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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-05-16, Page 444. r ONTARIO TRAVEL DEPARTMENT 270 PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, TORONTO 2, ONTARIO NAME ADDRESS CITY PROV. 0 ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL AND PUBLICITY Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart, Minister C20-43 KNOW- O'NTA'RIO El T-E Fi4 BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager 200 Evergreens EDTORIALS 411 slues and varieties ,2594 Qg N SEBUSIlES IN , -TTA S. 1,000 STRAWiaERRY PLANTS BLEEPING HEANT. ROOTS g130.IJW), VAX OH MOUNTAIN MOSS OUTSIDE. HARPY l'!4V1Vl PLANTS Rackets bloom in the spring. Rackets.. that Bloom in the Spring" is the ,appropriate title of a booklet issued by the Bet- ter Business Bureau Outlining ,some of the WAY unscrupulous selling activities nildertalt- en hY itinerant salesmen this time of year, Smith Huron has had its share of travel- ling repairmen, building material salesmen and other opportunist ventures (or vultures) who charge exorbitant rates, do inferior work, and commit a. few crimes on the side. Only about two years ago, a rash of such activities. took place in this area, resulting in jail terms for Several of the principals and, unfortunately, substantial monetary losses by their victims.. Not all transient repairmen and door- to-door salesmen are untrustworthy, of course, But there has been enough evidence of the un- scrupulous ones to make most district residents view with suspicion every smooth-talking "pitch-man." Homeowners should be especially wary REDER'.$ FLOWER'S of the people with the wonderful offer that's available only if they sign the contract lin- mediately, Or the line that "we're selling you this at less than cost in order to encourage sales among your neighbors." Then there are the chaps ,with a host of verbal promises which are never found in the written contract. And the ones with the line that you've been selected for a valuable free gift. But these are old approaches and per- haps this year they've concocted something new and even more enticing. The safest action for any householder, before he or she signs any document, is to check with local merchants and tradesmen for comparable prices, In almost every case, the "bargain" comes from these established and re- liable businessmen, not often from the stranger at the door whose fast talk is designed to se- cure a fast buck—for himself. , Phone 255-2603 Please use our William St. entrance Lots of free parking, in the yard. pmeomemeasemeeesesemeeslemelselewoo.00.411.1"1.61ifooll ere Roads spell area growth If good roads are the key to community growth and development, as planners say they are, this area can view with satisfaction the ex- tensive highway work planned or under way, here. The new entrance planned into Exeter from the south end is a continuation of the im- provement along No. 4 highway. The rebuild- ing of this important artery will have a con- siderably long-felt effect upon the develop- ment of Lucan, Exeter and Hensel'. Work on the vital tourist link, No. 21' highway, centres around Grand Bend this year with the installation of new bridges and new paving of the highway in the village area. The new development road from Green- way, on 81, to the Bluewater, will provide a more direct route to and from the popular THERE'S FUN FOR ALL IN ONTARIO'S HOL1DAYLAND Pinery Park and Lake Huron area. New highway lighting program at Hen- sank will provide for a brighter and more im- pressive reception for motorists there. These programs reflect the shift in the highway program from the large metropolitan areas, which have received a major portion of the roads budget in the past. It's a welcome change which should 'help to encourage diver- sification of industry and development to smaller centres which are eager to share in the province's expansion. Not a small portion of the credit, of course, goes to Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, the Huron MPP now handling 'the highways port- folio. His constituents continue to take pride in the efficient and capable manner in which he carries out his responsibilities. Whether you enjoy modern resort, hotel or motel living or the rustic outdoor camping life—Ontario has what you want. Wherever you go, you'll find plenty of fine beaches and refreshing lakes for good swimming, boating and fishing. The whole family will be thrilled with Ontario's historical forts, villages and monuments that so colourfully represent Ontario's exciting past. F R E E BOOKLET ROAD MAP, ETC.pLOU R First step is admission A mysterious upsurge in traffic acci- dents swept right across North America in 1962. Statistics showed record highs in the indices of tragedy and waste reported from the U.S., from Canada, from Ontario. The accident infection is still scourging this province says the Ontario Safety League. Last year was the worst .ver in the number of accidents in