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Wishes at Christmastime
"Merry Christmas!"
That is an age-old greeting; it is usually
intended to mean all things to all people.
May we, this Christmas, be more personal?
If you are sick, at home or in hospital;
unwell and afraid to voice your fears—may
the promise of a newborn faith bring you
comfort.
If you are still empty and alone because
this year has taken a heart from its place be-
side yours—may Christmas bring you ,rich
memories of happy times together and the
hope which .was born with the Child.
If you live in dread that this age of
violence and license. may infect your chil-
dren—may this Yuletide refresh you with the
knowledge that He, too, was once a youth
and knows its trials and fears.
If, by chance, your daily life is a mask
for the endless emptiness of alcoholism or
drug nightmares—may Christmas remind
you that the Son of God experienced all your
frustrations and - was torn by the same
temptations.
If you are short of worldly goods and
worried about the future, let Christmas
bring you the message of good will in the
hearts of so many of your fel lowmen—a "wi l I
that actively seeks to better your lot in life.
If you are young and bored and impa-
tient—may Christmas tell you that the adults
around you, in spite of their faults and short-
comings, love you and will sacrifice endless-
ly to help you along the way of life.
If you are old and alone—may your heart
be filled with peace and warm contentment
because, if nothing else, you have helped to
create a part of the good life that the young
and eager can enjoy.
And finally—if you are full of life and
health, aglow with success, possessed of the
good things of life, surrounded by family and
friends—bend your knees in thankfulness
that Christmas can still be such a joyous
time and that we live in a free land where
even those who do not believe in the birth of
Christ may pursue their own lives and faiths
unhindered.
Ties are weakening
The patriotic slogan of the Victorian era
was "The sun never sets on the British Em-
pire". With holdings around the world the
British were keenly aware not only of their
military and economic power, but of the in-
fluence they exerted on millions in a myriad
of races.
That old empire was unique. Not only
q
was it more far-flung o e ar lun
9any
than in history; it
eventually proved slightly more intelligent:
In our own time we have seen it change from
empire to commonwealth and from com
monwealth to a loose aggregation of free na-
tions, bound only by a common heritage of
law and order.
It is not hard to understand the reluc-
tance of a great many Britons to join -the
present alliance of European countries, for
the new ties were bound to exert painful
pressures on many of the old loyalties.
Economic necessity has prevailed and the
former British lands are being left to fend for
-'themselves. It is thus inevitable that Britain
and all it has represented for three centuries
will become less impressive to the nations
the Old 'Land has nurtured.
The two largest countries in the British
Commonwealth have already displayed
tendencies ci
es to shakeoff o f f rural links. Austra-
lia's
-
lia's government has reservations about the
status of its representative at Whitehall and
Mr. Trudeau has apparently hard a courteous
disagreement with the Queen about the posi-
tion and duties of the Canadian–governor-
general. We can expect more of these signs
of eventual independence and it is not un-
reasonable to make our position clear. If
Canada is, in fact, a ration in its own right,
the ties with Britain 'should be those of
courtesy and mutual spect and nothing
more. "
Farewell to the moon
There was a certain sadness in the
voices of astronauts and announcers as the
wo-man American team blasted, away from
he surface of the moon at the weekend. It
was the end of the final -radon visit. `No' fur-
ther trips are planned.
Knowing something of the fortune that
has been expended on moon flights ($450 mil-
lion for the latest expedition) the question is
bound to arise... . for what purpose?
The object of the moon missions is va6ue
to most of us because we have none of the vi-
sion enjoyed by the scientists whose
curiosity has been appeased in part by moon
exploration. Trained minds can ask ques-
tions and find answers that would be 'mean-
ingless to the rest of us.
Now the American space program is to
be shifted 'to other equally expensive pro-
jects of test and exploration. A few years
hence the Soviets will join the Americans in
a co-operative space venture, pointing, we
hope to a new era of understanding.
Fateful decision
The Parliament of Canada faces a grim
decision next month—whether or not capital
punishment shall be re=instated. Most of us
thank God we do not have to vote on that
fateful question.
It is one thing to kill a fellow -human in
the heat of combat, when survival is . at
stake. It is quite another matter to coldly de-
cide that any individual mint look at the sun
for the last time because he has broken the
ultimate rule of our society.
