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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-05-09, Page 413u I pvci Watches China Dinnerware Jewellery DoultOn Figures Hymmel FigurPs Cards S. B. TAYLOR Jeweller A good place to do your Mother's Day shopping '.4 :EDITORIALS. Unjustified interference GUEST OPINION Preparing our youth Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce is justified in complaining about attempts by the Seaforth community to obtain the 1966 Inter- national Plowing Match, It is obvious to any observer that it was the active effort of Grand Bend promoters which secured the match for Huron county in 1966. They sold the governing body on the merits of the Grand Bend location, centred around the airport facilities at the west end of Stephen township. It's doubtful if the Huron association itself would have even attempted to bring the match to the county if it hadn't been for the campaign by the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce. Seaforth now appears to be trying to capitalize on somebody else's work—an un- ethical move in itself. Even more disturbing and dastardly, however, is Seaforth's use of community prejudice to promote its own sel- By ROBERT REABURN, Principal, Hensali Public School fish interests. They are pointing out that Huron won't get all the benefit because Grand Bend is in Larribton county. It's an obvious attempt to play on parochial jealousies, The basic consideration is accommoda- tion for this major event, and Seaforth's claims fall short in this category. It does not have the facilities to compare with the Grand Bend location, particularly the tarmac and the building at the airport. Certainly, in the mat- ter of housing and restaurants, it does not measure close to the Grand Bend capacity. Nor can it provide the entertainment for the visit- ors which. Grand Bend can make available. Finally, Seaforth does not have the' organization required to sponsor the match. The Grand Bend chamber has demonstrated its ability to cope with the task; the Seaforth group has shown only a capacity for riding on someone else's wagon, and that's not good enough. fi The mayor is right Mayor Simmons is right in urging coun- cil to stick to policy in regard to the provision of road, sewer and drain services for residen- tial development in the community. Although the prospect of considerable assessment from a large apartment building is enticing, council will set an impossible pre- cedent if it contributes funds toward such services for the project proposed by Forrester Estates Ltd. All developers in recent years have been required to instal their own services. To change that policy now would be an injustice to those who have already co-operated, and it would put council in a most awkward position to deal with future developers. The basic argument is that the muni- cipality cannot afford to contribute toward new residential development in this manner. Its resources will be taxed enough to provide the other services—school facilities, police and fire protection, municipal administration— .-A-70,144-ietC/PA,a , . the studies. However, the in- structor must also realize that it is not possible for all of his class to attain the marks that he would desire and for some he must make certain allowan- ces according to their mental capacities. It is difficult to sum up what a teacher should be as his task is quite formidable but he must be a leader and he requires discipline. His work from day to day must be prepared so that he can get the best from his pupils and yet he must make al- lowances for the varying de- grees of mental aptitude. Im- partiality, imagination, tolera- tion, understanding and alove of the young people with whom he works are all apart of the make- up of teacher. As important as education's, we must not give our young people the idea that life is all work and no play. We must not allow them to become one- sided without the recreation, hobby or sport so necessary in everyone's life. Parents and teachers should encourage them to enter into the spirit of fun and training as girl guides, scouts, athletes etc. where they come under the influence of other leaders and where they learn to appreciate the advice and comradeship of other young people. Interests such as these which are outside of school shall lead to a well-balanced citizen. If we give these young people parental guidance, ef f ec tiv e teaching and a healthy influence gained from other. interests-- outside--the home and school, then surely with the co-opera- tion of the students themselves, we can prepare them to step successfully into their chosen careers. of action to take to keep insured five pupils on the average. The instructor must always be in control of this class and dis- cipline is very necessary. When I say "discipline" I do not mean the type of atmosphere where you have children sitting on the edge of their seats afraid to speak or take part in the various activities of the pupils but rather that the pupils learn that their teacher is the leader and that his or her wishes must be carried out effectively. One of the difficulties young teach- ers experience is the determin- ing of the right degree of dis- cipline in their classrooms. Quite often we teachers are teased about those wonderful hours that we work —from nine to