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The good life in a sntatl town is many
things,_wel�ppt ::ones, pleasant parks,
adequate entertainment and sports fa-
cilities skillful doctors and topnotch
schools- Wingham has all of these amenities
and until recently it had one more ... cold.
clear and thirst -quenching water in its
faucets. Alas, something dreadful has
happened to its water supply.
PUC Chairman Roy Bennett explained
the situation at the public meeting on Thurs-
day evening. He said it was found necessary
to add chlorine to the water some time ago to
counteract the presence of iron. Then public
health authorities doing the routine testing
insisted on even more chlorine. in fact, they
would like to increase the dosage still
further.
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Heaven help us! If the presence of Javex
becomes any more pronounced we will end
up like the people of France who think, when
a diner from Canada asks for a glass of
water that their guest is about to takes bath.
Canadianwines are excellent, but if we have
to make a total switch our livers could be in
jeopardy.
One of our personal joys in years gone by
was the return trip from the city and that
first wonderful drink of Wingham water.
Gone are the days! 'Tho only feasible answer
seems to be white moustaches to match the
bleached appearance of our tongues.
Incompetence? Oh no!
Big government seems to lose touch with
the little guy with surprising ease, and one of
the best ways to achieve that posture is to
bandy light words about huge sums of :s•
money.
Last week's news carried the informa-
tion that at least $142 million has been paid
out by . the unemployment insurance com-
missionPto'persons who were not entitled to
the money. There is no particular suggestion
that anyone on the paying end wascrooked,
nor even that all of the last money was paid
to reciptents who were intentionally trying to
swindle•the fund.. It just got away because of
oversights • and duplications.
Now the word is that very little of the
overpaid money will ever be recovered.
However Bud Cullen, the minister respon-
sible for unemployment insurance, says
-there is no evidence of "incompetence".
As a percentage of Canada's annual ex-
penditures Mr. Cullen may view $142 million
as an excusably small loss. As taxpayers,
most Canadians wonder how many people on
our national management team have lost
their minds. If that is the measure of com-
petence it's no wonder we are in trouble in
this country.
�e-us the facts
...recent strike of inside postal
like all Work stoppages in the pub -
lit Ice; demanded a final opinion and
d+i ` , from the nationeat large. Public
sere ie strikes are not the same as strikes
against private -employers..
Basically the ° CUPW leadership was
intent on creating such . a . crisis `that the
government would tier forced to accede to
union demands in order to•get the .mails
moving.,itwas a;gamble and CUPW did not
wiin-e:overnmerl`M rightly sensed , that thtk.
ppblia• O;#heiv!atersl wantedalegislated: end
to the strike W
Thus, it was the Canadian citizens who
nnade'the decision. But if the ordinary citizen
into respond Intelligently to si:vations of this
kifd;he has a right to much more definitive
information: about the demands and counter-
offer which are exchanged between union
and Management. Most of us outside post
office and government believe that postal
workers are already overpaid for short
hours. Is this true? Were the union demands
occasioned by any real Ihardship"or, indeed,
by unfair working conditions?
Most Canadians are fair minded people.
They don't believe in sweatshop conditions
and it is our belief that if they felt the union
workers were being badly done by they
would not be happy at adecision which
forced them back to work. But how are we
supposed.. to know?
Parliament's decision to legislate an end
to the strike makes a mockery of strike
privileges in vital public services. Certainly
competent and impartial labor tribunals•
must be established to make sure that public
employees are treated fairly, but it is very
evident that this country can no longer
afford strikes which cripple our whole
economy.
drama of a family
The CBC recently presented an excellent
two-part drama based on the Massey family,
whose farm implement business earned
them a private fortune, and whose products
brought, world attention to Canada as an
infantindustrial nation.
Of course the presentation could be
construed as leaving commercial overtones
since the Massey name is still embodied in
that of an internationally known brand of
products. However, the drama did not con-
cern itself in any way with the industrial
giant which is now only, one segment of the
Argus Corporation. The story simply and
sympathetically outlined the family's his-
tory, from United Empire Loyalist begin-
nings
egin-
ni s to the early � years of this century,
illustrating in a colorful way the struggles of
Ontario's pioneers to succeed in a young
land.
The Massey family has left a lasting im-
pression on Canadian life. Two familiar
buildings in Toronto, Hart House and
Massey Hail, attest to the public spirit of the
family. At least three Masseys have been
prominent within our own times. Vincent
Massey was a governor-general; his brother
Raymond an actor of international repute
and Denton, religious leader, wartime of-
ficer, businessman and minister of the
Gospel.
We do well to respectthe names of
families which so early in our history had a
firm belief in our nation's eventual great-
ness.
