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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-06-13, Page 4Exeter council's decision to amend the zoning bylaw and eliminate the re- quirements for parking between Sanders and Victoria St. appears to be a retrograde step, Parking has long been a problem in this community and eliminating the need for parking in an additional two-block section can only add to that problem. The move, of course, was designed to assist the Burkley Restaurant to obtain a dining lounge permit and there is some merit in taking steps to bring this needed facility to the community. However, to create the possibility of future problems for the sole benefit of one business does not appear to be valid. A more practical solution would be to decrease the number of parking spaces re- quired for the operator of a dining lounge. This would serve the same purpose as council's action, without throwing the whole two-block section open to commer- cial development without any provision for parking. Another solution is to lease a portion of the town hall parking lot to the restaurant owner to enable him to meet the present parking requirements, Stipulations could be included in such a lease that the area be open to the public as well as the restaurant customers and this would in effect leave the present area un- changed. As noted by several members of coun- cil, few patrons of the restaurant use the present parking facilities at the rear of the building anyway, so there would be no loss of public parking. Either alternative appears more valid than returning to a policy requiring no park- ing, particularly when the problems of such a policy are so clearly evident in the core area of the community. A small town fable Once upon a time, there was a small town which wanted to do something to brighten up its core business area. After a little organization, it was arranged that 12 students got the job of painting the stores in the downtown area in a co-ordinated colour scheme. They receiv- ed a $10,700 Opportunities for Youth grant with the downtown merchants agreeing to kick in the balance of the wages and costs. At the same time, the businessmen's association of the small town got together with council and planned a scheme to widen the sidewalks, and add trees and planters. It was agreed that eventually, the main street would be closed off altogether, and the down-town area would become a shop- ping mall. Sorry, the name of the small town is not Strathroy — it is Goderich. The Age Dispatch, Strathroy Some bonfire According to the regional manager of the Unemployment Insurance Commission, up to one thousand unemployment cheques may be burned unless residents involved explain why they did not pick them up at emergency depots during the recent postal dispute. Burning the cheques seems to be a rather drastic measure. Couldn't the che- ques lead to the people who seem afraid to come out publicly to get them. There may be some people who through ignorance of ,the situation did not get them, and they may need the money. Yet the figures suggest that there is some truth in what a lot of taxpayers have been saying that there are people using un- employment insurance not because of genuine unemployment but as a means of working just long enough to get the benefits. The Canadian unemployment insurance program should be one of the best in the world and should support those genuinely out of work. But if officials burn the che- ques, are they simply getting rid of evidence of waste and mis-management. It would seem that some of the spare space we are paying for and some of the civil servants who run out of jobs but are never unemployed themselves might be used to track down these people who if needy, need help, and if crooked should be tripped up. Ridgetown Dominion Exposed navels and bad back STUDENTS Typewriters •for Sale or Rent ••••••••••• • ••••••••••• -• • OOOOOOOO • • 1•00101001, treasonable Rates Trite exeferV,iine$Abtiocafe 235-1331 Going too far "eV-- ......"--•••••1 Spiritual bankruptcy "Sorry fellas, your kettle's been recalled." A case of bad planning Every year I look forward eagerly to the last part of May and the first part of June. Once again the world is green, the days are longer, it is no longer brass monkey weather, the trout season is open, the golf links beckon. Best of all, end of term is nearing, holidays looming, and I'll be able to forget those juvenile friends for two golden months, What more could a man want? And yet, every year at this time I am frustrated as a frog who thinks he's a butterfly, There are a number of villains in this particular tragedy. Meetings proliferate. Every time I should be listening to the solid crack of a drive or the lovely clunk of a golf ball going into the cup, I seem to be sitting at a meeting, listening to some utterly inane suggestion that yet another committee be formed to look into nothing or other. Warm weather? Yeah, that's nice, but it makes the students coltish, to say the least. And in these days of permissive school dress, it can be totally confusing. There you are, trying to teach the elements of a unified, coherent, and emphatic paragraph. And Phone 235.1331 rawayeammet sprawled right in front of you is a young woman, physically, at least, a veritable Daisy Mae, in a backless, bra-less halter and a pair of shorts so short and so tight they look as though they've been put on with a paint roller. Blank-eyed, she is completely lost to the beauties of com- munication via the printed word. Her