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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-08-31, Page 4this Sunday, Wednesday afternoon and during the evening throughout the week. BUS ROUTES FOR STEPHEN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL AREA BUSES 3, 4, 6 and 7 will follow :the same route as last year BUS 5 — Start Centralia Industrial Park, proceed south on Con. 2 to Townline; west to Con. 4, north to Crediton Road, west to Crediton, stops at Morlock's Store and Bullock's Gos Station then west to school. BUS 8 — Start Con. 4, Crediton road, north to 15 side- road, east to No. 4 Highway, south to Crediton road, west to Con. 2 south to 5 sideroad, east to Centralia road IA, south to TOwnline, west to Con. 6, north to 5 sideroad, west to Con. 10, north to school. Stops at Amerongen and Dykeman. All buses will start approximately 8:00 a.m. We ask the parents for their co-operation. After a week's operation we will endeavour to correct any difficulties, if any. TRUSTEES OF STEPHEN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL AREA. Wilmar D. Wein Secretary-Treasurer. NOTICE TO South Huron District High School Students Students included in the following groups are asked to follow the instructions given. 1. Grade 13 students. Any students in grade 13 who wish to discuss their choice of subjects are asked to come to the school during the week of August 28. Students who are satisfied that they have made the right selection of subjects on the form completed last term need not come in. 2. Grade 11, 12, & 13 students taking subjects at two grade levels are asked to come to the school during the week of August 28 if they have not already been in. 3. New students any students new to the school district should come into the school during the week of August 28. This does not refer to grade nine students coming from the local elementary schools. 4. Clinton students (a) THOSE GOING TO CLINTON FOR THE FIRST TIME should return the yellow form which they received in the mail or should come to the school immediately to obtain one if one was not received. (b) THOSE RETURNING TO CLINTON ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MUST Obtain the principal's signature on the form which Clinton gave them in June. 5. All students, The buses will make the regular runs on Tuesday, September 5, only they will be one-half hour later than usual, Students should be at the school at 9:30 AM. J, L. WOODEN Principal A good way to entertain The Exeter rodeo, scheduled for this weekend, has finally become a community project, and backed by the cooperation exhibited over the past couple of weeks should be a real suc- cess. The organizers of the event met with much opposition in their move to the community park, and while there was blame on both sides, it was feared 'that the opposition may ham- per the needed enthusiasm to get this project off the ground. However, all that is past now. Exeter council, RAP, the Board of Trade and the local service clubs are now solidly behind the two-day affair and with some cooperation from the weatherman, this could be the start of the biggest attraction in Exeter in re- cent years. Many of the aforementioned groups have money "invested" in the show, and with council and RAP spending tax money in their contributions, that FRIENDLY SERVICE AT MIDDLETON'S DRUGS means every citizen of Exeter has some- thing at stake. If the show fizzles, that invest- ment by these groups will be lost. We have no reason to even sug- gest the show will fizzle. It's top enter- tainment and the committee has work- ed extremely hard over the past few weeks to assure that, as far as human- ly possible, the show will be a big success. They're tackling the promo- tion of it in a businesslike manner and it's being advertised widely. The final ingredient needed for its success is people. We would hope that every area resident would serious- ly consider attending at least one day. Better still, why not take the oppor- tunity to entertain some out-of-town friends or relatives and take them to the rodeo. It's an easy way to enter- tain them, and with a break at all, they may eat enough hamburgs at the rodeo so you won't even have to cook for them. You can't beat that! Isn't it nice that your youngster can rely on the friendly people at Middleton's to give him just what he wants. We pride ourselves on provi ding this service. Even though you find it lust as easy to serve your- self, it's good to know there is always personal attention available, when you need it. This is trueof our prescription service, or advice regarding health or beauty needs. Middleton's have been providing this kind of personal attention over the years... We've grown on it. Bring your prescriptions to MIDDLETON'S DRUGS Fair loses faithful worker 235-1570 EXETER BELTON E Hearing Aid SERVICE CENTRE at MIDDLETON'S DRUGS EXETER Thursday, Sept. 7, 1-3 p.m. PHONE FOR FREE HOME APPOINTMENT SERVICE TO ALL MAKES OF HEARING AIDS E. R. Thede Hearing Aid Service Ltd. 88 Oueen St. S. Kitchener T-A photo 7autptet fil ,Pam for that position was nil during part of his term, and the amount paid in later years was far below what one could consider a "fair" wage. Similar to his predecessors and suc- cessors, he fulfilled the task because he enjoyed it and felt the fair was an important part of community life. Persons who fill positions on that basis alone these days are small in numbers, and therefore have to be rec- ognized in even greater terms. Mr. Fisher ranked high among this small number. With the passing of Clark Fisher, the Exeter Fall Fair just won't be the same Mr. Fisher built up a record that will possibly never be equalled in terms of service and attendance. He went to his first fair as a baby and never missed one after that through a total of 76 years. However, he did much more than just attend the fair. For 25 years he served as a member of the board and held the arduous position of secretary- treasurer for 23 years. Remuneration Class reunions are interesting