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1867 I 1967 CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONER
by JOHN W. FISHER
They should shave head too
Bank loot
in my attic?
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Most deserving .honor
The decision of the Exeter Branch
Of the Royal Canadian Legion to re-
name their branch the R, E. Pooley
Branch 167 is one that won't have to
be explained to anyone in this cm-
munity.
Ted's contribution to the commu-
nity has been exemplary over the
years. Some of his service —such as
that as Mayor and RUC chairman—
has been in the public eye, while other
of his acts have been performed be-
hind the scenes without knowledge of
any but those whom he has assisted in
so many ways.
To list the projects and programs
with which he has been associated
would fill considerable space and
many of those accomplishments are
listed elsewhere in this publication.
It is a bit surprising to note that
Ted's enthusiasm and dedication to his
community and country seems to in-
crease with his age, while many of his
contemporaries are content to sit back
and take it easy. His appointment as
Exeter's centennial chairman has en-
sured this community of one of the
most active programs in the nation,
and it is not being too complimentary
to suggest that his work in this com-
munity has placed him high among the
list of those who have done more for
their community that what could be
expected during our country's 100
years. Outalocaa9. device teeelobied
Their schemes are many
However, .active though he has
been in community affairs, this is not
the prime reason for his comrades of
the Exeter Legion bestowing this honor
upon him. It has been his contribution
to the work of the local branch that is
primarily being recognized, although no
doubt his community work was a fac-
tor in their decision.
This obviously suggests that his
work for 'the area veterans and their
dependents has been equallS, exemplary
and compounds the debt of gratitude
which is owing him.
Certainly, the residents in this
community join the Legion in praising
Ted's work and we know all are in
accord that the honor is most deserv-
ing.
In addition, we congratulate the
Legion for making this decision at this
time. Too often, the work of our lead-
ers is not recognized until we start
to look back in 'the pages of history
after they have pasted on to their re-
ward, and the pleasure that can be at-
tained by doing such acts while they
are still with us is lost.
It is a most fitting tribute for a
man who has dedicated his time and
talents to making Exeter a better place
in which to live, and. there's probably
no man who enjoys living here more
than Ted Pooley.
Let's put some color into our
surroundings for thefirst ofJuly.
Reach for the rake, the broom
and the paint brush for a good
cleanup and then put up flags —
lots of flags.
Having crossed the country
during the past few weeks my
impression is that so far we look
pretty dull in Centennial year.
Do we lack the courage to use
color bunting, streamers,
street decorations and lights?
Are we afraid to put up flags?
We've had a new flag since 1965.
Let's show it this year.
In most of our cities and towns
I've seen very little out on the
streets that would say we are
having a festive year. It's as
though we're still stunned and
grumbling from the great annual
Canadian hibernation and haven't
awakened to the fact that this
summer, especially, we're to
shake off our usual winter drab-
ness and be gay.
Like the first few evening stars
there are exceptions to the gen-
eral look of things, such as fed-
eral and provincial buildings and
some town halls but there are
hundreds of other public build-
ings with no show of decor for
Centennial. Some coin mer cial
and industrial buildings and
properties—but not many —pro-
vide splashes of gaiety here and
there. I saw one on the Queen
Elizabeth Highway, between Tor-
onto and Hamilton the 0. H.
Wood head office — decked out
with a 980-square-foot Canadian
coat of arms, the provincial and
territorial shields and Maple
Leaf and Centennial rooftop flags
in profusion the full length of
the building.
We should take the example
neighbors, relatives or friends.
The opportunities for work in this
part of the country are such that no
one has to rely upon going to distant
points to knock on doors seeking jobs
at cleaning eavestrough or fixing a
roof. If a stranger does come to your
door seeking this type of work, you
can almost rest assured he is out to
cheat you. Companies which conduct
contests very seldom make their origi-
nal contact with winners by a personal
visit. The banks don't have to rely on
cloak and dagger techniques to check
up on employees they may suspect of
pilfering.
