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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-07-18, Page 2)48'in %Wel 114 0 Wotsh4ot 44,4,0,0-4,--Pine., Itve-opv.wliq 41,Y 01'11i3b rrr 4e. Progress —A Glorious Thing The Bible itidau "Bring out ypur soybeans, se- „same, rice and eggs! ",Let us help you market your produeel” Such words as these are chal- lenging farmers today in out of the way places of Korea, and in- cidentally, challenging the econ- omic and transportation problems left over from the recent tragic war. Thus, with imagination, inflation and difficulties with distribution of goods are alike. attacked by Itev, Young Bin Im, the man behind the recent work of translating the' Bible into the common script or, "Hankul". As the General' Secre- tary of the Korean Bible Society, Mr. 1M has decided that Bibles must be taken to the people. If, he reasoned, people cOidd • not afford Bibles because they could not dis- pose of their produce, this itself could become the barter With which they might secure them. The Kor- ean Bible Society is associated with' the British and Foreign Bible Soc- iety. This is the policy of the latter also. - VETERINARY SUPPLIES ARE An important branch of our pharmaceutical business. if .4 EPSOM SALTS, 1 lb, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 16 oz. • BABY POWDER 10, a/ if It. Johnson & Johnson MINERAL OIL 40 oz. SACCHARIN TABLETS 34 Grain - .500's VANCE'S, I.D.A. DRUG STORE tin t tins We know the, background of every drug used in the manu, facture of Veterinary Special',1 ties, and carry all veterinary specialties marketed' by Mi., able manufacturers. When ypu require Veterinary Spec:Lilies you may rest assured that we shale° our best to conscientiously help you Select the drug most suited to yout needs. I.D.A. WEEKLY SPECIALS1 19c 39c 59c 87c 59c PRESCRIPTION Complete Animal Health . Department DRUGGIST Phone 18 WINGHAM Agency for-- DuBarry, Hildnut, Ayer and Reirelotz Cosmetics -...1111111111 "miln -••-""q1PIT001 r 4,4 civil defence notebook THIS WAY IS MUCH TOO EASY Po./. 444entrii preen detantlizn • , CrOsalfig/Lake Ontario by ship has advantaged, tee, YOU can adininee or retard speed at Will and clitrentil do not VVerflf you, tat Shirley defeated in her try latt.yeat tie MOM the lake,will try again this'yoar Mid Hope, the Will hied trouble with. currents. Last sear. -she MOM 42 *Met mit wu pulled , ouiE et the *Ater AfeW from Mott Oki la now Wittig At, Paurz ebtird (ANGLICAN) in ham Eighth Sunday after Trinity 8.30 a.m.--Quiet Camtntmiqn 11,00 asttL---Morning Prayer & Seri The Rector p.tit tvening 'Office IA; • w vvvv "w",0":0,- thgeminiscing I • SIXTY YEARS AGO On Friday evening, Jos. Stubbs of Morris, was driving from Wingh t, along the gravel road, his lwrse shied a t some object on the prairl‘• and ran his buggy into a passing. wagon. The buggy was upturnel and badly broken up, Mr. Stubbs' leg was hurt, but he managed to prevent the horse from getting away. • Mr, Robert Woods, of TurnberrY, met with a -painful accident on Tuesday while Avorkizi...g at a barn at Culross. He was engaged in handling plank up on a seaffoldinA When, the. man above Kt one slip,. and it falling, struck Mr, Woods on the bend. He received an ugly scalp wound and was unconscious for some hours, lw was driven to town and :.he wound dressed by a physician, - Mr. A, N. Gifford, who has been in 'the jewellery store of I, B. Mun- •. show, the optician, for some time past, has purchased a stock of goods and w 11 open up business for niMeelf in Ripley. * FORTY YEARS AGO At the special meeting of the Town Council this week, she ques- tion of buifling anew dam at lower town was discussed, Half -of this dam was renewed some years ago and the other half being construct- ed of wood, is in an unsafe condi—• tion. • The members of the diunell in-. -spected 'tie dam during the mere- ing and it was decided on motion of .Court. Binkley4 and Gurney, that a, new cement dam be constfected and if found necessary the work be -done by day labour. Pte. Norman Nicholls arrived home from France on Monday evening to visit his father, Mr. A. 3. Nicholls. Pte. Nicholls has been with. No. 1 Corps of the General Hospital at La Treepert, France, for some months. He has Many in- teresting stories to tell of his ex- periences in the war zone. I1e ex- pects to remain here for about a month. 0.0.:4 • 4,1,- 44.0.0 ..4iAig.t0tf., 444.44+ +0.4.01111,•• obligations which require a slightly higher than average income. The firm. for which he works has plenty of work to offer those who want over- time employment — but the law:says no. Only a few extra hours employ- ment may be given and a permit se- cured even for that privilege. We know of another-employee who refUsed to accept his present job until he was promised work on Saturday afternoons. These ..are not the type who seek a "handout'. They ask only the op- portunity to labour six days a week and pay their bills. What a far cry from the days of our much-lauded pioneer ancestors who slaved . from dawn till dark to clear their farms and take their proper places in the building of a new and honorable nation. In the unclouded social atmosphere of a century