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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-08-19, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS ZURICH ?Wczwrzl 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: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Member: ONTARIO 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, AUGUST 19, 1959 - IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! LAST WEEK the village trustees here in Zurich passed a motion at their meeting that they intend to enforce a by-law prohibiting the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks. We would like to know just who will enforce this law for them, when we don't even have a policeman. Some time ago they passed a similar motion in regard to the use of air rifles in the village. Did anyone enforce this law for them? no—the sante situation applied then. We have advocated the need fora policeman in Zurich for some time now, and we will continue to do so. As far as we are concerned, until there is a local policeman to enforce such laws. the trustees may as well save the paper they write such motions on. The youth of today are plenty smart enough to realize that there is no one here to stop them from doing a lot of nonsense. In fact it was after hearing a group of them dis- cussing the "riding bicycles on sidewalks" issue that we decided to write on this matter. As we have said before, a policeman here could not stop places from being robbed. That doesn't even happen in the largest cities. But — a good man could stop a lot of the crazi- ness performed by young drivers in this district in the wee hours of the morning. If somebody in a uniform doesn't soon stop these hot rodders from performing, a group of angry citi- zens may. And a good policeman could enforce the by-laws the trustees see fit to pass. We don't want anyone to think that we are poking fun at our local council, but we would like to make them realize that there is a need in a municipality of this size for local law enforcement. How about it, citizens of Zurich, let us hear your comments on the police situation! WHAT ABOUT THE PARK? IT SEEMS as if the group of men who were appointed as a Parks Board in Zurich have fallen asleep on the job. There has been no action whatsoever on the project this year. First thing we know it will again be Fall Fair time, and the grounds will be no further advanced than they were a year ago. When a local car dealer used the grounds to park cars on for a while there was an awful fuss being made. "How can they expect us to do any work on the grounds with all the cars parked there," was the familiar cry. Well, the cars have been gone for several months now, and there is still no work being done. We realize there is a limited amount of money on hand to work with, but we are sure if there were several work bees staged, plenty of volunteer help would be available. At least the committee could be holding the occasional meeting to discuss the project. When the community centre was built, the greatest part of the work was done by volunteer help, and if the people were asked to give a day or two towards improving the park grounds we are sure they would co-operate. In fact we have had different farmers suggest a large bee should be called for, and everyone who has a truck, tractor and wagon, or other similar transportation available should be asked to help for a day or two. It is surprising how much fill could be drawn into these grounds if enough volunteers came forth and offered their services. What is supposed to be a new community park for this district is not a very pretty sight the way it is. We would like to see the front part made into a playground, with swings, etc., for the children, and a number of picnic tables to accommodate passers-by. If everyone gets together on the project it would take very little to finish it, but let's get at it now, not two or three years from now. STANDARDS OF DRESS (The Globe, Lacombe, Alta.) CALGARY Public School Board has taken a stern but not unreasonable view of dress for students in the classroom. New regulations which have been approved may not be popular with all, but they will do away with sloppy dress which authorities claim leads to sloppy school work. Coming under the ban for boys are studded leather jackets, heavy windbreakers designed for outdoor wear, unsightly jeans and shorts, and chains on clothing. Girls are forbidden to wear blue jeans, slim jims, pedal pushers, hair curlers and shorts. Starting next fall, any student arriving at school improperly attired will be required to change before being re -admitted to class. The ruling is sensible, and will not create a hardship on the family budget. There is a wide variety of economical clothing available for the girls, including dresses, and skirts and blouses, which are superior in appearance to slack -type garments. The school board has made an allowance for the use of slacks for girls on cold days, but they must change into suitable clothing prior to entering classrooms. For the boys, proper standards of dress include slacks or trousers, shirt properly closed and worn inside the jacket, sweater or indoor jacket, and shoes without metal cleats or studs. It is the parent's responsibility to clothe their children for school, but they seem to lose control when faced with the child's penchant to conform with the dress of fellow students. The choice of "whateverybody wears" has not always been good. Calgary's action to enforce the use of clothes in good taste could well be emulated at other schools in the province. A L L SUMMER JEWELLERY 30% OFF WE MUST CLEAR IT OUT TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW FALL LINES. Choose,From Our Wide Selection! Make Your Own Arrangements With PLASTIC DOILIES GREEN, YELLOW, PINK AND WHITE PATTERN BOOKS AVAILABLE AT ONLY 15c ZURICH VARIETY STORE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1959 O 01 ®0 YEARS GONE BY Q. 40 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO AITOUST, 1919 Emory Ruby and Milton Deitz returned home from overseas