Zurich Citizens News, 1966-03-31, Page 2PAGE TWO
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1966
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Encouraage Courage
Courage is where you find it, and it
is heartening to see again and again that
it has no relation to size.
In the storms that have swept the
country this winter, huge trucks, buses,
airplanes and trains found the going too
rough.
Motorists by the thousands gave up
the battle against snow, sleet and ice, and
many stayed put until things eased up.
Not the birds. In sub -zero tempera-
tures, in snow several times their height,
in gales that man in foul -weather gear had
trouble bucking, tiny birds weighing only
ounces refused to be licked. They flew
into howling headwinds that spun them
around but could not drive them back.
They pecked through heavy snow and
crusted ice for the bits of food that meant
the difference between life and death.
Night after night they sought what-
ever shelter they could find from wind
and bitter cold. Morning after morning
they resumed the search for sustenance.
It never occurred to them to give up.
Courage is where you find it. It is
literally for the birds. Man can thank
then for their example by feeding them
in their time of trouble.—Stratford Beacon -
Herald.
More Fun
A man, not a politician but in public
life, who is in opposition to a powerful
critical group was described the other day
as being at his best and most eloquent
when on the defensive. It was said that
he would live out his life, happily, fighting
back.
It is well for the country that it has
the kind of men who get the biggest kick
out of being in the minority . They have
fun.
County Council
Makes Grants at
March Session
Goderich — County council
set aside $2,500 toward cost of
the banquet to be held in con-
nection with the International
Plowing Match near Seaforth.
A tender of $3.50 for the meal
was mentioned, but Reeve
Ernest Talbot, chairman of the
agricultural committee, said
the matter is not settled.
Grants approved 'on recom-
mendation of this committee
include the following:
Agricultural junior extension,
$2,500; Soil and Crop Improve-
ment Association, $400; agri-
cultural representatives, $500;
Clinton Spring Fair, $265; Hol-
stein, Hereford and Shorthorn
Breeder s' associations, $100
each; Jersey, Guernsey, Ayr-
shire .and Aberdeen -Angus as-
sociations, $50 each; Hensall
Spring Fair, $150; and fall fairs
as follows: Blyth, $150; Exeter,
$294.56; Seaforth, 503.18; Zur-
ich, $154.20; Bayfield, $150;
Brussels, $223.12; Howick, $150;
Dungannon, $150; Lucknow,
$75; Kirkton, $100.
Among grants recommended
by the finance committee,
$1,500 for the building fund at
London of the Canadian Na-
tional Institute for the Blind
From My Window
By Shirley Keller
WHAT KIND OF FOOLS
ARE WE?
In a very hours now, moms
and dads, big sisters and broth-
ers, uncles and aunts, teachers
and everyone within range of
a normal school age youngster
will be hopping to the tune of
a time-honored ritual -- April
Fools' Day trickery.
It isn't too difficult to under-
stand why April Fools' Day has
retained its status in the year
when other customs of the past
like Arbour Day and May Day
have all but faded from the
horizon. Humans have always
delighted in making fools out
of others. Taking advantage
of another results in a momen-
tary sense of superiority and
nourishes starving egos, there-
by satisfying the animal in-
stinct buried deep in us all.
Normally, April Fools' Day
pranks are harmless and down-
right funny. You know the
kind: "Hey mom, Sally has big
red and purple spots all over
her" or "Teacher, the principal
wants to see you in his office
right away".
Generally, the frolic begins
early in the day with the wide-
awake jokers pulling off the
best stunts and continues until
there is not one unsuspecting
victim remaining. Rarely does
the foolishness run into April
2 for then it is within the vic-
tim's right to cut the trickster
dead with the words: April
Fools' Day is past and you're
the biggest fool at Mast.
But this year, like it or lump
it, April Fools' Day will herald
the beginning of a not -so -funny
joke which is destined to go on
for years. You guessed it—the
prankster is the Ontario gov-
ernment and the prank is an
increase in sales tax.
I suppose we in Ontario can
count ourselves among the most
fortunate in the country. We
escaped the nuisance of sales
tax for many years while others
' in Canada were digging deep
into their pockets for the pen-
nies that add up to a tidy an-
nual bundle for provincial fi-
nanciers. And housewives will
remain eternally grateful that
taxation has not hit their groc-
ery budgets too seriously—just
yet.
Paying five cents on the
dollar instead of just three will
make for rounder figures and
easier calculations—but this is
about as far as my personal
gratitude will stretch.
Mothers of small children are
thankful that clothing for the
younger set is not taxable but
their joy will turn to sorrow
as soon as junior emerges from
the tot stage and grows to a
budding youth. Our provincial
tax scheme is not in step with
medical discoveries and nutri-
was about the only change.
