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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-06-17, Page 4"Let au, be the first to congratulate you on your raise, sir:" "M';'", A,RESMICUSIONWMONMEIMMOMM 721,460'. ;4, Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 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 • Blessed are they Monday sees the beginning of Senior Citizens' Week and nothing could be more appropriate than the following article which was contributed to an Ontario weekly newspaper some time ago. It was contributed anonymously by a senior citizen and contains a message for each of us in its few short lines. Blessed are they who understand My faltering step, my shaking hand; Blessed, who know my ears today Must strain to catch the thinas they say, Blessed are they who seem to know My eyes are dim and my mind is slow: Blessed are they who looked away When tea was spilled on the cloth that day. Blessed are they with a cheery smile Who stopped to chat for a little while: Blessed are they who never say: You've told that story twice today: Blessed are they who make it known That l'm loved, respected, and not alone: And blessed are they who ease the days Of my journey home, in loving ways. Difficult to understand Over a year ago this newspaper had occasion to question the prevalence of charges being dropped or reduced in Huron courts, particularly when an accused person is represented by a lawyer. One of the, basic reasons for this practice is the fact that our court dockets are so full, it is necessary to avoid lengthy contested cases when an accused will plead guilty to a lesser charge. This reason may be plausible enough in many cases, but this newspaper still fails to see why the Crown in Huron County reduces charges against persons who have been charged with driving a motor vehicle with an alcohol content over 80 mgs. That charge, of course, is only laid by the police when a person has been subjected to a breathalizer test and the device measures a reading over 80 mgs. Unlike many charges which are laid upon the basis of a human decision, such a charge is based on scientific evidence and appears most difficult to defend against. The number of convictions which have been registered in recent months would appear to support that contention. However, at a recent court sitting, two men charged with driving while over 80 mgs. had their charges reduced to careless driving. Mr. Crown Attorney: why? Rebel or conformist? Who really are the good and bad buys in society, the rebels or the conformists? Since good and bad are at issue, the non-violent, humanitarian type of rebel is considered. This man, out in the mainstream, fights to remove injustice, protect our rights, increase our freedoms. He attacks prejudice, deception and fraud and in so doing speaks for all of us. He brings out in the open, hidden evils. Rachael Carson exposed the dangers of pesticides, Ralph Nader unsafe cars. Some challenge old attitudes and values, suggest radical new ideas. .Should the country be run on service rather than profit? Is war legalized murder? This sparks healthy controversy, keeps thought moving, avoids stagnation. The rebel pricks the conscience of the nation by publicizing racial discrimination, the degradation of poverty and so on. Thus he promotes tolerance, keeps love and compassion alive. The conformist? His personal life is his main concern, the job, snowmobile, the cottage. He may complain bitterly about injustice but does nothing. Calls to ''rise up in outrage" against pollution and other evils, are mostly met with apathy and silence. Sometimes he even boasts, "I keep out of things." Asked to join and support a good cause he may say "I'm not a joiner." He is likely to call the rebel a troublemaker. But surely the conformist is the troublemaker, the foe of progress. By ignoring and accepting society's wrongs, he perpetuates them. It is he who keeps the unjust society and he paves the way for revolt. — Contributed hurry up and save - Until June 30, the more you buy, the more you save, on all Cu,' us beture time r uns out o n our special Spring disc ,Just utter When you buy 0 q amjn s or more your savings are substantial Remember this otter expires June 30 Farm Lubricants BREAKFAST IN BED FOR DAD! Sunday, June 20 If He Deserves More Visit Us At )111, MAIN ST. EXETER the Store With the Stock Vii fric115 oppe George MAY WE SUGGEST: Ties, Sport Shirts, Colorful Dress Shirts, Knits, Slacks, Shorts, Sweaters ... And For the Daring Dad — Hot Pants Tip Top Tailors MADE-TO-MEASURE Give Him A Gift Certificate Towards The Purchase of One of These $135.00 Suits Bill McFalls Fuels 227 Wellington St, Exeter . Phone 235-2840 call us today and save! • • Bank of Montreal The First Canadian Bank Loans: How to get your money's worth. At the Bank of Montreal, we're flexible about granting loans. Each application is judged on its individ- ual merits. Joe G., a TV repairman: "I always wanted a mobile camper. My Bank of Montreal manager not only loaned me $4,000 to buy the camper, he showed me how to dove- tail the loan with a savings program. I now take my family on camp-outs, and my savings account is growing month by month. No doubt about it, I got my money's worth." Make fire agreement fairer Sharing some secrets When you are little, birthdays are great days. There are gifts in fancy wrappings, to be ripped open without even looking to see whom they are from. There is cake and candles and ice cream, and a general feeling that you, at least for a day, are Number