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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-07-15, Page 41 Shouldn't pay premium ANNIVERSARY SALE EPPS SPORTING GOODS now "ERIC'S & PHIL'S" CLINTON STORE WIDE SALE DISCOUNTS ON EVERY ITEM!! Sporting Goods — Camping Supplies Hunting Supplies — Rifles Shotguns — Ammunitions Reloading Eqpt — Tents Canoes, Fishing Gear Marine Supplies — EVERYTHING FOR THE SPORTSMAN AND OUTDOORSMAN GENUINE SALE PRICES ON EVERY ITEM OPEN EVERY EVENING SALE STARTS FRI. JULY 16TH Eppc SPORTING GOODS 11- ik, CLINTON, ONT. 0 TODAYS CHILD Ready Now Ratepayers in Exeter and Hensall Will welcome the attitude by their respective councils that nursing home care fOr indigent patients should not exceed the rate charged private patients. Too often governments at all levels are expected to pay "top dollar" for goods and services and this, in no small way, contributes to the tax load which is becoming unbearable for many people. A nursing home may well have BY HELEN ALLEN 111111111.01111.01111.011 7bitontocielograin Syndicate various types of care that would change the cost involved, However, indigent patients should not expect to get any luxury or special considerations above those extended to the ordinary patients. Councils would do well to scrutinize other costs in their budgets to ensure that the citizens collectively do not pay more than they would be charged as individuals. Pick Your Own weet &dour Cherries When there is no concern (please bring your own containers) The tragic story two weeks ago of a young man from Varna who drowned at Port Albert was likely greeted by area residents with a solemn and slow shaking of the head before the news was forgotten in favor of something else more personally pressing. As always in a case like this, there are details which come to the fore later which may or may not be important to the prevention of similar accidents. It should be noted here that since the sad drowning at the Port, Ashfield Township Council has been alerted to the immediate need for signs along the river which will warn swimmers of the uneven river bottom . . . and the terribly deep holes which lurk there to swallow up fancy-free fun seekers. And there is another side to this particular mishap which leaves one cold. It is the confession of a young Goderich girl who tried vainly to keep the drowning boy afloat after her call for assistance had been ignored by a passing boater. The girl recalls that she heard the youth call out for assistance and that she shouted at the boater to help. She remembers that he answered her by saying that he had no intention to become , This young lad with the winning smile is David, who will be four in the late summer. Lovely dark eyes suggest his Indian background, but otherwise his coloring is fair with light ,brown heir-and fair skin. He is a healthy, lively child, the kind usually described as "all boy,— These days, he is busy trying to graduate from his three-wheeled bike to a small two-wheeler. David's foster family live near a lake and they have a swimming pool. Since he loves the water and is an adventurous type anyway, somebody has to keep an alert eye on him most of the time. When David first came into the care of the Children's Aid Society, he was an unruly, noisy youngster, yet he clung to his foster mother, upset if she was out of sight, Now, after a term at nursery school, he is much less dependent. He is a favorite with the teachers and has many friends, His behavior has improved, too. Though still very active, he is more amenable. This handsome young fellow will be the ideal son for young, energetic, loving parents. To inquire about adopting David, 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. Also fresh fruits and vegetables at the roadside market Forest View Orchards 1/2 mile north of Forest on Highway 21 Also suggests better policing involved and moved on, without notifying anyone else of the couple's difficulty, A non-swimmer herself, the girl stepped towards the youth into very deep water. He clung to her and together they sank beneath the water, surfaced to catch a breath, sank again, surfaced . , . Then the youth slipped away from the girl's grasp and miraculously, she was able to get into shallower water and finally ashore. Sunbathers on the beach who had watched the entire thing said afterwards., they thought the couple had just been having fun in the water as some young people do. Not one — except perhaps the occasional worrier — thought to consider whether or not the young man and the girl were in trouble. No one came to investigate just to make certain. And the boater to whom the terrified girl had called just moved on, enjoying his holiday on the water. It causes one to wonder about this superior society of ours which has so much knowledge and so little compassion; so many blessings and so few concerns. It offers opportunities but gives too few chances. Ends This Saturday JULY 17 Children's Women's SANDALS SANDALS God erich Signal-Star '3.99 and $ 5899 3.49 The problem remains White and Beige Many people must have cringed a bit when they noted that Exeter council approved payment last week of $ 11,000 for the recent dust layer prOgram. On most streets, the program did little more than add to the dust problem, and there are many who would suggest it worsened the situation. Unfortunately, there appears to be little that can be done about the matter. The contractor wasn't to blame according to local officials, so he gets his money. 111 DRESS SHOES $5.99 to $9.99 , ,.„,.................