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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-12-02, Page 4lrije = '' ingIjant b anee-Zitttet Published at ys ingham, Ontario. by W enc er Bray. Limited Barry Wenger, President Henry Hess. Editor Robert D: Wenger, See. -Trees. BiU Crump, Advertising Manager Mernber Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspaper Assoe, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. Subscnptuons S17.00 per year Six months $10.00 E Woo '.ate,3 air NeriW /EiVair Secrnd Gass Mail Registration No. 0821 Return postage guaranteed School proves its worth Results of examinations written by graduates of -the Wingham & District Hospital's training school once more have proven the wisdom of maintaining the nursing assistants' course here. The .Wingham training school placed second out of the 29 schools In the prov- ince, rated on -examination results. Founded by Mrs. I. E. Morrey, form- er hospital administrator, during the times when registered nurses were few and far between, the local training school has attained a.consistently high standard. After Mrs. Morrey's per- sonal direction of the training course, that position was taken over by Mrs. Janet Fielding and following her re- tirement by Mrs. Jean Ellacott, both whom succeeded in maintaining the very high standard of training which had become a tradition of the school. As training for nursing skills was being shifted to the domain of the com- munity colleges there was considerable pressure to dose the school in Wing - ham. However, there is little doubt that the standard of excellence whir% had been attalnedhere had much to do with the final decision to leave the school in its original location. Hundreds of area young people have graduated from the training school in Wingham, providing not only perman- ent jobs for the graduates, but provid- ing partial staff for the local hospital when It would have been desperately short-handed in the lean years of train- ed nursing skills. The success of this enterprise again proves the point that big Is not neces- sarily better. Small communities can stili contribute valuable skills to a so- ciety which is becoming all too urban- ized. 2iY .400,5 Unpopular proposal Modern industry, for all Its vaunted sophistication in technology, perfor- ated by some horr.endous.gapein know- how. One of the most -troublesome of these oversights is any competent understanding of what to do with the poisonous wastes created by industry itself. The problem may not be as new as we are led to believe. Until recent years few of us were so keenly aware of the threat posed by industrial waste carelessly, dumped into the topsoil and the watercourses of the province. The question of what to do with hund- reds of thousands of tons of industrial garbage came tale head some months ago when the provincial government proposed construction of a waste ,dis posal.,�si k on„ land owned by the .prov- ince Cayuga. The government re- fused tohnld public hearings et Which residents of that area could register formal objections to the plan. Finally yielding to public pressure, the provin- cial officials are now seeking some other place to get rid of this unpopular form of garbage. There was a heated outcry only last week when word got around that Ashfield Township which lies north of Goderich and adjacent to Lake Huron headed` the list of alterna- tive sites. The tension eased somewhat when it was learned that other sites were also underconsideration;as well as Ashfield. - Despite the reverence we are sup- posed to accord those wiza �' That mod- ern science, it would appear That they are as prone to bad planning as anyone else. It's great to work out all .the tech- nology for a new and supposedly profit- able process, 'but it is something else again when the question of what to do with the offensive and often dangerous by-products arises. Truth of the matter is that there is no ready solution to the ;probtem. These toxic materials cannot go into the lakes; those, bodies of water have at - `ready been •p011uted to a shameful de- ve ands!i 'th North eery u ; x, ed e cannoh`h��ptoyed forthis purpose because the thinly-cov- • ered rock of the Canadian Shield would hot absorb the effluent. In every area where there is sufficient overburden to soak up these. wastes there are human beings who, for obvious reasons, detest the idea of living near a storage area for poison. Unless better and more far-sighted planning can be accommodated by industrial scientists the human race stands a good chance of suffocating in its own garbage. It's called discrimination Federal officials have finally acknowledged that there is no practical method of preventing individuals with the money to set up "earth stations" from receiving satellite TV signals. Of- ficialdom has, however, ruled that such signals may not be passed on to Can- adian homes by cable antenna sys- tems_ g' An earth station, whack is a concave dish antenna fiitted with a rather costly electronic device, can, when adjusted properly, pick up television signals. from 'both American and Canadian