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Zurich Citizens News, 1960-12-01, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH eitizEn.J., 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, DECEMBER 1, 1960 Town Attractions Mean Business It is generally conceded that the more attractions there are in a town, the more people will come into that town and, at the same time, patronize the local stores. It is human nature to do your shopping in the same town when you are going there anyway to attend a show or other entertainment. Storekeepers realize the importance of making the town in which they have their business, attractive to residents in both urban and rural areas as well as to visitors and passing traffic. It is usually unfortunate if those for whom entertainment is provided do not take sufficient advantage of it in a town. It means that the trade of that town is lessened and eventually the town itself degenerates and becomes an unattractive locality to both resid- ents and visitors. The Busier, The Better How often have you noticed that the person who is busiest is frequently the one to whom others turn when they want a job done quickly and well? The busiest businessman generally is the one who is most willing to take on a community chore, to help out in an organization when the going gets tough, Dun's Review, a periodical of business management, makes the point editorially in a recent issue when it says: "Men who complain that they are 'too busy' usually find time to do the things they want to do. When they say `I don't have time'—to read, to converse, to serve their industry or community— they mean their other interests have a more urgent personal appeal. "The busy man has to discipline his time to the things that must be done, the things he wants to do. Persistent self-discipline brings a sense of satisfaction—but duty should not require the rejection of every pleasurable task. "People are creatures of habit, and executives are no excep- tion. The busier an executive is, the more likly he is to have time left over for some worthwhile altruistic effort." Jim's Machine Shop NEW IDEA MANURE SPREADER HEADQUARTERS backed by our slogan: "IF YOU MAKE IT, WE'LL SPREAD IT" Owing to the constant demand for our No. 19 P.T.O. Spreader,, many have turned in smaller ground -driven tractor spreaders. These we offer at a premium. All have been reconditioned to give the service you can expect in purchasing here.. To learn more of this service, consult your neighbor whom we've had the pleas- ure of serving for the past 30 years. INow on display! NEW luau' NEWRAIL-TYPE SPREADER! 130 bu. PTO d Undershot action uses 16 weighted, sharpened, free -swinging steel flails to slice, shred and spread manure evenly — regardless of cross -wind. Backed by full year guarantee. We're dealing BIG... to save you money! SPREADS MANURE EVENLY.. EVEN IF IT'S FROZEN r ii .ri' ',c• . i.. �. �,.. 1 f% • '7: .cf ��#•f''ro': �rtrt::X:::.j<:z.. Gr �?'sMMMci PHONES: SHOP 9H, RES. 38R ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1960 40 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 1920 Mrs. William Klopp is spending a week visiting at Stratford, Tavis- tock, New Hamburg and Kitchen- er. Mrs. J. Melick was a visitor at the home of her son Alfred, last week. Miss Leila Siebert and Mrs. T. L. Wurm, were visitors with the former's sister, Miss V. Siebert, of Wingham, over the weekend. Mr. Irvin Eckstein, of Michigan, visited relatives and friends in this vicinity this week. Mr. Frank McCutcheon, of Lon- don, was a visitor at the home of Mrs. S. Rennie, over the weekend. Miss Anna McDonald, and Miss Marguerite Douglas, spent the weekend at the home of Mr. R, N. Douglas, of Blake. Mr. and Mrs. I. Hudson, of Sea - forth, and Mrs. S. Merner, of Hen- sall, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Melick. Mrs. F. B. Meyer was at London, last Thursday. 