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In the recently published Ontario
Economic Council survey of Ontario's
Tourist Industry, special emphasis was
placed on the need for improved di-
rectional signs along routes leading to
local points of interest.
The survey states in part, "if
county and municipal authorities were
as active in ensuring adequate mark-
ing and maintenance of tourist roads
within their own areas of responsibility
the tourist industry would be in a much
happier state.
"Many a county council, and city,
town, village or township has yet to
realize the substantial added revenue
for their ratepayers which can stem di-
rectly from keeping the tourist touring
in their area for an extra half day or
two. And proper road markings, prop-
erly maintained and located tour maps
are at least part of the answer."
This is a field in which the Exeter
Businessmen pioneered with the erec-
tion of road signs, which they still
maintain, There is room for an expan-
sion of this service by the new Board
of Trade which could attract even more
people to Exeter to spend that extra
half a day or day.
It has been said that it does little
good for the Department of Highways
to start a tourist off on an attractive
tour if local road signs do not guide
him the rest of the way.
While the Economic Council Sur-
vey statements in this respect were di-
rected at Ontario communities as a
whole, we, in Exeter area, are not above
criticism for poor marking. There have
been suggestions in the past that new
signs be erected at the entrances to
Exeter and with spring approaching
this could well be the proper time to
carry out such a project.
Tourists who experience difficulty
in locating towns or local points of in-
terest will not be happy tourists and
unhappy tourists do not generally re-
turn. Approximately three months re-
main before the start of the 1966 tour-
ist season. This would seem to provide
ample time to examine and repair
dilapidated signs, to improve upon or
add to existing markers where none
exist and in general create a more at-
tractive image for the area.
Auction sale time
By Val Baltkalns
Sfrae9 thaw
with them, so that starting with
what little they have they them-
selves can develop in body and
spirit".
"If you are educated in special
knowledge and skills do not ac-
cept the old priorities. Know that
science and technology that can
send men into space, need only
to be released in the poor lands
to work even greater miracles.
See that your skills are used to
help the needy",
"If you are a young parent
resolve to end the suffering of
children. Know too, how to plan
the size of your family so that the
progress of all is not compromis-
ed".
"Let us all make it plain to
the rulers that the division of the
world into rich and poor must
end and that we know that efforts
equivalent to the many billions of
dollars wasted on armaments are
needed to develop the world. Let
them know too that if political
or financial systems prevent a
just distribution of food and
wealth these systems must be re-
placed".
"Above all we must show our
willingness to work for world de-
velopment and demand that we be
given the opportunity to do so.
Mankind is one family in which
each of us has the duty to help one
another".
"We who are a meeting of the
Young World Assembly have
pledged ourselves to this struggle
as countless other young people
all over the world have done. Our
generation has power and know-
ledge that no previous generation
has ever had. With these we must
create a world in which the human
spirit is set free from hunger and
want for ever".
If this is a sample of the think-
ing of even a small percentage of
our young people I must say that
I think they are more perceptive
than their elders. Meanwhile we
hear bitter attacks on how young
people are upsetting things. Well
I believe there are many things
which still need to be upset —
more power to those who would
upset them.
I am one of the few who believe
that our present generation of
young people are qualified to vote
at 18. Most 18 year olds know a
good deal more than their elders.
We can learn from them.
these do purchase goods, especially if
it seems like a bargain.
It could almost be called a sport in
this area, attending auction sales, and
many couples have walked home with
a box of books or an article of furni-
ture they had no intention of purchas-
ing simply because they attended a sale
as a means of recreation for an after-
noon.
Those auctions with a furniture
list offer an added incentive to crowds
because of the higher prices paid for
antiques. Old style toilet sets sell for
what many people would term a fan-
tastic price as do many other articles
which seemed common to many of us
in our younger days.
In all it is good sport to watch an
auction, even if we don't make a pur-
chase. It is a pleasant way to spend an
afternoon.
