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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-04-04, Page 40 I Let us develop and print your films BLACK & WHITE or KODACOLOR. Guaranteed expert processing plus a new fresh film FREE, the same size and type of your wei original roll in sizes 127 r ak \76 - 120-620 -35mm only. It NM WM WS 1888 SU HUNTLEY S AE — DRUGS Exeter Phone: 235.1070 I • FILMS• • CAMERAS •SUPPLIES MN OM Nig MN RS SW MIN VW Olt Offfil l B 11191 MR MIR our earlier criticism of Huron • c.ounty council's. decision to veto. the rolannOd :amalgamation of the Perth and • Huron .1-leak Units appears even more. j.,1,14titiP4 in view of decisions reached aft 144'weeVs session of county council, By .a majority of 22 to 16, council rejected „a plea by Dr. G. P. A. Evans far an added expenditure of $18,675 to. finance the development of several new health services, While council must watch their costs very closely, it must be remem- bered that had they joined the pro- posed amalgamated setup they would have received 75 percent grants, while now they will only get 50 percent 8S- SiStauCe, It's conceivable that the additional grant could have paid for much of the additional service requested by Dr, Evans. These additional services can not be . considered as frills by any means and we suggest the 22 councillors who voted the plan down may have exhibit=- ed a high degree of short-sightedness. Dr. Evans wanted to provide a service whereby children could have their teeth painted with a fluoride solu- tion to reduce costly and painful cavi- ties; there was a plan to establish clinics to detect lung and cervical can, cer in its early stages as well as arth- ritis and. rheumatism; and, there was A. plan to make a modest beginning en. assistance for the county's elderly. Dr. 4vans termed these. Riggs" tions and others he. proposed as being. ."sound investments"', 41,4 iii that we heartily agree. • The 22 dissenters can point to the fact that many of the services suggest- ed can be obtained: from our private doctors and dentists but the, fact is most of them are already too busy to take on additional work, much of which is caused by the fact we don't have some of the early detection clinics IN- ing suggested by Dr. Evans.. It's really a matter of priorities. We seldom question the money we spend to build better roads, schools, drains, buildings and all the other ma- terial components of our affluent so- ciety, but we spend much less time and money in keeping healthy so we can enjoy the benefits with which we have surrounded ourselves. Health should be given top prior- ity on a personal and community basis arid' Dr. Evans' warning that Huron County could be "stepping backward" in this regard is most disturbing. This is a matter that should be re- opened by county -council and we sug- gest readers lend what assistance they can to see that it is. The way it should be Sure signs of spring Spring is sure to be here to stay when children head for the open fields with their pets. Above, Elizabeth, Marilyn and Ann Marie Brand are shown resting on the sunny side of a tree on the farm of.their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hank BrandJr. on Concessienfive of Stephen township with a trio of puppies. T-A photo. Started by tomahawk shot This weekend the Liberals will get their opportunity at prime TV time as the leadership convention gets into full swing in Ottawa, and they'll be at- tempting to duplicate or better the ex- travaganza the PCs came up with some months ago. While the Liberals won't be able to duplicate the suspense the PCs en- joyed regarding the position of John Diefenbaker, they will be electing Can- ada's prime minister and that should get them equal interest from. Canadians from coast to coast. It's an impossibility to recommend one candidate over the other without having followed their campaigns or diagnosed their respective stands on the issues of the day more closely, but we were certainly cheered to learn that all Huron's voting delegates have been doing this most conscientiously during the past few weeks. In the pall taken by this newspa- per last week, there was a clear indica- tion that the delegates have studied the merits of each serious candidate and will be going to Ottawa to vote on the basis of their findings. If the same can be said for all other voting delegates, then it is fair to say that the outcome will be the result of conclusions of their minds and not their emotions. ObvioUsly, that's the way it should be. 1:M..:ViF•kk. • -1,", Actvocate tstablisheri 1881 newqatiori ..!6• S'AIN You'll feel light as a cloud strolling down the avenue in the loveliest of Easter shoes from our new collection. Pro// Avginie /*Nth) lovg/ige SMYT Er R C SHOE )J .STORE 236.1933 sEE OU R. .4004(404 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE Must get top priority CUSTOM TAILORED MORTGAGES There's nothing like freedom That night I carried right on with my orgy of freedom. Had a brandy and a cigar somebody gave me six months ago when his wife had a baby. Searched out relentlessly and watched three westerns on TV, including the late-late. Did I go to bed then? Not on your life. Went down and without so much as a by-your-leave, made myself a big, fat roast beef and horseradish sandwich. Washed it down with four cups of my special coffee, the real thing that you can stand a spoon in. And when I went to bed, it was exactly when I felt like it, with no nagging. It