The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-04-05, Page 4
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:Editorials
There are many reasons ally. we think the
ratepayers of Ushorne should support a central
school in the April 18 vote,
By far the most not Is the benefit
such facilities will provide for present and future
children in 1.'sborne township.
One can argue about the 1,..0}1(litiOlt Of the
present schools, the problems, of transportation.
the way in which the issue has been presented. and
other minor difficulties which might develop. None
of these however, matches the basic considerti-
lion that graded school education has been proven
superior.
There will always be opposition to change,
of course, and it's good that there should he people
ready to challenge any move in our democratic
society. It's disturbing to lind. how e\ cc. that sonic
of these opponents will resort to any tactics, reason-
able or otherwise. to thwart change
For example, some of the opponents of the
central school both in Usborne and previously in
have used what the courts would re-
ject as "hearsay - evidence to prove central schools
are not beneficial. They discover little incidents
which might have occurred to the daughter of the
second cousin of 1" I ROI ne.e nephew George which
have been exaggerated each time it's been handed
down.
Another disturbing argument ts tile one
that suggests the central school is being "iorcer
upon the township hy the department, the inspector
and the board. It's implied that a dictator is trying
to pour ill-tasting medicine down his slaves' throats.
The responsible citizen. we're sure, does
realize that opposition based on either of these sug-
gestions is not realistic. The people who are hired
by us to supers ise the education in this province —
the departmental officials, the inspectors and the
teaching profession —agree that central school
education is better. The trustees t'sborne township
ratepayers have elected to supervise local educa-
tion have investigated and found ventral school
education to be superior wherever it has been
adopted.
Now they recommend, as it is their respons-
ibility to do, that the township build a central
school. The people don't need to accept their re-
conimendation, Of course, but wouldn't it seem
rather ridiculous to reject the advice of the of-
ficials that has e been paid to find the answers
and the trustees who have been elected to act in
the best interest of the tow !Ishii)?
Certainly extra cost is involved. but it's only
one mill on the school taxes and surely that's not
a big consideration when one considers the return
that will come from the investment. In this regard.
we commend the inspector and the school board
for being so conservative in their calculations. We
have reviewed the figures and it would almost
appeal' that the board might be justified in saying
that the central school could he erected and.
operated on the same levy that is being made now,
There must certainly be a big temptation on the
part of the board to try to promote the school on
this basis but, to its credit. it is not promising some-
thing that might turn out to. be impossible.
This same conservative type of presentation
was used in McGillivray township when the central
school was built there. The board maintained the
new school would not cost more than the rate
which had been charged. Since the school was com-
pleted, the rate actually has been lowered there.
We have two final arguments in connection
with taxes, One is that Usborne township residents.
whether they like it. or not. are contributing
through provincial taxes toward the provision of
central school education in Exeter, Hensall. Mc-
Gillivray, London and many, many other centres
ge 4 The Acl.Y.O.catRo $ 1$2
Many reasons why
This news.p.oper believes the right ie. ItaPrOl .oPiniOnIn public, -
contributes to the pregreas..Pf the nation And: 4)10 it :must 710 ex.er.
eised freely .and Withel.lt.preluctioe to. preserve and improve 10,eni4,
erotic government.
The St. Marys ,Journal Argus appears to like
Exeter's prospect of having modern apartment
aceommodation here. The editor makes these e0m-
-Are you tired of mowing lawns, raking
leaves. changing storm windows? The answer to
all your cares may soon be available in the nearby
Town of Exeter',
"According to an advertisement appearing
in a recent issue of the Exeter Times-Advocate, a
client of John Rorke Limited is considering .the
construction of a 45 unit apartment building in
that centre this spring. The proposed building will
contain a swimming pool, patio, bar-b-q, electric
heating, fenced play area and indoor recreation.
"This is just a start.. -Hearken to these
refuse disposal, completely sound-proofed
units. range and refrigerator provided., r,ir condi-
tioning, all utilities paid. parking, park-like
grounds.
