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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-01-07, Page 4PAGE FOUR ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1971 What Does It Cost? What does it cost — when a girl gets off to a wrong start in life— when a man drifts into heavy drinking and desserts hisiamily? When a neighbour takes a wrong turn in life, it may cost the ;.,ublic additional dollars in welfare services to feed and clothe a family which has no breadwinner, to provide care for a baby born out of wedlock. A boy may start as a school dropout and wind up a prison inmate or narcotics ad- dict; his unproductive life behind bars costing an enormous sum in money and misery. The Salvation Army claims no magic cure-all for all the world's mistakes and miseries; but its program of spiritual guidance and wholesome activities for young people, old people, all people, does contribute to family and commun- ity stability, and thus helps keep down the cost of welfare and institutional services. There are no statistics on the subject, but it is a safe bet that not many young people who have found interesting and purposeful activities at The Salvation Army, wind up in police courts, mental hospitals, or jails. In addition to preventative efforts, The Salvation Army also offers "curative" programs, meeting spiritual and material needs. It is national and international in scope and offers many services beyond its local Corps activities. A frightened young girl may come to The Salvation Army and pour ouf her story. She will be referred to one of the Army's thirty-one homes and hospitals for unwed mothers where she will receive medical care and be sheltered from criticism and curiosity. Throughout the world, Salvation Army officers are wel- come in jails and correctional institutions. Thousands of prisoners are gaining a new outlook through Salvation Army sponsored Bible study courses. Officers frequently act as parole advisors when a man has been released. One of the Army's aims is to lessen the cost in human suffer- ing, and help the individual become'a productive member of society once again. When a man hits bottom on skid row, the Army doesn't count him out as hopeless. Rehabilitation Centres are main- tained in leading cities throughout Canada. A man in need of help is referred to the nearest offiee. There he is given a fresh start - clean clothes, counselling and guidance, plus the opportunity to regain sound work habits. These, and many other services, are offered cheerfully by The Salvation Army as it continues to fulfil its great mission of "Service to God and Man - New Hamburg Independent CAUSE AN ELECTION During the past couple of weeks we attended several nomin• ation meetings for school and municipal offices. At most every meeting, a much worn phrase, "I won't cause an election" kept cropping up. It seems that the possibility of "Causing an election" keeps many men and -women from running for various public offices in the area. "Causing an election" can lose a candidate votes at the polls because of the "horse and buggy" attitude of many of the electorate. We are of the belief that no one individual ever causes an election. Candidates are elected for a two year term. At the end of the two years they are out and through. The only way they can continue in office is to seek another nomination. They have no prior claim to office whether they have served two or twenty-two years. At the nomination meeting they are on the same level as the newcomer seeking office for the first time. No ratepayer should begrudge the dollars it costs to run an election in a municipality. How better can we spend our money than determining who has the popular support of the electorate. The next time you hear the phrase "cause an election", rem- ember that an election can be caused by a group of people, each equally responsible, but that no one person will ever cause an election. Lucknow Sentinel ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 13854,itAtetObi �r Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association •Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Subscription Rates: $4.00 per year in advance in Canada; 55.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 10 cents Faith in 1971 — Maybe the best of a few bad years. by Bill Smiley Now that you didn't get what you wanted for Christmas, what would you like in 1971? It's a pretty messy old world, as it always has been, and nobody is likely to get what he wants in the coming twelve months. But it's the only world we have, so let's make the best of it: hope, pray, dream and, equally im- portant, remember that the Lord helps those who help themselves. For the world, we can only hope for an end to war, and pray for peace in all the touchy areas. But there's something Canada can do: stop selling arms. It's hypocri- tical to talk of peace, point the finger at others, when you're standing up to the waist in the muck of arms' sales yourself. I'm afraid we can only dream about an end to