HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-03-09, Page 2in 1 EEN YEARS AGO
Winglmat Branch No, 180, Ca-
nadian Legion, B.10S.L., has pur-
chased the Stevenson house, corner
of Centre and John Streets and
will make the necessary interior
changes to adapt for use as Legion
quarters,
Congratulations to Miss Mary
IFIlizaheth lvfelkibbon, who last
Week graduated as a nurse at
Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Miss
MeItibbon is spending this week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W, A, IVraKibbou
'
after which she
will report for duty at Western
Roapital, Toronto, Where she has
accepted a position*,
W/O Norman Welwood, sbn of
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Welwifiod of
Whitechurch, has Spent three
birthdays in a German prison
camp. Norman's birthday was on
Saturday last. Prior 'to enlistment
Norman worked at Huron Motors.
Harvey Bryans -has been
invalided hoMe after serving in
Italy to'r twelve Months„ He is
now befog held for treatment in
Montreal and it was front, that
city that he telephoned his Wife to
acquaint her with the 'fad of
his safe arrival of which she had
been notified some weeks ago to
expect. His wife, the farrier Cara,
belle 'Dickson of Iningantion, has
been the school teacher at, Shep-
patdtum since last SototIbm
Mrs, Jas. Roherthon ,of LoWer
Wingham: picked a 'beautiful bou-
quet of Parititita froze her garden
on Sunday,
lort.E....KorpEN• pitAxttot,
The story of
Martha a n
Mary as record-
ed in Price 10 is
a very familiar
one. It is often
quoted to show
what our duties
should be and to
point out the
importance e, r
Putting first things first. Mary
deserved the commendation Christ
gave her, when He said "she had
chosen that good part which would
not be taken from her."
There are many such people who
shall receive the same vommenda-
Lion. But what of the Marthas who
Lou daily in the kitchen preparing
and serving food for all the fam-
ily? Too few .of us realize the im-
'portant place they fill wand how
Often they are forgotten. There is
a beautiful. poem by Mara Monkeys
which she calls "The Kitchen
Prayer" which pays tribute to all
the Marthas of the world:
'Cord of all pots and pans and
things, since I've not time to he
A stiint shy doing lovely things or
watching' late with Thee,
Or dreaming in the dawn light or
storming Heaven's gates,
was as follows: "Fiettatise they were
eheerftti. when it was difficult to be
cheerful; patient when it, was dif-
field', to be patient; and herause
they pushed on when they wanted
to he still; and kept silent when
they wanted to 'talk, and were
agreeable when they wanted to be
disagreeable. That, was all. IL was
quite simple and always will be."
We have all set,n, saints made of
plaster or bronze. Thi,q kind look
down from pedestals and .have no
part ,in the work and sufferings
and struggles of the world. The
living saints which all want to see .
are those ;who spend their time it
the kitchen, the field, the factory,
and the school room, or wherever
the day's work is to be done, and
•. doing it "not with eye service as
men pleasers but in simpleness of
heart, fearing God." .
When Paul wrote the Epistle to
the Romans he spoke of them as
"called to be saints" and then pro-
ceeded to tell them how. Christ.
said "I came not Lo he• ministered
• unto but to minister." Are not the
.Words of the one who wrote "The
1-Critelunt Prayer" endeavoring td
make us do likewise when we pray
"Thou who adst love to give men
food, in room or by the sea,
Accept this 'service that do; I do,
it unto Thee."
Make rile a saint by getting, meals
and washing up the plates.
"Although must have Martha's
hands, I have a Mary mind
And when I black the boots and
shoes, Thy sandals, Lord, I find,
.1 think of bow they trod the earth,
what time I scrub the floor
Aceept Ibis meditation, - Lord,
haven't time for more.
"Warm all the kitchen with Thy
love, and light it with Thy peace;
Forgive me all my worrying, and
matte my grumbling cease.
Thou who ditist love to give men
food, in room or by the sea,
Accept this service that I do, I do
untoit Thee,"
This is, I think a 'beautiful prayer
filled with humility as all prayers
should he. It has in it also that
faith which recognizes all honest
work as unto Vim who said that
we were to "do all to the Glory
of ()tat'.
