HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-02-26, Page 16HORRORSCOPE
Summary: Due to unnatural disturbances in the stars, the
following week promises to be one of tumult and trouble and filled
with uncertainties. Only those under the sign of Scorpio have good
odds of faring well — since they are by nature mystics and may
even be responsible for these various uprisings.
CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22 — JANUARY 20). Saturn moves
into trine with Mars — be on the safe side and watch out for tall dark
men — you may have a violent encounter with one — so beware of
Mr. Wooden.
AQUARIUS ( JANUARY 21 FEBRUARY 19). Although you are
naturally a peaceful soul don't engage in any verbal battles today.
Because of disorders in the universe this week things are very touch
and go — quarrels may take a sudden violent turn.
PISCES (FEBRUARY 20 — MARCH 20). For you the week is
doomed to be a dismal failure. The world simply will not co-operate
with your whims — very inconsiderate of it. One ray of sunshine in
your pit of despair — this week there is absolutely no danger of you
contracting malaria or sleeping sickness.
ARIES (MARCH 21 — APRIL 20). Curb your normally
rambunctious spirit today. Like most other signs this week yours is
affected by strange upset in the atmosphere. Spend a quiet day alone
in a darkened room.
TAURUS (APRIL 21 — MAY 21). Set out extra early for your
destination — a lag in the phases of the moon will tend to make you
late unless you take necessary precautions. Don't take any chances if
you have to go to the can.
GEMINI (MAY 22 — JUNE 21). The influence of mercury makes
you extra jittery today. Small mishaps tend to upset you
unnecessarily, and you will have trouble with insomnia. Why not
switch to 97% caffeine-free Sanka
CANCER (JUNE 22 — JULY 23). Try to remain serene and
unruffled throughout today's turmoil. Others will be tense or cross,
but you should be able to maintain your cool despite them. If
you control yourself you should be able to sail through the week
smoothly.
LEO (JULY 24 — AUGUST 24). Don't let your egotism get the best
of you. Placing yourself foremost in a situation will cause
resentment on the part of others.
VIRGO (AUGUST 24 — SEPTEMBER 23). Your nit-picking
quarrelsome tendencies may run you into trouble this week. Keep a
tight rein on your temper and don't get uptight about small
inconsequential incidents.
LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24 — OCTOBER 23). Since you are by nature
a fair, business minded, no-nonsense type, you tend to scoff at
astrological predictions. So what the hell are you doing reading
this??
SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 — NOVEMBER 22). An excellent day for
you dark mystical Scorpions. Marvellous week for working your
black magic if you have any. If you don't — take it up — Scorpios
make fantastic witches.
SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 — DECEMBER 21). Your basic
problem at the present is that people will misinterpret your
statements, and misunderstand your actions. Because of this
problem in communication the safest remedy is to stand in a corner
all day without moving and without speaking.
STUDENTS SELLING T-SHIRTS — This week representatives of the Student Council at South Huron
District High School are taking orders for T-shirts with the school emblem attached, Above, council
president Paul Charrette and Jean Jennison are showing samples to Debbie Hogg and Judy Estey,
Try giving yourself a break
participate in your school
POP 1 6 Times-Advocate, February 26, 1970 Young people, church
topic qt Crediton UC
By BETH COOK
The 'progressive' elements in modern society advocate the
annihilation of all censorship laws. They believe that man should not
be prevented from reading, viewing, and perhaps even 'performing'
pornography,
Is their well-meaning charity not a trifle premature? They do
not seem to realize that although the gracious investiture of
complete trust in man is a most admirable and desirable thing, the
man of western society is not yet qualified to function as a free
individual. He has been so hampered by the restrictions of his
puritanism that if he were suddenly to lose all of the controls over
his morality, pandemonium would result.
Throughout the history of man, he has imposed moralities of
varying rigities upon himself according to the needs of the times. It
would appear that the strict discipline that he has exerted over his
person for the past four hundred years was related to his gradual
emanciation from holy and secular power.
As 'politics' and religion became increasingly independent
from one another and as they began to lose the iron-clad hold they
had formerlypossessed, the average man became confused and
directionless. He did not know how to function in a society that was
pliably knit.
The external authority lessened but the common man
cultivated more and more personal `moral' restrictions because he
still felt the need of strict discipline. It was necessary that someone
or something fill the void created by the dissolution of the former
religious and political dictatorships.
Puritanism seemed to fulfill the frustrated 'freed' man.
