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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-02-13, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1969 SW OW AMP Solid Citizens, Every One We think it is about time some- thing was said to show the apprecia- tion of the citizens of this village, and for that matter, any other village, to those who sponsor, manage and coach the local minor hockey teams. It is a lucky thing for the young- sters there are still more who are willing to give their time and talents to promote good sportsmanship and healthy recreation in the community. Usually, those who take on the jobs, are hockey enthusiasts who love the game and the chance to be near it. But it takes a special kind of in- dividual to leave a warm home on a blustery evening for a chilly walk to a frigid arena to spend some time with other people's kids. Individuals have trouble saying "thank you" and perhaps, those who deserve it don't miss it. But parents as well as the boys enrolled in the minor hockey scheme in any munici- pality, have certainly intended to ex- press their gratitude. Monis and Dads want to say Guided, It is difficult to believe that chil- dren entering grade nine are able to determine with any intelligence the line of work they will seek after graduating from upper school.. Yet this is exactly what they are asked to do. A new idea has been born out of this modern trend ... maybe voca- tional guidance should be taught in elementary school. Vocational guidance is relatively new to the older generation. It is a program usually begun in the high schools and designed to help young persons select the job for which they are best suited. Taught correctly, it can be useful. Taught incorrectly, it can bring years of regret and un- happiness. The guidance program in most high schools is not all it should be. Too many youngsters are pushed, rather than guided, into certain fields or profession. Too few teachers really understand how to approach a guidance program with any success. It is even more doubtful that guid- "thanks" because the boy they sent to the arena returned home just a little more of a man. For the opportunity their sons were given to win a little and lose a little, for the valuable insight into a man's sport and a man's world, for the sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks, par- ents are indebted. The boys themselves may not have voiced their thanks, but we think they have given notice of it every time they followed advice without complaining, won a game without boasting, lost a contest without grumbling or took a knock without flinching. Your reward today will have to be "thanks" and that spark of adoration in the eyes of a small boy. But tomorrow, when he has grown to manhood with that special some- thing that makes him stand just a little taller and straighter, you will have the inner satisfaction that comes to that few who contribute to the overall program. of Pushed ance would become meaningful to the students in elementary schools. Prop- erly qualified teachers would be diffi- cult to find if their salary demands could be met. Even then, it is ques- tionable whether youngsters would be mature enough to grasp the intent and make wise decisions. It has been proven it takes time and experience in the business world to seek out just the right niche for a person. Sometimes adults will train for a certain type of work and through trial and error will "fall" into the job that is right for them. Occasionally, people find they are trapped in a profession for which they have no real liking and not enough ability to be anything but mediocre. Children should not be expected to make unalterable plans in childhood for adulthood. They should be given a well-rounded variety of subjects preparatory for many fields of en- deavour. Guidance should remain just guid- ance ... not a forceful shove into a career chosen in childhood innocence. How To Live Longer Somewhere about the age of forty, husbands and fathers usually get around to giving serious attention to -things like their wills, their estates anti what would happen if inevitable death were to come along unexpect- edly and unhappily early. They have acquired insurance and perhaps in- vestments over the years, but it is usually around age forty (according to psychologists) that the enormity of the whole thing comes home and they force themselves into serious study of the grim possibilities. Now, for the first time, in most cases, there is a good long look taken at succession duties. The look at succession duties fre- quently concludes with the remark that a tax -ridden Canadian today, young or old, just cannot afford to die. This is an expression, of course, and as one young student of succes- sion duties remarked, it is not quite true. On becoming dead, one has nothing to worry about. It is the family and successors who have to worry about whether or not they can afford the loss of the family tax - earner. Having reached this clear, unemo- tional conclusion, one such tax -earner said he would hurry home and ex- plain it to the potential successors, a young, pleasant wife and three fine but somewhat exhausting children. His idea was that, once his family was convinced of the necessity of keeping him alive, they might among them organize a few more life -extending devices such as slippers and pipe af- ter dinner, and a perpetual dispensa- tion from drying the dishes. It seems worth the try, though most wives and children are almost as tough bargainers as the depart- ment of national revenue. — (The Printed Word) . Turning On and Turning Off Mr. Trudeau should give the back of his hand to the voters not the re- porters. It is the public that is re- sponsible for his bad press. People are more avid to read about dates and dalliance that about pedantic speeches. A turned -on public is not easy to turn off. The attitude of many newspaper readers might be summed up as: we elected him because we enjoyed his style; we shouldn't be denied our fun. Mr. Trudeau, the Serious states- man, is having his troubles with his image. How old-fashioned of him to expect that he can easily return to "the message is the message".