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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-10-20, Page 5Timekeeper: Your heart works harder when you're not in the game. Get fit—and turn the clock back, Fitness is fun. Try some. paRnriparnoll COMPLETE IbM COVERAGE FOR "VA 44r Home * Farm * Life °I.F44,4•0 * Commercial *41114 * Automobile * Registered Retirement Plans CONTACT Bev Morgan Insurance 'Agency Ltd. 238 Main St. Phone 235-2544 Exeter Across from Saveway Lumber Times-AcIvocbte, October 20, 1977 Pow" Typhoon in person Hear: Lillian Dickson of Taiwan, Borneo & Papua Missionary Heroine of Ken Wilson's "Angel at Her Shoulder" Exeter United Church Friday, Oct. 21, 1977 7:45 pm. Sponsored by: Exeter District Christian Womens Club BLOOD DONOR — At Monday's Red Cross blood donor clinic, 137 area residents donated. Above, Red Cross nurse Cheryl Ann Lefaivre attends to donor Dawn McCutcheon. T...A photo VISIT OUR WAREHOUSE NOW AND SAVE VI; 50% HURON COUNTY BEEF 40. LET US MEAT YOUR FREEZER. Special Meat Processing Price ONLY 84 per LB. Fully Processed, Includes Freezing, Cutting & Wrapping 534 Ketchup 32 oz. Hostess Potato 39V Chips 225 G. 89c Tetley Orange Pekoe 72 Bags Reg.1U per Lb. Lightbulbs 2's Libby's Deep Browned Beans With Pork 14 oz. Sylvania Standard 60 or 100 watts Heinz Keg Nescafe ld oz. Instant Coffee $4•95 Tea Bags 179 LEWIS OR TOASTMASTER BREAD3/ PRODUCE -POTATOES Produce Fresh BROCCOLI Red EMPorer GRA PE$ Fresh MUSHROOMS Old South FROZEN FOOD . ORANGE JUICE Boston Blue FISH IN BATTER 125 EXETER Main St., Exeter Phone 235-0400 FAMILY MARKET We Specialize in Custom Processing, Curing and Smoking HIND 1/4 SIDES FRONTS SIDES OF PORK Fully Processed lb$ lel 5 lb. 89( lb. 12 lb. 85( 44, • Fully Processed, Fully Processed, Fully Processed Sirloin or T Bone STEAKS Homemade PATTIES Home Cured Sliced BACON • OPEN 6 DAYS 'A WEEK FRIDAYS TILL 9 P.M. Kraft Smooth or Crunchy Peanut Butter 1 lb. 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"Any dances held at. the Rec Centre are subject to having a special occasion permit from the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario if liquor is to be sold. Officers have been advised to check permits and make sure regulations are being adhered to," concluded Day. AS LOW AS $2" PER SQ. YD. Is NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS We would be pleased if our customers would call 235.2411 for their fuel requirements as usual. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION CAN BE ARRANGED • Warehouse Furniture and Appliances Unlimited (New and Used) • Antiques and Things A FREE SHOT — Barb Rader goes up for a free shot for the South Huron junior girls during Thursday's game against Seaforth. T-A photo Leave drinks at home NOTICE Contrary to rumors being circulated in the area, Ralph Genttner Fuels Ltd, Wants Carling n supremacy over its house preserved Dear Sir; Although I have spent the past four years in post Secondary education, I have maintained a strong interest in my home community. Recently an issue has arisen which I (and many people in the Exeter area) find very disturbing. I wish to take this opportunity to comment on that question, The South Huron Hospital Board (Exeter) has recently announced its intention to demolish the Isaac Carling home, They contend that the house is inadequate as an administration office and that they need better facilities notably a new emergency service. The Board's desire to provide us with the best possible health service is commendable and I certainly do not wish to malign their good intentions, However their method raises many doubtful questions. A more moderate alternative must be found which will balance the interests of health care and our local heritage. My wish in this letter is to briefly outline why and how the Carling home may and should be preserved for the community's benefit, First let us consider the historical significance of the house. It was built in 1856 (121 years ago); this was almost two decades before the town was incorporated. The house is itself of considerable architectural significance, especially con- sidering its age and its temporaries. The original veranda was modified to its present "georgian" style which is so striking and pleasing to the eye. And what of the Carling family? Isaac's father came to Canada in 1818 and later founded what became one of Canada's largest breweries. Isaac made his own way in the business community in the Huron Tract, He was the instrumental person involved