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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-01-28, Page 4agiMORAWi Vr .VERIEMEEMEWPACAltiffl.,:gr:lerigiragEMPSVMASSAZz•a Times Establlihed 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 InteeceferZimes-Ainiocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C,W.N.A„ 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Phone 235.1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail . Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1970, 4,675 UBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year; USA $8,00 EIZMIZMENEMENIMMMS.-Vigaiigoor We don't want it No doubt many area residents followed with some interest the lengthy debate carried on by their urban neighbors in London regarding the location of a proposed freeway. The location of the freeway will, of course, bring a small measure of travelling ease to those who motor through the LondOn area frequently, but of particular interest was the stand taken by London's Pollution Probe. The group vigorously opposed an in-city route on the basis it would increase the carbon monoxide emissions in the air of the city, would annoy by its proximity a number of suburban residents and eat up more open space. Pollution Probe wanted the freeway to bypass the city via the wide open rural area surrounding it. It becomes a little difficult to understand why these pollution fighters think the rural areas should be faced with the problems of carbon monoxide emissions, noise and the loss of open space. If those are problems for the people of London, surely they would be problems for those in the rural areas surrounding London. There is a difference in numbers in those who would be affected, but because the people of London are those who will primarily benefit from the freeway, we see no valid reason for putting the problems on those in the surrounding rural area. The work of Pollution Probe is valuable and must be encouraged. But, it is to be hoped they don't think they can be successful by transferring pollution from urban areas into rural areas. That's not solving any problems, it is simply shifting them and people in rural areas where the pollution problem is not as great as in the cities must apparently be watchful that our urban cousins don't follow that line of attack. Valuable program It's unfortunate that bad weather forced some people to miss last week's Narcotic Information Night sponsored by the Hensall Kinsmen Club. The program was extremely informative and well planned and we have no doubt but what it provided many people with material for consideration in this increasing problem. This newspaper has attempted to give a compr.thensive report on the meeting so those not in attendance may gain some of the knowledge that was passed along by experts from a wide and varied field. The drug problem is a perplexing and complex one. Even some of the experts at the meeting failed to agree on a few points and this in itself points up the problems faced by adults and young people alike in making their own decisions in this regard. Some of the area clergymen presented some challenges in their remarks and concerned people of all ages should consider them carefully. As one of the speakers noted, drugs will always be with us. If so, it is important that information on drugs be readily available and that discussions such as the one at Hensall be conducted periodically. The Hensall Kinsmen have truly served one of the community's greatest needs and they are to be commended for their efforts. No intelligence needed How about that! A center that does research with apes at Atlanta, Ga., has discovered that its chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas love television. In response to a public appeal, citizens have donated old and used sets to Dr. Geoffrey H. Bourne, director of Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center. One of the male chimps is really hooked. Sits before the set for hours, deeply absorbed in what he sees. Next, sets will be put in the nursery where the younger apes can watch the kiddie shows. We get an uneasy feeling that the apes are telling us something.. . — The Cartert County News-Times, Morehead, N.C. No law to stop stupidity Don't spend all in one place Welcome The Marching Mothers In Your Community Monday Night ...Keep Your Porch Light On DOOL;A.B.B3RIDADOWS NEED 5'.41PPORT ta " • P • a, r gODPIPO 46130-A1411- wl; .x.N sajblior" 111161,.. "When on your sleigh„„ Find a safe place to play" and Fresh Pork Chops Side Pork Schneiders rindless Bacon PRODUCE Chiquita Bananas Celery (large stalk) Main St. 238-2512 Grand Bend ..11.1108nor elleffiPelpenenIMPOWL Exeter Phone 235-2144 SAVE TAX DOLLARS A Good Investment The following discounts will be allowed for the prepayment of 1971 taxes in Exeter. First Instalment: If paid on or before— February 1. 