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10.00 a,m.—Church School
11.00 a.m,—Holy Communion—The Rector,
7.00 p.m.—Evening Prayer and Sermon
—The Rector
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Wednesday, May 28th — Spring °Banquet of the
Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen in
Seaforth. Cars - will leave St. Paul's
shortly before 6 p.m.
Friday, May 30th, 8.00 p.m.—Board of Manage-
ment meeting.
Monday, June 2nd—Spring Deanery meeting in
Bayfield.
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FAIR PROJECT MEANS A LOT TO YOUNGSTERS.
For the second time since coining to this locality we
have been forcibly impressed by the job which is being
handled by those in charge of the Belgrave School Fair.
The recent music festival, which is only one of the tasks
undertaken by the Fair Board, is an outstanding example.
One had only to look about the audience which
, gathered for the festival to see that parents, uncles, aunts
as well as school teachers and„ friends were following the
proceeding with intense interest. This event alone is doing
a great deal to increase in the coming generation an ap-
preciation of those finer things which will eventually add
up to dignified anti useful adult life.
In the early fall the fair itself will make another tre-
mendous contribution to the life of the rural community
and to the well-rounded education of the youngsters who
participate.
We are reminded of one of the practices in a service
club to which we belonged until a short time ago. In that
organization every member was expected to give what was
termed a "classification talk". It was simply an oppor-
tunity for the members to describe the means by which
they earned their livelihood, but its effects were far-
reaching. We found that as each member spoke for a few
minutes about his own trade or profession those Who
heard him were impressed not only by his problems, but by
the amount of knowledge and skill which was required to
stay in business. In the same manner the speaker gained
a new perspective of the dignity of his own calling.
In somewhat the same manner a fall fair adds dignity
and pride of good workmanship to the farmer's calling—
and it is well that today's youngsters should be thoroijghly
impressed by the importance of the task which can be
theirs if they will but follow in the footsteps of their fore-
bears.
The officers of the fair, the pupils and the teachers
--who participate are most certainly to he commended upon
'the fine job they do in the promotion of the Belgrave
School Fair and its attendant 'projects. We do know
something of the immense amount of work involved and
feel that every moment is well invested.
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FORTY YEARS AGO
The Wingham Branch of the Wo-
men's Institute held their seventh
annual meeting on May 23rd., when
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: Pres,. Mrs. John
Wilson; let, vice-pres., Mrs. Jos. Hall;
2nd. vice-pres,, Mrs. Irwin Patterson;
sec.-treas., Mrs, W, Bone; district
director, Mrs. H. B. Elliott; branch
directors, Mrs. H. .B Elliott, Mrs. E.
Harrison; Mrs. P. Deans, Mrs. Thos,
Bowes; organist, Mrs. E. Harrison;
auditors, Mrs. M, J. Gillespit, ,Mrs,
John Hewer. Nert regular meeting
will be held in the Council Chamber
on June 27th.
Mr. Musgrove, M. L. A, for north
Huron, gave an excellent and instruc-
tive address on bilingualism, ..to the
Epworth League on Monday evening,
that was much appreciated. The pro-
gram was in charge of the Literary
committee. Mr. Hill contributed a
solo, Miss Mary Lloyd an instrumen-
tal and Misses Kerr and Hammond
an instrumental duet, The evening
was profitably and pleasantly spent.
The Toronto World thus outlines
the proposed anti-treating law to be
introduced by the Ontario Govern-
ment at the next session. "It will be
far-reaching in its effect, and of a
drastic nature, and will thoroughly
eliminate the treating system, which
was criticized so severely by Sir
James Whitney on the floor of the
house two months ago. The hotelkeep-
er, the bartender, the man who buys
the drink, and the man who is given
the treat, will be prosecuted under
the new law. The tentative plans are
designed to reach every person who
may commit an offence under the
anti-treating law. It is believed that
by this means the habit will be dis-
couraged mort than if action were
taken against the hotelkeeper's lic-
ense. The bartender will likely be
fined to the amount of $100 or 200,
and the "treator" and treated will be
dealt with in a similar way.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS '\AGO
An event of more than usual inter-
est took place on Wednesday night,
May 25th., when Mr. and Mrs. Dan
McInnes of Langside, celebrated
theeir golden wedding anniversary.
Their home was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, The tables were art-
istically arranged, the floral decora-
tions being golden colored tulips and
fern, while a large golden colored
wedding bell suspended from the
ceiling directly over the centre table
added to the attractiveness of the
dining room.
Mr. McInnes was born in Welling-
ton County, coming to Bruce about
1870. A few years later he married
Mary Falknel of Langside, and they
have lived in this dsitrict ever:since.
