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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-04-28, Page 9REMINISCING APRIL 1917 st, Andrew's Manse, Wing ham was the scene of a quiet ' but pretty wedding on Tuesda y evening at five o'clock when Miss Janisa, eldest daughter of Rev. David and Mrs, Perrie, was united in marriage to Mr. HarmoludchH. damage Pa rker.w as done at Fordwich on Friday when fire started in the Arlington Hotel, burning the building to the ground, and spread to the blacksmith shop and an adjoin- ing stable, which were both totally do, Mrs. Copeland Heath has purchased from Ritchie & Cos- ens, the Elder property on Shut- er St now occupied by Mrs. Boyd. She has sold her farm in Lower Wingham to Mr. John Ar- mour whom we understand will take possession at once. A quiet wedding was solem- nized at St. Andrew's Manse, Wingham, on Wednesday after- noon, April 11th, when Miss Bessie Laidlaw, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Jos. Laidlaw, of East Wawanosh was united in mar- riage to Mr. Samuel Coulter of Turnberry. APRIL 1931 Workmen are busy this week wrecking the north part of Merk- ley's Garage. The upper storey will be removed to lessen their fire danger. Mr. Reg. Sutton has accept- ed a position with the Adamson Hardware of Orangeville, and will take up his duties on Fri- day. Mr. Russel Gaunt, White- church, has purchased the farm owned by Mr. J. P. McGlynn, on the 3rd Con, of Kinloss, D. E. Holmes received word on Monday of his appointment as Crown Attorney of the Coun- ty of Huron. He succeeds his father, Dudley Holmes, who was recently appointed county judge of the County of Simcoe. APRIL 1941 William Harold Pym has been accepted as a wireless op- erator and reports July 6th, at London, to the RCAF. Ken Som-: ers has also been accepted by the RCAF and is waiting for word to report. A wedding of interest in this community was solemnized at the manse, St. Helens, on Wed- nesday, April 16th, at noon, when Luella Ona,. only daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Laidlaw, of West Wawanosh, became the bride of Mr. Joseph John Kerr, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kerr, of Blue- vale. His sister, Miss Marjorie Kerr, and Mr. Jack Carter, Wingham, were the attendants. Mr. T. B. Johnston, ofFord- wich, has purchased the store business and residential proper- ty of Mrs. Taylor at Belgrave. He takes possession May 1. Mr. Johnston's store was destroyed by fire at Fordwich recently. Two young ladies of this dis- trict are members of the gradu- ating class of Victoria Hospital, London, this spring, Miss Lenora Higgins, of Turnberry, and Miss Edythe Martin, of Wroxeter. APRIL 1952 A dinner was held at Hotel Brunswick on Friday, April 11, at 12.30 p.m. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin, on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary. Listeners to radio station CKNX were saddened on Satur- day to learn of the death of one of the announcers on that sta- tion, Barry Kaye, who was well- known and very popular in this town. The manse at Mitchell was the scene of a quiet wedding on Saturday afternoon, April 12th, when Rev. G. M. Lamont united in marriage Agnes Ber- nice, older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bartlett, and Murray Edward Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Jenkins of Wingharn. The class Was discussing nick-names. Turning to one pupil, the teacher asked, "And why were you named Bill?" "My folks really didn't have much choice," was the reply. "I came on the first of the month:' In its wisdom, the Canadian Parliament has decided that the death penalty should not be abolished, that capital punish- ment should be preserved. I agree. Completely. In my youthful, idealistic days, I had a crazy idea that the cold, deliber- ate taking of a human life by a civilized society was wrong. But I'm becoming blunted in a world where young men who never did a nasty thing are killed daily, and women and children are bombed and burned daily, all in the name of peace. In the face of this, who can worry about a handful of hood- lums about to be hanged? If there's the odd one who wasn't guilty, tough! There are a lot of other non-guilty people dying these days, and always have been. Without a trial and jury. What I can't understand is the Canadian Parliament% lack of follow-through. It's pretty disappointing, to one who has upheld this nation against its petty attackers for years. But we get this again and again. Take the Gerda Munsing- er case. A few red faces, a few TV tears, and it's all over. In the capital punishment case, our Canadian politicians had a chance to set the world on fire. Did they do it? Not they, They cast their votes and went home for the holidays, Not an iota of imagination in the whole hang-dog group. This was their chance to give Canada a penal system unequalled in the world. I don't, for one instant, think all those chaps who voted "Nay" are in favor of hanging. It's a pretty crude business, After all, some times the rope is too loose, or the head is too loose, and the girl reporters puke, I think something could be done about this. Paper bags, perhaps. Not a single M.P. suggested another way of dealing with murderers. There are dozens. But I believe the most sporting way, for the culprits, and the least lacerating way, for a touchy society, would be to throw all the varieties of execu- tion into a hat and let the pros- pective departude take his pick. It would add a certain "Jenny- Say-Kwoy" to the whole thing, which, in these troubled clays, might keep Quebec within the fold. Throw them all in a hat. There's something for every- body. For the softies: slashing of