As stated, the most frequent vic-
tims of these persons are elderly peo-
ple, whose senses may not be sharp
enough to counteract the quick - talk
with which con artists attain their suc-
cess.
If you have a neighbor, relative or
friend that may be in this category,
you should feel it your duty to advise
them periodically of news items of the
various tricks being used to dupe peo-
ple, so they will not become victims.
If you're as close associate, insist that
an elderly person contact you first be-
fore entering upon any scheme of this
nature with a stranger.
of Europe, and some parts of
French Canada and Newfound-
land, where towns and cities
really go all out to decorate
their homes and communities on
festive occasions.
We've already gone a long way
to clean up Canada refurbish-
ing old urban sections, face-
lifting buildings, developing park
areas and beautifying main
streets. It is a little over a year
ago since the Centennial Com-
mission obtained the services of
Roderick Clack to handle its
community improvement and
beautification program. Mr.
Clack, who had directed the city
of Victoria's successful project
to transform its "town center',
into a new area of beauty, has
been promoting beautification on
a national scale on behalf of the
Commission.
Roderick Clack has held semi-
nars in all regions of Canada and
has been providing know-how to
communities on the best ways to
improve the appearance of urban
and rural areas. The reaction to
the program is good but there's
still plenty to do,
Besides conducting the logical
clean-up operations, let's dec-
orate our properties and homes
in a way we've never attempted
before and remind Centennial
visitors that there is something
special going on in Canada this
year. Everybody can do it —even
apartment dwellers who can fes-
toon outside ledges with flags
and put out window boxes with
greenery and gay flowers.
Who knows? If we inject some
color into our communities for
1967, it might become a national
habit one that could make us
northern hibernators a little
more appealing to ourselves and
to our visitors.
Despite repeated warnings from
police, on artists continue to make
their living duping people with their
multitude of schemes.
Earlier this year the OPP issued
warnings about phony bank inspectors
operating in the area, and then came
the chaps who told residents their
ticket had been drawn for prizes from
the plowing match. Now this week the
Exeter police find that one of the per-
ennial games—the house repair busi-
ness—had been played.
In many instances we do not have
any sympathy for victims of these fast-
talking con men, because often they
are permitted to obtain money while
playing on the weakest of human weak-
nesses—our dream of getting rich.
However, when they play their
games on elderly people, then they are
to be scorned and everything possible
should be done to bring them to just-
ice.
By the same token, there is really
no reason for people falling victims to
these con men. All it takes is a firm
policy by all potential victims that they
will not do business with persons with
whom they are not acquainted, or at
least not before making certain checks
with people who may know, such as
it would appear rather strange
that if beards were so much of
a problem in hot weather, that
they would be so common in
the many tropical and desert
covered nations of the world.
So, to our many " expert"
friends, we announce once and for
all that a beard is not the prob-
lem they would suggest, although
if they find consolation in their
own problem of having to scrape
a razor over their sweat-soaked
faces, we will continue to listen
to them attempt to make them-
selves feel better by putting us
in the same predicament.
The way some people think
about hair, we wonder that they
haven't shaved their heads long
ago,
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".As your doctor I suggest you
don't criticize your wife's
cooking. It's safer to eat it."
Makes dull listening
The fact that an election is in the
offing was much in evidence at the of-
ficial sod turning for the Parkhill dam.
The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, whose
estimates were being presented to the
Ontario Legislature, was the only poli-
tician from the district not in attend-
ance.
We realize that politicians must
keep in the public eye, regardless of
when an election may be planned, but
we do hesitate to endorse the back-
slapping plaudits that made the event
a bit of a drudgery for people in the
audience.
Some of the speakers' main duty
was to introduce a colleague, and in
most instances this was done at a con-
siderable length, despite the fact only
one or two of the speakers had what
could be honestly called noteworthy
backgrounds.
