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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-11-23, Page 4"If l could talk, I'd ask for toys by Fisher-Price," says Dale Hennessey The Fisher-Price Two Tune TV and Other Fine Toys for all Ages are Available From the Huge Stock on Display at: BEAVERS HARDWARE EXETER 235.1033 THIS AD IS WORTH 1.00 ON ANY 10.00 PURCHASE BEFORE CHRISTMAS This is not all my fault! Ii 4M }yMAel41.00111, %A-1 o,:,_ ,ftr • "Did somebody knock?" Blue Grass Boxwith Flower Mist, Dusting Powder, Hand Lotion, Bath Soap, Atomizer. $10.00 Dusting Powder plus three HandSoaps,MemoireChe- rie, Blue Grass, June Ge- ranium. $6.50 Bath Beauties: Fluffy Milk Bath, Puff-Puff, Hand Soap. In Mernoire Cherie, Blue Grass. 58.00 Gift Set combines two bathing beauty favorites: Perfume Mist, Dusting Powder, Mdmoire Cherie, Blue Grass. $9.50 Flower Mist with Special Atomizer, Bath Mit and Hand Lotion make a wel- come trio of Blue Grass pleasures. $6.50 " DRUG n~ S , PHONE 235-1070 1111111 4111Y STORY OF A FAMILY Still need some words MUCH 1-.1 YOURS! Almost everyone has por- traits of their children. But the children should have something, too. What more appropriate, economical portrait than one of your whole family group? Easily, beautifully done. All in one sitting, Call today for your appointment. Some of the new "wordless" high. way signs Are making their appearance in the district and aren't too difficult to understand. However, reproductions we've seen of some of the new signs would indicate that few motorists will quickly grasp their message. The signs in this area now desig- nate certain speed zones and most peo- ple are intelligent enough to realin 'what they are supposed to do. Put this quick recognition will not be so easy with some of the signs, such as the one to designate bumps. It bears strong resemblance to a set of brass knuckles and looks nothing like most bumps one encounters on highways. The new signs are being used to help those who don't read English and this is undoubtedly valuable, as the hope is that traffic signs will become universal. However, as long as English re- mains as the main language in this province, we see no problems with at least leaving some words on the signs for those drivers who read better than they understand modern art. They don't just happen if .1.-' • single driver's losing control of his car. More than half the vehicles involved in one-car collisions struck trees or utility poles. The others collided with bridge abutments, guardrails, posts and earth embankments, or they rolled over be- cause of poorly designed ditches, slopes or other parts of the road. While the professional researchers blame drivers and poorly designed au- tomobile interiors for collision's, they also see a need for clearing roadsides and doing more to prevent cross-med- ian accidents, They note that in most cases if the driver had had time 'to re- gain control of his vehicle before strik- ing 'something, an accident could have been prevented. They estimate in conclusion that some 80% of the accidents they stud- ied would not have occurred if the roadway had been cleared of obstacles for 33 feet from the edge of the road. PHOTOGRAPHER Exeter 235.0970 The vast majority of accidents are caused by a single driver's losing con- trol of his vehicle, according to the findings of the magazine "Bus & Truck Transport." In a study of 111 accidents in which 146 occupants were killed over a three-year period, two accident re- searchers examined victims for the causes of death, the body areas injured and the structures that had caused the injuries. Their findings: 84% of accidents had occurred on the open road, not at intersections, and the ma- jority (60% of the total) were one-car collisions with some obstacle on the roadway. About half the accidents involving more than one car resulted from one vehicle invading the roadway of an- other by crossing the centre line or median. In other words, the vast ma- jority of accidents were caused by a Deception bothers women? Shootin' hail out of 'em Here is great news for farmers! Have you ever wished, as you watched those threatening white clouds advance on your grain fields, that you would like to do something about it? Well, the Russians are! They sim- ply shot the hail out of them! That's right, shoot the hail out of them. Weather people for years have tried "seeding" the storm clouds with silver iodide to produce rain droplets. Now, the Russians have ringed one of their hail belts with anti-aircraft guns that shoot the iodides into aproaching clouds of a suspicious nature, forming Exeter merchants open their Christmas promotion this week, and while this was written be- fore many merchants had indi- cated what they were going to do, there are some surprises in store for area shoppers. On many occasions in the past we've pointed out the value in shopping at home and supporting merchants who in turn help the community in many ways. The latter point was brought to mind this week when we were involved in listing some of the projects that have been under- taken in the past year by the Exeter Board of Trade. It comes to a lengthy list as this group has been most active this year under president Carf Cann. Shop at horne,it palls' dividends! rain before hailstones have a chance to form. The protected area showed a loss of 3.1% compared to 19% loss in neighboring unprotected areas. Of course, the Americans are now going to go one better. They are going to use rockets, and feel that eight rock- et stations could protect the state of Kansas. Future farmers will call up their weatherman