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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-12-09, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1965 akithotte#411 How Not To Do Education was much discussed during the federal election campaign. No one sug- egsted that it was getting any less expen- sive. Boards of education are constantly find. ing themselves in need of more money. The Winnpeg school board unamimously agreed a couple of weeks before federal voting day that federal government should give more for education and pay 60 per cent of the cost of operating technical. vocational schools. No wonder they wart more help, for these are costly schools to build, equip and operate. Homeowners are worried about the rising education budgets and beginning to wonder if the elaborate technical and vo- cational schools are really turning out stu- dents prepared for jobs. A taxpayer looking at his tax bill might be forgiven for thinking longingly of the days when high schools provided a good basic education and the students went out into industry, trade and business to learn on the job in real situations rather than being trained for jobs theoretically in school. It is even suspected that some- times students have to do some un -learning when they start to work. Perhaps the answer is that the unions and others should relax a bit on apprentice- ships. There was an occasion many years ago when a boy or young man who had spent a year in a technical school, ostensi- bly learning something about printing, was engaged by .a practical printer. The prac- tical raytical printer said that in half a day he could have taught the boy as much as he had learned in months in the technical school. The boy's rejoinder was that he only got half an hour a week on the presses. The educational authorities' rejoinder to the rejoinder would be that there should be more presses in the schools. The answer would not be relished by the taxpayers. Labor groups complain because gov- ernments seek skilled workers abroad in- stead of training and upgrading Canadians. At the same time labor leaders admit that men and women over 40 do not flock to retraining •centres. It seems that the 40 - year -old wants to go home and watch tele- vision instead of going to school. Would it be more efficient in the long run to retrain and upgrade people when- ever possible in the plants, perhaps with government co-operation? This is being done to a small extent now by some indus- tries and in some provinces --in boot and shoe manufacturing in Manitoba, in the needle trade in Edmonton, and in the forest industry of B.C.—(The Printed Word) Strife Over When Polls Closed It is a fact that 7 p.m. in each time zone on November 8 members of a new House of Commons had been elected. There remained only the counting, and the publi- cation thereof. At the moment of closing of the polls, "The strife is o'er, the battle done "Now is the Victor's triumph won." Canadians of mature years can recall a time before the advent of radio and tele- vision when persons interested would gather at committee rooms to learn the constitu- ency vote and perhaps a few telegrams re- porting the general situation and the fate of party leaders. Thereafter, seemingly, they were content to wait further news in next day's papers. Now the public, or such part as is interested, expects a big show on television. This commences with closing of the polls and purports to be a blow-by- blow account of a "battle". What battle? On election night one candidate was said to be "increasing his lead as the eve- ning wears on." Of course he had that lead at 7 p.m. It did not change. Another "was trailing, but now has a comfortable lead". Whatever it was, he had it at 7 p.m. Candidates participating in victory parades around their constituencies would have been surprised, had they stopped to watch television, to learn that they were "still battling it out." There were overtones of comedy as an- nouncers rivalled the synthetic excitement of quiz -show Mcs. "This is going to be a hard battle . . . Going like a ping-pong game all night . . . A dingdong battle . . . A cliff-hanger!" • Elections have acquired the nature of sports events; candidates "run" for office, and spectators demand the scores quickly, however incomplete or whatever the ex- pense. It may not occur to them that as taxpayers they provide the show. Why do CBC and other commentators say "majority" when they mean "plural- ity?"—(The Printed Word) Under -Age Drinking The problem of under -aged drnking is one which continues to plague the courts and society generally. That the incidence of such offences has increased in recent years there no longer can be any doubt. But the real question remains: What is to be done about it? The time has come, we believe, when it must be asked if the age of 21 is any longer a realistic and manageable age at which people are legally permitted to be- gin drinking liquor. What sets this age apart as the magic formula of responsibili- ty? There are many, indeed, who argue that if a person has not matured to the point where he may be trusted with alco- holic beverages at the age of 18, it is highly unlikely that he will gain that some- thing extra in his character within the next three years at has been suggested that 18 would be a far more realistic age as the minimum for legal drinking, just as it is in the State of New York.) We permit .a 16 -year-old to hold a driver's licence and thus assume what has become an awesome responsibility- in our society; and yet we say that he can neither drink nor vote until he is 21. Does that make much sense, really? Again, we see nothing wrong in making it possible for a youth under 21 to serve in the armed forces, to kill other men in war perhaps; but at the same time we tell the young man (for that is what he is) that he may not drink. That does not make any sense, either. Does not this whole issue bear a rela- tionship to the kind of world we live in? We expect a youth of, say, 18 or 19 years to assume the responsibilities of adulthood when it comes to fighting in wars. But at the same time we expect him to remain for other purposes as a minor, unable to think for himself, unable to learn by his own mistakes, protected always by this well-intentioned but unrealistic adult atti- tude which insists that 21 is the proper age at which to cut the puritanical umbili- cal cord. How can a person be expected to act one day as a man, the next as a boy? Yet that's exactly what we expect of him. DASHWOOD INFANT BAPTIZED David Mark, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayter, was baptized in Zion Luth- eran Church, on Sunday, Dec- ember 5, by Rev. William Getz. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bay- nham were sponsors. A number of ladies from Da- shwood Women's Institute were guests of Crediton Women's In- stitute at their Christmas meet- ing last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. William Baker a'nd family of ThameSfokd were weekend guests with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Keller. George Tomlinson, who un- deJrwent surgery in St. Jos- eph's Hospital, London, ret- urned home on Sunday. Student teachers Miss Bren- da Schantz of Waterloo and Miss Anne Ritchie of Luck - now, students at Stratford Tea- cher's College are practice tea- ching this week at Dashwood Public School, under the wat- chful eye of principal Don Finkbeiner. John Braid and Jim Guen- ther went with the Exeter ban- tam team to play hockey at St. Clair Shores last Saturday. They were accompanied by Jim's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Guenther, and were bill- eted with the hockey team's parents while there. Zurich News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURICHEIM, 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 Subseripti,9n Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. 50 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1915 Miss Margaret Lamont has returned from a few months' visit with relatives in Minne- apolis. Fred Beer and Harry Horton, who have been working on farms near Hensall, have left for London to enlist. Peter Eisenbach has accepted the position of running the thresher for John Wein. The new executive of the EUB Ladies' Aid is as follows: Miss Lydia Faust, president; Mrs. G. F. Brown, vice-presi- dent; Mrs. Ed Axt, recording secretary; Mrs. D. S Faust, cor- responding secretary; Mrs. W. H. Hoffman, organist; Mrs. W. Truemner and Mrs. G. Howard, librarians; auditors, Mrs. Sie- bert and Mrs. O'Brien. Solomon Gingerich, of the Goshen Line south, has sold 50 acres of his farm, being the north half of lot 12, to his brothers, David and Samuel Gingerich. The former still has 100 acres. 40 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1925 Earl and Percy Willert mo- tored to London on Wednes- day. Ward Fritz motored to Wind- sor last week and returned with a new Ford coupe, This model is much improved over the last one. Little Della Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Smith, of the Bronson Line, under- went an operation for tonsils and adenoids on Tuesday and is getting along as well as can be expected. The roads of the township are in terrible condition and wagons carrying more than a Course Held For Teachers At EEE; Church A ten -week course in church school teaching training was concluded Tuesday night at the Emmanuel EUB Church with the showing of an inspiring film in colour entitled, "How High the Calling." Credit cer- tificates were awarded to all who completed the required work. There were 15 regular mem- bers of the class from Blake Mennonite, Zurich Mennonite, and Emmanuel EUB churches and a number of visitors att- ended various sessions. The text employed was "lear- ning to teach" by Paul M. Led - erach. The course was one of the series of Christian service training released by the Menn- onite committee on christian education. Those who atended attested to the benefit derived from an exchange of ideas and sharing of common problems and ex- periences from among t h e three separate church schools, and the drawing from the many helpful facts brought forward by the text. It proved to be a pleasant experience in co-op- erative activity on the study and preparation level for the community of church schobl teachers and leaders. M. Shatto served as the tea- cher of the course. This pro- ject along with the well -attend- ed summer bible school spon- sored by the three congregat- ions has made a genuine con- tribution during the this past year to the principle of chris- tian co-operation in Zurich. Petroleums Limited AGENT: ROBERT N. McKINLEY DIAL 236-4830 -- ZURICH Gasoline • Diesel HEATING OILS Valvoline and Veedol Motor Oils and Greases "Go With Arrow" YEARS GONE -BY- half load are asked to stay off the roads until they are in better shape. 25 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1940 Miss Leona Fisher is taking Albert Miller's place in the Dashwood store during his ab- sence. Mrs, Albert Goetz is visiting with Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Coxon in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rowe, of Thorndale, were Saturday vis- itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Mousseau. Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Thiel and family have moved into their new home purchased from the Miss Helen Sreenan estate. 15 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1950 Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Rader and son Gerald, and Mrs. Charles Thiel motored to Lon- don on Saturday where little Gerald had his cast removed. X-rays revealed improvement and casts have been put on both legs again. Miss Jean Krueger, RN, of the staff of Victoria Hospital, London, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Roselle Krueger, for a few days. Miss Betty Mousseau, RN, of the staff of Stratford General Hospital, visited for a day last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Mousseau. Mrs. Sarah Geoffrey, of Beav- ertown, visited with Mrs. Fred Ducharme of the Bluewater. 10 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1955 Dr. and Mrs. Archie Mac- Kinnon, of Galt, were Sunday visitors with their mother, Mrs. M. MacKinnon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Henry and family, of Southampton, were week -end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keith West- lake. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Eichler and sons, Mrs. Wagenest and daughter Pauline, of Stratford, were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Deichert. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Addison Tiernan were Mr. and Mrs. William Haugh, Mr. and Mrs. Urban Pfile, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Merner and Mr. and Mrs. Milfred Merner and family. K of C Bingo At Seaforth Lists Winners Approximately 130 attended the annual Christmas turkey bingo Friday evening in the Legion Hall, Seaforth, which was sponsored by the Father Stephen Eckert Council 5289 of the Knights of Columbus of Seaforth and district. There wore 15 regular games and five share -the -wealth games, two door prizes and a free game. All turkeys were be- tween 14 and 15 pounds. Following are the winners; Mrs. Alex Muir(2); Douglas Dick; Jack Cooper; Fred Fow- ler; Russell Oesch; Mrs, John VanGeffen(2); Joe Moore; Glo- ria Glanville; Russell Pepper; Al McKercher; Mrs. W.D. Wil- son; Mrs. Hodge. Special game winner, Mrs. Lawrence Dillon. Door prizes went to Gene Baynham and N. Palmer. Share -the -wealth winners at the bingo were; Anne Link - later; Ed Brady; Mrs. Baird; Mrs. Al McKercher; Janis Litt- le, Chairman in charge of the bingo was John Paul Rau, of RR 2, Zurich. 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 & NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER BELL, Q.C., B.A. C. V. LAUGHTON, Q.C., LLB. 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