The family consisted of seven boys
and five girls, all of whom attended
the function with the exception of
the eldest daughter, who was unable
to be present. There are twenty-seven
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children .were present.
Miss Laura Bell, a Wingham girl,
who is employed in the Betty Jane
Candy Store, 24 Adams St., Detroit,
had a thrilling experience a fortnight
ago, when a gunman entered the
store and got away with about $700
in bills. Walking in he marched up.
to the girls who were about to leave,
and said: "This is a hold-up, breathe
and I'll shoot," The girls obeyed,
were marched to the kitchen, and
arriving there with his gun, he snap-
ped on the cellar light and put them
downstairs, together with their cus-
tomers, Hearing him go out, they
came back to find the store fall of
customers, when Miss Laura called
the police. They were soon on the
spot but failed to locate the bold man.
Laura was complimented on her act-
ion in the matter, for her coolness no
doubt prevented anything more ser-
ious.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Kathleen Brill, aged 12, and her
sister, Violet, aged six, daughters of
Roy Brill, West Wawanosh farmer,
were lost for more than six hours in
Callahan's swamp,.
The little girls were hunting flow-
ers and birds' nests on the edge of
the swamp and kept getting deeper
and deeper into the bush until they
could not find their way out. During
the afternoon their mother called
them and receiving no response sum-
moned the neighbours, who continued
a search for them until the little girls
wandered onto the concession and
were welcomed by a party of the
searchers. By chance the girls struck
an old road which led them to the
concession.
On the 24th of May, the new speed
law, which allows traffic to sift along
at 50 miles per hour, came into ef-
fect. Fifty miles per hour is the fast-
est that is allowed on highways any-
where in Canada. The old 35-mile an-
hour limit was disregarded by prac-
tically all motorists and therefore
was of little use, The new Speed regu-
lation, 50 miles per hour, ought to
satisfy everybody as• it is about the
general speed that most motorists
use. Those who travel at very exces-
sive speeds are a menace to traffic
but with modern cars, 50 miles an hour
is not out of the way.
In England, a few years ago they
had no speed limit but were forced
to put a limit on so the always
present speed demon could be con-
trolled Observe the new traffic law,
it allows you to get from place to
place quickly, Too great a speed is
dangerous and idiotic.
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laws. Double parking is a hazard.
Pulling out from the curb with an
obstructed view has caused many ac-
cidents. When approaching a pedes-
trian crossing, remember to stop at
the white line, not over it, and indi-
cate with a hand signal your next
move.
When driving at night, dim your
headlights, for many an accident is
caused by an inconsiderate driver with
dazzling lights.
Speeding on gravel roads, or wet,
greasy paved roads has only one end-
ing—disaster. Unavoidable accidents
do occur, but many are due to care-
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THE. WiNGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28t4i 1951
BUILDING TRADES PRICING THEMSELVES
OUT OF THE HOUSING MARKET
( The Canadian Satesman )
Thanks to a high degree of organization, and of a
leadership almost totally unconcerned with the public
interest, the building trades have virtually priced them-
selves out of the housing market. As a consequence of
'high wages and a very low order of productivty housing
costs haVe sky-rocketed, with the result that only about
half as many houses will be started this year as were start-
ed in 1951.
Moreover, few of such houses as are built this year
-1,v11 be built for rent, since their high cost would necessitate
.an economic rental far in excess of what the average
-worker would, should, or in many cases could pay.
Because the wage and work policies of the construc-
tion mechanics have put housing beyond the reach of the
average citizen there arises periodically a demand tthat
"low-cost rental housing units" be provided by the State.
One wonders what the term "low-cost" means in this con-
nection At. current prices of labour and of housing ma-
terials the construction of any housing units cannot pos-
sibly be described as "low-cost". Presumably, then, the
term "low-cost" is designed to describ.e the level of rents.
In other words, the State is expected to put up hous-
ing units which must be costly under to-day's conditions
and then to rent them to "the People". But what people?
How, in the current climate of opinion, can a means test
'be developed? How, without a means test, can the high-
cost low-rent housing be honestly distributed? Or will
poltical pull, or bribery, or other favourism become the
basis for selection?
What the advocates of "low-cost rental housing units"
-are really demanding is that the State subsidize the highly
organized and monopolistic construction worker, leaviing
him to enjoy his current inordinate wages whatever the
state of the housing market. In other words, when the
consumer decides he can not or will not pay the price of
housing demanded by organized labour, the State will help
not the consumer but the high-priced union workman.
