HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-09-23, Page 2WORTH A TRY J.
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1<eports in the daily. papers 'tell
of-the air of skepticism with which
peace overtures from .the SoViet
premier are being received , in t the
United States. The pessimistsrMay
be, right, but we hope and pray that
they are wrong.
The Soviets have been guilty of
all manner of evils i'vhich brand
dial,. from our standpoint',' i mire -
liable. ' It may be that khrtischev's
pleas for p'eace are beingl-na.de over
a hollow background of untruth,
but that is no reason to upset the
opportunity to talk out the world's
problems as far as possible. ' • ""
most of us can recall'all sorts of
people .we' int'eniely,.tint
- the day \v lien we actually met these
• fancied enemies and learned ,that
they were human like ourselves and
that their poorer traits were mixed
with an equal number of fine qual-
ities. Further still, we have seen the
world shaken in our time by two
world wars, both of which came
about after months and years of
name-calling from afar, rather than
after invitations and visits by the
leaders of the states involved. There
has been a lot of expensive national
pride mixed in with the other and
perhaps more deadly ing-redients.of
war.
tve do not suggest for a minute
• that the Russian leader is any angel-
faced choir boy. He is a tough man
who has reached the pinnacle of stie-
teSs over a lot of prostrate enemies.
• Nonetheless, living in a world which
has found the secret of mutual anni
hilation, we would do well to make
it clear not only that we are brave
and prepared to defend ourselves .
but also that we are intelligent
enough to rely upon our brain power
and our logic, rather than upon our
missiles and H bombs,
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STf141,,NESS
still and
knew that I am'
God." Psalm 40:
10.
Stillness held
a nraMinent
place in the He-
brew mind; and
for that reason
the word has,
become one of
the, greatest in
the English vocabulary, Very much
like greet men of the past who, by
their -wisdom, have ruled the des-
tinies of nations and empires, are
forgotten by the vast majority of
the world's population; so this word
STILLNESS holds only a small
place in the lives of so many.
TiTe IletfeW"PettPle"' Wol'o" U&'
ten eOmmanded to he still, that
,hey might reflect the power, the,
goodness and the loving kindness
of God in Whose image they were
created, Nate a few examples of
how this power of stillness had
gripped the people, Elijah, making
his escape from Jegebel, wife' of
Kihg Ahab, arrived at Mount Her-
eb; He had worked himself into' a
state of mental confusien. Sud-
denly a devastating wind came,
followed by. earthquake and then
by fire. He had no chance to re-
flect until the elements bad ceased
their fury. And then came a STILL
SMALL VOICE which said: "What
doest thou d here Elijah?"
God talked with him in the ail
.
It seems to me that about this
time last year I wrote a tender,
lyrical celainn, practically an ode,
about September. The golden, ling-
ering days; the cool, haunting eve-
nings; the farewell fling at the
trout; the last, crisp game of golf;
old Mother Nature lying, voluptu-
ous, amid the •fruits of her labour.
Yas, September is the most de-
lightful month of the year, I
burbled. -
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Wel1,1 take it all back. You can
take SePtember, and if the hulieu
will leave the room for a moment,
ru tell you exadtly what you can
do with-it.
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This September has 'scarred me
for life, and has also .clipped a, few
Years from my allotted -span of
same. , What happened? got
caught with my pipes down. .
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On September 9th it was -90 de-
grees in our upstairs, and we all
lay around on our beds, naked-as
newts, gasping and palling ;or
ter. On.September 14th, it was 44
in our upstairs. The kids laymoan,-
ing with cold under heaps of blan-
kets. Downstairs, Playboy howled
with chill. And in our bed the Old
Lady and I, swaddled in flannel-
ette pyjamas, clutched each other,
a hot water bottle, and the , hope
that a miracle. would happen and
the heat wave would be back in
the morning.
0 - 0 - 0
September is an irresponsible,
treacherous month, with, a big;
phoney, warm smile that :hides a
heart of Solid cold. ,
- •
Oh, it isn't as though I didn't
realize that fidl" and cool weath-
er ,were on the. way: Sundays, as
litY on the lawn, several times my
mind had drifted around to the
backyard, where my furnace pipes
lay, soaking up the sun... I'd even
contacted the repair man to come
and take on that dragon in my cel-
lar, that emits sparks and roars
when approached. My stoker, that
is,
0 1. 0 - 0
I had even, while fighting the
heat wave with a refreshing drink,
said to myself firmly: "Must get
at the cellar and get last winter's
ashes out so I can get the coal in
early this year. Don't want the
coal truck driving over the lawn
when it's all soft from those fall
rains. Better get that broken win-
dow in the living room fixed, too,
Things are going to be different
this year."
