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EDITORIAI,S S Creates empty basket?
Permanent solution needed
Cash In Big On
Ford's Big (ono
Saving Reputation.
Xop .can't beat it for
COMBINING
CORN! has been dredging the harbor repeated in-
tervals and the dredging equipment has bare-
ly had time to be moved out of the area be-
fore the sand fills in again following a storm
on the lake.
There is no question but what resort
officials have a legitimate request in keeping
the harbor open, as it plays a major role ill
the economy of the village through its heavy
traffic of fishing and pleasure craft, And the
very fact that the department of public works
continues to spend money on keeping it open
bears out the fact they realize the demands
for keeping it open are reasonable.
However, the present practice of dredg-
ing the harbor has proven beyond any doubt
that it is for all intent and purpose a waste
of the taxpayers' money and it is quite clear
that a more permanent solution must be engi-
neered,
To carry on with expensive dredging
operations year after year bears no reason
whatever.
yelopmeet in 1950, the remerke
in council were I've seen four
feet, of water lying in that area!
Why drein that farmer's field?
Who will build over there? And
Many more which resulted in the
fact that by the time I did get
approval the public was tbor,
Mighty convinced it was a
swamp, and. I didn't have Pelee
thing left to sell,
Now in Exeter the w a te r
generally flows from the east
to the west, so I would con-
elude that the east is higher
ground,
There was continual debate
over a drain to the river at
that time and the town felt it
too costly to install, and that
To the editor,
What's right, what's wrong
and, Whatte What!
With regards to that Cenfeelne
letter the town received from
the owlic, and the ceeclueion
reported in the T-A stating,
Is understood that the 0 wne r
(Dow) intends to, provide septic
tanks rather than sewers." This
of course is not desirable when
the rest of the town is sewered.
council has already informed
Pow they will, not permit septic
tanks in his new subdivision.
The actual fact is that Dow
advised council several months
ago that 'he was prepared and
willing to put sewers in.
Going back to my first de-
0ne of these days—and the sooner the,
better—the f r 1 department of public
works is going to come to the realization that
money spent in dredging the harbor at Grand
Bend is practically a total waste of money,
This spring, about $18,000 was spent
in an ,effort to rid the mouth of the river
from the buildup of sand that had cut the
water depth to only a few feet and was creat-
ing a serious problem for fishermen and
pleasure boat operators in getting in and out
of the harbor.
Now, the sand has filled in again and
the same problem is being experienced and
it will undoubtedly become more acute be-
fore the end of the summer.
That an extensive $18,000 project
should end in failure in such a short time is
probably a disappointment to department of-
ficials and those affected by the shallow har-
bor, but it probably come as a surprise only
to those with extremely short memories,
For several years now the department
ONE MAN'S OPINION
by John C. Boyne With
FORD CORN HEAD Need rec
program
Shows need for majority
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Foreigners who follow the political
scene in Canada to any great extent must
have by now come to the conclusion that this
country must be the perfect place in which to
live,
Most of those same foreigners live in
countries where their political leaders are
faced with such complex problems as war,
gaining world markets, unemployment, star-
vation, civil strife and a host of other equally
difficult situations.
However, in Canada, there would ap-
pear to be no cases of any of the aforemen-
tioned strife and our political leaders are men
who have nothing better to do than sit around
in a plush. chamber and engage in endless
argument over the rather mundane question
of what type of material to use and which
markings they will put on their flag.
While this impasse lin the House of
Commons over the flag issue has drawn con-
siderable criticism and belittlement for our
elected representatives, there is one thing
which every Canadian must seriously consider.
And that is the fact that we, as elec-
tors, have actually created the groundwork
for the existing problem.
The main problem with Canadian poli-
tics at the present time is that we are being
governed by a minority government that is
hampered in making bold decisions needed
due to the fact every piece of legislation must
be trimmed to suit the opposition, or it has
little chance of surviving.
