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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-12-03, Page 4Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., COMMA., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor -- Bill Batten—Advertising Manager. Phone 235-1321 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1970, 4,675 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year: USA $8.00 New twist to Gordon's tricks Important duty Ratep ayers in several area -communities will be heading for the polls Monday. While few of the elegions stem from local iw..zes, this does not..aggest that ratepayers should consider the elections unimportant. At stake is the dents-ion of naming candidates to whom they will entrust the business affairs of their community„ and obviously this demands that ample consideration be given to their choices. Likes ;and dislakes of retsenalities slacr,4,1d nnnt7ne rna!Inr z.vr.„5.-Ideratirnt. AU candidates tusua.....- je 3 _illwcat to the hest thenr atnlity. bntlt rnnst Le Considered that in sxne cases this is net suifinient. Those elected should be thew with the best atn:ilty whn it work rn the best of that The matter of signing should net oniy be considered ;,$ a privAllee., hit also a duty and r A brain failure There's probably nothing that changesour way of life more than a power interruption, and while people generally manage to overcome the inconveniences associated with a hydro failure, they'll probably never be able to explain the strange acts of some people who deliberately cause such an interruption to occur. Last week this area was plunged into darkness through the irresponsible acts of some person or persons who used hydro insulators as targets to test their marksmanship. It is innonceivable that someone old enough to have a gun would not understand the implications that would arise from this stupidity, so obviously it must be considered a wilful act of destruction. It is to be honed all people who use. guns have considered the hardships and dangers that could arise from such an act. There are many examples of the dangers involved in people being suddenly albjected to a loss of power. Consider what could happen at a hospital in a delicate operation even in the split second that it takes auxiliary power to come into use. Add to this the thousands of dollars that could be lost be industries forced to shut down and you start to gain some insight into the ramifications of shooting out one hydro insulator. That makes it most difficult to comprehend how anyone could be so irresponsible. Christmas lights shining over Canada, the Christmas lights are shining. Blue, green. gold and red, they sparkle, their radiance displacing shadows here, highlighting them there, both within doors and without. Nothing could be a more significant symbol of this season, nor, after the shock and fear of our unhappy fall, more welcome. How we need light. Christmas, of course, can be mere escape - for some even an orgy - but for the thoughtful this returning celebration of the Birth helps to restore our sanity and our humanity. Machines may be everywhere, but Christmas reminds us that it is man who makes and operates them. Laws may rule us, or try to„ but it is men who make the laws. Every new thrust forward, every dream that lifts us even briefly from our sorry ruts, begins in some human heart. Here lie buried the seeds of our hope and our despair. For a few precious weeks, thank God, hope is once more ascendant. We dare believe that better and more significant tomorrows may even now be lying in the cradles of Canadian homes, as once they lay, for all men, in a Bethlehem manger. Stephen Township Electors As a student of geography, I am knowledgeable on wise land use and resource management. As an elector, I am concerned about wise spending and ,vise land use programs. As a citizen in a democracy, I want to keep strong, responsible, local government. As a teacher and parent, I want to preserve our environment and leave a rich heritage for future generations. Asa candidate for council, I solicit your vote. DAVID McCLURE RE-ELECT Gerald Dearing FOR COUNCIL Let My Three Years EXPERIENCE. Work For You Your Support atthe Polls Would Be Mast Appreciated I hai,e been a farmer in Stephen since 1964 and promise to represent your best interests as a member of council. Stephen Electors Your Support Would Be Appreciated Stephen Ratepayers ELECT Ken Campbell Experience Is Important Stephen Township Has A New Reeve and Deputy-Reeve Let My Experience Help Them And You . . The Ratepayets 5 Years on Council Steve Dundas For Stephen Council RE ELECT Osborne 8 Hibb.ert Mutual Fire Insurance Company HAP OFFICE — EXV'Efi 45.Q$50 Insures: • Town Dwellings sAil Classes of Farm Property • Summer Cottages • Churches, Halls 1P- 4r. • * *is • ' .4 4 Exteaded Coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, fatting objects, liability, etc.) is also available AGENTS 235-0265 345-2001 348-9051 aezweed *Olt devte ekriderieerz ca- ‘ foce? This child and her companions cannot get too excited about man and his trips to the moon. What the astronauts see from their journey into space is what they call the beautiful earth — the good earth. To 607:. of the world's children who are hungry, to S0 who are ill, to who lack schooling, it is not the good earth. With your help CANSAVE can feed and clothe hungry children, give them the rudiments of education, provide shelter, and aid the children who suffer the devastations of war. Please remember these