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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-04-30, Page 4FOUR PER CENT INTEREST Twice each year, interest is credited to Savings Accounts at British Mortgage & Trust. That interest is calculated on the minimum half-yearly 'balance. An interest period ends on April 30 — another begins on May 1. Begin a savings programme today and start earning 4% interest. Since 1877 BRITISH MORTGAGE & TRUST C. V. Barrett, Manager Exeter 235-0530 EDITORIALS GUEST ARTICLE, Debate use of vet. hospitals Honest consideration. M. BY W. H. A. (BILL) THOMAS, done by the recent fire, nor be more concerned over 'the threat that the sweeping blaze posed to the entire area, Grand Bend included, Whether or not the fire started from the dump is not significant. There's 'ample evi- dence to show that the refuse ground consti- tutes 'a hazard, one that no municipality should have on its conscience. Finding another location for a municipal dump may not be easy 'but it must be done, It's folly to endanger one of this region's finest natural resources for the sake of 'a place to put garbage, Grand Bend council has agreed to give, in the words of Reeve Stewart Webb, "a lot of consideration" to relocating its village dump, now situated in the Finery. We trust that the consideration given will be the honest kind, one that leads to ac- tion, rather than the pigeon-hole type which politicians sometimes use to overcome tempo- rary pressures, No group will appreciate better than Grand Bend 'council the value of the Finery and its attraction to tourists and summer resi- dents alike. None will regret more the damage How you can help This is Mental Health Week in Can- ada—April 26 to May 2. T-A columnist John Boyne already has dealt at 'length with the need for public ap- preciation of the mental health problem. In the April 23 issue, he appealed for "the spirit of compassion and simple kindness and under- standing of our Lord" toward those with men- tal problems. Four brief but significant ways by which the conscientious Canadian can assist are out- lined by the Middlesex County Mental Health Association. They are: By understanding that mental health can be treated, often successfully. By realizing that patients are human be- ings who need sympathy, understanding and acceptance by their families, friends and the community. By volunteering to visit patients in hos- pitals—an act considered by authorities as of great value in cheering up patients and mak- ing them feel wanted. By generously donating funds to the CMHA for its continuing work in research in- to the causes and treatment of mental illness. treatment facilities available, and the Glasse'? Commission feel that this expensive equip, merit is not being used to the best advantage. They recommend that the chronic cases, needing domi- ciliary care, be cared for in less expensive accommodations more suitable to their needs and that the hospitals which are equipped to provide treatment services be diverted to public purposes. The veterans of Canada, speaking through their organi, zations, are strongly opposed to this transfer. They feel that veterans have earned the right to special consideration and that veterans will always be happier and more contented in institutions devoted solely to their use. There they will find fuller understanding of their prob- lems and they will be with people who share common in- terests. They will also be sub- jected to rules and discipline which they understand. The test of censure in the Government was defeated 123 to 94 but it was generally con- ceded that although the Govern- ment was sustained in the vote, the Opposition won a moral victory in the debate and that the Government will be most care- ful in any agreements which Last week began with the first of the six 2-day simply me- lion debates, which are assign- ed to each session. As has been pointed out on other occasions, these 2-day debates always take place on a Monday and Tuesday, Their purpose is to provide the Oppositiop with opportuni- ties to criticize various phases of the Government's adminis- tration and to test the stability of the Government by recorded votes. The subject chosen for last week's debate was the Govern- ment's proposal to transfer control of veterans' hospitals from the Department of Vet- erans Affairs to civilian auth- orities. Such a course of action was recommended by the Glassco Commission, which was estab- lished several years ago to enquire into and report on eco- nomies that might be put into effect in the Government ser- vice. The Glassco Commission reported that '70% of the patients in veterans' hospitals are now elderly people who need domici- liary care rather than active treatment. In some of the veterans' hospitals there are vacant beds available. These