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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-02-10, Page 2u1111111 4111 0 s tom to dim 11.111111.111m flav or I I all Or4 • • I irk rrnces! ii Effective, February 10 to February 16 ii ponds• - Regular tifie si6 Ill' Honey &.Almond CREAM 2 for 98c $1.80 value 0 5 Graia 100's mid 100's ij A-S-A TABLETS - pain killer . . . . . 25c and 59c 6 10 ounce, jar $3.50 value 111:,,, LUSTRE CREME .. , , lllll , llll . , . $1.98 . N Noxzema, Reg. 150 II BRUSHLESS SHAVE . „ . 59c i ' fill HALO SHAMPOO - reg. $1.09 size for . , . . 89c 5 Ili. size Reg. 98c ill "Jeanette" BATH SALTS 79c Eli 6 WARFARIN Rat Killer 1 lb. 65c" i ii ,_ -,... 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Low cost life insurance ovoilohle on oll loans • you get more than money from HFC AMOUNT OF LOAN MONTHLY 36 months 30 months PAYMENT 20 montist PLANS' 12-' month: $100 500 1000 1600 2000 2200 2500 $....,$.,.,, ..... ..... .,, 72.30 79.53 90.38 . ,.. 41..45 66,62 83.27 91,60 104.09 $ 0.11 30.01 58.10 93.19 116.49 128.14 145.61 $ 9.45 46.72 91.55 -146.68 183.35 201.69 229.19 Above p yments include principal and Interest, end ere sued on promptripayment but do not Include the watts tile tour one. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE • M. R. Jenkins, Manager, 35A West Street • TH elephane !A 4-7383 GODERIC THEY WILL BE MISSED Last week Wingham lost a fam- ily -WM will be seriously missed from the .community. Dr, and Mrs. Er- nest Pulley had not been residents here for a long time, but, during their brief stay they had made a host of warm friends. Their home was always open to nurses and assis- tants from the hospital and their general good citizenship had becoihe well-known to many. Departing, as they have done, to undertake an arduous missionary task in Jamaica, we cannot but ad- mire their courage and devotion to Christian principles-and extend the best of good wishes for success- in Their work. May we find more citi- '•zerit- like them;] IMPROVED SERVICE One of the most thankless jobs in the town is that of the chairman of the street commission. No matter how he carries out his duties 'there is still a vocal element of the popula- tion ready to point out his errors. ConticiIlor Ron Nasmith, who is the present holder of this formidable po- sition, along with the members of his committee, has undertaken to face the critics boldly and provide a vastly improved system of snow re- moval from the main street. This . year the snow has been taken away three or four times, so that there has never been. any great accumulation along the edges of the walks. No doubt some will complain. that is costs too much money-hut times have changed considerably in the last few years and both mo- torists and pedestrians are demand- ing this type of service. Other com- plaints will no doubt be register- ed that the lion's share of the avail - able money is being spent on the main street. There are two or three good reasons why it should he. The first is that a cluttered main street doesn't attract too many customers to our town. The second reason, and a very logical one, is that the property owners along the main street pay extra mills on their gen- eral tax rate because the properties are commercial, an lh e ilso cough up a fairly stiff business tax in ad- dition. Tor extra taxes they should get extra services. There have been big improve- ments in the appearance of the main thoroughfare in the past year, and. this added. service in snow removal is in line with a progressive civic atmosphere. The VVingbani Advartce.Times Poug,ed N t '9tl'ifighttra, Ontario %rotor Brotherly PUblishern W. Bari/ Wenger, Editor Wilber Attica Barbet) of Citettlatlen Aiithotized as Seeond 1 lefts Matt, Post Office betit, lithserintleut Rate One Year $3,00,. Shit $4.01,thel .50 lfli advance fl A.:$4.00 Pet year Irtirelgn Rate $4.00 Per Yea? kdrittintriti hh Smiley Christmas. So, When it's in the wash, I have to wear Pyjama bet- tents, or risk a cold, Couple of weeks ago, we were at the opening of the Legislature, and 'attended the Lieutenant-Governor's reception, la- leeward% There was a big line-up to shake hands with the host and his wife, and the PrOmier and hfs wife. -v-v- The Premier was really friendly. "So glad yon could come", he beam- ed, and shook hands warmly. "Well, it sure was hard to get away in the middle of the week . . ." I started to tell him, and my wife hit me a. kidney plinth from behind that al- most downed me. -v-v- When we got to the Lieutenant- Governor, I watched the guy ahead of me in line, to see what he'd do. He bowed slightly as he shook hands with. the L.G.