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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-30, Page 6Times-Advocate, April 30, 1970 Zeim, ot4-i4e, Facts N Fancies By Gwyn GUIDE UNIFORMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS — At Wednesday's sixtieth anniversary of the Girl Guide movement, members of the Exeter troop modelled uniforms of the past, present and one of the future. From the left, they are, Kathy Simmons, Susan Wooden, Debi Wooden, Cathy Read, Sharon McCaffrey, Darlene Porter and Debbie Higgins. T-A photo 2,000 year old designs fit modern Canadian decor Nova price reduction GM NOW MANN OF EXCELLENCE 185 1111 • Nova Sedan. Nova Coupe. .1t Now you can order the new Nova — Chevrolet's popular economy family car—at a $185.00 price reduction. The reduction applies to all six and eight cylinder Nova models. These Novas are equipped with the eoriven•- tional rearview mirror. The day-night mirror, bias belted ply tires, cigarette lighter and seat belt retractors, formerly standard, are still avail- able as options. And, you get much more than you get on one of those smaller cars. A longer wheelbase and a better ride. Inner fenders to help prevent rust. Wider tread for greater stability. Rear windows that roll up and down. Available with Six or V8 engine with up to 300 hp. Room for five or six big people. High resale value. And as your Chevrolet dealer can tell you, a $185.00 price reduction is an indication of how anxious he is to deal these days. Nova—the car that's already priced smaller than its size—is lower priced than before. So come in and place your order now. Putting you first, keeps us first. *Pelee reduction based oh Manufacturer's Suggested Petall Prices, which include federal Sates To:c,, Right Car. Right Price. Right Now. SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER Si TELL BROS. LIMITED 5xeter 450 Main Street, Phone 235-0660 CHEVROLET MAIN ST. EXETER 25% Off SPRING AMC) * Skirts * Dresses * Blouses Opening Soon IN GRAND BEND a AlorsEL ANSININSIL Buy drapes for Westminster Twenty five dollars was voted to the Cancer Society by the Exeter Ladies Legion Auxiliary, and money was donated to buy drapes for the ladies' lounge at Westminster Hospital, London. This week the members are catering to three banquets and have a busy schedule slated for next month. The regular meeting was .conducted by .President Norma .Brintnell and the members were informed of the Zone Rally in Goderich May 13. The mystery prize was won by Marie Simpson, Watch for the STORK SHOPPE With A Comp lete.Line of SMART MATERNITY WEAR INCLUDING LINGERIE c •.^..-ar, Ideal Gifts For Mother (No Exchanges or Refunds) Boyle's Ladies Wear Photo by Doerr MARRIED AT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Annie Ida Damsma of Amsterdam, Holland and Gerald Boersma, RR 1, Exeter exchanged wedding vows at the Christian Reformed Church, Main Street, Exeter, April 24. The newly weds will reside on the groom's farm, RR 1, Exeter. riiiiimaitaiiiii111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I1111111111111111111I11111111111111111111111111111111I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 11.11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M E.4 Fr. E2-7 Introducing . . . . OPEN DAILY 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday Evening Until 9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Who Will Be Joining Our Staff on May 1 Both girls, well-known in the area, have had ADVANCED TRAINING In Hair Styling Along With WIG and HAIRPIECE SHAPING and STYLING helen's Hair Styling CORNER HURON AND ANDREW EXETER Phone 235-1482 For Appointment FRI., MAY 1 to SAT., MAY 30 REG. $10.50 $6. 50 REG, $12,50 $8.50 REG. $15.00 ... „ „ $.1 0. 00 R EG, $20.00 $12. 50 Introductory Perm Specials Shirley Middleton Bonnie Mason AND Noise is more than a nerve jangler. It's a killer, So says acoustics physicist Vern 0. Knudsen. We know that noise puts a strain on the heart and the blood pressure by triggering the release of adrenalin — a heart stimulating hormone — into the blood stream„ Sudden noise may make you feel as if you're about to jump out of your skin. In fact it makes your heart stamp down hard on the accelerator, so to speak. According to a famed hearing expert, Samuel Rosen,"sudden noise makes the heart beat rapidly, the blood vessels constrict, the skin pale and the stomach, esophagus and intestines seize up with spasms. When noise is prolonged there are heart flutters ..." THE STEADY HUM What about the steady hum of noise that seven-tenths of the population, who live in urban communities, seem to "get used to"? Does this damage the heart, too? No one knows for sure, but doctors are convinced it puts a strain on an already damaged heart and it raises already elevated blood pressures. PREMATURE DEAFNESS They are in no doubt whatever that it damages hearing. • Voise destroys the cilia — the tiny hair-like structures of the inner ear. It also destroys the sensitive hearing cells. Noisy big city living has been shown to reduce hearing ability markedly. But our so-called quiet communities are no refuge from noise pollution. You may not believe it but the blender in your kitchen, and the power mower out back, are major sources of deadly sound. Scientists measure noise in decibels — named after Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of yet another noise producer. Anything about 80 decibles is uncomfortable. Above 90, doctors start worrying about your heart, your hearing, and your blood pressure. Your food blender emits about 93 decibels, and a power mower 96. OFF-THE-JOB NOISE Rock music, home power equipment and transportation are other sources of non-occupational noise. A 1967 study compared the decibel count in selected communities with the amount recorded in 1954. In those 13 years the background level rose as much as 9 decibels. And when sudden, sharp, peak level noises were measured they were found to have increased 16 decibels in those 13 years. Noise pollution is in part a result of our rapid increase in population. Bigger populations means constantly expanding technology that engenders industrialization which in turn makes for more noise. OVERCROWDED SUBURBS As our society becomes more industrialized there will be more machines and more work for those machines. To-day about three-quarters of us live in noisy cities and their adjacent suburbs. Tomorrow the percentage may rise to something like nine-tenths. Virtually every North American will live in a noisy, crowded, polluted urban environment that will endanger his health if it does not literally shorten his life. More of us die each year from heart and blood pressure diseases than from any other causes, including war, cancer and automobile accidents. More and more will die in the years ahead unless we learn to put silencers on our gadgets and machines. TAKE TIME FOR TEN THINGS 1. Take time to work: it is the price of success. 