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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-09-01, Page 4Westward the Smileys A friendly gesture indeed The mutual friendship that has ex- isted between the personnel at CFB Centralia and this district was much in evidence last week when the Town of Exeter received the generous gift of books and sports trophies from the de- parting staff at the base. The books will indeed bring many enjoyable hours to area residents and their addition to the shelves at the li- brary will make it one of the best stocked in this area. Disposition of the sports trophies will be a much more difficult decision, but through administration should add further impetus to the many sporting attractions in the district. However, the suggestion that some of the figurines on the trophies could be changed to make them suitable as awards for other sporting activities is worthy of some consideration. If this is possible at a reasonable cost, council could invite suggestions for various competitions that could be staged throughout the year at various local events; such as a kid's bicycle race at the fall fair, a citizen-of-the- year award, home decoration contest at Christmas, etc., etc. At any rate, there's certainly no doubt that the gifts can be put to ex- cellent use and the donors are to be sincerely thanked for their generosity which marks the friendship that has existed for so many years between Cen- tralia personnel and the entire area. Will enthusiasm remain? The apparent success of the first Bean Festival to be held in Zurich in- dicates that area communities can take a valuable lesson from the citizens in that area. Many organizations worked dili- gently to make the day a success, and as one who visited the event, we can say that it was indeed enjoyable, With continued co-operation from all con- cerned, it could well grow in future years. However, that doesn't always work out as easily as it sounds, and it will be interesting to see whether the citi- zens of Zurich will continue to support the event, or if it will be allowed to fall by the wayside similar to events in other surrounding communities. This coming Labour Day is a prime example of how the lack of en- thusiasm and planning can spell the demise of many successes. It wasn't too many years ago that Grand Bend sponsored a beauty con- test and variety show that attracted thousands of spectators. This was the weekend that Exeter was to go all out for a major promotion on the rodeo which will be staged at the Saddle Club grounds. It was once the date of the Hensall Bean Festival. Why were these popular events dropped — or in the case of Exeter — never started? The answers are many, but per- haps the main one is the fact too many people aren't willing to share the task of planning and organizing. In short, we're not as enthusiastic about com- munity events as we once were, and unless our affluence is suddenly lost, we may never be. By Val BaltkaIns Sam 44 avec as is presently the case inGrand Bend, where it is left with the OPP each night for any emergency. Certainly, this is feasible and is better than our previous sug- gestion. Discussion we have had with some local officials indicates that the suggestion of frequent refresher courses is worthy of consideration and it is to be hoped council's protection to per- sons and property committee will consider this in the study which we feel should be held into the entire matter. which have gone up tremendously in the past five years — no, that would be government interfer- ence — socialism, That wou 1 d interfere with what we hold dear. 2) The president of the U.S. went on to say, "Since 1960 prices have risen 10%, wages 17% and profits 83%, I submit in the light of this evidence that "Sensible guidelines" should be set up not just for workers but also for companies. But in any case economic guidelines set up by government economists in- volve economic planning and this is socialistic. I believe that it is the duty of government to regulate the econ- omy so that the wealth of our nation is equitably distributed. No one segment of society should get all the gravy. This is a matter of distributive justice -- that all get a fair share of the nations wealth. I believe further that unem- ployment insurance, better pen- sions, workmen's compensation, better hours and working con- ditions, medicare, the progres- sive i n c ome tax, corporation taxes, the demands for parity prices by farmers all these things and many more are evid- ence of agitation from below the power structure none of them have been or will be introduced without agitation. In this age of automation I believe that churches, unions, management and governments must be awake and alive to see that the benefits of the new tech- nology are shared by all. Only then will we not create an ever growing number of people who are the victims and captives of automation. Someone has said, "the kind of imagination which carries the world forward into more gener- ous and hopeful adventures for social betterment comes from those who have emotions that make men care". Personally I believe that so- cialism is a practical expression of this caring. Historically, even in Canada, it has made a great contribution