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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-10-27, Page 2PA TWO ZURICH ec`ti €;'al NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONT, HERB TURKHEI11I — Editor and Publisher Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa 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 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1960 cents. The Free Publicity acl (Lucknow Sentinel) Whether or not all advertising mediums are flooded with free publicity blurbs, the weekly paper is certainly on the sucker list in the eyes of some big companies. What adds insult to injury is the time it takes to look over the stuff before consigning it to the waste paper basket, which we can fill upon the arrival of almost every mail, For instance. and these are only a few isolated cases, here's a sample of recent free publicity releases we have received. A two -column b; seven inch mat on "skin care," with the name of a well known cosmetic company tucked neatly in the corner, came along first class mail, and for a moment we thought we were going to get a few dollars of this company's big advertising ap- propriation. Next was a news "story" of a new discovery in detergents, In this case a sample can of the product was sent along so we could be the "first to try it." This company spends thousands upon thousands of dollars in advertising—but not in the weekly press. A can of their "new fragrance" is our sop. The nerve of them! Then there's the CBC releases that clutter the mail with regularity, First class nail, of course, as balancing the budget doesn't mean much when public funds pick up the deficit. This release was typical -10 pages of neatly mimeographed "adver- tising" about radio programs. and of course TV gets much the Same treatment. It costs 11c for postage, not to mention the material and time in preparing and producing it—and to meet the fate of all such material—disposal in the waste paper basket. That it continues to pour in. can only mean that some papers are continuing to use the stuff as the easy way of filling the paper. We have no such problem. Ours is one of finding space for news of interest to our readers—local news. If companies and corporations wish to get their message over to our readers they may do so by paid advertising. aiding Program. Somewhat ominous is the announcement of a further massive effort to promote the building of homes in Canada. The purpose is to provide employment. The effect is therefore to subsidize the unions and overpaid building workers. There is no housing shortage. The Government's effort to lure builders and prospective homy owners into building additional homes now is likely to fail. No matter how cheap the money is or how long-term are the re- payments, speculate builders are not likely to build homes for which there is no market and individuals are not likely to em- bark in large numbers an hone building just because the Hon. Mr. Walker is willing to let them have the taxpayers' money cheaply, Cure for unemployment is to get the workers back into the factories. The pundits of officialdom, many of whom have graduated from socialistic and academic circles into government, are unwilling to admit that the interest of Canadian workers is greater than the interests of Japanese, German, Italian and English and Scotch workers in their own communities. efence e reme t! While the Cold War continues, as it seems likely to do for several years, Canada's greatest need in the way of defence may be defence against civil defence authorities. There are indications that, if given free rein, they would make life unbearable for the citizens whose lives they are supposed to be planning to protect. There was the chairman of civil defence for one large Can- adian metropolitan area who announced, apparently on his own sole authority, that there would be a full-scale rehearsal of a bomb attack in a few months' time, and that citizens who re- fused to cooperate would be prosecuted. The newspapers pub- lished the story of his threats, as they were news, but the next day some inquiring reporters followed the matter up. They asked the C.D. chairman what the penalties of refusing to cooperate with him would be, He didn't know, but promised to find out. When he was asked later what he had discovered, he found that no legislation now existed under which penalties could be imposed. He said, however, that his organization had urged the provincial government "to put some teeth into the Civil Defence Act." By the time the inquiring reporters had discovered else- where that there was no provincial Civil Defence act into which teeth could be put, the chairman was no longer available for questioning, (The Printed Word) For A Safer Hal'e1 Hallowe'en .. . a time for spooks and goblins, fun and ex- citement for the youngsters. Not a time surely, for tragedy and grief. 