youngsters end their plight. Send your donation to The Canadian Save the Children Fund, 70 Hayter Street, Toronto, Problems add to delights Gordon Sinclair was up to his usual tricks when he visited the area Thursday to be guest speaker at "An Evening with Charlie and Addle". Sinclair's reputation as a provocative radio and TV personality continues to grow, His main forte is his ability to get people angry and upset with him. He usually manages this by blunt criticisms, attacks against' popular opinions or by asking questions which many people don't think should be publicly asked. However, he used an entirely different approach Thursday. He didn't say a darn thing that was interesting or provocative and babbled on for 15 or 20 minutes boring the audience about his "firsts" on Canadian TV and some rather dull insights into some of the people who appear on "Front Page Challenge", the popular TV show on which he is a panelist. When it ended up, Gordon had again upset people; not by what he said, but rather by what he didn't say. Fortunately, the evening didn't require Gordon Sinclair to be a resounding success. The 800 to 900 people in attendance had bought tickets to be on hand to pay tribute to Huron's leading couple and by sheer numbers they managed that more than adequately. There was resounding praise from some of the speakers, and while that may be considered as only being natural in view of their political attachments to the Huron MPP, one of the greatest bouquets for Charlie's representation was the appearance of many staunch Liberal supporters evident in the large crowd. Despite the fact it was a night for honoring a politician and his gracious wife, the organizers and speakers are to be 'commended for realizing that in Charlie and Addie's case, honor could be bestowed without relying on any political party fervor. You may not always agree with Charlie's political actions, or those of his party, but you'll never find room for criticism in his dedication to his job. * Speaking of politics, readers will probably have noticed where the editor had an opportunity to embark on a career in municipal politics, having been nominated for Exeter council last week. No doubt some wag will suggest that our nomination was as a result of someone trying to substantiate our recent comment that interest in Municipal positions is so low that the "village idiot" could gain a seat by default. We have subscribed to the theory that newsmen should not hold municipal office because such a position would obviously be a type of conflict of interest in reporting news of council activities to the ratepayers, However, that theory is slowly losing favor with us, because we start to wonder at times whether people really care what their municipal councils are doing with their money. Attendance at the nomination meeting would suggest that about six people really care; so based on that minute representation, a newsman should probably have no qualms about readers really caring if reports of council meetings were biased. From the standpoint of this newspapers' editorial columns acting at times as the ratepayers' watchdog of council activities, there is very little basis for suggesting that an editorial writer should not be on council. After all, his opinions of what should, or should not be done, would hardly change to any great degree and obviously those opinions would often gain greater consideration if they were presented as a member of council rather than in the editorial columns. * We find it rather difficult to assts the reasons behind the lack of interest in municipal affairs h Exeter. Ross Dobson made a comment that should haunt 50 YEARS AGO Mr. W.J. Statham who has won several red ribbons at London and Hamilton Poultry Shows has been successful in winning 1st and 3rd at Guelph. Miss Dorothy McDonell of Hensall has entered Toronto General Hospital as nurse in training. Rev.A.A. Trump er was elected Worshipful Master of LOL 924 at the annual meeting. Deputy Master is William Lutman, chaplain, Aaron Sutton and secretary, William Powe. Mr.G.N. Williams, Thames Road, held an auction sale of farm stock and implements. He and Mrs. Williams are moving to Exeter where Mr. Williams will go into partnership with B.M. Francis. Mr. Peter Moir of Con, 2 Usbome has purchased the 100-acre farm of Mr.P. Case of the London Road North. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Hillary Horton while returning home on his bicycle from his blacksmith shop was knocked off by a car resulting in his death. Mr. John Essery, who has been associated with the Usbome Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company for 54 years, first as director, then as president and then agent, has resigned his position. Under the spur of organized effort by the Huron Federation of Agriculture, registration of hog producers in Huron County for the vote now being taken on proposals to organize, has reached a total of 1,740. Mr. Kenneth Hockey, SBA, stationed at Sydney, N.S. has received his discharge and 'will resume his position with E.R. Hopper, 15 YEARS AGO Mrs. Albert Fletcher, whose bequest of $1,000 to South Huron Hospital was announced last ratepayers of Exeter and that is that it's easier to get on council, than it is to get off. While Dobson managed to get off, his comment held true for Mery Oudmo re who found himself in the awkward position of wanting to get off council, but with no one willing to take his place. We have to admire his dedication to his community in that he would assume a