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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-06-26, Page 4Advance -Times, Thursday, June 26, 19 They Learn Fast Glancing down one of the back lanes in town last week we saw an amusing sight. A little boy on a bicycle was about to make a right turn into his back yard. With neither car nor pedestrian in sight the young driver made a precise arm signal before he made his move to turn. There was no doubt about where he had learned this safety precaution. He was one of the kids who had participated in the bicycle rodeo two weeks ago. If you keep your eyes open you will se. e this same sort of safety consciousness being exhibited all over town by young cyclists. They learned, in a few hours, a great deal about the need for survival tactics. in traffic. We have commented previouysly on the great value- of this type of safety training for youngsters and upon the merits of good driving habits, instilled long before these drivers take the wheels of- cars in future. We have not had an opportunity, however, to say anything about the etti- tude of those adults who. organized and -carried out the rodeo. It was not too surprising to find that Scout and Cub leaders were handling the kids at the rodeo with good humor and understanding, but we were particularly impressed by the kindly and patient atti- tude of the many other adult volunteers who assisted. In particular, the police officers who helped out made the best of a chance to let the kids know that the policeman is a friend rather than an an- tagonist. In all too many instances youth leader- ship on the part of adults is left to the faithful few who are willing to give up their free time for Scout work or sports coaching. It was refreshing to see that the rodea brought out a new ,group of in- terested adults. Let's Go Mexican Thursday, Friday aria Saturday of next week have been designated for a little fun and frolic in town. The Lions Club will hold its annual mall days celebration. Traffic will be excluded from the two business blocks on Josephine Street and carnival rides and games will occupy the centre of -town. Many of the business places will move stocks out onto the 'sidewalk and offer special prices—not so much .in the spirit of a money -making sale as in an effort to put some color and some fun into the downtown area to mark the opening ,of the long-del.ayedrsummer season. To provide a theme for the event it has been decided that the town will "go Mexican". for three days. Mexican post= ers, Mexican decorations , Mexican cos- tumes will add to the southrof-the-border atmosphere. Official title for the three- day celebration will be "Fiesta Qays.". Already the pessimists have been tell- ir1g us what a flop the whole thing will be. They can point out a dozen reasons why Fiesta Days are stupid and doomed to ' failure. In actual fact, the event will be interesting and entertaining in exact ,pro- portion to the enthusiasm of those who do business and work along the main street. People who ardently seek failure usually find it — 'and unfortunately involve their more optimistic friends in the flops they bring about, If, as you have so often said, you really want something interesting to happen in this town, get out and join the fun. Is Canada Falling Apart? The latest issue of Maclean's Magazine carries an article which should be read and absorbed by every Canadian. It deals with the spirit of unrest and disillusion- ment which prevails in all of Canada west of the Ontario border. It1)19I eve visited "Western Canada ecentYy, or haite talked with people 'from ose.. provinces, ,you will .know what, this artiste- is all ,about. A good many people from that part of ' our .country feel that they are being, sold down the drain to maintain the prosperity of Ontario and Quebec.. More than a few of them are thinking seriously about a separate nation which would. not be connected in any way with the Ottawa government. Many economic reasons provide the basis• of this .dissatisfaction with Confed- eration, chief of which is the 'fact that for years the prairie farmerhas not been able to, make an adequate living out ofhis grain crops... More recently the refusal of the federal government to provide any ." subsidies for Western grain has deepened the trouble, particularly. when, -it is well known that most other wheat -producing countries do provide such subsidies, Another deepwound has been created by the federal authorities' refusal` to per- mit extension of the pipelines from West- ern Canada beyond Southern Ontario, thus shutting . off access to, the Montrealcon- sumer's market.. Venezuelan oil is a cent a gallon cheaper than Canadian oil would be in Montreal. • The East ptraw seems , to have been the enactment Of the law which- forces bi- lingualism on an area in which French is anything but a common language. West- erners point to , the fact that ' in many cases the second language should be Ger- man or Ukrainian— if, indeed, a second language need be considered in a part of the country where most people want to be Canadians and employ the predominating language, which is. English. ' Western dissidents are thoroughly' con- vinced that every time special