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New Club P.
Mucii
There is every reason to believe that
the organization of a Home and School
Club in Windharti will usher in a_ new
spirit of interest and enthusiasm in the
field of education. • This newspaper has
been advocating such a move for ten years
,or more, so it is with a great deal of
personal satisfaction that we see the Home
and School Club becoming a reality.
It may be disillusioning to some ,who
find that H&S is set up under a fairly
rigid plan of organization which stipulates
in, detail the activities of the club. Though
such multi-levelorganizations may appear
to stymie individual initiative to somede-
gree, there ismerit in the plan. hose
who have expejiencewith Scouting, or
.anythe service clubs, such as- Lions
or Kinsmen; and more particularly- Ro-
tary, are awarethat it is through a tight.
organization and adherence' to established
policies that effective work can be ac-
cQmplished.
Home and .School is set up at various
levels—in. the',comrn•unity, . area and dis-
q
trio" With a provincial, .-executive which is
able to speak with a strong voice' for the
"local. units. H&S can already claim sev-"
eral° major accomplishments in the edu--
rational program and student safety as
justification for the system it employs.
Unquestionably, parents and the home
must become more intimately associated
with the work of the schools. Education
has assumed new and vastly more import-
ant responsibilities during the past ten
years. The rate of change to new lines of
thought is so rapid that tomorrow's
students will be called upon for achieve-
ments.
chieve?ments. their parents would have deemed
impossible. Thus, mothers and fathers
Must know a great deal more about the
tasks their childrenare undertaking, for
the cooperation of parents is vital to the
success of the. neweducational scheme.
The Wingham Home & School Club is
away to a flying start, with .a sincerely
,devoted group of parents and. teachers.
It will be interesting indeed to watch its
development. 1.
SUCA
AND
by Bill 'fin
DICE
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S ebody IS.dint this
thin, anyway... Utters have
been coming in Shovelfuls late-
ly. Keep it chaps„ wheth,
YOU agree or not.cr, •
,,,;Arrecent elumn On•hligh taxi,
es, seemedta; touts a 'sore„spit.
r didn'thear.frOti theniater.
”"f `Finance but �f did hea>�a r6et
Whipp! 1
in today's newsy .... i
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teetvager ow , f the r,
estand. loaelleet lire 1 home
reached. l'at tem btn. y.
qty to. my paw and eager
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at them f+ clipping the ,w
that 1 think are fulllsfeer*
enough to fiy« It'p
hard.whes..I.start to woodsy if
a .number of" people who are bailie a One 64 tib
u e. .e..no• ANe� tisk myself, 'VW*
'un ter°.the collar yrs"
us levels of„ government
• bier and 'bigger bites
. from en °apple that. has already
been well
Ken, Gaghon;„of 'I!ilhuonburd .
dislikes .con►pUlsory ' benefits.
He says' the needy, after.,e, P
Means ., tit, ;shoulder be looked
after, but those who Just don't. <w
want towork should be given
Menial labors if they want pub",.
MRS. HAROLD, REMINGTON was on,e of
,the many people who tOured the model
home at the Sunset Crescent subdivision
which was open to the public this past'
•
New.Comma
The Advance -Times speaks: for hun-
dreds. in -this town and. district when it
ektends, hearty congratulations to Major
R. P. Ritter as he assumes command of
21 Field Artillery Regiment (M). As a
member of the teaching staff of the Wiing-
haM District High School for the past• 16
'years, and. vice-principal for the past nine,
he, is well known and sincerely respected
by.hundreds of Students who have passed
through the .high, school. in those years.
Nor has Mr.' Ritter confined his "interests
to ..ple schoola.alone. He" has taken an
active place in the life of the communitk
.and has proven himself. a valued citizen.
