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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-05-03, Page 4An urgent matter WADE INSURANCE AGENCY D.T. (Terry) Wade Total. Insurance Service Auto — Fire — Liability — Glass. Sickness and Accident Income Life — Pensions — Surety Bonds, etc. I would be happy to discuss your particular insurance needs, Call today or at renewal time. Despite its importance, many people still do not know what action to take in an emergency situation associated with a fire. It would appear simple enough, in, that it is only necessary to call the fire depart- ment or dial the operator and ask her to call the fire department. Unfortunately, it is a little more com- plex than that. It is also necessary to know which fire department to call. In our particular area there are many fire departments, each with its own area of responsibility. Due to changes in agreements between municipalities, even this can change over a period of time and the fire department which would have answered your call last year may not do so at the present time. It therefore becomes a necessity for people to know exactly which department they are to call. There are two basic reasons. The first is that you need help as quick- ly as possible and much valuable time can be lost in calling the wrong department if the person answering the call recognizes your location as being outside the area of his responsibility. He'll have to advise you to call another department. If he doesn't immediately recognize that your fire is out of his area of respon- sibility and the brigade answers your call, you may end up having to pay the bill yourself because recent experience has Shown that some municipalities are not prepared to accept bills from departments not authorized to fight fires in that municipality. Stop and think! Do you know which department to call? If not, call the clerk of your municipality and ask him. Phone Crecliton 2346368 orLucan 2274061 Need schedule Trying to arrange holidays to suit those of your children is going to be more difficult for area residents next year. The two school boards have established various holidays and professional develop- ment days for the public and separate schools in the county and several changes have been made. For instance, youngsters in the public system won't be getting a holiday for Easter Monday, 1974. Rather, it will be observed on February 18. So, those civil servants and others who have Easter Monday as a holiday will find next year they won't be able to plan an ex- tended weekend holiday because their children won't be getting that day off. This year, separate school students will be excused from classrooms on June 22, while their counterparts in the public system will apparently continue on for a couple of days after that. We trust the boards see fit in the im- mediate future to advise parents as to when holidays will occur so plans can be made, not only for corresponding holidays for those parents who wish, but for arrangements to be made by parents who are not at home during the day and have to secure the services of a babysitter to look after their youngsters. Such arrangements can not always be made at the 11th hour and a complete schedule should be provided for all parents, particularly when there are so many changes being made. Liquor officials getting tough It's tax time and he's angry People will put up with almost anything, as long as they are left in peace. They'll take an in- credible amount of being pushed around without doing more than grumble.But there comes a point when all the frustrations, the cheatings, the bullying, merge under some catalyst and the great public heart boils over with rage and humiliation. When it does, heads roll, This is just a little advance notice to some of our various govern- ments, so that any of their mandarins who want to take to the hills on the day of reckoning can get their bags packed and pick out the particular hills they want to take to. In the French Revolution, the Bastille was the symbol of authority and repression. The people stormed it and took it. The American Revolution, of The War of Independence, as our friends to the south prefer, also began with a symbol - chests of tea. A large number of these were dumped into Boston harbour in a protest that has resulted in the peculiar way in which the people of Boston have spoken ever since. In both cases, the revolutions were produced by the same basic factor — excessive taxation. In the case of the French, the taxation produced extreme poverty and hunger. With the Yanks, it produced violent anger. In the one case, the result was the loss of a head for agreat many people who had the same quantity of brains before the operation as they had after it. In the other, the result was the loss of a half-continent of incredible riches. Both events in history brought their advantages, of course. Without the French effort, which spawned Napoleon, we wouldn't have had the Napoleonic Wars and the Retreat from Moscow, LE Orrir.7:' Times Established 1873 and where would our history teachers be? Without the American Revolution, western culture would have been infinitely poorer. What other nation would have had the initiative and gumption to develop such monumental human achievements as