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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-09-25, Page 4r1,-.'-•••••11:07714•-••,012vrtni•Trer • ir+41. •• _ . . OUR POINT OF VIEW • Require some rondo 1.xeter tounea niettatera COntintIO f011oW A practice of "Oiling the aqttea wheel" without giving consideratiOrl to overall policy on some of the issues • fronting them. This newspaper noted several wee Age that a decision to pay Memberof th ..: committee of adjustment was a preceden that 1441 fairness, should be extet nded • other appointed officials in the ertinnulnit - Who *.ork just ag hard as members of th ttiMillittee. At that point it should hav Weenie a policy cOnsideration and 00 - Merely a decision to pay one group of a pointed officials because they alone ha requested some remuneration for their ef forta, • There appeared to be little justifieatiO • in council's decision at that titne; par ticelarly when there was no attempt Mad • to review the entire concept of paying honorariums to all appointed officials • That's a matter that shoaled be re -opened. TitiS past week another situation arose that is similar in nature. Council agreed to pay an Andrew St resident for an easement which had been granted for the new Anne St: storni drain. That too was a most dangerous prece- • dent because the property owner had ed a document granting the easement at no cost to the town. 1Vlike Hodgert may have been partially correct in suggesting he should have been to tfaated the lathe is tit* Other prOPetty k? Moneta Who received liaythent, but the fact an rernaini. the taint ***hot Obligated to do so , after he had given his appiitval for the easlinent. it* •• Payment had been Made to the others Le .only because council had been "put over a t, barrel" and the deciiiiiin wa Mule on that a Jatsi* and fait a** The Orebleth that arisO tut 004 e Ore decition this week Ig the course Of ac- e tion they are going to take With the other t property°Sitters who, similar to Mr• p- /lodged, received no cOinpiiitittiOn. d those 0661)1e nave to Make representation to Oahe% *ill catiriell take the initiative and treat therh all the h name as Mr. Widget and flititaid PaYMent. tit thertit — • e • 'Ant while they're arisidering that art - dad, the question arses as to hot, far back time sound Will Make pikyttient for ' - Aar easements that have haingrahted for ;Over and drain prOjettit itt the,OOMMuni- ty The two eases Cited sagest kattleil - ,atetOtastily in Meeting i jutbletri• Without giving due consideration to the thatiblilli- meld of overall policies. 7 • Tide "hit and Mite type of decision- making is unfair to Many in the community and if allotted to tantinue can sly lead to grave pronoun. Let's have *Line pelicies please! Greatness in small things • We like to think that we live in the era of the. Common man, that all, persons are • -% worthy of equal respect — and equal dis- ,respeet. But: we, also live itt a time of ex - adulation. of certain types of .per- Fpersonalities, with a capital ifow-fashionable to call them. • 'Minty of those who receive this aduta- tion Course, persons of authentic distinetion. But sortie are of questionable - ' dittinction. Not all the stars of entertain- . Merit and sport are cast in heroic Moulds. • _ SOrtietirnes let Ourselves be ie..- OeSsively impressed by celebrities who seem to be well-known mainly for. being well-known. And there are those big -shots rittftonvus,rWhose big-shottery is,: by the •; skills Of the communications experts, •; Magnified all out of proportion: • Our adulations, quite silly though sortie • of them are, tend to engender in many of ea feelings of inadequacy and even of failure. • Very few Of us play starring roles in life. • • • Eminence and greatriela ges as we generally judge such thing* 'Oradea!! bat a handful. of us. We find that Wel geletticiii Pnkeises are often capriCituii and lintittinien Cruel. • When Bernard . She* was a drama '-eritf6te was idifireesed by Mt Actor playing a minor role iii Oita act of a play. In his review Shaw deieribed this .actor. as "a great artist in :MAD thingt.'' The best that Most of as CIA hope for it that we may be great artists In animal things and that can be a very geed best, . let us rejoice in the adieVerrients of those *he "Make It big" itt the thingi that Make life better tor all of us Bid let us • remember that. personal greatness is not 'Milted to these *hide the big things and get the applause add the **titration of the .., many.. Greitirtens can eta° be a Oiality Of thene Who do ineittithig roirthie thifigs, small thing* Which etintribute tb the good life fOr ail. • The way it is out west just a few rziere notes on tny slidetriaitir Mite . i Ma ,gfeit • • tripto Saskateliewen„ If you are days of luMbeting oh the Otte**. •• • ,.liored tarn to the • . , classified ads, That's not just a wisecrack. A ••,••avesterit