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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-02-28, Page 4................ •... •••••••• ........... What's fair for the goose Ifite Oxeleames-ibuocate SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N,A,, O,W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten -- Advertising Manager Assistant Editor — Ross Haugh Phone 235.1331 STUDENTS Typewriters for Sale or Rent Reasonable Rates 1ite exeferZime-5-Abucirafe 235-1331 Ask for assistance While many people may complain about the many "aid" programs arranged by various levels of government, the main criticism often boils down to the fact the wrong people are taking advantage of them. The "leeches" in our midst appear to know every angle and take full advantage of the programs to enjoy living off them. Unfortunately, many people who need assistance and for whom the programs are intended, don't know about them or are too proud to take advantage of them. This point was brought home quite visibly this week in the experience of a local ratepayer who has fallen three years behind in his property tax. Council advised this person that the property would be put up for sale to enable the municipality to collect the taxes. This is all legal under provincial regulations, of course. However, the ratepayer now points out Worth dying for that his physical condition is such, that he was unable to get a job for some lengthy period of time and his handicap actually led to his default on the tax payments. Under these circumstances, council could have written off the taxes or reduced them by a percentage they deemed necessary. But they didn't solely because they weren't made aware of the circumstances. The point is, that in this day and age, few people have to suffer through adversities of this nature and help is available from many sources, ranging from verbal guidance right through to direct monetary assistance. But people can't help others if they are not advised of the problem, and in some instances (suc'h as the one described where loss of property could be involved) this lack of communication can have severe consequences. Promises, promises "Archie's shovelling snow off the roof, but he's just on his way down now." Commission, the Wheat Board; nor does it count the Armed Forces. According to C.M. Drury, Treasury Board president (who holds the purse) the largest increase in the number of employees have been at the lower operational levels, such as in the post office and the Unemployment Insurance Commission. Both these departments have increased by 4,000 in the last two years. But there is still a promise of a "level off" in this year of 1974. The Public Service Commission chairman predicted this last June. Unfortunately it will soon be "next June." We were pleased to see a report from Ottawa recently which said that "growth in the number of government employees should soon begin to level off". We hope it really does happen. A pledge for a freeze on government employee growth back in 1969 did not come off apparently, for since that time more than 57,000 employees have been added to the federal payroll. Of course not all, by any means of these over 292,000 employees are in Ottawa. There are over 20,000 in Toronto alone; even more (25,400) in Montreal; 11,440 in Halifax; 12,100 in Vancouver. These figures, of course, do not include CNR, Air Canada, the Atomic Energy —St. Marys Journal-Argus shortcomings, yet, in His amazing mercy he loves and forgives us, He declared our value at Calvary by saying, in effect, "I think you are worth dying for!". Surely if you doubt your own worth, you dispute the •God who made you. I believe God wants uS to live with an enormous sense of well being by dumping all our hangups, inadequacies and depressions at the foot of the cross. Those who have done this are so free of self-conciousness that they often scare others. They may not be the average Christian but they are normal! Such a person, having accepted themselves because God has accepted them is free to reach out to others not necessarily on the basis of need but on the basis of love. They are comfortable with everyone in any situation. They are free to forgive because they know they are forgiven by God. Compare someone like this with another who lacks this freedom. Often, they are harping critics, quick to point out the error in someone else. Some play games, wearing the mask of a role they've chosen, sometimes a very spiritual one „ , outwardly pious but inwardly barren. Others, not wanting to reveal their real person talk too much. Still others become authorities on any subject, even Bible quoters, to hide their blatant insecurities. They may try to prove their personal worth in honors, position, higher paycheques and more possessions anything to soothe the nagging doubt of low self-esteem and keep them from facing themselves. Our worth is not defined in these things, It is bound up in the position we hold in God's eyes. He loved us so much He sent His son, Jesus, Christ, to tell us. Our value is so great he thought we were worth dying for. Author Gladys Hunt says some people are like closed buds who care not risk the chance of blooming lest they not be as beautiful as someone else. Therefore, they never open up to be the person God intended them to be. It is one of the terrible facts of life that many stumble unhappily through life bound in the fetters of low self esteem. The destructive root of unbelief in ourselves is often found in the past: rejection by someone important when we were children; love given as a reward for performance; comparisons within a family; family status in the community . . all these can produce a wariness