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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-12-01, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1944 gclitexual Casune4 ORWP NW MN! A Big industry Comparatively few people are aware of the fact that the slaughtering and meat pack- ing industry in Canada has annual sales of over one billion dollars and is the fourth largest of all the manufacturing industries in Canada. When one considers that this is only one facet of the outcome of agri- culture in Canada and that Canadians are among the world's largest meat eaters, it makes one feel proud of the fact that he is associated with and living in an agricul- ture part of the country. It is true that industrial Canada is out- stripping agriculture, It is also true that the population trend has long been toward the industrial centres, that is primarily the larger cities, so that even in western Can- ada where agriculture was the main in- dustry and source of income for so many years the rural population is now only a fraction of that of the urban. But in spite of these facts, the country, and in fact all the world, still depends primarily for its stability and food upon the farmer and rancher. There has always been a rather wide gap between the people of the rural and urban areas. They think differently, they live differently, and while they depend on one another for their existence, they still seem to be at logger heads with one an- other. Probably one of the widest gaps, in this day of dollar and cents thinking, is the gap between what the farmer gets for his produce and the price the con - sinner has to pay. Somewhere in between these two are a number of middle -men who are playing both ends against the mid- dle—so should we say for the middle. It may be this difference in price, which is usually blamed upon the producer, which makes a good deal of the other differences which really should not exist. In any case, it should always be re- membered by the manufacturing indus- tries, like the meat packing plants, that much of the industry in the urban indus- trial centres, could not exist or operate if it were not for the dairy, ranch, grain and garden products of agriculture. Really, if the agricultural producers could band to- gether long enough to operate a successful strike or boycott, they could tie the coun- try into a tighter knot than any other in- dustry ever has. It makes one shudder to think of what could possibly happen in such a situation.—Nanton (Alta.) News. Bride -effect is Feted at Showers Mrs. Sharon Dewys and Miss Sandra Bolton were hostesses at the home of Mrs. George Dewys, Stratford. for a surprise shower for Dianne Faber last Tuesday evening. Several con- tests and reading were enjoyed by the guests. Sandra Bolton read the ad- dress and Eleanor Wright as- sisted Dianne in opening the gifts. Dianne, who had been taken completely by surprise, made a fitting reply, and lunch was served. On Friday evening, Mrs. Wil- liam Oesch,. of Varna, and Mrs. Gornie .Faber were hostesses for a miscellaneosu shower at the Thome of Mrs. Oesch, when relatives of the bride gathered to honor her. Mrs. Emerson Coleman was in charge of the program. Read- ings were given by Mrs, Ken Faber, Mrs. Tom Penhale and Mrs. Coleman, The address was read by Emma Oeseh and Dianne was assisted in opening the gifts by her mother and sister, Mrs. Penhale. Dianne i New Licence Plates Will Mark Centennial; Available December 1 Ontario's 1967 licence plates and vehicle permits will be available from Thursday, De- cember 1, for passenger cars and station wagons, Transport Minister Irwin Haskett an- nounced this week. Motorcycle plates will be available by De- cember 19. The plates and permits will be on sale at all licence issuing offices throughout the province. The 1967 plates have been specially designed to mark the •observance of Canada's centen- nial. They will have white let- tering and numbering on a blue background and will carry the lettering "19 Ontario 67" on the top and "18 Confederation 67" on the bottom. The licence numbers will be separated by a crown, instead of a dot as in previous years. Expiry date for present thanked all for the lovely gifts, and invited everyone to her trousseau tea on Saturday, De- cember 10. plates—and the final day .for getting 1967 plates— will be Tuesday, February 28. Mr. Haskett said there definitely would be no extension beyond this date. "The three-month issuing period gives ample time for everyone to get plates," Mr. Haskett said. "For their own peace of mind, we hope more motorists will get their plates early and avoid last minute line-ups." For commercial vehicles, trailers .and conversion units, 1967 plates will go on sale March 1 and the expiry date for current plates will be March 31. This procedure is the same as it has been for the past three years. For these vehicles, plates will continue to be avail- able on a quarterly basis as well as for the whole year. On and after December 1, 1966, the Uninsured Motor Fee will be raised from $20 to $25. PUBLIC MEETING IN THE INTERESTS OF Organizing A Band For Zurich and District Township Hall, Zurich THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT 8:00 P.M. Anyone interested in playing in the band, or anyone having instruments available, is urgedto attend this special meeting tonight! Zurich PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HEERf3 TURKHEIM, Publisher J E. HUNT, Plant Superintendent Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for pay tae It of postage in cash, Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Member:" Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association M* rnber: Canadian Community Newsrpapers Representatives Subscription States: $3,00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United State and and Foreign; single copies `t cents. "LORD, HELP ME" Ancient Romans used to throw Christians to the lions. Modern Canadians throw lions to the Christians. As lions are somewhat scarce in this coun- try, they often have to