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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-06-09, Page 2MAGE TWO URICH eittzsti4. NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 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 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION bseription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1960 So You ' mit Like Cops I I (North Battleford News -Optimist) "Traffic Cops! They're just out to show their authority, They like to bully motorists!" So you don't like cops? You sort of get a kick out of outsmart- ing a cop, don't you? Yes, you're a law abiding citizen. You are not likely to break a law intentionally, except, perhaps, speeding or passing a "stop sign." Still you don't like cops, especially traffic cops. But just think for a minute about the duties of a traffic cop. Think about it the next time you get a ticket! The traffic officer—like any other policeman—represents you. You pay his salary and you want the protection he is hired to give you. You would in fact, make a loud complaint if he weren't around when you needed him. He is working for you, though he realizes that you and most of your friends blame him every time you get 0 ticket. However, he has a sworn duty to protect you—from yourself and others— and he does his best, usually, without the co-operation of those whom he is protecting. But what if he were not on duty day -in, day -out, in cold and heat, rain or shine? Your street would soon become a speed -way. Stop signs would be generally diregarcled. Sooner or later someone in your street, perhaps a child, even your child, would be hit by a car. There would be at least serious injury, if not death. The traffic cop prevents such tragic occurances, or, at least, keeps them to a minimum. When he stops you for speeding; when he warns you for not observing a "slow" or "stop" sign; when he gives you a ticket for overtime parking or parking in a restrict- ed area, he is doing it for your benefit and that of your neighbours. He is preventing you from possible accidents with resulting per- sonal injury and even death for yourself and others, and from damaging your own and others' property. Or he is preventing curb- side parking congestion and thereby, not only assuring all cars will have a better chance to find parking space for reasonable periods, but is doing away with that menace to traffic—double parking. He would like your co-operation. He would like to work with you and be of greater service. Why not give him a break? Work with him, not against him. The Far er Faces e y Odds (The Huron Expositor) Every spring the farmer makes his annual investment—or perhaps gamble is more accurate—in. many hundreds of dollars worth of seed, fertilizer and labor. Those that know, estimate the cost of planting the average field to be about $20 an acre, so that when the farmer looks back at the field he has finished planting it is with the knowledge that he has in it a sizeable investment. It is a short terns investment of about three months. By the • end of August he expects to get his investment back, plus a rea- sonable profit. But he never knows. It is years like the one we are now experiencing that point up just how great a gamble is the farmer's existence. Already pres- sed by the cost price squeeze, so that regardless of the return his product bring the money he has remaining after paying ex- penses becomes less and less, the farmer this year has had the added hazard of weather. While we in Huron and Perth have not experienced the wea- ther problem of those in some Ontario counties, conditions never- theless have been such as to create real hardship for many far- mers. Continued wet weather has resulted in some fields remaining •unsown, even at the end of May. On hundreds of farms large ar- eas of seed have been drowned out, making it necessary to re -seed. All this has added to the uncertainty of farming over and above the usual hazards of wind and hail and disease. The farmer has always been faced with formidable problems over which he has little if any control. This year they seem to he greater than ever, with prices and weather combining to create added difficulties. Ho .se - 4 fives Choice (INDUSTRY) If there is one thing the experts are agreed upon it is that, when it comes to devising gadgets calculated to satisfy the consum- er's every whim, human ingenuity has gone further on this con- tinent than any other. So much so that we suspect that some bu- sinessmen and grey flannel types are worrying as to whether there is anything at all left to invent. Well, they can stop. There is. One hundred or so housewives were asked at a recent convention if they could think of any pro- ducts not at present on the market, or known to them, which would simplify home management. They had no difficulty at all in doing just that. High on their list was a toothpaste dispenser that measures automatically and has no loose cap; "childproof" wall paint; a de- vice to remove static electricity from dryer -dried clothes; dispo- sal oven and broiler liners; picture -thin television screens for wall hanging; pouring spouts on drug and medicine bottles; dis- posal underwear and socks. Also desired: no -mildew leather; a dishwasher with shelves that could be taken to the cupboard; a cheap recorder for home telephone answering service; a car -wash system for home garages; beds that rise and lower; and carpet sweepers with magnts to Pick up bobby pins. We pass along these requirements to the appropriate quarters, fully confident that, when filled, more will be forthcoming. In fact, though we yield to none in our respect for the talents of our industrial inventors, in this matter of ideas for better liv- ing we wouldn't doubt but that our womenfolk can out -think them any day of the week. After all, it only took a mere hundred of