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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-06-08, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1%7 allir Mr Pa (BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMNIST) As With One Voice Early Monday morning, the world was greeted with the news that war had broken out between the Egyp- tians and the Israelians. Although the Middle East has been a troubled spot for many long months, most people silently hoped that some solu- tion could be found to the dispute before anything too serious devel- oped. Actually, a little skirmish between two insignificant countries so many miles from home here in Canada Not Yet Time For A few weeks ago, headlines in al- most every weekly in Huron County shouted that former Canadian Forces Base at Centralia was to become an indusrial-educational park. The re- port noted that negotiations were underway between the federal and the provincial government for the sale of the property to Ontario. Since that time, there •has been little word of the project. Now and again we have heard that dealings are proceeding favorably or that fur- ther news will be forthcoming very shortly. At this moment, it is six weeks since the initial announcement with the definit decision still hanging in the balance. We would remind citizens in our part of Ontario that this state of limbo is not to be unexpected. Noth- ing moves slower than the wheels of To Lower the Boom A new report out of Grand Bend last week after the rash of minor Iaw infractions during the first long week -end of the summer season, could hold some solution to law en- forcement problems in Huron County. The Sarnia magistrate who handles court sessions in the Lambton Coun- ty resort village issued a frank warn- ing that law breakers would be fined $100 for liquor infractions and $200 for disturbing the peace . . . with no time to pay and the alternative being jail sentences ranging from 15 to 30 days. From past experience, Grand Bend regulars will know that what the magistrate says, he means. There is no backing down and very little bend- ing when dealing with young men and women who show small regard for other people and their property. We think this is as it should be. should not pose a threat too great for those living in Zurich and the surrounding area. Yet we are uneasy because we know that the situation could explode into an all-out tussle among many nations and that mod- ern warfare could be hideous and devastating for the entire world. While world leaders and represen- tatives in the United Nations are working toward an early truce, let us all with one voice pray again for world peace. Disappointment government if there is no pressing urgency. And there is, in truth, no real eco- nomical emergency arisen out of the closure of CFB Centralia. Certainly things have been better for the busi- nessmen of the district, but gener- ally speaking there are jobs for work- ers, continuing customers for retail outlets and service people, and pros- pects for increased prosperity in the future. We are not suggesting that nothing will come of the Ontario govern- ment's plans to develop Centralia to the point where it could conceivably employ hundreds of men and women. That would be as foolish as to pre- dict there is no brighter outlook for the province in years to come. We do suggest, however, that the delay in action at Centralia is normal and not to be misconstrued as failure. on Thoughtless Youth In a day when part-time summer jobs held by teenagers can net fabu- lous wages for the worker, stiffer fines are in order. Nor should credit be extended to law breakers who de- liberately flaunt their disrespect for society. In Huron County where the major- ity of teenagers and young adults are sensible, responsible citizens, a few chronic bad apples can spoil the pleasant image so many strive to maintain. Stiffer fines and less leniency with regard to paying them are indicated here as well as in Grand Bend. May- be then we could impress upon those who tempt and tease their way into the court rooms that breaking the law is not a game of penny -ante where the prize is a hero's welcome home after a glorious skirmish with the local "fuzz".—Clinton News -Rec- ord. Questionable Practice As long as governments can be questioned by parliaments and the free press, a country has a good chance of maintaining a degree of integrity in its government. No gov- ernment in a free country should ex- pect to escape the questions which people will raise, no matter how hon- est that government may be. No government, on the o t h e r hand, should expect to get off without criticism if it intends to do anything but its level best for all the people. No matter how good or how bad a government will be, it will always be in open season for criticism. Wicked men will run up against those who are not afraid to express themselves against evil. Good men will always have their enemies who will try to make them look like villains. Our governments in Canada are no ex- ception to this rule. They will al- ways be faced with accusations of questionable practice. Recently Alberta's Social Credit government has felt the sting of the question. While the government it- self is not charged, two of the mem- bers on the government side of the house have been charged with alleged impropriety. This government has already faced such charges in times past and judicial inquiries have proven the charges to be without foundation. As soon as a charge was laid this time, the government im- mediately made provision for an in- quiry. It is interesting to note that before the charge was laid, every member on both sides of the house voted against the member who made the insinuations, calling on him to lay charges. In fact he was being him- self charged with questionable prac- tice in his method of bringing up his allegations. The press might some- times be brought into disrepute by some of its questionable practice in reporting. But the fact remains that now it is the government members who are charged with questionable practice. (Nanton (Alta.) News). Comment I We knew it would happen. Just when everyone was shivering and complaining about the extreme cold, damp weather we were experi- encing earlier this spring the weath- er