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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-08-20, Page 2EDITORIALS MEET THE CANDIDATES Has background. for job Future will judge decision too Itg (This is the second in a series to acquaint reeders with the aspirants for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Part4 (444(((((ai Of the candidates cempeting for the Ontario Liberal leader- ship in September, Robert Nix- on, the 36-year old MPP feom Brent probably has his roots deepest in the Liberal Party, From the time he was born in St. George, he was brought up in a housebold where politics were breakfast, lunch and din- ner, His father, Harry Nixon, one of the founders of the United Farmers of Ontario and the Progressive Party, made the decision to join the Liberal. Party as the only practical vehicle of reform and pregress, and went on to become the premier of Ontario. 4 Poor, Floor Shift, 3 Gears $1295 In January 1902, Bob Nixon contested Brant whee the riding beeerne vacant epon his father's death. He won e decisive victory with the largest majority in the history of the constituency, and Was re-elected in 1963. As a working dairy farmer and former school teacher, Bob Nixon is equally at home in country or city. A graduate of Brantford Collegiate, McMas- ter University (Honours Sci- ence) and the Ontario College of Education, he has studied the complex p r oblems that face every citizen in Ontario, wheth- er he lives on a farm or in, a big city. "The movement of people from the rural areas to the major cities has taken place at such a rate that many small towns are populated with those Super Deluxe Sedan, Radio 36,000 Miles $750 $695 '59 Dodge Custom Royal, all power-equipped Sold & serviced here . $1295 ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne Faith needs to grow There is no guarantee that a larger, modern library would increase the interest in reading good books, and it should also be re- Membered that the department of education is increasing its gront to schools so they can increase their library facilitie As for the ball lights, it would appear that only one team would be benefitted to any great extent under the present setup and that is the recreation softball squad. Lights at the park may enable some of the young farmers in the district to partici- pate and could stimulate more interest in rec- reation in the community. Voters should understand that lights will probably not be used by minor teams in the pee wee, bantam and midget division, as few visiting teams want their youngsters out playing ball until after 10:00 p.m, and then having to make the trip home after this time. However, lights could possibly length- en some of the games which at present have a tough time being completed before the sun disappears, especially in minor games when teams often score as many as 20 runs in seven innings, The library would be used year round, while ball lights would facilitate play only from the end of May to the end of September in most seasons. These are only a few of the things voters should consider when making up their minds, and elsewhere there is further mate- rial presented by both "sides" to enlighten ratepayers. While this newspaper has not attempt- ed to favor one project over the other to any extent, we do suggest voters visit both the library and the park and talk to those people who are promoting both projects. Then and only then, will residents be able to cast their votes intelligently and know that their decision will make Crediton a bet- ter place in which to live. Crediton voters go to the polls Mon- day to decide on whether or not they will erect a new library or put up lights in the ball park to mark Canada's 100th birthday celebration in 1967. There is a third question on the ballot and, the decision to put it there probably marks the state of our society when it is noted it is for people who don't want to do anything for a centennial project. When most of the funds are being sup- plied by the three levels of government, it is unfortunate that those filled with apathy and a lack of concern for the benefits and progess of their community should be given an op- portunity to over-rule those interested in either of the two projects listed, Therefore, it is to be hoped that the real issue will be mainly a question of which of the two projects will be chosen, rather than a battle over whether or not the com- munity should undertake anything. Residents not enthusiastically behind either of the projects may be prone to giving the issue little consideration, but it should be pointed out that such an approach is certain- ly not advisable. After all, voters can make a mistake in electing public officials and can usually correct the mistake at the polls in the next year without too much trouble, but their de- cision at the polls on Monday will stand as a memorial for many years to come and be- cause future generations will be able to judge their wisdom on the choice made, it is im- perative that some serious. thought be given. To some extent, bath projects may be termed "luxuries" in that there is already a small library serving the community and there is a good ball diamond. A larger library would enable more books to be handled, would provide a small reading area and a place where students could do research far school projects. EXETER PHONE 235.1250 First, the vastness of the universe and nuclear power bring fear to our hearts. But the psalmist of long ago ex- pressed this very fear as the beginning of wisdom, and meets this fear in the words: "When I consider Thy heavens the work of Thy fingers, the moon and stars which Thou has ordained, What is man that Thou art mindful of him and the son of man that Thou visitest him? The French Philosopher Pas- cal said, the same thing. "The infinite spaces terrify me". Yet Pascal had great faith. And it is our personal