Zurich Citizens News, 1980-07-03, Page 4Page 4
Citizens News July 3, 1980
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Some outside recognition
The tour by several urban planners from the
east coast to Zurich and surrounding communities
last week should have the same effect as a pat on
the back for those merchants who have renovated
or built new facilities and to the village council un-
der who's guidance streets and utilities have been
renovated.
Huron county planner Roman Dzus told the
group that Zurich in compari$on to some out -of -the -
mainstream smaller communities was not fading
away but was in fact, making a real effort to im-
prove its own lot.
There's nothing like justifiable praise from an
outside source and it should serve to spur additional
changes to make Zurich a viable entity.
Our most valuable asset
Too often in the newspaper business, especially
on the weekly level we fail to acknowledge the con-
tributions of our most valuable asset; you the
readers.
Without the readers the publishing of a
newspaper would be pointless and it would be an ex-
cercise in futility for area businesses to advertise in
a medium that was not reaching its market.
Zurich like an increasing number of com-
munities is a three newspaper town: the local week-
ly, an outside weekly and a daily newspaper from an
outside urban centre.
Each serves its purpose but it's the firm belief
of this newspaper that we do best what a weekly
newspaper is supposed to do: report the happenings
of Zurich and area.
Zurich is in the unique situation of having two
weeklies owned by the same firm going after the
lame market with the end result being that there
are lots of newspapers published by the J.W. Eedy
company sold here. -
One of t problems which the Citizen's News
has run into si ce it was taken over by outside in-
terests first by Huron -Middlesex Publishers
Limited in 1975 and a year later by the Eedy family,
it maintaining a separate identity.
This has been a difficult task especially when
Jur coverage areas are so similar and where the
'wo newspapers are assembled under the same
7oof. .
Nonetheless, it's our firm belief that this
iewspaper does indeed have an identity all of its
own, thanks in no small part to the contribution of
its readers.
The column ability put out by Carmel Sweeney
tells what's happening among local people and local
groups. Sports Spot by Marlene and Tony Bedard
has had a fine start thanks to the help of the sports -
minded people in Zurich.
While the newspaper is no longer published
within the community we feel very "local" thanks
to our agency at the Laporte Meat Market, one of
the oldest businesses (if not names) in the village.
We will continue to make changes in the
Citizens News which we believe will better reflect
the interests of you, the reader.
In blowing our own horn we know that this
newspaper is one of the best of its size in Ontario.
. Admittedly; we don't have any awards to show
since the paper is not a member of the Ontario
Weekly Newspapers Association but the produce
which you are reading now is better than many
newspapers from communities both larger and
smaller than Zurich.
One way in which we could achieve a separate
identity would be to have pictures which are slightly
out of focus, many columns on topics which fir
space but are not of local interest or to have the
newspaper adopt a type style which is hard to read.
That is cor'hpromising quality which is something
as long as the present editor is in charge, will never
take place.
The Zurich Citizens' News is here to stay!
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TOM CREECH
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This column my readers, should go down as one of
the finest examples of Miscellaneous Ramblings ever
to hit the paste-up sheets.
What the writer presents for your enjoyment to-
day is a whole bunch of little tidbits which you can dis-
cuss over the supper hour. They are short and to the
point and in most cases interesting.
*
Did you realize that Agricrews in the Huron -Perth
areas started working a few weeks ago?
This year there are three Agricrews working in
the Wingham-Dungannon, Clinton-Seaforth and St.
Marys -Exeter areas. '
" Each crew consists of a foreman and three
workers and are prepared to perform almost any kind
of farm labour with the exception of chain sawing or
second storey construction work. Some of the jobs
which the crews did last year were fencing, painting,
gardening, haying, cutting grass, stacking wood, stone
picking, fruit picking and window cleaning. .
The cost to the farmer is $90 per eight hour day for
the crew with the workers responsible for their own
transportation and meals.
Any full time farmer can hire Agricrew on a daily
basis up to a maximum of five days. The crews are
also available to agricultural societies for the prepara-
tion and cleanup of community fairs.
Information for the program which concludes
August 15 can be had by calling 271-0280 (Stratford) or
482-3428 (Clinton) .
*
According to one member of the Ontario
legislature the consumer is ripped off every time he
purchases oranges.
Mel swart MPP for Welland -Thorold says prices in
Ontario for oranges are between 40 and 50 percent
higher than in New York state.
Swart says when the difference in the dollar and
the slightly higher transportation costs are added on,
Ontario consumers are paying 25 percent more than --
what they should be.
There is an excellent supply of the juicy fruit
which yields up to 24 percent higher than last year.
"Supermarkets in Canada know what they can get
away with this consumer rip-off because of the collosal
indifference of Mr. Drea and the Ontario Govern-
ment, " Swart says. "Not only does the government
refuse to use the power it possesses to prevent ex-
cessive retail prices, but it refuses to do any In-
vestigations."
*
Talking about Drea, one is reminded about the
situation involving the consorship of the Tin Drum, a
sensitive West German made film about a young boy
growing in Nazi Germany.
Once again Drea has used this issue for some
political grandstanding as evidenced by the call for
guidelines for censors which would be given to the film
distributers.
This writer agrees with Sunday Star columnist
Larry Solaway who said recently "What rubbish! That
pronouncement from a man who has been less than an
astonishing success in his other portfolios." ,
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Impress your friends with facts and figures trivia
department: Since 1961 the total number of births in
Ontario has declined from 157,633 toJ20,964 in 1978.
Marriages steadily increased from 1962 to 1975 but
since then have fallen off. In 1975 there were 72,716 un -
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News Editor'- Tom Creech
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