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PAGE TWO THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Wednesday, March 14th., 1951
We. Have No Children To Spare
Those residents of Wingham who are not often in the.
Iiillcrest area might be surprised to actually stAt and
iae how many youngsters there can be in one block. On a
sunny afternoon the hill is fairly crawling with little boys
and girls, bent solely on enjoying life. As a matter of
fact, we are informed that when the writer adds his two to
the throng next week there will be exactly sixty children in
one block.
The majority of motorists who travel those streets are
aware of the fact that a child may pOp out unto the road-
way at any time. However, strangers do drive along Carl-
ing Terrace and Catherine Street from time to time and
somc of them travel too fast—for the simple reason that
there are times when a mere 15 miles per hour would be
zoo fast for safety. It's pretty well ,a children's street and
motorists come second,
There are warning signs at the entrances to the block
with the word "Slow" prominently displayed, but it might
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Ireland, no one
beloved as the
Emerald isle—
Shortly after his arrival the Druids
held a feast at which the most im-
portant chieftains of Erin were to be
present. Patrick realized that here was
a wonderful chance for him to advance
the cause of the Christian religion,
and lie determined to brave all dangers
and attend the conclave in person.
The great saint, together. with his
faithful followers, arrived at the Druid
meeting on Easter Eve and kindled
the traditional Easter Fire. This in-
furiated the Druid King, who com-
manded - his priests to have the fire
extinguished and the intruders killed.
This however, they were unable to do
because of the divine aid that was
given Patrick!
During the time when Patrick was
in the camp of the Druids there was
a fierce black cloud which hung over
all the land. The Christian Saint chal-
lenged the Druid magicians to remove
the cloud, and though they used all
the skill of their magic profession,
the cloud still remained. But when
Saint Patrick bowed his head and
prayed, the golden radiance of the
brilliant sunshine at once broke
through and filled the land with the
brightest sunlight. •
So filled with religious ardor was
the young Saint, and so impressive
was he in word and deed that several
of the Druids showed hint honour.
This is supposed to be when the cele-
brated occasion of showing the sham-
rock took place. At first it was diffi-
cult for tine Irish to understand the
doctrine of the Blessed Trinity, and
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represented the three persons in .the
Trinity, while the stem on which they
grew stood for the tinily of three in
one,
Althou gh the King of the Druids
had at first ordered the priests to be
hostile to the visitors, he was so im-
pressed with the new religion that he
gave the Christians permission to
travel all over Erin, spreading the
new faith,
During the next years, St. Patrick
travelled widely throughout Ireland,
making thousands of converts and
raising church after church in honour
of the Christian religion, Although he
made remarkable progress in convert-
ing the people, there still was much
opposition, especially among the lead-
ers of the Druids.
In his "Confession", we read that
no less than twelve times he and his
faithful missionaries were seized and
carried away as slaves; and once he
was loaded with chains and sentenced
to die, But in every case the faith of
tins great Saint was so unsinkable that
he won the day.
As a person, Saint Patrick was the
model of a religious leader. In that
time when he was not engaged in
sacred work, he always spent the
hours in fervent prayer. His life was
an ascetic one, as he slept on beds
made of hard rock and was clad in a
rough-hair shirt.
He was an untiring, worker, whose,
enthusiasm for his sacred mission
seems to have equalled by his bravery.
Naturally enough, many traditions
and anecdotes have arisen in regard to
the life and accomplishments of such
a great man,
One of these tells how the Saint
was set upon by a crowd of fierce
demons in the shape of vultures. Once
again another miracle is supposed to
have worked when the entire
mass of evil spirits were killed by
drowning in response to Saint. Pat-
rick's prayers.
Another more famous anecdote nar-
rates how the holy man banished all
of the many and horrible snakes in
Ireland except one sole survivor which
refused to leave, Saint Patrick made
a box into which he asked the ser-
pent to enter, but the latter refused
on the ground that it was too small
for him. After a lengthy argument,
the snake finally decided to crawl
into the box to show that it was too
small. And when it was inside, the
good Saint closed the lid and threw
it into the sea.
Thus did Ireland's most famous son
not only bring Christianity to the
people of Erin, but he also freed them
of the (treaded snakes,
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be a good idea to add a further warning. Perhaps a sign
which mentioned the fact that special attention is necessary
because of the children would be a help. The very best
method would be to put up a large-size bulletin board
carrying the words: "Danger - 60 Children in this Block - -
Motorists Proceed at their Own Risk." As the population
increased the number on the sign could be changed and
other residents of the town \vould be provided with an in-
teresting record of the vital statistics.
Seriously, however, it appears obvious that more than
usual precautions should be taken to see that traffic moves
at a safe pace where there are so many children at play. We
Can't spare even,one of those kiddies.
