The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-10-17, Page 48METRIC
INFORMATION
The Huron County Board of Education will present a series
of four night school classes to assist the general public in un-
derstanding the reasons for conversion to the metric system.
An introduction to some of the most commonly used metric
measurements will be offered.
The first session of each will be held as follows and will
continue for four weeks,
Central Huron Secondary School
TUESDAY, OCT. 29
South Huron District High School
TUESDAY, OCT. 29
Goderich District Collegiate Institute
WED., OCT. 30
F. E. Madill Secondary School
WED., OCT. 30
Sessions commence at 8:00 p.m.
Further information is available from each school. There
will be no charge for these sessions.
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Pnoe 24 Times-Advocate, October 24, 1974
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Take democratic process for granted
' By JACK RIDDELL M.P.P.
Next Tuesday, the 22nd
October, the Provincial
Legislature will again be in
session, after the summer recess,
and this is perhaps a good time to
give some thought to the
historical development of our
political institutions. Many of us
take the democratic process for
granted, although in many parts
of the world people would be
thankful to be in our position. We
may sometimes feel we "cannot
fight City Hall", but each of us
can have a considerable effect
upon the various levels of
government — by voting at
elections, working for the can-
didate and party of our choice,
contacting our elected
representatives, and so forth.
Many years ago, when John
Graves Simcoe was Lieutenant
Governor in Ontario, the
Legislative Assembly was made
up to a large extent of leading
military, business and clerical
leaders, and the powers were all
exerted by the Governor, Over
the years this direct application
of power and authority has
passed from the authoritative
power of one individual to the
power of all the people, as
represented through their elected
representatives.
This tremendous change was
not an easy transition, and there
was a period of corruption,
irresponsibility and long
meaningless debates in the
Transportation Minister John
Rhodes said he felt the public
would rebel against such a law,
although it might well have saved
hundreds of lives a year.
Obviously the Davis Government
is more concerned with its own
popularity and with the voting
public than with the public
safety.
The "Toronto Star" on October
17, referred to the Ontario
Government as the "Spineless.
Wonders of Queen's Park",
saying they show a miserable
lack of backbone in deciding not
to make the use of car seat belts
mandatory in view of the oyer-
whelming body of scientific
studies and experience in other
jurisdictions proving that
mandatory seat-belt usage can
reduce death and injury in traffic
accidents.
were killed in the Sudbury area,
and there have been several
other serious accidents of this
type in recent months. I think we
must take steps to ensure the
safety of our children, and any
action which is taken to reduce
the terrible toll of highway deaths
has to be a step in the right
direction.
In this connection, many people
have expressed disappointment
at the decision of the Davis
Government, announced recently
that they would not follow
through on the commitment
made in the Speech from the
Throne to make the use of seat
belts mandatory in Ontario.
There is no question that some
people find seat belts a bit of a
nuisance, but it has been proven
that seat belts save people from
being killed and maimed.
defeating its own purpose.
Rather than preventing strikes, it
has caused a great deal of bit-
terness and frustration within the
Civil Service which threatens to
provoke a strike.
I am looking forward to the
second reading of the Bill I
introduced earlier this year on
the safety of school children
travelling by school bus, which
outlines necessary qualifications
for school bus operators, and
provides for school bus safety
standards, Obviously existing
legislation is inadequate in the
area of the construction, safety
features, and operation of school
buses, and I am hopeful that we
shall be able to influence the
Government to take swift and
effective action in this area.
