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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-04-14, Page 9It's A State Of Mind 4 r 0, '4 r 4 TOP SINGERS IN THE JUNIOR solo divis- sters, From the left are: Danny Irwin, ion of the Public School Music Festival Kendra Feagan, John Kennedy, Sally LeVan last week included this group of young- and Jimmy Ritter,—A-T Photo, From the Editor's Mailbox bain Abbancoeimt Spring is not a season. It's a state of mind. To Browning, writing in Italy, it was, "Oh, To Be In England, Now That Ap- ril's There," To Botticelli, it was delicate, long-legged ladies in long nightgowns, scattering petals as they danced. To Bee- thoven, it was lambs gambolling to the notes of the shepherd's pipe. But in these parts, it's a time of agony and ecstasy, depending on what age you are, and what you are up to. Ecstasy for little kids. Off with the snowboots, and snow- suits hurled into a corner. Out into the wonderful world, from io long ago they can scarcely remember; wading puddles, building sinky rafts, shooting marbles; skipping; picking pus- sywillows. And lovely, brown. soft, silky, sludgy, slimey mud everywhere. Heaven. U's ecstasy for the young in love. For the first time in five months they can hold hands, bare-handed, on the way home from school. They can hang around the girl's back door, or the corner, for an hour, talking inanities, joyous in the certainty they won't freeze to death, Could anybody be happier, and cockier, than the young mothers in spring? Trim girls last fall, they wheel their prams down the street on the first sun ny day, three abreast, pushing honest taxpayers into the gutter. as they display with utmost pride those miracles they pro- duced during the winter. They are women this spring. when dogs pack up in numbers the situation becomes even more dangerous, I have seen in my neighborhood in midsummer as many as six and seven dogs in a pack, which is hardly un- derstandable since in midsum- mer our regulations and bylaws strictly prohibits dogs on the loose, Under the present situation there is absolutely no assurance of safety for children and there is no protection for small dogs, cats and the more desirable pets in Wingham Ontario, Thursday, April 14, 1966 SECOND SECTION For our senior citizens, spring brings another kind of happi ness, a quiet, deep one. They have been dicing with death nil winter. They have suffered lone- liness and pain and despair. That first balmy day of spring warms their old hearts and their old bones. It's a promise of life, renewed, which they need badly. I think farmers and sailors are happy in the spring. For the former, it means another eight months of back-breaking labor with small return. For the lat- ter, it means back to work often dull, often dirty, and the Innen- ness of absence from families. But both are ready for it, after being underfoot all winter. It restores purpose to life. A man who isn't working is only half a man. For the housewife, spring is All In the Some Boat asked by the Mid-Western Development sion of Huron County Council a decision was made to support the county fee plan At the recently-concluded March ses- vices -- which benefit town and country people alike. the markets for farm produce are enlarged With the growth of the urban centres Association, However, it was significant and strengthened. that the vote was a very close one, Gen- Another factor apparently overlooked erally speaking the reeves and deputy by the rural reeves is that many of the industries which locate in Western Ontario reeves representing the townships in communities became taxpayers to the Huron were opposed to the plan, while nearby rural municipalities rather than to those representing the towns were in the towns, Many have located their plants favor. We have the greatest respect for the in the open areas available in the town- right of any county council member to ships adjacent to the urban centres. speak and vote as he thinks best—but we Nor is it reasonable to assume that MODA's only effort will be to bring in new do sincerely regret the continuing division industry. It seeks to influence the entire of councillors on the basis of country economy of the four counties it serves. against town, The Mid-Western Development Associ- Obviously the township representa- tives felt that MODA membership would ation has not been universally popular since its foundation, largely because the not benefit their municipalities in any way and voted accordingly. For several reas- development of the area it serves has been ons we believe they are mistaken. out of balance, The lion's share of indus- Let us concede that if new industry trial