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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-04-22, Page 4Get some owls Cancer can be beaten , ni POIRNA RUAA CONSIRWIt Proclamation Town Of Exeter In accordance with a -resolution adopted by the Exeter Town Council, I hereby proclaim that Daylight Saving. Time WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE Sunday, April 25 At 2:00 a.m. and I call upon all citizens to observe this proclamation (Signed) J. B. DELBRIDGE, Mayor, Town of Exeter A arr ".O itg This chubby baby is just two months old — the picture was taken at six weeks, Peter, a big healthy boy of black and white descent, looks Indian rather than Negro. He has dark-brown eyes, an abundance of straight, black hair, and a medium complexion. At present, his left eyelid droops slightly, but doctors are not concerned because he has been seen with both eyes wide open, Peter is an alert infant, responsive to voices and beginning to notice, movement. Serious for the camera, he is usually full of smiles and obviously loves attention. In fact, the only times he cries are when he wants to be picked' up. Already he has found that works well, because he is in a big foster family where there is usually somebody ready to cuddle the baby. He is easy to look after because he is a relaxed little fellow who eats well and, best of all, sleeps all night. Peter needs parents who will love a happy, responsive baby boy and value his heritage. To inquire about adopting Peter, 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 CHILD BY .HELEN ALLEN 11111111111.11111111101111.111111=1111r Torbp(erelevrain ,cSylfdicafr Jobs go by jet . More and more people are becoming aware that high labor costs have been leading managements in Canada and the United States to think in terms of transferring certain operations to other parts of the world. Some have even done more than think about it. It is a sad development not without its impact on current unemployment no doUbt, but it is one more inevitable consequence of wage demand pressures which ignore the competitive factor and which have in some industries already gone beyond all reason. Some companies in the U.S. are now sending raw computer data across the world to be key punched in such places as Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Ireland. The computer servicing firms concerned explain simply that things have reached the point where it is cheaper to fly the raw data several thousand miles rather than have it done in the city where their client is located. The material is back in their hands within a week or so. "The name of the game in our business as in any other," says one of the executives involved, "is to give the best product or service at the cheapest price. In the jet age many things are possible which could not previously be contemplated." Is anybody listening? — Contributed P ..77ZEVO Fl Y P/c' sAys P rµ ,iewOT ,, 111 4 DWI .too,, rAt.4,e LNG UT) ethat 1411(116( a Etr ,h 1'6 AM n lir r 0,0 0 pdt 01 7 ar 7A1r$ • stelco Siding is the only siding made from dtaingdaDOCEY PREFINISHEO STEEL szsearawkwamanwmafJAZEMTZMIZIOMAPRIMPEZEORMOSSMNAMMONSW000204 Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1974 SERVING CANADA'S BEST 'FARMLAND C.W.N.A., O.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Phone 2351331 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 g.00 Per Year) USA $8.00 „, 4.Z...!va,n3:1I,N$.1r-stsac.01.;4.1022,:kr.,Zkin..L.ttEView,,, 000,01A 14 , tau ' 12 O yy u 11 Exeter is obviously not alone in having a problem with pigeons messing up many areas of the downtown section. The Mayor of Ridgetown recently made a plea in that community's newspaper for someone to come up with an answer to the pigeon nuisance, One answer was received, that indicating that a Toronto firm specializes in just this problem-They make wooden owls, The owls are set up in areas International relationships took a turn for the better during the past week, fostered surprisingly enough, by what most would consider a rather inconsequential thing — a ping pong game. Nevertheless, a visit to China by ping pong teams from Canada and the U,.S. has suddenly given indication that China and the U.S. are embarking on a path that could cut through many of the restrictions now in existence between frequented by the pigeons. The latter, being afraid of owls, look for some other accommodation, Such a solution may only move the problem from one area to another, but it is worthy of further investigation. Owls perched on every street corner may make the community rather unique, and if they're wooden, they don't present the same messy problem associated with pigeons. these two great powers. Governments in both countries have lifted bans on travel and have hinted that trade negotiations may commence in the near future. Only the future will tell what benefits this may bring towards a more friendlier relationship among the world's nations, but if ping pong can prompt a more neighborly attitude, it's a game in which more people should become involved. Ping pong, anyone? New garbage crew on job Proud ones suffer now , For most people, and especially for Canadians, spring is usually a time of hope. The ice and snow have gone, or are going. The days are lengthening, the