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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1961
ZURICH Citizens NEWS
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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1961
Few Teetotallers Behind Bars
Huron County has one form of local
idleness in which it can take a certain am-
ount of pride. The jail staff at the county
jail at Goderich has less work to do than
at any other county or district jail in On-
tario. The annual report of the Dept. of
Reform Institutions shows that with 145
prisoners committeed last year, the Gode-
rich jail had the fewest customers of any
of the 37 county and city jails in Southern
Ontario and eight districts jails in. Northe-
ern Ontario. Perth County was near the
bottom of the list; only five county jails
had fewer prisoners to look after last year
than the 292 who were admitted to the
jail in Stratford.
The degree of idleness was relative.
With fewer prisoners to oversee at Goderich
and Stratford, than at most county jails in
Ontario, there were fewer jailers to see to
it. Jail Governor R. W. Bell at Goderich
had the smallest jail staff in Ontario last
year, six men including himself. At Strat-
ford, the staff of the jail, including Govern-
or R. S. Newell, totaled eight. In other
counties of rural Ontario, more people had
to work at keeping the prisoners under con-
trol. At Barrie the jail staff numbered 20;
at Woodstock, 10; at Kitchener, 18; at
Brantford 16; at St. Thomas 10.
An attempt was made. for the purpose
of the annual report, to classify the prison-
Newspaper No
The task of calling attention to matters
that might be rectified if given a bit of
publicity is not the sole responsibility of
the newspaper in a community.
Improvements and changes for the good
of the community as a whole should pro-
perly be shared by all citizens of the town
and district. A newspaper's first res-
ponsibility is to inform. Any newspaper
worthy of the name is always ready and
willing to serve its community in any good
cause but it has the right to expect that
readers who wish to express their views
Still Rising
The proportion of Canadian households
which are equipped with the various dom-
estic conveniences which are so prized in
this modern age continues to grow apace•
The latest annual survey of such things
carried out by the Dominion Bureau of
Statistics shows that 80.6 percent of the 44
million households in Canada had televis-
ion sets in 1960 campared with 74.5 percent
in 1959.
By last year, too, 91.1 percent of house-
holds had refrigerators, 86.7 percent had
washing machines and 96.2 percent had
radios.
The percentage of households with an
automobile last year was 66.6 percent, up
from 65.1 percent in 1959, while 7.4 per-
cent had two or more.
The growing trend towards the use
of oil and gas for heating purposes is
shown, with 66 3 percent of households us-
ing furnaces of which nearly 40 percent
used oil and 13.6 percent used gas.
Two items included in the annual sur-
vey for the first time were power lawn-
mowers and outboard motors. There were
just over one million power lawn mowers
in use in Canada last year, representing
23.3 percent of total households. Outboard
motors were owned by 7.2 percent of house-
holds.
The increasing acquisition of such
equipment hardly suggests that Canadians
as a whole are having too bad a time of
it —(Industry).
ers according to their use of alcohol. The
results can not be taken as an absolutely
reliable guide to how many were having
problems with the bottle; presumably they
had no chance to show their preferences
while they were in jail, although the jail
staff may have had some good clues from
the condition in which some of their guests
arrived. On the basis of the best informa-
tion that could be collected, there appear
to have been few non-drinkers among the
people who ended up behind bars. Huron
jail reported that of its 155 prisoners, 13
were abstainers, and Perth reported only
three abstainers among its 293 prisoners.
This can only be on the basis of what the
prisoner said about himself•
The drinkers are listed, for what the
classification is worth, 2s `temperate" and
"intemperate"; about some of the candid-
ates for the intemperate category there
would, of course, be no doubt of their
qualifications at the moment of arrival.
Perth had 183 temperate drinkers, and 106
intemperate, or heavy drinkers, among its
292.
The report provides a column in which
to enter the number of prisoners who es-
caped from the 45 jails in the course of
the year. The column is blank; as custod-
ians, the jailer can claim to be perfect.
—(Stratford Beacon Herald).
t a Policeman
on controversial matters avail themselves
of the press by taking the trouble to write
a letter.
