The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-06-26, Page 4Consider changes carefully
Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore has a
valid point in his suggestion that Exeter
Council should review their policy
regarding the issuing of building permits,
but they must keep in mind that these
permits are their lone means of control
in forcing adherence to local zoning
regulations.
It's unfortunate that members of
council have come in for ridicule over
the fact some "petty" jobs have been
included in recent permits issued.
People planning these small jobs,
such as painting eavestrough, have no
doubt secured a permit in good faith and
have lived up to their responsibilities as
citizens of a community where such
permits are required.
They could have undertaken the
work without such permits and not met
with any chastisement from council, but
the fact they did secure permits should
not hold them up to ridicule, nor should
members of council suffer that fate.
The issuing of permits has always
been a problem area, and in the past
there has been much misunderstanding
because they were required only on jobs
costing certain amounts of money.
As an example, a job costing $100
varies greatly. At today's rate, this is in
fact a small project if a person has to
purchase the materials and hire someone
to do the job. However, someone who
may be using materials from a structure
he has dismantled and plans to do the
work himself, could undertake a sizeable
project for the same $100.
It becomes evident that price alone
can not be the basis on which a building
permit must be secured.
It would appear, therefore, that all
projects in which a structure is to be
altered or changed in any way should
require a permit, as well as construction
of any new facilities.
The area where changes could be
considered is in the matter of
maintenance and repairs to existing
facilities, if in fact no structural changes
are planned — such as painting, repairing
eaves, replacing shingles or similar jobs —
then it may be permissible to undertake
such jobs without a permit.
However, it must also be noted that
building permits are issued for the
protection of persons planning the work,
as long as the procedures set up by
council are followed.
Each job should be inspected by
the building inspector, and this should
ensure that any plans that may prove
unsafe are halted.
One member of council noted last
meeting that some alterations in existing
houses can prove detrimental if present
structural supports are removed, and no
doubt property owners would welcome
having this pointed out by an inspector
if they are not aware of the situation
themselves.
A building permit can also serve as
a means of curtailing those house repair
frauds which are prevalent each year. An
inspector can check on who is doing the
work, especially for older citizens who
are often duped, and if something
appears amiss the inspector can notify
the police authorities to check into the
matter.
The acquisition of building permits
is designed primarily to protect the
residents of a community and to ensure
that the regulations are followed..
Obviously, there is nothing to be
ridiculed in such a practice.
Many secrets unveiled?
Last Friday afternoon, the Hon. C.
S. MacNaughton got off the political
merry-go-round for a few hours to sit
down for a heart to heart chat with
Huron County council members.
The press was not invited to the
session and while we were denied some
`hot copy' we can understand the
reasoning behind the quiet meeting.
Warden James Hayter said the
purpose of the informal clatch was to
afford county politicians an opportunity
to freely and openly discuss provincial
affairs as they pertain to Huron and/or
the local municipalities without fear of
being misquoted or misinterpreted.
Everything was off the record.
According to Warden Hayter it was a
successful gathering which served a
useful purpose.
"Things look much different when
you see what the government is trying to
do," Warden Hayter said.
We can appreciate that viewpoint
too. Most problems can be cut down to
size once they are understood or at least
explained.
A true politician, Warden Hayter
had given a general report of the meeting
without divulging any specific thoughts
about it. We respect that kind of
diplomacy.
Just one question remains. Why all
the mystery? What is so hush-hush that
none but the elected can know?
It's been quite a month
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Don't talk to me about a bear
with a sore head. He'd back
down the trail like a bunny if he
met a teacher in June, with a
sore tooth. Right now I'm
willing to take on anything up to
and including, a grizzly.
June is the month in which
nothing is so rare as a day,
according to Browning, or
somebody. And for school
teachers, it's a hard night's work.
The teacher is plagued by
paper work which could be done
by a 15-year-old moron, an
administration which is twice as
stupid as he thought it was, and
students who are bored from the
belly-button both ways — by
school.
Throw in a throbbing tooth
and you've got youself a mean
critter. The month started off
fittingly, with everybody
forgetting my birthday, on the
2nd. The only card I received
was from my insurance
company, a card which annually
infuriates me. ,
Next day, one of those
nicotine-tanned stumps which
my dentist laughingly calls teeth
began to kick up. And it's been
kicking up, down and sideways
ever since.
If I had any guts I'd tie a
string around it, fasten the string
to a doorknob and slam the
door. However, I have about as
many guts as I have teeth, so I
go on trying to save this one.
I can't even bite a
marshmallow without going into
orbit, so I've practically been on
a liquid diet for weeks. Which is
worse every morning — a
toothache or a hangover? And
how would you like both?
As is our custom, my wife
and I went to the annual
Leacock Medal Award Dinner
recently. I've been a judge in the
competition for several years
and enjoy meeting a few big
shots and finding their feet are
made of the same type of clay as
my own,
Despite the snide comments
of some writers from the big
dailies, it's a good party in a
good cause — keeping alive and
fresh the works and memory of
Canada's — and one of the
world's greatest comic writers.
