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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-04-06, Page 4They need instruction Why marriage seminar? Unification: part three IMPANISM • Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 txefercOniesakfuocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Howie Wright Phone 235.1331 cil's protection to persons and prop- erty committee to set up courses to be instructed by the local police for the benefit of these new riders, as well as a refresher course for present bike owners. It's a topic that can't be over-em- phasized, and early training of young- sters may provide added benefits in fu- ture years when they get behind the wheel of a car. With the mounting carnage on our roads, such a program may just provide some reduction in this needless slaughter for future gen- erations. A youngster who has had traffic rules and regulations drilled into his head for several years, is likely to carry on these safer habits as an auto- mobile driver. At the present time, it isn't difficult to see why teenagers have so many auto accidents after wit- nessing their driving habits on bicycles. Programs of bicycle instruction and safety clubs have paid dividends in other communities and would ap- pear to be needed here. The cost would be practically negligible and yet the results could pay huge dividends. It would appear to be a wise in- vestment. .416e7e qapteee9 After a long, hard winter, prao tically any sign of spring is welcome. However, there are some harbin- gers not in that category, such as the return of the many young bicycle rid- ers and their hazardous antics and dis- regard for traffic rules. Perhaps disregard is the wrong word. Unknowing or uninformed may be a more correct appraisal of the situ- ation, although the terminology one uses is of little consolation to a griev- ing parent called to an accident involv- ing an offspring, or to a motorist or pedestrian who has just been fright- ened out of his wits by a near miss with a youngster on a bike. The example shown by some adult drivers may be questionable, but young- sters should be taught the proper rules of riding in traffic before they are al- lowed onto the streets. At the present time this is left en- tirely to the parents and unfortunately many seem to adbicate this responsi- bility despite the fact their child's life is at stake. With several new riders joining the crowds each year, we think it would be a sensible project for coun- Opportunity knocks twice Spring brings out razors It's not too often that opportunity knocks at the same door twice, but it happened to this area this week with the announcement that Found Brothers Aviation Limited would locate their manufacturing plant at the former air- port near Grand Bend. The firm was attracted to the area some time ago and had made plans to locate at CFB Centralia, but unfortu- nately were unable to make any satis- factory arrangements with the federal government for space there. After considerable deliberation, Company president H. N. Shoji an- nounced the firm had abandoned plans to locate at Centralia and were looking elsewhere for suitable accommodation for their Toronto based operation. This was naturally met with regret by area officials, but at the time Mr. Shoji explained they were not half as unhappy as he, because the firm had decided the area and its available labor supply was ideal for their interests. So, the announcement this week that they completed a transaction to locate at Grand Bend comes as good news for all concerned, and certainly indicates the company was indeed in- terested in this district and this is something that should provide some in- centive for area officials who have un- derstandably been disappointed in the fact their efforts in the past have never paid big dividends. We know we speak for the area in welcoming this new industry to our midst and in extending to them best wishes for immediate and continued success. Too much to consider over education, we wonder how many complexities of education were really solved. How many teachers and par- ents will study the various speakers' opinions and put into practice those which appear valid? One of the problems with such conferences is that there is so much discourse on new concepts that most delegates return home without retain- ing much of the information which was presented for their benefit. We wonder if it woudn't be a much better idea for future confer- ences to cut down on the number of topics covered so they could be fully discussed and a decision reached on whether they should be implemented or not. At the present time, it seems ex- perts from various fields are throwing so many ideas into the potpourri of education that teachers, board mem- bers and parents at the local level get completely lost in the maze of ideas and end up having to dismiss them all because they just don't know where to start. Perhaps that's why they're not showing leadership and responsibility as Mr. McCaffrey suggests. Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work at Waterloo Luther- an University, Dr. Sheldon Rahn, toao cpier ieosgeinctalthe economic f acte ra an which are d operative within marriage. Dr. R. W. Read of Exeter suggested Dr. R. A. Kinch, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Victoria Hos- pital, London, as one who is eminently well qualified to pre- sent the medical and biological aspects. Dr. Read has also agreed to tape the proceedings on the 13th for future use. Father A. P. Jansen of Mount Carmel has a broad background of experience with Cana Confer- ences and will meet with Roman Catholics to review the spiritual emphases which are relevant to and operative within marriage. Rev. Delton J. Glebe, profes- sor of Pastoral Theology at Waterloo Lutheran University, is well qualified to lead Protest- ants into a deeper study in the same area. Bill Batten suggested to me that presently married couples might stay away from this study because they'd be afraid that their presence would acknowledge problems within their own mar- riages. Therefore, I want to make this one point very clearly. We dis- cussed at great length, just who should be invited and encouraged to come to this seminar. Quite naturally we all agreed that it would be quite helpful for young couples contemplating marriage in the near future. But we also felt that older teenagers, who will probably be married within the next five years or so would also benefit. Then we extended it to couples recently married. The more we looked at the areas to be discussed the more we realized too that ANY mar- ried couple would certainly gain valuable insights from the highly trained people involved. Therefore, we decided — wise- ly I think to open it wide to anyone who might be interested in spending one evening to take a deeper look at married life. There will be ample question time after each speaker. There will also be an opportunity for discussion with the speakers in classrooms from 9:45-10:30. I sincerely hope that this event will be but the beginning of a series of such studies on the various areas of our common life. We would all appreciate your comments after the night is over to facilitate further planning in this direction. If anyone has any questions prior to the 13th ask your minister or priest and he will give you any additional in- formation you desire or phone me. We apply the insights of the various academic disciplines in just about every area of our life. We use the best possible scien- tific techniques to produce ma- chines, to control our environ- ment and to make a more satisfy- ing life for all of us. This Marriage Seminar on April 13, is designed to take an intellectual, dispassionate, un- emotional look at marriage and family life. We believe that the economist, the sociologist, the medical doctor, the minister and the priest, each has a unique con-. tribution to make in this area of life. Someone has said that we de- mand more of a person learning to drive a car for the first time than we demand of a couple plan- ning to live together for a life- time. It's easier to get a mar- riage licence than a car licence! The Vanier Family Institute was designed to bring together the various disciplines for a study in depth of the home and family. This hopefully will precipitate action across various fronts. For some time the Roman Catholic Church has had Cana Conferences — and Post and Pre- Cana Conferences to provide as much guidance as possible for couples planning marriage and families. The concern of the Protestant Churches has been, I believe, more fragmented and less ef- fective. But for some time now Family Counselling Centres have been operated in our larger cities and these have often been staffed and solidly supported by Protest- ant ministers. The type of program which has been planned for South Huron High School, April 13, from 7:30-10:30 is not new. This format has been used in many areas. It has proved to be an effective means of bring- ing together interested persons for an in depth look at an area of life that is of concern to us all. About a year ago the South Huron Ministerial decided to study, 'Marriage and The Fam- ily'. We very quickly realized that we could not exhaust the subject in a couple of two hour meetings. Nor will the subject be exhaust- ed in a three hour seminar. We did, however, want to do something and therefore a small committee was set up to study and report concerning the pos- sibility of an open public meet- ing to explore the subject more fully. We also realized that oth- er disciplines of thought and training other than our own are relevant and helpful in any such discussion. So slowly the program as it is now set up evolved. Through Rev. A. C. Blackwell of Zurich, we were fortunate in getting the Spring is said to be the time of year a young man's fancy turns to what the girls have been thinking about all winter, and this apparently holds true for some men who don't quite fall into the category of being young. At least that's the only reason we can cite for the