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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-07-22, Page 2i'AGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEVIS 7'HIUIRSDAY, JW.Y 22, 465 eamoneoti AP. sof Can't Be Experts in Everything When e telecommunications expert like CBS' '(Waiter Cronkite admits he can't stncierstand the talk that comes over a taxi radio, it's time for lesser mortals to eme out of hiding and admit that they, loo, are ignorant about some of the more fundemental facts of life. If people have difficulty understanding insurance policies or premium notices, for Instance, they shouldn't be downhearted. Some things are even less intelligible than taxi radios. Other have trouble coping within - come tax returns, and unless you're a chartered accountant or a Philadelphia lawyer you may be one of them. The so-called simple things of life, whether they be in triplicate or merely instructions on how to put a piece of knock -down furniture together, are getting more and more complicated. And space age achievements are even more likely to leave the average man a misfit in his own eiviliazaton. Most of us are as ignorant about some particular phase of modern life as Cron - kite appears to be about two-way radio. And we only get into deeper trouble if we try to make like an expert when we're real- ly completely confused. The average man has no call to be ash- amed of the fact that he ean't follow sim- ple directions and open a cereal box with out lousing up the whole operation. Ignorance is relative, after all. And who has time, in this day of technological ad- vance, to be an expert in everything? Nothing New About Pollution Current alarm about pollution of our lakes and rivers is resulting in a slow but determined effort to clean up the mess. And in this respect modern society is E. good deal better off than our forefathers, although one would never know it to hear some people, who seem to think pollution is a modern phenomenon, peculir to the twentieth century. Nobody will condone present pollu- tion, or the fact that modern chemicals like detergents are adding to the problems of, pollution control. But things may have been worse in the old days. Historians' accounts of Landon during the- 18th century indicate the Thames River was one of greatest open sewers of all time Every pint of raw sewage from the vast sprawling city was clumped into it, and its banks were lined with privies overhanging the water at every convenient space. "Everyone for whom it was handy hurled into it everything for which there was no further use, from kitchen garbage and bedroom slops to bodies," writes Bern- ard Ash in his "Golden City". At the same time, down at London Bridge, clanking wheels sucked up the poisonous liquid and distributed it in pipes through the city, there being no other water supply. The Thames has been cleaned up since those days, and so have many of our previ- ously polluted Canadian waterways. And it doesn't hurt to remember that pollution is not a new problem, but one that follows population density in any age. They're Doing Something About the Weather In Canada everybody talks about The weather. but it would hardly be true to say nobody does anything about it, The meteorological branch of the De- partment of Transport is doing quite a bit about the weather. keeping careful rec- ords of the highs and Iow, means and ex- tremes from Herschel Island to Cape Sable. Although their labors haven't one much to change things, the statistics may be of some comfort. Because the branch's tables indicate that no matter how bad the weather is. it could almost certainly be worse somewhere else. Those who don't live in Ottawa, for instance, may be heartened by the fact that below -zero weather has been regis- tered in the capital city six months out of twelve. Or consider Regina, where extremes range from 110 degrees in summer to 56 below in winter, and wind chill tempera- ture has equalled 100 below. That's a spread of 200 degrees. Be glad you don't live in Fort Simp- son, Northwest Territories, with a high of 97 and a low of 69. Or Cambridge Bay, where it 'has been 31 below in May and 25 below in October. When it comes to weather, Canadians seem to have the worst of both worlds, with sizzling summers and wailing winters. It's the perfect days — as scarce as they are — thatt make the rest of the year bearable. Ooh, That Smarts! Holidays are in full swing and sun worshippers are flocking to the beaches to soak up ,the rays of Old Sol and return to their homes and work looking like a living, breathing ad for the tropics. Unfortunately, many of those who will innocently seek to acquire •a tan will end up looking like a fresh -cooked lobster and feeling like a novice fakir on his bed of nails. Although we cannot go into the medi- cal problems that go with a severe sun- burn, it is an accepted fact that too much sunning can be harmful to the skin and to the general physical being. Aside from the harmful effects of a sunburn, the poor recipient must go through the unpleasant phase of skin peel- ing, painful movement and general malaise that .accompanies such a disastrous session in the sun. To acquire a nice brown color seems to be the desire of many who look forward to the summer .months. It sort of makes the winter seem far away, If holidays are on the agenda for you in the near future, take heed of the warn- ings regarding too -long exposure in the sun. It can spall a vacation and have dangerous after-effects. Have fun in the sun —but be careful. -(New Hamburg Independent) You Can't Help It Have you noticed in the explanation of the new Canadian Pension Plan that came out reeently that you are compelled to participate in the plan If you are employed and make between $600 and $5,000 per year, you must put in part of your earnings. If you are self-employed and make between $800 and $5,000 per year you are compelled to contribute 3.6 per cent of your earnings. Admittedly, the returns are hard to beat. If a man making $400 per month works for 45 years, he contributes approxi- mately $6,800 and gets a pension of $2,100 annually, which means he gets his contri- butions back in slightly over three years if you don't count interest. Nevertheless, the fact remains, he is compelled to make contributions, whether he wishes to be- come part of the new plan or