The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-08-29, Page 11"Will You Be Around on September 3rd?"
The coming Labor Day week-
end,
eekend, the second sumrner hod"
ay each year shared with our
J,S, neighbors is contemplat-
ed with apprehension by serious
safety minded organizations,
who remember the toll of 81
Canadian traffic deaths over
the '63 Dominion Day week-
end, an increase of nearly 50%
Over 1962 same period.
There are more than seven
million automobiles in Canada,
of which the great majority
will take to the highways at
sometime during the Labor Day
Holiday. Add to this an equal
number of U.S. vehicles on
Canadian roads and you have
the stage set for a spectacular
performance, produoed and
directed by the "Grim Reaper",
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R. W, Trollope, speaking
for D.. A. A., offers these point-
ers to motoring holidayers for
safe, sane travel.
1. Don't try to travel, too
far, in time available,
2. Adjust your speed to
existing traffic conditions, --
don't always travel 60 m.p.h.
just because it's legal to do so.
3, Start for home early and
miss the frenetic congestion of
the closing holiday hours.
4. tie considerate of your
U, S. guests. They may be
travelling in strange country
and "feeling" their way along.
5. Treat your fellow motor-
ist with the same courtesy you
would give him if he and you
were pedestrians.
6. Highway congestion will
be three times normal, You
can cancel this out by being
three times as careful as you
normally are.
In the event that your num-
ber comes up and you ARE in-
volved in a motor crash, re-
member that your chances of
fatal injury are immeasurably
reduced if you are wearing a
seat belt. Install some for add-
ed insurance on the Labor Day
Safari.
News of Wroxeter
Mr, John Galbraith of Ken-
ville, Man., visited several
days with his brother, George
and Mrs, Galbraith.
Mr, and Mrs, Ross Coates
and grandson, Ron Mapletoft,
visited on the week -end with
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Coates
of Sarnia.
Mrs. Lena Alcock, London,
visited Friday with Mr. and
Mrs. James Doig,
Ward and Mrs, Galbraith of
Richmond, Virginia, spent a
week recently with his parents
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Town-
send and family spent the week-
end at Port Elgin.
Mrs, Will McLean spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Wes-
ley Hall.
David and John Mullens of
Deschenes, Quebec, are spend-
ing a few days with their aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs, Ron-
ald McMichael.
Mr. and Mrs. KennethGib-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Jack-
son and Catherine, and Mr.
Bill Gibson of Hamilton, and
Miss Beth Thomson of St,
Thomas were week -end guests
with the Gibson girls.
Mrs. Ronald McMichael and
Janice attended the closing of
the Fordwich Public School 00
Saturday.
Week -end guests with Mr.
Jim Allan were Dr. J. R. Allan
of Montreal, Mr, and Mrs,
Harry Allan from. London, and
Mr, and Mrs. Robert Montgom-
ery and Mr, and Mrs. 13ob
Armour of Toronto,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hupfer
of Detroit, Michigan, are
spending a week visiting friends
and relatives around Wroxeter,
Mr, and. Mrs, Dan Walker
of Paris and Mr. Kenneth Wal-
ker of Galt spent the week -end
with Mr. and Mrs. Russ Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Ries
and family of Hamilton visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald McMichael on Saturday
evening.
Mr, and Mrs, Blair Sharp,
John, Tommy, Davey and San:
dra of Sarnia, arrived Sunday
to spend a few days with Mr.
John Hupfer,
THE AVERAGE WIFE is very
talented, since she is endowed
with three different voices -- a
company voice, a telephone
voice, and the voice she uses
on her husband.
Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Aug, 29, 1963 Page 3
with Mrs, Wm, Graham of
Comma..
Mr, Stewart Coupland, who
spent the week -end with Mrs,
Coupland at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Robinson, re-
turned to Toronto on Monday,
Mrs, George Dickinson and
children of Ripley are spending
this week at the home of her
sister, Mrs, Elmer Sleightholm,
Mr, and Mrs, Gershom
Johnston and their family, Mr.
and Mrs, Chas, Wood and fam-
ily and Mr. and Mts. Ross Mc-
Michael and family of Seaford;
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth John-
ston and family of Clinton, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Johnston and
children, London, Mr, and.
Mrs. Jas, Johnston and family,
Turnberry, and Mr. and Mrs,
Robinson and family, Donny
brook, held a family get-
together at Formosa Park ori
Sunday,
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First of a Series
The Old Order
Less than two hours' drive by
car from the heart of Metro-
politan Toronto one finds him-
self in what could be termed
"another world". I am refer-
ring to the unique group of
plainly dressed farm folk of
northern Waterloo County and
surrounding districts known as
the Old Order Mennonites. If
on a Sunday morning you
should drive along Highways
No, 85 or 86, north of Kitch-
ener, near Elmira, St, Jacobs
or Wallenstein, you will notice
these quaintly attired people
by the hundreds driving in open
buggies and carriages to or
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ennonites
from church, These people
are descendants of the pioneers
of Waterloo County and live in
a society all their own in this
modern age of jet planes and
space travel. During the last
four centuries they have not
changed their customs or phil-
osophy of life very much.
