HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-04-02, Page 2hire mot, Wodloofelor.APSI4441004
EASTER IS A SYMBOL OF HOPE,
This week-en4 the Christian
wotld commemorates the two most
important occasions in its religions -
Good Friday and VAster, Tn
any thinking person these two days
mean Much more than a holiday and
the oPening of the spring fashion
season.
• The ertikifixion and subsequent
resurrection of the Master provide
the basis of our entire Christian
philosophy — indeed the only sound
belief for the human race, without
which there is scarcely room for
sanity in the human brain. The phil-
osophy to whiCh we refer is that
despair can never he so deep that it
is:hopeless., The utter gloom of
(10-Ci1 Friday evening was succeeded
bY Ai- radiant hope of raster Morn-
ifng,••
.Rtirard),ess. of the accumulation
9f,w01,19.1Y 'wealth, despite a super-
thodern and,sheering attitude about
inattera 0.1'010ot-is consequence, the
hunian• being has yet to be born who
has not experienced the darkness of
despair at Some time or other. With-
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SPftING CAIVE GENTLY
tnaikable how towns '.differ.
The',residents of other communities
in Which We lived have had varying
Ways';Of.e.lernonstr.ating, quite
seiduSly, their local_ fears and am-
biliOriS Though older citizens of
• tirghatit • May not realize it, the
mettf9ty,-.0f;:spring :floods of disas-
trouS:PronOttions in years gone by
44'K'IM'printed 'itself' on the public
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Several 'tit -nes (hiring • the past
*...,0i-,..•as.„the winter's accumulation
O'...snCiiy: melted.atid disappeared, we
ave heaid local peOsple -say, "Nice
prmgthis Year. No danger of
floOd?".... •
•j.".••,Aealizing-that the spring freshet
gaS4Siten caused widespread damage
iiWngham and Lower Town,.
thoSesentinients are understandable.
PerhaPsthe very young will fail to
r*ali*-fite,Sound. basis which exists
eacir*ar for anXious thought, but
one -has to hark baek no farther than
the .spring.•Of '1947, to recall a flood
WhiCh-isblated :the 'town for several
4.and.:damaged not only private •
propfertr, hitt bridges and roadways
aS-Weit:
/0,e'again*e• can be, :thankful
that;:,spr.ingi: has come quietly; that
the all • hut gone 'with no
co4VegienCe at • all. indeed, we
havejnanythings to be thankful for
f we iWatild hut take tb think
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'LAc.13ETTER. WAY
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dit t address Joe • NI cCul 31,
w• ho•Was-JoioWn to invy Canadians
fot his.part on • the TV. Program.
4phie expressed some views
With Which we wholeheartedly agree.
is a teacher of some
cOnsid:ierable repute and has also
worked he the country's penal insti-
tittiOni in stipervisory capacity.
' Speaking of what should be done
with some ,of the criminal offenders
who fill our jails and penetentiaries,
he expressed the belief that we
should have .a system' of farms,
where younger offenders would re,
ceive theibenefits to be derived from
hard wok rather than from the dis-
cipline of a penal institution or
prison.
'There' iS no glamor about bard
ait:Ork; Mere is nothing at all on the
average farm to. make a smart
young fellow think be has reached
the big time or that he will he ad
mired by Ms pals when it is all over,
Old faShioned though the thought
may. be, we stilt believe that' hard
work is a pretty good remedy for
rito'st of the ills which beget our
yOung people. PerhapS Mr, McCully
istyi toolar from the truth.
The . ViVingh.am AdvaneegTinie.4
powtohod at Ningbo*, Ontario
,Wenger Brothere„ :Phiblishers,
Barry Wenger, Editor '
Mrnbu Audit Of 'oirettletiptt
•Alithertiail a*dant
• rook omit tit*,
k000kipkion too, ono toot #00; Aix Mroithri
• $1,116 in tialVenee
11.4, A„ 4O pet year -
44:06 pet oar
fE,kitiontitiilltif Antes On Spplieation
out the knowledge .of • and firm ho -
lief in :those fkicts for which TiolY
Week stands,. one remains hopelessly
alone before a prospect too bleak for
eOntemplation.
SPORTSMANSHIP?
There were several disappointed
policemen in town OD Wednesday
night when the Grey -Bruce Police.
