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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-03-15, Page 4Expansion for what? A writer on the financial page of a large newspaper has been complaining about those who say we must cut back on industrial expansion in order to conserve our resources and clean up the environment. He says it is more important to rescue a family from poverty than "to leave a given area for the quiet contemplation of the few." But many useless things are now being manufactured in the process of keeping industrial society in orbit. Heads of corporations are committed to the profit ethic — the needs of the poor never enter the picture. Would a large corporation go broke if it took the planet and all its people into consideration when it planned new products or phased out old? When its Board of Directors met to draw up the next year's program, if environment and conservation of natural resources held priority, and profits became secondary, would it lose? We don't know because so far as we know it's never been tried. We do know however that some companies thrive despite not changing their model every year and planning obsolescence. Planned obsolescence whether of cars or clothing is an obscenity today when we have been repeatedly warned by scientists that we are rapidly exhausting our sources of energy. If we continue to expand industrially without consideration for the facts of environment, there will no longer be a concern about poverty — we'll all be in the same boat and equally destitute...having turned our planet into a desert. —Contributed TENDER. Township -of Hay Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned until WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4,1973 at 12;00 noon E. S, T. To count and distribute the tags for all dogs located in the Township of Hay. Tenders to be submitted at so much per dog. (Approximately 300 dogs) Count to be completed by April 30th, 1973. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted, Wayne Horner Clerk-Treas. Township of Hay Zurich, Ontario. 4,7 Keep 'Em, On the Go! 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Thanks for Shopping at McKnights 235-2320 4 ranini muimmimiuminiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimilinimimiiimimr. 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 11 11 11 MEN'S WEAR Now up to the electorate Hunger and want ought to be fought no matter where they exist. As a have nation we don't do nearly enough to help the have- nots in our own country as well as those in distant lands. In fact, in recent years, it seems to us that it's been easier to raise support for causes in India than it has for our own Indians. Go to any Indian settlement in this country and you'll find poverty most Canadians don't know exists. Go to Indian schools a'id you'll find classrooms of unhap- py, hemesick children as sorrowful as any child separated from his or her parents. Put it all together and it reveals Canada has just cause to fear her own kind of Wounded Knee situation. For the past couple of years, the pupils of grades five and six at Eastdale Public School have been doing their bit to make life a little brighter for some 40 or so Indian children at Collins, located about 200 miles north of Thunder Bay. They send them Christmas presents and in return get letters Community spirit is often an intermit- tent aspect of our way of life, rising or fall- ing as the mood or challenge affects people, Certainly, one of the high peaks in re- cent weeks has been the activity around Ex- eter's new fire hall, Hardly a night goes past without seeing a group of firemen busily engaged in redecorating their new premises. The vast number of man-hours contributed at no charge for the community's betterment is most refreshing in a day and age when most people follow the trait of expecting such Watch the blood pressure That's the spirit A good example things to be handed to them. Obviously the firemen must be com- mended heartily for their efforts and leadership, although their own pride and self satisfaction must in part repay them for their arduous labors, The same project has brought a number of donations of furnishings and materials, the majority of which were entirely un- solicited. It's a spirit which should continue and attract even more participation as our centennial year continues, that do more for their education regarding their fellow Canadians than all the history books in the school's library. This year the information from Collins was such that it spurred the Eastdale youngsters to getting another batch of parcels ready for their Indian pen pals. These contained skates, clothing and games to help pass the long nights, It's a beginning and we could all learn something from the Eastdale children. Instead of sending pupils on exchange visits to equally well-developed areas as our own, why not send them up to experience a year of living beyond the tree line, or on some In- dian reservation? At the same time, bring an Indian child down south for a year; it wouldn't be any hardship for such children since they are already separated from their kin. It seems to us the end results of such a program could do nothing but good for our country which has more problems than we sometimes like to admit. — Listowel Banner "And to think we moved out to the outsk iris of town for some peace and quiet." Most of the major disasters of life I can accept with a certain equanimity, It's