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Zurich Citizens News, 1975-10-23, Page 4PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second ClassMail Registration Number 1385 ♦t. Mr .1". 411111110"4 CACanadliart Weekly. Newspapers Association,(OIWI�`t. Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association ''s,.alr4 Subscription Rates: $6.00 per year in advance in Canada; $8.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 20¢ Page 4 - Zurich Citizens News, October 23, 1975 It's time for gun control! Despite two near misses on the life of President Ford, depsite an alarming increase in crimes involving firearms, despite a wide clamor for mor stringent gun control legislation, statistics just released indicate that the sale of rifles and shot- guns in Canada increased almost 40 percne tin 1975 over the previous year. The powerful lobbies of the outdoor grups and arms manu- facturers seem still to be in a position of keeping our politicians from coming to grips with a trend to ownership of arms that is reaching epidemic proportions. It may be simplistic to state that without gun ownership, shootings would be drastically reduced but to the practical mind the removal of the cause of a problem goes a long way towards its solution. There is simply no need for people to own firearms without strict registration and then only the type of weapon that hunters feel they must have. Ownership of handguns, automatic ,or semi-automatic weapons or a multiplicity of weapons should be banned in Canada except for the armed forces and legitim- ate police forces and even these should be tightened up. Perhaps some people would still get such weapons on the black market but the legitimate sources of supply would be dried up. Such manufacture of arms that is required should be done under the strictest of supervision and the penalties for firearm infractions should be of the utmost severity. There is simply no justification for the average Canadian to own any form of weapon and most of us would not miss this alleged infringement on our rights, as the gun lobby asserts. The government, be it provincial or federal, that has the guts to ban ownership and control manufacture would, we suggest, have the support of the majority of Canadians. (contributed) The perils of applause! In the entertainment industry --and in politics, too-- careers are made and broken by applause and by lack of applause. We are often manipulated into offering applause, and some- times our applause is measured by machines. Persons in groups can be led to applaud things at which very few of them as indiv- iduals would even clap one hand. We readily applaud things which do not deserve our applause --probably because we feel that willingness to applaud indiscriminately is a sign of toler- ance and broadmindedness. Canned applause, along with canned laughter, is often dubbed onto the sound -tracks of filmed television programs and used as background support on radio shows. We sit in our easy chairs and let ourselves be beguiled by artificial applause into accepting what we really know to be utter tripe as the fine flow- er of human creativity. How else can you account for the phenomenal success of some television shows? We often show amusement and offer applause because we do not wish to be judged odd and puritanical and narrow- minded. But broadmindedness can have its own subversively built-in narrowmindedness. Artistic integrity is not necessarily authenticated by four-letter words, bared female bosoms and explicit sex. _today w c are being subtly forced into conformities of res - pons e and attitude without our being fully aware of the extent to wn?ch we are being manipulated. Applause can be contag- ious-- and therein is its peril. Human nature, fortunately, hjas in it a strain of sheer cussed- ness, and this keeps society from becoming thoroughly homog- enized in taste and judgment. But how many of us, really, bring individual judgment to bear on entertainments on polit- ics-- on anything which a group, for its own selfish purposes, tries to manipulate us into applauding? (contributed) Visit Our Store FOR A COMPLETE LINE OF Groceries * Confectionery * Novelties Dairy Store MAIN ST - ZURICH PHONE 236-4930 ZURICH Citizens NEWS Member: Mr. George Beer was anoth- er $1,000. winner in tie recent Olympic draw. Several high school aged. young people from the Hen- sall area met at Hensall United Church on Sunday evening and decided to meet regularly twice a month on the first and third Sunday evenings. The first regular meeting will be November 2 Huronview Mrs. Eric Luther of Hensall led the Christian Women's Club song service on Sunday evening and sang several vocal solos accompanied at the organ by Mr. Luther. Jim Laurie of Blyth arrang- ed and directed a musical program for "Family Night." The program consisted of dance numbers by Karen Glousher and Ted Elliott, the Highaldn Fling by Beth and Lorie Charters. The Country Chicks harmonized for several quartette numbrs and include Sherri Marshall, Stephanie Van Amersfoort, Sherri and Karen Richmond. Jim Laurie entertained with Irish and Scottish songs accompanied by Mrs. Ella Richmond. Miss Pearl Gidley a native of Blyth thanked the entertainers on behalf of the residents. The Blyth Senior Citizens CIub were hosts on Wednes- day afternoon for the Octob- er Birthday party. The 26 celebrants were presented with .gifts by the club follow- ing the program and lunch was served to 150 residents and guests. Mrs. Keith Web- ster was emcee for the after- noon with vocal solos by Mrs. McClinchey accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Philips and a sing -a -long led by Mrs. Macllroy, Mr. and Mrs. Harv- ey Johnson showed coloured slides of Florida and gave a very interesting comment- ary. One of the celebrants Mrs. Margaret Erratt expres- sed the appreciation of the residents for the very enjoy- able program and party. Save money! Cut taxes! with a Registered Retirement Savings Plan accummulating at Member Canada Deposit InsuranceurCorporationorporatioVl M. and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1289 at 7:30 p.m, when officers for the new grup will be elect- ed. Dr. and Mrs. Harold bill- ing visited with the form- er's parents over the week- end. 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