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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-07-09, Page 2Powe 'rwq The *Ingham AdVaneeeTineekt litedlleadlaY# .1reike iltrlie 190 " PROTECTION FOR EVERYONE Not long ago we noted* a news story about a medical man who was all worked up •because very few adults are taking advantage of the free polio vaccine injections which are new available to adults. Appar- ently that doctor' was not too con- scious of the vital part which is i-alay- ed by, advertising in evdyday life. The sample facts of the Case are that very few adults know that the vac- cine is availabfe.t6 them. , Now, however, the Rehabilitation Voundation, which is* the organ- ization behind the March of Dimes and other projects which seek,to pre- vent polio and to aid those who •are affected, has named the week of July 7 - 12 as !Polio Prevention Week"—a time in which a special campaign is' being carried on to • ac- otiaint the public with the fact that protection from polio is now avail- able, to matter what the age. • Adults, as well as children shbuld -receive the vaccine. Although grown persons do not contract polio as fre- quentlyas children; the inCidence in the higher age brackets 4 increasing, and when' the disease does•strike'an older. person the results are often very serious, ; In 'the. larger centres S011ae: effort has been made to. make 'the vaecine aVailable on *plant -wide basis A VITAL; SERVICE Our Gorrie correspondent wrote .last week, in an evidently jubilant mood that a doctor would arrive in 'the village .-to. ..open •a prattice .on July 1st. perhaps' there is no clear- er.evidence of the importance of the doctor's place in the community then the Welcome which is extended to'. new man after a practice h;as been vacant for a. time. . We have hear many dire predic- tions tha.t the "family" „doctor will so -on be :thing of .,the.pait It is most 'certainly to be hoped that such • , proplecies • are` falSe; for po amount of „speciali?.ing ,or organiiing in the efilk 4r-rj F.o.f essiOn can everliope ' to prove samfactery. ' "Medical 'specialists are certainly val:nable day 'of highly devel- oped science.' A snioathly7Operating clinic which passes the palient along, ' a virtual production 'line may have its place in Some cases. but. nothing ever supplant, the kindly man- : who is.willing to crawl out of his bed. in the middle of the darkesCriight to • reassure some worried' family- faced • With sudden illness. The sinall town doctor Must of needs. be a pretty human sort.. of ±ei. low,' Otherwise he would halkechosen another profession, Akrhich is .lesS de- manding. Many of the dootors we know in this part of ' the country work hours that would make' the IlOughest of us in other fields cry for ,Mercy. ^, If there is any danger in the hos- , pitAl plan which is to take effect at the first of the year it lies in the posL Sibilify that doctors will be forced' inta less human attitude, toward the 'work'they tarry on each day. No community can afford to lose the priceless possession of skilful and Considerate doctors. The Wingham AdvancegThnes Published' at Vginghtm, Ontarki Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation' Authorized at 'Second Claas Pest Office Dept. SilbseriPtion Rate — One Year .$3.00, obt)itoaths $1.50 in advance U. A, $4.00 per year 'dotes* Rate 0.00 per year Advertising Rates On application dustry, The surest means, however, in Wingham, is to see your local doctor,. The vaccine itself is supplied free of charge by the Department of 'Health. The only charge is for the physician's services, The effectiveness of the Salk vac- cine was, for some time after its initial development, a subject of worry and conjecture, Any cause or doubt has long since p.assed, since statistics and the time interval -have proven its great worth in the fight against a disease which was an an- nual dread. Up to the end of Oc- tober, 1957 about 5,000,000 Canad- ians had received at least one "shot" of the vaccine and the polio incidence was about 65 per cent below the av- erage for the five-year average for the same period. The vaccine has proven to be about 80 per cent effettive in the prevention of paralytic polio. Though a person may contract, non - paralytic polio \ after receiving the • vaccine the results of this