There are those who would like to see,
and seemingly expect a publisher to go to
bat for them to air what may be nothing
more than a personal peeve or prejudice.
Newspapers are not policemen- Better-
ment of the community is everybody's
business, not the newspaper's alone. It is
merely the medium through which con-
structive criticism can be expressed—(Luck-
now Sentinel).
Sound Advice
A gentleman of 80 looks back on his
life and has some advice for boys of today.
It consists of a few simply stated truths,
yet, because they are in danger of being
lost sight of in the world as we know it,
it merits the widest circulation.
"I advise them," he writes, "not to
burn their bridges behind them, always
prepare for a rainy day and remember that
a dollar saved is a dollar earned.
"A good education is priceless. When
you take your place in the world of men
you will be at an advantage with a high
school diploma or a university degree.
"Learn a trade. In this age of automa-
tion it's the man with the know-how who
will hold a steady job.
"Never lose faith in the democratic
system. Democracy means freedom—but
don't misuse it"
Sound advice this, all of it, offering
the promise of a rewarding future to those
who follow it.—(Industry).
Pill Perils
It's becoming difficult to name any-
thing afflicting man or beast for which
pills are not manufactured nowadays
—to cure or alleviate. Now, a chemical
company claims you can give your dog
a pill — coated to make it tasty to the
dog — that will eliminate its fleas, ticks
and lice, Very well, if the pill substantiates
the chemist's boast, but some cautious dog
owners will want to be cetrain that the pill
does not also eliminate the dog.—(Cape
Breton Post).
40 YEARS AGO
MAY, 1921
Mr. Andrew.Hess is enjoying
a new Chevrolet touring car.
The dwelling property and
land at the east end of the vil-
lage, owned by Mrs. A. G. Ehn-
es, has been sold to Mr. George
Farwell, who gets possession in
the fall.
Mr. C. Fritz has purchased
the stock and shoe business at.
Dashwood of the estate of the
late John Kraft, and has taken
possession this week. It is un-
derstood that his son, Ward,
will conduct the business in this
store.
Ferd Howald and Llyod Kalb-
fleisch have returned home to
Zurich after their studies at
Waterloo Seminary. Mr. How-
ald has completed his term, and
will be ordained into the minis-
try next week.
Mr. Rernmie Denomme, while
running from the barn to the
house, fell and hurt his shoul-
der on a 'stick. He will be laid
up for some time.
A number of farmers in the
district have had to resow some
of their early seeding, due to
the adverse weatther conditions
which have been in effect.
- George Brock, of Hensall,
'who last week lost all his black-
smith tools in a fire, has deci-
ded to rebuild a new shop in
the village.
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FIRST OF A SERIES OF SIX
Building Our Community
(A message from the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce)
We as people are human en- should be and was intended to
ough that all we can often see be by our Maker. However, we
is the dark side of everything. are not so good that we can not
Let us look at our community improve ourselves. For in -
in the light of a great future. stance let us look at ourselves
In fact, let tis review it corn- and guard our human rights, re-
pletely. 1. We have the finest ligion, and happiness, lest we
community that can be found be taken by that monster, Com -
anywhere. 2. We are in the munism. Communism will eel. -
heart of a great future. 3. In tainly make progress in nin-
ths heart of a rich area. 4. Near rrmuinities, where religion is lost,
to all the things people from and unhappiness exists.
the city would pay thousands to It is our duty to try to build
get. 5. Wonderful public rela- up our community in all sincer-
tions between urban anti rural ity to guard against these evils
people- of the day. May our churches
This, of Bourse, 18 how it be filled with us as people and
together we can build up a com
munity that can never be de
feated. We should be thank
ful for our churches, our free-
dom and worship, and should
work to defend this. If we
think our community is wonder-
ful now, we should see it after
we get together and put all of
our strength and sincerity into
our community.
How munh our community
would improve, if we would set
our goals high, and work to that
end. We would grow and be a
great asset to our country and
be an example to all humanity.
