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PROOF OF ADVERTISING
• :While tjnited States retailers piled up a 'record
buSiness during the Christmas season, Detroit mer-
chants reported their'business down.15.percent, says
the Meaford 14',xpress,
Only one reason is attributed- for this reversal
o:f the general trend. Detroit's "three 'daily' news-
papers were shut down bra strike during the Christ-
mas season..
Detroit advertisers had plenty of other media
with which to advertise their wareS. The city is .well
supplied with .radio and -TV stations which were ex-
plaited. to their full capacity to, take Up the-load the
strikebound papers were unable to. carry,
But without newspaper advertising .that market
-of millions, surrounded by Stores, billboards, radios,
TV and every other meanS of presenting their story,
registered a 15 per cent decline in business instead -of
the Healthy increase ,experienced throughout the whole
country.
It was a costly way to discover how important a
part newspaper -advertising plays in promoting mer-
cantile prosperity.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORLD
Virst it was a man's world, !lien a woman's world,
and now it's a young people's world. At least that's
the way. it looks when you consider the amenities to
which the young people of today have fallen heir.
A recent survey of high school students found
that boys in high school between the,ages .of 16 and
19: have an -average of $9,?7 a week spending money,
That's more than the average bread winner• has to
spend, after paying the butcher, baker, the 'mortgage
company -and . the installments on his car and tele-
vision set. That's more than the average housewife
could serape
t h e
if she pared her househol d.
expenses to the bone and served 'nothing but beans
all week,
Not only is the younger .generation well-heeled
itself„ but it's heavily subsidized as well. Millions. of
dollars are spent on beautiful schools with all the
.0in-finings, swimming pools,aronas and other build-,
ings, the main purpose_ of which is to provide the
younger generation with education, sport: and enter
tainmen t.
No one begrndges the youth of today . the, aretepi-tte8 which the older folk had to go .vci.ithout, you
sometimes wonder, however,- whether they realize just
bow lucky they are
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EDITORIALS
`UP TOWN BRANCH`
4 Reminiscing
•
SET CARNIVAL DATES
AT SKATERS' MEETING
At a. meeting on January 21st of
the Wirighain Figure Skating Club
executive; the dates of the annual
ice -carnival Were set .fer. March
14th and 15th. This is. the third
time dates have been -chosen, only
to find they conflicted with other
important events, or that Mr, Pope,
the club's professional was unable
to be present. ,
The co-operation of the parents
is asked in allowing the children
to participate in the -carnival, even
though it comes on school nights,
as there were no suitable week-
ends left. It is expected that the
program will be through by 10
p.m. or earlier to enable children
to be home as soon as possible.
All parents of•these interested in
helping are invited to become
associate members by contacting
Mrs, Harold Bureoll,
W. H, Rintoul and &MS were in-
stalling the new ceiling at the Ar-
mouries. Norman was up on the
scaffold and when he stepped
from it onto a ladder Which gave
way, he was thrown to the floor.
He will be off -work for a Week
Or so.
Mr, Norman Fry, who has boon
on the local staff of the Dominion
Bank for the pest two months, liar
been transferred to the Lawrence
Park Brandh, Toronto,
Mr, Sohn C.ornyit Currie took a
weak spoll'in front of W, Bush.,
field's office on Tuesday afternoen.
In the fall hiS face wane in con-
tact with the hard snow Surface
with the result that he received
a Cut on the left temple, He wag
earried into Hetighan's turtles f
Shop and from there was taken to
nr, cotton office to have, the
Wound dressed.
Bseort, looking' at high PrideS fin
the Weft 61uh viola, to hie date:
ovvoi l. -what will via thavo, my
photo little doll?"
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Septuagesima Sunday
8.30 Communion
11.00 a.m,---Sacrament of fibly Baptism
2,30 p.m.—Church School
p.m.--4,vening Prayer & Sem on
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Volts, Jan, 26 3.00 p.m.----T,adies Guild Meet
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LILA. SPECIAL PRICES THIS WEEK!
COCOANUT OIL SHAMPOO
4 AND 8 OZ. - REG. 33c, 49e 23c, 39
COULD BE EXPENSIVE
An unfortunate instance„of what happens when a
town lets the repairs of its property slide is shown in
the case of Qartanoque, which recently got nicked
for over $3,000 because of faulty sidewalks.
