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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-11-30, Page 4Rig Brother watching r'")••••4, • ImPoT an How WM TO COST or 1.011114 ANB UNI.pirLVIrnT STOI BAtin4NI4 111 NEKV: tariodun abuielm- "It's OK—they're just slipping out to pick up their passports." Grand Bend Electors 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. For A Conscientious Representative on Council . . . Vote Walter Crumplin Change people or machines? There was a story about Procrustes's bed and how he cut the people to fit the bed. This bears a striking resemblance to modern efficiency which makes the people adjust to the maLhines. There is some bitterness behind the humour of situations in which magazine subscripts ms cannot be cut off because the computor can't stop, or the impossibility of getting a mistake on a bill paid by credit card, corrected. The new postal code is another example of the problems for people because of efficiency methods involving machines. Typists are complaining that they will have difficulty trying to rapidly type the code which requires capital letters as well as numbers and therefore more finger movements. We are not as much concerned about the finger movements, as about the fact that the address must be written, or typed in exactly the right level of the envelope to ensure its being handled by the machine. If you have ever tried to fold letters to make the address come opposite the window of a window envelope you know the difficulty involved. Of course, like most other worries, the worst ones are those that never happen. So perhaps we are foolish to worry about such problems in the mail, when with Toronto drivers on strike tying up that mail centre, and the strike apt to spread, we may not have a mail delivery to worry about. And with the increasing interest in horses and riding, we could be back to a pony express delivery, which might be safer and faster. The Ridgetown Dominion Town of Exeter Election Public Notice is hereby given that an election will be held MONDAY, DEC. 4 for the election of a Deputy Reeve and six Councillors for the Town of Exeter. At the same time elections will be held to elect two members to the Huron County Board of Education, to be elected by Public School Supporters and one trustee to the Huron-Perth Counties combined Roman Catholic Separate School Board to be elected by separate school supporters. And Take Further Notice that ADVANCE POLLS will be held at the Town Hall on MONDAY, NOV. 27 and SATURDAY DEC. 2 between the hours of 11:00 o'clock a.m. until 8:00 p.m. On Dec. 4 the following polls will be held: Poll Deputy No. Polling Booth Returning Officer Poll Clerk IA Graham Arthur's Garage 518 Main St. South Mrs.Celia Thom son Mrs. Doris Dettmer 1B Graham Arthur's Garage 518 Main St. South Alvin Willert Mrs. Maida Baynham 2A Town Hall 322 Main Street South Glen Fisher Mrs. Leila Dobbs 2B Town Hall 322 Main Street South Mrs. Jean Pooley Mrs. Margaret MacLean 3A Former Sunoco Station 216 Main St. South Mrs. Helen Mickle Mrs. Lee Learn 3B Former Sunoco Station 216 Main St. South Mrs. Edna Simmons Mrs. Pauline Brintnell 4 Residence of Mrs.Priscilla Hewitt 156 Main St. North Norman Hackney Mrs. Labelle Harness Advance Poll Nov. 27 Town Hall 322 Main St. South Advance Poll Dec. 2 Town Hall 322 Main St. South Percy McFalls Mrs. Ise Rabbets Mrs. Noel Veri Mrs. Ruth Durand Township of Stephen MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Township of Stephen in the County of Huron that in compliance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1972, Chapter 95, a Ballot will be held for the office of COUNCIL Three Councillors to be Elected Polls will be open as designated below on Monday, December 4, 1972 Polling Booths Centralia Community Centre, Centralia Arthur Ford's Residence, Part Lot 18, Con. 2 Parks Board Room, Crediton James Mawhinney Stephen Township Community Centre, Crediton Marion Schenk Ross Pickering's Residence Lot 11, Con. 12 Community Hall, Dashwood Community Hall, Shipka Greenway General Store Trott's Grocery Store Bldg. 75, Rear of Huron Park Post Office Bldg. 75, Rear of Huron Park Post Office Poll Clerks Edith Lobb Eva McCarter Gerald Schenk Greta Beaver Walter Weber Melvin Stade Verne Sharpe Ivan Hodgins Freda Farrell Linda Pinter Mary Boyle Deputy Returning Officers Elmer Powe Ella Willard Clement McCann Harry Hayter Joyce Baptie Lynda Hokansson AN ADVANCE POLL will be open in the Clerk's Office of the Municipality of the Township of Stephen on Monday, November 27, 1972 from 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon to 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon at the following places with the undermentioned officers in charge: Poll No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10a 10b Robert Adams Russell Brown Doris Bestard and Saturday, December 2, 1972 from 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon to 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of receiving votes of electors who expect to be unable to vote on the regular polling day, , All Electors are hereby requested to govern themselves accordingly,. Crediton, Ontario November 15th 1972 Wilmar D. Wein, Returning Officer 4 exeitaimes-Aboocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.