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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1961-01-04, Page 2W0bv$14.Y., Jo", 411.1,1 1,0.01 '.)w-art Clarke GIVE US. A CHANCE aftreeppepieastneenaerpeenecaPen:Perpenneranteeteanshipnaen-anate. ONE MOMENT, PLEA .I Gorrie-Wroxeter United Church Mrs. Iloss Nutut and family, of Gowanstown; Mr, and Mrs. Bill Ilittchisen and family, and Dr, Jim Hutchison, of Cleveland, Ohio. pectationa, Expect to grave in grace WS year, .and so beCome the man. or Woman you ought to he, Expect to see -others grow into the likeness of Christ, and you will have more concern for the children in your own home and those in the vont- munity where you live and: work. Expe'et Ito .be called- upon for ser- vice in the name of Christ-and !when the *Inman)* comes take it and make the most of it, Ignore! your limited ability, Consider only the greatness of the need, If you.' do not do it, who will? Go out to meet the New Year with confidence, without fear, ".co. out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than the known way." "Forgetting these things which an, behind," great blessing to be able to forget. Of course, Paul does not mean that the past. should, ibeconee a blank, but there are many things we should not drag over into the New Year simply be- eauSe they Will he a• burden and a handicap for the future, We should forget such things as our !failures, our forgiven sins, our disappoint- Meats; our superficial pleasures and some a our passing joys.. "I press on toward the mark for! the prize." This is expectancy. It is a call for aggressive action. Here is where New Year's resolu- tions can become very. meaningful, If we are to make the most of 1901 we will need to have great ex- "This one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things! which are before I press on to- ward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." With this advice of Paul to the Philippians. as our guide, let 'its go. out to meet the New Year. "This one thing I do." The New Year is a time to concentrate on the chief business of living. Before we become too engrossed in the means of making a living, let us examine our goal in life. In ifiel we will seek first comfort and security, or will this be a year in Which we will seriously "seek -first the Kingdom of God and righteous- nem" . „ IY ,,, ,, ,,,,,, ,,,, .. .. ... ,,, Illllil,, s ,, DIPIS1.000.0 Imp .. s . sp .. .. siessspiplisparMpsissio0 ,,,,, I ,, I ,,,, YOUNG PEOPLE MET TUESDAY Sugar and Spice Smiley something to he contemplated with real horror, -but there's plenty of life in the old boy yet; and I can hardly wait to see what's going to happen to the world, and to us, be- fore somebody hollers, "Happy New Year," and I realize that We're , about to totter into 1971. , _ )3wpw•ape, -- The fourth meet.: ing of the YPU was held in the school room of the United Church on December 27th, with the vice- -president, Kathleen Craig, in charge. The conveners Were Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth Johnston, The hymn "Standing at the Por- tal" was chosen as suitable for the first meeting following Christmas. Jake de Groot read the Scripture selection. problems. One weekly newspaper we know in Western Canada has a very pointed slogan under its front page masthead... If it appeared on . The Advance-Times it would read--- "The only paper that gives a damn about Wingham", 'With this, the first issue of.1961, we begin our second decade in Wing- ham, and we like to think that some part of the progress which has bless- ed this community in the past ten years has been stimulated by our active interest in the town and par- ticipation in its affairs. That is not to suggest that the newspaper has been perfect —'far from it, We are constantly searching for methods to correct the shortcomings we know still exist, It is highly possible WC will still be looking for means of im- provement many decades hence. Nevertheless, though making a profit is one of our main objectives, as it is with most of you, the con- duct of a successful newspaper carries with it a responsibility to public service which is absent in most other lines of business, An ever-growing list of subscribers leads us to believe that we are at least partially successful. Let us