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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-11-13, Page 4Stop on suspicion Last week we met a man and his wife and their tall young son, and it reminded us again of some of the injustices which are rampant in our land. The young man, we learned, had an artificial leg as the result of an accident in which he was struck by an "impaired driver." What a tragedy for this fellow to be burdened thusly for the rest of his life. This incident brought to our attention an editorial in the Toronto Star titled "the most dangerous crime of all". It is not murder, says the Star. In a recent year, 145 persons were murdered in Ontario. But at the same time 1,959 deaths occurred due to fatal motor collisions. Autopsies performed on the drivers showed that 42 per cent had been drinking before the accident, and 29 per cent had consumed enough alcohol to be guilty of an offence under the Criminal Code. The Star points out that a total of 917 persons died in this province as the result of. someone's attempt to drive under the in- fluence of liquor - more than six times the number of murder victims. 'Yet, while murders arouse a great outcry, nobody seems much concerned about the slaughter of drinking drivers. Is it that drunk driving has produced sort. of a fatalistic attitude among Canadians? The introduction of the compulsory breathalizer test in 1969 has failed to cause any notable reduction in drunken driving. The Canada Safety Council is strongly in favor of a change in this law. This would in- volve permitting police to stop a motorist on suspicion that he has been drinking, rather than that he is impaired. The commendation delivered before council by Exeter. Police Chief Ted Day last week is a. fine tribute to the good work done by the Exeter React Group over. Halloween. While "kids" of all ages look forward to the time of goblins and witches; the kiss- candy and chocolate .bars; there has been in the past, and will be in the future, cer- tain individuals who mistake Halloween for a free licence to disrespect the rules of property. Such individuals are not only a blemish On the community, they are a hazard to others and themselves. Anyone who has had his property vandalized, or has welcomed home a youngster who has been dealt with roughly, will readily agree. Fortunately for Exeter, our young peo- ple are an exceptional lot — the record shows that, and we pointed it out last week. Still, there will forever be the few who disappoint all the rest. That the Exeter React Group helped the Exeter police discourage the few so the many could enjoy the good fun of Halloween,deserves everyone's notice and thanks. Our response to now By ELMORE BOOMER Counsellor for Information South Huron For appointment phone: 235 70560 Milk's running out, lord We were moving along the line carefree and bantering straining to see what was laid out on the smorgasbord . . . platters heaped with garnished fish and savory fowl great bowls of steaming vegetables a fantasy of shimmering salads crusty rolls luscious desserts It was hard to choose from the display of goodness Then Someone pulled the curtain of my mind I saw hungry children old-faced, unsmiling children bones sticking through their skins queuing up for a spoon of rice a cup of watered milk They didn't hove to choose I remember seeing it once on television a little girl with a hole in her rusty banged-up bowl where the milk leaked out She cried not understanding Still we continued to laugh and talk and fill our plates as if everything was just and right But Lord, the little girl with the hole in her battered bowl haunts me Was it milk or time running out? Physisoukfitness Wouldn't it be great if, got a letter that began like the one St. John wrote to his friend Gaius: "I pray that your body is as healthy as I know your soul is" Beautiful! My friends would be more apt to pray that my soul be as healthy as my body But that would not be so goal either since, let's face it there are too many bulges too much sloggishness. Help me remember it's important for both body and soul to be fit, Lord. I think start to diet and join the badminton club today. I wish there was an easy tangible way to fit up my soul. Why remember? Taking a rather different line exefertmesabuocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0,W,N.A. CLASS 'A' and ABC Published by J. W, Eedy Publications Limited Editor — Jim Beckett Advertising Manager Moot Manager -- Les Webb Composition Manager — Dave Worby Business Manager Ditk Jongkind Phone 235-1331 SUB5CRIOTION RAT Published Each Thursday Morning at bketer, tt/nictria Setoncl Class Mail Registration Number 0386 krid in Advance Circulation March 31,1975 .5,249 : Canada $9.00 Per Year; USA $11,00 pl Uf RIFIRON AWnlin Good work React 5A3,. I BUST p I,COKKEV I WOTHER usE foMTHE tiVI5E15TICK-5coRINGI. Leigh Robinson Gord Bagley Had to make a speech the other night to the honour students at our school. I say "had to", because, the vice-principal, who