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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-11-21, Page 4OVIIMCIVW,PWAVA§Witkit=tir gVIA4101PJFWTAAMingittISNROfftMIN IPYAO Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 .Amalgamated 19/4 SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott Editor— Bill Batten -- Advertising Manager • Phone 235.1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Department, OttaWai and for Payntent of Postage in Cash Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1967, 4,338 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA $7.00„ teit iarmna.reaugasou class Commtinit newspapers 0,,,11101 • III! 144." LP GAS 11,ANISII. WASHDAY WOES THE EASY .WAY. .Forget 9§5/yt WPOO9Y,'W,°14r. Modern •!.P,R.,0,41,1ittftc!.119hr to YPur door, you, wash and dry proy111”.!. ...otson Propane 238.2005 PRAM'? BEND There is conce rn ainCirig some candidates for the new Huron County School Board of Education that the vote Will be extremely light when ratepayers go to the polls December 2. Fears are, greatest in nitinicipalities where there Will be no municipal election this fall. Opinion is that VOterS do not understand the new systenl; they do not aPPrOve of it; they have no interest in it; and they feel, the whole board will be too far removed from the local scene to make it worthwhile to dress up and drive out to cast a ballot. We could give you the, good old patriotic pitch about how brave men fought and died for the right to choose representation in a democratic fashion; but we won't, It just doesn't strike a responsive cord in this instance. We might draw your attention to the "innocent victims of progress"—the unsuspecting children who are rather like guinea pigs in a society which tends to lavish on them too much of what is not really required; but we won't do that either. Parents who have less and less to say about the education of their offspring are not impressed by the remote workings of an educational body they do not expect to reach. Maybe, we could rouse your interest by pointing out that the new board promises to put the lid on soaring teachers' salaries; but you wouldn't believe that any more than the candidates for the Huron. County Board of Education can achieve it, We believe the only issue that will bring PeoPle to the polls in any number is the need for strong representation on this new board. It is evident we are at the education cross-roads where old routes must be forgotten and new avenues explored. The men and women best qualified to "pioneer" this new frontier will not necessarily be those who have served for years on this school board or that county committee. Rather, voters should be looking for men and women of action, positive thinkers, determined workers who will stand alone, if necessary„ when the going gets tough. Those men and women whom we elect cannot be wishy-washy personalities with hearts of jelly and ambitions for a comfortable spot on a `yes-yes' board. Tremendous responsibilities await the new board. Each member must have the stomach for a gruelling battle against soaring educational costs. We want value for our education dollar.We want representation that thinks as we do, with the determination and ' fight, to get it. That's why we're going to vote. That's why you should vote. Delinquent, label for older We read in the papers We hear on the air Of killing and stealing And crime everywhere. We sigh and we say As we notice the trend "This young generation! Where will it all end?" But can we be sure That it's their fault alone? That maybe most of it Isn't really our own? Too much money to spend; Too much idle time; Too many movies Of passion and crime; Too many books -Not fit to be read; Too niuclrof evil, • -- In what they hear said; Too many children Encouraged' to roam, By too many parents Who won't stay at home. Kids don't make the movies They don't write the books That paint a gay picture Of gangsters and crooks. They don't make the liquor, They don't run the bars, They don't make the laws, And they don't drive the cars. They don't make the drugs That addle the brain; It's all done by older folk, Greedy for gain. Thus in so many cases It-must be confessed The label "Delinquent," Fits older folk best. November is sad month Nominations should be separate as confused as BELL LINES by W. VV. Haysom your telephone manager We would like you to know our Bell people who live and work in your com- munity, so from time to time, we will insert their pictures in this column, telling you what they do, and their interests in the community. Mr. Harold. Moffett is our installation and repair foreman for Clinton, Cen- tralia, Crediton, Exeter, Goderich, Hensel! and