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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-10-30, Page 4Regardless of how bad, things are, it seems that it isn't necessary to look too far to see that others are in a much worse posi- tion, That no doubt was the opinion most people reached on hearing Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., speaking at the Exeter Kinsmen 25th anniversary celebrations. Many times we consider the amount of crime in Ontario and become worried and concerned about the situation, and there are times when that is warranted. However, as the Ontario Police Com- mission chairman pointed out, the residents of Ontario are more fortunate than those in most other areas in North America, and indeed the entire world, when it comes to law enforcement. It's obviously regrettable that the peo- ple responsible for police enforcement have to be continually updating procedures to keep ahead of the crime rate, but it does provide some consolation to find that Mr. Bell firmly believes that Ontario is providing the deterent to crime that will prevent us from falling into the situations that are evident in many areas of the U.S.A, It is costly, as indicated by Mr, Bell's figures, but it is nevertheless an expense that most Ontario residents are willing to pay, albeit concerned that it is necessary to protect themselves from others in our society whose morals are non-existent, Correct procedure As Mayor Bruce Shaw noted this week, it is necessary to "read between the lines" to get some of the information out of the ex- tensive report submitted by the South Huron recreation centre committee. People looking for definite suggestions as to the feasibility of the entire project — or even portions of it — will no doubt be dis- appointed to find that there are few con- tained in the report. It is full of lengthy lists of pros and cons without any statements about which of those two lists the committee may favor or see as a practical undertaking for the area. To some that may suggest the com- mittee have been wasting their time for the past year, but on closer examination and on hearing their reasons, it is obvious that the report has been well handled and thoroughly considered. Perhaps one of the major comments was that of chairman John Stephens when he said the committee have been "wrestl- ing with the distinction between what we need and what we want in light of what we can 'afford". The entire proposal boils down to that consideration, with the aspect of "need" and "afford" being the two prime con- siderations. While the committee may have some ideas of what is needed, it is almost im- possible for them to determine what can be afforded without taking the step that was approved by council in hiring a consulting firm to come up with plans and some cost estimates, The cost is obviously going to be the ma- jor determining factor and no project of that magnitude can be considered by mere- ly picking a figure out of a hat. The committee's efforts to date will provide most of the necessary background for the consultants and that has no doubt saved the community a considerable amount of money.' The members deserve the commen- dations passed their way by council and the steady, thoughtful approach they have used will surface as being the correct manner in which to consider such a project for South Huron. Bird gets too slow a burn SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A.,O.W.N.A. CLASS 'A' and ABC Published by J. W. Eedy.Pubiications Limited Editor — Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Assistant Editor Ross Haugh Mont Manager — les Webb Composition Manager — Dave Worby Business Manager — Dick Jongkind Phone 235-1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation March 31, 1975 5,249 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $9.00 Per Year; USA $11.00 Better off than most The search for peace "re passed our stop 32 blocks back but Gaston's determined to get our money's worth." Being a Bobby Orr isn't easy Offer me a ticket: to any , exotic • spot in the world, any October — Rome, Paris, Athens, Rio, Tahiti — and I'd turn it down flat. There could not be, anywhere on this globe, a finer place to be, in October, than Canada. October has everything. Glorious golden days with the foliage flung across the land in such magnificence it's as though the Creator were chuckling, "I am far from dead. Just try to match this with your puny genius." Nights are remarkable. Cool enough for a sweater, but usually calm. Perfect for a stroll around the side streets of a small town, with the smell of burning leaves poignant on the soft air, and the spurt of orange flame as someone pokes up his fire. It's against the law to burn leaves, but such laws were not made for small towns, and are generally ignoied. And why not? All the burning leaves in all the small towns of Canada wouldn't pollute the air as much as one hour on five per cent of the high- ways in Canada, with about a million stinking cars belching