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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-05-19, Page 4The Whigham Advance-Times, WeflWSOfty May 19, 19S4 ANOTHER BY-LAW NEEDED Wingham Lions are getting a bit discouraged in their efforts to beautify the town. And you can hardly blame them. At considerable expense and effort they have improv­ ed the strip of river bank between the McKenzie and the C.P.R, bridges, They have cleaned out all the old junk which was an eyesore to the public and they have dumped good many loads of fill alohg the bank of the river in an effort to build up the swampy piece of land*. Long range plans call for further improvements which will even­ tually result in a beautiful parkland along the river bank. Lately someone with disgusting habits has been dumping refuse in the spot, oblivious to the fact that a riv­ er bank inside town is no place for trash and litter, even if the Lions weren’t trying to improve it. While the council is on the subject of restrictive by­ laws, we’d suggest it pass one to discourage this sort of thing, and make sure that it’s enforced.$ $ BECOMING COSMOPOLITAN Perhaps the present popularity of “foreign” dishes is a sign that America is finally becoming cosmopolitan. We’d like to think so. Time was when salt, pepper, vinegar and mustard were the only condiments considered to be necessary, or even decent, in the kitchens of the nation. Anything else in the way of herbs resulted in what was disapprovingly called “high-spiced” food. With the increasing popularity of such dishes as chile con carnc, Italian spaghetti and chop suey, people are be­ ginning to realize that all foods need not be cooked in the tasteless, unseasoned Anglo-Saxon tradition. Even garlic ts being used in the best households these days, if sparingly. Plain food diehards complain that many European dishes are too highly seasoned. But at least Europeans don’t have to smother their food with catsup to get some flavor into it. * * * BRASS TACKS “Brass tacks” is an expression you don’t hear very much any more. Perhaps it’s because people seldom get down to them. We notice that the diplomatic attitude seems to have replaced Brass Tacks in public life to a large extent. A lot of people are so concernecl with “breaking the news gently”, that often they never get around to breaking it at all. The net result is that discussions take twice as long, issues are confused, and often the matter under discussion never is settled satisfactorily. Cutting out the diplomatic double-talk and getting down to old-fashioned Brass Tacks would save a lot of time at board meetings. It might also help to solve a good many of the international problems which are plagu­ ing the world today. 4< * * DO YOUR OWN DECORATING With all this talk about decorating the town for its 75th anniversary, it is time to remind individual home oc­ cupants that they will be able to add tremendously to the. general effect. Flowerpots and colored lights will do much for the main street, but visitors will be looking at the side streets too. In fact, plans now call for a bus tour through the town, so that visitors may have an opportunity seeing for themselves just what a pretty place Wingham has become. And here’s where Mr. John Q. Public could help things considerably. Just about every property in town could stand a little prettifying, somewhere or other. Paint, flowers, flags, weed-cutting and a general clean-up program would help the decoration committee’s efforts immensely. For those who may have been putting off the day of reckoning, the 75 th anniversary presents a marvellous op­ portunity to do it now. * * * NOTHING WRONG WITH THE THEORY The Christian church has been doing a certain ambunt of soul-searching lately, in an effort to determine if and where it has fallen short in providing guidance to modern Christian civilization, With two of the greatest wars in history, a major depression and general chaos, all within a quarter of a century, it would seem that something is not as it should be. The trouble with Christendom Is not the teaching but the practice, or lack of it. While members of other religions seem to incorporate their beliefs, wrong as they may be, into everyday living, many professed Christians seem to think about their religion only on Sundays. Christianity provides an answer to the world’s prob­ lems only if its principles are put into use in everyday life—seven days a week. Now, more than at any other time in history, the world needs practising Christians. I C R']U MBS I By Omega = ^Sometime during the