gone, the man who wanted to work was not a scab or a lawbreaker — he was the spirit, the backbone of our land. The most widely-read Book that man has known carries two admon- itions concerning our daily lives. At one point we are told "By the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread:," And again, "Six days shalt thou labour." t would now appear 'that the tremendous social and economic rev- olution which has occurred in our time has set at naught the divine wis- dom of Scripture. Not too many years ago laboring men, and more particularly children, were mercilessly exploited by un- scrupulous employers, In our super- human effort to correct these evils we have gone a bit too far and demanded. a little too much. Talking last week with a working man who is employed by a local manu- facturing firm we were surprised to 1-earn that he is not permitted by law to be `worked more than 48 hours a week. He wants to , work longer hours. „He is strong, healthy and am- bitious and most important he has Swimming Classes Most Important Perhaps the most valuable of all activities provided by the Recreation Council is the swimming instruction currently being provided for over 50 youngsters at the Teeswater pool. Championship ball and hockey teams occupy a big place in our think- ing here — and they certainly are grand for the reputation of the com- munity but the programs which pro- vide for greater numbers of children should rightly hold first position in our plans. Every summer brings its quota of drownings -- steadily increasing be-' cause of the vastly greater number of SO WE'RE COMPLETELY MODERN, EH7 We all like to imagine we're pretty Up:-.to-date.. Nothing old-fashioned ctAtzw,,,,,Everything we do and all our thoughts are geared to the com- pletely rational 20th century. That's what you think. If you'd like. to learn the truth tune in the wrestling matches on TV. Listen'to the comments of the crowd. Soon- you'll hear the voice of an old lady screaming "Kill 'im," "Break his arm off I" Up-to-date? Don't fool yourself ! The old ladies and working men of Rome were screaming the same phras- es (in Latin of course) 2,000 years ago as the gladiators poured their red blood onto the sand of the arena for the amusement of the mob. You think bull fights are cruel? You imagine the Spanish, are -heartless because they enjoy seeing a steer cut :to - pieces? :.There niuSt be a lot of 'Canadians',and,-Atnericans who sputAip their dollars- to pay the big money wrestlers. Perhaps a lacerated cow is worthy of your pity but do you feel the same when two human beings enter the ring to fight with every ferocious trick they can devise? Oh yes, we know — you are quite aware that half of the action in the wrestling ring is faked. It's just a big show and you laugh it off. But there must be a pile of wrestling fans who don't think the way you do — or wrestlers would be starving .to death instead, of driving Cadillacs, Wrestling could be and should. be one of the finest sports in the world, rather than a shameful farce which precludes the use of any sensible or just rules and calls forth the cruel animal lust for pain which has been part of mankind's make-up since Adam was expelled from. Eden. None of this would be very sig- nificant were it not carried by the net- work which insists on providing us With "Culture" and authorized in our own province by a government ath- letic commispion. The Wingham Advance-Times Published at Witighent, Ontario Wager tieoihonem; Piiblishers„ W.. Harry Wenger, Editor iteteMbef Aloft illiteett of Ciretllatkri Authorized Sedend 'Ciesa Post Offide Dept. tii••ethiticitt Ride — One Year $a,00, SIX Months $1..50 fit adVaiide it it, A. 0.00 per year irentelit *torte 14,00 r ter yew* Akitvettliftag ,20.4.4 On 1001filiti011 See. Upper Canada Bible Society Ity Rev. G. D. Parson, His method is to lead trucks with Bibles, Testaments and Gospels. As these are unloaded along the Way the same Means of transportation returns almost filled With bushels of rice, baskets of eggS, pears, soy- beans, and sesame. Mr,. 1m feels he is providing a double service by meeting the far- mers' desire for Bibles and their lack of opportunity for disposal of • their crops. Mr. Irrt's activity,showslhe strik- ing' contrast between= the situation today and the time in 1882 when the first Korean Translation of the Bible was made. Then it meant cleatit'for anyone to possess or cir- culate the Scriptures. Suggested Readings' for- the Week.: Sunday, Psa. 127:1-5; Monday, Psa. 128; 1-6; Tuesday, psa. 140: 1- 13;' Wednesday, Mark 12: 1-17; Thursday, Mark 12: -1844; Friday; Mark 14: 1742; Saturday, Mark 14:, 43=-72. ;1; They're Making Hay While Sun Shines Farmers in the Wingham dis- trict were quick to take advantage of this week's bright sunny weath- er., Monday and- 7`uesday ,:saw them busy in the fields 'getting the haY crop in. In spite of the heavy rainfall re., cently, hay craps in' this area arc said to be in ' surprisingly. good • II k conditton. I It aeon: Prosperity doth best.