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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-09, Page 4•••••••• r ametiturtrPtgoimilitwotor The Store With the Stock NOT JUST AN ME SLOGAN * Over 100 Stock Suits * Over 80 Sport Coats and Co-Ordinates There's One to Suit You In the Exciting Shades and Styles for 1970 ON-THE-SPOT TAILORING We've Redecorated Too! Come In And Look Around Today tii er" 6 MEN'S WEAR EXETER MAIN ST. Will case be heard? ri estemee4 de 604? Scouting has been an integral part of area communities for several years and the past decade was no exception. Ted Wilson and George Godbolt gained recognition for being the first two local Boy Scouts to ever attend a Canadian jamboree. The two are shown here prior to their departure for Ottawa in July, 1961. For the benefit of residents of the Parkhill area, it is hoped that the promoters of the peace festival will be able to stage their mammoth event this summer. Then, and only then, will there be results on which the people in that community will know whether they were right in turning down the event or whether they are guilty as being charged by organizers of the event, some news media and people in other sections of the province, If the peace festival does manage to get off the ground and its operation produces some of the bad effects listed by Parkhill area residents, then they will have the last word. They will be able to come up with a "we told you so" attack on those who have charged them with everything from intolerance, misunderstanding, fear of new attitudes and life style, senseless hostility, bigoted attitudes to an obsessive desire to preserve their traditional way of life. While most of those charges are of a serious nature, it must be remembered that most of them come from people who do not live in or near Parkhill. It's comparatively easy to throw stones of this nature. However, we have yet to see any of those making the charges invite the festival to their community. Until they show some willingness to do that, then their charges carry a rather hollow ring, If the peace festival does become a reality on the concept as outlined to Parkhill area officials and goes off without any of the problems feared by them, then some of the charges will have to be acknowledged by them as being true. However, the possibility of some community accepting the event remains improbable and suggests that many other people in communities in this province will be recipients of the same charges as are now being hurled towards residents of the Parkhill district. Comments made in last week's issue that turning down the festival may be as much a problem as allowing it may have some credence. While we still question the right to refuse assembly, the panic reaction of some Parkhill area residents and the legality of McGillivray township's bylaw, the latter move does show some encouraging trends for area municipalities. It indicates how quickly a municipal council will move to prevent unwanted land use, and it is the type of action many other communities in this district need to ensure orderly growth. . And the enemy ism us Life has gone sour There seems to be a general feeling that life has gone a little sour among many people today — mainly in our cities. The small town and rural areas don't feel this malaise so deeply, perhaps because they live so close to nature. Their people live with the seasons, see the sun rise once in a while and the moon hang unbelievably large in the night sky. The small towner is deeply aware of the seasons — if they are good the farmers have good crops and prosperity — if they are bad, the town tightens its belt. Knowing what they know, seeing what they see, almost unconsciously the small towner is healthier for it. But the cities are another story. People in high rise apartments, insulated in small suburban homes, walking along paved streets, cheek-by-jowl to large buildings of concrete and glass, begin to lose the feeling of nature. To them seasons are snow tires, antifreeze and long lines of jammed convenience is paying by cheque traffic on parkways. Or dull heat laden days when they swim through their existence slowly, with the occasioned relief of an air conditioned office or a cold shower. These are a few of the basic reasons why Canada must guard and expand its parkland and wilderness areas. People must be encouraged to travel and play there by every means possible. Man has an instinct to get back to the country to find out who and what he is, to rest and relax, to feel the warmth and strength and the danger of nature. But even this solace could slip from him. Ordinary people, legislatures, municipal politicians, farmers, school trustees, just about everybody must make it his business to see that more camping :grounds are opened up, more roads built into the northlands and stringent antipollution measures passed to protect lakes, rivers and the land. Man must support all efforts to keep the natural environment liveable and beautiful. Unchurched Editorials If you are not now enjoying the easy convenience of paying by cheque (at no charge to you for a reasonable number of cheques) come on over to Victoria and Grey. Paying bills by cheque saves you time,' rernindS you'right -in the notation you make in your own cheque book just where your account stands, gets rid of the danger of having unpl'otected money around and, in addition to free chequing, you get interest on your money, too! So save time, save money, make money! Come over today to Victoria and Grey. How to lose 20 years VG 'The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 five-foot-eight. And a half. Suck in the flab. Saunter to water's edge, glancing nonchalantly at bikinis, rumps and bosoms. Stride straight in. Swim like a paddlewheeler for 20 yards. Pretend to float on back while regaining wind. Stride