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' This is a highspeed novel of brought to many people a disturbing sense of adult through those years was In the least criminal Pmt and unease, a feeling that the message of that doubt about the consequences of defeat. ac°om solemn day has become distorted with the They weren't dreamers. They were realists a; ironic [ate, gripping from tL'at > page to last. You are unlikely to passage of time. who knew without any doubt that failure to 3. i ;� read another book that presents That vague disquiet was brought to focus win the conflict meant enslavement. t •.b, qtr; t the authentic professionalism ot by a CBC newscaster on the evening of o In the second war parAlcularly, the the thief with more extra ordinary November 11: The man, obviously too young evidence was clear. Germany had conquer detail, or that more mem oraWy to have any personal recollections of war, ed a major part of Europe. A few nations haddepicts the madness and greed spoke of the heroic sacrifice of those who purchased a pretense at self-government by t _ 't . M."'! that underlie much of the rest of fought in "often futile battles". Translated In agreeing to do Hitler's bidding. In those s society. Reading it is an initiation the minds of a new generation, such a countries which resisted — Holland, Poland, r and pulse raising experience. remark probably suggests that those who Norway, Yugoslavia — the dissenters were bore arms were idealists who gave thoir shot, tortured or hauled away to slave labor - tf "Long atter midnight" by R. lives in a cause which had no purpose. in Germany or to the unspeakable hell of the � '��� _ -- �` :�.•,%' Bradbury. concentration camps. In twenty-two stones of amaz-. Granted, wars, in themselves, are futile. The men and women of the West fought ing range and variety his first ;; collection in seven They never, never achieve any useful and died to keep the invader away from their ,;�Yr r Y — and so it is quite truthful to speak author once again works his purpose q Pe mothers, sisters and children. They fought special magic, sounding out life's of the futility of war itself. But let us all be savagely to protect all that was decent in mysteries in the past, the present very clear about those who have to do the their own lives and for the very survival of % . `ai i _O t. and future. fighting. their families. They fought as fiercely as There was nothing futile about the today's young men would do if the same need purpose of the young Canadians,in the last arose — and may God forbid! w More than JY ap olo needed Much has been made of Prime Minister No apology p gy was due to Japan, but Trudeau's recent remarks in Japan, when he something far more meaningful than mere LETTERS TO Ta EDITOR was accused of apologizing to the Japanese apology was and still is due to the people who people for the removal of their countrymen were torn away from their homes and from our Pacific coast during World War 11. livelihoods on the coast. Their fishing boats Church for nearly five years, will Thousands of Japanese, many of them and other businesses were snatched from Friends and neighbors of Mr. fishermen, were forcibly removed to inland them with little or no recompense, and after Advance -Times, mendations. In conversation with locations after their homeland entered the the war, when time had proven that scarcely ' war. There was a fear that they might find, any of these transplanted Japanese had Baptist Churches in December. ways to collaborate with a very dangerous either the opportunity or the intention of to show their respect prior to enemy on a coastline which offered hundreds betraying their adopted homeland, little or Dear Sir; ° plan, but the problem is, Howick of well -hidden invasion sites. nothing was done to repay their losses. organization and her supporting Those who resent Mr. Trudeau's apology It is perhaps too late now to make At the United Church Sunday for the actions of the Canadian government amends. Most of the older generation of k` at that time rightly maintain that our Japanese immigrants are dead, or at best dents may not be aware of. t6nes•). • authorities did the only sensible thing under too old to return to their former homes and Ballagh and Mrs. Arnold Jeffray. the circumstances. A few of the critics have livelihoods. But the cold way in which an initialed leather writing case. also pointed to the fact that Canada's action Canadian authorities ignored an action of train. The afternoon train from was decent and humane compared to what such total injustice is a blot on our national ship general meeting to discuss pose of our Secondary Plan: "is the Japanese government did to its Canadian honor which many families will recall for, held in Fordwich with Robert prisoners of war — and that, too, is correct. generations to come. Sunday School. Hibberd being installed as Dist - given the opportunity to discuss debate . . . begin a process of ham at 9:41 instead of 9:26. None of the county highways in rict Master. Other officers in - k Gold for the Gods Carrick are on the program for' clude George Dane Jr., Norman payers made what I felt was a ship,. (and) A process above all Lodges competed this year for snow plowing for the coming win- Harding, Milton Leonard, Justin significant input; requesting which enables the community to In Toronto at the weekend we took time the next day. An even worse crime was their Will and Gordon Underwood. to visit the Royal Ontario Museum where a total lack