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SAFE,DRIVINO WEEK pECEMBER 1 TO 7
Aimed at breaking down public
apathy towards the toll of human
life on Canada's highways, Safe-
Driving Week will be sponsored
across. Canada by the Canadian
liighway Safety Council between
Dec. 1 and 7, inclusive. With active
participation by provincial and in
(luso-ill safety groups, women's or-
ganizations, the clergy, police, gov-
ernments, service clubs and. other
bodies and individuals, Safe-Driving
Week will begin at midnight: Nov.
30; and end at midnight, Dec. 7,
There will he a dual target - the
apathy of the general public towards
the slaughter on the highways, and
the ,apathy of the motorist and pc'
destrian towards their responsibil -
ities, as individuals, to reducing the
accidents, injuries, deaths and eco- •
110111k loss in traffic. The Council
reports that, while December has
gone slightly down the scale among
months. showing traffic deaths and
injuries, it remains the worst month
for highway accidents,
Safe-Driving Week, a -campaign
to stress the dire need of safe driving
and safe walking, will serve to lead
off the national month-long Cam-
paign against Holiday 1T,azards con-
ducted by police forces from coast
to coast.
NEWSPAPERS
COMMUNITIES
okah I,. Jones, president and gen-
eral manager of the Consumers' Gas
Company, laid, it on the line at a.
luncheon meeting in Montreal this
month about the value of the . cam-
Munity newspaper and the real re-
turns .it gives to advertisers. Mr.
Jones is only one of the executives
of big companies of this Canada
who knows the yital part that news -
papers play in moving - goods and ger-
-Oyes. His company goes by results.
In this respect he said . "With
the help of newspaper advertising
through our co-operative dealer pro-
gramme, we have managed since
1954 to increase our share of the cus-
tomers' market from sales in 1954
. of $13 million to sales which this
year will come around $45 million
and this has been clone by telling our
story to the customer, through your
columns, telling the advantages of
our service and then seeing to it
that those advantag,-es are carried
`ftiritaugh - 1Y5ottr ottpluyeeS7 7:•-,1-%".
His remarkst . are so:true and. so
thal W'0,!-wf ' oimnial. be hurt-ian
fiif We did 'opt )Otgr.eat enjoyment 19
tireading theta apkl msing them along
Ito the niopi4i4.0t4- 4r411:07w,ps who
their:::htigitie.4 •Ses beT
cause they, dO'":1-161:ili „. ,
or the cotninott, senke needed, to 4.1.J.
pe'Ople they 'ha ,;6 to-
Tro'fittr 0mm -unity -there are
•'stores!Aat live on impetus provided
in the past and. sales made from di-
rect approach by hungry cuStomers.
No wonder that there is'such a feast,
of selling for the big outside stores
with their brightly illustrated. cata-
logs carrying a full description of
goods and come on prices that really
tempt merchandise. Ningry • small
town . buyers. The catalogs offer
quality, sizes, wide ranges and mod-
:crate prices which .in some cases are
bolts.-tide and in others not.
The following excerpts -from Mr.
Jones' speech, while music in our
fpfejticliced * ear could also mean the
tingle of the cash register for those-
-merchants . Who like to •follow. the-
- best lines of advertising-and selling.
Hesaid-. "T ,am a sucker for news-
papers.
I am a sucker for reading news-
papers.
T am a sucker for using news-
papers in our company advertising.
I enjoy reading newspapers-the
news columns, the editorial pages,
and. the advertising. Yes - right on
through the classified ads.
I enjoy reading newspapers be
cause it is good for keeping me up
to date.
I enjoy reading newspapers and
encourage my men to read them be-
cause it keeps them up to date.
enjoy reading newspapers because it
is good for my business to know
what is going on outside of our own
particular specialty - the gas busi-
nesss
am a sucker for newspapers and
erriov them because we need them to
build our communities.
And our company - the one
naturally know the most ahout - is
in the same position as you are as
TheWingharn Advance.Titnes
Published at Wingharn, Ontario
Virenger krothera, Publisher%
Vt. Vitro 'Wenger, Editor
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r1 ser lOtion Itate"...- One tear $1.90f ght VIOnthik $1.5i1 adVattee .i.A,stotlpo yetis!
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newspapers, in that we must build
our community because if the com-
munity is not built, does, not grow,
if the community in which op-
crate goes to pot, what sales value
have our pipelines, meters, etc., any
more than what sales value have
your trucks, presses, etc?
Our future is in the community
in which we are operating.
The growth of our company and
industry has taken place because of
advertising. Advertising and then
living up to that, advertising."-Mea-
ford Express.
WORK? WHAT'S THAT?
Hon. David Walker, minister of
public works, said recently that the
subject of unemployment took much
of the time of five Dominion cabinet
ministers last week.
