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A slippery deal
Oaths and curses are considered by
most of us to constitute a transgression
of the third commandment, which de-
crees,that we shall not take the name of
the Lord in vain.
There are, however, other ways,
considerably more deliberate, in which
this same law can be broken. Rex
Humbard, the television evangelist
who has an audience of millions, re-
cently mailed out 300,000 cellophane
packages of salad oil with a message
for the gullible. The faithful were com-
manded to select their largest bank
notes ( or write and sign the largest
possible cheque), daub some of the
"holy" oil on the money and send it to
who else? — Mr. Humbard.
The message also promised that
the giver's remaining funds would thus
be blessed and would multiply.
The Good News Bible, one of the
more recent translations of the St.-
James
t:James text, words the third command-
ment thus: "Do not use my name for
evil purposes, for I, the Lord your God,
will punish anyone who misuses my
name."
Perheps Mr. Humbard does not
agree that the purpose for which he
used the name of God was evil — but
the blatant trickery involved does not
appear, to be the work of a modern-day
saint,
What is the reason?
The Ontario government's minis-
try of Consumer and Commercial Re-
lations rs about to investigate the rea-
sons for a sharp increase in the retail
price of gasoline: In the Kitchener -
Waterloo area, for example, prices in
excess of 50 cents per litre have been
noted.
There is ample reason for both the
provincial and the federal government
to, provide some answers about gas.
prices. The Ontario government is a 25
per cent shareholder in Suncor and the
federal government is the sole owner of
Petro Canada. As the taxpayers who
have to foot the bill for these monstrous
investments we would like to believe
that we should ,be blessed by declining
prices of our own products.
While the provincial investigators
are at it, they might also try to find out
why gas prices in this area are almost
always several cents higher than those
for the same product in Stratford and
points farther east.
As consumers, we would have no
bearing whatsoever on the price of
gasoline. There is a tremendous over-
supply of gas in the world at present.
Time after time we have witnessed
"gas wars" in which the price at the
pumps fell to bargain basement levels
as the oil companies tried in vain to sell
off the surplus fuels in their storage
tanks. Why, then, the necessity to jump
right back to the ever -higher, prices as
soon as the wars of gas pumps are
over?
Here's one solution
Canada should increase its armed
forces by at least 100,000 men and
women. The nation needs young people
in its army, navy and air force and
those same young people desperately
need jobs. -
All right. We can hear the screams
of protest right away. Peace— not war.
Bread - not bullets.
Rampant peace protesters fail to
include realism in their vision of Cart-
ada's future. Our military forces as
well as military equipment have been
allowed to shrink and deteriorate to the
point where Canada is an international
joke in terms of defence. If, by ill
chance the Western World found itself
–at war — even though against its
wishes — Canada would be immediate-
ly occupied by American forces. The
United States would have no choice,
since attacks by air on this continent
would come directly across Canada
territory.
If the Canadian armed forces were
maintained at even reasonable levels,
they would be responsible, perhaps
with American assistance and equip-
ment, for military operations within
our own borders.
The greatest single benefit of an
enlarged enlistment program would
accrue to the young men and women
themselves. Thousands of young people
need employment, which the armed
forces would provide. In addition, to-
day's soldiers, sailors and airmen are
taught highly marketable skills which
would be the foundation for well-paid
employment upon retirement from the
forces.
Above all, military training is the
finest possible way for young people to
learn the disciplines which almost in-
variably turn them into useful adults.
Many-Offe difficulties in which young
people find themselves as unemployed
civilians arise from the plain need for
action and direction, both of which are
supplied by military training.
Do we really expect any Canadian
government to heed the advice we have
offered? No. Of course not. As a plank
in any political platform increased
militarism, no matter how good the
purpose, is just not saleable. The party
which proposed it would be shot down
in flames. It a sound solution to one of
our major problems which will not be
applied until we stand at the gates of
disaster.