- 'So I did. And when my head went down, my eye was caught by something. A big, fat flan of red-striped flannelette pyjama pants draped over my right shoe. It had slipped out pf my sock, where stuff them so they won't show. -v-v- There. followed 20.. minutes of acute anguish, in, that huge re- ception room full of beauty and gallantry, before I could find a place to crouch, and restuff them. And it took me three days to' In- duce my wife to recognize my pre- sence on earth. She would agree to go to the convention this year only when I premised to • wear my pale gray pyjama bottoms, instead of the red- Striped flannelette. ••••••••••••••••••., Reminiscing wHrrEctrortca - Rev, T. J, McKinney of Toeswater, interim moderator, presided at the annual business meeting of the pre:Thy- ierian. Church held here last Mon- de* afternoon. Rev. McKinney opened the meeting with a short devotional service. Splendid reports were given of each department- of the church work. Three trustees, William, R. Purdon, Donald Ross and Albert Paterson, were appointed. The followhig were elected on the Board for three years, .Chairman, Cecil Falconer, Russell Bess, Mrs. James IVIcInnis, William R. Purdon and secretary, John Gaunt, Mrs. Angus Falconer resigned as 'treas- urer, and Mrs, starnes 1VIeTnnis was appointed to take over the hooks, ' This congregate», with 1/7 mein- bets, forwarded $560.00 to the MIS - Morlly Budget, and the W,IVt.S, contributed $204, ReV. McKinney couinterided the congregation for its successful business and church year, and closed the meeting With prayer, versity, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, nonald Et, Mr. Morris Christie. left Mt Sat- urday to. accept a position in Guelph, Mr. tninean Rentiedy of White- church set -his 'incubators last Moitilay with ,g0(l .eggs. Its Is „mossting a, big season. Every year about this time there's a newspaper convention, and every year it takes me about three weeks to talk my wife into going. She can't go 'because she hasn't anything to wear. "So buy yourself a dress", I say. Turns out she has a dress, but she doesn't have a fur coat. That brings that conversation to an abrupt .halt, Then alie tries to make me'feel like a heel with the old -Averse psychology. "I 'can't possibly ask Mother to keep the children again. And you know how worn out we*.are niter a, convention, I haven't stitch to wear except that old black thing. My ironing is three weeks behind. I simply can't go, in fact I don't even want to go. Why don't you go alone? You'd enjoy getting away froin us all for couple, of days. -v-v- This I get at lunch hour, for ex- ample. I ant supposed to reply: "Now, come on, sweetie. Your mother won't mind having the kids, It does us good to get away. That black dress looks terrific. .Don't worry about your ,.ironing, You know I wouldn't go' without you," What I say is: "O.K." When get home at six, she has a dress, in our books the \\Ingham Sportsmen's Association is fast building a reputation for vision and wise planning that deserves some , thing more than the usual passing attention. Their announcement last week that 'they are making plans for a, bird sanctuary on the Lower Town. pond is a .first-class example. The millponds in most commit , nities have ceased to be economically important (though that is not the ease with the Lower Town pond), Most of these artificial water reser voirs at one time controlled the in dustrial economy of the communities in which they were located. In fact, many of Ontario's towns and vil-- lages sprang up at sites where water power would be available. With the. advent of network hy- dro electric power, however, many of the ponds are no longer important from the business standpoint and so have been allowed to fall into decay, The dams which form the ponds are often in a sad state of repair, the river bottoms are filling with sib: and theponds are overgrown. with Weeds.. 