Sea- forth exchanges. Harold started at the Bell in January 1949 in the Construction Dept. doing line crew work and dial conversion work in Owen Sound, Guelph, Stratford, Windsor, London and surrounding areas, and was then posted to the Plant department in Stratford. While in ' Stratford, Harold did residential installations as well as switchboard installations for commercial and industrial subscribers. After a short period as instructor for new employees starting in the installation department he was posted to Guelph as installation foreman. This experience well qualified Harold for his appoint- ment as Installation and Repair foreman for the Goderich territory. Harold, his wife Betty and their three children, Lynn, Raymond and Douglas, reside on Nairn Park Subdivi- sion in Goderich. Mr. Moffett is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, in which he has been active for the past 22 years. Like other Bell Canada employees, Harold is al- ways ready to be of assistance and participate in planning community affairs. Christmas, normally a joyous season for everyone else, can become a headache for the Information group. So many calls are received from children wanting to talk to "Santa in Toyland" that operators begin to wonder if the jolly old gentleman really does exist. There are some 707,000 calls to Bell Canada Information during an average working day, and while such queries as ' those outlined above represent a relatively small percentage , of the total, they still must be answered and they do take up precious time. Information operators are required to use their good judgment in handling customer calls. When they receive unusual requests for information, they normally direct the caller to the reference department of the public library where they are quite sure the required information can be obtained. rdihe rest, they grin and bear it. XMAS IS NEAR — GIFT TIME A nice, thoughtful admirable gift . AN EXTENSION TELEPHONE IN COLOUR Call the Business Office or ask the man in the green truck. Mr. Harold Moffett Installation and Repair Foreman, Goderich Territory ... Strong as the .weakest link NOT INTERESTED — The first look at Santa Claus didn't seem to create much interest for Barbara and Bradley Skinner, RR 1 Centralia. The 314-year-old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Skinner may be a little friendlier toward the jolly old fellow in the red suit by the time December 25 rolls around. They are 5' shown above sitting on Santa's knee at Drysdale's Crest Hardware in Hensall. T-A photo. IINdevt cftwidcw4tveMot oNvotw4ilvitstvkilootvolvietwOw wee+ Igg'461ftIgsin HEY MOM! Warm them up with• a cup of hot chocolate . . This has been a busy week for the T-A reporting staff and we were wondering if we would actually find time to write this column. It may not be any loss to some readers, but we have a hole to fill and so here we go. Actually, a busy week should provide ample material for which to write and this is certainly the case. Nominations meetings have taken up considerable time of yours truly and our two reporting counterparts here in the office and by next Monday night we hoped to have covered over a dozen of them. While we attempt to cover all the meetings in this area, it is virtually impossible this year, with the new school board setup. Would you believe there were no less than 13 such meetings in our area, this Monday alone? Well, it's quite true and points up the fact it was rathev poorly planned by department of education officials. They chose to dictate that Monday, November 18 was the day on which school trustees should be elected. That sounds feasible until you realize that one clerk, Wayne Homer, had three nomination meetings to set up, and most other clerks had a couple. Some had a meeting for the Separate School representative to the Huron-Perth combined board and another for the public school supporter of the Huron County Board. Wayne had his third for choosing candidates as the Separate School representative on the Huron County Board. If that all sounds confusing, you haven't seen anything yet. You readers are going to go to the polls on December 2 and some — such as those in Exeter — could end up with about seven ballots to mark before they walk out of the polling booth. One of those questions will be the matter of deciding whether they want the council reduced from six to four men, and we have no doubt most of them will be coming away suggesting there be a reduction in the number of ballots they must mark at one time. * * For expediency, the November 18 date for all school nominations is common sense, but education officials apparently failed to realize that the whole issue regarding the new school