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in the conventional skills, such as
reading and 'Wrlthlg, These occupa.
tions. Will bell) the boys and.girls
become, usefully' en1PloYed, if only In
their OWn homes,
Besides the direct, benefit to To-
mita studerits, tha equipment will aid
retarded children all, over Canada.
The new school, will have provision
for some 35 students from out of
Own. In addition, restate of the new
facilities will be guide posts 'in. treat-
ing mentally retarded children else-
where,
PEDESTRIANS GAN BE
HAZARD TO MOTORISTS
Most winter clothing is dark in
color, and with early nightfall hring-
ing the evening rush hour in. dusk Or
dark, the motorists' problem in see•
ing arid aveiding pedestrians is, se-
verely aggravated, Antielputhhi the
likelihood of pedestrians being about
and adjusting driving accordingly is
the best safegUard against or
injuring a pedestrian who might
thoughtleisly or too, boldly venture
into the path of a motor vehicle,
has, 16 auxiliaris, across. Canada, _has
been, responsible for 75 per cent of
the, work of translating and publish-
ing the Bible around the ,world.-
Suggested Readings for the Week
Suaday, Matt. 10:1-22; Monday,
Matt, 10;23-42; Tuesday, Matt. 11:1-30;
Wednesday, Matt. 12:1-30; Thursday,
Matt. 12:31-50; Friday, Matt. 13:1-30;
Saturday, Matt 13:31-58,
.SUCCESSFUL CONCERT
SPONS HED BY Y.1.
ST. HELENS—There was a large
crowd at the'•community hail on
Tuesday evening fora the variety con-
cert sponsored by the Women's In-
stitute; Mrs, Andrew ,Gaunt, :the, pre,:
sident, .was in the chair for the pro-
gram which opened with community
singing.
* Other numbers- included piano solos
by Mrs. Chester Taylor, Mrs. Will
Rutherford, Mary B Purdon' and
Terry Wilson. There was a mock
wedding with Donna Wotids as the
bride; Mrs. Bill MacPherson? brides-
maid; Doris Miller, the gro6m;' Mrs.
Gordon, MatPherson, as groomsman;
Mrs. Frank MeQuillin, as the bride's
father; Gladys McDonald, as flower
girt; and McDonald as ring
bea!Pro Mrs. ;Charles:. McDonald was,
the minister and Mrs. Chester Taylor
L D. A. DRUG siORIE
Phone 18 — Baby Supplies Wingham
introduces "thesnewest nursery star"
Playtex*
PlagttrillaSterpitct
Ruffled nylott.mtnrqul.sette
sprinkled wish star; to match
the twinkle in her eyes/
High Fashion for the nursery seri Saucy nylon tricot
ruffles on star-sprinkled sheer nylon marquisette
I (waterproof, plastic lined, of course!) Soft, stretchy
elastic legs and waistfor smooth, oh-so-comfy fit.
Side snaps for convenient on and off!
All designed to keep your
princess socially acceptable
—and socially adorable, too!
Small, medium, large, extra large.
WHITE stars on white... PINK stars on white
Beautifully al bored in
$198 shimmering pink foil.
TIME TO TAKE STOCK
With a whole bright new year stretching out in front
of us, this would be a good time to take stock of the
situation in Wingham, and to decide what projects should
be taken on during the next twelve months.
One of them, of course will be a new wing to the
public school, and that is an undertaking over which we
have little control. No other public buildings or additions
seem to be in prospect for 1956.
For any organization or group of citizens, however,
which wishes to undertake some public service, there
should be plenty to do.
Wingham needs some swimming facilities, for in-
stance. Not necessarily a full-fledged swimming pool, but
at least .a clean, safe place for the children to swim. It's
something' that with some consideration might cost less
than 91-(any people think.
/We• need a park, too. Our present park, while an
asset to the main street, is little more than a stretch of
AaWn with some trees and makes little use of the natural
facilities which Wing-ham is fortunate to possess: A river-
:side park would he a wonderful project which perhaps
ould really get under way this year.
With two successful years behind the annual town
bration, Frontier Days should be a natural. Let's hope
igger, better and with even more attractions than
ever.
