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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-02-17, Page 2PAGE TWO eddoluai ecionotefrd System That Helps Nobody In this enlightened society in which we live, it is theoretically impossible to ge thrown in jail for debt. Even if your debt is to the Department of National Revenue, you cannot be jailed for simple failure to pay yotu' income tax. Before the tax -sleuths can get you behind bars, they have to prove to a court that you did something fraudulent in the course of evading your debt to the government. In such case, you are not jailed for debt, but for fraud. It may be theoretically impos- sible, but even so there are some Ontario men in jail for debt, at any given moment. A recent news story described the case of a Toronto man who is separated from his wife, and is under court order to pay $40 a week for the maintenance of his wife and children. He was employed at a jab which paid him $80 a week, less the normal de- ductions from pay. After a period of liv- ing in Toronto in bachelor quarters on actual take-home pay of thirty -some dollars a week, he got behind in his separation payments. His wife lodged a complaint, he was brought before a judge, and the judge ordered him to pay $500 of •arrears by a given date, The man did not succeed in raising $500 before the deadline (as well as keep- ing up the regular $40), so he was again before the judge, who sentenced him to three months in jail, He was not jailed for debt, strictly speaking, but for con- tempt of court. He had shown contempt by disobeying the judge's order to pay money. -Once he was in jail, he had lost his job. When he came out of jail he was under obligation to pay $40 a week regu- larly, out of no income per week. Also, the arrears had grown at the rate of $40 a week during the time he spent in jail. This same problem has been the sub- ject of •comment recently in England, where creditors have been making free use of the device of jail -for -contempt, as ' a means to put pressure on debtors. In Eng- land and Wales, debtors are being jailed (for contempt) at the rate of about 140 a week. A bar association study showed that in 1963, county court judges in Eng- land and Wales heard no fewer than 1,500,000 debt cases, •of which many, no doubt, were brought to court in the hope that the threat of a jail term would prod the debtor into paying. (Scotland, with its own code of civil law, is different. Scottish courts will not jail a debtor, under any pretext, unless fraud is proven.) Some English judges have rebelled against the use of their courts as arms of Collection agencies. One judge, at Swin- don, compelled by law to find against a debtor, avoided the disagreeable duty of sentencing the debtor to jail, by giving him 297 years to pay. The Ontario practice of jailing for contempt would not appear to be doing anybody much good. A deserted wife has better prospects of collecting from a hus- band with a job, than from a jobless bus- banad in jail.—Stratford Beacon -Herald. Musical Jingle It has been quite a while since people with good incomes have gone around with cash jingling in their pockets. The check- book and the credit card have made un- necessary all but a few coins. (You still can't tip with a credit card or start the laundromat washer with a cheque. Now come the forecast that cheques and credit cards themselves may soon be on the way out. No less an authority than a member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System predicts that the computer will replace cheques "within the discernible future". The plan would work quite simply. By arrangement with his bank, a person would receive a combination cash -credit card which he could present instead of cash at the supermarket or the department stare. The card would set in motion a computer mechanism that would end by deducting the amount of the purchase from the customer's bank account and paying it to the merchant, Great. But we'll miss the tussle with the old cheque book, the game of "find the missing pennies" — the correction re- quired to make our balance conform to that of the bank statement. The computer, we are told, will also make out payrolls, and do little regular chores for us like deducting the rent from our earnings and paying our landlord. We won't even see our pay. This is highly efficient. But it won't make us feel as rich as we felt when we got our first weekly pay envelope contain- ing $18.40 in cash and saw the silver fall out on our desk when we eagerly tore it open.