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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-02-05, Page 5"WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1958 ZURICH Citizens NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kalbfleiseh, Zurich were honoured on their golden wedding anniversary when friends and neighbours held a dinner for them at the Dominion Hotel. (Staff Photo) OWL SPONSORING EUCHRE PARTY FEBRUARY 11. The Catholic Women's League -of St. Boniface Church in Zurich "wilI sponsor a euchre party in the town hall on February 11. At this time there will be a draw for a ,quilt and money apron. Free lun- ch will be served to everyone present. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER IN MENNONITE CHURCH World Day of Prayer will be observed in the Zurich Mennonite Church on Friday February 21 for all the protestant churches in Zurich. T e :Seedie-Poi (Mrs. Norma Seibert, B.A., Wo- man's page Editor) We hope through this column to acquaint you from time to time with some of our New Canadian citizens and their homeland. We feel, were you to know them bet- ter, you would realize they have much to give their new country. The Dal Belles come from nor- thern Italy near Venice. Mrs. Dal Bello did not take the general course, after leaving public school, but specialized for five years in sewing. She graduated, having obtained a 'diploma to teach sew- ing. She is an excellent seams- tress, capable of makinganything from a fur coat to a m.an's suit. Mr. Dal Bello, after an appren- ticeshiP of three years, owned his own shoe shop in Italy. While most of the work was repairing shoes, he also made ,,,shoes by hand, far his richer clientele. He hopes to own a similar shop some- time in his new country. He has worked for the past three years at Kalbfleisch Mills. Italy (By Mrs. Lorenzo Dal Bello) In order to understand my nat- ive Italy better, you must know that although Italy is only one quarter the size of Ontario, it is the home of 47,000,000 people. PAGE FIVE As you would expect, the farms are much smaller than in Canada and every inch of ground must be cultivated. You find no broad lawns around our farm houses. There is a yard, but it is used. for growing grapes. The average farm is from ten to 12 acres, but this does not necessarily have to be in one piece. It may be scat- tered. in two or even three places. EVery farmer grows grapes. These are planted in rows about 15 feet apart. The vines run along wires sometimes 300 feet or so from the base. These wires are supported by small maple shoats, as the weight is very great by the time they are harvested. The blanches are gathered In Sep- tember and put in large wooden vats where they are tramped until the juice comes out. Since the war, many, farmers are using presses to extract the juice. This juice is kept in a wooden barrel until Christmas, when it is ready to drink. Every farmer has his own cow, one or two pigs and chickens. These he raises for his own use. If he has a surplus of eggs, he takes them to town to trade for necessities. His surplus milk is taken to a co-operative cheese factory, where it is made into a mild type of cheese, so necessary in producing our national dish— spaghetti. Until recently, the farmer used his cow to pull his plough. Now, however in most areas, some far- mers owns a tractor and does cus- tom ploughing for al lthe farmers FOOD VALUES Specials --® Thursday, Friday, Saturday Bick's Sweet Mixed Pickles 15 oz. jar 25c Campbell's Tomato Soup 3-10 oz. tins 35c Weston's Saltines 1Lb. Box 33c 49c Nestle's Quick 7c OFF — Lb. Tin Crown Brand Syrup 2 Lb. Tin Kraft Dinner 2 pkgs. Kraft Cheese Whiz 16 oz. jar Cookies, Assorted 3 pkgs. for Peanut Butter 16 oz. jar for Kist Ginger Ale 2 Large Bottles for 1-IOFFMAN'S B L Mets GINA LB. 29c BACON SLICED . . LB. 59c Boneless Blade tRoasts LB. 59c SUPERIOR FOOD MARKET IMINIMENINNMISIIMREIZO=111111M1111101.1101911MOZNAMMIRMOMERMIIIMNINIMMIIMI 31c 31c ••101•1411116,11 Fruits — Vegetables GRAPEFRUIT 9 voR 49c.. ORANGES 2 Doz. FOR 79c APPLES6 QT. BASKET 69c SERVING ZURICH AND DISIRICT WITH LOW, LOW PRICES! Open Every Day Friday and Saturday Evenings around. Since the animals are not al- lowed to run loose, no fences are necessary except to mark the boundary of the farms. These are made by planting maple trees a ,foot or so apart. After they ahve grown for two or three years and become about three inches in dia- meter, they are cut off about one foot from the ground. As wood is scarce, these branches are used as support for the grape vines. The small stumps that are left gradually grow in sire making a permanent fence and the shoots which spring out each year, keep us in grape vine supports as well as wood. Many of• the flowers and birds you have here,' remind me of home. The Swallow, the red-headed woodpecker, the robin are all seen in Italy. Although the song is the same, our robin is pure black with a yellow bill. Perhaps you will wonder how ten acres can grow enough to support a family. The soil is rich there and the season is longer. We are cutting our first new let- tuce at Easter time. The first crop is sown in the fall, and is, I believe, the weed you call, wild mustard. This is cut about Eas- ter time and is used to feed the cows. The yellow flowers dye our Easter eggs a fine yellow. The first crop is then planted and har- vested in time to plant a second crop, probably corn. There are no horses on, the far- ms. They are sometimes used to pull carriages, but for them one must have a licence as for an aut- omobile. The houses are made of bricks, and there, as here, are be - corning mostly ranch type rather than two -Story. The barns are similar to those here, but are made from cement blocks. Even the farm houses, however, are so close together as to give the' im- pression of a continuous village. Almost everyone has hydro, al- though telephones are more scar- ce. As in many European countries the bicycle or motorcycle is much more numerous than the motor car. The latter are of the smal- ler models. The currency used there is the lira. One cent is equal to six lira. Recently education has been free and compulsory to the age df eighteen. People are usually encouraged to specialize should they show any special ability or liking for a certain subject. The government is a republic under the president G. Gronchi. It is more difficult to keep a peaceful feeling throughout . the country there, than in Canada. The reason for this may be that here the •common language is En- glish. In Italy each little com- munity has its own dialect. There is the tendency to forin together into little states or provinces. In Northern Italy there is us- ually a small amount of snow and the weather gets about as cold as here. However the winters are shorter. Along the western coast, particularly around Naples and south of this city, the climate is mild, much like that of Florida. Here we find many famous tourist resorts. My husband and I have enjoyed telling you about our native land. We are pleased to be able to con- tribute something to the new Citizens News since we hope to be Zurich citizens for many years to come. * 8' Sayings of Our junior Citizens Donnie Oesch dropped in this week to play with my daughter Paula. I was called upon once to re-equip the nurses kit a pro- cedure which is necessary each time it is used. Having supplied the necessary ,"freshie" medicine and raisin and wintergreen candy pills I settled down to sew. Soon Paula was groaning in lively 'fashion, holding the gener- al region of her stomach and beg- ging the doctor to hurry. Donnie hastened forward, bag in hand, with a very professional air and and all seemed to be going well. Soon, however, the groans chang- ed to shrill shouts of protest from the patient. I looked over to see in amazement "Dr." Oesch pouring himself liberal drafts of medicine and consuming handfuls of pills, The patient recovered with suprising speed and the bout which followed needed a referee in quick order. I smoothed over the situation by suggesting a .change of doctor. Soon Donnie was doing the groaning while 'Dr.' Seibert hovered over him, saying soothingly, "There, there. Don't worry. In a minute I'll give you some pneumonia." HassOmething like this happen- ed in your home lately? Tell us about it so we can laugh too.