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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1%7
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(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.
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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.
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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. This looks like a win-
ner for CTV.
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Impressive Ceremony Held. For Fly -ups
of Brownies to Guides; 1 1 Win Badges
Eight Hensall Brownies re- Guides. Mrs. Caldwell has re-
ceived their wings last Tuesday
evening and flew up to the
Guide company. Present at the
ceremony were the division
commissioner, Miss Mary Mac-
Millan, and camp advisor, Mrs.
T. Lavender.
A welcome was extended to
all by Brown Owl Mrs. Robert
Cook.
Mrs, Lavender presented gol-
den hands to all the Brownies
who flew up: Judith Miekle,
Nancy Stretton, Brenda Gass,
Anne Knight, Gail Travers, Lin-
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Following the fly -up cere-
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tokens of appreciation for all
the work she has done for the
signed as captain, but said she
will offer her services until a
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The division commissioner
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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
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Huron County to receive ii.
This award was a complete
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that one doesn't work towards:
awards in the Guide movement
and she had loved every mo-
ment of doing this worthwhile
job.
Lunch was provided by the
ladies' auxiliary and served by
the Guides and Brownies.
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