nearly every category; yet the first quarter of 1963 is running well ahead of 1962. All traffic accidents up 14.5%; total deaths up 10.8%; injuries up 27.3%; pedes- trians killed up 45.5%. Do Canadians care about the never end- ing tragedies that stain our roads? Do they care enough to support the radical measures that could reduce the toll? Many people claim that the traffic ac- cident problem is rooted in public apathy. A. G. De Lorenzo, Vice-President, General Motors, says: "I want to take issue with this frequently- voiced complaint. I simply do not believe this is true. I believe the great majority of people are seriously concerned about traffic accidents. They earnestly want remedial action, "But, important as it is, traffic safety where it is considerably higher. In Canada it is produced under rather special licence arr ange- meets rather than by the larger pharmaceutical eompanies. The fact not brought to light Is that it is sold in. Canadian pharma- cies at about half normal overall markup, despite the fact that it requires refrigeratiOn. To ap- ply the same method universally would require the taxpayer to carry the balance of the load. It is ironic that, in another town) a rather penny pinching indivi- dual confessed to me that for many years he had driven tp the United States for insulin be- cause "drug prices were al- ways lower". The trend in the past few years has been a flight from the pharmacy of many product s previously merchandised al- most entirely within it. This has inevitably led to fewer phar- macies and an almost certain loss of them in smaller towns and villages, If this trend con- tinues and the pharmacy con- centrates more on ethical pro- ducts and prescriptions it may be necessary for them to in- crease in price in many lo- cations where sundry merchan- dise sales have propped up the finances of the prescription de- partment. The pharmacist of the past was, perhaps, more a tech- nician than a professional man. His successor, a product of four years in university, has become the reverse. 'He will want more moneythan we earn. He will be worth much more, both to his professional contacts and to you, the public. One of today's effective anti- biotics is named Aureomycin for its golden appearance and gold is still one of the major lures to the fantastic new worlds of undiscovered pharmaceuti- cals. Legislation to prevent or discourage immense rewards for their discovery and mass production will be the most lu- dicrous saving any government will ever make. Someday they may even find something which will save the skins of good old you and me and if you tell me your dose wasn't worth it -- look out, I might agree with you. GUEST opiNioN Pills and prices By WILLIAM G. HUNTLEY and if it happened to contain brilliant, urinary dye so much the better. It may seldom have cured the patient but it cer, tainly Rave a dollar's worth of results. The average favourite old patent medicine preserved its essential herbs in an alcoholic content from 20% up and many the abstaining old codger ex- tolled its virtues who wouldn't step in the shade on a boot- legger's sidewalk. Without any personal recommendation that identical methods should pre- vail now, the fact remains that When a customer took some- thing in "the good old days" he knew shortly thereafter that it wasn't soda pop. Some of the newest pharma- ceuticals give similar side ef- fects but the modern antibiotic usually slides smoothly and sweetly down without aftertaste, alcoholic joie de vivre, or tech- nicolor results and frequently cures a customer who was sure he wasn't really sick anyhow. The fact that about half his predecessors have died at an early age from a "little touch" of something similar, r ar el y occurs to him. Also, the average man of a few generations ago who be- lieved he was born to suffer, starve periodically, work like a horse, and find his rest under a tombstone has, in many cases, been replaced by a citizen con- vinced of his inborn right to quick relief from every ache and pain, a full belly, a progres- sively shortening work week and a golfing and gaming weekend. Fortunately advances in science and technology combined with tremendous sacrifices by his forefathers have permitted this dream to be a near possibility in our wealthy portion of the globe. To this fellow, sickness represents an injustice hardly bearable in itself, let alone with a dig in the pocketbook to cau- terize the wound. "Socialize all of 'em", he cries. Insulin, a triumph of Canadian research, and a miracle drug to diabetics is often used as an example by advocates of lower drug prices, who are fond of comparing its price in Canada with that in the United States Away back in the 1930'swhen we rented a house for $7 per month, bought beefsteak for 25 per pound, and repaid the baby sitter out of the iceleox.,1 watch- ed my father serve a depressipri generation with 354 cough syrup and $1 prescriptions. Now the price of the average prescrip- tion is about $3.00 and on the same basis of comparison prac- tically everything of that era re- pre seats a bigger multiple of its previous cost. Why then the out- cry over drug prices? The paradox of today is the fact that saving a life with a modern pharmaceutical often ensures that one moreperson is spared to endure the chronic, and therefor costly, diseases of old age -- arthritis, heart dis- ease, high blood pressure and others. in short there's a lot more older people and you're much more likely to become one of them. The modern pharmaceutical is related to its ancestors about the way the wheel is to the jet plane. It hasn't gone up in price --it never had a price until it was discovered, tested and Mass produced—and almost in- variably it has gone down in price ever since. How many items can match the price drop of penicillin -- to about atwen- tieth of its cost 20 years ago. And, by the way, you can still get the old time preseriptions filled, usually at about the same old price, A related factor is the cost of stocking an adequate dispen- sary. A few hundred dollars would have put in enough stock to fill 95% of the prescriptions in 1935 use. Ten times that amount will not do the same job today and probably 5% to 10% becomes outdated, due to better products, in one year. While these facts explain price, they do not account for price complaint which, I be- lieve, is mostly due to a psy- chological change in the drug industry and in its customers. The average prescription of bygone days had one striking feature in its favor -- a dra- matic effect. Often it went down with a bitter, salty, mouth- puckering taste, usually pro- duced a speedy laxative action is not the only problem confronting people. In today's world we all have to ration our worry time. Those seeking massive support for new means to attack the traffic problem must settle for their fair share of public concern, competing with other issues ranging from juvenile delinquency to nuclear war. "Let's not call people 'apathetic' just because they don't raise a clamor on some technical matter where the initiative clearly lies with the authorities. Rather, we should recognize that the public will support desir- able traffic safety measures if their work is demonstrated, and if support is sought." There are some high hurdles to clear in the pursuit of public support. People must be asked to accept a substantial amount of regulation. They must be asked to approve and 'pay for still more regulation. They must be asked to be patient while solutions to vex- ing problems are sought—to have confidence even when the picture painted is gloomy. People must be asked, also, to admit that they are neither perfect drivers nor traf- fic experts. This is probably the biggest hurdle! BY THE EDITOR Why take it out on radar? JOTTINGS BY MS Liquor store in early church excuse to go to the cellar or liquor store the boys would do some shop-lifting. That is the story and I have heard it so often that I believe it tobe true. Following the Farmers the grocery store was used as a furniture store by Wesley Hue s- ton, who afterwards moved west. The liquor store for years was operated as a hoot and shoe store by Alfred Walters. In 1915 the store Was purchased by J. G. Jones and removed to the rear of the lot and was used as a Warehouse for Jones & May. That same year the building now used as the town clerk's office,, with a residence in connection was built and Herbert Walters, We Enjoy Our Work at the Bell Wouldn't You Like to Work With Us? carrying on his father's busi- ness, used it as a shop and resi- dence. The furniture store, owned by Mr. Farmer, was purchased in 1908 by Jones & iViay and a seed-cleaning plant was install- ed and operated until October 30, 1947 when Jones & Mac- Naughton opened the modern seed-cleaning plant that carries their name. One of the interesting items in the picture is the electric light seen in the left hand cor- ner. It was the forerunner of hydro in Exeter, It was a car- bon lamp and the lamp had to be lowered each day and carbons adjusted or new carbons in- stalled. I can't agree with fellow editor Reg. Workman of The Winchester Press who says the use of radar traps on Ontario highways "smells too much of Ges- tapo-like methods". Reg's recent tirade resulted from being caught in Toronto when he was attending a CWNA committee meeting. I'd just arrived myself when Reg storm- ed into the room, angry about the thought of making a contribution of 20 or more dollars to the Queen City coffers. Back home in Winchester, he spewed his wrath into his "Seventh Column" where he told readers: "Radar at its best is about as under- handed as the law can get Without going all the way . . . never have we liked this means of 'picking up' speeders and especially the hidden type used in Toronto by some rookie cop who is still toowet behind the ears to beg iven a regidar beat." Later, he suggests "rut radar smells too much of Ges- tapo like methods. Here there is no chance