The Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-01-31, Page 2in 11te town Trull. The last 1)14
Home Week .iris .hell in. 1919,
A former resident of Winr,lurm
ie. the person of Robert Johnston.
died au: his home is 'i'uronto. Be
forethe moved to "ruroito Mr,
.Johnston owned the marble works
here,
At the inaugural meeting of the
public school board o11 Wednesday
evening 1434', Prank .1. 11111 wits el-
ected chairman
Mr, aril Mrs, v Arnold :Hanle have
installed, a radio n1 their rooms
over Carr's bailor shop,
Mr. Willie Mann 1011 today for
Toronto, where he has secured a
position. This i$ the second son
of Mr. Mann that. W. G. Patterson
has lau1)0hed into the jewellery
husi. nems.
13obei•t Paulin, a former resident
of Wingham, died al, the home of
his daughter, Mrs. l,. '1', aonkins, in
Regina.
Fire destroyed the hack part of
the home of 'Mr. and Mrs, .Trines 1'3.
Robinson, (lafharine S1., on Friday.
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JANUARY 1927
Councillor ,1. 11, Crawford had a
narrow escape al the corder. of
Josephine anti John on Monday alf•
ternnnn when rt. runaway horse
with only the front bob 0.1 aL sleigh
clashed past, missing him by inch
es, Lloyd Carter WFLM driving Mw'
ray's meat. delivery on 'Diagonal
Road when the horse made al. dash
for freedom. 'Phe driver and his
passengers, Alan Williams and
Douglas Fry were thrown int. when
the horse bolted,
Mr, and Mrs. A. 133. T.loyd and
Miss Dorothy left on Saturday
for an extended visit. in Cali
13'rnee• Fox Tr timed his 'hand
with heated oil on Thursday. We
are pleased to slate the injury was
int. serious,
Mr. Cenrge haired of rower
Win -linin, an (aperienved 1)08hfair,
felled one of the old m0(1s1r r•t of
the forest. bed week, rL son els
e over seven n feet.
which measured cv r
I 5 v
anr'aSs at 1110 8441111(1 and Over •0(1
feet tO. the FIFA klub. He e.,tnnat
ed there would be over four thou
sand fea'I of himher in the butt
log.
One of 'Wirlgham's most highly
respected citizens, who has been
a valued resident of the town for
forty years, Samuel Bennett., patssa
ed away at 111s residenee, laeopold
St., on :Monday. He operated a
planing 1/1111 here formany years
ani! among the Nauruan he super
vised were the mm811.00(10)1 of the
arena, and the Tinned (''hunch Sun-
day Sehnol bnilrling.
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,TANTTAEY 1947
Mrs, D. A. McKinnon, of St,
Paul, Minn., is visiting at the home
of her brother, Mr. Frank How-
son,
'The inaugural meeting of the
Turnberry Township school board
was held in the Wingham town
hall, when T. J. Wright was elected
chairman for the year 1947..
Mr. John Bumstead recently pur-
chased the btailding of Chas. 'Bon-
nett on Victoria St. He will handle
Cockshutl farm machinery,
Mr, Duncan McDougall suffered
a broken collarbone when he slip.
ped and fell on the iee at the Curl-
ing Club.
T. A, Currie was elected presi-
dent of the Wingham horse Show.
Vice-president is Cordon Dcyell;
secretary Mack Rotolo 41nd theisur.
er, G. W. Tiffin,
Miss ler-liners Brophy, graduate
of St. ,Tosoph's Hospital, London,
has been sufcessful in passing her
registered, illl•mer H e'XFLm]tlatlenm.
George R. Scott was elected as
cha,irrrlan of the Wingliri411 public
school board. •
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ,Srinntons of
Wroxeter celebrated their 591.1i
wedding aril-live/wiry.
it
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SQUARELY UP TO OURSELVES
Although many details remain to
be settled, and national plans for sur
vival in case of atomic attack, aro far
iron1 explicit, the address by Huron
County's director of Emergency
easttres Organization in Wingham
last Wednesday evening-, dikes one
thing clear. :\t the present time the
responsibility for fallout shelters lie;;
with the individual.