setup was going to be extremely confusing without tossing everything into one pot as they did. "Hard work never hurt any. one, especially our husbands!" anyone 18 bugging OCIR phone, he n'arst be going outs of his Mind." To get things started for the new boards, we are of the opinion it would have been much better to stay clear of the municipal election and nomination times all together. Not only is it slightly confusing to know where one is to go to nominate the candidate of his choice, but a few people missed out on any chance at all of attending meetings that were of interest to them. A Separate School supporter in Stephen, for instance, should have been in Crediton at the nomination for the Huron-Perth Separate School board and at the same time should have been over in Zurich attending the nomination for the Separate School representative to the Huron County board. While some blame may be klaced on the shoulders of the lerks and returning officers by some, we don't share 'in that 'Move. To get together and set a time that would be convenient for all and not encroach upon another meeting would have been above and beyond the call of duty. We could go on at great lengths pointing out the difficulties presented by the numerous meetings, and the confusion we fear will reign come December 2, but to be 50 YEARS AGO Senator and Mrs. Ratz of New Hamburg visited at the home of their daughter, Mrs. C. Zwicker of Crediton last week. On the evening of November 20, a large number of friends of Mr. John Rowe of Hay Township met at his home to spend the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rowe prior to their leaving the neighborhood to reside in Exeter. They were presented with a mantel clock and writing desk. Rev. B. W. and Mrs. Grigg visited with Miss Mary Grigg and Miss Katie McFaul for a few days this week. They leave Thursday for Boston where Mr. Grigg will conduct a lecturing tour for the American Baptist Society before leaving for their mission field in Burma. The remains of the late Mrs. Samuel Gidley were brought to Exeter Tuesday from Montreal and interred in Exeter cemetery. Her maiden name was Annie Jeckell. Her husband, the late Sam Gidley, at one time owned the Opera House block and conducted a furniture store. 25 YEARS AGO Messrs. Gilbert Johns, Harold Bell, Emmerson Penhale, Clifton Jaques and Harry Murch of Elimville were among the successful hunters to bring home the venison. Mayor William J. Heaman of London, formerly of Exeter, was returned to office by acclamation Tuesday. Among the graduates who were presented with their, wings as pilots at Ao. 5S.F.T.S., Brantford Thursday was Sgt, C.M. Gillies of Midland, son of Mr, and Mrs. R. G. Gill*, and grandson of Mrs. Gillies and Mrs, S, Martin of town. A donation of 100 pounds or '447 has been,cabled to the Mayor of the ity of Exeter, trig,, for their Christmas Welfare work as a gift from the Conned and citizens Of Exeter, OntariO. It is a token Of sympathy for the people of Exeter who were heavily bombed during the blitZ, honest we're some of you. We hope to have the "mess" all straightened out by next week's issue so we can tell readers for whom they will be voting and where, but the fact there are a dozen more nomination meetings between now and then may hamper our efforts in that regard to a certain extent. However, we'll at least be able to tell you if you have to get out and vote, and at this early date that appears evident for residents of Usborne, Stephen and Exeter, regardless of what takes place at their municipal nominations later this week. They will be asked to elect school board officials in each case and we hope they will attempt to become informed as to the candidates before that time. Let us close off by saying again that the school nominations should have been set apart entirely from municipal council nominations this year until we can all determine who is serving where and is representing who? If our educational system becomes as difficult to untrack after the new boards take effect, we're all in trouble. 15 YEARS AGO All eight classes of the public school accompanied by their teachers visited the library last week to see the new children's books on display for Young Canada Book Week. Mrs. Harvey Pfaff was elected president of the Ladies-Auxiliary to the Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion Monday night. Mrs. Vernon Heywood is past president. Over 50 members of Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge attended the Monday night performance of "Purple Patches" at the Grand Theatre, London. New rector for Trivitt Memorial Church, who will assume his duties January 1, is Rev. Norman D. Knox who comes from New Liskeard, Ont. Rev. Donald Sinclair of Caven Presbyterian Church has accepted a call to Dundalk and he and his family plan to leave Exeter shortly after Christmas. 