disappearance of so many beards in the area in the past couple of weeks. At first we thought the area was being inundated with strang- ers, but after a second glance realized the newfaces were some which had been covered in various arrays of stubble for the past couple of months. We're not about to jump off the deep end and question these chaps about their intestinal for- titude, primarily because it would put the writer in a rather awk- ward position if in a moment of weakness he too succumbed, al- though we have no intentions to have that happen. After only three months of beard growing, we hardly qualify as an expert in the field, but we certainly have had time to con- sider some of the advantages and disadvantages of such a project. Some of the advantages are rather apparent, such as not having to buy razor blades and other allied equipment. This also enables the beard grower to spend a couple of extra minutes in bed each morning and does away with the time often required to re- move the five-o'clock shadow prior to night engagements as well, It proved a real boon in the cold weather as an insulator, although icicles did form if the growth was not properly dried prior to stepping outside. One of the main advantages wasn't pointed out to us until Those who have been following re- ports from the annual educational con- ferences in Toronto this past week will probably reach the conclusion that it's getting so everyone in education holds different opinions. One of the most noticeable splits came when Charles McCaffrey, head of the high school teachers' federation, said Ontario teachers aren't profes- sionals and will remain "hack journey- men" until they show leadership and responsibility. Hours later, Education Minister William Davis declared at an- other Ontario Educational Association meeting: "There's no question. Teach- ing is a profession." There were speakers who claimed the present grade 13 curriculum was useless; others said students in junior elementary grades should never be failed; some complained that schools were filled with female teachers and students — boys in particular — were being "womanized to death"; and there were educators who said junior stu- dents shouldn't be given homework and tests, but rather should be allowed to enjoy their childhood. While the annual Easter confer- ences opened many new arguments LETTERS TWE EDITOR Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30,1966, 4,427 all communications media, with- out a drop of blood being shed. Nearly everybody was pooped after the long, hot holiday, so that only a few heard Marshall-Ad- miral Latour announce, on the 11 p.m. news, that Uniforce had unearthed and promptly squashed a Communist plot to take over the country. Next day the full story came out, in all media, and the Hon- orable Joe was lauded for the speed and decision with which he had handled the emergency. There wasn't an iota of re- sistance. Parliament was on holi- days. The Prime Minister was ill and in seclusion. The univer- sities were closed, so there were no students' protests. The Moun- ties and militia had long since been disbanded as needless ex- pense. Everything was perfectly calm. Business as usual. Most Cana- dians were starting their holi- days. A few noticed that there were a lot of new radio and TV an- nouncers and newspaper column- ists, but they figured the new guys were just vacation replace- ments. Then the good news started coming. Corporation, income and sales taxes were all to be re- duced. Farm subsidies were to be raised. Food prices were to be lowered. Free housing for ' everybody making less than $5,- 000. I guess I don't have to tell you the rest. Popular movement demanding a republic and "Joe for President." Joe's sincere statement that he had no am- bition except to serve the Cana- dian people, through the demo- cratic process. Big convention. Only stipulation for delegates was that they be members of Uniforce. Joe elected unanimous- ly. You had to hand it to him. From President of the Destruc- tion Workers' Union to President of the great Republic of Canada In a few short years, That's all, Oh, a few people disappeared quietly here a n d there, but that was because of the new Relocation Act, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5,00 Per Year: USA $1.00 Remember? It's 1987 and we have Uniforce, alias the Canadian Cobras, 100,000 strong, pure bone and gristle, master-minded by jut-jawed Joe Garibaldi, Min- ister of National Defence. The Yanks are all upset be- cause he is dickering with the Chinese, a couple of waiters from the Nanking restaurant. It's ob- viously a second Cuba in the mak- ing. Joe gets a call from the White House. He states his terms, and hangs up. He knows his man. LSD, president of the U.S. of A., is a tough cookie. He came up through the unions, like Joe, but owes his position to the huge wealth of his wife, Mary Warner, of the hideously rich Boston Warners. Twenty minutes later, Joe's phone rings. It's LSD himself. "Now, look, Joe. We don't want trouble. We paid