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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-04-24, Page 4eieeekbeeeseeeei:leekkee:eeeee,:steeeteseee: Eccentrics then too Elders who rebuke the young for eccentricities of dress and manner should remember some of the non-conformists of their own background. Small towns and country places were delightfully represented with people who did their own thing without caring a whit for the censure of the majority. There were men who felt a gold collar stud was enough adornment for a white shirt and shunned collars and ties. Legends flourished about individuals who had no faith in banks and stored their money in strange places. Some only ate white-shelled eggs because they said the brown ones were impure. At least one couple in a locality, soured by a, interference of .re„laWes;":'re,solprejy. remaindered their Rya by conversing only through a third party or written messages. There was a farmer so stubborn he sold his prize cow when she balked once at milking time. Comic relief was provided by the staunch temperance advocate who refused to believe her raspberry vinegar was alcoholic, even when tipsy guests were apprehended by the law. She laid it to personal prejudice on the part of the authorities. One gentle soul was so addicted to preserving life he shunned poison and hand-picked potato bugs, releasing them a mile away from his farm, much to the discomfort of some of his neighbors. A miser carried his false teeth in a box and only used them for eating, in order to save wear and tear. Country storekeepers kept separate accounts for some men and women, who even went so far as to buy groceries individually, When you visited you were given special chairs, depending on which one you called on. Perhaps the champions of resolute eccentricity came from Nova Scotia. Ernest Buckler, in "Ox Bells and Fireflies," relates how this married couple hadn't spoken to each other in fifteen years but managed to produce three sets of twins during the mute time! —The Montreal Star Proclamation Town Of Exeter in accordance with a resolution adopted by the Exeter Town Council, I hereby proclaim that Daylight Saving Time WILL 13ECOIVIE EFFECTIVE Sunday, April 27 At 2:00 a.m. AND WILL CONTINUE IN FORCE UNTIL Sunday, October 26 At 2:00 a.rn. and I call upon all citizens to observe this proclamation (Sleried)1 tl. DELERIDGE, Mayor, Town of Exeter A A • '..,•••••••••:%%%A:f&f. ,A.A'fA'wl'AA'AAA",••••1Atx• . .„ Let us develop and print your films BLACK & WHITE or KOPACOLOR. 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Southcott Editor Bill Batten -- Advertising Manager Phone 23.5.1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Maii Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, 5epterriber 30, 1968, 4,520 SUBSCRIPTIDN RATES: Canada $5.00 Pee Year; USA $7,00 eeigeiegingeiei Perhaps it should not be a concern of this newspaper that the Don Messer television show is not to be renewed by the CBC for next season. It may be a mistake for a weekly publication to draw attention to the curtailment of a national program filmed hundreds of miles away in a province half way across the country from us. Yet we see in this another sign that the familiar ties with the "good old days" in Canada are being severed to make room for newer, not necessarily better things. As one letter writer from Bothwell penned recently, "I suppose they will be putting on trashy movies, they are so cheap." Although the Don Messer show was never our personal favorite, we appreciate that many Canadians, coast to coast, enjoyed Messer's oldtime fiddling and the country-style renditions offered by the regular performers featured with him. Many guest 'stars' billed with Messer seemed to be the kind of everyday folk who played, sang and danced mostly for their own entertainment. Each show was brim full of homey fun such as might have been had in the parlor when dad was a boy. The charm of the Messer show will be difficult to replace. It captivated its audience because it was truly Canadian, way down east toe-tapping fun, If the CBC wants so badly to it's too good to be true Replaced by totiat? maintain an ever-increasing percentage of .Canadian shows in order to meld Canadian heritage and modern Canadian life into a distinctive Canadian culture, Messer's fiddle and Chamberlain's songs must be retained. We would hate to think that a distinctive Canadian culture would be allowed to evolve, from the morose, often insulting dramatic efforts we view during many CBC prime hours. And we would be just as disturbed if the only brand of Canadian music permitted to flourish on CBC television was the work of entertainers with nothing much more to offer than the capacity to mimic their English or American friends. It may well be that the greatest percentage of television viewers are persons under the age of 25 years who just don't 'dig' Messer melodies. Since the largest percentage of television is geared to appeal to this age group now, with more to come shortly, it doesn't seem inappropriate to suggest the CBC schedule something — preferably something like Messer — as a treat for their aging customers, As we said before, this problem shouldn't really be a concern of this newspaper. Actually it is your concern, and we heartily urge all those Messer fans in our area to get their feelings down on paper and mailed to the CBC as soon as possible. It can't do any harm. Made suckers by salmon Irish stew today, or