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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1963-11-07, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1963 "` a".iw+ atom Time To Speak Out In a little over two weeks the people of the surrounding municipalities will be • called upon to make important decisions un a public matter which will seriously affect the tendor of their lives for the next twelve months. Municipal nominations and elections win pose the perennial prob- lem of representation on councils and public boards. Until recent years it was the universal custom of councillors, reeves and mayors to snake a public statement, well in ad- vance of nomination day, about their in- tentions to seek office for another term. It is a custom which has largely died out, to the detriment, we feel, of the demo- cratic structure under which we live. We are all to familiar with the sort of nomination meeting which has become commonplace of late, the gathering where there is a last-minute hustling about and a series of whispered conversations as the minutes of the nomination hour tick by. The reeve, who really didn't intend to stand for office again has found that possibly he won't be opposed, so he is making up his mind to stay on without opposition. Four of the councillors were ready to quit but the fifth has just slipped up to tell them that if they do, Joe Blow. from across the tracks may get in by acclamation, and that would never do. All this time the citizens of the muni- cipality have not the faintest idea what is going on, and the first things they know the time for nominations is over and the new council is elected because several good men sat back waiting for nominations that were never made. If a man has the courage and spirit to serve his conununity on council through- out the year it is his obvious •obligation to declare his intentions well before nomina- tion day, so that other trustworthy nomi- nees may be considered by the electors and induced to run for office. The very best of candidates are usually the type of people who cannot be talked into stand- ing for public duty on the spur of the moment. They are much more likely to be those men who want an opportunity to think over the responsibilities of the office they are urged to seek. Last-minute nomi- nations all too often result in the selection of those who are swayed by the mere fact that they are surprised into acceptance Not only have our present office -hold- ers a clear obligation to declare their in- tentions, but there is an equal obligation for those who have not held public office to accept these posts at the proper time. Remembrance Week Almost twenty years have passed since the cessation of hostilities in the Second World War — twenty years of uneasiness and tension among the nations of the world. It is difficult for us to equate the sacrifices of our servicemen in both wars with the threat of nuclear destruction that perpet- ualIy hangs over our heads. Were we incredibly naive to think that victory in World War II meant the end of conflict for good, History certainly shows us that the battle for peace and justice has been present since the world began—but must it continue? If we believe that the loss of our men and women in wars was justified in that the nations gained in understanding each others' problems and needs, then we should remember them as instruments of peace. If we believe, on the other hand, that they fought and died for nothing more than victory in war, then the sacrifice was in vain. This Remembrance Week we should look beyond the memories of battles won and lost, and project our thinking into what we can do to preserve the peace. Certainly we owe more than we can repay to those who gave of themselves in wartime and little enough that we publicly honour them this one week in the year but our responsibility lies in a continuing fight for a safe, peaceful world for ourselves and those who come after us. The strides made over the past num- ber of years in science, have brought with then the grave possibility that this gift of knowledge may well annihilate the world. In honouring our dead, remember them as courageous standard bearers for peace; and pledge our own lives to carry that standard proudly into the future. —(Contributed) Dut to Limited Accommodation, The OFFICIAL OPENING of the Vocational Addition to Central Huron Secondary School on FRIDAY, NOV. 8 WILL BE BY INVITATION ONLY There Will Be Two Nights Set Aside For OPEN HOUSE so area residents may seethe vast changesthat have been made at the school, These events, at which .time tours will be conducted, will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 12 and 13 at 8:00 p.m. aimmanneemommemir ZURICH Citizens NEWS HERB TURKHEIM Editor and Publisher PUBLISIiED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONTARIO Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for the payment of postage in cash. Member: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY 1d'EWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4,00 in United States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents Irtpalr ritieggielatilleIeilti1lIIlIWWWW4001011itiltnifi Innilielitillealtiltelli1S1 1 Hunter, hunter, lioid your fire Do not explode that cartridge That's y o u r neighbor, Mr Dwyer. It's not a plump hen partridge. All right. You don't like that verse? How about this one? Along the line of smoky hills The rimson hunters stand, A hundred thousand Bob's and Bill's, Their muskets in their Anand. They're in the swamp';', and valleys, too, As thick as grease in skillet; They have but one ambition, to See something move and kill it. Yes, gentle, all -suffering read- er, I'm afraid that one of the silliest of Canada's silly seasons is upon us. The above doggerel represents two of the attitudes about hunting season which prevail. They might be labelled the Apprehensive and the Dis- approving. There are others. For ex- ample: Why can't we hunters 'shoot from cars And blast away on„Sundays? Each silly regulation- mars