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This changing world
It would seem that there can be no
progress without pain. A few weeks ago, as
we attended a mixed gathering of farm and
townspeople we overheard a conversation
among some of the farmers. They were
talking with considerable concern about the
increasing numbers of their fellows who are
being treated for heart problems, stomach
disorders and high blood pressure.
Now doesn't that sound familiar? Those
ailments have been the price of success
among businessmen in towns and cities for
several decades. The fact that farmers are
beginning to experience these same discom-
forts is, perhaps, proof that farming has
become big business with capital B's.
During a "heated debate on local
problems a couple of months ago we heard
one of the rural residents say, "What you
don't seem to realize is that lots of farmers in
this neighborhood could buy out the average
businessman three times over." How true!
The days of the poor peasant plodding
along behind his horse-drawn plow are long
gone — and we who live close to the land
would do well to waken up to that truth. Our
provincial and federal governments some-
times act as though no changes had taken
p ce in the production of food. We still hear
an read that outworn adjective, the
"family" farm. There is nothing wrong with
the word in itself, but it has become a
politician's way of saying that he will never
defend the concept of the tired old father
passing on his meagre hundred acres to his
penniless, but eager son, who will do his best,
with the help of government, to maintain the
land's fertility until he, too, has been worked
to early senility.
It is no longer the family farm; it is the
family enterprise. Father can sell the place
for a couple of thousand dollars an acre if he
chooses. His present investment in equip-
ment and buildings stands him anywhere up
to a quarter of a million and one year's
operating costs would have bought half the
township in his grandpa's da,- Nor does all
this big spending mean that today's farmer
is rolling in wealth. It simply means that he
has entered the "big leagues" as far as
economics are concerned.
No wonder Farmer Brown has ulcers, a
threat of coronary arrest and doesn't sleep
very well. He has contracted the business-
man's ailments along with the business-
man's worries. Welcome to the club!
All
Back to the castle
Life must have been pretty rugged back
in the days when the well turned -out gentle-
man tivore a tin suit and his lady rode her
palfrey side-saddle. The world was a rough
place. The fellow who wasn't handy with a
sword didn't last long. Not only did he have
to fend off his neighbor who lived in the
castle over on the other side of the hill, but
every time he and his family ventured out
across the drawbridge they had to face
thieves and footpads along the way. The
world was a violent place in those times.
As centuries went by men and women
and their children gradually forged a society
in which personal safety was not a problem.
Their personal body -guards and retainers
were replaced by police forces; the walls
around their castles gave way to green lawns
and the battlements became picture
windows. The world became safe, even for
the _weakest and most defenceless.
Two weeks ago a friend of ours who lives
in ,:Guelph was a little perturbed when he
found that the Italian lady who comes to
their home to help with the cleaning had
failed to arrive by noon. Inquiry, disclosed
that she and her twelve, -year-old daughter
had left their home early in the morning, but
found a little later that they had to. return.
When they unlocked the door a couple of
thugs were robbing the place. The robbers
then proceeded to beat both mother and
daughter so badly they wound up in the
hospital.
Wreckage
Thursday, Sept. 2
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New Books
in the Librury
The Deep by Peter Benchley
A young couple go to Bermuda
on their honeymoon. They dive on
the reefs offshore, log" for the
wreck of a sunken ship but what
they find instead lures them into
a strange and terrifying encoun-
ter with past and present and a
struggle for survival in the deep.
This new adventure story by the
author of 'Jaws' is in the best tra-
dition of fine thrillers.
The Kincalds by Matthew Braun
From the buffalo hunts and
cattle drives of the 1870's to the
oil booms and backroom political
brokerage of the 19W's this is the
story of one family and the
opening of the west. The saga of
Jake Kincaid and his sons cul-
minates in the fight the brothers
wage for the same woman while
they serve opposite sides of the
law.
