HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-04-15, Page 2the Wirighant Advance-Times, Wedilleaday, ,April 15, 1859
THOSE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES
Man.),' of the readers of this news-
paper are not aware that the pub-
lisher operates a sort of free policing
• service as far as the advertising con-
tent is concerned. During the past
year we have refused to carry not
one or two but several dozen .adver-
.. tisements which smelled a bit fishy
to us, Though we are not in any
.position to. throw away business, we
-', do feel a definite responsibility about
leading any of oar readers down the
garden path which is so beguilingly
described by the new crop of rack-
eteers who seek to use our columns,
Trl many instances we are able to
.e„ e "WOU 1-
tisers and actually determine wheal-
their offers are • above-board or
not, but if investigation proves fruit-
less We' usually give.. the benefit o:f
the 'doubt to the reader and refuse
the,adVertising. However, there are
other eases where, in our best judg-
Meat, the offers are legitimate and
we don't feel that we can discrimin-
ate. too harshly.
• The type of advertisements to
WhiCh we refer are those •which offer
some golden' opportunity 'to make
Money, perhaps by operating a ma-
chine or handling. a sales route, . The
most dangerous are those in which
the reader is asked to pay money for • .
SOUND REASONING
The , declared intention of the
Mayor to plan for the purchase of a
small tractor for the town sounds
like sensible thinking. There was a
day when hand labor was plentiful
and cheap, but not any more. With
the amount of work which has to be
done in a town this size mechaniz-
ation in public' business 'just as
important. as it is in private enter-
prise.,
With the addition of a tractor
and loading device it should be pos-
sible to keep the shopping section of
the town much cleaner during the
winter months, and we can think of
no greater attraction to out-of-town
shoppers than a hnsiness, street on
Which it is easy to park.
There may be some howls of dis-
may from those who live on the
back streets and feel that too much
is done for the merchants. However,
these folks:should be reminded' that
the business. man pays for whatever
extra service he gets. In the first,
place he pays a local business tax
for the precise purpose of maintain-
ing the extra-wide sidewalks, addi-
tional lighting and street cleaning
required. Secondly, the Ontario gov-
ernment's unconditional grant to
municipalities is now applied to resi-
dential property' Only, With the result
that commercial properties are bear-
ing a great burden of the general
taxation.
We have a suggestion to offer, if
and when the new equipment is pur-
chased. There is an old bone'of con-
tention in the town that the alley
ways behind the stores are private
property and should be maintained
by the merchants whose stores back
onto them, That, of course, is a
moot question when the alleys are
used for traffic and have been' open
so long that they have long since
fallen into the category of streets.
But, whether they are private or
public, they provide Wingham's best
answer to the parking problem, It
is in these alleys that store owner's
cars can be parked, and they also
provide access for the dozens of
truck deliveries which are made each
week day. This being the case, it
would be a sensible thing for the
town to grade them occasionally and
provide some drainage where. neces-
sary. Regardless of who is actually
responsible, all will benefit from a
program which helps to alleviate the
crowded conditions along the main
street.
The Wingham Advance.Titnes
Published at Winitharn, Ontark,N
Wenger Brothers, Publishers
W. parry Wenger, Editor
Member Audit Buteliti of Circulation
Authorized a Seeend Class Mall,
Post Office Dept.
tau soriPtion Rate One Year $3.00, Six Months
In adVanee
tt,
S. A $4.00 per year
Foreign. Rate $4.00 ise yettr
AdVertising Ristea.tin application
equipment or stock. Some of these
are unquestionably bona fide offers
and open avenues of livelihood which
we are in business to publicize.
On the other hand we are not al-
ways able to guarantee the sound-
ness of the offers so We would advise
those who answer the advertise-
ments to seek the advice on their
banks or other ,sources of 'informa-
tion before forwarding any money.
That is only common sense,
Meanwhile, we intend to weed
out every one of the really suspicious
advertisements for your protection,
WHEN SERVICE IS
MISSING
• Travelling through from Tor-
onto the other day we deeidedto
stop in one of the towns along the
way for a noon meal, In, order to
find out the general condition of the
firSt restaurant, we entered we asked.
for a package of -cigarettes, only to'
be informed by the, owner of the
place that he didn't sell them because
there was no money in the cigarette
business. We found the same true
in two other eating establishments,
Those who are death on the filthy
smoking habit will cheer with glee.•
But we finally spent our money in
a spot where- .the cigarettes were ,
available. The attitude of too many
business men today is that they will
handle only those lines in which
there is a good; safe profit, There
are very fewretail stores whiCh man-
age to make top margin on every
item they sell. The ,conscientious
merchant knows that some of the
things he handles provide a service
for his customer, even though they
don't make the retailer ally fortune.