for argument or defense and guilty, or not guilty, in this country every man has a right to defend him- self." Reg's argument is a common one. Many drivers think they should be warned when they're approaching a radar trap; in fact, in Toronto and other centres, radio stations tell motorists the exact location of radar operations to help them avoid getting caught. The attitude doesn't make much sense to me; in fact, I find it rather dis- turbing. It suggests we've become so dis- honest about this business of living within the law that we expect a chance to beat the rap even after we've been caught. We've grown accustomed to the privilege of being able to hire a clever lawyer who Might be able to clear us by finding a technicality, confusing a witness or out-smarting the prosedu- tkm. It also suggests that there's nothing wrong with driving beyohd the speed limit providing you do it while the police aren't watching, The real sin is driving too fast when the gendarmes are around. Let's look at it from the criminal side. Would you suggest that the police Should broadcast information of their whereabouts constantly in order to give burglars a chance of not being caught? Would you think it fair that the man about to commit murder should be told when he can do it safely and when It becomes a risky proposition? Radar is a tool of protection for the public--one of the most effective forms of curbing the speed that's responsible for much of our highway slaughter. I like radar, Reg, even though it did cost me $17.50 the second last time I was in Toronto. I can't say it dured me, lent I do know I was looking at the speedometer mirth More often for the next few Weeks. And I'll bet you did too. q,',03MUMMYMONAWASSMOIR 11 I Times Established 1873 Arnatgarhated 1024 Advocate Established 1881 The above picture shows the Main Street of Exeter during the • early part of this century. Few will remember. the grocery store and the liquor store of Farmer Bros., shown in the right hand corner of the pic- ture. The liquor store with the wooden verandah was the first Bible Christian church in Ex- eter and was the forerunner of what is now James Street Uni- ted Church which had its be- ginning just about one hundred years ago. Adjoining the liquor store was the grocery and flour & feed store of Farmer Bros. The two stores Were operated by John and Richard Farmer. The fanner Was married and lived in a large brick house on An- drew Street, at one time owned by J. S. Harvey. There are numerous stories that the boys used to tell of the tricks that Were played on the two proprietors and some of these were concerned with petty thieving that is by no means a Triodern invention, also of the ruses used to procure liquor in those early days. While en- gaging the proprietor with an ran trefetItinesAtwocate SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Met/then' C.W.N.A., C.C.N,R. and ABC. LOOKING FOR A JOB? I'd like to suggest that any young ladies who are looking for fulltime 'employment might consider a job with the telephone company. While we have no open. ings here in town, there are jobs available in our offices in some of the larger centres, including London, Kitch' crier, Hamilton and Toronto. At fhe moment, We're in need of girls who would like to work as telephone op- erators, service order writers and service representa. tives. If You have a high school education, are in good health, &tidy working With the public, and are interest- ed in a challenging and rewarding career, we'd be happy to have you telephone us for an appointment. Our telephone number is 235.18S0, I'm sure you'll find the Bell a pleasant place to work, and We're sure you'd enjoy working with the other people on our staff. TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BETTER. The, telephone business has always been an enter, prise of change, but never more so than at present. The Scope of the Hell widens constantly as the Coin- puny provides more and niore customers with new and advanced services. Representatives of all departments Meet regularly in committee to eonsider how they can best serve their respective cornniunities, decide upon the activities, that should be undertaken to attain these goals, and make every effort to keep employees fully informed of plans and polidies, both local and Corn pany-Wide. Programs have been developed and fore, then and other supervisors hold regular Meetings with their people to discuss both Company activities and the continuing requirements of good service for cnstOnierS and the 41T201 /PG*" 4.18' Published Eath Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Depitt Ottawa,. and for Payment of Postage in Cash moos siew--velociftgriagee, Oaid•iri..Adyante -Ortutatiorii Soot. •30t .1961 • 1;131- SUBSCRIPTION. RATESt. 'Canada $4.00 Per 'year/ USA $5.00 cc, To; ‘‘Ne!!!Yelle ! " tell you Whatri troubling ltle'-.thero's a IdOiki tpi•the this couch." "Hold. on, / think she's batk—I just heard the garage door spliiitet."