the little things in life, the almost daily irritants, that keep me in such a flaming rage that I can almost hear my great-uncle, Mountain Jack Thomson, the wildest-tempered man in the entire Ottawa Valley about ninety years ago, whisper, "That's my boy. One of the old stock. Give 'em hell, William." I have landed an aircraft with a fused bomb dangling from one wing, climbed out to face the fire truck and the ambulance, and managed a quiet, "You're making a lot of noise with those sirens, chaps. Hard on the ner- ves, you know," before fainting. When I was shot down and crashed in a plowed field in Holland, my first thought was, "Dammit, I won't be able to keep that date with Tita tonight." Tita was in Antwerp, several hundred miles away. A logical and calm conclusion. When I was beaten up for an attempted escape, I didn't rail against anyone, including the beaters. I lay there quietly in the boxcar, hands and feet wired together, licked my wounds and said to myself, "Serves you right, you nit, for trying to be a hero. You weren't cut out." When our train rode through the German night and right into a major bombing raid on Leipzig, I looked down on my grovelling, screaming, praying, calling-for- mother fellow prisoners, and thought coolly, "There, but for the grace of God and the fact that I can't get out of this luggage rack (where I was resting) would be I." Sedate, poised. Paralyzed. That was in war-time, of course, and a man had to keep a stiff upper, not to mention nether lip. But life since has brought the same sort of thing. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, somebody said. Oh, yes, it hath. Try this. Tell your wife you'll be home for dinner at six. Arrive home at 3 a.m. with a couple of cronies you've invited for a late snack. "Nah, she won't mind. Come on, what're you, scared of your wife?" A woman scorned, compared to a woman waiting, is like a Boy Scout troop compared to a panzer division. We'll all agree then, that I've faced the worst without flinching, without becoming hysterical with fear or rage. What I can't cope with is the daily degradations. The insults to intelligence. The utter stupidity of bureaucrats and the malicious heckling of inanimate objects. I'm afraid I lose every vestige of coolth, sang-froid, poise, reason, Item. As though it knew exactly what I was writing about, my typewriter just broke a ribbon. And I just broke my typewriter. It's March 15, the day Huron voters go to the polls! Anyone unaware of that fact should feel his pulse. He may well be dead, Huron voters have never ex- perienced such an election, because a by-election allows all parties an opportunity to throw everything they have into a consolidated area. Bill Davis, Robert Nixon and Stephen Lewis have become so familiar through personal ap- pearances that there is some question that due to their length of stay in the riding they should be entitled to a vote, Voters have been asked for their vote by three party leaders, six cabinet ministers, the majority of the Liberal caucus and the NDP provincial council. Mailboxes have been flooded with campaign literature, newspapers have been full of candidates' advertisements and invitations to special events, and there have been callers at the door handing out literature. It has been estimated that cloie to $40,000 has been spent wooing voters, and while some may think that extravagant, it should at least point out to the Huron voters that their vote is considered extremely important. It's difficult to comprehend how anyone could not have been caught up in the interest and enthusiasm of the election. + + + The campaign has been fought strenuously and those of us who have followed some of the can- didates and the party supporters can only wonder how they maintain the pace. Their tongues, feet and hands must be well calloused. Unless the outcome is unusually close, the outcome should be known around 9 ;00 p.m. tonight. For the winner, of course, it will be one final hectic night, with a victory cavalcade through the riding, and again a thousand hands to shake although even that job will be more pleasurable. For the losers it will be a matter of finally pulling the shoes After using the name of the Lord, the typewriter company, and various other deities in vain, I beat the thing with my bare . hands. All I got was ink up to my wrists, and a laconic, snide remark from my wife in the next room that she'd already had her hair curled, thank you. Item. They're cutting down the trees. The stupid bureaucrats. May they roast in eternal flames. Any why are they cutting down the trees? So they can widen the roads for more stinking, rotten cars. Item. The (meaning the mindless bureaucracy) are re- numbering all the addresses in town. We were 303 and now we're 613 or 631 or something. I don't even know where I live any more. Of all the flaming, ridiculous, useless, idiotic, moronic, ex- pensive. . . Steady, old Man. Remember the blood pressure. -- Aa CRppic ,•4 ; -3 °PP. uci Sets: lv„) Kk) c'A irt serrE-R TO Kee? 