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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1970
Proving Its Merit
I Mr an
At a recent meeting of the Huron County
Board of Education Gordon Moir of Gorrie, a mem-
ber of the board, remarked on the highly valuable
phase of high school education which is being pro-
vided by the occupations courses. We heartily agree
with his commendation.
The development of new and untried modes of
education during the past few years has led to some
changes which are still open to question, but the
introduction of occupational training certainly ap-
pears to be meeting a long- felt need. It is a 'Pract-
ical way of recognizing the requirements of tie
student who finds, perhaps by grade eight, that the
academic courses are not his cup of tea. In years
gone by this sort of person was virtually discarded -
left to find his own means of survival without any
further training. .
The occupations courses are anticipating the
need for persons trained to use their hands and their
heads in fulfilling the thousands of necessary services
which society will always require. The age of the
computer is certainly proving that sophisticated
technology can do wonders for us in only fractions
of the times to which we have always been accust-
omed, but it will take a pretty fancy computer to
cut one's hair or fit a new lock on the front door.
Perhaps the most important aspect of these courses
is that the graduates will learn a new sense of self-
respect.... pride in the work they do and the way
they do it. (Wingham Advance Times.)
Independence Approved
The decision to pull Canada's team out of
International hockey competition has been lauded
by many in this country as well as a surprising
number of sports figures in other lands as wel. Most
seem to agree that Russians have called the shots
long enough. If they won't take on our professional
players, who should be the best we have, then there
is no point in competing against Soviet players who
are rated as non-professionals only by technicality.
Right or wrong, the altercation over world hock-
ey and the subsequent withdrawal by Canada brings
to light a system of control in sports which appears
to us to be utterly archaic. Every time any sort
of issue is disputed, the decision seems to rest with
one or other of the czars who sit up at the summit and
tell other people what to do. If there is any democr-
acy in sports, it is very hard to find.
If there is a dispute in world hockey circles, the
great Bunny Aherne speaks from the throne and all
are expected to bow low and submit. If there is a
difference of opinion where Olympic sports are
concerned the voice of aged Avery Brundage is
heard throughout the lands and all arguments must
cease. In professional hockey the Almighty One is
Clarence Campbell, who has been calling all the
shots since time out of memory.
Somehow the normal processes of representative
election and revolving leadership don't seem to hold
good in the world of sport. These aging moguls seem
to sit at the top forever. Being but human, it must
be assumed that younger men should be available to
fill these important posts, and so bring the light of
new interpretation to the rules and allow for the
changes which time should surely dictate.
Canada's withdrawal from world hockey may well
spell the end of that particular form of competition.
If so, a better and more flexible organization may
emerge. It is possible that the present wide -spread
approval for the Canadian action may stem more
from glee over a Russian set -back than from satis-
faction that an unfair rule book has been challenged.
The important thing, however, is not how much the
Russians have been out -faced, but how much the
competition can be re -vamped and revitalized,
(Wingham Advance Times.)
A love affair that died
Snow is something you like
or dislike. You can't just ig-
nore it. At least not around
these parts. If you ignored it at
our house, they'd find you in
the spring, in a high state of
decomposition.
When I was a kid, I loved
snow. The more the better.
Fighting in it, rolling in it,
making "angels", washing
girls' faces in it, throwing it at
the enemy, and coming home
for supper rosy-cheeked, warm
as toast, and soaked to the
skin.
Somewhere along the line,
our love affair has withered
and gone stale. Oh, I admit it's
beautiful to look at on a bright
winter day, when there's been
a fresh fall of a few inches,
76 John St. West.,
Waterloo, Ontario.
Zurich Citizens News,
Zurich, Ontario.
Dear Herb;
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cheque for seven dollars, being
payment for the renewal of the
News for Two years.
I really appreciate receiving
the paper from home. Best
wishes for a Happy and prosp-
erous New Year to a11.
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Sincerely,
Beatrice Rader.
11 Esgore Drive,
Toronto 380.
Ontario.
Editor, Zurich Citizens News,
Dear Mr. Turkheim:
It would be appreciated if
you could consider an article
in your worthy newspaper on the
snowmobile. Zurich and sur-
roundings, it is quite evident,
has become part of the new
national sport of snowmobiling.
