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Added experien
The selection of Rev. John Swan to
fill a vacant town council seat is a for;,
tunate one for the Town of Wingham.
The seat was left open when council
moved Mrs. Pat Bailey to the deputy
reeve's chair following the death of
Harold Wild, who had served the muni-
cipality faithfully for many years.
Mr. Swan has considerable ex-
perience in municipal politics. While a
resident of the Town of Hanover he was
a council member, served as Hanover
representative on Grey County Council
and was mayor of his town for several
years. His extensive experience should
provide a welcome addition to the de-
g liberations of the local council.
As is the case with most municipal
governments, the Wingham council
rs
faces a year (perhaps many) during
which expenditures will have to be ex-
amined with great care. Local taxes
are already high and tightening econ-
omics do not indicate that any but
totally necessary increases may be
made. For example, the local library Is
desperately in need of larger quarters,
but at present there is simply not
enough spare cash on hand to make the
necessary expansion.
Purchase of the present Bank, of
Commerce building at the corner of
Josephine and Diagonal has been urged
as new quarters for the library — and
'it's an excellent idea. However, it is
quite obvious that the money for such a'
move would have to come largely from
sources outside of council.
The shouting is over
Looks as though Canada will have its
oven constitution after all. That's good,
although your average Canadian can-
not tell you. why it's good. A constitu-
tion 1s a complicated legal document in-
the
nthe firsI" place and after the chewing
over and tearing apart to which ours
has been subjected for the past couple
of years the'founding rock of our nation
will probably look• morelike a truck-
load ''of crushed , stone.
Just. how much any one among us will
benefit from the presence of our consti-
tution remains to be seen. If you were
to ask. a. native ,Canadian, Indian or
' Inuit,you would probably learn that his
peoplewere not only left out of the doc-
umnertitbut left worse off:t n they were
10 years ago. 1f toti. vie 'et sk ReimLevesque you' Would 60'461 In "'AO 'cin-'
certain terms that Quebecers have a
new, reason to\ seek separate nation-
hood: 4 .
If you expect the conclusion of the
Constitutional debate to provide relief,
from high interest rates and vaulting
unemployment, don't. hold your breath.
If you believe all our national problems
have been resolved, don't be misled:
The agreed-upon wording of the final
Just a bit low
In an unprecedented gesture of gen-
erosity this column was a bit low in its
report ofhow much the government of
Ontario IS putting up for thepurchase
of°a slice of the Suncor oil corporation.
We used the figure, $160 million. The
actual purchase price is $650 million.
However, it is not the actual amount
that matters. Of much deeper concern
is the fact that the money for the pur-
chase will not be spent with the ap-
proval of the Ontario Legislature, after
full debate, but, it appears, approval
was a matter of joint decision by only a
tight inner circle of the provincial cab-
inet. As important 'a person as the pro-
vincial treasurer has expressed nis
doubts about the scheme.
Opposition parties in the legislature
were so insistent on a full explanation
draught contains a "whereas" clause
which leaves the door open for prov-
inces which don't agree with certain
portions of the text to act in any way
they see fit.
However, it is a start. The famous
amending formula will make it pos-
sible in the future_for Canadians, hope-
fully of a self-seeking ilk, to improve
upon the framework of nationhood.
And just think of the marvellous op-
portunity which has been afforded each
'of the principal actors in this drafna to
demonstrate to the world what tough
and far-sighted leaders they really are.
Never was such a floor -lit stage offered
to so few performers.
'NOW Mr. Trudeau, Who did not really
`want to lead his party in the last elec-
tion, can look forward to retirement
and a. place in all the school ;history
books _ as the 20th Century Father . of
Confederation.
The only problem facing Canadians
after this shining example of national
co-operation is what our elected repre-
sentatives are going to de about the
bread-and-butter issues which have
been shelved for so long.
of the deal -that their resulting filibuster
had to be ended by closure. Their inter-
ruption of normal legislature proceed-
ings had all but prevented 75,000 pro-
vincial employees from receiving their
pay cheques at the week's end.
