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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-06-08, Page 7 ingbant abbantrArintrt wiritatem, oNTAluo, wEvNgsnikT, IJUNE slily THE connur, UNITED CHLPRCH was tastefully decorated. 'for the alUttlai Flower Sunday services last . Sunday with "God's World" us the theme, A globe,• decorated in flowers was the centre piece shown above; The church, filled with flowers, also had tunny it-detest ng displays depleting conditions in many parts of the world —Advance-Times photo. ••••••••••••••• S OVER 2.000 people Weill. rant the gatea the trade fair out 'Saturday is pictured above the elitettahiers weld into nation Mt the MAIO. to bring the total trovlid to 400 including thildret% hilt of the croWd ONO OF 'MANY tlalinErs chat attracted tOnSider- Seed CO. shntd, which featured 19115 Oldennebik„ able intePesit at the trade fair was the Pritchard i)ick Speare of Hattisten is the attendant. What You -Should Know About It" and replies are confidential. The purpose of the registration is to secure names and addresses of all who suffer from arthritis in order that they may receive au- thentic literature; to encourage those who aren't receiving a doc- tor's care to do sea-for prompt treatment may greatly minimize crippling; and to encourage them with the knowledge that much is being accomplished in the conquest of arthritis. For those wino are unable to visit a drug store to register, a member of their family may do so for them. STAFF OF LIFE The Greek word for bread is "psomi". Germans call it "brat", In Latin America, the Spanish word is "pan". But everyhere, it's the staff of life, And to millions of needy people it's the mme as saying CARE, which brings them flour to bake into bread. You gave bread to the hungry when you send a contribution to CARE of Canada, Ottawa. ....a Children must be watched con- stantly when they are on. in or near the water. Those who are poor swimmers or non-swimmers should wear life-jackets always. a•—•' FLORENCE. MAY COOK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George enols WA- grave, was united in marriage. to William Cameron MeArler, el grave United Church on May 28. The groom is the son of kraal alcArter, R R. 4, Brussels, and the late Mr. AleArter.—Photo hy McDouell. Norm Welwood Tells of Trip oTo Visit NATO Air Bases Two weeks ago Norman 'Wel- wood; local businessinan and a for- mer member of the RCAF, return- ed from ft trip to Great Britain and the Continent. Knowiag from pre- vious experience that Norm is cap- able of keen observation and color- flit description, The Advance Times asked him to write a story of his travels, Below you will find the first of a two-part series: For the past decade, - Canada's greatest contributien to NATO has -been our Air Divisions in France and Germany. Recently, In com- pany with Ed. Blake, who is well known in Wingthana I saw at first hand how our Air Force functions as a vital part of the defence of Western Europe. Ed is news director of radio sta- tion OKSL in London. Our prin- cipal job was to get reconded tape interviews and human interest stor- ies from personnel from Western Ontario, as well as some features talon other aspects of the RCAF over- mfFseas. This article will deal with the official itinerary of the trip. and also the travels we were able to snake on week-ends and at other times. • We flew in a Comet Jet from Ottawa to aVfarville, France, via. Goose Bay and Shannon, Ireland, Light snow csovered the ground at Goose and visibility was poor. Fly- ing time from there to Shannon was slightly over 'five hours, a won- derfully smooth, fast erossing. A further two-hour flight landed us at Mayville in France, the home of No. One Fighter Wing, where, as we taxied down the runway, a large flock of sheep browsing grass at thin edge of the flight path, barely glanced at us, Narville 'was built in 1950 `for the newly-formed Canadian Air Divisions as part of NATO. The odation Is slightly east of Verdun, hat great battlefield, where so many thousands of Frenchmen died In World 'War I, In the first World War a amall flying field was located there, used by the Ger- MEWS, 'but • apparently it was not used in World War II, The last commanding officer, before the first Canadian RCAF commander took over, was an