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THURSDAY, MARCH 41, 1965
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Man Brought
The recent snow storm may not have
been popular but it did prove one thing.
Man is still not in full control of every-
thing.
The force with which Old Man Winter
pounded this area served as a powerful and
humbling lesson to our ego. We were
forced to take a close look at what we
are .. , a race of weaklings with swelled
heads.
There is no doubt that man is clever.
He has explored the length and breadth
of the world and now has opened the door
on space travel. He holds the life or death
of the universe in the palm of his hand
and the future of this planet depends on
an instrument panel.
Man has conquered many diseases and
more will be licked by his medical knowl-
edge. He is knowing success in controlling
the balance of nature and has felt the thrill
of "playing God" while tampering with its
to His Knees
function.
Research has taught how to extract
the salt from ocean water, how to harness
the warmth of the sun, how to tunnel un-
der, around and through nature's obstacles.
He has studied many of God's myster-
ies and claim understanding of some. A
questioning mind and a burning desire to
progress has put man on a higher plane
than ever before and he has laughed at the
risk of one day outsmarting himself.
But man was at the mercy of the
weatherman last week. Although man knew
it was coming and could put up a defence
against it, once it had arrived, he couldn't
lessen its grip or halt its advance.
Man must have seen his inadequacy in
the face of nature's authoritive supremacy.
Man should have felt deflated and unsure
for he was_ reminded once more to step
cautiously and with reverence in this fear-
ful realm he has entered.
Compete or Lose Out
Hay Township council made a wise
move when it relinquished its share in the
community centre. Now that Zurich has
assumed full control, citizens of both muni-
cipalities can expect greater convenience
and additional rewards from the building
which had become such a burden to the
taxpayers.
No one seemed to benefit from the
partnership agreement between Zurich and
Hay Township. In fact, it appeared that
progress at the arena was hindered because
neither municipality could act without the
sanction of the other.
The stick of dynamite which finaly
blew the lid wide open was the expressed
need for artificial ice.
An artificial ice making plant is ex-
pensive to install and costly to maintain.
Not all people are in agreement that it is
necessary. Some maintain a village the
size of Zurich is "biting off more than it
can chew" to even consider such a project.
We wonder if the opposite is not true.
We wonder if a village the size of Zurich
can afford not to have artificial ice.
Sometimes. neglect to keep up with
the modern trend is false economy and we
believe this is true of the Zurich Arena.
If this village is to compete with surround-
ing communities, it must conform or be
lost in the shuffle.
There are those who have hopes of
industry moving into Zurich, Perhaps it
is only a far-fetched idea but no one can
foresee the future. One thing is certain
though. If Zurich cannot hold her own
people now, and provide an incentive for
her young citizens to stay, industries for
Zurich will never be anything more than
a pipe -dream.
Modern man demands the best. If he
cannot find it at home, he will get into his
car and drive to where he can find it.
Small communities cannot afford to lose
these consumer dollars. Survival depends
on a community's ability to entice people
in and the worth of a town can be meas-
ured by it.
Artificial ice may not be the entire
answer, but it is a start in the right direc-
tion. A dependable ice surface, no mat-
ter what the ever -milder Canadian winter
may become, will assure area children of
a healthy, wholesome recreation and Zurich
of a fighting chance.
Regulating Lake Levels
While there is considerable concern
about the current low water levels in the
Great Lakes -St. Lawrence system, it might
be dangerous to adopt suggestions to di-
vert substantial quantities of water from
other parts of Canada.
This view is expressed in the Bank of
Montreal's Business Review for February.
which discusses in detail the recurring
problems of too little and too much much
water in the Great Lakes system.
Sheer size and complexity and the in-
terplay of natural and man-made influences
would make more complete regulation and
control {of the Great Lakes -St. Lawrence
system) difficult, even if agreement were
reached among the various interests in-
volved about the objectives of control.
Arriving at an agreement on water
diversionswould be a difficult bit of nego-
tiation. Not. only are there many govern-
mental jurisdictions involved—eight states
on the United States side of the border
and two provinces on the Canadian side,
in addition to; two Federal governments—
but within each there are competing in-
terests.
Suggestions have been made to use
water from the Hudson Bay watershed and
from the Yukon and northern British Co-
lumbia to ease the present problems of
too little water. Too much water in the
Great Lakes has often been the problem
in the past; diversions to add more water
might create future flood problems.
There is a considerable body of opin-
ion that in the longer run increasing de-
mands for water in relation to natural
supply would suggest the desirability of
bringing water into the Great Lakes from
other watersheds. However, in view of the
extensive time lags in the system, there is
also widespread recognition of the possible
dangers of introducing substantial quanti-
ties of water into the upper lakes at times
of low water levels without considerably
more accurate longer range forecasts of
precipitation than are possible at the
present.
A more cautious approach, and one
favored by many, would involve as a first
step working towards the co-ordinated reg-
ulation and control of the waters available
from existing natural supplies before em-
barking on a major project to introduce
new water into the system.
