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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-01-20, Page 4An 'irritated snowmobiler' eggffitirte„144°" lw„„P ‘15?„1-,ferf.• 1 ASO 0, WSPAPIFIS (OP SUBSCRIPTION PRES _,PTIONS ire.t wee,- I a r , SS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS Are You Covered By A Prescription Drug Plan? Such as: Co-Op, Blue Cross, OVA, Green Shield, Welfare Assistance or Diabetic Assistance YES! NO! BRING YOUR PRESCR IPT1 ONS TO MIDDLETON'S STILL BRING YOU PRESCRIPTIONS TO MI DDLETON'S And You Will Benefit From The PARCOST PLAN (Government Sponsored) Which Ensures Prescriptions At Reasonable Cost to Ontario Residents Stan Horrell, PhmB Sob Middleton, PhmB PHONE 235-1570 EXETER RACEWAY CYCLE .84...SPORTS OUR P01 The Associations for the Mentally Retarded in South Huron, Goderich and Wingham have embarked upon a mam- moth project in their quest to provide a workshop for retarded adults. They've already approved the purchase of a $45,000 farm in the Clinton area, and if they follow the example set by their counterparts in Tillsonburg, will be adding a modern workshop and residence. At Tillsonburg, for instance, the total cost of the project came to $200,000, of which only 25 percent was garnered from government sources. The adult workshop is an extension of the area associations' present program. In a relatively short time, they have witnessed outstanding success in the operation of schools for retarded youngsters, and obviously the adult workshop is a necessity to make the entire program practical. There is only a small amount of value in providing social and educational opportunities for retarded youngsters if, in fact, they are again dropped by the wayside when they become adults. A workshop allows them to benefit from their earlier opportunities and to continue to lead useful lives within the community. Some may argue that an expenditure of $45,000 for a farm is excessive, particularly when • the associations do not require all that land for their purposes. Giant undertaking While it is questionable, it must be noted that the associations had to give location their prime consideration, and to an extent this takes them out of a buyer's market, The proximity to the former CFB Clinton provides them recreational facilities at their doorstep, and perhaps of even greater importance, the industries moving into the former base may well provide some of the job opportunities for the retarded adults in their workshop. A central location for the three sponsoring groups is also important. The associations, of course, do not have the funds on hand for expenditures of the magnitude that are required for the project. They're gambling that residents throughout the area will support the project and provide the donations required. The number of worthwhile projects which have succeeded in the past on this gamble, has been many and there is no reason to suggest that residents will not realize their obligation in helping those within the community who are unable to help themselves. To look at it from a cold, detached viewpoint rather than a charitable one, it must be noted that retarded adults will require our financial assistance one way or the other, and it may be more economical to assist them to become partially self-sustaining rather than wards of the taxpayer. RR 8 PAR KH I LL PHONE 294-6702 Located at Corbett on Highway 81 Five Miles North of Parkhill • 'Motorcycles • Snowmobiles Polaris Kawasaki , Norton , MOO ,-- BUNCO NOW OPEN DAILY 9 A.M. - 9 P.M. SAT. UNTIL 6-P.M. 110111~MMMISMIII, ENTERPRISES New opportunity The establishment of the Huron Centre of Conestoga College of Arts and Technology at Clinton may be one of the most important developments in the history of Huron County over the long run. For the first time, citizens of our rural county will have the same opportunities for self improvement close at hand that have always been available for city residents. It means that those who finished their formal education early in life now have a chance to continue it. If they do not have the educational requirements available to learn a trade, they can now gain these through courses offered by Huron Centre. Those who did complete their high school education will now have a chance to venture into post secondary education without leaving home. Young people of the community will be able to remain in the county while they receive their college education. But not only will the Huron Centre benefit individuals, it will benefit the economy of the county. Now, for instance, business men will be able to take courses to improve the efficiency and operation of their businesses. Factories will have more trained personnel available to produce better products more efficiently. These changes are things which will not become evident overnight. They will have an accumulative effect and along with the quickening pace of development in the county will do much to put Huron on a competitive foot with other counties in Western Ontario in the next 10 to 20 years. Until then, the major advantage will be to the individual who will be able to • discover the joys of further education right in his back yard. aiikos,,,,Evazoszzrz..;Emraizmant,4,... Either I'm slowing down or life is speeding up. Probably both, which is one reason I'm so con- fused these days. The other reason is that I've always been confused. For one thing, the new tax legislation. It may be manna to lawyers and accountants, but to the ordinary, rather stupid Canadian, like me, it's like wandering around in a bog in a fog, blind-folded. What did I do before Valuation Days were announced? Nothing. I didn't have a clue where to start, and besides, the whole thing had about as much fascination for me as a January sale. Now I discover that I should have valued some of my precious