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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1967
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(BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMN(ST)
How Lucky Can Young Fools Be?
It may have been a game. It may have
been an error. It may have been care.
lessness.
Whatever it was that caused a ear in
Hensall near midnight on Saturday to
streak at an estimated 75 to 80 miles per
hour from the west to the east along the
main street and across the intersection of
Highway 4 without stopping, the driver
and/or the occupants were fortunate.
We have no idea who was in the car,
the make of automobile, the color. There
was no time to identify anything. There
was •only time to bring our car to a halt;
and thank God for His protection, In this,
we were all fortunate.
However, the youngsters (we assume
adults are more responsible than this) in
that car are fortunate:
—that they can hookwink their moms
and dads sufficiently to use the fam-
ily car for suicide socializing;
—that they (or their parents) can af-
ford the increase in car insurance
rates that such driving habits pro-
duce;
—that the police' in this part of Huron
County are always at the wrong
place at the right time;
--that local councils and legislators
have to be content with half-baked
methods to catch gasoline goofs like
these;
—that everybody with a grain of com-
mon sense respects the potential
danger of a car, fears for his or her
own safety, drives with reasonable
care and caution and still must trust
to luck to get hone safely.
This editorial is not meant to change
the ways of irresponsible children. It
cant, for parents love then; society toler-
ates them; lawmakers humor them, and
Heaven protects them.
The purpose here is to point out to
youth how "fortunate" it is that almost
nothing stands in its way to cripple and
be crippled—kill or be killed.
Just What We Deserve
In these days when a dollar is relative-
ly easy to earn but increasingly difficult
to stretch, one wonders about the wisdom
of present county government where dollar
value is concerned.
At the January session of Huron Coun-
ty council, appeals for money were received
from every possible organization; salary in-
creases were approved for several county
employee s; and recommendations for
spending about two and a half million
dollars of Huron County tax dollars were
entertained.
At the March session, the 1967 budget
will be set. Whether or not county coun-
cillors will be able to hold the line where
taxes are concerned is anybody's guess.
Trend in recent years seems to be to
centralize everything from schools to
book-keeping. In most cases, centraliza-
tion, in our opinion, is good especially
when it cuts down on costs of administra-
tion and maintenance and offers some truly
useful, improved purpose for the majority
of people in the bargain.
We are not advocating that local muni-
cipal councils be amalgamated into one
centralized county council; or that county
council as it now exists be abolished.
We do think that a re -appraisal of the
situation would reveal that too many rep-
resentatives are poorly informed, uninter-
ested persons incapable of intelligent re•
sourcefulness and acting entirely on advice
or "hunch".
It is our contention that if local coun-
cils and county councils are to be retained
to do the personal job they were intended
to do, all persons aspiring to public office
in the future will have to "pull up their
sacks" and delve more deeply into the com-
plicated workings of modern governmental
procedure.
If this is too much to expect -- the
burden too great, the reward too small,
the time too short — then government
at the municipal and county level should
be taken out of the loving but lazy hands
and placed in the cold, clammy clutches
of a centralized system with dictates from
the TOP. Then, at least, there would be
consistency.
Offer Still Stands
We were pleased and proud that a class
of pupils from the Hay Township School
in Zurich accepted our standing invitation
to visit our printing shop for a first-hand
look at a local enterprise.
Certainly our equipment here is not so
varied and various as could be seen at a
city office, but we are willing to pit our
operation here in Zurich against any other
of comparable size in Ontario,
Furthermore, it has always been our
belief that very few people are as well
acquainted as •they might be with the prog-
ress in their own hometown. Too many
times, an industry can be born without
citizens knowing its potential; a store can
open without people realizing its worth;
an idea can flourish and grow without resi-
dents understanding or caring.
It is our aim to open our doors to the
school children in this district in a multi-
purpose effort to bring their social studies
alive; shed a little light; instill a bit of
civic pride; and plant a seed of interest.
A small contribution to community
life in this area, perhaps, but one that
must be made if young citizens here are to
understand, appreciate and support what
home has to offer.
Down With American Hunters
Even before our editorial, "American
Hunters Need Lesson in Common Sense,"
hit the street, Huron County council was
considering a proposal to ban Americans
who want to hunt game in this part of
Ontario.
Such action would not be unwarranted.
As Reeve James Hayter of Stephen
Township explained, "Why should these
fellows come in here and shoot everything
in sight, leaving nothing for our people
to hunt?"
And Reeve Jack Corbett of Hay, ".
leave their dogs behind to grow wild in
the bush."
According to reports, the counties of
Essex and Kent have passed legislation pro-
hibiting Americans from hunting there.