Facilities for control are available at
present on only two of the lakes, Lake Su-
perior and Lake Ontario, and many of the
problems arising from alternating periods
of too much and too little water might be
solved if control facilities were available
throughout the whole system.—(Stratford
Beacon -Herald)
Sergeant Major is
New OPP Rank
Seventeen new Ontario Pro-
vincial Police Sergeant Majors
graduated from the Provost
Corps School at Camp Borden
on Friday, February 19.
One sergeant major will be
assigned to each of the 17 dis-
trict headquarters throughout
the province and will be respon-
sible for discipline and force
operations throughout their re-
spective districts under the
command of the district's sup-
erintendent,
During the two weeks inten-
sive training course at Camp
Borden, the sergeant majors
received instruction from both
provincial police and Canadian
Army Provost Corps instructors
in such subjects as drill,. crowd
control, police subjects admin-
istration, methods of instruc-
tion, tear gas equipment, weap-
ons and supervision techniques.
The sergeant majors will wear
a new style insignia on their
right forearm. A new uniform
has also been made for the new
rank of policemen.
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50 Years Ago
MARCH, 1915
Farmers are getting ready to
go to the sugar bush.
During the past three years,
79 men have been hanged in
Canada.
An enthusiastic meeting of
the Brotherhood of Thresher -
men in Ontario was held at
Hensall and a resolution was
passed in favor of organizing a
provincial brotherhood.
Mervyn Tiernan, Dashwood,
led the Junior 11 class for at-
tendance, diligence and general
demeanour with a mark of 75
The teacher was Almeda Fink-
beiner.
40 YEARS AGO
MARCH, 1925
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sol Zimmerman burned to the
ground this week.
Mrs. Ezra Koehler won a fine
china tea set and Mrs. W. C.
Callfas a hearth rugs in T. L.
Wurm's contest.
Butter -35c per pound.
The trustees of the Hensall
school have put a new black-
board in each room adding
greatly to the convenience.
H. Elsie, Dashwood, moved
into G. Kellerman's residence
on main street.
E. Oesch, Zurich barber, has
installed in his barber shop a
radio which is causing consider-
able excitement.
25 YEARS AGO
MARCH, 1940
Zurich will have •an enlarged
water supply at the fire hall
due to the interchanging of a
double cylinder in the well.
Soon the water system will be
one of the major public utilities.
Mrs. Maude Hedden, Mrs.
Carl Passmore and Mrs. George
Hess sang a trio at the WMS
party held recently at Hensall.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Corri-
veau have moved onto the farm
they recently purchased from
Mr, Bruce Koehler.
The surplus on the year's op-
eration of the Zurich hydro was
$1,148,92.
15 YEARS AGO
MARCH, 1950
March came in like a lion but
we must wait and see if it goes
out like a lamb.
Sir Harry Lauder passed away
in Strathaven, Scotland, at the
age of 79.
Bill Merner received a nasty
cut on the cheek during a hoc-
key game last week. The Zur-
ilh team is off to a good start
in the playoffs having defeated
Dublin and now leads the Dash-
wood squad three games to
none.
Now playing—"Look for the
Silver Lining", with June Haver,
Ray Bolger and Gordon McRae.
10 YEARS AGO
Letters to the Editor
The Editor,
Zurich, Ontario.
MARCH, 1955
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fritz and
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Witmer
have returned home from Flor-
ida.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Quigley, of
Detroit, spent the 'week -end at
their summer cottage on the
Bluewater, South.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hignell
and family, of St. Catharines,
spent the week -end with their
parents, Rev. and Mrs. L. Hig-
nell, Dashwood.
Bruce Klopp, Menno Steckle,
Rev. Ephriam Gingerich and
Rev. A. E. Roppel were elected
as members of the British and
Foreign Bible Society Board of
Directors for Western Ontario.
From My Window
By Shirley Keller
At our house recently, we ex-
perienced the worst possible
thing that can happen to a mod-
ern family . . . the television
conked out.
I think none of us really
know how dependent we are on
that grotesque gadget in the
corner of most living rooms
until all that is visible on the
screen is a few wiggly lines and
the occasionaly light flicker.
In our case, it was was much
more serious that that ... our
TV was dead ... utterly. We
were not even comforted by a
bright and imageless screen.
We couldn't even, hear the
slightest' gurgle ... or for that
matter, a crackle of life. It
just sat black, barren and
busted.
The unexpected and untimely
death of our entertainment cen-
tre threw the entire household
into a turmoil.
At first, we couldn't believe
it. We turned all the buttons,
pulled the plug and replugged
it again, jumped up and down
in the immediate area, slapped
the top (gently at first) kicked
the cabinet and pushed in on
the sides. Nothing.
Then, like the true techni
cians we are, we discussed the
possible causes for the acute at-
tack of "nonpictureitis" suffer-
ed by our TV. All the whys,
wherefores, whereas and what -
fors were examined in detail.
Still nothing.
Suddenly( the awful truth hit
we would have to spend
one entire evening without aur
electric entertainer. We were
faced with the indescribeable.
and unexplainable lost feeling
that usually accompanies the
passing of a loved one.
