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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-11-04, Page 4Brewers Retail Stores will be closed November 8TH Federal Election Day and November 11TH Remembrance Day Q Kin Feattire• Syndicate, Inc, 1963. World right, retterved. to, Brewers Retail Exeter Stores CLOSED Nov. 11 Remembrance Day Exeter Board of Trade :111111111111t l,,,,, 1111.1111111111111.1.111111111111111.110.11.11.11$11111111111.111 lllll minimum 1f11t11111t1111111111/011111,111 lllll 1111111111111111111111111011.11.1.11.11111111 111111111111111111111,111 Operated by Brewers Warehousing Co. Ltd. ADVERTISERS! EDITORIALS Money problems The cost of education has spiraled in recent years until today it is the number one problem fac- ing municipal councils across Ontario. Closer to home the eight area municipalities participating in the South Huron District High School area have an im- mediote problem to face. The cost of the proposed. addition and renovation to the present school build- ing has risen to over $2,000,000. This cost is only the estimate and no lenders can be called until these councils give their approval. The local municipalities pay a share of 25 per cent of the total cost with the federal and provincial governments picking up the tab for the remainder. This is the third rise in the estimates to "come before the local councils in the last few months and to say they are getting sick of this is an understatement. They are, however, no more sick of this prob- lem than the SHI)HS board who have watched the costs skyrocket during the past few months while approval was being sought from both levels of goy. eminent. Construction costs soared this summer be- cause of the strikes in the construction trades and the casts oaf materials while the board could do noth- ing except sit and wait for final approval to come through. Local eouneils were first asked to approve their share of .$400.000 in May of this year. The board was foxed to go back and request additional money in duly bringing the municipalities' share to $464,000. They are now being asked to approve $550,000 and this figure could go higher when ten- ders are received. Both bodies have responsibilities and prob- lems in regards to this matter and both, in effect, are right. The board has studied their plans, con- sulted every department they could for advice, and feel they must have an addition of this size if they are to look after the needs of the children of this area over the next few years, Most who have studied this problem feel that the addition is in no way too large and it may be only a short time before some areas of the school are filled to the saturation point. There are no other facilities in the area which could look after the students of the future, making it im- perative that this addition be built, and built at once. On the other hand, members of the local coun- cils feel they must take a stand in an effort to keep taxes down to a reasonable level. Many have indi- cated they feel this additional $85,000 is putting too much of a strain on the local taxpayer and while they have not refused this request they are looking at the request very closely. A movement is underway to have a meeting between the eight councils and the board in an ef- fort. to find a compromise. One other suggestion has been put forward which may relieve the financial pressure on the municipalities but which may delay the construction of the addition. There are vocation- al schools in the province which were built entirely at the expense of the senior levels of government. Because of the great need in this area it may be that. a petition for special consideration would be given favorable treatment. How long such a decision would take is a matter of conjecture but it may be worth a try. The risk is in the fact that if the petition were turned down after six months of negotiations costs could rise still further leaving the councils with an- other increase greater than the one they are faced with now. No matter which course of action is decided on it would seem imperative that councils bear in mind that this addition is needed and needed in the very near future. While cost is a major factor in this decision it should be remembered that this is not the only factor to be considered in making a decision. Wise words on elections The United Church Observer has been pnb- lWiing some very good editorials recently on topics of general interest. A recent editorial stresses the importance of knowing the issues before voting rath- er than urging the uninformed to go 'slut and cancel the state of someone who has studied the issues, as- sessed the candidates and brought his brain to the ballot box, We feel this editorial is worth reading at this time, especially just