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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-07-29, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH G' ire ni 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. COLQUHOVN HERB. TURKHEIM Publisher Manager PRINTED BY CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, CLINTON, ONT. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: ;.v*ti, 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, JULY 29, 1959 THE SPEEDING MOTORIST IT IS HARD to feel sympathetic with drivers who have been caught speeding in a zone where traffic is thin and where the police have set up a speed trap. A number of motorists who were convicted in magistrate's court the other day said they believed that in areas where there is not much traffic, speed traps are useless, and are merely designed to raise revenue. The traps, they argued, should be put "where the traffic is" — that is, in congested districts. Their argument does not hold water. They are saying. in effect, that the motorist has a right to speed provided in his judgment, it is safe to do so under pre- vailing highway conditions. It is the individual, not the govern- ment and the traffic safety experts, who should set the com- munity's speed limits. If this argument were pursued to its logical conclusion there would be no speed laws at all. It is pointless to set a speed trap in a congested area, be- cause speeding in a crowded zone is unlikely. It does make sense to set a speed trap in a district where traffic is thin, and speeding is likely. The purpose is not to raise revenue; the community can get along without traffic fines. The purpose is to impress upon motorists that the community's speed laws must be obeyed. A single conviction is an excellent way to instill good driving habits, especially now that Ontario's demerit system is in effect. More than 3,000 Canadians are killed annually in traffic accidents -1,000 of them in Ontario alone. Much of the respon- sibility rests with motorists who drive carelessly, discourteously, and dangerously. Speeding is one of the more serious faults of motorists. The sooner motorists learn to obey the speed laws- regardless of the sparseness ;.,f traffic—the better. (The Ottawa Citizen) CAN A CAR KILL? "THE VICTIM was struck by a car." "The automobile went out of control." "The car struck and killed him." Phrases and sentences, day in and day out, blame the auto- mobile for the accident, the injury, the death, the damage. Was it the car? Did a ton of steel, cloth and glass suddenly under- take to run down and kill or maim a human being' Or was it the person in charge of the car? A minute percentage of traffic mishaps can be traced to vehicle failure by itself. When a mechanical fault results in an accident, the blame is almost always with the owner or driver of the car who failed to maintain his vehicle in a safe condition. Regular checks of all parts of the vehicle will discover and correct flaws that could kill if left alone. The newspaper. radio or television reports should place the blame on the guilty party. not on an assemblage of parts and accessories that only do as they're directed. (Canadian Highway Safety Conference Tiernan's Hardware 0 Plumbing ,4OP Heating O OH Burner Service Electrical Work SALES and SERVICE COAL and CEHENT PHONE 8 ® DASHWOOD 17-tfb ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS They'!l miss the Smiths at Trout Lake this summer Everyone on Trout Lake knew and liked the Smiths. You'd see them up at their cottage every weekend. You'd hear the children's carefree laughter echoing across the lake. And Mr. Smith never failed to give you a friendly wave as he cruised by in his boat. But Trout Lake won't see the happy Smith family any more ... all because Mr. Smith was in a hurry to get up to the cottage for the weekend. l=ie left at night and drove too fast ... and there was an accident! 'The Smith's cottage is for sale now. And it needn't have happened! Is it worth your life and your family's just to get to the cottage a few minutes earlier? Remember, you have a whole summer for fun and relaxation— don't try to squeeze in a few extra minutes by driving carelessly! Your Ontario Department of Transport urges you to observe the speed limits. And when driving at night, always lower your headlights when ap- proaching or following another motor vehicle. 40 YEARS AGO JULY 1919 Misses Martha and Alice are visiting friends in •Hamilton and Brantford. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steinbach returned to their home in De- troit last Saturday after a pleas- ant visit with friends here. Mr. Henry Walper has pur- chased the contract of delivering mail on rural route number one out of Zurich from Mr. H. H. Hoffman, his duties begin August 1. Mr. Jacob Brown of the Goshen Line south underwent a serious operation one day last week. He is improving nicely. Misses Selma, Alveda and Ger- tie Weseloh, of Detroit, are visit- ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Weseloh, of this village. Mr. F. C. Kalbfleisch has had a gasoline motor attached to his hinder, which drives the pulling and binding apparatus, leaving the work of the horses to haul the machine only. This is one of the newest inventions, and will be in use on every farm in a few years. Herb Rinker and Herb Geiser, Dashwood, left on Wednesday for Detroit. Miss Fannie Preeter, Dash- wood, is visiting her brother, J. Preeter, this week. Mr. and Mrs. D.. Studer and sons of Woodstock spent the weekend with the latter's sister, Mrs. Wellington Johnston. Miss Pearl Wuertz is spending a few weeks at Grimsby Beach. 