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Don't just sit there
Break that tie, Mr. Chairman 13Y PAT MAKINS, A WINNP. IN THE HSDHS GRAPE. 10 PUBLIC SPEAKING cONTEST
MUTUAL FUNDS ARE
HELPING MANY PEOPLE
TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS
One of the trustees is not .exercising his re-
sponsibility.
In this case, Chairman Kenneth Simp-
son is not voting 011 the question, apparently
in the hope that agreement can be made other-
wise. This hope, however, appears to have di-S-
appeared and the chairman should have cast
hiS vote and decided the issue.
He should do so anyway, on every ques-
tion. There's a mistaken impression .among
some folk that the chairman of a school board
or the head of a council cannot cast a vote un-
less he is required to in the case of 'a tie. This
is true in other organizations but not in muni-
cipal bodies. Each representative, whether he
be chairman, trustee or councillor, has the
right to vote and should exercise it by declar-
ing his position at the same time as each of
the other members.
There doesn't appear to be any logical
reason why the USborne township school area
board should remain deadlocked over a site for
the proposed new central school.
Much to the dissatisfaction and disad-
vantage of almost everyone concerned, the
board has been unable to make up its mind in
regard to location since spring, or early sum-
mer at least.
Obviously this lack of decision has made
it impossible to start on construction this fall,
which probably would have assured comple-
tion of the building in good time for school
opening next September. Since work can't
start until spring now, the school may not be
completed by next September, which. may
mean some awkward shifts next year.
There are five men on the board. and
all have a right to vote on each question. That
makes it impossible to have a deadlock unless
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Do you want to be fat and
flabby when you are 40? Then
don't just sit there. Get up and
got
The need for increased atten-
tion to the physical fitness of
our youth is clearly established.
Although today's young people
are fundamentally he al t hie r
than the youth of any previous
generation, the majority have
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not developed strong, agile
bodies. The softening process
of our civilization continues to
carry on its persistent way.
President Kennedy's m e
sage to schools in his country
might well be taken to heart
here in Canada. We can not just
point the finger at our mech-
anized lives and let it go at
that. Automation, which is part
of the softening process of our
civilization is here to stay.
What we need is a program that
will help our young people (and
the older ones tool) to build
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the energy and strength to keep
physically fit —fit (as Mr. Ken-
itedy defines it) to learn, fit to
understand, to grow in grace and "
stature, to live fully.
But how?How? By walking
instead of riding. 13y regular
exercise, by taking advantage
of opportunities to share in
sports, by practising good pos-
ture habits — in short, by
stretching, working and streng-
thening our God-given muscles
so that they will serve us better
and longer. Even if we do most
of our work seated at a desk,
we will do that work more
. easily if we are physically fit.
Just recently, two miner s
were confined in a small cubicle
away below the earth's surface
for two weeks. For two whole
weeks, the world watched anx-
iously while r esc tie crews
worked . Meanwhile, in that
cramped space, the men craw-
led, stretched, and massaged
their muscles as best they
On-the-go, on-the-grow youngsters
The decision is up to you, Mr. Simpson.
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could, not only to keep warm
and to avoid cramping but to
keep alive and, to be able to
get out of the mine once an
escape route was drilled
through the solid rock. It is
not hard to imagine how hap-
pily a man freed from such
confinement would stretch his
arms and flex his muscles from
that day forward.
When exercise does so much
for a person in extreme con-
ditions, what couldn't it do for
an unhandicapped young person?
Do you want an efficient dur-
able body? If you do, you must
exercise over and above the
demands of daily living. Twelve
minutes of bending and stretch-
ing a day will improve your
vitality, your appearance, even
your personality, whether you
are 18 or 80.
Do you want more friends
and more fun? Then learn to
excel in some sport. The
choices are all but endless.
And that brings us to walk-
ing. Who does it nowadays?
Not very many. Yet the daily
walk is perhaps the easiest
and one of the finest ways of
all-round fitness, Dr. Dudley
White, one of the foremost auth-
orities on heart disease, gets
his patients walking just as soon
as they are well enough. He is
himself an enthusiastic walker.
And here's a tip, girls. Boys
like a girl who will go for a
walk. Not every boy has access
to the family car, and one who
lacks this doubtful privilege
appreciates a girl who enjoys
walking with him. A group of
young people can find wonder-
ful companionship on a hike,
No one can make you exer-
cise or take part in sports.
No one but you can decide
what your personal program
should be. But knowing what it
will do for you all your life
long it should not be too hard
to arrive at some program and
to give it all you've got.
Next month, municipal councils will go
through the motions of reporting to the public
on their operations for the current year. It's a
very dreary business, as most councillors ap-
preciate and some interested ratepayers know
from experience.
It could be improved, with some help,
Firstly, the interim financial reports
prepared for such meetings are a farce and the
first to recognize this will be the councillors
themselves.