If we look at the dark side, it
should be only to see our mis-
takes, and failures, in the light
of improving ourselves, and to
reach the goals for community
betterment. ers received a payment equal
25 YEARS AGO
MAY, 1936
-OF-
YEARS GONE
rBY-
15 YEARS AGO
MAY, 1946
The levelling of the Zurich
school grounds is making a vast
improvement, as the caterpillar
tractor has been busy the past
week doing the work.
Mr. Allan Marshall, of Orange-
ville, a two-year student at the
Ontario Veterinary College, is
spending the summer months
with Dr. W. B. Coxon, where he
will practice his chosen profes-
sion.
Local workmen are busy these
days putting in a new section
of sidewalk in front of the new
residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Stade.
The 75th anniversary of the
Blake United Church was held
on Sunday, with special music
being supplied by the Zurich
choir.
The Dashwood Businessmen's
Club and the trustees of the
village entertained the return-
ed service personnel of Dash-
wood at a banquet in the Hotel.
Workmen are busy at the ex-
cavation and putting in the
:foundation of the new building
being erected by Ivan Willert,
on the property which was for-
merly the Hess Carriage Works.
The Exeter High School board
has engaged Miss Kathleen Tay-
lor as home economics teacher,
at a salary of $2,000 per year.
A delegation from the Hen-
sall Chamber of Commerce ap-
peared before the village coun-
cil in that town, with a request
to have public toilets installed
n the town hall.
Engineers are busy doing
their part of the work for the
new macadam pavement which
is to be extended south from
Bayfield to St. Joseph this sum-
mer.
The Kalbfleisch Mills are do-
ing their annual sawing of logs
into lumber, and are quite busy
at the present time.
Mr. Cecil Uttley, while oper-
ating one of the machines at the
Kalbfleisch planing mills, had
the misfortune to have his
thumb badly smashed and torn.
Mr. James A. Patreson, clerk
of the village of Hensall, has
been appointed a Justice of the
Peace for Huron County.
Mr. Charles McGregor, of near
Grand Bend, has purchased a
new model Casetractor equip-
ped with rubber tires. This
tractor, when in high gear, rolls
along from 15 to 20 miles an
hour, and the neighbours call it
a car -tractor.
A fire last Tuesday night com-
pletely destroyed the barn of
Robert Penhal, at Bayfield. He
had arrived home about 10:00
o'clock with his horse, and while
descending from the hayloft, he
fell with a lantern, which quick-
ly started the hay burning.
Hensall assessment role shows
an increase in population for
the village of 17.
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SPICE
By Bill Smiley.
There's something missing in
my life this spring. I've been
feeling restless and unfulfilled
lately, and didn't know what
was the matter. But I've real-
ized what it is. I'm lonely for
my old house.
Since we moved here last
September, we've lived in a ren-
ted place, and while it's a good
house, it hasn't the character of
the old place. There's nothing
falling down, or heaving, or torn
up. Everything is a neat, tidy
and uninspiring as the exterior
of a shoe -box.
Other years, about this time
of year, I'd be excitedly plan-
ning all sorts of repairs, renova-
tions and improvements, as I
walked around my haggard half -
acre. Once the first fever of
the trout season had abated, I'd
make a tour of inspection, usual-
ly on a sunny Saturday in May.
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10 YEARS AGO
MAY,. 1951
Last Friday two busloads of
children from Hay Township
School Area board enjoyed a
trip to Niagara Falls, where
they had a most enjoyable time.
In an exhibition game of base-
ball here, Zurich. defeated Dash-
wood by a score of 9-1. Ron
Heimrich pitched a very good
game for the Zurich boys.
Orville Witmer and Allan
Gascho motored to Windsor, on
Friday, where they purchased a
new automatic bread slicer and
wrapper, which will be installed
in their bakery in the very near
future.
Mr. Bruce Eickmeir has re-
turned to his home from the
University of Toronto, where he
has completed his dental stud-
ies for another year.
Bill Yungblut was presented
with an award at the Exeter
High School for being the best
cadet in grade 10.
The Unique Farm Forum met
last Friday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Schade„ to honour Mr. and Mrs.
Elwood Truemner, newlyweds.
The young couple were presen-
ted with an electric iron, on be-
half of the group.