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So you see, 'it isn't as though
wasn't fairly well prepared. But
I didn't expect my old sweetheart,
September, to pat me over a barrel,
pull the rug from under my feet,
lower the boom on me, and stab
me in the back, all in one fell
swoop.
0 - 0 - 0
I thought the Old Girl was going
to commit either suicide or miirder
that first morning after the mer-
cury had taken Its swan dive. I
explained to her that everything
was practically ready to turn on
the heat, that all I had to de was
get the pipes cleaned and put up,
get the man to 'fix the furnace, and
get the cellar cleaned Up and the
coal in, and We'd -be in •bilaineSs.
0.0-6
"Which hotel," AO enquired, her
.breath wreathing WO the kitchen
Air like cigar smoke,"are we 60" ing to stay in unti then?" We
)tave two hotels: In town so wila
lit a quandary, Not to mention A
,pickle,
amount of struggle, God always
speaks to the soul in the hushed
Moments. Iron are uPeet; you are
n
da agirrye ; toy ogllo enfkilisaet tnog yoorgnivaer''e
you
yOu are tired, You begin
to long for rest: Then go off by
yourself, Be alone, In the hush
of the soul you will hear a still;
small )(Mee speaking to your in-
ner ear of rOfwe4onnt tsetr 07,
happy
I t ask;'
"Do
answer will be "yes." Then the
voice will say; "Then do My will
and not your own, You are my
partner; and if you want to ex-
perienee the art of true living,
then you rnust,•clO ,as I command
you."
So many People become sigh be-
cause their minds are not at ease,
They"'are "nierdally'
ill-because they have not learned
the art of being still: God, says,
"Be still, so that you can reflect MY
Will and so -learn what I would
have you., -become forf• me. Come
unto Me all ye who are heavy 1.s.
den and ,weary of living your own
life, and I will, give. you rest. Take
my yoke : upon you and learn
me," Being yoked With Hire we
shall then ,learn the-trne meaning
of the lines! ' '
"Fear Him ye saints, and yqu will
then -. -
Have nothing else to fear;
Make you His service your d'elig'ht,
Your wants shall - be His care."
To' be •is•,-to 'know ',God; TO.
know 'Gcaci is to be still. ,
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FORTY YEARS 'AGO. •- •
Mr, Alex -Reid has disposed of hi'S
bus and :baggage business to Mr.
John A. TvIaCIntyre. The latter
came to Wingham -from Tara. -
While at his work for the'Ner6
Huron Telephone Co., on Saturday,
Mr. Edgar Pattison fell from
pole to the ground and.sustained
severe shaking up and bad bruisel.
Mr, Ed.., Nash, who' has for the
past year conducted the Canadian
Express. 'business at Wingham; hap
handed in his resignation to the
company', and Mr. Arthur Wilson
will take over the business.
Mr. Orville Habkirk,, who, ha's
recently takeri over the barbering
business conducted by Mr. ,Burke',,
has purchased one of Mr. .8.1,
Bennett's houses on Leopold Street.
The property is at present occupied
by Mr. C, R, Copeland.
Mr, Sam Burke has purchased
the brick property on the B Line
corner from Mr. Bert Porter.
• We have been asked by a West-
ern subscriber to publish the popur
lation of Wingham, The town -has
a population of 2,404 and of these
about .1,300' will liave;a vote in the
coning: el'ectionS. ' •
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An interesting event took place
in Brussels qn Saturday whets Mr.
and Mrs. D. C. Ross celebrated
their golden wedding.
Mr, A. E: Purdon of Whitechurch
had about 20 bags 'of oats stolen
from the granary of his barn in
East Wawanosh One night • last
week.