eight million for Alaska and I think five million for the Louisiana Purchase thing. Yeah, yeah, we know there's in- flation. How about a straight eight billion, after taxes? You want ten? Don't be ridiculous. We won't go a nickel past nine. After all, we own most of the country any- way. A deal? Right. Take over." It wasn't quite that simple, of course. Joe had to call a meeting of the War Council. This group had supplanted the Cabinet, But it didn't take long. Joe had hand-picked his senior officers. Marshall-Admiral Louis Latour had wanted to be King Louis the First of New Canada the Second. After Joe had explained how awk- ward this would be, Louis settled for the liquor concession at all martyrs' shrines in the country, The others went along. Colo- nel-Commodore Nils Jorgenson of Winnipeg balked a little at getting no more than the re- maining mineral rights of the Prairie Provinces, but finally acceded, grumbling. The rest accepted what they got: The fish- ing rights in Hudson Hay, the Rocky Mountains, or whatever. It was beautifully planned, per- fectly timed. At noon on July 1st, our national holiday, the Cobras struck. Flying squads took over cob. Much worse than syrup we imagine. However, the real problem is going to be in knowing when to shave the luxurious growth off, and perhaps those who have now done that job are the wisest. We cringe at the thought of having to walk around this sum- mer with one half of our face tanned and the other white, but this does appear to be the fate we'll face with a July shave-off. We also hope a few stalwarts remain in the game. While centennial year is bring- ing us many splendid programs, it also appears to be the year of the humorist and to date we've attended about three functions where the speakers did little but tell one story after another. An example of this was Fri- day night's Can-Crop banquet at the Legion Hall, and while Bishop Charles Nelligan of the University of Windsor did have some sage advice for the audi- ence, he had most of them laugh- ing too hard to really notice it. It's impossible to retell most of his stories but he did have some we really enjoyed. One concerned the Notre Dame football team, which was given an audience with Pope John. The latter pointed out he did not understand the game, and so some of the players gave him a description of it. After listening intently, the Pope explained he didn't think much of the game, primarily because he hated to kick con- verts. Bishop Nelligan was intro- duced as a former brigadier in World War II, but he told the audience that attaining this rank did not put him in the class of a fighting man. To illustrate his point, he told of a young soldier on the front lines who became frightened dur- ing a battle, dropped his gun and started to run. During his dash he was stopped by an officer, and asked to ex- plain his actions. After doing so, he asked the officer who he was. "I'm a Brigadier," came the reply. "I didn't think I'd run that far," the soldier replied. this week when mother said she hoped we would soon shave so she would know what we were thinking. Seems the brush hides one's facial expression. Although we doubt it was her intention, we are eagerly looking forward to following mother's revelation by testing it at the next meeting of the Lower Forty poker club. Should be able to bluff our way to a small fortune! The better half hasn't com- plained about the beard too much, although after looking through the family album last week, she did note she had forgotten what her husband did look like. If absence makes the heart grow fonder, there are certainly ad- vantages there too. To be honest, the disadvant- ages of beard growing are not great, although one of the more sticky problems has arisen now that maple syrup time is here again. With an upper lip endowed with a heavy layer of hair, one can not attack such delicacies with the usual lip-smacking enthusiasm. Corn syrup is also a hazard. However, perhaps the greatest hardship arises for beard grow- ers with mischievous sons. Al- though he's only six months old, Steven's eyes just light up when dad picks him up and his sticky fingers head straight for the whiskers. The louder the pleas of resistance, the harder the tug becomes, which leads us to the conclusion that children are not completely filled with love as some experts would have us be- lieve. While we hate to be considered a pessimist, some of the dis- advantages to growing beards are yet to come. We keep living in hope that it will serve as an in- sulator from the heat of summer, but we have been warned that such is not the case. We're also wondering whether or not it will become an entangle- ment or breeding ground for flies, mosquitoes and members of the gnat family. Our beard may also be taking on some varying hues if we find some spring painting chores. Our facial growth probably won't last until the fall, but we can well imagine the troubles en- countered in eating corn off the Hits nail on the head James H. Kinkead of Goderich, re- tiring president