Yet we dare not fail in ahy opportunity to
protect ourselves and our families from the
savagery of the criminal who, himself,
places no value on the lives of ,others.
Murder is intolerable. It must be stopped.
Certainly the person who takes a human
life must face a penalty so grim that similar
ruthlessness in others will be deterred.
What, then, must society demand?
It's up to you
A recent TV commercial boosted the
acceptance of a color television set which,
among its other attributes, includes a device
to cut out the interference created by the
passage of snowmobiles along adjacent
streets.
The manufacturer has an interesting
point there—but for the life of us we can't see
why the TV owner must pay for equipment to
it is not difficult to find critics for such
tremendous schemes. There 'is always the
forceful reminder thatthe treasure required
for space expjgr ion would feed t(n'illions of
hungry people on earth—that we have an ur-
gent need to improve conditions on our own
planet before we travel to other spheres.
The same argument, of course, was
quite probably thrashed out in the taverns of
Spain when Queen. Isabella decided to -pro-
vide ships and men for Christopher Colum-
bus. Theking of France was stingy with the
contents of his purse when Jacques Cartier
was preparing to sail for a land that we now
call Canada.
There is no way to permanently curb
human curiosity about the mysteries around
us. Sometimes that insistence ••on greater.
knowledge can be delayed or temporarily di-
verted, but in the final analysis man's need
to know always prevails. It is that very thirst
for knowledge. which makes us different
from all the rest of the animals God created.
Perhaps the greatest weakness in the
system employed for the past five years has
been the fact that "life" imprisonment was
something of a joke. Everyone, including the
criminal, is well aware that no prisoner
stays behind bars for a normal lifetime.
Parole procedures give solid hope for re-
lease in eight, ten or fifteen years. With good
behaviour a murderer can be free in less
time than an armed robber. •
It could be that the only acceptable an-
swer is a law which would demand thetotal
life imprisonment of convicted murderers.
On rare occasions new evidence arises' which
can prove the courts in error. A dead man
cannot be released; a prisoner serving a
total life term can be set free.
It is not a pretty solution, but in an age of
careless and increasingviolence it may be
the only one we can acept.
protect himself from the sportsmen. The
anti -interference equipment should be man-
datory on the snowmobiles.
With all the goodwill in the world the
average homeowner is apt to get impatient
when the TV picture erupts into summer
lightning every time a snow bug passes his
door.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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Like, what's new, pussycat?
Bill Smiley
One of my wife's students
brought in some old newspapers,
and I found them fascinating.
FOR GOD AND HOME AND
NATIVE' LAND
VOTE OUT THE SALOON
AND THE LIQUOR STORE
Thus cried the Globe of Toronto
on October 18, 1919. It had a cir-
culation of 86,547. It had 24 pages.
Count the liquor advertisements
in your today's big city news-
paper.
Things were 'not so much dif-
ferent sixty-two years ago, aside
from the booze question.
The Irish had two front-page
stories. There was "nearly a
settlement on the Irish problem."
"Hands were extended but they
were never gripped." And the
Sinn Fein political prisoners were
released from Mountjoy Prison
as the outcome of their hunger
strike. Like, what's new? •
START WAR ON DRUG
TRAFFIC read another headline.
There was to be a $1,000 fine for
improper use of narcotics. Ap a
parently the opponents of prohi--
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December 12, 1972:
The Editor,
Advance -Times.
Dear Sir:
• You are a man who seems to
take an interest• in this country
and not afraid to say what should
be done, so here are a few
thoughts on my part that might
help, and in many cases support
your feelings.
1. If I drive down the road,
making a noise and interfering
with other people's TV I could get
a ticket—so why should snowmo-
biles be allowed -to do -this all Sun-
day and also keep people awake
after, say, 11 p.m., not .to mention
going over other people's prop-
erty?
2. Why should we in the country
get all the pollution that city folk
create? They make hydro at
Douglas Point but burn gallons of
oil (the smoke from) which must
blow over us, and we don't even
bition were scattering a leaflet
purporting to show that since On-
tario went dry "the use of drugs
has increased to alarming pro-
portions."
