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Step in right direction
Exeter council last week increased
the eaSh discount offered for the Pre-
payment of taxes, but one resident
called this newspaper to point out the
amount allowed is too meagre to even.
Mention.
However, he did agree that it was
a step in the right direction.
His argument was that people can
still get better interest on their money
in a bank savings account, while at the
same time council is paying much high-
er interest rates on loans to meet ex-
penises until taxes are paid.
We had occasion to comment re-
cently on the amount of interest area
municipalities do pay, our intention be-
ing to urge some of them to consider
early tax payments.
Some councils have authorized bon--
rowing hyla.ws of S150,00 to $200,00Q.
gildthere is no doubt that dOeS create
'Sizeable cost to the ratepayers,
While Exeter council May be mov,
ing in the right direction, there is a sug-
gestion that a detailed study of the
situation should be made periodically
to see U in fact 49111e' steps can he
made to save tax dollars.
We still maintain some township
councils should investigate their own
Situation thoroughly and there is evi-
dence that the Matter of tax penalties
should be reviewed as
In comparison to some other costs,
these may appear small, but neverthe-
less they do -add up over the years and
our elected officials should leave no
stone unturned in their efforts to save
tax dollars.
Is land available?
Several encouraging reports re-
garding the development of Exeter
emerged from last week's council meet-
ing, indicating that benefits may al-
ready be accruing from the apparent
success of the ODC in their Centralia
project.
Included in their good news was
the fact Exeter has been designated as
an area under the Equalization of In-
dustrial Opportunity program which
provides financial assistance for new
and existing, industries.
It has been noted in the past that
many of those industries seeking fa-
cilities at Centralia have been unable
to secure the type of accommodation
they require. As they have expressed
an interest in locating in this area,
some of them are prime candidates to
locate in Exeter to take advantage of
the financial assistance they can receive
under the government's project to aid
industrial growth in communities such
as this.
There is, however, one major prob-
lem, Exeter is quickly running out of
industrial land of the type industries
are most interested in today. Most want
to be on a major highway, and the
amount of vacant industrial land avail-
able in this community of that nature
is very small.
Obviously, no amount of incentive
or work is going to entice industry if
in fact there is no suitable land avail-
able for them. .
Some will point to the fact there
is plenty of land adjacent to Exeter
that could be used for industrial pur-
poses, and while industry locating in
the area does bring benefits, there are
certain problems as well.
In the first place, Exeter would be
called upon to provide services, but
would lose out on the industrial assess-
ment so badly needed in communities
of this size.
The town would become the "dor-
mitory" for these industrial workers,
but it is a well known fact that residen-
tial expansion does not reduce tax
burdens. In fact, it generally works in
the opposite direction.
At a time when Exeter appears to
be in a most favorable position to at-
tract industry, this lack of industrial
land should be of prime concern to
those involved and some discussion
should be held in an attempt to ascer-
tain if any beneficial steps can be taken
to improve the situation.
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Whoops, didn't know it .was busy
This photo may appear as though we caught a couple of fellows in an embarrassing position, but it's
really Bob Fletcher and Huss Hopper looking out the door of their ice fishing hut at Lake Simcoe. The
editor joined the pair and Ray Cottle in an excursion last week and some of the details are printed
below in Batt'n Around.
Ice fishing tests patience
Thank you, Mother Nature
Being the hardy, outdoor type,
we are always looking for new
adventures, and this weekend
provided plenty of them. Unfor-
tunately, it has yet to be deter-
mined if we have enough strength
left to write about them, but
will try.
It all started last Thursday
when Bob Fletcher appeared in
the office with an invitation to go
ice fishing at Lake Simcoe, and
while there appears to be plenty
of ice to fish around here, we
accepted the invitation.
Having done a bit of fishing
in the past, we were accustomed
to arising at the crack of dawn
(7:00 a.m.) to pursue the sport,
but we certainly were not pre-
pared for the directions pro-
vided by Bob.
"We should get away around
4:30," he pointed out, and having
already committed ourself for the
trip, it appeared too late to come
up with some plausible excuse
for not getting up at such a
ridiculous hour.
However, as it turned out it
wasn't that bad. It was worse!
He called back later to say the
departure time had been changed
to 4:00 a.m. We thought luck was
with us when he called after sup-
per to report the hour had been
changed again, but visions of a
lengthier sleep soon were dis-
pelled when he explained we were
leaving at 3:30 a.m.
Getting up at that hour is not as
difficult as one would suspect.
Fact is, you hardly get to sleep
so you don't really know what
you're missing,
Our fishing companions for the
day, Russ Hopper add RayCottle,
Were already aboard when yours
truly staggered out through the
dark to start the trip to Barrie
and greetings of "good morning"
didn't really teem appropriate
at the time,
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The trip north was uneventful,
although progress was curtailed
by a heavy coating of slush along
the highways. We passed several
snowplows, but in all cases they
were just starting to work and
didn't provide Much assistance in
blazing a trail.
Although Our bleery eyes had
difficulty getting focused for the
first lob miles or so, we did
tome to the conclusion that few
communities between here and
Barrie get any more snow than
we do. In fact, most of them ap-
pear to get considerably lest.
