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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-09-19, Page 445619419 Volteit4 9€4..Leet 7(144:14.0ad DON'T BURN CANADA'S FORESTS! Let Us Hear r' From You! If you know of a young couple recently married ot about to be just fill in this coupon and mail to our office, We will start a 6 month subscription for the newlyweds es our wedding gift. NAME OF NEWLYWEDS ADDRESS DATE MARRIED -SIGNATURE r0:11 exeferZiinctO6tiocille iim1050A1Vmod • ' '''''''''''''''' . Great on paper Mobile homes come of age peruse the reports and have their questions or comments ready on the date of the meeting. Committee reports, correspondence or other items of important business can also be circulated prior to the meeting to ac- quaint members of the business on the agenda and this can usually be counted on to reduce by a substantial amount the time required at meetings. For busy, underpaid volunteers, that's also a big plus and the streamlined effects often encourage other improvements as well, Jim McKinlay is "great on paper" and it's something other people should serious- ly consider. Exeter's rec director Jim McKinlay is quite correct in his contention that written reports should be filed with his employers (RAP) for their consideration in assessing current programs and considering future action. The printed word has many advantages over the spoken word and should be used for communication purposes whenever possible, It may appear more costly and time consuming, but in the long run it can often be the least expensive method in that accurate recall is readily available, It is a practice that more organizations should consider. However, it attains its peak perfor- mance when the copies are mailed to members prior to meetings so they can Important meeting America and this is certainly one of the prime examples. Oddly enough, when he was president, Nixon vowed that no individual holding a position of major importance in the ad- ministration would be given im- munity from prosecution, That, of course, was at a time when he was leading the people down the garden path in an attempt to cover up his own wrong doings. Unfortunately, the pardon may well open more wounds and con- tinue to be a sore point south of the border for some time. Even Canadians are effected by the move, because it tends to augment the argument of those in this country who complain that "justice for all" is far from a reality. Activities these days may not be too well attended now that the second Canada-Russia series is underway. Tuesday's game was one of those cliff-hangers that sends emotions rocketing and certainly Team Canada sent most of their critics reeling with a strong showing. It was the Canadian squad which appeared to have "the legs" in the final period and could have won it had they not run up against some hot goal ten- ding and a few miscues, The encouraging thing about the series appears to be a change of attitude. Gone is the feeling that Canadians are playing against the hated Soviets. There's more, respect for the Russians, not only as hockey players, but as people. That, after all, is the intent of international sports and this series may well do something concrete to foster relations between the peoples of the two countries. All area residents have an important engagement scheduled this Monday. That's the date for the sp'ecial com- mittee to present their report on the proposed sports complex serving this dis- trict. Some people no doubt have already made up their minds about whether such a facility is required. Others don't have any opinions one way or the other, while there will be many more who don't even know what it's all about. That's fine. The same thing happens every time some major topic comes up for discussion and points out the need for everyone to get out and get details of the discussion and report first hand. A decision regarding such a complex It was encouraging to hear the enthusiastic response given to mobile homes at the opening last week of Grand Cove Estates at Grand Bend. Part of the enthusiasm no doubt is generated by the attrac- tive park surroundings in which the homes are placed, as opposed to some of the "jungles" one sees in travels in areas where mobile homes are jammed together in almost slum con- ditions. Unfortunately, many people quickly relate to the latter con- ditions when mobile home parks are mentioned, and the Grand Coves project is in sharp con- trast to those conditions, In fact, it takes a second look to realize that Grand Coves is not an ordinary residential suburb similar to those one finds in any community. Mobile home parks, such as it, have a place in any community, although municipal officials must ensure that the parks are well planned and maintained. Len Veri, who has had plans for a mobile home park in Exeter for some time, must be scratching his head wondering how the Grand Bend project moved ahead so quickly in com- parison to the delays he has fac- ed. may be held off for some time, but when that time does come, it will be vitally im- portant that each ratepayer in the district be able to cast a well-informed vote. It's particularly important for people to attend who may be in the category of having their minds made up. Attempting to draw support for their particular side is very difficult—and most unfair—if they do not have the concrete knowledge to back up their contentions. The project will be the largest ever considered in this area and should