offer, once again, the use of our columns to ,all citizens of this area for the free expressioh of opin- ion, in. the- form of letters to the et,itor, As long' as they are not libelotts, o'r merely destructive criti- cism we will be glad to, find space for them, and in so doing, will feel that we are serving you even more broadly than we do at present. Mrs. Kenneth Johnston- gave the topic, "From Disappointments Come Opportunities." The vice- president led in prayer. After the closing hymn, games were played, directed by Alan Campbell -and Mrs, Kenneth Johnston. Lunch was served. The meeting closed with "Taps". As far as possible we avoid •ed- ltorials, which are out-and-out boos- ters for the rest of this, newspaper. This column is 'written, not to pro- vide a means of free publicity for our own product, but rather for the ex- pression of those opinions which We! hope will stimulate thought about the more serious aspects of life in general awl our town and its people -in particular. .We• would, however, like to refer to another column in The Advance- Times which usually fails to fulfill its purpose — the one which is avail- able for letters to the editor, Last week we .carried a letter expressing views in direct opposition to our own editorial of the previous week on the subject of Canadian trade with, Cuba, It is precisely this type of letter we like to publish, for then we know that the editorial which was responsible for the letter has been read and that it has served its pur- po-4. Once again, with no intention of bragging, we would like to remind our readers that this newspaper is the -only . , yes, the only means of public -expression which is devoted solely to the interests of Wingham add the immediate district. Radio and television serve excellent pur- poses in present-day life, hut neither are in a position to concentrate upon one community, its hopes and its BLUEVALE sT, Fo St HELENS'. . the Fordwielt community itt€111. lest I M rs. Ken HKett1700yreWwaebrb..rv:a•ereNIVranro.yatonit week. Town trustees were alt re- Sinanterm:aker. Mrs, Tom Hutchison were Mr. and rich King, William Edgar and. Lloyd Of Newmarket, Miss Alison. Webb turned by acclamation • • Garnarcl lrantford, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rose Nomination meeting was held inl itillertinas visitors with Mr. and Monday visitors with Mr. anti PaanudlinMeras„ndEMlizaarbielytha oli,f oGseQ t.":' of Quelph, Mrs. Harvey Anderson, Mr. Ivan, Xequillin of Elmi Mr. Barry MeQuillin, Missed and Lyall Scott of Waterloo, span 114 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Angst and. the holiday week-end- with Mr: 0 family, of Clifford, +:pent Monday Mrs. Frol, Mel uiilin, rovlbh Mr. and. Mrs. Anson Ruttan, Mr. and Max. Fred Thorny Misses Elva and Evelyn. Hupfer, Baen;lelyv adIdysEi.l:i;hofaviEr.aeatn% a of Wroxeter, visited one -evening Gorthna, McPherson. The January meeting of the WI: will be held on January 5-th in th hall at 2 o'clock. Npte change of"" till:. and Mrs, Lorne Woods span Christmas in Kitchener with his sisters, Mrs. Mabel lVflirdie and Mrs, Mel Brown. Me, Angus Me-Donald bus re turned from WinghaM, and. LOn.dori hospitals following major snrgery and pneumonia. We vosh 'him im- proved health. Mr, E. W. Rice spent a few days, in London last week under ob-' servra tion. Mr, e MeQuillin of versity of Western Ontario Spent Christmas with his parents, and Mrs. Wilfred MeQuillin. Mr, and Mn'. Percy Web Barrie were week-end guests with Mr. and Mrs. William Purdon, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gaunt spent Sunday in London with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barbour, Mrs. Gaunt's niece Mrs, Albert Rundle, formerly Verna Barbour of Oshawa passed away suddenly on Satur- day evening. She was born near, St. Helens and later moved Osha ist,sv Marilyn a. Miss MeQuillin of Ham- Mai was a holiday visitor with Mr. and Mrs. William Purdon and other relatives in the community. Recent visitors with Mrs. William McCrostie were Mrs. Dorothy Mac- Kenzie of Toronto; Mr. Ronald MeCrostie and Miss Carol IVI r Crostie of Regina, Sask. last week with Miss Beatrice Wade. Little Catharine Simmermaker, 15-months-old daughter -of Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Simmermaker, was eon- fined to Palmerston Hospital a few days last week, suffering front bronchial croup. Mrs, Clinton Jentzi and two children returned to their home in Baden after spending the past week with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, _Hiram Eastman, 'Mr, and Mrs, Peter Chimney, of Port Colborne, visited a feW days I last week with Mr. and Mrs. Alex t Keith, Little Janie Chiomey re- I turned home after spending the past menth. here with her 1 grand- parents. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Kirkby, of Toronto, and Miss Pat Kirby, of Stidbury,, visited over the week-end, with Mr. and Mrs. Carroll John-- soh. Mr. and Mrs. CO] Cooper visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Filtzmaurice in Loiidon. Mrs. Win, Wade, Miss Beatrice Wade and Miss. Rona Van Velsor spent Monday with -Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wade in Gorrie. Miss Blaine Craig, of Elora, spent all last week with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Simmermaker, Mr.' and Mrs. Wm. TvIceantizspent New, '),,ear's day with Mr. and Mrs, 31/11.`Ren*Cif, in Clifford, ' Mr. and'Mrs,'I)ong Wildfahg,and Brian, of. ;Toronto, 'were' wejk-ehd visitors Mr.. -and Mrs, Roy SiMreons. ' . . FIFTY YEARS AGO C, J. Thornton has disposed of his pump business to Edgar Patti- son of East Wawanosh, and will leave this month to investigate conditions in the chicken business in California, Mrs. Thomas Higgins, of Turn- berry, • -was called to London on Tuesday -by the very serious illness of her daughter,. Mrs. j, A, Flem- ing. Waiter T. Hall, of the Advance staff, left on Tuesday morning for a visit to his brother, a prominent 'business man of Pasadena, Calif, A very pleasant affair took place on Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. Wm. Forgie, Frances St., when the -members of the -Sacred Heart Church gathered to say fare- well to their pastor, Rev. Father La,ureudea,u, prior to his departure. for London. Lucknow is experirnSating with a new method of opening and• level- ling her street after a ,snowfall,-, that is, by rolling them. with a hand roller. It seems to •be a fair- ly effective• method, too, Miss Annie Griffin's many friends will 'be pleased to hear that she is doing nicely after her long and serious illness. Miss Mabel Walsh, who formerly taught school in Lower Wingham, is now teaching in Mitchell. • _ 0 - 0 - 0 FORTY YEARS. AGO S it U 1! T.D.A. Brand Pink—Yellow—White TOILET TISSUE SAVE• $1.07 on a Heatmasier HEATING PAD • - I.D.A. Sopcial Ptice n Prices effective January 4 to January 11 N N 400 (2-ply) "Snow White" ▪ .FACIAL TISSUES. Made in England "Velvetex", 27c, Special Valise 1:1 HOT WATER BOTTLE Dee Teo Brand 5 Grain 300:s A.S.A. TABLETS M.A. Brand 100-ft. roll • Reit. 2 for 29c 2 for 27c Reg. $4,95 $3.88 Reg. 29e 2 for 4k 5 pound bag "Jeanette,' Brand ii BATH SALTS i The Bitievale Women's Institute will meet on- January 12th, Mrs, Frank Stamper hostess. Mrs, Alex Corrigan is convener of Historical Research and will speak on "The St. Lawrence' Seaway", Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coultes spent the New Year's holiday with their daughter, Mrs. George Ger- :man, and Me, German, at Clinton: Mrs, Edward Johnston, of Lamb- eth, was a holiday visitor among relatives here, • Mrs.Neil MacEachren, of Tor- onto, visited her mother, Mrs. 'R. P. Garniss; .,for, several days, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ball.visited their daughter, Mrs. Jack Scott, at Newton, during the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Edgar and children spent New Year's with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Edgar. Miss Ruby Duff, Mrs. M. L. Aitken -and George Hetherington were New Year's guests with Mr. and Mrs. Don street, of Lis-towel.' Cadet Alan Neelon, Mrs, Neelon and Paul, of Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.. .Alex Corrigan and other friends. Mrs. Margaret Ogram. and. Miss Rota Ogram, of Toronto, were holi- day visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Greenaway. • . . Clifford brewer is taking a dairy 'course at Guelph; • Judy and. Bobby Britton, . 