"The advertisement claims that when one
considers the interest on your investment in a
home, taxes, heat, water and power, plus repairs,
you will find it much more economical to live in
this modern apartment style.
"Spacious I, 2, and 3 bedroom suites, rent-
ing from 882 to $127, We presume this is by the
month, though the advertisement does not state.
Reservations for apartments are invited in order to
determine the demand for this type of housing
in Exeter. All things considered the i roposition
sounds fine, It will be interesting to see what
happens,"
across the province. Why would they .not take ad-
vantage of the proVincial revenues to give their
own children those advantages?
The other is that Usborne residents have
made no small investment in modern secondary
school facilities at South 1--Ittron District High
School, In one sense, they own more than 1.5(';7 of
that structure. Wouldn't it seem reasonable that,
after contributing so much to this higher level of
education, it would be wise to make this modest
investment at the primary level to make sure that
local children will get as much benefit as possible
out of high school? This is particularly appropriate
now with the new vocational facilities being pro-
vided which will give rural students many addi-
tional opportunities,
It's encouraging to see progress on the
Widening of No. 4 highway and to learn of new
contracts being prepared to further the develop-
ment. .Completion of this important work will not
come too soon.
No. 4 has been called "suicide alley" by
police because of its narrow shoulders and deep
ditches. Certainly it has taken a heavy toll in
deaths, injuries and property damage.
The hazard was brought home again harsh-
ly to this area recently when two former residents
were killed when their car struck a bus beside No,
4 near London. The bus had stopped because of
mechanical difficulty but could not pull off the.
road because of the narrow shoulder and deep
ditch. It's quite possible the accident could have
been avoided had the bus been able to park on a
wide. sloping shoulder such as is provided along
No. 83.
The citizens of this area wilt be quite happy
to put tip with detours, dust and delay which will,
he caused by construction work on the highway,
'Phis is a very necessary investment in safety.
Effortless living
Welcome detours
Old boys' reunion
Sugar and Spice
t
It's been a pretty interesting
week around our house Kim
Caine in the other clay. wide-
eyed. She'd just seen a real
live horse galloping up the
middle of the stree t , attached
to nothing. and with nobody on
his back. She was fascinated.
ft made me a little sad, when
T realized that most of the
children of the present era
have never seen a runaway,
When I was a kid. there were
several dandies in town es cry
year. There was nothing quite
so wildly exciting as a horse.
or preferably a team. careen-
ing down the road. a vehicle
lurching perilously behind
them. and pedestrians darting
for cover,
*
Occasionally, some local
hero would throw himself at
their heads. seize a bridle and
drag them to a hall, Ito was
usually one of the town hums,
but for a few hours he would
bask in the shining eyes ni
every kid within a mile. Pro•
minent citizens would thump
him on the hack. Spinster la-
dies would sniff at him lo see
whether he'a performed his
feat under the influence.
Sometimes, t h e runaways
would hurtle into a parked car
or a bridge railing, and down
they'd go in a tangle of har•
ness, and splintered wagon
one of them with a broken leg.
There'd be a tremendous com-
motion, with the horses
screaming and threshin g and
everyone shouting, "Get back
there, youse kids!"
The climax w as a. me\ it.
able a'N that of a Greek ,ra-
gedy. The town eop would trot
heat fly In his office, get his
revolver, puff hack, and With
nne arm extended shakily.
one eye closed, shoot the in-
jured beast. while we all stood
there with our mouths w ide
open.
Best runaw a ys of all, of
course. were the milk wagons,
Something would startle the
old plug who pulled the we-
gun., and he'd lurch off at a
trot. The milk bottles would
start to rattle and clank and
smash, behind him. and herd
go a little .faster . to get away
from the noise. The faster lie
tN on'. the more noise there
was. Sonic, he'd he in a head-
long gallop, With the high
milk-wagon swaying perilous-
ly behind him.
