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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-03-26, Page 4Your contribution will send urgently needed food and medicines now „ . and will help provide medical centres and schools for vital reha- bilitation in Nigeria. Send your donation to UNICEF, 737 Church Street, Toronto, or to your nearest Chartered Bank. HELP UNICEF HELP NIGERIA'S CHILDREN Canadian UNICEF Committee Really necessary? He who hesitates is lost, or as the chap in the next office says, "he who hesitates has to write another editorial". Originally, this space in the editorial column carried a suggestion that council give the expenditure of $5,000 on washrooms at the grandstand some more serious debate, particularly in view of the necessity for holding the line on expenditures. However, before those opinions got into print, council held a special meeting Tuesday night and approved the erection of new toilet facilities for ladies and renovations to the existing facilities to be used for men. There is no question that some improvements are required in the present facilities, but in view of the use they receive, a figure of $5,000 for additional toilets appears excessive. Our original argument was based on the fact the rodeo promoters indicated_ recently they planned to bring in portable facilities for their event. The fair is the only other major attraction at the grounds at the present, and because the arena washrooms are open for patrons, it would appear that added washrooms at the grandstand are not required for that event. Our opinion of the situation was changed very little at Tuesday's discussion between RAP and council, especially when Alvin Willert predicted the present grandstand would probably not last more than 10 years. In view of that prediction, coupled with the fact the need for extensive toilet facilities occurs only for two days in the year, the S5,000 expenditure still appears excessive. Renovations to the present facilities would appear to suffice at the present time. While our arguments came too late for council's consideration prior to Tuesday's meeting, we think the matter warrants further consideration before the contractor undertakes the project. Eastertime and all the time, treat yourself to plenty of refreshing milk! We deliver all dairy products EXETER DAIRY LTD.: Phone 235-2144 EVERY BUNNY'S FAVORI'T'E! Enjoy Delicious Milk Often! ' Times Established 1873 SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0,W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor —Bill Batten—Advertising Manager Phone 23.5-1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1969, 4,751 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year; USA 4..00 OUR POINT OF VIEW Coming home to roost Persons who plan to be adamant in their requests for pay increases these days should make certain they are not expendable. That appears to be the lesson arising from recent factory closings across the country and the mounting unemployment figures indicate that workers are certainly not in strong bargaining positions. While the battle lines against inflation are creating some of the unemployment, other shutdowns suggest many Canadian companies are being priced out of world markets. The closing of the large Dunlop plant in Toronto came about after the firm lost out on a major contract with Ontario Hydro. A Japanese firm received the order with a 25 percent lower bid than the Canadian company. Some people will argue strenuously that Ontario Hydro should support industries in this province, but the same people are probably those most vociferous in their complaints about mounting hydro costs. No doubt some of the Dunlop workers have been among those complaining about hydro increases in recent years, but those complaints quickly fade away when a move to lower costs is one of the reasons for their jobs being lost. The fact that Canadian firms are being priced out of many markets should. come as no surprise to anyone. It has been cited by many experts as one of the major concerns in the merry-go-round of increasing input costs in recent years. While labour costs have contributed to the situation, it is not the lone cause. Many Canadian firms have been showing increasing profits throughout the year. Attempts are now being made to slow the merry-go-round down. It's starting to hurt, but possibly the problems are not as severe as they would be if inflation were allowed to continue unchecked. To be successful, the battle must be joined by all persons. No dire circumstances are being predicted, but it's going to mean some belt-tightening. • 4 Spring needs some zing That's rather naive, Keith Drawn by Julie Schenk if he or she takes a job with that Board, The Trustees' Council of the province has retaliated by baring its claws and exposing its yellow fangs. It has pink-listed all the school boards in the province. The result should be a barrack-room lawyer's delights, and an educational schmozzle. At least (though I doubt it) this might put an end to the annual cattle sale, a demeaning aspect of a fairly fine profession where teachers are lured with booze, bigger salaries and other benefits, into teaching at Great Slave Lake secondary school. And at which school boards become panders. Along this line, don't