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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-03-23, Page 2PAGE: TWO ZURICH £WWize,a NEWS PUBLISPLED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONT,, for the Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern Part of Stanley Township, in Huron County.. ?SERB TURKHEIIVI MURRAY COLQUHOUN • Editor and Publisher Plant Manager Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ,ASSOCIATION Metnber: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Inscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. Wednesday, March 23, 1960 HAS THE WELL GONE DRY? It is said that we never miss the water until the well goes dry. Likewise we should consider that we never miss our good health until we are stricken with an accident or some calamitous disease. Some one once suggested that men would be far more considerate of blind people if they would take the time to blindfold themselves for one day and attempt their routine activity under that handicap, As Easter season rolls around again this year, another appeal will be made through Easter seals to aid the crippled children of Canada. Many people will complain of the fact that too many appeals are being made for funds of various types these days. Few will argue the point on the surface. On the other hand we must remem- ber that what would be a tremendous load for one person to carry, is a very light load when shared by many persons. Not one of us knows when our time will conte when we will have a need of special assistance as a result of some injury or disease. Today we have wonderful health and we're making a comfortable living in a free land that boasts one of the highest standards of living in tb.e whole world. In spite of the many complaints about how hard up we are, we're all eating off the fat of the land. In worthy appeals of this kind no one is asked to contribute a large sum, although many do so out of the goodness of their heart and often times as a result of benefits they've received from such aid themselves. The comparatively small amounts which we contri- bute to the crippled children of our land will never be missed at the end of .the year. The many small amounts, totalled at the end of a seal selling campaign, amount to sizeable sums that can give hope, health, happiness and peace to thousands of children and parents. The large returns for your small investment cannot be measured in terms of dollars and cents. So while we're in good health, even though we're not the world's richest people, we can well afford to give monetary assis- tance in this, another worthy appeal for a worthy cause, and make ourselves happier for having done so. If you're still grumbling about having to shell out, we suggest that you put an arm or a leg in a sling for two days or rent a wheel chair and see how helpless you are when you can't leave that chair. Then think of the thousands who must go through Life like that unless they have the assistance that our few dollars, given in love, will provide for them. It is certain that we'll never miss the water until the well goes dry— but it could go dry any day, then where would go for help? Has the well of love in our hearts gone dry? DON'T WASTE GRAIN MIX IT! THE FEED IT! SHUR - GAIN WAY BALANCE YOUR GRAIN WITH: SHUR-GAIN CONCENTRATES M. G. DEITZ and SON YOUR BALANCED FEEDING HEADQUARTERS IONE 154 ZURICH Police Supervision?? NOT for a local licence CONTROL OF LICENCED PREMISES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPRIETOR, HE MUST PROTECT HIS LICENCE PRIVILEGE Many Ontario villages similar to Zurich have no local police. The citizens are law abiding, as they are in Zurich, and the hotel keeper is a restricted citizen and businessman. WHEN YOU VOTE YES — ON THE THREE. BALLOTS—YOU ARE VOTING FOR LEGAL CONTROL AND A — PROGRESSIVE ZURICH — For Information Or Transportation To The Polis On March 29, Call Zurich 33w ZURICH CITIZENS LEGAL CONTROL COMMITTEE URIC( CIris NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCi1 23, 1960 40 YEARS AGO March 1920 Mrs. W. F. Beavers, Exeter, spent a few days in the village last week. Sol Jacobe has purchased the dwelling property and two lots owned by Mrs. Melick. Earl Weido has moved his house- hold effects into the home vacated by Mr. Dan Koehler. A meeting was held in the Maple Leaf clubrooms last week of those interested in re -organiz- ing the brass band in Zurich, F. C. Kalbfleisch was elected presi- dent. Morris Weber disposed of his residence to Mr. James Meidinger, who has recently returned from the west. Mr. C. Brill is moving into the residence he purchased from Mrs. A. Lehntan some time ago. N. E, Dahms, who occupied,, the residence now owned by E. Snell, has moved in the flat in the Hart- leib block. After 33 years of satisfactory service in conducting auction sales in this district, Edward Bossen- berry, the veteran, has retired from the practice. Miss Ida Routledge spent a few days at Exeter this week. 25 YEARS AGO March 