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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-05-02, Page 2SCOTT'S. SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT Milk( WAS INCREASE- IN AeleiEfeiCAf PoenekrueR 14E0 ee (Steeeriete). 4E17. 11 1." Woret( BY A. BEDquirt viomAg c.o.sfKui..F.s. ool> PART of Nee. FAMILY'S WEALlil. II' IS MADE OF SILVER COINS, C.,. PM, Ei,ig ZjIr Oitt glittut Anyvuttltrr Published at \Vingilant, Ontario ‘Veireer Brethere, ritblisiters„ \\". Derry lVenger, :Editor Member Audit of Circulation .41 lomAl.......0.041.111.....110011...1)0110.1)4.011.1111110.0.11111.1140111.00.04111•1.110111•0411101/ 411•1.1,==.4•11.1.111111•01•10114•1111.11.0•0001111.1141101,11411114+ Callan Shoes YOUTHFUL SADDLE OXFORDS for children and teenagers In white with blue trim,, and white with brown. CHILDREN'S SIZES 5 to 3 . Priced from $3.95 GROWING GIRLS Priced from $5.45 WORK IN COMFORT Smart, long-wearing a n d comfortable work boots with leather or composition soles Priced from $7.50 CALLAN SHOES I Phone 12 Wingham 1 S.st story," A4 I love you." If :she . didn't respond to. that .pne; well, in- stead of driving in the direction. of • Zetland you changed liveries, get a different colored horse, a new supply of lozenges and next evening headed for the first line of Morris. Apart from romance; the flame of which never dies completely down on the altar of the human heart, driving' horses in the environs of Winghron became so highly developed that some of the drivers' steeds budded into race horses, My brother, John, had one of these, He had quite a flare for fish anti fast travelling and Mamie C,, tir- ed of pulling fish decided to pull only Fisher, To this day I do not know which one of John's many girl friends Mamie Q. was named after. All I know is that the girl must surely have been more renowned than the horse. By some sort of horse-sense John got Mamie C. into the 2,40 class. With arms outetrechecl like a faithful sweetheart waiting the return of her soldier boy friend, and legs out- spread like a rail fence corner, I had the hair-raising experience of driving this flying Nancy Hanks once around the fast dirt track which made Wing- ham notorious when I was a boy. My time was not recorded but, the thril- ling impressions on my sensitive heart were almost as deep and lasting as when on mild summer evenings in June I nervously handled those gay conversation lozenges. John of course, was not supposed to be interested in such morally questionable diversions as horse-rac- ing but when discussed within part of the family circle, I remember George Hanna defending John with all the Irish eloquence of his Meet- rious father by Affirming that John neither drank; smoked nor swore, and I so was as good as a minister on the Wingham race course, No doubt about it, Jack Fisher had those Sky-Pilot qualifications. At one of the race meets Tom Mc- Lean stood guard at the narrow en- trance to the foot bridge, like the famous Horatius of ancient fame. Tom Cassels approached with the throng but his credentials did not meet the approVale of the resolute t:gt 0 41W.RITI!,01.01.!!t,**.,11,011.144.0.011471.04 4 NOW! NEW! IRON For Suckling Pigs 1 THE EASY WAY Nixon Laheraterllee have re- 1 cently developed "PELLA. GrREN PAINT" an adhesive I pelarationatanil i IROl i vitamins A:D.Boafotm o2(teg;vafaeorf cor- rect teats, anemia aventanar cliliefliPciei y applied to the nursing sow's acid., and trace Minerals—to he dieeases hi suckling pigs. For thweasi t shrm, place, t easy owing uls)iegep, r et:. oration on your next litter. i A 4 oz. bottle ($1.25) is suffi- cient for the average litter during the entire suckling stage, 2 I "We ,. Guarantee Ali Nixon's 1 .......0.......oimpirameasormeTER .....404104 COCCIDIOSIS ALL POBUuLaYurNEED A 1 NIXON'S PELLAGREX 1 ..!.. Is all excellent reconstructive 1 I tonic for birds after attacks of i coccidiosis. .The vitamins, mill- i vitality and sthnulate growth. I i orals and trace elements In ! Pellagrex increase appetite, I gtoyamonAggrolmouvagoillimgmmoemoggstogmlemg*....) keeper of the turnstile, Words were exchanged--hot ones too-- a fist-fight ensued—whack—wham—Tom Cassels sensed a handicap and exclaimed "You're a little long in the arms but that's all." What Tom McLean said —Well, what difference, perhaps Tom Cassels was on his way to visit one of the charming daughters of another Tom—Tom Netterfield. Extenuating circumstances? KERR'S Drug Store fr los.14T,Fi e CO R 1,322 Colours The Complete Paint Service We are Offering our Customers a Complete Color Range in Every Type of Finish Velvet — Semi-Gloss — Interior Gloss and Enamel Match your Drapes and Wallpaper with FLO = GLAZE COLORIZER — at THE WALLPAPER SHOP ELMER WILKINSON DECORATOR Ira* Make Your Dollar Go Farther By Buying Standard Size SASH and FRAMES GLAZED CHECK