We would sincerely hope that Huron Coun-
ty councillors will find the way and the
wisdom to implement a similar law here.
Ontario has many fine hunting lodges
where Americans can still find the ad-
venture they seek.
A Lighter Moment
By Shirley J. Keller
Clarence "Derry" Boyle, reeve
of Exeter, admitted that he was
possibly the laziest man in Hur-
on County but said he did not
find raising his hand too much
effort.
Reeve Boyle made the state-
ment after some opposition was
expressed to Kenneth Stewart's
suggestion that councillors give
a show of hands on a non -re-
corded vote instead of the tra.
ditional chorus •of "carried".
Stewart, reeve of McKillop
and last year's warden, said he
often wondered when he was in
the chair if a vote was carried
or not. He thought a show of
hands would be the simplest
way for the warden, the clerk -
treasurer and the deputy clerk-
treasurer to determine the
truth.
Oddly enough, a show of
hands showed that a show of
hands would be shown on forth-
coming motions— or in other
words, carried.
There were three opposed to
the exercise of raising hands.
They were the reeve and depu-
ty -reeve of Stanley, Ernie Tal-
bot and Elmer Hayter, and the
reeve of Goderich Township,
Grant Stirling. In neighboring
townships and sitting ail in a
row in the far desks in the
County council chambers, the
three were labelled by Clerk
John Berry as "from the lazy
corner".
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BLUE WATER
REST ROME NEWS
and VIEWS
By
Lance J. Reed, Superintendent
Several people have asked
where this column was last
week. With getting our books
ready for our auditors and hav-
ing spent a great deal of time
talking with a goodly number
of people interested in becom-
ing a resident, I missed last
week's printing deadline,
On Wednesday, January 11,
Mrs: Marguerite Smith, consul-
tant for ladies' auxiliaries, de-
partment of welfare, Toronto,
addressed a gathering of 35
ladies interested in forming an
auxiliary for the Blue Water
Rest Nome, Mrs. Smith was
quite impressed with the inter-
est the area ladies have shown
in the Home to date, and
stressed the importance ,of many
little acts that mean so much
in the lives of the residents,
such as regular visits and help-
ing them to become interested
in hobbies.
We have had a wonderful re-
sponse to our request for plas-
tic jugs and Christmas cards,
Now added to our list of
"wants" is a good supply of
nylon, such as old hosiery and
nylon garments. Throughout
the year we can always put to
good use old greeting cards, of
any kind, as well as the plaste
containers and nylon.
We are happy to welcome
Mrs. .Anna Ellis, formerly of
Exeter, into the residency of
our Home. On January 11 we
held a birthday dinner in honor
of a resident, Mrs. Effie Klein-
stiver. For the occasion, Mrs.
Kleinstiver chose a dinner of
chicken and dumplings. We
always honor each resident's
birthday with a special dinner.
A specially decorated birthday
cake completes each birthday
dinner.
Each Sunday since our open-
ing, we have had a chapel serv-
ice for the residents. Rev. A.
Blackwell, RevM. Shatto, Rev.
E. Gingerich and Mr. Morrison,
all of Zurich, have each taken
a Sunday or two and led the
worship period. Last Sunday,
Rev. H. Currie, of Hensall, was
in charge. Future service will
be led by those already men-
tioned. Other area ministers
taking their turn will be Rev.
Ii. Zurbrigg of Crediton, Rev. M.
James of Dashwood and Mr.
Rhudd of Exeter. Father N. A.
Page has been in attendance
here to those of the Catholic
faith.
We have already had a book-
ing for a summer picnic treat
for our residents from a local
church group. We are always
happy to welcome groups who
care to entertain our residents.
Perhaps your group or club or
just a few interested friends
would care to supply entertain-
ment in the form of a group
meeting, social or concert,
Should you or your group wish
to participate, and would like
suggestions as to something dif-
ferent to present, do not hesi-
tate to give me a call. Perhaps
I can offer a hint that might
be just what you are looking
for.
Since this is the centennial
year, we are giving our Tuck
Shop a country store "atmos-
phere". If there is any person
who would care to give us any
items to help with our display,
we would greatly appreciate
thein. I would like to obtain
items that are old, even though
they may be damaged. Such
items are for appearance only,
and not to be put to their prac-
tical use. For instance, I .have
already received a beautiful cut
glass pitcher, and on the shelf
A looks wonderful, (even though
there is a hole in the boftom).
Any items you might care to
let us have, do call us and we
can arrange to pick them up.
Paul Steckle gave us a buggy
wheel which we refinished and
on which we displayed our
aprons. It is with itmes such
as these that will help create
our centennial atmosphere.