out, tall, clean, brown and not a day over 31. Or on the first tee. Eight a.m. Smell of sun and grass. Flex muscles ominously. Three perfect swings that would make Arnold Palmer green. Step up to ball, ignoring admiring, awed looks of women. Zock! Straight down the fairway, 120 yards in flight and a 10-foot roll. Not a day over 28. Getting younger every minute. Let's try the fishing. Drive to special spot with friend who knows where the big ones are. Fight through swamp and slash to dark, brooding pool behind beaver darn. Lie down on beaver darn till muscles stop jerking. I3ait hook with worm. No flies. They're for snobs. Casually, and beautifully, toss worm just above sunken log. Not sunk deep enough. Hooked. Break line. Swear a little. On aware of the serious nature of the problem they have helped create. If that has been accomplished, the next move is to decide what action should be taken. Governments, of course, must lead the way through legislation which will prohibit further pollution and quickly bring an end to that now in existence. It will be a costly process, but it is becoming rather obvious that the cost of not controlling pollution will be even greater. However, people too must become involved. Pollution control must take priority in our own actions. The means by which we create pollution must be terminated. It's important that each one makes an assessment of the environment around him to determine how he may be contributing to the pollution and therefore how he may contribute to its eradication. Everyone must become concerned. Now! * In that regard, we think it would be a most interesting study for students at SHDHS to make an investigation of the sources of pollution in our district. An examination of the river and its contributing streams and drains may reveal sources that would surprise people using them. It is rather obvious that our young people will face the task of making amends for the destruction created and a survey would probably enlighten them as, to the work which has to be done and the necessity for becoming involved in it. We hope such a study would be considered. — — drink from it. Fishing has ceased to exist except for the carp which thrive in such cesspools. Really, it's not much different in that respect that Lake Erie, yet there are no large corporations to which we can pass the blame for the blight. The demise of the Ausable was brought about by the contributions of people living in this area. There were farmers who carelessly tossed fertilizer bags into its waters or into ditches which drain into it. There were people who tossed a myriad of damaging articles into it, either directly or through contributing drains or streams. There were municipalities which established dumps on its banks. Cattle are allowed to wallow in it. It serves as a septic tank for some people and a drainage outlet for others. It didn't take very long to destroy it, and at the present " time no one shows any concern about correcting the situation. Yet, the same river flows into Lake Huron, and coupled with the rivers polluted by our neighbours in the Lake Huron area, pollution arrives in those clear, blue waters in large amounts every minute. Eventually, Lake Huron too could die. There will be no fishing, swimming or source of municipal water supply. Then what do we do? We've practically exhausted our ground water supply and obviously a city such as London could never find a source to replace Lake Huron. Obviously, we soon get ourselves into quite a predicament — or if you think in terms of existence without water, we are slowly signing our own death warrants. * * * Hopefully, most of the preceding information is starting to sink in. People are becoming What is middle age? If you're in your teens, anybody over 30 is in that category. If you're in your 30s, it's anybody over 45. At 45, it's people in their 50s. And if you're a hale and hearty 63, you just might admit, in a weak moment, that you classify as middle-aged. What it is, of course, is a state of mind. Some people are middle-aged in their 20s, and others are young in their 70s. Or it's a time of year. I am extremely middle-aged in April and November, and I'm sure you are, too, Right now I'm middle-aged or older. The snow hasn't quite gone from the shaded corners. Mud is ubiquitous. The curling season is over and the golf and fishing haven't begun. There is no real promise of spring, except that my winter boots are leaking, always a good sign. There's nothing to do but try to exist through this hiatus. And one of the best ways to make it possible is to think about how young you will be in July. I can see myself now, at the beach. Take off the sunglasses. Stand up to my full height of Your copy of THE 1970 ONTARIO BUDGET is now available next toss, caught in willows. Swear a little more. On third toss, third hook, tie into a real tiger. At least eight inches. Feel not a day over 25. See? It's all in the mind. I can forget that my wife is nagging about cleaning up the cellar, that my kids axe permanent pains in the posterior, and that another birthday is crawling toward me remorselessly, Another trick that works is to get out the old pictures. There's the fighter pilot, with handlebar moustache, the deadly, whimsical, lifted eyebrow that used to slay the WAAFS, and the cocky look of a kid who can never be killed, grow old, or get married. There's the football picture. "Bill Smiley, h.b." That means halfback, not half baked. Close my eyes and I can feel the clean smack of the ball into my hands as I leap for a high pass. And drop it. Not a day over 19. Now don't carry this to extremes. Don't get out your baby pictures, or the one of your Sunday School class. You'll VICTORIA and GREY 50 YEARS AGO Employees of the Jackson Manufacturing Company presented Mr. A. J. Perrott with a signet ring prior to his