HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-04-15, Page 4Poor communication
One of the problems with many
"crash-type" government programs is
that many of the benefits intended do
not accrue because of a lack of
communication with those who are
supposed to implement the programs.
Such a situation exists with the
employment incentive program now
underway, with municipal councils being
granted $1.00 per capita to stimulate
employment.
There's some confusion over who
can do the work. Hensall council, are
apparently under the impression that
they don't qualify because there are no
registered unemployed in their
community.
On the other hand, Exeter has
indicated they will ask university
students to register for the work they
plan, and it was reported Monday night
that they could also apply to Canada
Manpower for workers even if these
people do not reside in the community.
Obviously Hensall should be able to
do the same, and it is unfortunate if they
missed out on the program because of a
misunderstanding as to who is eligible to
be hired for the work.
While a program in Hensall will not
help unemployment in that community,
when in fact there is none, it would be
unfortunate if they missed out on the
$1,000 or so work that could be
undertaken with the grant money.
That's money that is coming from
Hensall residents as taxpayers and they
should certainly get some benefit from
the grant.
We suggest they immediately make
some inquiries with the government and
then get the details cleared up.
Integral part of planning
Exeter council and the local
planning board have a difficult job on
their hands in drawing up guidelines for
the development of a mobile home park
in the community.
While that job will be tough
enough, their deliberations will become
even more complex from the fact that
two developers have indicated an interest
to provide this type of accommodation.
Reeve Derry Boyle and Councillor
Ross Taylor are quite correct in their
opinion that council and the planning
board must decide on how much land
will be permitted for mobile homes, and
where that land will be.
That's not discrimination, as some
other members suggest. It's an integral
part of the planning process of this
community and was the procedure
followed when the official plan was
formulated. A balance must be
maintained between industrial,
commercial and residential land if the
town is to grow as a viable unit.
There has to be land for industrial
use and then land for the residences
required by the industrial workers and a
commercial area to provide the services
required by those workers.
The space to be designated for
mobile homes must also bear some
relation to the amount of residential
land available and the anticipated
demand for this type of accommodation
in comparison to other types of
residential accommodation.
There's no question but what the
decisions required for the establishment
of a mobile park will demand a
considerable amount of deliberation and
planning.
In fairness to the developers and
the growth of the community, the
decision regarding what lands will be
made available for mobile home parks
should be the first consideration and
should be determined as soon as
possible.
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SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND
C.W.N.A., D.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
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This bright, alert, active boy
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Our congratulations to Kathy
Simmons and Richard Ottewell,
who have gained recognition for
themselves through their
oratorical abilities in recent
weeks.
A young person can look high
and low and never find a better
preparation for the respon-
sibilities which he will have to
face in his future.
Public speaking stiffens the
upper lip, strengthens the voice,
sharpens the wit and develops the
ability to think on one's feet.
The ability to communicate,
particularly from the public
podium, is still one of life'S most
valuable assets, although un-
fortunately it:iS"notgiised To' the
extent to which it shoulii., ')
Too many people !in 'today's
society have`not gefieittea the
ability to speak effectively and
therefore have to use less ef-
fective methods to' get their
opinions known. They gather in
large groups and shout ob-
scenities or carry inane placards
that do little to make people
understand the point they are
trying to make.
It's incongruous that we live at
a time when, the; equipment for
communication is improving
each day, while our personal
abilities to communicate are
declining.
The young people who have
competed along with Richard and
Kathy have gained an invaluable
training and the schools and
organizations which sponsor the
contests should certainly step up
their programs to help develop
even more fully this increasingly
latent art of oratory.
Unlike many programs which
receive more attention, it is one
that will continue to bring
benefits throughout a person's
life time. Once a year is in-
sufficient to allow for proper
public speaking.
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While one's words often can
win a battle, it is also true that on
some occasions, one's mere
presence can accomplish the
same thing.
For instance, we wonder how
council would have dealt with the
complaints from 45 local tax-
payers over the recent hike in
sewer hookup fees had the entire
45 people showed up at council
rather than be represented by
only three.
Regardless of how eloquent or
convincing three spokesmen may
be, more impetus is placed on
their appeal if council sees 42
others sitting behind them.
Names on a petition obviously do
not carry as much weight as
persons in a room, particularly
the cramped quarters of the local
council chambers.
Another factor that most
delegations fail to consider is the
fact that their presence in a room
while their matter is being
considered by council also
carries some added weight. For
want of a better word, it's a type
of intimidation.