• Sidewalks in (lanano*que, .apparently, had got to
the dangerous stage due to lack of maintenanCe, A
59---yea,r-old woman tel on the sidewalk and suffered
extensive injuries and she- sued the town for $Fi,000
damages.
-When the case came tip in the Supreme Court,
at ' which Mr, Justice Thompson presided, the plaintiff
testified that her fall resulted in a fractured elbow
together with wrist and shoulder injuries, and when
she appeared in mat- the' elbow was wired together
and could not be moved.
During the testimony given in the court it tran-
spired that the complainant Was familiar with the
section of sidewalk that was •responsible for her fall,
hut the fact did not help the defendants particularly.
His Lordship held the corporation 60 per cent liable
for the accident-, and awarded damages totalling,'
3,174. • •
Considering the 'number o:f -cavities which can
`develop in the town's streets and sidewalks even
during the winter months, it can be seen that this type
.of thing could become quite common,. given a little
encouragement. Doubtless there are many holes in
Wingham sidewalks which could cause a fall result—
ing in similar injuries, and the possibilities are .fuLther
increased by the number of potholes in the roads..
. If \\Ting-ham had only to weirryp about holes -in
the streets or sidewalks, however, there wouldn't be
-too much cause for alarm,- Unfortunately the town
may be equally liable for other mishaps on its streets,
and in our opinion the hoards most likely to cause
trouble of this type, are the slippery sidewalks in
winter Hill e.
Men of the public works' department have done
,rrinch in. the past winter to improve y . conditions. .b
liberally sprinkling- sand-, over the pavements, and
there is no doubt that conditions-,are much better than
they used to be, 1Towever,- walking in the winter is
'still a hazardous .business.,- particularly for the older
folk, and particularly on the back streets,
As long as courts award damages as in the case
Hof •Gananaque,. and as long as Wing-ham winters
COntintle to ran true to form, the town would be well
advised to keep its liability insurance (overage. right
up to snuff at tall, tildes..
SIXTY YEARS AGO
A derailed • engine at Bplgrave
caused ,a stoppage -of tragic on- the'
London-, -Hum) and Bruce on Mon-
day. A closed • switch. -was the
cause, An auxiliary train -irate-
London cleared the traelt in tithe
to allow the north coming train
:through at tho sual time, but the
London express which leaves here
Pt 3.25 was delayed three hours
at Beigrave.
On Friday afternoon the little
two-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs,
George IL Irwin met with a pain-
Ail accident. Mrs, Irwin was fix-
ing a stove pipe upstairs and the
little fellow was watching opera-
tions from below when a pipe
slipped through the hole and falling,
down, struck him .on the bridge of
the nose, making an ugly wound.
Dr. Chisholm was called and it was
necessary to insert several stitches.
The bridge of the nose was punc-
tured and it is possible that he will
be disfigured though youth is in
his.favor and the wound may heal
so as only to leave a slight dis-
figurement. At latest reports he is
progressing as favorably as could
be expected,
FORTY YEARS AGO
Mr. A. M. Crawford, local agent
for the Ford Motor Co., is ar-
ranging for the building of a now
garage -in the spring on the Na-
tional Hotel property. The build-
ingi will he of brick and will be
Modern in every particular. The old
hotel stables will be torn down.
The hotel building is being Convert-
ed into four stores and the second.
storey will be made into dwelling
rooms. These improvements, when
completed, will make a great dif-
ference to the earner.
Canvassers have been busy ;n
Winghtim and district since Mon-
day morning circulating petitions
in connection with the Citizens'
Committee of One Hundred, who
are working for a "Dry Ontarici"
by the 1st of July next, The can-
vassers have 'thus far met with
excellent success and the petition's
are being signed by fully 75 per
cent of the male voters and by
95 per cent of the women.
Dr, Tamlyrt geports that he saw
two robins on his lawn 60 Friday
afternoon last, • It -waS•u certaibly
spring-like. weather and some of
the robins are apparently staying
With us 'for the winter. • - A, farmer came into town one day
last week running a blind.pig. In-
specter Mitchell was aware of the
fact but did not prosecute. Tem-
perance people asked why? Rea-
son—Pig was blind in only one
eye.
