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There is no longer any doubt about the
fact that almost everyone in the western
• world will have to face up to a lowered
standard of living. Inflation of all prices,
notably fpr food, fueled by rising energy
costs are certain -to impose flew and strip
ant limits on the goodies we will be ableto
pay for:
The generation of Canadians now In its
sixties and seventies, who were adults
during, the great depression of the 1930s are
well aware of our reference to "goodies" —
those perquisites of the affluent life which
one must learn to do without when the going
gets rough. Unfortunately only bitter experi-
ence really marks the line of definition be-
tween our wants and our needs. Thus two
generations of younger' people who did not
have to live through years of bare subsist-
ence very frequently mistake luxuries for
basic requirements.
They will be surprised indeed to learn
that most young,, people and many Jamilies
can get along, quite well without -two cars -
indeed with -no car at all. It will be a revela-
tion that shoes are no longer discarded be-
cause the soles are worn thin; they go to a
repairman (if any of these artisans remain)
for retreading. Packaged dinners and fast
foods will be forgotten and mothers will be
finding new ways to stretch the food dollar.
Strangely enough the thin -purse years
were not entirely unhappy ones, despite the
anguish mothers and fathers experienced as
they worried about food, clothing and shelter
for their families. Young people made their
own fun without driving all over the country
for new and exciting experiences. They as-
sociated almost exclusively with th$ other
folks in their own communities and learned
the values of inter -dependence. Frayed
shirt -collars and three-year-old dresses
weren't any cause•for shame. They were the
common hall mark of all depression kids.
Personality became the only stepping stone
to social success rather than money for the
gay life.
in the years now lying ahead of us the dif-
ficulties will not be an exact pattern of the
1930s. The shortages will take a different
form. We are not likely to return to 5-celit pop
or 12 cent eggs.. But belt -tightening there
certainly will be and all of us will learn 10
live and be reasonably happy without all the
glossy extras which have become such a big
part of our daily lives. We may even learn to
demand care and responsibility from our
elected officials; sound workmanship from
tradesmen and the values of healthy exer-
cise for ourselves.
Winter is big business
Although every last Canadian bemoans
the fate that forces him to shiver his way
through the months from November to April
and the fact that he has to shovel his way out
to the street every morning, nasty old winter
is part of our economy. When it fails to ar-
rive as it has this year, the blessings of easy
travel and toe -rubber footwear are more
than cancelled out by the hardships created
for those who make their living from winter -
oriented occupations.
The guy who supplies you with fuel oil
has sales cut by a quarter or half; the man
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Unsettling though the Iranian situation
has become, after. American hostages have
spent long weeks. imprisoned in their own
embassy, the recent invasion of Afghanistan
by Soviet, forces Is far more threatening to
world • peace., _
All through the Iranian crisis President
tarter has avoided any power play which
Might have precipitated an international
confrontation by armed forces. Not so the
Soviets. With the distraction of the hostage
Situation, as a diversionary cover the Rus-
•sians have scarcely bothered to find an
excuse for setting up their own puppet ruler
in:. Afghanistan, with the backing," of planes,
tanks and 30 tO 50 thousand Soviet troops: it
is a blatant invasion of a sovereign state on a ,
Oaf rith slmirar action and the subjugation
of Czechoslovakia some years 'ago.
This time American reaction has been
more 'swift and more positive. President
• Carter is asking for a cut In some trade links
with Russia. He would like to see an end to
, all shipments of technological materials to ,•
the'USSR and partial stoppage of grain ship- •-
ments. And so, confrontation is on the door-
who digs out your driveway looks out the
window at his idle snowplow; the highway
crews who depend on the winter work Toad
for a big • part of their livelihood have to look
for some Other way to earn a buck; `the shoe
and clothing store owners keep leafing back
to last year's sales figures; ski resort owners
face possible bankruptcy.
Winter we may not like, but it is an
established part of our yearly cycle. When it
fails to materialize a lot of people suffer'.
However, just hold on. This is only the first
half of January. There's lots of time yet.
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step. Will bombs be, "next on the list?
