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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-09-04, Page 2The %owham MtReerrIA044 •WPt1.-t *P4Pabev iliktlool • • PESSIMISM wAsNtT: "CfsTifigo, PessimiSta a,re queer PPOPle• Their depressing statements and prophesies. , seldom•originate from good jgdginent, but rather froi. some inborn wish to look at the 0,loomy side a life The worst part Cof their attitnde is that most of them end up actually hoping that their sad predictions will come to pass. This column has referred prP- viously to the pessimistic attitude of a certain element of townsfolk, who were absolutely sure that the Fron- tier Days would be a splashing flop this year. .E.ven aftpr the parade was •over, .,when forty floats and other entries had gone by, we heard a few of these sad sacks standing around assuring one another that the Lions Club would surely have to change things before next year, that the Crowds are falling off at .a 0.1-- • rible pace, etc, Apparently a tinr pessimist can discount even the evi- dence of his own eyes. Truth of the matter was that the number of floats and the interest in the Saturday parade was astonish- ingly good, the bands, partici:0411Y the Dttrham Girls, put on a first - •class show, .the program in the pa* was an interesting one and `almost 4 *housand adults, as ivell as hundred of youngsters were on hand to sgt "the latter without charge. The pack- ed arena•on Skturday'evening prov- ed that the CKN.) Barn Dallce gram is certainly as popular RI ever. Why all the pessinusm? ' r It is true) - of •course, that from the money -making standpoint - the WE'RE NOTTTOO • This is the age of science. We'i-• e really getting places. No we ear• n fire an intercontinental missiiP from Moscow and drop it six minutes later on -Abe most remote corner of the globe. A firm in England has • perfected, of all things, a ..device called the ERA, which can actually 1,5ead. printed copy and translate the mforma,tion it gathers to a tape- --punching machine or any other elefr- tronic recorder — no i-leed for hu-, yEs" Dick Tracy's two-way wrist longer something to: smile,. 1i-11V:in, the funny paper.s. It is a x.,tw, workable .device since the velopinent of.ttansiStors- (witli all this, advanced know-: 'ledge -we-still'have honsefhes. Not jsifst some houseflies -- but house- . flies by the million. • ‘Ttlberculosis is carefu'lly cop- itioned in the civilized lands; Polio has largely given way before the in- fluence of vaccine — but the house .fly gives way before nothing. A few years .ago there •wai a uaqi development in .the war agar* flies.' You will recall that lany ;restaurants. and other public. fices.instalfed electrically operated— . ideviceS which permanently cleared !the flies from an entire room. These 4eXtermiria.tors were hailed as a god - •end to mankind but mankind had • ailed to reckon with the durability the fly. It was found that in Nieir Second year of operation the ;fly -killers were. almost useless. The :flies had simply developed a gener.- p,1-,ion which were lam -lune to the deadly emana.tions of the scientific ;marvel. „ SO, back we go to the old,- lashioned screen door arid fly swat, and the flies continue to employ that Marvellous •agility which permits .thern to leap rninbly aside just as the vat descends, They retain that be1levab1e instinct for knowing When a human wants to sleep and 'just where his most ticklish spot is 'likely to be found. 