antiques and stuff, so that I could pay taxes on them when they increase in value. Well, I haven't any stamp collections or coin collections or paintings that are going to in- crease in price steadily, I don't have a summer cottage, which seems to be a bad thing to have, according to the papers. Times Established 1873 But I do have antiques. There's the violin, for example. It's an authentic hand-made instrument. My Uncle Tom made it about forty years ago, and somehow it came into my possession. No one in the family has played it, because there is only one string, the bridge is broken, and the frame is slightly warped. Therefore, it's not just junk, but almost pristine, and surely is increasing in value daily. The case in which it is enclosed is equally antique, (I'd say about 1850 vintage). I definitely slipped up there. That thing could be worth as much as $38 in ten or twelve years, and I got it for nothing. How much will a rapacious government snatch from me in capital gains for that? And the beds, of course. They are genuine antiques. My mother bought them at an auction sale, and they must have been 100 years old then, We inherited them, and they're probably priceless by now. How about my hip waders. They're so old I can't remember when I bought them, and they are Advocate Established 1881 — Clinton News-Record full of genuine holes, just like old furniture. And where does my wood-pile come in? One of my oaks blew down last summer, and I had it cut into firewood. Now I didn't pay for the oak when I bought the property, and I have about $35 worth of wood there. Do I pay capital gains tax on that. Enough of that. I'm becoming steadily more worried. I can see my entire estate going down the drain to the greedy tax collector. Something else has me just about as puzzled. It's the educational system, It's different in every province, so that you can learn as much in twelve years in Manitoba as you can in thirteen years in Ontario, That is un- derstandable, because of the difference in climate (the only reason I can think of.) But,the whole new, frightening aspect of the blackboard jungle is being introduced in my province. It's probably something the Yanks tried out ten years ago and found unworkable and have since abandoned. That's the way Amalgamated 1924 Because snowmobiles are much in the fore these days, we hesitate to prolong the arguments, but last week we received a letter from a person who signed himself only as "irritated snowmobiler." For his edification, the reason the letter wasn't printed was due to the fact there was no name signed. Newspapers demand that all letters be signed, although the writer can remain anonymous if he so desires. However, if a person feels he has a valid argument, there should be no hesitancy on his part to allow his name to appear in print. What's fair for the goose is fair for the gander so they say, so because members of councils cannot remain anonymous while making decisions, we feel that persons who complain about those decisions should not be able to criticize behind a cloak of secrecy. At any rate, the snowmobiler complained that the police,, should have caught those who were giving rise to the conf-P plaints of snowmobilers, rather' than passing bylaws to regulate all snowmobilers. The writer misses one im- portant point. Without bylaws, there are very few ways the police can bring charges against those who irked ratepayers by carousing throughout the evening and early morning hours and operating their machines in the vicinity of the hospital and buzzing churches on Sunday morning. As long as snowmobilers operated their machines under provisions of the Motortized Snow Vehicle Act, there was no charge the police could invoke regarding the noise of the machines. The "irritated snowmobiler" went on to point out that the machines were invaluable during last year's severe blizzard and warns that if the bylaw is ap- proved, he will not assist if another such storm arrives this winter. "I'll have my snowmobile for Canadian education, at its worst, seems to operate. Beginning next September, the kids and their parents choose what subjects the kid will take in high school. So far, so good. I've always been opposed to the old, rigid system under which you had to take math or French or something you were hopelessly inept at. I think there should be lots of options. But surely, this is going a bit far. The provincial government, with the aid of federal help, has spent millions and millions of dollars setting up Schools With all manner of equipment, especially in the technical departments. Different subjects, let's say English and History, will be vying for students so that teachers won't lose jobs, The History department will make its ploy by showing pictures of nude statues of Rome and Greece and the Renaissance. But I've laid my plans too. We're going to lay in a supply of dirty modern novels, and also give everybody at least 75 percent. Don't tell me that a 13 or 14 year old will choose anything except what he thinks are the "easiest'. subjects. This could lead to courses in basket weaving, archery, or mope and gawkery. And what do I do if the prin- cipal informs me that nobody Wants to take English next year? I'm not a hit worried. I am convinced I can cook better than SOthe of the Home Economies teachers, and could fit in nicely there. I know the first four letters of the Greek alphabet, and mild teach Greek in a pinch. my own convenience only," the letter states. That sounds something akin to the little boy who picked up his baseball and went home because the other guys wouldn't let him do what he wanted. + + + The recent issue of the Canadian Weekly Publisher tells a story about Bob Gagner, who won reelection in a municipal vote in LaSalle and took an advertisement in the community newspaper to thank the