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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-12-20, Page 9)5 95 )5 yp of c lilt spen and rt stay Fin Roy rani Further Explanation ce the explanatory message from wn council was print'ed in this last week we have had severel les about some espects of the sew- estion, e most common query was in re, o the actual amounts which will be y taxpayers to finance the trunk pumping stations and lagoon. the situation is this. All taxpayers town will be assessed a small o pay a portion of the cost. It is ted that this levy could run es high ee mills, but it could be less, de- g, on such factors as increases in tal assessment, etc, to that ALL taxpayers participate s portion of the payments, whether tthey are connected to the present e system. We believe that this is air, since the money is being raised abliah a major improvement from any taxpayer may benefit in future e second method of raising money an increase in the water rates. The isement to which we have referred the figure of 94%, but in actual practice it is expected that the water bill to the householder will increase only about 50%. Thi$ apparent contradiction is created by the fact that present levies for water service alone are likely to de- crease, so the add-on for sewers will not mean a very large increase over former years. it should also be noted that only those whose homes are connected to the sewage system will be assessed the sur- charge on their water rates, To sum up: If your property was assessed at $2,500 last year and your water bill was $15,00, you will pay a possible $7.50 extra in taxes and about $7.50 more on your water bill, or a total of $15.00 per year for those who are connected to the sewage system. For those who are not the extra will consist of about $7.50 in taxes only. The levy is a very modest one com- pared with sewage costs in other near by communities, in the town of Dur- ham, where sewage expenditures total- ling approximately the same as the Wing - ham outlay, are being made at the pre- sent time, the individual levy will be about $70.00 annually. It's the Spirit that Counts e frequently hear objections from who are offended by the use of ord "Xmas" in place of Christmas, ugh we refer to their judgment as ter of good taste, we simply cannot that anyone who uses the abbrevi- form of the word is guilty of some of sacrilege. We have made a prac- f avoiding the use of the Xmas form is newspaper—but last week found s was necessary in one of two places, y headings, where the full form of ord would not fit into a line. s we have said, we agree that the form of the word is not in the best just as we would prefer to use end rather than Rev., or James in rence to Jas, However, the conten- that there is something irreverent t "Xmas" is just plain silly. The X has been used at many periods urch history to signify the person rist. It stems from the Greek or - of the word for Saviour and its use not in any ,way signify that the user sirous of taking Christ out of Christmas. There has been a popular fad in re- cent years to accuse all and sundry— newspapers, business men, etc., of for- getting all about the Christian aspects of the Yule season. We are more than a little tired of this worn-out routine. Most of you are completely familiar with the merchants in your community. How many of them, in all honesty, could you accuse of being more interested in the dollars to be had from the Christmas trade than in the meaning of the ancient festival? Most business men are busy at Christmas, not because they are greedy, but because they are doing their job—which is to supply the needs and requests of their customers. in our own particular case we would be delighted to have just one quiet and peaceful Christmas without all the rush of last-minute work which precedes the holiday. The fact that we occasionally spell Christmas with four letters rather than nine does not mean that we have sold our soul to Satan, It Would Be Nice to Go Back no other season of the year is one uch inclined to ponder the far past of childhood. The Christmas at - here has left an indelible memory ost human minds—and of course every passing year the magic seems de a little bit more. he changes which have taken place e festive season have been gradual hey have left little of the old symbols knew so ;veil. very family had its own customs 35 0 years ago. in our family we still ed out many of the old practices h htsd been brought to Ontario by English grandparents. They