disease are not nearly as drastic. •Te receive maxinium protection three injections of the vaccine must be administered. .THIS IS THE LAST Dominion Day was chosen for an , historic event at the site of the new power developmept on the St. Law- , rence River. There was a mighty blast, hundreds of tons of earth and - rock. mounted skyward and the Water of the river began to fill the head pond, of one of greatest hydro- electric developments. The average Ontarian, is Much too sophisticated VI be 1.111d,111.. -y: i11- ---pressed by the story of a new:hydrO., dam. There is, however, one special and important.aspect about this. lat- est Amit, in the Vast hydro -electric chain. It will provide the last feas- ible water power site in the province. All the remaining undeveloped Water sites are too far away from, civiliza- tion for economic use. • ^.With the fast-growing 'knolede of atomic power sOurceS there. litt,lereal, future that this province Mill ever be short of 'electricity', nO rna.tter how fast Or how' far' it May increase: in stature.. " Nevertheleh, a comparatively short time' since authorities were stating that. there was no conceivable limit to the power available from Our lakes and rivers, This entire situation does lend tremendous justification to the Con- • servationists, who insist that we are . squandering 'those „blessings ,With • • which' ourland was so richly endowt: ed a scant century ago. No treasure, no matter how limitless, can safely be wasted. Careless usage of any natural resOurce has, a way of accel- erating so that no accurate comptita- • 'tion can possibly be made. ' The endless miles of uninhabited . forest lands on our Pacific Coast con, tamed so many millions of giant fir, trees 25 years ago that the most ex- perienced lumber men never dreamed of e'en denting the surface of that natural stockpile. Today, we are in- formed, there 'is no longer any first rade fir available.. All of which may appear to be tears over long -spilled milk and so it is . . except for the fact that the milk is still running out of the buck- et. The senseless waste of timber, water and topsoil continues all about us and we are all inclined to consider conservation efforts too costly for serious consideration. The efforts which have already keen made in this are largely directed bp, isolated groups of persons who have more foresight than average. 000000000 oo iii t ttt Ott t Hitt t ill ttt " 1.,See. lUtgeir Oluide, ifkujiltY1 „ The, Bible Tidal .143' !Let x. wsiden, ILA. The 'Bible, With 'iti coneett of t4pd,' 'Mari, and. the Universe, has had a large part in bringing to birth a ativit rtittiOn-Gharre. rt it intereatirig to note that Chrietien miesiornerY wOtk there began In •giblet disks and in a /tilde* fur Bibles, No* a high proportion dit the Member* of the -Cabinet gcrvi.riting that COMM • 'ItirlY " .ontif 1$. years a ThOMits With Preerrian, bee- Of the. missionary pioneett, flret en- tered '1‹ militia. The people were fieret and warlike and their lang- uage /lad net been pet in11tritifig.. It was a fatal' Where htlnian sacti ficee took PlItee arid the vety. name Of 'the city *limiter" Matt' 'the city. ot bided°, the tountry hits now becoMe the .DOnliniOn Of4113,na, Ott be - that, cornea a nleitiber of the Coinniort- wealth of NatiOrte. During the Year', the Bible Soce iety has tompleted a NeW Testa- ment in "/"WI, one of the languages Of the people, Suggested Bible Betiding Wednesday, Geneslet 18: 1643; Thureday, Genesis 22: 1-44; Friday, EXodue 16: 1-26; Saturday, titodtiC V: 1-16; Sunday, Exodus 31; 1-18; MondaY,,EXOdUs 33: 1-23; 'TuesdatY, John ,2; 148, Warmth et Whitten Alan le 'enjoy* ed by *Mete in talte-ef-ttilYil area it the MOW' r.ttaciete tatering to 'Winter Overt Ithers ft�t Deteniteit- p) February, . Bob Garbed Strongly Recommends • " 01 ornmunitv urn • In, the past few years I beve been, approached by a large number of residents of wiz -whom regarding an insect that has been seen around their premises, in their homes and cellars, and generally to about every crook and eraney of the home, I have had 'many of these delivered to my office in ,glasa bottles, boxes and cans for identifi- cation atid Invariably they are all the Same inacet. In order to bring efollisup to date on this pest, and I hope :bring about, its complete eradication, I