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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-04-01, Page 4Not doing homework The decision by Ontario secondary School teachers, to call a strike in an effort to have education spending Ceilings relaxed indicates the teachers have not been doing, their homework. Had they studied up on the situation, they would have come to the conclusion that the public, in general, has welcomed the news that the government has finally decided to place limits on the spending of county school boards in Ontario. The public has been growing hostile towards successive and often excessive hikes in the annual budgets for education. Many taxpayers felt the advent of county school boards only added to the growing cost and if the teachers had been listening they would have realized that this was one of the major factors which changed William Davis from a —shoe-in" to a "cliff-hanger" winner in the recent Conservative leadership contest. The government no doubt sympathizes with some teachers who may lose jobs over the restraints, but the elected members correctly assessed the fact that many of their jobs would be lost through the action of the taxpayers if restraints in educational spending were not invoked. A suggestion at the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Association that members back opposition parties in the next election if the ceilings are not removed may be a mill stone the opposition parties would prefer to be without. To date, the teachers have failed to communicate effectively with the general public on the reasons for their strong opposition to a limit on educational costs. They've been talking in generalities, but have given no clear examples of how the situation is going to erode educational standards. A one-day strike will obviously not provide any answers either. If they have legitimate examples of how this erosion of standards will come about, let them tell it to the taxpayers in clear and concise terms. In reality, their argument is not with the government because the officials of' this province are only doing what the taxpayers have been asking them to do for some time. Help needy...not lazy In recent months we've been inundated with figures on unemployment in this country as well as the problem that will be faced when students attempt to find work this summer. It's not a bright picture by any standard and it was only natural that some criticism would be levelled at the federal government when they announced recently that seasonal workers from other countries would again be brought into Canada to help with harvest work. Government officials quickly replied that brin ging in workers would not affect the unemployment situation to any great extent because students and those unemployed wouldn't take the harvest work any way. There was a time in this country when people were extremely pleased to take whatever type of work they could get, but obviously that isn't the situation now. The welfare benefits that are provided enable people to live without any undue hardships, at least not to the point where they find it necessary to get out and take a job, particularly one with some work involved. It would be improper to suggest that welfare assistance should be terminated. There are many people who require assistance and their neighbors are quite prepared to have some of their tax dollars go to this cause. However, it is becoming evident that more and more support is being given to those who suggest that welfare payments should be terminated for those able-bodied recipients who won't accept work when it is made available to them. Graham Arthur Rentals f--.,-- We Have 2 Complete Truck And Camper Units For Rent BOOK EARLY — DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED Es .7.-- MAI N ST. 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Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1970, 4,615 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year; USA $0.00 Erze.;;..,,mcm ee et' 0= , times Established 1873 ."..rdtsf:raMil7M-ealeIl,',7.21::-MT.n,Z,sZO.M.: 7 7 Advetate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Julius didn't enjoy it either • eve e eeeeeeeeseze. ee-- eee. e eeeew-efe eee. 40% _„ezeeeeeee e. • e.- .reeeeF Spring cleanup has drawback f . 7otbotocrelteram Syndicate EillumwmpinfinfountlIMMIVW011111110111)111111111111HIMIIMMIIIIIIIMIIIM1111111001M1WW1P2 SALES and Rentals For All Your Camping Needs One last boot in the behind for March, and then let us leave it and the whole perishing winter that has embattled this land, this year. and move on to higher thoughts. March is known for very little, beyond giving everyone the last, and worst bout of 'flu for the year. However, we'll give it its due. One of its oldest associations is with Julius Caesar. Wealthy, dictator of Rome, outstanding general, and well on his way to becoming the first emperor of the mighty Roman Empire, he was a victim of March. Big Julie was taking part in a procession during the Feast of Lupercal, which is neither here nor there. As the parade wended its way to wherever it was going, through the terrible traffic of Rome. which is still terrible, a seer (this is usually a chap who can't see, except into the future) stepped in front of Caesar's chariot. This is a custom. I un- derstand, that is faithfully followed by pedestrians in Rome to this day. Anyway, the old nut croaked in sepulchral tones, "Beware the Ides of March". Now, in those days the Ides of March meant the fifteenth of March. This