1 The truth of the matter is that these millponds still have a startling value as a means of conserving water supplies and forming the focal point for park development. And 111 ease you are in doubt about the economic value of good parks, it's time you travelled around. the coun- • tryside. We can name a dozen places where artificial ponds have been cre- ated at tremendous cost to attract tourists and others who place nat- ural beauty high on their list of. re- quirements. The Sportsmen plan first of all to establish the lower pond as a bird sanctuary, here no shooting will be permitted. If we are not mistaken their interest in this project will. naturally lead to the beautification the area and, consequently a great boon for this community, They can. certainly depend on our help in' their enterprise'. NEW COLUMNS The Advance-Times has received several-favorable comments recently • about the new columns which the newspaper is carrying. Mrs. John P. McKibbon is writing a hook re- view, based on new books at the W inghani Public Library, Another expanded feature is the Boy Scout column which iiow carries news of Scouts and their activities not only in Wingh.ani but in the outlying centres as well: To maintain its role as an - accep- table rural weekly this newspaper is cautions about launching into breath-taking new departures on the style of the more blatant city dailies. Our place is to bring you the news of your own community, in Such a way that there will never be 'any doubt about its truth, or dependa- bility. We tend to shy away from. all that is over-dramatic or of poor taste. • The policy we have adhered to would seem to be bearing fruit, for The Advance-Times is experiencing a steady growth in circulation. Last week, for, example, 2,134 copies of the paper were issued to paid-up subscribers and news stand purchas- ers. There were 326 newstand sales, which is about 300 more than was the case six or seven years ago. BLESSED WINTER One reason why winter has not been praised adequately is that most of the world's great literature has so far been produced in areas where they have no worthwhile winter. Homer had - no Chance to know the glories of a •Canadi,sm winter with the MOW shining brighter than his goddesses. Dante had as splendid an imagination, but a northern Ital- ian winter was sleety mud. Shake- spear, peer of both, might reason- ably have been expected to imagine how wonderful winter could he, but he was stuck with that terrible thing, the English winter. There is an obviously fine oppor- tunity for Canadians .to take winter over and make something of it. Ex- perience is not lacking, most writers being too poor to escape. Besides,- there is the spur of competition. Among all the other things the T22118- Siang possess, winter they have aplenty. And it is unlikely that any restrictions. are placed on USSR writers who can get their fingers thawed out enough to praise the Russian winter. The Canada Council might well stipulate, in passing out expense money for travel, that, instead of heading away from .this country,,Ca- nadians should travel in their own land, especially afoot' and especially in the mornings and early after- noons of winter days, when there is about fifteen degrees, of frost and the sun is darting ,around _from every direction through gently blow- ing snow among the carved drifts. Homer and. Dante and Shakespeare would have instantly appreciated, that. the Canadian. winter was one of themost. wonderful experiences .available to humans. in our dealings with others. It re- minds me of the little girls .prayer "Lord, make bad people good, end good people nice." The best of Christians have need to bear 'with one another; to provoke their graces and not their passions. The toleration we expect from others should he practised by us. Tb those around us we should show a tolerant temper, patient Spirit, and loving heart. The writer here has something else in mind. We are to .be slow to wrath even to those who irri- tate us and frustrate our designs.. Christ pleaSed not himself and en- dured the contradiction of sinners. 