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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-07-24, Page 4your phone book listing correct • Please tell us now, before we print the new EXETER Directory on August 21st. Look up your listing in the current Directory. It you wish to have it changed, call your Telephone Business Office at 1271-3911 Bell Canada Built, managed and owned by Canadians, 6 3/4 'ion our special savings account VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 Contributions need updating Although we handle a number of family reunion stories each year about this time, we are seldom rewarded with the kind of notation we found on one of these reports this week: Congratulations to Exeter on the fine park facilities! Not too long ago we praised local officials through the editorial column for their efforts toward such a beautiful spot as Riverview Park, but words such as those jotted down on the corner of that little newspaper item seem so much more meaningful. They showed deep appreciation for the hard work of so many. In this regard, we would remind large families that picnic at Riverview Park to reconsider their annual donation to the park fund. There is no set fee for the use of the park facilities, but it has been the custom of most family reunion executives to leave some contribution for the park fund, either at the booth or with the town clerk. Now that the park has been improved to include a picnic pavilion, hot water supply, additional picnic tables, swimming pool, etc., it might be a good time to re-evaluate our thinking on the proper gift of money to the park fund. Perhaps those one and two dollar donations are just a little unreal in an age when all kinds of expenses have soared almost out of reach. Family reunions at which fifty or a hundred people gather use plenty of hot water, leave an appreciable amount of garbage, create a reasonable degree of clutter. It costs money to maintain, repair and improve the premises. Maybe our schedule of contributions needs to be updated, too. In/uns on the warpath Know where you live (Lass Community newipalicrs Space dollars for peace Prices Effective Until. August? Arrid Cream .Reg. .79 590 Calamine Lotion 8 0 4. 49e Pepsodent Tooth Paste valve 1.25 88e Phillip's Milk of .Magnesia 100's Reg. .93 711 DISCOUNT SPECIALS A dream of men throughout the centuries became a reality Sunday when men landed a space ship on the moon and hours later stepped from their vehicle to explore the moon's surface. The fact itself was almost unbelievable for most of us, and the fact we were able to sit in our living rooms and watch the first steps on our TV screens added to the awe which overcame most people. History, no doubt, will record the occasion as one of man's greatest accomplishments, and obviously no accomplishment of the past has been viewed so widely, History also will be the judge of the value of the trip to the moon, which at the present is the subject of much debate. Some people even doubt that the walk on the moon took place. They choose to think of it as one giant publicity hoax. Others say man has no right to travel to the moon, Opinions have been expressed that samples brought back from the moon will contaminate the earth and yet others suggest that the great amount of money expended in the moon trip over the past decade should have been used to solve the problems facing mankind on his own planet. Those who think more optimistically point out that space adventure will replace war as a means for man to prove his bravery and superiority over other men. Some suggest that it removes the word "impossible" from our vocabulary and so should help us in solving some of the problems on earth that appear "impossible". We choose to subscribe to a theory associated with the latter suggestion. The astronauts indicated the moon was beautiful, but nevertheless desolate, and it is clear that earth provides a better place in which to live, if in fact, we choose to make it so. Surely the thousands of people who combined to produce the thousands of pieces of equipment needed for the flight, can now be challenged to work together to produce the ingredients for a better trip through life on this world, Foaming Bath Oil Jets 24 oz. Reg. 1.49 I.29 Scouring Pads 25's 49e 2.09 Flushabyes Medium Reg. 2.49 Noxzema Hair Groom Reg. .89 53e HUNTLEY'S DRUG STORE • • • • I HAVE A PROBLEM — Gathering up a handful of peanuts during a peanut scramble at a picnic may be fun but for little fellows it can create quite a problem. Shown above during the Tuckey reunion at Exeter's Riverview Park Sunday is Robbie Tuckey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tuckey. After a few tries with his hands Robbie decides his teeth may be able to free the peanut from its shell. T-A photo. "Bar the door, Matilda, and close them shutters! Henry, look to your flintlock! The Injuns are on the war-path!" Let's hope it doesn't come to that, but the Indians of Canada, a quarter-million of the natives of this vast continent, have blood in their eye, whether it's a product of politics or bean wine. And they don't need tomahawks, bows and arrows, and rusty muskets this time. They have two weapons which bring them right into the nuclear age. One is the white man's guilt complex, with which they belabor him at every