0 25 YEARS AGO -OF- YEARS . GONE - BY 15 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 1945 Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton and family, of Ilderton, were vis- itors at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thiel. Miss Florence Haberer, of Lon- don, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Haberer. Mr, Ted Steinback, Mr. William Decker and son Carl, and Mr. Mer- ner spent one day at Walkerton Fair last week. Mr. Nicholas Deichert, of Detroit, is visiting for a few days at the home of his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yungblut, and his brother, Jacob Deichert. Mrs. Sam Faust and son Harold, of Mitchell, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Faust, of Galt, were Sunday visit- ors at the home of Mrs. W. Hoff- man, and Mr. and Mrs, Leroy O'Brien. Miss Vera Decker, of Exeter, gave a very interesting message on her missionary work in the Wes- tern Provinces, on Sunday evening in the Evangelical church, Dash- wood. Gertrude and Monica Druar, of London, were weekend visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Druar, west of town. DECEMBER 1935 Albert Kalbfleisch, George Die - chert, Jake Haberer, Elmore Klopp and Ted Haberer spent a few days in Toronto last week at the Royal Winter Fair, and the Beekeepers convention. William Thiel, of Zurich, has re- cently been appointed Huron Coun- ty Constable. Harold Stade, Len Prang, Earl Yunblut, and Albert Heideman at- tended the hockey game at Detroit between Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. Mr. and Mrs. David Ducharme visited with relatives in Detroit, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Weston, of Bayfield, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Bender one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Geiger Ud family, Mrs. Lydia Pfile and 'Miss Anna Hess, are visiting relatives and friends in Michigan. Miss Anna Overholt spent a few days visiting in Stratford last week. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Haberer re- turned Monday evening from their wedding trip. Miss Lela Witmer, of Forest, vis- ited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Witmer, of the Babylon Line. SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (BILL) B. T. SMILEY) There's a shocking waste of that he'll never be able otuse. time, money and energy, not to mention the nervous strain, going into education these days, accord- ing to the ratepayers. And I agree. 10 YEARS AGO Vast, factory-like p la n t s of brick and steel and glass are springing up across the land. Thousands of buses pour hundreds of thousands of children into these structures every morning, and haul them away in the afternon. Mil- lions, if ont billions, of teachers' salaries. And all for nowt, as they used to say at The Gate Hangs High, a very fine pub in York- shire. DECEMBER 1950 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zehr, brid- al couple, have returned home, after their trip to Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Mr. Donald Charrette, Edward and Perry, of Detroit, visited at the home of the former's grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. David Duch- arme. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Elliott and family, of Goshen Line north, were recent viistors at Niagara Falls, and Toronto. Miss Jean Hartman, and brother Raymond, spent a couple of days in Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gackstet- ter and family, have moved to the southern part of the province. Mr. and Mrs. George Stephenson have moved into the home vacated by the ,Gackstetter family. Mrs. Milton McAdams is spen- ding a few days visiting in Toron- to. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schultz and family have returned to their home at Niagara Falls, after spending the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Erb. Huron County Federation of Agriculture 'Annual Meeting Held In Londesboro BY J. CARL HEMINGWAY Warren Zurbrigg, RR 1, Clifford., the re-elected president, presided at the Huron County Federation of Agriculture annual meeting held in the Londesboro Community Hall, on Wednesday, November 23. Gordon Greig, of Wroxeter, was re-elected first vice-president, and having accepted the resignation of Frank Yeo with regret the meeting elected Elmer Ireland, of Wing - ham, to the office of second vice- president. Guests Miss Doreen Howatt, Dairy Princess, spoke briefly and Mr. Sheir, of Bruce Federation, and Mr. Reith, of Middlesex Federation, brought greetings from their coun- ties. William Tilden, newly elected president of the OFA, was guest speaker and brought a strong mes- sage of optimism. What we can- not do individually, we can do by working together. For at least sometime to come we have mastered the art of pro- duction, it is now urgent that we consolidate our position by mas- tering the problems of marketing and distributing our food products. After making a tour of Great Bri- tain, Mr. Tilden is convinced that we can expand sales s to that coun- try as well as to many other needy countries that are not blessed with an abundance of wholesome food. Mrs. Gordon Greig, chairman of Canadian Farm Radio Forum, out- lined the program for this area and urged