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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-07-30, Page 4Needs your onside-ration Area residents have some important reading to do in the near future. It may not have all the sex, blood and, other ingredients of a best seller, but it will certainly play a more important role in 'their lives than most of the other reading they're doing these days. The item is the Design for Development — The Midwestern Region. Phase 1. It was presented to a group of municipal officials at Listowel this week by the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton. At time of writing, the details were not known. However, a report is carried elsewhere in this paper and it will be made available to the public in its entirety. As the name implies, it's a design. Similar to most designs it can be altered to fit the needs of the people for whom it was prepared, That's YOU. Get a copy and give it . some consideration. Be prepared to voice any opinions you may have. In recent years, governments have provided us with many suggestions for changes, as well as some directives. This is presently in the suggestion stage, but unless you make your views known, it will become a directive, Silence means consent. Effectiveness eroding Whether they realize it or not, members of Exeter council have placed this community's zoning and building bylaws in jeopardy. It has not been a conscious attempt to remove the effectiveness of these important rules and regulations, but nevertheless, they are being eroded to a great extent. In the past few years, a great number of local property owners have proceeded with work without the necessary permits and by not taking the appropriate steps to curtail this activity, council have actually placed themselves in a position where it is now almost impossible to take those steps. Situations are arising where property owners are not asking for appropriate permits because they are of the opinion council would not approve them anyway. So, they do the work inthe knowledgethat council won't make them tear it down or otherwise undo any of the work that has been undertaken, At most meetings when building permits are being discussed, council members note that a large number of the projects have already been started without council's approval. In effect, council therefore only penalizes those who follow the proper procedures and obviously this is improper. It's rather absurd that a man should be denied a permit due to some circumstances involved in his application while at the same time another — without applying for a permit— can undertake a project which may be just as inconsistent with the bylaws. While council members have allowed this situation to exist and compound, we hasten to add that on many occasions they have expressed concern and indignation over the matter. They have issued warnings and pleas to local contractors and ratepayers, but to little avail. Oddly enough, they have also shown a great deal of reason in the approval of building permits or minor contraventions of zoning bylaws. They have always attempted to be as fair as possible, turning down applications only when it was clearly evident that major contraventions were involved. They have made it possible to have minor projects approved without council's deliberation. However, they must not realize that this approach is not workable. Ratepayers have not responded by dealing as fairly, and it is now becoming evident that we face a situation where the zoning and building bylaws are being mocked. To allow the situation to continue will completely erode the regulations. The controls provided by the bylaws will disappear. The decision is up to council. They can continue to allow offenders to carry on work without permits, or they can decide to invoke the authority given them to punish offenders. We suggest, after ample warning, that they undertake the latter choice to ensure orderly growth in this community and in fairness to those who now abide by the rules established to attain that goal. Rememeet 60'a? TENDER Blue Water Rest Home 1, For the installation of piping and electrical to connect pump No. 2, located in well to the Home existing water system, 2 . Install 2 only double flood lamp fixtures on north wing. Building information diagram and instruction sheet can be picked up at Blue Water Rest Home or at the secretary's office. Sealed tenders to be in hands of the secretary by Friday, August 7, at 6 p.m. GERALD GINGERIM, Secretary, oussismosomonsussussonsoommosisisionsosussonsomussumullommistinsiong = E illrill -2- Summer E BE = N. = E. 1 = by Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1969 4,751 RATES: Canada 1400 Per Yeat; USA WOO JuiVraiare SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0,W,N+A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten — Advertising Manager phone 235-1331 ileallan11112421411r0000 IAN Witt or SUBSCRIPTION Hay Township Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company NOW SERVING YOU WITH ALL MAJOR COVERAGES ON FARM, URBAN and COTTAGES 1 COMPLETE PROTECTION POLICY Protection Available rpm • FIRE WINDSTORM LIABILITY THEFT k • 40. 