HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-02-14, Page 25Is This Really Canada?
It= • Three men shot to death in Northern
Ontario as a result of strike violence.
Conscientious Canadians can scarcely
credit the news. It is a story which
might have come from Katanga rather
than Canada.
Several hundred bush workers, both
strikers and non -strikers will face trial,
some for the shootings, and still others
on a charge of rioting, so nothing may
be said about rights or wrongs in this
deplorable case. The law has stepped
briskly in—too late. -
Regardless of who may or may not be
found guilty in the hearings, the cause
of organized labor has already been dealt
a serious blow by the violence in the
Kapuskasing woods. The big question
In all minds is whether or not unions
should be permitted to resort to force
and intimidation to achieve their ends.
Most governments live in unholy fear
of organized labor, because opposition
could be costly at an election. It is high
time, however, that governments began
to realize that there are thousands upon
thousands of voters who have no union
connections whatever.
We do not suggest that this unfortun-
ate incident should be laid at the door of
the Ontario government alone. The pre-
sent administration has been carrying out
the same policies predecessors did. It is
a state of affairs which exists in all pro-
vinces of the dominion. There is no ex-
cuse for lawlessness.
Opportunity For Training
The announcement by the Royal Ca-
nadian Legion last week that it would
sponsor a large-scale public speaking
competition among public and high
school students is indeed a welcome one
—not because there is any shortage of
public speaking competitions as such,
but rather because in this case it will be
carried out on a province -wide basis, pro-
viding an opportunity for every entrant
to reach the top,
Some parents may doubt the value
of these competitions. We do not.
There is an ever-increasing need for men
and women the world over to have the
ability to express themselves clearly, and
in a way which conveys the true burden
of their thoughts. A hundred years ago
the need did not exist in anything like
the same proportions. In those times
only a comparative few ever had any
chance to address a gathering which con-
sisted of more than their immediate
friends and neighbors.
Today, however, we have all witness-
" Y`d, as one example, the rise of new
nations, The young leaders of these
groups have had, in varying degrees, the
ability to sway their own people by or-
atory and to convince the other nations
of their worthiness of a place in inter-
national affairs.
The first -level competitions for this
area will be held in the auditorium of
the Wingham District High School on the
evening of March 2nd. Invited to take
part are the Wingham, Lucknow and
Ripley High Schools, and the public and
separate schools in Wingham, Teeswater,
Turnberry, Lucknow, Brussels, Gorrie,
Wroxeter, Blyth, Auburn and Ripley.
Competitions will be in four divisions;
Senior High School (Grades 11, 12 and
13); Junior High School (Grades 9 and
10); Senior Public School (Grades 7 and
8), and Junior Public School (Grades 1
to 6).
Four trophies will be presented to the
winners, one in each class. They have
been donated by R. S. Hetherington and
The Wingham Advance -Times for the Sen-
ior and Junior High School divisions and
by Dr. W. A. McKibbon and John Patti-
son for the Senior and Junior Public
School classes. The Legion has donated
first, second and third prizes for each
of the divisions.
Winners will advance to higher level
competitions at zone and district compe-
titions on their way up to the Ontario
finals.
Disturbing Possibility
The recent case of attempted arson at
the home of William Bain leaves an at-
mosphere of anxiety within the commun-
ity which, it is hoped, can be cleared up
without delay, The bare possibility that
a "fire -bug" could be operating in this
locality makes all householders uneasy.
All of us, quite rightly, fear the conse-
quences of fire, particularly in homes
where there are small children.
It is, of course, more than possible
that the episode we have mentioned was
the work of some misguided prankster,
but if so he is addicted to a criminally
dangerous form of practical joke.
We have previously heard of attempts
of this kind in the area which were not
made public, perhaps in the hope that the
person responsible would become over-
confident and leave himself open to de-
tection. Let us hope that the solution is
found without delay.
Extend Time For Instruction Permits
Temporary instruction permits for
learner drivers are to be extended from
60 to 90 days, said Transport Minister
James Auld in the Legislature. He said
experience had shown that 60 days was
insufficient time for an average learner
driver to become proficient in handling
his vehicle. Mr, Auld said he had also
received many requests from commercial
driving instructors to extend the valid
period of these permits.
