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MEDICAL
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Is Essential Today Doing the T-T twist
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from the opposite side of the
room. All close their eyes and
turn to face their respective
walls.
This position may be held
for several weeks with all the
immobility of a palace guard.
In due course one team, then
the other, slowly turns. Both
teachers and trustees with
backs to the wall raise eyelids,
take three giant steps forward
and stop precisely six paces
apart. Here the rules permit
neither team to move until the
other does.
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In the popular version, how-
ever, the rule is finally waived,
broken or circumvented by a
Solomon-like agreement to
move in unison. The teams
then commence twisting slowly
toward each other, shuffling
ever closer until they resume
their starting position, toe to
toe.
Successful practitioners of
the dance—the real profession-
als—finish with teachers and
trustees throwing their arms
around each other and demon-
strating their mutual apprecia-
tion in the traditional French
fashion. Often some trustees
feel momentarily faint at the
height of this embrace.
However, its duration is
blessedly brief. The dancers
dash back to classroom and
boardroom to catch up on ser-
ious business and in idle hours
ponder possible variations to
be tried in the next annual
encounter.
Two Plans To Choose From
1. The Comprehensive Plan
Includes Surgical And In Hospital Benefits
As Well As Home And Office Calls
2. The Basic Plan
Includes Surgical, In Hospital And
Major Medical Benefits
A LIVID PINK
Occasionally the dance ends
at this point, the teams break-
ing off—teachers, livid pink,
listing sharply as they waltz
back to class; trustees, ink-
red, relapsing into the budget
trudge (another ritual dance
of the season which is a slow
march done to funeral strains).
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by John C. Boyne
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or YOUR LOCAL DIRECTOR OR CIA AGENT
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The editor of the Zurich Citizens News
last week burst forth with another of her
blistering attacks against those who favor de-
centralization of senior citizens facilities in
Huron County, and judging from the news
contained in the same issue of that paper, is
now probably going through the painful job
of eating those words.
She pointed out rather unmercifully
that those supporting decentralization were
members of a "small minority group" with
"selfish whims", adding that it would be den-
serous for Huron County councillors to listen
to such an uncouth group.
The words of course were used to de-
scribe those in the south and north sections
who have been campaigning strongly in an
effort to have county councillors change their
decision to add to Huronview.
However, the news story contained in
her own paper of the same week indicates
the description must also be her opinion of
those energetic men in the Zurich area who
last week announced they would build a 60-
bed rest home in that area.
This newspaper of course does not
agree with her description of those in the
south and the north who want to see decen-
tralization, neither does it agree that such a
description should be levelled against those
in the Zurich area who are taking such dra-
matic steps to provide accommodation for
senior citizens in the best place possible —
near their home community.
If those in the Zurich area feel they
have a legitimate project, then there is every
reason to suggest that those even farther
away from Clinton in the south and north
have an even more legitimate appeal.
And despite the fact the editor of the
Zurich paper argues that it is uneconomical to
build at any other site than at Clinton, it is
obvious those behind the Zurich project do
not share her views. They apparently feel
that their fellow residents will be so eager
to bring the benefits of a senior citizens'
home to that area that they will actually con-
tribute some $150,000 in public and private
contributions to do just that. •
Figures given previously indicate the
entire county will only have to spend an ad-
ditional $44,000 to bring these advantages to
another area of the county outside Clinton.
Of course, the Zurich editor is not the
only person who will have to change her
thinking on the matter. Reeve Milton Oesch
of Zurich and Hay Deputy-Reeve Delbert Gei-
ger will find it most difficult to maintain their
present positions in opposing decenitra i7ation
in view of the Zurich project. For them to
maintain that decentralization is not good
could have distastrous results on the Zurich
campaign to raise $150,000 for just such a
decentralization project.
And to a lesser extent, the other three
opponents in south Huron—Glenn Webb and
James Hayter of Stephen and Norman Jones
of Hensall—will certainly have to reassess
their stands most carefully in view of the con-
centrated move for decentralization in their
neighboring communities, and to a great ex-
tent in their own.
It is to be hoped they do not base their
decision on the rather befuddled thinking of
the Zurich editor who suggests the opinion
polls being conducted in the south and north
do not prove anything.
She points out quite correctly that
1,377 votes from a total Huron population of
50,447 in only about 3.6%. But certainly
those are not the figures that should be used
in this matter.
In the first place, the opinion polls
favoring decentralization have shown there
are 1,797 in favor and only three opposed.
This of course may not appear to change the
percentage substantially, but the Zurich edi-
or forgets one other important fact in this
matter.
