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Good for, us, too
Why is it, we'd like to :know, that some :Care,
iediane berate any new venture in the U.S. political
field, regardless of its merits?
Ridicule of the Nixon-Kennedy debates on
television is the most recent example. Influential
Canadian newspapers have called 'the exchange a
farce, appalling, tawdry spectacle etc. Let's not do
it in Canada, they say.
One publication even suggests it would be too
tough an ordeal for our Canadian leaders. •
We couldn't disagree more. The debates, we'll
wager, have contributed substantially toward the
..Arnerieari public's understanding of the important is-
sues, created new interest in the national and world-
wide problems facing the U.S., and have helped. to
greater extent than any other method, the voter to
compare the candidates between which he might
choose.
And to those whip say it's too great an ordeal
for Canadian leaders, we submit that in Canadian
politics the ability to debate is a much greater re-
quisite for our national leader than it is for the
president of the U.S.
There may have been some flaws in the for-
mat of the U.S. debates, there may have been need-
less repetition of the issues and other drawbacks, but
the, debates, generally speaking, have made a sub-
stantial contribution to the election. The CBC would
do Canadians a great service if it produced some
similar exchange in the next campaign here.
Timely criticism
Exeter citizens may not like being told they are
shirking their, responsibilities in municipal affairs,
R es. Mayor Pooley did last week, but the criticism is
justified.
Twice in recent years second nominations have
• had to be held to fill municipal positions. Crowds at
the nomination meetings have been discouragingly
• small, At times the citizenry seems to take on a
'Who cares?" attitude toward the conduct of muni-
cipal affairs, despite the fact that. council and its
beards spend over $300,000 in tax money each year.
At last year's nomination, if we recall correct-
ly, not one question was asked of council's work.
Despite all of the excuses which can be manu-
factured for such apathy, the facts reveal the major-
ity of citizens are not taking their duty seriously,
Mayor Pooley should be commended for his stand.
This n*004100r. helievetA the rleht to express eft eeielen ineeelklio
contributes.. to the „oroerese •of theeeetiert „sea that it :melt 'be cow.
ciled freely ere- •witheiti•prelecliegi to preserve end- improve •lierrie-
;retie •government.
Scoutihg ahead
Membership, in Canadian Scouting has hit a
new high. Canada now has 288,032 Boe' ScOuts and
leaders, latest census figures. indicate. This la an in-
_crease of over 13,000 over last year.
Right in stride with this national surge is the
growing program in Exeter which also enjoys a re-
cord membership. This Lea tribute to the leadership
which is being provided and for which the community
must be sincerely grateful.
As membership increases, however, more lead-
ers are required and it's to be hoped that volunteers
will step forward to assist. The program ia one of
the finest for youth that any community can provide.
Who's to blame?
Some realistic facts were recently brought to
lights the result of a study of delinquency con-
ducted at Harvard University.
The survey, according to The St., Marys
Journal-Argus, showed that:
Six out of every ten juvenile delinquents have
fathers who drink to excess,
Many have mothers who drink to •excess.
Three out of four are permitted by parents
to come and go as they please,
Three out of five are from homes where there
is discord between parents.
Seven out of ten are from homes where there
is no group or family recreation.
Four out of five have parents who take no
interest in the children's friends,
Four out of five delinquent boys say their
mothers were. indifferent to them.
Three out of five boy8 say their fathers were
indifferent to them,
.A similar pool was conducted about this same
time by George Gallup on the subject, "Why Teen-
agers Get Out of Hand." The conclusions of the pool
were:
1. Parents are not, strict enough.
2. Parents do not provide proper home life,
3. Parents 'have too many outside interests,
4, Parents are too indulgent; give childrentoo
much money.
5. Both parents work, even though the mother,
is needed at home.
Read these points over again carefully and
note that each reason for our juvenile problems be-
gins with the parents.
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dispensed by Bill Smiley
When people. ask 4
L Why *Wild l wear a poppy?
When, you wear a :poppy or display a peppy .wreath
you honour the war dead And you 1140p tho
2. How ;le i help the living?
Your contribution providcs quick help for needy lte-
raet .and their dependents.
a...lust. whet dogs this, help consist of? •
Any veteran may appeal to the poppy trust fund for.
emergency aid such as food, shelter or medical
expenses, There are also bursaries for their child
ren's education in deserving and needy eases.
