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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-12-03, Page 4PAGE FOUR, ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Why Editors Turn Cray Being editor of a country newspaper is not the most de- sirable job in the world—unless you are a glutton for pun- ishment. It is confining beyond what is reasonably accepted these days. There are constant pressures. That means daily deadlin- es and everything has to be done in a hurry. As for finan- cial reward, only a few really make it and we seldom ad– vise youth to enter the field unless they are really dedicat- ed and can cope with the inherent perplexities. THIS DOES NOT mean that the newspaper business is completely unrewarding, because there is certain satisfac- tion in doing any job well. There is humor in the work and something pops up al- most every day that is good for a laugh. A lot of it comes from the fact that most people feel strongly, one way or the other, about having their names in the paper. Here are few typical examples, not all original, of a number of ways to spoil an editor's day ; "Please put it on the front page." "USE THE STORY just as I have written it. The club wants it that way for the scrap book." "You're invited to our annual dinner tonight (this' was the third invitation that week and we wanted a night home). There will be plenty free to eat and drink. Oh, yes, please bring your camera." "How come it wasn't in the paper? It was—Well, I didn't see it. Will you please go through the back copies and tear it out forme." "I just stopped by to talk a few minutes, but if you're busy." "WE VOTED TO make you our club publicity chair- man." "I know you have a deadline, but couldn't you just squeeze this little item in? "My husband has never been in trouble before so I don't think his name should appear in the paper for drunken driv- ing and hitting that nasty policeman ( who was only trying to arrest the man without hurting him). Besides, he only had a couple of beers (the drunkometer showed him nearly dead drunk). And there are the children to think about (he didn't and the facts are he regularly gets drunk in front of them and beats the old lady about every Saturday night). "1 know it's on a Sunday, but it's our annual reunion and someone ought to cover it." "MY UNCLES'S BROTHER is one of your biggest ad- vertisers and I was wondering if..." "I'll try to get my ad in to you before the deadline next time." "You ran the disaster picture, but you didn't get my first wedding anniversary picture until the day after." "If there wasn't room for the picture, why couldn't they run it on another page?" —Greenfield (Ind.) Reporter New Plates Now on Sale Ontario's 1971 licence plates for passenger cars, dual purpose vehicles and motorcycles went on sale Tuesday, December 1, at 281 issuing offices across the province. Registration fees are unchanged For passenger cars and dual purp- ose vehicles having eight cylind- ers, the registration fee is $35.; six cylinders $27.50; four cyl- inders $20.; motorcycles $10. The plates are white on blue, the reverse of this year's colours. Deadline date for having the new plates will be Saturday, February 27, when 1970 plates will expire. There will be no extension. The total number of passenger cars to be registered in the three- month period before the deadline is estimated at more than 2,150, 000. Department of Transport officials suggest that motorists can avoid inconvenience and delay by applying for plates in (continued on page 10) ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 pea M,tf MNewsp gni* Q �. Canadian, Weekly Newspapers Association'�yyyjjj,,,,�� , 'Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association ng tbv Subscription Rates: $3.50 per year in advance in Canada; $450 in United States and Foreign; single copies 10 cents LIFE'S PROBLEMS ADD TO ITS DELIGHTS By Bill Smiley During his span on earth, unless he is an ostrich, every man is al- ternately appalled and delighted with life, Perhaps that's one rea- son the idea of a paradise on earth will never truly appeal to the multitudes. It would be too bland, In theory, a life without pain, hunger, disease, cold, war, would be embraced by all. In practice, we shun such an existence, even though it could be achieved if all of humanity wanted it badly enough. It would lack spice. And sugar. Probably that's why the great novels about a utopia are basic- ally satires on man. From More's "Utopia" to Golding's "Lord of the Flies", outstanding writers have portrayed utopia as a para- dise smeared by good old human nature, or bad old human nature, if you will. At two different periods in my life, I lived in an ordered society. They were sort of mini - utopias. One was in prison camp. We had complete socialism. Every- one got the same amount of food, drink and time in the la- trine. There was complete free- dom of speech. Everyone shared the duties and chores of the community. Another