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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1969
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A place to stand ... or swim
"The beaches, all sand, earth and ground, really be-
long to the public."
That recent claim by Miami Beach Mayor Jay Der -
mer did not endear him to the owners of the city's lux-
ury hotels, reports Time magazine, and it is doubtful it
would endear him to the owners of the waterfront prop-
erty on Lake Huron.
Mayor Dermer charges that the hotel owners — who
proudly advertise their beaches as private and even hire
guards to chase away non -guests — have stolen the bea-
ches by persuading former city councils to grant them
broad rights to the property. In reality, Dermer argues,
they only hold the land in trust for the public.
Of the land suitable for recreation along the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts of the U.S., more than 90 percent is pri-
vately owned, but court fights over beach rights are in
progress in many states. Time expects more litigation—
and perhaps legislation—to reassert the rights of the
public to the beaches.
The presuure on Ontario's shorelines was evidenced
this summer by protests staged on Lake Erie by open -
beach advocates. It is not too late to try to preserve or
reclaim where necessary the right of access to Lake Hu-
ron's narrow strands.
The Ontario Government holds rights in the name
of the Crown—that's all of the people—to a 66 -foot strip
of land along the shores of all lakes and rivers. One of
the reasons for preserving this land is to hold the strip
open to and for the use of the public.
When such lands are incorporated into an organized
municipality, the 66 -foot strip does not pass to the mu-
nicipality.
There are properties to which early settlers acquired
rights to the high water mark and subsequent owners
still have that title, but the cases are not many and the
fact is always in the deed.
Huron County has its share of waterfront owners
who seek to fence out the public, who try to close the
ends of public roads leading to beaches, who would leave
the public a hollow and nearly meaningless right to
beaches accessible only by boat.
Maybe Ontario needs to enact and enforce a law like
the one adopted in Texas in 1961 that permits public ac-
cess to all beaches. Certainly, citizens of landlocked
communities must not allow the lakefront to be lost to
all but a privileged few. (Clinton News Record)
Road Outlaws
Canadians have a strange mentality. We demand
the rutnless extermination of any living species that in
the least threatens our persons or possessions but do
nothing to have our highways ridded of the maniacs who
daily kill and maim our families and wreck our property.
We quickly call out the law and organize a posse to
kill or capture a harmless bobcat that strays into a back
alley, but we seldom cast a second glance at a speeding
motorist roaring through a school zone.
We endorse the imprisonment of anyone who brand-
ishes a firearm, but pay small atention to the wild and
frequently intoxicated friends who hurl 4,000 pound mis-
siles of destruction down our crowded highways.
We support the hanging of those who privately kill
an enemy no matter how just their cause, but we fail to
raise our voices to demand adequately deterrent for the
cold blooded murderers who cruise our highways and cal-
lously kill and maim unsuspecting, innocent victims.
Criminal conduct on our highways is becoming ac-
cepted as an unpleasant but unavoidable phase of Can-
adian life. We demand the building of safer roads and
the manufacture of safer cars. but we indignantly scream
"police state" at the suggestion of ghost cars or con-
cealed patrolmen in a feeble effort to intermediate, to
some small degree, the outlaws of the highways.
We protest the infringement of personal rights if po-
lice try to obtain scientific tests on a drunk's alcoholic
condition, but we scarcely give a thought to his victim
lying in the morgue or hospital.
It seems unlikely that this sorry picture will change
soon because there is no indication that Canadians in-
tend to demand protection on their highways.
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
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PORK is on the move
The flood of applications for
PORK (Parents Of Rotten
Kids), which was launched last
week in this column, has not
yet begun to • give local
postmen the blind staggers,
but it will. It will.
In the meantime, I've
received a letter from an
Ontario woman, commenting
on a previous column entitled,
"The Kids Are Pathetic." She
certainly qualifies for PORK
and is hereby accepted as a
full-fledged member of this
fledgling organization, with all
the disadvantages and lack of
privileges appertaining
thereto.
She writes: "I myself must
admit to being a parent of a
16 -year-old daughter now
living at such a commune as
you describe, right in
downtown Toronto, and 1 am
helpless by law to interfere.
"Such is our society today
that we have been forced to
accept not only common-law
living amongst adults (Ed
note: I'm not against that), but
also now with children of such
an early age. I myself have left
no stone unturned in an effort
to help resolve the situation,
by writing or contacting every
available society from social
workers to the Hon. John
Yaremko, with the final
realization that in Ontario a
child is free from parental
guidance and authority at 16.
