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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-09-02, Page 4EDITORIALS An excellent course te-l3 C King Feature, Syndleate, 190 World ,,b. tetalved "I'm awfully sorry about the raise, 01' man, and thanks again for the loan of the five." uta GUEST ARTICLE In defence of unions By Rev. J. Philip Gandon *t, PARENTS OF HAY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL AREA CHILDREN The Hay Township School Area offers the following ieforma- tion regarding school facilities and transportation for area students for school opening on Sept. 7, Natl. Kindergarten Kindergarten children from rural areas will be transported by bus to morning classes and dismissed at 11:30 am. Parents please arrange transportation home. Hensel" children will attend kindergarten in the afternoon. Zurich and area children attending kindergarten will meet from 9 am to 11;30 am in the Lutheran Church Nursery Room until school construction is completed. Transportation No children will be picked up before 8 am. Until Hensall School construction is completed Grade 4 (Mrs. Haugh teacher) will be located at No. 10 School; Grade 5 (Mrs. Forrester teacher) will be located at No 3 School and Grade 6 (Mr. Mansfield teacher) will be located at No 2 School. Hensall children in grades 4-5-5 are asked to meet at Hensel' School at 8:45 am to receive transportation to the respective schools. These schools will be dismissed at 3:30 pm and returned to Hensel'. Rural children at Hensall and Zurich will board buses at 3:45 pm to be returned home. ROBT. WESTLAKE IAN McALLISTER SEC. TREAS. CHAIRMAN UNEMPLOYED MEN and WOMEN Improve Your Qualifications YOUR CHOICE of 70 courses throughout Ontario sponsored by the Federal and Provincial Governments. Free Tuition Plus a Living Allowance According to Eligibility New courses will commence at Northwestern Secondary School, Forman Avenue, Stratford, Ontario. on September 13, 1965. 1. BASIC TRAINING (Academic Upgrading) entrance requirements open 2. NURSE'S AIDE—entrance requirements —open 3. DRAFTING 4. MACHINE SHOP 5. COMMERCIAL 6. FURNITURE UPHOLSTERERS —at an early date 7. WELDING — at an early date 8. WAITER—WAITRESS —at an early date. APPLY AT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE One of the most interesting pieces of informa- tion which has come across this desk in several Months is the announcement that an evening course for people interested in municipal government will be held this fall at the University of Waterloo, in co-operation with the Department of University Ex- tension. People already connected with municipal affairs are aware of the great need of courses such as this but unfortunately until this date they have never received much support or enthusiasm. The topics will include municipal financing, schools, planning, what a council can and cannot do, city manager and boards control, regional govern- ment and the role of the citizen. All too often new councillors or members of school boards appear at their first meeting, filled with a desire to work and assist with the running of their community only to be thwarted by their pain- ful lack of knowledge. There are very few council- lors elected for a first term who have more than a rudimentary knowledge of what they are supposed to do or even why a town has a council. These members struggle along attempting to learn what is expected of them but it is rarely that a new councillor contributes any great amount until The chances of being involved in a motor vehicle accident on Labor Day weekend are three times as great as they are at any other time of year. The only other time when the accident risk is close to this is the July 1 to 4 period which is the only other time of year when Americans and Canadians share the same holiday dates. One of the reasons behind the greater in- crease in traffic, is that this is the last international holiday of the year and generally the date which most people consider the end of the summer sea- son. This is the weekend for closing up the cottage or making the last trip before school starts. The average number of people killed in road fatalities in Canada on Labor Day is 61 but in 1964 this number rose to 79, the worst holiday of the year. The main reason for the increase in accidents it attributed to density of traffic which frequently frustrates drivers who will then take chances in With the editor in Dear Craig: This will be the first of a weekly series of letters addressed to you but will also be of interest to the people of Exeter and area as well. Some of the people mentioned here you may not know, but as you follow the col- umns you will gradually find that you are getting to know the town of Exeter while thousands of miles away, just as I am learning to know the town and people by living and working here. _First of all we have finally found apiece to live that is large enough to hold all our possessions as well as allow for future expansion and visitors. As you know we were living at 82 Math Street in the upper half of the house owned by Mr. Arthur Jones, next