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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1968-11-28, Page 94 �c�.nf�u�n�� Ele�ton if' nothing else' has been accomplished in time for the elections this year, at least the voters have been thoroughly •and coni. pletely confused. The ramifications of school board elections alone add up to al- most more, than the average ;ballot -caster ' can comprehend,. in many .municipalities there will,. of course, be the usual municipal elections to fill such .offices as mayor.1 _reeve,Rdepu. ty. reeve, council . and1 public. utilities commission, Voting forschool board , representa- tion, however, is another matter. There will 'be one ballot for Protestant electors, who will hove to make their -choice of the person they wish to represent them on the county board of education, -Locally, the people of both. Wingham and , East Wa-' wanosh . will find a ballot bearing the names of ,Norman Shepherd and John Taylor. Separate school supporters will -have to vote on one ballot for their reOre- serntative to the Huron County Board (only one for the county) as well- as .for their representative on the Huron -Perth Separate School Board. in addition, voters in Wingham will Program 'find themselves with a ballot for the reeve. ship, contested this year by Joe Kerr, the incumbent reeve of the town and by Jack , Alexander, the presentputy reeve. But that's not all. These same voters willalso be presented with .a ballot on which they can express their wishes about the, size of the public utilities commission three ,embers or five members. Residents of Howiek and Turnberry will vote on one representative to the CountyBo rd of Education; Grey, Morris and Brussels are lumped together to vote .on one member of the same board, as are West Wawanosh and Ashfield. ° .It is almost inevitable that the first election sunder the county board proves pretty confusing. In all probability we will be more familiar' with the procedure by the time the next. vote rolls. around two years hence. The public, however, should' not let confusion deter them from voting on elec,- tion day. More than ever before the will of the people must be strongly expressed, ncomplete A few days ago we had an, opportunity to learn a few of the basic facts about the adult re-training program which- has been in operation for some time. Under this program schools have been set up for the .benefit of those adults who, for one ° reason or another, want training in some, skill which they do not at present have. • It may be than a workman finds his means, of livelihood has evaporated under changed technological conditions; or a man may. realize that he never had enough training . to fit him for worthwhile employment. Whatever the reason, the taxpayers have provided schools for this purpose and' the whole 'program is supposed to be aim ed at reducing the number of unemployed people in the country. The . man with whom we spoke is a student at the, Waterloo centre, where he Dias been taking a;printer's course for sev- " • eral months. He expects to graduate_in,,. . the spring. Because he has adependent family the government has been paying him $91:00 a week- while he takes the course, but we understand that when he • completes the course and secures employ- meat all assistance will cease. The snag is that ten months' training could not possibly fit a .man to earn any- , where near $91.00 per week in the graphic arts field. He will "probably be offered, at most, $55.00 a week—and that will be quite a- come -down after the largess of the government; " Quite probably, too, the man will be. advised to demand at least as much' -is he' has been getting while on the. course. In theory the schools don't advise .graduates about how much to ask but in practice they do just' that—and, most of the in- structors seem. to have some very grand- ioseideas about what their graduates, are Worth on the market. a If . the government's funds are to be used in paying. subsistence allowances to ,,,Used who are taking the courses, they should be continued while the students complete their training in private industry —for theywill need a good deal 'of in-' struction after they leave school. No Surplus of Sympathy It would be difficult to imagine a man in deeper trouble with less sympathy than Gen. Charles de Gaulle. With his country's currency tottering on the brink of collapse even French trade unionists are showing no pity for the 78 -year-old