10 YEARS AGO A bronze plaque has been placed on the wall of the council chamber of Huron County courthouse at Goderich, to commemorate the service to the county during 24 years as treasurer and clerk treasurer, of the late Harvey Erskine. The .plaque was unveiled at, the opening of the November session of Huron County Council, Mrs. Elmer D, Bell was elected president of the Women's Auxiliary to South Huron Hospital at the annual meeting Tuesday afternoon. Immediate past president is Mrs. C. S. MaeNaughton. Junior grade te,acherS at Exeter Public School defended and explained modern teaching methods in reading to parents at the monthly Home & School Association meeting. tech accompanied her talk by visual examples of study Methods, iaines Dalton moved one step' closer to the wardership of Larribtori County when he was reelected reeve of Grand Bend by acclamation Monday night. Make it with MILK So They Get All The Extra Vitamins They Need to Battle Winter Storms Exeter Dairy Ltd. PHONE 235-2144 aVVAIMIF:troNroftvqlt41:Mi'afkcaNiv?ttc*it;?,,dect rs IvitroW07,.:1'WA-t. Don't worry, I do not have a plan for writing an almanac of the months. But I'm almost certain that most people share my view of November. It is a real bummer. It may be beautiful in Adelaide, Australia, with bikini-babes on the beaches, and the sun belting down. But in the true north strong and free, it's as sad as the wreck of a once-beautiful woman with nothing left but good bone-structure and great black bags under the eyes. It is suitably introduced by Hallowe'en, that night when the instruments of darkness have their fling, and people put razor blades in apples and caustics in candies. It is a time when night comes early and surly, and we draw our shades and creep into the darkness of our souls, and contemplate with horror the five months ahead. No wonder Guy Fawkes and the other guys in on the deal tried to blow up the English king and parliament on November 5th, 1605, in the famous Gunpowder Plot. But it was probably so ruddy dank that they couldn't keep their powder No wonder World War I ended on November 11th. Even those tough and stubborn fighters, the Germans, couldn't, face going through the rest of another nasty November. It's a month of soaring fuel bills, last year's rubbers vanished into thin air, mud and wet leaves tracked onto the clean kitchen floor. A month of putting on snow tires a day too late, storm windows a week too late, and studying for exams, a month too late. It's a gray month. This, in Canada, is symbolized by Grey Cup Day. Isn't that appropriate? It couldn't have been a Lord Brown or Blue or Green or any of those distinguished names who donated our football cup. It had to be a Lord Grey, Oh, I suppose, for the lunatic fringe of our population, November has its merits. It's deer-hunting month, when one can go out and muddle around in the marshes for $10. The only comment I have here is that the deer population is steadily increasing. Thanks to the incredible ineptitude of most hunters, people like Skinny Wyonch, the deer are safer from hunters than the church is from tax collectors. And its grand month for those other nuts — the rainbow-trout fishermen. I can't think of anything, on those bone-shaking, moist-laden November mornings, up to your navel in ice-water, more conducive to a long, happy life. Full of arthritis, neuritis, bursitis and plain old rheumatism. November has a certain grim charm for the misanthrope — the guy who wants everybody to be as mean as he is. For once, he knows everybody is as glum as he, which makes him glumly happy, or happily glum. It's a month when every normal Canadian gets a rotten cold, which hangs on, with varying degrees of misery, until the 24th of May. It's the month when Christmas advertising reaches a zenith of stupidity. It's a month when your kids quit university, when your roof springs a leak, when your furnace decides it is worn out. When your old back-ache, stunned by summer's sun, starts to ache back. When your car's "fall tune-up" turns into a major overhaul. It's a month when all your best-laid plans of September turn aft agley and you realize you are running on three cylinders instead of the usual five. It's a month, this year, when you had to lick a six-cent stamp for the first time in your life, And your poor old Yank friends had to choose, not Snow White, but one of the seven dwarfs. I would say November is for the birds. But even the birds have enough brains to head south in October. Where does that expression "bird-brain" come from? I hate November,