And that is the fact the poll was con-
ducted among those of 21 years of age and
over, We do not have the figures of the adult
population of Huron, but judging from the
exploding school populations it is evident that
a sizeable number of those 50,447 were cer-
tainly not eligible to cast their opinions.
With this in mind, it is obvious that
the opinion polls do show that a large pro-
portion of those in the north and south are
opposed to adding further to Huronview.
The Zurich editor points out that
those who signed ballots "did not and prob-
ably still do not understand" the issue. "They
only knew what they were told and it was by
no means the full story," she adds.
That too is utter nonsense.
Those who read the newspapers in the
north and south were told that it would cost
Huron residents an extra $44,000 to move
away from Clinton to build a senior citizens'
home. This fact was never hidden to gain sup-
port for decentralization.
And in view of the estimates given on
the Zurich project last week, the Zurich edi-
tor may find it advisable to question how the
county reached these figures. It doesn't seem
reasonable that it will cost $500,000 to build
a 75-bed unit when Zurich supporters plan to
erect a 6Med unit for only $300,000. The
fact is, costs for building outside Clinton were
never even explored by county council.
Residents in the south and north made
their own opinions known after being told of
the humanitarian benefits of having homes
closer to the residents' home communities.
The South Huron Ministerial Association —
whose members should be considered as ex-
perts on this subject — explained this facet
very distinctly.
The voters were also informed that
the department of health and welfare were
in favor of decentralizaion, although this is
one fact that supporters of the Huronview
addition appear to forget quite easily.
And perhaps some of those voting have
been reading the stories about what is hap-
pening in the United States to those large
senior citizen communities being developed.
In case the Zurich editor isn't aware of the
situation, those communities are becoming
desolate. Senior citizens are finding they don't
want to move into a large metropolis of senior
citizens. And they are finding out they don't
want to live any farther away from their
own families than necessary.
In short, people are learning that sen-
ior citizen facilities can become too large and
they don't want to see that happen at Huron-
view.
And before the Zurich editor contin-
ues her criticism of that "selfish minority
group" supporting decentralization, may we
remind her that 19 county reeves and deputy-
reeves support that move and only 20 want to
stay in Clinton. Surely it can not be easy to
say that those 20 were right and then dismiss
the other 19 opinions so lightly.
In view of the strong opposition from
the north and south of Huron . . . plus the
apparent opinion of those in the Zurich area
. . . and also the opinion of the provincial
government experts, decentralization of sen-
ior citizen facilities in Huron County should
not be denied by the selfish whims of those
in the central portion who already are en-
dowed, with such facilities.
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If a cynic were to construct
a modern creed he would have
to include the popular ',credo"
of North American life "Thou
shalt covet".
The glorious so-called
"American way of life" would
utterly collapse without it.
We often ask, why do labour
unions, in their shortsighted-
ness, imperil the welfare of a
whole nation with their ever-
spiralling demands?
The other side of the ques-
tion should also be asked. Why
do large corporations continue
to pile up ever larger profits
in spite of increased wages? We
could also ask at this point why
there is not more real compe-
tition? Why is there so much
price-fixing?
Why is it that when we have
more physical things than any
generation in history has ever
had, we are still so dissatis-
fied?
Why is it that a yard is not
always 36 inches in our public
or private life? Why is it that
$1.00 is no longer $1.00 when
you often have to pay back
$1.35 for each such dollar bor-
rowed?
What is it that leads respon-
sible, already well paid poli-
ticians, to get involved in graft,
in payoffs for favours?
What is it that leads some
construction firms to use in-
ferior materials thus jeopar-
dizing human lives? When I was
living in Quebec a bridge caved
in shortly after having been
built. It was discovered that the
cement used was far below the
quality and standards set by
the specifications.
In these times we would like
(The following article ap-
peared recently in the Don Mills
Mirror and was. written by a
former chairman of the North
York (Toronto) school board,
Robert Stanbury. Mr. Stanbury
is an Exeter native. His article
offers a humorous glimpse into
the story of annual teachers'
salary negotiations.)
Each year, about the time
when the groundhog emerges
tentatively from hibernation,
another equally inevitable phe-
nomenon can be observed.
The teacher, appetite a-
flutter, ventures forth from his
cloister to forage for the coming
year. Unlike the groundhog, the
teacher sallies out specifically
to seek a better place in the
sun, and rarely has been known
to run from his own shadow.
Indeed, whether or not he
sees a glimmer of sunshine,
the teacher presses on reso-
lutely to his goal—a place
where the ever-overhead sun
will bask him constantly in the
warm glow of pure profession-
alism.