The Master of Aysgarth by Marg-
aret Mayhew
Alice Chell's father's suicide
was also the signal for her titled
fiance to terminate their engage-
ment. In desperation Alice flees
to Aysgarth, the home of her god-
father, Miles Metcalfe. Deter-
mined to marry money to save
his estate Miles discovers that
Alice is hard to ignore.,
A week later we met the same friend and „, %F 7"
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this time he showed up with a plaster on the �- a"
side of his face, and a left eye so battered it ' ,f,. Murder In Coweta County by
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had come within a hair's distance of "Want to bring hem back later? I'm �n the middle of Edge of Night'!" Margaret
s theetrruue story of a brutal
blindness. Seems he had taken his teen aged murder that took place in
sons to Detroit to watch a ball game. Not Georgia. When John Wallace
being fans of the Detroit team the boys murdered a poor tenant farmer
cheered lustily for the visiting club. A group in front of witnesses he did so
of young fellows seated nearby took� 0 d Fi
with complete contempt for the
exception to the Canadian boys' attitude and law. But he had inadvertently
after the game was over they followed along, News Items
fro,
crossed the county line into Sher -
hurling insults, and finally, in the midst of a with James Oliver Riley, son of iff Potts' territory. Lamar Potts
crowd of thousands, proceeded to work over SEPTEMBER 1929 SEPTEMBER 1941 federal oil controller. At present Mr. and Mrs. John J. Riley of ignored threats and pleas as he
the father. One of the biggest real estate Definite orders were received gas is rationed to dealers, they Brussels. relentlessly pursued the investi-
transactions in Josephine Street at Military Headquarters No. 1, are receiving 75 per cent of their
As far back as ten years ago big adver- The Gorrie Public School re- gation that led to the first time a
business property took place last London, for the mobilization of previous selling.
tisements appeared in some American opened for the fall term with white man was convicted on the
week when J. Hanna disposed of the Wingham 99th Battery. The Four new teachers began the Ronald McKenzie of Ripley and testimony of black witnesses.
papers, offering, for a stiff price, housing P Y
accommodation in a "village" setting. The his store property to A. J. Walker battery will form part of an artil- new school term at the Wingham 'Mrs. R. MacDonald of Wroxeter
at a figure around $12,000. The lery regiment composed of the Public School on, Tuesday morn For Children
residents, so the ads said, could dwell in in charge.
Hanna store is one of the ideal 99th of town, the 63rd of Guelph ing. The new principal replacing pupils Five u ils from Whitechurch Spring Begins In March by Jean
peace. There would be armed guards at all business locations in town, has and the 55th of London. The of- Gordon Kidd is Colin Crozier who Little
entrances. Complete shopping and enter- exceptional window display or R. S. taught last at Parkhill. Miss started Wingham High School
P y firers will be Ma year 1 g Y on Tuesday: Paul Groskorth, Readers of 'Mine for Keeps'
tainment facilities would be provided, so it
possibilities and an abundance of Hetherington, Capt. W. L. Kress, Dorothy Howell of Branchton will Billie Newman, Gordon Mitchell, will find that this is the story of
would be unnecessary to venture out into the space. It is steam -heated and has Capt. Elmer D. Bell, Lieut. J. R. teach Grade 7. The other two are the youngest Copeland, Meg, the
dangerous world beyond the gates. Locked most comfortable livingquarters. M. Spittal, Lieut. James Me- local girls, Miss Norma Coutts Gordon Fisher and Jo Anne Case Y l Pe
P• g• family clown turned rebel. Meg
buses would be available for those rare above. Kague and Lieut. Richard Ap1b- and Miss Vern Walker. more.
occasions when the residents wanted to go erts. Mr. Pepper of Hanover, who not only had to share -a room with
Thomas Fells sold the Burford Murray Johnson .was elected has purchased the residence of her handicapped sister who
farther afield. property in Pleasant Valley to So far only one case of infantile president of the Wingham the late Ellen Brown of Wroxeter, seems to get a lot of the family's
Civilization has come a long way. We Percy Jarvis. paralysis\ has developed here. Hockey Club which is now organ- is making extensive improve- attention but to make matters
have learned how to travel to the moon, but Ontario's 1930 license markers Kincardine district has seven ized for the coming season. Other ments on the house, new veran- worse she was failing in school
when we want to sleep soundly we must get will bear a combination of letters cases polio and schools there officers are W. T. Cruickshank, J. dah and roof and complete in- and probably wouldn't pass.
back behind those casfle walls. Thank God, after the English fashion. They did n¢t open on Tuesday. W. Bushfield and E. Williams. Alf
life hasn't reached those fearsome pro An Border directing that Cana- Lockrid a is coach and manager. terior decorations.
will be white with black lettering g 0-0-0
portions in our smaller towns. Let's make and will bear no more than five dian motorists may purchase Charles Nixon Stainton, Clif- SEPTEMBER 1962
very sure we keep it that way. digits each, including the initial only two grades of gasoline after ford,"announces the engagement The regular meeting of town
letter or letters. October 1 was issued by the of his daughter, Hilda Pearl, to council was held, with regular E T T E R S
Herbert Alfred Fuller, Wingham. business being attended to. In the
The marriage will take place in correspondence, the most in -
September. teresting item to come to light TO THE EDITOR
TODAYS CHILD Two large new airports for this was a letter from the Ontario Mu -
of a princearea became assured over the nicipal Board which authorized
weekend. Some weeks ago ten- the council to sell debentures to RR 5, Wingham.
