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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-11-04, Page 4sliK1 ALL 1972 AUTO SKI TRACKS ARE WARRANTEED FOR' LIFE JIM GAUNT ENTERPRISES AUTO SKI SALES & SERVICE .228-6716 — Centralia, Ont, 4*. vocie a whole btAtmh tro$ses ihex (ire -For soldiers The ones that were {(9htio for U6 they got dectd sun i5 shininq on k era David 1‹ PRES _OPTIONS .. NOTICE As A Service To You, Middleton's Has Instituted a • FAMILY PRESCRIPTION RECORD SERVICE This system has been endorsed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons and the College of Pharmacy. All your new prescriptions and repeats will be listed on your family card — also allergies to certain drugs. If you lose your prescription number or forget to bring it with you — there will be no problem locating it on your family card. A receipt for Income Tax purposes will be issued on request, listing all your prescriptions for the year. We at Middleton's are interested in providing you with the best of Health Services and welcome your suggestions. We will provide emergency service — our emergency phone number is on the door. Sincerely Bob Middleton, PhmB Stan Horrell, PhrnB • MIDDLETON Drugs PHONE 235-1570 EXETER Remember Our Pre-Christmas Fleet Street Made-to-Measure SUIT SALE Continues Until Nov. 13 PRICED AT 99 00 ANDs110 0 ' Your Choice of Colors, Patterns and Styles We have the latest in Quality DOUBLE-KNIT, WASH 'N WEAR TROUSERS, See our wide selection of styles and colors for comfort and ease of care, our double-knits are tops Priced i Quality Sweaters By Wolsey in Orlon Wash 'N Wear • Turtles • Zip Turtles • Lace 'Fronts • Wallace Beefy Hats ... By Biltmore Top Quality For Casual arid Dress Wear Priced $795 Prom George Vriese zunt , 1-loplar MAIN ST. The Store With the Stock EXETER then think Can't remember There's something for everybody in Remembrance if One Cares to look. Even the 60 percent of the population who have little recollection of World War II can draw something from the new concept of Remembrance, This woes Remembrance theme is: "If you can't remember , think!" If you can't remember war, think of the peace and. what you are contributing as a citizen. Some, the next-of-kin of the war dead, will of course see other things in Remembrance, So will veterans who lost friends in war, And for a few, it may even be an ego trip. But most of the war generation have very personal feelings about Remembrance, and with a bit of application the post-war generations can also find something very personal in this day. There is no day in the calendar upon which Canadians stop and assess. their performance as citizens. Last year the Quebec crisis dramatized two facts: we could lose this country by default, and many of us are indifferent citizens. Citizenship and understanding is What it's all about. Some 114,000 young Canadians died to give us the opportunity to develop both. Remembrance seems a logical time to look at ourselves and ask: "Are we blowing it?" "If you can't Remember ... think!" Risking own freedoms Parking most lucrative aspect Indian bands, The hides end up as beautiful works of handicraft from the talented native craft- smen. Because most hunters discard the hides after butchering, the project should find them most receptive. Hides in this area can be deposited at the Point Farms Provincial Park north of Goderich. It's a way to get a handwarmer and a heartwarmer too! It would probably be punish- ment enough if they were required to show up and remove the soap or wax the next day. Judging from the number of marks left on Exeter store windows this year, it appears only a couple of youngsters were engaged in this practice. While it is sometimes most difficult to remove, it is the type of "trick" that proves less costly than some of the other pranks perpetrated in the area - par-, titularly in Goderich where a car was overturned and a number of fire hydrants opened up. Russian Premier Alexei Kosygin must have heaved a sigh of relief when he departed from Canada last week and headed for the more friendly and civilized confines of Cuba. Now, doesn't that sound strange? Cuba, with its history of revolt and bloodshed, providing a more civilized reception than Canada? But, that's the way it is. The protest demonstrations and bodily attacks on the Russian Premier in Canada. are frightening and totally incomprehensible and point up the fact there is a growing tendency in this country to disregard the basic rights and courtesies which must be extended to others. This is not to suggest that people do not have the right to visibly point out to the Russian leader their disapproval of many of his nation's policies and actions. However, violent demonstrations serve no purpose, and in fact only tend + + + to suggest that democracy as we live it provides fewer safeguards for personal safety than countries such as Russia and Cuba where tight restrictions are placed on all citizens. Constructive protest should be permissible in a healthy democracy, but those who resort to destruction and threats against the safety of others are in fact forcing our leaders to consider removing some of the freedoms we now enjoy and which ultimately could lead this nation into the type of controls used in Russia. So, we have a paradoxical situation where people demonstrate against Russian policies in such a way that they are leading this nation into a position where many of the rights of its citizens are in jeopardy. Some law reforms are obviously needed to protect us from ourselves and to cease the infringement on our freedoms. + + + Levelling off figure. "It appears that students have been frightened by reports that the B.A. is losing its value." In Eastern Canada a flattening of the