One. As life tumbles along, ever more rapidly, some birthdays are highlights. A boy of thirteen is about six years older, at least in his status feeling, than a "little boy" of twelve. A hoydenish girl of fifteen is five years younger than a "young lady" of sixteen. Seventeen is a special age. You are looking back with scorn on sixteen and looking forward with licking lips to eighteen. Eighteen is a tremendous barrier to crash through. For both sexes, it means you can now get in to see dirty movies without borrowing somebody's I.D. card. In some depraved areas, such as Alberta, I believe, it means you can drink legally. Twenty-one used to be the climax of all birthdays. It was the "I've got the key of the door, 01106121214321ko.,001A14 WIffito never been twenty-one before" sort of thing. It meant you could vote and DRINK. But with the sophisticated youth of today, the 21st birthday has become rather a ho-hum affair. After that, most crucial bir- thdays were less than inspiring, some of them occasions for deep soul-searching, if not tears. At least for women. Men have always taken birthdays a little more casually, But most women look forward to their thirtieth birthday with anything but anticipation. And when their fortieth is upon them, you'd think they were stepping into senility. Strangely enough, after a couple of days of claiming they're over the hill, they turn right back into the same women they were before the birthday. Ah, you sly devil. You've guessed that all this is leading up to something. And you're right. Tomorrow is my&?!+th bir- thday. Don't think I'm going to admit which one. It's for women, not strong, silent men, to quibble about their ages. But I'll give you some tips. I have lived during the lives of four British monarchs, not in- cluding Queen Victoria. It is a rank canard that I was in World War I, though some of my students insist on asking whether I ever had any personal dog- fights- with the Red Baron. In fact, my first movie was called "Lilac Time", all about silk- scarved pilots throwing their brandy glasses into the fireplace and taking off at dawn in their Spads to battle the Hun. I remember Jack Benny and Fred Allen and Fibber McGee and Molly on radio, Even Amos 'n Andy. On the other hand my first great love was Marlene Dietrich and she's still around flashing her legs and singing sexy songs, I was about twelve when I fell for her. I grew up in 'the era of the ten- cent hamburger and the nickel pop. That used to make a big evening for a young fellow and his girl. I remember adults sitting on the verandah, drinking lemonade We agree with Exeter Mayor Jack Delbridge that the suggestion of providing fire protection for a five-mile radius of Exeter be disregarded. However, there were other points brought up in the study by Don Owens of the Fire Marshal's office which were overlooked by council and should be contained in any new agreement with the neighboring townships. The main one is regarding cost, and as Owens pointed out to council, the townships at present are receiving low-cost protection, and in effect, are being sub- sidized by the ratepayers of Exeter. To a slighter extent, one township may be subsidizing the other two. Council's determination of the new hourly rates to be charged were arrived at most haphazardly, without much consideration for all the costs involved. Each year there are a number of fixed costs for the local brigade, such as new equipment, equipment repairs, firemen's salaries and fees for training sessions. These are costs which arise even if there are no fire calls and should be apportioned over the area to be covered on an assessment, population or some other basis. Under an hourly rate, it is possible that one or more of the townships would not contribute to the fixed costs at all in any given year if in fact there were no fires in their municipalities. However, the costs are still there and have to be paid by someone, and in this case, it's the taxpayers of Exeter, despite the fact the townships still have the same protection available. Once these fixed costs have been properly apportioned — and it may be necessary to wait until the end of the current year to correctly assess them — it is a simple matter of establishing an hourly rate for each fire call. This appears to be a sensible and fair method of determining the costs for each of the con- tributing municipalities, rather than attempting to spread some of the fixed costs into the hourly rate for an actual fire call. + + + One of the more pleasant aspects of holidays and travelling for a number of people, is the new people and places they visit. It aids in getting better acquainted with this vast nation and in learning more about our fellow citizens from coast to coast. Some of our readers may be in the dusk. And the clop-clop of horse and buggy in the quiet, tree-lined streets of small towns. As a kid,I ate stew in the hobo "jungle" down by the railway tracks, and talked to the quietly desperate men riding the rails from coast to coast. I remember working a whole Saturday with my big brother, on the huge grounds of the huge manse of the minister. And I remember very distinctly that he gave us a short dollar (16 hours work?) and a long blessing. And one of my favourite memories is the clang of the horseshoes when the local men gathered on summer evenings to enjoy the only sport they could enjoy, because it cost nothing. It was the best of all possible times, and the worst of all possible times. But it was precious, as every moment of life is. Take