HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-01-18, Page 2It has benefits
It was just about, a year ago that the Ontario
fluoridation investigating committee, after a 24-.
month .study, tabled its report which recommended
that nutnicpalitics should fluoridate their water As
an eMctive means to reduce dental cavities on a
mass basis.
The comm ittee. which included a university
president, a supreme court judge and a prominent
''woman, found that children in the city of Brant-
ford. which provides fluoridated water, had almost
half the number of cavities as did children in the
non-fluoride city of Sarnia. It also found that the
cost of this benefit to the citizens of Brantford
amounted. to 15 cents per person per year.
Just to refresh your memory, here are some
questions which the committee answered:
Is fluoridation really effective in prevent-
ing tooth decay? The committee was convinced that
the presence of fluoride, either naturally occurring
or mechanically added to the drinking water, strik-
ingly reduces the incidence of tooth decay.
is fluoridation of water harmful to health?
The committee was convinced that long term in-
gestion of fluoride uit one part per million) was ,
in no way harmful to bodily health. It also had
no harmful effects in pregnancy.
Can fluoridation be safely controlled? Fluor-
idation of municipal water supplies can be safely
controlled so that it represents no health hazard.
The committee found that present equipment al-
ready in use in sonic municipal water systems for
adding fluoride to the water supply is mechanic-
ally adequate and concentration can be safely con-
trolled.
Will fluoride spoil the taste of drinking
water? Water which has been fluoridated is im-
possible to distinguish from water which has not
had fluoride added.
is fluoridation expensive? The cost of fluor-
idating a municipal water supply is very reason-
able in relation to the health benefit to the com-
munity.
Is mass fluoridation of drinking water an
.-.:infringment on personal liberty? The committee,
after devoting one of the 12 chapters in the re-
port to civil rights, decided no fundamental liberties
77.`- -would he denied by fluoridating municipal water
supplies through appropriate legislation.
Is there a practical alternative to fluorida-
tion of municipal water supplies? At present there
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Untimely loss
Reeve 13111 Mclienzie's untimely death is tr n
deed an unfortunate loss to the community. He
was a sincere, hard-working member of town and
county councils during the past. decade.
Tie was neither afraid, nor unwilling to Ac.
cent fresponsibility, as indicated by the considerable
variety of positions he bold on government corn-
.mittees as well as iii other 011111111.114 Drgp,fliza,
tions, He served faithfully and conscientiously in
all of these posts, Few public representatives in the
municipal field have devoted as much time to public
.affairs.
It is to his credit that he was not .a "yes"
man on council, He had the courage to express
his opinions, even if he knew they were not popu-
lar, He felt he had a right to question authority
and decisions and that he should exercise it. Would
that there were more representatvies who felt the
same way,
This newspaper joins the community in ex-
tending heartfelt sympathy to the members of his
family.
A good idea
We like the idea, which seems to be spread-
ing, of having school children witness the inaugural
rites of municipal councils.
For the second year in a row, pupils of
Grand Bend public school witnessed the ceremony.
at the town hall there this past week, This year,
Usborne officials were sworn in under the watch-
ful gaze of some Winchelsea students.
It's an excellent idea to promote interest in
municipal affairs among public school children
and this is one practical way of doing that, Be-
sides, it engenders respect for the municipal office,
which is warranted,
is no practical alternative to mass fluoridation of
water supplies and the committee said it was con-
cerned about mentioning other methods of ingest-
ing fluorides since they would necessarily be volun-
tary and sight might be lost of "the great and
proven public health benefits to be derived from
the' consumption of fluoride-containing municipal
water."
'• • .kialIew:itt0,...41w,iriXatAVal
dispensed by Bill Smiley
6 1961. ;Clog Menturm'SPoilrolr, loe.. World 1106 to,vraol.
"Will you ask the bouncer to throw me out before
the dessert course?"