sun is strengthening. The world is coming alive again, with the first hints of new growth. But for a great many people in this land of ours, this spring of- fers little but doubt and despair. There is a dark shadow lying across this relatively clean country of ours. Its name is Unemployment. For the first time in a generation, Canada, this vast and wealthy country, is facing the hard facts that its economy is in rough shape. Thousands of university graduates will be scrambling for the jobs that will absorb half of them. Thousands of students will be competing for jobs for a quarter of them. Thousands of skilled workers will be ready to try anything to make a living. Maybe it hasn't caught up with you yet. But it could. In my town, we had a boom about three years ago. New industries came in. New sub-divisions were developed. Real estate soared. New families moved in for all the new jobs, and the population increased. This spring, the industries are hobbling, it's tough to sell a house, and men who have worked well and hard for 10 or 15 years are laid off and looking for work. The signs are familiar. I was only a kid during the worst years of the Depression, but I remember, My father had a prosperous . business. He went broke because people didn't have the money to buy what he was selling, or couldn't pay for what they did "buy." Middle-aged (late forties), he didn't stand a chance when there were hundreds of thousands of young men looking for anything. He was a gentle man, and a proud one, and it broke his heart. He wound up selling coffins, on commission. No expenses; pay your own. Try that sometime, during a depression. My mother was made of stern stuff, and with five children, she knew it was a situation where pride and dignity had to go by the board. She patched and she mended and she sewed and she darned. She took in boarders, and we kids doubled up. She sold home baking. She went out and knocked on doors, selling cosmetics to women who couldn't afford a box of face powder. What it cost her I can, only imagine. But somehow we staggered through. Going "on relief" was a disgrace to her, and we never fell that low. She in- vented new culinary triumphs like potato-skin hash (when there was no meat) and porridge soup (when there was no meat or vegetables.) Today, going on relief, or welfare, doesn't seem to bother many people, In fact, for many it is a way of life and they feel no opprobrium or discomfort. Their attitude is that the world owes them a living, no matter how stupid or useless or lazy they are. But it's the proud ones who are hurt. A, friend of mine was a production manager, working in big industry. He was a good one. Suddenly, his job didn't exist. He's tried with all his energy for months to find something. There's nothing. He's bitter. Last week I got a letter from a chap who is desperate. He's sixty, was laid off from a responsible job in industry, has used up his unemployment in- surance and savings, and doesn't know where to turn. He wants a job, but knows the odds against him, Other countries, including those with almost no natural resources, are flourishing. Canada, with massic natural resources, is withering on the vine. How come? Perhaps the root of the problem is that our leaders are talking out of both sides of their mouths at once. One side spouts free en- terprise, the other socialism. And we are left with one foot in the boat and the other on shore, as the boat drifts quietly away from the land. It's becoming an acutely uncomfortable position, and somebody else is going to be acutely uncomfortable, in the near future, if somebody doesn't grab an oar. With "spring fever" being rampant among most people after the unusually hard winter, we were more than cheered this week to learn of an experiment in Western Canada. Employees at a Winnipeg refinery, at their own request, have been working 12-hour days for three consecutive days with alterate periods of three and four days off work. Over a full year, each will average 38.8 hours a week, compared with 40 now, and each agreed to take a three percent pay cut to compensate for the hours' lost. However, in addition to getting. the alternate holiday period' of three and four days each week, most of the men are still money ahead with the pay cut. They found the three percent cut was saved in transportation costs by not having to go to work as often each week. The experiment is to run until the end of August and will be reviewed then, but we imagine many of our readers would be in a mood right now to take ad- vantage of the fine weather by having a three or four-day weekend. + + + A Toronto advertising man recently found there are inequalities under our laws. Advertisers at present can be charged for presenting false or misleading advertising. The legislation, of course, was established by politicians. However, when Stu Chapman attempted to bring a charge of misleading advertising against a politician, he was advised this was impossible, although he argued that a politician running for office was in fact selling his services and should therefore be considered the same as any company selling a service or product. His argument appears valid. If there are to be rules governing advertising (and there should) they should apply to everyone who