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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-09-09, Page 4Electors are speaking NOTICE To Exeter Public Utilities Water Consumers Please be advised that .restrictions for watering of lawns and gardens have been cancelled. The Commission wishes to thank its customers for their .co-operation. Exeter Public Utilities. Commission H. L. Davis, Manager Exeter Nursery School APPLICATION FORM Parent's Name Address Telephone Child's Name Birthdate Preferred Class Mdrning q Afternoon El Full Day 0 Mail Forms To: Mrs. Linda Farquhar 197 Anne Street Exeter Not Later Than Sept. 13, 1971 For Further Information Phone 235-1865 Applicants Shall Be Contacted By Phone Weekly Fees: Full Day $,15.00 Half Day $8.50 School Hours: 8:30 — 1 1 :45 1:00 — 4:15 Used Books, Toys, Games, Children's Furniture,, Etc., Gratefully Accepted Come into ... 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At this special time, it comes with an atomizer for spraying. $3.75 HUNTLEY'S DRUG STORE 235-1070 Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., O,W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor Bill Batten -- Advertising Manager Phone 235-1331 Visit Us At The Dashwood Sausage Kitchen in the Progress Building • SMOKED or REGULAR DASHWOOD SAUSAGE ON A BUN • NOME-MADE SUMMER SAUSAGE • HAMBURGS (Pure Beef) Nierner's Meat Market DASHWOOD See You at the Fair The Western fair SEPT• 10 to 18 TODAY'S CHILD Ontario's Progressive Conservatives can not help bih be apprehensive about the forthcoming election in view of the dramatic evidence of an anti-government movement across Canada. In the last eight provincial elections, spanning a period of just over two years, six governments have been voted out of power. It has not been a move towards any particular party. The three major parties have each won two of the six elections. Party ideology is not the cause of the government setbacks. While some factors behind the .Changes may vary from one province to another, it is amply clear that the voters across Canada are telling politicians in no uncertain terms that they are unhappy with the way governments are operating. To an extent, that is unfair. Governments are often pushed into policies on the demands of the electors, BY HELEN ALLEN croronto%tegram,Syndicate but those same electors then become upset at the costs incurred by those policies and programs. Even by following the wishes of the majority, governments sooner or later find they have stepped on_. too many fingers over the course of a few years. That's because a person may be on the majority side in one issue but on the side of the minority in another. However, politicians would be well advised to consider the fact that the more authority they assume brings about more situations over which the public have cause to be dissatisfied. While polificians may relish the power they hold, it is abundantly clear that that power may not last any longer than to the next election. Those interested in longer careers should assess the mood of electors across the country, The message is coming through rather clearly. Hope problem ends Donald looks as if he is pondering what to do next, but this active, healthy five-year-old is not often at a loss. He is a very busy boy, enjoying either work or play — he even likes to make his own bed. Donald, healthy and sturdy, is Dutch and Indian in descent. He has dark eyes, light-brown hair, fair skin, and rosy cheeks, He likes children of any age, so he would be happy to have brothers and sisters. He could fit anywhere into a family. This friendly, sociable boy likes to be with people. He neat and tidy, taking good care of his possessions, and he loves to be helpful around his foster home. Donald enjoys television, especially cartoons and western programs, and is fond of music. Donald likes the country and is fascinated by farm animals, either real or toy. But he's a cheerful child who can be happy anywhere. He needs loving, understanding parents who will not be overly demanding about academic achievement. To inquire about adopting Donald, 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. This newspaper, similar to all others, dislikes stale news. That's why we continually urge contributors to get information to us as quickly as possible so we can print a "news"paper rather than a "history" paper. For that reason, we apologize to our readers in the Kirkton-Woodham area for the delays which they have experienced in receiving their newspapers on occasions in the past few weeks. ... Even a day's delay upsets us. However, we do trust they will bear with us in our attempt to get the problem corrected. The post office officials concerned have been advised each time a delay in delivery has become apparent and they have promised now to keep a close watch on the situation for the next month. Hopefully, the problem being experienced in the delayed mail delivery will be corrected. Suspender sales lose snap Should at least be warned narrower variety, usually in red or blue. Some of the more fashion conscious men had them match the color of their ties, but just as many were conflicting in color. As the Hickok Manufacturing. Co. has found out, suspenders have fallen into the same category as buggy whips and high-buttoned shoes. An era has ended! + + Because grandmother had quite a bit to do with suspenders, we finish off with this tidbit from another weekly, which we found quite amusing, having ex- perienced several of the situations cited. "Contrary to the popular belief that most grandmothers die in bed of old age, most die sitting in the old rocking chair while reading the hometown newspaper. To understand this better, most grandmothers have heart trouble — and grandsons who patronize the local courts. After pleading guilty to court