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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1960-09-15, Page 4Next week, it's fair time in Exeter. This year's annual exhibition has a new flavor abOttt it, A number of new ingredients—baby show, tug of war, calf race. and a special prize for the larg- t at family—have been provided to add spice to the These innovations, plus revisions of the prize liSt in a number of classes, give some indication of the extensive effort being put . forth by society of- ficials to improve the fair. They have been meeting 3 egularly these past 12 months to plan the best show possible with a limited budget. Their commendable efforts merit strong support, While leadership is essential,. only a commun. ity effort builds a better, more entertaining. .more. successful fair, Enthusiasm is the key. If the officials, the exhibitors, the volunteer workers and the public are enthusiastic about the fair, it will be an outstand- ing success, That essential enthusiasm has already been shown by the officials who have organized a promis- ing show. The rest of us now must pitch in to make "our community's showcase" an exciting one, Although Exeter Fair attracts thousands of people every year, a great many fail to see it when. they' git there. This may seem conusing but it's 3 eally 'not surprising. There are so many shows within the show it- self that it's easy to miss many of the outstanding activities and competitions. • For example, lots of people take a quick tour through the midway, then announce: "We've seen the fair". Or they watch a few grandstand attractions And are satisfied to call it a day. These speetators don't get their money's worth. There's much more to be seen. Almost every competition in the fair is an entertaining feature in itself. Each provides its own kind of excitement—the horsemen, competing with keen rivalry; the 4-H competitors, carefully showing - their calves to the judge; the livestock men, proudly grooming their prize animals; the comeetition among the women in baking and sewing; the meticulous work of those who enjoy crafts; the studied work of the school children; the carefully-selected displays of flowers, vegetables, grains etc. Yes, there's much more to the fair than meets the casual eye. And it's rewarding to take the extra time to "see it all". Sugar and Spice 'This oes'OPIPer 1:!Illievita the night to oxprost on opinion. In pout. contrliotaii. to the pre rest If . the Wien Ind that it must be. teeter cisett freely end ,witheyt prejudice le prelrerve end Isalltroteit OM,* ;retie Voetrnment, Compromise An appraisal of Exetees reereation program must result from the community centre board's de- cision to no longer contribute toward the salary of a recreation director. The board's Move, made on the basis -of econ- omy, brings up again the question of whether or not the town can afford a full-time official to take charge of its recreation program. It has been suggested that the answer to the question is a simple one: town council must decide if it is willing to increase RS grant to the recreation committee by an amount sufficient to cover the par- lion of the salary formerly contributed by the centre board. In effect, this would mean that the entire municipal portion of the salary would be provided by a. direct grant out of tax revenue, But is the answer this simple? Since the community centre (or arena) is so closely allied to the town's recreation program, par- ticularly in the winter time, it appears impractical to separate the two. This may well be the crux of the situation. It is no secret that the centre board and the recreation committee have been at odds most of the time aver their joint sponsorship of the recreation arena program. Both are, essentially, providing a similar service but each is pulling at a different end with no overall authority able to establish a compro- mise program which would be in the best interest of the town, The important issue, we submit, is compro- mise, not division, over the functions of these two bodies. Our community is not large enough to employ full-time staff for both services, operating independ- ently, It seems apparent that, unless town council wishes to act as the authority which will settle the 'disagreements between the two bodies, consideration. should be given to amalgamating the two into one group, It is important, in this problem, to consider carefully the regulations governing provincial grants for recreation services because, as has been the case, both boards can benefit from this substantial assist- ance. No, the decision is not a cut and dried one. Council, with whom the outcome must rest, should have a special meeting with both boards to deter- mine the best compromise. Neseeteerieenlem leeereentsetataltiteenteetel dispensed by Bill Smiley TT, '7: 117 4 Th. 