It is, of course, quite natural for op-
position parties to thwart the govern-
ment whenever possible and some-
times those tactics are all too petty.
Not in the case of legislation by com-
mittee. Too many regulations and ex-
penditures are authorized by cabinet
'rather than by elected members. In
case our provincial leaders have for-
gotten, there was a small group of ego-
tists called the Family Compact who
used those same taefics 150 years ago.
Their high-handedness resulted in the
Rebellion of 1837.
It's a slippery slope
Bank of Canadal•�tte( vention to
maintain high interest rates at the be-
hest of the Liberal government Is at
last beginning to take effect. The inten-
tion has been to curb inflation. Carried
to Its successful conclusion it is starting
to create a depression.
It Is not only the farmers of the nation
who are suffering financial ruin. Plant
closing and layoffs are throwing thous-
ands of wage-earners Into unemploy-
ment each week. The most recent dis-
aster is the failure of Canadian Ad-
miral and the loss of some 2400 jobs In
the four cities where its plants are
located.
Car sales• are so dismal that not only
tiro the manufacturers and their em-
ployees in serious trouble — thousands
of dealers and service companies are
on the verge of collapse. The same
story can be repeated for an alarming
percentage of businesses.
Inflation is certainly a dangerous
economic situation. It is particularly
Injurious to those on fixed incomes; But
inflation eventually wears itself out.
When prices do get too high and em-
ployers can no longer provide wage in-
creases to match the cost of living,
buying declines and prices begin to
level out.
Depression, however, is something
else again. When there are enough un-
employed living at the bare level of
survival the road back Is just too steep
to climb. The thousands who have little
or no purchasing power left cannot
make a voluntary decision to reverse
the trend, as is the case with inflation.
The last depression continued for 10
miserable years and only the outbreak
of a world war brought that dreadful
period to a halt. Nor should it be forgot-
ten that World War I I was a direct con-
sequence of the miseries engendered
by the depression itself.
Yes, government tinkering with the
economy may well put a stop to Infla-
tion -- but the cure may be worse than
the disease.
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Items from
NOVEMBER 1934,
Duncan Kennedy, . who
-operates a chick hatchery at'
Whitechurch, has :leased the
Wel Iington'Produce building,
on Alfred Street, and 'will
move :. his ..hatchery equip-
ment there: Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennedy will move to
Wingham in the near future
but will continue to .operate
their chicken farm at White -
'church.
Mrs. Susie ' Miller was
honored by her neighbors in
Lucknow prior to moving to
Wingham where she will
make her home.
Bernice Blake, who gradu-
ated from Wingham High
School last term and is now a
student at Western Univer-
sity, took third honors in the
Carter Scholarship for
Huron County and received a
cash prize of $40: First and.
second awards went to
students from Goderich and
Seaforth.
A pretty wedding was
solemnized at the United
Church parsonage, Bervie,
when Eva Mildred Ban-
nerman of Kinloss was
united in marriage to James
E. Carr of Wingham.
The new manager of the
Canadian Bank of Com-
merce. L. R. Blackwood,
arrived here from Tillson-
burg last Thursday.
Jack Pollock was elected
president of the Literary
Society of Wingham. High
School. Vice presidents are
Isobel Habkirk and Melville
(blathers; secretary is Jean
Lane and treasurer Ross
Howson.
At a Hallowe'en party in
Belgrave. prizes for the best
dressed couples were
awarded to Miss Laurette
McBurney and Mrs. C.
Johnston, Mary Wheeler and
Phyllis Wightman. Jack
Coultes had the best comic
costume and Bob Coultes
was the best spook.
NOVEMBER 1946
On the request of the
Warden's Committee of the
County of Huron. the
Department of Lands and
Forests has cancelled the
open season for deer in
Huron.