We hear a lot of criticism of
young people in our time. Per-
haps this report from the Youth
World Assembly held in Rome
last fall under the auspices of
the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture
Organization will give you a dif-
ferent slant on youth.
Among the participants at the
Assembly were people from Pro-
testant, Orthodox and Roman
Catholic churches, as well as
Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists
and representatives from secu-
lar organizations.
Their final report points out
that every year millions of peo-
ple die young as a consequence
of not having enough to eat "as
surely as if shot by the guns of
a tyrant" and adds that many
more are maimed for life by
hunger in body or in spirit. This
column is devoted to excerpts
from their conclusions.
"We say to you, this suffering
can and must be stopped, When
all of us, whether we live with
it or far away in the rich, well-
fed countries, make up our minds
to end this hunger, we can do
it".
"The earth is ruled mainly
by people out of touch with the
young world. They know that men
starve and die in millions. But
they think it more important to
make guns, bombs, warships,
rockets, to send us to fight one
another, than to provide seeds
and water, schools and hospitals,
so that we might feed and serve
one another better".
"After 20 years of planning
there are more hungry people
than ever before. In another 20
years time, if we do not act,
there will be yet more, famine
will haunt many lands and we
shall be fighting one another
again. We must prevent such an
outcome through the mobiliza-
tion of the young world",
"If you live in a rich country
you have wealth to share. Tell
your fellow countrymen about the
hunger in other lands. Demand
of your governments that much
more of the nation's wealth should
go to world development".
"If you live in a poor country
demand adequate food for your
fellows. Do not turn your backs
on the land and people who pro-
vide the food. Instead work with
them for rural development. Plan
It appears that Exeter and area is
one of the most popular for auction
sales. Not only are there a great num-
ber of sales in the area but response in
regards to resident and non - resident
participation is also high.
The Times-Advocate is the largest
weekly newspaper in Huron County and
its wide readership attracts a great
many people to sales in the area. Dur-
ing the last two weeks auction sale
time has come again with 19 sales list-
ed during the past week. This would
tend to prove The T-A is the best di-
rectory farmers have whether for an
auction sale or the classified ads for
a smaller quantity of goods.
An auction sale offers an attrac-
tion to many people who have no in-
tention of purchasing goods as well as
serious buyers. Crowds at area auctions
number in the hundreds and many of
Space fillers
We do not as a rule bother paying
much attention to that department of
the Ottawa word factory known as the
Debates of the Senate. This is not
necessarily because of the verbiage pro-
duced there is worse than the Com-
mons variety, but our time is short and
there are so many other things to both-
er with. It must be admitted, however,
that it wouldn't take nearly so much
time to read the Senate Hansard as that
of the Commons.
In the same length of time the
Senate has produced about 200 Han-
sard pages, while the Commons has
spawned about 1800 pages. Of course
there are only 102 Senators as against
265 Commoners, but with about 21/2
times as many talkers the Commons
has spouted about nine times as much
talk.
If all the talk consisted of serious
statesmanlike discussion of public af-
fairs one would not feel so peeved
about, as Old Weller said about mar-
riage, going through so much to learn
so little.
But that is not the case. A very
large part of the talk is uttered in at-
tempts to embarrass the government,
as if its minority tenure of office were
cillors who shoot off their mouths
when they don't get their own way
or when there is something they
don't like." That's quite a state-
ment for the mayor of a town to
make and it is a little strange for
a mayor to speak of his coun-
cillors like that.
Jack doesn't believe the coun.1,
cillors knew what the motion was
when they voted for it. I suggested
it was the mayor's job to have
the motion read if he feels coun-
cillors do not understand the
motion. His reply to this was that
he didn't see anything wrong with
it at the .time.
For those who haven't attended
council meetings recently, and
that goes for most people, not
everything that is said at council
is reported. It would be impos-
sible to quote verbatum all the
comments of councillors and it is
the general practice of reporters
to take the general tone of the dis-
cussion and attempt to take the
comments which describe both
sides of the discussion.
