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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-09-22, Page 9 bam Atom-twat= ltl Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Sept. 22, 1966 SECOND SECTION stay a day or two longer await- ing plane space. To-morrow I go to Jerusalem. August 19, 1966 Tel Aviv. Good road, all black top. Some good land in area about Tel Aviv. Mostly in fruit. Or- anges, olives and grapes. No grain at present. It may have been harvested. Some plough- ing has been done. Soil is red where it is good. Much irriga- tion with whirling nozzles as for lawns only larger. The road rises as we approach Jerusalem, and the land becomes rocky. A few trees have been planted. They are not likely to grow to any size. Jerusalem is built on hills all rocks and sand. Buildings are scattered. Many new ones. Visited several synagogues. Will go into more detail in a separ- ate letter. Returned to Tel AviV about 6 p.m. Was fumbling with the key when the door opened and there was a young lady whom I had not previously seen. Introduced to her but do not recall the name. She has taken the room vacated by the Australian couple. She is Ger- man, and is one of a group of 29 German Peace Corps. Speaks English very well. Tomorrow I go to the Red Sea. August 20, 1966. Tel Aviv. An all-day trip. Lunch paid for. Betty Sach from New York and Shalohm and Mrs. Beadryk from New York, the lady I chose for Queen of Shalohm contest, were on the bus too. We had a get-together. Mrs. B. stayed in Jerusalem. Betty has another week. She had to change her Airline on account of the strike. From Tel Aviv to Bere-Sheba is the best country I have seen yet. Good red soil planted mostly in grapes, to- bacco and cotton, also toma- toes and other tree fruits. Bere- Sheba is quite a town; half new and half old. August 21, 1966. Tel Aviv. Sunday, catching up with correspondence and putting in time until plane leaves. The old question of unidentified fly- ing objects came bouncing right into the open on $aturday evening when a bril- liant white light flashed across the skies of Ontario, closely followed by a red glare, three minutes of silence and then an ear-cracking explosion trailing off amid ominous rumbles, The evening was warm enough to allow most people out of doors and it was interesting to hear the remarks—most of them conjectures about flying saucers and men from Mars. The majority of people were joking, but the readiness with which such pos- sibilities arose to so many minds is a strong indication that the concept of visit, ors from outer space has taken a firm hold, News reports indicated that in some places there was near panic before If a detailed review of all community activities for the past 15 years could be undertaken it is likely that the findings would show that Scouting has been one of the most important. Year after year this town has watched and admired the results which have been achieved through the medium of Cub and Scout work. We have all seen young- sters who have benefitted tremendously from the training they have received under a succession of Cub and Scout masters. The Scout movement has proven itself over a period of more than 50 years as an excellent means of instilling a sense of manliness and decency in growing boys. We believe that its results in Wingham have been better than average. Now there is a very real possibility that Scouting will have to be abandoned in this town. Resignations have tapered the sponsoring group committee to al- most nil. Both Cubs and Scouts are run- ning out of leaders. If Scouting is to continue here a new sense of responsi- bility and willingness to serve must be discovered at once. Parents of Cubs and Scouts and all others who have any lead- ership ability with boys are needed not only to offer their- moral support but to Lions International, an organization which already has an impressive record in the realm of 'international understanding, has launched a new venture in the search for a solution to the problem of finding the real path to peace. An essay contest, open to young peo- ple all over the world, offers $50,000 in awards to the writers of the essays which are judged to be the most thought-pro- voking upon the subject of peace and how it can be attained. The purpose of the contest is to focus the attention of all people upon the de- sirability of searching for ideas and de- veloping a plan for making world peace a reality. Very wisely the contest is aimed at persons between the ages of 14 and 22 years of age—those who will, in a very few years, be shaping the destiny of man- kind and determining its fate. At the international level a prize of There is one particular department in which we at The Advance-Times would like to do a better job than has been pos- sible in the past. That is the welcome we extend to newcomers to the com- munity. As often as we hear about the arrival of new residents we extend the best wishes of our townspeople but fre- quently we don't hear about new arrivals until a welcome would be too late. There was a day when the news of a new family in town was known to every- one in no time at all, Times have changed, however. Most people are too an explanation—explosion of a meteorite —was put on the air, The inter-planetary theory is certainly one which holds intense fascination and despite the sophisticated derision of those who don't believe in any such "non- sense," the dedicated believers in flying saucers don't change their minds one iota. Want