Command of a regiment, even in time
of peace, a responsibility which calls
ndind 9fficer
for an able and dedicated man. The in-
fluence of military training and discipline
on hundreds of young. men not only pro-,
• vides the nucleus of a defence force for
periods of national danger, but unques-•
tionably serves a very practical purpose
in producing a better grade of citizens.
yery few of the.youths who have under-
gone military training find therhselves
branded as delinquents. They have learn-
ed the wisdom of cooperatiOn with their
fellows and the effects of their training
are carried over into everyday, life..
There is 110 doubt that the high stand-
ards for which the regiment is justly
famed will_ be continued and improved
under the new commanding officer.
•
week -end. One of the developersEdward
A. Elliott is shown talking' to. "Mrs.
Remington.
—Advance -Times Photo.
evsi from. Old
MAY 1919
Mr. William S. Linitlater:
has disposed of his property in
Lower Wingham to Mr. J.H.
Firtlay. Mr. Linklater has pup.
chased his uncle, Mr. Andrevt
Street. Howard Finlay hai p.ur-
chased his brother J.H.'s prop-
brf6k home .on Victoria Street.
to Mr. J.S. Isard, has pursjias-
ica'and the latter has moved to
Shortly after 11 Saturday
night Baintpn Bros: Tannery'at
Blyth was discovered on fire
and notwithstanding the prompt
response of the fire,,brigade to
the call, the ,flarnes made On-
siderable headway by the time
they arrived and the building,
a three story brick .structure,
was badly gutted by the time
the fire was extinguished.':
MAY 1933 •
Nliss Rena MacDonald re-.
signed her positiori at the Walk -
•accepted a position with Silveri'
woods fn Luclulow.,
. -Catherin M. Morrison,
younger daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Morrison -of Turn -
berry and Cletus Francis Ret-
tinger, son of Mi. and Mrs.
Michael Rettinger of Formosa,
were married April 25 in Sac-
red Heart Chnrch, Wingham...
Mrs. Stafford Churcher arid -
daughter RUth spent week at
ihe home of her father, Mr.
James Wild,. Water Street.
Members of the Wingham
and Brussels parish held a social
evening in Sacred cleartChurch-
Wingham in honor of Father -A.
M. McHugh who has been in
charge at the parish fol. nine
*years and who -left Thursday to
Issues Emerging
.in ,every election for _the past two
decades, disillusioned Cariaclia'ns have pro-
tested'that- the two major political parties
are r'eally presenting, the same platform— -
Aots__Of goodies and .give-aways for the
voters. In June ,the voters will be asked
to. sOrt out choices which are considerably
Though .the twO leaders itave not had
,PflOugh ' time _to -enunciate the differences
„In their, platforms, the public has ,already
'sensed that the alteniatives will be at least
diArgent. Mr. Trudeau seems to typify
ffend tO the new and different; hp has
beetv described as a 1:swinger", in tune
with chapging trrnes: Mr. Stanfield, on
• the., -other hand, appears to- represent the
roo.:e.%conseryative and studied approach.
natiOnal problems.
Since the last federal election in 1965
sortie real issues have, indeed,'ariseri. 'the
.most important, as far as' Canadians are
conerned, i5 the problem of special status
.foi.Quebec and to some Quebecois
special status Spells complete independ—
ence. Whatever party secures the reigns
of power in the June election, its term
• of office will of'necessity incfude decisions
on the- placeo of French Canada,,,in Con -
The war in Viet Nam ha; become an
issue Ln Canada too, even though none- of
our own forces, are comMitted to action
in Southeast Asia. Canadians of all ages
are taking a more active interest in Ameri-
situation -which 'could, eaSily progress to
-Whether Canadians are ready to admit
the fact or not, a very rear issue is racism.
We have had so much to say about human
rights in ,the United States that those
among us whp are- the least bit self-con-
scious are deeply disturbed by the plight
of our nations.s Indian population.
