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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-08-22, Page 4P-eAleWS&T't .i-aaiitagaKtatlitat..Vtaa 3 tit a*.girtaaMalianiU45100(aaieMg. Try proven method Cast nets, not stones "What a sale at the .supermarket—everything was marked down to yesterday's prices," By JANET ECKER It's the same grisly story every holiday weekend—more people killed or maimed on Ontario's highways. The last holiday weekend Simcoe iCivic w holiday produced 30 new deaths to add to the statistics. How many more do we need before Transport Minister John Rhodes decides to do something about it? He had been toying with the idea of reducing highway speed limits, but now is talking of legislation to make seat belt use mandatory. One wonders how he got sidetracked. Reducing speed limits has been tried and found effective in reducing the slaughter on highways. In the United States traffic deaths have dropped 20 percent since the limits were lowered to 55 m.p.h. as a fuel saving measure last fall. Those figures represent the lowest number killed in any three month period since traffic records have been kept. Not only that, but the death rate per miles travelled in the United States has dropped to the lowest level in 50 years. Sounds impressive. However. Mr. Rhodes is not convinced. He said this week. the American evidence is not conclusive enough for him. Instead, Drowning on words he would, rather draft legislation forcing people to wear seat belts We're not arguing against seat belts. Far from it. But the minister himself has admitted that such legislation would be "'amazingly complicated." How do you make people wear them? Car buzzer systems haven't worked. Peo- ple just disconnect them. Mr. Rhodes has suggested fines of either $25 or $50 if they are caught without them, But that brings up the question of how to catch them. By the time an officer has pulled a car over, everyone is safely buckled up. Of course you could always charge peo- ple involved in accidents if it was found they weren't wearing them. But that's too much like locking the proverbial bain door after the horse has left. Then there are the special exemp- tions—policemen, pregnant women, the physically handicapped, deliverymen Yes Mr. Rhodes, it is complicated. Encourage people to wear seat belts by all means. The Canadian Safety Council has estimated that 30 percent of traffic deaths could be prevented by just lap belts, But while the legislators fiddle around with such complicated legislation, why not try something that has already been proven effective and lower the speed limits. There's another holiday weekend coming up. Pat on the back By TERRI IRVINE As the summer draws quickly to a close, there is one member of the com- munity who really deserves a pat on the back. Jim McKinlay. Exeter's new recrea- tion director has been doing a very com- mendable job throughout the summer, in the playground and swim programs and also in several other fields. No one could have expected a new com- er to the community to have accomplished as much in three months as Jim has done. Getting adjusted to a new job and its problems always takes time. Getting to know the climate of the town and the peo- ple involved ino the ,many recreation rograms takes even longer. But, Jim has been getting amazing results'. He sees his job as one of channeling and organizing ideas fromthe community into a viable and integrated recreation system. Under Jim"s guidance the Lawn Bowl- ing Club and Exeter Card Club have applied for, and received, a $5,000 New Horizon's grant for an addition and renovations to the club house at the Bowling green. A second Yet, it's also true that Jesus was Himself capable of the most tremendous invective when He saw blind self-satisfaction and hardness of heart in what were supposed to be professionally good and religious people. How quickly His mood changed, however, if anyone gave the slightest hint of a change of heart. For us to keep on rebuking someone or ignoring them after they've shown signs of being sorry and wanting to change is to play the Pharisee. To use the words of Sam Shoemaker, a marvellous Anglican clergyman, now dead, "Whatever will redeem the per- son is the right course to take. We must first ask God to forgive us for personal resentments and unredemptive anger, and then he honest arid unafraid to put the challenge to them. There are times when heedless. irresponsi- ble people must be brought up short, for their own good, as well as others'. But we should try to keep so free from bitterness that a good relationship may be main- tained. Then the whole process is one whose ultimate intention is redemption." None of us dare take a scornful position of others' sins for we all fall a long way short of being sinless ourselves. Jesus showed us tha t Christians have no business casting stones. He