The Wingham Advance-Times, 1961-04-12, Page 2THE MESSAGE Or TIM
IeLOWERS
""Mid the beauty of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea," To
all good people a flower is e thing
of beauty and a joy forever,
The bright and 'beautiful flowers
of epring brighten everything. The
fragrance of these flowers adds to
their value. The Jewish people, of
Bible days had a great reason to
,love flowers because they Were the
only source of perfume that they
had. Now just as nice flowers
brighten everything so should it be
with our Christian faith, The
fragrance from a beautiful rose is
typical of the fragrance which is-
sues from a good Christian life,
At this season of the year, the
Holy Land is a riot of bloom. In
March and April the countryside is
earpetted with blossoms of wild
flowers. It is said that no fewer
than 3,000 varieties of flowers
grow there. The two most beautiful
Rev. 't' le. Kennedy
Bluevale, Ont.
cures ore the Rose of Sharon which
grows on the bills and the Lily of
the Valley. Chapter 2 of The Songs
of Solomon opens with this state-
ment, "I am the Rose of .Sharon
and the Lily of the Valleee"
To the lovers of Christ and be-
lievere In Him- He Is the Rose of
Sharon for beauty and the Lily of
the Valley for. loveliness. May the
Lord Jesus,Christ be that to every
one of you this spring season of
the year. God grant it, Amen,
BWIORE
The seventh meeting of the "Bel-
more Cotton Cuties" was held on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Kieffer: The meeting was
opened with everyone repeating the
4-H pledge. The minutes of the
last meeting were adopted as read.
The roll call was then answered.
The members were happy that
Mrs. Miller could attend the meet-
ing, and tell how to model dresses
and a few other points for Achieve-
ment Day. Mrs, Kieffer showed
how to cover a belt and then each
girl did a sample.
The girls worked on their dresses
for awhile, then a delicious lunch
was served.,
The eighth meeting was held on
Monday evening of . this week at
the home of Irene Doubledee, The
roll call was answered.
Mrs. Kieffer and Mrs. Simmons.
discussed the record beolts, The
,members worked on their dresses
and have them mostly finished,
They then judged a class of
dresses. Lunch was served and the
meeting was adjourned.
Brackenbury, B.A., principal; N.
F. French, 13.A.; Miss E. B, Finch,
B.A., Miss G. A. Hamilton, I3.A.,
and Miss J. C. Horan,
At the town ,council meeting C.
R, Wilkinson asked that a by-law
'be submitted to the people tp pro-
vide funds for the erection of a
suitable war memorial,
Mrs. T. S. Brandon and daugh-
ter, Miss Hazel, are visiting with
Mr, and Mrs, B, C. Brandon, Han-
over.
Mr. William Clendeneing is up
from Blenheim renewing acquaint-
ances.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Harold Kitchen, popular member
of the Bank of Commerce staff, is
being transferred to the Tavistock
branch, He will be succeeded here
by W. Simpson, of Staffordville.
Mrs, G. I, Campbell, of Ottawa,
is visiting with her mother, Mrs,
Charles Barber.
Word was received this week by
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Cassels, of
Blyth, of the sudden passing of
their brother, Joseph Golley, at his
home in Powell River, B.C. De-
ceased was an old Morris boy and
'before going West carried on vet-
erinary work in Wingham.
Officers recently elected to the
Whitechurch Athletic ASSOC, were:
Hon. president, Rev. J. Pollock;
president, .T. Craig; vice-president,
Rhys Pollock; secretary-treasurer,
X. Weaver.
Mr. George Lloyd, New York,
brother of Mr, A. E, Lloyd, died at
his• home in that city on Wednes-
day. It is 40 years since he. :eft .
Wingham
neenee R Ross, telle iri "v- .A !b^
the Canadian Bank of Commerce,
won $31,000 as the ticket holeer
on a winner in the Grand National
Sweepstakes.
