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Both points valid
Reeve Si Simmons had some in-
teresting comments to make on council's
practice of charging impost fees on new
lots in the community and initially there
appeared to be little support for his com-
ment that it was a rip-off.
Impost fees are charged in many com-
munities in Ontario and it is interesting to
note that on the same night that Reeve Sim-
mons was making his charge, the council in
Goderich was passing a bylaw setting an
impost fee that is twice as high as that in
Exeter.
However, Exeter council members will
have to admit that they had a difficult time
in justifying the impost fee in reply to the
Reeve's comments.
Basically, an impost fee is levied to
cover the costs incurred by the municipali-
ty when a developer opens a new subdivi-
sion or even when services are provided to
existing lots when home construction takes
place.
In the past, the fee has been justified.
Servicing lots is an expensive proposition
and it has been argued that this cost should
not fall to other ratepayers,
However, under terms of new subdivi-
sion agreements, most of the services re-
quired in subdivisions must be provided by
the subdivider, who in turn adds these to
the charge he levies when a lot is sold.
It can therefore be argued, as Reeve
Simmons does, that the impost fee is un-
justified and in fact provides a hardship for
new home buyers.
The c8unter argument, as outlined by
Mayor Bruce Shaw and Councillor Ted
Wright, is that the town still faces sizeable
costs in extending services to the boun-
daries of new subdivisions or in enlarging
existing facilitieS to handle the new capaci-
ty. This, however, does not arise in all
cases, particularly when a severance may
be granted to create a new, lot in an older
section of town which is already serviced.
The conclusion may be that both poin6
of view are correct: the impost fee may be
a rip-off in some instances while in others
it is totally justifiable and in fact may not
come close to covering the costs to be in-
curred.
It would be difficult to have a policy
where each situation would have to be dealt
with on an individual basis and it would
appear that the present impost fee is
reasonable in that it is (according to
figures presented to Goderich council) as
low as any in the province.
Let's plan a carnival
Unusual letter
• It's unique from the standpoint of being
a message of, thanks, an all too rare oc-
currence for most people these days. The
fact that it comes from members of today's
younger generation also tends to make it
unusual in that few people give them credit
for having the courtesy and thoughtfulness
expressed in the letter.
But perhaps the most dramatic part of
it all is the fact that it is a thank-you for
assistance in getting them to school. The
letter, signed by Julia Hendrick, Donna
Kerslake and Bob Murray is as follows:
"We would like to commend the bus
This newspaper receives some unusual
letters from time to time, but perhaps none
could be considered to be more in that
category than the one received this week
from three grade eight students from
Usborne Central School.
drivers of our community for the job they
have done in getting us to school this past
month. The dangerous job of getting us
there posed a problem because of snow, ice
and poor visibility.
"Minor accidents did occur and we got
stuck a number of times, but the bus driver
managed to hold us together and get us to
school on time.
"The job is most difficult, but very
necessary. We extend our thanks to all of
them from the students of Usborne Central
Public School."
The letter obviously needs no other
comment from us, other than to suggest to
the school bus drivers and the other people
involved in the task (such as snow plow
operators, etc.) that the youngsters' com-
ments no doubt will be wholeheartedly sup-
ported by their parents. _
If the hat fits . . . wear it proudly.
Sickness breeds boredom
Had the 'flu this week and took
a couple_of days off work. That
made 10 days in the last 15 years
on the job. And, I rediscovered
the reason I will, time and again,
totter off to work when I'm prac-
tically on my hands and knees
with some ailment.
It's because I nearly go out of
my skull with boredom when I'm
home sick.
I'm not saying my wife isn't a
delightful conversationalist or a
charming companion. She is. But
when you have the 'flu you want
neither delight nor charm. You
just want to be left alone like an
old dog, to live or die as the Lord
decides.
She won't leave me alone. She
brings me a big breakfast to bed
when all I really want is a sharp
harikari knife. After once spen-
ding a year in bed, in a
sanatorium, I hate eating in bed.
Trying to balance a tray on the
knees, Spilling coffee on the
sheets, with the inevitable blast
from the laundress. Dripping
gooey egg down in the front of
your pyjamas.
Then by lunch-time, I'm so
bored with bed that I stagger up
and dress, dying or not. And she
starts again. I should have some
lunch to keep my strength up.
Have you taken your antio-biotic
pills, dear? Maybe you should
watch TV for a while to keep
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your spirits up. Would you like
another cup of tea?
