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Trying again
For several months newspaper of-
fices as well as private individuals
have been receiving printed material
which bears every appearance of
organized propaganda for a neo-NazI
movement in Canada. Readers are
referred to Ernst Zundel, c -o Samisdat,
206 Carlton Street, Toronto.
We haven't taken the time to read
very much of this junk, but a'few of the
claims contained in the material are
enough. The effort is obviously intend-
ed to downplay war=time Nazi crimes
against humanity and thus brainwash a
neer generation of Canadians Into be-
lieving that what young people have
learned from parents and teachers is a
giantpack of lies.
For instance, the, story of Anne
Frank's childhood suffering and even-
tual death 'at the hands of The Nazis is
branded as a falsehood. Persecution of
Jews and the record of the death camps
in which millions of Jewish people died
is denied. The war crimes trials In Nu-
remberg after World War I I are brand-
ed as "illegal".
Another statement: "The Federal
Government of West Germany is a pro-
visional government only, until such
time as the, election of a national gov-
ernment of Germany in free and demo-
cratic elections."
There are numberless accounts of
ill-treatment and discrimination
against people of German origin In
Canada and elsewhere, according to
the material we have received.
This sort of propaganda may,
indeed, be believed by a few restless
young people who are totally unaware
of historical truths. To people of an
older generation who lived and fought
through the war years in total de-
termination that the evil which was
Naziism should spread no further, this
sort of propaganda is abhorrent. We
know hundreds of German -Canadians
who live free and privileged lives, as do
all other Canadians, None of us need a
new surge of Nazi sympathizers in our
midst.
Profits well used
Some of the country's more profit-
able corporations have recognized the
fact that their operations will be more
acceptable in the public eye if even a
fraction of their earnings is donated to
needy causes. Some of the chain food
stores are returning a small percent-
age of their earnings to charities of
their customers' choice by Way . of
credits on cash register slips: No
doubt there are many similar plans
underway:
The mostrecent corporation to join_
the ranks df the generous le The Mac-
-Donald's fast food chain, which will
open Ronald Macdonald House in
Toronto. Located not far from the Sick
Children's, Hospital, the place will be-
come a hostel r parents and relatives
of young patten at the hospital being
treated for Ieuk mia or other cancer -
related diseases. The room charge will
be a trifling $7 per day, where the oc-
cupants can afford that much, and free
to those who can't.
The project will fill, a long -felt
need. Although a child may receive the
best of care at Sick Kids, the presence
of mother or father at the bedside is as
vital to the treatment as medical atten-
tion itself. In=art toe.manyycases par-
ents cannot afford the high cost of city
living at such an important time and
the child must travel the hard road of
suffering all alone.
Back to the basics
For many years western .civiliza-
tion has been suffering the diseases of
affluence. We have had so much money
to Spend that It became more pleasant
to buy what we needed rather than
labor for our requirements: Our de-
pendence upon Near East oil is an ex- _
ample. As long as we could purchase
our' supplies abroad -we did little or
nothing about Seekingalternative
forms of energy.
The May issue of National Geo-
graphic magazine carries a brief, but
very interesting article on a few of the
plants which are native to our continent
and which, given the opportunity,
might relieve some of our chronic
shortages.
Under the title, "Rediscovering
America's Forgotten Crops", the ar-
ticle describes a half dozen plants
w'hiacit have been known for centuries,
•but almost totally neglected in recent
years -
Amaranth is a plant which grows
naturally in Mexico and the south-
western United States. The bush pro-
duces giant seed heads weighing six to
eight pounds and carrying as many as
half a million seeds. The seeds and
leaves of the plant are used as a highly
nutritious food and produce a very ac-
ceptable flour when ground. The plants
have been successfully grown as far
north as Peni sylvania in a giant test
project by some 13,500 gardeners.
Another homely shrub which can
thrive on "a minimum of Water could
open large tracts of otherwise unused
land for9extremely valuable production
is the jojoba plant. The seeds yield a
liquid remarkably like sperm whale
oil, which is used for everything from
automobile transmissions to airplane
engines. Cosmetics firms are among
the plant's best customers.
Before the depletion of wild stands
in Mexico the guayule plant supplied
half of the U.S: requireent for raw
rubber. With natural rubber from the
Far East in short supply- and very ex-
pensive, industry has turned to even
more expensive synthetics made from
petroleum products. Guayule, easily
grown on unproductive soils, could go a
long way to meet present-day needs.
The jpary bean provides a highly
acceptb11e food and is richer in protein
than most known legumes. It, too,.
thrives on otherwise unusable dry
lands in the American southwest.
Groundnuts grow naturally as far
north as the Gaspe and as far south as
Florida and west to well beyond the
Mississippi. Tasting like potatoes, the
tubers are three times as high in pro-
tein value. Systematic propagation
could well increase their size and
flavor as a staple of North American
diet.
