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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-08-17, Page 9ingbam VitianctgZirato Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Aug. 17, 1967 SECOND SECTION •.orfsit eA }211 i4i~Ai'i• 1 . THE OLD WINGHAM MOTORS building at the corner of Josephine and Patrick Streets is falling to the wrecker's hammer this week to make room for a new post office building which will be put up on the site. The building was erected by Alex Crawford as a garage and showroom about 40 years ago and was considered to be ahead of its time when built. The new post office will be a one-storey brick building. Refflinghaus Construction of Goderich, has the contract. —Advance-Times Photo. FOLLOWING THE PARADE at Belgrave the Credit Union office was crowded as people swarmed in to sign the register for East SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Wawanosh's centennial, Mrs. Clarence Ritchie of Lucknow, Pat Petrychyn and tarry Pletch of Toronto, fill out the forms. Emits a crooner wailing low His cheap synthetic love. The gentle murmur of the waves Is drowned in noisy chatter, "Buy whiskey, soap and ciga- rettes, Buy pills and soup without regrets—" Sublimities don't matter! Some day ere long we'll con- quer space, Ah, mournful thought and bit- ter, 'Mid stars that sang creation's birth The crude cacophony of Earth, Man's pestilential twitter." . .. The use and abuse of the word "image." There seem to be fads in words as in all else; this is the "faddy" word of the moment. Every man, woman, organization is concerned about his, her or its' "image." May I suggest, (in fact try to stop me) that, if we are con- cerned with integrity, decency and honor in personal, social and political life, our public image will take care of itself, It will be a favorable one, too, . . . The availability of filthy literature, particularly for the youth of our country. Some excuse this, by insisting young people must learn the facts of life. Manure is a fact of life too, but if we see our children Looking. Back at the General If we had been writing editorials three (Weeks ago, rather than getting ready for olidays, we might have joined with dozens of other Canadian and American (and for that matter, French) newspapers, to howl out our righteous anger at General De- Gaulle. Looking back from this safe van- tage point, we are glad there was good reason for us to say nothing at the time of the general's verbal intrusion into Can- adian domestic politics, In that interval every possible criticism has been levelled at him, and all these nasty remarks have left our friend Charles totally unaffected,. Apparently he Is armoured with that sub- lime self-confidence which places any of his utterances above the need for defence. In retrospect we don't believe that "le grand Charles" did Canada any grave harm. In fact, he provided the nation with a lot of publicity. The free press all over the world hastened to draw attention Now It Can Be Said Several of our readers will recall an advertisement which appeared in this paper during the early months of the year. It apparently offered employment to typ- ists who could work at home on their own typewriters. Shortly after a few applications had gone in from this area The Advance-Times learned that the advertising was, to say the least, misleading. Those who answer- ed the ad were asked to send in one dollar for further information, and that inform- ation proved to be a cheaply - printed brochure telling the interested typist how to seek out customers in her own com- munity. The Advance-Times immediately sought information from the Better Business Bureau — and you may recall that the answer we received from that organization was published a few weeks ago. If you thought that letter was rather vague, you were right. All it stated was that the authorities were aware of the advertising. As it turned out, neither the BBB nor our paper could say more, for the adver- tiser was facing court action. He has since been committed for trial on a charge of false advertising. As we have stated many times, The Advance-Times refuses to publish dozens of ads every year — whenever we have any reason to suspect the motives of the ad- vertiser. We, like you, can be fooled once in a while. The moral is — don't send money for anything in advance. If the advertiser is trustworthy he will trust you. Tests are Over This year's Grade XIII examination re- sults are the last you will see in this fair province. The Department of Education Wlikes decreed that henceforth Grade XIII tudents will be graded, not on the limited number of questions which can be asked and answered in a series of written ex- aminations, but rather on the teachers' estimation of the students' total knowledge. The new system is, of course, a much more intelligent approach to the making of a responsible and thinking citizen, but it throws a new demand upon the teach- ers who will be required to assess our high school graduates. The entire value of the new plan lies in its departure from fixed rules and standards. Therefore the teach- ers must possess an unusual degree of com- Is Shulman Really a Schmoo? Dr. Morton Shulman, Metro Toronto's erstwhile chief coroner, continues to rock the seats of the mighty. The judicial in- quiry which has been in progress for some weeks has not yet come to any final con- clusions in regard to his charges that there is a great deal to be desired in the admin- istration of the laws dealing with question- able deaths. Many people consider Dr. Shulman nothing but a noisy troublemaker. We have no opinion, for we don't know enough about him to form any real con- victions. Certainly his decision to run in the next election, coming as it did while Summertime Tip it needs only an ignition source to set off the blast. The ignition source can be a very simple thing such as a defect in the electrical system, particularly a short in a tail light circuit. If you must carry extra gasoline, use only an approved safety can, put it in the back seat area and keep the windows open. Don't leave it in the car any longer than you have to. Any other course of action is obviously an invitation to extreme danger. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE a TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario,. by Wenger Bros. Limited. W. Barry Wenger, President - Robert O. Wenger,. Aderetary4teriatiter Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Canadian, Weekly. Howspepers Autlitirited by the post Office Department as Second Cleat Mill tad for payment' Of pottage in &OW. Subscription Rite; Year, 15.00; 8 Months, ;1.15 in advance; 1.1.'S.A., $1,00 per yr.; POreign tate, $7.64 per yr. Advertising Rates' on appiteatioa, REMINISCING AUGUST 1918 Wm. S. King has erect- ed a monument ins i3lUeIrale Cemetery in Memory of the late Joseph McKinney. Mr. Robert Jenkins purchased 15 acres just north of the town from Mr. John Amsbury. The price paid was $1,000.00. Pte. Percy Merkley, so.11. of Mr. and Mrs. E, Merkley, un- derwent an experience which doubtless he will never forget. Shortly after leaving Halifax, the boat he embarked on struck a rock or possibly a mine and went to the bottom. We under- stand all on board were saved, but have not full particulars. With the other soldiers, Percy was compelled to jump into the water in his night clothes and not until several hours were spent clinging to wreckage in the cold water was he picked up. He is now in Halifax. AUGUST 1932 The C.G.I.T. returned on Monday after spending an en- joyable week at Bruce Beach under the supervision of Mrs. M. C. Griffin. The following girls attended the camp: Jean Copeland, Muriel Campbell, Olive Tiffin, Norma Coutts, Bernice Blake, Betty Walker and Dell Walker. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barnard of Bluevale, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Saturday, when their young- est daughter, Margaret Eliza- beth, was united in marriage to Sparling G. Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnston, Bluevale, Rev. Mr. Mann of- ficiated. Miss Patricia Parker passed her Introductory Piano mid- summer examinations with first class honors. She also had the highest standing in her school year, AUGUST 1942 At the service in the United Church on Sunday morning, Rev. W. A. Beecroft baptized the following: James George, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wild; John Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merkley; Fred- erick Wilfred Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lewis; Judith Delores, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lunn. Huron County is the centre of much instruction for the Air Force. The latest such school to get underway is the big plant at Centralia, On Saturday at the supper hour DeWitt Miller spoke over the radio to his mother and friends here and to some people in Ottawa. On Sunday after- noon the voice of Capt. Walton McKibbon was heard on a simi- lar program sending his greet- ings to his wife and daughter and other members of the fam- ily. It was truly a thrill to hear these voices from Over- seas. Miss Ann Pletch left on Sat- urday to take up her duties in the Women's Division of the Active Army. Ann will be in attendance in a course at Ot- tawa for awhile before being posted for duty. AUGUST 1953 David Cameron, 14-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nor- man Cameron, Wingham won honor for himself and the town when he placed second in the junior boys overall champion- ship held in Barrie on Monday. Douglas Gibson, 16-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gibson has been chosen as one of the top ten rifle shots at Camp Ipperwash, where he is training with 1500 other high school cadets from all over the province. He is scheduled to leave Ipperwash on Friday for Ottawa, where he will compete in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association competition there, .against a team of cadets from England. About 125 friends and neigh- bors of Ronald and Murray Rae gathered at the Golf Club on Thursday to honor the Rae brothers who are leaving Wing- ham in the near future. Ron and his family will be leaving for Phoenix, Arizona, later this month, and Murray has taken a position with the firm of Poun- der Brothers, in Stratford. Box 390 Dear Sir: I have been instructed by the Nowick Centennial Com- mittee to extend its apprecia- thin for the excellent coverage received by your paper at the time of their celebration in July. Respectfully, Mrs. Jack Pergusen„Sec. eating it we restrain them, for- cibly if necessary. „ . Trying to write a column — My admiration for you, Mr, Smiley, has leaped into the stratosphere. How do you you do it, week after week after week . . ? Mrs. Jack Cook is hostess to evening unit BELGRAVE—The evening unit of Belgrave United Church Women met in the church base- ment last Thursday with Mrs. Jack Cook as hostess. There were 15 members present. Mrs. Clifford Logan opened the meeting with a worship ser- vice which was taken from a camp service. Mrs. Norman Cook read the Scripture follow- ed by prayer by Mrs. Logan. Mrs. William Coultes con- ducted the business. The penny collection was received and visits to sick and shut-ins re- corded. For the September meeting Mrs. Clifford Logan will be. in charge of lunch, Mrs. Murray Scott, Bible study, Miss Annie Cook, worship. The study, "Missions Are a Must" was taken by Mrs. James Lamont and Mrs. Albert Bie- man. The offering was received and dedicated and Mrs. Clar- ence White led in Bible study. Mrs. Wm. Coultes pronounced the benediction. Lunch was served by Mrs. Murray