Embargoes such as Mr. Carter asks are
extremely hard to forge into effective weep -
ons, particularly against a. nation as vast as
the Soviet. Although•kembargoes were in ef-
fect against the tiny nation of„, Rhodesia for
many years, that country was not brought to
its knees. In the -case of Russia, wheat is
shipped to its ports not only from the United
States, but from Canada, the Argentine and
Australia es well, all of whom would have to
agree to and abide by any embargo of food-
, stuffs.
Of course the United States is not the
only country alarmed by the Soviet egres-
sion. The entire western world views the
move -as a threat of global war. Nor have the
Soviets taken on an easy task in their
domination of Afghanistan. The numerous
Moslem tribes which inhabit that wild and
largely desolate country( defied the British
for 150 years. The total conquest of Afghan-
istan might prove a more difficult task than
the one the United States attempted with
such notable lack of success In South Viet-
nam.
Ghouls at work again
Something we don't really need is an-
other rehashing of the Mackenzie King story.
The last few years have 'seen too many in-
stances of money-grubbing researchers dis-
covering all the intimate and private phases
of some notable's life after he or she has
gone to a place from which libel suits cannot
be launched. It happened to the Churchill
family, to the Roosevelts and to many
others. All too often `the exposes were written
by members of the notables' own families.
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One of our district dailies is now carry-
ing a series of stories on the private life of
King, Canada's long-time prime minister.
Although,the late Mr. King was indeed an
eccentric individual the only eccentricities
with which the public need now be concerned
are those which had some direEt bearing on
his public life and thusNen the course of the
nation's history.`
The startling disclosure that Mr. King
took along an extra set of false teeth when he
went to visit his friend, John D. Rockefeller,
hardly merits its place on expensive news-
print. if you, the reader, happen to be one of
the unfortunates who must wear dentures
you will probably applaud his foresight In
protecting himself against the possibility of
an embarrassing accident. Being a careful
man, King probably slipped an extra pair of
spectacles into his suitcase alongside his
spare choppers.
Surely there are plenty of important
topics at loose today with which to fill news-
paper columns. The reprinting of such trivial
gossip Is a plain attempt to enter a field In
which a good newspaper should have no
valid place — cheap entertainment aimed at
a small-minded audience.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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PORTRAITS: A NOVEL by
Cynthia Freeman
This is , of
American dream;the a temstorypestuousan .._
sage of Oh immigrant family's
struggle to gain a foothold in
America without letting go of its
spiritual heritage, from New
York .to. Cleveland to San Fran-
cisco and Los -Angeles, vividly
and unforgettably portrayed as
only Cynthia Freeman can do.
THE . FIRST LADY by Ron
a, Nessen"
Written by former presidential
press secretary Ron Nessen, this
novel pulses with the vivid,
detailed knowledge that •only a
true Washington insider can
possess. Even more, the author
brings to his story edge -of -the -
seat suspens�e and an ' extra-
ordinary, most memorable, cast
of characters.
ews Items from Old Files
JANUARY 1933
I. J. Wright was, elected reeve
of Turnberry Township by an
overwhelming majority. He
defeated J. Ed Baird in the race
for the position.
Ernie Morrison Of Turnberry
left his Ford car parked in front
of Sturdy's cigar store on
Tuesday night andwhen he went
to get it at 11 o'clock it had
disappeared. It was found
Wednesday morning parked near
the arena.
Miss Grace Mitchell and Miss
Eva Hinton', who tried their
MU$EUM.
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By John W. Pattison -- °•.
-One the early commercial
buildings in Wingham was the
Beaver Block. It was erected by
George McKibbon in 1877 for the
reported cost of $8,000, on Lot. 3,
Josephine Street West. It con-
sistedof three full stories with a
mansard roOf design on the front.
The first floor was divided into
three shops. There was a' hard-
ware store in the north shop for
the entirelife of the block, In 1885
Robert Mclndoo° purchased it for
$9,000. Two years later it was
destroyed .by fire. The firemen
responded in good time, but a
breakdown of machinery at the
pump house cut off the water
supply and there was 'no. way to
save it. '
At that time there ere two
general stores and the • h rdware
on the first floor. The•seco floor'
had the Mechanics' Inst te,
McGill's law°office, Dr. Jerome
dentist office and the photo studio
of W. F. Brockenshire. There Was
'a tailor shop on the third floor.