charges, the grandsons usually head for the newspaper office to plead with the editor to keep their names out of the court news, lest the bad news give poor old grandmother a setback. Then when the editors refuse, there goes another poor old lady to her unjust desserts. We kill more grandmothers that way." easily attainable target and also a better gripping point. Many men used them to hold their hands while conversing with their neighbors. Your thumbs hooked in behind and it was possible to get in a bit of exercise at the same time by extending the straps with your thumbs. The elastic value had its drawbacks too, especially if you sat ahead of some bully who enjoyed the sport of grabbing onto your suspenders, extending them to their limit and then letting them snap quickly back. It had a sting to it, in addition to creating a rather sizeable noise. Another draw-back of the elastic suspender was the fact it created problems for the youngster who liked to fill his pockets with heavy objects. For instance, it became a hazard to win too many marbles, because one's pants started to hang at a dangerously low level. It was also necessary to balance the load up between the two pockets in your trousers. Otherwise, it pulled at a rather unpleasant'angle in certain spots. Suspenders, of course, came in many shapes, colors and styles. They were easily adjustable with a little clip-type attachment on them. Unfortunately, the clip didn't hold very well and it was constantly necessary to adjust them. The wide variety proved most popular for the working man, but come Sunday, the going-to- meeting suit was held up with a During a conversation with the neighbors the other night, the discussion got around to today's fashions, particularly the fad being followed by a number of young people in having their trousers drag about an inch on the ground. Therefore, it wasn't too sur- prising to read the next day that the Hickok Manufacturing Co. plant at Lyons, N.Y., would close because the demand for suspenders and garters has reached a low ebb. Even the firm's belt production isn't what it used to be. If any of our young readers don't happen to know what suspenders are, we suggest they ask dad to get out his grade four class photo. There you'll see them. Each of the lads will have those big wide suspenders over his heavy shirt. At least a couple will be twisted, because it was almost impossible to get the fool things on properly without at least one twist. A couple will also have some loose ends flying where buttons have come off. An energetic lad who followed the normal boyhood activities usually caused enough strain on the suspenders to have buttons flying off on numerous occasions. But suspenders were a real boon to people whose economic way of life didn't permit each member of 'the family to buy new clothes whenever they were required. Clothes were handed down from one member to the next. So, as a lad added to his stature, he merely let out his suspenders. This generally led to two wide gaps. There was one between the bottom of your trouser legs to the top of your stockings, and another from the bottom of your shirt tail to the top of your trousers. However, it worked the op- posite way if you happened to get a pair of trousers from your older brother. The fact they were too long didn't create any problems. Your pants didn't drag on the ground. It was simply a matter of hitching your suspenders a bit higher, and while the top of your pants may have extended to a point half-way up your chest, it really didn't matter. It was an incentive to eat well so they could be worn at a more comfortable level. Suspenders, of course, were used for many more things than holding up one's trousers. They were convenient at- tachments to enable one to more easily catch hold of a small boy. Being higher than the seat of the pants, they afforded a more Ontario's deputy minister of education, E. E. Stewart, said in a public speech last week that the Department of Education has no intention of cutting back on teacher training facilities, despite the embarrassing surplus of teachers which has already developed and which will increase to several thousand next year. Certainly any high school graduate who is determined to become a teacher, regardless of the chances of finding employment, should have an opportunity to train for that vocation. If this was not the case, the province would suffer the loss of countless dedicated young people whose very determination indicates that fhey should become teachers. However, if teacher training is still to be available to every young person who wants it, guidance teachers in our high schools should be made fully aware of the employment situation and be prepared to advise senior students on the percentage chances of securing jobs in that profession. High school students are not necessarily well informed about employment opportunities. Those who are not too sure about what they really want to do after graduation should know which professions are overcrowded and to what extent. Certainly the department will be in a position to provide accurate forecasts for these young people. — Wingham Advance-Times Teachers glad to go back Well, it's that time again, when the nation's biggest body of baby- sitters goes back to work, and the mothers of the nation blow out a trumpet-like sigh of relief. Back to school time. It's been a tough summer for parents. In July I thought we were going to have to start building an ark. August came in like a lion with a couple of violent storms, then settled down for some fairly fine weather. Fine for October, that is. Last night the temperature was three degrees above freezing. This is the sort of weather that turns amiable little children into malicious little monsters who drive their mothers to the screaming point. It's too