The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-03-18, Page 8Page 8 - Winghani Advance -Times, 'Thursday, Mar. 18, 1965
NEW BOILER—The first of two new oil-
fired boilers has been installed in a tem-
porary location at the local hospital. It
will serve the institution until two old units
are removed and a second new boiler is in-
stalled in the boiler room. When the latter
is operating, the first new unit will be
moved into its permanent location. The
work on the boilers is the first stage of
the building program being carried out at
the hospital this year.
LIONS CLUB MEETS
Development Bd. Needs
Help of Every Citizen
Lion 13111 Conron was ap-
pointed Lions Club representa-
tive on the Wingham Recrea-
tion Committee when the club
met for its regular meeting at
the Queen's Hotel on Tuesday
night of last week.
Arrangements were made
for the Lions region public
speaking contest to be held in
W. D. H. S. on Friday, March
19. The winners of contests
sponsored by clubs from Coven
Sound in the north, to Strat-
ford in the south, will com-
pete. The speeches commence
at seven o'clock and the public
is invited.
A broom sale and several
other service projects and act-
ivities were discussed.
Lion Frank Madill remind-
ed members that the high
school Science Club and CKNX
will sponsor a Science Fair on
April 21 and 22. Eighteen
schools will participate.
Don Kennedy, chairman
of the Municipal Development
Board was guest speaker. He
said the board, which was form-
ed in 1964, is striving to pro-
vide an attractive location for
industry, have complete infor-
mation available for interested
industry, encourage expansion
of local industry and have a
factual promotion program
with a good follow-up schedule
for a selection list of prospects.
Mr. Kennedy pointed out that
continuity of effort will benec-
essary and that the co-opera-
tion of everyone in the com-
munity is essential if these ob-
jectives are to be accomplish-
ed.
--Mrs. Don Hawthorne and
children of Toronto are visiting
with her mother, Mrs. H.Car-
michael for a couple of weeks.
FAMILY TRAINING
NEEDED FOR EMERGENCY
Many children die in home
fires through panic. When a
youngster finds himself in dark-
ness and thick smoke, he may
crawl away under a bed. The
whole family, including the
small ones, should be trained
to make their way to exits and
to the safest way of escape.
Practice will help the plan to
become routine in case of emer-
gency.
mergency.
..«..•••••••.•••••••••••........161.44.0•60.10.111111.
TQ Silence Envious Tongues
The first old age pensions
paid by the government of Can-
ada were at the rate of $20 a
month, at age '10 to those wilt)
needed them. This was a mo-
dest beginning, but it served to
indicate some of the difficulties
and inequities sure to arise when
governments undertake to tax
some people for the benefit of
others.
There were many cases in
which poor people, not eligible
for benefits themselves, were
taxed to provide pensions for
others whose needs were less
than their own; there were many
who were eligible for benefits
but who were too proud to ask
for them, and few of those who
did receive such benefits were
satisfied with $20 a month.
The time carne when there
seemed to be general agree-
ment that $20 a month was al-
together inadequate to the re-
quirements of those who really
needed pensions. The govern-
ment did not dispute this, but
it had to keep in mind the pos-
sible reaction of the taxpayers
to any substantial increase in
taxes for pension purposes. It
hesitated to take any action
that might antagonize more
people than it would help.
A man who claims to have
been around at the time tells a
story of how this difficulty was
finally resolved.
The clerk of council, who
believed it was his duty to
guide the government's think-
ing while appearing to follow
its lead, turned up at council
meeting one day and related an
old story by Charles Lamb about
another government in another
day, which he thought might
throw some light on the prob-
lem.
It was the story of Li, the
son of Ching, a Chinese peas-
ant who lived many years ago,
before men ever thought of
cooking their meat.
Ching and Li lived together
in a small house which they
had built themselves and in
which they kept a pig. One day
when Ching was working in the
field, Li got hold of the flint
and steel with which he had
seen his father make fire.Pres-
ently he succeeded in getting
a spark, and before he knew
what was happening he had set
the house on fire. He managed
to escape unharmed but the
house was burned to the ground
with the pig in it.
As he stood among the ruins
bewailing his misfortune, Li
noticed a delightful odor, the
like of which he had never
smelt before. It seemed to
come from the dead pig which
lay smoking at his feet. He
reached down and felt the car-
cass and in doing so he burnt
his fingers. To ease the pain
he put them in his mouth. At
once he was aware of a taste as
delightful as the odor. Li
NNN,11Hb1,MMM/Ni1 M4H111N
IN tDAILY USE, this ancient half-timbered restaurant in
Soest, West Germany, was a meeting place for Canadian
Weekly newspapermen during their recent visit. Im
Wilden Mann (The Wild Man) as the place is called, was
built in 1618 artd the interior has been altered very little
since that date.
promptly forgot his troubles
and began to feast on this new-
found delicacy.
