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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1968-01-25, Page 10FAG TWO ctouneott AM MU MN (BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMNIST) Congratulations, Yours Truly "When a man reaches three score and ten years of age, he's living on borrowed time." These were the words of Alfred Ducharme, written 15 years ago in the Zurich paper when correspondent Ducharme was a young man of 75 years. Today, Mr. Ducharme is 90 years old, still active, still a corre- spondent for this newspaper and still very much "where the action is". For over 60 years, Mr. Ducharme (or Yours Truly as he's known to many readers) has been delighting Zurich newspaper subscribers with his home -styled comments about life in his little corner of the world. At the present time, Mr. Ducharme's copy is the only copy which does not fall under the heavy black pencil of the editor—for much of the charm of the St. Joseph and Drysdale news would be lost if the decidedly "French twist" was erased from it. It is a proven fact that many per- sons would not care to miss Mr. Du- charme's regular news budget --par- ticularly the wonderful tales he spins about life when was a young man. Right now the episode concerns Mr. Ducharme's experiences in a lumber camp in northern Ontario, and In- cludes a detailed account of his ac- quaintance with Jack the Ripper. To this great story teller and pop- ular correspondent we extend every sincere wish for a very happy birth- day. To this devoted husband, fa- ther, grandfather and great grand- father we send out a prayer for his continued good health so that he may be a blessing and an inspiration to his family for many more years. And from our readers we send heartfelt greetings to a dear friend. May you borrow lots more time — and share it with us! It's Not Legislation For Parents There seems to be just about every- thing contained in the booklet from the Ontario Department of Educa- tion, entitled, "The Reorganization of School Jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario". Everything that is but some word of assurance that mothers and fathers will have some part to play, other than in the role of pro- ducing the students and paying the bills for this new educational system. Only at one point in the report was any consideration given to parents. ''That had to do with the fact that these interim school organization committees (to get into action im- mediately) may want to appoint sub- committees to perform specific du- ties or tasks as the need for them is identified. Says the report, "These sub -committees may be composed of other trustees, officials, teachers, or parents depending on the nature of •the task assigned". When it has been established that larger units of education are more economical, more efficient and more uniforrn—and that may take same time, for their are many skeptics— it will still have to be proven that home and school can be successfully divorced from each other without severely shaking the important rela- tionship of teacher and student. Even now, parents are discouraged from visiting the school unless they have a specific reason for the call. Plain interest is not sufficient cause unless it is Parents' Day—and then parents are expected to arrive on time, follow a tight time schedule and leave promptly. In a much larger school area where an even more impersonal attitude is bound to develop, there is a real dan- ger that provoked parents will un- wittingly instill mistrust and dissat- isfaction in their children. In turn, there could be created a massive re- bellion towards school which previ- ously affected only those few chil- dren with neglectful or careless par- ents. The home is still the backbone of a nation. When parents are denied the right to have a say in school affairs, a valuable, unseen bond be- tween the students and the teachers is apt to become damaged—or worse yet, crushed to a . lifeless useless thing. Watchdogs At the Bank Correspondence has been received from the Ontario Provincial Police Commission which is endeavoring to give publicity to the alarming in- crease in the number of "Bank In- spector Frauds" this year. The release states, "In the past four weeks many elderly depositors throughout Southern Ontario have been swindled out of thousands of dollars. One of six frauds reported in the Brampton area, resulted in the single loss of $1,800." Pointed out in clear language in the release is the fact that bank inspec- tors or police officers DO NOT UN- DER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ask persons to withdraw money from the bank. It added that any person ap- proached under these or similar con- ditions. should call their local police department on a neighbor's phone. Relatives of trusting and unsus- pecting elderly people can impress upon their loved ones that they should never --• under any circum- stances—withdraw money from their bank accounts when approached in a suspicious manner by strangers. Still it could happen that after all