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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-08-18, Page 9r a • The Gathering Crowd James. Hilton Currie, cur., ready on a trip to the Holy Land and Western Europe is sending a daily account of his travels to Wingham which will appear in the Advance-Times. His many friends and relatives should find this column interest' ing. July 29, 1966 SS Shalohm Arrived at Mahon Airport at 8.10 a.m. Had coffee. Check- ed baggage through Customs, Strolled around until 8.30, Boarded plane at 8.45, In flight, passed over Niagara Falls.From this height rivers look like strips of rough rubber; sky is clear and ground visible in variegated colors. Arrived at John Kennedy Air- port at 10 a.m. Flew around for fifteen minutes before landing. Had a glass of milk. Wandered around airport putting in time, then by taxi to Canal S 1. Pier 32. Quite a long way; traffic terrible. Taxi fare $3.65. Had to wait until 1.30 to board ship. Sharing cabin with Peter Gonzales, a Spanish- American from Barcelona, pre- sently from Baltimore and re- turning to his home and family. Age about 40. I like him. Had afternoon coffee. A family from North York (Tor- onto) at the same table, They speak Hebrew. The father a native of Israel, Peter speaks. Spanish, of course, and he tells me some Of the stewards are Spanish, Watched the New York skyline as we sailed down the river, and saw the Statue of Liberty as we went by. o--0--0 July 30th SS Shalohm Slept through the dinner hour first night. Was up in good time for breakfast. Moved my watch on one hour, as time changed at midnight. Lunch at 1.15 p.m. new time. A dif- ferent group at table. They al- so spoke Hebrew and English as well, Lady next to me is from New York, She was surprised that I spoke English. Had ship drill this afternoon on deck with life jackets, Hope we do not have to use them. Peter was not able to ar- range our table seatings to- gether. Had dinner, ate spar- ingly of braised beef. Enjoyed it. The lady next to me is a native of Bulgaria. She tells me there they learn French, Spanish and Russian besides their own language. Peter, who has dinner at first sitting, is asleep. We have a date to see a movie later this ingbam Mtbancoetinte Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, August 18, 1966 SECOND SECTION SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smi~► la 'Co Travel Notes from J. H. Currie ed to seek refuge from the heat. 110w do you get it? Head far- ther north? Nope, you head south for the city and check into an air-conditioned hotel. With a swimming pool. It was done on impulse, with no room reservation. We were lucky. After four phone calls, we found ourselves ensconced in a fine big room, cool as a tomb, overlooking the swank swim- ming pool, And yet it was right in the heart of the city. Very pleasant. Free parking and free ice cubes appealed to my Scottish strain. We called a few people, and by 8 o'clock the joint was jump- ing, room service was on the gallop, and the room was filled with everything from teenagers to a grandmother who had just knocked off her 79th birthday and was prepared to celebrate the event till dawn. Fortunately, cooler heads pre- vailed, and by 11 p.m. all had gone their various ways. What to do? Too late for dinner or a show. Too early for bed. My wife, who turns into a Go- Go Girl when she gets into a ho- tel room and hasn't any meals or dishes or laundry to worry about, suggested we hit the cof- fee-house circuit. My daughter, whose foremost desire is to do • MAYOR DEWITT MILLER examines the best single rose in the Wingham Horti- cultural Society's first flower show. The entry was a Peace rose by Roy Bennett, of Wingham. Mayor Miller officially opened the show.—A-T Photo, Though few of us may have realized it, one of the reasons we have been so dedicated to our own particular brand of North American civilization has been due to our freedom of movement, We are a people who love uncrowded open spaces -lets of room to move around without being trampled by our neighbors, It is possible that this basic desire for elbow room was one of the compelling factors which brought our ancestors across the oceans to these shores. Our yearning for more material wealth and the inevitable increase in our population may, within a few years, corn pletely change the picture. Our cities grow larger, our highways become more crowded, and recreation areas are so jammed that they afford little pleasure. According to the trained observers, 1966 will set all-time records in the travel and holiday fields. Overnight accommoda- tion, hotels, resorts and travel facilities are enjoying an unprecedented boom. All this is wonderful for the economy but it is creating conditions