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MAYOR'S PLAN SHOUL.D BE CONSIDERED.
1n his address t the Wingham
cou.ill`il at the inaugural meeting in
January, Mayor Robert Hethering-
ton suggested that it vvould he pos-
sible t(f' have all. \Vingham's streets
paved its one year, .and by debentur-
hig t() eov'el' the Bost, the mill rate
vv 0111(1 not necessarily go up.
T ourknowledge the mayor has
) OkllOvv .le ale I lay 1
cC)lu(' back to this subject only once
at open council meetings, and as was
the case in January, council neither
gave ,.,ye the subject adequate cldscttssiOn
i.)()r consideranon. The mayor's plan
seemed to be glossed over quicitly
acid dropped, without :lir. Nether..
1,i„>•ton making any particular issue
of the proposal,
\\"e think he should, on the basis
that he has presented a plan of some
11(('111, and one that deserves proper
study by council.
111 January Mr. Hetherington
suggested that ratepayers on streets
which are not payed, have been con-
tributing to paving in other sections
of the community. There can be no
argument about this statement. The
mayor also sttg;'ested that by sur-
facing all unpaved streets in one
year, maintenance costs would be
lower than at the present time. This
is one point that may be•=open to ar-
gument, but is certainly worth study
instead of just dropping the subject
uut of hand,
It \would seem that the only in-
c,Tease in cost would be the carrying
charges on the debentures, and the
Mayor felt that maintenance savings
would cover this factor.
In essence. Mr. Hetherington was
suggesting that every ratepayer
should have a surfaced street past
his property, and even if it did
cost a bit more annually, we would
have a proper street job completed.
one that would stand uP for a num-
ber of years without extensive main-
tenance cost.
Council members may have a
number of good reasons for not tak-
ing the plan' seriously, but not one
of the council members has, during
r>l)en.meetings, expressed any valid
reason for not bringing the issue in
for proper stud-.
The mayor. we think, has come
Ilp with a good- suggestion, one that
is deserving of consideration, and
GRIM EXAMPLE
The world is witnessing a sorry
show of white supremacy in Algeria
at the present time. Despite the in-
tention of the French government
and the expressed will of the French
voters, the secret army in Algeria
continues to murder and destroy, in
its last -(aitch stand to prevent the
country from gaining its independ-
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'.There is no sense in our assuming
<t holier-than-thou attitude about the
sililittion. \Ve must recognize that
there are very strong forces at work
which lead North African French-
men to kill and terrorize the native.
The French colonists fear that with
government in the hands of the Al-
gerians the table will he turned and
the .F reach will he exterminated.
bear has made these Frenchmen
savage.
Though there may he many- ex-
cuses for the behaviour of the secret
army, the entire cause of the white
loan and the free peoples of the
Western World is being jeopardized
by the tactics of these "patriots."
lvery act of violence is played up
by the coloured races and the com-
munists as proof that we of the civil-
ized woi-lcl are not to be trusted.
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one which \re are sure would
most certainly Meet with the approv-
al of those ratepayer's who live 011
dusty, 1)11111py, unpaved back streets.
In his plan.. \layor 11ether'ingtun
suggested that a 11) -year debenture
would probably be adequate and that
annual principal and interest pay-
ments would not likely be any more
than the amount being spent 00
streets each year, on the present
year -by -near program. 1f such is the
rase, then most progressive -thinking
ratepayers wot11(1 agree that we
might as well have our paving Pro-
gram completed as a sensible step
tO\\'al'd leaking \\Ingham a more
attractive t'(>11111111nity ill which io
STILL ROOM FOR
PARENTS
One topic of discussion \v'hieh
arose at last week's public school
board Meeting should be interesting
to the public, and particularly to the
parents of children still in school,
The board, in conversation with
the principal, talked over a sugges-
tion that a parent -teacher organiza-
tion be formed. Mr. Beattie express-
ed the opinion that an interested and
lively group of this nature would he
a real asset to the community and its
young students — but remanded the
board members that there are many -
pitfalls in the path of a local home
and school club. We would say his
assessment is a fair and intelligent
one ... and that it deserves sound
stilly and consideration.
