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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-07-08, Page 94 i 4 Hard on the Eyes The general appearance of the town of Wingham has improved tremendously during the past ten years. in fact we would hazard a guess that there has been more improvement in this time than in any 25 year period previously. • Not only have private property own- ers and tenants of rented homes taken new pride in the appearance of their immediate surroundings, but the public has approved of expenditures on parks, so that great areas along the river front have been turned from weed -infested • quagmires to places of real beauty. Unfortunately a few properties in the town have been permitted to remain un- improved and untended. Naturally they look more unkempt with each passing year and stand out in ugly contrast to the rest of the community. • We believe it is time for town coun- cil to make an effort to clean them up. One method, and the most equitable, would be to purchase these neglected properties wherever that is possible. It would require the use of public funds, of course, but we can think of few better ways to spend a small portion of our tax revenues. Admittedly, some of the property own- ers in question may not be willing to sell, but any success in this regard would be a distinct improvement. How dis- couraging it must be for the proud owner of a nicely -improved lot to look over the fence onto a forest of weeds or at the ruins of a collapsing shed. The entire value of the improved property is de- graded by the slovenliness of a careless neighbor. Youth Gone Mad Summer's most horrible blight has • already been visited upon a group of summer resorts in Northern Ohio. Over the week -end thousands of young people took complete leave of their senses and tore the resort towns apart. Arriving in droves on motorcycles and in their sports • cars, these young people, many of them the children of good families, completely destroyed all semblance of order in a fantastic outburst of idiotic vandalism. If these were isolated instances one might dismiss them as a freak outburst by a bunch of spoiled kids. Sad to say, these • were not isolated instances. College students have, for several years past, mob- bed beach resorts in Florida during the Easter vacation. The disease has spread to England's resort towns and cities. Nor has Ontario been spared. Only last sum - v • A mer similar troubles on a smaller scale broke out in Grand Bend. Who can offer any logical explanation for behaviour so senseless on the part of young people who have been raised by parents of decent standards? The experts will be quick to tell us that in the final analysis the fault lies with the parents—that they have, some- where along the way, failed in their duty to their offspring. Perhaps this is true, but we rather incline to the belief that any failure was that of over -leniency. Too many children have been raised in the new atmosphere of permissive expression for the child. Could it be that a little more frequent application of the flat of father's hand would have instilled a keener sense of moral and social obligation? Make Up Your Mind Announcement was made last week by immigration minister John Nicholson that the federal government will launch a drive to attract at least 150,000 immigrants, chiefly from Europe, to meet Canada's needs for skilled workers. Mr. Nicholson certainly hits the nail squarely on the head when he pinpoints the shortage of skilled help, which has become critical in many major and sec- ondary industries. Competition for skill- ed workers is keen indeed and the re- sultant ever rising wage levels provide the number one cause for inflation and higher costs of living for the average citizen. However, it would seem that, as usual, government is thinking in strictly depart- mentalized terms. The right hand seldom appears to know what the left hand is do- ing. It was also last week that grandiose announcements were made by the federal authorities about the wonderful new labor • code which will apply to a wide range of workers including railway employees, in- ter -provincial truckers, radio and televis- ion employees, employed fishermen, etc. The spirit behind the new code may be commendable, but its terms and its tim- ing are ridiculous. As one example, it calls for a maximum 40 -hour week—at a time when conscientious employees are frequently asking for longer work hours in order to meet payments on expensive homes and other long-range purchases. So we face a situation in which one depart- , ment will spend money seeking more workers, while another branch of the same administration announces with pride that it has passed regulations to make sure that the workers we already have will produce less in any given week. in this regard the provincial depart- • ment of labor is equally blind. The re- • cently enacted minimum wage law de- mands that no employer shall be permit- ted to pay learner's wages to more than one learner for every five journeymen. And this at the same time that the depart- ment of education is paying out millions upon millions of dollars every year for the establishment and maintenance of costly vocational schools, in which skills are to be taught in the hope of providing more of our young people with the means of meeting the labor shortage. In both federal and provincial adminis- trations these short-sighted regulations betray a common fear on the part of the politician that he might offend organized labor. Unions have forced upon govern- ment their own make-work policies and members of government are afraid they might lose votes if they fail to knuckle under to these demands, regardless of the fact that there never was a time when more labor was needed and when unions have less to fear from the competition of new workers in their crafts. in any case there is an essential affront to the