'Perhaps the flies serve one use- • filY.Purpose. They certainly do re- mind 'its that men are not really as Mart as they thirtk they, are. the Winghatn AdvairiceaTimes • rub1l4ht1 & Wingliatn, Ontalio Wenger Publishers, W, Barry Wenitsr, ?Altos MillAbOr 40d1eliuresiu Of Circulation, Alltborised s 14eend 04010 MiSk '• Refit Office DepC loithiorItAitai ittift chile TeIriLOO, MOnthat 0.50 in sdvsci tt, a. A* s4.00 pet yttir rortifp 11404 WO' per tett Advertisint *atilt Ott SPjU� tirlinrscla3? evening anti Vriday events did n'ot receive too mach support, a fact which was thoroughly discussed by the planning committee months , ago, Some of these men were in favor of discontinuing, the non-profit events, but it was finally deckled that they do ,add much to the enjoy- ment a Vrontier Days by those who attend... Year after year, in the era before Frontier' Days were originated we . listened to these same complaining folk talking about the fact that nothing ever happened in Wingham, They pointed in disgust to July first, Civic Holiday and Labor Day, be- moaning the lack of any sort of celebration. Now they have it — and they're still crying, . . What this section of the cam- M111111T needs is. a -little old-fashioned pUblic spirit. They don't like things tbe way they are but they are the first tO criticize when a group of People:With a little more energy goes through ail the effort to make an. improvement. Why don't the pessi- mists either pitch in and lend a hand Pr $tay quietly at home and moan for their own. amusement without- bothtring othtr people? ..; NEW YEARS ON SEPT ist • We have often- thought. that Labor PO §hoglid,Officially,heaom thp last clay in the ofd year, so tha.t evPr5ToPe could start fresh with the opening of fail activitfes, 4fP,1* $PITIe reas011 Or Other we all seem inclined to coast down to •a stpp, 4s slimmer 0,pijr08.01eS. • Then school closes and routine at-home as weJ14's in business is set aside while We all plan and enjoy holidays of one SOrt Or 4110thetf. It is not until school opens agaiR :that we,settle away tO.. the brisker, pace -j.).‘rhich a return to: • normal activities fosters.. • Clubs at,i,dr ogan:izationS Which .hacl dropped:their meetings and pro.-. jects for ,the' summer -months et .Inos Bkain., ;The arena Cbinthission:. starts to Make ,Plans for Skating :and hockey, even-- thoUgh those, sports, are •'Still ihanv weeks -away. The' . . ;cupers enjoY their first -dreams' of. happy.winter. • • 'ettainiy the average alert busi-• nesStria,n cOines &mil to the store of office, with, new purpose in his stride, ready to „make things roll with more energy than was his :wont during the "holiday" months. Whether or not this tithe of year is designated as an official begin- ning, i , it s in fact so, and there is Something gratifying in the feeling „that we can all get back into full swing and busy ourselves with the 'occupations of what should be active and usefullives. • • , SAFE DRIVING CONTEST SETS. GOOD -EXAMPLE. Since there seems to be virtually iio hcipe .of teaching the older. Rneration• to drive safely says the London Pree Tress, we may have to pin our hopes for the future on the teenagers who are getting behind the wheel of a car for the first time. It was encouraging to see the in- terest shown in the Teen -Age Safe Driving Road -e -o held in London. There were entrants from`all over Canada and an 18 -year-old Wood- stock lad had won a $1,000 univer- sity scholarship for proving himself the best' of the lot. Second and third prizes .went • to competitors of' the same age. Safe driving, like eareless driv- ing, is simply a matter of habit, and good habits are best Acquired in e.arly years. None of the boys who toOk part. in this Dominion -wide contest is ever likely to forget that Skill and courtesy behind the wheel will pay dividends — dividends even more valuable. than prizes they might have won. 'Votith is a great imitator; It likes to conform. If we can some- how self the teen-agers on the idea Oat it is •smart to drive with skill and respect for the roles of the road, We MO 'succeed in bringing up a Oneration'of motorists less bent on sili-destruotion than its elders seeri. to be. BY Lewis Milligal labQit Sees the Red Light Labor ueien louden, at leo; Ilietv are beginning to realise that perep- Wel demands tfor higher wade - rates, bigger fringe bene'fita resiFietive working 1'4'14010AM have had something* te de With the perpettlel •riae in prlees apd etirrency inflatien, Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, hag vittuelly admitted all that by InViting the ante/1101111e houstry's Dig Three to join in an