We hope the message gets
through to some of the people who,
have abused the whole idea and in-
,rt,z-aent- OfrIMe11170iGlyMelliriri81.1M1rire..7-- :!•P!
This week we heard of a ;gown
Albert 5,.. woman -rho tried to '.,hire
s4e1-1,e1V, 'Orittati o, •
where Ole An .4, 'PM p e .y! She Wun -
wed help to 'WaSh sonic walls' p1
house„b9foint reptir,lg She tr1.6d
:,,thentiemplOytint office v;'hich final
viastA,Mg4-p provi a woman who.
-sva.',Sr -.Mi:'.ta 'three' day-s p.,.weeKjob
She agrieg to '
- Ornintsh4 iv s do stain Phoned,
-that' that
point, the .W"Ornanlq?Aelied - in, and
with the help . of a sister, did the
whole job herself.
Last week We heard of a Niagara
peninsula fruit farmer who has been
working 70 or 80 hour. weeks all his
life, who went to the focal office to
get some help to pick -fruit. At the
employment office, an announcement
was made that anyone in the lineup
_for all :ttnemployment -cheque' could
take the, job without affecting his
insurance as .the job \Vas temporary.
Although the lineup was long, not a-
single man stepped forward.
:These stories are repeated ,over
and over again across the country.
In the :meantime, the fund is ' be-
ing" depleted, threatening the stake
of the, hard-working person -who
through no fault of his .own. is
thrown out of work and needs the
fund's help to become re-established.
-Aurora Banner.•
FARM TRACTORS AS
ROAD HAZAR1S
As has been established many
automobile accidents are caused. by
vehicles moving too slowly along a
busy highway. Traffic piles up be-
hind them, and finally some driver
in the line becomes - impatient and
tries to pass. Tie doesn't always
make it.
Exhortation or regulation may
have an effect in 'making the loiter-
ers move more briskly - which of
course is not to suggest that they
ought to go to the other extreme and
become speeders. There is a sen-
sible Means, depending on condi..
tions.
in the final analysis, the respon-
sibilit3r rests with the driver of a
motor ear to have his car under such
control that he can slow down to the
pare of the tractor should he over--
take one unexpectedly, and to stop
completely if necessary should the
tractor turn off into a farm lane or
field. •The Ottawa Citizen,.
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ONE MOMENT, KEA:WI Rev. W. D. Clark
• Wingham.
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WRY I. BEN writ JESUS!
That little group of men who
Were the first disciples of .Tesus
had a high and wonderful privil-
ege. They heard the Master preach.
to -the people about the "Kingdom,
of -God", which, he said, was "at
band". They witnessed his miracles.
of healing and listened to the
matchless parables in which be
taught them. Most of all they were
impressed by his kindness. Eris eon,' sideration for -the defeated and sin-
ful folk bespoke His; great love,
He talked with Nicodemus, a ruler,
and went to the house- of Simon,
the Pharisee, for dinner, but be
also was "a friend of publicans
cad sinners". "Publicans!" Collab-
orators with the occupying forces
of Rome, and sinful folk both men
and women were His friends,
The skin of Jesus in discovering
and developing personality is evi-
dent from the lives of "the twelve".
At first in no sense extraordinary
they 'grew in spiritual stature until
after Peeeteost they became men
of great power. The authorities
Wondered at the boldness shown -by
these unlettered and common men
and recognized that "they had been
With Jesus",
Lake turns frOrt1 'Writing his
"Gospel", in which he tells of the
thlop "',lisps 134.4:4 1 0- and. to
teach", to the writing of the 'hook
pf "Time 40t$- the Appsapg.".
This 4f'8eriwo the cniltin,Olig Min-
istry of ,Tealls in the life of the
early Church.
These .Sarrie disciples, abused,
their message reflISed ill fierce
hostility, showed ,clearly that the
contagion of -the Spirit of Jesus
possessed them. it was not the logic
of their 41'8111110*s so' 0)"01-astheir
boundless eattlaslaaM and invjn-
eihie love end that filled amen
with wonder and'with yearning for
the fuller life they effectively
demonstrated.
Dr. Harry ,fititehison, tells of an
air force pile& named Peter Pease
who was one of-the finest of Chris-
tians, His fellow-pilot nemed Hill-
Smiley
It's not until our formal educa-
tion stops that we 'begin to learn.
Men learn how to swear at the
fellow who won't 'dim his lights.
They recognize, after a few painful
experiences, that a full house isn't
much good when jacks are wild. In
a matter of a few years, they find
out that hell bath no -fury like a
woman, It's only a matter of time
before they realize that a friend
in need is a friend to be avoided
like the plague.
