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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-04-01, Page 2ZURICH at zzrzA NEWS ZURICH Citizens NEWS WEDNESDAY, APRIL I, 1959 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONT., for the Police Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern Part of Stanley Township, in Huron County. A. L. COLQUHOUN Publisher HERB. TURKHEIM Business Manager PRINTED BY CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, CLINTON, ONT. .Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: Member: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1959 BEWARE!! WATCH OUT for these smooth -talking door to door sales- men who are making the rounds locally the past few days. If they have something to sell that can't be bought in a local store it must not be worth buying. Every year about this time is seems the county is flooded by these high pressure salesman. Usually they are offering stainless steel wares, silverware, and a host of other articles at prices which they tell you are well below wholesale. Don't believe it! Any legitimate business today must operate on a profit, and if they don't they will not be in business for long. Another thing to remember in this regard is the fact that if you have trouble with some merchandise you buy from such racketeers there is no one around to stand good for it. If you buy locally your local merchant is always on hand to help you in any way he can. We feel it is high time this municipality passes a by-law which will require such transients traders to buy a licence, which would, at least, be as much as the local merchants pay in taxes in one year. After all, it hardly seems fair that the local business man should pay high taxes for the right to sell merchandise here when outsiders can come in and sell as much as they like with- out any renumeration coming to the municipality. We would like to urge all shoppers to stop! and think! before you shop. Something else we think people should be warned about are these foolish contests that any ten -year-old child can guess correctly, and where they claim to give thousands of prizes away. A good example of this is a recent contest sponsored by a certain sewing machine company. Weeks after the contest they come to you with the story you have won a twenty dollar conso- lation prize, and they will take the amount off the purchase price of a new sewing machine for you. No doubt they have added the twenty dollars on to the price three times over. The only reason they want you to enter the contest is so they can get your name and address, which gives them a lead on a prospective buyer. If a salesman calls at your door to sell you something, why not consult someone who might be able to give you some advice on the matter. We are sure any member of your local Chamber ,of Commerce, any bank manager, or clergyman, or any local merchant can advise you whether or not you should do business with them. BLUEWATER CONSERVATION CLUB ANNUAL MEETING TOWN HALL, ZURICH FRIDAY, APRIL 3,1 PM FREE MOVIES ON OUTDOOR SPORTS, ETC., BY THE CARLING CONSERVATION CLUB Young And Old — — Every.+. ne Welcome PLAN T ATTEND Refreshments Will Be Provided 12-13-b a SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) I got a nasty jolt the other day. I was skimming through the news- paper, when a familiar name jumped out at me. I stopped to read the story. Sure enough, it was M. T. Backhouse, DSO, DFC and bar, two tours of operations, for- mer Squadron Leader. He'd just been appointed a director of some company in Montreal, the story said. * * * Old "Empty", as we used to call him, had a bad time of it in the war. He was utterly fearless. He would fly through flak as casually as though he was strolling to the pub. He was less afraid of Ger- man fighters than he was of his bicycle, which he could never quite master, But he had that name, and it was quite a cross to bear. Imagine being known to everyone, from barmaids to brigadiers, as Empty Backhouse. • * a: He was a flight -lieutenant when I knew him, and a good one. Quiet, all, he was a born leader. He'd keen, respected and admired by have risen to high rank in the service, had it not been for two things, his name and a quick tem- per. * * * He could take any amount of razzing, as long as it had nothing to do with his name. But every so often some wit, who didn't know the background, would be introduced to him, and inspired by a few drinks, would suggest that he change his name from M. T. Backhouse to Unoccupied Closet, or something of the sort. • * :, The sequel never varied. The stranger would wind up on his back, with a fat lip, and Empty would wind up with a couple of types holding his arms, while he stuttered: "I'd rather be a Back - house than a bl basket". Only he didn't say basket. Next day, he'd be on the mat,. get a rocket from the C.O., and have another black mark against his promotion. * * But all this had nothing to do with what I started to say. What rocked me, when I read the news- paper account of his new job, was this: "Mr. Backhouse, 50, has been engaged in . " I looked again. Yes, it said 50. Must be a typo- graphical error. Old Empty was in the Second World War, not the First, Couldn't be a day over 40. * * Slowly it seeped in. By George, old Empty WAS quite a bit older than the rest of us. But he couldn't be 50. Wait a minute, now. A little simple arithmetic. That was in '43, This was '59. That's .. uh holy smokes, 16 years ago. He was only 34 then. And he seemed so old. It's true, then. * * * The line of thought didn't flow in smoothly. It came in short, chilling bursts. If Empty is 50, he's middle-aged. Eleven years L from this June I'll be 50. Young Hugh is eleven, and it seems as though he was born only last month. * * * When the bitter reality finally got through, and I'd checked the figures twice, I just sat there, feeling every one of my practically 50 years. It's an awful belt in the teeth to a man who has been merrily pounding on the portals of life to have that half -century door suddenly yawning in his face. Of course, the signs have been there, but I've been too blind, too engrossed in my picture of myself as a young blade, to admit their presence. But now that I've seen the writing on the Backhouse wall, I'll admit frankly that I'm no fla- ming youth any more. There's more smoke than fire in the old chap, nowadays. * * * For example, I can't sit up and play poker all night and be on the job next day, the way I used to. I find that I have to quit about 4 a.m. if I'm losing, or 5 a.m., if I'm winning, nowadays. I can't dance the way I used to, either. (Continued on Page Five) 'Business and Profession) .f Directory DENTISTS AUCTIONEERS DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon Phone Exeter 36 DR. J. W. CORBETT L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON 814 Main Street South Phone 273 -- Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoons DOCTORS Dr. A. W. KLAHSEN Physician and Surgeon OFFICE HOURS: 2 p.m. -5 p.m. Monday -Saturday Except Wednesday 7 p,m.-9 p.m. Monday and Friday Evenings ZURICH Phone 51 G. A. WEBB, D.C.* *Doctor of Chiropractic 138 MAIN STREET, EXETER X -Ray and Laboratory Facilities Open Each Weekday Except Wednesday Tues. and Thurs. Evenings, 7-9 For Appointmet -- Phone 606 FUNERAL DIRECTORS WESTLAKE Funeral Home AMBULANCE and PORTABLE OXYGEN SERVICE Phone 89J or 89W ZURICH HOFFMAN'S Funeral & Ambulance Service OXYGEN EQUIPPED Ambulances located at Dashwood Phone 70w Grand Bend—Phone 20w Attendants Holders of St. John's Ambulance Certificates ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. "Service that Satisfies" Phone 119 Dashwood INSURANCE For Safety EVERY FARMER NEEDS Liability Insurance For Information About All Insurances—Call BERT KLOPP Phone 93r1 or 220 Zurich Representing CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION HURON and ERIE DEBENTURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES 5% for 3, 4, and 5 Years 4%% for 1 and 2 Years J. W. HA i ERER Authorized Representative Phone 161 — Zurich LEGAL W. G. Cochrane, B.A. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Hensall Office Open Wednesday and Friday Afternoons EXETER PHONE 14 BELL & LAUGHTON BARRISTERS. 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