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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1964-07-30, Page 2PAGE TWO ° THURSDAY, JULY 30, 641.10 sma They Serve Us Last year in Canada there were 1,098 eases of assaults on police constables. That, among other things, is a disturbing sign of lack of support for the men who are ser- vants in the maintaining of law and order. No statistics are listed to show how often members of the general public stood by while such assaults took place, but that happens far too often. It is a pity when a public attitude arises which regards the law as an enemy. It shows itself in disregard of laws in small as well as large matters. It is dis- played in refusal to aid the law by giving evidence. It is often shown in abusive language toward officers who are simply doing their duty. That stern. even-handed engine of jus- tice. we call The Law, is our own creation, The people we elect to govern us enact the laws which safeguard us from the Criminal Code to the anti -parking statute. They are passed and put into force on behalf of all us, not any particular group. The law itself is embodied in our courts. where every man has a chance to have a fair hearing. and presumed innocent until proven guilty, Police officers are agents of the law. in essence. our servants, acting on our behalf. If sometimes that means that they must enforce the law against ane of us as an individual, it is still true that they are acting in the inter- ests of all of us. A businessman here in the past few days reflected the correct attitude toward the police when he said that despite the fact he disliked a certain regulation he obeyed and moved on when a constable pointed out that he was breaking the law, and added he felt no resentment against the constable who was "only doing his duty". There are a thousand ways in which the police act on our behalf. They patrol at night, and let us know if our doors are open, so that we will not be victimized by thieves. They patrol the highways and try to prevent violations which are made for our safety, They must enforce little "nuis- ance" by-laws which stop us from annoying our neighbors, or make us lock up dogs, while at the same time they stand on guard against the criminal who would kill. It is a complex task, and most of the men who do it are fully aware that they are public servants, not masters, Quite rightly. the law supports the police officer if he is resisted in the performance of his duty. Unfortunately, the law cannot do any- thing but co-operate, or a wrong public attitude is shown. That we must correct ourselves. We must support the police in their work. For that work is done on our behalf, and to the extent we refuse to co- operate we weaken their ability to protect us.—(Trentonian). Don't Knock the Weekly Mary people tend to feel that the weekly newspaper is something of an an- achronism. a thing remaining from the past like the general store with its little pot- bellied stove in the corner, where one occasionally lounged for a half-hour or so to learn what is happening around the town. Certainly it is true that the weekly has the general store's character of being homely and informal in its presentation. And there is no doubt that it shares more than a few of its news sources with the "Hot Stove News Syndicate". But what is certainly not true is the story that the weekly is gradually fading away into the mellow dusk along with that unpretentious mercantile marketplace of which it is the literary counterpart. The actual feet is that the weekly is coming into its own, even more right now than ever before. And the reason rests as much with the daily and other forms of publication, as with the weekly itself. Be- cause, of all the changes that seem to be coming over the daily newspaper, none pre- sents itself more strongly that the trend away from the "folksy" sort of news, to- wards the "hard news", the stories about world affairs, prominent persons. and the goings-on of governments, both our own and those of our neighbors. And this very emphasis of the "hard news" coverage tends to overlook "Mr. Average Citizen", for it is not often that he manages to see his picture on the front page of a weekly, never mind a daily. In- volvement in hard news events occurs only once or twice in the life of the average person, if at all. An yet, at the same time, Mr. Average Citizen still likes the idea of seeing his name in print, even if he doesn't always admit it—and this is quite often the ease. And so, this is where the weekly comes in. It fuflls a place in the life of a great many people. It may be true that the weekly represents more to one brought up in a small town than to one who has lived always in the city. But this in no way de- tracts from the real value of the smaller paper. Undoubtedly, the greatest justification for the weekly is the very fact that, by its nature, it devotes itself to news and ac- tivities of the person who seldom, if ever, makes the columns of the daily papers. The fact that news of the world -sweep- ing type is treated little, if at all, is cer- tainly no indication that the paper does not contribute its part to the information of the people. In everything about its approach to the makes the colums of the daily papers. less pretentious and formal- And it is for this very reason that it finds the opportun- ity to lead and persuade in the unique way that only a weekly can. — The Rossland (B.C.) Miner. Happiness in Retirement The wife of a retired man, at least the one who doesn't use his retirement wisely, often has a harder job to find an emo- tional balance wheel than does her hus- band. In many instances, retirement means a decrease in the amount •of time and money she can spend on Tittle luxuries and recreation. Home routine, established for years, is often disrupted, leaving a woman with no sense of security. Men often turn into efficiency experts around the house and drive their wives mad criticizing the way in which they do their work. "Often," said a social worker, "men who had authority in an office will transfer work discipline to the home. Not long ago a U.S. woman who'd been happily married for 37 years sued for di- vorce only three months after her husband's retirement, She sobbed to the judge, "He even told me I was using my broom wrong." Social workers say the best way for both husband and wife to be happy in his retirement period is for the man to remain active, This can be accomplished by de- veloping hobbies prior to retirement. Ex- perts claim he should have a room of his own not only for some reading and putter- ing with a hobby, but also as a place where he can get away from it all, including his wife.