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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-02-11, Page 2IS YOUR OPINION WORTH LESS THAN 5S? WELL, PROVE IT ! It Takes Only One Nickle — Five Pennies — To Have Your Opinion Counted In This Times-Advocate OPINION POLL IN REGARD TO THE PERTINENT QUESTION OF HURON COUNTY'S SENIOR CITIZENS In An Effort To Seek Public Opinion, The Times-Advocate Asks YOU This Question: Do You Favor Future Erection Of Homes For The Aged In The North And South Of The County As Opposed To Further Expansion Of Huronview At Clinton YES Mork Your Vote Here NO O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 SIGNATURE ADDRESS Record Your Vote and Those of Other Members of Your Family Over the Age of 21 and Mail (that's the 50 Cost) to THE TIMES-ADVOCATE My Name and Opinion May Be Published Please Do Not Publish My Nome Please Check Please Check ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne Should abolish it Business Directory C. H. RODER, D.C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC Strathroy, Ontario OFFICE HOURS Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 - 12, 2 - 5 Tues. and Fri. Evening, 7 - 9 By Appointment Please Office Phone 654 Home 1498 JACK HEYWOOD LICENSED AUCTIONEER All types of sales "For Top Prices" EXETER LONDON Phone 235-0720 451-8630 DR. J. W. CORBETT L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Devon Building Phone 235.1083 Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoons ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. "Service That Satisfies" DASHWOOD Phone 119 London lawyer W. R. Poole, Q.C., ap- pears to have been quite justified in his criti- cism of certain facts surrounding the charges laid against some amusement operators at Grand Bend this summer, and the resulting fines they paid in Sarnia court last week. The charges were for keeping or oper- ating common gaming houses, and while they may sound rather austere, it should be ex- plained the operators were taken to court for the rather common practice of operating bingo and pinball machines. The very fact the operators paid fines proves beyond any doubt their operations were illegal, and perhaps few will sympathize with them on the grounds they probably knew the bingo and pinball machines were illegal when they were operating them. But by the same token, if the °per• ators knew they were illegal, then the police and municipal officials should have known they were illegal too, but their actions in the past few years in this regard is the matter that Mr. Poole correctly chose to criticise. He pointed out the Village of Grand Bend has been receiving a licence fee for these machines for many years. And there- fore, because they were paying these fees to operate them, the owners undoubtedly had every right to believe this gave them the privilege of operating them without any fear of recourse by the law. It is obviously absurd that fees should be charged on something that is illegal, but the Village of Grand Bend can be excused too in this matter to a certain extent. And this is on the basis that these games and machines have been in operation in Grand Bend for at least 10 years, and longer in some cases. But even more to the point is the fact they have been operated in the open for that period of time as well. The bingo game and pinball machine establishments were not places one entered by whispering a "pass word" at a dark, dingy door in some obscure alley. Is,`,118111812=48==="ZY,t,'",'="21,7.577,T.:ZWISSITZV„,=•, 50 YEARS AGO Ray Dobbs of Saintsbury held a woodbee Tuesday afternoon and a dance at night. J. H. Grieve is the latest to branch out into the poultry busi- ness in town. He has purchased two acres of land on Sanders St. and has erected an up-to- date henhouse capable of hous- ing 450 hens. At Exeter Council meeting H. E. Huston and W. D. Weekes of the new public library asked that the heating, lighting and caretaking of the new building be taken over by the munci- pality. It was granted. 25 YEARS AGO Rev. James Anthony of the Motherwell-Avonbank UC nuit is retiring from active work at the conclusion of the church year in June and will reside in Exeter. Mr. Charles Zwicker, for 40 years a prominent Crediton merchant, has disposed of his general store and is retiring from business. James W. Morley, local bar- rister, was the unanimous choice as the Conservative standard-bearer for HUro n- Perth at an open convention in Henson 'Town Ball. Two silver identification bradelets have been sent Over- Seas to members of James G. A. WEBB, D.C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC CLOSED WEDNESDAY For Appointment Ph 235-1680 DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street Exeter Closed All Day Saturdays PHONE 235.0233 BELL & LAUGHTON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C., B.A. C. V. LAUGHTON, Q.C., LLB. Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoons Grand Bend Saturday Mornings by Appointment PHONE 519-235.0440 EXETER *49*1,ak. EDITORIALS He hasn't been listening! A democracy is intended to be rule by the majority, but it is also a system un- der which minorities are given certain advan- tages, and at times they are given more ad- vantages than the majority, An example of this is in regard to the situation of the Huron County hog producers, who will have to go to the polls this year to select their 19 committeemen, Voting in Huron County for these posi- tions is not new and back in the stormy past the elections were hotly contested with the pro - marketing board producers being op- posed by a group supporting a free enter- prise system of marketing hogs. Generally, both groups had full slates, but after repeated—and decisive defeats to the marketing board supporters, the free en- terprise men reA7ed they were definitely in a minority and so they apparently decided to allow the majority to rule with no further opposition. But not so a Dashwood area farmer, Melvin Greb. Last year he was the lone free enterprise candidate, and rather than have an election, the 19 pre-marketing board candi- dates chose to withdraw one of their candi- dates to give the seat to Greb; a wise deci- sion, but nevertheless a case of a minority gaining an advantage over a majority. The same situation arose this year, when Greb, apparently the only Huron Coun- ty hog producer who feels the teletype mar- keting system is not in the best interest of Ontario producers, had his name presented as a candidate again, along with the usual 19 candidates who have the support of the vast majority of Huron farmers. But this year, the pro-marketing board members decided Greb would not be "given" one of the positions and so Huron producers will have to go to the polls again this year to select 19 men from a slate of 20. The 19 men made a wise decision this year, because a democracy can only be weakened by con- tinually giving advantages to the minority at the cost of the majority. And too, this year's election will be for a three-year term as op- posed to the previous one-year terms the committeemen have been serving. There will always be minority groups Send resolutions to Huron County council Ministers, seniors urge decentralization We deserve it (Following is a resolution passed by the executive of the Exeter Senior Citizens° So- ciety which has been forwarded to Huron County Council.) Exeter, Ont. Feb. 8, 1965 Mr. Berry and members of Huron County Council: Be it resolved that we, the members of the Senior Citizens' Society of Exeter, go on record as being opposed to adding an addition to the present building "Huronview" at Clinton. As hospitals are built in se- veral towns in this county, we have found them a wonderful help for us, to be cared for, so near home, but now they are over-crowded so cannot care for the long time disabled or older patients. So we, the Senior Citizens, in all walks of our democratic society, and similar to the setup of our parliamentary system, they are essential. Most minority groups are to be staunchly defended—though not necessarily supported in their views—be- cause they are the watchdogs of the majority. And of course there have been many ex- amples whereby minority groups have be- come majority groups, pointing up the fact again that minority groups have their place and should not be condemned because their views do not meet with the support of the majority. Does this mean the actions of Mr. Greb should be approved? Certainly not! The basis for that opinion is the fact that Mr. Greb, as the lone opposition to Hur- on County hog producers, can hardly be con- sidered a minority. In fact, the numbers against his lone opposition makes it theoret- ically non-existent, which is vastly different than being in the minority. Our democratic system should never be flouted by any person to the point Mr. Greb has in forcing a $300 election among Huron County producers, the vast majority of whom have shown beyond any reasonable doubt they will not vote for him. But, because his opposition is almost non-existent, Mr. Greb may actually win one of the 19 positions. Not because the majority of eligible voters will vote for him, but rather because the majority will not even vote on such a "nuisance" issue, and therefore the very, very small minority of free enterprise supporters—and that's all there are in Hur- on—may be able to get him as many votes as any of the other candidates will receive when pro-marketing board supporters won't feel the time warranted to vote against Mr. Greb. Mr. Greb is certainly entitled to his opinions and the use of all avenues of mak- ing these opinions known, but we suggest his rights fall short of causing an election and a nuisance to Huron hog producers until such time as opposition to the present marketing scheme can be termed more than non-exist- ent. Huron hog producers have spoken "loud and clear" on this subject for many years. Haven't you been listening, Mr. Greb? (The following is a letter authorized by unanimous ap- proval of the South Huron Minis- terial Association to be sent to Huron County Council. Copies of the letter were also approved for