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Editor, Advance-Times,
Dear Sir:
I ara,frequently asked questions.
Such as, "What do you think ,of
things in general from a business'
standpoint?" I find it difficult to
suggest' an intelligent. .answer
siiice there are so, many angle.4,to
our present economy.
` Many complain about big busi-
ness corporations and how they
"crileify'", the little fellow, Whether
we like it or not, There is no doubt
that in a country like Canada, we
can anticipat e that big i business
will' get bigger, in many' =sea', at,
the expense of little businesSes,
however, if our nation is to sur-
vive 'the bigger businesses must ex
paid, and even on that 'basis. our'
larger concerns ,are small in emu-
parison' with, those in other coun-
tries, but their rate' of expansion
is faster than is the case 'With
smaller firms. They are bound to
take over a greater share If' the
Potential business, a controversial
and debatable point in our Modern •
economy.
In the ease of some businesses
it is essential that they be oPer-
ated on a large scale, for 'example
the automobile industry and the
iron and steel industries:,:: They
have the-"necessary capital • and
Vir`fggfsT IrgARS'i A00
'The 1,,adies' Rifle Chili has comy
eluded a year's shooting for a cup,
donated by Captain T. W. Platt.
a.ch, member shot' doe Marked
target a, month +. and the member
with, the highest score for the year
nte3cls'at('i cup. This year Mr,g.
Webster
t1.1046.noeuat a P
iat 't1
01.8esih'ilkeil111PTt o,
Word has been receiVedi 'from
headquarters of the' WPrnants
Missionary Society of -Ob.? panted
Church at Toronto, statined cable
lied boon re.eelved front Olengtii,
'West China, to the •effect thqt
mss' Caroline. Miss .
Vargo and Miss McRae Were leav-
ing Chengtu for home early in
November, The last letter received
ips i'
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h el "a; ea* Ycrtharse ;e'
ti
cases
g,f4 1.11e:evil reyt fitever-,s nhoetreexapieulosteoa tha,neini
there will be an epidemic
provided proper care is take
the Public. Every Inecautilmsh
be 'taken to ''-guard against the
spread of the disease.
The
saasoii
first
time Wingham
stsslorofthe., L9:1244:
Club is to ,be held in the Masonic '
nail this week.
' Mayor '3, Harley Crawford la to
head the newly organized Ration
Board in Wingham with' W, A.
town clerk acting as
aeeretary. Thee board will bonSiSt.
Thwehobowaiii,di bteo
sopefotinnpitgehdthseillhre:11133rers
wall-have jurisdiction
over Wingham, Turnberry,- ROW-
ick, Grey, Brussels, East' Wawa.;
nosh and Dlyth,
Green Gables, Made famons by
the novels of Lucy Mena Mont
pinery, has been PreierVed by the
Federal .Government and Is open
to .P,P.11. Visitors, e•
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Vof r the past eighteen years Ca-
ieadians have been enjoying all the
pleasgit benefits of a steadily-im-
i)rovitig 'national economy. Theen-
jovment has been keenest for those
who are ,old enough to remember
- that the improvement followed -
closely on the heels of the worst and
longest economic depression the
modern world has ever known.
The current crop of high school
graduates may be firmly imbued
with the idea that "times," are al-
ways good, bat the veterans of the
great depression have always spoken
in quiet tones of the day when the
relapse would set in. The truth of
the matter is thaer it set in about
three years ago — and the next six
months will see it as apredominant
factor in many Canadian minds.
Three years ago the Canadian
farrhe'r found that his income was
falling off sharply. That fact actu-
ally,. did not reach the public with
any- great impact because, during
the war years, Canada bad become
an industrial nation rather .than an
,agriculttral. one. Nom}: the farmer's
*three-yearLOld lament will be echoed
all across the land by the next
W6 `• •Ttle W4104411 Mivaneo-'rows AvoaodiAy,':Poti, 30,,1951
BAD IfETTE.13,_ FACE 'TWE :FACTS.
• .r i• Aer.....e. ..el v.:e0....4"- can get Mere, vof is one zt the poluts I feel unfair •toil(*'•, Big,
e°041;:lilWtthlSey":ai:t4,tiew while e:eti ro
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additional sto ck. arid *et all the
cOnTailY Or .businessman cannot
do so. The big get bigger, While
the small fellow struggles and
many fail finartelailY• The banks,
suddenlyn ots 4off,inerseodraito a ece so n
cases
they have extended for years.