While lowering a window during
the Storm on Wednesday night
Miss Mary Robinson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James -Robinson,
Lower Winghana, was knocked Un-
conscious by a holt of lightning,
It struck their house and entered
the adjoining room. The lightning
knocked a chiMhey off the house
and entered the room where :the
charge appeared- to have split,
There was a hole torn in the base
Of the chinaneY. •Fortunately there
was no fire, Miss Robinion did
not receive injury, but suffered
considerable tram shock.
Mr. L. :Bayamon :Of Guelph, has
taken over the position of telegraph
operation at the 0,11.11-,
accompanied -by his sister, Mrs,
John Martin, and• Mr. Martin
came down on Monday. A dispatch
from Cobalt reports 100. cases of
fever in the mining town.
There was a, nearly' fatal acci-
dent at the Wingham Flour Mill
on Thursday. The- workmen had
been using a chopper and after all
the- grain- had • gone througitt the
machine gained sileir speed before
the power Could be shut off, that
it - smashed to -pieces. • Iron was
scattered in • all directions. W. J,
Howson was struck-by-a piece of
iron in the face, making a bad
wound and knocking out %several
teeth, Another ,piece , 'hit 'Mr. Ste-
phen Piper on the head and several
stitches were felmired to close the
wound.
. • FIFTY,NEARS AGO - •
It is expected that the line of the
North Huroii Telephone Company
from Whitechurch to St. Augustine
Will be completed this •week and
telephones will •be installed next
week and the people of that dis-
trict will he able to have connec-
tion with the outside world.
Mr, Thomas Bowers of this town
was a very successful prige winner
with his poultry at the Toronto
!Fair, He Made 18 entries and
carried off 16 prizes,
At Syracuse, N.Y., on Tuesday,
Darky Hal, owned -by Mr. J. E.
Swarts, won first money in his
race and lowered his record to
2,02'4, This record is now equal to
the best recdrds on a Canadian
track, and• is held by The Eel. The
purse in Tuesday's race was 82,000
and is the best Darky Hal has had
this season.
Mr, Wellington Dow was brought
from Cobalt to, the Wingham •Hos-
pital on -Friday last, in serious con-
dition from typhoid fever, He was
4.
Sugar and Spice
By Bill: Smiley
l
a Reminiscing A
epee. He saw himself as he waso.
and as be ought to be, Again la
.PS412.11 46 we, see that after God.
had. PNemPlitled His authority and
ppwer, so much so that the heathen
feared; He said '$e ,stall and know
that I am Odd." Again the .Psaigi,-
lat.' David, after having passed
through a stage of perplexity, real-
ized Oeclts gUldance as he uttered,'
"He leadeth. me beside the still
watera.=, Even ea his face' could
be reflected in those still waters,
so dOeS God reflect * His love to
him. His mind had to become like
those - waters—STILT:---before hg
could reflect, One other of many
examples is seen in Psalm 107,
"He nialteth the storm, to cease
so. that the waves thereof are All,"
We also recall how the. LO"rd stilled
`How quietly does God show Him-
self in • Nature! After the cold,
- bleak *Winter, nature takes on Its
summer' dress... not with noise, but
in ;stillness, bringing beauty to the
mind and sustenance to the body,
as well as refreshment to the soil.,
it, In like stillneSs, God draws.
close to us. He says, "Not by
• Might, nor by power, but by my
spirit!'
Listen to His promise: "In re-
-turning and rest ye shall be saved;
In quietness and in confidence shall.
be your -strength," , .,
If. we desire to know the power
of God in life we must know the
'art of being still, The art of medi-
tation is -not achieved without some
I did everything in my power to
cheer up that old gang of mine.
Songs, witty sayings, funny faces.
Philosophy, like "you should be
glad you don't have to suffer like
this all the time, like the -fojks in
Russia. I rushed out and borrowed
two electric heaters. I turned on
all the burners and the oven -in the
electric stove. I even turned on
all the lights in the house.
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It was. hopeless. They just sat
there, hands tucked in their arm-
:pits, looking like three penguins
and a seal pup sitting on an ice
floe. I went to work with my
tali between -my Legs and the bats
of panic in my belfry. It was worse
at lunch hour. While I bustled
Around, getting hot soup, the kids
Tubbed their hands together and
told, About how Warm it had been,
at school, and my wife dragged
from me the confession that we had
a Bre on at the -office.