„„4........._,:,..,,,,,,............, However, there is little doubt that it was a waste of money on most streets and present members surely won't undertake a similar program in the future. But in case there are a few short memories, it would be worthwhile to record the experience in a little black book somewhere so councils in the future won't repeat the effort at a later date. Meanwhile, council still has a dust problem to correct in many areas. I 2 00, IN SUMMER F STOCK AIR CONDITIONED For Your Shopping Comfort ALLSALES FINAL DURING THIS CLEARANCE 5myth's S H E S TORE LTD. Phone 235-1933 CHARGEX Exeter, Ontario 110110111..WWWWSAMAIIIIMIN S,AMMOVAABANWIMAIffigwe Pioneers for kissin' cousins Commission, Mrs. Joan Howell, makes a hopeful point about the treatment of alcoholics. Through the past 20 years, she points out, the average age of those seeking treatment has dropped from about 45 to the middle 30s, and many young people in their early 20s are showing up. This does not necessarily mean that alcoholism is increasing among the young. More likely, Mrs. Howell says, it means more people are recognizing their problem at an earlier age, The hopeful point is that by recognizing their problem earlier "rather than later, alcoholics can be restored to usefulness with prospects of a long and active life. Many Ontario taxpayers may have been upset by the recent announcement that the govern- ment would establish more clinics for alcoholics. A few million dollars will be tossed into the program. However, the expenditure will only be a small part of what is taken in annually in liquor taxes. So, the alcoholics are really getting some of their own tax money back to help them kick the habit. That appears fair enough. + + + Further to our comments about the area climate, we wonder when weather .forecasters on radio and TV are going to quit editorializing. During the recent dry spell they invariably noted that it was going to be "another good day" in that no rain was . in the prognostications. However, • many of their listeners were farmers who were hoping for a good rain to quench parched crops, and another day without rain was anything but good news. + + + A trip 'to .Riverview Park or Morrison Dam usually reveals that many area youngsters still find these places more enjoyable for swimming than the local swimming pool. Obviously, it's rather difficult to comprehend their choice, particularly when one looks at the condition of the water. The odd part is that at Morrison Dam in particular, we often see that the youngsters are ac- companied by their parents. We rather hesitate to allow the family pooch to swim there! " The fact that a near-drowning was reported from the reservoir last week indicates the un- supervised area has other dangers in addition to the pollution. 50 YEARS AGO The frame work of the new flaxmill at Exeter North was raised on Friday last on the old site of the one destroyed by fire a few months ago. Mr, Emmanuel Beaver, ot Crediton, has decided to give up the butchering business with his brother, Mr. A. S. Schram will succeed him in the trade. This district sustained a con- siderable amount of damage from the excessive' rains which fell from Friday to Sunday. The great heat wave was broken Friday last when a thunder and lightning storm brought on a heavy fall of rain. This was followed on Saturday and Sunday by eight or ten heavy rains. 4 outdoor picnic at Riverview Park, Exeter, by members of the airmen's lounge at RCAF Station Centralia, Saturday. A new Orange Lodge was formed in Exeter Friday night in Trivitt Memorial Parish Hall when about 75 members of the order from district centres gathered for the occasion. Possibility of a steel strike in the United States may halt production at General Coach Works and may hold up con- struction of the addition to Exeter Post Office. Mrs. W. J. Carling celebrated her 95th birthday quietly, July 8. She is in excellent health and looks after her home and walks up the street frequently, Harvest of table vegetables in Klondyke Gardens, Grand Bend, is two weeks later than last year. Police statistics can often be confusing unless both sides of the picture are examined. For instance, since the first of July, the Exeter police have charged eight persons with of- fences under the Liquor Control Act. In his report for June, Chief Ted Day outlined that criminal offences were on the increase. One's first reaction may be concern over these statistics, with the thought that more and more people are acting on the fringes or completely outside the law. However, there's one other side that should temper that feeling or concern. That is that it may well be a situation brought about by competent police work. We rather choose to think the latter has more to do with the increased figures than any other element. It may have been possible to charge eight persons in a week with liquor offences on many occasions in the past. But it IS done now. The same think applies to the criminal offences contained in the June report. Money involved in three thefts had been recovered and the fraud oc- currences had resulted in charges being laid. So, rather than becoming unduly alarmed over increased offences, we think residents of the community should temper that attitude with a realization that our police force is doing a darn .good job. + + + On the same subject, we ap- preciated the letter received last week from Goderich lawyer Jim Donnelly outlining the reasons why some charges are withdrawn in lieu of having persons plead guilty to reduced charges. We've questioned this situation on a couple of occasions in the past and several readers have also brought the matter to our attention. It just didn't appear fair. However, Mr. Donnelly's letter explains the many intricacies involved in individual cases and the reasons behind the reduced charges in two cases heard recently in Exeter court, It answers many questions and points up the fact a crown at- torney has to be on his toes to beat a good lawyer. The supervisor of outpatient treatment at Alberta Alcoholism By doing a little mathematics, I've come to the