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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-02-14, Page 4TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN THE TORONTO ';.;.-7..i1,31'j SYNDICATE Ten-year-old Ross is a slight, healthy boy with dark eyes, light brown hair, fair skin and a shy, appealing smile. Friendly and outgoing, Ross seems to be on good terms with everyone helii"e01§. Ile gels on Well with other children and adults warm to him at once, He is a, co-opera tive child, eager to please. , Intet4st and curiosity mean that Ross enjoys all new ex- periences. He has only once been camping in a tent and he loved it = as he loves any kind of adventure that he can share with friends. Ross is in Grade Four, a year behind what might be expected at age 10. Though not a scholar, he does not need special education and will continue in regular classes. Soccer and skating are this lad's favorite sports, He enjoys drawing and has lately developed a passion for playing monopoly. Ross likes to sing. His choice for music to listen to is rock and in reading it is animal stories. He looks for game shows and Westerns on television. Ross needs a home where the atmosphere is stimulating without pressure. There should not be many other children so that the parents will have much time to devote to him. He could be the youngest child or a big brother to one or two small ones. To inquire about adopting Ross, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general adoption information, please contact your local Children's Aid Society. •••••••••=mr" HE LIKES ADVENTURE Aeito COMPLETE 4Pteio COVERAGE FOR nak * Home * Farm 44o * Life Stp•11116 * Commercial * Automobile Ne• * Registered Retirement Plans CONTACT Bev Morgan Insurance Agency Ltd. 238 Main St. Phone 235-2544 Exeter Across From Beaver Lumber tzceferZimesltwocafe 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 . . 4” 1 = / .....,M =NM mm .........Vim= MR MI af," , o ,........,1.1 4•10p .s...:.- =MO a.ts••• • •MM. * .. =mom westomminn maum " 1...4....". .1i.. 1 iammuT.M..1.11r. 10= .'"'"."....*.................*...,,.........,.„...7: 1 IMMO1= Phone 22S-1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 086 Paid in Advance Circulation March 81, 1972, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $9.00 Per Year; USA $1 1,00 ;C:MNSitglaria;L Haunting words Few people in public office have es- caped the embarrassment of having their words come back to haunt them. Many Members of Huron County council will find themselves in that position this week. At their January meeting, the .coun- cillors. deemed it unwise to concur with a reselution from Grand Bend which urged that municipal councils be empowered to name a, replacement on county council in the event their reeve would be unable to at, tend due to illness. Well, it now turns out that the provin- cial regulations are already in existence to permit a council to appoint an alternate for the reeve. This alternate, according to Moving day provincial officials, would be able to sit on county council. A couple of Huron councillors who came up with some inane comments in their attempt to veto the resort resolution must now eat humble pie. However, the regulations show some disparity between municipalities. Only the head of council may be replaced by an alternate, so in the case of Exeter, no replacement could be named to sit on coun- ty council if the reeve or deputy-reeve were indisposed. That appears unfair and perhaps Ex- eter should now circulate a petition asking communities to join them in correcting the situation. Unqualified success 01.10,1,701.1 sourtm "Does it say anything about how to avoid wife attacks?" Asking the right peopie? Hearty congratulations are in order for the Exeter Lions and any other persons in- volved in making the first annual Sportsmen's Dinner such a huge success. It was a major undertaking indeed for a service club in acommunity of this size, and no doubt there were many skeptics who were of the opinion the gamble would prove disastrous. Well, it was anything but disastrous. Area citizens supported the venture most commendably and they in turn were well rewarded by a most entertaining program. Had the Lions been prepared to sell tickets for next year's event, we imagine they would have had little difficulty in doing so and certainly that must give evidence to the reaction of those in attendance. The big winners, of course, are the crippled children who will benefit from the profits derived from the dinner. Little needs to be said about the worthiness of such a cause, and if you don't believe it, we dare you to tell it to Whipper Billy Watson. Those in attendance at the dinner will tell you that the Whip tugs as heavily at your heart strings as he once did with opponents' appendages when he stands up to boost the cause for crippled kids. All in all, it was a tremendous project, and those responsible should be commend- ed. Step number one And, no matter how carefully you've packed, you'll still go for days looking for something ab- solutely essential , . such as a comb, soap or the iron. Of course, moving has its compensations; like making wider friendships, attaining new experiences, and the chance to live in a different part of the country or world. Not the least to be mentioned is the unparalleled chance to pitch out all the trash. That's worth a good deal. Henry Van Dyke once wrote that Moving Day is going on all our lives . ..