last Friday and were given a hearty welcome by their friends. R. J. Kalbfleisch, of the Mol - son's Bank, Alvinston, is holiday- ing at his home here. Mrs. W. Finkbeiner and daught- er, Hazel, Stratford, are spending the week at the home of her sis- ter, Mrs. W. H. Hoffman. A heavy downpower of rain, ac- companied by hail, visited this area on Tuesday. The rain was very welcome, and the. hail, al- though it lasted for some time, did very little damage. H. G. Hess attended a conven- tion of the Northern Electric Company, held in London, this past week. This company sells an up-to-date line of electric systems for power and light on the farm. Morris Rau, Detroit, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rau, on the Goshen Line. Miss Margaret Hess was one of the successful candidates at the recent exams, of the lower school for entrance to Normal School, passing with honours. Mrs. George Armstrong and children, Brucefield, spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Zapfe, at Blake. 25 YEARS AGO AUGUST 1934 Rev. and Mrs. Albert Datars, Desboro, visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Datars, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sippel, Lansing, Michigan, are spending the week with relatives and friend§ in the district. Calvin Williams was a visitor with his sister and brother-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. R. Whiteside, in Adison, Ontario. This is in the eastern part of the province. Mr. and Mrs. William Facey, of near Tavistock, visited the Clausius family over the week- end, also attending the funeral of the late Mrs. John Doerr, at Auburn. Hugh MacKinnon, Howard Hemhill, Mrs. A. J. MacKinnon and Mrs. Albert Kalbfleisch spent a few days in Detroit, visiting re- latives. All remains quiet in regard to the wine and beer situation in Huron. Applicants for licenses re- port no word from Toronto, and no application,money has been re- funded yet. Mrs. H. H. Happel, Jackson, Michigan, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Egbert Heide- man, in Zurich. Mrs. Thomas Snowden, Stanley Township, has returned home after a month's stay with relativ- es in St. Thomas. AUGUST, 1944 Mr. and Mrs. William Mero and Billy visited in Bayfield on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oliver, St. Marys, spent a few days vacation at the home of Mrs. Charles Web- er. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bedard, Det- roit, are holidaying at the home of the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Dennis Bedard. About 160 attended the annual Thiel reunion at Victoria Park, Kitchener on Civic Holiday. Fire of unknown origin created a considerable excitement in town last Friday afternoon, when a small building used by Deichert meat market took fire, and burn- ed wicked for a few minutes un- til the fire department arrived and extinguished it. Mrs. A. C. Meidinger, Hensall, spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Thiel. Miss Mary Merrier, Elmira, is spending a few days holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Merrier. Mr. and lIrs. Melvin Bedard, and family, Detroit, are spend- ing a holiday with friends on. the Bluewater at St. Joseph. The remaining bakery in Zur- ich, known as Eckel's Bakery, has been sold to Mr. Leeland Willert, an employee. 10 YEARS AGO AUGUST, 1949 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Koehler, Kitchener, spent Sunday at the home of their sister and brothers in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Walper, Detroit, were holiday visitors with relatives here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rowe and famly, Bolton, are holidaying with relatives and friends in this vic- inity. Henry Howaid hes returned home after visiting at the homes of his children in London. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Coxon, Milverton, and Mr, and Mrs. Percy Coxon and daughter, Lynda, Toronto, were last week guests at the home of their son and bro- ther, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Cox - on, in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gemming and family, Rochester, New York, are holidaying at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Well- ington Johnston, and brother. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Johnston. Miss Anita Datars, only daught- er of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Datars, Zu- rich, received four firsts, two sec- onds, a third and a credit in pass- ing her departmental exams at the Exeter High School. William O'Brien is also standing high in the list. Wheat Producers May ' eeeive Refund Four Cents Per Bushel Estimated (By J. Carl Harvest is proceeding remark- ably well this year and many reading this will already be fin- ished. While reports are not quite as good as last year Huron County farmers can consider themselves well favoured this year. I was talking to Otis McGreg- or, assistant secretary manager of the Ontario Wheat Producers Mar- keting Board and the following in- formation was supplied by him, At the moment the office of the Wheat Producers is busy com- piling the number of bushels de- livered by producers in the 1958 crop year. This amount will be divided into the amount remain- ing from the nine cent per bushel equalization fund and will be re- turned to the producer at so much per bushel. While the figure is not yet def- inite it appears certain that at least four cents per bushel will be re -paid to the farmer. This year the demand has been strong and as yet the board has not been required to purchase any wheat. The quoted price is on a dif- ferent basis, This year the quoted price at the elevator is subject only to the one cent deduction for the Wheat Board and the nine cents for the equalization fund. Last year the elevator charges at a maximum of ten cents were also deducted from the quoted price, For example on August 14, Un- ited Co -Operatives were bidding $1.71 to the elevators for wheat. Thus if the quoted price at your SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) Living in a tourist town must