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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-10-17, Page 9More Housing May Be Needed The news that the town council will support a survey by the Department of Economics and Development to determine whether or not Wingham needs more low -rental housing is encouraging. Some of our citizens may disagree. They may point to the Hillcrest develop- ment and the recently -erected senior citizens' apartments as indications that the community has already looked after these needs. This claim may prove to be valid when the results of the survey are evaluated —but on the other hand, there may still be many families seeking better or more economical places to live. After all, the people who are unsatisfied with their pre- sent accommodation do not hang signs out front. They put up with what they have until something better is offered. Adequate housing is one of the most vital factors in any growing community today. For instance, it would be hard to imagine any great progress in conversa- tions with an industrialist we wanted to attract to town if we had no plans what- soever for housing his potential em- ployees. As a matter of fact, housing is so scarce in all Western Ontario communi- ties at present that a few surplus homes here would unquestionably attract more families as residents of Wingham. Scarce- ly a week passes without inquiries at The Advance -Times office from persons who would locate permanently in Wingham if suitable housing could be found. These people are frequently found to be sales representatives for commercial firms. Wingham is attractive to them, not only for its own attributes but because of its geographical location. It is in the centre of a thriving market area and residence here would place such salesmen in a posi- tion where they could return home each evening, rather than spending the week out "on the road" and driving back to the city on Friday evening. Every additional family of stable in- come and sound character that we can attract to Wingham adds to the prosperity and healthy growth of the town. If more homes would bring them here, then they would likely be a worthwhile investment. Fortunately no quick decisions are re- quired in this case. The department will take a survey and when the results are known recommendations will be forth- coming for the council to study. If you are asked to co-operate in the survey it would be a good idea to do so. We Do Have Fixed Ideas A week or two ago a brief camera shot during a national television newscast, was devoted to a unique church in the United States. In this particular church the organ has been replaced by a modern jazz band for musical accompaniment. We will admit to a sensation of shock when we heard the deeply significant re- sponses of the congregation and the words of a Lutheran service intoned to the type of music which one normally associates with a dance hall. No doubt other listeners had the same reaction. Alt Thinking the incident over later in a " uiet moment v'e realized how tightly all human beings are bound by their own - experience. There is no real and authen- tic reason to believe that only the sedate music with which we are familiar is ac- ceptable in a worship service. We have ail heard Negro spiritual hymns, and most of us have long since recognized that even though the rhythm and tempo are nothing like our own religious music, these songs truly express the worship and faith of the people who sing them. Why is it then so incomprehensible that jazz music could fill the same place? Only because we have for long associated a very different form of music with our church services. No doubt we would have much the same reaction if we were to attend a synagogue, where the music is nothing like ours—but has been used to worship God much longer than the kind we employ. All this remains in the realm of specu- lation, of course, since our church ser- vices are threatened by the invasion of neither jazz nor Hebrew music. It may point up, however, the truth that we are all inclined to be extremely biased in our thinking where religion is concerned. If Christianity is to survive the on- slaughts of a rapidly -changing world, we may have to forget a good many of our old prejudices, which are usually concern- ed with non -essentials. it is the funda- mentals of our faith that really matter. The Way To Win Friends It is doubtful that the International Longshoremen made themselves very popular last week when they refused to permit passengers to be landed et either Montreal or Quebec from two liners which had attempted to dock. Eventu- ally the ships had to sail back to Halifax and discharge passengers there. Several of our own friends in the weekly newspaper business were aboard one of the ships, the Empress of Canada, and we can well imagine the frame of mind they would be in after this needless delay. The unions have learned how to shake the big stick when they go out on strike, but they certainly have much to find out when it comes to public relations. Heroine Backs Fluoridation Dr. Frances O. Kelsey, heroine of the thalidomide crisis, is among the many medical authorities who has endorsed fluoridation of water supplies. The Canadian -born doctor, medical of- ficer of the U. S. Food and Drug Adminis- tration, made headlines in 1962 when she kept thalidomide off the American mar- ket. For her action, she was presented with the Distinguished Federal Civil Ser- vice Medal by President John F. Kennedy. Emphasizing the overwhelming