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TENDERS
for
Trucks
and
Cedar Fence Posts
Separate sealed tenders will be received by the
undersigned until 5:00 p,m,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 1962
for the following:
Tender HC-62.103
5 half-ton pickup trucks
Tender HC-62-104
1 Survey Vehicle
Tender HC-62-110
2,500 line posts
500 anchor posts
All bids must be submitted on County Tender
Forms. Specifications and tender forms are avail-
able from the office of the undersigned,
All tenders on Contract HC-62-110 (fence posts)
must be accompanied by a certified cheque in the
amount of $100.00.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
j, W. BRITNELL, P. ENG.,
COUNTY ENGINEER,
COURT HOUSE,
GODERICH, Ontario,
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,g4ed -freely and without ,projgclice 49.•.Preaerye 4110 improve 'Oamo•
;r4tic goyerrin Cot,
jay .iove, there's nothing like where l'cl started, I had the
a spot of real, old-fashioned pleasure of mushing up the
Canadian winter, what? Well, long hill with two charming
ts Were? What's that you say? ladies breaking trail for me.
You'll lake the Bomb? Oh, That's more than Sir Edmund
come, my dear fella, that's no Hilary had when he climbed
attitude. Mount Everest,
'We've had a delightful taste
of it here. Thirty-six inches, a
solid yard of the deep and
crisp and even during the past
week, and I must say, I re-
joice in it, It's just •a dashed
shame that it can't be spread
around a bit more. Here we
are revelling in it and some of
-those poor devils in the unfor-
tunate bottom end of the coun-
try haven't had more than an
inch of it. Makes some feel
rather selfish.
There's somehing about win-
ter that gets me, right here
(}.ou'll have to use your imag-
ination). Once the decadence
of the holiday season is behind
us, we hardy, rugged, virile
Canadians can vet down to
some real living. jRight? That's
why we're so much cheerier
and healthier and better-looking
than those soft, southern races.
Right?
Oh, winter has its little an-
noyances, just as summer does,
As I shovelled out my drive- get home and shovel out the
way for the fifth time in five front walk. We don't use it our-days. a still, small voice with- selves. hut the postman corn-
in me enquired, "Why didn't
p""
iained this week, Said i t was
that thick-beaded Trish grand- coming over the tops of h is
father of yours emigrate to rubber boots, Australia?" Another great sport beckons
But that is counteracted by at the curling rink. So it's on
the fun of winter driving. with the sweater and tam,
There's a clash to it, a good grab the broom and off to the
.fellowship about it, that makes club. It gets pretty hot, sitting
it more of a game than a around there playing cribbage
chore. Enr example, the other and all that stuff, with a big
clay I started for work as usual. wool sweater on, but it's the
It was snowing. The hill was atmosphere that counts.
slippery, so I decided to go There are so many other
the long way around. wonderful winter sports that
An hour and 20 minutes later it's difficult to take them all
I arrived at work. But it was in, There's this great new golf
worth it, Pushing and being series, Saturday afternoon on
pushed, T had mel some of the television, That takes up a lot
friendliest people you could of time, And Saturday night,
find. I had seen two dandy ac- there's the daddy of them all
cidents. And though I had been —the hockey game. No, no, not
'forced to abandon my ear half the one down at the rink. The
a mile .further from work than one that oil company sponsert.
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There are lots of other joy•
ous experiences in our whole-
some Canadian winter, but 4
think it's our winter sports
that make me feel more alive
than anything else. You should
hear me humming with pure
pleasure as I rub the wax on
young Kim's toboggan before
sending her off for a jolly after-
noon on the hill.
And I fairly quiver with
excitement when young Hugh
and I, head out for the ski
slopes. It's such a colorful,
lively sport! The gaily-clad
skiers with their bright-hued
sweaters and sparkling white
leg casts. The scarlet of blood
agains t. snow. The cheery
moans of those with freshly-
torn cartlilages.
