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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-10-15, Page 5THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1970 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE FIVE American 'Cottage Owners Spend 29 Million Annually In Ontario The Honourable James A C. Auld, Minister of Tourism and Information, announced last week that Americans owning cottages in Ontario spend 29 million dollars every year in the province. This information was contained in findings of the "Analysis of the Ontario Cottage Survey, " carried out by the Department of Tourism and In- formation. The survey found "Americans owning cottages in Ontario spend about 31 million dollars on cottages, of which about 29 million is spent in Ontario and 2 million in the U.S.A. The Minister said that priv- ate United States ownership of cottages, with hydro contracts, in Ontario is 12 per cent, and 2 per cent of the cottages are owned by residents of Canada from other provinces. Mr. Auld said that the data also showed that an average cottage owner from the U S. spent about $1, 290 yearly, whereas others spent only $850 per cottage. Annually, the average cottager paid $96 in taxes on his cottage, $262 on cottage maintenance and re- pair, and $446 on his visits to the cottage. Those who own boats incurred further expenses depending on the type and numb er of boats. The average cottage owner was found to have spent 11 week- ends at his cottage through the Steer This Way BY LARRY SNIDER 86,260 applicants for drivers' licenses in Missouri flunked their written tests last year. Maybe that's the answer to traffic congestion: give drivers' tests that no one can pass! According to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. motor vehicles move just over a billion miles a year, with better than half that mileage on city streets. Reflective license plates issued in 34 states give more than 50 million cars added rear -end safety. A bill now pending in Congress would establish a federal agency to supervise auto insurance companies, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation supervises banks. Highway sign: "Road under construction. Drive carefully for the next 10,000 miles." Drive the short distance to Lorry Snider MOTORS LIMITED and see our selection of fine cars for all needs and budgets. EXETER 235-1640 LONDON 227-4191 Huron County's Largest Ford Dealer six months from May to October. Cottage owners from Ontario spent more weekends at their cottages than did American cottage owners. More than half the cottage owners visited their cottages during the other six months from November to April. About 67 per cent of the cot- tages were built on sites smaller than one acre, 83 per cent had water frontage, and 88 per cent were accessible by automobile, The analysis concluded, "with increasing urbanization, more people are trying to get away from the crowded cities to cot- tage areas. It is expected that by 1975, the number of cottages in Ontario will have increased from 200, 000 to 250, 000. Mr. Auld said further studies by his Department show that 10 per cent of Ontario households own cottages; and to realize the full implication of cottage and recreational opportunities offered to the public through these fac- ilities, it should be taken into account that almost every per- son who owns a cottage offers this recreational outlet to his relatives and friends along with their families. Therefore, said the Minister, it may be conclud- ed that while 10 per cent own the cottages, they are available, at least from time to time, to a much wider circle of the popul- ation. He said that his Depart- ment estimates that at least a quarter of the Ontario populat- ion enjoys outdoor recreational activity based on cottage ac- commodation every year. 0 How to Handle Thumb Suckers In almost all infants, thumb - sucking is a normal pastime. This pleasurable sucking occurs at bedtime, or when the child is bored or upset. A certain amount of thumbsucking is nor- mal in pre-school children as well. Generally if thumbsucking continues beyond the age of five, it becomes a problem and requires attention. The habit is probably fulfilling an emotional need and it is usually better to try to relieve the basic problem than to draw attention to the habit. A mechanical restraint to prevent thumbsucking only causes frustration and aggrav- ates rather than improves the situation. However, if the rhumb sucking habit is not checked, real damage to the developing arch and teeth can result, When the child is old enough to co- operate and has a genu- ine desire to stop thumbsucking, but cannot do it alone, there are certain devices which may help him. These include mit- tens or thumb guards, bitter - tasting medication painted on the thumb and oral reminders, such as rakes and cribs. These appliances can be successful only when the child wants to stop and the thumbsucking hab- it is just that, not a fulfillment of an emotional need. There are both fixed and re- movable cribs available. The choice and design of these dep- end on the dentist's own pref- erence and on the degree of reminder necessary, Generally, the correction of thumbsucking must be individ- ual, depending on the particular child. No fixed rules can be applied to all children. (Canadian Dental Association) New Instructors rued For Centralia College Miss Molly McGhee, Assoc- iate Principal and Director of the Home Economics Division of the Centralia College of Ag- ricultural Technology, has an- nounced the appointment of three home economics lecturers to the college staff. Judith DeWolfe received a B. Sc. degree from Acadia University in 1968, and an hi, S, degree in nutrition front Cornell University in 1970. Miss DeWolfe, who held a teaching assistantship at Cornell will instruct in therapeutic nut- rition, and basic and experiment al foods. Miss DeWolfe is a nat- ive of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Karen Farion will teach the fashion courses at the College. She comes to Centralia from North Simcoe County where she was a county Home Economist. Mrs. Farion, a native of New Prevent Browning Several methods may be used to prevent or reduce browning. Covering fruit with a liquid, or packaging it in an airtight cont- ainer, helps to exclude air, thereby delaying browning. However, unless air is complet- ely excluded, browning will still take place. Therefore, another method, such as dipping the fruit in an acid like lemon or pineapple juice, or using ascorbic acid, a brine or sugar syrup, or blanching is used. Again, none of these methods alone will prevent browning in- definitely. If the fruit is to be used quick- ly, for example, in a salad or pie, lemon juice would be suf- ficient to prevent discoloration. If the fruit is to be kept for a longer period, as in canning or freezing, two or more of these methods are combined. This is why apples are dipped into a brine and peaches are blanched before packing in a sugar syrup, to which ascorbic acid tablets are added, when these fruits are prepared for freezing. CHEIMMCELL Liskeard graduated from Mac Donald College, McGill Univ- ersity with a B, Sc. (H, Ec,) degree. Nancy E. Nageleisen, a nat- ive of Stratford, Ontario, grad- uated front the University of Western Ontario with a B,A, (H, Ec,) degree. Miss Nageleisen was employ- ed previously in personnel work at the University of Western Ontario. 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