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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-02-19, Page 2r PAGE TWO ZURICH Citizens SEWS WEDNESDAY, ,F4E!BaUAR'4i' 19,1958 ZURICH edpiena NEWS Published every Wednesday Morning at Zurich, Ontario., for the Police Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern part of Stanley Township, in Huron County. Printed by Clinton News -Record, Clinton, Ontario A. L. COLQUHOUN HERB. M. TURKHEIM Publisher Business Manager Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. Subscriptions Payable ZuOntario, Business ricch,or to district itizens News, Box 149, correspondents. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1958 Let The "Kids" Skate The Chamber of Commerce recently discussed a worthwhile subject, free skating for children in the arena during the day- time. This year as in past years, all children must pay to skate in the afternoon as well as evenings. Other arenas in the area allow free skating, especially on Saturday afternoons. We agree with members of the Cham- ber hamber who feel if the arena board allows free skating it would help promote business in the community as parents would bring their children and do their shopping in town while the kids skate, We agree with the Chamber of Commerce that there should be free skating for all children in the daytime. In a family with five or six children if each one has to pay 15 or 25 cents it can be quite a costly affair for the parents. Actually, al'l'owing this free skating won't cost the Arena very much, so why not open it up and let the kids skate free? The building is: a community affair and was built primarily for the recreation of the children. What About The Centennial Money? A question we are hearing every day is, "What are they going to do with the' $3,500 profit from the Centennial?" Two years have passed since this event was held, and we understand the money is just sitting in a current bank ac- count, not even drawing interest. Some suggest the money should be invested in the main- tenance of the arena. We cannot agree with this suggestion entirely, because we feel there is a definite need for a child- ren's hildren's playground in Zurich. Why couldn't the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce combine their efforts towards such a project? The Fair Board wants to move the fair to the land next to the Arena. With their co-operation, planning could go forward to include a playground area. Already the Lions have done some preparatory work on that site. The Cham- ber is willing to help. Why not get the ball rolling? Why not a public meeting—called to see 'If the money could be transferred --and be put to use in this new community endeavour by the combined organization in the village. E The Annual Banquet of the HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE has been postponed until Tuesday, March 4, 1958. More particulars in next week's paper. EiSENTIENIICAULM MENNEMESZS See Ali the 1958 Models of 77d r X61 ib ',; we ON DISPLAY IN OUR MODERN SHOWROOM !!!!!!i!iGiiiii Ilii iiiiiiiiiiii!ill!Illi!i!!i!!i!!i!!I!I!i!ii!!: rt � ,' I ij !fi ,SIL,_,' !moi ,:.„,''. i51 PHONE 34 E SALES and SERVICE 11 SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) Watching television is all right, I daresay; a first-rate movie mak- es an enjoyable night out; and for real pleasure, it's hard to beat a good book. But for sheer emotional wallop, of an evening, there's nothing to touch cleaning out a bureau drawer. About every two years, we have one of these orgies at our house. It usually starts when my wife is looking for something important. Like the pattern for the dress she began making one winter. Or the cherished clipping in which it stat- es that she came first in Grade 6, once upon a time. * * She starts rooting around and cussing mildly in our documents drawer — a big dresser drawer crammed with old love letters, re- ceipts, lapsed insurance policies, recipes for dial pickles, member- ship cards for the year 1953, sing- le earrings of every design, news- paper clippings, odd shoelaces, and photographs —hundreds of them Pretty soon I hear yelps of dis- many, snorts of outrage, and chor- tles of amusement. Grumbling, I join her, ostensibly to make sure - she doesn't throw out some of my important keepsakes, like my Ger- man compass that doesn't work, but in reality to find out what all the fun is about. For approximately 80 seconds, we work systematically, sorting the junk into piles, to be discard- ed or saved. Then I catch her trying to throw out a perfecly good. picture of a .girl called Wen- dy, a corporal in the WAAF, whom I used to know. She retal- iates by pointing out the fellow in the class picture who was crazy about her. .A. most undistinguish- ed -looking adolescent, - in my im- partial point of view. 1: * * From there on it's every man for himself, and within a few min- utes, we have about twelve dif- ferent piles of stuff around us. "You don't want this old junk, do you?” she sniffs, holding up a dance program, year 1939, with Canadian university students spent an average of $1,215 in fees, living and other expenses during the 1956-1957 college year. ua waw ua rcm ZURICH =nncm:.