Lorne A, MacDonald, a former
resident of Wingham, passed away
recently at his home in Swift Cur-
rent, Sask.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Percy Willie in Pleasant Valley
might well be called the Pied Piper
of 'Wingham. Recently he has been
bothered with rats and after sev-
eral unsuccessful attempts to
catch them, attached a piece of
pork to the trap. On Sunday he
was amply repaid for his efforts
when he found rats caught in one
trap.
Sgt. Harry Newell, of the Brock-
ville Rifles, is expected to arrive
at Halifax shortly, He has been in
the West Indies for the past 22
menthe.
Mrs. Elmer D, Bell was presented
with a hand-painted tray and six
crystal goblets when her friends
entertained in her honor. Mrs. Bell
leaves for her new home In Exeter
this week,
At the regular meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion a
shower Was held in honor of a
British' war bride, Mrs. Edward
Finley,
Mr. Robert Rae, recently dis-
charged front the Arely, has ac-
cepted a position in Lucknow with
Rae & Porteous, hardware Mer-
chants. Mrs. Rae will move to
Lacknow a soon as living quarters
are available.
Mr. and Mrs: R, McMurray
and Mr. and Mrs, It, J. Howie were
in Toronto on Tuesday attending
the graduation of their brother-he.
law, Mr. Norval Robertson, he a
minister of the Presbyterian
Chureh in Canada;,
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1 ONE MOMENT, PLEASE'
.rikietipg t.d two • paigese
ph gegerW11.8rte 'etrlit'ing: '
ladies.
I had them in my wallet when
shot down, and pasted them in the
book under the youthful, silly, but
harmless heading My Comforters.
Despite the fact that some of
those girls are now doubtless an
the verge of grandmotherbood, the
Old Lady got sore. She gave the
snapshots one long, searing look,
gave me another, sneered, "Oh,
weren't you, the charmer!" and
flounced off to finish her washing,
Kim looked pleased.
I decided to take a look through
the old book myself, and spent a
thoroughly enjoyable hour, like an
old maid with her faded ribbons
and her dance programs. It took
me from the dreariness of early
April, from the morass of mitidle-
class domesticity, back to a time
when I was young and tough, com-
pletely irresponsible, and slightly
wielted.
There were the names, many of
them, forgotten, of the motley crew
ftr my barracks. t wonder what
Jennie de Wet of South Africa
thinks of Canada these days? es
Nils Jorgenson back on his railway
job itt Oslo? .1-new does then Mc-
Gibban .or Bulawayo feel about the
riots in his Rhodesian homeland?
What's become of Tony Promholo-
Of Alameda, Cal.? Did Clancy
Cleary ever get his dairy farm go-
ing ih Australia:? On which side of
the Iron Curtain did Restislare
leanovaity, the CzeCh, land?
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There were the Oraty eartoone
by "'Chuck;' the mad Ukrainian,
Spoofing the 'Germans, There wore
the old prison-camp recipes for tun-
nip jam and pruhe Whiskey and
powdered-milk pie. There were the
incredible stori es like that ,t)f the
teach led Were was shot dawn anti
taken prisoner while. on leave.
Tlidee Were the eireterpte from
SUGAR AND SPICE
"Golly, Dad, are you ever old!"
That was my son's comment when
he learned the other day that I'd
been, born in 1920, just a couple of
years 'after World War I. You'd
have-• thought it was immediately a wife: "I'm afraid I'm going to
following the Gay Nineties, to hear have a lrhy.. His father Is a Cana-
his tone. dian and very nice. He says be.is
There is only one comfort, as the sorry for you and is 'sending you
years rush by. One's age values some cigarettes."
change conveniently. When you are There was the long list of things.