was about 1:30, as I recall. And it was about 4:30 when that snack wore off and I went to Sleep, Next day wasn't so wild or hilarious, quite. Oh, the free- dom was still there. But so were the dishes and crumbs and ash-trays and exam Papers. And nobody else. I must admit a small surge of pure rage went through Me because nobody had cleaned the place up. I didn't just give up, though. I went right on dirtying dishes and paddling around in my pyjam- as and smoking like a diesel track. Ciri the third morning, the 'cleaning lady arrived, She Was a little taken back when 1 ern- • AMalgamated iS S • . '6; ,••$.'6 m‘t66s. SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0.W,N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcotti R. M. Southcett Editor: Bill Batten Advertising Manager: Howie Wright Phone 2154331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Authorized as'Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept, Ottawa, and for Paymeni o f Postage in cash Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 1967, 4,338 SUBSCRIPTION RATES.: Canada SSA Per Year; USA 0,00 INSOISSISMAIMIUMM.0804=.. Had a taste' of utter domestic freedom and peace during the recent holidays. Daughter Kim went off to spend a few days with her Mum in the city. And there I was, all alone in the big house. Fel' the firSt time in years, nobody to bug me. Not a soul to tell me it was time to get up or go to bed. Nobody to tell me to stop doing this, or start doing that. Nobody to natter awaywhile I was trying to read the paper. It was a wild, delirious feel- ing: Only a man who is belea- guered by women most of his waking hours can appreciate hOW I felt. I just decided to let 'er rip, go the Whole hog and let the chipS fall where they might: First morning I slept right through. Until 8:30. I even lay there, grinning defiantly and said tight out loud, "I Won't get up until: I feel like it" And there Was no argunient. Seven Minutes later, instead Of the usual Juice, toast and Coffee, i ripped the cap off a bottle Of beer and drank it, right there in the living-room, not in the kitchen, with my bare feet up On the best Chair. It gave me a glorious sense Of sheer freedom, And a headache. But I didn't care. I read the frothing paper for 20 minutes straight without being inter- tuptedo• 'Unheard of luktiryi For the' rest of the day, I not only threw convention to the wind, ':<•••••••,* Times Ettablitliet1 1873 Judging from comments, many people enjoyed reading of our visit to the sugar bush of Herb and Ross Kercher last week. It obviously brought back many pleasant memories to many area residents who recalled the days when most farmers tapped the maples in their bushes. One neighbor called to say the article brought back vivid mem- ories of the days when she and her husband loaded up the young people from their Sunday School in Nova Scotia to head out to a sugar bush behind a team of horses. The young people spent all day in the bush, concluding with a bountiful feast of sugar and taffy. On Saturday, the annual Maple Syrup Festival gets underway in Elmira and we understand this is a most enjoyable event featur- ing bands, tours to sugar bushes, pancakes and syrup and of course the touch of the old world in the appearance of the area Mennon- ites. We note from the program that announcements throughout the day are made in English and Pennsylvania. Dutch. The program also lists a novel account of the discovery of mak- ing syrup and we pass it along as follows: No one knows who first dis- covered how to make syrup and sugar from the sap of the maple tree. But an old Indian legend involving a hot-tempered brave may hold a grain of truth. The legend maintains that there was once an Indian named Woksis. Many uncountable moons ago, Woksis's Indian wife was mash- ihg corn at the base of a maple tree when she apparently said Something like: Listen mister, you forgot to mail the Christmas cards. In any event, Woksis haul- ed off and hurled a tomahawk at his nagging wife. Now, either his wife was most agile or Woksis was far from an accomplished warrior because the tomahawk missed her and settled in the trunk of the maple tree. Mrs. Woksis was so fright- ened she left an empty deerskin pot at the base of the tree. Later, she returned and found it full of a sweet, clear liquid which had dripped from the tree and down the handle of the toma- hawk. She decided it was water and commenced to boil it but when the water was tasted a few hours later, she became the first person in the world to taste maple syrup. * * * The Ontario government is 'Tell .hoNV did you manage to bath the Can flaitegl" preparing some drastic changes in regard to Sunday activities, dumping the responsibility for most Sunday activities onto the shoulders of municipal councils. Sunday racing appears as a distinct possibility and the pari- mutual windows will apparently be open. It remains to be seen how this will affect church contributions, but we can see some bettors hav- ing difficulty deciding how much should go on the plate and how much should be retained to take to the track after church. While Sunday is quickly drift- ing away from its church-centred basis, we learned of one unique method being used to attract worshippers this week. During a drive in the Parkhill area on the weekend we stopped to retrieve a balloon on a fence and found attached a message to "March to Sunday School in March". The card attached indicated the balloon had been set adrift by a group of youngsters in Michigan. We often read of youngsters setting balloons adrift and it must be quite interesting to find where they have landed when the cards attached to them have been re- turned. * * * * Auction sale time is with us again, as the columns of our clas- sified page clearly indicate. 