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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
On their way at?
This was to be the Year of Jubilee for the Ontario association
of the New Democratic Party.
We have not, up to this moment of writing, heard any
weighty political philosopher forward this suggestion, and
perhaps it's presumptuous of us to do so, but: Is there not a pos-
sibility the whole idea of NDPism has been shown the door in
this province?
"A -HA, " many will immediately interject. "The Liberal
party was all but buried in the 1920s, and it sprang back
stronger than ever."
But it had a history which could be traced, indirectly, back
to the thoughts of a group of men who lived and worked and
schemed 30 years before Confederation.
There had been Liberal prime ministers and Liberal premiers,
The NDP has no such backing -up room from which to take
another run.
The Liberal party was punished, in the 1920s, for a particular
stand it had taken; just as now it is probably being punished for
the actions of a particular member in the late 1930s.
The NDP is not being punished for something it has done.
It is being turned down for what it believes and intends to
implement.
They can claim we are "not ready" for them, .. in which
case they may be admitting they are trying to sell us something
we don't need right now.
They can claim we don't understand them... in which case
some new writers and speakers should be acquired to present
their case, so that we don't fail to grasp what's good for us.
They can claim, and some have already, that they have
been unfairly linked with European -type socialism and com-
munism, . , in which case the argument would go on all night,
since we have never seen a discussion between two people
opposed on that thought successfully concluded.
Or they can pack up and go home, and bring the more palat-
able of their platforms out under new wraps, and under different
conditions, some time in the future.
It's out belief that that particular party, and we're speaking
of this province only, has gone down for the proverbial third time.
The New Democratic Party is no longer a fad, has not been
adopted by the 18-20 year olds as a Leftist answer, has no form-
er premier to canonize and managed to get just big enough to be
too big to be an underdog.
Nope. No hope.
Not here in Ontario and/or not at this particular time.
(New Hamburg Independent)
A noteable achievement!
Last week's provincial election saw Murray Gaunt, of
Wingham, a native of West Wawanosh Township, pile up a total
of 12, 374 votes in being re-elected as the member for Huron -
Bruce riding. His two opponents, together, didn't poll half as
many votes as Mr. Gaunt. Their total vote was 5, 932.
In view of the province 'wide appeal of the Conservative
Party .and its leader William Davis, this achievement of Mr.
Gaunt, a Liberal member, is even more noteable.
It indicates that the Gaunt representation in Queen's Park,
and the close personal contact he has with his constituents has
earned him the support of the people of Huron -Bruce. It has
resulted in one of the greatest majorities, per capita, In Ontario
and possibly the greatest.
It also indicates that many of the Huron -Bruce voters are
voting for Gaunt - the man, and not necessarily the party.
For a young politician, who at 36 is a veteran of nine years
in the Ontario Legislature, the Gaunt achievement is one
which is respected by people of all political persuasion.
(Lucknow Sentinel)
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IT HAPPENS TO
EVERYONE, BILL
We've just been through a
perfect late fall weekend in
these parts. The sort of weather
we'd been waiting for all sum-
mer, and which refused to ar-
rive.
But the weather was the only
thing that was perfect. The
rest of the weekend was a com-
edy of errors.
My wife had lost her glasses.
She can see about eighteen
miles, but has trouble with the
small print.
So I volunteered on a beaut-
iful Saturday afternoon, when
I had planned to get in a last
gauze of golf, to drive '75 miles
round trip with her, to the
optometrist'.
For an eye examination? Oh
no, she could have obtained a
prescription from the doctor.
No, Merely so that she could
choose frames for the dam'
things that would enhance her
beauty.
She had explained that the
optometrist was closed on Wed-
nesday afternoons, and that
since I was free on Saturday,
there was no reason I couldn't
drive her yak yak yak.
Just before we left she wond-
ered whether she should call to
make sure he was open. I scoff-
ed at the idea. "Don't be silly.
If he closes Wednesday after-
noon, he'll be open Saturday.
Especially with all that out-
of-town business." So she didn't.
,I mellowed a bit on the way,
with the sun smiling on a world
of magnificent colour. But
I'd still rather have been six
other places.
We got there, parked, walked
to the store and --you grabbed
it --he was closed.
Ten minutes later we were
at the curt recrimination
point, and twenty minutes
after that we were laughing
as we lumbered off on the home
journey.
Arrived chez nous and the
house was like an oven. We
were bickering about who had
turned the thermostat up to
,75 (it was 75 outside), when
a sepulchral voice from above
informed us that our only be-
gotten son had arrived, taken
a shower, and turned on the
heat to avoid a chill. He's
the same character who will
walk around in his bare feet in
winter.
Following a long-distance
call of a few days before, we
had half -expected him, along
with his kid sister. Half, be-
cause you never know with.
them.
However, Old Fuss -Boots had
decided we should stock up
with grub, just in case. We
hadn't all been together for
about eight months. So we
went all out; a turkey, a big
roast, wine; all sorts of goodies.
The freezer was bulging with
meat.
Kim didn't come. When his
mother asked Hugh what he
would like for dinner, and
rhymed off the delicacies, he
answered calmly that he was
a vegetarian and had brought
his own little packet of brown
rice.
There are times when it's
hard to keep your temper, but
we managed. By the time we'd
sorted this out, coolly, we had
a desultory dinner of boiled
brown rice for him, Kentucky
fried chicken for us.
But fate still had a facile,
fickle finger for us. Hugh had
come home to get away from
the city, see the glory of fall
foliage, walk in the woods and
on the lonely beach. He woke
up Sunday morning, stretched
his neck, and had a muscle
spasm. This is a thing that sets
your neck over on one shoulder
and gives you a foretaste of hell
if you try to turn your head.
Spent most of Sunday, anoth-
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1971
er perfect day, trying to find
the local chiropractor at his
carefully concealed cottage
ten miles from town, and
thereafter slapping hot towels
on Hugh's neck. He could see
only the foliage on one side of
the road, as we drove.
Home to Mama, and the
last blow had fallen. The
freezer compartment of the
fridge wasn't working. And it
was loaded with meat. All of
which was rapidly getting limp.
The meat Is in the neighbour's
freezer, Hugh's neck is slightly
better, and, at time of writing,
it's another beautiful day in
which I have been chained,
first, in an institution, and
second, to my typewriter. To-
morrow, everything will be
back to normal.
And it'll snow.
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Dates set for
achievement day
in area
The Horne Economics Branch
of the Ontario Department of
Agriculture and Food is again
holding Achievement Days in
Huron County.
The 1000 girls who are partic-
ipating in Dairy Fare have learn-
ed the nutritive importance of
milk and dairy products as well
as how to prepare meals which
contain milk.
Miss Catherine Hunt, Home
Economist for Huron County,
will be holding the following
Achievement Days throughout
the county: Exeter Achieve-
ment Day, Exeter High School,
November 6; Zurich Area Ach-
ievement Day, Zurich Arena,
November 13; Clinton Achieve-
ment Day, Clinton High School,
November 20.
The first electric dishwashers
appeared in Canada around 1914,
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