(Do not blame' the local banit man-
ager, It 1s not his decision,/
The small hosiriasnian who is in
need of funds is forced to turd to
the money-lending ' corpoilithans
where interest rates are higher
t°111e4flgibasti°lianWitPht"traelelaalwiY.
afford,
cornpardep can extend . tire,
limitedCredit accommodations,
whieiv if done on a comparable
basis by operators, would
spell bankruptcy in short orelbr,
It appears to me th4t the burden,
of holding down inflation is laeing
carried in an unreasonable pro-
portion by .the little fellow, We
realize it Is imPOrtant ,to avoid'
infl ation, „but all .0110131d' Cirrr)N their
fair Share. '„: t
The large'concerns`' )114st:either
succeed in, research ,or,,aut4mation
to exist 'and that is, whea,''. from
an i n vestment standpoint His' es-
sential to recognize "'these ,points.
Large, compaines were once ;sinall
andin' Cualin oadoamptaoijdiuir
many small' s which ,will
grow into large ones. Ilowever, the
smallnesa of a' business *.isf;bedoin-
ing increaaingly• detrimental ::froan
the standpoint of:.speculation;tThe•
sound al esS and markettibilitSroi the
firm's product: is the :ehief•Idetor
deterniining itafgr•OWth,„'iaod 4here
is always the pOsibillty that ajnb-
duct.which is. in;demand
shortly be superceded :.by ;:taeone-
thing better ..and cheaper:
There is a,.big factor to c'onider •
Labour is now Big Laboori::gov-
eminent is Rig-;;.GoVernine0t, ',They
will decide what a!, worth
when received,,, whether -therOwill
be any dividend, .dellats • left:1 for
the man who loaned'his savings to
some.business .:to ,use,' in ,:the.'rea-
senable ''thqiectation • "they.
would, be returned
must 'admit; • even
that live' in" an , era of
bigness and coilectiVisni.‘,Wellope.
individualism Will stillend in'
triumph, beaanse• without' Vial 'fee-
tor,'what have we;Ieft?.Peoplk are
alterai the Vanier hy Mary
ightmail, •
It has been arranged ,that the
Medical Service Poard, under *the
MilitarY Service Act, will Ater-
nately sit in Wingham and QOM'.
ich 'beginning this week in• Code-
51011.
The name of our csteented towns-
Alen, 1),4 v. ImOnnalit has
been added to the local .tribunal
board as a military representative.
Neve Robert Johnston has to-
ccived• a similar appointment at
14ticknow and 'Thos, G, Allen at.
Dungannon.
With all the teachers of the in-.
spectorate in attendance a most
euceesefe,„1 eanVention was held at
Clinton.last ,week by, they nut
baron Teal:alibi's' Institute. The
president, 'Miss M: .4 Emelt, of
Whighain Poblic Scheol occupied
the chair,
• fa Q, Q
TWENTV-F1741),
A meeting of thelocalmembers
of the Canadian Legion was held
in the Council Charnber on. October
4.4thi 'with ' Vice-President H. C,
MacLean in 'the chair., It was de-
cided 'to organize for .suitable, oh-
Servance,1 of Retneiribrariee Day
and to 'carry out a poPpy fund
eanipaign.
'Mr. and ',Mrs, Geerge Mason will
celebrate,their 'golden wedding on
Tilescla,y and will. be at home to .
their 'friends during the afternoon
trndtf:bvening. r'
Several freaks' of nature have
recently . been reported and , to
prOve that.October was, putting on
springtime.",airs Mr. Philip Daw-
son, R.R.- 2, VV.:Ingham., ,last Satur-
day brought to this Ofice several
sprigs of apple blossom.
Anniversary services in connec-
tion, with" Knox, Presbyterian
Church,' Belgrave; 'Will be held on
Sunday at 11 o'cloelt, The serviced
will be conducted by Rev, .1, A,
Mustard, of Oakwood Church, Tor
onto.
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.
The annual meeting,of the' Wo-
men's AuXiliary to the General
*spite] was held last week, in
the Council Chanifier, The reports
showed' that kurnishings for Me
hos*Ital had heck Slap/ailed, $24140
having bean spent far linens' ear',
tains, dishes, etc.,' leaving a 1)0;
!once on hand of $31.5.
