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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-01-14, Page 2this Sunday, Wednesday afternoon and during the evening throughout the week. Davies Grant & Patterson DEVON BUILDING CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Municipal Auditors • PH 235-0120 EXETER Office Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. LSMFT we're cutting the price $10 a day Thursday's Prices 1962 PLYMOUTH Station Wagon, 6 cyl., standard, locally owned $1390 1961 FORD 2 door, 6 cyl., $970 FARM 1959 FORD "640" tractor with 10 ft. fork lift $1620 1962 ALLIS-CHALMERS "272" diesel used very little $1370 1959 DAVID BROWN "950" diesel, motor overhauled $1370 Larry Snider Motors. Ltd. Ford Fairlane, Falcon and Ford Trucks 586 MAIN SOUTH, EXETER 235.1640 BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager Now that the festivities are over and the Exeter area is looking forward to a happy and prosperous 1965, I hope we won't forget those friends and acquaintances for whom the New Year has not started out so well. I'm thinking in particular of "shut-ins" people who can't get around easily and are therefore confined to the house. Day after day can get terribly monotonous for them (tragically so if they're alone) and yet it's so easy to break that monotony and cheer them up a bit! A simple phone call—even if you don't have anything special to say—can mean a great deal. We sometimes forget people when we don't see them around as usual. But if the reason they're not around is that they're ill and confined to the house, then this is precisely the time we SHOULD be remembering them. So let's NOT forget! — Let's make that simple call, and often! * ABOUT TIME On the morning of her fourth birthday, a miss named Nancy came into the house after playing in the yard. "Mommy," she asked, "did I get a phone call this morning?" "No, dear," her mother said, a little surprised but equal to the occasion, "were you expecting a call?" "Well," said Nancy, "I'm four years old now, so it's about time someone called me." Would someone special like to hear from you? Someone special who's far away? Birthday or not, Long Distance calls go over big with friends—and they're pleasant for you, tool THEN WHAT HAPPENED This little story, reported by a telephone company in Florida, is too good not to pass along to telephone users up here. It certainly points out the importance of calling the right number. A chap, belatedly realizing he would be detained at his office, hurriedly dialed his wife, dialed wrong and, when a woman answered, blurted out that he'd be late getting home. Before she could set him straight, her own husband, who had overheard, grabbed the phone and said, "Okay, Buddy, no hurry at all, TAKE YOUR TIME . I Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 cote exefeRinies-Ailuocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A.., 0.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERS: .1. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott EDITOR: William Batten "Elliot, move away from that new wallpaper!" "Joe, I think bears are info the grub,"" EDITORIALS End it one way or another GUEST ARTICLE Although once thought of as a disappearing factor in our econ- omy, figures given to The T-A some time ago by Dalton Fink-. belner, a local member of the Arabian Horse Association of Eastern Canada, show that this is far from the truth. Quoting from one of his group's magazines, the avid horseman notes as follows: Horses are a $165 million business each year in the State of California according to a careful census prepared by that state which boasts 310,000 plea- sure horses. One out of every 60 persons owns a horse for pleasure and relaxation. The average mount, weighing 1,000 pounds, consumes about 51/2 ton of hay, grain and grass each year. A smart horseman, who buys feed carefully, can feed a horse for 504 per day, although in metropolitan areas this can run higher. This amounts conservatively to $56 million annually. Hay, I add another $150 that each horseman spends annually for boots and clothing and this would be $46,500,000, And that's al- lowing only one rider for each horse. The information from various parts of the U.S.A. is much the same as the California figures shown above, and it is estimated Canada is very near the same. Devotees of pleasure riding find it relieves them of the pressures of modern living and there is a wonderful friendship among fellow enthusiasts. And it plays an important part in our economy! Horses still important the sixth most important agri- culture commodity, is figured in this ration and horses use about 22% of the annual crop. How about vitamins, shoes and saddles? Careful figures show it takes $100 per year to keep a horse shod and healthy. This would mean $31 million for black- smiths, veterinarians and drug- stores each year. Add another $100 a year to maintain and replace saddles, trailers and other equipment, and this means another $31 million toward the economy. Most riders feel they should look as good as their horse, so Did you know . . . .? Should cars involved in ac- cidents be moved off the road immediately? Or must the ve- hicles be left where they are until the police arrive? Few drivers know their rights and ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne some early