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Zurich Citizens News, 1971-04-22, Page 4THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1971 20 Years of Service to the Community (As prepared for the Zurich Chamber of Commerce by a past president, Albert J, Kalbfleisch) Having had a vital interest in the organization of our Chamb- er, having been it's president for three years, and as a senior member by virtue of age, I am grateful for the opportunity and am very proud to review the outstanding accomplishments of this small Chamber in it's first twenty years of existence. Since these accomplishments are numerous I have itemized them briefly. Our organizational meeting was held on June 26, 1951, with our Charter being officially presented at a special charter meet- ing on October 22, 1951. Our first executive was made up of president, Reginald Illsley, vice-president, Albert Kalbfleisch, secretary, William Siebert, and treasurer C.C. McEachern. We have had ten presidents in our first twenty years which either indicates a tolerant membership of capable leadership. We like to think it is the latter. These presidents in order were: Reg Illsley, two years, Albert Kalbfleisch, three years, Dennis Bedard, two years, Milton Oesch, one year, Charles Thiel, two years, Jack Bannister, two years, Gerald Gingerich, three years, Keith Westlake, two years, Leroy Thiel, two years and Glen Thiel, our standing president, Aside from our basic objectives of industrial and tourist promotion, our first objective had been to provide a medical aoctor and a dentist tor the community. Although we have had two doctors practising here who did not remain with us, we are confident we now have a permanent one and can be justifiably proud of this achievement. Our efforts to date towards procur- ing the services of a permanent dentist have been unsuccessful, however, we are continually working on this matter. I intend now to enumerate our other accomplishments in order of completion, rather than in order of their importance to the community. We were directly responsible for the installation of the blinker signal at our main intersection. We made and erected street names and signs throughout the village and during this time have petitioned the village council to replace those that had been removed for one reason or another over the years. We were instrumental in conjunction with the village and the Lions Club in developing the community park beside the community centre. The matter of a proper zoning plan and a properly constitut- ed planning board has been proposed to Village and Township Councils, however, we have no material results to date We supported the organization of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and although the Scout movement is dormant at the moment, our Girl Guides are being capably trained by Mrs. Stewart Deitz. We were instrumental in having highway #84 paved from Hensall to St. Joseph. We were successful in organizing Centen- nial Celebrations in 1956, which local residents will recall as a memorable occasion. Through the persistence of the Chamber, the Township established a community park on Lake Huron. Our Chamber urged a local man to take over the local Newspaper which he has developed into a thriving business and an award winning paper, in the person of Herb Turkheim. We have sponsored the Baby Show portion of the Fall Fair since 1958, which has helped to sustain interest in our annual fair, We were instrumental in having an issuer of Motor Vehicle Licenses appointed in the Village which has saved the area residents a considerable sum of money in travelling expenses over the years. Prior to the organization of the present Zurich Minor Athletic Association, we sponsored Minor Hockey teams for several years. For'several years our members had been responsible for in- creased decorating of streets and homes at Christmas which has been a valuable community service and is presently discontinued. We were instrumental in having the Liquor Control Board establish an outlet here which we are sure has added many tour- ist dollars to our local merchants' incomes. We have put on an annual Spare Rib and Sauerkraut Dinner since 1962 and our village has received much favourable public- ity from this source. One of our very major accomplishments has been our success, through the determination and aggressiveness of a group of Chamber members, in establishing the Blue Water Rest Home, which is today a valuable and everlasting asset in the commun- ity. We as a Chamber owe a debt of gratitude to the five founding fathers, who initiated the idea of establishing a Rest Home. It is a great satisfaction to the citizens who require care and particularly to those of us to whom the shadows of evening are beginning to lengthen. We were instrumental in organizing a Bean Festival in 1965 which has since been an annual event. Zurich and area derived untold benefits ffom this festival since it was publicized over a large portion of Canada and the United States, through the efforts of our local publisher and the Midwestern Ontario Devel- opment Association. I would like to mention the election in 1966 of Gerald Gingerich as a director of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 la�o rR►f Member: �;'; Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association< • Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Subscription Rates: $4,00 per year in advance in Canada; $5.