HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-05-09, Page 17Looking to The Future
The fact that the Wingham town coun-
. took a couple of hours out last week
to hear the facts on an airstrip is en-
couraging to say the least. We can recall
the first time an airstrip was mentioned
at the council table and the cool smiles
of derision it received.
Many of our citizens may still snort
with contempt at such a plan: but to
those who are thinking constructively
about the future of the town the idea has
a great deal of merit, We are well aware
that there is no need to rush into the con-
struction of an airfield right at the mo-
ment, but there is no doubt that the ex-
istence of such a facility would have a
strong bearing on the interest of indus-
trialists looking for new sites.
Many businessmen in the Kitchener -
Waterloo area credit the Waterloo -Wel-
lington airport with a fair proportion of
the industrial growth In that thriving sec-
tion of the province.
Today's business executives are very
busy people. Time is the most valuable
commodity with which they deal, When
they think of branch plants the first ob-
jection in their minds is the delay incur-
red by their senior people in travelling
to and from the branch office. Air travel
and its ability to minimize this objection
is our greatest ally. A branch office which
is six or eight hours away from the parent
corporation by road may be only a frac-
tion of that time by air.
We believe that Wingham should give
very serious consideration to the develop-
ment of an airstrip. Not a great, expen-
sive one, but a basic field on which
medium-sized aircraft could be handled
soon — and with sufficient additional
space available for expansion when the
need arises.
Welcome Invasion
It was indeed a pleasure to see so
many visiting Legion members in town
over the week -end. Coming as they did
from a wide area of Western Ontario, it
was a distinct honor that Wingham was
selected for the site of the meeting. The
honor was enhanced by the fact that our
own townsman, John Bateson, was carry-
ing out his duties as retiring district com-
mander.
A former Wingham man, Durward F.
Preston, now of Waterloo, was selected es
the new district commander, so all-in-all
it was a big week -end for Wingham
Legionnaires.
Compliments are extended to the
many local Legionnaires who have worked
and planned for weeks to ensure the suc-
cess of the big gathering. It was well
and smoothly handled throughout.
Demonstration Piece
This issue of The Advance -Times sets
something of a record in the history of
newspaper publishing in Wingham. It is
printed in two colors, and is being mailed
out to over 5,000 homes in the area.
You will have noticed that we have
been making improvements in the news-
paper ever since our change to the new
"offset" process last November 14th. One
„the areas which has received our most
ipireful attention has been the presenta-
tion of advertising. We have spent a
great deal to equip our plant with the
very latest type faces and to school our-
selves in modern advertising techniques.
About two months ago we engaged the
vices of Budd Vanzant, an experienced
ertising salesman and layout man.
Budd is a native of Stouffville, Ontario,
but has spent several years in New York
and Florida, first in the employ of a large
advertising agency and latterly as adver-
tising manager of a building supply firm.
He is doing an excellent job of spruc-
ing up our advertising department and we
hope that we have now persuaded him
to settle in Wingham on a permanent
basis.
The Advance -Times goes into every
home in the district this week. Many
who have not previously seen the new
format of the newspaper will be reading
it for the first time. If you are one of
these we hope you will enjoy and profit
from it.
The Right to Know
Those whose interest in municipal
problems is keen will have read the audi-
tor's report for both Wingham and Turn -
berry which were published in The Ad-
vance -Times last week and the week be-
fore.
Even if you are not the sort who likes
to read and digest statistics of this kind
you have good reason to be reassured by
the publication of these reports. They
represent a dear admission of your im-
portance as a taxpayer.
Up to the war years every municipality
was required to publish a detailed finan-
cial statement in time for the annual
nomination meeting. Then, with the
squeeze on both time and money which
was brought about by the pressure of a
war economy the regulations were chang-
ed so that the financial statement was not
required. This year the law insists that
the summarized figures from the audi-
tor's report must be made public.
Fortunately the vast majority of muni-
cipalities have nothing to hide and the
taxpayers have such confidence in their
elected representatives that the reports
are not read with very keen interest. How-
ever, we all know of a few sad cases
where municipal officials have virtually
run away with public funds.
The taxpayers quite properly have
been given an opportunity to see how
their money is spent. We should watch
for these annual reports and give them
the close attention they deserve.
It is quite true that many of us are
more than a bit confused by the multi-
plicity of figures, and we feel that we are
not sufficiently expert in matters of fi-
nance to comment on them. Neverthe-
less it should be borne in mind that af-
fairs of the British people have been in
the hands of amateurs for the past thous-
and years, and the net results have been
fairly good.