hospitals, when built during World War I and World War n, were equipped with the finest diagnostic and may be made for the use of vacant beds by ether authori- ties, to make sure that the in- terests of the veterans are fully protected. On Monday the Prime Minis- ter outlined the new pension proposals and taxation remis- sions, which have been tenta- tively accepted in broad out- line by the provinces. The origi- nal Pension Act, which was submitted to the House, will be dropped for the present and is not likely to be reintroduced until next year. Two days last week were de- voted to debating the Redistri- bution Act. The original draft provided that two of the four commissioners in each pro- vince should be named by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. The N.D.P. brought in an amendment that these two members should be named by the Chief Justice of the Province from a selected list of prospects. The Conser- vatives favoured the original draft, so did some of the Li- berals. The Conservative forces in the House were increased by two during the week. Two of the Social Credit members from Quebec, Gerard Ouellet, of Ri- mouski, and Gerard Girouard, of Labelle, requested permis- sion from the House to be seat- ed with the Conservatives. They were given a wild re- ception by the Conservatives and a full measure of ribbing by the rest of the House. • 0 • • Last of the old ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyne The writer of these editorials for the past 14 years relinquishes his post this week. Naturally, it brings feelings of regret, nostalgia and everything else associated with such a change. Our first words must be of appreciation to those who have worked with us over these years. We're grateful for the kind co-operation we've received from members of the staff, cor- respondents, municipal and other officials, ad- vertisers and many individuals who have been most helpful. It's been a pleasure working with 'all lof them. We should thank our readers, too, for your tolerance and understanding at those times when our comments may not have been palatable or entirely fair. There have been times, we appreciate, when emotion or en- thusiasm has taken us beyond reasonable bounds. But you have been patient and we ap- preciated it, 'although there were times we were disappointed you didn't protest by way of letters. If there's a better community than this one, we've yet to discover it — Which makes leaving it that much more difficult. It's solid, stable 'and well-behaved; not always ready to jump into progress, but not afraid of it either, which is a good combination. There's an oft-used description about See It On Display Now. . . . The New Mustang LETTERS THE EDITOR Are you one of these? certain people, "salt of the earth". They're born here, we're convinced. There's another, "grass- roots", and we're certain they grow here—at least the stronger, straighter fibres. But no community is perfect. We think, for example, 'there should be more respect for and most appreciation of the public service winch is given, unfortunately, by only a few. There's a need for greater acceptance of new ideas, new developments in this community. We'll have to admit we're all a bit intolerant at times. But then, perhaps the newspaper hasn't given as .much leadership in these areas as 'it should have, either. More specifically, we'd suggest there's not enough appreciation of the need for better education of youth today. We adults continue to consider education too much in terms of brick walls 'and dollar cost instead of the re- turn from the investment. But enough of these generalities. The reins move to Bill Batten, no stranger to The T-A or to our readers. He's been associated with The Times-Advocate since his high school days and has proven himself capable and responsible. You'll like his presen- tations. We wish him every success and request that you give him your continued co-operation. DON SOUTHCOTT GUEST COLUMN BY ELMER D. BELL, QC Used Cars '53 CHEVROLET coach $125 '50 PONTIAC $75 Used Trucks ....And first of the new '59 FORD F-700 DUMP $1,850 '59 GMC 3 TON platform, long wheel base, good shape $1,350 '56 FORD F-700 DUMP A good farm truck. $550 '56 INTERNATIONAL 1 ton, aluminum van $650 adverse publicity. The itinerant salesman you may never' see again. (b) If you require to deal with a non-resident salesman or company, check on him or it before you buy. Your banker, your lawyer, the better busi, ness bureau in the nearest city, may be able to help you deter- mine whether the company has a good reputation. Investigation after the paper has been signed isn't much help. (c) Check local prices before purchase. You may find it was cheaper to buy near home. (d) If you must finance your purchases from strangers and must have the article being