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Zurich Citizens News, 1964-11-18, Page 2PAGE TWO THURSDAY, NQVEMBER 1944 ea tmeoptit g-� Caution First This Time! Discussion is going on in Hensall, Zur- ich and Hay Township concerning ways and means to up -date their respective arenas and community centres. As is usually the case, there are more ways to spend the money than means to raise it. Both arenas, built to catch the excite- ment of the day when local hockey was `Kin', has served that purpose. Interest dwindled when inter -community sport be- came a race for honors performed by im- ports and television brought professional hockey into the living room. Now, ice surface is used mainly for minor hockey and pleasure skating while auditorium space caters to an occasional dance or com- munity function. It is hardly the self-sup- porting, money -making scheme which was intended. Arena boards are faced with the prob- lem of what to do to rekindle the spark of enthusiasm that will return dividends on the initial investment. The answer seems to be to bring the existing building into line with the modern trends that demand artificial ice, improved washroom facilities. new kitchen convenience and spacious au- ditorium provisions. It is a simple matter to approach coup. cil and request funds to carry out the nec- essary renovations, but that should not be the primary move." it would be advisable to first make a survey of the need, the cost, the possible returns future demand, and all other ways to raise the money. Perhaps the fifth point will give an answer to the other four questions. When 'citizens enter into money -making ventures to finance a project, they soon discover the prevailing mood. If parents recognize the need for a constant ice surface that will give rebirth to healthy hockey enthusiasm, 'there will be no problem to raise the funds to finance an artificial ice -making plant. If people express a willingness to support community projects and a desire to use local facilities, there will be no question about possible returns. When the resi dents have spoken through participation and action, the amount of renovation and the approximate cost involved will soon be determined. When there is no doubt about the general feeling of the people of Hen - sail, Zurich and Hay Township, there will be ample time to do the job according to the dictates of the public, with an eye to the future. Hasty decision and fast action have no place in a community undertaking such as the renovation of an arena or community centre. Sound planning and careful study should take preeedenee in such ati, impor- tant project. Me Thinks Thou Dost Protest Too, Much It would seen that some feathers have been ruffled by an editorial that appeared in this paper entitled "There is more than one way to skin a cat". A long and thor- oughly defensive editorial appeared in the Exeter Times -Advocate in which the editor of that newspaper took exception to our stand that high school students have no business in the field of selling. Great pains were taken by the T -A edi- tor to convince the readership that the Curtis Plan was in in effect for `only about two weeks" and that it realized "more than a bit of money—$2000 according to our illustrious objector — for the students of South Huron District High School. Extreme care was taken to acquaint the public with the fact that no real dollar and cents re- muneration for the publishers was to be had from the efforts of the young people ... nothing was to be gained but increased circulation which in turn was more attrac- tive to the advertiser, the true supporter of any publication. We couldn't have said it better our- selves. It was for those exact reasons that we took our stand against the practice. We could have mentioned the fact that the Curtis Plan includes mainly American publications with a few Canadian maga- zines and local papers thrown in to appease the natives. We could have taken excep- tion to the exploitation of the Grade Niners, the best salesmen, because they are anxi- ous to 'make their mark' in a new school. We might have said something of the direct conflict of interests with legitimate business or made reference to the apparent feeling among the student that the bene- fits of the highest education in history is not enough. We could have called attention to the Easter -week jaunt to New York City by stu- dents in the upper grades. We could have asked why a trip to Ottawa paid entirely out-of-pocket would not be just as adven- turous and educational. We could have suggested that the bulk of the juvenile salesmen who beg the sup- port of friends and relatives do not know where the profits will go. We could have questioned the fact that only a small per- centage of the students at the school will ever benefit from the campaign, and that most of them will never serve on the Stu- dents' Council or come to know its function. But we did not We merely stated that students should not be allowed to conduct a selling campaign, however long, that will raise money, whatever amount, by playing on the sympathy of their friends and rel- atives, however co-operative, through a plan financially sound for salesmen unable, unwiIIing or undesiring to do the job them- selves. The T -A editor has unintentionally sub- stantiated our views, No Waste This Christmas Christmas will be upon us just five weeks from this Friday. For the next month, money will run Iike quick -silver through the fingers of shoppers who are searching everywhere for something 'extra nice' for Yuletide giving. Much is written concerning the spirit of Christmas and the brotherhood of man- kind which abounds. Great volumes are printed on the changes wrought by Christ- mas, the friendly greetings, the warm smiles, the acts of kindness, The world is a better place at Christmas and humani- tarians press for the continuance of this throughout the entire year. Because the people of the world dis- play such generosity during the Christmas season, It is the most profitable time for charity organizations and service clubs to make their move. And along with the legitimate causes come the little known and sometimes dishonest appeals. Homes are flooded with circulars asking support for this or that and citizens are bombarded with requests for funds for everything. It is wise during the corning weeks to be on guard. Worthwhile ventures must be carefully sifted from the questionable schemes. Donors must weigh the value of any plea before making a gift. This is the only way that genuine needs can be filled. When we open our hearts and •our pocketbooks this Christmas, let us be cer- tain that some real good will come of it. There are too many starving, homeless and deserving persons who are totally depen- dent on our help for our dollars to be wasted on worthless efforts. ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH MRS. SHIRLEY KELLER, Editor HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher J. E. HUNT, Plant Superintendent 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 Member: Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States Rind and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. From My Window By Shirley Keller "They were high, higher, nearly as high as the thigh." This statement in a recent report from one of the leading New York fashion salons sums up the new trends for '65. Skirts, we are told, will be four inches above the knee. And as if this wasn't embarrassing enough, designers are also start- ing to chop away at the middle of creations which are already bare top and bottom. One woman I spoke to recent- ly said that we are slowly re- turning to the `skimpy style' worn by Eve in the garden . . a couple of leaves in strategic spots. The only difference is that chiffon is used instead of foliage. But even Eve didn't try to fool anyone. She didn't keep Adam in a constant sweat by raising and lowering the grassy green or knotching keyoles and tear -drop `peekers' in her rhu- barb leaf. The only variety in her wardrobe came with na- ture's changing of the seasons, yet Eve managed to hold her man. It is interesting to note that most of the drastic changes in the fashion world today are brought about by men. Al- though men are void of any fashion sense and totally blind to color, tliey have the audacity to dictate styles to women. Is it any wonder that Eve stuck an apple in Adam's mouth? She undoubtedly found it was the only way to keep him quiet when he tried to tell her how to wear her chestnut original, Men can protest and say that they do not have any control over what the little woman wears to the grocery store, but we women know better. Any gal who has even brought home a perfectly lovely hat suitable to her face and figure, color -blend- ed with her entire ensemble and priced within her limited budg- et and has then seen her all- knowing husband go into fits of laughter before the creation is lifted from the box, knows that men are very sly about the way they try to tell women what to Wear. Of course, men do not come right out and say what to buy, for the truth of the matter is that they don't really know. Men just ridicule, complain and generally give the impression that a woman's choice of clothing leaves much to be desired. Now, once again, the male fashion designers have spoken their little piece. They think that skirts should be hiked sky high, necklines should be plunged waist low and extra ventilation of the a l r e a d y `breezy' creatnions should be achieved by bits of lattice work here and there. Is it any wonder that women feel they have to wear large hats and knee-high boots? It is about the only way to hide a blushing face. I suspect we will have a great many lost children this coming year. They won't be able to hang onto Mommy's .skirt be- cause they won't be able to reach it. Do you think those separatists in Quebec might shut up about the whole thing if all the rest of us learned to speak French flu- enthly enough to give them a good cussing out in their native tongue? If this is a solution, let's get cracking. But don't think it can be accomplished under our present system of learning the language. We are getting a great many teachers of French these days who can actually speak the language. But the system prevents them from passing it along to others. As a prominent educator said the other day,, "We take kids from immigrant families who speak poor English. We teach them French badly, encourage them to forget their native tongue, whatever it is, and wind up with youngsters who are illiterate in three languages." I know from experience. My mother had to go to a French- speaking school as a child. She learned the language with the ease all children have in grasp- ing a tongue. All her life she could rattle it off like a habi- tant. On the other hand, I studied French for five years in high school and four years in univer- sity. Nine years. Enough time, you'd think, to learn to speak French backwards. And that is exactly how I speak it. Perhaps the worst feature of the teaching of French in this country is the false confidence it engenders after exposure to a few years of it. You can spiel off a ,couple of sentences with- out stumbling., and begin to think you're a regular Maurice Chevalier. I remember one time in Brus- sels. My young brother was with me. The only French he knew was crude, useless stuff like, "Bebe, je t'aime" and "Vouslez-vous de bully -beef ou des nylons?" In contrast, I had a solid grounding of high school French, and had been living on the continent for a couple of months, speaking the real thing. So we met this young lady and her friend. She was belle, but her pal was beaucoup. This was my chance. In my impec- cable grade 12 French, I stepped up to the doll and informed her of her ravishing beauty, her in- effable form. and her distin- guished intelligence. She list- ened courteously, turned to her friends, and shrugged hugely. My brother said, "Come on babe", and away they marched arm in arm. I was left to fol- low with the fat one. A similar experience caused me to forswear French for life. It occurred in Lille, France, soon after the city had been lib- erated from the Germans. It happened in a night club. 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As I approached the table, she smiled a wel- come, and her escort, a hand- some French lad, jumped up, grinned, and shook hands. So, in any flawless French, I asked her for a dance, At least I'll swear that's what I asked her. She turned 'white and slapped my face. Her boy friend simultaneously turned red and tried to kick me in the groin. I still don't know what I said to her, but I've never taken a chance since. On the rare occa- sions, nowadays, when 1 have enough money to eat in a place where the menu is in French, I study it carefully for ten min- utes or so, then inform the wait- er, in pure Canadian English, that l'II have the roast beef. There's always Rosbif. The only solution is to teach our. kids French when they're learning to speak English. That way, little boys will avoid hay- ing their faces slapped for no earthly reason, And little girls will learn to say "Non" and "Oui" and "Pent -etre" in two languages. 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