would meant little to another family which its own traditional ways of celebrat- the feast—but to us they did indeed I Christmas. One of them was the preparation and yment of an old English dish called ously "frumerty" or "fromenty." it simply clean wheat baked for many s in the oven of the kitchen range. ed with brown sugar and cream it simply delicious ----and it was an in - al part of Christmas. Today, of rse, mother would baulk at the hours electricity needed to cook the stuff. Another of • our customs was the istmas "pie." This had nothing to with eating whatsoever. The pie was urge clothes basket, or perhaps sev- of them, lined with a bed sheet and with the Christmas presents, The s of the sheet covered in the top of ilIE WiNGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President ort. 0. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer ilembet Audit Bureau of Circulation orized by the Post Office Department Second Class Mali and for payment of postage in cash Subscription bate; Year, $4.00; Six Months, $Z.25, in ad- ei U.S.A., $5.00 per year; Foreign rate, $5.00 per year Advertising Rater on appliention the pie and woe to the youngster who dared to peek ahead of time. No, we didn't have a tree, and we were secretly of the opinion that the kids in families where there were Christmas trees were pretty unfortunate. We just couldn't im- agine Christmas without the "pie." The most exciting thing about Christ- mas is, of course, anticipation. And we can all remember those magic weeks and . days before the holiday when the kitchen reeked of spices and if you were quick enough you could make off with bits and pieces of candied peel and dried fruits. We really can't blame mother too much if she prefers to buy her Christmas cake at the supermarket now. She is likely getting it for less money than the ingredients alone would cost her and she saves a lot of work at the same time. But the kitchen no longer weaves its magic spell. Then there was a great old custom with many families (not ours, as we have said) when father and the older boys took a Saturday afternoon to go out to the bush for a Christmas tree, It was not merely a matter of saving the price of a tree in town, for there were no trees on sale in those days. It was something more. It was an expedition, It gave the head of the house his one and only chance to display his knowledge of the wilderness and it let the boys right into the spirit of the thing. Quite pos- sibly it also afforded mother a chance to wrap a few gifts without the entire quota of Christmas snoopers on hand. Nowadays you don't have any Choice, Not only is father busier with his five- day week than ours was with six days of work, but it has become one of the most heinous crimes in the land to cut a Christmas tree out of its natural sur- roundings. What used to be the act of an industrious and provident parent has become the mark of a criminal. Ah, well, there's not use complain- ing. Times will change regardless of how we may yearn for the familiar scenes of bygone years. We will have to put up with most of it. REMINISCING DI±CEMD R 1912 Mr, Robt. Davidson, of Winnipeg is visiting for a few days with his patent$, Mr. and Mrs, J. Davidson, At the regular Meeting of Wingham L.O.L. on Friday eve- ning last, the following officers were elected for 191S: P. M„ J, W. McICibbon; M,, A. M, Frali•ck; D. M„ J. C. Smith, Rec. -Sec, , W, 8, Elliott; Fin,- Sec., in,-Sec., W. J. Deyell; Treas, , John F. Groves; Chap., Rev, 8, 11. Croly; lecturer, Wm. Quest; D. of C., Roy Stephen- son; Committee, W. G, Salter, W. J. Greer, A. Young, Robt, Mason, Wm. Sturdy, Mr, 1, Dewyer, of C.P.R., has been moved to Exeter. He is succeeded here by Mr. S, Mallough, of Berlin, Dr. E. H. Cook, Veterinary Surgeon is moving his office in- to the Dr. Macdonald office on Centre Street, next to St, Paul's Church. 0--0--0 DECEMBER 1924 Master Fred Saint brought in a great big hen egg which one of his black minorcas presented him with. It measured 8 inches in circumference, Mr. William Carruthers, who passed away on Thursday, Dec- ember 4th, at his home in Wingham, was in his 91st year. The deceased was a resident of Wingham for a great many years. He worked as a carpen- ter and blacksmith arid we understand he was the first blacksmith in Wingham. Many of our readers will re- gret to hear of the death of Mrs. John Leary (formerly Miss Jennie Huggins) at St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon, on Tues- day, December 2nd. She was a most highly esteemed young lady, a daughter of the late Andrew Huggins. 