satellites hovering in fixed positions in space. With such equipment the viewer can receive a wide variety of pro- grams, many without the maddening interruption of commercial messages. What officialdom fails to mention is that the ruling against public carriers making such reception available is out- right discrimination. The TV owner who happens to have enough ready cash (S6-000 to 58,000) with which to purchase an earth station is now wel- come to enjoy himself. Those who don't have this kind of money to spare are, however, fewbidde n to have access to similar service which could be ob- tained from a cable company for less than $100 a year. Of course that sort of discrimination has been overlooked for many years. The preponderant number of Ontario's Let's talk sense We have every sympathy for hard- pressed farmers who are losing their homes and livelihoods because of high interest rates and mortgage foreclo- sures. Their plight is understandable, particularly to small business owners who are facing similar tensions arid most of whom are not the beneficiaries of any governr"nenf-supported ptans for favorable interest agreements. However, few of us have any pa- tience with those farmers who are advocating the formation of vigilante groups to use violence in the protection of endangered properities. Surely we TV" viewers live only a short distance from the American border and their ordinary television antennas have no difficulty picking up programs from American stations. The balance of the Canadian audience which lives farther from the international boundry cannot enjoy this.privilege tif, indeed, It is a privilege). The Canadian Radio -Television Communications Commission (CRTC) is rightly concerned that Canadian homes will be inundated -,by American programs, to the :detriment of what is supposed to be Canadian culture. In e more practical vein, the CRTC would like to -see a healthy portion of what- ever profits ,accrue form new concepts of broadcasting, notably pay TV, redis- tr ibuted for the benefit of Canadian artists and writers. Worthy as that ideal may be, there Is simply no way that Canadian ears can be plugged and Canadian eyes blinded to the flood of information and enter- tainment which pours from.American broadcasting outlets. In the meantime, folks, it's legal to tune in on your favorite satellite If you happen to be reasonably affluent If, however, you need most of your dough for food, clothing and a house, don't get the foolish idea that government will let you have this sort of luxury for a reasonable fee. News Items from Old Files DECEMBER 1934 With a record number of votes polled, Mayor John W. Hanna was re-elected by a majority of 483 over Coun- cillor Garnet L. Baker. Reeve Fred L. Davidson was re-elected for his second term. Dr. G. H. Ross has in- stalled a Dunlop vapor ap- pliance for the treatment of gum diseases. This is the most modern method available. George Hetherington was . named Worshipful Master off Bluevale Orange Lodge; Other officers include Carl Johnston, Robert Forrest, f. George Thornton and Melville Mathes_ A large number of neigh- bors and friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs. Robert Breen, Turnberry` Township, and presented them with a cabinet of silver-. in recognition of their recent marriage. A proposal has been made to establish a police school in Toronto to increase the ef- ficiency of the Ontario Pro- vincial Police and police forces throughout, the pro- vince. A typical London fog hung over London as the Royal. Party made its way to West- minster Abbey for the wedding of the Duke of Kent to Princess Marina off Greece. Mr_ and Mrs. W. J. John- stone have moved to their new home at Bluevale. DECEMBER 1946 Word has been received that Carman Coutts, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Coutts, Wingham, has een ap- pointed supervise of Peni- tentiary Farms, Department of Justice, Ottawa. Dr. W. V. Johnston pre- sided at a meeting held to consider a hospital for Lucknow. 'More than 30 persons: attended and the meeting asked that the Matter of a hospital be thoroughly -investigated and. a charter applied for. Walter VanWyck was named president of the Wingham branch of R'byareanadian Legion presidents are Dr. A. �` Irwin, E. S. Lewis and W: T. Platt.Secretaries are Lloyd Hingston and John Preston. David McDonald of` Tees - water died suddenly at his home in Teeswater at ' the age of 73. He had served for many years as reeve of Culross Township. Miss Mildred Mc- Clenaghan and Miss Sumi Iwamato, both graduates of Guelph General . Hospital, commenced work in Wingham Hospital on Sunday. Mr. Thuell of Ripley has purchased the bakery business in Gorrie from. Cloyne Michel and took possession this week. Abolition of wartime wage and salary controls; ef- fective at ' midnight November 30; was an- nounced by Prime Minister King. This means a return to the normal peacetime collective bargaining and negotiations between em- ployers and employees: DECEMBER 1957 .. Percy King headed the polls for conncillor in voting in Turnberry Township. Others elected to council were W. H. Mulvey, Herb Foxton and Glenn Appleby. Reeve W. Jack Willits was elected by acclamation. The Wingham District` High School Cadet Corps was , placed first in the Cadet - Corps group with 121 to 199 cadets, it was announced by Western Ontario Arillalgad"' quarters. Officers of the corps are J. R. Hetherington, Ray Murray, John Wild and Peter Nesmith. Lloyd Carter is the.new president of Wingham Branch .180 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Vice presidents are George Tervit and Jack Orvis. 