Hollywood and the hamburger? You may think this excursion into history has no point. But the more discerning readers of this column know that Smiley is getting somewhere, in his own laborious way. And the most discerning readers are chuckling, "I'll bet he just made out his income tax." The latter are right, of course. And as I sat there, surrounded by papers, sick at heart when I realized what a puny amount a year of hard labour had produced, I had only one thought: "When is the great Canadian Revolution going to start?" Then came other thoughts. What symbol shall we attack? Do they need anyone to lead the attacks on the barricades? Which of the dastards will I personally gun down? I have news for those in power. I'm not kidding. If you don't get it with bullets, you'll get it with ballots. You can rub our faces in it only so long, and then the hand that robs the cradle, along with everything else that can be robbed, is going to be bitten. To the bone. Our national Liberal party, supreme in its power, arrogance and scorn, should have learned a lesson. It is still bleeding. In province after province, the people have had their say, and have tossed out the old guard. Ontario is one of the feW that have survived, Here's a prediction. Check it later. I've never been wrong. Advocate Established 1881 Premier William Davis, the most unimpressive politician I've every heard, and that ranks from deputy-reeves up, is in for a big fat fall, along with his party. Why? It's obvious, from the recent Ontario budget. The party has lost touch with reality. And that's death in politics. An example? The tax on energy sources. It's not going to hurt me. I can afford it. It's not going to hurt anybody except all those people who can already barely meet their fuel and electricity bills. Tax the luxuries. Whack it on cigarettes and liquor and fur coats and there'll be some grumbling. But stick a tax on light and heat, necessities in this climate, and you are accepting the political kiss of death. We shall not forget, at election time, It's the most stupid single tax that I have ever encountered, and that is a big statement. It hits the little guy, the elderly, those on welfare, and everybody else who is scrimping to make ends meet. EPILOGUE: My wife asked me, as I paced a hole in the rug, grinding my teeth: "What do we get for all this income tax we pay?" It was a typical woman's question, right on the nose. For the life of me, I couldn't give her an answer that made sense. "Well, there's the Armed For- ces." Protecting us against Iceland, "Uh, there are the salaries and offices and staff of parliament." Producing more taxes. "And, uh, you know, welfare and uh, icebreakers and uh, royal commissions and uh, well, stuff like that," Aux barricades, m es camarades! 1.757WEMM Amalgamated 1914 For the past couple of months, there has been considerable confusion for people who have been receiving special occasion permits from the Liquor License Board of Ontario. We've been involved in the confusion to some extent because the LLBO has been advising recipients of the permits that they are not allowed to advertise them in our newspaper. Apparently this is not a new edict, but one which the board has just recently decided to enforce more strictly. Why they have chosen to do so at this time is not known, and it would appear difficult for them to justify their position in view of the fact they have allowed people to advertise in the past with no interference. We have also been advised that people planning special occasions and securing permits may send letters announcing the event to their friends and can even erect posters on public billboards and other locations. Why the board has decided to discriminate against newspapers hasn't, been explained. At any rate, we put through a call to a Mr. Gurley of the board this week to get some clarification of the matter and he advised that no newspaper ad- vertising is allowed for events staged under special occasion permits. This will effect such things as stags, wedding receptions and dances, service club dances, etc., etc. He said the permits were never intended to be issued for events to which the general public was invited. However, he did indicate that service clubs or groups raising money for worthwhile events could still advertise if the board gave permission. "The girl I marry must be the outdoor type. The kind who can mow a lawn, weed a garden, change a flat . . . ." 11 ),• , ,)rid "You know very well that sign doesn't apply to you!” SIGHL—SEEING Q ,u691/ UIZ! atite 971; J " Meirimere011y re lXf IC • Al4 HISTORIC FOUNTAIN IN -THIS CANADIAN CITY ISA MEMORIAL TO oFP1;;tS AND MOI e ivNORt WEST MOUNTED PoLICR. ts `Nblal3t1).11/)4SY5 t.1iNI3)1 9NId1169 3A114/1S103'1 Goad eyes mean yood metorafries. Care "'or youfr- eyes o" dl 7%176 s. This permission should be requested at the time the liquor license application is made and it should be submitted to Tom P. Gidlay, a member of the LLBO. Hopefully, this will help to clear the air of confusion that has arisen. We should note that this newspaper does not have any responsibility in the matter of what events are advertised. The onus is on the advertiser to make certain he is not acting contrary to the LLBO edict. Many events are advertised at which there is no permit