5% March 1 41/2 % April 15 4% Second Instalment: If paid on or before: February 1 March 1 April 15 June 1 July 1 August 1 September 1 7% 6'/2 6% 31/2 % 3% 21/2 % 2% Payment may be made to Eric Carscadden, tax collector, in the Clerk's Office, Monday to Friday 9-5. Tasty Good Drinking for All! Thirst-quenching, taste-tempting milk is hearty good drinking that helps Mom, Dad, and the kids keep healthy and peppy. Don't be caught short, enjoy the convenience of regular de- livery. Call us soon. EXETER DAIRY LTD. lb. 37' lb. 49' lb. 69' Summer Sausage lb. 89' Schneiders (thuringer) Heinz Tomato or Veg. Soup Henley's choice Peaches Sunspun soft Margarine Mother Parker Instant Coffee Bonus Garbage Bags 10 oz, tin 6/59 4 14 oz. tin 34 4 1 lb. tub 39 4 9 59 io oz. jar pkg. of 10 3 9 STORE HOURS Mon. - Thurs, 8 = 6 Friday 8 = 9 Saturday 8 -7 WALLY'S MARKET Fresh Pork Shoulder Butt Schneiders Blue Ribbon Bologna each 25 4 Judging from reports of last week's meeting with the Industrial Commission, council and the local PUC, several matters were fully discussed for the betterment of Exeter. Oddly enough, few concrete suggestions were apparently presented to aid in enticing industry to Exeter, although it may be argued that some of the suggestions could aid in 'that cause to a certain extent. One such suggestion was the implementation of the Norwich Plan for downtown improvement with a uniform theme. Readers may recall discussions in that regard following the annual meeting of the Board of Trade last year when an official from the Norwich Union Insurance Company presented some indication of the method of undertaking the restoration and the benefits that have accrued in communities where businessmen have adopted the plan. Despite an indication of general interest among the businessmen of Exeter, there was nothing concrete ever undertaken and it is to be hoped the new move by the industrial group will spark some action. Speaking generally, the business section of Exeter is modern and attractive and it would appear that no great expense would be involved from an individual standpoint to initiate a uniform redecorating program. The added business experienced by merchants where the Norwich Plan has been adopted should provide enough incentive to give the matter some serious consideration. It will take some leadership to spark the needed interest and not merely motions from various groups supporting the idea in principle. If the Industrial Commission are of the opinion that an improved appearance in the community would be a factor in attracting industry—and we have no reason to dispute that suggestion — we hope they will provide the leadership required. A bus trip to a community of carburetors and tracks and horse-powers and feats of derring-do, most of the latter gaining in each interminable repetition. I know they wonder why I don't eat lunch in the staff-room any more. But I'd rather sit in the cafeteria with 400 noisy students than sit. in the staff-room with twelve or fourteen snowinobilers bellowing at each other, each trying to top the other's story, I told you I wasn't going to write a diatribe. And I won't. The car started this morning. Classes went well, My wife's in a decent mood. And my daughter got 88 and 90 on two essays. And it was a beautiful day, before that silver lining turned into a black cloud. where the Norwich Plan has been undertaken may provide local merchants with a more comprehensive idea of what is involved and what the finished appearance may be. * * * Another discussion which took place at the meeting was regarding the local town hall and municipal offices. This is a topic we broached a couple of times last year in an effort to have council seriously consider what the future may hold for the present buildings. As stated at Monday's council meeting, the town hall may not get any priority fox some time in view of the major expenditure related to the drainage problems of the community, but there is obviously much merit in attempting to decide what may have to take place in the future and more important, at what time in the future. Council members discussed the possibility of a sizeable debenture debt to complete the drainage program, but it would certainly be unwise to consider such a move without coming up with a long-range forecast regarding other expenditures which may be required. Completing the drainage program as quickly as possible may have some merit, but not if it pushes the financial burden of the town to the point where other needed services and facilities may have to be greatly curtailed to the 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Harry Fuke has been transferred from the Exeter branch of the Bank of Commerce to the head office and left Saturday for Toronto. Mr. Thos. Willis last week had a new smokestack erected at his creamery at Centralia. Miss Hazel Lang has taken a position with Southcott Bros., Miss Jory having resigned. Mr. Fred Kerr got third place in the Grand International Handicap Shoot at St. Thomas last week. 25 YEARS AGO Pte. Bruce Cann, son of Mr. Sylvanus Cann, was honored by friends and relatives Friday evening on his return from overseas. He was four years with the RC AM C. Four returned men were guests of the Exeter committee for the reception of returned men at Lamp ort's restaurant Friday evening. The men were accompanied by their wives and parents. They were Pte. Ray Broderick, Gnr. Johnny Hunter, Gnr, Reg McDonald and Pte. Fred McDonald. Mr. Lloyd Hunter, who recently returned from overseas, moved to St. Marys this week where he and his brother Clifford have opened up a butcher shop. Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth Johns were in London last Wednesday to welcome home Mrs. Johns' brother, Andrew Bierling, who has been overseas these past four years. 