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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-10-24, Page 4TED 1-10‘..M.E5 145 Deer PM.s. cir0Ip. London GE 4.9502 or ancitore at The rImos• AdvocAte merchant who became premier of Alberta, is one who should be remembered by such means and we understand some work is being done in this regard. Area women's institutes have made a commendable effort to co-operate with the pro- vincial board in its program of commemorat- ing important events, sites, persons and struc- tures by the erection of historical plaques. The board itself, which operates under the department of travel and publicity, con- sists of nine private citizens actively dedicated to performing a valuable service to the prov- ince. Its chairman is William Cranston, Mid- land, a former weekly newspaper editor who was instrumental in much of the Huronia de- velopment and whose energetic talents are now being directed in a wider sphere. The government, its historic sites board and all those who are working with them on this program deserve our thanks. superior PROPANE LTD. MAPLE, ONTARIO K. JORDAN 159 Monteith Street Stratford, Ontario Phone 271-0810 fiteMenmeaMina.Aimatiam.,*, OR HEATING. COOKING DRYING TOO' SURSRIOR IS AULONAGICAl LY BEST FOR YOU' Ian t it true? The convenient time to set AWN money never comes to anyone, Financial success CMOs to those who Plan it, Let Investors help you. Invest 9. .! rm GUEST OPINION The unneeded generation EDITQRIALS Time to consider: elections P -CA. NAPE!. FE I 1 #D OF TQC ALPHA A. ISNOTT, day mores. Teens smoke heav- ily becaese adults for the most part are completely addicted to nicotine. And going steady is nothing more thane reminder to society of the teens' feeling of insecurity. There is a freshness about today's teens. The High School is a vast theatre with many stages to play act on. These various roles are tried on for size. It might be said that the time of puberty is one of the greatest emotional stress in the human experience. It starts out with an unsure step away from the child's world and years later this first unsure step has led to adulthood. The interim period will consist of study, romance, (and what is more delightful than first love) as- suming responsibility in school and community projects, learn- ing to drive, setting up group mores. In many ways this could be a private world, within a world, So much is heard of the pressures of learning, of tensions that cause teen anti- social activities, It might be said that boredom can cause frustration, and when the teen scene is analyzed, because of "hurrying-up" the entry into adulthood, it has been found that <IF -1; by 16-i? the average youth has experienced just about every- thing. There is reelle eery little for a young per son to anticipate. Life becomes aplateau of same- ness, To many liquor promises excitement, and why not, is it not the favourite escape chemie cal of the adult? Drinking has replaced the car as the status symbol amongst teens and the status symbol of drinking used to be on college campuses, but now in some instances it has been transferred to High School. Life cannot always be smooth sailing and teens must be helped to accept their frustrations and not give vent to their feelings in acts of anti-social behaviour, which in effect is a thuMbing of the nose to society. Above all, youth wants to be free — free to choose, to ex- plore, to choose its own path. The prodigal son is the familiar story of what freedom of choice can lead to. Very often in want- ing to be free we become slaves of conduct. In setting up a stan- dard of conduct the teen should ask himself —Is it right or wrong? Is it ugly or beautiful? Is it true or false? The church and school and home working together can produce a well rounded personality. Exeter, of course, will not elect any rep- resentatives this year since the town switched to a two-year term of office starting in 1963. The present council, school board and puo rep- resentatives. will come up for election late in 1964. Municipal elections are just about one month away, which means that thought should be given now by ratepayers to the selection of representatives for the coming year. Too often, local elections have become simply a case of finding enough candidates to fill the posts, There have been a number of occasions when municipalities have had to pro- vide second nominations to secure sufficient representatives, which indicates the lack of consideration which the public generally has given to this field of government. SIBLE The wisdom of this move remains to be seen and we think the other municipalities in the area are prudent not to follow suit until they have had evidence of how the extended term works out here. It would appear obvious, from recent developments in the area, that sit- uations upon which the public should have the opportunity to pass judgment, if only through elections, can crop up quickly and that a two- year interval is too long a period to wait. There are both advantages and disad- vantages to incumbents revealing their plans in regard to re-election but we believe, in all fairness, that representatives should give the ratepayers some indication of their plans as early as possible in order that assessments can be made. We would urge that serious consid- eration be given to elections now by all those concerned, from ratepayers to chief magis- trates. Surely our freedom means more to us than this. We cannot shirk the responsibility of democracy without threatening its existence. The election of school trustees should attract considerably more attention in town- ship