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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-05-11, Page 4GI ANT PA,AS V2NP EXPANSID PETTY-BOOR, PSEODO-M/i DE DENT TIGEP SEOIS MIST PAPER REVISIONIST. StMERT-VIONeg, ELITIST LACKEY OF ,Noin ir • rl ll MATS TIIE. MATTER- CAT GOT YOUR TUNG? 6113ERIAN F MT USSR ceolf4i1410 tiTONUOijfk.,4_ • • Notice Oiling of streets will commence Thursday, May 11 The town will not be responsible for any damages caused e nicest Mmr,here Special from Elizabeth Arden BLUE GRASS DUSTING POWDER keeps skin dry, summer-fresh. With it, a 1 oz. bottle of Foaming Bath Oil for the bath. Here Are Some More Suggestions: • Black Magic Chocolates $2.50, $4.25 and $5.25 • Smiles 'n Chuckles Turtles $2.50 and '4.50 • English Toffee in DecorateciTins 51.25 to $3.75 FROM TILLEY Ladies' Change Purses, Billfolds and Key Cases Yardley Soaps Chanel No. 5 Box of 3 Cologne & Perfume $1.50 & $2.50 '4.25 up HUNTLEY'S DRUG STORE EXETER 235.1070 The chap who comes up with the "Blues Chaser" for the area daily apparently doesn't know inflation has hit most segments of life these days. Thursday's gem was: "Every child knows that the best things in life are free — with one box top". That may well have been the case some time ago, but now those free offers put out by the cereal companies to boost business- usually require at least three box tops. In addition, there's been a move to asking for a bit of cold, hard cash along with the box tops for some of the items which are used to get junior to tell mom which box to pick off the grocery shelf. We suspect in many cases, the cash covers the entire expense of the item and the company has the added benefit of having sold three boxes of cereal. Bought your new bicycle yet? No, we don't mean one for the kids, but rather for mom and dad. The bike craze has hit the nation from coast to coast and manufacturers are hard-pressed to keep up to the demand. One of our neighbors went scooting past the house last week with his pooch in tow and we shouted that it would be much wiser to have the dog pull the bike. He quickly informed us that had been the plan, but the dog smartened up after a couple of blocks and let its owner do the work. It's unfortunate that some off- beat bicycle paths couldn't be established in the area. This would get the two-wheelers off the roads and would be more beneficial to everyone involved. At the present time, the main draw-back is the vast amount of dust one must chew after being passed by an automobile on a dusty rpad. Perhaps some of the snowmobile trail entrepreneurs Many people must have been amazed recently to hear a member of the Ontario Municipal Board state that his concern in presiding at hearings "is with what effect developments have on property rather than their effect on people". Such a pronouncement indicates his priorities are badly confused. Controls are imposed on the use of property, not primarily for its benefit, but in the community interest. It becomes a little frightening to hear a member of one of the province's most powerful bodies indicate that property takes precedence over people. * "I've invented a computer that's almost human," boasted One scientist proudly. "You mean it can think?" `.asked his friend. "No, but when it makes a mistake, it can put the blame on some other computer." Did you hear about the avid golfer who never missed a day on the links? Seems he would pick up with anyone at the tee-off and get into a foursome. One nice spring day he was matched up with three strangers 50 YEARS AGO About 15 men busied themselves on Arbor Day in beautifying the town. They planted about 45 trees in the parks and 100 more in other parts of the town. The play presented in the Exeter Opera House last Wednesday night by the St. Matthews Dramatic Club of Lon- don, under the auspices of the Girls' Auxiliary of Trivitt Memorial Church was a decided success. Melville Ernest McNicol was presented with the Royal Humane Society Life Saving Medal at a presentation made at Caven Presbyterian Sunday School, Sunday morning. Two winters ago' young McNicol was instrumental in saving Scout Bob Gambrill from a watery grave. The Exeter Junior baseball team in the north Wellington league has been grouped with Lucan and Kirkton, 25 YEARS AGO Rev. J. S. Burn of Calvary EUB church, Dashwood, is retiring and his successor, Rev. Getz, will arrive in Dashwood next week. When lightning struck on the farm of Mr. & Mrs. William Gibson, one and a half miles south of Exeter, Tuesday evening, Mr. & Mrs. Gibson, who were in the act of taking in some clothes from a clothesline, were both rendered unconscious. Both regained consciousness through the M Mrs. G lenn MacLean was made honorary president of Kippen East WI after serving as president since the beginning of the Institute in December, 1934. The inauguaral meeting of the newly-appointed Exeter Com- munity Park Committee was held Saturday evening with A. J. Swoitzer as chairman. 