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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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PAGE SEVEN
SU..GAR..
AND SPICE
by. Bill Smiley_
For the past few weeks, I've
been confronted by an enigma.
This word does not mean, as
one of my students told me,
"Something a nurse gives you
in the hospital, before you have
an operation".
The enigma is this: what is
humor? And the reason it
confronts me is that some mis-
guided people asked me to be
!one of the judges in a ebmpe-
tition involving humor. Equally
misguided by an inflated ego,
T accepted.
should have known better.
Not that being a judge is all
that difficult. I've judged pub-
lic speaking contests with great
success. Everyone agreed com-
pletely with my decisions . Ex-
cept those who didn't win, and
their relatives and friends.
I've judged races at the Sun-
day school picnic. And had to
fork over a clime to every run-
ner because, "1 woodo beat him
if he haddena tripped me (or
shoved me, or beat the gun)".
And there'd be no trick to
judging a beauty contest, I'm
sure. Although there's always
The danger of getting a bust in
the eye from some disgruntled
contestant. Or even from some
gruntled •one.
But judging humor is a horse
of a different color. There's al -
was, in fact, the menace of mis-
judging the dark horse, which
turns the whole thing into some.
what of a nightmare.
The character of humor is as
preverse and varied in its qual-
ities as the character of women.
Picking the winner in a humor
contest is as tricky as picking
a wife. Everybody else thinks
you made a bum choice.
Do you want Mabel, who
bowls you over on first acquain-
tance? Or do you want Gert,
who will wear well over the
years? Do you want an hilari-
ous companion for an evening
or a quiet chuckle once a week
for generations? Humor is in
the eye of the beholder.
It's no use. Let's go back to
the enigma..- What is humor?
Ask the first person you meet,
and he'll say, "Ws anything
that makes you laugh."
Well, it's not, necessarily.
People will howl with laughter
from sheer nerves, giggle inter-
minably from drink, or titter
uncontrollably from a story
whose point they have missed
completely.
People will laugh at practi-
cally anything. Only yesterday,
I was looking out the window.
A young matron, known for her
high opinion of herself, minced
along, serene in her mink. Right
in front of our place, zip went
her foot on a piece of ice.
Mere words cannot describe
the half -gainer she performed,
the way she looked, flat on her
tummy, fur hat over her nose.
Only a camera could capture
the wild, desperate look she
threw around to see if anyone
had spotted the spill, Only the
great Charlie Chaplin could
have imitated the frantic scram-
ble to her feet, the desperate
effort to stroll off as though
nothing had happened.
Did i laugh? Thought I'd
bust a gut. I was glad she
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wasnt' hurt, but like most
people, got a tremendous belt
out of seeing the deflation of
a stuffed. shirt. Or girdle, in
this case.
What is humor? I've no idea,
For some ,it is the bitter, even
vicious parody of a political • car-
toon. For others, it is the dry
pawky humor of the realist, the
man who sees life without rose-
colored glasses, For some, it is
the stuff scrawled on the walls
of a washroom. For others, it
is the mechanical, canned wit
of the professional comedian,
the pun, the gag, the topical
reference.
All I can say is, "N ever
again". Even judging a baby
contest wouldbe child's play,
to this. At least the entries
would all be made of the same
material.
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Summer Coming -
Resort Preparing
Applications from several
young people for the three life-
guard positions open in Grand
Bend for the coming summer
season have been received.
Only one application has been
accepted. William Dinnin, Zur-
ich, who had similar duties in
the resort last summer, will re-
turn again this year.
Clerk Murray A. Desjardins
has been appointed in charge
of all lifeguards in the Iake-
shore village.
Council will call for applica-
tions for a bathhouse and park-
ing attendant in the very near
future.
The strings of brightly col-
ored lights spanning Grand
Bend's main street will be
taken down.
A letter from the Grand Bend
and District Chamber of Com-
merce advocated the removal
of the lights. It had been noted
at a general meeting of the
Chamber that the lights gave
Grand Bend an unwanted "carn-
ival" appearance.
The letter said the lights dis-
tracted from the beauty of the
stark white street lights and
tended to cheapen the business
area.
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ST. JOSEPH and DRYSDALE
Al,. FRED DUCHARME Correapondentl.
On Sunday last Mr. and Mrs. 1846, families disposed of their
Pete Jeffrey and Mr. and Mrs, homes and immigrated in this
Ed Corriveau, of this highway, parish. It took time before
motored to Sarnia to call in at
St. Joseph's Hospital in that
city to pay a sick call visit to
Mrs. Elmer Shourky who is a
patient after an operation. The
patient is a sister of Mrs. Ed.
