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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-11-24, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH ew.wcz€n; NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONTARIO HERB TURKHEIM — Editor and Publisher FRANK McEWAN — Plant Manager 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 cents THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1960 A Deputy County Warden (Goderich Signal -Star) While being elected warden of a county brings a man un- deniable honor and prestige, it also brings hime something else— heavy demands on his time. These demands often have an effect on his normal activities, even the particular line of work he is engaged in which, in the case of the average county warden, is that of farming. When a man is sufficiency public spirited to serve in the interests of his fellow ratepayers in the role of warden, he deserves all the assistance that can be given him. This point is possibly overlooked sometimes with the result that warden is un- intentionally penalized; he is obligated to neglect his own personal affairs and buiness because of lack of time to do otherwise. Warden John Durnin of Huron is now completing a year of excellent service to his native county. He has left no stone un- turned in his unselfish and eager desire to fulfill the obligations of his office to the fullest extent. We were interested, therefore, in his remarks at the Huron Warden's Banquet last Thursday evening, He stated that since January he had attended 195 meetings in connection with County Council affairs. At that rate, he will average about four meetings a week by the end of the year. In view of this, Warden Durnin suggested that there should possibly be a sort of Deputy Warden appointed who could rep- resent the County at some affairs when the Warden found it im- possible to attend at that time —maybe at a time when two differ- ent meetings were scheduled at two different places at the same time. The suggestion seems quite a reasonable one and would go a long way towards taking a load off the shoulders of the Warden. If we are not mistaken, that idea has already been complemented in two other counties. There are now deputy wardens in Kent and York Counties, although in the latter county the assistant is known as a commissionaire. With life getting more complex and more municipal details to be attended to than ever before, it is conceivable that the duties of a County Warden are heavier than ever before. To keep in step with changing times, maybe a change in the set-up for a County Warden would be in order. Maybe it is about time he should have a break and be blessed with the assistance of a Deputy Warden. Then, he would have the opportunity of living a more normal life during the term in which he is in office. Uninsured, He Owes $21,000 (Stratford Beacon -Herald) A Toronto salesman, driving in British Columbia bit another car and injured two persons. He was not insured, and as a result of a judgement must repay $21,000—the Unsatisfied Judgemeaat Fund limit, including costs—at the rate of $25 a month. This will take 70 years, if he should live to be 107. Married, with two child- ren, he supports an aged father,and as long as he owes any part of this money he cannot own a home or other major asset. For public liability coverage alone, on a passenger car used for business, the premium in Toronto, a Stratford company tells us, would have been $45. Allowing for the compulsory $41, or so he figured. Discussing his grim future, the Vancouver Province says there ought to be protection for motorists, as well as the persons injured. There have been numerous cases equally distressing, but always the protection against such disaster was in the hands of the car owner. If a man cannot pay an insurance premium, ob- viosuly he cannot reimburse anyone he injures with his car, and is a menace to the public when he drives. Agitation for compulsory insurance in Ontario has been going on for years, and arguments for it are being heard by a select committee of the Legislature, but it is not a, cure'=all. A few days ago a Toronto man charged as impaired got bail and three days later was arrested on a similar charge He cannot buy insurance .Also in a Toronto court this week a man with six convictions for impaired or drunk drivng, and whose license had been lifted in .1958 for life. He was in two accidents last May, and this time was ;ailed for driving with out a license. He can be punished under the Traffic Act, but his victims would have no recourse under a compulsory laws, because he would have no insurance. The Un- satisfied Judgement Fund would still be needed, if only to protect against unisured of financially irresponsible non-residents and hit- and-run drivers. The Legislature committtee hopes to report by next January. One thing it ought to recommend is higher limits to payments from the Fund. The present $10,000-$20,000 is in many cases inadequate. TOWNSHIP OF HAY CLERK'S NOTICE OF FIRST POSTING OF VOTERS' LIST NOTICE is hereby given that I have complied with Section 9 of the Voters' List Act and that I have posted up at my office at the Village of Zurich on the 10th day of November, 1960, the list of all persons entitled to vote in the said Municipality at Municipal elections and that such list remains there for inspec- tion. AND I hereby call upon all voters to take immediate pro- ceedings to have any errors or omissions corrected according to law, the last day for appeal being the 24th day of November, 1960. DATED this 10th clay of November, 1960. H. W. BROKENSHIRE, Clerk, Township of Hay ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS 40 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1920 Mr. Robert Williams, who has been in Zurich for a number of years, recently left for Quebec, where he intends to make his home. Mr. F. C. Kalbfleisch, attended the flax manufacturer's convention in London, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oesch have taken up housekeeping in the house purchased by Mrs. J. Geig- er. This was formerly the prop- erty of William Meidinger. Mrs. W. C. Wagner, was on a business trip to London this week. Trefle Laporte, son of Mrs. Charles Laporte, Sauble Line, un- derwent a serious operation for ap- pendicitis last week. The opera- tion was performed by Dr. Mac- Kinnon and Dr. O'Dwyer. Mr. J. Hey received a painful in- jury to his foot, and sprained his ankle, last week. He was letting the wagon out of the barn at the time of the accident. 