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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-12-13, Page 941 The Close of a Prosperous Year t ;spite some very gloomy forecasts i in 1962, the closing weeks of this Ilontinue to bear all the hallmarks ral prosperity. One of the surest ons is the upward trend in the living index for the country as e financial wizards predicted last ; that the early fall of 1962 would ; beginning of a general recession, act extent of which they could not resee. Canadians, however, seem somewhat innured to these pessi- prophecies, for they have con - to build homes, to buy new cars, themselves generously and to pro- ieir youngsters with nothing •but it. wcan't find too many business - ho will admit it, but the very town strict in which we live has been the most prosperous in the land. e don't earn the highest salaries, we make the highest profits— ;n most of us live and work here as pl a matter of choice. We have purposely ' chosen to earn our livelihood in a com- munity where incomes are below the city level, but where expenses are also lower and enjoyments are fractional in their cost. If you doubt that Wingham is a busy place, talk to any of the men who operate service industries—the plumbers, the heating men, the electricians, the build- ers, the decorators . yes, even the printers. Most of us have a back -log of work that would keep us going for many weeks. Recession, in some degree, is almost a certainty. It would be fantastic to see a steady continuation of the present high level of production and sales. But let us not be too easily trown by predic- tions of financial calamity. Canada needs so much for its burgeoning population that there seems little likelihood of any major economic depression for some time to come. Better Information --., st week the youngsters returned chool and reported a discussion arshad taken place during their ' period. It had to do with fall - Esetters, and the net result in the ters' minds was that such shelters RIO prove utterly useless, for a num- light reasons. What seemed to impress p,°ir ost was the fact that if mother 45e,, 'd did have a shelter it would be awded by the neighbors when it be used and all would die for 13.1 .fresh air. 0st ' 'ith all due respect for the school 19 rs and their efforts to acquaint students with the importance of n a s we feel that they should be pre- yster to offer the youngsters some guid- con wring the discussions. Emergency ♦res people are doing their best to the general public of the utter '1if the very attituded which the have accepted. The most im0 - Needed portant message of preparedness at the present time is that virtually every fam- ily can take its own fairly effective pre- cautions against nuclear fallout. Very few regulation cement block shelters will be built in Wingham—at least until the threat of nuclear attack is much more imminent than it is at pre- sent. Most families would be forced to use their basements or the lower levels of public buildings, and with sufficient preparation in the way of food and water supplies, radios, etc., would in all pro- bability survive unharmed unless the bomb fell in our own area. Perhaps the greatest single danger from fallout is the current defeatist at- titude which convinces people that there is no point in doing anything at all. Let's makesure that our youngsters are not contaminated with this particular brand of folly. Some Things Don't Change is is old world is changing so rap - at it is difficult to keep up with all test advances. Automation has over everything from the rnanu- of automobiles to the baking of iristmas cake; a machine handles lephone calls and in many places rg of colored lights tells us when y walk across the street. ame things, however, don't alter in these changing times—and the e are thinking of at the moment is old Canadian winter. Despite all the advances of 20th century technology, southern Ontario can still find itself wrapped in the frigid arms of a blizzard. Fancy machines to the contrary, all our sleek new cars can slither to a stop when the wind begins to howl and the snow- flakes to fly. There is a certain amount of com- fort in the feeling that no one has made any drastic changes in the weather so far. At this time of year, however, it is cold comfort, to say the least. Girl Fridays Plentiful? mployers are more selective than ave been for years when hiring sec- s and stenographers, says The Fin - Post. This means the once -acute ge of qualified female office work - easing, employment agencies and arial schools say. While demand sues to outrun supply, the gap is wing, personnel officers have stated. For job -seeking women, this means sal- aries are leveling off. The Ontario gov- ernment, a big employer, found it neces- sary this year to increase starting salaries for junior stenographers and typists— where a shortage still exisits—but it did not increase salaries of senior secretaries and stenographers, where the shortage has eased. People We Can Do Without )rivers who tailgate at any speed, articularly at 60 miles an hour on a Nay . . . refuse to signal before they signal a turn after they've start- ;, , drive astraddle the white line lake up both lanes while waiting a e to turn. And the ones who park delivery trucks in the travelled por- of the street, even though there's apty parking space at the curb; un - cases of drinks from trucks smack e middle of traffic; turn left from ht -hand lane or right from a left - lane; get out of their cars on the side, then glare daggers when sound your horn to let them know 95 95 95 95 29 15 HE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Bros. Limited