HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-02-24, Page 2At a time when: man's increasing
technological knokvledge has provid-
ed him with the means with which
to destroy himself, it is heartening
to, note that this same knowledge is
doing much to remove the conditions
which would make such a catas-
trophe possible, For by confrontin?"
man with. a menace.of such overrid-
ing horror, Science has thrown into
true perspective all the petty jealous-
ies„ hatreds, superstitions and feuds
which have bedevilled mankind since
the dawn of human history, The
niceties of international borders, of
skin colour, of religion, culture or
national aspiration, pale into insigni ,
ficance before the appalling terrors
cif the nuclear -warhead. Today, as
never before, men of all races realize
that they share a common kinship,
animal -stake in the continuance of
humanlife on this perilous planet.
Indeed, at the very moment that
Science has confronted man with so
dreadful a problem, it has.also pro-
vided .him with its solution. For by
ensuring him an ever-greater mas-
tery over the elements of 'nature up-
on which he depends for his survival,
Scienee has pointed the way to an
increasing control by man of his
own destiny. Drought, pestilence,
famine, fire and flood, once the
dread scourgers of mankind, have
,STRIKE UP THE BAND!
About four years ago the Wing-
ham Lions Club went out on a limb
and' Supported the formation of a
boYs'„and girls' band. A committee
Was forme71., a bandmaster engaged
and the club purchased hundreds' of
dollars' worth of the more expensive
instruments. Town council unhesi-
tatingly agreed to an annual grant
to support the youngsters and prac-
tices' were started.
All 'this was done in the, firm be-
lief that any community worthy of
its name should have a musical or-
ganiz a tion which can offer training
to.those youngsters who are so •in-
e.d,.,„Great emphasis has been
placed in recent years on hockey and
ball. teams, and so the Lions and
town council were right in their
reasoning that some form of train-
ing should be provided for those
Who like music rather than sports.
Many of the youngsters who
have been. members ' of the band
have shown excellent progress and
'tire still playing. Others, again,
have grown up to the point where
they, feel they don't belong in a ju-
nior band. Net result is that the
band has shrunk to -fourteen mem-
bers, who very badly need a:comple-
ment of recruits to fill out the
Various sections which are unoc-
cupied
Slim Boucher was handed 'the
chairmanship elf the band committee
•last fall, and with his characteristic
energy and enthusiasm is striving to
get some beginners lined up. He is
on band every practice night to lend
whatever assistance he can and par-
tit-rawly in the hope that some par-
ents will appear seeking to get a son
or daughter started. So far he
has been sadly disappointed.
At the present time there are all
kinds of instruments availaltle, set
that recruits would not be faced
with a monetary outlay as were
some of the members of the original
band. Band Mastei George Wonch
is here at 7.30 every Wednesday
evening for the practices which are
held above the fire hall, Youngsters
and young people of any age will be
very welcome.
Surely, when the instruments are
ready and waiting, when we have a
bandmaster and; hardworking chair-
tilAti we can interest enough would-
he ml sicians to produce a worth-
While junior hand. Surely the love
of good music has not disappeared
in a town which prides itself on pro-
gressiveness„
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'Reminiscing
been brought increasingly under con-
trol ; now it is man himself, rather
than ruthless Nature, which man
must still learn to control, And de -
spite. ,a11. the political bickering, the.
clashes .of ideology, the narrow na-
tionalism and racial bigotry with
which the World scene is now
marred, there is a ,;deep groundswell
rolling through mankind which be-
lies the superficial turmoil of the
surface—and this great, universal
surge is a longing fo.r the realization
.of the brotherhood of man,
Surely so deep and. basic a cra -V-
ink, is not to be denied, Every teach-
ing of God and man has proclaimed
true brotherhood as the ultimate aim
of mankind, and the elimination of
the natural factors which doomed.
mankind to grub out an annual ex-
istence, with every neighbour a .com-
petitor and therefore an enemy, can.
make such a dream a possibility,
There remains only ignorance—
Ihe ignorance which feeds intoler-
ance of other nations, other races,
other faiths. Mankind is, and al-
ways will be, a diverse collection of
people who think, act and believe
differently.from one another. When.
he has learned to tolerate these dif-
ferences in others, even while retain-
ing his .own religious, political .and
economic ideas, man will have sur-
mounted the last and greatest bar-
rier which lies between him and his
ultimate destiny.
STICKY DECISION
On Thursday of last week, the
members of the House of Commons
on Ottawa debated the issue of whe-
ther Or not the death penalty should
be abolished in Canada. Although
it is a question which has been dis-
cussed off and on for the past 20
years, it aroused unusual interest
not only among members of Parlia-
ment but in the general public as
well. :For once,- debate. in the Com-
mons was wide-open, the ties of
party allegiance .being dropped , so
'that each member was free to voice
his own opinions.