'spent Spent New Year's with Mrs, Nellie Lillow. Mr, and Mrs. Mac Abraham, of Palmerston, were New Year visit- ors with Mr. and Mrs..Williarn N. Robertson. $3.49 Reg. WAX PAPER 29c, 2 for 55c , '▪ A grain I.O.A. Brand 500's, 1,000's. Rag. 55e, 790 -11:1. i 'SACCHARIN TABLETS 39c, .59c tl ▪ "Economy" Brand Bath ii 5 pound bag EPSOM SALTS 2 33c, 2 for 65c D A. BRAND — Reg. 98o HALIBUT LIVER OIL CASPSULES n An'exeellerit source of Vitamins A and D 10.0's, Reg.'$1.15 250's$ 178;152.29 500's Reg. $4.20 89c . • U N U .E• • a • V AN PR: sicaipnoiv toauGGIsr DUBAQPY villaNVIIT-7048ZI-REVLON . .• V rR -Y. "^ .4-cr....dipc._ • o° 4- 18 onto, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L, R. Blackwood. The Ontario Municipal Board has -approved the sale of debentures for the purchase of the arena by the town. council. John A. Bryans was acclaimed es reeve of Howick Township. Nurse Myrtle Imlay, of Detroit; is visiting at .her home here. Miss Sadie MeCloy, of Kippen, is the new teacher in the,Lower Town school: Mr. Allan P. Knechtel is .visiting at the . home of his sister, Mrs. 3, W, McKibbon, Mx. and Mrs.- A; E. Coling left on Tuesday afternoon for their new home in -Pasadena, Calif. • Dr and Mrs. George -Joynt, of mete66,4titg: t:"SaNt, prapees•• St. Miss Frances Lockridge returned to her school in North Bay after spending the holidays at her home in town. Mr. Harvey IVfedser has returned to Toronto after spending his holi- days with his parents, Mr. aid Mrs. John Messer, Bluevale Road. Miss Lizzie Currie has returned to her duties in Toronto after spending the vacation at the home of her -parents, Mr, end Mrs. J, A. Currie. Mr, R. J. Breen cut down a tree in his bush in which there was over 100 pounds of first-class honey. A number of Wingham citizens met at the home of Mrs. J. E. Swarts to congratulate her father, Mr. Arthur Knox, on his 100th 'birthday 0 - 0 - 0 JOHN C. WARD CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Phone 200 Wallace Ave., N. Listowel .1160.110•11011e ‘1111M1•11•••.1.11.........,. ..0.111•041111.041.001.1.0....0.41111•04111.4.101.11.00iHNOIM.O.1110•41.010.0aim.VMMOWSUONO.044160/1.0411141.111.1..111111.10.00, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Ross Howson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Howson, was elected last week -to a cabinetpoSition in the Ontario Boys' Parliment, which met last week at Trinity College, Toronto. Mrs, Fred Puller was pleasantly surprised on Christmas Eve when she Was the recipient of a beauti- ful cream and sugar set from the members of the Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's Church. B, Cardiff was elected reeve of Morris 'by acclamation, This is his third acclamation. Sgt. J, J. Weaver, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Pollee, and brother of Major Kenneth Weaver, M.C„ of Whitethurele has been placed in charge of the 'Medicine Hat dartelurient. Messrs. \rioter Campbell and Les- lie Deans, of Detroit, visited rely fives here 'last week. Miss Betty Blatlewood, of Tor-, t. .4" liactut i5 (ANOLICAlsO . By Bin Well, here we go into another twelve months of that fascinating, irritating, horrible, beautiful, tragic end joyous process known as living. I've seen forty of these boxes of tricks and treats' opened, and am same to tc,you. p( Iseue forty mere. And the I don't remember much about my first New Year's, In 1921. It Wu , I vas sty as e?entiNni it smallaln village in Quebec, g with. my Parents at the time, as I was six months old. The Great War had been over for more than two years. The post-war boom was still on, and my Dad had bought his first car, a Chev. with side-curtains. life treated that ear, and every one after it, like a particularly intrac- table horse, which would respond only if you yelled bard enough and swore at it with enough feel- ing. Then years later, we stepped into 1931 with the sentiments of a man about to jump into a barrel of broken glass in his hare feet. The Great Depression had begun. Busi- ness -was terrible. The mortgage prowled, like a great beast, always there, slavering-, when my Dad looked over his shoulder. My par- ents -held long, late-at-night con- versations, and to the small boy, lying half-awake, uneasy, they had sinister undertones. The hunger of the 'beast would not be denied, and in the end, the mortgage swallowed everything for which my Dad had worked so hard for more than twenty Years. What a 'prospect that must have