'For three years. He had infinite patience with a handful of men who were backward and slow to grasp his doctrine, Yet He did not blame them, He did not give them up.. "He did not come to judge the world, HO did not come to Warne, He did not only'eorne to, seek, It was to save He came, And when we call him, Saviour, We call him by his raw." We note further than even when he was reviled; mocked. and insult- ed he neither sought nor desired revenge. Thus Christ sets the standard for our Christian living, We who profess to. be his followers ..4)101414 , ever seek to' live that others will feel -that in- us they have, a friend in whom. they can confide. It is 'this :kind of living that will cause them to turn 'to the Friend and Saviour from. sin and the. enricher of their lives Int He has 'been to us since we re- ceived Him into our hearts by faith. May we live that worthy life of modesty and gentleness ever remembering that God for Christ sake has forgiven us, John Hanna Reports The first Session of the 26th On- tarifa - Legislature commenced on Tuesday, .January 26th, 1060, with the acustomed colourful opening 'by the Lieutenant-Governor of On- tario. followed by the usual formal reception in the State Apartments by His. Honour, and Mrs. J. Kerner Is/feel< fty-a 'Charming couple,.. The new Legislature finds the Conservative Government under Prime Minister Leslie M, . Frost with 71 of the 98 seats. The re- juvenated Liberal party now has' twenty-two members and the C.O.D.', five., Except for George H, 'Dun- bar, who retired, and Tom Ken- nedy, who also retired shortly before his death last year, all the familiar faces appear again in the ,House, 'with the addition of a good leavening of young, energetic and experienced new members on both sides of the House, . The Speaker, elected by 'the Legislature, is Wil- liam. Murdoch; 'Conservative Mem- ber since 1943 for Essex South and in 'whom all parties have the greatest confidence which was well stated by each party leader on his election. The Government'll Cabinet ranks remain the same as a year ago except that the Ho». John Roberts, Q.C., M.P.P. has re- placed the Hon. W. J. Dunlop, LLD., ,M.P.P: as Minister of Ed.u-• dation. -Among other interesting items announced in the Speech from the Throne .was an indication that Sessions of the Legislature might he held twice a year With Fall and mid-Winter sittings. • The enumer- ation of legislation to be brought in by the Government was most 'extensive and it would appear that the present Session will be long, loud and very busy, The opposition parties are expected to attack the Government and its 'policies on every' possible occasion although it would seem to he a difficult and thankless task in view the Conservative Government's record of the past fifteen years and the prosperity and social well-being of our people engendered by the fore- sight and policies of the Frost Government, During the next ten weeks or longer that. the Session'is expected to last,' your Member for Huron- Bruce will .erideavour, by kindness ef..iptir Editor, to keep you abreast of `.ItapPeti this' arid" laiW-Mak ing in our Ontario Legislature. APPOINT OFFICERS AT ANNUAL METING THE SALVATION ARMY Vblingbipf Corps a 'SUNDAY SERVICES 11.00 a.m.-Holiness Meeting • 2.30 p.m.-Sunday School 7.00 1-i. Neelon S Friday, 1.30 p.m. - Youth Group All Teen-Ages Welcome 5 5 5 There's a welcome for YOU at the "Army" t. aur5 eburc (ANGLICAN) aingbam, Rev. C. F. Johnson, 14,Th. - Rector Mrs. Gordon Davidson - Organist Septuagesima Sunday-February 14 9.45 a.m.-Sunday School 11.00 a.m.-Morning Prayer Wednesday, Veh. 10-Valentine Tea in the parish room from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11-Altar Guild at the home of Mrs. G. IT. MacKay, 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, T,'el), 16-Xvening Guild, parish room, at 8 p.111, 'rlIT Page I.!'we. The wingbern Advaisee-Time$, lui 110)(0 teatnoinnii,yonamotaieemeettamioiniog,,...1,1. 1 ON E, UPLMITNG LOW From time to time the minister Is called upon to listen to. the most intimate secrets and confessions. I recall an old man. who once want- ed to confide in me, but he said. "Van I trust you?" I assured him that he could and he told me his story. I trust that as a result of our conversation. lie felt better, He was a little doubtful because he felt that there was so much cruel gossip around, even among church people. That is the way he put it. This set me thinking of a verse in Ephesians 2:4 where we read this sound advice, "Forbearing one another in love." Dr. Moffatt has a very fine translation of this verse ,"I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling, with per- fect modesty and gentleness," There is no true love without patience, Paul in this letter coml.