curve rather than a complete cessation of growth is noted. In the Maritimes, which have not experienced the university building boom to the extent the rest of Canada has, the situation seems better. For the first time in two decades growth in university enrolment in Canada is static or sluggish, reports The Financial Post. The situation is worse in Western Canada. Some universities report a decline in student population from last year. "A shocking drop," says University of British Columbia Registrar 3. E. Parnell of this fall's enrolment A CBC show the other night revealed the problems being faced by our northern Indian and Eskimo people as their lands are being developed by oil and logging firms. Game is being driven away and many have trouble finding enough for food and clothing. In the "good old days" they had plenty and sold furs to the white man. Now the shoe is on the other foot and the white man is being asked to provide furs for the Indians and Eskimos. The Ontario department of lands and forests is asking hunters to turn in deer and moose hides in exchange for a pocket size handwarmer. Through an agreement with the federal government, the department is attempting to collect as many hides as possible, have them tanned and given to various How many kids visited your home Saturday night for some treats? The record to date was 125, with many indicating they were close runners-up to that figure. It's certainly surprising how fast some kids can move when they know there's some candy to be obtained and it would be in- teresting to know just how many homes some them manage to cover on Hallowe'en. You know it's time to turn off the porch lights when youngsters start showing up around 9:30 p.m. with empty bags. That means they have already made one "dump" at home and are making a fresh start on their second. Judging from the size of the bags some use, it is difficult to imagine when they will get around to eating all the stuff. Happens to everyone, Bill Anyone wishing an indication of the interest displayed in the arts by Canadians, may have found some food for thought in the recent statements issued by the nation's auditor-general, Maxwell Henderson. In one of his frequent in- vestigations into government and crown corporation business, he came up with some interesting facts relating to the National Arts Centre. The centre made $373,204 selling parking space in its garage, while the receipts from tickets for its symphony or- chestra realized only $327,422. You can draw your own con- clusions from that but it appears a rather sad commentary that cars, rather than people, bring in the biggest share of the revenue for the arts centre. Some of the other items in the auditor-general's report were equally interesting, although some indicate all too well the vast waste of money that takes place within the country. For instance, when we are being urged to tighten our belts and fight unemployment and inflation, there appears little excuse for the Canadian Film Development Corp. showing an expenditure of $500,000 for "provision for doubtful in- vestment." There are many areas within the country where the half million could have been put to good use. As usual, the CBC was in the picture. In the past fiscal year it grossed $45 million from ad- vertising. Unfortunately, production and distribution costs amounted to $197 million. Need we point out who makes up the difference of that $150 million? It may be cheaper for Canadians if they tossed out their TV sets and went back to the theatres. There's also another industry costing us a heap of cash. Despite netting nearly $46 million on its railway operation, the Canadian National Railways needed some assistance from the public purse: Seems the CNR had to pay $75.5 million in interest on its old debts. We hope they soon get enough cash on hand to make a slight repayment on the principal. + + + An interesting advertisement appeared in last week's issue of the Ridgetown Dominion. It noted that "soaping or waxing windows of stores, homes or cars is a violation of the law, and anyone seen performing these acts will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law." It was signed by order of the Town of Ridgetown. We're not certain what the full extent of the law is in such cases, particularly when most soaping and waxing is done by juveniles. school class, "Learners of God," provided the program which took the form of a Bible quiz. Lack of accommodation and shortage of nurses were cited by South Huron Hospital Association as major reasons for its decision to postpone the addition of major surgery facilities to the local institution. What is believed to be a record yield for white beans was recorded this month by John Berendsen and his son, Peter, RR 1, Kirkton, who harvested an average of 46 bushels to the acre in a 10-acre field. A Hensall bean dealer said this is "once in a lifetime" harvest. Fifty-one Grade IX boys toured Ridgetown Agricultural School last Friday. Friends and neighbors gathered Saturday evening for a farewell party for Mr, & Mrs. Doug Smith, The Smiths left for Ridgetown this week where Doug will take up his duties of recreational director and arena manager. 