1935 Mr. and Mrs. Herb Mousseau and family spent the past week end in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Merner and family were Sunday visitors with friends in Elmira. Ed. Wuerth and Ed, Brenner, of Kitchener, spent the week end at their homes here. Mr. Wuerth. is employed in a men's tailoring de- partment. George Thiel has just purchased from Fred Rader the 100 -acre farm just immediately south of town, which he has had rented forlirne. time. Morris Klumpp and Miss Sel- ma Rader, Dashwood, and Charles Fritz recently made a trip to Kingsville where they visited at Jack Miner's bird sanctuary. Garfield Brown has made same vast improvements in the inter- ior of his business block and dwel- ling quarters which he recently purchased from George Farewell. Local hockey fans are sitting up late these nights listening to the playoff games in the big lea- gues, since their local hero, "Babe" Siebert is starring with the Bos- ton team. YEARS GONE ..BY.. 15 YEARS AGO March 1945 Max Turnbull, of the Bluewater South, had the misfortune to have part of his large finger clipped off in the root pulper. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flaxbard, who recently had an auction sale on the farm they sold to Louis Schrag, on the Babylon Line, have moved to Zurich. Richard Masse, Grand )Send( was badly burned when a coal -oil can he was holding exploded as he was lighting a fire, and he died a few days later in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Masse, of St. Joseph, Private Charles Hay is holiday- ing at the home of his parents, Mx. and Mrs. William Hay, in Zurich. Reuben Goetz, Dashwood, spent a few days in Toronto attending the annual fire insurance conven- tion. Mrs. George R. Hess, a promin- ent resident of Hensall, suffered painful burns to her right arm when a gasoline stove she was lighting burst into flames and she tried to take it outside. She was attended by Dr. P. J. O'Dwyer. Mrs. Gordon Love, of the Parr Line, suffered a bad fall on Sat- urday last, when she slipped and fell on some ice as she was get- ting out of her car. 10 YEARS AGO March, 1950 Lion Elmer D. Bell, Exeter, was the guest speaker at the dinner meeting of the Zurich Lions Club on Monday night. He spoke on in- come tax and succession duties. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Drysdale and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spencer, ail of Hensel', have returned home from a visit in. St. Petersburg, Florida. Real cold below zero weather visited these parts last week, and there was plenty of snow and drif- ting snow to go along with it. There was a good turnout at the meeting to organize a campaign for funds for the South Huron Hospital, which was held at the Do minion Hotel last Thursday. Leonard Geromette, who has been employed for some months in Detroit, was home for a few days over the week end, and made arrangements for his auction sale. Funeral services were held on Tuesday for Rolland Geiger, who passed away suddenly early Sat- urday morning at his home on the Bronson Line. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Denomme of Goderich, were Sunday visi- tors with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Denomme, at Drysdale. F of A Fieldman Compares Prices In Other Countries Figures can be fun. They can be so arranged that you can get most any answer you want. 'Mr. Harkness, Minister of Agriculture, made a nice comparison at the C.F.A. annual meeting when he gave the prices of butter in sever- al countries. From these figures he was able to conclude that Ca- nadian Cream producers were get- ting the highest price in the world for their butter. Let's look at it another way. Recently I was told that Volkes- wagen car selling for $1800 in Canada could be purchased in West Germany for $1100. Related to the butter prices it would take 2812 lbs. of butter to purchase the car in Canada but only 1762 lbs. of butter to purchase the same car in West Germany. On this ba- sis Canadian butter is only worth 40c a lb. Wheat prices would also fair badly under similar comparison yet this product is sold under a Government appointed Board, Under this arrangement a bushel of wheat will purchase less for the Canadian producer than any other bushel of wheat in the world, In spite of these recognized. facts our Ontario Government seems determined to impose the same type of selling agency for our Ontario Hogs in particular and paving the way for this method in all farm products, If Bill 86 is passed in its present form it will be possible for the Ontario Go- vernment to take over any Pro- ducer Marketing Agency along with. the total assets of such agen- cy and operate the selling agency through a Gov't appointed Board. Let me record some of the things that have been happening recent- ly. On January 11, the Federal Government introduced deficiency payments for hogs, and the price dropped to $21, took an unexpect- ed jump to $25 and the Govern- ment released quantities of stor- age