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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-03-08, Page 4SOCIALIST Candidate: Edward Belin, 155 Quebec $t, Gederich OFFICIAL AGENT; Mr. K. Thorburn, R. R. 4, GODERICH, ONTARIO NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY Candidate; Paul Carroll, 196 Wilson St., Goderich OFFICIAL AGENT: Mr. Stanley Profit t46 Oxford St„ GODERICH, ONTARIO LIBERALS Canclidate: Jack Ridden, R. K. 1, Hay OFFICIAL AGENT: Mrs, Shirley McAllister, R, R. 2, ZURICH, ONTARIO PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES Candidate: Don Southcott, Exeter OFFICIAL AGENT: Mr. Charles Smith, EXETER, ONTARIO RUSSELL T. BOLTON Returning Officer HURON VproteferZimes-Abuocate SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND O.W.NA, CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Assistant Editor -0- Ross Haugh Women's Editor -- Susan Greer Phone 235.1331 MEET THE MINISTERS on Main Street FRIDAY, MARCH Mid-Afternoon & Early Evening Five Cabinet Ministers of the Davis Government will be "mainstreeting" in our communities to meet the people of Huron and to support Don Southcott, your Huron PC can- didate. Clinton Exeter Goderich Seaforth Hon. Bill Stewart Minister of Agriculture & Food Hon. James Auld Minister of the Environment Hon. Tom Wells Minister of Education Hon. James Snow Minister of Government Services BAYFIELD HENSALL ZURICH Hon, Eric Winkler Chairman of Management Board "Our priority is people" Elect another good man for Huron March 15 Huron PC Sponsored by Huron Progressive Conservative Association Southcott Important ingredient background of knowlege of the wishes of various segements of the riding. However, only one is in a position to qualify for the one basic ingredient that made Mr. MacNaughton's terms of office so beneficial to Huron. Regardless of his abilities, Mr. MacNaughton could not have favored Huron to the extent he did had he been a member of an opposition party, The results of the two by-elections in Huron and Toronto are not going to create any changes in the Ontario government. Premier William Davis and his Progressive Conservatives are going to remain in power, although some changes could be realized in the official opposition. The late Tom Pryde once agreed that there may be merits in strengthening the opposition, However, he tempered that thought with the suggestion it would not be prudent to do so at the expense of Huron. Huron voters would be well advised to carefully consider that viewpoint. In one week, Huron electors will be go- ing tO the polls to name the successor to Charles. MacNaughton, who served the riding with such great distinction in the past 15 years. Choosing a candidate who can follow in Mr, MacNaughton's footsteps will be no easy task, They are big shoes to fill and Huron has benefitted greatly from his ef- forts, Each of the three main candidates dis- plays attributes and qualities that would in- dicate his capability as a member of parlia- ment. During the campaign they have ex- hibited the ability to express their view- points clearly and certainly there have been indications that each is his own man and would be prepared to argue against his own party policies if they appeared detrimental to Huron, Each of the three is comparatively young and energetic. All have been actively involved in many sectors of community and riding affairs that will provide them with a What law is that? Most older and middle generation peo- ple have been brought up in the belief that there are laws in this land which provide set forms of punishment for those who dis- regard the rules formulated for the general good of society. Apparently a lot of younger people have never heard of the majesty of the law and a lot of older folks have forgotten about it. Nor do the events and decisions of recent years seem likely to re- mind them. A week or so ago the engineering students at the University of Western On- tario held a little party. They invited fellow engineers from other universities and they laid on some interesting items for the event in London. No doubt you have read about the out- come. Beer flowed liberally throughout the evening. The female strippers brought in to liven the scene apparently livened several of the guests as well and the 400-odd mob succeeded in creating about $2,500 worth of damage to the hall in which the event was held. Your Will, Your Lawyer and V and G Community spirit flourishes Naturally there was a certain amount of fuss and commotion in the dean's office the next morning. In fact some of the un- iversity authorities were quite stern. An order has come down from on high that the engineers are not to hold any more parties for a while and they are to find the money for repairs to the hall. Now, the authorities didn't carry things to a state of cruelty. They didn't expell anyone. They didn't charge anyone with malicious damage. In fact, as far as we can find out, they didn't even call in the police. They must have realized that these poor college kids all come from broken and impoverished homes where parents were unable to provide any of the finer things in life, Probably the boys really didn't know any better so they are being given a second chance. Strange thing. You can get a couple of years in jail for shoplifting, but for $2,500 damage to public property you get your wrist slapped. — Wingham Advance-Times Everybody needs a will. Every will needs competent administration. Go to your lawyer for your will — to V and G to assure that what you leave goes where you want it. Eighty years of experience in administering estates stands behind our judgment and assures corporate continuity in carrying out your wishes. Cookie cutters on wheels VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. VICTORIA a nd GREY "What's going to happen some day," she says, "is a horrible, horrible accident will occur