Zurich Citizens News, 1965-01-14, Page 2PAGE TWO
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1965
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Bridle the Tongue
Grand Bend council gave some consid-
eration recently to a suggestion that all
notes taken at council meetings by press
representatives be censored. While no ac-
tion was taken on the subject, the feeling
was there that the freedom of the press
may, at times, be too great.
The question arose after several in-
stances, locally and further afield, where
councilmen had to answer charges due to
quotes contained in stories printed by
newspapers.
It was noted that sometimes. in the
heat of argument, members at a meeting
table may say or intimate something which,
if printed, could create friction between
individuals or in fact, wreck havoc on
council as a whole.
The council that attempts hide behind
closed doors or control news releases to
the press, is the council that will be ques-
tioned, accused, misunderstood and dis-
trusted by the electors. Citizens have
every right to attend public meetings and
to hear and to see everything that tran-
spires. When they are not present, the
newspaper reporter provides a service and
relays to the people the happenings of that
meeting.
Councilmen, even though they are
human and possessed of human emotions,
must be ever mindful that they represent
the people. They must learn to temper
anger with a dash of self-restraint and a
pinch of common sense.
It behooves the reporter, too, to filter
the news from the sensationalism, the ra-
tional from the irrational, the truth. from
the speculation. The press must be careful
never to put an elected official "on the
spot" in an unconventional manoeuvre to
provide "spicy' reading material.
The intelligent reader will remember
that men and women taking positions of
authority in the community are perform-
ing a difficult task, When misdemeanors
are evident, retaliation must take the form
of constructive advice, genuine interest and
positive thinking.
In short, all officials, reporters and
readers must make an abiding effort to
bridle the tongue to prevent the character
assessination of any one individual or body.
Educators or Educaterers
Mrs. Mervyn Lobb, of Clinton, made
some strong accusations when she addressed
a meeting of the Huron Federation of Agri-
culture on the subject of education.
The former teacher hit upon the heart
of the matter when she stated "Back in
elementary school is where we are wrong".
The subject of education has been
kicked around so long and so hard that
everyone is confused. Parents are unsure
of the role they are to play in the formal
education of their children; teachers are
plagued by constant changes in teaching
methods, text series, department regula-
tions; provincial legislation is confounded
with problems wrought by universal tur-
moil, world opinion and international con-
formity.
This vicious circle is robbing the inno-
cent parties — our children — of their right-
ful claim to a first-rate education.
There is an old saying that we must
learn to walk before we can run. This is
most vitally true of our educational system.
If the highest education budget in the 'his-
tory of this nation is producing a student
incapable to perform the fundamental
basics of learning with ease and confidence,
it could be that the cause of our stumbling
hinges on the fact we are attempting to
race before we have become steady on
our feet.
The three Rs — reading 'riting and
'rithmetic — are not outdated. The space
age, the computer era, the automation
world are all the brain children of amen
and women well versed in this basic trio.
It is even more necessary that today's six-
year-old be taught to read, to write, to
calculate, to spell, to think with greater
accuracy and more efficiency than ever
before.
Elaborate schools do not insure top
students. Radical changes in methods,
strange to teachers and parents, do not
make learning more purposeful. Higher
salaries for teachers do not necessarily at-
tract topnotch recruits. Modern gymnas-
iums and spacious playing fields are but
a part of the whole.
It is about time we asked ourselves
whether education is working for us or if
we are merely slaves of education? Do we
have educators or are they really educa-
terers?
It Isn't Necessarily So
Before the public school supporters in
Zurich and Hay Township rejoice too loud-
ly or mentally spend that "rebate" they are
expecting from the Hay Township School
Area board, a few facts should be cleared
away.
It does appear that the rebate will be
forthcoming but it is highly improbable
that ratepayers will see any money or
notice any difference when the tax notices
arrive next fall.
While this may sound like double talk,
those are the facts.
The former Hay Township School Area
board had a surplus of some $20,000 at the
end of 1964. They have made the decision
to credit the public school supporters of
Hay Township and Zurich with about
$15,000 of that surplus.
The money will never leave the bank
account of the school board. Instead, the
taxpayers will together receive a credit —
a mill rate deduction — on their 1965 tax
bill.
But with the building of two new ad-
ditions to the schools in Hensall and Zurich,
school taxes could conceivably rise. While
ratepayers will get a reduction, the tax bill
could well be the same as other years or
even a trifle higher.
Public school supporters will likely get
a credit. But it isn't necessarily so.
From My Window
By Shirley Keller
I suppose that song writers
down through the ages have
dreamed up some pretty corny
lyrics. I can remember some
nonsensical little ballads like
"Chickory Chick" and "I've Got
a Loverly Bunch of Cocoanuts".
They didn't say much but they
had plenty of swinging appeal.
The pop tune that really
rocks me is that one entitled
"Wives and Lovers". Whoever
wrote that little ditty should be
strung up by the heels from a
clothesline and beaten with a
rolling pin.
The whimsical wording of the
tear -jerking tune is enough to
reduce the business of home
making to the storybook status
of a night club.
