HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-12-29, Page 4This is tilt; time of year --
between Christmas and New
Year — when some people wish
they were Moslems or Bud.
dhists. Yes, that Christmas cap-
er is getting rougher and
rougher. Worse than the Feast
of Ramadan.
The main bout, Christmas it-
self, went off smoothly enough.
It's the preliminaries that al-
most murdered us.
One of the first. anis the
worst, of them, was Christmas
Card Night. The kitchen table
was a melange of cards, stamps.
envelopes and lists.
About half the cards are no
trouble at all. You merely sign
your name. But you're working
with some left-over cards from
last year, some new ones.
There's always the haunting
fear that you sent exactly the
same card, with the same mes-
sage, to the same person last
Christmas. This doesn't bother
me, but my wife, knowing what
women are like about these
things, gets the trembles over
it.
It's the remainder of the
cards, however, that turns the
whole thing into a bit of a
nightmare. These are the cards
to old friends. Each requires a
cute, or sentimental, or witty
note.
Try writing 50 such notes
of an evening, and it takes
more out of you than a day in Then there's the pre-Christ-
the salt mines. mas party. We've had one for
Such inanities. Such garbage. the past six years. Ask me why
Such coyness, Such insincerity. and I'll explain to you why I'm
You don't believe it? A sample: not in a mental home. But high
To a couple you met on a trip on the list for admittance.
six years ago, who live 1,200 You'll notice I haven't even
miles away. "We still remem- mentioned Christmas shopping.
her the wonderful times we which is a form of self-destruc-
had. Why can't we get together tire exercise• better than any
for a week end? Does Jim still yet invented. Nor Christmas
do his famous trick? Our kids "music," which is neither music
are certainly growing up. How nor Christmasy, Nor Christmas
about yours?" lights on the cruddy cedar on
You know perfectly well they your front lawn.
were dull as porridge, that you Oh, well. the heck with it. It's
would take off like the Canada all over now. But that doesn't
goose if you even dreamed they prevent me from doing some-
were coming to visit, that Jim thing pleasant, in the midst of
was stoned and made a mess of all these pains in the posterior.
his trick. You know your kids I'd rather shake hands, or
have grown up, but you're not kiss you. depending on your
even sure they have any kids. sex, But I can't. To all my read-
And you have to look up their ers, from Newfoundland to the
last name in your Christmas Yukon, and down to B.C., and
register. then across the prairies, and
It would be a lot more fun through the old provinces and
sending brief, pungent notes to down as far again as Shelburne,
political leaders and such, with N.S„ permit me to say, "God
messages like this: "Holiday bless and good heart."
greetings. Why don't you drop.
dead?"
Another of the preliminaries
which grabs you where it hurts
is Christmas Tree Night. This
is the annual event which
makes me destroy, with my
family, the image which I have
built up, so carefully, during
the preceding 12 months.
This event drives me into a
frenzy which neither psycholo-
gy. science nor faith can ex-
plain. It's not exactly a reli-
gious frenzy, though I must ad-
mit the Lord's name comes up
with awsome frequency.
I've tried them all. Iron
stands, aluminum stands, wood-
en stands. buckets of coal. And
the damn thing invariably winds
up with the same list as a sailor
or. the sixth day of a seven-day
leave.
The last, and not the least of
the preliminaries is Gift-Wrap-
ping Night. You wander
around, having a drink and giv-
ing the Christmas tree the odd
quiet kick, while your wife gets
the paper and presents out.
Nothing fits. The expensive
gold paper bought to wrap
Aunt Flo's present isn't big
en -nigh, and you wind up wrap-
ping it in that cheap junk from
Woolworths. Oh, well, there
goes a $5,000 legacy.
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Essay contest for
Centennial project
Leake; secretary, Mrs. Wm.
Austin; treas., Mrs. Mel Allan;
executive comm., Mrs. Ross
Doig, Mrs, Audrene Temple-
man and Mrs. James Vittie;
sgt. -at-arms, Mrs. Connie Un-
derwood; color bearer, Mrs.
Earl Moore; pianist, Mrs. Geo.
Pittendreigh; auditors, Mrs.
Alex Graham and Mrs. Earl Un-
derwood.