four--but the public must realize that, though we teach five or five and one-half hours, we must prepare our lessons beforehand and it is surpris- ing • the time that you spend preparing the various subjects. If a teacher enters the class- room unprepared no one knows it better than that instructor and it soon becomes apparent that sufficient preparation is a necessity. Without p rope r preparation, the teacher can- not challenge the pupils or stu- dents and if the pupils are not challenged, they lose interest and their standard of,work suf- fers. To carry out a strong programme of education, there must be equal participation by the instructor and the students. As a teacher gains exper- ience, he naturally expects more from his pupils. He must cultivate in the minds of his students that their objectives in the various subjects should be to carry out the work to the best of their abilities and gain a high standard or percent in without contributing toward the land develop- ment. The suggestion that the town is being unreasonable to "grab" the assessment without providing anything in return is not realistic. In the case of the sewer connection, the town is providing the treatment plant which is by far the most costly phase of the service. As far as access is concerned, the town provides the arteries leading to the area. The value of the proposed road as an artery to the Dow subdivision is doubtful. It first of all benefits a private development. It would lead directly into a congested and dangerous situation at the high school. It would not be a direct route to Main St. and it would present the motorist with four stop inter- sections in as many blocks. Two principals will benefit directly from the development—the land owner and the apartment owner. They should provide the land services, as the mayor suggests. If you change jobs. follow carefully the instructions on the back of the Certificate of Payment, Form 104, which your group is required to give you. When you reach your 19th birthday you are no longer covered by your parents' certificate. Register separately within thirty days to keep insured. Forms are available at hospitals, banks and Commission offices. Postal improvements When you marry, the Family premium must be paid to cover husband, wife and eligible dependants. Tell your group OR, if you pay direct, tell the Commission. The Printed Word says anyone who feels inclined to complain about the postal service might admit that •there have been im- provements. For example, here are some Can- adian rates of more than a century ago: 12 miles 41/2 pence 70 miles 7 pence 370 miles 1 shilling, 11/2 pence 540 miles 1 shilling, 6 pence ONTARIO HOSPITAL SERVICES COMMISSION 2195 Yonge Street, Toronto 7, Ontario The sender who was short of cash had an advantage in olden times, however, in that prepayment was optional. The problem of civil servants interest- ing themselves in politics was dealt with as follows: Sir Francis Bond Head dismissed a Mr. Howard, postmaster, because "his son read William Lyon Mackenzie's paper." ALWAYS KEEP YOUR HOSPITAL INSURANCE CERTIFICATE HANDY ' •: BY THE EDITOR Don Southcott Award-winning chamber LOWCOST I r, 97 47..r 0 King I,r4turo Syndieur, In., 103. World right,. rep Ned. "It's like magic—Mommy uses it to look younger, and my big sister uses the same stuff to look OLDER!" JOTTINGS BY JMS J. M. Southcott Dig up bark from tannery • VAitik*k* • 4;144'1: Watt/184e IN1PORTANT EXTRAS \ booth sign; --Proposed a second bus for Grand Bend commuters to London and Tor- onto; --Received permission from village council to build a beach sidewalk for the convenience of older people; --Held an improved fireworks dis- play on the beach in May for a record crowd; --Donated a trophy for the Chamber of Commerce sailing race; --Laid plans to have another Labor Day beauty contest; --Tried to step up construction on the No. 21 highway bridge; --Prepared publication of 1963 bro- chures advertising the resort; --Invited the Sarnia medical officer of health to extend Lambton Health Unit services to Grand Bend and im- mediate townships; --Sponsored a roller rink frolic featuring the North American skating champion; --Held a puppy raffle and sponsored a feather party for fund-raising pur- poses; --Presented a brief to the Ontario C of C requesting school opening be delayed a dayafter the. Labor Day week- end; --Assisted in the formation of the regional tourist council of MWODA (President Wassmann is a director); --Joined the Sarnia-Lambton Re- gional Tourist Council (President Was- mann is a director); --Held president's party to promote local goodwill; --Held 15 directors' meetings and eight general meetings. Well done, Grand Bend Chamber! la141/3170"rne".. outstanding for any city chamber. A point to be stressed is that the chamber achieved much of its success in co-operation with the local council. The two worked hand in hand for the benefit of the community. It's a shining example of what can be done by an independent group working with the municipal representatives. Here's the list of 1962 activities: --Instrumental in securing the 1966 international plowing match for the Grand Bend area; --Purchased a beach cleaning ma- chine and presented it to the village council; --Promoted and successfully oper- ated Grand Bend's first fly-in meet; --Helped to