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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-04-29, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1945 eclitaual est MIN IND Hard To Believe Approximately 17,000 persons put money in Canada's chartered banks nine years ago and have seemingly forgotten all about it. The Financial Post reports the latest issue of Canada Gazette lists the names •of these apparently forgetful indi- viduals. Most of the sums are small, but they total a hefty $732,'781.83. One such account totals over $5,000; another over $6,000. In these days of difficulty in maintain- ing a healthy balance in the savings ac- count, such windfalls are hard to believe. A look at the Canada Gazette list would SIMI be profitable for people with short mem- ories, and there must be 17,000 who have erred on the profit side of the ledger. It would be wishful thinking for many of us to hope to be so named. For the mul- titude it would be inconceivable to have money lying around untouched and un- known. If by some small chance you could be one of these with forgotten wealth,'becem- ber 31, 1965, is listed as the deadline to claim it. After that the cash is to be turned over to the Bank of Canada—into the pub- lic treasury. Not Overawed -- Nor Yet Disrespectful (from The Kincardine News) An editorial published in last week's edition under the caption, `Brotherhood Cannot Result from Lawbreaking" drew considerable comment from a goodly num- ber of readers, but by no means was it all of condemnatory nature. When we wrote the article we were quite well aware that it was of an conten- tious nature, so we made certain to firmly state that we were not opposed to the ideals of the Negro people, but we were definitely opposed to the lawbreaking methods being used to force these ideals upon the white people. When mobs of blacks congregate, led by ministers of the gospel, and march upon a community howling that they will have their demands met even if they must re- sort to force, only to be met by strong white opposition with ensuing fights, de- struction, injury and death, we simply can- not condone or support such tactics. This is hardly distinguishable from civil war. Just how can such procedure be approved! However, what was incongruous in connection with the editorial was the com- ment upon the portion which read: "Al- though some people may be, we are not over -awed by the title `Reverend', especial- ly as it applies to such radical leaders as 'Reverend' Martin Luther King or `Bishop' Markarius ...." For some unaccountable reason this has been construed as a slur upon the clergy at large. Such an application has no foundation and is sheer nonsense. We reitterate that we are not "over -awed" by the title "Reverend", but this does not signify disrespect for the status of the gentlemen of the cloth in general. It is not difficult to distort the facts if you so desire. That we no longer feel over -awed at the title "Reverend" has come about after a lengthy period of religious osmosis. As a small boy we were accompanying our paternal grandfather to church one Sunday morning. Six days of the week he was a kindly, jovial and beloved grand- father. On the seventh he was a dour, stern, severe man. Brightly, but timidly we said: "Grandpa, isn't it a grand day." He replied: "It's no' a day to be talkin' about days!" Thus ended the conversation on the way to church. In those days the word "Reverend" did over -awe one. The "Reverend" was the epitome of righteousness. From the pulpit he vociferously condemned drinking, smoking and even dancing, and his words exploded with hell -fire, and most people listened with profound and reverend dread. inspired by deity. It is a far cry to the Sabbath of today. Drinking, smoking, dancing are a Sunday pastime. More people attend sports events on Sunday than attend church. Many rush out of the church door after the morning service and head straight for the golf course, er hap into their cars to race away for a pleasure jaunt. Some churches, almost with the wave of a hand, have labelled much of the Bible as myth. How long will it be before they knock "hell" ,out of the Bible, too? How then can one today be "over awed" by the title of "Reverend". We have certainly wandered far afield from the black and white tragedy which is being enacted. The Negro preacher, King. is leading the colored people today, but in our opin- ion, he most certainly has not adopted the forms of Christian leadership exemplified by the King of Kings. MCC (Canada) MCC (Canada) Mennonite Central Com- mittee is an organization which seldom at- tracts the attention of the press and yet it is one of the major organizations in the country assisting people in time of need. In places such as Alaska, western United States, and all the trouble spots in the world, this organization goes quietly to work sending food, money and volunteer labor to help the stricken area. MCC (Canada) is a comparatively new organization with the organizational meet- ing held only 14 months ago. During this period all the services of the Mennonite and United Brethren groups have been co- ordinated. This group, with representation from Ontario westward, chose Elmira as the lo- cation to hold their first annual meeting. This was an honor for Elmira and area, which is recognized across the country as a Mennonite area which is always in the fore- front in sending money, materials and