about the acceptance of others and hence ourselves. To-days pressures also heighten a sense of worthlessness because we can never keep up with the increase of knowledge, with new trends, ideas or even current vocabulary. `What's in' can drive anyone looking for security by being `with it' around the bend, Many people are discovering that two or three cars in the garage, a T.V. set in every room, university education, a summer home, a swimming pool in the back yard, trips abroad, or whatever hap- pens to be the 'in thing' does not bring a sense of personal worth or the security for which they seek. So how do we come to terms with this? Who can tell us who we are and what we're worth? God can. He tells us about our value and His actions demon- strate our worth. He says, "I have called you by name . . I know you so well even the hairs on your head are numbered , . . I will never for- sake you nor leave you." He tells us not to be anxious because he knows our needs which He will supply if we will but trust Him. He knows out downfallings and materials, and in our weekly conversations with local retailers, we find that the list could be extended almost en- dlessly. Many commodities are in short supply and one of the discouraging aspects of the situation is that many low price items are being "phased out" by manufacturers. They explain to merchants that because only a limited number of their lines can be produced, they are concentrating on the higher priced ones because the profit is greater. This naturally leads many people to the conclusion that others are taking advantage of the situation to fill their pockets. However, it should be noted that one of the contributing Confessions of an aging jock Your comment please! agonizing appraisal, why don't you do the same about your golf? A few years ago, when you were shooting in the nineties, it is true that Jack Nicklaus and Arnie Palmer were trembling in their boots. They knew a comer when they saw one. "But, as often happens to a dark horse charging for the big money, something happened. It was bad enough having a trick shoulder and a trick knee. But it was when you started pulling those trick shots that you should have quit: like the booming drives that used to go 100 yards straight up and 100 yards straight down, landing twenty feet behind the tee. "Why don't you just play golf with your wife, whom you can beat handily if you remember to say, "Woops! Don't lift your head!", just as she's starting her swing." Yep, it's pretty sad when you have to get down to the concrete, and discover it's fresh-poured cement. But that's the way it goes with us aging athletes. We have only our shining memories to fall back on. I was a pretty good track and field athlete, in the sprints and factors to the problem is that many people are hoarding supplies. Councillor Tom MacMillan mentioned this very fact regarding the supplies for the copying machine and council ended up doing what others are — ordering a much greater supply than normal, That keeps the merry-go-round revolving at a quickening pace and tends to create an unrealistic picture of the supply and demand curves. As people hoard, the supply available is substantially reduced, thereby generally creating an increase in price which in turn prompts people to hoard before the price goes up yet another level. In short, in many instances, people are subjecting their pocket books to self-inflicted atrocities. Unfortunately, one never knows whether it is safe to gamble by ordering only that which is normal or to play it safe by ordering as much as possible. The situation would possibly change if those in the know would only tell us, but for some reason they are not. Many manufacturers are too busy lining their pockets, we suspect, to provide us with the information. One of the town's most renowned beer drinkers (it's a title for quantity not quality) is more than a little upset with the Ontario government. That's not surprising, perhaps. After all, with the price of beer boosted by 40 cents a case, most beer drinkers are upset with the government. But the MRBD (most renowned beer drinker) to whom we refer is also in business and happens to think the government do not practice that which they preach. As you know, the governments suggest that price increases should not be placed on "stock on hand" and they have people going around spying on retailers to ensure that such practices do not exist. However, when the beer price is increased, it happens overnight and all stock on hand is sold at the new price. There may be obvious dif- I ficulties involved in selling stock on hand at old prices; but '`a'' ' principle is involved and the local —LI-- MRBD may have some 1! justification in suggesting the"...:J.,, government should not castigate the"". merchants for increasing prices on existing stock. jumps. One year I was a cinch for the junior championship. Everybody told me. So the night before the track meet, I went out with some other guys, stealing grapes. An overzealous gardener chased us four miles. Next day, however, with a tremendous burst of pride and speed, I managed to finish third in the 100 yards, fourth in the 220. In the days when you didn't have to be a big, slavering brute with haunches like hams, I was a pretty fair football quarterback. And I have a broken nose and two rickety knees to prove it. In the airforce, I enjoyed, and was good at, formation flying. Only trouble was that I sometimes forma ted with the wrong people. One day I took off in a cloud of dust, spotted another Typhoon, my leader, and joined him in close formation. Rather to my surprise, he circled the air- strip and landed. I did too, I climbed out and walked over to ask him