RAIL SASH Prefit to slide into a frame in sizes from 16" to 36" glass. - KNOCK - DOWN FRAMES Precut and Prefit Ready to nail together for the above sash. PREFIT UNITS WITH BALANCES Ready to place in your wall opening. PICTURE WINDOWS in different designs Decide on the Size and Design Window you would • like. Take them home with you or have our truck deliver them. BEAVER LUMBER CO, tildiTED Telephone 66 Wingham 410E. TWO THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES wgixsTcsoitr, M4 2, ..1161 Sharing Scarcity l iorward their delegations to council meetings, their pro- "We share things among ourselves." Diagonal Road on Saturday last, one That is the principle of Socialism. i of the older and highly esteemed ;ect for better rural living'and their insistence that wom- J -s But, as Mr. Churchill remarked, it 'residents of Wingham, in the person en's ideas were worthy consideration. has proved to be a "sharing of scar- 'of Rosanna Waugh, beloved wife of It is a far cry from those clays to the situation today.! city." The Socialists claim to have Mr. Walter Taylor, in her 71st year. We all know 01 hundreds of up-and-coming communities given the people of Britain social where the council is not only willing, 'but even anxious to security byl "sharing the wealth" and thestabgioshamraeont toodof ,ovyastfhionsurance have the opinion of the Women's Institute on matters of schemes Stake. -local Concern. This organization has proven, not only in They have shared the money in the Canada but in many countries, that women share equallyform of high wages but money is nor wealth; it is merely pieces of paper, in the responsibility for human di gnity and public wel fare.the value of which is in the quantity * and quality of the things that can be :exchanged for it, It there is a scarcity Rummage Sale This Month of those things or if prices are high While we are on the subject of women's activities it is ; because of the high cost of producing - fitting. to mention the annual rummage sale sponsored by them, the purchasing value of the the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Wingham General Hospital, money is reduced accordingly. The sale is to be held in the _Armouries on The present shortage of beef in Saturday after- Britain is due to the Government's noon, May 12th. going into the meat-buying business pu bli c. At numr but that is only one phase of its ecore: Ruinmage sales eertainly appeal to the erous emic tplanning. There are shortages in places in the United States they have grown to anon- e and rationing, pricpes areo the American high, it is quite famous in this part of Ont- controls ario. We had often heard of the event before coming' to higher than ever. One of the chief factors in the present situation is the Wingham, and we understand that it draws buyers from high cost and the failure of "Social a 'wide area. Security." Writing in The Tablet Since the proceeds from the sale are used for the (London), Christopher Hollis, M. P., "politiciansarehfvearvrisngtaltkomteheabootlec security," tare, tremely Nvorth y purpose of providing needed supplies f r th Wingham General Hospital, it merits the very best of says, "Never in the field ofhnuri human support from this entire community, not only the town, but conflict has so much rot been talked by so many to so many. It is surely the surrounding community which is serviced by the Wino--z, clear that these schemes cannot by ham Hospital. their nature give security in its only Perhaps the finest point about the rummage sa l e is proper sense of freedom from care, the very fact that it is one form of raising nionev without All that it can do at best is to spread asking for a hand-out of any kind. The people who con- tribute the articles for sale are usually overjoyed to get rid savings of the whole community will be at your disposal." But, continues Mr. Hollis, "that is not security—it is not fool-proof. It obviously depends on there being savings somewhere. if there are no savings—if there is in- flation—the whole scheme collapses, Nothing in the world is a more naked fraud than an insurance scheme in Which the contributions are paid at one level of prices and benefits receiv- ed at an entirely different level." mount importance in the emancipation of women in this a, London suburb. country..Not only did it have an important bearing on the t itstteile• from.oth eL iovlettis•pootol ; "Admitted, d nnioi tt eado, actual status of women in the eves of the law, but vastly pe there'stlt itisn't ashortage in meat, eggs, etc., more important, it impressed upon each community the o as bad thiansgstireampoanpgersoumiasekle f ..orce of women 's opinions. In many of the smaller centres] out. We share it n-as not at all uncommon for councillors ,and the male'ves. The people who live alone suffer most, as they have just the bare rat- populace in general to snort with contenipt Flt the mere ions to live on. If one has money one idea of a Nvomen's group having any wortii ni e thoughts can eat in the restaurants and save the rations for the week-end. Even after spending the past few months on matters of public interest. there you can be swindled. For ex- in California. W0111e11 lacked confidence in their own judo-flier-A' ample, if you ask for chicken sand- Mr. John Potter met with a painful where matters of municipal concern were involved. ..