which make some of us yearn for the "good old days" when business was a little less brisk. Though circumstances make it neces- sary for us to take our holidays at mid- summer, the time we actually prefer is the month of September, after most of the vacationers have gone home. Then the beaches are deserted, the motels and cabins are wide open for selection and the lakes are relatively safe for boating. The pressing need for more recreation facilities is evident on all sides. Every one of our provincial parks, whether for camping or merely for picnic purposes is filled to capacity, with hundreds of campers turned away every week-end. Within the past few years municipal parks and those provided by the various One of the most unfortunate aspects of the recent forceful demands of some Ontario farmers for higher milk prices is the role which has been forced upon On- tario's agricultural minister, William A. Stewart. Last week the federal minister of agriculture J. J. Greene descended to the level of stating that Mr. Stewart was playing politics in his effort to have the milk price question discussed on a na- tional basis. Those who know Mr. Stewart person. ally as one of our most devoted and hon- est representatives, resent the inference that he is a time-seeker in any way, par- ticularly where the interests of his fellow- farmers are concerned. Mr. Stewart has publicly stated that he fears a sharp rise in the price of On- Wonderf Again we would like to extend con- gratulations to the cadet trainees at Camp Ipperwash, a sizeable number of whom came from the Wingham District High School, as did several of their militia in- structors. Their "passing out" parade on Satur- day morning was a sight well worth see- ing—a truly commendable demonstration of how much a group of boys can absorb in a few short weeks. The same thought was expressed by the Hon. Paul Hellyer, minister of national defence, when he ad- dressed the 1500-odd cadets on the parade square at the end of the inspec- tion. The minister also pointed out the value of such training to the individual cadet in later life, when his experience with military discipline would stand him in good stead. The cadets at 1pperwash come in all There have been sales gains this year, many of them substantial and widely dis- tributed throughout all of Canadian in- dustry. Another big notching up in sales next year. Further expansion of new plant facilities and adcliti6ns to equip- ment to meet the insistently rising de- mands of business and consumers. That is the very bright prospect pre- sented now by The Financial Post's ex- clusive semi-annual survey of what Ca- nada's leading executives see ahead for their own companies. It provides corn- conservation authorities have taken a part of the load, but the numbers of campers and picnickers is outstripping the de- velopment of parks by a wide margin. One of the very finest of the new parks is located on the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence River at a point above the city of Cornwall where the new Lake St. Lawrence has been created by the erection of a vast dam. There are sev- eral individual parks in the area, but the largest and most attractive has been formed by joining several sizeable islands together by means of bridges and cause- ways, Six and a half miles of paved roadway are needed to provide access for the campers and picnickers and the total area is adequate for the use of several thousand visitors at a time with no sense of crowding. Another way in which Ontario offers unexcelled service to its citizens and visit- ors is by the provision of ample roadside tables. Ontario's Department of Highways has provided much better roadside facili- ties than we found in either New York or Pennsylvania. Most of the picnic sites here are clean and attractive, which can- not be said for many of those across the border. However, many Ontario towns, includ- ing Wingham, fail to give much thought to the travelling public in the provision of readily accessible drinking water and ice supplies. American communities are much more tourist conscious. Of course all the conditions we have described, the overcrowding of holiday facilities, highways and lakes is inevitable in countries where the populations have grown as fast as those of the United States and Canada. Time and taxes will be needed to better the situation. tario milk would switch some of the larg- er buyers to Quebec markets with a con- sequent loss of sales for Ontario farm- ers. Thus he has been trying to bring farm representatives (Federation as well as Union) into conference with the fed- eral and provincial departments. It would be difficult to imagine that the stature of the Ontario government or Mr. Stewart would have been