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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1964
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Lest We Forget JFK and Dallas
The bells tolled and drums rolled on
Sunday, one year to the day that John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United
States. was struck dead by an assassin's
bullet. As his life ebbed away in the
presidential car and a Dallas hospital on
Friday, November 22, 1963, instant prayers
sprang from the lips of an unbelieving
world. When the verification of his death
was announced, en entire human race fell
to its knees.
JFK was an able statesman, a wise
leader, a gifted orator, a fine father, a
loving husband. Certainly the world
mourned the loss of this great man, but that
was not the real reason for the stunned
silence which blanketed the universe. It
was the absolute horror of an unforgive-
able, useless, despicable act which was re-
sponsible for the open grief of millions.
On that gruesome day we were forced
to see ourselves as we really are. We had
to look at the evil hatred, the sinister cold-
ness, the ruthless greed, the disgusting
envy and the sickening self-righteousness
which at times possesses us all. We had to
admit to failure and lack of action. We
had to face the awful truth that disloyalty
and disunity ARE real, that they DO exist
and that they CAN threaten our own North
America. In a brief moment we knew
ever so surely that peace is NOT won for-
ever, NOT retained by laying down our
arms, NOT built of indifference.
Now, one year later, the shock of the
moment has all but vanished. So soon we
are forgetting that our lives and our lib-,
erty are prized possessions. We are slip-
ping back into the ranks of the non -caring
and we are closing our eyes and burying
our heads rather than recalling our fright
at that Dallas scene.
Television, radio, newspapers and ma-
gazines forced us last week -end to lift our
heads and look again. For this great serv-
ice we are grateful, lest we forget JFK
and Dallas.
Check Them, Then Forget Them
Canada Packers Limited announced
this week that about 2,000 cases of KLIK,
a brand of tinned meat which they produce,
may be harmful to the diner. A thorough
check has been made by company officials
of all grocers' shelves to remove the possi-
bly imperfect stocks and news releases
have been issued to all mediums of com-
munication to acquaint the public with the
facts.
Tins being recalled may be identified
by the following code indented in the tops
of the tins — EST 7, and one of these num-
Hold Your
At the time of conversion to dial in
Hensall, Zurich and district; frequent and
flowery orations were delivered hailing the
retiring operators. It was justly deserved,
all of it.
But within the district is a group of
"Hello" girls who have not yet laid aside
their headpieces nor is their work com-
pleted. Even though they have been well
schooled by the best teacher, experience,
the task that faces them now is as new as
tomorrow. with all the uncertainty of a
day yet to come.
We speak of the telephone operators
in the Dashwood exchange. If ever they
felt alone and burdened, it was nothing
compared to the feeling that took posses-
sion of them the moment of cutover in
Hensall and Zurich.
The job to be done now as the only
manual switchboard operators in a com-
pletely dial serviced circle which surrounds
them, will be at the least troublesome. The
problem arises from having to dial more
and more numbers instead of merely plug-
ging in and letting another operator take it
from there. It is a time consuming operation
which, when the call load is heavy, can
cause delay for the customer and frustra-
tion to the operator.
• Subscribers in the Dashwood exchange
should bear this in mind when they lift
bers: 09144, 09164, 09174, 09214, 09234,
09254, 09284, 10054, 10224. Those with any
other numbers have not been affected.
Homemakers who have purchased that
brand of tinned meat should check the
numbers, If no stock of that number ap-
pears on the pantry shelf, it would be well
to forget it. A mistake in curing was
made, it was reported to the people, all
shipments of that stock have been recalled,
the situation is under control and the error
will not be repeated. There is no need
for panic in this instance.
Fire, Please
their receivers to place a call. Before
chastising the harrassed operator who is
doing her best in the face of complications
beyond her control, telephone users must
give allowance to the fact •that human
hands and minds can accomplish just so
much.
Likewise, residents in the outlying
areas who have the advantage of a dial
system should remember and be sympa-
thetic to the handicap of the Dashwood
operators.
Progress will undoubtedly rectify the
situation in time. Until then, the co-oper-
ation of understanding callers will relieve
much of the pressure that has been forced
on the Dashwood telephone operators.
Bravo !
We quote from last week's Sugar and
Spice:
"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."
Bravo and again bravo. 'Tis better to
have learned only the English language
than never to have learned one at all.
P.S. Inspector
Asks "Are You
Breaking Law?"
By J. G, Burrows
Public School Inspector
A large number of children
in this area ride buses daily.
The increase has been due,
mainly, to the construction of
central schools. The brightly
painted and clearly marked
school bus .has become a com-
mon sight on almost all roads
in the area.
Most drivers use good judg-
ment when approaching a school
bus, but a few motorists have
violated the law and this has
resulted in a few near accidents
and cases where a child has
narrowly escaped injury.
School officials in this area
feel that some motorists may
not be familiar with the law
pertaining to school buses, and
they are urge all drivers to use
particular caution when ap-
proaching a school vehicle.