Association's annual Bantam Hock-
ey tournament fizzled out like a wet
firecracker, • •
• Play went on all the previous
Saturday and OD Wednesday even-
ing the teams which had emerged at
the top f.the heap gathered at•the
Wingham arena for the plaY-downs
ani • the final game .for the trdpify..
In this important encounter .the
teams from Shallow Lake and 'Mild-
may squared off and actually played
one period which left the Mildmay.
boys ahead on a 1-.0 score, At that
point a protest was lodged because
Shallow Lake was believed to 10,:ve
players 011 the ice who were nOt sign-
ed up with their own team. for this
season. After an unrestrained argu-
ment the game was called off and.
the whole tournament flopped' flat
on its face.
We don't intend toga into all the
details about who was right and Who
was wrong. 'The one glaring factor
was that it was a rotten dermin-
stration .of the thing that minor
hockey is suppoSed to teach --,== good .
sport sm a n ip.
The members of the police, associ-
ation had spent weeks preparing -the
tournament and the managementof
the teams certainly didn't show any
gratitude by permitting • such.- a
graceless finale. A reasonably. good
crowd Was on band to eh eel'
boys and they were badly let.51dWri
as a restilt.
Has the winning of a 'gairie :29f
hockey become so important that
tempers must flare among. theadtilts
who. are eoaching the kids?
better that boy . should take 'his
puck and hockey stick opt .ontd.th
street in front of the house.„: and
battle it out with the lads froin doWn
the block than take part iti•an organized demonstration of 'win no
matter hoW" hockeytactics.
JUST TOO MUCH
At the close of the federal eiee-
tion campaign. we" felt, like Many
other Canadians, glad that: the
whole affair was over. For once we
ItaVhad more than enough' access
to the opinions Of politicians.' I3e-
tWeen radio and TV we have had
politics for bi4eak•fast, ditiper
Stip p.e r •
it is certainly true that the voter
should he kept well aware :of. the
.significance of an election:campaign.
He has the right to hear the claims
and charges of all parties contend-
ing, but this time there is sone basis
for the belief that the politicians
have overdone it, 'Long before the
election campaign came to a close
inost of us were .completely fedup
and were no longer listening:
Now all we can hope is. that the
winners will get down to the impor-
tant task of providing good go'vern-
ment for a growing nation.
CURLING SEASON, ENDS
Last Friday evening saw the
wind-up of the curlhig season ii.
town as the local dub member
gathered for the final games in the
March draw and the election of
officers for the coming Yeat
Admittedly the curling club ex-
ists for the pleasure of itSlfie1111)CrS,
but it most certainly is a port. which
has done a lot for the spirit �f good
fellowship in this community down
through the years. We don't know
of any other sport Which can arouse
the ardent partisanship one finds'in
the breast of a seasoned curler. s
There are plenty of enthusiastic
golfers. Fishermen love their part
titular form of Maxatioros bovvierg
are keen and bridge players are cert
tainly fond of their game. But curl.,
ing'is about the ofily pastime which
can hold the attention of a whole
segment bf the population winter
after winter and make its folloWerR
happy with the advent of cold
weather.
jO1ii1LLflxa Reports
The rOurth SeagliOn ot the gOth Canadians ,g1 years of .age, whether
Ontario Legislature hes porogoecl, property 4),w,nere Or tenants er not,
0Oce wain the blidget brought was passed by thal•egialature
certain amendments, These rerlitire
first a vete in favour by the pre-
sently qualified Municipal voters
and then a, sYstein of enntneratien
prior to the itnunat to biennial
municipal voter similar to the type
used now for provincial and federal
gerieral elections,
Anotherernatter of Interest to all
of us and about, whieh 'wOuld Pre
to. remind. everyone V that, in een-
Tinkle)) With the pew Hospital In-
suranee Plan, Mdeaa a person Is
reglAtered before Se.ptern,ker 3Qtl),
1958, (pay direct) or bore 31.4t
August, 1958 (erotic enrolments)
with the Plan he is not cevered
after 1st 'January, 1959, at which
date the new Ontario Hospital
Plan :becomes effeetive and all
other such plans are automatically
cancelled, One - ttinat the wait
three months 'before being able to
enroll in 1959. Bveryone should
make sure of being registered by
the dates Set out in order to receive
filii.benefit...froin the plan.