One of the strongest objections
to an organization of this kind is the
bald fact that most folks in this coni-
rnunity have run out of nights to at-
tend any more meetings. We are at
present so overloaded with organi-
zations of every possible description
that the thought of an additional one
makes many of us shudder.
On the other hand, it m,ay well he
time to pause for an assessment of
the relative importance of our var-
ious activities. A home and school
club might serve a higher purpose
than some of the other activities that
are eating up all our free hours.
Another strong objection to such.
a club is the fact that it would give
the carping, small-minded mother or
father a wide-open chance to public-
ly bemoan the fact that their little
joanie doesn't get a fair break from
her teacher.
Yes, that's perfectly true. The an-
swer might be a parents' committee
which would evaluate the subjects to
ire brought up for discussion before
any given meeting.
Not long ago we heard a public
school hoard nienlber from .another
town make the flat statement that
parents are the greatest single detri-
ment to our educational system.
Conversely we can recall Inspector
Kinkead pleading at a public gather-
ing in Wingham for closer co-opera-
tion between parents and teachers.
It is perfectly obvious that there
are three individuals in the lives of
most children who exert by far the
greater part of the influence \which
wvili produce a mature adult — good
or bad. Those three; of course, are
the mother, the father and the teach-
er. Despite the fact that any parent-
teacher
arent-
tea h r organization 71/ation afters oppor-
tunity
)11tunity
for time -wasting .and criti-
cism we incline to the belief that the
game .would be worth the candle.
Parents, particularly those who are
deeply interested in the children's
progress at school, have many ques-
tions in their minds about our edu-
cational system. 1,ven though the
questions might he stupid ones, they
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deserve ansvv ers. I he parents not
only send their children to the school
—they pay the teachers' salaries as
well.
We are not advocating the im-
mediate formation of a home and
school dub.. We are, however,.
strongly iiin favor of a thorough in-
vestigation of all aspects of the gttes-
tion. tt might even be possible to
collie up with an entirely new con-
cept in parent leacher relations,
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HLS CROSS'
What do we know about the
cross of the Lord Jesus Ch('ist,
about which we think so much at
Faster, this symbol of our faith,
sung about and preached upon?
We know first that it was made
of wood. Probably very roughly
put together and crudely shaped,
No polishing here, or expert work-
manship. Anything would do for
the criminal to s, ffer and die upon.
Yes, rt was the rough and uncouth
hands of men who shaped the
cross for my Lord, it was their
hands and thoughts and words and
deeds that made the cross for Him.
and from the tree that grew upon
the earth, Not for the angels in
heaven, nor even the devils in hell,
but the sinners up on the earth.
The shape of the cross was such
that it pointed up towards heaven.
PLEASE
What a benign plan had God
in the work of the cross. It was 19
save men and point them to the
skies. And then the arms of the
.cross were made, all unknowing-
ly, to embrace all mankind, Those
arms speak of the love of God and
the foregiveness of God and the
great mercy of God and the com-
passion of God, "the arms of love
that compass me, would all the
world embrace.” From }cast to.
West they pointed or North to
South, showing that God has no
favorites in His work of salvation.
All are here and all may be saved.
The cross was made so that it
would receive the nails, Soft
enough to hang Him on and hard
enough to keep Him there. It re-
ceived the nails and the blood
which flowed upon it and stained it
in the grain,
Dear friends, it is the cross
)1y Rev. F. A. Lowman,,
TeesWiller, Out,
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which takes our sins away. Our
sins were palled to it and tor those,
who believe Him their sin:; aro'
nailed upon it yet. They were
cleansed in that holy blood which
flowed out of the wounds of the
Lamb of God, which bears away
the sins of the world.
There are many legends t bout
that fateful cross and what hap
pened to it after the. Saviour died,
but this we know that all who
come to Christ now, risen and
glorified, may know its mighty
power to save and deliver from
the guilt and bondage of sin.