The people of Holland have experienced
a national shame — a disgrace before the
world. They have discovered something they
can scarcely believe. Prince Bernhardt, the
consort of Queen Juliana, demanded and
received over a million dollars from the
Lockheed Aircraft people as the price of his
recommendation that the Netherlands
government purchase the American made
planes.
The prince has resigned his post as
inspector -general of'the Dutch armed forces
and the people of that nation fear that the
very•continuance of the monarchy may be in
grave danger.
So much for the prince. He has betrayed
a trust so deep that he apparently believed
he could get away with a slippery deal
undetected. But there seems to be little or no
criticism of the American business mon-
archs who co-operated in the bribery. Is it,
then, permissible for big business to pay the
graft, but totally wrong for the prince to ask
and accept it? There is little doubt that the
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ders were called for construction the extent of $45,000.00 for the The Editor,
Lockheed company was in grave financial of a large airdrome at Centralia g
trouble and needed the Dutch order. Events ' BY HELEN ALLEN for the R.C.A.F. Now it is learned erection of a new front off
the Wingham, Ont.
since that time have proven the shaky arena, the debt to rs paid off in no Dear Sir:
that Towland Construction Com- more than 20 years. As the "Dad" of the Junior Citi -
position of Lockheed, as Canada found when pany of London has been Installation of officers of the zens, I would like to express my
she was attempting to buy 18 patrol aircrafts awarded a contract to build a 600- local Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs feelings regarding the co -opera -
from the same firm. Surely, however, the Don is 7, quiet and shy when he first meets people, playful and acre port for the Department of was held with Matt Boyd elected tion between the young and the
honorable course for Lockheed officials affectionate when he feels comfortable with them. Transport at Grand Bend. to lead the Kinsmen and Mrs. old. The Lions Club went out of its
would have been to inform their federal Indian and white to descent. he has black hair, brown eyes and 0-0-0 Alan Williams president of the way to set up the teenagers and
financial dark skin. He is to excellent health and well co-ordinated so will
government of the facts of its Kinettes. Other Kinsmen officers gave them a chance to pard
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problem and refuse to a the bribes. Nor perhaps be a good athlete He is already making a start, being
interested in all kinds of games SEPTEMBER 1952 are Erie Walden, Don Rae, Bill cipate in the Frolics. We can be
was the affair in the Netherlands its only Donald loves school though he has a short attention span. The streets leading up the hill Hotchkiss, Murray Gerrie and rightly proud of the members of
venture into the field of payola. A former When he first came into the care�of the Children's Aid Societv he to the public and high schools Maurice Stainton. Supporting the Lions Club. They not only set
prime minister of Japan is likely to go to jail appeared considerably below normal in ability. He has im- were busy once again on Tuesday Mrs. Williams will be Mrs. Jack up and took down the stand but
for being involved in a similar deal. proved a great deal and starts Grade 2 with a rating in the lower morning as students from town Walker, Mrs. Maurice Stainton, also helped with their advice and
The vast majority of business people are half of the normal range and country headed back to the Mrs. Eric Walden, Mrs. Robert loaned their equipment. Jack
honest — if for no better reason than the fact An appealing, lovable child. 1)onal.d needs a mother and father halls of learning after summer Wenger and Mrs. William Con- Hayes put himself out and pro -
that continued trickery leads to business who will give him much attention and who preferably have had vacation. High School" principal nell. vided the and all that goes
some experience with deprived and/or abused children. There g P P pop
ruin. When it comes to the really big moguls, should be no children in the family close to him in age Stanley Hall reported a total T. S. Beattie, principal of the with it.
honesty doesn't appear to be important. In To inquire ahout adopting Don. please write to Today's Child. enrolment of 343, an increase of Wingham Public School, reports The Lions were not the only
this particular case we cannot but wonder Ministry of Community and social Services. Box 888. Station K. 13 over last year's total regis- an increase in the number of ones. Several people showed that
how much of the billion dollars Canada will Toronto `14P 2H2 In your letter tell something of your present, tration. Three new teachers were pupils on opening day wi, h an they are with our young people by
pay for those 18 Orions goes to rebuild the family' and your Aa%. of life added to the staff, Mrs. M. enrolment of 490, compared with being the target at the dunking
slush funk neededr pay for past and future Chopin of Alliston, Bob Ritter of last year's 473. machine. Especially, the teach -
to ,;> St. Jacobs and Doug Turner of Following a decision by the ers deserve praise. I am sure bet
bribes.
