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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-12-06, Page 6PAGE 6 T 1 5. 1 1,, 1 4. 1 111 l 1 '';!' r 00 is 1 1, ,' , 1 .1 ![ 1.., 1 ,. 1, ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS , ..1 1 1 .' 1 1. '1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 . D4SIIWOOD and DISTRICT NEWS ., 1 1 1 1 ., , , , . . 1 Ervin Eckstein is very grate- ful to the response of the resid- ents of Dashwood and surrounding area in the canvass for the Can- adian Bible Society by Mr. and Effec al With approximately .50% of Ontario's driver fatalities involv- ing some quantity of alcohol, concerned agencies are agreed it's time for a radical change in our attitude towards this huge social problem. What do we really know about alcohol? There are probably as many myths circulating about it as there are facts. Alcohol is formed when cer- tain chemical changes take place in fruits, grain or vegetables, in a natural process called fermen- tation. Ethyl alcohol is the in- toxicating substance in all alco- holic beverages. In Canada. beer contains five percent alcohol; wine, 14-20 percent and whiskey, 40 percent. Effects vary Alcohol affects everyone, and while these effects vary depend- ing on a person's weight, state of health. age and personality, there are overall average effects which no drinker escapes. Most impor- tant of these in relation to driving is the slowing of judgment and coordination after just a few ounces. It is an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada to drive or have care or control of a motor vehicle while one's blood alcohol level is over .08 percent —a level which can be reached by some people with just one "double". A depressant Contrary to popular belief, al- cohol is not a stimulant, but a depressant that puts the brain to sleep gradually. "After a few drinks", says an Ontario Ad- diction Research Foundation spokesman, "people are much less critical of their own abilities and performance . . . many driv- ers think they can drive better after a couple of drinks." The truth is just the opposite. Alcohol attacks judgment and reasoning power, affects muscular coordi- nation, slows down reaction time, blurs vision ... all good reasons for not driving when you've had even a few. From the feet up Surprisingly, people get drunk from the feet up. states Dr. A. Eugene Le Blanc of the Addic- tion Research Foundation. So it does no good to test yourself be- fore leaving a drinking party to drive home, by hand movements such as touching your nose, or judging yourself by your lucid conversation. Your feet, which are a vital part of you in the driving process, may already be "impaired." Time the only antidote "The only sure-fire way to get rid of alcohol is time," says Dr. LeBlanc. Eating, coffee, cold showers, long walks are good be- cause they use up time. Drinking after consuming food is only fractionally less impairing than drinking on an empty stomach. Best of all, develop a sense of proportion about drinking in the first place, and form habits of leisurely drinking as opposed to "gulping it down", suggests Dr. LeBlanc. "It's possible to drink an appropriate amount as a social lubricant and not become a menace to your hostess or your- self." Correspondent: Mrs. Ervin Rader Mrs. Albert Miller and himself $395. were collected. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Miller and girls were Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rader. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lobb and family, Clinton, were Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love. 4-H GIRLS Club No II of Dashwood 4-H girls with their leaders, Mrs. Ray Rader and Mrs. Earl Keller entertained their mothers Tues- day, November 27. Jayne Hayt- er, president, welcomed the mothers and a variety of dishes from other countries were served. They also had a display of for- eign dolls. The girls entertained with guitar and piano. Court Whist was played with Susan Fischer high and Jayne Hayter, Low. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Calvary United Church held their Christmas program Sunday evening, December 2, with the theme "The Gifts of Christmas" followed by a social hour for pupils, teachers, parents and friends. The reason for having it so early was that the Advent season might be celebrated more fully in the church and Sunday School. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bachert, St. Catherines, spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller. Mrs. Joe Caswell, London, Mrs. Leonard Bender, Kitchener, and Mrs. Fred Cunnington, Centralia, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Ben- der and family. 4H GIRLS ENTERTAIN 4-H girls club No I with lead- ers, Mrs. Gordon Bender and Mrs. Stuart Wolfe entertained their mothers at a smorgasbord dinner of many foreign dishes, Monday, December 3. Following the dinner, Mrs. Delmar Miller, demonstrated icing calces. A draw for a Santa Claus cake was won by Mary Lou Grigg. Mrs. Bender was also presented a cake. 1'oIn my window 1 ���y ire ,5..,•. 1,���!.#:Y+ .r i;`S'3k d�.. Ly 1.f,; L,1 i.�.T ns����a: ,+.r,l a..e Ii?a.�� Seven-year-old boys all have the same failing, I suppose. They are unable to keep clean. Hands and faces are constantly dirty. Washing is shunned as would be poison. And through it all, seven-year-old boys never feel dirty. They can't even tell the difference bet- ween dirty and clean, The episode at our house this morning was typical of almost every other school day. Our youngest climbed out of the sacl all bright-eyed and bushy -tail- ed. He went straight to the livingroom where he turned on the television and reclined luxuriously on the couch. And there he remained -practically unnoticed and all but forgotten until about 30 minutes before he was to leave for school. Then the barrage of questions began. Are you dressed?" I asked. "Have you washed? Do you want something for breakfast? Have you brushed your teeth? Is you hair combed? Are your things ready for school?" A quick look in the living - room reveals that none of these chores have been accomplished and besides that, my son is reluctant to be dragged away from clown ally to perform them. The next step is to turn off the television to get his attent- ion. With this attraction remov- ed, he ambles without hesitat- ion toward the breakfast table where he dawdles over his cereal and toast until about five minutes before he is to leave for school. Then comes the big rush, Then it is my son who poses the barrage of questions. "Where's my clothes? What shirt do I Wear? Have -you seen my shoes? Why do I have to wash again? Who took my toothbrush?" This morning the conversat- ion went like this' "Where's my football shirt, mom?" "It is in the wash basket - dirty. " "It isn't dirty." "Yes it is. Get another shirt." There's silence for a moment BY SHIPLEY J. KELLER or two, then he appears wearing his red shirt. "That shirty is dirty, too. See the front of it?" "That's not dirt. That's choc- olate. It is okay," By now the shirt is slipping over his blonde little head. "You can't wear that shirt to school. Get another one that is clean." There's a look to kill, more silence and then his return with his grey and blue shirt. "That shirt has a hole in it. You wear that only for play. Get a shirt which is clean and has no holes." This time big tears begin to well up in his blue eyes. He leaves the room in hurt silence and comes back with a clean navy shirt with no holes. "You know you can't wear that shirt to school. It has paint all over the one sleeve. You have lots of good, clean shirts that you can wear to school. Please find one right now. You'll be late for school." By this time he's in full blown sadness. He's sobbing and cry- ing. He's baffled and frustrated, "I can't find a shirt to wear, " he moans. "Come with me, " I command taking him to his room and promptly showing him two, three or maybe four shirts which would be acceptable in polite society. "Have you got your under- wear on?" I ask. He nods, much to my relief. I go back to my work in the kitchen. He comes in sheepishly. "I can't find my shoes, " he announces. "Take one step to the side and you'll be standing on them, I scream, getting near hysteria. "Get them on quickly and go to the bathroom and wash your face." Tears form again. "I washed last night, " he explains. "I can't be dirty again. Why do I have to wash?" At this point I give up. I scrub his face for him, I slick his hair down for him, I push him out the door. "Kids!" I sigh. 0 CHARLES JACKSON Charles Jackson, formerly of R,R,1, Varna, passed away at Huronview on December 4, 1973 in his 87th year. There is no known survivors. Mr. Jackson is resting at the Bonthron Funeral Chapel in Hensall until December 6, when funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. with Rev. 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