president. After more. than a week of nervous trading of French francs for German marks, it was fully expected that de paulle would have no alternative but to 'd value the franc as the only means of saving, the nation from financial ruin, but Charles was never known for giving in easily. With accustomeca stubbornness he refused. the devaluation. The sad part of the whole mess is that if French credit is destroyed it leaves all the other great trading nations with an accumulating nest of "financial crises. Coming as this crisis does after years of de Gaulle's arrogance,no one is feeling • very sorry for him. His stubborn refusal to permit the entry. of Great Britain into the European Common Market was typical of the way he has thrown his political • weight around ever since he gained the seat of power. .He has lorded it over all the other nations in his .sphere of influ- ence, including his defeated West German colleagues andit is ironical that Germany .• isnow being asked to sacrifice some of • its own Iprosperity to aid the French in their hour of need. It would seem, too, that the red hot nationalists in Quebec who so proudly an- nounced that France was willing to back some of their educational programs were a little premature. De Gaulle's troubles making "vive Quebec Iibre" now has a somewhat hollow ring. The general would have been better employed to stay at home and look after his financial knitting. About Time Some of the students at '6imon Fraser University out in British • Columbia have finally been treated in ,a sensible fashion. Barricaded in one of the university -build- ings, they were telling authorities what they would and would not do. It was the same pattern which is being repeated in so many schools today. The sotution, in this case, came with swiftness and decision. .The RCMP were called in; the students were given 30 minutes to move out of the building or face arrest; and those who didn't budge were carted away by the police. We have a great deal: of sympathy for the needs and aspirations of young peo- ple. Some of their, demands make sense ---but a lot of them are made only as a demonstration of student power. What a lot of hog washl Scarcely any of . these youngsters have any power at all -except measured in terms of the dollars that other people -- parents, and govern- ments — are -putting up, supposedly for their education: If these kids had earned the money for their own schooling it would be a safe bet they would be de- manding that classes be resumed and that the trouble -makers be permanently re- moved. What really pgets' us is the fact that thousands of parents are permitting their children to• hamper their own progress and the progress of the students who want to get on with the job. It's time the elders called these youngsters home and set a few facts straight. THE 'WINGHAMIiI ADVANCE - TIMES Bubllrhed at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, Prurient Robert O. Weng, Seerstary-'1'reruurer Member Audit Bureau of Cirouletioas Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper' AawociatJon. Authorised by the .Pott Office DiVirtnieitt as 'Second Claws Mali end .. . for payment Of Peeteite in each Sabsoription late: ar $6,00; 6 months, $2.75' In advance; MA. 17.00 per yr.; gbreign rate, *7,00 •.per yr. AAwrt1athg Viler on apllloattoa p REFL1ECTiON GROUP Aso a part of the program of spiritual renewal which is in progress at the present tib, this group meets at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Alf. Lockridge. Studying material supplied for discussion guidance are: meted, Mrs. A. NN,,,N.,llNMNMHNm.N„H Lockridge, Edward Curtis, Mrs. Ellen Beitz, ° Mrs, George Skirn standing, Heirb Beitz, Mrs. E. Curtis and Alf. Lockridge. All are members. of Sacred ,Heart ,Church, Wing. ham. Advance -Times Photo. . ...,. NNNNN,NNMNNNN/NNNNMmN,NNNNr geHesi NNN.NNNNNNNNNNNNHN,..N11UNMN NH.'N11./11NNNN 4 Wingham, •Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 28. 