50 YEARS AGO There have been several wood bees around of late and a nice lot of wood has been prepared for next winter. Exeter Council voted to pur- chase a team of work horses and other equipment necessary for municipal work and that the Reeve procure a suitable man to have charge and control of the municipal horses and equipment. Mr. and Mrs. William Abbott of Clandeboye were honored at a gathering of about 70 of their friends prior to their lea.ving to make their home in Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. D. Mack received word from their son Gunner Wil- fred Mack that he has been draft- ed to France from England. He has been transferred to a unit battery of 1200 men for the heav- ler siege guns. 25 YEARS AGO 4 Special service 'for the un- veiling of the honor roll of those who served their country of ErinsleIt, Creditan and ShiPka churches was held in the Ciediton United Church Sunday Morning. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph :Fink- beiner were surprised Friday 'evening when about 35 'relatives and friendS gathered to celebrate their'25th wedding anniversary': C., 'V, Pickard, local secretary' of the Ration Board, is having mighty busy time with the -, te attests for sugat lot canning, Sixty one nurses.-tire largest In the history of the will graduate froin Victoriallos- pital School Of Nursing Friday. Among them are tautene Vern, "'Zion, Bettlati 'Holt, 'Grand Ejitabeth 'llogattli and 'Dorothy 'Traatiale Of Exeter. There's possibly no better entertainment than an auction sale and its a most advantageous spot to conduct a study on various human characteristics. Some people just can't let a bargain go by, whether they really need or want the article, but we imagine the people who buy those large boxes of "miscellaneous items" must have a real field day sorting out their purchases when they get home. The methods people use to put in their bids is also quite inter- esting. There's the guy that shouts his, bid right out, while there's the other chap who en- ploys the wink of an eye or the ever so slight pd of the head. Then you see the couple bid- ding, looking at each other to confer on whether they will con- tinue to bid. At one sale last week, we saw one chap halt his bidding on a particular item only to have his wife step in behind and keep it going, while he just shook his head. This is just a small part of watching the exciting and humor- ous action at an auction sale, and we must admit that once you've been bitten by the "bug" it's terribly difficult to shake. * * * * Finally comes this item from the Winnipeg Tribune—it would be a mistake to ban fairy tales. The thing to do is keep them away from impressionable adults. 10 YEARS AGO The Stephen Township 4-H C alf Club, first 4-H organization in that township, was organized at a meeting in ,Shipka. Thursday night. Gerd Baynham, electrician at RCAF Station, Centralia, was elected president Of Exeter Kins- men Club for 1958-59, Ralph Hicks, owner of Eketer FrOten Foods, this week an, noticed the sale of the locket plant to Morley Hall of Benito, Manitoba, The transfer will take effect May L Exeter District junieir Band practicing now for over a yeat, will blossom forth this summer In district torripetitiOnS and local concerts. The band Is under the direictOrShip of JatneS Ford. 15 YEARS AGO The AuSable valley nation Autittity was advised Wednesday to Start expropriation proceedings immediately to ac, quire The Piheil for public use. Tthree -airmen froin ItCAPStat- Ian, Centralia Will represent the Air ,Force at the, coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11. Midhael FarrOW Of town will take part in the. closing piano concert at Convocation , Lati. don Saturday bight featuring fotir top-flight Canadian pianists," Potinet president of the den- tralla CivilSerViCe' Association, Gordon FarrOW of Exeter, was honored' at the third annual bah- rota ;of the •AStbelatiati Friday night,- Ile redentlylefttlie'ettipiaY Of the :RCAF arid is now working forfora private firm. but flouted every domestic rule that has been pounded into me in 20 years. I read a novel instead of mark- ing exam papers. I deliberately let my whiskers grow, right through until noon. I maliciously dirtied every ash-tray in the house. I refused to take out the garbage. I got crumbs all over the kitchen floor and just left them there, crunching happily around in them. I didn't even go down to the basement and do the washing. I read Mad magazine. I threw a stack of exam papers on the floor and kicked them all over the room. I ripped up a couple of bills that came in the mail. And I ate whatever and when- ever I darned well pleased. Pea- nut-butter and jam sandwich and frozen oyster soup for lunch. With a wine sauce that I never got around to cooking. Didn't eat until some crazy hour. About 12:30. At dinner-time, I did the same. Just sneered at the big roast of beef cooked for me before the girls left. Had exactly what I wanted, pork and beans. And exactly when I felt like it, About 6 p.m. I just let the old dishes pile up anywhere. Didn't even put them in the sink. 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