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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-09-14, Page 91.1 r.napve44. in harmless sex-play, laughing, punching, smoking and making their intricate plans for the evening. But they're decent youngsters, who apologize when they hit you on the head with their football. No hippies, thank the powers. 1-Jere comes an elderly Ger- man gentleman who must hove drunk half the beer .west of the Berlin Wall to produce that magnificent pot. There's a voting Jewish father, spoiling his kids rotten. There's a Hun- garian couple. tanned the col- our of tar, with two beautiful blonde urchins. And speaking of urchins, this is the real fun of the beach. They are through, over and around the prone bodies, They build castles and dams and forts. They hurl them• selves into the water, shrieking with delight. And they're all so brown and firm and smooth you could eat them. Why do all those darling, chubby five-year-old girls have to turn into bored, neurotic, harassed women? Why do all those careless, sturdy, happy little devils of boys have to turn into hard, suspicious, ul- cerated men? A good question. But I still haven't told you why I like the beach so much. I've discovered that it's the only place in the w.ntid where my wife will shut her mouth for two or three hours at a stretch. Anger family holds reunion The first Anger reunion was held in the Kingsville Park with 112 people in attendance. A picnic lunch at noon was follow- ed by the presentation of awards, games and election of officers. Herman and Margaret Anger, with 21, ' the largest family present, J,..aies Anger, 80, was the oldest person and the young- est was Heather McCloud, nine months. The prize for the per- son from the farthest point was won by Mrs. Betty Christie of Teeswater. Tug-of-war between the senior men and the young adults was won by the seniors. Prizes for the three-legged race went to Andrea Hruska and Dale An- ger for seniors and Ron Barclay and Jamie Culbert for juniors. A candy throw pleased the tod- dlers. Oscar Anger and his family received a vote of thanks for organizing this first reunion and officers elected for next year were Lee Anger, president; Bill Anger, vice; Marion Anger, sec.-treas.; and entertainment, Mabel Culbert and Brenda An- ger. Next year's reunion will be held in the same place the second Sunday in August. cmi,.1tertrots From the !miter/al Oil Collection inglbain AbilancoZi mit Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Sept. 14, 1967 SECOND SECTION News Items from Old Files school. First year, first class: William J. Tiffin, Norah E. Walker, Edna J. Proctor, Marg- aret L. Proctor, all of Wing- ham, and Dorothy Aitken, of Bluevale, Beryl Cunningham, Belgrave, Alberta M. Shiell, Bluevale, Elva A, Stock, Wrox- eter, Lyle K. Fitch, Wroxeter, Alexander McBurney, Belgrave. First year, second class: Theo- dore Robertson, Wingham, Edythe M. Weir, Wroxeter, Margaret Wright, Wroxeter. Second year, first class: Janisa W. Homuth, Wingham, Ethel C. Johnston, Bluevale. SEPTEMBER 1942 Ken Baker and Calvin Burke left on Tuesday for Western Canada where they will work in the harvest fields. The second 99th Battery have lost four of their younger members since they returned from camp on Sunday. They are John Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walters, of Culross; Lloyd Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Elliott, Wingham Junction; Clarence Ohm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ohm, of town; Wm. Elston, son of Mr, Wm. Elston of Mor- ris. These boys have joined the, active army and will receive their basic training prior to be- ing posted to a unit. Mr. Wilfred Arthur recent- ly purchased the Margaret An- derson house on Catharine Street from Mr. Thomas Burke. Peter Scott of Falconbridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, 6th Con, of East Wawanosh has been appointed Inspector of Schools in Parry Sound district, SEPTEMBER 1953 The Warren House, well- known furnishings business on Diagonal Road, changed hands this week, when it was an- nounced by the owner, Charles McKibbon, that the business had been bought by W. T. Cruickshank and son, effective September 1st. .In its short ex- istence since just after the war, the store has become well known in the Wingham district for its distinctive style and its beautiful appointments, and many visitors to Wingham re- marked on its smartness. The store was originally a black- smith shop, which was renovat- ed by Mr, McKibbon after his return from service with the Air Force during the last war. There were four new faces on the teaching staff at the high school this week. Charles An- derson, who formerly taught at the school at Teeswater, has joined the staff at Wingham. He will teach geography, grade 9mathematics and agricultural science. Bob Wolfrey, of Chat- ham, will conduct classes in history. Jack Heney, formerly of Burk's Falls, will teach phys- ical education and grade 10 mathematics and Margaret Nimmo, daughter of Rev. Alex Nimmo, will instruct in home economics. f. A RECORD NUMBER of more than 350,000 Ontario children are using 7,000 buses to get to and from school this year. For their safety, here is a reminder for motorists. When a school bus is stopped with red signal lights flashing, the law requires all traffic approaching the bus from the front and from the rear to stop and remain stopped as long as the red lights on the John Diefenbaker has, served Canada long and well. The leadership convention which ended his role as head of one of the great national parties marked the exit Of e politician who, to say the