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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-05-14, Page 2...GET ALL-RISK INSURANCE TODAY! Don't overlook any possible disaster when you insure. With our homeowner's all-risk insurance, you get complete protection with- out paying for costly overlapping coverage. See us for this vital family protection now. HODGSON LIMITED M. J. Geiser W. H. ffodgson J. A. Kneel, Monday 6 p.m. Learn To Drive THE SAFE WAY AT Safe-R,VVay Driving School trioividual Instruction Given. PHONE ROSS C. GUENTHER PASHWOOD 159 EDITORIALS A welcome birthday gift sonable noise by way of a horn, bell or signal- ling device, including the screeching of tires on the pavement by making unnecessarily fast, sharp turns. The new law will provide a fine of not less than $10 for the first offence and even up to $100. In addition, the drivers' licence or per- mit may be suspended for a period of not more than 30 days. Statistics reveal there were between 200 and 300 such offenders fined in Huron last year, indicating beyond much doubt that the $5 penalty was no great deferent for the hell- drivers who abound and make life miserable for residents of all ages with their antics. However, the new provisions should bring about the results required to curtail the activities of these thoughtless Characters, and will be a most worthwhile "present" on the occasion of Canada's birthday. A. report from liuron.'s. Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane was.. heralded as welcome news in the Ooderich. Signal-Star last week and cer-. tainly will receive the same reception in •this. area, The former Exeter lawyer has an.- nou.nced that Changes come into effect on July 1. for certain seetions of the Highway Traffic Act, with particular emphasis on a crack down • in regard to tire-squealing and the. Hollywood muffler type of smart-alec young car drivers. Stiffer penalties will. be provided and should go a tong way in eradicating this type of nuisance drivers, of whom this area appears to have more than its share. At present, there is a fine of not more than $5 for the first offence and not less than $5 or more than $10 for the second of the fol., lowing offences: a car muffler producing ex- cessive noise and smoke; a car making unrea- Another look to the future Town council's foresighted approach to the planning of many facets of the community again came to the forefront when they decided to require Gilbert Dow to provide sanitary sewers in a new subdivision he is planning east of his present one. It may appear somewhat objectionable on the grounds that subdividers in the past have not been required to meet this expense, but it is certainly a welcome change when of- ficials give prime importance . to the future rather than allowing precedents to guide their actions entirely. If the subdivision proceeds, the lots may be more expensive due to the added cost to the subdivider, but it is an expense future owners will have to meet some day, and with the benefits of sewers from the outset, it will probably be cheaper in the long run, and shouldn't hamper. Dow's selling. This is action that will not only affect the proposed Dow subdivision, but also any other new ones being planned in the munici- pality where the town has provided an outlet for such a project. As council wisely opined, if an outlet is available, it should be mandatory to use it. As Councillor Joe Wooden explained, if new subdivisions are going to be opened, this The Telegram, Toronto "A FLAG WE CAN ALL SALUTE" is the only avenue the town can follow in real- izing the goal of having the entire town eventu- ally serviced with sewers. A passing remark made 'at the council table by Jack Delbridge is also one that war- rants serious consideration, as he suggested new subdivisions should not be permitted to open unless the town can provide a sewer out- let. Action, of this nature would give coun- cil more control over future developments .as they would be in a better position to authorize what sections should be opened first. Under the present setup new subdivi- sions have presented a tax on the PUC in par- ticular as 'they have had to extend services to numerous sections at extensive costs. While the suggestion of Councillor Del- bridge may have the affect of reducing the number of subdivisions being opened at any one time—or even over a period of years—it would create a more organized development of the town as present areas would possibly •be filled up more completely before a new sub- division was opened. This would be a saving to the taxpay- ers—through the PUC especially— and this of course should be of prime consideration over individual gain. GUEST ARTICLE Defends female engineers BY SANDRA JORY - MEMBER OF LONDON FREE PRESS SCHOOL QUEEN CLUB 5go XligLIMMIIIMIEREIVEGNIMOIMWMMIONs. . AMU. PAID ON GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIFICATES BATT'N AROUND WITH THE EDITOR Good heavens it warrants action (Sandra is a grade 13 student at HSDHS