is six feet twelve, told me I was going to be the guest speaker. I am five feet eight and a half. How can you be a "guest" speaker when you work in the joint? However, I done my best, as we say in the English department. It wasn't much of a speech, but the remuneration was not exactly princely, either. Zero. I abhor speakers at honour nights who get up there and praise the kids and tell them to stick in there and fight and be competitive, because that's what the world is all about. I took rather a different line. I told them that being an honour student is chiefly a matter of birth. Either you are born with some intelligence, in which case you can walk through our school Ratepayers who purchase gravel from the township of Usborne will now have to pay $1,85 a yard for delivery, following a decision at the last council meeting. The idea, brought to the floor by Deputy Reeve William Morley and Councillor Gordon Johns was only one of a number of items that were taken care of at the meeting held on November 4. Drainage received the most attention at the four and half hour long meeting, as five items on the Agenda concerned themselves with it. The Cronyn-Prance drainage report was ateepted by the council but only after the affected ratepayers deemed the report satisfactory. The ratepayers were all notified of the meeting and the intentions of the council to discuss the Cronyn-Prance report at a specified time. TheLeyes-Hernidrainage report was filed until the next regular Times Established 1873 system, or you are born to a mother or father who makes you get off your lazy butt and do some work. In either case, it was an accident, not something to sit around and feel self-satisfied about. Both my kids were honour students, in Grade 9. And the boy could almost tie his own shoelaces when he was 14, and the girl was still knocking over her glass of milk at table when she was 14, From Grade 9 they went straight down hill. But I'm not too worried about them, They both have a sense of honour, and that's a lot more important, to me, than honour standing in 'school. Some of the rottenest people, physically, morally and emotionally, whom I have ever met, have been honour students. With no sense of honour. I was an honour student too, once, in Grade 8, This was back about the time of the Boer War. I meeting and ratepayers were notified of the change ac- cordingly. It was decided to finance the sewage project by selling debentures in the community to the provincial government. The council expects to raise $17,000 through this project. The rest of the funds will be obtained through loans totalling $41,000. Applications were approved to the Ministry of Transportation for the interim payment of road subsidy money that totalled $103,086 at the end of October. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p,m. The next meeting will be held in December. knew I was about the smartest kid in the school, and was con- fident of coming first in Grade 8, or the Entrance, as we called it. Entrance to what, I never did find out. Entrance to five more stultifying years of school, I guess. Unfortunately, though I was the smartest kid in school, I was also the laziest. Eddie Kirkland, now a big corporation lawyer in Montreal, came first. I beat him up as soon as the results came out. This didn't solve my frustration. Muriel Robbins came second. I was going to beat her up too, but she was bigger than I, so I settled for third. Third is a good place to be. You can't be accused of being a teacher's pet, as we called it, or a "brown", as today's youngsters , so bluntly label it. On the other hand, you have proved that you are not a dummy. I've been running a comfortable third ever since. I was the third member in our family of five, It was rather pleasant, I didn't have to com- pete with my older brother and sister, and I could bully my younger brother and sister. When it came time to take our lumps in the war, I still ran a comfortable third. My older brother chose to have himself blown up, rather spectacularly. My young brother, in a desperate attempt to get some recognition, won a decoration for bravery, after being shot down in the English Channel. (I don't see what's so brave about that.) I went quietly off to a prison camp, and emerged with three thousand dollars in back pay. They were both broke. There's nothing wrong with being a third-place runner. I don't mind getting a little mud in my face, as long as I finish in the money. Now let's be Serious for a moment. I'd like to take a closer look at the word "honour". It's one of those abstract words that you hear less and less these days, as though it were embarrassing to utter them. Words like com- passion and virtue and chastity and loyalty and decency, People almost blush when they Use one of Amalgamated 1924 Jim Beckett A new staff is at the helm to the T-A this week, Soon all the citizens of the area will be familiar with their work and faces. Although it takes time to adjust, as a new member to,our