0 25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1935 Miss Olive Witmer is at present staying with her grand -aunt, Mrs: Jacob Weber, of Dashwood. Mr. Henry Clausius attended the funeral of his uncle, at Clinton, and Blyth, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore McAd- ams, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wurm, of Zurich, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mc- Clinchey and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy McDonald, of Chislehurt, were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oswald, of the Bronson Line. Mr. William McAdams -has pur- chased the equipment of Louis Weber, who has been gathering cream for: the past eighteen mon-` ths, for the Exeter Creamery, The WMS of St. Peter's Luther- an Church, held their monthly meeting on November 18. Mrs. E. F. Klopp was in charge of the meeting. Clippings were read by Mrs. G. Deichert, Mrs. E. Datars, Miss G. Weber, Mrs. J. Harberer, and Miss M. Heideman. Rev. E. Turkheim spoke briefly on condi- tions in Germany. Mrs. Foster read a thank you offering thought. A report on the WMS convention at Kitchener, was given. -oF- YEARS GONE -BY- 15YEARS AGO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1960 NOVEMBER 1945 Mr. Milfred Doerr and his sis- ters, Edith and Alma, of Laird, Saskatchewan, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Thiel. Mr. and Mrs. William Dinnin and family, of Hensall, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dinnin, and their new baby son "Billie." The many friends of Mr. Conrad Schilbc, will be pleased to learn that he has returned home from the hospital, and is progressing favourably after his accident. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steinback, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Steinback, accompanied by Mrs. Emily Fuss, visited in Windsor over the week- end. Mrs. Elmore Thiel and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thiel, recently from the west, were at Hyde Park, Sun- day, where they visited with Mr and Mrs. Russell Pitt. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hartman, and family, of the Bronson Line, Mrs. N. Deitrich, Martina, Benny, Eugene, and Herbert Deitrich, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kuno Hartman. Roy Weber and sister, Miss Clara Weber, of London, were Sunday visitors with their parents. 0 10 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1950 Mr. and Mrs. John Brown spent a few days at the home of their daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hostettler, at London. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gascho and Mrs. E. Turkheim, have returned home after a visit with relatives and friends at Toronto and Hamilton. Mrs. Graydon Peters and son Ron- ald, returned home with them, to spend a week. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jeffrey have returned home, after visiting with friends and relatives in Detroit, Windsor, Chatham and London. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thiel and Mrs. Dr. W. B. Coxon, spent a few days in Toronto this week. Mr. Garfield Witmer spent sev- eral days at the home of his sis- ter, Mrs: Wilfred Jervis, at Clinton. Miss Kathleen Hess, who is in training at St. Jospeh's Hospital, London, was a weekend visitor at her home here. Mr. Emmerson Gable, and his daughter Ethel, will occupy the rooms in the Krueger block, recen- tly vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Don Charlton, who have moved to Ex- eter. Cream Producers Becoming Minority Plan Reduction Of Surplus Butter BY J. CARL Ontario Cream Producers held their annual meeting in the .Royal York, Tuesday, November 15. This meeting seemed to make even clearer the difficult problems fac- ing farmers. Cream Producers are becoming fewer and fewer as more dairy men turn to the sale of whole milk. This does not mean any reduc- tion of butter but simply means that the milk is separated by a processor for butter manufacture. However, it does mean a definite loss of support for those who are most interested in the sale of but- ter, and does limit the effective- ness of their organization. An even bigger problem of these people seems to be the difficulty in producing enough butter with- out producing a surplus. Actually, the yearly surplus is barely a safe guarantee of having enough but this has accumulated over a suc- cession of favourable production years to the point where it is em- barrassing. A resolution, recommening that the price remain as it is to pro- ducers but allowing the retail price to fluctuate down to 54 cents, with the difference to be made up by government, was defeated. The main argument against this was the reluctance to have any more than the simplest of government participation. As an alternative a seasonal sale of butter was proposed. By this means perhaps for a month each year when it was assured that there