1968 • tint SECOND SECTION Newsitc'rnsfrcm OIdFiIes NOVEMBER 1919 Dr. E. C. and. Mrs. Well wood of Winnipeg, are spend- ing a few days with the form.. ers mother, Mrs. Wellwood, Patrick St. Dr. Wellwood has just returned from overseas. Weaver ,Bros. , who have re- cently returned e-cently'returned from overseas, have purchased the 60 acre farm mile east of White= church; known as the Leggatt farm. These gentlemen pur- pose conducting a poultry farm and market gardening. Mr. Kenneth Weaver was in the poultry business in England be- fore coming to Canada and we believe the poultry farm"will be conducted in a very large scaler • The beautiful Grandola which was drawn for at, the G. W. V. A."concert on Friday night became the property of Dr. 1. P. Kennedy, Little Bruce' Fox drew the lucky ticket which was numbered 836. NOVEMBER 1933 The Dark Continent! -A glittering bird utters a harsh. cry as on and on, through the jungle, pad the native bearers, black as their awesome burdens, the thing that is to make white man's magic in a chief's hut in the interior A stove is "on safari". The incident is part of a - true story, Briefly, the whole story is this: A lady missionary, about to return to Africa, wanted to take back something to attract the atten- tion and interest of the natives. Sheadecided'on a stove. Most appropriately it was called the "Lion" and made by the West- ern Foundry. Arrangements were 'made to Ship the stove to Africa via Liverpool. On its arrival at the coast, all loose, moveable parts were taken off, and the sections carried into the interior by the natives. ) Involving a cast of thirty-' � six artists specially trained for the occasion, predictions are that "A Bold Front" will be the biggest event of the season. Rehearsals have been carried on for, the past 'five weeks and the directors are well pleased with the progress they have made. Those taking leading parts are: Mrs: J. M. McKay, Miss Jean Christie; Dr. A. W. Irwin, Mr. Arthur Bishop, Miss Agnes Scott, Mrs. A. R. •DuVal, Miss Doris Fells, Mr. Jack McKibbon, Mr. J. R. M. Spittal and Mx. Gor- don MacLean. Miss I. Griffiths, Toronto, who is Secretary for Young Wo- men's o -men's Work of the Unite d Church, was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Howson this week. Some. time ago we announc- ed that the Utilities Commiss- ion were •giving a ten per cent rebate on all commercial pow- er and domestic lighting that had been paid for in 1932. Us- ually on the 20th of each month or about that time, people start the parade . to the Hydro Shop to pay their „bill. Not so this -month, as the ten per cent discount was applied on the Hydro bills due Monday. Many had nothing to pay,, others even have a credit still due them on their next bill, othersohad very littleto pay. NOVEMBER 1943 Last week a notice of mili- tary c 11 -up was received for Don Nasmith. Don has been in the airforce for a long time in fact after graduating as ,a Serg- eant he was made a Pilot Of- ficer and since then had been promoted on two occasions to his present rank of Flight -Lieu- tenant.- The department were a Little late to say the least in sending out his call-up. Another case that of a similar kind was that of Elgin Coutts. Elgin had been in the Airforce for a couple of years when Mounties came here to see why he did not answer his call-up notice. Miss L. Lutton rec.eived word lastweek that her sister, H/S Ida Lutton has arrived safely. overseas. Miss Lutton was grant- ed leave of absence by°the Lon- don Board of Education while Letter to the Editor: You recently explained your position and views regarding the publishing of private verse submitted by your readers. I would make clear that the following "verse" is not mine nor do I know to whom the "credit” of creation belongs. I only know that this verse, along with the question, appeared on .a grade 10 English exam recent- ly at our Wingham High School. , Autumn 1968 ENGLISH Poetry (10 Marks) Read the poem that follows and answer the question that follows: THE OVEN BIRD There is a singer everyone has heard, Loud, a mid -summer and a mid" wood bird, Who makes the solid tree trunks Sound again: He says that leaves are old and that for 'flowers Mid -summer is to spring as one to ten. He says the early petal fall is post When pear and cherry bloom., went down in showers On sunny days a moment overcast; And comes that other fall, we name the fall. He says the highway dust is over all. . The bird would cease and be as other birds But that he knows in singing not to sing. The question that he frames in all but worth Is what to make of a dimin- ished thing. Write a paragraph to com- pare and contrast the reaction of the oven bird to "the fall, we name the fall, "--to that of other birds. This "sculpture of words" compares with "modem" art that defies understanding and is frequently hung upside as ao one •(including the enthusiasts) know) what it is. Surely our literary world is not this close to starvation that