wrists and gentle expiration 'n the bathtub, or an overdose of sleeping pills. For the bards: electrocution; gas; diving into an empty (concrete-bottom) swimming pool; bullet through the head. For the exotic: the guillotine; the exeutioner's axe; impale. ment on a sharp stake; being torn to pieces by four wild horses; being lowered in;.o a pit of vipers. Of course, you have to take what you get. Just because you're a flamboyant type doesn't mean that you're going to pick the ballot saying you'll be burned at the stake. You might get the one saying death by strangling. Tough. But at least there'd be some imagination in the whole thing. And this could be spread through the whole penal system. Shoplifters could be deported to the U.S. Kids who stole apples would be branded on the fore- head with T for Thief. Income-tax-cheaters and peo- ple who were tricky with their expense accounts would be sent to the tundra with four dollars, a fishing line, and all three of their wives. This would fill up our , great northern spaces smartly. There are great possibilities. Pass along your suggestions, and I'll pass them along to Par- liament, In just over 100 years the amazing Salvation Army found- ed by General William Booth in England has spread its mission, movement and welfare to 69 countries and colonies. The power of spiritual and material help without question has sur- mounted all barriers. The Salvation Army has marched beyond the doors of stately churches. It has carried the gospel of the Samaritan to the scenes of squalor and pover- ty and suffering, to the horrors of battle fields, to the terrors of disasters. When those strick- en look up, the band of The Army is there to help them. Organization of The Salva- tion Army appears to have less red tape than any other in the world. In emergency, The Ar- my succor appears by magic. There are no fanfares, no head- lines, no legislative debates, no chest thumping and no ques- tion of color, condition or creed. There is hope for the spirit and food for the hungry, for those who need either, With all go the friendly smiles and strong helping hands of the men and women workers. Throughout Canada the Red Shield Appeal of The Salvation Army will, it is certain, be warmly supported. W. T. Cruickshank, chairman, has ex- pressed his hopes for a ready response to the Appeal which W. Stuart Forbes Directs Exercise The Huron County Emergen- cy Measures Organization held a successful exercise, utilizing the County Council Chambers as an emergency headquarters. Warden Kenneth Stewart and a number of elected officials, including Frank Walkom, May- or of Goderich, attended. The simulated exercise was under the direction of W. Stuart Forbes, E. M. 0, co-ordinator, who was assisted by Fred Skel- ton, the Lambton County co- ordinator and Jack Yates, of Sarnia, a radiological special- ist. Fallout from a nuclear ex- plosion was used as a vehicle and many decisions of magni- tude were made by the elected officials. R. Stock, deputy-director of the Emergency Measures Branch of the Provincial At- torney General's Department at- tended with T.E.M. Smyth, as observers. Many lessons were learned from this exercise which gave the responsible officials an op- portunity to actively partici- pate. begins on Monday, May 2, with an objective of $5, 000.00. Captain Albert Ferris is the local Salvation Army represent- ative in this area. Direct all donations to The Salvation Ar- my, Box 610 Wingham. Bigger Children Problem in Japan Tokyo house builders are eyeing the "growing" teenager. For the past 40 years Japan- ese teenagers have been grow- ing progressively taller and heavier than their parents. Since 1900 the average height of 14- years-old have jumped by some five inches. To meet this trend, schools are being equipped with larger desks and seats. If this trend continues, it is anticipated the building industry will introduce new construction specifications, raising the height of doorways and ceilings. Attributed to higher living standards, the changing height and weight pattern became most marked during the 1050- 65 period. While all age groups showed increases, 14- years-old boys recorded the big- gest weight gains with an over- all 20 percent increase during the 15 year span. Amazing Army THE REV. DONALD C, MacDONALD, Mo- derator of the Synod of Hamilton and Lon- don, knocked three times on the door of St. Andrew's Church with a shepherd's staff as the minister, Rev. G. L. Fish, also await, ed the opening of the doors by the clerk of session. —Advance-Times Photo. blob= Att antoeinte Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, April 28, 1966 SECOND SECTION Pick Your Execution Increases in pay for school teachers are not exactly startling news, since they come up every spring, just like the green grass, Nevertheless boosts in public school teachers' salaries should be wel- comed. Recently the minister of education an- nounced that new and higher standards of training will be required for elementary school teachers. If this is to be the case then salaries must rise accordingly. Though a worthwhile teacher needs a great deal more than mere ambition to earn high wages, it cannot be denied that without reasonably high salary standards we will not attract the capable sort of young people we need in the teaching pro- fession, We live in an age when the low- priced occupations are left to the dullards and the misfits. We believe that the differential be- tween the salaries of public school teach- ers and high school teachers is far too great. Admittedly, if the high school teacher has a university education and has specialized in his particular field, he can rightly expect considerably more for his