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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-11-19, Page 2aro "Shen sae -ready soon-Would -yort =stay side and wait?" • this Sunday, Wednesday afternoon and during the evening throuphout the wee$. Could they be United? -0 VEST OPINION Job requires top people By J. G. BURROWS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTOR Over the past yearg there have Seaahy outstanding drool trustees who have, given. P?tcelierit service to their cm-, munities. Since Nomination Pay is fast approaching, let's hope there will be more of the same kind in the Terming for the va- cancies that willne donbtoccur, Let's also hope the capable citizen will be prepared to take on such a responsibility in .a year destined to be filled with change and improvement. This 14 the time for men and women of ffrm judgement with an eyer-open eye to the feture to be placed by majority vote In the role of administrators, I do not fayour representation by acclamation, Unless thePer- son so appointed is sooutstand- ing that he or she could not be bettered. Today, sohool administration is such a "big operation" a trustee must be prepared to effect a decision and move on ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne On Monday evening, members of the Exeter Lions Cond11Pted a door-to-door .can- vass for funds in support of their many worthwhile welfare projects. A Short time ago" local .canvassers. called on homes to COlieet money for the Canadian Bible Society. For the past couple of months or so, S. B. Taylor has been C11-1TYing on a one-man canvass for the Canadian Institute for the Earlier in the spring, members of the Exeter Kinsmen canvassed for funds for the Salvation Army, and in March, there was an appeal for ftinds for the Canadian Cancer So-. ciety, Each of these appeals,—plus the ones we have not mentionedare worthwhile and deserve the full support of each and every citizen who has the ability to assist those less .fortuate than himself, But not all of these appeals do re- ceive the support which they deserve. And. one of the reasons is due to the fact local residents are not challenged enough to dig deeply into their pockets. People do not un- derstand for what the money is used, and why it is needed so badly. Some of the canvasses are conducted without, any explanation. Residents are not ex- pecting the canvassers. Without having an op- portunity to decide what they should donate to the cause, they instinctively reach into their pockets or purses for any loose change they may have, Some of these people can well afford to give more than loose change. Most of them would had they been given an advance indi- cation that the canvasser was coming, and also for what he was collecting. This problem has been overcome—and most ,successfully—in most larger communi- ties by every group joining forces in the Many growing Canadian businesses requiring more land, buildings, machinery or equipment finance their expan- sion programmes through 11D13. It may be useful for you to discuss the financial needs of your business with us. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK Sense of mystery 25 BRANCH OFFICCS ACROSS CANADA KITCHENER-WATERLOO WATERLOO, ONT.: Waterloo Square Building — Telephone: 744-4186 United Appeal, Most Of them have concluded and most reached their objectives. In London, the objective Worked, ent to roughly $5 for each resident of that com- munity. A similar objective in Exeter alone therefore would bring in over $16,000- This total is much higher than what is presently being donated to all the various canvasses lumped together. The advantages in a United Appeal are many, By combining forces, the various groups Can lump their funds together to at- tain effective widespread publicity. people can then be well informed as to what their money will do, The aid of more canvassers can be enlisted to make the job lighter for all. The community can work together as one, thereby developing a keener sense of community spirit, There also appears to be no reason why surrounding townships and smaller com- munities could not be included in such a scheme. The more area that can be covered effectively with one central headquarters, the better it is. There is no question but what there would be considerable work in organizing the initial campaign and setting objectives for groups concerned but it was the same in all other communities at the start, and they man- aged to do it and now find the work is re- ducing each year as donors expect the appeal to be carried out and groups to be helped know what monies they need. The success of the United Appeal con- cept suggests it should be seriously consid- ered by all groups and individuals concerned with the welfare of those less fortunate than themselves. This area surely has the same obligations as any other. The Times Advocate welcomes com- ments from groups and individuals as to the possibility and feasibility of a United Appeal. Challenge has been issued nocent problems at first, but because there is no special assistance given in helping them overcome these problems, they develop into more serious and emotional situations which at times reach the stage where no help what- ever can overcome