A stranger in town asked a
shoeshine boy, "Son can you
direct me to the bank!"
"Yes sir, for a quarter," he
said.
"Isn't that mighty high!"the
man asked.
"No sir," the boy said, "not
for a bank director.
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Locum - Tenens
Mrs. Gordon Davidson Organist
SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS—JANUARY 1, 1967
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Holy Communion.
Thursday, January 5—W.A. Guild at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Fells, 3 o'clock.
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DECEMBER 1941
Next Sunday will be the first day of
the year of Canada's centennial -- one
hundred years in which a struggling
pioneer nation has become one of the
most important coentries on eerth.
Our one htindrecitte b.rthday lent be
celebrated in thousands of sseys seine
of them meaningfel end ottters treseiy en-
tertaining. The crest er r:erten:: cz
centennial events :ze rose certeew
around undertakings ^• te. oro,..,•cie a
legacy of understanding, o better 'heal..."
or greater opportunity, eet e ,.;ter neer
own children, bet for retereratnees riesi
Canadians wee have rest yet reacheet cer
shores.
To fully eirderstano weat great t" --gs
the centennial year Fees prier: zerter ine
should stand back, rre•-,:a:y. tape a
look at one ceeetry tr :re eyes en'
the people in etre.- 'ants. ?...Vr.g. as we
do, in the midst ez flee en-see:e'en are
frustration of the et.'.d-1900s we are tee
close to the Canadiar scene to preperly
assess the ret.e reet c e r rat en 'e eest see,
affairs.
Despite shortcereires we•lce .ee
slider legion in I-ter:sizes. cesenness tee-s-
ands of people Esreee, and
Africa lock to Ca-ace Z.:- a :ice s' 'ee...-e-
ership which is rapicee asserelne tee ore.-
portions of :tier greatest sing a ereseces
bility. Canada is genera:•'y eeite ie
regard becatsse c,.. eat'sie is es:: set
wealthy aresi petwerZei :eat eas :et en-
gendered jealeusy are 'ear. yet we era
close, aetscrapeicat's aed rat ea" tee
all- :tiers:. Arrerieers :sere -a.se aciees-
ed tee enenviaree rerseetet`ee ez
earth's reest fearer ',re:eon:arts, des,.._
the bililers the ts,S. eat, nee-ec.
the past 2.i; years to ee:ter :se . e..:
clitions impeeeeseee peree.es a en-es
the g!elee.
One e•Z the most _DTs -: esee.r ences
a CanaE.:an can •s rra.F•
and knew tne tee.cee-e tt,E.0""rt'
which are a!nr.ot ern,,ersa"es eccereee
As 1966 i7rle veers
and this bast ecilinen :::Z Tee. A:Sea-ere-Times
takes farm„ it is time fee the peonseers
to express their debt of .7,7-atitLcie. to :ne
dozens, even leer:trees or peerne •telisese
united efforts made tees newspaper a part
of tne cemeterlte for tee past
twelve months.
A weekly newspaper sech as this one
is unique in this present age el: science
and speed. According to ail the laws ef
progress and even many saee osedictiens,
ail weeklies should have been
dead bong rke. rave moved into the
age of electronics and reetteetic tape.
Supposedly there is no place for a small
town institution like the local paper in
the 20th century. Yet, strangely ensegre
most weeklies have not only survived, bet
have prospered and improved in the years
since the second werld -war.
Ours, like most other cerereenite
papers, has increased almost 60 percent
in circulation in the 16 years we have
been here. It has been broadened in
scope and coverage and public acceptance
never was higher. New reeredectien
If current mutterings about taxing ad-
vertising and promotion, or even declaring
it ineligible for tax deductions should be
put into effect, "it would result in irrevoc-
able damage to Canada's economy."
So declared J. C. Barrow, president of
the Retail Council of Canada and chairman
of the board of Simpsons-Sears, according
to a report in Style.
Many politicians and members of the
public, says Barrow, are currently attack-
ing advertising and promotion by retail-
ers and manufacturers as wasteful, suggest-
ing they should either be taxed or disallow-
ed as tax deductions. He suggests that if
implemented, this idea would seriously
retard, rather than improve, the standard
of living.
