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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-10-08, Page 2• EDITORIALS Small effort ...big relief 10 reasons why this all-new Remember that painless tuberculin test you took early in the summer? Sure you re- member. You had to get cleaned up and pile the kids in the car and drive to the nearest testing centre. And you had to wait in line and fill out a couple of forms and even had to return a few days later to have the test "read," by a nurse. You probably questioned at the time if it was really worth this effort, but now you— and another 23,336 persons in Huron Coun- ty—realize it was really worth the effort, Two persons found out they had tuber- culosis and are now taking the necessary treatment. If they—and it could have been you—hadn't attended, they never would have known and the disease may have taken a iG deathly grip on them. Arigther 247 persons — and it could have been. you — found out they had some other disease c;If the chest, "and they too Are. taking .the necessary treatments.. And best of all, you and the other 23,0$8 persons who took the test have the satisfying knowledge you neither have tuber- culosis nor 'any other chest disease. And that certainly rpaks it worth the effort doesn't it? But don't forget the test was made pos- sible through the. sale of Christmas Seals by the airon County Tuberculosis Association. They have to pay the bills and they'll also want to test yoU again in another four years probably, so be generous when you receive your seals this year. automatic is your best washer buy An ounce of prevention 1. Pushbutionwater tempera- ture controls including Cold Water Wash. ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne 2. Big-family load capacity. 3. Lint-remover tub with swirlaway draining action. 4.111aytag agitator action, 5 . Zinc-coated steel cabinet defies rust and corrosion. to have a feeling that both types of deaths are very similar and are difficult td avoid. This thinking is entirely wrong, be- cause there is a vast difference between fire deaths and those caused on the highways. And that is in the fact that many highway deaths are caused through another person's careless- ness. Most fire. deaths are caused by the vic- tim's own carelessness and no one else has been a contributing factor at all. So, while you can't be sure that your own care and courtesy will save you from a highway death, you can be almost assured that the proper care, prevention and prepara- tion will save you from a fire death, and also a costly property loss. There are many causes of fire, and dur- ing Fire Prevention Week these will be brought to the fore for everyone's edification. Experts will remind you not to keep rubish stored in your house or other buildings, they will tell you to check your electrical wiring for faulty switches and overloading, advise you of the dangers of smoking in bed, etc., etc. Some people will take this advice and check their homes carefully for any existing hazards and will remove any they find. Others will not heed the warnings at all. It is the latter group who will be among the newspaper stories that recount the tragic loss of life and property in fire losses in the coming 51 years. In which group are you? Bread without scarceness It's doubtful if the world will ever switch from its present system of keeping track of time by days and weeks, but there is a trend of the times that indicates it may not be such a good system after all. And that is in regard to the naming of special weeks for promoting everything from dogs, donuts, dandelions and dahlias. It is quite evident that 52 weeks each year are not enough. We have nothing in particular against the naming of special weeks, other than the fact some of them are so nonsensical that they detract from some of the important special weeks that should be uppermost in everyone's mind. And we're right in the middle of one of 'the most important special weeks, Fire Pre- vention Week. Proclamations, special notices, adver- tisements, posters and many other forms of promotional material are being displayed in various ways, but it is doubtful if many are actually heeding the sound advice of those who are primarily interested in making homes and factories as safe from fires as possible. This is rather difficult to understand, because fires annually do more property dam- age than any other loss factor, and each year fire claims the lives of thousands of persons around the world. Perhaps due to the high highway acci- dent rate, few people become alarmed when they read about fire deaths, because they tend 8. Rustproof lid hinges, 9. Famous Maytag dependa- bility. 6 . Porcelain top and lid pro- tects against damage from spilled detergents, bleaches and alkalies. 7.Virtually indestructible pump. 10.$27900 only Now Is The Time To Buy Your New Halo of Heat Dryer. Buy A Good Dryer . . . Buy A Maytag. ig,71.61.7011M.M.312=3.7.7NIINAtegISMitietiMMEONEFSSMISMORISB96929=194XWEINCOMMIMMIMMST.'' teMi. BATT'N AROUND WITH THE EDITOR Some changes may help hours to take down a display on which they've probably spent close to a day erecting, and it doesn't take much figuring to show that this is practically an impossibility. If the fair board hopes to attract businessmen to erect displays, it is clear that their policy will have to be changed to some extent. Due to the fact the attendance at the dance appears to be falling off, this may be possible by moving the dance into the auditorium, as most of the exhibits on display there are rela- tively light and most are taken out be- fore the supper hour. Local businessmen are generally quite generous in supporting the fair, and if they are interested insetting up displays, the board should be prepared to co-operate as fully as possible. Perhaps they could ask for some discussion in this regard with the Exeter Businessmen's Association. more we get the more arrogant and thankless we often become. Jesus