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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-04-17, Page 94�► . R! tq ii , yr J $orry About That Last. week this newspaper carried an announcement that the annual subscription rate was increased to $6.00. We wrote that announcement with sincere regret, for we don't like to pay ever higher prices for the thingswe buy ourselves -- but we had no alternative. Increased, postal rates happened to be the last bale of straw for our particular camel. As we told you last week, the in- crease in mailing costs was not the only contributing factor, but added to all the other increase& in costs of the goods and services required to publish' a newspaper, the total was simply more than the form- er $5.00 fee would support. The post office has also announced that there will be further rate increases in October of this year and again in April, 1970..How much they will be we don't know. We don't want to make a sob story of this question. It's a matter of cold economics, and the daily newspapers are feeling the blow much more keenly than the weeklies. Some of the dailies have already announced that a year's subscrip- • tion will cost $44.00 this time in 1970. It .is inevitable that their .circula'tion in the rural areas, where they •have no car- rier service, will suffer drastically. However, the post office is not the only source of trouble. Several ingenious new practices have been instituted by the big city boys who supply us with repair parts and equipment. As one example, there is the story of the 35c machine screw that cost us $5.00. That's right. The firm from which we purchased this little piece of metal catalogues the par- ticular screw we needed at 35c but when it arrived it was accompanied by an invoice made out for $5.00. That amount is now the firm's minimum charge, no matter what is ordered. Similar procedures are cropping up in all phases' of business. Express charges, for instance, are now so high that most suppliers will not bear the shipping cost unless the order of goods amounts to $75.4Q0 or $100.00. As usual. it's the consumer who pays the shot. Where Do They Come From? casions, 'once flooding the floor• of the entire room. The refurbishing and cleaning -up of these facilities was so badly needed that several donations from Women's Institutes and private donors have been received by 'the council, although .these were not so- licited in any way. The vast majority of women who use the rest rooms. in the town hall are very grateful that the town has taken the trouble to do something in the way of improvement.. But it seems we can never get free of the pigs in human form who: want nothing but filth. As a result, the town hall will be left open until a reasonable hour in the even- ing -and then locked up for them:night. The police will carefully check the washrooms and we hope that the washrooms can be kept in a decent state from here on. We live in a strangely mixed-up society. Just about the time one comes to the conclusion that human beings are civilized something happens to really jar that 'be- lief. Listening to the report of the property committee at the town council meeting last week was enough to shake a person's faith. The council has just completed a renovation job on the women's wash rooms in the town hall. The .toilets have been moved from the basement level to the. main floor. The waiting. room has been panelled in- an attractive woodgrain finish and the place has been completely re -painted. The committee's report stated that al- ready, with the renovations only a few weeks old, the linoleum -tiled. floor has several deep burnt where cigarette butts have been ground into the vinyl; the toilet has been tampered with on several oc That Extra Week From The Toronto Star, Friday, April 11: - "Here is. a young reader with. her thinking cap on straight. A student at Downsview Secondary School, she is -or,. gani.zing a series of informative discus- .sions to . usefully fill out the extra week of .school Education Minister . William Davis' tacked on in June this year. "They'll be looking not only at drugs, but drinking, world and community af- fairs and,anythirtg else that will stimulate discussion. • "As a starter we (The Star) asked the student to contact Jan Fowlie of the Ad- diction Foundation. Miss Fowlie_ arranges speakers for groups, young and old .alike and supplies films and literature on drug and alcoholic addiction. She's booked up through April,- but lots of May and June dates are available. "Meanwhile a tip of the hat/ to Ann Miele and her with -it friends at Downs= view Secondary." Strange Choice of,AuthorFty The British government appears to be making some -strange decisions about the use of what once was the strong arm of authority. The rest of the world is smil- ing broadly at the airlift' of troops and policemen to the tiny island of Anguilla where its pocket-size' population" decided to declare their freedom. On the other hand no one can under- stand Britain's :dogged support of the fed- eral government of Nigeria against the beleaguered Biafran break -away state. Admittedly, any comment on crises so far removed from our shores is danger- ous, since there may be underlying factors about which we know nothing. It would seem, however, that instead of. supplying arms to the Nigerian government the Bri- tish might be better employed in stopping thehostilities