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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-06-02, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH cITIZENS NEW5. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1966 eciiklual atonement County Is Problem For Goderich If John Galt and the Canada Company had been able to look ahead a hundred years and see the problems they would create for Goderich town council by mak- ing the lake port the county town, they undoubtedly would have had second thoughts. And if this had happened, we have little doubt that other centres, such as Seaforth or Clinton or Exeter or Wing - ham, would have been happy to have put up with the increased assessment, the, county -supported institutions, the added payroll which comes with being Huron's headquarters, Unfortunately at this late date there is a physical •difficulty in moving the court house,lhe jail, the health unit and related facilities to a more hospitable clime. Goderich, it seems, is stuck with being the county town, The current problem has to do with parking, and the details are set out in a recent editorial in the Goderich Signal - Star in these words: "Huron County has once again called upon Goderich town council to discrimin- ate against local residents in its parking policy. "The county feels the town is obligated to turn over the inside •of The Square .as a private parking facility for its employees. "Although no one has come out in the open to state this publicly, it is rumored that a subtle form of intimidation may be used to force the issue. "It has been suggested that the town reneged on its original agreement with Huron when it drew up the controversial two-hour parking by-law. "If this is the case, then county coun- cil .could withdraw from its part of the agreement which included providing court house toilet privileges for daytime shop- pers. "Court house employees are hoping to join the select few — county council mem- bers — who are already exempt from park- ing fines. "The parking stickers issued to mem- bers of county council are in themselves an affront to the taxpayers of Goderich. "It is grossly unfair that a handful of elected officials should be privileged to ignore a community statute. "In fact, as elected representatives, they should not expect to receive favors from any source. "The county court house is a valuable asset to the town of Goderich, yet council, to be honest to itself, must legislate in favor of the majority. "As long as the by-law remains on the town's books it should be enforced against everyone. "Mayor Frank Walkom expressed the feelings of most resident when he an- nounced his surprise `that the county staff cannot manage to walk half a block'. "Not only should Goderich council re- fuse the county's request, but it should also give consideration to rescinding the :dis- criminatory parking stickers. "The county officials must be notified that although their `boots are made for walking', they are not made for walking right over town council." Surely in all these years, county and town should have learned to live with each. Surely these periodic and :peevish outbursts can be avoided and the matters in dispute discussed in a reasonable man- ner.—The Huron Expositor. Watch Out For Forgeries Many stores cash Baby Bonus and other government cheques. They do it as a service to help those who get them. But everyone who brings in a cheque is not honest, as a local merchant found to his cost the other clay. And he is only one of the many who are being taken for a ride by unscrupulous persons. The situ- ation has become so serious that trade journals are warning their readers against becoming victims of fraud. We add our warning to theirs. There are several ways that this fraud is worked. All, apparently, are based upon forgery or misrepresentation. Here is one, and how it was worked on Mr. Doe, of Alliston. A woman came into his store to buy merchandise •and offered a Baby Bonus cheque. Mr. Doe accepted it; the woman signed it in his presence. She took the merchandise worth about $15, with the balance in cash. Mr. Doe deposited the cheque. In due course it was returned, and his account debited with the amount, because it was a forgery. He is out the merchandise and the cash he gave. Now, what is behind this? Research has shown that in a case like this the pat- tern is this: The woman, let us call her Mrs. Roe, who received the cheque, finds someone, Mrs. Fake, who will co-operate with her, possibly on •a split -profit basis. Mrs. Fake takes the cheque and goes to some place where she is not known; she may pick on a small town or village a long way off. She presents the cheque, signing it with Mrs. Roe's name, and uses it to buy goods and, maybe, to get some cash. She may even produce phony identification papers. She splits the take with Mrs. Roe. The merchants deposits the •cheque and in due course gets it back and has to make it good. Meantime, Mrs. Roe lodges a claim with the government, swearing that she did not receive her •cheque and thus gets another one. - In one instance the defrauded mer- chant went to court about it. The magis- trate gave the guilty party a light sentence and soundly lectured the merchant for hav- ing cashed the cheque. So, beware of strangers who want to cash seemingly innocent •cheques. The moral of all this, of course, do not cash any cheques unless you know the person presenting it and are perfectly sure of identity. If you accept a forgery, the responsibility is yours. With the tourist and travel season here there may easily be more and more strangers who want to cash •cheques. Be very sure that there is no fraud, or that you can afford to make the cheque good if it is a phony.—The Alliston (Ont.) Herald. "Cooling Off" Legislation Proposed Concern over the too -often shady tac- tics of door-to-door salesmen has prompted one of our members of parliament to pro- pose a "cooling -off" period of two days before any contract between a householder and such salesmen would become valid and binding. The purchaser would have the option of withdrawing within the specified limit. This may be a drastic thought, and the very fact that the proposal has been made is a reflection on our time and way of life. It implies that the buyer must be constantly alert, but too often this has been sadly true. Right in our own community, there have been people tricked into signing notes for goods that were supposed to be free; for services that were better obtained from a local businessman, and so on down the line. In each instance, the transaction left something to be desired, when the house- holder finally realized that he had pur- chased a pig in a poke. Spring is a good season for these itinerant salesmen, who will blandly assure you that your signature is just a formality. It is not. Every time you sign one of their