HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-04-20, Page 4Pipe 4 The Times-A(1fo ate, .April 20, 1961
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Slot g govctrnenoft,
Responsib!erole
The recreation committee has made a wise
choice in the selection of its new director. We- foal
—and we iixctge from experience—that Don Qravett
oan and will do a good job.
He has a genial personality, an ability to get
along well with others, an enthusiastic interest iii
sports and social activities and the drive and Ag-.
gressiveriess required to get results in the field
he is undertaking, We wish him every success and
bespeak for hint the co-operation and :support of alt
sections of the ,community,
While the director himself must assume a
large portion of the responsibility for the success
>Zf the recreation program, it does not all nest on
his shoulders. And the committee, which shares
the onus, might well review its past performance
in this regard.
\\re believe the committee must outline the
general policy and operation of its program in
rather specific terms and. assume responsibility for
its results. This it has not always done and still
appears hestitant to do. In the early years, this
w as understandable. Now, however, the comrrttee
has had over a decade of experience, its members.
have attended numerous conferences and eonven,
'tions to enlighten themselves on the role of recrea-
tion in the community; towns co9neil, despite its
controversies, has given full support throt,ghout
the years. For these reasons, the committee should
be able to justify its program, not in vague terms
or by unsupported claims, but on concrete facts.
In order to do so, the committee should
conduct regular; rather than spasmodic meetings;
it should require and . present monthly or bi-
monthly, certainly quarterly, reports on its activi-
ties which are comprehensive and factual; it should
plait its seasonal programs well in advance and
announce. them to the public; it should strive to
get unity and continuity in the coaching of its
minor athletic programs; finally, it should take a
realistic view of the cost factors and establish
reasonable fees for participants Who will benefit
from the various programs..
We are concerned, too, that the committee
should guard strongly the town's interest in this
recreational program. For a ample, it should not
allow provincial officials to weigh clown its direc-
tor with. such a heavy load of studies or insidious
red tape that he cannot perform as efficiently as
the community will expect of him. After all, the
taxpayers do pay over two-thirds of the cost of
the program; therefore it is essential to provide
the services the municipality wants, not necessarily
those demanded by civil servants who, in many
cases, seers to think in terms of larger centres
only.
The role of subsidized recreation in the
community is still on trial. The pressures on it to
justify its expenditure of public funds will increase
as greater demands are made on tax funds.
Sugaran.d Spice
Something new, and particu- the year, or a few weeks
Iarly odious, is threatening to later. I made the payments on
destroy any semblance of do- the mortgage and the car-
ni.estic placidity at our place. whenever the spirit moved me,
.A shadow has crept across the impervious to threats, warn•
little pale sun that shone, how- ings and the other trappings of
ever dimly, on our household. the bill collector.
and cold looks are result of this tight
Hot
words As a
the color of the day. money policy, there was usual -
It seems like a little thing, ly some ready cash on hand
but it's making kin me • depress- for necessities, like smokes,
$hortstghtedr'ess
Huron county cat.icil Again has refused t
contribute its $50Q share toward the Mid.Western•
Ontario pevelopment Association, This tiln� t dict,
so without offering any reason for its decision.
MWODA's recent tourist promotion folder,
frons. which Huron will benefit More titan any et
the other three countries in the ass's;,alone is
enough ito justify uron,'s participation in the re-
gional program, Even Nyith0ut this, however,. MW-
QPA rates NUM's. support.
In the Meantime, the county government
has done absolutely nothing to stimulate the in-
dustrial growth Huron desperately needs now And.
will rest ire even more in the future,
This lack of leadership and short-sightedne$S
on the part of county counetl is deplorable.
Last tributes
Many years ago in Devonshire, Engiaud,
from where many of the settlers of this eatnn cinity
carne, some fol indulged in humorous poetry ftlr
inscriptions on graveyard tombs,
One of these, at Great Torrington in Pevon,
shire, reads;
"Here lies a man who was killed by lightning;
"He died when Ms prospects seemed to be bright-
ening.
