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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-06-26, Page 4PAGE FOUR ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS est Being Fair With Your Community Down through the years much has been said con- cerning the duties of the ordinary citizens and his loy- alty to the communitiy in which he resides. At times we are inclined to forget some of the basic points which have previously been explained to us. One of the fun- damentals to successful and progressive community life is shopping at home. Needless to say, the merchants of our community form the background of the town and district's econom- ic system. It is they who are first called upon when funds are required for needy causes. They are the ones who foot the greater part of our taxation levy. They are the ones who are contacted when the community activities need a "shot in the arm". When there is something you need. why not check to see if your local merchant has it in stock before you try to procure it elsewhere. Play fair with your local business. Do your shopping in your own home town. By doing so, remember—you will help to make it a better town. (The Grenfell Sun) This Must Be The Place While it may lead to a bit of a partisan dissertation it was pleasing to observe at a recent meeting of weekly publishers, the place weekly newspapers play in a na- tional company's promotion plans. The company, leader in its field, has supplied its dealers with a large multi - paged promotion instruction kit. Early on it was a heading "Not Recommended" un- der which was listed television, posters and flyers. Tel- evision got the axe because they felt the best spots were already taken by big advertisers, and because it is only seen once then disappears, leaving no basis of com- parison against other competing lines. Radio was also not stressed for some similar 'reasons. When it came to newspapers, the company stated—"newspapers offer im- pact and economic mass coverage. Everyday of the year, newspapers sell more merchandise than any other me- dium." It went on to report that eight out of ten adults read a newspaper every day, and people prefer newspapers to find out "what" and "where" to buy. Coming from an advertising salesman that would be a pretty impressive statement, but coming from a large company which purchases a great deal of advertising itself, it makes the people in the newspaper industry look and feel pretty good. Beware of Holiday Hazards With school holidays and general vacation time ra- pidly approaching, it might therefore be advisable to review a few of the hazards that await those fortunate enough to be called vacationists. First, we have our old friend poison ivy, an innocent looking leafy plant found in many a shady glade, which can tarn nights into nightmares. and send you seratnh- ing like the family poodle. Don't you dare touch it! Then, of course, ther's an old and reliable recipe for sleepless nights—a bright new coat of sunburn. With the weather the way it has been for the past while there is possible little danger of such a burn occuring, but you had nevertheless, be prepared for the worst. Getting to your vacation spot may be fraught with danger too—particularly if you are planning to use the "sixty -mile -an -hour" speedway. You will live a lot longer if yon remember that you are looking out for both yourself and the other fellow at the same time. Now then, if you are holidaying near water, you are getting near the real danger zone. Boating and swimming each year take quite a toll of human life. Don't take chances or fool around while riding in boats, particularly in rough water. Just to be on the safe side, nut life jackets on all of the family before they get into the boat. Don't let the little ones go beyond their depth while swimming—and don't head for a cool re- freshing dip yourself too soon after a heafty meal—it just may be your last. So have fun—be careful . . . and there will be no need for anyone to remark, "See there, I told you so." (The Grenfell Sun) ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385Olin ���ty'�! Member: miss'�Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association '0�eoo>"' Subscription Rates: $3.50 per year in advance in Canada; $4.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies 10 cents It's been quite a month Don't talk to me about a bear with a sore head. He'd back down the trail like a bun- ny if he met a teacher, in June, with a sore tooth. Right now I'm willing to take on any- thing, up to and including, a grizzly. June is the month in which nothing is so rare as a day, according to Browning, or somebody. And for school teachers, it's a month in which every day is a hard night's work. The teacher is plagued by paper work which could be done by a 15 -year-old moron, an administration which is twice as stupid as he thought it was, and students who are bored from the belly -button both ways — by school. Throw in a throbbing tooth and you've got yourself a mean critter. The month started off fittingly, with everybody