that will finally wake people up to the fact that their children are being driven to school in a cookie cutter on wheels. "These people will go for the govern- ment with blood on their minds, and the government will react to public pressure by passing some hurried laws controlling the safety of these school buses. But the laws will only inflame the situation and could throw the whole industry and the school of- ficials into a worse mess than they are in already." "What we are trying to do is get this safety situation cleared up now," concludes Mrs. Stauffer, "before more accidents happen." For our children's sake let's hope she succeeds. date structure and was well in- sulated for year round use. Apparently the venture is paying off, because the owners plan a similar structure this year. Ice rental is $45 per hour, and on a 15 to 20-hour per day basis for 12 months, the revenue figures do start to mount. We noticed a sign on the bulletin board stating that a score keeper was available at a rate of $2,00 per game. However, if less than one week's notice was given that such personnel were required, the cost was $5.00 Hope the brave souls that shiver at the local ice house keeping score don't start a local union to match those fees. One would hate to guess what referees get paid! Incidentally, parents of hockey players get nicked heavily to have their chargers take the ice. Registration fee for minor hockey is $15 and those who make all-star teams (the Americans call them travelling teams) pay -45 per week extra. The season can last up to 10 months, as a spring and summer league is organized after the fall and winter squads terminate their activities at the end of March. To fill up the slack in the two summer months, they stage hockey schools. + + + Included in the warm welcome from Trenton was a ticket for a game between the Women's Association and the Trenton mites. We were surprised to find between 600 and 700 people in attendance for that exhibition, indicating that community spirit 8' TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 Manager: Ron Cottrell Main St. Exeter 235.0530 and involvement in large city suburbs can be just as great or exceed — that which we find in small towns in Ontario, It would be unthinkable to have anywhere near that number attend a crucial minor hockey playoff, let alone a mother and son fun contest here, The start of the Exeter-Trenton series on Saturday afternoon had all the drama and pomp of the recent Canada-Russia series. The lads lined up on their blue lines for the playing of both national anthems and the hosts then skated out to give each member of the Exeter squad an attractive trophy to com- memorate the event, Our youngsters didn't exactly repay the kindness as they proceeded to win three of the four contests, but all were exciting and in doubt until the final whistle. Our youngsters were billeted with their hosts for Saturday evening, allowing the 43-adult contingent to indulge (or was it over-indulge?) at a party sponsored by our hosts at our motel. This weekend, the shoe will be on the other foot as Exeter mites and novice squads entertain the Trenton boys and their parents. We encourage readers to check this week's sports pages for game times and drop up and help make our guests welcome in Exeter. In addition, we can assure you of being treated to some exciting hockey games. However, a repeat of Sunday's mass in the sauna at Trenton will not be repeated due to a lack of facilities. This wonderful age of travel has changed many things — including minor hockey, We recall a "few years ago" that the writer's big thrill came in travelling with a hockey team as far away as Hensall and Seaforth, although one of the local minor baseball teams made it all the way to Tilbury once, This past weekend, our two mite hockey players went all the way to Trenton, Michigan, for their first taste of international hockey. It was also our first direct encounter with hockey on this level, although many local teams have been engaged in such practices for a number of years. It was a most interesting and enjoyable experience and our American friends treated us royally, to say the least. For the uninitiated, Trenton is located at the south end of Detroit and we found it extremely easy to get there. Just jumped into the back of Jack Fuller's car and let him go, and despite the smog, he made it without even a wrong turn. Others in the large Exeter contingent were not quite so fortunate, and one report in- dicates one driver didn't realize he was on the wrong track until he saw the "east Chicago" sign. All four minor hockey games were played at the "Ice Box" which is a privately owned arena on the outskirts of Trenton. We understand from one local source that the total cost, in- cluding land, was in the neigh- borhood of $800,000., although we find it difficult to understand why it was that high. However, it was a most up-to- The recent discovery of mechanical defects in 50% of 6,434 school buses operating in Quebec is only the tip of a national iceberg, says John Davidson of The Financial Post. These Quebec figures relate to mechanical problems. But there is a growing amount of information that suggests school buses are not just dangerous at the operator level. Some are defective at the manufacturing level as well. The problem is not local, as might be suggested by the Quebec government's an- nouncement. It is definitely national. Heading the inquiry into this issue is the chairman of the Consumer Association of Canada's School Bus Safety Committee, Cathie Stauffer., Mrs. Stauffer has been researching school-bus safety for two years now. And she has looked into more than her share of tragic accidents. think that it serves as the slightest deterrent to the drunk, the drug addict, the person momentarily insane, or the paranoids who will murder for money. And statistics don't impress