least, was utelque. If for no other reason, John Meeker will long be remembered as the man whose fiery oratory and adamant opposition defeated the all-powerful Liberal regime under Louis St, Laurent in 1957, ending decades of Liberal government, Mr. Diefenbaker spent most of his active political life in the Opposition benches, and as a leader of Opposition in the House of Commons was one of the most effective this nation has ever known, It was predictable that John Diefen- baker would choose to go down fighting rather than gracefully relinquishing the reins of leadership when the handwriting on the wall was plainly legible last fall. A fighter he has always been, and it was this very quality which made him such a great Canadian. His unyjelding stand, however, placed many of his most loyal followers in a miserable position. Con- cerned about his health, and the fact that advancing years simply did not' leave enough time for another successful federal campaign; they faced the unpalatable choice of denying him their support or sticking with him to what would certain- ly have been a bitter conclusion. The average Canadian of other than Maritime citizenship will have many ques- tions in his mind about the qualities of Several townsfolk have urged The Ad- vance-Times within the past week to take up the editorial cudgels -for better safety precautions along our main street. Their ire has been aroused by an accident in which a small girl was knocked over by a passing car. There is no denying that a very serious hazard exists along Josephine Street, par- ticularly because of the location of both public and high schools. All children who live west of the main thoroughfare must cross this busy roadway either two or four times daily. When a small child, who has not yet learned all the safety rules, darts out in front of an oncoming car there is every likelihood of injury. Thank God we have not had a fatality as yet. The Josephine-John-Diagonal Road inter- section can be confusing and dangerous for adults, let alone for small children. One of the obvious answers is a traffic O,, nal system at least on that corner, sop ,.at pedestrians, both large and small, would have time enough to cross in safety. Provision of those traffic lights is con- tingent upon the will of the public. The town council faces the fact that it is un- likely the Department of Highways will share in the cost of such an installation and the cost is very high. Yes, the town of Wingham could pay Transporting school children by bus will reach an all-time high in Ontario during this school year. Close to 7,000 buses, operated by nearly 18,000 drivers, will carry over 350,000 students to and from school every day. For the protec- tion of these young passengers school buses and their drivers must meet rigid safety standards set by the Ontario Department of Transport. In addition, the Highway Traffic Act requires motorists to exercise particular care and caution when driving near a school bus. In a further effort to reduce the possi- bility of school bus accidents the Trans- port Department is sponsoring an all-out province-wide school bus safety drive, de- signed to reach every segment of the com- munity. "School bus safety is everybody's re- sponsibility," said Hon. Irwin 'Haskett, On- tario's Transport Minister, in announcing the new program, "Members and officials of boards of education, principals and teachers, school bus owners and drivers, motorists, police officers, parents — and the children themselves — all have an im- portant part to play. Teamwork and de- cisive action are vital ingredients for suc- cess in preventing school bus accidents," he added. To assist communities in school bus safety activities the department of trans- port has issued kits of materials to school boards, school bus operators, municipal police and other interested people. Kit materials include samples of classroom wall charts for children in different age groups and a poster for motorists; color- ing books and take-home folders for youngsters; teaching guides, fact sheets, promotion tips for specific groups, and school bus safety patrol information. Film- strips to be used as teaci)j,rig aids during classroom sessions with younger children are supplied on loan by the Department. One fact sheet reminds motorists that the new leader, Premier Robert. Stanfield. of Nova Scotia. Much was said during the convention by the knowledgeable television commentators about the difficulties which face a newcomer to, the House of Com- mons, They cited the necessity for a "sense of the House," which some men never acquire and some, conversely, seem to possess by sheer instinct. For this rea- son such men as George Hees•and Davie Fulton, who have served in federal cab- inets, were given a better than even chance of successfully handling the PC leadership if elected, However, it may well be that the time has come for a leader who lacks some of this "sense of the House." Per- haps a newcomer like Robert Stanfield may be able to inject a fresh "sense of Canada" into those august halls, It could be that the instinctive knowledge of 'tow best to jockey and bargain for political advantage should in this critical age be supplanted by a solid sense of the need for statesmanship and a practical under- standing of the basic rules of sound eco- nomy, Robert Stanfield has a record of effec- tive and sensible legislation in his own, province of Nova Scotia. He is no "glamor boy" and he does not seek to influence his listeners with a lot of flamboyant oratory. Let us hope that his intelligence is of that high order which will be a real power in steering his