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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-01-24, Page 4oPP— ' 77?-4arric 84,0- 1,-Frf G40,4 rge Wit 4,00 falaa, CSCreLY i t -4• • OUR POINT OF VIEW Fortunately, we escaped Fortunately for Ontario residents, most people had more sense than was being in- dicated by some government leaders in the matter of reverting to. Daylight Saving. Time along with our neighbors to the south. Pressures brought to bear on the government persuaded them not to follow the example, A recent edition of The Lapeer County (Michigan) Press indicates that Daylight Saving Time is not being met favorably by most residents, A front page picture shows a school crossing guard and three youngsters, in what is termed the "night shift", Actually, the picture was taken at 8:30 a.m. but it shows almost total darkness. The newspaper notes that parents have Crumb vs whole loaf become concerned over the fact their children are standing along busy highways while it is still dark. ' Remedy? They've changed the starting hour for most junior classes, The kids come in a half hour later than normal so it is a lit- tle brighter. Another item in the newspaper notes that county road crews start at 8:30 a.m. rather than the 8:00 a.m. starting time before DST. The reason again is simple. The men couldn't see well enough in the dark to fix potholes, Obviously, such actions defeat the' whole purpose, but as most people agree, the idea to go on Daylight Saving Time was foolhardy in the first place. Windmills of mankind "We're busy right now--could you come back when you're better?" Are there logical reasons? There's a story of three sparrows and a loaf of bread. The loaf bounced from a basket as the baker's truck turned the corner. As it hit the pavement a crumb broke off, Almost instantly three sparrows made a swoop for the crumb. When the argument was over two of the birds flew away without a bite, and the other carried off the small fragment for his breakfast. But the big loaf lay untouched and unrecognized. How often we go through life that way. We get all worked up over crumbs and let the real source of supply go unnoticed. Probably one of the best examples of this is in our religious life. How many dull church meetings do we sit through discussing everything from new gravy boats for the kitchen to what color we should paint the Stinday School, giving only a few moments of our time to think about the One, who is the source of all our work, The little things need to be dealt with to be sure, but if we are so much concerned with them that they allow us to pick up only a few crumbs of our faith instead of enjoying 'the Whole Loaf we are deluding ourselves if we think this is God's plan for us.' A loaf of bread is the symbol of many things. In imagination, we see seed being sown in the fertile earth, rain dropping like silver to quicken the tender shoots, the golden harvest, millers working at their dusty toil, bakers and housewives turning out hot crunchy loaves, and 'hungry people, having filled themselves, going out to face life. Christ knew the significance of bread. As the son in a working man's home he probably watched his mother as she added the yeast and worked with the dough. We read where he often blessed bread and ate it in the com- radeship of friends. We can never forget how he fed the hungry multitudes of four and five thousand, but we also recall how he made an effort to escape them because they would accept "only the bread that perishes' from Him, In the wilderness, the first subtle shaft of the Devil was, "Son of Man, command these stones to turn into bread'. Jesus answered, 'Man does not live by bread alone.' Christ never escaped from the pressing needs of men's bodies . . He didn't want to . , . but He did want them to hunger for more. He said, 'I am the Bread of Life' . . in effect, 'You cannot be strong or really satisfied without what I have to offer'. We may feed on the crumbs, and life will be an existence . But crumbs wily never satisfy the hunger of our hearts and souls. It is only as we break into the whole Spiritual Loaf of Life that we are fed so that we 'hunger no more'. How sad that, like the sparrows, in our struggle for the fragments we fail to recognize the source they came from, We've Moved To Our New Location at 429 Main St. JUST SOUTH OF VICTORIA & GREY JACK'S CENTRE Exeter 235-2031 * Almatex Paints * Sunworthy Wallpaper Around the world, the energy crisis is having a varied impact, In the small Arab state of Abu Dhabi, for instance, people must be wondering what to do with all the millions that will be coming their way. Economists have estimated that if pre- sent energy trends continue, Abu Dhabi will enjoy a per capita 'income of as much as $200,000 annually by the year 1980. In many poorer lands, the oil shortage will create hardship, and perhaps even food shortages and starvation. In the affluent nations, there will