growth located in Wellington and is brought into the area it may, on the Waterloo Counties, leaving Perth and Hur- surface, create the greatest benefit for the on unhappy, town in which it locates. But it would The present effort cannot be guaran- also have an indirect and yet realistic teed, but at least it appears to be well benefit for the nearby rural municipalities worth trying out. There is little purpose as well. One instance would be the in- in attempting any development,,scheme in creased assessment in the urban muni- this day and age without sufficient funds cipality and the consequent assumption on to do the job properly. the part of the urban taxpayers of a larger The economies of both rural and urban share of the burden of educational costs. sections in Western Ontario are tied very Every time one of our Western Ontario closely together, whether we like it or not, towns grows larger its business communi- If we are going to accomplish anything ty is able to provide better shopping ser- at all it will have to be as a team. Will the Tide Change? It was interesting to read recently the ducts has soared and his income has risen Agriculture, who visualized the day some remarks by the United States secretary of prosperous class, to the point where he is one of the highly The same thing might occur in this time in the future, when the flow of popu- country, but the transition stage might be lation from country to city will be re- pretty painful. If it does occur it will versed. probably arise after a period when the cost He is enthusiastically convinced that human beings will soon become so frus- of farming operations has risen to such a point that the inefficient farmer has been trated with life among the concrete can- driven from the land and the production yons of the city and that they will try to of food has been left to those with the get back to the wide open spaces. capital and the efficiency to operate their He cites as the first requirement an economic climate in which the income of farms at a relatively high margin of profit. the farmer has been raised to the point No, we're not trying to frighten anyone where it attracts intelligent people to the —but it is a foolish man indeed who never tries to peer into the future of the production of food. business upon which he depends. Perhaps he is only a dreamer. Cer- One thing is reasonably certain. The tainly the conditions he describes have farmer's income is not likely to be bet- never existed for farmers at any previous tered by a few hundred of them standing time in the world's history. But then it outside the parliament buildings and is also true that technological advances shouting for higher prices as they did in were never as rapid either. Perhaps he Toronto last week. is right. Farmers are, of their own choice, in- Visiting West Germany last year we were interested to learn that in many dependent businessmen. As businessmen they must be aware that better prices and areas of that country the farmer is on at higher profits result from a complicated least an equal basis with the town and set of economic factors and not, in the small city businessman as far as econo- long run, from government legislation. mics are concerned. The value of his pro- Inflation Fever The news about rising prices is not margins declined. costs per unit of output in manufacturing good, The Financial Post points out in an editorial. Consider some of the quicken- sumer prices last year rose twice as fast previous four years. Wholesale prices went up three times faster than in the opening years of the present boom. Labor as they did, on an average, in each of the ing signs of inflation in Canada. Con- start chasing prices. Manufacturing wage given heavy worldwide demand) this dollar terms but higher prices meant that was only 2.2%. rates, for example, rose 4.8% in 1965 in the real gain in consumer spending power ly for food, (and that is now very likely, Wages are obviously getting set to If prices continue to advance, especial- rose 1.5% last year and factory profit country is in very deep wage-price trouble. Don't Forget the Easter Seals ceived an envelope containing what has Each home in this community has re- facing a lifetime of frustration and help- lessness. now become a familiar mailing at this Thousands of such youngsters are aid- time of year—the Easter Seals. Just be- ed by the Ontario Crippled Children's cause they are familiar some of us are Society. Medical research, active treat- likely to stick them up on the shelf and ment, braces and physical aids of all kinds forget all about them. are supplied by the organization. How- Of all the people who benefit from the