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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-11-10, Page 4SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Where's that 25th hour This is the Campbell country -- where they were raised and educated. Will and his wife were at home. He looks much like Alex. He is a quiet per- son, different from Alex. We had quite a visit, They had just returned home from attend- ing a funeral. Two girls, very good look- ing came in. They had been to church. The Irish girls are pret- ty. The boys are good looking too for the most part, and they all dress well, Mrs. Will serv- ed sandwiches, cake and tea, then the brothers commenced talking cattle, and before we left Alex had Will lined up to ship a couple of heifers with him next week. On the way home a chap they knew stopped to talk with them. More cat- tle deals involving some high pressure salesmanship. October 3rd, 1966, Garvagh, Ireland. Dull this morning, almost raining. Will go to the bank, pick up my suit and get taxi to Ballymena. Alex is away to Eire with two loads of cattle. Isabel is getting my ticket to Scotland. October 4, 1966, Caledonian Princess of Stranraer. Aboard ship for Scotland; 6 p.m., expect to arrive about 9.05 p.m. Fine large boat. Fare is 17 '6. Alex and Jean Campbell drove me to Coler- aine. We called at the travel Geshundheit! What do you do when you catch a cold or a cold catches you? Wrap a flannel around your throat? Go off you reduc- ing diet because there is an old adage which says "Feed a Cold"? Do you get under a pile of blankets to sweat the cold away? Or do you decide to be brave and go to the office -- with the result that the follow- ing week the rest of the staff also have sniffles and sneezes? There are a very few of the hundreds of theories developed in the 3,000 or more years dur- ing which people have been try- ing to find a way of conquering the common cold. The common cold may not be as deadly as some other res- piratory diseases but it has the most victims, drags on work ef- ficiency, and as a foster parent to mote serious ills it is right up front. For these reasons it merits attention from the Canadian Tuberculosis Association and gets it in a very readable six- page leaflet which summarizes what research has concluded about traditional remedies and also about how much can be ex , pected from vitamins ormtracle drugs. "Common Cold - The Facts" is free from either the associa tion which sends you Christmas Seals or from the Canadian Tu, berculosis Association, 34 a Connor St., Ottawa 4, Ontario. Page 4 04 Wingham Advance-Times, Thursday, Nov, 10, ltAlti How often we have stood with bowed heads before the cenotaph on Remem- brance Day and heard with guilty frus- tration the solemn declaration that never again would our young men die in the needless slaughter of war? Each one of us, in our own hearts, knew that the words were hollow; that if the conditions which make wars emerged again there would be nothing whatever that we could do to prevent a recurrence of devastation and death. War did, indeed, seem inevi- table. If you are old enough to recall the dark days of 1939 you will also remember the horrible knowledge that we were rushing over the edge of the pit of death. We knew without question what awaited us once the guns had begun to roar. That knowledge, and our oft-vowed oath that we would have no part in war, led to the shame of Munich, the rape of Czecho- Slovakia—all in vain. In the 21 years since the end of World War II there have been great changes. War is no longer as inevitable as it once was. For example, the citizens of the United States are examining their own consciences and the foreign policy of their government in great depth. The United States is embroiled in a ferocious war in Southeast Asia and many Americans are outspoken in their demand that it must cease. The voters are casting their ballots One of the most worthwhile Centen- nial projects we have heard or so far is the farm improvement campaign sponsor- ed by the rederation of Agriculture in this area. Judging has been completed this fall and the names of tne winners have been announced. Unlike so many other Centennial pro- jects which will soon be forgotten by the general public, the farm improvement campaign is one which will permanently change many properties for the better. Canada's centennial year will be remem- bered by many families for generations to come as the time when the old home place was beautified and improved. In any land which is as close to pi- oneer days as our own, improvements in farm properties occur in definite cycles. First there is the crude log cabin, a bare and unattractive shelter from the ele- ments, then the first warm and comfort- able fret-fie' house and the third cyCle is, With the announcement that a new post