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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-02-24, Page 4Good opportunity Ideas on reducing accidents Way it was for Billy the Kid A Message For Parents ... FROM EXETER COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION How About Children's Accounts Your Credit Union can help your children save. Children should be encouraged not Only to work with a purpose and spend with a purpose but to save with a purpose. In each case, the purpose should be one that i:, of genuine interest to them — not just One that the parents decide upon. It is difficult to save with enthusiasm unless you have a goal of your own, rather than a goal someone picks for you. Why not let the goal be a Credit Union share account? Give your child — or children — the satisfaction of walking in and saying to the teller, I want to make a deposit to my share account. If you don't have an account opened for members Of your family call and find out how easy it is. Phone 235-0640 EXETER COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION LTD. 430 Main St, Les Vincent, Manager toteferVines-Abuocate SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Mitten— Advertising Manager Assistant Editor Ross Haugh Women's Editor -. Gwyn Whilstnith Phond 2354331 4040,eiam Co • '1 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, ()Mari° Slican4 Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, September JO, 1971,5,175 /Made $8.00 Per Year; USA $10.00 SUB$CRIPTION RATES: •;• ir,0%,:;••.•; A1,7,4 ,AMOVittiMSZOMIZ 999444994949 INVEST NOW We would perhaps do well to remind area young people that the federal govern- ment is now accepting applications for projects to be carried out under the Op- portunities for Youth program, Last year's projectS were as diversified as one could imagine, including such things as printing underground newspapers, assisting in surveys on how senior citizens live and organizing camps for un- derprivileged youngsters. 4 While some of the projects were questionable, there were many good ones and they accomplished some results in addition to providing young people with some initiative and jobs, Young people interested in making applications should review some of the projects undertaken last year to see if any such opportunities are available locally. Get your friends together and. see what you can come up- with, Man's aim in life an 5 year Debenture Investment Certificates You earn highest interest on all of The Municipal's Debenture investment Certificates. Interest payable semi-annually or left to accumulate. Terms: One to Five Years Amounts: $100 to $20,000 ‘AStt qli iO4 te SSSS For further information: The Municipal Savings and Loan Corporation P,O, Box 147, 88 Dunlop Street East, Barrie, Ontario, (705) 726-7200. the municipal savings & loan corporation MEMlER: CANADA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Available In This Area Through HODGSON LIMITED INSURANCE Main St. • 235-2420 Exeter surface of the world's oceans, The frightening effects of pollution have affected wild life, fisheries and human beings in the most remote parts of the earth. In our cities, too many people sym- bolize the growing pollution problem. It is becoming abundantly clear that even today, the world's resources are being strained by less than four billion people, yet the global population is expected to double by early next century. In the coming decades, men must learn to master technology, and not to become slaves to the kind of technological advances that destroy the environment. And the first, most urgent need is to reduce population growth around the world. For unless this vital task is tackled realistically, all other efforts to control pollution and urban overcrowding will fail. Contributed In this rushing nuclear age, when the skies and seas are being polluted by the works of mankind, many scientists are beginning to ask whether technological progress is not outpacing man's basic aims. Most men hope to lead useful, healthy, happy lives. They wish to fulfil their own aspirations and when possible, help others. But in grasping for more wealth, North Americans in particular are endangering their environment, and clearly their own happiness. The United States, for instance, with a mere 6 percent of the world's population, used 40 percent of the globe's wood pulp and 36 percent of its fossil fuels. So much oil is spilled taking petroleum products to North America across the Atlantic, that oceanographers are appalled. One recent study suggested that there is enough oil pollution in the Atlantic alone to produce an irridescent slick over the entire Turn inward Idealism, hollow slogans and wordy goals will no longer suffice. We must prac- tice what we preach. The outward and physical struggle for freedom and equality which dominated democratic action up through and including World War II must now be turned inward to the far more subtle and truly significant struggle of self- appraisal and self-justification. This is the purpose of Brotherhood Week — a time of meditation and inner struggle, a time of re-evaluation and renewed dedication to the full meaning of freedom and equality for all so that democracy can again confront the forces of Deadline for tax savings on registered retirement savings plans communistic atheism with confidence in ultimate victory for all. In any such struggle a guiding faith is necessary. That faith must be the reality of the brotherhood of man expressed in all great religions and the cornerstone of our democratic heritage. When we accept this belief, brotherhood will become our national pur- pose and we can then put into practice in our daily lives the dreams we have always preached. Pope Paul — "There cannot