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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-10-21, Page 10PAGE TWO eai Cemwe#d NW MI NH Soldiers Are Penalized One group of people who feel the ef- fects of fragmentation in Canada's system of government consists of servicemen who, in the course of their duties, are almost certain to be posted from province to province. Many of them own private automobiles, and almost all of them, just like the rest of us, have occasion to drive automobiles during off -time duty. The soldier, sailor or airman is employed by the Dominion. The orders that dictate where he is to live and work come from Ottawa, His driver's license comes from one of the 10 provinces. When Ottawa orders him from one prov- ince to another, he loses the benefit of one driver's license, and has to acquire another. We are told of one airman who, in the course •of one year, acquired five licenses to drive. The first was his department of national defence license to drive military vehicles while on duty. As the result of a series of posting, he also was carrying a United States Air Force driving permit, and provincial driver's licenses issued by the governments of Ontario, Manitoba and Nova Scotia. Usually, a 30 -day period is allowed. If a serviceman is lucky, his transfer may come at the end of November; if he is a sailor, transferred frob Esquimault to Hali- fax, he can run out the year on his British Columbia license, and apply to start afresh with a Nova Scotia license. It is seldom that simple. The service- man encounters further snags, too, in the fact that some provinces insist on re -test- ing, and every province has its own sys- tem of testing, some stiffer than others. A serviceman who is moved from On- tario to Manitoba bumps into the re -testing problem. If he fails to pass his test within 30 days, the period of grace for his On- tario license runs out, and he's off the road. Onslaught of All the electioneering experience and cynicism which this country has acquired from the many election campaigns in re- cent years have not been enough to pre- pare the Canadian voter for the onslaught of political promises affronting his intelli- gence during the present campaign. A political auction has replaced po- litical discussion. The spectacle reached its •depressing climax last week with Agriculture Minister Hays outbidding Prime Minister Pearson in the same matter on the same day. In Timmins Mr. Pearson promised that a Lib- eral government would pay up to 20 per cent of farmers' crop insurance payments. In Manitoba Mr. Hays raised the bid five points by saying the Liberals would pay 25 per cent. The politicians have tried to out - Bladen the Bladen report on the cost of university education with their promises of what they would do for the universities with Canadians' money. ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Furthermore, if he fails the Manitoba test, his Ontario license is seized by the motor vehicle branch of the Manitoba govern- ment, If that happens, he is barred from driving in Ontario, if he should happen to go back there on a long week -end. The civilian who objects to becoming the victim of rival bureaucracies •has his own remedy. Nobody makes him move, and he can stay in the province where he is. The serviceman has no such freedom of choice. The Canadian treatment of the driving rights of men in uniform is in sharp con- trast with the treatment given in the Unit- ed States. The American serviceman is required to have one set of state plates for his personal auto -mobile, and a valid driver's license issued by 'his state of origin. With those, he can drive anywhere in the 50 United States. It is true that in the United States there is conscription for military service, while in the Canadian armed forces every- one is a volunteer. It is reasonable that more allowance should be made for men who serve their country under compulsion, than for those who volunteer to serve, be- cause the way is open to the latter to de- cide not to volunteer. In the climate of Canadian politics, it might be difficult to get 10 provincial governments to agree that a driver's license issued to a serving soldier in any province will be honored by the authorities of any other province. None the less, the effort to get agreement should be made. It is poor encouragement to men who have vol- unteered to put themselves under orders, in the service of Canada, when they are harassed and penalized merely because their orders take them from one part of Canada to another. — (Stratford Beacon - Herald) Promises The Maritime provinces have been given still another tantalizing peek at pros- perity ahead. The Liberals are not only supposed to build that causeway to Prince Edward Island at a cost of some $148,000,- 000 but now Labor Minister MacEachen has promised federal largesse in opening and modernizing coal mines in Nova Scotia. More miles of super -highways than any motorist dare dream of between elec- tions are being cavalierly pledged. Ice rinks and arenas have made the old prom- ises of local post offices seem like petty bribery. A vast reforestation scheme for central and western Canada is in the plat- form of one imaginative candidate. Air- ports would be developed and federal cash would provide harbors for pleasure craft on the west coast. Henry Adams wrote a long time ago that practical politics consist of ignoring facts. But he could not have anticipated _the way so many practising politicians in Canada today are playing the game.