Commencing February 18, all instruc-
tion permits will be issued for 90 days.
Any unexpired instruction permits are ex-
tended for a period of 30 days, This
means that any such permit issued on
or after December 20th, is valid for 90
days. Permit holders can have them re-
validated by presenting them to Depart.,
ment of Transport Driver examination
centres or issuing offices.
Mr. Auld also said that the department
was going to extend the office hours of
Driver Examination Centres, on a trial
basis, as an added service to the public.
After March 1, all Centres would remain
open on Thursday evening, Mr. Auld con-
tinued, to conduct tests for temporary
instruction permits and inside tests
(vision, rules of the road and sign recog-
nition) for drivers' licences. He said
that no road tests would be conducted
during the evening hours.
The hours of business at Driver Exam-
ination Centres on Thursdays after March
lst will be 12 noon to 5:15 p.m., and
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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There once was a man with a vision,
Who just couldn't make a decision.
He was willing to fight,
But thought, it not right
To resort to nuclear fission.
His 'critics were quick to surround him.
His buddies all rallied around him,
Except for the few
Who decided to do
What they'd long wanted to—and confound him.
And that is my sole contri-
bution to the current con-
fused picture in Canadian
politics. By the way, have you
taken a good kick at Dief yet?
Now is your chance. Give him
a good one while he's on the
ropes and his mouthpiece has
fallen out.
Only thing that has pleased
me greatly in the past couple
of weeks is the recognition
of the solid intelligence, the
basic reliability, the sturdy
independence, of the Cana-
dian voter. Why, everybody
I've talked to could see this
crisis coming long ago. People
I was certain didn't know a
legislature from a log cabin,
a Common Market from a
market garden, have shaken
me with their certain grasp
of the situation, and their
crystal-clear exposition of the
problems.
* * *
"It's the darn Yanks," one
voter informed me. "They're
behind the whole thing.
They've been sore at us ever
since Laura Secord went
'marching through Georgia
with her cow, in the war of
1812, handing out chocolates
to the newly -freed slaves."
This was a lady voter, I
might add. Always looking for
the women's angle.
Another political type,
who has voted the straight
Tory ticket for years, told
me bluntly that he's seen
the errd°r of his ways. He's
swung to, as he pact it, "that
there Royal Coat, that
French fella who waves his
arms a lot. That Crueial
Credit sounds pretty good
to me. We need a lot more
of that, these days."
Another chap who has gone
right down the line with the
Conservatives, is fed up. He
has swung far to the left,
and is now, he assured me, a
solid supporter of "that Tum-
my Touglas. Tutnmy has done
a great job for the common
man, since he quit practisin'
medicine out west. Never
made a go of it as a doctor,
anyhow, I hear."
Quite a few people aren't
going to vote for the Govern-
ment, because they've already
got that new dock or post
office Dief promised them,
and they've voted for him
three times, and they figure
he's been paid for it. Now
they're ready to try one of
the other parties, and see
what they can wangle out
of it.
* * *
One elderly lady of my
acquaintance, who has been
a Grand Old Tory ever since
she ceased being a Fighting
Young Conservative, would
never consider changing her
vote. But she's a little sore
at the party for accepting
Churchill's resignation so
readily.
"I think it's despicable,"
she snapped, "after what he
did during the war. After all,
Blood, Sweat and Tears , .
Fight on the Beaches „ ,"
I tried to explain that it
was Mr. Harkness, a former
school teacher, who had re-
signed, and that Mr. Churchill
had been promoted from
Veterans' Affairs to Defence,
and that Sir Winston was a
Tory, but not in this country.
It was no use. As I left, she
was shaking her fist and
shrilling, "Give Us the Tools
and We Will Finish the Job."
I rather admired her.
By the way, don't make
any rash bets that the
Liberals will win in a waltz.
I've talked to at least 10
women who proclaim
vehemently, "I can't STAND
that Pearson!" 1 ask them
why. They can't explain.