these precautions some senior citizen is tricked into believing he is helping to catch a dishonest bank employee. The police release suggested that bank employees can play an impor- tant part in fouling up the racketeer's plan by simply bringing the man- ager's attention to the fact that an elderly depositor is making an un- usually large withdrawal. Certainly the banks cannot be ex- pected to act as private investigators or take on the responsibility of safe- guarding the expenditures of all their elderly depositors. It does make sense though, that bank employees would be among those most likely to know the banking habits of individual customers. Possi- bly an alert teller could avert a heartbreaking experience for a sen- ior citizen by taking enough interest to tell the manager of a very large withdrawal made by someone who is generally very frugal. ur.ohl • News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLTSIrERS 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 Mummer: Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $:.00 United states amd andForeign; Single copies 7 cents, ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1968 ��jfiyt'�� p 't a'ir t pyJ� • * o,,, actsTetet /.Iarioaao,, 'ME 115E OF CHAE - ENTEAP or KITCHEN TEP Tool -5 -CAUSES MANY PAINFUL FILULl P WHEN BATHING & kr3 ' hIEVER TURN '/OUR TACK ON HIM.... eHmet< 1-APFOf2 EF GT ..,ANP NtaKe. $IJRE THEY:RE VQUIPPPEP W LTU MMFert FEET .° BE OlRR "ID Mr, 5TA116 CLEAR d� TO tTIN5 ANP OTHER OByTRUICflON sitao THe BMWs PAN N0.1..,APNE$Ui S1RIP'� AND WALL. yLWR RTS ARE 1/A5E pR1'R0145..,ESR ECIAtiMY RR THE EWERL-Y R FREE FOGDFR,WR/TE: HOME 'T. ONTARIO OA RT'Y pl- AGUE zoa iGING ST:1N: TORONTO 1, ONT. 1 From My Window If there are youngsters at your house who are between the ages of nine and nineteen, it is con- cluded that you have met up with "the beat". For the benefit of those who live in the quiet musical world of Mantovani and David Rose, "the beat" is the pulsating, ear - thumping sound of guitars, drums and the .occasional spinet as they are pounded, unmerci- fully, into the loudest blend of queer sounds you ever heard. Yet through, it all there ds an unmistakeable beat which auto- matically sets your hips asway and your head ,abob. Don't ask me why I like it. I'm not supposed to. Parents are not in character if they en- joy the music their sons and daughters play. It is almost a sacrilege to approve of those things that young people like. But I can't help myself. When I hear "the beat" as it whines noisily and incessantly from our record player, I am bound to listen and compelled to ap- preciate. A few weeks ago I discovered how completely brainwashed we are at our house. I purchased a talking story - time record for our youngest son. It was "Hansel and Gretel", complete with conver- sation and background music by a fine orchestra. As always when a record was placed on the turntable, our son stood back in anticipation, poised to begin the gyrations of the dance. To our amazement, our little lad was so astonished by the sound of the good music of a concert group that he rush- ed to the record to see why it was performing so badly. Even though I now must acknowledge a n inexcusable lack of proper music apprecia- tion in our home, I am drawn by the magnetism of "the beat". And after much thought on the ubject, I can even justify my feelings. Music issomething which By Shirley Keller 1 should be enjoyed. It should appeal to the senses, lift the spirits, lighten the heart,` and generally please the listener, Anything that accomplishes all these things cannot be all bad. And music should make us happy. It should make us want to sing—even if it is senseless words and repetitious phrases. It should make us want to dance —what does it matter if in a queer, ceremonial way resem- bling an Indian pow -wow? What's more, music should inspire us to participate and this is where beat -type music is really tops. Even the young- est child can catch the rhythm on a toy drum or with a pair of sticks. Kids can actually manufacture a reasonable fac- simile of the sound on inexpen- sive equipment. They can cre- ate, for all sounds are accept- able. Let yourself go the very next time the Monkees drone their mod music in your living room. See if you don't experience a little twitch in the posterior which could develop into real live roll if you tried. Alter all, why fight it? McADAM'S TV Dial 236-4094, Zurich Service to all MAKES AND MODELS neasar LAKEVIEW CONSERVATIVE Mennonite Church Formerly SS 4, EAST STANLEY Minister — Elmer Grove SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 — 10 a.m.—Sunday School. 11 a.m.—Worship Service. 8:00 p.m.—Evening Service Friday Evenings -- 8 p.m.—Bible Study and Prayer Meeting. kr, We invite you to worship with us. Zurich Mennonite Ephriam Gingerich, Pastor guggiamignemmumempariggigielmielligne SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 — 9:45 a.m.—Worship Service. 10:45 a.m.--Sunday School. YOU ARE WELCOME! 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