsei rmnru twreiin, Cannes
igt wNAmerican
0 byi; orma ecrt the
r,6443 sMargaretns
crack Paris -to
express, Off
boarded ane ,otetra!atielom,
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-Instead, she
was immediate1 nfronted
by Eric Matthews, the
dynamic British stage
director. Torn between her
own ambitions and her love
for Eric, Nancy is faced with
the.greatest crisis of her life.
News Items
from Old Files
SEPTEMBER 1967
Premier John Robarts
announced that the long-
awaited provincial election
will be held October 17. In
the Huroe-Bruce riding, two
parties have already
selected their candidates.
The Progressive Conserva-
tives have named Roger
West of Wingham and
Murray Gaunt will again
carry the banner for the
Liberals.
Bluevale will 6e the setting
for a special centennial
service Sunday afternoon
when Rev. Orville Jantsi,
assistant superintendent of
Huronview, Clinton, \\will be
guest speaker. FolloWing the
service, the official opening
of the neW Turnberry
TowesyieenuiglOpel.1:01theg
will take place.
Wingham Town Council
set a new record for brevity
when their regular Sep-
tember session lasted only
one hour and 13 minutes.
Enrolment at the local
high school has been steadily
climbing each year and 1967
is no exception as Tuesday's
registration of 1,015 set an
all-time record.
A record 64 entries turned
up for Wingham's centennial
parade, the best ever seen in
Wingham. Prize for the best
decorated bicycle went to
twins, Brenda and Barbara
Stapleton. The best child's
centennial costume was
worn by Laurie Henderson.
The winning horse was
ridden by Christine Rae and
the best decorated car was
driven by Al Hafermehl.
Two Gorrie residents
begin a new year, teaching
at Ontario schools. Miss
Carol Robinson goes to
Brantford and Robert
Grainger to Sarnia, Public
School.
Miss Mary Ann Southam
was honored at a shower
held at the home of Mrs.
Douglas Skinn, prior to her
marriage to David Curzon of
Wingham.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
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The merry looking baby is Sandy, sir months old.
Sandy is as sociable and happy as he appears in his
picture and developing extremely well though he was
born with Down'seSyndrome (mongolism).
Probably because he was started very early on an
infant stimulation program he is pretty well.on a par with
the average baby. Though his development will slow
down if he goes according to pattern, he will likely
accomplish more than a Down's child who has not had the
benefit of the stimulation he is getting.
Children with this condition often have health
problems, and like many others, Sandy has a hole in his
heart. However it does not affect him at all, and it
appears to be closing on its own so no treatment is
needed.
Sandy is a lovable baby, sweet -tempered and easy to
care for. He likes other children and can learn from
them, so it will be good if he can be adopted by a family
where he will have older brothers and sisters.
To inquire about adopting Sandy, please write to
Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser-
vices, Box 888, Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2112. In
your letter tell something of your present family and your
way of life.