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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-06-22, Page 9When the campaign to raise money for a swimming pool was first announced we pointed out that the whole thing was in the hands the residents of the town, The major portion of the money had to be raised by donations and pledges from pri- vete citizens, for public money, other than the government grant, was not available for the pool. Since that time the campaign com- mittee and their helpers, as well as the people of the town and surrounding area The announcement that Captain and Mrs. Ferris and their family will be leav- ing Wingham shortly was greeted with sincere regret on all sides. Though they have not been residents of this community for a great length of time, all with whom they have worked and associated have learned how deeply devoted they are. As the true facts of the lightning war between the Arab States and Israel emerge it becomes increasingly evident that the five-day confrontation was one of the most complete military victories in history. A report at the week-end indicated that the Egyptians alone suffered at least 20,000 killed. No firm figures have yet been re- leased about the casualties on the other two fronts with Jordan and Syria. Reporters who have flown over the battle area simply cannot believe that so much destruction could have been wrought in the short time the fighting lasted. Hun- dreds upon hundreds of new Russian tanks lie burned out in the Sinai desert; the bulk of the Egyptian airforce never got off the ground. Its aircraft were shot to pieces on the airfields, where they had not even been deployed or camouflaged. The territorial gains which were achiev- ed by the Israelis may prove to be a real Never, says The Powell River News, has the public image of elected representatives been as low as it is today; and the image holds true no matter what level of govern- ment we observe. The reasons may be many, but one factor must be the policy of conducting business behind closed doors. When pub- lic business is carried on in private, when the people are not kept informed of what is taking place, the natural outcome is conjecture, exaggeration and above all suspicion and unrest. Our provincial (B.C. government) has received several black eyes over the years for attempting to muzzle the news and sup- press reports. The same thing happened in, Ottawa with the result that the federal parliament has lost much of the confidence and respect of the Canadian people. In the U.S. one of the big issues today is the "credibility gap"—with a growing section of the press and public becoming convinced they are not only being denied information to which they have a right, but are being deliberately fed misleading information. Those who attend council meetings in Powell River, for example, will be aware that our council holds a private session at the conclusion of the public meeting almost every week of the year. Whether our councillors meet at other times as well can Remember that old expression "There oughta be a law"? If it isn't heard so often nowadays, that's because there prob- ably is one. Columnist Mary Humphries, writing in Alaska Highway News about proposed regional districts, thinks Canadians need less government, not more. "Maybe we Delegates to the Canadian Postmasters' Association have voted to ask that their income tax exemptions be doubled, At the present time their exemption is $1,000 if single and $2,000 if married—just like all the rest of us. They would like the figures hiked to $2,000 and $4,000. Surely this resolution will create some real headaches in Ottawa, regardless of what action is taken. It is a switch indeed, THE WINGHAM ADVANCE TIMES Published at Winktiam, Ontario,. by Wenger Bros. W. Barry Werit, Preildeht . Robert 0, Wenger, 8eetetrity.Tteueutet Met bey Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Cimidiari Weekly Newspapers Association, Authorised by the Poet Office Departinent as SeeOnd Class Mail and fOr payment' of postage in cash. Subscription !tate: year, 'OM: 6 months, $1./6 lh advance;. tf.t.A„ 0;60 pet yr,. Poteign rate, 2/.66 per Advertising Rates on application. - Ferris Family Will Be Missed Less Government, Not More Here's a New Approach The Closed Door Must Go Strong Support for Pool Astonishing Victory have left no doubt at all about their de- sire to see a pool completed, The cam- paign has been a fast one and it has cer- tainly been highly successful, In fact, it appears that enough money can be raised to carry the project even farther than was originally planned. The organizational work behind this canvass has been exceptionally good and the results certainly indicate how import- ant it is to plan carefully when a big fund- raising campaign is to be carried out. The area served by the Salvation Army from the Wingham Citadel is a large one and the officers in charge here are kept very busy indeed, We are certain that Captain and Mrs. Ferris will carry with them to Vancouver the very best wishes of a wide circle of friends. bone of contention, for they are not likely to give back all that they captured in the war. Even though they might not covet what used to be Arab land for their own use, it is understandable that they would like a wider buffer zone around their own farm lands. For years some of the Israeli territory has been under more or less con- stant attack by Arab irregulars. The Soviet Union has won its demand for a meeting of the United Nations Gen- eral Assembly, in which it hopes to