25 YEARS AGO JULY 1934 Dr. H. H. Cowen is away with some other dental chums to Mus- koka on a fishing trip. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hendrick and Doriene of the Bluewater south spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Brenner of town. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Siemon of London were Sunday visitors with friends here. Their daughter Loisar, who spent the past week with her ccusi..n Miss Ruth Foster, re- turned with them to the city. The county road through town has received another coat of tar on Monday, which was covered with some more crushed stone. Farmers of this locality have practically all their fall wheat cut by now and one sees some very nice fields of shocks, while some are not so good. Mr. Ward Fritz has recently purchased a real fast speed boat, and is giving some of his friends a real thrill by taking them out for a ride on Lake Huron. Misses Antinette and Rose Zimmer of Detroit are spending their vacation at their home in Dashwood. Misses E. and N. Holland of Windsor are the guests of Anna and Ruth Tiernan in Dashwood. Miss Blanche Rau, Detroit, is visiting with her mother, Mrs, Phoebe Rau. OF YEARS GONE BYd� 15 YEARS AGO JULY 1944 Miss Myrtle Hay of London is spending her vacation at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. George Deichert and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Haberer were weekend visitors at Detroit. Mr. Ray Fisher was taken to Clinton hospital on Tuesday even- ing, where he had an operation performed for appendicitis. Mr. E. M. Dagg, who has been manager of the Zurich branch of the Bank of Montreal for some eight years has received notice. that he has been transferred to take charge of the branch in Lu - can, to be effective in about one month. Carolyn and Helen Spellman, of Kitchener, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoffman in Dashwood for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Calfas and family of Sarnia are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schatz in Dashwood. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fassold of London. spent Monday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phi- lip Fassold, in Dashwood. A new runway is being built at St. Joseph Airport for the con- venience of planes to land. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Farwell, Toronto, are spending a few days with relatives in Zurich. 10 YEARS AGO JULY 1949 Mr. Harry G. Hess has almost completed the addition to their cottage at the pinery. A modern summer home near the cool wat- er and beautiful trees. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Broken - shire and Mrs. Louis Kalhfleisch motored to London on Friday. Mrs. M. MacKinnon returned to her home after spending a few holidays with her son, Hugh and Mrs. MacKinnon, in St. Thomas. Mn. and Mrs. Allan Gascho and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coupland en- joyed a lovely motor trip along Lake Huron to Southampton and Collingwood. Mrs. Gordon Howel& and son Ronald spent a few days last week with relatives and friends in London. Percy Weido and son, William, are spending some time in this community at the home of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weido. Miss Phyliss McBride is on a motor trip to the east coast. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sararas, Mr. Max Jeffrey and Mrs. Remi Jeffrey, all of the Beaverton way, motored to Goderich on Monday last on business. Mr. and Mrs. William Hess, Pontiac, Michigan, visited rela- tives in Zurich, Mrs. Andrew Hess returning with them for a short visit. Toronto Meeting Of Ont. Federation Of Agriculture Mears Resolutions (By J. Carl On July 17 a meeting of the members of the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture was held in Toronto. In order to give you an idea of the thinking of these members I will try to give you an outline of the resolutions: 1. Feed Grain Subsidy (Ontario Poultry Producers Association) : Resolved that we express to O.F.A. members our opposition to the removal of the freight assis- tance on the movement of eastern feed grains to make the price competitive with western grains, The announcement that the freight rates on fresh meats were to be lowered inspired this resolu- tion since this government action places the eastern producer at a decided disadvantage ip the pro- duction of poultry, The question was raised as to how much of this freight rate as- sistance benefited the farmer and how much was retained by the trade. After it was agreed to study this question the resolution was approved. 2. Sale of Calves by Dutch Clock, (Zone 4): After a great many of the members had told of their satisfactory .experience with this method of selling it was agreed that it should be continu- ed. 3. Tax On Trailer Dwellings, (Zone 4) : It was agreed that the $120.00 limit on taxation for trail- ers be removed and that the mutt- WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1959 SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) Sitting on the front steps on a summer night, listening to the robins thrashing around in my cedar -cum -maple hedge, I got to wondering why in the world they don't make summers the way they used to. * * * The summers these days are not as long, they're not as hot, they don't smell as good; and perhaps worst of all, they don't sound the same. And that's not nostalgia for something that's gone. It's true. Hemingway) icipality should be allowed to set the tax proportionate to the cost of servicing these trailer homes. 