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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-03-05, Page 2Pige 2 The TIItmQs•A.dvocafs, March 45,. 19.59 �C�It01'Il� This newspaper beli..ves the .right to express art ,Rpinion in public contributes to the •pro- press .of the nation. and that it mast by exercised freely •to pre,. serve end improve democratic. government. Education weak? Education is serious business but too few • Canadians give it the consideration it deserves. Probably the most repeated comment about education is that it costs too much; it Conatunes too much of the tax dollar. Does it? Look at education costs in this light: 57 Canadians In 1 9 a i ns spent 1<1,687 million on defence, $1,865 million on cars, $1,322 million on tobacco and .alcoholic beverages and only $1,020 mil. lion on education. IS education more important than the luxury of our cars; is it more vital than cigarettes and and whisky? * 't >k * * Many people, including school board mem- bers, complain bitterly about the salary level which teachers have attained by bargaining over the lack of supply. Should Canadians—you and I—really begrudge the amount earned by teachers who play almost as influential a part in the mouldin„ of a child's life Its do his parents? Should we begrudge teachers equal pay to equally trained personnel in business or industry? Is it shrewd thinking to save the taxpayers' dollars by paying the least salary +•birth can be "got- ten. away with?" Are the trustees who persist in .this type of representation really providing a service to the ratepayers who elect them to manage the educa- tional system? The answer to these questions must be "no". If a more liberal policy in regard to education costs will strain the tax drain on property, then pres- sure must be brought upon provincial and federal governments to contribute more indirect tax funds to this important service. "The fate of empires depends upon the educa- tion of its youth," said the wise Aristotle. * * * * * * People in rural areas—even more than those in towns and villages—should conscientiously assess the type of education they are providing for their children. While it is admitted—and respectfully so— that many great Canadians have come through rural one -room schools, figures showing the overall achieve. silent of rural education are quite disturbing. A survey in 1956 revealed that only 25 per. cent of rural Canadians had more than a grade eight education, compared to 50 percent in urban areas. in addition, the turnover of teachers in rural areas was more than double that of urban centres. Certainly no one can charge farmers with failing to provide for their children, because few classes of people recognize this responsibility more, but they must ever be mindful that the physical nature of the municipalities in which they live handi- caps the development of an educational system and therefore requires more financial support and leader- ship to provide a comparable service to that in more concentrated centres of population. * * * * * * In this final thought for education week, we wish to pay tribute to the trustees in the area who have assumed the heavy responsibility—often a thank- less one—of governing the schools in our district. In their commendable voluntary efforts on be- half of the community, we urge them to think beyond the dollars and cents cost of education to the valu- able returns which can be made from an investment in the most promising of our natural. resources -- youth. We urge trustees, too, to assume a larger role in that sometimes confusing field of public relations, which essentially is public knowledge. While it is recognized our trustees have little opportunity to present their views publicly, they should attempt in every way possible to inform their fellow citizens of the problems they face and the solutions which must be found in order to improve our society through the enlightenment of our youth. We hope these trustees do not let pass the too -frequent complaint about high costs without point- ing out to those critics the need and the importance of this expenditure. Surely no one can be more aware of this than the conscientious member of the school board today. A contribution We pass along this chuckle provided by a local insurance agent: Three gentlemen appeared at the railroad station, alcoholically propelled. As they .reached the platform. the train began to move and all three staggered for it. The station policeman and a porter managed to bundle two of them aboard but they didn't get the third gent on. the train. He stood sadly an theplatform watching the train disappear. y • Too bad mister," the policeman said. "Wish you could have gone aboard." "So do I," replied