We were forced into conver-
sation., It was like getting
acquainted with a group of
strangers. For the first time in
ages we swapped stories about
events of the past months, heard
each others ideas and dreams
and quiet by accident learned
we could enjoy true family
living.
But even that joyous experi-
ence soon became humdrum
and monotonous and we began
to look longingly at the sickly
TV. We got out some of the
kid's Christmas games and for
another hour or so, we were
contented, unmindful of our
plight.
At last, in desperation, we
turned out the lights and went
to bed. Hours always pass more
quickly asleep than awake.
The morning dawned bright
as a dollar. It was a red letter
day for us. The repair man was
on his way and we could look
to the hours ahead with confi-
dence and faith.
I will never forget the arrival
of the repairman and I'in sure
he will always remember the
warm welcome he received. We
followed him into the living
room with anxious hearts, hop-
ing against hope he would not
have to take the TV inners back
to the shop for observation.
Luck was on our side for the
first time in two days. A couple
of taps with the screwdriver
and an adjustment or two later,
the picture and sound returned.
The kids cheered. Dad heaved
a sigh of relief. Great, thank-
ful tears formed in my eyes.
No hero was ever so loved as
our TV repairman.
How long it will last we do
not know. How soon it will
falter again we cannot tell. But
we will not think about that.
We will live one day at a time
with our restored TV, grateful
for the performance it gives
and the service it does.
0
In Like a Lion and
Out Like a Lamb'
If it is any consolation, resi-
dents of this district can class
last week's storm as the "roar-
ing of a lion", heralding the
beginning of March and •prom-
ising a "timid as a lamb" close.
Oldtimers are betting their
overshoes the time -worn legend.
will be proven true again this
year. If this is so, we can ex-
pect some lovely weather dur-
ing Mareh and perhaps an early
spring.
That's ample reward for a
couple of blustery days, isn't it?
R.ED cross
IS ALWAYS THERE
WIiNYOURNELP
Pop?.
N4' vJaif
The case of "the coons" indi-
cates the fact propounded by
the saintly theologians of gener-
ations past, the undeniable prin-
ciple of the total depravity of
human nature. This is further
emphasized by the amplification
of the matter in the editorial
stressing the fact that the. ehild
is also a violent creature, inflict-
ing torture upon innocent pets,
and that without knowing why.
This is human nature in the
raw. It is found in the Congo,
but also in New York, and now
at last it has come home so
close as our environs.
It is hoped that the indivi-
duals who committed this of-
fence read the paper. More it
is hoped that they may often
see the ugly sight when they
might otherwise be enjoying
peaceful sleep. May they real-
ize that there are many who do
not admire them for their con-
duct. It would be good if they
could imbibe of the kindly spirit
of the immortal St. Francis of
Assisi! It is hoped that they
may come under the influence
of the Spirit in such fashion as
to have the natural depraved
human nature changed so as to
alter personality for the better.
There is a balance in the uni-
verse established by the God of
all creation which will become
active with respect to those who
so cruelly and perhaps even
thoughtlessly dispatched t h e
coons. They will suffer on this
earth certain loss, physical pain,
mental remorse, psychical dis-
turbance and physical discom-
fort and ill fortune resultant to
this evil. It is hoped that they
will be spared punishment in
the hereafter, which is also very
Iikely without proper repen-
tance.
Those who like to believe
that man has no longer need of
God, and that human society
has advanced beyond the need
of the archaic word "sin" may
like to reconsider a bit in the
light of such events as this
which provides food for thought
for many. The challenge of
Mrs. Kiumpp is appreciated.
Children do not copy elders,
but rather improve upon their
conduct. "Coon killers" you
will always wish you had not
done it !
A Reader,
The Editor,
Zurich Citizens News
The story of the giant elm
that had been felled on the
farm of Mr. V. Becker, of Dash-
wood, interested me very much,
Some sixty-five years ago my
father sold 15 large water elms
of this farm to William Ament,
of Seaforth. The largest one
was almost exactly the size and
type 'of the one Mr. Becker sold,
This tree was 65 feet from the
stump to the branches without
a twig on the entire length. It
was cut into four logs. The
but log was 12 feet long and
measured 1000 feet of lumber
and the other three were each
16 feet long, but I don't know
the total production of the tree.
The price received was $4.00
per thousand feet on the stump,
The total value would be less
than $20.00. I hope Mr. Becker
received much more for his
tree.
At that time there were no
chain saws or tractors or trucks
to make the handling of those
large logs so much easier, but
we did have the good old cross-
cut saws and men thoroughly
experienced in bush work and
horses that seemed to know al-
most as much about loading the
logs as their drivers.
I remember watching one
man putting on his load. He
had his team out on one side
of the sleigh bitched to pull the
log onto the sleigh while he was
back on the other side of the
sleigh using his canthook as
need. It was certainly nice to
watch that team work.
Seeing that Mr. Becker kept.
raccoons in his tree, I might
mention that the man who cut
the logs caught two but not in
the tree about which I have
been writing.
Will Huron County again pro-
duce trees so large? Who
knows?
Richard Robinson,
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