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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-07-27, Page 4PROCLAMATION By authority vested in me by the Municipal Council of the Town of Exeter, I hereby proclaim Monday, Aug. 7 a Civic Holiday for the town of Exeter andl respectfully request all citizens to observe it as such. JACK DELBRIDGE , Mayor '"Me friceutedfue Vetedad ‘,evrien 8.7 sf6 , 1 VII ...a "Dear, I'd like you to meet my boss. Boss, I'd like you to meet my boss." 8 4 1 Glass A community newspapers 4`.4=4 ,600,M51046.7/ is your phone book listing correct Please tell us now, before we print the new EXETER Directory. on AUGUST 29th Look up your listing in the current Directory. If you wish to have it changed, call your Telephone Business Office at 235-1550. Bell Canada Not paying attention traffic lights. A study of traffic signs and warn- ings approaching the intersection would suggest that nothing short of a block- ade would stop some of those who drive through on Highway 83 without stopping. There are no less than 1.5 signs directing drivers approaching from the west. These signs mark the 40 m.p.h. zone, the 30 m.p.h. zone and the rail- way crossing. The next seven point out that a highway junction and a stop are ahead. This would suggest that the rea- son for the drivers missing the stop is purely a case of inattention, and while we agree that one of the new and larger stop signs would be a bene- fit, it must be remembered that no sign has yet been devised that will register on the driver who isn't paying atten- tion to his job. We share Exeter council's concern over the recent rash of accidents at the intersection of Highways 4 and 83 at the north end. There have been three such accidents within a period of about three weeks, and in all of them the damage to cars has been quite ex- tensive, indicating that it was fortunate that more serious injuries did not oc- cur, However, of the two suggestions for improvement made by council, we think the one calling for the erection of a larger stop sign is most approp- riate. Their other suggestion called for traffic lights, and we fail to see where this would be an improvement over the system presently in use. It involves the use of one overhead blinker and another blinker on the stop sign at the drivers' eye- level. Surely this is as good, if not better, than one set of Many benefits with ag school The skeptics — and there are a few — who thought the takeover of Centralia by the provincial government was going to be nothing more than "playing politics" will certainly have to amend their thinking with the an- nouncement last week that an agricul- tural .school will be opened at the for- mer RCAF base this fall. We welcome James MacDonald, di- rector of the new school, to the com- munity and wish he and his staff suc- cess in their endeavours. The operation of the school not employ very many from this dis- trict, although there will be a teaching staff of eight for this fall, and with the student numbers expected to double in 1968, we would assume that the num- ber of teachers would jump corre- spondingly. However, the main feature of the school is that it is considered by the Ontario Development Corporation to be one of the "key" factors in the future development of Centralia. The facilities to be used by the school would not suit industrial needs, so an educational institution was re- quired to enable the complete develop- ment. That has now been accomplished, and in addition to the benefits it pro- vides in help filling Centralia, it prom- Is your car any better? If you want A CUSTOM TAILORED MORTGAGE LOAN ises to be a real boom to area students who will now be able to take advan- tage of an agriculture course at their own back door. This type of training is becoming increasingly mandatory for area youths who plan to become farmers, because that is an occupation that is quickly getting into the category one might call professionalism. The day of the small family farm is quickly disappear- ing and it is necessary that the farm- ers of tomorrow—and those of today— have the knowledge required to meet the demands of modern farming. Many area youths have attended similar courses at Ridgetown and Guelph, and it can be expected that more will take advantage of the course now that it is handier. In addition, the school should open up this educational possibility for youths farther to the north who have, because of the dis- tance factor, not been able to attend these other schools. Now with one of the important aspects of Centralia's development ful- filled, the Ontario Development Corpo- ration can concentrate on the indus- trial complex. The enthusiasm and dedication be- ing shown by ODC officials leads us to believe that development will come quickly. To Build Buy Improve Refinance And you want FAST SERVICE And you don't want Bonuses Hidden Charges High Interest See They should all be printed VICTORIA AN D GREY TRUST I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that I am the stupidest English teacher in Can- ada if not the whole of North America. I may add that I am the most dunder-headed colum- nist between Vancouver and Marysville, Newfoundland. Why? Aside from the things that naturally spring to mind it's this crazy column contest, that's why. English teachers spend their winters muttering and cursing into the small hours as they read and mark what are jocosely called essays. At the end of June the intel- ligent ones begin their holidays, or run off with somebody's mis- tress, or get roaring drunk. The stupid one starts a