1 obert „Chettleburgh is'treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Haines of Whitechurcd are moving this week to the new home they 1 purchased from Harold Pocock on Boland Street, Wingham. The provincial govern- ment has accepted the pro- posals of the federal govern- ment to increase monthly allowances from $46 to $55, as of November 1. The in- crease will affect all who receive benefits under The Old Age Assistance Act, The Blind Persons' Allowances Act. and The Disabled Persons' Allowances Act. Word last week that the Lions Club had some hope of bringing the famous Rubinoff to town was in- teresting. The great violinist would play concerts at' the town's two schools and our youngsters could stand to be exposed to something worth- while in the field of music are not red necks from the deep South, ready to use sticks and guns as re- placements for law and order, no mat- ter how inadequate tete law may appear at the present time. Certainly the federal government's fiscal policy, as indicated by the Bank of Canada's support of high interest rates, is dangerous in the extreme. It is also true that we could face a three- year wait to voice our objections at the polling booths of the nation, but there are better and more civilized methods than, reverting to jungle law. Seniors' Day Centre News This Thursday is the day of the Christmas Craft and Bake Sale. It will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Wingham Armouries. The seniors have a variety of articles appropriate for Christmas giving. The draw on the tied quilt, pine -cone Christmas tree and holiday wreath will take place at the end of the sale. Tickets will be available the day of the sale. There also will be re- ' freshments available during the sale. The proceeds from this sale will be used in the operation of the centre. as well as to purchase new. materials for our craft program. Many unique ideas are generated in the craft program. so we hope you will come out. see what seniors are doing and support this event. We will be decorating a tree in the Armouries the week of Dec. 8-10. Doreen Mali, a former employee of the day centre. is donating a Christmas tree again this year. Some school choirs have been contacted, but if any group wishes to come down to the centre during that week for Christmas singing, it would be most appreciated. Please call the centre at 357-1440 if you belong to a group who would like to entertain. Our Christmas party will be held Wednesday, Dec. 16. It will be set up much the same as last year, and plans are already underay. The seniors and staff at the day centre would like to thank the volunteers for helping out last week in the absence of our cook, Marg Pollard. She had the misfortune of spraining her ankle. and was unable to come in last week. Catharine Forsyth, Marie de Vos. Catharine Rae, Kay Hartley and George Grigg all pitched in to give an extra hand. Now that winter has of- ficially arrived, many of the area's seniors will be faced with having to stay inside more. and will encounter greater problems getting out to activities. If you know of anyone who would hie to attend organized activities here at the centre, please call. The referral will then be followed up by a borne visit_ As mentioned in earlier issues. if anyone has anything to donate to the centre for our sale — baking or even used articles for our white elephant table, we can arrange for the items to be picked up at your Biome. Just call the centre at 357-1440. • after a steady diet of Presley and his type for the past few years. DECEMBER 1967 • Commencement exercises were held in Wingham District High School with scholarships being won by Karen Powell, Gary Walden, Mary Mae Schwartzen- truber,' John Blackwell; Mary Rathbun, Gail Walms- ley, Brian Caslick, Mary Ann Skinn, Gloria Reed, ..Alma Conn, Alexandra Fischer, George Jardine, Pamela King and Lynda Reavie. If council thinking at the moment bears fruit, a section of Diagonal Road, from Josephine to Victoria Streets, will be made ong: way to fair congestion' a ` lle inters i'on at Josephine Street during rush hour. CKNX Radio will boost its transmitting power to ten thousand"' -watts .next sum- mer. The.., proposal was approved: by the Board of Broadcast= Governors in Ottawa on Friday. United Church delegates from the 28 charges in Huron County met in Goderich for the last time as the Huron Presbytery. Plans made - earlier this' year to amalga- mate with Pertii Presbytery were finalized and a special service to mark the event will be held in Seaforth in January. Fred Griffiths of Montreal, has recently