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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-01-03, Page 2Page 2 Wingham Advance'Titnes, Thursday, Jan. 3, 1963 A Good Turn Indeed Just before Christmas the Boy Scouts publicized the fact that they would col- lect good used clothing and toys for needy families. The response was excel- lent, particularly as far as toys were concerned, and the boys turned over a great heap of cheer -laden gifts to Captain Newman of the Salvation Army for dis- tribution. Every one of them reached homes where the prospects for Christmas were bleak in the. extreme, The exact ag- gregate of joy achieved would be impos- sible to measure. Only a few weeks ago we received a call from a local person who had a sug- gestion to offer for a project the Scouts might undertake and the caller was quite definite in the opinion that the Scouts never do anything but sell apples. For this reason we were particularly pleased to see the boys undertake, on their own in- itiative such a worthwhile activity this Christmas. We do know that Captain Newman was overjoyed to have such an ample supply of toys at his disposal to aid in his charitable work. Activity in Scouting has always tend- ed to fluctuate in direct relationship to the calibre of leadership which is avail- able. Unfortunately, Scouting is often dependent upon the interest and time of busy adults. There are periods during which there is no one available to give the necessary time and effort. At pre- sent, however, the Wingham Scouts are fortunate in having topnotch leadership and the results are evident. Man of Wide Interests Last week's Advance -Times carried a story which we found unusually interest- ing, for it had to do with a man who at one time worked as a reporter for one of the Wingham weeklies. The item re- corded the fact that a memorial plaque had been unveiled in the county buildings at Wetland, commemorating the life and work of the late Dr. Louis Blake Duff, former newspaper publisher, humorist, historian, financier and teacher. Dr. Duff was born at Bluevale, where his sisters still reside. Throughout his entire life he exhibited a broad and lively interest in all aspects of life about him. Perhaps his most absorbing interest was in the history of this province, and many were his contributions to the recorded facts of our background and birthright. We can recall hearing an address by Dr. Duff many years ago at a meeting in Niagara Falls, where he spoke on the wonderland of the Niagara Parks region. Although at that time we were unaware that he came from our own part of the world, his address has remained in our memory ever since as the words of a most outstanding Canadian. It is with pride that we read of this recent recognition of his great contribu- tion to his fellowmen. Cautious Optimism Canadians can look forward to a rela- tively high level of economic activity in 1963, President Victor Oland of The Can- adian Chamber of Commerce said recent- ly in a year-end message. "The basic problem, however, of es- tablishing an adequate economic growth rate has not been solved," he said. "Con- sequently, caution probably is the word that best describes the mood of Canadian business in assessing the outlook." Business, he said, has made advances in most areas compared to a year ago. There have been improvements in gross national product, in export trade, in in- dustrial production, wages and salaries, and employment. While the exchange crisis had been a disturbing development, Canadians can take heart in their ability to weather the storm as evidenced in the improvement in reserves and the gradual removal of im- port surcharges. Sound long-range measures are need- ed to create an economic climate con- ducive to business expansion. "External forces will not bail us out of our diffi- culties," said Mr. Oland. "We are depend- ent on our own efforts to compete effec- tively in foreign and domestic markets, in this connection, we can be encouraged by the forward steps now being taken for closer labour - management - government co-operation on setting basic goals for Canada." In order to stimulate economic growth and development, to meet em- ployment demands today and tomorrow, immediate action is needed in the area of government finances and taxation with- out waiting for the results of the Royal Commission on Taxation. "The present high personal and cor- porate income tax rates discourage initi- ative and sales and add to the costs of manufacturers and to the prices we pay as consumers. Less government spending is the surest way of reducing the tax burden and one way of achieving this is through implementation of the recom- mendations of the Glassco Commission on Government Operations—a course of action which Ottawa has promised to fol- low and which we welcome. "We are concerned over the fact that government spending has risen at a faster rate than national production. An ever- increasing share of government expendi- tures is going to support public consump- tion of goods and services at the expense of capital accumulation and investment. The Chamber recognizes that the increas- ing services provided by government in- volve increased expenditures which must be borne by the taxpayers. An effort should be made, however, to avoid new permanent non-essential and unproduc- tive expenditures with which the budget would be saddled for years to come." Trade expansion, said Mr. Oland, also is essential to continued economic growth and a satisfactory standard of living, and the Canadian Chamber would like to see the government adopt trade policies which will best serve Canada's interests in the face of new trading patterns and relationships. Mr. Oland also commend- ed the government's initiative in arrang- ing regional trade conferences and in working for new export opportunities. He concluded by saying that there is a need for those in