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LET'S KEEP IT CLEAN
a few roughnecks can spoil any spirit
of good fun there may, be about
Hallowe'en, By far the greater
number of families have a well-
developed sense of the rights of
others in their community and re.
spect those rights regardless of the
thin excuse which is associated with
this season.
Before your youngsters venture
out Hallowe'en night you'd better
lay down a few rules of behaviour.
HERE SHE COMES!
This year has proven one of
the' most unusual, as far as weather
• is - concerned, that most of us
have ever experienced. A slow wet
spring; an arid summer and fall ;
bright, sunny weather until the mid •
die of October-and then, without
warning . snow.
Generally speaking we would all
be satisfied to do without the snow
until at least the middle of Novem-
ber, but as is usually the case where
the weather is concerned, there is
nothing we can do about it.
That's not quite true, either, for
we can pack it all up and go south
with the birds . . . as some of our,
friends do.
On the other hand, are we only
kidding ourselves about our dislike
for the. winter? Have you ever no-
ticed the extra pep we Canadians
pick up when the first flakes begin
to fall? You know how the young-
M:ers squeal with delight the first
morning they find snow on the
ground? Perhaps all of us have a
little of that spirit left. •
We have thoroughly accustomed
ourselves to the changing seasons
.and there is the possibility that we
would get thoroughly bored if we
had perpetual summer.
There's another factor, too: Sum-
mer is sweeter to the average Ca-
nadian, simply because he knows it
won't last long. Tie 'feels he must
enjoy it to the full because it will
soon be over.
Perhaps all this reasoning is
sheer talk and nothing more . . but
we might as well give ourselves a
legitimate reason for digging out the
galoshes and signing the first'eheque
for the oil man, •
TIME TO -SPRUCE UP
Main street stores in small com-
munities, says the Uxbridge Times-
Journal, ,are finding it harder than
ever these days to compete with
their big city counterparts. As a re-
sult, hundreds of purchasing dollars
are being lost to the small cOrrifilltn-
ities where the taxpayer's money
should stay in order to retain a
healthy economy, There may be
several reasons for this trend but
one of them was ably voiced by a
Toronto realtor at a recent sales
meeting. H. Keith urged real estate
men to take a look at their main
street-the old buildings 'and vacant
lots-then urge the owners to re-
paint, remodel or build.
"Something- must be done about
the decaying Main Street," he said.
Tie suggested owners should be
warned to paint and remodel now
"or the 'future will see them lose
their value entirely. Business will
move away :from the old-fashioned
Main Street to the new, Modern.
shopping centre."
It was a good point and one
which carries more than a' grain of
truth. But painting and remodelling
is not enotfgh. Every type of facil-
must be provided„ from provis-
ions* for every legal commodity, to
an over-all plan for the future. 'b-
less this is done smaller communities
and smaller businesses may find they
are left' behind in the march of pro-
gress. ft: is well worth considering
before it is too late.
Parents throughout both the
rural and urban communities have
a special responsibility this week.
The week-end will see the usual
pranks and celebrations connected
with the Hallowe'en season, As long
as the jokes are of the variety which
produces only good, clean fun, no.
one will object too, seriously.
Unfortunately, all too often Hal-
lowe'en becomes merely an excuse
for destructiveness on the part of
some young people who apparently
enjoy the sufferings of others. When
Hitler's troops indulged in this sort
of amusement we called them sad-
ists, Perhaps it would be well to
explain the meaning of that word to,
your children.
When Hallowe'en stunts reach the
stage of actual property damage,
parents are responsible-not only in
the eyes of the law, but in every
sense of moral decency. Youngsters
who run aluok at this season of the
. year face the possibility of court
action . 'hut ,what they really need
is the flat, of a determined father's
hand on the seats of their trousers.
Already obscenities have been
scribbled on windows to set the
mood for this Hallowe'en season.
Store frOnts and car windows have
been messed up with 'wax and soap
for two weeks or more.
