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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-10-05, Page 4Should be ,inured "WOUld yOu lika to /most) why I don't pay taxes?" Osborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company HEAP oFF.ipe FXM171 354,55Q Insures: Tpwn Dwellings uAll Classes of .Farm Pruparty • Summer Cottages • Churches, Halls Extended Coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling Objects, liability, etc.) is also available DIRECTORS AND ADJUSTERS President, Ray McCurdy RR 1, Kirkton Vice-President, Timothy Toohey FIR 3, Lucan Clayton Colquhoun RR 1, St. Marys RR 2, Dublin Martin Feeney Robert Gardiner William Chaffe RFi 2, Staffa RR 4, Mitchell Ross Hodgert Hugh Benninger Clayton Harris 229.6643 345-2001 348-9051 AGENTS Woodham Dublin Mitchell NOTICE Re: Exeter Waste Disposal Site (Dump) HOURS 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday ONLY Gate will be locked at all other times. PLEASE - NO FIRES Persuent to bylaw, a penalty of up to '300 may be imposed for illegal use. Your co-operation is requested When In Exeter STOP and SHOP „ * KODAK * CHANEL * DUBARRY PRINCE MATCHABELLI * BRUT * FABERGE • Select Gursrant eed REXALL PRODUCTS Pot Better Health For Better Grooming And Remember Prescriptions Are Our Business STAN HORRELL BOB MlbbLE'tON " "--709911 4 Ever look up the origin of Thanksgiving? The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia has this entry: "A national holiday...coMmernorationg the) harvest of Plymouth Colony in 1621...Colonists and Indians shared the first feast," As eve reach Thanksgiving Day, 1972, we might do well to ponder that bit—of North American history, It is trite to remind ourselves that this country is lavishly endowed with beauty and natural resources, that our standard of living is among the world's highest; that, in spite of pollution and a rising crime rate, our cities are attractive and relatively safe—for the white majority. They are a danger and frustration to most of the Indians who gravitate to them in ever-increasing numbers; who are lost both spiritually and materially, in the midst of plenty, and in a land their ancestors once claimed as their own, To suggest that there are easy solutions to Indian problems would be folly; their own best leadership is as baffled as the non- Indian agencies which try to help, but somehow they must be drawn into the Canadian community as worthy par- ticipants in its life, worthy in their own eyes because they are persons of worth. Welfare and liquor have had their demoralizing effects, but they are more the result of the Indians' peripheral status than its cause, To some Indian people the idea of integration is unwelcome, but, since their ancient patterns are impossible as a way of life in a sea of technology, they must move in that direction. Some of them have made splendid strides, Those who speak for their people are strikingly perceptive arid articulate. But integration is impossible without acceptance and a respect for their poten- tial, and communication of this respect to individual Indian people. Few of us have much to do with programs and strategies, but fair and friendly attitudes—the key to good inter- relationships-- are the province of everyone. We are all part of the human condition. It's about time we emulated the colonists and sincerely, invited our first citizens to share the feast. —Contributed Chosen for abilities And fools rush in Political appointments are often suspect, but they are nevertheless a way of life. Whatever the endeavour, be it politics, business, athletics or even social, people make their decisions to a great degree on favoritism or as an act of repayment for efforts that may have been expended on their behalf, However, political appointments do have their own safeguard, and it stems from the very fact that they are suspect and open to criticism. From that standpoint, political parties know they have to choose wisely because a wrong choice can end up doing them irreparable harm. This is particularly true when the position involved is in the higher echelons of public adminstration and is frequently subjected to public focus, The chairmanship of the Ontario Police Commission certainly falls into that category and we are of the opinion that Elmer D. Bell was a wise selection for that position. or His appointment was made not merely in return for his efforts on behalf of the Progressive Conservative party, but because of the abilities which he displayed in performing the difficult tasks which presented themselves in the duties he un- dertook. Those who have written criticism of Mr. Bell's appointment fail to consider the fact that some of Ontario's most conscien- tious and capable persons take an active part in politics. Our democratic system would be severely weakened if they did not, and certainly the calibre of appointments would be equally weakened if those persons ac- tively engaged in supporting one party or another were excluded from accepting those positions. • If we had any argument with Premier William Davis on his choice it would be the fact that he's taken a valuable asset from our community. Canada's showing against Russia was a "national disgrace"? It took the best from the NHL over 479 minutes of hockey to prove they were better than the Russians and their three straight wins on Moscow ice would have to indicate that theii: conditioning was improving each game out and we suspect another eight- game series would be less evenly matched. However, the series did little to foster relations abroad as the Canadians had trouble con- trolling their emotions. Ivan and his comrades must have been slightly bewildered by some of the aspects of the Canadian conduct, although fans in this country are accustomed to arguments and fisticuffs. There's no doubt that hockey experts in both countries learned a great deal from each other and it will be interesting to see if the training