HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1961-02-15, Page 2THE UNFAILING WAy
G. Ray Jordan tells of a traveller
in Switzerland who once aeked-
smell_ boy "Where is Kandersteg?"
The boy replied "I do not know,
but there's a road that leads to
it." Of all the great sayings of our
Lord, and the claims He made for
Himself none is more striking
than this, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life." Islam 14:6e. The clays:
in which we live are days of per-
plegity, doubt, and not a little fear,
Hew wonderful to hear anew these
great words of our salvation and
comfort.
Through, the maze of things, of
swift and Mighty change and the -
mounting implements of death, and
destruction' there comes shining
forth these words of Jesus, calm,
serene; and reassuring, "I ere the
way." By faith we can see in Him
the way. OUT of the mire of per- -
sonal sin, and of the present world
confusion, He is the way I.JP from
the depth of materialism Into,
which so many have fatten, and
from the degrading struggle of
racial segregation. He is the way'
IN to a personal relationship with:
God the Father, to peace on earth,
and, at the last, to that place where
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"the former things are Passed
• away'.'"
In the busy round of life, as we
listen daily to the world news, as
we look out and around, and finally
into the depth of our own hearts
we may not he too sure just where
to pin our hopes. May there come
to us in such an hour the voice
of the strong Son of God proclaim-
ing "I AM THE WAX." Here Is
the unfailing way, open to the who,
soever, Here is the untainted truth.
Here is life eternal,
"I must needs go' home by the
way of the Cross;.
There's no - ether way but this."
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SOMEBODY. HAS TO DO LT
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Did you read that big blurb about
me in your local paper recently?
It got headlines like this, in many
weeklies: "Sugar and. Spice Col-
umnist Most Widely Read In' Ca-
nada." That's pretty heady stuff
to read about yourself, However,
it didn't impress me much, as I
had written the story myself.
It said in, the story that this
column is now running in one
hundred and eleven newspapers
across Canada. Let's have a look
at that in round figUres. Round
figures are the only sort whiCh
have any attraction for me, and
most red-blooded columnists, except
women, feel the same way,
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Supposin g the average circulation
of these weeklies is 2,000. That
means there are 220,000 subeerib-
erg exposed to Sugar and Spice,
Heck, Yet's make it an even
quarter-million. And 'lees say an
average of three persons reads each
paper in which the column appeark.
That's a fair figure, All right. We
now have three-quarters or a mil-
lion potential readers of the column
each week. Ale let's make it a mil-
lion and he done with it.
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When I get tossing , figures like
this around in my head, I start
feeling pretty important, -By
George, I think, there aren't Many
fellows writing a column for which
a millidn or two people are waiting
feverishly each week. Just imagine,
all those people, from Yarmouth,
N.S., to Chilliwack, B.C., fighting
to get the paper first, hanging on
every word,
With this in mind, I set out to
impress the family with the famous
personality in its midst. "Do you
know that there are a million peo-
ple reading Sugar and Spice every
week?"I asked young Kim.
"Pretty good, Dad," she says,
"can I go to the Explorers' sleigh-
ride tonight?" •
I try Hugh. "Do you realize that
my column is read from coast tp
coast?" I enquire.
"How come we can't afford a TV
set then?" he wants to know.
Punchy, but still seeking some
recognition, I approach the- Old
Girl. "How many papers do you
thing are running the: 'column
now?"
reminds me, you forgot to*
nut the papers Out with the gar-
hageelleheenciereageeeslie-eayeaeauld.
I had to go out in my -dressing
gown in the snow and I nearly
broke my neck on those back steps.
When are you going to start look-
ing after things around the house,
lilte other men?"
This is rather daunting, but it
doesn't completely dismay me. I'm
like an old prizefighter who had
been knocked to the canvas so
often that his burn is more tender
than his beezer. I just wander
away mumbling to myself that
some day I'll be famous and then,
they'll appreciate me, by golly, and
they'll miss me when I die, and
stuff like that,
But I must admit I became ex-
tremely depressed the other day, I
was reading Pierre Berton's col-
umn, Berton, for those outside the
limited range of the Toronto daily
for whin he Woeks, is a brilliant
product a west Coast new
circles, currently the hottest daily
columnist in the East.