have gathered some information together from bulletins published by the Dominion Department of Agriculture and the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture, and these facts are included in this story for the benefit of all concerned, First Found in ILO, The European earwig'is a mem- ber of the grasshopper and cock- roach family and the first report of its presence came from Hritish Columbia about 1916. Generally speaking, it Is a garden 'pest, prey- ing 'on 'foliage and flowers but where Present in numbers the need for ,more food drives the pests in- doors where they becorric bOther- pome fp the housewife, Thereih lies. its greatest objection to humans. These Whb,firk ntitiVe4them are' embarrassed,' and trighteedd to tell their` friendallest their. homes be adjudged unclean. Such is, not the case, although the earwig, because Of its tendency to live in drains, old septic tanks, wells, rubbish piles and similar locations, does represent ,a menace to health. It usually heads for food and bedding when it reaches' the home. While it ie not nearly as often reported, the earwig will cause severe dam- age to seedling vegetables and foliege plants. The earwig does not follow the four -stage life cycle of other in- sects, for example, the cabbage worm, but rather it lays an egg and a small earwig', emerge, It nrionits its, outer skin up t� five times, growing • all the while. A full' grown earwig will be up to three-quarters of an inch long, and the male will have a set of. eurved pincers at the end of tilt abdomen. They are dark brown. • Hatched in March in nests be- low the surface of the ground, the insects come up for food in April and, from then on the fun begins. They are night travellers. mOying around after dark and biding in cracks or under boards or loose ob- stacles during the' daytime. Co-operation A Necessity Earwigs can be controlled, but A .. uro . a arwi p ......,.. ... .............. ........... , . .. as is the ease with most of these problems, it's wise to get to the , root of the trouble and inaugurate a icommunity clean-up as they will travel over a wide area. There lent much use h leaning .up the lumber piles, rubbish heaps, and so on, if yotir neighbor doesn't 'do 00, and they can inove next door at will. Clean UP the breeding` places,. Olean up lurnher piles, tear out old rotted garage and kitchen floors and replace them ,with -cement, after fumigating. Seareb the neigh- , borhood for old eessPoOls or peptic tanks and make sure they are seal- ed and covered, dlean up piles of se -writ* and Other waste and this Is especially true of those premises that have an old stable where Poultry was formerly kept, hefere' the rnunieltal by-laws were hasti- tuted •forbidding • the raising of animals in town, There are .maily of these still lying idle in Wing - ham. I am convinced that the re - Cent prevalence of sawdust burn- ers and the, resulting storage of sawdust in cellars and outbuildings has something 'to do with the in- crease in earwigpriumber4' n .other words,' ,en, jounce of, pievention, is worth a ponn,d ' 0 " 1Viethodh Of -Control 1,NDUSTSe-,- Dust 5 per cent DDT Or 5 per cent Chlordane in powder form on the grbund pr around loca- tions where -earwigs are found. This kills them on contact, whether they are living there or !merely coming or going, IThe a dust gun or a piece of eheescloth in much the same manner as you would dust you'r potatoes with arsenate of lead. Be particularly ,s're that you give a liberal application to such places as the ground alongside' foundations, fences, walls, around the trunks and crotches in trees, under boards or In any damp spots, as well as open drains and around garden s4ts, If you have an out- house, give it ,a double treatment, Two applications in the spring, two or three welts apart Are generally enough, but a third in the late summer should do the final job, This will kill later hatchings. One ot two pounds of the dust should do the average -property, • As a.h extra precaution spray or dust around "the cellar window frames, outside cellar ways, or any other places where th?y may be entering the home. DDT spray in the house itself Should clean out • the intruders, and don't worry ,about next year. If you heve clean." .0 up thoroughly outdoors you -will have interrupted, the life eyele, tor