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I did and I was, Trouble is, it's the two typing fingers on my right hand. Each has a blister the size of a dime, and a quarter-inch deep, right on the tip. So I'm trying to type this with my knuckles, and it's heavy weather. Not that I'm merely a one-handed typist. I used by left hand with incredible dexterity, forefinger for hitting keys, thumb for hitting the space-bar. Well, soon after burning the right-hand fingers, I tripped over a rock, shoved out my left hand to save myself, and sprained my thumb. It looks like a puff-adder with a toothache and feels similar. However, when I think of my neighbor, my troubles, while painful are trivial. On the eve of his summer holidays,he rackedup some discs in his neck. He is in hospital, in great pain, and in a huge neck-collar. My wife has a pain too, and it's also in her neck. She's sick of running a motel, of changing beds for transient visitors, of doing great loads of laundry. Kim will arrive home with big green garbage bags so stuffed with laundry that they look like pregnant whales. lailligglArg'ZOOKOPAtMSgrear,' Times Established 1873 It's a mad, mad world! The Jews are mad at the Arabs . . . over in Ireland, the Protestants are mad at the Catholics . . . the police are mad because people are shooting at them . .. people are mad because the police are shooting at them . .. kids are mad because they can't legally smoke pot . . parents are mad because the kids ARE smoking pot . , . some people are mad because they cari't find work ... others are mad because the government wants them to work ... everybody's mad at the government . etc., etc., etc. And believe it or not, some members of the United Church of Canada are mad because a new hymn book isn't going to contain some of their favorite hymns. Others are mad because the new hymn book is going to include "Lord of the Dance", and among the complainers are many who proudly say they have never heard it and hope they never do. That's probably the key to the whole mess we're in. People are mad, but only a few really know why they are. It's becoming a trend in a number of instances, perpetrated in part by our affluent way of life. Many have become so intent on improving their lot in life that they don't take time to enjoy all the good things they've already accumulated. An unusual story unfolded in San Francisco recently of a man who was so busy he probably didn't have time to. enjoy life. He never went down to the harbor to watch the sunset . . he didn't have time. to stop and watch a group of boys enjoying a game of baseball on a park lot or listen to the laughter of the youngsters splashing aimlessly in the neighborhood pool , . . he rarely had time to sit down and chat with people and exchange ideas or enjoy a chuckle. What was he doing? Well, he was busily engaged in collecting pop bottles from residents in the hotel in which he lived and checking through phone booths to see if he could pick up returned change which other people may have forgotten. His frugal type of existence made him pitied by many. However, when he died, it was learned he left an estate of almost $2,000,000. It's probably the case of the more you have the more you want, Never in history have people in this nation been "For pity's sake, Herb, you talk as if you were the only one in your office with dish- pan hands," Cleo. rance E. = E.- lirfrfry "—and it's easy to handle, My wife learned to operate HERS hr fifteen minutest." surrounded with so much material wealth, and never in history have they collectively been so far in debt. Try and figure that one out! * * * What's in a name? Apparently too much as far as a motorist in the St. Marys area is concerned. According to the Journal-Argus, a local motorist became quite incensed over the fact his speeding ticket was to be paid by sending the money to the Provincial Court (Criminal Division). He wondered whether pleading guilty to a speeding offence made him a criminal as suggested in the court title. With the police having trouble enough with their public relations, we agree that handing out tickets with Criminal Division printed on them may not help too much. Surely the form could be changed to delete this rather harsh suggestion that a speeding fine is a criminal offence. * * * A couple of amusing incidents arose at Monday's meeting in Listowel when the Design for Development was presented. The Mayor of Elmira was called upon to thank the guest speaker for the night — the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton. The Mayor noted it was a pleasant task in view of the fact he did not have to preface his salute to the 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Gordon A. McDonnell, of Hensall, has accepted a position as stenographer with the firm of D. C. Hossack and Co., Toronto. The wheat harvest has been started in the locality and there never was known to be a more bountiful crop. Mr. John Keys, of town, met with an unfortunate accident on Saturday last. He was engaged in getting out timber on Mr. Harry Horton's farm, Usborne, when the log he Was loading struck a stump throwing it against Mr, Keyes, with the result that his left leg was broken midway between the ankle and knee. Dr. Ward, chiropractic, of London, has taken rooms in the McDonnell Block and will practice here succeeding Mrs, Kerr. Mr. Dan Mclsaac, of Creditori has bought a portion of the. Bertrand Furniture Shop and is having it removed to his own premises where he will erect a building to take care of his undertaking business. 