Zurich Citizens News, 1976-07-14, Page 4Page 4 - Citizens News, July 14, 1976
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"You should run for Parliament -with all the bills you bring into the house,
you'd be a natural!"
The. storm of protest over violence in TV
is at last having an effect that will be evident
in future programing. Now another trend
needs to be challenged—the fascination
with sex.
This is evident in some situation comedies
spiced up with bar -room humor, leering
dialogue and seduction scenes. Unfortu-
nately these shows catch whole families off
guard in prime viewing hours. So maybe it's
time to raise another chorus of protests
and chastise the sponsors of such programs
by boycotting the products they advertise.
As for TV movies, which can be pretty
gamey, the problem is simpler. Most are
shown in later hours to an adult audience.
And viewers are often warned in advance
that the scenes and language may be
offensive.
Such warnings, in fact, niay well be used
more widely. Theatres showing no -holds -
barred films must label them as adult or
to the true nature of the entertainment
people for shocking language, nudity and
explicit sex? Not at all. Similar warnings
flashed on the screen at the start of a picture
come too late.
Why shouldn't theatres be compelled to
put strongly worded, highly visible signs
near the box office to tip off the public as
to the ture nature of the entertainment
inside?
Why not adopt similar cautionary state-
ments on the jackets of lurid novels liberally
sprinkled with four-letter words?
In fact, no commerical interests should
assume that everyone enjoys highly sex -
oriented entertainment.
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The position the Canadian government
has taken in regards to not allowing Taiwan
to fly the Chinese flag is disgraceful.
Politics should be kept out of the Olympic
games or there will soon be no games.
Why should it concern the Canadian
government what flag, name or anthem
the team from Taiwan uses? If they have
been approved by the Olympic committee
as eligible to compete than it is none of
Canada's concern who they say they repre-
sent.
The sports competitors have no say at
all in the policies of their country's govern-
ments and it is ridiculous to penalize them
for something over which they have no
control. All they want to do is compete
and it must be bitterly disappointing to
work and train for four years and then be
told that unless you sacrifice your name,
flag and anthem you will not be allowed to
participate.
Perhaps it is time the Olympic committee
cried stop to all the political interference
and abolished all the flags and anthems
from having any part in the games. If we
drastically de-emphasize the importance of
the nationality of the competitors and view
them instead as the finest atheletes in the
world competing against each other as
people, not countries, then there may still
be a chance to save the Olympics. However,
if Canada is allowed to bar the team from
Taiwan, a very dangerous precedent will
have been set.
If we allow politics to interfere, and only
compete against those with whom we have
good relations; we may soon find that there
is no one left to compete against.
by Cathy McKinley
It's about the cats around town getting into the garbage.
I have heard numerous complaints from the people in town
about cats spreading garbage from one end of a lawn to the
other and as can well be imagined this does not endear them
to the owners of either the garbage or the lawns. There
should be some way of controlling this, even if the only
answer is to make sure your garbage cans have tight fitting
lids and only place garbage bags out immediately prior to the
garbage collection time. It might also be a good idea to have
your cats, male and female, "fixed" so as not to add to the
vagrant cat population in town, unless of course you are
willing to take responsibility not only for your pet, but for
all the offspring which may arrive from time to time.
**
The Zurich fair is being held several weeks earlier than
usual this year as most of you should know by now. I think it
is an excellent idea to have the fair earlier to smore people
will be around to attend, but I hope the school children don't
suffer because of the time change. Previously the fair was
held in September when the children received encourage-
ment and help in entering crafts and pets from the schools.
This year, if the parents don't take the time to tell their
children what they can take part in and what categories they
are eligible to participate in then the children may miss the
whole one of the most important aspects of the fair—partici-
pation. I do not know what steps those in charge of the fair
have taken to ensure the children receive ample notice but I
hope this has not been overlooked. On the other hand,
holding the fair in the summer may allow the children and
adults as well more time to get entries ready—particularly
entries in the parade—as September, when the fair normally
is, is usually a very busy month. The success of the Bayfield
Centennial parade shows how good a small town parade can
be if the people of the town concerned care enough to make it
a success. Let's hope this year the Zurich parade and fair
will be better thin ever with the whole hearted support of the
people of Zurich.
I don't think people in the village are really taking advant-
age of the new library in the basement of the municipal
building on main street. There are a great many varieties of
books available and library hours are very reasonable.
Having a few books around for the kids on a rainy day could
be very handy and with the library at your disposal this is
not hard. The books are rotated regularly so there is no
chance anyone will not be able to find a new book every
week. If we wish to keep the library at its present state of
efficiency we should make sure it is kept busy and entertain
ourselves while we're at it.
**
I have always been a bit afraid in electrical storms in the
past but after seeing the damage lightning did to the inside
of Don Sandercott's place on the lakefront I'm afraid I will
be petrified. You have to see it to believe it as everyone I
described the damage to looked at me a little strangely as
if I was exagerating more than just a little. However, there
was a lot of damage and I did manage to get some pictures
which are elsewhere in the paper. While they can't begin to
do justice to the amount of damage done, they will give you
the general idea.
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