Organized self-denial and defamation of the physical became the
new controllers of western society.
Unfortunately, the inflexible attitudes of the Puritans inspired
an obsession in man with all that he so conscientiously denied
himself. The immorality of the body preoccupied him almost
constantly. He felt guilty for what he considered wrong thoughts
and this guilt seemed to foster more and more aberrations.
The recent liberalism of Denmark with respect to pornography
has apparently been successful. The accessibility of magazines,
photographs and drawings that were previously banned has resulted
in a great decrease in their sales. It appears that man has proven that
some of his obsessions can be overcome when their importance is no
longer exaggerated.
However, such a narrow definition of pornography is tragic.
Society tends to overlook the fundamental flaws in its makeup for
there is need of censorship in other areas. It is fine to be concerned
with an exploitation of sex but the real problem is being neglected.
It is shameful that books, films, and television programs are
regarded as being universally acceptable if they do not promote
excessive sex. Our media is dominated by trivia and violence. One
need only view television for one evening to see this.
If a program does not spew forth a sickeningly sweet portrait
of the 'average' American family, then it invariably dwells with war,
espionage and crime.
The members of the family shows are colourless confestions
designed to convince the viewer that there is a good life and it is
easily attained, while the 'action' programs confuse him by
suggesting that he must be continually conscious of the dangers of
living in an America where a man's best friend will shoot him in the
back. The average adult is bewildered. Which is the real American?
Who knows?
Maybe soap operas are the best answer (Godforbid) because
they present a surrealistic picture of American life and no half hour
serial is complete without a little love, a little sex, a little violence
and a lot of other problems.
It is simple for adults tojr,cynical in their approaches to the
mass media. Their personalities' are gelled and if they accept the
Steve McQueen of 'Bullitt' as the new messiah then they are
completely justified in their choice. They are supposedly rational,
free thinkers.
But what about the children? Even cartoons are filled with
fairy-tale violence and the frontier spirit. How can the child ever
learn to distinguish between good and evil when the man in white is
either a fool or else he is as ruthless as the villain he opposes?
A child cannot make perceptive judgments on morality.
Although adults are undoubtedly very gullible, the child is doubly
so. He not only accepts allpropaganda without discrimination, he
also attempts to emmulate the 'virtues' of this propaganda.
Tests conducted on children who were not television watchers
showed them to be much more sensitive to violence than is the child
whose umbilical cord is attached to the channel selector. However, it
does not take long to harden the impressionable child. Constant
viewing of television over the period of a month would significantly
alter his sensitivity.
Contrary to some formulated opinions, exposure to violence
does not ease the frustrations of the individual. It merely succeeds in
teaching him that force can work miracles. Society will likely
continue to become more ruthless as long as its institutions are
permitted to produce 'art' that appeals to man's animal instincts.
Man needs censorship
WATCHING A GYMNASTIC DISPLAY — Members of gymnastic classes at South Huron District High
School were . , ty a metrq:,:tr t!t • .!-W,soforn
Ontario. Shown above watching Miss Geraldine Martinsen of Western are Pauline Grob, mbbio Coughlin
and Kathy Wells. '1'-A photo
By LINDA HAUGH
Grade 11, 12 and 13 students
went to Toronto by bus, last
Thursday to see the play, "Mrs.
Warren's Profession". If anyone
noticed some tired people
stumbling around the school
Friday,• it was probably because,
the buses didn't return to the
school until 4:00 a.m.
Congratulations to Dan
Shoebottom, who did very well
in Strathroy on Saturday,
February 21, in the WOSSA
wrestling tournament. He
finished second in his weight
class and will be competing in
the Ontario finals in Toronto
this weekend.
The students' council will be
selling T-shirts. These T-shirts
are white with red trim, and a
red Panther crest stamped on
them. The T-shirts are being sold
for $2.00.
There has been a request
from one student, wondering
when school jackets will be on
sale.
-Exam timetables have been
posted now, for the mid-term
which start Thursday, March 12.
There will be no classes or exams
on March 13, because the
teachers will be attending a
convention.
I guess everyone has started
studying now, except for a few
of us (about 2/3 of the school),
who cram the night before.
This column seems to be
becoming smaller, and smaller,
every week. If anyone has any
suggestions, for what they'd like
to read in this space, I'd like to
hear from them.
Girl puckchasers
lose first outi ng
By JOY WHITEFORD
A third period penalty shot
gave the Stratford Combines a
3.1 win over the South Huron
Pantherettes in Stratford,
Saturday. This was the first start
for the local girls' hockey team.