Scott's group. Friends, neighbors hold reception BELGRAVE—A euchre and re- ception for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vincent was held in the Forest- ers' hall on July 28th. Twenty- two tables of euchre were play- ed under the management of George Grigg. After lunch Clifford Coultes gave a reading. Gershom John- ston read the address and Edgar Wightman presented a purse of money. The prizes for the euchre were as follows: High lady, Mrs. Albert Vincent; high man, Ed- gar Wightman; second lady, Mrs. Robert Purdon; second man, Herman Nethery; second low lady, Mrs. Chris. Nethery; second low man, Jack Brewer; low lady, Mrs. Ross King; low man, Robert Higgins. JOINT SERVICES FOR UNITED CHURCHES I3ELGRAVE—Since Rev. John Roberts is on holidays, service for Calvin-Brick and Knox Unit- ed churches was held at Calvin- Brick on Sunday with Mr. Colin Fingland as speaker. A special number was given by the Young. Peoples' choir and Mr. David and 1144s Janet Beecroft sang a solo. Next Sunday, service will be taken by the Knox °kited Church in Belgrave. Winner number one Weil, the inevitable has hap- pened! Smiley couldn't make up his mind about his own con- test as so many of the contri- buting columns fell into the "excellent" category. So, Smil- ey declared a draw, allowing two winners. Each winner will receive $25. Here is the first column, to be followed by the other winner next week. By Ellen Armstrong Stouffville, Ontario Maybe the comments of a middle-aged Canadian female don't constitute a column but there is only one way to find out, so here goes — I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ... The assumption that Cana- dians are inhibited and inarti- culate. The celebrations in Ot- tawa and in every little and big town and city in this our year of jubilee shout a re- sounding "NO" to this idea. Oh, sure, we have to have a good reason for letting our hair down. A good reason may only present itself once in 100 years, but when it does, broth- er, we can holler with the best, and better. - , • . The claim that Canadians have an inferiority complex. Down here in the grass roots where I and 99.9 percent of my fellow Canadians crawl around we are proud of Can- ada and of being Canadians, We are ashamed only of the would-be intellectuals w h o claim they are inferior because they are Canadian. They are inferior, all right, but for other reasons. Unfortunately they seem to have the ear of "ye editors" and so get their views aired in the papers with nau- seating frequency. . The bland statement that "The Church has failed." Failed to do what, may I ask? I may answer, too, in fact I will. Failed to do whatever the speaker of the moment thinks she should have done. I sug- gest we find out what is the true mission of the Church, then try to assess success or failure. "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel," said Christ. This is the Church's mission; in this she has succeeded and is succeed- ing. And even critics must ad- mit she has not failed in anoth- er sense. She has endured and survived! Name one other nineteen hundred and sixty- seven year old institution! . . Transistor radios in public, Here I feel like busting into poetry which I have enti- tled Lines on Trying to Have a Picnic at a Roadside Table on the Shores of a (Once) Peace. ful Lake Where once the song of birds was heard, And wind in trees above, A crass transistor radio to the fact that French Canadians are not enslaved—a fact which quite probably was not understood in many lands before the DeGaulle incident. French Canadians in their thousands, regardless of personal political persuasion, were forced to public- ly admit, at long last that they don't really want to break away from the rest of Can- ada, with or without French encourage- ment. Prime Minister Pearson was afforded an excellent opportunity to employ that diplo- matic tact for which he is justly famous. The opposition parties were given an open- ing for ringing statements of nationalistic flavor. Everybody was gratified, including General DeGaulle. About the only thing the General proved by his outburst was that he thor- oughly enjoys his own unbelievably bad manners. petence before they can pass final judg- ment upon young people who will go on to higher levels of learning, or conversely be steered into less promising careers, Regardless of its hazards, this new basis of assessment is the one which must be followed. We may now hope that other changes will also be put into effect in our high schools—many of them having been long sought by thoughtful teachers. Perhaps we may hope that the mathema- tics genius will soon be able to achieve his goal despite shortcomings in English or French; or that the brilliant history student will not be tripped on the hurdle of scientific subjects which he will never employ in later life. he was under fire, smacks more of threat to his detractors than of a real desire to serve the public. Dr. Shulman's accusations have at least necessitated a long and careful look at the procedures in Ontario coroners' of- fices. Surely this scrutiny can do no harm, and it is possible that it will do some good. No public service is so per- fectly administered that is above close ex- amination. Since the work of the cor- oners' is so vitally important in the con- duct of a society based on unqualified justice, the inquiry may prove beneficial in the long run. • Don't carry extra gasoline in the trunk of your car, even if it is in a safety can, The Financial Post warns. You could end up with your car blown to bits. The safety container is designed to breathe and as the trunk becomes warmer from the heat of the sun, the gasoline generates enough pressure to force the vapors out pest the cap. In the alr-tight trunk the vapors will ultimately reach explosive proportions and