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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-09-28, Page 9SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley The sweetheart of ... Some people take a beating and skulk away to lick their wounds, Not me, Like Diefi believe that, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going," Just to digress for a mo- ment, didn't you admire the old leader's courage during that convention? Though he was caught in a web of his own creation, he had enough guts to die fighting, politically, rather than find for himself a soft spot to land on his last flight. And the mixed meta- phor spotters can go to work on that one. Back to business. You can't say I'm not game. Two years ago, I launched one member of the family into a university career. He went into orbit, tot- tered around in the strato- sphere, ran out of fuel, fizzled, and sank, though not without a trace. That was son Hugh. He did pretty well in high school, Scraped through first year col- lege. Changed courses in sec- ond year, Lasted till late Nov- ember. One day, after listening to a particularily putrid lec- ture — and you have no idea how numerous they are — he turned to a class-mate and said, "That's it, I can't take any more," walked out, and hasn't been hack since. After wintering in Mexico and other southern climes (during which he lived on grass -for a three-day stretch) he came home for a while, with a busted finger. The pian- ist. Left in mid-summer, to get a job. A month later we had a card from Cape Cod, where he was about to get a job cutting fish, whatever that is. Silence. This week we had a letter. He had a job at Ben's Delicatessen in Montreal, hoped to nail down something at Expo, and was planning to enroll at University of Mexico. Some time. Undaunted I'm about to launch another missile at the university. Kim is too young to go, I wouldn't go back to Uni- versity if they paid me $100 a day, and there's only one other member of the family. You're right, The Old Bat- tleaxe is going to hack and hew her way through fourth year Honor English. She hopes. Why? We marked our 21st anniversary the other day. Or, rather, the day after the other day, because we both forgot. And don't think that won't cost me. You'd think that, like most women, she'd be quite content to keep my nose to the grind- stone and enjoy life. The answers are several. First, she's one of those exas- perating people who like to finish something they've be- gun, even if it's two decades later. Ridiculous, but that's the way she is. So ,why didn't she finish her course in the first place? Well, to put it in the vernacular, she got a bun in the oven. The bun turned out to be our first-born. She struggled bravely to carry on at lectures, but decided that the bun, (now spelled bum), was more important than the Romantic Poets and the Mod- ern Novel. Secondly, the idea has been percolating for several years. She has too much intellectual curiosity to sink into the famil- iar morass of teas and bridge and curling and gold and gos- sip. Thirdly, the kids are out of the shell. The son is a young rooster, the daughter a healthy chick. The days of diapers, bot- tles, Hallowe'en costumes and helping with homework are over. And fourth, there's the eco- nomic factor. She has listened to me groan and crunch out of bed in the morning. She has taken a long, hard look at the bags under my eyes, the bulge under my belt, She has heard me hacking in the morning, wheezing after one flight of' stairs, It's good insurance to have a college degree that will get you a job when Midas kicks the can. She doesn't know it, but the minute she graduates, I retire. So, it's Josephine College, off to lectures, full of ideals and worries about the mess she'll come home to every weekend. There are only a few things that trouble me a trifle. I hope she isn't arrested in one of those student demonstrations, I hope she doesn't fall in love with a freshman, And I hope I can run that blasted washing- machine, OPP urge farmers to inspect fences The Wingham detachment last week issued five warnings for violations of the Highway Traffic Act. Two thefts were under investigation during the week and two property damage occurrances are presently being investigated. Four persons were charged with infractions under the Li- quor Control Act from the two investigations made. During the past week there have been several complaints of domestic animals running at large on the highway. Farmers are reminded of the serious consequences that can occur as the result of an animal being struck by a motor vehicle, as well as the financial loss to the farmer. The 0.1).P. urges owners of animals to inspect their fences and gates to insure that they are in good repair and capable of keeping animals confined to the pasture areas. Church spent a very happy eve- ning at the rectory Thursday when they were the guests of Rector and Mrs. Hayes. The occasion was in honor