guest-column contest and spends his whole summer muttering and cursing into the small hours, reading columns that make him extreme- ly insecure about his future as a columnist. Well, I guess you know what all this is leading up to. That's right, chaps, I still haven't picked the winner of that fantastic prize of 50 fish. Like a jerk, I didn't put a deadline on entries, and the damn things are still coming in. But that's not the problem. They're all so rotten GOOD. Readers of Sugar and Spice, or at least a couple of hundred of them, are among the most lit- erate, articulate and witty in the land. — and these are local ones — indicate that a large percentage of the vehicles driving in this area are hazards. What's 118 million dollars? That's a question asked by Wil- liam Whiting, who does a weekly TV column for the Kitchener TV station. He points out the $118 million is the figure Canadians paid for the operation of the CBC last year. The beginning of color tele- casting and increased expendi- tures for centennial programs were cited as part of the reason for the huge deficit. "The cost of the CBC has been editorialized many times," Whit- ing points out, nand there's no point going over it. However, he suggests that if the CBC was owned by CanadianGeneralElec- tric, General Motors, Famous Players, Lord Thomson, or Mr. X, it wouldn't lose millions. In fact, he says they would make millions with it, and there is certainly enough proof from similar networks to indicate he is correct in his assumption. The CBC is asking for $143 million for 1967-68 and Whiting suggests we'll end up giving it to them, because (we're stupid". He claims every C an adi an should write his MP advising the government to sell the CBC to a profit-making organization. We hesitate to endorse that suggestion. If it is possible to make millions with the CBC, we recommend the government keep their interest and instruct man- agement to start making those millions. It would be reassuring to think that this was the only case of a car being ordered off the high- way after a trip through the safety check. But it wasn't. In fact, the ,department set a record on Thursday when they took the lic- ence plates off no less than 19 cars put through the check. These were cars that also car- ried passengers, and cars which met other cars on the highway. In fact, if you were on the area highways on Thursday, there is a good chance one of them passed you. It's more than a bit frightening to think that the averages at the safety check suggest many of the cars on the highway are not fit to be there. It appears that every day we meet cars on which the brakes are in such poor shape that they couldn't stop quickly enough to avoid dangerous situa- tions that often occur on the highways. In some cars, the steering is so bad that it is difficult to con- trol them. Tires on others are so badly worn that they could blow out at any time and send the car careening across into your path. If this information starts to frighten you, then we've served some purpose. That's exactly what we intended to do, be- cause chances are your car may not be much better if you haven't had it checked over lately. While you're thinking about it, why not plan to take it to your service man and have it checked out right away. It may cost you some money, but failure to do so could cost you or someone else their life. Don't be so foolish to think it's only the other fellow's car that is in poor shape. Statistics Anyone travelling up GidleySt. Friday morning would have seen a car parked on the shoulder of the street. It looked similar to many cars one sees travelling along the highway. It was an older model car, but hardly what one would term an antique. In fact, it was only about seven years old, and simi- lar to other autos of that age — or even younger — it had several rust spots and places where the body had been eaten entirely away. However, for the casual pass- erby, there was nothing to sug- gest there was anything too seri- ously wrong with the car, which by the way, had earlier had three adults and seven children as oc- cupants. But close examination of the car indicated that the floorboards had rotted away in some sections and had been replaced by scraps of tin. When one closed the front door, the back door sprung open, showing that it was being held by only a small piece of metal. The front seat on the car was loose and parts of the body drag- ged along the ground. To say that it was something that should have been in the wrecker's yard may be quite true. But the frightening thing was that only the day before it had been travelling along High- way 4 through Exeter. The reason that it was parked was because it had been ushered into the department of transport safety check by local police and after a run through the various tests the officers found it to be in such poor shape that it was ordered off the road. This undoubtedly caused some inconvenience for the 10 out-of- town persons who had been driv- ing in the car prior to it being ordered off the highways. Having looked at the car, though, we couldn't help but wond- er why it had been allowed to be on the road as long as it had. It appeared to be a blessing for the passengers that they weren't per- mitted to continue on their jour- ney in the vehicle, because they were obviously tempting fate every mile they travelled. The state of the car indicated the driver was also jeopardizing the lives of any fellow travellers he met on the highway. My ears are already burning because I can hear the shouts of indignation from right across