and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Jory, Kirkton. In her essay she de- fends her decision to be a civil engineer.) A lady of assumed social standing accosted me not long ago saying, "How lovely it will be for you next year to be mov- ing to the city." Smiling sweet- ly, she announced, "Naturally, you'll enjoy Teachers' College. I know your mother certainly did. Why, I remember . . . ." Cautiously, I informed her my interests lay in a somewhat dif- ferent direction. After due de- liberation, she summed up her doubt in the suitability of my choice, murmuring, "Oh, how interesting." Why are people so hesitant to acknowledge the suitability of the engineering profession for women? Books on the subject generally read, "No legal re- strictions prevent women from entering the profession. How- ever . . ." Few men, nevertheless, will deny that the average female has the personal qualities ne- cessary for success — a natural curiosity, an active imagina- • issued in amounts from $100 upwards for 3, 4 or 5 years. • earn 51/00 interest, payable half- yearly by cheque. • authorized investment for all Canadian Insurance Companies and trust funds. tion, and an extensive command of vocal communication. One article actually went so far as to say that, in general, women tend to be above average in en- gineering ability. In fear of being too liberal, it hastily add- ed, "They have to be." If qualifications are so high why does an average girl from a conservative community at- tempt such a perilous venture? In answering such a complex problem, various aspects must be taken into consideration. Ac- cording to popular standards, the engineer rates above chem- ists, ministers, lawyers, archi- tects and dentists. Although he is outclassed by doctors, uni- versity professors, and busi- ness executives, his profession is held in high esteem by the public. However, his cultural image lacks the finesse which the feminine hand could easily achieve. A recent survey received this comment: "The engineer is a great guy with nuts and bolts, but when it comes to Nijinsky and Bach, his image is ghostly and ghastly." Therefore, it is unreasonable to suggest that any girl sincerely interested in ap- ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne Protestant-- RC relations 372 Bay St., Toronto 35 Dunlop St., 73 Mississaga E., Barrie Orillia plications of mathematics and science should not seriously consider an engineering course. Although construction and in- stallation are not recommend- ed, suitable feminine activities are to be found in the fields of research, design, testing, in- spection, laboratory services, teaching and certain production work. While engineering offers a creative vent to mathematical aptitudes, employers tend to be skeptical in the acceptance of women. In December, a summary of employment conditions cheer- fully reported, "Encouraging prospects for women . . . gen- eral shortage of household workers ... experienced laundry and dry cleaner opera- tors required , . varied pat- tern for leather and rubber workers." Demand for female engineers appears to be some- what limited. However, an American fe- male engineer states positively, "The ground has been broken for women engineers and it's getting easier for them to find and hold jobs. The gates are open for those who have the abilities. Women are the untapped source of brainpower in the country to- day. A competent engineer is needed and accepted whether male or female." Perhaps the simplest and the best answer to the question "Why does a girl attempt such a venture?" is to be found in the words of Hon. R. H. Win- ters, P. Eng., who summarized the entire profession in these words: "The underlying com- mon denominator of all engi- neering is that it teaches people to solve problems," a task at which we spend most of our lives in much less practical fields. "Good heavens!" were the words of Roy More nz, HSDHS board vice- chairman, when he heard the attendance statistics of the local students attending the Clinton vocational school, and they were certainly uttered with some justi- fication. The figures show that some 19 stu- dents of the approximately 150 attending Clinton from here had no less than a total of 132 days absenteeism among them during the month of March; which due to the Easter holidays, had ony 19 regular school days in it. One of those 19 students happened to make it for only one day of the month. It is also worthy of mention that the attendance reports were not given to the local board at their urging in particular, but rather at the request of the Goderich board, who have found their students missing even more days than the local contingent. Good heavens! By comparison, Principal H. L. Stur- gis reported no particular epidemics among students at the local school, who happen to ride the same buses and come from the same areas as those going on to Clinton. And similarly, there have been no reported epidemics among the students from the Clinton area attending their own school. Speaking