‘discover vide, Mat' adversity dotlf.:best discover .Vertue. The annual meeting of the East Huron Farmers Institute was held in the Foresters' Hall, Gorrie, on -Wednesday. President, Ames Smith occupied they The voters' list for the town of Winghain for the year 191 has born printed and was first posted in the Town. Clerk's office on Saturday. The list this year contains a total of 954 voters, compared a ith 905 last year. The number of vot- ers in the different polling ;sub- divisions is as follows: No. 1, 182; No. 2, 189; No.' 3, 237; 'NO. 4, 243; No, 5, 103. *1' TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO During the past *IVeek the local horse-shoe tossers have played two games and won both, In Listowel-on Friday evening, they won the game's by 13-12 and the points by 561 to 544. Brussels phi'yed here on Monday evening -and the local team won by 14-11 and 640 to 567. :Manufacture at the Oritario Re- formatory, Guelph, of Ontario auto- mobile license plates for 1032 will mean a saving of approximately $17,000 to- the department of nubile highways, it was learned today. Design of• the .new plates has just becn settled by the Motor ye- hiere s,-branch of the, departMent. .otblacle on a;light background. The cost to the clepattment Of the reformatory- made plates of all -classes will he ten cents a pair, as compared with 12,9 cents for passenger gar mark- ers and, 11.9 cents for commercial car plates last year. The VanNormali re-union was held at the Agricultural Park, Wingham, .m Friday last, July 10th, when about sixty of the relative.; were present. Miss Cel la Pentland acted as treasurer for the day and distribut- ed the prizes to the winners of the gables which were * held1'. . FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Mrs. George Dane, of R.R. 1, Wrolcetcr, received a cable this week from her son, Geoige A. Dane, of the First Tank Batt., Ontario Regt., stating that he had arrived safely hi England, Mr, F. P„ Howson left on Sunday for Ottawa hs a member of a cent- Mateo in the 'Merest of the Millers' AsSociatiOn, will interview the, Coy- ernment. Re was azOrripanied by Mrs. Geo. ilowson, Miss Eliza• beth'':WeliWood and MrS, D. 0, Ve- leinhen,..Before returning they Will pay a visit to Montreal. Prohibition of the sale, Livery and distribution, of gasOline and oil to Motorists from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m, week days and for all of Sundays was announced this week,the -order, effective through. out Canada, was coupled. With an appeal to citizens 'to to-operate agahtst ra serious shortage by cut-, Una.' the use of th.611, ears fifty per cent, , Misa Ann Shortreed, of Auburn, has been engaged to teach gat Hahne& School for the tenting terfil..Mt Otidritore, the former leather, has been engaged *4 principal at taytio1,1, EVACUATION—EFFECT ON RURAL DWELLER If nuclear warfare ever comes to Canada, the most permanent ef- fects of evacuation of the large cities likely to be bombed will be felt by the smaller cities, towns and villages and even the farmers. For the city resident can save himself from the deatruetion 'of a hydrogen bomb only by fleeing to the country. If his city were wiped out and Made uninhabitable by the blast, he would have to remain in the smaller centre. He could not go home again; he would have no home to go to. Under Canada's civil defence plan it is the resionsibility of the rural dwellers to- be prepared to cope with the problems evacuation of, the ,eities: wonld bring them.. And theSe :problems_ are many ,aii;c17xar,... The immediate demand the evac- uees would make on the ,country folk would be for shelter, net only from the elements and the.Weather put also from the threat of the blast's aftermath; radioactive fall- out. The fall-out of pulverized cities from one H-bomb could' tcontarni- bate areas more than, 100 miles long and 20 miles Wide with radio-active dust that might remain dan- gerouS for from 48 hours up. Where would a ,small town or village shelter up to five times, its normal population for 48 hours or more, How would it feed them for that time? Supply them • With water? These are only a few of the pro- blerria a local civil defenCe organi- zation can work, out in advance and it is only by advance, prepar- edness and training and practice that the tremendous doriands nuclear emergency would make on rural dwellers could he Met, Since Civil defence planners ex- pea the whole' country '6entrially to be divided into evacuation zones—with persons horn pm-de- termined sections of large cite going to pre-determined sections 0 the rural areas—any comm.udit no matter how small, must be pre pared to care for the injured al most certain to , turn up among th evacuees. • There would be extra demand on a small town's water suPP and sanitation capacity, The tow engineer, who would know ha these facilities could take a best to expand them, is th efoi an important part of any thin' civil defence setup. Civil defene volunteers might be needed to he him. The evacuees' might outnumbe the town's normal residents by a many as five to one. That pose the problem of law e.nforeemen No town. police force can by Rad provide thd necessary nrotedge froni tic criminal elethent that it .eorinosinieg 'any "shah *Wit WI 'ti alifed -.'dekenee-vifoluitee nowever, it would have a butte chance of doing so. Besides the necessity