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All are immigrants
.."Our problems of today are as
nothing. To succumb to pessimism, to.
allow fragmentation, to accept the
shattering of the Canadian mosaic, is
to break faith with all who endured so
much to build so well what we have
today."
The words are penned by
Governor-General Edward Schreyer on
the occasion of Canada's 112th anniver-
sary of Confederation. Of Ukrainian
stock, the governor-general is perhaps'
more conscious than many of us of the
opportunities. the freedoms, the
relative well-being and the awesome
beauty of Canada.
But key points in the Canada Day -
Dominion Day if you prefer - messages
of Edward Schreyer and Prime
Minister Joe Clark are reminders that
we are all immigrants. Even our
"native people".
There is a certain smugness and
complacency th-at sets in as
,,generations pass. Can we even imagine
or appreciate the emotion and thoughts
of the helpless. homeless, possession -
less wandering boat people of -Vietnam
as they set foot on this land? Words
cannot tell their feeling.
But are their thought§ not unlike
those of our ancestors? The French,
English and Scottish in the 16th, 17th,
18th and 19th centuries or the Dutch
and Hungarians in the 1950's?
Joe Clark puts it this way: "Our
identity may spring from our land'and
our local community. but its roots
reach back from here and now - back
into history, and away'to other lands."
Our previou§ prime minister had
many failings. But no one can dispute
his love and concern for the future of
his Canada and, in his concise.
passionate -style. Pierre Elliott
Trudeau writes: "Each of us. if we
look back in our family histories. will
surely find people who sorne*here.. at
some time, were honfeless. hungry or
oppressed. The very fact that we are
living today in this great land means
that someone helped them. someone
Welcomed them."
Mr. Trudeau might have added
that they did much to help themselves
as we might consider doing today.
This nation is large and diverse in
language and culture. "All of this is so
obvious. But lo" and behold. because it
is so obvious. it doesn't get said."
Governor-General Schreyer writes.
Canada was built on adversity,
persecution. struggle. dispute and
diversity. Our nation was also built on
hope, compassion. vision and
.leadership.
Tomorrow our grumbling will
begin again, if it ever stopped even on
Dominion Day. Our problems are
great. There are wrongs in our society.
There is poor leadership in some areas.
But we still have the right and
power to make change. We can speak
.out and help to change our destiny. We
can keep faith with those who endured
so much. We can expand our dreams.
Our future is ours.
Parkhill Gazette
New energy source
A St. Thomas man has proven the -
feasibility of using waste products as
an energy source. Assisted by govern-
ment funds. he has tapped an .old dum-
ping ground. long since filled in and
covered. to provide a big supply of
methane gas. And that gas has been
heating a 20 x 39 foot greenhouse for
some time. He says the supply of gas
from that one dump will last the pre-
sent operation for 15 to 20 years.
Installation costs of such a heat
source are high. says the greenhouse
owner. but after installation the fuel
itself costs nothing. Oil -fired heating
units cost their operators in the range
of $25.00.0 per acre per year. In addi-
tion. of course.'the burning off of the
trapped methane may well prevent a
tragedy in the future when unimformed
developers try to use the dump site for
housing.
Despite some public discussion on
the use of waste product gases as fuel
By
""Mi. SYD FLETCHER
A few weeks ago I wrote
about a couple of people
from Woodstock .who had
adopted three children and
then a family of six to go with
those three tor a grand total
of nine A marvellous pair of
people and a happy ending.
Not all adoption cases end
up so happily In the par-
ticular incident that 1
remember very vividly the
couple finally were forced to
send the little guy back to the
adoption agency.
They had two natural
children, a boy and a girl
aged thirteen and fourteen
respectively. Though they
wanted another child they
didn't want to go through the
whole thing of diapers and
milk bottles. That was where
Jamie (not his real name)
came into the picture.