anti-inflatien program by cutting' prices 'of' .their 4058 models by an Aversoo of sioq, ear. In support of thla, Mr. Reuth- er said his union was drafting new eontraet dernands and "wetild in any event :mid Malting recom; reendationg that would neeessitate price increases," It is something new for a' labor leader even to suggest that a wage increase might have the effect of increasing the production cost and' the market • price of the product. To make sure what he meant, lefr. :Reinipiscing,0 FQRTY .110411‘i 40f) 11 NfrBloomfield `of . PAeter, worked out an invention tog is hoped will helpto solve.'the preb- lem of submarine 'blockade, izy rendering 'useless the work of a torpedo and by saving a ship froin sinking. The details of the hew discovery are not being disclocd to -the public, but Mr. Bloonifield has been in London, and placed. his work before the IniliterY anther- ities there. Brigadier 1, Rgiwling #110 'Aci- justant Ritchie, of London, -.will visit Wingham op MOndaY, sep- tember 1.0th and conduet a special meeting in the Saivp.tion Army Citadel. • The regular meeting of the Winghant town council was held on Tuesday evening with Mayor McKibbon. presiding. Mr. T. y,'Irmen cemplained to the council that he had been assessed for business when he had no inisi- ness, He merely drew a few loads of asheato help*ont when .another team could not' be •obtained, he said. T, he; Meyer proinised,that the matte.Vioitld*:,be,,ioohe'd. into, ,•, misa; gthei )whson„ who .hits been In' Charge. of the office .of the CenT tral BtOnes's;-Cellege for • some time, :lias;:acPepeteea position with the Di.intisilleM7, R4htzer: gonzpante Kitehe'Ver: - ' Among those from Winghanz' who attended the National. Exhibi, tion were:- Mrs. J. W. Dead, John' Armour; Frank • McLean, R. Di Birkett, Mark CaSsels, kept Smith; W. B..• *Cool,- Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. Boire, C. Smith, Mrs, J. Robinson and MrS, 'Robert Ten - TWENTY -FIVE yEAES AGO A. letter has been received by' the Wingham Utilities Commission" from the Hydro Electric? Power Commission. Which shod& bring joy to. electricity users. The letter states that after investigatien Of the operating conditions ofthe system that the rate of 00 per h.p. per year will be maintained, but based' .on an analysis of the cost 9f operation of the variOus services in this •municipality •a 'deduction in rates for power and lighting will 4beeome effective at the next billing. The rain of Monday caused a postponement of the IVIixed Twir light whieh wae 13111.0 for Monday night, It is now scheduled for Thuraday evening and a big entry is expected. The ladies 'of the bowl; ing elub have had bad luck th4 year as a previous twilight haa to be put off because of rain. A tnumber of towns throughout the Western part of the Province are arranging a poultry market day. The idea- is to have one day in the week during the 'fall set itpart as a special Poultry Day, when.special buyers win be Present to Mirehase the. poultry brought in by the farmers. The Atzgust meeting of the Wirightun brebeh of the Women't Institute was held in the Council Chambers on Thuraday, the presi,- dent, Miss 4nderson, Opened the meeting. After the business sea, Reuther Wed •that "'the inttrests' of the US, Teeple as a whole Th stable prjee level are paramount to the iijuory,4119rt,-011i plus Ph- threngh It la rather .1ate, but better Iate than never* to AO hrOMilleht a labor IWO to add& that the short -run gains obtained by inflat- ind w4geS halm loSSeS for bath. the organised WO ers and the people as a Whole, It quit P 01(lOildip the first AIWA that when Ilroane-, tion eeSts are Inereaseu, the selling price Muet rise .aCcordingly, And that when the price gets out of reach of the wonld-he purchaser, the sales and there are leas job s for the workers. , The only thing that has s� far held off a • precipitate slump- in sales and employment is the extra- ordinary increase in credit buYing. That has saved the situatien for the tune being; but credit is ,cleht, and debts incurred in an inflating. currency and recurring credit are never paid. "The time has come," said Mr. Reuther, "and ,is long' everclue—for a dramatic and electrifying step to prove to all conger/lea that dernocracY s Panabla of m0011040 on a velnntad basis the resources of wisdom and responsibility in management and labor needed to Solve Its eeenonife, prohtems,:" 'That sou ndS 'r,easepable end it 30, Reufher is • sinchtely anxious to luilt And ilvertake run. away inflation, it may not he too late to Pim* the procesS. 