from personal experience, we have found nothing in the switch from the Exeter atmosphere to that of Clinton which could in any way be conducive to strange maladies. Boiled down, this all appears to bear out the general consensus of opinion by various authorities that some of the ear aches colds, tooth aches, flu, sprains and missed buses would be somewhat questionable on the basis they have only affected some of the students from Goderich and Exeter who attend vocational classes at Clin- ton. Good heavens, indeed! The problems accuring from this situation are two-fold. The first—and what should be the main consideration—is the fact some students are missing a tremendous amount of schooling and in some cases would appear they may have missed so much the year has been a total loss to them, The second implication is the fact the local school board is billed for these students whether they attend classes or not. At a cost of $2.71 per day for each student, this comes to a great waste of money if these truants are not inter- ested in getting the education which has been made available for them at an enormous cost to ratepayers. Good heavens, this should point up the fact that the situation bears some in- vestigation, which unfortunately the local board didn't even suggest. Somewhere in the school regulations we believe there is some provision for a truant officer to check into absen- teeism and it is rather obvious that some steps along this line are war- ranted. We note where a Manitoba judge has fined a couple for keeping their students out of school, and although the case arose over a religious question, per- haps it is time when parents were obligated to make certain their children were attending school. Education costs are reaching the point where there is no room for paying for students who have no intention of taking advantage of education facilities. That may appear to be drastic action, but good heavens it sounds as though it's needed. * * * As readers may recall, we had a tough time satisfying certain suspicious minds after commencing our return to The T-A with an edition filled with photos of several attractive young ladies in brief swimming attire. Some of those same suspicious minds reared their heads at the RAP com- mittee meeting, Monday, when mem- bers were discussing plans of the new swim pool with members of that ardent committee. There was some discussion as to whether the bathhouse portion should be erected as planned on the north side, with Mayor Simmons leading the suggestion to move it to the east side to better serve the needs of the mul- titudes who use Riverview Park for picnics and other outings. Both sides appeared to have logical arguments, but the Mayor dropped some of his fight after one member suggested he only wanted the building moved so he would be able to have a better view of the fair lassies in bikinis as he drooled from his back porch on the north bank of the river. Several area listeners were in at- tendance in London, Saturday, to hear the fine program presented by the Lon- don Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Singing in America. As you may expect, that title took up the complete cover of the program, but on the inside were pictures of the four participating quarters, including the lads of Harmony, in which our good friend Bob Russell lends his charming smile and strong bass' voice. Bob and his cohorts recently com- peted in Toronto for the Ontario laurels and placed fourth in a large entry. The London Men of Accord, in which Bob also performs, won the chorus honors and will now represent Ontario at the International event in Texas . Grant Wildfong, a former Dashwood area man, also sings in the chorus as does Maynard Margison, a son-in-law of Mrs. Ed. Johns, Exeter. * * * Court appearances for persons ac- cused of certain crimes can be harrow- ing at the best of times, but even those who are only acting as witnesses for the prosecution can also have their anxious moments in the austere surroundings. Such a case was evidenced this week when a local man was testifying in a preliminary hearing. When asked how far he lived from the accident scene, he slowly calculated and came up with the figure of 220 miles or so. He just happened to be out some 1,161,380 feet as his answer should have been in feet rather than miles, although he quickly corrected the small oversight. MOUSMIMMMOV Times Established 1873 Advocate Established pm Amalgamated 1924 "kiie exeferZinesitasocafe We cannot guarantee insertion of any display advertising sub- miffed after ,this deadline.Your co-operation will be appreciated. •S0 BSCR I PTION RATESt Canada $4.00 Per Year; USA $5.00 tury, is not union. It is to reverse the hatred, the SuSpi- cion, the ignorance that has built up over 400 years. It is to remember that our One Lord Jesus Christ recon- ciled us to God and He calls us to be reconciled to each other. This reconciliation will invOlve renewal. It will mean a, 20th century reformation. It means tearing down wallg