The Wingham Advance-Times, 1968-05-23, Page 2r
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Nations[ Spirit
Thereis considerable evidence that
Canadians from coast to coast are taking
en unprecedented interest in the election
of June. 25th and the political campaijn-
Ing Which precedes , Political meetings
in many constituencies, including Huron
are '.drawing crowds many times larger
than hasbeen the case in previous elec-
tion campaigns.
There are many reasons for this
aroused interest on the part of the pub-
lic. Perhaps the most compelling fact is
that; interest in both Progressive Conserva-
tfve and Liberal parties has been sharp-
ened by their recent leadership convene
tions which . were televised and attracted
the attention of millions , of Canadians
who might, otherwise have been merely
bored.
The emergence of a new spirit of na-
tionalism (org separatism)in .French '-Ca
�tiQnalfsm
'-nada has caused`
.many
Canadians of both oth
cultures to d some fresh thinking about
the land of their birth andits importance
td them. The mere threat thet its basic
structure could be materially altered
enough to stir up, some loyalties which;
the compl - of easy times has buried
under layers apathy.
Another factor is becoming More evi-
dent each diey-*-the clear-cut. difference Inv,
- licy of the two major parties. 'The fot.
usi tic
are e h as
T u _.
u
re nt
r de
Mr,a
pia oX
lowers f
Owers
about his .untraditional approach, his mo
dern style and offhand manner, Mr. Stan-
field, on the other hand, appears to be
the epitome of the steadfast, experienced
leader who appeals• to the more conserva-
tive thinkers. . , C
Only tirrr�"�e�,�r �wi.ii tell . what roles these
two men wiii play in Canada's future.—
but they are: not midgets.. They are power-
ful, intelligent, and we believe, dedicated
Canadians. if they halve, indeed, aroused
fresh interest: among , their : countrymen
in .those processes by which' -we are gov-
erned, they have. not lived in vain,
The Pueblo crisis hes put +r" .neigh-
bours to the south in a ticklish, ition.
There's hardly anything the LIS. can
do
peacefully to get the shipand crew back.
Americans seemingly have tried to
avoid the next step which would, Meaneither. •1) Letting' the , ship and crew to
be indefinitely detained; or° 2) Going in,
after it. , ,
In both . moves o is checker .,game .
there are drawbacks. , if' the;U.S.. allowsX"
Korea to keep the ship; indefinitely it
would be humiliating . to this world leader.
Other countries willsay•she's weak under
neath and can't het back what's rightfully
hers.
can the U.S."a .f -.. d to arut f oro ,10- after' ..
it? Already there are.men fighting • and
dying in Vietnam. Every hour, every day
someone dies for his country,
l Rumours are circulating that there's
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b+ n movement of North Olean .
munist, troOps troopsto the.. south. Aiready the
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the national reserves o bit
has.,,called he
U.S. ed
,a
.reedy irr ca* , of n emergency.
TheNaton i
al Reserves rank to about the sanie.as our
Militia in Winghaen These .men only meet
• about . once. or twice a week_ And ' aren't
theymost proficient in the world if against
'actions of war.,
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If Korea', or the, U.S, declared war on
each, other, the U,S,. would ,probobly fall
flat on Itslacer, Where would she get the
• men' 'to : kee Pn two wars going? Where would .
she' get the money? The Vietnam war
alone took $20 millions of the 1).S. budget
last year. What would happen • to the U.S.
uletion ;ifx there' is Korean -war? Al
yip
ready, there has been .protesters and draft
dodgers 'clue to the Vietnam: war.
What might be the, trigger to set off
the- explosion' no one knows.
t asolati.
a with
siostits pee*
sidles,. mMoPi
witictbe Ode, The onispond'
once and the minutes were read
secrotaty,. Mrs, Charley
ell,
Members answered the roll
call with `'Great Canadians •
past ° or csent" Ms. Mary ,
McKinney gave a rest on the
80th annual conference she at
tended, recently at War Morar.
Hall. Untverstty of Guelph,
Members were urged to maw
this year meaningful as -it had
been designated by the United -
Nations as the year for Human
H
Seti' !od
Miss Apses w ta a
ed disks and spoke on her mu
csst WI, to klawatii. flans were
made ao hold an mull es** . y
a y $lth le the coisncll dam
borer*
trip to Owen wee mid e
tour or the pottery wore in
Collingwood IA beft planned.
for lent ,t4rtr01 Theh04esso, hots.
A. Hall ay,,, Mks. I.
Brown, . John Nicholsott'and
. M. ►raolbu n servedlaaaaeh,
Se1freIianceNeeded
11.
It was disappointing to find that so
few youngsters had interested' themselves
in the kite derby announced by Rec. Dir-
ector Jim Ward. it may be that another
try a year hence might see more response,
but one cannot help wondering whether
today's kids have had a bit too, much
entertainment handed to them.