what was wrong. I'd never seen him bbfore in my life. My squadron was off in the wild, blue yonder somewhere, one man short. I can't help envying the kids of today. They can learn golf and curling, sports they can use until they're decrepit, while they are young. When I was a kid, golf was for the rich — people earning away up around $3,000 a year, My only acquaintance with golf was diving for balls into the river water hazard into which the lady golfers pumped ball after ball. We sold them back for a dime, As for curling, that was a game played by eccentric old gen- tlemen on an outdoor rink. But, by golly, the rich and the eccentric old gentlemen didn't go to the poolroom, and we did. Maybe I started too late to amount to anything on the ice or the links, but I'll take any of these other old fogies on, on the green felt cloth, + + + One of these days I'm going to have to sit down and have a little talk with myself. It will go something like this: "LodkriBilt.rPft's " time' you. ackno*ledged that you'll never. be in the British Consols com- petition for the curling cham- pionships of Canada. Let's face the fact that a great competitive spirit, tremendous desire, and the heart of a lion are not enough. You also need some skill and some muscles. "You curled in a local bonspiel last weekend. Won two, lost two. Not bad. You're a fifty-percenter in sport. But on Monday morning, when you bent over to tie your shoe laces, you couldn't straighten up again. Somebody had shoved a knife in your back, just above the tail-bone. If your wife wasn't pretty handy at straightening things out, you'd still be going around on all fours. "Why don't you forget that silly business of running up and down a sheet of ice like a rabbit galloping sideways, pounding the surface with a broom while some idiot yells, "Sweep!" as though you were washing the dishes instead of sweeping your guts out? "Why don't you stop blaming the ice for being too keen or too heavy, when you know perfectly well it is you who is too heavy and not keen enough? "Why don't you stop blaming the skip for not giving you the right ice, when you know full well you couldn't hit his broom with a front-end loader? "Why don't you give up the game, except for the safe position of critic behind the glass, where all the really good shots are made? "Why don't you just go down to the recreation room at the curling club, and fight it out with Capt, Dalt Hudson for the un- disputed Russian Billiard Championship of the club? After all, you beat him once, five years ago, when he was only 72. "And while we're having this "But a raise will put me in a higher tax bracket— I'll get less than I do now I" ,on -rlir ORR 7VAPF/G Su& sAy5: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Whyte and David, who move to Bracebridge soon, were honored by the Lucan community at a presentation euchre and dance last week. Mr. Whyte served 12 years as hydro manager in Lucan after serving a number of years in Exeter with the HEPC. The Ladies Auxiliary to Exeter Legion gave unanimous approval at the meeting Monday night to a proposal to donate $250 in bur- saries to SHDHS graduates to be awarded annually. The Main Street building owned by John Ward has been purchased by William Parker who recently bought the barber shop business of the late Norman Hockey, 50 Yerrs Ago The girls of the Short Course organized a Junior Women's Institute on Tuesday morning. The officers are: Pres., Amy Fisher; Vice-Pres, Flossie Hunter; Sec-treas, Verna Coates; Directors, Madge Doupe, Vera Coates, Irene Stewart; auditors, Mable Neil and Fern Francis. They expect to meet one night a month, Mr, Roy Goulding was in Toronto last week, taking in the Mendelssohn Choir concerts. Pitch-holes are bad on many of the roads . There are some deep ones on the London Road, just south of town. They were ploughed out on Monday. The sawing match at Farquhar was attended by a large number of spectators, in spite of the fact that the day was cold and the roads were in bad condition, Rev. G.M. Chidley was time keeper. The logs were of hard maple, 20 inches in diameter, and three prizes were awarded in each class. A Worn", novo? of PERSoiv toy° DRIVES INC S'Ame kohl R MAN Dors" ....ONLY SWF Grrs' 714NmED 112.4 and housewives unable to speak English. Now, these people can find help in one location without travelling across the city from agency to agency. Red tape is cut to a minimum. Help becomes ,more immediate and thus more helpful. The grouping of these twenty services underlines the fact that problems are multi- faceted in nature. York Community Services stands as a monument to change. Gone are the days when social agencies can operate in isolation. As problems are increasingly complex, the skills of many people are needed. The efforts of all people are required. It is necessary to cultivate the in- volvement of whole communities in the fashioning of their welfare agencies. The more personal the interest on the part of the majority of people, the greater the vitality of the agency and thus the community and the more acceptable is the help offered. Services for an area like Huron County are necessarily scattered to meet the needs of various communities. Thus one centre co- ordinating the services of many agencies is not possible. But certainly an ease of referral must be encouraged. A readiness to seek the help of others in meeting a need is based on the knowledge that no one agency or worker has the necessary resource to meet all needs, to seek the answers to all problems. Perhaps the greatest en- couragement to the improvement of help agencies in any com- munity is the involvement of every one possible. This calls for the interest of leading citizens