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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-03-23, Page 2PAGE TVVo ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967 ectidextual Commies, t (BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMNIST) Is Price Increase Justified! Numerous complaints have been voiced recently concerning the dras- tic increase in labor charges for the majority of plumbers throughout the Dashwood — Zurich — Hensall area. May we say at the outset of this edi- torial that our intention is not to discredit local plumbing contractors, but to express an opinion about all area persons who are in a position to influence—directly or indirectly— the cost of living here! A move such as the one announced recently in this newspaper by cer- tain plumbing contractors who will impose a straight $4.50 hourly rate for labor beginning April 1, smacks of a combine effort to put the squeeze on John Q. Citizen and to make it virtually impossible to "shop around" for a plumbing bargain. The public is understandably in- furiated. Homeowners know what it is like to wait and wait for service which they were promised and to which they are entitled. They have experi- enced the utter helplessness of foot- ing the bill for the education of ap- prentices who may waste expensive time learning and may have to be recalled because of a wrong decision. Customers remember the times they have had to fight and plead for their dues, and when their dissatisfaction was ignored, maybe even scorned. And the average householder is insulted because it is abundantly clear that a select few feel they are worth double, maybe even triple, what others receive for equal effort in other fields. We think it would not be unfair to estimate the average weekly in- come in this district at $75. Figur- ing on the basis of a 40 -hour week (which again we think is a fair esti- mate) the average working man in this particular part of Huron County earns about $1.88 per hour. Specifi- cally speaking now, this means the average homeowner must work two and one-half hours to hire a plumber for one hour. Many will argue the foregoing facts have little bearing on the situ- ation. They point to the amount of specified technical knowledge most of our tradesmen take with them on the job; the umpteen government agencies which the employer must satisfy and the stacks of paper work necessary to operate a business to- day; the pressures on employers who must meet constant higher wage de- mands and mounting payments on behalf of their employees ; the added expense of "carrying" the ocassional customer who needs time to pay; the staggering overhead for office, shop, equipment, transportation, etc.; the personal obligations which must often come before family, friends and self. We feel, however, that such dis- advantages are the price one must pay for the privilege to be self-em- ployed. No one should negotiate a district -wide wage scale which will increase the cost of plumbing service from 25 to 45 per cent overnight and which is destined to set off a chain reaction of similar- salary hikes in related and unrelated fields. Nor should anyone risk the economy of the entire community in an attempt to stay afloat. ' Rather, let local businessmen assess their worth and the worth of their staff. Let them bring to mind what it was that built the business—satis- fied customers who felt needed and who could expect courteous, prompt service whether the job .was large and impressive or small and dirty; conscientious workmen who cared if the job was done neatly, quickly, thoroughly; competitive prices in line with the customers' income. Surely we can expect greater com- mon sense and infinitely more in the way of price stabilization from our friends and neighbors who are in business here at home. It's All Over, Now! There is nothing more that can be said about the resignation last week of L. D. Palmer from his position as principal of South Huron District High School—and we hope residents of this district will realize it. It should be quite evident by now that no formal statement will be forthcoming from any source regard- ing the reason behind Mr. Palmer's decision. Certainly, we can expect rumors and speculation to invade conversation for a short period of time, but it is the board's belief that these will die quickly when there is absolutely no official word to fan the flame. We would prefer that people would think about Mr. Palmer's parting words to the student body. Over the school's intercom system, Mr. Palmer indicated he had tried—and failed— to be a good principal. Why he failed should be of interest to no one but Mr. .Palmer. What does matter is that Mr. Palmer. recognized his short- comings and decided to retire imme- diately. He could do no more. Of far greater importance to this community at this time is the smooth operation of South Huron District Small Town Has We have always contended that the small town has much to offer when compared with cities and larg- er centres and on many occasions we have said so. Now the Standard Press, of Burl- ington, Vermont, says the same thing, but in a different way. Com- paring small towns to a friendly cat The Press puts it this way: "A small town has a lot to offer. Those who might argue the point say that small towns are all right