No doubt more issues will be raised=
and we -hope that when they do Come to
light they will be of sprlie greater impork
then the way Mr. Trudeau combs -his hair
or Mr. Stanfield's television .personality.
opportunity to think and vote seriously, as
a mature nation concerned'with :the truly
important issues in a problerrKidden
world.
take chine of the parish at
Thamesville.
MAY 1943
ada will be the subject ofoe,,,n '
address by.Miss Agnes McPhail/
former member of parliament.
at the illuevale Men's Club
meeting in the Pretbyterian-
Cpl. George Henderson of
Camp Borden was a visitor kir
a few days with his parents,
,of the Bltidyale Road,
W. S. Hall, principal -of the
high school here, was named
Brian Houston proudly 'ex-
amines his second speckled
trout caught in the Wingham
Sportsmen's fish derbY Sun-
day afternoon.—A-T Photo.
Money For Grabs
Thousands of Ontario residents receiv-
ed -an interesting little mailing piece from
Mayor Jean Drapeau of Montreal last
' week, inviting them to share in that city's
,tax prOgram. The fact that two dollars or
any ,multiple thereof entitles the donor to
a chance on the $150,000 -per month in
draw prizes was incidental.
The Montreal experiment, pf course,
is a wide open lottery a,nd as such may
be banned by the federal authorities. ,It
has already been condemned by religious
groups as unadulterated gambling.
•• The scheme.brings into the open a con-
tention which has been -under discussion
if& many years: Those who favor legal
lotteries to assist the taxpayer argue that
people will gamble, no matter ,what the
laws, and if -that is the case the public
purse should get a lion's share of the take.
.They point, quite logically to the fact that
other human follies pay their share into
the public 'treasury, citing such examples
as the taxes on tobacco and liquor. Then,
too, they mention such legalized gambling
as pari-mutuel betting - at race tracks,
which are ictually established under gov-
ernment supervision. •
Life insurance is -often mentioned as
the supreme gamble—the lottery in which
the average man, stakes his dollars against
his chances i5f staying alive.'
Be all that as it May, a monster lot-
tery ,on the scale conceived by the mayor
s Of, Montreal is likely to run into some
preAty hot opposition in this staid old
land of ours. It will be interesting to
see the Outcome.
Please Take It To The Duriip
At this time of year cellars, attics and
garages are being cleared of a year's ac-
cumulation of iunk and garbage—as they
should be if properties are to be kept
attractive., Where all this offal finds its
final resting place is the nasty questiOn.
Unfortunately too many loads of jUnk end
up on roadsides throughout the country.
Often a pretty piece of bushland or
green swamp is marred by the sight of
rusting tin cans and broken bottles and
by the stench of rotting garbage dumped
there by the lazy householqer who lacks
the imagination to realize that every lbad
he throws along the roadways fouls his.,
own nest.
The natural beauty of our open court -
tryside is a priceless asset which every
year attracts more and more visitors' to
our part of the province. These are the
people who seek relief from the nauseous
pollution.of the big cities and their over- •
crowed environs. They drive out into the
country for a few breaths of fresh •air
and the soothing sight of unspoiled fields
and stream's.' All too often they are greet-
- ed by the Same 'signs of human stupidity
from whic•h they are fleeing.
grounds set aside for the specific purpose
of garbage disposat. For goodness sake
take your garbage to the proper place
and do your part in keeping our part of
the world a decent. place in ,w hich to live.
LETTERS T° EDITOR
•
Dear Sir:
I have read an article in the
"Automobile Quarterly! - a
limited quantity edition of a
hard coverpublication for "Ch
This edition carried a story
of the famous Pierce Arrow
that may be of some interest to
"over 50s" in our area. During
sotne discussions locally I have
found out that some were -
brought into this area during
the 30's and I would certainly
be intereaed to find mit if there
are any In the area at present.
The Pierce Arrow was a pio-
neer in the luxury car market,
considered by many, prior to
World War 1 to,be the finest In
the field. This, I;ecause of it's
lavish•specifications, refine-
ment, high quality and an un-
rivalled Glidden Trophy record.