participation. Reports were also received from the var- ious affiliated commodity groups with Bob McGregor reporting for the Beef Producers, Carl. Heming- way for the Poultry Producers, Horace Delbridge for the Cream Producers, and Lorne Rodges for the Dairy Co-Ordinating Board, Agricultural representative Doug Miles spoke briefly and conducted the elction of officers. Ross Love, County president of the Hig producers, outlined the ac- tivities of that organization and introduced Charles McInnis, Ont- ario president. Mr. Innis outlined the proposed Farmers Allied Meat Enterprise known as "Fame." He pointed out that for every $18.00 that farm- ers have invested in Agriculture there is only $1.00 invested in the processing industry. It should be easy for farmers to invest this ex- tra $L00 in a processing and sales organization that would be under their own control. There are mar- kets awaiting our product that are attractive to a selling organization whose objective is to increase the returns to the producer. Information meetings have been arranged, be sure that you get out to one of them where your own particular questions can be ans- wered. TURKEY BINGO In The MT. CARMEL PARISH HALL On Thursday, Dec. 1 9:00 p.m. 14 ROUNDS FOR TURKEYS $1000 Door Prize (TURKEY) Sponsored by Mt. Carmel CWL Believe me, I know. I've been going to school, in one way or an- other, for about 25 out of the last 40 years, and could write every- thing learned in sehol down in a five cent scribbler, and have en- ough paper left to write an autibi- ography. There's nothing new about this, of course. It's been going on for generations. But the full realiza- tion of the appalling waste didn't hit me until recently, when I at- tempted, on several occasions, to help my son with his homework. I've been helping him for years, and I might say that he has always appreciated the fact that I had re- ceived an excellent education, and could work out perimeters, and number of pecks in a bushel, and that sort of thing. ,: *: :r• Indeed, we've had some of our most intimate moments, real Dand- and-Son times, as I have carefully explained that Champagne was a great French explorer, in history, and that it is hotter in summer than it is in Florida, in science, and that his mother would help him with his fractions, in arith- metic. * s: * I have no quarrel with what we learn in elementary school. There they teach us to spell, write, read and figure, all useful things. It's in high school that the rot sets in. Go up to any middle-aged man, go ahead, the first one you see, and ask him the formula for hydrogen sulphide. If he smiles sheepishly, ask him for the square root of 37, and when he begins to get annoyed, demand that he tell you the capitals of the provinces of Canada. He might get three of them. This reveals the tremendous waste of our educational system, and if you're not convinced, sidle up to a woman the next time you're at a party. Act puzzled. Ask her, gently, who fought in the War of 1812. If she looks around and giggles, demand a definition of a dangling participle. If she slays your face, you know that she's a normal, well - adjusted Canadian woman, with a perfectly good high school diploma. Those friendly evenings are are now but a nostalgic memory. No longer do we spend a half-hour, heads together, trying to figure out pistils and stamens. Gone are the pleasant tines when we solved together the intricacies of the far- mer who had ten acres of hay in a forty -rod field, and traded it for seven tons of coal at 50 cents a bag. • He's in high school now. And they're teaching him all sorts of nonsense like why Henry VIII mar- ried six women, and sheep -raising in Australia, and G plus 2 — ( — 2x) equals dear knows what, and concrete nouns, and the chemical formula for buttermilk, and a whole lot of crazy stuff like that, . Personally, I have a deep feel- ing of resentment that I spent so long learning so little. I "put in" no less than nine years learning French, had an affair with a French girl, and sa far as I'm con- cerned, la plume de ma tante is still dans le jaddin. In the Air Force they taught us all about meteorology., And as sure as I look at the sky and proclaim three days of perfect weather, because there is cirro-stratus cloud, I walk out into a real soaker of a rain. * * It's not until our formal educa- tion stops that we begin to learn. Men learn how to swear at the fellow who won't dim his lights. They recognize, after a few pain- ful experiences, that a full house isn't much good when jacks are wild. 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