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 Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, Mara 31, 1972, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $8.00 Per Year; USA $10.00 Where has pride gone? Monday is voting day throughout the area, with only a handful of people not eligible to go to the polls, those being the separate school supporters in Hensall. In some communities there will be a full slate of candidates for every elected position, while in others there are only races for school board representatives or a couple of civic posts. However, electors have one common goal; to elect the best possible candidates for the positions open. These are all impor- tant positions and it would be disastrous if voters assumed that it did not matter which of the candidates was elected. It is not our intent to indicate which Candidates appear better qualified. Suffice it to say that in most communities there are candidates who have to be considered better than others for various reasons. This newspaper has attempted to give readers an opportunity to assess the various candidates by having them prepare articles outlining their views. It is naturally impossible for anyone to base a decision entirely on what a candidate has to say in a few words, but it should provide some assistance. Read them carefully! Consider them! Talk to your neighbors about the can- didates! If you want more information about the position a candidate may take on an issue of importance to you, ask him to outline his views to you. This may well be one of the most important civic elections staged in the area; not because of the local issues at stake, but rather the issue of local ad- ministration itself. A poor turnout at the polls will add further fuel to the fire that people no longer want to have the administration of their affairs in their own hands and their fellow local citizens. Big Brother is watching! Shop of 'Horne 4 Squirrels, cats, rats —humbug! Squirrels in the attic and a cat at the door. Winter is on its way. Yep, the squirrels, after about five years of exile, have managed to chew their way back into the attic and are happily holding their regular family quarrels, wakes, weddings, bowling games and foot-races right over-head. There probably aren't more than three or four hundred of them, to judge from the commo- tion. And I'm helpless. Once they get in, you might as well wait until spring, when they emerge and you can whack up some tin patches over their entries. I like to have black squirrels around the place, but not in the place. They're cute and pic- turesque hopping about on the lawn, picking up acorns in their dainty mitts and swivelling their little bright, beady eyes about as they chew, But when you can't see them, and all you can do is hear, they're not so cute, The only picture of them I have in winter is of a couple of young buck squirrels gnawing away on the insulation covering my wiring, and chat- ting: "Hey, Jack, this is better than that hole in the oak we lived in last winter. Right?" "Right, George, It was kinda crowded with the eighty-four of us. And no central heating except our own. And down to an acorn a day by February. This is great. Lots of room for jogging to keep in shape. Lots of heat. And —mmmmm— I love that elec- tician's tape." They remind me of a rat who took over nocturnally in our room in prison camp barracks in the winter of '44-45. One single, lousy rat had eigh- teen grown men in a state of nightly alarums and excursions. At first, he'd wake somebody up with his gnawing. It was a cross between the sound of a chain saw and that of a snow- mobile. It was a welcome diversion, in the beginning. Sort of company, as though somebody cared. We named him Packy and talked about him rather fondly. For a while. But then the nerves started to wear thin. There's something nerve-wracking about a huge rat chomping away right in your ear, as it seemed. It got to the point where nobody could go to sleep. We'd lie there, nerves strumming, waiting for Packy's evening performance to begin, each of us clutching a weapon, a boot or a bedboard. The little devil seemed to know that he had us right where he wanted us. One night he'd start right after lights-out, and sudden- ly stop, just when we thought we'd located him. Next night, he'd lie there chuckling - and we'd have sworn we could hear the chuckle - keeping us in suspense until it was almost unbearable. Then he'd give a couple of zrooms. And stop. In a few minutes he'd start again, gnawing steadily and con- temptuously. At last, somebody's nerves would break, there'd be the flare of a match and eighteen of us would leap out of our bunks, flailing at the spot we were sure he was in. He never was, and it's a wonder somebody wasn't killed in the confusion. Because we all had a different spot. Well, that's enough about squirrels and rats. But I know exactly why people