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I won't go into all the sordid de-
tails: how I pleaded with people
to, put up my pipes; how I begged
the harassed coal merchant to get
me a couple of bags down to the
house; how I rigged up a make-
shift to get the furnace going. It'S
all too hunailiating.
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Tbat!s why, if you ever hear me
singing any paeans -of praise to
September, ever again, I want you
to push me, gently but firmly, in
front of a speeding- hot rod.
10 days of
eclat Prices
Effective September 16th to 26th
Buy 10 or 12 of these - Canadian made, retraetaide and complete.,
BALL POINT PEN'„ . , . , . „ , . 9c
"BEACON INGRAHAM” (Ivory, Pink or Green) $2.89 value .
ALARM CLOCK „ „ . .. , . „ . „ , . $2,19
The Jeanette brand bathing treat - 5 lb. bag Beg. 98c
BATH SALTS ..• • • • • • • • • ••- • •• 7Pc
,„., Accurate an looking „ „ . „ A110.41:1 6,90.,,
- BATHROOM SCALE .. .... . $495.
'Ask to see this. It's exceptionally new and convenient '
BRIEF CASE • 79c
Choice of fragrances — "Orient" brand 26 oz, beg
BUBBLE: BATH . „ ... . ; •
Bath-tub and complexion• luxury —
COLD CREAM SOAP
5 combs, all different, in polyethylene bag
COMBS
Washable, quilted, full top zipper
DIAPER BAG
1 lb. tin — Reg. 55e - Hard finish "Easi-Gloss"
FLOOR WAX ......... 45c, 2 for 89c
roily guaranteed - "American" for, casual writing-r- '
FOUNTAIN PEN . 49c
Capsules • •
HALIBUT LIVER OIL 89c, $1.89, $3.49
Cover of Blankefeloth
Regular $4.95
HEATING PAD !; $3.99
English made "Minster" • 58c value
HOT ,WATER BOTTLE .4 79c
Especially good for children Reg. 79c, 81.29, $2.29
IDAMALT 63c, 98c, $1.69
4 swings in "a reMovable ease and other items—
LADIES' BILLFOLD - 98c
Thermos Kit - won't rust sterilizable in boiling water—
LUNCH PAK ' ;$1.79
LA.& Brand - Heavy - odourless and tasteless—
MINERAL OIL" ' ' 43c, 87c
I.D.A. White — 70's Eeg. 18c
PAPER NAPKINS , 16c, 2 fo'y 31c
Package of 6 --,I.D.A. - JIB - with eraser tip ''Reg, 29c
PENCILS • i ' '' 25c
i All Velour. Regularly 8 for 29e
POWDER PUFFS ' 3 for 23c
Plastic—folded into plastic pouches Each Only
RAIN HATS ...c „..
Fast dissolvjng, • ” '''"'Regularibe`An09c
Bag 0.10 bars -- assorted. shapes — good quality
M.A. Brand in Pink, Yellow or White
TOILET TISSUE: 2 for 25c
Stylish two-tone ease; 15 oz. ' '. , Regularly-18C
VACUUM BOTTLE '79c
Regular Slc vir
WAX PAPER 28c, 2 for 55c
200 sheets Pad and 100 Envelopes •
WRITING PAPER & ENVELOPES ... -. 59c
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SUNDAY SERVICES
1.1.00 -a.m.,—Holiness Meeting
2.30 p.m.—Sunday School •
7.00 .p.m.—Salvation. Meeting
Tuesday, 8,00 p.m.—Prayer and Praise Service
Fridayi 7.30 p.m. — Youth Group
All Teen,Ageri Welcome
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Rev. C. F. Johnson, L.Th. - Rector
Mrs. Gordbn Davidson - Organist
Thurs., Sept, 24--Ladies' Guild, iZectory, 3 p.m.
', 18th Sunday after Trinity 1
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I. i 2,30 p,m,—Sunday School Rally
7.00 p.m.—gvening prayer
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•Tues.---8.00 p.m.---Youth Fellowship Meeting
Thurs.-8.00 p.m—Prayer Meeting
Sunday Smirk, ,
10.00 a.rno,—Sunday SchoOltlisses for
all ages.
11.00 a.m.—Morning Worship
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During the past summer
petition was circulated in Huron
County requesting that a vote be
taken to determine whether or not
the C411.4.(14 Temperance Act shall
remain the controlling legislation in
regard to the sale and consumpti4n
a alcoholic beverages 'within the
Cotint;S'.
