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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1969
ecidaliicd eaoneneat —
It Depends on Where You Sit
We are concerned today because some young peopte
and some not so young choose to adapt a manner of dress
or a mode of conduct that doesn't conform with that of
the majority.
The boys let their hair grow long, grow beards
when most are clean shaven; the girls go their own way
deaf to parental and community comment.
Perhaps there always were those who chose dif-
ferent paths to the accepted. The odd ball of 75 or 80
years ago was the male who shaved if pictures of groups
taken in those days means anything at all.
We are reminded of this by the Montreal Star who
in recent comment suggested that elders who rebuke the
young for eccentricities of dress and manner should re-
member some of the non -conformists of their own back-
ground. Small towns and country places were delight-
fully represented with people who did their own thing
without caring a whit for the censure of the majority,
the Star says and goes on to recount a variety of ex-
amples.
There were men who felt a gold collar stud was
enough adornment for a white shirt and shunned collar
and ties. Legends flourished about individuals who had
no faith in banks and stored their money in strange places.
Some only ate white -shelled eggs because they
said the brown ones were impure. At least one couple
in a locality, soured by a matrimonial tiff or interference
of relatives, resolutely remaindered their lives by con-
versing only through a third party or written messages.
There was a farmer so stubborn he sold his prize cow
when she balked once at milking time.
Comic relief was provided by the staunch temper-
ance advocate who refused to believe her raspberry vine-
gar was alcoholic, even when tipsy guests were appre-
hended by the law. She laid it to personal prejudice on
the part of the authorities.
One gentle soul was so addicted to preserving life
he shunned poison and hand-picked potato bugs, releasing
them a mile away from his farm, much to the discom fort
of some of his neighbors. A miser carrier his false teeth
in a box and only used them for exiting, in order to save
wear and tear.
Country storekeepers kept separate accounts for
some men and women, who even went so far as to buy
groceries individually. When you visited you were given
special chairs, depending on which one you called .on.
The Star, in,concluding, suggests that thaQ.:chatutraits
of resolute eccentricity came from Nova $Scotia. nd ;re-
calls that Ernest Buckler, in "Ox Bells; and Fireflies",
relates how this married couple hadn't ipoken to each
other in 15 years but managed to produce three sets of
twins during the mute time!—(The Huron Expositor).
Renting Can Bring Problems
Time may not be far removed when no longer will
it be possible to buy an article or a property.
The St. Marys Journal -Argus refers to such a time
as that of the 'relit -a -society'. It suggests that the out-
look in today's world with respect to real property is
changing quickly.
There was a day when personal pride and the status
symbol was ownership by private individuals of a farm,
a home or a small industry. Heads of families worked
long hours, made sacrifices and saved every penny to
build up an estate which it was hoped would establish
their offspring in an independent society, the paper says.
The new situation arises because of government
tax structures, which restrict or heavily penalize bank
accounts and property valuations which make it less
attractive for a man or woman to save on his weekly
wages, or to invest in bonds.
The next phase might well be the introduction of
the "rent -a -society". It will require little or no capital,
to rent a farm, rent a house, a car, or furniture ... but
it will require a steady income to pay all these Mita!
charges.
Such a change can be no less than a return to the
serf or tenant system, which made the hereditary nobe
families of Europe wealthy, but the peasantry very poor
and the St. Marys paper points out it was only when the
first settlers came to North America and other new
lands, that this lease tenure system was broken and the
world progressed by leaps and bounds.
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From
My Window
Boy oh boy, reading the
daily paper each morning can
he an education. Pm not talk-
ing about the front page where
the daily world news is spread
out in all its gory detail. what
I :.lean is the juicy little tid-
bits Vm read i11 ide between
Me ads and underneath the
regular stories.
