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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1964-10-29, Page 2PAGE TWO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1964 £i&uaI G RIO SW Absence Makes the Elected Grow Lazy Nomination Iuet'tines in 1iensall, Zurich and Hay Township are coming up in No- v -ember. Citizens of both municipalities are invited to be present to naive their choice for reeve. councillor and school board nmembers. unfortunately. public office is not too appealing to many people. The burden of decision along with the fear of criticism weighs heavily on the elected official and few men and women are willing to let their names stand lest dire consequences befall them. To avoid any involvement, more and more people shy away from nomination meetings. Like the ostrich, they believe that if the head is buried so that they cannot see the danger, they will have nothing to fear. But the danger is there whether we close our eyes to it or meet it head on. It lurks in the empty chairs and grows with the dwindling interest. It thrives on un- concern and flourishes an silence. That danger is the over -confidence of the elected body. Persons who find them- selves in an uncontested seat can soon lose sight of the goal. They can become filled with an ego that assures them they can do no wrong. Non -participation of the public gives the seal of approval to those so long in office that their enthusiasm for right over wrong may fade to a mere trickle of zeal. Mistakes are made and public dis- content prevails but still the heads remain buried and the eyes covered. Competition is still the best cure for monopoly. Nothing shakes a sense of se- curity like a good old-fashioned challenge.. No situation is so bad that it cannot be corrected by an honest fight by honest people unafraid to give an honest opinion. Nomination meetings are set up so that the people can be heard. Whispered accus- ations and sly comments do no good. Sil- ence is a vote in the affirmative. Actions speak louder than words. Let us speak and act now or hold our peace throughout the corning term of office. Hallowe'en Is For Kids -- Not Kicks Saturday is Hallowe'en. Children of all ages will parade the streets, some to horde a bag full of treats, some to pull innocent pranks and some to do willful damage. Police throughout the area will have their hands full to keep vandalism to a minimum and accidents down to nil. Parents would do well to acquaint their children with the hazards of Hallowe'en. Little tots should be accompanied by a re- liable older child or an adult. Masks should have generous openings to allow for easy breathing and an unobstructed view and should be fastened securely to prevent slip- ping and shifting. Clothing should be of a light color easily visible by motorists. Warnings should be issued to youngsters to take special care on the darkened streets. Older children should know that tricks that destroy property and cause discom- fort to others will be dealt with severely. Public nuisance, even on Hallowe'en, can bring stiff penalties in police court. A dutiful magistrate will not be sympathetic to a cry of "it was only a Hallowe'en joke". Nothing but trouble will be ahead for those who want to play hide-and-seek with the police. Teenagers and young adults would be well advised to stay indoors on Saturday night unless they plan to attend a dance or some form of public entertainment. Anyone found prowling the streets on Hal- lowe'en is leaving himself wide open to suspicion and should have a legitimate ex- cuse for his actions. Hallowe'en is not a day set aside for grudge settling. It does not provide •a li- cense for mischief and misdemeanor. It is not open season on enemies and "queer ducks". Hallowe'en is a day for good fun and safe frolic. Why not get your kicks the right way this Hallowe'en? Oh, For a Name -- a Name I Grand Bend council last week fell into the familiar trap set for all unwary public officials. The jaws sprang wide open and swallowed three unthinking councilmen, one wise council member and one reluc- tant reeve. The entire five -man board was dragged into the giant pit prepared for councils that let personal preference and individual opinion over -rule the will of the people. Curiously enough, council had even baited the trap in which it was caught when it asked the citizens of Grand Bend to submit possible names for the street that had formerly been part of Highway 81 and to end the indecision in council. And council itself triggered the trap when it turned down the one and only written proposal, that of Hidden Lane, presented by the residents on the nameless street. Floundering in the net woven of the thread of disagreement, three members closed their ears to the sound reasoning of councilman Orval Wassmann who said council must accept the name because it was sent in on request of council. As the choking ropes tightened, Reeve Webb was unable to free the imprisoned council even with the rap of the gavel and some grave admonishment. Despite the rejection of council, "Hid den Lane" has unofficially become the name of the crescent-shaped street. A souvenir shoppe on the street in question advertised all summer long the address of business as "Hidden Lane". Tourists in the Bend were intrigued by the name and very few people openly expressed disap- proval of it. Council had a few suggestions for what was thought to be a more appropriate ap- pelation. But after several meetings, no agreement could be reached and it was rightly decided to let Grand Benders de- cide. A small but clear voice uttered the despised name, "Hidden Lane", and coun- eil let its disappointment show by vetoing the singular suggestion of the people. So