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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-06-19, Page 4PAGE FOUR ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1969 Casuwd Did You Lock Your Car ? 0111 MN Did you lock your car when you left it on the street yesterday? If so, you may have stopped a youngster from starting on a life of crime. The Ontario Safety League quotes U.S. reports that more than two-thirds of all cars stolen are taken by school-age youngsters. Police records show that some boys begin taking cars for "joy rides" when as young as 10 years old, but the real problem begins at 13 or 14 and tapers off sharply after 17. Authorities who deal closely with juvenile auto thefts blame much of it on the casual atitude of the car - owning public. It is almost invariably the unlocked cars that get stolen; many of them with the keys left dangling in the ignition. Normal parking precautions can offer little defence against the determined, professional auto theft. But a large proportion of illegally removed cars are taken by juveniles who delude themselves that it is not really stealing to drive away in a car that has been left open, whereas they would hesitate to break into a parked car. Most stolen cars are recovered. They are abandoned at the end of the "joy ride" or when the gas runs out. Often they are unharmed, and the owners suffer nothing worse than anxiety and inconvenience. But too often they are recovered after damage and bloodshed, result- ing from incompetent, reckless or panic driving. Surveys have shown that car thefts drop as much as two-thirds after strict enforcement of key removal laws. The OSL ask all drivers to help protect the pub- lic, as well as their own property, by making their cars as secure as possible when left parked. Jolly Old War on Poverty The little boy went to town with his mother to do the week -end shopping. He found a ten -dollar bill on the sidewalk and, with the acquiesence of his parent, proceeded to spend the money. He didn't waste it, mind you. He bought a shirt or two for himself and a two - gun holster with guns. In the course of a short after- noon he had spent it all but he went home triumphant and happy. There is a moral in this story somewhere. Perhaps more than one. The aged and careful undoubtedly would argue that a windfall such as this should be con- served. Some people would feel that the boy should have been admonished by his mother to put the money in the bank. The social worker would come to the con- clusion that a war on poverty is necessary but first of all you want to make sure that the poor never have any fun. The finders -keepers school would fail to note that a war on poverty is necessary but first of all you want to make sure that the poor never have any fun. The finders -keepers school would fail to note that the money might have been turned into the police pending a claim from the person who lost it. The basic moral of it is that people should hang on to their money if they don't want somebody else to have the fun of spending it. It's a wonderful war, that on poverty. Because there is no way of curing poverty except by royal appointment there are going to be a good many jobs spread around and in the end the poor will still be poi and maybe poorer. There is a feeling also that the poor rather enjoy- being n,jovbeing that way. That is, the kind of poor who should be reformed, in the opinion of official do-gooders. The boy who found the ten dollars had a grandfather who al- so liked to live it up when possible. He was in an occu- pation which was feast or famine. When there was feast there was a real feast, and when there was` famine the rural family lived on literally nothing... The family were happy according to all accounts. They went to school and one or two of them went far beyond the, legal re- quirements for school attendance. They asked for nothing from the state and were not envious of the cautious neighbors who might be worrying about where their meals were coming from ten years ahead. (The Printed Word) ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED EY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385b����t�R��! Member:Newspf 'UWllh1 T Canadian Weekly.Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association ,,.E oo� Subscription Rates: $3,50 per year in advance in Canada; $4,50 in United States and Foreign; single copies 10 cents Talk about wild Having one 18 -year-old daughter around the place is enough to turn you white be- fore your time, as I can verify. For most of last week, we had three and it's quite an experi- ence. One of then had auburn hair, brown eyes and freckles. This was one way we could tell our own from the others, who also had brown eyes. Another was that they were neat and tidy and made their bed and didn't spill things and didn't slouch around in ripped, faded jeans and my oldest shirt. Early this spring, one of our history teachers organized a trip for his students, during the vacation, to Washington D.C., because they were study. ing American history. It was a success. They saw numerous historic sites and visited a high school in that city, There they were warmly re- ceived. As