Zurich Citizens News, 1967-04-06, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, .APRIL, 6, 1967
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(BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER, CITIZENS NEWS COLUMNIST)
Stop the World
No subject bears so much public
discussion these days as the cost of
living. We doubt that people get to-
gether for a cup of coffee any more,
without some reference in the con-
versation to the high—and climbing
higher—cost of living.
When we get right down to it,
actual living costs for housing and
food are quite reasonable .. if we
are content with the necessities and
just some of the frills. Problem
seems to be that people are search-
ing. for contentment in stereo equip-
ment, a second TV, a new car, golf
clubs, new furniture and a thousand
and one other items which we don't
need and can't afford.
Unfortunately, thanks to some-
thing called credit, every man can
afford anything he desires—or so he
is told. Result is chaos. Gone is
the gentle nudge credit was supposed
to give to the economy and in its
place is a many headed monster
which thrives on greed and jealousy
and ignorance.
So it is we find ourselves in a
society where workers strike for
more pay; manufacturers and busi-
nessmen boost the cost of the article
or the service ; workers make in-
creased demands ; and on and on it
goes until we ask ourselves where it
will end.
But that's as far as it goes. No
one has sense enough to call a halt.
It would be refreshing to hear
1 Want to Get Off
workers in just one plant say, "Pay
us no more. We can manage on what
we earn."
What a shocker it would be if a
group of businessmen would state
for the world to hear, "We agree to
hold prices at this level, To do it,
we must accept the fact • that our
annual income may slip, but we re-
fuse to contribute fuel to the vicious
flame which is consuming the entire
nation."
You are right, It won't happen.
We have too many figures to show
that we need to ask for that raise
or implement that price increase.
We don't want to "just manage" or
even "get by nicely". An we don't
intend to risk our necks for the sake
of anyone, a whole community or an
entire nation.
The cost of living will rise past
the pocketbooks of farmers and
others who haven't the power to fix
their prices at a level where their
expenses are met with some to spare;
over the heads of people who must
leave the community for another dis-
trict where things are just as bad;
beyond a point where manufacturers
and businessmen can hope to break
even; and to a state where money
will be worthless.
But sh-h-s. We mustn't say such
things. We shouldn't even think of
them. If we bury our heads 'neath
a pile of luscious dollar bills, the
boogyman will go away.
Maple Syrup Festival This Saturday
It's a big day in Elmira this Sat-
urday when the annual Maple Syrup
Festival gets underway on the streets
in that town.
Old-time buggies and wagons are
set up in a roped -off mall to display
the ware of district merchants and
industrialists. Visitors will see such
things as a blacksmith shop in oper-
ation, soap making, weaving, knit-
ting, quilting. There will be music
by choirs and the New Dundee Ger-
man Band — and sports attractions
like curling and hockey.
Best of all, there will be steaming
hot pancakes and sweet, thick maple
syrup.
It used to be that almost every-
body took a whirl at making maple
syrup. Whether it was a whole
sugar bush or two or three maple
trees on the front lawn, many people
tapped in the springtime. It was
tedious work at the best of times
but the resulting product was worth
the effort.
Not so today.
Maple syrup boiling is a business
in a world where few people do any-
thing for enjoyment. Most house-
wives buy their supply of maple
syrup from the producer in the
spring or from the storekeeper any
day of the year. Some children will
grow up without ever seeing how
sap is gathered, boiled, cleaned and
miraculously turned into a succulent
syrup which is at its very best fresh
from the flame.
Elmira, in Waterloo County, where
there are some of the finest maple
bushes in the province, opens to the
world once each spring and through
tours and taste samples, offers an
education and a treat. It was after
this successful venture that the now
annual Zurich Bean Festival was
fashioned.
Those who have been to Elmira
for the Festival say that it is well
worth the extra effort it takes to
get there. Why not circle April 8
in red ink and transport the entire
family to this bustling town for a
few hours this Saturday.
Spotlight on the Stars
We were interested in a report
that someone thinks it would be edu-
cational and entertaining to see Ot-
tawa's Parliament in session in the
privacy of our own homes through
the magic of television.
We can't think of anything more
sickening.
Those who remember the Quentin
Dergen's show earlier this year got
some inkling as to the inside work-
ings of the Canadian government.
Certainly the script was fictional and
the characters were actors and ac-
tresses, but the inference was there
that Parliament is not the hallowed
hall of wisdom and justice that some
would have us believe.
