Zurich Citizens News, 1958-02-26, Page 2PAGE TWO
ZURICH Citizens NEWS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1968
ZURICH edifens NEWS
Published every Wednesday Moaning at Zurich, Ontario, for the Police
Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern part
of Stanley Township, in Huron County.
Printed by Clinton News -Record, Clinton, Ontario
A. L. COI.PQUHOUN HERB. M. TURKHEIM
Publisher Business Manager
Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in
United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. Subscriptions
payable to Business
n ore to district corrZurich espondents. 149,
Wednesday, February 26, 1958
Nice Tidy Town
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN order for the officials of our
village who have managed to do a magnificent clean-up job on our
streets. Last week's storm, and the one the week before that, had
left the sidewalks and pavements in a terrific condition. Now, one
can hardly believe that such a storm ever took place.
There has been some grumbling from residents who think the
trustees spend too much money on snow removal. But, after all,
we've had a fairly open winter so far, and the costs will not be very
high an the average throughout the year.•
It is a great pleasure to have the streets clean and dry, and
our village compares favourably with other municipalities. Some of
Pour larger neighbours have not done nearly so well with the situ-
ation.
Just About Time
WE'RE GROWING STEADILY in size and stature, here in
Zurich, More and more entertainments are being held here all the
time. More and more meetings of every sort are being held in the
=community centre. This is as it should be.
However, with this additional use of our town, there is bound
to be occasions when roughness creeps in—perhaps mare at dances
than at any other type of entertainment, though of course a hockey
game can arouse tempers, too.
We feel it is just about time the village hired a policeman to
look after certain . of the occasions when trouble might foreseeably
arise. The sight of a uniform has often had a good effect on rowdys,
even though police action was not necessary.
Until we do hire such an official, we are a police village—
without a policeman.
HURON COUNTY
FARMING
REPORT
(By A. S. Bolton assistant ag-
riculture representative for Hur-
on County)
"Prices en the steer market
this last week have been the high-
est for some time because of the
fact that it was impossible for far-
mers to deliver livestock to the
markets. .
"All of the Agricultural organiz-
ation meetings planned for the
first part of the week had to be
postponed.
"Very few entries have been re-
ceived so far for the Huron Coun-
ty Seed Fair on March , 7 and S.
The deadline for entries'' to reach
the Department of Agriculture,
Clinton, is Saturday, March 1."
Dear Editor:
Received three free copies of
your Citizens News and am happy
to say you have a real paper. I
have never taken the home town
paper before, but as of this writ-
ing, please accept my subscription.
FRANK L. SIEBERT,
13207 Appoline,
Detroit (27).
Zurich Citizens News,
Zurich, Ontario,
Dear Herb:
I meant to do this ever since I
got the first free issue, but you
know how it is; you keep putting
it off until you miss it, then you
realize it.
I sure think this is a great
newspaper; it seems the pictures
and such seem to give it the life
the paper needs. As you realize,
I am interested in sports, and al-
ways want to know how the Zur-
ich team is doing, especially when
you know fellows like Bob Mc-
Kinley, the O'Briens, Ben Gignac,
Bill Yungblut and all the rest. I
think Don O'Brien is doing a real
good job as Sports Editor.
Just keep the paper as good as
it is and you will never have trou-
ble getting suscriptions.
Enclosed is a cheque for $2.50
and would you please send the
first copy printed which I never
received.
Yours truly,
RAY S•OHILBE
773 Princess Ave,
London, Ontario,
February 17, 1958.
4
20th ANN UAL MEETING
and
HOT TURKEY BANQUET
of the
HEN SALL DISTRICT
CO-OPERATIVE Incorporated
will be held in the
COMMUNITY CENTRE, ZURICH, on
TUESDAY, MARCH 4th
Entertainment and Dance to Follow
Banquet tickets are available .from the Manager er Directors
at $1.50 each
ROBERT McGtR,EGOR BERTRAM KLOPP
President Secretary
The Hometown Paper
We never realize how much the home town paper means
Till we have wandered far away from old familiar scenes,
And then it's just as welcome as a letter from a friend.
We read it through from front to back, from beginning to the end
And when we see the names in print of folks we used to know
A flood of tender memories will set our hearts aglow.
We remember how that paper was a standby in our home,
And .how we'd scramble for it just as soon as it would come.
Sis looked for all the personals; dad read the livestock news,
Granddad liked editorials if they sided with his views!
But mother never seemed to have a part that she preferred
She just set down, when she had time and read it every word,
The editor, remember, was a friend to all mankind.
Some folks would try to use him, but he didn't seem to mind.
When he went out to look for news—or ads he didn't get—
He had a smile and cheery word for every one he met,
He alRvays had a column any good thing to exalt,
But he had no screaming headlines to proclaim a neighbor's fault.
He welcomed new-born souls to earth and noted when they left.
He joyed with those who had been blessed and grieved for those
bereft.
He printed church announcements and his correspondents jokes.
He noticed all the little things that meant a lot to folks.
When "Crippled Charlie Hoskins" little dog got hurt and died
He wrote up such a pretty piece that everybody cried.
God bless the small town paper for the help that it has been
To make this world a better place to raise our children in.
God bless the country editor, the' humble part he played
Enriched our lives a thousand fold, though he went underpaid.
And when he gets "Ulp Yonder," as he surely will, I know
He'll get the credit he deserved but never got below.