Corriveau.
The above visitors on their
return stayed in. Forest to visit
the Gelinas family of this par-
ish. The family left this par-
ish some 14 years ago for their
future home in Forest.
The Gelinas are, considering
their ages, fairly well. The trio,
Arthur, Elizabeth and Mary has
a total of almost two hundred
and sixty years. Long may
they be spared,
The above mentioned Gelinas
family we believe them to be
in some way affiliated in rela-
tionship to one 'Claude Gelinas
who in the year of 1844, accom-
panied by Abraham Bedard and
Baptiste Durand, who in the
above year of 1844 were known
sa courreur-de-bois (wood run-
ners.
They had left their native
Quebec home on an exploring
voyage to seek ways to improve
their past standard of living.
After weeks of tracking, they
finally reach this part of Hur-
on County and perhaps in this
known parish.
Their first move was to test
the soil, the abundance of fish
in the lake and the two feet
thickness of limestone on the
beach. All of that they thought
would be profitable in a new
Iand.
All of that impressed them
very much and after some weeks
spent in the surroundings, they
returned to their native Quebec
homes giving the good news to
their fellow countrymen that
they had discovered a land that
would in years to come pay
many fold.
It took some ttime to . con-
vince their home people but
finally after, in the year of
Grand Bend Now
Closer To 1967
Water System
Grand Bend council Monday
night heard several proposals
with regard to their bid to
acquire water from the OWRC-
London, Ontario, water pipe-
line.
The proposals were drawn up
by the village solicitor, Elmer
Bell, after a meeting with engi-
neer W. J. C. Ayearst and reeve
Stewart Webb.
It has been proposed that the
frontage rates be set at $4 per
foot plus an extra charge for
service connections varying
from $90 to $200, depending on
the size of the connections.
It is proposed, too, there will
be a uniform frontage tax cov-
ering all lands abutting water
mains with certain exemptions
from corner lots and property
not directly benefiting from
construction.
The main street water main
project is now estimated at
$26,000, more than $2000 more
than the first estimate of $23,-
000. The entire water system
for the village is expected to
cost about $316,000.
Council approved a motion to
budget $718 in 1965 for the
village centennial project — a
fountain at the corner of high-
ways 81 and 21.
Councillor Emerson Desjar-
dine will investigate parks sim-
ilar to the one planned for
Grand Bend and secure tenta-
tive prices from interested
firms.
Council received final ap-
proval from the department of
transport for their no parking
by-law on River Road from
Highway 21 to Orchard Street.
Under the terms of the by-
law "no parking" signs will have
to be erected along the area
before the by-law can be en-
forced.
Members of the Grand Bend
volunteer fire brigade, with
their chief, Lawrence Mason,
appeared before council to sug-
gest that steps be taken to make
the fire siren more audible
from a distance.
At •a recent early morning
fire, the siren blasted three
times before firemen were
roused. The ineffective siren
was blamed for the delay,
It was noted a new siren
would cost about $600 with fit-
tings extra. Council agreed to
investigate the possibility of re-
positioning the siren.
The fire committee of council
will make a study of the situa-
tion and report at the next reg-
ular meeting of council.
they could adjust theirselves
to the the hardship that daily
confronted them. From the
rich soil, the fish industry and
the making of lime, they ex-
isted.
Those early pioneers left in
their pathway for their descen-
dants a flourishing parish and
we venture to say is one among
the most prosperous and beau-
tiful parishes in Ontario, thanks
to the early explorers.
Bluewater Rest Home
Of late, news flashed over the
air and press that a home for
the aged would be constructed
somewhere in the Zurich area.
We understand already the pro-
ject has met with the approval
by the authority. It will be
known as the Bluewater Rest
Home.
It will be sometime yet be-
fore the site is selected by the
directors who were chosen in
Zurich and surroundings.
Incorporating directors are
men of great understanding,
their motive to do good to their
fellowmen and especially to the
aged who can not on their own
establish homes for theirselves
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There is no doubt that help
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Several area men took prizes
at the Huron County Seed Fair
in Clinton last week.
Russell Oesch, RR 1, Varna,
won the award for the new ex-
hibitor with most points; most
points in small seed class and
the best bushel of white beans.
Two Hensall men were named
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taking the chopped hay class
and Robert Down winning for
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Other winners in the corn
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