The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-11-26, Page 4Family is important
The role of the family has never
been more important than it is today
when much of society is sloshing around
in moral decay, said Toronto Judge
Charles O. Bick in an address to the Big
Brothers of Toronto.
It is an age when many homes are
run like service stations — a place to stop
at between school, the neighborhood
party, shopping sprees, beer parlor and
art exhibition. Parents who run such
homes should realize they are cheating
their children, the judge declared.
These are strong statements which
have a ring of truth in them for most of
us. who are caught up in the momentum
of trying to exist in the 20th century
rat-race.
The judge, who is chairman of the
Metro Toronto Police Commission,
emphasized that good homes or bad
homes are not determined by the degree
of affluence. The smallness or the
humbleness of a family dwelling 'is not
related to the degree of anti-social or
deviant behavior among youth, studies
show,
In fact, and this is perhaps a
revelation for some, studies show that
alienation and deviant behavior
multiplies as social class increases but in
the higher social classes some of it is
hidden.
Family cohesion is the key that
determines the child's ability to move
out and cope with the conflicting
demands of other groups. Cohesion, the
judge described as a family simply
enjoying each other's company. It
cannot be bought by money or
destroyed by lack of it.
There's a familiar ring to these
words because they have been said many
times and in many ways and yet they
still sound out with clarity.
If society is going to weather the
present storm the forces of good are
going to come from the home.
(The Acton Free Press)
Another 40,000 reasons?
Being a politician these days must
be trying indeed. You're damned if you
do and you're damned if you don't.
On every hand, more and more
people are petitioning the various levels
of government for more aid and
assistance for a host of items, while at
the same time there are those who
complain bitterly about the way in
which governments are stepping in to
run their lives.
In many respects, people don't have
the desire to expend the energies
required to live up to the obligations and
responsibilities of being a citizen. If
something doesn't suit them, then they
feel the government should change it.
A case in point is the recent
campaign by the Federation of Ontario
Naturalists. They decided to mail 40,000
empty soft drink cans to Premier John
Robarts "as symbols of the mounting
costs of garbage eollection and ugliness
caused by the increased use of
non-returnable soft drink cans and
bottles",
Their plea to have the soft drink
industry forced by legislation to use
containers that will be returned and
recycled is valid enough perhaps.
Legislation will do this effectively,
but no more so than the actions of the
three other groups involved in this
problem; namely, the producer, the
retailer and the customer.
In fact, only the actions of the
latter are required to bring a halt to any
problems related to this matter. They are
the people who riot only add to the cost
of garbage collection and the ugliness,
but they are the people who have to pay
the costs of the garbage collection and
live with the ugliness.
If the problem is as great as the
naturalists point out -- and we have no
reason to suspect it is not — then surely
the people of Ontario can make a simple
decision without asking the government
to decide for them by passing special
laws.
A campaign to make consumers
aware shouldn't be that difficult, If the
40,000 persons who mailed, cans to
Premier Robarts had visited two of their
friends and asked them to do likewise,
the problem could have been made
aware to every adult in Ontario in short
order.
This presumably would change
their buying habits and the retailers and
producers would naturally have to
discontinue producing soft drinks in cans
and non-returnable bottles.
Every citizen in Ontario could have
smiled proudly and said "I helped do it",
and then turned their attention to the
next battle-front, without the need of
government intervention.
* *
One of the questions about the
campaign to mail 40,000 cans to Premier
Robarts is the matter of where those
cans were obtained.
It's a good bet that a majority of
the self-righteous proponents of the
campaign didn't take the time to dig out
the cans from their municipal dumps or
their neighbor's garbage cans.
They probably either had cans at
home or went out and bought them, and
in so doing just gave the producers and
the retailers 40,000 more good reasons
for producing and selling soft drinks in
cans and non-returnable bottles.
Remetidet 604?
Picking out highlights in the lives of these two people during the past decade would be most difficult,
but one of the highlights for them in this decade will come tonight when over 800 people, are expected
at Huron Park to honor them. On behalf of our readers, The Times-Advocate takes this opportunity to
wish Charlie and Addie all the best on "their day" and trust that the present decade will Continue to
bring forth health and happiness to an untiring couple who have dedicated themselves to the betterment
of their community, province and country. — Photo by Doerr
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We're not certain what great
value will be contained in a
recent study by the Ontario
department of trade and
development, but at any rate
they have come up with some
statistics on what is "the average
Ontario woman".