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She ptiXaested there would be six. :Alarmed., I told her I was sure 1.Ittere'd. be at least eight. * * * We had something like 34 car- tens, ranging from things the lite of a shoebox to vast card- itsiterel edifices which must have • : housid' Prefab homes, in their original state. These latter •?would go through doorways only when turned en their sides, when !there would occur such a tumb- .;ling and a rumbling from their ;Innards as to make my wife turn ! green end the eyes of the mov- • tri roll heavenwards. • •• t. * * * '.1 still don't know how it was possible for four ordinary hum- atris, id a few years, to accumu- e late so much under the heading ••61 miscellaneous. Perhaps it ,--:.•seae because our house had so Irttarter closets. About the only - thing that didn't emerge from - them during the ordeal was a skeleton. ▪ The.sorry note about this junk 'e lugged, more than 100 miles Vas that it was the. bare residue, For a week before we moved, Tari'.about six trips a day from 'true heitet to the garbage dump. lei feet, I got so friendly with s Aome of the rats at the dump that they were eating out of MY +And. ,Just the fleshy part, of AtOttrSt, * * * liarhops we'd have •been all • r ight if we'd let the Old Girl thtow out everything she • wanted to. But the rest of es • witched her like jackals follow- ...! int a lion. Every time she made ,g kill, we'd dart in, snatch it fi away. It was only by using ;Tittles Established 1173 Advocate Established 13k1 eimailehmeted 1924 le ea * tijoh 4s Pitblished Each Thursday MOrning At Stretford, Ont, Attfiterited as Second Class Melt, Pest Office Oatet, Ottawa °That's John's rich nne.ie, but T diailit if *ill get any inOney koni. RCAF GOLDEN HAWKS F0 Jonts, Mochlaughtort SEEbS Awitaiompionsmoveol000miiith***ftribtriojimfte 11/4. "156 yott hat.* it chan t 'ltla 1S going to tti.lta The bidding was high! "Of COUR4g cowboys take 'ern, off when they take a bath!" • these desperate measures that we were able to save such val. uebles as my turtle-neck swea- ter that went all through the -war with <me, Hugh.:s collection of toothpaste caps, and Klm's Wife how many cartons We di coax of Iseheeded dolts. I guess :have, besides the furniture and All the usual, stuff. He meant *tell sir, we moved last week. And the next. time I have to be ;reeved, I hope it's. in a hearse. 7 When theMovers were giving fits an istiniate, they asked my etc extol, ontoabbotate * * * Young Hugh was the only one who showed any real enterprise in the big move. He gathered together several hundred comic books, from all over the house, went into the used-comics husi- DOSS, and did a roaring trade. He cleaned up $13 and cut his sis- ter in for 20 per cent, for her share of the stock, For days before we moved, every time the doorbell rang, there'd be a frec- kle-faced kid there, clutching some pennies, and asking: "Is this where the comics sale is?" I planned to, get in on a good thing, and filled teio large car- tons with used pocket books. But I couldn't find any custom- ers. So I put the cartons out on the porch to take to the dump. You can imagine my gratifica- tion when both boxes turned. up among the items the movers carried. into our new home, along with two old Mops, 'a bro- ken-legged table, and a busted lamp, all of which we'd set aside to go to the dump, the Old Lady threw out some items as many as five times. * * * Those movers were right on the ball. They were supposed to. arrive at noon on moving day, and we Were all ready for them. That is, we had just a half a day's packing left to do, the stew* and dryer to be discon- nected, and few score other mi- nor chores. So they arrived at I a.m., ready to go, The rest of that day made the Charge of the Light Brigade look like a Girl