The South Huron girls led 1-0
for the first two periods on a
goal by Susan Luther assisted by
Linda Dietrich,
The Pantherettes played in
Tavistock, Tuesday night. Their
next tournament is Saturday in
Milverton hosted by the
Stratford Combines.
Grade 13's
work hard
To the editor;
Who are the grade 13's?
They are students who have
worked hard for four years and
have participated in making their
school what it is. They joined
clubs, groups and sports
activities each year to improve
themselves and school spirit.
They put the school first and
gave up much of their time and
their parents' time to achieve a
better standing for the school.
They started grade nine as
strangers to each other, but over
the past four years strong
friendships have developed.
We have been accused of
being arrogant and self-righteous
lords of the school. We have
been accused of never giving the
junior grades a chance to
participate in school activities.
Our "groups" are going to
lead the student body into being
a useless mass of disinterested
people. Joseph M. Thorne's
accusations are 'grave'.
In reply to Joe and those who
may agree with him, I will relate
the following facts:
The majority of Grade 13
students are interested in the
school and are trying to make it
better. There may be a few who
do nothing and fit Joe's
description, but I ask him to
judge us as individuals not as a
meaningless mass.
In no way can we keep the
junior grades from participating
in any activity if they can
qualify academically and they
have the desire to enter.
Therefore, Joe's statement about
never being given the chance is
erroneous.
It is a known fact that more
damage is done in the
technology wings, then in any
other part of the school. I refer
to broken light shields, black
scuff marks on the floors and
walls and damage to the
washrooms. It would seem likely
that most of the damage is being
done by the occupants of the 4
year 9 T & T students.
It is probably just a small
handful of students who are the
causes of these incidents but
they give the whole group a bad
name, just as a few senior
students tend to give the 13's a
similarly black cloud.
However, when Joe and other
students write letters to the
editor they prove that there is
interest in the lower grades.
Perhaps if the seniors and the
juniors combine their efforts to
weed out the bad apples in our
big barrel, the unity that seems
to be lacking can be obtained.
A concerned Grade 13'er
Daniel R. Shoebottom
By MRS. G. HOOPER,'
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Jones, Edwin
and Donna were Sunday guests'
of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Beverley
of New ,Hamburg.
Mr. & Mrs. Claire Sisson
visited with Mr. & Mrs. Fred
Petch, Strathroy, recently.
Mr. & Mrs. Grant
McCorquodale and family were
recent guests of Mr. & Mrs. Alex
Whittaker, Embro.
By MISS ELLA MOKOOK
CREDITON
Sunday was. Youth Day at
Zion United Church, The Young
People's Group were in charge of
the service and sang as a choir,
with Elva Finkbeiner at the
organ.
Diane Hodge acted as
chairman for the opening
exercises and led the responsive
reading. Katherine Ratz and
Kathie Schenk offered prayer.
Roger Ratz read a poem
"Don't Blame It on the Kids"
and Dean Oestreicher the
Scripture.
The topic "Young People and
the Church" was discussed by
Julia Schenk and Linda Haugh.
Six girls from Zurich, Mary
Ellen, Dolores and Carol
Gingerich, Cheryl Clausius,
Norma and Nancy Shantz,
provided special music in song.
W.I.
The Crediton Women's
Institute met in the Community
Hall Wednesday with the 4-H
girls and their mothers as guests.
A moment's silence was
observed in memory of Mrs.
Rub Molitor.
March 25 is the date for
Family Night. Smorgasbord
supper is at 7 p.m.
It was decided to purchase a
new refrigerator for the kitchen.
The East Group is sponsoring
a euchre, March 3.,
Mrs. Earl Haist reported for
the Historical Committee.
Miss Angela Mary Morrissey
was chairman for the program.
Linda Haugh very capably gave
the motto "Not what we start,
but what we finish, counts".
From the club of Needlecraft,
Susan Davey read the history of
embroidery. An exhibit of
embroidery from other lands
was moderated by Jo-Ann
Mueller and Elva Finkbeiner
favoured with two selections on
the piano.
Mrs. Wilfred Mack's topic was
"The Challenge of Change and
How We Are Meeting It". She
told of her experience teaching
Household Science and gave the
4-H girls good food for thought.
Janet Guenther of Nifty
Needles Club No. 3 moderated
an exhibit of embroidery,
describing the seven basic
stitches.
Mrs. Harvey Hodgins and Mrs.