scien- tific support of fluoridation, Dr. Kelsey says: "Research by the U. S. Public Health Service, state health departments and independent research organizations has established that the fluoridation of water supplies is usually effective in pre- venting tooth decay. "This public measure, based on more than 30 years of research," Dr. Kelsey continues, "has been thoroughly investi- gated and approved by such organizations as the American Dental Association, Am- erican Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Research Council." Among the many well-known Ameri- cans who have endorsed fluoridation are: Dr. Paul Dudley White, noted cardiolo- gist and personal physician to ex -President Eisenhower, who also endorses fluorida- tion; Dr. Benjamin Spock, world famous pediatrician; Dr. Luther L. Terry, U. S. Surgeon General; . Dr. Walter Alvarez, syndicated health columnist; Clare Booth Luce, writer and diplomat, and President John F. Kennedy. ..4 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE - TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros, Limited W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert 0, Wenger, Secretary -`treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation; Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Associ- ation; Member Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Authorized by the Post Office Department as Second Class Maii and for payrnent of postage in cath Subscription Rate: One Year, $4.00; Sik Months, $2.25, in advance U.S.A., $500 per year; Foreign rate, $S.00 per year Advertising Rates On application One Moment Please Rev, G. C. Mitchell Bluevale, Ont, A cloud lay cradled near the setting sun, A gleam of crimson tinged its braided snow; Long had I watched the glory moving on O'er the still radiance of the lake below. Tranquil its spirit seemed and floated slow -- Even in its very motion there was rest, While every breath of eve that chanced to blow Wafted the traveller to the glorious West, Emblem, methought, of the departed soul To whose bright robe the gleam of bliss is given, And by the breath of mercy made to roll Right onward to the golden gates of heaven, Where, to the eye of faith it peaceful lies And tells anon his glorious des- tiny. The poet sat on the bank of a lake in Northern England. He saw a cloud drifting slowly to the west. He thought of a soul on its way to Elysium be- yond the sunset. There is no thought of our modern hurry to get somewhere. The soul does not need a jet aeroplane. There is no problem of our human body or of distance to our destination. This poem is a sample of a devotional meditation without theological problems. There are times when we just want to draw near to God and find peace and comfort. REMINISCING OCTOBER 1913 On Monday evening the members of the Choir of the Baptist church assembled at the home of Rev. G. V. Collins, who recently resigned as Pastor of the Baptist church and pre- sented him with an address and a handsome Club bag. Meredith Ruttle of Kincar- dine who studied Stenography at the Wingham Business Col- lege four years ago, has return- ed to take the Commercial course. Mr. Richard Anderson has gone to Donald, Ont, , where he will spend the winter. We hope to soon have him with us again as Mr. Anderson is one of Wingham's best citizens whom we can ill afford to lose. Gordon Shielis, medical stu- dent, who has been fire ranging in Northern Ontario, is here on a visit, prior to resuming his studies at Western University. Mr. James Angus has dispos- ed of his property, consisting of about 30 acres, within the town limits, to a syndicate of Wing - ham men, who will proceed to develop it in the intervals of the town. 0--0--0 OCTOBER 1926 Mrs. Wm. Henderson wishes to thank the Firemen and em- ployees of the Western Foundry especially, Lloyd Hingston, Clarence Hingston, Hugh Pren- tice, and Jack Deyell, for their promptness in getting her fire under control. Very successful services were held at the Wingham Unit- ed Church on Sunday, Oct. 17, the occasion being the Silver Anniversary of the Church. Mr, Chas. Proctor, 4th line of Morris, was taken suddenly ill while driving cattle on Tues- day and passed away quietly on Wednesday afternoon. The death occuj;7.d in Vic- toria on Saturday, Oct. 31st, John Wesley Connell ex M.P. P., and a former resident of Wingham. Older residents of the town remember the Connell family quite well. OCTOBER 1938 The Young People's Union of the United Church held their annual election of officers . The officers are as follows: President, DeWitt Miller; 1st vice-president, Tena Reid; sec.. retary, Caroline Wellwood; treasurer, Fred Howson. Pro- gram conveners are: Group 1, FIRST NUMBERS for the Kinsmen Home Bingo were drawn by W. G. (Bud) Cruickshank at the Lyceum Theatre last week. The bingo rules call for a full card to declare e winner for a $100.00 prize. Proceeds go toward Kinsmen community service work. —Advance -Times Photo. in8bant 20bancezZinte t�`tl Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 17, 1963 SECOND SECTION • 3III111111111111111111tllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111!Illllllllllllpllllllllllll111111llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHllllllllllillllll SUGAR and SPICE fflhll11u1111uum Byi 1I Smiley pli,ili!111'lll lulu;= What did you do, old friend, on Thanksgiving week end? Whatever it w a s, it could not have been any- thing but pleasant on this odd, pagan holiday, so pecul- iarly Canadian. I know. We imported it from the