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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-11-23, Page 4we right ridmr-1.ht off the cuff gift shifts B ARROW 1 1 3 3 3 1 3 A 0 a PRICED FROM ONLY $ 150 g. Easy to-select gift shirts from our holi- day group. Many collars, Stripes, solids, prints. Vnese ec`,. rge ,,iilett's c*tioppe 1 MAIN ST, The Store With the Stock EXETER tr.**.teatmott$ tr?Ai ztgizN ;ftttl'A otgt WA** t:?*1 Of$,Itg<1 OM VT, I Grand Bend Electors On our doorstep As a resident of Grand Bend for the past 5 years, I am keenly interested in the affairs of the village. For the past year I have served as president of the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce and I am also active in local service organizations which work to make our area stronger. In September of 1970 The Wingham Advance-Times got itself into trouble for suggesting that there was a serious drug problem in the community and that adults should be taking some sort of action to reduce the threat to our young people. The result was a meeting of civic, school and organization representatives, held at the hospital. Most of the speakers at that gathering were fully convinced that drugs posed no large-scale threat in the town and that a small committee should be appointed to dig a little further. That committee some months later came to a like conclusion and the matter was dropped, Last week provincial and local police hided a cottage property near Benmiller after a tip that as many as 60 young people were gathering for an evening's bash, When For A Conscientious Representative FOR COUNCILLOR VOTE the men in blue arrived at the scene no less than 200 revellers came out of the buildings and the bushes. Within the past few weeks at least one arrest has been made right in our secon- dary school. From the scant information available it is believed the charge will be trafficking—selling drugs. The Huron County Health Unit is now sufficiently concerned to schedule showings of the Art Linkletter film on the non- medical use of drugs and its consequences. It is significant that on the first round secondary school students and their parents will make up the audiences—but as .soon as possible the film will be circulated to the elementary schools. Some problems simply will not get up and go away just because they are ignored, —Wingham Advance-Times Those lesf favored F.... E,- WALTER CRUMPLIN .-... = ........ P. a = 5im1monitouninuotiiiiiiiitoutuntamutinuoliiiiiinuiliminummuntiniumuunainnualiamr, niimmitiominuoutunammintunutioutuotilmumumminiiiimitintiminitiummiminie: = "Things on' looking cip only 482,9971h in line!" • generous. Canada has paid $100-million to the World Bank's affiliate, the Inter- national Devolopment Association, in ad- vance contributions. The Association makes long-term loans over 50 years at no interest — the kind of aid the poor countries need most. , Unfortunately, only in Canada, Japan and a handful of the smaller European nations is the flow of official assistance to poor lands showing a meaningful increase. Only the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden will reach the target set by the United Nations, 0.7 per cent of the Gross National Product (GNP) by 1975. The United States plans to give only 0.24 per cent (or a third of the target), Canada's contribution is ex- pected to be 0.59 per cent, Those billions of human beings less favored than we, are poor not because they are lazy ( as many would have you believe) but because of social, political and. historical factors. All affluent nations must adopt more enlightened attitudes toward aid.This is the only course for mankind if we are to have a better world. To The Electors of EXETER, STEPHEN and USBORNE :e.ee.f.efAe..%1:x The gap between rich and poor nations keeps growing, and today the greatest problem is a disenchantment with foreign aid in affluent societies, Although it seems incredible in a nation where many people think nothing of spending between $5 and $10 for a single meal, there are 400-million people living in the poorest lands who earn the equivalent of $1 — yes, one dollar — per week. If you take another measure, in the developing countries there live more than 900-million farmers and peasants whose annual incomes average less than $100 — which works out to about .28 cents daily. The critics of aid will say these are distorted figures because living costs are that much lower. And yet we must examine them, for if we don't we cannot get a concept of the devastating poverty that haunts most of mankind. The 1972 annual report of the World Bank, the globe's largest multilateral dis- penser of development aid, shows that Canadians have been comparatively More in the same category than men, but did you ever see a man wear a shirt that buttoned up the back? It has been my pleasure to serve you on the Huron County Board of Education for the Past 4 Years KEEP THAT EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR YOU vi . My Time Is Your Time Eating horsemeat The very thought,of eatingn horsemeat would cause an uproar in Canada, says The Financial Post. First, the meat "isn't fit for humans". Second, the horse has a certain stature — it wasn't made to be eaten. IIVAMgtitWd'it:i!git7gragtedVSkiVgt 31i+3 ,worth more than $1 million a year, and is growing quickly. On an average of twice a week, 30,000 pound loads of fresh horsemeat fly to Paris, Fresh — that is, unfrozen, because horsemeat once frozen becomes dog food, says the Post. The realization that the trade is physically possible and that Canada is competitive even after airfreight costs has only come in the past year. Last week we carried an editorial from the Wingham Advance-Times decrying the "utter nonsense" of firms being required to give employees four hours off work to get out and vote. Well, the federal government election officials have no monopoly on such