clam chowder, or whatever your favorite mucky dish is. It will contain fish and eggs, metal and glass. A recent column on personal beefs brought a hair-raiser from W. T. House of West Gravenhurst. Quote: "Question — for what formal education teachers have done and are doing, should history indict them as murderers, manslaughterers, suicides and conspirators thereto? I must vote 'yes' because after years of research I have not been able to find others on whom to place the responsibility for the hell on earth which will be Our Canada in a very few years now — death and destruction everywhere." It may have been my attack on the beer can that sparked this. But he goes on to say that scarcely any teachers know that ours is a metal civilization, that we have nearly exhausted the most necessary of these metals and that therefore our form of civilization is ending. Mr, House would never make a public relations man for either the teaching vocation or the metals industry, but he sure comes to the point. The same column in which I attacked disposable bottles, brought a letter from — guess who — the public relations firm for the Glass Container Council. Enclosed was a brochure called "No-Deposit Bottles — A Study." The summary of The Study says the facts have shown that, properly handled, the no-deposit bottle is not a danger to children or livestock not a significant source of litter, not a cause of forest fires, not a problem in handling solid waste. How did we get onto forest fires? It ends on a smug note: "The no-deposit bottle is wanted by the public as a form of convenience packaging." Well, I'm one of the public, and I don't want it. Also, "convenience," used to be a noun when I went to school, But the key words in that blurb are "properly handled". Do they mean the facts of the bottles. Facts, properly handled, can be a snow job. Fishermen along certain sections of Lake Huron are all smiles these days, and those at Grand Bend are no exception. Reason for the joy is the fact the fishermen have been pulling cohoe salmon in with their nets and these tasty fish are in large demand on several markets. However, after a visit to the area resort over the weekend, we realize that the fishermen don't really have to look too far afield for these markets. Saturday afternoon we stopped into the fish house operated by Howard Green to buy one of the fish and inside we had to join a long lineup of area residents anxious to taste them. As luck would have it, the fish supply ran out just as we got to the head of the line and we went home empty handed with those behind us. We plan to try again one of these days, and any who have tasted the salmon from Lake Huron indicate they are indeed tasty. Some anglers are trying their luck out on the lake, but as yet results have not been too encouraging. While the future of salmon in Lake Huron is still very much unknown, it is interesting to note they are there through a rather expensive program initiated by our neighbors across the border. The Americans have spent several millions in developing the program to stock the lakes with salmon and, while it has shown some success, that success is being enjoyed primarily by Canadians. Few of us will lose sleep over that fact and no doubt fishermen in particular will be hoping the Americans keep up the program. At a recent meeting of Exeter council, it was reported that Usborne Township officials had made a suggestion that a water tank truck should be purchased to augment the area fire fighting equipment. The suggestion failed to get much discussion going at the Exeter meeting, and while it was hurriedly dropped, we think it ha merit enough to warrant a more detailed debate, It's only natural that Exeter officials would dismiss lightly such a suggestion, but they must realize that water supply in rural woman came to the door. "I didn't want to disturb you while you had guests, and I'm terribly sorry, but I ran over your cat and killed it," End of story. Which reminds me of Gracie Fields and the eggs. This is true, I was there, Miss Fields, Lancashire lass with great voice and comic sense, was on her fourth-last farewell tour, She took the old steamer Harrionic, on which I worked, down the lakes from Duluth to Detroit. In for breakfast two hours late, she ordered eggs, The chef was sore, but fried them. She sent them back, because they were sunny side up. The chef lifted an Oriental eyebrow then his spatula, flipped them over on the plate, and sent them back in, sunny side down. Grade being a woman, peeked, and the poor devil of a waiter, working his way through college, took the full force of a Lancashire tirade, while the wily old chef, in the galley, helped himself to a gin, caring not a Cantonese damn about Gracie Fields. areas is a very different matter. In one recent fire, we heard one fireman explain that the blaze was just about under control when the water supply ran out, and before it could be replenished, the building was destroyed. The barn fire at Elimville a couple of weeks ago also created a rather dangerous situation until firemen got their pumps and hoses to the nearby creek. While more and more farmers realize the need for farm ponds for such protection, there are many who find this impossible — due to lack of supply and finances. In fires at such locations, an added supply of water could mean the difference between saving or losing a building. We think it is a matter that township councils should investigate further, at