Guides' outing. * * * It was only the. personalities of the two men on the moving van that saved the day. They were the essence ,Of easy good nature in a basically . irritating job. My wife expressly told them 4113.6 NAB hitt berth to notice toy work. iittt wortiett," or artlqg In October, 1933, the business- men of Exeter held a three-day booster sale, The mbechante of- fered big reductions in many lines of merchandise and decor- ated their windows with booster ba hners. With every dollar's worth of merchandise sold during the sale a script or coupon valued at one dollar was issued by the merchants. Each merchant do- nated several prizes and these prizes in turn were sold by auc- tion following the sale. At the auction no money was used and the articles donated were sold only to the holders of the script, For example: for every ten dol- lar purchase during the sale the purchaser received len dollars in script and the holder of the script then bad $10 to 'bid for any article auctioned off, The auction sale was held in the Town Hall with Mr. Frank Taylor as the auctioneer. The hall was ...filled to capacity. The articles donated were not big but there were a host of them and some of those present had a fair sized bundle of script. Mr, Taylor explained that the script was good only at the sale and when the sale was over they would he worthless. Bidding was at a dollar a time and was live- ly and amusing. Bread was sold at five and six dollars a loaf. A 'picnic ham brought the -highest bid, $31 in script. • Scouts meet -Governor-General During that same month the Boy Stouts of Exeter visited Go- derich and joined in a reception to His Excellency, the Governor General Lord and Lady Beesho- rough on their tour of Western Ontario. After meeting the reception committee Lord Bessborough in- spected the 'Huron Regiment and 'shook hands and chatted with a. number of veterans. Be also shook hands and talked with District Scoutmaster 'Reynolds, of Kincardine and Scoutmasters 40 YEARS AGO Byron Hicks, Centralia, sold 155 steers to the Sivi.t.t Company last week. These cattle were .all fed by Mr. Hicks and are con- sidered an excellent bunch. will ship 100 this week. There will be a epecial train service on the GTR during Lob- den Fair week. Train will leeve Exeter at 7.55 axe. going south and return at midnight Miss Jessie Buchanan,, Hen- sel, left on. Monday evening to resume her teaching duties at Brantford, The Work on Mr. W, S, How- ey's new house is progressing. Tile house is a brick veneer, Mr, Hugh Spackther, who has conducted a hardware business in Exeter for Teeny years, has eold 'Out to Mr. B. W. F. Bea- vers Who gets possession at once. The second boys' parliament in .Exeter will, be hod October 20, 30 and 31, 25 YEARS AGO miss Margaret johns, Elim- rifle, commenced a course at Chaim lousiness College On Mon- day. Two new teachers have been added to the staff of :Exeter High School — Mr, Gordon Hilborn, BA, of Hamilton And. Miss Olive Stephenson, of London. A number from Exeter were at SetifOrth Sunday evening to hear Roo. William AberbArdt, Premier of Alberts, expound his social credit policies 10 First Presbyterian Church. Mr. George 'rayna had his right hand severed at the wrist when it was caught in the knives of a blower while threshing on the farm of A. Penhale, Ste- ph en Township. Mr. and Mrs, Glen Brenner returned from their 116110.01On And A teeaptien was given there At the Brenner 14Ouse, Grand Bend, Mr, Presto bearing, was sue- et,safill in winning Mae with ten ',Dorset 'Horned sheep At Western Pair. 15 YEARS AGO 'e hill. Ttanisay, Mrs tett , say and faltiily, who liAVe been residents of txem, for the past in years, left Thursday Mottl- ing by Ante for their hence at Nelson. Tpt Salt bower arrived home JOTTINGS BY JMS Glen Lodge, of Goderich and J. 31. Southeott of Exeter. The Boy Scouts of Exeter in- cluded patrol leaders Robert Din.