been! Fifty years old, five children to feed and 'clothe, home and business lost, and thousand's of younger men scrambling for every job in sight. • ' 0 _ 0 - 0 But the Great Depression had failed to reckon with my mother. She was a 'bonny fighter, with a tough and cheerful spirit. In the next decade she took on the Great Depression and licked it single handed. My Dad worked at any- thing he could get. My mother sold home baking, took in boarders, and in the afternoons, trudged the streets, selling a line of cosmetics to her friends: Somehow, we stag- gered through the depression, kept off the relief rolls, and never missed a meal. Remember New Year's of 1941? That wasn't exactly an occasion of great rejoicing, either. The Ger- malts had overrun Europe. England and the Commonwealth fought ca; back to..tbe wall, My parents had. three ,:tiona; .veittly.,16 lie pulled down by the dogs of war. Three times, they were to receive one of those. decadent telegrams. The first read: "Critically in- jured." But eldest brother fought a hard fight, had a tremendous constitution, andpulled through with the loss of one eye. The second read: ''Missing in action." • But a cannon shell missed younger broth- er's head by an inch, and after two days drifting in a rubber dinghy off the coast ,,of France, he was picked up 'by Air-Sea Rescue. The third read: "Missing in action." But middle 'brother had climbed safely out of a 'crash-landing hi Holland, and a few months later the word trickled through that he was alive and a prisoner. 0 0 0 What did New Year's •of 1951 bring? Nothing spectacular for yours truly, The Cold War was on, but -the important things in life were a wife, a small son, and what turned out to be a small daughter well on the way, There was also a mortgage of Mountainous propor- tIons to gnaw at. We gnawed for the next decade, and chewed it down to -a ihummeek, losing a few teeth in the process. Suddenly, it's 1901, Both my par-. cuts have died, slowly and pain fully, in the last ten years. But the process goes on, always Orange ing, always exciting. There's a riew job, lin new surroundings. There is ti boy whoSe voice Is Changing to that of a Man, and whose feet are the same size as his father's. There is a girl with anburn, hair and a cheeky face who topped the honor roll in Grade V. There are new little cousins springing up all over the country, There is a brother just gone to Europe* and another just conning back from South Ameriett. The hair is a little thinner, the glasses a, little thicker, and the day after a New Year's Eve party tatngbatn • Rev, C. F. Johnson, L.Th. -, Rector Mrs. Gordon Davidson - Organist First Sunday after tpiphany -- Jan. 8th, 1961 10.00 a.m.—Sunday School 11.00 a.m.—IVIorning Prayer "httrs., Jan. 5—Senior Auxiliary, the' Rectory, 3 p.m. 0 - - o FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Despite the rain and snow Wing- ham and district turned out in full force Saturday evening to give the homecoming 99th Field Battery a rousing reception On their return from overseas. A giant reception was held at the armouries, where Mayor fired L. Davidson welcoMed the men back ,to their homes. Mr. Joe Kerr has purchased the Nicholson double house on Diagon- al Road. r fr, and Mrs. Kerr have resided in the ntaith half of the house for some time, Mr, Kenneth Setters, who was recently discharged from the RCAF, has accepted a position as reporter on the Midland :Free Press. Mr. 'and Mrs, James A. Halliday letf last week 'for' California, where they will• spend the winter. Mr. Clark McLean, who has been in the upholstering department at the Pry & Blaelthall factory for soiree years, Is opening an uphol- stery repair business in London. 'Elite Saturday before Christ:trim Mrs, W. W. Currie donna that buds on a, forsythia, bush at her borne had broken and the shrub Was corning out in tiowor, WANT BETTER BUSINESS? Vrom time to time we all hear complaints that business is not as good as it should be in Wingham. Some analysis of the situation would seeria to be called for. No doubt every businessman does go over the facts and figures from time to time, and has peap's come up with an- swers which may be closer to the truth than otir own. For better or worse, however, we would make a few simple sugges- tions : 1. Train your sales staffs to the rare art of being pleasant. There is nothing which brings your cus- tomers back to you as surely as a pleasant atmosphere of friendlin.ess in store or office. Train your clerks to • smile even though they have toothache. 