HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-11-09, Page 2On. Friday morning at ten-thirty
o'clock a small group of townspeople
will gather at the cenotaph to, silent ,
ly watch while the memory of those
Canadians who fell in two world
wars is brought lo.111.11ilie attention.
In all probability the weather will be
unpleasant, with a chill wind and
driving rain-reminiscent of the
misery in which soldiers of the first
conflict fought. and died.
To sonic this brief ceremony k
a sacred duty , one of the few ways
in which they can acknowledge their
graditude for liberty, prosperity aml
hope. But to the vast majority Re-
membrance Day is just another
holiday, a good time to clean out
the,,basement or go duck hunting.
How relieved we were when there
WHO WAS CAUGHT?
The following from The Exeter
Times-Advocate refers to one of the
newer twists to an old racket :
"Reports indicate a team of itin-
erant salesmen are peddling inferior
water softeners here, using a com-
mission "pitch" to lure prospects.
The salesmen, it's alleged, approach
the housewife with the story that she
has been recommended as a woman
interested in making a few dollars
for herself. She is asked to give
references and propose the names of
five other housewives. For each one
who purchases a machine she receiv-
es a bonus of $25.00 . In the mean-
time the firm installs for $-130 a soft-
ened inferior to types sold by district
dealers at prices ranging from $160
to $295. In other areas where this
same type of proposition has been
• offered, officials have estimated in-
terest rates as high as 20 per cent
on payment plans offered by the
company."
Apparently these same fast oper-
atdrs have been conducting prospec-
tive "stickers" in Wingliann Whether
or not they have met with any great
• .success we cannot say.
May we point out that there .are
perfectly legitimate water softeners
on the market, and they are handled
by dependable firms who do not at-
tempt any fast tricks to get, your
money. We might also suggest that
one of the safest methods of select-
ing a reliable source of supply is 10
* -watch the advertisements which,ap
pear in this newspaper. One firin in
particular has been advertising
in the Advance-Times for several
mcinths and we know from personal
experience that both the equipment
and the service are reliable. We do
not accept advertising from firms of
doubtful character.
A few years ago the Wingham
Business Association announced a
system which we h,ave always con-
sidered a pretty reliable one for
handling transient traders of all
kinds. Such salesmen were asked
to procure from the secretary of the
association a card which would
vouch for their soundness. Natural-
ly the salesmen who -wanted such
cards had to prove beyond doubt
that their proposition was honest.
Townspeople were then stsked to de-
mand evidence of possession of the
card before they would talk to call
ers at their homes.
..As far as we know the whole
plan has been allowed to die a nat-
ural death, and a a consequence the
houehobler has no means of know•
ing whether or not salesmen are
Mayor R. Pl. McKinney suggests
an even more direct approach to the
problem-call the police unless You
are satisfied that the salesman has
adequate proof of honesty. If he is
• reliable he will not object to being
cleared by the authorities.
The Wingham AdvancerTimes
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GODERICH
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Each year we gather on Remembrance Day
To pay a tribute to our warrior dead
Who, at their Country's call, have marched away
That call to follow wheresoe'er it
Their brave young hearts have counted not the cost
Nor deemed tog great the sacrifice supreme
That all our cherished freedom be not lost,
Nor quenched the torch, their hands still hold, unseen.
Undaunted still, their spirit marches on,
To lead us to a nobler, brighter time
When war-drums cease, and war-clouds all are gong,
And justice, truth and liberty sublime
Shall over all the earth their banners fling
And men no more shall walk in fear and dread,
When Peace, her legion minions forth shall bring,
And slaves as freedmen proud, shall lift the head.
Grant us, oh God, that equity and peace
Shall o'er our to con,tinue to hold sway,
Man's inhumanity to titan forever cease
And men, as brothers, live life's golden •day,
Then, and then only, shall our heroes brave
Relinquish Freedom's Torch from unseen hand,
And find their rest within an alien grave
And breathe their benediction on our land.
-ERE)? G. BECK, Harriston.
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Thie Remembrance Day, let US
not forget the danger from which
we were saved by our defenders,
and particUlar honour to those who
laid down their lives for us- -their
friends-their people, in their sacri-
fice they showed a great love in
their imitation of Jesus, they too
laid down their life for others, so
let us remember them, net only In
cur own minds, hut let us pray -to
God for the peace and rest of their
souls, and that He will look upon ,
the unrest of the world and bestow
upon all mankind, a lasting peace;
that we must learn the lesson the '
Master taught us and forgive those
who despitefully use us, and that
God will give to all tuitions, and
increase in sympathy, goodwill and
mutual understanding, that we
will be united in a brotherhood of
justice, mercy, end faith; that truth
and freedom may flourish, so that
the sacrifice of those Who died may
not have been in vale.
