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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-02-15, Page 4Not a good sign The powers assumed by Exeter council this week in their decision to deny the Burkley Restaurant permission to erect a new sign are rather questionable. It may well be council's intent to pass a bylaw prohibiting the erection of overhang- ing signs in the future. but the move to un- dertake that authority without any bylaw or precedent smacks of prejudice. Council and the Burkley management have been at odds for some time and a denial of the firm's request for a sign adds fuel to the previous charge that some members of council are prejudiced against the restaurant operator. If council wants to prohibit overhang- ing signs before the new bylaw is passed. the motion presented should have been of a general nature with that intent, rather than only singling out the restaurant. The bylaw itself may meet with some opposition from Exeter businessmen as it did when earlier proposed. The Board of Trade at that time asked that no action be taken on the matter. While many businessmen in the com- munity have voluntarily erected face- mounted signs as opposed to those overhanging the street. there are still many others not convinced that overhanging signs should be prohibited. Reports suggest that in some com- munities where overhanging signs were prohibited. the business community suf- fered a loss of business and later managed to convince authorities to rescind their motions. Signs have little effect on regular customers, because they already know store locations and are familiar with the community. The signs are used mainly to attract transient business and are par- ticularly beneficial to businesses depending on this type of traffic for a sizeable propor- tion of their income, such as restaurants and specialty shops. Those opposed to flush-mounted signs contend they are not easily spotted by motorists until they are abreast of the store, and there is further argument that today's driving challenges do not provide an opportunity for persons to watch closely enough for flush-mounted signs. It would appear to be an argument that should be settled by the business communi- ty with council members' opinions -- but not directives — being provided for that purpose. One item that will apparently be deleted from the proposed bylaw is an an- nual inspection fee for signs. That perhaps should be given further consideration. The materials used, particularly those used for anchoring signs. are not indestruc- tible and a periodic inspection may be warranted for the safety of all concerned, in view of the weight of some of the signs and the strains and stresses to which they are subjected by winds and time. Plant a tree Works superintendent Glenn Kells' con- cern over the fact Exeter is cutting down more trees than are being planted annually should not be dismissed lightly. While members of council agreed with his contention there should be more balance between the two acts, they point out that more pressing projects eat up the available funds. How about this for a solution? Let's designate a special centennial tree for Exeter. Some expert—such as Councillor Ben Hoogenboom—could come up with an appropriate species and then council or the PUC could provide a central purchase point where orders could be plac- ed. No doubt a large number of residents would be pleased to mark the centennial in such a manner and would be prepared to pay for the tree and even the cost involved in having workmen from either town department do the necessary planting. It's possible such a project would put the community's planting program several years ahead of the necessary cutting program which, due to the length of time it takes a tree to grow, is most desirable. "Otis has an enerity*i'isis every time I mention finishing the rumpus room." Public Notice In view of the interest in connection with the Huron County jail, arrangements have been made to hold OPEN HOUSE AT THE JAIL IN GODERICH Sunday, Feb. 18 between 2 and 5 p.m. Representatives from the town of Goderich and the County of Huron will be on hand to answer any questions. Persons entering the building do so at their own risk. Children must be accompanied by their parents. Lower your taxes Raise your savings Your deposit at Victoria and Grey of up to $4,000 in a Registered Retirement Plan before March 1st will be deducted from your 1972 taxable income and will raise your retirement income. Start retiring today—at Victoria and Grey. VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. TIMM and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 Manager: Ron Cottrell Main St. Exeter 235-0530 ANNII/NNNERMINENNa CAN IDB SERVE YOU? On Monday, February 19,1973 one of our representatives Mr. Norris Peever will be at Les Pines Hotel, Exeter from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon In this district and throughout Canada many persons and firms in practically all types of businesses including Agriculture • TOurist and Recreational Businesses • Construction • Professional Services • Transportation • Wholesale and Retail Trades, as well as Manufacturing have obtained loans from the IDB to acquire land, buildings, and machinery, to increase working capital, to start a new business, and for other purposes. If you consider that IDB can be of service, you are invited to arrange an appointment with the IDB representative by telephoning 235-0151 or in advance by writing to INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK 197 York Street, London, Ontario. N6A 1 B2 ROY V, RATTISON, Warden County of Huron HAROLD LOBB, Chairman Huron