office will be erected at the corner of Josephine and Patrick Streets arises the question of what is to become of the present post office building. It is too good to demolish, but we wonder who will want it and what can it be used for. It is hardly suitable for most mercantile operations, but it stands on land which is located at the exact centre of the business area and thus should be serving some useful purpose in the business life of the community. With thoughts of the post office in mind we looked up the history of mail service in Wingham and find that it has had a chequered career indeed. The first postmaster in town was Edward Foley, who came here from Marnoch and re- ceived his postal appointment about 1861. Previous to that time Wingham was ser- ved from the Zetland post office. in the year 1867 Peter Fisher received the appointment as post master and the post office was located at several places in the town over the next 40 or 50 years. For a short time it was in a building at the corner of Victoria and Helena Streets, then it was moved to the building on the corner of Victoria and Leopold Streets which was occupied by members of the The federal and provincial govern- ments have combined their resources to offer a course of study which should prove of very real value to small farmers in Western Ontario. Applications will be received until Friday of this week from those who wish to take a farm business management course of three months' dur- ation. The course will be held in Strat- ford and financial assistance will be paid to those who require it on a basis of $7.00 per day, plus extra allowance for those with dependents. The course is definitely designed for those who are solely in the business of farming, have a very small income arid are under-employed. This is the sort of action which should Shortly and their will is drastically im, portant tc,) the aeuninvstrators of that country. We do net $:.,g'40S: I'Ve that Ole Am- erican tVroes SniOQici oe wlthorawn from South Viet NQI1o. tit s a questien upon wnien tre :eaeiers of our oey cannot agree---arq lAnce support a contin'eation "ostiet,es ,te Asia beiieve t" s s tr'e s"ortest reao to eveistea , peace. 7ne ,Irporta"t .:r.:,,ser‘ed is ,"'at tre eorn,7r;en cre ze" (-toes. at .e.r4 $.:Prething to sa, ane.: rietner rice. -t shall cease. T"e n -eo ea' P imagining, ries ges,e.,c 4 :e peo,ole t-e world over good reason to to K. w.t t"e r" differences befo-e resort.%) to waefare. To many obse-vers tea oars, deed. To To some tne-e •s -ot ete r4 hope; man es approac".:i-g t'e sel-destruction. We have, indeed, come c:ose to ceiane-ii.- ty. There was Suez, thee was C.:,..tea. But men sat down to tabk aiaa n. e, agree—but neither did tney This Friday, when we breathe our prayers for peace aro maike c. v ews tna.t our young men shall not in battle we may do so with a little firmer belief in the possibility that our words may not be in vain. marked by the erection of more modern dwellings in which the families have such conveniences as will allow time for the development of cultural pursuits. The final stage of development is the one which is being encouraged at the present time—beautification of the home and its surroundings as a mark of the deep and laudable pride the family feels in its home, Now, we hope, this same sense of pride and love of beauty will be generally extended to the rest of the acres which make up the family farms. It's time now to remove the evidence of the ravages of Dutch elm disease throughout the coun- tryside and to replace these fallen mon- archs with new trees which will grace our Ontario landscape. Some day the young people who plant new trees will be able to point out for their grandchildren the centennial marks which dot the farmland about them. Fisher family until recent years. The next move was to a store on Josephine where Bill Clark's shop is now located. In 1898 the post office was again re-located, this time in the McDonald Block. Negotiations for the present site were commenced in 1904, when land on Jose- phine Street which had formerly been owned by Benjamin Willson was bought for the new building. The structure, however, was not completed until 1907 and it was built for the surprisingly small sum of $30,800. Mr. Fisher continued as post master until 1914 and during most of his years his sisters, Misses Margaret and Katherine Fisher, were his deputies. Mr. Fisher was followed by C. N. Griffin, A. H. Musgrove, A. M. Peebles, and Gordon Sutcliffe, the present post master. The role of the Wingham post office has also been altered drastically over the years. It is a far cry from the day when Wingham people had to travel out to Zet- land for their mail. In the interval Zet- land, as a community, has disappeared. Today 'the Wingham post office serves not only the residents of this