faith that rescues us from despair. Christian faith teaches that the Creator is concerned for his creation. Christ with a greater understanding than the psalmist shows us how to overcome our fears-- by Trust in God. A second way Christ can speak to us is through our weariness. Our insecurities, our sense of failure, our in- ability to solve life's problems may lead us to Christ. George Herbert wrote "The Pulley", which illustrates this point. "For if I should" said He, Bestow this jewel also on My creator, He would adore my gifts instead of Me, And rest in nature, not the God of Nature: So both should losers be. • BATT'N AROUND WITH THE EDITOR In answer to the charges BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager "Yet let him keep the rest, But keep them with repining restlessness: Let him be rich and weary, that at last, If goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to My breast." Religious expressions may be changing, but not communion with our Maker. Comments or criticism will be wel- comed Write PO Box 37 Exeter over fifty on the one hand,, and young people up to their teens on the other, with a large gap in between. While this trend to the cities Is accepted by many to be inevitable, including the present provincial government, I believe that something can be done about it," Bob Nixon has said in his campaign speeches. "Incentives can be provided to industry to decentralize. New policies can be worked out on Hydro rates to encourage this. The government can plan to locate m a j o r institutions in smaller centres including col- leges, universities and voca- tional schools. Proper trans- portation policies can be devel- oped. So far nothing has been done," he says. In the legislature, Bob Nixon has studied and mastered many areas of government and policy, specializing as Liberal spokes- man in education, agriculture and transportation. On the platform and in the legislature Nixon speaks from notes not from ghostwritten texts. Veterans in the House say that after three years in the legislature Nixon can debate with the best of them. In addition to mastering the give and take of the legislature, Nixon was elected in 1962 to the top post in the Ontario Lib- eral Association, that of presi- dent. In Ontario the Liberal Party is served by one organi- zation, both federally and pro- vincially, and Nixon was res- ponsible for whipping riding associations into shape and keeping party members alive. During the last federal elec- tion, he personally accompanied the Rt. Hon. Lester 13. Pearson on many of his campaign ap- pearances. During the provin- cial campaign of 1963 he was most in demand as a speaker among all the Liberal members of the House. Nixon has expressed his views on party organizations as follows: "Only when the people of Ontario feel a deep involvement and concern about provincial issues will the Lib- eral Party start winning elec- tions again. Until now, Conser- vative governments have coast- ed in on the indifference of the public. "The evidence is the fact that some 20% fewer voters in On- tario bother to cast their ballots in provincial elections com- pared to federal. This task of reawakening the people to the vital issues that confront our province must begin within the Liberal Party itself by broaden- ing our own membership and involving the new voter s— whether they be young people or new citizens, This is the major task of Liberal leader- ship today." Although he is campaigning around the clock for the Lib- eral leadership and is out to talk to every delegate or poten- tial delegate who will attend the leadership convention in Toronto on Sept. 18-19, Nixon feels that the really big battles lie ahead. "Time is running out on the Conservatives in Ontario," he says. "Their energy is spent. They are worn out and creaking after 20 years in power—des- pite what the premier has tried to do to revive the failing horse. — Please turn to page 3 Having returned from our annual vacation to find that members of coun- cil had given the RAP committee a vote of confidence, we had decided to cur- tail editorial comment on the re- creation issue until such time as further RAP action either indicated the confidence vote was deserving or if our previous stand on the matter would have been better. However, on the grounds that si- lence is consent, some of the charges levelled by RAP chairman Tom Mac- Millan do warrant some comment. Mr. MacMillan is entirely correct when he noted that certain reports in the press "sounds critical to me", and in fact that could be a bit of an understatement, While not all the ad- jectives mentioned were used in our editorial, we agree that we were criti- cal and outlined several reasons why we had been critical. Unfortunately, the RAP chairman did not give any reasons to council why he thought the criticism was un- warranted. Instead, he chose the negative approach by his charge that the press was lacking in qualifications and integrity, rather than giving con- crete examples that RAP was in fact not irresponsible, bungling, insub- ordinate, degenerated and going a- gainst all trends of society. In his letter to council, Mr, Mac- Millan also, pointed out he had known members of RAP for several years and had always found them to be cheerful, hard working, thoughtful and respected members of the com- munity. The inference is that in our "hasty conclusion" over the situation, our criticism of the RAP committee had been an attack on the personality and ability of each member of RAP. This is very far removed from our intent. We agree with his description of the members of RAP, What we do not agree With is some of their action of the past two months or so. Our criticism has been over only one or two facets of their work and it .is to be noted that our society would be in a very grave position if every person criticised over one or two issues felt that the criticism