I don't want another cup of tea.
I'm drowning in it already. I
don't want any sardines on toast,
or cheese bits in the oven, or nice
tasty soup. My pills make me
dizzy. TV makes me want to
throw up. This has got to be the
swine flu. Am I really dying or
will I just be paralyzed for life.
Does God really exist? If He
does, why is He dumping this on
me?
Well, all that is bad enough.
But during this session, the worst
happened. I ran out of reading
material. By the end of Day Two
I had whipped through three
library books, two daily papers
twice a day, and half-a-dozen
weeklies, a couple of news
magazines, and the directions on
the cereal box, in English and
French.
The inevitable occurred. I was
forced to read one of those
women's magazines that my
wife buys occasionally at the
supermarket when she sees an
interesting recipe. It plunged me
into an even deeper, almost
suicidal, depression.
One of the feature articles told
me I must love myself first, if I
were going to amount to
anything. I plowed through it
with growing disgust, con-
sidering that at the moment I
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despised myself, modern
medicine, my wife, and almost
anything else I could think of..
When I got to a list of things I
must stop doing if I were to love
myself, and read, "Not having
orgasms," I threw up all over the
livingroom rug.
After settling my stomach
with a hot toddy, and finding
nothing else around that I hadn't
read twice, I picked up the
magazine again, in sheer
desperation. The other feature
article plunged me once again
into abysmal gloom. It was call-
ed, "Chart Your Way to
Success."
When I read abOnt the author
that she is a professor of
educational psychology, I should
have stopped right there. I know
how much those birds know
about real life. They live in a
dream world of stuff like
"positive reinforcement" and
"negative feed-back."
But I pressed on. After wading
through three saccharine en-
dorsements from people whose
whole life she had changed, I
went on to this: "You too can
follow in the footsteps of Lee,
Mark and Doris. You can define
and attain your own success."
It seems that all you have to do
is make a chart, divided into
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We learn by doing . . and
often that can be a painful ex-
perience, although it is seldom
without some value, even if it
only teaches us never to do it
again.
A note sent home from Exeter
Public School last week indicates
some youngsters in the com-
munity have had some first-hand
experience as to what happens
when a hot, wet tongue is stuck
m a cold, hard piece of metal on
a sub-zero day. They have some
sore tongues to show for the
lesson.
No doubt many of our readers
will sympathize with the
youngsters, remembering their
experiment of that nature. It was
usually the result of a
"suggestion" from an older
brother, sister or school chum
and in extreme cases it made for
some difficult eating for a couple
of days.
* * *
We often hear the expression
"dog days" and it normally is in
reference to those hot, hazy days
of summer. Remember them?
Well, it is becoming evident
that area 'residents will .114,e9
some choice expressions fte,
define the current wititer,
although they may not be as
polite as the words used for in-
sufferable summer days.
At any rate, there is a real
need for someone in the com-
munity to come up with some ac-
tivities to give us all a break
from the habitual drudgery of
winter. Many communities have
been staging winter carnivals
and they no doubt serve a useful
purpose in providing an avenue
for citizens to participate in
some winter madness activities
so they can forget about the
weather for at least a couple of
days.
three periods, each representing
a third of your life, beginning at
the age of five. Then you list
three successes for each period
and opposite each, list why it was
a success for you.
Out of sheer ennui, I started a
chart. In the first period, from
five to 15, I could think of only
one success. I won one fight with
a belligerent urchin named
George Cornell, with whom I
tangled frequently. It was a
success for me because it was
the only one I ever did win.
In the second period, from 15
to 30, again I could think of only
one success: I learned to fly an
airplane. But this wasn't such a
great success since, because of
it, I spent a stretch in a German
prison camp.
In the third period, from 30 on,
I couldn't think of a single
success. I became a newspaper
editor through sheer accident.
All that got me was 10 years
laboring as a galley slave to pay
off the mortgage on the paper.
Then I became a teacher,which
any damfool could become in
those days. They were pulling
bodies in off the streets because
of the baby boom hitting the high
schools. I became head of the
English Department purely
because nobody else was
qualified, not on merit, ex-
perience or dedication.
I became a syndicated colum-
nist by chance. All that gets me
is a deadline hanging about my
neck like a big Old albatross,
By the time I'd finished mak-
ing out the chart, I realized, not
for the first time, that I was an
utter failure, and that it was go-
ing to take a lot more than a
chart to change things.