they only live one year. 2, POISON120 foarr—Thie meth- dd closely perallele the system used by your country cousins in control- ling army worm, Thl i5 a cheap Method .of eontrol and, je recom; Mended for a community clean-up program, The following formula should 'be sufficient for the average lot in town, ;Sodium fluoride, 1 lb.; molasses, 1 pint; bran, :8 lbS4 saw- dust, 14 lbs.; Water, approximately '10 quarts, Dissolve the molasses and so, alum fluoride in warm water, Pour this mixture into the bran -sawdust rnixtnte, .nixing thoroughly in a' tub or barrel until you have a crumbly *mixture. This is then spread on the groline by hand, as you would pread grass seed, or A commercial fertilizer. This is suf- ficient fer .one 'baiting and it should be done 'on a fine night, when rain is not threatening. tio not water, the'..lawn or premises,. for three days as you will wash out -the, poison, Spread it thinly but thor- eughly with heavier applications along the fences, sidewalks, house walls, trees and in flower beds, Do not scatter on the foliage as it will burn the leaves, 'Arty evening froth early ie. May till the 'end of August will griffice and 1W:0...bait- ings are recommended: These applications shlould, • if properly done, kill well over 90 per. tent of the earwigs, but :don't ,ex-. pea to see them lying eround-the. ground :with their 'feet turned up, They will, trawl Away and die In tig hours. And there la, little pis: Sibility 'of harm to. domestic ani- mals such as dog4,. and cats,. for they werild have to consume, a pound ofc the bait to' be harmed.: Spread thinly to avoid lumping and this can be prevented, hoti that you can control ear- wigs with these, methods.. Ie you would like to get a bulletin with this information for your, file, eon -- tact the Canada Department of Ag- ric'ulture, Publications Office, Par- liament Bldgs., Ottawa," and ask for Entomology Publicatiori No. 21, "The, European. ,Earwig and •Rs Control in Canada". It's free, and is available to anyone. Generally speaking, it ',contains the same in- formation as included in this column. .114i Pays Piper?- . by C. J Harris • Any young ;person in Canada who has the abilities and qualities to benefit from a university educa- tion should not be' denied the chance to go to college. That point is hardly debatable. What is debat- able is the: questidn of whether deserving youth is now denied the opportunity fqr higher education and, if so, what should be done about it. Par -away happening though it is, the success of -Russia's Sput- nik's influences this debate, Tire shock of communism's scientific success convinced many that we, had to "catch up* to the U.S.S,441. in the field "of higher education— though recent data indicate that' universitY training goes to the same proportion of young peeree is 'Canada as in Russia. Neverthe- less, the Sputnik launchings are the peg on .which is hung the argil. meat that Canada must do more to get bright youngsters to college, From there it seems an easy as- sumption that the only course is more federal government fitianelal aid to provide bigger university plants and more scholarship stud-- ents. AS an aside it might be noted that the phrase is always "federal aid," never "taxpayers' money." At present, no doubt, the econ- omic and social position of parents is a 'Major faetor in selecting col- lege entrants, But even if it is la question of Money alone that de- nies opportunity to some, is direct federal goverhrnent aid the best way to overcome the hadicap? n is an old adage that whoever pays the piper calls the tune and, If 'Ottawa were to beccene main supplier of university funds, would the cash always tome With no strings attaehed? More likely a new bureaucracy would be created to decide what was taught and who got the :funds. Of decreasing iniporterret Would be the fact that since there are greet differences between provinces in history, geog- raphy, culture and economy, local erintrol of cOarees Of study and regulation* Call best eetve local conditiope, lerNtattaid tO Universities le a hatter Itriteleer to the Money 'prob- lin. It, may. lid Oita the federal gevernment neknoiviedgee' this principle in the new budget's tax allowance to corporations of a ten per cent deduction of profits for welfare, and educational Contribu- tions; formerly