Messrs. Howson and Broelitebank
have installed automatic weigh
scales at their flour mill, The Ma-
Wine has a weighing capacity of
three bushels, The grain is 'carried'
from the hopper' to the weighing
box, which when full automatical-
ly empties and another three bu-
shels is run in,
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Tenders are asked for the grad-
ing and culverts on Teeswater-
Wingham road, a distance of eight
miles. This road is being shorten-
ed a little by cutting through the
farms this side of the CPR, tracks,
and thereby also eliminating two
bad crossings, Tenders are also
asked for the concrete paving of
four miles south of Exeter com-
pleting the pavement from. Clinton
to London,
While His Honor. Judge Killoran
of Stratford, WO in Goderieh on
Monday of last Week, the selection
of jurors for the spring Assizes,
which are to he open on Tuesday,
February 17, was Made. Mr, Suso.
tice McEvoy will preside,
FirlItION YEARS AGO
Per the past few! Winters a couple
of Cardinals have wintered in
Wingham, Miteh to the delight of
Marty bird lovers. Thia Year they
are again• about, Their distinctive
Call deb he heard Very often end
about as often they may be seen
in their beautiful- red feathering',
at Varian:I ledittiona about town.
NiktMttti littitotti Winced hit hack
"heir 'he fell from a "adder to the
ArrnOtielea floor TheStitty Meriting,
DONNYBROOK
(Too late for last Week)
Denim Chaniney was a
patient in W,ingham"Hospital for a
Couple of days at the 'week-end,
with complications following a
cold. .
Mrs„Tohh ThompSon spent a
week with friends in Goderich.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Henderson and
children, of K' el. and Mr. and
Mrs, Win. Webster were • Sunday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Chamney and daughters.
Mr, and Mrs. J. Thompson
and Howard spent Sunday with
Mr, and Mrs, Richard Chamney at
Bograve.,,
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.The Bible Todau
Every material devised has been
used for publishing the Bible. Its
words have been carved in stone,
cut in clay tablets and seals, writ-
ten with quill, stylus, steel and
brush on papyrus, bark, leather,
vellum linen and wax, inscribed
on wood, bronze, lead, iron, silver
and gold. The words have been
printed on parchment and paper.
In every age, from tne Physical
point of view, the Bible has con-
tinued to be the most modern book.
The Bible was the first printed
book, also it is the most printed
book, and the best printed' book,
As the most expensive and the
cheapest,. book, it has cost from
$600,000.00 to ono and one-half
cents.
Today's Bible stands, in sharp
contrast to the first printed 2 vol-
ume edition ' by Gutenhurg 500
years ago, which was 16 inches
thick and weighed 28 pounds. '
An 894.page volume today may
be less than one half inch thick,
Its paper is tissue thin but opaque
and strong. Such paper poses many
problems for the printer, but the
finest workmanship turns out per-
fect copies by the millions.
AND LA, PLAN
FEBRUARY BAZAAR
(Too" late for last week)
DONNY-RROQI{—T h a January
meeting of the W,14.11.S, and WA-
waa held on Thursday afterneen
at the home of Mrs, Sam Thomp-
son. Mrs, R, Chamney was in the
chair fop the W.IV.f.$. and opened
the meeting with a message for the
New Year. Two verses of "Take
Time to Be Holy", were sung. The
Scripture reading was from Phil-
liPians 1:21.30, .followed by prayer,
Mrs, H, Jeffersen read an article
on Christian stewardship, followed
by the singing of 'There Were
Ninety and Nine," and a, poem
"Tway a Sheep, Not a Lamb that
Strayed Away" was song,
Two heralds reported, Mrs. N.
Jeffarsen on Japan and Mrs. E.
Robinson on India, Diitne Cham-
ney sang, "Have Faith, Hope and.
Charity", The minutes of the last
meeting were approved as read
and the annual report was given.
Mrs, Tom Armstrong read a chap-
ter from the study book.
. The business part of the meeting
was conducted by the president,
Mrs. Wm, Hardy. Several thank-
you notes were -. read. •plans „were
made to have a, hazaar at the Feb-
"nary meeting, Proceeds to be used
to buy material for quilts. Two
verses of "Mere Love to - Thee"
were sung and Mr, Washington
closed the meeting with .prayer.