The singer painfully implores
all wives to be lovers too. He
says that since the breadwinner
in the household is away at the
office all day, surrounded by
bevies of beautiful feminine
secretaries and waitresses, the
little woman on the home front
should smarten up.
The song says kitchen cuties
should leap into seductive ac-
tion when hubby appears at the
door with his lunch pail in one
hand and a pound .of hamburger
in the other,
She should treat the mighty
master's homecoming as a New
Year's Eve party, complete with
g o w n, perfume, candlelight,
wine and soft music. The mo-
ment he steps over the thres-
hold, Miss Sabrina of the scrub-
bing set, should run to his arms
and dance, don't walk, to the
nearest closet where he can
take off his galoshes.
Several times during this
misguided melody, the singer
warns, "Time to get ready for
love".
Like so many spatulas it is.
It's time to heat the baby's
bottle, wash the inudpies from
daughter's face, box the ears of
your icing -licking son and dish
up the vegetable soup.
.Ask any man. He'll tell you
he'd rather eat a good pot roast
in a well -lighted kitchen and
relax afterwards in his favorite
chair with the paper, than hold
hands under the table while
trying to cut his meat or fox
trot about the living room to
the tune of "Moon Madness".
And for that matter, what
woman in her right mind, after
a day of diapers, dishes and
dirt, has the ambition to frolic
and flirt like a taxi -dancer.
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50 Years Ago
JANUARY, 1915
Peter Mclsaac, our accommo-
dating Das h w o o d telephone
manager, has again been en-
gaged by the council of Hay for
another term to fill that impor-
tant position. Mr. Mclsaac has
put the lines in this vicinity in
first class shape and recently
constructed a new line in
Stephen Township, known as
the B line, which has added
quite a number of new sub-
scribers to the system. The
Dashwood central office now
switches 203 telephones.
It is said one of our citizens
is going to try matrimonial life
in the near future. We cannot
vouch for the truth of the re.
port.
The Tri Mu Brotherhood of
the Evangelical church in Zur-
ich saw about one hundred
people gathered to listen to a
most instructive discussion on
a popular question, "Resolved
that woman's influence is great-
er than man's". The judges de-
cided in favor of the affirma-
tive.
40 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 1925
On Saturday, January 24,
1925, the residents of this com-
munity will be able to witness
an eclipse of the sun.
Mr. H. H. Neeb has installed
a new radio set,
Thomas Wren, Hensall harn-
essmaker, is moving his work-
shop and stock to the part of
the Petty block formerly occu-
pied by the Jackson factory.
Ontario motor car license
markers for 1925 will have yel-
low numbers on a dark back-
ground, just the reverse of 1924
markers.
25 YEARS AGO
JANUARY, 1940
Now playing— "Million Dol-
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YEARS GONE
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lar Legs", with Betty Grable.
The ladies of the Red Cross
are quite busy cutting and
others are getting ready to do
knitting.
The past week surely brought
us in the midst of a real old
Canadian winter. Plenty of
snow and old Jack Frost dip-
ping down considerable below
the zero mark, makes us realize
that winter is here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ortwein
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Drysdale.
15 YEARS AGO
JANUARY, 1950
The Unique Forum met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ro-
land Geiger with 43 present.
Earl Flaxbard met with a
painful accident at his home
when he fractured a bone in
his right foot.
Miss Dorothy Rader, Dash-
wood, is spending some time at
the home of her sister, Mrs.
Leonard Prang.
Howard Klumpp had the mis-
fortune to slip while working
at the mill causing an injury to
his back.
Rev. and Mrs. Ferguson and
family, Hensall, were visitors in
Hamilton,
10 YEARS AGO
JANUARY, 1955
A bridal shower was held at
the EUB church basement for
Miss Betty O'Brien.
The Parr Line Forum was
held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Coleman with 25
members present.
Miss Kathy Kalbfleisch enter-
tained the members of the Zur-
ich Lions Club with accordion
selections.
The Zurich Flyers swamped
the St. Marys Club by a core
of 11-4, with goals scored by
Bob Hayter, Don Hess, Bill Han-
ley, Jerry Holmes and Doug
O'Brien.
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Television Views
by William Whiting
The fast-moving television in-
dustry is busy preparing for the
'65-66 season. Spook and witch
shows are popular this year.
Riding high are The Munsters
and Bewitched. Based on the
theory that whatever jumps to
success in one year will repeat
the following year, one network
is working on a series entitled
"The Millies", a story about a
motel which has ghosts wander-
ing about.
Network officials are taking
top motion pictures of the past
and making series from them.
Jesse James, Tammy, Ma and
Pa Kettle, Gidget and Mr. Bel-
vedre, to mention a few.
One network — NBC — an-
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shows in production. This is
the largest array ever assem-
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The broadcasting study of the
Fowler Committee is nearing
the" end with March as the tar-
get date for the submission of
the recommendations to the
government.
They will probably recom-
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Deitz and
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a month's vacation in California.
Mrs. John Bosse, of Montreal,
visited during the past week
with her cousin, Mrs. Russell
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this area.
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