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ZURICH
ITI ENS NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 194$
(BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMNIST)
Penalty May Not Be Too Great
A friend told us the other day that
health officials are becoming more
and more rigid in their demands,
particularly those areas pertaining
to meals prepared for public con-
sumption by various money -making
organizations whether it is a ladies'
aid, a women's institute or a Lions
group.
Our informant seemed to feel that
the greatest concern of the health
officials was for the way in which
dishes are washed, rinsed and dried.
If amateur chefs would pay a little
more attention to detail and abide
by some needful rules, our friend im-
plied, there would be no severe in-
terference from authorities.
Editor at the Exeter Times -Advo-
cate had something to say on the
subject last week. He wrote, "There
is no question that many restaurants
in Ontario should be kept under close
scrutiny by health officials, but they
are wasting their time if they think
the same inspection should be con-
ducted at church suppers. We've
eaten at a number of such events,
and the pride the ladies take in serv-
ing up a bountiful meal is the only
safeguard one needs to be assured
that the best ingredients and care
have gone into its preparation. The
department of health can inspect a
vast number of things, but they're
wasting their time and the taxpay-
ers money if they include church
suppers among them."
Amen ... if you are either a mem-
ber of a supper -sponsoring group or
one of the satisfied patrons (and
most of us in this part of the prov-
ince fall into one or both of these
categories).
Just for a moment though, let us
consider the thousands and thous-
ands of organizations across the
province who once a year—or per-
haps oftener—are in direct competi-
tion to the eating establishments in
their locality which must comply
with health regulations. Let us sup-
pose, too, that one per cent of these
organizations are not just as par-
ticular about food preparation and
the clean-up afterwards as the ladies
in Exeter, Dashwood, Zurich, Credi-
ton and Hensall.
In this light we might have to
agree with our friend who seems to
think that the slight nuisance of oc-
casional inspection or the minor in-
convenience of obeying certain pro-
vincial laws would be small penalty
b pay for the `insured' safety of all
... cooks, dishwashers and customers.
The Good Life
There is nothing more satisfying
in all the world (or so we'd think)
than to be extended the privilege to
grow old in a dignified manner. And
we were emphatically impressed with
a picture which ran last week in this
newspaper of several elderly gentle-
men enjoying an afternoon at Hay
Township Hall.
Perhaps photography experts would
dispute the composition, the quality
and even the subject matter of the
picture but to us it was a true re-
flection of the good life.
The nine men in the photo were
not business magnets or social climb-
ers or status seekers or any of the
ugly ambitious things as are many
of their younger associates, This
was a gathering of friends, assem-
bled for no real reason other than
to enjoy each other's company and
have a stimulating game of cards.
It was a relaxed atmosphere too.
Dress how you wish. Remove your
hat if you care to. Smoke if you like.
Come and go as you Iike. Stand up.
Sit down. Take part. Observe. Oh,
how some younger folks would envy
an outing like that.
The photo gave evidence that peo-
ple of the same age span are con-
tented and happy together. They
don't have to be—and don't care to
be—constantly pampered and enter-
tained by the young. One of the
rights senior citizens have earned
for themselves is the time and the
wisdom to be independent of the
young—although we do not wish to
imply that older people do not enjoy
and appreciate youth and its efforts
to be kind.
Added to all this, the photo tells
of retirement years in a small village
where everybody knows everybody
—and nobody needs to be lonesome.
You bet, readers. That was a pic-
ture of the good life—and of a few
senior citizens who have seized the
opportunity to enjoy it to the fullest.
Bedlam At the Top
The political state of the nation is
not generally meat for weekly news-
paper editorials but the present po-
litical state of this particular nation
is so unusual that it is the prime
topic of conversation everywhere and
through every medium.
We were particularly pleased by an
editorial which appeared in last Wed-
nesday's London Free Press entitled
"It's Time to Mark Time". This
piece encouraged Tory leader Robert
Stanfield to "back off now" before
"he runs the risk of offending the
sense of fair play of the voters who
decide elections, those who have no
strong allegiance to either major
party" in order that he may "serve
not only his own best interests, and
those of his party, but also .
and more improtant ... the best in-
terest of the country".
From our small corner of the coun-
try it seems that a good number of
politicians have failed for the past
10 years or more to keep the best
interests of the nation foremost in
their minds. We have been pleas-
antly surprised by the amount of
parliamentary business which has ac-
tually been accomplished throughout
this see -saw period in Canadian his-
tory—even though some may not
agree with all bills, decisions and
reforrns brought in by the Conserva-
tives and the Liberals who have both
had a crack at things.
It has been suggested that the re-
cent crisis in government was a de-
liberate plot of the opposition to
force an election. It has even been
heard that the Tories were waiting
for the opportunity to get even with
the Grits who called for their resig-
nation in a similar situation some
time ago.
What worries us—and we presume
many thousands of Canadians — is
the constant repetition of childish
behavior among those in Ottawa who
continue to toy with this nation's
basic economic and social foundation
as though it was a rubber ball which
could be easily made whole again by
simply pumping in some fresh hot
air once the vital innerds are kicked
out of it.
