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Zurich Citizens News, 1968-05-23, Page 2PAGE TWO A Precious Heritage If you ever get the feeling once in a while that all the time and effort spent with children and young people is wasted, read this little bit of phil- osophy clipped from the Bothwell Times. It pertains particularly to boys but it contains much wisdom for persons dealing with children of both sexes. We suggest you cut •this piece out and hang it on your wall to read from time to time when it seems too much work to give that hour of your pericious time to the kids --- yeur own or someone else's. What Is a Boy? He is a person who is going to carry out what you have started. He is to sit right where you are sitting and attend to those things you think so important, when you Robbing Peter We are gratified to note that Mag- istrate Glenn Hays, QC, has served notice to drinking minors that future penalties to them in his Exeter court for liquor infractions will cost more money. Perhaps Magistrate Hays has taken a page out of Grand Bend's notebook and has seen that stiffer fines result in the same amount of money collect- ed from hopefully fewer lawbreakers. Indications are that Magistrate Hays plans to levy fines of $50 plus costs to underage boozers — that's about double the $20 to $25 fees previously paid for a first offence and just half the $100 price tag to tipsy teenagers in the resort town. It is a step in the right direction, we feel, and if properly carried out may discourage some drinking minors who can scrape up little more than the price of a bottle. Only one thing worries us about the hike. If it is the kids them- selves who have to raise the extra money, it is a capital idea. But if poor old pop has to dig twice as deep into his already stripped pocket to pay for junior's funtimes, the pen- alty just hurts the innocent father As Pure Pollution of water, soil and air has become a serious problem to civiliza- tion. Not only that, if pollutants are allowed to increase as they have been doing for the past few decades, and no one cares, it could ultimately be the end of civilization as we know it. Fortunately, responsible agencies are at work to slow, then we hope, stop the increased pollution of our water, air and soil, The Ontario Water Resources Commission has been responsible for progress in com- batting the problem of pollution, but it needs the help of everyone. Water pollution, for instance, re- sults when foreign elements such as chetnicals and effluents from towns and industrial areas are allowed into natural water courses. The foreign One in the Eye Sometimes a newspaper headline can be read in more than one way. Consider this, which appeared in the Calgary Herald: "Optimits Open At- tack on Disrespect for Law". In this case "Optimits" turned out to be a service club, not just a hopeful seg- ment of the community. There is little doubt that public at- titudes to open disrespect for law, all the way from rioting to sassing the teacher, have changed. When, during a fracas that devel- oped over police action in connection with an alleged traffic offence, a magistrate had to be called to read the Riot Act in a small Ontario town on Easter week -end, a man shrugged and remarked that the law had been so unfair for so long that people wanted to get their own back. When, after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Stokeley Car- michael spoke in words that could filf are gone. You may adopt all the policies you like, but how they will be carried out depends on him. Even if you create leagues and treaties he will have to manage them. 'He is going to sit in your place in parliament, and occupy your place on the bench. He will assume control of your cities, provinces and nation, your churches, homes schools, universities and corporations. All your accomplishments are go- ing to be judged and praised or con- demned by him. All your work is for him and the fate of the nation and humanity are in his hands. So we say, it might be well to pay him some attention. to Pay Paul who probably has enough trouble trying to curb his son's social life as it is. We suggested one time that it might be more beneficial to society if boys and girls under the legal drinking age in Ontario of 21 years were made public examples when they chose to break this particular law. A young man of 18 years would be humiliated beyond measure if the magistrate could sentence him to wear some ridiculous costume for one day while he patrolled the main street of town with a bucket of soap and water to scrub the gutters. Soft- hearted