was just a few days away. And when a seer tells you to beware, you'd better be wary. Those seers don't mean you're going to wake up on the given day with a hang-over, or even worse, a hang-nail, Unfortunately, Julies was a bit deaf in one ear and also had his annual March cold and was coughing so loudly he couldn't have heard the last trump. So he missed the message. You guessed it. Right on the nose, on the Ides of March, he was filled full of cold steel, Not by student activists or black militants, but by trusted, nay, beloved fellow-members of the Roman Senate. It should, perhaps, be pointed out that the Roman Senate dif- fered in some respects from the Canadian Senate. In those days, senators were not just old politicians put out to pasture, or party bag-men. Some of them were under forty, and they all knew how to handle a spiv. That sort of thing just couldn't happen in the Canadian Senate. The worst that could occur would be tripping over a cane, or being run over by a wheel-chair, or bludgeoned to death by a speech. However, that is all, as the saying goes, ancient history. The only lesson to be learned from it is that when you hear a seer, don't sneer. Especially in March, Ides of. Another event for which March is reasonably well known is St. Patrick's Day, the 17th. Perhaps "reasonably" is not the word here, since it is a celebratiop of one of the patron saints of Ireland (the other is King Billy), and who ever met a reasonable Irishman? I'm almost pure Irish, on both sides. But Jet them keep their precious saints, both Patrick and Billy, in Ireland, where the bog- The arrival of spring generally heralds a hive of activity in area homes as housewives set about the task of spring cleaning. A visitor to our office the other day suggested that it too could benefit from such a campaign. No doubt his opinion was based primarily on the fact he almost had to stand up to see us behind the pile of papers and other debris which clutters our working area. We'll have to admit it is in effect a corollary to Parkinson's Law in that the contents of the office expand to fill the spade available. Many people may think it's rather incongruous that the writer should pen words urging home owners to have cleanup campaigns to help make their communities more beautiful while his own office is in such a shambles. So, to set the record straight, once and for all, we offer the following explanation. In the early days of our tenure as a newspaperman, we learned that on many occasions space did not permit publication of all the items which people left in our office. Thursday morning generally brought a few calls asking why some item had not been included and we had to go through a long explanation. Now. we merely point to our desk and say that somehow the material must have become buried. People need take only one glance to comprehend the overwhelming possibilities of such a fate befalling their items. Most now realize it is much better to leave their items on the desks of our two associates, although the increasing work load which results for them makes us fearful that one of these days they will stealthily descend upon our office and conduct their own cleanup campaign. + + + One of the fears of regional government is the indication that taxpayers lose most direct contact with their elected representatives. On any given day, for example, an Exeter ratepayer can expect to see at least one of his representatives during a visit downtown, and beefs or suggestions relating to municipal matters can be easily broached if the ratepayer wishes, Unfortunately, few people take advantage of this close contact and so its loss can not be con- sidered all that severe, Nevertheless, it is still there and the few occasions on which it is used indicates its value. Fluoridation was the topic of discussion recently, and while most members of council were rather cold towards such a project, a handful of ratepayers have at. least managed to keep it on council's agenda. This waS done simply by a dozen people who called mem- Medical costs being what they are these days, no matter where an ailment starts, the pain tends to settle in the vicinity of the hip pocket. bers of council to indicate their support for fluoridation. The reminder from the ratepayers kept the topic up for discussion, although obviously some study will be required before council will have any facts and figures to serve as a basis for any serious discussion. However, the fact that a telephone call from only a dozen people can at least stimulate some council action should serve as a reminder that ratepayers can do something about matters on which they are concerned. It's only unfortunate that too few take advantage of this simple method, and probably we won't realize how valuable it is until we have lost that almost instant contact with out elected officials. It's unfortunate, because on most subjects, council members would be most appreciative to learn what the ratepayers' wishes are in many of the mat- ters which require decisions. They often don't find out until a decision has been made, and in most cases, that's too late. = As an example of "horse- sense", the Ontario Safety 50 YEARS AGO At the meeting of the Exeter Board of Education on Tuesday evening it was decided to in- crease the staff of the Exeter High School from three to four teachers. Mr. Ed. Pollen has taken over the Ford garage repair work from Mr. James Foote. Mr. Wm. Beer, last week, graced the front of his place of business with a large and beautiful electric sign. Professor