Cty. Property Committee Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1972, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $8,00 Per Year; USA $10,00 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 Whllsmith Phone 235-1331 How revolting can As many a sage has remarked, man is a curious animal. He is the only species that will kill others of his own type in either hot or cold blood. And he is the only animal, including the much- maligned hog, that will eat anything and drink practically anthing. Carnivores eat meat, Her- bivores eat herbs. A few species like to vary the diet with some nice, ripe carrion. But man will eat anything that grows, walks, swims or flies, including himself, if he's hungry enough. Thus we have a proliferation of such delicacies as seal flip- pers, cod's tongue, canned snake, fried grasshoppers, frogs' legs, bees and ants in chocolate. What other species could stomach birds' nest soup or year-old eggs? Not to mention haggis. Prince Hamlet said: "What a piece of work is man! how infinite in faculties! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals!" What a piece of work indeed! Man will eat anything from guts to nuts, For many, there's nothing tastier than fried liver, baked stuffed heart, kidney pie and — almost unbelievable — tripe, that exotic dish made from the lining of a cow's stomach. It's not hard to figure out where the ex- pression "That's a lot of tripe" came from. Those are just a few categories in the guts department. At the other end of the scale, among the nuts, are such things as hickory, hazel, chest, wal, pea and sweetbreads. No self-respecting goat would eat and drink some of the things the "paragon of animals" stuffs into his quivering, reluctant stomach. Dill pickles, kippered herring, cold tongue, hot curry. Never mind the juice of fer- mented grapes, and cheese crawling with maggots. No wonder we smell peculiar to other animals. Ever noticed how dogs and cats sniff us and walk away with a disgusted look? How cavalierly we treat those long-suffering stomachs, of which we are issued only one for the duration, Breakfast. What a way to start a day! A glass of icy orange juice, followed by scalding coffee. Then some cereal, the rougher the better. Then a few slices off a pig's bum, accompanied by a couple ,of hens' children. Toss in a couple of vitamin pills, with dear- only-knows what poisons in them, and we're ready to face the world. No wonder the world looks pretty grim. When I was in prison camp, there were rats about, The Germans kept quite a few cats around to control the rat population. One day the camp commander, who had a sense of humour, posted a notice in each barracks: "Anybody caught ea tting long-tailed rabbits will be severelypunished,"Yep.The boys were eating the cats. The French have horse-meat • butcher shops. Some Asians consider there's nothing sweeter than boiled, baked or fried dog.. Some Arabian tribes cook a whole sheep, and the most suc- culent part of the meal is sucking out the eyes. An Eastern version of oysters on the half-shell. Of course, Canadians would never touch such things. We confine ourselves to such treats as shepherds' pie, consisting .of ground-up, used-up shepherds, toe nails and all. At least they seem like toe nails when you crunch down on one. This may all seem irrelevant to the great issues of the day, and it is. But it's a lot deeper than it seems at first glance. I began thinking of man as guts when somebody told me a chap had spent 32 days or something in a cabin up north and had sur- vived by eating mice. It was an intriguing thought. Can't you see him sitting there, drooling, as he turned a mouse on a spit? Can you understand him deciding to have a cold lunch of haunch of mouse, with a salad of pine needles and cedar buds, served on birch bark? Can you see him munching a mouse drumstick for a bed-time snack? Or worrying, like any per- plexed housewife, about whether to have a rump roast of mouse, or a standing rib roast, or hot sliced mouse tongue? And deciding the hell with it, he was going to splurge tonight and have filet of mouse! It boggles the mind. Now that we're getting the Vietnam war slowed down, it would be equally worthwhile to make some attempt to get Irish- men to halt their killing. Few poeple in this country understand fully what is hap- pening in that country, and one of our local experts on the situation, points out that it is not strictly a Protestant versus Catholic situation. In some cases, Protestants are killing their own kind and Catholics are doing the same thing, although the religious rift is the predominant aspect. Whatever the causes, people in Belfast are living in continual terror and the sporadic attacks on citizens as they go about their daily chores must keep most of them "looking over their shoulders". + + + It was suggested by one„ I member at last week's meeting of Exeter council that the op- position' to an Usborne development planned by Laverne Heywood was to an extent a "holier than thou" situation. While complaining about linear" development along Huron St.,' council itself has condoned the same type of strip development along Highway 83 East. It would appear there are different sets of standards for industrial development than what there are for residential development. The developer of industrial land has not been required to Iedt we AvrIee By DARLENE DAVIS Grade 7 EPS In nineteen hundred and fourteen, The first world war began. Four long years the battle raged, Taking its toll of man. Fathers, husbands and brothers too, Went bravely off to war. Some returned and some remained Buried on the other shore. Wives and mothers who could not