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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-04-06, Page 2fhffe Two The Wlngluun Advance-Times, Wednesday, April, 6th, 1*55 MKMMkMlasarsr EDITORIALS Members of the town council and the public school board will be faced with a difficult decision when it comes to deciding what to do about the crowded conditions in Wingham’s public school. ^From the look of things it appears that those people entrusted with the spending- of the taxpayers’ money should be equipped with crystal balls. According- to a survey recently conducted by the school board, enrolment at the public school will increase for a period of five years until a high of 500 pupils is reach­ ed in 1959. What will happen after this cannot, of course, be determined because the children who will be entering the school after that period have not yet been born. On the basis of available information, however, the school will need. 15 classrooms at that time, compared with the present twelve. And the question is: Should more classrooms be built on the present school, or should the town try to obtain use of the old high school building in the hope that the present bumper crop of children will taper off in the foreseeable future? There are many pros and cons. Advocates of new classrooms point out that even if the town obtained use of the old high school for seven years, it may even then find itself forced to build after the expensive years at the high school. They point out that additional accommoda­ tion isn’t required’for two years, during which time the high school building must be kept in some sort of repair, although not being used. They say that with additional caretaking costs, additional maintenance, additional super­ visory costs, it will be cheaper to build new classrooms within the next couple of years. Others think that with debentures tor the new high school, the new hospital wing, and the possibilities that a new sewage disposal plant may be needed in the near future, it would be ‘wiser to try to gut along with avail­ able accommodation at the high school, rather than rush ing into new financial outlays. Both sides of the question merit a good deal of consideration. To complicate matters still further, those who advocate a “wait and see” policy are faced with the fact that it takes approximately .two years to build a new addition, when all the preliminary work which must go into it is taken into consideration. Two years from now an extra classroom will be definitely needed. In view of all these factors one can understand the concern of the public school board, and the fact the board would like the help and guidance of the town council in making a decision which may involve the spending of many thousand dollars of the taxpayers’ money. As far as we can see the scales tip pretty evenly for both sides of the question. If the school board and the council were to toss a coin to settle the matter, they’d probably have as good a chance of coming to the right conclusion as if they spent the next six months discussing it. No one has yet devised a method of telling how many children will be bom in the next five years, and we doubt if anyone ever will. To our way of thinking, however, there is one facto'- which so far has been overlooked. And it’s an idea which we think deserves some consideration. < Reminiscing s SIXTY YEARS AGO jMr. John Sullivan who has been engaged as a salesman with Mr, T. A. Mills for some time, left on Monday for Chesley with Mrs. Sullivan. He expects to open out in the mercantile line in a growing town in Muskoka before long. A meeting of the ratepayers was held in the council chamber on Mon­ day last, to consider the advisibility of establishing a flax mill in Wing­ ham. A proposition was submitted by Mr. Fred J. Weir; of St. Marys, to the effect that he would establish a mill in. Wingham if $6,000 stock was sub­ scribed and paid up, and he would put in $500 himself. Speeches were made by Messrs. Geo. McKenzie, W. Clegg, Dr. Macdonald, R. Mclndoo, J. J. Denman, John Neelands, A. H. Mus­ grove, S. Gracey and D. M. Gordon, all favoring some action in the matter. After considerable discussion a mot­ ion was carried appointing the mayor and Messrs. D, M. Gordon and J. J. Denman a committee to visit several flax mills and cost of plant, meeting. Mr. Walter chopping mill in Lower Wingham. Mr. S. D, Wellwood, who has re­ sided just outside of the town in East Wawanosh, for some years, having disposed of his farm and farm stock, removed this week to Pine River, Bruce County, where he will engage in the mercantile business. o-o-o FORTY YEARS AGO get particulars as' to etc., and report to a Green is