Eventually came the lovely
moment when, in a desperate
attempt to get away from that
boiler factory behind his tail,
he'd try to swerve a round a
corner. Over she'd go, the
whole works, with a beautiful
splash. and there'd be milk
and kids running in all direc•
tions. while The old horse stood
around quietly. getting his wind
hack,
Yes, today's kids miss a lot,
but they have their own forms
Ant,t.A'f.`
of excitement. This was music
festival week, We didn't have
such thin g s when t was a boy,
Maybe that's why there were•
n't so many neurotic mothers
in those days,
That daughter of mine got
rather carried away, and
signed up for no fewer than.
12 events. She was busier
than a one-armed bartender,
before and during the festival.
Young Hugh, on the o tiler
hand, who always play's it
cool, entered in only one event,
and devoted little time and no
apparent thought to it,
* * *.
Kim did. pretty well. She
came home with a fistful of
certificates for 'first, second
and third place, six of them in
all. By the luck of the draw
and the wisdom of the festival
eommittee. Hugh won a cash
award for his one piece, She
as so mad that her eyes
blazed so hard that I tholight
she'd set fire to the drapes,
Just to „round out the meek,
won a beautiful lamp for
not curling, and Our cal gave
—Please toot to page a
The other day someone re-
marked that it was about time
that 'Exeter was considering an.
other Old Boys' Reunion. Some
kick-hacks of the reunion held
in the summer of 1985 should
be of interest to many of our
readers.
o n e of the outstanding ac-
vomplishments to mark the 00
ea Stall WAS the building of the
two stone pillars at the south
entrance to the town. One of
the pillars bears the inscription
to the memory of the first
while settler, Jan es Willis, a
native of .trelanct, who came to
this district in. 1832.
The other pillar is a ineMn
rial to the first council. Isaac
Carling was the first reeve,
Michael Eacren was the first
municipal clerk and William
Sanders the first postmaster,
A clean-up. palm-tit' cam-
paign was launched and flow-
ers planted to brighten up the
town, Two stone pillars were
built at the entrance to River-
view Park.
Reception in library
A reception for the visitors
it as held in the public library.
Hung on its walls was a won-
derful display of old photo-
graphs and the old boys re-
called many fond memories
from this collection.
On Sunday the pulpits of the
town were fille ' with Old Boys
and the chow's were filled with
Old Boys and Old Girls, It
was a great day for the old
choir members to sing again
with the choirs they had sung
with many years before,
..Sunday afternoon was decor-
ation clay at the cemetery.
Hundreds of people came to lay
flowers on the graves of de-
parted, loved ones.
Monster procession
On Monday afternoon there
was a grand parade about two
miles bong. In it were business
floats, comic floats and dec-
orated cars, Old fashioned bi-
ey and all sorts of queer
looking vehicles found their
way into the parade, Music
from three bands enlivened the
50 YEARS AGO
By an amendment of the 'Mo-
tor Vehicle Act in the legisla-
ture motorists may now travel
a maximum of 15 miles an
hour on city streets and 20
miles in the country, The old
speed regulations which have
caused an outburst of indig-
nation among motorists called
for a maximum of 10 miles in
the city and 15 in the coun-
try-.
Mr. Fred Hogarth and fam-
ily go lo the West this week
to the seeding on their west-
ern land.
Miss Tcla Rowe, teacher at
i"olclen's ':orners, spent the
weekend at her home in Exe-
ter.
The annual opening of 'Pot-
lick's Ice Cream Parlor will
be held on Saturday, April 20.
Misses Edna and Hilda Gun-
ning are spending a month in
Exeor
The masons have started on
the houses to be erected by
Messrs, Snell and March and
on the site of the old Mansion
lions.,
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Norman Dore designed
the gym suits for the girls of
Form 1 and Form 11 of the
Exeter High School. 00 Thurs-
day aftcr000n she supervised
the cutting of the patterns at
the school,
R. CudrOore has resigned
his position as secretary-treas-
urer of the Farmers Club and
manager of the Fertilizer Mix-
ing Station.
"Dutch" Kestle, who is In
charge of Supertesi distribu-
lion in Exeter, lost the tip of
the middle finger of the right
hand When it became jammed
between two barrels of oil on
Friday.
