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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-12-29, Page 2<? The Winghiim Advnn<e-Timee. Wednesday, December 29, 1954 EDITORIALS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE do And Looking back over the old year, as one is wont to at this season, we can come to only one conclusion, that is that in spite of dire predictions, warnings, forebod­ ings and omens, it wasn’t such a bad year after all. True, most of the troubles whieh were with us in 1953, remained with us during 1954. Not an awful lot was done to improve conditions in the world during the past year. Nations are still wrangling, businessmen are still com­ plaining* about business, young people are still dedicated in the belief that their elders .are an impossible lot, and the old people are still saying that the younger generation will come to no good. But that sort of thing has been going* on for years and years, and can be considered a fairly normal state of affairs. Nothing much has happened in the year 1954 to change all that. But then nobody but the very foolish expected •it would. NEWS OF BELGRAVE $ Reminiscing $East Wawanosh School Board Shows Very Successful Year The last meeting for the year 1954. Tuesday of last week. of East Wawanosh School Board was Afr. and Airs, Edgar Wightman and held on December 15, in the Belgrave family, and Afr. and Afrs.. James Community Centre. The board shared Walsh and family spent Saturday H. J. CORNISH & Co. On the other hand, not too manv of the dreadful things predicted for 19?4 came to pass, either. The young-jMkle tbe knee badly janimed er generation, in spite of confident predictions as to theirj at the ankle, and the other is badly ultimate end, have so tar escaped tbe fates that are said| ’ to be in store for them. In fact they show every promise J of living* long enough to predict similar things for the |forty years ago succeeding generation. Business, which has been fearing! The daib. papers On Christmas Day slumps, depressions and recessions ever since 1929 and Reported the death of Private Huh- before, still manages to make the odd dollar, in spite 01 lst B.at.ulloni,°?" ab?fess taxes. And the -nations, possibly tnghtened by the sound Private French was a member of their own threats, have so far conducted their bat ties? of toe first detachment raised through only in the verbal lists. Besta““t’ an?, Mt - HVuigham with the other soldiers, . ... Pri\-ate French is survived by hisNone v.i our cities have been pulverized by hydrogen ?'widow and family who are now resid- bombs as yet, whatever the future outlook may be. Bac- in« ir* tvingham. teriological weapons are still confined to the laboratory, | and only the proving grounds of the nations have felt the§ SIXTY YEARS AGO A light fall of snow on Monday last was followed by rain during- the even­ ing when the wind changed and we have been having very cold weather since. The roads are frozen hard, and tlie wheeling is excellent. Christmas passed off very quietly in town this year," the want of snow for sleighing being much. felt. Quite a number of our townsmen enjoyed themselves at the shooting match- on the prairie, while others went out of town to visit their friends. On Saturday forenoon last, a son of Chief Bullard, aged about ten years, had one of his legs badly broken at the G.T.R. Station. The mixed train was on the siding, when about to "pull out” and back down the main line, the boy was standing on the pions may follow later. Tenders for steps of Messrs. L, Coffee & Co's, el- wood and caretakers are to be adver- evator, and as the coach drew past he 1 tised in local press, jumped on the platform and rode j The treasurer reported the board until the car reached Mr. Wm. Clegg’s I will end the Year with a balance on elevator, when in attempting to jump!hand of over $10,000.00 as against a on the platform in front of it, he “balance of $5,077.15 last year, without missed his footing and slipped between | any increase in the mill rate.the platform and the car. In some way | Six of the staff of ten regular tea- he extricated his legs and retained i ehers are people who have again tak- , his position on the platform, other- en up teaching after some years of! Mr. and Airs. Gordon Wilkinson, of wise he would have been killed. One i retirement or other work. Capital out-1 Smithville; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wil- of his legs is broken between the i lay from current funds on new seats jkinson and Airs, Edith Gregory, of a 71A MOW1 XTHi i-n*. -J.