15 YEARS AGO South Ituron District High School Board raised its max- imum salary for teachers from $5,660 to $7,000, Tuesday night. Doris and Doreen Brock, 16- and they were out on a hole near the highway. A funeral proces- sion came by and the avid golfer stopped his swing, took off his cap and stood, head bowed, After the cortege passed, one of his new-found friends remarked: "that was a very nice thing, Jack". Well, he replied, "it was the very least I could do . . . she and I would have been married 28 years next Friday . . . " Be thankful you're not living in Toronto these days. Those mountains of green garbage bags don't look too offensive in pie- tureS, but imagine living across the street from them. People in the vicinity of the temporary garbage dumps are complaining of nausea and sickness and there are even reports that some are being forced to carry baseball bats to protect themselves from rats as they walk past the stinking, rot- ting piles. It's almost inconceivable that the city can not find some method of getting the garbage out to areas where it does not affect persons. Even after the strike is settled and the parks have been cleared up again, the rodents and flies which infested the areas will remain. Modern man is a wonderful creature! year-old twins of Mr. & Mrs. Norman Brock, RR 1 Granton, copped top marks at SHDHSmus- ic festival Tuesday with a duet which adjudicator, B. S. McCool, termed 'particularly brilliant'. R. Ross Tuckey, manager of Tuckey Beverages Ltd., was ap- pointed to Exeter Public School Board at a meeting Monday night. Friday night shopping hours, which appear to be gaining in 'popularity in this area, have been extended until 10 p.m. during the DST period. Exeter Players' Guild won its first award, the Lake Huron Zone Drama Festival Trophy last week with the play, "Rise and Shine," Directed by Mrs. James Glaab, the cast included, Mrs. Art Whilsmith, Bob Russell, Mrs. James Smith and Frank Wild- fong. Adjudicator was J. Burke Martin, drama critic of the Lon- don Free Press. 10 YEARS AGO Monday, the Roman Catholic 'Separate School Board for Ex- eter approved a $55,000 deben- ture bylaw to finance con- struction of its new school here. Hay township council, Monday night, agreed to become joint owner of the proposed Dashwood community centre and donated $1,000 toward its construction. Wednesday, Guenther Tuckey Transports Ltd. began hauling 2,600 tons of African mahogany logs from Toronto harbour to the Maple Leaf Veneer Co. Ltd., plant in Durham. Canadian Canners Ltd., have installed a mobile com- munication system on the new general radio service authorized by the dep't of transport. Three fieldmen's cars,one truck and the viner stations in Hensall and Ex- eter are connected by the system, Hydro Showtime, a program sponsored by the Exeter PUG and Caven Congregational Circle was Well attended for both the evening and afternoon per- formances, Tuesday. A fellow should know when could smooth down their trails he's beaten, but we are still not for summer use of bicyclists. completely satisfied with coun- cil's decision regarding fluoride. They've been investigating the matter for over two years now and still haven't received an ac- curate estimate of what it would cost to add the chemical to the local water supply as has been urged by two previous Medical Officers of Health in Huron County. The matter was dropped last " week when they were advised the PUC could go no further in their study and that an outside firm would have to be engaged. This would cost money. That's understandable, but hardly a valid reason for dis- continuing any action on the matter. The question, of course, is how much money will it cost. It may well prove to be prohibitive, but surely council can afford the eight cents it would cost to write a firm engaged in such matters to find out approximately what.. that cost would be. •Council- previously' approvedl carrying the matter to the point of finding out what the cost of a study would be and all the work performed to date has gone for nothing until that decision is carried out. One of the problems, is the fact that most members- of council appear Apposed to fltioride at any cost. ? Mayor Jack Delbridge points out it is poison. He's quite cor- rect, but it is no more lethal when used properly than the chlorine that has been added to the water supply. Come over to five per cent on savings Inflation hits 'free' offers Right now is the time to switch your savings to where you get five per cent interest on non-chequing savings accounts. Victoria and Grey has less service charges, more convenient hours, pays interest from May first on deposits 'made before May 12. Get morel& yoUr money — today — at Victoria and Grey. VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 KEN D. BOWES, Manager Phone 235.0530 ec, 4 it Wedding bells and sad dads shower for her, and the next day a dental appointment, and the next day a dental .appointment, and next week an appointment in the city about a job, and another dental appointment, and a hair- dresser's appointment. And she hasn't even bought her wedding dress yet. She's not at all worried about her "going-away" outfit, She assured her mother, "Don't worry, Mom; I'll be going away in my jeans." Well, I'm sorry I can't invite everyone to the wedding. You would enjoy every minute of it,' but we can't get one million people into our living-room, though you'd never believe it when we have our annual party. And you'd enjoy the reception even more, with Kim's cat and ours flying into a screeching, — Please turn to page 5 *AMMONWBONAMEZEIMMOM Amalgamated 1924 her mind. But this, at least, is normal among parents. So everything is proceeding normally. Today, I came home and found my wife surrounded by income tax forms and samples for material to cover one of our chairs. Normally, I wouldn't be surprised by this. It's a typical. But it's not exactly the pre- wedding hysteria one might expect. And where is Kim, with a wedding about ten days away? She's in the city with her boy- friend, looking for a second-hand van in which they can eat and sleep and have their being during the sumnmer. And they have my car, Every time the phone rings, I flinch, expecting to hear a police officer telling me they've cracked up my beautiful 1967 Dodge. And tomorrow night there's a 'AREESSMEMEREw Advocate Established 1881 exeleainies-Abuorafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Assistant