The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-02-02, Page 2FEBRUARY 1918
Gordon Murchison, a Turn-
berry boy who has served in the
light infantry since the com-
mencement of the war has re-
ceived two months' leave and
will pay a flying visit to his
home. He is expected home
sometime this week. Pte.
Murchison is a son of Mrs. D.J.
Murchison of Turnberry.
According to the 1917 As-
sessment roll of East Wawanosh
Township, there are only 336
men in the township and 41, -
730 acres of land.
The directors of the Turn-
berry Agricultural Society met
on Friday afternoon and ap-
pointed the following Associate
Directors for 1018: F. J. Hill,
Hugh Gilmour, W. J. Hender-
son, Junction; Nelson Under-
wood, Miller Procter, Frank
Thompson, T. R. Bennett and
Reg. S. Williams and Andrew
Fox.
Mr. W. F. VanStone brought
in from his farm on Thursday
last, eighteen hogs which sold
for $838.60.
A pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Moffatt, Turnberry, on
Tuesday, Feb. 5th, when their
eldest daughter, Mary Lillian,
was united in marriage to Mr.
George Nelson Underwood, a
popular and prosperous Turn-
berry farmer.
FEBRUARY 1932
R. N. Armstrong reports the
sale of Albert Sanderson's farm
near Blyth, on Highway 4, to
Frank Beninger, of Wingham.
Mr. Harry Wells and family
moved to Ingersoll on Tuesday,
where he has been appointed
agent for the Rawleigh products,
Mrs. Richard Ewing was at
home to her many friends on
Saturday, when she celebrated
her 93rd birthday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs, J. J. His-
cox.
Miss Elizabeth Barber left
Wednesday for Ottawa where
she will resume her duties at
the House of Commons during
the session of Parliament.
The Sunday School room at
St. Paul's Anglican Church was
the scene of a social gathering
on Thursday evening, when the
members of the church gather-
ed in honor of their beloved
pastor, Rev. F. W. Schaffter,
wife and family, who were
leaving their midst, to take up
their new duties in connection
with St. rude's Church, Brant-
ford. Mr. Schaffter has labor-
ed for the past six years in this
charge.
FEBRUARY 1942
Sugar is now rationed in
Canada. The allowance per
person is 3/4 lb, pet week and
not more than two weeks' supply
is to be purchased at onetime.
It will be up to the Canadians
to regulate himself or herself
arid obey the sugar law and
breach of any board order car-
ries a penalty of $5, 000 fine
and two years' imprisonment.
Mrs. Clifford Jenkins re-
ceived a cable that het husband
has arrived safely in England.
Cliff. will joie his pals of the
97th Battery, 7th Army Field
Regiment, ts.C, As, who pre-
ceeded him to the Did Land.
'When his regiment left Cliff
was on the sick list but he has
now caught up with his unit.
Miss jean Me urney is now
employed in the office of the
Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co.
Ltd., Toronto, after graduating
from the Canada Business Col-
lege, Toronto.
At the Inaugural meeting of
the Library Board held on Janu-
ary 26th, Mr. Wilfred H.French
was elected as chairman for
1042. A book selection com-
mittee was appointed consisting
of Mr. W. S. Hall, Convener,
and Mrs. F. A. Parker, Rev.
Kenneth MacLean and Mr. C.
Crozier as members.
FEBRUARY 1953
Miles Overend, of Toronto,
has joined the staff of The Ad-
vance-Times as reporter and
cameraman. He succeeds Al
Forbcrg, who left the staff on
Saturday to go to Ilespeler,
where he will represent the Galt
Reporter in the same type of
work.
St. Stephen's Anglican
Chinch, Gorrie, was the set-
ting on Saturday afternoon, at
In recent years, there has
been a great deal of criticism
of education in this country,
from both outside and inside
the system. It doesn't take a Ph.
D. to realize that a whale of a
lot of it is justified. And I
speak as a parent, tax-payer,
and teacher.
Only by frantic efforts and
vast infusions of money have
we managed to keep our system
a mere couple of decades be-
hind the times.