the man, "and my frens'll be sorry too. They were seeing me off." tZ1jc Cuter Xime5libboutte Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1891 Amalgamated 1924 11b t • inn\e utbtu Published Each Thursday Morning at Stratford, Ont, Authorized as Sedans( Class Mall, Post Office Dept, Ottawa AWARDS -- Frank Howe Beattie Shield, best front page (Canada), 1957; A. V, Nolen Trophy, general excellence 'for newspaper's published in Ontario towns between 1,506 and 4,500 population, 1955, 1957, 1956; J, George Johnston Trophy, typographical excellence (Ontario), 1957; E. T, Stephenson "Trophy, belt front page (Ontario), 1956, 1955; All -Canada Insurance Federation national safety award, 1953, Paid-iti'Advance Circttlitidn Sept, • b, 1958 3,22$ 11IUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.Oi Pets Veer; USA OM 77, 1932, &ng Features Syndkat , he., World rirhte reserved. "Heel, Boy, heel:" • We took young Bill down to the city to compete in the big music festival last week. The idea was that it would be good experience for him to come up against some topnotch talent. 11 didn't seem to affect hint one way or the other, but by the time we got home, his mother looked len years older, and I felt exactly as I used to feel al the end of a seven -days' leave when I was a young and foolish fight- er pilot, * * Taking a kid to the city for a music festival compares, I .should think, with taking a ride in the pouch of a lady kangaroo who is going at full gallop. It's hard on the pocket, you gel a very fleeting view of the would about you, and you alternate between airy flights and jolting returns to earth. * * Music festivals, as all parents of performers know, are among the most gruesome tortures de- yised by Canadian• society. This one was no exception, The gloomyi 111 -lit church, The hard seats. The mothers of perform- ers, hair askew, eyes wild, mad- ly gnawing off their lipstick. The little girls, giggling, fidgeting and flipping their pony tails about. The little boys, solemn and si- lent, desperately kneading their knuckles. * ;* * * Then there's the sheer nervous terror of the ordeal' itself. You alternate between pity and de- light when the other kids make a mess of their piece. PThen the sudden, savage twist of your stomach as your own marches up, white as a ghost. And the black despair when he falters, the flare of hope when he fin- ishes with a flourish. * * * * Then the letdown, while. the adjudicator scribbles his rtes, and parents hiss back and 1 th, assessing and guessing and try- ing to reassure each other that their prodigy isn't really in the running, while they secretly hope for a miracle. Then the sudden seizure of, heart as the adjudicator asks a few of the kids to play over again, and yours is one of them. The horror as your genius makes a blotch of his second perform- ance and the others all play it better than they did the first time. * * * * The mounting tension as the adjudicator begins to speak. The mesmerized trance with which you watch as he weeds out the losers. with kindly advice. The controlled hysteria as you realize your own might, just might, make the grade, And the wild delight as you watch the little guy march up and get his cer- tificate for first, second or third place. • * * * Then the great relaxed feeling when it's- all over. And you're chatting like a psychopath. And you feel like a piece of damp cellophane. And you keep assur- ing each other, and the kid, that winning is not really im- portant. And you really feel sorry for all the kids who didn't win. And you're hungry as a cougar, * * * Oh, they're great Institutions, these music festivals. But we're used to then.), and it wasn't real- ly the festival that got me down. Sugar AND Spice Dispensed •By BILL SMILEY IL was keeping track of that kid in the city. Be was much more interested in riding escalators, elevators and the subway than in playing the piano. * * * M We went into a big depart. - meat store to buy some hooks. 1 watched him like a hawk. He darted around like a humming- hird,l took my eyes off him. for 30 seconds, to pay the clerk. When I turned around, there was no sign of him. I nearly went straight through the roof. We didn't have much time to get to the festival hall. ., * * * I grabbed his mother, planted her as a buoy, told her' not to dare move, and went searching for him. 1 ran all over the floor we were on, About 4,000 other people were there. I went back to the buoy. The buoy's hair was beginning to stand on end with rage, Off I went again, murder in my heart. Just as I was about to •either call the police or jump down an elevator shaft,- he emerged from behind a pillar. He'd been riding the escalators. •* * * • A few minutes later, as we hurried up a