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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-09-10, Page 4Voters will go to the polls November 8 to choose a new federal government just two and a half years since the last election. It will be the third federal election in just over three years. And once again it will be costly. Although the reasons for calling this election may seem very clear to Prime Minister Pearson they are, to the average voter, obscure. The game of musi- cal chairs for parliamentary seats is getting to be slightly time worn and faded for the average voter and it will be difficult to get any great enthusiasm from them. There has been a great deal of speculation in recent months that the Conservative party needs a new leader. Recently there has been comments that Two new leaders are needed for the major parties. These two arch rivals will use the battle field of an election for a power struggle to prove which man is more popular, and that surely is what this election campaign will turn out to be. The mud sling- ing and accusations have started already and will continue through until the actual day of voting. Whether the charges are true or false will matter little as the campaign gets under way, it will only matter how plausible these sound. It will matter little whether Pearson was afraid to meet parliament and face a vote of non- confidence. Mast Conservative speakers will include this in their campaign talks. It will matter little whether Diefenbaker is an aging, power hungry politician who is angling to prove he and his party should have the right once more to lead the country. Most Liberal speakers will include reference to his age in their campaign talks as well as little hints of illness. It is unfortunate that a general election could not have been delayed for at least another year for in this time the sheer weight of passing years might have forced the retirement of at least one of the leaders and possibly both. This would have forced the injection of new blood into the party and per- haps stirred the interest of voters which is sorely needed to make a general election successful. With the editor in Kerris Korner Dear Craig: Labor Day was aptly named, for me at least this year that's all I did, labor, labor, labor. Seriously though all the work was worthwhile and we now have most of the painting completed at the house and expect to move in next weekend. It will be nice to get settled into a bit of a routine, it will give me a chance to get to know a few more people and devote a little more time to my job. I've been cutting a few corners during the last week or so in an effort to finish the house before we move. I took Friday morning and painted the living room ceil- ing and then worked Friday afternoon at the office, or at least made an attempt at it. I didn't even get through all my mail and exchange papers and didn't come up with any intelligent thought for either this letter or my editorials. Necessity will probably stimulate my thinking by Monday evening and I will have two editorials and a column ready for the operators by Tuesday morning, I am probably one of the worst procrastinat- ors there are but I usually manage to get all my work done on time. At the present I have so many notes and scraps of paper in my pockets it will take a half a day to sort out all the information and write the outlines for my pictures. It was good for a laugh to see June make her first attempt at painting. She frankly admits that she has never painted anything other than her eyes, lips and nails to this date but she volunteered to paint the cupboards and some trim. She held the paint brush with two fingers like one of the old masters and within five minutes had a blister on the side of one finger. I must admit however that she got less paint on her clothes, and herself than I did but I can blame that on the fact that I was lucky enough to have to paint all the ceilings. As you know an editor is subjected to more mail and free press releases than he could ever use in a 100 page newspaper. Some of the stuff is useable of course l but a great deal of it goes directly into the wastepaper basket commonly referred to as file 99. Two or three weeks ago a new ismogresto.,.. feature arrived with a covering letter in- dicating the first two would be free and following this there would be a charge of $2.00 per article, The feature was quite good but I could not see our need of it and so consigned it to file 99. A couple of weeks later two more articles arrived again with a covering letter pointing out the merits of the article and asking that we give it a try. Again it was filed with the thought that the writers would try to sell their wares elsewhere. This weekend we again received copies of the article and this time with a poem accompanying rather than a letter. There can be no doubt that the writer is a former editor and I believe the poem is worth publication even if I can't use the articles. It reads; SALUTE TO A TOUGH EGG Believe us, Brother, when you gripe About the too abundant tripe That comes along in every mail And makes the boldest desk man quail; We, too, have suffered from the stuff That's offered free to get a puff --- For this or that. But what we send is not for free, It's something worth a modest fee; So we suggest you try it out, And when you do you'll likely shout: "Send more of these for which we'll pay Two bucks a time". And by the way --- These two are free. I must respect the man who can come up with a new gimmick to catch the eye and I only wish I had the time to compose a little verse to return to them. Still on the line of free press releases I get another one here weekly from the USSR embassy in Ottawa. I will never understand why these people have not recognized some Of the jokes we make about them and done something to change their public image. One of the more re- cent releases was