to the Presbyterian Church, Unfortunately when we moved all our stuff in we discovered it just would not hold everything we had and so we were forced to start looking again. It was disappoint- ing as the Jones' were very good to us and went out of their way to help us but we had to make the move for our own long term happiness. It seemed sensible to move now when most of our stuff was still in boxes rather than trying to unpack everything for just a few months. After looking at nearly every available house in town we went back to a house we looked at two months ago which was for sale. The house is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Omar Stringer at 246 Thomas. It is a corner lot, two storey with three bed- rooms, attached garage, full basement and oil furnace. What I need with a mansion that size, I haven't the faintest idea. It has a lot of possibilities and we have rented for one year with the option to buy. It looks like we have a home now that will last us for years to come. The Stringers who have lived in this house for the past four years are moving to Cooksville where Mr. Stringer will teach high school. By the way, I should include my telephone number in case you ever have occasion to give me a call. Its 235-1214, quite easy to remember actually. I received a couple of calls in regards to my last column on which I reviewed the growing trend to eliminate the competition in schools. It is encouraging to know that a few people will take the trouble to let you know they have read this and agree With you. I expected the odd call from perhaps the high school principal or a teacher, expressing the opposite sentiment, as I Was SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERS: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott EDITOR: Kenneth. Kerr tratrilreomprysr.rzzow..... • after his first year in office. In the case where sev- eral new members join in one year, the effect on a town can be to slow down much needed projects and in some cases overlook plans and features which would not only improve the town but save it money as well. This is one of the few courses of this kind which will be held in Ontario and it is close enough to Exeter that a group of people could drive the dis- tance one night per week to attend, The course will be held Wednesday evenings, weekly, starting Sep- tember 29 until November 17. Each session will last two hours and will include a question and discussion period, The course will fill a long-felt need and help the voter learn more about how his local council, planning board or school board operates. It will also be helpful to people considering running for public office in the coming December elections as well as prove useful to those who already hold office. This course would be an excellent 'project for local service organizations. If one or two members from each organization were sponsored to attend this course, the result would be qualified representa- tives who could stand for office either now or in the future. passing vehicles when they would normally wait for a better opportunity. Editorial comment and advice in regards to the operation of a motor vehicle seems to have little effect in reducing the accident rate, Because of this we would ask you to re-read the above statistics and remember the major causes of these accidents are, the urge for dominance, the urge for speed, reluc- tance to "give in" to the other driver, failure to make use of driving procedures and car features de- signed to help avoid mishaps, and the lack of atten- tion to the simple signs that warn of potential peril. It is an almost universal human failing which blinds most motorists to the fact that accidents can happen to them too,—not always to the other fel- low. With this in mind we will be staying home this weekend and hope that we will not have to go to an accident scene in the area, camera in hand, to take a picture of You and Your ear. Kerr's Korner three feet. They seem to stick to one par- ticular area and you rarely pass this way without seeing them. Of course there is a chance of seeing a great many of the birds and animals native to this area on a slow drive through here. The only jarring note on a drive like this is the sight of an empty beer case thrown from a car window with bottles and broken glass on the road. It is difficult to understand people with so little Considera- tion as to toss glass on a public road. I often wonder whether these same people ever get angry when they have a flat tire from running over glass, They probably do, but never think that it came from people like themselves. It was encouraging to see that Magistrate Hays handed out some stiff penalties in regards to this at the last regular sess- ion of court. He fined one man $50 and costs of $7.50 for throwing a bottle of Vodka in a ditch when he saw an officer following. Two other men were fined $25.00 and costs of $7.50 on a similar charge of illegal posses- sion when it was reported that several empty beer bottles had been thrown from the vehicles involved. Recently the Department of Highways