In cases of a personal nature,
or of welfare discussions,or
matters which could hurt the
town, the reporter or editor uses
discretion and withholds com-
ment on these subjects. I would
doubt whether any councillor
would fault this paper for the
discretion used. We have co-
operated in every way possible.
I believe I have the faith and
trust of the majority of council.
Many of them have made com-
ments at meetings in front of
me which they wouldn't have had
they not had this trust.
I sincerely doubt whether coun-
cil will close their meetings to
the press.
you". I agree and I doubt whether
I will ever report anything that
there isn't someone.who doesn't
like it and thinks it shouldn't
have been printed. Jack went
on and did a little talking when
he should have been listening.
He said I made council look like
a bunch of fools and he was wrong.
I do not make council look like
fools, U they do, they made
themselves that way and I simply
reported their actions.
Jack suggested there is a "pos-
sibility" council will decide to
discuss all matters with the press
excluded. Maybe he is right but
it sounded a wee bit like a threat
to me and I got angry.
Jack contends that councillors
are • unhappy with my reporting
and he added, "they don't have
the guts to say it in public and
they probably won't support me
up there" (in council). I don't
quite agree with that statement
and I haven't seen any council-
lor who was very hesitant about
stating his views. That's their
job and from all I have seen they
have been doing very well. They
are not always right, and all
the motions they propose do not
always carry, but they discuss
matters and arrive at the best
decision they can.
I guess Jack feels we don't
need a newspaper in this town. I
suggested to him that the public
should know what council is do-
ing, when they are discussing
public business. His comment
was, "there are enough coun-
I don't always get along with
everyone as well as I should
and I suppose it is only natural
that I should have a difference
of opinion with the mayor every
once in a while simply because
of the number of times we meet
or are at the same meeting.
Most of the people of this town
and area know Jack Delbridge
personally and it will not be
necessary for me to attempt to
describe him.
I do not take personal excep-
tion to a person not agreeing
with me but I do dislike any
person who argues personalities
or other matters rather than
facts. I'll discuss any matter
with any person in my office
and if I am wrong I will admit
it. I have before and I likely will
again. However, I will not stand
for any person attempting to
threaten me or intimidate me.
And that is the reason for these
words.
Jack didn't agree with me
printing the council discussion
last week about where trees
should be planted. He agreed
that there was not a word in the
paper that was not true but he
simply felt it shouldn't have been
printed. And that's where we
disagree. I think it should have
been printed and everyone who
was there knows it could have
been a lot stronger.
Jack said, "there's not a coun-
cil member who has not com-
plained about something you have
written or Bill Batten before
not sufficiently embarrassing already.
Mostly, we get peeved at the trivial
time wasting nature of so many of the
questions, though about as bad is the
evasive way in which the cabinet mem-
bers answer such questions as do seem
to have some sense. As a sample: a few
days ago an M.P. asked if the govern-
ment was considering the idea of rais-
ing the Old Age Pension. Mr. Pearson
replied that was a matter of govern-
ment policy and not a fit subject for
discussion. Wonder what parliament is
for if not to discuss government policy?
A lot of the questions involve
quite a bit of research and when the
answer does come up in the House one
wonders why the enquirer didn't go to
the department involved and get the
answer instead cf wasting the time of
the whole House.
If you have the time to waste, Han-
sard is fascinating though intelligent
discussions seems sparse. Come to think
of it, maybe Arthur Ford in the Lon-
don Free Press may have hit on the
reason for lack of intelligence. He drew
attention a week or so ago to the fact
that there are not as many newspaper-
men in politics as there used to be.
(Ridgetown Dominion)
LETTERS T E EDITOR
Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. A. E. Kuhn of Crediton
has commenced his duties as
manager of the Exeter branch of
the Bank of Commerce.