The fact is clearly shown in the flag
issue. If Prime Minister Pearson headed a
strong, majority government, we probably
would have a new flag by now, regardless of
the fact it may not meet with the support of
every Canadian. But at least the issue would
be settled and the government would be free
to turn to other matters of important legisla-
tion that are presently being held in the
wings.
There have been other examples of
this endless wrangling by politicians in the
past and. it has also been responsible for keep-
ing the nation's business proceeding at a
snail's pace during the current sessions.
It is very clear at the present that to
get effective government we must elect some
party with a clear majority so that it can get
something done. Parliament must do the de-
ciding on the nation's business and can not
push off the responsibilities of decision to the
electors as the opposition is attempting to do
at the present time on the flag debate.
While he problem in Canadian politics
may be easy to assess, the solution is more
difficult. However, the answer appears to be
that Canadians must return to a strong two-
party system and the three small splinter
groups must be amalgamated into one or the
other leading parties.
As long as there are four groups sit-
ting in opposition, it will be a most difficult
task for Canada to elect a strong, majority
government. And until such time as we do
elect that strong, majority government, the
example of the present situation shows that
the nation's business will suffer.
USED CARS
'63 GALAXIE, sedan, automatic, V-8,
low mileage
'63 FORD, coach, 6 cyl., automatic
'62 MERCURY Monterey, 4 door, fully
equipped including complete air
conditioning
$2,650
$2,350
$2,495
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'62 CHEVIE, coach $2,000
'60 PONTIAC, sedan, 6 cyl., automatic
radio $1,600
'62 FALCON, coach, low mileage $1,550
'61 FORD, sedan, V-8, automatic $1,650
'59 CONSUL, convertible $700
'59 FORD, sedan, V-8 standard shift $1,050
'59 PLYMOUTH, coach $950
'57 FORD Fairlane 500, V-8, sedan,
automatic, 2 tone $850
'57 FORD, sedan, automatic' transmission $550
'58 MERCURY, sedan, choice of 2
with automatic $550
'58 PLYMOUTH, sedan '56 FORD, sedan
'56 FORD, hardtop, V-8, automatic radio,
continental wheel,
courses, cultural activities
were primarily private and
limited to those who could af-
ford them.
At the present time there
is no evidence that people can-
not make their own recreation.
In this community, curling club,
bowling green, Sorority, ser-
vice clubs, etc., exist because
individual groups decided to
form them,
A recreation program widens
the number of activities, pro-
vides leadership for those who
require facilities and leader-
ship and who cannot provide the
funds; for example, children
and adolescents who need some
direction in organization.
They are still, to use the col-
loquialism, ""making their own
fun", but need assistance in
finding facilities and leader-
ship.
Those who say in the good
old days when they were kids
they organized their own
hockey, for example, forget that
the old natural ice rinks and
ponds were pretty limited in
their availability and the num-
ber of times they actually or-
ganized and played games were
few.
With expensive artifici al
rinks the hourly cost makes it
difficult for self-organized
hockey.
So this is simply abetter way
in the same way that many oth-
er things are better because of
technical and social advance.
I've heard it said that as-
pects of the rec program are
simply baby-sitting services
replacing parents. I agree with
this, and say in addition, that
this is a good thing. The pro-
vision of playgrounds and ath-
letic activity ensures the par-
ent that there are times when
the child can be away from home
under supervision and receiving
instruction in useful skills.
This is an extremely valu-
able soci al service because
parents harassed by the daily
pressure of caring for children
need to be relieved of this pres-
sure at times and I think that
here the recreation program
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comed Write PO Bee 31 Exeter
one might benefit more than
the next, so it was dropped
even though financing was as-
sured at extremely low inter-
est,
I replied, "I'll PUt in my
own engineered, approved
drain." Council's answer, 'You
can't, You'll Pollute the river,
it'll be too herd to police, etc."
