HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-08-09, Page 5THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1973
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS- PAGE 5
News of
Grand Bend
Pinedale Sub -division of South
Grand Bend has formed the
"Pinedale Property Owner's Ass-
ociation, which has been joined
by 16 out of 20 owners. At the
organizational meeting held at
the home of Percy Hitchcock
the officers were elected nam-
ely, president, P. Hitchcock,
vice-president, Jack Vanderb-
ergh, and secretary -treasurer,
Mrs. D. Smith. The residents
plan to speak collectively in
the future, to contact all levels
of government on policing,
snowclearing and road mainten-
ance, etc.
Canadian Legion 498 had a
good turnout again with the
consolation prize going to Miss
Darlene Donaldson, of Toronto.
Prize winners were Mrs. Bross-
ard, Lonqueil, Que., Mrs.
Hyde, Dearborn, Mich., Mrs.
Bryant, Kitchener, Mrs. C.E.
MacLennan, Grand Bend, Mrs.
Sadie Oland, Grand Bend and
Mark Robitaile, of Grand Bend
and Mrs. Gray, Grand Bend.
Next time the Jackpot will be
$75.
On Sunday afternoon the
Grand Bend fire alarm called
the firemen to douse a fire on
a boat near the river bridge.
Though the boat was damaged
the fire was put out before the
boat could sink.
Mrs. Mae Holt is recuperating
at home from a recent operation
in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Present
have the latter's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Elizabeth Townshend, of
Hamilton visiting this month.
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KEEP PIGS COOL
Water -spray cooling is a pract-
ice more swine producers are
looking into during periods of
hot summer weather. Garnet
Norrish, swine specialist with
the Ontario Ministry of Agricult-
ure and Food, points out that
pigs will perform better when
they are comfortable and cool,
Studies have shown that mar k -
et pigs actually stop growing
when air temperatures reach 85
to 90 degrees. They will cont-
inue eating, but at a reduced
rate and with greatly reduced
efficiency.
At the Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology, re-
searchers conducted a water-
cooling experiment with market
pigs. It was found that growing
efficiency was better in the
sprayed pigs than in those not
sprayed. In addition, it was
found that more labor was requ-
ired to keep the unsprayed pigs
clean. Barrows received more
benefit from spraying than gilts.
rota my window
Today is my day to go shop-
ping for the family's groceries
and you ladies will appreciate
my sentiments when I tell you
I'm not looking forward to it.
Shopping has always been one
of the banes of my life, but for
the last few months shopping --
particularly grocery shopping --
is enough to make me weep.
I should tell you, first of all,
that my family does not live
extravagantly. In fact, we eat
much less extravagantly today
than we did 10 years ago.
We use staples mostly. Break-
fast isn't a big hassle at our
house, nothing more than cer-
eal (often times oatmeal) toast
and coffee, tea or milk. Occ-
asionally we have eggs. Rarely
do we have bacon --the older
kids don't eat fried foods for
their complexions and my husb-
and and I don't eat too many
fried foods because of the high
cholestrol count.
Lunch is equally simple.
Soup and a sandwich... or if we'.
ve missed breakfast, a breakfast
menu.
Dinner is more elaborate. We
always have meat, potatoes,
vegetable and salad. Dessert is
nothing more than some fresh
fruit or, for those who aren't
counting calories, ice cream.
Bakes goods are restricted only
to company affairs.
And that's about it. If we
snack, it is biscuits and cheese
or more fruit.
What I'm saying is our regul-
ar diet consists of just plain,
ordinary nutritious food. Nothing
fancy. Nothing imported. Just
Canada's Food Rules over and
over.
So what's so expensive? What
is it that runs the grocery bill
sky high?
I guess it is nothing more than
rising costs across the board.
It is a frightening experience to
go to the grocery store with your
regular grocery money and find
it just won't stretch to buy all
the necessities... never mind
much left over for extras.
I have a regular routine in
the grocery store. I buy almost
the exact same things from week
to week and I just naturally
move in the course I've become
accustomed to at the store in
which I shop.
But every single week, one or
two --maybe more --items have
gone up in price from the prev-
Nothing confuses a man more
than to drive behind a woman
who does everything right,
quotes the Ontario Safety
League.
This Week's Special
TASTY
CHOP SUEY
LOAF
Reg, 55¢
2 For 894
(AT THE BAKERY)
NU BAKERY
ZURICH
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
ious week. I find I need at least
one dollar up in price from the
previous week. I find I need at
least one dollar more per week
now over one month ago to
buy almost the exact same sup-
ply of graceries. It has been
going this way for several month
now...and I'm getting worried.
One day I was buying weiners.
From one week to the next the
price had increased by 14 cents
per pound. (Since that fateful
day they've gone up another
five cents per pound, too.)
As I was looking into the
weiner counter, I felt a little
sick to my stomach. I held onto
the side of the counter to steady
myself. Another shopper hap-
pened by and noticed my pale-
ness.
"Can I help you?" she asked
politely. "Are you all right?"
I assured her I'd been fine
until I looked into the meat
counter at the price of weiners,
"Have you seen the prices
this week?" I asked her.
"Yes, " she told me. "But
what can I do? I'm only praying
I can raise my kids decently.
No frills. Just decently."
I think that kind of sums up
the attitude of most of us...
and while I would be the last
one in the world to find fault
with the food producers across
the nation, I run a little scared
about what will happen to us
all if something isn't done to
curb prices.
I've heard all kinds of theor-
ies in the past few weeks, but
the one that sounds the most
practical to me is the one which
states that although prices re-
main high and are going higher,
people continue to buy, buy,
buy. There's no stopping them.
They may complain, but still
they buy.
And how do you stop people
from buying steak, for instance,
when fish is cheaper? How do
you convince people to eat
cabbage when lettuce is out of
reach? People like the way
they've become accustomed to
living and they aren't ready to
give it up, no matter what the
price.
It is supply and demand, all
right... and if we demand it the
supply will be there though it
could be expensive.
fQ.
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SAT. 9 A to 6 PM
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