Remember those long columns
that used to appear in the
"Times" describing in a most
flowery literary manner the ex-
quisite gorgeousness of the mil-
liners' spring creations? Nothing
doing now for the styles have
passed the power of our limited
vocabulary to do them justice.
Mr. L. H. Dickson of the law
firm of Dickson & Carling, has
been appointed Judge of Huron
County to fill the vacancy caused
by the retirement of His Honor
Judge Doyle.
Mr. Mark Brokenshire has
opened a new confectionery in
Hartleib's block, Dashwood.
to 1921, has been ordered and
will be ready for the official open-
ing April 18.
The Silver Star Medal award-
ed to Private First Class Everett
E. Pollen, son of E. J. Pollen,
Exeter, will be presented to his
father. The Silver Star was
awarded for gallantry in action
in Korea.
Beginning June 1 this year a
census enumerator will visit each
of the '730,000 farms in Canada.
The last census was taken in
1941.
Recognition of Clande boye's
Clint Hodgins was made in a
recent issue of the "Harness
Horse", a magazine devoted to
racing. His colors are green and
white, the colors his Irish com-
munity adopted years ago.
IfizetxeferZinies-Akfuocafe
Ever have a day when you
feel depressed, even surly, with
no apparent reason? That's the
way I am today.
Usually a sweet-tempered, lo-
vable chap, I feel right now like
kicking the crutches out from
under some old gentleman
trying to get across the street
before the light changes.
But after a wild look around
to see if there's something I
could destroy without making my
wife sore, like maybe a paper
cup, I've discovered the source
of my vile mood. There they
sit, stacked about the floor of
my study, those piles of trivia
on which I've spent the past eight
hours with no obvious change in
their altitude. Exam papers.
Marking exam papers is,I
guess, good for the soul. t's
about the only thing it is good
for. It's hard on the eyes, the
nerves, the tailbone and the temp-
er.
But it has a salutory effect on
the ego. It's a little like trying
to pull in your stomach and
finding that your chest doesn't
go out any more. Or catching
that first horrible glimpse of
the naked bald spot which you
thought was merely a thinning
on top.
Yes, it's humbling. You have
begun to build up — with no really
good reason, except that you
haven't been fired — the idea that
you're an excellent, if not out-
standing teacher.
Then you start to read what
your students have "learned"
from you in the past six months.
Nothing. Zero. You have merely
compounded their ignorance. You
have only confused the simple
teen-age philosophies they have
acquired from television, hoot-
enanles, Mad magazine and the
poolroom.
Some young and tender teach-
ers, faced with this shattering
moment, have been known to
turn green, rush to the school
SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND
Member: C,W.N.A., O.W.N.A., CLASS A and ABC
Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott
Editor: Kenneth Kerr
Advertising Manager: Val Baltkalns
Phone 235-1331
Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont.
Ottawa, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dep't,
and for Payment of Postage in Cash
10 YEARS AGO
Tentative plans are for a big-
ger and better Easter program of
activities for the children includ-
ing an Easter parade, pet show,
hat contest and Easter egg hunt.
Red Loader brought Exeter a
championship team in the first
year as coach Wednesday when
the Mohawks copped the WOAA
Int. "A" championship. It was the
first title Exeter. team has won
sin
student Connie OStland
sc1H98 HeD 48.
won second prize in the provincial
lyric verse-speaking competition
at the Ontario Education Associa-
tion convention in Toronto Mon-
day.
Temperatures have ranged from
just below freezing on the last
day of March to a maximum of
69 degrees Tuesday evening
(April 3),
25 YEARS AGO
Among those who have recently
enlisted with the RCAF are Bartle
Motz and Ralph Delbridge of Ex-
eter.
The pupils of the Exeter Public
School have purchased $697.50
in war Savings Certificates since
the beginning of the war.
MISS Jean Sheere has accepted
a position in the office of Dr.
Dunlop.
