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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1972-06-29, Page 4r PAGE 4 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1972 Canada Day! The argument whether the July 1 holiday be called Dominion Day or Canada Day, or just the July 1 holiday has been getting its annual airing, although Canada Dry seems slated the winner. In any event the name is secondary to the meaning of July 1. For the majority of Can- adians the day means a chance to lie on the beach, hear a concert, or see some fireworks. Fine, but how many of us will be fully aware, as we soak up the sun, how quickly Canada is being dismembered and sold? U.S. takeovers in Canada total more than $3 -mill- ion a day. No nation under the sun can surv- ive if this goes on. Former Liberal cabinet minister Eric Kier- aris says Canada has become "the laughing- stock of the world." Even Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau admits the anti-takeover leg- islation he unveiled in May is not much. Most people think it's even less than that. As long ago as October 1970 almost half of Canadians approved of a 'buy back' policy and it's safe to say more would today. Seven of 10 Canadians feel there is enough U.S. capital here now, according to the 1970 Gall- up Poll of Canada survey. But it's not enough to quietly favor some- thing, to bemoan, or even to show anger about the situation (anyway, showing any emotion for Canada seems to be considered un Canad- ian). The job of reversing the tide requires study more than sunning: persistence more than parades; work rather than fireworks. Each Canadian can contribute something. If you're not sure where to start, write the Committee for an Independent Canada, a non- profit, non-partisan action body, at 67 Yonge Street, Suite 1105, Toronto, Ontario, for inf- ormation about the CIC local branch nearest you. Women for politic I action! Recently, women's groups"have been formed in some Canadian cities with the specific purp- ose of gaining political power for women. Tak- ing organized action in this field is highly significant. Women are slowly coming to real- ize that pressure groups, demonstrations, marching, just talking alone are not enough to achieve their goals, and that change may come faster through the parliamentary process. Wo- men must become members of parliament if they are to fight effectively for such things as more day-care centres, for the removal of dis- crimination in education and employment practices and for equality in general. Toronto probably leads the way with its Women for Political Action group. Already they are sponsoring two women candidates who will run in local ridings in the corning federal election. Montreal's Federation des Femmes de Quebec is forming a political action com- mittee and may run one or two candidates. Last month in Calgary, a group of women representing the social concerns of women, formed a Women's Political Action group and chose an outstanding woman candidate. The British Columbia Status of Women Committee reports a trust fund has been set up by the Committee which willaid women candidates in their campaign. These fledgling groups for political action, by women, pioneer the way. But it women power in politics is to be felt as an effective force, many more such groups need to be org- anized in towns and cities right across Canada, Many women need to be elected to change legislative priorities and to balance the pres- ent male -dominated House of Commons. ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH • HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 m� Member:stf�� Canadians Weekly Newspapers Association ▪ �' Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association .ori Subscription Rates: $4.00 per year in advaince in Oazaade; $5.00 in United States and Foreign; single eopies 10 cent, IT'S CALLED OPTING OUT! Occasionally, in the desert of wars and deaths and fires and strikes in the newspapers, one comes across something that is like a cool drink of wat- er. I had that experience this very morning. The story conc- erned Gene MacLellan. The name won't be familiar to most of my square old readers, but will be to my younger ones, if I have any. MacLellan is a Canadian song -writer who has made it big in the music world. One of his songs, Snowbird, became a million -record seller for singer Anne Murray. That led to a wave of song successes, which in turn led to an avalanche of royalty cheques. Well, dear reader, and you'd better take a deep breath at this point, McLellan is quitting. No, he hasn't broken his guitar arm. He hasn't had a shattering emotional experience. He is dropping out because he is making too much money and does not want the pressure of responsibilities it caused. He is giving up his interest in a company set up to handle his affairs, and has asked that the royalties be used in part to help young performers. He has abandoned the farm he bought in P,E,I., and given away most of his possessions. He and his wife left with no definite plans, "probably" to hitchhike through Europe. Canadian Press quotes Mac- Lellan: "I don't know what I'll do. I don't know when or if I'll come back." Isn't that a refreshing little story? I envy him, and many others caught in the material tread -mill will too, I'm sure. Of course, I'm not naive enough to compare him to Diog- enes, who lived in a barrel and owned nothing but a drinking bowl. Some of those royalties will still find their way into MaLellan's pocket, and he won't be begging in the streets. But I admire a man, or wom- an, who can turn his or her back on the whole thing and walk away. More and more of our young people are doing it, some for the worst of reasons, some for News of Kippers The family of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jacobi arranged a Surp- rise Party for their parents to honour their 40th wedding anniversary. About forty relat- ives attended and enjoyed a pleasant evening of cards. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobi were over- whelmed by the kind expression of good wishes and the beautiful gifts they were given to mark the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moir, of Parry Sound, spent the weekend with the latter's father, Robert Thomson. Sympathy of the community is expressed to Mr. and Mrs. Elzar Mousseau in the loss by death of Mrs. Mousseau's father, Dean Brown, of Greenway. Miss Jean Ivison returned from a trip to the east coast and has her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brownlee, of Salem, Oregon, visiting her. the best. Some opt out because they've decided to let George do it. They deliberately become burns, have no scruples whatever about begging, stealing, accepting welfare. They are dirty, prom- iscuous, malodorous and blasph- emous. But often highly intel- ligent. On the other side of the coin are the young people who get off the boat for different reasons, At some point they take a clear- eyed look at their parents, at the lives they themselves are living, and decide, "This is not for me." This second group tends to be idealistic, They want to create. They want to make a life-style that doesn't depend on status and the buck. They will work extremely hard for something they think is worth doing. They're almost invariably gentle tolerant and reasonably clean. They are not bums, but seekers after something they don't see in our society. They use the same four-letter words the other group uses, but unselfconscious- ly. They are not blasphemous, but in a strange way, religious. Friends of ours have a son, Mike. His parents despaired of him. He had a fantastic I,Q. but kept flunking in high school because he was bored silly. Never did finish school. Bummed around, worked a bit, quit. Then he became a Blahai. He is at present pioneering the Business faith, as they call it, at Baker Lake in the Northwest Territor- ies, among the Eskimos. He's happy, working hard, and wants to get some more schooling so that he can go back and teach Eskimo children. His parents are proud of him. Here was a lad, charming, witty, handsome. He had every opportunity to go to university and would have made a mark in society. He chose otherwise, but may be making a bigger mark, in the long run. Our own son has done pretty much the same sort of thing. He too, if you'll pardon it, is charming, witty and handsome. He has a great musical talent. He is highly intelligent. After a couple of goes at university, be quit. He had his wild times and bad times. Now he too is a Bahai. He doesn't have a degree; but he can talk rings around most university professors, in French or English. He works at a tough job, second chef in a restaurant, to support himself. He had a chance to be a bar -tender for more money, but serving liquor is against his principles. He planned to go to Frobisher to pioneer the faith. Then he thought there were enough "missionaries" there and made a deliberate decision to attempt to spread the faith in the east end of Montreal. I can't see much future in trying to convert to Bahai any substantial number of French- Canadian Catholics. But Hugh has a peace and serenity and a simplicity of life that one can only envy. He doesn't want any "things," just enough to keep alive and keep covered. I wish I were twenty years younger. nd Professi nal irectory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. Longstaff OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE 527-1240 Tuesday, Toursday, 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. Closed all day Saturday Phone 235.2433 Exeter INSURANCES Robert E. 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