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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-03-29, Page 6Page 6 Times -Advocate, March 29, 1989 Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 C51. BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 Published Each Wednesday Morning at Exeter, Ontario, NOM ISO Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386. Phone 519.235-1331 ROSS HAUGH Editor PCNA IIM BECKETT Publisher & Advertising .Manager HARRY ()EYRIES DON SMITH Composition Manager Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada: $25.00 Per year; U.S.A. ' $65.00 Need housing survey What is Co -Op housing? It appears as if many resi- dents of Exeter and area think Co -Op housing is only for those who need financial assistance for their accom- modation. That is not so! Co -Op housing is available to everyone and to receive government funding it must be a blend of those paying full mar- ket rental rates and those who need some assistance. The ad hoc committee of Exeter coun- cil is asking anyone interested in this type of housing to fill out survey forms. Despite the rejection of two previous applications for funding for this type of non-profit housing project, the commit- tee is continuing their efforts to establish this alternative in housing which is very much needed. While a project of this nature is a com- bination of different rental rates, the sur- vey is necessary to establish the total needs of the community. The previous applications were reject- ed for two reasons. They did not show enough need and the forms were not completely filled out. Since total funding available is limited and if granted is done so on the basis of community need, it's essential to get as many responses as possible. Where rental assistance is needed it's essential to have all parts of the survey completed. While income and financial figures must be presented on the survey forms, the information -is strictly confidential., The forms when completed are for- warded in pre -addressed and stamped envelopes to Community Homes of Southwestern Ontario who will assess the information along with the Ministry of Housing. At no time will a member of the local committee, council or town staff see any of this very confidential information. This housing project if approved will be named Exandarea Meadows Co - Operative Housing. It's imperative to have the housing sur- vey forms mailed by Wednesday, April 19. The forms along with any other perti- nent information can be obtained at the Exeter municipal office or any member of the ad hoc committee. An information booth outlining this project will be set up at the upcoming Exeter Optimists Home and Garden Show at the South Huron Rec Centre on April 7,8 and 9. According to Reeve Bill Mickle, it ap- pears a single senior with annual gross income of less than $9,500 could be eli- gible for maximum support. Here is your chance to supply input for future housing. Get a form today. Just remember, a project of this kind is for everyone, is non-profit, and can be self -managed by a local board of direc- tors including tenants. By Ross Haugh Letters to the Editor Dear Sir. 1 would like to comment in refer- ence to the letter written by Tom Creech, Media relations of Canada Post Huron Division March 22. I must say it is not surprising he avoided commenting on the cost factor, as was brought up in the let- ter I previously wrote. The new Su- perbox system will cost more per year than the present one. And what of the cost of implementing this new system? 1 ask the people of Exeter, is the present system a bad one? I've no- ticed most people like coming to the post office to chat, socialize. Would it not-.tom-chvapal.-4e•-sim- ply add more lock boxes to the. present ones. This new system adds more han- dling of the mail - the more han- dling the more chance of error. Pres.. ently once the mail is broken down rt is sorted directly to the lock btft<cV:' "" es and general delivery. Harry C. Young Exeter, Ontario NOM iSO in General Delivery, I counted 356 people officially on record. I also noticed a great number of these peo- ple have left the arca, deceased ctc. I have yet to see the remaining peo- ple in general delivery arrive at the same time asking for mail. Mr. Creech did mention you can mail letters at these Super boxes, yes that's true. You can see there's not many people going to the Post Office anymore. I'm sure you can see the writing on the wall. Why all this is being done the big picture. Why should Canada Post pay two people to maintain the wickct ser- vice. Franchise.it out. 200 students, aged 15-18, from as many as 30 different countries. They are due to arrive in August, yet visa procedures demand that we recruit our families by mid-June. Support you have lent to our non-profit international exchange organization in the past has been of tremendous help to us. For additional information, please do not hesitate to contact either my- self of the local Interculture Canada volunteer quoted in the release. Thank you in advance for your at- tention and cooperation. it's sad to say it's -only a matter — of.time. This present office will just be a sorting center. I must say I've enjoyed working * * r} here and the people I've met. In the near future Sincerely yours, tali Beet Coordinator, Pubjic Relations goodbye. nwillbesadtosay The Editor The Exeter Times Advocate The new system will: 1) break • Postal Worker _ Exeter Post Office a r�„r 1. genius who invented clastic. 1 15, 1989 ;;;;;; x fes:---.""mn �. •.w... �.� siau ► the ,alt --2) aim -it- _ .,�...�,.�. __. ~�'^ --...�..�-•-�• -.