In September two kindergarten
pupils and a school bus driver
upon the actions of government
at every level. It is up to all of us
to ensure that the system works
and reflects the views of the
electorate which are, in effect the
cornerstone and the strength of
our system,
We can expect a busy session at
Queen's Park, ovhen we recon-
vene next week. The Civil Service
Association of Ontario have
threatened to strike if their
demands are not met by
December 31, Although Civil
Service strikes were outlawed
more than two years ago, the
provincial employees are ap-
parently undeterred. The Liberal
Party opposed the legislation
when it was debated in the
Legislature. We consider it to be
wrong in principle and un-
necessarily restrictive. It is
obvious that the legislation is
Legislature, and in the political
life of Ontario. In the 1850's ap-
parently, the Legislature was so
disorderly and drunken that only
a handful of Members would
participate in the debates on the
Bills, and they would leave their
seats to gather around the Clerk's
table in order to hear the opinions
expressed over the incoherent,
background shouting of their
fellow members.
Some people may say that
there is still a great deal to
criticise in the operation of the
Legislature, and no doubt this is
so, One can always find much to
criticize in any organization, in
the operation of any corporation
or business. I think it was Win-
ston Churchill who said that
democracy is a very inefficient
method of government, but it is
better than any other method
which has yet been devised. It is
up to all of us to play our part,
either as a voter, a party worker,
or an elected representative.
Much as the structure of
government has changed, at least
in the application of respon-
sibility since the early days of the
Legislative Assembly, the
changes which have occurred in
the last decade have been as far-
reaching as in the previous
century. People are no longer
prepared to limit their
democratic duty to going to the
polls once every four years, or
whenever the electoral call is
made, to casting a secret ballot,
as the only aspect of their
democratic responsibility.
Members of the public are
organizing committees and
action groups all over the
Province, concerned with a
multitude of problems and areas
of concern to people. This is yet
another way of having an effect
VETS REUNITE — Veterans from the First World War held a reunion
in Exeter, Saturday. Above, mayor Jack Delbridge lays a wreath at the
cenotaph. The others are Deputy District Governor Cleve Coombs,
Seaforth, branch 167 president Henry Dyck and Cliff Brintnell
representing the veterans. T-A photo
By MRS. HEBER DAVIS
On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Fred
Dobbs and Patti attended open
house at "Apropos" a gift shop on
the sixteenth concession of
London Township between
Adelaide and Highbury.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Barnes of
Sarnia and Penny Smith, Cen-
tralia spent Sunday with Mr. &
Mrs. Bob Tindall and family.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Dickins,
Exeter and Mr. & Mrs. Heber
Davis were Sunday dinner guests
with Mr. & Mrs. Earl Greenlee,
Mr, & Mrs. Jim Barker ac-
companied by Mr. Ed. Ryan of
Lucan spent the weekend with
Mr. & Mrs. Don Abbott,
Manitoulin and returned home on
Tuesday.
Mr. & Mrs. Don Squires,
Centralia and Mr. & Mrs. Leslie
Greenlee and Kimberly were
dinner guests with Mr. & Mrs.
Larry Greenlee, Sunday.
Mr. & Mrs. Cameron Davis,
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Love and
Fayann, Varna, Mrs. Davey and
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Serle and
family, Ingersoll, were Sunday
dinner guests with Mr. & Mrs.
Clarence Davis.
Bill Hicks and Mrs. Irene
Hicks, Clio, Michigan and Mrs.
George McFalls were dinner
guests with Mr. & Mrs. Hugh
Davis Saturday evening.
Intended for last week
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Greenlee, Mr. '
& Mrs, Larry Greenlee and
Derek and Mr. & Mrs. Leslie
Greenlee and Kimberly attended
Thanksgiving service at Trivitt
Memorial Church, Exeter on
Sunday and were dinner guests
with Mrs. Raymond Greenlee.
Mr. & Mrs. Heber Davis were
Sunday evening guests with Mr.
& Mrs. Bob Tindall and family
and Monday guests with Mr. &
Mrs. Hilton Roberts, Lucan.
Mr. & Mrs, Wayne Carroll
spent the holiday with her
parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ford Dyer,
Sarnia.
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Dobbs,
Freddie and Patti were weekend
guests with her father, Mr. H. S.
McLean, Teeswa ter and attended
the fall fair on Saturday.
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