them to produce the above list, Now just imagine what one hundred million could do, ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS =ts 40 YEARS AGO JUNE 1920 The members of the Luther Lea- gue in Zurich enjoyed a picnic at Drysdale beach last Tuesday even- ing. Zurich defeated Goderich in a baseball game played in cornice - with the annual sports day in Zur- ich, with a score of 7-5. The bat- teries for Zurich consisted of F. Thiel and R. Weber. Mr. Thiel is the only southpaw pitcher in Zur- ich, and he was putting across the real fast one in this game. Mr. Charles Eilber who has been invalided in the hospital at Kitch- ener for some time, has returned to his home and is progressing nicely. Mr. J. J. Barry is leaving for his former home in Dunnville on Friday, where he will spend some time visiting with friends and re- latives. Mr. Chris Gascho attended. the Mennonite convention in Kitchen- er during the past week. Mr. P. Haberer has purchased a new Overland Four from the lo- cal agents, M. Hess and Company, in Zurich. The Unique Farmer's Club, of the 14th Concession, passed a no- tion to observe two half holidays during the summer months, on Wednesday and Saturday after- noons. Children's Day was observed in the Evangelical Church on Sunday last. 25 YEARS AGO JUNE 1935 Haist's Bakery in Zurich held a special open house on Saturday when they proudly displayed their new modern bake shop. Free doughnuts and coffee were served to all the visitors, and music and entertainment were supplied. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Edighoffer and Grant are moving to Grand Bend this week, where the former will again be taking up the bar- ber trade, as he had in former years. John Moritz, of Cavalier, Mich- igan, and Isaac Moritz, of Minne- sota, are renewing old acquaint- ances in this district for a febv days this week. . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steinback and Mrs. William Ruby visited re- latives in Holly and Pigeon, Mi- chigan, recently. Jacob Hanover, and daughter, Margaret, Dashwood, had a nar- row escape on Tuesday, when the buggy inw hich they were riding was struck by an automobile dri- ven by Jerome O'Leary. The car bit the buggy in the rear com- pletely demolishing it. Mrs. J. Rascke, of Detroit, spent the week with her relatives in Dashwood and surrounding dis- tricts. A munber of the villagers are brightening up their residences with a new coat of paint, and this is a good investment as it pre- serves the wood. A fruit and grocery store has been opened in Bayfield next to the post office. _OF - YEARS GONE 15 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1960 Fieldman's Conference In Guelph Discusses Topic of Communications JUNE 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Desjardine visited in Galt over the week end with the latter's sister. A number of ladies attended the graduation exercises at Stratford General Hospital on Saturday af- ternoon, when two local girls, Mis- ses Alpha Meyers and Irene Turk - helm received their degrees as nurses. Dr. Hobbs Tayor was returned as a member of parliament for Iluron on Monday with a majority of close to 2,000 over his oppon- ent. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Clarke have returned to Quebec after spending some time with his mother at Blake. Miss Karen Pedersen, who has been to California and other places of interest, has returned to her home in Dashwood. Scarlet fever has visited the homes of Sam Hendrick and Mor- ris Masse, on the Bluewater high- way, but all the parties are re- ported as progressing favourably. Mr. and Mrs. John Decker, of Pigeon, Michigan, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rader in Dash- wood and other friends in the dis- trict over the week end. A prisoner of war camp is be- ing erected on the farm of Albert Etherington, east of Centralia, for war -prisoners that can work in the sugar beets. 10 YEARS AGO (By 3. Carl Hemingway) Recently I had the opportunity of attending a Fieldman's Confer- ence under the excellent leader- ship of Dr. Norman High and Pro- fessor W. R. Dent, at the O.A.C. The topic was communications; that is the transfer of ideas from one person to another. JUNE 1950 Miss Anita Deters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Datars, Zurich, has accepted a position teaching in Kitchener. She has just gradu- ated from the Stratford Normal School. Jake Haberer was elected as pre- sident of the Zurich Lions Club at the regular dinner meestiktg on Monday night. George Deichert is the past president. Miss Jemima Johnston, a life- long resident of Zurich, passed away at the Seaforth hospital on Friday, June 2, in her 73rd year. The Huronia Male Chorus, of Exeter, presented a program in the Dashwood Lutheran Church on Sunday evening. A fight with the police at Grand Bend cost a Detroit youth a $25 fine on Monday, when he was con- victed in court at Exeter. A new metal roof has been put on the apartment building owned by Mr. Mose Erb in the main sec- tion of the village. Loyd. Edighoffer, of Mitchell, who has considerable holdings at Bayfield, is erecting a miniature golf course next to his store and cabins. Congratulations are being ex- tended to the baby of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Decker; which won first prize in the Baby Show at the Hensall Spring Fair. SUGAR & SPICE (By W. (BILL) B. T. SMILEY) ti This is the time of year when hundreds of thousands of young people across the land have one foot in the air, ready to take a big step. They are the graduates. It's a little sad for us older folks in June as the graduates pictures flowers and yearbooks sprout. It means the old vulture with the scythe has put another notch in our particular post. * * * But it is comforting to kno,v that the reserves, fresh, strong ""and well equipped, are being rush&. up to support the