But the real thrill is careen-
ing down the big hill as grace-
ful as a gull, as light as a dart
in a windstorm. I could watch
him all afternoon, hut it's sort
of lonely, sitting there in the
ear, and besides, I have to
ho tatarcei e, Inc,, 10(19. World tiphl.A mo,r+1.11.
"What makes you think you're a kleptomaniac,
Mr. Minton?"
I-to Jim Clark, Hensall, has re-
ceived the appointment of
superintendent of the Herisall
Hydro SyStem, to succeed John
Passmore,
A brass plaque tribute to the
late Henry Strang, elder of
Caven Presbyterian church for
the rag, 50 years, was official-
ly dedicated at a, special ser-
vice last Sunday.
Reeve of Lucan for 10 years,
Harold Corbett was elected
warden of Middlesex County.
Exeter Kinsmen Club approv-
ed a $5,000 budget for its 1952
Dominion Day celebration.
A two-cent hike on milk will
become effective February 1.
A quart of milk will sell for
21e,,
Wilhelm Koele, district Ne-
therlander, who saved the lives
Of two Centralia flight cadets
in a crash last May, was
awarded the Netherlands Civil
Award at Ottawa last week.
At the unveiling ceremony
the church was filled with
many of Mr. Gardiner's old.
friends, It was a proud day for
his mother, who - was held in
the highest esteem throughout
this community. Later in life
Mrs, Gardiner had the honor,
under premier Mackenzie King,
to• unveil a memorial at Ot-
tawa to the fallen heroes of the
war of 1914 to 1918.
Writing these jottings brought
back fond memories of a visit
I had to a cemetery near
Dieppe in France where I took
a picture of the tombstone on
which were the names of the
two soldiers above mentioned.
The cemetery was well cared
for and in front of each tomb-
stone was a floral display,
Your library
By MRS. JMS
Before I Sleep
Headers of the books by Dr.
Torn Dooley recall that in "The
Night They Burned the Moun-
tain" he told of his small jungle
hospital operation in Laos ex-
panded into an organization
called Medico which became
his lengthening shadow,
The same book reached a
surprising climax with 'the dis-
closure that Tom Dooley, at
the age of 32, had a serious ail-
ment diagnosed as malignant
melanoma, a usually fatal form
of cancer. Seventeen months
later on January 18, 1961 Toni
Dooley was dead,
James Monahan senior edi-
tor of The Reader's Digest,
worked closely with Toni Dool-
ey during 1955-60 and was able
to observe his dedication to
the poor, the sick and the op-
pressed, people of Southeast
Asia, his impetuousness and
his sincerity.
"Before I Sleep" is the •afory
of Tom Dooley's last days
which presents him, as a dedi-
cated person and it is written
without sentimental tributes.
In his foreword to the book
Mr. Monahan writes "What
impressed me most and par-
ticularly during the last 18
months of his life was the re-
lentless drive and the sense of
urgency that characterized his
— Please turn to page 5
Mr, Glen McKnight, Clinton,
has purchased the estate of the
late Mrs. Penrice on Carling
St. Mr, McKnight expects to
move to Exeter March 1.
G. S. Howard was elected
president of the Exeter Horti-
cultural Society for 1937. It
was decided to have a flower
show in August,
The new gymnasium was
used for the first time Monday
evening for badminton. Three
courts have been marked off.
Mr. Cecil Stewart and Mr.
Frank Wood spent the forepart
of the week at the Chrysler
convention in Windaor.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lawson
will celebrate their silver wed-
cling anniversary on January
24,
The London Skating Club will
put on a skating, carnival in
the. new Exeter rink February
12.
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Nobody but a real, red-
blooded Canadian would have
the zest for living that all.
these winter sports demand.
Aren't you glad you aren't rich,
and don't have to go down
south every winter and bum
around swimming in that tepid
water and loaf around getting
fat on all that fried chicken,
not to mention getting all dried
out and leathery-looking from
too much sun?
