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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-12-28, Page 2neada)a Pee. BETTER THINGS COULD COME. anyone else we have ever met. These areas of unbounded over- confidence are not necessarily those fields in which we are trained oreven well informed. W e are so apt to give forth wise words on all manner of subjects about which we actually know very little. A fine resolution for all of us would be to tnind our own business more thoroughly ; to make abso- lutely sure that we do our own jobs and fulfill our personal obligations to the best of our ability. And a second could well be to acknowledge that the other fellow is more than likely quite-capable of handling his end of -the show, regardless of the color of his skin or the church he ttft ends. ' There is a :Strong possibility that there would be many less troubles in the world if there could ever be universal acknowledgetnent of the fact that the other fellow knows a few things too. people must have been rewarding. Hospitals can be grim places at any time, ,and we are fortunate in- deed to have an institution where there is still that personal touch and concern for th.e patient's happiness as well as his physical health. MORE CONGRATS While we are on the subject of those who provided enjoyable see- vices at the Christmas season we would like to include CKNX, tele- vision and radio. Many of the pro- grams were most enjoyable and in keeping with the season, Partic- ularly we 'enjoyed' the Festival of _Carols, which originated • from the auditorium of the Winfr,ham District High School and included music 'by visiting .high school glee clubs and church choirs: Another the fine program was the Western Roundup show last week. We thought their ChristMas music was excellent. IT COULD BE A LOT WORSE Local inerchants generally report brisk business throughout the Christ- mas season—hardly an indication of the very tough times which have been nretjjeted for the past year. Yes, there are some instances where fathers of families are out of work, and for those people times do seem rough indeed. However, un- employment here is the exception rather than the rule, and the vast majority of homes are well provided for. There seems to be indication, too that Canada as ,a whole is not faring as badly as the gloomier prophets predicted. The minister of trade had an optimistic report on Monday of this week and there seems to be a good deal of evidence pointing to an tip-trend during the next few months. Actrtallyip we have all had it so good in this fair land that we are not mentally conditioned to face eren minor setbacks with optimism. With hard work and courage we should he able to survive pretty satisfactorily. Business may be fairly flat this but look for gains before the year Out, says The Financial Post. Business leaders say prices should be stable and wages slightly higher. They also think that efforts to pep up exports may pay off, stimulating business across the country. several top executives believe that another round of industrial expansion tuay be near, bringing with it ittore jobs. In our sophisticated new world. New Year's resolutions have become somewhat outdated, but many of us sun secretly make a few decisions about what we are g,oing to be or how we intend to behave in the twelve months ahead. 1 7 nfortunately we usually concentrate on a big •de eision to mend our own personal habits — and because we are what we are those habits. are likely to be dogging our footsteps just as persis- tently when the year i•; drawing to a close, Perhaps this is a good time to think on a bit broader scale — about those shortcomings which, because they are our own, seem character- istics to be proud of rather than the reverse. We are thinking particularly of human conceit , that element of unfounded pride which makes every one of us quite sure that really are smarter, better informed and more valuable to our fellowmen than. NOT ALL BAD Speaking with one of our provin- cial constables the other day the conversation drifted to the status of teen-age drivers, and we asked him whether he found that the ill repute attached to the younger drivers is merited by all of them, Ills reply was an emphatic negative, is fact' he stated that only,a very small per- centage of the kids are creating the bad reputation which is now so prev- alent. It