wasn't fooling when he said it was hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God and by His standards every Cana- dian is rich. Our physical well- being often renders us prone to selfishness, prone to forget- fulness. We begin to make gods of things. We grow a little hard with other people. After all, if we see ourselves as self- made; not God created and God blessed; then it is difficult to show any concern for those who are not so well self-made as we. We often end up selling our souls for things so that we have lots of things to live with and little to live for. Our faith invites us to enjoy material things not wor ship them. We forget at our peril that there are worse things than an empty pocket and that is an empty heart and soul. I believe that it is only as we see material things as part of God's gracious blessing that we learn to view them in the proper perspective. We need physical things to live, to enjoy life. The more we have the finer life can be. But there is more to life than bread. If we leave out "the more" we pervert the physical things and become incapable of be in g thankful for them. . we are not to enjoy God's crea- tion. • It surely means that we are not to love that which is dis- torted and perverted. We are not to be arrogant, proud, sel-. fish, greedy or idolatrous. But if we thank God for physical things, if we see them as signs of His gracious blessing, we are certainly free to enjoy them to the full. Since we are free, however, we are free to react in a dif- ferent way. And so Deuteron- omy 8:11-17 says, "Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God. . , lest when thou hast eaten and art full. . • then thine heart be lifted up and thou forget the Lord thy God . . and thou say in thy heart: my power and the might of mine hand bath gotten me this wealth". My father has a saying which applies: "Some people can't stand prosperity". That is they get self-centred, self-satisfied. How often when things go well and we grow prosperous do we get arrogant? We start to think, "Say, I did it all alone didn't I?" "My power, my hands, my mind did it all". God is quickly relegated to the closet --for some people He only emerges when there is something to blame Him for! The more a person acquires the more he should have to be thankful for, but by the per- verseness of our nature the ROGERS MAJESTIC TELEVISION ing match at Brockville. It has been decided to start a 1st Exeter Scout Troop under the sponsorship of the Lions Club. See It On Display In Our Showroom. We Have Several Good Used Console and Portable TV's At Attractive Prices. competition with others in similar lines of endeavour. One of the disappointing sides of the area fairs may be the lack of "local" entrants, and it may be that the various fair boards are missing opportunities to stimulate this to some extent. Many of those who question the value of fairs point out that most of the prizes are carted off by "pro- fessional" exhibitors who travel the fair circuit annually and by virtue of their wins take money out of the community. While this is true, it should be remembered that this prize money is required by some of these exhibitors to maintain the top stock they show, and if this incentive was not provided, it could prove injurious to the agri- culture industry. At the same time, it is only natural that these professionals create com- petition that actually is too tough for area men and so they don't even bother competing. It may be that if the fair boards set up more classes that would be ex- clusively for area residents, they may entice some of them to show their livestock and thereby not only create more interest in the fair itself, but also the competition that will stir area farmers to even greater efforts in their own private enterprises. Quality Furniture At Big Savings! Well, the annual fall fairs in this area have come and gone again and Agricultural Society officials can get to their favorite chiropractors to have the kinks taken out of their necks and knees after their daily vigils of watch- ing the heavens for weather signs and subsequent praying that the often ominous signs wouldn't come true. Unfortunately the signs did come true at both Exeter and Kirkton as both experienced rains and chilly winds. However, the bad weather didn't hit in either case until most of the fair goers were already through the gates so both were comparatively successful. The folks back Zurich way can point out they have been leading good lives throughout the past year, or at least the weather which was bestowed on them would indicate such. The cen- tennial show was an overwhelming success with one of the best parades seen in this area for a few moons, Many people question the value of the small rural fairs in this area, and in some aspects their value is per hap s questionable. But on the whole, they play an important part in making the entire community abetter place in which to live. They provide an opportunity for the rural and urban people to rub should- ers and give the latter group an op- portunity to see the high quality of produce and livestock being produced by their country cousins. Fairs provide entertainment for many, an opportunity for 4-H mem- bers to show the results of their year's work, a place for business- men to display their merchandise, etc., etc. The main facet of any fair is of course competition, and there is prob- ably no other factor that makes any of us strive to attain higher goals than 50 YEARS AGO Fred Mallett and Elmore Harness have left for London to enlist. Mr. David Newell, agent for the Canada Company for the past 22 years, has resigned and is now living in Stratford. Mr. Oscar 'Anderson left Tuesday for Elmvale where he has taken a position on The Lance. Mr. James Beverley this week purchased the Opera House block and will renovate the building and move his fur- niture business therein. * One of the other discouraging signs at the Exeter fair in particular is the