There is an annual mainten-
ance grant of $2,000. The Sal-
vation Army get $1,500; the
Canadian Cancer Society (Hur-
on branch) $400, and St. John
Ambulance $75.
On recommendation of this
committee, council set $3,000
as the fee for A. M. Harper for
1966 audit, and accepted a
figure of $3,300 for 1967. (It
was $1,975 in 1965.)
Among grants approved on
recommendation of Re e v e
Boyle's legislative committee:
county libraries ($40 to each in
the county); Goderich and Wing-
ham
inbham retarded children's schools,
$350 each; Belgrave music fes-
tival, Belgrave school fair, Hen-
sall school fair and Howick-
Turnberry school fair, $25 each.
Persian Import for. Easter!
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WOW! Any construction worker would dig this crazy hard hat, but pretty Margaret Longo, of
Ontario Hydro, has bagged it for an .Easter bonnet. Originally, the aluminum hard hat belonged
to a worker at the Dez hydro project in dusty Iran. But it disappeared, and was taken to Esfahan,
a city noted for its engraving, where it was worked in a manner usually reserved for gold or silver
articles. Later the hat was purchased at a bazaar by the head of an Ontario Hydro operations
team stationed at Dez. This team commissioned the new station and is training young Iranians
to operate it. Bottom photo shows details of the hat's engraving which depicts life in
—ONTARIran.O HYDRO PHOTOS
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tional advancements that make
it possible for a child of 10 or
11 to need wearing apparel in
sizes far beyond his years and
entirely taxable.
'Skinny pants and tight skirts
may be fashionable or they may
be a last ditch effort by parents
to beat the tax, After all, if
you can squeeze a size 16 lad
into a size 14 pair of jeans, you
have saved 15 cents! Multiply
this by three pairs of trousers
and two or more boys and you
have just cause for the scanda-
lous styles that shock more
conservative adults.
April Food cracks like this
we •can do without!
There is little doubt that the
two -cent increase will mean
several million dollars more
realized to be lavished on us --
for conveniences and services
we have the audacity to de-
mand but a reluctance to fi-
nance. When you come right
down to it, we are the real
pranksters—the kind of fools
you find in a democracy like
ours where any idiot can open
his mouth and scream bloody
murder for things he wants and
cares little if he can afford.
Television Views
by William Whiting
We attended a CTV recep-
tion in Toronto for Patrick
Naenee and Diana Rigg, the
stars of "The Avengers", which
is seen Sundays at 7:30 pan.
Everyone had the opportunity
to meet them. It was a small
informal gathering of less than
50 people, which included news-
paper writers, radio broadcast-
ers, advertising people and CTV
network affiliates.
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dishonor his own flag would
piss in his own drinking water,"
he stated twice. He said he in-
tends
ntends to make this statement
if the flag issue ever appears
on "Front Page Challenge"..
Someone at the table remarked,
"it will be your last program".:
It was an interesting two
hours and it was unfortunate
that the stars of "The Aven-
gers"
were not sitting at my
table. They would have been
highly amused and perhaps a
bit shocked.
I was seated at the same
table as Gordon Sinclair, with
about eight others. Many sub-
jects were discussed. Two or
three around the table kept
bringing up favorite "Gordon
Sinclair" subjects, such as re-
ligion, the refusal of many to
accept the Canadian flag, and
the current topic of conversa-
tion in Canada, "the Steven
Truscott case".
Sinclair believes the boy to
be guilty. Someone asked him
what Pierre Berton thought.
"He believes him to be inno-
cent," he said. In most in-
stances, Sinclair speaks plain
common sense and the things
he says are very logical, but
in this case I said I thought
he was wrong. I believe Steven
Truscott is not guilty. If he is
released and a miscarriage of
justice is declared, he should
be awarded at least $100,000
by the government.
(by Tanya Parkins)
The third meeting of the
Zurich Accessory Queens was
held at the home of Mrs. Jim
Parkins at 7 p.in. on March 17.
We opened the meeting with
the 4-1I pledge and the roll
call
For the business we decided
to make •carry -all bags for the
Women's Institute bazaar, and
do some project during Easter
holidays, and donate the pro-
ceeds to the Easter Seal cam-
paign.
Tanya Parkins was chosen
for the next press secretary.
Afterwards we had a •discus-
sion on scarves and also did
our tie dyeing and hand -rolled
hem. We decided to have the
next meeting on March 31 at
Mrs, Parkins.
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VARNA NEWS
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had a very successful auction
sale on Monday afternoon of
this week.
A reception service for new
members will be held in the
United Church next Sunday
morning, April 3.
A special communion service
will be held next Thursday,
April 7, in the United' Church
at 8 p.m.
A paper drive will be held
some time next month.
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believes all Canadians should
recognize it as our flag and
accept it. "A man who would
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