when they want a shower and order up a rocket. And, if it doesn't work? — well, you can always put the weatherman on the next rocket. Grenfell (SaSk.) Sun * ar * Speaking of Christmas, our eldest son has now reached the age when the arrival of Santa Claus is greatly appreciated. This weekend, the family sat down to list their orders for the old gentleman in the north, as well as what members of the family could give to each other. While tucking junior in for the night, the better half suggested Scott and Steve might want to buy dad a pair of socks for Christ- mas. However, Scott had a much better idea. He was sure dad would appreciate a toy truck much more. Sounds as though we may have an "Indian giver" in the family. just where we are going. Several salary increases were announced in this newspaper last week and this is the time of year when the merry-go-round gets into high gear as everyone at- tempts to get on and get their share. Wage parity has become a big issue with many leading unions in Canada as they seek to get the same scale as their American counterparts. A news report this week noted that an official of Massey-Fer- guson predicted that if the farm machinery business is caught up in a pattern of U.S. wage parity settlements, the future of major Canadian facilities of the industry and the job security of its Canadian employees will be placed in imminent jeopardy. A union official immediately labelled the talk as "open black- mail" and while there may be a small bit of truth in that label, the situation may be more ser- ious than some Canadian union officials are willing to admit. The crux of the problem is that production in Canada is not as efficient as that in the U.S. and therefore unit cost becomes higher in Canada when workers have wage parity. Obviously that places Canadian industry in a rather risky position. Wage parity doesn't only come into consideration when we talk about international boundaries. Problems also arise when work- ers in low income areas attempt to seek the same pay as their counterparts in higher income areas, and possibly it is this fact that we in South Huron have to keep in mind. xr 15 YEARS AGO Kinsmen are prepared to spend up to $500 on developing and landscaping the public school grounds on which the club's sum- mer playground was held. The Public School Board will match that amount. Men and women from UsbOrne township, who served in World War II, will be recognized by a plaque to be erected in the town- ship hall. Reeve Verne Pincombe deplored the fact that this had not been done before. Seven countries were re- presented at RCAF Station, Cen- tralia, Friday, as graduates re- ceived their pilot wings. Homes of the graduates are in South Africa, England, Scotland, Italy, Trinidad and France as well as six provinces of Canada. Three hundred and sixty two adults registered at the South Huron night school at the opening session Thursday. 50 YEARS AGO The publication of a new Metho- dist hymn book has been an- nounced. The book replaces the present one which was issued 37 years ago when the country was still in the pioneer stages. Mr. Paul Coates on Tuesday sold his fine farm of 140 acres in Usborne to Mr. Clinton Sweet for $3,000. Dr. H. R. Bright of Athens, a former resident and practi- tioner Of Exeter, died suddenly at his home in Athens. He left Exeter for Athens two years ago. Sunday morning Mrs. West re- ceived word that her husband, Pte Sydney West had been killed in action. For the past eight months he has been at the front. A memorial service will be held in Trivitt Memorial Church Sun- day evening November 25. One of the frequent complaints received from shoppers is that merchandise is often displayed in deceptive packages. Naturally, women's groups from time to time have tackled this problem and have been most vociferous in their complaints. Just recently a women's club in Toronto held a discussion on "deceptive packaging" and the survey revealed the following from 90 ladies in attendance; A total of 12% wore false eyelashes; 28% plucked their eye- brows and 28% wore wigs or hairpieces; 30% wore mascara; 59% wore padded brassieres; 77% wore face powder or rouge; 84% wore girdles; 100% wore lipstick. Just goes to prove that the ladies should really know all about deceptive packaging and we hope this information may be of use to young males who are in the market for such packages. The announcement last week by Premier Robarts that school administration will be handled on a county level within a year has produced mixed comments. Those opposing such a change are people who generally dis- agree with the idea of a move to a more centralized form of government. Most of these people base their arguments on the point that greater centralization shifts the control farther and farther away from the people. This is quite true, but it is becoming more obvious that this is not of great concern to the majority of people in most On- tario communities. We don't have to look too far for evidence to back up that opin- ion. In fact, we can even look ahead to area nomination meet- ings this weekend and predict that less than 10 percent of the people will get out to show an interest in how their affairs are being handled. So the question is, who is really disturbed over the thought of communities losing their autonomy? The devaluation of the British pound sent financial e xp e r t s throughout the world into a hectic search to see what implications will follow. We're certainly not one of those financial experts, but we have read enough over the past few weeks to see that things in this country and elsewhere are