This is fine, as it is an inter-
esting sport to many.
However, there are drawbacks
such as noise and pollution. Just
as serious is the obvious contem-
pt some snowmobilers have for
private property which these
people apparently believe is
there to provide them with the
space theyneed.
Little dthey realize that
snowmobiles destroy plants. In
the winter plants are brittle and
often hidden under the snow.
Snowmobiles running over there
break off the tops, impair them,
and even freeze them because
of the packing effect on the
snow, destroying the snow's
frost protecting features (insul-
ative quality).
Worse, certain snowmobiles
cut fences impeding their travel.
On my property in Zurich un-
authorized trespass has damaged
my trees and my fence has been
cut.
A great groundswell of distress
is rising up in private tax -pay-
ing landowners all over Ontario.
The few snowmobiles who tres-
pass and destroy could cause the
severe restriction of snowmob-
iling by the legislation and en-
forcement of strict rules of use.
All snowmobiles would be well
advised to put the heat on their
members who are abusing priv-
ate property.
Sincerely,
Quimby F, Hess.
and the whole world is like
Adam and Eve.
But when it keeps coming
down and coming down, and
you have to get rid of it, you
remember that the above-men-
tioned pair got kicked out of
paradise, and the rest of us
have had to slug it nut ever
since.
Putting out the garbage is a
simple thing. But when the
snow is over the top of your
boots, and you have to carry
the cans 80 yards, it's a minor
nightmare.
Deciding in the morning
whether or not you can ram
your way through the three-
foot bonus from the snowplow
across the end of your drive is
similar to Russian roulette. I
tried it once last week and had
to leave the car sitting there
like a stranded whale, tail
sticking out into the
street and body straddling
the sidewalk. One hour shovell-
ing after work.
We have an excellent system
of snow clearance in our town,
except that the operators have
a diabolic sense .of the perfect
moment to strike.
The big street plow lurks
around the corner while you
shovel your driveway. Then
the driver's mate says, "OK.
He's all ready," and they whis-
tle around the corner and
dump about three tons of new
snow back into the driveway.
The only way to beat them is
to throw your shovel away as
though it was molten metal,
jump in the car, and roar out
backwards before they make it.
Then we have a sidewalk
plow. If you beat the big plow,
the little one will get you. He
comes around when you're at
work and kicks out a one -foot
pile on the street -side and an-
other on the drivewayside.
This is frozen into crusty
snow -ice by the time you get
home, and you need an Alpen-.
stock to break it up.
One big help though, is the
kids. They're right on the job.
If it snows two inches of fluffy
stuff, they're at the door with
big, boyish smiles. "Can I shov-
el your walk, Mister?" You
could do it yourself without
strain, but figure on assisting
free enterprise, give them the
job, and over -pay them.
'Comes a real downfall, say
ten inches of that wet, slushy.
stuff, when every loaded shov-
el weighs six pounds and is a
potential coronary, and they're
all home watching television.
The final aid is the snow-
blower. When the banks have
built up to a height where you
can see only your neighbor's
roof and a bit of sky, when the
banks are so high not even the
Abominable Snowman would
tackle one, the blower comes
around. And throws 2 tons of
snow, salt and sand well up
onto your lawn. Great for the
grass.
Well, if you can't beat them,
what do you do? I've been
turning over a scheme. No do-
pey snowmobile. No downhill
skiing, because of a couple of
crook knees. And if I wanted
to ski, I could do it in my own
backyard, practising jumps off
the picnic table.
No, I've decided to re -learn
to fly. Take lessons at the local
airport. Surely some off the old
skill, such as it was, is still
there. I've done plenty of win-
ter flying and it's great up
there, except when you run
into a snowstorm and have to
set her down in a farmer's
field.
But I could sail along at a
couple of thousand feet and
sneer down at the snow, enjoy
its beauty, and maybe even get
to like the filthy stuff again. It
would be a lot better than hav-
ing the snow sneer down at
me, as I try to hoist a loaded
shovel onto a seven -foot bank,
and wait for that sharp pain in
the chest with each hoist.
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