them. Due to the fact most school boards in the area — with the exception of Exeter — were represented at the meeting, it is of little value to repeat more of Mr. Rotlunan's speech, because they received the informa- tion first hand at that time. But they should perhaps be reminded that in discussing the steps to form such a class, Mr. Rothman placed the onus squarely on the shoulders of school board members. And because the topic is fresh in their minds, it is imperative they decide as quickly as possible what steps can be taken to aid the "underprivileged" children in this area. Time lost means children lost, it before progress and trends leave Mai far behind in a position where hp is unable to catch tio at any time. jutt a word about the firma cial end of the educational pic- ture. At everyone knows, certain monies are taken through taxa- tion for the express purpose, no other, of maintaining and improving educational ser- vices. As well, •the provincial goverment snakes fairly seta- Staatial grants to each school board as a means of assisting them in their operation. This money is intended to be spent! It is not to be hoarded for the rainy day that may never come. The mostefficient tchool board is the one that continues to operate in the black but does not find itself with an unex- plainable surplus at the end of each fiscal year. What this should indicate to the ratepayer is that the tax rate could have been louvered but wasn't because the board felt it might get"caught short". Everyone has a responsibil- ity to see that educational ad- vancement takes place in your community. We must all con- tribute willingly. The children you refuse a better form of education, may turn out to be the doctors, nurses, lawyers, teachers, ve- terinarians, and other equally needed citizens who will make your own life more profitable and meaningful, From what I have seen of the citizenry of Huron County, they would hate to be classed as in- different, lethargic, complacent or disinterested. The farmer who harvests his crop or turns a sod by the headlights of his tractor, cannot for a momentbe described by any of the above terms. Their children have as much right to what is new, up-to- date and more efficient as do the young people of any urban centre, Forward-thinking trus- tees can make these changes a reality. As ratepayers, it is up to you to see that the person who can do this job effectively is first nominated and then elected. Stanton A. Coblenz perhaps best clarifies what I'm tryingto say: "Amid the tumults and en- tanglements of an outward turn- ing and material world most of us have moments when we feel the need to look inward for con- solation and enlightenment," "In turmoil and questioning, in wonder and doubt, in faith and love, in ecstacy and high contemplation and self-search- ing and prayer we seek some illumination beyond ourselves, some guidance on lanes where the jangle of the high road and the market place cannot intrude and WHERE NEITHER ART, NOR SCIENCE, NOR PHILOS- OPHY HAVE SUFFICIENT PENETRATION." "Thus, whatever our creed or denomination— and whether or not we have any creed or de- nomination—we crave nourish- ment from a source that in the broader sense we may term re- ligious." That isn't the precise lan- guage of mathematics or science but to me it m akes sense. Comments or criticism will be wel- comed. Write Po Sox 31 Exeter Sonic interesting — or startling per- haps — figures were outlined by J. L. Roth- man, inspector of special services with the department of education, when he addressed a large gathering at the Exeter Home and School Association meeting last week. He showed beyond any doubt that it is only reasonable to assume there are many children throughout this area who require special instruction in isolation from the reg- ular classroom to give them an opportunity to overcome the many defects that can be found. At. present there is no such instruction available in this district, and therefore rather than being given the opportunity to catch up to their classmates, they are actually falling farther and farther behind. As Mr. Rothman pointed out, some of these children have relatively simple and in- laaaaa.'Tnt, BATT'N AROUND WITH THE EDITOR Stand up and be counted A young University of Western On- tario student recently announced he was going to stand against Gordon Stria moll for the high position of Mayor of the City of London. Theo Wolder does not stand much of a chance in the election. No person knows this better than Theo ~older. So why is he apparently wasting his time— and possibly some money as well? As the U- WO Gazette stated so aptly in an editorial, "He is doing some- thing about a problem. This in itself deserves commendation; too few stu- dents, too few Londoners, too few Canadians are willing to stand up and be counted." Theo Wolder's attempt to stir the apathetical and lethargic citizens of London is close to the point of being a disgrace. A disgrace not in the fact he IS doing it, but rather because he HAS to do it. Butt before area residents point an accusing finger at the citizens of their neighboring city for allowing their eletted officials to return to office by acclamation perhapS we should take a good look: in the mirror