Rev. Wilfred Wright
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were plenty of strong, courageous
young men to volunteer when sold
(Hers and sailors and airmen were
needed for our defence. What a re-
lief it was to know that our defence
was not to become so desperate that
the fathers of large families and the
men in their forties would he taken.
Has our relief and gratitude now
become boredom:
it is quite true that there are
many • families in this IftWll who
honor the memory of the fallen and
never fail to appear for the ceno
taph service but there are many,
many more who just can't be both
ered. Considering the number of
men, from this comamnity who gave
their lives for us, the downtown area
should be packed solid Friday morn-
ing at ten-thirty o'clock.
CHANGING STATUS
A short time ago it was our privi-
lege to sit through an afternoon con-
ference in Toronto with the man who
is responsible for all the training
schools in Ontario. Training schools,
in case you don't know, are what
used to he the milder form- of prison
for youthfal had actors.
During the discussions it became
evident that the authorities are tak-
ing an entirely new ,and different
view of these schools. No longer
are they merely houses of confine-
ment and correction, where law
breakers are punished for their mis-
deeds. They have become, in fact,
what the .name implies, schools, in
which young people may be studied
in an effort to find an intelligent an-
swer to their problems, and where
they may be re-educated to fit them-
selves into the broad pattern of
modern society.
The same thing is true of our
county homes. .Those institutions,
which were simply "poor houses"
are no longer places of. public char-
ity. A good example is our own
Huron County home, to which a new
million dollar wing is being added
at the present time. When complet-
ed, th'e homefrill serve not destitute
persons, but the older members of
our population who are in need of
special care and treatment.
According to information we
have directly from James S. Band,
deputy minister of public welfare -for
Ontario, the chief object at the re-
vamped county home will be to re-
habilitate as many older people as
possible,. so that they may he return-
ed to their homes and families as
useful and self-reliant persons.
The past ten years have brought
about some vast changes in the
thinking which governs public wel-
fare in all its phases, but so far we
have only touched the fringe of the
problem. There are many improve-
ments still to come-all of which
promise a better future for society in
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UNIVERSITY POPULA.
TION RISING FAST
Canadian universities are bulging'
at their academic seams as student
enrolment keeps rising, says Neville
Yankivell in. The Financial Post.
A spot check by FP of 23 key uni-
versities coast to coast shows in-
creases range from a fractional jump
at New Brunswick's Mount Allison
University to a 46% boost at On-
tario's University of Waterloo.
And only reason. Mount Allison's
registration has hardly changed is
because the university -is limited to
1,2(X) students and enrolment is
knocking on that mark right now.
Most other increases are in the
% to 20% range.
Some samples: Acadia up 15%;
New Brunswick, 12r/e: McGill, 5%;
Montreal, 13%; Carleton, 35%; Mc-
Master, 18%; Queen's, 6%; Ottawa,
8%; Toronto, 8%; Manitoba 12%;
Saskatchewan, 12%; Alberta, 155;
British Columbia, 10%.
Dietrich when that lovely creature,
graced Ilogtown recently with her
theatrical presence. They made the
than in ell your strutting, hip-wig-
gling pouter pigeons of half her
age.
first member of the opposite sex
who made me realize there was
more than one sex. I was ten years
old at the time.
- Don't tell me you can't fall in
Thee at ten. Perhaps that is the only
age at which your love is complete-
ly ,selfless, utterly pure and abso-
lutely undemanding. I didn't even
eapeet her to marry me. I knew
she 'wouldn't marry any ten-year-
old kid. All I wanted to do was
think about her, and nurse my pain
to myself.
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It happened at a movie. I was a
young devil for going to matinees.
In those days they had them twice
a. Reek, after school, as we'll as the
usual Saturday show.
I had -been threatened with
everything from the children's aid
to the reformatory; I had been
licked several times; my mother
had given personal orders to the
theatre manager that I was not to
be allowed in, and still I went to
the matinee every time I c5uld find
enough empty bottles to raise the
price. I'd arrive home about 6.40
p.m., my inner glow from the movie
a buttress against the outer glow I
would have shortly on my butt.