of poi' who live in the country and th small towna and cities to help the' less fortunate city dwellers event nuclear war requires nias evacuation, there is the possibilit that rural dwellers thernselves 111 have to evacuate. Under certain circumstances th rural residents must be prepare to move to safer, territory them selves. The chief cause of DI would be fall-out. , If the weather conditions wer such that 'heavy concentrations o this dangerous and• quite possib deadly dust were likely to sift dew on a town or village after a oil had been blasted by an 1-1-boin then the inhabitants would 'lid' to seek shelter elsewhere. How would such people rno where to go? Or when the clang was such that they must go? That is another Of the man reasons why Canada seeks organize civil defense in eve Community. For the first time since the end of the Second World -War, the Unemployment Insurance Commis- sion is making an actual count: of the number of insured persons in Canada, Chief Commissioner 3. G. Bisson announced today. Forms have gone out to- .more than one-quarter of a million em- ployers, and when the returns are in it is expected that almost '4,000- 000 employees will be listed on the Commission's Master Index of in- sured persons. The survey is being taken in conjunction with the annual renewal of unemployment insurance books to cause as little disrUptiOn as possible to employer's operations. The Master Index, which was brought up to date annually during the war years, has only been checked by a ten percent sampling since 1945, The Index now lists over 8,000,000, persons, many of whom are no longer in insured employ- ment. Deaths, marriages, with- CliVtril, from the labour market, and eifnigration are among.; the reason"fis flier pr. esen Tii dex ndeds to be up-dated. The Index is used mainly as a control in assigning insurance numbert to individuals, Itecords people who own and operate small power boats. Of course, there are tragic .accidents in which even veter- an swimmers lose their lives, 'but the great majority of those who die in the water are non-swimmers, In the course of a few years, with continued swimming courses of the type we have in Wingham, the alarm- ing drowning toll should- diminish Aharply. The ability to, look after one- self in the water will remain- of para- mount value to . any individual long after any interest or ability in the sports of the playing field have ceased to exist. SERVICE CLUBS. STILL SERVE Vainiliarity does, of course, breed contempt — and we have often thought that the service clubs in our community suffer from a certain amount of that affliction. When the Lions Club and later the Kinsmen, were organized here the public was aware of the unselfish role the members intended . to fill. Since that time , many thousands of dollars have been raised.' and turned over to dozens of worthy causes in town and district. Somehow, in'the intervening years, consciousness of °the worthiness • of these. groups has been lost. • We have even detected, from time to time the attitude in the general public that Lions and Kinsmen are 'operating their clubs Merely for a good time. It is time the public Was reminded that many of the worthwhile projects right in, our own town have .been iginated. and maintained by servicei club members — who are frequently much busier and worried, people than their average critic. - -LOVELY TO LOOK UPON Wasn't Sunday morning a beauti- ful one? The sun shone 'and the birds sang and everything in Wingham's garden lboked rosy—with one -excep- tion—the shocking state of the main 'street after a busy Saturday evening. We have no one to blame for this but ourselves, Litterbins are placed at regular intervals along the main street through the co-operation of the Lions Club, Yet no one appears to notice them, Rubbish of 'every kind lay along the side of the street and along the sidewalks from one end of the town to the other. An unsightly mess of paper had collected in front of the town hall, Six mornings a week we are accus- tomed to finding the main thorough- fare cleanly swept and tidy, thanks to the hard-working town employees who are on the job at the crack of dawn with their brooms, They cer- tainly can't be blamed for taking the seventh morning for a well-earned rest. Sunday morning. cleanliness is the responsibility of those who are out en- joying themselves on ,Satiiirdfty eve- ning. now simple it Wottid be to hold onto that cigar ette package until you pass a rubbish bin and leave it in the proper places out of sight and out of mind ! U.I. ES COUNT the: Many '-duplidations in given are kept by' number because of name :and surname where the re- OF INSURED PERSONS ,c 9hi:edsd:efpnivroalivie .okf eppsersttnsa. minimum the ,i's'suance,' of More than' one insurance number to a person, and thus avoids duplication of records an9.- inconvenience to the insured :person. It is expected that after the re- turns,are in from Ille:present regis- tration it will take several months to 'set up the new '.Index. In the meantime, all' preSent records are being retained and will- remain in effect for those Who have accrued insurable interest but who are hot at present- being .insdred.