narrow street, he slipped on the ice and would have gone beneath the wheels of a car if I hadn't grabbed him by the scruff of the neck. Next year, when we go to the festival, I'm taking a set of handcuffs. * * * * I don't think I've ever been so glad to get.home; even though the pup had made a complete shambles of the utility room, and the 20 -foot icicle on the front of the house had dropped, smash- ing the window in the storm door. llll 11,1111111111111111,011,111$111111111111111.1 lllll 11111111, News Of Your LIBRARY By MRS. J.M.S. Officials of the Library Board were re-elected at the meeting of the Board last Wednesday eve- ning. Mr. Cecil Wilson is chair- man and Mrs. John Schroeder, secretary -treasurer. Mrs. R. N. Creech who resigned at the end of last year after many years of faithful service to the library, has been replaced by Mrs. Gordon Koch. The property committee in= chides C. Wilson, A. B. Idle and Howard Ince; book committee, Mrs, Gordon Koch, Mrs. J. M. Southeott, Mrs. J. Schrbeder and the librarian, Mrs, Hilton Laing; magazine committee, Mrs, South- cott, Mr. Idle and Mr. Ince. The membership of the library comprises 320 adults and 250 juveniles. The total circulation for the past year. was 17,232 with the highest circulation in juvenile books, being 7,964. The cost of the books for the year was $1,050. There were 491 books discarded and 19 were lost. During the haat year two sets of reference hooks were added to the shelves; The. Encyclopedia Canadiana and the World Encyclopedia, On the tables for. your reading are about 25 different magazines, All except the current issue can he borrowed on the same con- ditions as a book, The interior of the library was redecorated during the year, and recently a new modern desk was —Please Turn to Page 3 Jottings 6y City of St. Petersburg elderly folks` paradise 1 have just arrived home after spending •the month of February in St. ,Petersburg, Florida. The heather for the• Moth was one of the warmest for a number of years, registering around ,SO :dur- ing the day and becoming cooler at night. St. Petersburg is a wonderful city, indescribable. In illy opin- ion, there is nothing like it in the world. It has been described as the mecca. for retired and elderly persons during the cold and winter months. 1t is not only a place for older people to es- cape from the cold, but itis city that provides every form of entertainment and amusement to keep people out in the open, .ac- tive and happy.. It is not only on the green benches where many people pass the time and enjoy the sun but it is not unusual to see an elder- ly person with a walking cane in one hand and a shuffleboard cue in the other enjoying this outdoor sport. Al the St.. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club where there are al - moat as inany Canadians as Americans quite a number of the members are over 80 years old. Last week in one of the tournaments 1 was bowling with a gentleman from Toronto who, in three months time, will be 90 years old, He is an old rail- waa'• .eonductor• and has been on pension since he was 65. He did pot. stoop as .low as others to deliver his bowl. but he played an excellent game. Right along beside us another gentleman nearing 80 took what was thought to be a heart at- tach:, He was rushed to the hos- pital in an ambulance. His trouble was diagnosed as indi- gestion and he was out again in five days, By the tvay, Jack Stewart of London will be' presi- dent of the club for 1959.60. , Just to show the friendliness of the people and how easy it is to joie in the activities, I will cite a couple .of cases.One eve- ning I was at the shuffleboard club when two ladies came in looking for a game of bridge. They asked me if I played bridge and 1 told them I enjoyed the game. They went looking for a fourth partner and secured a German, One lady said: "My Dante i$ LUCY." "I had an aunt by that nate, I said, TJie other lady said: "Myr name is Estelle," "11y sister's name is Stella," I said. 1 neer .did know their last names. L1bry was from •Toronto incl stayed at the swank Swanee Hotel. On another occasion. a lacl' and a gentleman asked me if I play- ed canasta. There were three women, two of then] just there for the day, and they were try, in to make t table n h. op a of six... Instead of canasta we started to play "pennies .from heaven," I had never heard of the game before but found out it was a grorified canasta with. three clerks of cards. The •same thing prevails on the shuffleboard courts. All that is needed for a game is to stand around with a cue in your hand and you will soon be invited' to. a game either by a man or a woman, There are band concerts in Central Park every afternoon with a special program Sunday