In'closing this year's. series elf
reports from Queen's Park, your
Member hopes that they have been
of interest and have brought to
your attention some of the more
Important matters dealt with this
year by your Legislative Assembly
And once again may I extend to
the editor of thiS paper my sincere
thanks for his co-operation in pub-
lishing these reports,
down by the provincial treasurer
was AtO biggest ever, amounting
to almost one thousand nhliion
(tohars; once again .4 large number
of hills, both private and Govern.
Mfkilt Were, after careful Conaidera.,-
Mon, finally passed by the Legis.
18:ture and on proclamation Will
become part of the 14Ws of our
PrOvinee,
During the last week of the
Seasion the members ws,ve involved.
in the request by Metropolitan'
Toronto for power to acquire part
of old Port York and its adjaeent
ancient military cemetery, for pur-
• poses of the Fred 0 -Gardine; ex-
preasWaY. Despite the eloquence of
Mr. Gardiner, chairman of INIetro-
politan Toronto, and a visa to the
fort, the members refused to allow
the ao-called progress of this
;motor age to interfere with' this
inheritanee from our glorious, past.
Another 'kern of great linnurt-.
.ittieeto rural areas was the passing
of a new bill to control the powers
of pipe line companies and streng-
then the rights of farmers over
irboge lauds such lines will run.
The Act introduces a new system
of supervision of these matters
with an arbitration hoard and a
special ferni of agreement Or the
farmers" 'protection.
.The other bill :Oft genera) impor-
tance to all municipalities, namely
that giving the municipal frenehise
(eiccept on money by.IcewS), to all
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Editor, Advance -Times
Dear Sin',
I enjoy reading your paper. n
pleases me 'to see lots. of pictures
of the town and hope you continue
to have lots of them In your paper.
Please find enclosed a. rnoneY
order for $3.00 for another year of
which' I. will he glad to :receive
your newspaper,
A former Wingham girl, .
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NUS, Harold Roesler,
651 Roy St,,
PembrOke, Ontario
,(nee Eleanore Crompton)
R.R.,1, Win Omni ,
March '22nd, 39153
:Advance -Times Editor,
Wingham, Ontario.'
Dear Sir:•
" We are deeply concerned •iiboa
the, alarming number of our young
PeoPle who are leaving high school
before they :are qualified to, pro-
vide a good living for themselves
fri today's highly specialized so-
ciety. •
I feel that there is definite ac-
tion which the people of Wingharn
and the surrounding rural distriet
polild take at the present time io
give' these boys and girls a good
training .along whatever lines an
aptitude test would show that they
wbUld he' most likely to succeed,
while at the same time keeping the
cost -of such instruction within the
Means of the 'people of our area,
at a time when the cost of a uni-
versity education in the larger
Cetittes 'is prohibitive for many of
the people in this district.
I wonder if it would be possible
to lay the 'foundation for a techni-
cal or vocational school for our
boYs and glies—perhaps initially
aa an Addition to our beautiful high
school whefe a cafeteria could be
oriarnied to look after the extra
students. At first training could be
provided at the least post along the•
Of modern accounting, mech-
anics and; radio arta television
work, There is also a great need
in Wingham, sheeted at it is .in
the centre of a 'thriving agricul-
tural area, for an agricultural
School to teach young Men inter-.
ested in farming,, the basic ele-
ments Of this highly specialized
field,
• le high cost of advanced or
specialiZed educatibri is at present
depriving Many of our yoarig
peeple of a chance to make go6d
In Vocation of their own choo's-
Mg. Perhaps later on scholarships'
Might be available for exceptioh.
ally gifted stodents,
feel there is an urgent teed
for a vbeational school in wits.
bittii, and. vebuld be interested to
know how other peoPle ihi the fits-
triet feel ;bout
Yours Sincerely,
anYee Y.t, Pourell,
Gaviner„ Mclotosh
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FUMY TEARS AGO'
The lightning an 'thunder storm
on Friday night was the first real
storm for this, spring ,and a large
quantity of rain fell. The water
in the Smith branch of the 'river
came up pretty high, and Saturday
evening and Sunday it was not
possible for rigs. to • go ; over the
road through the "prairie", A, large
quantity of ice lodged smith of the
town, but no damage 'vas done.
From Sunday evening to Monday
morning the water lowered some
two 'feet and all danger of damage
from flood is now passed, everal
cellars in the town were flooded,
The Times Was very sorry to
learn that Miss Matheson, who has
been teacher in the junicir depart-
ment of the Public School had re-
signed. During her fourteen years
as teacher here, Miss Matheson has
clone. good work in what is 'con-
sidered the hardest room, in the
school.