So when your home town paper comes, sit dawn and read it through
And give a kindly thought to him who got it out for you.
The spelling may be faulty, and the printing not so good,
But just don't laugh and criticize; he did the best he could.
It may not be impressive and it ain't no work of art.
But every word you're reading there comes straight from someone's
heart.
Note: "The Hometown Paper" was written by John Lair and was
printed in the January issue of the Renfro Valley Bugle, Renfro
Valley Kentucky. It was brought to the Citizens News by a
lady (who prefers to remain anonymous), who wrote to four or
five different places in U.S. to locate it. H.T.
SUGAR and SPICE
(By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley)
Recently I was attacked by a
lady. Not in an alleyway, or at
one end of a chesterfield, but in
print, right on the editorial page
o the Renfrew Advance. She
yed me in rhyme, and it was so
reit, polished, and witty, that it
a been reproduced in many pap-
ers, across the country.
h * *
It's not the first time I've been
attacked by a female. No indeedy.
When I was young and in my
prime, they used to do it all the
time. In those days. I just relax-
ed and enjoyed it. But after more
than a decade of marriage. I auto-
matically commence apologizing
when I'm the focal point of a
feminine assault.
:p '1: _&
She has quite a voice too. She
can be in the kitchen, the washing
machine thumping away, and
carry on a simultaneous conver-
sation with Hugh up in the bath-
room, me dawn cellar, Kim in the
livingroom, without a sign of
strain, and without missing a syl-
lable. Her arms are getting a
bit flat, though, from having them
go through the wringer while she's
trying to coordinate the conver-
sation.
* * *
Pushing jealously firmly aside,
however, there are lots of nice
things I can say about her. One
thing I've appreciated, ever since
we were married, is that she has
never pestered me for money. She
just goes around charging every-
thing. For pin money, she turns
The lady's plaint was entited in the empties.
"The Life of Smiley's Wife." She
suggested that, while it might be Another thing, she's a grand
entertaining to read about it, she cook. Oh, I don't mean a good,
didn't put up withm the
n womenbudo- plain cook like everybody's mother
mestic and verbal, that my Old used to be.modern Nor do I mean one oo
La--uh, I mean, my cherished arthese yskitchen artists who
spouse—does. She further intim- somee always fooling around with
a ed that it would be a pleasant ghastly mess like spaghetti
change if, just once when I men- and meatballs, or home-made
tion my wife in this column, I said chow mein. I dmd a dashhe kind thisos
something nice about here. (salt)sawho can add a off
_, �. * and a pinch of that (pep-,
per), to a can of Habitant pea
Before we get any further into soup ,and serve it with an air. And
this apology, girls, let's get one a box of crackers.
thing clear. If anyabdy gets push- , * ,,,
ed around at our house, it is NOT Another thing I do like. She's
my wife. And it is NOT my kids. no backseat driver, like so many
If that's established, I'll accept women. No sir. She sits right up
the challenge, and say some nice there in front, and the only time
things about the Old Bat—uh, I she opens her mouth is when we're
mean my dear, good frau. And I coming to a curve, a car is ap-
can think of plenty. preaching, there's a red light
* ahead, somebody is walking on
the side of the road, I'm too far
over on my own side, too close to
the middle, going too fast, or too
slow.
*.
*
Real reason she is sometimes
treated rather cavalierly in these
columns and I might as well admit
it, is pure jealousy. Its the only
way I have of getting even.
* '1' *
In the first place, she's young
and good-looking. I'm neither. You
should have seen her at the news-
paper convention we attended last
weekend. A circle of men around
her, six feet tall and six feet deep.
Every time I timidly tried to el-
bow into the ring, one of them
would snarl, without looking
around: "OK. Later, waiter."
* *
Then, she's accomplished, She
can play the piano like anything.
Both hands at once. So can the
kids. People are always asking
them to play. The only thing I can
play is the kettle -drum, and the
only time I'm asked to play is
when the regular drummer in the
town band doesn't show up for a
parade on a day when there's a
blizzard.
* 8: *
She's a wonderful mother. She
has those kids so well trained they
do exactly as they're told. About
once out of every four times. She's
a dandy painter, even though she
always quits before the job is
done iwth piebald results. She
can go through a pile of ironing
like nothing you ever se:v. Espec-
ially when she's looking for a pair
of pyjamas for the kids that don't
neeed ironing.
* * *
She's getting pretty good at
stoking the furnace, and she can
go like a bat out of hell behind a
lawnmower. The more I think of
it, the more I realize the lady was
right, and I should say more nice
things about Her Ladyship. It's
taken me more than ten years to
train her, but the results are wor-
th it,
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MEET
BILL
Cochrane
Liberal
Candidate
HURON
RIDING
• Born in Exeter 43
years ago.
• Attended Exeter
Schools; graduated
University Western
Ontario 1938, and Os-
goode Hall 1941.
• Practises law .in Exe-
ter.
• Wide municipal ex-
perience as member
Exeter Council; Dep-
uty Reeve one year;
Mayor two years.
Member Presbyterian
Church and Superin-
tendent of Sunday
School.
• Member. of Masonic
Lodge, IOOF, Canad-
ian Legion and. Lions
Club.
• Served in Army in
World. War II at home
and overseas.
• Married, with three
daughters,
• Raised in a rural com-
munity; is familiar
with both rural and
urban problems.
VOTE
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CO(HRANE
(Published by Huron
Liberal Association)
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