volunteers to assist in charitable work, At a public meeting held recently at the Mennonite Church, D. P. Neufeld, chairman of MCC (Canada) called on those in the audience who have served under MCC in any way to stand and introduce themselves. Men and women rose, both young and old, anti called out trouble spots of history, going back 25 years to Germany, down to Latin America, the Middle East, the Congo, wherever people were in trou- ble, Mennonite relief volunteers were on hand with material. These people were on hand, not only to help the people, but to help the people to help themselves. This is the keynote of the entire program, "to help people to help themselves". The results of this two-day conference will be far-reaching. Through the next year thousands of dollars in cash and ma- terials as well as much needed volunteers will be rushed to remote spots whenever disaster strikes. MCC (Canada) will be able to carry out this program due to the work which was accomplished during this two- day session. This was a historic meeting and one worthy of note, not only in Elmira but across Canada and around the wordd.—(El- mire Signet) Soon Time For Barbecued Steaks It's almost that time of year again! Family barbecues are being dusted off and before long that wonderful aroma of sizzling choice steaks will be drifting through the back gardens of homes throughout Ontario. Most families like steak cook- ed medium to rare and one sim- ple rule is to get it off the fire at that precise moment when it is done to perfection. Whether cooking indoors or out, turn the steak only once to retain as many of the na- tural juices as possible. Steak is ready to be turned when the juice begins to appear in ting goblets on the surface of the meat. It is ready to be taken from the heat when the juices begin to appear on the turned side. For more well-done steak, leave it over the heat for three minutes more after the juice begins to appear. When ready, slice vertically, as you would a loaf of bread, and serve. HERB rich P/J7/t. News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH TURKHEIMi, Publisher I. 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 and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. Television Views by William Whiting We had an example last week of the board of broadcast gov- ernors exercising full power by refusing to renew a radio sta- tion license (CJOR Vancouver) and ordering the owners to sell out in six months. In our opin- ion, this action had to be taken. It is the responsibility of broad- casters in radio and television to employ responsible people. The type of programming that went out to the people of Van- couver was inexcusable. It is impossible to understand why management allowed such vile broadcasting. * :k * The great comic, Joe E. Brown, made an appearance on CBC'c "Flashback" last Sunday evening and turned an other- wise dull show into an inter- esting one, It's paterned after the successful "Front Page Challenge", but doesn't come off as smoothly because of the panelists. Bill Walker does an adequate job, but the panel members do not work well to- gether. How about some new ones for next season? Looks like the new TV stars will come from the old TV shows. Efrom Zimbalist Jr. from 77 Sunset Strip to FBI Story; Robert Horton from Wag- on Train to A Man Called Shen- andoah; Lloyd Bridges from Sea Hunt to The Loner; John Forsythe from Bachelor Father to The Mr. and the Misses. Humorous commercial nomi- nation: There's one running for a prominent dog food showing a happy dog at his bowl eating. The announcer says: "He's eat- ing Dr. So and So's chicken ... and he likes Dr. So and So's liver". We couldn't help but wonder how the doctor felt about this dog eating his chic- ken and also the doctor's liver. A large percentage of pilot films which are screened for TV executives are in color. Last week we sat through a program which may be seen in this area next fall, entitled 'I Spy", starring Robert Culp. The setting was Hong Kong and the show was full of mystery and suspense, plus a sprinkling of comedy. The music was almost identical in style as that in "Man From Uncle". It could be the same composer. If not, it comes close to plagiarism. :k :k * Can you imagine an eight - foot color -TV picture on your living room wall. Picture -on - the -wall television could be made possible by integrated circuits sometime in the seven- ties, engineers say. • : e :k Last Sunday Channel 13 did a repeat of the Western Ontario Drama Festival Awards Presen- tation. Several drama groups asked the station to re -run the 30 -minute show which was first telecast on April 11. -k :k :k Impressionist Rich Little says he can go through a repertoire of 103 voices of the stors in three minutes . . . Wayne and Shuster will tape two hour-long TV shows this summer for the BBC . . . June 10 is the date of Jack Paar's last live show Alan Young is planning a new series called Mr. Phipps Goes West, if Mr. Ed does not return next season . George Sanders will guest star in "The Traitor" episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ... CBS will televise the Triple Crown of Racing: the Kentucky Derby on May I, the Preakness on May 15, and the Belmont Stakes I n VARNA NEWS A large congregation filled the United Church last Sunday evening when the A. Cappella Choir of Zurich presented a sacred concert, which was much appreciated by all present. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Talbot and family, of London, visited over the week -end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee McConnell. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and a baptismal service will be held next Sunday, May 2, in the United Church. BUILDING CONTRACTOR • CUSTOM CARPENTRY • YOU NAME IT . . WE'LL DO IT! No lob is too Targe or too small for us. DICK BEDARD DIAL 236-4679 :-- ZURICH Call Us for Free Estimates SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Well, I guess, I'm going to have to quit. That last report on cigarette smoking, the big brutal one from the U.S., has finally broken my nerve. The report says definitely that the death rate among smokers, is ten times as high from lung cancer, 60 per cent higher from coronary disease, and six times higher from pul- monary emphysema. I had no objection to passing away from a perfectly normal, respectable disease of the 20th century, like lung •cancer or a coronary, but that pulmonary emphysema has me scared. It sounds nasty. I started smoking when I was about nine, in the old sandpit in my home town. A group of us urchins used to gather there and puff a dry weed known as "monkey tobacco", rolled in toilet paper. By the time we were twelve we were well into "makings": tobacco and papers pinched from somebody's old man. My dad didn't smoke. so I was always bumming, and soon became persona non grata, as we used to sav in the gang. Then I made a glorious dis- covery. My father had a shoe store. In those days, the shoe manufacturer put long rounded strips of a bamboo -like dried peed in ladies' shoes, to help ( them keep their shape. This stuff. when ignited, burned steadily, could be drawn through, and produced volumes of a blue, searing smoke that peeled the skin off your tongue like acid. I was a social success until my old man discovered that ail the toes in his ladies shoes were This Summer make it. a GREAT OTARIO ADVENTURE VACATIO\ Adventure is outdoors in Ontario's vast and vigorous Northwest! Northwest in your Ontario is a family vacationland where the pace is easy, the pleasure unlimited. This is sports- man's country, exciting and unspoiled ... a natural spectacular, enriched by man's ingenuity. Follow the Lake Superior shore, with its calm inlets and unsurpassed views, to Port Arthur and Fort William, twin ocean ports in the heart of the con- tinent. See the great Lakehead Eleva- tors, capable of holding one of the world's largest concentrations of wheat. Then watch the loading of ships that carry this wheat to the world's markets. Enjoy the wonders of nature at Quetico Provincial Park, 1,750 square miles of forests and waterways in the Rainy River region. Discover Lake of the Woods, an angler's paradise of small and large lakes, gentle streams and rushing rivers, and thousands of picturesque islands. Then visit Kenora and Old Fort Island, site of a fur trading post dating back to 1790. We'd like to help you pion an Adven- ture Vacation of lasting memories in Ontario's great Northwest. Send us this coupon and we'll mall you our Great Northwest Ontario Adventure Vacation booklet 124 pages in full colour). Province of Ontario, Dept. of Tourism & Information, Parliament Buildings, Room ( 7371 Toronto 2, Ontario. Please send me complete information an Great Northwest OntarloAdventure Vacations. Name Address City Province 1 beginning to point to heaven, In high school I worried about my wind, for track and rugby, and smoked only a pipe. At college, _1.didn't smoke at all. Couldn't afford it. In the air force, 1 had the odd cigarette, but had no problem with smok- ng. In prison camp, I took the monkey on my back, and he's been using the spurs and lash ever since. Why? Food was scarce, but cigarettes, thanks to the Red Cross and relatives at home, were fairly plentiful My fellow -inmate told me smoking cut the appetite, I tried it. It did. Since then 1 have been a hap- py deck -a -day man. The smok- ing scares have come and gone, and I went right on blowing rings, but no more. Not with that pulmonary emphysema around. In a way, I'm glad it's all over, No more hacking and horking in the morning. No more of that wild belly -wrench- ing lust for a drag on the job, at the movies, or in church. No more of that frantic scrabbling through all of the suit, jacket. pants, pyjamas, and overcoat pockets, looking for a butt, on a Sunday morning, And they tell me you can be quite comfortable in one of these straight -jackets, after you get used to it. Holy Smoke s` I've gone through half a pack while writ- ing this column. Say, what is pulmonary emphysema, any- way? --0 Resort Frowns On Daylight Time Grand Bend—If Grand Bend council had its way daylight saving time would be abolished. Since that appears unlikely, council is writing to Premier Robarts to ask that daylight time not be started until one month later than "normal" and be ended one month earlier than "normal". "Normal", in Grand Bend's case, is a period starting April 25 and ending October 31. But just in case Premier Robarts says no, .council has already decided to observe the April 25 to October 31 period this year to conform with neighboring communities. 0 Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. 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 b NOTARY PUBLIC E.L.MER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, Q.C. 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