enhanced by bowing to the threats of a few hun- dred tractor-driving radicals on our high- ways, as the OFU seemed to think they would. Mr. Stewart has soupht the op- inions of all farmers and those who know something of his character and ability don't need to be convinced that he is making a sincere effort to solve as many farm problems as swiftly as possible. ul Training shapes and sizes, from points all over On- tario. This year, too, there were three two-week courses for younger boys, some from the public schools of the province. It is expected that many of these two- weekers will return for the six weeks' course after they are in high school, The events of the past 25 or 30 years have certainly proven the need for an adequate force of trained men, not as a means of waging war, but rather as a deterrent to any nation which might con- sider our country an easy target for ag- gression. As one watches these fine young men performing the various phases of their drill there is a feeling of pro- found hope—that they will never be re- quired to use it in earnest, and that Canada will remain alert to its responsi- bilities, polling evidence that heightened activity in the vast majority of companies will keep Canada's record-long boom rolling right through centennial year. Two disturbing trends lurk under the sunny surface of success in sales: Costs of materials are moving up in far more firms than is usual. Despite the current surge in sales, after-tax profit gains in the first half were below earlier expectations. The real challenge to industry—and to labor is to hike productivity and plant efficiency. That's what mid-20th century technology and economics are all about. REMINISCING AUGUST 19/7 ivir. J, lienq Christie, one of Wingharn's most progressive merchants, has purchased a Ford car from Mr. A, M,Cree. ford, and will in future use it in the delivery of his groceries. He believes in keeping abreast with the times and found the horse and wages System unsatis• factory. The new delivery is covered with a black covering with white lettering. Mrs. Runstedler has rented the store recently vacated by Dr. Ford and has had the par- tition removed, giving her twice the space for her millin- ery parlors. When all repairs have been completed Mrs.Run- stedler will have millinery par- lors equal to the best of the city stores. The following students are gaining their Normal Entrance by farm work: Harry Armstrong, Olive Clow, Agnes Devereaux, Bertha Ellis, Lottie Johnston, Charles Johnston, Heloise Ken- nedy, Janet Kerr, Donald Mc- - Kenzie, Olive Rintoul, Fred Walker and William Wallace. Mr. J. G. Stewart reportsthe sale of R.R. Smith's residence to Mr. George Carr of town. This was formerly Mr. George McKenzie's old home, one of the many beauty spots in Wing- barn. AUGUST 1931 A very pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Garniss on August fourth when their youngest daughter, Ida Jean became the bride of Robert Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson of Westfield. Mr. Percy Biggs of Cochran; has purchased the grocery busi- ness of Mr. T. C. McElroy and took possession on Wednesday. At the recent examinations of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, the following piano pu- pils of Mrs. C. M. L. Hanna were successful: Primary, Cath- erine Nortrop; Introductory, Doris Armitage and Jean Cruick- shank (honors), Mary Elizabeth McKibbon (honors), Mary Julia Preston. Miss Marjorie Gibson has been successful in passing her exams in Kindergarten Primary at the Summer School held at Stratford Normal. The marriage of Bessie Pearl, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Pinnell of the Maples, Kinlough, and Lorne Wellington, youngest son of Mr and Mrs. W. A. Sanderson of Wingham, was quietly solem- nized on Saturday, at 7 o'clock at the United Church, Blyth, by Rev. Eric Lloyd Anderson. AUGUST 1941 Mr. A. D. MacWilliam, proprietor of the Huron Motors, will take over the property on John Street in the rear of the Queen's Hotel on Sept, 1st. This building is now being ren- ovated into a modern garage and service station. A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben McClenaghan, 2nd Con. Kinloss, on Thursday, July 31, at four p.m., when their eldest daughter, Lorna Is- abel, became the bride of Charles Harry Moss, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moss of West Wawanosh. At a meeting of the hospital board held Tuesday night, Miss Winnifred Douglas, keg. N. , was engaged to take over the duties as Superintendent of Wingham General Hospital. Miss Douglas will report Sep- tember 1st, and Miss C. Schultz, who has been superintendent for over two years, and who has resigned on account of ill health, will remain on duty un- til the