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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1974
Agri
notes
I received a little pamphlet
the other day from Alberta. I
don't know the organization
producing it, but I think it is
the Alberta government. It
is so good that 1 wil just copy
most of it. So here goes:
A farmer's wife gets just as
upset about food prices as you
do. It's true; Not everything a
farm wife serves her family is
produced right on the farm.
And so she feels the crunch at
the check-out counter just as
much as you do. Besides, she
has another reason for being
upset; she knows how little of
each food dollar her husband
receives.
Take bread for example.
The farmers' share of a loaf of
bread is only about three cents.
And the farm wife knows that
the supermarket employee earns
about twice as much as her
husband does.
Where does the food dollar
go? Why do food bills keep
climbing? It's because a lot of
things happen to the food bet-
ween the farmer and you-proce-
ssing, grading, packaging,
transporting, delivering, whole-
saling, advertising, market
reporting, retailing.
Let's look at our example
again. It takes about one
pound of wheat to make one
pound of bread. Although wheat
flour is the main constituent of
bread, the cost of the wheat
has little to do with establish-
ing the cost of the bread. It's
the handling, transportation,
OBITUARIES
MRS. WILFRED WEIDO
A well-known resident of
Zurich for many years, Mrs.
Wilfred Weido passed away in
South Huron Hospital, Exeter,
on Saturday, March 9, in her
77th year. She was the former
Lauretta Catherine Decker.
Born in Hay Township on
April 12, 1897, she was the
daughter of the' late Mr. and
Mrs. John Decker. Her husband
pre -deceased her in 1955. For
many years Mr. and Mrs.
Weido farmed on the Parr Line,
Hay Township, before retiring
to the village.
Surviving is one son, Glen,
R.R.1, Zurich, one brother,
William Decker, Zurich; and
four grandchildren. Another
son, Clifford, pre -deceased
her.
The body rested at the West-
lake Funeral Home, Zurich,
where the service took place
on Tuesday, March 12, at
2 p.m. Interment was made
in St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Cemetery, Goshen Line.
Rev. A.C. Blackwell officiat-
ed.
Pallbearers were Oscar Mill-
er, Ted Steinbach, Jack Turk-
heim, Charles Thiel, Wayne
Horner and Carl Haberer.
Flowerbearers were Alvin Rader
and Leonard Merner.
TIFFANY T. LYSANNE KELLER
Tiffany, beloved 10 month-
old daughter of Roger and
Barbara Keller, of London,
,died at Victoria Hospital,
March 4, 1974 as the result of
a car accident.
Besides her parents she is
survivied by her sister, Mindy;
grandparents, Mrs. Freida Kell-
er, of Dashwood, and Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Czeck, of Chilli-
wack, B.C.
The funeral and committal
service was held at the T.
Harry Hoffman Funeral Home,
Dashwood, with Rev. T. Rist-
ine, officiating, last Wednes-
day.
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SWISS STEAK LB $1.53
ROUND
GROUND STEAK LB $1.48
FRESH
HAM STEAKS LB 83c
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SIDE RIBS LB 89`
MAPLE LEAF SLICED
COOKED HAM LB $1.38
PEAMEAL BY -THE -PIECE L BI$1.10
BACK BACON SLICED L6 $1.15
YUNGBL UT'S
Meat Market
PHONE 236-4312 - ZURICH
milling, baking, etc. that
make up the main part of the
cost.
It's all part of the marketing
system and it all adds to the
cost of getting the food from
the farmer to the supermarket
shelf. And supermarket and
self -serve stores actually save
you money by handling food
in such large volume.
Let's look at another reason
why your food bill keeps rising.
For one thing, the rnore income
you have, the more you spend
on food. This doesn't mean
you necessarily buy more food.
Usually you buy more of the
expensive kinds of food, tender
steak, vegetables and fruit out
of season, and convenience
foods.
After reading this you prob-
ably won't feel any better about
food prices, especially today
But we wanted you to know that
Rest Home
Auxiliary
male plans
Mrs. Theresa Stark convened
the program for the March
meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary
to the Bluewater Rest Home,
Mrs. G. Fleischauer was pianist,
George Mathonia and son
Raymond, talented accordian
players, entertained with many
selections. A few favourites
were, "When the Saints Come
Marching In, " My Wild Irish
Rose," and "Till we Meet Ag-
ain."
farm families are just as conc-
erned as you are.
Remember, you and the
farmer's wife are in the same
boat,; it keeps on costing more.
The committee, Mrs. Stark,
Mrs. C. Thiel, and Mrs. Beat-
rice Geiger prepared a St, Pat-
rick's lunch. Table favors were
a tiny dish of mints on a Sham-
rock. Green and white varieties
of sandwiches were served.
During business volunteers
offered to assist on March 17
for the services of the dedicat-
ion of the new organ. Motions
carried to sell tickets on a
quilt for a Bean Festival Project.
Mrs. Theresa Stark and Mrs.
Beatrice Corriveau were elected
the committee to prepare mat-
erial for quilting within a few
weeks.
Mrs. Brisson closed the meet-
ing with reading an "Auxiliary
Prayer"
Gross income - A figure half-
way between what your wife
tells her friends and what your
boss thinks your worth.
CAUGHT!!
Giving the best storewide deals in the area
resulting in
L wer Cult®e Prices.
drop in and meet the culprits in person!
Ickey Stryke Garry Gingerich
On March 1, 1974,
brought before the
guilty of swindling
prices in the area.
efforts for
DANGEROflJS�
Carol Elliot
these Sales people at the Zurich store were
directors of Gingerick's Ltd., and found
the profits of the firm by giving the •best
In lieu of this they are continuing these
2 DAYS ONLY RL'oITVING
ALAN
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 15 &16
SEE OUR LINE OF:
Home Entertainment * Appliances * Furniture * Paint, Etc.
All At Unbelievable Prices!
THE STORE WITH MORE
QUALITY and SERVICE
NGERICH'S Ltd.
ZURICH 236-4351
SEAFORTH 527-0290
"GUARANTEED HURON COUNTY'S LOWEST PRICES OR DIFFERENCE RETURNED"