drop in exhibits by local businessmen. One of the reasons for this is due to the fact the displays in the arena must he taken down before the dance starts in the evening. This only gives them a couple of Now that we have already establish- ed a "rural" flavor in this epistle, we should conclude on the same note, and none meets the situation better than a story we spotted in a neighbor- ing weekly recently. It seems the editor decided to con- duct a small opinion poll as to how some of his readers would spend the money if they were fortunate enough to win $150,000 in a sweepstake. A local industrialist said he would use the money to expand his facilities as the market was such he could make considerable on a bigger operation. A businessman replied he would purchase a new house and a yacht and then put the rest of the cash into a profitable investment of some nature. A farmer's reply: "Oh, I guess I'd keep on farming until it was all gone". Harvest Thanksgiving is a great time of year. It is quite an experience to drive through parts of Ver- mont and Quebec and see rows and rows of apple stands offer- ing this crop to the public. We have watched the combines doing their methodical work. I have been on the prairie for two harvests. In the last two years we have experienced two of the best wheat crops in the history of the nation. Inspite of drought one year and a surplus of wet weather the next, our own local crops have been generally good. Na- tionally business has maintain- ed a sound rate of growth and expansion. Recent years have been, on the whole, years of tremendous material blessing and pros- perity for the people of this land. If we fully appreciate our blessings we can echo the sen- timent of the Psalmist —"Thou crownest the year with thy good- ness". There are basically two ways in which we can respond to this material well-being. We can see our land as one which is blessed by God. These words of Deu- teronomy 8:9 apply well, to our land, "a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness: thou shalt not lack anything in it". This is a land without scarceness. There are precious few who lack the basic physical necessities of life. Our prob- lems are problems not of scar- city but of surplus. Where there is acute need, agencies are set up to meet this need and it is met. How do we react to this? Do we take the advice of Deuter- onomy 8:10, "When thou hast eaten and art full then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which He hath given thee". This is the way of thanksgiving, the way of re- membrance. This was how the Jews so often responded to material a- bundance. They thanked God. Thanksgiving for our land, for its abundance, for our material welfare this is surely our most appropriate response. We can and should thank God. We can and should see our- selves as stewards in this part of our Father's world. We can and should see earthly plea- sures and blessings as sacra- ments, as physical signs of God's goodness and grace. In this way of response we are free to see that affluence and prosperity are good. I see no room for a denial of God's creation in a healthy Christian faith. When we are told to "love not the world", "to deny ourselves and the world for- sake", this does not mean that • Solid Elm Bedroom Suite by Krug. Regular Price $319 SALE PRICE $249 • Bed Chesterfield--With full width coil spring mattress, top quality nylon cover. Reduced from $275 ............... „ ON SALE $199 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR OCTOBER SALE ON TOP QUALITY SIMMONS MATTRESSES. 25 YEARS AGO Jack Sweet won the junior boy championship at the annual Huron County field meet. Mrs. J. C. Gardiner of Us- borne will celebrate her 80th birthday Saturday, October 21. Almer Passmore of Usborne, Wilford McQuaid, Seaforth and John F. Wilson, Port Albert, comprise the Huron County team that are this week coin- peting in the International Plow- 15 YEARS AGO Town Council will sponsor a contest among students at Exeter Public and High Schools for the best crest for the muni- cipality. Exeter Home & School an- nounced this week it would spon- sor a meeting of town officials to discuss the organization of a safety patrol for school child- ren. Lorne Ballantyne, 17, is be- lieved to be the youngest ever to win the South Huron Cham- pionship in Friday's plowing match near Dashwood. Jim Tomlinson and Donna Wells were proclaimed the se- nior champions at the Exeter Public School track and field meet held Wednesday afternoon. • Recliner chairs, swivel chairs, platform rock- ers, lamps and tables. Our low overhead en- ables us to sell for less than city stores. Com- pare prices on the same merchandise. — BUY THE BEST FOR LESS -- 10011121112111,24k0,„„..AN r A Asti) Sandy Elliot Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dep't, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, September 30, 1963, 3,828 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Per Tear; USA $5.00 442 Main St i t)ietee. Phone 215.0585 v"..6• • • 10 YEARS AGO Nernia Wilson was elected president of the Exeter minton Club for the 1949-1950 season. Douglas PrYcle is See- retary- treasurer. • Worthy Matron Mrs. Leona .tiOtZ and Worthy Patron Mau- ride Quance PreSided for the OtS meeting in the Chapter rooms Marking the 11th VersarY.Of the 'Chapter. Miss Lulti Merida, daugh- ter .-Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward MorloCit, Credit0h, redently re- ttirned ,from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Where she spent thhtiiPgt year on teachers' ex- Mo.rorot• ofg$etef taVirenCe Wein and Miss - tended the choral clinic for r "We 'want you- to smile a tot, sha/.e dilei'YbOdyiS hand and music educators at kn011trOiad kiss babies, the u,dy, hove you had measles'y mumps.- and park 86664 .LOndoil on Satur- WhoOping cough?" do, the dependable automatics 'NSW* "I.R.NES, rz ...................................... 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