Zurich Citizens News, 1975-10-23, Page 20Thanks for the past
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It is with a great deal of pride and satisfaction
that we announce the sale of the Zurich Citizens
News to three new publishers, all true professionals
in both the journalism and advertising fields.
We are indeed proud to think that the Citizens
News has grown sufficiently in the past 18 years to -
merit the desire of such a fine group of men to own it.
We are certainly pleased to know that the future of
the Citizens News will be in the capable hands of
Bill Batten, Ross Haugh, and Ted Rowcliffe, all of
whom we have known and worked with for many
years. Men of this calibre are a real tribute to the
newspaper profession, and we can assure all our
readers that in the weeks and months ahead this
newspaper will continue to grow and will develop
into one of the best in the country.
For us the new enterprise will be a rewarding
challenge - something we have always enjoyed.
We assisted in the launching of the Citizens News
almost 18 years ago, and now we are looking forward
to being associated with the new publishers as they
pian to launch another newspaper in the town of
Exeter.
As a parting message from the present publisher
we wish to extend our sincere appreciation to all
those who assisted us in so many ways over the
years - our advertisers, our employees, our corresp-
ondents and any others who helped in so many ways.
Without all of you the Citizens News would never
have become a reality.
And as we depart from the publisher's chair
we only ask all of you for one thing - the same loyal
support you have given us for so many years for the
new owners. We'll be around as usual, helping the
new publishers in the production of both the Citizens
News and the Exeter Independent News as much as
we possibly can. Herb Turkheim
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Looking to the future
Having had a recent experience in the change
of owners for a community newspaper, we, the new
owners of the Zurich Citizens News can perhaps
more fuly understand some of the questions that
come into the minds of the people who are served
by a newspaper at the time of change -overs.
First and foremost is the consideration for the
employees of that newspaper. They are the key ele-
ment of any successful operation and naturally we
are extremely pleased that Herb Turkheim will
remain as editor of The Zurich Citizens News and
handle all the tasks in the mechanical facets of the
business.
Betty O'Brien, Donna O'Brien and Kay Webb
will also continue with the newspaper to form the
nucleus of the production staff and perform the many
other tasks which they have undertaken in the past.
One of the situations that arises on a small weekly
newspaper is the necessity that staff undertake a
multitude of jobs and we're certain that people
who have visited the office will realize that the three
ladies are indeed most valuable assets.
While the new owners may technically be listed
as publishers, and conjure thoughts of sitting in off-
ices directing the operations, that is not our intent-
ion.
We are all experienced, working reporters, colum-
nists, advertising salesmen, joe boys and, if the
mail strike continues, we will be adding the job of
paper carriers to our list of duties.
There are no high-sounding promises to be made
regarding the editorial or news content of this news-
paper. It is a good newspaper and our only intent
is to maintain it as such, improving it to the extent
that will be possible through the additional manpow-
er now available.
While staff and mechanical equipment is the
required input to turn out a newspaper, we know
. full well that the equally important elements are
readers and advertisers. Without them a newspaper
can just not exist.•
To the advertisers and readers we make only
one appeal. Please give us a try!
This is YOUR newspaper and our success rests
solely in your hands. If we fail to meet your expect-
ations, be frank and let us know so we can strive
only for that consideration.
Bill Batten Ross Haugh Ted Rowcliffe
ZURICH Citizens NEWS
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WAGE AND PRICE
CONTROLS
1 was one of the many
Canadians who listened to
Prime Minister Trudeau on
T.V. outlining the steps which
he felt needed to be taken
in the field of wage and price
controls so that our double
digit inflation could be
brought under control within
the next three years. Perhaps
my interest was a little
greater than most people's,
not only because I, too, would
like to see a return to more
manageable levels of inflat-
ion but also because I have
had to do a close analysis
of the same type of controls
in other countries.
Admittedly I have not been
too imp;ressed by the results
but that is not to say that
Mr. Trudeau's measures
will not work. They may or
they may not but, to my
mind, their success will dep-
end mainly on how well Ot-
tawa avoids making the mist-
akes that were made in Gt.
Britain and the United States,
to name two of the countries
that have tried suc h controls
in the past.
I presume that I will have
agreement from most readers
when I say that the amount of
inflation we have now is unac-
ceptable and could have been
avoided. Who we blame for
all this depends on whom you
;isten to. It is, obvious,
natural to blame somebody
else like the unions or the
government or whatever your
favorite scapegoat is. The
turth of the mater is that not
one segment of our economy
but the entire nation is to
blame.