publication in this news- paper and the Zurich Citizens News.) South Huron Ministerial Association February 4, 1965. Huron County Council, Goderich, Ont. • question of adding accommoda- tion to Huronview County Home or building a separate unit else- where in the county. Huronview is a well-appoint- ed residence and hospital. It is an outstanding example of the great improvement which has taken place in such county in- stitutions in a comparatively few years. So much has been done for the physical well-be- ing of the folk who make it their home that it is one of the very best homes for aged people there is. We as ministers visit such homes more than most people and we know that there are two factors which are very im- Dear Sirs: As a result of a discussion today the South Huron Minis- terial Association would like you to know our feeling on the portant indeed to the content- ment of old folk. One is their feeling of being in or very near the community which has been their home. The feeling for home is very deep in the human make-up: "away from home" brings moods of isolation and sadness, "at home" means contentment. The other factor is the visits of family and friends. Security, provision for all one's material needs, is no guarantee against boredom and loneliness. Noth- ing helps here so much as the frequent dropping in of family, friends and neighbours. We know that such visits are made much more frequently when the Home is located in or near one's home community. It seems to us that these two reasons should be given very great weight in reaching a de- cision of adding to Huronview or locating a unit elsewhere in the county. We urge them be- cause we know they mean so much to the contentment of our older citizens. Yours sincerely, Robert S. Hiltz,Pres. A. M. Schlenker, Sec. S. E. Lewis, Com. Operators deserved warning feel the homes for the older residents of this County should be placed likewise, where we would have access to a nursing Home, near our own relatives and friends. Our Central Public and High Schools are not all located in the centre of the County and as we older citizens built the eco- nomy of this County and Pro- vince, we feel we deserve a similar consideration from our County, so we, the undersigned executive are definitely opposed to the reported decision of Hur- on County Council to enlarge "Huronview" at Clinton, and favour the establishment of a smaller "Senior Citizen Home" in both South and North of this County of Huron. Signed Mrs. Warren Brock,Pres. Ed Chambers, Sec. Executive a murderer. There are fortun- ately examples to which we can point when precisely this has happened. In any case an appropriate response is not to be found in killing in the 'eye for eye' fashion. The answer will surely lie in the direction of seeking to redeem and transform. This approach is certainly more in line with Christ's teaching than the present legalistic method which does nothing but destroy. Therefore I for one am hop- ing that our national parliament votes in favour of abolishing the death penalty when it meets later this month. And yet I kept asking my wife, who favours capital punishment — would you kill them? She could give no answer. I feel that both of us feel that murder is not redeemed by another murder. I am con- vinced that the answer is not to be found in another killing. Our Lord would surely want us to try to reform and trans- form the character of even a murderer. I believe that when society kills a murderer it ack- nowledges its failure and its bankhiptcy. Modern psychiatry in co-op- eration with the work of the sociologist and the minister might conceivably work a change in the character of Entrance to these particular establish- ments was from the Main Street, and in the case of the bingo game, patrons were even invited to attend by the airing of an invita- tion over a public address system that could be heard for a considerable distance. And there isn't any doubt in the fact that every policeman who has worked in Grand Bend during those past 10 years or more knew that these operations were being carried on. So in this fact too, the operators had every right to assume that their operations could be carried on without fear of recourse by the law, particularly on the feeling that "silence means consent". But this was not the case. On an August night this past summer, policemen descended on the establishments with all the stealth one would expect them to display had they been attempting to capture a dangerous criminal, seized the machines, carted them off and charged the owners. It has been reported that the order to make the raid came from "higher up" and this is probably true, but the fact remains the situation was handled badly and unfor- tunately left a bad impression on the police, who probably had no choice in the matter at all, And equally unfortunate was the fact it not only cost the machine operators con- siderable in fines, it could have left them with a bad public image. While it should not be misconstrued that this newspaper condones illegal opera- tions, we do suggest the operators deserved a warning that their machines and games were illegal and their use should be discon- tinued. And had that warning not been heed- ed, then a raid and charges were warranted. But they were certainly not warranted under the situation as it existed in Grand Bend and it proves that officials who hand out orders should check into the details of any varying circumstances that may exist and could make their actions appear foolish. • Street UC, one to Lloyd Hunter and the other to Lloyd Linden- field. 