-We have no thought of branding
all the children or all the parents
with social -irresponsibility. As usual
TOUGH TIMES?
There . has been a good deal of
tallcin the press and among individ-
uals about the coming recession.
Even the experts Seem to be sharply
.!divided in their predictions.
Attending a gathering of pedple
from all over the province last week
in Toronto, we were rather surprised
to experience a general feeling of op-
timism-not only from the city busi-
nessmen, but from such widely sep-
arated points as Port Arthur, King-
ston and. Windsor. Admittedly the
optimism was guarded. There ap-
peared to he a certain feeling of
,surprise thal things are not really
as had as rice have been led to believe.
, Economies, in common with most
other forces, has grown into a very
large-. and complicated affair in re-
cent • yearS.." Accelerated connimnif•
.cations, the deeping entanglement of
nations financially -as well as diplo-
matically,-hitVe terided"to- make
the state of the world's business op-
erations more complicated. Ac-
curate predictions about the- eco-
nomic state six months hence seem
to he virtually impossible.
However, one of the greatest
single factors in the creation of re-
cessions ,and depressions is fear-
fear of the investor to risk his funds ;
fear of the home owner to spend his
earnings at a normal and sensible
level. As more and more caution is
exercised, business falls off and the
fear of recession becomes an actu-
ality. Soon a few businesses become
bankrupt and before long the failures
are- pulling down others. Soon the
individual wage-earner is affected -by
lack of employment.
'There is every reason to believe
that Canada, in the long-term view,
Should be a prosperous nation. What
will happen during the next year is
still anyone's guess, but beware of
talking us all into hard times with
yoUr unhappy and, perhaps ill-found-
ed predictions of gloom.
The Wingham Advance.Times
Published Wingham, Ontario •
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By Bill
By the time you read this the
Canadian landscape may be as
bleak as the inside of a public
lavatory; but I can't resist a paean
to the finest autumn in memory,
The other day I was out for a last,
long draught of that most heady
of brews-a perfect October day
in the country-and, as usual,
grew quite tipsy on it.
Standing at the top of a high
hill, I could see for miles in every
direction. The sight was enough
to make a poet weep at the in-
adequacy of words, or a painter
curse the scanty range of the
palette. It was one of those blue
and gold days, when the world is
still and waiting.
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High, high, out of sight and
sound, a couple of jet aircraft drew
their careful chalk marks across
the sky. Far below was that
eternal showoff, the Bay, bluer
than even a maiden's eye, broken
only by the islands, like so many
bonfires in their crimson and yel-
low flame. And back from the
water rolled the, brilliant tapestrY
of the fall foliage the green fields,
and silver, winding river.
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I stood there with my children.
Even they were momentarily hush-
ed by the magnificence of this Ca-
nadian fall clay. I couldn't - help
wishing that life would always be
as sunny, as clean and as exciting
for them as it was at this moment.
'. Then I started to get hungry.
A typical Canadian. On those rare
occasions when we are touched to
the quick by life, beauty or truth,
our gastric juices, temporarily
quelled, start to bubble like a
home-brew Mash, and sky forest
and lake are dismissed with a
"sure is a swell view!"
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And we hurry home, duck 'nut of
the golden afternoon into, our
caves, turn on the idiot box, and sit
there swilling beer, watching the
football game, and drooling over
the odors from the, kitchen.
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The Japanese, they tell me, can
sit .for a whole day and contem-
plate the beauty of a willow leaf,
or a tiny pool. You, can belabor
the average Canadian with the
rl}ost':trotous;. colors', the,,,rneat, ex
tia:Vagant` Vita's' in" the world, and
within "seven minutes he's wonder-
ing what's for dinner.