positions of respon- sibility to ensure that confidence is not undermined by words or actions and to. provide aggressive leadership to achieve co-operation among all segments of the economy. Better Year for Farmers It's been a satisfactory year for most Canadian farmers. Farm cash income for 1962 is expected to be high and it may reach a record level, the Canadian Im- perial Bank of Commerce reports in its Commercial Letter for November. In a summary of agriculture across Canada, the Letter says: "Despite dis- appointments in some areas, crop pro - THE WiNDHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingharn, Ontario Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized by the Post Office Department as Second Class lvtai1 and for payment of postage in cash Subscription Rate: One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.25, in ad- vance; U.S.A., $5.00 per year; t'oreign rate, y $5.00 per year Advertising Rates on application duction generally has been good, live- stock production has been welt main- tained, and marketing conditions have been reasonably buoyant." A highlight of 1962 has been the re- covery of the Prairie region from the severe drought of last year, The Prairie wheat crop was 538 million bushels, more than double last year's production and the largest crop since 1956. The transition of Canadian agriculture generally has been underlined by figures from the 1961 census. The average size of Canadian farms has risen in 40 years from 198 acres to 359 acres, and in just 20 years the consolidation of smaller' farms into larger units has brought a re- duction by one-third in the number of farms. The farm labor force has declined by half since 1939 to a total of 674,000 persons. Total farm production has been mantained at a high level, however, by greater efficiency in the use of labor and increased use of capital in the form of machinery and 'specialized equipment. BELIEVE IT OR NOT this is the foundation for an apartment building. Plastic sheeting erected over a frame protects work- men from the cold winds of winter as they proceed with the construction of the Senior Citizens' apartment building on Ed- ward Street. Contractor on the job is Shantz & Hicks Con- struction Ltd. , of Kitchener. — Advance -Times photo. 0111llllll111111I11111111I11011111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIm111111111111111!11111111111i1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111;11911111111111111116:111I1111Inil;111iiI1 .74 SUGAR anc. SPICE 1NI11111I91111119111111 By Bill B m i 1 eyi„IUIIIIl,111111I1111lHI Well, it's stock -taking time in the old firm, and one look around confirms my .suspicions—that the shelves are pretty bare. I don't know about you, but I'll bet you're in the same shape I am—exactly where I w a s, financially, physically and morally, when 1962 got under way. I've given it my best for the last 52 weeks, but appar- ently the best is non good. In fact, if it's pa, I've slipped back a note,. or two in some of the categories mentioned above. Financial- ly, I'm dead even—up to my ears in debt. Physically, I've gone to seedailing on a lot of excess poundage until I'm up to a lardy 140 pounds, with my snowboots on. Moral- ly, I think perhaps I've gained a couple of centimetres. I haven't gone off the weed and on the wagon, but I have stopped lying to the kids about how good I was, and what a help to my parents 1 was, when I was their age. * it * Looking back over the past 12 months, I don't see any- thing worth flinging my new hat in the air about. I helped •ram another 180- odd kids through the education grind- er. Only major accomplish- ment in our family was pro- duced by young Hugh, who picked off the highest mark in Canada in his Grade 10 piano exam, and fired his parents momentarily with visions of front -row seats at Carnegie Hall some night in the future. He and Kim grew a foot each, doubling our grocery hill in the process. The Old Battleaxe grew a little mel- lower, failing, for the first 12 - month period in our mar- riage, to hit me with anything except the flat of her hand, Our cat had eight kittens, And we managed to meet our payments. That's a pretty good epitaph in these times: "He Kept Up His Payments.” Not an inspiring perform- ance by the Srnileys in 1962, but an average one. If the country had done as well, we'd all have reason to be satisfied. But it didn't. The past year is not one that will go down in history as the finest hour of the true north ,strong and freezing, I'm afraid. On the social front, booze sales boomed, a healthy sign' for distillery stock -holders, but not for the nation at large. But we can't blame that on the people. We must blame it on the weather. This country is a drinker's delight. He has to take a drop to keep out the cold in winter, is so delighted when spring finally arrives that he must cele - brat L'. needs extra beverage intake to counter summer's torrid blast, and finds the nip in the air conducive to nip- ping elsewhere, in the fall. Once again, Canadians re- vealed their sturdy political independence, and little else, in a general election. About the same time, they learned with no little dismay that the country was heading for the rocks, despite all those dona- tions made so wholeheartedly —and blasphemously—every April. * * * In international affairs, Canada moved boldly from a weak position to a weaker one, ending the year with about the same world prestige as Monaco. At home, we worried about the same old things: the Yanks overwhelming us, the whooping crane vanishing, the way we treat our Eskimos, our jam-packed mental insti- tutions, our lack of a flag and national anthem, free medi- care, and capital punishment -- without doing anything about any of them. In the entertainment field, we watched with pride as Canada's own Bob Goulet be- came one of the continent's most sought-after performers. We watched