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ZURICH Cl'I'IZ zs MEWS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1960
ZURICH &uuZn3, NEWS
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONT.,
for the Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern
Part of Stanley Township, in Huron County.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1960
THEY SEEM TO FORGET i
No doubt many good Canadians were disgusted with the head-
lines coming from a daily newspaper in Detroit. The editor of the
paper was encouraging Detroiters to stay out of Canada and
avoid having to pay the discount on American money. The story
went on to say, "We have endured their (Canadian) discounting
our currency for a long time, This new trick of knocking two
cents off American quarters and four cents off American half -
dollars smacks not only of cupidity but also usury. It carries an
arrogant implication that our money is second class."
We wonder where the editor of this Detroit newspaper was
prior to four or five years ago, when the tables were turned the
other way? Our American friend must have lost all memory of the
many years that Canadians were discounted up to 15 and 20 cents
on a dollar in the United States. Most of us will remember when
our Canadian Silver was worthless across the border, and many
business places would not accept our currency under any condi-
tions of discount.
Before sounding off as this Detroit editor has done, it would
be well to think back before trying to disrupt the friendly relations
that exist between Americans and Canadians. We have had many
good American citizens tell us they don't mind the discount sys-
tem now, because they enjoyed the benefits of the situation being
reversed for many years.
Personally we don't like the idea of there being any difference
whatsoever in the value of Canadian and American money, but ap-
parently there seems to be nothing we can do about it. Would it
not be a pleasant situation if all the money in both countries was
of the same value. and could be spent anywhere in either Canada
or United States at par?
This day can't come any too soon to suit us, but in the mean-
time we hope all our good American friends will not be misguided
by stupid stories such as appeared in. the Detroit newspaper.
DONT 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
CUT COST'S
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USE THE CO-OP
FEED PROGRAM
FOR YOUR
REQUIREMENTS
The rapid growth in volume of Co-op Feed and the
extensive use of Co-op Feed Programs are your
guarantees of the confidence that the farmers of
Ontario have in the Co-op feed business.
Each Co-op Feeding program is designed to utilize
the facilities of your local Co-op to the best advantage.
This means extra savings because your Co-op offers
fresh supplies daily; low cost grains because of mini-
mum freight; prescription mixing; regular sampling
and testing to ensure quality; friendly and person-
alized service to ensure the right feed for the job
required.
Ask how you can cut costs co-operatively.
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Hensall ZURICH - Brucefield
40 YEARS AGO
April, 1920
At a meeting of the Zurich Agri-
cultural Society on Monday night,
the secretary was instructed to
render an account to the police
village of Zurich for arrears on
their agreement between them re-
garding the use of the fairgrounds
for sports.
Hensall council passed a bylaw
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes.
The Holy bonds of wedlock
were united at St. Boniface
Church on Tuesday, when Father
Stroeder married Miss Pearl Mil-
ler, of Dashwood, to Bernard Hart-
man, son of Mr. and Mrs, John
Hartman, of the Goshen Line.
Zurich and vicinity were shocked
with regret to learn of the death
in Waterloo of Mrs. Charles Hart-
leib, formerly of Zurich.
W. B. Colles was appointed ma-
nager of the Zurich baseball team
for 1920, when the annual meeting
was held in the Maple Leaf club
rooms.
P. Bender, who has been conduc-
ting a cobbling business in G.
Merner's block, moved on Mon-
day into W. H. P£ile's shoe store,
and will continue as usual in that
business.
Blake Women's Institute held
their regular monthly meeting on
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. R.
N. Douglas.
25 YEARS AGO
April, 1935
By the amount of new cars sold
in this village this year one would
think that we are in very prosper-
ous years, and that the word de-
pression is out of our vocabulary.
The new creamery in Zurich
has on Monday started operations
and i5 busy making butter. The
equipment throughout is practi-
cally all new.
A painful accident befell Lee -
land Willett last Thursday after-
noon, when in some way the back
part of his left hand came in con-
tact with a joiner planer at the
Kalbfleisch mills. The knave bad-
ly lacerated the tops of the
fingers down to the bone.
Miss Edith Klopp and Ear& I'ung-
blut spent the past week end. in
Detroit visiting with friends in
that city.