Who can imagine the countless
other potential treasures which Ile
right under our over -indulged noses?
Necessity, as most know, is the mother
of invention. Perhaps it is jitst as well
that we face extreme need from time to
time. Otherwise could well become
helpless as babies.
East -west conflict
The Estevan (Sask.) Mercury
comments on the possibilities of sep-
aration in western Canada:
A meeting in this area of the Can-
adian -West Foundation (CWF) an or-
ganization promoting the idea that
eastern Canada has already separated
from n Canada, again raises the
full of east -west ,confronta-
ti
eports indicate that the crowd (at
ting In Weyburn, Sask.) was
more enthusiastic about running down
Trudeau than listening to a reading of
the British North America Act. Elmer
Knutzen's (founder of the CWF) main
theme was that he and his followers are
sick and tire! of Ottawa's policies to-
ward the West, particularly in the area
of resource tairtion.
That the Westerners are angry
about resource taxation is nothing new.
that the question of western separation
has been in the minds of the public Is
nothing new.
What the CWF has done is organize
Westerners of similar opinion and of-
fered a somewhat united voice, telling
Ottawa what it already knows but so
far has refused to listen to.
It is predictable to say that groups
like the CWF will continue to grow and
flourish if Ottawa doesn't get off its
collective butt and do something to ra-
tionally negotiate a better reisource
taxation for the western oil industry.
Until the above concerns arra hash-
ed out by East and West the CWF will
find a rapid increase in numbers.
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News Items from
APRIL 1934
A meeting was called in
Gorrie to form a unit or
group of fourlibrary boards,
namely Gorrie, Wroxeter,
Fordwich and Belmore. This
association is the first of its
kind in Ontario. Dr. Ramage
of Gorrie is chairman of the
joint association and officers
are J. A. Bryons of Ford-
wich, R. J. Wendt, Wroxeter,
and Fred Doubledee, BO-
RN/re .
Katharine
elmore-
Katharine Hepburn was
voted America's No. 1 screen
actress.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gaunt
are moving this week, to the*
farm of James 3a00e:onof
Marnoch, ,i -
'the Retail lVlerrhlaflts As-
sociation 'of ` Wingham.
elected T. Y. Smith president
at the' annual meeting held in
the council chamber. Vice
president is George
Williams; secretary Ed
Williams and treasurer H. E.
Isard.
George H. Elliott of
Clinton, warden of Huron
'County, was chosen as Con-
servative standard bearer
for South Huron in the next
election. James Ballantyne,
reeve of the county last year,
is the te,Liberal-Progressive
crandida.
Buy ,your groceries at
iCinn's:where this week you
ca`n get two cans of salmon
for 23 cents; Blue Circle
coffee fore cents; tomato
four or 29 cents; and
fresh macaroni, four pounds
• for 25 cents.
Elmer D. Bell of Drew is
establishing a law practice
inrtiieviilage of Brussels, in
the Block, the build -
int .Iatety^'occupied by the
variety—Store of Mrs. W.
{Moore-
APRIL I94¢,: •"
,After•adbngifight, JohnrW.
Henna . 1t11 P„ . has .:.in
formetj residents that im-
proved 'train service and
better coaches .have been
promised the people of this
district and the BrucePenin-
sula by Canadian National
Railways. This is the result
of the persistent efforts of
four .members of the Ontario
Legislature, Mr. Hanna, J.
• P. Johnston of Bruce, Dr. M.
P. ' Phillips•, of Grey and J.
Fred Edwards of Perth. •
At a meeting off the Official
Board of the Wingham
BY HELEN ALLEN -
Peggy is a lively, energetic 6 -year. -old, very curious
and full of questions. Fair in coloring, she has reddish -
gold hair, greeny -blue eyes and a few intriguing freckles.
She is in good health, having outgrown an allergy to any
food containing glucose. She still has a tendency to be
chubby however,
Now livingin a small institution for children with
emotional problems, Peggy is having play therapy to help
her understand some of the difficulties of her early years.
She should be adopted in an area where such therapy is
available if it is still needed.
Peggy is friendly, once she feels comfortable with
people. She loves outdoor play, the more vigorous the
better. She'd much rather have a soccer game than a
quiet time with dolls.
Peggy is in senior kindergarten doing some grade 1
work. Her teachers are pleased with her progress though
they do not expect her to be a top student_
Parentswho are both loving and firm, and brothers and
sisters considerably older than eeggy will>be the (deal
family for her. •
To inquire about adopting Peggy, please sliftet0TOdarg
Child, Ministry of Corrimimity and Social $entices,. Bohr
Station K, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2112. 1B ytMltr letter
tell something of your present family anti year itt ar of
life. ,
United Church, a resolution
was passed inviting Rev., W.