next few weeks we hope to comment on each of the three plays to be presented at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival this summer, They arc, as everyone must know by now, ’‘Measure for Measure”, ’‘The Taming of the Shrew”, and “Oedipus Rex”. Since “Measure fpr Measure” js the choice for, opening night, we’ll speak pf it to-day, Perhaps an outline of the main plot, which, like many of Shak­ espeare’s is rather complicated, might best give an idea of what kind of play it is. Mr. W. J Chapman's tannery and glove works is one of the busiest places in town, there being upwards of twenty hands employed in the dif­ ferent branches of the business.On Saturday last Mr John Gillespie, while drawing a carload of lumber from the station to Messrs. C. Lloyd & Son sash and door factory drew over 3.000 feet of lumber at one load. The coontract for the foot bridge across the river at the Salt Block has been let to Mr. John Foster,, of town. The bridge is to be completed by the 1st. of July. A number of gentlemen in town are making an effort to secure the four acres of land owned by Mrs. Wm. Johnston on the prairie for a public park and race course. * ♦ • FORTY YEARS AGO The clock in the tower of the Post Office, which was installed by Mr. A. M. Knox, was put into commission on Saturday last, and by the courtesy of Mr Knox the Times reporter visited the belfry. A unique and happy gathering took place on Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs Robert Breen, Pat­ rick Street, when this venerable and respected couple celebrated the fifty­ fifth anniversary of their marriage, Mr. George Moir has installed a pop­ corn voaster in connection with his shoe shining parlor and will shortly install a peanut roaster also. George has now a varied stock at his disposal and will no doubt meet with success as this is the only machine of its kind in town. » ♦ ♦ ♦ TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The graduation exercises in connec­ tion with Wingham General Hospital will be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, May 21st., at eight o’clock. Two graduating nurses, Misses Charlotte E. Smith and Ina A. Cun­ ningham will receive their diplomas. Miss Lulu Adell Procter, Brussels, must be congratulated on the success she attained at the Musical Festival, held in Stratford last week, open to residents of Perth, Huron and Bruce counties. She was awarded the Silver Medal for Vocal Soprano, and has the honor, We understand of bringing the first medal to Huron County. Miss Procter is a niece of Mrs. Mary But­ cher of town. A charter has been given the Ont­ ario Dairies Limited, with head office in Wingham with following provision­ al directors: L. S. Beninger, A. M. Bishop, W. T. Booth, H. W. Shane and J. W. Bushfield. It is supposed to start the first creamery in Mildmay. On Wednesday evening, May Sth, the Ukanous Group of the C.G.I.T, gathered at the home of Miss Helen Field, who is about to leave for Tor­ onto. This visit whs truly and really a surprise to Helen. Songs and games made the evening pass pleasantly un­ til the appropriate time came to pre­ sent Helen with an ivory clock. After good night songs were sung and wish­ es for Helen’s success in her new ven­ ture were expressed, the party broke up. During the heavy rain on Saturday, the C.N.R. track between Ripley and Kincardine was washed out, prevent­ ing the passengers from reaching Kin­ cardine. On Sunday a train of gravel and extra men succeeded in putting the track in order. What was intended for a pleasure drive of an hour or so Sunday almost became a tragedy when C. Bondi’s Cadillac left the road between Listowel and Palmerston and was badly smash­ ed. All three passengers came out of the mess with bodies intact, although badly shaken up and bruised, how this happened is still a mystery. • • » FIFTEEN YEARS AGO* For the past few weeks the. pupils of the Public School .have been con­ ducting a doubles tennis table tourna­ ment. The winners were A. Sell and D. Fry Eight firemen with the fire truck rushed to a call at Miss E. Hardy's farm, Culross Township, on Saturday noon. When the brigade arrived the grass in the orchard was blazing and the drive shed had burned down. The booster tank was brought into play and a fire in a wood pile back of the house was extinguished and the flames were prevented from spreading fur- . ther. Miss Margaret (Peg) Mundell left for Collingwood last week to take a course in hairdressing. Mr. Gordon Kidd, principal of the Public School^ ha!s informed us that the second ahriudl open night at