suggested, in- stead, the casting of nets . . nets of concern, nets of involve- ment, nets of caring. It's with such nets that we draw people into the orbit of the great love and forgiveness of God. Remember what Jesus said to the righteous and the scornful who were about to stone the prostitute, "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone". Yet how often, we who are clothed in our owd self- righteousness, easily fall prey to the sin of condemning and criticizing. And to what purpose? How many people have we won to Christianity by derisively pointing out their faults . . by throwing stones at them . . or by turning our backs on them because we don't want to be seen associating with them? There is a common saying which states, "love the sinner and hate the sin". But, it seems to me, it's not all that simple either. As Dr. Reinhold. Niebuhr warns us this idea is "not altogether sound morally: and is also psychologically difficult, It is based upon the supposition that the evil-doer has been prompted merely by ignorance and not by malice. Yet a very great deal of evil is done in malice: and the proper reaction of anger must include the doer as well as the deed." It's not always easy, as Dr. Neibuhr suggests, to separate the sin from the sinner. The evil deed was first in an evil will and no man or woman has to keep an evil will nor express it. They can see the error of their ways, re- pent and change. Jesus taught us by his actions that we must dare and care enough to put the challenge of the person's wrong doings before him. The key to mature, right relationships is 'speaking the truth with love'. application from the Senior Citizen's Club is now being planned for the November deadline of the New Horizon's program. He has worked closely with the Lion's Club to ensure that the Scout Hall would get more use this year. Area youngsters have also benefitted from Jim's experience and guidance. The playground and swim programs were both well attended. A soap box derby and roller skating at the arena are planned for the next couple of weeks. The arena is sadly neglected during the summer months while local children com- plain of nowhere to go. A summer roller skating program would alleviate both problems. With Jim's organization and guidance. the recreation programs in Exeter could hedome more streamlined and efficient. He is open minded and willing to listen to and help solve any problems that a group might be having. Groups already organized are not being interfered with, merely asked to co-operate with other groups in town and, under the rec. director's direction, melt into a well rounded entertainment and recreation program for all ages and interests. Anicinabe Park By ELMORE BOOMER Counsellor for Information South Huron For appointment phone: 235-2715 or 235-2474 Once upon a time Most readers have probably experienced the choking feeling of eating their own words . . , or having their enthusiasm tested by 'someone who turned the tables on them. The writer suffered that fate, Saturday although in this case it was more a matter of drowning on our words rather than merely choking on them. Due to a malfunction of the alarm clock at the Batten household, yours truly awoke at 7:40 a.m. realizing that he was one hour late in his intended time of getting his two eldest sons to the local park to catch a bus for the Lake Huron zone swimming finals at Mildmay. That left one alternative: jump in the car and drive the boys to that community so they would be on hand to help in any way they could to bring home the cham- pionship for Exeter. That was no real problem. as the writer has become an enthusiastic supporter of the local team and therefore enjoyed the proceedings as our squad battled throughout the day in one of the top two positions. After learning that a team could enter as many competitors as they wished in any event I had even urged our lads to compete in events that they had no hope of winning. pointing out that even a seventh place finish gained a point for the team. It was that bit of forceful enthusiasm that set me up for the harrowing experience that was to follow as the relay events got underway. Susan Tuckey and Deb Wooden came charging to the group of Exeter supporters asking for volunteers to join Brian Tuckey and Tony Kyle in the 15-and-over boys' relay. It was noted that with only three or four teams likely to be entered the Exeter entry could gain some valuable margin, while yours truly stepped to the mark to await his debut as a swimming star. What stroke to use was a deci- sion still to be made. The rule was that any stroke was accep- table, but it had to be the same throughout the entire swim. The writer's strongest strokes happen to be the dog paddle and dead-man's float, neither of which are very effective in com- petitive swimming. Seconds before hitting the water I had decided to try