Most people in an audience don't
have to be told that a parliamentarian
spent considerable time in municipal
politics and various community organi-
zations, or when he entered federal or
lowing the laws handed down by
our lawmakers is made ex-
tremely difficult these days by
those who apparently could not
muster the necessary intestinal
fortitude to grow a beard.
Every day we are stopped on the
street by some clean shaven
"expert" who delights In pointing
out how hot it must be to have a
beard. Of course, they go on to
question our intelligence in grow-
ing a beard in such hot weather,
and repeat over and over, just
how uncomfortable it must be.
Well, to set the record straight,
we find that a beard is not hot,
and over the past hot spell, our
face has been the coolest part of
our body, Our findings may be
different than that of others who
are following the local proclam-
ation, but we've yet to hear any
of them complain.
Many point out it is excellent
insulation, and just as it kept
out the cold during the winter,
it keeps out the heat in the sum-
mer.
As much as we hate to laud
things over some of our mis-
guided friends, we do sympathize
with them during this hot weather.
We too have known the intense
problem of shaving during hot,
muggy weather, and it is a real
enjoyment these days to be spared
this hardship.
If our friends doubt our argu-
ments, we should point out that
cises some adult opinions of
teenagers, she (or he) concludes
with a rather disparaging com-
ment on the situation.
The letter states that kids who
have been to court "talk about
it and then laugh it off. You say—
they're just 'smart alecks' —
maybe so—but by printing their
names you're only giving their
misguided idea of popularity an-
other push in the wrong dir-
ection".
If this is the attitude of most
teenagers who appear in court,
then their idea of popularity is
certainly misguided and we can't
imagine clear-thinking youths
allowing their associates to con-
sider it as a form of popularity.
While it obviously wasn't in-
tended, the letter writer has
probably pointed out that the
Sarnia editorial that suggests
too many youths have a "what
the hell" attitude and "who the
hell are you" smirks is closer
to the truth than our teenager
would like to admit.
An expert is often described
as a person more than 10 miles
from home, but we've found many
who think they fall into that
category without abiding by the
usual distance factor.
The experts are many these
days for those of us who still
have our face covered with hairy
growth in accordance with apro-
clamation recited on January 2
by his Worship Mayor Delbridge.
However, our dedication infol- provincial politics and won re-election.
Repeated information of that nature
makes for a dull afternoon.
One of the few refreshing mo-
ments came when the Hon. Maurice
Sauve took the platform. One of the
last speakers on the program, he ob-
viously realized that more words of
praise and commendation were super-
fluous and that the people had heard
enough about the history of the proj-
ect.
He used his time to give a brief,
but nevertheless sincere, plea for na-
tional unity and a prediction of how
great this country could be if it had
the benefit of all races pulling together
to help fulfill its potential.
Giving his address emphasis, was
the fact he kept it brief and to the
point, and it is interesting to note that
many of those in the audience came
away remembering most what Mr.
Sauve had stated.
Perhaps it's a lesson that politi-
cians, or any type of speaker, could
use to advantage.
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15 YEARS AGO
The fourth annual Western On-
tario championship fiddlers con-
test held in the Hensall arena
Friday night was a big success
with 1,100 in attendance.
Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge
'celebrated its fifth birthday June
4. It was voted to present a
cheque for $800 to the South
Huron Hospital Association to
furnish a double room in the
hospital.
Workmen are ready to tear
out the sides and north end of
Exeter arena for artificial ice
installation.
An early Monday morning fire
destroyed the Exeter District
Co-Operative Mill in less than
two hOurs. Over 4,000 bushels
of grain and feed were lost.
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50 YEARS AGO
It was voted at Exeter Council
meeting that a resolution be
framed and copies submitted to
the Minister of Militia at Ottawa
and to Mr. J, J. Merner, MP,
Zurich, asking that Exeter be
given a place in the distribution
of memorial guns as received
by the department from the fields
of battle.
Ed Morlock bought aChalmers
and Ed Lawson, a Ford last week.