But they simply will not
vote for him. I think it's
because he looks too much
like somebody's brother -in -
The most embarrassing of
all the interviews I've done,
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Wingham, Ontario
Gentlemen:
In renewing my subscription
to the A -T, I find it a much
improved paper, its new dress,
format and readability being
on a par with any metropolitan
paper.
On Howick's B line in 1882,
a mere 81 years ago, on the
farm my pioneer'grandfather,
David Lowrie, and which he
sold to the late Russell Harris,
yours truly becarfte a resident.
He was a subscriber to the
Times and the Advance.
About 1890 he moved to
Gorrie, which also had two
papers, the Vidette and the
Gazette. Gorrie then had a
population of about 400 and
was unique in that no other
burg so small was represented
by two newspapers. The Ga-
zette, I believe was moved by
its publisher Green to Mildmay.
As a boy I had high esteem for
editors Nash, Green and later
Mr. Sharpin of the Vidette,
at last reports a resident of
Armprior. There was some-
thing about the press and its
workings which always fascin-
ated me.
I wonder if there is one of
the dozen of my public school
class of 1896, some of whom
your readers may have know-
ledge --Billy Moore, Billie
Hastie, Armstrong brothers,
Aylesworth brothers, Nelson
McLaughlin, Bert Greer, the
Dane and Ardell brothers, our
teachers Miss Kaine and John
Campbell. As I am an avid
reader of the Gorrie and How -
ick news in the A -T, I have
yet to see any of their names.
All the old residents seem to
One Moment
Please
By Rev. H. L. Jennings,
Brussels, Ont.
A little boy was travelling
alone by train. The conduc-
tor said to him, "Aren't you
afraid, little boy?" . The reply
was a definite No. "Why aren't
you afraid, little boy?" said
the conductor. With a big
smile the little boy replied,
"Because my father is the
engineer." Yes indeed we
have a Heavenly Father who is
the Divine Engineer, and with
Him at the throttle we should
not fear.
There are many fears af-
fecting us all, directly or in-
directly. Some of these fears
are fear of ourselves, death,
poverty, calamities, the fu-
ture, people, sickness, failure,
and even fear itself. Worry
and fear are very close in their
affects on people. Fear is so
powerful that it can actually
kill us physically.
An Oriental ruler met the
disease Cholera riding a camel.
"Where are you going?", he
said to Cholera. "To Baghdad,
to kill twenty thousand".
Later he met Cholera returning.
"You liar, " said the ruler,
"you killed a hundred thou-
sand". "Oh, no", said Chol-
era, "I killed twenty thousand;
it was Fear who killed the
rest."
I. John 4.18, " There is no
fear in love, but perfect love
casteth out fear, because fear
hath torment, 1 -le that feareth
is not made perfect in love."
Psalm 34, 4, "I sought the
Lord and He heard me, and
delivered me from all my
fears."
though, are those with ladies
who lean at me fervently and
coo, "But don't you think Mr.
Diefenbaker is a Wonderful
Man? I mean, I realize that
he hasn't DONE anything, and
that the country is on the
rocks, and unemployment is
terrible, and all that. But
don't you think he's a Wonder-
ful man?"
Now, I know you're busy
mulling the whole thing over.
But I hope this brief glimpse
into the teeming mind of the
Canadian voter, alert, well
versed, conscious of the prob-
lems, will help in the trying
six weeks ahead.
One last thought. Wouldn't
it be Iovely if we could bottle
all the gas that is going to
be produced between now
and April 8? We could heat
every home in Canada, free,
from now until June.
have passed on—a newergener-
ation has conte.
My only sister, Bertha, after
her P.S. leaving, continued
high school in liarriston, later
to become a teacher in De-
troit. She met with a tragedy
in the prime of her useful life,
which was dedicated to teach-
ing. Her body was found in
her car,
My mother, a teacher, also
taught Sunday school for 12
years in the now United Church,
where I recall ministers Green,
Tarrence, Fisher and Garbutt.
I hope via this letter I may
contact some old time cogni-
zant of some of this narrative.
We live in thrilling times in
which anything can happen,
including world cataclysm,
May we. all unite in a common
bond praying for Divine Guid-
ance,
R. A. Laurie