Says Barrow: "Like all developed
countries, our economy is based on mass
production and mass consumption_ Mass
Canadians are particularly susceptible
to the changing moods of the weather,
perhaps because such a large part of our
economy is based on the drastic alterations
of climate between summer and winter.
At no time of the year are we more aware
of the weather than at the Christmas sea-
son. Merchants' sales are sharply affect-
ed by the presence or absence of snow;
travel service and the auto supply business
are both dependent upon good road and
air conditions; and of course, most im-
portant of all, millions of youngsters across
the land breathe fervent prayers for a
white and frosty mantle at Yuletide.
Surely everyone in this part of Canada
must have been happy this year. The clean
visitors from oiJr country. If one is the
least QA thZ..^vghtf.,,i1 lie is left with a new
sense et; respensiollity — a need to merit
n rgh ,.:Ft.:^-t;tpfl in w nloh Canada is held.
One reason fcir tne geed reputation
we entry aoroao lies in tee characters
of the young Caracilan so,!Of,ers who have
been members of va;%:,-.1.,s peace-keeping
forces seen nee te tee world s treelo.e
sleets be the United Nations, These goys
"ave ceen re-ec-gr.:zed as ansbassecters Of
are tee ;centre. freer wh:cn may
con-e .,.as eraree e, that op'r ,qh.
A: trs.a means te‘at we can cer ebrate.
e'er first herdred years o; nationhood
s.hce-e precre. raver than wine ere-
ateceseen: seef-conscetess-
eess. erctrec. rears o;
t t-e ear es: ..;eg.-h:.-gs ire
a rr,n-e cc-ter:es pass
.:e-,.re Centsca aS y presser her ..s--.e.irte-
Hess to cents.aeree among tee great
eneente'es n tee „gee se' cretparat:se
,:ace ceer ene cemeries
we fe.te teat : te ,aces era
have beer re.a. y le-per:art were :nese
we --or cc:et...cos:ea semens'eg v.ertr
future eene-ariers, re, oniy of the'r e'en
b'ooq, of e the esseat-
faen-s.
Sere:s seen ae an-eitiets most tse
air-erg tee ie.geest r.„rran: er,.deavcrs.
Cs -a-z:a ea: ae eepeere •.e es: coperteeity
to re: creet t• s. 3,r neer:seeded lards,
car treys-'es arc and
t .meee
cer read:: access to tee scient.ifie
coca c eon" tee e.6 wer a and. the
:7..F these aelvaetatses cesen'ere to
Ca-a: eerie a cearice to reace erea:
:a.
tee ceseree sear aces roth'eg
mere ',re :s a: least ci.'e es a
c.earce eitesest'y appraise past arc
e'er re e'er s,..ccesses as eee• as cer
pre:seems. t: ire a t.me t., resesve
aeee :eat era: e„e striee "fee sea .; oe eZ
ettree. etet cress 'zee en-se ves, Pe:
zee 7- ^ ereeesse
tee-eic-e-s. are :sew amposed and ferneer
imeresemeete are tee ream-ins; stages
Zee tee paper.
reaser. tee ceentry weeely con-
reeez to esee Is becec.se essentia,iy
a comes-- ee enterprise-. It is not tee-nee
net by an Inev:clua peblisher and a few
he pers. Its ceiereets are made up of tne
centric:et:ens of many writers each week,
rhos: of . ivrqr-3 never receive a cent for
:neer et-forts. These are tee folks who re-
port for treir sesteioes .organleatiOns Nand.
clubs- t A: lcyal bardof tedriteStponden ts '-
report tee beiees. of the smailer centres
in tree area.
It is quite eateral that so many who
live here shoeld nave a feeling of pride
and proprietership about their local
paper, for most of teem have truly shared
in its development.
To each of these good folks we want
to say "thank you." Without your co-
operation we wouldn't be here. And to
every one wee, reads our words, a new
year blessed with peace, good health and
a sense of achievement.
consumption can only be assured when
the consuming public has the fullest pos-
sible knowledge of the goods it can buy
and is given the stimulation to buy them.
Without adequate advertising the public's
ability to compare both prices and pro-
ducts would be hindered.