Mind you, I believe-the Canadian
has a deep, if mute affection for
his native land,. But he should be
reminded at intervals of how
lucky he is to live in this country
of freedom, of bounty, and of un-
excelled loveliness. There is no
person on earth with so much to
be thankful for as a 'Canadian, on
a fine October day
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Think of all the poor devils who
don't live in Canada in the fall,
How would you like to be an Aus-
tralian, for example? Down there
it's spring right about now. No
anticipation of cosy winter 'nights
with' the trees snapping and the
furnace rumbling, for him. No
looking forward to those brisk,
blood-curdling days of midwinter,
for him Nothing ahead for Mini
but month after month of brilliant
Monotonous sunghine. It must be
depressing to be' an Australian in
October.
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How about the English:Man 'in
October? What he has to face is
six solid •months of days spent in
the fog and drizzle, and nights
spent in the Dog and Whistle. By
spring, he is so Wet, inside and
out, that he'd never notice it if
the entire world sank quietly to
the ocean floor.
Maybe you think the folks in
the Congo are 'better off in October
than are Canadians, Not a hope,
You've just learned, how to pro-
nounce the name of the new
president, Kisarnaftito, when he's
replaced by a chap called Mon-
goloidijit.
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Perhaps yenf d rather spend
Oeteber inCabal Where Tartan the
Apeman VMS reeently 41elibiniced IYfi
A tool of Inaperialtat interests,
Sugar and Spice
Invited to Visit
London College
United Church congregatiens:
throughout London Conference are
'being invited to the first annual
cpen house at Westminster College,
the new United Church centre at
the University of Western Ontario,
this Sunday,
Dr. D. A. Shanks, chaplain, said
every minister in the conference
had been asked to invite hls con-
gregation to the open house.
Buildings will be Open from 2 to
4 p,m., and from 7 to 9 pan., Oc-
tober 30. The former London Hunt
Club property is on the west side
of Richmond Street, between the
fourth concession and Richmond
Street bridge.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Many will remember A. R. Smith,
formerly of this town, who Con-
ducted a clothing and gents' fur-
nishing store in the Chishilm Block
a few years ago. Word has been
received of his death in Stratford,
caused by pneumOnia.
Mayor Holmes and A. H. Mus-
grove recently appeared before the
Hoard of Railways Commissioners,
to support the town's application
to have a subway installed beneath
the Grand Trunk Railway crossing
on Josephine St. No word has been
released about the decision of the
board.
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. Frank Constable, of
,Toronto, and formerly of Wing-
ham,
Mr, T, Calhoun, who lately re-
moved to London, has purchased
Malcolm Lamont's property in that-
city. Mr. Lamont formerly resided
in Wingham. .
Mr. George Manners intends to
spend the winter in California with
his sister.
Mr, Richard Procter is again the
tax collector in Morris. This is his
eighth year and the township never
had a better collector,
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Mr. Gunn, one of the proprietors
of the. Gunn Sonola factory, 'has
purchased the red brick bungalow
on Frances St., at present occupied
by Mr. J. Hirst.
Messrs. Davies and Woodley of
London have opened up an elec-
trical goods store in the 'building
formerly occupied by H. W. Sowler,
in the Morton Building, •
Mr. R. C. Maguire has returned
home after spending several months
in. the West,
Messrs. Carl E. Jticliton and Hal
MacLean went ,, to Cleveland to
see the World's series ball games.
John E. Holmes, who was in the
Bank of Commerce at Ottawa, has
been promoted to a position on the
staff at New York City.
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TWENTY-,FIVE YEARS AGO
Finalists in the club handicap
matches at the Alps Golf Club Were
Dr, 'George Ttess, W. T. Booth and
C. IL MeAVoy. Mr. Booth elimin-
ated the other two in final games
and emerged as club champion.
'Mr, and Mrs. Hairy A. Barber,
of Detroit, have been visiting with
Mrs, Lougheed here. It is 49 years
since Mr. Rarber left town and this
is his first return viSit. His father,
the late L. L. Barber operated a
general store lust south of the pre-
Sent Walker store, This was before
the Mael3onald Block or the town
ball were built,
Hon. Rebert and Mrs. Weir and
familA 'of Ottawa, spent the Week-
end with :the Misses Weir.