unem- ployment, pollution, terror- ism and inflation. They won't be solved in 1971. But surely to goodness some progress can be made toward solutions. There is something frighteningly wrong when a country with the natural resources of Canada looks forward to a long hard winter for over half a million unemployed, at the same time that countries like Germany, prostrate 25 years ago, are crying for workers. And we can do something in this country about pollu- tion, if every soul puts his back into it. That's a bit Irish, but you know what I mean. Terrorism? That's going to be a tough one. But surely, somewhere in the world, there is someone who can de- vise something to nullify the new weapon of thugs and fanatics throughout the world, the weapon of black- mail through kidnapping and hijacking. Man split the atom and hit the moon. Surely, surely. Inflation is a cancer. But we're desperately searching for a cure for cancer. Can't we do the same for inflation. I, personally, will take a cut in income if the government will cut my income tax. For my country, these are some of the things I'd like to see in 1971. Full employ- ment, or as near as possible. Less economic and cultural dependence on our benevo- lent Uncle. A sharp decline in poverty, drug abuse and al- cohol use. Lots of bright win- ter days and hot summer days, An end to the tension, one way or the other, be- tween Quebec and the rest of the country. An end to the endless talk about housing and education and equality, and the beginning of some action. A return to faith in our government, our religion and ourselves, all badly cor- roded in the last decade. For my faithful and friendly readers, I'd like to see some special things in the coming year: good health; a closing of the generation gap; warmer personal relation- ships; fine, healthy children; a small oil bill; and if you must spoil the whole thing by kick- ing the bucket, may it be quickly and painlessly. I also hope that your gar- den grows, that your car doesn't rust, that your roof doesn't leak, that your wife doesn't nag, that your hus- band doesn't drink too much. A big order, but there it is. For myself, I can dream, but I don't really want much. I'd like to improve my golf, fishing and curling. But I don't really hope. They seem to go downhill steadily. I'd like to be able to walk without an elastic bandage around my bum knee. I'd like my waist -line to stop growing and my hair to start growing. I'd like to wind up the year with the same number of teeth I have right now. These are still in the dream cate- gory. I'd like to spend a full two. weeks, anytime during the year, without a domestic cri- sis: cat, kids or wife. But most of all, I'd like to be sitting right here, a year from now, writing a column about a 1972 that looked a lot more promising than does 1971. And the same to you. TWO MINUTES Ni'Pv! THE BIBLE ST CORNELIUS R. STAM PRES. IEREAN BURLS SOCIETY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 606.15 TWO BABIES Sometime ago, in Chicago, one mother had her baby kidnapped right out of her arms in a hospital room, while another left her baby in a cardboard box on top of a gar- bage can. We have the feeling that in all probability the woman who aban- doned her baby—and it probably was a woman—was just as much beside herself as the one who had her baby stolen from her arms, A Registered Nurse told Us some time ago that the proportion of mothers who do not want their babies is becoming truly alarming. We do not believe that these women wouldn't want their babies under normal circumstances—why, every- body loves a baby; but in such cases sin has come in to bring trouble and shame and misery. Some of these mothers are unwed and have been disgraced; others are separated or divorced from their husbands or would have to bring their babies home to nothing but bickering and trouble. Still others have passed on diseases to their babies and wish they had never been born. This is how sin wrecks lives and homes, but it is wonderful to know that "Christ Jesus came into the world to SAVE sinners," as we read in I Timothy 1:15. How does He save sinners? Well, first He bore the divine penalty of sin for us: "Christ died for our sins" (I Corinthians 15:3), But He will save us from sin's control, too, if we let Him. Romans 6:14 says to believers in Christ: "For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under law but under grace," and millions have proved this to be true. Salvation is more than a religious term, or a feeling, or sentiment. It is actual deliverance from the pen- alty and power of sin, through the redemptive work of Christ on Cal- vary, where He "put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself" for every one who simply, but sincerely, trusts Him as Saviour. • usiness and Professional Directory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. Langstaff OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE 527-1240 Tqesday, Trtursday, 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. 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