Back to the Turks`
Remember, a year or two back, when
some of us got a bit excited about the pos-
sibility of Canada owning its own Ceribean
playground? That was when someone sug-
gested that the Turks and Caicos Islands
would be a good investment.
Max Saltzman, the MP from Cambridge,
was so interested that he 'introduced a pri-
vate member's bill in parliament which, if
passed, would have endorsed the take-over.
Of course the bill was never passed.
There is no Suggestion of grabbing
someone else's territory. The islanders
themselves made the first overtures because
they would like to benefit from citizenship in
what, to them, is a very lin)sperous nation.
The question has arisen again within
recent weeks, and there is even more reason
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to look favorably on the proposal than there
was a couple of years ago. With a travel
deficit which runs into the billions of dollars
annually, Canada might well benefit sub-
stantially from owning its own winter resort,
so Canadian travel dollars could be kept
within our own coffers. Granted, the island
residents would become eligible for our
family allowance and old age pension plans,
and should they become unemployed they
would be a charge on our resources.
However, since there are only 8,000 residents
of the islands all told, the few who might be
without work would not add significantly to
the almost one million Canadians who are
presently unemployed.
It might work wonders far Canadian
morale to realize that we, too, have a place
in the winter sun.
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GREAT SHOWi—The jammed -full Wingham courtroom was
noisy with applause Monday as the Huron County Library,
put on a Hallowe'en puppet show. Public school students
Item's from
NOVEMBER 1931
Mr. and Mrs. George Bender
are moving their household ef-
fects to Niagara Falls this week.,
Mr. Bender, who was the con-
ductor on the London-Wingham:
train when it was discontinued, is.,
now on the Niagara Falls-Toron,. :
to run.
On Saturday afternoon an ace/he
dent occurred 'at the corner,,gr
John and Edward Streets when e
car driven by H. Brawley ran into
the side of a car owned by George
Tervit. This corner is an excep-
tionally dangerous one, as is the
corner of Diagonal Road and Vic-
toria Street. We believe the
council should take action in
erecting caution signs or stop
signs at these corners.
Miss C. J. Scott of Kincardine,
who has been managing the Sel-
rite Store here, is returning to
Kincardine and Miss Edna
Mitchell, a local girl, will take
over the store here.
R. S. Hetherington of Goderich,
who has recently been called to
the bar and who has been as-
sociated with the firm of Mulhol-
land and Smyth of Toronto, is
opening a practice in town in the
office of J. A. Morton'.
A destructive spirit, rather
than playful, was in evidence on
Hallowe'en when fences were
broken, eaves troughing torn off
and eother damage done. In
almost all parts of the town, some
eSd Ptfi ractl t :to be
fo}ipd. ; It zis. alt gt;t to have some
fun but when it comes to des-
troying, it is time to stop.
D. Wetherell has disposed of
his garage business to W. R.
Jones, his former salesman, and
expects to ' move to Detroit
around the middle of the month.
Mr. Jones has received the ap-
pointment as Ford dealer.
Richard Wilton, Adam Robert-
son and George K. Armstrong re-
ceived the highest number of
points for turnips in the field crop
competition conducted by the
girnberry Agricultural Society.
At the end of the pavement on
the Bluevale Road a stretch of
about a quarter of a mile has
been surfaced with a tar emul-
sion and washed gravel as a test
MUSEUM
MUSINGS
The Salvation Army was
founded in England by General
William Booth in 1865. In 1882
some Salvationists associated
with the movement emigrated to
Canada, and led the first Salva-
tion Army meetings in London
and Toronto. It is said that two
lady officers were in Wingham in
1885 to start a corps, but the
Army was not organized here
until Nov. 6, 1886.
The Army was located in near-
by centres, including Brussels,
Seaforth, and Palmerston, before
it came to Wingham. The first
meeting was held in the old town
hail, which is now located across
the street from the present Army
Citadel. The first officer in Wing -
ham was Capt- Amy Spackman.
The Corps pm -chased the Primi-
tive Methodist Church building
on the corner of Minnie and Vic-
toria Streets, as their first
meeting place. (Now the home of
Harley Gaunt).
In 1891 a citadel was built on
Edward Street through the ef-
forts of the late George Mason.
Albert Lloyd (father of R. H.
Lloyd) donated most of the
lurinbes' for the building. It was 30
x 8o feet with 16 feet at the rear to
be used as a residence for the
officers in charge. This was used
until 19139, when a complete
renovation was made poselide by
a bequest left by Commandant
Sarah Taylor. The roof was re-
placed. larger living quarters
were built at the rear. A bath-
room with hot water and a kit-
chen with cupboards were wel-
come The building was
completely rewired. In 1945 a
new ceiling was put in the hall
and hardwood floors were in-
stalled in the living quarters.