before the federal election. Urging Canada's voters to "Stay at home if you don't know- how to vote", the leading editorial in the United Church Observer says that Canada needs good government and good opposition "and we're likely not to get it if we continue to harangue the uninformed to get out and do their duty by vot- ing for hockey players, wrestling champions' orators, pretty-faeed Bible-gutters. or men with depression-complexes and big promises". With the editor in The Observer says that Hitler didn't rise to power because voters were apathetic. "He got there because great numbers of uninformed, misled, ex- cited people voted unwisely". The church paper points out that "Canada could be in trouble with its multi-party system and regional and provincial pressures and interests, and parties making promises they know they will never have to keep". "If we can't be intelligent about rating," says the journal, "why go and cancel out the vote of some- one who has studied the issues, assessed the candi- dates and brought his brains to the ballot box?" The Observer says: "Heretical though it may seem, we prefer a slogan of our own: -Vote or not. as you please. but if you do, please vote intelligent- ly." Kerris Korner Deer Omer: I am very disturbed ,Tits: the annetathe- ment Thursday moraine to the -eeect telt the Can-ere:meet inteeds elirairate .foree,s Nrbiee: here S.: St-Lt.f. urale.r le men and have these pecliced the Oatario Provincial Poo:ace. Or the sur- face this eneouneement preleeeely weule eauee. oence.rn to people, as only the teteficitel. aoepects this were out- lized le the release. Uriortearately there are eery few people who zealine the a _.rest deal el police work is eetteianzt. seer ptialee. reletions rather thee Cat:1:1'1:1g Lae atter. they have lorekee. the law. 'This Is a reeeor preblem. weice briag cries eferectest from merey smael munecipalities, bet eefortenately, their protests. will probably be :o the aroma-. reasons. The ory hard. will be heare acres-_. Ontarie will tint be that they are lostree ;rood end veleaele =an eteo have a knee:lade:re of the "coal situatiez. The erg iron: these ...µ.:3i es will be the ole ene, -we are losing our :zo/. strzoeczty". o not loley zealers .'me then-en:is of the Onterie. gaier=ere where. held statements suet as this to be rearle. Perhaps I am emilty of provizeialism, in not seeing tees end letermathe the peeeee,: zieel not know of the r.r.Z..pCtSS.:Ss. see this -.S=47,117,7:7:nen't mitne. the same es. :even - someseie throw a eeael ereldweter over eee. Y. ealee ur ere: realise what is i.'"C".1.7,4"; u. and at tctt? you. de not understand the enereclete. ere- erem and .ass=t, you are aerate. I afraid, -afraid for the:flotere- ef mare' towns area the :snetetie, people therein. The azzezeono.ereezt. as Vt was made, 'seas zraica the saree as eseelarieg, ,Itete a! raartial :se,, This may be tine in a time eitt national emercerecy suee. as war, trot, .ere we at war We may Melee": be at Val' the erireeral elence_zi Orefrio bet this has always been the otteoe an! there has been no majer eresis ofeera-e the status quo. I aletnet-Net...7.e.. to: highly mare' MI the =embers of smell towz pollee forces, These men are highly eedicetee end. the raceerity of these wore, eottar the meney or the 'azure bat for the sheer for of the jeb itself, and for the nen-monetary re- weeds weitth it bri-es. There has been zerarnezt as to what is, to hap-bee to these =en when the chezeeover is eife,c tea end Itee...net:me re =y ef these are IrOrr:rtag. about teetir fetere. The Ontenee Preeinociel eolice eeve a tine ef 'env et:tier-cement but 1 Teo-der whether 2:1, it-.1,7ersO-O22. tOTTO, cf 'polizing, is the best. method. In our own town a! Exeter we have an example of what Sane over and above reeeler ES:7T VszSerg,ez ..5peZttS extra eours werkizewithaed attempting to tele the local teemseers and their teen own. It is 'probably because of eddeed interest etoti the work ef the other members ci theos 17,-.11tO"- ae i-eaegeizeti as well, teat we have s greime at good teenagers here. I realere there ere as: ....ty—te.e.,e, leariee the small town enlace :three but : ..:e'e-lieere there is a 4.4e-fee oleos ter this in Liu soceety. Mere small tt.:FM Ztilt.C.,e forces have.ex- zeIeent safety ..aemoationprograzasandthey get the help an! .sceeport of the eommueity bemuse they are kneen aee lik.e.d the oentrmazity. eseitly : am the ene eta" is reelsieferce- ed h t :a.0 sure there m"st be many others whe share some of these views. To ree the ergareczation of the Ontario Pre- Nieces.: Police is very soleei7'"7 t. "eleitery orgeeitatioa. Men are assi•eeed. to duty Le a. cemmemity fez various lategfes of time and while they work and attempt to eel= it ;community activities they ere always :iv- :teat under the