the street is still without a name, the residents are understandably miffed, and council lies buried alive in a self -exca- vated grave. It seems a high price to pay just to keep the name "Hidden Lane" off a sign post that will attract more attention than the bubble gum machine at the drug store. Improvements In Electric Heating On -the -spot answers to ques- tions about supplementary elec- tric heating installations were available, starting October 16, at approximately 300 electric heat information centres set up across Ontario. Established i n connection with the "Make your comfort complete with electric heat" campaign which will run to March 2, the information cen- tres contain displays of supple- mentary electric heating equip- ment. Through the co-operation of participating municipal utilities, manufacturers, d i s t r i,b utors electrical contractors, and On- tario Hydro, information centres are located in municipal utility and Ontario Hydro offices, con- tractors' showrooms, building supply houses, and other trade centres with display facilities, The electric heat centres are geared to provide information which cutomsers can act upon quickly. Planning guides with scale diagrams and layout, and From My Window By Shirley Keller At long last, someone has taken the side of mothers who have decided to return to work. A British Columbia doctor has stated that women caught in a "diaper prison" are risking nervous breakdown if not men- tal illness when they resist the urge to return to their chosen field of work. Hear, hear, The controversy of working mothers has kindled many a hot argument in the past few years, Usually, it is working mothers who take the affirmative and non -working mothers who de- bate from the negative point of view. If husbands are involved, it is only the financially suc- cessful pian who spouts the wise quotation about women's place being in the home. I have thought of a way to solve the problem to the satis- faction of all concerned. It would be expensive but what does that matter if the unity of the home is assured. First: All women would be taken from the ranks of the em- ployed. Single girls would be kept by the government until marriage to insure that no knowledge of the business world would be acquired that might one day return from the sub- conscious to haunt the sanctity of the wedding vows. More- over, men would be called upon to do all the jobs heretofor done by female employee. Wait- resses, nurses, teachers, steno- graphers, lingerie clerks, librar- ians, beauticians and reception- ists would be all male. There would be no exceptions to this rule. Secondly: A wife would not be allowed to help her husband in the field, in the store or in the shop. She would remain within the confines of the house lest she would be possessed with an uncontrollable desire pamphlets on electric heating and insulation, are available. Lists of local contractors and distributors participating in the campaign are also available at each information centre. Al- though utilities will not sell or install supplementary electric heating equipment themselves, they will arrange contacts be- tween potential buyers and a local participating contractor of the customer's choice, The "make your comfort com- plete with electric heat" earn- paign is being supported by ad- vertising and promotion during the entire 20 -week period. Z LJ RICH Citizens NEWS HERB TURKHEIM - Editor and Publisher 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 NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION SnbSeription hates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.09 tri United States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cent, to branch out on her own, Women would be freed forever from milking cows, doing hub- by's books and washing the car. A wife would be required only to do the housework and care for the children. Absolutely no other work would be under- taken by her for she would run the chance of succumbing to a divided loyalty. Thirdly: Some compensation would have to be made to in- sure that boredom would not raise its ugly head in the life of Milady. Free recreation like health resorts, beauty salons and plush coffee clubs would have to be maintained by the government so that inactivity would not force the woman to go in search of fulfilhnent in', the workaday world. Last (but by no means least): The wages of the man of the house would have to be increas- ed, so that every family would be a s s u r ed a good living. Women should never have the desire to work prodded by in- adequate funds and all the ne- cessities plus a few luxuries should be financed by father's pay check. There would naturally be a few small details to iron out. Some way would have to be de- vised to hinder the Good Lord from endowing women with spe- cial talents, And we would have to supress in women the natural instinct of every human being to be useful and ambiti- ous. Also the balance of nature would have to be controlled by man so that more male children would be born to provide an adequate work force. The important factor in the plan would be the abolishment of all outside work for females. After all, working mothers are only working girls with a family! i 50 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1914 The Sunday services at the Lutheran Church will be at the usual hours: German, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 2 pan., and English, 7:00 p.m. The fowl supper in the Evan- gelical Church shed was a splen- did success. A large crowd en- joyed the good things provided. Spring suits .at Appel's Cloth- ing Store — Prices that never hurt — $5, $10 and $20. 