Fred Youngs community, the T-A staff is striving to earn the respect of their readers. This week's paper is their first effort. Fred Youngs comes to us from Kitchener with a great deal of enthusiasm, Last year Fred was the editor of the Wilfred Laurier University Cord. As editor, Fred has writing, layout and advertising experience. His responsibilities will include sports, features and some ad- vertising. He is presently living in Kirkton, Our Hensall and Grand Bend readers will look to Gard Bagley's reporting. Gord is an M.A. graduate in journalism from U.W.O, As a former university football player, he brings a certain amount of sturdiness and team spirit to the T-A. Gord has experience with them. It seems that we all have to be, tough and callous, From this "all", I would except our young people, who are not afraid to talk of love and com- passion and tolerance and kind- ness and pity. They see only • too clearly through the "plastic" world they have been beeueathed: a world of false values, lip service to ideals, and violence. No wonder there is a generation gap. We worship the golden calf, and are flab- bergasted when our kith see it for what, it is: a graven image. We want to sweep everything under the rug, So the neighbours won't see it, We Want our kids to be "nice", and "Sensible", and "solid", while they see the joy and the pain that is teal human life. These are some of the thoughts I shared with the students. In closing, Z suggested, "bon't just be an honour student, fle an honour person." DO yell agree? the Beacon-Herald and Labatt's in their promotion department. From the Ingersoll Times Advocate we brought Leigh Robinson. Leigh will handle a great deal of the photographic assignments plus features in the area, Back a while, Leigh han- dled publicity for A.L.Ph.A. (Action League of Physically Handicapped Adults). He was personally responsible for present London City by-laws that ,guarantee access to public buildings by people confined to wheelchairs including public washrooms. Also, Leigh helped bring about a public tran- sportation study to bring ac- cessible public transportation for the disabled. Leigh is a graduate of Wayne State University and attended U.W.O. and University of Windsor. Leigh is married and presently living in London but looking for a home in the area. Our newEditor and Advertising Manager is Jim Beckett who has worked the last three years for the Chatham Daily News. Jim is 50 Years Ago Several of those who went West with the harvesters have returned home, among them were Benson Tuckey, Fred Moir, George Moir, Fred Murphy and Ernest McNichol. Mr. Luther Penhale, Mr. Bert Clark, Mr. Richard Welsh and Mr. Ulric Snell were at the Ailsa Craig swamp on Tuesday and returned home with 33 rabbits. Mr. Herman Hodgson, of Centralia, broke his wrist while cranking his car. Mr. G. W. Miners of Usborne was again among the winners at the Provincial Winter Fair. 25 Years Ago Services in honor of the war dead were held in Exeter, The services were led by Rev. H. J. Snell, who spoke of the fear in Canada over the escalation of the Korean War and Canada's in- volvement in it. After the formal service, A parade was held and wreaths were lain at the Memorial at the Town Hall. A Centralia airman was killed when his motorcycle left the road on Highway 4 and strtielt telephone pole, four Miles north of Exeter. The Exeter Lion's "Showboat", a musical revue which poked fun at the residents of Exeter, played for two nights and was well received. The Exeter Pentecostal Church held celebrations to burn its second mortgage. The church, Which had burned three years previously, wiaa almost com- pletely built by members of the congregation. Is Year% Ago Canada Packer's Limited announced that they were dosing from Grand Valley where he began in the newspaper, business some years ago on the Orangeville Banner. Jim's ability soon resulted in his advancement to Advertising Manager and Editor of their paper. After Orangeville, Jim was transferred to the Brampton Daily Times for four years. Jim and his wife Barb and son Derek are planning to move to Exeter soon. At the present time, Lorne Eedy, Publisher of the Times- Advocate and Dick Jongkind, Business Manager will be assuming the duties of Bob Southcott. Though he will be with us for a number of weeks, Lorne and Dick are planning to take over his responsibilities so he can begin his retirement. Bob will remain in an advisory capacity and as a director of J,W. Eedy Publications Limited. The T-A will strive to maintain the interest of all their readers by providing intensive news coverage in South Huron and North Middlesex. their egg processing plant on Main St, and consolidating all of their efforts in Clinton, They planned to continue truck service to the Exeter area. Memorial services were held throughout the area, and wreaths were lain in Grand Bend, Hen- sail, Lucan and Exeter, A truck collapsed the bridge at Concession 4-5 in Usborne, and officials expect the road to be closed for nearly a year in order to effect repairs, The driver was hospitalized. 