resort to lambs. This is known as Lay- man's Sunday. Last Sunday I was the sacri- ficial lamb. I preached a ser- mon. You think those early Christians had a tough time with the lions? Layman's Sunday is a special day. Usually, I look forward to it. It's a chance to get into the choir, with the other laymen, and belt out the hymns, serene in the knowledge that most of the others, too, are off-key. Normalcy, I pray fairly fluently, asking for all sorts of ridiculous things, like a kid writing a letter to Santa Claus. Last Sunday, before I mounted to the pulpit, which is 84 -feet high, all that would come out, over and over, was "Lord, help'. me!" What is a layman, anyway? The clerical definition is: "One not in holy orders". The world- ly definitions is: "One who is not an expert". I was fully qualified. A clear case of the blind leading those with 20-20 vision. Let's have a look at the typi- cal layman. Usually, he's an ordinary soul, a bit baffled by the trials of the twentieth cen- tury: kids, wife, job and society. The kids are expected to bloom like roses, but they in- evitably have thorns. The wife is supposed to be a gentle, for- bearing creature, a good mom and a faithful helpmate. Too often, she is an old harpy. The job is supposed to be a vocation, of which the layman is proud because of his particu- lar skills. Too often it is fraught with terrible tensions. Society is supposed to be a well-oiled machine which enables him to live with grace, ease and dig- nity, Too often, he finds the only way he can stand the ma- chine is to keep himself well oiled. Upper class, or grade three laymen, are the types who are treasurers, elders, fund-raisers, that sort of thing. They don't have to be religious. They merely have to raise the loot, pay the bills, pare the expenses, and fire the preacher when he becomes intolerable. They rather enjoy it. Down one in the hierarchy is the grade two layman. He's the earnest soul who gets stuck with the Scout group or the Bible class or chaperoning the Young People's dance. He's usually reasonably religious. But definitely not an ,executive type, or he'd be grade three. Farther down is the holy grade one Layman. He looks on the church as a slightly shabby service club, but is willing to drive some kids to a youth con- ference, or tell his wife to make scalloped potatoes for the laymen's supper, or serve ice cream at the Sunday school picnic. Apt to be a keen curler or golfer, but always cheerful. His philosophy is, "I'll leave the church alone if they'll leave me alone". And at the bottom of the It isn't"'news that Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California: In fact, it wasn't really news at all. It was a sure thing for Ronald. It was interesting watching the three American networks keeping viewers up-to-date with election returns and the com- puter predictions which were always correct. I'm sure there were many motion picture and television performers watching the Ron- ald Reagan race with interest and I am sure there were many Canadian showbusiness people and politicians interested in the Reagan outcome. It certainly isn't •new for Ca- nadian performers in all fields such as TV and sports to enter the political arena. Syl Apps, ex -hockey great, made it. Red Kelly was a member of parlia- ment and then went back to hockey. There are those who are unsuccessful. Whipper Billy Watson is one. In future elections I think you will see more and more well-known personalities seek ing political jobs. Let's think of a few right now. Fred Davis, the "Front Page Challenge" moderator, would more than likely be a success- ful candidate. I hear two major parties have approached him Certainly he would get the fe- male vote. Betty Kennedy is a clever gal who could get elected. Is Pierre Berton interested in be ing a candidate for some office? Somehow I •doubt it. Charles Templeton tried for the Ontario Liberal leadership race and lost out two years ago. Will he try again? He said not, but I think he's waiting for a draft from the party. When Lorne Green finnaly gets tired of "Bonanza" per- haps there will be a "Greene for Senator" campaign. And what about Gordon Sin- clair as a member of parlia- ment? Yea, how about that! Renew Your Subscription Now ZURICH LIONS CLUB ANNUAL TURKEY BINGO In the 401101111111.111111.11111111110 Zurich Community Centre FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 3:30 P.M. 25 CHANCES ON TURKEYS $2.00 Also Share -the -Wealth. Proceeds for Annual Santa Claus Day! heap, striving with all his might to remain there, and out of sight, is the grade 0 layman. He takes up the collection, bum blingly, twice a year. He falls behind with his financial pledge. He crosses .the street and looks in a hardware store window every time he sees the minister approaching. And be is too stupid, or too cowardly, to laugh heartily and shout, "Don't be ridiculous.", when the latter has asked him to preach the sermon on Layman's Sunday. As a grade 0, my admiration of the chaps on the higher echelons is unbounded. But the guy I really envy is the layman of 2,000 -odd years ago, What a snap he had, He turned up at the service with his offering, a loaf of bread or a couple of onions, worshipped, then went home and counted his sheep, his daughters and his blessings. No golf, no summer cottage, no ski hills, no tele- vision. Nothing to do for the rest of the day but meditate upon what a good layman he was. It's a little tougher today. But we're tougher people. Any- one who can stand up to tele- vision commercials, the price of beef, and the threat of i'nstan't annihilation can cope with any- thing. Well, we can do the chores, anyway, Let the rector handle the alkies and the infirm and the broken homes and the men- tally ill, After .all., that's what he's paid for. And in some cases, he makes more than a truck driver. isampuramarioramousrausammissasasima Petroleums Limited Gasoline • Diesel HEATING OILS Valvoline and Veedol Motor Oil and Greases "Go With Arrow" AGENT: ROBERT N. 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