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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-11-26, Page 4Page 4 -Zurich Citizens News, November 26, 1975 Police protection While the village of Zurich, by comparison, is certainly a law abiding community, there are many times when the need for more policing is evident. Since the village isatrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police from the Exeter detachment, those bent on disrupting the peace and quiet of the community by squealing tires or other such nonsense may do so knowing full well they could be half way to Goderich by the time the police could arrive after receiving a complaint. The police, on the other hand, cannot be everywhere at once and the Exeter detachment particularly has a large coverage area. At times, the number of officers on duty spreads farily thinly across the countryside. Zurich village council last week suggested that having one of the officers of the Exeter OPP detachment live in the vill- age would alleviate the problems of vandalism and public nuisance. To an extent, this would probably be true. Soon though, the trouble makers would learn the officers shift duty and go about theirmerriment while the officer was working. The real answer to the problem lies in cooperation from the people of the community. If the people of Zurich want vandalism and public nuisance to stop, they must be will- ing to inform the police who is causing the trouble and in extreme situations even be willing to act as witnesses to enable police to obtain convictions. Village wages Zurich village council awarded pay raises to its employees last week and both the council and the employees are to be congratulated for staying within the federal guidelines. The village employees are certainly not overpaid and yet rather than demand an increase of 20 percent, 30 percent or even 50 percent as has been done by some groups in the past few months, we belive all of the increases were ten percent or less. In addition, village councillors voted to deny themselves a raise at all. The position of councillor in a small community is a diff- icult one, perhaps more so than a similar position in a larger community. In a village, every ratepayer knows who the councillors are and seldom hesitates to express views on matters being dealt with by the village. Roth the councillors and the municipal employees are to be commended on their sensible attitudes in these inflationary times. Golden Glimpses A SLUE WATER REST HOME The weatherman is still on our side which will certainly help to shorten the winter. Refreshments were served and a social time enjoyed following the films on Monday evening. We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Anne Oligny and Mr. Thomas Westlake who have ret- urned from St. Joseph's Hospit- al, London. The monthly birthday party was held on Tuesday evening sponsored by the Ladies of the Hensall United Church. A var- iety program consisting of old tyme music with Mr. Frank Forrest playing the violin and accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Mary Broadfoot set the toes a -tapping. Mr. Harry Horton favoured with some vocal numb- ers accompanied on the piano by Joyce Pepper. The Pepper sisters, Marily n Laurie and Joanne sang several Christmas carols accompanied by Miss Brenda Pepper. Miss Karen McAllister favoured with two piano instrumentals. Residents celebrating birth- days during the month of Nov- ember are Mrs. Mary Weston, Mrs. Susan Snider, Mrs. Alice Baker, Mrs. Jane McGregor and Miss Luella Kuntz. Gifts were distributed, courtesy of the Ladies Auxiliary. Refreshments, including a birthday cake were enjoyed following the program. We appreciate the efforts of the various organizations who sponsor the birthday parties during the year and also those who provide other social funct- ions. If anyone has styrofoam egg cartons to spare, we would app- reciate receiving them for proj- ects in the craft room. On Thursday evening bingo was enjoyed, followed by ref- reshments. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Rev. Donald Beck of the Hensall United Church. Mrs. Lenora Turkheim presided at the organ and accompanied the choir during the service. Discuss wise use of land Continued from page one "You have to accept the fact it is an enormously efficient system when a free man operates in a free market of supply and demand. Enlightened self- interest works best," he said. Mr.Heine said the Russians are notorious for the inefficient use of land and must import tons of grain to feed the people, with their system of centralized farming decisions, made by a bureaucracy and not the persons farming the land. The Chinese are much better at efficiently using land and are able to feed their over 800 million population, he said. The reason he gave for the success is that while there is central ownership of land, the Chinese farmers themselves have a say in what crops to plant. He pointed out it takes 80 percent of the Chinese to grow enough food for the remaining 20 percent and in Russia 32 percent of the popula- tion to feed the other 69 percent. Mr. Heine spoke of the ex- cellent use of land in Holland and explained the kibutz way of life in Israel. In India, the human agony of starvation can be seen where the wealthy own the land which is being eroded as the poor tenant tries to get that final grain of rice. He said most Arab people don't understand the use of land. Mr. Heine commended the British system of control over land use which allows farmers to grow what they like but will step in if land is grossly misused and given to someone who will use it to .grow foodstuff. This is done inmuch the same way we have