basic rights of citizens when any government can dictate to the em- ployee how many hours a week he may work and at the same time tell the em- ployer how much work he is permitted to pay for. We have known of many in- stances right here in Wingham where workmen asked for longer hours of em- ployment and had to be turned down be- cause of these restrictive laws. There are, of course, a lot of votes in the hands of organized labor, but there are also an impressive number of small businessmen and non -organized workmen who are getting pretty tired of being told how to mind their own business by gov- ernment. Pleasant Place Increasing numbers of people from ° Wingham and the surrounding community are spending their summer Sundays in the riverside parks right here in our own dis- trict. The Wingham park was a most at- tractive place on Sunday afternoon and many visitors enjoyed a few hours but - doors there. With the increasing number of high- way accidents and the growing crowds at the lake towns many find it more relaxing to stay home where ail is serene. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE - TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert O', Wenger, SecretaryfTreasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation; Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Associ- ation; Member Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Authorized by the Post Office Department as Second Class Mail and for payment of postage in cash Subscription Rate: One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.25, in advance tt,S.A., $5.00 per year; Foreign rate, $5.00 per year Advertising Rates on application S. S. NO, 2, TURNBERRY, 1902 -- Back: Albert Elliott, Mary Nichol, Edith Harris, Earl Eagleson, Lizzie Wylie, Bessie Lovell, Bill Hall, Alberta Yeo. Teacher, Miss Roadhouse. Second row: Hazel Stamper, Ethel Wylie, Frank Stamper, Marjorie Lov- ell, Tena Elliott, Maggie Wheeelr, Jane Yeo, Lizzie McGee. Front row: Ward Sharpin, Annie Harris, Ethel Wheeler, Alvin Sharpin, Ernest Wylie, Gordon Elliott, Jim Elliott, Bill McGee, Morrison Sharpin. Photo, Frank Stamper. SUGAR ANI:' SPICE by Bill Smiley British Ghosts Aghast From Britain came an unprec- edented rumbling in the atmos- phere. No, it wasn't thunder. Not real thunder, anyway, though it sounded mighty like it. It was made up of two things: great men turning in their graves; and a vast groan of dis- gust and despair from several million ghosts. If you listen carefully, you can even distinguish some of the in- dividual voices in this continu- ing thunder of protest from the nether world. Surely that rasping growl be- longs to Sir Winston Churchill. Poor old chap. Barely laid to rest when something like this comes along to destroy his hard- earned peace. Doesn't that angry bellow be- long to Sir Francis Drake? Could that bull's roar of rage be anyone but Henry the Eighth? Surely that bootning of blank verse is John Milton? And wouldn't that howl of anguish be Rudyard Kipling? There's a duet: the angry snarl of the Duke of Wellington and the outraged holler of one - eyed Horatio Nelson. And there's a trio. It sounds much like the pontifical tones of Archbishops Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer, martyrs three. Gruff Gladstone and dapper Disraeli, roaring protest, are in tune as they never were alive. I'd bet money that female squeal, rising above the others, belongs to Good Queen Bess, hurtling down the halls of five centuries, as she rages, "Name- sake! Child! Elizabeth! How could you?" Methinks that magnificent bell -toned baritone with the shudder in it could belong to none other than The Bard, sob- bing in sorrow and frustration, "Is this a Beatle which I see be- fore me?" There. It's out. I knew the sus- pense was killing you. Yes, the great (nes of Britain's gioribus heritage have good reason for their celestial storm bf indigna- tion. The Beatles Were awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Or- der of the British Empire). Yes, to this depth of depravity have sunk the ancestors of those giants who took on the Spanish Armada, the Pope, the French, the Germans, who clobbered na- tives all over the world and es- tablished peace and good trad- ing conditions, who defied sin- gle-handed the great tyrants Na- poleon and Hitler. (Well, almost single-handed.) Don't quail like that, old chap. Don't rip off your Victoria Cross or your D.S.O. and throw it in the garbage. Chin up. Have a stiff drink. You British have al- ways been able to muddle through. You may even muddle through this one. But it will write finis to the o n c e -mighty British Empire. And perhaps it's best this way, after all. The Empire was shrinking like a two -dollar all - wool sweater. If you couldn't end with a bang, be satisfied with a snicker. Flying Blind? Since the Maple Leaf be- came Canada's official flag, The Financial Post reports, there has been mounting inter- est across the country in the whole complex business of how to --and not to --fly flags. "We have become a very flag -conscious country, " a Pub- lic. Works official told The Post. "We get hundreds of re- quests for infommation. Our booklet, now being prepared, will answer all those questions." However, it probably will be some months before the booklet is available. Mean- while, flag "crises" occur al- most daily. For those who can't wait for the official booklet, The Post lists the main rules and the answers to some of the most frequently asked ques- tions: In Canada the Canadian Maple Leaf Flag is senior at all times. You definitely should hoist the flag or flags at sun- rise and haul them down at sun- set. The Red Ensign should never be flown out-of-doors, It is no longer a recognized flag. Flags can be flown at half- mast any time it suits the build- ing's owner. Letters to the Editor Dear Sirs: In your June 24Th weekly newspaper on Page 4 you pub- lished a picture