In 1963 the new citadel was
built on the site of the old one,
with the addition of a strip of land
purchased from the Orange
Lodge. The new building is 36 x 90
feet with two floors. The living
quarters again are at the rear of
the building, behind the audi-
torium; with a connecting door.
The basement or Sunday School
room has individual class rooms
and a primary department.
There is also a corps kitchen
downstairs and accommodation
for band instruments.
In the first days in Wingham,
the Army suffered badly at the
hands of the public, and it took
much courage to get established
here. Often, during open air
services, objects would be
thrown and the Salvationists
would have to seek shelter with
friendly storekeepers, to have
their wounds bound up. Likewise.
many times the worshippers
would be harassed by ruffians
raising a racket and throwing
stones at the Barracks during
their meetings.
What a change today! The
Army has gained the respect and
support of the people. Much of the
social work is trade possible by
this support they receive from
the public. `Mese social services
cover a wide area_ They carry on
with local and national emer-
gency relief,cheer,and fame y welfaristmas e. This help
serves to open the door to the
needs of the people.
had the day off, as their teachers had a professional de-
velopment day. Children from the Wingham Day Care
Centre also enjoyed the show.
for further road work •a the
county. This combination ;'..es
an excellent road and if it will
stand up, it is expected the
county will surface additional
roads.
NOVEMBER 1943
The Red Cross Blood Donor
Clinic held lash=,week. was the,
eighth held here under. the aus-
pices of the local Red Cross So-
ciety. It wasthe' most successful
to date, with a record of 145
donors, 65 women and 80 men.
Another Wingham boy has
joined the list of soldiers. Mr. and
Mrs. Ohm received word a short
time ago that their son, Clarence,
had arrived overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vogan of
Carrick Township have moved to
Preston to be near their daugh-
ter, Lillian, who is a patient in
Freeport Sanitorium.
Mr. and Mrs. John McKibbon
entertained the members of the
choir of St. Andrew's Presby-
terian Church. Mrs. H. L. Sher-
bony was elected president
during the election of officers.
Mrs. T. A. Currie is vice-presi-
dent a d Miss A. Williamson
seer -treasurer.
Sink -holes are not uncommon
in this district but the suddenness
with which one has developed on
the ninth concession of West
Wawanosh has caused a'flurry of
excitement. The bottom literally
dropped out of the road just east
of the farm of James Purdon. A
21 -foot rod was plunged into the `
hole but failed to reach solid
ground. A temporary road of
rails over swampy , ground now
skirts the sink -hole.
The Huron Federation of Agri-
culture has arranged a meeting
to be held in Clinton on November
4 on the subject of health nurses
for the county of Huron. Every-
one interested is urged to attend
and voice an opinion as to
whether health nurses are
needed here.
Walter Elliott, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Elliott of White-
church, was successful in win-
ning top place at the quiz contest '
held at St. Helens. Gordon Wel-
wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra
Welwood, was successful at
Luc now „but lost out when he
competed at Paisley.
Doris Young and Catherine
Keating won prizes for best cos-
tumes whelk the pupils of Bel -
grave School and their teacher,
Miss Edith McClenaghan, held a
Hallowe'en social. Harold Crump
won a prize in the apple -eating
contest and Billy Crump won the
"catching the ball" contest.
NOVEMBER 1954
About 50 volunteers from the
Lions, Kinsmen and Legion
organizations in town braved the
elements to collect a total of
$1,104.65 for the Ontario Hurri-
cane Relief Farad. Details of the
canvass were looked after by
Prank Madill, Pack Garbutt and
Jack Walker. Jack Walker was in
charge of organizing the canvass
iles
and Floyd Blakely acted -as
secretary:
Wingham Branch 1$0 of the
Canadian ' Legion presented its
slate of officers who will be
elected at the next meeting.
Robert Scott received the
nomination for.. .president.
Nominated for vice-presidents
were Clarence Ohm and John
Pattison; secretaries, John
Strong, Lloyd Kingston and Lloyd
Cartt�r.
The Huron -Bruce Progressive
Conservative Association held a
meeting to choose an executive
for the forthcoming 'elections, ex-
pected next spring. Knowlson
Hueston of Gorrie was elected
president; Lloyd Jasper, Mild-
may, first vice-president David
Carruthers, Kinloss, second vice
president;' J. H. Crawford,
Wingham, secretary,
The Wingham Women's Insti-
tute celebrated its 50th anniver-
sary with a celebration in the
council chamber. Mrs. Jane
i.inklater of 'Kincardine was the
only charter member present at
the meeting. In honor of their
long and faithful attendance and
service, Mrs. Jennie Currie and
Mrs. Gordon Gannett were pre-
sented with life membership
pins.