Our simple, joyous fun days. This might be called the viewpoint of that small .group of malformed individuals who give the rest of the creeps. They enjoy 'killing for its own sake. They will shoot 20 ducks when the bag • limit is eight. They will shoat an owl or a turtle or a cat, if nothing else is moving. I find myself uneasy in their company. They could be term- ed The Killers. They are not hunters. • Quite opposed to these queer ones in anothfir• segment of our population. I came across a typical group of this species last Saturday when I dropped in at the pub for an ale. There they were, he-men all, in their red caps, red jackets and red faces, on about their eighth round of beers. After another couple of rounds, they'd be ready to fan out into the woods, and it would be every man for himself. This type, and it is legion, seldom kills anything more dangerous than a crock or an old buddy. Just for the sake of euphoney, let's call them Them Swillers. Their credo might go thus: Hunting is the sport for us; We're a manly, merry crew, So why the ruckus and the fuss When we bag a cow or two? Beset on one side by The Apprehensive and The Disap- proving, on the other by The Killers and The Swiller, the SUGAR and SPICE By Bill Smiley real hunter has my sympathy. All he wants is to be allowed to follow his favorite sport in peace and with a modicum of safety, and it's getting tougher all the time. If he were not the simple, inarticulate type, he night say: Give me a crisp November day With a little skiff of snow, And a deer run, and a good gun, And you know where you can go. I don't like slaughter. But I don't think every roan who shoots an animal is a depraved moister, lusting for blood. Many a Saturday afternoon I myself have lined up my sights and fired with cool precision at a fence post or a No Trespass- ing Sign. And I'll never forget the day I bagged my biggest trophy— the black bear. I was out hunt- ing partridge. The birds had me pretty rattled, jumping up behind. me with a great whir and winging off, laughing over their shoulders. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw this huge, black, menacing shape crouched on a tree limb. Quick as a flash, I whirled, threw up my gun and fired. Down he tum- bled at one shot. I felt both silly and a little sick when my 402 -pound black bear turned out to be a 12 -ounce black squir- rel. But I at him, in a stew. Ilow things have changed since Samuel Johnson wrote, a couple of hundred years ago, "Hunting was the labor of the savages of North America, but the amusement of the gentle- men of England". Or have they? NEED • TILL PAY DAY? 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Musgrave, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, appeals for the assistance of all people and the fullest co-operation in helping to alleviate the serious water shortage created by the current drought in Ontario. While the situation h a s reached serious proportions in nearly all parts of the province, it is much more critical in some areas than in others, and, in these critical areas, every effort must be made to help those in distress. We appeal for assis- tance from anyone in a position to help. We appeal also for full co- operation with the emergency water supply committee, which was recently appointed by the Minister of Agriculture. This eommiftee has moved swiftly to implement a plan of action by naming the agricultural repre- sentative in each county as head of the county emergency water supply organization. These county organizations, which will include Medical Health Officers, Emergency Measures Organiza- tion Officers, and Agricultural Engineering specialists, will co- ordinate activities within each county. If you have a water problem you are requested to contact your local agricultural repre- sentative's office. Those who have surplus water, or facilities that might be useful in the transportation or storage of water, are also requested to list such equipment with the county agricultural representative. Letters have already gone out to county Federation of Agri- culture officials requesting the full co-operation of their organ- izations with the local emer- gency water supply committee. lir, 1Vfusgrave makes a final appeal in these words: "We earnestly seek the sincere co- operation of all individuals, or- ganized groups and municipal- ities in this emergency". 0 Child's Dream is Fireman's Crusade For the tenth year in a row, Canada's fire fighters will turn out this month to help make a dream come ,true for thousands of Canadian children. The dream is that a cure will be found for muscular dystrophy. The fire fighters will help make it come true by taking part in the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual appeal for funds. They will be calling at door- steps from Halifax to Van- couver, enlisting public support for a medical research program that has already awarded over $2,000,000 to scientists in every major research centre and hos- pital in Canada. These are the scientists who are looking for a cure for muscular dystrophy. In addition to door-to-door canvassing fire fighters will be placing MDAC canisters at stra- getic points in town, selling tags, and arranging special sport and entertainment bene- fit shows to boost MDAC's in- come for medical research. This project is not a casual one for the fire fighters. The measure of their concern is re- flected in a resolution passed by the Canadian Association of Fire Fighters last August endors- ing MRAC's research program and the fund-raising activities of all groups associated with it. Business and Professional Directory INSURANCE HURON CO.OPERATIVE MEDICAL SERVICES Prepaid Health Plan at Cost the way BOARD OF DIRECTORS President, Fordyce Clark, RR 5, Goderich; Vice -Pres., Gord- on Kirkland, RR 3, Lucknow; Mrs. 0. G. Anderson, RR 5, Wingham; Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, Exeter; Hugh B. Smith, RR 2, Listowel; Lorne Rodges, RR 1, Goderich; Roy Strong, Gorrie; Russell T. 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