be more unemployment than before, more problems, more cases of frayed tempers. But in the long term, humanity will overcome the energy crunch, just as it has past crises, There are many ways to generate energy, some of which seemed un- economical because of low oil prices — but , which today are more attractive. Poor as well as richer lands could build more power plants using water to turn the turbines. The potential of nuclear energy, of power created by, ocean tides, of wind- propelled generators is being studied by scientists in many countries. Fermentation of animal waste has been found to be an excellent source of methane gas in some developing nations. Taiwan has installed thousands of simple power plants costing only $100 per family. The windmills of the human mind are forever turning, far more rapidly than did the old windmills that provided energy in the past. Mankind need look only up at the sun to see the vast reserves of energy that exist. If to some, 1974 will seem a bleak year, to others it will be a year of hope. For it will bring new ideas, new methods, new machines that will help us produce energy for the world's four billion inhabitants. —Contributed mayor chided when a couple of side discussions disrupted a recent meeting. "My goodness, we're going to have to have a different seating plan and you won't sit beside your friends. You're like kids," she said, scolding certain councillors. The article indicates the' comments were made partly in jest, but there are a number of councils where a stern teacher's discipline would be beneficial at times. By the same token, we've also seen some members from that profession indicatetheyare not as good at controlling themselves as they are in controlling others. It's the old "do as I say, not as I do" policy. • And now he's a grandpa Via the' Milton Champion we also find, that the new regional government in Halton is causing some concern to ratepayers. New staff and equipment are being added at astronomical figures and predictions are that taxes may jump by $100 to $200 for homeowners in the region. Staffing the new planning department alone is estimated to cost $375,000 a year. Chairman of the board recently spent $75,000 in office equipment alone, which includes a new car for the chairman. Before you start chuckling about the plight of ratepayers in Halton, consider the fact that a sizeable share of the costs of setting up the regional govern- ment will come out of the provincial coffers to which many of our readers contribute. 'Yes,,you, may call me Grampa. LTIi&kidrarrUed three days too late to be any use as a tax deduction. But we can't all be perfect. Aside from that, he is. Perfect. According to the ladies. He's a dandy little fellow, with rosy cheeks, his mother's auburn hair, his father's eyes, and his grand- father's sweet little rosebud mouth. He's very peaceful and sleeps a lot, so he doesn't seem to have anything of his maternal grandmother in him. There are certain occasions in our lives that are peaks, even though most of the time we seem to be down in the valleys. These are the times when something special happens. They don't have to be milestones, like graduations and weddings. In fact, these are often so for- malized, they can be ex- cruciatingly dull. No, I mean those rare events that are crystal clear, even with the passing of years. I don't remember a thing about my birth, for example, and that was supposed to be something important. But I remember vividly the day in public school when I was sick, sick, sick, was too proud or too shy to ask to leave, and vomited on the classroom floor and all the way down the hall to the lavatory, with my best girl watching the whole sordid thing. I was nine, and that was my first affair. It died in the bud. I remember a baseball game, in my teens, I was at bat, Bases loaded, two men out, the count three and two. The next pitch was obviously low. I dropped my bat and started to jog to first base, forcing in the winning run. "Stee- rike three!" bellowed the um- pire. Game over. Instant ignominy. I'll never forget my first real post, so naturally that was something we could "put up with" for the next five years. Even our minority groups must have their "day in court" so to speak. However, a real bombshell dropped on Friday with the an- nouncement by Prime Minister Trudeau that Pauline Emily McGibbon would become Ontario's lieutenant-governor. For the edification of our male chauvinists Pauline Emily McGibbon is not a chap given a queer name similiar to something out of a Johnny Cash record. Pauline Emily McGibbon is a lady. She now becomes the first lady to ever hold such an office in any province in Canada. No doubt this is mostly "old hat" to our male readers. We imagine most of them found the story underlined in big black lines when they picked up the newspaper with their morning coffee last Friday. Some women libbers will take quite a few days yet to get