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SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND
Member: C.W.N.A., O.W.N.A., C.C.N,R, and ABC
PUBLISHERS: J. M. Seutticott, R. M. Southeett
EDITOR: William Batten
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Still worthy of consideration?
REPORT FROM PARLIAMENT
BY W, H. A, (Bill) Thomas, M.P.
Print flag pictures on ballot ,
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Judgine from the preeent atti-
tude of the government and the
opposition, as Indicated by
statements and activities tiering
the week, this debate could be
a recordebreaker.
Despite the urgings of oppo-
sition Members that the govern-
anent should refer the whole
question to an all party com-
mittee of the House, so that the
House may be free to take up
other pressing business, the
government persist in their
firm stand that a decision on the
flag must be reached before
other business is introduced.
The only exception so far
provided is that Friday in each
week shall be devoted to the
main estimates for the fiscal
year.
Yours Truly took e turn in
the debate on Tuesday, and sub-
mitted much the same line of
The flag debate is developing
into a parliamentary historical
highlight. By the end of last
week, 10 days had been devoted
to this discussion, and the de-
bate was stilt centred on the
first eubernenchnent to the
amendment to the resolution.
This is a formal debate in
which every Member is entitled
to speak for 40 minutes pn the
resolution and again on every
amendment or subarnendment
which may be offered.
Since innumerable amend,
rnents and subamendments are
possible, the debate can con-
tinue indefinitely unless closure
is applied.
This flag debate has a long
way to go before it can set a
record as to length, parliamen-
tary records indicate that de-
bates have lasted as long as 'TO
to 80 days.
ONE MAN'S OPINION
by John C. Boyne
Late in June, pepple from every .cor-
ner of .North America-- and even .a great
many sections of the world — flock into this
area to visit the Shakespearean Festival in
Stratford and. Ontario's finest summer resort.
in Grand Bend.
While it is not suggested that Exeter's
park should be developed into major tourist
attraction in its own right, it is situated close
enough to these two major tourist centres
that it could easily be an interesting side-trip
for these potential customers.
Some may argue that promotional and
advertising costs would be out of reach of a
small park here, but it should be remembered
that there are a great many sources of free
advertising for tourist attractions.
Due to the fact tourism is one of Can-.
ada's largest industries, it is supported by the
federal and provincial governments to a very
great extent: Such attractions are listed free
on maps and in promotional booklets which
are circulated to various spots where they are
picked up by the motoring public.
A promotional brochure would be a
necessity perhaps, but there is every reason
to believe local businessmen would be happy
to pay towards this cost for a message in the
material.
As noted before, Exeter now has a well
equipped park and there is every reason to
believe a worthwhile attraction could bring
dividends to the community, and at the very
least would make the area 'self supporting.
The previous suggestion made by this
newspaper apparently fell on deaf ears, but
it is to be hoped the revealing statistics by
Mr. Ecroyd will bring about a consideration
along these lines.
One of the main speakers at the an,
nual Canadian. Weekly Newspaper Association
convention in Toronto over the weekend was
Larry Ecroyd, executive director of the Canad-
ian Tourist Association, and some of his corn-
merits give considerable weight to this news-
paper's earlier suggestions in regard to the
park improvement plan for Exeter's centen-
nial project.
Readers will recall we suggested RAP
give some consideration to having an a'ttrac
tion such as a United Nations garden, a float-
ing garden, a reproduction of a fairy tale
scene, or some such, in an effort to attract
paying customers to the park.
One of the reasons. for the suggestion
was that by increasing the park area it will
necessitate considerable upkeep, and by charg-
ing admissions this area could be self support-
ing,
It was also noted that tourists and visi-
tors to the area would be potential customers
for local businessmen.
The benefit to a community in being
able to attract tourists is very startling. Mr.
Ecroyd said that if 34 people can be attracted
to a community every day throughout the
year, the benefit is equal to that of a local
industry with a payroll of $100,000.
He also informed editors from across
Canada that tourism ranks as the third largest
"industry" in Canada, evidence that a local
tourist atraction is something that should be
given serious consideration.
Exeter is actually in an advantageous
position for promoting a tourist attraction, be-
cause it is centred in one of the best drawing
areas in Canada.
