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Canadians around the world, winning
recognition for his efforts on behalf of the
world community with the Nobel prize for
his resolution of the Suez crisis,
Most Canadians have come to know
him better through recent television series
and in them they have seen a man who
candidly admitted many mistakes, certain-
ly one of the attributes of a man of great
quality,
He served his country well, as a
diplomat of unequalled talents, as a politi-
cian, and as an elder statesman,
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The world lost two of its best known
residents in the past two weeks in the
persons of Lester B. Pearson and Harry S.
Truman.
There were many similarities between
the former Canadian. Prime Minister and
the former president of the United States
ranging from their comparative smallness
in stature to their large capacity for un-
derstanding and warmth.
Both men brought a type of"folksy"
approach to their duties and yet had a
better understanding of the problems
facing the world than many of their con-
temporaries. They tackled those problems
in a manner which earned them acclaim
throughout the world.
They were basically unassuming men
with a knack for exhibiting calmness even
at times when they were under extreme
duress.
Lester Pearson was first and foremost
a statesman and he was actually out of his
element as prime minister. He was never
comfortable in that position, and while he
appeared to move from one catastrophe to
another as the country's leader, he ac-
cumulated an impressive record of social
legislation.
He was probably one of the best known
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"Forgot to put it away again this year, eh Cobblestone?"
In one of the TV tributes to Mr. Pear-
son, he remarked about the great paradox
he had experienced one Christmas eve in
England during the war when he turned on
a radio during a German air raid to hear
German youngsters singing Christmas
carols.
Perhaps the paradox is continued at the
time of the death of Mr. Pearson and Mr.
Truman for the peace they so avidly sought
is far removed from the world they left.
And yet, can we dare to envisage what the
state of the world would have been without
them?
Time for action
our young people and un-
fortunately it is the adults, who
by their example, foster such
contempt,
We think minor hockey
associations would do well to
establish more stringent rules
regarding the conduct of coaches
and managers towards game
officials.
Hopefully, the fans would
follow suit and the kids could get
back to enjoying the game even
more without some of the un-
pleasantness which stems from
the adults at the games.
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complex that is unequalled in towns of
comparable size.
Exeter may not have the need for
anything quite as lavish, but there are
needs within this community that could be
fulfilled through the enthusiasm the centen-
nial should generate.
It may be argued that the debt facing
the town in the completion of the sewer
project will inhibit other large projects, but
surely a birthday is the time for a bit of
extra effort on everyone's part.
The centennial committee has been
talking about the need for such a project;
the businessmen have been talking about
the need to spruce up their store fronts
during centennial year; organizations have
been talking about special events with
which to appropriately mark the occasion.
The time for talking is now past. Let's
get on with the ideas that have been sub-
mitted. In addition to the fun and frivolity
planned, surely there is a project which can
be undertaken to leave some tangible
evidence behind that residents of this com-
munity are indeed proud of the town's
history over the past 100 years.
The town has been good to most of us,
let's repay some of the debt.
Happy birthday Exeter!
Yes, this is the year of this com-
munity's 100th birthday, and while the
party isn't scheduled until the first week in
July, the entire year should be a banner one
in the lives of all residents.
To date, little enthusiasm is showing,
although reports from various
organizations and groups throughout the
community indicate that all are making
plans to stage special events in the coming
12 months.
No doubt once people have caught their
second wind after the festive season, things
will start to happen which will bring enjoy-
ment to all.
However, we have a long way to go to
match the enthusiasm and excitement dis-
played when this community marked
Canada's centennial in 1967.
There is at present no centennial pro-
ject in which everyone can share, despite
the fact most communities find it a most
appropriate time in which to generate
support for some needed community ser-
vice.
Tillsonburg, for instance, ended up
their centennial last year by opening the
doors to a huge recreation and community
Belated greetings his style
As indicated in a previous
column, our Christmas
"vacation" plans were pre-
arranged by the fact two of the
Batten boys were involved in a
mite hockey tournament for two
days at the local arena.
It turned out to be highly
successful from their standpoint,
as the local Waxer's emerged as
"A" champs and went on to nip
Brussels for the grand cham-
pionship in some of the most
exciting hockey we've witnessed
for some time.
True, it may not compare with
the finesse and national drama of
the Russian-Canada series, but it
certainly equalled it from, the
standpoint of excitement and
determination.
With the exception of a handful
of the tournament games bet-
ween the 10 teams entered, many
of the•contests were decided by
one goal and in one of the Waxers'
win it was not decided until the
final seconds of the game.
If you haven't taken in a game'
of minor: hockey, for some time,
you probably don't have mucie#
idea of what you've been missing.
The kids play a rough and tumble
brand of our national sport that is
extremely interesting to watch.
However, there were some
poor sports involved, although
fortunately they weren't on the
ice, They were in the stands.
Similiar to many other things,
adults appear to have the un-
canny ability to spoil things kids
do and in many of the games
there were incidents where the
fans took much away from the
games by their actions and at-
titudes.