use the term "squirrelly" as a synonym for being a bit mental. The other manifestation of winter horrors I mentioned was our cat. In summer, she's lean and tawny, a tigress prowling her domain, stalking bumblebees and butterflies and birds. And she's outside, day and night. A lovely cat. As soon as the first wind comes out of the north, she turns into Mr. Hyde. She hangs on, the screen doors howling pitiably. She has ruined three screen doors. Does she want love, affection, admiration? No. She wants in. And once in, she wants grub. I have never kicked an animal, but when that pig of a cat lurches in like a hyena scenting a fresh kill and starts rubbing against my legs when I'm trying to rattle up some breakfast for myself, there's a grave temptation to turf her right into the kitchen sink. She's an unlovely cat. Fat and demanding, like some wives, And she thinks I'm her husband. Apparently my un-love affair with cats has been mentioned before, because I have here a letter to the Listowel Banner from Rita Dobkin, 11. I'll quote parts. "Cats are very useful in many different ways than 'putting them on a calendar'. They provide lots of company for old and lonely people who cannot have dogs because they can't give them the right exercise. They pamper and pet their cats because they enjoy it." "I think this is far from turning them into 'bloated, contemptuous parasites' as Mr. Smiley said, They look so sweet when they sleep on your best chair. When they rub your legsl think they are trying to show love. Our cats always tried to show love. I used to have one but now I'm getting one next spring." Rita, you might get one long before next spring. .i.WW0WWVKAW:ft. Amalgamated 1924 * * * Our other communication came in the form of a letter from SHDHS principal Joe Wooden, commenting on a recent editorial regarding garbage disposal and the niounting tons of debris resulting from our "throw- away" type of living. As he points out, municipalities Dear Editor, Pollution Probe Oakville has asked for and obtained a resolu- tion from the Oakville Town Council requesting that the Province of Ontario ban the sale of disposable soft drink con- tainers. This resolution will be sent to all Ontario municipalities in towns of population over 100,- 000 for their endorsement before going to Queens Park. We had hoped that it would be sent to all municipalities but, our council limited to those of pop- ulation over 100,000 because of a heavy-work-load and expense. However, if you and the citizens of your town could per- suade your own council to 'send a similar resolution to the Provin- cial Government, it would rein- force our effort and increase the likelihood of a ban on soft drink containers actually being im- posed, We hope that any interested people will make their views known to their council or to our group. Yours truly, Douglas H. Harding M.D. President Pollution Probe Oakville 873 Ninth Line Oakville November 16, 1972 have all the authority and power they need if they will only use it to combat the increasing load by initiating programs of recovering reusable materials. Paper, card- board, metals and glass are being recycled and many communities now require homeowners to separate their garbage so these items can be collected and sent for recycling. Exeter council considered the matter some time ago, but no conclusive results were obtained by those who set out to acquire the details. It should be a project put high on the list of priorities for the new council in 1973. The time to start is NOW; not after the problem becomes so accute we are forced into action. Many people are now involved in such programs and informa- tion should be easily attained without a great deal of work on anyone's part. ,:Municipal councils compfain about the erosion of their jurisdiction, but their delay in getting on with the task in this area is an example of why the senior levels of government are taking over many duties which the local officials have in effect abdicated by their lack of action. Stunned by the incredible beau- ty of their new secretary, the two executives resolved to make her adjustment to the firm their per- sonal business. "It's up to us to teach her the difference between right and wrong," said the first. 50 Years Ago Dollar Days were observed by the merchants of Exeter on Friday and Saturday and were a great success despite the very inclement weather. A heavy snow storm raged all day Friday. The Ontario Agricultural College awarded prizes last week for the best plays submitted dealing with rural life. Miss N. Medd, a teacher in the Exeter school, was one of the two prize winners. Miss Francis Nickawa, the noted Cree Indian reciter, appeared in the Exeter Opera House on Friday evening last under the auspices of the Young People of Main Street Church. The second degree team of the Exeter Oddfellows accompanied by the orchestra motored to Seaforth Wednesday evening last and exemplified the work of the second degree. At the last regular meeting of the James St. Methodist Church, Rev. W. E. Donnelly, B.A. Amherstburg, accepted an in- vitation to become pastor of the church. 