entirely until a peaceful settlement can be reached no matter how many years it 'might take: Britain has been steadily relinquishing her colonial grip on places that once were Empire outposts all over- the globe. Thousands . of British troops have been brought home and demobilized. Regard- less of the high-sounding platitudes about letting the. African lands have full 'power of self-determination, the Biafran war should be stopped. The carnage and star- vation should not ,be tolerated, n matter what .the excuse. If Britain fear to jeo- pardize °her guarantees of freedom to the former colony, then the United Nations should send a peace -keeping force to stop - the shooting on both sides. Self-deter- mination must be a very hollow word to a starving child. Sales Picture Encouraging It's likely to be a good year for re- tailers, particularly in the department store busines, Jean Danard reports in The Fi- nancial Post. Most early signs point to a big year-long spending, spree. 'Only shadow on the bright scene just now is some slow going in Quebec and Saskatchewan. • The article say's the first figures for the year show January retail sales up 9% on the same month a year earlier. Depart- ment store sales were up "18%, twice the increase recorded in the same month of 1968. Spokesmen for the major department - stores report the high, sales rate continued during February and March, and they see no sign of slackening. off now. The Financial Post points out that the record number of housing starts is a major factor in putting strength into de- partment store sales. Starts are at record levels (259,000 for urban starts in Febru- ary, seasonally adjusted), and in turn home furnishings and appliances are mov- ing well. Appliance sales in 1968 were a record 1.9 million items, an increase of 7% Over the previous year. Since the article points out the import- ance of housing starts to the country's economy, we might add that they are a very accurate barometer to the health of two major irtdustries in our own com- munity. Both Stanley=Berry Limited and Lloyd -Truax Limited, which manufacture garage and 'residential doors, are sharply affected by the number of new houses erected across the nation. So, in turn is . the employment picture as far as Wingham and area families are concerned, Thus the indications of a booming year in the nation generally provide good news for the people who make their liv- ings here. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE - TIMES Published at Wingham; Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert. O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Subscription Rate: 1 yr. $0.00; 6 months $3.25, in advance; USA $7.00 per yr,; Foreign rate $7.00 per yr, Advertising states nn application Second Class Mail Registration No. -0821 Return Postage Guaranteed Wingharn, Ontario, Thursday, Apr1117, 1969 S OZ D .SECTION News Items from Old Files APRIL 1920 Mr. John Eggleston has pur-, chased a house and lot in WNW church, from Mr. Tho m as Gaunt. Mr. William Martin has moved into the house form, erly owned by Mrs. Miller. M. David Kennedy has purchased a• house and lot from Mr. Hector McKay. Mr. John Hutchison has moved into Mr. William Fischer's house. On Friday evening a goodly number of boys met in the counl- cil chamber and organized for lacrosse for the season 1920. The following officers w ere elected. Hon. Pres. , W. R. Dyer; President, Walter Van- Wyck; Vice President, Hal Mc- Lean; Secretary -Treasurer, Ho- ward Gray; Manager, R. M. Mc- Kay; Committee, Ed Hawkins, Orville Habkirk, W. H. Gurne)t Mr. George Spotton has pur- chased the brick residence on the corner of Shuter and John Streets, from Mrs. Grace Todd. What might have been a seri'. ous accident happened to Alex, Forbes. of Ayton, a Bell Tele- phone lineman, who while at his work in Wingham, Thursday of last week, came in contact with a live wire, which badly. burned his hands before he sue cessfully broke loose from the current. He was working near the' corner of Josephine and John Streets, and as soon as he touch,. ed the wire, the power house was telephoned and the power was shut off at once. His es- cape from being electrocuted is almost miraculous. At a meeting -of the share holders of'the Listowel Amateur Athletic Association on Tuesday night, it was decided to pro- ceed with the completion of the new rink with as quick a dis- patch as possible. All the ne- cessary equipment for the er- rection of the rink has been pur- chased and most of it is on the ground, but before the work is proceeded .with, it was decided that the plans should be gone over by an architect. APRIL 1934 A freak which is attracting much attention in the O.A.C. poultry department, Guelph, is a barred rock pullet with four legs. The bird, normally de- yeloped , has the extra pair of legs behind the two normal ones. They are almost as long as the more useful ones but do not in- xerfere in any way with the ird's progress. It seemed an awful effort der spring to get under way this ,year, but signs of spring have en definitely found. George oiler left in this office a cab - age butterfly which he caught at his home on Leopold Street. on Friday. This surely is a ,re - 'cord. Robins are now qu it e 'plentiful in this district and these red -breasted birds gener- ally know the weather well ahead of we poor• mortals. On Saturday the sap started to run freely and continued