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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-03-04, Page 4TODAYS CHILD Residents of the Grand Bend area, perhaps more than most, have a habit of watching thermometers. Their livelihood depends on high readings during the summer months. Now they have a new thermometer to watch, although it won't be dependent upon the weather for its readings. The points along the scale will be reached only as the residents realize the benefits to be derived by their contributions to the medical centre campaign. The goal to push the campaign thermometer to the top is 530,000. That may appear to be a sizeable figure, but Judging from a ruling made in a Niagara Falls court last week, some of the words which will be accepted in a normal conversation within the next few years will set some ears burning. A youth appeared to face a charge of causing a disturbance by using obscene language and the charge was dismissed. Judge T. R. BeGora ruled that the word used in the presence of a group of young people was in fact not obscene to the fact that about 100 people have already pledged enough to cover about $13,000 of that total gives an indication that it is far from formidable. It will only take another $20 from 850 people to meet the goal. That's a small investment in comparison to the benefits and peace of mind that result in having a doctor in your home community. It's a project that brings benefits to all ages and residents should quickly get behind the campaign and have the thermometer at the top even before 01 Sol starts pushing the mercury up to points that the sun worshippers would term "just what the doctor ordered". young people. However, he added that had a lady been walking past at the time he would have convicted the youth charged with using the four-letter word beginning with F. Presumably, the girls present in the group of young people were not classed as ladies by the Jude, and will never assume that position in his terminology. Pity the girls of Niagara Falls! Pity us all if there are more judges with such attitudes. Far from formidable The solemn-faced boy is Tommy, two-and-a-half. He is looking so serious because he's shy and the photographer was a stranger, Normally, Tommy is cheerful child, rather quiet, but contented and happy with his • own pursuits. Tommy doesn't need anybody to amuse him — he can' make his own fun with his toys. His favorite playmate is the dog in his foster home and he loves outdoors — winter or summer. Tommy is healthy and stockily-built with big dark eyes and medium-brown hair, His origin is Anglo-Saxon. He needs warm, loving parents who will appreciate a lovable little boy without pressure for academic achievement. To inquire about adopting Tommy, please write to Today's Child, Department of Social and Family Services, Parliament Buildings, Toronto 182. For general adoption information, ask your Children's Aid Society. Tprontocl'elegrain Syndicate BY HELEN ALLEN Soon no ladies? Smiling at the weather Never having been able to muster a smile at inclement weather, we must tip our hat to an Atlantic province newspaperman who did just that. As you know, eastern Canada has had more than its share of snow this winter. Despite the deluge there is still quite a lively demand for this heaven-sent commodity. George Cadogan, editor and publisher of the Pictou, Nova Scotia Advocate, recently ran the following ad on the Advocate's classified page: "For sale, several tons of snow, come and get it. No reasonable offer refused. .. Unfortunately, George's little joke backfired and the Advocate telephone lines were soon buSY. Orie woman wanted snow delivered to her home to build a ski slope. Several high school students placed an order for snow in a couple of weeks so their school would be assured of enough snow for a winter carnival. One woman couldn't resist the temptation to call and order 55 worth, to be delivered in July. Another lady called and asked. "Did you advertise snow for sale?" When the newspaper's office girl replied in the affirmative, the woman said "silly" and hung up the phone. (No sense of humor, obviously). When some prospective purchasers hesitated about making an offer, Cadogan quoted a cent a ton. When the orders appeared to mount and it looked like there might not be enough snow to go around, he upped the price to two cents a ton. And true to human nature, some complained about the increase, Thanks, George, for injecting a little humor into this snowy winter. — Milton Champion Bring your own booze Vteexefeaimes-Abuocafe 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 Advante Circulation, September 30, 1070, 4,675 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year; USA $8.00 Z.Z.n1a112,35305-Ear' 72S,ZUL 1111.0"111241211r,,o. DIA" 141- Discussion opened again 0 Well, we ventured into Sodom or Gomorrah recently, and escaped with nothing worse than a case of pop. Or thirteen cases, to be exact. We just had to visit our daughter at university because she's lonely. This is the Old Battleaxe's story, and Kim aids and abets with sly innuendoes in her