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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-01-27, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CZLGz€n.d. NEWS iPUBLISH.ED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONT., for the Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern Part of Stanley Township, in Huron County, HERB TURKHEIM MURRAY COLQUHOUN Editor and Publisher Plant Manager PRINTED BY CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, CLINTON, ONT. .Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1960 Since the change in ownership of the Zurich Citizens News took place several weeks ago, two neighbouring papers have com- mented on the situation. Both the Hensall Observer and the Exeter Times -Advocate had kind words to say towards the new publisher in their editorial columns last week. We are deeply s. grateful to s,both newspapers earedfor in the respectivecongratulatory papers, are9 re- printed The editorials, as they app printed here for our readers: New Publisher at Zurich (Hensall Observer) Congratulations and best wishes this week to Herb Turkheim, our neighbour to the west, who has taken over as publisher of the Zurich Citizens News. In announcement of the change of ownership, plans are also listed for actual publication of the newspaper in the village. Mr. Turkheim has been with the Citi- zens News since its launching a couple of years ago; the commun- ity knows him well and appreciates his ability and interest, and will continue to support him. There are very few newspapers which do not make an honest effort to boost their towns and keep them to the forefront. They encourage residents of the community to be loyal to the home merchants and to encourage local enterprise. We won't go so far as to suggest that the incorporation of Zurich came about because of the local newspaper, but we are well aware tht com- munity progress can be aided a great deal by a publisher who keeps his paper alive with local news and who is genuinely interested in his community. Our Best Wishes (Exeter Times -Advocate) The Times -Advocate extends congratulations to Herb Turk- heim, former business manager of the Zurich Citizens News, who recently assumed control of the newspaper as editor and pub- lisher. Although a novice to the newspaper field only two years ago, Mr. Turkheim has done an excellent job in establishing the new Zurich paper. In his new rapacity, he will be able to continue and expand the valuable service he has given his community. We wish him well. * * ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS WHY TRADE GOES ELSEWHERE THE CHIEF COMPETITORS of the small town retailer are not other local merchants. His most serious competition comes from nearby metropolitan centres. Prices on standard brands of merchandise are virtually the same everywhere. Low overhead sometimes gives the small-town retailer a competitive advantage over the big -city merchant. Why, then, do so many shoppers travel fifty or a hundred miles to buy the same items they could obtain at home for the same price ? Many retailers who ask this question should look to themselves to find the blame. Inadequate advertising is likely to be the answer. The merchant in the smaller town who justs opens his doors and waits for the customer to enter, without attracting them through advertising, is going to do •a minimum of business. The merchant who sees to it that the people know what he has to offer is going to do the maximum. And the local newspaper is the outstanding advertising medium for the retailer. k * * * 40 YEARS AGO JANUARY, 1920 The U.F.O. Club shipped a car - lead of cattle and hogs last Tues- day. - John Laporte,' reeve of Hay Township, is attending the meet- ing of Huron County council in Goderioh this week. • G. C Petty, reeve of Hensall, was elected warden of Huron County at the council meeting in Goderich this week. Fred Turner, Stanley Township, recently shot a fine specimen of a red fox, which measured four and a half feet long. It was shot near the lakeroad, and Mr. Turner re- alized $30 for the pelt. A meeting will be held in the Town Hall on -Friday evening, for the purpose of organizing the Zu- rich Athletic Association. The or- ganization will have as its aim to make Zurich one of the best clean sport villages in the county. The annual meeting of the Hay Township Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company showed the year 1920 closed with 2,070 polic- ies in force. Some light catches of herring have recently been made at Lake Huron. Sam Hendrick, son of Mir. Al- bert Hendrick, of the Bluewater highway, is attending the two - weeks' course at the O.A.C: in Guelph. Roy McBride