a guess. How old am I? interested in a new project that has been initiated by the Travel Industry Association of Canada. It's the "Meet the Canadians at Home" program. This program is strictly non- commercial and voluntary, with no financial obligation involved on the part of the guest or the host. In most cases the visitors are invited for an evening at home, after dinner, and no lodging or food are provided by the host. The program is designed in such a way that both host and guest receive equally as much benefit from the cordial get- together. Enjoyment is the result, not only in making new friends and developing long- lasting friendships, but also in increasing understanding and good will among people of varied backgrounds and cultures. When visitors travelling through one of the many host cities wish to meet with a local family, they contact the local organization operating the program and fill in an application listing their hobbies, family make-up, etc. The bureau then contacts a host with similar background or in- terests to arrange a mutually convenient date for a home visit. It appears to be an excellent way in which to meet people and learn more about our cities and if 50 YEARS AGO Ontario goes dry on July 18, and after that the importation of intoxicating liquor into the province will be banned. Warren, little son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred May, fell off the veranda at the rear of their home Thursday evening last and sustained a nasty cut in the head which required several stitches. Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Southcott who took in the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association ex- cursion to the Pacific Coast, returned on Monday. Mr. Beverley Acheson, who has been on the ledger in the Bank of Commerce has been transferred to the Woodstock branch. The corner stone of the new Methodist Church at Brinsley was laid on Tuesday. The service was conducted by Rev. G. W. W. Rivers, B.A., B.D. Assisting at the ceremony were W. G. Medd of Exeter, and S. C. Chowan, of Lucan. 25 YEARS AGO Rev. D. McTavish who for the past nine years has been minister of Calvary United Church, London, preached his farewell sermon Sunday prior to going to St. Catharines. Mr, Simon Sweitzer exhibited a number of antiques at the 100th anniversary of Wyoming Agricultural Society, Sixteen cadets from the local high school corps left Monday by transport for Ipperwash where they will receive further training. Thursday afternoon, county council approved the plans of the new court house presented by L. G, Bridgman, architect of London. At the Hensall Continuation School picnic at Jowetts Grove, Hayfield, on Friday, Morley Sanders, principal, and George Cowan, assistant, were presented with table lamps. any readers are planning a trip and would like to try the program, the cities in which the program operates can be ob- tained by contacting the Travel Industry Association of Canada at Suite 1704, 8 King St. E., Toronto 210. If anyone should happen to try it, we hope they'll let us know. + + If you happen to be travelling through British Columbia this summer and hear an airplane overhead — don't look up. You may get bombed. The "bombs" may not be ex- tremely explosive, but you'd look a little silly with a tree growing from the top of your head. Yes, they've come up with a new technique in replanting forests. They are now "bombing" seedlings from the air. The seedling roots, set in compact soil, are frozen solid in torpedo-shaped "bombs" that penetrate the ground on impact. They're dropped from a height of about 400 feet. The cost factor is less than one cent per tree, compared to seven to ten cents for manual planting. Let's hope they don't try it with watermelons! 15 YEARS AGO Crowds jammed J. H. Jones Groceries for five days this past week as the firm celebrated its golden anniversary. Owner J. Hubert- Jones said the highlight was reminiscing with patrons who have dealt with the firm during its long history in Exeter. Next week, General Coach Works of Canada Ltd., Hensall, will be operating the largest plant of its kind in Canada. The firm plans to move into its new $80,000 addition this weekend. Evangelist Cedric Sears, known as the 'Walking Bible', is attracting large crowds to the South Huron Crusade for Christ at Zurich this week. Clarence Fahner, Crediton suffered, two broken bones in his leg Tuesday trying to jump clear of a scuffler when the team of horses he was driving went out of control. Boy Scout authorities plan to take court action against several youths who broke windows at the Lions Scout House,. 10 YEARS AGO A million-dollar composite school, which would provide vocational education for upwards to 600 students was proposed for Huron county at a special meeting of high school board representatives in Clinton Monday night. Ground was broken Monday for construction of a two-room ad- dition to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel separate school. Rev. Stanley Tomes and Mrs. Tomes, Lucan, left Wednesday by plane for Big Trout Lake where they will take up duties, July 1, at St. Peter's Anglican Mission Church. Over 300 peisons called at Ersman's Bakery, to, honor their 10th anniversary, Wednesday. SHDHS will have an increase of at least 50 in its grade nine enrollment next year, according to public school inspector, John Gordan. SUBSCRIPTION' RATES: 5; Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1970, 4,675 Canada $6.00 Per Year,: USA $8.00 ..;,;eagelifira; • Wia4;01gROZZOOSENIMMTA