get too excited by the government's expressed determination to "hold the line" and "take a firm stand" against inflation. The government is merely trying to trim a little fat off the cat, trying to conceal the fact that she is pregnant and nobody wants the kittens. The rich will continue to be rich, and the poor will continue to be poor, And the middleclass will howl bloody murder, as they always have. I couldn't care less. I'll pay my income tax, and support an. entire family on welfare. Maybe they need it. I've lived on bread and water for three weeks, and I know what it's like. But there are two things I Advocate Established 1881 object to in the White Paper on tax reform. I don't like to be taxed on taxes. That is, if I'm paying 8500 in real estate tax, and I have to pay income tax on that $500, I object. Strenuously. And I object just as violently to the fantastic capital gains of land speculators. This field is full of downright crooks working with other people's money and producing nothing except fat profits for themselves. Sock it to them, Mr. Benson. This has nothing to do with tax reform, but Kim Smiley is alive and well and living in Limbo. That's the favorite residence of a lot of young people these days. It's a sort of cross-roads between Utopia and the salt mines. Limbo is not a bad place to live, actually. No taxes, no demanding job. I wouldn't mind the odd holiday there. But I wouldn't like it as a permanent residence — I'd miss the old toil and struggle and sweat of real life. It's cool in Limbo, but who wants to be cool all the time? I'll take the arena of life, where you have to face the bull (and you can take that any way you wish) and either not flinch from the horns, or run like hell for the barricadoes. At least there's a choice. Amalgamated 1924 Robert Elliott, vice-chairman of the Huron County Board of Education, took time out from the last week's meeting to advise our counterpart in Clinton how the board operates. Seems as though Keith Roulston, newly appointed editor of the Clinton News-Record, attended a recent meeting and made some comments to that effect in his column. He explained to his readers that the board meeting lasted less than one hour, while a Clinton council meeting the following week concluded after four long, long hours. In his concluding paragraph, Roulston indicated he would be happy to trade his council beat with Shirley Keller, who covers the county board meetings for the Huron weekly newspapers. Elliott, who explained he was not being critical of the editor or his observations, went on to suggest that the comments may leave the impression with readers that the board was not too active. He then proceeded to list the many meetings and obligations of the board members in an effort to set the record straight as to the amount of time they devote to their tasks. We rather hesitate to cause a split in the ranks of newspaper editors, but we do suggest the criticism of Keith was warranted. He was guilty of being naive in apparently thinking that all the board's business was conducted in the 55-minute meeting he attended. As Mr. Elliott pointed out, that only constituted the amount of time to dispense with the business to which the public was to receive any information through the press. Actually, the board sat for another two and half hours behind closed doors discussing business which, for some reason, was not to be relayed to the ratepayers of Huron. We certainly have no fault to find with Mr. Elliott's comments on the work of the board. We're certain they do devote a great deal of time, thought and effort towards the education of this county. But then, he went and spoiled the whole effect by concluding with the comment that "next they will say that we're getting well paid for it". This comment was totally unrelated to the factual comments about the length of the meeting to which the Clinton editor had addressed himself in his column. It, makes one wonder if the concluding comment from the board vice-chairman was the result of a guilty conscience. However, because our board reporter indicates Mr. Elliott is one of the harder working members of that group, well give him the benefit of the doubt and list his comment as a reply to some criticism he may have heard regarding member's stipends. * * * Me fact the board met for 55 minutes in public session and then two and a half hours in closed session tends to refute the statement made by Mr. Elliott at the same meeting when he said the board had no intention of hiding anything from the ratepayers. That comment was made prior to divulging the salary requests presented by the secondary school teachers of the county. In regard to the salary requests, we suggest that an 11.9 percent pay hike is not realistic in view of the battle presently being waged against inflation. County ratepayers will be hopeful that the board and the teachers will reach a settlement considerably below that figure. * * Exeter council can not be faulted for turning down a request from the horse enthusiasts to have a representative on RAP. The membership of this body has already been appointed for this year and there appears no reason for a change at this time. However, if vacancies do occur on the ,ommittee, the suggestion that a representative from the horsemen be included is worthy of consideration. 