Right off the bat, one must
realize that the last thing any
woman wants is to be described
as average, but in any case here
are the findings:
She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and
weighs 132 pounds. She eats
3,200 calories a day and is
always going on a diet. The
Ontario woman annually
consumes:
— 160 pounds of meat, 353
eggs and 91 pounds of sugar. (No
wonder they're so sweet.
— Sevenpounds of cheese,103
pounds of potatoes and 100
pounds of fresh fruit.
— 100 pounds of bread, 21
pounds of coffee and 244 quarts
of milk.
— 42 hot dogs, 191 bottles of
pop, 146 packs of cigarettes
and 183 ounces of whiskey.
Some of the things the
average woman probably won't
want to hear is that annually she
throws 400 pounds of edible
food in the garbage, she watches
television five hours a day,
spends a year of her life on the
telephone, uses $50. worth of
cosmetics annually, spends 11/2
times as much on clothing as her
parties before they swore to
anything.
There's not nearly enough
space here to set out the
contract in full, but I'll give you
a skeleton, and you can fill in
the flesh.
ITEM. If either party suffers
from cold feet, he or she will
refer to a hot water bottle,
rather than shock treatment to
the party of the second part.
ITEM. It will clearly be
understood who is to put out
the garbage, who will get up to
close the window, who will get
up to shut up the baby, who will
get the car
ITEM. Neither partner shall
spend more than ten minutes
during each 24 hours telling the
other partner what a hell of a
day he/she had at work/home.
ITEM. She will not say more
than once a week, "You never
say you love me anymore." And
he will refrain from replying,
"certainly I love you; now will
3roe quit bugging Me about it?"
ITEM. Neither party will
promise the kids something
ridiculous, then confront the
partner with a fait accompli.
ITEM. The male partner may
invite anyone for a drink or
dinner regardless of hair curlers,
"the house is a mess," "there's
not a thing in the house to eat,"
or "you might have a little
consideration for me."
ITEM. Males will refrain from
shouting violently, "Why is there
never any peace around here?"
Females will not hit, except in
the clinches. (I have scars,)
Carry on chaps. I've just
begun. There's money, jealousy,
sulking, teasing, nagging,
back-seat driving, dedorating.
There have been far too many
books written about sex and
marriage. Let's get down to the
realities.
husband, charges 50 percent of
her purchases and returns 13
percent of them.
Somethingthat won't come as
any surprise to our male readers
is the fact the average Ontario
woman spends — or influences
the spending of — an estimated
80 cents of every retail dollar.
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As our three offspring have
been continually reminding us,
this is the season when the boom
hits the toy market, and most
kinds have already been
brain-washed by a barrage of TV
commercials into knowing what
they want for Christmas.
In recent years, many unsafe
toys have come onto the market,
.'50 YEARS AGO
The grounds around the
library and the town hall will be
decorated with some German
guns captured during the war
and which have been received by
Reeve Beavers.
Goldie Cochrane of Kitchener
will manage the Exeter 01-IA
hockey this winter. Exeter has
been without a hockey team for
several years.
Messrs. Wilson and Sims, who
have been conducting a grocery
business in town, have dissolved
partnership and in the future the
business will be run by E.L.
Wilson.
A junior farmer's judging
team comprising Will Smith,
Elgin Rowcliffe and Will
Etherington were at Guelph
Winter Fair and took part in the
judging competition.
Messrs. Clarence Holtzman,
Hugo Schenk and Roy Schenk
of Crediton have returned from
the west where they spent the
past summer.
25 YEARS AGO
Cecil Kipfer and Lloyd Brock
returned to Hensall with the
Essex Scottish Regiment last
week after spending some time
overseas.
Mrs.W.J. Veal of Winchelsea
this week moved to her new
home in Exeter.
Mr, E.J. Wells recently
returned from overseas, has
resumed his old position with
Jones & May.
The first meeting of the Girl
Guides was held in the Town
Hall with Mrs. D. Knowles, Mrs.
R. Diriney and Miss Mary Easton,
as leaders.
Cpl. Ross Guenther, 'who has
served overseas for the past three
years, landed in New York on
the Queen Elizabeth and arrived
at his home in Dashwood on
Saturday.
16 YEARS AGO
Harry V. Carling, former
Exeter boy and soft of the late
Mr. & Mrs. Torn Carling, retired
Officially on November 9 at
manager of the Main. branch of
the Bank of Commerce in
Windsor after serving beady 30
years in Windsor and 45 years
With the bank.
and while the toy designers and
manufacturers must assume
some responsibility for this, the
protection of children ultimately
rests with the parents — and
others who provide toys for
youngsters.