The Roads Take a Beating
The roads, both paved highways and gravel tops, are
going to pieces badly this year. Each sucessive spring
seems to see them in worse shape. Increasingly heavy
truck traffic is blamed for the damage, which is running
the province into millions of dollars a year for repairs. To
ulanie the trucks for all the deterioration may seem unjust
when there are so many cars on the road but it is a general-
ly accepted fact that our highways and country thorough-
/arcs were not built for the tremendous weights which are
now hauled over them. No matter how well the road sur-
face may be treated, the bed or foundation on which the
roadway is built is crushed down in the course of time.
Some of the roughest road we have driven over this
year lies between Mildmay and Clifford. This stretch was
given a thin coating of tar and gravel only a short time
ago and it seems to have shelled off and taken the surface
of the concrete with it.
Without question the Ontario Department of High-
ways is faced with a road re-building project which is not
likely to be completed within the next quarter century. And
this type of work runs into money—big money. .I:.very one
of us who drives a car wants to travel on smooth roads and
we are demanding the costly projects which keep our taxes
away up in the air.
This Is Our War Too
Canadian Troops are now in action in Kore,a, which
now means that, for the first time, the Third World War
becomes a matter of immediate interest to the people of
this country, to whom so far, it has been nothing but a
vague sort of political argument.
Actually, in the famous statement that Mr. Stalin
made recently in Pravda, he included a specific reference
to Canada, which did not attract as much attention as it
should have in this country.
Many Canadians continue to take a very detached at-
titude to the present war. They express patronizing dis-
approval of the conduct of the U.S. and British Govern-
ments. They seem to think that this country can he another
Sweden or Switzerland in this war. It is rather useful that
Mr. Stalin has .inade it clear that he disagrees with that
attitude and that he has Canada clearly in mind. After all,
this is Mr. Stalin's \vat-, not ours, It is he, not we, \Nil() will
'say where and how it is going to, be fought.
Public opinion in Canada unquestionably backs the
novernment in taking this detached attitude, A CTallup
Poll, released rebruary 21si., showed 6R4 of all Canadians; E
764% of' 1,iberals 69`.:.% of Pro Cons : 61 (.4 of CCI:, feeling that !..-!
Canada is doing everything possible at present to preserve . 1
‘vorld peace. That is an extraordinary attitude, since the 1
world is at car, but it is of no use pretending that this is
not the present public attitude, Ti may change rapidly and
drastically, as more Canadian casualties are reported.
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Room for More Reports
We have a grand hunch of press reporters working on,
our "honorary staff." ltvery week these people bring in ..the
reports of meetings , and .activities of the various organiza-
tions in town and the surrounding community, thus mak-
ing sure that their group is kept in the news, Frowever..•
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here are still several organizations from which we do not
ear. How about appointing a press reporter 'from your I
own ranks and getting your reports in to the Advance-
times promptly after each meeting?
You see, a news story in the paper about the activities
of the group to which you belong not only helps to make .1
the newspaper interesting, bat it also provides a big boost PI
for your club,
St. Patrick's Day
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in spite of the fact that Saint Pat-
rick has almost come to be a synonym
for things Irish and the Irish Church,
it is most interesting to know that he
was not born in Ireland but in Scot-
land, and that he spent a number of
years in the home of a high priest of
the Druids.
Saint Patrick was born on March
17th, 389 in Kilpatrick in the south-
east of Scotland, the son of a Roman
family of high rank.
When he was sixteen years old, he
was carried off by Irish marauders
and sold as a slave to a high priest of
the strange pagan Druid religion. Fur
six years he remained a slave, learn-
ing to speak the ancient 'Gaelic lang-
uage and also familiarizing himself
with the rites of druidism which was
so strong ill Scotland at that time.
Even as a youth he was very de-
vout, and a fervant believer in the
great power of prayer. An angel ap-
!peared to him in a vision admonigh-
I mg him to flee from his cruel servi-
tude.
After an arduous journey, he escap-
ed to the west coast of Ireland, and
I finally back to Britain by boat, By
this time the youthful Patrick had de-
I cided to devote his entire life and
!career to religious work. He studied
;at the famous monastery at Tours;
and later did missionary work in the
territory of Saint Germain. 'Tis said,
that all during this time his thoughts
were constantly of Ireland,
From Prance Patrick journeyed to
Rome, being recommended to Pope
Celestine by Bishop Germain. The
Pope bestowed his blessings upon the
holy young man, together with many
relics and other spiritual gifts, att.('
commissioned him with the task of
bringing the Irish nation into the
Catholic faith.
Thus, in 433 did the new Bishop
set out on the most important mission
of his life. When lit; and his little
group of missionaries arrived in Ire-
land, the Druids naturally were up in
arms against them, as they saw their
religious control of the people destroy-
ed.
From the beginning, divine power
was made manifest in Saint Patrick's
being and he worked many miracles.
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