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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-05-11, Page 2PAGE TWO ZIREICN CITIZENS NEWS ZURICH CitizEra 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: µ ` Member: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION "- Subscription Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies 5 cents THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1961 Who Will Enforce Them? New parking by-laws, drawn up for the village of Zurich, are now in Toronto for approval by the Department of Transport. The ideas on the new by-laws are good — but who will enforce them? Without a police officer in the village, we can expect little in the way of prosecution of violators. Don't get us wrong, we realize the Ontario Provincial Polic have jurisdiction over all villages under 1,000 population, but they can hardly be expected to sit in Zurich at all times to see if anyone violates the new parking by-laws. And they won't either, we are told. The Provincial Police are just what the name implies, a prov- incial police force. Their big job is traffic control on the high ways of the province, although they are called upon to do other police work as well. They enforce the laws of the Highway Traffic Act, but they are not expected to enforce local by-laws by individ- ual municipalities. If this was expected of them they would need a force about three times as big as they have at present. For this reason, it is up to each individual municipality to have their own law enforcement officers. A local policeman could probably help out with the public utilities to a certain extent. We would imagine that the amount of fines which could be collected in the village, plus the share of the hotel licence, which we would be entitled to if we had our own police officer, would greatly offset the cost of this service to the ratepayers. We notice now that every once in a while the village hires a man fora few days to do main- tenance work, and there is no reason why a police officer couldn't help out with this. A good example of what could be accomplished in this way can be seen in our neighbouring village of Hensall. They have a local police officer, who keeps an eye on all their by-laws, and as well does a considerable amount of maintenance work for the village. We feel this arrangement in Hensall is ideal, and it could be well followed in Zurich. While we are on the parking subject, we wonder now many of you drive down the main street in Zurich shortly before eight o'clock in the morning and see the number of vehicles parked which belong to local business men and their employees. Perhaps if we would all make an effort to keep our own vehicles off the main streets, we would be leaving some room for the people who wish to come to town and do business. There is certainly not much in- centive to customers to do business in a village if they can't even find a parking place convenient. We have a suggestion to pass along to our village council, and would ask them to give it their careful consideration. As soon as the Co-op has their new building erected and in operation, we would like to see the village purchase their present property from them and turn it into a municipal parking lot. Is the idea worth considering? Anr also, give the idea of a policeman some further consideration. Missing The Boat? 40 YEARS AGO MAY, 1921 Mr. and Mrs• Thomas Johnston left for eastern points on Monday, where they will stay for several weeks. Owing to no sale for the fibre of flax, the two mills in Zurich have decided not to sow any flax this spring. This means a great loss to the working people of this vic- inity. Mrs. C. Either, the local appoin- ted health inspector, will begin his animal inspection on May 15. All parties take warning and have their back yards cleaned up, and all out -houses, pig pens, and stab- les in a sanitary condition. The Ontario Flax Mills, located in Exeter north, were destroyed by fire on Monday morning. The loss is estimated at $10,000, including machinery, stock on hand, and the building. The recent wet weather we have been blessed with must indeed be discouraging to all the farmers in this area. To date, this spring bears a strong resemblance to last year, when the seeding was so late. All this makes us wonder if maybe some of the farmers in this area might be wise to try a different line of cash crops. We can well remember a few years ago when a prominent tobacco farmer, who was in Zurich with a visiting ball team, told us that he felt a great deal of the land surrounding this area would be well suited to the growing of tobacco. Mind you, not all the land around here was included in this idea, but he stressed the point that some of it would be ideal. Perhaps the idea should be investigated by some farmers who would be willing to try something different in the line of farming. Tobacco farming is risky, though, and it could mean a roan making good returns for his labour one year, and losing all the next year. But it still is worth considering. Recently we have heard a great deal about the growing of sunflower. Here, we would imagine, might be a crop that would be less dangerous, for some farmers to experiement with. We know for a fact that many acres of this crop were grown in the Goderich area last year, and from reports the growers were well satisfied with their returns. We are told that there is some new development coming in connection with sunflower, and that the demand for this crop will be increasing each year as time goes on. In the meantime, farmers, don't get too discouraged, any day now the weather will change and we will have nice sunny days ahead. As one prominent farmer told us, "As long as we finish our seeding by May 24, we won't be too bad off." But the 24th is only two weeks away! Slightly Corn -fused (Uxbridge Times -Journal) Here is a Whimsical tale that came to us, outlining a holiday mixup we