would be a surplus, retail outlets would give three pounds for the price of two with the third pound paid for by the government. Dif- ficulties are quite apparent in this method and if insurmountable, the Board will then reconsider the resolution. HEMINGWAY A second resolution of partic- ular interest requested that all ve- etable oil products other than soap) be grouped with lard in government production figures lis- ted in the press. As it is now, butter substitutes are listed separately from lard and shortening. Thus it would appear that when sales of butter subsitu- tes increase it means that it is at the expense of butter. However, butter substitutes go on sale at 41b for $1.00 while shortening stays at 36 cents. Since these pro- ducts are virtually the same, many housewives buy butter substitutes in place of shortening, rather than in place of butter. After hearing, on several occas- ions, the Hog producers berated by those in authority at Queens Park for their accusations against the packers, I was surprised to hear Mr. Everett Biggs attack the Milk Distributors. According to Mr. Biggs, these processors sent out letters to their fluid milk pro- ducers urging them to oppose giv- ing a donation to the Cheese Pro- ducers for the export of cheese to relieve our surplus of dairy prod- ucts. Just whose side is the gov- ernment on, 0 .ter..®.® Wedding and Funeral Designs CUT FLOWERS POTTED PLANTS — FREE DELIVERY — To Zurich -- on Orders of $5.00 or More "WE GROW OUR OWN" REDER'S FLOWERS PHONE 761 --- EXETER SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (BILL) B. T. SMILEY) A couple of months ago we be- gan a new life in a different town, with a new job and a different home. Have you ever considered pulling up stakes and making a completely fresh start? It's quite an experience. Let me tell y o u about ours. For ten years, I was editor of a small - town weekly newspaper. When we began that life, I work- ed very hard. We didn't have any money. What we had was faith, hope, and mortgages. The faith and hope seemed to decrease much more rapidly than did the mort- gages. But gradually, things improved. Sheer grit, honesty and ignorance were not to be denied. For example after my wife had been cooking for only two years on a two- bur- ner hot -plate set up on the iron- ing board, we were able to buy an electric stove. This was accom- plished by borrowing money o n my insurance policy. * * * After this life got better stead- ily. I was able to borrow enough to put a down payment on a -used house. An old aunt of mine died and left me a legacy of $50. With this I was able to buy a car, five years old, with only 36 months to pay. We managed to establish a fuel bill, tax arrears and several grocery bills, sure signs of success. Despite our steady progress dow- nhill those were the good years,as people in their dotage are fond of saying when they recall those horrible early years of marriage. We raised two children who were a continual source of amusement, delight and irritation. We made many friends who were a cont- inual source of good fun, good food, good talk and bad wiskey. ** Of course, it wasn't all roses, mind you. The Old Battleaxe and I fought frequently and hotly dur- ing those years over anything from my laziness around the house to my inadequacy as a father. The kids complained bitterly about go- ing to bed so early and not having more spending money. I talked continually about how hard my job was on the nerves. My wife rarely ceased lamenting her menial role in life. But on the whole, we led an av- erage wildly disorganized, normal, Canadian family life, and most of the time thoroughly enjoyed it. We had definitely put down roots, even though most of them were busily engaged in either mucking up our drains or heaving our foundation. Why would a family, moored to a snug berth, suddenly cut its hawsers and drift off into unknown waters? You might as well ask why a hen wants to cross the road, or an octogenarian decides to get married. It's a cross between: "to see what it's like" and "just for the hell of it." As Brutus said: "There is a tide in the affairs of men ..." This was just before he went out and got his head knocked off by the bad guys. Or as Robbie Burns put it: "You tak the high tide, and I'll tak the low tide ." Well, we took the family size tide, and we've been at sea ever since. You've no idea of the tremend- dous changes in our lives since we made the big move. My own life has undergone a general uprooting that has made it almost unrecog- nizable. For example: I used to put on 14 storm windows every fall; here I just slide down the al- uminums. I used to write this col- umn on the kitchen table; now I write it on the card table. I used to have just a cup of tea for break- fast; now I must gag over an egg. I tell you, I don't know whether I'm coming or going. It's been even more of a wrench for my wife. Used to the deep, rich satisfaction of looking after a big eight -room house, she's frustrated by the ease with which she handles this mere six -roomer. Used to lugging the garbage cans out from the back shed, she finds it no chal- lenge at all to hoist them the 20 feet required here. She's quite at a loss with doors that close tightly and windows that go up and down. These may seem like little things, but they mean a lot to a woman, and she's become so neurotic from the leisure of life here that she's taken up the violin. * * * Kids are tougher than adults, but the change has upset even them. It's obvious in young Hugh. Some- times he's so disturbed he can (Continued on page 3) Business and Professional Directory AUCTIONEERS ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. 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