In order to differentiate be-
tween this particular group and
other Mennonite sects, as well
as between the Amish, Quakers
Hutterites and Doukabors, I
shall briefly state what is to
the best of my knowledge the
time and place of origin of
each group. All other sects of
Mennonites have branched off
or left this Old Order Group
which originated in Switzerland
about 1530. Most of them left
to become more modern, a few
to become more conservative
or strict. The Amish left for
the latter reason in 1683 under
the leadership of Jacob Ammon
The Quakers originated in
England, George Fox being
their founder around the year
'1650. The Hutterites had their
beginning in Austria about the
year 1530 under a man named
Jacob Hutter, This group lives
in colonies and practises the
communal way of life. The
Doukabors came from Russia
and have no connection what-
soever with the above groups.
Are you interested in finding
out more about the origin of
the Old Order Mennonites with
their unusual qualities and
habits? Who was the founder
of this group? After whom
were these people named and
from what church and country
did he come? Perhaps you al-
ready know that they are main-
ly an agricultural people and
have always been considered
to be among the best farmers
of this continent. You may
also have found out that they do
not attend movies, dances,
card parties, etc.
Do you know what is their
traditional language? What is
the order of their church ser-
vices? How do they ordain
their bishops, ministers and
deacons, and what qualificat-
ions do they need to be an
official in the church? What
remuneration do these church
leaders get? Maybe you have
wondered how these parents
manage to keep their young
folks on the farms and train
them to do such routine, un-
eventful, difficult and uncer-
tain work as farming, How do
these people manage to stay
with basics, avoiding frills or
luxuries which most of us take
for granted? Are you surprised
to learn that they have only
about one per cent of bachelors
and spinsters among their group
that divorces or separations are
unheard of and that none of
their children are sent to high
BY PAUL S. BAUMAN
school?
Can you realize that among
this group the father as a rule
plays the role of the benevolent
dictator in the home, and that
the mother wears a small,
white net cap called a prayer
veil most of the time to show
that she is submissive to her
husband? Why are these people
so thrifty, hard working, yet
contented and happy? How do
they make money to buy and
keep up their large fertile
farms and their spacious houses
and barns from such an uncer-
tain occupation as farming
with all its disadvantages of
fluctuating prices, livestock
and crop diseases, unfavourable
weather conditions etc.?
Would you be interested in
knowing their marriage rules,
courtship customs and how their
physical and mental health
corresponds with that of other
people?
This group consists of about
2, 000 people all living in the
north Waterloo district, but
there are some five or six other
Mennonite sects living in that
area, the majority of them
having accepted some aspects
of our modern way of life,
During the next few weeks
several articles will appear in
this paper which will tell many
interesting facts and glimpses
of the life of these people who
really don't want any publi-
city.
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Paul Bauman, 18 Thomas
Street, Streetsville, lived all
of his early life near Elmira,
Ontario, in the northern part
of Waterloo County. This is
the "hub" of the Old Order
Mennonite settlement in the
province. Here he worked on
his father's farm and for other
farmers of the same faith, Be-
cause he attended this church
for nearly thirty years, he has
an intimate knowledge of these
people. At the age of 24 he
entered Elmira High School and
in 1941 graduated from the
Stratford Teachers' Training
College. From 1944 to 1948
he taught at the Streetsville
Public School (now the Russell
Langmaid Public School).
WHITECHURCH
Mr. Harold Gaunt of Beloit,
Wisconsin, is spending a few
days this week with Mr. Thos.
Gaunt, Wingham, and with
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gaunt,
Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Bee-
croft and Kirk Beecroft spent
the week -end with Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Kirk at Russell Is-
land, north of Lake St. Clair.
Mrs. John McGee, Wingham,
accompanied them and visited
ACCENT on YOUTH
ftONTIER
DAYS PARADE
OPEN TO ALL 16 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER
PRIZES IN EACH CLASS: First Prize, $15.00;
Second Prize, $10.00; Third Prize, $5.00
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1—Best national float.
2—Best national costume.
3—Most original float.
4—Most original costume.
5—Best decorated vehicles — (Bicycles, tricycles,
wagons, dol! buggies).
6—Best pioneer costume.
7—Best frontier float.
8—Best Indian dress.
9—Best cowboy or cowgirl attire.
10—Float and entrant coming farthest distance.
A grand prize will be awarded for the float or entrant
adjudged best in the entire parade.
THE FOLLOWING WINGHAM BUSINESSMEN HAVE
DONATED PRIZE MONEY:
First — Edighoffer (Wingham) Ltd.; Western
Foundry Company Ltd.; Berry Door Co., Ltd.; Hodgins -
McDonald (Wingham) Ltd.; Percy Clark; Miller's
Ladies' Wear; W. B. Conron Insurance; Canadian
Tire Corp., R. E. Campbell; Lloyd -Truax Ltd.; Vance's
Drug Store,
Second — Hafermehl's Jewellery (two prizes);
Hayes Family Clothing; Red Front Grocery; Wingham
Body Shop; Burke Electric; Wingham Advance -Times;
Remington's LGA; Fry & Blackhall Ltd.; W. H. Gurney
& Son; Hanna's Men's Wear; Eatons of Canada.
Third --- Dunlop Shoe Store; Armitage Bros.; Ben-
nett's 5c to $1.00 Store (two prizes); Deyell's Meat
Market; Burke Electric; Readman's Texaco Service
Station; Callan Shoe Store; Wingham Meat Market;
United Dairy & Poultry Co-op.
GRAND PRIZE OF $25.00 FOR THE BEST OVERALL
FLOAT, ENTRANT AND BAND
Vance's Drug Store, $15.00; C. Hodgins, Massey -
Ferguson Dealer, $10,00; Jack Alexander Hardware,
$10,00; E. Elliott Insurance, $5.00; Earl's Men's
Wear, $2,00.
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