to know what we think? It's simple. The subject is simply too big for us, We don't know and don't profess to know, Many smarter folks than our- selves are quite certain that we do have observers from the stars among us—and apparently they are equally matched by those who laugh at the whole idea. Our own plan is to wait and see. take active roles in leadership. if you want to look at the matter from a materialistic viewpoint, the people of this community have a big investment in Cubs and Scouts, what with meeting quarters, equipment, etc. Recently new books were purchased for the boys, to get them started on the completely re- vised Scouting program. Several of the local Scouts have al- ready signified their intention of taking part in the Saugeen District Centennial Tour to the Maritime provinces and with- out a Troop in existence here the plans for their trip would be seriously jeopard- ized. ,More than 100 Cubs and Scouts be- long to the organization. Many hurl-, dreds of boys have passed through their ranks during the past decade—and it is to be hoped that Scouting will be here to serve the hundreds who will follow them in years to come, If Scouting should die in Wingham, let's not hear that old, and all-too-familiar plea about what "they" didn't do to keep it alive. You, as a parent, or as a plain citizen of this community, have a respon- sibility—don't leave it to someone else. If you can help with Scouting, or if you can think of any other person who would be a potential leader, call Dawson Pollock at 357-1303. $25,000 for personal education or career assistance is offered. The world has been divided into eight areas, in each of which the winner will receive a $1,000 award and a pre-paid trip to the Lions Interna- tional Convention in Chicago in 1967. Prizes are continued down through the multiple district level, the district level and the club level. Opportunity to participate in the con- test will be offered through the schools and the entries must be in by December 10th. Though concrete evidence of the worth of such an enterprise may not be forthcoming for some years, there is no doubt that anything which serves to make all people concentrate a little harder on the means of achieving peace are of tre- mendous worth. We are in desperate need of a new generation which will find war inconceivable. busy to spread the word about arrivals. If you have ever moved from one town to another you will know just how much difference it makes to have your new neighbors and townspeople take the trouble to say they are happy to meet you. We pride ourselves on being friend- ly here and we certainly don't want any newcomers to think we are anything else. The Advance-Times would sincerely appreciate a phone call if you have new neighbors. We can't say "welcome to town" any more sincerely than you can, but we can say it for a lot more people. Travel Notes BY J. H. CVRRIE August 17, 1960. Hacarmel. Checking out of here today; moving to Tel Aviv. Have room engaged in a private pen- sion at approximately sixteen pounds per. Taking a half-day tour from here this afternoon ending at Tel Aviv. Yesterday, I took a tour to Acre where the Crusaders built themselves a fort centuries ago and were besieged for some 200 years. Napoleon attempted a breakthrough in 1729 for six months. The walls defied his guns, and he had to give up. It is a stupendous work; all bricks and stone even the roof, There are underground passages high enough for a man to walk up- right. We also visited the old prison where the British kept the recalcitrant Jews during the Ar- ab and Jewish transition. The Jews have turned it into a mu- seum. The Arabs still live in their old section of town among the ramparts and fortifications. Not very enticing; the alleys are just wide enough for a car, which means the horn is sound- ing continuously, Many sharp turns, The party was French, so I had an afternoon of rapid French again -- alors! The bus for today's tour went off without me. When I called they sent a car with a driver. We had a nice chat about our respective countries, etc. Caught up to the bus in Caesar- ea. The tour party had been over most of the fortifications. Again very massive. The Cru- saders built on the Roman ruins. It has all been excavated during the past ten years. The tour ended in Tel Aviv. Left me off at the Dan Hotel. Went into a travel agency across the street where I was advised it would be a five minutes walk to my des- tination. Called a taxi as lug- gage too much for me even for that short distance. Enquired about plane reservations. Am booked for two half-day tours to-morrow; Jerusalem on Friday and the Red Sea, Saturday. Hope to get off to Rome Sunday. Finally arrived at my reser- vation. Mrs. Reimer, a very nice lady. I think we will get along fine. Her husband seems very nice too. There is a cou- ple from Australia here also. August 18, 1966 Tel Aviv. Took two trips today. One around Tel Aviv and Jaffa, the old town. It was battered quite a bit in 1948, when the Jews and Arabs clashed. Jaffa is mostly Arab and not being im- proved to any extent. Tel Aviv is new with many expensive apartments, completed and in the process. We toured the old harbour which has been aban- doned, also, the Roman forti- fications. We saw the place where Napoleon spent the win- ter to escape contact with dis- ease. Fortifications arc tre- mendous. The men who built them must have had a great capacity for work. Could have been forced labour. Also went through the museum