attract one of the largest gatherings ever to attend a public meeting. Failure to attend, immediately places a person in the category of "not knowing what he's talking about". Our response to now By E LMORE BOOMER Counsellor for Information South Huron For appointment phone: 235-2715 or 235-2474 Problem solving Violence is personal Most of us, unless we've been in a brawl, raped or knocked over the head for our money, don't relate personally to violence. Violence is something editorials deplore, television showcase, and theatres exploit. We're insulated by distance from far-off wars. revolutions, racial demonstrations and, labor, unrest. Or are we? i What 'about the ,-4itOrthe around us in which we wittingly or unwittingly take part? The salesperson who puts one over on the customer, lawyers who cut ethical cor- ners, stockbrokers who "pump up" stocks, executives 'who squeeze competitors, advertisers who misrepresent, politicians Write the sponsor who convert half-truth to truth, teachers who ridicule? What about the thousands of thoughtless social violences — an alcoholic's effect on the family, the review which demolishes the artist, the person who never quite makes it into the club or social group she yearns for, parents too busy and tired to hear a child's plea — the violence men do women through heedless paternalistic practices and attitudes — the hurt caused by not sensing, seeing other's needs? Violence is intensely personal. It begins with individuals and it can end through individual action. Can any one of us look into our soul and plead immunity? - The new fall programming for TV is now in full swing and as far as I can see there's as much violence and sex being dished out as ever. What a treat it would have been if the 'powers that be' could have been courageous enough to change the format for just a year or two to ascertain if what many experts have been saying for years is true, that there is a definite relationship between the massive diet of violence on TV and the in- creasing crime rate. Dr. Lawrence J. Friedman, senior faculty member of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute says, "If a child watches enough television, he will automatically become violent, because he has nowhere each alternative solution. B. Ranking alternative solutions from best to poorest. 6. Deciding on a Solution or a series of Solutions. A, Choosing a solution which seems feasible i.e. has potential for success. B. Choosing a solution which we can actually implement, not someone else. 7, Planning action steps: A. Listing detailed steps for implementingsolution(s). B. Planning specific steps that we, as individuals, can take. As can be seen, the use of such a method could stop us from beclouding the issues, going around in circles, burying ourselves with our problems. Problem solving is always easier when we are not doing:4i, alone. This method and th'e techniques make full use of, not only our individual capacities but also a pooling of wisdom and energy. Counsellors should make us aware of this problem splving method. As the one seeking help is enlisted to clarify and solve his problems, he is apt to find a most satisfying answer. However, he appears to be making greater strides and Ex- eter residents may soon find they have similar accommodation available to them as that now located in Grand Bend. It still amazes the writer how a mobile home park located just on the southern outskirts of Exeter can grow with hardly any of the requirements which Len is re- quired to meet. It appears totally unreasonable that the requirements from one community to the next can be so different, particularly when county planning was supposed to bring things under more equal control. + + Area farmers may well be among those who will be enticed to lend their support to any movement to legalize the sale of marijuana. At least that would be the reac- tion after learning that a crop of the plant found in Hay swamp had a street value of half a million dollars. With that type of return on an acreage of only two to three acres, it certainly beats the price returned for corn, beans or any other cash crop. • In addition, the work involved doesn't appear to be too great' and even marginal land can ap- parently yield a bumper crop. But, as we find out so many times, anything that profitable just has to be illegal and that's where the big catch comes in- -both literally and figuratively. Oddly enough, though, some area farmers probably have some marijuana growing on their property and just don't recognize it. The plant grows wild in many sections, How I love September If I were a young fellow, star- ting all over again. I would try to finagle myself into a job where I could take my holidays in September. preferably stretching them to about the middle of October. These are the golden months. in this country, I know. I've lived here longer than I care to remember..October is beautiful. but September is bountiful, beneficent and blessed by a Higher Power. And I don't mean the Hydro. The other so-called summer months are a pain in the arm. June is hot and humid and mos- quitoes. July and August are im- possible: stifling when you're trying to sleep, or raining when you're trying to camp. November is fit only for Remembrance Day, when even the birds weep, because the overhead (clouds) is so low they can't even fly. December is a hectic, com- mercialized mess, when you don't know whether you're going to have a "green" Christmas. meaning dirty and sloppy and slushy, or a "white" Christmas. All of us have problems! Some problems are large at their beginning. Many grow larger because we do not deal with them, or we try the wrong methods. Sometimes we feel so pressured by our situation that the difficulty is distorted. Problem solving techniques have been devised by numerous organizations and they can be used by us all. The problem solv- ing model of action has been taken as the ideal pattern in a number of professions and in a number of professional schools. The following is one such list of techniques which appeared in Torch Runner, a Boys Brigade publication: 1. Define the Problem: A. Obtaining clarity and un- derstanding. B. Reaching agreement that the'problem being defined is really the problem. 