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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-11-25, Page 2PAGE TWO eamoteotit You Have An Obligation! You, and you, and you, have an obli- gation to fill this Friday. Whether you live in Zurich, Hay Township, Hensall, Stanley or Stephen Township, you still have the same obligation, as a citizen and rate- payer. Friday afternoon is nomination time in the three townships mentioned, and Friday evening is the time for nominations in Zurich and Hensall, It is your duty and obligation to attend these meetings, and hear reports from. the various officials in each municipality. It is your duty to speak up and ask questions that might be on your mind. It is your duty to help nominate capable candidates for office in the coming year. The years ahead promise to be most important ones in the growth and devel- opment of all the area around us, and the need for sound, business -like operation of municipal government was never more ur- gent. Strong candidates are a vital need at this time, in any municipality. Like all nominations, the hour previous to the start of the meeting will be when nominations will be accepted for all of- fices. This will be followed as usual, by a public meeting at which those nominated will get a chance to speak. Those seeking re-election will get an opportunity to give an account of their stewardship and others seeking office will have a chance to state their platforms. If It's a Drug When is a biscuit a drug, and when is a drug a biscuit? The strangest things get mixed up with the problems of tax collection, and this was one of the questions that was referred all the way up the tax -appeal ladder to the Exchequer Court of Canada. A recent decision by the Exchequer Court seems to say that when a drug company manufac- tures and sells a biscuit, it can be taxed as a drug if the company advertises it that way. The test seems to be the style of advertising. rather than the nature of the biscuit. This is a tricky case to understand, but it is worth trying to understand, be- cause of what it implies about the foolish- ness of tax Iaws in Canada. The drug company (Pfizer), marketed a biscuit which it advertised as being use- ful for weight reduction. The sales -tax division of the Department of National Revenue assessed the company for $59,000 in sales tax, on the grounds that the biscuit was being sold as a pharmaceutical. The company appealed against the tax assess- ment, arguing that it wasn't a drug, but simply something to eat. Food is not lia- Second Chanc "In building the government the lines of least resistance were not followed. A dozen men who deemed themselves sure of cabinet rank found themselves over- looked; five of 15 portfolios went to men imported from provincial arenas without Dominion parliamentary experience. Laur- ier knew the kind of government he wanted and he provided himself with such a gov- ernment by the direct method of getting the colleagues he desired wherever he could find them." (Laurier: "A Study in Cana- dian Politics," by John W. Defoe.) Looking back, it is easy to see how we slipped into our present mess. Reverse what Laurier did in 1896 and we have what Pearson did in 1963. Now, miraculously, he has a second chance, In 1963 the lines of least resistance were followed. A dozen men who deemed themselves of cabinet rank were not overlooked. There was no search for the right kind of colleagues wherever they could be found. Instead we got, with some notable exceptions, not a cabinet but a political hodge-podge, and left in charge of the practical side men who were discredited then and are more discredited now. From the beginning the guide lines were old loyalties and past favors. Mr, Chevrier became the adviser on Quebec, a disaster; Mr. Walter Gordon, a political dilettante, minister of finance, with predictable results; Miss Judy La- Marsh, who had proved her lack of judg- ment by participating in the public charade of the truth squad, became health minister. Jobs were found for Mr. Pickersgill, who has for years done duty as an outport Machiavelli, and for Mr, Benidickson. Mr. ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS The business of any municipality is the largest in the community and as a shareholder in that business you are finan- cially concerned in how it is operated. While it is a matter of how much you pay in taxes, it goes far beyond that. It is not just the amount of your tax bill, or your rent, as the case may be, but in the long-range view of available jobs, which can only be provided by continuing promotion, It affects, too, the value of your property. If the area goes ahead your property increases in value. If the community does not go ahead property values decline and at the same time your taxes go up. The answers are largely in your hands. You should attend the nomination meeting in your municipality and try to insure that good candidates are nominated to office, so that at election time you can name office -holders who will work for the com- munity, in your interests. In order to be nominated for office, an elector must be present at the nomina- tion meeting, or signify to the clerk of the municipality in writing, prior to the meet- ing, that he is agreeable to having his name placed in nomination. Attend the