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VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. Conserve natural resources This is Conservation Week and we find suitable remarks on the subject contained in this week's report from the Lake Erie District office of the department of lands and forests. It is reprinted in its entirety: The responsibility for the management of the renewable natural resources of Ontario is one of the major functions of t4e Department of Lands and Forests. However, the task of conserving these resources -must be, by virtue of its magnitude, the responsibility of every citizen of the Province. The term "conserving" or "conservation" has for many years meant many things to many people. Some shy away from the word "conservation" under the misapprehension that it means "stop using." Resource conservation is, however, fundamentally the wise use of our resources in accordance with the laws of nature. Renewable natural resources, such as timber, fish and wildlife, cannot be stock-piled since they are dynamic entities and are in a continual state of change. Forest products can be harvested for use by the public and not endanger the propensity of the forest land to continue to produce trees. By the same token, it is wise use to harvest the annual available surplus of a fish and wildlife population, which can be done without impairing the natural ability of the population to produce an additional crop the following year. There have, however, been some examples of public misuse of a natural resource, the most obvious being the wanton disregard for our lakes, rivers and streams. It is common knowledge that water is essential to all living forms, including man, and it is becoming quite apparent that this misuse, by pollution, of a most important natural resource must be drastically curtailed if we hope to preserve this segment of our heritage for future generations. Conservation of our renewable natural resources is a must for each of us, not just during Conservation Week but every week throughout the year. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? class A Commuhii), newspapers Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 torefeaintessAtiorafe 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 235-1331 Amalgamated 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Cieciolation, September 30, 1968, 4,520 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year; USA $8.00 40,,0111N Swimmin' not always so fine SPECIAL OFFER CLEAN-UP VALUES LEWYT SWEEPER VAC WEIGHS LESS THAN 7% POUNDS Slides over carpet or smooth floors on 4 hard rubber rollers. Easy replaced giant size dust bag. One year warranty. SPECIAL PRICE $26" LEWYT CANISTER VACUUM Has toe-touch automatic cord rewind , Handy carry-all tool caddy attached. Power control dial adjusts suction for various jobs. Hose has 5 year warranty — One year on entire cleaner. Price includes deluxe rug and floor nozzle, drapery tool, crevice took, dusting tool. SPECIAL PRICE $49 95 Both Exactly as Shown Immediate Delivery TkAQUAIR DOMINION • HARDWARE NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE IN EXETER Night baseball in Dashwood ATTEMPTING TO RE-BEAUTIFY THE AMERICAN FALLS— The flow of water over the American Falls at Niagara Falls has been stopped while engineers of the U.S. government study ways of overcoming the problem of rock erosion that has been diminishing the beauty of the Falls. Above, is a view of the American side showing only a trickle of water coming over while the pile of 260,000 tons of rock is shown at the bottom. The engineering study is expected to take five or six months. T—A photo. Dashwood folks love baseball, They field a pretty fair team year after year, they give their boys remarkable support throughout the season and they are appreciative when the local squad cops a championship as it did last fall, Their devotion to baseball is currently recognizable through a successful campaign to install flood lights at the ball park. Though we cannot predict the future of night baseball in a village the size of Dashwood we are impressed by the initiative these baseball enthusiasts have shown to get what they want. It is doubtful if all residents in Dashwood and area would consider ball park flood lights a top priority item. We suspect there are many people thilitiughout the district who are somewhat dismayed by the project undertaken by Dashwood baseball fans. These facts alone prove what can be accomplished when a group of like-minded persons co-operate together to get things done. It is simply a matter of how hard you are willing to work for your favorite dream. Very probably there are those in Dashwood, and similar-sized villages, who feel that a planned recreational program is needed for instance, to keep young minds occupied during the summer months. It might be transportation to and from a playground program or swimming lessons in a neighboring town. It could be a Scout and Guide movement or a well organized teen town. Perhaps it is a full line of minor sports. There might well be other community improvements and projects which would bolster the economic and recreational outlook of a small village like Dashwood. None of these would be entirely out of reach for any community if the driving force behind it was as persistent and as determined as the folks who have made Dashwood ball park lights a reality. VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 • a Tales of the bathroom We've come a long way from the cellar to the recreation room. And we've come a long way from the backhouse to the bathroom. I don't know whether you'd call that progress or not. There's something to be said for both sides. You can't store coal and potatoes in the recreation room, for example. A definite disadvantage. On