concessions are made by Ottawa they are made to Que- bec and what is left over is tossed to the Maritimes.. Naturally their views are. biased -but these people are Canadians who have made a significant contribution to the develop- ment of our country. • They are right In thinking -that a federal government which can never hear their protests is not of much value to them. S.S: Guest Editorial. Are today's youth responsible enough to vote at eighteen? This topic is ages old, but no one has yet to do, anything with it. Eighteen — this seems like such a young age, but so are the "kids" in our neighbouring country when they 'receive their draft notice's. These eighteen -year-olds are killing for their country—for a gov- ernment. in which they have no say. At eighteen we are considered mature enough to make the choice of a life-long marriage partner, but we are not con- sidered mature enough to make the choice 18 Or Bust 4"u seelmentitin By -Barb. Bryans 12C of a leader for only four years. Our elders see .us as (lightly and im- mature, not because we are, but because they refuse to look underneath the sur-, face. Our minds, they believe, function only during class hours. The rest of the time we are concerned only with beaux and clothes. Since they expect so little from u's', they get it. Our behaviour, therefore, cannot be entirely blamed on us, but also on the adult world. Why not give us a chance? Let us show everyone our maturity. Let's have the vote at eighteen! • 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. $6.00; 6 months $3.25, in advance;. USA $7.00 per yr.; Foreign rate $7.00 per yr. Advertising Rates on application Second Class Mail ' Registration No. -0821 Return Postage Guaranteed This lovely baby is Harvey, almost seven months old, a healthy „boy of Anglo-Saxon descent, developing normally. As yet he has only a little hair, medium brown, and. his eyes are _big and dark. A happy little fellow, he didn't even object tobeing wakened for this picture,' and treated the- photographer to his cheerful smile- Harvey is relaxed and contented, very good-na- tured. He enjoys people and delights in attention from children. He needs parents who will not be worried .by his slight prematurity or 'by limited information on his background. To inquire about adopting Harvey please write to Today's Child, Department of Social and Fami- ly Services; Parliament Buildings, Toronto 482. For general information about adoption ask your local Children's Aid Society. .!!911'.::09: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa K 9C:1 It's been quite a month Don't talk to me . about 'a bear with a .sore head. He'd back down the trail like a bun- ny if he met a teacher, in June, with a sore , tooth. Right now I'm -willing to take On any- thing, up to and including, a griJune is. the month in which nothing is so rare as a day, according to Browning, or somebody. And for school teachers, it's a • month in 'which every day is a hard night's - work. ' The teacher is plagued by paper work which could be done by a 15-year-oldmoron, an administration which is twice as stupid as he thought it was, and students who are bored from the belly -button both ways-- by school. Throw in a throbbing tooth and you've got yourself a mean critter: The month started off fittingly, -with everybody for getting my birthday, on the 2nd. The only card I received was from my insurance com- pany, a card which annually infuriates me. Next day, one of those nico- tine -tanned " stumps which my dentist laughingly calls teeth began to kick up. And it's been kicking up, down and sideways ever since. • If I had any guts I'd tie a string around it, fasten the string to a doorknob and slam the door. However, I have about as many guts as I have • teeth, so I go on trying to save 'this one. • I can't even bite . a , marshmal- low without going into orbit, so I've practically been on a liquid diet for weeks. This has its disadvantages, Which is worse every morning — a toothache or a hangover? And 'iow would you like both? As iia our custom, my wife and I went to the annual Lea- cock Medal Award Dinner re- cently. I've been a judge..in the competition for several years and enjoy meeting a few, big shots and finding their feet are' made of the sametype of clay as my own. Despite the snide comments of some writers from the big dailies, it's a good party in a good cause — keeping alive and fresh the works and mem- ory of Canada's — and one of the world's greatest comic writers. 