the front-crawl as the other swimmers had and this worked well for the first 12 feet. However, in that particular stroke it is necessary to keep one's head under water on every stroke or so, and' due to the fact I was soon gasping for air, I found it extremely dangerous to keep my face in the water'. Breathing under water is tough. Much to the embarrassment of all the Exeter team members. their number 3 man on the boys' 15-and-over relay team was soon swimming with his head out of the water, After an eternity, I managed to get to the end and attempted a turn. Unfortunately, the end of the pool was slippery and the push that was supposed to send me catapulting back was ineffec- tive. By this time, complete exhaus- tion was starting to set in and with every stroke, another mouthful of water was taken on. Thoughts of dropping out quickly appeared to be the answer to pre- vent drowning, but a new predicament set in. I thought about an earlier dis- cussion with Lloyd Ross about the high diving board at the Mild- - Please turn to Page 5 Shortly after the violent events at Wounded Knee, S.D. in 1973 it was projected that Kenora, Ontario would be the next point of confrontation between Indians and the white societies. This has come with the occupation of Anicinabe Park. Between 150 to 175 Indians are living on the 14 acre site on the outskirts of Kenora. While a group of Indians indigenous to the area claims credit for this show of strength, a number of the local chiefs are not co-operating. Indeed some involvement of American Indians seems to be indicated. Our Indian friends look back on other conferences and time of confrontation and see little benefit arising from them for themselves. Alcohol, housing and lack of job opportunity are main grievances. There are specifics in their demands. One provincial court judge is singled out for removal. A police training school is asked for so that a special arm of the police might be available among the Indians. Some native control of alcohol is being sought. Besides, impulse buying. like fiddleheada or fresh shrimp in a gouimet sauce. Into the fruit section. where I'd snatch up a basket of apples that locked as though they came from the Garden of Eden and tasted like wet tissue. Or grab a bag of oranges that looked as though they'd just been plucked off a tree and had about as much juice in them , and a lot more seeds as a wizened little old lady of 94. Pondering over the cheese counter arid selecting a ripe. Camembert, forgetting the. cheese slices which were on the. list. Then there were the delightful personal encounters. The bowing and stepping back and smiling when you almost ran into a little old lady with her cart. The making friends with sticky babies riding in the baskets. The brief interchange with a friend and the inevitable. "We must get together one of these days." The polite and friendly clerks who would gallop, a quarter-mile up Once upon a time. I really enjoyed shopping in super- markets. My wife hates shopping of any kind. Most women, I believe. rather enjoy it. especially for clothes. She detests it. Therefore, she'd hand me a list as long as a foot, and off I'd go to the supermarket. Walking into that air-conditioning on a sweltering summer day was like going for a cool swim off a red-hot beach. Picking up your empty grocery cart was like getting into a boat to ga fishing. or finding an empty cornucopia to fill. Then there was the pleasant. leisurely stroll through the vast maze of goodies. Past the vegetable counter, where the contents were sprayed with water to make them took "gar- tlen-fresh". Poking through the meat counter, with the red light overhead to make the meat look fresher. Along the frozen-food section. where I always did. some wild and down the aisles to find you- one small item ,you couldn't locate. And finally, a pleasant chit- chat with the cashier, and the cheery willingness of the packers, the boys who put your stuff in bags and then carried it to your car, even in a blizzard, refusing a tip, once, then taking it with thanks. Those were the days. But they're gone. Oh. the same cruddy moodmusic comes over the speakers. The signs and banners are there, more misleading than ever. But by gosh, the price is NOT right, the service is lousy, and the old courtesy and leisureliness is a thing of the past. The vegetables are still hosed down, but now the customer is being hosed as well. Fifty cents for a head of lettuce? We now walk past the meat counter with eyes averted, until we come to the hamburg section Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 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 Phone 23S-1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0384 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1972, 5,037 Canada $9.00 Per Year; USA $1 1.00, points even with a last place finish. Of course, none of