13ut It is nq eneUgh proellso not to de - ;1340 flirther wage increases next year •en, condition that the menu- feetnrers? reduce pis in advance, If produetivity had kept peep with *Iwo iliereaSea in the last seven Years there Wonki have been no in- flatiOn. , According to official statistics, the index of weekly wages in in- thIstry,14etw,e0 199 and.. rose more than ZO per,ecrit;, while the Agana' inerease Of autinn,l)or man- hatir for the same period was only about I,),(1 per pent Tliese,Jaets :we're pbnted ont In The '..kfonfetarY Times by l'irfr, EeWin Q. Dentay, President Of • Fine Chenilcals; of Oanada. "Looking at it y,wzo, the market angle," said Mr, 1)cnto "the added purchaSing.. Oyer :of the Workers 'raised •the, "dernahd while supply was not inpieesed to the same extent, It Was the nattiral entcome of this pSet balance that prices went up,": 'The logical .antil-inflation thing, is to either to reduee union, wade.' rates in advance, or to increase therefore, for Mr. Reuther to; de prodnetivity by eliminating, any; thing in the nature of slowdowns or featherbedding' im.,union work- ing regulations. Inflation is merely the effeet and not the'eause of,the imbalance betVreen ,labor posts and production, V,pesee•etto , a. Sugar:and Spice By Bill Smiley r • I can't help feeling sorry for c11 Ainch hourofthe small town male those fellows in the city who have to eat lunch •downtown every -day When I think of what they are rnissing, my heart bleeds ;for them, We men who live and work ,in small towns go home to lunch. at noon. ConSider' the city fellow. Kisses , his wife and kids goodbye in the morning and doesn't see them again until ,evening; Isn't • that cruel? These birds don't know they're living. There's a -horrible monetony, formality and stiffness ,in their lunch hours that robs thern of one of the most vital and inter- esting portion s Of the day. Think of it. Same old ride down In the 'elevator. Same old walk -to the restaUrent. Sante old doilhie martini, (or beer; if they don't, hap- pen'to 'be having; lunchwith the blond. ree,eptitmistl, Same Old: steak and mushrooms; roast': ...ehieken, pork chops; spaghetti - .and Meet, balli,''or 'stamen steaks. Saine, old: leisurely, half-hour with, the new-: paper Over the coffeellack to; the office • with the shree ;oht feeling' of drowsy contentment.. They don't •know what they're. missing, ,Compare that Somnolent escape from reality ,with the lively sion was Over an interesting' prb- graiii featured talks, readings and deincinstratiOns. =: • 0.; Q - 0 kik-TLEN YEARS AGO • On Saturday afternoon, when Fleming 13Ittek, Bluevale; one of the diStricts most extensive „drov- ers, Was 'loading horses •into a truck, he was knocked down and badly injured. He was treated at the Wingham General Hospital and later allow:1d home. Th band concert held on Sunday evening last was the final in this year's summer series. The band has been carrying on with con- siaerable difficulty as niany. mem- bers have enlisted or left town, but their efforts throughout the stun - Mer have been well received. It may be that by next spring there will be lady members as Band- master Wright is making an effort to interest them in joining the: band. So far three girls have taken to this class of musical edtication. In the salvage campaign just completed in Howick Township by branch No. 307, Canadian Legion, 110,135 pounds of salvage Nir-as col- lected. The collection was 'gold for $583.36. The entire proceeds will be donated to war and bomb vic- tims