"He might have cut a flash in this world of trouble,
"But the flash cut him—and he lies in the stubl?le,"
Another unfortunate Devonian, billed in
1776 by ice falling from Kempton Church tower,
got this inscription:
"Bless my eyes:
"Mere he lies!
"In a sad pickle:
"Killed by an icicle!"
A Sutton, Surrey, Housewifeof long ago wasn't
mourned even to that extent. Her apparently un-
feeling husband ordered these lines for her stone:
"Here lies my poor wife,
"Without bed or blankit,
"But dead as a doornail—
"Gad be thankit!"
Grisliest wit was• the stone -cutter who put
this on the grave of a chap called Munday in St.
Olave's churchyard in the ancient London borough
of Southwark:
"Hallowed be the Sabbath,
"And farewell all worldly Pelfe,
"The weeke begins On. Tuesday—
"For Munday hath hang'd hiruselfe!"
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However much the Canadian taxpayer .may
favor a policy of strict economy in the abstract,
he likes nothing so little as its application.
oseph pe, 1894
a.n`t •I Anything Abmu'
Thi 'Wt 0th l
40, X n, r 441444 na,tnte ,rK lti a,td
"Saxe a, nice layout you get tett. ,.... lights, tele-
phone, running Water ---eve ryti ing'.
A new church shed
JQTTINq$ BY J0,4$$
It was fifty years ago in largely responsible for the ant -
may that a dedication service provemthe to property,
vas held in Jaynes St, united. the cost of which was in the
Church following numerous .al- neighborhood of $4,0o0,
terations to the property. At
that time it was a Methodist
church with the Rev; Richard
Hobbs 4.$ minister.
Ml L•shaped open shed that
had been used by the farmers
to tie up their •horses was torn
down and in its stead a' large
cement block shed 50 feet by
100 feet was erected. Electric
lights were installed and the
shed was lit up each evening
until the power was shut off et
nimidnight.
, It was open at all times and
gave. protection during the
winter to the horses when the
farmers crime to town to do
their shopping, ' In 1953 with
the increase of autos and the
, decrease of horses, the shed
was sold to the E1lerington
Farms and rebuilt on. a farrn
Iwo miles-- south of Exeter, •
At the time the shed was
built the vestry and an ad-
ditional classroom was added
' to the church. Inside the church
the walls were redecorated. ie
a light brown with blue trim-
mings, On either side of the
choir was a motto. On one
side "Come let us sing unto
tw.a,ere: teeteewr„°';elle.'k,seig":«tetetxH..'..+i#ri:"r•r
dispensed by Bill Smiley
Now. we seldom talk about At any rate, she pays the
anything else. bills and does the banking. We
I come home from school have also acquired, somehow,
now, haul out. a cold one, and a monstrosity called a joint ac -
sit down. for a friendly chat, fount. As nearly as I can
Five minutes later, there are learn, this means that1
en -
bills and receipts all over the dorse my pay cheque and
kitchen table. I'm defending from there on, she takes over
my former monetary policy the joint,
like a deposed minister of fin- All I can say is that her
ance, and she's attacking it as system has plunged us into the
ed, irritable, moody, sullen magazines, crocks, gas for time mercilessly as the auditor- worst economic gloom we've
i ever experienced, First of all,
and generally irascible. Per- car, and birthday g fis. When general.she has the insane idea that
haps if I get. it off my chest we were going on a trip, or off * * * you're supposed to pay your
in this space I'll efeei better. to the city for a big weekend, I don't quite know how it bilis as soon as you get thein.