Many have found Highway 86,
between Wingham and White-
church, hard going for the past
few weeks. The contractors are
having trouble too: They have
been plagued by spots of quick-
sand and water -filled excava-
tions where digging had been
done for culverts.
NOVEMBER 1964
After a great deal of soul-
searching and as a result of 'a
survey of local business and in-
dustry, the local Kinsmen Club
decided to drop the annual trade
fair in 1965. The general opinion'
of the dub indicated it would be
foolish to continue with the fair if
it is not based on a solid founda-
tion of quality exhibits that will
provide the public with an in-
teresting show.
Corporal J. W. McDowell,
formerly of Walkerton, has been
posted to the Wingham Ontario
Provincial Police Detachment,
bringing the, strength to five
officers. Corporal McDowell has
served with the force for 17
years:
In quizzing town councillors,
there is no indication that any of
the present council will be run-
ning for the mayor's chair, left
open by the resignation this past
month of R. S. Hetherington who
was appointed county judge.
Dr- K. M. MacLennan and Dr.
S. G. Leedham are constructing a
new veterinary clinic on Alfred
Street, which is now nearing
completi It is expected the
a*Iinsc will in use about the first
of next month. It will contain
offices, kennels, a small animal
clinic,, operating room and
laboratory facilities.
Miss Audrey Ruffen of d-
widh graduated as a Registered
Nursing t from
Sanitorium in Kitchener.
Letter char + s
i crimination
a letter to the editor *I
arek a reader ' charges The
Advance -Times with discrimim
i .__ to print a letter
laid sent earlier as well
deciding what nevus to print.
Spelling antd grammar in both
letters vas so poor as to make,
them scarcely legible and thisis
the reasop they were not printed.
However the charge levelled by
the reader is a serious . oiie and:
should not be ignored:
In his 'first letter the reader
appeared to be charging.-R,the°
police in town with giving
preferential treatment to sone
persons in their enforcement of
traffic laws, eltpougli
evidence was offered in septiort'
of the claim.
The second letter repeats thls;
charge and, also charges The,
Advance -Times with not printingg
the names of "higher clan`:
people t ids" who ,are clanged.
"...It. demends (sic) on who you,;
are," the writer claims, and says
he doesn't expect his letter to bef
printed because, "I think you;,
don't like to here (sic) the truth:?",
While The Advance -Time
obviously cannot answer for the
police department we do wish to
explain our policy regarding the;
printing of police news. -'Ali lee
formation regarding accident'
and other occurrences JK
received through either' the taunt
- or the Ontario Provincial Poll*
and both names and related',
charges are printed as reported.
Traffic charges that are not;
accident -related are not report
by the police and, sine,,
Advance -Times does not makea
practice of covering 'court!
hearings, these are not printed
Further, the OPP policy is tai
report only those acc_dentleetel
have resulted in injuries and the:
town police report only those they',
consider serious so there -might
well be many accidents never
reported to the newspaper.
However when news Is
reported it is printed, and the
rule applies regardless of serial
position.
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A GOOD SCHOOL by Richard
Bates
Dorset Academy, with a
reputation for accepting boys no
other' school will touch, dings to
an unsteady image of itself as a
place where `individuality' is
honored; but now it is in deep fi-
nancial trouble and there is a
rising fever of bewilderment on
the campus. As Dorset•`Academy
goes into bankruptcy at cast, its
final achievement is to' deliver
the class of 1944 — boys taken at
once into the final year of the
war. This is a book you may
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FINAL ENTRIES, 1945; THE
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A sensational literary find, Jo-
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surfacing some 32 years after his
violent death, are the most spec-
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HURRICANE SQUADRON by
Robert Jackson
To Sergeant George Yeoman,
cruising high above France in his
Hurricane fighter, on his way to
join his first operational squad-
ron, the war seemed a million
miles away. He was unaware
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squadrons of the Luftwaffe were
winging their way towards the
Allied airfields to strike the first
devastating blow on the western
front.
RING ' OF GOLD by Eloise R.
Weld
Set in the rolling country of
farms and rich estates just be-
yond the suburbs of Philadelphia,
Ring of Gold is the tale of newly
married Chugh and Faith Weld-
ing, living in easy opulence as
World War I rages in Europe.
Itching for adventure, the
idealistic young husband sudden-
ly takes off to fly for France even
before the United States declares
war. He leaves his pregnant
bride Faith in the care of his
father', at historic Finchwicke.
FOR THE CHILDREN
BERNARD THE BRAVE by
Margery Sharp (a Miss Blanca
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ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN
KEEPS THE PEACE by Donald
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