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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-05-03, Page 4PAGE 4 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS When errors Will be no more 1 The printed word suffers from a traditional enemy, the typographical error. What this means is that human beings, when setting type, make mistakes. Their eyes skip over lines, miss words, see the same thing twice, or press the wrong letter key. When the type- setter sits looking at printed material all day, the chances for error increase. The truly remarkanle thing is that relatively few errors do get into print. In book and magazine publishing, plenty of time exists to make corrections, Even so, a few slip through, even in high quality publications. Newspapers operate against time deadlines, so the whole matter of setting type, proof reading it, and correcting it, is carried on under the pressure of such deadlines. Because of the way some new machines space type, a single wcrd error some- times needs an entire paragraph reset. Then, alas, when one error is corrected, another may occur. Despite the most rigorous effort to "control typos, " as the trade refers to them, some get by everybody. The worst feature is that they occur in the most embarrassing places, in headlines, in people's names, or similar things. When necessary, we run corrections. The pain errors cause is at least as great among those who produce them, as it is among those who read them. Meanwhile, we labor to reduce them, and dream of the day when we all become perfect and errors will be no more. (St: Marys Journal Argus) talking for the future! The move of Huron County council last month to begin a county -wide building inspection program is welcome news. Despite the facts that the cost of the inspector will cause a slight increase in the cost of new buildings under construction in the county, and despite the added inconvenience that will likely go with the inspection, it seems likely that the added cost will likely save money in the long run by stopping shoddy workmanship and save inconvenience by eliminating problems before a building is occupied. The people of Huron can be thankful that they have a forward- looking group of politicians to lead thein at this time. While such things as building inspection, zoning, planning and part - lot control are being brought in elsewhere only to meet problems that have already grown immence, in Huron they are being put into effect to eliminate future problems. Our political leaders could be on the "all for development" bandwagon and be giving concessions in all directions to try to lure new industry and business to the county. They want this growth, but they realize that growth can bring problems and that if we want to keep the wuality of life we now enjoy, cert- ain rules and regulations will have to be laid down. They realize too that sustained growth is bound to come in the next few years to Huron, situated as it is on the fringe of the growing urban centre of southern Ontario. By setting down the rules now, they can control this growth as it comes and eliminate the kind of problems that have plagued other areas. • That is why the work of our local planning board is so impor- tant and why it is encouraging to see that the village councils seem to be taking steps to make it active. (Blyth Standard) A SOBERING THOUGHT Did you know that the same laws that apply to motor vehicle operators also apply to snow- mobile operators when it comes to drinking and driving? Con- sumers Association of Canada reminds you that a snowmobile operator must comply with both provincial and federal laws regarding operating a motor vehicle while under the influ- ence of drugs, narcotics, or intoxicating beverages. Consumers' Association of , Canada reports that Manitoba has set up a committee to assist in updating and standard- izing municipal police regulat- ions for the entire province. Provincial minimum standards of police training, recruitment, discipline and promotion will be established after a review of existing regulations and proced- ures. CAC national headquarter:, is located at 100 Gloucester Street, Ottawa, ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERS TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 13850+��q�,f+r Member: Canadian Weekly. Newspapers Association 4`1 tarso Weekly Newspapers Association Arts Subscription Rates: $5.00 per year in advance in Canada; $6.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 150 IT'S TAX TIME AND BILL'S ANGRY People will put up with al- most anything, as long as they are left in peace. They'll take an incredible amount of being pushed around without doing more than grumble. But there comes a point when all the frust rations, the cheatings, the bullying, merge under some catalyst and the great public heart boils over with rage and humiliation. When it does, heads roll. This is just a little advance notice to some of our various governments, so that any of their mandarins who want to take to the hills on the day of reckoning can get their bags packed and pick out the partic- ular hills they want to take to. In the French Revolution, the Bastille was the symbol of authority and repression. The people stormed it and took it. The American Revolution, or the War of Independence, as our friends to the south prefer, also began with a symbol- - chests of tea. A large number of these were dumped into Boston Harb- our in a protest that has resulted in the peculiar way in which the people o1 Boston have spoken ever since. In both cases, the revolutions were produced by the same basic factor- -excessive taxation. In the case of the French, the tax- ation produced extreme poverty and hunger, With the Yanks, it produced violent anger. In the one case, the result was the loss of a head for a great many people who had the same quantity of brains before the operation as they had after it. In the other, the result was the loss of a half -continent of incredible riches. Both events in history brought their advantages, of course. over to five per cent on savings Right now is the time to switch your savings to where you get five per cent interest on non-chequing savings accounts. Victoria and Grey has less service charges, more convenient hours, pays interest from May first on deposits made before May 15. Oct more for your money — today — at Victoria and Grey, RA and GREY rwusr COMPANY SINCE 1069 RON COTTRELL MANAGER 425 MAIN ST. *- EXETER 235-0530 ! Without the French effort, which spawned Napoleon, we wouldn't have had the Napol- eonic Wars and the Retreat from Moscow, and where would our history teachers be? Without the American Revol- ution, western culture would have been infinitely poorer. What other nation would have had the initiative and gumption to develop such monumental human achievements as Holly- wood and the hamburger? You may think this excursion into history has no point. But the more discerning readers of this column know that Smiley is getting somewhere, in his own laborious way. And the most discerning readers are chuckling, "I'11 bet he just made our his income tax." The latter are right, of course. And as I sat there, surrounded by papers, sick at heart when I realized what a puny amount a year of hard labour had produced, I had only one thought'!"When is the great Canadian Revolution going to start?" Then carne other thoughts. What symbol shall we attack? Do they need anyone to lead the attacks on the barricades? Which of the dastards will I personally gun down? I have news for those in power I'm not kidding. If you don't get it with bullets, you'll get it with ballots. You can rub our faces in it only so long, and the] the hand that robs the cradle, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1973 along with everything else that can be robbed, is going to be bitten. To the bone. Our national Liberal party, supreme in its power, arrog- ance and scorn, should have learned a lesson. It is still bleeding. In province after province, the people have had their say, and have tossed out the old guard. Ontario is one of the few that have survived. Here's a prediction: Check it later. I've never been wrong. Premier William Davis, the most unimpressive politician I've ever heard, and that ranks from deputy -reeves up, is in' for a big fat fall, along with his party. art Why? It's obvious, from the recent Ontario budget. The party has lost touch with reality. And that's death in politics. An example? The tax on energy sources. It's not going lc hurt me. I can afford it. It's not going to hurt anybody except all those people who can already barely meet their fuel and electricity bills. Tax the luxuries. Whack it on cigarettes and liquor and fur coats and there'll be some grum- bling. But stick a tax on light and heat, necessities in this climate, and you are accepting the political kiss of death. We shall not forget, at election time. It's the most stupid single tax that I have ever encounter- ed, and that is a big statement. It hits the little guy, the elderly those on welfare, and everybody else who is scrimping to make ends meet. 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