A coffee-break at a restaurant
on Highway 400 finally awaken-
ed us, and we exchanged greet-
ings with the only other customer,
a bright-eyed transport driver
who had made his way downfrorn
Sudbury. Reported it had reined
so hard he had trouble -driving.
The waitress provided little
conversation, as she was going
to sleep as quickly as we were
Waking up. However, that was
understandable after learning she
had been working since 11:00
the night before.
Badk in the car, the convex',
sathati turned to the pleasant
experience we were about to
enjoy, with Bob and Ray'etail,
ing the joyt of ice fishing to
their novice companions.
StiSt to Makethingtinteresting,
they recalled the time several
ice-fisherthea from this Com-
munity had gone through the ice
on their way td the huts and they
fellotred This up by VOndering it
the ice would be thick enough
to take out the banibadier.
Naturally, this gave us all the
encouragement We needed to
tome up with a talitk tate of
the flu, but the cold sweat made
running up a lettherature most
difficult.
No sooner had we pulled up to
Ray Webb's headquarters, than
he pulled in behind us to get us
loaded up for our day's outing.
As we loaded into the born-
baclier, Bob passed along some
more of his encouraging words
of advice. "Try and sit under
one of those trap doors," he
said, so you can get out if we go
through the ice.".
Unfortunately, we were already
on our way before we had the op-
portunity to make a quick escape
through the door which he had
in readiness for his own quick
escape,
Bob and Ray Webb exchanged
comments about the expansion
area, but this didn't sink home
until later, Appears that ice on
the lake has to have room to
expand and contract, so there is
a space around the outside where
the water may be showing through
in a wide crack, or it may be
filled. Luck was again with us,
as the crack was filled and we
didn't even get our feet wet . . .
not until we stepped out of the
machine that is.
Splash! The spot we chose to
disembark was covered with
slush and cold, clear water soon
trickled in over the tops of our
ankle-high boots. "Watch your
step," someone shouted in a
warning that was delayed too long
for our benefit,
Bob and Russ headed for one
of the shacks and Ray and yours
truly sloshed our way to the
other. It was surrounded byafoot
of water and again we began
to question the safety of the whole
affair.
However, once inside we were
50 YEARS AGO
The literary and social com-
mittee of Main Street EpWorth
League furnished an interest-
ing program 'Tuesday evening in
the fOrM of an old-time spelling
match,
The twin Walker girls, Misses
Lillie and Millie, were daptaint,
the former's side winning out,
miss Greta Mawson remaining
up the longest,
At the annual Meeting Of the
Exeter Agricultural Society held
in the Town Hall W. D. Sanders
tit elected president, John
bridge, 1st 'Vice and JOhn.Allitian,
2nd vice.
The directors elected were
W. R. Elliott, Gee. Perihale, A. a
DOttPe, Min ROWeliffe, James
Jeckell, R. D, Hunter, Benson
Williams, \Valiant Andrew and
T.. /Mikity, The president and
see'y R. G. Seldon Will attend
the .district conventions of fairs
in London.
tS YEARS AGO
At the annual meeting Of Ex-
eter Red :Crots Branch Mrt.
Ida M. Sanders was elettedpresi
dent. Vice-presidents are Mitt
Laura Jet keit hits. W. 1+,1. Cann
and Mrs. M. Tiethara treasurer,
G. W. Layton; secretary, Mrs,
W. G. Cochrane.
Huron County c cam ellwat
ed to Meet Tuesday but owing to
the storm only 16'therithers Were
able to reach doderich that day;
At the time of going to press
there hat been no traffidthrthigh.
An important business trans-
action Will be 'ciantliniated in
Exeter this Weekend When the
Bank of Montreal takes over the
Iocal branch of the Canadian
Bank Of Commerce.
Behtbli w Turkey, reeve of
Exeter, is the newly elected
most amazed. A gas furnace
greeted us with a blast of heat
and it wasn't long until we had
peeled down to our shirt sleeves
to start the procedure of hauling
up white fish and herring.
For readers who have never
partaken in this sport, we should
pass along some explanations.
Each fisherman is provided with
a stick about a foot long on which
is wrapped his line and a spread-
er—which is in essence an elon-
gated three-hook.
The line is dropped through
one of the four holes cut through
the ice in each hut and in our
case we were fishing in about
100 feet of water and were being
supported by 14 inches of ice,
although it looked more like four
to the writer.
The stick on which the line is
attached is then balanced atop a
perpendicular stick that you sit
beside the hole. Then all you
have to do is watch the stick
and when it bobs, you jerk. If
you're lucky you catch a fish,
but in most cases you merely
disturb the water at the bottom
of the lake.
White fish are unlike any other
species. They make only one
grab for the bait and if the
balanced stick dips by even a
fraction of an inch that's all
the indication you get. We quickly
learned that if your hand is more
than half an inch from the stick
when it dips, you have no chance
at all of getting a fish.
So, picture if you will, a fish-
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warden of Huron County and is
the only reeve of Exeter to hold
that position since 1916.