Admittedly, none of us would
drop 'dead without our cigarettes
hut a lot of buyers are beginning to
steer clear of any business place
which refuses normal service, That •
sort o:f thinking became prevalent
during the 'war years when goods
were scarce and money. was free,
There has been - considerable alter-
ation ,since that time and the wise
retailer will face the facts.
• OUR LUCKY YEAR
All our blessing's are not those
which come to -us in spectacular
leaps -. and bounds. just take this
spring for example.. Veal- of disas-
trous floods was widespread, and.
right. here in Wingham. there was
more than a little anxiety that the
Maitland would reach record. levels
and the mountains of snow :dis-
appeared.
• . All our fears have been proven
groundless, as 'a kind providence per-
mitted gradual melting of the snow-
banks. There has been no hardship
here and very little in other centres.
TARIFF POLICY LIMITS
GROWTH
for almost two decades, says
The financial Post, Ottawa has
been generally predisposed to look at
tariffs as something to be got
rid of, or whose effect was to be nul-
lified or softened by gimmicks.
During the same tithe, the Ca-
nadian economy was undergoing a
very fundamental change. We used
to be primarily an agricultural Conn-
tqr; then Ave became an industrial -
nation. .
In constant dollar terms agrictil-
ture in 1926 accounted for 25% of ,
our GN.P, In 1955 it was 12%,
In the same comparison sec-
ondary manufacturing increased
from 15% to 20%, and resource in -
dustry and primary manufacturing
rose. from II% to 16%.
Despite this radical change in the
nature of our economy, Ottawa has
been disposed to say that commer-
,cial policies appropriate for a quar-
ter -century ago are appropriate for
today,
This, to, say the least ; we regard
as wide open to question,
Manufacturing is 'mitt" maior em-
ployer,, the mainstay of hundreds of
communities and the creator of new
communities,
Yet the startling fact' is that the
growth of Canadian manufacturing
is seriously lagging,
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BOX 473
April 8, 195i)
Sugar and Spice
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* * 6 &it held, ladies, Reck naught
of the scowls of yoting Wilber, the
snarls of GrandPa, Don't he fazed
by, the litter nothingness of your
bitter half. Bear with them,
14,13.L, playoff time is to them
what Paris is to a middle-aged
teacher of French, what Stratford
is to the large lady who. helped
paint the scenery for the Mudville
drama festival.
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Stanley Cup time is a wonderful
springIt is Alice in Won-
The emergency brake failed to hold
and the truck backed down the
grade. Fortunately it had a clear
road , and made its ,way down the
hilly across the road, over the side-
walk, 'coming to rest after it hit
,the sill, of the window of Meehan
Brothers worship. •
I', was, with saddened hearts that,
thepeOpie of this :community learn-
ed iqof the death, of Dr. Margaret
CalAele-'cat her - home on. Josephine
SeD17Calcier continued. her prac-
tice, Until five weeks ago when ill,
health forced her to, give up her
work. ' ,
Miss Josephine Kennedy, of
Thessalon, inspector of Mothers'
Allowances, •a.heroine of the
eybnry fire of 1922, died suddenly
on 'Saturday, She was a sister of
Mrs: (Dr.) Connell of Lucknow'and
a lifelong friend of Mrs. T. J. Mac-
Lean and -had visited in Wingham
for several days last September.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
A miscellaneous shower was held
recently, at the 'home of Mrs,Alan
Gant* of. London in honor Of Miss
Audrey Reid,
Mrs. lames H, Zeigler received
word this week that her husband,
Major 'Zeigler, 'who is in England,
has been promoted to the rank of
acting Lieut.-Colonel.
Per the past 12 weeks the 99th
Battery has taken part in a rifle
competition conducted by Mili-
tary. District No, 1, The winners
for -the highest local aggregate
score were, first, Capt. W. 13. Me-
Cool; second, Bdr. H, Gerrie,
Mr, .Gordon MacKay recently
purchased the Stephenson honse
On JoSephine Street, He sold his
house on Frances Street to Mrs, H.