secure the first customs officer for summer trade at the resort; --Completed the publication of a business directory for Grand Bend and distributed copies throughout Ontario. --Held a Top-Hat ceremony for the first boat of the season to arrive in the harbor; --Erected a large, illuminated sign advertising Grand Bend on Highway No. '7; --Promoted semi-weekly television ads for beach attractions; --Donated several beach benches for public use and repainted existing benches by selling advertising to local businesses; --Proposed a year-round newspaper; --Presented plaques to the two stu- dents in grade eight with the highest marks; --Took aerial pictures of Grand Bend and Pinery Park for advertising pur- poses; --Erected a new large information • ... • You deal on a cash basis with the dealer of your choice. • Built-in life -insurance. • Low monthly payments. • Applies to new or used cars. First find the car of your choice—then talk over a Family Finance Plan Loan at your neighbour- hood branch of the BANK OF MONTREAL. Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Zte exeferZitnes-Akitiocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.C.N.R. and ABC ...,., BANK. OF MONTREAL 1 arm „nance Plan Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dep'f, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash' Paid-in-Advance' Circulation, Sept. 30, 962 3,817 SUBSCRIPTION RATES:" Canada $4.00 Per Year; USA $5.00 Exeter, Branch; CHARLES SMITH,• Manager Centralia (Sub,,AgeneY): (Open Tuesday, Thursday and on Friday 4,30 - 6 pan,) Crediton (Sub.AgeneY): (Open. Monday, Wednesday and Friday) Grand Mild rarieh: DONALD ROBERTSON, Manager DashWOod (Sub, -Agency); Open Mon., Wed, & Fri. liferigall Branch: KEN CHRISTIAN, Manager Lucan Branch: JACK STEACY, Manager Zurich Branch; JOHN BANNISTER, Manager At this time of the year, many young people are graduating or are about to graduate from uni- versities, colleges, secondary schools and other forms of training, They are now r e a dy and prepared to take their places in the professions or positions for which they have trained. When you think of it, one al- most envies them as they start out in their new careers ready to gain that much -needed ex- perience which they must un- dergo before attaining their measure of success. However, if you were to ex- amine the lives of these young men and women more closely, the interested observer would find that manypeople have play- ed prominent parts in the train- ing and education of the gradu- ates. These successful students are the results of an education- al program which they started as infants and completed as young adults. It has taken time, this training; to some if has been a struggle, to others it has proved tedious but all would agree they are anxious to get going. But where did it all start? Well, of course, all training begins in the home. From a very tender age we begin to learn and to imitate the older members of our household. In particular we try to duplicate the acts of our parents. So from the beginning parents must face up to the chal- lenge of being good examples in the eyes of their children. I am afraid that many of us fail in this respect. Now the question may arise how do parents man- age to get their children on the right track? Parenthood is without a doubt the most difficult chore of our lives as we must practise every day good common sense ideals. In the home we must demon- strate love and respect for all the members of our family; we must teach our children an ap- preciation of the world, its phenomena and above all its people. Children must be raised in an atmosphere of common courtesy to all, they must be encouraged to attend church regularly, they must be taught to be honest and forthright. If the parents attempt to develop the right attitudes within the child, then, they can be certain they are starting out on the right foot. At the age of five or six, it is time for the child to start to school and a whole new world opens up to this young person. It is here that the young pupil requires the whole-h e ar t ed support of his parents. So many things are new--reading, phon- ics, arithmetic--and they cer- tainly are puzzling to the be- ginner. When the wise parent moves in to encourage the child, it is often enough to get him over this first hurdle. Child- ren need this narental support not only in the first, forma- tive years of teaching exper- ience, I know that behind the successful pupil and student are the parents who have given this much-needed support. Just recently I was talking to a father and I asked him what grade his son was in. "He thought Grade IV" but I realized he wasn't really too sure. The unfortunate part about this is that I have asked this same question many times and have received a very similar reply --most frequently, by the way, from fathers. Surely we as parents must display a genu- ine interest in our children by taking the time to find out what they are experiencing at school and to help them if this is necessary. As the child progresses in school, his studies become more difficult and it is ne- cessary for the pupil to have regular study periods each night at home. The wise parent will see to it that, for an unin- terrupted length of time, any homework assignments will be carried out. Though many out- side interests such