thoughts are fixed on a different kind of communication, the kind she's going to share with Joe, when he picks her up after supper. The only part of her that is paying any attention whatever to her English teacher is her ex- posed navel, which stares at you unwinkingly. End of term approaching? Great. But what is this vast pile of paper beside my desk? Three sets of term tests, two sets of creative writing, two sets of fresh endings for a play. I've tried staring at them malevolently. I've tried spilling coffee on them. I tried dumping the ashtray on them, accidentally. But they merely smouldered, like me. They won't go away. They have to be marked. Not conductive to trout fishing. Well, you'll say, these are minor things. If Smiley was organized, he could cope with these irritations, and still enjoy his late spring. True. But I haven't introduced you to the real beast on the roster. This is the estate. Every fall, I get the place cleaned up. Last fall we put out ninety plastic bags of leaves. I got a guy to put on the storm windows, not because I'm lazy, or can afford it, but because I'm too chicken to climb a forty-foot ladder, with a forty-pound window, in a forty-mile wind. And this spring we've put out already forty bags of leaves, left over from last fall, plus another twenty bags of acorns and twigs and there are still thirty bags stacked against the side of the house. I simply haven't time to do this work. Besides, I have this bad back, which gets sore every spring, for some reason. It's almost impossible to hire kids to do the work. They want more than it would have cost me to have somebody rubbed out, in the Chicago of the 1920's. So this spring, the Old Bat- tleaxe, urged on by friends and .. .. 3 .. Amalgamated 1914 The exalted position of education took a serious drop this past week with . the an- nouncement that students at SHDHS would be excused from classes one week earlier than originally planned. For the board to make such a decision only one week prior to the date on which the ruling was to go into effect, suggests they consider scheduling of class activities of little importance. Teachers at the school had planned assignments and other activities that could obviously not be changed at such short notice. Some of the students no doubt were even looking forward to some of the projects to be un- dertaken, and while attendance this week is on an optional basis, even the most conscientious of students will find it difficult to overcome the pressure of some of their peers who would question the intelligence of anyone at- tending classes when not required to do so. The situation shows a complete latk of planning that is difficult comprehend. Surely there are guidelines that can be used to ascertain at a much earlier date when schools will cease operation. + + + "Rules were made to be broken" some sage once stated, and it could be that he made that comment after attending a meeting of Exeter council. Members of that body continue to alter their positions on matters pertaining to the zoning bylaws and official plan and decisions often appear to depend entirely on the particular mood around the council chambers. Last week, for instance, they agreed almost unanimously to allow a contravention of the bylaw in regards to an addition to a residential property in a commercial zone. The reasoning was sound enough. The area may not develop commercially for some time, so why thwart the property owner's plan to modernize his residence? However, that same reasoning was not evident when members ruled that the Exeter District Co- op had to stick strictly to the rules when they started the addition at their local store near the CNR me, took a whack at it. Her previous help with the "yard" has been confined to, "Bill, when are you going to get this place cleaned up? What will the neigh- bours think?" I'd hate to tell you what I tell her the neighbours can think, if they want to. Anyway, after about five days of raking and stuffing bags, she burst out with, "Dearie me, Bill," (or words to that effect), "this isn't a backyard. It's THE LAND." She felt like a pioneer, trying fo clear enough to live on. I had rid myself of my old power mower, in a fit of gentle rage, when I couldn't start it. You can't hire a kid with a power mower. So I bought a new one. I got one of my students to run it, only by threatening that I'd fail his year if he didn't. The lawn is cut. There are only eight flower-beds left to rake and dig. And the storm windows are still on. JUNE 16. 'e+ tracks, Looking at the site, it is difficult to fathom why a further extension of some 10 or 13 feet was not permitted. At that time, members of council complained that officials of the Co-Op should have been aware of the regulations and it was stated that some method was needed whereby people would realize the onus was on them to make certain they were con- forming to bylaws with their planned projects. However, the number of cases where council has permitted contraventions is comparatively lengthy. Some have been of a nature where the contraventions appear quite valid, but un- fortunately each contravention permitted adds one more reason why further contraventions should be approved. Sooner or later that type of action creates a situation that appears unfair to one person in comparison to the decision which has been handed down for another. While some contraventions are only common sense, council members would do well to give themselves a two-week "cooling off" period in which they can consider the request at