We think you'll find some
helpful hints in a recent article
prepared by Mrs. A.R.B.
Lawrence, president of the Toy
Testing Council of Canada.
When purchasing rattles and
similar infant toys, Mrs.
Lawrence suggests that you
avoid the thin brittle plastic
— Please turn to page 5
South Huron District High
School Panthers reached the
Purple Bowl on Saturday. They
entered the championship game
with Sarnia St. Pats but were
defeated in their bid to win the
WOSSS Senior B league.
Bill Fink, son of Mr. & Mrs.
Ed. Fink, Hensall, student at
H.B. Beal Technical School,
London was awarded a
certificate of merit for
outstanding work in sheet metal
and drafting projects.
Possibility of a central public
school for McGillivray township
was discussed at a ratepayers
meeting in the township hall,
West McGillivray, Monday
night.
Exeter Safety Council is
organizing a local campaign to
observe Safe-Driving Day,
December 1, as part of the
continent-wide crusade aimed at
cutting the accident toll.
10 YEARS AGO
Glen Greb, son of Mr. & Mrs.
Oscar Greb, R.R. 3, Zurich,
received two awards during a
presentation ceremony at
Western Ontario Agricultural
School, IYidgetown, Friday
night.
Mrs. R.W. Read, president of
Beta Sigma Phi sorority, was
elected sweetheart by members
at their annual ball, Friday
night.
A bus load of Hurondale W. I
members visited in Goderich on
Wednesday. Attendance at the
meeting of Huron County
Council in session was one of the
features of the trip.
Archdeacon C.W. Foreman,
who spent his early days in
Lucan, presented the church
licence ' to Rev, E.R. Lancaster,
during the induction service for
the latter at Holy Trinity
Anglican Church, Sunday. A
capacity congregation witnessed
the ceremony.
Education Minister John
Roberts was the key speaker at
SHDHS When the auditorium
was filled to capacity by
students and spectators, Friday
afternoon, for the ceremony
officially opening the $(60,000
addition. Ile predicted school
accommodation would have to
be doubled in the next 15 years.
Young people of today, as we
we all know, don't want to do
anything the way their elders did
it. This includes getting married.
Most still stick to the
traditional service, but many
modern wedding ceremonies are
completely different from the
time-honored and time-worn
ceremony that most of us
endured.
Nowadays, instead of hearing
the organ triumphantly booming
"Here Comes the Bride," you
may be startled, but shouldn't
be surprised, to hear someone
belting out "Hey, Jude!" — with
guitar accumpaninlent.
Instead of the comforting,
traditional and often
anachronistic passages in the
orthodox ceremony, you may
heat an erotic poem by Leonard
Cohen,
Any day now, you'll see the
men lined up to kiss the groom
on both cheeks and shake hands
with the bride.
In many ways, I agree with
the trend. I had the devil's own
time with my wife before our
nuptial vows were finally
nu ptiallized.
She wanted the "obey"
deleted from the phrase, "love,
honor and obey," and fought me
right up to the altar, where she
muttered it only to avoid a
scene. And, of course, she has
never obeyed me since.
Another bit that got her back
up was, "With my body I thee
honor," spoken by the groom
only. She took it the wrong way,
and thought it a perfect example
of male vanity.
"In sickness and in health" is
another howler that could be
jettisoned. When I'm practically
dying with the 'flu, she has less
sympathy than she would have
for a rattlesnake making its
death rattle. And if there's
anythileg I can't stand, it's
having a sick wife malingering
around the place arid not getting
the Meals.
The last bit of farce at our
wedding was when the preacher,
being a little coy, looked at me
and asked, "Would you care to
salute the bride?" It was an
Anglican ceremony and I was a
bit at sea anyway. In addition, I
was just out of the air force,
where "salute" meant just that.
I gawked at him as he
repeated the question. "Well," I
thought, "if this is the way these
Anglicans do it, O.K.," made a
smart left turn and was about to
whip up a snappy salute, when
my bride, who knew the damn
fool was telling me to kiss her,
solved the situation by grabbing
me around the neck and kissing
me. It was a beautiful kiss. I got
a mouthful of her veil and that's
about all.
But with my personal
experience, and in view of the
divorce rate today, I'd go further
than the modern kids do. Not
only would I bring the service up
to date, I'd insist on an air-tight
contract to be signed by both