It appears altogether likely that a
direct .attack on the industrial belt
along the lower lakes would cast all
Western Ontarit7 communities into
the role of refugee centres. Plan~ to
meet that eventuality are alread\
well on the way. If, however, the at
tack happened to be centred on I.?o•
troit and Sarnia, and there was a
strong' southwest wind, we \votald he
left .to atir own resources to find pro
lection from the deadly radio -active
faliont.
Most people in this part of the
country have simply given up worry
ing about such an eventuality. They
don't know what they can do to pre
pare themselves and they prefer to
forget the'whole unpleasant idea.
Ve heartily agree that there is no
point in recoding gloomily preoc-
cupied about death and de•strttction
-but there is •good reason for con-
sidered forethought, It • must he ad-
mitted that only a comparatively
small fraction of the population
could provide themselves with ad( •
quite shelter either because of lack
of the necessary funds to do so or be-
cause the -places in which they live
are not suited for the purpose=.
\'iVre have suggested before that a
survey; be taken of the larger btiild-
ings in the town, those in which
there are strong and reasonably deep
basements. 'That at the very least
these. potential shelters .should be
EMPHASIS IN THE RIGHT
PLACE
John -Metras, director of athletics
for .the University of Western Orr
tario who was the guest speaker at
the champions' football banquet at
the high school recently, performed
a 'valued -service when he spoke to the
young athletes 'on a subject which
should provide the proper perspec
tive for their interests.
No one who 'knows • anything
about College athletics and football
in particular cart doubt Mr. Metras
sincere interest in sports, hut.. he
made it very plain that sports in
therrlselves are not an object. The
winning of games he placed second
to' the participants' enjoyment -in the
game itself and certainly not -on the
same plane with the acquisition of
knowledge. He repeatedly empha-
sized that no student should be per-
mitted to take an. extensive part in
_sports unless his academic standing
is satisfactory.
This opinion, held and voiced by
one of the outstanding football.
coaches of the clay, is reassuring.
vfost of us can recall years, not too
far hence, when college sports, par
tictr:larly those in the U.S.. where
money was more plentiful. were
cheapened by the participation of
near - professional athletes, whose
academic standards simply didn't ex-
ist. In fact the situation may have
been more extensive than v'c' realiz•
ed, recalling the T?n.glish poet's
words of disgust ---"F lanneled fools
at the wicket; muddied oafs at the
goal."'
There is no doubt about the inn
portanee of exercise and consequent
good health, but there is every
neer
to increase the emphasis on the 1i11-
man.inind. if our children are to sur
vive the years of testing which lie int
mediately before us
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listed along with the estimated num •
hers of persons they could contain,
even tot a 1111111((1 1,eri(tl of tsvo or
three (1ati s.
Admitteelly 1Itese places vwoltltl
11111 provide perfect shelter, but they
would 11(' 11 1()t bet tier than not !dug. at
all. Such :i survey would ilot be a
costly procedure in any sense of the
word and ivtni ti be a logical. 131st
step toward a concrete plan of :pro •
terP1 721.
Any school child knows Haat at
rliic destruction is no lodger a dream.
1t is a reality which tali materialize
without warning. Surely we are in
t elli;ent enough to know that keep-
irlr its gripe possibilities out of our
minds will not change the facts,
WOULDN'T THIS BE
SIMPLE?
Driving along the road to Tor-
onto the other day and feeling a
slight fatigue in the tight leg -because
of a sticky accelerator pedal, we were
struck with a bright idea.