4, Doesn't the government proVide .pensions for •veterans?
Yee in feet many veterans do get pensions. But
many others, although handicapped, do. oat, However,
114 petition tee provide for eventualities such as etre,
a long illness On the part .of the :breadwinner or other
medical expenses.
5. Pee* any veteran or dependent get peppy. fund hoe
Yes. In fact 95 percent of .all cases involve veterans
who are not Legion members.
6, Does all the money reised through the sal, of pep.
ries and wreaths oe into veterans' •welfere?
Most of it does. However, expenses such as cost of
Poppies and other supplies naturally are dedueted.
7. Are campaign expenses high?
Campaign, expenset are unusually low because all
work is voluntary.
8. How much of this money collected stays in the eete.
munity? •
Abou.t 70 percent. The rest helps veterans by' going to
the maintenance Of Legion service bureaus across
Catiada.
9. What are Service Bureaus?
'They are Legion departments which give any veteran
or dependent help with pension, treatment and other
problems. They deal on iris behalf with the Federal
Government. There is no charge to the veteran or
dependent. The experience of service bureaus' in hand-
ling Such prOblems enables the Legion to keep a
close. eheck on veterans' legislation and recommend
changes where changes are justified,
10. Can poppy money be used for anything else?
No. The Legion's constitution stresses that these funds
must be held, in trust. They are subscribed by the
public. They are held in a. bank account separate front
that of the branches and cannot be used for any other
purposes than stipulated abovee
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11. How much should. I give?
We suggest that you give according to the dictates
Of your conscience. You might remember that the cost
of all the things the poppy fund provides is much
higher today than it used to be, Therefore it takes
more to do the same job. So give freely:
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EWER
if you can't give the old lady
a mink coat this year, next best
thing to ginger her up is a night
on the town. All you have to do
is sell a cattle beast, or get a
hot streak in a poker game, so
you can stand the tariff.
The rest. s easy, You send off
A cheque for theatre-tickets.
The amount would have put a
down payment on a small home,
in the not-so-distant past.
Naturally, your wife hasn't a
'stitch to wear.
It will do you no good to
rumble: "What's the matter
with that black dress?" It turns
out that the black dress is not
only two years old, but Ws the
`Wrong shape, the wrong length,
and even the wrong shade of
'black. New dress and a fresh
hairdo raise the ante to the
,point where you have to start
eying a second cattle beast.
Then you make plans for dis-
posing of the children for the
night. Plans? They're practical-
ly blueprints by the time you're
finished, and it would take Na-
poleon himself to read them.
And you steam off to the city,
leaving the electric stove on
"low," the light in the cellar on,
and the old girl's new gloves on
top of the refrigerator.
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• We made one of our Mire.
ouent dashes into the bright
Tights recently, and. as usual,
%, emerged like a couple of ‘slight-
ly singed moths, dazzled, de-
lighted, arid determined to do' it
again at the first opportunity,
which will probably be about
1962.
Every time we arrange for a
big night in the city, we plan to
dawdle, live graciously, sip wine
with our dinner by candlelight,
end arrive at the theatre calm,
tomposed, and with that poise
and hauteur typical of the sea.
toned theatreemer.
•• It never turns out that way.
We don't dawdle, we hurtle. We
barrel down the highway as
though we were in the Grand
Prix de Monaco, Scramble for
a parking place. Sprint to the
Press Club. Choke down a dou-
ble, Run to the restaurant. Gob•
ble our dinner, Dash to !the thea-
ere• And gallop Timm the ai sle
just as the lighterAre going rhino.
for the third . time, Halfway
The Reader
Commehts
Not suprised
To the editor
The "disinterest and apathy"
of the peoele of Exeter in muni-
cipal affairs, their failure to
fulfill -their duties as citizens of
a free community, their apparent
indifference towards national
and internatiorta.1. affairs, •more
than justify the mayor's criti-
cism.
As a New Canadian, I must.
say that all these "shortcom-
ings" do not surprise me at all.
How could the average Canadian
devote even a • few minutes of
his very precious time to think
of his responsibilities as a mem.
bee of a democracy? What about
the monthly payments on the
house, And 'the new .53.000 car?