2. Gathering information: A. Providing incidences or cases that exemplify the problem. B. Discussing incidences and concerns that are related to the problem.. 3. Diagnosing and analysing the causes: A. Stating goal or objectives for change. B. Performing a force field analysis. An attempt should be made to find what forces cause the problem, the strength of each force, and their relationship to each other. C. Selecting force (s) for modification. 4. Proposing Solutions: A. Brainstorming or B. Making a list of as many alternatives as possible. 5. Discussing solutions: A. Evaluating the merits of The full pardon given former U.S. president Nixon continues to stir heated debate on both sides of the border. The fact he has now been given $400,000 to adjust to private life will certain- ly add more fuel to the fire. For many years, people have complained about the double standard of justice in North meaning up to your navel in snow. January is a long, forbidding month, something like a long, forbidding school teacher, with a drip on his nose, frozen. It promises nothing. threatens much. February is shorter, but sneakier. It snows and snows and it gets colder and colder. And you get the 'flu and you get sickening cards from friends who have gone south for the winter. January and February, un- married, spawn March, which is like something illegitimate borne by a drab in a ditch. Oc- casionally it turns out to be a beautiful child, but nine times out ot ten, it is retarded. April. Browning. writing from Italy. said: "Oh to be in England, now that April's there." Maybe England. But another poet, T. S. Eliot, must have been referring to Canada when he said: "April is the cruellest month." There's not much snow left, except in the woods and shadowed corners, butthat's about all you can say about it. Then. as most of us know, com- es May. Ah, May, the burgeoning of Spring. the little tender shoots coming out on the trees, thesun warming up. the trout running, summer just around the corner. Girls who have been named May must be very capricious. May can be glorious, warm, a thawing of the frozen Canadian soul, a realization that you have once again got through a Cana- dian winter without committing suicide. This year, May showed her other side. I know a place not too far away where anglers, on open- ing day, were casting their lures onto a thin skin of ice, not water. And the trout were running, alright. Right underneath the ice. There is no evidence that any of them smashed up through the ice to snatch at a lure. This year, even the crows had a phlegmy rasp in their throats when they cawed, Well, that about takes care of the Canadian calendar. I've already dealt with the so-called "summer" months. Tourists and mosquitoes in about equal Green forests mean clear waters, pleasant countryside, plenty of jobs. FIRES destroy all these. ESM:6271:f Times. Established 1873 50 Years Ago Dr. Moir, Hensall, is erecting a new and modern house on the farm near Rodgerville, London Road. Mr. P. Mclsaac has moved the telephone central into Mr. G, Kellerman's building, formerly occupied by the Bank of Commerce. The fowl suppers are on and are being well patronized. One of the large brick silos at the Exeter Canning Factory collapsed Wednesday morning. The teachers of this area, numbering 135, were in Conven- tion at Goderich on October 9 and 10, Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924, toceleaintes-Abliorafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0.W.N.A, CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor Bill Batten — Advertising Manager Assistant Editor — Ross Haugh Women's Editor — Terri Irvine Phone 235-1331 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second atm Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation March 31, 1974, 5,309 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $9,00 Per Year; USA $11.00 • 25 Years Ago The yellow corn pack, canned for the first time at the local can- ning factory, was exceptionally good, branch manager E. J. Green stated Monday. The yellow sweet corn replaced white corn which has been grown for many years for export. Mr, and Mrs. John Smith of Crediton celebrated the 61st an- niversary of their marriage Tuesday. After two years of preliminary work the campaign to provide a new hospital to be known as South Huron Hospital ha's ripen- ed and a drive was launched to raise $200,000. E. D. Bell has been named chairman of the South Huron Hospital Association; secretary is W. O. Cochrane and treasurer R. N. Creech, proportions. The tourists get their blood sucked, and the mosquitoes suck our blood. If I had to choose between a tourist, who kicked sand in my face at the beach, tail-gated me on the highway, and crowded