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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-07-20, Page 4Enjoy them when they're little Trite CreferZimes-Abisocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N,A., O.W,N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M, Southcott Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Howie Wright Phone 235.1331 Most of our stall work 24 hours a day to bring you the freshest milk possible Exeter Dairy Ltd. Phone 235.2144 Exeter SMILE! mar, &tufa cut eadatieu, aria Soad °Aeftet Shouldn't need warning . . . but days of their childhood and the tend- ency of young ones to crawl into such appliances or similar hiding places. But it is done quite frequently and unfor- tunately the results are usually deadly. Obviously no one would want to live with the memory that their ac- tions — or more correctly, lack of ac- tion — had been responsible for the death of a youngster and we trust the warning issued by council will be duly heeded. In some communities it has now become a criminal offence to have abandoned refrigerators — that are capable of being closed — left on prop- erty and council should pursue the pos- sibility of enacting such legislature in this community. Let us develop and print your films BLACK & WHITE or KODACOLOR. Guaranteed expert processing plus a new fresh film FREE, the same size and type of your wis 11 NO original roll in sizes 127 IN Wil% }=§ ON I 126 - 120 -620 - 35mm only, We would like to think that mem- bers of Exeter council are wasting their time and effort in asking local citizens to remove the hazards of aban- doned refrigerators from their prem- ises. The number of accidents that have claimed youngsters' lives in recent years would lead most people to think that such hazards would already be re- moved. However, such is not the case and we commend council for bringing this perennial problem to the attention of all citizens. Their warning should serve not only those in this community, but throughout the entire district. Most people probably forget the r Check lists work both ways HUNTLEY'S —DRUGS— Exeter Phone: 235-1070 s • FILMS • CAMERAS • SUPPLIES •• ON NO NO ON ON NO tilikOlt ON ON INN MO INN I VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST MRS. HAROLD BELL, ELIMVILLE W I 14( 4w4 en olirost agadter eut :aa..;:teekee:itacieefec ":"*:8eel:.e.feelieteekei:i:;§:ee :eeeeeelexe'',. • Farm leaders, who have long ad- vocated performance testing of live- stock, are now applying the same yard- stick to the provincial government. The Ontario Federation of Agri- culture has started distribution of a check-list to show its members what progress has come on its requests to Queen's Park. The first distribution of the list checks only six requests out of 45 as being "agreed". Another 17 are marked "discussed" with the remaining 22 marked "ignored", A form accompanying the check- list asks members if they would like to see the literature distributed at fall fairs and other such events. The infer- ence is that they may use the informa- tion to more or less blackmail the gov- ernment into more action on the "dis- cussed" and "ignored" requests. This appears fair, but it doesn't go far enough. We would sugggest that an additional check-list be included to show what action has been taken by CUSTOM TAILORED FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS members of the Federation in imple- menting some of the "agreed" requests into their own farming business. This check-list would show how many farmers actually take advantage of some of the programs instituted by the government, and more directly the department of agriculture. Those figures may be a bit sur- prising — in fact embarrassing — in some cases. One case in point is that of crop insurance. For eight years the Federation had this on their request list before it finally made its way from the "ignored" to "agreed" classifica- tion. But, after recent heavy rains in the Holland Marsh area, it was learned that a very, very small number of farmers in that district had availed themselves of the insurance and now they are hollering for government as- sistance to help meet their crop losses. Perhaps that's one request that the government should rightly keep on their "ignored" list. That's a lot of bunk, doctor while the Westons, Taylors, Walkers and Zylstras go about their merry ways having never known the agonizing torture of being first in line. IF YOU NEED A MORTGAGE LOAN TO BUY, TO BUILD OR TO MAKE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO A HOME OR TO REFINANCE A MORTGAGE, VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST IS THE BEST PLACE TO ARRANGE A FIRST MORTGAGE LOAN. VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Our Sunday outing over the weekend took us into the Forest region, where we decided to try our hand at "pick your own" cherries. As a past master at bean picking, we quickly came to the realization that kids in the Forest area probably don't know how easy they have it, and may ex- plain the reason why there are few people with bad backs in that area. However, we did find that the fruit growers around Forest are a cagey bunch. We mounted a step ladder with anticipation of having a feast of the delicious fruit in addition to — Please turn to page 5 term