This year's winner was Stuart
Trueman, whose book, "You're
Only As Old As You Act," is
good entertainment. Mr.
Trueman, a Maritimer, was salty.
The chairman, Richard Doyle,
editor of the Globe and Mail,
was even wittier, and should
write a book. The venerable, if
not blessed, Harry Boyle, a witty
writer and editor under his
farm-boy facade, was there, and
was witty.
In fact, the whole thing was
excruciatingly funny for many,
painful for me. My wife galloped
through a huge and excellent
dinner, darting her eyes at my
plate, where nothing was missing
except a few of the inevitable
green peas, which I had managed
to mumble.
Just as dinner began, I had a
terrible attack of leaping
bicuspid and couldn't eat a bite.
I decided the only thing to do
was to paralyze the tooth. I
tried, but it refused to play.
All I succeeded in doing was
paralyzing the rest of me,
meanwhile carrying on about my
tooth (bravely, of course) to
such an extent that my wife
remarked later it was like having
a crying baby in Church.
However, it all worked out
fine. We went to a small
gathering after the dinner, and
incredible numbers of young,
pretty college girls hovered
about me, fetching me aspirin,
gin and other medications.
Meanwhile, my old lady spent
an hour or so straightening out
the editor of the Globe and Mail.
I fully expected to find this
column on the front page on
Monday morning. But there it
was, the same old Globe melange
of world crises and murders and
•:*
This week The
Times-Advocate lost one of its
best known employees through
the death of Clifford Quance.
While we at the office were
shocked and saddened to hear of
his passing, we know that our
loss is shared by a large segment
of the community.
Though he went through life
with an affliction, Dick took it
in his stride and never once did
we hear him complain about it
or question why he had been
forced to live with a handicap.
Although he had no control
over it, he never allowed it to
have control over hini.
He tackled his job, his
recreation and his service to the
community as any normal man
would, never sidestepping any
responsibility on the excuse that
it could result in injury for him
if he were to suffer an epileptic
seizure.
He rode a bicycle, travelled
widely on his own, worked with
hot metal and carried heavy
loads, in addition to a hundred-
and one other things that could
have proven disastrous if an
attack. should befall him while he
performed those duties.
However, similar to many'
other persons who neither
grumble nor complain about
afflictions, he seemed to have
something — or someone —
special going for him at all times
and never did he suffer any
serious injury, despite the fact
his attacks at times were frequent
and most severe.
Perhaps it was this courage,
faith and enthusiasm that
endeared him to the hearts of
the many in this community
who calledhim a friend. *
Similar to what would
happen through the loss of any
friend and fellow worker for so
many years, we all will miss
Clifford.
Whenever there was a special
occasion or presentation to
arrange among the employees at
this newspaper, it was Dick who
took on the responsibilities.
Our Christmas parties were
always highlighted by his annual
presentation to the publishers,
and the fitting speech he made,
always accompanied by a lusty
"ho, ho, ho" as he came from
around a corner bearing a gaily
wrapped parcel.
The gals who prepared the
lunch counted him as their
favorite customer, because few
plates passed him by without a
sample being taken off.
Dick was the administrator of
the employee snack bar, and if
all businessmen took as much
thought to determining their
customers' wishes as he did,
there would be few
bankruptcies.
Coffee break was generally
highlighted by some friendly
arguments about local current
affairs or sports, and Dick
always took pleasure in having
his opinions presented and he
was never one to back down
from an argument, no matter
how stacked the odds appeared
to be against him with his
colleagues.
But nevertheless, when the
situation warranted a sincere
opinion, there were few who
mastered it as well. He had a
deep concern for his fellow man
and he became a "permanent"
stale speeches of Cabinet
Ministers.
Not content with my physical
suffering, young Kim hit me in
June with another wallop. She
wanted a loan toward an electric
piano. After a sufficient number
of things, like "Fie on thee,
wench!" and "You're going to
have to pay interest, you know,"
I buckled, and am now
subsidizing one of those rotten
groups to the tune of $200.
All that was needed to make
it a ring-Binger of a month were
the headlines about electricians
getting $6.50 an hour, and the
interest rates soaring daily. A
great month, June. For
blackflies,
%
chairman of the annual
Christmas cheer visitation
program of the Exeter Kinsmen
and Kinettes.
He was known by most of the
elderly shut-ins he visited, and
despite the many calls he had to
make, Dick never left before he
had brightened each home with
a few minutes of cheerful
conversation.
Following each annual
visitation, he would tell us all
about the plight of some of the
elderly members of this
community, their loneliness and
meagre way of life, and it was
obvious his concern went out to
those people and he took a great
deal of pride in being able to
help where he could.
Dick was a most active
member of the local Kinsmen
and their flag at Riverview Park
has been at half mast this week
in his memory. He had received
one of the highest honors from
the local Club in being awarded
a life membership.