dui' educators need use such tlti+vel4 Yours very truly, Literary Dud. she is on this special war work. Prior . to. going Overseas she spent several weeks at the Military Hospitals in Sussex, . N. B. , and Debert, N. S. At Sussex she ob- tained the highest marks in her class receiving 98 per cent. Miss Lutton is the second Wing- hamgirl to 'go Overseas, the other is Nursing Sister Nora,Bell, daughter of Mr. and MrS. Hiatt. Bell. Private Arnold Stoakley, son of Mr. and Mrs.. James E. Steak - ley of town, hadthe misfortune to have both of his legs fractur- ed in London recently. Arnold after serving for a period over- seas was invalided home last December and has since been doing guard duty at Wollsley Barracks, London. Recently he was getting off a bus on Hamil- ton Road whenhe was hit by a ' car. Both legs were fractured and he was otherwise bruised; ,The fractures were very severe as his legs were broken in two ,or three places. - Mr. and Mrs. George Carter received a cable on Tuesday morning that t eir son, L. A. C. Lloyd Carter, had arrived safe- ly overseas. Lloyd has seen a lot of country since he enlisted as an air force mechanic. Prior to going overseas he was with Juveniles tlre-grouped Last year there were some boys in Wingham who didn't play hockey. Some of thein confrers played Junior "C" for Listowel. This year -all the boys are together again and the Wingham. Juveniles have started their season in fine style by winning their first game 6 , 2 over Listowel and 8-6 over Ar- thur, last year's champs. Through the kindness of Reeve Joe Kerr the sweaters are being replaced by new white heavy duty rayon with red trim. It is hoped that this team which has had Joe Kerr as a sponsor in the past will live up to former teams under the same name. SUCAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley They do remember Recently 1 wrote a column about ' Bernennbrapce Day: It may have had a touch of bitter- ' stews In it. But so many things have come up since then that I thought you might be interest- ed. First of all, a light note. A lady ,in Ontario remembers something froth' away back there. "Puring'the first World. Wang, my - husband came home on furow from. Belgium. Al- though his pass said he ,was clean and `free from lice, while we were, riding on the under- ground in London, 1 watched the lice crawling up and down on his coat collar. So 1 had to scorch all the seams of itis clothes as soon as I got him home, and shave all his hair off him everywhere to get rid of them." Next; atour school we had the "usual Remembrance Day service. But it wasn't the usual one. This year, we let tthe stu- 'dents plan it. They threw out the draggy old hymns and a lot of other things. Instead, against a back - ,ground of old songs from both world wars, a student read a i commentary he had written himself. It began with, "In Flanders fields, the poppies blow : ." It was • simple, and moving and, honest,, Then everybody' sang that haunting. folk song, "Where have all the flowers gone?" They went to young girls, acid the. young.. girls went to soldiers and the soldiers went tograveyards' and the graveyards went to flowers. • Then the Roll of Honor from our school. Some of the older teachers Fant take this. They went to school with the :boys on the list. Last Post, silence, Reveille. Over. The students were silent and' solemn and involved. Afterwards in. the class= rooms, we discussed " the serv- ice and the day: I'd brought along some :photos and souven- irs. Tfiey were fascinated. Af- ter, an incredulous look at • the. cocky young black -haired "fight- er pilot, and then one at the. harassed, graybaired teacher, they pelted me with ,questions. Then came that magpificent CBC documentary ton; • World War I, with Raymond Massey,, old soldier, wounded _o fields, ,. narrating. It was binding and horrible. 1 looking for one of my five uncles who were there, driving mules, dragging through mud. Finally, came the folllowing letter. Because it's .personall, n names, no address. "hear Mr. ".Smiley: 1 have just read your .article t.entitled: `1 Shall Never Forget', and .. . 