marks," was another an- nouncement that brought shivers racing up and down the spine of those in the top part of the alphabet. It didn't matter that Smith and Weston duplicated Batten's 45 mark. Their marks were lost in the shuffle at the end of the list, while everyone remembered for days that the first guy in the class had managed only a 45. We could go on at great length to extend the number of circum- stances that put us in a most precarious position with a name that started with a B, but we trust readers will have realized our point already. Dr. Weston may be correct in his findings, but what he prob- ably failed to take into consider- ation is the fact that all the Armstrongs, Andersons, Battens, Browns, Carters and Campbells don't end up in hospital mortality records. Our true case of "alphabetic neurosis" will show itself more in mental hospital statistics, next six years, it will be sun and showers, cold fronts mov- ing in, a lot of low pressure areas, with the occasional high, and such suggestions as I've heard recently: "Dad's just not with it. He's out to lunch." It's nothing new, of course. When I recall how utterly self- ish I was as a youth, how little I cared about my parents' hopes and fears, I understand. It's been going on since Cain clobbered Abel and broke up that nice little family group. It's a time of life when the whole earth revolves around ME, and parents are merely another awkward, sometimes obnoxious circumstance that is preventing ME from being what I want to be and becoming whatever I will be. Oh, well, there's an excellent invention called grandchildren. I can hardly wait to get at spoil- ing mine rotten so that their parents will be totally unable to cope with them. N.B.: Winner of guest col- umn announced next week for sure. Isn't it exciting? trying to prove that you're not "an old grump," or completely irrational, or "the strictest par- ent in town," or an out-and-out liar who said twelve o'clock was the deadline for leaving the dance, not for being home. Teenagers are like women. You can't discuss anything with them, in a logical way. you are com- pletely baffled by a series of irrelevances, non-sequiturs and such things as, "You don't trust me. That's what's wrong with you. You don't trust me!" And they're right. It's sad to see a family break- ing up. I suppose it's inevitable and right. But it's sad, Ours is. We had a swim the other day, the four of us. As we were leaving the beach, I said to the old girl, "Do you realize that's probably the last time we'll all have a swim together?" She agreed. Kids don't want to go swim- ming with their parents. They want to murch around with their own age group. They used to practically destroy me, when they were little, making me play with them when we went swimming. Duck dives, underwater en- durance tests, races, And now it's transistor radios, squabbling and cheeky remarks for which there is no real answer except a swat on the ear. And you can't do that, or they'll run off and start smoking pot. Enjoy them when they're lit- tle. You can blow on their bel- lies, kiss their little soft bums, rock them when they're sick, and tell bedtime stories till you're blue in the face. There's communication then. But don't expect too much when they get past 13. For the I think probably the most dif- ficult relationship to maintain, at any reasonable level, is that between teenage children and their parents. Marriage is tough enough, as you all know. But at least the partners, in most cases, are prepared to bend a little, to give an inch, or even two if necessary, to compromise when there's no other way out. Married people do communi- cate, even though the form ranges from grunts and sighs to language that would sear the earlobes of a saint. They're usually from the same generation and, at worst, can spend hours running down the government, the boss, the neigh- bors, or each other's families. I know couples, including us, who have been amicably bicker- ing for anything from two to six decades. It becomes almost a game, in which you know every ploy or gambit of the opponent, (A ploy is when she has you dead to rights. A gambit is when you just might get away with the story.) But with teenagers, you're fighting a losing battle, First of all, there is the language barrier, Theoretically, you're both speak- ing the same tongue, but when it comes to interpretation, there's no relation whatever. You say, "Now, I want you home at midnight, right on the dot," This, to the teen, gyrat- ing in that weird, trance-like state they call dancing, means "Well, I don't have to leave until midnight." A scene ensues. And at scenes, you haven't a look-in. You're all set to raise hell. Hackles are properly erect. And five minutes after the kid gets in, you're on the defensive, "That's our idea man. I never know if he's working or not." MarileMeaSVMPADMSVXZegeezaaaMITEMIT Times Established 1873 Advocate Esfablished 1881 Amalgamated 1924 50 YEARS AGO The Exeter Orange Lodge spent the 12th in Stratford going over by cars. Mr. 0. McPherson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex McPherson, Ex- eter, who has been a travelling drug salesman and is a graduate druggist, has enlisted in Mon- treal. As per resolution of the Council of Exeter Reeve B. W.' F. Beav- ers has proclaimed Monday, Aug- ust 6 Civic Holiday for Exeter. Jos. Senior, Clerk. School Report SS 1 Usborne Sr. IV-Harold Wood, Edgar Cudmore, Clarence Down, Anna Moir, Earl Mitchell; Sr. 3-Gor- don Cudmore, Melvin Moir, Vera Dunn; Jr. III-Olive Wood, Loreen Dunn, James Oke, L. McDonald; Jr. II-Mervin Cudmore, Cora Cooper, Nora Oke, Pearl Harris, Lloyd McDonald; I-Maybelle Strang, Melville Down, Pearl Wood, Alex Rhode. 