and sister, Pearl, accompanied by Miss Margaret McBride, returned home •after a pleasant visit with friends in Stratford. A WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGN CIT 1 ZEN S AND business establishments throughout the province are being urged to undertake any needed repair and renovation work this winter, rather than prolong these jobs until Spring. It has been pointed out that individuals and business concerns would benefit by getting necessary work done sooner by skilled workmen, and, at the same time keep some fellow citizen employed. Almost everyone can play a part in this worthwhile campaign. The householder could have those attics, and basements converted into bedrooms, plumbing, heating units, electrical wiring and out- lets installed. Perhaps the office or possibly the home is due for some interior decorating. Mr. Motorist can help by having that necessary overhaul job, tune-up, etc. done now. By doing this, he will be helping to keep garage employees in full-time employment. Friend Farmer can do his part by having farm equipment (tractors, combines) overhauled at local garages, now. By having his machinery put into top-notch running condition now, he too will benefit . . . he will be saving precious time when Spring arrives. So, you see, by having necessary work done NOW while tradesmen are available, you will be helping to beat winter unemployment. 'When everybody works—everybody benefits. Help combat this common enemy—winter unemployment. DO IT NOW! WE SPECIALIZE IN SUNDAY DINNERS 4.00 to 7.30 p.m,. DINING ROOM CLOSED EVERY TUESDAY EVENING D not ommio l PHONE 70 ZURICH "You Are a Stranger But Once" OF.. YEARS GONE ..BY.. 15 YEARS AGO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1960 JANUARY, 1945• Alex Alexander, reeve of Grey Township, was on Friday last el- ected as warden of Huron County. Wellington Johnston has sold the well-known Dominion House property •and furnishings in Zu- rich to his son, Ross Johnston, Who gets immediate possession. This place has a good reputation to the travelling public and has been owned by the Johnston fam- ily for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Witmer were at Stratford and Mitchell on Tuesday. Private Clarence Geoffrey, of the Armed Services, is enjoying a furlough with his wife and child- ren and other friends, who are pleased to see him after• being a- way for some time. , Miss Mildred Haberer, R.N., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haberer, left recently for London, where she will complete heir spec- ial training to qualify herself as a Public School health nurse. Kuno Hartman, who lives a few miles south of Zurich on the Go- shen Line, managed the other day to get to town, this being the first Erne since before Christmas, due to the blocked roads. Private Jack O'Brien, Hamilton, was a weekend guest with his par- ents and family, in Zurich. Private Charles Thiel, of the London barracks, spent the week- end with his wife and family in Zurich. 25 YEARS AGO SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) 6. T. Smiley) For most people, no matter how drab life is ordinarily, there is al- ways a special excitement in star- ting on a journey. I've been on a few in my time, and on each oc- casion •there have been the same sensations : anticipation, stimula- tion, and something akin to fear, I've started another one, and rec- ognize the symptoms.. * * * My first journey was when I was sixteen ,and got my first job. It entailed hitch -hiking 400 miles, all alone, to get to it. That was quite an experience for a kid who'd never been anywhere or seen anything. It's a good way to see a fair chunk of life in a hurry —,hitch -hiking across the country with $2.85 in your pocket. • JANUARY, 1935 J. W. Merner is holding a large stock -reducing sale in his store in Zurich. Miss Dorothy Swan, Brucefield, was a recent visitor with her sis- ter, Mrs. Ervin Schilbe, in Zurich. Harold Stade, Guelph, was a weekend visitor with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Stade. Alfred Melick, reeve of Hay Township, is attending the ses- sions of the Huron County coun- cil oupcil in Goderich this week. At the monthly meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church, little Delor- es Klopp sang in her usual pleas- ing manner, "I'm the Child of a King". Prospects for a better road from Hensall to Zurich and on to the lake were never as good as they are right now. Recently memb- ersof the Hay Council and'`Lurich police village trustees meat with members of the Hensall Chamber of Commerce, to discuss the mat- ter of having the Provincial High- way ighway Department take over this part of the county road, as a con- necting link between No. 4 high- way and the Bluewater highway. R. F. Stade was appointed as the delegate from Zurich to go to To- ronto to interview the highway minister on the matter. 