purchased, surely you are safer to go to recognized lending in- stitutions, borrow the money, and pay cash to the seller. At least you will know what you have to pay back. If they won't lend you the money then you might take a second look at whether you can afford the ar- ticle you want to purchase. (e) Do not form the impres- sion from the above that credit buying is wrong in itself. It isn't, but credit buying that is not budgeted can be disastrous. Your local merchant is not like- ly to load you up with mer- chandise which will cripple your finances, and indeed in a proper case will be able to arrange credit at a reasonable rate. (f) Lastly don't let any sales- man sell you something in a hurry. His business is to sign you up as rapidly as possible; your business is to subject his offer to cool careful consider- ation. Expose the offer to the cold light of day. If you follow these rules the chances are my fellow lawyers or myself will not be seeing you. If you don't we will be torturing our poor brains to find technical defences to the con- tract you signed, often without too much success. Comments or criticism will be wel- comed. Write PO Box 32 Exeter Adoption plan To the editor, Mental Health Week (April 26 to May 2) is an appropriate time to make an appeal for hos- pital visitors to your readers. It is an unfortunate fact that we have a number of patients at our hospital who never receive visits and are consequently very lonely people. The staff on my particular service has come up with a suggestion for an experiment which might appeal to those of your readers, young or old, who are interested in people and have a few hours to spare each week. We would like to find several people of any age, education or occupation who would "adopt" one patient each, with the idea of visiting regularly and per-, haps taking the patient for walks, etc. There would be opportunities for visitors to discuss with staff, problems they may have in the relationship and ideas for helping the patient towards re- covery. If any of your readers would like to discuss this idea further, they should contact Miss Tade- son at 524-7331, local 5, or write directly to me. Yours very truly, D. H. Moogk, M.D. Assistant Superintendent Taking over the reins of one of the leading weekly newspapers in Canada is a task that one would naturally view with a vast amount of trepidation,although we must admit to having our fear somewhat overshadowed by the honor that has been accorded us in .being chosen for this enviable position. Although a bulging waistline and thin- ning hairline would indicate otherwise, it really doesn't seem so long ago that on as blustery Saturday in November some 13 years ago we had our 'initiation with printers' ink in this same newspaper shop. While we looked on in dismay as the soap and water failed to remove the stains from our hands on that first day of work, little did we realize just 'how deeply imbedded it would become. In fact, it 'appears to have seeped com- pletely through the skin and is now firmly en- trenched into our 'bloodstream. And too, it was beyond our fondest dreams at that time that one day we would sit behind a typewriter 'in the editorial office of The mimes-Advocate and be responsible for maintaining the high standard of our immedi- ate predecessor and his father who have rele- gated this newspaper to the pinnacles which it has 'attained in editorial, journalistic and make- up 'spheres. Tractors Says thanks To the editor, I would like to express our gratitude for your vital assist- ance in making our Mothers Marches so successful in the Exeter area. The coverage we received in The Times-Advocate was most generous and extremely help- ful. On behalf of our board, our patients and our local campaign volunteers—thank you again for your cooperation. Don R. Prior, President Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled '62 ALLIS CHALMERS 270 diesel, 3-point hitch, very low 'hours $2,000 '52 FERGUSON $700 ALLIS CHALMERS B and mower $300 '44 CASE S C $250 '50 M M Z $650 While this again adds to an uneasy feel- ing 'about our abilities, it also points up the fact 'that the standards 'of this newspaper allow no room for a "go slow" policy that one would perhaps consider using until he felt his way around for a short duration. The one important consideration must be that a newspaper should not r fleet the personality of its editor to the same extent to which it would reflect the personality of the country and community 'in which it serves. Therefore, as it has in the past, The Times-Advocate should continue to reflect an energetic, Wholesome and lively personality. It should continue to present a complete and ac- curate coverage of all the news in its reader- ship area; it should 'continue to present fair editorial comment on all respects of the life