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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-12-07, Page 2wimpompur $ $ 1111•0:1411i2 ••••••14104•;;;;M:lit.•45..05iAtIC451;niililitinti$Ailigi.5 2ti7.:;77:1;i7: +••.....•••mtki.701Kiti;; ;: Si .71; ''" A ou •• •••%5 ONE .MOMENT, .PLEASE! Rev. IL L. Jennings Wingh.arn. .7.140400414.14SisMalMitiM10;Mr.irr.)i."4WCOr‘r•4'44e.i." VANCE'S DRUGS Offer Reddlot Specials A S V N PR:SCRIPTICW-Ofilidditei ,• , aBAPpy hvavar-rAey-REKLew ex...yzectcverERavARrve,mr4;/4-4,- 702--Z.^-q li..4t..".1.-•'<2'it-e•-•ce..'18. • (ANGLICAN) Ar f/ * * 'r‘ >i4 * Ne• • * 4 you give * * * * * so much more .** • 7,7741... ',Yon° *. lc * is yours * Brighten Christmas with gifts that will *. * * * 'Lr * * * 4c .* * * 4plekasel-fo*1- yea*-rs *to co * *, • •-• If Her illajeSty Queen Elizabeth t informed us that she would visit t, our community, and especially if I she were to visit your home, what ! great preparations would take place. When the inspecto.r is corn- ing the school. teacher and crfildren prepare for the event. When the, general is to insneet the army, tenslve preparations are made. What, if the general were to come without previous nutlet'? Es..eryj day we should be ready for an in-1 speedo!) of any kind. We know that Christ may come at any time, are we prepared? The Scriptures give us some of the signs of the nearness of His coming. The Christian. Church has always cx- aected the coming of Christ in glory. Jesus gave several parables to irdicate• the nature ,of the second coming and its effects upon the world. Some will he prepared and ready, others will be unpre- pared and shut out 'of the Kingdom. I .11, Wingigun Adivance-11,14004. Weilttestlay, 1Vai, tJ, iJii ENERGY- MAY SE THE ANSWER Y ,1.", I 1„,11,,.,. • . 1.11•pst• .. • $$ iiiiiiiiiiii •••••••••••• ii • i I ii • iiiii • iiiiiiii iiii There are plenty of indications that Christmas is coming, yet. there is always that last minute rush on Christmas Eve. The first -coming of Christ was in simplicity and humility. His sec- ond coming shall be with power and great glory. Just as we would make great physical preparations for Her Majesty, let us make great . spiritual preparations for our Lord, the. KING OF KINGS. Apparently Trade Minister Hees has come to the conclusion that this is the time to lower the boom on Canada's sales staff. At the open- ing of the cturent conference on trade, Mr, Hees stated flatly that he wants Canada's trade commissioners in other countries to start acting like salesmen rather than diplomats. lie also suggested that future progress in their chosen field might well de- pend on their success in increasing sales of Canadian, goods. Naturally, we know nothing whatsoever about the value of trade commissioners, or whether the in plied criticism of their past perform- ance is legitimate, but we do like the positive attitude that Canada and its trade representative must get "on the ball" and start bringing in bigger and better results. In a recent conversation with Charles Mcl\Taughton, M.P.P. for I who was a member of a trade mission to the British Isles this fall, we asked whether or not WELCOME LEGISLATION Tt,was announced last week that used car dealers will be required to produce certificates along with the sales of used ears, stating exactly the state of the car's mechanical. con- dition, particularly as it relates to the safety of the vehicle on the road. No doubt some of the less ethical dealers will resent this latest move, but the legitimate and conscientious dealers will welconie an opportunity to provide official assurance about the value of the cars they offer to the public. The increasing number of high- way accidents leaves very little choke. Traffic now moves so quick- ly and vehicles crowd our roads in such numbers that there is just no— place left for old jalopies with defec- tive brakes and headlights._ The. in- cidence of accidents is sufficiently high among mechanically sound- cars, without the added 'hazard of unsound vehicles. Vor some reason or other, prob- ably the economic factor, the older and less reliable ears ,are favored by the type of gasoline' cowboy who likes to rare up and down the main street of a summer evening, en- dangering all and.sundry. Any move to take' these old cars:off the ways is a welcome one. DISGUSTING What a frustrating problem is faced by the political leaders of the United States ! The Amerir-m nation is pouring out billions of dollars every year in the form of free gifts to the under-privileged countries of the world. The black races in Africa have received millions upon millions, to provide for education, improved farming methods, industrial train- ing, technical help — all to prove that the white people of the earth, and particularly the American pub- lic, feels a true kinship for the blacks and a sincere desire to better Their unhappy lot in life. If the reception of American tele- vision. news photos is possible in. Af- rica, a great number of the blacks must wonder how sincere the Ameri- cans really are. They may have seen, as we have, the disgusting sight of white mothers teaching their chil- dren to scream filthy insults at the wee six-year-old negro girls whose parents have the courage to send TheWingharn Advanee:rimes PUbliahed Wirightint,Oriterio Wenger Brothers, Publishers W. tatty Viteiiger. EMU* Member Audit Bureau Of CitculatiOn Atithoritad es Second CUSS Mill, Post. Office belf/t. AtibIerititlen Rate One keit 13.00; Men ti ,e4) toedtatite G. S. A. $4.601 per year Poteigti tate $4:06 per year Advert-Ito* Itateie on Atipliestigni he thought, there was much hope for, an