Cloud wheat mtget geve thin= transfer at env* time. They are ez. e"...feetive terat 74,1V enforcement ane ezerention let; mite they stopely the meety intaegieles t. the community which the oommunity has been reezeiving ereere ceen meet" am beg: re wont r whether this may be a slower method tit'l effecting the new, notorious police state law welch was Letrodueed in the enteric Leeislatime some time ago v, hich was withdraem, because of public prote.se is could well be that the forces it power sidel feel they were right with their proposals and are trying means of getting this established, Teere are more ways than one to get laws and rules into force. If e law or a suggestion retie:Yes too much criticism it is a relatively simple matter to set up 'a eew beard or commissice: with broad terms of reference Which coule pet these sugeseetiers into act ca., Small municipelliies across Ontario shoteee'zi start investigations now to what -' e'. Hill actually receive and bow they eel: treated beeore bowier. to this edict. It will be too laee tl, sere.ara o-ne this polity -et Leto effect. Certain areas wi be ercee te 'amalga- mate to set no polio:. force which have ever le men end fr. 'this way they they will be able t Icese the men !rem their lone freces. This is a good sae- geestien weeleh wall .selve. the ezoblem .or .E...1,Zas bet there 'it be others I-44,o. 7.-i"co.ar,..s,.. o4f -their geeeereapee loceationo to set no a elan such as this. It is deubteul whether ttiS wo work iz the Exeter arse =less a county type police force was set ttp. This has been setereetee some counties and it is one of theneropeeselswhiah. has been dismissed along with tee need at stranger area gee:are-me:it. It may be teat moeety small ties will welcome „isle proposal with open arms ix the ,:lap Sees not involve any extra cost or is at a lesser cost teen what thee have been paying. elore this deeisien is made I sincerely hope eeeeencle .teealize the old treiisere, eyee. et -nethin i for nett.fre " this weeld. A there' doesnot bee:sett ltyeltediCathee, respez- "lone he provistoz of the beg police fern.* possible is cae of the basic re.socomesitilettes of any reetenelpellity. As ever Ks: tx-eferZinies-Akitocide SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Mertsb.re C.C.NoR, and AEC PUBLISHERS: J. M. SeetIoccet, R. M. Svatercott EDITOR: Kerotth Kerr Times Established ls3 Advat te E sta teished I fail Amite /mated 1324 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont, Atrfoorixed as Sa-corsol Cis ss Mail, Past Office Deara 'Ottawa, and foe Paytereet of Pastage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, March 31, 1965, 4,174 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: C ada e4.0) Pee "fur; USA Seem ef recur It means 8,000 extra papers will be going out next week to give advertisers a total of 7,600 circulation—that's TOTAL CIRCULATION. Every home from Kippen to Elginfield, Grand Bend to Kirktet Will be getting a T-A. It's a veritable band- eteeon of Christmas selling power! Make sure your ad is is this paper. DIS- COUNTS FOR COMPLET- ED Al) COPY RECEIVED FRIDAY 6 P.M. Enquire today. ..e77111163 ISTMilt=r1ITIMMeaLeTe" "Now, don't panic, but the door just slammed shut and I don't have my key!" ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne On responsibility In Albert Camus' novel "The Fall" the central character in the story is a Parisian lawyer who is secure and self-satisfied in his complacent self-esteem. Then one night walking home late across a bridge over the Seine something happens which he is never able to forget. It was his 'fall'. He put It this way: "I had already gone some fifty yards when I heard the sound as of a body striking the water, I heard a cry repeated several times which was slowly going downstream: then it suddenly ceased. I wanted to run and yet didn't stir. Then slowly under the rain I went away. I informed no one. The next day and the days following I didn't read the papers". Always, after that, his failure to act responsibly—his failure to do something to help—haunt- ed him night and day. Years later still stregeling with his failure to act he said: "0 young woman, throw yourself in the water again so that I may a second time have the chance of saving both of us — but it's too late it's always too late". He realized too late that if he had helped the girl he would eot only have saved her he would have saved himself as well — from a life of self-control com- placency to a. life of responsi- bility to and for someone other than himself. I am of the opinion that our society is the victim of too many so-called 'self made men'. We are the victims of a crude, pseu- eo-individualism which is in- capable of sharing, incapable of concern, inc able ultimetely of meeting needs which cry out en our day. We are victims in short a! irresponsibility, more pro- Dounoee than the Parisian law- yer's. Maay prefer the way of in- difference to the way of re- sponsible action .