Attending meeting in Ottawa
sat the early part of last week we
'heard. the same subject brought
up for discussion at the conference
hoard, this time from the stand.-
point of the weekly newspaper edi-
tor's responsibility to reflect public
thought: Several newspaperS in
Western Canada and a- few in On-
tario had conducted polls of public
opinion which were enlightening.
' In a meeting with one of the cab-
inet minister we fou.nd that he would
have been delighted to be possessed
of more accurate knowledge about
the feelings of Canadians generally
in regard to the death penalty, Mem-
bers of parliament, and ,particularly
cabinet ministers are usually jealous
of their right to make up their own
minds on matters of public interest,
but in this case . they would. have
a been happy with little more guid-
ance.
It would appear that we arc all
pretty hesitant when it comes to a.
decision about taking another's life.
General concensus of opinion in Ot-
tawa Was that the bill would be
'debated two or three times and then
set over for another session..
OLD FRIENDS
In the national capital last week
'we were pleased to be entertained
by two old friends and former resi-
dents of Wingham. Bob Carbert,
• late CKNX farm editor, was at two
of our luncheons as public relations
officer for the Canadian Federation
of Agriculture, Bob Clark, also a
former CKNZ employee, attended
another of the functions in his capac-
ity as information officer for the
Department of Trade ai'm,d Conn.
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Both are doing very well in their
new locations and like the city of
Ottawa as a place of residences
Carbert tells us that French
is a compulsorysubject in the public
schools there, starting with the low-
er grades and the youngsters seem
to absorb the second language with-
out any trouble whatsoever, in fact,
French is so commonly used in
Ottawa that Mrs. Carbett is taking
the language two evenings a week.
There is a
saying that the
pen is mightier
than the sword
This is true be-.
cause the pen is
the tongue of
the mind,
Yon can ter-
minate a man's
life with victory if`you. can win
a man to your side with the power
Of an idea.
A. two fold challenge arises here..
plan, what is written is impor-
Each year, when. Brotherhood
Week comes along, we are urged
to love one another, for at least
seven days. It's not so tough. • I
find that I can sit back, think
about it, grit my teeth, and feel
a great love for all my brothers
In the world black, yellow, brown
and puce.
TVs easy enough to love human-
ity as a whole. What is more
difficult is to like the bruilae in-
dividually. Only a saint could
abide some of the felony infesting
society. Even a mother recoils; on
when confronted with her
latest, contribution to mankind.
All this brotherhood business is
rather tricky. Rabbis, priests and
ministers, along with men of good-
will everywhere, lend their names
to the hopeful statements issued
about Brotherhood Week, But
wouldn't there be a holy old holo-
caust if a rabbi's daughter told
Dad site was crazy about this Ro-
man Catholic .boy, but the, priest
wouldn't marry them, so they were
going to join hands in front; of the
Presbyterian parson,
The editor who pens it thought-
ful, tolerant and sincere editorial
in support of Brotherhood. Week
would go up like a Roman candle
if his son -walked in and asked the
old man's blessing on himself and
the pretty black nurse from Africa,
he was about to wed.
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If all the world were Christian,
and even half the.people in it were
real 'Christians, this brotherly love
theme might have a chance, But
Christianity is vastly outnumbered
by other religions, and a very.
small percentage of those who pro4,
fess it are anything more than
nominal Christians. So the hope
of achieving the true brother-
hood of man through Christian
love is out, fOr the time being.
'there his IN another type. of love
that just might provide a. solution.
It was suggested: to me by a Faith-
ful Reader, who knows I am inter-
ested in Great Problems — like
improving my golf score, or try-
ing to reach 40 without going
stone bald. I pass it; along with
the hope that the Brotherhood
Week boys will adopt it, and slop
paying lip service to an ideal that
goes , against the fundamental
fiendishness of us mortals.
The intellect tells us that we are
all brothers under the skin. But
the Old Adani,in each of us croons
a Afferent Melody. so, if we can't
swing.. Una_ brotherhood deal on
pti*Christian: love' for (Mr fellow
man, let's try the other kind.
Sick and crippled humanity must
learn to walk before it flies. We
need crutches, not wings.
We'll have to' start with a few
`basic, assumptions. . Let's establish,
first of all, that .Sex is here to
stay. Any questions? All right,
then. Next, let us agree that
blood is thicker than water. milli,
lot us adopt the. somewhat; shaky
theory that; .parents love their
eldIaren and children love. their
parents. Even when either, or
both, are monsters.
