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Madness in the springtime
We have read tales of the weird, be-
haviour of the Eskimos When summer finally
reaches the frozen vastness of the far north.
Like the summer sun, the natives stay up 24
hours a day, or at least until they drop from
exhaustion. in Finland, we are fold, the
arrival of summer after the .long, cold
months, sees the usually sedates Finns
rushing en masse to the rivers and .lakes of
their beautiful country. Perhaps something
of the same nature seizes the residents of
every northern land when the sun actually
feels hot on the back of the neck.
Certainly Canadians are no exception.
This past weekend all roads that ted to open
air, water and sunshine were clogged with
traffic as city and townspeople alike rushed
to enjoy the first of the holiday weekends. It
was great fun for everyone except the
mangled victims of the accidents which re-
sulted from the heavy traffic.
The fact is, of course, that we are fortun-
ate enough to live in a very beautiful land.
Not only do we have an unconquerable urge
to travel as soon as the weather is good., but
• we have hundreds of attractive spots to
beckon us. Nor is there anything wrong with
the urge to get out in the -open air, usually in
family groups, where some of the tensions of
an over -busy society can be shed. The only
problem is the traffic hazard which mounts
to horrifying results every holiday weekend.
Of course, here in Western Ontario we
see only the tail end of the traffic jam as it
wends it way to Lake Huron. If you, have ever
attempted to drive out of Toronto on the Fri-
day afternoon preceding a holiday Monday
it's a. safe bet you won't make the effort a
second time. Cars, trucks, trailers, boats on
wheels, campers; tamrhed bumper -t0 -bum-
per on all the major highways. Endless de-•
lays while minor and major accidents are
unsnarled, heat, impatience and eventually
frustration make a sad beginning for a week-
end of relaxation. -
Crowded beaches and Lakeshore towns
have led to anew interest in outdoor recrea-
tion areas farther inland.. Camping. areas in "
towns like_ our own are being used with in-
creasing frequency by city residents who are
mot really too fussy about a vast expanse of
water and sand—those folks who simply
want a peaceful place to relax and room to
stretch their legs; not to mention fresh, clean
air for wheezy lungs.
Yes, we are indeed fortunate to live in
such a beautiful countryside, and because it
is all right on our front doorstep, few of us
ever pause to appreciate the lovely land we
call home.
When municipal foresight is sufficiently
developed and economics permit, a low dam
will eventually span the Maitland -in Lower
Town and a permanent lake will be formed
on the prairie of town. Then Wingham will lie
right on the shore of a new beauty spot, and,
incidentally, will find new prosperity as a
tourist centre. How long it will take to•make
a start we certainly cannot predict.
Politics - a dangerous game
Miners, firemen, hydro ' linemen and
M many others who serve our daily needs run
the constant risk of injury or death, None of
these occupations, however, can compare
with American politics when it comes to
sheer danger. Governor George Wallace,
one of the aspirants for presidential office,
" lies partially paralyzed in a Maryland hospi-
tal, the victim of'a would-be killer's gunfire.
The pattern has become sickeningly
familiar. President John Kennedy, Martin
�► Luther m King, Senator Robert Kennedy, to
mention only a few,• have all been slain be-
cause t
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resented by radicals.
Of -course political killings are nothing
new. They have taken place throughout the
long history of mankind. Julius Caesar is one
famous example. The shooting of Archduke
Ferdinand of Austria at Sarajevo led within
hours to the declaration of the First World
War. But we would like to believe that sort of
violence was the product of earlier and less
enlightened ti.mes:.
The sum of human .knowledge has more
than doubled in the last 20 years. Scientific
development has made it possible for men to.
' walk in safety on the surface of the moon.
Dozens of dreaded diseases have given way
to new drugs and treatments—but we still
shoot down our leaders when we fail to agree
with their philosophies.
The cancerous .growth of violence and.
bloodshed is not Peculiar to the American
way of life. If Canada was undergoing -the
same stresses and problems it would be no
different ,here. One has only to recall the
super -tight security arrangements which
were thrown up last year for the visit of a
Soviet leader to realize how great is the fear
of official .minds that death could haunt,the
streets of Toronto as well as the thorough-
fares of Dallas.
In all previous 'ages violence in the
streets has been the result of 'repression and
want. The French and Russian' revolutions
were prime examples of times in which the
common man and his family were driven to
desperatemeasures by the grim facts of
total injustice and starvation. That is not the'
case today. This newwave of violence has
occurred in Slier foilo
when' the average 11Jcirthi
American is enjoying unparalleled pros-
perity and,,more _leisure time than ever be-
fore.,
How, then, can we explain the urge to
tear down, to destroy and to kill? Perhaps
the pscholo9ists have an answer. We have
read many of them, but no two of the experts
agree. It may sound old-fashioned, but, it is
just possible that we are realty not mature
enough to handle prosperity and leisure
time. Perhaps our material good fortune has
outrun our mental stability.