'Yet a few careful measures must be taken to ensure that everyone enjoys the fun . , parents and young spooks! There are two important areas to watch for: first, the streets and highways. Drivers beware .of the unexpected on this night. We can't expect children to take as much care as they normally do, it's up to us to he especially alert. Then, at home there are some simple ways of avoiding Hallowe'en mishaps. The Ontario Safety League recommends a careful check on the following points: 1. Light your porch, and avoid the danger of visiting children tumbling in the dark. 2. Clear obstacles from your back yard—this will discourage practical jokers, and prevent falls. 3. If you have a dog, keep it securely tied up. 4, Make sure, if your children. go out, that they wear light- coloured clothing, so they can be seen by motorists, Touches floureseent tape on a costume are excellent protection, 5. Masks make it hard for the small toddler to see where he's going. Encourage children to make their own interesting faces with makeup. ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS 40 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 1920 Dr. and Mrs, W. Schelig, of Detroit, were visitors in the vil- lage on the weekend, Mrs. (Dr.) O'Dwyer and Miss Jean Lamont are in London this week attending the convention of the Women's Institute. Mr. D. C. Brown, who is the local produce dealer, has a gang of men busily engaged in the picking of apples, which are an exceptional good crop this year. Owing to the high cost of mat- erial and help all the weekly newspapers in Huron and Perth counties have raised their sub- scription price to $2.00 per year. Nelson E. Dahms, of Zurich, was elected as president of the West Huron Teacher's Association, at their annual meeting in Goder- ich. On Friday evening of last week a number of friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Barry, who are leaving this week for Dunnville, and presented them with an address and a beautiful rocker. Charles Snell, Howard Truern- ner and Garnet Wildfong are the three Dashwood representatives attending the Boy's Parliament this week. The trustees of SS Hay, fell in line this week and raised their teacher's salary to $1,000 per year. 0 25 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 1935 Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wuerth left for Kitchener on Mondeo, where the former has accepted a posi- tion. Mrs. J. 0, Jacobs, of Chicago, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Fuss and Mrs. Block. It is seven years since Mrs, Jacobs has been ab- sent from Zurich and she notices many changes. The big fowl supper held in St. Peter's Lutheran Church shed last Thursday made history that will probaly not be duplicated in some time to come. Over 1,400 people from all over the country attended the event. While two of our local hunters were down at the lake an Wed- nesday morning along one of the ravines, they noticed three fine deer strolling along. Among the distinguished guests at the fowl supper last Thursday evening were Mr. W. H. Golding, M.P., and Mrs. Golding, of Sea - forth. With the new 8 -hour day regu- lations, the price of bread shot up on Monday morning to nine cents a loaf. The former price was seven cents, and as a conse- quence many of the people are now baking their own bread for their table. Large shipments of sugar beets will soon be the order of the day from Hensall, -GF_ YEARS GONE BY 15 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gascho, of town, are eelebratng their Dia- mond Wedding Anniversary, at the home of their youngest son, Mr, and Mrs. Edwin Gascho, Dr. J. A. Addison, of Clinton, has sold his building in Zurich known as the Zurich Drug Store, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thiel, who intend adding to the prem- ises a lunch counter and novelty store. 11Ir. Victor Dinnin, principal of the Zurich Continuation School, along with four of his pupils, Billie O'Brien, Norbert Mit- telholtz, Campbell Krueger, and Jim Fuss, attended the WOSSA field meet at London on Satur- day. Billie O'Brien received first prize in the junior boy's shot-put, and second in the hop -step. Mrs. John Johnston, the oldest lady in Hensall, passed away at her home there last Wednesday in her 95th year. She was form- erly Catharine Soldan. Mr. Allan Gascho has taken a position in Gascho Bros. general store in Zurich. Mr, and Mrs. Wilfred Jervis and children, of Clinton, celebrated their 20th Wedding Anniversary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Witmer in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Rader (bridal couple) have returned home after a very pleasant wed- ding trip. 0 10 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 1950 Mr, Erving Gingerich, who has been a resident of Blake for some time, has purchased the property of Mr. Harry Gackstetter, in the west end of the