Jamie, at age 6, was a
really sweet child, amiable
sources, we have read of very few
other practical applications of the
proven theory. Some years ago the
Hon. Alvin Hamilton. former minister
of agriculture in the Diefenbaker
government, was reported to have in-
vested in a plant to produce methane
from animal manure out in
Saskatchewan.
It. sounded like a tremendous idea.
for the extraction of the gas left the
fertilizing qualities of the manure un-
diminished - and odorless into the
bargain.
Certainly the process of extracting
methane from municipal dumps should
fill more than one urgent requirement.
for our larger cities are trying in vain
to find land into which they may dump
their wastes. If a fuel potential can
offset the nuisance value of garbage we
should be doing all we can to promote
the plan.
Wingham Adyance-Times
and lovable. He fit into their
family like the glove on your
hand. clinging to them af-
fectionately and responding
to them beautifully So well
did he fit in that the parents
decided to adopt another
little boy-: •.a,.,piomate for
Jamie. as they hued in the
country. •
That was when the
problems started.
Donnie was the newcomer
Eight years o t age. he had
been in three different foster
homes and an institution for
emotionally disturbed
children This though.
seemed to be the perfect
chance for him --a home in
the country, animals of all
kindsn with, -and two
parents woo were deter-
mined to make the little guy
one of their family.
It was not an easy road.
Within the first two months a
lot of incidents happened --
mud deliberately tracked in
through a freshly cleaned
house, a nes+ whole roll of
toilet tissue flushed down the
toilet plugging up the pipes,
and so on. Each thing
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g
ctives
seemed to be geared to gain
attention so they showered it
on him, to the extent that the
other three children noticed
and became resentful.
Soon the home became a
frightful thing where no one
was happy. where one sick
little child was destroying
the lives of five other people
Al times he became violent.
tormenting ,Jamie and the
animals on the farm. even
trying to hang one of the
calves by a long rope
Six months went by
I saw the lady up town and
hardly knew her She had
aged ten years in those
months.
Three more months and
they made the decision.
more than reluctantly,
forced into breaking the
promise they had made to
themselves, left with the
question forever that maybe
it would have worked out
sometime in the future. yet
also knowing that at
sometime in the near future
it might have been too late to
keep the rest of the family
intact.
"Hntnt, /)IT watch seems to be slow."
BATT'N AROUND
Summer is fun
BY ROSS HAUGH
This. week we are pinch hitting for
editor Bill Batten who is currently on
sick leave
Summer is a time for fun.
These words certainly appear to be
appropriate when one looks over the
various .events in store for area
residents for the next couple_ of
months.
The 33rd annual Kirkton Garden Par-
ty is scheduled for next Wednesday
night. July 18. This event continues
each year to prove popular to all ages
and the crowds are always in excess of
4.000.
It must be the congeniality of Lee
and Gerry Paul that has assured ex-
cellent weather for every garden party
but one since its inception
Only on one occasion and we believe
that was about seven years ago that
rain forced a transfer to the St Marys
arena
For many years Gerry Paul has
handled the master of ceremonies
chores for the juvenile program and
brother Lee has introduced the
professional entertainers for the same
length of time
It's hard to imagine the Kirkton
Garden Party without thinking of the
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two Paul boys. They seem to make the
show go.
The Paul brothers and Shirley con-
tinue to be popular entertainers
wherever they appear. Only recently
they were featured at the annual
Western Canada Progress Show in
Regina. They performed three shows a
day for five days.
Next on the list of fun things to do are
the Exeter Fun Days. These will be
held Thursday and Friday, July 19 and
20. Featured will be bargains galore by
all the merchants .with Sidewalk Days
specials.
Some of the special events include a
strong man contest. a pet show and a
rotten sneaker contest.
Later in the summer, probably early
in August the Exeter volunteer firemen
will be providing their famous pancake
and sausage breakfast along with a
yard sale.
The same week special activities are
planned for the communities of Ailsa
Craig and Granton.
Granton Fun Day is set for Saturday,
July 21 with activities starting with an
11 a m. parade continuing throughout
the day with sporting events and en-
ding with a dance at the Lucan arena.
