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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-03-06, Page 44 & IF Prelude to spring class community nowspapors WILSON'S JEWELLERY NINTH ANNIVERSARY SALE STARTING TUES., MARCH 11 THROUGH SAT. MARCH 15 ENTIRE STOCK GREATLY REDUCED Here are a few examples Bridal-Knot Diamonds Reg. $450.00 Now Only Waltham Watches Reg. $90.00 Now Only Samsonite Luggage Reg. $41.50 Now Only 360" 72" 33 20 Wilson's Jewellery & Gifts Exeter Pleasing you pleases us Notice . . IN KEEPING WITH THE NEW STORE HOURS IN EXETER WE WILL CLOSE ALL DAY MONDAY (Starting March 10) Open Tues. to Fri. — 10:00 a.m. p.m. Saturdays — 9:00 to 5:00 a.m. to 12 Noon Exeter COmmunity Credit Union Ltd. DEVON BLDG. EXETER Phone 235-0640 ANGELO'S F OR Homemade Pizza OPEN FRI & SAT. 5 00 p.m to 2:30 a.m SUN. - 3.00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. 41 MAIN ST. GRAND BEND PHONE 238 2161 NOW as high as to SHOP AT HOME An ever increasing part of personal income goes to support activities in which the taxpayer has little, if any interest, and over which he has no control, except in an indirect way at election time. Take the National Museum of Man, a typical product of someone at Ottawa who has a hobby-horse and likes to ride it. Recently the fount of governmental largesse awarded $300,000 in varying amounts—a relatively small sum, but still money—to certain people in Canada. Among those who received slices of the melon are: a lady who is to "produce a puppet-show illustrating Canadian folk-tales for permanent exhibit;" a man who is conducting "experiments in the effects of vocal and instrumental music on the germination and growth of plants;" and a man who is making "a comprehensive study among Canadian Eskimo groups on man-dog interaction in its several forms. Huron County Council spent close to an hour Friday debating whether or not it was in favor of a salary raise for individual members and the warden; of increases in the eating allowance each receives when travelling on county business; and of county-sponsored noonday luncheons for purposes of discussion prior to the monthly sessions. Members were almost unanimously agreed that these adjustments were necessary, but they deemed it was wise and prudent to at least discuss the alternatives so county ratepayers could not claim decisions without due concern for the taxpayer. So the speeches were made. The Seaforth reeve reported that the average wage in Huron County was 51,000 below the provincial average; several members advised inconsistency since most county workers were raised by only six percent of their wages at a time: others expounded on the utter folly of entering municipal politics to make money; more vowed their devotion to the people they served with an eye, first and foremost, to their municipality's ultimate good. Crocodile tears Small change Take the change out of your pocket right now and realize where some of it is going to end up. In the big league of governmental generosity is the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, which bears a price-tag of $46,000,000. True, the original estimate was a mere $9,000,000. Some may say that's small change for a national edifice of that nature, but it is not a trifle on the tax bills. In June a festival will be held at the Centre, the predicted cost of which is $625,000, of which "it is hoped that $125,000 can be recovered at the box-office." Another half million for which the taxpayer must pay. The people buy a few beers at the weekend. The government does likewise, but its "beers" are all too far beyond the "few" of the ordinary citizen who has to count his pennies before going out on the town. —Milton Canadian Champion The oratory was touching and profound. It ended in an overwhelming approval for the wage increases. Before the tears were dried, Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle seized his. opportunity to beg council to reject the executive committee's suggestion to take 600 tax dollars and blow them on a social outing termed 'an educational bus tour'. With sentiments so highly in favor of the harrassed taxpayer, Reeve Boyle must have been hopeful as he charged "ridiculous waste." Boyle had to be heartened by the economic atmosphere which prevailed among his colleagues for he spoke about the "pretty bitter" ratepayers who would not condone council's social outing at their expense. Alas when the voting ended, Boyle was aware that the thrift bubble had broken. Only three other councillors had been sufficiently moved by the taxpayers' plight that they voted "nay" against the $600 budget item. We wonder, as Derry Boyle must wonder, how council can account for its peculiar set of values. Were those crocodile tears council shed earlier? , , 4 ,a. 1' :i,.'.‘, ' '. ' 1ii•'' '('''.‘j il91`;'' 4419 '45't •',.7,„? aro,e. '...'`. ::, „,-• , 0 0 op 4 r: , • , ,ik.• 0 ., ., „ 4- , ,,„,,, • /..., co, ,..• Or ' N. , • . • 't% — ./41 N 11' „ • 6, it * t Isn't it a delirious feeling, about this time of year to wake up in daylight, and get home from work before dark? It begins to restore one's faith in the scientists' claim that the earth is round, and moves in orbit about the sun. Or is it the other way 'round? For about three months, any winter, I'd join the Flat-Earth Society, and agree with practically anybody that the sun is a legend, a figment of last summer's imagination. Don't know why I'm in such a jolly mood today. Perhaps it is that we've had three straight days of sunshine. Freeze the brains of a brass monkey, but sunny. Spring is on its way. I can tell The snowbank pushed up beside my garage has dwindled from 22 feet to 16. And two teachers smiled at each other in the staff room this week. It's not such a bad old world after all. Nobody has axed a computer or lynched a university president this week — yet. My daughter passed two tests in