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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-11-22, Page 9Edaui. First Issue Well Received e most outstanding thought in our this week is our appreciation of kind comments which we have d since the publication of our first " issue of The Advance -Times last Actually hundreds of persons have he trouble to call, write or wire say how much they like the new turally, after so many months of ation we are deeply gratified to that the revamped paper is find - your with its readers. should add here that improve - still remain to be made. There me shortcomings which will be d over the next few weeks as we more about the proper handling shopful of new equipment. t week's paper was mailed on ay, but we hope from now on to e to complete the printing and ad- dressing operations so that the issue will be in the mails first thing Thursday morning. As we have mentioned previous- ly, there is a compelling economicfac- tor in the change to the Thursday mail- ing date from our customary Wednesday publication. The Advance -Times was one of the few papers in Ontario which hit the mails on Wednesday morning, and as a result we were decidedly out of line as far as the city advertising agencies are concerned. Very frequently adver- tising orders would arrive here too late for publication, with a consequent loss in our national advertising revenue. This we cannot afford. As time goes on we will expect to hear more comments about the paper -- favorable and otherwise. We will make every effort to be guided by our readers' wishes as far as possible. The Most Important Week xt week most municipalities in our ill hold their annual nomination gs ... the most vitally important ings in the entire year. mination meetings have been sadly neglected since the war years. ason, perhaps, might be consider - happy one, for it is generally be - that interest in municipal politics is lowest ebb when the ratepayers osperous and happy. s year, however, there is a new in the air. The times, generally reated an uneasy atmosphere, due, t, to the unsettled state of interna - affairs, and the underlying know - in all minds that this old world is Together safe for human beings, atever the reason, it is to be hoped ere really is an awakening of in local government—the spring from which arises an entire nation's consciousness of its own destiny and the role of the citizens in the control of their own public affairs. Never has there been a time in the history of the world when the individual was so vitally important. Across the globe new struggles are arising in which the stake is no longer territories and natural resources, but rather the control of men's minds. Any relaxation of the efforts we put forward to protect our own freedoms could well spell the end of our way of doing things. The first and finest way in which you can work for your own welfare is to take a sincere and active interest in the way your town or village or township is run. Nomination meeting provides you with that opportunity. Training Is Essential eral tragic accidents have taken in this area within the past few and they serve not only to sadden cause of death and injuries to s and neighbors, but to remind us here are some things which we be doing to prevent such tragedies future. is column has referred repeatedly need for driver training where our Bung people are concerned. There longer any doubt about its value he realistic reductions which are in the accident incidence among er drivers who receive such train - Statistics have proven that the driver who has received formal training from a qualified instruc- 50 percent less likely to be in - in driving accidents. Doubt the s if you wish, but such hard-head- uls as the actuaries who are em- ployed by the insurance companies appar- ently agree with us. Insurance rates on a car driven by a properly trained young driver are much lower than when his untrained cousin is going to operate the vehicle. We still believe that the high school is the best place to provide the training, but we also know some of the difficulties involved in setting up the course. These difficulties are far from insurmountable, but so far many school boards have shied away from the task, largely because they feel it is not their responsibility. Any active and interested service club could provide the training, even though a small fee had to be charged. The im- portant thing is that this type of train- ing should be made available at once. Every month that goes by a few more self-taught or father -trained drivers take to the road and the hazards for all mo- torists are increased. This Is Our War Too the current Sino -Indian war had nprogress on the wide scale which ists at this time last year, we all have been in a cold sweat of We would have shuddered at the e consequences as far as the bal- peace in the rest of the world was ed, Now, however, because we recently passed through the much frightening realities of the Cuban we are all incined to dismiss the conflict as some thing which will Iter itself. hing is farther from the truth. The Chinese are already spilling down NE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President ert 0. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer ember Audit Bureau of Circulation tzed by the Post Office Department end Class Mail an,d for payment of postage in cash Subscription Rate: Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.25, in ad. U.S.A., $5.00 per year;, Foreign rate, $5.00 per year Advertising Rates on application onto the plains of Northern India and have cut the road to Burma. This war certainly won't look after itself, and if we have any interest at all in stopping the spread of communism, we had better face the fact that some of our wealth will have to bear the burden of aiding our Indian fellow -members of the British Commonwealth. Even the Soviet Union appears to have its doubts about the wisdom of letting Red China run wild in Asia. The Chinese brand of communism so far has proven to be the old style kind which seeks the utter destruction of those who oppose it. We simply cannot afford to let India fall into the hands of the ruthless masters who have enslaved their own homeland. 00000000000000 0000000000 Next week's issue of The Advance - Times will mark the opening of what most folks consider the final phase of the year — the Christmas shopping season. Santa comes to Wingham on December first, and from that time on the last weeks of 1962 will spin by with all speed. ontilbron bbarcieffelinto The Advance -Times, Wingham, Ont,, Thursday, Nov. 22, 1902 Gfotiuunft Eft NEW FRONT RISES—Work is well under way on the new front for the Wingham Arena. Cement block walls are filling out the corner of Diagonal Road and Victoria Street. A modern lobby, dressing rooms and hall will be included.—Advance-Times photo. ® By Bill Smiley Life can be a mightypunish- ing process. And I don't mean the ordinary everyday struggle for existence. Nobody has ever described that more ac- curately than Thoreau, who ob- served that every pian leads a life of quiet desperation. No, I don't mean the day- to-day fracas with our families, our jobs, our society and our complaining bodies. We be- come inured to this grim war- fare, and I swear that, when we stagger groaning, our of bed on a bleak November day, we almost welcome the com- ing fray, because it is reassur- ance that, at least, we are still in there fighting. But it isn't the daily horror that leaves those great, purple welts on our sensitive souls. It's the nasty backhander that comes out of nowhere, just when we think everything is running reasonably well. The pagans knew enough to propitiate the gods with sacri- fices. The Irish know enough to try to keep the fairies from clobbering them. The rest of us have to rely on such feeble tricks as keeping our fingers crossed, and knocking on wood. All we get in response is arth- ritis in the fingers, and no an- swer, respectively. There's one thing, however, about these nasty little flog- gings from fate. They always come in threes. Once you've had your three kicks in the teeth you can rest easy for a while, until the next series is due. I've just had my latesttreat- ment, and though I feel groggy and sorely bruised, there is also a pleasant sense of relief, as I realize that I am home free for a while. e * * The first assault was on my peace of mind. You'veheard of people with bats in the bel- fry? Well, that's nothing. I have little black things chas- ing each other around in my top storey. It seems that the six hundred black squirrels who are so"cute' around our place all summer are not contented with the bushels of acorns on my lawn. They want to get at the nuts in- side. the place. They have chewed a hole in my roof, moved in with all their rela- tions, and are throwing a 24- hour -a -day party, with square dancing, broad jumping and running races as featured enter- tainment. It makes your blood run cold to hear them thundering around up there. It's driving our cat straight out of her mind. It's putting my wife in that frame of mind when " Why don't you do something about it?" be- comes a chip on my shoulder. I had no sooner decided the squirrel situation was hopeless, when the second sortie was made, this time on my pocket- book. My wife took the car to the city the other day. It was pouring rain. Some gawk slammed into her from behind when she was parked at a stop- light. She jumped out, didn't see any serious damage, didn't want to ruin her hairdo, jump- ed in again, and drove away. That one cost me $130. The impact had broken the reverse gear in my automatic trans- mission. No name, no license number, no insurance. After these two, I was cow- ering a bit, knowing from ex- perience that the gods had a- nother slam in the slats for me. It didn't take long. It came in the form of a brutal attack on my professional pride. I learn- ed from an article in Maclean's magazine that I was going steadily downhill in my social status. There it was, in black and white. A survey, based on an education - income formula, spelled out