Even some of the coaches came
up with exhibitions of anger when
the referees didn't call things the
way the coach saw it.
We realize they get caught up
in the excitement of the game and
want their own teams to get the
"breaks", but when a man who is
in charge of a group of six, seven
and eight-year-olds stands up and
yells obscenities at a referee it is
time he took a good look at
himself.
He expects kids to have respect
for him and do what he bids. So he
should have respect and accept
the decisions of those who have
the responsibility of making
decisions on the ice,
Fortunately the cases of this
nature were few indeed, but they
did mar an otherwise exciting
and pleasing event.
Perhaps Our minor hockey
system helps breed some of the
contempt we see for authority in
This time father had to make
the dash and got back in time to
sooth a fretful youngster.
Each game started and ended
on the same note. Someone
unable to find his stick, or hockey
gloves, or pants, etc,, etc.
Naturally, they were always
found right where the kid had left
them, but these lads who have the
unusual ability to dig pucks out of
corners and blindly backhand
them into open corners of the nets
appear to lose all sense of
direction and ability when it
comes to looking for their
belongings in the dressing room.
Perhaps this may help to ex-
plain why coaches and managers
find it necessary to take their
frustrations out on referees and
at times we can certainly sym-
pathize with them.
They also have our condolences
for the sore fingers with which
they end up. After tightening up
an average of three pair of skates
for five games, we can hardly get
the digits working properly to
pound away on our typewriter.
That, of course, is 'another
amazing thing about mite hockey
players. They can drill blistering
slapshots, bodycheck anyone
twice their own size, skate en-
dlessly throughout the game
without any sign of exhaustion,
but they can't tighten their own
skates and a simple little knot
completely baffles them after the
contest.
Why doesn't ballet appear
more interesting than hockey to
boys? It sure would to some of
their fathers!
We never realized just how
hectic life can become when your
kids end up playing five hockey
games in two days.
The event started off on the
wrong foot and didn't really get
moving too smoothly after that
for the Battens.
A few minutes prior to game
time :for 'the first contest, our
number one son sobbed forth the
sad.fact his long johns were not in
his duffle bag. We can't get the
kid to wear the things when he's
outside, playing in sub-zero
weather, but there's apparently
no way he can consider going out
onto the ice without this valuable
part of equipment.
A phone call brought mother
rushing to the arena with the bad
news that the long johns had
disappeared, but she rushed in a
pair of polo pyjamas that were
accepted as substitutes.
All was back in order until the
team was getting its final in-
structions from the coach and it
was learned that our 'forgetful
one had left his helmet at home
too.
15 Years Ago
Attending in a body the funeral
of the late Thomas Pryde, Huron
MLA who died in Victoria
Hospital, London, on Sunday
were Premier Leslie Frost and
members of his cabinet, mem-
bers of Huron County Council,
Exeter Council and Exeter Lions.
Premier Frost paid sincere
tribute to Tom Pryde in which he
said "He was a man of great
integrity and sound principle".
Over 120,000 cards and letters
were handled by the Exeter post
office during December.
A $3,000 loss in the operation of
SHDHS cafeteria was discussed
by the School Board at the first
meeting of the year Tuesday
night.
50 Years Ago
A local hockey league of six
teams has been formed to play a
series of games. They will go by
the names of High School, cap-
tain W. Lawson; Midgets, cap-
tain E. Wells; Alerts, captain, C.
Davis; Stars, captain, V. Pin-
combe; Maple Leaves, Captain,
L. Hill; Rovers, captain, E.
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A new Cafe has been opened in
Exeter in the building south of
Lawson's jewellery store and
formerly occupied by Miss
Armstrong. The building has
been fitted up in a very attractive
style and is in charge of two
Chinamen.
Mr, Theodore Grey, London,
has been engaged as organist of
James St. Methodist Church,
Mr. Silas McFalls, of the
Molsons Bank staff, St. Marys,
has been transferred to the
branch of that bank at Centralia. 116
NOT brooding about Christmas.
How could anybody blame the
poor kid because she's not
fretting about the holiday
season? She has this teaching
position, you see, and there
simply isn't time to worry about
anything else. It's a tremendous
load.
She has to get up at the crack
of about 8.30 to put her hair in
curlers, you see. Then she has to
trudge through the snow for 94
yards, snow-plowed, to get to
work, There, she teaches for 35
solid minutes. Most of the af-
ternoon is spent preparing next
day's lesson. Most of the evening
is spent in describing to me the
horrors and delights of her "day"
in the classroom. Who has time to
worry about Christmas
decorations, cards and such?
So, we have once again made
our annual vows. No cards, no
Christmas presents, no time-
consuming, silly decorations.
I can just see us now.