their feet back on solid ground and those smiles on their faces may even become permanent. Male dominance has been completely eroded in another field, and it now becomes ap- parent that there are few strongholds remaining, + + + Down in Milton, they have a female mayor who happens to be a former teacher. For 27 years she taught, scolded and disciplined students and ap- parently her fellow members of council are going to see some carry-over from her experience in the school. "Where's my gavel," the job. Arrived at the docks about -midnight, thrilled-beyond reason: I was going to be a sailor, Fbund a bunk. Couldn't sleep, with the excitement of it all. My heart resembled a drumming par- tridge. Had a big breakfast and prepared to enter manhood. I was seventeen. My boss took me in tow, gave me some brasso and a rag, led me into a men's urinal, pointed at the brass foot-plate and said, "Clean it." Another big day was the one on which I passed my wings test. I had flunked one two days before because the intercom was almost useless. The instructor would tell rrie to do a steep bank to port and I'd do a slow roll or a loop. He took a dim view. It looked like washout and back to manning pool to wash dishes for the duration. But I got a second chance, flew like Jonathan Livingston Seagull and walked on air for weeks. Another time that is etched in my mind is my first visit to London. As the train neared the great city, I was trembling so violently I couldn't light a cigarette. It was probably the thought that I, a smalitown, small-time boy, was actually about to enter the setting of a thousand stories, the home of kings and queens, the fertile spawner of a vast empire. I didn't stop shaking until I'd downed two pints of bitter, You'd think a chap's first operational flight against the enemy would be a high-light. Mine wasn't. I was too busy or ,ignorant to be even scared. All those red and green things zip- ping past the cockpit might as well have been Christmas tree lights, instead of tracer bullets. But I don't suppose I'll ever forget the day I was shot down. One minute there was the snarl of engines, the whack of cannon shells, the crump of flak and the dirty black spots in the sky, as shells burst. Mates all around me. Next minute there was total silence. No engine. No mates. No flak. Just the blue sky above, the dun earth below coming up swiftly but dreamily and me thinking, "Well, there goes that date with 'Pita in Antwerp tonight." There are lots of other peaks. The day I decided I was in love with a girl, once and for all, and took the plunge, after deciding that I wouldn't marry until I was forty and had explored every means of escape. And the day my son was born. Hugging the knowledge that I was a father and had a son, even though I was in hospital a hun- dred and fifty miles away when he was birthed. And the day my daughter was born, slipping into the world as easily as she has slipped in and out of equally ridiculous situations ever since. Anyway, the birth of my grandson was one of the peaks, I can tell. You -can't fool an old peak man like me. Lower your taxes Raise your savings 40 Years Ago Mr. Wm. Hatter, local dairyman, has bought out the dairy business of Mr. Ben Case. A real old-fashioned blizzard visited this section Sunday and Monday. The wind blowing a gale and the driving snow made travelling almost impossible. The storm came up suddenly following a week of mild weather. Messrs. H.M. Hurd and R. Fries, of London, engineers of the Bell Telephone Company were in town last week making arrangements for the removal of the company's lines off the business section of Main Street. The company proposes placing the main cables from Huron Street to North Street, a distance of three blocks, underground. The banquet of the Men's Club of the Trivitt Memorial Church on Wednesday evening of last week was put on by, the losing side in the membership contest and was catered to by the U-Go-I- Go class, ARNICM,gErr Times Established 1813 Hospital, has accepted a position with the Sarnia General Hospital. 15 Years Ago Plans for the new central school in McGillivray township were presented to the school area board at its inaugural meeting last week. Dr. Walter H. Johns, a native of Usborne and graduate of area schools has been appointed president of the University of Alberta by Premier E.C. Man- ning. Robert E. Aitken of Palmer- ston has joined the Exeter police detachment to bring it to full strength of three. Exeter council gave approval to the Swimming Pool committee to proceed with a fund-raising campaign but it took pains not to obligate itself financially toward the project. Pete McNaughton, a native of Hibbert, will take over his new duties •as clerk of Hensall, February 2, Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Your deposit at Victoria and Grey of up to $4,000 in a Registered Retirement Plan before March 1st will be dedubted from your 1973 taxable income and