-. __ -TTYSIV—•_ the meeting house witli member? of the East Wawanosh Township council, ; who by co-incidencc were meeting at the same hour. Business was mostly nature such as paying that were rendered. The first meeting of the board was set for January 10th following, at which time the board hopes to meet with the teaching staff and more clearly define Hie policy on class room supplies. The matter of fireproof storage for old records was discussed with council members and more discus- Mr. and, Mrs, Edgar Wightman and . A and Mrs.. James with Afr. and Mrs. James Elliott at Bluevale, Miss Donna Anderson of London, and Mr. Lloyd Anderson, of Toronto, spent the week-end with their par-Of routines $>*»«*& me wim vneir p all accounts I cuts, Afr. and Airs, Jack Anderson, Afiss Mildred Cook, of London, spent, the v’eek-end with her parents, Afr. and Airs. George Cook. Visitors over Christmas with Air. and Airs. Williard Armstrong and Joyce were, Afr. and Airs. Stewart Afclnnes and family, of Galt; Mrs. Thomas -Wheatley, Air. and Afrs. David Shannon and Afr. William Shannon, all of Seaforth, and Afr. and Airs. Saul Shannon, of Blyth. Afr, and Afrs. Wilfred Pickell and family, of St. Thomas, spent the week­ end with Afr. and Afrs. Herb Wheeler. Afr. and Afrs. Howard Wilkinson and family and Afiss Amnie Baker attend­ ed the Wilkinson. - Duckworth wedd­ ing at St, George’s Anglican Church, at Goderich, on Christmas Eve, Dec­ ember 24th. I’and new water and sanitary equip­ ment totals $3,760.33. All current loans have been repaid. The annual audit ps scheduled for early in. January. | Knox Christmas Concert 5 The Sunday School of Knox United Church held their annual Christmas j concert in the basement of the church, ; Thursday evening, December 23rd. Mr. iiEarl Anderson, superintendent, of the I Sunday School was chairman. < | Numbers on the program included: i | opening chorus by members of the j j Sunday School; recitations by Donald | Vincent, Brian Hopper, Lloyd Michie, ] pVavne Holmes, Roger Bieman, Linda i «Rinn and Ruth Michie; monologue by j jMarjorie Hopper; action songs by! ‘ All those who can knit and wish to,pupils of S. S. No. 5, Morris: short! s help can get wool for that purpose play by seniors from Stone school; 1 _ ‘sfrom Mrs. Redmond, by calling at herl^uet by Evelyn Mathers and Ruth violence of all the horrible new weapons which have been ■ residence, where a supply is kept bv(Procter, accompanied by Lois Goli; |duet by Lorna. Bolt and Atarilyn Goll, ’accompanied by Elaine Bolt; aceord- ian solos by Elaine Bolt; Christmas story by the Belgrave school; recita- «tion and solo by Ross Wightman, ac- | companies fey Afrs. George Johnston. ( Short speeches were given by Rev. C. D. Cox and Clifford Kelly. $ A ehorns by the Sunday School! closed the program, after which Santa ? made his visit and gave out gifts and . candy. A lunch was served. ; Personals ’ Happy New Year to everyone, p Mr, and Mrs. Cecil Armstrong, Reta and Kenneth, of Thorndale, spent the : holidays with relatives in the village, j | Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCrea, Miss | with Mr. and Airs. Lawrence Vannan. | Irene Smith and James Lamont, spent | Mr. and Airs. Wallace Bahagh and '.Sunday with Air; and Mrs. Lome 'Rv-ron, of Teeswater, Mr. and Airs. , Hanner, Helen and Elizabeth and hack Adair and Lj-nne, of Alolesworth, i’Afrs. Alice Allen, .at Fullarton. land Mr. and Mrs. Alurray Keys, of j|^Mr» and Airs. Alex Stj’les, BiUy and | spent Christmas with Air. «and Airs. Mel Bradburn. bruised. 0-0-0 spawned by modern science. And we suppose that. as’the todies* Patriotic society. lonff as nations continue to hurl insults at one another, stead ot hydrogen bombs, we cant complain too much; was ideal for winter sport?. There about the sorrv state in which the world finds itself. m3Iir happy .family reunions. Railway traffic was hardly up to that No doubt about h. W54 could have been worse, much of io^y *an>' worse. It only han the things predicted by the viewers-!Of birds on exhibition at the Winter with-alarm had comv to pass, it's douhuul if many of US Poultry Show in St. Catharines this would be here to see the new rear in. 'veek* COULD BE A LOT BETTER New Tear's resolutions are a sign that some of the more conscientious of us are trying hard, anyway although perhaps it makes little difference in the long run what we resolve to do or not to do, still it shows that our intentions are good. This world could do with a few more good intentions, even if not very much ever did come of it. “ week. In a friendly game of hockey at J Harriston on Christmas Day the ’.Wingham players lost by a score of !10 to 3.s’I Christmas day this year was the icoldest since 1S56. i1 Messrs. George and John Gibson, 4 of Winnipeg, sons of Mr. Thomas And | Gibson, formerly of Wmxeter, are in the second contingent, This will make eight of the Gibson family in Kitch­ ener's army. 0*0-0 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Air. Priest of Wingham, has just in­ stalled two large tanks for cooling the water used in. the jacket of an oil burning engine in William’s flour mill, Zurich. Mr. Priest installed the en­ gine two years ago. Air. and Airs. William. B. Jenkins, of Turaberrv, announce the engagement of their only daughter, Maggie Kar- " ifa Kerr, to. Mr. Henry T. Wheeler, | only son. of Mr. and Mrs- Arthur r. Wheeler, of Morris, the marriage to» take place the latter part of Decern- bar, j[ Air. and Airs., Alex Kelly left last!