New tax poor idea visor for Bell Telephone, and a language specialist for the RCMP. While we lost track of one or two members, most are living in Toronto, London or in this immediate area, as some six or seven of us never strayed away from home. In the past 14 years, most of the class have married and now boast two or three offspring. We drive cars ranging in size from Volkswagens to Cadillacs. Most members have put on a fair bit of weight in some sec- tions but a few of us have made up for this by losing quite a few strands of hair. While we remain the only SHDHS class to have regular re- unions to our knowledge, we can certainly recommend the prac- tice to other classes. It provides a most interesting occasion to sit down and chat about old times' and to renew acquaintances with those with whom we enjoyed so many good times. It is a bit of a chore tracking down some former class mates, but most have relatives or friends in the area who can supply ad- dresses. Two former teachers, Morley Sanders and Andy Dixon, accept- ed our invitation to join in on the night and the latter acted as our guest speaker. He chose to review some of the highlights of his life, start- ing from the pre-TV and radio can least afford the loss of much need- ed income. It is a fact which cannot be denied that American investment in Canada is substantial. It is also a fact that a capi- tal gains tax here would cause Ameri- can investors to take a second look, with a real risk that Canada would lose considerably. Thoughtful people in many areas have opposed the idea. We think they are right. — The Trentonian A reader remarks on a proposed capital gains tax, as a good thing, be- cause it would, in his opinion, hit the "big money" man, that bogey of the socialNt mind. But investment is not limited to the "big money" man. Small investors form the bulk of the free enterprise system. And it is their gains which would be hit by such a tax, just as much as the "big man." It is they who It's fantastic and fabulous This week marks the end of the summer holiday season and on Tuesday area teachers and students will trudge back to clas- ses for the start of another term. Going to school will be some- thing new for several tots who will be beginning the long haul in our educational system, and certainly there will be new exper- iences for all in the busy life that now surrounds our many modern schools in this area. Many of the youngsters may not be too concerned about what lies ahead for them, but on Sat- urday night we were able to come up with a few answers on what happens to the many students who finally graduate from the local high school. The occasion was the reunion of the graduating clas9 of 1954, along with some of us who left school the previous year to enter various institutes of higher learning. This is the third such reunion we have enjoyed, and while Expo and various other activities cut into our numbers this year, we were brought up to date on the activities of most of the class members. We would like to think we were an above average group of stu- dents, but actually we were prob- ably a normal group, and the findings we came up with may serve to give other graduates an idea of what members of their class may have done since leav- ing high school. First of all, there are two or three members of that class of 14 years ago who are still full- time students. Jim Sturgis and Gordon Howse are working on their degrees and soon will have the initials B.A., M.A. Ph.D. after their names. Jim is spec- ializing in history, while Gordon is at the University of Oregon working on forestry. Both have spent some time In the teaching and other professions to acquire the necessary cash to further their education and Jim will soon have a book published. Teaching and nursing were the two most popular choices of our graduating class. We also came up with a couple of newspaper editors, a public school inspec- tor, an insurance executive, two or three stenographers, a lawyer, two farmers, a training super- days. It didn't take us long to realize the many changes that have taken place since the days of the one-room school and when kids used to run to the fence to see a car go past. While we take most of these changes for granted, we couldn't help but wonder what things will be like when the offspring of our class mates start holding their reunions. Mr. Dixon had some strong opinions on the present education system, with reference to the fact we now expect many of our youngsters to choose the type of course they want by the time they reach their 12th birthday. He suggested we were closing doors in some faces by channell- ing some into courses that did not provide them with the op- portunities they could possibly be expected to achieve. He used his own experience to explain his thinking. He noted he was probably of average in- telligence, but was possibly one of the laziest students ever, and never really got down to serious work at school until late in high school. It was his opinion that if he had been attending school today, he possibly would have been shunted into a course that would have prevented him from going on to university. Our former teacher stated we — Please turn to page 5 50 YEARS AGO Miss Gladys Kestle has ac- cepted a position as teacher at Carlisle. The gasoline flax puller which Nicholson & Hodgins, Crediton, are using this season is giving excellent satisfaction and will, no doubt, replace the hand pull- ing in this neighborhood before long. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Seldon and family are on a motor trip to Oshawa this week where Miss Jean took the train for Kingston to continue her studies at Queen's University. Many people feel it's a great pity that these magnificent build- ings should simply be demolish- ed when the fair ends. Some think it would make a fine uni- versity. Others believe it could become a great international centre for the exchange of ideas and cultures. Something like the United Nations, without the scab- picking Ind back-stabbing, Montreal, which had the im- agination and guts to create the thing, will probably salvage something. Toronto would solve the problem with dispatch. The whole thing would be knocked down smartly to make a super parking lot. Whatever happens, I hope they don't take it away until we get there. What's that? You thought we'd been? Oh, no. We're just getting packed at the moment. You don't have to go to Expo to write a column about it. I could write a book. The country is full of Expo experts who are only too ready to fill you in on everything about it, after spend- ing two bewildered days there. We've been hearing about Expo from friends, relatives, neigh- bours, and casual acquaintances Well, Expo is all they say it is. It's fantastic and fabulous, exhausting and expensive. It's got everything from Saturday night in Hayfork Centre to a round-the-world cruise in your private yacht. It's true that the line-ups are long at some of the pavilions, but you can easily get around this. Some people put on a walk- ing cast and are ushered to the head of the line. Others use a wheel-chair. Or you can buy a sailor suit. Visiting sailors march straight to the head of the line, wink at the girl, and walk in. One chap I know spent two hours in a line-up with no strain at all. He was organized. He set up his folding stool, sat down, out on dark glasses to make him think he was in a bar, and opened the quart-size thermos of ice-cold martinis which he had prudently brought along. All about him people were cursing, fainting and wishing they were home in bed. He killed the quart and never did make the pavilion, but he made a lot of life-long friends when he shared his po- tion, and still claims it was the best party he was ever at. Another middle-aged friend, whose only normal exercise is walking out to the car, went to Expo with his son, fifteen. The boy is a fiend for organization and had a series of plans and time-charts worked out. They covered 57 pavilions in two days. Thoroughly. Three weeks later, the old man is still limping, clutching his chest in the region of his heart, and you can make him jump two feet straight up merely by uttering the word rcpavilion." One way of getting around smartly, saving time, and giv- ing your dogs a rest is to hire a pedi-cab. This is a rickshaw- type vehicle propelled by a youth on a bicycle. Holds two. And it's only 25 cents a min- ute. Come now, don't be so cheap. Normally, it costs you forty cents just to climb into a taxi and the surly driver cowes you into tipping him for not helping you with your luggage. One thing you can say about Expo is that nowhere in the world can you get so much for so little. And so little for so much. The first applies to all the wonderful free entertain- ment, the sights and sounds. The second applies to liquid re- freshment. Amalgamated 1924 Times Established 1873 MICA Advocate Established 1881 15 YEARS AGO Dr. G, H. Jose VS, 55, former warden of Perth County and prominent community worker died of a heart attack at his Kirkton home Wednesday. The grand opening of Larry Snider Motors' new showroom service station and garage will be held this weekend. C. S. "Charlie" MacNaughton, Exeter businessman, Is the first president of the Progressive- Conservative Association of the new federal riding of Huron. He was elected by acclamation at the Association meeting in Clinton. Two local transport compan- ies, Guenther Transport Limited and Tuckey Transport Limited will amalgamate into Guenther- Tuckey Transport Company Ltd. The merger becomes effective October 1. Icite OreferZiniesitniocate SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W,N.A., O.W,N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Howie Wright Phone 235.1331 class 411110111 tvint i1144114„,....1m4 r coonmenity newspapers 10 YEARS AGO At a special meeting of Grand Bend Council Monday evening, Mr. Murray Desjardins was ap- pointed clerk of the village to succeed Mr. Herbert Wainwright who resigned because of illness. Ausable Authority has pur- chased 106 acres of land on the site of the proposed dam and reservoir near Parkhill, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fisher moved Into their new home on James Street the end of last week. Lou Bailey launches his own business this weekend with the grand opening of his new and used car lot at the corner of Huron and Main Streets. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Allan W. Pickard of Regina who has spent the summer months with his brother, Clerk C. V. and Mrs. Pickard and with his sister, Mrs. M. F. Gladman at Exeter and Grand Bend, left Thursday to attend a meeting of the executive of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association of Which he is vice-president which met in Toronto Friday. From there he will return to his home in the West. In accordance with a proclaim- ation and at the special request of His Majesty the King Sunday next Will be observed as a day of prayer and of special dedi- cation throughout C anada to mark the beginning of the fourth year Of the war. Mr. Stanley Frayne, who has been employed with Chainway Ltd. at Listowel for the past ten Months, has enlisted for active service. until we have Czech blown glass coming out our ears, It's rather amusing to have people who have never seen any- thing bigger than the county fair dismissing the Russian pavilion as "brittle" or itponderous," or praising the British pavilion as "subtle" or "wonderfully un- derstated." They've picked up these expressions from the critics and are going to use them even if it makes you throw up. Everything we've heard about it has been contradictory, from the availability of lavatories to the price of meals. However, that's life, that's people, and that's probably Expo. Today we leave, We're all set. My wife hasn't slept fOr two nights and has a blister on her heel, Kim has a fallen arch. I have a vicious corn On the ball Of my foot. But never mind that, WS the spirit that countS. 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