their bad breath. But October has something for everyone. The hunter is happy. He can squat in a blind until he's almost crippled, or lurch through a swamp until he's almost on his last lurch. He may see nothing more than a few late and lazy crows, or the starling heading south, but by George, he feels great when he gets home and tracks mud all over the house, and tears into that peanut butter sandwich his irate wife has left out for him. More intelligent hunters, of course, will go after partridge, and prowl along an old bush road in comfort. The most intelligent hunters will sit down in the sun, lean against the bole of a tree, have a perfectly relaxed nap, and go home with a good appetite and a clear conscience. Fishermen like October. They flog themselves out of bed in order to hit the water at dawn. Every one of them has a lurking hunch that this morning he's going to hit that big rainbow. And he can stand there, shivering, in the misty morning, happy in the knowledge that none of the nuisance anglers of Opening Day will be fouling his line, scaring the fish. They're all home in bed. For the sports fan, October is the zenith of the year. He might see almost nothing of his family for a month, but he's as happy as an 'idiotwith an ice cream cone, sitting in front of the boob tube, wildly switching channels as he tries to club-house sandwich the height of the football season, the beginning of the hockey season, and the World Series. October is Thanksgiving. By some piece of uncanny good luck or good judgment, it usually turns out to be a beautiful weekend, and this year's was nigh perfect, in these parts. It's a grand occasion for closing up the cottage, or getting together with the family for a gorge of turkey andpunkin pie, or just getting out into the country and counting the things you have to be thankful for. This year we had our daughter and. her husband for the holiday. She insisted on cooking the entire Thanksgiving dinner. And she insisted on using her method, which is known as slow roasting. This method "keeps all the good of the turkey in, and when it's finished, it's so tender it just falls off the bones." End of quote. You cook it for hours and hours at about 200 degrees, instead of the usual 325 or so. Many a turkey I've cooked in the normal fashion, and they always come out golden, meat falling off the bones. I said, "Carry on, kid." My wife bit her lip, her tongue and her fingernails, but kept silent. Every hour or so she couldn't stand it, and would sneak out, while Kim wasn't in the kitchen, and have a look. The turk just lay there, like a big, dead bird. It was pretty obvious that the only process that was setting in was rigor mortis. But no interference with modern methods. The grand moment arrived, after cooking a nine-pound bird, practically a midget, for nine hours. Her husband can't carve, so I did the honours. I like my steaks rare, but I can't say I'm wild for rare turkey. I almost sprained my wrist on my first slice with the carving knife. Meat falling off the bones? I had to tear it off with pliers. But it was a great dinner. The stuffing well and truly stuffed, the canned peas were exceptionally tender, and the white wine was bang on. There was only one catch. The kids had to get their bus right after dinner. That was Monday evening, My wife and I looked at the kitchen, looked at each other, and went to bed. We finished doing the dishes Wednesday evening. Amalgamated 1924 It's been a hectic week for a group of Exeter parents, as they've been outfitting their youngsters for the opening of the minor hockey season. The procedure is "old hat" to many who have boys playing in the higher categories, but there were a large group who were sending their budding Bobby Orr onto the ice for the first time. Some arrived in full regalia, while others appeared for their first trip around the ice with little more than a pair of skates, helmet and a hockey stick. With few exceptions, the six, seven and eight-year-olds wore beaming smiles and they were still smiling when they left the ice, regardless of the ability which they possessed. For some,it was a chance to display their skating ability as they weaved in around their cohorts on the ice surface. But for the majority, it was a battle. They were on the seat of their pants more than on their skates and it reminded the writer Barnbi's first encounter Vvit* ree'l in Walt Disney's classic. While Bambi had four legs to control, the youngsters found that two presented enough problems, and their determination was taxed on several occasions as they attempted to unwind the pretzel-like contortions in which they so uncerimoniously found themselves. However, with parents sitting in the stands adding words and expressions of encouragement, the young pucksters appeared to thoroughly enjoy their first en- counter with, our national past- time. There were naturally some exceptions. One lad, decked out in full hockey regalia, made it half way around the ice and decided he didn't want to play hockey. He stood