that have been laboriously built brick by brick. It means really wanting to learn from each other. It means learning to listen to each other. And you can't listen too well if you're blatantly shouting a la Orange Lodge, Knights of Col- umbus, etc, At the moment then, it is simply a question of mutual respect. It is a question of submitting all our churches to the incoming of ChriSt's Spirit. A couple of weeks agO, I had a letter from Terry McCauley who produces a newsletter for the Christian Family movement in the London biecese Of the Chtirch. He expresSed hiS interest in 'this column's at- tempt to grappel with Spirittal and social issues which are always "sWept under the rug Of complacency when they need to be dusted off and looked at." His group is "attempting to Change attitudes". Theyprinted ridy "Weird Set 'of Values" ColUnin in their newsletter. Surely it IS time we "duSted off" Protestant-R.C. ShipS and really looked at them. If We're going to do it honestly We 0,11 all 'need to try this prayer Of St. Francis of Assisi: "Lord make me an InStru- Mont, of Thy peace. Where there IS ]hatred, let nit SOW love,. Where there is injury, Pardo% .PleaSe turn to page S rEiviOv8 IGNORANCE So to my mind the question at the moment, indeed 10' our den, per, Holy Cominunion, the Eu- charist. The fact is that where Roman Catholics and Protestants enter dialogue in the spirit of Jesus Christ amazing things happen. They first are pleasantly sur- prised at the great area of Christian truth they hold in common. I know of three cases per- sonally, where dialogue has brought about a new spirit. In Quebec City, Dr. Wilfred But- cher has carried on fruitful discussions for 12 years with Abbe Louis O'Neil of Laval. Dr. Butcher is a Presbyterian— Abbe O'Neil an R.C. In Toronto, Dr. Gregory Baum of St. Michael's College has entered into dialogue at Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dr. Fred Caloren, a Protestant, has lectured to priests at St. Michael's. This list could be projected indefinitely. Of course, as dialogue takes place we become more aware of our differences too. An R.C. Bishop tells us frankly that their doctrine will not change. So we have trouble understanding Mary's position in Roman teaching, in relation to her position in Scripture. We have problems of Church govern- ment—the position of the Pap- acy will remain an area of debate for a long time. Basic recognition of the Pro- testant ministry, marriage and sacraments is still a long way off. Separate schools continue to be a mark of a basic cleavage that will not be totally healed tomorrow. There are funda- mental disagreements on birth control—indeed the whole ques- tion of the purpose of marriage is debatable—so are our dif- ferent stands on celibacY, etc. There are great differenceS in our ways of worship. These are just some of the differences —the list Is almost endless. For too long the Protestant - R.C. relationship has been dom- inated by the Orange Lodge, Knights of Columbus and Ste. Jean Baptiste Society. For too long the spokesmen who have held forth on this subject, have been Perry Rock- wood types. So it is that pre- judice, ignorance and blindness have reinforced positions on both sides so that realistic dialogue and debate have been rendered well nigh impossible. It is impossible to understand and respect another person's position if you don't shut up long enough to listen to what that other person is trying to say. It is easy to criticize posi- tions on both sides as they hard- ened in the 1500's—but this is over 400 years later. Mr. Rock- wood shouts that the ecumenical movement is leading all churches toRome—well, how would he know when he has never had anything to do with the movement? He has never tried to understand it. He tries to tell us that evil sinister people control the R. C. Church. Now, that's alright if people are ignorant and refuse to think. That's alright if they haven't developed relationships with Roman C at holies that have taught them otherlOse. That's alright if you forget that Jesus Christ is Lord of the Roman Catholic Church. That's alright if you forget that we are "one" in the "Holy Family" whether we like it or not. I lived for six ye a r s in Granby, Quebec. It took a long time getting used to the fact that Roman Catholics were really trying to be "Chris- tians". I had come from. an environment in southern 011... taxio that treated R.C.'s like the bubonic plague. What a surprise it was to learn from clOse person al friends that Jesus Christ was as important to• thern as to any Protestant. What a surp'r'ise to learn that the Mass Is different terminology for the Lord's Sup- SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: CAV.N.A„ 0.W.N.A„ C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERSt J. M. SOuthcott, R. M. Southcoff EDITORS William Batten Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized a& Second Class Mail, Post Office Dep't, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, September 30, 1963, 3,828 •