A project which could be undertaken with renewed
vigor during 1956 is the drive for new industries. Htther-
-tofore a two-man committee of the council has borne the
-brunt of industrial expansion problems, and tried, as
effectively as they knew how, to cope with those prob.-
Perhaps a Junior Chamber of Commerce could be
formed to take on the job. of publicizing the town and
trying to attract new industries to it.
. There are many other ways in which the community
could be bettered. If each of us were to do something
to help in some small way there is no doubt that Wingham
.could have an even more successful year in 1956 than it
did in t955.
*
ON THE HOUSE
In these days when evel-ybOdy and his -dog- gets a
grant from the government for something or other, a lot
of people seem to be "living it up" on g-overnment hand-
outs. Civic bodies, are spending more than is absolutely
necessary in order to get the grants that go along with the
expenditures.
The government pays up to 75% of the shot on
schools and a considerable 'percentage on hospitals. So
everybody figures the best is none too good. People are
taking a philosophical view of luxuries they would jolly
0 well get along without, if they had to foot the bill them-
selves.
Nowadays people are spending $100 to save $10, and
calling it smart business, They're ordering "on the house"
as if the house were actually paying for it.
Government grants aren't manna from heaven. They're
money out of your pocket and mine.
*
STILL HOPE FOR RADIO
There's still hope for radio in spite of the inroads of
television, according to the Financial Post. Changes in
policy and programming are holding a steady and inter-
ested following made up of "minority audiences.".
According to the Post's outlook for the future there
is a fithting- chance that radio revenue will pick up to a
point aboye pre-TV days, what with the development of
more selective afternoon programs aimed at women, in-
creases in experimental, educational and cultural pro-
grams, and more musical programs at night,
Whether radio will ever be restored to its honored
place in the living room, however, seems to be a matter of
doubt At present about 85% of the TV sets owned- in
Canada occupy this preferred space, and most of the radios
have been relegated to the kitchen, bedroom or the family
tar,
rri a position akin to that of newspapers when people
predicted their demise shortly after the appearance of
radio, it now appears that reports of the death of radio
have been somewhat exaggerated,-
I REIIINISCINfi..
,„„„„„„„,„„, ............. o ... .. v1.04 WIN ..... 41WPOSIMix
sixty TEARS AGO
There was very little excitement at
the town nominations on MOIOtay
night, No One seems to have had met),
fault to find with alp old council,
or at least if there was any fault to
be found, those who felt se inclined
kept quieter than is.their custom. The
result being the meeting was turned
into a, kind of mutual admiration
society. There will be an election for
councillors in all wards,
The electors of Turnberry are satis-
fied with the work of the old council,
and Reeve McPherson, warden of
Huron for 1.895 will occupy the
position for the fourteenth time,
thirteen of Which he has been elected
by acclamation, The council for 1896
will, therefore be: Reeve, Wm, IVIo-
Pherson; deputy-reeve, Wm. Cruick-
shank; councillors, John. Musgrove,
Wm, Gemill and John Diment,
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FORTY YEARS AGO
The Lucknow Dramatic Club will
put on a play in the opera house on
Monday evening, January 10, entitled
"Under Two Flags" under the auspic-
es ' of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Wingham General Hospital, The
Lucknow Dramatic Club appeared
here previously and were well receiv-
ed.
The final month of 1915 was not
nearly as freakish in regards to'-the
weather as that of the previous year.
In the month just closed there were
27 inches of snow and 1.46 inches ,of
rain, The highest temperature was.
37, on December 23, and the lowfiet
2.5 above zero on December 30. In
December 1914, the mercury got up,
as high as 56 on December 1 and on
December 26 dropped to 22 below zero.
There was 2814 inches of snow and
only -020 inches of rain.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M., Crawford left
on Monday afternoon for New York
where they will spend a few. days at-
tending the big automobile show.
Miss Sean McGillvray, who went to
France with the Chicago unit, has re-
turned home after serving six months
as a nurse.. She spent three days in
Paris before leaving for England.
Everything is quiet there, places of
amusement are all closed, but the
people have no fear of the• Germans
reaching there. She also spent two
days,l,in London.. Miss McGillvray
sailed on. December 13 from Falmouth
in the S.S. "Rotterdam" Holland-Am-
erican line for New York., She is
visiting Mrs.. David Robertson, her
sister, .in Toronto, this week.