At any rate, I fell fot Dietrich in
a movie called Morocco-, about -the
Foreign Legion, in which she ap-
peared with Gary 'Cooper. I didn't
realize it at the time, but Miss
Dietrich had the role of a Woman
of ill repute. I thought she just
worked in this bar, maybe as a
singer or something.
She Same, in that whiskey tenor
f hers, and I Was enchanted. She
smiled, that rueful, knowing stialle„
• and I turned to molasses. She winks
d, that naughty wink, and I twist-
ed 'lily hands until my fingers
cracked. She smoked, with that
Mysterious- elegance, and my heart
leaped painfully within ree.
I thought I would burst with
pride and devotion when the Pie-
tire ended with her forsaking bee
job at the casino to follow Gary
into the desert. The Last shot show-
ed her, barefoot in the sand, drag-
she pushed me out of a haymow
cne day, just for fun, and I broke
my ankle. Then there was a -brief
epiSode with the French• teacher
when I was in high schoS1. This
came to a climax wheri I kissed
her up in an apple aree, one glad-
some day in spring. I thought I'd
never get out of that apple tree.
And there was a Brazilian girl I
met. at college. She couldn't speak
any English. By the time I'd taught'
her the language and she could
say "park bencle" and "kiss me,
daddy" the hest of
missed
with
tso ninny I4hadn't i
a hope of passing my ,year, so I
patriotically joined the air force.
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There were lots of girls after
that: hi England, France, Belgium,
$ome of these affairs were sweet,
some bitter. I even asked one of
them to marry me. but I was too
late. She'd just accepted a pro-
posal from, another Canadian who
-had a big country place in Canada.
It was big, and it was in the coun-
try: 200 acres of stone and swamp
in Northern Ontario.
Then, of course, and I know you
think I'm just putting this in for
self-protection, and how right yen
then the only other girl I've kiss-
ed, except the odd one On New
Year's Eve, has been my wife's
daughter.
I guess, all told, I've been in love
about 12 or 20 times. But it never
again had the impact of that first,
.swooning, searing sickness over
Dietrich. And that's why, Marlene,
if the crude remarks of those Tor-
onto critics bothered you, feel free
It call on me. My ardor may have
cooled and I may not be quite as
puce as I vas 30 years ago, and you
may have heed:One a grandmother
in the meantime, but by George,
you're still the Most beautiful,
glamorous, mysterious woman
ever fell in love With, T wish you
were MY grandmother.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Premier Hepburn of Ontario has
stated that, -due to Ill health-, he
will tetire early in 1936. He is
only 39 years old,
The earthquake that shook near-
ly all of, Canada. and the United
States early Friday gave most of
the citizens of this distri a a pecul-
iar feeling. The shock lasted from
15 to 30 seconds.
Rev. Mr. Mahoney, of Brantford,
has been appointed by 'the bishop
ae rector of Auburn, Blyth and
Belgrave Anglican Churches.
"Miss Mela Hetherington of town
has been appointed to the executive
staff of the Ontario Ladies' Col-
lege, Whitby.
Dr. Wilfred McFadzean, of the
General Hospital, Brantford, spent
the week-end with his parents.
Mr. Victor Casemore, of Chat-
ham, and Mr. Oscar Casemore, of
Stratford, spent the week-end at
the home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. jetry Casemore.
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1.11, LEEN YEARS AGO
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"Greater love has no men ellen
• this, that .he lays down his life for
a friend."
Friday, November the eleventh, is •
Remembrance Day • the one day in
the year that nearly all citizens
pause for a moment to meditate, to
and some to war for those •
brave men and women who laid ,
down their lives that we might live..
Let us ponder for a momeet, not •
only for the blessed dead. hut taxes.
all the gallant band that left their
homes to defend their fellow citi-
zens, to defend the Tight to a free
way of life, and last hut not least,
to defend our right to worship our
God according to conscience and
traditions. All those who took part
in these past wars, lost something,
even those who returned, seeming-
ly unscathed, yet they lost years of
their lhas, the founding years
when they would have normally
been training for their place in life,
and in the society of men, the
commencing of a career, the human
thrill of courtship and the leloseona-
ing of Jove and the founding of 3
home.
Then we should think of those
who have returned maimed, dis-
abled, those who have suffered, and
are still in pain, thosewhose bodies
still live- but whose minds died
under the shock, in those dark days
when the machinery of hell chal-
lenged the peace and beauty of .•
God's good world, the world of I
love and homes and happiness
stood In terrible danger of being
blotted out.