the 'allowance was five per cent. A further step might be—as is being proposed in the United States—that the payer of college tuition, parent 'clr friend, be allowed an income tax credit for it of up to $450 per year. Finally, perhaps there should be more publicite for the • fact that there are already available several thousand scholarships and bursar- ies te, aid danadian university stu- dents: The listing Of these awarda, Oistribiitedi by business. firms, es7. Yolk' 'esSoeiations- and others is contaihed in4RefeterigCtraper No. 55, 'thiivei4ity. Entitoice' AWstrds (revised February, 1958). For $1.0d a copy is available from' the Queen's Printer, Ottawa. Proposed Increase For Bell Service • Increases of 10 cents per month, for two-party residence telephone service in Wingham and of 20 cnts for one-party residence lines are proposed in Bell Telephone's .opplieation foi. revised rates filed in Ottawa with the Board of Trans- port Commissioners for'Canada, ae- cording to H, H. P. Johnston, the company's manager here. The proposed increase for ,one- party flat rate business service, is 40 cents monthly and for two- party business service it is 20 cents Monthly. A comparison of present ;Ind proposed rates for typical classes of servite in Winghttrh fol- lows: RESIDENOE: 1 -party line, pre - tent, $845, proposed 43.65, increase 200; 2 -party line, present, $2.85; proposed $2,05, increase 100; eXteri- ttiOn. telephone, present $1.00. ^ BEISINgSS: 1 -party line, present $5,85, proposed $6,20, irietease 85e; 2 -party line, present $4,85; propos- ed $5.05, increase 20c P.B.X, trunk, present $8.80, propesed 49,88, In- crease, .5561 eXtension 'telephone, present $1,25, propoted $115, ire; oreaee4 104, 411 CLUB 'GIRLS RECEIVE SPOONS WHITEOHURCH The 4-H group consisting of Ann. Currie, Mary • and Ruth Taylor, Betty Zinn, Betty and Mary Jean Lapp, Jill Thorneorr, 1Vlare and Elaine Moffatt, Hilda Tiffin and RosaIin Lodes', with the leaders, Mrs. Lapp and Mrs.' John L. Currie, held an Achievement Day program, at Gor- tie Community Ball on .Friday. Each girl received a spoon and if they hid eonipleted two projects, they were. given a certificate. The girls judged three therms and haz- ards 6f the home arid their project was "The Club Girl Stands' on Guard':. They Were given a traffic quiz, re problems of signals for cars and bicycles in traffic. The girls in each grout present- ed a skit and the East Wawanosli girls presented a skit on "Safety In the Horne". The skits were judg- ed by the home economist. '^ WHITECHURCH Sandra Fisher is 'spending this week at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Toby Jantzi of .Milverton. Mr. and Mrs—Elroy taidlaw and' children visited on Sunday in Gode- rich, and his mother, Mrs. Sas, accompanied them home to stay a few days here. ' Mr, Chas, Martin made a trip to London on ,Friday, Mr, and Mrs, Ralph Cameron and family of Ashfield visited on Sunday with Mr.' and Mrs, Wim, Rintoul, Mrs, Chas. Gillespie of Tofente was a visitor last Week -end at the' home of Mr, and Mrs. 3, G. Gil- lespie and with I-IoIYrood relatives, acli6 Charlotte McBurney, Wing - ham rind Mr, and Mrs, Yohn Mc. Burney visited on Sunday with Mt. and Mrs, Arthur Nicholson of Seaforth, ' Mrs, Prank Alcoelt of Bruesele visited last week With her sister, Mrs, Wrn, Irwin. Mr Win,tilicitt and Mr. .and Mts. Rat- Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. joint jamleitoe and children, and Mr. and Mrs. kelth Montgom- ery, Viringlierti, attended the leeith fertile; re -Union, held in Listowel park on Sunday, 411, Chicago, june The Advartee,Titnea, Wingham, Ontario Dear 1.1fr. Wenger; Herewith $5 for 15 months re - newel of the quite Indispensable Advance -Times, which keeps me posted on affairs in my native Bowich and aorrie, whieh X left eisty years ago for. the modern Sodom of Ciliettge, I have 'never loSt my lipve fee the land of the Mai* Leaf and but for circum- stances would be very happy to Spend whet ever time God has al - toted me among the scenes of boy. hood, I hope Pone of the A, -T. read- ers will be desirious .of exchang- ing their liuron-Bruce area resi- dence for one in Chicago .or any other U.S. city. When I Was a lad I read of an Ontarie native who had visited manY Parts of the world saying that if he had to choose any of 'the world countries his choice Would be In the,Great Lakes region of South Western Ontario. Taking all things into consideration 0,ntar- 10 is surpreme as a home land with its unsurpassed Divine lilessings and potentialities. Canadians are 1 believe prone to underestimate their heritage and world position: t veryone of them should be proud of being a citizen Of Canada and as gueh may We all !lye the Golden Rule way of life, (hhagine 17 million inspired to live th4)i,..which if we do will have added blessing 'to "make Canada truly prosperous, the ideal country, and 'thus help your great 'Prime Minister John Diefenbaker attain his. ObjeCticee.'