40 YEARS AGO OCTOBER, 1924 Hay Township rolled up a majority of 80 in favor of the drys in the recent liquor pleb- iscite. The remarkable fine weather continues day after day, with nice warm sunshine just ilke September. The Zurich Jubilee Band gave an open air concert on Saturday evening and the streets were dusty and had to be sprinkled. Farmers on heavy soil are unable to plow owing to dryness, while the pasture fields are suffering from want of moisture. Mr. W. G. Hess and C. Fritz & Son, Ford dealers, have ex- changed autos. Mr. Hess gets a sedan and C. Fritz & Son get a touring car. Thirty-two cars of grain and beans were shipped out 'of Hen- sall this week. 25 YEARS AGO OCTOBER, 1939 Over 2,200 pounds of fowl, mostly goose, will be prepared by the women of St. 'Peter's Lu- theran Church, Zurich, in prep- aration for their annual fowl supper. Rev. H. A. Kellerman, Water- loo, was guest speaker at anni- versary services at the EUB Church, Sunday. Mrs. E. Thiel entertained a number of relatives and friends in honor of her friend, Miss Beatrice Gascho, bride -elect. Mr. Howard Klumpp left last week for Kitchener where he is engaged with the Willis Tip- ping Orchestra. Miss Helen Moir, who spent a few weeks in London, has re- turned to her home in Hensall. - OF - YEARS GONE - BY - 15 YEARS AGO OCTOBER, 1949 Mr. Maxime Ducharme, of the Parr Line, fell about 20 feet to the barn floor and suffered a double fracture to the right arm and skull along with other bruises. Dorothy Irene, youngest daughtenr of Mrs. Bertha Hay- ter, Dashwood, was united in marriage to Earl F. Vandnhl, of Assiniboia, Sask. They will reside in Dartmouth, N.S. There has been much activity in the local EUB Church the past week. A new air-condi- tioned furnace and toilet rooms have been installed and the church has been redecorated. Last, but not least, several good ladies gave their willing hands for a good cleanup, which was cheerfully done. Now playing at the Aldon Theatre: Shirley Temple, John Agar in "Adventure in Balti- more". 10 YEARS AGO Hensall Scouts Attend Round -Up ed in the fun -contests which in- cluded tree -feeling, cutting logs with a cross -cut saw to make .wheels for chariots and riding a bucking barrel, Scouts and 13 leaders arrived Friday evening, October 16, at Silent Valley Park, Ayton, On- tario, to participate in a week- end of outdoor activities in the Bluewater region's "Fall Round - Up". Scoutmaster Wayne Smith and his Hensall Scouts joined with other leaders and Scouts from St. Marys, Stratford, Lis- towel, Drayton, Mount Forest, Tara, Shallow Lake and Hep- worth at Ayton. Scouts were divided into teams of three for the duration of the camp. The program for the week -end consisted of basic Scout training activities, track- ing, compass work, first aid, pitching, tent peg driving and lashing skills. Saturday afternoon events took on a new slant when 27 Girl Guides and four leaders from Hanover, Walkerton and Mount Forest joined the Scouts in the world-wide "Scout Jam- boree -on -the -Air". Hani radio equipment, loaned to the 'camp- ers by two members of the Grey -Bruce Ham Radio Associa. tion, was used to make 18 con- tacts with Scouts and Guides at similar camps throughout On- tario. Both Guides and Scouts join - OCTOBER, 1964 Waterloo College Chapel was the scene of the wedding of Pauline Margaret Haberer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo- dore Haberer, Zurich, to Don- ald Brintnell, Sarnia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brintnell, Exeter. Toronto will be the home of Anna Zister, Hannover, and Fred F. Kalbfleisch, Toronto, who were married October 16, 1954. Mrs, Nora Feiertag, of De- troit, was a week -end visitor at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Gertrude Datars, and called on friends in the vicinity. Miss Arlene Haberer spent the week -end with friends in London. BOB'S Barber Shop MAIN STREET; ZURICH "Professional Hair Cara" Agent for Dry Cleaning iiimeineminimiusemessesemmene The highlight of the fun was the boat building contest. A. pole and canvas craft was coa- structed and launched with sev- eral boys and girls aboard. It floated for several moments be- fore gurgling its way to the bottom of the five-foot deep stream, Some did not scramble from the sinking ship in time to avoid a good soaking. Following a camp -fire cook- out, the Guides returned to their hones but the hardy Scouts retired to their tents to await another day of camping. After Sunday breakfast and a hill -top "Scouts own worship service", the morning was spent in the building of chariots in preparation for the races in the afternoon. Seven chariots, each drawn by six Scouts, driven by one Scout and accompanied by two more, raced madly across the field amid breaking of axles, flying wheels and rocketing boys. Cheers and laughter fill- ed the air as each chariot crew tried to coax their wobbly ve- hicles over the finish line. A crest and a certificate was presented to each Scout at close of camp. It is hoped that another such successful camp can be arrang- ed for another year. always FINE IO�DS SERVED IN OUR MODERN DINING ROOM ENJOY THE FINE ATMOSPHERE OF OUR ATTRACTIVE ALPINE ROOM Our Entire Hotel is Equipped with "Hi -Fr System for your Listening Pleasure WE SPECIALIZE IN STEAKS - CHICKEN - FISH Dominion Hotel ZURICH Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH — Phone 791 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 noon CLINTON — Dial 482.7010 Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12 A.M. — 1:30 - 6 P.M. Closed all day Wednesday Phone 235-2433 Exeter LEGAL Bell & Laughton BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & NOTARY PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, Q.C. 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