up-and-coming German aviator by the name of Herman Goering. On War Footing Marville, like the - three other Wings, is .on a complete war alert basis. -Aircraft are parked at re- mote dispersals, armed, and a cer- tain .proportion are on a 24 hour a dayk• standbys, Each Wing . has two Sabre squadrons and one all-wea- ther .0E-100 squadron. Headquar- ters for the Division is at Metz, with two Wings in France, two in Germany, a supply -and materiel base in Englarld and a gunnery unit on the Island of Sardinia. Although the. RCAF operates air- craft that are less than the best by today's standards, the morale and excellent proficiency of the pil- ots is the very best, and 'one got the impression the entire Air Div- ision was a highly trained force. This is; borne out in part by the top trophies and awards won in the past two years • by -the RCAF in, 'am:petition with all other NA'l 0 artners for gunnery, rocketry and Other. operational competitions. About 50 miles from Manville lies the ancient city of Meta, in Alsace- Lorraine, where 'headquarters is located. Headquarters, with Cora- Mand and Administrative functions, Is not ordinarily an interesting place to visit, but this HQ is dif- ferent. It is located in and around a very old French estate. A grand old eliaLeati is used, for the adunia- Istration building, Several hund- reds of years ago, during the Cm- stales, the estate owner bad a, quaint little chapel erected just. ft few yards from the chateau, MIS S now used as ae.. RCAF chapel,. and. is proudly presided over 'by Flight Lieut. Jacques Philippe, who says. it is definitely the (Meat simnel in the Air Foree, F/L. Phil- ip,pe, who is French born, spent 25 years in the Canadian 'North be- fore joining the Mr Force. With a twinkling eye he told us he was the only man in the Air Force who could honestly say he was going to Paris to visit his mother, Once Roman TOWS' At headquarters the final part of the tour was planned, but dur- ing the two days we were there we were able to visit all the inter- esting places in Metz and area, Metz was 'founded by the Romania and has a long history of siege and occupation, being sacked and burn- ed several times until the Middle Ages, 'when it became the centre of trade and. arts in Alsace-Lor- raine, The area and city were captured by the Germans in the War of 1870 and remained occu- pied until .1913. Some traces of generations of occupation are evi- dent in people's names, like Jacque Mueller, just as we find some Fra- scrs and MacDonalds in the East- ern Townships of Quebec 'who are completely French. Perhaps the greatest reminder of the early German occupation is the tremendous network of forti- fications begun in the 1880's and 'theta' further developed by the French in the 20's. to 'become part of the Maginot Line. Most of the forts are underground, with a grassy knoll or a clump of trees cleverly concealing the entrances. In late 1945 two Spitfires attacked one that had /been used for a great ammunition dump by the Germans. Evidence of the tremendous • ex- plosion that followed can be seen a full mile from the scene today. Metz has a great cathedral, re- cognized as one of the best ex- amples of Gothic architecture, The mediaeval artiists used stone as if it were soft clay, and sculptured, carved and adorned almost every inch of the great church. Hundreds of human figures, animals and wierd mythical forms cover the facade and arches, the whole blending into a magnificent struc- ture that dominates the centre of the old city. Because of its vast size and the nearness of' other, buildings, it is - almost' impossible to .photograpta Inatlia pleasantly awarmaweathert the sidewalk cafes were busy. Ilea der the 'gaily-striped awnings hund- reds of people ,seemed to find time to sit down and chat with friends or watch the world go by. We won- dered how people could find 'the leisure and unhurried time for easy relaxation, not only In 'Metz, but in other cities in Europe, and af- ter a time our wonder changed to plain envy. Visit Winginfin Boy Driving toward 'the Rhine from Metz, we passed.. through rich farm country. Farm houses and barns never stood alone, but .were group- ed in small villages that literally dotted the ..countryside. . In France the rule of the Right prevails on the road; a driver