I know it's easy to indulge in
hindsight. But holy old jumpin'
Jupiter, surely there could have
been a little foresight some-
where along the line. Look
what we have: shortage of
buildings, shortage of teachers,
shortage of just about every-
thing except. pupils, And a vast
surplus 'of them. This didn't
happen overnight. They weren't
all born last summer. It was all
there 20 years ago, perfectly
obvious to anyone who could
add and multiply. The only peo-
ple doing any multiplying were
the parents.
And the crazy part: of it is
that we keep urging the kids to
stay in schools which haven't
enough room for the new crop
arriving. "Drop-out" has be-
come almost synonymous with
"delinquent". It doesn't matter
whether they're doing any
work, or learning anything, or
are just being bored silly.
They're told to stay in school
until, through sheer old age
arid the tidal wave pushing
from behind, they get a magic
piece of paper that Will open a
golden door to success.
chiefly to blame are parents.
They have my syMpathy. Many
of them reniembet the great
depression. Many others hon-
estly believe material security
Means happiness. But far, far
too many of them, delude
themselves. They insist that
Jack, Who wants nothing .itore
than to get out of school and
become useful and happy as a
salesmin or a policeman, has
the makings of a great surgeon,
because he has tilWays got more
than 60 Marks in science, t)r
that Jill, a both wife. and Moth-
er, tvhri WAWA nothing .more
than to get Married, should
strUggle through a course in
psychology, because she:s at.
Ways been' X first-glass baby-sit-
2 p.m., for the marriage of
Merle Jean Harris, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harris,
concession 15, Howick, to Red-
mond Alexander, son of Mrs.
MacDonald and the late Alex-
ander MacDonald of Wingham.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. D. Vogan and Mrs.
Norman Wade was at the organ.
Four veterans became mem-
bers of the Wingham Branch of
the Canadian Legion on Tues-
day night in a brief ceremony.
The freshmen members are An-
gus Mowbray, "Tommy" Thom-
son, J. VanNess and Kevin J.
Beson.
Donald Henderson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Henderson,
Josephine St., has accepted a
position as instructor at the Fred
Astaire Dancing School in Tor-
onto and commences his duties
on February 9th.
Almost equally to blame are
the big industries and institu-
tions, from oil companies to
banks, They are too lazy, or too
cheap, or both, to interview
young people and hire them on
what they are. It's much easier,
and a lot cheaper, just to say.
"We don't want anybody unless
he has at least a Grade 12 certi-
ficate", even if all they want
him to do is stick square pegs
in round holes.
Another thing vastly wrong
with education is the way it is
financed. Let's take a couple of
examples. Here's an elderly
couple on a small, fixed in-
come. After years of struggling,
they own their own house. They
pay $400 a year in municipal
taxes. About half of that is for
education, even though they've
paid taxes for years to educate
their own children or, if child-
less, somebody else's.
This system makes a mockery
of the concept that every child
has the same educational op-
portunities. Don't try to tell me
that the kid in a poor hush
town in the north has the same
facilities, options and quality of
teaching as the kid in a rich
suburb. He simply does not.
Nfoney makes the difference.
And speaking of inequalities,
isn't there something quite ri-
diculous in a country of 20 mil-
lion having 10 separate and dis-
tinct educational systems?
Much larger countries have one
system, and yet have far more
diversity and opportunity with-
in that one than we have with
our 10 rigid and separate ones.
It is provincialism, literally and
figuratively.
Rigidity is another thing that
stieas in my craw, We have ri-
gid curriculums, rigid tithe-
tables, rigid divisions of the
school year, and anything else
rigid that avoids difficulty and
keeps the vast, Victorian vehi-
cle shambling along somehow,
You know what? I'm getting
a little worked up about. this.
Rut $,•ott can't keep a good belch
down, and I've been developing
indigestion over the Whole
business for some time,
So rather than galloping off
in all directions, let's say this is
the first of a series of articles
on education by a plain, ordi,
nary layman, I'll bet you can
hardly Wait for next week's
thrilling instaltnent.
