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Zurich Citizens News, 1967-05-18, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1867 ed"al G�a ~Hi Wages Go Up, Food Costs More A national political leader, protest- ing the increased cost of food, de- clares he is all for the under dog. In the same breath he defends the zeal with which the well organized labor unions fight for and secure more and more in the way of wages and benefits. He completely ignores two very ap- parent facts. One is that as the un- ions succeed in their demands they add to the cost of doing business to the detriment of the under dogs who, in our opinion, are not those in the ranks of strong and affluent unions. Actually those who are feeling the pinch of increased taxes, the cost of increased social services, the impact of higher wagesand salaries are those in the very low income bracket and the people, the old people, on fixed incomes. Apparently the spoils go to those who bargain from strength and, equally apparent, those responsible for the mad rush to set up all the cradle to grave benefits have failed to give much consideration to the plight of those who have no bar- gaining power. We have often wondered if some of the economists and politicians who shape our destiny have ever given consideration to higher minimum wages as one means of off -setting the costly social services which are contributing so much to the increas- ing cost of goods and services. Perhaps a decent adequate mini- mum wage for the unskilled would reduce the need for the growing tax rate and do away with the need for all the costly paternalism. To single out the cost of food for attack is only due to the fact that food takes such a percentage of the weekly budget. The attacks ignore the rea- son for the advances, Wages are a major part of the cost of goods and services. The increases compound themselves. The result is that goods and serv- ices cost more and more and will continue to do so as long as the plumber, the electricians, the carpen- ter, the truck driver, the railway worker, the workers in the auto shops, the civil servants and all the others who can impose their will, succeed in doing so. It takes many processes before the foodstuffs in the fields are in the hands of the con- suming public. The pressures are constant. As one company president in the retail food business remarked: "It's simple, when wages go up, increase the charges for the goods and serv- ices". This is what happens. So the pinch on those who can't, for various reasons, enjoy their share of the increases becomes tighter. They are the under dogs. Unfortunately they are the ones who have little opportunity to pro- test or to enjoy the benefits of the affluent society. In the meantime it will be interesting to watch the success fruit and vegetable producers will encounter in meeting the in- creased costs as they march into pro- duction. Some of the marketing boards, those who have completed price negotiation, have been success- ful in securing higher prices. This will be their protection but it will have but one effect—higher costs for canned goods. The merry-go-round goes round and round as usual the howl will be about the price of food. What hap- pens to liquor and many other lux- uries (or are they essentials) will they be overlooked ? There will be no change in the pattern. — (The Grower) Let's Go To Expo Although some Canadians have had reservations for Expo, others have had reservations about Expo. The latter group have felt that it won't amount to much, that it is only a money -making gimmick and not worth the effort. News reports of the first few weeks of operation, since its opening in April, indicate that so far it has been a whopping success, and is drawing huge crowds. It may be true that a trip to Expo could be expensive, depending on what the visitor wishes to do. Films on the Expo show indicate that the displays in the national pavilions, for which there is no admisison charge, are in many cases worth- while. The architecture of many of the buildings is in many cases a ra- dical departure from the usual salt- box type of building erected mainly for utility. Outstanding among the national pavilions are those of Russia, the United Kingdom, the USA, and some of the far east countries. The dis- plays in most of these are considered very good. As far as size is concerned, the 1100 -acre grounds are about four, times the size of the fair held at New York, which was about the same size as the CNE grounds at Toronto, just less than 300 acres. The size points out the need for the transpor- tation system in the Expo grounds, namely the mini -rail, which traverses the grounds, and even passes through some of the pavilions. Expo, which may prove to be Can- ada's biggest birthday celebration, is proving that Canadians can produce the best, and need not apologize for its efforts. — (New Hamburg Inde- pendent. Drastic Requests to Cut Crime A list of legislation requested by the Canadian Association of Police