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Zurich Citizens News, 1960-09-29, Page 2.L W1J URIC H CItizera NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH. ONT, HERB TURKHEIM -- Editor and Publisher Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member; CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in Member: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1960 utside Help (Grenfell (Sask.) Sun) Harvest is rapidly nearing completion, and consequently every- one's face wears a smile because things are going so well. Most of us allow ourselves a little look, either inward or outward, of self- satisfaction. A little serious thought on the subject would be enough to sober us in a hurry and lose our self-satisfied smiles. The weather: should we get rain this week or next. should that strip of hail cross our farm or fall across the valley. This little item — the weather, controls most of onr lives, and is some- thing that, as has been ofen said, we can do nothing about. Suddenly our pride in our success doesn't seem quite so im- pressive. Surely, our individual success is governed considerably by what advantage we make of the opportunities presented us. But, the fact remains that in farming areas such as this, the weather has a grip on our lives and activities that can not be shaken off no matter how smart we mortals become. Right now the weather has been good, the crops are good, harvest has almost ended. The farmer is feeling good, and likewise the businessman, because as a result of everything else going so well, business is good. But let us not fool ourselves by thinking that our brains and efforts alone caused the whole picture to look so rosy. Federation Fieldman Questions Continuance Of Deficiency Payments As the month of September draws to a close no doubt many poultry producers are wondering if there will be.any deficiency pay- ment coming to them sometime in the next six months. In fact until just the oher day at least one poul- try producer was wondering whe- ther he was going to get a defi- ciency payment for last January March period. However, the pay- ment finally arrived and the sec- retary at the egg grading station is now in the clear. Prospects for the deficiency pay- ment after the year ending Sep- tember 30 are becoming quite dim. As of September 3, the estimated weighed average price for A large was .29.7c. With the support price at 33c this would seem to indicate a deficency payment of 3.3c. How- ever, whether you understand it or not the Government stated that the January - March payment was an interim payment and would be us- ed to equalize and further pay- ment for the_rest of the year. The payment of eight cents at that time equals 2c for the whole year, therefore the support price now is really 31c. This still leaves a possible payment 1.3c, but with prices continuing well above the support price throughout Septem- ber the weighted average price is expected to be only a small frac- tion of a cent below the support price if any. In any case the cost of sending out cheques would be too great and it is expected that any deficiency payment will simply be held as a credit until future payment is jus- tified. I was interested to see in the Ottawa report, a statement to the effect that Mr. Harkness' defici- ency payment plan had proved quite successful in increasing price and reducing surpluses. This is true but there are other results to be considered. The reason that prices are up and surpluses are down is because of reduced production. This simply means that some producers of eggs and hogs have been killed off. The method is effective but I still have grave doubt that this cure was desirable or necessary. Our manufacturing industry, with apparent approval of Government, has tried this method through tar- iff restrictions and the result has been the importation of a great many articles that could very well be manufactured in Canada. If too many opultry and hog pro- ducers are killed off we can look forward to eating imported eggs and pork. In many cases this will also mean a poorer quality pro- duct. In reply to a letter to one of the county papers regarding the colouring of margarine my ans- wer is still the same. Let it be colored any colour except to imi- tate butter. Then we will know when we are eating it and enjoy it accordingly. I. Featuring Special Home - Cooked Meals On Sundays - 3 To 8 P.M. Orchestra Every Friday Night 9 P.M. TO ?? Enjoy Yourself In The ATTRACTIVE ATMOSPHERE OF THE VILLAGE INN DINING ROOM PLAN AHEAD For Receptions, Convent- ions, Parties, Etc. — Banquet Room Fully Licensed. SPECIAL RATES -- On Rooms By Day or Week 0.11101941. 19112(.1.1117 , .. VILLAGE IN PHONE 148 GRANT) BEND ICH (=Ells NEWS 40 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1920 Mrs. K. Routledge and Miss Ida, and Miss Alma nor spent the weekend at wood, sister Bren- Dash- Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Siebert and family are visiting at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and &Irs. W. L. Siebert, Mr, John Oesch of the Goshen north, had the misfortune to loose a valuable horse on Monday, st- ruck by lightning. Mr. C. Fritz, the local shoe merchant, is having a contest for the two largest potatoes by one, individual. A $1 cash prize is beinng awarded, and the contest closes on Saturday, October 30 in the evening when the same will be weighed and eligible party will be given the prize. Mr. Menno Oesch, son of Mr. John Oesch, Goshen North, had the mishap to step on a rusty nail last week, the consequences resulting in lock-jaw. He was at once hurried to London Hospital, where he received treatments, and returned to his home on Sunday, relieved of his distress. 