some length before making the decision. + + + The local rodeo committee made a monumental decision this past week when they decided to hire a professional to conduct this year's performances. While the $9,000 fee for this service appears high, members tell us that the figure is com- parable to the investment they had each year and this year 50 Years Ago Mr. Harry Sweet returned Thursday morning from a trip to England. The comedy "Green Stockings" put on by the A.Y.P.A. of the Trivitt Memorial Church, on Wednesday evening, drew a capacity house and under the able leadership of Mrs. N. J. Dore was certainly a great success. Included in the cast of characters taking part were: W. C. Davis, B. Cunningham, C. H. McAvoy, James Morley, D. Davis, H. Wist, Miss A. Acheson, Miss Helen Wethey and Miss Florence Dinney. The S. M. Sanders Manufac- turing Co. has closed its Hensall branch, and the business will now be confined to the Exeter branch. Mr. Beverly Acheson of the Bank of Commerce staff at Grimsby has been moved to the City Hall branch, Toronto. 25 Years Ago Mr. William Sillery is in Kit- chener attending the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church as a commissioner from Caven church. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dewar have moved into their new home at the south end of town. A Harvard aircraft was practically demolished early Wednesday morning when it crash-landed three miles north of Exeter. Mr. Harry Sparling with six' other teachers of Usborne Township took their pupils to London Saturday. 15 Years Ago General Coach displayed their 5,000th trailer home on Hensall's Main street this week. The large they'll have the added advantage of not being required to un- dertake all the work themselves. This, of course, is always a problem for most organizations. Enthusiasm wanes and a handful of the "die-hards" are left with all the work on their shoulders. The rodeo needs a good shot of "new blood" and hopefully Tom Bishop and his professionals can provide that while still enabling local organizations to benefit from the rodeo itself. It's worth a try, particularly when the alternative appears to be no rodeo at all. To our way of thinking, there's too much invested to reach that decision without exhausting all the possibilities. + + + A local re-altor dropped into the office this week. to put forth an argument against comments we made about mobile and modular homes last week. He suggests that neither is really a good alternative to conventional housing. In the case of modular homes, he explained that by the time a lot is purchased and a foundation constructed, the investment is comparable to a house and therefore does not present any real saving for young people attempting to get established. Mobile homes, of course, are less expensive, but again the lot price can get the cost up con- siderably. An additional point of consideration with mobile homes is the fact they depreciate, rather than appreciate. 10 foot wide mobile home at- tracted many visitors. Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Fletcher left Monday to attend a medical convention in Edinburgh, Scotland, after which they will visit the continent. Miss Jean Darling, who has spent several years as a missionary nurse in India, returned on furlough to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Darling, RR 1 Clan- deboye. Mrs. Lorne Hicks entertained her grade 8 pupils at Centralia public school to dinner and the theatre in London Saturday evening where they saw the show "Green Mansions," 10 Years Ago The Exeter swimming pool fund received another boost this week when the Beta Sigma Phi sorority turned over a cheque for $239.22. The money was the profit realized in the group's recent fashion show, Principal Arthur Idle reported this week the incidence of measles was on the decline at Exeter Public School after taking a heavy toll in the past weeks. Publication of a new weekly newspaper for the village of Grand Bend will begin Friday, according to Wilma D. Dinnin, who will be editor and publisher of the paper, Patterned after the original Holiday which appeared in Grand Bend for several summers, the paper will be a six- column tabloid. The Exeter sewerage system was officially opened Wednesday when dignitaries from Exeter, the surrounding area and government officials joined in the ceremonies. Former mayor, R. E. Pooley cut the ribbon. The woman's face was lined with anxiety. Her eyes looked desperately into mine, "What am I going to do?" she pleaded. "Where can I go for help?" What could I answer? By human standards her situation was tragic and seemingly hopeless. I really couldn't think of anyone to send her to. I started to talk about the grace, strength and love that comes from God. "I don't know what you're talking about," she interrupted me impatiently. "I don't un- derstand it at all!" Then after a moments silence and clutching my hand fran- tically she cried, "Alright, give me some of this faith of yours . . . give it to me right now!" The ancient words of the psalmist came into my mind, 'Offer unto Me the sacrifice of thanksgiving and pay your vows to the Most High, and then call upon Me in the day of trouble and I will deliver you.' Unfortunately, many people like this lady never think of 'offering the sacrifice of thanksgiving and paying their vows to the Most High' until some terrifying or tragic event touches their lives. Then, very often, they rush to a minister or some spiritual friend and demand answers. It's as if they expect that faith in