Inspector Mitchell, of North Huron,
and Magistrate Lockhart have had a
busy month with law violators and
they are insisting that the C.T.A.
shall have its proper enforcement.
For being drunk two Ashfield men,
who have been doing transient trade
for one of the Goderich lawbreakers,,
Were fined $100 and costs ori two
charges of illegal disposal. A BlYth
man pleaded guilty on two • chargei
of bringing liquor into the county
and other chargei were pending.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Mr. Gordon Buchanan, on returning
from a short trip to Florida, brought
to our office on Saturday three large
juicy grapefruit, picked from a tree
in Alex Cr.awford's garden at St.
Petersburg, The three were clustered
together and were of considerable
weight, and if by any chance a tree
yields a crop like that of an apple
tree, we wonder what keeps it from
breaking under the strain.
On Saturday afternoon the front of
the BrunSwick Hotel gave the ap-
pearance that war had been declared,
but it was only a bunch of ambitiOus
hunters going after jack rabbits.
They were only out a couple of hours
but were successful in getting eight.
The Supertest Petroleum Corp. will
send the radio fans two hockey games
this week over 10 B.P. Thursday night
from Kincardine and Friday night
from the. Wingham arena, the broad-
casts to start at 8.15. "Red" Richards
will be at the mike, If you can't pos-
sibly attend the games, listen to them
on your radio,
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FlITEEN YEARS AGO
About twenty-five men of the Royal
Air Force at Port Albert Navigation
School were Christmas guests in
Wingham homes, The arrangements
were made by the Lions -Club and
members of the club, called for men
at the 'airport Tuesday afternoon and
returned their to camp Thursday
morning,
The following soldiers were home
ChristniaS or I11Civ. Year's: Lieut. T.
W. Platt, Cliff. lerdrinir, Henry Rosa,
Jack Fraser, Cti£f. Tartan, Hugh
Cumming, Robert Murray, HughPreri,
tice, 1410$ Casemore, Stewart Carter,
Wm; Krohn, Charles" Chittlek, Ken
neth Rintotil, Elgin Coutti,
The ilth large 'Contingent of Canad-
ian troops td cross the Atlantic since
the War started, bringing the tVd.
Division to full strength,. stretched
their lend legs in' chine after landing
front great gray troopships which
broUght their safely if turbuently, from
Oftliada,
noxttig Day %VAS ObServeti here last
Week as a liolidaY, The stores, banks
and faetorlos Were Closed. it Was a
Weleerric rest perk:0 for' the mereh,,
ants and Olerke after long hours Of
Work prior to Chriatriina, The Weather
Was not favorable for a holiday as
there was neither :Writing Or shifto
A twenty-year drama of translating
the whole Bible inte Ukranian ended
recently. in Winnipeg, Canada has the.
Bible available in over 100 languages,
and dialects ,and today it is rare. to
find further translation work in pro-
gress here.
Steeped, in intrigue, this drama's
last act b'egan in 1935 and the curtain
fell only last year. Its early scenes
were set in Europe. Its hero, Dr. Be-
Hon Ohienko, professor of Kiev Uni
versity in the Ukraine, began making
notes .and, collecting source material
thirty years earlier while working in
Warsaw. University.
The story reads like an Odyssey;
After years of devoted effort his task
was interrupted with the outbreak of
the. Second World War. Then some of
his precious. notes and manuscripts
were burned. There followed a flight
through Poland to Czechoslovakia and
on to a monastery in Austria, Thus
the remainder of the carefully pre-
served work.was smuggled from place
to place until. it finally reached Sivit=
zerland.. There It was rescued by some
British soldiers who sent it to' Dr.
Ohienko., By that time he had reached
Canada. •
Since 1950 ,the. translation was,
completed, aided by two American
Ukraniari scholars, Dr. Ohienko has
labored,. to put this •new version of
the 'Bible into,,the hands , of his'people.