and grassroots people alike. In other words your interest is invited, And; if you wish, your comment may be submitted to this newspaper, By ELMORE BOOMER Counsellor for Information South Huron For appointment phone: 235-2715 Innovation, experimentation, and improvement are necessities in social and welfare services as demands for such services in- crease. York Community Services is a first for Metro Toronto. Housed in a two storey building on Keele Street, it is a combination of services supported by three levels of government. Twenty voluntary agencies have con- tributed staff. It is the first time for the Toronto area that medical, legal, and social ser- vices have been offered under one roof. This new service was officially opened on Wednesday, February 13, 1974, by Rene Brunelle, Minister of Community and Social Services. This was most apropos for the same ministry has provided $60,000 for rent and salaries. The Ministry of Health has also contributed nearly $90,000 to the venture. Each participating agency pays the salary of the staff they have contributed to the centre, The estimated cost for the whole effort is $400,000. The York Community Services meets a real need. In the 1971 census the area served by the centre had one municipal welfare office, three private agencies, three day care centres, and six social clubs. The centre serves a working class neighbourhood where houses shoulder each other in even rows. Many of the people are Italian speaking — so the service, in part, is offered in Italianand English, It becomes obvious that all sorts of problems would surface in such a centre — men seeking work, Italian parents losing their children to the dominant English culture, We were more than a little amused by a letter to the editor in a recent issue of the London Free Press. An employee of Union Gas was writing to point out how unfair the company acted in cutting benefits to employees while they were on strike. He explained that a letter had been sent to employees noting that no pension credits would accrue during the strike, weekly indemnity for sickness would be suspended, group life insurance would not be in force and ex- tended health care would be suspended. The letter writer referred to the withdrawal of these benefits as a "vicious act" and added further that "such shameful acts can be accepted by the employees as nothing short of a low blow". The comments point up the fact that most employees look upon "fringe benefits" as a right, and not something which can be arbitrated. Surely it is only natural that a company should withdraw its benefits to employees when they withdraw their services from the company., To coin that worn-out adage, you can't have your cake and eat it too! Perhaps some of our lack of sympathy towards the "plight" of the Union Gas strikers stems from the irresponsible actions taken by some who have cut off gas supplies to communities in Western Ontario. With little apparent thought as to the consequences of their foul deeds, they have wrought hard- ships on hundreds of people who are not involved one iota. Those surely are actions which deserve such descriptions as "vicious", "shameful" and "low blow". a-.*4%.:WMAiWarlIg!"..g...WCZMATZ5Matra.r5i.i:ALN:-Mair:EIAT4272.?..E.1::eare..14MQ Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 + + + 25 Years Ago Saturday morning the pupils of Eden School (SS 4 Usborne) with their teacher, Miss Elaine Mit- chell, were heard in a program over CKNX Wingham. Harry Strang won top honours at Huron County Seed Fair held in Clinton Collegiate Institute. Sixty years ago the women of Main St. & James St. churches organized a WMS. Mrs, E.A. Follick was honored Sunday being the only living WMS charter member, Alf Scholl of Hensall is making extensive improvements to the interior of his meat and grocery store, eNA Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1972, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES.; Cahada $9,00 Per Year; USA S11.00 10 Years Ago Two leap year children will celebrate the fourth anniversary of their birthdates, Saturday, Feb 29, They are Elaine Powe, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Powe, RR 2 Centralia and Alvin Lavery, son of Mr. & Mrs. Milton Lavery, Hensall. They're two of a number of district residents who'll welcome the extra day this month as a once-in-four years birthdate. ,Two plaques commemorating those who served in both world wars were unveiled in connection with the organ dedication at James St. United Church, Edward Lindenfield & Luther Penhale were chosen for the ceremony from among those who lost members of their families during the conflict.S. Students at SHDHS again won the broomball game when they defeated the teacher's 3-2, The game lasted half an hour and was a highlight of the paper staff skating party. The annual banquet of the 1st Crediton Cubs and Scouts was held in the Community Centre on Friday With 78 present. Guests included Rev. R. Hiltz, Exeter, Rev, A.117. Schlenker, Crediton and Reeve and Mrs. G. Webb of Dashwood, In several discussions at Exeter council last week, one of the underlining themes was "shortages". The three we can recall to memory were shortages in supplies for a copying machine council purchased for the clerk's office, a pickup truck being considered and a letter from a provincial source outlining the shOrtageS being experienced in supplying materials for electrical installations in new subdivisions. As you can see, the three things cover a divergent list of 15 Years Ago The Riverview Park project received a major boost this week when the Ausable Authority agreed to purchase the Ray Frayne property and assist the town in the development of the area.