A. W. Anderton who recently resigned his position as organist of a church in Belfast, Ireland, to accept a position as organist and choir leader of James Street Methodist Church, arrived in Exeter on Thursday accompanied by his wife. Moses Feist, Alf. Wuerth, Thos. Chambers and the Wolf & Roeszler Livery, of Crediton, have bought Fords this week. 25 YEARS AGO Mrs. Rod Ellis and pupils of Hay School won the prize for the school collecting the most scrap paper in the last Boy Scout drive. A silver chalice was dedicated in James St. church on Sunday morning to the memory of the late L. Cpl. Norman Hilton Sanders who paid the supreme sacrifice while on active service in Western Europe. Mrs. Clara Halloran and Sam Grainger were honored by neigh- bors and friends in Biddulph township by the presentation of a floor lamp. Among the returning airforce personnel expected to arrive in Halifax on Friday are LAC Graham Mason of Exeter and LAC N. R. Metwera llensall. League points out that horses had the intelligence to be afraid of the automobile during the period when pedestrians laughed at it. + + + Big Bird will be back next year! So will Ernie and Bert, Susan, Oscar and Grouch, the Cookie Monster, Mr. Hopper and everybody else who really counts. In short, the Canadian Radio- Television Commission will not throw any roadblocks in the way of television's Sesame Street for the next year. As most readers will know, there was fear the popular children's (and parents') show would be dropped from the CBC because of the Canadian content requirement for shows. The CRTC decision means there will not be a parent-and- child uprising against all authority in 1971. The kiddiecars will not storm the Parliament. Buildings and the CRTC com- missioners will not live in daily fear of being run out of town, .tarred and feathered, with peanut butter and jelly. 15 YEARS AGO Prior to leaving for London where he will be employed by the Bell Telephone Co., Leo Witmer was honored by the men on staff at J. H. Jones Groceries at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Holtzmann. Mrs. Andrew Buchanan, oldest resident of Hensall, will celebrate her 98th birthday, Sunday, Exeter and community residents responded to perfect Easter weather, Sunday, and filled churches for Easter ser- vices. Indications of reduced acreage of canning crops for the local branch of Canadian Canners Ltd. were revealed this week. Temperatures have ranged from just below freezing on the last day of March to 69 degrees, April 2. 10 YEARS AGO Murray Greene was elected chairman of the Huron County zone of the Mid-Western Ontario Development Association. Assets of South Huron Hospital now total over half a million dollars, it was reported at the annual meeting, Ray Morlock is the new chairman; Albert Traquair, property chairman, and Elgin Rowcliffe, special fund chairman. Tom McCann, Dennis McCann and Darlene Boyle were presented prizes by Father J. Kelly after they were judged winners at a public Speaking Oiliest at Mount Carmel School. Jane Lemon, Lecan, won the Junior "A" championship in the Go-Kart competitions recently. M. C. Sanders, guidance officer of SHDIIS attended an education conference on Tuesday at the 'University of Waterloo. trotters can bash each others' brains in, their favourite sport. Must say, it makes my blood run a bit cold, though, when some Canadian with eight drops of Irish blood in him decks out in a green tie and a shamrock and gets into thaffrop o' the mornin' " routine. And it makes me want to throw up, every St. Pat's Day, when a Jewish comedian starts tossing around "Begorrah's" or an Italian tenor, all misty-eyed, warbles, "When Irish eyes are smiling," It's as incongruous as a Canadian seventh-generation United Empire Loyalist making a big fuss about St. Wladislas' Day, or Channukah, or Buddha's birth- day. Each to his own, and vive la difference. See how the month of March gets me worked up? Other months rhyme with something pleasant. June with moon and swoon. July with fly — to Europe or somewhere. September with remember. But March goes with such delightful connotations as starch and arch (as in fallen). The only other thing for which March is noted is the vernal equinox, the 21st, the first day of spring ha ha. Vernal suggests green. Take a look out. Snow white or mud brown. Equinox is from the Latin: equus — horse; nox — night, Spells nightmare. March, right? Adieux, farewell, auf wiedersehn and aux revoir, March. May you rot in July. Kenny is almost yearS 0 healthy, husky, handsome boy with dark eyes, brown hair and medium complexion. Though he is an active young fellow who enjoys vigorous games, Kenny is affectionate and seems ro need demonstrations of love — and he likes to be cuddled. This co-operative child gets on well with other children. He plays amiably with the young ones end tries to do everything the older ones do. Kenny enjoys the snow and likes to be taken riding on a toboggan. But he really prefers the indoors, where he can be quite contented with his toys even if nobody is around to play with. Tests indicate Kenny is operating at the 22-month level — behind the average for his age. However, he has progressed tremendously in the lair two months in an excellent foster home, so he's catching up, Here is a lovable boy in need of a father and mother who will give him warmly-expressed love and stimulation. To inquire about adopting Kenny, 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. TODAY'S CHILE) BY HELEN ALLEN • Sunset and Sandpiper Trailers Truck Campers