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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-02-10, Page 4\ 1 NwNw \v, Still at the top Despite objections from Premier William Davis, the media choose to refer to his policies and priorities board of cabinet as .a "super cabinet". Regardless of what he chooses to call it, the new five-man group will have added responsibilities, and certainly Huron riding constituents will take some pride in the fact that the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton is among them, In effect, it is not a "promotion"for the Huron MPP as he has long been regarded. as one of the key members of the Provincial government. No doubt many in his position would have been quite happy to undertake less responsibility after so many years of arduous and constant leadership in a variety of departments. But that would have been contrary' to his constant willingness to serve when called and it must be a source of amazement to many people how he keeps on going as hard as he does. Car doomed in cities? At last municipal leaders are becoming aware of a fact that choking, noise-battered citizens in large cities have been muttering for some time — the car must go. The problem is how to get rid of cars from downtown streets without infringing on the rights and convenience of citizens? An Ontario government decision to stop construction of Toronto's Spadina. Expressway which would have cut to the heart of the city was the first sign of political awareness. Recently Montreal municipal officials have had second thoughts about a crosstown expressway extension of the Trans-Canada highway now under construction — slashing through downtown Montreal. Montreal Urban Commission Chairman, Lucien Saulnier, feels approval should have been delayed "until we had a better assessment of need." Saulnier noted, "I'm sure that there is a better than even chance a motorist who is offered a very good alternative will take public transportation." Both Montreal and Toronto are extending their subway systems, and a firm in the U.S.A. with a grant from the government, is experimenting with small electric-powered, rubber wheeled vehicles which run on either streets or tracks. Surely a country which has the technology to put a man on the moon can find ways to move people quickly, quietly, and cleanly around cities. Contributed Many advantages , Members of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority appear to have made a wise decision in approving the purchase of one of the Kongskilde Ltd. buildings for their new office and workshop. It was clearly indicated at last week's meeting that the building, if approved by the provincial government. will give the Authority more space than they had actually planned had they built a new structure, The cost was about the same as the members had figured on spending. In addition to that bonus, there is a great saving in time and planning for the members, and no doubt this was one of the major factors to be considered. It eliminates the need of meetings with architects, builders, etc., and because most representatives are busy people, this will be a definite advantage to them. Still to be settled, of course, is the disposition of the present office in Riverview Park if the deal is approved. The Town of Exeter has an interest in that building and mutual approval will be required to put it to some other use. That's something which will require considerable deliberation to make sure it is put to use in a way compatible with its park surroundings. eet •kee‘ ekekekeeee.ete \\, Winter finally gets to Smiley Welete,Ne eteeeeeefeeeeaseeeleMin-e, tea: w • • • ''Probably due to the fact that you had laryugites for a ireek last month:" otneone ovi . will love the taste of aid-fashioned candies made with sweet dairy.cream and fresh country butter, In beautiful Valentine gift poxes, . ...... Valentine Candies from CLUZ,ZeoaniCt AVAILABLE AT MIDDLETON AGru,75- , PHONE 235-1570 EXETER Deadline for tax savings on registered retirement savings plans Deposits made by February 29, 1972 are tax free for 1971 returns Victoria and Grey Trust offers you three tax savings retirement plans. —an "equity fund plan" designed for greatest capital appreciation —a high cumulative income plan —a Guaranteed Investment Certificate plan fully guaranteed as to principal and interest. 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Not wildly or out loud, so that some people could do what they've wanted to for years — have me quietly put away. No; it's just been a steady stream of assorted chuckles, snickers and titters, with an occasional giggle erupting when. it poured rain around here in January. I was laughing, for the first time in about four winters, at the sn °WM °beers and :skiers. Winter after winter I have sat. glowering inwardly, as the snowmobilers tried to outshout each other in their boisterous, boyish manner. each trying to tell a taller tale than the other about how he jumped the creek or went up a 90-degree slope with no hands, or some such rot. Winter after winter. I've tried to keep the sour look off my face as the ski hounds burble their eine talk about how many rues they made. chortle with glee every titre there v, as a fresh fan of snow. and brag about their brand new Scheissmaker. eighty dollar ski. boots. For about two mottles the winter of 1971-72 was: known as "Smiley's Revenge." There was a little snow in Deeerriber, was almost agree,, teerisentee There wasn't a snowbank worthy of skidding into on New Year's Eve. And the fine weather con- tinued for weeks: lots of rain, high temperatures and virtually no snow. -Let their snowmobiles sit there and rust." I whispered, tee ee'e. 