This emergence signals the
start of the annual ritual dance
of teacher-trustee salary ne-
gotiations—referred to by ex-
perienced board-watchers as
the T-T twist.
As an endurance test, it rivals
the marathon dances of the
roaring twenties and even the
O'Keefe inter-fraternity com-
petition. It's all the rage in
educational circles, and has
whole communities raving.
Although the classical ac-
companiment for such a Ter-
psichorean exercise would pro-
perly be the lyre, long-estab-
lished custom dictates that the
T-T twist be done to martial
music.
This is perhaps because it
is not an intimate individual
encounter but requires two
teams, or platoons, which as
the band strikes up are arrayed
in a kind of battle formation.
Teachers and trustees stand
toe to toe without touching. (It
is a cardinal rule of the dance
that the partners must at no
time come into bodily contact
until, if desired, at the con-
elusion.)
Each team takes one pace
backward and down between
their ranks come the officials,
sidestepping in single file fac-
ing the trustees, then off to the
sidelines. The role of the offi-
cials has been compared with
that of seconds in a duel.
It is sometimes difficult,
however, for even a seasoned
observer to detect for whom
they are seconds. This is be-
cause they are actually teach-
ers, distinguishable from their
colleagues on the teacher s'
team only by their pin-striped
suits and their characteristic
sidestep.
But they show their backs
to their brethren as they play
their passing part in the T-T
twist. They consider them-
selves seconds only to the trus-
tees, and not always that.
The two teams normally hold
that position, facing each other
two paces apart, for at least a
week. Then each team in turn
takes three or more quicksteps
back, negotiates a series of
complex crab-like manoeuvers
BATT'N AROUND WITH THE EDITOR
Shopping at home a must
Due to the fact they spend so much
of the area's tax money, it is difficult
to understand why the SHDHS board
did not show more concern for some
of those taxpayers In the school
uniform question aired at last week's
meeting.
With the amount of work facing the
board on the new addition) their desire
to side-step other problems is under-
standable. But nevertheless, if the
clothing being ordered by girls at
SHDHS is being termed f "school uni-
forms", then certainly the board of
the school should be involved in the
matter to some extent.
Most members appeared to be in
agreement that school uniforms are
a good idea. The majority of girls
at the school and also a majority of
parents are also of the same opinion,
according to a poll conducted recently.
However, even with the decisive
majority, the haphazard manner in
which the situation IS being handled
suggests it may well end up as nothing
more than a egfad" and will ruin any
chances of the school taking advantage
of the benefits of school uniforms,
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary.
50 YEARS AGO
Miss Mary Tom has returned
home after spending the winter
in California.
Miss May Armstrong left this
week for Lucknow to re-open
her millinery business.
Dr. T. A. Amos, a native of
McGillivray Township, died at
his home on Andrew St. follow-
ing a short illness of pneu-
monia.
Tuesday evening the congre-
gations. of Thames Road and
Kirkton Presbyterian churches
met in the former church to
congratulate their pastor, Rev.
Dr. Fletcher who was so re-
cently honored by having con-
ferred upon him the degree of
Doctor of Divinity lay Knox Col-
lege, Toronto.
15 YEARS AGO
Pupils from the nine public
schools in Usborne township
presented an excellent program
Wednesday evening, the first
to be put on in the gymtorium
of the new Exeter District High
School. The concert was staged
with a view to raise money for
the proposed new hospital —
the proceeds were $1'78.
Inspired by the work of the
Boy Scouts Association S. M.
Sanders of Exeter has donated
a plaque to the Exeter District
*High School.
Stuart McBride, a student of
the Exeter High School, has
won a $1,250 scholarship at the
University of Western Ontario.
Twenty three OES members
motored to Detroit the latter
part of last week and were
guests at Samson Lodge at an
international birthday party.
either now or in the future.
Certainly, the idea would have been
given impetus had the board taken
the trouble to give it official sanction.
This of course should not be done
without some study on the matter,
and the recommendation by Iry Arm-
strong that a committee should inves-
tigate was indeed worthy of support.
Their decision to "stay away from
it as far as possible" could easily
have the effect of suggesting it was
an extremely controversial matter
and this would certainly do little to
assist in promoting it.
However, because of the way it is
being handled at present this may
not be so bad either. While those
behind the movement are probably
quite sincere in their efforts, they
axe so far off base on their approach
that It may be best if the movement
was stopped and then started again
on the right track.
In the first place, if a poll on
school uniforms is to be conducted
among parents, then that poll should
be sanctioned by the school board.
If this is not done, then the parents
should at least be informed of who
is conducting the poll and on what
authority it is being conducted.
