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Panic attacks
It has seemed to us that the
increasing intrusions in the area of
substitutes for foods and the
interference with nature has produced a
number of panic actions that are
producing an almost constant sense of
crisis,
Air pollution is a current
headline-grabber but even the Greeks
complained about the Roman army of
occupation, because its soldiers
habitually burned garbage within city
limits. In 13th century England a man
was beheaded for causing air pollution.
Now, of course, we have become so
conscious of air pollution it is necessary
to obtain provincial approval to burn a
community's Christmas trees, The
pendulum has swung to another extreme
and we are all involved in erasing habits
that have developed over years.
The panic-attack has been launched
against air and water pollution.
Recently soft drink manufacturers
were competing with each other to see
which one could pour the most liquid
down the drains as they disposed of
gallons of drinks containing cyclamate.
While the initial announcement of the
possible dangers of the cyclamate drinks
was frightening enough, it wasn't until
later it was revealed one would have to
drink 800 bottles of pop in a day to get
a quantity large enough to correspond
with the amounts used in the animal
experiments.
The panic-attack had been launched
on cyclamates and the only way out was
disposal,
Now pop manufacturers are getting
a second round of concern with federal
orders to reduce the concentration of
brom in a t e d vegetable oils in
citrus-flavored drinks to about 10 per
cent of the former maximums. Rats
given high doses developed heart lesions
and impaired heart function. Smaller
doses had no effect.
The birth control pills are now to
be the subject of a special committee of
physicians from across Canada, The
committee is to advise the Food and
Drug Directorate on all aspects of
innumerable headlines and conflicting
reports since it was introduced. While it
may be possible for a committee to
reach some kind of consensus there will
inevitably continue to be individual cases
in which the pill is not acceptable and
these will keep the panic-attack on in the
whole field.
DDT has been subjected to the
panic-attack and its use has been very
greatly restricted. Only now are a few
competent spokesmen emerging who are
explaining the extent of the benefits
produced by DDT which would not
otherwise have been possible.
The only product we can think of
that seems able to withstand the
panic-attack is the cigarette. One chemist
told us last week there is more nicotine
in cigarettes than DDT but still after the
impact of each public pronouncement
on the dangers of cigarettes, a dip in
sales is followed by a climb.
Panic-attacks have a way of losing
their effectiveness when one is followed
by another, As long as we continue to
develop substitutes, and seek to alter
natural cycles we can expect more
panic-attacks. It would, of course, be
preferable for adequate research to
precede introduction of new products or
methods. That might take some of the
panic out of today's high-powered living.
Milton Champion
A touchy matter
While a large part of the emphasis
and practically all the consideration in
this day and age is bestowed upon
youth, it was not always so.
A generation back, in the era of
large homes, it was considered a matter
of course that the elderly members of a
family would live with the family until
they passed to their reward with no
thought given to turning these elders
into wards of the public via the welfare
street.
Regretfully, and we must not try to
hide the sad fact, this is no longer the
custom in general vogue. There are,
thankfully, some exceptions.
Counc. Tom McGiveron, in charge
of welfare on St. Marys Town Council
for 1970, brought a few thought
provoking facts to light recently. Counc.
McGiveron speaking on welfare matters,
deplored the modern tendency of young
family members to get their parents to
"sign over" any property they might
have to them, then "stick" the elders
into a home and make the welfare set-up
responsible for them until their death.
It is all perfectly legal and the
provincial government picks up a large
percent of the "tab".
It may be perfectly legal and a
matter-of-course procedure in these
times, but this does not mean that it is
the right thing to do. Adding a little fuel
Counc. McGiveron expanded; "Then
when the old folks die, the family orders
a 51200.00 casket to make themselves
look good". It was plain speaking, but
something that needs to be said and said
more frequently.
What to do about it? Counc.
/vIcGiveron favours a motion, eminating
from the local council, being passed to
every municipality in Ontario for
sanction, then forwarding the entire
matter to the Provincial government in
the hopes that legislation may be
implemented with a view to correcting
this trend.
It is probably a forlorn hope but at
least Counc. McGiveron deserves an "A"
for having the courage to voice his
opinion on what is understandably a
quite "touchy" matter.
St. Marys Journal Argus
Frustrations of working
I've been thinking seriously
about giving up my job as a
teacher, and settling for a lot less
money and a lot more peace of
mind. And I'm not the only one.
Colleagues, right and left, are
unhappy. One would like to go
into the hotel business. Another
dreams of buying some rough
land on Manitoulin Island, and
raising sheep.
Others, who have been
teaching a long time, are
planning to quit soon and take a
reduced pension, rather than
battle it out to the full term.
They can't face another five
years of teaching apathetic, lazy
and insolent kids.