was an attack on his Complete personality, group of lads each year through their careers, and because two or three of us were a year older than the ma- jority on the team, we played only every other year. While we do not attach the benefits entirely to a recreation director, there is no question it was the prime reason for boys in subsequent years having hockey and ball in much heal- thier and organized servings that we enjoyed. Our participation in the recreation program also includes coaching apee wee baseball team one year and the WOAA champion juvenile hockey club another. Besides, we served two or three years as a baseball umpire for se- veral minor ball games, and on se- veral occasions donned the blades to referee hockey games, During our three-year tenure as sports editor of this newspaper, it was one of our duties to keep a close tab on all minor sports and other recreational groups. This necessitated attendance at a multitude of league games and tour- naments of minor ball, hockey and bowling teams; covering special play- ground programs; Figure Skating club carnivals, etc. Added to this, we also helped organize the men's rec bas- ketball league three or four winters ago, and have worked closely in giving publicity to practically all phases of recreation under both Larry Heide- man and Don Gravett, It is a bit disconcerting to have our qualifications questioned in regard to recreation, because we must admit we always thought it was one of the subjects of which we were most quali- fied to write. In conclusion, we again point out this has been written only to prevent any silence from appearing as con- sent to Mr. MacMillan's criticism of the press, and further comment on the recreation issue will be held in the hope that council's vote of Confidence will be Warranted by RAP. At the same time, this newspaper will continue to strive for what it believes best for the youth of this community. ability and worth. Persons who take criticism as being such a complete denouncement, have little room for pleasure as they pro- gress from erring children to erring adults. As for the criticism levelled at the writer, we should point out that the charge of lack of integrity is one that is often levelled at newspapers. This of course generally comes from any one who has been put in a bad light through a news report or an editorial, and again generally comes as an indescriptive, negative attack rather than a concrete explanation of why the one laying the charge feels the description of the press is war- ranted. In this regard, it would be sense- less to attempt to defend our in- tegrity when there has been no de- finite examples given of where our integrity has been lacking. As for our qualifications, it is rather difficult to know exactly to what Mr. MacMillan is referring. However, from previous discussion, we believe he means our qualifications to know enough about the recreation in Exeter to criticize those in charge. While he is certainly entitled to this opinion, we do offer the following in our defence. First of all, our days in minor sports as a participant span- ned a period almost entirely before Exeter had a rec director. Along with all other lads of our age, we did not have any organized hockey in which to participate until the age of 12, when Principal Claude Blowes helped organize a four-team pee wee league in which we played about 12 games in one year. In the bantam and midget division, we were fortunate to have the op- portunity to play on the Exeter all- star team, although we should point Out that all except the 12 or 15 chosen for these teams had no opportunity to play hockey in those years. And, as we recall, there was no hockey provided for any youths older than myself at this time. Through the efforts of Derry Boyle we played pee wee, bantam and mid- get baseball., Derry coached the same 50 YEARS AGO The old English church, which was purchased by the Agricul- tural Society, is being remodel- led for the coming Fair by Mes- srs Ross and Taylor. Several of the back streets have been provided with stone crossings— a decided improve- ment over the old wooden ones. Mr. John Spackman, one of the life long residents of Exe- ter, passed away this morning in his 82nd year. Mr. Joseph Lawson of Cre- diton has the contract for the new cement bridge leading into Grand Bend. FARM EXTENSIONS Farm families in the Exeter area might want to consider the usefulness and convenience of having ex- tension telephones in buildings other than the house. After all, it makes sense to have a telephone where you spend a lot of working time! Take the barn, for ex- ample. You can make important business calls without leaving your work—planning schedules of livestock ship- ments, ordering feed, taking orders or enquiries, check- ing up on deliveries, etc. And since the telephone rings in the house as well as in the barn, no incoming calls are missed. I suppose most people have come to think of ex- tension telephones as belonging only inside the home itself. But actually they belong wherever they serve a need—and that includes in farm buildings. Mr. Burton Bean near Carlow thinks this way, and recently had an extension installed in their barn, near the milk room. Mr. Bean's mother also finds it a pretty handy new gadget for the barn and a real time saver. Work can continue in the barn without missing impor- tant family and business telephone calls. Great for emergencies, especially where sick animals need im- mediate attention. '1' NO CHARGE I Your telephone is built to take it, Its only reason for being is to give you dependable; trouble-free service, year after year, But If anything should go wrong, we'll gladly fix it without extra charge. All you need to do is call the "repair service" number in the front of the phone book. Often, we can take care of the problem from the exchange, If necessary, we'll send someone out. But Whatever the case, you'll never receive a bill for repairs, This is one of the values , that goes with your service. Published Each 'Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. fjoilkeiAe4 VINSIrg (444.