1 must write to you. "1 am., 33 years old and I do not consider ' Remembrance day 'a drag, a sentimental journey for old and middle- aged squares.'" My father fought, through many of the worst battles in World War. I., He wars a machine -gunner. Ile never talked about .his;expert- eaves, except for once, when he told me of a . little village that he had seen far below him in a valley in France , . He said only' " that he wished he could.. have died' and been bur- ied there. • H'e never said any- thing about the Wary but he. drank. "Life was hell for him ' and for all of us. Mamma said he ' was terribly changed when he came home from overseas. He died when he was 61. and he .;" had a military funeral and he ' was .as much . a casualty of , the War as if he'd died at 'Verdun. He just took longer to .die. `fix was 18 when hedied' and up until .I was 16, f, almost hated him 'for the drinking"and the trouble. But 1 Vegan. to understand . bin, and by the time he died, we --knew aid Tied each other. '`'.Since then: I've • learned more about the War,, and I've made; certain than my children know ' about it too. So, mnembranee `.Day, wego to the ;parade, and pray ` at the . Ceno- taph with the veterans, and the kids know ':that it : is . not just for • a '• =Grandpa they; never knew, but for all,.the, ;people who fought and° suffered in all wars ... And :even:the young- est boy, four, understands a `' little bit of it all. • "It will be a long time . be- fore everyone forgets. Thank „-- .Y0114 so much fora ;very. touch ing artiele" ' r' Thank you, for a verb snow' ing • tribute. the Wildcat Squadron in Alaska which is now overseas. 'NOVEMBER 1954 "It's great to be back in civ- ilization", said Pte. Jim Sed- don, of the 2nd Battalion Black. Watch, when he arrived `-back in Wingham on Monday night, after twelve months In Korea. "Wingham's snow looks pretty good after the monsoons and heat of Korea. " Pte. . Seddon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilf Sed- don, of town, had spent just three days over the -twelve months in Korea, and although he "didn't mind it too much," he isn't anxious to go hack again. Members of the Wingham Business Association joined forces with Jim Angus and his crew to put up Christmas trees on Josephine Street last Wed- nesday afternoon. The trees have been affixed to those lamp posts with brackets for the flowerpots, and present a PI.N..NsNNNN.,NNi elMite*He gala appearance with their col- oured lights at night. Stanley Woods, representa- five of the architechural ,firm at Kyles and Kyles, Hamilton, • was present at the regular meet- ing of the Wingham. District High School board last Tuesday. He gave the board an encourag- ing report on the progress of the new high school building and said that the school would be ready for occupancy in the near -future. After discussing the matter, the board decided to hold the openihg of the new school early in February. with the move from the old school to be made at the end of Jan- uary. Mrs. Gordon Godkin, of Wingham, was treated at Wing - ham General Hospital for .a fractured left wrist on Friday, after falling on the ice while curling at the curling rink.. She was allowed to go home after the cast was applied at the hos- pital. S.S. Guest Editoricil ..............NNN.... Fault for Fault • Too many people are too quick to criti- cize other people's faults, without realizing their own. More often parents tell their children to. stay away from a certain boy or girl because of the reputation of the boy or girl or because of their family's reputation. • These people do not realize that their children can and sometimes do the same things as the condemned child. There islbad and good in all people but sometimes you have to look harder for the good. Perhaps all that boy or girl needs is a helping hand. This applies to teen- agers and adults as well as children. In- stead of condemning the person withcjt knowing then, meet them and then make your decision. They deserve the same courtesies you would want for your child- ren, All they need perhaps is a friend to By Linda Hastings talk to, someone to respect. Many people fear taking the risk of being friendly to these boys or girls be- cause of what others will say or Ahink. Many parents are' afraid that their ,child- ren will be led astray but this is not necessarily true. Moste of these boys or girls would rather be led than lead. Given a chance these people will re- spect you and do almost anything for you. However, some will not change, but if your child has been given a proper upbringing with distinctions between right and wrong, there is not much to worry about. Most of these people do not stay in one place long. Next time the parents should tell their son or daughter to bring that boy or girl home. Remember all some of them need is a friend.