But the only drugs they were
concerned with were those oldies,
opium, cocaine and morphine.
Apparently our granddads were
not acquainted with pot, hash,
.horse and speed. Or peEhaps they
didn't use slang terms. Anyway,
what's new?
Another headline stated:
LITTLE FIGHT LEFT IN REDS.
The whole article revealed that
the revolution in Russia was just
as good as over, and the "reds"
had had it. I wonder if Stalin or
Kruschev read that, and what
they thought.
There was an election on. The
Globe, as it still does, tried to tell
its readers how to vote. •
On page 1, there is a box, with a
facsimile of the ballot, and the
paper urges every reader to vote
No to every question on the refer-
endum: About booze, that is.
Every story about the election
is slanted toward the Tories,
against the Liberals, and against
booze. So, what's new, except the
• booze adverts?
In a desperate four -column
twenty -inch advert, the Liberals
try to separate the political issues
and the booze issues. Not a hope.
What's new? •
The rest of the front page could
have been printed yesterday.
Trouble all over the world. Gold -
dust galore from the Yukon.
Lloyd George carried to his uni-
versity chair by students, led by a
ragtime band (except that today
he'd have been humiliated and
led by a rock band.) Somebody's
wife, with a certain lack of novel-
ty, had presented him with his'
'third set of twins. And similar
garbage.
THE WEATHER. Same old
jazz as we get today. "Probabi-
lities: Fair weather; stationary
or higher temperature." In other
words, it's going to stay miser-
able or improve. What's new?
But the real fun of an old news-
paper is the advertisements, as
Letters to the
use this hydro. It's for Toronto
again. Why give uslhe dirt (from
the' oil) ; why not nuclear power
only?
3: Now they want to truck tons
•and tons of rubbish up into the
country to burn or cover up. Why
don't they keep the waste they
Make and not treat us like dirt?
This rubbish should, in most
cases be re -used and surely some
way could be found to make it
safe to be put into Lake Ontario
on ''Toronto's doorstep (no truck
ing) 'and make the new airport on
the land which would be created.
:This would not waste good farm-
land, would get around the over-
head ea noise and' oily smoke. If a
plane had to crash land in the
water it ;would be safer than on
land and it wouldn•'•t kill people in
their houses, Best of all, it
wouldn't waste our tax dollars;
' this seems to be the only thing
that, makes people listen.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
There is something of a contradiction about this good-looking
boy..
He looks younger than his 12 years because he is slight and
small -boned but he seems to be older when he gets talking about
his interests which are many.
Anglo-Saxon and Polish in background, Ray has fair hair, blue
eyes and clear fair skin.
Ray is in Grade Five. He is not especially aeademicallly
minded but his school work has been improving.
Outside school Ray is always busy. He is keen on sports and
°plays most team games as well as enjoying swimming and
skating. He belongs to the Navy League corps and is involved in
a community drama program and in•a church sponsored youth
group. He attends Sunday School regularly.
Ray enjoys music and like many other lads, he carries his
transistor radio wherever he goes. He follows a number of
television programs.
Ray's hobby is stamp collecting and he is getting, to the point
of specializing rather than collecting everything available. Ile is
interested in travelling and seeing new places.
Enthusiasm for the outdoors makes Ray think farm life would
be great. He likes camping, hiking and picnics.
For a time Ray was apprehensive about adoption but now this
likeable lad is anxious to meet people who will want him ai their
son.
To inquire about adopting Ra',, please write to Today's Child,
Box 888, Station K, Toronto. For general adoption information,
please contact your local Children's Aid Society.
HE HAS MANY INTERESTS
4. We must give people incen-
tive if this country is ever to pro-
gress the way it should. Small
salaries with commission should
be the rule. No unemployment in-
surance unless there is real
need -and that means (danger
of) going hungry instead of buy-
ing snowmobiles, which is what I
hear some people on unemploy-
ment insurance are doing.
The minimum wage is stupid,
as it takes many jobs off the
market. Young people just can't
earn $1.80 an hour to start as they
need training, and it takes an
they are today. Even there, the
auto manufacturers took a lot of
space. You had the choice among
the Gray Dort, the Franklin, and
something called the Lexington.