Voting in the dark
Although many Canadians have
been insistent that a federal election as
soon as possible was a necessity, -we
doubt that the decision to call a vote for
September 4th is a wise one. With
Parliament in recess all summer, the
voters will have no opportunity to judge
for themselves how the two major
parties will shape up after the election
of their new leaders. Had Mr. -Turner
chosen to run in a by-election and win a
seat in the House we would have a
much better opportunity to gauge his
potentials as a national leader.
Now it appears likely that the lead-
ers, including Mr. Broadbent of the
NOP will opt for a series of nationally -
televised debates in order to inform the
voters of their intentions for the future
of the nation. -•
If you can recall the first of the
great TV debates more than 20 years
ago you will also realize the trem-
endous influence such an exchange of
views can have on the public. On that
occasion John F. Kennedy won election
over Richard Nixon without even going
to the polls. As It turned out in later
years, the American people did make
the right choice, but it ,was the tele-
vision impression which made the de-
cision, rather than the political magni-
tued of the leaders at that time.
Mr. Turner has the right appear-
ance but is a poor public speaker unless
he is delivering a prepared addr i
Brian 11 CiTroney is, on .the other hand',
very smooth at quick and witty re-
joinders. Neither Turner's choppy de-
livery nor Mulroney's smooth tongue
have much to do with how either one of
these men would guide the affairs of
the nation.
News items
from Old Files
JULY 1937
Lloyd G. Henderson, M.
Ferrol] Higgins and Myrtle
A. Yuill were successful in
passing the examinations at
the Stratford Normal School.
Lloyd will teach at Lakelet
'next term and Miss Higgins
at SS No. 1, Morris.
R. S. McGee is acting as
caretaker at the Wingham
Post Office. He commenced
his duties on Monday.
At the recent examinations
of the Toronto Conservatory
of Music the following pupils
in piano of Mrs. G. C. Hanna
were successful: Grade 1,
Joyce Walker; Grade 2,
Marjorie French and Donald
Lloyd; Grade 4, George
Lloyd.
The marriage of Adeline
Verna, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Brecken-
ridge, Gienannan, to Albert
Bacon, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Robert Bacon of Wingham,
took place in . St. Paul's
Anglican Church. They will
reside at Glenannan.
Rev. J. H. Geoghegan has
been appointed rector at'
Ridgetown and will leave
Lucknow the end of August
after a five-year pastorate in
the Lucknow parish.
The Towland Construction
Company started paving
operations south of Wingham
on Highway No. 4 on
Thursday.
The latest polls show Liberals and
Conservatives again quite close in per-
centages of popularity. The quick elec-
tion is an obvious attempt to allow the
Liberals to capitalize on the after -glow
of the leadership convention. The Great
Debate will not be a very realistic way
to decide our future.
Another way
to'doit
Want to go to college? Haven't got
the money? Too bad. There's a kid in
Mayfield Kentucky, who found a better
way.
He won a $10,000 scholarship by
blowing the biggest bubble in a gum -
chewing contest. Who says hot air
won't get you any place?
Thanks for
cable service
Dear Editor,
I wish to thank Barry
Wenger and Country Cable,
as it was through Mr.
Wenger's effort that Country
Cable was put into Wingham
United Church where
several met and viewed
"Canada We Stand On Guard
for Thee" live from Ottawa;
People's . Church, Toronto,
and Fraserview Assembly,
Vancouver, with David
Mainse, host of 100 Huntley
Street, Toronto.
I thank you.
Mary Stapleton
Wingham
Dundas plans
homecoming
JULY 1949
The Grade VIII pupil in
Wingham Public School, who
for proficiency during the
past year won the Wingham
Lions Scholarship valued at
$25., was Miss Helen '
Machan.
Last Friday .evening 14
Wingham bowlers attended
the Mixed. Doubles at
Lucknow. Miss Mary
Johnston and W. B. McCool
won second prize.
