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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-09-08, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH Catz4n1.NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONT. HERB TURKHEIM Editor and Publisher Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa MURRAY COLQUHOUN Plant Manager Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Member: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960 • essae Fro t' Father The following letter, written by a father, carries its own mes- sage: "I saw you barely miss a little boy on a tricycle this afternoon and heard you yell, 'Get out of the way! Don't you know' any bet- ter than to ride in the street?' He didn't answer because he hasn't learned to talk very well yet, so I'm going to answer for' him. "No, the little boy doesn't know any better than to ride his tricycle in the street. He has been warned not to, but little boys don't always heed warnings. Some adults don't either, especially traffic warnings; for example, the one limiting the speed of auto- mobiles. "I'm going to tell you something. He has a mother who en- dured considerable inconvenience, anxiety and suffering to bring him into the world. He has a father who has worked hard and made many sacrifices to make him healthy and happy. They want their little boy to grow up to be a useful man. "Now, stop a minute and think. If you should ku11 a chiflid, how would you feel facing his parents? What excuse could you give them for having robbed them of their dearest possession? More important what could you possibly offer Him whose Kingdom is made up of little children? "Children, my hasty friend, were here long before you or your automobiles were thought of. All the automobiles on Earth are not worth the life of one little boy. We can't spare a single little boy on the street." Profit Calculation (Family Herald) In its annual report, one of Canada's biggest meat packers poses a pertinent question: "How can the packing industry sur- vive — and even prosper — on a margin of net profit .95 percent of total sales, so much lower than that of other industries?" The answer provided is quite straightforward. It is namely that because the (amount of capital employed turns over nine times a year, a packing firm. is provided with a "reasonable return" on its investment. • Both of these points are well taken. No one can deny that the profit margin on sales is low in the packing industry; that the in- dustry isr perhaps one of the most efficient in the country. But is the margin on sales necessarily the best way of judging the finuan- ebal success or failure of a company? It can be expected that a com- petitive industry, such as meat packing, with its tremendous over- head and volume of sales, that the rate of profit will be low. This is true in any kind of competitive high-volume industry; as the overhead and sales volume increases, the minimum margin of pro- fit will decrease. But this does not necessarily mean that the re- turn on capital investment is decreasing. Indeed, it dan be expected that a well-managed company will increase its return on capital in- vestments by increasing its sales. If you view the packing industry from this angle, the picture is altogether different. In the same financial statement (referred to above) it is reported that capital or shareholders' investments totalled $54,923,000. If you apply total profits listed as $5,357,000, to this figure you come up with a 9.76 percent return. This is quite different than .95 percent profit on stales. To reap the same returns on a farm worth $50,000, a farmer would have to realize a profit of $4,880 after all his costs (depreciat- ion, operation expenses, cost of materials, labor, etc.) have been subtracted from his income. There are not many Canadian farmers who manage to do this. If there were, the agricultural industry would indeed be in a happy state of affairs. ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS 40 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1920 Miss Mina Doan, of Winnipeg, was a visitor at the home of the Williams' family for the past few weeks. Mr. •and Mrs. Ed Merner, of Clin- ton, were visitors with friends in Zurich one day last week. The moving pictures shown in the town hall are being well pa- tronized. The shows are above av- erage, and many beautiful pictures are being shown. Mr. Nesbitt Woods has taken charge as teacher of the Parr Line School, in Hay Township. Mr. George Schroeder has sold the farm recently purchased by him on the Bronson Line to Mr. Arthur Gabel, who owns the ad- joining farm. Mrs. Church and two children, who have been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Klapp, and other relatives return- ed to their home in Welland on Wednesday. Mr. Henry Badour has disposed of his farm on the Zurich road to Mr. Joseph Druar, of this vil- lage. Possession will be given next March. Miss Elizabeth Ronnie has retur- ned from Grand Bend and will re- sume her teaching of singing and piano playing. Federation Fieldan States 'Convenience � nd Necessity' Applies