When we can truly pray this
kitchen prayer we possess many of
those qualities which make true
and faithful Christians; when we
can perform the common tasks of
everyday life with an uncommon
Christian. spirit.
Someone has asked "Why were
the saints, saints?" and the answer
It took .a lot 'of planning, but
wangled a 30-hour leave the other
week-end. It was the first time in
about two years that Pd been off
the reserve without the family
hanging around my neck like an
albatross,
111, was nicely accomplished, if I
do say it. I had to see a man in
the city about a deal. Being an old
and entitling husband, I let on to
the family that I could see. my Innn
any week-end. This lulled. my wife
into a false sense of security, and
she started planning our week:-end
in. the city.
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Waiting until conditions were
ideal, I struck. She didn't have her
hair done, one of the kids had a
cold, and our favourite baby-sitter
wasn't available. So I arrived
home from work on Thursday
looking depressed, told her I'd
just had a phone 'eall from my
man, that he was leaving on Mon-
day for a month in the west, that
I had to ga ;clOwn the next day or
the deal was off, and wasn't it a
shame,
Rho couldn't do much but itiatn
me to go. I protested that it
wouldn't be any fun: going..alone.
"You go on, now", she pressed,
"it's important and anyway Would-
n't you, like to get away from ns
till for a day?" That's like-asking
an alcoholic whether he'd like a
drink. Tint I was smart enough
to protest enough to keep her on
the offensive until she got a little
their farm in: Ashfield, Mr. Gra-
ham's nephew, Norman. Mahood of
Kincardine, is • assisting him.
The Sunday Schools of St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church. St,
Paul's Anglican and the Baptist
Church held their annual skating
party on, Friday night. Folldwing
the skating all gathered in - the
Sunday School room of St, An-
drew's Church where. a ,program
Was ,givcii,,wititi
as chairman, The Presbyterian'
Orchestra rendered several selec-
tions, George Henderson sang 11,
solo accompanied at the piano by
Teta Reid and the Rintoul brothel's
gave a guitar duet. Rev. Kenneth
MacLean welcomed the guests and
Rev. E. L, Roberts told of his first
experience al; skating,
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twENtry-InvE TEARS AGO
The Winners of the weekly crib-
bage tournament in the Legion
rooms on Monday evening were
Prank ;Paw 1170; 11, Kennedy,
P, Skeates, 1104, The prize
for the lucky draw Went to .T.
on Wednesday night of last
Week Miss Laura Clark, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Clark, was
seriously injured While skating.
'tile fell raid injured the back of
her head and hack. We are most
happy to report that ,she is now
run the rOad, to recoVery.
Mr, ,and Mra, Make, who have
been five years with Mr. j`, M.
• Graham, florist, have returned to
It is with regret that we learn
that Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Kerr
have •deelded to Move front Lower
Winghant to Whitechurch. They
have purchased Mr. Chibb's house
in that :village and have sold their
place in Lower Wingham to Mr.
Horne, blacksmith for Mr. William
Robertson.
Friends of Mr, Hiram Smith,
Lower Wingham, will regret; to
learn that while coming down a
ladder at the stable he fell and
badly injured a foot, Mr. Smith
celebrated his 80th birthday on
Christmas Eve.. The accident will
be. the means of confining him to
tits home for'a few weeks,
Mrs. Itobert Day, while downtown
on Tuesday afternoon, slipped .on
the Sidewalk in front of Clete
Mason's store and broke her right
wrist.
Miss Marjorie Haines, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Haines,
has accepted a position US librar-
ian, succeeding Mites Annie Cots-
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Sugar and Spice
Ry Bill Smiley
sore at; my stubbornness.
I finally gave in reluctantly, and
after she'd searched my. bag to
make sure I hadn't, any liquor, 1
went off, waving wistfully back-
wards at Draughty Windows. I've
never seen the old place so pic-
turesque, the garbage cans sil-
houetted on the snow banks, the
icicles forming a pipe-organ effect
over the. doer, in' which. stood the
little woman, her brow -darkening
as she simultaneously waved and
wondered whether she'd been con-
ned again.