the class system in "classless" Canada. Glancing casually at Class I, I was not surprised to learn that I was not included among the judges, doctors, lawyers, engin- eers and architects. After all, these boys, except the judges, almost need another hand to jam the stuff into their trousers' pockets. But I did expect to be at the top of Class II, surely. Little did I know that I am well be- hind stock brokers, veterinar- ians, chiropractors, finance managers and female librarians, and just a couple of jumps a- head of clergymen. That Chart must be crazy. But what really hurt was that all the things I had been previously — officer, armed forces; air pilot; editor --- are higher in the class structure than what I am now — school teacher, male. It's pretty dis- heartening to find out that you have the same rating as social worker, female. The only thing that made the insult bearable was the fact that I beat hell out of the Old One Moment, P ease by Rev. H. L. Jennings Brussels, Ontario On the walls of the barracks at a British colonial army post, were inscribed, When war is on and strife is nigh, God and the soldier are all the cry. But when war is over and peace is sighted God and the soldier are quickly slighted. The soldiers complaint was undoubtedly justified, for na- tions which have called their young'men to arms in time of war, have often forgotten them in time of peace. The other part of the poem is even more true. In the day of danger people call upon God, and pray for His help. In periods of ease and security they often fall back into spiritual indif- REMINISCING NOVEMBER 1912 Mr. Fred Guest returned home on Monday from the West. Mr. Percy Rolston has taken a position as salesman in H. E. Isard & Co's. store. There passed away at his home on Albert street on Wed- nesday morning, November 5th, one of the pioneers of this section in the person of George Wade, in his '74th year. Mr. Thos. Malin, of Edmon- ton, was calling on Wingham friends for a few days. Mr. Malin has dust returned from a few weeks visit with his mo- ther, in London, England. George M. Young, one of Huron's clever boys, who has made his mark in the West, North Dakota, has recently been elected to Congress by a majority of over ten thousand, having previously served two terms as State Senator. His salary will be $7, 500 a year. This gentleman is a nephew of Mrs. F.G. Sparling, being her eldest brother's son, and grandson of the late Lieut. - Col, Young. 0--0--0 NOVEMBER 1924 Bread has advanced to 11 cents per loaf in the Wingham bakeries. At Christies Grocery the London bread is also 11 and at the Dominion Stores a slightly smaller loaf sells for 9 cents. Miss Jessie Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Taylor, Patrick St., arrived home this week after spending several months visiting with relatives in Scotland. Lady, who is down at 50 per cent, as music teacher, fe- male, and isn't even mention- ed as "housewife." ference. We need God's help now in the midst of the present world tension, but we ought to give him a steadfast devotion which will continue throughout all life. It has been said, "When your knees knock, kneel on them". Many people commune with God so little, and do not know God well enough that when the time of crisis comes they are unable to kneel, and speak to God when they are forced to pray. Daily spiritual exercise is necessary for the healthy soul, just as daily phys- ical exercise is necessary for the body. Let us keep our spiritual armaments in good repair as well as the costly armaments of nuclear warfare. Mr. " Ted" Manners, who has been with Mundy's Grocery for some time has gone for a trip to England. He will em- bark at Quebec on Wednesday at 3;30 on the Empress of Scot- land. The Wingham Arena Limi- ted held their organization . meeting on Tuesday afternoon and elected the following of- ficers: Pres. Mr. J. W. Hanna, Vice -Pres. , Mr. A. Tipling, Directors, Mr. J. A. MacLean, Mr. W. H. Gurney and Mr. T. J. McLean, Secretary, Mr. Abner Cosens. 0--0--0 NOVEMBER 193'7 Dwight Reid, who graduated from Wingham High School last term, was successful in winning the second Carter scholarship for the County of Huron. This means he will re- ceive an award of $60 in cash. Among those who attended the Royal Winter Fair at Toron- to from here were: Mr. and lvlrs. Reg. DuVal, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hetherington, W. Cruick- shank, Thomas Henderson and Jim Gurney, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Godkin, Billy Zombro, a bay geld- ing, owned by Clayton Fry- fogle, won first prize in the single harness roadster pace and action class at the Royal Winter Fair. Many highly re- garded horses from the United States were entered in thisclass Mr, and Mrs. John Young and daughter, Kay, of Winni- peg, were week -end guests of Mrs. L. Young. 0--0--0 NOVEMBER 194'7 Mr. Carl Seip, accountant at the local branch of the Do- minion Bank, has been notified that he is being transferred to Sarnia. His duties here will be taken over by Mr. George Beat- tie of Montreal.