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Well, in this eoluntit I was reed-
ing, he was bragging modestly
About all the letters he gets front
readers, That's Whitt Made Me feel
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badly . Give or take A hundred
thousand, Renoir and T have the
sarne eleculatiota His mail averages
30 letters a day, Mine averages 30
a Montle And 24 of them are bills,
offers (rain megaziees, Mid final
notieee Altered ineutenee prentitints,
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That convinced me that I'd never
be a really famous eolumhist, and
I felt pretty sick about it. I
thought: "Iles because I'm hot corr.
troversial enough." Oh, attack.
ed in my day Such things as
motherhood, the Protestant 'church ,
es, capital punishment, children,
the home, social drinking, temper-
ance, NOR and the weather,. tut I
just eat* scent to get ray todir Into o.nd tut A. Stoiefori.
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MRS. KILPATRICK. SAYS:
PSALM .23 DEPICTS.
.CHRISTIANIIIFE-"""-
SUGAR
SPIQE
The Evening Mission Circle of
the Baptist Church met on Thurs-
day evening at the home of Mrs
Roy Burchill, The meeting opened'
with the .singing of the hymn,
"The Banner of the Cross." Mrs.
112. Cantelon read the minutes of
the previous meeting, after which
roll call was answered with a
favorite Scripture verse, The
president, Mrs. Bruce MacLean,
welcomed the visitors present, and
then presided, over a session of
business,
Ivies. A. Stapleton reported on a
book on the life of Martin Luther,
and Mrs. Roy Burchill read as the
missionary topic, the story of an
African girl who was converted by
white missionaries,
The hymn, "Take Time to Be
Holy", was sung and' Mrs, H, Kil-
patrick conducted a devotional,
period based on Psalm 23. She
pointed out that this Psalm,: one
of the best-known passages, of
Scripture, -depicts the Christian
fife as being very personal,
that it, is as impossible to, live
the Christian life without having
experienced the new birth, as it
would be to grow a tulip without
a tulip bulb. Finally, our relation-
:ship to the Shepherd is a peenlan-
; eat one,
After the devotional period, the
' ladies held a session of prayer on
behalf of nilesiorteelee, as Well As
the work being carried on by the
church at home.
The, hymn "Take My Life and
Let It was sung and Mrs. M.
Baffle closed the meeting with
prayer.
Refiesiinients were served by
Mrs. n, moo" Mrs, 1st, Cantelon
someehing vital, like used car
dealers, or vacuum cleaner sales-
men--the sort.• of thing that gets
people worked up.
Then I began, thinking about the
sort of letters I do get from read-
ers and I felt better. And do you
know something? I'd trade incomes
with Pierre Berton, but I wouldn't
trade mails, I'll bet most of the
letters he gets are either hacking
his coluirin to bits because the read-
er 'disagrees with him: marauding it
to the skies _because be agrees.
That would become boring after
a bit.
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'There's nothing. boring alma the
letters 11 receive !rem readers.
They are warm and friendly and
personal, and they aren't trying to
grind an axe or have me grind it
for them. They. come from all over
the country. '
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From Mrs. James Nickerson, of
West Roxbury, Mass,, mentioning
a column she liked because it re-
minded her of, old times in Nova
Scotia. From Walter Stark, of Ox-
enden, Ont., claimihg I'd make a
good MP and wishing a Happy
New Year, From Jack Cooper, of
Vernon, B.C., saying he'd just cele-
brated his 69th wedding anniver-
sary; feels great and reads my
column. because I'm a "dam good"
writer. From Jack Cornet,* of
LaSalle, Ont., whom I haven't' seen
for 15 yeats, enclosing a book he's
written on . curling (containing
nothing but blank pages and, en-
titled "What I Know About Curl-
ing").