crew gathered nearly a truck full of bottles and junk from a two mile stretch of road. It would be nice to hear of a sentence Sometime whereby the guilty parties were forced to pick up all bottles and refuse from a five mile stretch of road. It would probably be a much better deterrent than any fine which can be im- posed. This is a constant problem as it would take an army to police all the side- roads or for that matter even just the popular ones. I had better not suggest this however as the sideroads are sometimes used for other purposes than drinking and who am Ito stand in the way of young love as they realize the beauty of the full moon. I'll get my chance to see a rodeo next weekend for the first time since I visited the west. This Is the second time the local club has staged an event like this and it apparently enjoys a great deal of success. There are so many people in Ontario who have never seen a rodeo that this event seems like a "natural". Prize money of $1,500 is an attraction to good riders and I am looking forward to the two day event as it should be fun. As ever, Ken Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Orit. Authoriaed as Second Class Mail, Post Office Deg% OttaWa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, March 31, 1965, 4,174 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada 14.00 Per Year; "IAA $$.50 ' ' • Labour Day is designed to call attention to the place of workers in our society and particularly to honour the contributions made by the trade unions. It is generally thought that Labour Day was first celebrated in New York City in the year 1882 in response to a sugges- tion by Peter J. McGuire, Presi- dent of the Carpenters' Union. However, the records show that Toronto had been holding an an- nual labour demonstration for the previous ten years and that Mc- Guire was one of the invited guests in Toronto before the U.S.. celebration. The Canadian dem- onstrations began in 1872 when mass campaigns were organized to gain the freedom of twenty- four imprisoned leaders of the Toronto Typographical Union, on strike to secure the nine-hour day. A similar demonstration in Ottawa, organized by Daniel O'Donoghue, a printer, and Don- ald Robertson, a stone mason, brought a mile-long parade to the home of the Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and secured from him the promise that Par- liament would abolish the laws which made trade unions illegal. The offending conspiracy laws were rescinded in 1872. Labour Day was made a Civic Holiday by many communities during the 80's. The Canadian National Ex- hibition has recognized it since 1886. The United States Congress and the Canadian parliament de- creed it a legal holiday in 1894. And yet there are still sections of the labour force in this country who are denied the right to neg- otiate with their e mployees through a union. Article 23 (4) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests." In Canada the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act provides in Sec- tion 3(1) that every employee has the right to be a member of a trade union and to participate in the activities thereof, And Section 3 of the Ontario Labour Relations Act states that "Every person is free to join a trade union of his own choice and to participate in its lawful activities," Despite this, 40 road workers and 33 workers in a senior citizens home in 50 YEARS AGO George Case and son Garnet have purchased the flour, feed and coal business from Alf Scru- ton in Hensall and are now in possession. Mr. George Andrews of Us- borne sold his 100 acre farm last week to Mr. Melville Skinner, son of William Skinner, the price being $9000. Men, who are au- thorities, say this farm is the best in Huron County. One of the most successful meetings of the .Huron Medical Association was held in Exeter. Some 20 or more sat down to dinner at the Central Hotel and later held a meeting in the Li- brary. At the CNE Charles F. Hoo- per's exhibit of eggs took first prize for Fresh Gathered Spec- ials. There were 20 competitors, each showing 60 dozeti. 25 YEARS AGO For three days and nights Ger- many has kept up an intensified air attack upon the British Isles using as many as 500 planes at a time. It is the greatest air battle hi history. All persons 16 years of age and over are required to register du ring National Registration Week. A framed picture of Miss Clara Vesper, for many years abeloved teacher of the Entrance class In the public 8011°01, was presented to the Beerd by Mr. J. Seidler. The picture Will be hung in the room in which Mies Vosper taught. Miss Amelia Achesoh, the third generation hi the hotel bilsitless, Lambton County have this sum- mer been involved in a bitter dis- pute with County Council. The cause of this dispute is found ina 1956 bylaw of the County which prohibits employees from nego- tiating through a union. Three times this summer Council has refused to rescind the bylaw, and it must be pointed out that in spite of the legislation quoted above, Council are within their legal rights in making such an ((anti- union" bylaw, for