starting a Mr. George McClenaghan, who pass­ ed away in Wingham on Sunday last after a short illness was one of the few remaining pioneers of the White­ church district. Deceased was born in County Down, Ireland ^in 1831, and came to Canada in 1849. He lived for some years near Quebec and in New York State and came up to this sec­ tion in 1861, purchasing a farm on the first concession of Kinloss, just east of Whitechurch. In 1865 he married Miss Susannah Mitchell, of Stanley, who predeceased him some years ago. Last Thursday saw a large number of farmers in .town delivering hogs. The price ranged from §8.30 to $9.40 per cwt. Farmers from a long dis­ tance from town are now delivering their hogs in Wingham. Private W. Houghton of the 33rd. Battalion, in training in London, died on Saturday morning of cerebro-spinal meningitis. The deceased was aged 19 years and had lived for the past eight years with ' Mr. Samuel Woods in Turnberry and was. highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. A mili­ tary funeral was held on Monday afternoon and the remains were in­ terred in Woodland Cemetery, in Lon­ don. The directors of the West Welling­ ton Agricultural Society have unan­ imously decided, owing to the war, to hold no exhibition at Harriston this year. Exhibitors from whom member­ ship fees were retained last year and those who have paid this year will be entered as bonafide members for 1916, 0-0-0 the people of Wingham enough faith in their to build a new addition to the public school? now there is a shortage of accommodation at school. The kindergarten classes are at pre­ sent being held in the basement of the Masonic Hall. Every indication is that during the next five years this shortage of accommodation will become more acute. If Wingham continues to grow, which we all hope it will, or even if it continues with its present population, what reason is there to expect a "tapering off” of the number of children attending school? Surely the hand­ writing is already on the wall for anyone who cares to read it. The population and the economy of Canada is expand­ ing, and it isn’t too unreasonable to expect that the popu­ lation and economy of Wingham will expand -with it. The fact that three years ago a new wing was added to the public school which has already been outgrown, is an in­ dication that Wingham is expanding. It could, and pro­ bably will expand* even, more. New industry may be "pie in the sky” to many, but if and when a new industry comes to- Wingham, even the. three or four classrooms now- being contemplated may prove to be insufficient. Have own town Right the public TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Jack Walker, mail carrier on route 4, was stranded in Wingham on Sat­ urday when his horse decided to cover the route himself, but the blanket slipped a little and dragged on the ground so he decided to make a non­ stop flight. After covering many miles he was caught near Belmore. Mr. Ed. Gaunt of near Whitechurch, fell off a load of wood last Friday, breaking several ribs. He is being at­ tended to in Wingham General Hos­ pital. ji With the heavy snow fall of '’last week and the constant motor traffic on the roads, they are now in the worfet condition spring, in some impassable. Wild geese in been sighted on past few days. Whether or not they can scent the approach of warm or cold weather we are not sure, but when they are seen going in a north­ erly direction, it has always been the custom to look for warmer days. 0-0-0 they have been this places being almost large numbers have the move during the Perhaps we’re prejudiced. Perhaps we overrate Wingham’s potentials. But it seems to us far better td: err on the side of optimism than to be caught with too little* too late. Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mail post Office Dept. Subscription Rate —• One Year $3,00, Six Months $1.50 In advance IX B. A* $4J» per year Foreign Rale $4.00 per year Advertising Rates' oh application Box 473—-Letters to the Editor Cincinnati, Ohio; March 30th, 1955 The Editor, The Wingham Advance-Times, Wingham, Ontario, Canada. Dear Sir; A few days ago, the writer received a copy of the 75th Anniversary qjji- tion of your paper, from a newly- made friend (thru the medium of said paper), namely Miss Mary Duff, of Bluevale, My sister, who resided in the area for some years, had left Huron County shortly before the great anniversary celebration, and so I didn’t get a copy of the special edition at the time of issue. The 75th anniversary edition is a wonderfully fine job all through. Much credit is due you and your or­ ganization. No small town special edition of its local paper, which’has By Bob Carbert