have Israel branded as the aggressor in the con- flict. The Russians are determined, it seems, to convince the rest of the world that they were backing the underdog in some spirit of grand international philan- thropy. The truth is, of course, that the Russians armed and encouraged the Arab nations because they would form a coun- terpoise against the West. Now they don't like the feeling that they backed the losers. only be left to conjecture; but it does often appear that the fate of a motion has been decided before the matter is even raised in the public meeting. The school hoard, in the past, has been equally, if not more guilty. In defence, the reeve and councillors have stated essentially all that is discussed in private are matters concerning em- ployee relations and property—"matters that should be confidential." "Why," we ask. If board or council has charges against an employee, they may so state, and few would object to the matter being discussed in private so long as the employee is entitled to have his defence heard if he so chooses. But what if the confidential matter involves private negotiations for spending the public's money? What if it concerns the subjects our children will be taught in school, or the manner in which it will be taught? What if these "confidential matters" should result in zoning or by-law changes that would affect us all? Democracy was founded on the concept that an informed electorate would choose informed representatives to make intelli- gent decisions on the issues before them. When these representatives take it on themselves to bar the door to public in- formation, the whole process of democracy is endangered. hardy vigorous northerners should start a new trend," she says, "and see how much we can do without the government." They will have to work hard at it if Prime Minister Pearson is right. He says trend is toward more government, not less, and that anyone who thinks otherwise will be disappointed. and one which is aimed right at the de- partment of revenue, rather than at em- ployers, as is usually the case when de- mands for more money are made. It would not appear very likely that the postmasters will be successful in their bid for higher exemptions. Certainly if such a concession were made to one group there would soon be countless others try ing for another piece of the same cake. 51; WHERE DO WE START?—Lion Jack Hayes looks a little bit on the lost side as he surveys the dozens of bicycles that faced the Lions Club members who arrived at the public school to put reflective tape on the bikes last week. 103,,,,a Ataomtvizimto Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, June 22, 1967 SECOND SECTION SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley It gets a fella down Dear Sir; Re; Fire Centennial Salutes Have been reading your June 15 issue with relation to the a/m salutes and the following remarks in some enlightening manner. I am very glad to see that someone has a bit of thought for the Artillery of which I served during 1939-45, and formerly of the 32nd Bat- talion of Bruce during 1928. I was a former member of a Mili- tary School in England during 1919, but I did not come to Canada until 1920, arriving at Kincardine on July 1st. I note that you mention some of the varied batteries of World Wars I and II. It may seem somewhat queer that I was in all these regiments but that I was; at the time of Can- ada going active from the N.P. A.M. (Non Permanent Active Militia) which the town of Walkerton was till Sept. 14, 1939. I joined that Battery shortly prior to the changeover to active. Our regiment com- prised of the 97th Battery R.C.A. (AF) Walkerton; Lis- towel being the 100th Battery R.C.A. (AF) and London, On- tario was the 12th Battery R.C. A. and Lindsay the 45th Bat- tery R.C.A. (AF), going to Petawawa Camp in 1940 on May 24th. During our stay in Petawawa the 4 batteries were everything from boy scouts to tent purer- uppers. The organization be- came the 5th Army Fd. Regt. then the 7th ,Army Fd. Regt., and in England took over the English 15th Medium Gun thus the 7th Army Fd. Regt. be- came the 7th Medium Regi- ment of the 21st Army Group. And may I state that a man of Wingham, a Sergeant Clifford Taman was killed in action by our own bombers; (I have the Regiment's Book of Records) and are available to that of- fice on loan for historical pur- poses. The 7th Medium Regi- ment R.C.A. (Active Force) sailed for England on the Dut- chess of Athol on November 13, 1941 and was in action all that time until "cease fire" on my birthday, May 5th, but was not official till May 8th, 1945. We were only out for rest for 11 hours from the 12th of July in 1944, at which time the regiment actually landed in France. In 1940 our batteries did considerable recruiting over this war and did have an Anti-Tank Shoot in Walkerton. I was No. 2 on the No. 2 gun which were French 75 MM firing blank shells but later on we got to us- ing live 25 pounders at Whitley Camp where the '7th Army Fd, Regt. received their first guns arid trucks. I might add that several men of Wingham were in the 7th Med. Regt, of the 21st Army Group under Ike Eisenhower and Monty Mont- gomery. We were shock troupes and were often shocked as much as Jerry was, Being stationed near Westerharn, a Kentish town, our camp was situated at t3riars Cross and we often saw the country home of Winston Churchill at Charters and Ctoydon, the latter, my home town from 1917-1920. My two sisters lived at South Croydon, at the Red Deer on the Brighton Road. So in seeing