Every effort is being made to
curb the high rate of :highway asci
dents at present. It is acknowledged
generally that excessive vehicle
speeds are all too frequently the
cause of death and destruction. So
fan.' the only curb on speeding is the
common sense of the individual
driver and the fact that the trans-
gressor may be caught in the act by
the police. '
How- would ii be if all cars were
fitted with an extra spring o11 the ac-
celerator, so that only normal pres-
sure would be required to attain a
speed of. 60 miles an hour, but al. that
point it would become somewhat of
an effort to hold the tsar at an illegal
pace?
Some years ago a proposal to fit
all cars with speed -controlling gov-
ernors was dismissed, because there
are times when extra speed is needed
for safety, such as in emergencies
when passing other vehicles. • Our
new invention, however, would per
mit. additional acceleration when
really needed, but wonld make it
rough for the driver who wanted to
hold it do\vn too long.
No, we don't really expect any
useof our
r rc u
toelfo e the
legislation
invention. Laws, you see, are passed
only when governments are pretty
sure they are following the wishes of
the niajority--and there is no indica-
tion at present that a majority of
people want to slow down and live,
PLAGUE ADVANCES
A. creeping fungus that rots the
core of Canada's lordly elm tree is
devastating the landscape through-
out vast: sections of Western Ontar-
io, says a recent issue of Ontario
TTydro News.
The dread Dutch Elm Disease ---
an affliction as incurable as cancer, is
killing the trees. Sinceit was discov -
ered in North America 33 years ago
it has cut clown elms at an average
rate of more than a million trees a
wear',
Ti has !leen estimated that 200,-
(jOO,000 trees in towels and cities
throughout North America may fall
prey to the fungus, and the cost of
uprooting the corpses could he snort'
than fifteen million dollars.
The mature. high.branc.hing- elnis
that spread through many dinari(
coiuniunities like lines of gothic
arches, have little defence against
the
disease. Chive the fungus has pene-
trated the tree it dies fast.
It would be har•rl to imagine the
appearance of our countryside „if nal
elms were left standings T,lies, ,act11
rally, form the backdrop for rnucl7 of
our scenery, standing o111 ill graceful
contrast to the shorter and more 11ni•
form maples.
The disease is particularly prey-.
alent .in corntnunities of Wes -tern On-
tario to the south of our own area,
4o a careful watch sliotild be kept for
affected trees here, Those which have
to be cut must be burned completely
in order to hinder the spread of the
infection,
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ONE MOMENT, PLEASE!
In the Book of Numbers we read
figures which tell us Trot more
than is nailliou persons were led by
'Mosta into the desert, without pro-
visions of any kind. There ryas
neither rued, 4luthhtl;, 4101 evt'll
miter yet tlwy enjoyed an. abtlu..
dance of dclictau:t food tants plenty
of sweet, t1t')1I hrrllvr 'flans is an
exarrtplt of VAI'1'1.1
'1'11.- spiritual life in it venture .of
faith, nisi- like nasi 1"or the man
without faiths life van be quite
barren lea for the believer, life
eau be rich, and satisfying. The
world in w1111.11 '.'t live is 14081110
to the tineig ht of holiness, and is
just as 141(111e/idly to 8pi1ttttal
things as Win; alae Desert of Ar-
abia to the 1'hildrvu of boatel.
This is Cod'), a oral. Men have,
however, by their mhe111011 nod tin,
defiled the earth 1..1t,hu i,• 19. re
ft'rring to the spiritual condition of
modern society, say$ "The whole
world lreth. In wickedness."
Yes, there are several deserts 11(
the world of today, travelling over
the countryside, neglecting the
worship of God in His house, on
pit, day. This is the spirit of the
world today, openly hos111e to
('brims and His Church. Often the
sirurere Cospei worker is met with
outright discourtesy when he dares
to voice his protest at the many
desecrations of the Sabbath day
wI,ieh form mirth n. part of life to-
day. We no longer deserve the
mune -Protestant".---we have for
gotten its signlficaneel
i'Vo live in a world where meal. of
the 1 (fluetlees are quite hostile to
the Spiritual life -but, just 08
Moses and the Israelites feasted in
the wilderness, so may we feast on
CAPT. O. S. N11WMAN
Salvation Army. Wingham
the bounteous repast prepared for
its by the loving hand of our htcay.
enly Maher. No wonder that the
Wut'alurges es 10 "tate and see
that the 14(rlI Is good."
