The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-02-16, Page 44 Wingharn Advance°lights. Tbuxiday, Feb4 46. 4967
Although many of the clubs and or-
ganizations in Wingham have ambitious
plans for centennial events which will take
place later In this birthday year, we are
certainly missing the boat as far as winter
activities are concerned. Several other
Western Ontario towns, such as Hensall
Wiarton and Stratford, have made the most
of the cold weather and have drawn great
crowds to winter carnivals.
We have always contended that Cana-
dians should cease to hibernate during the
frosty months. Winter is one of our great
natural assets, a time for a wide variety of
sports—and not only those which are con-
fined to the hale and hearty young folk
Business activity tends to sag to an all-
time low in January and February, but
in those communities with sufficient im-
agination and energy they have managed
to reverse the trend quite satisfactorily.
By the middle of February most people
have grown tired of huddling over the hot
air radiator and are about prime for a
bit of fun and relaxation. Hence the spon-
The announcement that application will
be made for the construction of additional
apartments for our senior citizens is good
news. The existing apartments have been
a real boon and the waiting list indicates
that more of them are needed. Older folks
were a bit hesitant about signing up in
the first instance, and understandably so.
It takes more than a little pull to move
out of familiar surroundings, but exper-
ience has proved that the new apartments
more than compensate for readjustment_
The same survey which indicated the
need for more apartments for the elderly
failed to show any great need for low-
rental housing accommodation. This fact
indicates a rather regrettable situation, for
it is well-known that a considerable num-
ber of people who work in local industries
reside in other nearby towns and villages.
As a result statistics fail to show that there
has been any worthwhile growth in this
town over the past few years. In reality
there has been a decided increase in the
number of persons employed in Wingham.
Though we don't wish our neighbors
any bad luck, our own community is
Gait Bruyere, Grade 11A, Fort Frances
High School, has written the following
thoughts to mark Brotherhood Week, 1967.
They are worth careful consideration.
I am an Indian. Since birth I have re-
mained an Indian. I cannot say that I find
living in Fort Frances harder than a white
person does. I can say, though, because
I am an Indian, that I think prejudiced
people are cruel and should be punished.
Being what some boys nastily term a
"squaw" I am, of course, subjected to
hurt and embarrassment. I am not saying
that I am ashamed of my nationality, but
I always thought that there were no bar-
riers to friendship—not even color. Being
taunted and teased doesn't bother me. But
I do know a girl who hates her Indian
blood so much that she has denied her
race. She has denied her relatives, too,
because they are easily recognized as
Canada's first permanent Junior A-
chievement Business Centre, a unique, one-
of-a-kind Centennial project, built by the
business community of London, Ont., will
be officially opened by the. Honorable John
Roberts, Premier of Ontario, on Saturday,
February 18, at 11:00 a.m.
The new $85,000.00 Business Centre is
a definite Canadian first and will provide
work rooms and well equipped machine
room and paint room for 24 J. A. Com-
panies and a J. A. Bank, comprising over
500 London Grade XI and XII students.
Junior Achievement, operating through-
out the U. S. and in 10 Canadian cities, is
a "learn by doing" economic educational
program in which teen age boys and girls
learn about business by actually organizing
and operating small scale businesses under
the guidance of adult Advisers from busi-
ness and industry.
Each J. A. Company, comprising 20
boys and girls, meets one night per week
and runs through a thirty week cycle, from
early October to mid May.
Each company, under its own elected
Very quiet hereabouts
taneous response to carnivals which our
neighbouring towns have originated.
City people in particular are highly
susceptible to invitations to get out into
the open. Note how they flock to the ex-
pensive ski resorts„ They are equally in-
terested in other outdoor sports,
Wingham has a bad reputation for be-
ing similar in climate to Lower Slobovia of
cartoon fame, where the inhabitants plow-
ed through snow up to their noses nine
months of the twelve. Rather than suf-
fering under the shame of such ill repute
we should be capitalizing on it. How about
re-glamorizing the trusty old Canadian
snowshoe? Or the toboggan? Skating for
older people? Amateur dog sled races?
And now we have the exciting snow scoot-
ers to add to the fun of winter outdoors.
We can hear the reaction already.
Sure, that's finc but who will take the
lead? Who will do the work? Frankly
we don't know. But we do know that a
town which has lost its fire and imagin-
ation is on the way downhill. If Wiarton
and Hensel! can do it, so can Wingham.
placed at a decided disadvantage when
locally employed people do not move to
town. Fire, police and other municipal
services must be provided for them while
they work here; streets and sidewalks must
be maintained for their use — but little
tax revenue is returned from them.