Chiefs designed to cut crime has raised a howl by a number of sources throughout the country. Among the things the police chiefs request are the right to search homes without a warrant, in cases, the right to employ electronic listening equip- ment and wire -tapping, and also the right to arrest persons and hold them without charging them. The requests have raised the ire of a number of Members of Parlia- ment, and there is little doubt that other citizens will also strongly op- pose the requests. On the other side of the coin, and without questioning the motives of the association, one must also realize that when crimes are committed, the police officials are criticized when no one is apprehended. Even when con- stables are in the performance of their duty, and making an arrest, they are often the victims of deris- ion by bystanders. A fine kettle of fish! The policeman's lot must be frustrating indeed, and it is a task which is not relished by many per- sons. Years ago, a policeman and a min- ister were seated side by side, en- gaged in conversation. Between them lay the clergyman's dog. The policeman, gazing at the dog, said, "You know, Reverend, if everyone was as faithful and honest as that dog of yours, we'd both be out of work." — (New Hamburg Indepen- dent) Zurich MIA NOvvs PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMXPED, ZURICH HER TURKHEIM,, Publisher J L 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 Rates: $3.00 per year in adVan+ce, in Canada;; $4.00 in "United States And and Foreign: single copies 7 cents. vallellsseallclimmencsaaelostscasaaalaw 1 From My Window It's that time again. That back -breaking season for gard- ening has •arrived and I'm not the least 'bit more enthused about it than I have ever been. Back in the days when I was a bride, a well -kept vegetable garden was the mark of a fine homemaker. The wives in my neighborhood opened every spring -tine conversation with. "Is your garden up yet?" or "I'll have lettuce by next Sun- day." My husband was no help either. His mother had always put out a large garden and he just assumed I'd be as indus- trious. I',ll never forget how his face fell when I struck into the Good Earth with the hoe for the first time. I knew I must have looked a bit inexperienced when I began to draw a line for the seeds, but I wasn't prepared for hubby's disappointment when I failed to snap a string across the garden or prepare a seed bed before beginning to plant. That initial summer of our marriage must have been the hottest, most humid on record. Seemed as though every day was warmer than the last, but the beans still had to be picked .. , and picked ... and picked , , , and the tomatoes had to be staked , , , and the potatoes had to be hilIed , , , and the corn had to be hoed , , , and the cucumbers had to be wat- ered , , , and the carrots had to be thinned , , , and the lettuce had to be cut , , , and the beets had to be weeded , , and the cabbage had to be dusted , and •on and on it went from the first balmy day in the spring to the last dismal hour of the fall. I remember how I used to envey those lucky women in the supermarkets who could shop for their vegetables like any civilized housewife should. I couldn't understand my city friends 'who made stupid re- marks like, "You're so fortun- ate to baVe 'fresh vegetables from your own garden" and "What an economical way to get a tan!" Just 'cultivating a garden and reaping the harvest wasn't By Shirley Keller enough, I learned. Some wacky woman had discovered that vegetables can be canned and frozen if they are properly cleaned and prepared. I must have had beginner's luck with that first garden of mine. I had enough of every- thing for the whole neighbor- hood„ but of course, so did my neighbors. Needless to say, I got acquainted with a stewing kettle and 'a blanching pot. The day I decided to make corn relish was the day I almost ruined my marriage. I picked corn and tomatoes and cabbage and cucumbers and onions until 10 a.m.; 1: cleaned my produce until noon; I chopped it until 2 p.m.; I measured it and seasoned it until 4 p.m.; and cooked it un- til 6 p.na. When arty husband arrived home, he found a slip- pery kitchen, a sticky wife and no supper. But he was proud of me. He gathered me up in. his arms and whispered sweet nothings like, "I think the relish is burning." Together we tasted the fruit of my Iabors. It was terrible. I burst into tears. A. whole day's work and my relish was •a flop. But my husband, undaunted, put me and a cup full of the foul pickle into the car and de- livered the two of us to his mother. Being an old hand with such things, my mother-in-law knew the cure but couldn't solve the problem from her kitchen. Armed with a quan- tity of celery seed, mustard seed, pickling salt, sugar and tumeric, she .accompanied us home and in just a few minutes, my relish was recovered. That evening, to the strains of "Tea For Two", my harrassed husband and I bottled some- thing like 30 quarts of corn relish. It