The reports, prepared at the cost of con-
siderable time on the part of municipal of-
ficers and at some expense, cover only a 10-
month period at best. The other two months
which cannot be reported are the heaviest
spending periods in most cases. It's almost im-
possible for the ratepayer, and even the elect-
ed representatives, to secure a clear picture of
the financial position of the municipality which
is essentially the only reason for the report.
The fairest method would be, first, to
present an accurate breakdown of the spend-
:ng of the individual tax dollar which the muni-
cipality collects from taxpayers. A consider-
able proportion of it goes 'to other bodies—
school boards, county councils, conservation
authority etc. The remainder, based on the
municipal budget, can be detailed,
Provincial grants then should be added
to the municipal figures to show how the en-
tire revenue available to council is handled.
This would help, to some degree, to overcome
the confusion brought about by an increasingly
complicated grant structure which makes mu-
nicipal financial statements an auditors' puzzle.
To present this type of financial pic-
ture is not easy and it would be unfair for
each municipality to expect its clerk or treas-
Hurondale Dairy
The population of Exeter was
1649 and the tax rate 33 mills,
The enrolment in the HS was
193 and in the public school,
213.
The present enrolment in the
HS is 702 with 28 teachers.
Enrolment in the PS is ap-
proximately 520. The 1963 tax
rate is 91,5 mills for commer-
cial and 83.7 mills for resi-
dential.
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urer to set up a formula and complete it. But
there is no reason why some experienced
group, such as the department of municipal
affairs or one of the provincial bodies of mu-
nicipal representatives, could not prepare a
standard presentation which could be com-
pleted without undue hardship on the part of
officials.
So much for the financial aspect. That's
only part of the picture. Council's decisions
during the year—which can be financial or
otherwise—are of as much importance.
Therefore, council reports should give
a summary of the decisions made during the
period in office. In other words, the highlights
of its actions.
In some cases, where minutes of coun-
cil meetings are mimeographed or prepared
for multiple reproduction, entire sets of such
minutes might be made available to ratepayers
at the nomination meeting. Next to this, a sum-
mary of the important motions from each
meeing would be desirable, True, there would
be the opportunity in the latter case of either
the clerk or council to leave out contentious
questions but ratepayers have an idea of what
has gone on and they likely will bring these
'to the attention of the meeting if they are con-
cerned about them. In any case, some report
of the decisions of council would be available
in a more authoritive form than a verbal re-
port which usually is inadequate.
These are only a few suggestions. Coun-
cils themselves probably can come up with
others. In the interests of preserving good mu-
nicipal government—the basic body of democ-
racy—changes should be made to give the tax-
payer a much clear picture of what's happen-
ing to his contributions.
Michigan has a Huron County
tickets for the show.
15 YEARS AGO
The South Huron Plowing
Match, revived this year for the
first time since 1941, was held
Friday on the farm of Arnold
Becker. For the first time in
history in this district a plow-
ing match was held without
horses.
The new turnip and vegetable
storage plant of the Exeter
Rutabaga Company is fast near-
ing completion. It is believed
to be the largest storage plant
in Canada having a storage
capacity of 100,000 bushels
turnips as well as several
thousand bushels of other vege-
tables.
A new front is being added to
the Chainway store in Exeter.
Mr. W. E. Reid has opened
a new bean packaging plant in
the former hotel in Dashwood.
He has installed a machine that
will pick out the black beans
and is the only one around here.
10 YEARS AGO
Six farm forums have been
organized in Stephen, Hay and
Usborne Townships so far this
fall. Usborne has three forums.
Hay, two and Stephen, one.
London and District Manual
Training Teachers' Association
held a conference in Exeter
Saturday and during the morn-
ing toured the Clipper Coach
Manufacturing Co. at Hensall.
Veteran Dashwood postmas-
ter and former owner of Guen-
ther Transports Ltd., E. R.
Guenther received a coronation
medal and certificate from
Buckingham Palace for meri-
torious public service.
Night school courses will be
given at the South Huron Dis-
trict High School starting No-
vember 19.
NOW
OPEN
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. William Duns-
ford, Lake Road, Stephen were
much taken by surprise on
Thursday evening when between
30 and 40 friends and neighbors
gathered at their home to do
them honor prior to their re-
moval to Exeter by presenting
them with a quarter-cut oak
table.
The Mock Court Trial put on
in the Opera House Monday night
under the auspices of the James
Street Epworth League was a
success. In one of the cases
Jerusha Rug Perkins (J. M.
Southcott) was sued for breach
of promise of marriage for
$3.49.
Dr. E. J. Eacrett, who has
been studying in London, Eng-
land, has passed his exams in
surgery.
N. D. Hurdon and son George,
returned from a two weeks
shooting at the lake. They pro-
cured 70 ducks on the trip.
25 YEARS AGO
The cornerstone for the new
high school building took place
Wednesday afternoon and was
well and truly laid by Chairman
of the Board of Education, R. N.
Creech.
