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Times Established 1873
Advocate Established 1881
Amalgamated 1924
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
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Published Each Thursday Morning
at Exeter, Ontario
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September 30, 1968, 4,520
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Residents of this area will be
engaged in one of those popular "walks"
this weekend in an attempt to raise
funds for the construction of an arena in
Parkhill.
These sojourns have become a most
novel method of raising cash for various
funds and as we have pointed out before,
those who sponsor the walkers certainly
deserve equal commendation with those
who put their shoe leather to the test.
However, a suggestion made by
Exeter Councillor Helen Jermyn at a
meeting this winter should be considered
by any group planning such an escapade
for any worthwhile cause.
Mrs. Jermyn said she was pleased to
see the enthusiasm that went into such
walks and the resulting good they did,
but she added a rather worthwhile
comment.
That was the fact that some of
these groups could undertake some other
types of endeavours which would be no
more strenuous than walking several
miles . . would also attract the
necessary sponsors . . but at the same
time would come up with an even
greater accomplishment in the form of
some practical project.
At the time she noted some youths
might consider shovelling sidewalks in
Exeter, and while this is now too late to
enact (we hope) there are certainly other
such activities that could be considered.
There are sidewalks and streets to
be cleaned, lawns to be raked, flowers to
be planted, parks to be cleaned up,
buildings to paint, etc., etc.
Perhaps the next group wishing to
raise money for worthwhile charities
could consider offering their services to
some of the aforementioned projects.
Those aided would no doubt be willing
to make a contribution and there are
others who would contribute on the
basis that their community would be
better looking when the work was
completed.
There's no doubt that people with
enthusiasm enough to consider walking a
few miles could come up with some
good ideas for projects that would
provide one more benefit than the walk
craze. It would put that energy to better
use.
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HEY KIDS! .. THIS SPRING
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Expensive age in which to live
Spring brings hazards
Great changes are taking
place these days in education.
Let's have a look at some of
them from a straight-forward,
honest, prejudiced point of view,
and then you decide whether
they are good or bad.
Corporal punishment is
practically a thing of the past.
Good or bad? I think it's good
for the students and perhaps bad
for some of the teachers. It
never did have any deterrent
effect on the students as I know
from personal experience as a
student. It merely made the
brutish student more brutish.
But it was a great safety valve
for the hot-tempered teacher.
Now I know there shouldn't
be such things as hot-tempered
teachers. But there are. They are
human beings. And some of the
hottest-tempered are the best
teachers. Often, they care more.
No more for them the
glorious release of hurling chalk
or blackboard brush at that
sniggering lout in the back seat.
No more for them the sedative
of the clout on the ear, the ruler
who promised the greatest protection for
the tax dollar.
In 1969 we have reached a new
plateau. We have provided, in large
measure all the material comforts we can
reasonably use and we are now required
to think about and provide the wealth
for an entirely new era.
Government people have decided
that the end has come for the present
units of local administration. Already
education has been moved to the county
level and it is expected that within five
years many more of our local
administrative bodies will either
disappear or fall into the category of
local sub-committees. Town councils,
public utilities commissions, sewage and
water services — all are likely to be taken
over by regional bodies.
From the evidence now provided
by the switch in education control there
is good reason to believe that these new
forms of government will cost the
taxpayers a great deal more than the
administrations we now support.
All levels of government have, of
course, a perfect right to impose taxes.
We have asked for, or at least agreed to a
myriad of services and each of them
costs money. We do believe, however,
that governments have failed to some
degree in their obligation to explain the
benefits which are supposed to accrue
from the costly changes they are making.