} week for their heme in Swift Current, ?! . t - :J Sasic, after spending the last seven And that, we teel, should go tor tenths with their son. Air. x a nations, too, A resolution to stop name calling would Qf TumMrry. They wtn vidt certainly raise the tone of the United Nations and make'SjJ that assembly a little more like the august body it is*Alpena, auck, whom they had not supposed to be. A cessation of name calling might evemi®^ for twenty-five years. Mr. and help the delegates to get along a bit better. ' X'JXwS iSS Secondly, we’d like to see the nations resolve to spend ““ aro“td a little mote time and effort in peaceful pursuits, instead yEiSBS of sitting up nights trying to devise more efficient waysji of eliminating the human race altogether. It seems to usL^aI0^^s^^f tllti.t li: iXSli tllC tiiilS Spent in W^npons ot H spfendJd day* ’T&s on, destraction were pat to constructive use. the world could.Ser.as;.- Meat io* tats time ot be a much better place to live in. fc; -‘-““‘j = sy> « * fwt in toe air. just such a day as Finally the nations might resolve to look at things w doi^ point of view once in awhile, to. be! 13 s rebbery beloved to be Nidi otner« ano to realize that it i&to to© sec^d Soar ©f If New Year's resolutions are a good thing for the individual, they might also be a good idea, for groups of| individuals, or nations. And we’d like to see some of the. first, second and third-rate powers-that-be make some* resolutions in regard to the way they conduct themselves ii in the field of international affairs. It should be interest-j Ing, even if nothing else. » Firstly, we’d like to see the nations resolve to stop calling each other names. A minor matter, perhaps, but it; always seemed to us that adults should act like adults, and; not like a bunch of school kids hurling insults at each other i across the back fence, nations, too. Certified Public Accountants H. J. Cornish L. F. Cornish D. Mitchell 294 DUNDAS ST. LONDON, ONT, ARMITAGE’S Give Her 60 Gauge NYLONS We can save you 10% on your Christmas Shopping of Men’s Wear. We sell for less. See our window displays. January Monday through Friday at 8 p.m and with I with ! Wingham, and Air. Clayton Wilkinson, ;Jof Toronto, spent Christmas -1 Mr. and Airs. Howard Wilkinson. Air, and Airs. Deslie Vincent i family, of London, spent Sunday !Afr. and Mrs. Clifford Logan, I family, j Afr. and Airs. Russell Kelly (family, of Sarnia, Air. and Mrs. {Morgan and Judy, of Ailsa Craig and | Air. Clifford Kelly, of London, spent I Christmas with Afr, and Airs. William • Kelly. , The Young People’s Union, of Knox {United Church, entertained the resi­dents of the village by singing earols {outside their homes on Christmas Eve, ' Air. and Airs. Bill Schreiber and ; Carol, of Streetsville, Air. Jim Ander­ sson, of the OM..C. Guelph, and Mr. I’Keith Anderson, of St Thomas, spent the week-end with Afr. and Airs. Earl Anderson. Visitors on Sunday with Afr. and Airs. Robert Grasby and family were: Mrs. H. Roberts and Harold, of Lis- «towel; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Armstrong, i Rita and Kenneth, of Thorndale; Air. (and Airs- Gibson Armstrong and Gail, I of London and Afr. and Mrs. Jack Armstrong, of Montreal. Afrs. Dave Armstrong, of Dundas, is _ spending a few days at her home here. 4 Miss Eileen Holmes, of London, jfand Air. Grant Holmes, of Toronto, ’J spent toe holiday week-end with their | parents, Air. and Airs. Joseph Holmes. B Afr. and Airs. Jack Perdue and fam­ ily, of Toronto, spent the week-end HAPPY NEW YEAR! May your good fortune give you cause for celebration! MOTOR SALES j Patsy, of Mimi co, are spending a few (days. and. Air. and Mrs. Robert Wsl- haee, of Blyth, spent Sunday with Afrs. I Cora AleGm. t Mr, and Afrs. Clarence Hanna and | family .spent Christmas with Afr. and (Afrs, Dave Lennox and family, at Brit- ‘J ton. Afiss Edith Procter is spending toe! (holid&ys with Air. and Mrs. Wilbert| xncv wci iiProcter, R, R- <4, Brussels. . |hls house, Mrs. B. Blair visited in Blyth on *vestigaxing. »$I P.S.... Just a few lines to wish you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! 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