school. I got the garbage out without cursing once. My wife and daughter have stopped fighting (they gang up on me, instead). My bursitis is practically neutral. The income tax deadline is nearly a whole month away. I found the toe titrz* Meo Va Times Established 1873 rubber that's been missing for a week. What more could a man want? The muffler hasn't fallen off my car. I haven't had a toothache for six months. I almost made a crucial curling shot the other night. What more could life offer? My son is making his mark in the world — of diningrooms. Some nights he makes as much as $35. And some nights $5. And he's making something else; noises, vague but audible, about going back to school. My daughter came home from school today smiling, instead of scowling. Her mother asked her what she was smiling at, as she came in. "The door," poker-faced. Things are definitely on the upswing around here. Now , don't get me wrong I'm no Pollyanna. I know that though God's in His heaven, even on weekends, all's wrong with the world. I know that there are little black clouds, no bigger than the Rocky Mountains, on the horizon. There are Black Panthers, and the Yellow Menace, and brown guerrillas, and white gorillas, and pink elephants, and blue singers, and reds under a great many beds. There are broken homes and broken marriages and broken garterbelts. Practically everybody you meet over the age of eight months is either emotionally disturbed or senile. We have explosions in the population, the stock markets and the furnaces of the nation. Taxes and insurance and even the important things, like bread and milk, keep going up. (It won't be long before most of us are living on bread-and-milk, considering the price of meat.) Cars are not being as well made as tin cans. The non-returnable bottle is our biggest threat since the bubonic plague. The Man-in-the-Moon has lost his image and Mr. Trudeau is following fast. Tomorrow there will be a blizzard. And the day after, the muffler and tail-pipe will fall off my car. My piles will reactivate. I'll lose both toe rubbers. But today I don't care. The yellow sun is kissing the white snow, and the latter, overcome by passion, is melting. That is all I know and all I need to know. To hell with all the rest of it. I'm in such a state of euphoria, I think I could even go out and have a whale of a time with a girl called Gloria. If I knew one, • (4<°%;,,,,M0•:/". This anti-smoking campaign is really starting to gain momentum and yours truly is even coming under "attack" from readers for our nasty habit. "A fond Lucan subscriber" put it on the line in a letter to the editor in last week's issue and pointed out all the benefits we smokers are missing. In all fairness a few of the benefits we gain should be outlined as well. First of all, many of the gang here at the T-A have been going around all week wheezing and choking because the shop is undergoing a new paint job. The, sports editor, a non-smoker, had,, to fade right out of the picture Monday because the fumes were getting him down. However, the editor went about his work as usual, as did the other smokers. Our clogged up noses weren't even affected by the fumes. Last week's letter writer also suggested we consider many of the pleasant odors we are missing. To supplement his list we include the following: dirty diapers, wet dogs, simmering sauerkraut, frying fish, etc., etc. We walk down the street with no ill effects from the stench of diesel engines and go merrily on our way without any complaints about the fact the neighbor down the street has a septic tank problem. The list could be extended, but the foregoing should indicate that the list of pleasant smells being missed is not much longer than the list of unpleasant odors which we fortunately bypass. * * * However, our Lucan subscriber will be cheered to know that we did start our own anti-smoking campaign last week, and at time of writing had been comparatively successful. From our usual pack a day pace, we have dropped to two or three fags and have completely eliminated the expense of smoking. Of course, we've also had a few friendships eliminated; that being one of the risks of switching our brand to OPs (Other Peoples'). The attempt to cut down on smoking has been helped considerably by the large amount of publicity given smoking in the past few days. The doctors association has presented briefs to the government backing up the claims of health hazards and they now have a TV commercial prepared by a Hollywood actor just three days before he died from lung cancer. That one really hits home! However, the final blow came Tuesday from our good friend, the Hon. C.S. MacNaughton. His tax hike on cigarettes just makes the habit all too costly for a family man and we trust will provide the final incentive to again "go on the wagon." * * * We caught only glimpses of the Provincial Treasurer's televised budget presentation Tuesday afternoon, but Robert Nixon was indeed justified in extending commendation to the Hon. C.S. MacNaughton for his stamina. It certainly turned out to be a bit of a durability test and as usual, the Huron MPP' came through in flying colors. The glimpses we managed to catch indicated that some of the Opposition members made the lengthy program lively with their comments, and while some would suggest it was childish, it is evident that it is only this occasional jibe which helps members endure the lengthy debates. Obviously, the budget speech is much too complex and lengthy to follow in every detail and it will be a few days before everyone concerned has an opportunity to fully digest it and make his opinions known. No doubt most area residents found the TV presentation interesting, mainly because it was the local MPP who was the orator and the fact that taxes are of prime concern to all. However, it is easy to see that many debates in the Legislature would