Labour
Day
They're wise enough . . . we hope
Several weekly and daily newspapers
have been devoting space in their editorial
columns of late in an attempt to urge all stu-
dents to return to school next week and, not
be counted, among Canada's crop of drop-
outs.
We have been taught to pray,
"give us this day our daily
bread". That phrase reminds
us of our dependence upon God
even for our physical needs.
But, how does God supply our
physical needs?
With Labour Day weekend just
around the corner it is good for
us to take a look at all the work-
ers who are involved in pro-
ducing ordinary bread. This
will remind us that we are de-
pendent not only on God but on
many other people as well.
Fortunately such words of wisdom —
and they are that indeed — need not be
heaped on students in this district because
they are all intelligent enough to make that
decision without any encouragement from this
newspaper.
reasoning as have other Cone
eeryative Members.
This line is to the effect
that a party lebelled flag, no.
matter how acceptable or pne
acceptable its design may be,
can never provide the same
deeree of national unity as can
a design brought forward by an
all party committee or other
non-partisan body
I, therefore, eeggested that
the government should abandon
its present method of procedure
and should set up a committee
representing all parites in the
House.
This committee should be
charged with the responsibility
of recommending five or six
popular designs, any of which
would make a suitable flag for
Canada.
Miniature pictures of these
designs should be placed on a
ballot at the next Federal elec-
tion, and the electors should be
invited to indicate their choice
of design in order of preference
by Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
By summarizing the results
of this vote through the use of
the single transferable pro-
cedure, one of these designs
would receive a clear majority
of votes and should therefore
be accepted by all.
If anyone is interested in my
speech I will be glad to forward
a copy of Hansard for that day.
It is my belief that the people
of Canada should go for a com-
promise design so that there
would be no winners and no
losers in this contest, and the
resulting selection would be one
which would create unity rather
than division among Canadians.
On Thursday, the Minister of
Finance announced that in On-
tario the Department of Munici-
pal Affairs has been designated
as the authority to provide cer-
tificates of elegibility to stu-
dents who wish to borrow under
the Student Loans Act. Some
universities are also given this
authority. By September 1, or
shortly thereafter, booklets
outlining the full procedure in
connection with these loans will
be made available to all MP's,
all banks and all authorities
designated for the issue of cer-
tificates of eligibility.
They're wise enough to know that un-
less they return to school to attain all the
education of which they are capable that they
will have a very precarious future and will
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quickly join the ranks of the unemployed.
They're wise enough to know that a
high school graduation diploma is now only a
bare minimum to ensure a successful future.
Yes, the kids in this district are wise
enough that they're planning to return to
school next week.
And, if there are some in this country
who aren't wise enough, there's no sense in
writing , editorials about it. Those kids obvi-
ously don't read newspapers and aren't aware
of what's going on in the world. But news-
paper readers will be able to keep track of
the drop-outs without much trouble. They
won't know them by name of course, but
they'll be there in the monthly reports of
Canada's unemployment total.
BATT'N AROUND WITH THE EDITOR
Team effort earns awards
WHEAT
It is sowed by a farmer in a
field set out by a surveyor;
fenced with a steelworker's and
a miner's labour; plowed by a
farm implement worker's la-
bour with an assist from a pe-
troleum refinery worker,
The seed probably travelled
courtesy of the railroad worker
and truck driver. The weather
office employees advised on
plowing time. Chemical work-
ers supplied fertilizer and ag-
ricultural scientists advised on
its use in literature distributed
by civil servants in the agri-
culture and post office depart-
ments of government.
"It takes team work to do the job."
That was a statement made by R. C.
Cornish, editor of The Trentonian
after he was presented with the W. E.
Mason Trophy as the best all-round
newspaper in competition with other
members of the Canadian Weekly
Newspaper Association in the over
3,000 circulation class.
Mr. Cornish was quite correct in
his statement about the necessity of
teem work to produce a prize winning
newspaper, as this is certainly the
case of The Exeter Times-Advocate,
which placed third behind the tri-
weekly champion, and also copped
first prize for the best Christmas
edition and second for the best sports
page.
The latter two competitions are
open to all members of the ClerNA —
regardless of size and therefore is
an honor and achievement tobe judged
in such high positions in a field of
competitors who strive annually to
make their papers the best possible.