nomination meetings on Friday, and take a part in the selection of candidates who will conduct the affairs of your municipality in a business -like manner. p it's Taxible ble to sales tax. The court held that the advertising of the product had claimed that it was useful in controlling obesity; that obesity is an abnormal condition in humans; that anything sold for the purpose of curing an abnormal condition is a pharmaceutical or drug, The company was told it would have to pay the $59,000. The ridiculous thing is that we still have a sales tax on drugs. A Royal Com- mission, a select committee of the Ontario Legislature and a committee of the House of Commons at Ottawa have all agreed at various times over the past three years that there should not be any Dominion. sales tax on drugs and medicines. At the last session of the last Parliament, Finance Minister Walter Gordon said he was wait- ing for the results of further studies before deciding whether the sales tax on drugs should be removed. That's where the matter rested when the 26th Parliament was dissolved. Perhaps the 27th Parlia- ment, which we have chosen, will get around to doing something about it. — (Stratford Beacon -Herald) e For Pearson Dupuis was appointed against advice, A Guy Rouleau could sit in the Prime Minis- ter's office. Quebec, after Mr. Chevrier departed for London, was handed over to Mr. Favreau and Mr. Lamontagne, and remained in their charge when it was amply clear that neither was competent nor indeed, deter- mined enough to do the job. Both sur- vive today as members of the cabinet. All this time there sat in the House of Commons young, able men and women. Miss Pauline Jewett is no longer there. She may well have been beaten because she was never given the kind of political recognition to which she was entitled, Mr. Turner was left in the twilight of a second- class department. Mr. Mackasey (Verdun), Jean -Luc Pepin (Drummond-Arthabaska), Joseph Chretien (St. Maurice-Lafleche), Richard Cashin (St. John's West), John Stewart (Antigonish - Guysborough), and others, waited unrecognized or with minor recognition. Mr. Pearson, it is said, will never change. His qualities, we are told, make him a success in formulating policy. He lacks the qualities for success' as a poli- tician. olitician. This may be so. In that case there is little hope for us. But Mr. Pearson is also a man of great intelligence who can respond to events. He has been given an- other chance. He can now, if he wills it, clean out the incompetent and the dis- credited from his cabinet and from among his advisers, and start afresh; he does this or he will take the Liberal party down with him to annihilation. He will not always have Mr. Diefen- baker to keep him in office.—(Montreal 50 Years Ago NOVEMBER, 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clausius, of the Bronson Line, spent Sun- day visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Conrad Truemner. Mrs. Yost and son, of Bay City, Michigan, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Lang Foster, of the Bronson Line. Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Smith and son Gordon left last week for a two weeks' visit with the lat- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wilhelm, of Baden. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hey, of Blake, spent Sunday with friends in Dashwood. Soap sold at T. L. Wurm's store for 8 bars for 25 cents. Zurich PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHER.$ LIIVIITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher J. E. HUNT, Plant Superintendent Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for payment of postage in cash. Member; Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives $ubscriptiln Rates: $3,00 aper d nearign; singnce, in c Canada; $4.08 in United States and 40 Years Ago -0E- YEARS GONE _BY_ towel this past week engaged in a plumbing job. Mr. and Mrs. A, E. Westlake, of Bayfield, passed through town one day last week, return- ing home from a trip to St. Thomas and the Niagara dis- trict. Miss Doris Meyers, who is presently employed in a drug store in Streetsville, was a week -end visitor with her par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. William O'Brien and Miss Olive motored to Lon- don on Saturday. NOVEMBER, 1925 Messrs. Ivan Kalbfleisch, Ger- ald Bedard and Milton Hey were at Stratford on Saturday. Mr. Hilton Truemner, of the 14th concession, had a very painful experience one day last week when he and his father were unloading a grain crusher. In some way the machine be- came unbalanced and tipped forward, landing on Mr. Treum- ner's face and head. The ma- chine was quickly removed by his father, Mr. C. Truemner. Among other minor bruises, was a bad rip in Mr. Truem- ner's nose which required stitches. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dins- more spent last week with friends in Toronto, where they also attended the Royal Winter Fair. The Sunbeam Trio, known as the Misses K. Sells, Gretta Lam- mie and Gladys Slay, who have been giving fine musical con- certs are giving a concert in the town hall, Zurich, on Fri- day evening, November 27. 