(211(er- oviches, In nine cases out of ten you furniture factorer on Monday morning faccident while at work in the Bell record of achievement is, of course, nothing new in the' To the ClInoitiasdoiaoli cheaply come a roast annals of Intstitute work, indeed, unsuccessful .institutes; of beef is' by as it : used to be; but neither' are rare. !,e,itl , for that matter. z1: old song', p goes the price of beef!" can be Comparisons may be odious, but it would be difficult , to np,me. another nation-wide organization which ha ,i a — - eatables, not living in a l9annd d orifnkpalebolteye: : applied to mutttoorempsoottlic and all other coniplished as much as the Women 's institute. Ii htiott'u\ti\l-n,; But we are thel size of Wingham, of course, the Institute isl teidiettewo“Tlehtters i:laar\eed just received i the . people of 4ng- tohn y wo men's group which carries on unselfish ‘york for !land77 from housekeepers oveeeriv 1 i lnre general are really awful at Intges. e betterment of the colliMullit y, but in the smaller cen- oi.e 'Present time" writdes one. "The price ties, where town and rural life are closely integrated, the Ihmeg.shToordtage of Institute; is at its best. Perhaps the great factor in the low --; !meat goods is appalling, tchontmhuing activity of Women 's Institutes lies in the fatt order two of us. 1 small ltiveek's ration of meat I gotaythrf eoer te members join the organization frankly admittino. ; bare a hadeh chops, foonr thaatt they are seeking knowledge and instruction. in s'o-' and goodness knows ewrhfeenr Isi.tewlleeka many other organizations of a more sophisticated natte;caanny,oInlhave two bucketsful left and t there 'y hepnultvea wfire in to heat the general assumption that the members are there; to help the other fellow only. In Institute work public wel .- ;are and water w bath, I blame FORTY YEARS AGO ,the government foar ntthea state of things Shoes advertised at Willis & Co. community service are very important phases, 011 we are in. They have a lot of incom- this week at 4,3p a, pair for grown the activity, but the quest for greater knowledge is equally petent men in office who do not know girls' shoes. one thing about the way things should Mrs. Robt, Elliott of Brantford is -tant visiting at the home of her son, Mr. H. B. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mutch of Clin- ton were visiting with Wingham rela- tives over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs., Andrew Leggett. have returned home from Collingwood, where they spent the last few months, Mr. Isaac Whisby of Stratford, is visiting at the tome of Mr. H. Hins- cliffe of town. Mr. W. T. Hall of the Advance, re- turned home on Saturday evening last t. ) Cal . .11e, upon or taste the like again?" "As to the political and economic causes of all this, let others dispute. The fact remains that the people so long famous for .rosblf' have rarely seen a noble sirloin on the family table for more than a decade, The Institutes Have DORM Much For Smaller Towns fished, baron of beef has utterly van, leo, and as for that Yorkshire Reports brought in at the annual meeting of the Wing-, .‘ an y Chop, liarm:11:th of meaty succulence,a shall we aver look 111.1t111:. tBhranch of the Women's Institute last WeIele' indicate c organization has had another successful Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Dept. Subscription Rate — One Year •$'2 56, Si x Months $1.25 in atiV4titZe t.7. S. A. $3,00 per year Foreign Rate $3,50 per year' Advertising Rates on application carriedt out, and the way they are Actually, the birth and early growth of the Women's nstitute, Nvhich \vas founded 51 years ago; was of Para- I tMieligliZ cirleylia,t was lent to terri b le. T mt is from • By Lewis Milligan "The Boast Beef of Old England" , a. thing of the past. Writing in the !London .0beerveri Ivor Brown says: REMINISCING er t ako t o i d t f y h hng o thse pGpoyvezanhmeni t hasun serous proportions. - Although the local sale does not hit d e money. * Street Looks Better The people who live and work along the main street of Wingham are pleased that the thoroughfare has been given its spring cleaning. The :fire hose was used for a general scrub-dow.n last week and the whole centre section of the town looks about a thousand per cent better - - and