sessions of Canadian teams will be influenced by the Russians. The series was unquestionably the most exciting and well played hockey ever witnessed, and as we stated at the end of the Canadian tour, it will be most difficult to get too excited about watching the Oakland Seals and Philadelphia Flyers square off. their heads. Unfortunately, they do impede the firemen in their work and in some extreme cases can actually be blamed for fires causing more damage than would occur if they stayed at home. We are not suggesting that all people should stay clear of the fire area. Certainly, there are many occasions on which they play an important part in saving furniture and other belongings. At last week's fires, those on the scene saved farm equipment and assisted in rounding up stray animals and performed other assistance. However, they should consider the implications of their actions and remember that with the tank truck now operating, it is im- perative to keep the roads clear and not to impede the vehicle. Give the firemen an extra couple of minutes to get away from the fireball with all THREE vehicles and stay well back of them, If it's a "good" fire, it will still be spectacular even with a few minutes delay in your arrival, and if it amounts to nothing, there -iSri't anything to see regardless of when you get there. + + + We wonder if Don Mathews, national president of the Progressive Conservative party is still of the opinion that Team He'll be 'Chauvinist Pig' There are many special cash awards and honors which are bestowed upon people displaying uncommon bravery in their at-• tempts to save the lives of other people. Such recognition is certainly deserving, although un- fortunately many act unwisely and receive their awards posthumously. While it may not be considered bravery, as such, someone should consider making a special award to the area's "most daring fire chaser". Judging from the antics of some drivers at two area fires last week, many are certainly in the running for such an award. Among them are those who consider it necessary to be the first to arrive at a blaze and pass every vehicle possible at high rates of speed to ensure their spot in the front row. The chap who ignored a solid white line to pass cars on a hill on the Kirkton Road last Sunday should certainly be among the front runners for distinction, although there may be some, argument from the chap who.. happened to be driving the other' way and could envisage being involved in a serious accident with our hero. Those who pass the fire department's water tank truck should also be singled out for special mention. They're the true fire chaser's friend because they impede the truck and delay the arrival of badly needed water, thereby enhancing the possibility that the blaze will get out of control before, the extra water gets to the site. Runners-up in that category are the people who fail to park far enough onto the shoulder of the road or otherwise make it dif- ficult for the tank truck operator to make speedy trips to and from the fire. Honorable mentions could go to the fire chasers who stand around: at fires and joke and laugh within earshot of the poor owner or members of his family watching their possessions go up in flames. + +,+, To get more to the point, there are a number of people who simply, and bluntly, don't use There ar" teachers and there are teachers. Most of us in the rank and file face from 150 to 200 students every school day. We groan about the size of our classes, sigh over the im- possibility of giving personal attention to each student, and grumble continually about the amount of marking of papers that we have to do at home. And then, of course, there are the aristocrats among teachers. There are the people with small classes, and not many of them, who teach in an easy atomosphere of freedom. We have one of each type in our family this fall. Your humble servant belongs to the great mass of slaves in the profession, reacting like Pavlovian mice to bells, subject to the whims of administration, and bent almost double under a continual deluge of paper work, ninety per cent of which has nothing to do with the learning situation. My wife has joined the tiny aristocracy. Yep, she's a teach, She has not "got a job", as we ordinary teachers put it. She has "accepted a position." It fair makes my heart bleed. I come home about four, head straight for the refrigerator, hurl myself into a chair and mutter incantations such as "Oh, boy! Oh, bey! There must be some other way of making a living." She is sitting there, cool, un- sullied, ready to regale me with a detailed account of her "day." Some day! She starts as 11:20 than last year. Population was reported at 2,699. South Huron District High School graduates have won a record $3,200 in awards this year, largest amount received by a graduating class in the school's history. This is $900 more than last year's record. RCAF Station Clinton officials from Russia's earth satellite or sputnick for a four-minute period around noon Monday. The newly elected officers of the Exeter Oddfellows lodge were installed Tuesday evening. They are: NG, Roy Hunter; Past Grand, Bob Belling; VG, Gerald Campbell; chaplain, Allan Richards; rec. secretary, A.E. Howald; financial secretary, Glen Fisher; treasurer, W. G. Allison; RSNG, Albert Keyes; LSNG, Asa Penhale; RSVG, Harold Rowe; LSVG, Percy McFalls; RSS, Stan Whiting, LSS, Roylance Westcott; IG, 'Fed Wright; OG, Allan Fletcher, 50 Years Ago Exeter Juniors lost their game with Owen Sound in the NWBA final last Wednesday at Palmerston. The Harvest Home Thanksgiving service under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid was held in James St. Methodist Church Sunday, Rev. J. G. Litt, Zurich occupied the pulpit both morning and evening and Miss Clara Morlock, Crediton, sang two solos. The South Huron Choral Socie- ty held their annual meeting Monday evening and re- organized for the