captioned, "Noble Aims of Soviet Foreign Policy". This in itself is enough to stop the eye and after the number of times the word noble has been used in cartoons about the Russians the first thing you think of is the cartoon image, Of course after reading about the United States "stepping up the arms race and perpetrating acts of aggression in various parts of the world" and other propaganda of a similar nature it might be just as well to leave the cartoon image. It would be too bad if anyone started to take these releases seriously. On the local scene the rodeo went off in fine style as did 90 percent of the riders. I imagine there were a few tender behinds after some of the three-point landings the cowboys made. I think that many of the spectators appreciated the losers more than the winners, especially in the bucking bronc division. I can't say that I blame them for it is much more interesting to watch a rider being thrown from a horse after five seconds than it is to see him manage to stay on for 10. Such is life, and that's probably the reason that many people can't refrain from grinning or laughing when someone falls even if the fall results in a broken leg. Contrary to what most people believe the majority of youngsters are glad to be back to school this week. The school program has been changed to such a degree that the basic three R's are no longer stressed as the only goal of education. Extra curricular events have greatly as- sisted in improving the image of the school in the eyes of students and now the sdhool life fills a social need as well as riving a student the education he requires. Our high school correspondent gra- duated in June so I will be looking for a substitute immediately. It is important to get complete coverage in this area for two reasons, one for information to parents and of course secondly to get students in the habit of reading newspapers. In this way we may offset the trend now establish- ed of people sitting for hours staring at an "idiot box" to get their recreation as well as their news, I am afraid I am not a very staunch supporter of television although there are occasional programs worth watching. as ever Ken Ilteexefer5Oniositwocak SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERS: J. M. Soutbcotf, R. M. Southcott EDITOR: Kenneth Kerr igosimmultallr offilkIRIAN winch Published Each Thursday Morning It Exeter, Ont. Atithorited at Second Cleat Mail, Post Office Dep't, Ottawa, end for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, March 31, 196, 4,174 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Per Year; USA OM Times Established Ian Advocate Established 1841 Amalgamated 1924 ADIMSNOMENEETZTAMt.',VOMEr „.;t7.3727.MISEAMESIDEVEZIMParrATMENAVETEZEZERTHEMEMPMMar. . 147.t1.7ZU EDITORIALS An added centennial project It is encouraging to see that a start has been made on Exeter's centennial project. There are many towns in the area which have made a tenta- tive decision to have a centennial project but will probably wait as long as possible before making a start on this. , By starting immediately Exeter can be rea- sonably assured of having a completed project by the time 1967 rolls around, With a park beautifica- tion project an early start is essential as the time needed to complete this is greater than for many other projects, An interesting project has been suggested as a secondary project for Exeter in which all home owners could participate. The Department of Agri- culture is sponsoring a farmstead and rural improve- ment centennial project in an effort to beautify farms. In connection with this Terry McCauley has suggested that a similar project could be carried on in town with every home owner urged to clean up their properties and perhaps give buildings a coat of paint. If everyone co-operated in this Exeter would have a much better appearance for visitors during the centennial year. This would be a good project for the Horti- cultural Society to sponsor, and in conjunction with beautifying homes, could have contests for gardens, or fcr the best kept home. This is a good suggestion and one which should be investigated thoroughly. Who wants a federal election? 7-31 "Can you support her in the manner that has kept me on the verge of bankruptcy all these years?" 111111111111illeillillillillillillellellellillillellellillillill1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ONE MANES OPINION by John C. Boyne Holiday impressions 1;1 Brewers Retail TED HOLMES 145.' Deer park Circle, London 471-0005 or ghquire at The Tim”. Advocate DID YOU KNOW that Investors Mutual is by far Cpnada's largest mutual fund? Off;Wedtea SYNDICATE LIMITED ....12.411111•101.11, Effective September 7 Brewers Retail Exeter Will Close Every Wednesday (except Wed. Sept. 8) and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily except Saturday Open to 9:00 p.m. Fridays Operated by Brewers Warehousing Company Ltd. 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 requir6ments -open 3. DRAFTING 4. MACHINE SHOP 5. COMMERCIAL 6. FURNITURE UPHOLSTERERS at an early date 7. WELDING at an early d,ate 8. WAITER—WAITRESS—at an early dote. APPLY AT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE HIGHER INTEREST RATES Guaranteed Investment Certificates on 1,2,3,4, and 5 years on amounts of $100 to $100,000. Larger amounts ' subject to negotiation. INDUSTRIAL Mortgage & Trust Company Established 7889 Contact our representative John Burke 235.1863 Exeter 411111111111111111116 While in high school in Quebec, I had an oral French teacher who used to spend the first week or two of classes getting each student to talk about what he did that sum- mer. I would like to share a few thoughts with you which came to the top during my own holidays, The overwhelming thought was one that has always bothered me, One of the occupational hazards in the ordained ministry is that we talk too much and write too much. We