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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-07-19, Page 4.. . .. : : .... . At a recent meeting of Grand Bend council, a number of residents appeared to complain about the conduct of a large number of motorcyclists who occupied a cottage over the weekend. About 50 members of ttip "gang" arous- ed condemnation by blocking streets, using obscene language, smashing bottles on the road, and generally taking over the section of the block where their headquarters was located. The result of the delegation appearing before council was a motion by the elected officials to bring charges against the cot- tage owner for allowing such distrubances to occur on his property, How ludicrous! If the police were unable to control the gang, what chance did the property owner have in controlling their antics? Council's decision to lay charges fails totally to come to grips with the problem, although they are certainly not alone in that regard. Motorcycle gangs are a problem for all with whom they come in contact. They are little short of being complete barbarians who travel in gangs to present numbers that intimidate everyone, police departments included. However, law enforcement officials must recognize that people can not be sub- jected to such displays as that evidenced at Grand Bend. Sufficient police personnel should be made available to deal with these gangs as the law requires. In addition, the courts must back up the police with stiff penalties that will serve as deterrents. These blights on society must be con- trolled and soon. Church is overtime Ludicrous solution VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 RON COTTRELL PhonMa n ager 0530 Many advantages Often Canadians tend to look at their great neighbour south of the border with a tinge of envy. Salaries seem higher, con- sumer goods and housing cheaper. Canada is a large land, but not a superpower like the United States. Yet the privilege of living in the world's wealthiest nation is also a great one. Crime is just one instance of how much more for- tunate Canadian city dwellers are in com- parison to their American neighbours. A recent poll showed that one person in three living in U.S. big centre-city areas has been the victim of some kind of crime in the past year. And one in five living in the suburbs has been assaulted, burgled or seen property vandalized during the same period. Fear of crime has become a fact of -urban and suburban life. Prodded both by concern and fear, Americans are spending enormous sums for public and private policies — about $8,7 billion annually according to a Rand Cor- poration study. Of about 800,000 security personnel in the country, only 50 percent are public police. In New York, for in- stance, private security men outnumber public police 40,000 to 30,000. Canada, with vast open spaces and fewer high-density urban areas, is a lucky country — whose citizens do not - so far, as least - have to cope with the grave problem facing Americans. The Watergate scandal is merely a symptom of a disease that has infected too many segments of the community — the belief that nothing is quite as important as money. — Contributed ex efeRim es -Ainiocate SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC 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 ESNI, " 7,X-.,2,3430242Z0A?ANIVOiS,;;.;;;;aggLiat..:. Editor — Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Assistant Editor — Ross Haugh Women's Editor — Susan Greer Phone 235.1331 6 oz. Spray DEODORANT SPECIALS Super Dry Super Dry 9 oz. 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In summer, she subsists principally on bees, ants and butterflies, and slims out into a tigress, stalking her domain, the back yard. Her domain underwent a big change this week. Two old friends died. You might say they were cut down in their prime. They were twin elms, lofty and graceful. I've spent many an hour slumped in a lawn chair watching the birds and the squirrels in the elms, listening to the whispering of the two lovers as they leaned toward each other and caressed each other with their limbs. Hey, this is getting pretty sexy. Last spring they came out in leaf, but by mid-summer they were dead of the Dutch elm plague which has blighted my part of the country. I was going to have them taken down this summer, anyway, but my plans were spurred a bit when a small limb fell off and conked my neighbour on the head, and then a large limb came down and fell on my neighbour's house. They're good neighbours, but that's carrying things a bit far. I'd heard all sorts of horror stories about the fantastic prices people charged to remove trees, I was assured that it would cost me a couple of hundred dollars per tree. This was nonsense, as horror stories so often are. I located a tree surgeon who works for the hydro, His estimate was $65. "Each?" my wife queried, and I kicked her sharply on the ankle. She is always worried about any deals I make. She thinks I have no business sense and will be diddled at every turn. She is right about the first premise, but