It may be true that the feeling
across the country among Canadians
of all walks of life is one of no con-
fidence in the government—though
we doubt that. We must conclude,
however, that every member — re-
gardless of party affiliations—should
be in a precarious position with the
voters who have to be sick and tired
of so much bedlam and bickering in
the nation's capital.
Surely some are asking, "Is there
an alternative?"
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From
My Window
As the mother of two pre -
teenagers and one tiny pre-
schooler I have learned to un-
derstand why it is that children
who arrive late in life are
spoiled . . spoiled rotten. Our
youngest gets away with the
darndest things and if no one
has yet noticed, someone soon
will.
In one of niy rare lucid in
meats when the baby was aslee
and the other two kids were a
school I sat down to ponde
the situation. I was the sam
woman who had borne the t
eldest; my husband had f
thered the three of them. Sti
I could not recall that the tw
together had been mor
tiring than this one small bul
dozer we were now raising. I
fact, it seemed to me that ou
baby son (now almost two) coui
move faster, obey slower, tial
smarter and appear dumbe
than either of the children be
fore him.
Admittedly I was ten year
.older than when the other
were babies. One decade ca
make a whale of a •differenc
in a person's outlook on thing
I know, but in the area of •chil
rearing my opinions have no
changed too much, I like ehil
dren who are obedient, silen
unless spoken to, mannerly an
above all, whine -less.
To be absolutely truthful,
must confess that none of m
children possessed all these vir
tues at all times—but at leas
the older two had their mo
ments. Obedience was a big
thing those days and both my
husband and I insisted on a
`please' or `thank you' whenever
it was indicated. As far as
whining was concerned, they
soon gave up the half 'crying—
half begging bit when such be-
haviour was rewarded with a
meaningful slap on the fleshy
portion just below the back.
Now? Well, in the obedience
department our baby is a flop.
He thinks "no" is .only a word
to be repeated when it is to
his advantage. He's never si-
lent unless daddy and I want
him to perform—then he's like
the grave, completely motion-
less and unnaturally quiet and
still. Manners are sadly lack-
ing. He eats what he likes,
spits out what he doesn't, drinks
soup without any embarrass-
ment and wears his bowl for a
beanie. His favorite expression
is "Idonwanna" and when he's
denied his own pleasure he
screams lustily until either he
or the rest of the household is
exhausted.
I don't approve. I'm ashamed.
I try but it appears useless.
What's wrong?
Finally I hit upon the answer.
You may agree or you may not.
It really doesn't matter for
there is no actual solution even
when you know where the real
problem lies.
It is a matter of simple logic.
When I'm devoting a large por-
tion of my waking hours to my
two oldest (now heading for the
most difficult time of their
lives, so I'm .told) it stands to
reason something gets neglect-
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ed. If I want them to steer
clear of street corner loitering.
back seat love making, hippie
hopping, pot puffing, snuff
sniffing, dare -devilling, harem
hanging and a hundred and one
other horrible acts of which
everyone accuses the very
young, then I've got to keep
them, occupied with other safe
useful and entertaining habits.
So I teach my •daughter to
cook, keep -house, sew, and take
pride in .her appearance. No.
One son is encouraged to shovel
snow, build storage shelves,
empty garbage and act like a
pian. They invite friends home,
belong to clubs, take music les-
sons, play records, and go places
with nioni and dad as chaper-
ones. That takes time, folks.
Lots and lots of time—and the
youngest child is somewhat ig-
nored to fend for himself and
become an obnoxious brat.
Babies are wonderful — any-
time. But if you want model
children, have them ,all at once
and keep them at about one
age level. At least then your
problems are consistent.
TV VIEWS
There are those who insist
that educational television is
required and wanted. People
can't and shouldn't live with-
out it; according to the ETV
advocates.
Although there is a scarcity
of educational and informative
programs on the American net-
works, there are some available
on a regular basis,
The following is a list of the
top ten program rated in the
U.S., and not one comes close
to educational in value: 1, Andy
Griffith; 2, Lucy Show; 3, Fam-
ily Affair; 4, Gunsmoke; 5,
Beverly Hillbillies; 6, Dean Mar-
tin; 7, Red Skelton; 8, Be-
witched; 9, Green Acres; 10,
Gomer Pyle.
Usually two or three "spe-
cials" show up in the top ten
and when this happens they
a r e generally entertainment
programs.
Ratings in Canada are basi-
cally the same, except for NHL
hockey, which always leads the
list.
* . *
CBS will cancel four shows
and has added five to next sea-
son's TV schedule. The pro-
grams disappearing are Good
Morning World, Lost in Space,
He and She and 'Cimarron Strip.
Appearing next season, "The
Doris Day Show", with Miss Day
as a widow with two children
who returns from the big ,city
to the small town of her birth.
"The Good Days"—a situation
comedy •starring ,Bob Denver as
a cab driver and Herbert Edel-
man who runs a diner.
"Lancer" — a family western
that evolves around two boys
who have the same father, but
different mothers.
"Blondie"—a comedy based
on the comic strip, starring Will
Hutchins and Pat Hardy.
"Hawaii 50" — a lawenforce-
ment series starring Jack Lord
and Lew Ayres.
LAFF.A-DAY
600ttldla't you /oak just a little less natural. dear?"
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