25 Years Ago NOVEMBER, 1940 Mrs. Ed Gascho, Mrs. Norman Gascho and Miss Holt, of Grand Bend, motored `to London on Tuesday. Mr. William S. Johnston and Mr. Lloyd O'Brien were in Lis - 15 Years Ago THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1965 Speak At Co-op Medical Dinner Celebrating 18 years of sere- ice in the county, Huron Co- operative Medical Services ban- queted on turkey and other good things in the Ontario Street Church hall Monday night, November 15. President Gordon Kirkland was in charge of the program, during which members learned of net savings for the year of $9,913 and a growing participation through- out the county. Introduoted was Miss Gail Storye, recent addition to the staff here in Clinton, who re- places Mrs. K. G. Byers as. book- keeper. Miss Storey, who is known to many as a tap -dancer due to her appearance on TV, did a brief dance number, on stage. Mr,. and Mrs. William Holland presented musical se- lections. NOVEMBER, 1950 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thiel and Mrs. W. B. Coxon spent a few days at Toronto this week. Mrs. E. Shaddick, Billy and Judith spent several days in Toronto recently. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Erb and grand -daughter, Marion Erb, were week -end visitors with Mrs. William L. Siebert, who is in residence with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hoffman, of Galt. A number of relatives and friends attended the Zehr- Gingerich wedding which was held at Wellesly on Saturday. 10 Years Ago NOVEMBER, 1955 Mr. Jacob Reichert, of near Zurich, has returned home from St. Joseph's Hospital, London, after having an operation per- formed to his right eye. We are pleased to report that the patient is progressing nicely. We congratulate Miss Joanne Bedard, who has received word that she has passed her RN examinations at St. Joseph's School of Nursing, London. Rev. and Mrs. John Oestreich- er, of Clifford, were recent vis- itors with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oestreieher and Dean. Mrs. Kenneth Breakey re- ceived an injury she tripped on a step while helping adjust a storm window, and struck her head on the cement sidewalk. Medical attention was given im- mediately and the patient is getting along nicely. Hur , , ricultural Represent five Reports to County Council Session Goderich — Huron maintains its position as one of the highly specialized agricultural areas of the province, agricultural rep- resentative D. H. Miles said in his report to county council. Statistics for 1964, prepared for exhibits at the international plowing match, indicate that Huron was first in improved farm land, with 637,068 acres, and had the largest number of commercial farms with 4,358. In total cattle Huron was sec- ond with 197,400, third in swine and again first in poultry. This county was second in all field crops, first for dry beans, third in corn for fodder, second with mixed grain, flax and barley. "Our farmers are keen busi- nessmen and are producing at a very high level," the report stated. "To keep it that way our people are very interested in farm management, and in the 1964-65 season there are three courses being provided, with an enrolment of 120 farm- ers in the three classes (Credi- ton, Clinton and Winghaih)." Mr. Miles congratulated Bob of the futures of the medical co-ops in Ontario, and the fact that there would be plenty of fields of medical •care open to the Co-ops, even though the federal plan of Medicare did take over some areas now han- dled by Co-ops, He said that "health care is one of the liveliest facets of human endeavour." Draw prizes were won by, Mrs. Vie Taylor, bushel of Northern Spies from the orch- ard of .Alec Andrew, Lucknow; first aid kits, Frank Raithby and Miss Gail Storey; basket of quince, Ralph Munro and Mrs. William Holland; cheese, Mrs. Bert Klopp. Ted Schofield, who introduced the guest speaker, and is pro- vincial secretary of the Co-op- erative Medical Services Fed- eration, spoke enthusiastically about Co-ops, noting that there are 31 medical co-ops in the province with 200,000 persons making use of them. Other staff members are Miss Catherine E. Plumtree, secre- tary, and G. Edward McCul- lough, treasurer and account- ant. Gordon Kirkland was re-elect- ed to another three-year term (Ashfield and West Wawanosh) on the directorate of the Co-op; along with three other direc- tors, Bertram Klopp (Zurich and Hay); Roy Strong, Gerrie, and Bert Irwin, Seaforth. Prefessor Robert P. For- shaw, president of the Co-oper- ative Medical Services Federa- tion, and a staff member at the University of Guelph, was guest speaker. Forshaw spoke encouragingly Fotheringham, of Seaforth, on winning the hay championship again for Huron, and to Wilbur Keys, who was reserve cham- pion and the champion of 1964. Crops turned out much better than expected earlier in the year, when rainfall was defici- ent, the report stated. Too much rain in the fall arrested bean harvesting, and about 8,000 acres will have to be plowed under or the beans fed to livestock. There has been difficulty in getting corn into the silo at the desired moisture level. "Our 4-H leaders are the best in the country," declared Don Pullen, assistant representative, addressing council on the jun- ior extension program. This year, 395 4-H agricultural club projects were started by boys and girls in Huron, and 91.5% were completed. 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