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Next step fs to encourage world-
wide promiscuity. And it doesn't
inean what you think, Dictionary
says it means "indiscriminate
mingling", I don know how this
is to he brought about, but that's
a minor detail. I'm only interest-
ed in the bold sweep of the plan
itself,
So there we are, mingling in-,
diserimblate1y, ail over the. world.
Itrarsillialt beauties. ore 'being swept
off their feet by Canadian. sailors.
Nehru's second consin, is head-
ever-lieets with Mao Tse Tang's
Eisenhower's grandson
ninairing Over KratAbelhav's grand.
daughter. Buddhist is falling for
Latter Day Saint. Moslem girl is
littering behind veil when Baptist
boy gives her .the eye.
Get the picture? It wouldn't be,
five years until :there Was a trem-
endous crop of 'urchins of every
litte, Scattered all over the world.
This would do More to relieve in-
ternational tensiOn than having 84
consecutive summit Itieetinga, Plug
a Brotherhood Week once a year,
The speed Of tranaperfaition
tliia set ago, would be a peat .asset
to the plait, Parents tetildikap to
tant for the future of the world.
There Is a battle going :on In the
world today for the minds of men.
SECOND, what we read is of itn-•
portance for OUR future, There.
is a battle going on in the world
today fox OUR minds. What we
are to be, we are now becoming.
What is. our reading .diet? Is it
educational? Is it uplifting? Is it
devotierial? IS it edifying? Or is
it time wasting?
We readily become aware if
our bodily diet does not agree
with us. Our bodies rebel. They
require medical attention. It is
not so readily noticed if our in-
Hongkong to babysit for the week-
end. Grandparents could nip over
to Athens for the marriage 'of their
grandson to that ravishing Ortho-
ilox Greek wench,
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Surely even Comrade Krustichev
could not push the first button for
an exchange of nuclear missiles, if
he knew that his beloved. grand-
daughter Volga and her first-born
were living happily with. their
American husband and father in
Pittsburgh. What H.S. President'
could order the Strategic Air Com-
mand to strike, if he knew his
favourite grandchild was happily
sucking his thumb in ,Omsk?
'That's the the only Willid of brother-
hood that we, can achieve in a. hur-
ry. Gnarl old, human, selfish, fam,
ily ties would tear down the fences
and pull, asido,,the. curtains. Be-
sides, it would be a lot of fun.
In may own family, we've already
taken a 'halting step in the. right
direction. One of my brothers
married an English girl, the other
a Dutch girl, and. I married one
who is pure half-Trish; which
makes her only half as hard to
handle as if she were all Irish.
FIrry YEARS AGO
A forger travelling under the
name of Otto Webber and bearing
a, highly 'flavored letter of credit
from the Bank of Toronto struck
Walkerton one day last week and
touched up the Canadian Bank of
Commerce there for WO. The man
eventually came to Wingham and
it was not long before he was
recognized and arrested by Con-
stable VariNorman.
An epidemic of rabies is spread-
ing through the province at an
alarming rate. In 23 counties, in-
eluding Huron, orders have gone
out that all dogs are to be tied up,
A penalty of $200 has been set for
those who fail to comply,
Mr. James Watson, a respected
resident of this community, died
very suddenly on Monday.
The editor of The Advance-Times
and his wife, who are visiting in
California, spent some time re-
cently with Dr. and Mrs. Towler
of Los Angeles, and formerly of
Wingham. At the . same home
they met Mr.,John Kerr of Wing-
M. A. Algie, a fernier proprietor
'of the King ,Edward Hotel in
Wingham, died at Glencoe on
Sunday.
Mrs. A. E. Simmons moiled this
•week to the hot& recently bought
from Thomas Ts' Fields M. Lower
Wingham. Mr. W. Dodd will occu-
py the house she vapated.
The malis, friends of Mr. Brad-
shaw Herr are pleased to see him
around again after six weeks' con-
finement in the hospital with
pneumonia.
Mr. A, Hingstori has returned to
town from Brandon. We are
pleased to hear that he will not
he moving away from Wingham,
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FORTY YEARS AGO
The Bluevale Farmers' Club
held an excellent, banquet and
entertainment on Wednesday even-
ing. An oyster supper Was served.
Mr. A. J. Armstrong, formerly of
the Times, was visiting in Wing
ham one day Mat week,
Normatt!Butelter, a well-knewn
Wingham young rattn,, who has
been teller in the sank of Ham-
'ken at Listowel, has been trans-
ferred Us the Simeoe Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Vileliwood re-
turned to theft home in Elm Creek,
Man., on Wednesday, after spend-
ing the past six weeks ot the home
of the former's parents, Mr, and
Mrs. .Tos, Weliwood, Centre Street,
The total received •by D. A.
Cameron, treasurer of the Armen-
ian Fund, is no* $220.00.