That's when you really feel your
age -- when you leave home and
loved ones omen 30-hour pass. `Nor-
mally, I feel, about 04, but that
day I felt every one of my 31)
years as I belted gleefully through.
a blizzard to catch thn train.
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When I arrived at Union Station,
I found it was the week-end the big
snow had -hit the city. !bout 200
people were waiting for cabs, and
none in sight. •Undaunted, full of
good cheer, I was about to head
for the subway, when I saw an old
gentleman ;talking to the cab (Us-,
twitcher in great distress. In my
kindly Canadian way, I enquired
why they were .kreaming at each
other in fractured English. The
old chap was in a flap, ,He was
a stranger in the city, spoke al-
most no English, wanted to get to
his hotel three miles away and
couldn't get .a taxi.
I made it; kno- wn that. I'd see he
got there, via, subway. Tears of
gratitude filled his eyes when he
understood. As we emerged from
the station, me carrying his hea.vy
hag, a taxi pulled up to disgorge
a passenger. .my gentle old com-
panion snatehed his bag from time,
leaped across a vast; puddle, linti-
ed -himself into the (tab and shout-
ed. "Vest airy "Betel" without
backward. glance. As ;I tramped
11U'migh..11ie. tb the 'subway
station, . somewhat,
sombrely, that this was Brother-
hood Week.
I thought a - good ;dinner might
lift my spirits, When I'm on
leave, I do it'up brown. I slip my
aperitif with appreciation, I glance;
at the other diners, with disdain,
J order exotic foods, This- night,
1 was having pheasant au flam-
beau or, something, A white-
gloved waiter brings in your •bird,
which is blazing merrily,, and with
long,skewers and a flourish, trans-
ports it to your plate. Quite im-
presses the poor people eating
steaks.
Only this idio- t's flourish was a
little, too fluid, gloves* caught
tire mid he dropped my bird on
the Home Wilde lie heat his hot
handit together, to the de-
light; of the other diners. I called
the headwaiter, informed him With
some hantettt that had Ordered
phoasaht, an flambeau, not Bain-
ipnlagee. peasant, a h ml stalked out of te
My whole leave went like that.
Had a shave in the hotel barber
shop. Paid
was
Paldso the bcuassyhiterry•iwngithto
a find bill
a dime for the little guy who was
beating me around the shaulderS
with a whisk that I Walked Out
Without my change, ,seate $8.70.
Late for My train home, I ran,
skidded on ice, tore -a cartilage
in my knee and have been on the
gimp ever since,, Bought seine
Sandwiches for the ride home, set
tbent on the station floor while 1
purchased my ticket, and walked
off without them,
IloSt, time my Wife; feelS
pulling a dirty trick like Willing
inc Off on, a 80-1tatilt pass, alt
meet stone pretty stiff re-
ststarice, I can tell you.
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A Reminiscing
FIFTY YEARS AGO •
• Miss E. J. Welsh, who has been
superintendent at the hospital .for
some time, left on Tuesday to visit
'in London. Miss Welsh intends.
leaving about the fifteenth on, a
trip to the West,
Dave ;royal; has purchased the
barbering business of Joseph
!Watch, and took possession on
Tuesday morning. Dave will re
move the shop to its former
lottatton in the course of a few
days,
1*. C, Burford of Wingham,
delivered to A. E. Louttit, butcher,
a fine quartette of hogs, They
were seven months, two weeks old
and, • weighed 1,230 lbs. They
dressed at 1,000 lbs. and brought
Mr. Burford over $104. •
'r, Stewart; brother of our
townsman, .T, G. Stewart, has
bought out Dr. Hamilton at 13c1-
grave. The doctor is no stranger
to the people in this community
and will no doubt meet with sue-
--cess -An his new field.