elections this year. Long a matter of ac- clamation, the choice of trustees becomes more important with the increasing concern over central schools at the elementary education level. If elections help stimulate interest in this progress, then let us have them. TRI-COUNTY CAMPAIGN FOR THE BLIND Send your donation to: Canadian National Institute for the Blind c/o MR. S. B, TAYLOR, EXETER, ONT, 11.11111111k VOIURNMMTIIITOM.A9S:MMEMTM54.7,Q4=4:4,4t HEAT YOUR HOME THE MODERN WAY! Preserving a heritage The unveiling of another plaque to an illustrious area citizen brings into focus once again the excellent work being dbne by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Advisory Board of Ontario. Saturday's ceremony honored Horatio Emmons Hale, a world renowned ethnologist who made significant contributions to the study of races and philosophy, as well as education at the local level, from his adopted home in Clin ton. This plaque is one of a number erected in this area which help to remind us of our past and of those who have served this country, and mankind, well. Earlier this summer, Tim- othy Eaton's enterprise was recognized at Kirkton; Col. Van Egmond is commemorated at Egmondville; Hon. James Gardiner is rec- ognized at Thames Road; the old Brewster Dam is marked south of Grand Bend. There doubtless will be more to come Hon. Thomas Greenway, the Stephen township Kw}; l'4.4turo, hph{,..0 , 403, World righis t..V. I cjt . • ........ • .. "Miss Rutherford, when the little bell on your type- writer rings, it doesn't mean it's time for a coffee break." Slow dam woth superior'PROPANIE Winter, summer, spring or fall you can enjoy clean, carefree, dependable home heating. 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When mother made pies and buns, daughter was along side; an hour or so of communication, now lost because of even-ready pastries or instant mixes. For a daughter to wash the dishes with mother provided an op- portunity of communication. The automatic dish-washer has eliminated this relationship, No one seeks the drudgery of yes- ter-year, But it was that drud- gery that somehow kept the family complex strong. This generation of teens is the best fed in all history of western culture and this is fortilied with vitamin pills just to make sure. Here is energy to burn it must be run off. While our affluent society has produced every type of amuse- ment, the chief of which is TV, the most common cry of the teen is one of boredom. "There is nothing to do" is almost a slogan. It means the best edu- cated, best fed generation of youth are being driven to huddle together for identification, The "teen-rumble" partici- pants come from upper middle class homes — and are not de- linquents in the accepted sense of the word. It is in effect a cry of "I'm here" a seeking of recognition by the adult. Girls, too, seek recognition by becoming pregnant. Teen- age mothers now account for more than half the number of illegitimate births comp ar ed with 23% eight years ago. A very common excuse "I wanted to get back at my people". Smoking, drinking, going steady—the important mile posts in the teen's life, are also to some, symbols of "having arrived". Teens don't drink alone, it is always with the group. Observe the group hud- dled, sucking their nicotine sticks'' just before cla s se s start; and going steady, a sign of insecurity, of wanting some- one to rely upon, The accumu- lated behaviourism of teens en- gaging in mass demonstration that they want attention and if the adult is too preoccupied to give this, then it will be found elsewhere. In an age of instant everything — sometimes a five dollar bill is considered the key to instant affection which the adult should have for the child. Teens want to accept the pri- vileges of adulthood, but not the responsibilities. Therefor e teen drinking while deplored is nothing more than a reflection of today's culture. The teen watches adult behaviour pat- terns very closely and is pri- marily an imitator of modern JOTTINGS BY JMS J. M. Southcott A record of service with the dam, which had been recommended as one of the principal conservation projects in the watershed in the conservation report of 1949. There is not much likelihood that the speed of progress will be increased in the years ahead. Under the federal-provincial cost-shar- ing program, departments of both levels of government have insisted upon approving the development, step by step. This means the plans, tender call, contract letting, construc- tion and supervision will be entangled in three levels of government. It will still be a long time before this major conservation work comes into being. The completion of engineering for the million-dollar Parkhill Dam project marks an- other milestone, if you will, in the develop- ment of one of the most frustrating projects ever undertaken in this area, Its progress, it seems, must be measured by years, not by months or weeks. A year ago at this time, the authority was still awaiting the decision of the Ontario Municipal Board on the municipal assessments which had been appealed by three municipali- ties. Two years ago in October, the authority had received notification of the appeals and was awaiting the hearing. It was almost two years before that— in 1959—that the authority decided to proceed The death of Mrs. R. N. Creech has had a certain sig- nificence for me because before the days of the amalgamation of the Exeter Times and the Exeter Advocate in 1925 Mrs. Creech's husband was closely identified with the Advocate and our interests were much in common, Mrs. Creech shared with her husband an outstanding interest