'e-ese.‘ eee= keee - eeneeteee eae \eel. e'Neeeee —Mee% e. Dear Sir: On "Parents Night", at South Huron and District High School. as a parent of a Grade 9 student and with a necessary time limit set to meet individual teachers in various ela.ssreonis.I found my semewhat faltering footsteps quickly and efficiently guided along the, "unknown to me", corridors by ceurteous young students. The alert awareness of these young people. coupled with the strennth aed neder.star.dir.g of the teachers with where I spoke sets a standard which is certainly the rttle and not the exception. Exeter and area may only be a small section of our vast country. Lee :nest surely is ,cereributing is fail share to'. arde Canada's strer.gth and eharac ter eet seneereee Edna F. Glabla. barely able to restrain a guffaw. "Let their skis warp and their fancy boots remain unscuffed," I muttered, scarce able to hold back a peal of laughter. It's not that I have anything personal against these mid- winter bores. Some of my best friends are snowmobilers, though I wouldn't want my daughter to marry one. And I know some perfectly sensible people who think there is something ineffably enjoyable in sliding down a hill on a couple of inflated barrel staves. The genuine skier thinks nothing of spending ten or fifteen dollars on a Sunday's skiing, even if he has to cut his church givings to the bone. And it's not jealousy or spite. Jest because f have a ropy knee that would put me on crutches for two months if I had a fall is no reason to envy those who swoop deeaa the hill like a bird. Same with snowmobiling. I have a slight handicap there. too. I can fly a plane and drive a car, If there are good mechanics around. But when it comes to Mail motors which stop running, dos stand there and eeare shiettng from one foot to tee eeer embarrassine. but I'M Bill Oaks and Dorothy Pfaff set fund driving back about 20 years with their little "squabble" last week. We hope they're proud of themselves. They should be, because fund raising campaigns can use some of the human element which was more evident several years ago and which has given way to slick promotions more recently, That's not to suggest that fund raising campaigners aren't sincere people. They are, but too often there's little contact bet- ween the people who sit at head offices and arrange things and those who get out on the streets in communities across the country to do the work. Dorothy and Bill changed all that. Dorothy started it all off by complaining about some of the arrangements associated with this year's appeal for the Ability Fund. As a veteran canvasser she realized the problems some of her cohorts were going to have. It; can be darn chilly in Exeter on the last Monday in January and in her opinion the receipts were hard to handle and the envelopes were not large enough to facilitate use with numbed fingers. Fortunately, she didn't follow the procedure many would have taken by grumbling to them- selves and their cohorts. She fired off a letter to head office and pointed out the problems to Bill Oaks and suggested he come to Exeter and see for himself whether her complaints were well founded. Bill Oaks did just that: After knocking on doors along with the Marching Mothers he conceded that Dorothy had some reasonable complaints and suggested the matter would be looked into before next year's campaign. The point is that Bill Oaks. as director of fund raising, is not only interested in the end results, but is obviously appreciative of the work canvassers do. By being frank. It's all very well to talk about carburetors and pistons and fuel fines if you know what they are, where they are, and what to do if they aren't working. I figure I'm lucky if I get the lawnmower started once out of three times. without summoning help. Thus, the only picture I can conjure with me and a snowmobile in it is a nightmare: the pair of us out in the woods. ten miles from nowhere, with the carburetors seized up or burned out or whatever it is they do Nee I don't hate the people er the sports. I just hate snow wtth a deep and bitter loathing which must have some psychological explanation. Did I wet my pants as a small child, while playing in the snow? Did my parents, sick of my eternal wailing, throw me ;rev a snowbank and hastily retrieve me? I don't know the answer. But I do know that Smiley's Revenge has turned into Smiley's Feely. As I write, I can't see the house across the street. It's se:reale sea-guile, horizontally, wtte a forty-mile wind gusting to sixty er seventy. The skiers are smirkteg. the enewmobilers are laughing out loud. And I'm crying. deep ter de, I knew it was a dream But ,tirrean we must. or we eft nothing, Some wrote' Well, never. Mind. Hand time that shovel. wereae, and stand