4. Deficiency Payments, (Zone 4) : After a great deal of discus- sion it was finally agreed that all comrnodity groups, particu- larly the Hog Producers, do all in their power to keep their produc- ers fully informed. 5. Government Financing of Producer Marketing Facilities (Zone 4) : By this resolution the Government was requested to supply finances for farmer con- trolled processing plants on the same basis as money is made av- ailable to industry through the Industrial Development Bank. The highlight of the meeting waS an address by Prof. D. R. Campbell of the O.A.C. in which he stated that agricultural re- search has been almost exclusive- ly pre -occupied with things rath- er than with "people"—the farm- ers and their families. With hund- reds of professional personnel working on research problems of production, there was, he stated, until 1958, only one trained rural sociologist working on the pro- blems of the "people". 0 8, T. Smiley) * Why thirty years ago, I did more in one day in the summer than I do in a week now. The days were twice as long. There were interminable games of base- ball to be played. There was The Sandpit to visit. There were suck- ers to be caught and sold for two cents a pound to the ancient and honourable Jew who bought all our merchandise. * * * There was gardening and other work to be avoided, which took a lot of time and ingenuity. There was swimming for hours, until your lips turned blue, the sign it was time to quit. There was smoking to be done at The Cave, with swiped tobacco wrapped in toilet paper. There were kids to fight. On each $1.00 worth of sales, Canadian manufacturers averaged a profit of 16 cents in 1958, In the year corporation income taxes took 3.6 cents on each $1:00 on sales. s: * * Don't tell me kids are the same to -day. I know better. Oh, they- 're fine, if they're playing some ball that some service club has organized for them. They're hap- py enough if they're having their supervised swimming. But the rest of the day, they just loll around, whining that there's no- thing to do and waiting for their poor, bedraggled father to come home from work, so he can take them swimming, or to the Drive - In, or anywhere, as long as they- 're being entertained. * * * And take summer evenings. They used to be long and warm and leisurely, full of a deep peace and contentment. They were quiet. They smelled good. • * :x In the evenings, the men would smoke their pipes on the veran- dah; they would water their lawns with relaxed concentration; they would go to the ball game with their sons and walk home through the dusk. beneath the lush maples, content. ,, * * In the evenings the women would putter in their gardens, they would sit and rock their ba- bies on the verandah; they would make vast pitchers of iced lemon- ade; they would sit and talk the endless, simple, complex talk of women, content. a: * * In the evenings, the children would persue their eternal games of Hide and Seek, Red Light, and Run Sheep Run; they would res- pond reluctantly to their mothers' hooting on the third call; they would stagger upstairs, suddenly exhausted, and limp as wet to- wels, fall into bed, content. * * Nowadays, summer evenings, like everything else, are short, snappy and cool. Father wants to go golfing. The kids are deter- mined on a swim. Mother is bound she wants the car to go visiting. By the time the fight is over, so is the evening, and they disgruntled- ly do nothing, except all stay up too late. * * * Remember the sounds of a sum- mer evening, each with its special meaning—comforting, exciting or romantic—in the warm, still air? The lazy chatter of a man -pushed lawnmower; the rythmic smack of ball on glove as two kids played catch; the cries from the bowling green, muffled in the velvet night. * * * And when the darkness came, and the night grew quieter: the murmur of voices from- the ver- andahs; the uneven click of heels on sidewalks as lovers ambled home from the movies; the squeak of a hammock swinging on the next porch; the lonely whistling of a lonely youth; the thin strains of a gramophone. * * * These sounds, each with an inti- mate meaning, have been replaced by the snarl of the power mower; the roar of cars rushing nowhere in particular; the scream of tires and shriek of brakes; the biatting of jukebox or television. They are not sounds, but noises. * * On second thought, maybe it's not summer that has become less pleasant. Maybe it's society. Try The Citizens News For Fine Job Printing Business and Professional Directory y AUCTIONEERS 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 5V2% — 1 to 5 Years J. W. HABERER Authorized Representative Phone 161 Zurich LEGAL W. G. Cochrane, B.A. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Hensel) Office Open Wednesday and Friday Afternoons EXETER PHONE 14 BELL & LAUGHTON BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS NOTARIES MUM ELMER iD BELL, 0.C. C. V, LAUGHTON', L.L.B. Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoon tXlertlft Phone 4 DENTISTS DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon Phone Exeter 36 DR. 3. 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 Appointment -- Phone 606 FUNERAL DIRECTORS WESTLAKE Funeral Home AMBULANCE and PORTABLE OXYGEN SERVICE Phone 89J or 89W RICH 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