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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-03-14, Page 4Most people have difficulty resist., ng bargains; and the theught of get- tinff a. product or a. .service .at a low price Often eliminates Clear-thittking on whether the 'product or service is: PyQn required by the buyer, Most Men ilaVP. had occasion to reprimand their wives. on this very fact. Last week, however, it was a group of men Who fell 'victim to a slrrlllar set of circumstances, Exeter council opened tenders for the • construction. of a sanitary sewer line and were naturally pleasantly sur, prised to find there were several bids below the •estimated cost of aproximate- ly $22,000. In fact, the tender WAS awarded to a London firm for the price of $13,890. While that represents a consider- able saving, there was one bid that was some $840 lower, but it was not accept- ed in view of works superintendent Jim Paisley's recommendations that the London firm. get the job. Mr, Paisley may have some good reasons for this recommendation, but the only one cited at the meeting was the fact he could vouch for the work of the London firm while he knew noth- ing about the firm which had submit- ted the low bid. Apparently overjoyed with the bar- gain they did receive, council took no steps whatever to investigate the work of the firm that could have saved them another $840, which certainly has to be considered as a sizeable saving in it- self. We had occasion to talk with the owner of the firm which did submit the low bid, and he advised that several municipalities in this area could have vouched for their work had council or the works; superintendent taken time to delve into the firm's record. The contractor was naturally up- set that his low bid had not been .46 cepted, pointing out that he had spent seine considerable time— which is money in most instances — in Shop, ping around for 'the best possible prices for materials and sub-contractors, so.. his bid would be .competitive, R. was also pointed out that con, tractors may not "sharpen their pen, oils" on future Exeter jobs if there was no assurance that the low bidder would be guaranteed at least. a conscientious consideration. Council has only to look at the fact that the highest bid on the. job was. $24,963....25 to realize that their position on further projects. can be jeopardized by discouraging contrac, tors from bidding on local jobs. This situation can not be dismissed lightly by council and they should deem it wise to review the situation to make certain it does not happen again. We see nothing wrong with tenders being opened and reviewed by the com- mittee involved and the works superin- tendent prior to the meeting so con- tractors who are not known can be checked out in time for a report to the full council. In other instances, specifi- cations have 'to be checked in the bids received and this could also be done so a factual report can be received at the time the decision is to be made. A decision to bypass a saving of $840, and turn down e low bid because the contractor is not known locally, is obviously not in the best interest of lo- cal ratepayers. Not re.pson enough Afttokk4:44.4„*.*.'. Kick in to help kids The 1968 “Timmy”, Kevin Lahn, tested his new artificial leg this week by kicking off the month-long Easter Seal Campaign, The Ontario Society for Crippled Children has set a goal of $1,400,000 to help all 16,000 crippled children in the province. The Exeter Lions are again sponsoring the campaign in this district and Easter seals will be in the mail to all area residents shortly. If you kick in with a contribution, you can help kids similar to Kevin restore their ability to kick footballs —or just to walk. They both preferred milk At the weekend convention of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association, this newspaper had the honor of re- ceiving an award for typographical ex. cellence from J. G. Johnston. Mr. Johnston, of course, is prob- ably not known to any of our readers personally, but from time to time some of his writings do appear in this publi- cation and others across Canada, He is the publisher of "The Printed Word" a monthly publication contain- ing comments on various topics of in- terest to all Canadians. .' Mr. Johnston was honored by the OWNA as the man of the year for 1967, and partly in tribute to hiswell- deserved honor and also to give local readers an indication of why he was so chosen, we are reprinting one of the items contained in his March edition of The Printed Word: In and out of Ottawa, people have been trying to put a price label on im- plementation of the recommendations of the B & B Commission with respect to language. Premier Robichaud of New Bruns- wick says he will need financial as- sistance from Ottawa if education, is to become bilingual. Other provinces will find themselves in the same predica- ment. Higher costs for education always make it more expensive to keep a roof over your head. Court costs will be af- fected. Legislatures will find printing costs increased. Cost's to business will raise prices for Canadian consumers and add to the difficulties of exporters. A manufacturer, a man of good- will, who to date has been able to use in Quebec installation manuals pro- duced by his company's French subsi, diary says that the cost of producing duplicate catalogues and drawings for his plant would be very high. All this is not an argument against bilingualism. It is merely a suggestion that it will not be common sense to duplicate materials and services where they are really not necessary. In the depression two young wom- en decided to share the expenses of a flat. They were not close friends and did not know each other's likes and dis- likes. The first Saturday they