of Miss Isabel Nortrop and Mr. J. Lut- ton, the former commencing, the latter resuming studies at Queen's and Toronto Universi- ties, respectively, Miss M, Adams, superinten- dent of Wingham General Hos- pital, returned on Sunday, af- ter spending two weeks' vaca- tion in Hamilton and Toronto. SEPTEMBER 1942 Arrangements have been completed by the Wingham Legion for the making of a re- cording which will be broad- cast to the soldiers overseas. Sixteen people will take part in the broadcast from this district, and the names of those who will take part were drawn by lot. They are Roy Adair, Mrs. Geo. Hall, Mrs. William Broome, Mrs. W. A. Hammond, Mrs. Matt. Bell, Mrs. Frank Hopper, Mrs. T. L. Torrance, Alex For- syth, Frank Preston, Mrs, Hen- ry Ross, all of Wingham; Mrs. Abram of Belmore; Mrs. Wm. Burchill; East Wawanosh; Mrs. Thos. Irwin, Morris; Jos. Weiss and J. C. Thompson, of Tees- water and Mrs. Roy Elliott of Culross, Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Boyle of Blyth, left on Monday for Caledon East where Mr. Boyle is taking over that charge. It is five years since Mr. Boyle took over the four appointments Dear Sir: I have only lived in Wing- ham a short time, but one of the first things I noticed when I moved here was the very con- fusing and dangerous intersec- tion at the Josephine-John and Diagonal Road corners. If there were traffic lights at this' point, it certainly would be a great deal safer for pedestrians This community extends sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Bregman who lost their barn by fire last Friday while they were at Expo, Misses Yoke Meijer ingh and Richti De Haan were staying with the Bregman child- ren while their parents were at Expo and they gave the alarm as soon as smoke was noticed. Mr. Gary Chapman returns home this week from Hamilton and will spend some time assist» ing with the work here, Mr. Leroy and Brian ItintOul have been at Lucknow, Paisley, Blyth. Seaforth and Kincardine fall fairs helping George Ken- nedy to show his Hereford cat,.. tie, This week they will beat-' of Belgrave, Blyth, Auburn and Carlow, This is the second rime that Mr. Boyle had been in charge at Belgrave as he was minister there from 191:3 to 1920. SEPTEMBER 1953 Mr, W, Fred Howson left on Friday morning on a business trip to England leaving Malton Airport by T.C.A. plane. The purpose of the trip is to promote sales of Howson and Howson products manufacturers of flour and feed in the United King- dom. Mr. Howson plans to visit Scotland and Ireland as well, and expects to be away two weeks. The store now occupied by Pattison Radio and Electric on Josephine Street has been leas- ed by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swatridge, who plan to open an infants' and childrens' wear store in that location towards the end of next month. The new store will be called "Fairy- land". Thomas Hayden 5. Son, Gor- rie, showed both the grand champion bull and the grand champion cow at the Huron County Black and White Day held in connection with Blyth Fair on September 23, Donald McMurray, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McMurray, of Wingham, won top honors in the 15 years and under class at the annual North Huron Plow- ing Match held on the ninth concession of Colborne Town- ship on Monday. as well as motorists. I am only one parent to air my views, but I am sure that ALL parents of small school children would feel relieved if the Department of Highways would approve installation of lights at this corner, to give pedestrians time to cross in safety. Mrs. Hugh McKague, tending Brussels, Dungannon and Tceswater fairs. They have won several prizes. On Thanksgiving Sunday, October 8, there will be no services at the United Church here as Michael Ross, student Minister, is attending the open- ing of a church in the Sarnia vicinity. The U.C.W. will hold their Thankoffering meet- ing in the church on. Oct. 4, at 2,80 when Rev, C. F. Johnson of Wingham will be the guest speaker. St. Helens arid Don- nybrook U.C.W. and Chalmers Presbyterian W.M.Ss have been invited to attend this meeting. SEPTEMBER 1918 Miss Nellie Callaghan was placed this week by the man- agement of the Central Business College as stenographer for the John highs Manufacturing Co.. of Toronto at an initial salary of per week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Camp- bell, East Wawanosh, received the sad intelligence on Satur- day that their youngest son, Austin, was killed in action on October 27, He was a member of the 1;.J.st Battalion, Besides tis parents, two sisters and two brothers, Major 1lerb Campbell and John survive to mourn. Mr. T. R, Bennett has dis- posed of the Johnston property in Lower Wingham to Mr. John Finley. SEPTEMBER 1932 Rev. E. C. Smith. ofBrigh- ton. who has accepted the charge here of John St. Baptist Church, :s moving into the residence of Chas, Cook, Vic- toria Street. Mr. W. J. Henderson Jr. , sailed from Montreal on Satur- day to attend Cambridge Uni- versity, London. The choir of St. Paul's 000000000 1101111111 000000000000 11011111 000000 111110 0000000000 1111111 000000 1111111 000000 1111111110 0000000 1 00000000 0111111410y 000000000 Whitechurch News TWO LUCKNOW LASSIES Linda and Nancy Walden were among the exhibitors at the Blyth Fall Fair 4-H Calf Show last Wed- nesday. The girls, daughters of Mr-. and Mrs. Glen Walden of Lucknow, picked up prizes in the 4-H Showmanship and Senior Holstein classes. Both attend LucktiOw District High School.