-- sure that all skirts and rfu,. _ . l eaef-Sic Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 Published by I.W. Eedy Publications Limited A job well done We had the pleasure of attend- ing the recent celebration of the Exeter branch of Chartcrways and joining in on honouring the arca school bus drivers. Their achievement of transport- ing more than 1,200 area elemen- tary and secondary school stu- dents safely to class- for 1,000 consecutive days without a pre- ventable accident is almost unbe- lievable. The drivers cover some 1,250 miles each day. Over the stretch of 1,000 days this amounts to one and a quarter million miles. The accident -free record now stands at 1,057. That's more than 52 times around the world. That's a lot of miles without as much as a fender -bender. Local manager Ken Ogden and his staff are to be congratulated for their dedication in a highly specialized field. Except for extreme weather conditions, they get their pre- cious cargo through safely and sort of follow the slogan of the United States mail service of " going through rain, sleet, snow and thc dark of night" to do their job. While the bus drivers were in the limelight during their celebra- tion at the new Exeter Lions Youth Centre, there was another instance of courage and dedica- tion to a job. The entertainment was provid- ed by the Paul Brothers and Shirley and only moments into From the editor's disk by 1Ross Haugh � 1 their act Leon Paul was stricken with dizzy spells. Did he give up and let the oth- ers continue alone? No, sir. Be- ing the veteran trouper he is, Leon stuck right to the old adage of "the show must go on" and led his group from a chair. We talked to thc veteran come- dian thc next day and learned af- ter being checked out at St. Mar- ys hospital he was feeling much better and little worse for the incident. With so much seriousness pre- vailing in our world today, it's greht to take a fcw minutes occa- sionally to watch a vaudeville act like the Pauls disperse. They not only make the audience laugh, In everything give Although our formal Thanks- giving Day is months away, there's no harm in being thank- ful throughout the year. I have a whole .list of things for which I am truly thankful. I thank the designer of the hu- man body for permitting thc chocolate mint to which I am ad- dicted to spend a few days in my digestive tract before gluing it- self permanently to my hips ani eternally grateful to the sides of the roads every Mon- day. Too bad there's not a com- parable reward for picking up the rest of the litter. 1 appreciate the fact most nanny courier (the person who will be sorting into the super boxes); 3) he/ she sons it into their sorting case so as it unravels as per his/her route; 4) then goes to the super boxes and sons into the appropriate boxes. On average the mail is sorted by approximately 9:30 with exception of some Mondays and days follow- ing a holiday. There will be many people who won't be getting their mail till amend. noon. In other words if you pick your mail up around 10:00 a.m. and this new courier hasn't been yet you are just picking up yesterday's. mail. You'll have to go back later to get that day's mail. Why fix something that isn't broken? As to Mr. Creech's com- ment of several hundreds of people 4 1 March 20, 1989 Dear Sir: Once again, Interculture Canada would like to appeal to families in your area who may wish to become involved in our intercultural educa- tional movement by hosting a for- eiggn student for - the 1989-90 �c1�lvis'wlime for host families to apply. Through your help, we hope to reach potential host fami- lies in your area to inform them of the existence and of the benefits of our hosting program. Please find enclosed a press release to this ef- fect. Interculture Canada is expecting As the Lung Association's Christmas Seal Campaign draws to a close, I would like to thank all those people in the community who gave so generously. The Cam- paign target of $65,000 has been surpassed by $12,000. Escalating costs of materials and mailing have an increasing effect but with such tremendous support, local program; can be continued and medical research funded. Thank you to the volunteers who gave time and energy and thank you to the donors for helping people to breathe better. Sincerely, Stephen Dibert President slacks I buy have waistbands of that wonderful stuff. It gener- ously forgives the addition of five to 10 pounds, and wearing clastic is easier than dieting. i am almost as grateful to the manufacturers of overblouses and long, baggy sweaters. 1 can let it all hang out without my in- dulgence in heavenly hash ice cream and fried chicken being too obvious. I am glad the refund on beer bottles makes retrieval of the regular weekend harvest worth- while for a number of industri- ous and thrifty individuals who can be seen gleaning along the Reynold's Rap but they laugh at themselves and that's good for everyone. Have you ever been called "chicken"? or been told you have cold "feet" in facing up to a cer- tain situation. Researchers at the University of Guelph'tell us those two quotes arc a good combination. They have found that broiler chickens grow faster and hens lay more eggs when they were kept cooler. The Guelph professors found the best way to keep these birds cool was to start with their feel. A basic fact about chickens is that they don't sweat like hu- mans. Instead, during hot spells, they release body heat by pant- ing. Researchers find the birds can release considerable heat through the skin of their feet. Now the people at the Arkcll poultry research station in Guelph have come up with roosts which have water circulat- ing through pipes at 12 degrees Celsius to give them cooler feet. * * * * Pun of the Week : Moonlighter - A man who holds day and night jobs so he can drive from one to the other in a better car. thanks except for such essential conver- sational gambits as "Why are you eating your serviette?", or "You just spilled your coffee. On me". I'm very thankful Canada has abolished the death penalty. i ani waiting to murder my husband the next time he lights his pipe under one of the smoke alarms and sets off the device's heart - stopping' alarm. i would hate to. Yvonne ca 4os:ifiable homicide. -R�•*"''"` There"clave• bccn other times 1 have had to forcibly restrain my - goats bring their kids into thin world without the need for epi- durals, forceps, anesthetics and other accoutrements of a delivery room. Don did spend half an hour last week assisting a little goat that had decided to make his debut rear end first. Mother and son arc now fine, thanks to the infection -fighting powers of pen- icillin. On the home front, I'm happy we have a .tv set in the kitchen which Don and i can both sec from our places at the table. At dinner time, we don't have to in- terrupt our dining or our viewing self. once was -'tin, windy night he insisted I dump our contented cat and my warm afghan off my lap to come into the bathroom to get the full sound effects of said storm. 1 listened carefully for a moment; then in- formed hubby that what he was hearing was thc sound of the toi- let he had left running. Last but not least, 1 am thankful for my family, friends and col- leagues who accept my myopia, my opinions, my failing memo- ry, my foot -in -mouth disease and other barely noticeable little fail- ings and foibles with affection and tolerance.