me. Sure, the murder rate has gone up during the five-year moratorium. But so have the rates of muggings, rapings, pursesnatchings and wife- beatings. To be consistent, the adherents of capital punishment should be pushing for a revival of corporal punishment as a deterrent. If we're going to revive the brutish elimination of human life, let's go all the way. Let's bring back the ducking- stool for gossips. We'd need the whole of the Great Lakes for ducking, but never mind.Why not revive burning for witches? Ah, what a conflagration that would make. Kids who stole apples would be branded on the forehead with a T for "Thief". Prostitutes would be marked with a P, and if they were also pickpockets, they would read PP. Poachers would get twelve lashes and be sent to the tundra, That means I'd never see a lot of my old friends again. People caught with illegal firearms would have their trigger fingers, or, preferably, their whole hand, lopped off. That would mean a surplus of south- paws, but one can't stand in the way of deterrents, can one? Detergents, of course, are a different Matter, We can stand in the way of them, and feel a righteous glow. It Makes me physically ill to hear otherwise decent people say they don't believe in hanging, but they'd have no objection to en- ding a human life by an overdose of heroin, if the villain were an addict, or a "nice" tranquilizer that would put him to sleep forever. Murder is murder, whether it is done by the individual or by the state, and I want no part of it, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker, Exeter, celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Sunday. 15 Years Ago Defence Minister Pearkes viewed the library facilities at Centralia RCAF during his visit Monday and met the librarian, Miss E.A. Morlock, Crediton. About 65 district men have been taken on the Pinery Park development project, Con- struction is progressing at record pace. About 25 travellers, some of whom hailed from as far away as Montreal were fortunate that Mrs. E,L Chaffe of Devon cor- ner, south of Exeter had plenty of provisions when they were storm stayed Monday. The unexpected guests came from Owen Sound, Goderich, Mount Forest and London, 50 Years Ago Mr. Edgar Thompson, a student at the Exeter High School met with an accident while ex- perimenting in chemistry on Friday of last week. He was looking through a glass tube when a explosion occurred with the result that he was burned about the face and eyes. Miss Marguerite Kuntz, who was standing near, received a cut in the cheek from a piece of flying glass. The Exeter Horticultural Society has received from Dr. Bennett, president of the St. Thomas Horticultural Society a plan for the beautifying the ground around the Public Library and the town hall known as Central Park, The roads in this locality are at present in very poor shape and are neither good for wheeling nor sleighing, Mr. Verne Wells has resigned his position as delivery clerk with J.A. Stewart and is engaged with Robert Dinney, Harrry Nelson is taking Verve's place at Stewart's. 10 Years Ago Several hundred people gathered Tuesday at St, Marys Anglican Church, Brinsley for the annual Shrove supper of pan- cakes and maple syrup. Jerry Drysdale, Ilensall, received his Queen's Scott badge last week at the father and son banquet. He is the ninth Member of the Rover crew to receive the badge. The senior citizens of Hibbert met Tuesday afternoon in the family centre of the United Church, Staffa in order to organize a senior citizens group. The MET section at RCAF Station Centralia revealed that the mean temperatures for January and February, 1968 are the coldest since records were begun there in 1948, Average for January was 14 degrees, com- pared to the former low of 16. February Mean is about 16 -degrees. SUBSCRIPTION To hang...or not to hang There has been a good deal of unfair pressure placed on federal M.P.'s in the past months, over the question of capital punish- ment. Across the country, the mood seems to be that capital punish- ment should be reinstated, and many M,P.'s who might have voted against it, on the grounds of conscience or principle are having their arms twisted pretty hard by their constituents. This, despite the fact that it Was to be a "free" vote, with party lines waived. It makes it tough toenails for the M.P. who is • Times 'Established 1873 • Ottawa with the wishes of the riding? But if the M.P. is to be a representative, he should be given freedom to make his own decisions, especially when it is a matter of principle. It is my fear that some M.P.'s putting expediency before con- science, the end before the means, will be stampeded into voting against their private convictions. I am firmly opposed to capital punishment, and I have no hesitation in saying so. I don't hanging onto his seat by his fingernails. It would be a good time for someone to define the role of a Member of Parliament. Is he or she merely a delegate to carry to Ottawa the wishes of what might well be a minority of the voters in his riding? Or is he or she a representative of that riding, with first the good of the country at heart and second, the good of his riding? If the M.P. is merely a delegate, why pay someone $18,000 a year? Why not just sent a paper-boy or a pensioner to Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1912, 5,037 RATES: Canada $8.00 Per Year; USA $10.00 25 Years Ago Mr. Thomas Pryde, the newly elected member of the progressive Conservative party took his seat with the opening of parliament in Toronto on Wednesday. Marlene and Darlene Frayne, leap-year twins had their first birthday on Sunday. Mr. Warren Sanders has taken over the CNR. express business from Mr. Glen McKnight. Mr. and M.rs, Roy Webber celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Saturday. The late R.J. Eacrett, London, willed $1,000 to the Exeter District Hospital.