Next! (Crediton news)
Rev. Colin Fletcher D D of
the Thames Road Presbyterian
Church was last week nominated
as moderator of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in Canada at the As-
sembly being held in Montreal.
Mr. Chris Zuefle and family
left Friday fOr Flint, Mich. where
they propose to reside in future.
They have been good citizens of
Exeter.
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A local teenager took us to
task in a letter to the editor
this week, and while we couldn't
print it because it wasn't signed,
we will mention a couple of the
arguments presented.
The first complaint was over
last week's guest editorial from
the Sarnia Gazette which was
highly critical of teenagers in
that city marching to city hall
demanding a gymnasium for their
school.
The Sarnia editorial stated that
many teenagers "sit around in
their red pants, long hair, Cleo-
patra eye make-up, chewing gum,
giving teachers a hard time with
their smart cracks and "what the
hell" attitudes and "who the hell
are you" smirks.
Our critic pointed out that by
reprinting the piece in our news-
paper we were in fact saying we
agreed with that opinion.
This is certainly far from the
truth. We print many opinions in
this newspaper with which we do
not agree, and obviously, the
editor can not be expected to
agree with all the opinions ex-
pressed by various columnists
or guest articles, in the same
manner that the publisher doesn't
always agree with the views of
the editor.
A newspaper is a vehicle for
peoples' opinions, and when it
confines its opinions to those
of only one person, then it be-
comes very dull and uninter-
esting.
In the past, we've commended
very highly some of the teen-
agers in this community, although
at the same time we've criticised
some of the antics and actions
of the same crowd.
Generally speaking—and that's
about all you can do in comments
about any group—we think this
area's teenagers are a hep crowd,
although if some of them marched
up and down the street making
demands for costly facilities that
couldn't be provided by the local
taxpayers, we would consider
an editorial such as that printed
in the Sarnia paper most ap-
propriate.
For the information of our
teenage friend, we often choose
our guest editorials more on
their length than their topic. We
write our own viewpoints and then
dig through the many papers we
receive each week to find an
editorial that fills up the balance
of our space. However, we do
try and pick ones that will be of
interest to our readers andpres-
ent some subject or information
that will be of value.
But, we repeat, that we do not
always agree with the argUments
presented in them, or in other
opinions in the newSpaper.
After all, we'd hate to have
to agree with tome of those
craz y predictions Our sports
editor makes.
Getting beck to Our letter
writer, Who appears to be female,
she Olds out that we are the
only paper in the area which
publishes the names of juveniles
who have been to Court.
This, of course, is untrue.
Along with all Other newspapers
in Canada, we are forbidden by
law to print the names Of any
juveniles wile appear in court.
What our critic probably falls
to realize IS that a juVenile---
in the eye Of the law-6-is some-
one Under the age of 16. Persons
16 and over are treated as adults
and appear in adult court and
their names appear in news
stories similar to all other
adults.
While the letter Writer criti-
you all right?"
Fine, How is everybody at
your place?"
"Fine, but are you all right?"
After more of this, it turned
out that rector's wife, and prac-
tically everybody else in town,
had heard a rumor, probably
springing from an erroneous
radio report, that the money
from the bank robbery had been
found in the attic of the old
Cranston home, on Hugel Ave.
It just happens that we live
in the old Cranston home. It
Was once owned by Sill Cran-
ston, a Weekly editor who went
straight.
My wife did a very sensible
thing, She went straight across
the street for a cup of coffee
with a neighbor. From there,
in comparative safety, they
watched the show.
Almost immediately, carloads
of the curious began driving by
our house, slowing down, looking
hard.
By this time, three provincial
cruisers and the local paddy-
wagon were parked in front of
our house and the house next
door. Cops swarmed about the
place next door, with drawn guns,
The kids enjoyed it thoroughly,
chattering at the police.
Our neighbor's phone rang
madly as people demanded to
know whether the Smileys were
really in on it.
