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'.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.
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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—
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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
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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-
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Mr. Howard, postmaster, because "his son read
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IN1PORTANT EXTRAS
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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!
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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
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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 '
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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