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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-07-07, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CmzENs NEWS e0,01010011 Mr Mr Our Congratulations! We wish to extend our congratulations this week to a swell -known and energetic Zurich businessman, Gerald Gingerich, on his election to the board of directors of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, This honor bestowed upon the ambitious presi- dent of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce is an honr to all the people in this com- munity, Few people in, this area realize the devoted effort this man has given to his community, especially during the past three years of his term of office, locally. He is the first person in the history of the Zurich organization who has been elected to this high executive position, and is well deserving of the honor. While Mr. Gingerich has served for the past three years as president of the local Chamber of Commerce, he has also devoted much time and effort to the work of any other organization asking for his assistance, 'Under his leadership the Zur- ich Chamber has grown into one of the largest and strongest in the country. The accomplishments of the organization over the past few years speak well enough for what he has done. There is no doubt that had it not been for the determination and untiring effort of men such as Mr. Gingerich, the present Blue Water Rest Horne might never have come into being. No one has any idea how many hours and days this man has devoted to this worthy cause. And his work in this connection is still far from being over. We can vision, in the years ahead, the day that this sante man will become presi- dent of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, a position which we are confident he could fill quite capably, In the meantime, if ever there was a person who deserved the title, "Mr. Zurich", Gerry does. Let's pay tribute to a man who never quits working on our behalf, to make our community a better place in which to live. Men of this calibre are ap- preciated, as well as being needed. The Little Things Much not being said in print about the rest of Canada vis -o -vis Quebec is being said nevertheless. And, as usual, a lot of these remarks made among friends, behind the hand as it were, are unhappy. un- friendly, even petty. They are not con- cerned with major matters, not with grand questions •of culture and language. But because they are small enough to be the basis of the barbed remark at the coffee break, they are the things that build up public attitudes. An example is the comment of a woman who read in the paper that all the young mesdemoiselles who are to be guides at Expo 67 must be bilingual. They are to have the highest qualifications and are to come, on a percentage basis, from all Ca- nadian provinces. Her query was, "Why bilingual?" She comes from a province that does not border on Quebec and she doubts very much that the guides will be truly repre- sentative of all young Canadian woman- hood if they must speak both French and English, She says she had been under the im- pression that Expo 67 was a Canadian show, not a Quebec one, not a Montreal one, and now she is not so sure. After the "why" she asked another question, "Won't there be enough English-speaking tourists at the fair from other provinces and the United States and couldn't an English-speaking guide find a little corner?" This is not to say that she is right or that she is justified in having asked. But it is a fact that Expo 67, which when seen from a distance seems more and more French, is tending to irritate. Other examples can be found of petty annoyances, just as there can be found a long history of petty annoyances suffered by French-speaking citizens in the last hundred years. How to deal with these things that are being said, but not in print, presents a real problem for those who are doing their best to find amicable means of set- tling differences. The trouble is that it seems impossi- ble to legislate a sense of humor—French are English. A sense of humor depends on a sense of proportion, not easy to come by.— The Printed Word. Two "Once Great" Parties W. L. M. King when prime minister alluded to the Conservatives as a "once great party". There weren't many Con- servatives around, for the then Liberal leader seemed able, with one arm tied behind his back, to dispose of all oppon- ents. The Conservatives didn't seem able either to run or fly or even walk. An election that ousted Liberals would have surprised even Conservatives, for Liberals, it seemed, were like the brook, going on forever. Times have changed. There are a great many Conservatives around now and they'll vote that way if, come the Novem- ber convention, the party is organized and the man who gained for them the greatest victory ever retires to rest on his Iaurels after being suitably recognized by all Ca- nadians as the man who demonstrated that the disparaging remark of Mr. King was no longer true, if it ever was. Meanwhile, in another part •of the po- litical forest, another "once great party" is being ruined by ineptitude, by failure to recognize that voters will not forever countenance policies that so blatantly favor special groups according to language or geography or by a recasting of history. Most Canadians believe that justice and fairness must apply to all, that govern- ment must be subservient to national pro- gress, and that the courts and the judiciary must not be used for any purpose that will diminish their honor and integrity. ---The Printed Word. Doing Without The purchaser of a made -to -measure suit discovered, on delivery, that there were no buttons for suspenders. It was not usual to supply these, he learned. Hav- ing ordered them put on, he inquired about suspenders. The merchant reported one pair in stock, . and he ;had no intention of ordering more. Men who shop in his store do not wear braces any more, he explained, but he had a large variety of belts. Hardly anyone orders a vest with a suit any more either, though there is some few calls for fancy waiscoats, Few young men ware hats. Hose supports seem to have