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Editorial This newspopee •tellteve$ the right to .express en opinion in poistlo
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ci&ecl freely And. without ,prolt,ttilae to Presaral: anet IMPratve,
erotic government,
Thanksgiving
Praise watteth for thee. C) God in Zion: and
unto thee shall the VOW be performed.
Thou visitest the earth and watered it: thou
greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which
Is full of water.
Thou preparest them corn, when thou so
provided it.
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundant-
ly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest
it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing
thereof.
Thou crownest the year with thy goodnes;
and thy paths drop fatness.
They drop upon the pastures of the wilder-
ness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the
valleys also are covered. over with corn; they shout
for joy, they also sing.
—Psalm LXV
Canada's disgrace
The hand of human carelessness writes a
ghastly messag e in the ledger of our nation's life,
The facts are burned deep.
In the last 10 years more than 5,000 lives
were lost in fires (many of them young children).
More than 500.000 homes were destroyed or dam-
aged. More than one billion dollars in property
was consumed.
A tragic picture — a disgrace?
All of that. but more important a national
tragedy that could have been averted by simple
care,
How simple? By care in smoking, By intelli-
gent use of heating and electricity.
By cleaning out trash. By keeping matches
away from young hands.
On the job. by a greater devotion to the
easy rules of safety.
Fire is an economic blight. The total loss
of the last decade dwarfs that of any other period.
We can't afford fire at any time. In today's
"tight-belt" living, we must do better.
Good rule: Think about Fire . , wherever
you are, Don't give fire a place to start
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Sugar and Spice
Actions speak
e ear's town council is consistently out-
spoken and argumentative. It has members who
are not afraid to criticize and he criticized, who.
are prepared to state opinions and defend them,
regardless of the popularity of the position. and
who don't hestitale to argue.
Some persons. who dislike controversies,
may not approve of these attitudes. Some we have
heard maintain that a council which argues is
not good for a municipality, It may appear from
press reports that this council spends much of its
time bickering and that it's all biting.
Some of the arguments, true, have bitter-
ness. The majority are good-natured because the
principals in this council seem to agree on an
portant end: positive and far-sighted action on the
town's problems.
We frankly like this year's council because
it's getting things done. That doesn't mean we
always agree with what it does but it does indicate
we approve the majority of its actions. More than
that, we think it's one of the best examples of
good democratic municipal government that this
centre has bad in many years.
It is pushing and shoving,. through a maze
of government regulations, the long-needed sewer-
age program. It has set up a 'constructive road
program, with provision of funds for future hard-
surfacing; it's making preparations for the improve-
ment of Main St. in anticipation of the resurfacing
of No. 4 highway to the south.
Not the least of its major actions came
last week when it called. far the preparation of
drain survey which will serve as a guide for future
improvements and construction. This blueprint
should eliminate some of the haphazard and un-
correlated works which have taken place in pre-
vious years, as well as permit some preventative
maintenance on drains which will avoid costly
replacements,later, No doubt from this survey will
emanate a policy for drain installation which can
be enforced to prevent many of the problems
which have been created by the loose supervision,
of the past.
These are only a few of the areas where
this council is showing foresight. Despite the drain
on funds caused by major works, it is foresightedly
planning for park development, supporting the
establishment of zoning regulations and an indust-
rial development program.
Taxpayers may find fault with this council
but they will have to dig up quite a few to offset
the positive actions it has taken. We say it de-
serves not, only recognition but also encourage-
ment.
dispensed by Bill Smiley
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Once in a while. I lose heart.
llos: of the time, I roll with the
punches, smile wryly. admit
that Rome wasn't built in a.
day. and go right on trying to
instill in youngsters some know-
ledge of their native tongue.
But occasionally, I stride
from the classroom, go barrel-
ing into the men teachers'
washroom. fiercely suck on a
cigarette, and stare morosely
into the toilet bowl. wondering
how I was ever finagled into the
teaching of English.
It's a .crazy language, Oh. I'll
admit it's strong, virile. color-
ful, flexible and often beautiful.
But it's also inconsistent. irre-
gular, insane and intimidating.
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Compared to to ihe soldierly
march, the regular formations
of Latin. English is a dis-
orderly stream of refugees.
Compared to the lucidity, logic
and precision of French, Eng-
lish is the flight of a bat.
What other language, for ex-
ample. would have five differ-
ent -pronunciations for nu ash.""
Count them: bough. cough.
dough. enough, and through.
What other language would
pronounce read, said and led.
exactly alike. Or would pro-
nounce two words of totally dif-
ferent appearance. "you" and
identically? Or would
have four utterly useless and un-
pronounced k's in such a word
as knickknack?
.FIosvever, that's miff of
that mug!), ton busy try- to teach the language to
Have time for veformiog it
don't really demand much All
aals is that kids in high tabool
stop saying things like, I Wooda
if I eooda"; eliminate the this-
hexes- and the that-theses"
frOrn their vocabulary; and re-
train from writing things
"I seen in a book were theirs
no people on the moon. like."
In addition. 1. try. gently hut
persistently. to lead them away
from such gruesome slips as.