Sugar and Spice
Dispe sed by Smiley
Another year over
Every year. when July rolls around.1
breathe a pretty heavy sigh of relief
Not because. school is over and there.
a long holiday ahead That's nice. But 1
' can teach English with one hand tied
behind my back. And I'm not that wild
about holidays
No. the reason for the relief is that I
have managed to wiggle my way
througj�ano her ar of being a depart-
• 'ie�a' t ing.any dean”.:;
suicide`s r nervous break -downs --
among my staff
Being head of a large department in •
a large high school would seem to be a
rather enviable position. You are paid
extra for it. and usually teach one less
class than the other teachers
Those are the good aspects But
there are others. anti they are not all a
piece of cake 1 won't bother moaning
about the incessant paper work. the
scrambling to stay within a meagre
budget with cost of books soaring
steadily. the taking of inventory of
about twenty thousand books. Those
are the drudge jobs. and everyone has
some of this in his work.
It's the personalities involved that
make the job something less than a
sinecure A depart -hent head must be a
combination of Momma. Polonius,
Machiavelli. Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
a priest. Napoleon and a touch of a psy-
chiatrist-
For one thing. English teachers are a
bit more creative. articulate. and
rebellious than most of their contem-
poraries. perhaps because they con-
tinually deal with ideas. not facts.
Ideas are shifty things. and the convey-
ing of them to students is more
slippery than the teaching of inure
pragmatic subjects: science, math,
geography. shops.
As a result. the English department
head must serve as a wailing wall for
his teachers who loudly and sometimes
tearfully vent their frustrations at
their inability to impart their own
skills to their students. He must oil the
joints of his 'department frequently.
when some of its members seem about
to come to blows with each other. He
must act as a buffer between them and
the administration. And he must stand
up for them vigorously when someone
is trying to shaft them.
Now. I hope ou are not expecting
• I thee things. A
fi`ai'uff'ihe ac e. a word of praise
there. a shdulder to cry on. long one-on-
one talks to restore their confidence, a
stern reprimand when necessary, fre-
quent department meetings where we
"talk things out".
Not at all. If I tried to do all those
things. I'd have been committed or had
a heart attack long ago. I just leave
them alol.e. let them crack up or break
down. and try to show them, with invin-
cible calm. my old theory that there is
nothing in this world to get excited
about-.
It seems to work pretty well. I am
rather shy and don't get involved in
their personal lives, except to listen
once in a while, if I can't avoid it. When
they are seriously ill. I don't bug them,
don't evengo to see them.
We've had three department
members with serious heart trouble in
the last three years. They're all back
on the job, better than ever. Probably
because I left them alone. didn't show
any particular sympathy, and let them
solve it themselves.
When a couple of members are at
each others throats. 1 tell them to sort
it out themselves. not come running to
me for help.
We'd never think of having a meeting
at which we "let it all hang out." We
have the shortest department meetings
in the school. Most of them are taken
up with ribaldry, a little business, and
a quick acceptance of a motion for ad-
journment.
The Ailsa Craig Gala Days go for
three days July 20. 21 and 22. Headlin-
ing these days will be the famous turtle
races. Also included will be road races.
dinners and church service';.
The police village of Dashwood will
be a good spot to visit on Friday and
Saturday of the Civic Holiday weekend.
A talent show and crowning of Miss
Friedsburg will highlight the Friday
evening show and Saturday's features
will include a parade, tug-of-war and
arm wrestling.
Looking of a little fifr'ther into August
and we come to the Lucan Lions Fair.
The Lions club continues to bring top
notch entertainment to their fair and
the crowds really respond.
One of the featured performers this
year will be Gordie Tapp and we im-
agine he. will be accompanied by
Cousin Clem. They are inseparable.
The Lucan Fair parade is usually one
of the largest and best in Western On-
tario.
- When talking about fairs we can't
forget the Zurich fall fair coming up
nextweekend and the Exeter fall fair is
set for September 21 and 22.