Federation Of Agriculture Asks
Agricultural Training At School
(By J. Carl Hemingway)
to the 25 cents now being paid
on manufacturing milk, that
the ban on the sale of margarine
coloured to imitate butter be
continued.
Harvey Taylor, chairman of
the County Co-op insurance
committee, reported sales con -
tinning at record levels in the
county. He also indicated that
a county wide canvass of all
farmers would be undertaken in
the near future for the purpose
of making farmers aware of the
extra risks that are involved in
operating
a farm business
Bob McGregor reported that
the beef producers at their an-
nual meeting approved a voloun-
tary deduction of 10 cents per
head of cattle to be attached to
the bill of lading when cattle
are to be sold, The money so
raised will be used to finance
the organization and promote
the sale of beef.
Ab Bacon reported that the
new method of sale for hogs
which has been in operation on-
ly a few days seems to be re-
sulting in wide fluctuations in
price. This is likely to cause
serious dissatisfaction among
farmers, he stated.
The County Federation of Ag-
riculture met for their regular
monthly meeting on May 9, in
Clinton.
The president, Warren Zur-
brigg, expressed some concern
at the small amount of seeding
that has been accomplished to
date as reported by the differ-
ent directors. However, a week
of good weather would change
the outlook greatly.
There was a lengthy discus-
sion on the development of a
composite school for the coun-
ty. Since the Federation, in
conjunction with the County
Women' institutes, instigated
this action through a resolution
to County Council education
committee, and since the Fed-
eration has for years been de-
manding equal opportunity of
education for rural young peo-
ple, the meeting approved the
idea of a composite school pro-
vided agricultural training is a
definite part of the program.
The meeting endorsed the re-
solutions of the County cream
producers which requested,
briefly, that a consumer subsidy
be paid on butter of 10 cents
per pound; that cream produc-
as soon as she put anything
heavier than a pair of panties
on it. Pole atthe far end was
rotten, and kind of leaned to-
ward the house, letting the line
down to about two feet off the
ground. And every May, I'd
look at it and murmur, "If a
fellow could just get hold of a
good, straight cedar pole about
15 feet . . ."
First I'd check the ruts in the
lawn, made by the coal truck.
Depending on what kind of a
winter we'd had, these crevas-
ses ran from a few inches deep
to more than a foot. I'd measu-
ure their depth with a practised
eye. shake my head admiringly
at the skill of the truck driver
in hitting the sofest spot in the
lawn, and mutter, "If a fellow
just had about a truck -load of
fill and some grass seed . • ."
Then I'd mosey around to the
back and check the clothes -line.
The Old Lady used to give me
quite a bit of trouble over that.
About four times each spring,
she'd haul me into the backyard,
wave hysterically at all the
fine, sturdy, upright clothes-
lines of our neighbors, and
point, speechless with rage. and
shame, at ours.
It wasn't the rust that made
her mad. It was. the way the
line gently sagged in the middle,
Then I'd poke around into my
patio and look at my shingles.
They fell down there when I
had the new roof put on, seven
years ago. Each spring, I'd
kick them over, so they'd dry
on the bottom. I always fig-
ured that when they were well
dried, I'd tie them in bundles
and sell them for kindling. "If
a fellow could get 10 cents a
bundle for them, even • .."
Then I'd turn over a few
spadefuls of earth in my garden.
1 had dug that little plot, the
whole four square feet of it,
six years ago. It wouldn't grow
carrots or radishes or green on-
ions but it produced some of
the best fishing worms you ever
saw -those skinny, red ones that
the trout really go for. "Say,
you know, if a fellow started
breeding these things serious-
ly..."
* ..
Satisfied that my worms' had
wintered well, I'd give the ced-
ar hedge a routine check. When
we first moved to the old house,
it was about twelve feet high.
Every spring, I tried to figure
out a way of trimming it. And,
every spring it was a foot high-
er. Then the maple and spruce
started growing up through the
cedar, and it was so pretty I just
let it go. It must be twenty feet
high by now. "But, if I wanted
to thin it, I'll bet I could get
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