50 YEARS AGO On Monday of this week the tenders for the building of Exeter's cement roadway were opened by the Council. The work is to begin about the 1st of May and completed about the 1st of August. The Forward Movement of the Evangelical church at Dashwood is to be launched next week when services will be held twice each day except Saturday. An enthusiastic baseball meeting was held in Mallett's Hall, Crediton. The following officers were elected: Hon. Pres., Henry Eilber; president, J. A. McDonald; vice-president, Dan Maclsaac; secretary-treasurer, Freeman Morlock; managers of the' teams, Dr. Eckert and Dan Mclsaac. Mr. Harry Beaver, Crediton moved onto the farm he recently bought from Mr. J. W. Lawson on Monday. 25 YEARS AGO Mr, C. Leslie Robertson is erecting an addition to the rear of the drug store. The maple syrup season has been short and so far there hasn't been any offered for sale in Exeter. The fishing season has opened at Grand Bend. Five hundred of perch were lifted Saturday. Some of the lads anxiously awaiting the opening of the swimming season took their first dip in the river above the dam On Sunday and discovered to their discomfort that the water was quite cold. We are not an authority on the early morning dews but we have been told that a record has been hung up this week when the ground was covered with dew and dew-worms Were thick providing a bountiful breakfast .or the robins. By the same token, council can not start making appointments on the basis of one interest alone. Due to the small membership of the committee in relation to the total recreation and parks program, it is rather evident that persons with varied interests can best serve the community. No doubt the horsemen. can present names of those in their group who are also actively interested in .other aspects coming under RAP's jurisdiction. * * * In view of the storm created by the conflict in dates between theQuarter Horse show and the camping event, it is almost unbelievable that another conflict threatened to arise on the date of Exeter's fair. The situation points up in no uncertain terms the necessity for early booking of events, and perhaps more important, the requests for dates should be submitted in writing and confirmation on bookings should be returned to the group in question in writing 15 YEARS AGO An undisclosed salary offer will be made to the S.H.D.H.S. staff at a meeting of negotiating committees Thursday. Lucan Irish retained the Intermediate "C" WOAA championship by shellacking Mildmay Monarchs 13-10 in the fifth game of the best-of-seven series. Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Cochrane were guests at a turkey banquet which was held by the Fairfield Farm Forum at the Crediton Community Hall. Mr. Cochrane spoke on their trip to the British Isles and Europe and showed slides of the coronation. The South Huron Hospital board elected Ulric Snell chairman who reported a brighter financial picture and a substantial increase of equipment for the past year. Mr. & Mrs. Graham Mason and Mr. & Mrs. Fred Simmons spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. James Near (nee Coqualine Simmons) of Onieda, N.Y. 10 YEARS AGO Ihor Orenchuck, Exeter, won a holster set in the ATD Christmas contest at Beavers Crest Hardware. Spring floods in town threatened to drive several families out of their homes and water rose rapidly Wednesday afternoon. Walter Creery, son of Mr. & Mrs. Theron Creery, Usborne, has been awarded a Canadian Council pre-master's scholarship of $1,200.00 for studies in philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. A well balanced, beautifully costumed carnival-on-ice was staged at the Exeter arena when a audience of 531 viewed the 1960 Exeter :i"figure Skating Club presentation. 4 winlifilii11111111111111101111iiilliliiilitiniliiiilliiiiliillinfillitiiiiliiiiiiiiitiiiiiilltilliiillitiiiiiiilliliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii E. The New E = = E Look = E = For = E F. :. Men -2- --i: Ei PRICED FROM E.-- ...a sir - sirs = . = :.3. For the Puddle ..1 Splashing Days Ahead Rain Boots E a = BF. FT: a 13. BLACK OR WHITE = -1-- = - ..5 .5: E $ 3 59 -4 g ti SHOE — • - • • 9 :- . -E.- = = 5 m :7-'- • - y t h s . E.- = LTA. STORE E= F.-..- 51111011110111111110i01011111111111111111iiiiiiiii11111111111116111111111111100=1;11.:11:1:1111011 = Phone 235-1933 Haven't tried a bit of doggerel for quite a while, so I hope you'll forgive me if I succumb to that rare and incRne urge to write non-poetry. Ode to Spring Spring! You are simply not doing your thing. Most seasons enter with a certain Equanimity. You have been coming in with utter Asininity. You're behavior's absurd And only a bird Would be dumb enough to take wing This spring. Let's see a little zing, Spring! I don't mind the slush And the snow and below But it's not exactly the thing. Spring. And I don't know about you, but that's all I can stomach of that particular poem. It promises to be an interesting spring. In Ontario, the teachers in Metro Toronto asked for a sturdy increace. The Board refused. The teachers' federation 'pink-listed" the Board. This means that any member of the federation will be frowned on from a great height For Dress or Casual Wear CHILDREN'S 1,0