shudder to contemplate: With the coming of the holiday season, some kind-hearted soul sent the editor of a local paper, a few bottles of homebrew. The same day he received for publication, a wedding write-up and the notice of an auction sale. - Several hours later this was the printed result: John Smith and Miss Lucy Anderson were disposed of 'at a auction at my farm, one mile east of a beautiful cluster of roses on her breats, and two white calves, before a background of farm implements too numerous to mention, in the presence of about seventy guests, including two milch cows, six mules and a bob sled. The Rev. Jackson tied the nuptial knot with 200 feet of hay rope• After the reception which followed the beautiful wedding, the bridal couple left on one good. Deering plough for an extended trip with terms to suit the purchaser. They will be at home to their friends with one good baby buggy, a few kitchen utensils, after ten months from date of sale to responsible parties and some 50 chickens. Thus they were married and lived happily even afterwards. OF - YEARS GONE BY- 15 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, MAY 1.1, 1961. MAY, 1946 A second Welcome Home for the boys who have served their country in the hour of dire need, was sponsored by the Hay Town- ship council last Wednesday even- ing. Mr. Albert J. Kalbfleisch ac- ted as chairman for the program. William Bevis and assistants, from London, recently installed another cooling system in the lo- cal Zurich Dairy With this equip- ment, the proprietor, Mr. Orville Mr. John Laporte, of the Sauble Line, is enjoying a new Ford, and Yungblut and Deichert have pur- chased a new Ford runabout for their meat business. The bowling green in Hensall has ben .greatly improved by the addition of another green, making a total of five. Thomas Sharpe, of Hensall, has purchased a blacksmith shop in Seaforth. 25 YEARS AGO v, "uI1111IIIIIImmuIIW! ionotuluuWlNmlitoo 119!IIIIIIII!II!!IIIllIiUI!II!IIIIIIIUIIIIIII!1!!IIIIll11119111!!I!1!IIIumimiu umuulllluluulu!!IIIIUIIIIUILI!IIp!IIIII*1 a UG AR and SPICE astisol Il ? ~ 4 ' IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU By Bill Smiley. This Sunday is Mother's Day, and, sentimental old thing that I am I get all choked up when I think of all the mothers in the world. Especially the unwed mothers, for whom we should all have a special thought on this happy occasion. Just think of all the wonderful mothers, celebrated in song and story. The first one, of course, was Eve. We don't know too much about her Witmer, will greatly increase his as a mother. Except that she got cooling equipment, and speed up us kicked out of the Garden of Ed - his work considerably. I en, and we've' had to work for a Private Bruce Baker, son of Me. 1living ever since. and Mrs. Robert Baker, of nearAnd she did make rather a bot - Zurich, was married in Stirling, I ch of bringing up those boys of Scotland, to Bridget McQueen. , hers, Cain and Abel. One of them Rev. T. Luft has accepted a call clobbered his brother, and ever from the Lutheran Church in Dash -since, people have been going ar- wood to Hanover, where he will ; ound, bleating in a most tiresome move in the very near future. manner, 'Am I my brothers keep- er?" Mr. Earl Thiel is levelling the property he purchased from Mrs. P. Koehler. The barn, which was sold to Ted Rader, has been moved away, and this greatly improves the appearance of the corner. Mrs. J. W• Horner quietly cele- brated her 86th birthday on Tues- day. She is enjoying good health, and keeps up her home with a cheerful spirit. 0 MAY, 1936 Miss Gertrude Thiel is being trained in the service of assistant operator at the local telephone switch board. The Kalbfleisch planing mills have recently installed a modern blower system which conveys all the shavings and sawdust to the boiler room by wind power - W. H. Edighoffer, the assessor of Hay Township, has recently completed his annual warts, and turned into the council the com- pleted assessment role_ Thecouncil of the Township of Hay, at their regular meeting on Monday, decided that one copy of the London Telephone Directory would be purchased for each sub- scriber in the Hay Telephone Sys- tem. The Hensall Citizens Band have engaged Zurich's popular painter and decorator, Mr- Henry Eick- meier, as band master of their po- pular band, to replace Mr. Batters- by, who has moved to Exeter. The Band plans on playing every Sun- day evening during the summer. The Parish of St. Boniface, Zur- ich, is celebrating the 40th anniv- ersary of it's erection as a parish in the Diocese of London. 10 YEARS AGO a: s: * Then there was that Greek mo- ther, Clytemnestra: She was ra- ther a lively old skirt, who mar- ried her gwn son, after he grew up and killed his dad. MAY, 1951 The Bluewater Highway, from Bayfield to Goderich, is to be pav- ed with a black surface sometime in the very near future. Mrs. Earl Thiel accompanied her son, Douglas, to Victoria Hospital, London, where he is undergoing treatments. Seeding is now practically com- pleted, and the farmers are busy readying the land for later crops. The ground at present is quite hard and dry. Grand Bend property owners will vote on Wednesday to determine whether they want their village to be incorporated in Lambton Coun- ty or Huron County. A paper drive held in Hensall on Saturday netted over two tons of paper and magazines for the Girl Guides. Elgin Rowcliffe has purchased the farm of Mr. Joe Lostell, on Highway 4, one mile north of Hen- sall. *: In many cases, the role that a good mother has played has not been given its true due. For example, we hear a lot about Johann Sebastian Back, the composer. But what do we know of his wife? That Back had some- thing like 22 children. Modern mothers who have a child or two entered in the local music festival think they have a lot to put up with. Imagine what Mrs. Back went through, with all those little devils hammering all day on