• Mrs, Stuart • Chamney pronided
for the W,A. meeting which fol-
lowed, when•Psalm .695 was read in
unison, Mrs. • Gordon Naylor gave
a 'reading entitled, "Every Morn-
ing" and the minutes of the last
meeting were read and the annual
report given.
A. speeial collection was taken
for the -flower fund. Mrs. H. Jef-
ferson gave a reading and a hymn
was sting in closing,
Lunch was served by the hostess
-assisted by Mrs. Harold Woods and
VD's, Gordon Naylor, .
By Rev. G. D. Parson, B.A.
Sec. Upper Canada, Bible Society
Bible paper is always scarce and
very costly. Member Societies of
the United Bible Society share it
with one another where and when
there is shortage.
Some Iron Curtain countries al-
low shipment of Bible paper into
the country where no printed
Bibles would be allowed to enter.
East Germany and Hungary are
printing Bibles today on paper
supplied by the British and For-
eign Bible Society from England.
During the past two years a total
pf 140 tons have reached Hungary
in this way with the permission of
the authorities, This Contribution
amounted to £8,000. 'NOW a third
gift of 20 tons more has been ar-
ranged jointly with the American
,Bible Society at a Cost of -£2,600,
Similar gifts have been sent to
East Germany during the past year
totalling 70 tons worth X4,000.
Suggested Bible Readings
• Sunday—Matt. 23:1,39; Monday—
Matt, 24: 1-28; TueSday—Matt, 24:
29-51; Wednesday—Matt. 25: 1-30;
Thursday—Matt. 25: 31-40; Friday,
=Matt.. 26: 1-35; Saturday—lVfatt,
26: 36-75.
1 KERNELS. of KORN
AT A • RECENT international
Co'nferenfe On technical assistance,
there were prolonged 'deliberations
concerning the necessity of ."know
how." Finally the Turkish repre-
sentative said: "Let me tell you
a story about Nasrettin Hoca, our
traditional Turkish wit,
"Once upon a time," he began,
"the Ikea was walking home with
a package of liver. His wife's recipe
for liver was renowned through-
out the countryside, and his mouth
watered in anticipation of his din-
net% Suddenly, out of a clear sky,
an eagle swooped down, snatched
the package from the Hocals hand
and flew away, The Hoca was un-
perturbed, He smiled and called
after the bird, 'You've got the liver,
but what good is it without the
recipe?' "
Flirt: A woman who believes that
it's every Mart for herself.
Senior Girls' Basketball
On January the eighteenth, the
SpleanyloitLtrE;cellpedowtogiiLlsuellcrisw wasto
very exciting, At the end of the first
Waller Wingham led by five to
three, Ey the half, Wingham was
beginning to take the commanding
end by a score of 16-6. The final
score was 30-11 for Wingham, High
scoring forward for Lucknow was
Gibson with four points: Nancy
Hutcheson. was high scorer for'
Wingham with eleven points.
Those on the Wingham . team ati,
(forwards) Betty Foxton, Mary F.
Currie, Gail Colvin, Marie HaStie,
Nancy Hutcheson and Winnie
Munro; (guards) Muriel Whytoe.k,
Doreen Machan, Beverley MacDon-
ald, Elaine Worrell, Joyce Moffat
and Velma. Stapleton. Guards ate
not allowed to shoot for the basket.
,Junior Girls'• Basketball
Last Wednesday the Juniors also
went to Lucknow, This was a one-
sided but interesting game. At
half time Wingham led by 42 points
to 6 points for Lucknow. The fingl
score was Wingham 70, Lucknow
TS. High scorers for Lucknow were
Joan Crawford and Helen Collin-
son with 5 points each. Margaret
Machan with 22 points and Mari-.
anne McKibben with 14 were high
scorers for Wingham. Girls on the
Junior team are (forwards) Ruth
Fryfogle, Marianne McKihbon,
Betty Anne Stobo, Karen Swanson,
Gwen Brown and Margaret Meeh-
an; (guards) MarjOrie Moffat,
Muriel Gowdy, Merle Gowdy, Daisy
Gibson, Linda Todd and Marlene
Mahood. Congratulations girls, let's
keep up .those high scores for
Wingham.