not. Television Views by William Whiting It's holiday tune again and this year we had decided to watch very little television, but to write about programs seen (luring the past few months. We were driving along the shore of Lake Erie listening to the radio when we heard the bulletin that Adali Stevenson had collapsed and died. Tele- vision coverage of this tragic affair was a must -see event, NEC with Huntley -Brinkley was our selection for early -eve- ning viewing, The handling of the news of Mr. Stevenson's death and the highlights of this great man's career was in fine taste. CBC at 11 p.m. that eve- ning was good except for the NBC cut -in of President John- son's speech which they claim- ed was "live" from the White House. It was video-taped about 3 in the afternoon. This is only minor, but the viewers should be informed when im- portant speeches are " live" or "delayed". rich Pot.. News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH 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 and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. It was interesting to hear that Dr. Andrew Stewart, chair- man of the BBG, will remain in that post until after the Fowler Report is made public in Au- gust or September. A few days earned G o v e r n o r General Vanier consented to remain in his office until later. Perhaps the government's thinking is to wait until after the next gen- eral election and then new ap- pointments will be made if the elected body has a substantial majority. * * k One of the programs we have found interesting and entertain- ing during the past months is "People in Conflict" on the CTV network. Here are a couple of situations we made notes about and kept them to use during holiday time: Problem 1—A young husband was not satisfied with the way his wife kept house and insist- ed on cleaning it all himself after she had finished. Our answer—Supply him with old brooms and worn-out mops. Problem 2—A father and son were in conflict over an affair the boy claimed his father had. The girl was keeping house for them while the mother visited England, and while the father enjoyed her company he didn't want his wife disturbed by the boy's accusations. Our answer - When mother returns, send the boy en a trip to England. Needless to say, the experts had different words of wisdom. As we said, it's entertaining. Just for fun, watch it. The program will remain in the 1965-66 schedule. 0 The Best Week TO ADVERTISE Is Every Week! AR. AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Next person who chuckles at nie, "Huh. Nothing to do now until school opens in Septem- ber eh?" :is going to get a punch right on the nose, even if it's a dear, little, old lady who says it, That's how I feel about things after three weeks of "holidays" from teaching school. If t h e rest of summer is anything like this they'll be putting fresh sod over me about the middle of August. It all began innocently enough, when two kids stole a taxi while the driver was having a beer, rammed it into the side of my car, across from the tav- ern and vanished. Next day, I had to dash a round trip to the city of 200 miles with my daughter, for her fine 1 teeth -straightening ap- opintment. The whole deal cost me $700. Know her reaction? She's going to miss her braces. "Gee, dad, they're a status sym- bol. Everybody knows that" Next day I cut grass all day because visitors were coming. They were old friends. And we were all a lot ,older the next day, after hitting the sack at 6 a.m. Up at noon and out for golf. Ever seen two old cart- horses trying to pull something uphill which they couldn't even pull down -hill? 'That's what Pete and I looked Iike as we drag -tailed our way up to the 18th green. Had to get the first born out to his summer job en the beat by 8 a.m. next morning. But had no trouble waking up. The ruddy birds started yaking at 4 .a,m., two paper -boys had a violent altercation about -con flitting routes under our wind- ow at 6, and the construction gang tearing up the road in front of our place got their mechanical monsters snarling by 7 o'clock, Wrote column, planted grass, weeded flower beds, soothed wife, distraught because her son was leaving. She tried to make a big symbolic deal out of it. "Don't you realize this is the very last day in his entire life that he'll be home, one of us," (He'll be home two days a week all summer, but apparent- ly that doesn't count.) 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Early a.m., drove wife to town 30 miles away for eye examina- tion. Couldn't find doctor; he'd moved. My fault. Le t e. Dashed for home after exam which confirmed opinion wife is eagle-eyed. Had to change and drive 30 miles to still another town for big cermonial dinner. But wife had to daily and watch a wed- ding before we left. Got there when most of the booze w a s gone. Insu lted by lady who thought my wife was my daugh- ter. Entertained by lady who fell flat on her face on the lawn after bar re -opened, She got up gamely, chortling, "He never liad a hand on me" However, today has been peaceful. People and their kids invited for outdoor dinner, It rained, Hugh arrivevd from boat with two accomplices. headed for a beaeh party. Kim is on her way to a pyjama party for some kid leaving town Really quite placid Mom downstairs doing eight acres of dishes. Dad sitting writing his column. And the blasted eon- struction gang working over- time out front. Holidays, You can't beat them, But if y o u can, please beat them to death with a big stick. Roll on Sept- ember! Orr Reunion The Orr reunion was held on Sunday, July 11, at the Berta home of Mr. and Mrs. Elson Arnold and family at Bervie. About 60 members enjoyed dinner and supper — they were from. Montreal, London, Park- hill, Hensall, Wingham, Ling - side, Kinloss, Pine River, Cites - ley, Wiarton and Bervie, The convenors were Mrs. Elson Arnold, Miss Winnie Percy and Miss Joan Percy. The 1966 reunion is to be held at Seaforth Lions Parr. BOB'S Barber Shop MAIN STREET, ZURICH "Professional Hair Carr" Agent for Dry Cleaning ilde leoti gutta /lime ava.p.w•rrna., Our tempting foods are carefully prepared and ,JL\ beautifully served. The atmosphere is gracious and congenial, perfect for family dining.. Our dining room is air conditioned for your comfort. 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