States. But we have made it very much our own, and it has a flavor that is purely Canadian, much dif- ferent from the Thanks- giving observed across the line. Pagan? Yes, indeed. It should be a religious time, with the entire population on its knees, giving thanks with full heats. * * * The percentage of the pop- ulace that is on its knees on Thanksgiving Day could prob- ably be accommodated in a couple of trolley cars. The rest are on their wheels, their feet, or their tails. Thanksgiving week end marks the last gay, mad fling of the Canadian people be- fore they get down to the serious business of trying to stay sane through another winter. Hazel Wilson and Edith Field; Group 2, Yvonne McPherson and R. Knox; Group 3, J. Tiffin and W. Cruickshank; Group 4, Har- ry Brown and Margaret Mundell; Group 5, Caroline Wellwood and Cora Gannett. The Chainway Stores have leased the building formerly occupied by Christie's Grocery store. At present work of re- modelling the store is under- way. 0--0--0 OCTOBER 1948 Mr, Roy Disney of Holly- wood, and Burbank, California, called on Bluevale friends re- cently. He was accompanied by his wife and while there took pictures of his ancestral home in Morris. Roy is a brother of the fa- mous Walt, Disney and is business head of the Disney Cor- poration. Mr. and Mrs. Allister Green and daughter, Lynda, formerly of Wroxeter, moved to their new home on Leopold St. , this week, The Medical Alumni Associ- ation Scholarship has been awarded to James Hall, who entered his first premedical year at the University of Toron- to in September. It's the week end to charge about the country, visiting relatives or friends, pointing wildly to the Iast furious fling of color in the trees, making t h e last nostalgic trip to the cot- tage, getting out in the boat for one, final buzz. It's the week end to tramp the lush, fall fairways for that last, blasphemous game of golf, to stroll the muted woods with a gun, to wade the navel -deep ice -water for that last rainbow trout. * * * It's the week end to sit in your favorite chair, cold beer to hand, and watch all the football games on television, your peace broken only by the maddening aroma of roasting turkey. Or, if you're the domestic type, it's the week end for quiet pleasures, deeper satis- factions: putting on the storm windows, raking and burning leaves, bringing in your bulbs. Not exactly a religious holiday, is it? I think there's a great dumb feel- ing of thankfulness in Canadians at this time of year, but it doesn't manage to break through the pagan rituals with which we have surrounded the occasion. I'm not complaining; mere- ly observing. But every year, at Thanksgiving, I make per- sonal and lonely effort to take an hour off from the fun, compose my features into a suitable solemn expres- sion, and think about the things for which I should be thankful. I don't have to search. Sometimes I can do it in 10 minutes. * * * The first thing for which I am thankful is being alive. Hundreds of millions aren't, and look at what they're missing! The second is food. I have been hungry, and it's the most degrading, demoral- izing, soul-destroying illness in this world. Another r e a so n to be thankful is for freedom. In this country, we have a per- sonal freedom to speak, work and worship that is beyond the wildest dreams of the majority of our fellow hu- mans. Health is a reason for raising thanks. I can no longer outstrip a gazelle, but I can outrun a 60 -year - Lions Receive Acknowledgment Dear Mr. Vance; We have received your sign- ed Easter Seal Agreement and once again welcome your club as a participant in the 1964 Easter Seal Campaign. In the past 15 years, your club has raised $18, 630.57 through your campaigns. These funds, used by you locally and by the Society in the provincial program, have made a great difference to many crippled children — a chance for im- provement and perhaps, a com- plete recovery. We look forward to working with your club in the next twelve months, in the interests of needy crippled children. Sincerely yours, R. Auld, Executive Director, 1N DUTCH ELM CURE The Independent Business- man carries an informative letter to the editor which could be the answer for the Dutch Elm disease which is rapidly de- pleting the stand of fine shade trees in this part of the conti- nent. The letter from a Niagara - on -the -Lake man states several years ago he noticed leaves dropping off his elm shade tree in July. Recalling an old formula written by a Wisconsin doctor, he drove 20 11"zinc coated (galvanized) nails into the elm's trunk at the ground level. The nails cost ten cents. Today the elm is hardy at 60 years of age and stands on a two -foot trunk. Had it not been for the ten -cent cure it would have cost $100 to have the tree cut down and removed. Because of the success he has had in saving his shade tree he believes thousands of elms can be saved all over the coun- try for only ten cents each. old lady with arthritis. I can't swim five miles any more, but I can swim far- ther than my wife. That's good enough. Work you like is reason for thankfulness. I like mine. It's too hard, and I don't make enough money, and I'm al- ways behind in it, but I Like it. Environment is another source of thankfulness. I wouldn't trade my oak tree and my black squirrels, my favorite trout stream and my partridge -haunted woods for the Taj 1Vlahal With Liz Taylor in residence. There you are. Out of space, and I've barely started, Try it. You don't know how rich you are until you begin to count.