for- getting my birthday, on the 2nd. The only card I received was from my insurance com- pany, a card which annually infuriates me. Next day, one of those nico- tine -tanned stumps which my dentist laughingly calls teeth began to kick up. And it's been kicking up, down and sideways ever since. If I had any guts I'd tie a string around it, fasten the string to a doorknob and slam the door. However, I have about as many guts as I have teeth, so I go on trying to save this one. I can't even bite a marshmal- low without going into orbit, so I've practically been on a liquid diet for weeks. This has its disadvantages. Which is worse every morning — a toothache or a hangover? And how would you like both? As is our custom, my wife and I went to the annual Lea- cock Medal Award Dinner re- cently. I've been a judge in the competition for several years and enjoy meeting a few big shots and finding their feet are made of the same type of clay as my own. Despite the snide comments of some. writers from the big dailies, it's a good party in a good cause — keeping alive and fresh the works and mem- ory of Canada's — and one of the world's greatest comic writers. This year's winner was Stuart Trueman, whose book, "You're Only As Old As You Act," is good entertainment. Mr. Trueman, a Maritimer, was salty. The chairman, Richard Doyle, editor of the Globe and Mail, was even wittier, and should write a book. The venerable, if not blessed, Harry Boyle, a witty writer and editor under his farm -boy facade, was there, and was witty. In fact, the whole thing was excruciatingly funny for many, painful for me. My wife gal- loped through a hugeand exc- ellent dinner, darting her eyes at my plate, where nothing was missing except a few of the inevitable green peas, which I had managed to mumble. Just as dinner began, I had a terrible attack of leaping bi- cuspid and couldn't, eat a bite. I decided the only hing to do was to paralyze the tooth. I tried, but it refused to play. All I succeeded in doing was paralyzing the rest of me, meanwhile carrying on about my tooth (bravely, of course) to such an extent that my wife remarked later it was like hav- ing a crying baby in Church. However, it all worked out fine. We went to a small gath- ering after the dinner, and in- credible numbers of young, pretty college girls hovered about me, fetching me aspirin, gin and other medications. Meanwhile, my old lady spent an hour or so straighten- ing out the editor of the Globe and Mail. I fully expected to find this column on the front page on Monday morning. But there it was, the same old Globe melange of world crises and murders and stale speeches of Cabinet Ministers. Not content with my physi- cal suffering, young Kim hit me in June with another wal- lop. She wanted a loan toward an electric piano. After a suffi- cient number of things, like "Fie on thee, wench!" and "You're going to have to pay interest, you know," I buckled, and am now subsidizing one of those rotten groups to the tune of $200. All that was needed to make it a ring-dinger of a month were the headlines about elec- tricians getting $6.50 an hour, and the interest rates soaring daily. A great month, June. For blackflies. Plan Guided Tours At Ridgetown Guided tours of field research plots in soils crops and horticult- ure will be conducted on July 3, 4 and 5 at the Ridgetown College of Agriculture Technology. Starting each day at 1:30 p.m., tours will leave every 15 minutes THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1969 until 4:30 p. m., with additional tours from 6:30 to 7:30 o.m. on Thursday and Friday. Each tour will last about 11 hours. The;special ladies' program will include a tour of the campus and flower gardens. Urban dwellers as well as farmers will find much of interest at the station. The Ridgetown station has test plots of oats, barley, winter wheat, spring wheat, triticales, corn, soybeans, white beans, linea beans, peas, tomatoes, pot - tames, alfalfa, trefoil, and rice. WORD'S GOTTEN AROUND, WERE THE BEST /N TOWN, AT TV SERY/CE THAT /S Save -Save -Save Due to increased costs of servic- ing at your home—we urge you to bring your Television, Radio or Record Player into our shop —to be serviced. This will save you a service call! By doing this YOU WILL SAVE MONEY and WE WILL SAVE MONEY Save even more by paying Cash! All repairs done by a Government Certified Technician McADAM'S TV ZURICH Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. Longstaff OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE 527-1240 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat- urday a.m., Thursday evening CLINTON OFFICE 10 Issac Street 482-7010 Monday and Wednesday Call either office for appointment. Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12 A,M, — 1:30-6 RM. Closed all day Wednesday Phone 235-2433 Exeter ACCOUNTANTS Roy N. Bentley PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT GODERICH P.O. Box 478 Dial 524-9521 HURON and ERIE DEBENTURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES J. W. 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