no doubt the hay fever victims feel tremendously relieved as well, since there is no dust blowing around. In other sections of the town cleaning up has been in progress on private property. Already the lawns and flower beds are beginning to show promise of the beauty which will become apparent a little later in the season. The members of the Horticultural Society have been tak- ing a strong lead in this direction, Congratulations,to The Teeswater News on the instal- lation of a new automatic printing' press. This, machine,. which will be used for commercial' printing, produces very fine.. work and takes a lot of the back-ache out of the job At the same time. 4e. Our thanks again to those poeple who are gracious enough to phone in .their "personal" items. We are trying very hard to enlarge that particular department of the newspaper and deeply appreciate such contributions, the risk. They say "We are all in this together. In future your well-being and old age will' no longer wholly de- c'f d them and the folks who buy get first-class value for their Pen upon your personal savings. The * * TWENTY-FIVE. YEARS AGO The remains of the late William Ellacott Were••leid-eto rest in the Wingham cemetery on Thursday, April 9th., Rev. F. W. Schaffter, rec- tor of St Paul's Church, conducted the service. Mr. Alex McPherson of Turnbcrry, is returning to Kenton, Man., with his sister, Mrs. Neil Anderson and will spend the summer there. Mrs. C. .N Griffin and daughter, Mrs. A. H. Wilford, are at the form- er's home, corner John St., and Carl- ing Terrace. Mr. William Sanderson, while work- ing around the engine, had the mis- fortune to have one of his fingers badly crushed. * * FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Raum were in town over the week-end, Mrs. J. Sheffield, St. Catharines, was a visitor in town for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Baker were Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Walker. Mrs. S. C. Hurkett of Montreal, vie- • Old Times (By P. S. Fisher) Horses played, a large part in the early development of Wingham. As I remember them there were the heavy drafts (we have them yet) the general purpose and the driver. The drivers were the sort used by travellers from town to village, by the middle class townspeople to attend a wedding or funeral, see a sick friend away over near Teeswater or fittingly celebrate an event of family importance by way of a picnic on the shaded shores of the ever-flowing Maitland, seeking the sea amidst the wild-woods of Wawanosh. Lovers used -them too. Proportion- ately as much was spent by the Beau Brummells of the town on 'hiring a livery' as today is spent on gas. The purpose and the result remains un- changed. Courtship eventuating in marriage is accomplished either by horse and buggy or 1951 gleaming 1 e ou d be eating rabbit. They cook roadster. The gleam in the eye seems e, that He was working:on the planing mach- to be the thing that counts and this ations Of inactivity in this realm had led to the ieelino- the aonnt.d, chickeni; withld half a dozen rabbits, , .._ inc and in some manner had two fin- only men could decide the important issues. Under know the dif- has been heightened by conversation in sandwiches." gers taken off 'his left hand. lozenges just as effectively as by enc011rawelllent of far-sighted leaders the Institutes pushed teren'c'eo '-, • There passed away at her home on creamy chocolates new-wrapped in cellophane. In fact, being one of those who have sat behind both dash- board and instrument board, I give my red hot testiniony in favor of the dashboard. Having Scotch blood in my veins I cannot refrain from observing just here that conversation lozenges cost less and influence more than all the -gdeeslipping checolatea Tn.-Canada: Love may be blind all right but unless the girl is cross-eyed what wordy could be more certain to be under- stood than those unmistakably legible letters on those sweet conversation lozenges of long ago, I can taste them yet and remember them too. "You're the girl for me" "Give me a Kiss Tonight" and then the royal climax kept in the left hand pocket and not produced "Till the moon rose in its glory and you told Life's sweet- ited last week with her friend, Mrs. G. C ,Hanna. Rev. E. L. Roberts, R. D., is ettend- ing a meeting of the Huron Synod in London this week. Mr. Currie Wilson of Kitchener, was a week-end guest of his mother. Mrs. John Wilson, Edward Street. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith of Guelph, were week-end visitors with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, A. H, Muse grove. ! Try PELLAGREX in the ! drinking water for only 7 days. I G. Alan Williams Optometrist In former office of Dr. R. C. Redmond Patrick St., Wingham Professional Eye Examinations Phone 770 gVenings by appointment.