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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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BATT'N AROUND
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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-
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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
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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.
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