opportunity. The other is the mass media, which they are using with a skill that would make a public relations man turn green. There are some facts that have led up to the current confrontation. First of all, the Indians were victims of one of the greatest con jobs in history when the various treaties were drawn up. Have you ever read one? They sound great, full of poetic stuff like, "As long as the rivers run to the sea and the grass grows to the sky and the mountains do not fall down . etc., etc." Then comes the crunch, in the small print. As long as the Indian stays on his reserve, and out of the white man's hair (especially the scalp) he and his children and tis children's children shall receive an annual bounty from the Great White Queen across the Big Water. For a whole Indian band, it might be 1,000 pounds sterling. Not cash annually, but only the interest thereon. Figure out sometime what the interest is on 1,000 pounds sterling in 1969. Yes, inflation has caught up with the Indian too. Treaty Day, according to old-timers, used to be a real fair at the reserves. Each Indian family received its share of the loot and avaricious merchants gathered from miles around to separate the Indian and his treaty money as quickly as possible. Today, he might be able to buy a few bottles of wine. Second, the Indian culture, or what's left of it, is quite dissimilar to that of the White man's. It is based on communal, rather than cut-throat society. The romantic refers back to the "noble red man". The pragmatist calls him "a shiftless bum." Neither is anywhere near the truth. He is a human being. He's neither red nor any more noble than the rest of us. Third, the paradox exists that the Indian has special privileges (medical care, free education, no taxes on the reserve, etc.) and yet he is underprivileged (inferior housing and education, plus plain old discrimination, social and economic.) And now, the Federal government, with a cold logic that seems to seep down from Mr. Trudeau, says "Put up or shut up. If you aren't happy about the way we run things, do it yourself." This, after years of treating reserves with all the largesse and benevolence usually associated with an orphanage. The Federal government proposes to dump the Indian problem on the provincial governments and the Indians themselves, all in the course of five years, then fold its tent and steal off into the night. The provincial governments want the Indian problem like they want the Black Plague. So do the Indians. For the latter, the Canadian government's new policy is a smoke-screen to cover failure. For the young Indians, dissolution of the reserves is like burning your boats behind you. For the middle-aged and elderly, it is terrifying. Indian leader Wilmer Nadjiwon of Cape Croker put it succintly, if over-simply, when he said the new legislation would allow an Indian to sell his property for two bottles of wine. That doesn't solve a problem. It creates one. The Indians don't want Amalgamated 1924 Do you know where you live? That may appear to be a rather foolish question, but a couple of fires in the past year have indicated that some people have great difficulty in giving directions to their homes. In one case, a caller gave the wrong road in his directions, and as a result the local fire fighters travelled a couple of miles out of their way. Obviously, this was valuable time lost, and in any type of emergency, could mean the difference in getting help in time or having that help arrive too late. It would be a good idea if every person sat down and figured out the exact instructions he would give to have emergency assistance arrive as quickly as possible. Valuable time can also be lost if a person becomes flustered and can't give comprehensive directions. First of all, you should know who you are going to call and then figure out the best route for that person to reach you. For most area residents, police assistance would be coming from the OPP detachment from Exeter, so directions should be given on the best route from town. Fire protection may be dispatched from a variety of communities, depending on your location. First of all, know which fire department you should call and then give directions to your place from that community. Once you have determined the best and quickest route, you should make sure all members of your family know what directions to give when an emergency arises, remembering that a fire truck may be coming from Crediton, a police officer from Exeter and an ambulance from Dashwood. You probably need a set of directions from each of those communities. Residents of some villages and towns must also remember that a street number is not always explicit. Some streets have a west and east location and you must remember that this is important. Once again, where do you live? Recent fires have also pointed out the dangerous practice of onlookers "chasing' the fire truck to a fire scene. Last week, the firemen made a wrong turn and then had some difficulty getting back onto the right course because there was a traffic jam behind them. In another instance, we happened to be in the first to fall in behind the fire and rescue truck as it left Exeter. However, by the time we arrived at the fire scene there were about 10 cars ahead of us. The law requires that cars stay 500 feet behind