Wingham Advance-Times
crack on the knuckles, the
purpose of building more mental
them? You can turn the other
cheek only so often. I prophesy
a large tax increase for the
five-of-the-best on each hand.
institutions for teachers who
What's going to happen to school. Many other parents,
however desperately they try,
simply can't cope with their
children, and expect the school
to help.
teacher has become involved
Inevitably, the guidance
crack under the strain of with emotional disturbances,
choking back their honest rage. family backgrounds, physical
So much for that. Let's look handicaps and all the other
at Counselling, or Guidance. things that influence a child's
This is one of the fastest-growing behavior. He has become a sort
aspects of education. Only a few of padre without dog-collar.
years ago, any guidance was In addition, he is expected to
done by regular teachers, usually guide the student into the right
chosen for their common sense. course. Thus, he must convince
They chatted with the kids and Johnny, who wants to be a
tried to steer them in the right doctor, and who failed his Grade
direction. 10 science dismally, that he
Now the Guidance might be better in another field.
Department is one of the busiest Even worse, he has to convince
spots in the school. You don't Johnny's father, who is a doctor
teach Guidance. You're "in" and is damn well going to have
Guidance. Right up to your ears. another one in the family.
The reason for this is that the Glad I'm not a guidance
duties of guidance people have teacher.
snowballed. Why ? For two How do you feel about
reasons. Many parents have examinations? They, too, are
abdicated as counsellors of their changing in status. The emphasis
own children, and leave it to the — Please turn to Page 5
We rather hesitate to mention
spring, noting as we did last
week that those who jump the
gun on the season are often
disappointed when winter takes
a last fling and buries them in a
blizzard as happened last
Tuesday.
However, the fine weather
since then has certainly started
the "adrenalin" flowing through
the veins more vigorously.
A drive over the weekend
indicated many people are
anxious to get at the chores of
spring and in some places we
spotted people out raking
winter's debris away.
The fact they had to detour
around piles of snow and ice
apparently didn't pose any great
problem for these people and no
doubt we'll be seeing more of
this type of activity in the weeks
ahead.
It's probably not too early to
point out a few of the problems
associated with the coming of
spring — even if it is delayed a
bit more.
First of all, the kids are back
on their bicycles and parents
should make CERTAIN that
each youngster knows all the
rules of the road before he or
she is allowed out on the streets
again.
The youngsters tend to forget
some of the safety rules over the
winter period and forgetfulness
in this case can sometimes be a
costly proposition.
The problem of mud should
also be mentioned. Each year a
few pedestrians get splattered
from head to toe when some
person in a truck or car goes
zooming past and hits a water
hole at the same time another
person is walking in that
vicinity.
Finally, there's the matter of
brush fires. Each year there are a
few grass fires started from
people trying to clean up their
properties. While the work is
necessary, extreme caution
should be exercised before a fire
is started.
To help eliminate the
possibility of serious fires from
such causes, it may be
worthwhile for all area councils
to consider a major cleanup
operation at which time debris
can be carted off to the dumps
and burned in relatively safe
surroundings.
The centennial cleanup in
Exeter has a huge success and
should be repeated every year so
everyone can clean out his cellar
and other gathering spot.
Hockey playoffs are now in
full tilt throughout the area and
all teams still in contention in
this area are putting up an
exciting and pleasing brand of
hockey.
These teams deserve all the
support fans can give them to
help cheer them on to victories
in their attempts for Ontario
championships. * *
Councillor Ross Dobson
suggested a couple of weeks ago
that subdividers should be
required to have new streets
completed before building
permits will be granted for their
subdivisions.
The matter came up at Exeter
council after a complaint was
received from one local resident
regarding the mud on her street
in a new subdivision.
Council members pointed out
the road was still the
responsibility of the subdivider.
Exeter is not the only
community with such a
problem, We note that a reader
in New Hamburg asked the
weekly newspaper there to
explain the reason for one of the
streets being in such bad shape.
The answer was that the
street was still the responsibility
of the subdivider.
However it was stated that
the council at New Hamburg
have added a stipulation
regarding subdivisions. Under
the new agreement the
subdivider must have the gravel
base of the road completed
before any permits will be issued
for residential construction.