Maple Syrup Making The fine weather of the past week or so, not only brought first symptons of spring fever, but it also brought out the skipping ropes, bicycles and spring flowers. In the bushes, farmers who have the time, are busy gather­ ing and boiling down the maple sap into maple syrup. This is a seasonal job that is not quite as general as it used to be, due to a lack of farm help but still it is one that is greatly enjoyed by those- who sit in on the fun. Still there is plenty of hard work involved. There is wood to gather, sap pails to bang on the spiles, and holes to bore in every tree. Sap has to be gathered every day, sometimes twice a day, when.the weather is ideal, and by the time you have carried several hundred gallons of sap in pails you begin to wonder if your shirt and coat sleeves will ever again cover your wrists. Usually syrup making is a wet, muddy job, 'with melting snow, muddy roadways through the bush, and slip­ pery spots that threaten to sit you down in the slush. Around the camp, there is the steady job of preparing wood, checking, the sap, building the fire, and straining the sap. It sounds like l?ard work, and it is, but still it is interesting and something that all young people should do at least once in their lives. I have many fond memories of the^ sugar bush when I was a boy, the lunches we prepared and ate in the bush when the Sap was running fast and you had to boil 24 hours a day to keep ahead, the makeshift quarters in the bush where we took shelter from the rain while we tended the fire, the chirping of the birds and the croaking of thq frogs. There were wet feet* wet clothing and wet mitts. The dog always had dirty feet, and was a social outcast around the house. I recall.the finishing off of each boiling of syrup in the large flat pans, strain­ ing it through a heavy woollen cloth to take out any impurities, and how we cared for that can of syrup, to pre­ vent it spilling while it was hauled to the house on either the sleigh or the wagon. Syrup in those days, and also in more recent years was a com­ modity that sold under the law of supply and demand. I remember sell­ ing syrup at $9.00 a gallon, and not being able to supply the trade and begging people to buy it next year at a dollar and a half. During the de­ pression there was more maple syrup used on the porridge than brown sugar and many farm wives had plenty of recipes that made use of this homemade sweetener. Pancakes, grid­ dle cakes, tea biscuits and even pour­ ed over pie, maple syrup made an ap­ pearance on farm tables practically every day, in those lean years. Those were the days when farmers were forced to be independent for they FIFTEEN YEARS AGO March did not go out like a lion as predicted, but the month was the boldest March that the records con­ tain. The snowfall was also very heavy even for mid-winter months. Those who hope for fine weather can take comfort from the fact that a butter­ fly was caught near the corner of Patrick and John Street on Friday afternoon. Merrill Cantelon captured it and brought It to our office. The marriage took place on Thurs­ day morning, March 28th, at the Catholic Church, Brussels, of Lois, only daughter'of Mr. and Mrs, George Johnston and Clarence Eorho, of Brussels, formerly of The Advance- Times staff, Wingham. Rev. Father Paquette officiated. Mr. L. Elston Cardiff, National Con­ servative candidate for Huron North, was elected over Mr. R. J, Deachman, the Liberal standard-bearer and mem- . her for the past five years, by a ma­ jority of 40. Xn the civilian vote Mr. Cardiff had a majority of 29 and this was increased by 11 when the soldier vote was recorded Tuesday morning. come to my notice, could possibly ex­ cel yours. The writer has been ‘ absent from Wingham for 65 years. Our family went to Lower Wingham in the year 1878 where I attended classes at the ojd school, which is so well described by Mr. Thomas McLean, who was my class mat^ also Johnnie and William Lockridge?They were the two younger boys of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lockridge family, also Arthur Flack, a very genteel boy who was always polite and well groomed, and many others of the Lower Town, which space pre­ cludes my naming here. In 1879, our family moved to upper town, where we lived on Leopold Street, near the old wooden school comer of John Street. About 1880 I attended classes in the* new school building where my teacher was Miss Reynolds, whose picture appears on page 24 of the anniversary edition. Our family moved to Morris Town­ ship about 188Q, the second line, where yours truly attended classes at the Stone school house, and so I didn’t grow up in town, but returned to Wingham