"If babies don't like raw v(30-
tables, they sitould he boiled.-
and that old favorite, the dang-
bog participle, which calmly
states, "Sitting on the veranda.
40 cows were seen."
I don't blame the young-
sters, Many of them are ex-
Reader
Comments
Urges hard work
To the editor,
I was interested in your
editorial. "More Evidence". in
your issue of August 16, 1962,
As one of Brantford's guinea
pigs in the experiment here in
Brantford for the past 16
years, I think that the people
of Exeter would he interested
in learning some of the facts
that hate resulted since fluor-
ide has been added to our
municipal water supply.
Without a acne of Brantford's
eitisons. fluoride was added to
our tap water in 1946. From
my own experience as a home.
owner sines* 1922. it has cost
me plenty since this chemical
scat put in my water. Prior to
fluoridation, my ordinary hot
water lank lasted 16 years,
after fluorides. only two years.
I have had io have four new
hot water tanks installed he-
rause the gals awed tanks
soon were eaten through by
corrosion. Trouble with lie
posits in My toilet outlet was
Also esperienced as welt as the
threads on my hot water taps
eaten away.
All sve hear of here in Brant-
ford is the benefits of fluorida-
tion. The other side of the
-.tory is never told slur water,
drawn from the polluted grand
Riser is so bad that aery few
children drink it 'This 1 know
as I have four grandchildren
Please turn to page 5
The Senior Citizens of Exeter
met Tuesday evening in the Le-
gion Hall for 'the first meeting
of the fall and winter season
after being closed down for the
summer. A full report will ap-
pear elsewhere in this issue,
Exeter and the Senior Citi-
aens are to be congratulated on
having such a commodious and
wellfurnished a n d equipped
building for holding just such
meetin es,
It is to the credit of 'the Le-
gion that the hall is donated to
the Senior Citizens rent free.
The Senior Citizens were first
organized by the Rebekah Lodge
of Exeter and each February a
birthday party is held. by the
lodge with a birthday cake to
adorn the tables. During the
rest of the year the ladies from
the various organizations in.
town -take turns in doing 'the
catering, the lunch being pro-
vided by the ladies of the Sen-
ior Citizens,
To meet the expenses of the
organization a collection box for
a free-will offering is provided.
and from the box a name is
drawn and the lucky winner re-
ceives a prize.
For the first hour, as the
crowd gathers, cards are en-
joyed. Following the cards a
fine program is provided; then
lunch, followed by dancing, It
makes a full program and the
surprise is most of those pres-
ent are loathe to depart.
Before the close of the eve-
ning a new committee is formed
to arrange for the program of
the following month,
The granting of the hall to
the Senior Citizens is just one
of the many enterprises that the
Legion has sponsored or par-
ticipated in, for the benefit of
the entire community during
the more than 30 years that
they have been in existence.
It was in April, 1930, that a
branch of the Canadian legion
of the British Empire Service
League was formed in Exeter
with a charter membership of
31 ex-service men from this
district.
Members and officers front
the London branch were pres-
ent to outline the aims and
objects of the Canadian Legion.
The meeting was held in the
town hall and after the busi-
ness session, refreshments were
The gate receipts at Exeter
Pair amounted to S575. Never
in the history of the fair was
there a keener competition in.
the how. rings. The judges
were ninny times at their wits
entl to make their decisions,
A 'noteworthy piece of mech-
anical art in the palace was a
parlor table made by Cachet.
Heywood of town. The table is
made , up of 11,350 pieces of
varied kinds of wood, the
Viable being designed and plat-
ed together in a way that
Makes it nothing short of a
mechanical marvel.
Mr. Ernest Rivers left last
week for Winnipeg to accept A
situation as civil engineer.
Mr, D. Mack's resitlenet on
Main street is nearing COM•
pletiort, ft will he a very
handsome residence.
/5 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. I% C.
Donald. Norman and Jennie
arrived in -Exeter Thursday
from Mossbank, Sask., with
two loads of settler's effects.
They has e been in the dried-
ont Area and hate had no crop
since 1929. Mrs. lolly taught
selinol at Sodom 31 years ago.
Mr. Bruce Myers has resign*
NI his position with Southcott
Bros. and intends 'opening up
A grocery huainets in the
building north of Leavitt'. Impgfro.
Fire which broke out late
Saturdav night totally destroy-
ed the bank barn, E0 r 40 DWI,
of F'rank Xing. con. 6, SttiTheh
Township
posed to sparse vocabularies and
anything-goes ,g r a in ni a r not
only at home, but on television,
and in the movies they see and
junk they read. They can
scarcely be expected to ac-
quire impeccable spoken and
written English in a few hours
at, school each week.
They try. though. They try,
bless them. Their foreheads
knot with strain as they tell you
that the ,hreo principal Paris
of the verb 'cling" are cling.
clang, clung. Their eyes roll in.
their heads as they spell with a
dash and daring worthy of he-
roic feats. And every year some
kid tries to throw the teacher
by asking him to spell "anti-
disestahlishmentarianism" and
explain wlat it means.