Miss Bose Coventry has returned
basing spent the ipast three
Weeks in New York City.
An Organ recital Will be present-
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another person or. to sow 'discard
and misery "as air heart is, so'
are our judgments". The evil mind
sees only evil in the actions of
others.
Finally, there is no. limit to the
harm caused by unkind words, By
it, many an innocent person has
lost a good position, a business
ruined, an advancement refused.
By it, there has been the loss of
friends, honor and reputation.
As you read this article, do, not
think of those guilty of such
wicked deeds, hoping they will
correct themscive:I. :Consider your
own guilt, How will yon answer
to God some day, for the sins of
unkind talk? Repent and repair!
In the future, when speaking Of
others, let it be something good, or
say nothing at all. Let the golden
rule be your guide "Do ye to others
as you would wish. others to do
unto you,"
,BOX 390
R. R. 1., Atherley, Ont„
19th Oetcber, 1900.
Wingham Advance Times,
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go un (you'll note /ah,t taking ad-
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pcsed to' daily papers for the' past
few years, it is pleasant to pick up
a paper whore there are no lines
missing or misplaced, no news
items repeated in the same issue,
and a minimum of typographical
errors,
Please continue the Bill Smiley
column, and the "Reminiscing",
and of course your excellent
photographs;'
Yours very truly,
STAN HISELER.
t..
Miss F. Stevenson
Speaks 'at Meetin▪ g
The 'fall iThatikOffering meeting
.
of theh Evening Auxiliary of the
United Church was held in the
Sunday School' room with 35 mem-
bers and four visitors present, Mrs.
T. G. Husser led in the call to wor-
ship, followed by prayer. All joined
in singing the hymn "0, For a
Thousand Tongues to Sing", , and
'MISS GannZtt 'led in ea
Thanksgiving prayer.
Mrs. Dunkin read the Scripture
and Mrt3. Harold France sang= flip
' solo, 'S,Tkie ,i10eautiful Garden of
Prayer:: Mrs. Husser read a
Thanksgiving meditation followed
with prayer by Miss Caroline Wc11-
wood, The offering was ,received
and dedicated by Mrs, James
Hamilton.
Mrs. Wilbur"' Tiffin introduced
Miss Frances Stevenson, mission-
ary on furlough from, India. By the
use of pictures she gave a very in-
teresting description of .her work.
Mrs. Emerson Shera thanked the
speaker. The hymn "For the Beau-
ty of the Earth" was sung,
Mrs. Ross Vogan, the president,
conducted the business which in-
cluded Very: vi' ia rePorts''.(Sif 'the
aOsiOn',,Of-,,th.d.:PtpOyt(inftic'held at
Wroxeter last week, Mrs. T. Jardin
for ,morning ,session and Mrs. M.
MacLennan . the afternoon. The
meeting closed with the Mizpah
benediction, and a social hour was
enjoyed.
• - • Ni in the United 'Church by Miss
Tma ATCIVI.
Harry Dennis, of Lower Wing-
ham, suffered two broken wrists
when he fell from a ladder as he
was working at his barn.
tk barn at the farm of Robert
Harrison, 6th concession of East
Wawanosh, was destroyed by fire.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Miss Bernice Anderson has en-
tered Toronto East General Hos-
pital as a nurse-in-training.
Mr. James Robertson, Lower
Wing-ham, lost a considerable num-
ber of fine 'toils early Thursday
morning when his workshop was
entered by thieves.
Lieut. purwara Preston, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ii4 rank Preston, has
been, promoted to the. rank of
Captain. He has been appointed a
personnel counsellor at MD 1, head-
quarters in London.
Among those recently returned
from overseas are Sgt. Clarence
Ohm, Spr, Harry Templeman, and
Cpl. Donald 3. ROSS,
A tar-truck collision occurred on
the sixth of Turnberry when
Field's truck, driven by Lome San-
derson, mid a car drivers by Chas,
Warwick were damaged,
Miss Ann Henry, Reg.N., of New
York, is visiting with relatives in
town.