village. What might have been a bad fire in Zurich last Saturday took place at the barn west of Miss Louise Hencirick's house, when boys were playing in the barn and all of a sudden a fire broke out. It was quickly extinguished b y neighbours. Mr. and Mrs. Laird Jacobe (bridal couple) have returned home from a lovely wedding trip to many points of interest. Mrs. William McAdams and Mrs. Newell Geiger, as delegates, are attending the big convention of Western Ontario Women's In- stitutes this week in London. Mr. Duncan Snider has return- ed to his home in Dashwood after having an operation in a London hospital. Miss Betty O'Brien has recently accepted a position with the Bank of Montreal in a London city branch. Rev. E. Heimrich is at present attending a missionary conference in the State of Pennsylvannia, The Hay Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company celebrated their 75th anniversary last week. LAFF e A . }DAY 0 1555, Ring Features Synd;pate, Inc„ Werk- rlghta rgservgd. "Young man, x don't think it's proper for my laugh• ter to be going out with an unmarried man," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1960 SUGAR n SPICE (By W, (BILL) B. T. SMILEY) I)Y By the time you read this the Canadian landscape may be as bleak as the inside of a public lav- atory, but I can't resist a paean to the finest autumn in memory. The other day I was out for a last, long draught of that most heady of brews—a perfect Octo- ber day in the country—and, as usual, I grew quite tipsy on it. Standing at the top of a high hill I could see for miles in every direction, The sight was enough to make a poet weep at the inade- quacy of words, or a painter curse the scanty range of his palette. It was one of those blue and gold days, when the world is still and waiting. High, high, out of sight and sound, a couple of jet aircraft drew their careful chalk marks across the sky, Far below was that eternal showoff, the Bay, bluer than ever a maiden's eyes, broken only by the islands, like so many bon- fires in their crimson and yellow flame. And back from the water rolled the brilliant tapestry of the fall foliage, the green fields, and silver, winding river. I stood there with my children. Even they were momentarily hush- ed by the magnificence of this Canadian fall day. I couldn't help wishing that life would ahvays be as sunny, as clean, and as exciting for them as it was at this moment. Then I started to get hungry. A typical Canadian. On those rare occasions when we are touched to the quick by life, beauty or truth, our gastric juices temporarily quel- led, start to bubble like a home- brew mash, and sky, forest and lake are dismissed with a "sure is a swell view!" And we hurry home, duck out of the golden afternoon into our cav- es, turn on the idiot box, and sit there swilling beer, watching the football game, and drooling over the odors from the kitchen. The Japanese, they tell me, can sit for a whole day and contemplate the beauty of a willow leaf, or a -tiny pool. You can belabor the av- erage Canadian with the most riot- ous colors, the most extravagant vistas in the world, and within sev- en minutes he's wondering what's for dinner, Mind you, I believe the Can- adian has a deep, if mute affection for his native land. But he should be reminded at intervals of how lucky he is to live in this country of freedom, of bounty, and of un- excelled loveliness. There is no person on earth with so much to be thankful for as a Canadian, on a fine October day. *: * Think of all the poor devils who don't live in Canada in the fall. How would you like to be an Australian, for example. Down there it's spring right now. No anticipation of cosy winter nights with the trees snapping and the furnace rumbling, for him. No looking forward to those brisk, blood curdling days of midwin- ter, for him. Nothing ahead for him but month after month of brilliant montonous sunshine. It must be depressing to be an Australian in October. How about the Englishman in October? What he has to face is six solid months of days spent in the fog and drizzle, and nights spent in the Dog and Whistle. By By spring, he is so wet, inside and out, that he'd never notice it if the entire island sank quiet- ly to the ocean flood. Maybe you think the folks in the Congo are better off in Oct- ober than are Canadians, Not a hope.- You've just learned how tc' pronounce the name of the new president, Kisamafuto, when he's replaced by a chap called Mon- gololoidijit. Perhaps you'd rather spend October in Cuba, where Tartan the Apeman was recently denoun- ced as a tool of imperialist in- terests. Or in the States, where the voters have to face that grim decision: whether Pat or Jac- quie should go to the White (Continued on Page 3) Business and rofessioaal AUCTIONEERS ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. 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