must, cock wary eye at every lane and road leading to the 'highway from the right and be prepared to stop. in a hurry for those on the right. The horn is an indispensible part of French driving; also good nerves or a fatalistic resignation. Present- ly 'the 'houses 'changed in appear- ance - from the low French- style to the gabled, half-timbered Ger- man villages, We crossed the bor- der litto Germany at Strash011rg, then drove west toward the resort town of BadeneBaden, where No. 4 Wing is located, On the way we passed right through the demol- ished remains of the We:dwelt or Seigfried line. No. 4 Whig is located in and, around a large pine forest. A number of 'people from Western 'Ontario serve here. We had a very nice visit with Jim Lockridge and his wife, Marilyn, who are happily adjusted to life in Europe. 'they live in the nearby town of Rastat. On. each Wing there are blocks of apartments ter married personnel, but many prefer to live In the nearby towns. Tape interviews were made with numerous people from the London area, including D. Ernberlin . of Lacknow and A. Poechman of Formosa. Educational System A visit and. IntervieW with the principal of the combined public and high school proved an insight into how the children of service people are educated, There, are approximately 5900 Canadian child- ren attending schools in Germany, France and England, Schools are operated by the Department of Na- tional Defence and there are 235 teachers on 'the ataff. Mr, Simp- son, the principal,, :explained the curriculum, which they claim . . . of a higher standard than- - the Canadian'average.- We• gathered it is largely ,based on the Ontario system, Teacherg .aae 'loaned' for two terms by :Weal- boards, hired Eby the Department of National De- fence and have the status of offi- cers in the. service, School (build- ings are the very best, on a par or better ,than larger. .city schools, Languages are taught at public school, and most children readily learn 'French or 'German after a fashion from their .playmates. Week-end in Switzerland On the week-end' webOarded fast electric train for Switzerland, crossed the 'border at Basel with less bother than going over the bridge to Detroit. In feet, the Swiss did not even stamp our pass- ports. We found no difficulty at all passing from one country to an- other at any time. Everyone has probably .heard or read of the, prosperity .and 'beauty of Switzerland but , you cannot help being tremendously impressed when you see it. The city of Zur- ich 'lies in a semi-circle around the end of ,the lovely hake of. the same name. It,is impossible to, see evi- dence of poverty. Smart, big stores, shops--and ...be-nth-eds.. ,ait bank and insurance buildings make it busy city, The weather was extremely hot but, we neVer saw a man in' shirt' sleeves:' Everyone- appeared to be weli -a,reSSetl.' We booked _'passage oai. an . excursion 'boat sailing to 'the end 'of 'the 'lake some forty five miles awOy., ..From Zurich the real. Aips.•are: scarcely visible, but now ai...We ,paseed down the lake, the great.', Teaks rose in the distance ,andseerned to domin- ate the entire_ aky at Ahe,,end of the voyage. .TheaView., Was 'mag- nificent. Returaing' to BaSelawadined in a large restaurant Where the propri- etor, having' leartiOd. .frimi 'one • of the 'waiters "Wa Were,,tanadialia greeted us• very •Warinlyaand insist- ed we have our :dinner' 'on the house': lit asild 7 healiad. met many Canadians in Loader' :in the first war, We noticed' that. everywhere in Europe Canaditiaaanjoy a high prestige with people and ...we made a point 'of' making. it "known we Were from Canada at' the' fir-at op- portunity... Wh.ile"orie could .get by Howick Council Holds Meeting The regular meeting Of HOwiell Township Council was held on Sat- urday, June 4th with, ail members• present and. the reeve,. ArtharoGib-• Soil, in the chair. The minutes of the last regular and special meet- legs were read and on motion of Glhaan and IIVIelVtichael were sid- opted as read. Haskins That we sell Lots 12 and 13 'Spence Survey and. Lots 7, 8, 9, 1.0 and, 11, Wiggins Sur- vey In the hamlet of Newhridge to Balfour Bream, Gibson McMichael---- That 43Y- law No. 8-60 of the Township of Howlett for the year 1900, se. by-law granting a rate reduction to police