Secondly, some expert advice
should be sought on the advisability
of school uniforms. The problems
that may arise in regimenting students
should be answered. The questions
about what happens when you eliminate
competition should be answered. The
matter of what happens to girls who
can't effectively wear the styles and
colors chosen should be delved into.
And certainly the opinions of school
officials where uniforms are worn
could be beneficial.
And thirdly—and this is the point
on which this newspaper feels most
strongly—area merchants should be
given the business of selling the
uniforms.
Why this consideration was not
given is beyond comprehension. Why
the board did not even take the time
to suggest this be done is also diffi-
cult to understand.
The form that was distributed to
parents and students shows there
— Please turn to page 5
25 YEARS AGO
At the Exeter Lions Club sup-
per meeting at the Bossenberry
Hotel, Monday evening Mr. Wil-
fred Jury, curator of Indian
relies for Western University,
gave a description of the early
history of the Indians in this
part of Ontario.
Elimville Horne and School
Club sponsored an oratorical
contest in Elimville church Fri--
day evening. Irene Pooley of
Winchelsea, whose subject was
John Buchan, was the winner
in Grades 9 and 10.
At the Exeter branch of the
Canadian Legion Tuesday even-
ing Ken Clarke was appointed
secretary-treasurer of the
branch succeeding Andy Easton
who has enlisted for overseas
service.
Mr, and Mrs. Josiah Kestle
Of town Will on Easter Monday
10 YEARS AGO
Over 200 district hunters at-
tended the annual rabbit supper
in the Sergeant's Mess, Cen-
tralia., Friday evening. Over
105 jacks were consumed.
Roy Hutchinson of Parkhill
was honored by Greenway LOL
last week in appreciation of
50 years of service in the lodge.
Mr. Gerald Godbolt, Highway
4, has sold his farm to Mr.
Roy Lamport of Crediton.
Another 100,000 trees will be
planted in the Ausable Forest
in Hay swamp this year — over
17,000 will be planted in the
spring and about 90,000 in the
fall.
to think that these things were
confined to Quebec but we know
better.
Greed is a part and parcel
of our whole way of life. It
permeates every aspect of our
lives. Through the mass media
of advertising it forms a basic
cornerstone of our society and
no one of us is immune to its
influence.
This is one reason it is so
difficult to stir up people to
compassion— to care. As one
person has put it, ',our whole
view of comfort predisposes us
against any form of self-cruci-
fixion. We tend never to poke
our noses into anything that
does not directly concern us."
This is one reason it is pos-
sible for North Americans to
know the needs of our time
and know its a Christian thing
to care, but then do nothing,
and go back and eat their din-
ner.
Our world is no longer simply
divided by communism and
capitalism. The great new split
is between the white and rich
and the coloured and poor. I
believe that greed is not best
expressed by those who have
nothing and want to eat. Rather
is it best expressed by we who
have too much and don't share.
The fact is that we don't want
peace badly enough to sacrifice
for it. Instead of peace with jus-
tice we want a peace that will
maintain the status-quo and
leave us alone. We want the type
of peace where we are not both-
ered by other people. This is
surely not Christian peace.
There can never be peace as
long as greed and injustice exist
alongside hunger and n e e d.
Peace is going to demand the
same planning, the same in-
telligence, the same energy,
the same resolve, the s am e
courage, the same sacrificial
service as war.
The new war to overcome the
inherent selfishness and the
settled self complacency of our
time will not be won by playing
at it — which is about all that is
being done at the moment.
As a recent Macleans survey
showed this is one area where
the politicians are ahead of the
people. Millions of Christians
are dragging their feet.
What can create the sacrifi-
cial love that overcomes greed?
What can provide the act of will
power that will break the vicious
circle of self pre-occupation?
Lent calls us to remember the
discipline of our Lord which en-
abled Him to be the man for
others. He did serve—ultimate-
ly He gave His Life. But greed
killed Him. He was a threat to
the Sadducees and the High
Priest. Their way of life was
threatened when he upset the
tables of the money changers.
Judas wanted his silver. The
soldiers were happy to c as t
lots for his clothes under the
Cross.
Bribery is still with us. Ex-
tortion is found in the Old Testa-
ment and is sharply attacked
by Ezekiel. It is surely time to
root out these things in our time
before they destroy us.
It is easy to point out ex-
amples of greed in our society.
A little survey work in any
city would give you a long list
in the Used car field alone.
But Lent doesn't call us to
point fingers. It calls us to
self examination and self dis-
cipline. It is a time to recall
that greed was one thing that
crucified Christ. It is a time
to ask our Lord to root it out
of our• lives and out of our
society.