HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-09-26, Page 4Decent Proposals for changing tax
laws in 010 Province of Ontario have
raised a few eyebrows.
Though far from being legislation,
the new approach to an old evil has
caught the imagination of thousands of
citizens who will consider almost
anything to ease the burden of taxation
gradually from the shoulders of the poor
to the backs of the rich,
Coupled with Premier John
Robarts' warning that Ontario must
watch her Pennies more closely, the plan
of MPP John White and his committee to
redistribute the tax load has sent an icy
shiver up the provincial spine. No one
dares to fathom the depths which a new
system could penetrate.
One of the most controversial issues
in the entire taxation report is the
proposal that churches should be taxed.
Though paying taxes on a church is
just a roundabout way of getting
additional funds out of John Doe, there
may be some merit to the idea.
Modern day churches have
occasionally lost sight of their ultimate
goal to save souls. They have built huge
expensive buildings on choice lots and in
many instances, have flaunted their
tax-free wealth before the eyes of a
tax-weary world,
Though we would not in any Way
curtail the work of the church, it is. true
the church is a demanding part of the
community and should hardly be totally
exempt from obligations within the
community.
Valid argument on the part of
churches may be that most
congregations find it difficult to meet
present expenses without adding
unnecessarily to, its annual financial
nightmare.
Why should church goers be
penalized for attending church worship
regularly? Should Christians have to
subsidize non-believers?
It is a touchy problem which will
not be easily resolved. True beauty of
the new tax proposals is the very obvious
suggestion that present taxation laws
may be outmoded and unfair.
A thoughtful study of the situation
is welcome.
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Thoughtful study .welcome
Tim Culbert Of Lucan With His PO Pigeons T-A Photo by Haugh
Elmer Bell, for the last eight years
President of the Ontario Progressive
Conservative Association, has decided to
hang up the gloves. He will be missed, by
the press as well as the politicians.
Mc Bell was uniquely suited to the
post. He is shrewd, intelligent, with a
commonsense down-to-earth approach
to politics. He never made any attempt
to cast off the hometown image. Yet the
men from the big cities, men high in the
counsels of his party, sought him out,
and had a lot of respect for his views.
Elmer Bell is a man of
unquestioned integrity, whose interest in
politics is that of a patriotic,
public-spirited citizen, truly anxious to
serve his fellow-citizens sincerely and
without hope of personal gain. He is one
of many across this nation whose record
proves wrong those cynics who think all
who enter politics do so for personal
profit. If Elmer Bell had any enemies,
not even they would ever accuse him of
having personally profited from his
political service.
Mr. Bell was one of those from
. Western Ontario Conservative circles
who strongly promoted John Robarts
for the party leadership. "The Boss", as
Mr. Bell called him, has always taken
Elmer along on the campaigns as a
trusted and respected adviser, As one
who knows him well, and worked closely
with him on the last federal campaign,
said: "He will be very hard to replace."
Indeed, in these days of the
so-called new politics, we may not see
his like again. If so, politics will be the
poorer for it. This newspaper hopes that
Mr. Bell's wisdom and sagacity will
continue to be available for the good of
his party, and of the people of this
province.
—Oakville Daily Journal-Record
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in any wider, It isn't any flashier,Ortlassier,
But ifs Changed.
And this year, like every year, the
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Check the Yellow Pages under Automobile for the name of the Volkswagen dealer nearesi you.
The jinx keeps on running
50 YEARS AGO
The siding to the canning
factory has been extended across
Wellington St. for the
convenience of R.G. Seldon in
shipping. Mr. Seldon has this
week started to ship turnips.
The West Huron Teachers'
Institute will be held in
Goderich Thursday and Friday.
Miss Nellie Medd of Eden is the
president while some of the
Exeter teachers will take part in
the program.
Another Exeter Old Boy is
coming to the front. It is Capt.
R.B. (Beattie) Martin M.D, who
has been called to the
well-known Mayo clinic in
Rochester, Minn. Capt. Martin is
a graduate of the 1915 class of
Wes tern University Medical
College. He served in the Far
East and was awarded the M.C.
25 YEARS AGO
The sixth annual two-night
frolic sponsored by the Exeter
Lions Club and held in the
Exeter Arena last Thursday and
Friday evenings went over the
top. The attendance was up over
last year and the total receipts
will be over $4,000.
Mr. Ulric Snell, a member of
Exeter Lions Club, won first
prize for low gross score at a golf
tournament held at Strathroy
last Wednesday afternoon
sponsored by Strathroy Lions
Club.
Dinney-Gaiser — On
Saturday, September 25, Ada
Sybilla Gaiser, daughter of Mr.
and Albert Gaiser to LAC
Robert Charles Dinney, son of
Mr. and ,Mrs. Thomas Dinney,
Exeter, in Crediton Church.
prying the lids off pots and their
little, feverish paws are stirring
the gravy and the saliva is
running so fast you have to wear
rubber boots in the dining-room.
An, Exeter fair without rain is
almost beyond comprehension,
and some people are even
suggesting that if fair officials
were ever blessed with a perfect
day they would have to
postpone the event because
they wouldn't know how to
cope with excellent cooperation
from the weatherman.
However, the rain didn't
hamper this year's event to any
great extent, although there is
no doubt the threatening skies
probably made some people
decide to forego a trip to the
event.
The parade in particular was
hard hit by the threatening rain,
and you can hardly blame
people for not going to great
efforts to decorate floats when
there was more than a remote
possibility that the parade could
again be washed out.
There has been talk in the
past couple of years of holding
the fair in connection with the
Labor Day rodeo, but the jinx
which surrounds the fair may
make rodeo officials a little
skeptical of any such union.