fund. Church grOups and wdmen's 'or- ganizations which have in the past serVed Meals at Pali Fairs will this year haVe to put a "no tea, coffee or sugar served" 'sign on their booths. Th.e latest announcement regarding the three rationed fOods reveals that no provision ter extra supplies is being Made for any).zut people engaged in permanent cat- ering, viihrtile$11 .. iii ii i , lb• The Bible Todeu Sc BY Rev. Parpon e. Upper Canada' Bible • An •increase In Scripture sales liz the cezintrieb WhIelz naake up Ind0- Ch1na intt been topotted by the Ftev 1. Curwen,aniith, a native of 1/fontrett1„. Who Is the 'British arid Foreign Bible StmletY agerit for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Lab. "ritot only have Our dirculation figutes increased, but ,nitich greater Inter- est is behig Stiovin ht the Script. urea they spread through thee three dotinttles and the tribal emu", State" in the annual tepott of tht Bibit society. WOrk furlong the hill tribe. WPM Society 1 Ing carried oil by literacy leaders, and the British and Foreign Bible Society Is providing GOapels for he* literates • there. The Koho and Rad.ee versions haVe been pilb- lished in Canada, by the -Society her Last year 212,470 copies of Scriptures were eircUlatedIn /natl. China. Suggested Bible Reading Wednetday, 8:1.11; day, Ante* 1:141; Friday, Athos /111.141 Satrilday, Arnos' 9:1-15 Sunda 1tmtah 2818.82; Mon. d*Y, vv,ho goes home to eat , with his dear, ,Oly!, in the bosom of the .ftin'tily,::,•: • . "Let Me tell you of the vihrant uftlniaCY or lunch hour at 'our place,/ get a call at ten to twelve to pick up a -loaf of' bread and a , spool of thread, white,, No. 34 or. something, They debt have it at the store so I come hoine with grey NO. 43. Only sign of life When I collie in is the breakfast dishes in the sink and the' washing Machine thumping away like .a cement -mix- er in 'the back kitchen, That's what I like about it, None of those restaurant said's, that clattering of dishes, that hum of, conyeraa- boo,' It's sti'restfu1*.,11 ri, . ".13. 1 • . „ ,,,,,t,,,„' .vif,...1.0! kap 4f "Cali : irig:I.Icids-,i'fiteonteki, flihdo k. "Outside, fron*,(t4e?lh 1, kitchen, "Where are bac it 7wrieydzi think?" pomes the,. eCheij.lriniti,H.!nind tli?, clothesliik "0nt4rs oue!te4ve 0.01 tlie;:i404'11;,,i• tqi. I've, l'Obltediitt th'e ineip-,iileire, back '' yar driVent;„aritinid half the Or towne/ iiv:ready . ei'fi:74)1y get hone 't' At leaSt 'It's practically redv, The toaster,g out with a,140;gpf. bread'heside-it and a can of`hcapV is burning irl :the saucepan. tad beano on tzzast. 1 once remark-. ed that -they made a good snack, if you. were hurigiy enough. Now We have ;it Monday, Wednesdai" and. Friday. The other days we, have chicken noodle' sobp or bologna sandwiches. None of the old monotony of pie and ice cream' for dessert, either. We have a.' nide and fascinating selection. Bread "and peanut hut - ter, bread and peanut Witter and honey, bread and peanUt butter and honey and 'jam, bread. and pea: nut butter and jam with sliced bananas on top. That's what the kids likeo A" ;heavy lunch makes me loggy Mid I settle for tea and a fag. * IIEVENUE INCREASED IR MP WORKERS 'Another thing "about '1unci At home that keeps yOir on Your. tops is the conversation. Nene "of this dull mumbling about the stock market and the new waitress With, the inflation problem that ocoupies, city lunchers. Weget down to brass facts, local reVelationS 'and internal Problems. wife 'Says: "Did you get the, NO. threadr / say: "140, , ." She says; 'Tzn making a blouse and I'm certainly glad you got the right' thread. I'd be held up all after- noon if you hadn't." I hadn't. Kugh says. 4Ts it true that three people in China die every titre you take a breath?" I say: "Well, I He says: "Can I ride my hike otit to Granny's this afternoon'?" / Say: "No, 1 . ." He says: "aitn.'s got more slices •�f bemaua on her sand- Wich than I have." She, has. Kim Says: "Daddy, is it OK if the boys kiss Me irt the woodshed, they'ye always trying to," 1, say: "No, I . " She Says: "Hugh told nie a great big lie this Morning and you should spank him:" I Say: She says: "Can 3 go out barebelly this afternoon, its hot,' She does. Wife says', "Those bass. have to be cleaned ,before you go. Ahd 4!' want ,you t6 too Seine Stuff to the cleazierS. What' n,re you going to do about 1-lugh being so eheeky to, Met If YOU don't get rne a new clothesline Vin liever goirig to wash again, You look terrible, why dost you have u,shavetti • StlbStantiel increase in ine011e ii3t:rjein'W:11:3InstbeLlir:01:0:1111;44'w101:411g 0:7069'et:::oeproPtlie: ciapatienal Therapy Workshop in a meeting of the Tweedsmuir /39ard of ocrArners, Revenue for the 22 perSons. eM, &wed, on a part-time basis, in, creased during • the,past four, traileeni5tIlis,eviaopboit:vt err. p % te$2,336 ovgr- 4Hal1Trit(Cor"t94:• 40141 :4471trz aTWlegaere(ispinail4gInt 'for Onds, scheduled for. Septeni- -bebeza•ix/4mthantoQt284t4he.,W130, 4)11r...4.•,MgefGpil6livet7nw_ AM presided, ftepresenttives . of the 'counties ink thfs, dis- trict attended.; N.F. Wheeieir, field secretaryi said the money earned in the shop helps blind 'persons in maintaining their independence. He pointed out that blind nerSOTIS able to work full-time were placed in C.N,I.B. stands or, private incinstry. • . • 1. The campaign to start in.September will ask $12800 from reel.dentwof Middlesex, Iluron And Perth Counties to' complete CJI.I.B.'S budget for this year, United Fund organizations in Lon- don, Strafford and St.Thernas7Elg-, Wingham 'and R. R. A. Minter, In, along With' ' eitY, and. :count.y10,Vroxeter. With ten minutes Of nyiundh bent' Still to go, I take the,fisli out: Of the refrigerator, look at them,' uuletistrufl,to th.,9 garbage Onn With tliehi, shatCh 1,11: the dry titan. int and make afl haste haeh to the Sanity*, Safety itta ettoctue.w of 'the ditto C1.0..eN.Veek ofyon: AtiWestein. f4it: An entire Week Of furi IS coming your way $epterOber 0 t� 14 at torn:144'S western. rfitr, 4114 it's all yours t,,e„ Western Pair' has everything trorn blue ribbon liygstreit and the largest 'arra Machinery' ;lbw Canada, to suPeriatiVe grandstand shows, harileaS horse racing viith betting. pkivilege °Ald the farn'oue Conklin MidWaY• A strip of .two Western Fair ad- vence adMiseion tickets ebst one dollar, These 'tickets give YOU Six ehttnees on, three beautiful cars. Only bellers of Advance tickets are eligibie for these draws, so buy them, now in• Yew.' t7iNr‘Ill.i.e4nxe Write WeeteruFor!„1,10)10..f.?.n foy reserved ,grandatand „S.9frq,even. !rig Prices are $2,00 .4 Please inchnie, • 115 oellta, '•fer 0;1', Change and stampedgldresse envelope.• ; • Western Fair. --• 1Whete Town and Country ;meet" — Your fair, Enjoy it for the entire week, councils in the four counties, have already promised $51,900. Mr, Wheeler is vfsiting camp chain -ilea, in the dirge canal) ceunties this week, delivering lit.. erature and appall letters, Campaign chairmen in the three counties include;, John Brent, AROMATIC CASCARA .f:11 and a�z. sizes regidatiYid5c, Q5c 'F''OeCOANOT OIL SitAMPOO, Save ioe - 4 ,oz. bottle regularly, sold at 40c ....... COMBINATION Alt:TACHMENT Ineludes tubing, pipes, 'shut-off , HOT WATER BOTTLE ly pecials A good eamlity bottle at a low Price 29c 49c 39c SET l'69c , IDASAL TABLETS Save 30e on these pitin tablets - 800's, reg. 89c • ODO-RO-NO SPRAY DEODORANT ve 52e, '-81.4o value fort•only , • t7','P ••r ToNi plus APPLICATOR Makes waving 'easier - sure; $3.00 value v. • yvirigE RAIN '10c off", SPECIAL - Wkpse • . .29 65c. Agency for— yiudunt, Ayer and Revlon. sCronetics UG .ST OR leRESCRIPTION r DRUGGIST Intone 18 VVINGRAM Conipflte ArinnalAealth Department 100.1r$ Goo:0=PEATURE5 NAk BEEN TOLD;: • OUR INSULATION" . , . . T a • '4L-WAysa, soLo • act.,COCK • i • t (ANGLICAK) • 1J11.; ingbant ;OM C F. jonspri, Re6tor Mr, 'Potmell Organist • Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 1L00 an,—Morning Prayer 230 ,p.m.—Stinday School (Rally) 7.00 ly,m,--L,Evepitig Prayer * Thin*, Sept, 12 - 3 p,n1.—A1tar Guild at rectory