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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-02-18, Page 5WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1959 ZURICH Citizens NEWS PAGE FIVE The Needle -Point (MRS. NORMA SIEBERT, B.A., Woman's Page Editor) It's the little things that get us ,And keep us on the rack. You can sit upon a mountain, But not upon a tack. Some of you have undoubtedly met Rev. W. A. Young, Chaplain of OAC in Guelph and been amaz- ed at his remarkable energy and enjoyment of life. Others will know him through his weekly art- icles in the Canadian Countryman. Here is one of his articles that appealed to me: The other clay a friend of mine made the rather startling discov- ery that people were talking about him. He was quite disturbed, in spite of the fact that I pointed out to him that it was a sign of some degree of importance that busy people bothered to talk about him. Besides that my father used to say that you always found the most sticks under the tree where the best apples grew. A famous Holly- wood actress was heard to say, "I don't care what they say about me as long as they talk." Well my friend is no Hollywood char- acter, and he was worried about what they were saying. I advised him to read Kipling's poem, which begins this way— "If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs, and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, or talk too wise." It really matters terribly to all of us what people are saying about us. There is something within us all that wants to be liked, that craves the approval of our fellow men. Somebody pays us a compli- ment and we walk on air; some- body doesn't and we cannot sleep that night. A nasty little word can defeat us and kill all the joy within us. Let us recognize that social disapproval can be an aw- ful thing when it gets into the scales against us. It can ruin a person's life. This is why gossip is so appallingly serious. Admitting all this, I still say that what people are saying about you is the least important thing in determining your place in the world, and it really doesn't mat.- ter at=ter what people say. Because, first of all, half of it probably isn't being said at all. How our imag- inations magnify things like that! Do you think that people have nothing Setter to do than to spend their time talking about you? More than that, when you elimin- ate the half that isn't being said, you ought to take comfort in the fact that most of the other half is not true, because it is being said in ignorance. People who talk about others don't know what they are talking about because our real knowledge of others is very small indeed. When you think people are talk- ing about you, it is time to take a good, honest look at yourself. If what they are saying is good, you will be humble and realize that they have gone too far; if it is bad you will realize to your shame that they might have gone farther. What really matters is not what people are saying about you, it is what you think and say about yourself. It is only when you are foolish enough to take what people say about you, and make it your own estimation of yourself, that you get into trouble. For, by and large, a person is what he thinks himself to be. Give a dog a bad name and he is apt to live up to it. That is the danger we must avoid. Your own honest opinion of yourself is what matters. ARE YOUR HENS NEUROTIC? Apparently not only humans, but hens are suffering from the speed-up living of the present day. The gears shift faster now and WANT FOOT COMFORT? SEE pliracle Monday Feb. 23 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. G. R. Hardman Attending at MILT OESCH SHOE STORE Zurich — 130-J Correct The Cause with "Miracle" more and more eggs roll down the assembly -line. The product, the egg, of this stepped-up pro- gram does not suffer; its food value is quite as high; but the hen, due to the pressure of such mass production tends to become temperamental and nervous. The following statements may amuse you: "One should knock before en- tering the chicken house, in order to warn the hens of your coming." "Never open the door suddenly or allow a stranger to come am- ong your flock." "Place your perches low, as the sudden jolt of flying from a high perch may be hard on your hen." These statements, however, are meant for advice. "Any sudden scare may hasten the forming eggs on toward its destination in