ridiculous and costly practices. This year the Ontario govern- ment has been dictating how municipalities and school boards will conduct their elections and some areas of waste appear as well. For instance, take the case of advance polls. Most municipalities in this area have debated this for some time, poin- ting out the waste in having an advance poll when only three or four people take advantage of it. However, most continued the practice on the basis that people who would be away from the community should be given an opportunity to vote, regardless of how few that may be. That was worthwhile although not practical, but the Ontario government has decreed their will be two advance poll dates for this year's municipal election. Score another point for "utter nonsense"! GARNET HICKS Last week we made comment on the system of punishing criminals in Libya. Now there's an indication that Canada may lag behind some of the other countries of the world when it comes to handing out punishment to drinking drivers. In Australia, the names of the drivers are sent to local newspapers and printed under the heading, "He's drunk and in jail'' In Malaya, the drunk driver is jailed; if he's married, his wife is jailed too. (For some, no doubt, that's more severe punishment than being sent to jail alone.) In South Africa, the penalty is 10 years in prison or a fine of $2,800, or both. In Turkey, drunk drivers are taken 20 miles outside of town : and forced to'walk hatit.±(inder A escort, In El Salvador, they have devised the most ingenious system of all to ensure there are no "repeaters". Persons found guilty of drunk driving are shot. * * * How come department! Why is it that when you have two or three jobs and you happen to be rich, you have "diversified in- terests"? If you are poor and have two jobs, you are a "moon-lighter". members of council who have been running things for the past two years. Several of those men (we don't think there are any ladies) will be stepping down at the end of the year and some tribute and a word of thanks should be ex- pressed to them, The benefits of holding public office are few, It demands time away from one's business, family and social life and often it• re- quires a thick skin. The pay is poor. However, it does broaden an outlook and provide some measure of self satisfaction in knowing one has taken the time to serve his community and his fellow man. There are obviously too many stepping down to make mention of them all, but Exeter's Ross Taylor should be singled out. Ross has served continually on council for 18 years. That's a long time and Ross even lost count, advising us a couple of weeks ago that it was only 15. Local historian Joe Wooden pports that Ross has established a record for continuous service. It would be impossible to es- timate accurately how many hours the veteran councillor has spent working on behalf of the community, but it would be fair to estimate an average of at least three hours per week. Totalled, that's almost 3,000 hours in the past 18 years. That's quite a record! , * * * Yet horsemeat is the largest item in Air Canada's carp to France, and one of Canada's more important exports to that country. This new commerce is already Few issues appear at stake in the upcoming elections in the area. As usual, people will be going to the polls to vote on "personalities" primarily. While popularity contests are not conducive to interesting and exciting elections, the lack of issues does speak well for the And something to think about! They say women are smarter The gods singled me out day afternoon snows for children, staged at the Lyric theatre, public school carol singing and jackpot draws totaling $800. Proposed flood control dam at Parkhill will cost $800,000 accor- ding to the Ausable Authority. The estimate includes construc- tion of a 1,000 foot earth fill dam across the valley north of Parkhill, a concrete spillway, a diversion channel for flood waters, the purchase of 700 acres of land and engineering costs. Over 700 people attended the bingo and variety show staged by Huron Park council on the station Wednesday night. A party of hunters including George Hess, Hensall, Don Shepherd, Grand Bend, Elzar Mousseau, Kippen, Jim Parkins, John Robinson and Leroy O'Brien both of Zurich, and R. Grenier, Grand Bend, returned home Friday from a hunting ex- pedition on Manitoulin Island with their full quota of deer, one each and three foxes. W.,•%. k • • • " • e*: 50 Years Ago The third boy's Parliament for South Huron was held in Exeter Friday and Saturday and wound up with services for boys in the churches on Sunday. Over 60 boys were present representing most of the Sunday schools in South Huron. Mervin Camm was selected as premier and Lyle Statham as leader of the opposi- tion, Mr. Morris Coates has taken a position as clerk at Heaman's Hardware. Mr, Hamilton, foreman of the Hydro gang who are putting up the lines between Exeter and Crediton narrowly escaped being electrocuted Saturday. They were stringing the wires when one caught in the branch of a tree, and while tightening one of the lines, the wire gave way and touched the high tension wires, The shock knocked Mr. Hamilton about ten feet and his arm was numb for several days. On Saturday afternoon last, Master Ray Pfaff, of Hensall, had the misfortune fo have his thumb and index finger severely injured while operating ,a tile machine. 