ever, it can do nothing without our finan- various fund raising campaigns in a year, cial support. Its costs, like those in every the crippled children who need your other field, have risen sharply and the Easter donation are perhaps the most pa- load of responsibility is ever present, thetic and deserving. It is hard to visu- iP alize a sadder sight than that of a five or Find those seals now and get your con- six year old child already crippled and tribution into the mail today. THE WINCHAM ADVANCE - TIMES ri Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited, W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert 0. Wenger, Secretary-Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers ASsociation. Authorized by the ,Post Office Department as Second Class Mail and for payment of postage in cash. subscription Rate: 1 year, $5.00; 6 mouths, $2.75 in advance; U.S.A., $7.00 per yr.; Foreign rate, $7.00 per Yt• Advertising Rates on application. REMINISCING APRIL, 1917 The home of Mr. and Mrs. William Rolsensen, Diagonal Road, was the scene of a pretty wedding et high noon on Wed , nesday when their eldest (laugh, ter, Anna Reid, was united in marriage to Mr. Geo. H, Ter- vitt, by Rev, D, Peale, According to the Assessor's Roll there were 30 births and 21 deaths in Wingham last year. There is also 620 dwelling houses. Mrs, J. T, Boardman and family moved into the house on Francis St„ recently vacated by Robt. Jarvis and Mrs, Murch arid family have moved from Edward St. to the house vacat- ed by Mrs. Boardman on Min- nie St. Misses Cora and Olive Cur- rie are home for their Easter vacation at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T, Currie. Mr. L. Kennedy of the Ov- erland Sales, reports the sale of ears to the following people: Mayor McKibbon, country club roadster; W. J. Greer, W. Js Howson, M. F. Zurbrigg, and Wm. Armstrong, Teeswater, five passenger touring cars, APRIL 1931 Mr. John Falconer, who re- cently moved to town from Cul- ross, has purchased the dairy business of Wm. G. Boyle, and took over his route on Monday. Mrs, H. Garlick and daugh- ter are visiting with Mr. Gar- lick, Manager of the Walker Stores. They will move their household effects to town in the near future. Miss Jean and Master Russell Zurbrigg are spending their Easter holidays with their uncle, George Zurbrigg at Fordwich. Councillor Fred Davidson, accompanied by Fred Sturdy and W. Finley, left by motor on Tuesday for Beaver Falls, Pa., where he will purchase some new well drilling equip- ment. APRIL 1941 A large congregation were present at St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Friday night, for the preparatory service. The new members are Mrs. Gordon Rintoul from Auburn Presbyter- ian Church; Robert Hall from Knox Church, Acton; Mrs. Robt Hall from Whitechurch Presby- terian Church; Mrs. Percy Clark, Lillian Angus, Elizabeth Hare, Agnes Seli, Elizabeth Gannett, Margaret MacLean, Gordon Leggett, John Gorbutt, George Lloyd, Craig Armstrong John Pym, Douglas Fry, Alvin Sell, Clarence Hamilton, Robt., Chittick. A very interesting event in connection with Knox Presby- terian Church, Bluevale, was held on Tuesday evening when about 100 people assembled for a banquet at which the mort- gage was destroyed. Vance Statia, editor and proprietor of The Teeswater News for the past 13 years, has sold his business. The new pro- prietor and editor is Albert J. Worrell, who has been employ- ed by Mr, Statia since he pur- chased this business from G. K, Brown in 1928. APRIL 1952 Two new teachers have been engaged for next year at the Wingham and District High School. Robert P. Ritter of Toronto will teach in the Sen- ior classes. He is a graduate from O.C.E. this year. A high- ly rated hockey player, he play- ed for the Bridgeport Vets two years ago and can play either defence or wing. He is single. Douglas Turner will replace Art Martin. Jim Cameron has announced the sale of his Taxi Service to Relison Falconer. Jim has as- sumed an administrative post at the local armouries with the rank of Sergeant-Major'. The newly-decorated Salva- tion Army Hall was dedicated last Sunday evening. Guest speaker was Rey. J. Pollock, President of the Wingham Min- isterial Association. Dear Editor: I am deeply concerned about the safety of our children in Wingham, with the large num- ber of big dogs running loose in this town. If anyone had wit- nessed the grim and gruesome sight on our property Good Fri- day morning, I am sure they would not overlook the im- portance of facts in this letter. I have never owned a dog simp- ly because I wish to keep har- mony with the people that live around me, and I feel anyone with a dog has a