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Has goal maintained value? GUEST OPINION
Participants pay share
(The following is a pOrtion
of the RAP report given g4 the
Exeter nomination meeting by
chairman Tom MecMillan.)
RAP is a relatively new com-mittee, so I will tell youbriefly
what it is, what it does, and
how it is financed.
RAP is a committee of seven
members appointed by council
to administer three things; the
recreation committee, the eorn-
munity centre board, the parks
committee,
Each one of these committees
has a function that is afferent
from the others, each has dif-
ferent financial problems, and
yet all have the same general
goal - that is to supply an
opportunity for all the people
of the community to participate
in recreational activities.
The recreation committee is
responsible for promotion, pro-
gram planning, and coordination
of the activities; it is their job
to help any group organize for
sport, hobby, drama or any
recreational activity. It is their
job also to locate skilled in-
structors if they are required
and a place for the group to
meet.
The recreation committee is
financed mainly by the fees
paid by the participants and
partly by government grants
from the province, and by grants
from the town council.
The community centre board
is responsible for the maintep-
epee and operation of the build-
inge end equipment such as the
arena, the swimming pool,
horee barn, race track etc.
and get most of theig money
from rents and admissien char-
ges plus a grant from the town.
The parks committee is rep-
ponsible for the maintenance
and operation of the parks in
the town, and their money comes
directly from the town.
NOw I would Wee to tell you
some of the things each of these
committees has accomplished.
First the recreation commit-
tee. It is associated with and
has an active interest in the
Kinsmen summer playground,
Kinsmen summer camp, swim-
Ming program, Junior square
dancers, Senior square dan-
cers, Junior Bowling, Teen
Town, Adult art class, Figure
skating, Minor hockey, Minor
ball, Trotters and Pacers club
and Badminton club.
We are also ready to give
encouragement and assistance
to others when they ask.
Probably the most publicized
part of our operation this year
was the resignation of the rec-
reation director and the deci-
sion of the committee to carry
on without a full time director.
However Alvin Willert has been
associated with the recreation
Regardless of what group-. and ..there
are .undoubtedly many—has caused the delay
in Mile parkhill..pain, there is one faet that is
beyond any debating, and that is that the
project is going to :Goss thousands of
dollars more than what had ever been
pected.
A most conservative .estimate would be
that by the time it is constructed, it will cost
over .$500,000 more than what had been esti,:
mated originally,
This is due mainly to the rise in costs
of construction since the dam was first ap-
proved some five or six years ago as every-
one can readily understand. There have been
many delays and each one has added consid-
erable to the cost.
One Authority member estimated this
week the most recent delay could set the start
of the project .back another year or so, And
with the amount of paper work that will have
to be done by the ARCA and others involved
in the project, there is naturally every rea-
son to assume the costs will jump, as could
the $1,277,159,97 tender bid which had been
received in August.
And while it is only natural to realize
that costs have increased considerably since
plans for the dam were first instituted, it is
not as natural to assume that the benefit to
be derived from the dam has increased that
much.
In fact it may well be that changes
during those years of delay have made the
dam of less value in the same way that
changes have made other technological ad-
vancements obsolete before they were even,
completed.
Some of the questions which may arise
are as follows:
—Is the reservoir to be created as
ONE MAN'S OPINION
by John C. Boyne
much :of a necessity ,and benefit now that the
Lake I3izron pipeline pass through the
area?.
,Has the shortago- of water in the
area made large dams a thing of the past
when possibly more people .1vpuld benefit
from a greater number of smaller dams along
the river?
—And: due to the shortage of water has
the flood ..control benefit of the Parkhill dam
diminished in value?
—Has the opening of large government
parks, along Lake Huron made the recreation
value of the reservoir less of a necessity?
The -answers to these and other ques-
tions may show that the benefits of the dam
have not dropped in value, and have even
increased. They may show the dam has drop-
ped some in value but not to the point where
it would be economical to drop plans for its
construction in view of the huge investment
already made in it.
But it may also be that it has dropped
in value to the point where it would not be
economical to proceed with it in view of the
changes which have taken place since it was
first known to be needed,
This editorial has not been written
with any suggestion that the dam should be
dropped. But we do believe the members of
the Ausable River Conservation Authority
and others concerned should take a long hard
look at it once again during this delay to
make sure its construction will result in a
vast sum of money being wisely spent.
Due to the amount of time and energy
members of the ARCA have expended in the
project it is quite conceivable that the con-
struction of the dam has 'become a "goal" for
them.. But they should be reminded that the
benefit of the dam is the "goal" and not the
dam itself.