It was then that I made my one
and only resolution for 1977. And
all subsequent years. I will never
again, should I he forced to
peruse nothing more exciting
than the small print on
toothpaste tubes, read another
woman's magazine from a super-
market.
Immediately I made this
resolve, I felt a lot better, and
next morning was back at work,
Winter carnivals are often
plagued by a severe mild spell
that makes the snow disappear,
and for that reason alone, -it
would be worthwhile to at least
plan such an event, With any luck
at all it would have to be cancell-
ed due to warm weather.
If you happen to be heading to
Oklahoma for a change of
scenery or in an effort to escape
winter, you should keep in mind
that they have a rather unusual
traffic law,
It states in part that "the
driver of any vehicle involved in
an accident resulting in death
. shall immediately stop . .
and give his name and address to
the person struck".
That would indicate that you
should carry a piece of paper and
a pin so you can attach your
name and address to the victim's
shirt.
* * * •
. If you're feeling sorry for
yourself these days, then you'll
appreciate the plight of a safety
officer in 'a Great Britain fac-
tory.
Aerate of sand fell and injured
him' and when he attempted to
get compensation, the court rul-
ed that he could not because he
should have known of the danger.
As safety officer it was said to be
his job to tell management about
safety hazards.
It seems that every job has its
short comings!
* * *
Speaking of hazards, the
Rubber Association of Canada
advises that spinning tires at
high speeds on ice or snow can be
very dangerous, while at the
same being a very ineffective
way to free a stuck vehicle.
Each year a number of tires
req)lode on cars, in some cases
causing bodily injury, and in
most cases inflicting con-
siderable damage to the vehicle.
The explanation is that the
tremendous centrifugal force
produced by a rapidly spinning
wheel may cause the corn-
55 Years Ago
The Boy Scouts of Exeter Troop
No. 1 held a banquet in Cavell
Presbyterian Church last week
when the main item on the
program was the presentation of
a life-saving medal to Scout Bob
Gambrill. Scout master Tom
Pryde was the toast-master.
This area has been visited' by a
severe cold snap during the past
few days. Ice harvest has been
going full swing for over a week.
Mr. Wm. Leavitt entertained
the hockey boys to an oyster
supper one evening ldst week.
The Exeter Sport Club held
their first skating party at the
Dome Rink last Friday evening
after which they returned to
Messrs. Harvey & Harvey's
restaurant where a dainty lunch
was served.
30 Years Ago
Preston Dearing was elected
president of Exeter Agricultural
Society at the annual meeting.
Teen Town was inaugurated by
the teen-agers of Exeter at a
meeting held in the Exeter arena
Friday evening.
Dr, & Mrs. E. S, Steiner and Dr.
ez Mrs. W. B. Coxon, Zurich,
attended the conference of the
Ontario Veterinary Association
in Ottawa this week.
Rufus Kestle has disposed of
his farm at Martindale to Bruce
Cann.
At council meeting, the clerk
was instructed to draft a by-law
to govern garbage colleetion in
Exeter.
ponents of the tire to separate,
resulting in a dramatic release
of air.
A gentle backward-forward
rocking or a shovelful of sand un-
der the slipping tire is a much
safer and effective method of
getting your car out of such a
predicament.
* * *
Everyone can give pleasure in
some way. One person may do it
by coming into a room and
another by leaving.
Life is full of many contradic-
tions and exceptions to the rule.
For instance, there are the
periodic advertisements telling
people of the cost and waste in-
volved in having a dripping
faucet.
Compare that to an advertise-
ment in last week's Ridgetown
newspaper. The PUC in that
community had an advertise-
ment asking people to leave a tap
running slightly during the even-
ing hours.
The request, of course, was for
"extreme cold nights" only and
it was made in an effort to pre-
vent freeze-up of water lines.
The PUC manager explained -
that after some recent construc-
tion in the community, some
streets had more earth removed
than normal, and instead of the
mains being over four feet in the
ground as usual, they were now a
mere two feet under the surface
and being nipped by Jack Frost.
* * *
The cold snap also created an
unusual situation in the Seaforth
area last week. A power failure
occurred when a guy wire
snapped due to the extreme cold
and this caused a hydro pole to
break off.
Apparently such problems are e•
a common occurrence in more
northern parts of the province,
although a spokesman for the
hydro repair crew said it was the
first time in his experience that a
pole had snapped because of cold
weather in this area.
