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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-09-19, Page 4; 1,, BANISH WASHDAY WOESTfig,EASY WAY fprq't pboue y(9slidgy weath er. Modern Oliyerad right Yq,4 $109s• -gRYWhcig• y94 w9th and ,dry LP GAS Dotson Propane .," 2382()Q5 GRAND eatiP • e I , -) ' ' • .x i „ first protect what you have! PercePOW seems to be the hest 'WOW to describe InkSPot 1968 the official school. Paper published at Sonth ;Huron District School, Though Principal J.L. Wooden termed the publication "one of the best ever produced at SHDI-IS", there is every indication, in the book that the staff of Inkspot 1968 outdid themselves to produce a kind of recorded Salute to those responsible for the fine facilities now at SHDITS. What co-editors Chris Tuckey and Ron Durand saw as a "want step forward" was depicted throughout the entire book in words and pictures. It was as if the student body had grasped the understanding that their's was a unique opportunity to make the best of their a time at SHPHS. There was the usual horseplay that comes with all school papers. Truly that's as much a part of high school years as geometry and geography, It was the underlying theme that gave the publication its appeal — that very evident school pride that always precedes student responsibility. Principal Wooden had called for this quality when he penned his message to the students. He wrote, "Responsibility and reason are related, at least to a certain extent, to maturity. With maturity comes the exercise over oneself of some discipline." If the yearbook is any guide, we'd say his students came through with flying colors. Spirit evident In book Most capable representation Two Huron newspapers have suggested there is some merit in a suggestion presented last week by Clinton Mayor Don Symons that provincial ridings be represented by two members in the legislature when one is also a cabinet minister. The suggestion was made by Symons after he told council that the Hon. C. S. i'vlacNaughton was too busy to intervene in the matter of an intersection problem in Clinton. It should be pointed out that Mayor Symons was not being critical of Mr. MacNaughton. In fact, he said with sincerity that Huron riding was honored to be represented by a man whose qualities had earned him a place so near the top of government. In urging consideration for the suggestion, both newspapers agreed that Mr. MacNaughton brings oreat credit to the riding and probably heads the most important department of government. We fail to see the validity of the argument presented by Mayor Symons, because experience throughout the riding has shown that, despite the demands of his extra duties and responsibilities, Mr. MacNaughton has served Huron more than capably. While his position in the government does at times hamper his ability to spend as much time in the riding as he would wish, there can be no doubt that his position is such that he receives more consideration from other government'• VP4tinErits,,,, than anY b a ck -b e when mak-eV representation on behalf of his constituents. Balancing these two aspects, we are of the opinion Huron is represented better than most ridings in Ontario. However, it is folly for municipal councils and individuals to expect any MPP to cut through government red tape or intercede hastily just because these councils or individuals think they require priority. The Clinton situation is clearly a matter for the department of highways and department of transport, and no doubt they have similar requests from a multitude of Ontario municipalities and each must be given consideration on the basis of merit, urgency and budget. Clinton Mayor Don Symons does not have to look any farther than his oWn council to see this fact. Similar to all other councils, they no doubt have a great back-log of requests for improved services and facilities, but only so much can be done at any time and some of these requests have to wait a considerable length of time before they are acted upon. The Clinton News-Record tries to make a point of the fact Exeter received notice of intersection improvement from Mr. MacNaughton the same week Clinton council was told the Provincial Treasurer was too busy to consider their problem. It should be pointed out that Mr. MacNaughton was one of the first persons to suggest improvements at the local intersection over two years ago and his suggestion was turned down by the department after a study was conducted. Town council continued to send along periodic appeals to the department and finally managed some assistance. We suggest. Clinton council should not expect the same results over night. The intersection at Clinton has been the same for the past 17 years, notes the Clinton paper , and we doubt that the matter of a week or two is reason for anxiety or a suggestion that the residents of the hub of Huron are not being