along the boards with his head covered in his arms and refused the words of en- couragement to at least watch the other lads and see what ex- citing things they were doing. There was no pressure put on him by either his father or the coaches to join in the fun. As he left the ice the youngster was asked to come back on Saturday morning and it came as a bit of surprise to find that he was ap- parently quite willing to do that. The situation is not unique with youngsters who are attempting a To the editor: In your issue of October 23 on the editorial page there appeared an article under the heading "The demand strengthens". At first I took this article to be the work of some crank who was sounding off about something of which he or she knew very little, I was about to leave this as I finished reading it, but it bothered me so much I decided to try and find out who wrote this as it was signed "Contributed", To my amazement I found out even though they were afraid to sign it, that it was contributed by the United Church of Canada, of which I am a member, In the first place, they state that the sales of rifles and shotguns increased almost 40 percent in 1975. It would have been much better if they told us why the membership in the church is decreasing. They state that the 'removal of the cause of a problem goes a long way towards its solution, Yet, they sign a pact with the devil when it comes to booze and tobacco and high speed cars and shady business practices of the day, which not many years ago they were against and were defeated because they were new activity for the first time. In fact, the writer has experienced it with one of his own sons, That situation turned out satisfactorily and now it's dif- ficult to keep him off the ice. Hopefully, that's the way things will work out with the bashful lad who made his debut this week and by the end of the season he too will be as enthusiastic as the others. Being a coach in the youngest division may be one of the most demanding because of the various levels of skills involved, but it is also the most rewarding because there is no category in which progress comes so quickly. With a few exceptions, the lads who had spent more time sitting than skating this week will have mastered many of the skills by the time the season terminates next spring and they can then look forward to being the "polished" players when they join the new crop of beginners in the following season. • + + + Last week we took occasion to congratulate the Exeter Kinsmen ontheir'service to the community for the past 25 years, so we'd better balance the books and give the local Lions a bit of a pat on the back too—particularly since they treated the writer to a free dinner when they hosted their deputy district governor. It was the first Lions meeting we've attended for about seven years and it was surprising to note that about the only member who attended both of those meetings was Larry Snider, A few others were missing that have been associated with the club for a long period,of time, but there has certainly been a big afraid if they stood up against it those donations would dry up. And, it is much easier to pick on some small group, I have beetLa peace loving man and a sportsman all My life. I believe in God and His, work in the world, but when some misinformed group starts saying I should not own a gun, then they are not minding their own business and I resent that, Fred Walters, Exeter, Ontario. change in the faces in Exeter's oldest service club. It's a more youthful club and it was interesting to note that George Godbolt was one of five new members joining last week. His father was a member at the last meeting yours truly at- tended, so the Lions have now become a second generation service organization in the community, although there have been previous father-son com- binations. At any rate, they appear to have a much more youthful appearance, and this no doubt explains the reason why they have been more active in the past couple of years in serving the community. Similar to the Kinsmen, they undertake many projects which the community may take for granted, such as, the recent " for the Canadian Institute for the Blind. An indication of their new enthusiasm is the fact that Larry Snider noted that the recent campaign was completed in one night in Exeter. IN the first time enough volunteers have been assembled to do the task in one night and no doubt that was appreciated by the campaign chairman as he did not have to worry about getting people to, come out on additional nights to canvass areas that had not been covered on the blitz night. This obviously bodes well for the future of the club and the contributions they made to those who require their assistance in the community. Messrs. Albert Gaiser, Gordon Ratz, Ross Tuckey spent several days • deer hunting on Philip Edward Island near Manitoulin, The province of Ontario has approved a $32,000 grant for South Huron Hospital, it was announced this week by Thomas Pryde, MLA for Huron. 