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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-08-12, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEW$ THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1965 C/4143,14al C?IisfttfritOifi Varying Cigarette Taxes Would fewer cigarettes be smoked d cigarettes were much more expensive? It is one of the unanswerable questions. If cigarettes were a dollar a package in Can- ada, what would be the effect on the sale of cigarettes? We suspect that the most obvious effect would be an increase in s.:nuggling, unless cigarettes in the United States had their prices boosted to match. A good many confirmed cigarette smokers would probably swear off the habt indig- nantly, for an hour or two; then the crav- ing might grow strong enough to over- power any reluctance to spend a dollar for a package. If you think there is any chance that higher prices would influence you to tut down on cigarettes. you could test the theory by planning your holiday motor trip 'eastward, instead of westward. Cigarette taxes vary quite a bit from province to province in Canada. but the general rule :is that if you travel from Stratford to the Atlantic, you will be spending more, and if you travel from Stratford to the Pacific you will be spending less. There is no Ontario tax levied specif- ically on cigarettes, although we are to have a special variation of the retail sales tax. to be ineluded in the price of eigar- t :tes bought at retail in Ontario. Drive crass the border eastward into Quebec, Not An Offence High --level arguments about the divis- ions of powers between the Dominion and the provinces may seem remote and not very interesting. The matters that arise from the cons- titutional division of powers, under Can- ada's federal system, can touch the indi- vidual closely, as a farmer learned recent- ly in a magistrate's court in London, Ont. The accused man had been stopped by the police while he was driving a f a r m tractor on the highway. The police found that his licence was under suspension, and charged him with operating a motor ve- hicle while he was forbidden to operate a motor vehicle. The accused man did not feel any sense of guilt. He had read. and he had been told, that the Highways Traffic Act of Ontario does not define a farm tractor as a motor vehicle. Under Ontario statue law, a driver's Iicence is required to oper- ate a passenger car or truck, but is not required to operate a farm tractor. A 15 - year -old is not necessarily breaking any Ontario law if he drives a tractor along a public roadway from one field to another. After having been convicted by a mag- istrate. and having been ordered not to drive for three months, the accused man own definition of a motor vehicle. For was forbidden to drive his truck or car, but could properly drive his tractor on the highway. If he had been convicted origi- nally under the Ontario statute, he would have been right. The point he had not grasped- was that his first conviction was on a charge laid under the Criminal Code of Canada. Canadian criminal law has its own definition of a motor vehicle. Fof the purposes of charges laid under the Criminal Code. a motor vehicle is any ve- hicle that is drawn, propelled or driven by any means other than muscular power, and you will encounter both kinds of tax whenever you buy cigarettes. There is a Quebec retail sales tax (six per cent, twice' the rate of Ontario's) plus a five cent pro- vincial tax on each package of cigarettes. The four Maritime provinces have spe- cial provincial taxes on eigarettes; it's five cents a package in Newfoundland, four cent in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island; two cents in Nova Scotia, Each of the four has a retail sales tax as well. Going west from Ontario you meet Canada's biggest cigarette tax as soon as you cross the Manitoba border. There is no retail sales tax in Manitoba; instead of hitting all retail trade for a little, the Manitoba government hits cigarette .smok- ers for a lot, and taxes cigarettes at eight cents a package. Once you get past Manitoba, cigarettes are cheaper all the way to the Pacific. There is no provincial tax on cigarettes in Saskatchewan. Alberta or British Columbia. Wealthy Alberta. prospering an oil and gas royalties, doesn't even have a retail sales tax. If you're looking for a place where high taxes might help deter your cigarette - buying, Manitoba and Quebec are the two provinces most willing to be helpful, con- sidering the combined effects of sales tax and cigarette tax. — (Stratford Beacon - Herald) But a Crime with an exception in favour of vehicles that run on rails. The definition includes farm tractors. The difference between a "crime" and an "offence" may be hard for most of us to see. If you are charged with a "crime" as the result of a highway accident, you may be brought before a magistrate, be ordered to pay a fine or go to jail, and be ordered not to drive for some stated per- iod of time. If you are charged with an "offence," you may be brought before a magistrate, ordered to pay a fine or go to jail, and be ordered not to drive for some stated period of time. It may look like the same result, one way or the other. However, if it's a crime, it's a charge an