kids will, they res- ponded \with, "Why don't you come to Canada and visit us some time?" You know how this happens. You're away from home at a wedding or something, meet someone you like and, vowing that you must see more of each other, throw out one of these meaningless. invitations. Then one day a strange car, full of strange people, pulls up at your house. A couple and four kids get out. Your wife's hair is up in curlers. You have a two-day beard and smell like a goat after mowing the lawn. Yep, it's Elsie and Herb, the couple you met at the wedding, except that you can't remem- ber their names. And they were just coming this way on a trip, and thought they'd drop in and say hello, and they've been looking all over for a motel, and everything's full up. Well, that's what happened. Our history teacher got a letter saying that 85 students and four teachers from the Wash- ington school were arriving, as invited. All they needed was billets and a schedule of sight- seeing He arranged a program that would exhaust an elephant; historical sites, band concert, dance, boat trip, canoe rides. And billets. There was no problem there. Our own kids were practically fighting over the visitors. One girl, who comes from a family of eight, snatched four of them. Kim arrived a t our place with the two prettiest chicks from that entire high school: Sheila and Caroline. It was 11 p.m. they'd been on the road since five a.m., and were not only tottering, but a little shy. But we got along fine, and shooed them off to bed. The next three days and nights were enough to kill any- body over 20. The first day, they visited our school and completely disrupted the schedule, which everyone en- joyed thoroughly. By dinner- time, our two guests had lost all shyness and were giggling and talking frantically about what they were going to wear for five different events next day. Suggested curfew was 11 p.m, They went out with Kim and all three got in at three. Remember, these were city kids .They were used to con- crete and asphalt and apart- ments. And here they were in a small town with green grass and blue water 'everywhere. And houses on big lots, with trees and shrubs and lawns and lilac bushes. Saturday night was the weekends grand finale, with a beach par- ty for the visitors and their teen-age hosts — about 120 people, There must have been 500 at it, as every teeny who could got out to the beach gate-crashed the party. I know, because I took the girls out to it and promptly lost them in the happy, milling mob. Party ended at five. Bus left at 6. In the a.m., that is. My wife kissed the girls, They gave us a thoughtful present, Iugged all the way from Wash- ington. I took them to the bus. Confusion and emotion were rampant, with tears flowing freely, and kids wildly writing down addresses. 1 got a big hug and kiss from Sheila and Caroline, stuck them on a bus and headed home for a few desperately - needed winks. Four nights and three days of people meeting other people and liking each other, and learning something, and treat- ing each other as individuals. Perhaps I forgot to mention it, but the visitors were all Negroes. 0 Chopping "rood for the fire can product more than sore muscles, says the Canadian National Inst- itute for the Blind. Too often cycs are damaged by flying chips. Make sure that the small fry stand well out of range while you're chopping. One careless stroke can ruin vision for life. 0 Renew Your Subscription Now St. Boniface CWL Planning Supper On June 10, the Catholic Women's League of St. Boniface Church met in the school gymnasium. The meeting open- ed with the League Prayer. Sister Eileen Marie gave an interesting talk on now our children should spend their summer vacation" She stressed they should be guided to enjoy their holidays in fun, relaxation, and reminded mothers to take time to talk to their children along with helping thein 1y listening ro what they' have ro say. Sister Eileen Marie will be leaving for British Columbia in July, where she will be teaching. Plans for the holiday supper were discussed and tickets for an applique quilt were given out. The draw for the quilt, donated by Nits, Fred Regier, will be made at the Iloliday' supper. Samples of the new drapery for the Sanctuary were shown to the members by Father Dur- and. The meeting was adjourned and a delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Stark and her conrntirtee "TV "TROUBLE HAS LOST HIS CROWN WEVE BEAT HIM OUT /N EVERY ROUND McADAM'S TV ZURICH Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. Longstaff OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE 527-1240 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat- urday a,m., Thursday evening CLINTON OFFICE 10 Issac Street 482-7010 Monday and Wednesday Call either office for appointment. Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12 A,M, — 1:30- 6 P.M. Closed all day Wednesday Phone 235-2433 Exeter ACCOUNTANTS Roy N. Bentley PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT GODERICH P.O. Box 478 Dial 524-9521 HURON and ERIE DEBENTURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES J. W. 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