15 Years Ago Ontario minister of education, the honourable John Robarts, will officiate at ceremonies to open the new addition of S.H.D.H.S., Friday night. Miss Dorothy Davis and L. J. Penhale were honored by the Public Utilities Commission for 25 years of service to the local commission. Principal H. L. Sturgis was given permission by S.H.D,H.S. board to invite the district teachers to hold their annual conference at the school. Local hunting enthusiasts who were dreaming of a tempting feed of pheasant-under-glass had their dreams spoiled because most of the pheasant were under cover. They have consolation in the fact that there are plenty of geese along the shores of Lake Huron this fall. 10 Years Ago A flash fire early Wednesday morning 'gutted the large Dow barn in the Wellington Street area, killing livestock and destroying a complete crop of hay and straw in the lofts. The barn which is owned by the Dow family had been rented to Arnold Whitney. No estimate of the loss was available at press time. Three girls took top hotioit in the first annual kinsmen "Miss Auto Show" at the arena Friday evening, Kathy Rowe received second prize, Pat Scott was third while Sharon Morenz was crowned queen of the show, We are a sick people. We are a generation which has seen phenomenal increase of jails, asylums and hospitals. We are a people who have made psychology and psychiatry substitutes for religion. Books on peace of mind sell like hot cakes. We desperately search for some kind of peace and rest. Rev. Peter Eldersveld says that fundamentally, our problem is that we are at war with God. We have rebelled against Him and assaulted Him. Our natures have become so twisted we are prone to all manner of evil. Instead of love, there is hate; instead of peace, there is war. We have made a world in which we express animosity of the most hateful kind in all directions. We ,do not'even have the capacity to love our neighbors, our working cohorts, or sometimes even our own families. There is tension, strife and incompatibility. So, although we seek it, we find no peace. We are a disorganized society for when we are at war with God we are, therefore, at war within. Our fears grow. Our problems mount. Our tensions strain. No wonder our casualties are so great and so many. It was St. Paul who told the Philippians, ". the peace of God which passeth all un- derstanding, shall keep your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ." God has given us a Saviour, Jesus Christ, and if we believe in Him we can find this peace for which we so much long. Some of you may say, "That is ridiculous. How can you expect me to believe anything so unreasonable?" Of course, it's unreasonable . . that's just what Paul said . . that it is completely beyond human understanding. No mere man or woman will ever be able The soyaburger was a flop. Why did people turn away from this meat extender and sub- stitute? Turkey is available the whole year around. It is cheaper than most meat. It is nutritious and tastes "good". Why do people reserve turkey largely for Thanksgiving and Christmas? Food is more than satisfaction of biological hunger: Psychological hunger must also be assuaged. It is estimated that 70 percent of affluent society's food dollar is spent on non-fuel values. The turkey dinner, is an emotionally charged event. It speaks of family-togetherness and that without quarrelling. The pensioner with little money eats steak just to show the world, and more especially himself, that he can still cut the financial mustard. And really who wants to eat anything so uninteresting as soyaburger, especially when it is billed as a substitute for meat. Margarine is a spread in its own right now, it costs almost as much, or in some cases more than butter, and is eaten on an increasing scale by everyone, The eating of food then is not just for survival , but where possible, that is where there is money, it is expressive of psychological, social, and cultural values. In our western society the cookbook remains a best seller. + + + It is reported in the latest issue of Topical, the Ontario Civil Service Commission publication that 100 children in the province die each year from excessive vitamin intake. Iron taken in massive doses can be fatal. Iron tends to ac- cumulate in the body and when accumulation attains a certain level death can be the result. There is a move afoot for the investigation and regulation of vitamin including multi-vitamin pills, by Saskatchewan and Ontario. Most such pills are formulated according to the manufacturer's whim. In the meantime John Q. Public is advised to have iron intake prescribed only by a doctor. It is to be remembered that a full bottle of some vitamin pills can be death-dealing. They should be kept from children as other recognizably dangerous drugs are. Canadians are highly depen- dent on drugs, It Is estimated that we eat up to 2,50 drugs and chemicals a day. No one knows the effect of these Combinations of drugs, Professor Hall of ,,McMastet' to comprehend this great gift