middle of September. Mr. C. R. Coulees, of Bel- grave, has purchased Mrs.J. O. Habkirk's house on Minnie St. AUGUST 1952 0.C. Brian Metcalf, son of Mt. and Mrs. Torn Metcalf, has commenced a three months' of- ficer's training Course at Camp Borden. David Cameron, 13-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Cameron, Catherine St., won second place in the junior jump- ing division at the Eastern Can- adian water skiing meet held at July 31st SS Shalohm Fell asleep at 3 a.m. _80- gines under us rumble and the cabin door jiggles. Noises re-' minded me of San Francisco. Wrote a number of cards for mailing in Portugal. All mail to be ready by evening of Aug- ust 4th, and will be mailed on board ship. We do not stop at Gibraltar. May see it if we pass in daytime. Peter has a tape recorder with replay so we have our own music. Captain is giving a cocktail party tonight for guests,. May miss it as loud speaker is not very clear down here. Dressed in my best clothes. Captain's party was over when I reached dining-room. He serv- ed champagne, The guests at my table all dressed smartly, Including much jewelry. Went to the movies again in the eve- ning. A picture of the war be- tween Arabs and Jews in 1948, involving an American Jewish officer. Very gruesome, but more realistic than the previous night. Skies were dull today. just that, but by herself, de- murred, "Who wants to go there with parents? And besides, I hear they don't allow old people into them." "Waddaya mean, old people?" chorused her Old Lady and her Old Man. When the kid realized there wasn't a hope of getting into that teenage jungle on her own, she graciously permitted us to go along. And that's how we found our- selves in famous, or infamous, Yorkville, at midnight, with about 4,000 young people stroll- ing up and down the sacred cou- ple of blocks, on their nightly pilgrimage. Within five minutes, we'd been spotted by one of my stu- dents, who seemed delighted to catch Mr. Smiley in the act, so to speak. We took refuge in a cellar joint. Maybe I'm getting old and crusty. But the coffee houses have changed greatly, and for the worse, in the five years since I've been there. Then, they were run by en- thusiastic amateurs, you could spend a whole evening for a dol- lar and a quarter, and the music was provided by young folk singers, some lousy, some good, but all serious and rather sweet. Now they've gone commercial. There's a stiffish cover charge, coffee is 50 cents a wallop and rotten, and the music, provided by groups whose sole purpose seems to be to drive you right out of your skull, is one great blast of electronic noise and shouting. Ironically, the places have be- come too expensive for most of the young people they were originally intended for, Perhaps that's why they walk up and down outside in one vast, roll- ing crowd that is always poten- tially a mob. Oh, well, it was a good week- nd. We had budgeted for one night only. But we didn't wake p until checking-out time, it as still steaming hot outside, and the girls came up with some f that weird feminine logic vhich proved that we could af- ford it if we cut down on some- thing or other. So t was hooked for another 24 hours of pre- tending to be a millionaire, We loafed, swam, watched the real rich people spoiling their kids, had an Italian dinner, and took in Eric Nicol's comedy, catching three seats in the sec- ond row by pure luck. Enjoyed it, but I'm afraid it will hit Broadway about the same year I win the Nobel prize. Bigtime in the bigtown Burning desire of most city people in the blasting heat of mid-summer is to flee from the concrete canyons and head north, where there is cool, blue water and golden sand and you sleep under blankets. Well, we live in the north, comparatively, and usually it's just as the city denizens picture it But this summer, after sleep- ing under nothing but a film of sweat for three weeks, we decid- Southampton on August 9th and 10th. A wedding of interest in Wingham was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, John Street, when bora Susan Cameron, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cameron became the bride of Norman Edmond Coulter, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Coulter, of Wing- ham. Rev. Alex Nimmo con- ducted the ceremony assisted by Pastor J. L. Coyle. There will be a change in one of the familiar offices in Wingham when the new Welfare Office is opened in the present Public Utilities office at the corner of John and Josephine Streets. The PUC office will be located behind the present of- fice with a door opening off John St. 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 Mail and for payment of postage in cash. 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