offence, it's a charge under the High- way Traffic Act of Ontario. In the first case, suspension •of driving privileges means you must not drive your tractor on the highway, because that's the way Ottawa sees motor vehicles. In the second case, suspension means you can still drive your tractor on the highway because that's the way Queen's Park sees it. Our own view is that Ontario's greater leinency in allowing people whose licen- ces are under suspension to take tractors on the highway, is no real favor to the farming community. We can think of one man whose licence was suspended because he had been drinking and driving, who reg- ularly, quite legally, used his tractor to go to town to visit the beverage room. When drunken drivers, or careless drivers, are allowed to use the public roads they create a danger for rural people just as much as for city people. It would prob- ably be in the public interest if this par- ticular Dominion - provincial differences were ironed out by making all licence sus- pensions absolute, for the use of cars, trac- tors •or any other powered vehicles. (Strat- ford Beacon -Herald) Jay Old War on Poverty The little boy went to town with his mother to do the week -end shopping. Ile found a ten -dollar bill on the sidewalk and, with the acquiescence of his parent, pro- ceeded to spend the money. He didn't waste it, mind you. He bought a shirt or two for himself and a two -gun holster with. guns. In the course of a short afternoon he had spent it all but he went home tri- umphant and happy. There is a moral in this story some- where. Perhaps more than one. The aged and careful undoubtedly would argue that a windfall such as this should be con- served. Some people would feel that the boy should have been admonished by his mother to put the money in the bank. The social worker would come to the conclu- sion thata war on poverty is necessary but first of all you want to make sure that the poor never have any fun, The finders - keepers school would fail to note that the money might have been turned into the police pending a claim from the person who lost it. The basic moral of it is that people should hang on to their money if they don't want somebody else to have the fun. of spending it. It's a wonderful war, that war on •pov- erty. Because there is no way of curing poverty except by royal appointment, there are going to be a good many jobs spread around and in the end the poor will still be poor, and maybe poorer. There is a feeling also that the poor rather enjoy being that way. That is, the kind of poor who should be reformed, in the opinion of official do-gooders, The boy who found the ten dollars had a grand- father who also liked to live it up when possible. He was in an occupation which was feast or famine. When there was feast there was a real feast, and when there was famine the rural family lived on literally nothing. The family were happy accord- ing to all accounts. They went to school and one or two •of them went far beyond the legal requirements for school attend- ance. They asked for nothing from the state and were not envious of the cautious neighbors who might be worrying about where their meals were coming from ten years ahead.—(The Printed Word) Letters to the. Editor Dear Mrs. Volunteer: This letter will, I hope, con- tain a comprehensive outline of the mental welfare of the pa- tients of the Ontario Hospital and the relative dependence of this welfare on the assistance from volunteer organizations. It bears a close resemblence to previous letters requesting aid; however, we trust it may direct your attention to the various activities of the patients through volunteer help. The public, the staff and the pa- tients understand and appre- ciate the activities provided through the volunteer program, and trust in the continuance of further help in this worthy cause. A new organization is being developed to cultivate all the phases in a volunteer program, A special office in the hospital has been established, from which volunteers are assigned to various duties—in the wards, gift shop, arts and crafts de- partment, shop work, entertain- ment, etc. Each volunteer will be given his or h e r personal badge at the volunteer office. In reviewing the entertain- ment supplied, many clubs, groups and individuals have given of their time and talent. Regular patient "drive -outs" by volunteers have proved a real source of pleasure. Birthday parties are a regular monthly feature. Each eelebrant re- ceives a gift and a special pro- gram for the event is carried out, with the never -overlooked birthday take. R e •c e n t 1 y a wood -working shop program has been added to these activities for male ther- Zuricho 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. apy. Scrap wood has been do- nated by several building firms. Cloth for quilt patches has been supplied by merchants and by hospital personnel. Several groups donated books and mag- azines for distribution through- out the hospital. Supplies for refreshments at the coming Hospital picnic have been of- fered, already. The Christmas treats and pres- ents given to all patients in. 1964 were donated voluntarily. CKNX helped immeasurably, here. Through the thoughtful- ness of the Lions Club, the Kin- smen and the Knights of