- Sels to longsuffering and kindness By Bill Read in one of the gossip col- umns the other day that Cary Grant, the movie actor, made a special trip ,by jet 6,000 miles. to Hongkong, to see his tailor, The item went on: "Cary thinks this Particular Oriental suftm.aker is the hest in the would, and is any- body going to argue with Cary?" Not me, Madame. Cdosidering that item calmly, I could only conic to the conclusion that Cary and I have a lot different things on onr minds. And I don't say that in envy. I have a perfectly good suit. As far as I'm concerned, it's just as gond as the day. I got 11, four years ago. This was unfair and she knew it. I have that good gray suit. I have a genuine Harris tweed jacket, made in Montreal, that I got at the same time, the year we went to that convention down east, about '56 And a good stout pair of black shoes, retailed a couple of times, but taldng a Mee shine, Llitit honght for the same trip. • v v My topcoat is a, bit shabby, lint, after all, it was second hand when bought it three years ago front act old air force sidekick who'd gone n bit alcoholic. The two top buttonholes are sloppy as ti SOW14 ear, but the bottom one stays buttoned, And the lining is like new. TVs dettiehable„ and I never seem to get it zipped in for the Cold. weather. OO NOMOIO.6111.6111111.;11.1111411.1116.1161161111141661161:60160awrocioar..r.air By REV. 0, LESLIE .tituom Seaforth, Out, All in all, I'm not ashamed to he seen in any company, and I haven't been turned away from any place Since the tittle the waiter in the pub 'asked me if I Was 18 and I said sure, I'm 10, and he said well get the hell Out of here, sonny, you gotta lie 21. What started the 'Old Girt on this juittp, 40 believe, Was my long tInderVvettr and its reeent inifort- Mite betrayal. This winter, I've given up MY youthful Van ItYy with great rend, and Otte back to that delight of my Childhood, Tong un- (10Weas'a No more shivering shorts for sue. No more creaking hips, treactierinis Walleye and Tntio- tifyied litiCeeepa. - Only trouble is that I have jilst the one snit, Which X got for SPORTSMEN THINK AHEAD. 1.11,1111111111111111111ao1 llllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 11.11 ll 1 l 111111111.11111..111.1 llll Sugar and Spice FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Andy Anstett; Massey-Harris agent, has purchased the Thomson ripped apart, :her mother lined Up, barn on VietoriaStreet. We under- and is desperately ironing clothes stand that he intends to consider- for the whole family for the week- ably enlarge his 'business, adding end. new lines. • . • • -W. W, .ArmstrOng was installed This 'year, she tried anew 'instead of. that timeworn. antic 'about having nothing to wear, she 'assured ine,' with seine cold, mess, that i was so shabby she. wouldn't he seen with me at; a rag- ,pickers' -rally, let alone a. conven- tion of urbane, well-groomed news- paper editors.. as the new president of ,the Ca- nadian Legion. ' Comrade 'Jack' Batmen' told the, gathering sane- thing' of. bit' ,E.gypti-',vvhere he served for some time. In the middle of tile wild snow- storm on Wednesday evening the firemen were called to Brown's factory, where sparks were flying from the high stack. No great damage was done. LAC John Wain is expected to arrive home from overseas on Thursday. He has been with the RCAF since 1942. R. A. Currie has purchased the Wilson block of stores, The block consists of the store Mr. Currie now occupies, Mundy's . store and the Crompton jewellery store. Miss Norma Ritchie of LUeltnow has joined the staff of the not Telephone Company here. Congratulations to F.O. Harry Posliff,, who has been promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant, 'lying Officer Jim Hamilton of Wingham is a membee of the same Squadron, Ken Johnson, who is with the records branch in England, has been promoted to sergeant. 0 - 0 - 0 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Friday and Saturday nights were the coldest we have bad this winter, the .mercury dropping to 30 below 'zero. The Members of the Wingliaril Utilities Commission, A. J. Walker, chairman; W. H. Gurney, Mayor S. W. Hanna and the secretary' treasurer, W. A, Galbraith, attend- ed the hydro eonvention, in Toron- to on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mayor Hanna 'attended the cOn- Verition of Ontario, Mayors and Reeves held In London last week. Mr. and Mrs. George Allan were in Dublin last Wednesday attend- ing the Mere of 'the latter'S sifter, Mts. Archibald Verben, Milne MeKerilie) daughter a the Isis Mr, and 11/4/frii. ,Tamer Ideltentiee who lived in Lower Wifigharn, Mr. Murray Asa ,of Toronto tint-