first. Nominations take place throughout the area in the next week or so, and it it -probably safe to predict the re- sults will be such that only one or two of the neighboring communities will haUte to go to the polls to pick their candidates. We in this area too are becoming apethetical and lethargic and too few 15 YEARS AGO A bronze plaque in honor of Sir John Willison, journalist, author and publicist, who died in 1927 and who began his career as a printer with the Exeter Times, will be unveiled this month at the. Huron. County Court House. The Huronia choir motored to Hamilton Saturday and car- ried off second prize at the Hamilton Music Festival. Dr. Harry Seldon, a native of Exeter, last week was elect- ed president of the American Anesthetist Society. The first monthly meeting of the Exeter Home and School Association was held in the school Friday evening. Mrs. Ernest Jones is president. 50 YEARS AGO APPLES WANTED We will pay cash for winter peeling apples delivered at the Exeter Evaporator. We also buy bright sun-dried quarters. (advt) At a meeting of the Curlers of Exeter held in the Commer- cial House Thursday, W. J. Heaman was elected president; with vice-president, Jos. Sen- ior; and secretary-treasurer, George Anderson. The market for Dutch set onions is flooded at present and a large number of growers and dealers will have to carry their supply over till spring. The ladies of Exeter 'and vicinity have now sent over a ton of clothing to the Bel- gians. As Christmas cheer for the Belgian children a consign- ment of dressed dolls goes for- ward this week. 10 YEARS AGO Reeves of Stephen and Hay Townships, Jack Morrissey and Earl Campbell, together cut the ribbon to officially open the new fire hall at Dashwood Monday night. Andrew Hinting; president of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion, burned the mortgage of the Branch's mo- dern Memorial Hall at a cere- mony Thursday night. Chief of Prance Reg Taylor is training a safety patrol of public school pupils who will be on duty beginning Monday at Gidley and Victoria Street crossings. Rev. John A. Walker of Sand- wiCh, president of the London Conference and an Exeter na- tive, preached anniversary ser- vices for James Street United Church. if you are responsible for an automobile accident after your insurance policy has lapsed? messages, the words expressed will actually be meaningless unless those who heard them remember and act on the sound advice given. They were thoughts not only for Remembrance Day, but for every day and everyyear. Noting the stirring addresses and the fine Legion and Auxiliary turnout at the Remembrance Day services, Hon. C, S. MacNaughton remarked at the banquet that the Exeter branch of the Legion "have remembered well on this day". And as he noted, this is traditional as far as Exeter is con- cerned. One of the things that has to be remembered about Remembrance Day is the fact it has to be given more emphasis as time goes on and our memories grow dimmer about the sacrifices made. Only through the dedicated work of the Legion do we have a parade in Exeter, as the veterans have no difficulty in re- membering their fallen comrades. But these numbers dwindle each year, and it is interesting to note there were only 14 World War I veterans at the banquet, Wednesday. In a de- cade, the inimber of veterans of the Second World War will also drop off and the younger generations must be continually reminded of the high cost of wars so they will not permitthem- selves to fall into the. same troubles. Rather than losing value as we pro- ceed farther away from the dates of the wars, Remembrance Day Should become even more vital and im- portant. You do! 25 YEARS AGO Dr. J. Il. Browning, Can- ada's oldest practicing phy- sician, celebrated his 96th birthday Tuesday. He was at his office all day and received many callers, Mrs. Martha Jacobs was on Tu e s d ay appointed manager- matron of Huron County Home and her son, E. J. Jacobs was named assistant manager. Three from Exeter have join- ed the Army Service Corps add during the past week have donned the King's uniform. 'They are William Servent, Lloyd Lin- denfield and Lloyd Hunter. The Toll Brothers travelogue was given in the Evangelical Church at Dashwood Tuesday evening to a full house. are ready to stand up and be counted 'among those who will take an interest in the welfare of their communities. With this attitude becoming so pre- valent, it is no wonder that thesenior governments are taking more and more control of municipal affairs. Certainly, we can have no complaints when we are unwilling to lob); after these affairs ourselves. If area residents are interested in showing they want to run their own affairs, they will have ample oppor- tunity at next week's nomination meet- ings, Will YOU be among those who will be there to show 'you are willing to. stand up and be counted? Will YOU be one of those willing to take your place as a nominated candidate? Will YOU exercise your basic democratic duty and privilege? There were probably many fine Remembrance Day speeches through- out the nation, Wednesday, but it is doubtful if any would be more excel- lent than those given by three area ministers at services in Exeter. Most agreed. that the thoughts expressed by Rev. John Boyne at the. morning church service were among the best emitted in this district for some time. 