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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-07-08, Page 4Involvement necessary Most area residents haven't fully recovered from the heat wave, and, two news items in last week's issue indicate that another hot battle is in the offing. The Huron riding Progressive Conservatives and the NDPs held meetings in preparation for the upcoming provincial election, expected to be called this fall. While political activities will be at a low ebb for the two summer months, both parties are organized and ready to go as soon as an election date is announced. The indication of early preparations is a welcome change, primarily because it suggests that more people will become involved in the election. This is the way it should be. Regardless of their political leanings, people should be involved in the system throughout the year and not just a few weeks prior to an election. The democratic system functions best when everyone takes an active interest because it is really the only way in which people can become knowledgeable about the various policies and platforms of the major parties. Without that knowledge, they are uninformed voters, more swayed by personalities or oratorical abilities than a reasoned choice of one party's candidate over another, So, be prepared to get involved. Find out what you're voting for, not just who. Time for understanding The near-impasse which has been reached by secondary school teachers and the board of education in Huron County is, to say the least, unfortunate, There are few other fields in which the need for mutual trust and understanding is more desirable. It is evident now that both teachers and board members should attempt to understand the other side's motives and to forget the antagonisms which have contributed to the stalemate. The teachers need not be too incensed at the attitude of the majority of board members who reflect the thinking of rural populace in which wages and prices are, at the present time, far from city levels of income. On the other hand, board members will have to face the fact that the teachers are quite logically asking rates of pay within the average levels for Western Ontario. Teachers and board members alike are devoting their time to one of the most important aspects of life in any civilized society — the education of the young people who will, within a few years, be responsible for the conduct of our nation. If there is an ounce of intelligence left within us we must hope that these men and women of tomorrow will deal with the problems of their time in a mature and considerate fashion. We will expect them to react to emergencies and disagreements with detachment and fairness. Thus it seems evident that we should be providing them with a practical example of fair decision-making in the present situation. We hope to see a solution to the secondary staff problem soon — a solution worked out without bitterness and worthy of the intelligence of the men and women who are our teachers and our board members. Wingham Advance-Times A word misused One of the most disturbing things written or spoken in contemporary English is the hyphenated word "do-gooder" used in a contemptuous or perjorative sense, implying there is something wrong, or at least muddle-headed in doing or attempting a good action. A convinced Christian, recalling that Jesus of Nazareth was described as one "who went about doing good," finds something not far from blasphemy in this strange inversion of meaning. Let it be freely conceded that benevolence needs tempering with wisdom, commonsense and forethought. Things motivated with the best of intentions may go awry through lack of skill, inept planning, poor timing, or tackling a task too great for the immediate means available. But the sophisticated-sarcastic implications and intonations of those who have coined and use the word "do-gooder" are not prompted by constructive criticism. One senses their ridicule is not for the errors or ineptitudes of reformers, promoters of good causes or those who hold out the helping hand to the unfortunate. The real aim of the attack is upon the basic goodwill behind their actions. This misused word, with its intimation that the doer of a decent action is either a fool or a hypocrite, not only besmirches the language but reveals a total lack of belief in the existence of any good side to human nature. To accept the view that it is an act of folly to express in action what one believes to be right is indeed to put one's self in a parlous philosophical plight. — Contributed Brent is a handsome seven-year-old with big dark eyes, brown hair and fair skin. A bright lad, he does well in school aided by an excellent memory and quick understanding. Brent is a happy, outgoing, uninhibited youngster who likes to be the centre of attention. He is healthy, sturdily built, and keen on all kinds of outdoor activities. He likes swimming and spends a lot of time on his bike. Brent likes games and puzzles and can usually solve quite difficult ones, He is fond of music and loves books. Bozo the Clown is his favorite television character and Brent likes to imitate him. This lad should be the youngest in a family where he will get a great deal of attention. He will be a rewarding son for parents who can combine warmth, love and understanding with firm, consistent treatment. To inquire about adopting Brent, 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. 