Calliton of Glenannan.
The, annual meeting of the Wing-
ham Fish and Came Club was held
at the home of Mr. E, M. Snell. The
president,. George H, Orvis, and
secretary-treasurer, Percy Stain ton,
were re-elected. Alao the various
other committees. Three truckloads
of speckled trout, two truckloads
of Brown trout and three cans Of
large-mouthed black bass have
been placed in the streams in the
locality of Whothant during 1.042.
The jig seems. to be on week-end
lea'Ves so far as Wilford Caslick is.
coneetned. He planned to be home
last week-end hut- an epidemic of
scarlet fever has Ibrolten out in,
Cam), Borden and be is otiaraii-'
tined, with the other boya,
At Household Finance you
can borrow money for any
reason you think worth-
While. Loans are made
svititout bankable security
or endorsers. And
specializes in same-day
money service. If a loan
is the answer, it's good
business to do business
with I-JFC.
jiist When you must. Then borrow
from the oldest company, from folks
you truSt. Borrow confidently from HFC!
OUSEHOLI1F FINANCE
itizare+P- CiflOueiv
M. R..lenkins, Manager
35.41 West Street Telephone 1501
GODEM1
ebtingetistic Centre
Centre $t.
'REV: W. LODER, Pastor
•NV:cda00 on.—Youth YelloWship Meeting
:Fri.-8:00*p.m,H?rayer Meeting
•Sunday Service
10,00 a.m.--L-Sunday, School Classes- for
all ages..
11,00 a.m.—Mornin g W orship
7,30 p.m.—:EVatigelistfe
VISITORS 'WELCOME
THE SALVATION ARMY
'ingijatit Carpi;
GUEST SPEAKERS, SUNDAY, APRIL 19
1.,naTT, EDNA MARSHALI.--Grifted Youth Evangelist
EVANGELTNE ROBERTS of the Music Dept. T.H.Q.
talented young musician
1.1,00 a.m.—Holiness Meeting
2,30.m.—Sunda School School
7.00 p.m.—Salvation Meeting
Tuesday, 8.00 p.m.—Prayer and praise Service
Friday, 8.00 -p.m.—Youth Group
\ teen rAll -Age a Welcome
There's a welhome for YOU at the "Army"
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And about 90 per eeat of us know
perfectly well that if 5t hadn't been
for sheer bad luck or had' man-
agenient we'd have made • the
N.H.L. Sonic 'of its were-too heavy,
some too light. Some were a little
slow; others couldn't hoik the Puek.
Some started to smoke; others to
go out with girls. It-was just some
lousy Jirealt like that that kept US
0111; of the big time.' •
But even knowing this, we're
not envious. We watch the best
players in the world with the com-
placent camaraderi6 of a movie
extra watching the stars at work,
with the friendly concern of a bur-
Justine stripper watching a prima
ballerina, We sit there as they
flash about the ice and muse:
"There, but for the fact
always went over on, my
go' I.' •*
When. I was a kid. my Dad used;
to tell roe' of 'his ` hockey career.,
As a young abut he WAR ,S6CraitrY
of the Shawyille :Pontittes, One of )
his jobs was lining up 'teams Mull
sleighs for ,out of town games.,
About 20 years after ,he left, the,
great Fratikie ;Finnigan, and an-
other 10 years after that, the
mighty Murph Chamberlain, both'
top pros, came out of Showville.
'To hear Dad tell it, the three, of
them used le ride the same sleigh
to games in. Renfrew, 90 years be-
fore,
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During my own, hockey career,
in the days when We wore Eaton's
catalogue for one shin.4td, Siam-
Son's for the other, I played in the
same kids' league as LeS Donglaa,
Ten years later he was a pro, lead-
ing snorer several timetf in the
up to Detroit Red' Wings,
I Still think it was only the fact,
that he could skate, six or eight
times ,faster than I could, that
made him. outdistance me in our
hockey careers.