* *
It is encouraging to hear
members of Exeter's RAP
committee expressing the
opinion that more forms of
recreation should be investigated
in this community.
While minor sports should
remain as one of the prime areas
of concern for the committee, it
should be remembered this
serves only a small portion of
the population.
There are certainly many
other avenues to explore and it is
to be hoped people interested in
other activities will make their
wishes known to RAP.
In the past this area has had
50 YEARS AGO
A meeting of ratepayers was
held in the Town Hall to
consider the matter of a
permanent road for our main
street. A motion was paced that
the council secure the services of
an engineer to estimate the cost
and recommend the kind of road
and the information to be placed
before the citizens at a future
meeting.
Mr. Harry Fahner, of
Stephen, this week delivered to
Mr. I. R. Armstrong one of the
largest hogs ever shipped from
the Exeter station. The animal
weighed 740 lbs. and the price
was $114.70.
Dr. Henry A. Corsant has
purchased the veterinary
practice of Drs. Sweet and Reid
and is occupying the same
office.
25 YEARS AGO •
Exeter Council this week
voted to purchase a new fire
truck for the sum of $1090.00
and to provide it with Fire
equipment for the sum of
$3,670. It was also decided to
purchase a two horse power
siren at $265.00 with remote
control at $34.00.
Flt. Lieut. Lorne Howey,
D.F.C., who has been on
instructional duties with the
R.C.A.F. at Debert, N.S., has
been granted his release with the
airforce and has accepted a
position as pilot with the
Transcontinental Canadian
Airways.
Flt. Lieut. Thos. Pryde, who
for the past two and a half years
has been attached to the
Administrative department of
the R.C.A.F., is retiring to
civilian life. Fit. Lieut. Pryde has
served in London, Ottawa,
Trenton and Toronto.
Mr. S. G. Sanders, after
completing his course and
graduating at the University of
Boston, was assigned to the
Executive Office of the
Statistical Control Division of
the Army Air Forces
Headquarters at Washington
D.C.
A meeting of town
businessmen with the directors
of the Exeter Agricultural
Society has been called to
discuss the advisability of
erecting a new grandstand on the
agricultural grounds
some enthusiastic groups in
existence. An art club helped
several persons develop their
skills and we recall a couple of
times when a drama club
presented some very interesting
performances.
Similar to many other
activities, interest waned in these
areas and the groups finally
disbanded.
While this is to be expected,
no attempt was ever made to
reorganize some of these groups
later on and perhaps this has
been a shortcoming of RAP.
It may be of value for the
committee to circulate some
type of questionnaire each fall
season to determine what
interest there may he for some
of the other activities which
should be included with a
comprehensive recreation
program in a community.
Peoples' interests change
frequently, and while a program
may not draw any participants
one year, it may be extremely
successful the following one.
15 YEARS AGO
Huron County Council plans
to start construction on a new
$500,000 courthouse this fall.
The new building will be erected
in the Goderich square. It has
also been decided to move the
county health unit, now in
Clinton, to the present
temporary quarters in Goderich.
Space will be provided for the
unit in the new building.
Mrs. Ross Tuckey was
crowned queen of the Beta
Sigma Phi sorority's annual
dance by Mrs. Arthur Fraser,
director of the sorority.
Michael Farrow scored ninety
marks in the piano solo sonatas
competition at the Kiwanis
Music Festival in Stratford to
win the Anne Scott-MumfOrd
trophy.
Miss Marie Wildfong, Hay,
was commissioned to represent
the United Church at the
Mission Hospital at Bella Coola,
B.C., at an impressive service at
Main St. U.C. Sunday. She leaves
for the isolated past next week.
10 YEARS AGO
Damage totalled $16,000 in
two early morning fires which
destroyed farm buildings in
Usborne twp. this week. A large
barn owned by Fred Knip was
lost, along with contents
including a new combine and
over 125 pigs. At about the same
time a driveshed and colony
,house owned by Gilbert Johns,
Elimville, went up in flames,
causing the loss of equipment
and 500 chicks.
