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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-03-16, Page 2e PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS eems, a ,.10111, (BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMNIST) Quiet, Peaceful Revolution A very subtle, hardly noticeable step toward total integration is being taken in Canada by Canadians who believe that whatever the color of the skin, underneath it mankind is all alike. Throughout recent months vari- ous publications have begun to use models from all races—some of the loveliest ladies and handsomest gen- tlemen have skin which is not white. Canadian mail order houses have in- troduced models with Indian, Orien- tal and Negro features, particularly in the children's wear section of the catalogues. Canadian television producers, too, are joining the move to gradually make increasing opportunities avail- able in the field of broadcasting previously inhabited by only white workers. In fact, the pace of change is so slow that some may not have noticed what is being accomplished so quietly in this country. There is wisdom, we believe, in this snail's crawl where racial inte- gration is concerned. Certainly, it is agonizing for those colored Cana dians who hope to soon be accepted into society for their accomplish- ments on behalf of the nation. Still, deliberate, careful foundations must be laid if integration is to be com- pleted peacefully in this young coun- try where internal bloodshed belongs to history. Those of us who beat our breasts with pride because we are tolerant of mankind, regardless of color and creed, may find we flinch momen- tarily when we realize our children are being taught by colored instruc- tors at the high school level or that we instinctively cringe for a second when we rub shoulders at public gatherings with the occasional- col- ored family in the district. It is no wonder that communica- tion media tread cautiously toward total integration and true freedom for all in Canada. It has to be that way because Canadians are not as broadminded as they would have others believe. Yet, the ground work for total in- tegration is taking shape. We are proud to note that influential Cana- dians are paving the way for a brighter day with an effective cam- paign to welcome colored Canadians at last into the national scene where they belong. 100 Years in a Caravan Very quietly at Canadian Forces Base, Centralia—or what is left of it — eight Confederation Caravans are forming up for departure by mid- April to all corners of Canada on their mission to take the confedera- tion story to millions of Canadians. Inside the caravans is the story of Canada told in sound, light, still and moving pictures, artifacts and life- like mannequins arranged in order from pre -historic times until the present. In October, one of these caravans will be stopping in Exeter. Will we get out to see it ? It has taken a great deal of work and money to get these historical vehicles on the road. Plans began to make certain that as many com- munities as possible throughout the country would have an opportunity to host one of the caravans or the Centennial train. In more than one instance, roads had to be widened. posts had to be removed, streets had to be resurfaced, parks had to be im- proved. and culvert s had to be strengthened to accommodate the 20 - rigs, which are 76 feet long, 10 feet wide and 12 feet high! One of these pulls into Exeter on October 10, will we get out to see it? Caravan managers and crews are working feverishly now to work out the last minute details before it is time to leave on their journeys. They are expected to know every road and site thoroughly before they see them; drivers are allowed no more than four inches for error in parking the giant trailers so the linking bridges will fit without warp- ing (first trial run last year took topnotch transport drivers an hour and a half to place one caravan, but the allotted time is only 15 minutes) ; crews practice daily to perfect a 45 - minute dismantling goal which in- cludes readying the entire eight trailers in each caravan for depar- ture following a show. One confed- eration caravan crew will be setting up in Exeter on Tuesday, October 10. Will we get out to see it? Soon, all the planning and the training and the theorizing will have ended. The 64 tracter trailers and 24 blue station wagons will begin rumbling out of the almost aban- doned air base and across Canada. One caravan will circle this part of Western Ontario and be open for business in Exeter from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10. 1967. Will we all get out to see it? Ten Rules for Happiness 1—Make up your mind to be hap- py. You can think yourself happy or miserable; it's up to you which to do. Force yourself to smile — soon it will be a habit. 2—Make the best of your lot. Be like Emmy, who had only pork chops instead of turkey for Thanksgiving, and said, "Well, thank God; pork chops ain't got feathers on 'em and you don't have to pick 'em anyway." 3—Don't take yourself too serious- ly. Don't think everything what happens to you is world-shaking im- portance, and that you should be protected against misfortunes that befall other people. 4—Don't take other people too seriously. Don't let their criticisms worry you. You can't please every- body, so please yourself. We are only what we are in the sight of God, nothing more. 5—Don't borrow trouble. You have to pay compound interest on that, and it will bankrupt you in the end. Enjoy today and let tomorrow come tomorrow. 6—Don't cherish enmities and grudges. Forget them. Hate is a deadly chemical that we distill in our own hearts and that poisons our souls. If you have that enemy, for- give him and kiss him on both it is making you unhappy and uncor- is making you unhappy and uncom- fortable. 7—Keep in circulation. Meet peo- ple; belong to clubs; travel. It is the little bird that hops around and sings a merry roundelay, not the clam shut up in his shell. 8—Don't hold post mortems. What is done is done and cannot be changed, but you have your whole future life in which to make good. Take misfortune on the chin and come up smiling. 9—Do something for somebody less fortunate than yourself. Minis- ter to other people's troubles and you will forget your own. Happiness is a coin that we keep only when we give it away. 10—Keep busy. That is the sov- ereign remedy for unhappiness. Hard work is a panacea for trouble.