Section 89 of the Ontario Labour Relations Act states that "A municipality as defined in the Department of Mu- nicipal Affairs Act may declare that this Act does not apply to it in its relations with its employees or any of them.', Lambton County Council have simply a v a i l e d themselves of this legal loophole in Provincial legislation. It should be said that Huron County Council have a similar bylaw in effect. I submit that such legislation is in dire need of revision, and Labour Day, if it is to be more than an excuse for a holiday, pro- vides the opportunity to give this matter some thought. The De- partment of Social Relations of the Canadian Council of Chur- ches, in its annual Labour Mess- age to clergy of member chur- ches, says: "Let us consider what organized Labour is . . . Those workers considered cap- able of organizing a trade or labour union are generally the "wage-labourers". They are found mainly in manufacturing, but also in transportation, com- munications, and service trades . . . the employees who do the actual labour of making. They op- erate the machines and handle the materials. The one thing they do not do is to make decisions, to direct. These are the wage labourers; these are the men and women who earn their living by putting their bodies and minds under the direction of manage- ment . . . The best hours of the worker's life must be handed over to another person's decisions. The worker is merely to do what he's told. Wage-labouring is no place for the rebel, the maverick . Workers are not expected to show initiative or individual res- - Please turn to page 5 is the new proprietress of the Central Hotel. 10 YEARS AGO Arthur S. Bolton of RR I Dub- lin has been appointed assistant agricultural representative for Huron County. He is a recent graduate of Ontario Agricultural College. SHDHS is prepared to squeeze in a record 500 students when the doors open Tuesday. Temporary classrooms have been construc- ted in the cafeteria and the home economics department. Nancy Boyle became the first member of Exeter Figure Skating Club to receive her Bronze Medal last week when she completed tests at the summer school at Stratford. Two Grand Bend events mark- ing the end of the season — the Lions carnival and a beach con- cert — attracted 6,000 people. 15 YEARS AGO A silt-point program to pro- mote safety of public school ehil- dren crossing at dangerous inter- sections in Exeter was mapped out by teachers and village coun- cil Monday night. Clayton Dodo" Hoffman, 52, a former member of the famous Exeter-Zurich hockey team years ago, died Monday night in Galt from a heart attack. Five Dakota transport planes from RCAF Station Centralia scoured over Northern Ontario in Sunday's smog, searching for the United States B-50 bornber missing since Friday. Elmer b, Bell annetincet that C. 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Two rea- sons for this, one, the summer doldrums and two, there have been no major meet- ings such as council or school boards etc. since August 16. This is always the way in the summer time but after Labor Day all organizations will be back in full swing. It's really a problem sometimes getting people to telephone in advance of a meeting or event so that we can either cover or go to take a picture. It is especially hard for me, coming into town as a stranger, to know of all these events but I try to keep my finger on as many as possible. I like to get as many local pictures in the paper as I can while still keeping a high quality both for reproduction as well as news interest. Our staff here got a little surprise and a reminder that the summer is passing quickly on Friday. Our annual shipment of Christmas Cards arrived and Dick, one of our workers in the back shop, is firmly convinced it is much too early. He is wrong though as good sales and promotion depend on early planning. Mer- chants are in the midst of back to school sales but within another week they will have to start into their fall pr ogr am. Christmas promotions should start just after the first of November and planning should start now. I discovered a pleasant spot in the country just a few miles north-west of town. Its on a concession road passing through land owned by the Ausable River Conservation Authority. The road crosses Blackcreek at a particularly wide point and the view from either side of the bridge is really nice. Sunday afternoon as I passed here there were two fishermen sitting on one side while along the banks about 100 yards in the other direction some campers had a tent set up. There are no farms in the immediate area and the over- all effect is that you are in the middle of a wilderness while in reality you are only five minutes from downtown. The authority owns several thousand acres in this area and because of this there is very little traf- fic. It's a pleasant drive at this time of year and well worth while. On one of the roads in this area there are • a pair of hawks with a wingspan of at least Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Anialgamated 1924 VletxeferIiiineefrAtnsocafe