Bus drivers take a conscienti-
ous interest in their duties, and
the teachers instruct the chil-
dren in safety procedures. How-
ever, the co-operation of the
motoring public is essential for
the saftey of our children.
The following information is
quoted from the Highway Traf-
fic Act:
"Where a school bus is stop-
ped on a Highway or part of a
highway on which 'the maxi-
mum speed limit is greater than
35 miles per hour for the pur-
pose of receiving or discharg-
ing school children, the driver
of a vehicle,
(a) when overtaking the school
bus, on the rear of which
the words "do not pass when
when signals flashing" are
marked and two red signal -
lights are illuminated by in-
termittent f 1 a s h e s, shall
stop the vehicle before
reaching the school bus and
shall not proceed until the
bus resumes motion or the
signal lights are no longer
operating;
(b) when meeting on such a
highway, other than a high-
way with separate roadways,
the school bus on the front
of which two amber signal
lights are illuminated by in-
termittent flashes, shall re-
duce the speed of the ve-
hicle at a distance of not
less than 100 feet from the
school bus to a reasonable
and proper speed having
due care for the safety of
pedestrians and s h a 11 so
proceed past the school bus
for a distance •of not less
than 100 feet"
Your school offocials wish all
motorists to reduce speed and
drive cautiously when a school
bus is sighted on the road.
Remember, your child •could
be on board!
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Froin My Window
By Shirley Keller
Roal family matchmakers are
speculating now concerning the
most possible mates for Brit-
ain's young Princess Ann, The
Queen and her husband have
made every effort to insure that
their four children will be
raised as "normally" as the
Crown will allow. Because they
are such a sensible couple, it is
more than likely that they will
find the idea of a husband for
their 15 -year-old daughter a
little ridiculous.
Marriage is the one thing
from which I want to shield my
children for a long, long time.
They will need no pushing from
me, I suspect, to enter into the
institution that hampers normal
living and breeds financial frus-
tration.
Misery loves company and
that is the true reason that
married people are always try-
ing to influence the unmarried
to join their ranks.
There are compensations for
the unfortunates welded togeth-
er in pairs, but for the life of
hie, I can't think of any that
would be so attractive as to in-
duce free souls to become wed.
You can buy gadgets to zip zip-
pers. It is not necessary to en-
ter into life-long contract with
an electric blanket. There are
escort bureaus whose business
it is to provide companionship
for the lonely at the annual
firemen's fling.
But somewhere in the back of
most everyone's mind is that
uncontrollable urge to be mar-
ried even if you are miserable.
There is something fascinating
about going into debt for a
house and furniture, living in
constant fear of the bill collec-
tor, giving birth •to problem -
ridden children, wearing last
year's coat and eating hamburg.
Work, worry and woe beset the
married of our great nation and
still thousands more approach
the awful altar each year. It
beats 1110.
I realize that the world would
be in a sorry state if marriage
was suddenly to grow unpop-
ular. But you will never catch
me trying to push my children,
or anyone else's into hold wed-
lock while still in the tender
teens. After all, it is always
grandma who has to do the
babysitting. I want to stall that
eventuality as long as possible.
Like most teachers, I don't
know what I'd do without my
week -ends. All right. I know.
The hours are great, there are
lots of holidays, and you're sure
of your pay at the end of the
month.
But believe it or not, it's an
exhausting game. Baby-sitters
have their moments of frenzy.
Policemen sometimes get ul-
cers. To those two jobs, add the
task of stuffing information
daily into about 150 kids, most
of whom can take it or leave it,
and you can understand why
teachers totter towards 4 p.m.
Friday; like camels lurching to
that first oasis on the far side
of the Gobi desert.
Every Friday, I come home,
collapse, and wave feebly to-
wards the decanter of Teachers'
Highland Cream, a medicinal
restorative made in Scotland
for sagging teachers.
As I lie there, gradually re-
covering, I allow myself to lux-
uriate in the idea •of 48 hours
without classes. "This week-
end," I muse, "I'm going to get
caught up. I'm going to mark
all those essays, prepare those
five tests, get my lessons ready
for a whole week ahead. I'in
also, by golly, going to get a
good sleep tonight, go hunting
Saturday afternoon, sleep in on
Sunday, and spend the rest of
the day reading a good book."
Perhaps a verbatim report of
the last lost week -end will give
you an idea of the difference
between dream and reality.
Friday evening, I'd just be-
gun to regain my Joie de vivre„
With the aid of the Highland
Cream and a good dinner, when
a colleague called. He wanted
to discuss an academic problem:
some kids had tried to set fire
to his car on Hallowe'en.
It turned out that he was sag-
ging a bit, and that he had
a predilection for the Cream.
A bad combination. I got to
bed at 2:30 in the a.m. Oh, well,
I could sleep Saturday morn-
ing. Essays would not be
marked, but after all, a fella
has to live a little.
At 7:30 a.m., in the dark al-
ready, my wife was .shaking me.
She had the stomach flu. I had
to drive the kids to the city, 200
miles round trip, for their music
lessons.