How Our 'Big Account' Stands Now
Improvements in Canada's interna-
tional balance of payments is likely to
continue through 1963, writes Neville
Nankivell in The Financial Post. But
monetary authorities say it is wrong, at
this stage, to assume that the dramatic
fourth-quarter reduction in the current
account deficit indicates rapidly disap-
pearing balance - of - payments problems.
They, and other international payments
experts in Ottawa remain cautious about
assessing the real extent of the 1962 im-
provement because they say underlying
trends could be distorted by last sum-
mer's financial crisis and the emergency
measures taken to stop it, Most of the
improvement occurred in fourth quarter
1962 rather than gradually through the
whole year. In the fourth quarter there
was a $13:3 million surplus in the trade
balance ---the excess of exports over im-
ports—and a sharp reduction in the defi-
cit from other current transactions.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE - TIMES
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WORK NOW , RRST LATER
A sign in an undertaker's
window read: "Pay Now - Ga
Later". Those who conduct
funeral parlors must earn a
living while perfortr,ing a ser-
vice. But for the one king
buried, there are far more
than material concern; at
stake,
The termination of one's
brief journey on earth is the
beginning of a never-ending
eternity.
Over and over again in the
Holy Bible, we are reminded
that, in order to win heaven,
we must be willing rn work and
suffer here below, t ur since
we have just one chair., we
should, therefore, he eager to
pay any price to gain the di-
vine treasure that will endure
forever.
In short, if you "pay now"
through persevering desires,
prayers and good deeds, you
will have the lasting consola-
tion of knowing, when you
"go later", that your life has
been a true success in the only
way that really counts.
"Well done, good and faith-
ful servant, because thou has't
been faithful over a few things,
I will set thee over many."
Matthew 25:21.
BARN DESTROYED—This barn owned
by Andy Mitchell, located on the lane -
way just north of the Lloyd factory
went up in smoke last Friday. A tractor
was stored in the building. Cause of
the $2,500 fire is not known.—A-T Photo
Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, May 9, 1963
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Mother's Day is just around the corner,
And so I think I'll take this chance to warn 'er
Not to be fooled by all the flowers and fuss.
When Monday comes, we'll be right back to us.
And you know what "us"
are like during the other 364
days. Us eat like hogs and
vanish, leaving Mother with
the dishes. Us walk across
Ma's clean floor with our
swamp -soiled hip waders. Us
stay out too late and make
Mummy's nerves shriek. Us
arise on Mom's third clarion
call in the a.m. and bawl
her out for not waking us up
on time. Us come home from
school and take a big wedge
out of the cake Ma has baked
for the church tea. Us spill
gravy on our clean blouses
and chuck them into Mom's
laundry. Us decorate door-
knobs, chairbacks and floors
with our clothes, because
Mom gets a big kick out of
putting things away. Us drive
Mother right up the wall.
Daily.
Mothers come in three
sizes: regular, large and
family size. They come in
several shades: red with
rage, white with fear and
gray with exhaustion. Some
are thin and holy -looking.
Some are roly-poly-looking.
But every single one of
them is a martyr, and I say
it without irony. Martyrs are
people who were burned at
the stake, just once. Mothers
burn all day and every day.
Mothers are like farmers.
They plant the seed carefully
in the only ground they have
to work -- their children —
nurture it with care, watch
with deep delight as the first
green shoots appear, tremble
lest they be flattened by the
elements, view with pride the
ripening stalks, and recoil
with horror when the crop
urns out to be wild oats.
Sone mothers are like hens.
They sit on their offspring
until the kids are either rotten
or half-baked. Others are like
cats. They birth their young,
feed them well until they can
eat by themselves, then give
them a lick and let them fend
for themselves.
Some mothers swear, drink
beer, and run around town
after men. Most mothers
bear, drink tea, and run
around the block looking for
their kids at suppertime.
Some mothers — and I hate
to say it at this semi -sacred
time — are slobs. They sit
around drinking coffee in
their bathrobes. The only
time they get out of their
slippers is when they go out to
play bingo. They whine in-
cessantly at kids and hus-
bands. Their household gods
are the can -opener, the freez-
ing compartment and the
television set. They have runs
in their stockings, curlers in
their hair, and aching backs.
Some mothers are just the
opposite. They are hell on
high heels. They are out of
bed like a Roman candle in
the morning, and continue to
explode at regular intervals
all day. They drive their kids
and bully their husbands.
They redecorate at the drop
of a color chart. They move
the furniture around. They
join clubs and terrorize the
other mothers in them. They
flee down the short corridor
of life as though pursued by a
stream of molten lava.