25 Years Ago After seven years of service, R.E, Pooley resigned from the presidency of the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Legion. An enthusiastic audience heard the coocert of London Civic Symphony in James St, Church Thursday evening. The Department of Education has approved the Exeter High School Board's request for a new high school, Approval has been granted to lower the age of enlistment for the RCAF to 17 years. Rev. Kenneth MacLean, pastor of Caven Presbyerian church for the past three years died in St. Joseph's Ilopital, London, on Monday, ^ 15 Years Ago 141xeter Merchants officially opened the Christmas season this weekend, Featured in the up- coming weeks will be four Satur- took me many minutes and many oaths. They set to work, and I nearly had a nervous breakdown. I cowered in the living-room. They're right there at the win- dows, grinning cheerfully, smearing the dirt around on the panes. They need a step-ladder. Haul it up from the basement with the last possible ounce of strength. Retreat to the bedroom. There's one of them up there, perched on the ladder, shouting at me to whack the storm win- dows from the inside. I whack and shudder, waiting, cringing, for the sound of a sixfoot storm window shattering into tiny bits. Or the Sound of the ladder crashing through the inside win- dow. Or the thud of a body hitting the turf. Wonder whether I have insurance to cover, first, the glass, second, the body. No idea. This went on for a couple of hours. Shouts, imprecations, poundings. I was in a state of Collapse and the old lady wasn't much better. I was wishing I'd gone to school, even on a stretcher, But I guess the gods, besides tormenting people like me, look after those who need looking after, Neither of them fell, even as much as eight feet, They finished the job. And they were there, very business-like, for the cheque. They also had some terse remarks about the inadequacy of our cleaning materials and we felt properly guilty, Try it some day when you have the Gallipoli and a couple of nitwits doing your storm win- dows. A badder day. But it wasn't over, I finally got to bed, whimpering with relief. My wife came in and said she's been talking to our daughter, who has a great rip-off idea. She's going to Cuba, and has a plan, She'll write a couple of columns for me, free. All I have to do is pay her for them. fladdest, However, silver lining depart- ment. By staying at home, I had missed a three-and-a-quarter hour staff meeting, which is an abomination on the face of the .eaSrott,Lall in all, maybe not such a had day, after all,' checked on the going rate and agreed it was adequate. Barely, Not that they were immature or anything. Oh, no. They' d done their Grand Tour of Europe. One had spent six weeks in jail in the Netherlands. They'd had four or five jobs since, in such produc- tive industries as leatherwork and making health food. Well, they arrive to do the windows the day I am almost on hands and knees with the Gallipoli. Bright and early. Eleven a,m. All I want to do is crawl into bed and feel forsaken. No chance. A brisk ringing of the doorbell. "Well, here we are," cheerily. A groan from me. They had a long ladder borrowed from a long-suffering father. Nothing else. I guess they were going to pry the windows off and wash them with the ladder. My wife mustered cloths and cleaning fluid. I dug up a hammer and screw-driver, which Occasionally, I succumb to a great disenchantment with life. At those times I feel that some days are bad, and all the others are badder. Yesterday was one of the badder ones. It began at 2 a.m., which I think anyone will agree is a bad time to start a day. I had the Galipoli disease. It's called this for two reasons. First, it was rampant among the poor sods trying to capture Gallipoli in World War I, when the Australians lost more men to dysentery than they did to Turks. Second, it keeps you galloping, back and forth, forth and back, until there's something like a tunnel between your bedroom and your bathroom. Eventually, you are so weak its an effort to pick up a Kleenex and have a honk. Enough to make a bad day, you'd say, Oh, no. It had to be badder, That's the way the gods work. When they single you Out for a going-over, they're not going to be happy with a mere 10 Years Ago RCAF station Centralia of- ficially opened its new $70,000 fire hall last week. It features an automatic fire detection panel which codes key information to the crews as soon as a call comes in. Most of the work has been completed on Grand Bend's new dial telephone system and cutover has been scheduled for mid-December. Workmen are busy putting the finishing touches on some of the intricate wiring and are making test calls to the 600 subscribers, Mark Bender, Varna and Jane Horton, Hensall, have won Huron County scholarships at the University of Western Ontario. One of the successful area hunters was Arthur Cunningham, Clandeboye, who returned from Greenock, swamp In Bruce Coun- ty with a 300 pound, nine-point buck. A feeder shed on the farm of John Berendseri, No, 83 highway in Ushorne was destroyed last week, along with a load or two of hay, An abutting machinery shed was saved. case of dire rear. After waiting for months for me to organize some storm win- dow work, my wife had finally got cracking, which she should have done in the first place, and hired two young men to take off and wash and put back the storm windows. Four of them had been removed last spring and sat in the patio ,all summer, gathering twigs and dead flies. The others had never come off. The win- dows, that is. Looking through them was like having a bad case of myopia. You could tell there was light coming through, but everything else was just a sort of blur. Anyway, she had hired two of themost unlikelywindow-washers in town, a couple of former students of mine. Personally, though I like the pair, I wouldn't hire them to dig a grave. For a cat, However, as they weren't on welfare or unemployment in- surance at the time, they leaped at the opportunity. After they'd Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 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 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Clats Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1972, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES% Canada $8.00 Per Year; USA $10.00