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Wouldn't it be something if every
reader of Sugar and Spice decided
to show Pierre Berton what he was
up against and wrote a letter this
week to Bill Smiley, 152 Elizabeth
fetreet, Midland, Ontario? Know
what I'd do? I'd take the whole
million of them, drive. to Toronto in
a truck, hike six men to carry them
up to Berton's office, dump them
on his desk, and say: "Thirty
letters a day, eh, Pierre? This is
my average weekly mail." That'd
shake him:
Flik..1,1r YEARS AGO
Robert Maxwell hand's over his
business today to. Robert Maxwell,
of Seaforth, who has purchased
the balance of his stock.
i The County Council met last
week and selected Mr, Field, of
Goderiere as inspector of schools'
for Bast Huron. He succeeds Mr,
Robb.
A most enjoyable evening was
spent on Wednesday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George Coultes,
who gave an oyster supper to
about 60 of their friends. The
gathering was, in honor of Mr.
Coultes' father, Robert Coultes,
who- had reached, his 80th birth-
day.
The roof of the shed at the Bap-
tist Church gave way last week
under the weight of snow.
Robert Iti/faxwell has sold his
residence on the northwest corner
of John and Frances Streets, to
Miss Houghton.
al. I. Abram, of Belmore, was in
town last week. He was figuring
on the Work of re-modelling a
barn for W. J. Henderson on the
Bluevale Road.
Adam N. Darling, of Belmore,
who recently sold his farm to Geo.
Roswell, of Wroxeter, is leaving
on Wednesday for his future
home near Whitby.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
King George V died Monday
night after a sudden illness.
Mr. Thomas Fells was elected
president, of the Horticultural So-
ciety. -
R. ;7, Currie 'is the new, .presi-
dent of theeTettWerry _ Agricultur-
al Society With Benson Ceuilc-
WefelleeeMeLealtiehaeclselareateee as
vice-presidents.
Mr. Carl Deans, of the Dominion
Store staff, has been transferred
to Owen Sound.
Mr. Ken Lee, who has been on
the staff of the local Walker Store
'or the past six years, has gone to
Toronto. Bob Murray will take his
place.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Currie, of
East Wawanosh, celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary,
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FORTY YEARS AGO
Mrs, Hanna celebrated her 70th
birthday at her home recently.
Her family and the employees of
the store presented her with a
beautiful upholstered chair.
A new tire repair shop will be
'opened in the Morton Building by
C. E. Judson. An expert repair-
man, Willem Ingham, has been
secured and will move here short-
ly from Ingersoll.
R. S, Williams was elected
chairman of the public school
board at its 'inaugural meeting.
Mr. Connor, who has been. ac-
countant in the Bank of Hamilton
here for the past few years, has
been appointed manager of the
Wroxeter branch.
Dr. R. C. Redmond has been ap-
pointed associate coroner for the
County of Huron.
There passed away in Zion City,
Ill., Miss Elizabeth R. Ross, a
former resident of Winghani.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
The staff of the Bell Telephone
Co, entertained on Friday evening
for Miss Anne Ruch, bride-elect,
She will Shortly be married to Mr.
Crawford Giuliani, of St. Marys.
While working under two sets of
heavy steel rollers at Howson's
flour mill on Friday Joe Bailey
had his right hand caught between
the two sets. His wrist was broken
and the hand badly crushed,
Several servicemen from, thi8
district will return to their homes
shortly, having arrived on the
Mauretania and the Ile de-France.
Among them are Capt. Ross How-
son, Pte. T. .7. Simmons, Pte, A.3.
Shinn, SSIvr (W02) ti, A. Crothers
and Pte, R. B. Bennett,
About 6.80 Tuesday evening the
firemen had a call 'to the home of
Ward Gray, Victoria St., where a
chimney fire was extinguished.
Mrs. 0. Blackball suffered
painful injury on Friday' on the
steps of the Pest office, She slip.
ped and in the fall clipped her
elbow cap,
W, T. Cruickshank was named
chairman of the public school
board.