has turned so warm the same peo- ple are sweltering and fussing about the dry heat of the past few days. If anything is more unpredictable than the weather, it would have to be people. Zurich ' : Mt6c News PRINTED BY SOUTH 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 Newspapers Representatives Subscription Rates: $3,00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States and andForeign.; single copies 7 WO. From My Window If you're looking for a quick course in "How Modern Teen- agers Think", take this advice: Find the spot where the ac- tion is, park yourself in a posi- tion where the view is unob- structed and watch carefully. In five minutes flat, you should have a pretty fair idea what makes teenagers think and act the way they do . . and if your findings are anything like mine, you'll come away with the notion that kids aren't nearly as bad as they might be if they didn't have good, sensi- ble minds of their own. Just recently I became con- vinced that teenagers are sur- prising normal considering their opportunity for proper develop- ment. Adults are sometimes such poor examples of mankind as God intended it to be, that it would be little wonder if their children were all ill-man- nered, over -confident, confused boobs. From the time a baby is born, mother and father take that child under their protective wings and love it, teach it, guide it and guard it—until it is about 12 years olcl. Then suddenly, by some magical pro- cess we laughingly call "grow- ing up", boys and girls are sup- posed to become young men and young ladies. Overnight they are thrust into an entirely new environment where parents fear to tread and the kids are put to the test. I don't suppose there is any- thing wrong with providing youth plenty of chances to fend for itself. It just seems to me that kids are apt to get the wrong impression about this new-found freedom from their adult superiors who often muff their own lives—either inten- tionally or without thinking much .,about it. We older folks are quite ca- pable of making ridiculous statements like these: "Well, son, you're 16 and a man now. Society expects you to shoulder your share of the civic respon- sibility. You'll make mistakes. Everyone does. Just try to learn from them, son, and prof- it by them"; hollow sounding words coming from a father who curses the police force, ridicules the government and considers public spirit is best shown by 'buying an apple from the Boy Scouts on tag day. Or, how about the kid who grows up in a house where dad thinks a Sunday afternoon drive is a two-hour track date to work the bugs out of the carburetor by giving the family crate "her head"; where he crabs at the slower drivers; leans on the horn in traffic; ,screeches to a halt just finches :behind another car. It really isn't much won- der that some kids think the greatest crime a motorist com- mits is to get caught. The girl who has been pushed since age five to "look pretty for the little boys" by a mother who drools over her daughter's "cute remarks about her boy friends" is bound to be wide- eyed with amazement when the By Shirley Keller same mother flies into a rage at the thought of her little girl marrying when she is barely 17 and has "so much of her life ahead of her." If teenagers are rebellious, I sometimes think we make them that way by expecting more of them than we expect of our- selves. The hair, the tight pants, the gosh -awful music — these things set them apart from the rest of the populus which must seem "wild, man" to a kid fresh out from under the warm, innocent wrappings of childhood. 0 A Toront FM radio station will appear before the Board of Broadcast Governors to request that a tower be erected in the area of St. Marys, If granted, this means a bigger coverage area for the station. If the BBG approves, this will set a precedent for other stations to expand in this way. It would then be possible for the London FM radio station (or any other station for that matter) to apply for a tower in or near Toronto which would increase the potential audience by exceedingly large numbers. The location of a tower in St. Marys does not mean that the town is going to have a local radio station. It won't mean a thing to the residents. People in St. Marys have a wide -choice of radio stations now which include Stratford, Kitchener, London, Toronto and. many others, This is not an application to do the town of St. Marys any favors. It is, however, an ap- plication to watch because if granted, the question will be: Which station will be first to apply for a tower in or near Toronto. The Tijuana Brass Special was in top spot according to the national Nielsen ratings just released in the U.S. this week. In second position was Bon- anza, with Red Skelton third, and Lucy fourth. Dean Martin and Green Acres were tied for fifth position. The Smothers Brothers placed seventh, with Andy Griffith number eight. Tied for ninth position were The Beverly Hillbillies and Ed Sullivan. The CBS Thursday Night Movies was llth. Ironside—the motion picture with Raymond Burr, was tele- cast last week by the CTV net- work. It has been made into a series for this fall, and CTV has it scheduled for Tuesdays at 8:30. 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Mrs, Lavender presented gol- den hands to all the Brownies who flew up: Judith Miekle, Nancy Stretton, Brenda Gass, Anne Knight, Gail Travers, Lin- da Beer, Cindy Parker and Mar- garet Rooseboom, The golden bar badge was presented to Deneen Ward, and Eileen Klun- gel received her collectors' badge. Miss MacMillan pre- sented several badges to the Guides. Following the fly -up cere- mony, gifts were presented to Guide captain Mrs. Robert Cald- well from the Hensall Guides and the local associations as tokens of appreciation for all the work she has done for the signed as captain, but said she will offer her services until a new Guide captain is found. The division commissioner urged all mothers of Guides to: help out whenever possible as the Hensall Guide Company has now grown to the extent that three leaders are needed. Highlight of the evening was when the division commissioner on behalf of the Canadian Girt Guides, presented the certifi- cate of merit to Mrs. T. 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