a fire truck, and yet people seem to have the assimilation. They want help to get on their feet and some redress for 200 years of being considered second-class Canadians. Some reserves are worthless, mere slum areas. Some are extremely valuable as potential resort areas. How does everybody get a fait Share if these lands are handed back to the Indians themselves, for disposal as they see fit? You're not going to settle that one in five years, Pierre Elliott. idea they have to get right behind the truck's bumper to get a good sight of the fire. If you're travelling 60 miles per hour, you can stay half a mile behind the truck and still get to the fire 30 seconds after the firemen. During the most recent fire call, the truck was travelling a gravel road with some eight or 10 cars behind and one idiotic driver came almost from the end of the line to pass every car to get right behind the truck. Fire brigades may have to take a hint from the department of highways winter commercial and get a tail-gunner on the back of the truck to slow some fire-chasers down a bit. Sun-worshippers and girl-watchers who flock to Grand Bend may assume that the beach was always as crowded as depicted in a photo in last week's issue. Space for even a beach towel 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Garfield Sheere and son Harry and Mr. Gordon Manns t and two children of Brantford motored up and spent Saturday in town. Prior to leaving town for Hamilton, Miss Grace Baird was made the recipient of a snap-shot album by the members of the Willing Workers Sunday School class of James Street S.S., of which she was a member. The trustees of S.S. No. 3 Stephen, has engaged Miss Lela Sanders as teacher for that school, Miss Florence Triebner having resigned. Mr. Wm. Whiteford was very much worked up last week over the disappearance of his horse. The animal had wandered away and was eventually found in Mr. G. Dow's pasture field. The rain on Monday has freshened up the raspberry crop and many more quarts will be sought by the good housewife. The wild berries are a big crop this season and quite a large number have been brought to town. 25 YEARS AGO Four Exeter churches have received word from the Public Trustee at Toronto that they are beneficiaries in the will of an Exeter Old Boy, the late Horace G. Harwood of Toronto, and will receive the handsome sum of $1,000 each. One hundred and fifty farmers, representing the district surrounding Exeter, met in the Town Hall on Monday evening and voted that an Exeter Co-operative association be established and a charter be applied for. Mr. Frank Tom and Mr. Harvey of Toledo, Ohio, were pleasant callers at the Times-Advocate office early Monday morning. They were on their way to Goderich on a fishing expedition. Harvesting has been in full swing during the past week. Most of the fall wheat has been cut and the yield and quality is good. Oats and barley are also being harvested. The Canning Factory will wind up their pea pack this week, was at a premium during the scorching weather of the weekend. However, it wasn't always so. Asa Penhale dropped into the office last week with a photo he had taken of himself and Ed Westcott splashing in the water in an area near the location of the present Casino. It was taken on a hot, Sunday afternoon in July and there weren't enough people around to discourage the two youths from jumping into the water for a cooling dip in their birthday suits. One of the gals in the front office suggested at the time that some of the "costumes" seen on the beach these days don't really get much past that nude look either. Perhaps that's why the beach is so popular these days. 15 YEARS AGO Fifteen pupils of Miss Greta Lammie motored to CKNX Wingham on Tuesday of this week to make a tape recording of the Kiddies' Studio Party Program to be broadcast October 23. The Kirkton Garden Party attracted a record attendance of 6,000 people on Wednesday evening. Larry Snider of Larry Snider Motors Limited, Exeter, Ont. was the recipient recently of outstanding achievement award from H. R. Cottingham, special assistant to the president of the Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited. Miss Donna Direct, five-year-old mare owned by Jack Morrissey of Stephen, has won her last three starts at Richelieu Park, Montreal. 10 YEARS AGO Grand Bend toasts T.V. celebrity Joyce Hahn today. The petite star of "Cross Canada Hit Parade" will be guest of honour in a mammoth parade and variety show on the beach this afternoon. Huron county picked a "natural" for a dairy princess Tuesday night. She's attractive Pat Marshall, daughter of Kirkton dairy fanner, Ross Marshall, Pat will represent the county in a province-wide dairy queen competition at the CNE this fall. Confronted with a report that arsenic had been found in drainage water from the town, council Monday night requested the Huron County Health Unit to determine the source of the poisoning, which has already killed one cattle beast. General Coach Works, Hensall has introduced a new model in its economy line. The new home is a 33-foot, 10-foot wide two bedroom model with a suggested retail price of $8,995, Town council agreed upon a comprimise Monday night when it decided to raise the speed limit on No. 83 highway. 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