Cliff Kenney presented the
County Honour girls with cups
and saucers. County honours are
granted after six clubs have been
completed. Recipients were
Mary Ann Gielen, Mary Hodgins,
By MRS. STAN PRESZCATOR
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Clark and
family of London spent Sunday
with the latter's parents, Mr. &
Mrs. Jack Dye.
Mr. & Mrs. Stan Preszcator
and family visited Sunday with
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Preszcator of
Clinton and also called on Mr. &
Mrs. Ed. Regele of Walton.
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Pfaff and
family and Mrs. Lawrence Hill
spent Sunday with Mr. & Mrs.
Ken Preszcator and family of
Clinton.
Murray Glanville of Goderich
Hospital spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Stan
Preszcator and family.
By MRS. J H. PATON
Rev. Carson used the theme
"Changing Shapes and
Unchanging Needs", in his
sermon Sunday.
He said that the situation in
the World has changed. For
example in Port Harcourt,
Eastern Nigeria, the population
rose from 37,000 in 1955 to
300,000 in 1964 and in this city
75% of the male population is
unemployed. Many of the
unemployed are secondary
school graduates with Grade XII.
Another change Mr. Carson
sited was in 1950 one third of
the world's population was
Christian but if the present trend
continues only one-fifth of the
world's population will be
Christian by 2000.
He also stated opposition to
Christianity is hardening. He
suggested that the best way to
deal with these changes is for
Christians to invest in the
training of men and women as
teams to evangelize in the
ministry, medicine, education
and other technical fields.
The minister concluded by
saying there are one thousand
million people who have never
heard the gospel. Can we be
silent or indifferent
Next Sunday the Service of
Evening Prayer will be read at
12:45 p.m. The Sunday School
will meet during the service. The
sermon will be on
Ecumenicalism and What It
Means Today.
The Anglican Church Women
of St. James' Church will meet
March 4, at 2:00 p.m. in the
home of Mrs; Karl O'Neil:
PERSONALS
Mr, & Mrs. Wilfred
Cunningham . entertained Sunday
in honor of Mr. Cunningham's
80th birthday. Members of their
Katherine Ratz, Kathie Schenk
and Brenda Fahner.
PERSONALS
Wednesday guests at the
home of Mr. & Mrs. Emerson
Wenzel were Mr. & Mrs. Alex
Wolfe and Mrs. Ralph Krotz of
Listowel, and Mr, Wesley Krotz
of Millbank. Sunday their
visitors were Mr. & Mrs. Clarence
Wenzel and Mr. & Mrs. Ross
Bridge of Palmerston.
Friday evening Mr. & Mrs. Alf
Smith and Randy viewed the
Ice Capades at London. They
were guests of Roy Smith who
chose that way to celebrate his
mother's birthday.
By MRS. J. TEMPLEMAN
Staffa No. 1 4-H
Homemaking Club discussed
Dressing up Vegetables at the
home of Mrs. Spencer Jeffery,
Tuesday evening.
The name chosen for this
club was the "Karrot Kurlers".
The election of officers was
held which is: leader, Mrs. Bill
Butson; assistant leader, Mrs.
Spencer Jeffery; president, Rae
Butson; first vice-president,
Eleanor Butson; secretary,
Joanne Stensin; assistant
secretary, Dianne Miller;
telephone girls, Elizabeth
Templeman and Linda Miller;
press reporter, Linda Miller;
book covers, 'Ruth Jeffery,
Dianne Miller; achievement day
committee, Teresa Miller, Ruth
Templeman and Patti Norris.
The leader, Mrs. Butson,
discussed the proper methods
and steps of washing dishes. Mrs.
Jeffery discussed green and
yellow vegetables.
W.I.
Staffa Women's Institute held
a successful dessert euchre at the
township hall Wednesday with
over 75 ladies present.
Following dessert, progressive
euchre was enjoyed with 17
tables in play. Prize winners
were Mrs. Gary Finlayson, Mrs.
Mervin Nairn, Mrs. Alden
Williams, Mrs. Ron Pinder, Mrs.
Mac Lamond, Mrs. John
Templeman and Mrs. Lawrence
Barker.
Circle III planned the event.
YOUNG PEOPLE MEET
The Hibbert Community
Young People met Sunday at the
Family Life Center.
The meeting took the form of
a Coffee House with Miss
Pickersgill, a teacher from
Mitchell District High School,
entertaining the young people
with folk singing.
PERSONALS
Bonnie Miller and Bob
Templeman were home from
Guelph with their families for
the weekend.