25 YEARS AGO Mrs. Keith Colby, nee Shirley Penhale, left Saturday to join her husband, Sgt. Pilot Colby of Melbourne, Australia. Mr. C. L. Robertson is Making some extensive alterations to his drugstore and the living quarters above the store. Lieut. Grant W. Taylor, who has been overseas with the Canadian Army for over two years, arrived in Halifax last Week. He will be married there on Saturday and will then visit his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Hector Taylor. Eight new tires, $75.00 worth of cigarettes and a battery were stolen from Supertest Gas Station, Highway No, 4, Hensall, Wednesday night, Provincial Treasurer with the normal "pay to the order of". A spokesman from the Bayfield Golf Course was in attendance and questioned why that area was dry and in fact was driving tourists away, rather than attracting them. Mr. MacNaughton quickly replied he knew of several places in Bayfield where it was possible to get a drink. When the questioner pointed out he was actually from Goderich Township, the Treasurer just as quickly explained he knew of several places in that township where it was also possible to get a drink, * * Sunday evening, we spent a few minutes flying over the area with our brother-in-law, and it is certainly a most enjoyable time of year to get a view of the landscape. The hues of the area fields are almost limitless and the patterns being created by the farmers who were busily engaged in harvesting were most interesting. The experience vividly brought to mind the fact you don't have to get very high up in the clouds to avoid the unpleasantries of the earth. There was no evidence that the streams below were polluted, that some yards were cluttered with junk or that the mosquitoes were biting. 15 YEARS AGO District crops are wilting under the hot sun. Some observers say it hasn't been this hot and dry for 41 years. Three to four hundred laying hens at the Geiser Poultry Farm, Dashwood, died from the extreme heat Wednesday afternoon. Staffa school's most prominent graduate, the Honourable William H. Golding, 76, was featured speaker at the reunion of the school, Saturday. Dashwood Tigers successfully defende d their Huron-Perth championship this year by winning the crucial games in the final stretch by dumping Mitchell and Zurich, Misses Wilma Coates, Joan Batten, Margaret Bray and Maxine Bowden motored to Ottawa over the weekend returning through the States. 10 YEARS AGO Edward Normington, Hensel!, has been awarded the Albert 0. Jeffery scholarship for third year honors mathematics at UWO, London. He is a graduate of SHDIIS. Centennial celebrations at Thames Road School attracted crowds nearing 800 and was hailed by officials and visitors Is an 'outstanding success'. Council granted a Wilding permit for the erection Of Exeter's ninth church. Bethel Reformed Church plans to erect a $40,000 brick structure on Huron Street in the PoOley subdivision, Mr. Waiter E. Creery, son of Mr. & Mrs. T. Creery, of Woodharn is attending a teaching conference in Strasbourg, France, Jimmy Lee, his son, Tony, and daughter, Betty, all of London, have taken over opetation of the 13xeter Grill, They succeed Ivan Wong who has moved to London, Hugh does the same. And they invariably bring friends. The whole mob has the same characteristic. They tromp around in their bare feet. They go to the beach, track in about a pound of sand per foot. You almost need a shovel and a sand-pail when you're changing the sheets. I tell my wife she's crazy, that they probably never get tosleep on clean sheets except at home. One can infer that from the state of the laundry. But she's of the old school, which believes that even bums should have clean sheets. My advice to her has all the effect of writing on water with chalk. The idea is that Kim will do the laundry. But she's working at a job where she must be up at 5 a.m. to be at work by 7. So when she's home for a day, she sleeps until about 3 p.m. And Momma, knowing she's a sucker, does the laundry, muttering steadily. There is a point at which you think you can see your kids looking after themselves. They're going to be out of your hair, independent. No more handouts. No more paying of bills. No more looking after their documents and the countless forms to be filled out. But that point recedes steadily into the distance as you plod steadily toward it. I was warned about this by a friend, some years ago. He had three grown sons, all doing well, all married, all with children. I congratulated him on his fine family and the fact that they were Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 on their own. He laughed bitterly. "They're on their own," he snorted, "when they've all borrowed enought from you for a down payment on a house, at two per cent interest. And even then, unless they're in Zanzibar, they're home every second weekend, expecting to be wined and dined and baby-sat." And he was dead right. The only solution I can see is for parents of grown-up "children" to sell the family home, with its three or four bedrooms, and move into a one bedroom apartment, preferably in some place as handy to get at as Aklavik. I don't blame the kids much. Our two are both working in the hot, stinky city, at fairly menial jobs, and living in pretty squalid rooms, because that's all they can afford.We live in a lovely summer area, with beaches, clean air, a big, shady lot, and a built-in cook —their mom. They still think of it as home. Clean sheets, real meat instead of rice and macaroni, showers galore, a doting mother to pick up after them, and a real mark of a father, who is always good for a small "loan". 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