well represented at Queen's Park. * * The Clinton News-record also casts some unfair insinuations that Centralia is being developed into an industrial park because it is close to Mr. MacNaughton's home. ' We don't blame Clinton folk for being slightly envious, because Centralia is developing into a most tremendous project, but it is not fair to suggest Mr. MacNaughton is showing favoritism. The facilities for industry were available at Centralia and are being filled, whereas no similar situation exists in Clinton. Had their airbase been closed, we have every reason to believe the Ontario government would have given the same consideration to filling the void, The Clinton newspaper even goes so far as to suggest some favoritism in the recent ODC loan to Dashwood Industries Limited. These loans are being granted throughout Ontario, but the initiative lies with the industry and not the government. If any industry in Clinton wished to extend facilities they no doubt would receive equal consideration. eoef fire ri# ea de Oa Alba They have short comings Class' community newipaNii, der ines-Akasocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N,A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Soutficott Editor Bill Br/tee — Advertising Manager Phone .2151331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dep't, Ottaw'a, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid In Advance Circulation/ September 30, 1967, 4,338 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA OA Safe from fire—Safe from theft— Safe from all hands but your own— that's how you should keep your important documents and-other valuables and jewellery. The place to keep them is in your own open-only-to-you Victoria and Grey Safety Deposit Box. It costs you only $5,00 a year, VG VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 J. D. Cross, Manager 235-0530 425 Main Street, Exeter BELL LINES by. W. W. Haysom your telephone manager LONG DISTANCE RATES AGAIN REDUCED If talk is becoming more of a convenience and a bar- gain all the time blame it on the telephone companies. Once again long distance rates have been reduced. This time, Bell Canada, along with the other members of the Trans- Canada Telephone System, has lowered rates on nationwide calling. Now, after midnight until 6 a.m., a coast-to-coast, three-minute call that you dial yourself costs $1 or less. Where Direct Distance Dialing is not yet available,, the Operator will place your call for you at the same low rates. Midnight at the calling point governs the new rate. Over the years as improvements in equipment, increased Direct Distance facilities and the growing use of long distance services have made it possible, we have continued to vol- untarily reduce long distance rates. In fact, long distance telephone service is one of the very few costs that have been decreasing rather than increasing over the years. Staple foods, services, luxuries and even housing have all shown fairly large increases in the past 20 years. In 1931, it cost $6.25 for a three-minute coast-to-coast call. By 1936 we were able to bring that cost down to $5,25 and in 1946 to $3.90. By 1961 the price for the nationwide call was $2.80. Our last reduction, in 1966, brought the cost of a coast-to coast three-minute call to $1.95. The new reduction makes long distance calling a bigger bargain than ever, especially for any of you who have family or friends living in West- ern Canada. NEW SERVICE CODES New Information and Repair numbers will go into ef- fect in several nearby exchanges on October 6, On that date the new Information number will become "411" in all these exchanges: Ooderich, Clinton, Exeter, Seaforth, Centralia, Crediton and Hensa II. New Repair numbers are different, In Exeter, Sea- forth and Hensel! exchanges the new number will be "611". But in Clinton, Goderich, Centralia and dredifon exchanges the new number will be "4104". A special note: Centralia and Crediton customers will no longer dial "112" on their Direct Distance Dialed calls, Beginning October 6 the Long Distance access number is simply "1". Another special note, for Centralia customers only .: Equipment changes make necessary the dialing of, all Seven figures of a phone number on and after 'October 6, These changes are listed in the new London-St. Thomas phone book, available about October 6, I'm having a great summer Today the painters came. That sounds like the refrain or the last line of a modern poem. It isn't Today the painters came. And tomorrow the relatives come, with their dog and children. There doesn't seem to be much connection, but these is. The painters took all the furniture out of one bedroom and put it in another. So that's two bedrooms unserviceable, That leaves one, for four adults, two children and a poodle. It's going to be cozy. And last night I lay in the sand by a fire and looked at a star-flung sky, and kept brushing