to the common wel- fare by introducing ideas which at first were too radical for the majority but which almost with- out exception have been adopted later on with good results. In short, in this last column before Labour Day, I am happy once again to go on record as pro-labour and pro-socialist, Strikes and demands for a 30% increase in wages and fringe benefits to be spread over two or three years have set off the usual reaction. The seaway, rail- way and postal workers have stirred politicians, and the mass Media to an outburst of public indignation. Our own local M.P.P. has said, "Thirty percent wage increases won by Seaway employees and sought by railway workers are the kind of spiralling wage costs that could bankrupt Canada". Yet even after the increases are won the average take-home pay of the postal workers will be below $5,200 per year. Rail- way workers and seaway workers will average below $6,000. I wonder how long it has been since our politicians all with five figure salaries tried to live on $5,000 in any one of our metropolitan areas where the average price of a new house is $27,000. We lived on $4,000 a year in Victoria, B.C. from 1959-1962. That was the average wage of the workers in my congregation. Perhaps all politicians should have a holiday and try to live in one of our cities on the average worker's salary in this country. Mr. MacNaughton also lashed out at socialism in a statement which is impossible to document or support: "The sole philosophy of socialism is the destruction of the fundamental things Cana- dians have been brought up to believe in". Apart from the oratorical flair that is not a reasonable state- ment. The schools and churches I've attended in this land taught me to believe many things. I find none of them threatened by so- cialism. Far from being a denial of those things, I find socialism to be the clearest expression of them that I have yet encountered. On the same day Mr. Mac- Naughton made his speech lash- ing out at workers and socialism, President Johnson looked at the same problem and acknowledged concern. But while asking for reasonable restraint in wage de- mands he went on to say two startling things: 1) He voiced "a hope for self- restraint from those who deter- mine profit margins". Now I don't hear too many Canadian politicians asking for an inves- tigation of company earnings This is how you die Labour Day weekend is upon us once again and the mass carnage that will result on our highways on the last big fling of the season will be suitably recorded in next week's newspapers. Some of the deaths will be caused by speeding, others by drivers who pro- ceed too slowly. Drinking drivers will create their fair share to the total and wreckless, unattentive and just plain poor drivers will round out the balance, along with mechanical defects, etc., etc. We trust none of our readers will fit into any of the above categories, but just in case they do, we have a pleasant surprise for them. The Ontario Safety Council have come up with an unique story that describes in full gory details how death takes place on the highways. It is not a pleasant story, but due to the fact things happen so fast, we knew care- less drivers would want to know what does happen to them. The instance related below tells the fearsome tale of what happens in the split second a car hits a tree at 55 miles per hour. It could be used to describe other types of vehicular impacts. By the way, read it aloud for the best effect: ONE TENTH OF A SECOND — Front bumper and chrome frosting of grill collapse. Steel slivers penetrate tree one-and-one-half inches. TWO TENTHS OF A SECOND — Hood crumples, rises, smashing into windshield. Spinning rear wheels leave ground. Grill disintegrates. Fenders The topic of "socialism", which was much in evidence in this newspaper in the last federal election, has again reared its head and this week we find two points of view on the topic. The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, in one of the most blistering speeches we have heard him deliver, didn't mince any words in labelling the New Democratic party as moving forward on the guidelines of Socialism. In fact, the work "Marxism" even crop- ped up in his address. This naturally raised the ire of a strong supporter of social- ism, T-A columnist John Boyne, and his rebuttal of Mr. Mac- Naughton's attack on socialism and labour demands has been ably presented in this issue as well. Following our editorial last week in which we suggested the resuscitator should be left at the swimming pool during the sum- mer months rather than at the town hall, a couple of points about the equipment have been brought to our attention. These should be mentioned to not only clarify the present sit- uation, but to eliminate any pos- sibility that our remarks may have cast an unfair inference that any particular group was at fault. Some readers may recall that the equipment was given to the citizens of this community through the generosity of the Exeter Legion, and under the agreement, it was to be made available at all times to any citizen who may have need of it. Hence, it was left at the fire hall so it could be used by the brigade or picked up by any doctor, policeman or citizen who required it to