"This same law, however,
contradicts itself by not
allowing them to marry until
18 without a parent's consent
and signature. . . In B.C. the
age limit for a child to break
away from parental authority
is 18." In short, Ontario laws
are driving young people to, as
we used to put it, living in sin.
She goes on: "Recently in an
interview with a large daily
newspaper, a professor of
applied psychology made the
following statement: The
mother in the home today is an
anachronism. The role of the
housewife used to have dignity
and respect. There is no need
any more for a home manager.'
His remarks are more than a
little off -beat."
I quite agree with you, dear
lady, and with most of the
other things you go on to say. I
tried four days of "batching it"
recently. The only place
there's no need for a home
manager is in a pigpen.
My wife came home a day
early and caught me cold. I
had put my dinner on and just
shut my eyes for a moment
while the fish was cooking. She
opened the door and found the
house full of smoke, the
kitchen full of dirty dishes,
and an armchair full of me,
I can't smell, of course, not
even fish burning. And it was
the nervous strain of looking
out for myself and the cat for
four days that had made me
flake out like that.
Lady, you have my deepest
sympathy concerning your
daughter and the laws which
create such an impasse. And
the kids know the law. They
have us right over a barrel. It's
easy enough to say, "If they
want to go, let 'em go. Kick
'em out," This is the favorite
advice of non-PORK-ers. It's
Greasy, grimy work clothes, or
grease spots on resin -treated
cottons, can be treated with
hair shampoo or heavy-duty
liquid cleaner before washing.
Rub the liquid into the fabric
and let it stand for 15 minutes
before loading into the washer.
not so easy to do with a
basically good, naive kid who
is almost totally unequipped to
cope with a world that is not
exactly Eden.
I've been teaching the play
Hamlet this fall. Perhaps you
remember the part where
Ophelia's old man warns her
that she is to have nothing
further to do with Prince
Hamlet. She was about 16 and
this took place in the
Thirteenth Century. She
obeyed him reluctantly, but
without hesitation.
I asked my students what a
girl of today would do if her
father told her such a thing.
They got it second crack. The
first student said she'd say,
"Drop dead." The second said
she'd say, "If I can't go out
with Hamlet, I'll run away."
And she would.
It's emotional blackmail, and
they know it. The only real
solution, I suppose, as with
real blackmailers, is to call
their bluff. But again, it's a
wrenching decision when you
love the child and when you
realize what will probably
happen.
However, fellow - PORK-ers,
thumbs up. We know there is a
golden day coming, when our
RK's will have matured and
mellowed. And they will come
and pick us .up in their big car,
when we are feeble and
rheumatic, and take us for a
drive, and stop before this big,
handsome building. And they'll
say, "Sorry, Mum and Dad, that
I was such a worry to you.
There it is. Gateway Haven.
See you on visiting days, if we
can get a babysitter."
Letter to Editor
Toronto 5, Ont.
Sept. 22, 1969.
Dear Herb,
I am presently working with
the Ladie's Auxiliary to Mult-
iple Sclerosis (L.A.M.S.) to
help raise funds for research
activities. This years fund rais-
ing project is a sale of package -
ed Hallowe'en candies from
coast to coast.
The Girl Guides and Brownies
in Exeter, Zurich and Huron
Park will be selling these can-
dies from door to door in the
early part of October. Perhaps
a short note in your paper ad-
vising Zurich area residents of
this worthy project or cause
would help the girls with their
canvassing.
Our association would app-
reciate any publicity you would
be able to give us.
Thanking you for your ass-
istance, I am.
Yours sincerely,
(Mrs. C.S.) Addie MacNaughtor.
Obituary
NORMAN R. BOYCE
Norman R. Boyce, 81, died at
Westminster Hospital after a
lengthy illness.
Born is Stanley Township, he
was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Boyce. A former
school teacher, he was a mem-
ber of the Anglican Church. Ile
served in the First World War.
The body was at the G.A.
Whitney Funeral home where
the service was held at 2 p. m.
Tuesday. Buriel followed in the
Bayfield Cemetery, the pall-
bearers being Morley Koehler,
Barry Regele, Fergus Horan,
Norman Eggert, Milton Rock
and Antone Siem an.
Flower bearers were Elgin Youn€
Gordon Elliott, Harry Palin and
Orval Greer.
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