50 YEARS AGO Miss Anne L. Sanders has accepted a position in Waterloo and left on Thursday last. A shooting match was given by Thos. Routley on his farm, London Road, South, on Monday. Mr. Fred Hunkin acted as referee. Sides were chosen by Mr. John Hunkin and Mr. Thos. Routley, the former winning by five birds. Following are the scores ; John Hunkin 8, Fred Kerr 10, L. Johns, 5, A. Hackney 7, J. Stanlake 4, R. Hodgson 3, J. Schenk 4,total 41 ;Thos. Routley 6, A. Steele 9, Wilfred Johns 2, Jackson Woods 3, T. Heywood 5, G. Flynn 5, C. Weir 6, total H. A big crowd attended Elimville Church fowl supper on Monday night. The musical program was given by the James Street choir of Exeter assisted by Mr. M. R. Rennie and Mr. Goodwin, of Exeter. Messrs Wm. Skelton and Herb Cross, after spending several Months in the West, returned to town Tuesday evening. sister. Half, because you never know with them. However, Old Fuss-Boots had 'decided we should stock up with grub, just in case. We hadn't all been together for about eight months. So we went all out; a turkey, a big roast, wine; all sorts of goodies. The freezer was , bulging with meat. Kim didn't come. When his mother asked Hugh what he would like for dinner, and rhymed off the delicacies, he answered calmly that he was a vegetarian and brought his own little packet of brown rice. There are times when it's hard to keep your temper, but we managed. By the time we'd sorted this out, coolly, we had a desultory dinner of boiled brown rice for him, Kentucky fried chicken for us. But fate still had a facile, fickle finger for us. Hugh had come home to get away from the city, see the glory of fall foliage, walk in the woods and on the lonely beach. He woke up Sunday morning, stretched his neck, and at the idea. "Don't be silly. If he closes Wednesday afternoon, he'll be open Saturday. Especially with all that out-of- town business." So she didn't. I mellowed a bit on the way, with the sun smiling on a world of magnificent color. But I'd still rather have been six other places. We got there, parked, walked to the store and - you grabbed it - he was closed. Ten minutes later we were at the curt recrimination point, and twenty minutes after that we Were laughing as we lumbered off on the home journey. Arrived chez nous and the house was like an oven. We were bickering about who had turned thethermostatup to 75 (it was 75 outside), when a sepulchral voice from above informed us that our only begotten son had arrived, taken a shower, and turned on the heat to avoid a chill. He's the Same character who will walk around in his bare feet in winter. Following a long-distance call Of a few days before, we had half- expected him, along with his kid We've just been through a perfect late fall weekend in these parts. The sort of weather we'd been waiting for all summer, and which refused to arrive. But the weather was the only thing that was perfect. The rest of the weekend was a comedy of errors. My wife had lost her glasses. She can see about eighteen miles, but has trouble with the small print. So I volunteered on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, when I had planned to get in a last game of golf, to drive 75 miles round trip, with her, to the optometrist. For an eye examination? Oh, no, she could have obtained a prescription from the doctor. No. Merely so that she could choose frames for the dam' things that would enhance her beauty. She had explained that the optometrist was closed on Wednesday afternoons, and that since I was free on Saturday, there was no reason I couldn't drive her yak yak yak. Just before we left she won- dered whether she should call to make sure he was Open. I scoffed • Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1381 lOte exeleaimes-Abtiocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC te sairtottr prox _r ' 41-7Sis> ?-Y414.4:1 4-Ft- 10 YEARS AGO Sydney Baker was elected president of Dashwood Men's Club Monday evening, Vice- presidents are Albert Miller, Harry Hoffman; secretary treasurer, Harry Hayter ; auditors, Harold Kellerman and Albert Rader, Mrs. William Cutting, oldest bowler in the ladies' league, established a new high single for the league this week. She rolled a nifty 346 to easily out-distance the previous mark of 320. Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Becker sold the Dashwood Locker Ser- vice to Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Boyle of Willowdale. Fire destroyed Jerome Denorrirne's barn and its entire contents Friday evening._ Mr. Denomme lives on RR 2, Dash- wood. William Cann, 11.,13, 1, Ilensall, was elected chairman of the hoard of directors for the Exeter Curling Club Limited, November 1. 25 YEARS AGO Hallowe'en was well observed in Exeter, Soaping of windows was about the chief offence although a couple of small buildings adorned Main Street the morning after, Mr. Albert Morlock - of Crediton, is laid up with an in- jured foot. While moving some heavy machinery Monday it fell on one of his feet crushing some of the bones. Mr. Frank Taylor's horse, Midnight Express, was entered in the 2,22 pace for a purse of $400 at Dufferin Park, Monday. Midnight Express placed 12th, 1st and 2nd. Rev. Arthur and Mr, Page of Owen Sound, were the guests of Mrs. D. A. Anderson Sunday and Monday and renewed many old acquaintances in Exeter, 15 YEARS AGO At the Sunday service in James St. United Church, Mrs. M, C, Fletcher and her Sunday had a muscle spasm. This is a thing that sets your neck over on one shoulder and gives you a foretaste of hell if you try to turn your head. Spent most -of Sunday, another perfect day, trying to find a local chiropractor at his carefully concealed cottage ten miles from town, and thereafter slapping hot towels on Hugh's neck, He could see only the foliage on one side of the road, as we drove. Home to Mama, and the last blow had fallen. The freezer compartment of the fridge wasn't working. And it was loaded with meat. All of which was rapidly getting limp. The meat is in the neighbours' freezer, Hugh's neck is slightly better, and, at time of writing, it's another beautiful day in which I have been chained, first, in an institution, and second, to my typewriter, Tomorrow, everything will be hack to nor- mal. And it'll show. 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