Industrialists and labor leadersalike are
admitting that the four-day work week is al-
ready a reality and they predict that we had
better get ready for the three-day week. 'If
that is correct, we would be well advised to
do some serious thinking about the sort .of
uses to which the remaining four days of
leisure will be put. If they provide only
greater opportunity for mischief we would
be better to go back to the six days of labor
which the scripture said would be the lot of
mankind.
Anew high for hockey
Bobby .Hull, world-famous hockey star
and a rriember of the Chicago Black Hawks,
has announced that he is prepared to leave
his home team to join the Winnipeg entry in
the World Hockey Association—for a con-
sideration, that is. He says he will make the
move if Winnipag comes• through with the
actual cash—one million bucks for the first
year and another million for an additional
four years of play.
Well, we can see his point. Who wouldn't
leave the Chicago Black Hawks for two
rr million dollars? •
The offer, if indeed it is sincere, sets a
new figure for sports enthusiasts to meet,
because the Winnipeg•club will certainly ex-
pect to get its -money back, plus a little extra,
at the turnstiles over the next five winters.
Talk about prosperity—we must be rolling in
it.
1 . That sort of pay makes such dim -wits as
prime ministers and presidents look like kids
dropping pennies in their piggy banks.
Thousands of Ph.D.'s and M.A.'s are looking
desperately for work these days. It seems
obvious they counted too heavily on mental
disciplines to earn them a good living. They
should have quit thinking and used their
muscles. •
Bobby Hull is a fine hockey player—one
of the finest on skates today and perhaps one
of the all-time greats. He cannot be censured
for trying to make as much out of his success
as possible. What we find amazing is that the
public is apparently prepared to pay that
kind ofmoney to see him in action.
And to think that we grumble about pay-
ing 520,000 to a high school principal!
Most immediate
"Collectively the nation's weekly press
represents a national institution in a country
which has far too few national institutions.
More often than not the nation's weekly
press is the first, the most local, the most
immediate medium for hundreds of
thousands of Canadians. The weekly press
complements all other media, and in so
doing• plays a significant role, probably be-
yond the capability of any other media."—
Quotation from the Senate Report on the
Mass Media (Ottawa).
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PAYS CHILD News Items from Old Files
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BYKE.. N ALLEN
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Lorne is an enga i g. friendly dine -yea r -old who is eager to be
adopted so he wwi'1'i"ha a his own home. his own parents and his
OWn secure place in the world. •
Hungarian in descent, Lorne is a handsome boy with light
brown hair. dark eyes and a fair complexion. Ile is in good'
health.
Lorne is' an affectionate youngster. responsive to adult ap-
proval aid reassurance- Ile needs a family where he will
receive constant loving attention:
This active youngster likes energetic outdoor games and is
intensely sports -minded. Ile enjoys the program of a boys' club
and looks forward to becoming a Scout.
Lorne • is having some difficulties at school, mainly with
reading,. and is in a remedial reading class. Ile likes
Mathematics, in which he dges sell, but since he cannot read
problems, even his mathematics• suffer. Lorne enjoys group
discussions and likes to participate. Ile appears to have good
potential. Ile is interested in everything and nothing escapes his
• notice.
It is hoped a Roman Catholile home will be -found for this lad.
Parents xvho can combine warm cherishing love, with firm,
.4t'onsis '
iernt cocttiols are being. FerrNsuch a mother- and
father he will be a rewarding son.
To inquire about''adopting Lorne, ililease write to Today's
-Child, Box 888, • Station K. Toronto. For general adoption -in-
fornmation ask your Children's :lid Socieh • •
Can't win them daN
Camus wrote "There is nothing more vulgar than the de-
sire,to be `right'. If you do anything at all you are bound to
make mistakes sometimes.
Any person trying to achieve something for his fellow-
men, must on occasion stand up and bescounted and state the
case the way he sees it.
While he does not need to annoy .or provoke people un-
necessarily; yet he must not be quiet simply because he
knows there will be those who will disagree with him.
This is all the more obvious in the case of a writer, since
what he'writes can be used against him, and he cannot claim
to have been misquoted, or not to have spoken at all. •
Yet the honest writer must seek to write what he believes
is true and viable at the moment. He must write clearly and
vigorously and take bouquets and brickbats with equal
grace. —The Ridgetown• Dominion.
MAY 1937
Ernest S. Lewis of Brampton
. has purchased the greenhouses
and florist business formerly
operated by the late J. M. Gra-
ham. He will, take possession
Monday. May 24th.
Confirmation services were
held in St. Paul's Anglican
Church with the following being
'`.confir : Melba O. Radford,
Eva May 'Lediet, Margaret S.
Connell, Francis E. Durnin, Mrs.