publisher who runs my eolith* ".You're right up therewiththe classifieds, when it ," coreet-to readers." • Thanks a lot," I muttered ' rather dourly. Turns out it was a compliment. The classified ads • are the best -read part of many • weeklies: Anyway, perhaps the nicest thing I% can -say about Saskat- '• chewan is that I'd hove to go back, •-‘••‘, SOyears younger, and With two or three amonths to spend, After I get home, I discovered 1 • have a horde of cousins in Brisk/Wiwi. And they're geing to tfluttered our laeonic geide and most Of int *antral kin% sprang, originally, h stalwart loins. • Speaking of loink 1 didn't see any itt SatkatcheverL But it see a bald-headed eagle,. at we as a few bald-headed editors. Either it Wail a bald eagle, or dirty great crow who hitaiikt ha his hair dyed blonde. As fax a Ian concerned, it Was an eagle just as that pike 1. caught he weighs Alit ander porde. And those western- dints! spotted Vied black bird akin ming through the spruce, "*ha in the name of dear Heaven Is that?" I enquired. "Croat,' • & • efotic yeti*, kit abed aohie.of--1 is the "Caught • . big fish last • night,' ne Stier% d, straight4ited, *dining fa d *Ai his &Ws the shape Of the po 11-. fish which was More, of a bird • then a fish; to my thinking. a, LA'S see, *hat 'Other great a adventures did I hate? Oh, yes. t.bu met a prairie farmer, hit . en tevetitiee, Who Wei up for thCt iithirig, Genian background, to •Solid 004 fleeted t� be a gentle is 1 nom, and he had the Most alt- as roift atilt* Of Prehinity Pet- • • ThERV5 5M11/ TOO MR VIOLENCEYI�t.NC dM TN( TtlESE PAY$ BATT'N AROUND . • with the editor Bet you weren't right either The fact there is supposed safety in numbers provides relief to those of vs who • pletely misjudged the outs Thutsday'il election. . • The strong showing of the cline as a surprise to most, intliiiiing partyleader • Lewis. While the writer was ciff base in his predittions • tuggestiori that a min government was A distinct . pcissibility did come to, pass Weedy, we called the man, but again our figures on the eleseitess of the race failed to materialize. Jack Riddell walked 'away' in Convincing. fashion. With one recount expected, the final Outcome for the three parties 15 still sorhewhat in doubt, but Only in so far as it may create a tit between the Liberals and NDP as to which will be the of- ficial opposition for Premier Vaallitan Davis' depleted Con- serVativeS. Early indiettions are that all tilt"' parties will show some cooperation in an attempt to Make a Minority government Wotk, but that remains to teen. None of the parties can be expected to back legislation that the not forsake their ideals entirely just tO remain in power. If the upcoming sitting of the Legislature- shows evidence that the bitter words exchanged in the campaign have Opened deep WoUnds anecreated a situation white reconciliation is difficul petticularly between Mess Dales and Nixon - then Onta titers could expect an ear *barn to the pas. ,HoWever, with Mr. Nixon to be The better half had proclaimed some at the end of summer that some coni- "black -outs" were to be put into Me of effect for TVviewing so the time could be put to better use and, NDP while the decree brought even noticeable groans at the time, the pheaway may not be so impossible after , ou: aelInf.orced break has shown that it oritY We've found that family discussion on a variety of topics • is an enjoyable way to spend right some time, to say nothing for the fun one can have playing some games with friends on a fall evening. Even dad has found that the world doesn't come to a complete halt because he can't watch the football game and the sounds of a favorite entertainer crooning on the stereo is more 'conducive to relaxation • that watching 'the endless gun battles flashing across the screen. television is a complete wasteof This is not to suggestiat time. There are many good shows and we've missed some of the election brawls, but it cloes bring home quite forcibly thepoint that most people are indiscriminate viewers and watch the set only because it's there. + + Belated congratulations go out to the staff and management of South Huron Hospital -and North Star Yachts for their recent recognition in two various fields of endeavour. The hospital received a safety be is not to their liking, and Conservatives can obviously t • award, while the boat builders were honored for their paicatiee.vements in the market Ml those involved should be pleased and honored with their -recognition-in bringing these two awards into the community. + + •+ On the other side of the coin, area residents must be upset about the rampant increase in the number of thefts which are being reported. It seems that nothing is safe anymore, whether it be left out in a field or even behind locked doors. The situation does emphasize the need for vigilance of everyone's part, and if you