On, second thought, English is
a fascinating language, with a
bold, vivid coloring all its own.
and I reckon rd rather teach
it than anything else. Occa-
sionally, one comes across a
student with those rare twin
gifts — an ear .for language
and a joy in the manipulation
of words. When that happens,
it makes tip for a host of head-
aches,
And where else could one
core across such delightful
miscues as that of the boy who
wrote, ''They came within a
hare's breath of success?"
And where else could you find
a language that could Conceiv-
ably spell. '''ish - as "photi?"
Just pronounce it: ph as in
physics, o as in women. and ti
as in nation. Fish.
it's a grand old tongue, and I
think that if I just put my
shoulder to wheel, 'carry the
hall with my nose to the grind-
stone. and hit the odd home
run, I should be able to go down
with my flags flying,
Your library
By MRS.- .11,AS
„Avow strasesasaaftsatesatiattastalniaassa
Ask the Name of the. Lion
Ralph Allen, former Canad-
ian newspaper man, magazine
editor, and historian—in fact
one of Canada's best journal-
ists--hascome up with a novel
"Ask the Name of the Lion".
In. the 'course of 'his journal-
ism duties Allen visited the
Belgian Congo during some of
its more violent days and tram
his experiences lie has con-
structed this novel,
It tells 'briefly the exper-
iences of two Canadians — a
young doctor and a nursing sis-
ter—in their attempted escape
from vicious and drunken Con-
golese soldiery, The action is
fast and makes a "rattling
good yarn".
Ralph Allen had just pre-
viously completed: the latest
volume in the Canadian history
series, "Ordeal by Fire".
15 YEARS AGO
Five services marked the
opening of the Pentecostal
Mirth in Exeter with record
crowds in attendance,
In the boys' division ter the
Exeter Public School field and
track meet, Donald Kirk Was
senior champion, Gary 'Middle-
ton, intermediate, and Douglas
Wein„iunior. Senior girl chem•
plon8BAJIall
inter-
mediate,ea eed
Jeanette 'Taylor, junior.
The War Time Committee of
Exeter District held a wind-
up meeting to which the genes
ratnubile waa invited, Aetivi-
'Het for the committee co'his
menced in Rine 1940.
The Tibias. Advocate thit
week printed a special edition
complimenting the Jones, Mae'
Naughten 'Seed CO., on the
excellence of their new seed
cleaning' plant. This v,eekis
paper contains 14 pages, the
largest: Yet turned out.
FROM THE T-A PILES
ing legislation for the better-
ment of the veterans.
The first meeting place of ths
Legion was in what was then
known as the larayne Block.
Later they purchased from F.
J, Wickwire the building now
occupied by ,lake's Plumbing,
Phis building was remodelled
to form the new home for the
Legion with which the members
from Hensel' were associated.
It was here the Legion held
weekly hingoes and by the faith-
ful service rendered by the
members a sinking fund tvas
established to erect their new
home in 1947 on wilitiam Street.
Much of the labour 'that went
into the new home was con-
tributed gratis by the members.
In time it was found neces-
sary to enlarge the building,
adding a complete modern
kitchen, a stage, storerooms. on
the main floor and up-to-date
parlors for both men and. women
on the ground floor,
l'he building has been de-
scribed as one of the finest to
be found in Ontario, Of recent
years dances have been held.
weekly for the raising of funds.
served, It was announced on Satiu7-
At that meeting the following day that "Ask the name of the
officers were elected: Dr. G. Lion" had won the $10.000 'Can-s, Atkinson. president; A. R. adian prize award for 1962.
McKinnon, first vice-president; The Road Past Mandalay Alfred Gambrill, second vice-
president; M. W. Pfaff, The Road Past Mandalay is secre-
tary-treasurer; executive, Andy the personal story of one man's
Easton, George Thompson, Syl- Journey through War to peace
vanes Cann: adjustment officer, and from yotith to maturity,
Dr. G. S. Atkinson, and was written by John
One of the objects of the Le- Masters*
gion was to give assistance to The author's first autobio-
ex-soldiers and in aecommends — Please turn to page 5
As the "Times" go by
HIGHLIGHTS
50 YEARS AGO
10 YEARS AGO
A swimming pool 30'x75',
graduating from three feet
deep to nine feet is being built
at Grand Bend in connection
with the trenner Hotel owned
by Itarold Klopp.
?Ors. Minn Laing has been
appointed librarian of the Ex-
eter Public' Library to replaee
Mrs. J, D, Smith who has re-
signed,
A second year of night school
classes will begin Thursday,
Noverriber sponsored by
etreeg the hams qfltari 0 nePar.tment EtillrA.- of th e bytde, parents, Wood- tuitt Agriculture and SR-
bridge. on Saturdav, Septern• IM-5*
her 2.i. Margaret, daughter of Douglas Smith, 27, or •P.:span.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wallis. to ota, Os been hired as rcrea•
Parry IL G. strin, son of tiOnal direetnt for Exeter. Pis
?ter, and Mrs. lien*. Strang, Main duties will he to Manage
MAO', the arena,