increase in the sale of Canad- ian goods abroad. He admitted that the country faces the initial diffi cults of producing goods at very high costs, whit+ must be sold in areas where competition is stiff. HOWeVel; he was optimistic about Canada's chances of selling high quality merchandise in the British Isles. In Britain, Germany, France and other European lands, the level, of business generally has risen to the point where many buyers no longer have to settle for second-rate pur- chases. They are eager to secure the best products and so are willing to pay premium pric,es. A nation's business is much like that of an individual firm.' Unless there is an application of energy and good salesmanship, it is pretty diffi- cult to keep the wheels,rolling. Mr. Flees' remarks may be a l)it rough on the trade commissioners — but they may also produce some results. them to legally integrated schools. The force of their insane vindictive- ness is spewed forth even at those whites who have decided to abide by the laws of their country and send their children to school with the colored boys and girls. Enlightened persons in both Can- ada and the United States realize that such extreme race hatred is fostered by a very small minority, who, because of their outlandish be- haviour, manage to make the TV headlines every (lay. Nevertheless, their animal reactions are providing the finest grade of propaganda ma- terial for communist organizations, at the very time when the West Indies, Central and South America are the number one targets for com- munist-sponsored infiltration and re- bellion. The human race has been`guilty of some,awful sins in its long history, but surely none of them can even compare with the ultimate crime — discrimination against another of God's creatures, simply because the Creator decided one child should be black and the other white./ The words of Scripture come to mind — "The meek shall inherit the earth." So far the vast majority of American negroes have demonstrat- ed a capacity for meekness under- extreme provocation which may well be a signpost pointing toward the destination of the white races if they fail to meet the new challenge of emerging racial determination. There is no guarantee, in the laws of life. that the white race shall forever he the masters of all their colored brethren; whether those colors be black, red, yellow or brown. By Bill This is a trying time of year. Across the land, a lot of people are in a stew about something. Mer. chants who have gone to the hilt on the overdraft, for a big stock, are sweating out the pm-Christmas doldrums.. Students who have had a ball all fall are green as they; face Christmas exams with nothing in the belfry. Housewives look forward to the Christmas chaos with sheer dread. But I'm not worrying too much about. any of them. The mer- chants will wind up a few dollars ahead of last year. The 'students will totter through on a mixture of luck and nerve. The housewives will emerge on Boxing Day, bloody but unbowed. The people who have my deep sympathy, this time of year, are the men and women in hundreds of municipalities who are standing before a mirror, trying to look firm, intelligent and able, as they seek to muster enough courage to ran for public office. 0*- o - o 'The annual. nomination meeting is the best show in town. It pro- duces enough' high drama, low comedy and suspense to make some of the to-called masterpieces of W. Shakespeare look pretty flimsy. For ten years' I attended every atamination meeting, as a newspaperman, and on a couple .of occasions as a candidate. would- n't trade it for a season's ticket to the Stratford Pestivil. Before the 9 m-meeting gets really warmed up, there's lots of fun, 'The mayor and the reeve have their heads together, figuring out how to skate over the thin ice of that substantial 'deficit. The ex- - pert iteedlers in the crowd are sharpening the points on their questions, The practical jokers are nominating the local idiot, ;lead people, and the town's loose wo-' man. The inevitable drunk is on hand, not quite tipsy enough to be thrown-' out. And sitting there, Still as the grave, staring wildly into space, are the brand new candidates, who have thrown caution to the winds and decided to "go out for” a seat on the council or school board. It's a pretty tense business for them, I can tell you. 0 - 0 - Don't talk to me about your Kennedy and Nixon. Those big fellows have staffs of advisers anti consultants and public relations men and prexies and moguls and campaign managers and experts and party machines and ward hellers and all sorts. of things ,on nomination night. They're not alone. 0 - 0 - 0 • But th t .d eterm in ed-looking little woman in the fourth row, who turns alternately red and' white like a neon sign, is as lonely as a deaf, mute on a raft in the Sahara. She has keyed herself to a fright- oning peak of nerves. She has never spoken in public before. And she is going to run for a seat Smiley on the school' board and try to ginger up that all-male, inert hddy, which is all talk and no ac. tion. She is fierce, but frightened. And look over here. Young Punkiss is "going out" for council and he looks it. There's a fine film of sweat on his face and he grips the back of the chair in front of . him with the same ex- pression as a kid on• a roller coaster You can't blame him. He's going up against Doc Socum, and everybody iri town owes the Doc. Punkiss has only been in town for 12 years and has a -lot of nerve to try for a seat. There's some pretty raggedy 'Material go- ing on the ballot this year. There, the speeches are starting. Listen to old George