the nation, when the winner is an- nounced. It will definitely be, for all other entrants, the worst column they've ever read. Ah, the hell with it. Here I am, an old fighter pilot who dived into the blazing flak at Caen, scared stiff because 199 people are going to think I'm a clod for not picking their col- umn. How would you like to be asked to judge a beauty contest in which every entrant was a knockout and also the daughter of one of your best friends? That's how I feel. A person with some method in his madness would probably sort the entries into groups: Excellent, Very Good, Pretty Good, A Definite Potential, Lousy, Stinks, and so on. Then he would put an elastic band around each group. He would then put aside all except the Excellent. He would peruse them for the eighth time, narrowing down to two. And he would make a decision. And everybody would be unhappy ever afterwards, except the winner. I don't operate that way. I am racked, harrowed, tortured. One day I think I have the win- ner. My wife agrees. The kids don't like it, or I suddenly re- member a better one that I read last week, and spend two hours searching for it, only to find that it should have been in the Stinks' file. Another day I have everything narrowed down to the TOP TEN. I place them carefully on the floor beside my desk. And my wife, tidying up while I'm not around, puts them back in with the others, shuffles them, and I have to read the whole ruddy lot again, in the process discovering several which were much better than the TOP TEN. Next week, the winning col- umn will appear in this space, even if I have to wirth it my- self and donate the prize to the Stupid English Teachers Asso- ciation. Now, here's what to do. If you want your manuscript back, and have not already indicated so, please write to me at 303 Hugel Ave., Midland, Ontario, and it shall be sent. Then, take it to the editor of your local newspaper. Just say, "This col- umn won Honorable Mention in the Smiley-to-Expo Contest." He'll print it. If he doesn't he's a cad, and you can tell him so, from me. There is some absolutely first- rate stuff in the heap, and in al- most every case, it should be printed. 15 YEARS AGO A plan for public land use at the Pinery will be completed early this fall by Ontario De- partment of Planning and Devel- opment, it was reliably reported here Wednesday. The pipeline which will carry Alberta oil to points across OnJ tario is a job for skilled labor and wages run as high as $250 for a seven-day, 70-hour week. The ditch housing the pipe runs under rivers, under highways, up hill and down hill for 185 miles. Miss Katie Scott, who recently retired after 41 years service in the telephone office, Hensall, was honored at a presentation and dinner at Monetta Menard's, Ex- eter, July 16. .) • 50 YEARS AGO Pie E. E. Gardiner, officially reported killed on July 15, is the son of Mr. James Gardiner of Kirkton. As a boy of 18 he joined the 110th Battalion and spent the winter of 1915-16 in St. Marys. He has three brothers at the front, one of whom, Robert, is also officially reported wound- ed. Pte Earl Parsons arrived home Saturday afternoon on furlough from the front after being there two years. Mrs. Lucy Howard announces the engagement of her daughter Florence Winona to Mr. Victor Coleman French of Wetaskiwin, Alta. The marriage will take place early in September. Mr. Thos. Bell of Usborne Township has purchased the fifty acre farm of Charles Godbolt, being the old Earl property on Con. 7, Usborne. Advocate Established 1881 Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 txeferZinia-Akwocale SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0,W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Southcott Wright Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Howie Phone 235-1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dela% Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1967, 4,379 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA $7.00 "Seven years just to paint the ceiling! They most have the same landlord we do," (N, 0 21, ' 25 YEARS AGO According to a new ruling from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board everyone must turn in an empty tube before he may pur- chase a new one of toothpaste and shaving cream. A dedication service was held Sunday in the new T. Harry Noffma.n's funeral home, Dash- wood. An estimated 1,000 auto- mobiles and eight to 10 thousand spectators were at the official opening of No. 9 Service Flying Training School at Centralia on Wednesday afternoon. Over $100 earned by adults of Exeter when they volunteered help in blocking and thinning sugarbeets early in June will be turned over to the Exeter War Time Board to provide parcels Lot local boys overseas. 10 YEARS AGO Bethesda cemetery, officially 100 years old on Monday, re- ceived a cleaning-up Tuesday afternoon when families in the HUrondale district held a bee on the burial ground on Lot 26, concession 3, Usborne. The cemetery was established on July 22, 1857 in connection with Bethesda Bible Christian Church which has since been removed from the area. The land was purchased for one shilling. Chairman of the trustee board was Rev. Jonathan Edwards of Exeter, first minister of the Bible Christian Church. Kirkton Community Assoc- iation packed in its largest crowd ever. Wednesday night for its 12th annual garden party. Eetitnated attendance was over 5,000. R. H. Middleton, who has been druggist in nensall for the past 18 years, announced this week that he had disposed of his busi- ness to Mr. Trevor Wilson.