The lsraelilcs had no worries
about ealoa']tet, or vitamins. They
found the fowl r'.hie11 was provided
by Jehovah wits suited to their pttr
Wailer needs, and they provide an
example for the Wren and women
of today, Wo should place the em-
phasis on 1l1i111H .Spitit.tual "1 lave
Faith in Cod" (m more i halt 14 1,104111'
platitude It eau be a very prae
tient guide to it ricller, fuller lite,
a real experience 'il Owl's provi
dentiai erase for 11oso who are pre
pared to put 111e1 first hr theta' 1iv
e:', and to obey flim emiunu itis.
"Il' ye love Me," says Jesus, "!keep
riry 00111114(tlldrnente." Remember
the ,.!ebbath day to keep it holy'
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SUGAR
and
SPICE
Sometimes I wonder whether 1'11
ever reach that high plateau of
peace and gracious living that
beckons from al'or, or is it only rl
mirage?
When the kids were little T used
to console myself, as 1 staggered
around in a welter of bottles anal
diapers, illness and accidents, that
everything would sort itself out
when they got 0 little older. I
1 could picture 0 pleasant sort of
life when the youngsters (eased be.
ing so dependent..
It was the same with my ,job. As
a weekly editor 1 was convinced
that no other oveupation was mo
devouring of one's time and
strength, so intrusive into 01)e's pri-
vate life, 1 rould think of 44 other
jobs that wotilcf be e08100, 0101e re•
numerative and more productive
of leisure for peeve and eontem-
plation. 4
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And. it was the same with the Old
Girl, As she harried me from pil-
lar to post, from basement: to bath-
room, as she tried to improve my
eharaeter, as she flew into rages;
T comforted myself, "She'll sim.
mer down after a few years. She'll
stop shoving me, her temper will
improve, and she'll realize that
you can't mance a perteet husband
out of a pig's fool."
%Vlhat I had an )nhrd wnv a gait
cions and dignified. middle age, The
kids would be well-mannered, uhr-
1
�obstrttbiVa, brilliant and obedient.
ient.
The job would be interesting, trot
easy, and would include long bola
clays and big money. The Old.
Lady would lie quiet., respeetful,
and appreciative of the privilege of
sharing my life.
Well, the kite; are bigger atni
older, T got one of those soft jobs,
and the passing years have passed.
And tine only appreciable differ-
ence is that, despite my failing fa-
culties, T'm running faster • than
ever, and that calm, peaeefnl exit/
tenets seems 1'41111(01' away than
ever.
Oh, 1 lean' what. you're think-
ing. You're tlinklug, "1Te's just
saying flat.. I'll bet the kids are
Polite and mica, and everybody
knows teaching schnol is a snap,
and T've heard his wire is ft lovely
girl in every wary."
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Well, let me tell you something.
My kida are more trouble now than
they were when they sat in high-
chairs, hurling pablum all over the.
kitchen. Coping with 170. odd
lively teen agers every day is 0
short enl. to the retic teary. And
my wife has j11st finished bawling
the daylights out (1r nn' for the
same old reasons.
Let me give you 0 rundown on
the serene, 1e'lenlary life of a
middle aged melee)) Le:toiler. Just as
sample. A typical week. Mlotlday
7' worked :til day, carne home and
did any lesson plans, wrote my col.
urns and Ica. Piper, the vat, out.
about, 2 tarn.
