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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-07-18, Page 4Situation still ..alarming . The department of transport Safety check which visited Exeter last week NS again Proven beyond any doubt there are numerous vehicles using our highways daily which should not be there due to mechanical defects, An average of one in, ten cars WaS ordered off the highway after going through the stringent tests here, and, again we wonder how many cars on the roads are jeopardizing the lives of oth- ers, The statistics aren't quite as alarm- ing as they may appear because the police primarily chose only cars from pre 1964 to be checked, and naturally this made the incidence of unsafe cars higher than what could be expected had a sample number of cars been chosen, However, the statistics are alarm- ing enough to repeat a suggestion of last year than annual safety checks should be mandatory before licences are approved. The carnage on our highways is al- ready serious enough through .the Its of poor drivers ; but when. you put a poor driver behind. 'the wheel ofan unsafe car, the .combinalion. 'becomes even more deadly, Only recently., the United Church Observer pointed out that Canadian motorists and pedestrians must con tinue to press fOr -safer highways, the training of better .drivers and the en, acting of sterner traffic laws, but the chief need is to get a safe car, The church publication decries the. fact that as individuals. we put safety down at the bottom of the list and that. it is really style, shimmering sleekness, lithe lines, pep, power and-propulsion that sells cars. We endorse the suggestion that "safe car" must be manufactured, but. we .also think that periodic tests must be conducted to ensure that the cars using our high-speed highways Are. maintained in -the safe condition de- manded by today's driving practices. The trend is right waseameamaaes. 4,1111114141/k' 11141.4 • c. YEAIRS. APP. The taP.A.orotW of OWn...1.14Ye. been busy during the last week hoping anont acres of ..porn and .tko work of. .g41.q.kS 44gtily satisfactory. „.. The ladies of 0.941 are PlAPc ning to ,royally .ent.ertairi the conc. Y416 §,Pg1It Soldie rs POW recuper- ating At 1,404094.# in Exeter Aeltt. Wednesday afternoon. The sold,. lere will be -14.70g4* to town t?)". auto -and will 10 served tea in Mal4 Street Church, The steeple of James Ptreet Methodist Church was destroyed by Ore Friday morning. and it was only by the neroe efforts that this large structure was saved by being totally destroyed. 25 YEARS AGO Hon. Duncan McArthur, Min- ister of Education for Ontario, died suddenly Tuesday at his summer home at Maple Grove, north of Grand Bend, from a heart attack. Last week two neutral vessels were loaded with wheat on the. east coast of Canada and are on their way to Greece to help feed the starving Greeks. Four more vessels are now being loaded at the same port for these same people who fought so bravely to delay the forces of Hitler on their way to Egypt. MrS. H. Gidley, librarian at the Carnegie Library, has been on vacation for two weeks and during her APPWP. A1.44 tOn has ,P.e.en. in .charge,. '45 APP. Two ..iMsteW from the horci. of Ross .Marshall, are. on their 'way Venezuela. The two were part pfa.WPoloat of 30 purebreds picked. from out, .standing herds in Ponthwestern Pat4rio, Janice Hamilton and Jim Rue sell were cro.wneci. .Queen and King of E xeterr .Kinsmen's sum- mer playground last week. The Woodham Fife and Drum Band won first 'Pl'144. 41 the c9g1PetItiOn, the Orangemen's celebration at Goderich satur- clay, The oolOrattoa marked the 263rd anniversary of tbe paAtie of tbe Boyne, 10 YEARS AGO Bob Fletcher was successful in passing his examinations at. the Ontario School of Embalm- ing, Toronto, in June,. Thursday is. Joan Fairfax day at Grand Bend, She will be the feature attraction at Grand Bend Lions Clubs Holiday Ball at Oak- wood Inn and will tour the summer resort during the day. She form- erly lived in Exeter when her husband, Turn Higgins, was a member of the RCAF at Cen- tralia, A. J. Sweitzer, former presi- dent of Exeter Lions and now an international counsellor of the organization, attended the Lions Convention in Chicago last week. Michael, seven month old son of Mr. and. Mrs. Reg Finkbeiner T-A photo by Haugh 74‘eAla doetke? 