was this officer's opinion that most of the young set are quite dependable. Our interest in the ,subject was awakened by an earlier conversation with. an insurance man', who stated his belief that the teen-agers are hearing the. brunt of a widespread opinion. That many a grown-up driver gets ,away without serious trouble, but that when a yoUng lad finds himself facing the consequenc- es of a traffic mishap he has the book thrown at him. Whether or not this is the case; we would like to put in a few good words for the young people.. We know quite a, lot of them, and with very few exceptions -We find them pretty fine bunch of kids. Trite, there are some exceptions, and they are the extremists who often spoil things for the great majority. Most young people in this town are behaved . . in fact we think they are perhaps a little better b ehaved than the generation which ''has become their parents. 0.0 11: THOUGHTFUL SERVICE Many, many organizations and ifidividetals in our locality ,deserve commendation for the truly thought- ful acts of kindness to those in diffi- culty at the Christmas season, but one in particular we would like to mention. With two members of our family in hospital over the holiday, we had ample opportunity to sep first-hand the tremendous effort put forth to make the big day happy for those who could not be in their own homes, Special Christmas trays, lighted trees, gifts in fact all the trap• pings of the merriest of Christmases were ill evidence. Many of the pa- tients commentedto us that it was truly a happy day for them, Doctors and nurses were too busy to pause long enough for a Christmas of their own, but the pleasure they brought to so many TheVitigharn AdvanteiIitties t4tbottnoit at WM:theta batatift. Weitger Publishets Barry Weligeta Editor Meentier Audit litureatt cal~ Cittailatfet Atitherized as Staatild time Mn,a Pbait, ttfitte Dot, oitt'ltseriptlon /bite tole t OS, Mit MOOtill• adViattest '. A, $4.41: otyait iktolgti" 'hate 14:06 Ott Item, -4dittitt.tottlit Ride* 'On aPPlinatloti prayer unto our God." As you and .1 cross ovaa into 1901, we too will he confronted with. tasks of building and re-building- building houses, homes and high- ways :building character, better social relationships, a. better econ- omy, a deeper spiritual life, bigger business, etc But whatever our • 'of of building, Nehemiah% Secrets 'of saccess will stand us In good stead. 'Our success is bound to be the greater, if we have the courage to undertake without hesitation; if we plan our work; cif we labour in a spirit of togetherness; if we work with enthusiasm and perseverance; and above all, if we remember the importance of prayer and worship. .9, k• ii ail Mc611,1 .RADIO & TELEVISION P. "We Service Every Set We Sell" rolviov riotztr4.-wtrewoo:.00,,.:.-g4e4.wo,o'4'troagtnr:zrar-a.f.mezrzo riaf=aitareta=a4.-WaaVada-Z'aZ=aVa-aaaa',404•11WaKer/a irk AbgrAnkAir; 14ope you're the picture of health and happiness, kill through the New Year! 4 MILLER WHOLESALE M. 4 Tobaccos —Confectionery — Sundries ..s‘ *.toonzoknIttmitnnn-mi;57,v,,v,nv...v.vnw.e,,wv,nwo,,,,,',,ts. A SPECIAL WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES are being planned by the Ministers of Wingliain to be held in the SALVATION ARMY CITADEL Monday, January 2nd to Friday, January 6th at 8 pan. 'the sermons will he given by the following ministers: Monday Rev« T, Garnet ItUsser Tuesday Captain Stanley Newman Wednesday Rev. D. Sinclair Thursday Dr. A, Nimmo Friday °••••A Rev, C. Johnson This is a eonanunity effort and Vitt are invited to come. biboshoerwessormaomprowor.1;estl ansoOlowimm.041=41oroo.... Avis* 0000 Au* Oomft oak 4111.6.41..t.ior, tirmszegelialog-asw eariekaaatagrametamatariaa'rZiallaa'aarZiaZOZAW *t. Cijur0 Rev. C. P. Johnson, L.Th. - Rector Mrs. Clordon Davidson - Organist east Of The Circumcision Jan. 1st, 1961 1-0.00 a.m,—Sunday School 11.00 a.m,--noly Communion 40i0 rimilowtowoimmotooftftwaftwhowommal refeliWIltegall41V- NW ringing in the New Year with glad greetings to: you, and every good, wish, for your happ:ness.' • 11,4 • Al l..Tataraaaa,a`aeataaTelaa-anPain,,XaaWaiVaal.702a,'`alln-nlaPnla'aatta'a A le .YE151'B'* Thankful thoughts and a big measure of New Year's happiness to all gig frigglot A it ,,.Pmsktv7A DOWNIE SUNOCO SERVICE all the churches on Sunday. At the Anglican Church there was service of carol singing, and on Monday morning a service 'of Holy Communion. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hoy, Bill and. Harold, Mrs. Joe Pearson, Ethel, Wes. Chambers, Molesworth and Stirling Finlay, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Brown, Mrs. Sean MacDonald of London is visiting with relatives here this week. Mr, and Mrs, l''rank Earls, Lynne and Leone of London are spending this week with Mrk. William Doig and Hugh. Among those home for the Christmas holidays are Miss,Mar- ion 'Robinson, nurse-in-training at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital; Miases Margie Hestia and ,Sandra Edgar,, ntirSes-in,training at the ,GAR101,:tOgnerk-0.:01444-...Visses Yvonne Sparling, Karen Michel and Helen Adams, Stratford Teachers' College; Jack King, student at To- ronto University; Bruce Grainger, student at University of Western Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Grainger and family of Eketer, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Grainger. Best Wishes go to Mr, Ernest Xing, who marked his 95th birth- day on Friday, Dec. 23rd. Mr. King has been Confined to hospital in Whlgham for the past few weeks. BOX 390 Adavnce-Times: Why all the fuss about Canada's recent trade -with Cuba? We must remember that the trade embargo is an American policy, not Ca- nadian. As far as we can gather, no Canadian assets have been seized, nor is there any animosity shown against Canadian people. This could be because of a rela- tively small Canadian investment in Cuba and because we had no part in supporting in any way, the previous regime, which was corrupt and dictatorial, although,anti-com- munist, Cuba is not yet Communist. In some fashion, our small trade might serve as a counter-balance to the vast amount of Russian itrir agd e pal anede e coofn o crmheerl p A tnnowertaicalen- trade. In the long run, trade with Cuba may do us more good in South America than too rigid ad' herence to U.S. policy, We have for several years, been trading with China and Russia and other Communist states in Europe. In the past few years there have been at least two occasions when this trade ing-iht have been ex- panded but for the interference by American controlled Canadian industries. We should have the freedom to trade, internationally as we can find the markets, And I think Canadian-American relations are 'mature and strong enough to withstand differences of opinion on both foreign and trade -policies from time to time. Sincerely, N. J. Welwood. a Meareta For Success in sixty-One/ 1 the people to rise up- and build, The fourth chapter of Nehemiah, there was no heSitation. Their in'- presents much much of inspiration for i mediate response Was: "Let us rise lo.nians in :ma n.c For seventyagaa it was according to plan, and and build," sackea and burned by the Baby- l Second, when the actual work be- the new year. ji'rusatem had been I up i years, the Holy City had lain. Ira in a spirit of co.operation. every i ruin and rubble. Then al-010,110 i man was to build over against his ,returned with a company. of ealli•s •own lwur• i to rebuild the city walls. . ' Third, the work was carried on When Sunb --"n-"Wrallat the 14 with enthusiasm for "The people 1 beard of the plan to rebuild, he !lied a mind to work." There was , scoffea. For these ili•eatillined »no clock.watcbleg by the workers. exiles to undertake such a task was ., inreposteraus. 'Mat do these ;looking. No loafing when the boss wasn't feeble Jews?" be Asked. 'Will they 1 'revive the stones out of the beapa ; Fourth, the work wasaearried on . of rubbish that Is burned?" But with purserverance .4letpite enemies repoiat2s people did Mania 'and. opposition, There. was no Jerusalem, and they fteeompliShiel i thought of quitting when things. the seeming impossible in record i got tough, (imp, for a number of factors eon- i Lastly, in their extreme busyness; tainted to their surprising success. the people did not forget prayer First, when. Nehemiah called on Ifor Nehemiah says, "We made our Well, how did you make out at Christmas? Was the loot up to expectations, or was it the usual conglomeration of tasteless ties, toys that break if you give them a puzzled look, furniture with a scratch on it, accessories that don't match anything you wear, and coffee pots with a candle under them, of which you have two al- ready? Was the turkey one of those in- creasingly rare birds with a real turkey flavor—a dandy, tender, big fellow with six drumstieks, four breasts, and meat that falls away from the bone like tie kind we used to buy? Or was it one of those frozen °slobs of things, forced along in a hothouse_atmo- sphere, all breast mud thighs like. a movie actress, looking so beauti- ful in their plastic hags, and lasting exactly like roast plastic bag? Did the old man manage to keep his nose out of the jug on Christ- mas day, or was he in his usual condition: carving all over the tablecloth, comical as a severe toothache, and, after dinner, as lively as a sated octopus? 