'OA V`rg oWniV Nbtf(r14. .11*141"4, E016 up wvrt, uNtsaRriu(aR1 off their swollen feet to ponder the outcome, There'll be thoughts about what was done and shouldn't have been, or what wasn't done and should have been. Despite the hectic and energy consuming pace of the past three or four weeks that has sapped the energies of all the candidates, sleep will not come easy. There will be some final lamenting about a fickle elec- torate which voted incorrectly, party workers who really didn't give it all they had, or possibly the number of uncast ballots that could have made a substantial , difference. Whatever the outcome, ' the candidates will at least have a measure of consolation in the fact they have given it their best shot. + + + Predicting the outcome is no easy chore, especially if one allows himself to be guided by the respective party leaders and supporters. Each envisages a win, and naturally to do otherwise would be extremely uncommon. On a personality basis, we fail to see where any of the three serious candidates has any great advantage. On a party basis, it would be reasonable to assume that Don Southcott has an edge with the Liberals and NDP following in that order. From the standpoint of the campaign issues raised in the by- election, it is more difficult to judge' the outcome. The Liberals set most of their hope on a huge provincial deficit and the wind was removed from that sail by the announcement they were totally incorrect, It was rather interesting to hear 50 Years Ago Early Thursday morning a severe wind storm passed over the district and caused con- siderable damage. Several chimneys were blown down and the roof was blown off the Bethany Methodist Church on Thames Road, The Young People's Guild of Caven Presbyterian Church visited Trivitt Memorial Parish Hall where they were treated to slides and an address on Windsor Castle and the Tower of London by Rev. Trumper. The Young People of the Main Street Methodist Church held a jolly skating party on Friday night last. Mr; Chas. Shaddock has taken a position in the bakeshop of Mr. R.C. Cook in Hensall. Most of the snow has disap- peared the past week. It has gone gradually and all danger of spring floods seems over. The roads are still in bad condition. 25 Years Ago Mrs. Ida M. Sanders, London, former resident of Exeter, was elected president of the London Women's Progressive Con- servative Association, Mrs. Arthur Fraser of town has been appointed secretary- treasurer of the Usborne-Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Mr. Irwin Ford has recently completed his new Food Market on Church St, and this week announced the opening, The Lucan Irish dropped a hard fought semi-final round with rider ton on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baker of town celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday. Stephen Lewis ,suggest the Liberal ploy in this area was a red herring and both inflated and illegitimate, That reduces the major issue to regional government. How concerned Huron voters are in that regard is difficult to reason. The loss of autonomy is a concern of a few elected officials in each municipality, but the voters' track record in being concerned about municipal politics has not been good in Huron in recent years judging by the interest and attendance at nomination and ratepayer meetings. Oddly enough, the residency of PC Don Southcott has been used by his opponents as an election issue. The staunchly Liberal Huron Expositor in Seaforth suggests "Mr. Southcott is familiar with the working of the legislature but perhaps is less familiar with the current needs of the riding." That's obviously grasping at straws, for to suggest that Don is not familiar with the current needs of the riding is about the same as indicating that Charlie MacNaughton is in the same boat. Our prediction is that Don Southcott will emerge the winner with a margin in the neigh- borhood of 1,200 votes over Jack Riddell, who in turn will beat Paul Carroll's total by close to 2,000. We suggest about 80 percent turnout at the polls, meaning 17,500 voters approximately. Of those, Southcott will get 7,800; Riddell will poll 6,400 and Carroll will tally 3,300. 15 Years Ago Mrs. Bev Morgan was chosen queen of the Exeter Legion Auxiliary's Frolic for Spring dance Wednesday night. She was crowned by last Year's queen, Mrs. Murray Brintnell. SHDHS students have raised $2,000 for an Easter trip to New York. Reservations have been made, the itinerary compiled and transportation arranged. Exeter Girl Guides will deliver over 5,000 hot cross buns for Easter to residents in the com- munity who responded to a house- to-house sale by the group as a money making project. A Hibbert township student, Wilfred Elliott, SS No. 3 won the crest design contest sponsored by the Ausable Authority. 10 Years Ago In recognition of 10 years of service to the PUC, Exeter PUC •presented Crown Attorney W.G. Cochrane, QC, with a mantle clock. Former commissioner L.J. Penhale made the presentation. Fire razed Seldon Fuels office, Wellington St. early Sunday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown. At deadline time, Wednesday, still one-third of driving licences and permits in this area were not renewed, according to the local issuer, R.G. Seldon. Peggy Goddard, 18, Hensall, was last week chosen as SHDHS representative in the Western Ontario high school queen's club. A first-class honors student in grade 13, Peggy is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Goddard, SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND O.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor—Bill Batten—Advertising Manager Assistant Editor — Ross Haugh Women's Editor — Susan Greer Phone 235.1331 r. Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1972, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada $8.00 Per Year; USA $10.00 0Z.Z.ZZTZTVPUZZLtatr'i"." .2 -1E&VAD..0