town and the surrounding rural area, but is the dis- tribution point for a large section of Western Ontario. be the proper answer to many of our economic problems. Employment at reasonably high levels of income is enjoy- ed by the vast majority of Canadians. Those who are not earning incomes near the national averages are very evidently in need of some sort of assistance to help them overcome their difficulties. Such a program of assistance and training is vastly more acceptable than the sort of handouts which were our only answer to economic problems in the thirties. If any of our readers are interested, their applications should be forwarded this week to D. H. Miles, at the Depart- ment of Agriculture and Food in Clinton. FANCY WORK OFFERED at the Ladies' Guild sale in Belgrave fast Saturday in- cluded aprons, pot holders and many other October 2, 1966, Garvagh, Ireland. Yesterday I took off to see the Giant Causeway. Travelled by bus from Garvagh to Color- aine. Boarded another bus for Bushmills. Started to rain. Had to wait at Bushmills for an hour on another bus which took me to the Causeway corner. The driver directed me where to go and where to catch the bus for the return trip. Struck off up the trail. A path ran along on the top until it came to a flight of steps, 139 of them, that took me only half way doWn the Cliff face. A gravelled path ran along the face with railing in places. Met one couple near the start, then no one, Came back on the opposite side. Path was not as well built or protected. At the far end passed castle ruins. Slipped and fell once but did not go over the cliff. The grass was wet, and the path had not been improved. Came to a flight of steps, some stone and some wood. When I reached the top I was not sure which direction to take to the hotel. Started across country. Came to an unusual road which led me to a farm place. Heard lambs bleating. Opened a door and hailed a man who was inside. He told me I should have gone along the cliff and I would have gotten back to the bus terminal. He suggested that I follow his lane to the road as grass was wet. It was about three miles, When I told him I was from Canada, he said his daughter had been over this summer. She liked Can- ada very much. The bus followed the coast road to Port Rush, a lovely drive. Arrived at Coloraine at 7.30 p.m. Had dinner, then went on to Garvagh, arriving at 11 p.m. The Giant Causeway, one of the wonders of the world, is not a causeway really. It juts out into the sea, and is of very unusual formation. The rock is in strips upright, with seams running around the strips at reg- ular intervals of about fifteen to eighteen inches. They ap- pear handmade. There is abundant grass on top and on the slopes, but, of course, no growth on the face which is al- most perpendicular. A fence runs up both sides, separating two properties. The entrance from one to the other is over a stile. Today Alex. picked me up and I had breakfast at the farm. The four youngest were at church, only mother and Isabel at home. Later they showed up and we had dinner. in the af,- ternoon, Alex, Jean and I took off in the Morris to do some more sightseeing. The scenery grand., We stopped on a height of land to view the fields out- lined with hedges, stooks, cat- tle and houses. We saw Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the British Isles, Then Alex de- cided to call on his brother, Will, who lives in the vicinity. items, Mrs. Robert Higgins, left, of Bel- grave, and Mrs-. G. K. Pakenham, Blyth, examine some of the needle craft.—A-T Pix. agency where Isabella works. She gave me a handful of bro- chures, also a souvenir, one of her band crocheted Irish linen centre pieces. She is a dear. The Campbells are a .delightful family. October 6, 1966, Glasgow, Scotland. Arrived at Stranraer about 9.45. Boarded Glasgow train without a ticket, as I did not care to lug my baggage about looking for the ticket office. Reached Glasgow about mid- night. Lad at the gate did not know about the fare so had to carry my suitcase all the way to the other end of station to find out, Tried phoning some hotels listed in the Travel Guide. No answer. I may not have been putting the calls through proper. ly. Went out and picked up a taxi. Asked the driver to take me to a hotel. After several stops, we found one on Buchan- an street, near the Central sta- tion. Am still here for the sec- ond night. Will leave in the morning ffor Aberdeen. Went for a walk on Sauchie- hall Street; a main thorough- fare. Too late to see the mu- seum, a huge place. The Scotch have soft voices. I have trouble catching what they say. Generally have to have them repeat. They are easier to un- derstand than the Irish brogue. Thought I might go to a cin- ema to see the" Sound of Music" again. When I arrived there at 7.15, found that