not as rosy as one would hope. The word "inflation" is one that enters many conversations and there are those who wonder ten years ago; and "her" piano, which I pointed out was owned by her mother. "But do you know how much this means to me, Dad?" "Yes, and now get to bed." Lip stuck out about three in- ches, she remembered to inform me that her mother had called while I was out, and wanted to talk to me. It was 16 hours since I'd seen her. Since my wife went back to college, my phone bill looks like the national debt of Egypt. But I called her. Fortunately, she was in a terse, taciturn mood. Talked for only 20 minutes. Went off at 11 pm to attack the column, while Hugh was brew- ing up a little snack for himself consisting of onions, cheese, beans and salami, all inthe same pot. Got a couple of hundred words of soggy prose down, and he came up and interrupted me, for a chat about his prospects. Which are nil. Worked until two, and I might just as well have been watching television, or sleeping, because it turned out to be a lousy col- umn, as you have just discovered. Just to top off the day, check- ed the closet and found I didn't have a clean shirt for tomorrow. Said, "Gosh darn it," and hit the sack, Home at six. Two kids (that useless Hugh's home) sitting lis- tening to records, with the break- fast dishes in the sink. Blew up. Got the dinner organized and a few home truths off my chest. But no rest. Out into the bleak night for another meeting at 7:30. Lasted until 10. Accomplished? Zero. Home at last for peace, quiet relaxation. Kim hit me the min- ute I got in. A proposition. She's been asked to play the organ with a rock group. It seems the in thing for groups these days is to have a girl in them. She'd also sing, No catches whatever. Except that she'd have to buy an organ for $150 and spend about 20 hours a week practising. Nothing to it. She has a hundred in the bank from summer earnings. She could easily borrow the other $50 from the bank. Brief lessen in economics. "What do you have for security?" She wanted to know what that was. I explained that if you have $5,000 in government bonds, the bank will lend you $50. Maybe. The only assets she could think of were: her bicycle, leaning against a tree in the snow in the backyard, unridden for three years, a portable record-player with a broken arm; a guitar that was worth $40 in its hey-day, Oh boy? I know every man leads a life of quiet desperation, according to Thoreau. I'd settle for that, if mine were even quiet. This has been one of those days that make me wonder how the hell I can be the sweet, gentle person I am underneath. It started at five am., when the Old Lady's alarm clock failed to go off. She had checked it four times between 11 pm and 5 am, switching on the light and waking me up each time. At 4:45, she settled into a sound sleep and woke with a great lurch and a scream of dismay at 5:30. She takes off for the city at 6. Scrambling. Tea and toast. Eyes like rubbed by sandpaper. Turned on the outside light. Six inches of fresh snow, first of the year. More scrambling, for winter boots, long laid away in some hidey-hole. Shoved her into the snow and tottered about from 6 until 8:30, having cups of tea, shaves and anything else that was reviving, Off into the blizzard with Kim. No snow tires, naturally. Was going to put them on this week. Taught all day. Committee meeting at 3:15. Department heads' meeting at 3:30 until 4:30. Column to write but went around to the garage to get the snow tires on. Three hundred other people had the same idea, woraroprzaweacat 'Times Established 1873 a.ezaseaa eallaNnanfa Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 `fie SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southtott, R. M. Southcott Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Howie Wright Phone 2351331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dep't, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid in Advance Circulation, March 1, 1967, 4,379 SUBSCRIPTION RACES: Canada $5.00 Per Year USA $7.00 • 4011. A Nio. 1.0 Walt os14 000.4 1116'd be a great portrait painter it lie only knew when to atop," 10 YEARS AGO Mathers Bros., Exeter, has been appointed district dealer for Chrysler and Plymouth cars and Fargo trucks. The brothers have been in the service station bus!es ness for 10 years. An all-expense trip for two to Bermuda, Including plane fare and sight-seeing tours, will be given by Hensall merchants as a shop-at-home Christmas prize. SHDHS graduate Ted Normina ton, Hensall, now in his first year at University of Western Ontario has been awarded a total of $850 in scholarships, one of the largest amounts won by a SHDHS graduate in one year, The new Morrison Dam was unofficially christened last week when rains and melting snow filled the 40 million gallon re- servoir and water rose over the top of the Spillway, 25 YEARS AGO Repreaenting one of the most important military developments in Western Ontario since the out- break of the war Canada's newest Infantry Training Centre known as Camp Ipperwash is being of- ficially opened Thursday after- noon, November 26 by Hon. J.L. Ralston, Minister of National De- fence. Rev, Reba Hera of Varna and Rev. William Mair of Thames goad exchanged pulpits Sunday, each taking the special thank4. offering. WMS service. William J. Heatita.n, mayor of London and a former reeve of Exeter, was re-elected to his third term in office on Monday. Exeter Council will enforce the law for snow removal i.e. Merchants must clear snow in front of property or the munici- pality Will do se and charge the cost to the OWner.