A. Beecroft to remain as
pastor of the church in-
definitely. An allowance of
$100 was made for use of the
car.
The local branch of the
Canadian Red Cross will.
equip a nursery in the new
wing of the Wingbadi
General Hospital with gine
individual baby cuticles, to-
gether with, the necessary
bedding and San tery equip-
ment forthecareof newborn
babes.
A business transaction of
much local interest has been
cancludedthis week withihe
**chase by Athol Purdon of
the f•Iollyman Bakery' •in
'")Jltcknow.
jN.
A4 Culbert and Sons of
Dungaiihon: have • sent their
third .shipment of 'mail
order' 'shorthorns to Del l io,
Texas. Only -in ret: L nt years
has the practice of ordering
livestock by mail been
developed.
Ontario s divorce c:')urts
are swamped with busi Hess.
Right now, at Osgoode Hall,
• more than 700 divorce ac-
tions await hearings ; id
officials predict • it will be
early in •1947 before sortie of
them -come before the courts.
Wilfred Walters of Culross
has purchased the .'farm
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Owen
King. • on the second con-
cession of Culross.
APRIL 1957
A painting marking the
50th anniversary of the Hos-
pital Auxiliary will be hung
in the entrance foyer of the
hospital at a special cere-
mony to be performed this
afternoon. The presentation
will be made by Mrs. N. D.
Cameron and will be ac-
cepted by H. C. MacLean,
chairman of the hospital
board,
The Wingham Public
School Board hired two new
teachers. Miss C. Stob 'of
RR 2, Teeswater and Miss
M. Jamieson, RR 4, Port
Elgin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Ma-
whinney were Married at the
Bluevale Presbyterian
manse. The bride is the
-former Alice Dickson of RR
1. Clifford: They will live at
RR 3, Mildmay.
Mrs. Jack Bateson was
es
elected 'president of the
Winghatte Kinette Club.
Other officers include Mrs.
Lorne McDonald, Mrs. Alan
Williams and • Mrs. Vic
Lotighlean
Mr. and Mrs. W R. Coll-
ings and. family . of Tilbury
have moved to Corrie, Mr.
Collings is the new , CPR
agent at the Gorrie station.
- A good crowd gathered in
the Whitechurch Memorial
Hall in honor of Ross Mc-
Gregor who has sold his
farm and will he leaving the
district. ,
The Wingham Figure
Skating Club, at its annual
meeting, elected W. . W:
Gurney as president for the
culling year. Secretary is
Misr: `Harold 'Turrell and
treasurer is Mrs. Harold
Wild.
APRIL 1967
Ontario Liberal Leader.
Hobert Nixon congratulated
Murray Gaunt.. after Mr.
Vaunt was re -nominated to
cc;'f est the Huron -Bruce seat
in the provincial legislature.
The Wingham fire
Brigade is facing a painful
dilemma. 'Because of the
sh rply increased costs of
materi, Is and, inadequate
support by the general
public, ; hey are likely to be
• forced Lo discontinue the
annual fireworks display.
The Meyer Block on main
street south, occupied by the
Heughan leather . goods
store, the Goodall law office
and the Hoist real estate
office, this week got a com-
plete going-over. The brick.
was cleaned with modern
equipment and the building
presents a vastly improved
appearance.
Election of officers was the
highlight of the April
meeting of the Wingham
Kinsmen Club. Those elected
are president Jake Jutzi,
vice president .Ellw'ood
Irwin, secretary Mac Ritchie
and treasurer Doug Layton.
The Morris -East Wawa-
nosh'School Board met and
decided to establish' a kin-
dergarten class in Belgrave
if enough pupils are enrolled.
Miss Diane Thompson of
Gorrie left London by plane
for Calgary where she has
taken a position with CKCN-
TV.
CHRIS Z NN of RR2, %gingham, looks over the
album collection during Turnberry Central School's
bike and bake sale,,held last Saturday. The sale in-
cluded a variety of articles, such as appliances, furni-
ture_, books and toys, dishes and clothing.
BylattePatultee
One of .the largest ani
hungriest trews* Oar: seen
, in mashies was here 'On
July 12, 086,i* the Orange
vt►attt. The n'a Hotel'
1,300, the Central 1,1,0.0, the
• lBr�unswtdk 81*,..,the
change and Dhisley 1 ioiitte
700 each and the'Briti sb
Many tennpar ry eating
houses fed froth 50 he 200
each. •
Walter Green had a street
light placed on the south eget
corner of Patrick and Minnie
Sts. in 1891. There were only
'six Otherstrt<eetlights irrtown
at that time. They were
turned off at midnight and
were only used 300 nights a
year. You may ask, why at
this corner? It was in front of
his home and he ownedthe
electricplant.
light pia t.