giving it to the mayor about, the sidewalks. Old George knows a thing or, two about those sidenialks. He helped build them, 52 years ago, There's ,Toe Slosh, - with a skillful, going after the reeve.' about the taxes on his place. ..Says lie won't pay a cent till they pave the street, put in a sewer, and install a street 'light hi front of his house. . His total taxes are $18, and he'i,; two years in arrears. There, the chief is ushering him out, saute as last year. 0 -.0 - 0 And so it , goes. Don't tell me about the Roman senate or the house of Commons. For vivid clash of personalities,, for the rapier thrust of wit, give me a nomin- ation meeting, every time. The chairman; of the school board de- fends himself like a tiger when some pretty ',sharp questions come up about teachers' salaries. The chairman' f of the library hoard paints a sweeping picture of. the town's cultural progress, with 300 More books borroived than last year,*and ,two new shelves added t4 the library... But it's 11.30 ,and a lot of the spectators have drifted out. They have. to'.get some sleep. After all, tomorrow's the day the magistrate holds court, and there are some pretty interesting. eases, • 0 - 0 -_ 0 It's a pity, but by the time there's a -chance, for' the new candidates' to speak,- there's nobody left but the chairman, looking blue, and the caretaker, who - has to sweep up after the meeting, - looking black. _Little flirts, Bantam, the' candidate for school .board, rises anyway. It's understood that she has prepared a pretty savage attack on the other members of ; the board, and has a. held, new platform to propose. She looks at the chairman, who is nodding, at the caretaker, Who is• muttering, and at young. Punkiss, who has fallen sound asleep, while • waiting his turn. 'Slie' bursts inte'terfirSand'iSta.tri . out. Awakened abruptly, Punkiss leaps to his feet., His chance has. come, Now is the time for. that brief, witty and gracious speech he has prepared, , Re blurts: "Mr. Chairman, fellow ratepayers, I MORE TRACTION PLEASE It is seldom that we offer any suggestions to the town's works de- partment, for the municipal employ- ees manage to keep things running pretty smoothly around town. Just one request, however. All the motorists in Wingham would be extremely grateful for a little extra sand on the grades leading up to the east side of the town. Iii particular we are thinking of the sharp rise on Victoria Street just east of the in- 10-section at Diagonal Road. Tit order to cross thiS' busy corner safe- ly, cars must be slowed to a walk, and then, when the way is clear,, they have little chance of mounting the hill unless it is well sanded. The same is true in lesser degree on John andiPatrick Streets. nowever, on the days when the • Sand is missing, we'll trt to remem- ber that the boys have, in all prob- ability, been up most of the night plowing snow. wanner thank my nominator and : . i seconder and if elected I will do Sugar and Spice .. i my besta serve to the besta my . 1 ability." 1 ...............„....,...„........b...................................._.,....0_0_,„ ts. t• Paul',5. eburrb 1,...5.555.moo.mmoanmw000me.00l000l•••54.woon5.555.55mmoompeseaomms.5.0.4..nimon.non••••• S k! Head your Christmas List with Furniture Stop in and Browse around. We have three floors of r, GIFT SELECTIONS EASY CREDIT TERMS -4., FREE DELIVERY 'R. A. 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Davidson - Organist •••••••••••••••••••••••••••,••••••,.......,Wo, it • • And from. such gallant souls as Punkiss come our local legislature and that spark pf fire that keeps demoraey burning bright. • -- Auxiliary Holds Fail Thankoffering The Baptist Church Evening Auxiliary's fall ihankoffering meet- ing was held in the church audi- torium Monday with Rev. Stewart Wt:ber, missionary on furlough from the Sudan as the guest speaker. Mrs. Bruce MacLean, the president, opened the meeting with prayer, The Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Merrill Cantelon from. Psalm two. During the evening the junior choir sang two numbers, "Many Tribes Have Never Heard" and "Sweet Is the Story". • 'Taking' part in the season' of prayer Were Mrs. George Hotchkiss and Mrs, Frank Collar.. A duet, "Ready to Go" was rendered 'by Misses Ruth and Helen Hotchkiss. Mr. Weber spoke of the great- est missionary, Paul, and; how we are supposed to make ourselves servants of others, through power from God, Mr. 'Weber said the mis- sionaries go into the cities today instead of staying out in the coun- try; instead of bartering in pro- duce they now barter in money, Pictures of the work in his mis- sion field were shown by the speaker. Mrs. Riohard Kilpatrick dedicated the offering and Mrs. Donald Sinclair closed with prayer, IURNBERRY CLUB AT ACHIEVEMENT NET On Friday evening Huron Coun- ty* Clubi held their -annual Achievement Night at South Huron District High School, Exeter, when 362 members received prize mon- ey, awards and trophieS in 'con- nection with their various projepts. A large crowd of parentS and in- terested friends were also present for the occasion. Turnherry 4-H Calf Club was Present with their leader, George Underwood. Marjorie Kieffer came firit in the Club, J. E. Kinkead, public. school in- spector, Goderich, was the guest speaker. He. coniratulaied the members on their achievement and mentioned the benefits they all' re- ceived from working together in a worthwhile project which would build 'better eitizens in our com- munity: . Lunch was served .by the South Huron Junior Farmers Club and dancing was enjoyed by all, bring- ing a successful 1960 4-H Club year, to an end.