where many of the excavated pieces are on display. This afternoon we took off to the Weizmann Institute. Chaim Weizmann is one of Is- rael's heroes. He was a teach- er, Director British Admiralty Laboratory 1916-1919; Presi- dent World Zionist Organiza- tion, and the Jewish Agency for Palestine, and the first Presi- dent of the new State of Israel. Ile died in 1952. We visited the famous cel- lars of Rishon - Zion and Zich- ron-Jacob, makers of Carmel Wines. They have 64 huge vats with a capacity of 28, 000 gallons. We were given a free sample. The brandy was not bad; the wine not for me. Then we toured a Kibbutz (commun- ity farm), Had a drink of milk. Terrible. [lad a drink of or- ange to counteract the taste. We received a bit of propagan- da from the public relations Inann , On arrival back at my lodg- ings, found my landlady, bless her, had laundered my white shirt. She and her husband very good to tee. 1 will have to No One Is Sure How Can We Meet This Need? Peace Is Attainable Help Us with the Welcome Mat 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. Subscription Rate: J. year, $5.00; 6 months, $2.75 in advance; U.S.A., $7.00 per yr.; Foreign rate, $7.00 per yr. Advertising Rates oh application. JOANNE ROCK, 5, granddaughter of Hugh Rinn, Belgrave, makes friends with a pet racoon entered in the annual school fair at Belgrave last week. Entries in the show filled the arena and overflowed into the grounds outside.—A-T Photo. This month, my wife and I will observe, with the customary stunned incredulity, our 20th wedding anniversary. It's a long time to live with a strange wom- an. Especially when she be- comes stranger every year. At time of writing, I don't know just what form the cele- bration will take. A fatted calf wouldn't be appropriate. Be- sides, we don't have a fatted calf, only a prodigal son. None of our mortgages are anywhere near the burning stage, for the occasion, And we are definitely not going to celebrate the event by starting a new family. But I'll think of something. - A friend of mine has an old dog. He's a huge boxer, about 11 years of age. My friend some- times, when he feels like being depressed, begins figuring out how much that mutt has cost him over the years. It's now running about $1400. I develop a flutter in my left eyelid and a twitch in my cheek every time I flirt with the thought of what that woman has cost me in the last two decades. Take my word, it's over $1400. The first couple of years wer- en't so bad. I was a veteran, A stranger he lives with going to university, and our to- tal income was $80 a month. We didn't save much, but we stag- gered through, with the help of vacation jobs. When the first baby arrived, we were in clover, as the government jumped our allowances to an opulent $88. After graduation, life became rosier. I reeled into the weekly newspaper business, with a take• home pay of $35 a week. But even at that, the Old Girl man. aged to squander every cent of it. She blew it on food and fur- niture and similar fripperies and frills. About six years later, when I was up to $50 a week, and could see with satisfaction the possi- bility of building up a nice little estate, she sabotaged me again. Said we needed a car. And we've never been out of debt since. From there on, it was down- hill all the way. She began thinking money grew on me, and as the income mounted slowly, the debts mounted swift- ly. It was "Gimme, gimme, gimme" all the way. We'd been married only about 10 years when she began agitat- ing for a house. The cosy little two rooms, with shared bath, weren't good enough any more. Oh, no. Not for her. Just be- cause a lot of other fool people lived in houses, we had to. And I was fool enough, or weak enough, to go along with it. Eventually, I reached that plateau of success which had once seemed only a dream — $100 a week. Do you think that satisfied her? Not on your na- vel. She kept right on hurling money in all directions. Out went the scrubboard and in came one of those big, white washing machines. Out went the ice-box and in came that other big thing that makes the ice cubes. Out went the nice quiet carpet sweeper and in came one of those bellowing, swollen vacuum things. By this time, it was too late to put a finger in the dyke. Be- sides, I needed all my fingers for counting up our payments. No, the only solution was nose to the grindstone and turn the wheel faster and faster. I once had a huge, hooked Roman nose. You should see it now. Eskimo size. Now, I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Don't think for a moment that my partner of 20 years is extravagent. She's never once pressed for a Cadillac. She doesn't own any mink, not even ear-muffs. She hasn't whined for a trip to Europe. (That little trip to Vancouver this summer was merely a soft mother's heart. She had to see her first- born.) No, she's not demanding. She'll wear a dress as often as twice. She's perfectly willing to be seen in a year-old car, month- old shoes or last week's coat. She didn't even want her chil- dren to go to private schools. Just have their teeth straigh- tened and take music lessons at $13 a whack. And I bear no malice, I'm like the guy in the cartoon, a big business success, who told the interviewer, "Everything I have, I owe to the sheer greed of my wife." It's been a great honor and privilege to spend 20 years wrapped around a lovely lady's little finger. I wouldn't feel comfortable in any other pos- ture. So, happy whadda-ya-call- it, darling.