Margaret Kidd,George Johnson,
Kenneth' Johnson and Russell
Girling.
During the early part of the
week surveyors were busy taking
levels, etc. on our main street.
The matter of resurfacing the
street is being given serious con-
sideration by the Department.
Somewhat of a record in gar-
dening goes to Rev. E. M. Loney
who has potatoes up in his gar-
den.
The J. W. Hanna Automobile
Sales have installed two up-to-
-date pumps for dispensing gas.
They are of the meter and cal-
culating type.
Next week the Lyceum Theatre
will present an outstanding. pic-
ture, "San Francisco" starring
Clarke Gable and Jeanette Mac-
Donald.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fox an-
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Vesta Doris, to William
Edwin Brawley; son of Mrs.
Brawley and the late W. E. Braw-
'ley. The marriage will take place
in June.
Police in Dublin, Ireland, swept
through the St. Stephen's Green
district after the bombing of a
178 -year-old statue of George II in
protest against the coronation of
King George VI.
Bernice Appleby, a pupil of SS
3, Glenannan, was successful in
obtaining first class honors in the
girls' vocal solo class at the
music festival in Clinton last
week.
F. T. Armstrong, Lucknow
jeweller, has disposed of his busi-
ness to William Schmid of Han-
over. Mr. Armstrong has con-
ducted the business for 25 years
and now plans to devote full time
to his opticalbusiness..
Mr. and Mrs. Robert MoWBr'ay
and. family last week moved to
the farm hepui`cha ed from the
Ferrie estate, in theWhitechurch
area. Mr. 'and Mrs. Ab Coultes
moved into the house they
vacated.
MAY 1947
At .the Huron County Music
Festival held in Goderich, certifi-
cates were awarded to those re-
ceiving '80 marks or 'more: Area
students who qualified were June
Moffat of Wingham Junction,
Vivian Hastings of Powell's
School, Arlene and Frances Ret-
tinger, Wingham Junction: Ruth
Hewitt of Bluevale was a finalist
in her class with 83 marks.
Ross Harrison of town has pur-
chase'd the Listowel Furniture
Store and funeral service former-
ly 'owned by the late. W. Britton
and operated by William Mc-
Intyre.
Little Janei^tte Henderson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
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Henderson, fractured her left
arm in a fall on the street Friday
evening.
Farquhar Oliver took over the
reins of Liberal party leadership
in the province.
J. A. Wilson has purchased the
residence of George R. Scott, cor-
ner pf John and Centre Streets.
Mr• and Mrs: Percy Harris an-
nounce thegagement of their
daughter, Rtit Elizabeth, to Jo-
seph Moir King of Teeswater.
The wedding will take place June
14th.
The annual meeting' of Wing -
ham District 9, IOOF, was held
with officers elected being R. J.
Bowman of Brussels, Herbert
Duffy of Teeswater and W. H.
Haney of Wingham.
Mrs. M. McPhail, while hang-
ing clothes Saturday, had the
misfortune to fall off the clothes
reel stand and break her left arm.
C. Thuell has disposed of his
Gorrie bakery business to Claus
O'Krafka of Elmira.
MAY 1!)58
Julia Thornton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Thornton,.
was the winner of a scholarship
at the recent Huron County Music
Festival held at Goderich.
For the second successive year
the Wingham Dsitrict High
School Cadet Corps has won the
Strathcona Shield. It was pre-
sented to the Battery Command-
er, Cadet Major R. Hetherington
by his father, Lt. Col. R. S.
Hetherington. Cameron Robinson
was named the best cadet at the
inspection.
The Wingham' Public School
held its sixth annual music festi-
val with Earle Terry of London as
adjudicator. First prize winners
were Joan Remington, Dean Bal-
ser, Cathy Hanna, Douglas Vyse,
Wayne Caslick, Bruce Machan,
and Jean Gurney. Cathy Hanna
and Jane Ann Colvin were win-
ners in a duet class.
Rev. Charles D. Cox of Mill-
bank, a former minister of .Bel-
grave United Church, has been
elected chairman of Perth Pres-
bytery.
bytery. '
Several • members of the Wing -
ham Lions Boys' and Girls' Band
participated in the Huron County
Music Festival held in Goderich.
Named winners in the cornet
class were Joyce Procter and
Ruth Michie; clarinet, Jane and
Julie Cruikshank, Marjorie Mo
fat; alto horn, Ron Vogan; tro -
bone, Lloye Stobo.
Bill Phillips of London has bee
engaged as instructor for th
water safety course in Gorrie thi
summer.
William S. Mulvey of th1
Wroxeter area was one of the ?
students who received their
plomas in agriculture at th
graduation exercises of the On-
tario . Agricultural' College
Guelph.
Frances Hettinger, daughter
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at
of
, Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Hettinger of
Turnberry Township, graduated
as.a registered nurse from St. Jo-
seph's Hospital in London.