sold a small property beside the Bluevale pond to the Maitland Valley Authority. The Authority will take over the pond and ad- joining land : and make welcome improvements. Mr. and firs. Glenn Reidt and family of Monkton have moved to the former' Nuhn residence in the village of Gorrie. The Red Front Grocery offers specials op lamb this week_ New Zealand lamb, a shoulder roast, is 45 cents a pound; leg of iamb, 55 cents a pound; loin chops, 59 cents a pound. Dear Editor, I was very interested in the' interviews,"lq The . Advance Times with the hectors .of ' chiropractic and a medical doctor. The MD stated that the DCs take too many X-rays. had a DC for eight. years and m that thin to had two X-rayst. He worked closely with the ML s of: the towll,,; sending people• he couldn�t treat to Ate MDs. A number of years ago my *band spent two weeks in- a'Hamiltotf hospital with a slipped disc_ The doctors eotddn't Make, up their minlids what to do., -Finally a docttir came in to help them out. This doctor had been through an unsuccessful,,disc operation. He: sent , my husband to a chiropractor, for which we were very thankful. This is not written to cause a controversy; but to say you should be able to • work togethetn'as you both have a place in helping people. I still have a DC plus an MD. Mrs: George Taylor RR 1, Wingham Editor's Note: The doctor .,'linteri`;ewed in the oracle did not ?fie that c'hirop�raetors take. ,:too ;,navy X-ra s, although •this has , it.i n .charged by ; ser one in e medical professions Praise for f tufdralsllg Dear Editor, On Oct. ; 2 . and 3 the Wingham CGIT held a ,!i`4 - hour rock-aython for the CGIT 'Tri -County Ability Paid. Thanksto the per- severance of these girls in rocking the-24"hours and the generosity of the communlity in sponsoring, . we were able to raise $926. There was a total of $2,000 realized in the .Huron, Bruce "and Perth county area so I think that Wingham can be proud of these,' girls and themselves for 'contributing a generous potion of these funds. Congratulations, girls! Klaske Beecrbft CGIT Leader Wingham New Books in the Library THE REBEL ANGELS by Robertson Davies In this story Of what lies beneath the surface of a median -university, . two --narratorsoffer complemen- tary views. One, Maria, is a brilliant graduate student and a girl of surpassing beauty who pursues a hopeless love affair with her professor. The other, Simon, a professor of Greek, pur- sues a hopeless love affair with a student. Both affairs end happily, but un- predictably. ROUGH LAYOUT by Doris Anderson It seems that Judith Pem- berton has everything a contemporary womancould want. She is the managing editor of a popular women's. magazine. She has an attrac- tive public relations execu- tive for a husband, two hand- some children and a fashion- able home in Mirth Toronto. • But just; beneat rthe surfaec. Jude Pemberton's world is disintegrating. LILAC NiGHT by Michael Hinkmeyer CarM and Jack Kenton are an attractive Long Island couple, parents of ,a small boy and foster parents of the troubled daughter . of - a former • neighbor. Suddenly they find themselves fighting a shadow. Someone is stalking the Kenton family, someone who leaves flowers as a calling card - someone to whom the gentle, lovely lilac is a symbol of death. Trainingfora better tomorrow . In Bangladesh, with a per capita income of $95 a year, 37 per cent of the population is unemployed or underem- ployed_ Women's coop. atives offer training in skill , handicrafts, food production and primary education. For the past five years, USC Canada has supported the Munshirhat Women's Cooperative which is now considered a model of its kind in Bangladesh. Over 300 womeryhaie received train -_jog--'here and many have started similar co-ops in other communities. USC ''l anada; founded in 1945 by I)r. Lotti Hitschmanova, funds over 190 self-help and relief projects in• Asia \and Africa. Headquarters are at 56 Sparks St., Ottawa. •••el►•••••••••••••••ri • •S•••••••••; TODAY CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN Larry is an appealing 3 -year-old with big blue eyes, blonde hair and fair skin. He appears to be in good health but moves somewhat awkwardly_ One doctor suggested he might have mild cerebral palsy but this has not been confirmed. He does have flat feet and toes in when he walks. Though mildly clumsy Larry can ride a tricycle, jump and throw a ball. He should benefit from being encouraged to more vigorous activities. Tests show that Barry is slightly behind his age level, which may be because he was neglected in infancy and received no stimulation. He has advanced considerably but it is not known how far he will catch up_ The most noticeable lag now is in speech. Larry needs parents who will love him as he is and will encourage but not push him towards future achieve- ments. He should be the youngest by several years. To inquire about adopting Larry, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices, Box :':' , Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2112. In your tetter tell something of your present family and your way of life.