Mr. John Hewer has moved' into
the cottage on the corner of John
and Francis Streets, and the house
he vacated on Victoria Street,
owned by Mr, Rich.. Anderson,
will be occupied by Mr, Forbes of
the • High School teaching staff.
Mr.- Forbes expects to move his
faMily from Lucan in the near
More.
'rim new superintendent of the
hoSpital, Miss L. Matthews, enter-
!upon her duties last Tuesday.
Miss IVfatthewS has had a wide
experience and comes to Wingham
highly -recommended as an excel-
lent nurse, and will no -doubt fill
the position with credit to herself
and the 'institution.
• •Again we congratulate W. Glenn
Campbell on' his successful report
of music examinations in connec-
tion with both Toronto and London
iT.';OnSeritatories of Music. Miss
Gretta Kennedy obtained ist class
honors in • Theory in connection
with 'the Toronto ConserVatory, tind
seVet;id.;,of his other gilr1lils from
ni9fii"did -Weit their
examinations,
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2.30 'lire,---Sunday School
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Rev, C. P. Johnson,' LTh. - Rector
Mrs. Gordon Davidson - Organist
2nd Sunday in Lent
9.-15 a.m.—Sunday School and
Conrirmatiom class
11.00 a.m.—Morning. Prayer
Wed., March 901, Lenten Service, 730
Thurs., March tOth, Altar Guild, Rectory, 3.33
Tues., March 15th, V,vening txttild , 8,00 p.m.
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No doubt municipalities aril. over
"the province of Ontario are licking
their lips after the recent announce-,
ment that the government will insti-
tute a new system of grants-in-aid
for parks. Doubtless, also, the pro-
vincial authorities realized they were
announcing a very popular handout.
The news could hardly have come
at a better time for the town of
Wingham and the Townships of
Turnberry and Morris, where active
planning has been started for parks
projects. in town a start was made
last summer on a riverside park near
the McKenzie Bridge. In Turnberry
one admirable recreation spot has
already been opened, on the ninth
concession and there is talk of the
development of still other • areas
yithin the township. The folks in
Morris have been looking with en-'
violin , eyes at the accomplishments
itn Turnberry and will no doubt -be
in action -Wore long.
It is much too early to surmise
anything about the basis upon Which.
grants will he made, the announce-
ment simply contained the informa-
tion.that the money would be avail-
able in. amounts to $50,000. I,o-
i...ated as we are at -the' forks of two
branches of the Maitland, we have
all kinds of places to locate parks.
,The. situation chosen last Summer at
the north end of town is an excellent:
One', for it will be an inviting spcit
for townsfolk and motorists alike, as
well as badly needed project to
THE HAND OF MERCY
This week .the members of the
Wingham Legion are •calling at the
homes in town to solicit donations
for the .annual Red Cross campaign
for funds. It is one of the most
vital in the entire year.
- It is hardly necessary to enum.- .
+.1r erate'the hundreds of tasks assnmed
• by ,the Red Cross. Most of them
.4!
liA3.0-WII '0 all of you. As al-
ways the Red Cross stands ready to
serve, wherever the need arises, in
any part of the globe.
One single aspect of the work is
worth extra consideration here, how-
ever, for it . is providing a -needed
service every day of the week. The
Red Cross has undertaken to supply
blood for banks in local hospitals. in.
Western Ontario „And --hundreds' f
patients. have already benefited frOm
this particular phase•of.activity. The
bank fOr. this 'district maintained at
the Wingham Tiospith,l - and each
month there are many.calls•for blood.
to be sent ottt -to Whet hospitals in
nearby towns, This 'is:Only one of
the ways in, whicli :Red. oss stands
ready to serve you.
Theirs is the only organization
gearp-1 to the unexpected needs of
calamities — those sudden, chilling
tragedies which - strike when and
where they are least expected. The
Red Cross deserves all the. support
.,„you can provide,
SEE YOU FRIDAY
EVENING •
We would like to remind y611
that "The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor" will he presented in the high
school audit oritun on 'Friday evening
of this week. it is one of the few
opportunities we have in a year in
hear first-class mush' in a direct
presentation.