The engineer assured me that
surface runoff will not pollute
the river. We have a man in
town hired to pollee sanitation
hookups of which there would
be none anyway. At that time
there had been a drain dumping
surface runoff from the school
for fifteen years previous and
since then the curling rink has
run one in but I can't,
The final straw came when
Ross, who is retained by the
town, and is also my engineer,
was forbid by the town to work
for me in an engineering ca-
pacity and only as a land sur-
veyor. It is my understanding
now that if you sign up for
sewers on Pryde Blvd. you get
a drain thrown in (kind of a
smallstamp s .own version of 'trading
The taxes on the orchard
property were about $85,00
when I purchased it. The taxes
on it now are about $10,000.00.
For this the town provides snow
and garbage removal and they
want me to canvass the homes to
see about sewers.
Well, so much for the first
subdivision and what about the
second? Is it going to be abattle
royal also? I have always
thought that a subdivision was an
asset to the community and
$10,000.00 for nothing seems
like good business. When one
thinks of the jobs it provides,
you could almost call it an in-
dustry.
If I were an outsider corning
into town and said, "I'm going
to open up a 90-lot subdivision;
I'm going to provide services,
sewer's engineered roads and
just to start the show on the
road, I've lined up a gentle-
man who is going to build a
$60,000.00 home. It's my feel-
ing that I would be wined and
dined to the limit.
As a local resident this is
the exact deal I offered the
town, Council's answer, You
can't. We won't let you. OWRC
won't let you, etc. Apparently
OWRC doesn't care too much
one way or the other but I do
and I've never at any time
thought of opening the sub-
division without sewers and
council was informed long be-
fore the reports of council's
going to make Dow do this and
council's going to make Dow do
that. And the T-A editorial
is giving council a pat on the
back for their firm stand and
forward thinking,
As for putting sewers in with-
out an outlet, it's quite simple.
Assuming the outlet is at point
A, I would install the sewer
from B to C. The engineer can
easily establish the depth of
B for a future downhill run to
A. in the meantime the resi-
dent installs both tank and sew-
er connections and uses the tank
until. A is hooked to B. SEE!
I've lost the sale of four
building lots due to council's
refusal to grant permits. (Two
separate homes each requiring
two lots). Some people will say
that building is down this year
but that's two we have missed,
and you can't sell apples out of
an empty basket.
Dow
Most of the collisions have taken
place during broad daylight and so
it can not be said that improper
lights or reflective 'markings have
been the major reason.
The major problem is that high-
ways have been built only wide enough
for two cars to pass and there is
not enough room for a car or other
vehicle to pass a cyclist while meet-
ing an oncoming car at the same
time.
And unfortunately, the shoulders
on most highways are much rougher
than the smooth pavement and there-
fore most kids hate to get off the
road to let a car pass.
Whatever the reasons for the
deaths— and they are probably var-
ied-- it is imperative that parents
have a long, serious talk with their
children in regard to the hazards
of riding bicycles in this day of
high-speed travel.
And equally important is the sug-
gestion that motorists he continually
aware that carefree kids do some
darn foolish things on bicycles and
they should be given due care and
an eetra amount of courtesy.
The knowledge that you may have
been in the right is little consolation
as you survey the grim scene of a
twisted bike and its Melees rider.
TRUCKS
'63 I.H.C. SCOUT, 4-wheel drive,
low mileage .... .. $2,000
'63 FORD, pick-up, style side $1,750
'61 FORD, Econo Line Van . ..... .„ $1,200
'59 THAMES VAN $400
'56 FORD F 700 dump $400
'56 FORD, pick-up . ....... $500
'55 GMC Van „ , .... ....... $200
er for about half the month; although
to be sure the other half was no great
shake.
The comes August and the tem-
perature shows acomplete disdainfor
climbing into the higher echelons
whatever and we are faced with wet,
miserable weather. Furnaces have
to be turned on, blankets taken out
of moth balls, and some trees even
become confused and start to turn to
shades of yellow and red.