—(The Printed Word) ._ Zurich owe PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher J. E. HUNT, Plant Superntendent 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 Subscription Rates: $3.50 per year in advance in Canada; $4,50 in United States and Foreign; single copies 10 cents, The International Scene (by Raymond Canon) Should We Get Out of NATO? Last week I suggested that seri- ous consideration be given to the recognition of Red China, and al- though it is too early to hear any of the repercussions from that yet, I expect to sooner or later. This week I'm going to give you even more to think about, because Mr. Trudeau would obviously like to hear what people think of Canada's continued participation in NATO. Lately he has allowed several of his cabinet ministers to express their private views on the subject, with the result that we have been able to hear both the pros and the cons. For my part, I must admit to being rather pro -NATO, for, hav- ing worked with the organization and having seen the beneficial effect it has had on the European members of the alliance, my re- spect for what it has accomplished has increased instead of dimin- ished. However, in all fairness I would like to point out some of the arguments that have been used to prove that Canada would bene- fit by a partial or complete with- drawal from the treaty. The main reason given is that too much emphasis has been put on rearmament lately and that it is time that somebody started a trend in the •opposite direction, Since Canada has no axes to grind in the realm of international poli- tics, we are the ones that can most safely and effectively do this. Secondly, it has been pointed out that the reasons that brought about the formation of NATO are no longer valid. What was logical and necessary in 1948 is no longer true in 1968 and the Russians are simply using NATO as an excuse for continued occupation of East. From My Window I guess I should be writing some- thing about hearts and flowers this week, since tomorrow is Valentine's Day, but to tell the truth, I don't feel very hearts and flowery. I've just read the morning paper and from the looks of things there, the only heart the world has is for the rich man's pocketbook. An editor friend of mine calls me a socialist; he says that be- cause I am of the opinion there should be more equality for work- ing Canadians. I guess that does make me some kind of a nut, but for the life of me I can't under stand why the ordinary laborer should be penalized because he isn't rich—and that's exactly what is happening. They say that money talks. I believe it. Finance minister E. J. Benson found that out when he tried to introduce a tax measure to up the ante on inheritances. "A flood of protest" quickly con- vinced him that it was not wise to inflict such hardship on monied families. (Incidentally, the Canadian gov- ernment has recently begun debate on issues like divorce, homosex- uality and abortion with hardly a whisper from anyone. More proof that money tops morals even in a Christian country like Canada is supposed to be.) I can •understand this "violent public reaction" to the new tax proposals' especially :from those farmers and businessmen with sub- stantial estates to hand down to their sons and daughters. What I can't understand is that govern- ment is so quick to back off in a case like this and so slow to im- plement some method for the re- lief of unfair tax burdens on not - so -well-to-do workmen who hardly make enough to feed, house and clothe a family. It doesn't seem fair. Everybody knows what the trou- ble is. People demand so much of government today that taxes have to be high to meet expenses. If we want the government to pay our medical bills, pave our roads, pick up the tab for tending our elderly, educate our children and even hire our lawyers, we ;have to pay for it, but why should we not all pay on an equal footing. For example, the main difference (tax -wise) between the employee Klippen Cookettes Discuss Plans For Coming Season Miss Donna Whitehouse was elected president of the Kippen Cookettes when the group held their initial meeting, for which Mrs. Harry Caldwell was :hostess at her home. Following introduction of lea& ers Mrs. Caldwell and (Mrs. Mike Connolly,elections were held. Of- ficers are: vice-president, Miss Di- anne McKay; secretary, Miss Bar- bara Gemmell; press, Miss Maureen Connolly; lunch, Miss Gwen Mc- Lean, Marilyn Durst; phone, Miss Joanne Stoll, Miss Darlene McKay, Mrs. Caldwell showed the whole- sale and retail cuts of .meat on a chart and some of the girls dezn- onstrated the correct way to measure. By Shirley Keller ern Germany and ather neighbor- ing countries. Let's look at these two reasons for a minute. First of all, there is no real indication that the pres- ent day international situation is too different from the '405 or '50s. The Russians have shown us that they are still capable of aggressive action by marching into Czecho- slovakia with far less of a pretext than they did in Hungary in 1956. A close look at the Kremlin's for- eign policy during the lifetime of NATO will show that the Russians haven't really mellowed that much —at least not enough so that we can start getting out of NATO. It should also be quite clear to most observers that the Russians don't really respond to disarma- ment moves by the opposition. If you want to achieve anything with the Kremlin, you simply have to negotiate, and be prepared Lor a lot of hard bargaining. Moscow looks on this one-sided disarmmeut as a sign of weakness, and moves in to exploit it whenever it sees a opening. So, one rule for deal- ing with the Russians is not to do something constructive and expect that the Kremlin will follow suit as a natter of course. and the employer is that the em- ployer can legally claim his lake- side cottage as a business expense especially if he uses the living room and patio for the •occasional boosing brawl to entertain his pros- pective customers. Nobody is argu- ing with this practice. To put both fellows on an equal footing, however, the hourly paid workman down at the plant should rightfully be able to claim as an expense use of his car to get to and from work; and his wife, who works in the office, should be able to claim as expense the dollars she spends for a babysitter. But there are no such deductions for the worker. He pays income tax on every cent he makes. In short, he is penalized because he isn't the boss, yet where would the boss be without the worker? That's why the boss' wife gets a mink stole for Valentine's Day and the wife of the janitor does well to get a tutti-fruity bar. May- be if tax measures were just a little more equal Mrs. Boss would get a mink scarf and the janitor's best gal would have a bottle of perfume on the same occasion. You see, I don't believe we could ever bridge the gap between rich and poor but it does seem to me there could be a shorter leap. Anyone who proposes Canada's complete or partial withdrawal from NATO must be prepared to accept the fact that the breakup of NATO could be the result. The contribution which our country has made may not be all that huge, but what it lacks in quantity, it makes up in quality. Furthermore, the psychological lift which Can- ada has given the entire alliance right from the beginning is simply priceless. It was Prime Minister St. Laurent who was one of the founders of the alliance, and right from that moment on Canada has played a vital role in helping the European member nations get or- ganized. Both the Canadian Army and Air Force have set high stand- ards which are the envy of the other countries. It must also not be forgotten that Canadian participation in NATO is a corner stone of our defence pol- icy and if we withdraw, what will our new policy be? The two ma- jor uncommitted nations, Switzer- land and Sweeden are far better prepared to defend their country without any treaty than we are ours. Of course we could always 'count on the Americans to come to our aid, but even Washington might be less eager if we aren't pulling our weight in an alliance in which we and the United States had been the chief members. So far nobody has come up with something that would be a suitable role for Canada, if we ever ceased to put our trust in NATO. 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