For instance, 1 read just to-
day that an adult education
progratm in 'Towson, Maryland,
offers a course in "Magic,
Witchcraft and the Occult",
This is a ten -week course,
I suppose, in the mystical art
of stirring up a pot of some
horrible potient to kill every-
thing from vermin to varutits,
i hope there is 0 follow-up
ser of lectures on how to look
cool while being burned at
the stake:
Then there is a little article
about the Ohio housewife who
accidentally dropped her
wedding ring into a mail box
when she was posting some
letters. That reminded me
of the time when I was very
young that I was sent by my
mother to mail some envelopes.
In Illy excitement to accomp-
lish the task. 1 dropped•rhe
letters through the slot with-
out ail) stamps and when I
realized my mistake,. 1 simply
dropped the money for postage
in the box on top of the
letters. 1 Clever did find out
if those letters got to their
destination with or without
st atmps.
C learned why storks have so
long been associated with the
delivery of babies. Says nig
daily newspaper: "lie is known
to be a faithful mare. :model
parent and considerate at
his elders." Sounds alitmsr
human. doesn't he.
The Beatles are back in the
news once in a while for one
reason or another, Today it
is rebutt stories that the Beatles
are losing popularity with their
young fans. They call it
'unmerited" rumtobr. 1 call
it ,justice. i say again. think
what good these four boys
could have wrought had:they
chosen to tread the paths of
near normality.
Did you read about the N1)P
\IPP who is upset because the
province is discriminating
against female dogs? '1 ou bet.
While rhe province is going
bankrupt with education costs
and an ever spiralling cost
of living, some well-meaning
type spends more of the tax-
payers looney defending a
myriad of dumb bitches who
couldn't even care less if
their owners have Lo pay $2
more in dog tax each year
because of their reproduction
abilities. N or would it
By Shirley Keller
concern theta much it the dec-
ision was to have them spayed.
Ills suggestion was a hill of
rights for dogs, I'ui Netting
the towns which are presently
run over with dogs - male and
fc nialc- would he the last
to endorse such legislation.
Such dog -gone stupidity,
I read the list of films harmed
for public viewing. They
really don't sound too appeal-
ing, but then T' 11 judging
them on their titles alone,
Now let's turn the page and
read the films 011 displa) in
the big ('hies ilOw. "'•oor
(:ow" "1:orr:ipti011' . "\'0u1t-
liglni11g Wives" and "1r', 11o!
in Paradise". I:ar her ae.'ll'at i 011..
al lilies top. b It :lpparertl.
perfecrl'. fir for hi: 1 011 eves
and minds providing yo are
an achtlt.
1 noticed that hr Morton
Shulman thought a picture
by the namic of "Titicet
Follies" should not have been
banned, The movie deals
with the abuse of patient's in a
USA mental hospital. Could
it be that; Dr, Shulman .was not
that far wrong when lir claimed
indecent behaviour of stall aitd
patient_ in 50110 Of lite mem al
Never Boil Me!
Boil eggs? No, say food
experts at MacDonald Institute,
University of Guelph. High
heat will toughen egg protein,
Place eggs in a saucepan of
cold water and heat slowly
until the water just boils, re-
ducing the heat so that the
water will nor boil again. For
soft -cooked eggs, simmer 2
to 4 minutes; for hard -cooked,
15 to 20 minutes. Cool at
once in cold water to prevent
dark surfaces.
0
Rummage Sale
tiensall Kinettes held a very
successful annual spring rumm-
age sale Friday evening, May
2 at the local arena. Articles
of used clothing not sold will
he donated to the U C. W , for
their hale for Overseas Relief.
:\ [embers of the chub are
most thankful for the splendid
co-operation from residents
of the village and district,
hospitals in our fair province?
?.lakes one wonder.
And the n to cap it off i read:
if o. don't believe \ our over
the hill, listen to a nine- year
old explaining orbital rendevous
to his brother.
Man. that's rrue to life. The
science Illi 5011 these
days cause his father and 1 to
sit with our mouths hanging
wide open in awe and amaze-
ment •\nd does he think
we're dumb when we can't
even converse at a public
school level. -
I can •ardly wait for 10 1.lrr-
ow's news.
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