but everybody knows everybody's else's business, and what's more, they blab it. It may be true, but rest assured that in the big city, they don't care enough about you to find. out, much less talk, It is easy to Zurich High School. Concern now must be centred on the students who are at a crucial point in the school year. The sooner parents and taxpayers quell the gos- sip surrounding the unfortunate in- cident, the sooner affairs will return to normal at the school leaving sev- eral weeks of valuable studying and learning time. Concern, too, must be focused on the temporary principal, Joe Wooden, who has the responsibility to see that classes are not disrupted more than usual by this emotional crisis. Staff members, too, are faced with a situation where they must tread carefully to avoid further upset. There will be many problems be- fore a principal is retained on a permanent basis. It is the duty of the public to understand and to make it easier for high school personnel to get the plant 'back in order with the least possible amount of trouble and expense. One thing is certain. If experi- ence is the 'best teacher, we can look for a less stormy sea for the 1967- 68 school year and many more terms to come. Much to Offer be anonymous in the crush of the city, but Ionesome walking down the streets with no one to rowdy on the way. "Small towns stand snug and se- cure against the world. What they lack in sophistication and savoirfaire, they make up for in security and feeling of belonging. Tourists, come to the country to enjoy for,,a little 'while what we enjoy all year 'round. "A small town sits alongside the highway like a friendly cat, mearch- ing every face as it passes. She purrs in contentment when someone goes out of the way to notice her and do something for her. She wel- comes the attention." — Huron Ex- positor. Medical Health Officer Outlines Ideas Of Danger In Heavy Smoking Habit By Dr. G. P. A. Evans, ation of lung cancer, and at - MOH for Huron mospheric pollution undoubted - "These people are liars; they ly makes a contribution, but it want your money and they don't is a very small one in eompari- mind if you die," This quote son with the smoking of cig- is taken from an article by a arettes. highly reputable British journ- It is most significant that in alist, Wayland Young, writing Finland and Jersey — Channel in one of Britain's top two qua]- Islands—there is very little at- ity daily newspapers, The Guard- mospheric pollution, high con - jail, early in 1964. Ile was sumpt•ion of cigarettes and very advising parents to say this to high lung cancer death rates. their •children from time to With regard to the oetogen- time as the nauseatingly melli- arian cigarette smoker dying, fluous tones of the television for example, of simple old age, cigarette advertisements flow this is not at all inconflict with over the family. the overwhelming evidence to Fortunately, since then, cig- inciiminate the cigarette, tipped arette advertisements have been or plain, as a killer. banned completely on commer- It has never been said by cial television in Britain (BBC- any responsible authority that TV has no advertising matter all people who smoke cigarettes of any kind). It would be well will die of lung cancer. What if this belated action in Britain is undoubtedly true, however, were followed, still more be- is that to persist with heavy latedly, by CDC throughout its cigarette smoking in the face trans -nation networks. A Cen- of the facts available is like tennial project? Even this playing Russian roulette. would be but a small bite at a very large cake, While it :is admitted freely, that among tobacco products, the cigarette is the killer, the pipe and ,cigar are less incrimi- nated, only :because they are less likely to cause lung cancer. They share with the cigarette, causal relationship in coronary thrombosis, chronic bronchitis and other serious conditions, and the exacerbation of gastric and duodenal ulcers. ea& News PRINTED BY SOTJT 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: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Canadian Community Newspaper, Representatives Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States sand and Foreign; single copies 7 cents, 0 Really, the only logical meas- ure would be the complete pro- hibition of the advertising of tobacco products by any of the media of mass communication. The effect on smoking habits would be profound and drama- tic. There are many fields in which health education can be of value, but none in which so- ciety while pointing to the dangers of smoking, permits its mature and immature members to be exposed to inaccurate and misleading claims for products, which if used, can bring about a premature death. Lung cancer differs from many other diseases, in that having it almost always means dying of it, dying soon, most unpleasantly and in great pain controllable .only by powerful drugs. The report; to the surgeon - general . of :t4e United ;states Public Health Service (1964) states: Cigarette smoking is causally related to lung cancer in mesa; the magnitude ;of .the effect of cigarette smoking far. outweighs all other factors (at- mospheric palluti9n, vehicleex- hausts, background radiation, etc:). The 'data for women, though less extensive, point in the same direction. The