0--0--0 DECEMBER 1937 On Monday, Mr. Frank J. Hill took over Geo. Carr's tailoring business, Mr, Hill learned the tailoring trade with George Irwin and for a number of years after his apprentice- ship he worked at the trade in the United States. At one time Mr. Hill together with Robert Maxwell conducted a similar business in town and their store was in practically the same location as where Mr. Hill is now located. Mr. Carr has been in business here 42 years. Mrs. R. J. Tindall returned home on Saturday from a three - weeks visit in Detroit with her son, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baer, Woodstock, Ontario, former residents of Wingham, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. 0--0--0 DECEMBER 1947 The annual meeting and election of officers for the Wingham Curling Club was held on Friday evening in their Club rooms, The following were elected: Hon. Pres., Ron Rae; Pres. , W. W. Gurney; 1st Vice - Fres, , Rev. W, A. Beecroft; 2nd Vice -Pres., J. P. McKib- bon; Sec. - Treas., Dr. A. W. Irwin; Chaplain, Rev. A. Nim - mo; Rink Manager, Jas. Mur- ray; Caretaker, Jack Weir. A real egg oddity was brought to our office last week by Mrs. Fred Tuck of Glenannan. It was an egg within an egg. The outer shell had been broken showing that it contained the white and yolk, and inside was another complete egg. The outer egg was of the Jumbo size while the inner would be of Grade A size. When being evacuated as a prisoner of war in East Prussia before the Russian advance, Norm. Welwood left behind his diary and scrap book which he prized very highly. Last week Mrs. Welwood received through the mails this book, it had been sent by a Scottish soldier who had picked it up, Mrs. Wilfred White, em- ployee of the local bell Tele- phone office for the past eleven years, has resigned her position as Supervisor and will be suc- ceeded by ivtiss Margaret Du- beau of the staff, BATTERY HONORS RETIRING C.0, ; Capt. E, C. McCannel, centre, retiring officer com- manding the 97th Battery in Walkerton and well-known in Wingham, was honored at the Christmas turkey dinner and pay parade, when officers and men presented him with an en- graved silver tray. Lieut. -Col, L. G. Vickats, left, commanding officer of the 21st Regi- ment, RCA, Wingham offers congratulations as Capt. Gordon Tanner, Walkerton, right, new OC of the 97th makes presentation. ingbani Attbance4finto The Advance -Times, Wingham, Ont.-, Thursday, Dec. 20, 1962 One Moment Please by Rev. F. A. Lowman Teeswater, Ontario DO THE ANGELS SING? Did you know that the Bible does not say directly that the Angels ever sing? But if we sa that they do nvt then we would have to account for the music of their voices and the harmon of their characters and the whi per or the thunder of their wing sounding in accord as they are despatched upon the errands of the Almighty. But again, if they do not sing then it is be- cause the words that they speak are of such importance. For instance, when the An- gels appeared to the shepherds on the plains of Bethlehem at the mirth of Christ, the chief spokesman said, "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all peo- ple, for unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." As I write these famil- iar words again some of their tremendous import is conveyed to me. This was the first pre- sentation of the Gospel. For Gospel is Good News or Good Tidings, from an old English word meaning the same, It was about a Saviour and it would bring great joy and this joy would be for all people — begun in the city of David. y JIIII!lIIIIIIIIlllllgllllllllllllllllllllllllll�IIIIRIIIII8111111HIIIIiIIIIIIiIIIIIINfliUIIIIIt0111Ullllllllllgllllllllllllllll(!Illltllltllllnlllllllllllllllulllllllllllllllllll11111111111111111111111V"' >;dllllllllllll e. SUGAR and SPICE d111111HI1111111111111111By Bili Smileytl((IiIIIICiIIIIIIIl1IIIG Wouldn't it be fun to have the power of Santa CIaus y just for a day and give everyone the gifts they really, truly s- wanted, regardless of cost, instead of the junk they get? s What would you do if you * had such a power thrust upon you suddenly? Would you heap your favorite people with mink coats, Cadillacs, automatic dishwashers, new $90.000 homes? If you did, of course, the magic power wouldn't last, and on Christ- mas morning, all the fabulous presents would vanish, just after they'd been unwrapped. And you'd be as popular as a socialist in the