-A, generation back, -before there were
recreation. programs and organized sports,
youngsters', usually 'enjoyed life pretty
thoroughly. in those days they %had td rely.
on their own ingenuity for amusement and
they came: ;up with a' terrific variety of,
methods—sometimes at the cost' of a few
grey hairs.on their parents' heads. How
loong. isit since, you have seen a really
good tree house? How many kids have
built and sailed their own boats? Do your
youngsters know how to : make and travel
on stilts? Do they . know that several,
hutdred . yards- of old yarn tightly wound
°around a small stone will make a very use -
ful hardball?
Admittedly, boys can, and . have fallen
out of tree houses but few of them ever
cameo to serious harm.. A store-bought
baseball is easier to handle than the home-
made variety. Almost all the equipment
youngsters use today is superior in qual-
ity to the kindthat their fathers used,
but there is room for serious doubts that
the youngsters of today have developed the
same kind of self-reliance that was _requir-
ed to live happily and busily 35 or 40
years. ago. ,
. Don't misunderstand. We believe that
orgenized teem sports are. good for the
kids, They are building healthy bodies
• operation with others. But.as recreation
autharities•are quick to admit, these pro-
. rams Must not entirely ,eradicate from
s and girls all ability to aMuse them:
• selves.
W inghar , Ontar o,
May 47, 1968
Dear Mr. Editor:.
I have just finished reading,
your editorial'" Work- of a Life-
time.,
ife-time ., regarding the manuiscript
' which Mr. Leon Cantelon.has
just completed. I am quite - " .
sure that Mr. Cantelores ,history
• will prove quite, interesting to,
us all and 1 congratulate :bull on
his completion of it.
You state in your editorial. •
that history has a way of slipg-
ing away from us and I agree.'
with you on that point. as then,
is no mention at all inyour
paper of the Historical Review
.of the Town of -W Ingham, pub-
lisped in May 1935, This wad`
the work of my father; (the late
Thomas 1. McLean) and
self. lie was. born In 1872, anis
a continuous resident of'Wing�►
ham. At the time of • its :prt ntt ,
Freedom or Folly
The middle-aged generation, those of
us 'who, have the responsibility for hand-
ling ,the World's problems at the. present
tittle, have often been accused of failing in
their task. 'Young. people„ particularly, are
prone to remind us that we have made
a mess of things -and they use that op-
inion ai an excuse for rebellion and dis-
respect.
Just quietly thinking it over, we be-
lieve that the greatest mistake:we mothers
and fathers have -made is not in the tvay
We have mishandled the major problems
of the past two decades, but rather in
* lolling to apply the flat of 'the hand to
the seat of the Youngster's pants often
Witness the spectacle .of thousands of
university students rampaging through the°
costly property which has been provided
, for their benefit. What. gives them ihe
right to make demands upon the govern-
ing bodies of these institutions? Certainly
• theY should have' 1 chance to speak and
to be given on der tion --but privileges
are, for those o h e earned them.
young people should be fully and com-
pletely aware of the efforts of the older
generation to assure them a 'better future,
but --there is something seriously wrong
when a great university tan be completely
paralyzoi bY the defiance of 'a ranting
group of students who have not lived long
enough to know what, they- are shouting
Perhaps .these students would be satis-
fied if the university governors, boards
Of adulation and parents simPly decided
that the halls of learning are not appreci;
ated and close them permanently?
Tpese young maleontents are not a rice
or supermen who have suddenly been
granted more wisdom then their elders.
They are the people who will have to
bear tomorrow's responsibilities and their
actions don't promise, anything veil; rosy
for the future. •
a resuft, My father financed it
With the sale of advertising.
Many.of these advertisprs were
former residents who were still
interested in their "home town"
although they no ,longer resided
here. It was a, costly .proposi-
tion. as there' Were 'Many •
rations of older settlers and
buildings in the issue.' I have'
Many telegrams that he receiv-.
ed from Daily. .and Weekly
Newspapers complinteriting hint
on the work he had put Into the
history.
lfeel that I must Write .to
you at this tithe, asl, "
with Many. old Winghamites,
feel that my father gave Wing-.
ham the very first complete
history it ever had and it should
be drawn to your attention.
Kindest personal regards.
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
oThe Courts Aren't Helpless
' The Aurora Banner has some views
about, court decisions:
We would timidly take issue with a
view expressed by Chief Justice J. L. Cart-
wright recently. •The eminent jurist, ad-
. dressing a group of 350 new lawyers, de-
plored the clecline'of respect for law. His
LOrdship said part of the trouble was "de-
structive criticism" of the administration
° of justice.
- H. observed 'that judges are often
nil by the press for judgments. Re-
cent , he said, a well-wisher had urged
him tso take to television to explain to
the public the reasoning behind a decision
Which brought a- storm of protest.
"But we can't do those things .• .
When such attacks are made, the courts
have no right to reply."