Mr And Mrs, R. B. McHinney, of
London, spent the week-end in
town.
Cpl. C*Orge T, .Currie, of Anna.
tee, spent the week-end at his horrie
here, tlis son, AlVin, of Toronto,
WAS also here.
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Rev. C. F. Johnson, L.Th. - Rector
Mrs. Gordon Davidson - Organist
20th Sunday after Trinity-Oct, 30
10.00 a.m.----Sunday School
11.00 a.m.-Morning Prayer
Wed„ Oct 26, Board of Management, Parish
Room, 7,30 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 27, Ladies' Cuild and (Apron Show-
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"Thou, shall not bear false witness
against thy neighbor". By this
commandment, God commands us,
not to offend by word of mouth-
all uncharitable talk, whether it he
false testimony, rash judgment,
calumny, detraction, slander, or
just plain gossip. These evils are
hatinfrd to another's good name
and reputation,
A good name is something every-
cue holds most dear, In the Book
of Proverbs we read, "A gool
dame is better than great riches".
So jealous are people of their good
name that many prefer to lose
everything, else, "Better death
than dishonor", Those . malicious
people that go about robbing people
of their good name are commonly
called tale-bearers, trouble-makers,
gossips and, in the words of St.
Paul "they learn to go about from
house to house, and are not only
idle, but--tattlers also and busy
poles, speaking things which they
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ought not". The gossip is the most
despised character in society "for
be bath troubled many that were
at peace."
The sin of the gossip and those
who are unkind in'speeeh is a sin
against God, against justice, against
charity, and untold, unmeasured
harm results-against God, because
they replace Cod in judging Others;
against justice, because every man
has a right to his reputation:
against charity, because it causes
pain and embarrassment to the
person injured, and it destroys
peace among people,
There are those who, through
thoughtlessness, are uncharitable,
they should coinsider that -what
they say, can and does hurt some7
one, There are the talkative, leaNt-
ing in the, wake of their words,
untold harm. Worse still, there are
those who, through wilful malice
and evil intention,. seek to hurt
Smiley
in the States, where the voters
have to face that grim decision:
Whether Pat or Jacquie should
go to the White House.
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No sir, for food and friends,
and all God sends, there's no place
on earth that's quite as fine as this
Canada of ours, in October. And
I'll stick to that, even though my
daughter picked for her leaf col-
lection the other day some brilliant
sumach leaves that turned out to
be poison ivy.
A Reminiscing
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Rev. G. Freker
Sacred Heart :Church, Wingham
Mary Joan Lapp
Hostess to Club
The fourth meeting of the Wing-
ham. Winsome Workers was held
Thursday at kfo,ry Joan L'app's
borne with eleven girls answering
the roll call, "One duty of a hos-
tess towards her guest.' M ., The meet
ing opened in the usual manner,
and the next one will be held in the
town hall on Thursday, 7.30 to 0,30
p.m,
Mrs. Currie led the discussion of
.afternoon tea, both formal and
formal.. Then she made fancy
sandwiches suitable for both, which
were enjoyed along with a cup of
tea.
The home assignments were:
Make sandwiches and serve at
home; report in record book, and
work on record book and reference
file,
FORTY YEARS AGO
Fry & Blackhall Ltd. have dis-
posed of the Bennett planing mill
and dwelling which they recently
purchased, to Mr. J. Hirst. They
have rented . a portion of the
Walker ,& Clegg building from Mr.
Gunn and will continue the manu-
facture of high grade furniture.
BandMaster Wright has- moved.
:intri,'IhetreaX'•c1WellIng044-;Ind ,the,
post office.
The choir of the Wingham
Methodist Church presented their
retiring leader, Mr, F. J. Hill, with
a geld-headed silk umbrella, suit-
ably engraved.
The college houses 39 men, and
51 women. Students are registered
from, every county in Western On-
tario.
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