But the copy hasn't changed
much.
Instead of power brakes, you
had the "one -finger emergency
brake." Instead of anti -freeze,
you had the Franklin's "Direct
air-cooled. No water to boil or
freeze." Wonder what happened
to that one? And instead of the 120
per cent performance promised
for today's cars, the Gray Dort ad
said it would take care of 80 per
cent of a motor car's work. Won-
der what happened to that copy
writer.
But among the names are '
many old, familiar ones. Mason &
Risch. Phonographs? Kellogg's
Corn Flakes, Shirriff's Marma-
lade. Horlicks' Malted Milk. Red
Rose Tea.
And the all -too -familiar ads in
tiny type for aids with 'dandruff,
piles, under -arm hair remover
for ladies, kidney pills, liver pills,
Editor
older person's time to do so. The
"employer is paying twice what he
• should and the way prices are go-
ing he just can't afford this, so we
end up with slipshod work. By all
means pay a trained man or wo-
man a decent wage when they
can earn it.
When I came to Canada 16
• years ago Ithad to work on a farm
for $125.00 a month and the farm-
er would have kept me working
from 7 a.m. till 11 p.m. every day;
given a chance. This is being
done even today to many a poor
man, -which isn't right.'0Ur fake
workers in the U.K., 16 years-aga
You Never Know
A few years back an expert on nutrition
made a statement that was news to parents
but was something the kids have always
known—spinach, he said, was highly over-
rated as a necessary food item. We have for-
gotten exactly what his proof was, but it cer-
tainly made sense to a lot of sour -faced
youngsters.
Now the lid has blown' off completely.
Another fellow who is supposed to know,
says that we force our kids to swallow great
gobs of milk every day—and thereby guar-
anteethat they will get an early and substan-
tial supply of cholesterol so they' can have
early and massive heart attacks in adult life.
Another expert (or maybe the same one)„
advised' eating lots of raw onions. He con-
tends the odorous vegetables help to keep the
inside of the arteries free of thrombosis -
causing scale.
By golly, you just never knoW, do you?'
rheumatic remedies. What's
new? -
There isn't exactly an .enter-
'tainment section, as such, but the
King Edward Hotel offered a din-
ner de luxe for $1.50, with music
by Romanelli's orchestra. The
Alexandria was presenting
ROADS OF DESTINY with
Florence Reed. And the Princess
suggested La La Lucille, with
.music by George Gershwin.
Evenings, $2.00. Matinees, fror'n
50 cents. This was live theatre. At
Shea's there was a nine -act vau-
deville show. Prices? 25. cents to
50 cents. What's new? I should
tell you?
And in a coloured supplement
of the time, there are full-page
ads for such things as chewing
gum, Bon Ami for whitening your
shoes, Borden's Milk, and Pebeco
tooth -paste. Can youbelieve? In a
recent Macleans, • Canada's "na-
tional magazine," there were 126
pages of writing and just over 20
pages of liquor advertisements.
So what's new?
started at 6 a.m., but were all
finished by 6 p.m., five and a half
days a week with overtime after
that, which occurred only during
haying and harvest. These men
were professional workers and
happy at it. They were never
looked down on, because they
startedon a seven-year training
period between the ages of 14 ,and
16 years.
I hope all these items give you
enough to, work on for a better
Canada. Merry Christmas and a
happy and healthy New Year.
���Yotu-si ncerel y,
John A. Green,
RR 5, Lucknow
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Bayfield, Ontario.
To The Editor,
Wingham Advance -Times.
Dear Sir:
The shocking cruelty to. .wild'.
life, shown . on the television:
screen (Dec. 13) should arouse a
storm of protest from many.
Canadian . citizens. Those anti-
quated trapping methods, being
used in a civilized country, are
barbaric.
How could successive govern-
ments,
both Liberal and Con-
servative, allow this to go on?
Surely they must know that the
Conibear- trap, designed for
humane killing, has been avail-
able for years.
Why do members of the federal
legislation do nothing to stop such
a shameful practice? Certainly
the cruel leg trap should be out-
lawed all over Canada, NOW,
.Yours truly,.
Mrs. E. W. Oddlei fson •
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