How's that again, Mitud? -
- In the first place the. court is the in-
Itiator of the decision. At all levels of
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Life's little problems
Nothing trivial this, week.
I'm going to ask, and answer,
some qUestions about the more
profound aspects of life. If you
don't like the answers, supply
your own.
When is a politician, during
an election campaign, going to
promise the populace the
moon, and then remind us out.
loud that it is we, not some
other-worldW essence called
The Government, who will
have to pay for it
Answer: When we find out,
which mi3r be any day now,
that the moon really is made
of green cheese, after all.
'Why are teen-agers so often
so unbearable? Because, like
babies, they have learned
quickly that the best means of
getting attention is to raise a
stinkliterally and figuratively.
What happens to my socks?
Every time my wife washes, I
lose one sock. N'ever a pair;
always singles. Just checked
my drawer, and I have nine
single socks, no two matchiug.
They're about' as useful as an-
tlers on a rabbit.
Answer: There is a little man
with a bizarri taste in socks
built in to these new-fanglect
automatic washers or dryers. It
never happened with the old
upright and the clothes -line. Af
least the dealer could tell youi,
before you bought the nr-
Solution? Buy all my socks
the sante color. But this would
spoil my image. I've always.
been noted for my dashing"
socks: gray, light -gray, dark -
gray, dark -blue or black.
Where did this vile canard
begin that men are babieS
when they are sick? They're
supposed to be whining, quertt-
This is poppycock, it least ht
our family. Hugh and I Want.
only to be left alone When
we're ill. It's the females who
talk endlessly about how they
feel. discuss every twinge, de-
mand fresh tea every half-hour
and complain about the slow -
nets and sloppiness of the
service. After three weeks of
Why do black people loot
during riots? Por the same rea-
son white' people de: partly te,
courts thetench has the position of centre
stage when it hands clown judgmpnts.
Reasons of fact and law are stated by the
court. If it fails to do so (or does so
with that obScuritanism so beloved of the
legal trade), it has only itself to blame.
The press cannot presume to guess what
the court had in mind.
Secondly, what precisely birs a court
from defending itself, beyond its own un-
willingness to deign to stoop to explain
itself to the pit below'? lf, having failed
in its first kick of the cat to *make itself
clear, a court is truly misunderstood in
its appreciation of law or fact, why should
it not further explain itself?
• Chief Justice Cartwright is justified •
in his concern 'for the ,law. The court
system of which he is part might well look
tO its own" fusty rules as one avenue Of
improvement.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE TIMES k
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Advartiiing Itates on application
get something . for nothing;
partly for the' sheer helliof it.
What has Pierre Elliott, Tru-
deau, who is. older and hu
, even less liair, got that I hair.:
n't? Not lunch, really. Except
mind, bags of charm, no family
.shaekles, and a couple of mil -
.lion females who 'would like to
.his mother; wife or in a
pinch,. sister.
Why are so many draft -dodg-
ers coming to canada? First,
because they don't want•to de- .
fend the U.S.. and rot or be
shot. 10,000 miles, away in a
jungle. Second, it's too hot in
Mexico and they don't know
the bngiiage.
. Why it it warm and sunny
all week, cold and rainy. on
weekends? Because the week-
end is the only, time you have a,
chance to golf -or fish, that's
Why all the Iasi and -admire.
tion about the teen-aget's
Marching for money on May
TheY had a ball. "fry to
. sponsor one into marthing
around' behind lawnmower,
with proceeds going to the un.
.derprivileged of the world, and
see what response you get.
, When ere the cloti in this
emintry, going to stop cutting
*down avenues of beautiful
trees in towns *and citleit in
order id widen roads and cre.
Ate speedways? Never, unless
*bout it,
When are governments
• going to get rid of that rat
strangling afterbirth, of htt-
restueracy? Answer: When there
are only 800 people lett irt the
country who are not Working
for the govarnment.„ •
*Ho* ininy' pee** Wetild
ww*hig It steeds wont up_.
to .s01 a *Ai or drinkhisrif
Wei* went to $12 a treat.
About es many 'es a 00.00444
nisi With * wooden leg could
taint On fik tOOS And tinges*
why is teething school liko
washing dishes?' There's *I.
ways .another stack corning.
unleis you went to atop
Any more questions? Not
, Welt I guess that clears *
lot of. things that' have bean
bothering you.
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the C7eorga Williamson Young
Memorial Scholarship, value
of $500.00. Gloria is the
daughter of Mr. *and Mrs.
Williarn S. Reed.
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GORRIE- -Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Hyndman were guests of ,
honor at a sUrprise 25th wedding
anniversary dinner held at •
Danny's Restaurants, It/Ingham,
on Sunday. They have two 'sons
James of Brantford and Gerald .
of Gorrie; one daughter, Mrs.,
Alex Strong, Winghasn, and
one granddaughter. *
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