15 YEARS AGO The Lions Dream Home at Southcott Pines, Grand Bend, was opened to the public for inspec- tion last week. The proceeds from the sale of tickets on the home are for South Huron Hospital now being built in Exeter. After spending twenty months in Australia and practically trav- elling around the world Miss Helen Penhale has returned home. "There's no place like Canada" said Miss Penhale. Marilyn Bissett, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bissett, Exeter, won first prize in the juvenile contest at Kirk- ton's eighth Garden Party Wed- nesday evening, Two tadpoles took the blue ribbons for oddest pets at the first annual Pet Show staged by members of the playground pet society Friday afternoon. The tads are owned by Wayne Bowen and Bob Harvey. Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dap% Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash We hate to argue with the findings of medical experiments, but one that appeared recently is nothing but complete bunk. That was the discovery made by Dr. Trevor Weston, an Eng- lish doctor, who reported to the British Medical Association that if your last name begins with the letters from S to Z, you are twice as likely to get ulcers and three times more prone to heart attacks. His findings were apparently based on a 10-year survey of mortality statistics at a London teaching hospital. "It is clear that the strain of all this waiting for our names to be reached—of always being last—renders us more liable to become morose and introspec- tive", the hospital consultant said. Dr. Weston calls the condition "alphabetic neurosis" and says it shortens life for the group by 12 years compared with the others, Well, as a member of the A to R group, we have done a 30-year study on the matter and would have to disagree vehemently with Dr. Weston's theory. In fact, we would say that those of us in the top alphabetical listing are lucky to survive, especially those with names such as Batten. As most readers will know, alphabetical listings are most prominent during our days at school, and it was always our misfortune to be in a class where Batten was the first called, "We will hear you now, Bill," we can recall our teachers say- ing as we had to be the first up to repeat our memory work or give reports of home projects. And, while we were there stumbling through, the kids with names in the S to Z range were busy learning their work that they hadn't bothered with the night be- fore because they knew they would have ample time while the A to R group were reciting theirs in the morning. In fart, we often found that it took more than one class period for the A to R group to repeat their work and the S to Z bunch sometimes got an extra day to learn their assignments. The same system plagued us tareaal.out our school days. Our shop teaeher would give us a whirl nil demonstration on some elataa.rate saw or welding equip- ment aryl then would step back and say: "Oehy Batten, see what you eat; wriuld have to step up Wally and c' through the agon- aka performance of making ae.aatiess mistakes, while those L e'eri S tr.' z people stood back and itteragel frotn all the mistakes we were makane, i..tien in gym classes we had to re.ffer tae same fate. After our iaStruator did some fancy head Stan,ls and a triple vault on the parallel bars, it was always Bat- ter, who had to follow that act and the remainder Of the class had their anxiety quickly removed by the laughter that followed our attempts. "Now class, here are your ••• Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1966, 4,427 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA $7.00 10 YEARS AGO Mrs. W. J. Carling of Carling Street quietly celebrated her 96th birthday Monday. Jeliette became "Everybody's Pet" in Grand Bend Wednesday. She came, saw and conquered with a smile which had thousands applauding, cheering and laugh- ing. Hearing of the Dr. L. G. Hag- Meier flood damage suit at Grand Bend is estimated to cost over $1,000 a day for fees fOr lawyers, engineer and ()thee officials. Three Men in the district preyed they had the "Integtinal fortitude" to appear at a town clothing store Saturday evening dressed in nothing but a barrel. One of them won a free Suit for the stunt at Walper's Men's Wear 5,4 4.“,„ae eat.,t.e.et't 25 YEARS AGO Sunday concerts for charity will be held at Lakeview Casino Grand Bend. Artists have offered their services entirely free and all proceeds will be given to Exeter and District Wartime Board. Richard Etheritigton leaves next Week for NO. 9 Air train- ing School at St. John's, Quebec, to work as a wireless operator for Dominion Airways. Mr. Thomas Appleton, aged 87 years, was one of the oldest Orangemen to walk in theOrange celebration at London. Mr. Harry Lewis, who has been connected with the Hydro in Ex- eter for the past 11 years, has been appointed foreman for the Luean Rural Hydro district.