villages, art read the third time be passed. Allan Haskincr:- That By-law. 9.60, a by-law designating a gar-. bage dump area at Part 'Lot 25, Con. 17, as read the third time be finally passed. Allan - Haskins— That By-Jaw 10-60, setting the township rates for 1960, as read the third time be finally 'passed. MalVlichael - Haskins-- That we accept the petition of F. David for a municipal drain and forward it to the engineer, - It Gibson-McMichael— That the Federation of Agriculture charges on the 195U tax roll in the amount of $17.66 be written off as refused. Hasidna - Allan-- That, insurance Policies be accepted from N. Wade for this year as follows; Municipal Liability, Basic Multi Peril re grad- er, Standard Non-Owned Automo- bile, Spray Liability and Compen- sation. Haskins - McMichael— That the expenditure of the Wroxeter rink 'be paid through the Recreation Committee. Gibson - Allan—That the road ac- counts as approved he paid. Haskins - Allan- That the Re- creation accounts as approved in the amount of $168.68 be paid. McMichael - Gibson — That the following accounts 'be paid: Provincial Treas., insulin, $3.61; Baker Convalescent Home, $139.50; N. Wade, insurance, $902.53. S. K. Graham, warble spray inspector, $497,50; J. M. Backer, warble spray- ing, $53.90; Lloyd Weber, spraying, $584.30; W. Harrlfield, ,burying dogs $2.00; Atwood Print Shop, letter- heads, $0.75; County of Perth, re- bate re Municipal Drain No. 10, $5.91; Town of Listowel, high school debenture, $2033.38; Wing- ham Dist, High School, debenture, $9,735.28; Howard Harris; expenses, $74.50; Fed. of Agriculture, bat 1960 levy, $99.07; Bob Campbell, loader at Fordwich dump, $22.50; relief accounts, $216.81; Recreation trans- fer, $10.47; R. H. Carson & SOB, Warbibcide, $119.70; R. H. Carson. & Son, Warfarin re Gorrie dump, $45.00; road account, transfer, '11i,i'L,51cY14.515clael - Gibson-- That we do now adjourn to meet again July 5th or at the call of the reeve. J: H. Pollock. Clerk Arthur Gtbsbon, reeve. Large areas of shallow water are dangerous to boaters caught in a storm, Your Red Cross reminds you if you are caught 111 a storm end drifting toward shallow waters, secure everything in the boat and sit in the bottom. A sudden jolt against a hidden rock could other- wise 'throw 'you out. very well almost anywhere in Eu- rope'with English, if you had a few words of French or German it made a great difference immediate- ly with people: They seem to gen- uinely appreciate your . attempt in the native tongue. (The 'concluding article will ap- pear next week, in which the writ- er tells of the final visit to Ger- many and their Stay in England). Flower Sunday Continued from Page One. gowns, each wearing a corsage of pansies. They were seated in the choir loft and under the leadership of Mr. A. D. Bennett led the music 'for the . service. Then - came the -members of the Sunday School, beach bearing flowers, which were received by eight young girls, Tru- dy Allen, Susan Bennett, Lois Con- gram, Brenda Conran, Sally Craw- ford, Elaine Moffatt, Marjorie i'Vfoffatt, Hilda Tiffin and 'placed around the pool. 'When all was completed, the picture presented a scene of 'beauty, dignity and re- verence, The invocation was given by Da- vid Gibson and portions of Scrip- ture from tile 'Gospels of St. Mat- thew and St, Jahn were recited by Marilyn Strong, Harold Jardin, Ju- dith Irwin and Tommy Miller. Two recitations, "Thankfulness" by Lin- da McTaggart and "Reflections", by Brenda MacLennan, as well as a solo, "See The Shining Dew- drops", by Peter Callan, were much enjoyed, as was also the choir -an- them, "A Song - of Thankfulness to 'fibd'a by Following . the of- , faring Joe Kerr made the offertory prayer. After the pastoral prayer "Rev. T. G. Htisser, minister of the church, welcomed the congregation and congratulated the Sunday School, thanking those who had spent Lang hours' : of their time and skill in preparation for this service. He paid special tribute 'to Miss Phyl- lis Johns, who for many years has been the designer and inspiration of these 'Flower Sundays. Mi': •HusSer.thent introduced the guest 'sneaker, Bev. „lack Thomp- son,- of London, who is no stranger to a, Wingham audience, and who now represents the British and Foreiga' Bible' Society in . Western Ontario:. -Ill