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A Snowmobfle
Isn 't Kids' Stuff
Last week a nine-year-old Kitchener boy was admitted
to the K -W hospital after the snowmobile he was driving
collided with a car.
A nine-year-old boy driving one of these vehicles? Some-
thing is wrong, somewhere!
We know of similar cases where youngsters ranging in
age from 10 to 14 have been given free use of their dad's
snowmobile, providing they stay within the limits of the in-
dividual's property. This, of course, is also within the lim-
its of the law. The motorized snow vehicles Act prohibits
a person under the age of 16 years from driving a motoriz-
ed snow vehicle upon a highway. But if a three-year old
wants to drive one on his own property, that's all legal and
in order.
Legal, perhaps, but in order?
These vehicles are dangerous enough if not handled prop-
erly and we fail to see how any youngster around the age of
10 is capable of manoeuvering a snowmobile.
Perhaps if the law can't make sense, parents can!
(From the New Hamburg Independent)
Silent Fuddle D uddles
Everyone's Playing It
We've always thought—and still do—that no matter what
else Pierre Elliott Trudeau does for Canada, he's certainly
putting us on the map.
We're not saying it's good, and we're not saying it's bad,
but let's face it, 10 years ago should you venture south of the
border and tell one of your american friends you are from
Canada, you're liable to be confronted with, "where's
that?"
Not any more, friend.
Perhaps no one then could tell you who the Prime Minis-
ter of Canada was, but today we doubt if you could find any-
one down south who hadn't heard of Prime Minister Tru-
deau.
And lately he's been getting more recognition.
He's been fuddly-duddling.
It seems the latest craze is to play silent fuddle-duddles.
That is, get in front of the bathroom mirror (or any other i
mirror if you wish) and move your lips to see what you can
mouth to resemble that other word. There are lots of pos-
sibilities. Try fat -head, fiddle -sticks, fold -over or even froz-
en otters. Sound like fun?
You bet it is. Perhaps more politicians should try playing
the game at home in their bathrooms. And leave the rest of
the time at Ottawa for more serious matters:
Fuddle Duddle!
(From the New Hamburg Independent)
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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
POUR YOUR OWN
WITH SMILEY'S MIX
By Bill Smiley
Well, we ventured into
Sodom or Gomorrah recent-
ly, and escaped withnothing
worse than a case of pop. Or
thirteen cases, to be exact.
We just had to visit out
daughter at university be-
cause she's lonely. This is the
Old Battleaxe's story, and
Kim aids and abets with sly
innuendoes in her letters.
How anybody can be lone-
ly when she's living in a house
with thirteen other girls is be-
yond the simple comprehen-
sion of a male parent.
Maybe she is lonely, but
her real reason for wanting us
to go down and see her is that
she knows she's going to get a
night in a hotel room, have a
smashing good dinner, and
see a show, none of which is
included in her budget.
The day before we were to
go, my muffler blew. This,
coupled with dire weather
warnings and my phobia
about the city, made me sug-
gest cancelling the trip. Noth-
ing doing.
Turned out to be the
worst weekend for driving
this winter, and that's a big
statement. However, we made
it. Had a room reserved, but
had forgotten about the big
political convention.
The hotel lobby was
chaos. Wild-eyed room clerks.
Red -eyed conventioneers ar-
guing over the bills they had
run up, which they had sign-
ed with a flourish for food
and drink before the rusty
dawn of the last day. Not a
bell -hop to be had.
Finally got a key. The peo-
ple had checked out, said the
flunkey, but the room wasn't
made up yet. All we wanted
to do was relax after a
150 -mile bad drive, so we
found our own way up. Not
only was the room not made
up, it was still occupied. But
the residents, a charming cou-
ple from Ottawa, let us in
while they finished packing.
Both the room and the
couple looked like the tail -
end of a convention. It was
actually two adjoining rooms
and they looked like a scene
from Ten Nights in a Bar-
room. Not the people, the
rooms.
This had been a "hospital-
ity room", it turned out.
That is a polite way of saying
a place where the drinks,
usually supplied as a public
relations deal by the distillers,
are free for every moocher
who arrives, as well as the
hard-working politicians.
There was still plenty of
booze, and about eighteen
cartons of mix. There was
one made-up bed in the two
rooms. The rest of the space
was a conglomerate of glasses,
bars, desks, placards and post-
ers.
Sam, the husband, was a
fairly big wheel organizer. He
was tottering with fatigue and
sounded as though he had
swallowed two pounds of
sand, after four days and
nights of working for the
cause.
But within twenty minu-
tes, we were fast friends. At
four p.m., they informed us
that they had to meet their
son and his wife at the station
at four p.m. They got away
about 4.15, leaving us with
the chores of telling their son
where themnight meet him,
and protecting the booze that
was left.
Everything worked fine.
Son phoned, got the message.
Booze mens looking like a
couple of hotel dicks, picked
up the hooch, giving us the
cold, suspicious stare. I
hadn't taken a single jug, so
help me. My wife wouldn't
let me.
But they wouldn't take
the mix. Cartons and cartons
and bottles and bottles of it.
We sat around desolately in
the wreckage for three hours,
waiting for the maids to
come. Finally, the Old Lady
got sore, phoned the desk and
demanded action. We were
given another room,
But leave all that mix? Not
an old prisoner of war. We
carted thirteen cases with us,
after giving several to a rau-
cous party from Timmins,
across the hall, who had been
ogling and whistling at wife
and daughter, to former's de-
light and latter's amusement.
Settled in new room.
Knock on door. Family_ of
four entered. They had been
given same room, Dad ex-
hausted, mother distraught,
teen-age daughter excited and
twelve -year-old son sitting
sullenly in corner, muttering,
"Never trust an alcoholic."
Gave them a drink. Buddies
in no time. But they still had
no room.
Saw show. Wife shocked at
nude scene. Checked out next
day with thirteen -cases of
mix, about $35 worth. "Real
hicks," said the bell -boys' ar-
rogant glares. Carried it off
with aplomb.
Dropped Kim and eight
cartons of ginger ale and cola
at her residence. Arrived
home with five of soda and
tonic water. Drop around,
and bring your own booze.
Any time. We're set for mix.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1971
Road Report
Shows LessCost
To Taxpayers
(by Shirley J. Keller)
Expenditures on roads and
bridges under the provision of
the Highway Improvement Act
were set at $1, 494, 000 for 1971
at the February session of Huron
County Council in Goderich
February 26.
County funds will amount to
$738, 000. Last year Huron
County raised $726, 000 locally
but according to engineer Jim
Brintnell, less money will be
required in 1971 from the tax-
payers on a mill rate basis than
in 1970.
Maintenance for roads and
bridges will account for $582,
000 of the total budget; road
onstruction, $662, 000; bridge
construction, $250, 000; and
bank interest and committee
pay (100 percent of county funds
$70, 000.
Brintnell said he had no def-
inite figures on the cost of
snow ploughing for this year
although it is known that "we
are in the midst of the highest
snow ploughing costs in our
history. "
"If March comes in like a
lamb I guess we'd all better
look out, " observed Brintnell
who was hinting that a severe
snow storm in March could
play havoc with road depart-
ment budgets.
Council also approved adding
to the county road system . 06
mile approaches to the new
Benmiller Bridge and deleting
from the county road system
.13 mile length of the approach
to the old Benmiller Bridge.
These approaches will revert to
the Township of Colborne.
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