afternoons. There is entertain- ment at the million dollar pier every afternoon and evening.. The .churches are filled Sunday mornings, most of the down town churches holding two serv- ices in the morning. Al: one church the seating capacity is two thousand per- sons. A crowd will be assembled outside the doors for the second service awaiting the first con- gregation to •come out, When they did there was a rush for seats and in a very short order the church was filled for the sec- ond time. Special programs of a high class' are held in the churches several nights a week. For those ivho want something to do there is plenty of opportunity while for thousands of others just to sit in the sun on hotel verandahs or on the green benches and watch the crowds go by is sufficient interest .for thein. 1n other centres outside of St. Petersburg there is plenty of ac- tivity, fishing, golfing, etc, for a younger set of tourists, As the "TIMES" Go By 50 YEARS AGO • Mr. W. W. Taman left Satur- day evening for Detroit, Toledo and Chicago with a view to learn- ing what may be new in the line of clothing, cutting and' mak- ing. Miss Ethel Sweet returned home :from Toronto Tuesday and left Wednesday for St. Marys to take charge of, Mr. Loft's millinery department. Messrs. Peter Bawden and James Walters left Saturday morning for the Soo on a ten- day trip, Mr, W. Brown of Exeter has been engaged as organist of Clin- ton church at a salary of $100. Members of the Ladies' Aid gathered at the manse of the Presbyterian church to bid fare- well and to honor Mrs. Martin. She was presented with a cut glass fruit bowl and a dozen small fruit dishes. Miss Lyda Quance has se- cured a position as milliner at Inwood. 25 YEARS AGO Rev. S, M. and Mrs. Moore were "at home" to their congre- gation and friends at the Presby- terian manse on Wednesday after-, noon and evening. A cake of ice measuring 241 inches thick was on display in front of The Times -Advocate of- fice, It was brought in by 11r. Robert Mouusseau %vho stated it was the thickest this winter, Messrs. Frank' Creech and. V. 'Berdux joined a hockey team from Parkhill and left for Chi- cago where" they will play two exhibition games this week with the "Baby Ruth's" of the Chi- cago city league. Mr, John Dignan returned home Tuesday after spending the winter with his daughter at Kingsville. "Old Man Sunshine" of the radio gave an instructive ad- dress on "The Garden Beautiful" in the TouR'n Hall Friday eve- ning. Miss Addie Kernick was found dead in her bed at her .home on Main St. on Monday morning. 15 YEARS AGO Harold Whyte has disposed of his home on Carling St. to Mr. Chester Mawhinney who cones to Exeter from a farm in Stephen. A pair of little ladies arrived at Mrs. Godbolt's Hospital Tues- day, February 29, daughters of Mr. and. Mrs. George Frayne, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Rowcliffe will celebrate their golden wed- ding at their home on March 7. Sgt. Clarence R. Knight re- cently graduated as an air -gun- ner and received his wings at Mount Joli, Qu.e. Seaman Raymond. Higgins RC - NVR after a 28 day visit at his home here left on Monday to join his ship, a •fast Canadian Tribal Destroyer. LAC Howard Klumpp of the RCAF who spent the past 11 months at Ferror Point is spend- ing this week with his parents before leaving for overseas. • 10 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs, W. A. :(seaman and Coral left Saturday for their home in Latara, Peru. Mrs, Bea- man and Carol have been visit- ing for a year with the foriner's father, Mr. W. G. Medd. One •of the first Western On- tario:centres sending a delegate to the Ontario government con- cerning financial assistance for a community centre was Zurich when five members of the Zurich Lions Club conferred with J. A, Carroll over the prospect of re- ceiving a money grant. Mrs. A, I. Follick was hon- ored on Sunday when the repre- sentatives of ;]lain St, aiid Jame St, W.i11,S. presented 'her with a bouquet of flowers. She is the only living charter member with a continuous membership for —Please Turn to Page 3 1b 1$* k,„„, tw.a w **slate. inc W* A tots 3-6 /1974". . 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MARTIN OPTOMETRIST Main Street, Exeter Open Every Weekday Except. Wednesday For Appointment. Phone 355 ARTHUR FRASER INCOME TAX R'ePORTS BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ETC. Ann St., Exeter , Phone 504 ALVIN' WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your .sale, large or small, courteous •and ' efficient service at all times. "Service That. Satisfies" PHONE 119 DASHWOOD e SERVING CANADA AND THE WORLD 1909-1959 EXETER LI©NSs- BLITZ THURSDAY, MARCH 26 5:30 TO $i00 P.Mb Cr Pitkat'd,Ctrhtht" Iligrl Chairman p i