`from house to house we move', he says, 'from youth to age . . . from opinion to opinion.'' Usually, however, we love to settle down in customary ways; to put our minds to bed and tuck them in. But God's forward moving purposes are forever distrubing us and forcing us to move. Once man settled for a flat, stationary earth with a vault of heaven a few miles above until suddenly the flat earth rounded out into a sphere and went spinning through space. 'And that,' says Dr. Harry Fosdick, 'was the day God tipped the minds of all the world out of bed and cried, "Move on!" "It was said unto you of old time," Jesus insisted, "but I say unto you." Those old standards, and ideals, now over-passed, Christ discards.' Dr. Fosdick adds, 'One way to be a sinner in His eyes is to live in His new day as though the old days still were here.' Heaven and earth combine to save us from stagnation. They are wise people who know it and make the Moving-Day of Life a challenge and not a curse. Friends of ours write they're moving again, the fifth time in eight years. So many people are transient these days with little chance, it seems, to put down roots. Yet, I suppose that all depends on your point of view, A little boy expressed his opinion very nicely when his armed-forces father was moved to another station, and the family, finding it difficult to locate living quarters, were making out at a motel. Some sympathetic soul said to the lad, "I'm sorry you're having such a hard time finding a home," "Oh," replied the boy, "we have a home . . , we just haven't found a house to put it in yet," You see, he knew it really didn't matter where the moving van took their chairs, tables and beds; his family's home was being together no matter where they were. Beautiful. I haven't moved for 18 years but before that I made seven Shifts in 11 years and I know it's a wretched business. It uproots the whole family , , from their friends, school, church and other activities. Then there's the packing and the inevitable breakages and after the moving van is packed there's still a heap of little nasty things like stiff brushes, cans half filled with paint, an old coal oil lantern . . things common sense tells you you'll never need but which you simply can't leave behind either! There's the new house with its different sized rooms, different length windows so that none of your curtains will fit at all, A few weeks ago we had an interesting conversation with a district farmer who is a bit more inventive than average. Seems he did some thinking about how much of his time and money was being chewed up by the rats in his barn. He said that the rat situation was no better and no worse than it ever was on his farm — but he decided it was time to take action. Like most farmers he had simply taken the rats for granted. They had always been there, but he decided to go to war. So he cleaned out one of the bins in his granary and bought a few sheets of galvanized iron and a:.aotiple of pouifds of shingle nails and ilat-proofed his e oadded, ,g0Q(1,.ttglik doors and refilled UpAtbriake 'space, In the,: dourse of a couple of winters he completed the job on all his storage space and now es- timates that he is saving an astonishing amount of grain. Everybody knows that foodstuffs are scarce and expensive — much too expen- sive to waste on a pack of hungry rats. If the rodents could be starved out of all the farms in Canada there would be enough food saved to nourish several thousand families. It's not a silly idea. It's the first practical step toward sound farm economy. The problems provided by nature, such as drought and disease are enough for the average farmer and sometimes they will beat him despite every effort to protect a crop — but the rats are something else again and they can be beaten. If you want, some inexpensive metal sheeting you might ,contact one' of the local printing Plants to purchase used offset press plates. 'Sdtry, we don't 'have any ourselves, but we can tell you who has. —Wingham Advance-Times Metropolitan municipalities 'take advantage of every scheme available and many times this is due entirely to the fact they have personnel who can attend con- ferences to get the details of how they can benefit. It is, unfortunately, a problem for smaller communities such as those in this area, but it is an area where some consideration could be given to having a mutual program of information sharing. Think of the resources in South Huron alone. There are. about 40 to 50 council members and if each attended one conference and relayed important information to other communities it could prove most beneficial. It would certainly be more beneficial than those 40 or 50 attending the same convention (Good Roads). Councils, shquld also rernernhee,, they have full-time employees who could be delegated to attend some of these important con- ferences and bring back the in- formation needed for council members to determine if some of the schemes could be im- plemented to benefit their ratepayers. Who knows, the conference of Nieighborhood Improvement and Residential Rehabilitation Assistance program could have turned out to be most beneficial to Exeter . or Hensall or Usborne! But we will never know! Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program? Don't worry, neither have we, nor have most members of Exeter council, although there was a hint by one member at last week's meeting that it may be a program from which local citizens could benefit. A conference was held in Toronto on the subject this past Tuesday, although unfortunately no members of the local council could attend. We do not have any criticism to level in that regard. In fact, judging from the difficulty members have in finding a night still open for meetings, we often wonder how they find time to represent the ratepayers on council. However, it has long been the writer's contention that members of council should "decentralize" their convention attendance practices. Rather than sending five r;s tepresentatives to one convention' u(-t*goocl Roads) it would appear much more beneficial to send a representative to five different conventions and conferences. Presumably, the result would be to gain knowledge on five different aspects of their ad- ministrative responsibilities. With the increased number of federal and provincial grant and loan schemes, it is becoming increasingly important that municipalities become aware of the assistance available. Often that information is best gleaned at conferences held on the subject. Keeping house isn't that hard The matter of store hours has , been mentioned with some frequency in Exeter lately, primarily because local businessmen still can't reach any agreement on when they want to open and close. Newly elected Board of Trade president Don Webster indicated at the annual meeting he would send out a questionnaire which would pertain to store hours as well as other topics. That's all well and good. We think merchants harm them- selves when they create con- fusion among shoppers as to when stores will be open and should take steps to remedy the problem. However, why not tackle the problem from the other end. The people who should be asked to make their opinions known are the shoppers. After all, merchants can decide on any schedule they wish, but it will only succeed or fail on the basis of Pt*. is accepted by, thel shopper'S. 11.11 It would'naturally be possible to please all shoppers, but a poll may well indicate some strong preferences on which merchants could then base their final decision. Whether all would follow the decision is another question. + + + The entire question of retail store hours is now under con- sideration by the provincial government, although they have shown indications they're treating it in the same manner as a hot potato. A lengthy study was done on the subject and its main con- clusion was that another study was required. So more money will be tossed in and no set- tlement of the issue will be reached for a considerable time. One of the major problems with store hours is related to the size of retailers and the type of retailing. A huge complex which operates a "self serve" type of business has little difficulty maintaining long store hours in comparison to the one-man operation or one in which sales clerks are a must, To reach a compromise to satisfy this wide range is near impossible. However, we fail to see why the government can not see the need to curtail the inroads being made in the area of Sunday shopping. Except for bare, essentials, it is not a necessity, + + + ' Ever heard of the Neigh- borhood Improvement and 15 Years Ago Kaye Worden, Staffa, won the district spelling championship and the Times-Advocate plaque. Runner-up was Joan Smith of Crediton. Sandra Lee Jory captured first prize and Margaret Howey and Pauline Acquilina placed second and third in the PUC public speaking contest,. Dashwood village trustees honored Charles Steinhagen last week for his 50 years of faithful service to the community. He was appointed a county constable in 1909 and has performed since then as PUC and utility man. Three members of Stephen 4-H calf clubs were presented with winners cheques at the annual meeting of the township federation of agriculture. They were Glen Sharpe, Doug Russell and Ernest Morenz, Women, as any man can tell you, are a mixed blessing. And every woman is a different mix. Some are like beer. They slake your thirst, but make you feel a bit logey, and you wind up with a headache. Others are like an 8 to 1 martini: cold, very dry, and they hit you right between the eyes. This is an interesting metaphor, but I think I'll pursue it some other day, Like when Women's Lib has crumbled back into a cringing sounding-board for male egos. Don't hold your breath waiting for that column. Anyway, there I was, living the happy, blissfully peaceful, sordid life of a guy who is botching it: Newspapers all over the floor, ash-trays looking like Mount Vesuvius, dishes in the sink piled so high I couldn't see the taps. Cosy, like, My wife seemed to be so fascinated by her grandson that I thought this idyllic existence might go on for months. I'd make a duty call every second night or so, and, as a matter of course, ask her if she missed me. "No", she'd reply cheerfully. One night I got carried away, and told her that I missed