of that 'area; it should continue to serve as a "sounding board" for all serious opinions of its readers. In short, The Times-Advocate should continue exactly as 'it has in the past. As editor, we intend 'to pursue the con- tinuance of these standards to the best of our ability, 'and at the same time trust we will re- ceive the type of co-operation that is needed for any newspaper to reflect the personality of its area. BILL BATTEN MEIDINIMIttia==faiiMMINFANEVORIZ4====.1=651=1'T=legannaltin=ellinnagilinetit=7=ei limes Established 187t Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 vteezeterZinesatiumafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERS: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott EDITOR: William Batten '59 Oliver 2 row corn planter, above average condition , $295 Cockshutt Grinder $50 71/2 ft George White Cultivator, power lift $150 Case 2-furrow Plow $57 Ford 2-furrow Plow $100 '63 FORD Country Station Wagon loaded with extras, 'one owner $3,300 '63 FORD GALAX1E 500, V-8, sedan, loaded with extras $2,800 '63 RAMBLER SEDAN 6 cyl., automatic, radio $2,200 '62 FORD Country Sedan V-8 automatic $2,500 '62 RAMBLER American, convertible, 6 cyl., automatic $1,950 '59 METEOR standard, 6 cyl., 2 tone $1,250 '61 VOLKSWAGEN deluxe, above 'average $1,150 '61 FORD 6 cyl., standard 2 door $1,500 '59 METEOR 6 cyl., 4 door, one owner $1,250 '59 FORD 6 cyl., automatic, low mileage $1,395 '58 CHEVROLET sedan $895 '56 MERCURY 4 door hardtop $595 '55 CHEVROLET Sedan $450 '55 BUICK 4 door hardtop, above average $395 '57 HILLMAN SEDAN $350 New Calsca Sprayer 3-point hitch, 10 gal. per Min. List Price $442 Special „„.„„„„.„ $375 Larry Snider 'Motors, Ltd. Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second . Class Mail, Post Office Deptt, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, September 30, 1963, 3,828 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Per Year; USA $5.00 Ford Falcon and Ford Trucks DIAL 235.1640 EXETER .WO ). was told not "to dioeugg the case 'With •ANYONE!" Several weeks ago the Rev. Boyne contributed an article to this paper which was long over- due. It dealt with the serious problem created by the sale by high pressure salesmen of a variety of goods and services, at an exorbitant cost. I was so pleased that this article had been published that I gladly agreed to contribute to the Rev. Boyne's column my own ob- servations. Every week, sometimes twice in the week I am called upon to give advice on a problem such as this, a hypothetical one; "A salesman called at our home and persuaded us to pur- chase a series of books on child care; he convinced us that the books would pay huge dividends in healthy children. There was to be only a small down pay- ment and a small monthly pay- ment. My husband and I signed some papers. I do not know what we signed but I know we' didn't sign a note. "We then received a notice from a finance company telling us that it held our promissory note and that we must make payments to it. The first book arrived. We didn't like it and sent it back to the publisher. The finance company is now threatening to sue us for the whole amount of the price of the books plus interest at 15%. We cannot afford the books, and we don't want the books. Can you help us to get out of the deal?" This is typical of similar problems created by the signing of contracts for sale of alumi- num doors and windows, vacuum cleaners, siding for the house, home freezers, knitting ma- chines, and other articles, Most of the contracts have a "kicker" such as a bonus for introduction of customers, contract for home knitting, or other services, a food plan to allow purchase of food cheaply and other ingenious inducements. On investigation I find that my clients whether knowingly or unknowingly did sign a con- tract in writing expressed in its terms to be irrevocable, and have indeed signed a note. I find out further that the note was sold at a discount to a fi- nance company, that the finance company is a holder in due course and is entitled to collect Whether the company which sold the goods and services per- forms its part of the contract or not. What is the answer to these serious problems? It isn't much use saying read the contract before you sign because the contract has been drawn by a skilled 'draftsman and if you do read it you probably will not fully Understand it any way. Then what can you do/ To say all salesmen who call on you are dishonest is wrong, but how do you pick out the higlibinders? I suggest that there are cer- tain rules whin will keep you Out of trouble in most cases: (a) Try to deal with people you 110% At least you know Where to find then:' if you have complaints, and If the merchant lives near you he can't afford lafialsaggaroggaZuswzgagragetentrat 146, 14,itittik tne..,101,1",