The Pierce Arrow had other
claims to fame as well. They
were the most successful early
exponents of the six cylinder
car in America, they pioneered
in pc)tier braking - were asso-
ciated with some remarkable
early experiments in light alloy
construction, streamli'ned body.
workand power steering; they
installed the first hydraulic tap.
pets. And, of course, there
was the bequest of their famous
headlight treatment to the rest
of the motoring world.
The history of this company,
tuns back to 1865. Thtir dev-
elopment of V 12's in the 30's
led to due driver, a Mr. Jen-
kins. averaging 112.91 for a full
2110 miles - without any
trouble. The hungry thirtys
took their toll and the company ,
THE WINGIIAM ADVANCE TIMES
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Berry Wenger, Presiden,t - Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer
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Authorized by the Post Office Department as Second Clasts Mali and
for payMent of pottage in eash
Subscription Bate:
Advertising Rates on apptication
rand superintendent of District
6 at the annual convocation of
, the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons Wednesday. M -
tending the convocation from
herd itere Dr. W.A. Crawfordkb
Harry F. McGee and W.S. HallY
° H.L. Sherbondy has been nam-
ed district secretary and Rev j.
W..Stewart of Lucktisow., grand
chaplain of Grand Chapt.er, has
bden chosen as district chap -
About 69 students from Wing
ham High School will be on
farms this year, Some have al-„
ready secured.their leaves
while others.are awaiting a
'call, Last year -a number of
girls went to the Niagara Dist:.
rict to worKon fruit farms and
it is expected a greater number
•tyill go this year. •
The 21st. Field Brigade,
Witkhatteries.in Walkerton,
%Kincardine, Lisiowel and Wing -
'ham attended church parade on
Sunday morning. Capt. Rev.
Beecroft welcomed the
brigade and the namet of Jack
Lewis, Orwell Allen,, Wallace
Hutton and Calvin Burke were
added to the honor roll of the
United Church. " .
was sold at auction in May,
1938.
The story is a long one. The
fitnous Silver Arrow is being
sold as a classic today and is
being made with a modein mot-,
or and chasis. You may buy
one if you deposit $8000.00
and wait inuline for 2 years.
Anyone who is interested in the
story may contact the t4riter. •
Jack Hayes,
Wingharn, Ont.
. Town foreman, Jim Angus -
reports that he took 57 'loads of
sand Off the street this spring .
which would indicate thaf a
. fair amount of Me stuff was
spread during the minter.
lvlayor DeWitt Miller, who
was supposed to attend a Meet-
ing in Exeter last week; entered'
town from LondOn, saw,a meet-
ing was in progress, went in and
sai down. After 15 minutes of
trying to get the drift he in-
yestigated a little and found
that he,was at the TB Associa-
tion meeting in Clinton when
he• should have been at an In-
' dustrial Commission meeting in
Exeter. .
„ Lieutenant L. Belanger is
the 'Salvation Army officer post-
ed here to succeed Lieutenant
Nellie Oates whd was married
in Hamilton. s °
A $5.00 donation came to
the headquarterspf the Wing -
ham Easter Seal Fund from the
pupils of Grade'8, Wingharn
Public Sohool through the treas-
urer, Mary Ann McKibbon.
Dear Sir:
The story of our participa-
tion in the Foste./Nrents Plan
that appeared in last week's
paper was supplied by their
Canadian Head Office with our
permission. Although we prefer
to keep private the things we
do, we felt that if the use of
our case,,could help the caurR
of Foster Parents, it would be
wrong for us to refuse. However,
the point of the story wam.t
very Well made.
Instead of making our rather
ordinary participatiOn seem
unique (there must be dozem of
Fo§ter Parents in the area), we
had hoped our name would have
been used in a story to encour-
age Others to help. It doeon't
cost much in time or money
and one has the rewarding joy
of seeing immediate re$1,11t6
from the interest expressed and.
the knowledge that missionary
money has b&ti put to prk1CtiC°
al use;
0 we can he of any further
Vosttr Parents, we are willing
to help.