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Robbins Si' ..Hutchison
started•a steam laundry and
public bath room on Victoria
St. in the Lemmet building
(Edwards apartments) in
1896. The baths were well.
patronized and the patrons
spoke highly of the con-
venience provided for their
benefit The baths had hot
and Cold water, clean towels
and perfumed .snap' 1u• stud
tary soap vases, without
extra chargee. Open .on Tues.,
Thurs., and Sat. fromlp.m..
until 10 p,m. Terms, 15 cents
and 25 cents.
On the 'aright of . June 18,
189%. someone cut down one
of the shade trees in front of
the Brunswick Hotel. It was
said at the time that the
people who do such a thing
would do worse things and as
soon as the town was rid of
such characters, the better it
would be for all.
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In 1900 it was said that .
Wingham could boast of nine
doctors, six ministers and 15
insurance agents 'to look
.after theplibsical, moral and
"financial interests , of the
people. .
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The town had more miles
of granolithic ' sidewalks,
f,
art
f r t.1oh, .would 1 ,
Wi gham oul still bavh ►
(In '19004:Dr..:P. Ma: .
did ran agajnst E.
i ickinsoin, ;bo h •Wing-
hanliites, and the doctor
won,)
The Canaria Feather
Washing, CO.located one of
their up-to-date feather re-
novating plants ;in the .Molt
trip: Block In Mal+ 1905.. The
system used was the "est
kind and highly approvedby
the medical authorities. By
this method the' feathers
were -washed, disinfected,
fried and every particle of
dirt and odour removed. W.
Beattie was the manager.
They had a wagon for pickup
and delivery,
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'pl
William Button wanted to
buy the towtt'park in 1907 to
build a carritiage -works. The
commit,. of course; refused,
but -.tried•. to find another
location without• success.
Anothertndustry vitas lost.
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Troch r c $Idnrschools for
eteetricpranges or micro-
wave• ovens- are common.
Would, you believe that in
October. of 1009 the McClary
Maiettactering . Co.. of Lon-
don held a verysuccessful
cooking demonsration in the
hardwareatore of J. H, Ste-
wart & •Co, for three days?
Dile of the'McClary Pandora -
Ranges (coal and wood) was
in operation and many quali-
ties of the stove were pointed
out to the large number of
visitors. The Stewart Hard-
ware was in the north store
of the Beaver Block, where
the Stedman Store and Wal-
ters store are tod
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The married women of
Wingham were . "granted the
municipal • franchise . by a
vote : of the -men, . when the
council was elected for 1915.
The vote carried 2S6"to 177:
London to host games
for physically disabled
Dear Editor,
On Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, May 22-24, the city
of London will host " the
Regional Games for the
Physically Disabled. I hope
that in this, the International
Year of the Disabled, the
Wingham Advance -Times
will be able to help us
promote these games.
Our primary objective is to
increase the number of
participants over last year.
The regional game's,
although an important
stepping stone for disabled
athletes approaching the
Ontario games, the Canada
games and eventually
International gaffes, also
provides wide-ranging op-
portunities for all disabled
persons wishing to engage in
recreational sporting ac-
tivity. We would like to see
everycommunity in our
region represented at the
games.
Many groups, individuals
and corporations have
donated money, time and
services to put these games
in place. I sincerely hope the
Advance -Times will add its
weight to this effort.
John Walsh
Chairman,
Media & Promotion
New Books
in the Library
CHiNDIT by Richard R.
James
In 1943 Major-General
Orde Wingate startled the
military world by his daring
raid in command of 77 Bri--
gade into the heart of Japan-
ese -occupied Burma. In the
following year Wingate
master -minded an even
more ambitious operation,
which involved the -flying in
of about 10,000 men and 1,000
animals behind enemy lines
to harass the Japanese.
Chindit was the name given
to these operations and to the
men who took part in them.
DISTURB NOT THE
DREAM by. Paula
Tracht man
This is a lurid, relentless
thriller — the story of a
family hurtling through a
vortex, irrevocably doomed
to repeat the grisly past of
Mulberry House and the
family that once lived there.
OLD, POOR, ALONE,
AND HAPPY by Katherine
Dissinget-
- This book will lift the
spirits of any woman who is
old, poor, alone; and un-
happy. The author is a bright
and cheerful 70 -year-old who
has lived a happy, fulfilled
life in retirement for the past
eight years. She outlines a
course of action through
which one can have a nice
home, attractive clothes,
good food, rewarding friend-
ships, hobbies and even
travel — on the income of a
small pension.
i shall tell you a greot secret, my
friend. Do not waft for the last judg-
ment. It ,.:takes place every day.
Albert Camus