2. Don't yield to the temptation to cut stocks so short that you have to say, "Sorry, we don't have it to- day". Those lines which are slow sellers, and which will fit only a lim- ited number of buyers •are the very , ones which make one town a better place to shop than the next one. True, you may have money tied up in . merchandise that doesn't move very rapidly — but think of it as overhead investment, in the same category as fire insurance and taxes. They are all a part of providing com- plete service for those who are willing to buy not only hard-to-get items but also those staples which you want to sell in the worst way. 3. Advertise your goods and your services, Today, more than ever be- fore, your customers expect to be informed about what you have to sell.- They are aware that new types of products are coming onto the market every day, and they expect; to be able to read what you have to say about them. 4. Be a 100 per cent. booster for the town in which you are making your living. The type of merchant who still has his roots and his inter- ests in some other community can't expect to be patronized too well by -the vast majority of folks who live here, work here and are bringing up their families here. 5. If business is bad, don't blame it all on the customers, Since they number in hundreds or even in thousands, they are likely to be ly average . the satue kind you. would find in any other Ontario community. Instead, take a keen look at your own operations and make sure that you are offering what your customers ,are looking for. WINGHAM FARED WELL Secondary school board members 'rho have forgotten just what it was like back in the days of their youth, must feel like their own offspring When the report cards are handed out. Apparently the Secondary School Teachers' Federation decided to rate the various boards in the province, and, teacher-wise, they haye.graded all the hoards as excel- lent, 75-100 per cent ; good, 66-74 ; fair; 60-65;. adequate, 50-59 and un- , Satisfactory, less than • 50. , No doubt Wingham District High. School board members are feel- ing real fine, for they were rated "excellent" in all three categories of the supposedly confidential. report. Ratings -were asked for as follows: attitude toward educational im- provement ; relations between hoard and staff; and, working conditions in the schools. In thoSe schools, of which there were many, where boards were rated much lower, it is hardly likely that "relations between board and staff" Will be improved.since the •confiden- tial report became unconfidential. Teachers, .of course,. are entitled to their ',own opinions about the boards which - operate the schools. However, when this province-wide report was asked for by rederatiOn- eetutiy-es, someone must surely have forgotten that the rating would not be that -of board members only. They actually rated the citizenry of the entire province, whose represen- tatives board members are. Perhaps board members are not perfection — since they are human that is quite possible. But one thing they are—reasonably public-spirited men. and women who are willing•to spend many, many hours a year to make high school operations pos- sible.' TIWy sit in an unenviable middle position, open, to the crit- icisms of teachers, Dept. of V.du- cation and public alike . and they aren't paid very fat salaries for do- ing so, • Perhaps the teachers who find their boards so unsatisfactory orld prefer to haVe them eliminated com- pletely, so they could become -a sec- tion of the civil service cadre and work, for central authority at Queen's Park?-, The Wingham Advance.Tirnes Pithlialied at Wingliarri, Ontario Wenger Brothers, PUblishers W. Barry Wenger, Editor MOltribet Audit Bureatil of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Nat Office Dept, Subaeriptiort Rate; One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $125 in adVarlee, E. 8, A, $5.0 per year Foreign Rate $p!..00 Per year Advertising Rates err application *iiiiii.441.04.1464eiweiria10.644mWaili440.44,044W0.06444