Winnie Munro XIII •
Home Life
"A house is not necessarily a
home." Alas, never were-truer Words
spoken. In the old days they lived
as a family, but now the home is
merely a place to eat and sleep.
At the breakfast table, Dad is bur-
ied behind his paper, not saying a
weed, while Junior is scurrying to
finish last night's homework. Sis
is reading a "True Confession"
book while Mom merely looks
helplessly about her. Dad leaves for -
work, kissing Mom on the fly, and
the children go to school. Not ten
words were spoken since they got
up. Is this family life?
At night, Mom goes to her bridge
club, Dad goes curling, Junior piles
into his hot-rod and takes off while
Sis flirts on .the phone with her
boy friend, Each comes home when
he wishes and quietly goes to bed.
:Every member goes his own way.
They do not do anything as a Lin-
fly, It certainly would be strange
if they stayed home -some night
and got to know each other.
So you see, a house is 'not always
a, home. I ktiow, I live in one,
Barry McQuillin
Travelogue of . Alaska, •
Wingham c•DiStriet Aigh School
was privilegdagOe MOnday, January
16, to have Mr. and Mrs. Maig,.of
Elmira, present a very interesting
travelogue of their trip to Alaska.
Together with another couple
they began the trip in July, 1954,
I BOX 473,
391 Queens Ave.,
London, Ont,
Jan. 20, 1056
The Wingham 'Advance-Times
Dear Sit':
. Enclosed $3 for any subscription
to The Advance-Times for 1 year.
• The Advance-Times has been
coming down here to me each week
Since I left toWn. I like to keep
in touch with the news of Wing-
hatn, Please send it clown to Lon-
don to the above address,
Yours truly,
Herbert H, Tsard,
They started by car from Kitetten-
er and travelled the entire journey
on the Trans-Canada Highway,
They went as far north as Anchor-
age, Alaska, and then down to
Vancouver,
Mr. Marr took many beautiful
coloured slides of the journey and
Mrs. Mary had interesting stories
to accompany them. She told us
about the building of the Alaska
Highway and about Mr. and MrS.
Black who had been members frf
Parliament for the Yukon. The
Marrs had the pleasure of talking
to those people who told many in-
teresting stories of the Northland,
We were amused when Mrs, Marr
pointed out the "skyscraper" of the
'Yukon--ft three-story log cabin.
These slides and the . talk were
greatly enjoyed by everyone in at-
tendance,
W.D.H.S, greatly appreciated
this travelogue and we hope that
Mr, and Mrs. Marr will return
again in the near future,
Joan Armitage XIII
CURLING
Friday afternoon, January 13,
saw the high school •curling rime
consisting of Doug. Murray* (skip),
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Witco Lott leaving .for Orillia
where •-they -would be participating
downs, Tim competition was held•.
in the Ontario School Boys' Play-6
on 'Saturday, January 14.
Eight teams. participat$d in the
event, They came to -Orillia.by vir-
tue of earlier winnings in their
respective divisions, The Wingham
rink qualified by winning division
six play, held this year in -Owen
Sound.
Once again the boys, coached
by Mr, Madill, -brought curling
honours to their high- school by
winning two games and losing one,„ •
thus capturing the second Went.
the .firSt draw they faced and
defeated the Peterborough entry
by an 8 to 7 score, Secondly, Wing-
ham opposed Sarnia, However, the
two-time Ontario winner and Cana-'
ditto finalists proved too much for
the Wingham boys who were de-
boated in -a close and bard-fought
game which was climaxed by an.
exciting finish., The final scor e
read Sarnia 8, Wingham 7, Sarnia .0
went on to win. the honour of rep- -
resenting Ontario in the Canadian
plaYdOwns for their third OW. The
event will be held this year in
Fort William.
After a curling banquet , and
parade to the arena, Wing-1mM met
Oshawa in the finals for the "Mel-'
Sterschafl,”. Trophy which now
stands among our trophies, The
score on the game Was 9,5 for
WIngham.
In addition to bringing home the
trophy, the boys are seen sporting
new shirts which they won.
We wish the boys the hest el'
luck in future boimpleis,
Bruce Lott, XITA
HIGH SCHOOL
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