the other hand, you couldn't have a shower in the backhouse, unless the roof leaked and it was raining. Also a disadvantage. Fifteen years ago, I was suckered into a brand new pink bathroom, and I swore it would never happen again. Financially, it set me back about a year. Perhaps one shouldn't swear about such things. They're transitory, after all, and besides, it doesn't seem to help much. This month I've been suckered into another one. Not pink, thank Zeus. We're going through our turquoise phase now. Do you know how much plumbers are getting these days? Of course you do. And carpenters and electricians? Well, I hereby swear once more a mighty oath, and with all you witnesses, that I'll never install another new bathroom so long as us both shall live. Me and the bathroom, that is. When I conk out, my wife will be right into the insurance money for another new one, probably in deep purple. What gets me is that there wasn't a thing wrong with the one we had. It had a perfectly good white cast-iron tub. (The only thing I enjoyed about the whole installation was watching those plumbers move the 800-pound monster down the stairs.) There was nothing wrong with the tub except that you had to keep your big toe in the drain or the water would run out. And as I like to soak for an hour, with a drink, book and smokes, this was a bit of a strain on the bad knee. We had a perfectly good toilet that required the services of a plumber only about once a month. We had a towel rack that fell off the wall with a tremendous clatter only about twice a week, usually when the rest of the family was asleep. It wasn't exactly the bathroom you'd get in the royal suite at the Chateau Laurier. The sink had served many generations and was a sort of gray-green. There was a bit of paint missing here and theta. I'm not an unreasonable man. I'd have gone for a new sink and maybe ten-twelve dollars worth of paint, and we'd have been right as rain, whatever that stupid expression means. I said as much to my wife. And she said approximately ten times as much to me. Ceramic tile, already. Turquoise "fixtures." New wallpaper to pick up the turquoise in the toilet and the gold fleck in the new linoleum. A "vanity" built around the sink. A vanity! All is vanity. I need a vanity like I need 'another couple of rotten kids. It's not really the money. You can't take it with you. Though as an old friend of mine, who is loaded with the stuff says, "If I can't take it with me, I ain't goin'." It's the confusion of trying to co-ordinate carpenter, plumbers and electrician. Either they're all working someplace else and nobody can come, and you just sit there in the wasteland, or they are all available at once and are bumping head and bums and getting in each other's way, at five-something an hour. It's the endless decisions. Like where the toilet paper rack should be installed. Can you imagine anything more ridiculous than a couple of adults sitting, fully clothed, on the johnny and practising reaching for the tissue? Should it be on the wall straight ahead? Quite a reach. And what about little kids? I offered to bring in some kids to practise. Should it be beside the toilet tank? With my bursitis, you could break your arm off at the shoulder. Much ado about nothing. But I'll get my own back. When everything is complete, and up to my wife's rigid specifications, I'm going to demand that a whole section of tile be pulled out for the installation of a set of electric toe-nail clippers, most of them can perform better in the water than their parents ever could. Getting around Exeter has been difficult in the past few weeks and we doubt anyone can recall a time when there has been more activity than at present. Main St. is under construction and work will be underway on Huron and Albert. Combined with this, the gas line is going in and it's difficult to reach any destination without having to make a couple of detours. However, it's a good way to have things done — all at once — without repeated congestion year after year. An interesting election is shaping up in the Middlesex South riding which has been vacant since the death of PC Neil Olde. All parties see the by-election as an extremely important one as it will give them an indication of public reaction to the government's regional development policies, school centralization and other matters of interest which many feel have limned the PC strength across Ontario. The election is near Premier • 50 YEARS AGO Two airmen, Smith and Gillies, appeared over the town on Tuesday afternoon and did several interesting stunts, afterwards landing in the Fair Grounds. Later in the day and on Wednesday, they took up passengers at so much per person. The many friends of Mr. Will Amos are glad to welcome him home from overseas. He slipped in quietly on Saturday last. Mr. Chas. Harvey and Mrs. B.W.F. Beavers were in Clinton last Wednesday attending an executive meeting of the Temperance Association. Mr. W.G. Medd and Miss Murray were appointed representatives on the committee for Exeter. At the meeting of the Presbyterian General Assembly in Hamilton recently it was decided to advance the minimum stipend for ordained married ministers from $1200 to ($1500 and a manse. Master George Beavers, the Boy Singer of town was at Lucan recently where he assisted in the program at a garden party. He received an excellent ovation from his hearers. Mrs. Gambrill accompanied him. 25 YEARS AGO Congratulations to Miss La u re n e Beavers and Miss Dorothy Traquair who have been notified that they have successfully passed the examinations for Nurses Registration in the Province of Ontario. The Exeter H.S. students made a most creditable showing in the purchase of War Saving Stamps and certificates during the year. The amount raised was $793.00. Exeter