---A-T Photo. MURRAY LEGGATT AND HIS mother, Mrs, Gordon Leggett, visited the opening of the new addition to the public school and tour- ed the building following the ceremony. They are shown talking to trustee John Currie in one of the new classrooms.--A-T, bWM AtitIZITItt&ZiMit Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Sept. 28, 1937 SECOND SECTION News Items from Id Files 11 ..... 11110111111111111011 0000000000 11111 000000000000 0100108111111 00000 11101011 00000000000000000000000 000000000000 00000000000000 Msztagitter, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • What Price Progress? The planners who are devoting time and thought to the future of our province seem agreed that some form of centralized ip local government must be set up before long. Ample reason for their arguments may be found in such counties as Water- loo, where burgeoning urban populations and expanding industrialization have been creating new problems for the past sev- eral years. These students of modern trends be- lieve that the only way to insure the or- derly development of the province is to take local governing ,powers out of the hands of township, village, town and city councils and to form a new type of local government, perhaps on a county basis, Most of the planners admit that the pre- sent method of selecting county councillors would have to be altered if the plan were to work properly, Your Work Is With the conclusion of a successful Centennial celebration on the Labor Day week-end the major functions for the Cen- tennial year in Wingham were completed, We hope there will still be some events to mark the national birthday, but it is a fact that the important ones are over. We believe it is time to say a word of thanks in public to all those folks who were. sufficiently interested in the nation and in our community to help in the planning stages and to carry out the var- ious functions which were decided upon. It would be impossible to mention every person by name, for there were dozens in- volved. However, it is fitting to single out A picture in last week's issue of this newspaper reminded us, and perhaps many of our readers, of the "good old days". The picture we refer to was of a parade of public school students march- ing along the main street on their way to the fall fair. What took our eye, even more than the outdated clothing, was the unpaved surface of Josephine Sstreet. It isn't hard to imagine the clouds of dust in the air, kicked up by all those marching feet—nor the greasy mud which would cover the street on every rainy day. Somehow, as the improvements are added one upon alio:her each year, we for- get the inconveniences and rawness of the past in a country which is still emerging from pioneer stages. We recall a conversation with the late William Fleuty, who could remember what the town looked like nearly 90 years ago. Bill told us that there was a frog pond where the Bank of Commerce stands to- day. It was no mean little puddle, for one night a pedestrian a bit the worse for a long evening on the town fell into that pond and drowned. He remembered, too, that across Josephine Street, where the wooden sidewalk passed in front of the Mason Block (Toronto-Domion Bank) it was several feet above the ground level. In fact it was a regular pastime for the boys to walk along underneath the boards and look for nickels and dimes that careless Sometimes national characteristics seem to follow very closely the patterns set up by the humans who make up the nation in question. Witness, for example, the desperate efforts of the emerging na- tions in Africa and the Middle East, where the yokes of colonialism have been thrown off, to muzzle every attempt at free and honest expression of opinion. Carried to its most unpleasant ex- tremes, of course, this attitude on the part of government results not only in a con- trolled press, but in a shameful censor- ship of all writers and poets. In Russia government control of all channels of corn- munication has persisted after 50 years of so-called freedom. Those who saw the movie "Dr. Zhi- vago" at the local theatre during the past week witnessed a startling example of the type of repression we have mentioned here. The original story, written by the Soviet poet, Boris Pasternak, is a historical novel Last week we received a letter from the Student Research Bureau, which has divisions in Toronto, Guelph and Winnpeg. We