administer the life-giving oxygen to anyone in need. Under these terms of ref- erence, it would then not be cor- rect to have it under lock and key at the swimming pool. However, we still maintain that it should be at the pool each day and have already gained support- ing opinions in that regard. It may mean, though, that the equipment would have to be trans- ported back and forth each day, come into contact with tree, forcing parts to spray over front door. Driver's body continues to move forward with a force 20 times that of gravity. His body now weighs 3,200 pounds. His legs, held straight out, snap at the knees. THREE TENTHS OF A SECOND— Driver's body now off the seat, torso upright. Plastic and steel frame of the steering wheel bend under his death grip. His head is near sun visor, his chest above steering column. FOUR TENTHS OF A SECOND — Car's front 24 inches is completely de- molished but the rear end is still trav- elling at 35 m.p.h. The half-ton motor block crunches into the tree. Rear of the car like a bucking horse, rises high enough to scrape bark off lower branches. FIVE TENTHS OF A SECOND — Driver's hands bend steering shaft. Lungs and intercostal arteries punc- tured. SIX TENTHS OF A SECOND — Driver's feet are ripped out of laced shoes, The brake pedal shears off at the floor. Chassis bends in the middle. The driver's head smashes into the windshield. The rear of the car begins falling. SEVEN TENTHS OF A SECOND— The entire body of the car is forced out of shape. Hinges tear, doors spring open, seat rams forward pinning driver against steering shaft. He is dead. Airports are now under way. .The work of preparing the run- ways at Centralia airport is in full swing. The Towland Con- struction company of London, who have just completed the new air- port at Aylmer, have started the runways at Grand Bend. It's unfortunate that the word socialism is often used in the same context with words such as. Marxism and communism, be- cause immediately the latter two make people think of Russia and socialism then takes on a mean- ing that is often unfair to those who support such theories in the free world. There have been several pro- grams instituted by governments in this democracy of ours that bear strong relationships to socialism and there are many more on the drawing boards. However, to say that we are fol- lowing the line of Marxism as it is in Russia, is an unfair state- ment. For those who may be wonder- ing why the Hon. C, S. Mac- Naughton c ame up with a blistering attack on the NDP party, the answer may well lie in the fact that the NDP is growing by leaps and bounds in Ontario and are confident that they—and not the Liberals—will form the next opposition to prem- ier John Roberts and his Pro- gressive Conservatives. Huron County has never given much support to the NDP organ- ization; but at the present time the Liberals in this area are completely unorganized and could well find themselves as the third choice. To back up that statement, we only have to note that two weeks ago the Huron Liberal Associ- ation held their annual picnic and had as the main guest none other than the Ontario Leader, Andrew Thompson. Attendance at that amounted to a paltry 125 persons. While the attendance at the barbecue in honour of Mr. Mac- Naughton suggests beyond any doubt that he still has Huron safely in the PC fold, he may well have been warming up to the task he will be facing at the next Ontario election—doing battle with his major opponents, the NDP. iliackaRBINISCST AMINIEWNWRIMORMXISIONOSINTIOSMANNINS -times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 50 YEARS AGO The presentation of the colors to the 161st Battalion will take place at Camp Borden Thursday afternoon. Rev. D. W. Collins of Windsor, formerly of town, who was quite active in the recruiting of the Battalion, will make the presentation. School will re-open Tuesday after the summer holidays. Tea- ching staff includes Principal George Sparks, Miss Hamilton and Miss Pridham of the High School and Miss C. Vosper, Miss Murray, Miss Kinsman, Miss Quackenbush and Miss Dow of the Public School. Hydro workmen are engaged building the line from here to Hensall. Miss M. Blue has arrived and will take charge of Tiernan & EdighOffer's millinery depart- ment, DaShwood. ezeferZimes-Atfuecafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member. C.W.N.A,, 0.W.N.A,„ C.C.N.R. and ABC a phone call that cost me eleven bucks. So, logically, we are going to Vancouver. I mean, after all, you only live once. And why shouldn't you take a trip when you're young enough to enjoy it, And what the heck, it's only money, isn't it? And so on. It's nothing to do with seeing Hugh, or dragging him home in chains. Not at all. What ever gave anyone that idea? Why, he's only ashore 10 hours in Van- couver and who'd spend a thou- sand dollars to fly out there to see him for that length of time? Especially when we sent him out there to save $800 to- ward his college fees. That would be ridiculous, wouldn't it? In fact, insane. Well, with the aid of several federal banks, the fly-now-pay- later plan, and a credit card some unsuspecting idiot gave me a couple of years ago, we leave tomorrow for a holiday that will be about halfpaid for by this time next