20 Years Ago
Reports given at the
congregational meeting of James
Street United Church showed the
congregation to be in healthy
condition. Membership had risen
to 1,039 and the total of all
missionary contributions was
over $8,000.
Tuckey Beverages, Exeter,
increased the price of its soft
drinks from seven to eight cents a
bottle.
Mrs. Robert Luxton, leader of
Exeter Girl Guides, and
Margaret Sanders, patrol leader,
have been selected to attend the
worl&Guide Camp at Doe Lake
this summer.
Mrs. James Kopp (nee Etta
Brintnell) and children left
Toronto by plane Tuesday to join
her husband, Cpl. James Kopp,
R.C.A.F. at Whitehorse, Yukon,
15 Years Ago
William Hyde, this area's
champion fiddler for over half a
century, died at the home of his
son, Harvey Hyde, Hensel!. He
was 98.
Jim Scott, 31, emerged safely
Friday morning from one of the
worst wrecks seen here for,
several years.
Infectious hepatitis is on the
increase here but it's difficult to
assess the danger, according to
Dr. R, M, Aldis, Huron MOH.
Mr. & Mrs. George Lawson
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary, January 24,
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Arena Road,'
San Rafael,
Trinidad,
West Indies,
6th September, 1976
Dear Editor,
I would like to correspond with
people in Canada, so I would be
very happy if you could publish
my name in your Pen Pal column
if you have one. If not could you
forward my letter to a newspaper
where there is one.
My name is Judy Springer and
I live at Arena Road, San Rafael,
Trinidad, West Indies. I am 18
years old and my hobbies are
reading, corresponding, parties.
Thanking you in advance,
I remain,
Yours respectfully
Judy Springer
Dear Sir:
This week is Minor Hockey
Week across the country—a
salute to the thousands of kids
who participate in Canada's
national sport.
This year Exeter Minor Hockey
Association is not holding a Minor
Hockey Day—the first we have
missed in many years. The
reason—the unavailability of ice
time. We felt it unwise to try to
organize such a day when ice
time is at such a premium.
Although EMHA registrations
are down in numbers from other
years, I think most kids are
getting sufficient hockey to
satisfy their needs, EMHA has
had some problems, but with the
capable executive that we have
these have been faced and solved.
We have had some complaints
and hopefully we have provided
adequate answers to these.
EMHA has coaches and
managers who volunteer their
many hours of service for many
times less than a "Thanks". If it
were s not for these devoted in-
dividuals who come out week
after week with the kids, the
opportunity to play hockey would
not exist.
Yes, we as parents complain a
lot because "my boy" doesn't get
as much ice time as someone else
or we feel the coach is down
on him. Remember we should not
complain unless we could do
much better and if we could do
better then we should have'
volunteered to look after a team
at the beginning of the year.
We must thank the parents for
bringing the kids out to the
rinks,,paying the registration and
driving about the country to
games and tournaments. We
must thank the mothers we have
organized fund `thank schemes
for EMHA. We thank the fans
who support us at our games.
So it is "3 cheers" and "hats
off" to everyone involved with
EMHA,We thank everyone for a
job well done. Minor hockey*
needs everyone.
Let's salute the hockey players
this week, but let's not forget all
those hard working volunteers
behind the scenes. If it were not
for them the great game of
hockey could not be enjoyed by
kids across our country.
Sincerely,
Ron Bogart
EMHA President
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Now days most people
call their adopted children
'chosen ones'
But we didn't choose ours
and she didn't choose us.
Arriving on our doorstep
a scared, reluctant thirteen, year old
she later told me at her first glance of me
she thought defiantly "Who's the shrimp?"
Inwardly I groaned, my stomach doing cartwheels
"Oh my, what a BIG girl".
She came to stay two weeks
until a permanent home
was found for her . ,
and never left
Storms, fights, frustrations, tears
and red-hot anger days
almost convinced us
it would never work.
Yet through it all we always sensed
Your Presence
Supported by your love and guidance
a spangled metamorphosis took place
Wethank and bless you Lord
for this your child
our beautiful daughter
• Thank ypu for choosing us
for her
I Didn't Go
He wanted me to go to the hockey game
I said no
I don't like hockey games
and I won't go
So he went by himself
and now I'm sorry
Next time I'll go
with him
even though
I don't want to
At least
I think
I will
Trying To Diet
On Sunday night the control I own
Is perfectly stupendous
How come by Monday morn it's flown
And food tastes so tremendous?