will let you read it; "As the new academic year gets under- way, may we point out that Canadian stu- dents are not represented by the left-led CUS (Canadian Union of Students) any more than by SUPA (Student Union for Peace Action), Young Socialist Alliance, Company of Young Canadians or week-end Hippies. !'We also hope that this year's 'aca- demic freedom' does not degenerate fur-, It is generally agreed that the time is approaching when a more efficient form of local government will be urgently needed. Right here in Wingham it is be- coming increasingly difficult to find citi- zens who will give enough of their time to serve on town council, The mayor's chair has all but gone begging several times in recent years, for to do the job properly the mayor must be prepared to leave his place of business at any hour of the day and to answer his telephone at any hour of the night, Despite the prospect of greater ef- ficiency, we cannot repress a shudder at the thought of local government being moved up to the county level—or any level above that, Bureaucrats we have in plenty now, Certainly we don't want or need any more places for them to swarm. Appreciated Mrs. Anna Meyer, who acted as the town's Centennial co-ordinator, and without whose enthusiasm and organizing ability the birthday year would have been much less memorable. From the first meeting in the early months of 1967 until the successful com- pletion of the Labor Day events, Mrs. Mey- er has been up to her ears in plans and preparations. As each year goes by it seems to be more difficult to find citizens who are possessed of enough enthusiasm to spark the rest of us. In this particular ability Anna excells and the whole com- munity will remain in her debt for head- ing the celebrations of Centennial year. shoppers had dropped on their way out of the stores. Memory need not go nearly that far back to recall many other spots around the town where tremendous improvements have been made more recently. Take a look at the beautiful parkway along the bank of the Maitland between the new Hanna Bridge and the Howson Bridge. The giant willow trees beside the launching ramp once sheltered Bob Gaibraith's boat- house, and the rest of the river bank was a jungle of weeds and marsh, Even pri- vate lands have been improved to such an exent that it is hard to find a vacant lot nowadays which is not at least outwardly tidy. These improvements are demanded by a society which has more time and money to devote to some of the finer things in life. That is why the relatively new Hor- ticultural Society is so important. The same reason applies to the work of the parks board and the efforts of the Mait- land Conservation Authority to clean out the lower pond. In pioneer days the urgent necessity to establish homes and means of livelihood took first place in public attention. Beauty in one's surroundings was superfluous when a new community was in its forma- tive stages. Now we have reached a more rewarding plateau and the evidences of improving tastes are all about us. of great importance. It portrays the des- perately painful struggles of the Russian people to escape from the tyranny of the czars and to build a new order, originally based on equality for all. Certainly it tells of the mistakes and cruelties which were a part of the Rus- sian revolution, but they are not the main points in the story. It is a tale of suffer- ing and struggle, written, one must believe, by a man who loves his country and is in- telligent enough to realize that the pain was inevitable, However, the Soviet government in its fear of criticism, has refused to permit publication of the book in Russia and would not allow its illustrious author to accept the world acclaim which it aroused in other lands. There is something almost juvenile in an attitude which cannot face the truth, in nations, as well as in people. ther into academic delinquency, academic obscenity and academic treason. "While defending the students' right to dissent, we also defend the right of other students to dissent against the dis- senters. We trust that our professors wilt recognize right wing dissension as 'social progress' as much as left wing dissension, instead of labelling it Birchisni or Fasc- ism. "Let us hope that the past perform- ances of our campuses in the three R's, (Revolution, Revolt and Radicalism) will in future be balanced by more objective logic and reason." P11n1111i,i i oo o ... . We Have Come a Long Way Those Who Fear the Truth This Is Refreshing THE WINGHAM ADVANCE TIMES Published' at Wingham, Ontileid, by Wenger Bros. Limited. W. Barry Wenger, President Robert 0, Wenger, Secretary-Teetifititer Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers . Authorized by the Post Office Department it second elEififf Mall and for pityiriefit of postage In cash. Subscription. Rate: sear, 0.00; 6 Months,. $2.75 $7.00 per yr," 'Foreign rate, OA per yr. 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