conclusion that I must be related to half the population of Canada. I've just received a small booklet compiled by my uncle, Ivan C. Thomson of Ottawa. It sets forth the genealogy of my maternal ancestors in Canada. Some people find their an- cestors a huge bore. Others are afraid of skeletons in the closet. I find ancestors fascinating, as I try to picture them, think of the incredibly difficult lives they led, and wonder what characteristics I and my children have received from them. My uncle's booklet is no high- coloured romance. It deals in facts; births, deaths, names, property titles. But among the pages is the occasional laconic comment which makes me wish I could leap back into the 19th century and explore further. My maternal great- grandparents were certainly not of the aristocracy. He was a ship's carpenter, and that's one reason he, Walter Thomson and she, Margaret Farrell, his new bride, set out from Donegal, Ireland, for St. John, New Brunswick, where there was a the fire. He got $3.00 a year. My grandfather got $1.00 a day for his government position as Slide Master. Pay ceased when the navigation season ended, so the Master had to farm as well. There were ten in the family, and' from what I've heard, they had a happy life on the island. As a child, I saw the old homestead high on a hill overlooking the mighty Ottawa, and was thrilled. But as I said, while the facts in the book are interesting, it's the little asides that inflame the curiosity. The original family of Walter Thomson was eight children. They produced, among them, exactly 60 more Thomsons. Today, eight might produce 16. Anna married James Paul. They had four children, "She also raised Johnnie Robertson." Now there's a story in itself. Who was Johnnie? Why did she raise him? What became of him? John (Mountain Jack) was a timber cruiser and a real bruiser in the lumber-jack clashes of the times. "He had a terrible temper and was known up and down the Ottawa River as a scrapper." He ship-building industry. He was 20, she 19. It was 1834. Within a few years, with three children, they moved to Upper Canada, because Walter had heard of work to be obtained in the building of slides on the Upper Ottawa River. These slides were built for the lumbering business which was skimming the cream from the stands of wonderful pine in the area. The purpose of the slides was to allow the cribs and rafts of square timber to bypass rapids. The timber was floated down the river,eventually to reach Quebec. Some of the great rafts were half a mile long, In 1847, great-grandfather Thomson was appointed Slide Master of Grand Calumet Island in the Ottawa River. He held the position for more than 30 years, to be succeeded by his son William, my grandfather, who was to reign until the last raft of square timber came down the river in 1910. That's the background. My mother's family attended a one- room school, bearded the teacher for $45 a year. My uncle Ivan had a good job. He went to the school early in fall and winter, and lit MONESUBSPIONEVEMOMPooz, Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 4 SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS dA' and ABC Editor' Bill Batten -- Advertising Manager Phone 05.1331 10 YEARS AGO Exeter Lyric Theatre closes this week for alterations. Manager Ron Horne said ex- tensive decoration will be ef- fected and that the theatre will re-open August 28, More details released this week on plans for Huron County's million dollar composite school at Clinton indicate the structure will provide at least 80 rooms to handle an enrolment of up to 1,000 pupils. Carson and Barnes Circus played a one night stand in Exeter last week. Local Lions club members sponsored the performance. W. G. Cochrane has purchased the summer home of Mr. Gerald Eagleson in Southeott Pines, Grand Bend. Fifteen neighbors staged a bee Monday on the farm of Gordon Prance to bale and store Its acres of hay, Mr, prance has been in the hospital for nearly seven weeks, 4 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Wes Witmer picked his first ripe tomato on July 11. Orangemen from Huron, Middlesex, Perth and Bruce counties celebrated for the first time since the war with 5,000 people attending in Blyth. About 400 people from Staffa, Cromarty and the south end of Hibbert Township attended a community reception in Staffa Hall Friday night for Mr. & Mrs. John Norris. Mrs. Norris, a British war bride, arrived in Canada recently to join her huAsbt au nied.meeting of the members of the Exeter Board of Education and the reeves and repreSen- tatives from Ifensall, Usborne, Stephen and Hay, Thursday evening, it was decided to petition the Department of Education for permission to inaugurate a transportation system beginning in September, 15 YEARS AGO Thirty underprivileged children from London and their pet white rat, were treated to an died at 91, a pretty ripe age for a brawler who also sired 15 children in two marriages. Catherine "Married George Kemp who was very fond of liquor". No other comment, except naming their children, with the last thus: "Jason was drowned at Temiskaming", Another son, Walter, had nine children. My grandfather William had ten. A son James had eleven, The youngest daughter, Jane, Must have realized that even such a good thing as Thomson8 Could go too far, produced only two. Anyone who can multiply can See why I have so many'relations, The original two had grown to 60 in two generations. Heaven knows how many the 60 pro- duced. But I'd really like to go back and talk to sonic of the old- timers. They were virile peeple in more ways than one. Published Each Thursday Morning 0 0.0,AN it,ur at Exeter, Ontario Second` Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 19/0, On A SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $6.00 Per Year; USA $8.00 ta,f.M.Z1 4,