Iappen to see people who may appear to be up to no good, advise the police so they can check the matter out. .Many people' hesitate to take this action because they tear they, may become directly involved. This is just not Se. The police do not release the names of "in- formers" to anyone, so there is no fear of being subjected to any rbeetr6ibauutgiohnt. should some culprits • Everyone suffers from the act of thieves, either directly or indirectly, so it behooves each person to take whatever steps he can to curtail the unsavory Ac- tivities of a few amongst the rs, rio ly eederthip now very much doubt due to his third string oss, the Liberals may want som the to ihtroduce a new lead fid,that may well be the decidir etor in our mitt date at th lit. + + Statistics are repeatedly toss t shoeing how Muth televisio gulfs our free time. To man Nee figures are interesting, bu w people consider themselve watching the idiot box as mut the "average" guy. But Many of us have to admi At we Watch a considerabl intaint of TV and this point ha been emphasized at the writer's keno for the past three weeks. The TV decided to malfunction, nd at %Staidly happens, the parts tit fix the apparatus were out of Stock.While pert of the three weeks hat been spent in coin - Waning about this Situation, the farnily has discovered that there are tarty interetting things to do itietead of watching TV. For initatice, a couple of the bDya havefouri, d that Curling up en Me thetterfield with "The Little Mouse on the Prairie" is jiait ari enjoyable as watching the 's in ht e • So Years- Ago der • Dashwood Brass Band is kept ti quite busy filling engagements e the last week. They played at Parkhill and Ailsa Craig fairs and this week will furnish the music for4he Merton Fair. ed We congratulate Mr. and MrS. n Hardy and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. y, Rock, Greenway, whose babies t won prizes at the Parkhill Fair. s Greenway is sure some place h when it can produce two prize winning babies in one year. Eh, t what! m. OLD MES' t *Ed Since I'left the air force. th , you ever tee a IIW Student a ' try to efUth is I fl Of • " • blg bus? Nit. hid.. Mact been in the.* Mounties, couldn't itand the then:. : of.. the upper ichelang, *he are -Atilt in the Victorlan Age, had :•;"„be.sore,as hell when they learn I Ovide, •tather tdatertiptuottely1 • didn't call them. "trews" Which 1061t &bout the was there for a few days and Later I learned that these But that's my ,problem, and size of a Canada goose, are teeny .-maybe see. some of them at raveria, AbOut three the else • ---the great Thomson family at a common, of etittera crow. 4eaniori at the :"old homestead" I also heard Sortie *dive*, .bot . On Cabinet bland in the middle they ttalied out to aiming the Ottawa River neit-rriorith. WW1* and the *Olt MB were •• , easier 10 get from bere to directed -at pretty yeang Indians .Etratird than ft is to get from of the oposite tii,Caltitnet Wand, but I'm Ovide, the guide, ,going totuit a gut trying to make sure, realize that he was named • My grandfather was -after a farnotie Roman peek of • e The Baal game of the South s Huron Baseball League was held in Zurich on Fridaylast, Crediton winning the game and cham- pionship by the scare of 6-5. Theilf, the pitcher had the misfortune of breaking his arm in the beginning of the fifth inning while pitching a ball to the home plate., He was replaced by • O'Brien. William Metz pitched for Crediton and twirled a good steady game. xi veers Ago In an address by W. E. Mid- dleton at the corner -stone laying ceremony at Exeter Public School he said that the old public •tchool has been completed and dectipled November 1874 at a cost of $7;000. • Induction service far Rev. E. M. Cook was held in Clandeboye United Clh, Tuesday evening pteinber 26. The newly organized Lions Clad Grand Bend het(' its first supper meeting at the Brenner Hotel Friday evening. Lorne Passmore won the tractor championship at the 24th annual' North Huron plowing match at Bluevale. At the morning anniversary service at St, Mallon Church, itirktort a trots was dedicated which had been presented ,to Antes in War Of 40 year* service in the church. NightisehOols in basic English for near Canadians will be 6:in- ducted itt Exeter h Seh quit, *at going through „ haw ithool, and then tras going back Into the totriantles, to try to do : soritithing about it:. Stott , and I 114* t* Rai be sure hid battle With that tire', While we 'awed on the road tad welded the p*rfeet a toot staking their loft trek sheath. Atray up there in the northern wilds; *here the tall Ot Mot* iilid ;10.#04'etkar4VAlaaileVtWigi'M.F.*IntriiMOSIMit ftiftta • •„henefit; Of eotirseAt the fact that traveilitabliatied 1871 Aavetair ratailiniihaa till ,;their reading abilitiet have been Atheliarritada tete Itiniroved through thit practice, f ;"•A-fi: 4 • "•.."1.