all Sun- day and a record run, with so much frost in the ground, is predicted. Mr. George E. Logan, broth- er of Mrs. W. Dawson, Shuter Street, Mrs. Logan and their .daughter, Miss Ida, of London, are taking a trip around the world on the Empress of Britain. Between Hong Kong and Shang - hid, en. the high seas, 15,000 'miles from London, Mr. Logan. carried on a telephone conver- sation with his son, Harold, in London. The conversation was wafted half -way around the world over the ocean by wire- '. less and across the continent by 'wire and the conversation was as clear as if between houses on a local call. • When Harold Brophy, under- takers' assistant, of Goderich, riding alongside the driver in a swiftly -moving automobile, reached for the crank to lower the window, he instead seized the door handle. The door opened against the wind and. - catapulted Brophy out of the car to the pavement. The in- jured man was removed to Al- exandria Hospital, suffering from severe 'a15fas ions and head injuries as well as bruises. That he was not killed is a miracle. RIL 1944 Mrs. -James H. Zeigler re- ceived word this week that her husband, Major Zeigler who is in England, had been promoted to the rank of acting Lieutenant Colonel. TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN Gary is 17 months old, a lovable little boy who needs to be adopted so he can grow up with parents of his own. Of Italian -Scottish -English descent, he is a tall, sturdy, well built young fellow with lovely dark eyes, fine light brown hair and clear olive'skin. He is in excellent health except for the occasional attack of tonsillitis. He sleeps well and has a splendid appetite. Gary is a good-natured child with a sunny personalit'. . ile's friendly and loves attention but is not demanding and can amuse himself happily with his toys: Thdugh he is a really robust child and very active, he is most affectionate and still likes to be cuddled. Ile needs waren, demonstrative parents who will appreciate a lively, sociable little son. To inquire about adopting Gary please write to Today's Child, 'Department of Social and Family Services, Par- liament Buildings, Toronto 5. For general information about adoption ask your local -Children's Aid Society, Mr. Donald Jeffs, who has been employed by the Dresden Hydro Board for the past fifteen years and the last seven years as manager, has been engaged as manager of the Wingham Utili- ties Commission. Mr. Jeffs will assume his new duties com- mencing May 1st, replacing Mr. - Herb Campbell whose resigna- tion after twenty-nine years` of service becomes effective at that time. Mr. Gordon MacKay recently purchased the Stephenson house on Josephine St. , and moved in last week. He sold hishouse on Frances St. , to Mrs. R. Cul- liton of Glenannon. Messrs. Chisholm and Oak- ley of Toronto, have taken over the Gorrie Garage from M r . Bruce Wilson who we under- stand, plans on moving to Lis- towel where he has secured a position. Heavy gales on Wednesday morning blew off a large por- tion of the roof at the rear of McLean's flour and feed s tore on Kingston St. in Goderich and carried it about 100 feet before it came to rest over the roof of the Dominion store, part of the sarhe block, on the Square. The piece measured approxi- mately 30 by 60 feet. APRIL 1955 Mrs. George Robertson, who was 90 years young on Sunday, . ,, kpril 3rd, celebrated the happy occasion at a. family dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs.. Gladstone Edgar, concession 2, Howick, when the table was centred with a gaily decorated birthday cake and candles. Her brother, William J. Greenwood of Glenelg Township was'unable to be present, but his family and her sister, Mrs. J.H. Rob- son and family, also of Glenelg, near Durharn.wete in attend- ance. Winners 'of the Lions Club Trophy for the best production went to the Kinsmen entry at the Annual Drama. F estival.. "The Monkey's Paw", directed by Mrs. John Langridge. Mem- bers of the cast were Jim Cur- . rie, Barbara Edwards, Bill Con- nell, Jack McKnight and Alan Williams.. Don Sinclair of Guelph was adjudicator. - Mr. Sinclair presented the trophy to Mrs. Langridge, the director, who thanked him on behalf of the Kinsmen Club. In Wingham United Church on Sunday evening, the cantata, "Olivet to Calvary" was pre- sented before a large and appre- ciative congregation by the - United Church choir, under the leadership of Mr. W. B. Roth- well, organist and choirmaster. The chorus parts were sung by the full choir and solos were taken by Mrs.. George Guest, Mrs. W. Callan, Mrs. J. Mc- Knight, Mr. W. B. Conron and Mr. Jack Hene.y. A quartette selection by Mrs. E. Shera, Mrs K. Kerr, Mrs. F. J. Hill and Mr. Norman Keating followed the new commandment. Five and a half tables were in play at the regular meeting of the bridge club on Thursday night. Winners, were as follows: First, George W .i,l l i a ms O. Haselgrove; second, Mrs. P. F. Unsworth, J. H. Crawford; third, Mrs. J. H. Crawford, P. F. Uns- worth; fourth, Miss Mary John- ston, R. S. Hetherington. O St Helens Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Woods spent a' few days recently in Kitchener with. Mr. and M in. . Mel Brown and Mrs.. vlabel Mur - die, Mrs. Ward Shickluna of Lind- say spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gaunt. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gaunt of Londes- boro also visited there on Thurs- day. Neighbors called on Mr. and Mrs. Gaunt on Monday af- ternoon -and evening on the oc- casion of their 40th wedding an- niversar y. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Gammie and Gary and Dale Gammie . left on Monday last for the sum- ma months in the Yukon, The St, Helens W.I. enjoy- ed their banquet on Thursday evening at Carlow with the Ti- ger Dunlop W.I. catering. Mrs. Fordyce Clarke was guest speak- er. Mr. and Mrs. Simon De Boer arrived home on Tuesday after spending a month in Holland. "TIMMY" for 1969, Ian Walmsley from Oshawa, would* . like to thank everyone1 who has sent a donation to this year's Easter Seal Campaign. He also reminds ..us that it is not too late for those who forgot, and, wane to help. This year's campaign objective of '$1.5 million must be reached and can only be if everyone gives some support, ow, . . ..:. R. . Meet' my For years, the mother-in,law has been the butt of jokes with a touch of bitterness in them. They. have been pictured as domineering, interfering wom- en, ruining the grandchildren, breaking up marriages. They have been caricatured as un- welcome visitors who criticized, made trouble and generally were a great big pain in the arm. And often,.with good rea- son. I've never been able to write sarcastically about my 'mother- in-law. In the first place; she'd have had my hide for a door -mat. In e.the second, she was one of the sweetest and most gentle persons,, I have ever known. Now, don't get me wrong. She was no saint She was no little,. old., white-haired lady handing out cookies and be- nevolency all over the place. Far from it. She was born and raised in County Antrim., Ireland, and she had most of the traits of that peculiar race. Equally quick to tears and laughter. Witty and stubborn. Quick tongue and quick tem- per. Warm and fiercely loyal to her own and with a wonderful capacity for giving love' , Her children loved her and her grandchildren adored her and her husband worshipped her. Like so many grannies, she had spanked her own children when they needcd.it, but grew ftirious and tearful when they spanked theirs. She came out to Canada as a young woman, beautiful of •face and figure, with long, black curly hair, a haughty, fine boned Irish look and a waren and lively spirit. She sang like an angel. She was thrown into a sober puritan community and mar- ried. a shyy young farmer who loved her deeply for 46 years and still docs -mother-in-law Perhaps she was not cut out to be a farm wife: But she pulled her weight. She worked — and how ,she worked!. Milk- , ing, gardening, • scrubbing clothes and floors by hand. She was indefatigable in her' pur- . suit of the demon dirt, and her house was always .spotless. But it. was never sterile,- as some spic-and-span houses, can be: It was never a house, but a home, filled with the warmth and love and Jife that only an unusual person can provide. There was singing and • laugh- ter and chatter and a complete lack of tension. It wasn't roses all the way. She went through the depres- sion and the mortgages, and those rending decisions about whether the last 50 -cents available was going for a music lesson or dress material for the girls or feed for the hens. . And she didn't go through it patiently and submissively. She was too Trish.. She complained like hell. But she didn't whine. Her complaints •and common sense (this is one thing that is seldom attributed to the Irish, and should be) produced re- sults. Despite her fire, she had. a .wonderful way of coming • to terms with the situation, whether it was emotional or material or spiritual. She bore three handsome children. She was pregnant, and terribly sick with one of them. when she got word that her young husband had lost an arm in a threshing machine. • She learned that one of her - daughters, was going to marry a broken-down fighter pilot, with a total income of 560 a month, and no prospects. Most mothers would have fought like a tigress to avert, or at least postpone the marriage. She gave 'encouragement, though her heart must have been sore, and it was then that 1 fell ill love with her. My instinct was right. When my wife attacked me, she at- tacked my wife. When I wrote a hum column, she told me. When there Was sickne-e or trouble, she was right there, with ancient charms and cures that worked. She was not a pinus woman, thank God. She was a virtuous woman, and a real Christian. She fed tramps, gave strength when it was needed. and love without stint. 1) ing, she didn't whimper to God dost of her thoughts and NyOrd s were about those she log ed She ,didn't want to leave, .tad fought to the last breath. Life is going to be different without Granny, but I have a feeling she won't be far away. She couldn't stand it. She'll he ,trorld as long as those who loved her arc. Mrs. S. Webber 85 last week The Lakelet community of- fers congratulations to yi r s Sam Webber who was tis on Wednesday, A P r i 1 1)til. On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Gor- don -Wright, Mrs. Robert Allan and Mrs. Emerson Ferguson call - cd on her and held a birthday party. These ladies have been doing this every year since her 80th birthday and hope they have many more parties. Mrs. Webber was tlic recipient of • many cards from relatives and friends for which she was very grateful. Mrs. Webber is a ' shut-in and does appreciate when friends take time to call on llcr.