shopped for groceries they included cream for the coffee. Week after week it contin- ued on the list until one day they dis- covered that they both preferred milk. They had been spending more money than necessary in order to be polite and co-operative. It is to be hoped that Canadians will be co-operative. It is also to be hoped that they will not go overboard and introduce bilingual services where they are neither needed or wanted. If they do, the cost will be reflected in Quebec prices just the same as it will be in other parts of the country. NOTICE TO EXETER RESIDENTS 'Grand Bend Plea Pre pleased. to announce a new Pry Gleaning Free Pick Up and. Delivery Service for F*eter, We .otter the .residents of .Exeter a Top .quality type of Dry Gleaning 134 laundry .wit.h. regular efficient $ervice.. We. pride • ourselvea in producing a well finished. gorment with. the best possible results for your cleaning, dollar, We have been fortunate in aecurino the services of Mr, Jim Hennessey as our fxeter representative, Jim has had wide gxpUriprice in the Pry .Cleaning field and will be .pleased service old and. new costomers. At the prewht he will be our phone ..• located operating from his home where. . WP have. for your convenience, Our Exeter number it 235-0360 OUR OPENING SPECIAL until the end of March will be SKIRTS; Unpleated — Pleated — 89¢ expertly cleaned and pressed GRAND BEND CLEANERS Thelma & Jack Waldron 238-2122 NEW and DIFFERENT Chances are you'll see it first at Conklin's! For example: this week, all 15 Conklin branches throughout Southwestern Ontario are showing the newest idea in carpeting. LEISURE TURF For porches; patios, recreation rooms, baths, kitchens, pool decks. Will not rot, mildew Or fade. impervious to salt; no shrinking or buckling, Yet it has the rich appearance of deep pile broadloom. See it today! lintIMMOMI.OnS Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 AMalga Mated 1724 Order inies-Afrisocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC' Niblishers: M. sbahCOtti R4 Mr Southcott Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Howie Wright Phone 235-1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. AUffibelieit as Second Class Mail, Post Office DWI, Ottawa, and foe Paythent of Postage In Cash Paid in AdvariPe.tit4Olatittitt, September JCS, 1966, 4,4' tuatciuptiok .RATIEt. tanacte 0,00. Yew USA $7.00' A boon for washroom poets A iiinnything happened on the way to the proof-reader'S, couple of weeks ago, My column appeared, headed "Gloom and Doom.'' It was riddled with quo- tations by elcpertt, allusions to economics, references to 'the stock Market and all sorts of similar portentous I imagine bewildered readers shaking their headt and mutter- ing to their spouses, What's wine over young SinileY, lie sounds learned, Inte- l/gent end as though he'd lost his last friend. Completely Out of character.'' What happened was that the headings were Inadvertently switched on my column and that Of Ray Argyle, an old friend who writes A perceptive column On current affairS. And his readers must have been equally baffled, asking, 4z What in the nettle of all that's ridiculous has happened to Argyle this Week? Ptire drivel, Never knew hini to write such puerile nonsense before.'' Oh well, the allies Made bigger boobs than that and Won the war. At any rate, it may be of some coMfort to you to know that this weeks column is not only Mine, but it being written by the tindiSpilted Russian `Herds champion Of •the local curling club. Vin not much on the ice, but I'm a holler on the pool table in the batenient. It shook a lot of the denizens --Pleate turn to page 5 He who hesitates is lost! That old axiom sums up the reason why readers will find no stirring pictures of Niagara Falls in this issue, despite the fact yours truly spent the weekend there at the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association conven- tion. It had been our intention to take a couple of shots of the falls in its late winter decor, but unfortunately by the time we headed out to take pictures it was so foggy one couldn't see a thing. Naturally, the weather was clear on our arrival, but we delayed our visit to the falls until Saturday and by then it was too late. • While this was a bit of a disappointment, it was not as great as experienced' by the many tourists we saw who had come specifically to see the falls. However, Niagara Falls has so many interesting and edu- cational attractions that a visit there is never wasted, even if the city is shrouded in fog. * * * * Even on such a comparatively short trip, one sees many things of interest, but surprisingly en- ough the most interesting high- light we enjoyed was a visit to the men's washroom in a buffalo restaurant. Now we realize that will take some explaining, so stay With us. We took advantage of oilt prox- imity to Buffalo to enjoy dinner with the better half's aunt on the 20th floor of the new M & T Bank building which affords a birds-eye view of most of the city. The reason for the trip to the waShrobni will he detibt be self- explanatory, but we were not prepared for the decor which was to tonfrOnt us. The entire room was panelled in blackboards —even the ceil- ings -, and there was plenty Of chalk on hand for those who follow man's (and woman's, we understand) common pursuit of wishing to enscribe his name or some appropriate (or other , wise) message on the waits. We couldn't help but marvel at the Witdorki of the person who Carrie up with that idea and no doubt it is One that other portent teuld ptirttie, In Exeter, for example, tout,- oil is continually fated with re, painting the washroom walls be, tatite :of the niestaget that are enteribed and perhaps theyeduld investigate the cost of taint blackboards so these thettaget can be easily