such a way as to result in a blood spot. There is an ever increasing number of eggs discarded for this reason. The producer has tound that, that unpredictable consumer, the woman, prefers white eggs. Now why she prefers white eggs, she, herself, probably could not tell you. Therefore to satisfy her de- mands, the egg producer is rais- ing more of the white egg laying breeds, such as the leghorn. These are by nature a more nervous breed of hen that the heavier brown -laying type, such as the Plymouth Rock. Not only are they more nervous, but they are not as good to sell for meat, when their laying days are done. Not only are white eggs, therefore, more subject to blood spots, but it is a well known fact among retailers that under identical con- ditions a white egg will become stale more quickly than a brown egg. This is probably due to dif- ferences in the shell formation, which may result in a greater ex- change of air and a larger air - pocket. What are we going to do about it? The logical thing would be to shift to buying brown eggs and so persuade the egg producer to raise more brown laying hens. But it is a well known fact that women are seldom logical. TEEN TOPICS I wonder why the wallets be- longing to teen-agers always have that "beaten -up look". From their bulging sides one would get the impression that their owner poss- essed vast stores of this world's wealth. But does the Teen-age Miss use the wallet for money alone? Heavens no! In the green- back compartment (so, who's lucky enough to have green- backs?) are movie ticket stubs which she has been collecting for about six months. There are also love notes and a few romantic poems, which she's copied from another girl, tucked safely into ARE OVE LOADED 65 USED M BE SOLD WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH Plymouths, Fords, Chevs, Pantiaes, Buicksi Dodges We Have Them All MAKE US ANY OFFER — WE WON'T BE UNDERSOLD ' Motors L i m itsd Pearson "Huron County's largest Car Dealer" Phone 78 — Zurich woes Bethany Sisters, Dorcas Sunday School Hold Annual Meeting; Elect Officers A combined meeting of the Beth- any Sisters and the Dorcas Sun- day School Classes of Emmanuel E.U.B. Church was held on Feb- ruary 11, with Mrs. Menno Steckle in charge of the program. Mrs. Jack McClinchey read the Scrip- ture and Mrs. Delbert Geiger led in prayer. Mrs. Elroy DesJardine played a piano accordion solo, "Bless this house." Mrs. Newell Geiger read a poem. Rev. and Mrs. A .M. Amacher sang the duet, one corner. A poem which a lot of the girls seem to like is: If you smile, he thinks you're flirting, If you don't, he thinks you're mad, If you kiss him, he thinks you should be more reserved, If you don't, he finds consolation elsewhere, If you date other fellows, he thinks you're fickle, If you don't, he thinks no one will have you, If you talk of love and marriage, he thinks you're proposing, If you don't, he thinks you don't care. Give up! "Like roses sweet and morning dew." Mrs, L. W, Hoffman gave a talk on Mrs, Elroy Faust's experiences as a missionary to Formosa. There are over 60 pupils at Morrison Ac- ademy. She goes every Saturday morning to a neighbouring village with a flannel board to give Bible stories. She also teaches them to sing. Rev. A. M. Amacher had charge of the elections. The following are the officers for the coming year: president, Mrs. Clara Jacobe, vice- president, Mrs. L. W. Hoffman, secretary, Mrs. Herbert DesJar- dine, assistant secretary, Mrs. J. W. Merner, treasurer, Miss Jane Lamont, assistant treasurer, Mrs. Nancy Koehler. Chairman of good cheer committee, Mrs. P. Melick. The above are for the Bethany Sisters Class. The Dorcas Class elected the following as officers: president. Mrs. Jack McClinchey, vice-presi- dent, Mrs. K. M. Breakey, secre- tary, Mrs. Clarence Schade, treas- urer, Mrs. Charles Minshall. Chair- man of good cheer committee, Mrs. Oscar Greb. After some con- tests, in charge of Mrs. Elroy DesJardine, lunch was served. SPECIALS THURSDAY a FRIDAY ® SATURDAY Mather Parkers Instant Coffee 99c Lge. 6 oz. Jar ...., V 1l Camp's Pork -Beans 35c 2-20 oz. Tins ... Kraft Cheese Whiz lc) oz. Jar 55c Habitant Ayin°aer Tomato Soup 2-10 oz. Tins .... Pea Soup Lge. 28 oz. tins 2 for 35c I:494444i rn!.:a.'a.n .. Aliens Apple Juke 29c 48 oz. Tin FRUITS m- VEGETABLES See Ad In The London Free Press Thursday MEATS Burns HEAD CHEESE 3 lb. Tin COOKED HAM FRESH SPARE RIBS 69c lb. 49c lb