council post rather than force another nomination, although obviously it would have been an added cost for which no ratepayer could complain. However, he probably realized that there was no indication that even a second nomination would turn up an interested citizen to take his place. week, also left $5,000 to the Board of Stewards of Zion United Church and $1,000 to the Zion cemetery. Mayor R.E. Pooley, who has never competed in an election before, has been challenged in his bid for a second term by Councillor A.L. Snelgrove. Plans for a $140,000 dam in Usbome to provide water supply for Exeter, a road for the township and a flood control measure for the Ausable Authority, were approved by district officials at a meeting in Parkhill Tuesday evening. Arnold Cann was re-elected president at the fifteenth annual meeting of the Usbome Federation of Agriculture held in Elimville United Church on Friday. Reeve Bill McKenzie of Exeter and Reeve Jack Morrissey of Stephen are among five men campaigning for the office of county warden it was revealed this week. 10 YEARS AGO Work is rapidly progressing on the new run being built at the Pinery Provincial Park. Mrs. W.G. Cochrane is one of two new trustees elected to Exeter public school board. She's the fourth woman to serve in that capacity, Excavation work is nearly completed for the 16-bed addition being erected by South Huron Hospital. The contract was awarded last week to C.A. McDowell Construction Co., Centralia, who also built the nurses' residence. CFPL Radio mobile van will be broadcasting from Exeter, Friday. This Will be the first of three broadcasts sponsored by Exeter Businessmen's Assn to promote its Christmas program. Ten neighbors of Neil Langford, ',near', who had just returned from /St, Joseph's Hospital after a farm accident in which he lost a finger, moved unto his farm with their tractors p an to d wi co n rn g, pleted his Owes of fall During his span on earth, unless he is an ostrich, every man is alternately appalled and delighted with life. Perhaps that's one reason the idea of a paradise on earth will never truly appeal to the multitudes. It would be too bland. In theory, a life without pain, hunger, disease, cold, war, would be embraced by all. In practice, we shun such an existence, even though it could be achieved if all of humanity wanted it badly enough. It would lack spice. And sugar. Probably that's why the great novels about a utopia are basically satires on man. From More's "Utopia" to Golding's "Lord of the Flies", outstanding writers have portrayed utopia as a paradise smeared by good old human nature, or bad old human nature, if you will At two different periods in my life, I lived in an ordered society. They were sort. of mini-utopias. One was in prison camp. We had complete socialism. Everyone got the same amount of food, drink and time in the latrine. There was complete freedom of speech. Everyone shared the duties and chores of the community. Another was in a sanatorium. We were treated alike, whether ex-private in the army or ex-officer in the air force. Same food, same rules, same shots in the bum for all, And in both cases, we loathed it. All we wanted to do, in both institutions, was to get out, to get back to the sinful, sordid, disordered, cruel, kind, hurtful, blessed life of the human individual in a crazy society. If you don't have moments in life that are appalling and delightful, squalid and splendid, you can stop reading now. Close your eyes, fold your arms and lie down. You're dead, and you might as well be comfortable. When I stop being appalled or delighted by life, I will do what so many kids do. I will start sniffing nail-polish remover or taking speed. Perhaps that is why they do it. Well, what's to be appalled or delighted about these days? Plenty. The list is endless and you can make up your own. I am appalled by the Viet Nam war, surely the most senseless since the Hundred Years War. Nobody is winning, nobody is losing, nobody knows who will wear the crown if the stupid thing ever ends. I am delighted that all my storm windows are on, eighty per cent of my leaves are raked, and that there is oil in the tank and food in the freezer. I am appalled at the successor to the War Measures Act, which is completely unnecessary unless there is a heck of a lot more going on than the government admits. My appallment reaches shock level when I think that a cop could enter my house, ask me if I'd changed my socks in the last week, and throw me in jail if I hadn't. I am delighted that my daughter still loves me so much that on the weekend she allowed me to furnish a new winter coat, new boots, a posh dinner and an expensive show without once mentioning the Generation Gap or saying, "Dad, there's no way you could understand." I am appalled at the prices charged for said dinner, and the amount of food wasted, to go to the pigs. Why can't expensive restaurants give you a half-portion at half-price or a little more, instead of assuming that you are a hog? I was delighted, next morning, with breakfast in bed, but appalled at the sixty cents for a glass of orange juice and thirty cents each for muffins. Plus tip. I am appalled at the manners of many young people, and delighted with their courage and compassion. I am appalled by the traffic in the city, and delighted when I can park illegally and not get caught. Life is a balance. Appalled. Delighted. Such are the children of earth. May you long be one of them. Harry Coates Exeter Hugh Benninger Dublin Clayton Harris Mitchell