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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-08-15, Page 2• • USED CARS FOR SALE '69 FORD 0. .cx1,4,, 5,FPAN WITH RAPIO, TWO TONE '60 WICK 4, PQ013, 1144PT-QP WITH RADIO '56 FQRD, c0 API-I WITH 'RAM '5.4 DODGE SEDAN WITH ':R.APIQ, TWQ TONE EXETER Broderick Brothers Brothers _ ..... _, .... PHONE 225-2266 '04 Mg,M)13, SEDAN 'P. FORD SEDAN. GUEST OPINION The rt us judge by actions. a FLT. LT, PAUL GILL, RCAF STATION PgNTRALIA A native of India, Flt, Lt, Gill is currently on course at Centralia and lives in Exeter CREATIVE CAPITAL is modern pioneering. The early Canadians laboured hard all their lives to clear a patch of land to call Their own and lay the foundations of our station. Today's pioneer can make 'his personal fortune's grow, and Canada's too, with little labour and very much faster through properly placed creative dollars. 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Mr XIII NMI IN Si NB of IMOof iia iaa lit MI tai HI Nil tia NM IS IN Mayor Simmons'. suggestion to couneil, to form 'a Canada: centennial committee here should, and probably will, receive enthusiastic endorsement. As the mayor pointed out ;to council, the .centennial of Confederation is less than four years away and the planning for any community project should, be started immed- iately, Any major achievement—and we feel the centennial is worthy of SOIDething more than token acknowledgment—will take several years to be completed properly, The mayor has suggested the develop- ment of Riverview Park and we think this is a most suitable undertaking. Certainly any de- velopment associated with the centennial should be directed toward community beautifi- cation or decoration and HO other area has the potential offered by Riverview Park, It pro- vides an excellent natural setting near the centre of town which can not only give enrich- ment to local citizens but also project a very favorable image to the thousands of travellers along No. 4 highway. The suggestion that Riverview Park de- velopment be undertaken as a centennial pro- ject first came from Exeter Kinsmen Club which already has provided a plan for the area. The plan was prepared after consulta- tion with all community groups affected and has been Accepted both by RAP committee and town council. The club has made it clear that it does not expect the suggested development to be followed 'to the letter; the plan was provided only as a guide for development by stages, It was the Kinsmen's idea, and it ap- pears also to be the mayor's, to secure the co- operation of various community groups in carrying out the development. If each of our organizations takes on one aspect of the de- velopment, the end ref...lt can be achieved quickly and each group will share distinctly in the achievement. It can indeed by a commun- ity project. IRILMLUZirrESZ Town, council already has taken import- ant steps toward providing additional land for the park. Acquisitions of properties on the south side of the river, with the assistance of the Ausable authority, and the building up of the swampy section in the north-east corner give the park considerably more potential. Further development is taking place with the announced construction this fall of the swimming pool, This in itself will be ,a major addition to the park. The bathhouse, to be built next spring, will have an important bearing on the appearance of the ;area It is hoped that 'the committee can raise sufficient funds to erect an attractive structure which will blend with the natural setting. A stark, four-block-wall building would be ;unfortunate here. While economy is essential, it should not cost a great deal more to provide a distinctive touch, through both color and design, be it only a slight variation from the conventional. Certainly now, as has been pointed out by others, is the time 'to be planting trees and shrubs in the area. This vital part of park development cannot be established overnight. One important consideration which must be given to any development is that of main- tenance and future operation. Ideal would be some 'type of facility which would provide revenue for maintenance and yet not be out of character with the surroundings. With cities and tourist regions near at hand, and the ever- growing trend toward picnics and camping, there is a potential for sufficient volume of visitors to provide considerable revenue, even At a modest charge. The problem will ;be to find 'the distinctive attraction which will realize that potential. While some type of celebration should be provided, either here or in the district, for the observance of the actual centennial day, this is not as important