tend to grow unaccustomed to listening unaccustomed to re- ceiving. We are, on most occas- ions, expected to "say a few words". We are supposed to be ready to "hold forth" at any time. As a result of this fact I find myself speaking too easily —without adequate thought. This conviction grew this summer when I had time to think about it. I am con- vinced that we ministers spend too much time answering clues"- tions that people aren't asking. In short we should spend more time listening to our people. One positive aspect of being away from a pulpit or a column for five weeks is that you get time to think things over a bit — of course ministers are supposed to think and pray all the time, but like everyone else 'busyness' corrupts and destroys our ability to really listen to other people — or to God either for that matter. When you pour forth for eleven months you begin to realize that maybe the well has gone a little dry. So I am grateful to my friends who did a good job on this column in August Philip Gan- don, Joe Wooden, and Terry Mc- Cauley. While they were "s peaking out" I was trying to "shut up" for awhile. I was trying to listen, to read, to slow down, to think quietly instead of at a pace pre- determined by appointments, sermons, speeches, or articles. One thing that impressed me this summer was that it is almost impossible any more to "escape" or to find a secular type of "peace". When you take time to listen to the happenings around you, you are aware of an amaz- ing din. Some very exciting things hap- pened while I was on holiday. Two 50 YEARS AGO Miss Blue of Dutton has been engaged as milliner this term with Tiernan & Edighoffer, Dash- wood, while Miss Crawford has again taken up duties with G. Kellerman & Son. Mr. James Beverley during the week moved his furniture business from the McConell & Carling block to the Opera House which he bought some months ago. Mr. William Snell, drover of USborne Township, last week purchased the fine brick dwelling of William Fletcher on Main St. Messrs John Walker, Loney Hey Wood, Clair Wood, Enos Windsor, T. Penhale and Linden Harvey haVe returned to their studies In Toronto. 25 YEARS AGO Miss Mary VanC amp, amemb- er of the Tinies-Advocate staff, left Sunday for Ottawa where she has secured a position with the Civil Service. There are about 2,000 acres planted to broom corn in the vicinity of Exeter and Seaforth. This is the first time it has been grown in this locality. In the World War Elmore ness, Exeter barber, had the number 400772. Twenty five years later, his son Mast Har- ness, also a barber, is a private in the Hussars and has been given the number A400772, 1r. Alexander Moir, a pro• mined physician of Hensel', died suddenly at his home on Highway men spent eight days in space. The war in Vietnam was stepped up. Negroes exploded into vio- lence in Los Angeles. Closer to home in canadapeo- ple were excited by a mammoth wheat sale to Russia — and pro- spects of a similar sale to China. The benefits and costs of the Can- ada Pension Plan are starting to register and we're beginning to see what a tremendous effect it will have in our country. On top of this Medicare on the national level appears to be just around the corner. The wheat sales, the auto pact and higher wage settlements all point to a boom- ing economy. One of the highlights of the summer for me was a trip to Detroit to see a ball game. One side effect of this trip was that I found it a little easier tounder- stand the violence in Los Angeles after spending a little time in the Detroit core area with the tem- perature at 93 degrees. That beautiful green field and bush out behind my house seems worth a lot more now. I also had the opportunity to see a delightful, movie, "The Sound of Music", I can usually tell if a movie got through to me by whether my throat tight- ens up at least a few times — it happened regularly with this one. Don't miss the opportunity to see it. We spent 99% of our time in our creditors' cottage on Lake Huron. This provided more than , ample time to know my children a little better. I soon realized I wouldn't change roles with my wife. Husbands who Complain about a wife's soft touch should send their wives away for awhile and look after their own child- ren for this therapy to be really effective there should be at least two pre-school aged children. Between fights cottage life pro- vided opportunities for long walks, wood chopping and endless hours of sitting and looking at nothing but sun, water, trees and sky. Friends and relatives also dropped in. This for us is a treat. During the normal year we find this sort of quiet friendliness another casualty of "busyness". It was great to be able to enjoy — Please turn to page 5 4 South of Hensel'. Eight years ago he erected the Huron Springs Sanitorium which was patronized by patients all over the province. 15 YEARS AGO Green Thumb Clubs from all over Huron County held the an- nual Achievement Day in Sea- forth. Concluding the p r oj e c were Patsy Kerslake, Anna Rout- ly, Elaine Hern, Edna Martene and Elizabeth Hunter. Miss Joyce Chambers of Cre- diton left Tuesday to attend Lon- den Normal School. Misses Eleanor Cook, PatsY Mitchell and Velma Ferguson of Hensel' have entered Victoria Hospital as nurses-in-training. Population of Exeter has risen 208 Over last year according to assessor Eric Carscadden. 10 YEARS AGO One of the largest parades Seen in South Hurdn for some time opened the Ontario Bean Festival at Hensall bn Labor Day. Over 3,000 were served bean dinners. i3eta. 8igtina Phi Sorority have secured Bernice Harper of Lon- don to teach ballet commencing September 7, Jim Stergis Will return tolIWO for his Second year in the honor history dourse. Miss Julia Mal- loy will enter her third year at IJW0, Robert Jeffery was awarded firtt priZe in the field crop can- petition in corn sponsored by Exeter Agricultural Soclett. $111111111111111111111111