Readers may think the writer is
breaking his arm in attempting to
pat his back, hut we must regrettably
admit that the honors brought to The
T-A were in no part earned by him
as they were papers printed in 1963
and edited by Don Southcott, our pre-
decessor,
While It• is certainly our goal to
maintain the quality of this news-
paper, we realize — as Don has in
the past that no editor can do the
job himself. He is just a cog in the
machine that turns out aweekly paper
to serve this Community.
The "team" at The TeA includes
a great many people and all share
equally in the honors, due to the fact
the prizes are awarded on the basis
of excellence In the newspaper's con-
Wee .
er people to do what we cannot
do.
Sometimes there are those
who classify some occupation
or professions as "noble call-
ings". They include the minis-
try, medicine, teaching, nurs-
ing, engineering, etc. They
class other jobs as "common
labour".
This has always been dis-
tasteful to me. I may be able
to do my task as a minister,
but I know nothing about my
car, my plumbing, my elec-
tricity and a million and one
other things too numerous to
mention. If I need help with any
of these things I don't call what
the man does "common". I
would be "up the creek" with-
out him.
If we begin to get a little
snobbish in our job classifica-
tion it always helps to remind
ourselves that Jesus spent the
longest part of his life as a
carpenter. Peter was a fisher-
man. Matthew was a tax col-
lector, Paul and Acquila were
tentmakers, Priscilla was a
housewife. All were common
workers. So are we all;
Regardless of what work we
do it helps to see it as work
done under God. If we view it
this way this quote applies,
"The trivial round, the com-
mon task will furnish all we
ought to ask. Room to deny
ourselves, a road to bring us
daily nearer God".
Yes, even through our com-
mon work we can be brought
closer to our God and become
more aware of His Presence.
As one young woman put it
so well:
FLOUR
It is milled from harvested
wheat by mill workers. It is
shipped on grain ships by dock
workers and sailors, in sacks
made by textile workers.
tent, presentation, makeup and prirt-
log.
In no particular order, this group
includes: our faithful and energetic
rural correspondents; the residents
who take time out to let the cor-
respondents know the news of their
respective communities; municipal
and school officials and those from
clubs and organizations who also
assist so generously in furnishing
the news; the advertisers who make
the paper possible; the various T-A
editors, columnists and advertising
salesmen; the entire back-shop pro-
duction crew; the publishers; etc.,
etc., etc.
In fact, it all boils down to the
plain fact that the entire community
shares in the honors of its newspaper.
It has long been the opinion of news-
papermen from coast to coast that a
community only gets the type of news-
paper it deserves and that the news-
paper reflects the spirit of the com-
munity in which It serves,
It was our honor to be presented
with the trophies on behalf of the
newspaper, and we trust the co-
operation and dedicated craftsman-
ship which made the awards possible
will continue as it has throughout
the past so the honor will befall us
again.
While the educational benefit of a
newspaper convention is not always
great, it does go a long way in build-
ing up the ego Of those editors and pub-
lishers who attend, due to the kind
remarks they hear from various hosts
and speakers about the value of the
weekly press.
At the weekend convention we were
wined and dined by a host affirms who
took the occasion to repay the dele-
"Certainly, .1Iozks• how to
read a compass . . IVe just
follow the needle and we
come to north pole.
BREAD
It is mixed by bakers with
ingredients from many other
factories, by machinery run by
electric power from generating
stations. Think of the linemen,
electricians, technicians,
plumbers, and office workers
involved in that bread as it
bakes in the oven.
Then it is wrapped in paper,
made courtesy of the logger and
paper men. Finally the bread
comes to us by delivery manor
retail store clerk.
Throughout the process
thousands of other workers
from telephone operators to
plant foremen and managers
have contributed their labour
to our daily bread.
So on this Labour Day week-
end we should remember our
dependence not only on God but
on the labour of other people.
As Ecclesiastes puts it we
are to "eat and drink and en-
joy the good of all our labour,
it is the gift of God". We fully
enjoy our labour as we See our
reliance on the labour of oth-
ers. All of us have different
work tb do.
But to my mind God sets no
false priority on office. Each
one of us is given a small role
to play and we depend bn oth-
"Lord of all pots and pans, since I've no time to be,
A saint by doing lovely things or watching late with Thee.
Or dreaming in the dawn light, or storming heavens gates,
Make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates.