—.142Z o 6,1,4,,,t'A Mr S A t WSPAPFCIS C O- Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dep% Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in.Advance Circulation, September 30, 1963, 3,828 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Per Year; USA $5.00 Guest Column By REV. R. S. HILTZ Someone asked me the other day if I thought that religion was changing. Many are asking that question today. If by religion you mean life, purpose, raisond' etre (reason for being), then I don't think religion in the best sense of the word is changing. But cer- tainly as you hear people speak, especially theologians, one would think that religion was changing very much. Too often our ideas of re- ligion are very narrow. For some, it is simply that if you don't believe as I do, then you are bound for hell. Many would be very much surprised if Christ did return and condem- ned some of the narrow, bigot- ed thinking that goes on under the name of the word 'Christ- ian'. Only the expressions of genu- ine religion are changing. It is rather strange that in education one expects to learn new things, acquire new techniques, and gain a greater knowledge of man and the world about him in which he lives. Yet as soon as anything new in religion appears, people take on a different attitude. A will- ingness to learn ceases, and a know-it-all attitude takes over. We are eager for a knowledge of man and his world, but let's have nothing new about our Creator. Some time ago a man told me that he gave 25e a Sunday towards the upkeep of the church which he believed in with all his heart. He had given this amount for thirty years. It may be that his religion was worth that much to him. In his religious faith there was no growth that anyone could notice, nor a knowledge of a world half starved. Perhaps for him religion was a habit rather than an awareness of God's wonderful creation. He hates new hymns chiefly because he doesn't know them. He says that all new versions of the Scriptures are bad and only the King James version is the true one. Does he know that the King James Version was burned as evil when it first appeared? Religious ideas may be those one learned thirty years ago and one may not have grown up religiously. Where is the fullness of stature in Christ of which the Apostle Paul writes? Religious faith must be a growing experience. This is the purpose of the Keswick Conference in Muskoka. Their speakers are men of Christian conviction. For them, religion is a living, every day, down to earth experience. When you think of Christ as growing from childhood to youth and to full manhood, you recall his Words, "Ye say an eye for an eye, but I say unto you that ye resist not evil." Christ Was the Pioneer of the new day with a broader Vision than those about him. Was He not crucified because He was far ahead of Ms day in faith and his understanding of God? If religion iS to meet the needs of our i day it must ex- press itself n words that we understand, JesUs spoke of the coming-age-the Kingdom of God; St. Paul spoke of Christ inauguratinga New Age. St. John in his Gospel spoke in terms of the Logos (In the beginning was the Word) be- Cause this Was the language they Understood. You and I live in the spate age, Mow can Christ speak to us? I think that there are We ways? alized for the Lions Club hos- pital fund at a concert and draw at Lakeside Casino Sunda y night. Eric Mcllroy said it was a record benefit performance. Council voted to build new rest rooms to be housed in a separate cement block building behind the town hall. The first band tattoo held around here in some time drew a large crowd of 1,500 people at Kirkton Community Park Tuesday night. It was sponsored by the eVoodharn fife and drum band. Dedication of the new Church of God at Grand Bend will take place this Sunday. 10 YEARS AGO Contract price for installa. Lion of artificial ice in the Hensall arena is $24,000. The contract was let to Creamery Package Company, Toronto. If you saw smoke coming frOrn your neighbors cliiinney Tues- day night it was only because he found the house a bit chilly when the temperature dropped to 45.2 degrees: Tenders for the new court- house for Huron County have been Called by the architect. The structure, to be completed sometime in 1956, will cost between $500,060 and $600,00e. 'Carol Fletcher,,ia.tie Faint% Pat Cann, Marlene Metride, Ruth Ann McBride and Nancy Boyle left Tuesday to attend London District CGIT Camp on Lake Erie, 25 YEARS AGO Sunday, August 6, flower's adorned the pulpit of James St. United Church in memory of the lath Earl Christie BA. His fa- vorite hymns were sung in the service. Five out-of-town bands par- ticipated in the band tattoo at IlenSall Wednesday evening. They paraded by the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Geiger who were celebrating their Sixtieth wedding anniversary, Mr. Gordon Appleton last week purchased the reSidence of the late Mrs. Frank Gill on IlUren Street and is making terations to the Interior. Mr. W, J. Beer is erecting a new cottage at Grand Bend: 15YEARS AGO Approximately $875 was 'XsikaMtlfeeieeeee.eeeeeee.eeiiie;eeeeeeeeeee • eee.ek7Ase,O;ee'er''eeeeeeee.eet,e.eee,: '59 Austin A-55, Real Clean Sedan, V - 8, automatic Never in Salt $395 '55, Ford 1/2 Ton Express, a good one ....• • • $475 '53 Chevrolet 1 Ton, good tires 7 x 9 Platform & Stake $175 Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1424 `Or OxeferZinte-t;aburicafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND , Member: C.W.N.A., O.W.N.A,, C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERS: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott EDITOR: William Batten