the male spectators had their swim suits. That excuse was shot down when some young members of the team suggested they would lend their suits for the occasion. Other excuses were quickly offered! The most acceptable one being that most of those in attendance could not swim two. lengths of the pool as required. Others had poor eye sight and because they couldn't swim with their glasses on, they couldn't hope to stay in the proper lanes. Biff Jarvis indicated he could possibly get most of the way do-. mg a side-stroke, but that isn't included as a recognized stroke far swim competitions. The day appeared to be saved, when Brian and Tony decided to get a couple of the younger swimmers to join them, but they appeared' on the scene with de- tected expressions on their faces to report that this would not be possible as all the youngsters had been on one relay team and that was all they were allowed to enter. With this, our friend (that is now close to being past tense) Bruce Shaw jabbed us in the rib and said "let's get going." I thought he was planning a trip to the local "watering hole" up the street that had been visited by a couple of other sup- porters during the day, but he led the writer to the change room and promptly solicited suits for the both of us from the Pooley twins. Before I knew exactly what was happening, I was sitting on a bench in the marshalling area along with the other teams of strapping, young muscle-bound swimmers. It was at this point that the opinions expressed at a party only the night before hit home. The discussion had centred around swimming and the fact that teenagers excelled. In fact we had agreed that most of those over 20 were "over the hill" in the sport. You know where that put the editor in comparison to his competition and no doubt ex- plained the broad smiles that ac- companied the glances of the other teams as they surveyed their competition. + + + As the butterflies and stark fear of our upcoming test took hold. the announcer called the swimmers to the starting mark, It was here that I had my first real glimpse of the enormity of the pool. The pool was 25 meters long, but for those not up on the metric system, let it be known that a meter appears to have no comparison to a yard as the writer had thought. A meter is much closer to a mile! Brian set the strategy for the swim. Bruce was to start, follow- ed by Tony, then yours truly and finally our team captain. The gun' sounded and Bruce Was off. keeping pace with his competitors very well. For those who may not know, Bruce is a strong swimmer and only last summer completed one of the top tests at the pool. He's kept in shape this summer by doing 20 laps a night. However. his ability was put to an unexpected test. The draw string on the suit he had borrow- ed was broken. So, after every two strokes, he had to slow down and, hitch up his suit as it slipped off. Added to the problem was the fact he couldn't stop laughing over his predicament and that's not conducive to top effort in the pool. However, "Streaker Shaw" finished well and Tony hit the water to build up a comfortable Anicinabe Park is claimed by the Ojibways. One wonders whether these grievances will be talked out and satisfied or left to fester. The question' is befor6 uS.; Cagl we remain complacent about these matters, thinking that they do not effect us? There are other rumblings from the north. Wally Firth the Indian member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories feels that housing is a major cause of ill-health in the North. He speaks directly about the problem. "In winter, and winter lasts eight months, you can get frost on the inside of these frame houses. There's no running water and just one little stove to melt ice and snow for cooking, washing, everything. Then you get five or six little kids in a house like that - sometimes you get two or three families in one house - and pretty soon the children have sores all over them - impetigo. It's no wonder so many get ear in- fections." More space than is available would be needed to speak of the health conditions prevailing in many communities. Mr. Firth does make the point that log housing was and is the answer to this basic problem. This resource is largely overlooked by the southern mandarins. The Eskimoes protest the destruction of their culture. They finger the CBC. There is no programming indigenous to their society. So they watch Police Story, Provision of smaller transmitters to be manned by the people themselves would be more to the point. There are 500,000 Nuitis and non-status Indians living in Canada, many in squalor. They are pressing for some position in society. At present they would be happy to be equal with Indian and Inuit people let alone the white men around them. "These shacks are killing out people, physically and men- tally," says Stan Daniels, president of the Metis