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 10 cents • ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS We are sure it has been his associations with our Chamber which has spurred him on to greater achievements in his efforts to serve his fellowmen. The Chamber assisted the formation of the Zurich Centen- nial Band and have constantly supported it by contributions. Since the introduction in our community of the St. John's Ambulance Training Course and likewise the Home Nursing Course for which the Chamber provided suitable accomodation. The Chamber has supported the Hay Township Agricultural Society with special prizes for the cattle division at the annual Fall Fair. We have always annually made contributions to the South Huron Retarded Children's Training Course. The Chamber was instrumental under the direction of the Tourism Committee in the achievement of the shop in Zurich folder which has annually been distributed over a large area. The Chamber had been successful under the direction of Gerald Gingerich and Herb Turkheim in organizing the flight from Zurich Ontario, to Zurich, Switzerland, which is presently being sponsored by the Zurich Recreation League. The Chamber hosted the Regional Government meetiI , held in the Community Centre in 1970 and were privileged by attendance and addresses from members of the Department of Municipal Affairs. However, a great many things are yet to be done, but let us be united in facing these challenges as they present them- selves, with renewed vigor of both body and mind. So let our aims and purposes in victory or defeat, be so to live so to strive and so to serve, as to do our part to raise ever higher the standard to life and of living. PAGE FOUR PROUD ONES SUFFER IN NEW "HARD TIMES" For most people, and especially for Canadians, spring is usually a time of hope. The ice and snow have gone, or are going. The days are lengthening, the sun is strengthening. The world is coming alive again, with the first hints of new growth. But for a great many people in this land of ours, this spring offers little but doubt despair. There is a dark shadow lying across this relatively clean country of ours. It's name is Unemployment.. For the first time in a generat- ion, Canada, this vast and weal- thy country, is facing the hard facts that its economy is in rough shape. Thousands of university grad- uates will be scrambling for the jobs that will absorb half of them. Thousands of students will be competing for jobs for a quart- er of them. Thousands of skilled workers will be ready to try any- thing to make a living. Maybe it hasn't caught up with you yet. But it could. In my town, we had a boom about three years ago. New industries came in. New sub -divisions were developed. Real Estate soared, New families moved in for all the new jobs, and the population increased. This spring, the industries are hobbling, it's tough to sell a house, and men who have worker well and hard for 10 or 15 years are laid off and looking for work. The signs are familiar. I was only a kid during the worst years of the Depression, but I rememb- er, My father had a prosperous business, He went broke because people didn't have the money to buy what he was selling, or couldn't pay for what they did "buy." Middle-aged (late forties), he didn't stand a chance when there were hundreds of thousands of young men looking for any- thing. He was a gentle man, and a proud one, and it broke his heart. He wound up selling coffins, on commission. No exp- enses; pay your own. Try that sometime, during a depression. My mother was made of stern stuff, and with five children, she knew it was a situation where pride and dignity had to go by the board. She patched and she mended and she sewed and she darned. She took in boarders, and we kids doubled up. She sold home baking. She went out and knoek- ed on doors, selling cosmetics to women who couldn't afford a box of face powder. What it cost her I can only imagine. But somehow we stag gered through. Going "on relief" was a disgrace to her, and we never fell that low. She invented new culinary triumphs like pot- ato -skin hash (when there was no neat) and porridge soup (when (continued on page 6) New Rules Heavy duty plug-in type cord sets and receptacles will be mandatory on all electric ranges and electric dryers installed in new homes or apartments in Ontario, effective July 1. Similar regulations will go into effect in the other provinces in 1972. Regulations issued by Ontario Hydro call for installation of a 50 -ampere receptacle into which ranges can be plugged and a 30 - ampere receptacle if an electric dryer is to be installed in a new home or apartment. Heavy-duty cord sets fitted witl molded -on plug for either range or dryer will be sold as a pack- age through appliance dealers, hardware dealers, electrical supply houses and electrical cont- ractors. Simplified instructions for their installation will be in- cluded with the package. After the new cord sets and receptacles are in general use for some time, all new electric ranges and dryers will be manuf- actured with the cord and plug set attached. Plug-in ranges and dryers are a boon to the homeowner as they provide convenience and safety. Appliances can be connected and disconnected quickly, without employing a serviceman and paying a service charge. This is a big advantage when cleaning or decorating the kitchen or base- ment. When a family moves, the 240 volt appliances can be disconnect ed by the movers as quickly, easily and safely as a refrigerator or any other low -voltage unit. At the new location, they are just as easily reconnected with- out any delay or extra expense. A vigorous Canada -wide ed- ucation program is being conduct ed by the Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association to en- sure that all Canadians are aware of this new development for con- sumer safety and convenience. Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. Longstaff OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE 527.1240 Tuesday,' T,iursday, Friday, Sat- urday a.m., Thursday evening CLINTON OFFICE 10 Iasac Street 482.7010 Monday and Wednesday Call either office for appointment, Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9.12 A,M, — 1:30-6 P.M. Closed all day Wednesday Phone 235.2433 Exeter Robert F. 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