She didn't coin• back, though '1
Went four lines to the b11('I( doer,
the last iiee 1rrv r'nnla4
, r
nd
1st/tiered into the snowy wastes,
Rini, who had brought her home ars
cu 441ray kitten rl. ;v1•ar ago, wept
bitterly all next day, and blamed
Ube whole thing on ire.
Tuesday 1 came horn(' from
work, shovelled snow for 00 hour,
did the dropping, rim Kim over for
lrer music lesson, shovelled snore
snow, pirated up Rim, looked for a
clava` cat, prep:wed 1(•ssans and
went eurliu4,. My wife gave me
a horrendous blast for loitering a
couple of 140000 at the rattling elnb.
p -t) .0
Wednesday Wn:, tamer tlle same,
alternating snow shovelling with
looking for the l'al•, We discovered
that the tom frorn next door had
also vanished- T eonsoted Ii its. With
the suggestion that they'd eloped.
Bed at 1 a.m.
Thursday night was Parent?
Night at the school. Oy! "1 simply
can't understand John's English.
mark! He works so hard, every
night. And he's such a.good boy!"
A little questioning •reveals that
John hasn't missed a television.
program, in four months, except
for the three nights a week ne
plays hockey,
Friday morning. the cat turned
rep, tanking- ashamed. After school
on Friday we took two busloads of
acids to the city to see a play. (7n
the way horse the bus 'broke down.
and we sat on the highway in a
blizzard for two hours. 11 delivered
the ,last student- to her home et
3.31)
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Four hours later the alarm called
me to greet the same day, get
Hugh's breakfast and drive him
In the bus stop, where he embarks
104' .Nis music lesson in the eity.
Sunday was pretty quiet. .Test
communion. breakfast at 9 a,m,, a
trip to the ski' club with Hugh, din-
ner to prepare, while the organist
tools off, for a special service and
lesson plans into the wee small..
Only break was a hall' hour tele-
phone conversation with a mother
who thought the teachers were
picking on poor :Sandra, because
poor Sandra's hest mark Was 10.
Thirty years from nowt if you
happen to see a wizened up little
old man going to beat hell in five
directions at once you'll know it's
Bill Smiley, running his grand-
children. all overthe plane, pur.
sued by the admonitions of his wife,
and still dreaming of the day when
life will he calm, gracious and dig-
nified.
Reminiscing :•t
JANUARY 19 12
Next summer's ice is now being
harvested. 11; is of excellent mutt -
Mr. E. Merkley, who recently
sold his chopping mill, has moved
to Palmerston and accepted a po.
sition with the G.T.R.
Mr. Chester Copeland, mail
clerk on the L.H,&B,, has been on
the si61t list.
Mr. Alonzo Finlay of Lower
Wingham, has purchased Mr. John
Galhraith.'s farm north of Blue -
vale.
Mr. Solomon of rtipley has rent-
ed the Tamlyn store and has ae-
cepted thy ageney for the McCor-
mick harvesting machinery,
Mr. R. A. Dinsley has purchased
the McManus property on Minnie.
St., and tonus secures two of the
hest building lots in town,
Mr. James :Laird of Turnberry
has purchalrerr Mr. :t+7, Mericley's
chopping mi11 and willcontinue the
business.
Misses Nora Kennedy and Win.
ni0 Walker had •a narrow escape
from drowning on Monday after
noon. They were playing on the
rivet- near where the ice was be.
ing cut and went: through. l('or.
tunn.tely a companion, 1iva Patter-
son, and some of the workmen
Were close at Hand and the girls
won' rescued.
Mr. Fred Homiith. of !:lora was
visiting fora feW days with his
parents, Mr, and Mrs, A, HoniIlth.
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The Spanning Mill by-law, which
Wats passed try colrneil, 'Was with
drawn by Matta' 'consent of i:he
eouncll and Mr. Jvtatthewman, The
by..law would have provided for a
torn of $25,000 to the applicant.
Wlrigliatn w.iil hold stn Old Horne
Week during the stinrtiier, it Was
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