Association of Alberta. He ex- claims on the tar-paper-shack economy of his people residing in one of the richer provinces of the Canadian federation. While much is being ac- complished and a steady rise in the consciousness of Canadians generally concerning these problems is a fact, yet the problems are gargantuanly present. Common dignities taken for granted by us are not accorded to these people. Pitseolak, the now famous Inuit painter and writer, travelled to Montreal to see the grave of her son who died in hospital. It was unmarked in a corner of the cemetery reserved for native peoples. Anicinabe Park surely - I trust, it does - challenge our sen- sitivities concerning our native peoples. meeting to donate $800 to the Exeter Community Park. 15 Years Ago First scholarship to be won by a Member of the 1959 SHDHS graduating class is a $200 UWO entrance award which went to Bill Etherington RR 1. Hensall. Robert Wolfe as King and Ann Robertson as Queen, reigned over the Cowboy and Indian parade which marked the end of the Exeter Kinsmen playground for this summer. Col. E. E. Tiernan, OBE, CD of Dashwood has been appointed commandant of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Camp School at Camp Borden. 10 Years Ago Grand Bend OPP detachment and anti-gambling squad raided `three amusement centres and closed down a bingo game, Thursday. Pinball machines, equipment and merchandise prizes were seized. A Cookeville Firm moved into Exeter this week to commence immediate demolition of the Central. Hotel building, the last of Exeter's nine hotels. It will be replaced by a modern, one-storey office for British Mortgage and Trust who purchased the building a year ago. Tenders will be opened today for the construction of the Parkhill dam. The date is about four months later than what had originally been set as completion date for the dam itself. The extensive work entailed in the conversion to dial by the Blanshard. Municipal Telephone System is progressing "pretty good" according to Ross Mar- shall, chairman. 50 Years Ago Months of preparation, much thought and patient toil went into the making of the fifth Hurondale school fair, which was held on Friday. September 12. The judges for the livestock, fruit and vegetables were Harry Strang, Harold Hern, Horace Delbridge, Gordon Cudmore and Ernest Pym. The judges for the flowers, cooking and sewing were Mrs. ;Dr,w Graham and Mrs. Wick- wire. At an organization meeting of the temperance forces of Hensall held in the Methodist church on Tuesday evening a full organizationwas effected. Everything is in readiness to' carry on a campaign for sustaining the OTA on October 23. Dr. H. G. Fletcher is opening an office in the residence of Mr. A. Camm, Main St. on September 20. Mrs. Ed Johns and children of Elimville, left Tuesday for Saskatoon where they will visit Mrs. John's parents and other relatives. 25 Years Ago Council voted $470 to the Fire Department to purchase trailer equipment for added protection to the village. Cedric Shaw in charge of the Bank of Montreal's Ingersoll branch since 1947 will succeed James Hendry as manager of the bariles office here. Hydro men will start surveying electrical equipment this fall and winter prior to the district change over from. 25 to flO cycle. The members of the Exeter Turf dub decided at a recent and surreptitiously snatch up half a pound. The frozen food department is enough to freeze the blood. In fruit, raspberries at $1.00 a pint, bananas that took beautiful at ten cents each, and rot overnight. And on and on. Cheese must be made of angels' milk. Service? You might as well be in the Sahara looking for an oasis as in a supermarket looking for a clerk. There seems to be a big cut- back on staff. Hit for the door with a full shopping cart on a busy Friday or Saturday af- ternoon and two of the five or six check-out counters will be closed. You can stand in line for half an hour. The cheery boys who used to do the packing are almost non- existent, and you're lucky if they put the groceries in your cart, let alone take it to your car. The cashiers are as friendly as computers. Inside the Store, don't turn your back on that sweet little old lady you once exchanged smiles and apologies with. She'll run you down. from behind with sixty pounds of groceries, trying to beat you to' that "super-special" on aged turnips. Don't try to make friends with that cute kid riding in the basket. He'll probably throw a half. empty pop can at you, or sling a half-eaten chocolate bar onto your clean shirt. Oh, dear reader. we are being manipulatedby the super- markets. Who' do you think is paying for that "free" parking, those fulf-page or double-page advertisements, all that fancy packaging', It is you and it is I. fellow-sucker. " I always knew I was being taken in a supermarket. But it used to be sort of fun. Now it's a nightmare.