as tele- vision, sports etc. maybe more attractive it is up to the' parent to show his offspring that duty must come first. Many parents fail in this particular respect and sooner or later the pupil will feel the effect of his in- difference towards his studies as his grades start to fall. Basically, however, par ents must be good examples to their children, they must take an interest in their education and the wise parents will make certain that their' sons or daugh- ters carry out their assign- ments diligently. While attending school, a. sec- ond great influence enters the Child's life and this of course is the teacher. To the teacher goes the chore of preparing this yoUng person for the next stage of his e du c a Hon and whether the teacher is in pub- lid school work, seCon d r training or in university edu- catidn the task- Is very chal- lenging. First Of all the teach- er is on stage Iron nine till four in Most cases and has control or a.classroom or thirty, built the Carling home on Huron street which now forms the main entrance to the South H ur on Hospital. Isaac Carling, junior, remodelled the front of the building, creating a mansion- like home by adding Grecian pillars and a balcony. The latter was very fond of flowers and the grounds were very beautiful with shrubs and flowers. The building which now forms the office for Tuckey Beverages was the former home of John Taylor's tire repair shop with gasoline pump on Main street in front of the shop. Mr. Taylor also repaired car batteries: It Was in Mr. Taylor's shop that checker tournaments were held at a time when checkers was more popular than it is today: Close by the Taylor shop was a small, single-room building in whin Mark Clark, an odd character, made his home. Mr. Clark had a small dog that Was his constant companion. I can recall the time when some of the boys used to irritate Mr. Clark by calling him "Coo Coo Bar- ney''. Mr, Clark's one weakness was imbibing too freely. The Wilding being situated between the Ila.wkshavi Hotel On one cor- ner and the Mansion House on another, Mr. Clark was not alone in his thirsty habitt. I well re- call passing the old Mansion House on one occasion when a Woman Was dragged out of the rear door and dOwn several steps, to the hotel barn 'at the rear and laid out 10 One Of the stalls. The installation of a sewer system for Exeter has brought to light some interesting facts connected with the pioneer days of the municipality. At the corner of Main and Ann streets a layer of tan bark three or four feet thick was encountered. About the same spot the dredging unearth- ed an old gasoline storage tank with the name of John Taylor plainly visible. The tan bark goes back to the time when Isaac Carling operated a tannery on the west side of Main street. Mr, Car- ling came to Canada in 1847, arriving in London. Believing there was a future here he came to Exeter and established a tannery and opened up a gen- eral store. He was a An of strict integrity and he succeed= ed in building up a fine busi- ness. Two of his sons, Thomas and William, conducted a general dry goods and grocerybusiness in twin stores. One' f the stores is now owned by A. L.BeaVers, hardware merchant, and the Other was converted to two ad- joining stores. Isaac Carling was a brother of Sir John Ca.rling, of LOndOri, founder of the Carling Brewery. Isaac was also the father of Isaac Carling, barrister, who NOS associated in the law busi‘ flogs with L. H, Dickson: Wok., soh & Carling built the building now owned by Ben & LatightOti, as Taw officeS. The first Isaac Carling re- presented South Buren in par- lianient for Several Years. Be E4kose*ra* • • • 7. h • • • .• • V ' ,0.0,0i4go SUFI 4 She'll love the delicious food at the RED GABLE HOTEL Grand Bend `*-* Watch for our grand opening May 18 4MY OANIc 10 MI111011 (AMAINANS When it comes to community im- provement and promotion, business- men , in most towns and villages in this area are content to "let council dolt." It's part of the modern philosophy which looks to government at all levels to do everything for everybody. The extent, of the trend in the business world is, now reflected in the develop- ment at the provincial and national level of government-organized trade cru- sades, expansion loan funds, and agen- cies offering advice and help with business operations. At the local level, few communities have independent organizations actively promoting trade and industry--it's left almost entirely to the municipal coun- cil. And since councils have enough problems looking after roads, drains and taxpayers, they don't have much time for promotion. The exceptional exception in this area is Grand Bend's award-winning Chamber of Commerce. The GB cham- ber last week won its third "gavel" in five years. The award is made by the provincial body to the chambers with the best record of achievernent in var- ious population classes. How did the Grand Bend chaniber earn the award? By sheer hard work on the part of President Ory Wassmann, his officers and members, who ap- parently believe in the old-fashioned "self-help" philosophy in the field of community betternient. Just take a look at the list of 1962 achievements listed below and you'll get a picture of the effort put forth by this group. It deserves the recognition it has received. This record would be