Col - umbos, tickets were supplied for hockey games, carnivals and circuses. Moreover, transpor- tation by chartered bus was ar- ranged for each occasion. This, my dear friend, might give you some idea of what a volunteer program h a s meant to these patients. We are going to hold an orientation meeting at the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, September 22, at 2:00 o'clock. At this meeting, our plans will be discussed and explained by Mrs. Prosser, nursing supertendent; Mrs. Van Egmond, and myself, as volun- teer •co-ordinator. We extend to you a very special invitation to be present, and hope to meet you personally. If any groups are interested in helping us to further this program for ward any pectM z - 8 ( zbmhto frf activities or entertainment, we would be glad to hear f r o m them. Yours vary sincerely, Ann Redmond Volunteer Co-ordinator. Goderich, Ontario. J.IIIIIIIIIIiiili IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIlmilll111111!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111III1111111111111111111111IIIII1111111111!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111191111V.. i ttIIVtIC ,• SUGAR and SPICE a^II11IIlIIlI1111I!111!IIIIIIII By Bill Smiley Some people say to me, "It must be quite a chore writin' that there column every week." The only difficulity is getting started. Tonight is column night. Midnite is the deadline. I sat down at the typewriter at 6.30, so I'd have lots of time to watch TV after I wrote the col- umn. I worked quietly until 8.30. Very quietly. No noisy typewriter. Peeled out pristine sheet with interesting lines, "Sugar and Spice, by Bill Smiley", at the top. Threw it in wastebasket. Decided to mow lawn to releive mental constipation. Then had a beer. Bundled magazines for tomorrow's garbage, came across fascinating article on Procrastination in the Middle- aged Male. Helped Kim get valves unstuck in Frenh horn. Moved water sprinkler on lawn. Whipped up tea and grub for television room gang. The Fu- gitive is still running. Or re- running. It's now 10:30. Time to get cracking, But maybe I'll just answer a few letters, to get in the writing mood. There's noth- ing •that cheers me up and in- spires me like reading the warm and friendly notes from column readers. Here's a nice fat one. Six pages, small writing. From Miss Edna Wegman, "Dear Mr. Smiley: Oh you poor little pyg- my! My heart bleeds for you." Woops. Let's try the next para- graph. "Now, after feeling sorry for yourself and your fellow males, for males they are and not MEN, wake- up and face reality." Uh, maybe we'll leave that one til tommorw. Here's one that looks friend- lier. From a lady who says it's not for publication. Just a quote: "There's not a woman in the world who doesn't consider that her old man is the dope of the earth." Well. Really! This one sounds better. "Dear Bill: I'll call you Bill instead of Mr. Smiley, seeing I always thought of you as a friend, that is until your recent column in which you were lambasting women." By George, a bad week. Here's Linda Alton taking me down a few pegs for knocking the Beatles. She has me all wrong. I love the Beatles. I have to, in self-preservation, or I'd go slavering made every Time I drive the car with my kids in it. Let's see. Here's a letter IIIIlu1I!!IIIIiIiiIIIIi addressed to me, by Gwen Sar- etsky. Good old Gwen. She must really like my column. She's writen about 1,000 words Hey, this is pretty good. She's commenting on a recent col umn in which I suggested that modern women had gone to pot, while men are the same steadfast, gallant •chaps they were in Julius Caesar's day. Gwen says: "I wonder if Cleo i patra ever had to drive one of, her gladiators home in a chariot after one of those Roman par- ties, There would be an ad- vantage to a chariot. The over- zealous party -goer would get more air while sprawled in an open chariot that the modern male does when his wife is driving home from a party and he has to relax with his head out the window." Hmmm. Talk about lambasting. A few others, picked at random. "I agree that man hasn't changed much since Caesar's day; I really don't believe that it's possible . . . It's against their moral code to pick up, or hang up, a piece of clothing . . This species of human manages to contradict itself more than any other of God's creatures Nobody is, was, or ever could be as sick as a man with a cold." There's a lot more in the same vein, so well written it's like listening to my own wife. But I haven't time to sympa- thise with Mr. Saretsky right now. I have a column to write. 0 Past Grands Mold Meeting At Hensall The past grands of the Re- bekahs of District No. 23 held their annual picnic at Lions Park, Seaforth, with a fair at- tendance from Goderich, Exe- ter, Seaforth and Hensall. Hen- sall Lodge was host with dis- trict deputy president Mrs, Edna Caldwell, of Hensal, as convenor. Sports were as follows: Char- ades were acted •out by several past grands; kick -the -slipper, Mrs. Harry Beaver; pass the beans on a prate relay, Mrs. Elsie Moore's team; guessing the articles in a cotton bag, two Goderich past grands; paper around the wrist, Mrs. Fred Fritzi.ey; passing the spool on a cord, Mrs. Edna Driver's team. 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