SOMEBODY TELL US
WHEY
Not too long ago we 'spent sev-
eral months 'in a "detailed 'historical
research, as we prepared for an
edition to mark the 75th anniversary
of the town's incorporation, In the
course of that study we learned
many things about Wingham
when the first settlers came, what
they worked, at and the buildings
and* industries they erected. We
found out all the details about the
tOwn's first doctors, postmaster's
ancfmerchants. One thing we have
never :learned is how and Why the
toWn's streets were named as they
are:
Beautiful, clean-cut signs tell us
where- ve are going today. In the
whole conglomeration there are Only,
a few which deviate from distinct
fainily pattern. These are Carling
Terrace, Btistol Terrace,' Shuter
Street; Qen,t1.-e Street, arid. Maple
and -Water Streets: On the other
hand :we Jiave a whole set of Chris-
tian names balled tip in the plan s
most notable being the main thor-
oughfare — Josephine Street, if
you happen to think that is a dis-
tinctive riddle for a street ;' just try-
writing it on 'a, hotel register in To-
ronto • and then. glance ,up - to the
amused eyes of the clerk,
Add to that Frances Street,
Catherine Street, John, Street, and
Edward, Minnie, Leopold, Patrick,
Alfred,,Scott and Victoria. One of
our early cbuncillors had a lot of girl
friends or to many relative's, ,
Yes, we know, There might be
a civil war if we tried' to change
thein. People have lived their lives
' and died on Minnie Street. Others
have raised their families on Leo-
pold Street and just couldn't think,
of any other name for that thor-
" oughfare. Habit is, surely, a hor-
rible thing, ,
Why*ribt change at least some of
these street =Ales? 'Surely we can
find a more euphonious title 'than
'Minnie for a lovely, tree-shaded
street, lined as it is with gracious.
homes,
NianyWill not agree with us and
others will think We are right. 1.-lbw
about letting us have your opinions
in letter form so we can -take even ?a,
rough measure of public opinion?)
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The Wingham Advance-Times
tsublinhed ai *Ingham, Ontario
Wenger trothers, Pliblfaheira, • W. Barry Wenger', Editor *
ligenabar kadlt BUreati of 011:6010.ton
• Authorlted its second Class Malt
reist. °Me Dept,
ItginkriPtIon Rate One Year 0.00, t
*1,50 to abfitida
• 41, 400 per Sir
*origin Rate $4.00 lair year
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stratum in 'our ,economv the small
businessman.
Though the wOrds. may sound
pessimistic, they might as well be
sta,ted. •..E,,.,conomics, at the small
man's level, are pretty thoroughly
but af. balance. Labor,, for the mo,
ment;.is, still a scarce commodity, so
wages ontinue to, mount. The re-
sult, of course, is, spelled out in
shrinking profit's for the smaller
businesses, both manufacturing and
retail, where markets' are -limited,
The big operator is still, doing all
right, because he is able to make up
in volume 'what he loses in per-
centage.
What labor fails to realize is that
its scarceness and its consequent
rates of pay, are utterly dependent
upon the well-being of businessiten
Who must provide the capital invest-
ment for the firms in which labor
earns its living.
The "tight money .policy'! which .
was initiated in 1955 by the former
Liberal government, has provided
the final spur, to economic difficulty
in the lower levels `of the Canadian
economy. We readily. admit that
such a policy may have been neces-
sary. It ispossible that our total
Canadian economy • was overLex=
ponded and that some curbing' was
•vital; Ilowever, as. usual, the Inca,-
.sure,served to put the screws to Vast
numbers of small people andthere
seerns to be ample evidence that big,
business Was lift practically Atn-
touched; with its access to foreign
_credits. •
gesti-icted credits are' no doubt
still advisable,. but there are thotis-
anA Of Canadians 'who are pinning
their hOpes on the new administra-
tion,in Ottawa, in the belief that the
pattern may be altered — with mire
consideration for the pecipie *ho
have. been left at the bottom of the
heap. •
ARE WE A RACE OF
• QUEERS?
Unexplainable actions ,were, not
exactly confined to our ancestors.
We're stilt full of silly custqns and
i reflexes. Standing on a' subway
platfcirm in Toronto the other. day
we .watched the antics pf the highly
civilized citizens of . Ontario's metro:
polis.
The expectant crowd of pas-
sengers waited on the station plat-
form and then as the train grottild
to' a stop, with one accord each
person ran toward the front 'of the-
train to enter a car a.'.few lengths up
the track. Being a laty country.
type we waited where we'happened
to be standing and took three easy
steps into the doorway of the, car
which stopped right in front of us.