will raise your retirement income. Start retiring today — at Victoria and Grey. • It was with more than a little surprise that the writer learned this week that Exeter council had approved the purchase of a garbage truck and planned to get back into the business of operating the town's garbage pickup again. As most readers will know, the pickup has been handled by MacDonald Sanitation for several years. The reasons for the change have not been made known to the ratepayers of Exeter. The decision was made at one of the many secret sessions staged by council last year. It was apparently a bit of a joke for some members of council that the press had been so long uncovering the facts about the decision to handle garbage pickup again. In our opinion, that callous attitude is not becoming responsible elected officials. At a time when events elsewhere indicate quite clearly the need for open and forthright communication between elected officials and those whom ,they represent, it is discouraging to have local council members patting themselves on the back for keeping information from the public. It becomes of even greater concern when the amount of money represented by such a decision is taken into con- sideration. The price of the garbage packer, we understand, is around $25,000. Throw in the cost of maintenance, fuel and the salary of the men required to handle the work and it becomes clearly evident that the ratepayers should be informed of the thinking behind such decisions. Could the answer be that council members don't have any real good reasons for approving the change at the present time? Perhaps they "can't stand prosperity" in terms of that "prosperity" being a complete lack of complaints about the garbage service provided by Mrs. MacDonald. There are few areas of town administration that operate as smoothly as the garbage pickup — or at least as it has since the MacDonalds took over. Each year members have iemarked about the fact they have received no complaints about garbage pickup. All past councils have been high in their praise for the firm's work and this has often been used as a reason for not even submitting the contract to periodic tender calls. In short, everyone's been satisfied. Is that inconsistent with town policy? It's a specialized field and requires specialized equipment. In most cases, the most efficient operation is handled by those specializing in the field. Costly equipment can't sit around idle for two or three days per week to be effeciently used and this ap- pears to be a fact overlooked by council. But, let's give them the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps they have some valid reasons for the change. If so, they surely have an obligation to make them known, SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten Advertising Manager Assistant Editor -- Ross Haugh VG The senior Thal •Compriny devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. Phone 235.1331 VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 Manager: koti Cottrell Main St. Exeter 235.0530 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0384 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1072, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $.00 Per Year; USA $1 toO T.Z'aggrie,2,17,Zia ;22"...wd ,:a;;;;XISISEINIES 10 Years Ago Former T-A Sports Editor William R, Batten took as his bride, Kaaren Lynn Pearson of the Windsor teaching staff. South ,Huron Hospital Board received a $2,000 bequest from the late Mrs. R.N. Creech, who died last fall. Mrs. Ernest Koehler was reappointed librarian of the Dashwood Library at the-annual Meeting held Saturday. Syd Sanders, his son Aljoe, Herb Ford and his son Irwin have served on Exeter's volunteer fire brigade for althost a century and a half in terms of actual years paritieipation. Bob Pooley is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London where he underwent surgery, 25 Years Ago Over $18,760 is on hand in the building fund for a proposed community hall and memorial arena for Lucan With the site property purchased. Mrs. Jack Doerr was chosen chapter sweetheart for 1949 of Beta Sigma Phi. .H.R. Sherwood has purchased ' from Lorne Johnston two lots of land just off Main Street. and intends erecting an up-toAate showroom for his Massey-Harris implements, J.M. Southcott has received official notice of his appointment as returning officer for the Huron-Werth riding for the next federal election. Miss Marie Melville, R,N,, a. recent graduate from Victoria + + + Amid our troubled times, Canada's "under-the-thumb" segments of society have finally attained their day, In less than one week in this great nation we have seen the tables turned on the pious Anglo Saxon male. His dominant role has been severely crushed. It started last week when Jules Leger was Sworn in as Canada's 21st Governor-General, He's only the second French- Canadian 'to hold the vice-regal • AL, 1_12.4-L--1_4:.aL " •