We are indeed grateful to
people of this area, who have
taken time through bereave-
ment to remember the Home
with flowers. The arrangements
that we snake up from these
flowers add much to the cheer-
fulness of our sitting rooms and
brighten the day for the bed
patients that receive them . A
thank you to area funeral di-
rectors who deliver floral pieces
to us.
Many people have been very
kind to us through various don-
ations. Our sincere thanks to
the following: Tom Meyers, and
Mrs. Harold Johnston for books
for our library; Mrs. Leroy
O'Brien, Miss Olive O'Brien,
Mrs. Jim Parkins and Mrs. L.
Prang for Christmas decora-
tions. Ivan Kalbfleisch donated
three Christmas trees. Mrs.
Ruth Sreoch, of Goderieh, gave
us a large assortment of jig-
saw puzzles. Miss Inez Yung-
blut gave the Home a quantity
of gauze and some hospital
basins. Mr. and Mrs. Milne
Rader donated some jam, and
Leroy O'Brien donated a case
of butter squares.
The residents and staff to-
gether held a Christmas dinner
party. At this occasion, the
staff gave each resident a use-
ful personal gift. The board
of directors presented each resi-
dent with a gift which they
proudly displayed on their writ-
ing desks. To go with their
desk, each resident received a
beautifully boxed box of sta-
tionery from the prespective
ladies' auxiliary. Each box was
of a different design and the
funds used to purchase these
was received from the very
successful bake sale, tea and
apron sale held in early Decem-
ber. The entertainment for the
Christmas party was supplied
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Centennial Notes
Our centennial note this week
is directed towards the people
engaged in handicrafts. This
community has long been noted
for the enthusiasm for quilting
and rug making.
We are aware that some
ladies are making centennial
quilts which, when completed
would make a very lovely dis-
play. Do let the committee
know about your projects to
commemorate Canada's centen-
nial.
In a recent edition of the
Family Herald, a fairly simple
design was worked out in red
and white for quilting and with
a red valance made a most at-
tractive bedpsread. The appli-
qued pattern on this quilt con-
sisted of four centennial em-
blems which, when touching
each other, made a pleasing
central design.
In the January issue of Chate-
laine there appeared a picture
of a Canada -rose quilt inspired
by the "Miss Canada" rose whch
because of its outstanding beau-
ty was chosen to honor our cen-
tennial. Each rose cluster on
the quilt is an easy applique
in the lovely shades of the or-
iginal flower. The motif centres
a 14 -inch square with a leaf
green found at each corner. A
graceful garland of leaf green
surrounds the valance with sim-
ple quilting lines. Patterns for
this quilt No. A 320 with esti-
mate of materials and instruc-
tions may be purchased from
Wanda Nelles, Chatlaine Crafts
Editor, Chatelaine Crafts, 481
University Avenues, Toronto 2,
. for 81 phis tax,
From Wanda Nelles a floral
by Mrs. Ruth Sheppard, of Ship-
ka, who played piano and Miss
Gail Thompson, of Parkhill,
played the .accordion. At the
conclusion, the staff exchanged
gifts which they had drawn
names for previously. The board
of directors presented each staff
member with a gift. The sur-
prise of the evening came when
the staff presented me with a
complete desk set. I •am indeed
grateful to them for it.
emblem applique quilt pattern
kit TD -164 may be purchased
for $2.50, This quilt has all
the ten provincial flowers and
those of the Yukon and. North-
west Territories in design. Be-
tween the nine -inch floral blocks
the maple leaf is quilted in out-
line. This quilt truly is mag-
nifieent.
For those of you who knit,
Wanda Miles also has a knitted
maple leaf spread which is done
in stockinette stitch using white,
natural or colored Cronita cot-
ton, The spread is worked in
squares, sewn together to make
an heirloom for your family.
Did you by any chance see
the picture of 'Lillian Sinclair's
rug in the London Free Press
Week -end Magazine, January 7
edition? This rug is 10 feet
by 14 feet and weighs 100
pounds. Mrs. Sinclair, who
works in the department of
agriculture at Ottawa, designed
the rug from her own drawings
and hand dyed all wool used
for hooking it. She started the
rug on January 14, 1964, and
finished it June 22, 1966, Since
then she has taken it on tour as
a centennial gesture to help
women raise funds for their
centennial projects,
We are in receipt of another
$20 donation toward the light-
ing and beautification of our
village from the WSWS of ETJB
Church. The committee wishes
to thank the ladies for their
assistance,
The proceeds of the reeve's
inaugural dinner have been al-
located towards the mounting
of the school bell,
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