Two whe Wingham AoruirseMws, WedneridIVI, J*nuury 4th, 1900
Chr finOratt ttltrotrIt.A.,
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Grant to Retarded
By Fund to Provide
Vocational Training
A grant of 44;158,59 by The Atkin-
son Charitable 'Foundation to the
Metropolitan Toronto Association for
Retarded Children was announced re-
cently by Mrs, M. J. McGrath, presi-
dent of the association,
The grant will go mainly to equip
departmenta for gymnastic activities,
occupational and physiotherapy, do-
mestic science and manual training
When the association moves its school
unit into its new quarters sin the old
Canadian National Institute for the
Blind, Where accommodation for, the
training Ibr 400 mentally retarded
chlrdren will be available,
NeW oPerating two schools in To-
Nato, the association aids children
With LC).!s,,a'ated at less• than 50, or
equivalent of eight. These are the
childten for whom there is no pro-
vision In classes for the mentally re-
tarded sponsored by the province,
Domestic science and manual train-
ing are important, to these children
' since the lack of capacity will pre-
vent most of them /from advancing
The Bible Toda
St. Helens Children
Enjoyed S.S. Party
ST. HELENS—A gay , Christmas
tree, wreaths and' streamers of red
and green gave' a festive air to the
Sunday School room .,:of the United
Church on Friday evening for the
Sunday School, coneert. Mr. Ralph
Howlett was he general chairman
for the evening.
, • . The program -included Christmas
songs by "the girls, ,and beys; piano
solos by Bob Murdie and Terry Wil-
son; a monalogrie by Gladys. McDon-
ald; solos by Mrs. Hdwlett and -Gladys
McDonald and a duet by Mr: and Mrs,
Simon de Boer; a duet 'by Mr. and
Mrs. Howlett with Ukelele ,and piano,
accompaniment;'recitationa by Hughio
Todd, Wayne Todd, Allan; McDonald,
Nancy Borscht, Judy Wardell, Patsy
Cranston and Terry Wilson and a
duet by Gladys McDonald, and Deanna
Humphrey.
Games were enjoyed under the
direction of Mrs. Alex Murdie and
Mrs. Mel Brown and a pleasant even-
ing concluded with, a bountiful lunch
Including ice cream with oranges for
the children,
By Rev. G. D. Parson, B.A„
Sec. Upper Canada. Bible Society
ST.• HEIENS
Personals
Mr. and Mrs.. W, A. Humphrey and
Mr. and. Mrs,,Gcorge Walker attended
the golden, weddingL eelebration of Mr.
and. Mrs. Win, Bowles, of St. Cathar-
ines recently. Mts. Bowles was ferm-
erlY" Miss Carrie Humphrey, of this
vicinity. Mr.' and Mrs. W. A, Hum-
phrey also visited.Mr. and Mrs. Lorne
Huniphrey at Hesn.eler.
Miss Margaret !Allier was home
from Stratford frit the New Year's
week-end.
Good From Evil
A service for learners
Velgrabe Qiburtb
Sunday morning at, 11
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The :British arid ,Foreign Bible So- •••••.. played, tire? wedding myste. ciety has now begun its production The program. included songs by
and distribution. This society, which members of the Y.01, of the. United'.
Church, with .:Norniit Murray, at the
piano; songs ,by,` a greup' of pupils of
S.S, No, 3 with giiitar accompaniment
by, Terry, Wilson;, numbers by Iran
and Barry MaQuillin, Tommy, Pritch-
ard and Donnie Gaunt accompanied
by MiS, 'Fred ifeQuillin; a htinioroni
reading by Barry McQuilhin; a mouth
organ selection— by Doug. Dahm of
Curries' Corners; a duet by Mn', and
Mrs. Simon: de (Boer,
tions by 'Archie McQuiilin With acs_
Conipanipient plora,,,Jeari; ,solps
by Anrie Todd and 11,6.'21111er Mac-
Kezie,of , Amber:ley, and a :saxophone
number 4,Y.ItiAiNrraY; 941.114
Gramt at the .,piano,
At 'the 'conclusion daricing was en-
joyed to music, by the Aristocrats,
Vaurt.- 'Cbtirtb
(ANGLICAN)
alinabain
First Sunday after the Epiphany,
8,39 Communion
11.Q0 a.m.±/viortthig Prayer & Sermon
2A).p.tm—Chtireh School
7.00 p.in,..--yening Prayer & Sermon
* *
Thurs., Jan: ,5th-3,00 p.m.—WA, in the' Parish
Room,
Sat, 10.00 airn.---ftthior Confirmation Class in the
Parish Room.
Tues., Jan. l7th-78.00 p.m.—Annual Congregational