admittance was by advance ticket only. Tickets are not sold at the ent- rance as in America. Still learning. The weather cool and dry un- til 10 a,m., then a fine rain, Scotch mist. My raincoat is in style here as in Vancouver. I have no recollection of Glas- gow from 1919. There is much demolition going on and sky- scrapers going up. A busy city. Fleets of large lorries or vans, Noticed a number of empty buildings and stores. I was at George Square where the Scotch have erected monuments to some of her illustrious sons. In the centre, away up high in the air, Sir Walter Scott. To one side, Albert, the Prince Con- sort, and in between, Robbie Burns. On the same side, some distance apart are Sir John Moore and Lord Clyde. Back of them and over a piece is Thomas Campbell. a poet, Op- posite corner to Albert, is James Oswald, distinguished citizen of Glasgow; then on the west side is the cenotaph: on the north, William Ewart Gladstone, and on the south side is John Watt. To the south-east corner is Thomas Graham. AEROSOL CANS Aerosol cans are a delight to use but dangerous if mishandi-, ed. in combination with heat or flame, as when left In the sun or thrown in a fire, thetas in these pressurized cans,. when- heated- will expand and explode., This week, 1 have a lot of things on my mind, but none of them is worthy of the brilliant. penetrating essay in which you wrap your garbage. Therefore, the column will be something of an Irish stew. Or a Hungarian ragout. Or bet. ter still, a French potpourri, That's pronounced popery. Speaking of which, congratula- tions to all my Dugan friend.:. They can now eat meat on Fri- day. Anti destroy the market for fish. And miss all those wonderful food values in fish and turn into meat-stuffed, red• faced birds like us Protestants. Speaking of which, one of our churches had a "folk" sem ice last Sunday. The occasion was a conference in town of 300 Christian boys. We billeted two of them, For Kim's sake, I or- dered, from the billeting chair- man, two six-foot, handsome chaps with rich fathers. What we got were, well, two boys. .A short, chubby, cocky one; and a long, skinny, shy one. Neither was handsome. Neither had a wealthy father, But the service Sunday was first-rate. You should have seen the look on the gray-headed Elders as they belted out, "Go Tell It On The Mountain," with the electric guitars whanging away. The other accompani- ment, a sort of dull rumble, was the bones of John Calvin, Martin Luther and John Wes- ley, twirling in their graves. And the red-headed kid, dart. ing from organ prelude to choir loft to electric guitar, back to organ for the offering, back to choir, back to guitar, was our baby, busier than the proverhi. al one-armed paper-hanger, Speaking of church reminds me that I'ni supposed to be guest preacher at our church this Sunday. It's Layman's Sun- day. Very inspiring. All the lay- men get up and bellow hymns off-key. Those who can't even sing off-key read the scripture, And whatever is left over preaches the sermon. Haven't quite chosen my text yet, but there are still several .days to go, and I've narrowed it down to three or four. My first idea was, "Frailty, Thy name is Woman," Then I decided that "Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark" might he safer. By the way, these are from the Bible, I hope, There's always the old stand. Reminiscing NOVEMBER 1917 One of the industries of which Wingham may well feel proud, is the Western Foundry Co. Limited, one of the largest and most complete foundries of its kind in Canada. Fifteen years ago this company pur- chased the defunct National Iron Works, and as is the case with industries which succeed one with the reputation like the National Iron Works, they found it difficult for a number of years to establish the confi- dence of the community. How- ever, in this they were more than successful and are now celebrating their fifteenth an- niversary. A great feature in the success of this company is the manner in which their busi- ness is conducted. The office staff is composed of able em- ployees in their respective de- partments, Mr. Cunningham, is General Manager; Mr. R. D. Birkett, Assistant; Mr. W. Fry- fogle, Superintendent; Mr. G. Madigan, Purchasing Agent; while Mr. M. Cassels is Time- keeper and shipping clerk, The sales department is in charge of Miss Margaret VanNorman who is ably assisted by Miss Rachael Rintoul and Miss Brownie Swam, NOVEMBER 1931 Mr. Roy Adair of Wingham, has been busy in the White- church neighborhood with his hay-press during the past week. With the exceptionally fine weather this fall a second rasp- berry crop seems growing in abundance. On November 9th, Mr. Alex. Robertson brought to our office a handful of the lus- cious fruit which had been pick- ed by his son in the garden.nor' ing the past few weeks full stalks