last for three winters. Now, 13 years later it is time to sow another garden. I've mastered the art of seeding and weeding, picking and pickling, cultivating and canning. I know I can save dollars on the groc- ery bill and serve a much tas- tier stew because of my .garden. But forgive me, darling, I still hate gardening. SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley REMEMBER THE BATTLES? There's nothing like a good, old-fashioned family fight on Saturday night, to relieve the built-up tensions of the week, clear the air, and get everybody squared around for a quiet Sun- day. For centuries, this was a tra- dition in many families. But, like so many of our other fine old customs, this one has been virtually destroyed by tele- vision. Don't get me wrong. I don't mean the kind of thing in which the brutal, drunken hus- band lurches home, beats up his wife and kids, robs the sugar bowl and piggy banks of their pennies, and staggers back to the pub and Pearl. This happened, of course. And still does. But I mean the ordinary family fight. The fa- ther, a decent working man, FOR, ENJOYMENT IN EATING OUT. Take Your Family Out For a Wonderful Meal !: Nothing makes a family happier than sitting down to a fine meal in our dining room. We offer a choice of delicious food amidst a pleasant dining atmosphere. Our Pleasure Is Serving You We Specialize in Steaks, Chicken, Fish ! ENJOY THE FINE ATMOSPHERE OF OUR ATTRACTIVE ALPINE ROOM Licenced under the Liquor Licence Board Doininion Motel Your Hosts -- Marg and Ross Johnston DIAL 236-4371 w ZURICH nas gone up -town saturuay at- ternoon, with his $1.50 allow- ance. He's bought a pack of fags and bad three or four beers. He's 'mildly merry. His wife has done the week's shopping. She has lugged four bulging bags of grub a block to the car. She has slaved to pre- pare a good supper. The baby is crying, just for the hell of it. The teenage daughter is whining about going to a dance with a known hoodlum. The 12.,y.ear-old son is still out fish- ing, it's almost dark and he's probably drowned. And her feet hurt. And the dinner is ruined, Because the ,old man is late. Twenty minutes late, already. Well, there's a dust-up. Pa comes in with a happy smile and the old lady peels the hide right off him. The boy comes in grinning, with two speckled trout, and gets a cuff on the ear. The daughter whines on and is sent to her room. The baby, no slouch at the game, yells like a 'banshee, to get some attention. And it's all over, like a sum mer storm. Pa is ashamed for cuffing the dik. Ma is ashamed for blasting pa. The boy gets doubles on dessert. Ma and pa plead with the girl to go out with the hood, who really isn't a hood, after all. The baby gets a bottle right in the mouth and shuts up. The kid cleans his fish. Ma does the dishes dreamily. Pa goes out and roots around the rosebush, Sis flies out, at the hoot of a horn. Baby burps and smiles in his sleep. That's the way it was, not too long ago. But television has wrecked it. Nowadays, in- stead of taking out our aggres- sions on each other, we huddle before the Great Soporific on Saturday night, dinner bal- anced on our knees. We pour all our aggressions into a stiff body -check or a saloon brawl in a Western. As a result, the fine old fam- ily fight on a Saturday night has degenerated into querulous quibble about who's going to get up and fetch a beer during the commercial. However, I am glad to :,ay although the family fight is dying, it is not quite extinct The other day I read, witF growing fascination, of a Christ mas Eve squabble that has tt rank with one of the great ones It took place last December 24 and the legal aftermath is now in progress. As the newspaper reporter it, this young fellow admittec he drank between 30 and 4( bottles of beer during the day That is some beer drinker You try putting down about four gallons of beer the day before Christmas, or 'any other day, and I guarantee you'll have a belly the shape, and a nos( the hue, of S. Claus himself Not to mention the beers corn ing out your ears. It gets better, The Champ as we shall call him, had ar argument with his brother, whc threw him out of the house Imagine the glug and •undaunt ed, the Champ slimed a tree Maybe he thought it was a pear tree and lie was a partridge Who knows. Anyway, brother steeped out side with a shotgun. He claim ed he fired a shot in the air not knowing the Champ we: up a tree. But several pellet. entered the latter's anatomy. The Champ testified that .he couldn't remember swinginz his mother-in-law around by her hair, although he did ad mit having a fight with her. It sounds like a swingint party. I'm just as glad I wasn't there but it proves that the fare ily fight still has a little stearr in it, even though it is disap peering from our way of life. 0 4.H CALF CLUB President Grant Jones was ir charge of the first meeting el the Zurich 4-H Calf Club for this year on Monday, May 8, ir the Zurich Town Hall. 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