Miss Sheila Fahner, daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Fahner,
RR 1, Exeter, won a $50 music
scholarship in the clarinet class
at Stratford Kiwanis festival last
week.
Richard Stade, Zurich goalie,
and Craig Chapman, Hensall
defenseman, were judged the
best individual players in the
third annual Shamrock
tournament in Lucan,
E. D, Bell, Q.C, outlined
father and son arrangements for
family farms at a South Huron
Junior Farmers meeting. The
Exeter lawyer described the
services available to farmers for
establishing agreements for the
transfer of property.
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I often think of March as a bit of a misfit month as
months go. It's not supposed to be winter — we mark the
first day of spring this week — still it's a little early to
start putting the top down on the convertible.
Seasonable problems notwithstanding, March has had
its share of important events — good and bad — over the
years. In 44 B.C., it saw Julius Caesar slain; in 1752, the ap-
pearance of Canada's first newspaper; in 1794, the creation
of the United States navy; in 1912, the founding of the Girl
Scouts; in 1939, the German invasion of Czechoslavakia.
Johann Strauss, Albert Einstein, David Livingston and
Johann Sebastian Bach were all born in March. And on the
third of the month, 1847, this birth announcement from
Edinburgh, Scotland: "A son is born to Eliza and Alexander
M. Bell, and there is much celebration in the household."
Of course this is a most important anniversary for all of
us at Bell Canada. We could say many things about this
man who made such vital contributions to modern science
and communications. But it seems to me that his own words
are probably a much better summation of his life and phil-
osophy. I though you might be interested in them:
"Don't keep forever on the public road, going only
where others have gone. Leave the beaten track oc-
casionally and dive into the woods. You will be certain
to find something you have never seen before . . . • Follow it up, explore all around it; one discovery will
lead to another and before you know it you will have
something worth thinking about to occupy your mind.
All really big discoveries are the result of thought."
INFORMATION OR REPAIR CALLS
For many years we accustomed our customers to dial
113 for information and 114 for repair service. At the time
last October of the publication of our London, Goderich di-
rectory a change was made in our Information and Repair
service codes.
A recent study shows, that we remember our early
teaching, rather than bow to new, because 75% of calls for
assistance (informative) are yet dialing 113 and an equal
number of customers are still adhering to 114 for repair
calls, or locating cables.
In other words:
Information from all offices dial 411
Goderich
Repair service from Clinton dial 4104
Crediton
Exeter
Repair service from Hensall
dial 611
Seaforth
May I refer you to the introductory pages of your
London, Goderich Telephone directory, especially pages 2
and 3 relative to Business Office, Information and Repair Calls.
The introductory pages of your directory make rather
good reading and contain a wealth of information to pro-
vide you with good, economical service.
The budget introduced to the
Ontario Legislature by Provincial
Treasurer Charles MacN aughton
certainly emphasized the fact that we are
living in a costly age. In fact, it is
startling to discover that government is
in such dire need of funds at a time
when the general prosperity of the
province is at its highest peak in history.
Of course, all of us, who use our
heads at all must realize that the price of
everything we purchase has gone up very
sharply during the past two years and we
can therefore expect to be asked for
more taxes than we have paid in years
gone by. Somehow or other, though, we
all carry the hope that government
revenues will increase through a larger
volume of business rather than by a
higher rate of taxation.
It is quite possible that we are now
suffering the pains of growth which
sometimes accompany the change from
adolescence to adult years. With a full
century of development behind us,
during which governments had to
concern themselves chiefly with the
immediate responsibilities of their day,
the emphasis has always been upon
providing those services which were
required by a pioneer society working its
way up from the log cabin era to the
comfort of modern civilization.
Economy was always the
watchword as far as the public was
concerned, and the electors were usually
inclined to vote for those candidates
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