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My wife is going off her nut worrying about the situation, my daughter is having bad dreams about it, and I, as usual, am being ground between the mill-stones of two hysterical women who expect me to come up smiling and with the right answers. In this summer when there is so little employment for students, my daughter has two jobs available. One, as I've mentioned, is at a hotel, waiting table in the dining- room. It's a pleasant place, over- looking the water. She likes the job and the people, chef, boss, and the other waitresses. The salary is well below the minimum wage, but the tips are good. But there's the inevitable fly in the soup. There is no ac- commodation for the hired help, and the darn thing is ten miles out of town, in a small village. As I have reported, this means that she must have tran- sportation to and from the job, or get a room in the village. She doesn't have a car or driver's license. A taxi would be $2.50 each way and there goes a day's tips. So I've been driving her to work in the mornings and her mother picking her up in the afternoons. Even the kid realizes that this is somewhat of an imposition, if we expect to have any holidays this summer, An alternative would be to get a room in the village. As she puts it, this would be like going into a nunnery. Which, at age twenty, unless your tendencies are nunnish, and hers are not, is not too appealing. However, like most teapot tempests, something could probably be worked out. Now comes the dilemma. She has been offered another job as a waitress right here in town, five minutes walk from home. The wages are better, the tips poorer. The work is just about as hard. It's right on the main street, and hotter than hades in summer. She doesn't know whether she likes the boss. Up to now she's been working only part time at the hotel, usually weekends, but can be on Amalgamated 1924 Having survived one of the most severe winters on record and now a heat wave, most residents of this neck of the woods have ample indication of why their cost of living is higher than that enjoyed by people in more stable climates, Coping with weather conditions which range from blinding blizzards to blazing skies with a temperature range of up to 120 degrees in a 12-month period is not cheap. However, given a more con- stant tropical or frigid climate, our unemployment would be fantastic. Think about it! . We have to have three com- plete wardrobes, one for winter, one for summer and one for the months which fall between. Our houses have furnaces to keep us warm for five months, air conditioners and fans to keep us cool for five months and an im- possible situation to keep com- fortable with the whims of the other two months, You need a humidifier to keep the atmosphere damp in the winter and a dehumidifier to take out the water in the summer. We need screen doors and then storm doors, snow shovels and then lawn mowers, hot chocolate and then iced tea, snowmobiles and then boats, antifreeze and then radiator coolants, overshoes and then sandals, skates and then baseball gloves, hockey rinks and then swimming pools, a holiday to Florida in the winter and a trip to Alaska in the summer, etc., etc., etc. But few of us would survive if it was any other way. We wouldn't have a topic of conversation and worse yet, we'd have nothing to complain about. We shudder at the thought! + + + You may not be able to wade through all those DBS statistics on unemployment, but situations arise which make the problem come dreadfully alive. An oil company is opening a refinery near Quebec City and advertised for people to fill 125 jobs. They received 6,000 ap- plications. A company spokesman said most of the applicants had adequate qualifications and were either unemployed or un- deremployed. + + + Who litters? At some times, the look of our roadsides and streets full time during July and August. She has already worked two shifts at the restaurant, on a trial basis, and they've offered a full time job. Isn't this a sad story? The poor kid doesn't know what to do. She likes the first one better, but the second has no transportation problem. And of course a waitress hasn't much security these days, or ever. She could be fired from either job if business fell off or she got blisters and couldn't walk or she had a run-in with the chef or dropped a tray of food on the customers (which I did one time, though it wasn't food, it was beer). The whole thing is complicated by the fact that her Maher was a Waitress for a couple of summers at the satne age, and thinks she — Please turn to page 5 would suggest everyone does. We were interested to