organizations which take away animals abused and suffering, he said. Mr. Davidson said that when people are talking about planning they might ask, "What's another five or ten acres going out of production?" He said this attitude must be changed. Many delegates asked ques- tions, among them Norman Alexander of Londesboro, who is a drainage inspector for Hullett Township in Huron. Mr. Alexander said he is concerned that farm drainage may be causing erosion problems. Mr. Davidson answered that from a study made in Grey Township it has been found that the land is drained so extensive that the river system is incapable of taking any more. He said experts are looking at the dangers of over - draining and said drains should be considered carefully. The artificial drainage system in Grey compresses the peak Drainage period so much there is a severe flooding problem, he said. In an undrained area spring drainage would normally take three or four months, he said, but we have compressed that down to four weeks with the peak being only one week. This results in the low flow of rivers or streams or the drying up of some, the rest of the year. During low flow of the river there is a ten- dency for it to be polluted, he added. Costly dams and flood -control systems are demanded for the brief flooding periods, he said. A four -man panel discussed the wise use of land in the after- noon session. The members were Jack Riddell, M.P.P. for Huron -Middlesex; Doug Fisher, executive secretary, London Conference of United Church; Elgin Thompson, reeve of Tucker - smith Township and chairman of the Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority; and Ron White, Birr farmer and president of the Middlesex Federation of Agri- culture. The Last Word (by Ted Rowcliffe) ‘.„ One of the unique, and most successful social events of the year took place at the Ausable Centre in Grand Bend on Friday night as the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Com- merce launched its first annual wild game dinner. The menu included moose, venison, mallard, squirrel, goose and other delicacies as well as "wild cow" for those with Tess exotic tastes. Chairman of the dinner Bert Albert- son said the Chamber would net a tidy profit from the event which unexpectedly became very popular at the last minute. Extra tables were set up anywhere the space was available and Bert said the Chamber was proud none were turned away. He indicated that a stricter control on the number of couples attending would be enforced next year. While there were many hands in the kitchen, Dennis Mathers was one of the chefs and in there helping out from time to time were Cyrilla Van Bruaene, Annie Kadlecik, Margaret Webster, Doris Thomas, Betty ..Flear and many more. No doubt there were many more helping out behind the scenes. Sporting a big white chef's hat was Fred Germ- aine. Following the exotic menu, a dance was held until the wee hours with some excellent music. During the evening, Cham- ber president George Kadlecik presented secretary manager of the Chamber, Tom Webster, with a gift for his untiring efforts on the Chamber 's behalf during the summer months. This is the second big success for the Grand Bend Chamb- er this year, the first being the Buffaloburger Fest and the group is to be congratulated on its ingenuity. * And the following night it was bad formy waistline again as I attended the annual Zurich Lions Club Stag and Elimin- ation Draw, where they served the biggest beefburgers I have ever seen in my life. The burgers were simply about three good healthy slices of roast beef which completely obscured any sign of a bun and topped with a garnish of the hottest horse radish I have ever tasted, they were absolutely delicious. The main reason for the event, the first prize of $750, went to Ed Schroeder of Hensall while consolation prizes of $20 were won by Leonard Erb, R.N. McKinley, Earl Desch, Richard Bedard, George Grenier, Terry Fenn, Louis Willert, Richard Selby, Allan Gascho, Andrew Wallace and Robert Hamather. Four special prizes of $25 were awarded to Isadore Lap- orte, Allan Brokenshire, Paul Steckieand Carl Finkbeiner. The most unpopular man at the event was our own Herb Turkheim who kept calling out the names of the losers until only Ed Schroeder's was left while the most popular man there was Lion 's treasurer Richard Erb who handed out all the cheques to the winners. * BITS AND PIECES...The Village Inn Retreat in Grand Bend is holding an open house on December 14. New manager Leo Morningstar is ding some renovations at the Inn and it should be looking very smart for the open house. That big sale at the Beehive winds up this week with the prizes for the contest being awarded on Friday evening. While most of the men in the area might not know what I'm talking about, the ladies have been buzzing about gett- • ing more points for their favorite contestant in the sweep- stakes. Something new in the culinary art has appeared on the pages of the News! Heimrich's in Zurich is promoting a "Heimburger" but Ron didn 't say what they were made up from so I guess you'll just have to try one to see how they taste. Help! With the mail strike paralysing the country, we're hard hit in getting news from rural areas. if your group is doing something interesting, we at the News would very much appreciate any help in getting an account into the paper. Macrei(gh Mc4Po PUBLISHED BY INDEPENDENT NEWS PUBLISHING HERB TURKHEIM, EDITOR Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 Member: rM►CNA Canadian Weekly. Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Subscription Rates: $6.00 per year in advance in Canada; $8.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 200