- ney, Charles Snell and Percy At- kinson; Scouts Gorden Sanders, Gale Browning, William and Ted Wilson, Halted Elliott, J. Brine- nel, Stewart Fuke, Warren May, Donald Winer, Gordon Brooks, Alvin LiiThenfield, Vernon Hey- wood, Warren Sanders, Allen Penhale, Grant Taylor And Rob- ert Soutbcott, Your library By MRS. JMS Cruising the Trent-Severn Waterway Although the season for cruis- ing in Ontario is almost over for this year yet you will like to read this new book in your li- brary being one of the first authentic guides to cover Cana- dian waterways. A previous book by the same author, Kenneth McNeill Wells, a native of Mitchell, was "Crui- sing the Georgian Bay." Both hooks chart channels and shoals, ports and services as well as pro- viding background tales of local.. history. The Trent-Severn Waterway is one of the finest small boat crui- sing grounds on the North Ame- rican continent: from Lake On- tario into the Bay of Quinte and by way of the Trent to -the mag- nificent rock and island-studded waters of Georgian —Bay. All the . way one is following in the foot, steps of Champlain except that where he portaged today's crui- sing .manf Inds a canal or a look to carry him along the water- way. To the pleasures of cruising the author adds the interest of history, He tells tails of a beau- tiful Indian maiden or of an In.. dian brave who died front love of a fair-skinned Irish colleen, The pleasing feature of this book . is that it is about Canada and written by a Canadian. BRING YOUR CAMERA AND RECORD YOUR am. E. e. Chaffe ns Cernir Highway 4 and Crediton Road PHONE AC 8.6641 EXETER AT CENTRALIA SAT,, JUNE to leave her cosmetics kit until th e last. An hour later, she learned it had been packed, 45 minutes before, just ahead of the seove. washer and refrigera- tor. There was the makings of an incident that would have 'made the Congo look like a Sun- day school picnic. The situation was saved when one of the mov- ers told her she didn't need no lipstick, she looked great the way she Was. • * During the scramble of pick- ing, I stabbed my wife in the back of the hand with the scis- sors, while trying to cut some string. It went right to the bone, bled like a fountain, then swel- led into a dark egg. I rushed her to the hospital. When we get back, the driver told her she was lucky. They'd moved an old lady last spring. She was fussy and critical, nagging their every move. Furniture all leaded, she wolf up the steps, key in hand to lock her door, and looking over her shoulder to give the movers a find blast, fell and broke both her legs, This story didn't thew my White- faced with noticeably, but it Ile- lighted the Movers. Some ten hours later, in our new house, one of these charac- ters carried a box of books up to my new "den," a five-foot- square convert e d cupboard, Looking around at its cell-like confines, he quipped: "What's dis, de psychopatrick ward?" We came through the moving very well, however, especially my wife. Oh, she cried three or four times the day we were leav- ing the old house, and she burst into tears the minute we entered the new one, but she's been a brick, on the whole. Considering that none of the drapes fit any of the -windows, that we had to put so many chairs in the cellar it looks as though there is going to be a meeting doWn there, and that you. have to sit on the, din- ing room table to play 'the pia- no. As the "Times" go by HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T-A FILES on Sunday after spending four years overseas. On Sunday the fine brick re- sidence of James Gardiner on the Mame§ Road together with. alt the contents waS completely destroyed by fire. Mr. and Mt's. Gardiner were at church in Grand Bend when informed of their loss. AQMS Vernon Heywood ar- rived in London on Tuesday after serving for leer years overseas. The opening of Hensel!. Conti- nuation School was delayed be- cause the twin sons of the prin- cipal, Mr. Morley Sanders had m ea sles. Exeter Times-Advocate on August $0 began its 73rd year of publication, 1.:e7 '2-10 YEARS AGO. Rev. J. Snell repre'senting the ;London Cenferente, is in Teronto attending the General Council Of. the 'United Chuteb, :Exeter Dietrict High 'SehOol DOAN, approved plans ler an agricultural barn en the ache& property at its meeting last week. Starting Monday, September 25 adult beret& ivill be 6$ cents. children 50 cents (ten Satbiedays 60 cents.) ii:xeter Chapter GES Marked the twelfth Annivettary of RS' institution on Wednesday eve- ning with Mre W. E. Middleton As worthy riatran, Clayton "Dodo" Hoffman, 02, A former indinber of the ThonDis ESettr )Zuri oh hotkey team years age, died Monday night in Galt from A heart attack, Clirnville church will celebrate its Igh birthday on Sunday ) Sep. tern her 24.