with wry amuse- ment as Stratford's own Torn Patterson sold an assortment of the century's biggest rubes the Yukon Festival. We watched with horror as Que- bec's own (thank goodness) Real Caouette emerged from tadpole to bullfrog. Again in 1962, Canadians spent most of their time talk- ing about the weather, money and their cars, and almost none of their time talking about love, beauty and good- ness. Again they talked of the world's hungry and stuff- ed their own guts. Again they talked tolerance and practised prejudice. Oh well, it's the only game in town, and maybe '63 will be better. There's only one way we can go, and it isn't down. And don't mind me. I always get owly at this time of winter. ADVERTISING The use of advertising dates back to at least the 10th cen.. tuty B. C. At Thebes, messages offering rewards for runaway slaves have been preserved. Paid public driers and pictorial sign -posts were common in an' cient Greece, Trade -marks, in the form of symbols on terra.. cotta signs, have been found in the ruins of Pompeii. One Moment, Please REMINISCING JANUARY 1913 On December 28, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hughes celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, familiarly known as the "Silver Wedding'. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes received a liberal shower of silver half - dollars from their son and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Arde, of Philadelphia. On account of press of mat- ter last week, we were obliged to leave over reference to the golden wedding of Mr, and Mrs. D. Robertson of town. This happy event was celebrat- ed on December 30th. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jenkins and daughter have returned from the west. Miss M. M. Forbes of Win- nipeg is the guest of her father, Mr. Thos. Forbes. Assistant Chief of Police of North Battleford, Elmer Moore (formerly of Wingham) has sent us a photo of three hunters of which he was one, and the cook with the result of their chase, one moose 975 lbs. , one 925 lbs. , and one buck deer 175 lbs. , all dressed. These were all secured in four days' trip north of Battleford. JANUARY 1926 Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hill, while at home one evening last week received a genuine surprise, upon answering the door bell, to find the full com- pany of the choir membership waiting for admission. After the usual greetings and some- time spent in good fellowship, the object of the visit was ex- plained by Mr. R. E. McKin- ney, reading a most flattering address expressing the thanks of the several members of the choir for the untiring efforts displayed by Mr. Hill in im- parting instruction and particu- larly in connection with the music provided for the Christ- mas season. While driving along the Bel - grave Wingham gravel road, one day recently Mr. W. Jos. Henderson was surprised to ob- serve a beautiful large golden pheasant walking proudly along the side of the road, quite un- concerned as to his approach- ing quite near to it. Capt. W.J. Adams, his wife and family have moved their household effects from Orange- ville to Wingham and are now getting comfortably settled in- to Mrs. Copeland Heath's dwelling on Shuter Street. JANUARY 1938 For the past month Mr. T, Y. Smith has had a stray collie dog at his home. It was a beautiful, quiet dog. When the dog first arrived it had a tag stamped by the Town of Ayr on it. The Ayr authorities were got in touch with and eventually word was received that it belonged to a Mr. Mar- tin of Stratford. The dog was shipped to Stratford on Tuesday, Mr. and Nits.' A. E. Lloyd and Miss Dorothy left on Mon - by Rev, T. E. Kennedy, Bluevale, Ontario Luke 2:15 --Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. These words were spoken by the shepherds to each other. It was this verse that caused a great Christian to write the Christmas Carol: "0 Come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, 0 Come ye, 0 Come ye to Bethlehem." The shepherds at once went to Bethlehem and here are four things which they saw on that night of nights on which Christ was born. They saw crowded Bethle- hem. It was a very busy town, swarming with visitnrs. Ac- comodationfor anyone was at a premium. They also saw the Holy Stable in which our Lord was born. In it the only clean thing was the manger. It was cold and dark and dirty. We have a picture here of a pure child in very impure surround- ings. The shepherds saw the Holy Family, consisting of Mary, Joseph and the Holy Child Jesus. This family has the dis- tinction of being the most familiar in all history. Mary was the most famous of all mothers. Many today would travel far to see the holy Child in swaddling clothes. The shepherds would see also the first companions of the Lord Jesus. These were oxen, camels and asses. They were busy chewing their cud at the very hour that Jesus was born. These dumb brutes warmed Him with their breath. We say to ourselves what a lowly entrance into this world the Lord Jesus had 1 day to spend the balance of the winter at Southern Pines, North Carolina. Following a lengthy illness, George (Peck) Ireland died in Woodstock General Hospital, on Monday, January 3rd, in his 59th year. The deceased was born in Wingham, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alf- red Ireland. He spent his boy- hood here and attended the local schools. Mr, Thos. Brandon of Kitcha ener has taken over the Black- smith Shop on Diagonal Road, formerly operated by W. C. .Armstrong. Mr. Brandon is a former resident of Wingham and we welcome him back to town. Mrs. Brandon and child- ren will move here at a itaer date. JANUARY 1948 Dr, W. A, Crawford of Wittghatn, recently received from C. N.R. Headquarters in Montreal, the appointment as their C.N.R. District Medical Officer which hecante effective on January 1st. Dr. Crawford succeeds Dr. R. C;, Redmond..