The Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-01-17, Page 2BRUSSELS SPROUTS
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We Can Fight the Foe of the Children
Though dreaded infantile paralysis does not confine
Ws, ravages to children, it is they who are most frequently
.thicken with this crippling disease. Most parents live in
tread of the months of late summer when the disease is
most. prevalent. We who have youngsters about us are
rime:lined to draw a sigh of relief when the first frosts spell
ithe end of the danger period.
A.s yet very little is known about the cause or causes of
THIiamvelitis, Certain techniques of treatment have been
Q, solved, and are constantly being improved, so that the
.z.11anger of death or permanent crippling is slowly being
reduced. However, intense research is still needed if any
1..pro,„taTess is to be made in the direction of a real preventive.
scientists must be made available to the cause and
itke finest of laboratory equipment is none too good when
Whi.e pm-rose to be achieved is so .all-important.
The fund also takes care of those who are already vic-
bitms of the disease.
The financial objective of the campaign is modest
ilourfh-10 cents per capita. Containers have been placed
fin many places of business in town where coins can be
aropped, If you feel that you can make a larger donation.
Ifixop in at the Bank of Commerce. Receipts will be issued
Em./r those who wish to have the record for income tax pur-
00)S es.
Program of Fire Department Commendable
The announcement at last week's meeting of the fire
Tkigade that an intensive period of training would be tin-
dertaken after the arrival of the new truck was a welcome
one:We have watched with interest the program which. is
cmrried on in some of the smaller communities where new
}ire fighting equipment has been purchased since the war.
x it too often the whole emphasis is placed on the truck and
ne hose it carries rather than on the men who are going to
Candle the equipment after it arrives. Personally, we would
fie loathe to put partially trained men in charge of a ten or
thvelve thousand dollar printing press, (if we had money
-,--;:nough. to buy one) and the case is even more extreme with
the fire department. The firemen will use their equipment
mrider stress of speed and excitement, when mistakes are
2.7riatich more likely to occur.
Lin many of the smaller brigades there is such pride at-
tiached to membership that citizens of the communities in
vwhich they operate are considered virtual traitors if they.
suggest that the firemen could be taught any new -tricks.
`That is an .attitude which seems nonsensical in the extreme.
:Modern fire fighting equipment is being constantly
0:Inanged and improved, and there is no sound reason to
7:klieve that the methods employed by the firemen should
mot be altered and improved just as rapidly.
The film available from the fire m.arshall's office is a
r?,00d idea. It will in all probability, provide graphic illus.-
titation.s of the proper methods. Another very fine plan is
?That under which members of a municipal brigade can take
a brief course at a summer fire-fighter's school. After a few
..season's of such study there is no reason lyhy the local fire
Flosigade could not rank with the best in the province.
Educators Face a Vexing Problem
Inspector Kinkead's talk before the Lion's Club on Fri-
,-Jlav evening pointed up a problem which is facing school
bioards and teachers, as well as the governments concerned
ad! over Canada and the United States. The simple fact is
that the birth nate climbed so sharply during and folrowing
lhe war years that we now have an .unpredeeented number
<If children reaching school age.
The most worrisome point in the larger places centres
:around the question of whether or not the present high rate
17 school attendance will continue. School buildings and
facilities are not built to last for a short period, but rather
endure in useful condition for as long as half .a century,
said some authorities have . pondered the possibility that
The large new schools may be partially empty in 25 years.
However, the most important part of the problem is
that which faces us today. -As Mr. *Kinkead explained, the
Wingham Public School is already overcrowded and the
next five years will brine•. about an, impossible situation,
with expected attendance between 400 and 500 pupils in a
Ischool designed for about 280. If rented accommodation.
(mild be secured, it. is more than possible that the cost
-would run higher than the cost of debentures on an ,addit-
i.lon to the .present school.
One thing is very evident—we cannot neglect the needs
of the present generation of children, regardless of the dif-
liculties which may arise in the future. Modern education
just getting nicely under way. in this province and most
:Ipeople are anxious that our children should receive the
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fiery best that can be offered.. Vor the first time in the his-
tory of Ontario, primary and secondary education is being
viewed not as a..means of training the future adult to earn
thig living. only, but as the method by which a child may be
dieveloped into a useful and happy cititen,a person who is
,able not only to work, but to relax, to . enjoy good health,
rl.d to take his place in the full life of the community of
uthich he and his family will form a. part,
Perhaps you have, never paused to consider that it is
type of education Which is- the on and only
A1118Wtr_ to the threat of Communism, If our future citizens.
are. sufficiently intelligent we have nothing to fear.,
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Forty Years Ago.
Alex Moffat • who has rented his
farm will hold an auction sale.
H, V. Constable has taken a posi-
tion as .organizer for the Canadian
Order of Foresters,
In a note to Coppty Clerk Lane,
1,), Robb, public school inspector for
East Huron, tendered his resignation.
An East Wawanoslt pioneer passed
away in the person of William Arm-
our,
J. T. Lennox visited in St. Marys,
with his mother.
W. H. Kerr of the Brussels Post,
was in town on Friday and gave The
Times a friendly call.
Mr. Frank Buchanan is in Hamil-
ton this week.