the clavichord chord. In the field of literature there are some tender mother -figures, al- so. Some of thein were stepmath- ers, like Snow White's old lady, and Cinderella's. These are peop- le who will go a step further than your own mother, in trying to get rid of you. He was so annoyed when he found out that his wife was not only old enough to be his mother, but WAS his mother, that he is reported to have plucked out both his eyes and handed them to her. It was from this modest begin- ning that the delightful custom de- veloped of giving mother a little token of your esteem on Mother's Day. • In Roman times there were some dear little old mothers, too. Their only fault was an inclination to spoil their kids. That's what hap- pened to Nero. When he was lit- tle, he was always playing with matches. Instead of smacking him, his mother thought it was sort of cute• Well, you know what kids are. Next thing she knew he was emperor, and tried to burn the whole city of Rome. History is full of these devoted mothers, who played such a splend- id part in moulding the little minds of people like Henry VIII, Jack the Ripper, and Adolph Hitler. Fred S. Watson, clerk of Stanley Township, suffered a car accident Iast Thursday afternoon, while re- turning to Bayfield from Goderich. Florence Muriel Steinback be- came the bride of James S. Hack- ett, on Saturday. Rev. E. Heim - rich performed the ceremony, in the Zurich Lutheran Church. Automobile Accident Losses Are Down In Report of Past Three Month Operation (8y J. Carl Hemingway) I just received the report of the loss ratio for the automobile pol- icies of the Co -Op insurance in On- tario for the January -March period of 1961• For the whole province the loss from accidents is down about four percent. On many areas we have had a better than average winter for driving and I suppose that this is the main reason for the improved rate of accidents but I would like to think that perhaps we are beginning to drive just a little more carefully. Just a little fore -sight in the re- cognition of danger would help a great deal; just a little courtesy would remove many of the irrita- tions that lead to accidents; just a little realization of the many min- utes we waste would make us less likely to drive like mad to save minutes in getting to the next stop where we will probably fritter away the five minutes that we saved on"the road would free many a hospital bed. Our car insurance costs us a considerable amount of money and we are prone to complain of the high rates. When you feel like complaining against these insur- ance companies for charging so much just remember that it is you, the driver, who sets the rate. AIso there are very few pure accidents. Some of you no doubt wonder what problems keep the personel of your farm organizatinons busy. Let me list a few that are currently facing you. One that requires immediate at - tractors if they travel on the road. This would not only include the tractor that is used to draw feeds and fertilizers from town but would also include any tractor go- ing from one farm to another own- ed by the one farmer. I feel quite sure that the amount paid by farmers in road taxes on their farms to townships and counties would quite easily pay for any damage or wear their tractors cause to the roads. Why then should they be forced to contribute more for the convenience of motor- ists and truckers? If this move on the part of Government is to be stopped your organization will need strong support from you. But we have real mothers too. There's Mother Hubbard, who wore those long black dresses, later in- flicted by the missionaries on the girls in the South Seas, so her dog, fed up with that no -bones -in -the - cupboard routine, would not take a bite out of her leg. And how about that old mother who lived in the shoe, and had so many child- ren because she didn't know what to do, Many mothers have been made immortal in song. Theres that jilly old trout, in the lilting Eng- lish folk song, who has been urg- ed for generations to get her "Knees up, Mother Brown." And there's Mother Machee, whose doleful charms are howled mourn- fully by the Irish on every pretext - And, of course, there's that grand old song, dedicated to your mother and mine: "M is for the mess you made of us kids, 0 if for the old ... "; and so on. But enough of this flattery. Ev- ery mother knows that, deep down, down around the stomack, she is truly appreciated by her children. They love her dearly, as long as (continued on page 3) A second problem is this mat- ter of reginal planning. We, as yet, in Huron are not seriously af- fected but the time is approach- ing when somebody is going to de- cide whether your farm will re- main as agricultural land or be covered by factories or houses. After the decision has been made by the particular governing body concerned you will have no voice in the matter. Perhaps you like to farm, yet your land has been resignated for housing. When the need for houses arises your land will be taken and you will be removed, forcibly if necessary. True you will get a good price but you may still not wish to sell. On the other hand, yours may be farm land and you have no appor- tunity to collect the attractive price that your neighbour receives for tention is the matter of licensing; housing. 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COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.U.S., D.D.S. Main Street Exetei Closed Wednesday Afternoon Phone Exeter 56 • DOCTORS Dr. A. W. KLAHSEN Physician and Surgeon OFFICE HOURS: 2 p.m. -5 p.m. Monday-Saturda,; 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, 7-1, For Appointment -- Phone 606 FUNERAL DIRECTORS WESTLAKE Funeral Home AMBULANCE and PORTARIA, 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 a'i NOTARMS PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, Q.C. Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoon EXETER Phone 4