party and our nation back to the calibre of government which the gruel- ling problems of life in this latter half of the 20th century demand. for such lights on its own (after DHO approval). However, it is also a fact that the town's finances are stretched just about to the limit this year to meet other demands which have been made by us, the taxpayers. Added to which, the insistent demand that the mill rate be held down as far as possible cannot be completely denied. We do not envy the town councillors their position in the matter of public ex- penditures. They are likely to "be dam- ned if they do and damned if they don't." Personally, we believe that the protection of our children from hazards of all kinds is of first importance — vastly more so than parks or pools or any other projects, fine though all these attributes of an af- fluent society may be, For more than ten years this news- paper has attempted to provide leadership for a public drive to demand adequate safety, measures at points where drownings have occurred along the river — with little or no result. The dangers are still there, waiting for more victims, chiefly because there were not enough interested parents to back these demands, We expect that safety along the main street will be treat- ed with the same lack of active support. SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley A beach soliloquy With summer On the wane and boy, how it. waned around here I've made a discovery. With the minimum of encouragement, I could Ieh spend the restof my life as a Never was much of a hound for the beach life before. As a boy, I swam in rivers and lakes, but not at beaches. Any- way, kids are too busy swim- ming and diving and horsing . around to be bothered lying on a beach, As I grew older, beaches still bad little attraction. I just didn't like sitting in the sun. 1 don't tan. I just sort of turn burnt orange. Beaches were for women, little kids and old peo- ple. I preferred golf or fishing, Well, I'm not a woman or a little kid, so 1 must be turning into an old people. Someone will think unkindly, no doubt, that it's the advent of the biki- ni that has prematurely aged me. This is merely a half-truth. I'm not particularly addicted to the sight of navels, though some of the other stuff dis- played is mildly interesting. No, it's the other sights and - sounds that fascinate me. Now, I don't like the huge, crowded, commercialized beach. It in- spires in me, with its noise and clutter and bawling transistors and screaming humanity, 'loth. ing hut nausea. But the beach we go to, al- most every day the sun shines, is not like that. It is clean sand and cool, blue water and friendly, relaxed people. There are no loud-speakers bellowing the latest beat. There isn't a hot-dog stand or a motorcycle or a beer can in sight. That doesn't mean it's as quiet as a church. The gulls wail, the mamas holler at their children, the kids scream and fight and cry. But when you stretch out on the sand after a dip, and the sun bores into you, taking away the aches and the tensions, it's as though you were hearing it all through cot- ton wool. For sonic reason, "our" beach has become a mecca for newcomers to Canada. Foreign- ers, as we used to call them in the old, unenlightened days. You car lie there all day and scarcely hear a v.ord of Eng- lish. And what a pleasant change that.is. You could be at Odessa, on the Black Sea. My Hungarian and Polish and Ger- man have improved tremen- dously. But they're great people. They love the sun. mind their own business, and pick up their junk when they leave, which is more than can be said of a good many tenth- generation Canadians. It's fun to watch and listen. Over here are a couple of Ital- ian grandmothers, in black dresses, both built about five by five, yattering away eighty miles an hour. Just over there is a majestic young woman with Slavic features, a baby, a bikini so sparse you couldn't bl3w your nose in it, and a bust that would knock your eye out. Maybe both of them. Back up on the sand a bit is the teenage crowd. They too have discovered our beach this summer. About sixteen of them sprawled in a loose cir- cle, heads together, indulging Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames, 1813. One of the most colorful heroes of the War of 1812-1814 was Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief who was a great admirer of the dashing General Isaac Brock. When Tecumseh gathered an array of Indian tribes to join with the British and Cana- dian forces, the proud chief rode by Brock's side, Brock died es he led his Men to battle at Queenstown in 1812. In September of 1818 the 'Canadians under Colonel Henry Procter were at a IOW ebb. Supplies were low, militia were te, turning to the farms and the Indian forces fluctuated unpredictably. Procter burned Fort Detroit and began a long re- treat up the River Thames. About miles upriver at Moraviantown, Tecumseh per- suaded Procter to make a stand. It was the last stand for the Shawnee chief and he sensed it. "My body will remain On the field of battle," he told his braves. In the spirit of his friend Brock, Te• cuMseh died in the ensuing Battle of the Thames, flinging a tomahawk et the Am, orlon commander as he fell. bus continue to flash, This law applies wherever the maximum speed limit is more than 35 miles per hour, There is one ex- ception to this rule. Traffic approaching the bus from the front on a highway which is divided into separate roadways by a physical barrier is not required to stop.