your column on salutes I sincerely concur with those and an extra shot for the 7th Medium Regiment. Sincerely, Frederick W. Daw, A-33069. Open house at Woodeden Sunday Woodeden Camp for crippl- ed children will hold its annual open house on Sunday, between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. Families from the district are invited to visit this beautiful camp site situated just off Springbank Road, near Komoka, Ontario. Woodeden is one of five summer camps owned and oper- ated by the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, providing annual health giving vacations for 1,200 girls and boys with physical handicaps. This is a splendid opportun- ity to gain first hand knowledge of what Easter Seals can and really do for the crippled child. WROXETER—A family re- union was held on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Westlake of Saltford, near God- erich, on Sunday with 76 pres- ent. The unique feature of this reunion was that the elder gen- eration, brothers and sisters, were together at the same time for the first time in 51 years. They are the family of the late William and Elizabeth Westlake of near Wroxeter and were raised here before striking out on their own in various places and occupations. Those present of this family were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Westlake of North Vancouver, B.C., retir- ed employee of Wholesale Drugs; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Westlake of Tugaske, Sask., a grain buyer; Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Westlake, of Moose jaw, Sask. , a retired postal clerk; Mr. and Mrs. Harry (Kathleen West- lake) Pflance of Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. George Westlake, Wroxeter, a retired police con- stable; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Westlake (host and hostess) of Saltford, retired commissioner at RCAF Clinton; Mr. Arthur Westlake, Toronto, with Na- tional Cash Register, one sister, Mrs. Wm, (Annie Westlake) Maxwell of Wroxeter and two brothers, Fred of Listowel and Harry are deceased. Five of these Westlakebroth. ers served their country in World War I, which speaks highly of their patriotism. There is just one family in If you are about to enter an institution, it helps con- siderably to know the written and unwritten rules, what the grub is like, and what you can get away with. As a 20-year inmate of that great institution known as Marriage, may I be of help to those thousands who are going to leap before they look, in this merry month of June? In this particular institution, unlike most, the written rules are almost non-existent. Even the vows are delivered ver- bally. This, of course, is one of the great flaws in marriage. In my opinion, no wedding should take place until both' parties, in the presence of wit- nesses, have signed a written contract. During the draw- ing-up of the contract, every man should be represented by a lawyer who has been married for 20 years, every woman by her mother. What a deal of heart-burning and soul-searching, recrimina- tign and retaliation, such a document could prevent! What would be in the con- tract? Anything you like: who handles the money; who does the dishes; who gets up with the baby; who gets out . how many nights a week; how high the bedroom window is to be the connection with four gener- ations and that is the family of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Westlake. The Westlakes with their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren enjoyed a delicious supper on the lawn followed in the evening with a sing song, led by Rev, and Mrs. Warr of Victoria Street United Church where the William Westlakes regularly attend and have served in several offices and in the choir, Then many wended their way home after a pleasant day. There were num- erous pictures taken during the afternoon which will often bring back happy memories of their day together. Previous to this occasion the visiting brothers visited at dif- ferent times with others of the family, George, Arthur and Kathleen. Fordwith Mr, and Mrs. Earl Moore visited Sunday with Mr. Jack Bricker in St. Marys Hospital:, Kitchener and with Mrs, Bricker and family in Baden. Mr, and Mrs. Stan Bride visited over the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. jack Riddell at Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. Carl D'Arcey and Kits. R, Winters were guests Saturday at the Detiny-Winkel wedding in Knox Presbyterian Church, up; number of children. The possibilities are illimitable. There should also be a clause stating that the whole contract will he reviewed and redrawn every two years. This would provide a regular and endless source of income for 20.year-married lawyers. But let's get on. No matter how airtight the contract, it is the unwritten rules of the institution that will make you come up gasping for air. For the men. Some things you should accept without question. First, you'll never win an argument, so don't argue. Just quietly admit you are wrong and then go ahead and do what you know was right all the time. Second, she's going to make you a "better" man. Even though she thinks you're per- fect on D-day, she'll soon find room for improvement. The only defence against this is passive non-violent resistance. My wife has been trying to remold me for two decades, and I'm proud to say I'm not a "better" man than on my wed- ding day. In fact. I'm worse, as far as she's concerned, "Hope- less," is the way she puts it, and nowadays she tries to im- prove me only