The Lions "stick their necks out"
When they contract for an opera
company and so are entirely de-
pendent upon the people of the com-
munity to Show their interest in a
practical fashion. if you are one of
those who appreciate truly fine en-
tertainment, it would be welly in
contact any member of the Lions
Club for your tickets right away.
The Wingham Advarice.Times
Published at Wingharti, Ontario
Wenger Brothers,. PUbliabera
W. barry Wenger, Editor
1%101113er Audit Bureau at dIreUltttlini
Anthorited as SeeOlni thisa Mall,
PoM Offied Dept,
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AdVartiaing ROOS on apPileatlett
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GRANTS FOR PARKS INTERESTING.
clean up the river in. that area and
vastly improve the appearance of
the town.
This winter the Sportsmen an-
nounced their project to create a
bird sanctuary and park along the
verges of the Lower Town pond, so
anything in the way of grants will
he welcome news to them.
In years gone by the expen-
ditures necessary for the construe-
.tion of parks were frowned upon by
many citizens who thought that it
\Vas simply a waste of money. To-
day, however, the majority of inter-
ested people are quite in favor of a
properly organized plan of park de-
velopment for it is quite evident
that dwindling water resources and
woodlands, coupled with an expiod-
ing population, will soon leaVe ps
with a heritage of asphalt roads7 and
concrete sidewalks—and darn ; few
places to sit down under a' 'tee or
peel off and go in for a.. Swim:,
With all the available land. aticl
river front we haVe . for park Use in
this area, And with the Ambitious
plans already forming,' perhaps it is
time to call in someone who is quali-
fied to offer suggestions for the.best .
use of our natural facilities.
- NEW PLANS AFOOT? :
, The . Ontario minister.- of. edu-
cation must have been casting, his
eye over the other provinceS'of- the
Dominion, for the most: recent wOrd
from QUeeres 'Park indicates ,-that
there is some likelihood'-that•a new
deal be arranged in it-Ie.:matter
of .sChool textbooks. There has -been
the suggestion that Ontario May
adopt the plan which .has beep:used
in B.C. .for some time = a textbook
rental system which reduces .Costs
for parents, particularly those with
children in secondary s'ChoOls, where
the price of books runs high. •
Other innovations are:also tinder
discussion .and it, will he. interesting
to see what- changes emerge .under
the leadership of 'the' •neW.Minister,
In his second • budget address
before the Legislature Provincial
Treasurer James N. Alain predicted
that very soon educational costs will
run higher than the budget of. the
department of highways vihich has
been traditionally the. government's
biggest spender.
To venture a look into the,future,
we'would feel it-safe predia'that
Within a few years viTtaally"all costs
of education will be-borne -sly gqvL-
ernment, at whatever -leveVa:nd that
university education will be provide
ed on the same general assessment
basis as public and high, school,
Such a change would, Of course,
create the need for a new and. more
.drastic weeding-out program s' so
that educational facilities would not
be cluttered up with timewasters.
All this is in line. with the dawn
of a new age where the supreme
value of the human brain as` 'the
nation's greatest natural asset, will-
be recognized. .
NON'.VItWER'S REWARD
More than one Canadian news-
papers in editorial comments on the
'financial position of the C,11.C„ has
suggested that, if it is really neces-
sary for the Canadian taxpayer to
pay half or more of the cost of tele-
vision programmes sponsored by
commercial advertisers, 116 should be
allotted equal time with his co-
sponsors to remind the audience of
his unwilling participation in the
provision of their entertainment.
The suggestion is logical, but it
3c 'di fficult to think of A, way in which
the taxpayer's ease could be effec-
tively presented, As a takpayet; tie
has nothing td sell attd.. the exactions
of various governments have left
him with little to give away, if he
is a television viewer, he, may eon-
shier that, the entertainment ,he te-
rtives, In spite of the singing tom-
mereials, is worth what it tosts
Ilut if he is a non-viewer, what does
he get for his inotity?'-ithe Printed
Word.