2. Take time to think; it is the source of power. 3. Take time to play; it is the secret of youth. 4. Take time to read; it is the foundation of knowledge. 5. Take time to worship; it is the highway of reverence and washes the dust of earth from our eyes. 6. Take time to help and enjoy friends; it is the source of happiness. 7. Take time to love; it is the one sacrament of life. 8. Take time to dream; it hitches the soul to the stars. 9. Take time to laugh; it is the singing that helps with life's loads. 10, Take time to plan; it is the secret of being able to have the time, to take time for the first nine things. identifiable design and these vary from the sophisticated multi-colored floral patterns of the Kirmans, Kashans and Qums, to the nomadic geometric designs found in the Gabeh, Belouchi and Joshaghan rugs. Each rug is individually hand-knotted by women or children taking anything from Symphony for music lovers Music enthusiasts who attended the London Symphony Orchestra Concert at the High School Sunday evening were rewarded by a fine performance of light classical music under the able baton of Conductor Clifford Evens. The program was enthusiastically received by around 350 persons and included a soul stirring rendition of Sibelius' Finlandia; a haunting fantasia on the old English melody of Greensleeves, and a whimsical production of Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Bill Brady. After intermission the concert reached its climax with the playing of Tchaikovsky's pastoral and romantic Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, which was delivered with vigor and sensitivity. Beta Sigma Phi sorority was instrumental in acquiring the services of the London Orchestra which in turn gave local residents the opportunity of attending a high calibre concert of good music close to home. : • : Mrs. Ben Beavers has returned to the Elliot Apartments after spending the past four months in St. Louis, Missouri. Weekend visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Wes Witmer were Mr. & Mrs. Leo Witmer and family, Woodstock, Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Herborth and Mrs. Frank Herborth, Stratford. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Plantinga celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary last weekend and . entertained their family Mr. & Mrs. Peter Plantinga Michael and Joyce, Hamilton; Jr.,r. & Mrs. John Plantinga, Annette and Melissa and George Plantinga, South Bend, Indiana; Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Parker; and Renny and Dick Plantinga of Exeter Mrs. Rufus Kestle left this week for a vacation in Europe. She was accompanied by her son and family, Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Kestle and John, of London. Octet r0 etae We are happy to wish Happy Birthday to the people who are celebrating their birthdays this week. J. 0. LOVIE, 510 Elizabeth Street, London, 84, May 2; MRS. CHARLES O'BRIEN, Anne Street, Exeter, 88, May 3. The Exeter Times Advocate is pleased to give this special service to our senior citizens. If you know of anyone who would like to have their birthday acknowledged please let us know. Adrian Lopez, publisher of Movieland & TV Time, hired a secretary. On her first day at work she gave him a memo about a phone call; "I couldn't read it," said Lopez, "and I asked her why she scrawled so." "Well," She explained, couldn't understand the man who called, so I didn't write it very Clearly." Rugs and carpets that were the floorcoverings of European palaces and castles are now finding their way in ever increasing numbers onto the floors and walls of Canadian homes. More than 2,000 years ago the nomadic peoples of Iran started to utilize the wool from their sheep, as they wandered throughout central Asia, dyed it and started to knot it into attractive wall hangings and rugs for their tents. Today in very much the same way, but in patterns and designs that have been refined throughout the ages, the descendants of the wandering nomads are still knotting rugs, but they have developed the art into an industry renowned throughout the world. One of the fastest growing markets for oriental rugs is in Canada where a growing number of specialist rug dealers and auctioneers are stocking an increasing variety of rugs to match the wide range of decors found in Canadian homes. Many Canadians having come from Europe, already know how long an oriental rug lasts and they are used to them, having seen them in their parents' homes. Although furniture fads are changing all the time it seems that there is an oriental rug to match every taste whether it be Louis XV, Scandinavian teak or Old Quebec pine. The reason for the variety in Persian carpets is that each tribe has developed its own three months to ten years to complete. There are a number of ways to tell the quality of a rug, the two most obvious are the thickness of the pile and the closeness of the knotting. The more knots in the carpet, the more labour has been involved in its manufacture and the deeper the pile often means the longer it will last. The people of the town of Sarouk for instance make a rug that is known as the `Iron Carpet of Persia' and examples have been known to last more than 80 years in constant use. Every true original rug that has been hand-knotted is more than just a floor covering, it is a piece of art that has been laboriously created and it will give a great deal of pleasure for a very long time. •