Let us kneel in love at the foot
of that cross, repent of our many
sins that nailed Him there and
rise new men and new women in
the power of His risen life to go
forth and live our daily lives for
Him who lives in heaven fur us,
I look forward with the keenest
anticipation to the annual church
drive for funds. Every year I vol-
unteer as a canvasser, because the
experience provides a capsule com-
mentary on human nature concise
but comprehensive, and I enjoy
every minute of it.
Like everything else, the "drive
for funds" has been elevated. Just
as the caretaker, has become a
Superintendent of Maintenance,
the battle of the bucks has as-
sumed the disguise of a Sector
Project, or a Visitation, or an In -
Gathering.
But the victims aren't fooled.
They recognize you the minute they
open the door, just as readily as
you penetrate the Hallowe'en garb
of the neighbor's little girl, the
minute she says, "Twick or tweet,
Mr. Smiley, I bet you don't know
who I am, I'm Mary."
There's nothing new about the
church needing money. 1'11 lay odds
that St. Paul was telling potential
Christians to put up or shut up a
couple of thousand years ago, near
ly. And he probably got the same
answers then.
Such as: "Well, we've had a lot
of expenses this year, with the new
house"; and "It seems the church
is always looking for money" and
"We donate pretty heavy to other
charities, y' know"; and "Seems to
me that preacher has a pretty
good thing, free house and all"; and
"I ain't gonna sign no pledge";
and a hundred and forty others.
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As civilization has become more
complicated, the need of the church
for money has become greater.
Maintenance costs were low, I
understand, in the catacombs.
Light, heat and insurance didn't
amount to much, and the rector
didn't need a car allowance, and
the telephone and the organ
weren't invented yet, and Sunday
School supplies consisted of a stick
and some sand.
Then the Christians made the
mistake of moving to such inclem-
ent climates as that of Britain, and
that was the end of the infinitesi-
mal budget. They had to move in-
doors, and promptly walked up to
the ears into a morass of carpets
and new roofs and stained glass
windows and furnaces and seats
and baptismal fonts and choir lofts
and such.
As if that wasn't enough, along
came this crazy, socialistic idea
that ministers and their families
should eat as well or nearly as
well, as the rest of us. Ever since,
most churches have been stagger.
ing along in sorry financial con.
tlition.
When I was a boy, the problem
was dumped in the parson's lap.
If he wanted to eat, he preacher.),
Some of the most fiery sermons I
heard in my youth were those
based on the need—nay, the duty
to give more than two -bits a week
to the church. The minister would
work himself into a regular r P
ar-
oxysm on the subject, while his
flock just sat there and looked at
him, coldly,
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After this system proved an
utter flop, and the faithful proved
as bloodless as stone, the new
method came into its own. It has
turned out to be immensely sue.
cessful, Church revenues have sky.
rocketed. Unfortunately, what with
inflation and the like, church ex-
penditures have managed to stay
ahead of revenues, until it now
costs as much to operate a fair.
sized church as it did, 10 years
ago, to operate a fair-sized town.
Today's campaign is highly or.
ganized, The male pillars of the
church and a few doughty females,
are wheeled into declaring their
willingness to scree. There are
training sessions, which are a cross
between a sales meeting and a pep'
rally, for these volunteers. Tre..
rr>endous enthusiasm is aroused.
This is fanned into a veritable
flume by a special speaker, who
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SUGAR
and
SPICE
By Bill Smiley
tells the canvassers how to crack
the hard nuts.
Everybody agrees that if every-
body else gave what he should,
the church would be rolling in
greenbacks, The list of church
members is produced. It is huge. It
looks as though there'll have to be
an addition built to the church,
by the time the campaign is over.
About here the minister tries to
point out that it is the missing
member's soul we are after, not his
roll. But nobody pays any atten-
tion.
When. the volunteer canvassers
are in a fine frenzy of unselfish in_
spiration, their own commitment
cards, or pledge cards, are handed
out to them, if the chairman is on
his toes. Everybody defiantly in-
creaSes his giving by a buck or 50
cents a week, glaring at h.is fellow -
workers.