removed with the swipe of A damp cloth. No doubt tOttie.Of the washroom poets and atithert will shudder to think of their work having Such a short life, but they triUst agree that providingalitecessary"itiat- erialt for performing such works dOeS Open opperttinities to others who have been unable to enter this field Of tilientriUtiidatiOti be- cause they didn't have pen or pencil in their pockets. * * There Were many special. guests at the weekend OWNA totivention, inoltiding .Orte 'enter- tainer who gained 'considerable publicity about 'eight years ago. Readers MAY recall the head. lines which accompanied the tle,, 'Olden Of a:Niagara Falls mg., lican minister to exchange wed- ding vows with a nightclub singer. Well, we enjoyed the musical talents of that singer who was called in on short notice to fill the vacancy of the Hon. Robert Stanfield who had to delay his arrival due to a tax vote in the House of Commons. While it required some jug- gling in the convention agenda, most delegates were pleased to see that politicians are be- coming more aware of their re- sponsibility to be in attendance when major votes are being scheduled. This was our first personal confrontation with Mr. Stanfield, and while our first impression was based primarily on his speech delivery, we have to real- ize that this in no way testifies to his abilities as a politician or leader. Certainly, his delivery is very dry and he actually put a couple of our cohorts to sleep, and this would indicate one of his main weaknesses. There are those who are easily swayed by the fluent and enthusiastic speakers and it is obvious Mr. Stanfield will not enjoy this easy method of gaining votes. HOwever, those conscientious people who are swayed only by the thoughts e x p ressed .in a speech—and not by the method of delivery—will obviously find Mr. Stanfield a deep-thinker who takes great care in formulating his opinions before he speaks. 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Patti Coates has moved to town from Usborne Township Into the residence he purchased from George CraWley. Miss Vera Rowe has taken a potition as Stenographer with Gladtrian & Stanbury. A :Coinitittee of 'men Met _one day last week and gathered a lead Of Oats: and pretented them to Rev. Pinlay„ pastor of Centralia Methodist Chtireh, who appret , Wed the generosity of the people. 25 VtAltS AGO Maple syrup ceiling prices have been fixed at $3.25 a gallon retail, 'Wartime Prices and Trade Beard announce d: in London sat- da Miss Agnes MaCPhail ad , dressed the Stephen Township farmers in Crediten Rail In the interests itd the Federation of Agriculture. W, E. Weekes, who has been stationed at the Military ReSpitel, Chatham, has been transferred to Woodstock mil- nary ROtpital. Mrs. Weekes and Bill tpent the weekend with him Mrs. .L S. Ratvoy held an .auction tale of her household effects Saturday afternoon. Wit- ton Morley Of Whalen recently purchased the property .and is moving to town. 15 Itt AlltAdO Exeter Council took the In. !fiat steps to organize an in, titittrial prettiotitin 'tertittittee at its Meeting Monday night :Metyot This obviously is more credit to the man, but as stated, there are a great many people who are prone to fall in behind the dynamic speakers who awe them with their delivery. Following Mr. Stanfield on the agenda was the Hon. Robert Welch, provincial secretary, who has the ,ability to mix the best of both abilities as he is a dynamic speaker and at the same time had a message of interest for us. If we were to find any criticism it would be in the fact that he told most of the jokes he had included in his speech in Clinton last year at the PC nomination meeting. Once again we returned home with the opinion that there are few areas In Ontario which can match South Huron. Driving along Highway 3 we were surprised by the number of dilapidated barns and sheds on some of the farms in that area. There were very few farms which could match the appearance one seeS along any concession road in this district, We were also surprised to see many one and two-room schools in operation and we wonder if these areas are the main reason for the department of education pushing for county boards to bring rural and urban educational opportunities to an equal level. W. G, Cochrane arid Councillor R. D, JeritYn were appointed to organize the committees, Oh the final night of the clas- ses for new Canadian's, March 10 Principal Harbld Sturgis, who has conducted the elatt, was presented with a gift by the members, Highlights of Beta Sigma Phi*S. Balloon Ball on St. pattioles Day was the 'crowning of the sorority sweetheart, Miss Maide Rich- ard. Mrs, 'Robert Whey is pteti, dent and Mrt. Jack boert president. South Huron Senior Girls Batketball thane retained the trophy they have won three out Of font years at the WOSSA ft:it:rile:MOM In London Saturday. Captain Of the team is Julia Dunlop And teeth IS Mitt _Lank, etta seigner. io YEARS Ado Mrs. Bev 'Morgan was choSen queen of the Exeter 'Legion AUX- PrOlic for Spring dance Wednesday night. She We t ed by last year's twee, Mrs. Murray Brintnell. 8111)11$ students have raked 0.000 for ,an tatter trip to New Reservations have been 'made, the itinerary Corn piled and tranaportation ranged. Exeter Girl Guides will deliver over 6;660 110t Cross Bun's for Easter to residents In the corn ,' munity 'who :responded to a house., te,hetite tale by the group no money-in-gang prolect. MARCH SALE LAST 3 DAYS ..,- LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASH 14 OZ.(200 89 0, FACIAL TISSUES 2-PLY) 27 t NIVEA 4.1 OZ. $127 JAR CREAM 10 SINGLE FOR NEO-CITRAN $133 COLDS DOSE , PACKS COLD 10'S CONTAC-C CAPSULES 99' FAMILY 16 OZ. MAGNOLAX LAXATIVE 99' EXETER HUNTLEY'S DRUG STORE 235.1070 't• • Never play games with women • •