15 YEARS AGO Exeter Kinsmen's first pre- sident signed the application for a charter at a supper meet- ing Thursday night when the election of officers took place. For the first time the meet- ing of Exeter High School Board was held in the new school Tues- day evening. A carnival to officially open Woodham's Community Rink was held Friday night. The Canadian Legion has started to excavate for the base- ment of its new building to be erected at the rear of the Lyric Theatre. Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 N. L. MARTIN OPTOMETRIST Main Street, Exeter Open Every Weekday Except Wednesday For Appointment Ph 235.2433 JOHN S. McGRAIL REAL ESTATE BROKER Niagara St. WYOMING Phone 845-3932 Specializing in Farms and Rural Properties. Listings required on farms and rural properties. CALL JACK ROSS, SALESMAN at Thedford 296.4689 MACKENZIE & RAYMOND BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS CHARLES L. MACKENZIE PETER L. RAYMOND Hensall Office in the Town Hall open Wednesday 2 to 5 Pm. PHONE 235.2234 EXETER JOHN WARD, D.C. CHIROPRACTOR AND DRUGLESS THERAPIST 15 Wellington St., across from PUC ST. MARYS PHONE 284.1501 USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office -- Exeter, Ont. Directors Robert G. Gardiner RR 1 President Cromarty Martin Feeney RR 2 Vice-President Dublin William H. Chaffe RR 4 Mitchell E. Clayton Colquhoun RR 1 Science Hill Raymond McCurdy RR 1 Kirkton The Toohey RR 3 Lucan Agents Hugh Benninger Dublin Harry Coates Exeter Clayton Harris Mitchell Secretary-Treasurer Arthur Fraser Exeter `fie ereferZimeetakasocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A.., O.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC Very shortly the House of Commons will hold a free vote on the question of c ap it al punishment. I have often wondered wheth- er another killing was a particu- larly helpful reply to one murder. I have often wondered whether 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' was a valid working hypothesis in this area of life. I have often wondered if so- ciety itself does not turn mur- derer when it imposes the death penalty. I agree with a recent Ma- clean's editorial in favour of the abolition of capital punish- ment. I further agree and ack- nowledge that capital punish- ment does have some deterrent effect. As they put it: "Most sane men would rather live than die, especially die by hanging and not all murderers are insane, no matter what psychologists may say. The fear of hanging does discourage at least some potential murderers. To deny this would only strengthen the suspicion that opponents of capital punishment are soft headed as well as softhearted". It goes on to say: "The way to meet this argument is not to contradict it but to demonstrate that there are other and better ways of deterring desperate men from committing crimes of violence". They then go on to list various positive alterna- tives. Perhaps you saw "The De- fenders" segment on T.V. a couple of weeks ago which sought to grapple with this ex- tremely complex problem. Anyone who got caught up in that show as I did couldn't help but want to punish the two ir- responsible teenagers who beat up and killed a defenseless old man for no apparent reason. In this case most people would naturally have pressed for the death penalty as did the Jury. In fact the story ended with that verdict. But in the meantime we had been presented with both sides of the issue. My wife and I thought a great deal about that programme. We agreed that if one of our sons had been murdered in this fash- ion we Would probably have wanted the death penalty carried out. We agreed that we would find it Impossible to curb that very natural reaction. PUBLISHERS: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott EDITOR: William Batten 10 YEARS AGO SHDHS set two records when it copped all four basketball championships of the tri-school league last week. L. J. Penhale, who has been chairman of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission for 20 years, will receive a long- service award from the Ontario Municipal Electric Association. Monday night's fire caused more than $40,000 damage to the Hyde Tractor and Combine Co. of Hensall. Businessmen in Exeter are protesting the proposed change in train schedule which will affect mail delivery here. Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Depq, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, September 301 1964, 4,063 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Par Year:, USA $5.00