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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-04-15, Page 2ZURICH Citizens NEWS PAGE TWO ZURICH &LLz€r6. NEWS 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 HERB. TURKHEIM Publisher Business Manager PRINTED BY CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, CLINTON, ONT. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: * 0� Member: 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. ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1959 THE HOUSING SITUATION LIVING ACCOMMODATION in Zurich is getting to the critical point. At least 12 to 15 families are looking for a place to live here and are unable to find one. We hope someone will be able to come up with an answer to the problem in the very near future. Several apartment houses which would accommodate at least four families each would be a great help. Another suggestion has been made to seek low rental government housing units. Perhaps a section of new homes built under the National Housing Act would be of assistance to families who would like to purchase a home of their own. The other night we sat clown with a couple of friends and counted the number of homes in Zurich with only one person living in them. When we say there are 42 of them many persons will not believe it. We are not going to suggest that these people should move out and make room for someone else, but we often wonder why perhaps some of these folks would not rent out part of their homes to young couples who are in desperate need of a place to live. An employer in Zurich recently told us he could go out and hire another three or four men, but they were all married and living quarters could not be found. This is certainly no induce- ment for young families to move into Zurich. Instead of encourag- ing them into down we are chasing them away, for lack of accommodation. Another suggestion we could make is for several moneyed people to build several apartments or small homes to rent out. We are sure they would derive as much interest from their money in this manner as in any other method of investment, and besides they would be doing a great favour to their com- munity. If you fall in any of these categories why not think the idea over, and see if you can be of help? We are sure you will not be sorry. CITIZENS NEWS CONGRATULATED RECENTLY the Zurich Citizens News was accepted into membership in the Canadian Weekly Newspaper .Association, an organization which is made up of 525 bonafide weeklies in Canada. Indeed we are quite proud to belong to such a fine organization, and when a neighbouring newspaper sends us congratulations through its editorial columns we are thrilled to no end. Last week the Goderich Signal Star carried the following message, directed to us by the editor, Mr. George Ellis. Congratulations to the Zurich Citizens News on becoming a member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. This lively newspaper has shown pronounced progress since it was established more than one year ago. It will be remembered that the former village paper, The Zurich Herald, ceased being published at Zurich and was incorp- orated in a few columns of a neighbouring newspaper. Long taken for granted by its citizens, the people of Zurich and district were suddenly jolted into the realization that something was sorely missing when they had no newspaper of their own as a show window of the village and the voice of their community. They soon went after getting another newspaper started and the result was the very well -patronized Zurich Citizens News. Realizing what it means to have no newspaper of their own, Zurich merchants and citizens are making sure their news- paper gets the support this time it deserves and needs. There are some communities which take their weekly news- papers too much for granted. It would probably do then good to loose these newspapers for a while, as Zurich did; in this way they would come to their senses and give their newspaper the support it needs to adequately discharge its community duty of serving the best interests of the community. Thank you, Mr. Ellis. STOP THOSE ROBBERS IT IS ALMOST alarming the number of robberies that are being committed throughout this section of Western Ontario in recent weeks. Surely there must be some way of putting a stop to it, before someone loses everything they own. And that can happen. Recently we read a story out of a newspaper in Alberta, where a jeweller in that town had been robbed three times in a row. Finally he bad been hit so hard he could not carry on his business any longer. Fortunately the other kind-hearted business men in the community took up a collection among themselves and replenished his stock so he could operate his store again. While we hope this never happens in this district, it could quite easily. Just what could be done to stop these burglaries is a problem no one has been able to solve as yet. Personally we do not believe these break-ins are all the work of so-called professionals, but could involve some strictly amateurs as well. One thing we might suggest to business places is to leave a light on in their stores over night. This will not necessarily stop thieves from entering your premises, but it may throw a bit of a scare into them. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1959 SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) For the past couple of weeks, the majority of Canadian women have gone through a harassing, be- wildering experience. Night after night, they have wheedled coaxed and threatened, trying to get small boys and grandfathers to bed at a decent hour. a, a+ * Night after night, they have re- ceived only faraway, uncompre- hending stares from their hus- bands, and received these only when they shoved the nightly TV snack into their hands. Night af- ter night, they have gone to bed, nerves twanging, eardrums still aching from the penetrating, rav- ous chant of Canada's favourite hockey announcer. qe ,' * But hold, ladies, Reck naught of the scowls of young Wilber, the snarls of Grandpa. Don't be fazed by the utter nothingness of your bitter half. Bear with them. N.H.L. playoff time is to them what Paris is to a middle-aged teacher of French, what Stratford is to the large lady who helped paint the scenery for the Mudville drama festival, • * Stanley Cup time is a wonderful spring tonic. It is Alice in Won- derland and Peter Pan for the males of your family, from eight to eighty. Where you see only a lot of large young men rushing at each other, they see a ballet. Where you see only brutality and bloodshed, they see the drama of a bullring. When you shudder at the bestial roar of the arena mob, they are thrilling to the skill and gallantry of the gladiators. u: * * You see, girls, hockey at its best is poetry in motion, music in flight. An NHL goalie has all the grace and delicacy of a toreador. Rocket Richard, with the puck on his stick, is like no one more than 'Captain Ahab, harpoon poised for a bullet -like thrust at Moby Dick. * •b +R Maybe we don't think about these comparisons, as we sit on the edge of our chairs, watching the Leafs and Canadiens battle it out, but we're aware of them. It's a national disease, pretty well res- tricted to the male species, and it makes the so-called "fever" of the World Series or the Grey Cup game look like a mild case of the sniffles, in comparison. • * * How did we get this way? Well, it's a little embarassing to explain. But 9 boys out of 10 in this coun- try are exposed to hockey early in life. And 8 out of 10 of them have, at one time or. another, had a desperate desire to become a truly great hockey player. The urge might have lasted five years or five minutes, but it was so powerful it hurt while it lasted. And about 90 percent of us know perfectly well that if it hadn't been for sheer bad luck or bad management, we'd have made the NHL. Some of us were too heavy, some too light. Some were a lit- tle slow, others couldn't hoist the puck. Some started to smoke, others to go with girls. It was just some lousy break like that that kept us out of the big time. • * But even knowing this, we're not envious. We watch the besi. players in the world with the com- placent camaraderie of a movie extra watching the stars at work, with the friendly concern of a burlesque stripper watching a prima ballerina. We sit there as they flash about the ice and muse: "There, but for the fact that I always went over on my ankles, go I." * *: When I was a kid, my Dad used to tell me of his hockey career. As a young man, he was secretary of the Shawville Pontiacs. One of his jobs was lining up teams and sleighs for out of town games. About 20 years after he left, the great Frank Finnigan, and an- other 10 years after that, the B. T. Smiley) u1 mighty Murph Chamberlain, both top pros, came out of Shawville. To hear Dad tell it, the three of them used to ride the same sleigh to games in Renfrew, 40 years before. During my own hockey career, in the days when we wore Eaton's catalogue for one shin -pad, Simp- son's for the other, I played in the same kid's league as Les Douglas. Ten years later he was a pro, lead- ing scorer several times in the A.H.L., up to Detroit Red Wings. I still think it was only the fact that he could skate six or eight times faster than I could, that made him outdistance me in our hockey careers. ': * * Go through any family and you'll find they have some great hockey traditions like this. That fat fel- low watching TV once scored the winning goal with eight seconds to go, if they haddena called it back for offside. That old gentle- man in the rocker remembers the time Howie Morenz came to town. when he was still an amateur, and he'd have seen him play, if he haddena been working in the bush that winter. That youngster gnawing his nails in front of the set, why he was the third highest scorer on the third best team in the Squirts League this very win- ter. * * :r. Oh, it may all seem childish to you women. But it's part of the simple, strong, poetic heritage of the Canadian male. Have patience. And you'll get your own back, and your innings at the TV set, when the Royal visit starts. LocalMinisters At Stratford EYF Rally The Stratford District EYF Rally was held in Tavistock on April 10. Rev. G. R. Strome, of Crediton, gave the message on "Choices we make." What faith should we believe? Some people have no faith. In choosing a career choose a good one, even though others may do the opposite. Almost all choices are difficult. Jesus had decisions to make." "If we make the wrong choice, it will be hard to live with our conscience, Judas was unable to live with himself after he betrayed Jesus. Jesus told the story of a man who started to build but was not able to finish it. The people mocked him, because he could not finish what he had started. God sets choices before us. We are not exempt from making choices. The call of the cross is clear. Live the sacrificial life. Say to your duty, "Come, Give your will to God." Rev. W. F. Krotz was in charge of the election, which resulted as follows: president, Loren Amacher, vice-president, Miss Elaine Otto, secretary, Miss Sharon Bunscho, treasurer, Paul Amacher, A debate was held on the sub- ject, "Resolved that the youth activities in church should be in- creased." Harold Koch, Miss Ann Reuber and Miss Janice Graper, representing the affirmative, won the debate. They were from Strat- ford. The negative side was from. Dashwood, composed of the fol- Iowing, Stanley Haist, Jim Rader, and Ronald Snell. The judges were the Revs. L. A. Dorsch, George Sims and A .M. Amacher, Business and Professional Directory DENTISTS DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon Phone Exeter 86 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 438 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 AUCTIONEERS ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courte.pus and efficient service at all times. "Service that Satisfies" Phone 119 Dashwood INSURANCE For Safety EVERY FARMER NEEDS Liability Insurance For Information About Ali 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 43/4% for 1 and 2 Years J. W. HABERER 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. SOLICITORS & NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, L:L.3. Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoon EXETER Phone 4