However, it is any ratepayer's
right to attend council meeting at
any time and sit in on the
discussions, although council
members usually do their best to
get rid of any delegations before
the matters in which they have an
interest arc discussed,
"We'll deal with that later and
let you know in the morning," is a
standard ex pla n a Lion The
suggestion is very strong, ob-
viously, that the delegation may
as well leave.
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However, we have no doubt
that their requests would often
gain more favorable decisions if
they remained at council and
were sitting at the back of the
room when a discussion regar-
ding the matter was made by
council, particularly if there are
a large number of people in the
delegation.
In fact, if they advised council
they were going to stay until their
particular matter was discussed,
council may well be forced to
deal with it earlier so the
ratepayers would not be present
during the balance of the
mu `ing.
M _xnbers of council are
humaiiS, and mast humans often
deal differently with a person
when they are looking him in the
face as opposed to him being a
name on a piece of paper.
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In the 'matter of the hookup
increase itself, we are not con-
vinced council has made the
correct decision in having the fee
almost doubled.
Reeve Boyle explained Monday
that it has taken three years for
council to get up enough nerve to
boost the hookup charge.
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. John Hunkin, while cutting
wood on Tuesday at Mr. John
Norry's, got his sleeve caught in
a set screw on a part of his
automobile which he was using as
power, and his arm was drawn
into the machinery. His shirt was
practically torn off his back and
his arm and face badly bruised
before he succeeded in stopping
the car,
R. Wor. Bro. G. A. Fraser, of
Parkhill, the District Deputy
Grand Master of Masonic
District No. 4, South Huron, paid
his official visit to Lebanon
Forest Lodge, No. 133,'Exeter, on
Monday evening, Bro, C. L.
Wilson served lunch at the close
of the lodge work.
On Wednesday evening a
passing automobile threw a stone
against the plate glass window of
the store of W. W. Taman and
broke the window.
25 YEARS AGO
At a turkey dinner at the
Lamport Coffee Shop, the Exeter
Volunteer Fire Brigade honored
seven of their long-time members
who have recently resigned, They
are: Richard Davis with 48 years
service; Herb Ford, 40 years;
Chief John Norry, 36 years;
Maurice Quance, 25 years;
Walter Cunningham, 23 years;
and Louis Day, 18 years.
Mr. Norman Stanlake asked
Exeter Council at its meeting for
direction for drainage of
proposed pasteurization plant to
be erected on Thomas Street,
Mrs. Glen Robinson has pur-
chased Mr. J. Pollard's store in
Centralia.
Ross Oke, who served with the
RCNVR for several years and
who has since been employed at
the Algoma Steel Mills, has
returned to his home in tisborne,
Mr, Harold Whyte, who has
been employed with the Ontario
Hydro in Exeter since 1928, has
been appointed superintendent of
the Ltican office.
In other words, council's lick
of nerve has been a real saving
for residents who have hooked up
over the past three years, while
those who will hook up in the
future will get the full brunt of the
boost, in addition to having their
taxes help pay the difference
between the old rate and the
actual cost for those who have
hooked up in the past few years,
Because the majority of council
members were on council three
years ago, we question if their
new-found nerve should be at the
expense of those who have yet to
hook up to the sewer.
The cost has not doubled in one
year, and we suggest the increase
should have been confined to a
rate that bears some relation to
the actual cost increase in
providing a hook-up in 1970 and
what it will be this year.
Those without sewer facilities
at the present have been helping
to pay for the "bargain" in hook-
up fees over the past few years
and should at least expect some
sort of bargain themselves in
return,
15 YEARS AGO
Jim Etherington, RR 1, Hen-
sall, won the $10.00 first prize in
the Times-Advocate competition
for the best story describing the
Easter trip to Washington by SH-
DHS.
Exeter Mohawks won the
W.O.A.A. Int. "A" title and ad-
vanced to the O.H.A. After an
outstanding series they were
eliminated by the Sundridge
Beavers.
Damage was estimated at
$12,000 in the fire which razed the
year-old garage and restaurant
owned by 011ace Desjardine,
near Grand Bend, Saturday.
Greene's Variety Store, newest
associate of Steadman Bros.,
Toronto, plans to open its doors
Friday after extensive
renovations to its building on
Main Street.
Bev Sturgis brought WOSSA
Senior "B" boys badminton
singles championship to SHDHS
for the first time Saturday when
he defeated contenders from
eight other schools in the London
tournament.