Briefly, my wife is now hand- I'd just write a cheque, get my happened, but since we came As a result, we never have
ling our finances, partner to'countersign it; and here, ,and I went on a regular any money. She even thinks
In the old, happy, carefree cash it at the grocery store, salary, .the Old Girl has taken you're supposed to pay things
days in the newspaper bust- When the bank manager over the purse -strings. Perhaps like church dues and doctor's
ness, I handled the family called, I spoke right up before it's because the mail .now bills
funds with no stress, no strain, he could say a word, and told comes to the house,
no tension. him, "All right, Geotge, Ill
I used to pick up the mail get some money in right away
each morning. If there were to cover those cheques."
any bills, I stuck them in my Oh, once or twice a year, I'd
hip pocket, unopened. After a have a good grumble about all
week or two, I'd empty mY the bills coming in, but no -
pocket into a. drawer at the body paid much attention, in-
office. Every month or so, I'd eluding myself,
look them over, and pay a few At the end of each year, we
of the more urgent demands: owed the business another
I ran contra -accounts with thousand dollars, but the way
some of the merchants. They I explained it to my wife, that
would run upa bigadvertising meas perfectly logical, as my
hill, and I'd run up a big bill
for drugs, or hardware. At the
end of the year, we'd have a
grand reckoning, square up,
and all would be serene.
Little stoney changed hands,
and all parties were satisfied.
11 was as primitive, and just
as efficient, as transactions in
the old days of trade,
t never paid the premiums
on my insures -tee polities until
My month's "grace" had run There was never a cross
out. 1 was always one winter word about money. There was
'bottled in my fuel bill. I paid never much money, either, but
the taxes on the la3t day of that didn't seem to tiiatter,
partner wasn't married, so
didn't need as much money as
we did. She thought this an
eminently sensible ,explana-
tion.
This System worked to per-
fection. We were happy. 1 was
respected for my financial
acumen. In fact, my wife used
to listen, rant, when 1 dis•
coursed on higher economics,
interest rates, finance coni-
panies, and things of the sort.
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Your library
MRS. JMS
This is . Canadian. Library
Week April 16 to 22 with the
theme, "Readung is the Key,"
Reading is the key for all
time and all persons, opening
the door to inspiration, educa-
tion, wisdom and enduring
Measure:
In celebration of this week
a group of six librarians have
,compiled a list of notable
Canadian books of 1960 which
reveals the high standard of
much Canadian writing today.
Of the thirty titles -that were
listed only seven were novels,
the remaining 23 deal with a
wide range of subjects. Par-
ticularly noticeable is the num-
ber of important books dealing
with political subjects..
Some of these books which
are in the Exeter library are:
Adventures of a Columnist by
Pierre Berton; The Many Col -
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the ',Ord" and the other "Wor orad Coat by Morley Cailag-
ship the Lord in his Sanetu- hare Peacemaker or Powder-
ary•" Beautiful new leaded monkey; Canada' role in .
glass memorial windows re- revolutionary word by James
placed the old windows, A MacDonald Minifie; The Torch
number of these windows were by Wilder Penfield; Where the
recently -taken out to be re 'High Winds Blow by David
leaded. Walker; MacLean's Canada by
The pulpit platform was re- Leslie Hannom; $cotchman's
carpeted and the pulpit chairs return and other essays by
replaced with upholstered Hugh MacLennan; the luck of
chairs. The .choir loft was re- Ginger Coffey by Brian Moore.
seated with comfortable chairs. Visit your library this week
The gallery was enlarged by and sea what it has to offer
about three feet all around, you,
the old seats taken out and th.
new seats including an extra Sir tNilfred L'arirler
row put in. The woodwork sur•
rounding the choir and gallery In browsing around the 11 -
was varnished. brary we found a quaint voi-
In the basement of the urea entitled "Sir Wilfred Laur-
church the benches that were ler" written by Peter Mc -
being used by the Sunday Arthur in 1919, the year of
School were replaced with new Laurier's death. -
irs. Peter McArthur was a well-
ergo know farmer and frequently
well -
James street churchbwas contributed articles to $arm
i le Chris.
theold
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founded by
tion church and came into magazines. He gives credit 10
union with the •Methodists, in many papers, mostly dailies,
1883, the pastor at that time for information in the book.
being the Rev. W. S. Pascoe. • A picture in the front of the
The ministers succeeding Mr. book shows a portrait of Sir
Pascoe from 1885 to 1911 were Wilfred speaking at Str•athrov,
James Graham, B. Clement, the author's community, in
A. L. Russell, George Jack- September, 1908,
son, Dr. Willoughby, C. W. The biography is concise and
Brown, Dr. Hannon, A. H. Go- orderly and not encumbered.
ing, and Mr Hobbs, who was with useless detail.