in our view as the development of a lasting memorial which can both mark the 100 years and provide the com- munity with a permanent asset. Now is the time to begin preparations. What's the name? To the editor, In last week's issue of your newspaper and In other Issues of the past, I find you referring to the high school as IISDHS, I have always been under the impression that the school was called SIIDHS, Smith HU ron Dis- triet High School. Has the nanie been changed or is this Merely a typographical error which has re-appeared in many of your issifeS? LETTERS TWE EDITOR e-I •• "Arid hi this oottlar, Wearing gro6rt trunks ;rind complexion to Triatelt , "There's that gentleman I was telling yVit about!" EDITOR AO Prepare for the -centennial such objects of Worship. All mankind stands at different levels,of the same vertieallad- der, The man who needs a God taking personal interest in his fortune, prosperity; health and wealth is not quite capable of understanding the nature of an impersonal Cod. The person who finds particular satisfac- tion in worshipping a patron saint is happier in doing that rather than in the worship of a personal God. Individual cul- tural, emotional, spiritual and intellectual development de- cides the nature of God rather than dogmatic scriptural teach- ings. Helief to a Hindu is second. First and foremost is conduct, For belief without conduct is meaningless. The Hindu places utmo st importance how one lives one's life. Only through living a Godly life can one hope to achieve union with God. Hindu believes in the philo- sophy of Karma (or action). "Thou shall reap the rewards of your actions." Nobody else but you has to pay for your deeds or misdeeds. There is no sharing of responsibilities. Man's soujourn through life brings him in contact with many temptations. There is the lust for pleasure. There is the lust for wealth, for power, AP these try to entice man and get him. involved in the mad rush for the achievemeet of his partien- lay goal. Man's spiritual and intellectual .develepnient is a slew process, The seeker of pleasure, after haying enjoyed all the pleasures, runs after a different ideal of mirsult, Only .after he is run out does hotre, turn to himself. For in self realization is the knowledge of knowing God. Man achieves sal- vation, Hinduism has oceans of wealth which .satisfy all needs. Intellectually each individual has different needs and Hindu, ism answers these needs ac- cording to requirements, The individual is gifted with the ut- most independence of mind, Hinduism takes it for granted that there is more than one road leading to Rome. Some paths are longer and difficult, while others are straight and simple, What path one has is equally as good as any other path, for it answers the emo- tional and spiritual needs of an individual as well as another for some one else. In Hindu thought the imper- sonal God is perfect. To achieve perfection, or union with God, is the Hindu ideal in life. JOTTINGS BY JMS J. M. Southcott Changes in power Suite 203, 121 N. L. SANDLER & CO. LIMITED INVESTMENTS Richmond St. West, Toronto 1, Canada I prof i t opportunitiespot en till sponsored by your organization, Please keep me Continuously informed on h of merit to earn income through dividends atnde 1 I n I I I To write on Hinduism is no easy matter, and especially so for a layman. There are no set dogmas, and no one book of authority On the subject. Since ages long past, when the basis for the religious and philosophical thought on Hin- duism was laid, the thinking has been developing all along. The ancient sages and fore- fathers saw life in its varied forms and colors and pondered on the existence of reality, an underlying reality. They thought of form and content and came to the conclusion that at the base of all existence there is unity, though in outward appearance life presented a diver se picture. Unity in diversity has been the essence of Hindu thought. Hinduism is not an historical religion like Christianity, Islam or Judaism. The religious thought did not originate with a single person. Rather, it is an embodiment of the practices of a society which prevailed in the Indus Valley, The word was evolved out of association with Indus and Indus or, later on, Hindus, pertained to anybody coming from that valle y. Hindu civilization is known to have existed some 4000 B.C. and it was a full- fledged civilization at that time, as the excavations of Maheuja, Daro, Taxila and others have shown. India underwent a series of cyclic changes since that time but the unity of thought has sur- vived to this day. Indian mind has retained that touch with the past, to probe into the un- certain future, to provide