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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-04-29, Page 411••••••••=1•••••••••••••••• • • • •• • • p i • s. • OPEN AGAIN Times Established 18/3 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 czar exeferZines-3015ocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A.,, C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERS: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcolt EDITOR: William Batten • CHICKEN DINNER SOO Si • • • PLUS your tovori tes SOFT ICE CREAM FRENCH FRIES FISH &CHIPS SEABUROERS etc. • pcs. delightful chicken, french buffeted ton, cole slow. Now Only $1.10 BY THE BUCKET $4,50 (Big ForreeaVee) SNACK—PAK — 4 Chicken wings—French Fries 60c DERBY DIP OPEN DAILY to Midnight No. 4 Highway South For Takeouts • Phone 2354541 EDITORIALS ONE MAWS OPINION by John C. 4oyno More ominous facts Read The T-A ads Before you go shopping Continuous training The attack against this smoking busi- ness is getting ridiculous. It was bad enough that the .Canadian Cancer Society, The Heart Foundation and a multitude of other health groups should in- form, smokers that they were following a risky habit; but now the Ontario Fire Marshal is producing records to show it is not only risky, but expensive, In a report released this week from the office of the Attorney General, the main cause of fires in 1964 was listed as smoking— including cigars, cigarettes and pipes. - A total of 6,681 fires were blamed on this source, more than double that of the next major factor—electricity. The average through the past 10 years shows that careless smokers have been re- sponsible for almost three times as many fires as any other source, so actually this past year's figures may indicate that either fewer people are smoking, or they are at least be- U ing more careful with their "cancer sticks". In the municipal fire loss column of the report, Exeter is reported to have had 17 fires in the past year with a fire loss of $365,071. The five-year average for the com- munity is 13 fires with an average loss per year of $77,121. Grand Bend's fire loss in 1964 was $148 from two fires and Hensall's was only $52 from three fires. Both of these were be- low their five-year average. Lucan had one causing $63 damage and Zurich had three fires amounting to $135 loss. Fire Marshal M. S. Hurst points out that fires followed a declining path in the past year, but it is still obvious that no one can afford to relax precautionary measures against fires. In Ontario last year 196 people were killed and another 724 injured in the 22,290 fires in the province. Total fire loss was $48,930,025, Should be brought to head A Great Future . We've learned how to grow to a satisfying retirement, through easier savings, less ex- pensive borrowing at our Exeter Community Credit Union. We're members, and there- fore owners too, which means we're helping others in Exeter to grow while we help ourselves, Why don't you call Harold Patterson and find out why? Exeter Community Devon Bldg. Harold Patterson Manager The report out of Grand Bend council last week that members planned to ask some pertinent questions of the PUC in that com- munity should come as welcome news for all concerned, For all too long there have been mut- terings of discontent with the operation of the PUC from both elected officials and pri- vate citizens. Criticism has been levelled on various issues, but unfortunately those being critical have never had what it takes to make the criticisms public so they could be answer- ed by those being criticised. It's a situation that plagues officials in most communities, in that they know they are being criticised (often unwarranted) be- hind their backs, but the exact nature of the criticism is not presented to them so they have no opportunity to answer it. Main problem in the resort is the fact the PUC is comparatively small and can not afford to hire the trained personnel required for some of the major hydro work, Work- men from the Ontario Hydro staff in Exeter are called in to look after such projects. People in Grand Bend realize that these men must be called upon to handle some of the work. The criticism stems from the fact they see Ontario Hydro workmen do- ing jobs they think their own PUC personnel should be able to handle. Emphasis should be placed on the word "think", because not being trained, the peo- ple of Grand Bend don't know exactly what jobs require the expert workmen or what jobs make it mandatory for more than one man being on hand. There have been other situations that Good news for the man who's over 40 and concerned about his health fully defined classes of unskill- ed labour." All of these things, including expansion of vocational facili- ties in the schools will have to be tried. It is also becoming increasingly clear that our con- cern to provide new buildings and a more broadly based cur- riculum may not be enough. We