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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-09-01, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEN Comment r INN Where the Action Was (Fergus News Record) Last week we were on holidays. We spent all of it, with the exception of Sat- urday, at Grand Bend where we had gone :mainly for a rest. We have been there a number of times before and knew that we could sleep late in the morning, eat when we wanted to and relax on the beaeh in the fine weather. We looked forward to seven days when most things connected with newspapers could be ignored. Over the years, Grand Bend has been quiet when we have been there but it wasn't this year. Never in one week can we remember so much action. On two nights there were gatherings in the town that somehow or other got inflated into riots. Another night a workman on one of the dredging barges drowned in the Ausable River. Then there was a fire in one of the cottages and the body of the London woman who owned it was found in the ashes. There were some minor in- cidents that could be used for filler. In ane week, there was more than enough news to fill a paper. The so-called riots deserve some com- ment. We were in the crowd on both the Saturday and Sunday nights of the Civic Holiday week -end. Hundreds of young people were milling around on the streets but not by any stretch of the im- agination could the gatherings be called a riot. Some damage was done. A bottle went through a store window and a couple of picnic tables were burned. This was done by a small group who were soon rounded up by the pollee. The hundreds of others were spectators who should have gone home. The police on duty, members of the OPP, handler the situation quite well. They made no attempts to disperse the crowd with violence. Just their presence was enough to keep things under control. They strolled through the crowd wearing shiny blue helmets and carrying three -foot - long sticks. They were firm but polite and people moved out of the way to let them through. After an hour •or so of this, many of the spectators began drifting away and in a couple of hours the main street and beach were deserted. Ina way, we got some satisfaction from the fracas, We watched photograph- ers and reporters from other papers scrambling around trying to get pictures or details from the police. With pleasure we stood back, knowing we were on holi- days, After a little noise over the holiday, Grand Bend settled down to the usual routine. Our vacation settled down to relative peace and quiet just as we intend- ed. The action went elsewhere. Seven -Tenths of a Second Photographed at 1,000 frames a second, motion pictures were made •of an automo- bile striking a tree at 55 miles an hour, a speed most motorists consider "safe". It's the kind of a crash that could happen to anyone. It's the kind that can be prevented. The story below paints that picture of what happens in a split second when the car hits the tree. Read it aloud for best effect. One-tenth of a second—Front bumper and chrome frosting of grill collapse. Steel slivers penetrate tree one -and -a -half inches. Two-tenths of a second Hood crum- ples, rises, smashing into windshield. Spin- ning rear wheels leave the ground. Grill disintegrates. Fenders come into contact with the tree, forcing to splay out over the front door. Driver's body continues to move forward with a force of 20 times that of gravity. His body now weighs 3.200 pounds. His Iegs. held straight out, snap at the knees, Three -tenths of a second—Driver's body it Pays to (The Alliston Whether you read a great metropoli- tan daily or your local "rag" it pays to read it thoroughly because that is the way to get the greatest enjoyment out of it and to get the full significance of the news. A great deal of news, and this is especially true of local news, is interlocked and one item of news may be linked with another from quite a different source. Taken separately, they may each appear self-contained and complete. But when they are put together they may give a different, and sometimes enlightening pic- ture. This is not due to any attempt to mis- lead. It may very well easily be because the .two reports cover the story from two different sources, It could be that one is a council's view (just take an example) and the other that of a citizen. Or there can be different emphasis upon facts. One source may not be as fully . in - now off the seat, torso upright. Plastic and steel frame of the steering wheel bend under his death grip. His head is near sun visor, his chest above steering column. Four -tenths of a second—Car's front 24 inches is completely demolished but the rear end is still travelling at 35 m.p.h The half -ton motor block crunches into the tree. Rear of the car, like a bucking horse, rises high enough to scrape bark off lower branches. Five -tenths of a second—Driver's hands bend steering wheel shaft. Lungs and in- tercostal arteries are punctured. Six -tenths of a second—Driver's feet are ripped out of laced shoes. The brake pedal shears off at the floor. Chassis bends in the middle. The driver's head smashes into the windshield. Rear of car begins falling. Seven -tenths of a second The en- tire body of the car is forced out of shape. Hinges tear, doors spring open, seat rams forward pinning driver against steering shaft. He is dead. Read It Ali (Ont.) Herald) formed as the other or, of course. may be biased. The old story of the blind men and the elephant is a good illustration; to one it was a pillar, because he felt the leg; to another it was a great snake. be- cause he got involved with the trunk. They were talking about the same thing but their impressions were different. This is true of news. Any one story should be weighted up against any others that deal with the same subject so as to get the full price. This is true, however; almost without exception every reputable newspaper tries to report stories accurately according to source. The stories may dif- fer, but then so, too, may the source! Apart from the "fill in" factor, there are often entertaining bits and pieces of news or sidelights on other news, which get buried. Finding one can be fun. .And, of course, there is always the chance of a really good typographical error than can brighten anyone's day! Two Months Is Too Long (The Stouffville (Ont.) Tribune) A summer vacation period, two months long, is far too long in our estimation. We feel that the majority of boys and girls of public school age are just plain bored by the end of July and some long before that. This goes for many high school students too, but at least most teen- agers are willing and able to find work and thus their time is not entirely wasted. Boredom breeds trouble and so far this month there have been several re- ports of vandalism here in Stouffville, all attributed to