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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-02-22, Page 41111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111 1 1 1 111 1 1111111111111 MM III II MM III111111111i111111111111)1111111.- INSURANCE • Before you buy, or renew your Auto Insurance, it would pay you to discuss it with us. • For Value • Service • Savings John J. Payne Insurance Phone 238-2354 GRAND BEND (Owned and operated by Bankes, Payne & Ley Limited) nillmOin111111111111111111111111111111111111111111HIMIIIIIIMMIMMIMMIllilinnnlinla: Rewrite gun laws The recent shooting deaths of Toronto policemen is a dramatic example of why this country must re-write its laws on handguns. In the city of Toronto alone,. there are 80,000 registered handguns and an unknown number of unregistered ones. t A member of the provincial government of Ontario estimates there are 120,000.1 In Canada the figure is estimated to be 660,- 000. Such an armoury in the hands of any persons who wish to purchase guns can be nothing but a serious threat to the safety of thousands of people. The Canadian Bar Association is to be commended for its stand last fall on handguns. They asked that the Criminal Code be amended to limit the possession of handguns to police.specified public officials (e.g. the captain of an airliner while in flight ), and certain persons such as IlriniCs officers. They would allow no unregistered firearms and would require thet bet ere a firearm can be registerd, a person obtain a certificate of competence in its eerie and use. This would apply also to shotguns and sporting rifles, thus lessening the ineidenee of hunting accidents. Canada's gun laws, as they stand. are far stricter than those in the I , and the have helped save us from the violence ex • perienced in that country's cities. Grf ,aier restrictions such as those suggested by the Canadian Bar Association are a sound step toward greater protection of society and of the gun owner himself. intri bleed Save family life In the U.S. last fall, vice-presidential hopeful Sargent Shrivel' denounced family life as "resembling a service station rather than a home". One of the many family problems Mr. Shriver sees is that of drugs. Television advertises a drug for every minor ache — physical or mental. Grocery stores sell pain killers displayed like candies. Children grow up believing that pills are as common and as useful as toothpaste. Sexual promiscuity rises, families live in apartments unknown to their neighbours. poverty remains unchecked. health care is poorly administered. In total, these problems can wreck the family unit. Perhaps if we replaced expensive toys and gadgets with love, tranquilizers with attention and shared leisure, the young would grow up to create a better family unit and a better world. Nothing can replace the love of a per- son for another person, of people fur ether people. As Jean Vanier says, '-Each of us has a deep yearning to love and he loved, e deep yearning to meet someday someone who in tenderness will say, 'I love von."' That kind of self-giving love is the sole tion to the problems described by Sargent Shriven. The young child propped in front of the television.for an average of four hours a day needs it. The unspoken-to neighbour needs it. The disadvantaged family needs it. There is nothing which can substitute for sincere love, particularly in the family unit, and nothing which is as destructive as to feel unloved by anyone. Cord rihut Play on words The games people play these days in- clude occupational word-ploying, otherwise known as "verbal burble." The rules are both simple and self- explanatory. The English language t and the French, too? i provides a rich storehouse of necessary raw material. Thus: if lawyers are disbarred and priests defrocked, could not electricians be delighted, musicians denoted. cowboys deranged, judges distorted, models deposed. media dispirited and dry cleaners dperp$ted? And this being so. surely politicians can be devoted, dressmakers depleted, clerks defiled, carpenters disjointed, actors declaim- ed, hairdressers distressed, collection agents debilitated and butchers delivered. Your turn, dear reader. iii its • . • "1'e can finally keep up with the loneses — he was laid oll today!" NEW! GAF Pocket 220 CAMERA Complete with Flashcubes ONLY '23" ,11•111•0111.1111•111111•11.N.011..1•01•0100 NEW! LOW! 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We've had a beauty this winter, with only a few cold snaps, only a few feet of snow, a peachy January thaw, and lots of sun. I'd like to say my heart goes out to the skiers and snowmobilers, but it would be a lie. I don't care if their snowmobiles sit in the back yard and rust, or if their skis warp into pretzels. I have nor- mally moved about twelve feet of snow from one place to another by this time of winter. This year I've moved only about three feet, and I'll settle for that. Men's clothing. Modern trends nauseate me. There's nothing in the stores but yellow and purple shirts, hideous ties that would go with nothing except a wino's eyes, and checkered pants with a flared bottom. What ever happened to the white shirt, the modest single- shade tie, and the well-cut gray flannels? Most of all, I hate those great fat ties, They're about four inches wide and made of stuff as thick as Phone 2351331 Age.. capital punishment. I'm against them both. First, the Olympics. Isn't it rather significant that the last two Olympics