Admittedly the situation is not of the
employees' making. In the first instance
many of them tried to secure housing here
and failed. Transportation has improved
to the point where a few extra miles of
driving in a day don't mean a great deal.
And many of these folks are sufficiently
loyal to the town in which they earn their
living to do most of their shopping in
Wingham stores.
There is a definite need for rental
housing in the category which would be
acceptable for school teachers, bankers,
salesmen, etc. Unfortunately there is no
government assistance for middle-income
housing projects and thus many accom-
modations which might otherwise be oc-
cupied by low-income renters are held by
those who would gladly pay for a better
class of home if it was available.
Indians. Can we say that this is her fault
alone?
I am not a saint—far from it. But I
do believe that God made all people the
same inside. Maybe the covering is colored
a little differently, but is this a reason to
hate? I cannot say that I am better than
another, but I cannot say that I am less.
My trivial hardships here in Fort Fran-
ces aren't nearly as bad as the hardships
many negroes must face. I like my life
here. If people don't like me right away,
they will hate me forever because I will
not waste time trying to change their
minds. I have a pretty fair code to live
by. This is it: Indians and negroes are
brought into the world by the same pro-
cess as are all human beings and are made
in the same image of their divine Creator.
They should not know hate and defeatism
—but they do.
officers, applies for a J. A. charter, picks
a product, chooses a company name, sells
shares to raise capital and produces and
sells door to door, one or more products
through the J. A. year.
The teen age companies pay rent for
their accommodation and machines, as well
as insurance and provincial sales tax. The
Achievers earn wages, salaries and sales
commissions.
In mid May the companies liquidate
and mail all shareholders an annual re-
port of their year's activity, together with
a money order covering the shareholder's
investment, plus a dividend if the company
has earned a profit as most (but not all)
J. A. companies do.
While Junior Achievement has been
operating in the United States for nearly
50 years, it began in London, Ont., in Oc-
tober 1963. In three short years it gained
the full support of the city's teen agers,
educational authorities and business lead-
ers.
More senior housing on the way
1 am a Canadian"
Junior achievement centre
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SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
My final say
News Items from Old Files
Editor,
Wingharn Advance-Times.
Dear Sir:
Two matters arising from the
February 2nd editorial page of
the paper cause me to sit down
and put on paper a few thoughts,
First, a word of commenda-
tion for your editorial encour-
agement of the Norwich plan
for renovating the appearance
of Wingham's main street. First
sights are often the most im-
pressionable to visitors to our
community. To some it is
some artifact, building, (busi-
ness or otherwise), that recalls
the town to a visitor. How
memorable and inviting the site
of Wingham when the drab ap-
pearances of the 1880's take on
a fresh glow and pleasant
quaintness that is the result of
such refurbishing as set out in
the Norwich plan.
Secondly, the letter of Mr.
Inqin`s recommending the com-
munity's need for a town plan-
ning group is valid, although
we do at times need fewer ad-
ministrative functions than
those which we presently poss-
ess. The search for a recrea-
tion centre IS valid. Tragic
that we push our energies into a
complicated stream of individ-
ual enterprises that are essent-
ially of one concern - here rec-
reation. Why not a centre for
recreational interests? A com-
plex of buildings created with
opportunities for use for every
season of the year; swimming,
curling and arena facilities for
a variety of uses. An outlet
immediately adjacent to the
property for a baseball diamond
is to my humble estimation a
good investment, but let's go
on to the provision for track
meets (A cinder track with
rounded corners, please!). The
provision being that a football
field could be marked out on
the field as well.
This year such a property
might be easily acquired if suf-,
ficient foresight were exercised.
Timmy to drop
first puck in
Tournament
Jimmy Sanders of Toronto,
representing more than 16,000
crippled children in Ontario as
"Timmy" for 1967 will be giv-
en the task of dropping the first
puck signifying the official
start of the 100-game Young
Canada Tournament in Goder-
ich on Thursday, March 23.
Arrangements were made
for this event through The
Young Canada Committee of
The Goderich Lions Club by
the Easter Seal Committee.
It it hoped that "Timmy's"
Visit to Goderich will empha-
size the need for support of The
Easter Seal Campaign for funds
throughout the district.
A number of events have al-
ready been planned by various
organizations to "Help Fill Tim-
my's Easter Basket" , the pro-
ceeds of which will be present-
ed to Timmy during the eve-
ning.
Any organization wishing to
make presentations to Timmy
are asked to contact Fred Salter,
publicity chairman. taster Seal
Cortitnittee, Goderich Lions
Club.