juveniles. Last year, there was a similar spree of damage only it oc- curred in August rather than July. We don't feel that the teachers should be deprived of their holiday time, They have earned it. We do think that it would be far batter for everyone if they could be worked in at intervals throughout a 12 -month period instead of closing up shop for 60 restless, weary days. Zurich News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZUTRICH HERB TURKHEIM„ Publisher J E. HUNT, Plant Superintendent Authorized as Second Class Mall, 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 Sul scripti9n Rates:: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in united States *tad and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. From My Window By Shirley Keller NO MONKEY BUSINESS WITHOUT THEM Read about the monkey col- ony at the University of Water- loo where doctors Theodore Cadell and Gary Griffin will observe mother monkeys and their offspring in an attempt to "unravel some of the mys- teries of human behavior". In my estimation, that's car- rying things a bit too far. Not only is it a reflection on moth- ers and women in general, it is doubtful if any accurate con- clusions can be reached. Just as it is impossible even for lady monkeys to replenish the earth without the aid of a pian, it is pure folly to assume the doctors will get a true pic- ture of family life without daddy front and centre. Moth- ers' hands may rock the na- tion's cradles but fathers' big feet keep stepping on the rockers! Let's face it, readers, a man is a necessary evil in a home, even a monkey's mansion. How, for instance is a child to know that mommy is gentler than daddy if he has never been around? How can they know mommy is their slave if daddy doesn't bark the first orders that set her in motion? Think how orderly a house- hold would be if men were not there to teach the children to be late for meals, forget to mail letters, throw their dirty laun- dry under the bed, pick their teeth with a splinter. Or imagine the peace of a house that bas never known the influence of a .father who loves fast cars, a bottle of beer, base- ball games, limburger cheese, casual clothes, wrestling, and roast beef. Consider raising a child who has grown up with- out learning his father's pet peeves: concerts, dressing up, casseroles, coffee parties, visit- ing, eating out, dancing, shop- ping. It is clear that fatherless children, even monkey kids, do not make proper examples for studies of human b e i a v i o r, Neither will lady monkeys have their heart in a life without father. Women through the centuries have put up with men rather than do without them. For some odd reason, most women would rather be abused than alone. They just are not con- tent unless some man has them going in circles in a round of petty duties that have no other purpose than to make a home for an egotistical male and his awesome offspring. Nobody can figure it out, least of all women ... but so it is. If doctors Cadell and Griffin want realism in their 'observa- tions, let them put boy apes in their monkey cages . . then stand back and watch the mon- key shines truly representative of human behavior. WESTWARD THE SMILEYS I've been married for nearly 20 years, all of them to the same dame, and I understand less at this moment about the so-called feminine process of thinking than I did on sny wedding day. This admission is a result of the latest turn in our economic waltz with this summer. Before holidays began, we had discussed making a trip to the west coast. Then my wife took inventory of the finances and stated flatly that we could not afford it, even if we camped all the way and ate at the Sal- vation Army. i was rather relieved. I love to travel, but I hate travelling with women. They fuss about missing trains. They worry about hotel rooms. They take enough clothes on a week's trip to take them around the world on a cruise. And they con- stantly put their hair up and take it down. Therefore, I looked forward to a quiet, restful summei. Lots of golf. Plenty of swims. A few fishing jaunts. An occa- sional excursion to see a play. Then came the refrigerator fiasco, already related here. Net loss of $350. That really put the clincher on our trip to the coast. Then came the call, collect, from Vancouver. The son and heir informed us casually, but with a tremour, that he didn't think he'd go back to college. You see, the boat he's working on plies the Pacific to Acapuco, Mexico, in the winter. And you see, he could get a job an her as a waiter. And you see, he'd be making $10,000 a year, at only 19, which is pretty good, eh? And you see, it would be a great chance to see the world. And you see, he'd be more ma- ture in .a year, and besides, would be able to pay for his whole year at school, when he went back. And so on. Well! I've seen his old lady fly off the handle. Many times. But I've never seen her go straight up in the air and re- main suspended there through most of a phone call that cost me eleven bucks. 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Well, with the aicl of several federal banks, the fly -now -pay - later plan, and a credit card some unsuspecting idiot gave me a couple of years ago, we leave tomorrow for a holiday that will be about half paid for by this time next year. Have you ever noticed that when you take a plunge you can't afford, like this, every- thing else starts to go wrong, as if to compound your folly and rub it in? This week, I got a speeding .ticket, first in my life, the vacuum went on the fritz and required expensive repairs, the lock on our back door broke and had to be re - Huron County Crop Report There is still a fair amount of spring grain to harvest due to catchy weather. A few farmers have pulled white beans. Some of the pexis are short and may reduce yield potential. Pastures are looking and pro- ducing very well. A fair amount of land is being prepared for fall wheat. Grain corn yield should be pleasing if we can get sufficient warm weather to finish it, Silage corn should be eatis- factory. placed, I broke a tooth, and our tax notice arrived, substantially fatter than last year's. Oh, well, such is life. Sy the way, if there's no columns next week, it will mean we have crashed in the Rockies, And Hugh will be free to go to. Mexico. After he's paid all those debts at the bank, Which will take him about four years at hard labor. McADAM'S TV Specializing in Home Entertainment For Expert Service to All Makes of Radio - Television - Record Players - Iii-I'ia ANTENNA REPAIRS AND COLOR TV SERVICE Phone 236-4094 -- Zurich HURON CO-OPERATIVE MEDICAL SERVICES Offers to Residents of Huron County Comprehensive Medical Coverage At Cost! —Individual and Group Rates Available --- Inquire today from: KENNETH JOHNS, 67 John Street East, Exeter MRS. 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