have been held in the countries with the most booming economies in the world, Japan and Germany? Maybe they could afford them. Canada, in my opinion. cannot. Our population is too small, and our national debt too big, to take on an international extravaganza noted chiefly for its bickering and hack-biting. Not to mention murder in Mexico and Munich. Who needs the olympies, anyway? It's a great spectacle. but so were the Roman games, with their chariot races. throwing lions to the Christians, and such thrilling events. Canada needs the Olympics about as much as it needs another set of Rockies. And they'd cost about the same. and be of as much use. The chief difference is that the Rockies remain, and we can look at them. The Olympics will be here today. gone tomorrow, with nothing to show for it but a big . fat bill. We had our day, with Expo. \%e showed the world that we could put on a really big show. And we're still paying interest on the money Mayor Drapeau diddled out of the federal government for that one.. Amalgamated 1924 Is making repairs to the Exeter arena a case of throwing good money after bad? That's the question the local HAP committee will have to answer in the next few Weeks, although undoubtedly Exeter council will also be required to make some decisions on the matter as well, Many people may find it dif- ficult to comprehend that the structure is apparently nearing its expected lifespan at the tender ago of 37 or so. Most buildings -surpass that total by two or three times, Part of the answer is inadequate engineering and construction procedures. Even at that, Exeter has been more fortunate than some communities. Our arena was one of the first of this type built and' was one of the best. Several of !hose of a similar design and construction which followed have already been condemned. RAP has been advised it will cost in the neighbourhood of $30,000 to bring the structure up to the required standards, although it is not known as yet whether the ministry of labor will require improvements to that cxtent. The improvements suggested would create lighting problems as new supporting bars would be below the existing lights and would create shadows. On top of that, there is an indication - due to recent problems with the lighting system - that it is worn out and should be replaced anyway. No cost estimate has been given in that regard. The ice surface floor is heaving badly. with newproblem areas showing up annually. Again, this is partially due to poor engineering and con- •- traction methods. The improved methods now being used in the laying of new floors just was not known when the present floor was installed 20 years ago. one of the problems was ap- parently a lack of proper drainage under the floor and insufficient insulation. The maze of piping under the floor is also nearing its life ex- pectancy. Arena manager Alvin Willert predicts leaks can be expected in the future, Cost of removing the present pipes and floor and replacing You don't see Britain or France or even the U.S. scrambling to get the summer games, They ran' t afford 'em. Nor can we, Prime Minister Trudeau has said that Montreal will not get more than a token support from the Federal government. That is so much you-know-what. There are ways and means and the wily M. Drapeau knows all of them, and some that haven't been thunk up yet. And the whole concept of amateurism is an international laugh, what with totalitarian countries employing their best athletes in the armed forces, where they can train all year It's probably too late to stop the iiiegernaut, but it's not too late to throw some sand in the wheels, if the citizens of greater Montreal were told that they, perwmally„ had to foot the bills for the games, M. Drapeau would probably wind up at the bottom of the St Lawrence River, with all the other sewage dumped in it. .yep. I'm against capital punishment, too, but I've run out of space. Maybe next week, them can be expected to run in the vicinity of $70,000. So, when the needed repairs and improvements are tallied up, the cost comes to a staggering figure of $100,000 and up, The price of $125,000 was mentioned. How long that can be expected to extend the life of the building has not been ascertained. But, as Alvin pointed out to RAP, its still going to be an old building. Neither is there any definite estimate of when the repairs may be required. The pipes and floor could hold out for another five years or so, or they could erupt into a mess in the immediate future, + In the past two years, about l , $25,000 has been spent on the 'arena to build new dressing rooms and improve the roof. It is now debatable whether that money should have been spent, but certainly a full debate should ensue before any sizeable funds are further expended. Some professional advice should be sought on the life ex- pectancy of the building as it now stands, and what it would be if the required alterations were made. Armed with that information, officials could then make a decision as to whether the alterations should be undertaken or a new building has to be considered for the near future. At the present time it would appear rather questionable to spend up to one third of the cost of 50 Years Ago The girls' hockey team from the Exeter High School went to Zurich Saturday and played a game with the Zurich girls resulting in a 1-1 tie. It was a strenuous game and the lone tally was scored for Exeter by Amelia Acheson. The line line-up was: goal, Florence Harvey; defense, Mildred Rowe, Mary Elworthy; forwards Amelia Acheson, Gertie Francis, Margaret Wethey; subs, Helen Wethey and Helen Elder, The 15 h.p. steam engine of Mr. S.J.V. Cann, opposite ' the Metropolitan Hotel, ran away on Tuesday and did considerable damage to his shop. Something went wrong with the governors. A 60 foot shafting was broken from its hangers and badly twisted, Some of the pulleys were broken and thrown about. The choir concert held in James Street Church on Monday evening was a success. Rev, W.H. Piercy, dramatic reader, fur- nished the greater part of the program. The choir sang four anthems. Those taking solo parts were Miss H Snell, Messrs. Walter Cutbush and C. Godbolt, Mrs. G. Williams and Miss V. Essery, 25 Years Ago Some 300 farmers were in attendance both Thursday and Friday at the farm machinery school held in the town hall under the auspices of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Clinton and the agricultural committee of the IlurOn County Council. Capt, J.14. Harvey, officer at the Military hospital at Red Deer, Alberta and son of Mrs, J.S. Harvey, Exeter, has been promoted to the rank of Major. LAC Stan Smith, trumpet soloist with the Lachine a new building on repairs to the existing one unless the life ex- pectancy can be extended con- siderably. + + + Some early debate on the subject is needed so future plans can be put into perspective. It may also be worthwhile in view of the fact the local cen- tennial committee is searching for a project to undertake with anticipated revenues from the July celebrations. If there is a need in this area, a project of this nature should receive the hacking of the entire community in view of the vast numbers who use the facilty for a variety of purposes. It is interesting to note that one church leader lamented the fact that the arena has replaced the church as the centre of local activities. That being the case, it is evident. tha t the community would be at a great loss without it, One of the miniskirted girls on our office bowling team forgot to bring a pair of slacks to wear during the game. After much discussion, she decided to go ahead and bowl in the skirt. Whereupon one of her teammates made a neatly lettered sign which was taped to the hack of her skirt. It read: For Mature Audiences Only. Silver Band has written a song "After a Dream" for which a bright future is promised. 15 Years Ago Mr, and Mrs. John Spacek have returned home from a three- month trip to their native 'country, Czechoslovakia. Exeter Chapter OES voted $250 toward funishing a room in the nurses' residence Wednesday evening. Rev, Duncan McTavish, a former minister in this area, recalled early farm practices in Huron County when he spoke to South Huron Junior Farmers at their annual banquet Thursday night in Thames Road United Church. James G. Gardiner, former Minister of Agriculture, suffered his first personal political defeat in 44 years of public life during Monday's Tory landslide. 10 Years Ago LAC Paul McDowell, 22, and his two year old son were killed Saturday when they drove into the side of a passing CNR train near Centralia. Helen Hendrick, Daughter of Mt, and Mrs. Sam Hendrick, Exeter, was chosen queen of the SHDHS At Home dance Friday night. Mrs, Kenneth Broom, Exeter who has been hospitalized for four months with accident in- juries was presented with a $500 cheque by the Cancer, Polio and Tuberculosis committee of the 'OOP and Rebekahs. Charles A. Fiford, whe has held the position of comptroller at General Coach Works of Canada, Ilensall for the past 10 years was honored at a surprise dinner patty last week. He left Saturday to accept a position in Sarasoto, Florida. They are worn by people who love fine beautiful things. Try A Pair! You'll Love Ern! myth 9 s SHOE CHARGEX MAIN ST. PHONE 235-1933 EXETER a great-coat. Trying to tie one in an elegant knot is about as easy as trying to lace your shoes with half-inch rope. Nieces andnephews.I'm all for them. We had some of ours for the weekend and it was a delight to see their minds and talents developing. Jennie and Sue played a ripping flute duet, as well as their piano pieces. Little Steven spent the weekend chasing our cat, who was just as anxious to avoid his caresses as he was to give them, Finally, in perplexity, he said, "Hey, Uncle Bill, do you know what kind of cat this is?'. I muttered something vague. "She's a scaredy-cat" he stated triumphantly. Toilets and tires. It never fails, but they do, nearly always when you're expecting guests and need both. Saturday morning, armed with huge shopping list, went out and found a flat tire. The garageman raised his eyes when he had to clamber over two loaded golf carts to get at my spare, in February. Sunday morning, with seven people on deck, the toilet blocked. No plumbers available. Now that we've dealt with major issues, let's take a look at the minor ones, A great deal of ink and hot air is being squan- dered these days on two of them: the Montreal Olympics and 'Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND ON.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor Bill Batten Advertising Manager Assistant Editor — RoSs Haugh Women's Editor — Gwyn Whilsrnith Published Eath Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario 56tond Vast Mail Registration Number 0336 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31,1'072, 6,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $8.60 Per Year; USA $1 .00