will have to go on to think long and hard about what our young people are going to do after they graduate. What type of work will they be doing? What type of jobs will be available? It is also becoming obvious that with increasing automation many people will have to be retrained three or four times in a lifetime. Perhaps the time is coming when each industry will be encouraged to have its own "school" for job re-train- ing. Or perhaps the schools will become year round, day and night operations. They would be open not only to teenagers but to everyone who must or wants to learn new skills. This, of course, would require a double staff and a rapidly chang- ing curriculum. The amazing thing in all of this is that as a great manyun- skilled labour jobs pass out of existence the demand for train- ed technicians etc. will acceler- ate — if the educational task can be done properly the effects of automation may well be cush- ioned. All of this is of vital interest in the South HuronDistrictHigh School area. Plans are now under way for an addition which could run to $1,600,000. A total of '75% comes from the federal and provincial governments — the other 25% comes from the municipalities in this school area. I, for one, sincerely hope that this project receives the grass roots support it requires for the very obvious reasons already noted. This will enable the com- munities in South Huron to do what can be done at the moment to face this problem. have led to criticism as well, but the afore- mentioned is the major one. Coucillor John Teevins has apparently been watching things at the PUC, because last week he said it was "the last straw" when he saw Ontario Hydro workmen sweeping off the parking lot at the PUC office. This "last straw", plus the fact council learned that the PUC is required to make cer- tain reports to them, prompted Teevins to spearhead an inquiry into PUC affairs. It is strange indeed that any council member would think he had to wait for such a turn of events before asking questions of PUC officials. In the first place, the reeve of the community is a member of the PUC and as such should be able to answer any questions his councillors may have regarding PUC op- erations. While he may not know the answers on the spur of the moment, he can certainly get them without any problem. In the second place, the PUC is as pub- lic as its name would signify. Any council member—or private citizen for that matter— has the right to ask questions regarding his PUC and the answers must be provided by any member of the commission or staff. However, the meeting planned by council with the PUC should help clear mat- ters at Grand Bend as long as the informa- tion gleaned at the session is made public by those involved. This is obviously the only way that the mutterings of discontent will be silenced and having pointed an accusing finger at the PUC, council members are obligated to hand down a "verdict" once the "case" has been presented to them. CREDIT UNION eete.erZTdMeee'7.eaieeeNeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeZe'eaeatdrereeeeeeeeeeteereeVee.eeeeeeeee.e.aaeeeeeeearee..., ,32,3=sreirtrlEttr=n1M72W BATT'N AROUND A. E. Pym, C.L.U. Representative EXETER Tel: 235-0395 WITH THE EDITOR Parking limiting factor Why do we have to go to eech tremendous expense to provide vocational facilities for today's teenagers? It is generally acknowledged that the main cause of teenage unemployment is that so many youeg people leave school be- fore they have acquired eui- ticient education and training to meet the needs of industry. In recent years in Canada, one-third of those entering ele- mentary have left at or before Grade 8 and another one-third have left before completing high school, It is very quickly becoming clear that the federal-provin- cial program to expand voca- tional facilities is doing a great deal to improve these percent- ages. The drop out rate is failing — more teenagers are beginning to stay in school for longer periods. This places a tremendous strain on facilities. Already this federal-provincial pro- gram' has led to 500 construc- tion projects which have pro- vided 150,000 new pupil spaces. This plan must proceed and be developed even further, along different lines because the sta- tistical facts are not pleasant. The rate of unemployment among Canadians in the 14-15 years of age group who are in the labour force is more than three times the unemployment rate for those in the 20-64 years of age group who are labour force participants. Last summer the rate of unemployment for teenagers was 9.8% as against 2.4% of the 20-84 age group. Prior to this past winter it was estimat- ed that 13% of the teenagers who wanted to work would be unemployed. The jobless teenager will create acute social problems and these problems will be more difficult to handle than building new buildings. One leading businessman on the President's Committee on Youth Employment