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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-07-12, Page 4PAGE 4 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1973 Widsom of maturity! One of our readers brought us a clipping recently, a piece written by an unknown who signed herself only "Widow X." It contains a few gems of kindly wisdom you might find interesting.; Years ago, when my widowed mother came to live with me and my husband, she made our lives so miserable that I deter- mined I'wouid never bring such misery on my children if I ever had to live with them. One day I sat down and wrote myself a letter. In it were some pertinent rules, and on the outside of the envelope I wrote: "To be opened on the day I go to live with my daughter, heaven forbid." I tucked it away in an old book and forgot about it. I've been widowed and self-sufficient for six years, but recently I was forced to give up my job and go to live with my oldest daughter. I've opened that letter and I think your older readers might benefit from it, as I intend to. Here are the rules; 1. Give what you can toward your keep. Any budget will stretch just so far. 2. Keep yourself clean and neat. 3. Remember, it is THEIR home. Be especially considerate of HIM. He allowed her to bring you here. 4. Give them privacy at every opportunity. 5. If they want to go away on a vacation, but are hesitant because of you, offer to visit another relative or friend so they will be free to go. 6. Don't offer any advice or express any opinions unless asked. 7. Volunteer information that they might be too embarrassed to ask for, such as arrangements for your burial, hospitalization, etc. (Wingham Advance Times) Small business! Small businesses are big business in any free enterprise system in a developing country the size of Canada. If freedom and democracy are to continue then small businesses must flourish. We don't happen to think, like some plutocratic politicians, that a five million dollar loan can be considered small business. The small business man must have more to assist him than easy government loans with slightly reduced interest rates. Very often such loans are made to provide competition for al- ready existing small businesses which have started on their own and struggled to a position of success, only to be snuffed out by the government backed newcomer. Governments at all levels can help small business best by creating the proper atmosphere in which such businesses can flourish. This can often best be done by reducing the amount of paper work required of small businesses and the number of restricting laws and regulations imposed by all levels of government. The margin of profit by the small business man must necess- arily be smaller than that of the larger operator, but if it will provide a living for many people then that is all that many ask. If government red tape does anything to reduce that marginal profit then small business is destroyed and all the monetary loans and subsidies in the world won't bring it back to life. Moreover, no self respecting small business man wants public welfare. He just wants to be left alone in the proper business climate to fend for himself and make a living while serving his neighbors. In this way small business can become big business and Canada can be a strong and vibrant nation. Merner reunion The twenty-first annual Mern- er Reunion was held Sunday at the School House, Dashwood, with 60 in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reschke, Detroit con- ducted the sports. After a delicious smorgasbord dinner, the president, Ron Merner, presided for the busin- ess meeting. It was decided to hold the reunion next year at the same place, the second Sun- day in July. The executive for the coming year is as follows; president, Claire Merner, Bayfield; vice- president, Roy Brock, Hensall, secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Dan Gelispie, Detroit; sports com- mittee, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith, Zurich. ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385��,@�tF�� Member: 11 Canadian Weekly. Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association ,01111 • 41 00 Subscription Rates: $5.00 per year in advance in Canada; $6.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 15¢ I ENJOY HEARING FROM ALL OF YOU Did you know that yours truly was once a shy little boy? Do you know how a lady can sell all -Canadian crossword puzzles to newspapers? Do you know anyone who worked at the Milt- on brick works in 1914, before going off to war? Do you feel like writing a book? Do you feel like reviewing a book someone else has written? These are some of the things that came up as I opened my mail in the last few weeks. If a columnist does not have any readers, he very quickly ceases to be a columnist. That's why I'm so grateful to readers who drop a line and have a chat, tell me their troubles, or merely wish me good health. Just before my birthday in June, I had a long letter from my Grade I teacher reminding me that we share the same natal day, June 2. She was the kind of pretty, young, sweet and kind teacher who can make that first vital year in public school a joy rather than the horror that it can be. Going through some old clippings, she came across one which she sent along to me. The heading on the news story was FO Wm. Smiley Victim Brutal Hun Treatment, The rest was an extremely garbled ac- count that makes me wince with embarassment even today. Apparently after being beaten half to death after an escape attempt, I was so weak I could'ty move for twenty days. This is pure exaggeration. It was only five days. And when the Russ- ians overran our camp, I walked 156 miles across Germany and stumbled onto an advanced air base. Poppycock! It was only 90 some miles. I rode a good part of the way in wagons. Russian staff cars, German wood -burning trucks, and a two -horse carriage And I didn't stumble onto any- thing. I arrived at the advance air base in a jeep. But that's a long story. Anyway, my teacher, whom I still think of as Laura Walker, says of the clipping" I admit I shed some tears over it, for all I could see was a shy little boy in gray trousers and a navy blue blazer coming to my desk and announcing his name and birthday, to which I replied, "Why, Billie, we are twins." There were so many of you in the same class who were in the War and my heart went out to you all for you were still my Independent Shipper to United Co-operative of Ontario Livestock Dept Toronto Ship Your Livestock with Roy Scotc'hmer Monday Is Shipping Day From Varna Stockyard CALL HAYFIELD 565.2636 By 7:30 a.m. Monday For Prompt Service 410 Charges on Piok.ap "little" boys and had no busin- ess with aeroplanes." Layna Bateman of Stavely, Alta., who reads me in the Brooks Bulletin, wants advice on how to seal a syndicated Can- adian crossword puzzle. She sent me samples and they're excel- lent. Anybody any ideas? Her letter ends, "How soon do you become a grampa? Congratul- ations!" Every letter has a nice personal touch like that. 13111 Shaker, of Shifnal, Salops England, reads me in the Can- adian Champion, Milton. He likes my "cheery notes" and writes a very cheery one him- self, at the age of 84. He work- ed at the Milton Brick Co., in 1914, joined the army, went to France in the R.E.S. Guards Div and was at Ypres, the Somme, Arras and Cambrai, names that ring a bell with old timers. Lucky guy. Bue he wishes me best of luck and good health. A Montreal publisher wants me to write a book. He doesn't even seem to ealize, or care, that I haven't got the clothesline fixed and my wife is raising hell, day after day. Write a book indeed! Mary Johnson of Winnipeg wonders if I'm the same Bill Smiley who wrote a series of articles on education for the Salt Lake City Tribune. Sorry, Mary. 'Twas another Bill. But Mrs. Johnson has written a book called "Programmed Illiteracy in our Schools" and wonders if I'd like to review it. Sure would, Send it along, Mary. On House of Commons stat- ionery comes a letter from old friend, Ross Whicher, M.P., urging me to make that trip to England and telling me that you can stay at the Strant Palace in London for less than $30 a day. He ends, "Have a good time , old man, " I will, Ross. Last time I was at the Strand Palace, they nearly threw me out because I was sharing my room with the bearded lady from the circus. The maid had enter- ed our room before my old bud- dy Singh Thandi, a Sikh from India, had got his hair up and his turban on. His hair hung to his tailbone and he had a beaut- iful, curly beard. The maid gave one scream and ran. Singh was killed in Burma. Then there are the poets who write G.H. Drabble of Speers, Sask., sent me a dandy about the beverage room and the pov- erty and misery it leads to. His poem is both funny and true but it's a bit long to print, and it can't be condensed. Mr. Drabble gets me in North Battleford News Same goes for a long, lively poem by Vic Smith of Rockwood, who insists; When you are driving out this way Stop in and pass the time of day. You'll find me in my "bed of Weeds, " My wife and I are just "hay- seeds. " Thanks, Vic, I will if I do. 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