This week Mr. Robt. Johnston
sold his boot and Shoe business to
Mn W. H. Willis, of Seaforth, who
will take possession on the 15th of
April, Mr. Johnston*.has not yet
decided on what be Will 'do in the
future, but does not*purPose mov-
fng from WinghaM.
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FORTY V*EARS AGO
On Tuesday evening the citizens
of Winghern were shocked to bear
that Mr. Frank Buchanan had
passed to his Eternal Home. Be
contracted pneumonia on Thurs-
day laSt; Mr. Buchanan was one
of'our most esteemed citizens and
wheneVer he could assist in better-
ing mankind ,he was not !found
wanting. Deceased was in his 67th
year and is survived by his wife,
two daughters and -three sons.
Mr. Robt. Beattie has purchased
Alex Reid's general. delivery.
The infaht son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbert Hart, Lower Wingliam,
died on Thursday last. '
Harvey Montgomery of Sea -
forth, is now- in eltarge of • Billie
Burke's tonsorial parlor.
Miss Sean VanNormart has ac-
cepted a 'position in the office of
McCormack & Co., stock brekers,
Toronto.
While Phillip !Coffer and, Reb-
ert Colvin were cutting down a
tree at TCeswater one day last
Week, the tree fell hitting and
seriously injuring Mr., 1Keffer,
Mr. Prank Andersen, of 'rurn-
berry, has sold his 100 acre farm
on the B line to Mr. Sohn Mor-
rison fOr the sum of $5,000, Mr.'
Andersen Is holding a 'clearing
auction sale on April 18th, and
Will move to town in the neat Alt-
ura,
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TWENTV-VIVE YEARS AGO
The rains of last week along
With the frOst coming out Of' the,
ground, have made the roads in
this district "in very had Condition
for travel. The ListOvvel road and
the road to Wroxeter are very bad,
as is the road' trim Teeswater to
the Durhant road, The road to
Liteknow was also reported.in poor
Condition and it has been limpos.
elble ,fer a feW days for cars to
travel on, the detonr at Londesboro,
A near trageov,*as averted ttlid
tWo lives probttbly saved by ACM
A,. Walters, who noticing a light
burning late 1''riday night and
again seeing the light still btitn.‘
lag lietWeerf '9 and 10 o'cI6610
Urclity: Morning at the home of
jOhli Quirk, Diagonal' 'Road, called
Chief Allen, Who forced his Iva.
100 the hinise,. Which liota
With Coal go from the turnatei
and, discovered Mr, Quirk and his
sister, Zmitio, lying H5340)8010101
on the floor, Dr. U. '0, Calder was
riiikttecl to the hotiSe 0•410ave otetti-
'cal•freattrierit, Later tit ColboUrne
THE LITTON COMEX MEE
inst a little paper—it Isn't up
to -date;
'It hasn't any supplenaent or coloredi
fashion plate,
It Comes 044 every Thursday, un-
less the forms are pled:
The outside is home printed, with
boiler plate Inside,
It baan'tany cable direct from
old •Econbar
Silt it Says that 'Cot Bfiggins is
In enr midst to -day.,
It doesn't seem hi worry about
affairs Of state
put it. tells that 'Joseph Hawkins
has painted his front gate',
It never mentions Erneger or
Joseph Chamberlain,
"But it tells that Thonwson's
ery has a Joey, window pane',
And that the %fission Workers
will give a festival,
And there'll ebe temperance
lecture In Wlltan Hooper's
It tells about the measles ,iirnrny
,Hankins had,
And says that 'Israel Jobnston has
:become a dad',
It says ,that 'cider making Is
shortly to commence'„
And cites the feet that' Ira Todd
is Wilding a new fence,
It mentions DeweY's coming in one
brief paragraph.
And says that 'Charles Trimble
'has sold yearling calf',
And everything that happens with-.
in the little town
The man who runs the paper has
plainly jotted down.
Some people make fun of it, bet
honestly I like, ,
learn that work Is booming
,upon the Iirntown pike',
It's -just a little paper, yet it has a
lot to so— •
Arid as long as it is printed I hope
it comes'my Wan .
—Josh Wink in Baltimore Ameri-
can,
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• .The above poem, was printed in
the Gorrie Vidette, August 23, 3900
When Thos. Nash was the owner
of the paper. Ikbas been submitted
by Norman Wade of Gorrie,
alto arrived but it was not until"
early Afternoon that the • victims
began to rally.