Frank Sturdy received
word that he had made the
All Star team for Canada for
Dominion .'Marksmen. The
team consists of seven;.and
Frank finished fifth, the only
one from Ontario. '
A fox, as friendly and
affectionate as a family dog
and owned by A. R. Duval of
Wingham, was the centre. of
. attention at the Waterloo Fur
Breeders' Association Fix
and Mink Show at Bridge-
port.
The congregations of
Whitechurch, Langside and
Calvin Presbyterian
Churches extended a
unanimous call to Rev. W.S.
Sutherland of Finch.
. The Senior, CGIT group
elected\ officers for . the
'Coming year, Joan Hiseler,
Irene King, Marjorie Hob -
den, Maxine Cowan and
Marjorie Copeland.4 The
leader is Miss Audrey Boe.
Clifford Purdon of White-
d/he' moved to- Belgrave
this week where he will work
in partnership in Mitchell
Elliott's garage.
Sale prices in effect at the
Red Front Grocery include:
oranges, 25 cents a dozen;
grapefruit, four for 25 cents;
sugar, eight cents a pound;
tomato soup, three tins for 20
cents.
NOVEMBER 4957
Raymond Neill was
elected Worshipful Master of
Howick Orange Lodge. Other
officers include Ernest
D'Arcey. James Foster,.
Justin Will. Austin Stinson
and Gordon Underwood.
St. Helens residents con-
gratulate Miss Margaret
Miller of the Stratford
General Hospital 'staff. who
was successful in passing the
recent nurses' registration
examination.
11r. and Mrs. Joe- Heffer
and family moved from
Fordwich to make their
home in Goderich where Mr.
Helfer is on the staff of the
Bank of Commerce.
At: the Bluevale Women's
Inslitute Family Night. a
lively debate was held on the
subject. "Resolved that
women can do men's work
better than men can do
women's work". Miss Joan
Voigt and Mrs. George
Hetherington took the af-
firmative and Newton
Galbraith and Hugh Sin-
na mon supported the
negative. The mentwon.
Mr. and Mos:- James Wylie
and infant son moved info
their new home in Wroxeter
on Monday.
The flag pole which has
been at the Wingham Post
Office and part of the main
street scenery for several
years, came tumbling down
in the high wind one night
last week.
Wilbur and Clayton Grain-
ger of Gorrie have had a new
steel barn erected to replace
one destroyed by fire.
NOVEMBER 1967
It was learned at Monday's
council meeting that it will
cost $6,000 'to replace the
boiler in the town hall. The
old boiler, 35 years old, quit
working recently and left the
town hall, fire hall and ar-
mouries without heat.
One of the busiest men in
our part of the ' country
during the past two Weeks
has been Dr. K. Zyluk who
arrived in Brussels last week
to a long lineup of ap-
pointments. '
The Little Curran Inn is a
new name for a familiar
place. The former Queens
Hotel coffee shop was
renamed and reopened on
Monday morning under the
management of Mrs. Lorne
Curran of Kitchener.
John Wild, professional
figure skater and chief
power skating instructor at
Ole Metropolitan Hockey
School. Agincourt, has been
retained by 'the Hamilton
Red Wing Club to teach
power skating to the
members of its Junior OHA
team.
J. A. (Jim) Currie, former
Wingham businessman, has
purchased the property
known as Berry Plant' No. 2,
situated on Water Street im-
mediately west of the LCBO
store. He will operate a busi-
ness to be known as Estate
Marketing Services,
Mrs. Fred Carbert has sold
her Wingham home to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Steinmetz and
will he moving to Mrs. Peter
MacLeod's apartment on
Minnie Street,
Jim Ward. a native of
Arnprior. near Ottawa,
came to Wingham last week
to lake over duties as the
town's recreation director.
al of leaves
tonal,\ an
use for leaves" in
Nov ; 4 edition:' <df The
Advance -Times betterf
check . your bylaws. You.
mention the burning of
leaves is contrary to local
bylaws Maybe somewhere,
but checking with my local
councillor, NOT in
Wingham.