in the welfare of Exeter and it is a pleasure to recall some of the contributions both hav e made for the betterment of this community. For many years Mrs. Creech served on the Exeter Library Board and she and Mr. Creech read many of the new books purchased by the library be- fore they were placed on the library shelves and offered to the public. It was in the field of edu- cation that Mr. Creech made his greatest contribution. For 34 years he was either a mem- ber or chairman of the Board of Education, a position he re- signed in January, 1947, when the new district high school board was set up. In 1949 he was honored in laying the cor- ner stone of the South Huron District High School. The School contained 14 classrooms with 12 teachers and an enrollment of some 300 students. The es- timated cost was $560,000, The same year a system of bus service was established for the rural districts. Mr, Creech was born in Ex- eter, attended the Clinton Col- legiate Institute and first taught school at Sharon In Stephen Township before becoming as- sociated with the Exeter Ad- vocate, He was one of the promoters in establishing the Exeter Can- nihg fectory, afterwards the Canadian Cannere, en industry that has meant Much to Exeter and the farming community; For 23 years Mr. Creech was secretary of the Masonic Lodge and oil its 150 anniversary wrote the history of the ledge. He was also an officer of the oddienows Lodge for tally years, guying the War years he Was actively associated in the Many welfare driees that took pate, When the Exeter Liens Club launched their drive for a new hospital in Eketer ever ten years ago, Mie Creech was appointed treasurer, a pOsitlee he filled 'faithfully and efficient, ly, When the new Wing to the hospital Wag opened iii 1961. Mrs, Creech cut the ribbon: Mr, teeth died in May, 1900 in his 85th year, Witches with halos PA 1 N for rommil MASONRY 50 YEARS AGO At the meeting of the Ep- worth League of Centralia Me- thodist Church Monday night J, G, Jones of Exeter gave a talk on his recent trip to the Old Land. The at home given by the Ex- eter High School in the Opera House on Friday night was a success. Chairman Weiden- hammer presided for a program including solos by Misses Edna Follick and Nina Carling, and recitations by Miss Edmunds, Miss Wurtz end Willie Manson. Mr. Harry Rowe has pur- chased the fine red brick dwel- ling owned by Thomas Etutte11 on Andrew St, Exeter's rate Of taeatidri has been fixed at 27 Mills, If ever there was a welcome change in the traditional celebration of a holiday, it is the recent development to transform Hallow- e'en from a selfish, candy-collecting orgy for children into a festivity which shows concern for less fortunate youngsters on this earth. Those who continue to encourage the UNICEF and other collections for underpriv- ileged children are to be commended and par- ents urged to join in the new spirit of sharing which marks Hallowe'en. It does not detract from the fun of dressing up, of calling house to house, of re- ceiving some candy. But the addition of a worthwhile objective, a humanitarian cause, gives this celebration much more significance, and provides much better training for our youth, who Obviously must learn better than we the need for sharing if they wish to build a better world. The witches the world over would look better with halos. 15 YEARS AGO Exeter's arena-trap rock floor is paid for, Climax to the fund-raising campaign came Friday night when over 2,000 bingo players donated more than half of the $8,600 needed to pay for the floor. Exeter Kinsmen staged a farm-type bee at the ptiblic school grounds Wednesday to prepare and Seed the ground in the west section of the area. Vic Lutma.n, who began his horse racing career in Exeter, lost five horses in the $800,000 fire which swept through the earns at Montreal, Wednesday. Convalescing from a three- week stay in hospital Fred Beer watched le tractors rip up 50 acres of his farm two miles West of Hensall. At 1 O'clock half of Mr. Beer's fare' needed plowing, By night fall, it was all bee. 101 EARS AGO Bill O'Brien was elected' pre- Sident Of 14.81elle student council, Anita Datats is vide-president, Frances Taylor, secretary, end Betty Mickley treasurer, A new coach line is being in- augurated froin etratford to Grand Bend by the Perth Coach Lines, During the winter two trips a week will be Made. Mrs: Henry byck; thelortner Pauline Godbolt, left Wedues, day for Watson Lake in the Yukon to jour her husband, who is a radio operator with the Exeter now boasts a popu- iation ot 2„164--ad increase of 384 over lest year, .4411111 1.11 VP' TIFTEI 41. Tee ....,,eeeeeeelieeeleelte.....eeeteeeee=leeeeeeeeelie '" eer.i.eee...eeee:eee.'eeeeeee:.eeee, e2=7.71 eMeireeleaeaelelee,... Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 1:11(fx4earintes-Aboomfe PERMA-TRED The Wear Resistant and Dust Free Concrete Floor Paint SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Members C.C.N.R. and ABC 25 YEARS AGO Legieletieh on compulsory pasteurization Of milk will corn corna into forte in Exeter 00 Deeetil- ber el.. Over 1,200 people attended the Liebe first Frvlic leg Thursday and prittg bights hi* the club over $1,600. Gee. aid Skinner won the major prite, a cheque for $200, Mr. Wf111am Decker tie ter- ith won 13 first prizes et fan tette with a chestnut team of general purpose horses, The bate of Mt. Otvillenea-, Vet- on Thames ReedWeetetally destroyed by fire Friday even- ing tatted by an 'reVeleettillied Mere, Ile is preparing to build a new One. Published Each Thursday Morning al Exeter, Ont. 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