serious discussion. If it elan be improved, recommendations as to how it can be done should be made. If nothing can be done---,and it appears doubtful—the two mat- ters should be dropped and future discussions should be ruled out of order if broached in the future. Council also appears prone to naming a committee of adjustment to handle any ap- peals that may arise over the zoning bylaw. Main reason Why some members of council appear to be against setting up such a committee is they fear control will be taken out of their hands and the committee is apt to approve of some matter on which council does not approve. This may very well happen. But it is the same situation which exists in any other board chosen by council to administer 'a seg- ment of the community's affairs. Because they appoint humans, and not machines, there are bound to be occasions when vari- ous board and committee members make de- cisions which do not meet with the approval of all members of council. But council has control over the situa- tion to the extent of naming representatives whom they believe will give all problems due consideration and make decisions to the best of their ability. That is the best for which they can hope, but it should be good enough. However, if council members feel there can be no one found with abilities equal to their own, then they had better keep the matter under their direct control. Inaugural meetings are generally a time for various elected officials to give a brief resume of What they anticipate their respective groups will be faced with in the coming year, However, Exeter council's in- augural showed beyond any doubt it is also a good time to review some of the unfinished business of the previous year. Too often representatives have an eye only to the future and some of the important work held in abeyance from the previous year is unnecessarily delayed and at times is completely forgotten. Councillor Joe Wooden pointed this out when he brought up two or three things on which last year's council had put their stamp of approval, but never had carried out. The most important on the list was in regards to garbage. This topic was mentioned at practically half of the meetings last year and some definite steps to improving the sit- uation had been approved, but never carried through. The garbage issue, similar to that of dogs running at loose has become known as a "perennial" problem for council and this has led to a defeatist attitude by some in that they feel nothing can really be done and the discussion is dropped with no action being taken. The garbage and dog problem in Exe- ter obviously needs some attention judging from the amount of discussion it has been given. It is to be hoped the committees in charge of the two problems this year give it Just what we need Pleasant change in scenery The construction industry reportedly had a decline in 1964, but indications are that it will definitely take a step forward in 1965, especially in the commercial and educational fields. J. C. Clayton announced last week that General Coach Works of Canada Ltd. has commenced a 17,000 square foot addition to their trailer factory in Hensall. With this unit and the nearly com- pleted Centralia plant of Dashwood Planing Mills Ltd. and the local office of the British Mortgage & Trust Company, the scenery in the area will be changed to a great extent. A large addition of course is planned for SHDHS and it is quite possible that addi- tions to schools in Hensall and Zurich will be undertaken. And there is even a good indica- tion that there may be a new central school in Stephen Township. In the past week as well, council ap- proved building permits for the addition of a restaurant at the local motel and for a barber- shop beside the store of Tom Mac- Millan. Both these additions will improve the appearance of Main Street and Mr. MacMil- lan indicates he plans to remodel his own store front when the addition is completed. Changes have taken place elsewhere in the business section in the remodelling of Gould & Jory and the opening of McKerlie Automotive in the former Lyric Theatre. Plans previously outlined by Fred Dar- ling call for the removal of the old Opera House and a large addition to the IGA. When these changes have been com- pleted, there is no doubt that the Exeter shopping area will present one of the most attractive and modern appearances to be found anywhere, and the progressive mer- chants in the community who continue to keep up with the times are to be sincerely commended. The expansions and changes to be found throughout the district are indeed wel- come signs and indicate area residents can look to the future with optimism. sessonstanzwmum77,::,"...:T,r-msz.v., araraMMIUMIL BATT'N AROUND Can't responsibilities in this regard. The Ontario Safety League says that the first duty of per- sons involved in an accident is to make the highway as safe as possible for others. In other words, get the cars off the high- way and to the side of the road AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Ob- viously, though, no car should be moved hurriedly if to do so might further injure someone hurt in the collision. Failure to move slightly dam- aged cars delays and endangers other traffic. Drivers canbe — and are — charged for willfully blocking traffic with their dam- aged cars. Further, drivers