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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-03-20, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1969 'Ude/dal Cansse4 - - - Expensive Age to Live In The budget introduced to the Ontario Legislature by Provincial Treasurer Charle MacNaughton last week certainly emphasized the fact that we are living in a costly age. In fact, it is startling to discover that gov- ernment is in such dire need of funds at a time when the general prosperity of the province is at it highest peak in history. Of course, all of us who use our heads at all must realize that the price of everything we purchase has gone up very sharply during the past two years and we can, therefore expect to be asked for more taxes than we have paid in years gone by. Somehow or other, though, we all carry the hope that government revenues will increase through a larger volume of business rather than by a higher rate of taxation. It is quite possible that we are now suffering the pains of growth which sometimes accompany the change from adolescence to adult years. With a full century of development behind us, during which governments had to concern themselves chiefly with the immediate responsibilities of their day, the emphasis has always been upon providing those services which were required. by a pioneer society working its way up from the log cabin era to the comfort of modern civilization. Economy was always the watchword as far as the public was concerned, and the electors were usually in- clined to vote for those candidates who promised the greatest protection for the tax dollar. In 1969 we have reached a new plateau. We have provided, in large measure all the material comforts we can reasonably use and we are now required to think about and provide the wealth for an entirely new era. Government people have decided that the end has, come for the present units of local administration. Al- ready, education has been moved to the county level and it is expected that within five years many more of our local administrative bodies will either disappear or fall into the category of local sub -committees. Town coun- cils, public utilities commissions, sewage and water serv- ices — all are likely to be taken over by regional bodies. From the evidence now provided by the switch in education control there is good reason to believe that these new forms of government will cost the taxpayers a great deal more than the administrations we now support. All levels of government have, of course, a perfect right to impose taxes. We have asked for, or at least agreed to a myriad of services and each of them costs money. We do believe, however, that governments have failed to some degree in their obligation to explain the; benefits which are supposed to accrue from the costly changes they are making.—(Wingham Advance -Times). Don't Rush To Sign "If you don't want it, can't afford it, or don't need it, don't buy it." By itself such a suggestion seems quite unnecessary and perhaps a little foolish, but believe us, the warning is still apparently necessary. Talking with a police official recently, he suggest- ed it was amazing what people really didn't want but ended up buying or signing long-term financing contracts. At the root of the problem seemed to be the over- whelming feeling on the part of the suckers that they were going to get something for nothing. Now after some trying experiences, which inevitably include run-, ning to the police crying fraud, the individuals are much wiser and much poorer. Pamphlets mailed out to homeowners offering free this or free that, for some seemingly innocent action, usually trigger the series for events that follow. Once they have your name you become a prospect. Once you become a prospect you can count on someone with a well prepared pitch and hungry eyes, is only a short distance from your pocketbook. By this time it is important that you not be rushed into signing anything. And this is often where the dif- ficulty develops. Limited time offers and all sorts of gimmicks for an immediate signature, sometimes even on an uncompleted contract. This is the season .for home improvement and all kinds of gimmick deals. If you want to be safe rather than sorry, look them over carefully and remember once you've signed you're committed to a legal battle if you want to get out of it. The police can't help if you can't do much for yourself. Look the deal over first.—(The Glencoe Transcript). ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher 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. 3 From My Window I had a theory once about teenaged boys and girls who ran their parents' lives. I thought at one time it was a simple mat- ter to control exhuberant youth with a few sharp words and a meaningful stare. Now I know one has to be as crafty and as cunning as a weasel to get along with the kids of today. Our son really isn't what I'd call a problem child. He's more like the proverbial "thorn in the flesh." You can't forget he's there because he keeps irritating and aggitating until you agree to most anything just to get him off your back for a while. Take his haircut for instance ( and really, I wish you would). The boy has an aversion to bar- bers except for a particular pur- pose like straightening a square back or trimming an unruly side- burn. In our seal to be modern understanding parents we have compromised enough to permit long tresses provided they are clean, well-groomed and off - the -face -and -ears. This app- roach has worked reasonably well although there are days when I'd dearly love to have Delilah's scissors. Permissive discipline has worked to some extent with the fad for "love- beads." Those feminine necklaces grate against my longtime image of the virile male and I hate to see my boy's chest sporting athuge medallion. However, jewellery is allowed as long as it is inside the shirt next to his skin where nobody sees. We've even developed a more continental viewpoint to- ward mod clothes. We've been known to go along with skin- tight pants; raggedy shirts with sleeves just snipped off and the collars litterally chewd away; shirts with gold braid and glitter; coats which are too thin and too short to provide warmth; over- shoes you can't wear outside on wet days; hats that hardly cover the crown of the head though they are so long they drag on the ground. But fashion dictates of this spring are a little more than I can tolerate. Thos; wide -legged drawers the fellows are wearing remind me too much of the har- rassed homosexual I saw on the Pierre Burton show one evening, and I just can't imagine my son in a pair of trousers of this de- sign. Just recently we purchased a SUPERTEST PETROLEUMS LTD. GAS -- OILS GREASES • FILTERS HOME HEAT SERVICE Agent: Charles E. Eckel DIAL 2364611 — ZURICH By Shirley Keller suit of clothes for our lad. After years of experience, I have learn- ed to anticipate my boy's desires., Knowing the clothier fairly well, I decided to pull a some- what shady trick on my tnsuspect- ing lamb. I went to the store ahead of my son, picked out a suit, told the clothier no flared legs and no wide cuffs and then stood well back during the shopping trip while the salesman sold my son just exactly what I wanted for To -ty? Maybe. But it beats any devious method I've employed before and my son is still reeling from all-round sat- isfaction achieved without a hint of argument. About People You Know .. . Mrs. C. J. Wallace and Deadra are spending three weeks visiting with relatives in England. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stade are spending a few days with their son Richard, who is stationed with the RCMP in British Columbia, then on to California for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Buehler and family of St. Jacobs, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frey of Water- loo, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs. Leah Baechler. Miss Sharon Baechler of Waterloo spent Sunday at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Baechler. 804 Lenox Ave. Detroit, Midhigan. Dear Sits; The enclosed postal cheque in the amount of four and a half dollars will renew my annual subscription to the Citizens News, for another year. Thank you for the welcome news each week in your paper. Would you please forward to me literature on your September visit to Switzerland. Sincerely, Mrs. C. Todd. London, Ontario, March 10, 1969. Zurich Citizens News Zurich, Ontario. Dear Herb; Enclosed please find my cheque for seven dollars, for the renew- al of my subscription to the Zurich Citizens News for the next two years. I find the newspaper very in- teresting. You and your staff are to be congratulated for the fine work you are doing. I always look forward to see- ing you when I come to•Zurich. Thanks again, R. Denomme. R. R. #1 Kenabeek March 10, 1969. Zurich Citizens News Zurich, Ontario. 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