year. Have you ever noticed that when you take a plunge you can't afford, like this, everything else starts to go wrong, as if to compound your folly and rub it This week, I got a speeding ticket, first in my life, the vacuum went on the fritz and required expensive repairs, the lock on our back door broke and had to be re- placed, I broke a tooth, and our tax notice arrived, substantially fatter than last year's. Oh well, such is life. By the Way, if there's no column next Week, it will m ean we have crashed in the Rockies. And Hugh Will be free to go to Mexico. After he's paid all those debts at the bank. Which will take him about four years at hard labor. I've been married for nearly 20 years, all of them to the same dame, and I understand less at this moment about the so-called feminine process of thinking than I did on my wedding day. This admission is a result of the latest turn in our economic waltz with this summer. Before holidays began, we had discussed making a trip to the west coast. Then my wife took inventory of the finances and stated flatly that we couldn't af- ford it, even if we camped all the way and ate at the Salvation Army. I was rather relieved. I love to travel, but I hate traveling with women. They fuss about hotel rooms. They take enough clothes on a week's trip to take them around the world on a cruise. And they constantly put their hair up and take it down. Therefore, I looked forward to a quiet, restful summer. Lots of golf. Plenty of swims. A few fishing jaunts. An occasional ex- cursion to see a play. Then came the refrigerator fiasco, already related here. Net loss of $350. That really put the clincher on our trip to the coast. Then came the call, collect, from Vancouver. The son and heir informed us casually, but with a tremour, that he didn't think he'd go hack to college. You see, the boat he's working on plies the Pacific to Acapulco, Mexico, in the winter. And you see, he could get a job on her as a waiter. And you see, he'd be making $10,000 a year, at Only 19, which is pretty good, eh? And you see, it would be a great chance to see •the world. And you see, he'd be more mature in a year, and besides, would be able to pay for his Whole year at school when he went back. And so on. Weill I've seen his old lady fly off the handle. Many times, But I've never seen her go straight up in the air and remain suepended there through Most of Publishers: J. M, Southcott, Ft. M. Southcott Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Val Baltkalns Phone 235.1331 '••••••."---00 ----. If ma ••••••a, '41-; 0.........fte •~••••1 rm... 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Wuerth of St. Thomas Training school RCAF and Rey- nOld Wuerth of the Galt Aircraft School spent the weekend with their parents. Both contralto. and Greed Bend SUBSCRIPTION RATES: paper as well and we trust drivers have now been amply warned. The new law is indeed a good one and it is difficult to under- stand why it was not implemented along with the initial regulations. Obviously, it is in the best in- terests of the many thousands of youngsters who daily ride buses to and from tchoOlS, Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA $7.00 • •••••••• Mothers in the area won't need any reminder that Tuesday is back-to-school day for their off- spring, as they have probably been looking forward to that since back in the latter part of June. However, area motorist s should make special notice of the date as the kids will be back on the streets in droves and not safely tucked away in the local playgrounds or swimming pools. Even the careful drivers who are constantly on the lookout for happy-go-lucky youngsters will have to change their habits to some extent this year due to new regulations introduced through the department of transport, Starting September 1, Motor- ists will be required to stop for a school bus from both direc- tions if the flashing red lights are on. In previous years, this Was only necessary when over- taking a sehool bus from the rear, This information has been dup- Heated in a news item in this 15 YEARS AGO Almost 300 persons attended the concert by Exeter Citizens Rand at the Community Park Sunday night. Starting school for the first time thiS year are 47 young five and six year olds registered in the kindergarten classes of MrS. FL D. Jermyn, Exeter Kinsmen started this week to put up long awaited house numbers on town buildings. The old E xeter school that housed for many a year both the public and high school, has been sold by tender to H. Jensen Co. for $3,300. 10 YEARS AGO Forty ladies of the Kirkton Horticultural Society enjoyed a bus trip to the Royal Botanical Rock Gardens, Hamilton, last week, Katherine Ondrejicka, RR 1, Centralia, and Alexia Lostell of UsbOrne will redeive $500 each toward a university education from four Dominion-Provincial bursaries in Huron County. A trade show on Tuesday even- ing will be a new feature of this year's Exeter Fall Fair. Fred Harburn, Cromarty and Jack Boa, Ilenaall, swept the major awards in the horseshoe pitching tournament at Hensall kinsmen's Ontario Bean Pes. tival. , 4,4• /.4 ,•.:•&'•(?"..,.. • tWi'W•RC''''''. 00114016*Mta.'f2= "If you don't start fooling around More oh the job, Parker, you're fired!"