'This year's winner was Stuart Trueman, whose book, "You're Only As Old . As You. Act," is good entertainment. Mr.. Trueman, a Maritimer, was salty. The chairman, Richard Doyle, editor of the Globe and Mail,' was even wittier, and should write a book. The. venerable, if not blessed, Harry Boyle, a witty writer and editor under his farm -boy facade, was there, and was witty. Dear Editor: I'm doing research work on my frtily history. On the Styles line I'm having difficult, - in getting infrMation.'I,'hey were living in or around your area in the 1800's. Perhaps sotne of them still do. If you would put my letter in yedur pa- per I would greatly appreciate it and perhaps someone can help me. My information is sketchy, very sketchy indeed. William Styles was born in Ireland as was his wife whose maiden name was Saunders or Sanders. This information came from a death certificate of one of tb'e children. There were eight children in this fam- ily. I• know of three. The old- est I would presume, Eliza, was born November 3, 1830 in On- tario and married Mathew Leetch, February 2, 1849 i n Ontario. There were 12 chil- dr,n in this family. They came to America in 1869 to Wiscon- sin. Mary Anne was born Novem- DONNYBROOK Misses Annette Hodges and Shelly Rivett of Dungannon visi- ted over the week -,end with their school chums, Misses Jane and Ellen Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cham- ney and family visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Cliff Hen- derson and family at Brucefield. Other visitors there were Mr. William Webster, Mr. and Mrs. George Webster and family of St. Helens. Mr. and Mrs.,. Gerald Dainty and son,of Toronto visited the week- ent with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rdbinson and family. In fact, the whole thing was excruciatingly funny for many, painful for me. My wife gal- loped through a huge and, exc- ellent dinner, darting her eyes at my plate, where nothing was missing except a few of the • inevitable green peas, which I had managed to mumble. • Just as dinner began, I had a terrible attack . of, leaping bi- cuspid and' couldn't eat a bite. I decided' the. idiily' U, iiegttor de was to paralyze +the t 'toothd tried, but it refused to play. All I Succeeded in doing was paralysing the rest of me, meanwhile : carrying on about my tooth (bravely, of course) to such an extent that my wife • remarked later it was like hav- "ing a crying baby in Church. However, it all . worked out fine. We • went to a . small gath- ering after the dinner, and in- credible numbers of young, pretty colle" girls hovered about me, fetching me aspirin, gin and other medications. Meanwhile, my old lady spent an hour or so straighten- ing out the editor of the Globe and Mail. I fully expected to find this column on .the front page on Monday morning. But there it was, the same old Globe melange of world crises and murders and stale speeches of Cabinet Ministers. Not content with my physi- cal suffering, young Kim. hit me in June with another wal- lop. She wanted a loan toward an electric pians. After a suffi- cient number of things, like "Fie on thee, wench!" and "You're going to have to pay Interest, you know;" I buckled, and am now subsidizing one of those' rotten groups to the tune of $200. All that was needed to make it a ring-dinger of a month were the headlines about elec- tricians getting $6:50 an hour, and the interest rates soaring daily. A great month, June. For blackflies. v OVERHEAD RELAY is the name of the game. Senior Wingham Public School children were taking part in "play day" activities on Tuesday afternoon. In this game teams try to see which can pass the balls from front to back most speedily in relay formation. —Advance -Times P Oto. ber 26, 1$02, at if oncion, Gq tarso. 1 don't know when she came to Medea. She was Married to Jamq,s Smith Decem- bar 8, 1872 in Forrester, Kichl- gan, There were eight children in this family. Catherine was married to William Gray November 2,1879 - near Bluevale, Ontario. There were seven children in this fam- ily. Mr. Gray came to Amer- ica but I don't know if Catherine was still living to matte the move with him or not, , If any of your readers have knowledge of this family I'd like to hear from them. Sincerely yours, Winifred, Doty Mrs. Cecil Doty, R; R. 1, Box .60. Turin, Iowa 51059, U.S.A. Mr+ *IA3. *ward get pf QtiUla vi tbd i+ with Mt. Ea Mks. C Cr ger. Mr,alrd Mrs, Harold eaagton and Ma of Duff ;. Wilted lipoid!), at thtsattle home. - Mr, Rus$ell Ritchie of White., churl and,Mr. d Mrs. fpm McInnes and family of Bluevele, visited Mr. and Mrs. Thor McInnes on Thursday, Rev. G. ". G. Howse Brantford1 spent Friday at the .same home and called on friends in the village. Mrs. Webster Jackilu, Gita. -P wel, spent a few days with Mr. and Men. George Brown The Gorrie United Church Cardec Party was well attended with over 075,00 realized. Mrs. Gordon Lo:uttit, acM corinpanied by Mrs. Charles, in-. lay,' Mrs. Roy Gowdy aid Mrs. Harry Gowdy, visited Friday with Mi. and Mrs. Arnold Hal- liday, Wingham. WINGHAM STORE HOURS CLOSED JUNE 30th and JULY 1st OPEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 2nd, to SATURDAY, 'JULY 5th Join us in celebrating the LIONS STREET MALL ON JULY 3-4-5 WINGHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 19-26b DON MESSER, MARG. OSBORNE, CHARLIE CHAMBERLAIN, THE BUCHTA DANCERS, JOHNNY 'FORREST, THE WHOLE 'SON MESSER • SHOW ' including their' manager MR. KEN REYNOLDS PERSONALLY said THANK -YOU We convey this message to you all, who took time to sign our petition and write in--voicinO your ob- jection to the CBC -cancellingtheir show.' This ,small effort has meant more to them, than anyone will ever realize. - .go Titus Vpeis'641 ten -4n TUSWATER, was'• rade pose sible, by Mrs. 'Anna Meyer of CKNX; Wingham. This advertisement sponsored In the' interest of good Canadian Culture by.. 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