Such nonsense, Mr. Ross A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CUSTOMERS OF THE B OF M
Anchor
of advent Every dollar you
saved went right
to work in 1964
James V. Ross, director of information
of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture,
stepped way out into left field when he ques-
tioned the advisability of farmers staying at
a plush Toronto hotel when. they attend the
annual convention of the F of A.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the
Huron F of A, Ross contradicted the main
theme of his address when he hinted farm-
ers shouldn't be seen in such luxurious sur-
roundings. He said city folk seeing farmers
at the hotel may wonder as well if they drive
Cadillacs or have their own private airplanes.
You see, Mr. Farmer, as long as you're
getting subsidies for your products and com-
plaining about low prices, the implication is
that you shouldn't outwardly show that you're
not a prime candidate for the poor house,
Such nonsense. Mr. Rossi
As you pointed out, Mr. Ross, there's
no difference between urban and rural peo-
ple in most instances. So Why should farmers
act as though they were second class citi-
zens and not stay in the best hotels if they
want to.
You also noted correctly that farmers
should have no shame in regards to their ef-
forts to society and the economy. So why
should they slink around the back streets in
any town or city?
And if your figures are correct, Mr.
Ross, any businessmen who have an 'vestment
of between $34,000 and $48,000 in their busi-
nesses would have to be classed among our
leading citizens, which the majority of farm-
ers in our area certainly are,
You may not believe it, Mr. Ross, but
many of the farmers in our area are the top
men in various forms of civic administration,
church groups, social and service work. We
even select them as wardens of our county
and right now we have one representing us
in Ottawa.
Yes sir, they're first rate citizens and
have every right to live as such.
And if your city friends down in To-
ronto wonder if they fly their own private
airplanes to the convention, you can tell them
that a few of them could. And there's even a
chance they want to stay at that plush hotel
because they have a few shares of stock in
it.
No, not all the farmers in this area
are wealthy. Some, similar to their urban
cousins, are finding it fairly tough to make
ends meet. And one thing is for sure, they all
need the government subsidies.
But as members of the most important
"industry" in Canada, farmers have every
right to live as such, and that includes en-
joying the same living standards as anyone
else. When they can't do that, this nation will
be in serious trouble and urban residents will
be the first to know about it.
Charles Smith, Manager
Exeter Branch.
Bank of Montreal
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BATTN AROUND WITH THE EDITOR
Should be considered
on a Thursday, Monday or any other
night of the week, and would seriously
suggest that such consideration be
given.
was just about ready to get to his feet
to tell Chairman Tom MacMillan that
he would attempt to answer questions
any ratepayers had, when R., E. Pooley
beat him to the draw and had the meet-
ing adjourned before he had an op-
portunity to speak.
We mention these facts to show that
Ken was avictim of circumstances and
was in no way avoiding his duties.
And "duties" may be the key as to
Why none of the other four Eeeter men
who sit on the board was present.
While only one had the responsibility
of giving a report, the four men have
the occupations oft doctors lawyer,
undertaker and preacher.
It is quite possible they may have
been busy and id face, it is even pose
sible they may all have been busy on
the same "case".
While the ratepayers perhaps
should expect a report from the high
school representative, we'll agree
with the thought expressed by Ken
Johnst the people know what we are
doing by the reports of the ereeetinge
In The Times-Advocate.
program for many years, and I
am sure he will give the town
fell value and a lot of loyalty
plus an active, well planned
recreational program.
The community centre board
has, a handicap, in that there
has never been a surplus so
that a repair fund could be
accumulated, and that means
that any time repairs are needed
we have to have assistance,
but in the main the operating
eepense is almost taken care
of by income from ice rentals
and from the profit from the
snack bar and rentals of the
grounds.
Last year we had to make
major repairs to the supporting
pillars and that in turn led to
roof repairs this year. Insur-
ance is a large cost to the arena
and we hope that when the de-
benture debt is cleared in a
couple of years, a sprinkler
system can be installed as this
will make a great saving on the
insurance premiums.
We also look forward to re-
novations of the gymnasium part
of the arena that will make it
a more practical and useful
part of the community facilities.
The new swimming pool is
a wonderful addition to our
facilities and it will take a year
or two in operation before we
can assess the real cost, but I
believe that for at least a few
years it will be self supporting.
The park committee was
lucky this year. We aquired a
great deal of fill from the high-
way and sewer projects which
will add several acres of useful
area to Riverview park, and the
service clubs have offered fin-
ancial assistance in a centennial
project.
I think Riverview park will
be a real showplace by 1967.
Referring now to the financial
operations of RAP, you will note
on the interim report that up to
the end of October we have
disbursed slightly more than
$30,000 with $6,200 of it coming
from town council. In other
words the people who use our
recreation facilities have paid
out of their own pocket 80% of
the cost of the program includ-
ing all salaries, Insurance, re-
pairs and in fact all the things
that go to make up the overhead
cost. Another factor that I would
like to point out is that a very
high percentage of the money
disbursed by RAP is spent in
Exeter, and we are able to
supply summer jobs for several
teenage supervisors.
