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ZURICH ci•i1ZEN a NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1960
ZURICH citizen . NEWS
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONT.,
for the Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1960
LEAP YEAR FATAL FOR BACHELORS?
Do girls really take advantage of bachelors during Leap Year?
Despite the age-old tradition we doubt that very many females actu-
ally pop that important question about marriage. Women aren't made
that way and they are not educated by their mothers to even think
that way. They enjoy being pursued by the right young man but they
are not naturally pursuers (not cin the surface anyway).
In view of the fact that this is Leap Year and might possibly be a
time of danger for some eligible young men, we are offering (free of
charge) some pre -marital advice from a post -marital standpoint.
This sort of advice would not be necessary if young men refrained
from joining the ranks of married men (comparable to the new recruit
thrust into the front line) but they do.
First, the expectant husband ought to put his foot dawn firmly in
regard to small details about his future (there is no use giving advice
about big decisions for most married men we know have little or no
say on matters of importance). Before marriage, a man should be able to
have his fiancee guarantee that (a) he will not be served cake mixes,
(b) be forced to use small ash trays, or (c) miss his favourite television
show. He should be able to choose the type of lawn mower he must
push or decide what storm window he puts on first in the fall.
With careful management and insistence (while he can still insist)
the prospective husband can ensure that his little bride knows enough
about home economics to provide him with fair -to -middling room and
board.
So you younger fellows can see that this matrimony business is a
pretty fair proposition after all. If you pay attention to such advice as
given above you can live an even happier life after the wedding.
Marriage is never as black as it is painted if it was, there would
not be thousands of other young fellows like yourself getting married
every day. Isn't that right? — (The Advance, Renfrew, Ont.).
ON SMALL BUSINESS
Operating any small business today is no fun. Ask the man who
owns one. There was a day when small businesses were quite profitable,
or provided the owner with a great sense of enjoyment, or achievement,
or what -have -you. Today, however, it's a different story what with
competition, trends, taxes, help, etc.
In connection with small business management, the Royal Bank
Monthly Letter has the following to say: The decisive factor determin-
ing the success or failure of small business is now, as it always has
been, the talent and ability of management. Techniques and skills may
be learned, but the man at the top must be one whose mind is naturally
at home when he is wrestling with problems and controlling projects.
What sort of people become managers of small businesses? Some are
men who advanced through working for others; some broke away from
departmental management or from specialization in big business. Both
sorts are spurred by the desire to run their own show. Both must make
adjustments: the first because he is now top pian and has no one above
him to resolve difficulties and make decisions; the second because he
has no Ionger a picked and qualified staff to handle every chore effec-
tively.
The small-business man is not a type of person. He is an individual.
He may be moved by any of a dozen purposes. Some men want their
businesses to be small so that they control their own destiny. Others
wish to avoid the disciplines of corporate life. Others seek to make
money, and they see in a business of their own the best opportunity
offered. Others desire the non-financial rewards: they have a feeling of
devotion to their product, or they get a deep satisfaction out of provid-
ing a service.
Managers of small businesses often are faced with serious difficul-
ties because of problems they did not foresee, because of questions they
did not ask before making important decisions.
MAKE OUR OWN TIME
If the governments, federal and provincial, lack the competence,
the nerve, the mental acumen, or whatever it takes to settle the matter
of what time people are going to have, daylight or standard, then each
district may have to settle the matter in a way which is most beneficial
to all concerned. Some districts have already been doing just that and
everybody was happy. May we be bold enough to suggest a possible
remedy.
The merchants of the town have done a commendable job of serving
the community through the years. Most of them are open from 8.00 a,m,
to 6.00 p.m. and as late as 9.00 p.m. on Saturday nights. On the other
hand, the farmers upon whom the town depends a great deal for its
business, are often so busy in the summer time, making the best of a
short season, that they find it difficult to get to town during store hours.
The extra hour from five to six o'clock in the evening isn't going
to affect the farmer appreciably. If the merchants want an extra hour
of daylight in the evening for relaxation with their families andthey
are willing to stay open until nine o'clock on Saturday evening to con-
venience the farmers, we can see no reason why they couldn't close at
five o'clock during the five week days, for the months of July'
and August.
This would permit the merchant the extra hour he would get from
daylight saving time and would also permit the farmer to remain, on
standard time sa that the cows wouldn't object to a change of time in
the milking.
(Nanton (Alberta) News)
OH DEAR, OH DEAR!
Those small misprints which are the bane of every publisher's life
occasionally do result in copy gloriously rich in entertainment value,
as witness the following, culled from an item appearing in a weekly
newspaper:
"It is proposed to use the donation for the purchase of new wenches
for our park as the present ones are in a very dilapidated state."
The local councilmen in this case, for all their highly developed
sense of public amenity, would seem not to agree that a thing of beauty
is necessarily and in all eireumstances a joy forever.