a con- tinuity which is unique amongst the great civilizations of this earth. What is Hindu concept of God? Once, when Mahatma Gandhi was asked to this effect, he answered "Truth is God". And throughout the history of Hinduism the search for truth has continued. What is truth? Our knowledge gives us only relative ideas on truth. Absolute truth remains outside our realm and reach. "0 God that thou are Infinite, how can I, a finite being, with a finite language define the One Who is Infinite?" so says a Hindu prayer. God takes mil- lions of names, shapes and forms. Hinduism is panthiestic. In Hindu order of life God the abstract or impersonal stands majestically at the top, indif- ferent to the pains and pleasures of man. The highest Hindu ideal is to understand the nature of the impersonal god. Second in order comes the personal God. Third, come the dieties, saints and lesser gods, Fourth the ancestors and other Name I Address E.T.A, I There have been many chan- ges In Exeter since May, 1951. when hydro served by Exeter Public Utilities Commission was changed over from 25 to 60 cycle. The district at that time com- prised, Exeter, the Exeter dis- trict, Hensall, Dashwood and Zurich. Approximately 20 hydro men, 100 Comstock men and vehicles invaded the area for the conversion work. Exeter had approximately 950 customers; Hensall, 300; Zur- ich, 140 andDashwood, 150 customers. Exeter district had approximately 900 customers; Dashwood district, 260 and Grand Bend district, 1,000. A depot for electric clock and fan conversion was set up in the Exeter public school. The first change-over took I I EN NI NO le IN NM MN 1111 110 IN NI NO NO NO Ile IIIII In IN mu place at Hensel' on June 6; followed by Exeter on June 20; Zurich on July 3 and 4 and Dashwood on July 11, A radio equipped office had its headquarters at Seaforth and contacted the Comstock trucks within a radius of 30 miles. This enabled a speedy and efficient system of handling complaints and emergencies with little delay. Huge piles of equipment were stored inbuild- ings, ready for use in the change-over. This included re- frigerators, washing machines and motors. When there was a delay in the changeover these machines were loaned until such time as the machines could be repaired. A previous survey had calculated the needs and these were provided for. A separate office handled the clock and fan problem. New ones were available to householders in exchange for older models at a small cash payment. The convoy of some 170 red Comstock trucks coming to Ex- eter to make the changeover seemed like an army in its or- ganization. According to one householder the Comstock men were "a fine bunch of fellows". Canadian Comstock company, within a year, planned the mass conversion of Ontario's hydro to 60 cycle to be completely ef- fective in nine years' time at an estimated cost of $190 mil- lion. The time limit for making the changeover varied In the different municipalities from half an hour to one and a half hours. The first cut-over was made in the district on June 11 and the cut-over in the dis- trict was completed July 11, the last change being made in the diStrict north of Dashwood. The change from 25 to 60 cycle gave more efficient power and reduced flickering in the hydro lamps. e on Southcott BY THE EDITOR BELL LINES bigger slice for the MPs by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager Elston Cardiff, Huron's veteran MP, makes no bones about the fact that he voted for his recent raise of pay. "I didn't think they needed to go as high as they did," he said, referring to the 80% increase proposed by the Liberal gov't whichraised MP's salar- ies to $18,000, $6,000 of which is tax- free. "But certainly we were due for an increase. We haven't had one since 1952." I had asked Elston about his stand on the raise in pay, wondering if he had been one of the small band of PC's under Di ef enbak er who had voted against the bill, The story is that Fief incurred the wrath of most members, including those of his own party, by opposing the increase, since a mutual agreement had been understood before- hand. But I didn't press the Huron MP for his comments in regard to the PC leader's stand because Elston has al- ways been a loyal follower of the Prince Albert lawyer. Obviously, this time the local member and his chief disagreed. Elston pointed out the financial de- mands upon members of the senior governments become greater every year. He's expected to make donations to every community enterprise, every fund-raising program, every campaign in every municipality in the riding. And that mounts up. Members of parliament are a "sure touch's in the eyes of campaign mana- gers. Some