Mr. McIndoo , rebuilt the block.
While this was being done
Brockenshire erected a ' tem-
porary shop across the street in
the vacant lot south of the Bruns-
wick Hotel. Over the years the
tenants changed,. The Mechanics'
Institute moved to the new Town
Hall. The Wingham Times moved
to the second floor in 189nand re-
mained for twenty years. Geo. E.
King opened his own store ill„ the
middle shop in 1895 and later took
over the space on the second floor
vacated by the Times in 1910: The
building was purchased by
Richard .Vanstone in 1899, who
opened his law office on the
second .floor.
At 2:00 a.m. March` 2, 1912 dis-
aster struck again. Fire was dis-
covered by. Nightwatchman
Lewis and the alarm given. The
fire started in the Knox
Jewellery, spread into the King
store and finally into the Schmidt
Hardware. Although there were
fivestreams of water directed on
the fire in =10 degree weather, the
building was. lost•
There was fear• that the fire
would spread to ,the Greer Shoe
Store on the north and to the Mc-
Gee & Campbell Clothing on the'
south, but the firewalls saved
them. Both roofs were lined with
workers to put out embers. Water
did get into the clothing store and
spoiled some of the stock.
Hot coffee and ' lunch was
served to the firemen and
workers by Mr. Putman of the
Brunswick Hotel. The flagstaff
on the hotel was scorched and the
plate glass windows cracked. The
firemen kept watch for two days.
It was almost impossible to pass
up or down the street for smoke
and steam from the ruins. ' The
only goods saved were ninety
bags of clover and timothy seed
from the King warehouse at the
rear. All papers in the Vanstone
office were lost except the
clients' papers kept in the safe,
which were recovered intact: Mr.
Vanstone opened an office across
the street beside the telephone
office. King Bros. ordered new
stock and moved into the empty
Griffin store (Kiel Insurance).
Dr. Price . D. S. 'moved back to,
Orangeville, Knox opened a
Jewellery store north of the town
hall (Beckers). Mr. Schmidt con-
tracted a cold during the fire and
never recovered, dying in July.
King Bros. purchased the
burned out site from Mr. Van -
stone and engaged W. H. Rintoul
to builda new two storey building
33 x 73 on the north half of the lot.
The building was started in May
and the grand opening of the new
King store was held in October.
The Iot to the south was fenced
and remained vacant until Geo.
T. Robertson purchased it in 1914
and built a garage. It is the Sted-
man store today.
nursing examinations in Toronto
last month, have received word
that they were successful in
passing the examinations.,
Six local golf enthusiasts, Herb
Campbell, A. Peebles, Jack and
Walt McKibbon, Walter Van
Wyck and Norman Frye played 21
holes of golf on Boxing Day. -•
A quiet wedding took place in
Saskatchewan when. Clara
Collins;, formerly of Kincardine,
was united in marriage to James
A: Fitch, formerly of Wroxeter.
• Matt Bell, who .for the past
*peptic!. half tears.has been in.
horse of the tgeen's o
,Walkerton, "lies purchase
Brunswick Hotel in. Wingham.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchison
and daughter moved into the
house on John Craig's farm, near
Whitechurch.
JANUARY 1945
Cpl. John D. Preston, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Preston,
was mentioned in the King's New
Year Honor List for devotion to
duty. John went overseas with
the R.C.A.F. cin September 1941.
C. H. Wade was elected
secretary -treasurer of the East
Wawanosh School Area at a
meeting of trustees held in
Belgrave.
Miss 'Margaret Dubeau of
Teeswater has joined the staff of
telephone operators here. She
previously worked as an operator
at Teeswater.
W. W. Armstrong was named
president of Post No. 180, Royal
Canadian Legion. Vice
presidents are Walter VanWyck
and Harry McBurney. Secretary
is Lloyd Hingston and treasurer
Bert hard.
The Gorrie School is having,
electric lights installed.
Wroxeter welcomes Mrs.