Leonard Wagner is laid. up with
a sore eye, which he received while
treating some hydro poles with
creosote, when some of the liquid
splashed in his eye.
Earl FUaxbard had the misfor-
tune on Tuesday while working at
the Kalbfleisch mills to get his
hand in contact with a running
saw, which took a number elf
stitches to close.
-OF-
YEARS GONE
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15 YEARS AGO
April, 1945
Mr. and Mrs. George Eickmeier
and sons Ivan and Oscar, Brodha-
gen, were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eick-
meier.
Lion Dalton Higgs, St. Thomas,
was the guest speaker at the re-
gular dinner meeting of the Zur-
ich Lions Club, as was Lion Vic-
tor Dinnin of the home club, who
spoke on the subject, "Lion Edu-
cation."
Kenneth Routledge, Toronto, is
enjoying a vacation at the hone
of Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Coxon.
Janes Broadfoot, of the Parr
Line, went fishing at St. Joseph
last week, and much to his sur-
prise caught a large pike wich was
52 inches long.
The citizens of Dashwood last
Tuesday evening gave a rousing
welcome home to Sigmm. Jack We-
ber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Weber, on his arrival home from
overseas.
M. and Mrs. Kenneth Breakey,
who reside in Montreal, are co-
ming to Zurich, and will reside
in the Hess apartment, where Mr.
Breakey will take up radio and
electric work. We welcome them
back to Zurich.
The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran
Church in Zurich were guests of
the Ladies Aid of the Lutheran
Church in Dashwood.
1 0 YEARS AGO
SUGAR & SPICE
(By 7. (BILL) B. T. SMILEY)
Next week has been designated
as Austerity •Week. All across the
country, people are supposed to
practise a week of austerity. Pur-
pose of the stunt is to focus at-
tention on the poor devils rot-
ting in refugee camps in Europe,
the Middle East and Asia. For
them, every week is Austerity
Week.
April, 1950
The extensive auction sale of
the farm stock and implements of
Leonard Geromette, north of Zur-
ich, was something not to be soon
forgotten by the people of this
district. Throngs of people gather-
ed. and the bidding was keen.
The Rev. F. B. Meyer, former
pastor of the Evangelical Church,
here, died at Rodney on. Satur-
day. He had completed 51 years in
the ministry.
A successful dance was sponsor-
, by the Zurich Hockey Club,
*ir the proceeds going to the
b nefits of the injured players.
William Siebert won. the lucky
draw, which was made by Jim
Hayter, coach of the Dashwood
team.
T. Harry Hoffman, Dashwood, an
outstanding baritone, was the
guest soloist at Calvary United
Church, London, last Friday ev-
ening.
Ross Johnston and his another,
motored to Rochester, N.Y., on
the week end, and were accomp-
anied home by the former's sis-
ter, Mrs. Ernest Gemming, who
will stay in Zurich for the week.
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Federation of Agriculture Discusses
20 -Year Term On Leases With Hydro
(By J. Carl Hemingway)
A word of warning to motorists.
If you are planning a trip outside
of Ontario you should get a veri-
fication card from your Insurance
Company showing Liability cciver-
age. Many states in. the U.S. and
some provinces require this. If you
happened to get picked up Friday
evening your car could be im-
pounded until you could contact
your Company Monday morning.
Could be most embarrassing.
The Properties Department of
the Ontario Federation. of Agricul-
ture met with Hydro on January
27, and requested a 20 year term
lease. Since that time there has!
been no action but just last week
I was informed that negotiations
have been again opened and it
seems that hydro eventually will
give a better deal. It just takes a
long time for them to make up
their mind.
The Huron County Dairy Co-or-
dinating Board met recently and
decided to conduct the Dairy Prin-
cess contest in conjunction with
the Clinton Spring Fair, on June
11. This is about a month earlier
than other years and we hope the
girls interested will get their en-
tries in by June 1. Attractive priz-
es are being offered so notify the
County Federation office, Box 310,
Clinton, for particulars.