December 22nd we'll be up all
night writing cards, licking and
stamping envelopes, On
December 23rd, we'll be dashing
around town, pawing through the
left-overs for gifts, And on
December 24th, I'll be taking the
name of the Lord and most
biological functions in vain as
try to prop up a skimpy tree with
a butt as crooked as the leg of a
Don't be surprised if you don't
get a Christmas card from me
this year. Just keep expecting,
and it may roll in sometime
between Valentine's Day and
Easter,
I wish I could blame it on the
postal workers, who are the latest
villains in everybody's piece, but
I must be honest and blame it on
the Smileys.
Dilatory, procrastinating and
just plain lazy are adjectives that
could be applied to us with im-
punity. And even with relish, if
your tastes Ile that way.
As I write, I can see from the
corner of one eye 140 exam
papers to be marked in three
nights. As I glance from the
opposite corner of the other eye, I
can see a blizzard that has been
going on for six hours. Neither of
these sights is inclined to make
one's goose hang high.
However, "Life is the life" as
my daughter remarked at the age
of six, and it's been a family
motto ever since. I'm not sure
what it means, but there is
something very profound behind
that simple observation.
It's really my wife's fault that
Christmas is not all teed up and
ready to be sliced into the rough.
Normally, she's sitting around
brooding about Christmas, this
time of year. But this year she's
sitting around brooding about
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goat. The tree, not me.
On Christmas Eve, when most
people are going to church, or
listening to carols, or sitting by
the fire, be in the kitchen, up
to my elbows in turkey dressing.
always get this job.
And I know why. Nobody can
turn out a stuffing like yours
truly, I like it neither dry nor
soggy, but moist, and with a life
of its own. I use the standard
ingredients: fried onions and
celery, bread crumbs (real, not
bought), and a good dash of
everything in the spice cupboard,
from tabasco sauce to chili
powder.
Add half a pound of butter,
melted, Toss in some ground
chicken or turkey gizzard, with
the water it's been boiled in. And
every time you have a shot of rye,
give the turkey one.
That means that you'll get up in
the morning on equal terms, and
after the bird has got over his
hangover, you'll have a real, live
bird, with a personality all his
own, on your hands It does
wonders for the inhibited dinner
guests, too.
I've heard good teetotalers say,
after three helpings of my
dressing. "Wow, one more of
those and I could fly", It's most
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distressing when they try it. Keep
a firm hand on the gravy boat
when this occurs.
One must, of course, be tem-
perate in making this dressing,
Oneyear I had a turkey so high
he got up and tried to fly off the
platter as I was carrying him in
from the kitchen, That's what I
told my wife, anyway, She claims
it wasn't the turkey's fault that it
wound up on the kitchen floor, in a
pool of grease, with twelve
starving people waiting.
But I'm getting away from my
theme, whatever it was. Oh, yes,
Christmas cards,
Well, a few special ones maybe.
To O.G. Alexander of Chicago.
Reads my column in Kincardine
News. Has taught school for 45
years and is still alive. Stout
chap!
TO Mrs, V. Gerlach of Stettler,
Alta, I agree with you about
weleare and unemployment
bun*, but keep happy,
A special hello to John
Sawchuk who said Of the Corillon
NeWg, 'Paper wouldn't be the
sameiwithout his column."
Aricito everyone eIse who reads
this column: God bless, chaps.
keep fighting, Life is the life,
Merry Christmas,
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25 Years Ago
Elmer ii Bell was appointed a
King's Council in the New 'Year
list-, He was recently elected
president Of the Exeter Chamber
Of Commerce.
Several residents, who spent
the New Year holiday in other
eenttes experienced great dif-
ficulty in returning home owing
to the violent storm which swept
through Western Ontario on New
Year's Day.
At the inaugural meeting of the
public school trustees held in' the
office of the secretary, W„Ii.
Hodgson, W.E. Middleton was re-
elected chairman with R.E,
Russell, vice-chairman.
A capacity crowd peeked the
convention hall at Hensel! on
Wednesday afternoon and chose
Thomas Pryde as the standard
bearer for the Progressive-
Conservative party in the by-
election for the Huron riding on
February 16.
10 Years Ago
Mr, 1963, the first New Year's
baby at South Huron arrived at
4:14 New Year's morning, He is
Trevor Glenn English, 6 lb. 14 and
three-quarter oz. son of LAC and
Mrs, Ronald English, Exeter,
A member of last year's Bid-
dulph township council, John
Hryari, AR 5, Granton, has
challenged the incumbent reeve,
Harold Wallis, RR 1 Granton,
who has held that position for two
years.
Zone commander Doug
Andrews, Clinton, installed the
new executives of 'tense Legion
and ladies's auxiliary Wednesday
night, The new Legion president
is Jack Simmons and auxiliary
pretident is Mrs. William Smale.
E xeter Pee-Wees defeated
Wheatley 7-2 to bring home the
"C" title from the fifth annual
international puck tourney at
Leamington Iast week.
A memorial window was
dedicated recently at Holy
Trinity Church Lucan by D.A.
Ashworth in memory of his wife.
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