in the U.S. put it this way; "If their prob- lem is not effectively dealt with, whole lifetimes will be lost in idleness and bitterness, with corrosive long term effects on our economic and social structures. Consequently the problem of the untrained, un- skilled, unemployed teenager requires special study andpro- found reflection." Special training courses have been made available in the U.S. However, the results so far are disappointing. Some have sug- gested "payroll subsidies to industry or income tax incen- tives to encourage companies to provide their own on-the- job training for certain care- "I hope you don't mind. I'm all out of novocain." When you're over 40 you begin to realize that good health may not always be yours, If you're wise you make the necessary adjustments—you enjoy life, but you don't overtax yourself. Life insurance suddenly becomes more important, too. You want to make sure that all the gaps are plugged, now. But uncertain health could make life insurance difficult to buy—more costly. Who can help you? I think Manufacturers Life probably can. We believe life insurance should be available to as wide a group of people as possible—including people with coron- aries, high blood pressure, or ulcers, for example— at lowest possible cost. In fact, our company was the first to offer life insurance to men and women with diabetes. If you are under 80 and worried about your life insurance because you are worried about your health, give me a call. I'll review your present insurance and show you how Manufacturers Life may be able to plug any gaps there are in it—without placing you under any obligation. MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 50 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Francis Match- ford and family of Usborne moved into their fine brick residence on William Street recently purchased from Mr. C. Lindenfield. Dr. Alex Moir of Lenore, Man. accompanied by his broth- er -John, from Winnipeg recent- ly arrived in Hensall and are engaged in improving the flee homestead a little over a mile south of the village. G. el. Jose, son of De. Jose in Kirkton, has passed his final ekarnS as veterinary surgeon and is practieing withhis father at Kirkton. Miss Edna Fellick is in Lori- -den where she will take part in a recital given by Mr. Percy Of the London Coneervatory of Mu- sic. Blanshard Base Line School is being re-opened next Sep- tember after being closed since 1939. There were only six pupils when it closed. There will be 20 when it re-opens. An old landmark, the Sodom school on the Lake Road is being demolished. A 53-year-old bridge in Mc- Gillivray Township, seven miles west of Clandeboye, was blown to smithereens by the eth Field Squadron RCE of Lon- don to make room for a modern span over Mud Creek. could be expected to elect some Conservatives and some Liberals, to add spice to the group. You'd probably have more criti- cal examination of the questions be- fore council, and certainly more de- bate. It likely would lead to bickering and slow progress. Then again, per- haps the competitive atmosphere would keep everybody on his toes. There'd be less likelihood of slip- shod developments. It would be more interesting, of course, if the members could cross party lines. It might be more honest, too. Some people will shudder at the thought. They despise politics because of its sometime sham, patronage and dishonesty. But then they refuse to recognize that politics forms one of the basics of working democracy. While Don didn't mention it, his idea may create the interest needed in local government to save it from entirely losing its place in our society. And speaking of local government, we should pass along some com- mendation to Exeter councillors fol- lowing their decision to pay for a mayor's chain of office from their own pockets. While the expense was not great, there probably would have been a great deal of Criticism from some taxpayers had their money been spent in this manner. It also appeased Mayor Delbricige in that he thought the money could be spent for other necessities. While the chain of office probably won't help the mayor or any member of council make better decisions dr cut local taxes, it will at least add some prestige to the council table for a job that already lacks too much of this commodity in the eyes of many citizens, who fail to realize the im- portant — and often thankless — task members of the local council under- take. Councillor Ross Taylor's objec- tions over using the play area at Riverview park for parking facilities would appear to be well founded; al- though an alternative solution may be difficult to establish. Parking has long been a major problem at the local park and will naturally continue to grow as the park is developed and attracts more and more patrons. In fact, parking will probably be the limiting factor in the use of the park and therefore must be of prime concern in its