Go through any family and you'll
find they have so Ille great hockey
traditions like this. That fat fel,
low With/ling TV OW* minted the
winning goal with eight secemds
th go, if they, haddena called it
back for offside. that old gentle-
roan, in the rocker remembers the
tithe Howie Mfortur4 came, to Own,
When lie was an amateur and
he'd have seen him Play, hi he
hack ena been working to the hthill
that wititer, %hitt youogster -glow-
ing, his melds in, front Of the sets
why he Was the third highest titter-
er on the third' heat telim in the,
Squirts league this very Winter,
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may all scent ehildiSh to,
MO Welton. But it's, part of the
simple, strong, pectlo heritage Of
the Canadian Male, Rave patience,
The plague wanes in a few Weolts,'
And you'll get your 'Oft NICK and
MP innings at the ,:ev set when
Ontario
come, and fit Myself to theta, -
dust ,for today, I will -he agree-
able I will look as well as can+ dress becomingly, AoT, .000geo.usly;
I Will not Criticize nor try 'to im-
prove or regulate anybody except
myself,.
.dust for today, ,I will have a pro-
gram, I may ,not follow it exactly,
but I will 'have it,
Just for today -I will be unafraid,
If God is with me, who van be
against mei I wilL'inat be afraid'
to enjoy what is beautiful arid' to
believe, that as I give to the world,
so the wi)rid will give to me.
L.',)EiNNINO$
that .
ankles.,
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WhY should X let the sadness Of
yesterday spoil the ley of today?
„tila for WAY I Will c)Mrcise my
SOW in three ways., I Will do
somebody a good turn, and not let
it ,he known, I will do at least
two- things I don't want to do—just
fop exercise, I will not show any-
one that my feelings are hurt,
they may be, but I won't show it,
• Just for today I will' try 'to
strengthen my mind, I will read
something useful and edifying,
just for today, 1.: will adjust rny,
Self to What is, and not try to ad-
just everything to my own de,
sires, I win take things as they
Per the past couple of weeks the
majority of Canadian women nave
gene through a harassing;
‘ering experience. Night - after
night they have, wheedled, coaxed
and, threatened trying to get small
boys and grandfathers to bed at a
decent hour, *
Night after night, they, have re,
peived , faraway,, uneompire-
/tending stares from their hus-
bands, and received these only
when COY shoVed the, nightly 'TV
snack into ,their hands. Night af-
ter night they have gone to bed,
neives twanging, eardrums still
ticking from the ,penetratIng, rae-
ens chant of Canada's favourite
hockey announcer.
Final Plans Made
For Week's Activity
At the weekly service' meeting
Friday' evening 3011oVah's Wit-
nesses made final plans and an-
nouncements for a Week of ;medial
activity, Circuit representative
W. E, Drager and his wife will be
visiting all Members of the con-
gregatIOn 'to give instruction anti
aid theirt in their ministerial work.
Saturday evening there will be a
Special program beginning at eight
o'clock at the Eingdoin High•
lights of the Week Will be the publie
meeting Sunday afternoon held at
the T(ingdonl Hall When Mr, Drager
will speak on the :subject "What is
the DiVitie Will for Our Day," the Aoki yolk stet*
ONE MOMENT; PLEASE1
oftrsir, FOR. TWAY
Jesus taught
pato pray, "Give
us fer tile day
our bread", NOt
only physical
bread but sOir l',
tual food. Many
of uti are spiri-
tually starved.
Juat.for today
I Will try to
live through Oda
day only, and not tackle my Whole
life problem at once,
Just for today will be diappy,
Editor,
The Times-Advance,
WINGHAIVI, Ontario,
Sir; s
Just a note of appreciation from
Our Mustang peewee hockey 0)0)
for the wonderful hospitality „yOur
fellow citizens. bestowed upon -us
on the occasion of our visit, March
31 to play for the ListoWel Disaster.
Fund, •
It was one of the highlights of
our visit to Young Canada Week
and I hope that in fitture seasons
we will have the pleasure of visit-
lng your fine town , again,
Yours very truly, •
Vince Leah
AReminiscing
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The work of making the im-
provements on the lines of the Bell,
Telephone Company in Wingham
has been completed. All the' wires
have been placed in cables :and the'.
erossarms on the poles have been
removed. The improvements made.
here have cost the coinpany some
$7,000.
The 'Seaforth bowlers visited.
Wingham on Friday night, when`
Wingham won by 60 points, L.
Binkley and John Mason, members
of the local club, played an extra
good game, running up to '500
points,
Miss Bella Robertson was visit.-
hig for a few days with relativeS
at Lucknow.
Barrister R, Holmes, with Mrs.