Miss Pearl Andrews of Bluevale, is
visiting her sister at Hawtrey,
Large quantities of ice are being
harvested this week,
Miss Cora Messer of Bluevale, is
visiting friends in Newbury.
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Twenty-:five Years Ago
Capt. W. J. Adams, wife and child-
ren have moved their' household ef-
fects from Orangeville to Wingham
and are now settled in Mrs. Cope-
land-Heath's dwelling on Shuter St.
Mr. W, A. Rutherford of Wrox-
eter, who has been confined to the
house through illness, is able to be
around again.
Mrs. H. Peake and Miss Irene
Davis, of Toronto, visited their mother
this week.
Mr, 'Marshall Breckenridge, of
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is visiting with
his brother,' Councillor JoS. Brecken-
ridge at Bluevale.
. Mrs. J. E. Cove and children of
Woodstock, are ,-visiting her mother,
Mrs. March at present,
Mr. J. H. Young of Winnipeg, spent
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After reading a letter by Charles
H. Woodforde in a recent issue I feel
it necessary to defend the To.'onto
teachers.
Since I am a student teacher at
OCE I feel better qualified than Mr.
Woodforde to understand the teach-
er's problem. Mr, Woodforde seems
to regard the teacher as a social phe-
nomenon whose needs are static,
whose status remains unchanged re-
gardless of increasing costs. He does
not seem to comprehend that the tea-
cher may possibly be a family man
and a taxpayer, nor that teachers are
not insured against financial embar-
rassment. It is well known fact that
the caching profession, in compari-
son; to others, has always been not-
orously underpaid,
Unlike labor which through the
medium of unions, demands wage in-
creases commensurate with increased
living costs, the teacher must depend
upon the tender mercy of the Board
of Education for salary increases. It is
doubtful if an increase would evci
given if he did not ask. These so-call-
ed "preposterous demands of Toronto
teachers" need a little investigation.
X teacher spends four or five years
preparing for his profession. During
this time he receives no salary, must
subsist as best he can and, in addition,
Pay fees for the privilege of attending
university. Many students must bor.1
row money in order to get their uni-
versity education. Upon graduation 1,e
obtains a job paying the astronomical
sum of $2,000-$2,400 ($2,000 in Tor-
onto.)
From this princely sum he teaches
from nine until four o'clock, assists
in extra-curricular activities, then goes
home to prepare lessons for the next
day, A conservative estimate would
place the new teacher's working hours
at nine to twelve hours per day in
order to maintain a reasonably high
teaching standard! Probably Mr,
Wood forde cons iders teaching an easy
job, if so, I would advise him to try
it, just for one or two days.
In addition to his routine work the
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teacher must observe all the social
conventions, he must be a paragon of
virtue. must accept willingly invita-
tions to speak at any and all gather-
ings and be overj,..yed to assist in
community projects (free gratis.)
What other profession demands so
much for so little. Besides all this he
is expected to present the appearance
of a successful businessman, while re-
ceiving the salary of an apothecary's
apprentice,
Is it any wonder that many of our
more promising young people fail to
see the values of education and look'
at the teaching profession with a
jaundiced eye, The fact that the
janitors in the schools receive more
than some of the teachers is the best
illustration of salary inequalities. It" is
rather ironical to think that the teach-
er, hailed as the moulder of tomor-
row's citizens, should be castigated
for his attempt to raise his salary
within hailing distance of that of a
bricklayer. •
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COAT CLEARANCE
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EXTRA WARMTH . . .
CHILDREN'S WEAR
EXTRA SCPECIAL VALUES AWAIT YOU on these RACKS for
the KIDDIES, consisting of Rompers, Dresses, Coats, etc.
ALL PRICED TO CLEAR.
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$29.50 VALUES .... $21.95 $39.50 VALUES .. $29.50
GROUP 1
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$3.98 Sizes 12 - 18
USUALLY $7.95
MILLINERY CLEARANCE
$3,98 for - $1.98 $4.95 for - $2.49
a few days this week with his brother,
Mr. L. C. Young.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Purdon and
family of Whitechurch, spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Anderson, St. Helens.
Mr. J. A. Wilson, manager of the
United Farmer's Co-Operative, Wing-
ham; attended a convention in Lon-
don last week.
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Fifteen Years Ago
King George V, beloved monarch of
the British lands died peacefully at
Sandringham, England, and the Prince
of Wales became Edward VIII.
Mrs. F. Fuller was named president
Sienes„ 24failed gil ,
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Wool Jersey, Plaid, Fancy Wool,
Some Two-tone effects
A REALLY OUTSTANDING
GROUP THAT YOU SHOULD
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$35.00 VALUES ... $26.00
of St. Paul's Ladies' Guild, Rev. E. L.
Roberts, the rector, presided for the
electiOn of officers.
R. 5. Currie was returned to tilt
presidency of the Agricultural Soc-
iety,
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. DuVal returned
last Friday from a vacation in Mont-
Mr. Ken Lee, who has been on the
staff of the Walker Store for the past
six years, has gone to Toronto.
Mr. Carl Deans of the Dominion
Store Staff has been transferred to
Owen Sound.
Miss Jennie Wightman of Port
Elgin, is spending a couple of weeks
at her home in Belgrave.
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