the1 Public school will be held near the end of May, but the exact date has not yet been set. Mrs. W. J. Greer and Mrs. W B. Wellwood attended the two-day ses­ sion of the London Conference Branch of the Women’s Missionary Society, of the United Church which was held in St. Thomas last week. ' Mr, and Mrs. Finlay Mellor an­ nounce the engagement of their dau­ ghter, Irene, to William Withers, of Wingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Withers of Acton. The marriage to take place in June. Mr. John R Currie, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Currie, has gone to Tor­ onto to attend a course in embalming at the Banting Institute. Throughout this district a number of robberies have taken place recently but up until Tuesday night Wingham escaped. On Tuesday night, between 10 and 12.30 o’clock Tervit’s Milk Bar was entered by robbers who made away with a radio and $3.00 in cash. Entrance was made through a side window and the theft was discovered by Mrs. Tervit when she called at the store following an Eastern Star meet­ ing. An attempt was also made to gain entrance to W. A, Miller & Co. whole­ sale tobacco shop, next door to the Milk Bar. A door at the rear was forc­ ed but the would-be robbers failed to get into the shop where the goods are kept. So far no trace of the robbers has been found but the police are in­ vestigating. »PRESENT MOWER AS GOOD DEED Members of the Boy Scout troop in Brucefield have done at least one good turn’this year. They have used part of the funds on hand, and have presented a power mower to the United Church. The machine will be used to trim the lawn kt the church, and also at the manse. (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA) Winstjam s==s== . Fifth Sunday after Easter Rogation Sunday Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barty Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Sefcond Class Mall Post Office Dept Subscription Rato —* One Yeiftf $2.50, Six Months $L25 in advance XX & A. $3,130 per year Foreign Rate $3.50 per year Advertising Bates Ah application 1L00 a,m.—Morning Prayer and Sermon 2,30 p.m.—Church School 7.00 p.m.—’Evening Prayer Speaker—Mr. Cecil Roberts The Gideon Society, * ♦ * The Duke of Vienna seeing that the laws of his city are not being enforc­ ed, decides to absent himself from his dukedom for a time, and appoints as deputy-ruler Angelo, a noble of high reputation, who is ordered to parry out the strict letter of the law in every case. Thus the Duke hopes both to root out the corruption in the life' of the city and to remain in the good graces of his subjects. Actually the Duke does not leave the city but disguises himself as a Friar to ob­ serve the conduct of Angelo. Just as the latter takes office a young man named Claudio is accused of seducing a girl named Juliet, and, in accordance with the notonger dor­ mant strict laws ,of Vienna, is sentenc­ ed to be beheaded. Isabella, Claudio’s sister, who is about to take her final vows for a cloistered religious, order, pleads for her brother’s life,, and Angelo finally agees to rescind the execution order if Isabella will yield her virtue to him. Isabella is horri­ fied at his proposition, and still more horrified at brother Claudio?s later plea that she thus sacrifice herself for him. The puk« (disguised as the Friar), who has been giving comfort to the condemned Claudio, now suggests privately to Isabella a plan by whieh all might benefit. He tells her that Angelo was affianced to a girl named Mariana but deserted her when she lost her dowry. And he now suggests that Isabella agree -to go to Angelo’s bedchamber at midnight in return for her brother’s pardon, but that Mar­ iana go in her place to the actual ap­ pointment and in the darkness pre­ tend she is Isabella. This arrange­ ment is carried through and thus Isabella thinks she has saved both her brother's life and her own hon­ our. But Angelo, reneging on his part of the bargain, has ordered the execu­ tion of Claudio to be carried out, and it is only through more of the disguis­ ed Duke's contriving that Claudio is saved. Then the Duke writes Angelo in his own name saying that he is re­ turning to Vienna and that on his first day back in the city he will receive petitions from any subjects com­ plaining of injustices during, his ab­ sence. On his return Isabella, who thinks her brother has been beheaded, publicly accuses Angelo of breaking his promise to her, and Mariana com­ es forward to claim that she is now Angelo’s rightful wife. Angelo denies all this and calls the Duke’s attention