Elmer Wilkinson, who
recently received a contract
for decorating a large
church in Chatham, left with
his workmen on Monday to
commence the work. It is
expected thatabout six
weeks will be necessary to
complete the contract.
The banns were announced
in Sacred Heart Church of
the approaching marriage of
Kathleen Frances Brophy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Brophy, Wingham,
and George C. King,
Teeswater, son of Mrs. King
and the late George King.
The wedding will take place
on August 6. -
Wroxeter, residents con-
gratulate Shirley McMichael
who passed Grade 4 piano
and Winnifred Munro, Grade
1 piano, Royal Conservatory
of Music examinations.
Their teacher is Mrs. Lyle
Brothers.
JULY 1960
Workmen have erected
scaffolding at the front of the
Gurney building, corner of
Josephine and Victoria, with
the Red Front Grocery on
the ground floor. Repairs are
being made to the window
cornices and the fancy
cappings on the front wall.
At the 4-H Achievement
Day held in Wroxeter, Miss
Yvonne Sparling was.
awarded the annual bus trip
to Eastern Ontario, the St.
Lawrence Seaway and
Montreal, which will be for a
week in August. The trip is a
reward for good work in the
4-H club courses.
Kate Aitken, well-known
writer and speaker from
Dear Editor, _
We are writing to invite
any interested people and
especially former Dundas,
Ontario, residents to return
to Dundas the week of Aug. 6
to 12 for a Home Corning
Week to celebrate Ontario's
Bicentennial.
Our committee plans
many events to interest you,
such as a band concert, a
sports night reunion and
dance, a walking tour of the
town, a slide -tape show,
entertainment for children
and many others. Most
important of all, though, is
getting together with
friends, renewing old
acquaintances and getting
caught up on the news.
So why not plan your
holidays to coincide with our
Home Coming Week and
come home to Dundas? For
, more information, contact
the Bicentennial Committee,
10 Market Street South,
Dundas L9H 5G4.
Victoria Reed
Dundas
Streetsville gave ner
grandchildren a motor trip
to Bluevale where they
enjoyed seeing through the
old mill and viewing, the
Maitland and its surroun-
dings. They called on Miss
Mary Duff and Mrs. M. L.
Aitken.
JULY 1970
A new business will open in
Wingham • about mid-
September. Firestone ,
Stores, a' division of the
Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company of Canada, will
take over the McClure
Motors building on'
Josephine Street South.
William Connell, son of
. Mrs. W. M. Connell of
Wingham, has won the first
prize in the feature filen
category of the American
Association of Agricultural
College Editors' competi-
tion. He is a photographer
for the, Ontario Department
of Agriculture and Food at
the University of Guelph.
In cooperation with, the
Ontario Provincial Depart-
ment
of Health, Huron Coun-
ty Board off Health and
Huron County Medical Soci-
ety are carrying out an in-
- tensive investigation into the
practicability of a compre-
hensive Home Care program
in Huron County.
Good news for this com-
munity is the announcement
that William A. (Al) Watson
'of Guelph has purchased the
Queens Hotel property and
has commenced an ex-
tensive program • of
renovation. The building has
been vacant for months and
had fallen into a state of
neglect.
The wedding of Gordon
Ross Campbell of Brussels
and Sharon Grace Rintoul of
Whitechurch was solemnized
in Chalmers Presbyterian
Church, Whitechurch, on
Saturday afternoon.
Melvin Mathers -of Morris
Township sold his farm on
the second line of Morris and
has been building a home on
the Leonard James farm on
m' Highway 4.
New Books
In the Library
POSSESSIONS by Judith
Michael
From the author of the
best-selling Deceptions
comes this tale of a woman
who discovers, after 10 years
of marriage, that her
husband has been living a
double life. She is left to cope
with two children, no job and
no clues to his whereabouts.