I have never yet been diddled, because I trust people. She doesn't, and has been didled several times. Anyway, that was a firm price for both trees, and I didn't shop around because I thought it was reasonable, and there's nothing I detest more than trying to beat somebody down on a price. Well, it was pretty exciting, George arrived with ropes, chain saws and four husky assistants. Instead of taking the trees down in pieces, he was going to fell them in the back yard, toward the house. It's a pleasure to see an expert at work. He sized up the trees by eye and reckoned they wouldn't hit the house. I had to take his word for it. If he'd misjudged, one tree would have slammed through the French doors and right into our living-room. He went up the tree like a monkey and fastened ropes around it. The other ends of the ropes were snubbed around trees near the house and the boys stood by, ready to pull. Snarl went the chain saw. Heave went the boys. WHAM! Down came number one, right where he'd lined 'er up. A few minutes later, down came number two, almost missing the peony bed. Then they went to work like so many beavers, some wielding chain saws, the others piling brush, In three hours from go, the trees were down, sawed into fireplace length, and everything cleaned up. I have ceased worrying about the energy crisis in this country, I Amalgamated 1924 In conversa tion with a couple of people involved in last week's drowning at Morrison dam, it was mentioned that a ring buoy or some other type of life saving equipment at the location may have enabled the dead youth's companion to get him out of the wa ter. But, in both cases, the persons making the suggestions quickly added that it would be of little use in having such equipment located near the reservoir because vandals would only destroy it within a matter of days anyway. Regrettably, both people were probably correct in their assumptions. Experience has shown at many such swimming spots that equipment made available for rescue attempts is stolen or destroyed by unthinking persons who apparently fail to realize the value of the equipment and the fact that their deeds could ac- tually lead to the death of some person. Perhaps if a poignant message about the value of such equip- ment was put with it, people would leave it available for life saving. It would appear to be worth a try at least, net only at Morrison dam, but also at the dam at Riverview Park where a number of youngsters swim, particularly in the weeks before the local pool opens or during times in the summer when the pool is not in operation. By the same token, the situation should prompt mem- bers of Exeter's RAP 'committee to consider opening the pool earlier in the spring to provide a clean, safe spot for people to swim. + + Walking to work last week, we noticed Harold "Batch" Wolfe cleaning up the street in front of a couple of local Main St. businesses for which he has the cleaning contract. Not only had he swept the sidewalk, but he then proceeded to sweep the rubbish into a pile and scoop it up and deposit it in a trash 'container. "When you're number one you have to try harder," he ex- claimed as we mentioned his good example. While many other people along the street take time to clear away the debris, too many merely sweep it into the gutter. They're have enough elm blocks stacked in wood piles all over the yard to see us through until at least the year 2,000 and after that somebody else can worry about i t. There's something snug and homely about a wood pile. Now, instead of looking out and seeing flower beds that need weeding, I can sit and look at my wood piles. I didn't lift a finger myself, but I feel as smug and satisfied when I look at all that wood as any pioneer ever did when he'd just finished cutting and stacking his wood for the winter. There's only one cloud on the horizon, It's too good to be true. I'll bet that right now, some beady-eyed bureaucrat in the Department of National Revenue is trying to figure out some way of collecting tax on that wood. He'd better not succeed or there'll be trouble, He can sales tax me, income tax me, property tax me, but if he tries to tax my wood pile it will be the final straw and there'll be murder done. The weapon will be a two-foot elm block, dropped from the bathroom window, not really cleaning anything, just moving the dirt from one place to another. Perhaps they could all take a lesson from Exeter's number one cleaner and consider doing that little extra by sweeping up the debris and putting it into a trash container rather than depositing it into the gutter. On the same theme, council is to be commended for considering a parking ban on Main St. to enable the street sweeper to make a more thorough job. The spots that have to be bypassed because of parked vehicles are most unsightly and this debris soon blows along the street to spoil the entire effect. While Exeter is still one of the cleanest spots in the area, there is still some room for im- provement. + + + —According to a West German "medical magazine reporting the results of life insurance studies, the husband