aside beautiful women who offered me drinks and food. Mostly sandy hamburgers, And today I have a head full of sand, literally and figuratively, And the other night I sat by a roaring cottage fireplace on a cool night and hotly debated with old friends such world issues as Rotten Kids, and Dutch Elm Disease, Until 4:30 axe. Nothing was settled, except the state of my health the next day. And the night before that, a lady phoned and told us Kim had been in an accident and was in the emergency ward at the hospital. All records were shattered, getting there. A bang on forehead, two swollen knees, 84 bruises and a three-stitch cut is pretty lucky after a head-on collision. And yesterday the same Kim took off, hitch-hiking with a friend, for Montreal. Her aunt was horrified that we let her go, Until my wife reininded her :74 Amalgamated 1924 During a party held in honor of an aunt and uncle's 25th wedding anniversary over the past weekend, a couple of ladies in attendance were advised by their sisters that their dresses were too long and not in keeping with today's styles. One of the ladies happened to be our mother-in-law, and she turned to ask our opinion on the verdict handed down. Realizing immediately the implications of getting mixed up in the middle of a debate among four sisters, we pointed out that our view on the matter was based on the fact that mini skirts had turned out to be a great boon in reducing the amount of space taken up by some pictures in this newspaper. In the days before this short apparel made its appearance, our pictures could be published at various sizes, but we now find that pictures containing ladies in a sitting position must be cropped severely. Some readers may not share our opinion, we 'find it rather 'out d" taste to " print pictures that extend below the waist in many cases. The reason, as we explained to our four aunts, is that women have not yet learned how to sit in a lady-like fashion with the abbreviated garments and when our pictures are printed we find that most look akin to the ladies unmentionable sections in Eaton's catalogue. Garter belts, bloomers, slips and some of that other artillery used by women to hold their figures in shape used to called "unmentionables" but apparently ladies today don't consider them as such. Not only is it okay to mention them, but most ladies appear to have no disdain whatever about showing them, We find a vast number of the fairer sex also have difficulty concealing their unmentionables when they stoop to pick up articles or alight from autos. There may be a suggestion that we are overly observant in this regard, but we doubt this is (aunt) that she had been married at that age. And today, thank the powers, Kim phoned and said she was safe, if not sound. She was car-sick all the way, and has a sty on her eye, But she's having an exciting, interesting time, while her parents slowly but inexorably turn gray. And th e weeds in my flowerbed stand tall and reach for the sun, while the flowers peep between their knees like frightened children, Arid I haven't been fishing once this summer. And I've played very little golf, all of it rotten. And I puff like a grampus when I swim. And my piles are acting up. And Summer is on the wane, However, all is not lost. The hedge is clipped and the lawn mowed. The sky is blue and the sun beats down on my beady forehead and t sit at the picnic table writing my column, My elms are still sound, My washing is On the line, whiter than white. My daughter wasn't killed in that crash. My wife is charging around like a gazelle, after an operation which everyone told her it would take froth Six months to a year to get over. My banker hasn't got around to calling. And my bursitis is temporarily quiescent, So what if summer is On the wane? Surnreer is for babies and burnblebees and baseball players and birds. It's merely demoralizing for us lovers of the spartan life, the hard work, the regular hours, Tomorrow Pm going to beet my brother-in-law' at golf for the first time in twenty years, Arid Please turn to page 6 the case. It's very difficult to walk around with your eyes closed, and even more difficult to take pictures without the aid of sight. Being a red-blooded Canadian male, we enjoy the added benefits of the mini skirt, but it seems foolish that they appear to be designed only for women who stand erect at all times. We pointed out to our four listeners at the anniversary party that we no doubt would run into problems with the photographed subjects if we were to print the pictures in their entirety, and the ladies agreed, They also agreed that gals who do wear mini skirts—or even short dresses—must remember some of the short comings of the dresses and be extremely careful in how they sit, stoop and crawl out of cars. It will remain to be seen how our point of view affected the argument and we turned our attention to other things