Another friend, who has
taught happily for 25 years, says
he used to look forward to every
day of it. This year, he admits,
he faces each day with a sort of
vague horror, Still another is
socking every nickel he can spare
into investments so that he can
get out while he retains his
sanity.
Had lunch the other day with
a chap who this year, after some
years of running his own
business, came into teaching —
in the technical department. On
his own, he worked 10 or 12
hours a day. At this lunch
period, he didn't stop talking for
half an hour, From the outside,
he thought teaching was a snap.
The pay was good, and the
holidays looked great. Now, he's
exhausted at the end of a
teaching day, though he's done
no physical labour. He said: "I
never knew there were kids like
these."
Perhaps we sound like a
bunch of old fogies who are
getting tired. Most of those I've
mentioned are in their 40s, not
quite in the old-fogey class, And
they've enjoyed their teaching
for years.
But another colleague is
talking about going to the
Northwest Territories. Another
is thinking of taking a job in a
steel plant. His wife, also a
teacher wants to get out and do
social work, at less money. They
are all in their 20s.
All of us are making quite
reasonable salaries. It would be
quite a wrench, financially, to
quit, especially for those who
have roots in the community, a
mortgage, and growing children
to educate,
But the malaise is there. And
difficult to put your finger
on the trouble. Our wives are
getting worried. They. ask "What
is wrong, specifically?" And it's
difficult to give an answer that
doesn't sound, trivial. It's a host
One of the greatest means of
communication, even in this
electronic age, is still letter
writing. It can often be a
powerful means of expressing
and forming opinion.
However, newspapers across
the country note an alarming
decline in the number of letters
they receive from readers on
topics of the day. Few people
take time either to sit down and
pen their thoughts to their
elected representatives, although
they'll voice oral complaints on
the street corners for everyone —
except the ones to whom it
should be directed — to hear.
Some newspapers have
resorted to offering money to
those who will air their opinions,
but this has proven fruitless in
an attempt to stir the public
from the apathy which threatens
our democratic way of life.
The Milton newspaper
recently asked residents to write,
letters on "What this town needs
most is . . .". Two letters were
received, one of which was
anonymous and suggested only
that first of all the community
needed "more honest people
first".
We're not certain of the point
he was trying to make, but there
is no doubt that if people were
honest with themselves they
would realize that many of the
changes which they find
distasteful are foisted on them
only because they fail to express
their opinions regarding those
changes.
Perhaps people have become
too accustomed to the affluent,
easy way of life they now enjoy.
They'll pay some new tax or for
some service rather than take the
trouble to voice an objection
over the tax or service.
They'll read or hear
something which upsets them,
but it appears almost impossible
of little things which add up to
one word — frustration.
What is the trouble, then? I
think there are two major
sources. First, thependulum has
swung too far — from a system
that was archaic to one with ned
permissivences. Everyone is
supposed to do his own thing.
Sad truth is that a majority of
teenagers hasn't got a "thing" to
do. They want to be entertained,
not learn.
They'll sit happily through a
movie at school, chewing gum.
But try to get them to talk
about it, express their ideas,
relate it to their own lives, and
they groan with boredom.
They're mentally lazy, as most
teenagers have always been.
Their favourite comment on a
thought-provoking, stimulating
movie is ''Stoopid."
I've never believed in corporal
punishment, either as a
disciplinary deterrent or as a
spur, But I'm beginning to
wonder. I am hurt and alarmed
at the increasing lack of
courtesy, the "who cares?"
attitude of the kids, and the
increase in plain, dirty talk. (The
language you can hear in a
modern high school, especially
among girls, would curdle your
blood.)
You can imagine the joyous
rapture of my wife to my
proposal that I quit. Like the
good little wife she is, she said
she'd go anywhere with me, and
do anything, as long as I was
happy. She made up a great list
of where and how we could save
money, Without the salary.
But the reaction has set in,
and in 100 casual, little hints she
IS revealing the utter folly of it
all. But I was prepared for that,
and I'm going to keep her
thinking about a shack, and a
pot-bellied stove, and potatoes,
and porridge for a while yet. It'll
do her good.
I
to stir them into action to
demand or suggest that the
situation be corrected.
Take pollution as an example.
TV documentaries show how
our modern civilization is on the
threshold of committing suicide,
but still people will not sit down
and send a letter to their elected
officials urging that the situation
be corrected.
Ironically, this apathy is
growing at a time when we are
spending over half our tax
dollars in educating people. One
of the important aspects of
education is training a person to
express himself.
Perhaps there should be equal
emphasis on the NEED to
express oneself.
In that regard, we were
particularly impressed with some
of the feature stories contained
in last week's SHDHS Guardian
page.