IA anybody over 21 is middle-aged. to do when I, got out—pubs, girls
By the time you are 15, you realize and restaurants be be revisited,
that people aren't middle-aged until places to ,see, gifts to buy, There
they're 30 or more. When you are was the entire account, in tiny
25, Middle age begins at 40. And writing, of what had happened to
when you are 40, you ire serene in me after I was shot down — a
the knowledge that you won't real- comedy of errors.
ly•be in the middle age until you , 0 - 0,- 0
are about 55, And there, right at the back of
0 - 0 - 0 the book, tucked into a little flap,
This disparity in point of view is war; spmething that brought me up
brought home to me with some with a jolt. It was a head-and-
force when I'm talking to teen- shoulders photo of a young fellow
agers at school, One day we all saw scowling at the camera, He •was
a film on the history of flight. It whigkery and dirty. But there
contained some shots of aerial corn- wasn't a line in his face, his eyes
bat in World War I. were clear ,and sharp, he had a
Later, I remarked jokingly that shock of thick, dark hair, and he
I'd enjoyed seeing some of the old 16$:sited as tough as tow rope. I
aircraft I'd flown myself in those looked at it for quite a while.
days; They didn't get the joke. Then I got up and went into the
They really thought I'd been a bathroom and looked in the mirror.
World War I pilot, And I saw the deep furrows in the
This would Make me at least 60, I face, and the bleary eyes with the
asked them sharply how old they purple* hammocks under them, and
thought I was. One particularly the- wispy, graying hair, and the
sweet girl in Grade X said: "You general color of a milk pudding. I
don't look it, sir." ,„ / looked at it for quite 'a while.
That's why a lot of us World And I picked up my log book,
WareII veterans, who keep think- with the photo of that young fel-
ine. the war was just a few years low, and I took it down cellar, and
age, should pull our heads out of I put it in a box, and I placed a
the sand. . large trunk on top of thtnarbox.' And
We may fee] that we're still prac_ just before I mounted the stairs
ticelly gay young blades, hut we agein, I saluted—merely a casual
should realize that a whole new flip of the hand — toward that
gendration has grown up, to whom corner.
our war is as remote as the Cri- Then, I squared' my shoulders,
mean War was to us, at the same pulled in my pot, donned a pleasant
age, look, and, slightly favoring my
Just the same, it's fun to look arthritic knee, walked up the
back. About the same day my son stairs, whistling, tp help with the
was relegating me to the horseless dishes,
carriage eve, my, daughter, while
prowling around for something to
read, came across my old prisoner-
of-war log book. She went through
it in one sitting. From time to time
she looked .at me curiously, cocked
an eyebrow, and read on,
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I'd forgotten what was in that
log book. But I found out. Young
Kim went eto her mother with it
artelesold, "Leek at this; More," She.
letters-from-home. They were hor-
rible in their thoughtlessness, but
we thought them hilarious. For ex-
ample: "We are sending you a.
five-year calendar, feeling it may
come in handy." And this one, from
, Remi niscing
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
John Mason has purchased a
gasoline yacht, 16, feet long, which'
will hold ,f rem e'to 8 persons. He
.expects to aalint on the .upper pond
:e•Anetheee,ebNigg is
having sold out to •Ezra Hart.
Mr. Ford and family arrived In
town this week from Johannes-
burge South Africa, HO is a son of
J. 'Ford e(untillately a resident of
this town) and a brother of Thos,
Ford, one of our citizens, He has
resided ih' South Africa for many
years. The family will, make their
home in British Columbia,
Hugh Mel3urney, of East Wawa-
nosh, had his residence destroyed
by fire on Thursday evening last.
Ritchie & Cosens report the eale
of Mayor Spotten's house on North
Josephine Street to James H, Fin-
ley. n
Roland Rusk, a first-class horse-
shoer and blacksmith has accepted
a position with William Holmes
R. R. Davis, of Toronto, and W,
R. Davis, editor of the Mitchell
Advocate, spent Sunday last with
their brother, Mr. H. Davis, of
town, Me. Chester Davis and child,
of Toronto, were also guests at the
same borne.
Roy Mundy has secured a situ-
ation in Stratfoed. He will be miss-
ed in the band Mid also In the
choir of the Baptist Church.
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FORTY YEARS AGO
Mr. C. Bennett and daughter,
Jane, of Wititiineg, Were visitors at
J. J, Cunningham's last Week.
Miss leugsley has purchased a
house iri 'Lower Whiglitteri near the
school.