A woman, very quickly, learns
that she can get her own way by
crying or raising hell, Early, she
recognizes that she'd 'have been
far better to have married that fel-
low who 'almost asked her for a
dance one night, and who went into
medicine. It's only a.short while
until she dis:covers that two wrongs
make a right, If you raise enough
fuss about it. And in no time at all,
she has found out, that old Baldy
isn't quite the charmer he was
when he had that bead of thick,
'wavy hair and didn't wear long
'underwear.
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Reminiscing
FIFTY YEARS AGO
School section No. 7, Turnberry,
is still looking for a teacher. They
offer $450.
Mr. Vincent, engineer at the
electric light plant, has moved his
family ,from B'lyth to Thomas
Scott's house on Diagonal Street.
The Fordwich mill has changed
hands, the purchaser being Mr.
Peter Eckle of Clifford.
Mr. James Thompson of Turn-
berry has purchased Mrs. McLaugh-
lin's house on Shuter Street, occu-
pied by Mr. AWde, for $1.100.
Miss .Hawkins, teacher of the
jtinior department of Winghain
Sehool, has tendered her
l e,slgn'ation i
Mary, Thpmpson, idle . •of John
land, Man. She spent her girl-
hood in TurriberrY, on the farm
now owned by Gavin Wilson.
During the past summer many
improvements have -been made on
the farms on the Bluevale Road.
Duncan Anderson has put in ce-
ment stabling and stalls; W. F.
Vanstone has put in a considerable
amount of tile drhinage and in
addition installed cement stabling
and a water ,system which brings
fresh water to every stall; John
McLean now has cement stabling;
W. J. Henderson built cement
silo; James Henderson cement
stabling; William Henderson has a
new driving shed and cement floors
in the stables.
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FoRIT YEARS. AGO
Dr. Margaret Calder will con-
tinue her medical practice and has
already opened her new office in the Field Block, N.vo• doors south of
the Brunswick Hotel, opposite King
Bros. store.
Canvassers are preparing to visit
the'homes in town to raise funds
for the erection of a war mein-
oriel,
Miss Grotto, Robinson, teacher in
the primary department Of the.
Wingham Public School, has re.
signed and will go to Cobalt to
join other members of her family
at Christmas, Mr, James Robin-
son and sons left for the northern
town this week.
Mrs. Griffin is visiting in Moose
Joni with her daughter, Mrs, A. H.
Wilford,
Mr. Walter E. Haines arid Mr.
S, Skelley have returned to Co-
balt after spending a couple of
weeks at the luane of the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Raines,
Peter Gowatis has -1)ee n ap-
pointed clerk of the WWII of Wing,
harri, to replace Mr. Joint r. GroVcS,
Who MS been elerlt -for the past
ten years:
Ito annual Meeting of the varniu
at'a Pertilizar !Company Was held
recently, Whoa, the toIlowing of-
ficers Were elected: Mims Tipling,
Pros.l A„ O. Parker, vied-pres.;
Thentila Taylor, 006,-areas.
arm', Was a 'confirmed skeptic who
used to taunt him and ridicule his
faith. "Your religion is a fake -a
hereditary hang-over, perhaps a
useful adjunct but no more". Pease
at a loss for words could only
stammer a few, words of -feeble
protest. His silence, following seem-
ed to proclaim 'Hillary the victor
in the argument. But Hillary knew
be had lost it for he could not ex-
Plain. away the Peter pease char-
actor,'
In our homes and among our
neighbours we are too likely to de-
pend upon persuasive words and
argument. When by the- grace of. Christ we can keep or tempers,.
get -the best of our resentments, .put
credit-seeking out of our minds,.
conquer our fears and rise above"
our disappointments, then our lives,'
too, will have a fragrance that will
show forth Christ.
"0 fill me with Thy fullness, Lordl-
Until my very -heart o'erfloW
In kindly,thought and slowing word.
Thy love to tell, Thy praise to
show".
Joseph. Pugh, pioneer resident
of'this vicinity, dropped -dead while
commencing preparation, for some
repair work at the home of Frank
Sturdy. .
W. Currie, Neil' Carr- df town and
George lefeEwen of Bluevale re-
turned from -a hunting trip north
of Parry Sound on Saturday. They
each got a deer'. ' • •
We regret to report that Mr.
Frank Hill suffered a heart attack
early Monday morning. He is now
making a splendid reaovery.
The cribbage tournament Monday
night in the Taegion rooms, was well
attended, 34 players taking . part.-
The winners were N, Williamson,
1203, F, Seli, 1201, G. MaCay, 1106,
Mrs. Gershom Johnston and Miss
Margaret Currie were the winners
pf the Advance-Times subscription
contest. Trips to Bermuda were
the prizes awarded to the two
ladies.
John W. Wood, prominent citizen
of this community; passed away
following a short illness.
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FIFTEEN 'YEARS AGO
Squadron L e ad e r James, A.