At the County Federation of Ag-
riculture Directors meeting on
April 12 the secretary was in-
structed to invite a representative
of the Ontario Provincial Police to
the next meeting to explain the re-
gulations controlling the move-
ment of farm machinery on the
* * *
It's a noble idea, and I hope it
works. But I fear the only people
who will observe it are those who
are already concerned enough
about World Refugee Year to do
something about it. They will give
up desserts, or do without coffee
for a week. The rest of us will
pay no more to Austerity Week
than we would to National Dry
Cleaning Week.
* * *
Sad fact is that the great ma-
jority of Canadians are not only
spoiled but selfish. Most of us
know nothing about austerity be-
yond the bare meaning of the
word. And most of us don't care,
as long as nothing comes along
to trim any of the fat off our
own juicy slice of the good things
of this world.
* * *
Now if a refugee tried to tell
me that, I'd get sore. With some
indignation, I'd tell him that we're
sending money to missions and the
Colombo Plan and overseas relief,
and we give $2 a year to the Red
Cross, and we buy raffle tickets
on all sorts of worthy causes, and
if he doesn't like it here, why
dosn't he go back where he carne
from.
world. The only refugees of whom
we've had any experience are
those who flee to Florida each
winter, and no pangs of pity are
felt for them.
* * *
After all, we didn't create the
refugee problem. We didn't chase.
any Poles, or Greeks, or Arabs, or
Koreans off their property and
into the camps. The Bad Guys did
that. Why should Canadians con-
tribute toward geeting these peo-
ple out of the camps and back
into civilization?
* * *
But coming from me, I can't
find any answer. Except to tell
myself that at heart we're gene-
rous, decent people. And it's just
thoughtlessness and its only hu-
man nature and it's a short life
and we only go through the course
once and why shouldn't we enjoy
it and how come those bums got
into those refugee camps in the
first place and why don't those
Europeans who are always start-
ing wars anyway, look after them.
* * *
There's nothing mysterious
about the reluctance of Canadians
to think about the refugees of the
roads.
Gordon Greig, first vice-presi-
dent, in reporting on. the Hog Pro-
ducer's delegation meeting with
Premier Frost, pointed out that
previous farm legislation had ori-
ginated with farm organizations
and after thorough study and con-
sultation with government offi-
cials had been passed with the ap-
proval of all parties.
This new Bill 86 was the brain
child of members of the party in
power and without discussion with
farm organizations was introduc-
ed into the House by the Minis-
ter of Agriculture as a partisan
Bill, and was opposed by the com-
bined opposition. Farm marketing
legislation now seems to have be-
come a political football.
A statement of County Federa-
tion of Agriculture policy concer-
ning Commodity Groups previous-
ly drawn up by the resolution
Committee was presented and af-
ter discussion it was agreed to de-
fer final approval until the pro-
posed statement could be consid-
ered in the light of the present
Constitution.
Alf. Warner, of the county Hog
Producers, thanked the County
and Township Federations for the
support given in opposing Bill 86
and stated that with such strong
opposition the Government would
probably hesitate in making use of
any of the new powers.
Could this be the reason that
Mr. Goodfellow failed to appear
for the opening of the Listowel
Farmers Co -Operative on April
8?
* * *
The answer is that we shouldn't,
unless we believe that old chest-
nut about all men being brothers.
If we do, its' about time we started
throwing our brothers liferings in-
stead of lifesavers, peppermint
flavour. Canada's contribution
to the world refugee problem at
present is about four cents per
capita.
* * *
It's shameful to realize that the
liquor consumed in this country
on any given Saturday night pro-
bably costs twice as much as the
contribution of the country for a
year, to the world refugee prob-
lem; that an average Canadian fa-
mily eats more meat in. a week
than most inmates oi;
camps see in a year.
* * *
It's painful to recall the billions
we've spent on defense since
World War II. Personally, I think
Switzerland could lick us with
one hand behind her back. And
those billions could have conquer-
ed the refugee problem entirely,
if we'd had the courage and the
Christianity to use them there in
the beginning.
* * *
It's too late for that, but it's
not to late to take our fair share
of the load, and more. What bet-
ter time than Austerity Week?
Ten cents from every Canadian,
during the week, would not ex-
actly wreak havoc with our econo-
my or our creature comforts. It's
a cup of coffee, a few cigarettes,
a glass of beer. But what a fine
splash it would make if we threw
it into the World Refugee fund.
refugee
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