My wife said she wouldn't look
in the attic, unless the neighbor
went with her. She refused on
the grounds that she was afraid
of the squirrels up there.
The police cars Were there
most of the day. Some kids came
back to school from lunch and told
their teacher that Mr. smiley's
house was surrounded by police
cars„ "Something to do with the
bank robbery."
Rumors are still flying.
"They" say that the money Was
foend next door. "They" say
that two men, not the tenants,
were arrested there. "They"
say that the guns were found.
Well, I hope "they" are all
wrong and that the original rumor
was right. One of these days,
I'm going to get tip enough nerve
to go up and check the attic.
And if the $6,500 IS Still there,
I'll send you a postcard from
Crete.
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Some of you, gentle readers,
undoubtedly live next door to
bookies; others live cheek by
jowl with bootleggers. But how
many of you can boast of living
right next door to a couple of
bank robbers? We can.
During the six years we have
lived in this house, one of the
many banes of my wife's exist-
ence has been the house next
door. It's a crummy old, brick
house, shabby and dilapidated.
The tenants, who change about
every six months, are in much
the same condition as the house.
That is not said unkindly. They
are poor. They are tough. It's
all they can afford.
Invariably, they have great
gaggles of children. Invariably,
there is a good deal of scream-
ing, and some cursing, at these
tads. Invariably, there is wine
drinking and fighting.
But they struggle on, the men
in and out of work, the Women
hanging endless miles of diapers
on a Clothes line that squeals
like a banshee at every yank.
They don't bother me. They're
not malicious, One of the women
used to come over and use our
phone, when she wanted a cab
to go and get some beer. One
little boy, age three, told me tO
"go to hell" when I told film to
Stop using our lawn chair at a
trampoline. But nothing Serious.
The only thing that bugs me
is that the rotten old board fence
between the properties keeps
falling down. Arid it always fallt
On my side. They don't care.
It's not their fence, but the land,
lord's. He doesn't care. So I
prop it up. This week, however,
things livened up. Last Thursday,
a bank in a nearby village was
held up by two armed men. They
got away with about $6,500.
Roadblocks were thrown up,
as they Say. My assistant de-,
partment head, on her way to
the dentist, was stopped three
times by scowling policemen
brandishing shot-guns. She
weighs 82 pounds and couldn't
even lift $6,500 in $100 bills,
heard all about it Friday morning
at school,
In the meantime, back at the
ranch, all hell was breaking
loose. First, my wife got a call
from the rector's Wife.
"HOW are you/ l mean, Ore
10 YEARS AGO
"York" Ice Cream manufac-
tured by Canada Packers, has
become the first Canadian ice
cream to receive an audited and
approved "A" award from the
Dairy Manufacture and Research
Bureati of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Congregation of Trivitt Mem-
orial Church moved outside Sun-
day to watch the Diocesan Flag
flying from the tower of the
church marking the 100th anni-
versary of the Diocese of Huron
The flag was dedicated during
the church service.
"Our Pet Juliette" will fly
from Vancouver to Grand Bend
in July to be guest of honor at
a Lions celebration.
Wallace C. Pfaff, Who hat been
employed at Exeter Post Office
for the past three years, has
been appointed postmaster at
RCAF Station, Centralia.
25 YEARS AGO
By order No, 42-60 Milk Con-
trol board df Canada effective
Friday, July 3, five dents shall
be colledted as a deposit on eadh
milk bottle delivered to any per-
son.
The grocery store of Herman
Dayinan in the heart of the busi-
ness section of l4ensali was de-
stroyed by fire.
Group Captain E. G. Ftilletton
of No. 9 Service Flying School,
Centralia, accotnpanied by Mrs.
Fullerton and two daughters has
arrived in Exeter and rented the
residence of Mrs. C. Birriey.
Twenty women answered the
Red Cross call to make jarn
Thursday. Froth 9:20 am to 11
poi they made a. quarter of a ton
Of lam ready to be sent to head-
quarters. ssr't