least to the point of getting some idea on the cost involved for such a truck. Comments indicate that most area residents find it most difficult to comprehend the outcome of the trials and hearings into the murder of Gwen Pfaff. It ended up without a convicted murderer as Joseph Polzen was found guilty of the lesser charge of attempted murder and Kenneth Gloor was sentenced on a charge of being 50 YEARS AGO The automobile speed limit has been increased by the Ontario Legislature from 15 miles per hour in towns and cities to 20 miles and from 20 miles in the country to 25 miles. Two more Exeter boys returned from the war today: Private Douglas Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Stewart and Pte. Fred Brimacombe, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Brimacombe. Miss Katie MacFaul, organist and choir leader of Trivitt Memorial Church was surprised after practice Friday evening when she was presented with a well-filled purse of money donated by the members of the choir and congregation as a mark of appreciation of her services, 25 YEARS AGO The Exeter Public Utilities Commission last week moved to their quarters, the building formerly owned by the Bank of Montreal. The main office has been rem odelled and redecorated and new florescent lights have been installed. A feature of the opening of the Sixth Victory Loan in Exeter was the zooming of a Mosquito bomber over the town Monday morning. Citizens rushed from homes and stores to get a glimpse of the plane. At an open meeting of the Exeter branch of the Red Cross in Cavan Presbyterian Church J. W. Host of Grand Bend, president of the Grand Bend unit, was presented with a Badge of Service given to members throughout Ontario for outstanding Red Cross work. The presentation was made by Miss L. M. :lecke% president of the Exeter unit, The Exeter Bowling Club now have a new power roller for rolling their greens. The roller which is a fine piece of work was built, by Thomas Coates of the Sunoco garage. an accessory after the fact. Piecing together the testimony from all the hearings and trials, it is most difficult to understand why the charge against Polzen was reduced. However, those of us not at the murder trial must realize that testimony given at a preliminary hearing may not have been admitted as evidence. There was also the fact that some of the testimony given by Gloor was changed in his subsequent appearances and his reliability as a witness then became a questionable point. The intricate nature of the law also often works in favor of the accused. Some important pieces of evidence dug up by the police are often not admitted as evidence, thereby weakening the case of the Crown. While this may explain why the reduced charge resulted, we find it difficult to agree with the sentence. A four-year sentence for attempted murder appears too light. In this particular case, the woman was strangled and a bone broken in her neck. Her body was then dumped into a water trough during severe winter weather. A four-year sentence for an unprovoked attempted murder makes life appear very cheap. 15 YEARS AGO Over 150 national and district Kinsmen witnessed the presentation of the charter of the new Hensall Kinsmen organization at a banquet in the town hall Wednesday night. Hensall President D, J. McKelvie accepted the framed scroll from National. Vice-,President Bill Valentine of Toronto. Mr. C. L. Robertson, who, for the past 14 years, has conducted the Robertson Drugstore, has sold his business to W. G. Huntley, son of O. D. Huntley of Arkona who will take possession May 15. With the help of district farmers and sportsmen the South Huron Game Conservation Club will raise and release over 1,000 pheasants again this year. 10 YEARS AGO A total of 50,000 trees will be planted in the Ausable watershed during the next three weeks, ARCA Fieldman Hal Hooke said Tuesday. Planting is being done by a crew of three men Jim Scott, Ray Alderson and Ivan Hirtzel. Recommendation that a $35,000 curling rink be erected beside the town arena in 1960 will be presented to Exeter Curling Club by its building committee, it was revealed this week. The committee under chairman Ulric Snell will also propose that a campaign be conducted during the 1959.60 season to raise funds. James Street United Church have issued a call to the Rev. S. Ernest Lewis of Collier Street United Church, Barrie, to succeed the Rev. Harold J. Snell who ha accepted a call to Oaktidge Acres United Church, London. Mrs. C. S. MacNaughton was named lionce.ary president of the newly tormed Women's Auxiliary to Huron County Home However, mustn't get hung up on the bottle. I promised some fish in this stew. Read the fish story the other day. It's too good to be true, but will pass it along. Local couple was vacationing in California, They were invited to a wine and fish dinner. Hostess had a huge fish, salmon or something, cooked, garnished and put on the table. She went in from the patio for a last-minute check and there was the family cat up to its eyebrows in fish, She squealed for her husband. He came and like a sensible chap, said, "Turn it over; they'll never notice." There was only about a pound missing, from the one side. They did, the guests were called in, and unanimously called it the best fish they'd ever eaten. Host, pleased at his ingenuity strolled outside and saw the cat lying dead. His thoughts can only be conjectured. 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