Home at 4 p.m. Broth for the
sick lady. Rake the last of the
leaves. Prepare one of Old
Dad's famous mixed grills: any-
thing that will fry in a frying
pan. This one had mushrooms,
eggs, green peppers, a redolent
remnant of steak, two wieners,
a tomato and a chunk of bo-
logna. Tasty. Two hours of
dishwashing.
Wandered wearily up to
wateh TV. Fell asleep. Woke
at 11 p,m. Looked at wife, ap-
parently dying. Downstairs to
turn off lights. Find lights
blazing, hi-fi blaring, kids in the
act of lighting fire in fireplace.
"Get to bed."
Two hours later, have taught
Kim to waltz (waltzing is any
forth; of dancing that doesn't
have a frantic beat); Hugh and
Kim have demonstrated, and 1
have been dragged into, the
Monkey, the Frug, the Voodoo.
The fire is burning low. We
have all, simultaneously, smoked
a pipeful •of tobacco. (That's
right. We all sat around and
smoked pipes.'Wilk a lousy
father!) But I can sleep in
Sunday.
At 8:30 Kim is shaking me.
"Dad, don't forget you're teach-
ing the Bible Class this morn-
ing." I teach the Bible Class.
At 4 p.m., I go out and collect
"pledge cards" for the church.
Everybody is out for a drive, or
hates the minister. Net result:
I collect one pledge card out of
seven—my own.
At 4:30 p.m., we all stand in
the backyard, waving frantical-
ly to a small airplane circling
over house. Hugh is in it, up
with a friend. His mother, up
from death's door, is having kit-
tens. "My baby! _Up there!
They'll crash!"
Prepare Sunday dinner. Wash
dishes (kids have to do home-
work and practise). Reel to
desk at 9 p.m. Fall asleep on
elbows. Wake up at midnight.
Can't sleep until four a.in. Get
up at 7:45. Scramble to schooL
And begin all over again.
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Two Presidents
Of Two Eras
Much Alike
This item, listing several re-
markable parallels in the lives
of President Abraham Lincoln
and President John Kennedy,
appeared in an American news-
paper and was forwarded to a
Hensall resident.
We publish this interesting
study for your enlightenment:
—Both presidents, Lincoln and
Kennedy, were most concern-
ed with the civil rights issues.
—Lincoln was elected president
in 1860, Kennedy in 1960.
—Both were slain on a Friday
and in the presence of their
wives.
—Both were shot in the head.
—John Wilkes Booth, the assas-
sin of Lincoln, and Lee Har-
vey Oswald, Kennedy's assas-
sin, were both Southerners,
both favoring unpopular
causes.
—Booth was born in 1839, Os-
wald in 1939,
—Both Booth and Oswald were
murdered before trials could
be arranged.
-Successors to the assassinated
presidents were both named
Johnson, both were Southern
Democrats and both had
served in the U.S. Senate.
—Andrew Johnson was born in
1808 and Lyndon Johnson was
born in 1908.
—Kennedy had a seeretary
named Lincoln and Lincoln
had a secretary named Ken-
nedy.
----Both presidents lost children
through death while living in
the White house.
Discuss New Jail
For This County
County council property com-
mittee is to meet to "evaluate
the situation" with regard to
the jail, "in an effort to deter-
mine what action, if any, should
be forthcoming."
The plan of multiple -county
units was' presented to council
last Tuesday by Reform Insti-
tutions Minister Allan Gross-
man,
The property committee re-
port to council, signed by Reeve
A, D. Smith of Turnberry,
states: "It is not our intention
that a new county jail is re-
quired immediately; however,
our building is 124 years old."
Mr. Grossman said it had the
sante problems as most other
Ontario jails: overcrowding, an-
tiquated facilities, lack of treat-
ment and classification facili-
ties and inadequate segregation
of inmates.
"Beetle Battle"
Brings Smile To
Huron Council
The Mexican bean beetle is a
very unwelcome immigrant to
the southern part of Huron,
especially in areas along the
lake and over to Highway 4, so
when zillions of bugs were
noticed all along the shore an
alarm was raised, and an ur-
gent cal sent to D. H. Miles,
Huron agricultural representa-
tive.
Doug drove over from Clin-
ton to investigate, on his way to
attend a county council session.
He was able to identify the sup-
posed beetles as lady bugs, They
resemble the Mexican beetle,
but "they are a beneficial in-
sect," Mr. Miles said later at
county council.
Nualuaeueellmen
HERD SIRE PROBLEMS?
Check the ones that pertain to you.
C 1 I have a bull that's too dangerous to handle. He could
injure or possibly kill me or one of my family.
C 1 I have the bother of feeding and caring for a bull.
1 I can't afford to keep a bull of more than one breed.
( 1 I'm taking a chance of spreading disease by using
natural service.
C 1 My breeding is costing hie too' much money and I'm
still not using reliably proven bulls.
C 1 My bulls have been siring poor producers.
C 1 My bulls have been siring poor type.
If you checked at least one of the above, W.C.B..--
C.O.C.B.A. can help you. All you have to do is phone
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