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LETTERS TO TKE EDITOR
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To the Editor;
I feel that we are in urgent
need. of a Wingharn COLITMUIP-
ity Planning Board.
This board would be respon-
sible for laying out future in-
dustrial, school, housing and
recreation sites in our town.
At present our arena is built
on a site where 11Q expansion
could be planned and no park-
ing facilities are available.
Our curling rink is situated like-
wise. The ball park is situated
on choice residential land and
cannot be used for hardball be-
cause it is to close to adjacent
buildings,
We are at present investigat-
ing the possibility of building a
swimming pool in a location
that shows no more foresight
than was shown by our forefath-
ers, 'when the present arena and
curling rink were built.
If we had a planning board
they would possibly obtain a
tract of land where a sports
complex would be built. We
could locate a new curling rink,
ball diamond, swimming pool
and in future years our arena
and community centre very
easily could be relocated 'in
this area. The overall main-
tainence cost would be cut
drastically and our various clubs
would have a meeting place
and facilities would be used to
a much greater degree.
This recreation area would
bring our community a togeth-
erness which at present is very
sadly lacking.
Ellwood Irwin.
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SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
Just a starter
Rising costs
hold down
construction
Construction in Canada fell
- short of the predicted record
level in 1960, according to
statistics reported in Heavy Corr
StrUCTIOTT News,, Engineering
construction contract awards
last year totaled $936 million,
a drop of 31% from the $1.357
million in 1966. This, and an
estimated 20% decrease in luaus.
ing starts, combined to pull
levels.
contract awards in all categor-
ies down by about 5% from 1965
drop in volume of con-
struction work was accompani-
ed by rises in the cost of mater-
ials and labor — building ma-
terials up an average of 2% led
by ready-mixed concrete, up
115; weekly wages averaged at
$116,57 in mid-1966, up $13.10
from $103.47 in mid-1986. The
work week averaged 42.5 hours
in mid-1966, against 41.9 a
year earlier.
PLAN NOW
to attend the
East Wawanosh
CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION
AUGUST 5-6-7
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The businessmen who turned out for a
centennial project meeting last Thursday
got themselves very deeply interested in the
possibilities of the "Norwich Plan" of busi-
fleas area improvement. This column has
referred many times in the past to the
merits of this scheme and it was a very
distinct satisfaction to arrange for the visit
Of Mr. Charles, an expert on the subject.
It is too early to say how many of our
main street businessmen will co-operate in
The first
The entire world was shocked and sad-
dened by the fiery deaths of three Ameri-
can astronauts last week. These men were
highly trained and courageous pioneers in
a program which is destined to put man
on other planets within the next decade.
In retrospect it is positively astonish-
ing that their lives were the first to be
lost in the space program. Considering
We liked this advice given to municipal
officials by Frank Morgan, editor of Civic
Administration, a publication dedicated to
the guidance of those who serve in public
office,
A current "how to handle the press"
article advises town officials to give re-
porters the facts and in almost every in-
stance the case will be better stated and
more understandable than a prepared pub-
licity release. "It is as hazardous and
unreasonable," the article warns, "for a
non-reporter to practice reporting as it is
for reporters to try taking over municipal
management.
"Honesty is the best public relations
Beards are sprouting all over the land.
Of all centennial projects, beard growing
seems to be the most popular—perhaps
because it doesn't cost a penny.
It is rather interesting to note, how-
ever, that the facial fuzz is much more
common among young men than it is with
those over 40, There's a good reason, too.
Most younger men harbour a secret yearn-
ing to see how virile they will look in an
untrimmed state. A good thick beard can
Helping to
Expo 67 may prove to be something
much more important than just a world
fair. By the end of this year we may real-
ize this particular event has played a
major role in the development of our
nation.
We spent a day last week visiting the
site of the great exhibition and hearing
plans for what is likely to be the biggest of
all world fairs to date. Though the weath-
er was disappointingly bad, a trip around
the islands on which the buildings for the
fair are being erected, gave a new concep-
tion of the magnitude of the undertaking.