interesting comments on the MP's Salary Increase have appeared. Says the Fort Erie 'Letter -Reviews s: "Some of them may be worth the extra money, but the argument always heard When parliamentary pay increases are discussed, 10 the effect that a new pay scale will attract better members to public service, is fallacious. One is certainlo see most of the same mem- bers running in the next general elec- tion as ran in the last one. The only difference will be that their political organizations will expect them to put up more to cover their election ex- penses. That may mean that other can- didates will also have to spend more to oppose them, so that the cost of getting defeated will go up as well as the cost of getting elected." The Blenheim Tribute objects to the $6,000 tax-free portion of increase. "We feel quite strongly that our MPs should pay income tax on the entire $18,000, the same as the rest of us would if we made that much money. Perhaps if they did they would realize just how much government is costing in this day and age, and not be so ready to vote for the myriad of bills which have Canadians groaning under the ever-increasing tax burden." The Midland Free Press opposes the increase: "Voters here would like to know where there is justification for an $8,000 boost in MP's salaries when the rest of the country is being urged to do a little belt-tightening and carry a heavier burden of taxation to put the nation's economy on sounder footing, Goldie Buckingham, of the Kincardine News, an intimate of the members in his riding, reflects on the handout prob- lem cited by Cardiff: "In going about the riding we have been appalled over the number of 'touches' which our members have been subjected to. In every town which we visited with our representative there has always been some person or some society with its grubby little hand out for 'support for their particular cause and of course, being the member, he was in the unenviable position of being un- able to say no. "A member of parliament does not earn his pay simply by sitting in on it's sessions, His 'recess' is taken up by a careful and repeated., coverage bf his GETTING BROWN THIS SUMMER — OR BROWNED OFF? Don't let an expected phone call keep you indoors this summer if you have the chance to be out on the patio or in the garden. The Bell Chime — a telephone bell you can set to call you in three different tones — has a loud ring you can easily hear from outdoors. (And indoors, too, when those rainy days turn cowboys and Indians loose in the home, or when you're vacuum- BELL CHIME ing up after the varmints). Coming in an attractive ivory or gold housing, Bell Chime also has a soft melodic tone when you want peace and quiet, or when someone's resting; plus a regular telephone ring. constituency while in addition to being 'tapped' for donations, costs him hun- dreds of dollars in travel, meals, ac- commodation and a sizeable contribu- tion to any meetings which may be called and which he is expected to at- tend, no matter how inconvenient it is to do so." My own reaction is mixed. I don't think MP's salaries should be so high that they attract the greedy people whose only interest in public service is a selfish one and who would attempt all manner of political manoeuvres just to retain their salary. Yet I feel they should be paid adequately. I do think MPs consider the Increase necessity because of the cost of elec- tioneering and this, I suggest, perverts our democratic ideals on two counts. One is that the practice of requiring the candidate and the party to bear election costs eliminates many worth- while candidates for financial reasons and forces undemocratic obligations to donating supporters. The second is that it gives the sitting member a big ad- vantage over any opponent who is not likely to have similar funds with which to run an election. I would much prefer that public funds be made available to qualifying can- didates to finance their campaigns. This would eliminate unsavory obliga- tions and give each contender equal opportunity to present his platform to the people, The MPs' remuneration, then, I sug- gest could be established fairly on the basis Of a salary substantially better than, but related to, the national aver- age, plus reasonable expenses incurs ed in living in Ottawa during the sessions and travelling to and from the member's constituency. I firmly believe that the present sys- tem of financing political activity is one of the serious handicaps Of Our democratic system. ................ Elmer Campbell, RR 1 Exeter had been awarded the school tuition scholarship up to $125 a year for two years for the County of Huron. 