God is something that can be handed to them on a silver platter. They think the person they run to has some magic power. They haven't seen what that man or woman has been paying in, in thanks, praise and work . . . faithfully ,and steadily. These same distraught people know if they want to draw money By ELMORE BOOMER Counsellor for Information South Huron For appointment phone: 235-2715 or 235-2474 "Yes, that's true, we had 700 students apply and have seen 400 of them get jobs. We are pleased with results so far." The speaker is Gary Waldon of the Manpower Student Placement office in Goderich. Jane Clancy completes the staff for this effort. "Now how many university students are you trying to place right now?" We check. And the reply is quick. "We have only six or seven left. They were out of school earlier, of course, and had more experience job hunting. And so it is mainly high school students looking at the present time." The special effort for students was officially opened on April 1, 1974, and Gary was involved from March 25, 1974. Jane came on May 1, 1974. The rivalry as to who is doing the most is not so subtle! The aim is simple — place as many students as possible in jobs. With such a broad aim, it becomes necessary to ask, "How?" "The first thing we did was make presentations at the district high schools." Instruc- tions were given as to the matter of registering and the students were encouraged to register quickly. Gary and Jane were pleased with the response. They also noted that many of the older students already had jobs and didn't need to register. In all of their contacts either in schools or at registration time they suggested self-help to job seekers, Some came just looking for summer work and the question was posed to them, "What would you like to do?" Counselling was the order of the day. After the field was thus narrowed, suggestions were made as to whom to see. Some of the techniques of job hunting were spoken of. And many found jobs on their own. E.R.C.'s were also made. E.R.C. stands for Employer Relationship Calls and the short form has become part of the office jargon. Out of such calls came job orders. And prospective from the bank to help themselves or a good friend who is in financial difficulty they have to have placed money in that bank, bit by bit, perhaps over a long period of time, Yet, strangely enough, they think they can make demands on God when the going gets rough and too much for them to handle even though they have never so much as given Him a thought or honored Him in any way in the past. Now, I'm not saying God doesn't hear their pleas , . , he's much kinder than your average bank manager (although I've known some pretty good bankers in my day) . . . but how much easier it would be for them to call on Him for help if they had taken time to get to know Him better during the good times of their lives. You know if you're in trouble you don't usually rush out and ask a perfect stranger to come to your aid, It's much more natural and usual for you to turn to a good friend of long standing . . . someone you can trust and count on and for whom you've probably done a favour or two in the past. So it is with God, If we cultivate His friendship every day, then when difficulties strike (and they do strike everyone sometime) we can ask for His help and mercy without embarrassment or doubts, knowing He will somehow meet our need. (The other day a good friend said to me, "God doesn't always meet my wants but He always meets my needs!") It's not a good idea to get in your banker's bad books but I would far sooner have that than have God declare bankruptcy on me. employees would be sent to prospective employers. Then last week, June 3 to June 7, was Hire A Student Week. There were posters all over. News releases to local papers. Advertisements — some fairly sizeable — were placed with the help of local businesses. May 29 a presentation was made on Cable T.V. Our duo wanted to make em- ployers aware of the service and to encourage their use of it. The point Gary makes is simply — employers have a greater variety of prospective employees to choose from. They do not need to take the first to come, Students, of course, have greater op- portunities also to meet and to discuss their needs and desires with prospective employers. The results have been gratifying. The "guestimate" is put forward of 200 direct placements by the end of June. This exceeds previous ac- complishments. As noted above, there are few university students looking for work. Many have, with encouragement, found jobs on their own. Direct placements do not tell the whole story. While statistics are en- couraging for those running such an office yet many students are still discouraged. And they are invited to come and talk with Gary or Jane in the Goderich Manpower office. Or if more convenient, call in at the Huron Park Manpower Office. Jobs are still being filled for this summer. Employers are also invited to make full use of this service. Hire A Student Week is past, but hiring still is in progress. There may be individuals who need the help of a student and Gary wishes to emphasize that the time has not run out. In fact, ideas are already in the works for a special summer make-work campaign. Gary wonders out loud about pools for baby sitting, lawn-mowing, clean-ups, odd jobs, repairs. You might even have some ideas yourself. If you do, call Gary Waldon or Jane Clancy. The phone numbers are 524-8342 Goderich and 228-6651. 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