to the seemingly contradictory testi­ mony of the women regarding the midnight rendezvous. At this point the Duke, on some pre­ text, leave Angelo in charge of pro­ ceedings, but returns shortly, again disguised as the Friar and speaks critically of the Duke and the cor­ ruption of life in Vienna. Then he throw off his disguise and reveals himself as the Duke. Finally after much talking, pleading, and arrang­ ing most of the main characters are paired off for marriage. Claudio and Juliet, Angelo and Mariana, the Duke and Isabella. In some cases at least there is “measure for measure". The above is an imperfect outline and barely suggests the characters of the people mentioned (none of whom strikes the* readers as very likeable). It does not even mention some of the broad comic scenes of the play in which Mistress Overdone, “a bawd”, Pompey, her servant, and El- bon, a simple constable, play their parts. We look forward to seeing the part of Pompey played by Douglas Campbell whom playgoers of last summer will remember as the Parolles of “All’s Well That Ends Well”. Those who saw “All’s Well”, will notice similiarities between it and “Measure for Measure”. There is the use of disguise, the trickery employed in the consummation of a marriage, the coarse humour, and the half-trag­ ic, half-comic atmosphere of the whole play, There is one other comment on “Measure for Measure” that might be made here. It Is taken from one of the Festival’s publicity releases. "Measure for Measure”, is regarded by many as the poorest of Shakes­ peare’s plays and has only been pro­ duced professionally in the last half century. That it will come to vibrant life, however, in Stratford this sum­ mer is evident from the director's plans. The play will be a period piece with the ebstumes mediaeval in tone, rich with colour and life". That sounds like one press agent’s dream that has a good chance of be­ coming a reality. upset. The natural reaction is to do everything we can in the final act of the funeral to express our esteem and affection far the loved one. At such a time we need some guidance, Because of the Christian under­ standing of death, the funeral is a service of worship, It is an act of praise and thanksgiving for our hope of eternal life by faith in our risen Lord. Also because of Christ, the household of faith is involved, and the service is a congregational matter. Preferably the ,service should be held in the church. Many of the deepest moments of life, from baptism to bur­ ial take place in God’s House, When death occurs in a family, the first thing to do is to call your mini­ ster, Where possible he will be ready to help you. He wijl advise you as to all the suitable arrangements, the cus­ toms of the church, etc, No arrange­ ments should be complete without the sanction of the minister. Flowers, however beautiful, last only a few hours, and are not a liv­ ing memorial. Individuals or groups may pay tribute to the deceased by giving some lasting memorial to the church, or to some other good work in which the deceased was interested. The family may be informed of this by letter. Floral tributes in the ser­ vice should be few, limited to those of the immediate relatives. At the funeral of his late Majesty King George VI, a . single wreath on the casket representing the royal family was the only wreath to be seen dur­ ing service. A family is not honouring their loved one, or Jesus Christ by having an elaborate funeral.- Sunday funeral's* should be discour­ aged. Al] civil and fraternal honours and ceremonies should be completely apart from the Christian funeral, pre­ ferably the evening before.. The casket should be closed before the service commences; All wishing to view the remains, receive ample time neforehand. Personal reference* to the deceased, if any, should' be brief. If there is a sermon it should give comfort and hope and strengthening of our faith. A Christian funeral conducted in a spirit of humility, sincere sympathy, triumphant faith, with reasonable acts of Christian love and with proper participation by friends and neigh­ bours is a part of a Christian witness to the community. The cancer flgrb-t is everybody*! fight- No age group, sex, race or oc- aupation is immune. Fight cancer by supporting the Canadian Cancer Soc- icky’s Campaign. Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good govenment. Kerr’s Drug StorE X 7='- lioaoEsss.x.„..„ioEaoi,‘,,jl. jocaoESssjasjoEaQi | Hotel Brunswick COFFEE SHOP ■o ,__ _ _ o [OE3O1 The Business Girls* &. 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