her. Ah, fatal error. "You do?" she chirruped. "Yeah. Well, you know. It's not the same without you," thinking of the facts: a pile of soiled socks; down to my last shirt, the one with the peekaboo look where the seams are ripped; nothing but TV (ecccch!) dinners for the last four days. She took another, romantic meaning, and it didn't help when I added, in jest, "Yep, and I'm sick of that big, strapping blonde I had to hire to do' the housework. Maybe she's only 28, but I think that bosom of hers is practically obscene. She should be in burlesque," My wife was home on the next bus. It didn't seem to help her normally furious diposition that I was out curling when she arrived. She was completely un- sympathetic when I got home at midnight and explained the hour by telling her that I'd had to go through the usual exchange of chewing gum, inanities and recipes for cheap wine that we male curlers have to put up with after each game. She was reading a book when I came in . Dangerous sign. , Bill", without looking up. Icicles. Proffered kiss was offered a forehead. Then the dam broke. The deluge began as a low, penetrating monotone, and built up into something closely akin to a fire siren. "How can you be so filthy?" This was the theme of the ensuing monologue, during which your faithful servant stood around with rosebud mouth and baby blue eyes agape, an innocent and a broad, Now, look.There wasn't a dirty dish in sight (though she did find some in the cellar-way.) I'd run the carpet sweeper over a couple of dirty-grey spots on the rug. I have no sense of smell, so how could I know that the whole joint smelled like a cat-house? I hadn't made the bed for three weeks, but, hell, we changed our sheets only once a month in prison camp, So, O.K., her plants were dead, but who can think of watering plants when his mind is filled with the anguish of the human race and whether or not the Leafs are going to make the playoffs? What am I supposed to do, just ... 50 Years ago Mr. Richard Davis and team had a thrilling experience Friday morning while hauling ice from the river above the dam. The ice suddenly gave way and the team and load were percipitated into the icy water. They were finally pulled out and suffered very little from the experience. The Exeter Horticultural Society are offering their premium list of ten choices for 1924. The slogan of the society is `Every member of every family a member of the Horticultural Society in 1924.' A leap year skate was held at the Dome rink on Wednesday evening last and many enjoyed a pleasant time on the ice. The finale was a grand march led by Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Boyle. At the meeting of the Huron- dale W.I., held at the home of the Misses Oke, Rev. Donnelly gave an excellatit address on 'Pilling Your Neck'. A demonstration on icing takes was given by Mrs. J. Bolton, Miss N. Keddy and Miss J. Strang. Advocate Established 1881 UNIV.W.Z7,71V Times Established 1811 Amalgamated 1924 because her feet go "Squish, squish", when she walks around the kitchen floor? It never bothered me. I wore my toe- rubbers. Dust? What dust? As she writes her name on the coffee table, Beer bottles? What beer bot- tles? They're all down the cellar except these three On the counter. I was pretty hurt and disap- pointed, I can tell you. I had sweated and slaved and torn my guts out for at least twenty minutes, Sprucing up the place so she wouldn't have a mess to come home to. I didn't make that mess behind the .downstairs toilet end then pull the Met-lid cover dawn to hide it. The cat did. I didn't break that saucer in her favorite coffee set, The cat did. I didn't put that burnhole in the rug, It was the cat. Ile was smoking a cigar butt he'd picked up on the street, My wife is the type who has the kitchen Hem' so dean you tan eat off it, So, who WantS to eat off the kitchen &lot'? 10 Years Ago Most Rev. G, Emmett Carter, administrator of London diocese of the Roman Catholic church was the guest speaker at the annual brotherhood-week meeting of AOTS men's club at James Street United Church, The new system of arithmetic favorably impressed principal Arthur B. Idle and a group of teachers who viewed classroom Work in Kitchener schools last week. Over 200 attended the offieial opening of Lucan's newest restaurant, The Shamrock, Monday. All visitors were treated to donuts and coffee, A Centralia rink, skipped by Mardi Johnston, won the second draw of the ladies' invitational bonspiel held at the airport club WedrieadAy, Other Members were LII Walker, Helen Burton and Grace Skinner Tenders have been dolled by the federal department of public works for construction of a new post office in Grand Bend, 25 )(earl Age Exeter's oldest resident, Mrs. B.S. PhillipS, passed away on Wednesday evening, Arthur Hoist of Grand Bend suffered the loss of his left eye from injuries received 'in a hockey game at ThedfOrd, Wednesday. Preston Dearing was in Toronto last week attending a meeting of the ()Marie Sheep Breeders Association. Clark Asher is in Toronto as a delegate from the Exeter Pair Board to the Provincial Fairs Association, Gordon Pord, Winchelsea, had the misfortune to be injured Monday morning while assisting to cut down a tree. He suffered from bruises and severe shock.