A Candle to Light the Way
Well,. you can stop holding your tion that no middle-aged square
breath. The biggest thing since would have thought. of. He took
the building of the pyramids, in them downstairs; had them take
the opinion of some people is- ae- oft their jeans .and .threw them,
caliph ahied:.•Qi `r�#dhttighti r" xthe:jeans • t'ihe kidstV;t i
married.. And off our hands after dryer.
21 years. It says here.
.I hope there's some ancient
saying , like: ,`Stormy' wedding
day, sunny marriage." '
Not that there was anything
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stormy about the wedding itself.
It was positively seraphic, and
some people were smiling with
sheer delight for the first time in'
years. •
But the weather was something
else. The day before was sunny
and still. The day after was the
same. The wedding clay was the
worst rotten day of a long, rotten
spring. Driving rain and bone -
chilling wind.
I know, I was there. Out in it,
doing all the last-minute chores:
ice cubes, cream for the coffee,
smok s, mils, dry-cleaners, etc. I
have x ether a hat nor a raincoat
and .I couldn't find my wife's um-
brella, so I was soaked to the skin
from the navel both ways.
However, I mustn't complain,
even though I have my first bad
cold • for three years. It was
KIM'S DAY, as everyone kept
telling me for about a month, and
what matter if her dear old Dad
has double pneumonia.
Somehow, as it so often hap-
pens, everything fell into •place.
Her old lady talked.her way out of
the hospital, then went three solid
days and nights without one wink
of sleep. She was so nervous and
exhausted she was positive she'd
have to take to her bed before the
ceremony. But from that subter,
r;a•nean depth which most of us
don't possess, she not only made
it, but came through with flying
colours.
The rug -cleaning man had been
here and everything was spot-
less. This, was bad, because
everybody would have muddy
feet. But it was good, because
everybody wiped their • feet or
took off their boots.
A gang of boys had arrived the
day before to rake up the lawn.
This was good. But it was bad be-
cause everybody was too wet to
notice.
First arrival was' Shelby, an
itinerant young actor, one of the
men Kim had shared her apart-
ment with all year. No, be was - T -h' couple kissed. Four beautiful
nieces 'each brought one white
rose to the bride. And it was over.
I think it was simple, spiritual
and joyous. If I ever get married
again, God forbid, I'm going to
have a Baha'i ceremony.
I think my daughter said good-
• 'Then boat front and back door-
bells started to ring like a five -
alarm fire, and yours truly, the
only • one dressed, sprinted back
and forth accepting gift -wrapped
parcels from little 'boys and de-
livery men, hanging up dripping
coats, and trying to introduce
perfect strangers to . each other.
Chaos.
But chaos often works better
than logistics. This was to be a.
Baha'i ceremony. The bride and
groom, with their typical acu-
men, had not even decided on the
order of the ceremony, and
were—well, not squabbling, but
arguing—until the moment of
truth.
Kim hissed at me, "Dad, you
say our prayer after Marlene.
That's all you have to remem-
ber." And that's about all I did
remember. •
There is an y old cliche: "The
bride was beautiful in a..." Well,
I'm here to tell you that the bride
was beautiful, in a long, svelte,
borrowed dress that looked as
though she had stepped out of a
Botticceli painting, long auburn
hair, huge brown eyes and infin-
ite youth. The groom looked
pretty good, too, but his father
can write his own column about
that.
Most weddings ' are like • fu-
nerals. This .wasn't. There were
prayers, short. t•Mine, perhaps
subconsciously,' was a General
Thanksgiving from the Book of
Common Prayer. Chopin's mazu-
kas rippled quietly in the back-
ground. I3rother Hugh sang a
haunting song in French and
English.
Then came the most dramatic
and poignant part of the cere-
rhony. Tapers were lighted, with-
out one ember dropping on the
rug. A single candle was lit from
them. The bride and groom faced
each other, eye to eye, and made
their personal oaths (not repeat-
ing something after a minister).
They had ketit secret from each
other at they were going to
th
lby kissed the rings, put
on the appropriate fingers.
not the bridegroom. This was
bad, because Kim was still talk-
ing and laughing with him, in
jeans and T-shirt, with one hour
to go before the ceremony. •'But
this was ,good, because Shelby is
a great mixer, and later on, when
we ran out of mix, he went out bye. 1 remember a kiss on the
and got some. cheek, a deft hand extracting
Next guests were two drenched from my pocket the promised
urchins who had hitch -hiked, cheque, and my son-in-law going
through the torrent some 65 down to the basement to pick up
miles. Soaked right through. I the -double sleeping bag I'd
didn't know'what to do with them. bought in case nobody else did.
Son Hugh, all the way from Mont- Now, how about some grani-
real for the day, provided a solu- children.
a