%5,, • 2•1";... v •.. Stu)** the tante name. An added 111101 SOWING:CANADA'S tit FARMLAND CLAtt 'A' end AlC kohlithet Robert toothier, Nit* 301 Botitet— AdvOrtithig Mahal* Assistant Editor --- Rol* Haugh Plant Mana9ei las Wats ,tettiSiOtitiOn Manager 06v3 Witisf • StisinoliMatiagar OickJangkind Phone -215,1131 ":".>" `'•-• •••• Z.:71 " , • Peblitheit 1.C$thuriday 'Of*,OnMt� gicenit MAID* NU NJ in Advance tirteletion March II, 104 ‘,249 icleititiFtlON *Alit( Oantis $4,00 Oar tier; DM St t.00#.0004NOWNVOik • 0! ,,,,•;••&!: -10221**Mer.-, r•-44: • the oh‘i`ot moose are to be **petted , was *tattled Went to 611 lodge with the rest Of the gang "Atril. *amid up 'playing *hid - and Sheeting foil with a great fife in the fireplace. 1 felt 'kid of diseduteeted, It ain't cheap uplhere, Brought tate terd Bathe with Me, A Imiderri Cabin runi 1120 a week. „Float, abbot 00 a week. Plus gas, , kelt, fish filleting, fish 'reeking, . end food. A fishing guide is about 'tat a day, but worth it, 1 had all this fax *nth money, thanks to the ' gaternittent Of Seek, and my good We, the blertins. Bet on the other hand, it's not really expensive, if shared by a 'Iraq. That cabin held eight 4•';'"•';•••-•••P. "as'..441,4,51t.•• „.. g Oa *tatting Ottober • is Years Ago Exeter Fall Fair attracted i - largest crowd ever. An estimate 4,500 people paid the biggest ga receipt in the history of the -1 year old Show, An oil painting class wa organized in the librar basement Tuesday evening wit Mr. G. C. Koch ea instructor. Richard Skinner, baby son, o Mr. and Mrs. Rost Skinner, wo the six months and under class a the first baby show held at Exete Fair this week, Matie Hodgson returned hom after a year teaching Hom EcOnOmics to il-year old pupil ' in Seto:Wary schools in London England. Mrs. Luther Reynolds, Exeter won her fourth straight cham- pionship in the flower class this year. This •year she added another title by capturing the Champion Jain ttophy. The key Somehow or other, about a year ago we lost the key to our Small, metal strong -box 'which was designed to keep our valuable papers. We had looked high and low, searching out every Con- veivable corner and pocket but to no avail. Last week, I had great need to get into that box. In fact, it was essential that I do so and I was frustrated •beyond telling as I looked at it sitting there locked up tight and Impregnable. It seemed ridiculous that all I needed was a tiny key, so small but oh so terribly important, "Dear God, I murmered (perhaps more to myself than to the Lord above), "where pan that silly key be? I must have it. Where in the world is it?" Believe it or not, something urged me to look in box Junk in one of the cupboards arid laughed for joy as I spied the illusive key mixed in with an assortment of screws, nails, nuts, buttons, etc. Now, some of you 'May not believe that this was an answer to prayer but you'll have a hard time convincing me! Finding the key changed the whole day for me, light web shed on my path and I was able to go winging on my way to accomplish what had to be done, Yes, keys are important items . . . especially if you can't find them. My husband used to„ have tenants who occasionally locked themselves out of their. apartments and what a furore there was until he could be located with another key and get them safely installed into their Own little abodes again, The keys to our lives are izu Portant toe, Are they lost? Are we looking hither And thither for, them?. De we sit, cloed up tight like. the strong -box unable to perform to our bighest aaility? It soms. to m.e everygne .searches for :the key that will open to thein the door that brings happiness and twilit -new. Some. look for it in. -wealth or power, others try knowledge,.stin others seek for the key of social prestige, each convinced -that When they find that particular key their lives will he opened to enjoyment and success. Sad to say, even after having found these various keys, most people experience rnent How bitter it is to attain the long sought for key and'find it doesn't bring • the expected 410 happiness after all, Christ is the key who opens men and women to their full capacity...it is only as we open up to Him that our lives take on. their proper perspective. It is only as We allow His light to shine in on our lives that we are able to see our true potential, and also to see our mistakes. Rufus Moseley has said, "God does not turn the light on our failures to hurt us but to help us," • We really do not have to wear ourselves out searching for the key to our lives: Christ holds it Ourto us., we have only to reach out and take it. Our response to now By ELMORE BOOMER Counsellor for Information South Huron For appointment phone: 235-0560 Changing your spouse indicates something in the Wif • which. invites it 'in' The husband Alcoholic husbands are often not only the bane of mini wives - as part of the problem. e it