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Exeter.
AS the "Times!' go by
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T -A FiLES
50 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO
Mr. Thomas Prior is offering There will be a national ap-
his residence on Huron Street peal for good used clothing for
East for sale, the sick, starving and ill -
Mr. S. Rowe has disposed of clothed people of Europe's
his interests in the Rowe and stricken countries starting an
Atkinson furniture business to June 17.
lits brother, RN, Rowe. F/0 Stewart Fuke, who was
Dr. McGillicud,dy has per- 20 months overseas with the
chased the fine residence Con RCAF, arrived home Friday.
Main Street of Mr, Sant Rowe. Re evas navigator on one Of
Mt, I -T, F. Swann, teacher at the Dakotas that returned home
Eden, is spending the holidays by air. They were held up in
at his home itt Fullerton. Iceland for almost a week for
Miss Olive queeee and Miss repairs.
M. Handford are helping the J. W, Morley, IS,C., newly,
milliners at Jolles & Mact, appointed magistrate for ell-
At the AVMS Convention of roe County, presided fee the
.the" Exeter district in the first time et the weekly, police
Methodist Church, Crediton, court .Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Wilson, district organizer, *Phe new club house at the
reported she had organized Exeter bowling green is neat -
sever). auxiliaries, three circles in completion.
and One band during the year g, Exeter Swine Club ti+as
travelling 400 miles by horse
and buggy and 50 miles by organized in trio 'I'otvn i1all bn
train and had Written 400 Monday with l5onald I{erniok
cards and letters: as president and hill 'Tuckey
as secretary treasurer.
30 YEAR AGO The llurondale School Sec.
Alis Inez Creery, W nchcl tion are planning an Old Boys
sea, has returned to her teach -Reunion to ,be held July 1.
Ing duties at Forest 't;.tt..u.,:.," 10 yE - Fts A00
Oa holidays
sib& and implements of Mrs, Carling .In her 87111 Year, trioa
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The auction sale of. farm With the eat o s
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13. Il:,yle was we11 attended last link of a pioneer fancily
and good prices were rea]ized. whose history It44 been closely
The faint hotisO� a£ Mi', Lloyd related. 'with Exeter, has been
Eyrie at ClandebeYe was al- severed,
most completely destroyed by . Fnjbying their first 'at borne'
fire Tuesday morning. In 12 years, Members of Le•
The Lrketer I3orseshoe Club batten. Forest Lodge At` & AM,
Met and organized for 03i with choir ladies, , •hsd as ;
speaker Rev, Harty Rodney of
it?ith Fred i;llerington as Pres. S�. Thofnas.
ldent Mr. and virs. Robert Y)uneait
Keith Love o£ lei,,,.. a were honored by friends and
drat" it hits of the Uni-
been awarded the Sanford Gold g
gr <a i e. I neighbors ' with slits arid t
Verslty of Western Crttar�ib,.lYas
social evemh before rnovhig
1\16dat in dleinity at Ern-- to I:;;eter
nibmiel College, 'Taranto. 1ltist Marilyn Horn has int
The purple martins returned eepted, -gut! osition to the office
to teeter this year on May i ofGlose ta 7 0041eclilcl;s tvcre
at 11 a.lrr Last„ year
the"f' st1lethoredt to death in •tire, 1
rived on April i$, at the newly built hatchery of
1 red W. tray, tlidioy St, _
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