'Father Kelly also excelled at the Legion banquet the same evening, and we have been told that Rev. .S. P.. Gandon gave a very inspiring address to the students at While the Speakers are to be com- mended for their thought-provoking egostramweserizr.7.7==== limas Established 16193. Advocate .„ . 47.!:7,7*.:a7.:".7.r.1%trrata7a,a-ZWETICIal=!=artirrfr7i1TC,'r"T''''''771... Established 1681 Antilgartiated 1124 late toceleamesAftwafe SERVING, CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND MeMber: t.C.N.11. end Alt PUILISNERS: M. Seuthcett, R, M. Sovtheett EDITOR: Villnam Batten When you allow your insurance policy to lapse you immediately become an uninsured motor vehicle owner. Before you drive, you must either pay the $20 uninsured motor vehicle fee at a Department of Transport licence agency office or renew your insurance, or you will be liable to a fine of up to $500. The .$20 fee gives you NO protection whatever. If there is a claim against you as an uninsured motor vehicle owner for which you are liable, it will be paid 'by th6 Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund, but you must repay the fund. You will not be allowed to own or operate a motor vehicle until you make arrangements to do so. Judgments up to $25,000 are not uncommon. A debt of this size could seriously hamper your family's future. _Protect your future. The Wisest course is to buy automobile liability insurance and keep 'it in force. Always carry your lima- atice card 'in your automobile. Publithed Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Autherhnid as Second Cies, Matt, Past Office Deo, Ottawa, end for Payment of Postage in Cosh Pild4riAdVitettat Gitculafion, Sglitierrikker It, 1963,, 1;8211 SUISieltIPTION Canada SO* Pet Yeirt USA 'SSA °Maio Department. at /otos ott Rok.1twiii Raba Minister People in our time prefer everything in clear simple in- telligible terms. We seek to be rational in all things. This em- phasis on clarity of understand- ing is admirable, Along with this emphasis comes the attempt to force all knowledge into the confines of the scientific and mathematical categories of definition. These pressures have had their effect on the churches and the church's teaching. The y have led to what has been re- ferred to as the school of "scientific criticism". This in turn has led to an attempt to "demythologize" the Christian faith. This is the attempt to find the essence of faith — the 'ker- nel' of truth— and strip it of the trappings which may only obscure the basic truth. This has a great deal of merit but you can peel an onion until you end up with nothing. I sympathize with the desire for clarity, for precision, for historical accuracy. I fully sup- port this drive just as I fully support all attempts to put the language of faith into the pre- sent language of the people. I am, however, concerned at the attempt to strip religion of the element of mystery, the element of awe, the element of the supernatural. In trying to preserve the 'essence' of re- ligion we may well lose iL There is surely an element of mystery at the heart of life. A great many things cannot be explained or explained away. I believe that true faith will al- ways have a certain indefinable quality. There is, therefore, a para- dox in our message. We seek to clarify man's understanding of God's nature, and yet clarifica- tion is not complete— mystery remains. Frances Thompson express- ed that paradox in these words: "0 world invisible we view thee. O world intangible we touch thee O world unknowable we know thee, Inapprehensible we clutch thee." So we have to preserve this sense of mystery. God is in- visible but we believe that in Jesus Christ we have seen His Very Life. The spiritual world is intangible but we can feel its power, strength and com- fort. God is beyond our knowledge and yet we can know HiM as He takes the initiative and shows Himself as He is in Jesus Christ. We can't confine Him to our categoriet of tholightand definition but we can lay hold of His Power. One reason we will alwayt have difficulty in trying to pigeon-hole God is because He is A Person not a Principle — and no person can be simply defined. We often find that our Stereotyped views of o ther people take a beating when we really get to know them. God is not a mathematical or scientific formula to be preyed or diSproved. He is have. At anyOne who has ever been in love knows thiS experience volVes a Certain indefinable quality. You can't describe your experienee in the. precise Ian- guage of natthernatiCa or chem- istry Or physics, The minute you deal with Per-, sons you eh6Othiter paradox and mystery. This, however, doesntt Meth that there is notiariticstion, no reYelation. There is. But it isa different type of certainty ,front the type of certainty you prove in a test tube or a ferithillia tt leads to a 'more -Myttital •ap Often to life as it expressed by Eniily bieldnteri, never saw a moor, I never -Saw the tea.- Yet know t heW the heather looks, And what a Wave intiSt be. never spoke With God, nor visited in 'MAYO,. Yet certain T. of the spot SS If a cliaft Were The following e.!tterot frOM