0 - 0 - 0 Did the kids tiptoe down at 6 aan„ check their stockings with muted glee, and play quietly and happily with their toys until you came down? Or did they rocket down with the stealth of skeletons dancing on a tin roof, put the record-player on at full volume, rip open presents not meant for them, and then start a big right over the one from which the tab' was missing? Did Mother remain Poised, calme'er; 1st vice president, Mrs. Glad. and smiling all day? Or did she stone . Edgar; 2nd vice president, get flustered, undercook the turkey, +Mrs. 'Lionel Johnston;' secretary, oversalt the gravy, break one ol hergood, bone-china cups, ha-we a retarY, Mrs. Clifford Pyke; finan- airs. ReSsel Adams; assistant sec- littie tiff with Aunt Jane over the eial secretary, Mrs. T. L, McInnes; treasurer, Mrs. E. J. Parrish; pian- ist, Mrs. Harry Rhame; assistant pianist, Mrs. Norman Carson; press, Mrs. Gee. Brown; parsonage committee, Mrs. Cloyne Mrs. Wes. strong, Mrs, Jas. Ed- wards, Mrs. Gladstone .Edgar, Mrs. Harry Hattie. pudding sauce, scream at Dad that if he didn't take those flaming kids out for a while she'd suicide, then burst into tears when it was time to' do the -dishes, and everybody else was fast asleep? We had a good Christmas, thank you. We always do, even when all these things happen. And they have. Plus one Christmas, When I lifted the turkey out of the oven, and dropped it smack hi the middle of the floor. Plus another one, when the family chipped in on a television set for the grandparents. And we had to put the monster on a toboggan to get it in to the farm. And we -had kept it,a great secret,1 And little, Kim, aged C, tottered in 'first out of the snow and blurted; "Aren't yea ex.eite.a about„ the TB; Granre.”' 'TB was her word for television, and Cranny knew it. 0 - - 0 This year, we had some specially nice things happen, One evening, a little before Christmas, I was crouched in the psychopatric wand, nothing over compositions. There was a long-distance call for me. It was .Mr. I. B. Lucas of Mark, dale, Ontario, to tell me that he liked my column and to wish me a Merry Christmas, It was kind and thoughtful of him, in these days when people are too busy, or too lazy, to pass the time of day, and it warmed the shrivelled cockles of my heart for days. , Then, just before Christmas we were invited to a going-away party in the obi borne town. Who was going away? We were, despite the faet that We left last September. and would be hack for Clitistilnis. a few„ days later. That's the way they operate in that town. and we like it-. So, a couple of old friends, with whoin we have fought out Many an issue, blacketted Many a are watched many a sunrise, laid on a posh shindig. We started out in a snowstorm, and eleven hours later arrived there,in a snow-attn./U. Atid for such a gathering I'd drive through a bliszard for a week. There Vas the old prig, thirty or forty -of them, and just as full of beans as ever, ighbriag ulcers and, heart ceaditions to give up a royal wel cam e, ri 0 0 It was grand to see them. With' in ten thinutell I was back hI the throeS rtf leeal politics, being blarned for the new sewage unit that went through when • I was editor tied a councillor. The Old Battle-aJle was tbattering like a GOItRIE—The following officers were 'elected for 1961 for the Wo- aran'a- .Association of the Gorrie United Church; 'Pest • president, Mrs. Clifford' Pyke; president, Mrs. Gordon Ed. GORE MisS Cherub Tompkins is spend- The January meeting of the Gov-lag. the Christmas, holidays with rie Women's Institute: will be held her ; grandmother, Mrs. David at the home of Mrs. Glenn Johns- ton an Tuesday evening, Jan. 3rd at 5.30. Roll call, A current event Al history and donate a tea towel. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dane of Toronto spent Christmas with the forraer's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Mr, Donald Kestle, Margaret, Robert Dane. Billy and Barbara; Ur, and Mrs. Mrs. Mary Retzlevetioci spent the Laurie aguriell and Sheila Of Credit- Christmas holiday with her son ton visited Mr and Mrs, Ed. Bo- near Londesboro. leader on Sunday, rc The Community Hail Board sPon. Mr. and kt's. Melvin FinlaY siva!'" sored a, dance on Friday eight and Christrnas Dey at the home Of in spite of a stormy bight the Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sanderson, attendance was fair. Wroxetbk, Mrs, Helea•Smith of St. 'netting, Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Koch visited spent last week with the Rev. E, C. Mrs. RellaM Weber and family Of and Mrs. AttWell, Miss Aslavorth Welkertori on Christmas Day, of Toronto spent the week-end and Mr. and Mrs, Allan Will and Ma David Ashworth, Mr. arid Mrs. ItiagsVilie, spent the NNYeels Roscoe tiedgins and Elitabeth of with Ma and Mrs. Justin Will, Lucan Were guests on Christtritts Mt. and Mrs. max. Butler, Code' Day, at the same home. tibia spent the week-end with Mr. lkirt. Joel McGrath is •attending e. and Mr's. T. L. Mantles. They all couple of weeks, with his brother spent Christmas Day at the home in Throat,. • of 'Mr, 'and Mrs. Floyd Pratt, kr. and t Mrs, I-Teeter Hamilton, Walkettott. AleX. Carman and Joyce spent Mr, anti mtg. Chas. Warwick, Monci t ay with M and Mrs, Archie Brussels were Canasta-Ida visitors Seiott. inem Exeter.e. D. W. Dane of With Ma, arid Mrs. Ale*. Petrie, Terorto were. lotesta of Mr. and Mr, and wars. tritest Harris and Mrs. Mennen Wade, front Saturday Leann visited Mr. and Mrs. Stewart to Tuesday, Mr, and Mrs. Bower Parrish, Ken, Jim and Ronnie, Ceoderich, spent the Chris/atlas holiday 'with rela. a'ye's here. zg wlrhF¢'Fr;$ kk weft. • •v k ... •k•k • Ilk., ......... k • k • k.,•• . ..... k • .•... .. • k • ,• .............. ••• ........ Rev, P. RENNER Teeswii.tex United Church ,r . ! ... kISS011ktk . k ... Sugar and Spice By Bill Smiley lot, be older, steadier, more settled. After all, we hadn't laid eyes on them., for three months. But they were just the same. We got to bed at,7 a.m. • What more could anyone want at Christmas than good wishes, good friends; and a good pair of snow tires, in case they live a couple of blizzards away? St. Stephen's Holds Christmas Concert GORRIE—‘0n Thursday evening St. Stephen's Anglican Church field its Sunday School coneert and Christmas tree in the Legion Hall with a good attendance. Readings were given by Myrna Nuhn am Dawn Clark; recitations by Anne Nunn, Joan David, Lenny Nuhn ant. Lauranne Sanderson. There was a playlet "What Can Little Children Do?" a play "The Shave)." and "Hesitating Harry"; a Christmas pageant; violin and piano instrumental by the Bennett family, , Gail Dinsmore played a piano solo and was accompanist for Christmas carols. Santa arrived and ifts were dis- tributed, followed by lunch. WA. Elects New. Officers Mr. and Mrs. Harr3, Gowdy, Mrs. Roy Gowdy, Mrs. A. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gowdy, Mr, and Mrs. Bruce Bennett and Brenda spent Saturday. evening,- guest of Mr. Ross Earl. • Mr, and Mrs.• William Edwards, London, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie David- ton LtStoWel, With Mr.-artel'IVIrg."Arhea`Edv4edg,' Mr. Bert Hubbard,' and Mis's Sharon Hubbard were Christmas visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ra,lph Dickson, Wingliam. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrispn, Gtielph, visited over the Christmas week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison, Sr. and Fulton and family of Guelph, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harrison and family of Goderich spent Christmas at the same home. Mr, and Mrs. E Whitfield and family visited• friends at Beamsville on Sunday Geiger, Listowel, Mr. and Mr. Robert Allan and family of Lakelet, visited Sunday at the home of Mr. Bert Hubbard. Mr. am Mrs. Edgar Dane and family spent Monday with Mr, and Mrs. 'Clifford Ritchie of Walton. Finlay i Bela -lore, out Christmas Day. billeigtiVith The Girls. There arema and lam relay Ashton; ;Arent thought they'd have changed' Obristirias 'services were held in ftleirlda like old trltodta lUandity With reletiVelit elif ord.