was in a sanatorium. We were treated alike, whether ex -private in the army or ex -offi- cer in the air force. Same food, same rules, same shots in the bum for all. And in both cases, we loathed it. All we wanted to do, in both institutions, was to get out, to get back to the sinful, sordid, disordered, cruel, kind, hurtful, blessed life of the human indi- vidual in a crazy society. If you don't have moments in life that are appalling and de- lightful, squalid and splendid, you can stop reading now. Close your eyes, fold your arms and lie down. You're dead, and you might as well be comfortable. When I stop being appalled or delighted by life, I will do what so many kids do. I will start snif- fing nail -polish remover or taking speed. Perhaps that is why they do it. Well, what's to be appalled or delighted about these days? Plenty. The list is endless and you can make up your own. I am appalled by the Viet Nam war, surely the most sense- less since the Hundred Years War. Nobody is winning, nobody is losing, nobody knows who will wear the crown if the stupid thing ever ends. I am delighted that all my storm windows are on, eighty per cent of my leaves are raked, and that there is oil in the tank and food in the freezer. I am appalled at the successor to the War Measures Act, which is completely unnecessary unless there is a heck of a lot more going on than the government admits. My appallment reaches shock level when I think that a cop could enter my house, ask me if I'd changed my socks in the last week, and throw me in jail if I hadn't. I am delighted that my daughter still loves me so much that on the weekend she allowed me to furnish a new winter coat, new boots, a posh dinner and an expensive show without once mentioning the Generation Gap Fresh sausage should be eaten within two days after purchase, as it spoils very rapidly. To help combat this problem, fresh sausage generally is sold frozen. Cooked sausages, such as wien- ers, bologna, vienna sausage and knackwurst, may be kept or saying, "Dad, there's no way you could understand." I am appalled at the prices charged for said dinner, and the amount of food wasted, to go to the pigs. Why can't expensive restaurants give you a half - portion at half-price or a little THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1970 more, instead of assuming that you are a hog? I was delighted, next morn- ing, with breakfast in bed, but appalled at the sixty cents for a glass of orange juice and thirty cents each for muffins. Plus tip. I am appalled at the manners of many young people, and de- lighted with their courage and compassion, I am appalled by the traffic in the city, and delighted when I can park illegally and not get caught. Life is a balance. Appalled, Delighted. Such are the children of earth. May you long be one of them. TWO MINUTES Wrei m B18LE BY CORNELIUS R. STAM PRES. BEREAN BIBLE SOCIETY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60635 "A TRUE Before you have placed your trust in Christ as your Lord and Savior, there is nothing whatever you can do to please God to gain acceptance with Him. John 3:35 declares that "the Father loves the Son" and cares what you think about Him and do with Him. This is why Verse 36 goes on to say: "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him." But once you have received Christ as your Savior and Lord there is much you can do to please God. You can witness to His saving grace, you can please Him by living a godly life, you can work for Him, you can sacri- fice of your means to further His cause, and yes, you can fight for Him. "Fight for Him" you say? Yes indeed, for this world system, our Adamic natures and Satan and his hosts, are all antagonistic toward the Christ who died for our sins. Satan's forces, espe- cially, work behind the scenes to "blind the minds of them that be- lieve not" (II Cor. 4:4). These VETERAN" fallen angels, we read, are "the rulers of the darkness of this world" (Eph. 6:12). This is why God urges His chil- dren to be "strong in the Lord," putting on "the whole armor of God," so as to meet and defeat these evil forces (Vers. 10,11). This is why He puts a sword ("the Word of God") into our hands and bids us "stand . stand ... stand!" (Vers. 11.14). Ah, but a great veteran, who waged many battles in making Christ known to the lost, gives us an inkling of the thrill that goes with being "a good soldier of Jesus Christ." In his last words, just before his execution, the Apostle Paul declared triumphantly: "I have fought a good fight!" (II Tim. 4:7). Mark well, he did not claim to have fought well— though he had indeed been a valiant soldier. His point was rather that it was "a good fight" in which he had been engaged, a fight to bring light and salva- tion and blessing to benighted souls. And the reward: "Hence- forth there is laid up for me a crown" (Ver. 8). Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. 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