4iltet • Politicians during the recent fed- eral election who argued over the eco- nomic condition of Canada should have checked with Bank of Montreal offi- cials. It seems the fellows were right on the beam who said the economy of the country was flourishing. That wasn't just election bantor. A letter from Montreal headquar- ters of the Bank of Montreal dated dated June 28 paints a rosy picture for Canadians. It says that Canadian con- sumer spending shows signs of contin- uing to strengthen in 1968. According to the Bank's statement, total personal income has risen stead- ily through the past seven years. It goes on to explain that record wage settlements of the past year seem like- ly to lead to new record high levels of total disposable income this year, des- pite higher rates of taxation. Consumers are in a "liquid posi- tion", notes the report. Housing is im- proved too. From these developments, B of M experts are predicting an up- surge in spending on household dur- ables and appliances. One must remember that such con- clusions are based on the findings of a cross Canada look at banking statistics and trends. Though certain areas of the country may not enjoy the same eco- nomic bliss, in general the Dominion of Canada is maintaining an enviable record of progress. We find comfort in the fact that Canadians are not living on the edge of doom as described by some election candidates last month. Our personal bank account may not match up with nationwide standards but we are en- couraged by the trends and look for a brighter future. • r Many out to dupe 'suckers' Alf Few area residents will need coaxing to get them to attend tomorrow's Fun Day in Exeter. This event was inaugurated last year through the untiring efforts of Carf Cann and was an unqualified success in every re- spect. This year's program will con- sist of several of the popular features of the centennial ver- sion, plus a few new contests to amuse young and old. While merchants do hope to sell some wares, few of them look upon Fun Day as an event to attract additional customers. In fact, it could be put down more correctly as a day in which they do a little public relations and providing the cash for the program is just their way of saying thanks to the many who consider Exeter as their shopping community. However, there will be barg- ains galore in most of the stores and we imagine they will be quickly snapped up as they were last year. For new residents in the dis- trict, we should mention that the event is just what the name implies and we hope they will all drop in to share in the fun and activities. Last week, shoppers and store personnel along Main St. watched as a number of curvacious-and gaudily painted-magazine sales gals "worked" their waythrough town in an effort to peddle various publications. Many area residents have be- come much wiser in their deal- ings with door-to-door salesmen, evenwhen they are the possessors of shapely figures, but there are still many who make work very lucrative for these sharpies and NOM •ga Times Established 1873 their cohorts in many other fields. A number of these sales people start off by pointing out they have nothing to sell and this is really the signal for you to be on the lookout. In fact, it's a good time to tell them you have no time to listen and show them quickly to the door because in many cases they succeed in getting seemingly intelligent people to sign binding contracts either for merchandise they do not want or at prices which they can not afford. Some of the magazine rackets now consist of scholarship plans, travel awards and a host of other schemes which entice the cus- tomer to "help" the person standing at their door. We have little sympathy for people who do get caught in some of these schemes, but obviously from the numbers of salesmen still going from town to town, the field must still be lucrative. It should be remembered in each case that the merchandise or service being peddled is available from someone in this community who has to maintain complete integrity and we once again suggest these are the people with whom you should do business. If you haven't been approached lately, here are a few of the opening expressions being used by these salesmen who claim to have nothing to sell: You can't buy this product . • we are not selling . . . this is just anadvertising plan . . you have been selected as a test family . . all we want to do is give yoU a free gift for witnessing a demonstration . . we are go- ing to send you five magazines with the publisher's compliments . . . our inspection service is „ .40 Advocate Established 1881 absolutely free . . . I'm making a survey. Would you mind ans- wering a few simple questions? . . . we would like to pay you for the use of your home as a model home. And so they go, but just re- member few people make a liv- ing these days without getting money from some source and the guy or gal at the door is hoping that you will be his source. Shop at home, it really pays! In connection with the preced- ing topic, we recently received a copy of TRUFAX, a bulletin issued each month by the Toronto Better Business Bureau and in it are numerous tales of various rackets being run across the country. Apparently the latest fad is the "missing heir scheme". The vic- tim (that's you if you fall for it) receives a semi-official looking document reporting that aperson with his surname died without heirs or a will, and the funds will revert to the government unless they are claimed. 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