of a class at Wingham High School in 1946. In the second row for the third person you showed a blank. This girl is my sister. She was at that titne June Shielt youngest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Herb Shiell of Turnherry. She is now Mrs. Robert Camp- bell and living in Woodstock. This is a very good picture of her and I knew her as soon as I looked at it. I do not know who contribu- ted this picture hut I thought perhaps they might like to com- plete their list of names for use at some future time. We have all enjoyed looking at several of the older pictures of hockey teams, ball teams, schools, etc. My mother and Dad look for the paper each week very much and read it as soon as it arrives. Sincerely, Alberta M. Wray 0--0--0 Hello Friends: Once again it is time to re- mit $5.00 to cover another year of your very informative paper. The delivery of the Ad- vance -Times is not as regular as we would like it, but do en- joy it when it gets here. I was especially pleased to see a full page on the Golden Circle School. As you may guess, that was my baby and the most ful- filling work I ever attempted. I continue to tell people that I meet, that the town of Wing - ham is the most receptive to the needs of the people, of any town or city I have ever come in contact with. When we were attempting to set this school up, anyone that you asked for help, financially or materially, •readily agreed. I will always remember the senior executive of one of your manufacturing plants (furniture) who on re- quest for financial help from his corporation, handed over $100.00 of his personal money, without hesitation. I know that with God's help this organiza- tion will thrive and serve a very useful purpose in the commu- nity. Yours Sincerely, Mike McPhail. Reminiscing JULY 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kew and family have gone to spend a month in Paris. Mr. Kew will look after his Paris harness shop for the month, and Mr. Stephenson will take charge of the shop in town during Mr. Kew's absence. We are glad to learn that two of the young men of our district will be stationed on Circuits this year --Mr. Elmer Harding, son of Mr. Reuben Harding, Reeve of Howick Tp. will have charge of the Bethel Circuit, Wingham District and Mr. A. Harold Johnston of New- bridge Methodist Church will be stationed on the Bervie Cir- cuit. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Davidson of the liluevale Road, enter- tained a number of their friends on Thursday evening of last week in honor of Mrs. Davidson's sister, Mrs. R. H. Shurtleff, of Grand Rapids, Mich. JULY 1929 Miss Elizabeth Barber spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. Charles Barber, and left for Toronto on Monday, where she will remain for a couple of months, The trustees of S. S. No. 5, Turnberry, have re-engaged Miss Jean McLennan as teacher for another year at a very sub- stantial increase in salary, On Thursday evening of last week, the fifth class of U. S. S. No. 13, gathered at the home of their teacher, Mr. Archie T. McKinney and pre- sented him with a beautiful gold watch chain, as a remem- brance of his time and energy given to them, both in class room and outside of it, for the past years. JULY 1940 Mr. Benson Hamilton of the staff of the Dominion Bank has been transferred to the Sea - forth branch, taking over his new position on Tuesday. On behalf of her friends here we extend congratulations to Miss Doris Armitage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Armitage, as she was not only successful in her recent examinations at Macdonald Institute, Guelph, but was at the top of her class. The Wingham Patriotic As- sociation have made arrange- ments with the Huron County Children's Aid Society to regis- ter the names of those in this community who are willing to receive refugee children from the United Kimgdom into their home. Applications will be received by Mrs. (Dr.) W. M. Connell, W. A. Galbraith (Town Clerk), W. W. Armstrong Advance -Times Office. Misses Vera Fry, Edna Mit- chell and Shirley McLean were hosts for a shower held in hon- or of Miss Beverley Small on Wednesday evening, last week. The shower was held at the home of Mrs. J. J.Fryfogle with twenty-five girls in attendance. The early part of the evening was spent playing court whist after which Miss Small was pre- sented with a kitchen shower in cream and red. The very pleasant evening concluded with a chat over the tea cups. At the recent examinations in piano of the Toronto Con- servatory of music, Master One Moment Please BY. REV. F. A. LOWMAN, Teeswater, Ontario. WHY I BELIEVE IN THE PERSONAL RETURN OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST This great doctrine of Scrip- ture is referred to more than three hundred times and follow- ing are some of these verses set under suitable reasons for be- lieving. 1. Jesus Himself promised that He would personally return, John 14:1, Matthew 24:30. 2. Heavenly visitors con- firmed this to the Apostles. Acts 1:11. 3. The Old Testament abounds with references to this time. Psalm 50:1, Daniel 7: 13, 14, Zechariah 14:1. 4. All the Apostles wrote of this great event. 1 Thessalon- ians 4:16, 1 John 2:28, James 5:7, 1 Peter 1:16. 5. Present day signs point to this as being very near. Mark 13:8, 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 1 Peter 2: 1, 2. What, then, should a per- son's attitude be towards this coming event? We may either repent and call upon the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation (Acts 2:19-21), or we may go heed- lessly on until like the rich man and poor alike (described in Revelation 6:15-17) we call upon the rocks and the moun- tains to cover us and to hide us from the face of Him that sits upon the Throne and from the wrath of the Lamb of God. Alan MacKay passed Grade II with honours, and Miss Joyce Walker obtained first class hon- ors in Grade V.