heavily loaded have been brought in by Mrs. McLean of Catherine Street, Mrs. A. Reid of town and Mrs. Iteen Under- who for a Cinder- wood, t, env: lie, 3atri number of years was manager of the Walker Store in town t has purchased a grocery business in A cton, llrsTt'l' The farce presented by local faree ,eomedy "Safety talent in time town hail on Thurs- day and Friday nights, The fol- lowing are members of the castt In True Remembrance Permanent Improvement What Future for the Old P.O.? A Valuable Course THE WINCHAM ADVANCE - TIMES 'Published at Witighant, Ontario, by Wenger Bros-. Limited, W, Wiry Wenger., President - Robert 0, Weligct,, Secretary-Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, AuthOtited by the Post Office Departtnerit as Second Class Mail and for ptiptient of postage in each. SubstriotiOn Rate: I. year, t6.0); 6 months, $1,15 in Advance; U.S.A., $1.00 per yr,: Foreign rate, $7,00 per Yr. Advertising. Rates on tipplieition, James H. Currie Visits With Gray Family in Ireland ard, of course, -The Vernon Rum." But I don't think I could stand the snickers. And my brother brought me a jug of Newfoundland 'screech' recent- ly. from the Kingdom of Joey. Perhaps I'll settle for the theme, "The New Morality," If only I can find out, before Sun. day morning, what it is, I'll be in business, As near as I can discover, it's doing whatever you want, and getting away with it, Speaking of which, I feel , both wicked and guilty, because ' I don't answer letters. Here's part of one from a weekly edi- tor belaboring me for defend- ing today's kids. He says, "Give me one of the depression kids, with a Grade Eight collection of myths, fa- bles, a few facts, a smattering of the three R's, and the seat out of his pants, The last is most important, The kid would be desperate for a job anti would learn more spelling and gram- mar in three months from an old comp book than your gold- plate system teaches in the years from six to 16." Mrs. C, Braham, of Bruder- helm, Alta., writes telling me what to do about my refrigera- tor that stank when the power was turned off and the meat went rotten, Thank you, dear lady, but you're almost as lousy a correspondent as 1. Your let- ter is dated August 10. I re- ceived it this week. And how do you like this chap from a publishing house asking when I'm going to write a book? All I can say is that if he wants to take over for a week, I'll produce a hook. All he has to do is: write a column, a sermon and a letter to the town council from the library board; try to keep my wife from going around the bend; help my daughter with her "weak" subjects: Latin, French, Math„Science, Geography; read and criticize 89 essays: set two exams; rake the leaves that have fallen from 14 trees; throw into the cellar a pile of fire-wood that's been rotting in the rain for two weeks; answer all my letters; prepare lesson plans and teach all clay; drive my daughter 200 miles for a music lesson on Saturday: and help with the dishes. I'm game if he is. A book would be child's play. Bert Abell, Arnold Vint, Dr. A. W. Irwin, Dean Scott, Reg Douglas, Miss Agnes Scott, Miss Doris Fells, Miss Sarah Mac- Lean, Miss Phyllis Johns, Miss M. E. Carson. Mrs. M. Grif- fin was coach and Miss Gertrude Robertson, pianist. NOVEMBER 1941 Congratulations to Richard Joseph Irwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Herson Irwin, on his graduation from No. 16 Service Flying Training School, RCAF at Hagersville. Dick received his wings on Thursday, a mem- ber of the first class to graduate from this school, He also re- ceived his commission as Pilot Officer and will leave on Wed- nesday for Vancouver Island to continue his training. Miss Sara MacLean, Inspec- tor of Old Age Pensions, for this district, has had her office moved from the town hall here to Walkerton, The first snowfall of the sea- son was Friday night and the ground was very beautiful Sat- urday morning with its blanket of snow which varied in depth from 2 to 4 inches. NOVEMBER 1952 Mayor Gurney has announc- ed that due to pressure of busi- ness he will not seek a fourth term as mayor of Wingham. A new chapel has been completed at the cemetery, which will prove its worth dur- ing the long winter months. The new provincial police offices in the basement of the town hall have been finished and arc ready for occupancy. The following students re- ceived proficiency awards at W„D.11.5. comtnencement: Sally Slosser, Sheila Porter, Sohn Duffy, Douglas Leach, Joan Thomas, Janice McKee, Helen Machan, Isobel Dennis, Mildred Cook, Barbara Gaunt, Louise Bowman, John Hanna and Eleanor Wightnlart. A collection agency, trying to get payments on a cat, wrote: "What would your neigh., burs think if we repossessed you! car?" A letter cattle back: "I checked with them and they think it would be a nasty trick.`