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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-09-08, Page 4Page 4 -Citizens News, September 8, 1976 FREIMIAS (O(IF. EK E4r:F� s ae° 90 16 JO 6a9LY A' 14F 9e11.7..%4 ^'+. f rX "Remember the days \\hen we used to tell lies about the federal government — now the truth is bad enough." Dear Editor Last weekend, my husband, daughter, and I made a special. point of, visiting my family in Zurich, so that we could at the same time attend the various functions related to the Zurich Bean Festival. In years past, this occasion has offered much enjoy- ment, and in particular, the opportunity to meet and socialize with many old acquaintances. The increasing growth and pop- ularity of the Bean Festival is a tangible tribute to the dedi- /n your view cation and hard work of the organizers. This year, however, we met with considerable disappointment when, upon arriving at the dance around 10 p.m., we were turned away at the door. Apparently the arena was filled to capacity, and, unless people had stamps on their hands, no more were to be admitted.• During the discussion with the doorman, it was obvious that this was not an iron -clad rule, as no less than six persons, minus stamps, were allowed to enter. There were also numbers of people leaving the arena, and I questioned how the doorman knew they would be returning. Perhaps in future, some sort of advance ticket sales could pre- vent the disappointment that we, along with many others, exper- ienced. Sabres ratilel Grand Bend Reeve Bob Sharen's deci- sion to "rattle the sabres" regarding annexation of parts of Stephen and Bosan- quet is a questionable tactic for something as important to all three municipalities. It is obviously not the way to start off amiable negotiations as it creates suspicions and a back -in -the -air attitude with those with whom he will have to negotiate. The reeve may have some worthwhile and sensible reasons for his claim that annexation must be considered, but they are matters which would have been best discussed with his neighbors in a business- like manner in the first instance. Sincerely, Cheryl Stade Bialkowski To go about rattling sabres suggests to others that they too should get their sabres sharpened up for the fray ahead and ob- viously the welfare of all concerned is too valuable to undertake any movement on that basis. He should be reminded that the pen is, said to be mightier than the sword and con- sider using it to draft up a letter to his friends in the area so they can give some consideration to his comments and proposals. , The use of sabres is usually required only when a .cause is less than honorable, and surely Grand Bend would not be per- suaded to consider such a cause. Teelh In this modern era, many of us periodic- ally set aside time for such important things as checkups for our bodies and our cars, but often forget about our teeth. Sometimes we intenionally "forget". We are afraid of what the dentist may find. The dentist will likely find quite a bit wrong if checkups have been negelcted for too long, either unconsiously or consciously. Some will go to a dentist only when they are being bothered by their teeth or guns. Others, will wait until the pain becomes almost unbearable before they call for an "emergency visit". This can prove too late to save the tooth, where the patient would have to go though more drilling than . he would had he visited his dentist earlier. Teeth, unlike most other parts of the human body. cannot heal or repair themselves once they have been damaged. This includes both "baby" teeth and permanent teeth. It is just as important to care for baby teeth as they build a strong foundation for and guide the permanent teeth to the proper -positions. Crooked teeth (malocclusion) are of major concern to dentists. They can be due to heredity, but many cases result from poor oral habits during childhood. Premature loss or extractions of baby teeth can be 'more detrimental,. possibly resulting in crooked or malformed teeth unless regularly cared for by the dentist. A checkup ever six 'months is .generally recommended to keep teeth healthy and pain a distant thought. by Cathy McKinley. There is a lot of walking involved in a visit to the CNE in Toronto, I know, because I did it last Wednesday. As you may recall, Wednesday was a cool, cloudy, over- cast half rainy day, which is usual if I'm not hard at work. "l,ven so my two sisters, my brother-in-law and myself set off in good humor for Toronto, we were going to have some fun. Along the way we kept smelling this rather obnoxious odour eminating from the front of nay car. At least, that's where everyone else declared it was corning from but having a certain loyalty to my cat, Morris, I stoutly denied he would do anything as uncouth as they were suggesting! By the time we got to Toronto even my faith in the couth- ness of my cat was weakening as the odour did have a certain . familiar tang to it. We managed to park close to the exhibi- tion and the moment of truth arrived. Dale, my brother- in-law, lifted the hood and was immediately enveloped in a cloud of stinking steam. The honor of my cat was intact, but the battery of my car was burned dry. Luckily we were close to the lake, so we just added water and prayed as we headed for the CNE entrance. And so the walking began. We saw cacti 10 feet tall in the Horticulture building, crafts from all over the world in the Arts building, fashions that were out of th,s world in the Queen Elizabeth building, contestants in the Dairy Princess competition in the colleseum and much, much more. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Pauline McGibbon was there and so was Stuart Smith, leader of the Liberal party of Ontar- io. Mary Lou, my sister, just about ran right into Bob Kelly of the Philidelphia Flyers and the hockey hall of fame entran- ced us all. Between buildings were food booths from all over the world with everything from mouth watering strawberry and whipped cream filled crepes to huge golden brown egg rolls. There were screams from the midway, shouts from those running the games of chance and sometimes, cries everywhere to see this and do that and buy something else, and always there was the walking. The better living building was one of the most inter- esting as long as you only looked to appreciate beautiful things and avoided all price tags. There were demonstra- tions of sewing machines and blenders and crepe makers and stickless frying pans and organs that play by themselves— almost anything you could think of. And still there was more to see. The livestock .buildings were crammed full of horses with their coats brushed to a glossy sheen and ribbons twined in their manes and tails and cattle nonchalantly going about their business whenever and wherever they felt like it and goats snuggling up to each other in a vain attempt to shut out the noise and confusion and pigs snorting happily in their own little pens and every- where everything far cleaner than any barn I have ever been in. Champion bulls stood arrogantly ignoring those passing by or with a sigh lowered their immensities to the floor for a futile attempt at rest while calves sucked greedily at their mothers udders and didn't let anyone interfere with their desire for food. Children watched with eyes as big as saucers as lambs nuzzled their hands and piglets oinked at their feet in a special pen of young farm animals .which children were free to enter. Men ran around with brooms and pails cleaning any messes almost as soon as they occurred but there was still the occasional mournful howl as some innocent stepped in a meadow muffin as they walked on oblivious of their direction, watching the animals. Perhaps it is the exhibits which make the CNE such an amazing place, perhaps it is the close proximity of the farm animals to the city or perhaps it is the thrill of the rides and the excitement which overwhelms you on the midway, but perhaps too the amazing thing is the people who go and their reactions to what they see. Even my car didn't let me down as it started promptly after sitting all day and carried us safely home., It's reward was a new regulator and battery. MuPo©W d'e/L/4 MGmo Published Each Wednesday By J.W. Eedy Publications Ltd. Members Canadian Weekly. Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association fvtanager -Betty O'Brien News Editor - Cathy McKinley Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 Subscription Rates; $6.00 per year in advance in Canada; $8.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 20¢ 1