advertises, without ex- cluding politicians. If the legislation did apply to politicians, many of their cam- paigns would have to change drastically if they were subject to penalties for misleading ad- vertising. + + + Some members of the South Huron Hospital Auxiliary may be excused if they propose a change in timing for their pickup for the spring rummage sale. 50 YEARS AGO At a meeting of the executive of the Athletic Association of the YPCA, a program of sports was outlined which will prove both beneficial and interesting to the general public. The following conveners were appointed to organize clubs: baseball, Derry Boyle; soft ball, W. S. Cole; basketball, Clyde Heaman; lawn tennis, 0. Southcott,. Arrangements are being made to enter a junior team in the North Wellington Baseball League. Mr. Earl Southcott is home from the University of Toronto having completed the year's work in theology, He leaves shortly to take charge of a circuit in Saskatchewan. Sam Wein has bought the barbering business from W. A. Sambrook and he will take possession next Monday. 25 YEARS AGO There will be a national appeal for good 'used clothing for the sick, starving and ill-clothed people of Europe's stricken countries starting on June 17. J. W. Morley, K.C., newly appointed magistrate for Huron County, presided for the first time at the weekly police court, Thursday afternoon. The new club house at the Exeter bowling green is nearing completion, The Exeter Swine Club'was organized in the town hall on Monday with Donald Kernick as president and Bill Tuckey as Secretary-treasurer, The Hurondale School Section are planning an Old Boys' Reunion to be held July 1, and we did manage to get a photo of Bruce Shaw and Jeff Carroll as they finally recaptured their paddles and straightened themselves out enough to get to our vantage point. Our first shot showed their craft sideways in the water, so we moved down stream to get a picture that was less revealing of their skills. Unfortunately, the two were slightly confused about the nature of their craft. They were tacking back and forth across the river as one would with a sailboat and each time we attempted to get a photo they were across the river from us, We finally found a narrow spot in the river and managed a shot as they came whizzing past. In fairness to the two, we should mention they picked up considerable speed later in the race after taking a refreshing dip in the cool waters of the Thames. The race was most interesting to watch and was a colorful spectacle as the craft of all descriptions sped away from the starting point. Completing the race was an accomplishment of no small magnitude and we can well imagine that the liniment was used in vast quantities when the entrants returned home. 15 YEARS AGO Hay Council has approved $750 in grants for Zurich Centennial celebrations this year. Gerald A. Webb, D.C. took over the practice formerly conducted by Dr, R. F. Reilly this week. E. R. (Case) Howard, who has had an interesting and colorful career passed away suddenly in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on Tuesday. Sandra Walters, eight-year old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Walters, Winchelsea scored the highest mark for her vocal solo in South Huron Music Festival this week. McGillivray Township School board hired two normalite teachers, Grace Shank and Betty McIntyre, at starting salaries of $2,700.00. 10 YEARS AGO Ross Wein, Crediton, placed first among students of the junior year, and Glen Greb, Zurich, received the Warwick trophy for high student in animal husban- dry, at Ridgetown College of Agriculture. Council confirmed Monday night that the 1961 mill rate had jumped to 80.7 for residential levy, and 85.0 for commercial. Two former prominent officials died this week: Andrew Hicks, prominent farmer of Centralia, and a member of the Drury U.F.O. government from 1919 to 1923, and John Clark Norry, a former chief of police in Exeter. For the first time in many years there is plenty of syrup in Western Ontario Judy Tenant, a grade 12A honor student, at S1DI-1S has been chosen to represent the school in the London Free Press School Queens' Club, House hunting this season? 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A few ladies ended up at the Legion Hall with parcels that were not designed for the rummage sale, although some may argue that a few of the goods could be put in that category any time. No doubt the garbage collec- tors were thankful for having their work load slightly reduced. As usual, the weekend rum- mage sale proves that there's always someone around who will pay for another's "don't- 'wants". - Many articles make several trips to the rummage sale and it would be interesting if the ladies initiated a "banding" program such as is used for wild fowl to determine how many times they have changed hands. We know of one vacuum cleaner that has made at least two trips. Along with hundreds of other persons, we lined the banks of the Thames River at St. Marys on Sunday to see the annual Bunny Bundle canoe race. We had hoped to get photos of the local contestants, but un- fortunately, we missed the first group out, which apparently contained many of the high school youths. 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