of appreciation of the beauty of the road, the Formosa to Belmore priceless treasure from South America was golden vessels in their hands. These works of best degree team in the district. on display. The exhibit, titled "Go!d for the art were crushed and rpelted down into plain boundaries. All of this was duti- destiny.The Gods” came from the Museo Ciro del Peru, a gold bars for shipment to Spain. NOVEMBER 1962 state-owned museum which contains a We would know nothing of the magni- on local enterprise this winter to P former private collection of Inca and ficense of those early civilizations except for the Wingham Lodge. pre Inca gold, copper, textile and feathered the fact that a few tombs and secret store - The changes, he said, would be taxes and just accept what i;< objects. houses escaped the eyes of the searching gathered at Listowel last Wed - Several hundred magnificent pieces make Spaniards. Sky Harbor Flying Training up the exhibit, ranging from a pair of golden The whole exhibit tells the story of intimated his retirement after a ceremonial gloves which would reach to the "civilization's" destructive encroachment been adopted. II felt you should be made aware. wearer's elbow, right down to necklaces, -on the cultures of those who happened to be the Listowel squad 10-7 and win children's shoes and even ear -cleaners, all bent on something more significant than the who are now being trained over a carefully crafted from or decorated with accurpuiation of wealth. To the Inca, gold did contestants for the Reeveship precious metals. not mean economic enrichment. It was son, the Huron County Planning Wroxeter, Ontario. and ex -councillor P. W. Scott simply an easily -workable metal which lent Terence. The victory clinched the The contents of the Museo Oro in Lima itself to the skills of their hands. In fact that pansion plan is completed. represent only a tiny fraction of the wealth Inca king told the conqueror he could not = ring, which lay within the Pacific coast countries understand why they were interested in gold of the southern continent when the Spanish when, in their own land, they had such Announcement was made from conquerors arrived at the capital of treasures as the colored glass beads he had trict, R. J. Scott of Belgrave shot Cajamarca in November, 1532, under the been shown by the Spaniards. TO command of Francisco Pizarro. The small It all' leads to some thoughts about our a bear, the hide of which he in- 'tends having made into a rug for band of Europeans confronted an assem- - own civilization — the advanced and blage of 25,000 elite members of the Inca aggressive culture we represent. It certainly nation and abused them, taking away their points to our unbelievable ignorance about in shape for renting, king, Atahual„pa, in chains and massacring all the glories of the past about which we .� the rest. know so little. The Spanish domination of the 1963. The cost is expected to be in The Spaniards' lust for gold knew no Americas, all carried out in the name of Canadian force to strengthen the bounds. Paid as ransom for the freedom of progress and Christianity, has left a heritage stenography at the Wingham the Inca was a vast golden treasure which of poverty and suffering scarcely equalled they accepted and then murdered the king any place on this planet. Thependulum swin s back g Education Minister Thomas Wells has made several recent announcements which leave the public in no doubt that his ministry is well aware of the outcry^ for more practical and disciplined forms of education. It has become politically desirable to let the voting public know that something is going to be done to rectify an alarming lack of sound training in the use of language and mathematics. A return to what is now commonly termed "the basics” is welcome news. Only a week ago a young college student, returning to his former secondary school to deliver the valedictory address, blasted the ~ system and its authorities for permitting him to reach his present grade lacking so completely in knowledge of English. It is the same message which has been coming from universities and employers for a long time. There is a danger in the switch -back, however, the same danger which created the original problem. Here in Ontario we seem incapable of moderation. A few years ago the whole effort was to give the student freedom of thought and expression — so much freedom that we failed to provide him with adequate working tools. Now it is highly possible that we will go "whole hog" for the basics and forget the need to develop individual talent and creativeness. Hopefully, this time the educators, at least those who have the power of decision,. will look back over their collective shoulders and carefully observe the high marks of that swinging pendulum — In both directions. Our children deserve something better than to become the victims of extremists on either side. When we make serious mistakes in education there is no way they can be corrected. Those who have suffered are discovered too late. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham. Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger. Secretary- Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. ubscription t10.00,per year. Six months =,5.25 1 o United States 820.00 Second Class Mail Registration No. 0921 Return postage guaranteed i "Illiteraq among students? What channel was it on? "How it was" by Mary • Welsh Hemingway. The vibrant spirited woman, who was married to Ernest Hemingway for fifteen years, now gives us the whole story of her life, and of their life, in a book whose concreteness and im. midiacy makes us know — make us understand — how it was. She gives us the person she was: her Huck Finn childhood, her brief marriage to an Australian news- paperman, .her first glimpse of Hemingway, their first fight, their marriage in Cuba ... In this book two ordinary people come alive: Mary Hemingway looking back realistically, wryly, never self-importantly — and Ernest Hemingway, seen with love and with candor, by the splendid wo- man and reporter who added her own good life to his. LETTERS TO Ta EDITOR News Items from Old Files NOVEMBER 1929 Church for nearly five years, will meeting to organize a Women's November 10,1976. `, chief, knew nothing of our recom- Friends and neighbors of Mr. take over the pastorate of the Missionary Society to take the Advance -Times, mendations. In conversation with and Mrs. Alex McGregor Burgessville and East Oxford place of the Home Helpers Wingham, Ontario. Mr. Davidson, he indicated that it gathered at their home in Culross Baptist Churches in December. organization. Mrs. Alvin Mundell may be possible to adjust the to show their respect prior to He resigned his pastorate here is the president of the new Dear Sir; ° plan, but the problem is, Howick their departure to their new home less than two months ago. organization and her supporting . I am writing to point out facts Township Council passed it June in Wingham. At the United Church Sunday officers are Mrs. Elmer Jeffray, which Howick Township resi- l5th, (not only once, but three A change in CNR timetables School, the officers and teachers Mrs. Robert Inglis, Mrs. Harvey dents may not be aware of. t6nes•). • went into effect on Sunday presented Sgt. Fred Howson with Ballagh and Mrs. Arnold Jeffray. As you know, a year has passed Let me quote from the Plan it- morning which affects our local an initialed leather writing case. The annual meeting of the Ho - since we had our .Howick Town- sctif which states the main pur- train. The afternoon train from Fred, prior to enlistment, had wick Loyal Orange Lodge was ship general meeting to discuss pose of our Secondary Plan: "is Toronto now !eaves at 4:40, in- been assistant secretary of the held in Fordwich with Robert our "Township Plan". Being to create a forum for community stead of 5:02 and arrives in Wing- Sunday School. Hibberd being installed as Dist - given the opportunity to discuss debate . . . begin a process of ham at 9:41 instead of 9:26. None of the county highways in rict Master. Other officers in - the recommended plan, we as tax local planning in Howick Town- Belgrave and Wingham Orange Carrick are on the program for' clude George Dane Jr., Norman payers made what I felt was a ship,. (and) A process above all Lodges competed this year for snow plowing for the coming win- Harding, Milton Leonard, Justin significant input; requesting which enables the community to the trophy donated by A. G. ter. The Teeswater to Mildmay Will and Gordon Underwood. changes in wording, the inclusion make a significant and continu- Smith, Past County Master, for road, the Formosa to Belmore 0-0-0 of ideas and changes in mapping ing input in the shaping of their best degree team in the district. road and the 10th concession road boundaries. All of this was duti- destiny.The county executive were to Neustadt will have to depend NOVEMBER 1962 full copied down b Mr. Hill, of Y P Y Sounds good on paper, but in. judges and awarded the trophy to on local enterprise this winter to P A crowd of over 1,000 People, the Planning Dept. in Goderich. reality I guess we are only to pay the Wingham Lodge. have these highways open for many of them from Wingham, The changes, he said, would be taxes and just accept what i;< In East Wawanosh, an election motor traffic. gathered at Listowel last Wed - considered and we would receive handed down from Governments, is looming as Reeve Stalker has Sky Harbor Flying Training nesday to see the Wingham Dist- a letter indicating that they had It is both a sham and a shame and intimated his retirement after a School is to be doubled in size. In- rice High School Mustangs defeat been adopted. II felt you should be made aware. two-year term. Councillors stead of the 90 flying students the Listowel squad 10-7 and win No letter has been received. Sincerely. Thompson and Kerr are likely who are now being trained over a the first championship of the Mr. Hill has left and Gary David Michael Fenton, contestants for the Reeveship course of seven weeks, there are newly -formed Huron -Perth Con - son, the Huron County Planning Wroxeter, Ontario. and ex -councillor P. W. Scott to be 180 students when the ex- Terence. The victory clinched the might also throw his hat into the pansion plan is completed. Mustangs' sixth championship in BY HELEN ALLEN = ring, While hunting with a group of as many years. Robert Galbraith has pur- friends in the Peterborough dis- Announcement was made from chased the property from Mrs. trict, R. J. Scott of Belgrave shot Divisional Headquarters of the TO Ays DCHILD M. Bell on Minnie Street and has had the house remodelled and put a bear, the hide of which he in- 'tends having made into a rug for Salvation Army, Hamilton, that It to is proposed erect a new citadel in shape for renting, his living -room floor. and quarters in Wingham early in .