Editor — Ross Haugh Women's Editor — Gwyn Whilsmith Phone 235.1331 •t,„ r.a.0 j OwYmea 111.111111.1 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number OW Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30,1971, 5,175 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $8.00 Per Year; USA $10.00 Good idea There's obviously some merit in the suggestion of the Huron County property committee that the jail at Goderich be turned into a museum of penology. This is particularly true when the province has indicated it will support the project by providing an outstanding collection of equipment from days gone by and will also give it the designation as Ontario's official jail museum. The Goderich jail is steeped in history, and despite the fact it has only recently been closed, already presents the appearance of being from a previous era. Certainly, there may be some question as to what type of person would receive enjoyment from touring a drab, old prison, but the success of "horror" displays such as those at Niagara Falls indicates that `Tis spring and the letters to the editor pages bristle with missives from the middle-class taxpayer . groaning under his burden. At least he's making enough money to pay taxes. A quick look at the massive strike situation in a province like Quebec attests to the fact that a lot of people would like to have it so good. The trouble is that Mr. Middle Class aims his volley at the wrong people. He moans over supporting the economy through purchase of houses, cars and appliances. He groans over paying for university education of the poor and the rich as well as his own children without being eligible for education loans. He chafes under the burden of supporting those who won't work, can't work, or can't find work — and for paying police and medical protection for rock festivals. There can be no criticism of the action of Huron council in agreeing to make available a grant representing 25 per cent of the cost of new construction undertaken by Huron hospitals providing the work has received departmental approval. The hospitals had asked for one third, the remaining two thirds being met by federal and provincial grants. The Huron decision was a reasonable compromise. In acting as it did Huron councillors recognized some degree of participation by the local municipality was necessary if interest was to be maintained. If a town is concerned with and is prepared to support its hospital it will have no problem raising less than ten per cent of new construction costs. Hospital boards most certainly have problems, not the least of which is to convince the public that the Ontario in- surance scheme by -no means covers all Roughly one million people read this column. And they read it roughly, because that's the way it is written. Many of the old faithfuls have read the column since the time my daughter first burped and covered the old man's shirt with baby-spew. And they have associated, and laughed and cried as I described the peculiar creature that I produced. With a little help from my wife, of course. • I feel it only fair to the old faithfuls to keep them up to date. Anyone who is not interested can turn to Ann Landers or Billy Graham or somebody who writes about something important. Kim is getting married. Normally, this is an occasion of great hilarity, geniality, joviali- ty, and sometimes even spirituality. Personally, I think she's out of MOVANMEPSSUMEVAir Times Established 1873 . . b• ut such attractions do not want from lack of customers. However, we do not support the suggestion by the committee that the museum should be undertaken as a county project. It would primarily serve to attract people to Goderich only, and the ratepayers of that community should be expected to pay for the benefits they would derive. The ratepayers of the county already contribute significantly to the present museum in the county town and should not be expected to provide yet another tourist attraction. If the project has merit, county council should have little trouble enticing Goderich officials to take it over, particularly if the building is offered at a nominal sum. How many rock festivals are there — and how many people who can't or won't work? Very few on both accounts. But both get out-of-proportion publicity when they do occur. Mr. Middle Class will have to get used to subsidizing the needy and downtrodden — because he could be there himself if the right combination of unhappy cir- cumstances turned up. But he should organize, hit hard, lobby and rave against the real culprits — big corporations and the wealthy few who evade by out-of-country residences and smart tax dodges. He should buttonhole his MP about sloppy government spending. He can also hit where it hurts by refusing to consume houses, cars, and appliances until those sectors ante up their fair tax share. Contributed their financial requirements. Insurance revenue pays day to day operating costs but does not provide working capital nor in- terest, nor funds with which to replace or up date needed equipment. Local boards must continue to seek funds for these purposes and that is why they ask assistance of local town and township councils and associations. But if this no longer was the case and if government at county provincial and federal levels underwrote the entire cost it would not be long before local control became a thing of the past. A hospital is a personal thing and should reflect the needs of the community it serves. To do this the community in turn must provide necessary support and direc- tion and not allow some remote impersonal and costly bureaucracy to take over. Seaforth Expositor Aims at wrong people Role must continue IM