Thompson has , left, for Moncton,
N:B,; the first step of his retufn
overseas to fly' freight feoin 'Eng-
land to occupational forces. in. Fn g-
land.' `` Captain.' Bert Platt, Who !recently
returned from,OVerseas;, was- honor-
ed on Friday everting t lest -by; a
Dental Cori* after serving for
more than five .years. • He will re-
open his dental, office. in the Hydro
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Rev. C. F. Johnson, L.Th. - Rector
Mrs. Gordon Davidson - Organist
Second Sunday in Advent - Dec. 4th
10.0,0 a„in.-Sunda,• School
11.00 a.m.-floly Communion
Wed.;;;Tov. 30-Annual Bazaar, Parish Room,
3 00 p ny
Thurs., Dec. 1 - Senior W.A., Parish' Room,
3 -p.m..
1.'nes., -Dec. 6
R re,
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By Bill
There's a shocking waste of time,
money and energy, not to mention
the nervous strain, going into
education these days, according to
the ratepayers. And I agree,
Vast, factory-like plants of brick
and steel and- glass are springing
up across the land, Thousands of
buses pour hundreds of thousands
of children into these structures
every morning, and haul them away
In the afternoon. Millions, if not
billions, of dollars are being spent
on teachers' salaries, And all for
nowt, as they used to say at The
Gate Hangs ;High, A very fine pub
in Yorkshire,
There's nothing new about this,
of course. It's been going on for
generations. But the full realization
of -the appalling waste didn't hit
me until recently, when I attempt-
ed, on several occasions, to help
my son with his homework, I've
been_ helping him for years, and
Say- that he has alwaYs
predated the feet that ad „ re- , ,I: h .
,e-eived -an excellent education, and
could 'eaarlt out perimeters, and
number- Of -1?eeks in a ,.bushel, and
that, sort . tot-thing.
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• Indeed, we've ,had some of our
most iictxmafre itioment,;, 'real Dad-
and-Son times, as I have carefully
explained that Champagne was a
great' 1Prene1t explorer, in history,
and, that it is hotter in, sumtnor
than It, is in Florida, in science,
andjltat his mother wouldhelp him
with his fraetio i ns, n .aritlimetie.
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-Those friendly evenings are 'now
init a nostalgic memory. No longer
do we spend a half-hour, heads
together, trying to figure opt pistils
and stamens. Gone are the pleas-
ant times when. we solved together
the intricacies of the -farmer who
bad ten acres of hay in a forty-
rod field, and traded it for seven
tons of coal at 50 cents -a bag.
Re's in high school now. And
they're teaching him all sorts of
nonsense like why Henry VIII
married.' six women, and sheep-
raising in- Australia, and x plus
- ( . -2x)' equal dear _knows
what, and concrete nouns; and ,the
elle/idea formula for 'buttermilk,
and a whol e lot crazy stuff like
t4at r iftat _he'll never be able to use.
Believe me, I know. I've been go-
ing to school, in one way or an-
other, for about 25 out of the last
40 years, and/ I eotild write every-.
thing I learned in. seller)! downs lit a
five-cent scribbler, and .haVe
enough paper left to write an auto-
biography.
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I have no quarrel with what we
learn in elementary school. There
they teach us to spell, write, read
and figure, all useful things, It's
in high school that the rot sets in.
Go up to any middle-aged man,
go ahead, the first one you see, and
Ask him the formula for hydrogen
sulphide. If be smiles sheepishly,
ask him for the square root of 37,
and when he begins to get annoy-
ed, 'demand that he tell yob the
capitals of the provinces of Canada.
-He might get three of them,
This reveals the tremendous
waste of our educational system,
and if you're not convinced, sidle
up to a 'woman the next time you're
at a party. Act puzzled, Ask her,
gently, who fought in the War of
1812. If she looks around -and gig.
gies, &rimed a definition 'of a
dangling participle. If she slaps'
your face, you know that she's a
normal, Well-adjusted Canadian
woman, With a perfectly good high
school diploma,
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Personally, I have a deep feeling
Of resentment that I spent so long
learning so little, T "put in" no less
than nine years learning French,
had Int aF "r i th a French girl,
and as far as PM 'concerned, la
phone de ma tante is still (hunt le
jardin. In the Air force, they
taught us all about meteoirelOgy.
And as sure as I look at the' sky
and proclaim three days Of peered
Weitthee, because there is eltre-
stratus. cloud, I Walk out Into it
real Seeker of a rain:,
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It's sad. to- think about; the gap group of friends from Arthur and
between What. we ore taught in Grand Valley, The event was held
School, and what we know. It leads at 'Arthur . •
ono to suggest that, we might just
as well spend the _years between
thirteen and twenty-three sitting
around contemplating our navels, It
woad certainly be cheaper.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
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