Further, the State will do this by penalizing the low-paid
worker through taxes, since only by means of taxes can
the. State raise the money necessary to support the mono-
polistic union worker in the style to which he has become
accustomed.
Ours is supposed to be an economy ruled bby ehe law
of supply and demand operating through the price mechan-
ism. If the State does not permit the price mechanism to
work when it would be to the benefit of the bulk of con-
sumers the State is helping to maintain a form of mono-
poly. It is also playing favourites in what is supposed to
'he a classless society.
Housing may be as short as the advocates of State-
supplied "low-cost rental housing" declare. But the over-
all situation will not be helped by throwing a greater tax
burden upon the people of Canada as a whole, particularly-
at this juncture, in order that building mechanics can ride
in their automobiles while their prospective'customers ride
street cars or use shank's pony.
BOX 473
Editor, Advance-Times,
Wingham, Ontario.
On Friday night, the Winglaam. Soft-
ball team put a period to its losing
streak, by defeating the powerful
Meaford aggregation by a score of one
to nothing, On the play, they fully de-
served their well-earned win. After
two losses to Lucknow, WingliaM fans
were getting uneasy and were asking
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Now, in my opinion, there is noth-
ing seriously wrong with our team. It
is as good and as strong as any other
in the league in which it operates. In
one department, however, I must ad-
mit It showed, in its first two encoun-
ters a lamentable hitting weakness,
In Friday night's game this weakness
Was much Iess in evidence, and our
boys were hitting fairly well. What
occasioned this improvement; how
can it be explained?
After careful consideration I have
resolved what I think is the correct
answer to the question, "Wherefore
the improvement and how was it
brought about?" In their first two
games our boys were suffering from
an overdose of coaching. In their
third game the dose was greatly re-
duced and seldom administered, This
coaching business has always annoyed
me. It is a dictatorship I very much
dislike. I don't care who does the
coaching, whether it is the official
coach, the team captain, or some
major general or other; he should use
his coaching power very sparingly,
and only when circumstances have
reached a crucial stage.
I noticed at the opening game here
that the coach told each player, as his
turn to bat came, just exactly what he
must do.This sort of dictation seems to
me altogether foolish and absurd; and
when the batter does as he is bid, in
nine cases out of ten, disaster ensues.
It works this way. The 'opposing pit-
cher readily discerns what the batter
has been told to do, He can tell this
from the way the batter walks to the
plate and from the expression on his
face; and, as a consequence, can so
Pitch as to make it quite impossible
for the batter to do what he was bid
do. I noticed too, that, as the coached
batter approached the plate, he had
evidently resented the dictation given
him,
I maintain that the player, once he
has taken his position, knows far bet-
ter than the coach just what treat-
ment to give the balls thrown to him.
Therefore he should be left free to use
his own judgment and act as it dic-
tates .His judgment as 'a rule should
be his dictator and not his coach.
Give the boys an adequate amount
of freedom to act at bat as they think
best, and we will get good results and
a larg enumber of wins. At least I
think we will!
Yours truly,
Jas. G. Webster
Safe Driving Can
Save Many Lives
Accidents do not happen, they are
caused, and human errors in judg-
ment are the greatest contributors.
Failure to observe road signs or give
proper signals; driving too fast cross-
ing intersections; poor lights or brak-
es; lack of proper care and courtesy
on the road; use of intoxicants, such
bad habits will eventually involve
you in an accident—perhaps cause
death.
Drivers of automobiles must always
be alert and cautious—remembering
that speed causes many accidents
which often are serious—qudk accel-
eration and powerful brakes are dan-
gerous if misused. For - absolute
safety ,travel at a speed which will
allow a reasonable margin of safety
in any eventuality.
Before entering a main road, al-
ways stop and be certain your way is
clear before proceeding. Keep on
your correct side of the road, espec-
ially where your view is obscured.
For instance, on hills, there is always
a chance that a car approaching from
the opposite direction will meet you
at the crest.
Always stop, look and listen at
railway crossings. Keep' your eyes
on 0, cyclists—they may 'swerve in
your path, Where a ball rolls across
the street, invariably a child will run
after it.
Exereise great caution when ap-
proaching a school zone, for children
have a habit of dashing across the
street. Promptly obey the signals of
the school patrol—these youngsters
do a wonderful job.
Slow down in built-up areas and
watch for jay-walkers, or the pedes-
trian who walks out from the front
or back of stationary vehicles parked
at the Curb.
Should it be necessary to park on
the downward grade of a hill, turn
the front wheels the car inward
so they rest against the curb. Put on
the hand brake and place the car in
'gear.
When parking near a hydrant, see