September attempts to make some
apologies with a few warm hours and
as often as not, October comes along
with a real fine showing. But by then
of course, everything is dead and the
birds have long since vacated the
scene.
Out of the nine weeks of July and
August that have vanished to date,
there have only been two that could
be considered as ideal holiday weath-
er.
While there's no sense in writing
your MP or even the PM, it is be-
coming evident that summer is a
lousy time to take a holiday.
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We're not sure whether there are
more bicycle accidents than normal
this year, or whether they're just
a bit closer to home, but at any rate
there have been at least four fatali-
ties in Perth County alone.
The weather has always beenone of
the main topics of conversation, es-
pecially for those who find it difficult
to find another mutual topic of con-
versation when meeting.
If records were kept on such things,
it could possibly be shown that at
least 75% of all people after ex-
changing salutations with each other
—immediately digress into some
comment about the weather, whether
it be raining, snowing, hailing or
sunny.
However, as of late, any discus-,
sion of the weather has been curtailed
by mare/ people as they fear it may
turn them into users of profanity
and foul language.
Summer, 1964, has been a shabby
deal in the most polite terms of re-
ference. But if memories were longer,
people would probably realize that
it's not really too much out of line
with many of the more recent sum-
mers.
Far into the month of June, cold
weather persists and there are few
years in which frosts do not plague
farmers and those who grow fruit;
vegetables and flowers.
The month of July sometimes man-
ages to come up with something half
deceet and bears a resemblance to
summer on some days, This year, for
instance, we enjoyed 8e degree weath-
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15 YEARS AGO
Council voted $470 to the
Fire Department to purchase
trailer equipment for added
protection to the village,
Cedric E. Shaw, in charge
of the Bank of Montreal's In-
gersoll branch since 1947, will
succeed Jarries Hendry as man-
ager of the bank's office here.
Hydro men will start sur-
veying electrical equipment this
fall and winter prior to the
district change-over from 25 to
60 cycle.
The members of the Exeter
Turf Club decided at a recent
meeting to donate $800 to the
Exeter Community Park.
50 YEARS AGO
Dr. Will Knight, formerly of
Exeter, is with the troops at
Valcartier in his capacity as
physician and surgeon.
Mr. C, L, Coultis of Toronto,
formerly of Exeter has pur-
chased a drug business in God-
erich.
Miss Jennie Hardy, Steno-
grapher with Messrs Gladman
and Stanbury for several years,
has resigned her position and
leaves for Toronto where she
Will train for a deaconess.
Mt. A. e, Heywood leaves
Thursday for Viceroy, Sask,
where he will have charge of
a Methodist church. aa24:2DAVAin • ....eteleee
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USED TRACTORS
'62 SUPER MAJOR . . . ...... . $2,500
'60 FORD, 1841 Industrial Diesel,
loader, 12' back hoe . ..... .... ,. $4,750
'59 CASE 310 B with industrial loader ,, $1,900
'62 ALLIS CHALMERS, 272 Diesel,
used very little $1,750
'52 MASSEY HARRIS 44 $800
'45 JOHN DEERE B with hydraulic $195
'50 8N FORD .. .. $600
M M Z $400
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8' FLUERY BISSELL PACKER . $150
DION THRESHER with extended table
for bale threshing . . , $400
8 1/2 ' Stiff Tooth Cultivator, IHC, on
rubber', power lift $195
Massey-Harris 41/2 ' disc plough $125 PUBLISHERS: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott
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Larry Snider Motors Ltd.
Ford Fairlane Falcon and Ford Trucks
DIAL 235,1440 EXETER
10 YEARS AGO
Rev. Samuel Kerr will be in-
ducted into the pastoral charges
Of Exeter and Ctoinetty at a
service to be conducted in Caven
Presbyterian Church Friday
night by the Presbytery of 8trate
ford,
The Bee Line schodl eear
Grand Bend Will be closed and
the six Neils remaining In that
section will be tratiepotted to
No 10 school north' of Greette
way,
Princess Aleeandee. and her
mother., the Dtieliete of Kent
will visit RCAF Sin Centralia
today, They will Hy frbili the
station to Halifax to start on
their way home tb pigland.