10 YEARS AGO Dial telephone service will be introduced in Exeter in February 1967, W. W. Ilaysorn Bell point where they present problems equally as serious as the present drain situation. Some manoeuvrability must be maintained in the financial capabilities of the community, because even the most accurate forecast of long range planning usually fails to consider unforeseen expenditures which may arise through various causes ranging from industrial or residential growth to acts of God. The need for a long-range forecast of pending projects should be fully realized by council if they stop to recall some of the discussions which have taken place during the past year or so. There's an expenditure regarding dump facilities. Sidewalks in the community are badly deteriorating in many places and members have agreed that recent budgets for this work have been totally inadequate. At a recent meeting, someone advised that the life expectancy of the arena was now less than 10 years. New facilities for the fire department have been recommended. The list could possibly be extended, but even those few items give an indication that some consideration has to be given to the future needs of the community, and not solely the financial capabilities of the tow' to undertake one major project. Telephone manager for this region, has announced. Gerald Dearing, RR 1 Exeter, was named president of Exeter Agricultural Society at the annual meeting and Garnet Hicks was reappointed secretary-treasurer. The Hospital Auxiliary assisted by the members of the Board entertained the staff at South Huron Hospital at a dinner in the Auxiliary rooms last week. Carol Westcott, Barbara Ann Morley and Kathryn Hicks were presented with provincial honors for completing 12 4-H projects at Achievement Day in Clinton Saturday. Dianne Delbridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Delbridge, Exeter, won the first prize for girls in the annual senior speaking contest held at SHDHS and Ron Marshall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Marshall, Kirkton, won the boys' division. 15 YEARS AGO Fire brigades from three neighboring towns joined forces Friday afternoon to save the combined store and house of Lorne Marshall at the main intersection at Kirkton. Most of the $8,900 stock of hardware and groceries was destroyed and the interior of the store building was left in ruins. Mrs. Hannah Taylor celebrated her 93rd birthday Tuesday. Mohawk fans and players presented former captain Harry McHwan with a modern rocking chair Friday night at a special exhibition game in his honor. This year SHDHS senior students will have the opportunity of taking an educational tour to Washington D.C. Thirty four students and six chaperons will take the trip. Even a winter sour-puss like me cannot but be affected when we hit one of those rare and perfect winter days. Today is one of them. Snapping twelve degrees. Sun grinning down like an old, yellow lecher as fresh snow lifts virginal, blue-white, pleading hands. Sky as cold and blue as Mr. Benson's heart. Ugly, fallen-down fence in back yard has vanished until spring. Picnic table is a loaf of white bread rising. Big spruce by the garage holds with dignity, in sagging, blue-green arms, the big lumps of heavy white cotton. In the country, evergreens are startling black clumps of contrast. Ancient rail fences with jaunty, snow-capped posts run their erratic charm through the bluish drifts. So do the snow-shoers. Skiers whizz down like gulls swooping for scraps. And the damned snowmobiles grunt and bellow about like bulls in a chaste china shop. There. I knew something would spoil it. Don't worry. I won't go into a diatribe about the stinking things. I consider them beneath my dignity. I wouldn't ban them if I had the power. They're a wonderful machine for farmers, trappers and others who need to get places they couldn't before. Some of the kids at our school, who live on islands, `way out in the bay, cross the ice on the things, catch the school bus, drive forty minutes to school, then make the return journey in the afternoon. You can't knock that. And they're fine for recreation, too, if they're used with some sense. But there's the rub. As a cabinet minister remarked recently, on the subject, "You can't legislate against stupidity." And some of the most stupid people I know own snowmobiles. (Not you, gentle reader, not you.) You don't go flying solo after an hour's instruction. And you have to pass a fairly stiff test nowadays to get a car driver's license. But it seems that any nyurp of a kid (or adult) who can get one of the THINGS started, and not necessarily stopped, is free to go out and commit mayhem or suicide, When I see some kid belting along at full throttle, on an icy road, or trying to pass a car on the right, I shudder, And when I see mature,, middle-aged people attempting climbs and jumps and crossing thin ice that even an intelligent ape would shy at, I shake my head sadly. It seems that every third person you meet has a twisted ankle or a sprained shoulder or a bent bum. Then there are the pangs. The only difference between a motorcycle gang and a snowmobile gang is the speed and the time of year. Both are likely to be half-stoned, and both are prone t o' vandalism and indifferent to the feelings of others. There's only one thing more boring and annoying than the abuses of the things. And that is the constant conversation about them, at practically any gathering of people, anywhere, in midwinter. Boring It's enough to make the mind boggle. One used to go to a party and have a party. One used to curl and sit around afterwards discussing the game. One used to sit in the teachers' staff room with a group of fairly intelligent people and talk about cabbages and kings and sealing wax and things. Now, all you hear is a melange