of the Ontario Educa- tion Association convening at Toronto this week, hit one of the nails on the head to our mind when he declared the job of improving education should be done on a Canada-wide basis. For years there have been differ- ences, inequities that have worked hardships on both primary and second- ary school pupils moving from one province to another. The provincial sys- tems have inhibited improvements that might have been brought about could they have been undertaken on a na- tional basis. Ontario, once the acknowledged leader in education in Canada, is falling far behind in the race, according to people knowledgeable in such matters. There will be no quick and easy solution. The provincial responsibilities for education will not be yielded read- ily, but eventually, some equality of education must reach from sea to sea. — Goderich Signal-Star 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Sam Beaver of Exeter on Saturday bought the L. McTag- gart farm just north of Exeter at the auction sale paying $6,475. Mr. Thos. Newell has during the past week installed a new and up-to-date electroflater in his garage. It does the trick of blow- ing up a tire in a few seconds and is a wonderful improvement on the old system of inflating with a pump. Miss Jean Seldon having com- pleted the year's course at Queen's, Kingston, is home. Messrs. Harvey Bros. intend very soon to install a hydro motor in their Roller Mill. (.0010111111 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Dear Sir: The Guest Editorial "Undesir- able Attitude" — reprinted from the Wingham Advance Times — in your March 30 issue begs com- ment. I assume it refers to the possibility of far me r s with- holding produce, as suggested by the Ontario Farmers' Union. It erroneously blames "lead- ers" of the 0. F. U, for this policy. Delegates to the 1966 O.F.U. annual convention approved a resolution favouring "strike ac- tion if necessary." At a recent farm meeting Mr. Robert McKinley M.P. stated that since the Second World War, farmers had increased their ef- ficiency at a rate four times greater than workers in any oth- er industry. Returns in agricul- ture have not kept pace with other industries. The publication, Agricultural Statistics for Ontario, reports that in the 15-year period ending 1965, prices of goods and ser- vices used by farmers increased by 53%, and in the same period the prices of farm products in- creased only 11%. The evidence of Mr. Bryce, Deputy Minister of Finance, in the second report of the Con- sumer Credit Committee shows that between 1949 and 1965 the share of our national income that went to wage and salary earn- ers increased 7.7%, to people who live off investments 17,3%, to farmers 1.7%. In the period referred to above, persons in industries other than agriculture ,enforced their de- Mands by arbitrary action; in- dustrial workers by strike, manufactUrers by administered prices, doctors and lawyers by agreed charge schedules. During this period food pro. ducers have been passive price takers. Marketing plan s have generally permitted, two types of activity: 1. Negotiate with processors for minimum prices, 2. Offer produce by auction. — Please turn to page 5 11.1611.114111114600040001010111WASEMESTOMMENFOWATOraire..wwwowNwo,%*"4,4m.....q.,-,./ 25 YEARS AGO LAC F. C. Zurbrigg, who has been in training at St. Jean, Que., has been spending afew days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Zurbrigg at Lucan. He will report to the Fingal Training School. There is an urgent need for men in the Reserve Army for the defence of Canada at home. The Middlesex and Huron Regiment of this town Is calling for all possible recruits. The first meeting of the Huron Library Association since the inauguration six months ago was held in Grderich Public Library Tuesday. Exeter Carnegie Library was represented by Miss L. M. JeCkell. 15 YEARS AGO "Pete" Eisenbach, Grand Bend has 700 hard-maple trees tapped on his 80-acre tree-grove near Brucefield. R. B. Gates of Centralia re- cently held one of those "one-in- a-million" cribbage hand s— a 29-point perfect combination of three fives, a jack and a matching five on the board. A Times-Advocate survey on Tuesday afternoon showed that over 40 cars of Exeter business men and their employees were "hogging" customer parking spots on the main street during business hours. 10 YEARS AGO Donald Kestle, Stephen town- ship farmer three miles north- west of Crediton, lost over $6,000 worth of farm equipment Friday night when his implement shed went up in flames. At the Kiwanis Music Festival of Stratford Elaine Powe of Cen- tralia topped her class of 11 competitors winning first prize in the under 10 years. Exeter Furniture completed manufacture of the first set of bonded foam rubber church pews last week. The local firm ex- pects this new type of pew will become popular. Kenneth C. Stanbury, Agin- court, a native of Exeter, On of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Stanbury, died suddenly in Toronto Mon- day, April 1. •