pork; price dropped to $19. Definite interest in Western pro- vinces in setting up marketing program for hogs, Ontario Hog Producers report the feasability of producer's packing plant. Bill 86 introduced into Ontario Legislat- ure. Is there any significance to this series of event or is it just a coincidence? With the period January through March for deficiency pay- ments on eggs just about up we can make some observations. The present weighted average price for eggs in Canada, Grade AEL and AL is 21.8 as of March 11. This is an increase of 2c over the pre- vious week. This will probably meati there will be a much. smaller deficiency payment than was ex- petted. In our own case, with a flock of about 275 hens we will probably end tip with an average price for the A large sizes of 35 or 36c. From this we might con- clude that there will be a little profit but from the production of 275 hens we certainly will not be able to buy many groceries. SUGAR &SPICE (By W. (BILL) B. T. SMILEY) There is no more constant exit of the Canadian "way of life", whatever that is, than yours tru- ly. I am so attracted to the vast handsome visage of Canada that I cannot resist the temptation to try some rough surgery on any ug- ly wen that threatens to mar it, * * * But there are two types of peo- ple who arouse in me a furious defence of my country and my fellow -countrymen, to the point where I get so carried away that I'm apt to declare flatly, with no- thing but hot rage to back it up, that we are both wellnigh perfect. * * The first of these is the Can- adian who affects to find nothing of value in this country or its people. These birds claim there is no culture this side of the Atlan- tic. They aver that Canadians are crude and crass. Other Canadians, that is. * * * They are the people who read the book critics, not the books. They wax indignant because their fellow -Canadians would rather watch a first-class hockey game than a third-rate French movie. They have never been east of Kingston, Ontario, but compare Canadian manners and modes ruthlessly with those of Europe. * * * With one breath they sneer that Canada has absolutely no culture. With the next they rhapsodize over some dog's -breakfast of a play the CBC has inflicted upon us. * * * They live in the city, these char- acters, but come from small towns, They haunt the fringe of the arts, but have no talent. If they take you out to dinner, you'll eat in a quaint dump with a soiled table- cloth and get a bottle of cheap bingo with the inevitable spaghetti and meat balls. * * is The other type that makes ane a roaring Canadian nationalist, however, is a bird of a different plumage, and a more worthy foe. This is the disgruntled European, whose personal frustations and bit- terness spill out in stinging, clever diatribes against Canadians and their manner of living. * * * Their numbers are snail, their opinions .iinbecile and their influ- ence featherweight. They have sharp tongues and bad manners. Nevertheless, while irritating, they are harmless, Best thing to do is let them drivel around among themselves, being all continental and cultured. Which I do, when I can control my temper in their presence. ; Which is seldom. Which is foolish. Frequently, these are welb•edu- oated, intelligent and sensitive people, who simply cannot adjust to a new life. Ihave met thein and fought them right down the line, but it's hopeless. Last one I en- countered was a Czech who seem- ed to have a czip on his czoulder about all things Canadian. * * * We ended up shouting at each other across the bar in his recrea- tion room in his $25,000 home, him trying to tell me that all Cana- dians were interested in was mo- ney and cars, and me trying to tell him that our grandfathers were carving a new land out of the wilderness and building transcon- tinental railroads when his grand- fathers were carving each other up and building international ill - will. * * * That's the trouble with these discussions. They get out of hand. Some cynical European tells me, in that continental accent, that Can- ada has not the vestiges of -a na- tional culture. What I should do is calmly trot out Stephen Leacock, The Group of Seven, Karsh, the Stratford Festival, the Calgary Stampede, and Wayne and Shuster, lively monuments to our unique cultural developments. Instead, I wind up hollering at him. * * * The trouble with these sad dogs is that nobody is particularly im- pressed by them. The crude Can- adians are too busy making mon- ey and helping with the dishes and building homes and meeting payments to be enthralled by enthralled by glowing tales of the fabulous culture of Europe. That is the first shock to the ego of these Europeans who scorn us. * * * . Another thing is that many of them come from large cosmopoli- tan cities straight to Toronto. That (Continued on page 3) Business and Professional Directory AUCTIONEERS DENTISTS ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. 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