'NI silver Casserole, with ivory
handles, and W. J, Hen,
Berson presented Mr, Diluent
with a Gillette Shaving Outfit,
A, 'H. .Mtisgrovel$ many
friends will be pleaSed to know
that he has been appointed post"
master at Wingham.
FEBRUARY 1932
Miss Margaret Copeland,
saleslady in Greer's Shoe Store
is taking a 2-weeks' special
Educational Course in ShoeFit-
ring and Foot Knowledge at Dr..
Scholl's Orthopedic Training
School, Toronto.
The Wingham Garrison Athe
letic Association has complet,
ed its first Badminton doubles
tournament. The event at-
tracted 28 entries and many
good games were witnessed.
The two Jacks emerged victors,
Jack Brackenbury and Jack Ma-
son, over J. Thompson and R.
Rae.
Results of Combined Clean
Seed and Standing Field Crops
Competition in Oats conducted
by the Tumberry Agricultural
Now in this I refer to property
in the area that will be cut off
by the construction of the high-
way bypass. The flats to the
east of Highway No. 4 ought to
provide an area suitable for all
these suggestions, plus the much
needed parking space as well.
Too fantastic? Where is the
money to come from? Nothing
ventured - nothing gained. New
types of buildings are now be-
ing constructed that could make
this dream a reality. It is done
elsewhere - why not here? And
let's mobilize our resources in-
to one major project rather
than diversify into a multitude
of individual efforts.
Here's heart to you, Mr.
Editor, and thank you for your
space. Next we shall return to
the idea of lilacs and Wingham
again. But just now - lilac
planting seems slightly ridicu-
lous.
Yours aye,
Gordon Fish.
O.K. I know. Enough is
enough. This is positively the
last in a series of columns on
education. Let me repeat that
I'm no expert, just a parent,
tax-payer and teacher, and
equally concerned in each role.
I've been critical. In some
quarters, no doubt, my remarks
have been considered rank her-
esy. But there is a positive side.
Let's look at it.
Most cheering is the tremen-
dous interest in educational im-
provement both from within
and without the system. De-
partments of education are
spending large amounts of
time, thought and money in an
attempt to scramble into the
second part of the twentieth
century.
New universities are spring-
ing up like mushrooms, with
fresh and invigorating ideas,
vital young teachers.
Men and women in all walks
of life are taking a hard look at
what they are getting for their
money, and what they want for
their children. As a result of
these things, much of the old
rigidity and inflexibility are
crumbling under heavy fire,
Changes are coming. It's not
been any easier to get them
started than to make a team of
oxen break into a gallop. But
they're coming, even though
they may gallop right through
the fence.
Thomas Acquinas hasn't
much to say to the swingers of
today, with the New Morality
on one side of them, and nu-
clear annihilation on the other.
In fact, a punning colleague
suggested: "Should Old Acqui-
nas he forgot?"
Egerton Ryerson is not exact-
ly haunting the halls of Ryer-
son Institute. It's more likely
he's holding his heavenly head
in his hands with horror as he
sees the students of that estab,
lishment putting away more ale
per capita than their prototypes
of Oxford and Cambridge in
the days of Elizabeth I.
However, we drift. Here are
some Of the improvements.
Some may flop. But at least the
ponderous pachyderm is pulling
HS feet out of the mud at last.
With a resultant, resounding
squelch.
Teaching machines, telelvi-
sibri„ computers will take over
90 per cent. of the disserriina-
tiOn of knowledge. They're a
Society; 1st, A. and W. MP ,
Kague, Teeswater; 2nd, Wm.
Wellings, \gingham; $rd,
Armstrong, Formosa; 4th, Pa-
Yid Fortune, Wingham; 5th,
Richard Wilton, Wingham: 6th,
I. J. Wright, Winghanl.
FEBRUARY 1942
Enlistments at No. 1, Dist-
rict depot, London, recently in-
clude, James E. Broome, Wing-
ham; Herbert M. Garniss, R, R.
4, Wingharn and Albert E. Tay-
lor, R.R. 5, Lucknow,
We extend our congratula-
tions to A.C. J. Douglas Black
who has successfully passed his
exams at Galt Air Training
School and is now stationed
with the RCAF at Manning Pool,
Toronto.
Edward Finley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alonzo Finley, re-
cently arrived in England with
a contingent of Canadian
troops. He and his brother War-
nold and his brother-in-law Ar-
thur Furness held a reunion. The
latter two have been in Eng-
TORONTO CHILDREN'S
THEATRE TO PERFORM
AT CFB CLINTON
Canadian Forces Base Clin-
ton's first centennial project
will take place February 20 and
21 when the base sponsors a
visit by the Toronto Children's
Theatre.