in 1887 to be employed by the John Hanna Store, which I left about the end of 1887. My two younger brothers, George and Norval, grew to manhood' and perhaps, were as well known in the. closing years of the 19th century as any young man about town, especially brother George, who’was inclined to be in the forefront on all occasions. He was an audacious, venturesome and courageous chap. Both brothers left Wingham about the turn of the century, or earlier, for new worlds to conquer. In 1935 Mr. Thomas McLean, author of the historical review, sent me a copy. I have taken it from the file where it has been from then ‘til’ now, almost 20 years (to my surprise) "Tempus Fuget” by checking it with the anniversary edition, have dis­ covered that ■ several persons who were then in the flesh, have passed out of the "picture,” as my old class­ mate Mr. Thomas McLean. Here, I shall ask of you to favor me, if possible, with the precise ad­ dress of Mr. William A. Elliott, of Vancouver, B. C., who is the subject of quite a sketch in the anniversary edition. Mr. Elliott and the writer were in daily contact in the years of 1884-5. It is not now timely for me to write more about persons or places of which I knew in those distant days, which I assure you were rugged, in­ deed. When a school class mate pos­ sessed a dime, all of the class knew about it, and, much speculation as to .what he would spend it for. You may remember -me from a letter which I sent to your paper last year, answering an inquiry through a letter to the editor, by Miss Mary Duff, concerning one Henry Jackson, formerly of Lower Wingham. Thanking you, I am, Cordially yours, A. F. Morrison 410 "2nd. National Bank Bldg., Cincinnati, 2 Ohio. r Coughing is caused by irritation somewhere in the respiratory system. But irritation itself will not make you cough. A tiny cluster of brain ceils must first order the various muscles involved to provide the ex­ plosive force which causes coughing (see illustration) Science has now developed a drug, similar to morphine but non-narcotic. which can control coughing that has no beneficial value to the hu­ man body. This drug, known as dextromethorphan hydrobromide, or, more simply. Romilar, appar­ ently is the first anti-cough specific since codeine was discovered more than-100 years ago. However, Romilar, being widely used under doctors' orders for the first time this winter, has none of the disadvantages of codeine. It is non-addictive, causes no nausea, dizziness or constipation- Months of test3 on more than 775 patients in 28 hospitals and clinics show that Romilar causes no bad effects on patients. The chart above explains why you cough. Both the "irritation message’’ and the “order to cough” are electrical impulses carried by nerves. The cough suppressant works by stopping or slowing down the electronic switching process by A. tTHUUGHI < LOCOMOTION 4PAIN HYPa THETICAL COUGH CENTER Iint»1<a tWMjt | which the incoming signal sets off the cough signal. Codeine and Romilar seem to work alike, but the latter appears to affect only the “cough center." The new drug was discovered by scientists of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. ARMITAGE’S Mercury NYLONS Extra Stretch Tops Long Lengths 98c We are showing— New Spring Woojlens for Tailored-to-Measure Suits by Fashion Craft - W. R. Johnstone - Bond - Royal York SA VE MONEY by PREP A YING INCORPORATED • •7* WINGHAM A**. Town ot Wingham 1955 Taxesff couldn’t afford the luxuries and in many cases the essentials, that we consider commonplace today. Maple syrup making had it’s com­ edy too. I recall, as just a young boy, running through the.bush with some neighbour boys and girls. One of these boys, a real genuine farm boy, who had that enviable faculty of enjoying life 24 hours of the day, was sitting on the stone boat, holding a small can of sap still, while the boat was hauled through the bush. The boy, the boat and the can were forgotten tempor­ arily, while the team was driven through a small stream that had been swelled by the spring thaws, and when the conveyance again reached dry ground it was found that our friend had taken his Saturday’s bath several days early, as the entire stone boat had gone under water enroute. Those were - good days in the sugar bush and they are memories that we will cherish for life. ■ Taxpayers may make payments on account of 1955 taxes up to 80 per cent of 1954 taxes. Interest at the rate of Four per cent, per annum will be allowed on such prepayments. Prepayments of taxes must be made at the Town Treasurer’s Office, Town Hall. W. A. GALBRAITH, Treamrer, Town of Wingham FARMERS ! / Good Friday . 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