"Insufficient advertising would almost
certainly imply reduced demand, which in
turn would bring about shorter production
runs with both manufacturers' and distri-
butors' overhead having to be spread over
a smaller number of units. In these cir-
cumstances, increases, rather than reduc-
tions in prices, would seem to be the most
natural result."
Advertising is not wasteful, he said
firmly, although results are difficult to
measure accurately. Demands do not rise
spontanecusly.—Canadian Printer & Pub-
lisher.
snow drifted softly down for days. Christ-
mas Eve was cold without being cruel.
There was lots of snow for skis and to-
beggaris but net too much for trains and
cars. How much better could it possibly
he?
Most of us here are prone to cuss the
weather a geed part of the time, but none
of us have much experience at living in
places where the climate remains without.
conspiceves change all year round. A few
years back we happened to have neighbors
who were natives of Florida and had lived
there most of their lives. Their delight
in Canadian winter almost convinced us
that maybe we de have something after
all.
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
The ordeal is over
FORDW ICH-The Ladies'
Auxiliary to Howick Legion
held a Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. Alex Graham.
Plans were made for a centen-
nial project, an essay by grades
7 and .6, Howick Central School,
on "Remembrance". A trophy
and gift of money will be given
to the winner,
The mystery prize donated
by Mrs. William Austin was won
by Mrs. Robt. Campbell. Two
specials were donated by Mrs.
Ross Doig and won by Mrs. Mel
Allan and Mrs. George Pitten-
dreigh,
Mrs. Wm. :.,IcCann conduct-
ed the election of officers for
Officers are, Ares, Mrs.
Geo. Hamilton; vice-president,
Mrs. Jack Clarke and Mrs. Geo,
(ANGLICAN)
Wingbam
"TRIMMING THE CHRISTMAS TREE" pre-
sented by Mrs. Gray's Grade I and II class
at the He's. ick Central School Christmas
concert on Wednesday was one of the
DECEMBER 1917
The pupils of the Lower
Wingharn School, presented
their teacher, Mr. H. A, Mut-
ton, with a silk umbrella and a
neatly worded address on Friday
evening.
After a High School literary
program, the prizes and diplo-
mas of the school were distribut-
ed to the successful students.
Senior diplomas were granted to
Elleda Bathers, Norma Nichol-
son, Annie Wilson, Thomas
Armstrong, Charles Fowler,
Egbert Garbutt, Flossie Haines,
Margaret McKenzie as these
had completed the examina-
tion for entrance to the Faculty
of Education. Junior diplomas
to those who had passed the
Normal Entrance or University
Matriculation examinations
were granted as follows: Harry
Armstrong, Irene Allen, Olive
Clow, Agnes Devereaux, Lou-
isa Devereaux, Bertha Ellis,
Lottie Johnston, Charles John-
ston, Heloise Kennedy, Janet
Kerr, Donald McKenzie, Jack
C. Maxwell, Olive Rinroul,
Christeria Robertson, Fred Wal-
ker, William Wallace, Rose
Weiler, Annie Williamson, Em-
ma. Walters.
DECEMBER 1931
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Swan-
son, of Wingham, announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Eva Kathleen, to William
G. Bain, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Bain, of Ayr, Ont., the
marriage to take place in Janu-
ary.
Life-long residents of Kin-
loss, in Bruce County, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Harrison cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary
of their wedding at the home
of their son, Edgar R. Harrison
of Wingham, and received the
congratulations of their many
friends. Mr. Harrison w•asborn
in Thistletown near Toronto in
1845. His wife, Annie Arm-
strong, wax born at Springville,
near Peterborough.
Mr. Arnold Vint of the Bank
of Commerce staff, has been
Kt
WITH CHRISTMAS only three days away,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wells and their two
children had their holiday boy somewhat
dampened on Thursday when their home
lights for the youngsters. Here Cathy Ben-
nett places the star atop the tree while the
children watching await their turn to place
colorful decorations on the tree.—A-T Pix,
soon to be on the market.
Mrs. John Gowdy of Bel-
more, who had gone to Wood-
stock to spend the winter, had
the misfortune to fall and break
her hip on Thursday evening, at
the home of her nephew, where
she was staying.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hei-
bein, Gorrie, have received
word from their son, Bill, who
has been serving in the nevy in
Korean waters, that he is now
at Singapore on his way home.