When Ching arrived home
from the field he was horrified
at what he saw, He upbraided
his son for his stupidity in set-
ting fire to the house but mare
for his inhuman behaviour in
eating the fire -killed pig.
"But it is good, taste it!"
replied Li, thrusting a chunk of
the hot meat into his father's
hands. Ching dropped the stuff
as if it were a hot potato, but
not before the heat had burned
his fingers. He tried to cool
them by putting them into his
mouth, Then he paused, looked
surprised and licked his fingers
again. His anger vanished and
he joined his son in the feast of
their lives.
They said nothing to anyone
about their discovery, but soon
the neighbors began to wonder
why Ching's house burned down
every once in a while, and al-
ways with a pig in it. They
were not long in finding the
reason and reporting it to the
authorities. Complaints were
made and Ching and his son
were placed under arrest, charg-
ed with committing an unnat-
ural offence, namely, eating
meat roasted in a fire.
At the trial the lawyer for
the defence argued that, as the
facts in the case were not in
dispute, the only question be-
fore the jury was whether or
not the eating of cooked meat
was an unnatural offence, and
he suggested that it might help
the jurors to reach a verdict if
some of the roasted meat were
brought into court for their in-
spection.
The judge agreed, and a
roast joint, hot from the fire,
was brought in and passed from
juror to juror till all had burned
their fingers on it and had all
put their fingers in their mouths.
As each juror licked his fing-
ers and got a taste of the cook-
ed meat, his expression chang-
ed from one of stern rectitude
to one of amiable approval. It
did not take the jury long to
bring in a verdict of not guilty
and Ching and his son were set
free.
When the clerk of council
came to the end of the story,
the chairman asked what lesson
was to be learned." This lesson, "
replied the clerk: "the more
people we invite to share in the
government's bounty, the fewer
there will be to oppose it and
the less critical they will be of
its merits,"
And that is how it came
about that we Canadians not
only tax the rich to provide pen-
sions for the poor, but we also
tax the poor to provide pensions
for the rich. And few, if any of
us, seem to know or care what
effect this seizing and giving
by the government is having on
our own individual fortunes.
The Printed Word.
BEATITUDES FOR
FRIENDS OF THE AGED
Blessed are they who under-.
stand
My faltering step and palsied
hand.
Blessed are they who know my
ears today
Must strain to catch the things
they say.
Blessed are they who seem to
know
My eyes are dim and my wits
are slow.
Blessed are they who looked
away
When coffee was spilled at
table today.
Blessed are they with cheery
smile
Who stop to chat for a little
while.
Blessed are they who never
say
"You've told that story twice
today."
Blessed are they who know the
ways
To bring back memories of
yesterdays.
Blessed are they who make it
known
I'm loved, respected and not
alone.
Blessed are they who ease the
days
On my journey home in living
ways.
EDIGHOFFERS
(Wingham) Limited
THE FRIENDLY STORE
WITH SPRING
COMES SHOWERS....
AN ALL-WEATHER COAT FROM OUR FINE NEW
SELECTION WOULD SERVE YOU WELL FOR THE
DULL DRIZZLY DAYS.
DO COME IN AND LOOK OVER THE MANY AT-
TRACTIVE STYLES.
OUR SELECTION INCLUDES
Reversibles and Regular Styles
in Light Beige, Light Green, Brown, Navy, Black
and White, Checks, etc.
Special attention to collar and pocket trim adds
greatly to the smartness of appearance.
PRICED AT
516.98, $19.98 and X14.98
c
Spring Furniture Festival
FEATURING LATEST CREATIONS BY KROEHLER
Smart contemporary design featuring slim, low profile arms. Roll tufted
high rise backs provide relaxing comfort and smart appearance. Slim "Danish
Flair" hardwood armrests and reversible foam cushions are just a few of the
many notable Kroehler features — not to mention durable, easy cleaning flat
fabric nylon covering.
You will love Kroehler for 1965 and their smart decorator colors too. SEE
KROEHLER'S FINE LINE OF FURNITURE SOON AT
WALKER HOME FURNISHINGS
JOSEPHINE STREET, WINGHAM
PHONE 357.1430
a
s
t
r
t
•
•
s
M
r
1
4
•