cold to swim. It's too wet to play outside, They're sick of playing cards indoors. They want pop and hot dogs and potato chips at all hours of the day and night. They quarrel with each other, I have no sympathy with the kids, but my heart goes out to their frayed mothers. So much for the little kids. But at least you can give them a belt on the ear when they become unbearable. Teenagers are twice as bad during a summer like this one. Those who aren't working, but just hanging around the family, in most cases are im- possible. They groan with boredom. They complain that there's nothing to do, though their mothers are putting in twelve hours a day. They demand the family car and sulk when they don't get it. And now that they can legally drink over 18, who knows what they're up to when they are allowed the car? The girls tend to strike up an intimacy with scruffy-looking boys, and the boys pursue trollopy-looking girls. Ah, parents must have hearts of solid steel these days to avoid a complete collapse. That's why there's an almost universal sigh of relief when school opens. It's not that parents don't love their children. It's just that they can't stand them after eight weeks of a cold, wet sum- mer. Mother can pack them off on that blessed opening day, sit down with a cigarette and coffee and start turning into a kindly, loving person again. Father can come home from work and not have to settle quarrels, fight about who gets the car, and spend two hours getting smoke in his eyes over the barbecue. Even the kids are happy to get back to school. For a few days, at any rate. They meet old class- mates, lie wildly about their summer adventures, renew last year's romances, commence new ones, fill out innumerable forms, and check out the new teachers for pretty or handsome ones. Their exuberance lasts about a week, until they have to start doing some work. Then the pendulum swings and they revert to their groans of boredom, though this is actually just a pose with a great many of them. For college students, off for their first year, it's a time of rare excitement and anticipation. They're finally going to get away from nagging mothers and grouchy fathers and butterfly into the wild, free life of the university, the joys of learning. ;SZIR,S.MermeGetwArsweimomerwe 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 $6.00 Par Year; USA $8.00 —„•• is YEARS AGO Greta Pfaff, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pfaff, RR 1, Cromarty, was chosen first queen of Ontario Bean Festival at Hensall, Monday. Mrs. Pat Rummell, Kitchener housewife, won the "Miss Grand Bend" beauty contest sponsored bythe resort's promotion com- mittee. Sixty-five Junior Farmers from Huron County have entered the livestock judging competition at Western Fair this year. Times-Advocate Publisher J. M. Southcott and Mrs. Southcott left Monday night on a 45-day tour of Europe with other members of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Jack Boa of Hensall and Fred Harburn, Cromarty, won open titles at the Western Ontario horseshoe pitching contest at the Ontario Bean Festival at Hensall, 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Tom Pryde, wife of the late Tom Pryde, former MPP for Huron, and Premier Frost laid the cornerstone for the new $3,500,000 Ontario hospital building near Goderich. Tributes were paid to Mr. Pryde for his energetic ef- f6rts to have the hospital become a reality. Kinsmen Governor Bill Mickle, Hensall, and his district I executive climaxed a successful year over the weekend by win: zing a record number of awards at the national -convention in Toronto, Miss Lorna Taylor has returned from a jet tour around the world, Mr, Douglas Gould has put; chased the home formerly owned by Mrs. Audrey Green. 50 YEARS AGO Mr. J. R. Rankin, of Seaforth, has been transferred to the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, succeeding Mr. J. B. Gibson, who has quit the banking business. The wardens of the Trivitt Memorial Church gave the members of the choir a very pleasant outing at Kettle Point on Lake Huron on Tuesday of last week. The group were en- tertained at the home of Warden Dearing in the evening. , Mr. Glen Broadfoot, of Hensall, left this Week for Shedden to take a position as cashier in the Sterling bank there. The anniversary of the Trivitt Memorial Church Was fittingly observed on Sunday. The special preacher for the day was Rev. R. J. M. Perkins, of Chatham. Exeter won the softball league by defeating Crediton 15 to 8 in the finals. /5 YEARS AGO Mr. W. E. Middleton has sold his bakery business to Mr, Edward Dorey of StOuffville; the new business will be known as "Mayfair Bakery". An enrolment of 475 is reported for EXeter schools — 265 in the High School and 190 in the public school, The high School staff has been increased front eight to 12, Miss Helen Penhale left for Toronto on Sunday where she will attend Osgoode Hall taking a course in law. Members of the staff of the Times-Advocate collected two cartons of the insect known as 'Walking Sticks' containing over 100 and forwarded them to the Bantirig Institute, Toronto, for use in cancer research, About 20 percent of them Will be thoroughly disillusioned by Christmas and probably 30 percent will flunk their first year, because they get more interested in the flesh-pots than the philosophy, So everybody is happy about school re-opening. How about the teachers? Believe it or not, they are too. Theoretically, they are rested, refreshed, cobwebs all blown away, raring to go. Most of them are, The small minority that doesn't really like kids or teaching, but is only in it for the security, will be their usual surly selves within a couple of weeks. However, let's all try to be joyful, as the great 1971 baby- sitting Season opens Once again, I'll try if you Will.