Reviewing the list of the nations which will
have exhibits at Expo it is evident that
Canada is a desirable showplace for many
European and Asian nations, who are glad
of the opportunity to show the nearby Am-
ericans what they can do without having
to participate in a U.S.-sponsored exhibi-
tion,
However, the indications of what is
likely to be a highly successful show from
the monetary standpoint were less inter-
esting than the excitement and interest
we discovered in Montrealers, particularly
those of French-Canadian descent. At last
they have been caught up in something
more interesting than separatism. They
have gained a new sense of achievement
within the concept of a bi-cultural nation
Why must the injured who are not at
fault in auto accidents wait, sometimes for
years, before their claims are settled? The
Financial Post asks. Take the Ontario
record. Sample surveys carried out under
the supervision of Osgoode Hall's Profes-
sor Allen Linden suggest that of all third-
party payments received from insurance
companies, more than 20% take one or
two years to arrive and 13% take longer
than twoyears.
The injured, who may often be piling
a wholesale redecoration of the area, but it
would be difficult to imagine a more ef-
fective project for this important year.
In the places where this plan has been
carried out a new sense of pride has ac-
companied the paint and clean-up cam-
paign. In fact redecoration has inaarialaly
been accompanied by an improvement in
business itself, so there are very practical
reasons why the businessmen should get
busy.
atalities
the fact that both American and Soviet
flyers have now spent many hundreds of
hours in vehicles far out of man's normal
environment, no deaths had occurred pre-
viously, The Russians may have lost some
astronauts but if so they have never ad-
mitted it. American inventiveness will no
doubt find a means of preventing further
tragedies.
policy. Delays in releasing certain infor-
mation, such as personal matters may be
justifiable; but attempts to suppress any
areas of news permanently will eventually
fail. And when the news is bad, complete
frankness with reporters is the best guar-
antee of objective treatment."
In 30 years of reporting the affairs
of Ontario towns we have never seen
boards or councils in serious difficulty ex-
cept the ones which insisted on shrouding
their meetings in an air of secrecy: No
matter how honest and worthy their de-
cisions may be, the public inevitably begins
to mistrust their motives.
cover a multitude of defects, such as weak
chins and prominent Adam's apples.
But it's a bit different after you are
over the hill. The first day or so may be
all right, but as soon as the facial foliage
is long enough to provide evidence that
what's coming out is not curly and brown,
but straggly , and .grey, enthusiasm for
beard growing rapidly evaporates. A little
grey around the temples may be all right;
in fact it may even add an air of distinc-
tion ... but not plastered all over the face.
unite Canada
and it just may be that Expo will become
a significant healer of old wounds.
We discovered a few other important
facts too. In the first place it is far from
true that accommodations for visitors have
all been spoken for. Even the major ho-
tels have lots of open dates and the de-
partment of Expo called Logexpo which has
been set up to approve and allot accommo-
dations for out-of-town visitors is prepared
to look after reservations. All you have to
do is drop a note to Logexpo at MacKay
Pier, Montreal, and tell them the dates you
want to be there and the type of accommo-
dation you prefer. They have lists of pri-
vate homes, hotels, motels, camp sites,
trailer parks, etc. But don't delay too long.
Best of all, an act now going through
the Quebec legislature makes it illegal for
the price of any lodgings to be increased
by more than ten percent over normal
rates.
With Montreal's new subway system
in operation, transportation to the Expo
grounds from any part of the sprawling
city is comparatively simple. The under-
ground trains run right to the site and an
Expo train will carry visitors free to all
parts of the grounds.
Expo is stacking up as something every
Canadian will be proud of. Even though
it will cost a few shekels to get there it
is something no Canadian should miss.
up debts and not working, must wait
until the whole legalistic, form-filling, time-
consuming investigative ritual associated
with liability claims is completed. All-
state Insurance Co, of Canada describes a
system of making claim payments in ad-
vance, before final settlement is reached,
A few other companies in Canada are do-
ing the same thing, This is an eminently
sound practice and the rest of the insurers
would be well advised to emulate the ex-
ample of their more progressive colleagues.
interesting start
The Press won't go away
It's merely a matter of age
Why Punish the Injured?
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