Rev. J. C. FalConbridge of
Centralia, 1st Lieutenant with
the Middlesex-Huron regiment
has been appointed Chaplain to the
Dufferin-Haldimand Rifles with
the honorary commission of Cap-
tain.
15 YEARS AGO
A plaque in memory of Mist
Clara Vosper, who taught in the
Exeter public School from 1883
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board, offer their resignations
and even, in drastic cases, at-
tempt to pay back the salaries
they have accepted since Sep-
tember.
For the older, tougher teach-
ers, it is not quite such a trau-
matic experience. Oh, they may
swear a bit, tear their hair a bit,
and froth slightly at the mouth.
But they do not offer to return
their salaries. The last known
case of this, among older teach-
ers, was in 1714.
The more experienced teach-
ers accept this disillusionment
as they do the changing of the
seasons. They know that by some
magic alchemy of spring, Easter
holidays, parental pressure, and
three months of unrelenting labor
on their own parts, it will be all
sorted out by June, and most of
the kids will advance a grade.
And it must be admitted that
marking exams is not unmitigat-
ed misery. It has its moments.
On several occasions, responding
to peals of maniacal laughter
from my study, my wife has
dashed up the stairs, ready to call
the boys in the white coats.
There's the student who tries
the shot-gun approach. Scatter
your gems as widely as possible,
and you're bound to hit some-
thing right. One such, in a re-
cent history exam, identified John
D. Rockeicler thus: "He was a
Prime Minister of England and
very important in the labor move-
ment." The rumble heard at the
time was John D, trying to argue
his way back to this world so he
could strangle the kid.
Sometimes it's not funny. On
a recent exam, junior students
were asked to pick the right
verb from this sentence: "They
have (drunk, drank) all the wa-
ter." A little blonde girl with
troubled eyes chose "drank" be-
cause, as she pointed out, "Drunk
is not a verb. It's a noun." She
had good reason for her answer.
Her father is one.
And then, of course, amid the
welter of confusion, comes the
sudden stab of pure, refreshing
delight, the discovery of an or-
iginal, perceptive mind, trying
to make sense out of all this
nonsense. It's like finding a solid
piece of ground in a swamp, a
cool spring in the desert.
That's the moment when the
poor old teacher is hooked once
again by that most irritating of
nuisances, faith in the future of
the human race. And bleary-
eyed, but with a lighter heart,
he bows his weary head once
more over the wasteland of
words, looking for the diamond
in the COa.1-Inine,
the nature of vice", depraved,
immoral, bad. Since this com-
ment came from the west per-
haps it was meant as in referring
to a vicious horse; fierce, that
is, and unmanageable.
An unmanageable housewife is
one who cannot be manipulated,
ordered or subjected. She is
fierce in her desire to adminis-
ter the income so that it may
provide a way of life which her
family wants. The Consumers'
Association of Canada supports
this point of view. To help the
buyer beware, it publishes a
-- Please turn to page 5
Dear Sir:
Last week a western editor was
heard to say, t.The housewife in
tight slacks with hardware in her
hair is a vicious competitor in the
marketplace." What did he mean
by this? Is he right? •
Let's leave aside the first part
of the comment and examine the
last phrase. A vicious competit-
or, he says. Well, the word com-
petitor is quite acceptable. We
all believe in that category of
human. To be called a competitor
in this world is a compliment.
We teach babies to compete.
Sit up, we say, you are six
months old already. Speak, stand,
run to nursery school. Compete
in the playground, the classroom,
the sports arena, the church, the
world markets. Even farm edit-
ors, I venture to say, have been
known, on rare occasions, to ad-
vise their readers to bring their
methods up to date or study farm
and marketing techniques for the
purpose of competing for the
consumer dollar.
Thus it cannot be the word
compete which is objectionable.
NO gentleman would blame any-
one for doing what he advises
others to do. It must be the
adjective vicious. The Oxford
Dictionary defines vicious as "of '•••? `,,•••"'•"
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