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Zurich Citizens News, 1967-06-15, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1967 W.-1 (BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMNIST) Centennial Celebrations Getting Nearer The village of Dashwood will be celebrating Centennial Year at an official program of events this Sun- day. Hay Township residents are in- vited to Centennial events on the next Sunday, June 25, at the new park facilities near St. Joseph. Zur- ich people are rolling out the red carpet and extending the hand of friendship on the following Saturday, July 1. While it may be impossible for all of our readers to take in this trio of Centennial good times, we would heartily urge everyone to squeeze at one celebration into his busy cal- endar. True, Centennial enthusiasm may be wearing a little thin now that six months of Canada's 100th year birth- day party are about over. Beards are growing warm and straggly ; Centennial gowns are getting limp and a little uncomfortable; starched collars are not quite so appealling, and collections of antiques are more commonplace now than ever before. Still, these are local celebrations planned by our neighbors and friends to honor our ancestors. In most cases, long hours of work and plan- ning have been required to get the festivities underway. In some cases, expenses have been incurred which must be offset by receipts from those in attendance. Why not plan to include these Cen- tennial celebrations in your family plans for the next two or three week- ends? They are once-in-a-lifetime treats which require your support to be a success. Tourism on the Rise There was a day when small towns and villages, as well as townships, could think of nothing to promote tourism in their area. It was thought that unless there was a natural at- traction — like a beach or a man- made feature — like a huge theatre — no one could possibly be induced to visit the district on a day's outing. Now, thanks to the foresight of men and women who know that tour- ists enjoy the off -beat, the unusual though genuine fun -times, whole communities are banding together to produce some of the finest agricul- tural shindigs in the country. One of the first, of course, was the Elmira Maple Sugar Festival which the past spring attracted a bumper crowd of hungry, happy friends. Last year, Zurich proved that this district's specialty crop, white beans, "can be cooked up into a nice tourist - getting scheme, putting this area on the guide map and its produce on the world's markets. This year's Bean Festival promises to be even bigger and better. We noted with interest recently that Kent County to the south of us is jumping into the tourism stream with its superb vegetables — partic- ularly sweet corn — as the featured attractions. Billed as the world's largest corn roast, the event to be staged at the Chatham Community Centre grounds boats a menu of hot buttered corn -on -the -cob, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, etc.—and these treats absolutely free. It just proves that every spot in the country has some unique attrac- tion that can become the focal point for a sensational spree. If people can enjoy themselves in a relaxed atmosphere created by congenial hosts, they will leave with a favor- able impression of even the most re- mote district. What's more, it has been proven they will return . . . and bring their friends with them. Not As Foolish As Some May Think Last week this newspaper carried a story announcing that Hay Town- ship council is seeking a dam on con- cession 2 and 3. It is understood there is a possibility that a small spring -feed Iake would spread out behind the dam creating a township recreational haven. We have no doubt there will be many residents in Hay who will greet the proposal with a certain amount of critical reservation for a variety of reasons. It might be well to remember that today's legislators — in Hay Town- ship and everywhere else—are build- ing for a changing, demanding fu- ture which will be startling and un- believably different from present, modern day living. Though it is vir- tually impossible to imagine what life will be like in 10, 20 or 50 years, elected officials have the difficult job of planning now for that excit- ing era. Experts tell us that leisure time will become a problem in years to come when men and women will work shorter and shorter hours with more and more time to relax. At the same time, an affluent society is buying up precious lakefront and every avail- able strip of nearby land to build cottages, park trailers, pitch tents. The Hay Township we know today could be a booming, lively, heavily populated area in the future. Strang- er things have happened. Now is the time to conserve space for a quiet, beautiful oasis in the country. To Dad On His Day Father's Day is on Sunday and we want to include a special greeting to every dad in the country through this editorial column. Too often, pop takes a back seat to mother on her day and the kids on every other day. We hope to just this once, honor father and render to him due praise. When you get right down to it, fathers are usually the steady, de- pendable part of the family. Mother can be serene and loving only so long as dad has a job and makes the final decisions. Sons and daughters can be carefree in their youth only while dadis around to solve the tough ones and help out with