in Exeter's birth and early development, His example attracted others such as the Pickards. Always a civic-minded person, he became the town's first reeve, and councillor for Usborne and Stephen. He also sat in the provincial legislature and donated the land for the railway. Indeed his generosity was crucial in attracting the railway to Exeter. (Wooden's History of Exeter points out that "there is some indication that the name Carling's Corners was applied to the embryo settlement in the late 1840's and early 1850's.) Later members of the family distinguished ' themselves as prominent local figures in the legal profession These facts present compelling reasons for preserving one of the town's most distinguished and venerable links with its past. But one must also consider the problems of health care. We all realize now, of course, that it was a great mistake to have ever built the hospital behind the Carling home; however we must live with this error. One can easily argue that strictly speaking, as a hospital, South Huron's role is minimal. It is mainly a service for chronic and convalescing patients. Cases of very serious problems are sent to London where the hospital facilities and staffs can provide more adequate services. Even heart attack patients are sent to the city, Exeter's main function is as an emergency unit. Someone recently suggested to me an ideal solution to several of these problems, A clinic could provide adequate emergency service, The hospital could be easily converted into a nursing home which the community desperately needs. Why bother spending one half million dollars on the present setup at all when one has at hand such a happy solution for all these problems? The idea of building a new hospital wing raises further problems. First there are mat- ters of principle. The hospital board has let the house fall into minor disrepair (but not serious structurally); now they claim that the building is falling to pieces and has to be replaced. This strategy speaks for itself. One must also consider the conditions under which the Carling estate sold the house in the early 1950's. Since no member of the family could conveniently continue residence in the home, it was decided to sell thebuilding to the newly-formed hospital association. The family took a considerably smaller price because of this consideration. Having been the first and only occupants of the house for almost la century ,the Carlings parted with the home with considerable regret; it was their intent that their special consideration to the hospital would ensure the house's continued existence (which would be less certain under private ownership) or so they thought, If we indifferently stand by and allow this building to be deg. .royed we are guilty of ungratefully dishonouring the memory of Egeter's founding family. Surely we have some duty to honour those who have gone before, those who had faith in the future which we now enjoy. Is it not also our duty to preserve something of this heritage for our dependents? We have the means to do so; let's net be guilty of letting the chance slip through our fingers. Therefore I cannot too heartily encourage residents of Exeter and District to attend a public meeting at South Huron Highs School tonight at 7;30 p.m, It is essential that the town council be persuaded to give the house historical designation under the Ontario Heritage Act (S.O., 1974, c. 122, as amended by 1975, c.87). Support is readily available from the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Wintario and the private sector. If necessary the building could serve many other functions. The town has no museum. It would give us a sense of community pride and would also act as a drawing card for tourists in the sunmer months. Ideally the house should be restored to its period with fur- nishings, etc. and an historical plaque should be placed in front. It could also be used for small civic functions. The list goes on. I would encourage anyone to let the following people know what ,he or she thinks about the issue: Mr. Carfrey A. Cann, RR 1 Exeter, Chairman, South Huron Hospital Board; Mr. Douglas Gould, Chairman, Exeter and District Heritage Foundation, 231 William St., Exeter; Mr. Bruce Shaw,' Mayor, 249 Pryde Blvd„ Exeter. • I most earnestly seek your support in this undertaking. Honour Exeter's heritage; preserve the Carling home. Once its gone its too late. I remain, Yours very truly, John D. Blackwell, Student, University of Toronto Law School The readers write