E. Merkley, Cecil Merkley and
Russell Walker returned from
Chatham with three new Gray
Doris..
Mr. George Wilson, of Waves.-
Irbil, has purobased Mr. John Reid's
residence In Lower Wingham, and
Mr. Reid has put hexed Mr. Wil-
liam aahnett't housS on Scott
Street.
The Vifleglittin High School
teaching staff incluclev G. L.
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DONNYBROOK
Lynne, Carol and Donna M-
UMS, of London, spent the Week-
end with their uncle and aunt, Mr,
and Mrs, Edward Robinson, and
family.
Mrs, Hilliard Jefferson and
Louise were in Toronto u couple of
days last week.
We are sorry to hear that Miss
Josephine McAllister is in Wing-
ham General Hospital. We hope
she will soon be home again.
Miss Elaine Jefferson, of Lon-
don, spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jef-
ferson. Mr, and Mrs. Don Jefferson
and Cheryl, of Clinton, Were Sun-
day visitors at the same home.
The teachers returning to their
schools after the holiday are Miss
Irene Jefferson to Miele Louise Jefferson to Clinton; miss
Joan Devereaux to London, and
Miss Lucy Thompson to Biotite,
Visitors on Sunday with Mr, and
Mrs. Wesley Jefferson and family
were Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Josileg,
Marie and Betty, of Londeshote;
Mr, and Mrs. Norman. YfeClinchey
and Kathy, of Auburn.
eer, and Mrs, Sam Jefferson,
Donald and John ,of Newmaritet,
visited Sunday 'with Mr, ired `,, ts
Hilliard Jefferson and f#
Mr, G, A, McLaughlin, of
called on his niece, Mrs, Sam,
Thompson, on Friday.
Kenneth and Paul Jesting re-
turned borne to Londeshoro after
spending the holidays with their
sister, Mrs. Wesley Jefferson,
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Second Sunday after Caster—April lOth
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WHY NOT
The Ontario. Trustees' and Rate-
payers' Association, meeting in To-
ronto last week planned to ask the
- -Ontario- Department of Education.
to approve the payment of fees to.
those Who serve on school boards
throughout the province. At the
present time the members of district
high school boards receive $5,00 for
each regular meeting and trustees in
Metropolitan Toronto receive $300
per year.
The entire question is one over
which there has been a great deal of
controversy, some board members
feeling that it would be unethical to
accept money for services as repre-
sentatives of the public. Others are
of exactly the opposite opinion, ar-
guing that those who fill the board
posts are spending their time in the
interests of the public and so should
he paid,
Back in the old days when, a
board member had lots of free time
and didn't have to travel too far to
the meetings there was some justi-
fication for the stand, but times have
changed, Most board members are
busy people, with a minimum of free
evenings at their disposal. The juris-
diction of many boards now extends
over wide areas and as a result board
members often drive a good many
-..hundred miles a year to attend the
meetings. Even in the case of dis7
triet -high school board members,
who are paid for regular meetings,
there is no allowance for emergency
NOT ALL IN LONDON
According to a recent editorial
in The London Free Press it would
appear that only the larger centres
have problems where overcrowding
in the hospitals is concerned. Dis-
cussing the soaring costs of care for
the aged, the London paper points
out that Victoria Hospital has a
waiting Ji.s.t. large enough to refill
every bed.
"Several of the smaller .hospitals,"
the paper continues, "do not have
quite such great pressure for admis-
sion and at times do have some
empty beds. Should not these beds
he used regularly, even by return of
chronics.there? Several hospitals in
adjoining towns and cities are de-
molishing- old quarters to rebuild.
with modern wings. Should not
some attention be paid to existing
wings ?"
The Free Press must be talking
about adjoining towns to the south
—or some other direction. We do
know that the hospitals in Huron
aren't in the fortunate position of
having any empty beds. At the pres-
ent.. time the five hospitals in this
county .are faced with such urgent
requirements for more bed space-
that each -of— these institutions is.
looking desperately for the ands tor
.building programs. Whenever exist-
ing facilities are being torn down it
is because they have been condemned
by the Ontario Hospital Services
Commission.