For he must have that car, in
spite of the fact, that he does
not earn More than 5611 per
week.... And hateball? And
football'? And hockey? Surely
these, around which his lift is
centred, deserve: more. attention
than. the forthcoming eimeicipel..
elections
Just as it is the sacred duty
of every Christian to spread the
gospel of Christ, so it is the
duty of every eitizen-enot Only
the jolt of a handful of mute•
cipal courteillore, reeves and
MP"e—to see that democracy
Works, '
If we 'fail, :then we shall have
to accept the godlese Communist
gospel, in which there is very
little hope and fice salvationl
John M, Girot
285 William Se,
Exeter
One of Exeter's oldest land-
marks has disappeared from the
main street. In bygone days it
was al'busy spot and the centre
of attraction for many • small
boys, including myself. With the
advance of time. the coming of
the automobile and the central-
ization of industry in the larger
centres, the sphere of useful•
nees of this once thriving busi-
ness has dwindled and finally
disappeared, I refer to the build.
ing at the. corner of Main and
Huron streets that for more than
a hundred years was known as . a
blacksmith shop and woodwork-
ing shop.
Many of the former residents
will remember it As the. Dignen
blacksmith shop and 'the wood-
working shop of the late Ed-
ward Treble.
In 1933 when the ;Moans re-
tired from business, 'Mr. James
Dignan was in his 88th year
and was considered the. oldest
active blacksmith in. Canada,
With his son Edward they took
over the business front Samuel
Buckingham • in e898. Edward
Dignan 'was active •- both as a.
Member of the 'Masonic Order
and the IOU, He was suffering
from arthritis when he and, his
10 YEARS AGO
Mies Anna Bred recently at-
tended two junior 'farmer con-
ferences in North Bay And Dry-
den. She assisted with the lead-
ership of these meeting,
The mortgage of the Pentecos-
t-al Church was burned Monday
night. The church was deetroyed
by fire a year ago and has been
rebuilt:
At a directors meeting of the
Ontario Federation of Agricul-
ture held in Toronto e motion
was passed tO give every assist-
elite possible to the Dairy Far.
niers' Co•ordinatine Board in
their fight to have margarine
manufacture And sale berthed by
Ontario Gov'e.
Messrs, Albert Geiser; Gor-
don Rats, floes Tuekey spent
several days deer hunt* on.
Philip Edward Island near Ma-
eiteutin.
Provinee ef Obtario,,bas
approved. A $32,000 grant for
South Huron Hospital, it was an-
nounced this week by ThontaS
Pryde, MLA for Aimee
15 YEARS AGO
Huron County be One Mag•
ificently over the top in the
deteneUdl Victory Loan drive, far
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father retired.
In conjunction with the black-
smith slibp Edward. Treble con-
ducted a woodworking shop and
manufactured bobsleighs, bug-
gies Aed cutters, many of them
being shown at the, early fall
fairs, Mr, Treble was for a num-
ber of years k a leader of the
Exeter band, being an outstand-
ing 'cornet player. He was also
a member of the Exeter. volun-
teer fire Brigade,
James Dignan was born in
Hay township and as a lad.
came to Exeter where he learn-
ed his trade with the late John
Trick. After learning the trade
he spent twelve years in various
places before 'returning to Exe-
ter and with his brother John
bought out his former employer,
John Trick. 'Their shop was sit-
uated on. Main St, south of what
was then the Rose, Taylor Lum-
ber , Co. Several years later
Jales Dignan bought out the
braksmith business of !the late
Richard Davis which at that
time was situated where the
present poste' five now stands.
Associated with him was his son
William who later moved to Lu.
can,
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25 YEARS AGO
Monday, November 11 Will be
a ptiblie holiday in the village Of
IIensall.
Dr. e. W. Browning wit ob.
isehruvresdayhis 92nd birthday on
Two large barns of air. Cecil.
Ellwood of eileGillivrey, east of
Brinsley were totally destroyed
by fire Moeday evening together
with the season's crop,
Etheville WM,S..,celebreted the
25th anniversary •of its begin-
ning by entertaining Thames
Road 'and Zion societies.
Miss Martha Pletch, Of
Hainiltoh and Mr. Harold Pletch
who IS attending UWO visited
with their parents, Rev. A. E.
and Mrs. Pletch at Creditors.