10 YEARS AGO the entire length of Broadway, out a cab window. We averaged three hours sleep a nigiht. A cigarette girl in some joint promised to write me, and never did. * * * There was no let -down in the climax of that journey. The huge boat was there, tied to the vast dock. The stevedores were filling her innards, hundreds of people were bustling aroundknowing w what they were doing, and standing there, mouth open, stom- ach churning with the knowledge that I'd soon be part of it, and a whole new life was beginning. JANUARY, 1950 William H. Edighoffer, of the 14th concession, Hay Township, has disposed of his 175 -acre farm, known as the Edighoffer home- stead, to Ivan Kalbfleisch, of Zu- rich.Immediate possession hats * Then there was the first trip to college. What a deal that was for a small-town boy, clad in a cheap suit and a deep inferiority com- plex. Those other freshmen looked so sophisticated. Those girls looked so unapproachable. s: * * There was no anti -climax then, either. Soon there was the exhil- arating exploration. of the minds of great men, living and dead. And the fun of playing in the varsity band, and being on the college football team, and working on the varsity newspaper, and making all sorts of odd friends, and falling in love once or twice a week. A]1 of it was heightened by the beginning of war and.the certain knowledge that college days would be brief. - ' * * * Next excursion was a big one, across the 'Atlantic. The only salt I'dwater ever seen before was some my mother trade me gargle with, when I was' a kid. All I re- member of the crossing is seasick- ness, submarine scares, and a big, 24-hour;a=day crap game. But what a thrill it was to see the coast of Ireland, just as it was when my great-grandfather shook its dust off his feet, which were probably bare at the time. * * * Then the first journey to Lon- don on leave. I thought I was a blase young man, but my heart was pounding like a maiden's as the train rolled into that vast, smoky metropolis, the heart of the Empire. What a city it was then, before the Yanks took over by sheer force of numbers' Sailors and soldiers and airmen of every allied nation, beautiful women everywhere and in the very air that special excitement which only, a war can produce, sadly enough. * * The next trip, a short one to the been given. recruiting office, triggered several John Robinson scored the first hears of exciting journeys, and not goal in a hockey game played in the new Babe Siebert arena in Zurich, held in connection with the grand opening. 'The home team defeated the visiting Gran- ton team by •a large score, and it was the first hockeygame to be played in the new building. George Deichert and Jake Hab- erer were in Toronto this week, attending a locker convention. Mrs. Ferd Haberer and Miss Anna Datars have returned home after spending several. days with the former's daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pulford in Wind- sor. Skating is in full swing in Dash- wood. The Young People of the Evangelical Church have flooded their church shed and now have good ice, which is much appreciat- ed by the young people of the community. Rev. H. E. Roppel has been in- disposed ndisposed with the flu since Mon- day of last week, but he expects to be out and around very soon again. 0121 Farm Forums Point Way to Avoid Second `Depression ofThirties" (By J. Carl Hemingway) On January 14, Huron County Farah. Forum held their annual meeting in the Blyth Memorial Hall, with about 40 members at- tending. Bob McMillan, chairman, presi- ded and stated that the decrease in Farm Forums seemed to be due to the fact that many projects such as the organization of Co-ops and the building of community centres has been completed. Farm Forums, however are still even more important now to formulate ideas for the betterment of faun people. Warren Zulibrigg, County Fed- eration president, stated in his re- marks that Farm Forum was born of necessity in the depression but fails to be appreciated by young farmers who do not remember those clays. It could happen again. This is an ' opportune time for these same young men to attend their Farm Forums and lay the plans that Will prevent: the'dep es- sion of the "thirties" returning in the "sixties". Kenneth Stewart, president 'bf 'McKillop Township Federation, told of the Workshop that will be held rebruary 8, 9, and 10, On the 8th, Deficiency .Payments will be the topic in the Brodhagan Community Centre. On the 9th the topic will be Co-ops and