Mrs, Feed .Fuller is in London
this week, visiting With her
daughter, Mrs. S, Batcson,
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At a recent meeting of the On-
tario Teachers' Federation a reso-
lution was adopted which strongly
opposed the use of high schools as
training centres for young car driv-
ers. In view of the widespread op-
poSition, not only of the teachers,
but also of high school board mem-
bers, it would appear that some
other system will have to be devised
to provide the training.
We certainly cannot agree with
some of the reasons for opposition
which were put forward by the
teachers, such as, "there is no evi-
dence that driver education in school
makes any difference to the number
of highway accidents." The fact of
the matter is that there is only about
50 per cent of the accident rate
among the youthful drivers who
have received proper training, as
compared with those in the same
age group who are untrained, If
the teachers don't believe it perhaps
they should ask the actuaries of the
major insurance companies, where
there are now sharply reduced auto
insurance rates for young drivers
who have received training.
All this aside, however, statistics
have already proven the great value
UNIQUE ENTERPRISE
The speaker at the meeting of
the Lions Club on Friday evening
was a member of the public relations
staff of Ontario Hydro and had an
interesting story to tell as he related
the early history and present day
development of this great publicly-
owned utility.
Since electric power has become
so commonplace, few .of us ever re-
call that the venture into power de-
velopment ak the Niagara Falls site
was one o-f the most controversial
undertakings. of its era.
The untiring proponent of the
scheme, of course, was Sir .edam
Beck — the man whose vition could
foresee the vast network of power
lines we have today.
Few people, however, know that
it was right here in Western Ontario
that the first real proof of the use-
fulness of electric power and the
feasibility of its distribution. was
proven. Back before the turn of the
century a man by the name of John
Philip, who owned a sawmill and
other industrial enterprises in the
village of Grand Valley, had instal-
led generators at his mill and was
lighting buildings in his home town.
After experimenting with various
types of wire and aparatus, he be-
came convinced that it would be pos-
sible to convey electrical energy
much farther than the few hundred
feet which was generally believed to
be the limit at that time.
As a result, Philip constructed
a pole line from Grand Valley to
Arthur, a distance 'of some ten.
When the switch was finally thrown
and the first electric lights in Arthur
began to glow, history was made.
So unbelievable was the success of
the venture that engineers from all
over America and even from Great
Britain and France came to see what
the untrained Ontario businessman
had .accomplished.
It was on the basis of this prac-
tical proof that Beck and others of
his day began to realize the tremen-
dous potential the province had in
its natural water resourees for elec-
trical energy.
In this age of specialists, the role
of the relatively uninformed but
highly inventive genius has been all
but forgotten. There are still occa-
sions when a man of limitless imag
illation is needed to ,solve some of
our most difficult problerns.Thomas
Vdison, of course, could welt be the
model for all who believe in the in-
herent worth of the human mind.
The Wingham Advance.Times
Published, at Wingliarn, Ontario
Wenger 13rahero, Publishers
Barry Wenger, Editer
Merribee Audit Bureau of Oreille:thin
AtItherized an, aira"ond Class Mail,
Peet Offiee bept, •
Stibeetaiitiatt Rate:
One Yetit, $4.00; SIX 3afontlisi $1.215 ift adiraliee
tl ft A. $5.04: Pet year
Foreign Tate $6.00 per yea*
AdVektIeleg laatee oh tiliplittatleti
of driver education, If the sec ,
ondary schools cannot or will not
provide the courses, it is high time
to find another means of making
sure our young people can get the
benefit of properly supervised, in-
struction.
The subject was under discussion
in the Ontario Legislature only last
week, and it is to be hoped that it
remains upon •the agenda of the
House until some concrete plan has
been developed to implement im-
mediate action. Personally, we be-
lieve that the lives of our young
people are sufficiently valuable to
in:rit action, regardless of where it
has to be carried out.
THE BEST IN MUSIC
Your attention is drawn to the
announcement that the Lions Club
of Wingham will, for the third con-
secutive season, sponsor the presen-
tation of an opera in town. "Orpheus
in the Underworld" will be presented
by the Canadian Opera Company in
the Thigh School auditorium on Fri-
day evening,. March 10th.