The addition of a music room
to the front of W. R. Goulding's
residence on Main St. is near-
ing completion and presents an
attractive appearance.
A cold chisel made by Can-
ada's oldest active blacksmith
James Dignan of Exeter after
he was 90 years of age was
included in the cornerstone of
SHDHS.
Leavitt's Theatre was packed
Friday afternoon for the style
show put on by Wabasso Cottons
under the auspices of Exeter WI.
There were 471 who presented
(Goderich Signal-Star)
Skirting the southern shore of Saginaw
Bay in Michigan, almost directly across Lake
Huron from Goderich, is Huron County.
We don't know whether Michigan's
Huron County was so named first or whether
it was Ontario's Huron County. However his-
torical data records that Michigan's Huron
County was organized in 1859. On the other
hand, the District of Huron in Ontario was so
named in 1841. That was when it comprised
the present counties of Huron, Bruce and
Perth, as well as the townships of Biddulph
and McGillivray. In subsequent years, Huron
County's area became as it is today with the
other aforementioned areas separated from it.
However, the County of Huron crest carries its
establishment date as 1841.
Comparing statistics of the two different
counties today, we find that Michigan's Huron
County has an area of 882 square miles in con-
trast with Ontario's Huron of 1,278 square
miles, about two-thirds of the size of its On-
tario counterpart. Density of population in the
two counties is somewhat similar. In Michi-
gan's Huron there are 41.3 people per square
mile, whereas in Ontario's Huron there are
39.1 persons per square mile. There are 50,021
people living in Ontario's Huron and 34,006 in
Michigan's Huron,
Both counties are predominantly agri-
cultural. Michigan's Huron boasts being the
first county in United States' navy bean crop
and a recent state leading in oats and beans.
Our own County of Huron led all other
counties in Ontario in the production of poul-
try last year, and also cattle. It also stood high
in the production of hogs.
As the years go by, both counties will
probably turn more and more away from be-
ing agricultural and swing to industrial as has
been the case with other counties closer at the
present time to large industrial centres.
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Last week I made mention of
the laying of the cornerstone of
Exeter's new high school by the
late Richard N. Creech. This
week I recall some of the high-
lights of the address by Mr.
Creech which took place in Oc-
tober, 1938,
On the occasion of the laying
of the cornerstone, the staff
and pupils of the high and public
schools, the members of the
board of education, members of
the Council and many visitors
were present for the occasion.
Mr. Creech outlined the de-
velopments of the school as
follows:
The department of education
had requested the local board
to provide two rooms for the
teaching of shop work and do-
mestic science. There was no
possibility of adding to the old
building. The only answer was
to build a new school. At the
request of the municipal board,
a vote of the ratepayers was
taken and approval given to
proceed with the new building.
The cost of the project was
to be $22,000, $14,000 provided
by Exeter and $8,000 by the
government. This was rejected
by the department of education
and an additional $4,000 was ne-
cessary. The council and the
municipal board approved.
The following is a list of the
articles deposited beneath the
cornerstone: Purpose and cost
of the building, history of the
old school building, list of mem-
bers of the board of education
and officials, members of the
council and officials, high
school teaching staff, public
school teaching staff, list of
high school students, list of
public school students, names
of architect and contractors,
copies of The Times-Advocate,
Globe and Mail and London
Free Press, silver and copper
coins of the last four so-
vereigns, current and recent
postage stamps, and a cold
chisel made by Canada's oldest
active blacksmith, James Dig-
nan, of Exeter, after he was
90 years old.
The new building was to have
four main rooms; shop 25x44;
domestic science 25x44; two ,
general class rooms 22x25;
store room, teachers' room,
rest rooms and corridors.
The board of education con-
sisted of ten members: IL N.
Creech, chair m an; William
May, vice chairman; Mrs. Roxie
Beavers, William Dearing,
Frank J. Deibridge, A. O. El-
liot, George W. Lawson, Clar-
ence V. Pickard, J. Melvin
Southcott, John Willis.
Miss Kate McFalls was sec-
retary-treasurer and Thomas
Collingwood, caretaker,
Members of the village coun-
cil were; William D. Sanders,
reeve; Edwin M. Dignan, Fred
A. May, Herbert 0. Southcott,
Benson W. Tuckey, Joseph Se-
nior was clerk and treasurer.
The old school building, 200
feet to the West, was erected
about 60 years previously. It
Was built as a public School
With six rooms and an Audi .-
toriurn. Later north and south
wings Were added followed by
two rooms to the north wing.
The high school teaching staff
Consisted of: E. S. Wethey, prin-
cipal; MISS Greta Abrey, Alvin
J. Fawcett; Gordon G. Koch,
Harold L. Sturgis and Mist
Margaret E. Tape.
The public school teaching
Staff: Joseph 8. Creech, prin.-
tipal; Miss Maud A. Horton,
Miss Elisabeth C. Kenney, Miss
Stella Pearl Love) MISS Hazel
WOOdall, Ray M. Waghorn; W,
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