—(Otta- wa Journal) How Many Humans It is commonplace at this time of year to read editorial comment concerning the approaching hunting season. Editors now have begun to make their annual plea to hunters, asking them to use extreme cau- tion when cleaning, carrying or shooting a rifle. Of course, there is no way to tell how many lives are saved each year by the efforts of newspaper writers who pound home the sensible safety measures that all hunters know and most practise.. Gener- ally it is much easier to enumerate the few now suffering or forever silent souls who let the warning go by unheeded. Glaring headlines and articulate an- nouncers unfeelingly report tragedies like, "Child shot accidentally by older brother" or "An area youth was killed instantly This Season? today when his hunting companion mis- took him for the deer the two 'hid been tracking." We, who read and listen, shake our heads and "Tsch, Tsch" .. - then turn the page or the dial to something more pleas- ant. After all, there is nothing we can do to undo the damage and little we can say to comfort the loved ones who wait anx- iously in a hospital corridor or mourn quietly in a funeral parlour. So the autumn slaughter of hunters, their family and friends swings into gear for another term. How many will be in- jured or killed this year depends on the amount of extra care taken by hunters who heed the safety slogans and their ability to stay out of the way of those who don't. —(Clinton News -Record) Television Views by William Whiting Latest television ratings tak- en by Elliott Research Corpora- tion show CTV running well ahead of CBC. In the top 10 are two CBC shows—Bonanza and Ed Sullivan running one, two. Then nine CTV shows hold down positions three to 11. Here they are in order: Andy Griffith, Smothers Brothers, Amos Burke — Secret Agent, Big Valley, Bewitched, Walt Disney Presents, It's Your Move, Patty Duke and Gomer Pyle. Red Skelton is in 12th spot, and here are the other shows from number 13 position to 20: Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Dick Van Dyke, Great Movies, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope Thea- tre, Littlest Hobo, Tommy Hunt- er and Take a Chance. In the survey Elliott Research lists 44 programs. Of the last 10, CBC have six, while CTV have four. Here they are from numbers 35 to 44: I Dream of Jeannie, Don Messer, Show of Zurich = ; e„d. 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 payment of postage in cash. Member: Member: Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Snbscripti9n Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. The Reader's Write - RR 2, Zurich, Ontario October 25, 1965 Zurich Citizens News, Zurich, Ontario. Mr. Editor: It isn't hard to see that your paper supports the Conserva- tives more than the Liberals. I think you owe your Liberal subscribers an apology in your next issue, concerning the meet- ing at St. Joseph's Parish Hall. According to the paper of October 21, there was more than just "a gathering of about 100". We had someone count the people and before the peo- ple from Goderich cane in there were 187 people. So just think after the Goderich crowd came in there was well over 200 people. I have nothing against you supporting the Tories, but at least be more accurate in your counting. Yours truly, Mrs. John Maurice Laporte. the Week, On the S ea w a y, Bugs Bunny, Wide World of Sports, Forest Rangers, Frac- tured Phrases, People in Con- flict and It's Your Move. This is the first survey and some recoveries could be made. There are several surprises, such as Front Page Challenge being in the 23rd spot; Coun- try Music in number 22 posi- tion, while Don Messer was 36. Get Smart was 24th and the Beverly Hillbillies was 29th. It's difficult to understand how CTV's Musical Showcase showed up at all. It was num- ber 33. This is one of the worst shows in television any- where. We've said before that this show stinks. It gets a rat- ing simply because they pay the viewers to watch. Bribery, they call it. Our Apaligies The editor of this newspaper apologizes if he made an unin- tentional error regarding the number of people at the Liberal rally, in question. However, we made a rough eount of the peo- ple at 8:30 p.m., when the meet- ing was scheduled to begin, and came up with about 107. If there were another hundred came, in the next 40 minutes before the meeting finally got under way, we don't know where they all sat, As far as supporting one side more than the other, this can be expected when a local man is running as a candidate, re- gardless of which party he would be representing. But we must add that the news cover- age being given all parties is of equal proportion, and it should also be pointed out that this newspaper was the •only one represented at this particular rally. If it had not been for this newspaper, there would have been no publicity whatso- ever given to the meeting. IBM CANADIAN Petroleums Limited AGENT: ROBERT N. McKINLEY DIAL 236-4830 — ZURICH Gasoline 0 Diesel HEATING OILS Valvoline and Veedol Motor Oils and Greases "Go With Arrow" THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1965' Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY J. E. 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