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40 YEARS AGO
March 1920
Frederick Weseloh, a graduate
of Central business College, Strat-
ford, is visiting at his home, here
in Zurich.
Lorne Mason, who has spent the
past year in Saskatchewan, has re-
turned to his home on the Goshen
Line, north of Zurich.
Roy Weber has opened up a ge-
neral shoe repair shop in the Ren-
nie block.
A surprise presentation took
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Mittleholtz on Saturday,
when a number of friends gather-
ed and presented them with two
lovely chairs, prior to their de-
parture for Kitchener.
W. H. Edighoffer was appointed
as school attendance officer for
the west part of Hay Township,
at the regular meeting of the coun-
cil on Monday.
Harry Price has purchased the
pool tables and equipment at the
Commercial Hotel, Hensall, and
will conduct the pool room in the
future.
W. H. Pfile has received his
stock of shoes and boots and is
now in a position to do business
with the general public.
Another of Hay Township's pio-
neers passed away on Wednesday,
in the person of Frederick Kraus-
kopf, at the age of 64 years.
25 YEARS AGO
March 1935
Wilmer Metzke, of the Bank of
Montreal staff, spent the week
end at his home in Hanover.
Carl Burns, who is a traveller
for Toronto eomp.any, was in town
on Monday. and called on his par-
ents at Evangelical parsonage.
Mrs. Leonard Heist and her two
brothers, Wilfred and Howard
Klopp, all of Detroit, were/lifiitors
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Klapp. Howard and Wil-
fred remained over in Zurich for
a week or so.
The community was shocked last
week to learn of the sudden pas-
sing of Mrs. Albert Zettel, in her
57th year.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Facey, Ed.
Sippel, and Nicholas Ramseyer,
all of 2 avistock, were week end
visitors with the Clausius family.
Some of our local sportsmen
have tried their luck at sucker
fishing at the local creeks, but
to no avbil. A nice warm rain is
needed to make this sport flour-
ish.
The other morning a .large
flock of wild geese were seen fly-
ing over town with their promin-
ent "honk honk".
o.OFa.
YEARS GONE
.. BY..
15 YEARS AGO
March 1945
Henry Lawrence and Mr. and
Mrs, Fred Lawrence have left for
Mitchell where the latter intends
taking up farming on the former's
fine farm.
Andrew Coxon has returned to
his home in Milverton after visit-
ing at the home of his son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. W.
B. Coxon.
Kenneth Weido and Ruth Weido
celebrated very happy birth -
of their parents. They were five
days last week, held at the home
and six years old respectively.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Laporte,
Windsor, were week end visitors in
this vicinity with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Brown,
Teeswater, were recent visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Thiel,
Miss Mildred Haberer, of the
School of Nursing of Western On-
tario, has been assigned to the
Cornwall district as a Public
Health Nurse.
Zurich who are interested in haw -
Residents of the police village of
ing town water in their homes are
to have their applications in the
hands of the secretary as soon as
possible.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wuerth were
visitors with friends in Kitchener
for a few clays last week.
10 YEARS AGO
March, 1950
On Thursday night hockey fans
will have an opportunity to see
one of the most unusual sights ev-
er, when Mr. Leo Farewell and
his eight sons, of St. Clemens, will
play an exhibition game with a
team made up of both Zurich and
Dashwood hockey players.
Wilfred Mousseau, near Hen -
sail, was the lucky winner of a $50
wrist watch at the draw made at
he Kosy Korner restaurant, Hen-
sall.
The Hagan farm on the Parr
Line, in Hay Township, has been
sold to Ruddoiph Corriveau, who
gets immediate possession.
Miss Mae Smith, of Deep River,
is spending .a week at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ches-
ter L. Smith.
Three busloads, along with se-
veral carloads of fans, were at
Clifford on Friday evening, where
they attended the playoff hockey
game with Gorrie.
Ivan Kalbfleisch, Ivan Yung-
blut, Herb Turkheim, and Lennis
O'Brien were at Wingham on Fri-
day where they met the executive
of the WOAA in regards to some
protests which were filed against
the Zurich team. The case was dis-
missed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fritz are
spending a few days this week in
Toronto.
Federation Heldman Comments On
Ontario Hog Producers' Meeting
The Beef Producers of Huron
County are very happy with the
reception accorded their four
guests from Ohio at the Seed Fair
and at the Zone Beef Producer
meeting at Exeter on Friday even-
ing. They would also express their
appreciation to the County De-
partment of Agriculture for the as-
sistance given.
At the Zone meeting, Robert
McGregor was elected director for
Huron, Middlesex and Perth. Bob
has provided a lot of enthusiasm
to the County organization and we
congratulate him in this appoint-
ment.
I attend the Annual Meeting of
the Ontario Hog Producers meet-
ing in Toronto but since it is be-
ing widely reported in the daily
press I will only report a couple
of side issues.
First, it was pointed out that
farmers only represent less than
13% of the population but when
we stop to consider all those who
are indirectly dependant on agri-
culture the percentage heaps tre-
mendously.