At the Presbyterian Church,
Belmore on Sunday afternoon,
the sacrament of baptism was
administered by the minister,
Rev. Matthew Bailie, to James
Hugh, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Darling Jr. and to
Marlene Ann, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs, Tom Inglis.
S.S. concert at
-Wroxeter church
WROXETER-Harveyatfmm
was chairman for the annual
Sunday School concert at the
United Church on Wednesday
night of last week, when the
following program was present-
ed.
Piano solos by Marcia Gib-
son, Sharon Gibson, Barbara
Newton, Ronald Gibson, Shane
Gibson, Susan Adams, Susan
McMichael, Marjorie Ann Mc-
Michael, Danny Newton, Carol
Adams, Arthur Gibson, Glenis
Gibson, and Debra Townsend.
Recitations were given by
Arthur Gibson, Marjorie Ann
McMichael, Marcia Gibson,
Kevin Townsend, Alex Adams
and Mark Dobson.
The classes of Mrs. Art Gib-
son and Mrs. Les Douglas per-
formed action rhymes. "A Song
Of Christmas" was presented by
the classes of Catherine Edgar
and Kaye Wright and Mrs. Geo.
Gibson's class presented a dia-
logue, "An Official Visit".
"The Santa Claus Express"
was sung by Louise Edgar's class
and Leone Chambers' class sang
"Frosty the Snowman". The
play, "Madame Camellia's
Beauty Parlor" was presented by
Ronald McMichael's class,
on Scott Street was ravaged by fire. Above,
firemenhouse, are seen battling the blaze, which
seemed_to iTbephwo
c:'to,
rst in the centre of the
ST. ANDREW'S
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1967
11:00 a.m.—Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
Commencing the series of messages on the Life
of Paul, The perils and power of the early Church—
Acts 8:1-13.
7:00 p.m.—Cathedral Films presentation "Stephen,
the first Christian martyr."
Welcome in the Centennial year of 1967 within the
fellowship of Christian people.
New Year's Eve at St. Andrew's. 10:00 p.m.—
Fellowship film, "Letter of Nancy." All are welcome.
The Birthday Year Begins
We Did It Again--All of Us
Vehicle for Business
Ideal Weather for Christmas
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News Items from Old Files
transferred Iv the Conic Branch.
Arnold will be missed in town
as he alwa:,s took an active part
in all amatenr plays. Misplace •
is being taken by Mr, H. Kit-
chen, of Teeswater.
Mr. R, McMurray, of Mor-
ris, left last week for Ayton,
where he will be representative
for the Rawleigh Products in
that town and vicinity.
Mrs. W. I, Henderson, Blue-
vale Rd„ held a tea recently
the proceeds of which amount-
ed to 67, ;1 which will be used
to purchase quilt linings for In-
stitute war work.
Rev. E. M. Loney left on
Monday for Burgessville where
he has accepted a call to the
Baptist Church there. On Sun-
day he said goodbye to his lo-
cal congregation, the attend-
ance at both services beingyery
large. During Mr. Loney's pas-
torate the eivrolt,h,aslmfl ex-
tensive improvements and sixty-
two new members have united
with the church.
On Sunday afternoon, De-
cember 22, several hundred
residents of Howick received a •
thrill which they will long re- •
member when they witnessed •
the landing of an ek: e-orrie boy
by parachute, in the person of •
William H. Townsend, Toron-
to, home for his Christmas va-
cation, who is one of the pro- •
fessional parachutists of the
Canadian parachute club of
Toronto, and only club of its
kind in Canada.
DECEMBER 1952
A former telegraph operator
and drover, Charles Albert Sut-
ton, passed away in Wingham
General Hospital, after a short
illness, on Friday. He was in
his 'i6th year. Mr. Sutton was
born at Zetland but had lived
in Wingham most of his life,
Mr. and Mrs, Cecil Mcrkley
spent last week-end in Detroit
and attended the Hudson Motor
Car Convention in Detroit and
Windsor. While there they re-
viewed the new Hudson car