...' *R. A. Laurie, Gen. Del. Chicago July'4th, 1958' Editor, Advance -Times, Wingharn, Ontario. Dear Sir: In reply to a letter 'written )357 Elmer -Ireland stating why, on Jrily 25th; ope shoUld vote for .coirD- plilsory marketing, be states 'of fear figures and facts' which are, very misleading, and at this thhe very serious thought should be giv- en to Several statements which will ince& a bearing on the vote: , At the start in his review ;tic states the hog producers 'as a com- modity group. formed a marketing board. This the Y did and fOrced'it on people• and which' today ,many declare to he illegal and invalid: 'To back up this statement it it is legal and why are hogs still being' shipped to Montreal and others direct to Co-Packo in Barrie with reeurns made direct" to farniers with no service charges? . , He further states prices have gone up, that is true to a certain degree, but only to e certain de- gree, as before evcompulsoty dir- ection became in force (illegally) Ontario hogs sold 2.30 cwt. above the national average, but in 1057 only 1.35 above average. Lett year the increase in. Canada Wes, 4.50 cwt. 'but in Ontario only 5.55. phis added costs el marketing cost Antal() bog preebleere aimed $ki in- ;105kt Tliesizt , b,proanrcd 4140001 in wcelOy bulletins from thc',Canad. Ian Department of Agriculture, In face of. these figures Why should anyone back a scheme that costa the farmers this amount of money. Let me ask Mr. Irebeld why Ills neighbors ship hogs to Montreal every week which net them $2 to $3 more per hog rather thaa through a sales Ageneyr Further he state ae an outside organization are the chief opposition. This I don't be, hove as the Federation .pt Agricul- ture in some areas such as in parts of pet*. Qc11,10., .W.IAPAeet4e*,..held a vote a few weeks agq on the hog plan showing a vote 4gainst of 80 per cent certainly opened the eyes Qf many as to Who wel'a the leaders in opposition, Before a yes vote can td given a concrete Policy showing where farmers will have greater net ,re- turns must be presented, Yours truly, .Tas. K Coulte BeigraVe, bat. DON'T 'START .FIRES • • .01111 .:.1401)1ANDS Do you set your friends' houses on fire when you go visiting?' Of course not! Yet $5 per cent of fires in Ont- ario's foreets, - pitrks and recrea- tional and camping areas are at- tributed to human causes, ,chiefly. carelessness in the handling of fire .. in some form. , Movers who pack up and go home before their small camp fires are dead out can leave a smoulder- ing ruin where once was a lovely vacation spbt. Some who have left fires 'unattended for a ' short time have lest camp and belongings as well. ' , Motorists start fires by careless- ly :.tossing. lighted cigaretteal. out car windows. They can 1 smoulder intte;flame in the underbrush .and spread' into' "Surroneding forests when the offenders are miles away. It is, illegal to build fires in. the Ilk, forept flre^ area without rt.. '^I'' it, ' except Ip the case of a srn . fire for «cooking or warmth. Fireplaces are provided in provincial parks. Many travellers, with safety in mind, use patented stoyes. The Ontario Departinent of Lands and Forests' appeals to the public‘ to 'help protect the forests 'and playgrounds of the province at; Well as .the wildlife whose home they are, ' "Eajey our forests--den't destroy then'!" Gaviller, McIn Chartered Accountants Bell Telephone Blrig.. . Walkerton„ Ont, TELEPMONE 683 I D. A. SPECIAL PRICES JULY 9th. to JULY 16 • BAN DEODORANT . Summer Special: i oz. Ban now tt ........ . .. .. 89c COLD CREAM 69cEvelyn "Howard Theatrical - 1 -lb. jar, reg. 89e' ...L,..,,1. 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