vanished. The trend to doing without things started •a long time ago. A former news- paper man recalls an incident in the On- tario election of, probably, 1926, at Fergus, where Hon. Howard Ferguson and Hon. W. E. Raney debated the liquor issue. The reporter, feeling his detachable collar climbing up the back of his neck, sought a haberdasher, who produced a back button and accepted ten cents. "You don't need it, your know," he ad- vised the customer. The reporter thought this incident, in the Scottish town of Fergus, funny enough to pass on to Mr. Ferguson. The premier did not crack a smile. "I never wear one," he said. -- The Printed Word. Zu ric ., PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS UNITED, mum 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 Subscription hates: $3.60 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in 'United States land and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. 1 From My Window By Shirley Keller Time Makes the Difference Pictures of elementary school gra d u a t e s again this year brought this question to mind: Why is it that the girls appear so poised and mature while the boys seem nervous and piti- fully young. And it has ever been thus! Of Bourse Mother Nature must have her reasons for the recognizable difference in the physical development of the young . . , but what those rea- sons are will probably remain a mystery for ages to come. I guess it is better that way, Take away that magical ingre- dient and you remove the joys of parenthood and the adven- ture of adolescence, While it is true parents have some of their most anxious moments when their children are groping their way through the "terrible teens", the same inescapable period holds count- less happy hours for fathers of sons still young enough to en- joy a fishing trip and mothers of daughters now old enough 1 to have a first formal. For the kids themselves, age is ruled out as a guide to com- patable friends. They learn quickly --and it is beneficial— to seek out companions of their own intellectual level; and they are content. Girls search for the "older man" who will appreciate the freshness and vitality of young womanhood; boys are proud to be the "older man" in the af- fections of the young miss he knows is looking for masculin- ity and a certain air of con- fidence. Th o s e youngsters entering grade nine have a treat in store, Lassies will be just old enough to flirt with love; lad - dies will be just young enough to resist all feminine charm, But someday soon, the two will grow together . and when that great day dawns, be prepared for orange blossoms and wedding bells ... and the inevitable graduating classes that will result from those unions. A STRANGER CALLED SUMMER In about the last three dec- ades, the face of a Canadian summer has changed almost beyond recognition. Think back to your summers as a child. The sights and -the sounds and the smells have all changed. You'd scarcely know you were in the same country. Summer itself has not changed. As a nation half - frozen after a long, weary win- ter and a cold, wet spring, we still greet it with rapture and incredulity. It is the celebra- tion of the season that has been transformed. Thirty years ago, summer was a quiet time._ The pace was lei- surely. The mood was one of peace. Today, it's just the op- posite. It is the noisiest time of the year, the pace is frantic, and the mood is jazzy. In those days, summer pleas- ures, for the working staff, was simple. And for a couple of good reasons. He worked nine or 10 hours a day; and he didn't have any money. When he got home, he was whacked. After s u p p e r, he might water the lawn, or do a little weeding, or just sit on the front porch until dark. Occa- sionally, he'd take in a ball game, or maybe drive the fam- ily around for .a while, and buy everybody an ice cream cone. When his holidays rolled around, he didn't do much. Puttered around, painting the trim on the house, or worked in the garden. Maybe took the family to visit relatives for a few days, In those days, summer cot- tages, and power boats, and re- sort hotels and golf were for the wealthy. What a difference today! The working stiff gets home, and his day has just begun. He has a golf date. Or the family wants to go out in the boat. Or the kids demand he drive them for a swim. Or his wife has asked somebody over for drinks and a barbecue and he must don the apron and get' to work. When his holidays come around, the pace triples. No puttering about the house for him. No sitting in the back yard, under a shade tree, and restoring himself. It doesn't matter what has been planned for his holidays. Whether it's a mad motor trip of 3,000 miles, or a cottage at Crud Lake, or a tenting excur- sion, he's going to have to be a human dynamo for about 18 hours a day. What's happened in three dec- cedes? Cars, affluence, desire for status, and women. Cars, and the subsequent highways to accommodate them, have opened up the hinterland. Beach areas that used to be quiet, little summer settlements at the end of a rugged gravel road are now roaring, raucous neon jungles by night, flesh strips and screaming motors by day. Vigin`lakes, not long ago ac- cessible only by canoe and por- tage, are now laid bare by de- velopers, and the bulldozers are at work, and everybody wants to own his own plot, though prices have sky -rocketed. Affluence, combined with the never -never -land of the finance company, has made its inroads. Today the working man owns his own cottage, or cruiser, and belongs to the golf club. The big resorts have been taken over by the moderately well-to- do. The rich, in disgust, fly to Europe. The eternal pursuit of status in our society has played its part. If that crumb next door can afford a cottage for two weeks, Joe can afford a flight to the west coast, If he has a 50 -horse motor, Joe needs a 75 - horse. If his kids are going to camp for two weeks, Joe's are going for the whole of August. And women? Ah, how they have helped change the face of Canada's summer! They used to be content to stay home, look after their gardens and put up preserves in the summer. 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