letters. How anybody can be lonely when she's living in a house with thirteen other girls is beyond the simple comprehension of a male parent. Maybe she is lonely, but her real reason for wanting us to go down and see her is that she , knows she's going to get a night in a hotel room, have a smashing good dinner, and see a show, none of which is included in her budget. The day before we were to go, my muffler blew. This, coupled with dire weather warnings and my phobia about the city, made me suggest cancelling the trip. Nothing doing. Turned out to be the worst weekend for driving this winter, and that's a big statement. However, we made it. Had a room reserved, but had forgotten about the big political convention. The hotel lobby was chaos. Wild-eyed room clerks. Red-eyed conventioneers arguing over the bills they had run up, which they had signed with a flourish for food and drink before the rusty dawn of the last day. Not a bell-hop to be had. Finally got a key. The people had checked out, said the flunkey, but the room wasn't made up yet. All we wanted to do was relax after a 150-mile bad drive, so we found our own way up. Not only was the room not made up, it was still occupied. But the residents, a charming couple from Ottawa, let us in while they finished packing. Both the room and the couple looked like the tail-end of a convention. It was actually two adjoining rooms and they looked like a scene from Ten Nights in a Bar-room. Not the people, the rooms. This had been a "hospitality room", it turned out. That is a polite way of saying a place where the drinks, usually supplied as a public relations deal by the distillers, are free for every moocher who arrives, as well as the hard-working politicians. There was still plenty of booze, and about eighteen cartons of mix. There was one made-up bed in the two rooms. The rest of the space was a conglomerate of glasses, bars, desks, placards and posters. Sam, the husband, was a fairly big wheel organizer. He was tottering with fatigue and sounded as though he had swallowed two pounds of sand, after four days and nights of working for the cause. But within twenty minutes, we were fast friends. At four p.m., they informed us that they had to meet their son and his wife at the station at four p.m. They got away about 4.15, leaving us with the chores of telling their son where they might meet him, and protecting the booze that was left. Everything worked fine. Son phoned, got the message. Booze men, looking like a couple of hotel dicks, picked up the hooch, giving us the cold, suspicious stare. I hadn't taken a — Please turn to page 5 Amalgamated 1924 •.0.e"..71,71.115,1 A couple of years ago we attempted to attract some local support from readers for a suggestion that fluoride be added to the local water supply. Our interest at that time stemmed from a recommenda- tion by Huron MOH Dr, R. M. Aldis that the town "very definitely" needed more fluoride than what is naturally present in the water. After failing to get any response from readers or elected officials, we dropped the discussion. However, this week it's being opened again, this time by Dr. G. P. A. Evans, who similar to Dr. Aldis, made the recommendation in his farewell to the county. Backed by this second recommendation from the MOH in the county, we hope some concrete discussion will at least follow and we are already cheered by the fact that council has shown enough interest this time to at least get an estimate of the cost of adding fluoride to the water system. While there are still a few who are opposed to adding this chemical to water, the opponents grow weaker and more and more communities are now providing this additive in an effort to reduce tooth decay. It does work. Dr. Aldis, for instance, predicted a two-third decline in tooth decay, and obviously this is a health benefit that can not be lightly dismissed. The cost is not great. Dr. Aldis said in 1966 it was 15c to 20c per capita per year. No doubt that has now been inflated, but it will certainly be much less than having just one tooth filled. Now that the subject has been opened again, let's get a dialogue going. Are you in favor or not? Why? The variances of punishment handed out in courts for similar offences is a subject that's been covered in this column previously, and our thoughts were spurred again this week by a couple of recent events. Last week, two men found guilty of false pretence and fraud charges were given suspended sentences and probationary terms by Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court. A couple of weeks ago, two men who had been found guilty of forgery and fraud charges were sentenced to five years in jail when they appeared in a Toronto court. The number of charges against the men varied. The men who appeared in Exeter had 14 and seven Charges respectively, while the men sentenced in Toronto had 76 and 25 charges. The numbers no doubt have to be taken into consideration to a point. But is there that much difference between 14 and 25? We subscribe to the theory that a man should be given as much leniency as possible for one Mistake. But