Schools and other public places
will be permitted to re-Open on
February 23, since the epidemic of
flu appears to have abated some-
what.
Among those who will receive
the 1014.15 star for Seeded in the
first years of the Witt are Prank
Wylie, Precl teinPleaian, HarrY
IlaWatal,l'erey narrisi Fred GroV4O,
telleetual diet is not suitable for
us. The effect makes itself known.
subtly, however, through the way
that we relate ourselves to other
people both near and far.
In this age, there is great oppor:
timity to read the finest. There is
opportunity to enlarge the mind
in a .constructive way. There is
opportunity to stretch out the hor-
izons of our sputa, Let us. remem-
her the power of the pen. Let
us not be overcorn,e,by evil. Let us
loin the forces of those who
would be builders.. not wreckers, of
all that is good in family and,
community life.
William Hayles, and PI, S. Cope-
land,
We wish to publicly express our
appreciation of 'the services of
Mrs.,Tanton, Mrs. Taugher, Mrs,
Aitcheson, Miss Graham, Mrs.
Jewett and others wise have volun-
teered to nurse and assist stricken
families. We would also thank
the nurses at the hospital, as well
as those who have sent broths and
soups to the sicit,—,Drs. Kennedy
and Calder. • 0 - 0 - 0
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
A delegation from this area, in-
cluding Mayor John Hanna, was in,
Toronto this week urging the min-
ister of highways, Hon, T. 13. Mc-
Questen to agree to the paving
of the road from Blyth to Wing-
ham in the spring.
An.•untised well at the home of
Russell Walker on Leopold Street
caused the death of a .horse on
Wednesday. afternoon. Jack Shields
of East Wawa,nosh‘was delivering
wood at the ,home when the cover-
ing of the well caved in and the
animal' dropped twenty-five feet
to the bottom. It died before they
could get it hack to the surface,
Neither the driver nor the -owner
of the home knew of the exis-
tence of the well.
Shortly after six o'clock on
Thursday evening a car driven by
George Mundell of Glenannan,
plowed through the window of the
Walker Store. Apparently ,the
steering gear of the car locked and
the driver was unable to stop be-
fore the glass was smashed,
' Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Booth were
in Toronto over the week-end,
attending the wedding of Mrs,
Booth's sister, Miss Leota Steacy.
William Finlay is moving from
Pleasant Valley to the Fisher
property in Turnberry.
Mr. Harry Wells and family have
moved back from Listowel. Mr.
Wells is working at Lloyd's factory,
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1114.114.EN YEARS AdO
Miss Emily Rollaway, the Wing-
ham librarian, slipped and fell on
a patch of ice in front of the town
hall, fracturing her hip and collar-
bone.
Mr. Percy Stainton is in Toronto
for a few days, where he is attend-
ing the hardware convention.
The Prices Board has announced
that the canning sugar allowance
will be unchanged this year--40
pounds per person,
Mrs. Emmerson Shorn ;has re-
ceived word that her husband,
Signalman Shera, has arrived in
Australia. He was - stationed at
Vanvouver before going overseas.
Listed as a stretcher case, Ted
Elliott, sett of .Mr.- and Mrs. „Alex.
Elliott,'i larrive at London, at
roon.'.on Thursday....,,Ted was in-
jured -,1.tourrod -, WIren=.,,he,-_ was
f &in inetd'reYele- dna' run
over by a jeep which .had been
following him.
Evening 'Guild to
Hold Pancake Supper
Mrs. Jake Hildebrand, whose
husband is a teacher at the Wing-
ham District High Sehool, was the
guest speaker at the Evening
Guild meeting at St, Paul's Ang-
lican Church on Tuesday night of
last week. Mrs. Hildebrand had
served as a public health nurse In
Newfoundland and told of her
work there. Because of difficulty
in reaching the outlying communi-
ties which 'are quite Isolated from
the larger centres, transportation
was often 'by plane. Mrs. Elide-
brand was thanked by the past
president, Mrs. Alvin' Higgins and
presented with a gift by Miss Dor-
othe Comber.
Mrs, Miller Davis, president, was
in the chair and opened the meet-
ing with the uSual worship Service.
Mrs. L. Boucher, secretary,,reeerd-
ed the Meeting and read the -min-
utes' of the previous meeting. It
was decided to hold the pancake
supper again on Shrove Tuesday.
The Guild will also subscribe to the
National !Film Board. '
Rev, C. F. Johnson read a let-
ter from the Altar mind asking
that the two societies be affiliat-
ed and the members of the Eve-
ning Guild, were quite egreenble to
this, arrangement, ,
Mrs. Glenn Tht.ttetti's group was
In charge of the lunch and a so-
cial time was spent at the close of
the meeting.
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