as we noticed a charming miss in a short dress heading over to pick up a toy for one of the many youngsters at the celebration. We hope the blush wasn't too noticeable to the four ladies who were continuing the discussion about short dresses. * * * * Our blood usually takes some extreme heat to get it boiling, but it quickly reached that point last week when we picked up a post card at the local post office. The card was addressed to the better half, but we've always had a weakness for not being able to 50 YEARS AGO Through the kindness of Mr. Hy Eilber, M.P.P. who loaned his 'cottage and Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Eilber, host and hostess, the members of Crediton tennis club spent an enjoyable evening at Grand Bend Thursday. Misses Rota Rowe and Lela Sanders are home from Stratford Normal on account of that institution being closed by "Spanish Flu." Elimville Post Office is being closed and the residents in the community will be served from R. R. 3, Exeter, The property of the late George Samwell consisting of a large brick house and five acres of land has been disposed of by public auction to Mr. Wm. Kernick of Usborne for $3,355. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dunsford announce the engagement of their only daughter, Florence Marie, to Ralph Karl, son of Mr. and Mrs. F,J, Genttner of Dashwood. The marriage will take place Saturday, September 5, Miss Beulah Holt, Grand Bend, has been awarded the scholarship presented by Victoria Hospital Women's Auxiliary, She had the highest general average in theory and practice throughout her entire course, Mrs. Ida Sanders, who recently disposed of her residence in Exeter and who has purchased a new home London IS leaVing this Week for that city Vithere her two sons Borden and Britain are students at the University of Western On tario. So successful has been the campaign and so fine the Weather that the collection of thilleWeed in Huron County to he used in the inanefacture of rubber has been extended to October 15. resist reading post cards, so we read on to find that it was from the regional director of family allowances. In a printed card—which apparently goes out to many parents--it stated: "This is to let you know that it is too late to include in your Family Allowances cheque for this month the allowance for the child recently registered by you. Unless you hear from us to the contrary, any payment due for that child will be included in your cheque for next month," We hope that means Brett will get two months pay in one come the October payment, and presumably there should be no cause for alarm. But, can you imagine the government accepting any such letter from you if you happened to be a month late in getting in your income tax or some other payment? No sir, there would be a penalty and interest added and all the rest of it. The thing that ammuses us the most, is that our third offspring was registered around August 23 and the notice came on September 11. The cheque isn't due until September 19 (we watch things like that). The question is, instead of going to all the trouble of sending out a post card, why not just take that same time and alter the figures so the cheque for Brett could be included? Perhaps that's too easy for those highly paid civil servants. 15 YEARS AGO Bill Batten, grade 12 SHDHS graduate, enrolled at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, Toronto, this week where he will take a course in graphic arts. The pioneer church, which has been moved from McGillivray to Centralia and rebuilt and renovated, was reopened at a special service with the Rt. Rev. G.E. Luxton, Bishop of Huron, and the rector conducting the service. It will be known as Christ Church, Cen- tralia. SHDHS students chose a paper staff last week: editor is Bob Fletcher, reporter Joan Thomson; production manager, Don Welsh; circulation manager, Trudy Pickard; sports editor, Joe Green; literary editor, Don Taylor, The mystery woman, who drowned at Grand Bend August 17, was buried at the cemetery there Saturday, her identity still unknown. 10 YEARS AGO Exeter Dairy Ltd., which earlier in the year amalgamated with the Highland dairy, this week announced the purchase of the Maple Leaf Dairy, Seaforth, effective Monday. William Pollen and Don Taylor registered this week at the University of Western Ontario. Mrs. Amerm Pessinore, R.R. 1, Woodham, won the permanent posseSsiOn of Gram's trophy —a silver rose bowl donated by The Exeter Times-Advocate in the domestic depertrnent at Exeter Fait this year. For three Years she has won the rose bowl which gives it to her "for geeps." Carolyn Oke, 18-Veer-did daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Oke, R.11„. 3) Exeter, has been chosen to represent Ontario clubs at the International 4-H Congress in Chicago November 20 to December 5, `Fumes Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881