risk of developing lung cancer increases with • duration of smoking and the number :of cigarettes smoked per :day, and. is diminished by stopping smok- ing. In comparison with non- smokers, average male smokers of cigarettes have approximate- ly a 9 to 10 -fold risk of develop- ing lung cancer, and heavy smokers at least a 20 -fold risk." One frequently encounters the two arguments that it is atmospheric'' pollution, not cig- :arettes, that is the cause of lung cancer and that many life-long smokers die in old age of causes other than lung cancer, so it is as well to deal with them at this time. No doctor has ever •claimed that cigarettes are the only factor in the causmonniemeemeemeee - From My Window People who know me often ask where I get all the ideas for my column subjects. I tell them simply •my head is crammed with things to say and a desire to be heard, That's about all it takes, I tell them, to be a literary lunatic like me. Give me a word—any word —I once boasted and I can build a column around it. Now, take the word `dimple' for instance. There really isn't much to be said about a dim- ple. After all, a dimple is only a slight depression in the chin or in the cheek- when one smiles or in the knees and the elbows of a chubby baby "Is there any plumbing in heaven?". This was one of many questions Gordon Sinclair asked Bible students on CTVs W5 last Sunday evening. Advance publicity that atheist Sinclair would face a group of Bible students was probably re- sponsible for many viewers tun- ing in to the s h o W. It was far from a contest, as Gordon Sinclair had them licked 30 seconds after they started talk- ing. The W5 producers should have had ;people against Sin- clair who were skilled in the subject of Christianity. Instead, they selected a stunned :bunch of religious "nuts" who :didn't have a clue about their subject. Heaven and hell were dis- cussed — Sinclair saying he didn't believe they ever exist- ed. The students said they ;do. exist. "What's it like in Heav-; en?", Sinclair asked. He want- ed to know if you would r-ecog-'. nize friends and relatives. The answer was "yes". "Do you eat in Heaven?" 1';es. "Who provides the food?" "The Lord." `•'Is there .any plumbing in, Heaven?" "I don't know." This was the type of nonsense: that we listened to and watched' for about 1;5 'minutes. A program like this could •go` on for hours if both sides know the .subject. Sinclair was slick, and the students were dull. Let's have another show, but the next time use' experts ;against the old pro. BOB'S Barber Shop MAIN STREET, ZURICH Open Tuesday and Friday Nits Annual Meeting of the Hay Township Municipal Telephone System will be held in the Township Hall, Zurich on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29,1967 at 2:00 p.m. JOHN H. CORBETT WAYNE C. HORNER Reeve Secretary -Treasurer By Shirley Keller prints all over each tiny life He owns and only loans to mothers and fathers. for a while. The deeper the dimples the greater the blessings where little boys and girls are Con- cerned. A good big dimple ,eon sometimes mean the difference between a sound spanking and a gentle scuttle on the behind for the youngster who 'finds himself in trouble with the grown-ups; and more money has been lifted by dimpled bandits than most of us ;pare to admit. In truth, a dimple is nothing more than a pucker in the skin;. but oh, what a dimple can do. Those persons lucky enough to possess ane or more dimples have them from birth unto death. Unlike other beauty marks, dimples rarely fade or disappear. No matter what stage of life the dimpled one reaches, he knows increased benefits because of those hal- lowed hollows. Dimpled babies are adorable mites. Usually they shave little fat bands and plump bottoms with en assortment of dimples in the darndest places. Like everything else about babies, the dimples are new, very soft and unbelievably perfect. It is almost as though the Creator Himself had left His finger - A .dimple can be more dews- -toting than an atomic bomb if it is in the right place ,at the right ,time. Many hearts ,hove flipped when a dimple formed ort of a young lady's ..More than than one marriage *as been held together by -an irre- sitible dimple giving off ;mag- netic rays and hypnotic chills which cannot be ignored. 0 some cases, love endures ;be- .Gause of one silly dimple. And in old age, a !dimple gives the illusion of youth. :It is a symbol of a happy ;mast ,and .a sign of a joyful :future; •it is a lingering link to ;any pleasant memories and a mirth- ful mark of experiences yet to 'be enjoyed; a pledge to the young and a promise .to •!the old. You see, there really •isn't much one can say about a dim- ple. After all, a dimple is nothing more :than a pucker in the skin. Huron (Prov.) Liberal .Association NOMINATION MEETING Will be h.ki Ned., March 29, at 2:30 p.m. HENSALL MUST HALL Guest SPeaker: Robert F. Nixon LEADER OF 'LIBERAL ;PAR -TY IN ONTARIO EVERYOM VIWACOME doer Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH — Dial 527.1240 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a,m. to 12 noon CLINTON -- Dial 482-7018 Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12 A.M. — 1:30 -6 P.M. Closed all day Wednesday Phone 235-2433 Exeter• ACCOUNTANTS Roy N. 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