A start on the deVelepitient
of an attractive park Mt along
the Airse.ble ItiVet 'at Exeter
will be Made this fali,
25 YEARS AGO
The new Blue Sunoco gas
station South of Main St. church
is nearing completion. Thomas
Goates has moved his equip-
ment to the new building and
associated with him will be
Ches. Mason and Bert 21s-
mere.
S. B. Taylor has been ate
tracting great crowds at the
auction sale of his stock of
jewellry and china being held
each afternoon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs, John Hunter
celebrated 60 yeets of mar-
ried life.
Pr. H. H. Coweiis heiv sail
boat, Which was built this year
at Lions Head, was brought
down from there and arrived
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GUEST COLUMN
By Joe Wooden
"He who knows only his own
side of the case, knows little
of that!"
Let us take this statement as
a beginning of consideration of
the disagreement which exists
over the usefulness of a re-
creation program and a re-
creation director of that pro-
gram.
It is doubtful if there is
anyone in the community who is
not aware of what has tran-
spired with respect to recrea-
tion during the past few weeks.
Therefore it is not necessary
to relate these events again.
It is the purpose here to
argue that a well-developed re-
creation program under the
leadership of a competent di-
rector is a most desirable and
necessary service for a com-
munity.
There are two points of view,
both of which have been vocif-
erously expressed privately and
publicly through the medium of
the local press.
And incidentally, the local
press has been criticised for its
position taken on the issue.
About this, a statement of John
Mitton's is sufficient to clear
the air; ((errors in a good gov-
ernment and in a bad are equally
almost incident; for what mag-
istrate may not be misinformed,
and much the sooner if there be
no liberty of printing".
However, to return to the
main point, some of the argu-
ments used both by private citi-
zens and public officials in op-
position to a municipally direct-
ed recreation program include
the following:
1. The municipality can't af-
ford it.
2. People nowadays can not
make their own fun. They have
to have somebody to provide it.
3. It's nothing but a glorified
baby-sitting service.
4. The town's overl y-or-
ganized anyway.
Let's examine these argu-
ments. The first one is probably
the easiest to dispose of. The
cost of recreation borne di-
rectly by the municipality is a
relatively small sum indeed for
the service provided, when one
considers that almost all of the
activities provided by the re-
creation committee, and under
the general administration of a
director, are paid for by the
people participating, by service
club donations, pro v in c i al
grants and other non-municipal
sources.
Even the salary of the di-
rector is one-third covered by
provincial grant.
It is argued that the arena
must be considered as a cost
When considering the recrea-
tion program and this is partial-
ly true, but a careful examina-
tion would indicate that operat-
ing revenue meets actual
operating costs in most years.
True, the capital investment
in the arena has come from
municipal revenue, but an arena
like a town hall, jail and other
municipal structures, must not
be regarded—indeed can not
be regarded— as revenue-pro-
ducing.
They ate buildings necessary
for the provision of services.
So, when someone says a
municipality cannot afford a re-
creation program he is saying
the municipality eannot afford
a service as basic ih the 20th
century as education, fire pro-
tection, library facilities
'
etc.
A recreation program is as
essential lot the welfare, done
Venienee and happiness of the
community as any Of these rrien-
timed abOve
The Second argil/bent listed
above is One Used by those who
look back fondly throegh Wee-
What rese-colored glasseS.
In the good bid days there
was considerable bore d o
trouble-Making, lack of Leine
ties and activities in Most Muni.
cipalitiet for those without
private means,
Arenas, bell parks, golf CONMESONSW-MICannElfa',,,n, •