10 YEARS AGO
The Exeter wee wees battled
their way to the "D" cham-
pionship with a 3-1 win over
Thornhill, Saturday.
Thirteen year old Jim Parsons
continues to improve in St.
Joseph's Hospital after going
through a critical operation
Thursday after he was accidently
shot by a playmate.
Don "Boom Boom" Gravett
was hired as recreational
director by the Exeter
Recreational Committee at its
meeting Monday.
Exeter merchants have
decided to open their stores
Friday nights, instead of
Saturday nights, during 1961,
Rev. Peter L, Dymond, rector
of St. Paul's Church, Kirkton, St,
Thomas Church, Granton, and St.
Patrick's, Saintsbury, has been
appointed rector of St. Paul's
Church, Clinton.
Towdrds the end ,of a long,
dreary winter like this year's
even the most jubilant of spirits
begin to flag, The world takes on
a gray monotony, about the
colour and taste of English
gravy.
We seem to be suspended in a
vague nightmare in which we are
swimming in porridge, with no
land in sight, We have forgotten
the glory of the individual spirit
and our fellow-beings seem to
merge into the murk.
Right there is the point at
which we need a good spring
tonic. In the old days our mothers
gave us a physical one, in the
shape of a good purge, and it
seemed to help.
But in these days of instant
laxatives, we need something for
the spirit, not the body. I got my
tonic this year, just in time, It
was in the form of two stories,
both true. My faith in the colour
and vitality of the human spirit
was restored, and I feel like
living again.
The first one contained enough
irony and humanity to satisfy the
most demanding of writers. It
concerned a bank hold-up.
The manager was out to lunch
when the desperado struck. He
slipped a note to one of the tellers
informing her that it was a stick-
up, then slipped a sawed-off
shotgun from under his coat, and
went to the front counter.
Chatting happily on the phone
to his girl-friend, the accountant
had his back to the villain. The
latter waited politely for him to
finish his call and get the
message.
A lady teller, trying to get the
accountant's attention, kept
hissing at him, "Dave! Dave!"
He went blithely on, while the
robber began to drum his fingers
on the counter with just a touch of
impatience.
Finally, he roared in a sten-
torian voice, "DAVE!". Dave
looked over his shoulder and
dropped the phone as though it
were red-hot, as he looked into
that shot-gun barrel, about the
size of a Cyclops' eye.
The intruder shoved a bag at
Dave and told him to fill it. It was
done and the visitor left with
what turned out to be $3,000. He
got away clean, though three of
the staff had rung alarm bells
which were directly connected to
the police station. A customer
saw the getaway car and got the
license number.
The chap was picked up about a
week later, A sordid little story?
Not at all, This was no ordinary
hood. This was a man of
character.
He didn't go careening off in a
mad chase with police bullets and
tires screaming. He drove a few
blocks to a hotel, went in and had
a few drinks. Sensible chap.
What did the hold-up man do
with the money? He went to his
own bank and paid off a $500 loan.
Then he went to a finance com-
pany and paid them $1,000 he
owed them.
What a pity he was caught! An
honest man who paid his debts,
pushed by them into an armed-
robbery charge. A man of
character.
The second story is also true. I
just missed seeing it, but an eye-
witness filled me in. It's a cowboy
story.
The hero lives in a small town.
He owns and rides a beautiful
horse. On a recent Saturday, he
rode uptown, feeling no pain. He
wanted his horse to enjoy life,
too, so he took him to a hotel and
tried to take him into the beer
parlour. Unaccountably, he was
refused.
Undaunted, he took his steed
across the street to a tavern and
tried to buy him a double. Foiled
again, he was trying to lead his
pal into the beverage room of the
other hotel in town, when the law
arrived.
It was no contest. The cowboy
told the cop exactly what he
thought of him, for about twenty
minutes. He ,then mounted Old
Paint and galloped up the
sidewalk of the main street,
scattering old ladies into
snowbanks and children into
store doorways.
Allegedly, when the constable
was asked why he didn't put the
strong arm on the cowboy, he
replied, "I didn't know what to do
with the dam' horse." And a
perfectly sensible answer.
Don't ever let anyone tell you
that Canadians are a dull, mousy,
colourless lot, Jesse James was a
violent clod and Dodge City a
home for old ladies, compared to
this bank robber and this cowboy.
Cheque out
a crippled child
today.
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