make for dull watching for any length of time unless some similar interest was involved. We certainly fail to see much merit in lengthy periods of live coverage, although there is no doubt that edited excerpts from our various government assemblies would be most interesting and informative. There's no doubt it would also make some members think twice before dozing off or missing a session for other than important business to do with his elected position. As a final comment, we wonder how many complaints the TV networks will receive for airing the budget in place of 50 YEARS AGO At the Huron Presbytery meeting held at Clinton, Mr. F.W. Gladman was elected to the Systematic Beneficience Committee and was also chosen as auditor. Canadiens beat Ottawa 6 to 3 at Montreal Saturday in the NHL play-off series. Ottawa must win four straight games to take the championship and proceed to the coast for the Stanley Cup Series. The severe wind and rain storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, was an unusual occurrence for this time of year. Little damage was done in the area, but there are reports of barns burned and other damage throughout Ontario. Private Sylvester Cann returned last week from overseas to a warm welcome. He served in England with the 161st Huron Battalion, and was later transferred to a Kiltie battalion. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Goulding and Dawson received numerous presentations during the week in recognition of 20 years' service by Mr. Goulding as organist and choir leader at James St. United Church. He has resigned to accept a similar position with the Talbot Street Baptist Church, London. Mr. Harold W. Whyte has disposed of his home on Carlin St. to Mr. Chester Mawhinney Stephen Township. Mr. Whyte has purchased the residence of Mr. Milton Lightfoot, Huron Street, Twin daughters were born Feb. 29 to Mr. and Mrs. George Frayne, Usborne Township, Pilot Officer Earl J. Schroeder is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schroeder, Stephen Township, to receive his 11‘. t V •••• some viewers' favorite soap operas. * * To date, this area has not been noticeably affected by the rotating strikes being conducted by the Ontario Hydro Employees' Union against Ontario Hydro. However, some of the press releases being prepared by the two sides make for interesting — although not very enlightening — reading. The items we receive just aren't worth printing, because it is impossible to comprehend how the two sides could have such widely divergent viewpoints on what is going on. In the bold analysis of what we read, it is clearly evident that one side — or perhaps both — is not telling the truth. It appears unfortunate that, regardless of the numbers involved in the dispute, that management could show such disdain for employees and that employees could show such disdain for management. We suppose members from both sides go home at night and tell their children about the importance of always telling the truth and playing fairly. They're right kids, but it apparently doesn't apply to public relations reports during strikes and lock-outs. wings and commission in the RCAF. He leaves shortly for the Flying Instructor's School at Pearce, Alberta. Mr. J.A. Traquair is redecorating the interior of his hardware store. 15 YEARS AGO An emergency meeting of Huron County Council will probably be held this month to decide on the building of a new courthouse. The old one lies in ruins as a result of a fire last week, believed to have been caused by defective wiring. Minatnhye hvlaezluea.ble papers were lost Vicious storms assaulted the district as the March lion roared through the area causing considerable damage to trees, hydro and telephone poles. Interrupted service was common throughout the area, and blocked roads left many stranded. Town Council has agreed to purchase a police cruisex for the local police department, 10 YEARS AGO Establishment of a volunteer fire brigade for the Police Village of Centralia has been approved by Stephen Township Council. Salary increases for both Public and High School teachers were approved by the respective boards. Raises of $800 to $1,000 were granted to the High School teachers; $300 to $850 to the Public School teachers. Hensall council this week threatened to set up a dog pound and hire a dog catcher if residents continue to violate the bylaw during the present rabies epidemic. South Huron Junior Girls' Basketball team captured the Perthex title, and will be representatives for the local high school at W.O.S.S.A. this month. eteferZimesabtsocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., O.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott Editor -- Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Phone 23.54331 • ..-4MORNINEEKONA'), Advocate Established 1881 Ainalgainatid 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Dep't, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1968, 4,520 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA $7,00 HELP THE CRIPPLED CHILDREN — The 1969 Easter Seal Campaign is now in high gear across the province with more than 230 service clubs and the Ontario Society for Crippled Children out to raise more than $1.5 million to help children with physical disabilities. The Exeter Lions Club are again sponsoring the campaign in this district and Easter Seals are in the mail to all area residents. Send your gift in the pink envelope provided for your convenience and remember to be generous. Okay, we'll try once again Your money in a two, three or four year Victoria and Grey Guaranteed Investment Certificate will bring you the extremely high interest rate of seven and three quarter per cent. One year Certificates pay 7% and five year Certificates 71/2 %. VG WCIORM a nd GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1 889 Principal Toronto office: 197 Bay Street