10 YEARS AGO Nancy A. Tiernan, Dashwood, took top marks in the Upper School class at SHAHS this year. Her results include eight first class honors out of nine papers written. Ward Allen, 29-year-old fid- dler, won the all-Canadian Championship Old Time Fid- dlerS' contest at Shelburne last week. The Ausable River Conserva- tion Authority is seeking power from the provincial government to expropriate the Pinery for a public recreation area. Elston Cardiff, 64-year-old Brussels farmer, put the new riding of Huron in the PCranks by defeating Andrew Y. McLean, Liberal candidate, with a 1,600 majority. He now enters his fourth term in the House of Commons. * Of course, hearing the telephone ring and then being able to get to it in time are sometimes two different things, especially if you have impatient friends. A port- able extension with a 'weatherproof jack for use out- doors can mean a telephone right beside your cool lemonade, let you enjoy it and keep in touch at the same time without running back and forth. And the same phone can serve as a handy extension inside the home as well — you just bring it in and out as You please. But when calling your friends, remember that they may be out enjoying the summer weather too — without an extension or a Bell Chime. So it's a good idea to let the phone ring even longer than the normal ten times to give them a chance to hear and answer. * * HOW OTHERS DO IT As individuals, no one wants to be taken for granted. But at Bell people, we are proud when you take good telephone service for granted, because that means we are doing our job. Telephone service, how- ever, just isn't the tame all the world over, and to prove it, here's how customers in Indonesia are told to use the phone:` "The way to use the telephone differs from town to town, In most eases you will be able to ask some• body to , conned you with The Wanted Number. If that is possible you better not fail to do so. In ease you are forted to help yourself, and the telephone is not automatic, you should ask the operator to connect you, Call the operator NONA (Miss) when you can, hear she is a girl. Don't call a Male operator anything. the operators are very very busy; don't push on! In case you lose your temper, the operator will connect you with a nasty colleague." Tithes Established 1073 Amalgamated 1024 Advocate Established 1881 'ate erxefer imest-30t5ocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Members C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC Janis dulehs, It's confuSing to otIpli srhaWib(jd too, we've found. The 86Viobl, Was originally called "South littroti DiStriet High SehbOlo'. hoWeVer, the natoe WaS changed several years agO on the Ontario Department &Edu- cation records tb "iltiren SOUth DiStrict Righ SehoOl” and this Would "appear to be the proper title now, although the fainfiler- ity With the earlier bathe makes is HS U86 preValent,..,The editor, 50 YEARS AGO Fire, Monday night, destroy- ed the Bell block in Hensall which included the jewelry store and dwelling of Fred C. Mc- Donell and H. McLean's dry goods store. Mr. William Leavitt of Ex- eter has sold his summer resort at Grand Bend to a number of New York capitalists. The price was $14,000. Russell Balkwill has left for Forest where he will enter the Bank of Commerce as junior clerk. The Toronto Motor Cycle Club passed through Centralia about 40 StrengonSunday after- noon making considerable noise and dust. 25 YEARS AGO Lightning struck in two dif- ferent places in Osborne Town- ship Friday afternoon and in each case a stook of grain was destroyed by fire, One was on the farm of Charles Delbricige near Witchelsea and the other on the farm of Norman Brock near Zion, Donald Oestricher ' Dash wood, Grade 13 student at Ex- eter High School, was succeSs- ful in 11. Subjects with first Class honors. Mrs. Margaret Pletcher and family moved to Exeter from Centralia laSt week, SuperteSt Petroleum Co, has purchased the McFalls property on Main St. Lbcan, now oceupled by a livery barn, A new service station will be erected. 15 YEARS AGO Tenders are being called for September 1, for the cOnstritc-. lion of arieW dist-ft& high school to begin this fall and to Cost an estimated 4470,000, Murray May representing Exeter High School left Wediies,. day for Longford Mills near Lake COlichiChirig to attend the athletic leaderS camp for two WeekS, MeSsfai tld ri d Simmons) DiMalct Case and Fred Eller105 , ten were fishing Stoke8 bay ever the weekend, 'MO announced leSt Week that Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Deo% Ottawa, arid fOr Payment of Pottage in Cash '''airs-in-AdVartte Circulation, March 31, 1963.-4928 SUE4diliPTION -kAtEtf Canada $4.00 Per Year, USA $5.00 fie "UFAillailr"'""