While I am still on my feet
and because when my present
appointed term ends, in Decem-
ber, I will.be resigning from
the RAP committee, I would
like to take this opportunity
to thank council for the oppor-
tunity and honour of serving
on this committee, and also
want to publicly thank the boards
of the public school and the
high school for the co-operation
they have extended in granting
the use of their facilities to
the recreation committee for
various group activities.
Mr. Farrow has done an ex-
cellent job as treasurer, and
his up-to-date accounting and
financial reports have been a
great help towards the efficient
operation of RAP. His enthu-
siasm to get his work done
without prompting has consi-
derably lightened the load for
the chairman.
And I thank all the other
members of the committee for
the lively and business-like way
they have participated in all of
our meetings and thanks to The
Times-Advocate for attending
and reporting our meetings.
lates our awareness of the re-
sources of faith, comfort, cour-
age, and conviction which God
makes available in Jesus
Christ. He is the utterly re-
liable anchor.
We are not.in any more try-
ing times than the people to
whom that letter was written..
We are not in the position our
pioneer forefathers were in.
However, we still need our an-
chor because behind the glitter
and hustle and bustle of this
season we still need God, In
ancient times the Anchor was
a symbol of hope because there
were times when it was the last
resource of storm tossed sail-
ors. The Christian church took
this symbol and baptized it with
new meaning.
As Clarence hiacartney has
said, "No one who knows what
can happen at sea would go to
sea in a vessel that carried no
anchor. Because even though it
was the most modern liner cir-
cumstances might arise where
the hope of the ship would de-
pend not on the captain or the
crew, the engines, the company,
or the steering gear, but on the
anchor."
So in this Advent, pre-Christ -
was season, may we find the
time to strengthen our hold on
the Anchor. May we find the
renewal of strength, comfort,
courage, joy and hope which
only He can give. May the pros-
perous glitter of it all not ob-
scure our real need at this
time, as always— our need of
Emmanuel — God with us — Je-
sas Christ.
OLD 'TIMES'
As Manager of your local branch of the Bank of
Montreal, I would like to report to you briefly
about the use we made of the savings dollars which
you placed in our keeping in 1964.
Let me say that our country's economy got 100
cents of effort from every savings dollar entrusted
to us in the past year, A large portion went to
assist people in financing things that meant an
improved way of life for them such things as
cars, home improvements, household appliances of
all kinds. Another very substantial proportion of
your savings dollar was lent to small, medium and
large business enterprises, encouraging them to
expand and to employ more people.
The personal savings of all our customers this
year amounted to very nearly one-half of the total
deposits of $4,340,434,648 at the Bank's year-end
on October 31st, 1964. This figure is the highest in
all our 147 years of banking and allowed us to
bring our loans to a record high of $2,728,862,030.
Another $874,466,266 was invested in high-grade
government bonds which have a ready market,
plus $268,181,390 in other securities—mainly short-
term credits to industry.
What else did your hard working dollars do in
19643 Well, they breathed new vitality into vir-
tually every community across our nation. They
financed new industry and created new jobs ...
helped farmers improve both their farms and their
way of living , constructed new schools and
helped students get a better education ,.. built
new roads and highways.., supported community
projects, large and small, of many kinds,
Yes, your savings dollars worked hard in 1964 —
and hardest of all for you. For, steadily accumulat-
ing at interest, they are a sound investMent in a
better future for yourself and your family.
On behalf of the Bank of Montreal, may I say
"thank you" for your confidence in "My Bank" and
for the Opportunity you are giving us to work with
you in building a more prosperous Canada.
Moore, Stanley Green, Douglas
Pryde, _Norman Hannigan and
Britain Sanders.
50 YE ARS AGO
Mr. Earl parsons is another
Exeter' boy to enlist for active
service and is training at tit-
taws,
Mr. end airs. Milo Snell have
moved to towel this week from
the farm on London Road South.
Mr. Robert Luker has pur-
chased Mr. Snell's farra.
Mr. Robert Sanders has re-
turned from the neighborhood of
Wirighe= where he spent se-
veral weeks hunting.
Mr. T. H. NeWell has closed
up his open shed in connection
with the Commerical Hotel and
converted It into e garage and
ice hotise.
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As we enter the Advent sea-
son I would like to share with
you a few thoughts I gleaned
from a 1961 editorial by Doris
Anderson.
"There are eternal, human,
and spiritual bonds that draw
us together at Christmas — fun-
damental things we ra.rely talk
about these days — faith, love,
family loyalty and tenderness."
"We live in anxious times. We
may be excused if we sometimes
feel like members of a colony
of ants, industriously pursuing
our tiny affairs, just as a ma-
licious child is about to kick a
crater in the ant hill. But let
us not despair,"
"As we look back in history
we realize that very few people
in the past have enjoyed a per-
fectly secure world. Consider
for a moment the anxieties that
must have been present at one
of the first Canadian Christ-
mases at. Port Royal in Nova
Scotia."