Although I must have Martha's hands, I have Mary's mind
And when I black the boots and shoes, Thy sandals Lord I find.
I think of how they trod the earth what time I scrub the floor.
Accept this meditation Lord, I haven't time for more.
Warm all the kitchen with thy love, and light it with thy peace.
Forgive me all my worrying and make all grumbling cease.
Then who didst love to give men food in room or by the sea,
Accept this service that I do —I do it unto Thee".
gates for buying their equipment, pro-
moting their products and events, and
as acting as sources for these people
to get information across to the public.
Among the "public relations" acts
enjoyed were: a trip to Pioneer Vil-
lage; a tea for the ladies on Centre
Island and also a tour for the fairer
sex at O'Keefe Centre; free passes,
dinner and midway rides at the CNE;
breakfast at the Massey-Ferguson
farm; a trip to Niagara Falls with
Ontario Hydro; an opportunity to be
the live audience for Wednesday's
radio broadcast of the Tommy Hunter
show; and numerous other luncheons
and receptions.
We feel rather duty bound to repay
some of the sponsors for the good
time we had, but unfortunately can
not include them all.
However, to give our hosts at the
CNE a bit of a boost, we must admit
the grandstand show is well worth
seeing, although our outing was too
short to report on the other attrac-
tions.
Comedian Jack Carter shares the
CNE spotlight with Carmel Quinn and
the Alouette trumpet band from Mon-
treal. The latter group is a colorful
group of precision marchers and
actually stole the show from the other
high priced help.
But Carter is at his funniest and
we wish we could remember some of
his quips to relate to those who may
not get an opportunity to hear him.
The one that did Stick in bur mind
wasn't one of his funniest perhaps,
but it had a moral that maybe even
Carter didn't particularly intend,
It was in regard to that outspoken
southern segregationist, Gayer no r
Wallace of Mississippi.
— Please turn to page 3
OLD TIMES
The fine bank barn of Sam
Hicks of Eden was completely
destroyed by fire Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. A. F. Hess has taken
over the Zurich Herald and will
continue publishing the paper.
Mr. Oscar Anderson left yes-
terday for Elmvale where he
has taken a position on The
Lance.
Mr. and' Mrs. James Frayne
and daughter have moved to'
town and are now settled in
their home on James St.
15 YEARS AGO
The Brenner garage, one of
the landmarks of Grand Bend,
has been purchased by Mr. John
Manore.
A new town of 300 homes,
complete with churches, school
and market area is Wider Con-
strection at Centralia Airport.
Charles L. Jinks, who has
carried the Mails to and from
the Hensall Post office to the
Mt station for the past 15
years, has resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Chris-
tie, Russeldale, were guests
of honor at a celebration to
mark their 35th wedding annie
versary September 1.
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10 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. George Jaques
toe\ vioeveeledenabn. her oas :desad t
house' foe'
,1110erifr goldenr ied
September n
wdie rd ewd ilniat -hg
Arthur B. Idle, newly-
appointed principal of Exeter'
Public School, hes moved with
his family to the former Bus-
well home on Andrew St.
Louise eloCkeY 'and bill Hey-
wood were elected Grand King
And 4ueen of the Summer Play-
greeind Sponsored by txeter
Kinsmen for eight weeks.
bold Pattott, son Of Ree.
and Mrs. W. c, Parrott of
Crediteel, has been malted a
GOVekniteet of Canada
beireery for tetitherio college;
25 YEARS AGO
There were 120 entries this
year in the flower show under
the auspices of the Exeter Hor-
ticultural Society held in the
basement of the librery.
The Exeter High School will
open Tuesday, Sept. 5 with the
follbwing staff: E. J. Wethey,
principal; Gordon C. Kooh,li ar-
old L. Sturgis; Alvin& Fawcett,
Miss Margatet Tape, Mies
FlOreece Douglas and Etnest
O. Roclwey.
Death of Albert "Babe" Sie-
bert came as a Severe shock to
the sport world when he was
droWned late Friday while
swimming in Lake Herbn at St.
I didn't' like to ask for day
ktricton returned home Sahli*.
Joeeph.
Mre. Russell Morris on,
" having attefilled the Ilbrar-
change for the parking motet ions' course' held iri Sarnia
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