about once a month. For the ladies. You, too, will find the unwritten rules work best, even though you have to make them up as you go. I could write a book of un- written marriage rules, hut will limit myself today to only a couple, For example, the only way you're going to make the bum work hard and get a head in the world is to keep him con- stantly, and deeply, in debt, This is a cinch, in these days of easy credit. Second, keep him on the defensive. About everything. Compare him aloud with your brothers, your father, your male neighbors. He'll feel guilty all the time, and you can make him jump to it like .a trained chimpanzee. For both sexes, a few gen- eral tips, Marriage, despite the women's magazines, is not a beautiful fusing of two minds, hearts and souls; nor is it sim- ply a matter of give and take: neither is it a formula of shar- ing, of communication, of "talking things out." That's a lot of poppycock written by women who hare been di- vorced twice. Marriage is a ruddy armed truce, that's what it is. The only difference is that there are no Big Powers to get in- volved. If it turns into a cold war, or a hot one, depending on the situation, you have to fight it out for yourself. After a few years, you get mighty good at skirmishing, advancing and retreating, con- solidating your position, and setting up an ambush. About kids. Have them early and have lots. After the first novelty of living with a strange woman tor man) wears .off, it is in them that you will find your greatest joy — and sor- row. They keep yo0 young. They drive you cra2.y and keep you from going insane. Let's see, I think there was one other item. Oh, yes, the grub. It's usually pretty good, after the first year or Iwo. mess you my children. REMINISCING JUNE 1918 The moulders at the Western Foundry have asked President Cunningham to recognize the union which they joined last Week, He has, under existing circumstances, been compelled to refuse them and therefore a strike is on, There are 27 moulders employed and we are indeed sorry to see one of our most enterprising industries clos- ed. The closing will mean that $2000 of weekly wages will not be spent in Wingham which otherwise would be, The Advance is installing a new and up-to-date printing press. Not more than 15 days supply of sugar or flour is allowed to any one family residing within two miles from a Licensed store. JUNE 1932 Mrs. E. Pettigrew and Mrs. Harvey Shane will take over the Brunswick Hotel Dining room on June 27. Rev, Sydney Davison, who has been the beloved pastor of Wingham United Church, will preach his farewell sermon on Sunday next, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Porter- field of Belgrave entertained a few of their relatives from Blyth and Wingham, at a dinner in honor of having completed the silver circle of their married life. Mr. Burns Moffatt and Miss Ethel Garniss were married re- cently at the United Church manse, St. Helens. Mr. Mof- fatt is a son of Mr. C. B. Mof- fatt and the late Mrs. Moffatt, and a grandson of Mr. John Davidson, of Wroxeter. The construction gang has commenced work on building the new bridge to replace the old one on Highway No. 4, just north of the village of Belgrave, by the school. The old one was quite narrow and with the heavy motor traffic rendered it rather a dangerous place for the pupils on their way to and from school. JUNE 1942 Lieut. A. D, MacWilliam who on Friday graduated from the Officer's Training School at Brockville, spent the week-end with Mrs. MacWilliam and Sal- ly Lu. He is now at Barriefield attending an army service corps course. All roads will lead to the 10th bridge in East Wawanosh on July 1st, as on that day the township will hold a monster picnic in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the township. Four local high school girls have joined the ranks of the farmerettes. On Saturday Margaret Connell and Louise Lloyd left for the Niagara dist- rict and on Monday Ann Van- Wyck and Jean Underwood left also. Margaret will be at Camp Virgil and the others at Camp Queenston. When loading cattle at the C.P.R. stock yards here on 'Thursday, a bull which had broken away from the rope with which it was held attacked Wal- ter Lockridge and severely in- jured him. Walter was rushed to Wingham General Hospital and on Saturday was taken to St. Michael's Hospital,Toronto. JUNE 1953 The East Wawanosh School Board at their meeting decided to proceed with the renovation of school No. 17 at Belgrave according to plan of raising present ,floor and installing a classroom in the basement and the building of an annex to hold furnace and washrooms. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Bate- son were honored guests at a surprise dinner party on Satur- day, the occasion of their 35th wedding anniversary, tendered by immediate members of the family. Former school mates who went to school in Wingham to- gether, were reunited last week at Van Villa, Amberley Beach, when a number of them got to- gether for reminiscing and a social time: Present at the re- union were; Mrs. D. Miller, Mrs. N. Welwood, Mrs. J. Hamilton and Mrs. D. Rosen- hagen, all of Wingham; Mrs. Ken Pennington, of Goderich; Mrs. (Dr.) T. G, Irwin of Al- listom and Mrs. Jack MacDon- ald of Toronto. Fordwich Mr. and Mrs. Dave Dins- more left Tuesday for Montreal where they will spend several days at Bxpo. Mrs. Carl Brown, Reg. N, and Mrs. George Join., et, Reg, N, will take care of the nursing home. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Family reunited after 51 years