The opinions expressed by
Elizabeth Cook and Joanne
Whilsmith, in particular, suggest
that some of today's teenagers
are prepared to speak out on
topics of the day.
Elizabeth's comments on
education should be prescribed
reading for those who question
whether young people should
have any say in deciding their
destiny.
Her forthright comments
should be scrutinized by anyone
concerned about the direction of
education in our schools.
Joanne's article dealt with her
stay among some Indians last
summer; an experience which
provides her with some basis for
the opinions expressed,
We should all be challenged
•by her statement that the Indian
situation is not an Indian
50 YEARS AGO
A large gathering of women
from all parts of the town
responded to the invitation given
by the ladies in charge of the tea
held at the home of Reeve and
Mrs. Beavers on Wednesday
afternoon last.
Mr. John Woods, of town, has
disposed of his 100 acre farm in
Usborne Twp. located on the St.
Marys's Road, to Mr. R. Skinner,
of town.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter M. Moir, Thames Road, on
January 28th, was the scehe of a
pretty wedding when their
daughter, Miss Jessie Lila,
became the bride of Mr. W. J.
Kernick, of Usborne. Rev. Foate
officiated.
Mr. William Passmore has
moved to Exeter from Usborne
and is occupying the residence
he purchased from the estate of
the late John Calwell, North
Street,
Mr. Archie Davis left
Wednesday for Ingersoll to learn
linotype operating.
25 YEARS AGO
Czar Harness, a former Exeter
boy, the thirteenth reeve of
Point Edward, has been
appointed warden of Lambton
County,
Mr. Ben Williams and son,
Roland have purchased the fine
brick residence of Mrs. Thomas
Harvey on Andrew Street.
Harold Holtzman who is with
the RCNVR, broke his ankle at
sea and is now in the R.N.
hospital at Ireland Island,
Bermuda.
Complementing Mrs. Douglas
Hughson, the former Dorothy
Dougall, 60 neighbours gathered
at the home of her parents, Mr.
end Mrs. W. It, DougalL
15 YEARS AGO
E x eter Senior Citizens
marked their first birthday
Tuesday night in the Legion Hall
problem at all, but a white one.
Guardian editor Judi Malone
indicated last week that
contributions for the page are
increasing among the students.
We hope they continue,
because we feel the addition of
this page has added
immeasurably to the content of
this newspaper.
*
In last week's column, it was
mentioned that few temperature
recordings in this area have been
below the —20 to —25 reached
recently.
This is probably correct, but
it is far from a record
apparently. Asa Penhale
informed us he can recall one
night in the mid 1930's (he
wasn't quite sure of the year)
when the thermometer reached a
low of 38 degrees below zero
outside his window.
He said the temperatures
during most of one month in
that year seldom climbed much
beyond the zero mark.
* *
Mayor Jack Delbridge didn't
agree with our suggestion last
week that he should deliver an
inaugural address to council. He
said Monday night they were
mere formalities.
He said his only message to
the ratepayers would be that he
would strive to spend their tax
dollars as wisely as possible in
this term.
The latter is cheering news,
although we still maintain that
some outline of future projects
and planning would prove to be
a valuable guideline in council's
deliberations in the months
ahead.
with a special program and
entertainment. Over 125
attended the party, catered to
by the Rebekahs.
Emerson Erb, of Zurich, and
Gilbert Dow Jr., Exeter were
named directors of the Huron
County Whole Milk Producers'
Association at a meeting in'
Clinton Tuesday.
J. A. Gregory, a native of
Exeter, son of the late Timothy
Gregory a former principal of
the Exeter Public School, died
recently at North Battleford,
Sask., aged 80 years.
Number of unemployed in
Huron is up about 19 percent
over last year, J. D. McLeod,
manager of the Goderich office
of the National Employment
Service, said Tuesday.
Organization of an aircraft
observation group in Exeter as
part of the civil defence program
is being considered by the
Exeter Legion.
10 YEARS AGO
Exeter Curling Club has
decided to build its own rink
this year, town council learned
Monday night.
The Alex Stewart and Sons
feed grain mill at Ailsa Craig was
destroyed by the fire early
Tuesday. Damage was estimated
at $265,000,
Construction began Tuesday
on the showroom and office
building for Conklin Lumber Co,
Ltd, on highway 83.
Installing officer, Rt. Wor,
Bro, William Cann presented
Wor. Bro. Eugene Beaver, with
gavel as ruling master of
Lebanon Forest Lodge Exeter,
at a recent installation of
Officers for the centennial year,
1960.
Tenders for the three-room
addition to Exeter Public School
are expected to be called this
Month, it was indicated at the
board meeting Monday night.
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