following the theme, Mr.".ThotriliSon delivered two force- ful and appropriate sermons. In. the. morning 'he fascinated the children by telling them how mir- rors are made. Great care and precision must be taken so that they make perfect reflections. One small scratch on the bark will spoil the picture. Mirrors 'have been used since the early Bible times. First they were made of polished metal, brass or copper; now they are quicksilver on glass. Mirrors are used to reflect, reflect- ing the glory of 'God, so that we can mirror Jesus Christ in our lives. Then 'people can say, "There is one who has been with Jesus." In closing Mr. Thompson asked the pertinent question, what type of life are we reflecting to others?, The same program was presented at the evening service, The speak- toOk his text from Matt, 6:34, "Take no thought for the morrow." jeSus did not wish that we should not think of the future. He him- self Spoke of the future in sowing and • reaping. But His meaning Was that we should not be anxious or fearful, We should not become a worrying people, but should cling to our Christian convictions and trust in God. As ant added musical attraction at both services was heard a triple trio of young people from Byron United Church. This trio was traihed mid led by Mrs. Jack Thompson who is organist hi that chetah. In the Morning they sang "Lift Thine Eyes" by Mendeisselm and "0 Little Lainb" ' by G. Roy Fenwick. In the evening their se- lections were "Glory to the tether Give" and a duet by two boys, "The, Stranger of Galilee", These young voices Were greatly enjoyed. Doting the afternoon hundrerla of people from Whigham and vie- laity visited the church to see the beautiful setting in Which the Ser- vite,s Were held. The flower Sun- clays have become a tradition in Winghalo flailed Church. The themes are developed by means of flowers, music and symbols and are presented so that a -deep impres- sion of that particular truth is left in the minds of the ehildreh. In- deed, many older people can reach back through the years and bring up meinoriea of Flower Sundays which have given inspiration surd blessing to their' lives, Earl klainilt©n Is Council President A small balance was shown in the treasury when the Wingham and District Film Council meeting was held on Monday evening. The librarian reported good use of the projector and available films, Deep regret was expressed for the times the projector was unfit for use. Groups were urged to contact Alvin Higgins to make arrange- ments; to have their projectionists take a refresher course. Bob Tay- lor offered the use 'of a 'projector from Hanover and one will arrive this' week. Officers elected, to assume their responsibilities in September, were past president, Envoy, G. Stanley Newman; president, Earl Hamilton; vice-president, W. W. Currie; sec- retary-treasurer, Mrs, H. Harrell; librarian, Mrs. E. Harcourt;- county representative, Alvin Higgins. During a short program which followed Mrs. Harold Currie gave two whistling numbers, accompan- ied by 'Mrs. Charles 'Sewers on the piano. Mr. araytar • congaatulateda the- committee out its progress, despite difficulties and reminded the Coun- cil that, it is providing a valuable tool for better living to the corn- A new service, with discussion guides may be had by contacting the librarian. Meetings will be held the third Monday in September, November, April and June. • • - Register Now and Gain Information About Arthritis . • How many people in -Whighana and district are suffering froth. arthritis? What type?' 'How long have they had their 'crippling di- sease? Are they receiving regular medical care? No one knows the answers to these questions now, but the 'Ontario Division of The Canadian Arthritis and Rheuma- tism Society is going to find out through a survey int the province of 'Ontario, The results offer a two-way benefit in that factual in- formation about arthritis will be given to sufferers and information about, the sufferers will be obtained by the Society, Co-operating in the endeavour is the Ontario Retail Pharmacists' Association. Drug stores in Wing- ham and district during June will have registration cards available for those who suffer from arthritis. All registrants will receive a com- plimentary copy of "Arthritis"— •