Senate. Because, you see, those aren't the things that people really, truly want. And the Santa Claus magic would work only for really, truly gifts, not just the things people want for the sake of vanity or prestige or comfort. I know some of the pres- ents I'd hand out. To child- less couples who wanted chil- dren terribly, I'd give, on Christmas morning, not one, but four of the fattest, pret- tiest, pinkest, wettest babies you ever saw. Two boys and two girls. And to even things out, I'd throw in a large bot- tle of tranquillizers and a pair of strait jackets. * * * To all children, I'd grant a set of parents who would answer all questions patient- ly, read stories every night at bedtime, go sliding on the hill with them, not make them eat anything they didn't like, hug and kiss them when they were hurt, and whale the tar out of them when they need- ed it. When this message was de- livered there was suddenly "a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.'" What an interest the Angels take in the welfare of mankind. Jesus said that the Angels rejoice over one sinner that repents. Think of that. Now the message of Christ- mas that the Angels brought and which caused them such rejoicing and offered such joy to men was not about a 'Santa', but a 'Saviour.' What is a Saviour? He is one who saves us? From what does Jesus save us? The Bible says that when the angel came to Joseph he said, "Thou shalt call His name JESUS for He shall save His people from their sins." Is not this the message that all people need to hear again at Christmas that the blight upon humanity can be cured by the Saviour whose birth we cele- brate? And what else is it did Jesus say makes the Angels in. heaven rejoice? Why, over one sinner that repentetli, of course, Would that sinner be you by any chance? When success turns your head, you're facing the wrong direc- t tion. out the following year. * * * All mothers of large fami- lies would get something they really, truly wanted for Christ- mas. I'd give them families who appreciated all the work they did, praised their cook- ing, told them once in a while that they looked pretty, wiped their feet when they came in, did the dishes fre- quently, and paid attention to them on other occasions than Mother's Day. And I'd throw in the services of a cracking good housekeeper, and pay her salary for a year. On Christmas Eve, I'd give all merchants a cash register stuffed with money, and, at the same time, an irresistible urge to go out and spend the bundle on retarded chil- dren, or unwed mothers, or somebody. What would' I leave under the Christmas tree for the farmer? You guessed it. I'd grant them a whole year of exactly the kind of weather they wanted, regardless of the comfort or convenience of the rest of us. Of course, I'd have to find them some- thing else to bellyache about, but they could probably fall back on the complaint that those tremendous crops were taking a lot out of the land. All amateur golfers would be donated one season in which they sliced not, nor did they hook, but banged everyone down the centre. All anglers would be given On Christmas morning, I'd one year in which they were present to all old people a as smart as the fish, All three -months reprieve from weekly editors would be all their aches, pains and ail- ments. I'd give them a good appetite and a rare fine set of new choppers to go with it. given one week in which there were no mistakes in the paper. All teachers would be given a free 10 days in a I'd give them love and kisses sanatorium at Christmas. in large measure from a veri- * * * table host of grandchildren. All wives Would be given, And I'd throw in a round.trip one year's absence from the ticket to Miami, paid -in -ad- boring, insensitive, callous, vance reservations at a posh inattentive cretins they are hotel there, and a sizeable married to. And all husbands cheque to let them play the races, get married again, or would receive a similar do whatever else they wanted to de. To all clergymen, whatever the color of their cloth, I'd give a special present, They'd get a church packed to the doors with people whet sang lustily, listened attentively, prayed humbly, gave bounte- ously, and continued to do these unusual things through - parole from the nagging, complaining, spend thrift, over -bearing harridans they married. Serve them both right. There. I don't think I've left anybody out. But if I have, just drop me a line at the South Pole. I'm sort of a left - handed, or southpole Santa Claus.