“As Champlain and his ad-
venturers dipped hand made
spoons into boiled eel stew and
squirrel pie they must have felt
as isolated in a Cold, hostile
land as a modern band of astro-
nauts would feel if they were
celebrating Christmas on the
moon."
"Even nearer to our own time
there are many tales of pioneer
Christmases amid great hard-
ship. But the privation simply
intensified the need to celebrate
Christmas no matter how humb-
ly. Almost all gifts were made
by hand from scraps of material
or carved out of native wood
after the children were inbed."
"A prairie chicken or a fat
rabbit has often been a Christ-
mas meal in this country. Yet
these hard facts did not darken
the significance of Christmas.
Instead they heightened the re-
ligious significance which was
Of paramount Importance for
Most of Our pioneers."
"Christmas was a religious
time. At one old timer said,
"We were all like little boats
tossing On a prairie ocean of
dry land) only taking a chance
on success or failure in an un-
predicthele adventure and WE
NEEDED AN ANCHOR".
"Chtistrnees then Wae pri-
Inertly a time when they ex-
pressed their faith in that an-
ehor by gathei-Ing tbgetber to
sing old familiar hymns and
carols and retell the Christmas
story. Christmas has ellwa.ys
been and always will be a sea-
son for rebirth Of faith, a re-
assertion of love, an extension
of friendship and the fervent
trust that peace and a better
life for the whole world is close
at hand.''
We all need to reaefirin OUT
faith In the Anchor of Advent.
We 'need to find a basis forhope
which is hot destroyed by prie
vatioh, depression, or anxious
world tonditiOne, We heed to
find the hope that is eternal.
In the letter to the dtetressed
Hebrews hope Is described as
the 'utterl'y reliable anchor for
out 'steels° as hti lips
translates it.
It it a f act of Christian tl-
perience that dittionity gime-
It's unfortunately too late to men-
tion it, but there is one important
aspect of Exeter's nomintion meet-
ing that should be considered. And
that is in regard to the date on which
it is held,
Readers will have noticed in the
patt few issues we have attempted
to coax, cajole, wheedle, etc., etc.
people to attend nom-illation meetings
in their respective communities. As
pointed out, we feel attendance at
such meetings is a duty and respon-
sibility for everyone.
However, in Exeter, there is a
legitimate reason why some persons
dO not attend and that is due to the
fact nomination meeting is held on a
Friday night When merchants and their
staefe are on duty.
We doh't know how long the town
has been using the Friday night date,
but it is quite possible it was chosen
Whet stores here stayed open Saturday
nights.
As fat as we know there is no rea.
son why the meeting couldn't be held
One of the things missing at this
nomination — besides several resi-
dents— was a report from a repre-
sentative of the SHDHS board.
When Chairman Tom MacMillan
called for a report, no one stood
up, except Councillor Joe Wooden,
a member of the staff. He apparently
saw beard chairman ken Johns at the
back of the room and sat down, al-
though the chairman made no move
to give a report.
Ken phoned us up after the meeting,
reporting regret at the fact he had
not been able to give a report, but he
was just not prepared for it.
This of course was understandable
as Ken is not Exeter's representative
on the board and had come to the
meeting Only as an interested on-
loOker,
However, he informed us that he
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25 YEARS AGO
A call hat been extended by
Creditors United Church to Rev,
Lawrence Turner of triglehart
to becane nastot Of the Cradle
ton charge to fill the vacancy`
caueed, by the resignation of
Lieut. Eel diaartuni,
Ralph Delbr.idge, W 1111 am
Wilson and Grant Taylor of
London etPeet the weekend at
their hornet in Exeter,
Boy Scouts itoestad1Othtliliit
badges Tuesday evening were
John Page, Donald Traqiialt,
Glenn McTavish, Murray
15 YEARS AGO
According to Mr. C. S, Mac-
Naughton, ehairman of the pro-
perty committee, the new Dis-
trict High School building should
be completely ready in January.
aire Bert Gotland was named
preSident of the Exeter branch
of the Canadinn legion Monday
night..
The proceeds from the Jelaior
Fanners fall dance amounting
to $60 is being donated to South
HutOn Hospital Fund.
10 ree,ARS AGO
SS 11 Hay (glue water School)
was closed tent Week *o,lien the
building wet declared unsafe.
/in. S. Cross of lienSall
recently retired as. president
Of the united chnrch W/4.5 after
holding offite for 16 years.
J ohn Rylko, a 38-year-viii
native of Poland and forraerly
held in GerMan concentration
camps, is Making his home In
Exeter with his Wife and two
children. 'He Is sculptor ; and
is carving the Holy Trinity
In full eigute for a Windsor
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