— the church, in politics, incern onuaity affairs. We are cursed with for many eaeople who are concerned only teil YEARS eC-0 Lr Byczeimaz is having his of- fice property thoroughly 'reap-rat- S-D.! win. hare it veDeeree with reel brick, ant Squared ie the .front of the second storey. Several of the ladies at! the Patriotic Leareue are bolting a &nod Cheer shower in Main greet Ittetendi..st. church Friday after- nozz :fro= 3 to 6. Az theiteilozis attended to -all who wish to make Christracas brine ter tar the sold- iers by bringing along cake, pee- dine, candy cr any sedieele Mazy of the reesidenees end busioe.ss :lanes are being wired Ler hydro. C-ordon Davis at Exeter ?eerie; Is the hardware bust- Dees with W. O. geP -o. 21' YEARS Aeeee This tall me, W. C. F. ass _ tricher, Ceenlithe, showed Ms Secrthorn cattle at nine cezety fairs wizzeng a S fLests, 25 sec- onds, six thirds besiees a trophy and goofs ealreee at Sl2. Mr. :ohm C. Vitt of the Exeter Frozen Fcreds etteeded three- :lay conveztirn of the National Frozen Fond Doeker Association in Chi eaee. The thee: af conversation in Exeter sines Saturday has been the collapse of the Exeter batidlge tN•e'r Aesat le river Lee the. =fraesteores eseape of the -.triter of a traesport ant his eel .an. :o The dent happecn- aboret 6 Saturday te. er-ihe When Ernest, :exec Ic peofeeee wee king out of etteas fur the trarltee Atte Peatesptert anti a eoropeadoe: Vett dreet with *Zia fridge bet VI'Ve 'r.ittri 'large en eele trees a« fot telt ec Its co crth with themselves — they are is- lands unto themselves inspite of the truism that 'no man is an island'. The fact is that again and again we have to make a choice between two different attitudes to life. We all have to face ques- tions like these: "Am I, in the last resort, my own master, re- sponsible to no one and nothing beyond my own conscience? Am I a self-contained unit or am I inexorably and inevitably linked to God and neighbour?" The Christian faith has always said that we are not to live only unto ourselves — that we are not self-contained units—that we are responsible for the welfare of our neighbours — that ultimately we are responsible to God. Our faith has always had only one answer to give to the ques- tion 'Am Imybrother'skeeper?'. It has always said that our life is not our own to do with as we like but that it is a gift to be used in service to God and other people. In our time, as in past times, irresponsible childre n, irres- ponsible parents, irresponsible misuse and abuse of power, ir- responsible use of money, ir- responsible use of sex — all of these things curse our common life. I een convinced that we un- necessarily suffer from near- sightedness if we are preoccupied with ourselves and see no further responsibility beyond our own noses. We unnecessarily restrict our vision; we unnecessarily con- fine our minds when we feel that. we are responsible only for our own little personal interests, George Bernard Shaw once put it this way: "This is the true joy of l.fe — the being used fora pur- pose larger than oursell— not. a quivering mass of little ailments and complaints but the instrument throegh which purpose, meaning end truth grows send is manifest." Responsibility is only present when there is that awareness of purpose 'larger than oneself. of James Street are being cut down by the ForestrooDe.partrnent of the Hydro system. Beauty is to rive place to utility. 15 YEARS AGO Eig.h School students stole the :show et the South Huron -elowing. Match held on Eider Bros. farm fr. Rae Township Friday, Arthur Bolton., a Grade 13 student at Seeiorth Rieb. School, won the championship. Runne r-up was Ruth Keyes also of Seaforth. hit'. and Mrs. John Allison of the Thames Road celebrated 60 years of married life quietly on Monday. They reside on the Al- lisoe hoetesteed that was par- chased from theCazatiaCoropazy pioneer days. Exeter' We Cubs netted over S7e from the sale of applee Sat- urday, Exeter 11-istrlet High School field a 12-roan rugby team ib W3SSA. competitist, next sea- atiz. 10 YEARS AGO The SteeeDnetridge spanning the Aresitle River of Creditor was cifiti 'ally opened be Huron County Werdsz Earl Campbell in a special ceremeny 'Pees:lay a:i- t:erne= Jobe. G. Ceimare newlyappciet- ed ins ,e-cier schoel s, aideess- ed the Exeter leett FATA0 attne school Titurstee eight. Thirty •earleads of sera: beets were shipped free,- CeztralveSet- tmeiay eanest get fete full swinge Tee trainload re.resents 1,S50 tees. aretAr leceeeete gill plan' b a egee.teern greup this winter. The :ether ebbs are Goderithe FOrest, Steatezeiy end leavertere OLD TIMES'