back. out of earsta showing his willingness to go to such great lengths to check on some complaints he has no doubt given the local canvassers a great boost. The fact that the ladies raised over $200 more than last year indicates that the publicity given the whole situation stirred some contributors and no doubt the canvassers as well. As stated, it made the whole thing appear more personal, and canvasses need more of that touch, Studies show that a child spends more hours watching television before he goes to kindergarten than a student spends in the classroom in four years of college. By age 14, a child has seen 18,000 human beings killed on television. While many of those are only `staged" killings in various types of television shows, the kids also see some actual deaths through news coverage of trouble spots around the world. We wonder at times if they note the difference, or are people so accustomed to blood-shed that deaths shown in riots and firing lines appear no different than the posed deaths in plays and dramas. The Exeter Centennial com- mittee has received practically SO YEARS AGO Mr. Freeborn Johnston, of the ship "Carnegie" gave an address descriptive of the Islands of the Pacific at a meeting of the Main Street League on Tuesday evening. Friday evening at the arena, the Exeter-Zurich hockey team tucked away the second round in the O.H.A. intermediate series when they defeated the fast Ingersoll sextette 11 goals to 8. Mr. Richard Hill of Stephen has recently lost two head of cattle from poisoning. Mr. Hill is not able to account for it as he has no poison about the place. The Exeter and South Huron Ministerial Association met in Trivitt Memorial schoolroom on Monday with a fine attendance Rev. A.A.Trumper presented a paper on "The Second Coming of Our Lord." Mr. Merrier Eilber, of Crediton, has accepted a position with E. Teiman & Son of Dashwood as clerk. 25 YEARS AGO Bert Berland left Sunday for Indiana to take a short course in servicing Studebaker cars. Miss Myrtle Reeder is entering Woodstock General Hospital to train fer a nurse. Mr. Neil Jones left for Toronto this week to take a course at the Rehabilitation School there. Crowning one of the most successful years in Masonic history in Exeter was a ceremony Monday evening when 12 out of 14 new members were presented with their Master Maebri aprons. Mr. Andrew Easton, a veteran of two Wars, who has been em• ployed with W. C. Allison, has purchased from Mrs. Ito& the 160-acre farm on Lot 8. cone 4, t'sborrie. le YEARS AGO Huron MPP announced this week that Eugene H. Beaver, accountant, has been appointed a no response from local citizens and organizations in regard to suggestions on how to celebrate 1973. It may appear too far off to spur some thinking on the matter, but unfortunately any project of this magnitude requires several months of planning, So, get your thinking caps on and pass along your ideas and projects to chairman Derry Boyle as soon as possible. People with only one or two kids may live to be 100, but they sure miss out on a lot of ex- citement, During the past week the flu bug descended on the Batten household and it's been similar to a three-ring circus ever since. We just get one mess cleaned up and someone in the next bed starts throwing up. The clothes washer and dryer haven't shut off and you can't tell who your bed partner is from one minute to the next. The best you can hope is that it's someone who knows which way to turn his head when things start coming up. Father has so far eluded the bug, but with a few million germs floating around per square inch, his luck can't hold out much longer, justice of the peace for Huron County. John Etherington, 12 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Archie Etherington, is South Huron's champion speller for 1957. He defeated the other locontestants Tuesday night. Nancy Fahner, 19 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Fahner, near Grand Bend, was elected queen of SHDHS Friday. She was crowned at the "At Home Dance," The four winning students who will repres-nt SHDHS at the WOSSA public speaking contest are Allison Clark, Ron Carpenter, Paula Boulianne and. Bill Mar- shall. Local girls receiving their caps at an impressive ceremony at. Victoria Hospital this week were Mary Kerr, Exeter, maja Roobol, Hensel!, Arlene Harberer, Zurich and Elva Young, Lucan. 10 YEARS AGO SI-IDHS board Tuesday night set its tax levy for 1962 at nine mills, two more. than it has been for the past six years. Monday night, town council approved a telephone system for the police dep't which will permit citizens to make Contact with the force 24 hours a day. George Godbolt and Sharon McBride were the senior winners of the public speaking contest at the high school this week, Miss Clete McGowan has been appointed local director of Huron County's Children's Aid Society. Four of the six chief magistrates with whom he has served on the Pet during the past 27 years paid tribute to L. J. Penhale at a banquet in his honor. The mayors and reeves attending were B. W. Tuckey, A. J, Sweitzer, W. G. Cochrane, R. E. Pieeley and Eldrid Siin- mana. Mr. Penhale had also Served with the late W. 0. San- ders anti the late Thomas L. Pryde. eXeeee,...e,"