The necessary number of names
were secured on the petition to per-
mit a formal request to the SecretarY
of State for the holding of a pleb-
-iscite.on-the-questioa; - - -
The committee within the county
which seeks repeal of the Canada
Temperance Act has announced the,
likelihood of a vote in the near fu-
ture, Though we have had , no' in
formation from those who wish 19
have the Act continued in force, it
is known that certain• amendinentS
to the CTA, have been proposed and
we have heard indirectly' that an
effort is being made to haVe the
amendments, considered before the
Vote for repeat is authorized,
The entire:question is'one which
.will likely be, fought out'With con-
siderable enthusiasm on both sides.
The major concern of those who will
be asked to do the voting, howeVer,
is to know exactly what they,will be
asked to vote for—or against. So
far the consequences of an ;affirma-
tive vote for repeal of the CTA seers,
to be shrouded in mystery—and who
could possibly vote with any intelli-
gence unless the alternatiVes to -the
Temperance Act are known in eam-
plete detail?
Apparently the biggest question,.
sb far as the people of Wingham are
concerned at the moment, is whether
Q.17 not the town is. at present in the
,status of a "wet" or "dry" .e0111111VM-
ity. It is certainly dry, in the, legal
sense at least, under the terms >f the
CTA,„ but if that act should be re-
pealed., the former status of the town
under the old local .option legislation
of pre-CTA days would be of Vital
importance, As we understand. the
Situation liquor stores and brewers'
retails • OUR)," be -eStabliStied-WitliVa
a vote, if the last decision of the
voters in Wingham„,, before County-
-Wide QTA,was- enforced, was "Wet",
`-..;At best, however., the actual
position of the town and the sur-
rounding rural municipalities is any-
thilag.,but clear. It will obviously be
necessary to clarify the whole matter
befOre any vote can be taken. It
will pot be enough to vote a straight
yes, ,or no on the matter of CTA
repeal without knowing what alter-
.natives are presented should the Act
be.set aside.
YOU HAVE BEEN
WARNED
- Last week's edition of this news-
paper carried a w.arning signed by
the town. clerk on behalf of the coun-
cil•and police, to be on the lookout
for those persons who peddle goods
from door to door or similarly solicit
bUsiness. Practically every type of
s*sinan who calls at your door is
required to be licensed by the town,
and you have a right and a duty to
find- out whether- your callers have
such' coverage. •
- •
Rea'son;behind the:licensing by-
not merely meanness, nor pro-
teCtion for local businessmen. It is
lair; which is basically designed to
protect you; the householder. Ac-
counts. are legion, during the past
year or so, of the ways in which tin.-
suspecting . housewives have been
tricked out of their hard-earned
cash by fast-operating and smooth-
talking salesmen. When these. men
.are. required purchase a license at
the town hall, there is an opportun-
ity to find out the- exact nature of
their business and to refuse the li-
cense, if it appears that there is any
possibility •of residents of the town
lieing victimized. •
• al
.nroin time to time the local police
Officers hear from enraged towns-
folk crabbing about the way they
were taken in by one of these fly-
by-night specialists. Naturally the
police can do nothing unless they'
are notified when the salesmen are
still in town. After they have de-
parted it is too late to take action,
unless their rackets fall into the cate-
gory of criminal behaviour.
Of course there are many legiti-
mate representatives of perfectly
sound business firms who have a
right`to call at your home and offer
goods for sale. They aren't crook-
ed—and to prove it you will find
that they have purchased their town
license and that they will show it to
you with no hesitation.
There is an additional reason, of
course, why the licenses are required.
Every businessman on the main
street pays a business tax into the
town coffers. He is usually paying
. property taxes as well, and be is
frequently a strong supporter of the
various funds and collections which
are made with such startling fre-
quency along the main street, It
would scarcely be fair to allow out-
siders, who have no investment and
very little interest in this commun-
ity, to walk away with sales, and
spend their earnings in some other
place ,entirely.
Just bear in mind the next time
you are talking to a door-to-door
salesman that he will be happy to
show you his Winghatn license if
Il e eras one,
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INFORMATION WI‘LBE „NEEDED;