me off the golf course, and a mos- quito. who merely wanted a quiet four ounces of my blood, I'd have a hard time choosing. That leaves only September and October. No tourists, no mosquitoes, no snow. Justyellow sunshine, a bountiful larder of the harvest, warm days, cool nights when sleep is deep and sweet. Everything is green, still, in September. I can visualize a fishing camp, good food, a chilly swim, a fire and sweaters, good conversation with good friends, a game of chess, early to bed and up early for a try at the fish, some books, no telephone, no wife, no kids. If this sounds like male chauvinism, it is. This is perhaps one of the things the more strident feminists in our midst absorbed. Once in a while he must get away from his woman. He's not trying to prove his manhood or anything psychological like that. He's merely trying to save his sanity. He's sick, right to the heart, of hearing what Mabel said to Marjorie and what Mar- jorie is going to do about Jack, who drinks too much, and what Mabel is going to do about her kid, who is smoking pot, Maybe I'm a male chauvinist, but I'm not a pig, I've changed diapers, done dishes, scrubbed floors, fed babies, long before Women's Lib became fashionable. But once in a while I have to get away from my woman, with the other braves, and exchange male fopperies, foolishness and far-out stories. Today we take a sauna bath, I'll bet that a hundred years ago Bull-With- The- Buffalo's-Bum and Sneaky-With-The-Beaver took off for a month's hunting and fishing when they could no longer, stand Myrtle White- Father and Mary Six-Babies gossiping about their babies, And I'll bet they took it in September, else to go with his normal aggressive energy that he should be working off in creative ac- tivity." Add to this fact that children are being exposed to a superabundance' of sex, and in many cases the glorification of drugs, and any thoughtful person surely has to conclude that television poses a real and serious problem. The networks try to get us to believe we are by nature a violent people, and that exposure to violence does not affect youth sufficiently to cause them to practice the violence they see on TV. Yet these same networks sell advertisers on the fact that their commercials will affect viewers sufficiently to want them to become buyers of the products being advertised. Does that stack up in your mind? However, the saddest fact of all is that most of us parents realize the bad effects of overex- posure of our offspring to violence, sex and drugs on TV but do nothing about it. We shrug it off with such irresponsible at- titudes as "Everyone is watching it and everyone isn't going to become a Criminal" or "My child is different and won't be effected by it" or "There's nothing I can do about it anyway." Clyde K. Landrum suggests there are remedies if we will accept them and says, "For one thing, parents can supervise TV viewing. It's possible to say `no' to a child. Know the facts . . watch some programs with the children, present evidence as to why these themes have harmful effects. Enter into creative activities with small children. Make things with them; go places with them; be genuine (for real) with them in all you do; win their confidence and you will be able to talk to them." There's something else we can do. I think it's disgusting that shows with violence, sex and drugs are shown at all but it's es- pecially sickening when they are screened in the early evening when young viewers are most apt to be watching. There's a solution to this: WRITE THE SPONSOR. There are newspapers, members of parlia- ment and others who work faithfully to clean up our screens but their sad lament is that the volume of complaining letters from viewers is practically nil! Such apathy cannot be con- tinued. We must act, If enough of us wrote regularly it would be effective. If we advise sponsors, who are paying huge sums of money for programs, that we do not like their programs, will not tolerate them and will not buy their products, changes will be made. Write to the sponsor in care of your local station. The letter will reach its destination. I 'once read that it's the role of Christians to be the watchdogs of our society, This is one occa- sion we should be putting some bite behind our barking, 15 Years Ago The murder trial of 14-year old Steven Trustcott, RCAF Station Clinton, is well into its second week and may continue for a third, an observer at Goderich said Wednesday. Mrs. Oscar Tuckey entertained at a trousseau tea last Wednes- day evening in honour of her daughter, Barbara, whose marriage took place Saturday. At the first meeting for the season for South Huron Junior Institute last Wednesday even- ing, Mrs. Harry Dougall gave a demonstration on the cutting, care and arrangement of flowers, 10 Years Ago Bonnie Foster, 17, was crown- ed Queen of the Centennial Satur- day night at the Zurich Agricultural Society's Centen- nial dance. Susan Oesch And Lin- da Gascho, Zurich were chosen as princesses. ' Tenders will be opened today on a spacious new plant for Dashwood Planing Mills Ltd. to be located on Highway 4 five miles south of Exeter, The plant will be over 40,000 square feet. Carole Davis and Bill Park of Lucan received $250 Dominion Provincial bursaries, Carole has enrolled in London Teacher's College and Bill will enter UWO, He hopes to become a high school teacher, Louise H. Robertson has been named supervisor of public health nursing for Huron County Health Unit, r f 1,