We cannot help admitting the
club's courage in undertaking this
venture each year, particularly since
it has to be. held during the winter
months, when the mischance of
stormy weather could spell financial
catastrophe. Nevertheless, the Lions
are fulfilling a very worthwhile pur-
pose in bringing to town an evening
of excellent music, and a chance for
all to become more intimately ac-
quainted with the delights of a form.
of artistry previously not too well
known in rural Canada.
Ticket sales will be opened well.
in advance of the date, and you can
help the cause along by buying yours
early, so that the Lions will have
some guarantee of financial security.
They do not hope nor expect to
make a profit from the presentation.
The chief purpose is to provide a
I.-first-class form .of, entertainment at
a price the average person can afford
to pay.
ARE STRIKES OBSOLETE?
Federal Government intervention
resulting in the postponement 'for
five months of a national railway
strike in Canada has been received
with general relief throughout- the
country. But what happens after
May 15th when the truce termin-
ates?
Mr. John Meyer, financial editor
of "The Montreal Gazette", has been
widely acclaimed for his analysis of
the situation,—"A rail strike at this
time — at any time — would have
disastrous consequences. A strike
against any similarly important .eco-
-nomic activity would be similarly
disastrous. The strike, in fact, has
become obsolete; its impact on the
participants in particular . and the
economy in general is too disrupting
to be tolerated any longel-. The pre-
cedents established in the rail dis-
pute should, in titre, find ready
application in other .major -industrial
disputes. The problem is. how to
reconcile the threat of intervention
with the processes of bargaining.
"It will not be an easy problem
to resolve. Government intervention
runs counter to the basic principles
of collective bargaining. The polit-
ical .implications of a Government
decision in an industrial dispute will
have their effect too on the terms,
of settlement, Yet can, any, (nation-
al) economy afford to be slowed to,
a halt by a disagreement between
Management and Labour?
"The argument for Government
intervention is neither pro-Labour
nor pro-Management. It is the .ar-
gument common. sense. No one.
wins arty more the big Strike every-
one loses, including the public. The'
economy has become. too complex,
too interwoven, to any longer allow
an industrial dispute in such key
areas as rail communications to be
isolated. Let's have recognition of
this fact and, as a corollary, 'clearly
defined areas in which the .Govern-
ment may be expected to exercise
its authority if needed to prevent a
strike."
five new :members by certificate,
one by profession of faith, three
baptisms and two deaths,
Annual reports front the various
organizations, general accounts,
Sabbath School, Women's Social,
group, Woman's Missionary Society
and Budget Fund were read by
the chairman.
Mrs. Athol !Bruce is the secretary.
treasurer; Edgar Wightman is the
Sunday School superintendent,
Ushers and plate collectors are,
Elmer Bruce, Douglas Bruce, John
Wightma,n, Grant and Alan Me.
Burney, Ronald Nicholson and Stil.
art Cloakey.
It was announced at this
ing that Rev, J. Morrison of Ire-
land is to Start his duties as min-
ister about the end of March
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Rev. C. P. Johnson, LIft, Rector
Mrs. Gordon' Davidson Organist
Ash Wednesday — Feb. 15th
7.30 p.m.-Commination Service
830 p.m...-111oard of Management
First Sunday in Lon:—Feb, 19th
R.30 a.m. Tholy Communion
10.00 a.m. Sunday School
11,00 a.m. Morning Prayer
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IRISH MINISTER
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BELGRAVE--Knox Presbyterian.
Church annual meeting was held
on Tuesday afternoon in the church
with Rev,. W. J. S. McClure, B,A.,
Interim Moderator, of 1Violesworth,
was chairman.
New Managers appointed for a
three year terms are: Arnold
Bruce, Bud Orr and Victor Young-
blot; other managers are, Garner
Nicholson, John MeBurney, Ross
Andereon, James D, Anderson, Stu-
art Cleakey and Edgar Wightroan.
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