If London wants a case in point
they should send a few represen-
tatives to stroll through the halls
and wards at the Wingham General
Hospital, where as many as 120
patients have been accommodated
on many occasions this winter—in a
hospital which is supposed to serve
no more than 97 at the outside limit,
London is not in any unique po-
sition as far as care of the aging is
concerned. ii;yery community of
any size in the province is wondering
what'• to do about accommodations
for older people who can no longer
.be tended by. themselves or their
fainilies, It Is One of the great re-
sponSibilities we face in this age .of
NV011Or drugs, Where life expectancy
has been increasing at astonishing
rates,
The Wingham Advance-Times
Published at Wingham, Ontario
Wenger Brothers, Publishers
W. Barry Wenger, Editor
Artereber Audit Bureau Of Ciredititiort
Alithorized as Second tilase Malt,
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PAY THEM?
meetings or committee meetings, At
certain times, as during a building
program, some of these board mem-
bers put in many hours a month and
drive long distances to carry out
their duties without any reimburs-
ment.
At one time there was the fear
that if public offices paid salaries,
there would be a race by all sorts of
unscrupulous persons to get the
plums. Now, however, there is the
.much greater danger that the out-
of-pocket costs of service on public
boards may be more than the aver-
age citizen can afford, If this is so,
then we face a situation in which
only the wealthy can afford to rep-
resent us. This is not likely to be
the ease insofar as hoards and coun-
cils are concerned, but it is very
definitely so with our members of
provincial and federal parliaments,
where stipends are still, not adequate
recompense for the absence from
home ,and business which is entailed.
Board members of all kinds, still
have to wait a few years before the
value of their services is properly
recognized, but in the meantime we
would suggest that the citizens who
expend neither time nor effort to
assume their share of such responsi-
bilities would do well to bear in
mind that these unpaid public ser-
vants deserve something better than
criticism every time they make a de-
c ision.
CANADIAN LIBRARY
WEEK.
Libraries in Canada—are there
enough? Are they effective? • Do
Canadians use their libraries? •
Canadian Library Week seeks to
answer some of these questions in
its celebrations this year from April
16th to 22nd -- an occasion when
librarians and those who work with
books all yearinvite their, fellow
Canadians to join them in a special
public consideration of the impor-
tance of libraries, books and reading.
The slogan is a simple one--‘•
"Reading is the key". Many doors
open to the person who reads, their
precise nature determined by, his
needs and interests.
The patron is Right Hon. John
Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of
Canada, who, in his Library Week
message reminds Canadians of some
basic truths about reading. "Books
enlarge the mind, stir the imagin-
ation, please us in our leisure hours,
and help us in the serious business
of life,"
Canadian Library Week is ad-
ministered by a council, whose chair-
man . is Dr. William Kaye Lamb-,
Dominion Archivist and National
1.ibrarian. In announcing the week,
Dr. T,amb pointed out that "many
more books are being written, pub-
lished and sold than ever. before.
More books are being consulted, bor-
rowed and read than ever before.
Experience shows that .when library
facilities are provided the public will
make use of them — will, indeed,
soon tax them to capacity." This is
the bright side of the picture, but a
-warning is added — "In spite of
striking advances in many places in
recent years, library facilities in
Canada—public, university and spec-
ial—are still far short of what they
should be."
There is the question, recently
put to a representative cross-section
of adult Canadians, in the course of
a survey. "Are von reading any
book now, or have you read any in
the past year?" Twenty-six per
cent answered "yes" in 1959, com-
pared with 40 per cent in 1945. How
much higher can the proportion of
non-hook readers go?
There are also the public librar-
ies, who at this season, set forth in
their annual reports the aChieve-
-thetas of the past year, along. with
their disappointments, their hopes
and fears for the future, These dif-
fer widely,. but from one coast of
Canada to the other,. the good libraf,
les agree that their use is increasing
far beyond the natural. growth 'of the
population.
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