of God, It is not something that fits nicely into a little pattern of human thought, If we could understand it, it would be far too small. It would be just like all the other kinds of peace which men are constantly thinking up up , — and which never work, For centuries many have believed that peace and rest will come to the world by man somehow being able to sage it through his own efforts, through his own wisdom, better education, through the Almighty State. What folly! Look at the world man has created for us . . . a world of blood, crime, fear and tension. It hardly becomes anyone to stand in the midst of all this present day stress and call the peace of God nonsense and unreasonable. You don't have to be an in- tellect to have the peace of God but you do have to be a believer. This peace may be unun- derstandable but not un- believable. It's a mystery, but that doesn't mean it isn't a fact. Other things in life that are much less important are like that too. Take electricity, I know nothing about it but I press the switch when I go into a dark room and get light without knowing how it happened. I'd be an idiot to sit down in the dark and refuse to turn on the light until someone gave me a complete course in electronics. The peace of God is our salvation in these trying times. We need reconciliation with Him first of all. Our sins must be forgiven. Our debt must be paid. Only when this is done can we have peace in our hearts, in our minds and in our lives. God gave us Christ to atone for and tran- sform our lives. If we believe in Him, we can have the peace He made for all of us, University's biochemistry department emphasized the chemical dangers of civilization at a recent gathering at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters at Burlington. Influenza, pneumoni, and tuberculosis have been defeated as killers largely by dealing with environmental factors, according to Dr. Hall. Our professor is calling for such a crusade against cancer. He stated that many scientists are agreed that 90 percent of cancer is en- vironmentally caused or at least encouraged. Sixty percent of people sur- veyed in Smithville near Hamilton indicated that they had taken at least one pill 'the day before. In 1972 doctors wrote 10 prescriptions per Canadian. The intake for some people must be horrendous. The drug intake is not limited to prescriptions or to the estimated 50,000 chemical for- mulations available over the counter. It is part of daily living. Pesticides contain 900 chemicals. Their residues are found in our daily food. Drugs given to farm animals come to our tables via the meat we eat. Bakery-produced bread has up to 20 intentional chemical additives and many other unintentional residues. Pharmacology has not kept pace with this modern effluence of affluent society. Industry is largely unchecked in its flooding of our living with drugs. Governments are silent about the incipient dangers, according to Dr. Hall. + + + Psychology Today recently published a review of scientific findings concerning the effects of malnutrition on the development of the human brain. There is a brain-growth spurt from the twenty-first week of pregnancy up to 2 years of post- natal growth. The adult number of nerve cells are produced during the time between the tenth and twentieth weeks of pregnancy. It is the insulating and packing cells of the later spurt of growth which suffer diminution when children do not receive enough food. Such damage cannot be reversed by special diets later on. Such damage is visible in slower rnentation and lower LQ,s in children and subsequently adults. Certain physical awk- wardnesseS and inabilities are also fostered, It is estimated that 300 million children throughout the world suffer these effects of under- nourishment, Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1 881 50 Years Ago Mr. Wm. Statham, who some time ago disposed of his bakery business in Exeter, recently purchased a similar business in St. Thomas, Thomas McMillan was elected to parliament as the represen- tative of Huron-Perth on Tuesday of last week. He defeated J. J. Merner, Conservative candidate, Owing to the increase of traffic and somewhat hazardous corner for turning at Cromarty, it was thought advisable to place a dummy policeman on the corner so that in future any collision may be avoided. 25 Years Ago Miss Anna Brock recently attended two junior farmer conferences in North Bay and Dryden. She assisted with the leadership of these meetings. The mortgage of the Pen- tecostal Church was burned Monday night. The church was destroyed by fire a year ago and has been rebuilt. At a directors meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agr- ticulture held in Toronto a motion was passed to give every assistance to the Dairy Farmers' ' Co-ordinating Board in their fight to have margarine:manufacture and sale banned by Ontario Government, Thoughts for food • Our response to now By ELMORE BOOMER Counsellor for Information South Huron For appointment pho9ef 23570560