people who supported him. This is exactly the way the ad reads: "It has been nearly five years' since you first gave me your confidence and helped me ac- complish the mandate given me. I have not failed you ...Rest assured that during the coming months, I will." Such honesty has probably never been seen before from a politician, although we imagine the ad hardly came out the way Gagne had expected. + + + Gating hook* to snowmobiles, The 'Durham Chronicle provides us with some interesting ex- planations of what a snowmobiler really is, The newspaper claims the typical snowmobiler is: A person who is too old for a sled, but young enough to remember the fun it used to be. A person who prays for snow and grumbles while shoveling the sidewalk. A person who waits for cold 50 YEARS AGO The council for 1922 is Reeve B. W. F. Beavers and Councillors Joseph Davis, Frederick Ellerington, Birtle M. Francis and Chas. F. Hooper. In the first O.H.A. game played in Exeter this season, the Exeter- Zurich team defeated the Mit- chell team six to three. Monday night, the Exeter-Zurich team defeated the fast St. Marys team in an O.H.A. game by the score of six to three. Rev. Herbert 'Maylor, Toronto, has been appointed rector of the Anglican parish of Hensall and Staffa. Mr. Harold Hunter, of Usborne, has been awarded the Huron County prize in the baby beef competition with his Polled Angus. Mr. Hunter gets a two week course at the Agricultural College at Guelph. Mr. Wm. Leavitt is improving the accommodation for spec- tators at the rink by erecting three tiers of Seats. along the sides. 25 YEARS AGO A group of five from Exeter motored to Win ham Thursday evening to take part in a round table forum over C.}t.N.X. radio station on Exeter's recreational program. Art Campbell, Helen Leslie, E. D. Bell, J. M. SOuth- cott, and Bert Weston took part. W. E. Middleton was named chairman at the inaugural meeting of Exeter Public School Board. TTwo' organized drives by Gun Clubs of the district have been successful in bagging 258 rabbits and five W T f Guxcekey of town; Hugh Berry, Usborne; Roy Ratz and Arthur Amy, Stephen; George Armstrong, Hay, are attending Huron County Council at Goderich this week, Eight large windows, two veranda pillars and a gasoline pump were smashed at the Ernmerson Xyle store at Eippen weather so he can dress up to stay warm. A person who will completely overhaul a snowmobile out in the middle of nowhere and call for a tow truck when his car won't start in his heated garage. A person who rides the lumps and bumps of a field with en- joyment and complains about little chuck-holes in the streets, ' A person says she bought the machine for the kids but complains when she can't get a babysitter so she can go riding. A person who can't get Old Bessie in the garage at night because there isn't room unless he slides that snowmobile out. A person who is too tired to carry out the garbage, but would think nothing of wrestling a 350 pound machine out of a snow drift. A perSon who will drive a warm car to the grocery store for his favorite steak; and rides on a cold snowmobile ten miles for ' a burned 'Wiener. A person who will get caught on the highway without a spare tire in his car, but will have enough spare parts in his snowmobile to build another machine. A person who is glad to see June come because he knows it is only 6 months until it is winter again. "You see, we are only normal, human beings." Wednesday when an R.C.A.F.. ambulance went out of control and crashed into the building. 15 YEARS AGO A wind-whipped blaze razed the restaurant and garage owned by Norman Cowan, Sarepta, Friday evening. Fire was believed to have started from leaking gas in an old refrigerator. Plans for extensive im- provement and renovation to Caven Presbyterian Church and manse were made at the congregational meeting Tuesday night. Fred Dobbs was re-elected president of the Exeter and District Cancer Society, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Moir left Saturday for a holiday in Florida. Les Parker and Jud Dykeman of Lakeview Hatchery, Exeter, and Neil Campbell attended a four day short course in turkey disease and management at Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories, Charles City, Iowa, last week. 10 YEARS AGO District officials and their wives were guests at a reception, Monday afternoon, marking the official opening of Brewers' Warehousing Company Limited retail store at the corner of Main and George Streets. A Fort William man, Robert E. Taylor, has purchased Pearson Motors Ltd., Zurich, it was announced this week by the former owner. Hon. J. G, Gardiner, native of Farquhar, and former federal agriculture minister for 22 years, died last week in Saskatchewan. Three fire brigades, Crediton, Dashwood and Exeter joined forces Thursday to prevent fire from razing the farm home of Stephen township councillor, Edmond Hendrick. Rev. J. C, Boyne, BA, BD, of 'Victoria, I3.C, has been extended a pastoral call from Caven and Orornarty Presbyterian chur- ches, SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., O.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor -- Bill Batten —Advertising Manager ' Assistant Editor -- Ross Haugh Women's Editor -- Gwyn Whilsmith Phone 235.1331 Junk good for capital gain WINNOCIN.IiiIMIWZ.42121BER Published each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario SeOend Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance- Circulation, September 30, 1070, 4,675 RATES: Canada $8.00 Per Year; USA $10.00 .:..,'"ArLEAUSISIVEROMA Improve your home now! Between now and Spring is the time to renovate, to recondition and decorate your home. Let Victoria and Grey help you finish the rec room, take advantage ' of furnishing sales, move up to better living. 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