He engaged actively in their
programs and special events and
always enjoyed getting off to the
periodic conventions where he
was well known by most fellow
Kin throughout this area.
* *
Dick brought the same
dedication to his job, and
perhaps was the only one of the
staff who could be considered
indispensable.
Some of his tasks were of a
menial nature, and many people
would have tackled them with
that in mind. But not Dick.
He was always looking for
improved products to get a
50 YEARS AGO
Last week Messrs. T.O. and
H.O. Southcott purchased the
stock and business of Reeve
B.W.F. Beavers who had been
conducting a dry goods and shoe
store here for several years.
Thursday a liberal coat of oil
was sprinkled on Main Street. It
was a pretty messy affair for a
few days but is gradually
improving.
Among the soldier boys who
lately arrived in Canada and
came home this week is Driver
W.P. Mack, son of Mr. and Mrs.
David Mack, Exeter.
Rev. J.W. Baird, who goes to
Hamilton next week after three
years as pastor of James Street
Methodist Church, preached his
farewell sermons on Sunday.
Rev. M.J. Wilson, who takes Mr.
Baird's place here, will occupy
the James Street pulpit for the
first time on July 6.
25 YEARS AGO
A tidal wave swept the beach
at Grand Bend Sunday morning
and entered the Aux Sable river
rising about five feet, the water
surrounding the fisherman's
shanties and doing considerable
damage. This is the second of its
kind to occur in the past fifty
years.
Sunday evening the citizens
of Exeter were entertained by a
band concert in Victoria Park.
The band under the direction of
Ted Walper played a selection in
Memory of two former
bandsmen, F/O Alvin
Lindenfield and Flt Sgt Harold
Elliott, both of whom were
killed in action overseas.
Carmel Presbyterian Manse,
Hensall, was the scene of a quiet
wedding on Saturday, June 24
when Rev. J.E. Taylor united in
marriage Sara Margaret, daughter
of Mrs, Jean IVIan'sen and the late
peter Manson, Ilensall, and
Thomas Hilton Laing, son of Mr,
Thomas Laing and the late Mrs.
Laing, Exeter,
Exeter's new fire truck
arrived in town Monday and the
local fire brigade gave the new
siren and engine a thorough
work out,
better polish on the floor,
fretting about a light that wasn't
working properly, or worrying
about whether the incinerator
was cleaned up properly.
He was the stereotypist at the
T-A and a resounding "oh, no"
often echoed from the cellar if a
cast didn't turn out correctly.
*
We could go on at great
length reminiscing about our
association with Dick, which
ranged through a multitude of
events.
He captained our bowling
team, and while the loss of a
finger slightly hampered his
ability, he could never be
accused of not trying and he
took his position with the team
most seriously.
We recall a trip to North Bay
about 15 years ago when Dick
serenaded everyone on a cruise
down the French River with his
most accomplished piano work.
It didn't matter that the weather
on that hot August day wasn't
quite suitable for his "specialty"
which was Jingle Bells.
There were the laughs we
enjoyed the day his hamburg at
coffee break had been spiked
with a piece of shoe leather.
He was the butt of many
practical jokes as well as being
the perpetrator of numerous
ones and his lusty laugh often
brought forth more merriment
amongst those in his attendance
than the joke itself.
These and others serve as our
memories of a man who gave life
his best.
15 YEARS AGO
The first garden party at
Trivitt Memorial Anglican
church in 25 years gave the new
Restoration Fund its first major
contribution Wednesday.
Exeter Citizens Band has
disbanded it was reported at
Council Monday night. It was
formed in the fall of 1934 for
the Old Boys' Reunion the next
year.
Exeter Lions Club canvassed
the town selling brooms made
by the blind people before going
to Monetta Menard's for their
supper meeting at 9 p.m. Nearly
50 dozen brooms were sold at
$2 each.
In the annual list of awards
announced `by S H D H S
Wednesday Joan Thomson was
named outstanding student in
Grade 12; Kathryn Klopp came
first in Grade 11; Marion Creery
was tops in Grade 10 and Bill
Pollen took the Grade 9
honours.
10 YEARS AGO
By capturing the prize for the
highest aggregate marks in grade
12 S H D H S Queen Jane
Horton of Hensall completed a
"grand slam" in the field. She
has won the honour in each of
the four years it has been
awarded.
During the ladies night
program of Exeter Kinsmen
Thursday, past presidents Ralph
Genttner and Irvine Armstrong
received their ninth year
attendance pins. Their wives,
both past presidents of the
Kinette club, received seventh
year pins. All four are charter,
members of their respective
clubs,
The promotion of F/0 John
A. Cann of Exeter to the rank of
Flight Lieutenant, has been
announced by the RCAF. Since
1956 he has been serving with
the directorate of Public
Relation's' at Air Force
Headquarters, Ottawa.
Next week Huron County
Health Unit will officially
complete 10 years of public
service, The unit now hat a staff
of 15,
Left us pleasant memories