experienced assur- ance whenever he's needed. Fathers understand their sons bet- ter than mothers ever will; they are a soft touch for their daughters — big or Iittle — and heros to both. They are mothers' reason for exist- ence and her only source of under- standing approval throughout the en- tire world. It doesn't really matter that dad takes the occasional afternoon off to chin with his old cronies. A couple of evenings a month with the boys or a week -end or two each year to go fishing are about all dad asks from the family for whom he gladly accepts full responsibility. All you really have to do is imagine what life would be like without fa- ther at the helm. Now, join with us in wishing a truly happy Father's Day to every dad you know ... and all those you don't. Zurich• wa.. News PAINTED 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 Bates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada;: $4,00 in United States acid and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. From My Window Everybody knows that June is traditionally the month for weddings. Guess that's because when the suckers and trout start corning to the surface in the streams, men are in a much more persuasive frame of mind. Life seems so good in June, and nobody can tell a starry- eyed bride and groom that the long, hot days of summer; the cool, gusty months of fall; and the chilly, icey nights of winter follow closely behind. For those of us who have been hitched for a long time, marriage has lost most of its excitement and all of its breath- lessness. Time was when I heard the Wedding March, great tears of joy from happy, blissful memories of my own wedding day would cloud my eyes. I still cry, hut now weep for the days when I was a care- free child before all this grown- up type of living began. Actually, I have a good mar- riage as marriages go. I used to think my husband was a com- bination of Batman and Elvis Presley. Thirteen years later I'm grateful that he holds a job, beats the children only when they need it, and changes his socks on washdays, As you can see, wedlock gets to be as routine as any other habit — good or bad. It's for this reason that I rarely try to discourage anyone from matrimony. In fact, I en- courage young people of suit- able age, to get to a preacher and have the knot tied com- fortably before they get too old. Since marriage is eventually re- duced to a series of compatible habits, it is easier if neither husband or wife has grown too set in his or her own ideas. By Shirley Keller The second requisite must be love—or something that resem- bles love. I would assume there are as many kinds of love and ways for ,it to strike as there are pebbles at the beach. That's the reason no one can say for sure "love is like this" or "love is like that". About the only way to find out is to get mar- ried. If that feeling endures and oven grows through lay- offs, whooping cough, varicose veins and the occasional tipsy return home, it was love. So to all your June bridal couples I say barge ahead. Don't let anyone sway you from your course toward normal, problem - ridden existance. You have only one life to live and you have as much right to make a botch of its as anyone else who chooses marriage ahead of a vocation. Just one thing. About the end of November, around about the time the first fuel bills roll in, you can ex- pect the first argument. He'll want to trade up to a car with a top and maybe even a heater. She'll want .a new fur coat and a trip to Florida during the winter months. In the final analysis, neither one will win out. Something called "basic economics" will come to the foreground and from that point on, your marriage will be on "automatic" — i.e., c o m m o n, everyday household expenses will automatically eat up all the money you both can make. Don't be shrprised 'when it happens. It doesn't mean your lovely dreams are shattered and your union as husband and wife is threatened. It simply means the honeymoon is over. In s$aceman's language, your love The Barrie television station will try again. They will ap- pear before the Board of Broad- cast Governors to re -locate their tower closer to Toronto. They have a site at Palgrave, which is located in the County of Peel. CKRV-TV Barrie is located in the County of Simcoe, but the owners would rather serve Peel and the next-door county, York, where Toronto is located. Meanwhile, radio station ()FRB Toronto is trying to get Kitchener's Channel 13 to move to Channel 6 when the CBC rocket has "staged" properly and you are now in orbit with all systems "go" to ride round and round together in the pur- suit of money and sanity "until death do you part". moves from there to Channel 5.. Torontonians couldn't care less. Right now, they can watch. the three American networks, the two Canadian networks plus Hamilton's Channel 11, which is completely independent. The move to Palgrave doesn't make sense. It will give dutpli- cate CBC coverage in part of Wingham's coverage area and the signal strength will be much better in the CBLT .area. This is all unnecessary. The big question in the minds of Toronto viewers is simply this: What will happen to the reception of Channels 2 and 4 Buffalo with Barrie sitting at Channel 3? In my opinion, it will kill the Buffalo reception for most Toronto viewers, and Channel 3 Barrie will be most unpopular. 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