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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-05-28, Page 2WHITSUNDAY 10.00 a,m.—Church School 11.00 a.m,—Holy Communion—The Rector, 7.00 p.m.—Evening Prayer and Sermon —The Rector 0 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. V:400.inwoomomartr -warn 1:01••111,10.0.1000...001.0...0011..1,011641i(141=1.411=4)4M(1.1.1.M.(111111011.16.0.11M11.1111.041•MM/410-41.11.1111,(1411.11011•1.111MOOM041 t aut' eburtb (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA) Effingbain fit5ham itzturrA:littrs Published at Winghani, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W, Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Dept. Subscription Rate -- One Year $2.50, Six Months $1,25 in advance 17- S. 4. $3.00 per year Foreign. Rate $3,50 per year Advertising Rates on application 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. "THE SONGMEN" 14 SELECTED MALE VOICES Directed by David Ouchterlony, Organist Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto sal WING HAM UNITED CHURCH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4th 8.15 p.m. ADMISSION — 75c SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL. THE CHILD! 5191. Yn' REMINISCING aftIMMI ttttttttttt ffffffffffff fffff fffffff MOM( tttttt ttttt 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. 0 - 0 0 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. 0 - 0 - 0 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. mionollii Aare at _fresh („f,,,ee feejilg AY E S 'DRY DIODORAPIT Aryl AYER DRY REGULAR PRICE 2 FOR $1.70 Two 85c jars. of the popular Ayeil Dry for only $1.00. Have that fresh feeling and assurance from morning till night with Ayer Dry. It is soft ... smooth and effectively checks - perspiration. This offer is open for a limited time only. Don't miss it! HARRIET HuRBARD Gya ae.tialette, ERR'S DRUG STORE HUBBARD AYER COSMETICS a a a a a a a a a a a a. a a a a a a a a a a a a to that it is in accordance with city by- 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- lessness and inconsiderate driving, "Let Plywood Help You with Your Spring Building!" Beaver Lumber has a complete stock of quality Plywood. It's perfect for alterations and addi- tions, for framework, sheeting, underlay and sub- floors. It's also perfect for toys, garden furniture and a host of other uses. PLYWOOD will fill your needs and it's economical CALL BEAVER LUMBER Phone 66 TODAY. YOUR PLYWOOD HEADQUARTERS 5 /1 6" Sheathing Plywood Has a Host of Uses. It is strong., durable, easy ,to handle, low in cost, High Nail Holding Qualities and is for EX- TERIOR USE. For your Bill of Material let us figure Plywood for it. BEAVER L LUMBER CO, 5 -Jt1111111IIIUtttttt 101 tit-tutu IM ttttttt I tttttttttttt ttt t :Hee t ttt 0 ttttttt tttt tt tttttt eleeeene:011:4•1•01 IkOg TWO .611Or earr 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 tat ehaemq win , u eitssot iiotn rejoice s' ne‘Whveor vaet's zro7w,i,nig•ontgc, with give otuisr 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