Leaving the subway at our des-
tination laziness again prevailed and
we headed for the escalator; happy
to 'let machinefy do the work of hu-
man legs. There were lots: of city
folks on the escalator at ,the same
time but right down to the last per-
,son they were impatient with 'the
comparatively Slow rate of climb
and speeded their way to the surface
by mounting the moving stairs on*,
foot.
Periodically we hear some travel-
-ler speak with envy",of the peaceful_
pace of lifer in Nev Zealand or Aus-
tralia. We have personally witnes-
sed the apparently casual outlook of-
the residents of Bermuda; who don't
feel that all will be lost if they dose
their places of business for an hour
and a half'at lunch time,. Many of
the busy intersections in Victoria,
11,C., don't have any traffic lights.
Drivers in that city proceed at a
cautious pace and' accidents are rare.
There "was a time when the sort
of rttshing around we have spoken' of „
above was confined to city dwellers,
but that is no longer the case, It•
isn't too difficult to work oneself
into a heart attack in any Westerni.
Ontario tovvn itt the attempt to keep
up with all the activities and meet-
*ings one is supposed to attend.. Mg
question Is it getting us arly
late?
BOX 473
Editor, Advance-Times
Dear Sir„
.1k. Was the wish ,of the.Turnberry
Park Beard' at their' meeting this
evening that I express to you our
thanks for the favourable attitude
taken by the Advance-Tints to our
project,
Since the ftont page report of
our meeting Was published, interest
in the park has increased .enor-
mously and we have received fail
CO-operation from district resit
dents,
We are also very grateful.for the
opinions expressed in your editorial'
of October second, We fully realize
the value of having the press with
us, especially when a community
pr o ject is involved,
Thanking yo u again for yam' co-
operation I remain,
Your truly,
Don Fortune,
Secretary, Turnberry Park I3eard
more than Maellinea or capital in-
Vestment.
rt will he historic crime If lb
Canada, where we have ample food
Old' the greatest 'possible future
potential, the greatest• proven an-
,tural reSources, the basic isnnw-
how and the recognized, ,otilstancl-
ing tyPe of people—should wefall
to use' these aesets,wisely, for the
betterment of mankind, first in
Canada, and then tar all other
People. 'Let others fly, to the moon,
hut let Canadians develop Canada.
Should 'unemployment develop to
a seriouS State <and there are .dis-
torhing signs) then I.suggest our
solution. lies inph blic works- of a
kinb which will provide material'
benefits for thq nation when, econ-
omic conditions ':improve.
More roads, pUblic Parks, lin-
proved sanitation facilities, all
crossings eliminated, oreafer re-
creational 'facilities—there .are
handsmadroiveofpe-ionpaPlerovvveomriie,nntsottodoibee;
retain their 'health and spirit 'and
self-respect,giving, those who
are able opportunity to earn -thein
livings asagood citizens. 'We' must
develop leaders 'and, to do so must
reward thoie who put, -forth the
greater effort, If we fail to ad so
we. encburage lazin ess and I see,
this as ohe of the greltest bangers
of ak time,: Progressive -countries
.havea aggressive people. If they get .
too , much fop too little, someone
else suffers. , must all do our
fair share ands,not sit back and
expect 'Others to do it for us, Re-
turns should be comparable, to
energy expended.
Thank you,
R. E, McKinney.
VORTY 460
1,Qt11 arirmal field day of
the Wingham nigh' 'School 'was
held i on Thursday, October 14th
and was a marked success. Oompe,
titian was keener than itjaaS bean
in recent years, Rain.' threatened,
but held off until night and the
events earrie off in order. The
senior boys' championship.' Went
to James Spence; the jtirelol, to
Frank PeVereaUx, The sbnior girls'
championship was Won by Myrtle
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Advance- Sate
Potsand pans full of bubbling goodness on a hot stove ,,ire` just
routine for Mother . but they are objects of curiosity for the
little fonts who wonder what is going on away up there.
It xs the most natural thing in the world for a small child 43 reach
uP for protruding handles on top of the stove just t9, sees what
goes On While mother is oftout the kitchen tiir a mo
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Ment.
a split second the investigating child can be deluged from Iliad
to foot with the scalding hot contents of your co6king utentils,6\\
with tragic consequences.,
Make the habit of turning all handles inward so that eiploring
hands cannot reach them. If possible, be sure your kitchen doesn't
evens contain a chair or stool which the littk ones could 'mote arise .
to ist0Ift.
Every-.Week Safer
' (Thanks to Diane Stainton,
daught,er of Mr, and 1VirS,
Murray Stainton, -seen in thiS
week's safety tip feature,) „
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