We have quite an assortment. Three
working mothers. One artist. One stu-
dent who has been taking extremely
difficult courses for several years. One
poet. One guy writing a novel. One syn-
dicated columnist. Three of us are
former newspaper people. One lady
teacher is a dogged and determined
member of the salary cotgmtt!-
We have a devoted C4jhonc-irteu
couple of agnostics. We hdve a mixture
of racial backgrounds: Polish, Scot-
tish.- Irish. Greek. French-Canadian
and German.
Occasionally. one or two members of
the department need a good blast from
their head for recalcitrance, mopery or
gawk. But I am psychologically* unable
to ream somebody out. and the trouble .
ususlly goes away, like bad weather.
Once in a while, when I become a lit-
tle depressed at the way they are
draining me, without kgowing41J.take.
out a �' filed; 'Duties of a
Department Head". This gives me a
good laugh. when 1 realize that I am a
lousy department head, and I feel
better.
There is only one area in which i
fulfill my function. And this is a
holdover from wartime. A good officer
always defends the men under him.
Unless. of course, they are hoplessly
imeompetent. When somebody climbs
on,the back of a member of my depart-
ment, the usually benevolent Bill
Smiley unsheathes his claws. and the
attacker backs off.
Some departments have lengthy.
meetings, terrific infighting, and resik
tant smoutderings. We have the hap-
piest, most relaxed department in the
school.
Just want to say thanks, guys, for a
good year. And next fall, don't tell me
your troubles, Tell your husband or
wife or mother or kids. and we'll have
anothfr great year.
DOUAR SEM
Shop for mortgage
to get the best deal
Uy Murray
' No t 'ro mortgages are
alike. -Tile pefson wh geTs
the best mortgage deal is
the one who shops around.
He is- business -like in his
approach and he does his
shopping well in advance of
buying a house.
If you are thinking about
becoming a .homeowner,
you too should go shopping
for a mortgage. Compare
prices and bargain to get
the best possible deal for
yourself.
There are many variables
to consider. Interest -rates,
General financial advice
by members of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Ontario.
for example, may range
several percentage points
alftong lenders. You want
the lowest rate you can
find. When you are con-
sidering a mortgage of
150,000 or ;60,000, a
fractional difference in the
interest rate can mean a
big difference inyour total
cost.
There are additional fees
you may be asked to pay.
These may be included in
the fine print -- a bonus to
the lender for granting the
loan, an appraisal fee, a
cond bonus upon re-
newal, a second appraisal
fee and an inspection fee. .
You should consult a
lawyer to determine which
of those fees are likely to be
negotiable. Naturally, you
will want to pay only those
fees which are mandatory.
Never sign a mortgage
agreement without having
your lawyer read it first.
Rack, CA ,
ne clause you will want
included in any mortgage is
an automatic option to
renew. When a mortgage
expires -- usually after
three to five years -- you
may owe some balance.
You want to be sure you
can renew 'the financing
without interruption.
. You should also make
sure that your mortgage
payments will reduce the
principal debt; not just pay
off the interest. And, insist
on an option to allow you to
make lump sum payments
on the principal at least
once a year, without
penalty.
There are several sources
of mortgage money: mort-
gage companies, trust com-
panies, private lender,
sister companies to banks
or talk to your bank man-
ager. Sell yourself as a
good risk. Your employ-
ment record, salary and
earning psitential and your
credit history are factors a
lender will weigh in assess-
ing you as a mortgage risk.
Outline how you will repay.
your mortgage and how
much you can afford to
carry. -
Your payments should
never exceed 30 per cent of
your after-tax income.
If you can convince a
lender that you are a good
risk,- you increase your
bargaining power for the
low interes rate and favor-
able terms he reserves for
people like you.