W, Barry Wenger, President ert 0, Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer amber Audit Bureau of Circulation rued by the Post Office Department send Class Mail and for payment of postage in cash Subscription Rate: ,g pYear, $4.00; Six Months, $2.25, in ad- i U.S.A., $5.00 per year; Foreign rate, $5.00 per year Advertising Rates on application One Moment Please by Rev. G. C. Mitchell Bluevale, Ontario, God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life. This is one of the most fam- iliar and most loved verses in the Bible because it contains the central truth of the gospel story. John does not argue a- bout the existence of God. He takes it for granted. He says "God so loved the world". God loves intensely. It is the nature of God to love intensely. He expressed His love in the crea- tion of the world. It is a beau- tiful world. Nature is truly wonderful with its mountains and valleys, its lakes and rivers, its trees and flowers, and all its treasures of farms, forests and mines. John is thinking not so much of the physical world but of God's children placed here to enjoy the good things He has provided. God created man because He needed companion- ship. He gave us souls that we might understand and enjoy Him forever. In the fulness of time He sent His son into the world to redeem us. I do not know whether the world of Jesus' day was worse than ours, but at any rate they put'Him to death. I do not think that Judas meant that Jesus should die. He was a zealot which meant that he favored revolution against the Roman rulers. The Jews had won independence in the Mac- cabaean revolt and could do so again. Judas knew Jesus' po- wer and wanted to force Him to become another national leader. When Jesus refused and allowed the Roman soldiers to capture Him it broke Judas' heart. He did not want their money. He went out and hang- ed himself. Yes, Jesus gave Himself even unto death that we might live. The people of Jesus' day, both Jews and Ro- mans, being the kind of people they were, it was inevitable that Jesus should die. This is a time when people are interested in outer space and the possibility of inhabit- ants on other planets. Why should our rather insignificant. world be the only one inhabi- ted? I was asked by a member of a communicants' class this pertinent question. "Where is Jesus now?" Well, might He not be doing for the people of you almost killed them; edge their cars gradually into an intersection while waiting for the red to turn green; screech their tires on a take -off or a turn (maybe they don't care that it takes 75 cents worth of rubber off with every screech); refuse to fasten the seat belts in my car; refuse to install seat belts in their own cars; occupy two parking spaces; block a used laneway when they park; drive with parking lights on when full headlights are called for (the law re- quires headlights and so does common sense). Nor do we need cyclists who ride two on a bicycle; ride two abreast in traffic; ride the wrong way on a one- way street; ride a bike without lights at night; demand car -size space in busy traf- fic; refuse to signal turns; stunt; refuse to stop at intersections; do not obey the school patrols. Another unwelcome tribe are the pe- destrians who stroll across in front of cars waiting to move; stand several feet out on the street while waiting for a "go" signal; defy death by walking on the tra- velled portion of a highway when there's plenty of safer room on the shoulder; walk along the right-hand side of the highway; talk to a policeman while he's directing traffic: OLD HANDS NOW --Paul Fleury, Brian Mac- Kay, Doug Elliott, David Langridge and Allan Carter were invested into Scouts a few weeks ago. Doug Mowbray was also invested at that time but was absent when the picture was taken. Advance - Times photo ingbain AbbanceNeinte The Advance -Times, Wingham, Ont., Thursday, Dec. 13, 1962 some other world what He did for us'? Is it possible that such people may be our spiritual superiors and learn to love and accept Him? No other people have ever invaded this planet to harm us. It is prophesied that Jesus will return to this world. It is apparent that we are not ready to accept Him. There are so many geographical and national and colour and creed barriers. It is possible that our pres- ent world tensions are the birth pangs of a new and better civil- ization. We who love Him would not wish to risk His re- turn to the turmoil and struggle of a world on the edge of a precipice. May the love of power give place to the power of love. John speaks of everlasting life. That means more than endless days. It means life that is beautiful and purposeful in the presence of Jesus. It will be Heaven to be with Him and follow wherever He goes. He will give us a body no lon- ger weary but full of energy and ready to serve. LOST CHILD Most youngsters at some time in their early years man- age to get themselves lost or to run away from home. For those who are not old enough to memorize their own names, addresses and phone numbers, a label or tag giving the infor- mation should be fastened onto the youngster's clothing. Most people finding a lost youngster, will take him to the police if they cannot understand the child; it would save time and worry if the identification were handy. SUGAR and SPICE By Bill Smiley Had an interesting day in the city on Saturday. Met an old friend I hadn't seen in years,. took a long look at a lady with no clothes on and wasmistaken for a wealthy executive by several waiters, a cab driver and an art dealer. Itall came about because of my new winter outfit. In the clothes