Only to Firms (By J. Carl Perhaps most of you already know that Huron County's repre- sentative in 'the Ontario Dairy Princess contest, Miss Doreen Howatt, of Belgrave, won the pre- liminary contest on August 30. We hope that you will be able to read elsewhere in this paper that she has also won in the semi- finals on September 5 or 6. We al- so hope that Dooreen's success will encourage more of our talented Huron County young ladies to en- ter in next year's county contest. On August 30, a meeting of the members of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture met in the Royal York in Toronto. I would like th report on some of the topics un- der discussion. Charles Munroe reported for the membership committee and point- ed out the need for the Federa- } tion to show that the organization is giving the individual farmer member something for his mem- bership fee. The Federation has done quite well in the giving but all too often it has failed in the showing. If you will continue to read this item I think you will realize that your paper organization is making real head -way in gaining benefits for you. In reporting for he properties de- partment, J. Ferguson showed Hemingway) 25 YEARS AGO -OE- YEARS GONE - BY 15 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER g, 1960 SEPTEMBER 1945 Mr. and Mrs. William Shoema- ker and Mrs. Leo Luedeke, of Pi- geon, Michigan, were holiday vis- itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Haugh, on the 14th. Among the students of Exeter high school who received passes in their upper school exams were: Marion Cowen, Exeter; Bruce E'i- ckmeier, Aryls Haberer, Jean Kru- eger and Ralph Krueger, all of Zurich. The Zurich Lions Club staged their first frolic last Thursday night, and the net proceeds of $2,000 will give the newly organ- ized club a good start in their ac- tivity work. Miss Joan Paisley, of Wroches- ter, Massachussetts, is attending continuation school in Zurich, and is in residence with her aunt and uncle, Mr. ad Mrs. W. A. Siebert. Mr. Oliver Cantin is spending a few days with his parents at St. Joseph. A large number of those people connected with the Sararas family attended their reunion in New Hamburg on Monday, when 200 were present. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rowe and family, of Bolton, were week end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Newell Geiger, on the Go- shen Line north. SEPTEMBER 1935 Mr. J. R. MacMillan, the Ste- vens candidate for this riding, was a visitor in town during the past week. A goodly number of the villag- ers attended the ball game at Sea - forth last Friday night, when the locals shut -out Seaforth 7-0. Mr. Wilfred Mousseau, of Hay Township, left on Monday for To- ronto where he plans on attending the Canadian National Exhibition. What was thought to be a neigh- bour's dog attacked the fine flock of geese of Mr. Urban Pfile on Monday morning, and killed 13 geese and a turkey gobbler, Mr. Pfile caught the canine in+•the act and lost no time in getting the rifle, but could not get close ,en, - ought to administer the kill. . A sharp reductionin the price of first quality paint to $3.75 per gallon is announced by the manu- facturers of some of Canada's best known brands. Mr. Laing Foster, of Blake, is holidaying with friends in Detroit, Michigan. The Hensall Public and Contin- uation schools opened Monday with the same staff of teachers as in former years. where farmers had made real gains in obtaining adequate compensa- tion for lands taken by Hydro. The same has happened in the case of highways and pipelines. Perhaps greater than this is the hope that this department has of obtaining a "Trial of Necessity" on public use of land. By law any public corpora- tion or government department, by stating a case of convenience and necessity, can get authority to expropriate your land. Too often "convenience and ne- cessity" seems to apply only to the corporation rather than the pub- lic. In one case in a neighbouring county, the Highway changed a curve, cutting off about five acres of land, containing the farm build- ings from the rest of the farm, A necessity if you wish to drive at 75 or 80 miles an hour, a conven- ience but at much too high a price. The Federation hopes that it will be compulsory that a dis- cussion of this "convenience and necessity" be held with those con- cerned before the development takes place. The Federation has been success - full in its request that a railway committee be set up to meet with the Federation representatives be- fore freight rates are changed. The Properties Department is beginning a detailed study of tax - 10 YEARS AGO SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (BILL) B. T. SMILEY) This week the Old Girl and I will observe our 14th anniversary. You notice I didn't say "celebrate." We just observe thein, rather cold- ly. She's been a little cool about anniversaries since the time I brought the present and the card, a few years back. * * • She'd been beefing about her paint brushes being hard to glean. On our anniversary, I gave her a lovely little package of paint