departure for England. A party of ten from town were in Chatham on Monday and brought home Gray Dart cars for Mr. Thos. Newell. A memorial shield in honor of Robert Passmore, Thomas Wilkinson and Edward Wygold who fell while overseas was unveiled in Bethany Church, Sunday. The Exeter Poultry Association was organized in the Town Hall with president, J. G. Jones; honorary presidents, J. J. Merner, M.P.P. and A. Necks, M,P. 50,5-e'eeeft'AVVA471,5eeS,f4OPAK.5Age,-*5Wme zrawv-.4470, Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Among nature's creatures, man alone appears to have the rather dubious honor of being the sole member of the clan who can continue to strive to serve his own end with wanton disregard for his fellows. Motivated by his greediness, the results of his action appear of no concern. Unfortunately he was not endowed with the ability given the lower forms of animal life to be satisfied with his own needs, or at least to keep those needs simple. With the exception of dogs (probably through their close association with man over the years) no animal will destroy needlessly. Even the most savage of beasts will be motivated to kill only to satisfy his hunger. The balance of nature, except where upset by man, has enabled the lower animal kingdom to survive for centuries. In the meantime, man has completely ignored the balance of nature and now faces dire action if in fact life is to be sustained on this earth for another generation. The evidence of our wanton destruction continued to pile up and just last week the federal fishery department declared that fish from Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair were dangerous for human consumption due to mercury poisoning of the water in which they have existed for centuries. It took man less than one century to commit the crime and it is unknown at this time if the damage can in fact ever be repaired. One of the companies held responsible for mercury pollution was Dow Chemical Co. at Sarnia. Oddly enough the firm managed to end the mercury pollution very easily, indicating it could have been eliminated in the first place if the company had shown some regard for their environment. Unfortunately, until the public and government outcry against pollution started, discussions regarding pollution apparently were never part of discussions carried on by companies across the nation. Waste disposal is an expense, and similar to other expenses, must be kept as low as possible. But let's not point the finger solely at large corporations less we miss the point that pollution is a problem to which most people contribute. Getting closer to home, let's take a look at our muddy, polluted Ausable River. Who was responsible for turning it from a clear, fresh stream into a stagnant unuseable body of water. When James Willis plotted his way northward from London to establish this community, the deciding factor in his decision to locate at Exeter was the river. If James Willis were to come into out midst today, he would not look upon the river as serving any value to this community. Kids can't swim in it. 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" "" '''''' ''''' .6,11 46:6 iihiot, 14,0 I••••6 r•-:` weep at your lost innocence and sob over your smeared purity. Like everything else, the cure for middle-agedness should be taken in moderation. But take it, In the cold dull damp of April in Canada, we all need something to prevent us from going mad. Neither booze nor barbiturates will help. Just think young. I've lost at least 20 years just writing this eolumn, I'm not even afraid to go and look in the mirror, I knew that behind those dewlaps, that gaunt and harassed look, lies a lighthearted youth of not more than 24. A smile and the wrinkles turn up, instead of down. A wink, and Pm ready to go out on the town. geiraggreaMin 15 YEARS AGO Close to 1,000 visited the new store of T and T Flooring, Main St., Exeter, during its opening on Saturday. The firm has renovated the store on Main Street formerly occupied by Rick's Foodland. Doug Jermyn who spoke -in the "Conservation of Canada's Natural Resources" was the winner of the speaking contest for grade 8 pupils held at the Home and School Association meeting on Tuesday. Warm spring-like weather melted most of the snow from last week's storms. Excellent runs of sap were reported during the week. 10 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Etherington have returned home after spending their winter in Florida. Mr. and Mrs, M. J, Gaiser and family, Shipka, have moved into 17 Gidley St. W., the home formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lachine and family. Miss Judy Mason visited her home On Sunday. She had just completed a two-week coarse with the Bell Telephone Company in 'Toronto and left Monday for Goderich where she has a position with that company. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Johnston and boys visited in Goderich on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Ulric Snell and Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Laing and Danny attended the Pearson-Laing wedding in Burlington on Saturday, 25 YEARS AGO Dalton Finkbeiner who has been operating the Avalon Sandwich Shop has sold out to Gordon Appleton and will open a butcher shop in the building he haS bought front Mrs. J. Prout. On Easter Sunday two veteran ministers, Rev. J. P. Rice, 91 and Rev. J. W. Down, 85 attended the service in James St. United Church, Rev. Rice has served 72 years in the ministry and Rev. Down 64 years. Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Penhale received word that their son F/L Allen F. Penhale, who had previously been repented iniSsing, had been killed in action, Centralia United Church has extended an invitation to the Rev. Arthur Sinclair of Illyth, a former pastor, to return ter a second tent.