father couldn't help him out of this one, and we wonder just how much of a hero he'd be then with his buddies. Fortunately or unfortunately, de- pending on your outlook, this cannot be accomplished. So costlier penal- ties are the answer. We can only hope that parents have the wisdom to convince their young sons and daughters of the foolishness in break- ing the rules before it becomes nec- essary to visit Magistrate Hays' bench. As... materials can kill off wild life and disturb the balance of nature which is based on the ability of fish and animals to use dissolved oxygen in the water. Pollution can rob the water of oxygen, and the fish in the river can no longer survive. The situation would be much the same as if some little green men from Mars sprayed a chemical over the earth and killed off all crops and de- stroyed all food or make it unfit for use, and worst of all robbed the air pf most of our life-giving oxygen, as those of us who didn't soon suffocate would starve. While it was happening, and as we realized if we'd be hopping mad to be witnesses to our own murder. Are we yet hopping mad about pol- lution? We should be.—New Ham- burg Independent. for Authority only be inflammatory, a woman said that he had been driven to it. It would be counter to the heritage of free men completely to condemn any sincere person fighting for ex- tension of liberty, but it is suspected that to resort to lawlessness is more likely to multiply misunderstanding and oppression than to stamp them out. What also dismays is the tendency for the less than dedicated to get on the bandwagon of those who fight for a noble cause. The opportunist who gets on the bandwagon is not usually admired, but in spite of that he may have a considerable influence. And, what is worse, the cause may be greatly damaged by the violence of protesters who don't give tup- pence for principles, who see a chance to create a disturbance, to give au- thority one in the eye, and who mer- rily drive the bandwagon outside the law.— (The Printed Word) . Zi rl�h News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher .1 E. HUNT, Plant Superintendent Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for payment of postage in cash. Member: Member: Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives Subscription Rates: $3.50) per year in advance, in Canada;. $4.50 in United States And Foreign; single copies 10 cents ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS From My Window I don't always avail myself of the opportunity to read Han- sard but when I do I get a great bang out of it. Some- thing like reading a historical playlet, the proceedings of the House of Commons in Ottawa makes light reading if you glean through it for the short, terse remarks. For instance, I got a laugh out of this one. By way of explanation only, 1 tell you that George Bain is a talented columnist who 'writes for the dailies with the kind of biting wit displayed most often in parliament itself. In fact, I've often thought that George Bain must be anavid Hansard reader to have devel- oped such a sharp tongue—or pen, in this case. The incident goes like this. L. R. Sherman, MP of Winni- peg South: "Mr. Speaker, ,I would like to ask the Prime Minister, if the government has any old centennial medals lying around would it consider send- ing one of Mr, George Bain?" Some hon, members: "Hear, hear". Right :Hon. L, iB. Pear- son (Prime Minister): "If I can find a very old one I will do that, Mr. Speaker." Some hon. members: "Hear, hear". Whether or not Mr, Sherman was making reference to the fact that centennial medals were given out rather 'carelessly does not matter to me. The thought of George Bain receiving one for commendable service to his country brings me a moment of levity and it should be noted that former Prime Min- ister Pearson was nobody's fool when it came to smart answers. Set Meetings To Discuss Planning in Huron County .A single planning board for the County of Huron will be the topic of discussion at a series of meeting for municipal officials. When the meetings commence in Clinton st the Community Centre, Tuesday, May 21, rep- resentatives will present pros and cons to such an arrange- ment. At the present time, there are planning boards in various areas throughout the county but only the town of Exeter has on official plan. This single planning board would encom- pass the entire area of Huron County and will complement the work being carried out by the various planning boards throughout the •county. In a suggested constitution, the proposed County of Huron Planning Board