brush cleaner, suitably gift -wrapped. I also handed her a beautiful anni- versary card. It cost me 40 cents, and had flowers and cupids and all sorts of things on it. * * a Only thing was that it was headed off: "To my darling hus- band, on our anniversary." I'd for- gotten to read it. • • • These anniversaries are harder to take than birthdays. The whole 14 years was brought graphically to the fore tonight at dinner, when I looked around, and realized that SEPTEMBER 1950 Mr. Campbell Krueger, of town, and his cousin, Miss Ruth Krueger, of the 14th concession, are attend- ing Normal School at London. Mrs. Henry Adkins, of near Hen - sell, met with a very painful acci- dent last Friday afternoon while she was canning tomatoes in a pressure cooker and it exploded. She was badly scalded with steam and hot tomatoes. Rev. and Mrs. Albert Martin, have taken up residence in part of the home owned by Mrs. John Ehlers, in town. Nfr. and Mrs. Reg Black have taken up residence in Dresden, where the former has takn a po- sition teaching school. Mr. Hilton Truemner was one of the lucky winners at the Grand Bend. carnival, winning an electric tea kettle. Mr. ad Mrs. Wesley Richardson, Hensall, and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Richardson and family, Zurich, spent a pleasant week end at Ma- nitoulin Island. Alfred and Edward Reichert have taken a trip to Western Ca- nada and North Dakota, where they intend to visit with relatives and friends for some time. WEDDING Rannie -- Routly A double ring ceremony in Elim - vine United Church united Cath- erine Grace Routly and Gerald E. Ronnie, of Toronto. Rev. Hugh C. Wilson officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Routly and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ronnie, of Hensall. A floor length brodade gown was chosen by the bride. The Bas- que bodice featured lily point slee- ves and a sabrina neckline. The skirt swept in unpressed pleats to a chapel train. Butterfly bows ex- tending from the waist to the tip of the train accented the back. Iter fingertip veil was held by a crown of seed pearls and swirls and she carried white orchids and trailing ivory on a white prayer book, Maid of honor, Miss Anna Rout- ly, of ,Simcoe, bridesmaids, Miss Mary Ann Ronnie, of London, Miss Dianne Thiel, of Brantford, and the flower girl, Kathy Sinclair, of London, were dressed alike in street -length dresses of orchid silk organza over crystal charm. Donald O'Brien, of Zurich, at- tended the groom. Ushers were ation methods. It is hoped that this will eventually result in more equitable taxation for rural people. 'Your Federation is continually assisting various groups in making presentations to Government on matters of tariff. Most recently they hatic ii,.:i;al u -,.,L, t121 the soya - bean and corn growers in order to obtain equal tariffs with the U.S. Howard. Ronnie, of Hensall, and Donald Wilcox, of Kitchener. For a wedding trip to Ottawa and eastern points, the bride chose a mint green sheat jacket dress of silk shantung, a corsage of or- ange delight roses and black and green accessories. The couple will reside in Toronto. When In Zurich GET YOUR HAIR CUT AT EARL OESCH BARBER SHOP Open Thursday and Saturday Nights weskrarsarrommeneraresmireade all these people belonged to me, and were my rsponsibility for feeding, clothing and housing, among other things, * * * Fourteen years ago, I was a young veteran of the air force, full of ginger and peculiar ideas. With the aid of other young vet- erans and various wenches. I had been successful in getting through all my gratuities in a few months of high living. I was broke, free, cynical, selfish, and happy as a trout. * * * I thought love was something made up by women and the movies. Marriage and children were for the dopes. Money was something for other people to scramble after. The Home was where old people went when they ran out of money. Family ties were neckwear I bor- r owed from my brothers. * * * Those were pretty good days, in retrospect. All I wanted to do (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. "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 5 % — 5 years 4%% — 3 and 4 years 41/2% — 1 and 2 years GENERAL INSURANCES Fire, Automobile, Premises Liability, Casualty, Sickness and Accident, etc. An Independent Agent representing Canadian Companies J. W. HABERER Authorized Representative Phone 161 — Zurich OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF 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 DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street E. Betel 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 PHONE 51 — ZURICH 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, 74 For Appointment — Phone 606 FUNERAL DIRECTORS WESTLA KE 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 B5 NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, L.L.B. Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoon EXETER Phone 4 Highway Safety Branch ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Hon. John Yarernko, Q.C., Minster uu a +w m a'R' ' MPPIAIM4sas4I ur s s ar +