he quite different from living in a town of corresponding size that has no link with the tourist in- dustry. Hemingway) local elevator was $1.64 the op- erator was getting seven cents per bushel for his services and with the deductions off you would re- ceive $1.54. With the active demand and corresponding fluctuations in the market price the cost of elevator services has varied from five cents to nine cents per bushel, averaging about seven cents. Deliveries of wheat this year are surprising in view of the severe winter damage in many areas. Kent and Essex have had a poor year but Lambton, Middle- sex and the eastern counties are doing quite well, with harvesting completed somewhat earlier, Reports from the west have in- dicated a good crop until recently when a hot dry spell has set in, reducing both yield and quality considerably. Mr. McGregor would venture no forecast; on prices. While produc- tion in Canada would warrant an Increase in price later, our ex- ports of Ontario wheat flour are down about one-third and with heavy exports from the United States it is doubtful that we can do much to increase our exports this year. Whether you sell now or store for later sale is a gambler's choice and perhaps this is one of the things that makes farming in- teresting. While farms are becoming few- er in Canada they are increasing in size, the .average in 1956 being 302.5 acres as against 279.3 in 1961. * ,g * I grew up in a small town that was just beginning to find its po- tential as a tourist town. Quite a few American cars were evident in July and August. Everybody thought the tourist business was a good thing and something should be done about it. A few people with large houses and small incomes, including my mo- ther, put up "Tourist Accommoda- tion" signs., and were not only flabbergasted but delighted, to rent huge, immaculate bedrooms for as much as $2 a night. * :& * But on the whole, the tourist business was just a little extra gravy, and the town drowsed through the summer, the merch- ants leaning in their cool door- ways, waiting for 6 o''clock to come, so they could close up and hustle off to the ball park, after gulping their supper. * 4 What a difference from the slam-bam-thank-you-mam atmos- phere of the modern tourist town! • 4' 4 To -day the tourist business is not only a little extra gravy. It is the cream in the coffee, the icing on the cake, the cheese with the apple pie and any other garn- ishing you care to nauseate your- self with imagining. It is the dif- ference between survival of the fittest and getting along nicely thank you, in the business world. * * * For the grocers, the hardwares., the drug stores, the tourist season is a mixture of exhilaration and exhaustion. The harmonious tune of the cash register is offset by the discordant scream of aching feet. * * * It is a bonanza for the skilled men of the town and district. The electricians and carpenters, the painters • and plumbers, who had a dim winter, wondering where the next job was coining from, are now courted, flattered and sought after like expensive courtesans. * * * Aside from this economic injec- tion, the tourist business has a very strong impact on the life of a small town. When the first vis- itors begin to arrive in May and June, they are as welcome as the first flowers. They add colour, ex- citement, a touch of the outside world, with their different accents and different clothes. :h w q: They are warmly welcomed, and not just for their financial con- tribution. Most of them are very nice, friendly people, and it's a pleasure to greet the repeaters each year, on their first trip to the cottage. We have a little yarn about the winter we've spent, and like as not, especially if they're Americans, they'll urge: "Now you be sure and come to the cot- tage and see us this summer. We'll have a cold one together." 4' a: 4 About this time the tourist town has almost lost its identity and individuality. Merchants and resort operators are like fisher- men who find themselves in the middle of a vast school of fish, like farmers intent on reaping the harvest before the first touch of frost kills it. is * * •• As August nears its end, and the golden days fall rapidly away, there is a little sadness in the air, as the tourist season nears its end, and the new and old friends among the campers are seen head- ing out of town with their sun- blackened children and their pil- ed -high cars. a: 4 * But when Labour Day arrives, and the avalanche slows to a trickle, the town becomes a town again, not just a shopping centre. The citizens slow down, stretch their backs, and look around at each other. Within a week, they have forgotten the scramble and the rush and the foolish business of making money, and, full of re- newed interest in their town and themselves, get down to someth- ing serious, like planning a hunt- ing trip, or having a party. 0 Canada's Polar continental shelf extends 50 to 200 miles wide north of the Canadian mainland and arctic islands from .Alaska to Greenland. NETE'S FLOWERS Phone 130 — Zurich Flowers beautifully arranged for Weddings, Funerals, Etc. At Prices Everyone can afford "Flowers Wired Anywhere" Business and Professional Directory AUCTIONEERS DENTISTS 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 r Safety EVERY FARMER NEEDS Liability Insurance For Information About All I nsurances—Ca 11 BERT KLOPP Phone 93r1 or 220 Zurich Representing CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION HURON and ERIE DEBENTURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES 5%2% — 1 to 5 Years J. W. HABERER Authorized Representative Phone 161 — Zurich LEGAL W. O. Cochrane, B.A. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Hensel) Office Open Wednesday and Friday Afternoons EXETER PHONE 14 HELL & LAUGHTON 13ARRISTERS. SOLICITORS dt NOTABLES PUBLIC ELl12ER D. BELL, C. V. LAUUG13TON, LLB, Zurich Office Tuesday. Afternoon EXETER Phone 4 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 ZURICII 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 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