Mr. Rumack is with
Murray Rumack Stern &
Cohen, Toronto.
down memory no
55 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Preston
Dearing of the second
concession of Stephen drove
to town on Saturday night
.and left the horse and buggy
standing near Wes Simmon's
blacksmith shop while they
went shopping. On their
return they .found the har-
ness had been cut to pieces,
in fact. they had to purchase
a new set to get home.
The first picnic of the Hern
family was held on July 30 at
Maple View Farm near Zion.
There were about 70 present.
Rev. L.C. Harvey of West
Lorne visited for a few days
with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. J.S. Harvey. A'
The local telephone ser-
vice has been enlarged and
now accommodates 300
phones. This includes the
Thames Road System.
30 Years Ago
A minor earthquhke oc-
curred here at noon Friday.
Only about half of the
residents felt the tremor.
Hensall Councillor Melvin
Moir was instantly killed and
Carl Passmore, Edward
Fink and Jack Tudor were
critically injured when the
car they were in hit a truck
at theintersection of High-
ways 24 and 5, six miles
north of Brantford, late
Tuesday evening.
William Cann, Past
Master of Lebanon Forest
Lodge, was elected DDGM
for Huron at the Grand
Lodge meeting in Toronto.
The annual staff picnic of
he Exeter Branch of the
Bank o Montreal was held at
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joint affair with the staff of
the new branch at Crediton
and their families.
.20 Years Ago
The Times -Advocate has
been awarded the N.E. Rice
Trophy for the best local spot 411j
news picture in Canada's Sl
weekly newspapers this
year. This was the third -
national award won by the T- ,
A.
Threatened by the Ontario
Water Resources Com-
mission with an injunction to
close the canning plant,
Exeter council this week
purchased a-$4,000 irrigation.-..
system to dispose of liquid
waste from the local plant.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollie
Williams, R.R. 3 Exeter,
returned home Sunday from
a five-week trip to the west
coast during which they
visited a number of former
district residents.
Mr. Clarence Down, R.R. I
. Hensall, his son Bob and
Shirley Reynolds, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd -
Reynolds are undergoing
treatment after being at-
tacked by a "rabid neigh-
borhood cat.
15 Years Ago
Reeve Elgin Thompson
Tuckersmith Townshilp, was..
recently elected a director of
the Ontario Association of
Mayors and Reeves. It is the
first time Huron has been
represented among the
directors ofthe group.
Exeter's three service
clubs and the Horticultural
Society will be asked to send
representatives to meet with
RAP committee to discuss
plass for E ter
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rIAVe ' Wed- project --fixing the r rivee abs
nesday, July 13. It was a at Riverview Park.
The readers
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The Editor,
The Exeter Times Advocate,
Dear Sir:
The Wingham Centennial
Reunion is being held August
1-6, and as a part of it the
Wingham ScbootReurflbA is
being held on Saturday
• morning, August 4, from 9 to
12, in the F.E. Madill
Secondary School.
We are welcoming back to
the Wingham School
Reunion all former and
present students, teachers,
school trustees, school
boards and inspectors from,
the Wingham Public School,
the Secondary School, the
Sacred Heart Separate
School, the Lower Town
School, the Golden Circle
School and the Business
‘Colleges.
In trying to get addresses
of former students we used
the Grade 9 class lists from
1907 on throughout the years
and classmates in Wingham
have worked en-
thusiastically trying to get as
many addresses as possible.
.We also searched -for the.
names and addresses of, the
teachers and others involved
in education. These hun-
dreds of names were added
to the already collected list
of the Wingham Centennial
Invitational Committee who
then mailed out all the`in-
vitations.
However, we know we did
not get all the names and
addresses of those involved
in the Wingham educational
systems and we are hoping
that those who know about it
will spread the word to all
who attended or were in-
volved in schools in
Wingham throughout the
years to "Come Back To
School" Saturday morning,
August 4.
The school bells are
r inging.to.migeoseeai}:
We are looking forward to
a happy reunion. Be sure and
come.
The Wingham Centennial
School Reunion Committee,
Florence Reavie, Chairman.
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