work that the elementary school teach- er who has not devoted as much time or money to training in the profession. But this is, apparently, just what the minister had in mind when he made his announce- ment. The public school teachers are fill- ing a tremendously important place in our It is a great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to the two dentists, Dr. R. M. Beyers and Dr. D. T. Sybersma, who have taken over Dr. E. F. Shaunessy's practice. Their services are needed in this commun- ity and it is a great relief to know that Wingha,m and the surrounding area will be adequately provided with competent dentists. Many communities in Canada, particu- larly the smaller ones, are without den- On our side of the world we are liv- ing amidst such plenty that we customar- ily forget that four-fifths of the earth's people are hungry all the time. It is easy to feel bright and cheerful when one's stomach is full — and conversely, such things as communism or freedom don't mean a great deal when the children in the hut are crying for food. An article we read recently contained one statement of fact which was a chilling reminder of the pressures which the next few years. will bring. The fact was that it has taken mankind the full eons of his history to achieve a population level of 3.3 billion people—but in 33 years that figure will be doubled. The article said no more about popu- Freedom of expression, like many of our vaunted privileges in the Canadian democracy, stands on a tottery founda- tion. The firing of the two TV personalities who handled the program "This Hour Has Seven Days" is proof that a government- 'controlled medium of public expression does not always serve the truth nor the public interest. "Seven Days" was television's only un- fettered attempt at the honest expression of opinion on matters of public concern. It had daringly tried to focus attention on a wide range of subjects in the Canadian scene. Several times it had exposed in justice. Several times, too, it had dealt with topics which were shocking to the average person in the viewing audience. It had been accused of bad taste and poor judgment, as has every medium society and they need more and better training, Since the tremendous acceleration of learning in secondary schools has been de- manded, there is even greater need for sound basic education in our elementary schools. It would be interesting to know how many high school drop-outs are the young people who got a poor start in the early grades of public school. Within the first two or three years, perhaps even in the kindergarten year most children attain their permanent at- titude to education. All too many of them settle for the apparent fact that schooling is something to live through because the authority of parents and law demands that they go to school. It is not necessary to pamper the av- erage child with a lot of fancy entertain- ment in the early grades. Most humans, even as small children, have a certain capacity and love of work and achieve- ment, even though they would rather die than admit the fact. What is desperately needed is the type of who and highly-trained teacher who can instill a deep desire for know- ledge — a desire which will pervade the pupil not only through his school years, but until his last breath has been drawn. Public school teachers are entrusted with the most vital task in this modern and swiftly-changing world. tists and the resultant load on those who are practising in the larger centres is more than the profession can carry. In fact, the number of young people who are entering the universities in dental courses is considerably less than the an- nual requirements of this growing popu- lation. Any young person who is in quest of a career would do well to get all the information about dentistry and the op- portunities it offers today. lation increase, but we wonder how soon it will double again. In 10 years, or per- haps in three years? It is obvious that the mental capacity of the human race, or at least of those who are charged with the responsibility for providing leadership, will have to cope with a situation a million times more ex- plosive than the biggest hydrogen bomb. Without some very miraculous discoveries the population of the globe will be more than we have space to contain or food to nourish. Hopefully, science will come up with two tremendously important answers — the means to limit the rate of human re- production and the sources of vast new food supplies. which seeks to reprove the public con- science. Its one great error, however, was in publicly expressing opinion about our politicians. Without doubt it was the po- litical implications which spelled its downfall. Canadian governments have made a praiseworthy effort at keeping their hands off the CBC—and it is for this very reason that the CBC has been permitted to carry such a high percentage of "far out" drama and drivel. But apparently Seven Days was more than they could take. We believe that the program, though not always in good taste, made an extre- mely worthwhile contribution to the de- velopment of public thought and con- science. We believe, too, that if the CBC has yielded to the pressure and gagged its only truly expressive program, its op- inions from here on are of little value. Foundations of Learning Welcome to Wingham Hungry Prospect The Cost of Free Speech 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 Association. Authorized by the Post Office Department as Second Class Mall and for payment of postage in cash. Subscription Rate: 1 year, $5.00; 0 months, $2.75 do advance; U.S.A., $7,00 per yr,; Foreign rate, $7.00 per yr. Advertising Rates on application.