25 Years Ago The Municipal Council has purchased 100 new leather up- holstered folding chairs for use in the Town Flail, The Eketer Area High School Board has secured option on six acres of land adjoining the school property where the public school owns three acres, The land is for the new high school building. Hurondale Women's Institute has completed a course in p- sychology given by Miss McBride of Toronto. Fire was discovered in St. An- drews United Church, Kippen, on Sunday morning but it was ex- tinguished with slight damage to the platform. Members of the newly formed male choir sill have no further practices tillJanuary, "Agreed," exclaimed the se- cond. "You teach her what's right." It's the time of year for festive parties and some booklets on parties recently crossed our desk. The most expensive party in North American history was given by the Bradley-Martins of New York, who spent $369,200 on theirs in the days when dollars were made of gold. Held at the Waldorf Astoria, the decor was provided by nosegays containing a total of 6,000 orchids, while eatables and drinkables consisted mainly of truffles, duck and champagne. The hostess provided a thoughtful touch: Mrs. Bradley- Martin arranged for 400 two- horse carriages so guests wouldn't have to keep their own coachmen up late. While area hosts and hostesses won't be considering parties on such a large scale, they should give some thought to the depar- ture of their guests—or at least the condition of their guests. The law now puts some onus on • the party-giver to assure that guests are in a condition to travel home safely if they are behind the wheel of a car. If you can't afford to rent some two-horse carriages, you should at least look about and make certain that guests who have over-indulged with the liquid refreshments are not allowed to drive. 15 Years Ago First winner of the $800 Christ- mas jackpot sponsored by Exeter Businessmen's' Association was Mrs. Donald Ralph, Exeter whb received $50 Saturday night. Stephen and Us borne 'township schools encouraged the Christ- mas spirit during the Yuletide opening in Exeter Saturday by singing carols in front of the post office. Three new councillors and a new deputy-reeve will sit on the 1958 Hay council. Alex Mousseau, a councillor this year won the deputy's chair. New councillors are William Davidson, Karl Haberer and John H. Soldan, Reeve V. L. Becker won his third term by acclamation, An Exeter lady, Mrs. Eunice Stone, sighted a "fireball" which was reported over Western On- tario over the weekend. She said the hovering object "was a rounded ball with a tail of fire which looked to be about six feet long." Several other area people reported similar sightings. 10 Years Ago Crediton police village trustees are offering a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons making false fire alarm calls in the village. A son replaced a father Mon- day as a trustee of Centralia, police village. Norman Tripp took over the seat vacated by his father, Harold Tripp. Huron MPP Charles MacNaughton, new Ontario minister of highways was honored by over 400 people who jammed Exeter Legion Hall to honor his recent appointment. Hensall Boy Scouts raised $79 in a recent drive of the village for the Muscular Dystrophy Fund, B. J. Vos, ItR 3, Exeter was recognized as the top milk producer in Huron at the annual meeting of the county Holstein club last week. MITMVXMOMUMMONNOOMMESUMARNSMOVEUM Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 A couple of interesting com- munications came out of South Huron District, High School last, week. One was the report of Exeter's first "Pollution Day" staged by members of the Junior Outers Club. As staff member Brian Probizanski pointed out, most people feel we have a clean and tidy community. However, the youths were able to pick up 20 large garbage bags full of debris from streets, sidewalks and lawns. At that, the youths only covered a small portion of the town in their attack on litter. Add to this total the amount picked up weekly by the local street sweeper and citizens who take pride in their properties, and it can be readily seen that people in this community are indeed "senseless and absent minded" as charged by the Outers. Litter is not confined to 'any particular age level. The high school students even found that there was a considerable "con- tribution" made to their large collection by their fellow students at the school. Brian suggests it would be interesting to note how much litter would be thrown around if the existing "litter law" was strictly enforced. It would indeed, although it is a rather sad commentary on the citizens of this community that it would require law enforcement to keep the town beautiful. Surely there is enough pride left that police enforcement is not required, although a tap on the shoulder by a policeman or another citizen is often required to jar people out of their lackadaisical habit of tossing litter to the ground. They may only be bits and pieces, but as the Outers can tell you, they quickly add up to mounds and mounds. Think! 0