15 YEARS AGO
Mayor W. G. Cochrane, whose
grandfather, William Leavitt,
built one of the town's first rinks
and whose lather, Goldie Coch-
rane, was a hockey star and
coach of local teams, snipped a
red ribbon to mark the install-
ation of artificial Ice at the
arena.
South Huroh hospital officials
eXpeet several thousand people
will Visit the new building during
inspection 'days Thursday and
Friday.
W. C. Allison, 'Who, far a
number of years, hat presented
the British American Oil Co.
in EXeter, has this week sold
to Messrs. W, E. Middleton and
Ralph Genttrier,
The deor of the Mid-town
Cleaners will be open wide thit
VridaY night and ell day Satur ,
daY to invite the public telaSpedt
the newest and most up-to-date
plant in Sthithwesterti Ontario,
leYtAltS A60
Mrs. Hannah Taylor, Andrew
celebrated her 95th birth,:
day today (Thursday),
The rich garden Ian& in the
thedfor&Grand Bend area had
the highest year in history' last
year and It el-petted to reach
the million dollar mark,
Robin smith, 15-year-Old
Grade 11 student, was chosen
"posture tauten" at slims
lag the graduation danCe last
week.
Police trustees of bashwoo—d
presented a large take ttiVarderi
Jack Morristey Friday night at
the reception In his honor at
Creditors,
Exeter Public Library
There's one thing that brings
people together and makes them
forget, for a few hours at least,
all their normal rotten, little,
miserable, petty, private troub-
les. That is a good smash in
the midriff from that gentle old
lady, Mother Nature.
Whether it's fire or flood,
blizzard or drought, a blunt re-
minder every so often from good
old Mother has a salutary effect
on the perpetually whining deni-
zens of the twentieth century.
This time it was that "cold
snap" in January. I like that
term. It's a typical Canadian
Understatement.
And we delight in it, at we
do at barn fires. heat spells,
terrible thunderstorms, beauti-
ful autumns and three-foot snow-
falls. It's peculiarly Canadian,
and it makes us all 'become
human again, If only until it's
over.
PeOple who normally trudge
around pith a face like an old
rubber boot. people who wouldn't
be caught dead in a ditch to-
gether, suddenly start shouting
witticisms like, "Cold 'fluff fer
yeh.7", beaming through drip-
ping :noses and purple counten-
ances..
People who wouldn't be caught
speaking to each other in the
Black Hole of Calcutta had they
have a great deal in common
neither could get Ms car started
this 'morning.
Then there are the braggarts,
but we even put up with them.
whom we would normally de-
test, with gr.9atest of good
spirits. They come in different
wrappers. Let's say it's 30 be-
low outside. But there's always
some character who lived in
Kapuskasing or Yellowknife who
swears it was 80 below there all
winter, and wasn't even cold, just
refreshing. Hacking their lungs
out, they say, "This is nothing,"
And there's the reverse snob.
Through rattling teeth and hunch-
ed shoulders, he too claims this
is nothing. Why back in '53 it
was down to 50 below and stayed
there for a Week.
Then there's the rugged type.
Pounding himself on the chest
he burbles, "This is great; this
is the real Canada; thit IS what
makes us a sturdy, independent
people." Three days later you
get a card from him. From
Florida.
Two types are happy, every-
thing is golden, when there is
a "cold snap." They are the
fuel man and the tow-truck chap.
And bully for them, say I.
But my point is that a nature
Crisis gets people mit of them-
selves, and perhaps it's better
than medicine in this neurotic
20th antury.
Forgotten during the "Old
snap" are the Vietnam War,
higher tares on bOoze and fags,
your rotten boss and the fact
that you can't live another week
without an automatic dish=
washer.
There is a. certainjoyout draw-
ing together against the elements
and a definite pride in the fad
that yOu can tope, Fiat. oboe,
including Expo, there is a com-
mon bond, as we rub our ears
and stamp our feet and blow our
noses in a great national chorus
that, to me, expresses the real
spirit of Canada, and at least
temporarily freezes all thoughts
of separatism, divorce, abortion
and who's going to be the new
Liberal leader.
When you go out in the morn-
ing add find that the battery is
flat, you don't fuss and cuss.
You feel Sort of proud that you're
taking part in a heroic adventure,
You khow you're not exactlyScott
of the Antarctic, and that you
can 1Thone a cab, btit you know
that all Over town, other cars
are going, rtargh-argh- arh
• uhnn," and it gives you a
sense of shared danger and hard-
ship.
There's a tingling and a jing-
ling in the atmotphere. People
are grinning and shaking their
heads and shouting, "Isn't that a
brute of a day?"
And even the tioniettidprob-
leMs abate. The other night, it
was 28 below zero, my wife is
alWayt saying that she might
as well leave iirdets I can "Show
some understanding." Kim ton',
tine ly threatens to run away
to Vancouver and become a hip-
pie. f opened the door and Said
"goodbye, thapt." Eighteen tee,.
Onds later, they were Upstairs,
watching
Good old Mother .14: 'Once in
a while, She nudges us back to
notriiel, even though the nudge
knocks the wind Out of us,
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