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And right there, though not too
many realize it, is the climax of
the entire campaign. Oh, it runs its
course, like a spent rocket return-
ing to earth. The canvassers are
blessed on Sunday morning, they
have a lunch after the service, and
they go out in pairs, determinedly
clutching their cards and their
leaflets.
To their amazement, as the
figures are tallied, they learn that
the campaign has been a com-
plete success. She's gone over the
top. How come? Because they, and
their fellowcanvassers, carried
away by the spirit, temporarily,
had increased their own donations
enough to make the total, before
they ever went out, But it's good
fun, good for the soul, and good
for the church. So I'm looking for-
ward to next year's campaign.
TRIBUTE TO J. HANNA
BY DON D'HEARN
The following tribute to the late
John Hanna, M,P.P„ was written
by Don O'Hearn, press reporter
of the Ontario Legislature, and ap-
peared in several newspapers at
the time of Mr. Hanna's death.
Late Member HadSense
sof Duty
He was a happy man.
On the surface he was a dapper,
polished man—he wore spats, you
would often see him in striped
pants, he was very much of a fa.
shion plate . . . a man of the
world.
But he was a member here for 18
years. And you have to be more
than worldly for a record such as
that.
The late John W. Hanna as a
boy was a bell -hop in a downtown
Toronto hotel;
He was a commercial traveller
and then set up in business in
Wingham,
In the 1943 election he was hand.
picked by George Drew to be the
PC candidate, and he won the. seat.
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He held it quite easily after that
until his death a few nights ago.
In the house here he quickly took
on the status of a "card", On the
surface h e treated everything
lightly. In his early days one of
his ventures was the "Scorpions
Club". It was "For the Little
People".
The members wore two-inch long
jewelled hat ornaments in the
shape of a scorpion—Mr. Hanna
had bought a few gross.
Its main activity was investiga-
tion of the entertainment possibili-
ties of the Royal York Hotel,
Then there was his campaign for
the national PC leadership cam-
paign in 1948, when the national
press for a while took "Senator"
Hanna seriously as a candidate -
and were startild when he appear-
ed at the convention wearing doz-
ens of varied campaign buttons, in
the style of an English caster and
proclaiming himself for "the little
people",
"I am for the little people, the
big ones can take care of them-
selves." Most members of this
house have heard this at one time
or another and laughed with the
late member over it,
But there are many little people
in the province not laughing to.,
day, nevertheless.
He put on the front of the clown
and they laughed with him.
But there are many little people
in the province who are not laugh.
ing today, nevertheless.
For as with so many clowns, be-
hind his front there was a deep
sincerity and sense of duty.
Those men here who have been
close to the little -people,. depq,r•t-
ments, health, welfare and the rest,
will tell you that this man was a
dedicated public servant.
There was hardly a day when he
wasn't on the phone to them, And
they knew that actually there was
no member who really was more
sincerely working on behalf of "the
little people."
BOX 390
April 9, 1962.
Dear Sir:
What is the world coming to? We
Canadians feel we ,have a free
country, but have we?
Sit down, and.take stock of your-
selves. Look at yourself in the mir-
ror, Are your hips out of. shape?
Has your waistline slipped? Has
your chest slipped, young man?
Well, what do you think?
Have you considered the rut you
are in?
No* let's take a look at the
activities we couldparticipate in:
Golfing, bowling, dancing, skating,
baseball, swimming, and I'm sure
there are many more.
Just stop and think what the
average -person does night after
night. You guessed it. We sit in
front of a TV set and stuff our
faces.
Are we even sociable any more.?
No, we are not. Do we entertain
our friends and relatives without
our TV being on? When someone
speaks is he told to be quiet?
Do you not think that if TV
were used in a more conservative
way we would lead a healthier,
happier life?"
Exercise,
Need
St. Andrew's Presbyterian
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SUNDAY, APRIL 22nd --Easter Day Services
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