responsibility in keeping good relations with friends and neighbors. About 8.30 Friday morning our family witnessed two big dogs corner our four-year-old pet cat in a group of shrubs on our property. The dogs vicious- ly fought over who would have his share of our cat, tearing the cat from each other's jaws in a tug-of-war fashion, until the cat was lifeless. Finally, one dog got the upper hand and when the other animal gave up the fight and headed home, the victor dragged the remains of our cat up Catherine Street, in the direction of its owner's residence, then dropped the cat, leaving its remains in the middle of Catherine Street al- most a block from our residence at the corner of Cornyn and Catherine. We summoned the police who made an investiga- tion of the incident. This was a heart breaking sight for our son who is a great lover of cats, as we had purchas- ed the kitten for him as a Christmas gift over four years ago. It grew up in our home as a prize possession which we all cherished. The gruesome sight we witnessed was one we were helpless to do anything about, yet it could have very well been some innocent youngster who wouldn't have had a chance to defend himself. After seeing what these large dogs did to our innocent cat right on our own property, I am thoroughly convinced it is not safe for any small youngster to be outside the house as long as these monsters are permitted to roam our streets and property at large, It is my opinion that all large dogs should never be al- lowed to be loose at any time. Dogs of this nature, no matter how quiet they appear to be in the hands of the owners, can never be totally trusted when in contact with others, and Bluevale Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marks of Brampton, and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hunt and Danny, of Kit- chener, visited Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Taylor on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ron McFar- lane, of Kitchener were holi- day visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Fischer. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond El- liott are in Ottawa visiting their daughter and soneinelaw, Rev. Wm. Plackmore and Mrs. BIackmore. with the large number of big dogs running at large. I trust that the owners of large dogs realize their respon- sibility. While it has certainly caused unpleasantness in the Heywood home over the week- end, stop and think of the grief and trouble this could have caused had this been some in- nocent Wingham child that met his fate in the jaws of these two dogs that attacked our kitten on our own property. Earl Heywood. combination of the agony and the ecstasy. There's the agony of choosing the right paint and wallpaper, the ecstasy of attack. ing the house like the Assyrian coming down on the fold. Gardeners are happy. Gloves on, they go out in the back yard and joyously muck about. They squall over the first crocus, in- hale with delight the rotting stench of long-buried earth, plan glorious gardens in the mind's eye. Golfers are giddy with glad- ness. The last streaks of snow are still under the pines. The course is muddy, the wind chill- ing, But the first day the flags are up, they're out there. You see, this is the year when they will slice not, nor will they hook. They feel it in their bones. Anglers are snooping the countryside, looking for new beaver dams, checking last year's choice spots. Opening day is still not here, but they're dreaming of that first speckled beauty, caught on the Erg cast. Merchants are optimistic. Peo- ple are coming into the store for something besides keeping warm. Building booms, and the carpenter, electrician, plumber. bricklayer, feel a surge of hope after a slow winter. Where's the agony, then, if everybody is so happy about spring? We've run almost the whole gamut, and nobody is suf- fering. What about the university student? There are hundreds of thousands of them. They are chewing their nails, pulling out their beautiful hair in handfuls, sweating cold with fear. Outside beckon the sun and soft wind. Inside beckon blear-eyed grind. despair, guilt. And what about the ordinary, middle-aged codger like me? Bursitis behaving badly in the cruel winds of April. Income tax looming like an iceberg. house needs painting. Backyard looks like an exhibition of Pop art. Car on its last legs. Christmas presents not yet paid for. Hair- line receding rapidly. Harder and harder to get out of sack in morning. Kids getting more dif- ficult. For us, spring is for the birds. And you should hear the little stinkers, about five a.m., just when we're finally falling into a sound sleep. Wingham,