and the staff of the T-A have no way of knowing whether our readers have such permits when they place advertisements. While our staff has been in- structed to point out the situation to those placing advertisements, we emphasize that the onus is on the advertiser solely in this particular case and a liquor permit can be revoked if ad- vertising is run. + + + It was rather surprising that a recent picture in our newspaper failed to draw much response from our readers. However, it finally came from EPS principal Jim Chapman, who wondered if we were promoting a new slogan for the community. The photo was taken by assistant editor Ross Haugh and shows a group of Exeter ladies holding a sign stating: `Go Exeter pee". It was taken in Huntsville a couple of weeks ago and the banner, of course, was that urging the Exeter pee wees on to victory in their all-Ontario final. For the edification of Jim and 50 Years Ago Mr. Theodore Gray, who for the past few months has been organist at James Street Church has resigned to take a similar position in Centennial Methodist Church, London, The Student Quartette of Victoria College, Toronto, gave an entertainment in James Street Church on Friday evening. Messrs. R. Ferguson and R.N. Creech were in Teeswater Tuesday enjoying a day's fishing, Rev. H.J. Armitage, of Elimville, has received and accepted a unanimous invitation to become pastor of the Methodist Church, Summerland, B.C. Mr. and Mrs. John Wright have moved into their new residence in London. 25 Years Ago Miss Dorothy Forrester and Miss Marie Melville were among the graduates of Victoria hospital school of nursing. The fiftieth anniversary of the Women's Missionary Society of Caven Presbyterian Church was observed Thursday evening. Beavers Hardware are opening in their new location today. Mr. Frank Fingland, K.C. of Clinton, was the unanimous choice as the Liberal standard- bearer in the forthcoming provincial election. The Exeter District High School students held their annual commencement exercises in the arena Friday night. Past president Lion J. Albert Traquair was elected Deputy District Governor of Lions Clubs of Zone 2, 15Years Ago Al Pickard, a native of Exeter, was one of 21 hockey greats any other readers who may have wondered about the slogan, Ross advises that the ladies were having trouble holding the banner in the wind and didn't get it all unfurled for the photo. The banner, of course, did have "wees" at the end, but it wasn't shown. + + + Speaking of the local principal, the reason he dropped into the office was to deposit five letters from some of the junior students at the school. All letters were similar in context, asking the editor what Exeter was like 100 years ago. Seems the kids plan a play in this centennial year and want to add some authenticity to the event by having it thoroughly documented. It may surprise our young friends that the bearded gen- tleman who writes this column wasn't around Exeter 100 years ago and really has no first-hand advice to pass their way. However, we'll attempt to dig up some information for their project, along with a couple of pictures that may show them clearly just what Exeter was like 100 years ago. We were particularly amused at one of the letters. It stated: "we are going to put on a how and we need some information." Just what a "how" is, we're not certain. The youngsters, we think are in a grade two class, and we must say their printing was excellent. Even their spelling was better than some of the communications we receive from students several years ahead of them. selected for the Hall of Fame at a meeting in Toronto this week. The Regina Leader-Post named him "the real Mr. Hockey". Carol Brown, 13 and Nelson McClinchey, 16, of Hensall were winners at the Huron County Music Festival this week. Nelson had to forfeit a scholar- ship because he won one last year. The Exeter Branch of Canadian Canners has an- nounced that it would not can any vegetables here this season. Harry Penhale, manager, has been transferred to Aylmer. Rev. N.D. Knox, sparkplug behind the restoration of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church, preached his farewell sermons Sunday. He moved with his family to his new parish at Lambeth, 1.0 Years Ago Linda Hun ter-Duvar was chosen SHDHS posture queen by judges during an assembly Friday afternoon. The three runners-up were Shirley Herm, Sharon Lawrence and Susan Dinney. Excavation of the lagoon for Exeter's sewerage project is expected to begin this week. OPP Constable J.A. Wright, Guelph, has been transferred to the Exeter detachment to replace PC D.M. Westover. Constable Wright has been with the force seven years. Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce has won the Ontario body's "Gavel of the Year" award for communities with populations under 3,000 for the second straight year, and the third time in five years. Survey and drilling crews have moved onto the Parkhill dam site for pre-engineering work, MIDDLETON Drugs 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i Announcement Hopper-Hockey Furniture Ltd. Is Pleased To Announce the Addition of GORDON ROSS To Their Staff Come in and make yourself acquainted. Let Gord show you the latest in home furnishings. 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