We can't help but commend
the determination of fair
officials and directors as they set
about each year to organize the
event. It's no easy chore and a
great deal of time arid effort
goes into the event whether it
rains or not.
As we've said before, we
think some aspects of the fair
have to be considered annually
to make sure the event is
keeping pace with our changing
times, but as long as this is done,
the fair it an important part of
this area's life and should be
maintained.
We note some complaints
from a few exhibitors that prizes
are too low in view of the cost
of producing exhibits, and it
may be that a few classes should
be eliminated and higher prices
paid in the remainder in order to
encourage more participation.
The chaps who run the
midway appear to have no
trouble making money and one
local businessman reported some
'interesting facts to us after he
had looked at the long line of
youths awaiting their turn on
one of the rides.
The operator was taking in
about $4 to $5 every two
minutes and when you extend
that over a four or five-hour
period, he probably was well
pleased with his returns.
There's no question that the
youngsters and other patrons get
duped in most of the games on
the midway, but it's all part of a
fair it seems and no one really
minds.
In one game, we noticed that
the odds were 14 to 1, but the
kids still put their money on the
line. The lady guessing weight
and ages couldn't lose either. It
was clear profit on those whom
she beat and there was still some
profit when she lost because her
prizes weren't worth the amount
to have her make a guess.
The chap with the ponies
appeared to give the most for
the admission. The tots lined up
in lengthy rows for a ride on the
small steeds and the smiles worn
by the riders indicated that it
was Money well spent.
The indoor exhibits were
again of an excellent quality and
we can't help but be impressed
at the amount of imagination
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many of the area youngsters
showed in preparing their
vegetable animals. Some of the
exhibits were truly remarkable
and there appears to be room for
more contests of this nature.
Our comments on short
dresses last week failed to arouse
any tirade of rebuttal from area
women, but we note that one
London lady has expressed
similar views.
In a letter to the Free Press
last week, a Mrs. Van Agio said
it was about time women
learned the meaning of the
mini-skirt and she suggested they
were intended for children under
12 years of age who wear tights.
The writer used a quote from
the House of Sorelle in her
remarks, as follows: "I simply
cannot understand why a
woman thinks she must expose
herself to look appealing".
Mrs. Van Agio aso drew
attention to the "garters and
hose, panties and lace" and said
that women who wear skirts
which reveal such things "are a
disgrace to their own sex".
"The fatter they`are the more
they show when they sit down
on a bus seat," she concluded,
adding that if a man exposed
himself to such an extent he
would be jailed.
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Speaking of women (note we
didn't say ladies) they came
under attack by Exeter council
last week for the misuse of the
—Please turn to page 6
Amalgamated 1924
I've never raised pigs, but
there can't be too much to it,
according to what I've seen in
the past week.
You merely give them all
they can eat, and then clean up
after them. And there's no
trouble at all in preparing their
food.
One of the great advantages is
that there's no garbage.
Apparently the only thing pigs
won't eat is returnable bottles.
This is a fine way to talk
about my son Hugh and his
friend Alex, but it's the solemn
truth. It's not meant in a
disparaging way. I'm not full of
disparagement, but of despair.
When I was their age, I was a
pretty fair trencherman. On one
occasion, as I recall, I set a new
family record for corn on the
cob. I ate 13 cobs. On another, I
ate 12 baked apples.
But these were individual
feats. They pale alongside the
stuff Hugh and his mate put
away.
They start off slowly. "Just a
cup of tea, Mrs. Smiley, if you
like. Oh, well, maybe I'll have a
fresh peach, if they're turning
bad and you want to get rid of
them,"
Half a basket of peaches later,
they might succumb to a few
cobs of corn (it's noon by now,
because they never get up until
it). Before the corn, they've had
a can or two of cold beans and a
half-loaf of toast "just to be
sociable".
When the corn is gone, they
look up with their little, beady
eyes glittering and absolutely
refuse dessert, "Unless you have
some old cake and ice cream
that's maybe going bad." There
always seems to be some old
cake or pie that's on its last legs,
and some ice cream that's going
bad unless you eat it the day it's
bought.
They manage to get through
the afternoon with the odd
hamburger and a few bags of
chips and a couple of beers. But
by dinner time, their snouts are
It's not the food I mind. I've
bought moose pastures in
Northern Ontario that were
—Please turn to page 5
15YEARS AGO
Don Traquair, who has been
employed at his father's
hardware store in Exeter, joined
the staff of the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, this
week.
Don O'Brien, all-round
athlete from Zurich, captured
the senior boys field day
championship for the second
straight year at the SHDHS meet
Monday. Bill Yungblut and Bob
Fletcher tied for runner-up
honors.
Exeter Legion Ladies
Auxiliary recently donated $800
to South Huron Hospital to
assist in •purchasing equipment.
President Mrs. Vernon Heywood
presented the cheque to C. E.
Shaw, treasurer of the Hospital
Board.
10 YEARS AGO
Seventy five Scouts from the
Huron district enjoyed a
three-day camporee in the new
public park in the Pinery over
the weekend, Ralph Sweitzer
was camporee chief.
Hilt Laing, Exeter, whose
former building was gutted by
fire last year, opens his new
cement block repair shop on
Victoria St. beside the arena this
week.
Fire destroyed Exeter Turnip
Sales' waxing plant for the
second time in less than four
years Wednesday morning.
Although construction of its
new 202 x 34 building has not
been completed, North Land
Turkey Hatchery have 25,000
eggs in incubators in an effort to
meet demands for poults. Neil
Campbell is manager.
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