—Hanover Post. From My Window By Shirley Keller If your reaction is anything like mine, the sights and sounds of the modern teenager set your head a-shaakin' and your tongue a-cli.ckin'. It just doesn't seem possible that a pretty young lady of sweet sixteen would want to hide a lovely face under six inches of scraggly bang or be- hind her own weight in eye shadow and mascara; and how do you comprehend a virile specimen of young manhood who allows himself to copy and be copied until he looks more like Betty than Betty. Madness multiplies as this hap 1 e s s, shapeless, faceless crowd writhes and wriggles onto the dance xioor where members mingle like a mis- guided mob, performing solo contortions resembling an ac - cute attack of the hiccoughs to an earsplitting beat void of tune or lyric. The thought doesn't do much for parents who have devoted a lifetime of time, talents and treasures to nurturing the heal- thy bodies and solid character- istics of their sons and daugh- ters in the fervent hope they will someday reap a tiny glow of pride. Take heart, adult nations of the world. All is not lost. To remember is to understand. Grandma, remember the time you begged your mother for one of those newfangled dresses and how your grandmother grunted, "It's shameful, I can see you ankle". Grandpa, remember the night you rubbed down the mare so your father would not discover the lather of sweat the horse had worked up when you whip- ped the daylights out of the animal so you, your girl and your buggy could have a head start on the way home from the church box social? And the time you deliberately ripped your tweed trousers so you could have a pair of those snappy pinstripe serge? Dad, remember the brushcut you sported with your flame- red strides and your lime green shirt? Mom, remember the poodle -cut, the rolled blue denims, the sloppy-tjoes, the Gibson girl craze, Eisenhower jackets, the boy -bob, pancake make-up and rouge? I doubt if any teenager who ever lived has escaped one -Line lectures like this: "What is this younger generations coming to?" or "Dancing was more sen- sible when your mother and I were young." I also doubt there has been a teenager with breath who ments in one way or another: hasn't exclaimed these senti- "You don't understand me" or "all the kids are doing it" or "we're not getting into trouble —we're just having fun." Since time began, it has been vitally important to young peo- ple to be accepted by other young people. If I remember my feelings when I was a teen- ager, the biggest need was to do and be something different than my parents. After all, they were old and stodgy and pitifully behind the times. I was young—of' a new era—and by golly, I was going to prove it. It is a sign of maturity I believe when we notice the un- usual habits of youngsters and while we may not always con- done them, we can surely un- derstand them if we try. Age cannot be measured in years alone; it depends largely on the state of mind. You can be old at 30 or young at 80 and the only difference is how well you remember your youth. 0 DASHWOOD Personals Mr. and Mrs, Wellwood Gill, of Grand Bend, were Wednes- day evening visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rader, Miss Ruth Ann Salmon, of Toronto, is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Cliff Salmon, Passes The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Victor Brisson, of De- troit, passed away at the Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, Wednesday, February 9. Mrs. Brisson is the former Margaret Masse of Grand Bend, The body was brought to the Hoffman funeral home and. burial was made in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Joseph, Friday February 11, with Monsignor Bourdeau officiating. Zurich N•ws PRINTED BY SOtiTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMI'PED, ZCIRIC i 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: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Subscripti9n Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, In Canada; $4.00 in. United States and and la'oreign; single copies 7 cents. ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1956: Awards Presented to Publishers Various awards in better newspapers competitions were presented to the publish- ers at the annual convention in Toronto last week. Shown here are the winners in the class for villages with under 1,000 popula- tion. Back row, left to right, are Herb Campbell; of the Dutton Advance, tied for second place; G. A. Scott, of the Athens Reporter, third place, and .Frank Maclntyre, of the Dundalk Herald, tied for second place. Seated in front is Herb Turkheim, of the Zurich Citizens News, who was awarded first place in this year's competition. Lutheran Women Discuss World Day of Prayer The February meeting of the Lutheran Church Women of St. Peter's Lutheran Church was in charge of Mr. M. Doerr, as- sisted by Mrs. Anne Turkheim, Mrs. Charles Thiel and Mrs. Ivan Yungblut. The topic presented empha- sized the purpose of World Day of Prayer and an informative film entitled, "The Day Thou Gayest", was shown. It depict- ed the world-wide outreach made possible with the offer- ings received at these services. The work projects planned for the following months in- clude the quilting of two quilts for Waterloo Lutheran Semin- ary, and the making of four or five layettes, etc., for Lutheran welfare work. Mrs. Blackwell read a letter from the missionary nurse, La- ving Holcomb, who is stationed at the Leprosarium at Jambi, Tanzania, Africa, and also showed a scrapbook showing some of the work that is car- ried on there, as well as in other mission fields in Asia, Africa nad India. A pleasant half-hour of fel- lowship followed the meeting, when the committee in charge served a dainty lunch. Dashwood Ladies' Aid The regular meeting of Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid was held Wednesday, February 9, with group 3 and Mrs, Albert Miller convenor, in charge of devo- tions and lunch. Taking the place of the reg- ular topic, Mr. Gordon Kraft showed pictures of the Euro- pean trip taken by him and his family last summer. These were much enjoyed by mem- bers and their guests. President Mrs. Leonard Schenk presided for the busi- ness. Catering to a wedding on February 19 was discussed. Reports were heard from all secretaries. A letter was read from student Arthur Rader thanking the ladies for their Christmas gift, Plik HEATING _ Do Things Right! Leiters to the Editor Ottawa, Ontario, February 7, 1966 Mr. Herb Turkheim, Zurich Citizens News, Zurich, Ontario. Dear Herb: I realize I was talking to you on Saturday night, but I thought I would drop a line to offer my congratulations to you and your staff for the First Place Award in the Better Newspapers' Competitions, for villages with populations under 1,000. Sincerely, R. E. McKinley, MP, Huron 0 Bolton, Ontario, February 9, 1966 Mr. Herb Turkheim, Zurich Citizens News, Zurich, Ontario. Dear Herb: The enclosed money order for three dollars is to renew my subscription to the Citizens News for another year. Congratulations once again on a very commendable achieve- ment in winning the award in the Better Newspapers Compe- tition. Yours truly, A. P. (Perce) Rowe February 14, 1966 Zurich Citizens News, Zurich, Ontario. Dear Mr. Turkheim: I read with interest your edi- torial of Thursday, February 10, 1966, and I am particularly pleased to have such a positive opinion. From time to time, a good many negative articles appear in various newspapers, the context of which is gener- ally based on one item which becomes greatly distorted since surrounding conditions and cir- cumstances are seldom ex- plored. We operate under directives governed by the Emergency Measures Act of the federal and provincial governments, based on a general cross-sec- tion of the country, but partic- ularly most suitable to Counties having a city within its boun- daries and possessing services and personnel to round out a fairly Iarge complement. How- ever, in this county, these serv- Count on Us to v Our skilled, experienced men take pride in their expert work- manship. When they do a job, you KNOW it's right! PLUMBING r HEATING G ELECTRICAL WORK • 1'OR EXPERT REPAIRS OR NEW INSTALLATIONS Call TIEMAN'S HARDWARE FURNITURE -- COAL CEMENT PHONE 8 — DASHWOOD ices are naturally manned by fewer people and being a rambling piece of territory. we find it somewhat diff,. utt to reconcile all the areas into ane group. Therefore, we have formed community groups and in your district, Exeter is the headquarters, embracing Us - borne, Stephen Hay and part of Tuckersmith townships. Our planning is fairly com- plete at the county level. We have an excellent organization in Wingham, and Exeter is progressing, although somewhat slower than the other four towns. As soon as this phase of the planning has been com- pleted, Zurich and the other villages in your community group will be integrated and I hope to speak to you one of these days quite soon with an explanation of what we have accomplished and what we are endeavoring to do. Very much thanks again. Yours sincerely, W. Stuart Forbes, Co-ordinator Emergency Measures. Television Views by William Whiting The first of year TV ratings from across the country have a few surprises and upsets. Elliott Research Corporation re- ports Saturday Night NHL Hockey corning first, with Wed- nesday Night Hockey a close second. Walt Disney showed up in third spot with Bewitched„ Andy Griffith and The Aveng- ers. Bonanza and Ed Sullivan were number .7 and 8. Front Page Challenge was number 9 and the Beverly Hillbillies end - 3c1 up in 10th position. From 11 to 20 it was Bill Valley, Smothers Brothers, Jackie Glea- son, Branded, Red Skelton, Lit tlest Hobo, Patty Duke Dick Van Dyke, It's Your Move and Gomer Pyle. The surprises and upsets we spoke of are as follows: That The Avengers beat Bonanza and Ed Sullivan; that Don Messer pulled up to number 21 posi- tion, while Country Music Hall slid to 30; that Hank beat Get Smart by 26 to 34; and Musical Showcase (the rankest of all Canadian TV shows) was in 29th position. In this survey Fractured Phrases showed up last in number 46 spot, which is where that "nothing" show belongs. Brief world-wide TV items— A license for the first wireless television system in Hong Kong has been awarded to Television Broadcasts Limited, a company formed by prominent Hong Kong residents and British and American broadcasters. The Richard Boone Show and Richard Chamberlain as Dr. Kildare have won television awards in Columbia, South America. The Boone show got it for the best dramatic series and Chamberlain received his award for being one of the most popular personalities in Columbia. rieSSOMIezeamairaaaraientatrestesamer BUILDING CONTRACTOR • CUSTOM CARPENTRY 411, YOU NAME IT . . . . WE'LL DO IT No job is too large or toe small for us. DICK BEDARD DIAL 236-4679 — ZURICH Cali Us for Free Estimates Business and. OPTOMETRY rofessional Directory J. E. LONGS TA i= OPTOMET i `." 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