Mie 11.0 Creech has been en-
gaged to teach the Lumley
School in Usborne following
Christmas Holidays,
40 YEARS AGO
Mr, Marvin Vincent who has
been linetyPe operator for the
Exeter Times left on. Thursday
for :London where he has ac-
cepted a Nation With the 1L,oti
don Advertiser,
Members. of the ExeterZti-
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ljrbtep 3.11g$(1%t geMitit,;
devise ways and Means rais-
ing money to finance the hoe.
key season 1020.21. •
While Dr, J. 0, L. • Spracklin
Was in Exeter in eoneecliae with
Male street anniversary his fa-
moot speed boat "LeoPerd
Fourth" Went Up in eineke On the
Detroit Piece, .11 was talton froM
its 'moorings on fee Canadian
side tear Satidwieh, hauled into
the Detroit River And burned.
Those, le triad Out for the
leketeleZttelell
be,
team Are
Lee Roffetate Claytors Itofemett,
Clerehte Hoffman, Leroy
trio", goy Weber, Leenis Cal-
14. Albert WM, Albert. SWAM,
Mottle "Senior, Di& harness, tr,
rieSt Wells, 111910 nivers. Al-
lan Pickard, Bill M,Ott and Lyle
Ste theist.
Mr. Albert Etheriegfee, tee
borne, fifth' ailere in the
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Exeter Electric Announces .a Change' of
Partnership as ;Follows:
PLUMBING, HEATING and ELECTRICAL SERVICE
will become a separate business under
KEN CAMPBELL
operating from his home at 103 Thames Road W.
Phone 609-J
RADIO and TELEVISION SERVICE
will remain under the name
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through the first act, I have to
battle a massive desire to fall
sound asleep,
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Our last' jaunt was no excep-
tion. Btu it's worth ;the effort,
the, money, and the nervous
strain to get out of the rut once
in a while and live in the style
in which you'd be living all the
time if your grandfather had had
some sense, and had home-
steaded a 'section in the middle
of the Leduc oil fields, instead
of settling for that stony patch
in Upper Canada.
We had tickets for the new
musical, Camelot, which was
having its trial flight in that new
beer hall in Toronto, built by
that brewer with the Irish name.
You know, that place is harder
to get a seat in than the Senate.
Th ft stolid burghers of Tronna
are delighted with their new
culture centre, which many of
them fought so-.hard to keep out
of the city, because of its unholy
connection..
The O'Keefe Centre alone • is
worth a trip. I'll bet they could
charge three dollars a, seat just
to go in and look around, and
sit Tor an hour or so, if they
served refreshments. It's huge,
it's opulent, and its splendid fa-
cilities are hound to attract su-
perior entertainment to Toron-
to.
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As for Camelot, don't regret
it too much if you missed it. I
enjoyed it thoroughly, But only
because I am delighted by any•
thing presented en a stage, from
Sunday School Christmas con-
cert to the variety show, all lo-
cal talent, on the last night Of
the fall fair.
The new musical by the pro-
ducers of the fabulous My 1Pair
Lady is big and it's beautiful,
But gorgeous costumes and strik-
ing sets can't make up for uniri.
sired music and a muddy story
which begin as a sprightly com-
edy and peters into a pallid tie.
eagle tragedy redolent of the
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Major F. .1, Milner., who has
heth with the Cattediee ArielY
Medical Corps, bee decided to
locate. iii Eeeter anti is looking
ter atilt:Able retorters.
The teeter eetitaiutilly of, the
Navy League report ee ditty
'bags wore filled and shipped
from tlxetet this year,
Mrs, John Ferguson was in-
stalled ee WOrthy iiiatree of
Exeter' Chapter OES following a
bAnql-let in the Central HOW,
For the eecrind Lillie le A few
woke the fire brigade Wee slued to the Wrenn Weft
ee plant on ,James Street about
'pee, Wedriesdey,
eltsgre, Snd Retry Steil,
reed Daertieri, leered, "VII
Etheriegloh. Lee Gibson,- Sari:
renipbell, Wilber)) Ntirtbgett ehd'
Wildfong foriited a patty
atid, ',tented tide eittete (seven) of deer in two days Veen.
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