Unknowingly part of the,
affluent Hayward family,
she soon becomes entangled
in its feuds and fortunes, but
eventually realizes the most
valuable possession of all is a
family which offers love,
trust and a place to belong.
THE NEED TO KNOW by
William Haggard
Dere is the latest Col.
Charles Russel novel with
the usual fascinating plot.
Alone with.a long-time friend
when he suddenly dies,
Russel becomes the focus of
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION --Willie Vander-
woude, president of the Wingham and District Associa-
tion for the Mentally Retarded, accepts a plaque and
scroll frcm Ken Foxtq► of the Wingham Scout troop.
The presentation was made to thank the AMR for the
donation of the building which has become the ne
Scout House.
inordinate interest and wild
speculation on the part of
France and America. His
well -ordered routine is
shattered as the plot unfolds
and his protege in Security is
hard -pissed to protect his
former chief .
C. FRED'S STORY — A
DOG'S LIFE by C. Fred
Bush
This is an inside look at the
life and family of an im-
portant dog, C. Fred Bush,
by the, dog. It chronicles his
life from his puppy days in
Texas and Washington to
China, Maine and eventually
his most recent home, the
vice president's house. It is
an enchanting memoir from
the unique perspective of a
goldencocker spaniel
(slightly edited by his
mistress) .
SPOTLIGHT—%
ANNIE Reit of Walton is Morris Township's
bicentennial medal • nominee. Mrs. Reid has
been invoived with 4-H, the Red Cross, the
Women's Institute and the United Church and
always has taken a keen interest in the affairs
of her community.
Annie Reid is Morris'
bicentennial nominee
By Margaret Arbuckle
Morris Township's nominee for a bicentennial
medal, Annie Reid of Walton, was shocked when she
received word that she had been nominated by
council.
But she•really shouldn't have been too surprised,
since she is a prime example of the community-
- minded sort of person who is nominated.
She was born in Grey Township where her father
farmed on the 16th concession, near Moncrieff. The
former Annie McTaggart,she was an only child.
Mrs. Reid got her earliest education at a one -
room school in Grey and then went on to "con-
°tinuation" or high schools in Brussels and later in •
Seaforth. -
By the time Mrs. Reid was attending teacher's
college in Stratford, her family had moved to
Seaforth. After graduating from teacher's college,
Mrs. Reid taught for several years at -schools in
Stanley and East Wawanosh townships.
Mrs. Reid's parents took Up residence in Walton
and on her weekends=home from teaching she met a
young Walton -area farmer, Nelson Reid.
They married in 1933 and like any good young wife
back in those days, she quit teaching to stay home
and help her husband on their McKillop Township
farm..
They had a mixed farming operation with cows,
chickens and pigs and she helped with chores and
drove the tractor for her husband. She also had a big
garden in the summer and often fed up to 20 hungry
men at meals during the haying and threshing
seasons.
Even though she was busy on the farm, Mrs. Reid
still took the time to work for her community. She
was involved with the first 4-11 clubs organized in
the Walton area in 1941 and '42.
Another wartime project was working for the Red
Cross, either by, canvassing the outlying area for
donations or making up packages to be sent to the
men overseas.
Among her other interests are the Women's In-
stitute, the United Church and the UCW, as well as
the Brussels Horticultural Society. She has led adult
courses in sewing and quilting too.
Mrs. Reid is renowned as a local histo,y expert
and has worked on the WI's Tweedsmuir history
book. And when her church and the Institute were
writing up their histories earlier this year for the
new county -atlas, it was Mrs. Reid they called upon
for assistance.
The Reids moved to Walton 25 years ago and Mr.
Reid ran a gravel trucking business until his retire-
ment.
Today Mrs. Reid has arthritis in her knees which
makes getting around more difficult. But she still
has a keen interest in the affairs of the community,
and wishes that more people were as enthusiastic. •
Bicentennial medal presentations will be made at
four centres across Ontario this fall.