be peace without brotherhood and there cannot be brotherhood without justice." Deposits made by February 29, 1972 are tax free for 1971 returns break, it was reported that an out-of-town team had arrived an hour and a half late for Monday night's bowling sessi'on, but they had persevered in the face of nature's adversities. One wise wag from the back shop suggested the same people probably wouldn't have even ventured out the door if they had been scheduled to go to work rather than to go bowling. If the shoe fits, wear it! + + + The National Association of Tobacco and Confectionary Distributors bulletin recently contained the following "Psalm for Today." Thought you may enjoy it: The State is my shepherd; I need not work. It alloweth me to lie down on good jobs; It leadeth me beside still fac- tories, It destroyeth mine initiative; It taketh me in the paths of a parasite for politics' sake. Yea, though I walk through the paths of laziness and deficit spending I will fear no evil, for the government is with me. It prepareth an economic Utopia for me out of the earnings of my grandchildren, It filleth my head with security; My inefficiency runneth over. Surely, the State shall care for me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in a fool's paradise forever. 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, Start Retiring today at Victoria and Grey VG Ministers of Exeter and surrounding district met in James St, United Church to discuss organization of a new sector project. Rev. Samuel Kerr was named chairman of the committee. Alvin S. McBride, 60, former reeve of Stanley township became the district's first traffic victim of 1957 when he died Tuesday following a two-car collision north of town. Bill Oberle and Billy Mac- donald were Exeter Mohawks' most prolific scorers in the tribe's first year in O.H.A. Senior "B" competition, 50 YEARS AGO This community was visited with a rain storm accompanied by lightning and thunder on Sunday. During the afternoon there was a heavy downpour of rain. Mr. Henry Strang took the services in Caven Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning last owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev, ,J. Foote. Miss Mabel Wenzel left Friday for Toronto to attend the millinery openings. The contract for the new school to be built in the village of Dash- wood was let on Thursday last to Mr, Henry Willert. Miss May Gill was elected president of the Epworth League of the James Street Methodist Church last week. 10 YEARS AGO In a nostalgic mood today, I've been thinking that, with the onslaught of the Speed Age, many of our fine old Canadian traditions have fallen by the wayside, died on the vine, or simply lain down and curled up their toes. One of the first to go, of course, was the blacksmith. It hurts me to face the truth: that most people today under thirty have never known the sensoryjoys of a blacksmith's shop. At this time of year, small boys used to squeeze through the ramshackle door, and edge as close as they could to the fire, freezing their bums and roasting their cheeks. There was a fine acrid stench of horse manure and scorched hooves, There was the leaping flame as the bellows blew. There was the ringing clang as the smith beat out the white-hot metal between ham- mer and anvil, and the satisfying hiss when the hot metal was plunged into the cold water, At a certain age, most male kids would have settled happily for the life of a blacksmith, a free soul who spent his days doing the most fascinating work in the world. The decline of the smithy, of course, was brought about by the gradual phasing out of another tradition - the horse-drawn vehicle. In the last couple of days, two articles have come to our attention regarding ideas on how to reduce the carnage on our highways. Hugh Gosbee of Callander, Ontario, has suggested a lottery should be set up with cash prizes to encourage drivers to drive safely, He doesn't spell out any details on how such a lottery would work, but we imagine it could be done by having all registered drivers eligible to win and remove the names of all those who have been found guilty of traffic infractions. Lotteries obviously have a great deal of appeal, and perhaps some •would change their driving habits if it meant losing out on a chance to become rich. The second suggestion comes from a Mr, Yazer of Nova Scotia. Put quite simply, it is as follows: A new driver would be given two points. If, after the first year's driving, he hadn't lost those points he would be given two more points for a total of four — and so on until he had the full complement of 10, just like older drivers. If, on the other hand, the driver breaks the law, and thereby loses his first two points, his license would be immediately cancelled until the following year when he will again be allowed two points, The suggestion is that to a teenager, the thought of losing his driving privileges for any in- fraction, would be a sobering one. A single speeding ticket, and he'd walk for the rest of the year. No doubt such a scheme would be a great way to instill in young drivers a sense of caution and good driving habits. However, we fail to see why it is being suggested for teenagers or new drivers only. If it was that easy to lose one's driving privilege, there would be a great many forced to change their habits, or there would be few drivers left on our highways. zombies through the super- market, to moronic piped-in music, and pick up the odourless, antiseptic, cellophaned packages the great gods Dominion, Loblaws and Safeway have assigned to us, and carry them humbly to our cars, three blocks away. Our kids have to get up a five a.m. to play hockey, and if they're not real "killers", get about four minutes