The composting idea you
suggest is a good one, but
what size container do you
plan to use to accommodate
all the leaves in this town?
And who would be paid to
supervise it? Instead it
would .cost more than you
could sell the final product
for.
A simple and easier
solution would be tQ have
each homeowner buy . an
attachment from their hard-
ware store to add to their
lawnmowers which would
Home support
is available
Dear Editor, •
I am currently enrolled at
Conestoga College; Clinton
Campus, taking the Home
Support Worker prograitti.
There are a a number of
people who benefit from this
"service, but I am sure there
are ' many individuals who
are unaware of Us, of what
weas home'support 'workers
can provide.
Not only do we try, to keep
handicapped,'chronically ill
or elderly persons at home,
where they • generally feel
more secure and happy, but
we can help (under appro-
priate •• supervision) look
after individuals or families
kn health, ' illness J + or
habilitation. We have 12
weeks of training toward
helpingmaintain and
preserve a family 'en-.
vironment through; skills.- in
homemaking -and personal
care. •
Our services are available
'through the -Town and
Country Homemakers.
Thank you.
Ann Inglis
Praise for
local fire
department
Dear Editor,
I would like to use your
newspaper to publicly thank
our local volunteer fire
brigade.
I had occasion to call for
their assistance following
last Thursday's electrical
storm. I was amazed at the
speed with which my call.
was answered.
I . think all Wingham
• citizens should feel comfort
and confidence in this
dedicated group of men and
that each one of them should
feel genuine pride in the
service. they provide to this
community.
Mary A. Lee
Wingham
Detergents, insect poisons,
cleaning substances, knives,
matches, drugs can harm or
even kill, St. John
Ambulance reminds you. If
you have young children
keep these things out of
reach.
e
mulch and shre,a the 1•.ax s
to an ei a t., wile;, hey
WOW *}aa, ,H a and
fertilize where t y li=e , a d
then we can say to hell with
the white-haired Tan from
the 'plastic hag company. •
Incidentally, this would
save us considerably in tax
dollars too- ..:Our .., local
firemen were out to twocalls
bn Wednesday, Nov. 4, to put
out errant leaf burnings.
It's indeed high time a
bylaw against any open fire
without a permit be in-
stituted.
.Brian Elmslie
Wingham
Disappointed by
missing report
Dear Editor,
One of the most interesting
occasions the Wingham
Seniors-' Happy Gang have
had in some was held in
the Armouries on the night off
Oct. 22 when we had the
Harriston seniors as our'
guest$. It was a most enter-
taining evening and a goodly
part of the program was
supplied by the orchestra
composed' of seniors from
Harriston with excellent
music, songs and readings.
You can imagine. my dis-
appointment at not seeing it
in print in your paper after
making a special trip in from
the country to hand in my
report.
I don't suppose it was
intentional; at least I hope it
wasn't, as I do not think it is
a good thing to slight us
seniors. Especially when
there are so many of 'them in
the town' and country round
about.
It still. .surprikesetne. that,
the Wingham Happy Gang
Seniorsaare still confused in'
the minds of many with the
Day Centre, two entirely
different - organizations.
Sure, many of the former
organization that has been
going on for 12 or more years
are volunteers at the Centre
(which has been going some-
thing like three years), but
they need these volunteers to
help out,
I still feel very strongly we
should not condemn until
fully informed. After all, we
are supposed, to be
Christians all!
George M. Taylor
Press Reporter,'WSHG
Iention't date set fore
lirist�ma$, emit ' 1l Ik ;
it Dee. 3 at'the W'Il a r,
Armouries, •
This 'Wednesday Nola -11;
the 'homeniaking claws -et:
c�41111.estoga Co1ege'$ Clinton'
campus :will be our guests at
the I entire 'One' da . a weak
theelass�doea'praetica lwork
and this, week a- v}s%.to the
centre has•been', oxen: The
groan be..eonit tixse ,
the centre* action *Allow
it is *meting the social ana.
recreational needsof the, '..
elderly.