This is not to say that every
last individual has knowingly
gone out and contributed to
inflation. That is more assur-
edly not the case but, once
we get beyond the individual
level, it is hard to find a group
that hasn't, unless it be old
age pensioners or something
like that. The hard truth is
that, as a nation, we have
made two fundamental errors.
We have started assuming
that every year we were entitl-
ed to a higher standard of
living than the year before
and we have, as a whole, been
living beyond our means. The
penalty for doing so is now
staring us in the face.
How well will wage and
price controls work? Looking
at the results of other. count-
ries, they will work just about
as well as we let them. It
should be remembered at all
times that, since we live in a
democracy, such controls can-
not be imposed with the same
authority as, say, in Brazil.
I£ a large number of people
are going to defy them or else
look for every way possible
to circumvent them, we are
not going to be nearly as suc-
cessful as we could be, if
everybody made a noble eff-
ort to co-operate.
One mistake which the
Americans made which should
not be repeated here is sett-
ing a definite limit on the
controls. If you tell everybody
that a specific wage or price
control will be lifted in six
months, then everybody
affected by it will just sit
back and wait until it is over.
They will then proceed to jack
up prices or wages to such
an extent that nothing will
have been gained in the long
run. To my mind, a control
should be left on until the
problem it refers to can be
handled by other more orth-
odox economic measures
such as the government's
fiscal or monetary policies.
Another mistake to be av-
oided is complexity. Controls
have to be relatively simple
so that everybody understands
relatively well just where
they stand. In other count-
ries they have tended to be
too complicated and, if people
were confused abut the causes
of inflation, they were even
more confused about the
methods being used to control
it.
I like Robert Stanfield's
comment on T.V. to the effect
that, when you impose such
controls, it is a question of
rough justice. One good reas-
on why these controls have
not been too successful in
some other countries is that
nobody wanted to be the suff-
erer. In short, the attitude tak-
en was, in essence: I don't
care what measures you take
to combat inflation as long
as it doesn't affect me. I
wonder if Canadians have the
self discipline to avoid that
sort of thing. When we have
had it relatively easy for so
many years, itis hard to
accept economic discipline
especially when it takes so
many months to pay off.
One last thing I have noted
in other countries is that, once
such controls are imposed,
it is assumed by many people
that they are a panacea and
that all one has to do is sit
back and watch them stop
inflation in its tracks. They
most decidedly are no cure-
all; they are only another ec-
onomic tool that may or may
not work.
St. Boniface
help blind
The regular meeting of
St. Boniface Catholic Wom-
en's League was held last
week in the school auditor-
ium, and opened with the
Living Rosary. Father A.
Durand and the Sisters took
part in the meeting.
President Mrs. C. VanRaay
opened the meeting and wel-
comed the 33 ladies who were
present. Each person answ-
ered the roll call by saying
one of the "nicest things
they liked about fall."
Mrs. Mary Regier collec-
ted for memberships for the
Right to Life organization,
and also sold Christmas cards
for the same cause. It was
agreed at the meeting to send
$10 to the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind.
Nine members attended
the Deanery Meeting in Mt.
Carmel on October 20. Mrs.
Virginia Denomme and Mrs.
Rose Regier reported on the
meeting that they attended
for the March of Dimes.
The door prize was won by
Mrs. Mary Regier, and lunch
was served by the committee
headed by Mrs. Agnes Reg-
ier.
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
Wally is 18 months old — healthy. strong and big for his age. A
handsome, happy fellow with beautiful dark eyes, black curly
hair and dark skin, Wally almost never cries.
He used to be a pretty placid fellow, calmly accepting
everything that happened, but recently he's been having his own
ideas about things and can be quite determined when he's made
up his mind.
Wally is a sound sleeper — right through the night — and has a
fine appetite. He wants to eat whatever the rest of his foster
family is having.
Active and inquisitive, Wally has become quite adventurous in
exploring his foster home. No longer is he content to stay in his
playpen — he wants to be up and doing.
This little fellow needs a warm, loving family who will give
him lots of attention. Since he is used to older children, it is
hoped there will be big brothers or sisters in Wally's adoption
home.
To inquire about adopting Wally, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. In your letter please tell something
of your present family and your way of life.
For general adoption information, consult your local
Children's Aid Society.
HE'S A HAPPY BOY