Credit Unions in the Library, Seaforth. On the 10th, Producer Marketing will be discussed at Brodhageh. These are .afternoon meetings from 2to4. On the evening of the 10th, a so- cial evening will be held in the one of thein was a disappointment. The first was a hilarious hitch- hiking' jaunt to New York, with three' other potential air heroes. We had about $20 each and did the city up brown. One of my matt- es can still boast that he spewed Brodhagan Community Centre with Mr. Peal, manager of Sea - forth Shoes showing pictures of his trip to Russia. Following the meeting of the Farm Forum the directors met and elected John Soldan, . Zurich, chairman and Rolance William, Exeter, vice-chairman. On January 20 delegates of the Ontario Hog Producers met in To- ronto. The object of the meeting was to find out the opinitn of these delegates, and the producers tha't'4hey represent, on the present method of sale of hogs. Of the almost 400 attending on- ly six or seven were opposed to 'the present method. Yet it seems that a vote must be held. Mr. Good- fellow stated last fall that the method of sale must ,be modified to have the confidence of those concerned.- Since the present method seems to have the confi- dence of the producers we can on - 1y conclude 'that it Must be changed to. get the confidence of the pro- cessors. 'Also no definite new ' method has been suggested therefore we can only conclude that as far a 's' the processor is concerned any Change would be. en improvement: The objective of all this Market- ing Legislation was to improve the bargaining position of the produc- er, so let us be sure that we re. fain what we have until such time as a definite new method is suggested that will further im- prove the bargaining position of producers, * * And more journeys, each stim- ulating in its own way, meeting new people, finding old pubs, in Scotland and Wales and six cor- ners of England. And soon en- ough, the short trip, but the big one, across the Channel and into Normandy. No anti -climax there, but the solid satisfaction of culm- inating interminable months of training by smiting the foe, hip and thigh. * * * Then the rapid long leaps, to Lille, to Antwerp, and the first vivid impressions of the bubbling life of people newly freed after four intolerable years. Ah, Lite., where are you now? * * * Then into a plowed field in Rol- land, sans wheels, and beginning another long journey across a bit- ter, hostile land. A miserable trek, but not without i'ts high points of excitement: attempted escape in Holland; being strafed In a .German train by one of ours; rolling in a locked railway car- riage through a night bombing. (continued on Page Three) Business and Professional Directory AUCTIONEERS DENTISTS ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. "Service that Satisfies" Phone 119 Dashwood INSURANCE For Safety EVERY FARMER NEEDS Liability Insurance For Information About All Insurances—Call BERT KLOPP Phone .93r1 or 220 Zurich Representing CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION HURON and ERIE DEBENTURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES 51/2% —° 1 to 5 years J. W. HABERER Authorized Representative Phone 161 -- Zurich LEGAL W. G. Cochrane, B.A. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Hensall Office Open Wednesday and Friday Afternoons EXETER PHONE 14 BELL & LAUGHTON 1 Ai RISTESS. SOLICITORS NOTARIES PUBLIC F LMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V, LAUGHTON, L.L.B, Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoon Phone 4 DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street • Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon Phone Exeter 36 DR. J. W. CORBETT L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON 814 Main Street 'South Phone 273 — Exeter • Closed Wednesday Afternoons DOCTORS Dr. A. W. KLAHSEN Physician and Surgeon OFFICE HOURS: 2 p.m. -5 p.m. Monday -Saturday Except Wednesday 7 p.m. -9 p.m. Monday and Friday Evenings wZURICM Phone 51 G. A. WEBB, D.C." *Doctor of Chiropractic 438 MAIN STREET, EXETER X -Ray and Laboratory Facilities Open Each Weekday Except Wednesday Tues. and .Thurs. Evenings, 7-9 For Appointment -- Phone 606 FUNERAL DIRECTORS WESTLAKE Funeral Home AMBULANCE and PORTABLE OXYGEN SERVICE Phone 89J or 89W ZURICH HOFFMAN'S Funeral & Ambulance Service OXYGEN EQUIPPED Ambulances located at Dashwood Phone 70w Grand Bend—Phone 20w Attendants Holders of St. John's Ambulance Certificates OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST •SEAFORTH: Dally except Monday Phone 791 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 12 noon. CLINTON: Monday Only Phone HU 24.010 Thursday evening by appointment