Mr. Harry Manton, Dash-
WoOd, has been selected as One
Of 24 Canadian singers, who
will take part in the Musical
In Westminster Abbey 60 Coro.
Winn Day.. May 12,
Mr. C. Tallinn of thr Ideal
Meat Market has taken over
the hotelier business of McGil-
livray WON. al Rayfield
he will r im in conjunction with
his business In Exeter.
The Ontario and Quebec
N'eCieSPaners association held
their anntiat conv ention in Letri ,
dart lest Week. {Ittest. sak(k.i.,
JOTTINGS BY JMS
occasion along with the antic-
of the calithumpians.
In the evening a civic re COI
lion was held in ;lames St. .t.:(
Chief Justice Martin, Sa.ska'
ehewan, and llon. J. 0. Gar(
iner, of Ottawa, replied to the
reeve's address of welcome.
A street carnival got into
foil. swing each evening and
continued t o the wee seta '
On 'Tuesday there was a hand
tattoo with five bands taking
part and in the evening there
were fireworks,
o n Tuesday morning hun-
dreds of former pupils gather-
ed at the school, the highlight
of which was the presentation
of an album containing hun-
dreds of greeting cards and a
tooled leather purse with a
cheque to Miss Clara Vosper,
a former beloved school teach-
er.
Wednesday, the final. day of
the reunion, saw the largest
crowd in town to attend the
horse races. At the .farewell
dance that evening the crowds
paraded in old-fashioned cos-
tumes and everyone seemed to
let their hair down to enjoy
the last night of a reunion that
all agreed WAS an unqualified
success.
Your library
By MRS. JMS
Let us again remind you that
next week, April 8.14 is Cana-
dian Library Week. "Reading
is the Key" is the motto for
1962.
Prime Minister Diefenbaker
writes "I welcome the oppor-
tunity of endorsing the pur-
pose of Canadian Library
Week. We are more dependent
on books than we commonly
realize and Canadian Library
Week provides an excellent
Way in which to remind us all
of the increased importance of
—Please turn to page 5
75 YEARS AGO
rnsuspecting district fans
who journeyed to StratfOrd on
Saturday night, March 29 to
witness the Goderic h-New
Hamburg hockey game headed
into a more thrilling ativen-
tore than they anticipated
When they drove through one
of the worst snowstorms of the
winter,
On Monday the price of hair-
ents in Exeter was raised from
40 to 50 cents for adults,
Mr. John 3. 'Cornish, who
couple of years ago. purchased
the Ilarding residence on Main
Street. has disposed of it to
Mr. Frank King of Stephen wnsh p
E, R. Hopper WAS elected a
director of the Western Ont a-
rio District Funeral Service As•
soelation at a meeting hi Lon-
don on Friday,
It has been a fair maple
syrup sea son hut a long
dra wn,ou I affair.
Mr, Ellis Pearce has re•
turned home after visiting for
two months with his sister Mrs,.
J. E, Whiting at Bel:a Cools,
B.C. Ile enjoyed the thrill of
skiing in the mountains dyes,
sod only in a bathing suit,
10 YEARS AGO
Mr, S. P, Currie. who for the
past II years has Owned and
operated the DashwOod Cream-
ery, has sold his business to
Canada Packers Co. Ltd, of
Ext(er,
A native of l'sborne, Dr,
Walter Johns, wilt become
dean of the faculty' of arts and
science at the Chiversity of
Alberta lit August,
/C, .1ohn Cann of Thames
Bond was among the 87 flight
cadets who graduated from the
officers school at Crum lin JtC-
11." Station Thursday. He left
for Calgary for further train,
The first dial telephone S'S.
10111 in this district is now io
operation at Centralia a irPOil,
'PS, E, Keyes WI Mist
Verli!l Keyes of Shinto Moved
to Exeter nn Monda:v,
Grand Bend School Aoard fs
currently searching fee a site
for its new 850,000 p ti bite
school; building,
Was Prof, SherwOO'cl Vox,pr6
Airfoil. of University of West,
ern OntariO.
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