Windsor. Principal T. S. Beattie Kinsmen Club to increase the ter cooperation at school will be
s1 of the public school has 370 stu- organization's donation for reno- the result. Yes, the dunking busi-
" • dents registered, as compared to vation of the Golden Circle School ness was very successful in spite
353 last year. for Retarded Children, Kinsman of the fact that one intended vic-
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was ack Walker announced that the tim chickened out and took his
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An interesting project spent at the home of Mrs. John tender had been let to Murray holidays. Shame on you, J. W.!
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Ernest when she was hostess to a '.MacDougall at 53.800. The con- Personally. I have great ad -
Artist Guenter Heim, well known to all in
Wingham and area, is a man of imagination,
as well as fine talent. He is deeply inte ted
not only in his profession, but ireshis
community as well So he will offer a group
of his drawings for sale at the town hall qind
25 percent of the revenue will be turned over
to the benefit of the local museum, which is
still in the formulative stages.
As the artist pointed out to us, many
local people would like to own an authentic
and original piece of art work, but they are
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numcier�gf ladies of Sacred Heart
tract will call for an additional
miration for those energetic Ks
not in a position to lay out several hundred
paf4sh ;who gathered to honor
room of 16 by 16 feet, an oil heat-
who worked hard and made this
dollars for an expensive work in oils.
grow. Resides that, they are also
Miss Patricia Brophy who has
ing system, wiring and repairs to
event successful. You kids will be
Guenter's thought is that for a reasonable
Peterborough Mary completed a
been organist of Sacred Heart
the existing structure.
the better for it. You have done
sum these would be art lovers can discover
Church for the past three years.
Bruce Irwin, son of Mr. and
something worthwhile and can
the deep and abiding pleasure of hanging
Pat left on Monday to enter St.
Mrs. Charles Irwin, Lower Wing-
look back at a job well done. On
art in their own homes.
Joseph's Hospital. London. as a
ham, has completed his nine
top of it, you have been noticed
good
We should not let a few people
nurse -in -training
months training in the RCMP at
and if there is a job opening, yru
The project is a good one It will
farm on the second concession of
David Cameron, son of Mr and
Rockchffe and has been posted to
will be the first one to be con -
introduce our local people to the world of
Cutcheon, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Norman Cameron of Wing-
Regina. Bruce attended the
sidereel.
"Dad"
visual culture and help to provide the funds
ham, placed second in the junior
Wingham District High School.
I may be the of the JCs
for recognition and preservation of the
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boys' jump at the Canadian
Miss Thelma Bennett of Gorrie
but I'd like you to know that Ian
Adrian Keet.
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Closed Water Skiing Champion
has commenced her duties as
and Sandy Deslauriers are the
town's past in the museum
ships held at the CNE
teacher of the Orangeville High
ones who do the work, lend a
Miss Mary Tofting, daughter of
School
helping hand, give advice, attend
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Tofting of
Nine children began school at
meetings and do a lot of other
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town, has been engaged to teach
Wroxeter when the fall term
things which will help the JCa
Published at Wingham. ontario. by Wenger Bros. Limited
at Omemee. twelve miles north of
opened Miss Buchanan of Owen
grow. Resides that, they are also
s:
Peterborough Mary completed a
Sound is teacher in the junior
part of the Junior Citizens Con-
Rarry Wenger. President Roberto Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer
six weeks' course during the
summer at Toronte
room and Mrs. Walter Woods is
teacher in the senior room.
sultants and attend almost all the
meetings. They are a shining ex-
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
The lawn of the bride's parents
Mr and Mrs R. J MacMurray
ample for most of us
was the scene of a pretty wedding
and son Gordon, having sold their
We should not let a few people
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when Audrey Doreen Me-
farm on the second concession of
do a lot of work. Let's all help. Do
Cutcheon, daughter of Mr. and
Morris, have moved into their
your part to make this a great
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Mrs. Charles McCutcheon, RR 1,
home recently built in the village
community.
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B1uAvdle, was united in marriage
of Bluevale
Adrian Keet.
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