This well-known profession-
al company will stage "The
Tinderbox", by Dorothy Jane
Goulding, in the base physical
training centre. The only show
open to the public will be held
at 7 p.m. on February 20; ad-
mission is twenty-five cents,
Four other shows will be pre-
sented for grade school child-
ren in the surrounding districts.
Attendance at these perform-
ances is being co-ordinated by
Huron County school inspectors.
The visit to Clinton is part
of a five-month Ontario tour by
the Toronto Children's Theatre.
The play will be staged in var-
ious cities and towns including
London, Sarnia, Chatham, Pal-
merston and Walkerton,
fact now. The kids of today's
students will have to listen to
boring tales from their parents
about the "good old days when
there was a teacher in every
class-room."
This revolution, in turn, will
eliminate the lock-step progress
of the present, where the swift
are held back, and the slow are
scrambling, because courses are
aimed at the average. The kids
will move at their own speed.
Learning will be satisfying and
exciting.
There'll be strong opposition
to this. There'll be dark whis-
pers that it is undemocratic,
that it will produce an elite.
They'll say it's bad for the
bright child because he won't
be emotionally mature if, let's
say, he's ready for university at
13.
Baloney. Education isn't
democratic now. Not when one
kid has to slug groceries after
school to buy decent clothes,
and a class-mate is out skiing.
Not when the first kid hasn't a
chance to go on because he
must help support his family,
while the second kid goes off to
university to find .a husband.
Better an elite of the mind
than an elite of middle-class
money and morality.
As for the emotionally ma-
ture bit, that too, is poppycock.
Some people are emotionally
mature at 10, others never.
Another big change will be
curricula. Kids will be taught
less facts, more about life. That
is, instead of square roots and
dangling participles and the
Peloponnesian Wars, they'll
learn about themselves and
other people, about beauty and
economics, about leisure and
love.
Annual examinations, which
have about as much to do with
education as I have to do with
Sophia toren, will vanish.
Schools will have shorter
terms, more frequent holidays.
but will likely operate year-
round.
Teaching will improve, be,
cause it will become a dynamic,
creative profession, attracting
the dynamic, creative people.
I hate to spoil this vision of
educational Utopia, but I have
brie more prediction. The whole
thing is going to cost more and
more arid more. That's the only
prophecy I will unconditionally
guarantee,
140.4. for over a year,
A pretty wedding was Mem/
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illueval.e by the .Rev, F, 0,
Fowler when Maude glizabeth,,
daughter of the late Mr, and
Mrs,. John Hamilton, became
the bride of John Arnold Craig,
eldest son of Mr, and Mrs, Jas,
T, Craig, Auburn.
FEBRUARY 1953
Catherine Keating, the 17-
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Norman Keating, of
Wingharn, has been asked to
appear as piano soloist on the
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
i Tues., Feb. 21, 8:00--Evening Guild, Parish Room.
Wed., Feb. 22, 8:30—Bd, Management, Parish Room.
• If you are not connected with any Church, you are
cordially invited to worship with us,
Thursday evening
ThiS will be Catherine's firse
flight on a fifteen-minute pre*
gram devoted entirely to her*
self,
Announcement was Made
here last week that T. W,
"'Bert`" Platt has been re*engag,
ed as.chief of police for the
Town of Wingharn, to succeed
Chief J. W. Irwin, The latter
has resigned to return to the St.
Catharines district where he
will be engaged in security
work.
Mr, and Mrs. Frank Sell,, of
Lower Wingham, celebrated
their 54th wedding anniversary
quietly, on Sunday, February8,
:FEBRUARY 1918
P. Metwen 4 Son of the
of Turnberry, recently ,deliver,
,e4 to A Wroxeter drover,. ferty-,
,five hogs which averaged 250
pounds and the, price was $17.$0
per cwt. realizing the stIrrt of
$1,976,50. The cost of feed
consumed WAS .13.$5. make
ing a profit of $1,163.15, The
hogs were a cross of the Poland.
China and Duroc Jersey breeds.
Johnston-Robertson —At the
manse, Bluevale, on January
23rd, J, Stanley Johnston. of
Wilkie Sask., and Agnes M.
Robertson, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, W. Robertson
were united in marriage. The
marriage was performed by Rev.
C. Taite,
A very pleasant evening was
spent at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Diment, Bluevale
Road, on Friday evening, when
about fifty neighbors and friends
met as a surprise party at their
home to fittingly celebrate
their 25th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. George McDonald present-
ed Mrs. Diment with a beauti-
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