documents, you may be signing away a portion of your savings. Chambers of Commerce and Business Bureaux have advocated simple precau- tions to take when these high pressure sales people call on you. Ask for identi- fication; phone the office or firm he says he represents, or wait and write if this is impractical; if you are a woman, check with your husband or some other advisor; and finally, tell the salesman that you are checking and ask him to call back in 24 hours. If he is not genuine, you'll not see him again. If there is still doubt in your mind, call the police •department who will help determine if the salesman's credentials are in order,—North Kent Leader. retch ; 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: Mernber: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Subscription Hates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada: $4.00 in ignited States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. �w���\�5:���$•��;s4�,'•�.tii'O�\,di. �� til?. `, :at�� '�\'•,\4�;�,�*•: . Ra,PE AttHZIEa;M c•. a The world's most modern transportation system will be in operation for Expo 67. The Metro (top left) will carry visitors to the site where the main form of transporation will be provided by the Expo Express (bottom right), which will be free. The mini -rail (bottom left) will make up part of the secondary transportation system together with the Telecanape (top right). SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley HERE'S MORE PERFECTION Well, if you remember, last week I was ekplaining how we could improve the high school system. We had thrown out the Lord's Prayer and The Queen, not because we are atheistic or anti -royalist, but because both are meaningless in that context. Then we had the warm-up period: a half hour of popular music, jokes, news, weather re- port. This wakes up the chil- dren, and starts the day, not with a whimper, but with a bang. Following this would come a solid hour of hard work. We'd switch on the television. For 45 minutes, we'd enjoy the les- son in propaganda from Laurier La -Square, or in charm from Wat Patson, or in mopery and gawk from some cabinet min- ister, or in double think from Lesser Person, or in rhetoric from John Diefendummer or in whatever the Department of Education in its ineffable in- sight had chosen for the day. After the lesson teacher and students would discuss its con- tent and ---or try to retain their breakfasts. It's about 10:30 a.m. now. Time for the Anti -Aggression session. The class presidents would distribute equipment. Every student would be given a block of wood and a mallet or two pieces of tin. For 15 min- utes, each would pound on his wood or tin until he was cleansed of aggressive tenden- cies. Only the teacher would be allowed to pound students, and only with a wet towel, to get rid of his aggressive urges. This would be followed, logi- cally, by 15 minutes of soft music piped into the classrooms, until everybody was ,completely relaxed. Maybe even asleep. It's 11 a.m. Then it's everybody, the 1400 kids and the 60 -odd teachers, out .and around the block. Briskly if winter, sauntering in better weather. English teach- ers would burble about the beauty of nature. Science teach- ers would point out Flora and Fauna (the two busty waitresses who dropped out of Grade 11 last year). Math teachers would explain that the ,shortest dis- tance between two points (a warm classroom and a warm classrooln) is a square block. Time to eat. Everyone is re- laxed, refreshed, ravenous. At present, the kids eat in shifts, stand in long lines, sit at long tables like •convicts, gulp their jelly doughnuts) jam -and -pea- nut -butter sandwiches, and soup (often in that order), and hurtle back to classes, 'Under my system, there'd be an hour and •a half for lunch. There'd be no more than eight at a table. There'd be waiters and waitresses, given this chore as a punishment, instead of a detention. Lunch would be free: a hot dish, all you could eat. But how to overcome the over -crowding, Simple. Lunch- hour (and a half) would be combined with Learning -Leisure Period. Sociologists warn us gloomily that one of the great- est problems facing mankind is the use of leisure hours, when the work -week has been re- duced by automation to about 20 hours. This period would enable stu- dents to develop a hobby. There'd be 10 snooker tables. There'd be curling and figure HEALTH TIPS From the C.M®A. BURNS It is generally agreed among those acquainted with the prob- lem that the best first-aid treat- ment of a burn is to wrap the injured area in towels wrung out of cold water, the Canadian Medical Association reports. This procedure serves two important purposes—it isolates the burn and lessens the possi- bility of infection, and the cold application relieves pain. It should be stressed that any applications of salves or strong disinfectants add to the -dam- age already done by the burn. Probably one of the worst steps is to apply a preparation which forms a crust, and all prepara- tions containing tannic acid are offenders. The CMA says gentleness in the management of an early burn is most important. When applying cold, wet dressings, care should be taken not to break blisters, since blisters play a big part in keeping out infection, If an hour or more elapses before a patient with a bad burn can get to hospital, he will become very thirsty and drinking tap water or fruit juices may do serious harm. One of the best drinks to com- bat this early shock is water containing a shake of salt and a pinch of baking soda. Pain -relieving pills such as headache tablets may be given in moderation to help relieve suffering until medical atten- tion is available. feeementremieseemessemessesermas BOWS Barber Shop MALI STREET, ZURICH Open Tuesday and Friday Nite 111111111111110111111110141661111111111 skating in winter. There'd be gardening in goo d weather. There's be stamp clubs and writing clubs and flower -arrang- ing clubs and Indian clubs. In the gym, or outdoors in fine weather, you'd find your most learned savants, strolling like Socrates, ready to question and answer those who really wanted to learn something. In designated classrooms, there'd be instruction in poker and bridge and chess and darts and sex. These'd be no over- crowding in the cafeteria. I guarantee. I haven't quite figured out the afternoon program yet. Personally, I'd send them all home at one o'clock. But their parents deserve something more than that horror, after paying all those taxes. We'd probably spend the afternoon at sports, drama, music, painting, sculp- ture, pure math and science. Those who weren't interested in these things, would have dormitories provided, where they could stretch out for an hour or two in order to be fresh when their favorite TV pro- grams came on at home. 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