may be held liable in damages if other persons suffer loss or hazard created by stopped ve- hicles. E.H.S. Piper, Q.C,, Manager and General Counsel of All Can- ada Insurance Federation says: "A driver is to remain at the scene of the accident, must render all possible assistance and may be required to supply information respecting his name and address, as well as that of the owner. But there is no legislation to prevent a car being moved after an accident; in fact, no vehicle is required to await the arrival of the po- lice. The law requires that the po- lice be notified. It also sets out the duty of the parties in- volved to provide identification, and evidence of vehicle regis- tration, to one another. All reports made about an accident, whether made by in- dividuals or by the police, are without prejudice and are for the information of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. No statement in the report will be deemed part of the record in any action in damages." The basic rules of the road still prevail after an accident, the Ontario Safety League em- phasizes; the first responsibil- ity of everyone concerned is to make sure that the first col- lision does not lead to another. ilies and there is no reckoning how many full sized daddies work overtime to buy Barbie a senior prom dress (ice blue and sea green satin with tulle overskirt) or to get Ken pro- perly garbed to escort her there (tuxedo with satin faced lapels, white dress shirt, maroon bow tie and cummerbund and bouton- niere)." As Zunsser puts it so well, "Anyone looking for deeper val- ues in the world of (Barbie' is looking in the wrong place. With its emphasis on possessions and its worship of appearances it is modern American in miniature —a tiny parody of our pursuit of the beautiful, the material and the trivial". This article really awakened me again to the well documented fact that there is always lots of money for trivia when that trivia provides diversion for our- selves. There seems, however, to be a real or imaginery shortage when it comes to providing some of our resources to reach out and deal with problems which don't affect our own little worlds. WITH THE EDITOR afford to miss it? Comments or criticism will be wel- comed. Write PO Box 31 Exeter As may be expected, the weather has been the main topic of conver- sation around the area during the past month or so, and we have yet to find anyone who can recall ever having experienced a similar season, Here in the so-called snow belt we have been hit with rain and fog, while out in B.C. where such weather is considered more normal, they have been having our snow. Actually, the precipitation in the region is probably about normal, but rather than snow it has been rain. When it is considered that it takes only one inch of rain to make 10 inches of snow, it can be seen that we would probably have our regular amount of white stuff 11 all the pre- cipitation had been in that form. One of the strange facets of the winter has been the fact that very few people appear to be over-joyed at the type of weather that has pre- vailed to date, Although most have complained bitterly in the past about the hardships of winter, It is apparent that the majority would still prefer that more "healthy" atmosphere of cool, crisp temperatures as against the damp, miserable climate. Perhaps it could be considered "fair" that the weather conditions in various sections Of the country should interchange, but this would certainly only be economical if it could he guaranteed for several years at a time. Economics is certainly involved in the weather to a great extent and there are many who already have experienc- lailiaMMAKTr.:721Z.Va=.....-.1 Last week I indicated that the United Nations "Freedom From Hunger" campaign raised about $60 million per year in each of the last four years. Many people think: "That fig- ure is too high—we really can't afford it you know". Many tell us that you can't expect the average North American family to spend $120 to fully support a child in Africa or Asia. It is also a fact that the majority of Canadian families do not give to charity anywhere near the standard income tax deduction of $100 per year. I feel very strongly that that standard deduction should be removed. In spite of this app a r e nt shortage of funds for these purposes there seems to be sufficient money available for some rather strange, weird and wonderful things. For example there is an in- dustry worth $97 million a year turning out "Barbie" dolls. An accurate estimate is that you can spend between $200 to $300 per year to outfit Barbie and her assorted friends and asso- ciates. I find it difficult to think of a better sympton of a rather weird distortion of values than this. Dr. William K. Zunsser says in a recent Saturday Eve- ning Post article: "Barbie is a million dollar doll". He goes on, "She, her boy friend Ken, her new sisterSkip- per, her girl friend Midge and Midge's boy friend Allen con- stitute the sole or complete support of 25 press agents, 45 advertising executives, 5,000 workers in Japan who make the actual dolls and costumes and 800 employees of Mattel Inc., California". "The (Barbie' magazine has 100,000 subscribers. Mattel has released only one set of Barbie sales figures, for the fiscal year ending February 1963". "During that period the