Holmes and Master Harold, are on'
a trip to the. Maritime provinces,
Bermuda Islands and the West
Indies,
Mrs, James Hunt of Toronte was
visiting for a few days with her
mother, Mrs,' Henderson,' at the
Junction, who has been seriously
Mr. William Gannett Jr, left last
week for Toronto to take a position
in the works of the Massey-Harris
company, •
Mr. saki lyres, George C. Manners
spent Sunday with friends in Tees-
water,
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FORTY "MARS AGO
Returned from overseas are Pte.
Gee. Rintenl, Pte, Ernie Greer,
Pte, Norman BUtcher, i?Ce: Will
Breen, Sgt. jack Holmes, Pte, Gor-
don Wray, Pte, Russell Bloomfield
and Pie, William L. Hincheliffe.
The latter is said to he the young-
est. recruit to go overseas with the
161st Huron Battalion, having en-
listed at the age of 16. He is the
only survivor out of the whole
company of 200.
Municipalities in this district
sent delegates to Toronto on Wed-
nesday to lay before' Sir Adam
Beek the demands of Huron and
Bruce districts for. Hydro power.
Following Is a statement of the
power asked for; Wingham, 500
horse power; TeesWater, 100; Luck-
now, 100; Ripley, 75; Kincardine,'
250; Port Mgt% 300; Fordwich, 50;
and Clorrie, 50.
Mr,. and Mrs. 1. A. MacLean
Went to Toronto op Tuesday to
meet their son, Lieut. Hal Mac-
Lean, who has just arrived from
everseas,
'Mr. Robert Richardson, Clerk Of
Stratford 'T'ownship, visited with
his cousin, Mr, R. J. Ca-Melon,
IVfisses Hazel Moore and Millie
Nichalla spent a few days last week
at Mr, A, Ross's sitgar Inish. in
Maris.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.
Fred Guest has returned to town
and lias received his former pos-
ition at Western Foundry,
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TWENTY,FIVE YEARS AGO
The corner of Josephine arid 'Vic-
toria Streets Was the scene of an
accident on Thursday evening When
Robert Beattie's Milk rig, driven by
Michael Robertson, was struck by
an, auto driven by George Mtiltioott
ntitAaelg.
Mr. A. YJ, Posilff, principal of
the public school, was a delegate
to the Ontario Editeationtil Assocl.
alert eel-weal:Ion in Toronto,
On Tuesday morning Mr. Peter-
sem of the linperial Oil Centpany
drove his truck Up John St, and
narked It in faint of .his 111111s
the Corner of JOhn Mnd Centre Sts,
Tell Them and. Sell 'Them.. In. The Advance4imes:
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IA; ingbain
Rev, C. F. Johnson, L.Th. Rector
Mrs. Gordon Davidson - Organist
Third Sunday After Easter
8.30 a,m.---tioly Communion
11,0Q tt.m.---Movning Prayer
2.30 p.m.—Sunday School
2:30 p.m.—junior don rirtnation Class
7.30 p.m.—Adult Confirmation Class
Wed., April15—Board of Management meeting
at 7.30 pm
Tues., April 21—Evening Guild at 8.00 pml,
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Orland and Peter Pan for "the
males of your family, from eight
to eighty, .,,Where you • see 0419"
Jot of large young men rushing
at each other they see a ballet
Where you see only loutality and
bloodshed, ey see the aroma of
a bullring.. When you shudder at,
the hestial roar of the arena, mob,
they are, thrilling to the skill and
gallantry of Op gladiators,
Y.'QU see; girls„ hockey at its hest
is poetry in motion, music in
flight An 1.1:14,-L, goalie has all the
grace and delicacy of a toreador.
Rocket Richard, 'with the puck on
his stick, is like no one more than
Captain Ahab, harpoon poised for
a bullet-like thrust, at IVIoby Dick,
Maybe we don't think about these
comparisons as we sit on the edge
of our chairs watching the Leafs
and Canadieurs battle it out, but
we're aware of them, It's a, na-
tional disease, pretty well restrict-
ed to the male 'species, and it Makes
'the so-called "fever" of the World
Series or the Grey Cup game look
like. a mild case of the sniffles, in
comparison'.
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How did .we get this way? Well,
it's a little embarrassing to explain,
But 9 boys out of 10 in thia• coun-
try arc exposed to hockey early
in life. And 8 out of 1,0 of them
have, at one time or another, had
a desperate desire to 'become a
truly great hockey player. 'The
urge might have lasted fiv years
or five minutes, but it was so
powerful it hurt while it 'lasted:'.,.
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