development. While it would be nice to use the entire limit- ed acreage for picnic and recreation facilities, it is just not practical as there must be ample parking for those who come to use the facilities. To eliminate the play area south of the Ausabie office and between Andrew Street and the main park would appear to be unwise, as a play area is one of the requiremetts for a park. Most family groups holding a picnic at the park have races, contests and a friendly ball game and need this type of area in which to conduct these events. But at the same time, it should be remembered that the p resent parking facilitiee along the park road are extremely dangerous and the committee should be urged to serious- ly consider limiting the parking to one side of the road only. It is almost too much to expect that the area will remain free of serious accidents under the present conditions. The addition of angle parking along the river road from Highway 4 will provide some relief for parking for those using the swimming pool and the picnic facilities planned for the river flats. But here again this parking is too far away from the main picnic area for those who have to carry baskets Of food and provisions to family reunions. The one area available for de- velopment for more parking is at the south end of the park proper where there is already some pro- vision for a limited number of cars. It would appear that this will have to be extended considerably into the park area to accommodate more pat- rons. This will necessitate moving some of the picnic tables north toward the river, but this area is now avail- able since the old bath house has been removed. While this is only one suggestion for increased parking, it will take a great deal of study by the Cen- tennial committee before they hit upon the final decision. But it Ls probably the biggest de- cision they will have to meet and unfortunately they are going to have to sacrifice some of their park area for the rather mundane purpose of parking cars, although they must remember it is still one of the most important parts of the park. Former T-A editor Don South- Cott posed an interesting question for his readers over in Stratford last week in an editorial entitled "Party Politics" and we pass it along to see what comments it may draw from our own readers. It goes as follows: Ever thought about what wouldhap- pen if party pdlitics was introduced at the municipal government level? It might be an interesting develop- ment. ?mild have at least two sets of candidates running for totietil. And, presumably, each party would put forth a platform for the public to consider. The latter certainly would be an advattage — there might be as much talk about issues as there is about personalities, There'd be some independents running, preeutnably, and the voters 10 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mitchell were honored by a large gath- ering of friends and neighbors in Hurondale School prior to their leaving the community to reside in Paris. Donald (Chub) McCurdy who has been with the armed forces in Korea for the past year ar- rived home Sunday for a sixty- day-leave with hit parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper McCurdy. Mr, Fred R. Dobbs was elect- ed president of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Cancer Society at a reorganization meeting Thursday evening. The United Church =nee on the highway at Grand Dend was recently sold by auction to Mr. David Duncan. It was built in 1904. Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Harry Hoffman, Dash- wood, has purchased a new Hud- son and has it equipped for am- bulance service. About 90 members of the Exeter 100F together with vis- nors from iletsall, Goderich and BrUeefield attended divine worship at Trivitt Memorial Church Sunday evening, The brethren were marshalled by Past Grand C. G. Salter. Mr- H. Sturgis of the Exeter High School staff has purchased the residence of Mr. George Jaques on William Street. Mr. Jaques has bought the residence of Mr. Arthur Jones on Victoria Street. The world's greatest battle described as a battle such as the world has never teen before is now raging in Belgium, Hol- land and France. Without Warn- ing German armed forces on letiday made a sudden attack on these peaceful countries, "%7•11- '31-.4 Nro ffial • eflirgari XiOe:r;v: at411.. Authorized at Second Class Mail, Post Office Deo% Ottawa, and for Payment Of Postage in Cash "George *kept bringing our broken furniture dowel here to fix when he had time now we have nothing to sit on up- stairs!" Paid-in-Advance CirculatiOn, epternber 30, 1964, 4,063 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $00 Per Year; USA $5.00 15 YEARS AGO The Officers' Wives Auxil- iary at RCAF Centralia raised $201.,817 from the sale of tags Saturday and preseeted it to the South Huron Hospital As- sociation. ......................... 7:;,.imaltcgzsu=:,sgmaggiot:=tt-o.