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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-09-25, Page 4Exeter Police Chief Ted Day asked area parents some leading questions regarding drugs last week, and the response to those questions will be the determining factor in how Feat the problem of narcotics will become in his area. His experience in law enforcement no doubt prompted his appeal for parents not to bury their heads in the sand and meet the situation with the opinion that it is something in which their children would not get involved. Unfortunately that's an attitude all too prevalent and many parents don't get interested in knowing what's going on with their offspring until they are called in to bail them out. Much of the damage has been done by that time and this is the point Chief Day is making, Drugs are here. They're readily available to your kids. Are they using them? His appeal to parents to become aware of the situation should lead to some frank family discussions, Information is available so parents can conduct knowledgeable discussions. You can learn what the most popular narcotics are, their effect upon your children, the law regarding the use of drugs and the consequences if your child is caught breaking those laws, Indications are that most area kids already know 'more in that first area than their parents, but the final three deserve the most attention because therein lie the problems. The temptations today's youth faces in the realm of drugs is much the same as that which their parents faced over tobacco and alcohol when they were in that age bracket. Many people in that generation succumbed to that temptation, The understanding of the added dangers involved for those who succumb to drugs should spur parents to become educated and involved, There's a great deal at stake. Warmnts discussions Representative For Exeter, Mensal!, Zurich, Huron. Park, Crediton, Dashvvood, Centralia R. Norm Tait Representative Of THE LONDON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Hensa ll Phone 262-2406 Clearance SALE From Now Until Thanksgiving We Are Selling At Greatly Reduced Prices. * Pin and Earing Sets * Beads * Bracelets * Etc. C E OPEN DAILY 1:00 TO 5:00 P.M. Ravelle's Gifts GRAND BEND Now 0 • Should silence complaints There's nothing doing in this town. That's a favorite complaint from folks who are never really looking for things in which to get involved. They just use someone else's lack of enthusiasm as a black mark against the whole community, not thinking how much guilt they actually place at their own doorstep in the process. It was ever thus. This fall though, someone has taken the bull by the horns in Exeter to make absolutely certain there is less room for fault-finding among Exeter and area residents. At the high school there are night courses offered again, including academic subjects as well as trades and hobby-type activities. These are offered through the co-operation of the Huron County Board of Education and the local high school. A wide variety of interesting courses await anyone with the courage to reach out for them. As well RAP is planning a full recreation schedule with something to appeal to most everyone. Last week's edition of this newspaper carried a full listing of the possibilities from gymnastics and square dancing for the kids to drama and rockhounding for adults and teenagers. There's even a space left for you to make suggestions. There has never been anything like it in Exeter before and RAP is to be congratulated for their positive approach to the growing problem of unrest. Add these activities to the regular meetings in churches, service clubs and social groups, and we think there's plenty for everyone to do this winter, including the chronic complainers. Would be missed The demands of our fast-paced society tend to keep everyone on the jump, and while most people now have more liesure than their ancestors ever dreamed, time always appears short and fleeting. Keeping track of one's time becomes a demanding situation, and because of that, most people will regret the decision of the Bank of Montreal to remove their clock from downtown Exeter. The fact they would prefer to replace it indicates bank officials realize the advertising and public relations value of the time-piece, However, council's decision to veto the bank's plan to install a revolving clock on the sidewalk was prudent. Granting the request would have been a dangerous precedent. It's to be hoped the bank will reconsider their plan to remove the present clock, but failing this we trust they will not alter their decision to donate the present clock to the town to be erected where council sees fit. • Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Vie Order iines-Abuotafe SERVING CANADA'S I3ES1" FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southeoft, R. M Southcott Editor — Bill Batten Advertising Manager Phone 235.1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Setond Class Mali Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1068, 4,520 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year: USA $8.00 class torrirnunily new3pAptls 0,0 ,110111 00, Let's get back to the job Put your money into our guaranteed investment certificates now paying the never-before interest of eight and one half percent. VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 197 Bay Street • • Mealtime Favorite! MILK Kids love milk's tingling taste at every meal . . . at snacktime, too. It's thirst quenching, easy to serve, and so healthy for children. Milk can't be beat for flavor, convenience and value! Call us soon for home delivery. EXETER DAIRY LTD : Phone 235.2144 • JUST LACKED WRINKLES — Several ladies from the Exeter Nursing Home dressed up in their Sunday best to join the Exeter parade in a float. Atop their car was another resident at the home, and while her costume may be similar to the clothing worn by some of the senior citizens, her lack of wrinkles gave her away. It was four-year-old Lisa-Lyn Magee, a granddaughter of Mrs. T. Davis, operator of the home, T-A photo Fly, don't just walk, Kim day. Then they spend hours making up lists of "indispensabies", like a razor and shaving cream. The lists are lost and new ones begun. Then there are hours of talking about clothes: turning up hems, lowering necklines, raising waists, what goes with what, what clashes with what. That's why I've been hiding in the bathroom and the back yard for a couple of weeks, during these altercations (that's not alterations). This, of course, produces heated accusations that, "You don't even care! Why can't you show some interest?" This, in turn, makes me join them for a modelling show, at which I mutter, "That's pretty. Yeah, I like that one. That looks pretty good on you." Again, this brings forth heated accusations. The fact is, I have about as much interest in women's clothes as I have in choosing wall-paper, If the plaster is OK, whack it on. Same with women. If it looks OK., I say so. If it doesn't, I have enough sense to keep my mouth shut. During this preparatory period, I have felt like The Invisible Man. I have had two dinners cooked for me in two weeks. I have done all the shopping. I have broken up innumerable feminine squabbles. (Kim's taste and her mother's, in clothes, are as far apart as the R.C.'s and the Communist's philosophies). And I have stripped my every bank account to the barest of bones. If that kid drops out, as so many bright youngsters do, I'm. going to take all her effects, piano, those records that drive me out of my skull, the lot, and burn them in the back yard. Invited to this Soiree will be a number of parents I know. We 2'4 Amalgamated 1924 Entering into a type of mud-slinging debate in the news columns of The London Free Press does little to enhance the position of the factions involved in the dispute between Exeter council and the four members of the planning board who submitted their resignations. We've had personal conversations with both Mayor Delbridge and board secretary Joe Wooden and we have the feeling they both got entangled in the furor by answering some leading questions by a reporter who attained the rather dubious success of having their differences extended far beyond the point which either of the two intended. Both men have displayed too much interest and have given too freely of their time to the betterment of this community to allow the situation to jeopardize this contribution — or for that matter, their relationship with each other. We trust by now they've studied their statements and come to the realization that their views on the planning in this community are not as divergent as some would suspect. * * * As is quite often the case, no one is beyond criticism when the facts of the issue are investigated further. The planners explain that council approve permits which contravene local bylaws, but at the same time there have been occasions in the past when the planning board has in fact made similar recommendations. Not too long ago a garage permit was approved for a property on Andrew St. where the required footage was not available. The permit was no doubt approved on the basis that it was of benefit to the property owner and in fact did not create any hardship for the neighboring have recently formed an organization called PORK. It stands for Parents of Rotten Kids. And it's spreading like wildfire. Within a year, it'll be bigger than the Rotary Club. By the way, anyone who wants to join the organization is welcome. There are no fees. All you have to do is drop me a line, explaining briefly why you think you qualify. Anonymity is guaranteed, Charter members are: a couple with a son of 150-plus I.Q., who is making toilet seat lids in a factory; a woman whose 14-year-old daughter ran away; a minister whose daughter smokes pot; and me, There is only one proviso. You have to swear a solemn oath that, if your kid is over 16, you have given him, or her, no more than two "last chances", and have then kicked him, or her, out into the world. We will have no truck with parents who want to sit on the egg until an that emerges is hydrogen sulphide, when it finally breaks, But I digress. My baby, whom I have taught and fought for 18 years, has left me. We've trotted off to high school together for the past five years, I snarling because she was late, she snarling because I was snarling. I telling her to be in early, she indignantly, finding me pacing the floor, "What do you mean? It's only one o'clock." I certain she's been killed in an accident, or raped by a motor-cycle gang, She laughing hilariously at my lurid imagination. The only thing worse than missing her is the thought that she might come home, permanently. Young eagles, of either sex, have to fly Or they become cripples. I'd rather she flew. property owner. The planning board have approved the bending of other rules as well, and rightly so. Planning is designed to create ideal situations, but in established sections of the community there must be consideration given to items that are practical, although not quite ideal. Having bent some rules, the planning board must realize that council have the same perogative, while at the same time we agree they should make their views known if they are not in agreement with council's decision. * 4: Now that we've attempted to get everyone involved into the same pot, let's get down to the job of trying to clear the air and get this mess cleaned up. We'll have to admit our sympathies lean -towards the planning board. It was only a couple of months ago that we pointed out that the town's zoning bylaws constituted one of the most important documents we have to ensure orderly growth, and that council should do their utmost to make certain the regulations contained therein are carried out. The planning board may well have given their greatest service in drawing up the zoning bylaws and the official plan, but the group continues to give excellent service in providing council with 50 YEARS AGO R. C. Seldon's rink of bowlers won the McGibbon trophy at Sarnia last Wednesday with four wins and a plus of 44. The Exeter rink consisted of Messrs. Heaman, Towel', Taman and Seldon. Mr. E. A. Follick, who recently disposed of his bakery and confectionary business is this week moving to the residence of Mr. D. Braund, Exeter, North. Mr. J. T. Morgan of Usborne was selected as Liberal standard-bearer for the riding of South Huron in the Convention of Liberals in Hensall on Saturday last. Mr. Garnet Miners of Usborne has this season made an excellent showing with his Yorkshire hogs. He took a number to London Fair and was successful in carrying off several ribbons. The United Farmers of South Huron in convention at Hensall on Monday afternoon selected Mr. Andrew HickS, of Centralia, to be their standard bearer in the forthcoming election, 25 YEARS AGO Smith's bridge, east of Exeter on Highway 83, has been rapaired and the road which has been closed to traffic for a Month, is now open, Miss Helen Snell, graduate of Exeter High School, left Monday for London to attend Western University. The lock on a gas tank belonging to Mr. Harry Bierling, Exeter North was broken shortly after midnight Monday and eight gallons of gas were stolen. Zurich fall fair was held Monday and Tuesday of this week. Unfortunately the exhibits in some classes and the attendance were not up to former years. This was no douk due to the fine weather for bean harvesting as well as gas and tire rationing. suggestions on changes to the existing plans. Planning is a continuing matter and requires that interested people continue to give it their consideration. Those who have served in this capacity appear best suited to the job and we urge council to continue to ask the board's opinion on matters which indicate some problems. * * * Our opinion in that regard has not been changed, and again it should be noted that council still has the final say. Most of these matters arise from the application for building permits, and the main problem stems from the fact these permits are first presented to council. In the majority of cases council makes the required decision, and because councillors are not as familiar with the zoning bylaws and building regulations as members of the planning board, it is only natural that a few decisions are made that contravene the bylaws. This does not generally indicate any particular attitude council members have towards planning, but rather an ignorance of the regulations that — Please turn to Page 5 15 YEARS AGO A sudden 80 m.p.h. gust of wind Tuesday morning blew a large metal-sheeted roof off the barn of Howard Kerslake, one mile south of Exeter. Barbara Brintnell, active 18-year-old blond daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Brintnell, Huron Street is the new president of South Huron District High School's student council. Church and School Week is being observed at Exeter Public School. Bible sections from the readers are being studied in the English classes and pupils in Mrs. Jermyn's room are making churches in their craft classes. Nursery rhymes and their origin proved an interesting subject for an address by Rev. N. D. Knox at the Exeter Lions Club meeting Friday evening. An unusual but successful scavenger hunt at Western Fair last week earned Mrs. Eunice Stone of Exeter $12.50. 10 YEARS AGO The murder trial of 14-year old Steven Trustcott, RCAF station Clinton, is well into its second week and May continue for a third, an observor at Goderich said Wednesday. Misses Makine Reeder, Jean Taylor and Muriel Wells are holidaying in New York. Mrs. Joe Wooden was elected president of the Exeter Ladies Golf Club for the 1960 season at the clubs official wind-up banquet held at the home of Mrs. Charles Smith Friday night. Mrs» Oscar Tuckey entertahied at a trousseau tea last Wednesday evening in honour of her daughter, Barbara, whose marriage took place Saturday. At the first Meeting for the season for South Huron Junior' Institute last Wednesday even i ng, tors. Harry Dougall gave a demonstration on the cutting, care and arrangement of flowers, They got away just in time. My nerves, stretched like a rubber band, were about to snap. Tonight, as I sit alone with the cat, in blessed peace, I feel as though I might last for a bit yet, The last of my Rotten. Kids has gone off to college, and her mother, reluctant as ever to raise her wing and let the chick go, went with her, The latter will be back in a few days, and the former will probably be back in a few weeks, but it's a wonderful respite. Even the cat looks more relaxed. But maybe that's because she's pregnant, She's eating like one of those dogs in the TV commercials, so it looks suspicious. Getting a girl ready for college is something like outfitting an entire expedition to Outer Mongolia, as I've discovered in the last few weeks. First, you have to talk about it for an average of seven hours a . ' -1.•D!'"r•T,'"'"or",N '1W1 • Q. .. C 4