when it is repeated, it's difficult to suggest that repeating it 20 times is any worse than repeating it 10 times, or even five, Another of the determining factors was that the two men who appeared locally had made restitution to the victims. This has to be a consideration, but it in no way alters the feet that an offence has been corrnitted. Restitution does not necessarily Mean a deferident has made an attempt to correct a wrong as much as it does that he has made an attempt to literally save his own neck if in fact he knows that his sentence will be lighter if an attempt has been made at restitution. Acquiring goods, services or money by means of false pretences is a premeditated offence. It is not done in error, a moment of anger or any of the other circumstances which often serve as "reasons" for committing a crime. It is also a serious offence in thata it undermines the manner in which our society does business. A large percentage of people do business on credit. When a merchant is cheated by means of fraudulent methods, it affects everyone as those who got "burned" are more leary about extending credit to others. It even affects those who got "burned" because they often 50 YEARS AGO S.J.V. Cann has purchased the old power house building across the street from the Metropolitan Hotel from Mr. Chris Zuefle and will occupy it as a turning factory and cider mill. Howard Taylor, who has been assistant buttermaker at the Winchelsea creamery for some time, has taken a position in the creamery in Exeter. Mrs. Bertha Bell, of Toronto, is opening a millinery shop in Hensall. Mrs. Abr. Walker is assisting in the millinery department at Zwicker's store in Crediton. Miss Brownlee, of Wyoming, arrived in Dashwood and is the milliner for Reid, Edigh offer and Son's store there. 25 YEARS AGO Kenneth G. Hockey has entered into partnership with E. R. Hopper, who for the past 18 years has carried on a Furniture and Funeral business in Exeter. J. W. Morley, K.C„ who for the past 20 years has been practicing law in Exeter, has been appointed magistrate for the. County of Huron. C. E. McCarter, of the Exeter Frozen Food Lockers, has disposed of his business and property to 3. Leonard McKnight. Luther Reynolds, of the second concession of Usborne, has sold the farm to his son Lloyd, a returned veteran. Lloyd gets, possession the first of April. Fred W. Hess, youngest son of Mr. & Mrs. A. F. Hess, Zurich, a graduate of Exeter High School, has been successful in passing his final exams in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. 15 YEARS AGO The Hon. Paul Martin, minister of national health and welfare addressed the annual meeting of the Huron Liberal ASSOCiatibtl at Zurich Friday evening after inspecting hospitals in the area. lose business because they are afraid to extend credit and therefore lose some sales. When the fraud consists of worthless cheques, it also affects most people. Again, the majority of business is conducted by cheque rather than actual cash. The many advantages of dealing by cheques is undermined when frauds occur and the end results are the same as those when frauds are perpetrated by those who seek credit. We don't think a probation term provides enough deterrent against this form of theft, which is becoming more prevalent as night deposits, burglar alarms and other means are discouraging those who steal in other ways. It is almost absurd in comparison to jail terms for shop lifting. Carol Gibbons, 13 year old daughter of OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons and Mrs. Gibbons, Exeter, won The Times-Advocate shield for the best speller in South Huron at the bee in Exeter Public School, Wednesday evening. A complete renovation program is under way in the auditorium of Main Street United Church. The interior is being painted, new floors will be laid and a general redecoration carried out. Mrs. B. D. Boyle, manager of McKnight's Ladies Wear, was recently awarded second prize for the best window display of "London Lassie" shirts in Ontario. Bob Hern, RR 1 Hensall, prominent junior farmer, 4-H leader and winner of the Queen's Guineas in 1951, has accepted a position as herdsman with F. W. Reicheld and Son of Jarvis Hereford Farms. 10 YEARS AGO Winds whipping sleet-covered telephone lines brought down nearly 50 poles in the district during the Saturday-Sunday storm. MarY Ellen Carey, 12 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Carey, RR 6 Parkhill, wort first prize in the Huron county public speaking competition at Goderich, Tuesday. SHDHS senior girls basketball team copped the Perthex conference championship, Monday, and gained a berth in the WOSSA playoffs to be played in London later this month. At the annual South Huron County Orange meeting in Clinton Orange Hall, Tuesday, Oliver Jaques of Hensall was elected County Master for 1961. Robert Fletcher, Sanders St., has been awarded first prize of $15.00 in the slogan contest sponsored by Exeter Industrial Promotion Corporation. His winning entry was, "Exeter -- where agriculture and industry Unite." 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