ice-time. Ah, those were the days! And I haven't even begun on the most vital of all winter equipment - the puck consisting of a frozen horse- bun. Speaking of punishments, a great debate has followed the decision of the London board of education to abolish use of the strap in schools in that city. It was a topic on which the board and the teachers held divergent viewpoints. The teachers were overwhelmingly in favor of retaining the strap. Of interest is the fact that the only board members in favor of retaining it were older members, two of them being former teachers. They no doubt were following the old adage of "spare the rod and spoil the child." A friend with whom we discussed the situation at Sun- day's hockey game pointed out he had received the strap during his school days and it never did him any harm, Without punishment, there is of course, the danger of young people having a complete disregard for laws and rules for proper conduct. The abolishment of the strap may not be a disaster, but we wonder what type of punishment will be handed out to those whose actions require some. Winter has not been unduly harsh this year, although Mother Nature comes up with a blow now and then to test our hardiness, Following such storms, one hears many stories of people who have bucked drifts and battled blindly through roads where visibility is nil to get to dances, sporting attractions or out to spend an evening with friends. At Tuesday morning's coffee TICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 KEN D. BOWES Manager were the envy of every boy, in fur caps, reins in one hand, whip in the other, as they tore through the town like furies. And I wonder how many boys have played hockey all day on a frozen river, when a hard shot the goalie missed might slide a quarter of a mile. We never had to worry about ice-time, or changing lines. We could play until we were pooped, then sit by the bonfire until rested, and have another go. And there were always twenty or thirty playing at once, so everybody got a whack at the puck. Some great stick-handlers came out of that era. Think of the depths to which we have sunk. The smithy,with its lights and shadows, its reds and blacks, its earthy smells, its sense of life, has been replaced by the garage, a sterile thing with its cement floor, its reek of gas and oil, and its unspoken assurance that this-is-gonna-cost- you-plenty-buddy. The cutter, swift and light as a bird, no longer skims the snow. It has been replaced by a stinking, snarling, skidding beast that only modern man could abide— the snowmobile. No more meat-cutters, careening around the corners on one runner, delivering in any weather. Now, we plod like I wonder how many kids of this generation have ever spent a winter Saturday "catching bobs". This was out term of jumping on the backs of farmer's sleighs, MI day long the farmers came and went to and from town. And all day long we hopped on behind a load of grain, left that for a load of supplies going the other way, picked up a sleigh piled with logs for a return trip, and shivered with delighted fear as thefarmers shouted at us, and even sometimes flourished their whips in our direction. As we grew a little older, about 12, we graduated to catching on the wing a cutter. This was more daring and more dangerous because they could really fly, the runner was much smaller, and the farmer could turn around and belt you one on the ear. Most of them, of course were pretty decent. I know now that they were more worried about us getting hurt in a fall than they were about the extra weight their horses had to pull. Then there were the butchers' cutters. These consisted of a sort of box with runners beneath, and a step at the back for the driver to stand on. The horses were not plugs, but real roadrunners that went like a bat out of hell. They were every bit as exciting as a Roman chariot, and the drivers Timis Established 1873 Ore to Easter Seals. Advocate Established 1881 041,010EWSZSM AMalgamated 1924 25 YEARS AGO Farm Forums were held Monday night at Lumley School and at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Johns, Mr. and Mrs, T. Ballantyne and Mr, and Mrs. C. Allen. The Red Cross Campaign commences across Canada on Monday next for $5,000,000, The Huron County road commission at a meeting in Goderich on Tuesday authorized purchase of 17 garages at the Port Albert airport. They will be used for equipment, Mr. Si. Mrs. G. A. Jeckell are visiting with the former's sister, Miss Laura Jeckell. Mr. Jeckell is Controller of the Yukon Territories. A new Canadian four cent stamp will be issued shortly to commemorate the •centenary of the birth of Alexander Graham Bell. A 17-year old Crediton Queen's Scout, Charles E. Browning, Jr. has been commemorated by the Governor General for helping to extinguish gasoline flames which engulfed the youth's father in an explosion last year. Sunday night many travellers went to jail „ . that is if they were lucky, A heavy snow storm, that made travel north of Exeter impossible, caused many motorists to seek shelter in the town jail. Many others, less fortunate, spent the night in their cars stranded between London and Exeter. Charles Mickle, }tense% was chosen by the international af- fairs commission Of the UWO to represent the university at the Model United Nations Security Council at the St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. The SHAHS junior girls wrapped up the Perthex title this week when they posted three wins to complete a perfect season, and gain a berth in WOSSA playoffs, Exeter Christian Reformed Church recently replaced an old reed organ for a new Hammond electric model. 15 YEARS AGO SHAHS students raised money to provide several paintings for the new rooms in the addition,