tattered, weary, front-line troops in the battle of life. We need them. Finishing public school, and just busting to get into high school and be real teen-agers, is the Grade 8 gang. No nostalgia for them. They liked public school, but that's kid stuff now, and the soon- er they're out, the happier they'll be, * * * For the boys, it means they will no longer he treated as children, which is the bane of their exis- tence. Now, they'll be students. It means they can start sneaking into the poolroom, shaving, giving their parents a little more lip, and getting their hair cut the way they want it, It also means pimples, paying girls' way to the show, and To do this we use words but our leaders startled us the first morning by telling us that words have no meaning. Rather people have meaning for words. I wonder if I have the same meaning for the words I am writing as you have for the words you are read- ing? What a Wonderful opportu- nity for misunderstanding! For example when leaders of producers marketing boards say that through this method of sell- ing producers will receive the best market price for their product how many producers interpret this to mean profitable price? Good market price means the best possible price 10. relationship to the supply on hand; profitable price means the excess of selling Price over cost of production. There is therefore no relationship between the two terms. If there is an over -supply of a product through good selling you may receive. a good price consi- dering the over -supply but it still may be much less than cost of production. On the other hand the product may be in very short supply, but through poor selling the producer inay receive less than he should and yet have a profit - TIE; ,iA the first and worst, experience with love. But they don't know that, so they're happy as turnips. * * * It's even more exciting for the girls leaving public school. For some reason, girls in Grade 8 are a foot taller than boys in Grade 8. This makes love affairs, in which girls are interested in, even in Grade 8, rather awkward. Mo- ving on means they'll be mixing with real BOYS, their own size, who• eat them as members of the ,App site sex, and not with stunted dleln S, who wrestle them, push them, tr1p em, punch them and mock them. * * * High school graduates are not so ecstatic about leaving. In fact they're almost reluctant in many cases, They'd never admit it to their parents, but they've had a ball for the last four or five years. Now the cord must be cut. Friends must be left. The familiar and comforting dependence on parents and teachers is at an end. Life looms ahead, large and faceless. Within them lurks a delicious fear, mingled with the excitement of knowing they are almost men or women, and will have the free- doin and responsibility this en- tails. (Continued ori page 3) S able price. If producers wish to make these terms mean very nearly the same thing they will have to snake a de- finite effort to either control the supply or remove the surplus. . Before we, producers, criticize our marketing boards for low prices let us remember that in the great majority of cases we have failed to give our marketing boards the power to do either of these things. Let us also remember that ad- vancement of civilization has been due to our ability to record events in a written language. By this we are able to benefit from the ex- perience of past generations. The past records seem to be ha- ving a definite affect on farm thinking and it is interesting to hear "controlled production" men- tioned quite frequently. Not long ago this was a "dirty word" at farm meetings, naw it seems ac- ceptable. Before we accept this idea into farm policy let us carefully consi- der two weaknesses. This method can only raise prices to the level of the cost of imports as the broil- er growers have learned and sec- ondly it encourages the use of substitutes as the cream produ- cers have discovered. We need also consider the fact that there is a market for our pro- duction in many parts of the world so that it would seem that we should do all we can to supply this need before we cut produc- tion. ARD\! RE OH Burner Plumbing Heatine SALES and SERVICE Service Electricei Work FURNITURE, COAL and CEME P ONE 8 ASH :`•'r' COD NT Business and Pry Tessio AUCTIONEERS 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—Cali BERT KLOPP Phone 93r1 or 220 Zurich Representing CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION HURON and ERIE ER. E TURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES 51% — 5 years 5% — 3 and 4 years 41% — 1 and 2 years GENERAL INSURANCES Fire, Automobile, Premises Liability, Casualty, Sickness and Accident, etc. An Independent Agent representing Canadian Companies J. W. HAEERER Authorized Representative Phone 161 — Zurich • OPTOMETRY J. E.LCi.GST „►,FF OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH: Daily except Monday Phone 791 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 12 noon. CLINTON: Monday Only Phone HU 2-7010 Thursday evening by appointment IP1 Directory DENTISTS DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street Exetei 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 The Doctor will be away from June 11 to June 27. In case of need please phone the office. ZURICH Phone 51 G. A. WEBB, D.C.* *Doctor of Chiropractic 438 MAIN STREET, EXETER X -Ray and Laboratory Facili.tiea 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 LEGAL W. G. Cochrane, B.A. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Hensall Office Open Wednesday and Friday Afternoons EXETER PHONE 14 BELL & LAUGHTON BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS de NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER D. HELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, L.L.B. Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoon EXETER Phone 4