-..This past Monday, some' of
the volunteers calm in for a
craft, workshop. Some ar-
ticles -were still unfinished ',I
for the sale and the volun-
teers' helpedput on the
finishing touches, as well as
help make posters for ad-
vertising.
The next foot clinic will be '.
held Wednesday, Nov, 1a,
from 1:30:3:30 p.m. If you "
don't attend the centre and
would like to use the clinic,
call the centre .at 357-1440
and leave your naive. This ;
information is then passed
on to the health unit so -they'll
have an idea of the number
that will use the clinic that
day.
Our next guest speaker
will ,be Grace Richardson.
She is a missionary .in
Zambia and she will be.
coming to the centre Thurs-
day, Nov: 19 at 1 p.m. to
speak on her work.
Last Thursday, the centre ,
received the sad news of the
death of Anne Morrison, She
was a Thursday participant
and will be greatly missed.
The daily fee for each user
has been raised to five-
dollars. As explained earlier,
this price includes transp- x
ortation to and from the
centre, participation in all
programs and a full -course•-
noon meal. The ,entre is
financed 50 per cent through
user fees and fundraising so'
the fee , increase . was
•nepessa)ry o:me.etthat:SA per
cent.
Wes Young, Iv -Volunteer;
driver from Lueknow .is also
our handyman volunteer. We
received a storage cupboard,
to store our crafts and craft;
materials, and last week;.
Wes built. shelving for the!
cupboard. The assistance ofi
our volunteers in tasks • such
as these are greatly ap-
preciated.
The centre also would like
to thank Mrs. Irma Ross for
donating the lovely tropical
plant to the centre. It cer-
tainly adds to the decor of
the building here, and we
hope to keep it alive and
well.
New Books
in the Libra.rf
HIGH CRIMES by William
Deverell ' .
Deverell once again
demonstrates his talent for
writing a gripping narrative:
The focus of the story is a
$300 million narcotics ship-
ment, a 50 -ton cache of mari-
juana to be moved by ship
from Columbia to the fog -
shrouded Newfoundland
coastline. With a $2 million
budget, the RCMP stages an
elaborate scheme to entrap
the smugglers and break the
largest drug -smuggling
operation ever attempted.
SUNDAY' CHILEt by Ed-
ward Phillips
This is an astonishing,
convention -shattering novel.
1t is the story of an urbane,
middle-aged Montreal
lawyer caught in a fright-
ening dilemma, which is
aggravated by the eccentric
friends and relatives who
invade his privacy.
TALKING TO THE ANi-
•MALS by. Ilarbara
Woodhouse
Here is the autobiography
of the well-known dog -
trainer, Barbara Wood-
house,' who has become
famous with her television
series "Train Your Doglthe
Woodhouse Way".
An eye for an eye?
The Niagara Review says Revenge is
a bitter-sweet substance that oc-
casionally enters everyone's mind. It's
like an abscess that cannot be removed
but grows at every thought until it oc-
cupies the complete being.
Many people say, "Revenge Is
mine." But Is It? If we continue to cut
off the arm of everyone who spites us,
eventually there would be no arms left
to cut off, or, for that matter, to cut
them off.
There must 'be a stopping point.
There must be an end to this Insatiable
lust for vengeance. If someone had
stopped avenging their dead, how
i
e
many centuries ago would the Israeli --
Arab war have ceased?
The world has yet to see whether the
U.S. will take sweet revenge against
Iran for the taking and abuse of the
hostages. What would happen if they
took revenge? Could not the Soviet
Union defend its smaller friend? Could
we have a World War III with the two
greatest powers battling it out?
Like everything in Ilfe, revenge
creates another conflicting force.
Avenging vengeance will continue like
a chain until someone has the decency,
the brains, the guts to say, "Enough is
enough?"
A