is always easier to blame someone else: Blame hurtvaed thusfew of us blame ourselvesilt is haid forusto,think oroufselves but are caused b9th' same wives. His way of coping is but a reflection of her way of coping. Imagine a wife who wants to go out to work but knows that her husband would not be pleased-. He always wants the house in order and meals on time. She could •-refrain from working, blaming her husband. "He'll never change," The an- swer to. the problem seems simple. When the wife becomes more secure, less fainthearted, she'll be able to get a job and her husband will accept it. "It's a rare woman who does not believe that if her husband would stop something he does (or start doing something he doesn't do) she'd .find herself sailing across the sea of delight" - al I suppose that the same can be said for most husbands. te "If Tom would only be serious 06 for once . ." "I could really go places but My wife doesn't help $ me." "She's always worrying." Y "She never Oasts me." "He h never pays attention to the Children" The answer is yeti simple — a and very hrd. A spouse can be t changed if one wishes it strongly enough t� change themselves. The family is a system. The action of one part is dependent on e the action of another part. If a s husband Is demanding it merely • to Years Ago The new centralized Service of the Canadian National Railways whit!) went into effect Tuesday in five area communities including Exeter has caused protest in Some quartets. The new service will in effect close the five Stations in these municipalities and have all Services operating Out of the London area office. Mayor Jack Delbridge • will represent Exeter at the Inter- national plowing match slated for early October : The mayor may have a little advantage over Some Of his rivals as he actually does plow about too acres per year, Mit. Art Whilesmith of town and airs. bougiaso Cook, mowed, were fortunate itt having a painting hung in the display at Western Fait, Out of MO entries 52 were hung, Terri E. Laughton who stetted With the teeter Company of Girl Guides, and has Once been a LoneGiade iitit been awarded the Geld Cord, Very seldom is this honor awarded to a Lone Guide because Of the difficulty Of the work involved. ••••-• 4 ,4•tv, • "ItOney, it's your bicthday.. Why don't you let those go until tomorrow ?" 1 , 91 -',,,j, -.0 1/ ! lan /f /1 , 01 -1.7( /4: 444 / i' ,././1/47/74' 'P ' .4'.' filifir ii,;,../. -,-- /. 7 y / if I II a• ft .1" - „7' d ig "Mete ceibleiteiti Iternehiber the good old day S when it was your ariththetic against theirs" 18 is in a de , • 4-0 rio OW be Wh is ea dee tak an tha 8 Ina gre How do we' benefit from the status quo? To ask the question is to begin to change. John may like his wife's ex travagance. It shows that he is a success financially. She might be a mother -type that enjoyslecturing her husband because of his drinking and likes ,the gracious feelings she has when she forgives him. True communication is often smothered by 'response out of habit and routine. One acts out in a Wine fashion and the other • responds automatically and without thought. The husband disregards the children and wife in turn often seeks to make up for his lack of concern. She probably should take a short vacation, leaving her husband to care for the family. The wife does not need to ac- cept quiesceritly the husband's addiction to TV. She probably should beat him to the chair or insist on her choice of program. At first any change will be resisted and the changes will have to be very persistent. He or she coind easily be forced back into old patterns of behaviour. On the other hand, the very act of changing is a strengthening, expansive experience which makes the changer strong in his or her purpose. •Even a small flange then in the most usual aily routine can being temendous development and rowth. Inch growth is often un- omfortable. Our lady doesn't ant to watch TV with her usband at night. She has been °Me all day. So out she goes with Mends to a Movie or for some owling. She feels strange about going gainst her husband's wishes. He jetted and becomes defensive. e is cool towardhis wife when he comes home. The next day he rosy and complaintive. As the maintains her "cool" Sitting on her activity as being necessary satisfaction for rself, he turns from his fensive ways. He accepts his ew" wife. In doing this, he changes. He it tenger so dependent on his ft. At big Wife is more her own rstin, SO he becomes more his n person. One person's liberation cannot limited to herself et himtelf, en one merfibet of the family freer, the whole family is freer. Change and freedom is never sy. It requires Much thought, isive action, a readiness to e risks, a readiness to change d to endure the growing pains t aedornPaniet change. uch change is a sigh of turity and a promise of ater maturity. The risk Sterna be worthy ef our taking. to