� Miss Alba Carter of East Wa- Safe arrival in Hong Kong of a 1963. The cost is expected to be in x wanosh has entered a course in Canadian force to strengthen the the neighborhood of E40,000. The stenography at the Wingham garrison of that naval base was new building will be erected on Business College. announced by, Prime Minister the site of the present citadel on A total of 386 applications have MacKenzie King. Edward Street. • been received by the Huron 0-0-0 D. G. Grieve, assistant agri- r County Pension Board for pen- \OVEMBER 1952 cultural representative for Huron f sions under the Pension Act. Most Barbara Gaunt, a student at County, will leave at the end of of these will probably require to Western University and a former November to take a post at the remain in the Home and the pen student at the Wingham District Ontario Agricultural College. Mr. cion presumably will be payable High School, was valedictorian at Grieve has been assistant in the to the county for the care of these Assuming that the annual commencement exer county since 1959. persons. 300 will vises. Proficiency awards were Roy Dawson has purchased be the average number receiving presented to Sally Slosser, Sheila Rutherford Reavie's farm near the pension, the total amount of Porter. John Duffy, Douglas Whitechurch and he and Mrs. ppeensions would be $72,000, of I,Cach, Joan Thomas, Janice 'McKee. Dawson and family moved there hich the county's share would Helen Machan. Isobel this weekend be 20 per cent. Dennis, Mildred Cook, Barbara The annual meeting of the Mark Cassels last week dis Gaunt. Louise Bowman, JohnCountry Curlers' Club wash eld in posed of his grocery business in Lucknow to Elmer Johnston. G M. Chambers Blyth has Hanna and Eleanor Wightman. The dedication service for the Belgrave. Ronald Coultes was elected president: vice-president of new, chapel at the Wingham is Wesley Paulin and secretary - 410 just completed packing and Cemetery has been set for Sun- treasurer is Gordon Mundell. shipping 1000 barrels of apples to day. - Mr. and Mrs. Roy Major and ' Saskatchewan. Local officers of Maitland family have moved to Frank ` 0-0-0 ~ NOVEMBER 1941 Lodge 119, IOOF. were installed Frank Pres- Thompsc,n's farm in Kinloss. . Y Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen has for the coming term. ton took the chair as Noble Grand A number of girlfriends of Miss Lorna Bolt held W srl!r accepted the leadership the a miscellaneous of for the 1952-53 term, replacing shower at Patricia Heywood's to Jim is an epger enthusiastic boy as you can tell from his Conservative party in the House Elmer Walker who retires to the honor Miss Bolt before her expression. English in descent. he will soon he to lie is of Commons. .Junior Past Grand's pedestal. mar r.ag healthy and handsome with sandy blonde hair• brown eyes Miss Alberta MacLean, Reg. Among the other officers in - Mr. anIrs. Ted Collyer were and freckles N • left for Montreal where she stalled were Roy Trigger, Roy installed Worthy Patron and Jim is in grade four Ile has average ability but is not doing has accepted a position on the Bennett, E S. Lewis, Roy Worthy Patron of the Huron as well as he might He knows he could and should work staff of the Royal Victoria Hospi- Manuel. Willis Hall and Roy Chapter 89, Order of the Eastern harder and he probably would if he had a mother and father to be interested in him and encourage his efforts. c tal Mundy. Star. Other officers include Mrs. Jim full of energy and says he would like 1He on a A plane from Camp Borden Quite a number of residents in Ronald Forster, George Guest, o farm, or at least somewhere with lots of space He tikes a landed in a field on Fleming g the Wingham and Whitechurch g Mrs. Farish Moffat, Mrs. Gwen animals and enjoys fixing things, such as his bike He is keen Blacks farm on the Bluevale districts are having trouble with Adams and Mrs. Alex Robertson. on archery and swimming He'd rather play a game than Road near town on Sunday after- low or no water in their wells Work is well under way on the watch it .Just now he's involved in soccer and hockev noon. The pilot, an Australian, during the past few weeks. new front for the Wingham Jim very much wants to be adopted and he part of a family was on a trip from Camp Borden Mayor Gurney has announced Ares$. Cement block walls are tie needs a mother and father who will understand he will to Stratford and got off the that due to pressure of business filling out thle corner of Diagonal have many uncertainties on moving into their home and who course. With fuel running low and he will not seek a fourth term as Road and Victoria Street. A can be patient, warm and consistent. Active involved parents darkness approaching, he de- mayor of Wingham. His an- modern lobby, dressing rooms will find him a rewarding son To inquire about adopting .J m, please.write to Today's cided to land and after circling- nouncement terminates a long and hall will be included. Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, the town a couple of times came period of service to the town of Some five acres of land below Station K, Toronto M4P 2112 In your letter tell something of down. He made a perfect landing g Wingham, which includes three g the mill dam at Bluevale are your present family and your way of life, and did no damage to the plane. years as a councillor being developed by residents for For general adoption information, contact your local Rev. E. M. Loney, who has The ladies of the Belmore use as a park, swimming area Children's Aid Society. I-, been pastor of Wingham Baptist Presbyterian Church held a and skating rink,