—(Dutton Advance). ZUR� H Citizens NEWS HERB TURKHEIM -- lilditor and Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY ilVIORNING at ZURICH, ONTARIO Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for the payment of postage in cash. Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Member: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSP-APER ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents to 40 YEARS AGO w.: 47.,..c07,2//,. J - O F ..` VV 4 YEARS GONE JULY, 1924 The residential property in Zurich, being the estate of the late Andrew Smith, has been sold to Mr. Gideon Koehler, who at present occupies part of the house as living quarters. Quite a number of the young people attended a shower in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mc- Bride, last Wednesday evening. Dr, and Mrs. C. Campbell and family, of Toronto. called on friends in Zurich on Tues- day. E. E. Witerth and Jacob Brown motored to Kitchener last Wednesday. Mrs. ' Tuerth, who has been visiting friends in that city, returned with them. The Ladies' Aid of Zurich Evangelical Church were enter- tained by the Crediton Aid last Thursday at the home of Mrs. J. Wein. An interesting Sunday School convention will be held in the Zurich Mennonite Church over the week -end. Services will be held on Saturday night and three times on Sunday. Mr. C. Fritz and family are attending the Old Boys' Reun- ion at Stratford this week. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Witmer and Miss AdeIl spent Thursday at London. Miss Susie Johnston returned home after a pleasant visit with friends in Kitchener and Ham- ilton. Rhyman Kalbfleisch, of the Molson's Bank staff, Windsor, is spending his vacation at his home in Zurich. Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd Kalb- fleisch, of Brantford, are spend- ing their vacation with his par- ents in Zurich. 25 YEARS AGO JULY, 1939 The young men of the village of Zurich have organized into a softbaII league. Some interest- ing and exciting games are be- ing played on the local diamond these pleasant evenings. Earl Yungblut has purchased the southerly part of the prop- erty in Zurich on Edward St., owned by Mr. Jacob Deichert, and intends wrecking the stable on the premises in order to W BY erect a modern dwelling there- on, this year. Master bougie O'Brien was to London hospital last week for an operation. Mrs. O'Brien is staying there with him. Relatives and neighbours of Mr. and Mrs. Adrean Denomme presented them with a shower on Saturday evening. Many useful gifts were received. Miss Lenora Haberer, of Zur- ich, bas recently received the good news of having been suc- cessful in passing all theoretical and practical examinations in the A.T,C.M. grade, with the Toronto Conservatory of Music. Calvin and Robert Williams motored to Detroit on Sunday where they visited their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ehnes, who showed the Williams broth- ers some of the finer sights of the city. O YEAS AGO JULY, 1954 Misses Mary Mae Fisher and. Margaret Dieehert have accept- ed positions in Kitchener. Miss Ellen Marie Love, of RR 1, Zurich, is in Toronto this month attending professional seminars at the Royal Conserv- atory of Music Summer School. Mrs. Norman Fleischauer, of Zurich, won a split prize of $250 at the bingo sponsored by the Hensall Legion. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Thomp- son and baby and Miss Vera Dedels, of Kitchener, were Sun- day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Deters, Sr., at Zurich. Miss Olive O'Brien is spend- ing a few weeks vacation with her relatives and friends in Port Huron. Word has been received that William J, D. Mero has been granted a permanent first class certificate for teaching in On- tario schools, by the Ontario College of Education at Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McBride were the guests of honor at a celebration of their thirtieth wedding anniversary, held at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Earl Deichert, Bayfield. On Sunday evening the par- ishoners of St. Peter's Parish, St. Joseph, gathered together to bid Monsignor Bourdeau fare- well, prior to his leaving for his new parish at Paincourt. @BBBintoIBIDBBIDIBIiIIBIIllIIIIWIIIIIII111BWUlWIII1iJQIWIUU11NB1Ultl> ti its fI U SUGAR SIC By Bid! Smiley Occasionally, I think how pleasant it would be to have a summer cottage. Just a cosy little place, on a lake, where a fellow could get away from it all. do a little quiet fishing and thinking. A spot to go on those long, lovely fall week -ends, as well, Fortunately, this manifesta- tion of madness is brief. My well-developed sense of reality revives, and I breathe •a little silent thanks that I have not been hooked. A summer cottage, 30 years ago, was a joy to the heart, a balm to the nerves, a refuge from relatives, a source of spir- itual rejuvenation. Today it is almost guaranteed as an ulcer- maker, a nerve - wrecker, a spirit -smasher. It is an albatross around the neck of its owner, who winds up each season looking and feeling about as spry as the Ancient Mariner. First, and perhaps worst, there is the sheer, shocking ex- pense of the thing. A man could keep three mistresses swathed in mink for what a cot- tage costs him, Thirty years ago, you bought a lot from a farmer, who thought you were out of your mind, for $50. You had a local carpenter whack up a cottage for about $400. For another $35, you picked up a stove, some beds and a few other odds and sods of furniture, at •auc- tion sales. And you were in business. Today you fork over about $1500 for a lot, erect a modest cottage for another $3500. And you're just beginning. It costs a year's salary to outfit the place. Then there's a well to dig, plumbing and hydro to in- stall, and a boat to buy that is bigger than that of the guy next door. In the old days, a man could keep his family in dignified comfort at the cottage for about ten bucks a week. That, gentle reader, is eighty dollars for the whole summer. They got their fuel in the bush. They bought vegetables and milk, chickens and eggs, from the local farmer at prices that make one weep with rage today. Once a week the family went into town and loaded up with grub, coal oil for the lamps, and a round of ice cream cones, for about eight dollars. 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