—.The 1967 Ford Almanac. r h � THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1967 From My Window A New York beautician is making a name for himself these days by giving out state- ments to the press like this one I •re:ad the other day: "There is really no suoh thing as an ugly woman who has not been scared or had some other dread- ful thing happen to her," says Pablo of Rome. "All she needs is confidence. If she has a big nose or a crooked one, I tell her to enjoy it and develop charm." There are others who agree with Pablo that charm is more important than .a flawless com- plection or an hour -glass figure, but I'm willing to wager my false eye lashes that there isn't a woman alive who would swap beauty for charm. Call it personal pride if you will, but most gals will strive harder for shapely legs than a spellbinding disposition. The reason is fairly obvious. Ap- pearance is what attracts male attention in the first place; charm merely holds it. Besides this, women know what is charming to one man may be utterly boring to an- other. Pulchritude — p 1 a i n, simple attachments arranged in the proper proportions — inter- est all men, bar none. Of course, if milady can do no more to mold her body and pretty her face than has already been done, then she must re - Zurich ' ; Na. News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZUIRICH 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: Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Subscription Rates: $3,00 per yeah in advance, in Canada; $.00 in United States gond and Foreign; single copies 7 cent". By Shirley Keller sort to charm. As Pablo says, charm •is the only thing that will not change whether a woman is pushed into .a pool, blown by the wind or aged an- other 10 years. Still, Iess-than-perfect female creatures have no special li- cence on charm. It can be de- veloped in the most gorgeous girls and when this is the case, hippy Hannah doesn't have a prayer even though the stars dip in the heavens when she smiles. Pablo may be named Diplo mat of the Year for his blanket flattery about women in gen- eal. Womanhood is grateful to men like Pablo who voice hope and encouragement for we who are plump, pimpled, painted and pitied. It is difficult to have confi deuce in one's appeal to the op posite sex when the saleslady in the dress shop sizes you up leads you to the rear of the store and whispers, "I don't have much to show you in your size. Maybe one of rour better girdles would help." That's when charm most. With a wide grin and a light heart, the truly charming, con fident customer can reply, "Oh I didn't come in here to buy anything, dearie. I just stopped in to get away from those both ersome men who follow me everywhere I go." opinion of his knowledge of the Goshen Girls Taste subject. Little Miss Muffet, the geo- graphy teacher just out of col- lege, is having discipline prob- lems. You discovered this when you walked past her room and saw two boys hanging out the window. Investigation revealed Miss Muffett hanging upside down, a boy holding each leg. They were testing the wind ve- locity, they explained, using her hair as a weather vane. Monday morning, you heard that the director of your Tech- nical department was in hos- pital, with third-degree burns, after trying to change •a fuse at home. counts SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley PITY FOR A PRINCIPAL This is a time of year — one of a very few — when I feel deeply sorry for high school principals. It's the time when they have to start bidding an livestock, in the form of teach- ers, for next fall. Let's put you, gentle reader, into the boots of one of these sterling chaps for a few min- utes. And let's say you have a staff of 60 at the moment. And let's say you don't know wheth- er you're going to have 1,200 or 1,400 students next September. Oh, well, so far, only two peo- ple have officially resigned. Any clod could hire two teachers. Unless, of course, those extra 200 kids show up, which means two or three more. Even so, nothing to it. Ah, but tarry a moment. You know perfectly well that one, possibly two of your teachers, preferably from among the mar• ried ladies on the staff, wil be. come pregnant. You are fully aware that Ma- demoiselle Tartuffe, of the French department, had an un- fortunate affair with young Ja- Special Dishes The second meeting of the Centennial Chefs as held on February 15 at the home of Mrs. Bob McKinley. Ten members answered the roll call and Susie Simons read the minutes of the last meeting. Discussion was "food guide for health" and "heritage from New France". For group work, Judy 14fc- Bride and Connie Robinson made French -style onion soup; Carolynne Robinson and Bonnie. Armstrong made baked bean. casserole; Karen McKinley and Susie Simons made tortiere, Debbie McKinley made baked Indian pudding, and Cathy Mc- Kinley made grandperes. Third meetng of the Centen- nial Chefs was on February 23, at the home of Mrs. Doug Rob- inson. Diane McKinle y read the minutes of the last meeting. Discussion was on "local wild foods" and "the British tradi- tion". For group work, Diane Mc- Kinley and Bonnie Armstrong made cream sauce; Susie Simons peeled the apples dor apple dumplings; Alma Westlake made pastry for apple dtnnp- lings, and Karen McKinley made toast for the fish. Judy McBride, Debbie McKin- ley and Carolynne Robinson served the delicious meal. And on top of this, there are four teachers you'd dearly love to fire because of incompetence, emotionalism, idealism, being too fat or plain laziness, So you have two resignations, but you might wind up with 42. What to do? If you leave it too late, all the other principals, like so many dogs after a bone, are in there first, and you wind up with a collection of clots. bf you jump in too early, and start hiring teachers right and left, nobody will resign and you'll wind uo with 12 mare teachers than the board will pay for. And no job yourself. As a result, quite a few prin- cipals these days are treading the thin line of lunacy They start at shadows. They quail when they see a teacher look - ng surly. They stare with unconcealed horror at Mrs. McGillicuddy's swelling waist -line. They flinch when a teacher knocks at their door. They pour oil on troubled waters, turn their backs and find that somebody has tossed a match into the mixture. Hard luck, chaps; and good hunting. bionski, the basketball coach and that one of them will be leaving. The grapevine has informed you that Mrs. Billings, the old faithful in the History depart ment, has been hitting the grape pretty regularly since her husband ran off with the wait ress. Everyone knows the English department is rife with strife Since the unfortunate demise of Mr. Wiley, the department head in February, of cirrhosis of the liver, four of the English teach ers, all equally qualified, have been gunning for the position No matter which gets it, all the others will quit in .dudgeon. You have just heard that your Home Economics teacher, the one in charge • of teaching girls to cook, planned the menu for the monthly meeting of the Un fulfilled Wives Club. And everybody came down with food poisoning. 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