And somewhere between
these extremes are all the
other mothers, like yours and
mine. Oh, they are not all
perfect, our mothers. They are
not gentle, little, old, silver -
haired ladies who smile and
mind their own business and
hand out cookies. There are
saints and sinners, golfers
and gad -abouts, naggers and
nappers and nippers among
them. But they're the real
mothers, and they can be for-
given any of their little foi-
bles.
They are the women who
bore children proudly, played
with them joyfully, taught
them carefully, and walloped
them with aching heart when
they had to.
* *
They are the mothers who
nursed their children with
tenderness when they were
ill, kissed their bumps when
they fell, listened to their
Letters to the Editor
Dear Mr. Editor,
Having just read through
your paper— I finish always
with the "Letters to the Editor".
I was very interested to see the
letter from "A proud citizen" .
Like him or her probably her —
I am not a native of Wingham—
I think the idea of a local
Horticultural Society is excel-
lent and would be a member
gladly. I am interested also
in the idea of making Wingham
beautiful with trees, shrubs etc.
However, I would like to put
forward the idea of using the
flowering Crabapple (Malus) in
all its variety for planting on
lawns (with the householder's
permission) as and when the
big trees are cut down.
These are a fairly new introduc-
tion and are mostly Canadian ori-
ginated - that is, new varieties
that are hardy and will stand
our winters. They make beauti-
ful small shade trees and need
little or no care, have been
tested and tried at the experi-
mental stations in Morden and
at Ottawa. They are pretty in
Spring , when they flower, and
have attractive foliage varying
from green to deep red -bronze
according to type, and all have
fruits which are also attractive,
some of which may be used for
jelly, ect.
Of course the lilacs as well
would be lovely, but they are
mostly grafted and if anything
happened to the graft then the
host takes over.
But anything to make Wing -
ham as attractive as it possibly
can be -- perhaps a different
tree for each street? I have
seen such plantings and they
are lovely. We are somewhat
handicapped as regards to our
weather, but this can be de-
toured. Thankyou for your pa-
tience.
Another Such —
P.S. flow about more Mar-
tin houses too! They are very
attractive birds — and think
how many mosquitos they eat!
troubles with sympathy, and
showed them the beauty and
the joys of life.
They are the mothers of
whom young men whisper, for
whom they call with anguish,
when they know they are dy-
ing, in war. They are the
mothers to whom young girls
bring their first, fragrant love
affair, on whom young wives
call for help.
They are the real mothers.
God bless them for what they
have done in this world, and
reward them with a perpetual
Mother's Day in the next.
Wingham, Ont.
May 7, 1963.
Dear Barry,
As "the church is never a
place, but always a people",
so is a town also not only a
geographical site but a people.
Towns have personalities just
as individuals do, and the spirit
of Wingham is unmistakeable.
Of latter years, I am sorry to
say, that I, too, have detected
this pervasive destructive spirit
of pessimism. It is as if we
were convinced that, as a town,
we are dying and that upon us
fall misfortunes that other
towns do not suffer.
I am convinced that this is
not wholly true. Statistics
prove that we are not growing
numerically and we do have
our share of griefs, disappoint-
ments and tragedies. Some-
times we seem to have more
than our due -but who are we to
decide that? And upon what
do we base our judgment? We
read of the good fortunes of
neighbouring towns—these facts
are high -lighted in the news;
but we are unaware of their
dissensions, failures and unful-
filled hopes. Those facts may
be in the news too, but since
they do not concern us or make
us envious, we assume an atti-
tude of detachment and pretend
that such unfortunate things do
not exist other than here.
All of this leads up to a
warm "Bravo" for the unknown
(?) "proud citizen of Wingham"
who made a concrete sugges-
tion last week as to the beauti-
fication of our town and the
possible consequent improve-
ment of the spirit of our people.
It is true, is it not, that " with-
out vision, the people perish"?
There was a horticultural
society here once. Could it
not be revived? And these sug-
gestions pursued? After. all,
Wingham does have absolutely
ideal climate for the cultivation
of lilacs -or so a horticulturally -
minded relative of mine tells
me.
Are there not other interested
and adventurous spirits in Wing -
ham?
Sincerely Yours,
"Another proud citizen of
Wingham."
Friday 3/63
Mr. Bill Smiley.
Dear Bill,
My mother-in-law has been
forwarding me the Advance -
Times. We are now living in
Guelph but my husband was
raised in Gorrie. Big question
Please turn to page 18.