At the annual, meeting of the Re-
tail Merchants' Association held in
the Council Chamber on Monday
morning it was decided that the.
Wednesday Half Holiday would be
,obsereed a4ain this year from May
to October,' both months included,
• yr. Wm. Vanstone & Son cni
three trees short wood for
Woods Bros, ori -the- 9th Con. of'
Turnberryi that pildd out oyer 33
cords of 18 -inch wood. One maple
had better than 16 cord, of 1.5 -inch
first 'class wood. This is an excep-
tional amount of Wood to get from*
three trees these dayk Has any -
hod Y done better than this?
Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson Martin
hive, moved into their new home
on Frances Street, '
A' number of friends of Miss
Janet Cowan met at the home of -
Mrs. W. W.' Cerrie on Friday
evening where they held a Vitchen
shower for the bride -elect. Follow-
ing the shower, a dainty lunch was
served by the 'hostess.
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LEEN YEARS AGO •
Rill Porter, the manager and
owner of the Walter Rose Poultry
Farm at Brussel, ,antr" a son of
Mr. end I's/frt.-W. H. Porter, of Ter;•4
onto, met his death in a very tragic.
manner and' wider very peculiar
circtimstances on.March 24, 1943, at'
the age of ,42, Years. Mr. Porter
wii.ajusting an adjustment screw
in the battery brooder of the hat-
chery when he Was electrocuted.
Artificial respiration was applied
for seyeralh ours but the victim
failed to respond..'
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'A convention of ;the Progressive -
Conservative Association ,.for the
riding of Huron -Bruce will be held
in the Town Hail here, at 8 p.m.,
on Thesady, April 20th. The special
speaker for the Meeting will be LE,
Col, Geo, Drew, leader of the Ont-
ario ProVinciel Conservatives.
Mrs, W. G.,. Ha -Milton received
word on. Monday evening. that
her father, George .Simmons, of
Toionto had paSiiled away in Tor-
onto General HosPital. He was in
his 88th year. •,
A regular LionLuncheon was
her at the Queens Coffee Shop
last Friday evening with a good at-
tendance. Secretary Wilbur Tiffin
presented minutes of it recent dir-
eetor's meeting at Which a donation
of $100 to the Ited Gross Campaign
Was donated; Membership in the
Ontario Crippled Chliciretes Soc-
iety Was Approved and it suggestion
that the Club sponsor the sale of
tickets on the -Mary Pieltford
kungalovv project with the pro-
ceeds to goto the British war
Victims Ptitid, met with approval
of members, Past President Lion
Fred' Spry gave the acldras or the
evening' �n usteer. This proved to
be VerY inittritetive and interest..
Mg. '
Ontario' teachera
benefit by having their OlitilitOIti
ate of partaiscd front WO, to $800
through a, bill homy* rime/laments
to' the schoel, aet introduced in the
Ontario Leeistitture tast week by
Edtication Minister 'Duncan Mc.
Arthur, Mother amendment wohld
provide for use of g standard
Written Contrriet between, teachers
Ithd .ilehOol boards, ,
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by Shullon
'rebel: Water $1,35, $140
by sioottrit
coAgne Sprity
$1.25
Stick Cologne $1,25
Stiek Cologne . $1,21 Toilet. "Water Stile
I. D. A. SPECIAL PRICE
APRIL 2nd g April 9th:
COLD CREAM
VivelYui Howard Theatrical style .1 lb. Jar) reg. $90
DEEP MAGIC 2 for
Facial lotion by Toni. Reg. 750 size
HINDS Honey & Almond CREAM n9 tio
Save 32c) Reg, 65e size " tor 00C
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Lady Esther FACE CREAM
Save Mei iteg, $1.50 size 11
Son, White if.D.A. tegular 2 for 2. ;or 25C
TOILET TISSUE
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VACUUM BOTTLE
15 -ounce Vaemaster - Plastic cup cap
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There has been 36 years of research and nroitreasive tit
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IMPLEMENT, SHED
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SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES
Guest Speaker, Senior Major Laura Collins of -Galt
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ii .no nam. --HOLINESS MEETING
.2,30 p.m,--SIJNDAy SCHOGre
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8.30 a.m.—Moly Communion
11.00 'a.m,—Morning Prayer and
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2.30 p.th„---Sunday School
7.00 pAn.,-..Holy Communion,
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