department, I had been Canada's last holdout against inflation. Ever since the end of World War II, I had been wait- ing for the price of men'scloth- ing to drop back to a sensible level, so that I could buy an overcoat. Not that I haven't had an overcoat in all those years. I've had several, each of them looking like something the Sal- vation Army had refused to ac- cept. When I came home from overseas in '45, I had no over- coat, and my old air force trenchcoat was held together by willpower and a few descreet safety pins. One day it fell apart, literally. A large lady who had been sitting beside me on a streetcar got up and walk- ed away with half my coat dangling from her purse, which had caught in one of the rents. r • r My landlady of the day came to the rescue. A widow, she presented me with her late husband's 1928 model over- coat. A six-footer, he had filled it out nicely with his 220 pounds. A five-eighter, weighing in at a solid 137, I had room for a small family in there with me. But it was a nice gesture, so I wore it, looking as though every day were Halloween. That one was swiped at a New Year's Eve party. It's the only time anything good has fiappened to me at one of those affairs. Luckily, a few days later, I met an old flying pal who had gone a bit alcoholic and had two overcoats. I got his second-best for $8.50. It lasted for a couple of years un- til we got a pup. After the beast had been thoroughly trained, and had ruined every old blanket in the house during the process, I let him sleep on my overcoat, just for one night, until we rounded some more bedding for him. Apparently nobody had told him that he was thoroughly trained.. My last coat was given to me by an. uncle. It just looked like somebody's uncle's over- coat, and I. just looked like somebody's, uncle in it - The other day, sick oflook- ing seedy, I hauled down the flag of resistance and hied me to a gents' emporium. It didn't help much to discover that those sombre rags known as men's overcoats are about three times as much as they were in 1945. * * • "News" Favors School Teacher It never has been the policy of this newspaper during our term as owner, to try to tell the public how or who they should vote for in a municipal election. However,, this year we would like to "lean" a bit. We would like to recommend Murray Chambers who is a tea- cher at the Kincardine District High School. It's been a long time since a teacher has offer- ed himself for public service in the town and we commend him for his interest. It is diff- icult to realize why there is a reluctance on the part of tea- chers to serve in public office for, after all, they are citizens and highly educated, therefore should have something to offer. It is all very well for a teacher to say they have the responsibil- ities of teaching and that is a full time operation, but the same applies to other profession- al men and to any businessman or labourer. They can, and justifiably so, say they are too busy with the conduct of their personal affairs to serve the town in any capacity. Instead, you find them on the list of those serving the town of Kin- cardine to their best advantage in whatever category their fellow citizens choose to elect them. So, we ask, save a vote for Murray Chambers, the school teacher who wants to give some- thing back to the town of Kin- cardine in return for the opport- unities which have been provid- ed in a town which he is pleas- ed to call "home". -- Kincard- ine News. However, I plunged. The works. Imported, latest style, British tailoring. The price staggered me, but the modesty of my down payrnent rather staggered the clerk. Then, on some mad whim, I picked up a hat, an item I've never owned, and clapped it on. I looked in the mirror. Don't ever tell me again that clothes don't make the man. The baggy -kneed teacher had been replaced by a baggy -eyed executive. The down -at -heels columnist had given way to a well-heeled stockbroker. The only giveaway was below the knees. There were the same old shapeless shoes, with the broken laces tied in granny knots. Otherwise, a veritable whiskey ad model. And that's how I carne to be standing in this art gallery in the city on Saturday, gazing at this nude painting. Judiciously. Rocking a bit on the heels. Pursing the mouth thoughtfully. Squinting carefully with the head cocked on one side. I figured that was what a man of distinction would be doing while he waited for his wife. The salesman hovered dis- creetly. Asked him how much it was. Ile said seven -fifty. Told him I'd take it. Ile want- ed to know if I'd like a cheque form. Told him I'd pay cash. Pulled out a ten-spot. Simul- taneously discovered that he meant seven hundred and fifty and that my wife was standing two feet behind me. * • * I was still trying to convince her that I was interested only in the remarkable tone of the painting, when we ran into old John Meisel. Hadn't seen him since the days when the mob "Sell your house yet?" "We've decided not to after reading the agent's description. It seemed to be just the place we were looking for." used to arrive at our place with. a case of suds, a salami, a guitar and a number of ridic- ulous but refreshing ideas. Ile's a university professor now. What did we talk about? Old times? Our teaching jobs? World affairs? The new book he's written? Nope. He has squirrels in his attic too, and we spent a happy and profitless two-hour lunch discussing means of eliminating the little brutes without being cruel. An interesting day. And all because I bought some new winter outerwear. It's the first time my wife has let me go to the city in the winter for four years.