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Times-Advocate, 1985-07-24, Page 4Page 4 Times -Advocate, July 24, 1985 Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 imes dvocate Published Each Wednesday Morning at Exeter, Ontario, NOM 1S0 Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386. LORNE EEDY Publisher Phone 519-235-1331 Mes IBM BECKET T Advertising Manager eNA C CNA (SILL BATTEN ROSS HAUGH Editor Assistant Editor HARRY DEVRIfs Composition Manager DICK IONCKINU Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada: $23.00 Per year; U.S.A. $60.00 C.W.N.A., O.C.N.A. CLASS 'A' Should fight edict The Huron County Health Unit decision not to issue special occasion permits for the agricultural building at the community park should be op- posed strongly by Exeter council and the local rec board. Reeve Bill Mickle is quite correct in his contention that the unit's -defini- tion of occasional should be explained, as is his argument that if the facility is suitable for such events on an occa- sional basis; there is no real reason why it can not be used more than occasionally. It would be ridiculous for the rec board to instal washrooms in the facility or bring in portable facilities with the washrooms at the rec centre so easily accessible for patrons. It's an expense not warranted for the limited use, regardless of the defini- tion of occasional. Patrons currently find no great hardship in walking to the rec centre refreshment booth for that necessity, so the other necessity shouldn't be any more of a hardship. The distance isn't much greater than in many licenced establishments. Condolences should also be ex- pressed to the families of the officials who came up with the requirements regarding the number of toilets re- quired. It must be assumed they all died from the kidney diseases evident in their edict that 10 toilets must be provided for a mixed crowd of 220 people. There's no pun intended, but that handles a pretty steady stream! Fears are realized The worst fears of area farmers came to fruition this week with the an- nouncement that Ontario Hydro had �` hosen .a ower corridor through the - rich farrirgaorffuroii an 1 Mid Y dlesex as its first Choice -to get power out of the Bruce Nuclear Power Development and into southwestern Ontario. Ironically, it is basically the same route Hydro had chosen back in 1982 and which was rejected when -a joint board under the Consolidated Hear- ings- Act instead approved a route that would have run over farmland of secondary quality. There has been no change in the classification of lands, so area 'farmers at least can be buoyed by the fact their earlier fight to keep hydro lines off their property should be look- ed upon as favorably as before. It's going to be an expensive fight, of course, but donations to Hydro Foodlands to date have been signifi- cant and more no doubt will come pouring in as the route choice has - been made and those in its path will want to see it stopped. The ministry of agriculture and fbdd sfioufic� al§o expec%r"`to Ra-`gi n - join in the battle against the Huron- Middlesex route in view of the fact they were involved last time -and new- ly named minister Jaek. Riddell has already indicated his opposition to the line in -his own backyard. Those not directly affected by -the power corridor will, of course, be hop- ing that the issue is soon resolved. It's costing Ontario millions of dollars for the hearings and the lost revenue from the power that is locked in at the Bruce. There's also the problem of the acid rain being generated by fossil fuel generating stations that keep spewing out their harmful emissions while the debate wags on. Regardless of the decision, it won't be a happy one for many peo- ple. The question remains whether it will be "them" or "us". Fascination of summer Summertime in this country is a mixture of so many wonderful things that I would happily leave for the next world. at once, if so- meone said to me. "Sorry. old boy. but you'll never be able to spend another summer in CatTada.-. Perhaps the fascination of a Canadian summer might be com- pared to falling in love, once a year. with a passionate. un- predictable woman.. - Just as you are never quite sure where you're at with such a dame. you are never sure of what a Canadian Summer has in stcire for you. She might greet you with the warm, seductive scents of June and. just as you are about to seize her. retreat into a frame of mind so chilly that you're diving for your recently discarded woollies. In July. she turns on the charm full blast. clutching you in a sizzl- ing embrace that -makes your head reel and your feet falter. But when you throw caution to the winds and submit yourself en- tirely to the affair - in short. when you go on your holidays - she has a change of mood and weeps for two weeks without pause. When August comes. her mur- • murous langor. the sheer. delec- table sight and smell of her, sends you running once more in- to her round, golden arms - and her perfume gives you hayfever. - On Labor Day, leaving you frustrated, exasperated, ex - Sugar &Spice Dispensed by Smiley haustred and broke, she smiles once. enigmatically. and heads south to look for fresher lovers and Nigger bankrolls. Ah, she's a bad one. old Mesmeranda - Summer. She delights in making kids whiny or sick, giving them sunburn. and directing them into patches of poison ivy. This for the sake of tormenting their mothers. She doesn't like women. you see. That is. young women. And her malice towards them is easi- ly grasped by looking at the costumes she persuades thein to wear at the beaches and in town. 1 wouldn't he surprised. to hear her chortling merrily about the topless swim suit silliness. which she doubtless started. Teenagers she likes to tease. She fills them with mysterious urges and yearnings which make them drive like retarded orangoutangs. dance in their bare feet amid broken bottles and rattlesnakes, and fall in love will! people who should be put a% -ay in institutions. She's not pure evil. though. She has a rather soft spot for the older folk. She warms their arthritic joints with her hot tender hands. She fills their lonely hearts w-itti pleasures in her loveliness. And she reminds them. in subtle fashion. of the days when they knew her long ago. whe''n they were young and passionate themselves. Everytime I feel the cool. smooth hands of children after swimming, every time 1 walk a lonely beach and see lights across the bay. every time 1 hear the silken rustling of her garments in the evening trees. I know Tam once again in thrall to thal wonderfttl witch - the Canadian summer. And I'm glad. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 Published by I.W. Eedy Publications Limited The sign of the Takahe Before we get into our tour of harbour to the city. The bus both islands, a few comments of driver said the oldest person to the general economy in New cover the trail was in his 70's. We '-Zealand. didn't try it, the bus ride was A letter to the editor of a sufficient. newspaper in North Palmerston Lyttelton Harbour; the drown - made comparisons and changes ed crater of an extinct volcano is .,-.in-prat inner han4,year .,,--A4P-40. 101 JEKAPN/1> a1.0B . Petrol -prices at 71 cents a litre a year earlier went up to 99 cents per litre the day we arrived in the country. This was due mostly to a nine cent tax. Post office lending rates have gone up to 19 percent and we saw advertisements for mortgages as high as 20 percent. The letter said Palmerston North tax rates went up 25 per- cent and the same increase in electricity in bulk tariff. Inflation was up 4.4 percent for the last quarter and is predicted to go 'up to a 30 percent annual rate this year. A year ago the CPI was up on- ly 2.2 percent and average mor- tgage rates were at 11.85 percent. The day before leaving for the start of the south island tour we enjoyed a four hour tour of Christchurch and Lyttelton harbour. High hills are located between the city of Christchurch and its international harbour at Lyt- telton. When this area was settl- ed. the pioneers had to carry everything along tracks over the • hills. We -went to Lyttelton harbour on a road which twisted, turned and cut back and forth through the hills for 19 kilometres. It can also be reached by way of a 1.6 kiloinetre tunnel. The old trail is mainly used only once a year when people re-enact pioneer times, testing their strength and endurance by. hiking from the • rrr: K A .............. .......... and the third cargo port in all of New Zealand. Port facilities in- clude a container terminal and a roll-on seacargo terminal. The two islands in the harbour. Ripapa . and Quail have fascinating histories , which go back to pre -European days. The population of Lyttelton Harbour hasn't changed in more than 30 years. There isn't any room here for industrial develop- ment and expansion. On the way t)ack we saw a corn- piete Maori village. This was distinctive as only five percent of the Maoris live on the south island. Here also was our first look at sheep grazing on steep and rugged hills. There were more to come later. , One stop on the tour was high in the hills at the Sign of the Takahe, New Zealand's counter- part of Toronto's Casa Loma. Here we had our first Devon- shire tea which consisted 01 fi eshly baked tea biscuits smothered with butter. raspberry jam and whipped cream. '!'here were many more of these popular morning and afternoon tea stops by Ross Haugh Not as large as Casa Loma, the Sign of the Takahe is very im- pressive with its Gothic architec- ture and the halls and various rooms are covered with shields representing Canterbury families. It was built by Harry • Eli. � � �«:�a _ The amazing part orb ahe is that Eli had never seen at first hand the wonders of the period he so earnestly desired to reproduce in this building. It was built in 1930 mostly by craftsmen who were at that ime available from the ranks of the unemployed. From the Sign of the Takahe one gets a sweeping view of the Sign of the Takahe Canterbury Plains and the Southern Alps. the Southern Alps run the length of the south island and lie to the western section. The Canterbury Plains are located on the eastern side and cover 12.435 square kilometres. Included in the Christchurch tour was a short boat cruise around the harbour. Here we met an Ingersoll native Dave Worden who now lives in Pasadena, California. Ile • brought a Pasadena pee wee hockey team to the Goderich tournament in 1967 and said his club also played games in Exeter and St. Marys. Getting it all straight Last week I gave you a few helpful hints about how to recognize when you're over 40. Here are a few more to get it all straight. You're over 40 when: You start listening to your insurance agent and the guys who sell retirement funds. - You can no longer help the kids . with their homework. On the parts you help with. they get 'C''. You participate in a ball game on Sunday and hurt until Wednesday. You develop a taste for A11 Bran......... ...... ........ By the Way by Syd f letcher • You think 'grass' is something you cut and the 'gay' means hap- py or vivacious. Your favourite songs were played on the Lawrence Welk show. Worse yet. they're coming back and the kids don't believe you when you say you've heard that a few years ago. Your kids are big enough to wear your clothes, but they wouldn't be caught dead in them. You're always cold. Wu can't believe 'kids' are outside wearing only a sweater and you're freez- ing wearing a hat. jacket. over- coat, and gloves:. To top it off, you're still in the car: s