go To Europe far away, Worked in factories making shells And then went home to pray. This war was to be the end of wars Or so the nations said, But in nineteen hundred and thirty-nine More soldiers were lying dead, This war lasted for six long years. The world won't soon forget The sacrifice that was made for peace Its evidence is with us yet. Yes remembrance has a message One that is dear to me That those men who died, died not in vain They gave me liberty, A terrible price for our freedom was paid As our soldiers the enemy met Each day of each year say a silent prayer Lest we forget, lest we forget, have any plan of subdivision, nor has he been required to install roads or sewers for sanitary and storm drain purposes. The ratepayers of Exeter are now faced with a situation where they may be required to pay for land to build a road in the in- dustrial area, while that road will in fact open up more land for the developer to sell. It just doesn't appear fair! + + + Senior citizens will be cheered with the decision to have 32 one- bedroom units built in Exeter to be rented on a geared-to-income basis, However, we are still of the opinion it was unfortunate one of the local service clubs or chur- ches—or all of them—didn't unite to thoroughly canvass the community to make certain senior citizens were aware_of the project. An official of the Ontario Housing Corporation told council that in communities where this was done, a larger than average number of seniors ended up applying for this type of ac- commodation. Not too long ago, Brussels undertook a similar survey and found about 60 seniors (compared to Exeter's 32) wanting OHC housing. In this case a service group had polled the residents, It's doubtful if there are twice as many residents in Brussels requiring the service, in com- parison to Exeter, and the an- swer may lie in the fact a "selling" job was not undertaken here, although certainly no fault can be placed on council. 50 Years Ago Messrs. D. Davis and D,A. Pollock of the Canadian Bank of Commerce enjoyed a long snowshoe tramp on Saturday last when they made a trip over the snow to the latter's home at Grand Bend. Mr. Bert Clarke's home had a narrow escape from fire on Thursday of last week. Soft coal was being burned in the furnace and the fire became so hot that the flooring in the second storey where the pipe runs through became ignited and started to blaze. It was soon put out, Messrs. Walter Cunningham and Thos. Pryde are in Toronto this week attending a convention of marble dealers. The storm which raged for several days last week tied up traffic completely. They managed to get one train through a day. 25 Years Ago After a hectic political cam- paign that lasted for a month, Exeter has again settled down to regular routine. Thomas Pryde, Progressive Conservative, was elected with a majority of 684 votes. For the first time in the history of Exeter, photos were sent by wire from this village to appear in a Toronto newspaper. A Globe and Mail photographer was in the riding Monday taking pictures in connection with the election. The pictures were developed in Jack Doerr's studio and wired to Toronto. Early Sunday morning, fire broke out in the recently erected Pentecostal Tabernacle and The Exeter centennial com- mittee members are seeking ideas for a community project to suitably mark the occasion. It should be something of a permanent nature. If you have any idea's, send them along to Ben Hoogenboom or any member of the centennial committee. It is hoped to make a final decision at the meeting at the end of this month and if your idea isn't presented by then, it can't be considered. + + + Looking for some exciting entertainment? It's yours—and absolutely free- tonight and tomorrow night as the Huron Liberals and Con- servatives stage their nomination meetings. As time of writing, there were 'four confirmed Liberal can- didates and three for the PCs and the number could double for either party by the time their meetings get underway. Wide-open nomination meetings are exciting events and these two promise to be among the liveliest witnessed in Huron for some time. Don't miss them! One enterprising businessman floated into Dawson City during the gold rush of 1898 with a cow and achieved his ambitions to be the first man to sell fresh milk in the Klondike. He charged $30 a gallon and was immediately nicknamed "Cow" Miller. practically the whole of the in- terior was destroyed. 15 Years Ago Margaret Elgie, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elgie, RR 3, Kippen won the Times-Advocate "Champions" spelldown held in conjuction with a Home and School Association meeting Tuesday night, The district is just digging itself out of 14.7 inches of snow which fell in four days. Some 50 people including passengers on a Western Ontario Motorways bus were forced to spend the night in Exeter town hall, Norman Long, mail carrier on route 2, Kippen, was unable to make his trip Monday for the second time in 23 years. 10 Years Ago Robert Grayer, of J.A.D. McCurdy School, RCAF Cen- tralia, won the district public school mathematics competition held at EPS Monday night. Runner-up was Larry Ritchie, SIIDHS declared public speaking winners in three classes last week. Winners were: senior girls, Elizabeth Gosar; senior boys, John Lock; grade ten, Shiela Fahner and Bob Higgins; grade nine, Jane Poortinga and Grant Jones. Joanne Scott and Debbie Schaefer were declared king and Queen of the kirkton winter carnival last weekend. Marlene O'Neil, Wanda Mitoraj and Gilliam McNamee were named the top senior speakers at the Lucan and Buddulph schools" competition. man get It's a real Irish stew!