Mr. & Mrs. Cameron Vivian
and Mr. & Mrs. Norval Elliott
left over the weekend for a
southern holiday.
The first Cromarty Scout
Pack enjoyed a tour through the
Ontario Provincial Police
building in Sebringville,
Thursday evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Norris and
family, and Mrs. Sam Norris
visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs.
Harold Longman, Londesboro.
family who were present to take
part in the celebration were Mr.
& Mrs. Arnold Harper and
family, St. Paul, Mr. & Mrs. Joe
Cunningham and family,
London and Mr. & Mrs. George
Cunningham and family,
Clandeboye.
Elimville folk
play euchre
By MRS. ROSS SKINNER
The Elimville Women's
Institute Euchre was held at
Elimville Hall, Monday evening
with nine tables in play. The
committee in charge was Mrs.
Philip Johns, Mrs. Jackson
Woods and Mrs. Martin DeJonge.
Winners were: ladies' high,
Mrs. John Coward; ladies' lone
hands, Mrs. George Davis; men's
high, John Batten, men's lone
hands, Allen Johns; lucky cup,
John Batten.
PERSONALS
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. wi
th visited a couple of days with Mr.
& Mrs. Jerry Rannie and family
of London.
Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Margison
of London visited Sunday with
Mr. & Mrs. Delmer Skinner.
William Routly is attending
the Good Roads Convention in
Toronto this week.
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Valentine and
son Michael of Burlington visited
Monday with Mrs. Wm. Routly.
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Cooper, Mr.
& Mrs. Floyd Cooper and family
visited Thursday evening with
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Morley of
Exeter.
Mr. & Mrs Floyd Cooper
were pleasantly surprised With a
shivaree by their rein' Ives,
Friday evening to celebrate their
wedding anniversary,
By MARY KERREBROECK
Ask anyone and they will tell
you that South Huron is not
only a remarkable, but a
superlative school. You might
think that this is a presumptuous
thing to say, but nevertheless it
is true.
In the way of proof, let me
point out to you, the school
spirited and sports oriented
students of South Huron, our
boys are the Huron Perth
wrestling champions and the
holders of the Huron Perth
pennant in junior football.
If we are extremely lucky and
not too over weight, (for we in
this prosperous area do tend
towards obesity), we may also
capture the majority of awards
at the Huron Perth track meet
this coming spring.
Certainly, just to look at the
training that is taking place in all
parts of the school anything less
then a complete annihilation of
the opposition would seem a let
down.
If you are wondering what all
this verbage is leading up to
please read on.
What are you doing for good
old South Huron? Your sex will
be inconsequential to the eye of
posterity, but you will be judged
by whether or not you did your
part. It may be that you are not
physically equipped to
participate in athletic events or
do not have any inclination
towards outdoor activities such
as those sponsored by THE
OUTERS CLUB or the Camp
Sylvan program.
However that is no reason to
be smug or apathetic. The school
establishment offers various
other facilities for the more
academically inclined student.
Language clubs sand science
clubs have previously been
established, however, due to a
lack of participation and
enthusiasm these clubs have
folded. Only Mr. Dinnen's
librarians have survived the wash
of time. Whatever the fringe
benefits of this institution are,
perhaps the other school
organizations should adopt them
to induce an equal degree of
student support.
A person cannot feel part of
his school if he or she is not able
to identify with any of the
principles or ideals it stands for.
A lack of enthusiasm ultimately
results in boredom and the
student alone is responsible if he
finds himself little more then a
captive audience for his
instructors. He cannot expect to
get anything out of a system if
nothing is put in. This is a
fundamental law of science and I
feel that it applies to all systems.
The school and its
extra-curricular activities are not
exceptions.
Do not misunderstand me. I
am notplugging the athletic
nature of the school or any
other faction that may be
putting in tenders for your
attention. I merely wish to point
out the potential activities in the
school and the student should
take advantage of them. Give
yourself a break and do
something for the school.
"Speak your truth quietly
and clearly; and listen to others,
even the dull and ignorant; they
too have their story".
found in Saint Paul's Church,
Baltimore; dated 1692
Around the school
Students to Toronto
Editorial
ORGANIZING FOR RED CROSS CANVASS — Students of South Huron District High School will be
canvassing the Town of Exeter later this week on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross, Shown above
getting organized are students Paul Armstrong, Jon Dinney, Bev Pitmen and Ann Erickson, T-A photo
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