held its tenth Blood Donor Clinic on June 30. Due to so many men having to work on the land this clinic didn't come up to expectation; there being 97 donors reporting out of 177 called. The Exeter Bowling Club held their first tournament of the season Wednesday evening of last week when sixteen rinks took part in Irish Trebles, Outside rinks were from Goderich, Mitchell, Stratford, Parkhill, Ailaa Craig and St. Marys, Robert's home riding and has been a PC stronghold for several years. A defeat or even a lessening of support would give the opposition great encouragement, while a decisive win would indicate that the government's policies have not met with as much disfavor as some would suggest. All parties will be throwing their heavy artillery into the fray. It was interesting to talk to B.W. Tuckey a couple of weeks ago, and when the conversation got around to politics, he pointed out that a by-election is certainly a real experience. In his fight against the late Tom Pry de in a similar by-election, he pointed out that the parties were able to bring in their top names for strenuous campaigns. By-elections are considered very important because they do give an indication of each party's support, and for that reason, each tries very hard to gain electors' support. The Middlesex South vote shapes up as an extremely interesting situation and will be watched closely by residents across Ontario. 15 YEARS AGO Elected officers of the newly formed South Huron Saddle Club are Ed Brady, president, and Jack Smith, secretary- treasurer. Members of the executive include Dalton Finkbeiner, Jack Fulcher, Ron Swartz and Fred Darling. Pete Crocker is riding master. Complaints have been registered that Exeter has been omitted from highway signs between here and London. The towns of Clinton and Goderich are clearly indicated on No. 4 Highway markers, but there is no mention of Exeter. The first band concert of the season at Grand Bend, conducted by the Thedford Silver Band, was enjoyed by a large crowd gathered in front of the casino. Band concerts will be held each Sunday evening. Dr. P.R. Clancey, a 1953 graduate of U.W.O. Medical School, is now associated with Dr. F.J. Butson, Exeter. Smallpox could spread through this country like wildfire if people ignore vaccination, the Huron County Health Unit warned in its annual report. 10 YEARS AGO Dr. J. Semple, Egmondville, Chairman of Huron Presbytery presided for the induction service of Rev. S.E. Lewis at James St. United Church, on Friday evening. Canadian Canners Ltd., faced with an exceptionally good crop of peas, was forced to begin round-the-clock operation at the local plant Wednesday night. Sixty personnel from R.C.A.F. Station Centralia came in until `midnight Monday night. On the day of the Queen's visit to Kitchener, Mrs. Harold Simpson of Andrew St. demonstrated over CKCO-TV program "TELESCOPE" her hobby of making crowns and tiaras. The first day of playground started on July 6 with supervisors Marilyn Jory, Carolyn Oke and Dorothy Kerslake at kin Park. Bonnie Doerr and Barbara Hodgson are supervisors at Victoria Park. Bernice Strang is at Queens. Dale 'Purvey is supervising the senior boys this week. One of the most enjoyable summer pursuits is swimming, and a visit to the local swimming pool will give ample evidence of this. Although the weather hasn't brought forth too many of those sticky, hot days, area youngsters still are making good use of the pool and their enjoyment is amply visible. Our four-year-old, whose hearty appetite enabled him to reach the required height, is among the youngsters taking swimming lessons, and similar to most of the other kids, is probably under the impression that youngsters in this area have always enjoyed the privilege of a fine pool in which to develop the ability to enjoy the water. Nothing could be farther from the truth and we remember well the visits to the few swimmin' holes along the Ausable that were available to youngsters bent on cooling off. Many of the holes had been formed by the youngsters themselves, who spent many hours lugging large rocks from the stream and placing them in dams to raise the water level to a height that provided ample swimming facilities. An old timber was set on the bank and covered with rocks and mud to provide a diving platform and the stage was then set for many hours of enjoyment. Things were fairly simple in swimming attire and a fellow faced nothing but mockery if he showed up wearing anything more than what nature had provided. Our older cohorts, of course, had no time to provide any 'instruction although they hastened the swimming ability of most by shoving them in off the large rocks that abounded along the shore. It was sink or swim, and fortunately everyone chose the latter, although the duckings often sent a few of the timid racing home with the threat that their mother or father would deal with the culprits. However, those were idle threats indeed, because few eared to admit to their parents they were frequenting the old swimmin' hole in the first place. When one's ability improved, he "graduated" to the deeper waters around the dam at Riverview Park where the abutments made ideal diving boards. Broken bottles, sharp rocks and numerous snapping turtles added to the hazards for the swimmers and a mouthful of water no doubt resulted in a variety of germs invading one's innards. While those days provide many pleasant memories, they point up the fact that area youngsters now have ideal conditions for swimming, and more particularly, the benefit of competent instructors. You only have to watch some of the seven and eight-year-olds cavorting about the pool demonstrating their swimming abilities to get an indication of how well they take advantage of their privileges. Even at such tender ages,