note in a recent study, it was found that residents in smaller communities are more likely to litter than residents of the biggest cities. Littering is also related to age. The littering practices of adults between the ages of 21 and 35 are more than three times greater than those of persons over 50, and nearly twice those in the age bracket of 35 to 49. This is partly due to the fact young people spend more time travelling and more time outdoors. Men are also much more guilty of littering than women. The study indicated that while some casual titterers can be weaned from their occasional lapses, the more deliberate tit- terer can not be changed by persuasion and must be deterred by other methods. Exeter police indicate they'll use those other methods, They'll charge people. Now that the new garbage containers have been secured after a search of some two years by town council, there really is no excuse for any of us tossing litter onto the streets. 50 YEARS AGO Dominion Day was ex- ceptionally quiet. The most of our citizens betook themselves to the water's edge at Grand Bend; others to Centralia and Elimville festivals; quite a number went to the Strathroy and Stratford races; and the bowlers went to London and Clinton. Mr. G. S. Howard resigned his position as principal of Dashwood school and accepted a position as principal of the Public School at Exeter. Misses Addie Gaiser, Matilda and Lydia Oestricher, of Crediton, are attending the special course in agriculture given at the O.A.C. Guelph this month. Miss Lily Lawson, who has been giving efficient service at the Telephone Central at Crediton for some time has resigned and is leaving for Windsor. Her place is being taken by Melvin Sims. Mr. Archie Brintnell was off duty a few days owing to injuring his leg when assisting to put up a sign at T. H. Newell's Gray Dort office. 25 YEARS AGO Workmen are, now engaged in erecting two new cement pillars at the entrance of Exeter's Community Park, Harry Mathers who recently opened up a new service station in Exeter North was severely burned Monday afternoon when flaming gasoline set fire to his clothing. The first steps at setting up a conservation authority in the Ausable River Watershed was taken at Parkhill; not all representatives had the power to act but it is expected at the next meeting, July 17, an authority will be set up. Dr. J. W. Corbett of Kin- cardine, recently retired from the Canadian Dental Corps, has taken over the practice of the late G. Roulston. Not only does it give the town a better appearance, it is also cheaper. + + + Along with several other persons, we were among those who arrived too late to enjoy any sauerkraut at Dashwood's Friedsburg Days. However, the other activities we enjoyed very much, although we were glad to be a spectator rather than a participant when the strong boys from the neigh- boring townships battled in the tug of war. There Was enough perspiration sprayed on the grounds they didn't have to dampen down the ball diamond for the softball game. Our congratulations to the organizers of the event, and if they plan to repeat it, we hope to get our name in early for one of the concessions next year. If the weather conditions are the same, we're certain a fellow could live quite comfortable for a year on the profits from the beer sales. Rev. L. Higenell was installed as pastor of Dashwood Lutheran church on Sunday. 15 YEARS AGO Exeter Kinsmen Playground officially opened on Tuesday with an attendance of 212. Recreation director Doug Smith is in charge. Parents and pupils of S.S. No 4 Usborne gathered for a picnic at the school ground, Friday evening, to honor Mr. Burton Morgan who has accepted a position in St. Marys. Harold Kellerman, Dashwood, had the two front wheels of his car stolen while he was attending the South Huron Crusade for Christ at the Zurich Community Arena Thursday night. Hensall Public School Board acting on the advice of district inspector, John G. Goman, has purchased a site for the new school on the south side of the village. 10 YEARS AGO Ted Wilson and George God- bolt, the first two Exeter Scouts to attend a Canadian jamboree, left Wednesday morning by bus for Ottawa. They'll spend a full week at the capital with 2,800 other Scouts from across Canada and 100 from the U.S.A. Thieves used nitroglycerine to open the safe at Hensall post office, from which they stole over $5,000 in cash and negotiable supplies early Friday morning. When the crew of a CNR freight noticed a cow in a Brucefield field next the tracks having difficulty giving birth to a calf they stopped the train and blew the whistle long and loud until they attracted the farmer. The farmer called a vet. The calf died but the coW was saved. Anne Mickle and Robert Forrest won the Kinette $25.00 bursaries for top girl and boy in the graduating class at Hensall Public School. St. Patrick's Anglican church, Saintsbury, celebrated its 100th anniversary, Sunday, Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 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 ereferZimes„Abuocate 4.051