�aex.. the name of a girl called Sylvia written in every second space "Oh, don't I though!" I retort snatching it and putting it care- fully on a special pile, though I can't even remember Sylvia's last name, let alone what she looks like. * * * "Why don't you throw those mouldy old letters out?" I sug- gest, as she sits there, a big bun- dle of them in her hand, gazing dreamily at the wall. "'Wouldn't you just lave me to!" she taunts, opening one and reading me a nauseating passage from some love-sick jerk who signs himself, with unbelievable corn: '" . . your lonesome, loving George." K 4 Then we get looking at pictures of the kids, when they were little, and are torn between tears and laughter. We linger aver one of them, in swimming in their bare bottoms, fat dimpled infants, and our thoughts go with awe to the two great, rowdy school children in bed at the moment, exhausted from chasing and pummeling each other, upstairs and down, for a solid hour before bedtime. * * * And we find a snap of oursel- ves, on our honeymoon. We look at it, look at each other, and shake our heads in disbelief, and sorrow. "Never mind dear," she reassures, "you look much more intellectuall with a higher fore- head." And gallantly I reply: "You certainly have a lot more char- acter in your face now." * Somehow this doesn't hit quite the right note, and there is a little frost in. the air as we go on sort- ing. Soon we're absorbed again. She is reading with intense ad- miration an. old English essay for which she received a mark of A- plus. I am contemplating wistfully a ten -year-old snap of myself in which I had a vast fighter -pilot's handlebar moustache, and an evil glint in my eye. Two hours later we are still at at it. It would go on all night, but invariably she hoots with glee: "Oh, brother! listen to this!" and reads, with infuriating elocution, a purple passage from one of my old love -letters to her. I get a .tr SP]ECIAIL FEATURE DURING FEBRUARY: "MEET MISS ER FREE GIFTS EACH SATURDAY cold chill down my spine, a red face, and brusquely mutter some- thing about getting "this blasted mess cleaned up, I've got work to do." u a * We fill a large carton with dis- cardable stuff. We look at all the little piles we've sorted so care- fully. We look for string to tie them into separate bundles. No string. We look for paper bags to bag thein. separately. - No bags. So we throw everything back in the drawer. And invariably there is more than we started with, and we can scarcely get is shut 0 HENSALL MAN N .INJURED WORKING AN BUSH Stewart Bell„. Hensall, while working in his bush with a tract- or felling trees, was struck on the head with a falling limb. He re- ceived medical attention at the office of Dr. J. C. Goddard and several stitches were required to close the wound. Provincial Youth "The spot -light performance for the month of December was the Provincial Youth Conference on the alcohol problem. We feel that we have now discovered a gold mine, and we have staked our claim. We quote the Executive Secre- tary of the Ontario Temperance Federation, under whose auspices the Conference was held. The gathering was an outstand- ing success. It was hoped that at least 60 youth would enroll for the four-day conference, held during the Christmas holidays. Actually 91 attended. These were from 59 different municipalities represent- ing 77 high schools and callegiates. There were 56 boys and 35 girls. In all 14 different denominations were represented. The results are already appear- ing. A council of 10 was formed during the sessions, chosen by the delegates at large. Numerous school assemblies are being ad- dressed by students who attended the Conference. Youth groups are being set up in schools for study and discussion. One girl wrote in appreciation of the Conference, "I certainly enjoyed it. I have learned a great deal about pro- blems and I am certain now that I shall never drink." This group is our challenge. It has a tremendous potential. HURON COUNTY TEMPERANCE FEDERATION 8-b Just 3 of many big values awaiting your selection. FREE IINSURAINCE*GUARANYEE Choose Your DIAMOND and WEDDING RINGS Qat Hess The Jeweller Zurich