Carol et Ross Ilainilton.
Abe matter with ineu sonvsyr
There's- more, but she *eft,
"SO Please MOP reaeblias ofit,
*filthy; too few people dot"
A former student, Maureen
Schwartz (KillOran)1 of Cooks.
vine, writes hotly in defence,
but r;he's prejudiced (1 giVe
her 85 in Nnglish).- Not long
out. of her teena, she's getting
the message: "Speaking of rais,
ing kids is no wOnder the
'older generation' always
seems to be making such", a
mess of 'things. Raising the
`younier generation' is 'enough'
to reduce , them to babbling -
is 17 months. What will I be
saYing when she is lryeari?"
All I Can say is that you
wbuldn1 believe your ears,
Maureen. -
Give up, Mr. WbiPP?
$5,406 is Aeeded
Wingham ' Dist.
•
, May 1.is an important day
in'the Wingham area. and -es-
pecially so in homes that have
less than their share of worldly
goods or more than their ;hare
of troubles. and unhappiness.
May lmarks the start of The -
Salvation Arrny's Red Shield
campaign. The money you
provide out of.your abundance
will go tO even up the score,
sooth the sorrow; and ease,,the
load of others who might be-
come desperate.
° 'abundance' botheeyou; Maybe
you don't knoWwhich model of
car to, buy this Spring, or wheth-
e-r to -buy a 'nylon or wool rug
for your living room. That
many who are living On, the,
'the helping hand and ge‘iiitl
counsel of The Salvation Armys
trained workers.
Share what you have, ii4hat
you take for granted, through -
the Red Shield. Help that
Shield cover with protection.
-and,relief those whose need is
great. Share what you, have
with others, and enjoy a greater-
satisfaction'and warmth from
what you have left. '
Vol6nteer canvassers will.
call at the homes of Winghatn
residents on Monday; May 6th
for their donation to the annual'
Red Shield Appeal.
Thistyear's objective for
Wingham and District is $5400.
Iodine in very small
amounts helps prevent simple
goitre. It is ,especially im-
portant in adolescence and
pregnancy. All table salt sold
in Canada must be iodized. °
The. amounts of iodized salt:
ordinarily used will supply the
need for iodine. '
'OLD H.S. Guest Editorial
Who's A Chimney?
6, Smoking is an addiction k it rier:es,,
-the Individual? ,11-s errioliiriig hdbit?
First r..4 all, .,//hat rriight induce a
.person to begin srnoking? co the teen..
tion;' it cnight 'the riav,liord Ira() the
crowd"; tsorne yr,ioJiht, feftl "roil of- it- or
'regarded ‘) friertri, gicie one a "lift"
during periods of imd c,train met()
hof, i-;(20,0 rioloyrjel ks.y tIve fact that 90%
tkeincelvm flora) Of it ri)pidly
By Donna Mundell 12A
people with rapid hearts and high blood
pressure are generally addicted smokers
arid live tI4 shortest length of time. in
addition one smoker in eve'ry eleven be-
comes a victim of lung cancer. Smok.-
ing• wastes energy -( and ,money) and pre-
vents true relaxation. Innumerable
deaths are directly .tra0able to ,smokirtg;
other deaths are caused by illnesses be
cause the patient was we'akened by nico-
tine addiction Yes, smoking is •a ,,detri-
ment to health,.
Unfortunately, many men -,and, women
continue to smoke. But then, why Should
this bother me? It is not my money they
burn, it is 4lot my body that they webken;
it is not my life which they"Shortell.
Smoking is an addiction which is ott-
viouclly detrimental to the hurearr-bodY•
(1-110ocwi colovewr, h gatahcohr oc irti z:ont thloas orthesherigshhot uticto
t.11101(0. I ask you, are you a chimney or