10 Years Ago A head on collision four miles south of Exeter on Highway four claimed the lives of two men. C, S. MacNaughton, then Minister of Highways, spoke at the annual Remembrance bay Banquet, telling those who at- tended that Unity of the country was the major problem that faced the country. Mayor Delbridge received support from all sides when he said November II should be declared a National Holiday. He was speaking at the annual Legion Remembrance Day banquet, Over 801 cars took 8 safety test that was set up at the RCAF, base in Centralia, 112 cars did not Pass, but only 4 few needed major repairs. $ Years Ago A report from B. M. /toss and Associates, art engineering, said it would cost $143,210 to eliminate the flooding that plagued basements on Thomas and William Streets In July. The study revealed that the &alba were to Small and that thisitantigernent Was part Of the problem. Remembrance Day is upon us with its Poppies and Ceremonies. The question arises, Why remember? Those who knew the mud and gore of World War I and those who fought battles on land, sea or in the air ("We used to sit up there in our fighters and watch those Lancasters popped off as they lumbered out of a bombing raid!") during World War II, there is no forgetting,. The suspicion is abroad that for most Canadians the task of remembering what was never personally experienced is rather tedious. The old fabric of patriotism upon which was built the concept that battle was glorious, that national causes were sacred and to be taken up with personal energy and collective effort has gone the way of the divine-right- of-kings idea, War is now counted to be an abysmal trap for humankind. Our fights are now controlled, contrived subtle, cold; just as fierce, bloody, cruel are they but not so open. Young people march against war rather than to it. Even the Legion with its influx of non-veteran militiamen and other paramilitary personal is changed. The oldsters who fought remember. The youngsters who haven't fought think more of today. Social and community matters are receiving more attention in Legion conclaves, Serious not only in battle but in peace also, seems a credible stanse for our Legionnaires today. Our congratulations then to Legion members across our Communities at this tame, A respectful salute to those who have fought and all who continue to serve! • + + And how here is a quote from someone else. What we need in our time is a mature realiani, Which makes us Understand that the human predicament IS with us to Stiay. We shall not elinithate it in ,tairselves; we shall not eliminate it by ourselves. We shall not ladhieve,t1topia in universities or anywhere else, though we Can make some things relatively better that they ate. Meanwhile we are Wise to learn again to , primarily at ourselves, ++ We seek Utopia in other places than the universities. Education, medicine, democracy, the government, law and order, liberalism, church, Zen Bud- dhism, psychotherapy all have connotations' of magic about them. If we can only be treated by this profession or that if we can only change our system, or obtain therapy everything will turn but just fine. Sending a man to the moon or transplanting a human heart seems to promise all sorts of immediate cures. All we need to do is see the doctor and he can prescribe the necessary healing nectar. The smart patient is patient. There isn't a miracle prescrip- tion for every human woe. The simple medicines are allowed a chance first. If these are not helpful then more complex treatments are used. Many patients want the whole works — drugs, x-rays, surgery. And there are doctors who suc- cumb to the continual pressure for immediate action. It is best then to proceed slowly lest we fall into the hands of the "incisive" doctor. Those who are content to wait, to proceed with care under the guidance of a good family doctor usually get all, and no more than they need. Exotic cures may be in fashion but are not always practical. The 60,000 women of Iceland have gone and done it. They staged a one day Strike on October 24 just to prove to their men, in the International Women's Year, that they are indispensible, Factories were closed. Shops and restaurants were not able to Open for business. Air flights were cancelled because there were not stewardesses. The telephone system came to a Standstill. Newspapers did riot appear because in Iceland most typesetters are women. Most schools closed for the day. Some fathers took their children to the Office while inotheri,Vas away to a rally. At home thediShes Went dirty, and the bedi Were unmade. The Story domes from old Athena of women who would not lie with their, men Unless they made peace with Sparta, We are not told of this aspect of things in the Modern-day Icelandic eX- perience, Ratepayers must pay for gravel delivery A Roll up your sleeve to save a life , ( BE A BLOOD' DONOR Advocate Established 1881 New staff at Times-Advocate