As the years pass it reveals to
us all so very clearly the depth of
ruthlessness, the terrible degree of
evil that were arrayed against us,
the bestial slavery that threatened
us. Would the ovens of BeLsen
that consumed to ashes the mur-
dered bodies of a half-million
Jews have spared, us? What of our
children, our old ones, would they
have ,heen spared the terrors of
slave camp, or diselatehlteet?
•
• By Bill Smiley
It made Illy blood boil to see ging a goat as she struck off after
Toronto critics nicking on Marlene the Legion, with the other women
camp-followers. I can't describe the
gallantry with which she threw
back her hair and gaye a splendid,
brilliant discovery that Marlene "-grave smile as the desert wind
can't sing, and annoyed her with struck in her face. Nor can I con-
puerile questions about being a vey the misery with which I real-
grandmother. ized she thought so much of that
-big jerk, Cooper. Of course she can't sing. and
never could, But she can make the For about three months, I was
skin crawl on the bark of your neck literally sick with love. My mother
with that husky snarl. And, grand- thought I had some disease, because
mother or not, there is more sex I wouldn't eat. She was convinced
appeal in one long look from above of it when I stopped going to ma,
those haunting- cheekbones, one tinees. How can a boy of 10 tell his
twist of that heart-broken. smile, mother he is desperately in love
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'wry YEARS AGO
Mr. Akers, representing the
Hydro-Electric was in town recent-
ly slit-lying, the possibility of de-
veloping power from the Maitland
River at Curries in East Wawan-
osh.
On Friday forenoon, as Mr.
Christie's delivery wagon was
standing on Shuter Street, the
hbrse Wee seen to sink into the
ground. The animal was standing
over the, trench dug during the
summer for the waterworks. The
horse was returned to solid ground
with the help of some planks.
'Word has been received of the
death of 'W, H. Rockey, a former
citizen of Wingham in Killarney,
Man. Mr. Rockey was in the mill-
ing business here many years ago.
Dr. A. Downing, who has prac-
tised medicine in Bruce Mines- for
the past fifteen years, has rented
the home of Dr. Peter McDonald
on Centre St.
Wingham markets: Wheat, 80e;
oats, 30e; barley, 44c; peas, 82c;
hay, $8.00 ton; butter, 20e; eggs,
25c; potatoes, 3.5c bus.; hogs,
$7.25.
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FORTY YEARS AGO
On Friday evening a lamentable
accident occurred to little Marion
Armstrong, six-year-old daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Armstrong.
She ran in front of an auto driven
by W. H. Dore and had her leg
broken above the knee.
Mr. Harold Sproule of the 'staff
of the OAC, Guelph, Mr. -Kennedy,
Misses Ida and Mae Bassett and
Miss Urquhart, of Listowel, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Tindall.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. VanNess
left for Ottawa on Monday morn-
ing, where they will reside for a.
few months.
Mr. Harold Ross is opening up
with a movie actress? an electrical supply store in the
• Oh, I had a good many affairs building recently vacated by Billie
after that. There was a neighbor
Perhaps I'm a. little warped on girl who used to catch me and kiss Champions at the high school
the subject of Miss Dietrich. She me heartily every time we played meet were: Harold Mitchell, senior
was the first woman in my life, the Run, Sheep, Run. That ended when boys; Max Stewart, junior boys; Helen Wilson, senior girls; Dor-
othy Webster, junior girls.
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The following Were the champ-
ions at the public school field day:
}Sr. boys, Donald. Hopper, runner-
are, there was the BIG love of my i up, Bill Lockridge; hit, boys, Ron-
life when I met the -Old Battleaxe aid Murray, runner-up, Gerald
and started hewing my' way Gerrie; jr. boys, ,Rentreth Saxton,
through- the domestic jungle. Since runner-up, Kenneth Gregg; sr.
girls, Maxine Cowan, runner-up,
Mary Somers; int. girls, Florence
Wain, runner-up, Dianne Gage; jr.
girls, Joan Irwin, runner-up Mary
Buckman.
Capt. J. C. McNab, of Luck how,
will assume con-inland of the 99th
Battery on Thursday, succeeding
Major Walter VanWerck, who has
been officer commanding since
1942.
Lieut. Kenneth Itintonl, Brock-
ville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex.,
Rintoul, Winghatn, has been hon-
ored with a mention in despatches
for his work overseas. Re is a
present in Holland,
Harry town bagged a nine and, a
hear potted tanada goose While
hunting near St. Helens.
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10.00 a.m.-Sunday School
11.01) a.m.-Morning Prayer.
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