We should have an exchange
program with some of those
soft, lazy, southern races. A
month or two in Canada at this
time of year would make real
.men of those birds, We could
send some of our old people
down on the exchange to places
like Jamaica and Mexico, for
example.
But it wouldn't work. You
see, the people who organized
it, chaps like me, would have
to volunteer to go along with
our old folk, to arrange things
for them, and we'd miss all the
joyous excitement of this win-
ter wonderland. There'd be no
volunteers, I, for one, couldn't
stand to miss more than three
or four months of it. How about
yoil?
I have a book before me en.
titled "None Of It Came Easy",
the story of James Garfield
Gardiner, written by Nathaniel
A. Benson, and published in
1955,
Mr. Gardiner died during
the past week and few, if any,
public servant ever received
greater acclaim than did the
lad who spent much of his
early life in Osborne township.
The press and TV bore him ex-
cellent testimony.
For the first six years of his
life Mr. Gardiner spent as a
small boy on a farm near
•Kirkton. In 1888 the famiry
moved to Nebraska. In the fall
of 1895, when Jimmy was 12
years old, the family returned
to this community where Jim-
my was employed for a year
on the farm of William Moodie.
He also spent a year on the
farm of Tom Hunkin, Jimmy's
last year in Usborne was spent
on the farm of Charles Hack-
ney, It was Mr. Hackney who
drove Jimm) to Mitchell on
August .1.4, 1901, when at the
age of 17, Jimmy • boarded a
train for the west on a har-
vester's excursion.
He found work on his uncle's
farm at Clearwater, Man„ and
for three years he worked on
the tarns in the summer and
attended school in the winter,
In 1904 he secured a second-
class teacher's • certificate. In
Augdst of that year he went
to Regina and in 1905 he re-
ceived his Second Class Teach-
er's diploma, In 1906 he en-
tered the Presbyterian. Mani-
toba College in Winnipeg, where
he excelled in debating and
football. In 1911 he graduated
with a Honorary Degree, B.A.,
in Political Economy and IBS;
tory,
Having come up the hard
way Mr. Gardiner twice be-
yeea anries, Liberal premier of Sask-
atchewan and later was 'federal
minister of agriculture for 22
During the first Great War
Mr. Gardiner lost two brothers,
Edward 'Lincoln and Earl Al-
bert. In August, 1934, Premier
Gardiner visited his mother
and sister, Mrs, George Allen,
on the Gardiner farm near
Kirkton, and on that occasion
he unveiled two memorial tab-
lets in the Thames Road Unit-
ed Church.- The memorial tab-
lets were first sot in the Stone
church at Kirkf'on where they
remained until the church was
dismantled,
As the "Times" go by
10 YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T-A FILES
50 YEARS AGO
15 YEARS AGO Henry Either, MPP, as man-
Mr, Mervyn CUChnore haS -net of the Hay Township In-
OtteChased 'rein W, J, Heaman surance Co,, delivered the at-
of London the 'residence On nue' calendars and reports to
Andrew St,, formerly owned -by the policy fielders this week, Joseph Senior.. The directors of the 111Olsons
Mr, and Mrs. Asa Perthale Bank have decided to with-
have received a dertifieate and draw their bank branch from
Operational Wings froth the •DasliwOod,
RCAF awarded :posthumously it was announced by lion, W,
lb Vit. LI. Allen Penhaid in T. White, Minister of 'finance, recognition of gallant service, that the government had de.
The newly elected council of tided to grant the request of
the 'Township of Stephen met in the Farmers Sank victims for
the .council rooms on Monday, a thorough investigation of the
january 6, Pretent Were Roy affairs of the bank,
nett, reeVOI. Arthur .J, Amy, Mi', 1, G. Cree0 and his
deputy'reeve, and councillors men are busy harvesting ice
;?antes H. Dalton, Henry ,Beaver front the
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