We are being told that we must
reduce our production to our do-
mestic market. In hogs this means
a reduction of about 40,000 hogs a
week. This is just about the num-
ber required to supply Ontario
and the past export market to
U.S. If farmers do as they are
told and at present prices they
must, then the total Ontario pack-
ing labour force would be unem-
ployed. The alternative is to find
an export market.
This leads to the record point.
That an export market is avail-
able is born out by the fact that
a U.S. packer in Buffalo phoned
the Ontario Hog Producers Mar-
keting Board last week to see if
he could purchase live hogs. This
would mean cutting through con-
siderable red tape and expense
but the buyer was quite willing
to meet the price. However, if
hogs were sold live the producer
would lose the premium on Grade
A and B carcasses. When this was
Ipointed out the Packer said he
would buy the carcasses. But an-
other "monkey -wrench."
Under the deficiency payment
program exports cannot be made
to U.S. less than the support price
of $22.64. Current U.S. pork prices
only warrant a price a little over
$21,00. Result --- no sale.
Governments seem to be great-
ly interested in controlling the
producer Marketing Boards and
finding some way by which they
might assist the farmer.
I am sure their interest would
be better directed if it were de-
voted to finding markets rather
than have Government worrying
about assistance let them first
seek to remove the "eight -ball",
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SUGAR & SPICE
(By W. (BILL) B, T. SMILEY)
Every St. Patrick's Day, I try
to write a column about the Irish,
And every year I give it up as a
bad job. What cats you say about
the Irish, good or bad, that they
have not already said about them-
selves, being the greatest talkers
and writers on the face of the
earth?
* * *
About ninety-four per cent of
this talking and writing is pure
Irish blather, but the remainder
is as fine and true as anything
that has come from tongue or pen.
,I'm no authority on the Irish,
and I promise that anyone who
finds a single "begorrah" in this
column may clobber me with a
leprechaun, But it behooves me, as
a student of the highways and by-
ways, the odds and sods, to peer
through the fog, and squelch
through the bog, in an honest ef-
fort to find the real essence of the
Irish.
* * *
Fortunately for the cause of
pure research, there are hordes of
genuine authorities on Ireland and
the Irish. They are all Irishman,
of course. No nation on earth has
found itself so fascinating as the
Irish. No people has ever examin-
ed itself with such untiring de-
light, such hopeless disgust.
* * *
Most of the confusion about the
Irish must rest with their writ-
ers. The brooding, turbulent, hil-
arious, soaring language of their
poets, story -tellers and drama-
tists has tumbled into ken an
Irishman who is half -man, half -
myth, half -clown, half -hero.
*
If we listed all the fine things
the Irish have to say about them-
selves, we'd have them down as
loyal to the death; witty as all hell;
fun -loving; handsome; deeply re-
ligious, sensitive: and with a fine
disdain for the material things of
life, to mention only a few self -
bestowed virtues.
* * *
And if we listed all the sorry
things Irishmen call themselves,
we'd put down: cowardly; treacher-
ous; simple-minded; morose; ugly
as sin; deeply profane; coarse as
crows; and with a shrewd eye for
a shilling, to name but a few self -
bestowed vices.
This is to say that the Irish are
just like everybody else. Which, of
course, is ridiculous, and any
Irishman worth his weight in boil-
ed potatoes will attack this slan-
der at the drop of a crock.
* * *
There's one thing about the
Irish, for example, that stands out
like the head on a draught of
Guiness, Aside, of course, from the
fact that they're bad-tempered,
garulous, inconsistent, self-pitying,
lyrical, humorous, warm-hearted
and entirely charming,
• * *
And that one thing is the mem-
ory of then. They have a mem-
ory that would make a self-respec-
ting elephant wind his trunk a-
round his left ear in an ecstasy of
embarrassment. The Irish have ne-
ver forgotten anything, which. is
at once their curse and their glory.
* * *
An Irishman just one jump out
of the bog will remind you with
some disdain that the emerald isle
was a centre of learning, a cul-
tured, Christian country, when the
British were just climbing out of
their coracles and wiping the woad
off their faces. And good for him.
But the same fellow will tell you
the reason he hates the English is
because of the rough treatment
his folk got from Cromwell. To
hear hien tell it, you'd think it had
been last Hallowe'en, not 300
years ago.
* * *
Anoter thing you'll notice about
the Irish is their immense self-
satisfaction. Who else would ex-
cuse the possession of a foul tem-
per by, declaring proudly: "I
guess it's the Irish in me."?
* * *
One more national trait is their
glee in throwing cold water. They
don't really mean it. But show an
Irishman a silver lining and he'll
show you a black cloud.
* * *
However, it takes all kinds to
make a world, and some of my
best friends are Irish, but how
would you like your sister to mar-
ry one? Well, my sister's brother
married one, and I tell you, boys,
you never know whether it's a
kiss or a kick you"11 be getting.
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