— (Ont. Department of Transport Photo). C.P.P. report Two persons were charged and 10 persons were warned for Highway Traffic Act offences last week and 13 safety checks were conducted. Eleven Criminal Code in- vestigations were conducted dur- ing the week. One person was charged with impaired driving. Three Liquor Control Act in- vestigations were conducted with three persons being charg- ed. A rifle was seized this week as the result of a Game and Fish Act investigation. This past week, we have re- ceived a report of gasoline be- ing stolen from a farm storage tank. We urge owners of bulk gasoline storage tanks to take extra precautions such as install.. ing a lock and illuminating the gas pump area. Advise the O. P.?. office of any suspicious persons or vehicles prowling in the area. Several local suspects are being investigated concern,- ing these thefts and we request your cooperation in reporting any thefts promptly, 12emember .0 Be polite, be helpful, be gracious. Drive like a good host. parents, Mr., and Mrs., Stanley Vanstone of Patrick Street: ma- ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stokes and great , grandmother, Mrs. William Stokes of' victoria Street, SEPTEMBER 1918 Mr. Andrew Taylor has pur- chased the Queen's Hotel from Mrs. Swarts. This house was at one time one of the best hostel- ries in Western Ontario and with a little effort can be made as up-to-date as ever before. Mrs. Swarts and family have purchas- ed Mr. Taylor's handsome residence on Shuter Street. Milk will be 15 cents a quart before spring, so we are told. Lulu Chamney, a recent graduate of the Central Business College, has been placed by the school in an excellent position as stenographer in the Base Hos- pital, Toronto. Misses Eileen Dore and Mar- jorie Harrison are attending Stratford Normal. SEPTEMBER 1932 The 40 x 54 foot barn with a 36 x 38 foot shed, on lots 1'7, 18 and 19, Con. 1, Kinloss, belonging to Mr. John Craig, was completely consumed by fire on Wednesday afternoon. The brick cottage, former- ly owned by Elijah Higgins, on Minnie St.', was sold recently by T. Fells to Mr. W. F. Jack- son, who operates the black- smith shop formerly owned by Sam Young. Students enrolled at Strat- ford Normal School total 244. The following are the students from this district attending the A New Leader Elected You Make The Decisions Everybody's Responsibility all traffic is required to come to a com- plete stop when approaching from the front or overtaking from the rear a school bus when its red signal lights are flashing. Such traffic must remain stopped until the red signal lights are no longer flashing. Simple, common sense safety rules for student passengers to be ,used by teachers are included in the kit. 'Parents are re- minded that they also have a responsibility for ensuring that' children know and obey the rules. Here are some of them: 1. When boarding the bus, arrive at the pick-up point on time. Wait on the sidewalk or road shoulder, and not on the roadway. If you must cross the road, look both ways and walk (do not run) when the way is clear of all traffic. Get on the bus in single file quickly but without pushing or shoving. 2. After boarding the bus take your seat promptly and stay seated until you arrive at your destination. Keep the aisle clear of books, lunch boxes and other items. Do not talk to the driver except in an emergency. Avoid loud noise and horse- play, Keep windows closed unless the driver gives permission to open them. Do not put arms, hands, head' or feet out of the window. Never throw anything inside the bus or out the window. Do not touch emergency exits or bus equipment. Obey the instructions of the driver or the school bus patrol promptly. 3. When leaving the bus special cau- tion is needed, if you must cross the road walk along the edge for about ten feet in front of the bus . where the driver Can see you, Look left and right and proceed into the roadway until you are level with the left front fender of the bus: When all traffic has stopped in both dir- ections, proceed across the road and con- tinue to look left and right. Walk smart, ly across the road. Do not runs Never cross the road behind the school bus, iii .. . ..11111111.i.i..Illrlir/11111 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii iiii 01111i1111141 ii iii ii ii 11/111.1iiiililliiiii iii ii 111001. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE - TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario., by Wenger Bros. Limited. W, Berry Wenger-, 'President Abbott 0, Wenger, Secretary-'14retiOUret ildember Audit Bureau of eireulatiOri Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Authorized by the Peat Office beptittirnent geeond MUSS Stall and fOr payment of 'postage In dealt .kistei• ear. ; t 1 ye•I y, 0.0 mohho, $2,18 In &laded; t1.8.A., $,6 per . .; Fo reign rate, $1,0 per yr. Advertising, Rates oh application. To the editor-- 121 Briar Hill Ave., Toronto 12, Ont. Dear Sir: Have just returned to Toron- to, after visiting with my son and family in Wingham. It was my happy privilege on Monday, Sept. 4, to watch your Centennial Labor Day par- ade, and in all my '70 years, I have never seen such a well or- ganized, colorful and interest- ing display, as your town pre- sented to us on Labor Day. Thanks to you, Wingham. Sincerely yours, (Mrs.) Martha Penny. Infant dies suddenly Funeral service was held at the R. A, Currie & Son funeral home Monday for Leslie James Vanstone, infant son of Mr, and Mrs. Kirk Vanstond of Winghatn. Rev. C. F. sardine officiated. The child died suddenly at his home, IL R, 2 Wingham on Saturday morning, age one month. He is survived by his parents Mr, and Mrs, Kirk Vatistene, the former Laurette Stokes;' a brother, John; paternal grand-