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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-05-05, Page 4The Windham Advance-Times, Wednesday, May 5tli, 1954 EDITORIALS .»4 NO SENSE OF HUMOR Quite a bit has been said lately about Senator Mc­ Carthy and the evils thereof. But what many people seem to forget is the fact that McCarthy couldn’t do a great amount of damage on his own hook. The Wisconsin senator’s chief effectiveness lies in his audience. Apparently a large segment of the American public actually believes him to be a modern St. George, riding forth in shining armor to do battle with the diagon Communism. .Perhaps comparisons are odious. But in England a McCarthy would be laughed out of public life, . In America, many dullards are evidently unable to see the joke.* TO DE= OR NOT TO DE- The powers-that-be should.get organized on this busi­ ness of de-centralizing industries. Either that or forget about it. , « « • < tOn one side there’s the school oi thought which be­ lieves that industry should be de-centralized in case of atomic attack, and for other more peaceful reasons. . On the other hand industrial commissions from the big cities are running- rampant through the land, collaring all the new and footloose industries, and packing them into the Already bulging cities. You can’t have it both ways. If de-centralization is such a good idea, why not try to arrange some?* * * WISE DECISION With one man being- placed in full charge of Wing­ ham’s 75th Anniversary Celebration, it looks as if the thing is already halfway to success. The Businessmen are to be congratulated on their decision to make the ovei-all pio- gram a one-man affair, and on their choice of Johnny Brent as the man for the job. According to our information a full and varied pro­ gram is being’planned which should have appeal for^eveiv one.All that now remains is for the people of vv ingham to get into the spirit of the thing-, and the town s 75th Anni­ versary should be a howling success.* * * - WHAT DELIVERY? One of our contemporaries suggests that the Post Office is guilty of misrepresentation and false advertising when it announces a revised rate of 4c per ounce for local delivery”. In Wingham and in the majority of rural areas in Canada, there is no local delivery. City people enjoy the privilege of having their mail delivered to the door; people in Wingham and most of the other towns across Canada have to call and pick it up. Yet people in towns have to pay as much for local delivery, so called, as do the city people. We wouldn’t trade places for the convenience of hav­ ing a mailman deliver our mail to the door. But compared with the service given in the city, a four-cent fee for hav­ ing a letter carried from the wicket to the box seems pretty steep to us.** 0-0-0 < IL........... SIXTY YEARS AGO Quite a number of townspeople at­ tended a barn raising at M. Walker’s 12th concession of East Wawanosh, on Friday. The licensed commissioners for this Riding have refused to grant a license to the Park House, and Wingham will have only five hotels this year. The Baptist church Is undergoing some repairs. On Thursday morning about two o’clock, fire broke put in Mr. Rich­ ard Green’s residence, on the east side of the town. The firemen were soon on the scene and extinguished the fire before it reached the main building. ♦ ♦ • FORTY YEARS AGO A new ambulance, secured by the Hospital Board, in Toronto, was re­ ceived here last Friday. The vehicle has rubber tires and is very neatly up­ holstered inside to assure every com­ fort in the transferring of the pat­ ients to the hospital. This is some­ thing which has been needed for some time and which will be appreciated by the hospital staff and those using it. The ambulance is stored at Mr. J. A. Currie’s livery stable. Mr. Gordon Shiells, of the Western University, London, is visiting friends in and around Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Bryce, of Turn­ berry, are visiting in London and Komoka. Mrs. Bryce has not been en­ joying good health for some time. The Corporation of the Town of Wingham has sold the Electric Light Improvement debentures to the extent of $2720 to Mr. J. Walton McKibbon, of town at a price of 100.12 on'the dollar. There were ten tenders for the debentures, Mr. the highest. This cellent sale. a son of Mt*. Wni. King, both of the second concession ot Culross, Mr. W. M. GIbspn, Miss McKee and Miss Hornfelt, three of the staff of Wingham High School, are leaving at the end of the present term, the for­ mer going to British Columbia, and the latter two, to Kitchener, The Board has engaged the following to take their places. Mr. C.'C. Sparling, Miss Jean Geddes and Miss C. S. Per­ rott. Mr. Moorehouse Morgan, of Ripley, a graduate of the University of Wesr tern Ontario, a former student at Wingham High School, and at-prenent carrying on his work at McGill Uni­ versity, Montreal, has been awarded a fellowship of $1200 in honor Chem­ istry research work by the National research council at Ottawa. This is the third successive year that Mr. Morgan has won the award in Chem­ istry. He expects to continue his stud­ ies at McGill. He is a son of Mrs. Morgan and the late Levi Morgan. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Brown, of Tor­ onto, spent the week-end at Mr. F. Preston’s. Mr. Neil McLean spent a few days last week in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lloyd returned on Saturday after spending the winter in British Guiana, and other points to the south. Mr, and Mrs, Alex E. Purdon, of Whitechurch, Ontario, announce the engagement of their daughter, Luch- retia Isabel, to Mr. George Tiffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tiffin, Langside, the marriage place in May. fey Petrolia where she will carry on the Mission work for the summer. The final competition of the Huron Deanery A.Y.P.A. {Dramatic Festival was held In the Memorial Hall, Blyth, on Monday night. St. Paul’s, Wing­ ham, were the winners of the Deanery cup, the play being directed by Rev. E. O. Gallagher and the cast was Miss Lillian Fuller, and Messrs, J. Ellacott, R. Baird, and B, Mitchell, • ♦ • nmSBN YEARS AGO McKibbon’s being is considered an ex- ♦» * TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO After conducting a very successfulu business in Wingham for the past four years, Mr. J. H. Stephenson has dis­ posed of his store fixtures and good will of the business to Mr. Geo. Wil­ liams, of Toronto, a man of long ex­ perience in the Jewelery trade, also an expert repair man who comes well recommended by some of the best stores in the city of Toronto. Edwin King, second year student at the O.A.C. was successful in winning the class 24 gold medal' for general proficiency in Animal Husbandry dur­ ing the first two years of Associate course. Frank King, first year student at the O.A.C., was also successful in win­ ning a scholarship for proficiency in a group of subjects. Edwin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. King and Frank, You’ve Edward Joseph to take a veryWhat might have proved serious accident occurred on Highway No. 4, north of Clinton, on Saturday night, when three cars were in a mix- up. Mrs. J. W. McKibbon, accompan­ ied by her daughter, Mary Elizabeth, and Miss N. Dinsley, was proceeding toward Wingham when a car going south apparently cut out from behind a car parked on the highway and crashed into Mrs. McKibbon’s car. Mrs. McKibbon and Mary Elizabeth were not injured though shaken up. Miss Dinsley suffered broken bones in her wrist. The fender of the car was badly crumpled and the glass in the car doors and windshield were broken. Captain W. J. Adams, chairman of the High School Board, attended the annual convention of Associated High School Boards of Ontario at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, last week. Mrs. Adams accompanied him. A miscellaneous, shower was held at the home of Miss Lillian Howard on Wednesday evening last, in honor of Mrs. Des Vance (nee Alicia Wilson), when about twenty of her friends gathered and presented her with var­ ious gifts. Later in the evening lunch was served by the hostess. Miss Lorraine-Carter, who has been attending Toronto Bible College, left Montreal, April 27th( 1954 Editor, Advance-Times, Wingham, Ontario. Dear Sir: My cousin sends me the Wingham paper and we certainly look forward to receiving it each week, It brings the home town a little closer. We would like to get back home for the 75th anniversary, When is it to be celebrated? You know, with being in the army you don’t always get your leave when you want it and if we knew for sure when the celebration was, perhaps the leave could be ap­ plied for then. Personally I do not like Montreal. I suppose it wouldn’t be too bad if one could speak French and understand it. Best of luck to you and your paper. Sincerely yours, Mrs. L. E. Buckman 2891 Haig Ave., Montreal, P. Q. Editor’s Note: For Mrs. Buckman's information, the 75th anniversary celebrations will be held on July 31st., August 1st. and 2nd. We hope she will be able to attend. Wingham, April 29th, 1954 Editor, Advance-Times, Wingham, Ontario. Dear Sir: I would like to congratulate you on your editorial published last week under the heading “Give the Ladies A Chance”. It seems to me that this is a matter which might very well be taken up by the women of the world1. 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