In fact, we suspect that all the
actions of Parliament were caught
in true-to-life color by a camera
which records exactly what is there
before it, Parliament might be seri-
ously embarrassed and the Canadian
people highly indignant,
But then, whose reputation would
show up unblemished under the un-
relenting lens of a silent, watchful
camera.
uric • 6,14.
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From
My Window
The saying used to go, "Oh,
what a tangled web we weave
when first we practice to de-
ceive" Modern day version of
the same adage is, "Oh, what
troubles we preeeive when first
we dare to be honest"
Ever notice how few of the
things we accept today are
honest, 100 per cent, true blue?
Most are imitation or artificial;
similated or copied. From the
orange juice we drink in the
morning to the pearls we wear
for evening, most of the lux-
uries and some of the necessi-
ties are just pretence of the
genuine thing.
You think I'm joshing. Con-
sider these familiar falacies
and then tell me I've breasted
battle caps for brains.
The mat ontq which I throw
my feet each morning looks
like wool carpeting, feels like
wool carpeting but is actually
a man-made concoction of syn-
thetic yarns which sell for twice
the price they should (but still
half the price of the real thing).
My silk bathrobe isn't; my na-
tural curls aren't; my full bosom
wasn't. I've softened the water
I wash .with, and poly unsatur-
ated the oil I cook with, My
cereal is artifically sweetened,
my bread is artificialIy whit-
ened, my jam is artificially
•colored, my coffee •is artifically
creamed.
It is getting so it isn't much
fun to have the real thing, be-
cause the pretend product is
more practical, less cumber-
some, much prettier and a heck
of a lot cheaper.
Mink is still .a status symbol,
but for a fraction of the 'cost
milady can look elegant in
manufactured Persian lamb. A
girl's best friend, diamonds will
always be, but when she hasn't
the price, brilliant rhinestones
can fool the most discerning
lady and dazzle the most illu-
sive male. The mark of the
well dressed . woman, may be
fine leather,..„but all that is
brown and buipy is not alli-
gator.
Plastic and paper are more
useful than electricity. I know
women who claim they couldn't
keep house without plastic bags,
melmac •d.ishes, paper towels
and a box of tissues. Babies
must have been very wet and
soggy creatures before plastic
panties, and children of all
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By Shirley Keller
ages must have been exasperat
ing for mothers who hadn't
disposable lunch bags, handker•
chiefs, diapers and plates.
Everybody is an artist thank,
to paint by number sets. The
whole world could be blonds
and only the hairdressers woulc
know for sure! With •contact
lenses, elevated shoes, faisc
eye lashes, hairpieces, girdles
screw-in teeth and paste-oi.
moles, one can't be sure what
it is until it is at home witl
the wrappings off!
We can find much consols
tion in the fairy-tale existancE
we lead. There is no reasor.
for .anyone to be burdened wits
work, weighed down by an in
feriority complex, lacking it
prestige, wanting for a bit o
loveliness in living. Remedies
and solutions for all can be hac
at the nearest dime store, wher
it is possible to buy a new face
a new figure, a new outlook
a new start . . . if you hayE
the money, the one .coinmodit3
for which there is no satisfac
tory substitute.
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Centennial Chefs
Enjoy Dishes
The sixth meeting of the Cen-
tennial Chefs was held on
March 24 at 2:30 p.m., at Mrs.
R. E, McKinley's. Seven mem-
bers answered the roll call.
Carolynne Robinson read the
minutes of the previous meet-
ing.
In group work, Diane McKin-
ley and Carolynne Robinson
made cabbage rolls which were
delicious. Judy McBride and
Karen McKinley made rhubarb
soup which was unsusual. De-
bie McKinley made spice drop
cookies which were very good.
The seventh meeting of the
.Centennial Chefs was held at
2:30 p.m. on Monday, March
27, at Mrs. Doug Robinson's.
All but one members answered
the roll call,
All joined in the discussion
of the "oriental flavor", and
the group planned their cen-
tennial party.
Two members and the leaders
made the egg rolls and chicken
chow mein.
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Sparkling with gags about
Hollywood, its people and its
• institutions, Bob Hope will
again be quipmaster-of-cere•
monies for the color .telecast of
` the 39th annual A c a d e m Y
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on CBC Monday, April 10, from
10 p.ni. to its conclusion at ap-
proximately midnight.
Here are the films and actors
nominated in the major Award
categories:
Best picture of the year:
Alfie, A Man for All Seasons,
• The Russians Are Coining/The
Russians Are Corning, The Sand
I Pebbles, Who's Afraid of Vir-
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