who kisses his wife every morning before he leaves for work will probably live five years longer, earn 20 to 30 per- cent more, lose up to 50 percent less time because of illness, and be involved in fewer automobile accidents than the husband who doesn't . We'll wager you didn't think a little goodbye kiss was so powerful, now did you! + + + Continuing on in our great store house of medical hints, we are pleased to inform readers we have come across a simple method of eliminating the problem of leg cramps. Appears a 61-year-old Toronto pediatrician says she hasn't had a single leg cramp since she started putting a magnet in her bed. 50 Years Ago The judging of the school gardens took place on Saturday by W.G. Medd and J.S. Harvey. The prizes were awarded to the evident care taken, variety and condition of vegetables and arrangements. The awards were as follows: Mr. Howard's room, Stella Northcott, John Kuntz, Harry Jennings; Miss Medd's room, Helen Penhale, Gladys Hunkin, Orville Beaver, Russell Collingwood, Russell Snell and Roy Batten, Miss Flossie Vincent has resigned her position with R. McKenzie and Son and Miss A. Willard is taking her place.' Miss Muriel Hogarth left Monday for Kingston where she will attend Queen's University during the summer, The Plymouth Brethren held an open air service on Main St, Saturday evening. They have set up a tent near Victoria Park and are holding services each night, 25 Years Ago The first Junior Turnip club in Ontario was organized last week at the farm of Oscar Tuckey, Exeter. Dr. and Mrs, E. Steiner are in Guelph attending the Ontario Veterinary Association meeting. Victor Dinnin, principal of Zurich Public School took grades 7 and 8 on a trip to Toronto, In the 12 baseball games played this season, Gerry Smith with 14 hits in 35 tries leads the Exeter ball team at the plate. She's not sure why the magnet helps eliminate cramps, but she says the nerve impulses may be partly electrical and the magnetic field may alter them somehow. Dr. Helen Evans Reid said she was exhausted by severe leg cramps until a friend gave her a magnet last Christmas. She hasn't gotten out of bed with a muscle cramp since. Dr. Reid says she's so dependent on her magnet that she keeps one in each of her beds at her Toronto home, in her summer cottage and at her farm. So, there you go all those who suffer from leg cramps! + + + Now that centennial is out of the way, we suggest you take a trip up to Riverview Park and have a look at the beautiful flower garden near the fountain. The garden has been designed to give recognition to the town's 100th birthday. The entire park area is well maintained and Exeter residents should be proud of the facilities they provide, not only for themselves, but also for the enjoyment of the many visitors who enjoy a rest in the park before continuing their travels. The park crew is to be com- mended for their efforts, and while there is often some com- plaint about the costs involved, we feel money is spent on less worthy projects. However, we also feel that groups enjoying picnics in the park should be prepared to contribute more to the upkeep and perhaps the RAP committee studying the entire rate structure should give this area some serious consideration. 15 Years Ago Sunday afternoon the new Balding organ was dedicated at the Thames Road Church service by Rev. H.C. Wilson. The general store of Emerson Kyle, Kippen has been purchased by the Ontario Department of Highways and will be demolished to provide better vision at the intersection of the county road and Highway 4, Mr. Kyle has ,operated the store since 1931. Margaret Sanders is the first SHDHS student to receive the bursary given by the Women's Auxiliary to South Huron Hospital to a girl commencing training for the nursing profession. She will enter the St. Joseph's School of Nursing in September. 10 Years AgO Record crowds swarmed to 'the Grand Bend resort on the weekend in an attempt to beat 98 degree temperatures. Max Harness, local Ontario Hydro driver won the western region's truck roadeo for the third time last week, the first person to do so since Hydro began the safe driving tests. Winners of the Hensall Kinette's $25 scholarship for highest standing in grade eight this year are Ricky Buchanan and Wendy Moir, both 14, Ann Creech, Eleanor Stanlake, Jim Knox and David Stringer were honored as the top boys and girls in the two grade eight classes at Exeter Public School. Officials in the Region of York may be excused if they fail to undertake any special programs for Police Week next year. This past June, for the first time, of- ficials proclaimed Police Week to focus public attention on the work of the force and enhance the image of its members. One of the events scheduled was a church parade. About 140 officers participated and of this number. 52 requested and received "overtime pay" for attending the service in their honor on their week. The Stouffville Tribune points out that the action of the 52 "has torn to shreds what was accomplished during the rest of the week". 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