Kenneth MacPherson of Dublin
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
This lovable little fellow is ,,Jeremy, a happy little
three-year-old with blonde hair and big, blue eyes, who
likes a good cuddle. He has plenty of spirit too, which is ,
good because Jeremy has a handicap that his picture •
dgesn't show.
He has cerebral palsy that. resulted from a cerebral
•hemmorrhage when he was tiny, and this has slowed him
down a good bin
physically. He is on anti -convulsant .
medication but has had no seizures since he was a month .
old. Jeremy doesn't walk yet, and wears short braes
below. the knee but he can get around on his feet holding
- onto a chair or another person. His speech is slow too,
though he' does have a small vocabulary, and he seems to
be bursting with things to say if only he could get them-
. -but.
Now attending a morning program at' a Crippled
Children's Centre, Jeremy has -become more mobile and
able•to communicate, and the whole world has opened up
for him. He needs a family where he will get lots of love
and encouragement to develop as far as he is able, and
they should be able to accept the uncertainty as to how
far this will be. They should be ,near a Crippled Children's
Centre.
To inquire about adopting. Jeremy, please write to
Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser-
vice, Box Station K, Toronto, Ontario YAP 2112. In
your letter tell something of your present family arid your
way of life.
who has joined the staff of the
Continuation School in the
village, taking the place of Miss
Morleck who resigned.
Miss- Tressa Caskanette of
Whitechurch, who has, been
taking a nursing course, left to
commence work at St. Joseph's
Hospital, London.
JANUARY .1956, „
The formation of a local branch
of the Canadian Cancer Society,
under the sponsorship of the
Wittgham Lions_ • Club,- is now
;p�� an
inatfgural mebtig• w '`field
sometime in February to get the
new organization Under way.
Wingham's open 1± riday night,
held for the First time last week,
met' with mites' reaction from the
merchants of main, street who
say it is too early to tell whether
customersprefer, it to the
previous Saturday night opening.
• Miss Mary Ross, who has been
on the staff of the Bell Telephone
in. Winghatn, :left for Toronto`
where she will attend the Canada
Business College. '
Two -newly-elected trustees,
Kenneth: Zinn and. James Hastie,
took the oath of office when the
inaugural meeting of the Turn-
berry Township. School Area
Board was held at SS No. 11
school.
Mr. and Mrs. J. George
Galbraith, who are moving soon
to their, new home in Wroxeter,
were honored by Gorrie •friends
and neighbors at a social
gathering.
Howick Township is the scene
of great activity this year as
residents prepare to celebrate
-the 100th anniversary of its in -
•corporation. '
Murray Bruce McKague, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKague,l
RR 2, Wingham., wets the first
baby of the new year at the
Wingham General Hospital. He
was born at 1:41, p.m. on January
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JANUARY 1966
A year of progress was in-
dicated for 1965, when it was
learned that building permits
issued in Wingham last year
totalled $1,029,150, of which the
largest portion was for pulzlicanda_
industrial buildings. Only seven
new homes' were built.
A bouncing boy arrived
Januarys 3 at the Wingham
hospital, the first babypf the. new
year: 'Ife:is, the son°roof M4 and
Mrs. James . Thompso of
%Ingham -
Bob Ostrom and Max Pletch
have co'{npleted their course in
forestry and -have accepted
positions with the Department of
Lands. and Forests, Fort Frances
Division. They report for work
soon- at Atikokan. • •
The,Farm Automatic Feed Co.'
of wrrie, welled by George Keil,
has purchased the former Danor
Mfg. Co, building• on the corner of
Victoria acid Mill Streets, in the
Village. The,- Danor company
moved to Brockville "last sum-
mer:
Induction service was held in
Gorrie for Rev: R. M. Sweeney,
who arrived from Quebec to
minister to the congregations of
Gorrie and Wroxeter United
Churches.
Mrs. Margaret Foxton, Lower
Town, picked a fully developed
pansy in her garden last week.
Increase your value to your
employer by enrolling ° in the St.
John Ainbulance First Aid In-
structor Course. This course will
better equip you to communicate
and develop yourleadership
qualities
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