firm sold 5 million Barbie, Ken and Midge dolls and 25 million cos- tumes. The cost of outfitting Barbie and her friends in fact has become a major item in the budget of many American fam- ed hardships due to the fact things are not what they usually are. First and foremost in the group are the winter resort operators and others who make their livelihood on various outdoor recreation pursuits. While this area does not directly suffer from this loss of business, the loss of business throughout On- tario undoubtedly will be felt to some extent in every community. The matter of snow removal is al- ways a costly item that could be con- sidered a complete waste of money and as yet the bills for such work have been elftioSt negligible. However, this is money too that has been taken out of circulation although it may be put back in as communities will have it available for spending on other pro- jects. Area tire salesmen have probably noticed a sizeable decline in the pur- chases of snow tires and other mer- chants may have had drops in sales of winter clothing and boots, etc. Things of course may change dras- tically in the next two months, but it can easily be seen that the weather does play a major part in determining the economy of the area. As we noted previously, there Would be no hard- ships if it could be guaranteed that We Were no longer in the snow belt, as new ventures Could be planned and new merchandising methods in- stituted. But it is very doubtful if this type of open winter will be repeated for some years and the lack of snow will have an adverse effect to some 25 YEARS AGO Mr. G. A. Cann of Dunnville, who recently purchased the Harvey Bros. mill, has pur- chased from Mr. John Andrew the fine brick residence he has been occupying on William St. Cpl. Vernon Heywood of the Perth Regiment, Stratford, was home for the weekend. Thursday night, January 11 fire destroyed the fine school building of SS No. 6 Hibbert commonly known as Cromarty school. Narcisse Cantlin, aged 69, founder of St. Joseph on the Blue Water Highway, died at his home on Sunday. His widow and seven children survive. 50 YEARS AGO Saturday evening while Mr. and Mrs. A. Coates of Usborne were returning home from town they ran into a pitch hole and the tugs broke. The cutter was upset and the horse ran home. No one was hurt. Mr. W. H. Levett who, for many years, has conducted a wholesale produce and coal bus- iness in Exeter has sold out to Messrs. Thos. Kestle, Hy Rowe and Miss May Wood. The new partners take possession March I. Owen Atkinson of town is qualifying as lieutenant at Lon- don and will join the third contingent. extent on our economy. Anyone who has attended a teen- age dance in the past year or so will undoubtedly have noticed a drastic change in dance practices. In fact, most older citizens would probably question if the antics used by the younger set could be termed dancing at all. We had occasion to drop in on the popular Exeter Teen Town dance last week and came away almost believing the date on our birth certificate must be wrong as things have changed dras- tically even since we had occasion to be one of the shy wallflowers at such events. But many of the new dances would be a boon to wallflowers. The kids go through such zany antics and jump all over the floor so much it must be impossible for them to keep track of Where their partner is. A fellow could just move onto the floor all by himself and it's doubtful if he would appear out of place and could dance with several of these "floating" partners. But did you notice in the picture we published last week hoW the teen- agers have removed the dangers of injuries and bruises that were always a constant threat from those charact- ers that pumped their arms similar "to pump handles? Today's kids have avoided this risk by merely wrapping both arms around their partner and there isn't a stray elbow to be found anywhere. At least we assume this was the main reason for the innovation of the two-armed embrace. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. C. S. MacNaughton is in Chicago to attend the m i d- winter meeting of the American Seed Trade Association. Provincial Constable Charles Salter has been transferred from Blyth to Kitchener. Mrs. Salter and Jane will move shortly. Two smart new arenas were officially opened last Friday night, one in Hensall and the other in Zurich. Over 6,000 pullets were smothered to death Monday eve- ning in a fire which broke out at the Lakeview Hatchery in Exeter, Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. .111-11111111N 01101AN 1,11,41 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-hi-Advance Circulation, September 30, 1964, 4,063 10 YEARS AGO C. S. MacNaughton was elect- ed chairman of SHDHS Board for 1955 succeeding Dr. H. H. Cowen who has served in that capacity for eight years. Exeter's new mayor is R. E. Pooley with reeve, William Mc- Kenzie and deputy reeve, Ches- ter Mawhinney. Chambers and Darling, Exe- ter butchers, announced this week they have dissolved part- nership with Fred D ar ling carrying on the business. Construction of a dam in Usborne Township that would create a reservoir of more than 100 million gallonS of water IS now being considered by con- servation and PUC'officials. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Pier Year: USA $5.00 Iiraggi1110