coming season. The newly-elected officers are: Hon. pres,, A. Ricks, M.P.P.; president, Miss Ethel Murdock; Hensall; 1st vice president, H.T. Howe, Exeter; secretary, Miss Vera Essery, Exeter; treasurer, Mr. M. R. Rennie, Hensall; ex- ecutive, Mr. Wm. Elford, Elim- ville; Mr, S. Martin, Exeter, and Miss E. Rennie, Zurich; with Prof. A. W. Anderton, director. Mr. Chas. Guenther, who is engaged at River's Butcher Shop, had the misfortune to cut his hand. marking them an though she had just discovered something on a par with the Dead Sea Scrolls. I come home with an armful of essays, look at her skinny sheaf and in frustration hurl my eight pounds of paper into a corner. They have to be picked up again, but it's worth it. Another thing that gets me: you'd think her miserable little band of five was the only group of students in the country. She can spend twenty minutes a day on each of them, telling me what Gordon didn't say and what Rick said, and so on, and how she gently led them from the murky valleys into the sun-kissed mountains of beauty and truth. She thinks she's so dam' smart that it's infuriating. For years, I've been the savant in the family. Poem or play, short story or novel, my opinion was the final one, accepted with proper humility. Now, she thinks my in- terpretation is wrong, and hers is right. How's that for sheer ingratitude? It's bad enough when a stranger disputes a chap, but when it's his own flesh and blood — well, she's not quite, but practically I tell you, I'm not going to take much more of that. At the same time, along with this effrontery, there's another irritant, She hasn't the slightest scruple about picking my brain whenever she can find anything there to pick. And next day a.m. and goes non-stop for thirty- five minutes. She has one class. There are five students in it. Private school. No bells. No hall supervision. No cafeteria supervision. No bus duty. No teams to coach. If she wants to take her class out and sit under a tree, or bring them to our house to listen to records, no problem. If I wanted to take a class out and sit under a tree, I'd have to notify the Governor-General or somebody a month ahead, in triplicate, and then the principal would veto the whole thing, because it might start a trend. Other classes would be distracted and jealous. Other teachers might want to do the same thing, and the whole system would crumble overnight. If she wants a cigarette or a cup of coffee during her "teaching day", no problem. She has it, If I want a cigarette somewhere about the middle of teaching four straight periods and 120 students, I have two alternatives. I can just go on wanting, or I can sprint the half- block to the men's can, making like a dysentery victim, swallow two drags, choke on them, and make the return dash to confront the next class, red-faced and coughing. Hardly worth it, That's all rather hard to take. But what really rubs salt in the wound is the homework. She comes home with five little sheets of paper, and fusses over , V•••;* • gC..#10.4iis7411' '''''''''' Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 23 Years Ago Work is now moving rapidly on the construction of the highway between Exeter and 1)ashwood. Looby and Looby, who have the contract have completed six culverts with four more to do. The twenty-fifth anniversary of Crediton United Church was held on Sunday, At the field day for High Schools of Exeter, Mitchell and St. Marys last Friday, Exeter pupils carried off five of the seven championships: Golden Jubilee anniversary services were held in Greenway United Church on Sunday, Larry Snider won the war veterans class With tractor at the North Huron Plowing match. tossing an idea out as though she hadn't stolen it twenty-four hours before. There's one other aspect of the situation that has me slightly alarmed. Her earnings, while not amble, are just enough to screw up my income tax. At the same time, she's spending more than she maked on hooks, equipment, and new clothes, I wear my old gray suit five days a week, four weeks a month, Btit it seems that lady teachers, especially in r the aristocratic bracket, have to wear something different each day. If this is an example of Women's Lib, you can call me a male chauvinist pig. Now I know why the peasants stormed the Bastille and lopped off the noodle of Marie Antoinette, Vie ComferZintes-Abuocale SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., CLW.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Assistant Editor — Ross Haugh Women's Editor — Gwyn Whiltroith Phone 23F-1311 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 8386 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1072, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $8,00 Per Year; USA $10,00 •.j.;z if.AMV,i:10A1:4 "My wife is a vegetarian!" 10 Years Ago Rev. Arthur J. Stienstra, Hart- ford, Connecticut, was installed as the new pastor of the Christian Reformed Church by Douwe Boersma, He will be ordained Thursday night, and will take over from Rev. G. Van Eek. Property assessment in Exeter has climbed over the $3 million mark this year. This is an in, crease of roughly $146,000 over last year. The population too, continues a steady rise, totaling 3,124 this year, A large congregation gathered Sunday at the protestant chapel at RCAF Station Centralia for a dedication service in memory of the late Rev. F/L Earl Moore, who served as chaplain at the station for several years before his death early this year. Volun- tary contributions received from the servicemen and their families of all faiths at Centralia were used to purchase a stained glass window. USborne council has approved department of highways plans for bridges and culverts over municipal drains across No. 4 highway under the rebuilding program clieduled for next year, LS Yeats Ago The assessment for the Town of Exeter passed the two and one- half million dollar mark this year. This is over $50,000 more