would consist of five members from county council and five members who are not members of a municipal council, all of whom will be appointed by the county coun- cil. These, along with the ward- en of the county, will leave membership at 11. A qualified planning consul- tant would also be hired for a short time to assist the planning board in the preparation and carrying out of an effective -and continuing planning program. Costs of operating such a planning board would be re- covered as part of the county rates. Existing planning areas in Seaforth, Clinton, Goderieh, Ex- eter and Wingham would re- main and continue as susidaries within the County of Huron Planning area. If such a proposal is accept- ed, the county will request the minister of municipal affairs to approve an •official plan for the County of Huron. Other meetings will be held in Exeter, June 5, and in Wing - ham, June 12. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Renovations & Repairs e ROOFING • Asphalt and. Metal PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING Mahlon Martin. PHONE 262-5454 memeesesiasivelsomost By Shirley Keller Aindeed! very old centennial medal One could get the impression that the press in general is not too kindly thought of by par- liamentry personnel. In Han- sard members of parliament are constantly picking at the press for all types of reasons. But this one following was one of the most delightful episodes I have read in some time. John Roxburgh was discussing the fact that Canada produces some of the finest grapes and the best wines in the world. He added, "I should like the gentlemen in the press gallery to take special notice of what I am about to say. When we attend their functions and order wine, what are we served? We are served imported wines — oh, yes. I have been there and they serve only imp or t e d wines." This statement so amazed some of his associates in the great hall they were heard to exclaim, ".Shame±" In view of this, it could be possible that George Bain is one newspaper soul who stocks good domestic wine. Maybe that's why he deserves an old centennial medal. Or it could be that George Bain headed the group of rep- resentatives of the press who are referred to further on in Mr. Roxburgh's remarks. Said Mr. Roxburgh for posterity to read, "Among the people who tested the wines were some of our friends from the press. I am sure they should know some- thing about wine if anyone does. They should be good tasters from what I know about them." Even at the suggestion that reporters and newspaper people are boozers and bounders, I read on as Mr. Roxburgh en- couraged Canadians to be more like these writing winos. He asked citizens of this nation to BR N!E'S A CLINTON Box Office Opens at 8:00 p.m. First Show at Dusk P,PNPO INPAI d` 9W`Pbd.WgY,SJ,B`d• THURSDAY and FRIDAY MAY 23-24 -- DOUBLE FEATURE -- "TE FAMILY WAY" Hayley Mills and. John 'Mills (Adult Entertainment) Showing at 9:00 p.m. In Color _ And • "THE COOL ONES" Roddy McDowall and Debbie Watson Showing at 11:00 p.m. Color Cartoon SATURDAY & MONDAY MAY 25-27 — DOUBLE FEATURE — "EASY COME, EASY GO" ]ELVIS PRESLEY Dodie Marshall and Elsa Lancaster Showing at 9:00 p.m. — and — "GUNN" (Adult Entertainment) Craig Stevens and Laura Devon Showing at 11:00 p.m. Color Cartoon TUESDAY and WED. MAY 28-29 "GAMBIT" Shirley Maclaine and Michael Caine Color Cartoon Coming Next: "Hell's Angels on Wheels" (Adult Entertainment) RESTRICTED make a determined effort to drink more Canadian. wine to "promote the future of the wine industry and keep the grape g re wing industry in good shape." To drinkers he shouted, "Fine Canadian wines are equal to or even better than the majority of imported wines," To all he suggested, "People acquire a taste for a product, be it wine, good whiskey, certain types of food, cigarettes, cigars or many other products, only by the use of that product. It is like a child trying his first olive. Boy, what a face. Yet, in later years he will eat olives with many meals and enjoy them." Now, who says that Hansard is dull? Or that parliament is wasting its precious time? THURSDAY, MAY 23, 119fu8 Petroleums Limited Gasoline 0 Diesel HEATING OILS Valvoline and Veedol Motor Oil and Greases "Go With Arrow" AGENT: ROBERT N. McHINLEY Dial 236-4830 -- ZURICH YOU DON'T IIAVF TO BE A GOLFER TO EAT AT BAYVIEW '.a E Cts URSE DINING OOM You don't have to be a GOLFER to drop an or pick up a Take-out Order of B -B -Q or Fried Chicken Golden FreInch Fries * Milk Shakes Sundaes Quality Foods Properly Prepared! 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