0 25 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1935 Mr. John N. Cantin of Mont- real paid St. Joseph and Zurich friends a flying visit this week. Rev. F. L. Howald, wife and three children of Elmwood were recent visitors with relatives here. Miss Catherine Merner of the Elmira teaching staff spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Merner. With the addition of Mr. Frank Donnelly of Goderich as the Con- servative onservative candidate for the Huron,' Perth riding, 'this makes three men in the field, and should create is lot of excitment. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Desjardine of the Babylon Line had the mis- fortune the other night to have their fine flock of clucks killed by what they think was a vicious dog. .A number of the first line Lib- erals of town went to Grand Bend this Wednesday afternoon to attend the big Liberal rally at that place. 0 • -OF- YEARS GONE -BY- 15 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1945 Pte. Keith Rose who is in the armed forces at London spent the weekend at his home her.o Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Stover, brid- al couple (nee Daureen O'Dwyer) late of Halifax, and now of Chat- ham are spending a few days at the home of the latter's parents, Dr. and Mrs. P. J. O'Dwyer. Len Sararas and Maurice Masse of the Blue Water made a fast trip to Detroit on Sunday. Mr. Ward Fritz, accompanied by Mr. Gordon Turnbull of Grand Bend enjoyed a fishing trip in the Parry Sound district. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edighof- fer and son Grant have returned from Grand Bend to their home in Zurich for a few weeks before leav- ing for Brantford, where they in- tend to spend the winter months. Mrs. Ed Datars, Sr., of town has sold her brick dwelling at the north end of town to Mr. Keith Westlake, and Mrs. Datars has purchased the dwelling of Mir. Charles Thiel near the Lutheran Church. 0 10 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1950 Ivan Yungblut, Jerome Dietrich and J. W. Merner tattended the big community consignment auction sale at Watford on Friday evening, and report as prices beig high just like everything else at present. Mr. Jack Coupland of the Blank of Montreal together with Mrs. Coupland and daughter have re- turned from their vacation and the former is back to work (again. Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Kalbfleisch left last week for Detroit where they are getting things ready to move their effects to Zurich where they will be storing most of it till their new hone is ready to occupy. They are vacating their former home in the city by October 1. Mr. James Hayter has purchased the house and property of Mrs. Henry Krueger in Dashwood. Mrs. Krueger intends making her home with her daughter in Kitchener. 0 BEST DOG in the Pet Show at the Fall Fair on Monday was this prize pet owned by Tanya Parkins, of Zurich. Shown here is Tanya making her dog go through several of his favorite tricks. (Citizens News Photo) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER29, 1560 SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (BILL) B. T. SMILEY) It all depends on where you sit Years ago, I used to be bitterly critiealof the newspapers. It didn't require much intelligence to see that editors were craven, afraid to publish the truth. It was obvious that their policies were dictated by their advertisers, that publish- ers were interested only in the pro- fits. I'd have written some pretty fierce letters on the subject, I can tell you, but they probably would not have printed them anyway. * * * Thenl became a newspaper edi- tor. In ten years on the job, I found out that editors were abso- lutely fearless, dauntless and sel- fish; that they were idealists, de- voted to progress and the better- ment of the community; that they cared nothing about money, if a principle were at stake. • • * During the same period, I dis- covered that newspaper subscri- bers were irritable, unpredictable and impossible to please; that they were demanding, did not appre- ciate the editor, and would not write a letter to him unless they had an axe to grind. • • • As an editor, I criticized the op- erations of various organizations, from the fall fair board to the tourist association. I suggested they were poky, somnolent, anti- quated I claimed that they needed new ideas, a better system. I in- ferred that the executive , was asleep at the switch and badly in need of new blood. * * r Invariably, at the next annual meeting, I would be elected to the board of directors of the organi- zation. Within a year, I would have found out that a few harassed of- ficers were doing all the work; that you practically had to use a gun to collect annual fees from the members; and that the latter's chief pleasure in life was criticiz- ing the executive on street cor- ners or in saloons. • s • I remember when I used to be an ordinary, complaining, irate tax- payer, 1 felt nothing but the ut- most contempt for the stupidity, he narrow mindedness of the mem- bers of the town council. Their callous neglect of such vital prob- lems as resurfacing the street on which I lived was little short of criminal. • • • Then, one winter night, half - delirious from the 'flu, I allowed my name to be put forward at the annual nomination meeting, For the next two years, I served on the town council. I was shocked and disgusted during my term in of- fice, at the pettiness, the orneri- ness, and the utter disregard of the fundamentals of municipal ec- onomy, that existed among the tax- payers. * * * During one phase, I was certain that raising beef cattle was the ul- timate in easy money. You just bought some cattle, put them on the grass, sat back on the porch and watched them swell into big, juicy sirloins at $i. a pound. * * * Then I learned that it goes like this. You buy some cattle in the fall, at 23c a pound. You feed them $500 worth of hay, and pump wa- ter to them all winter. In the spring, you put them out to pas- ture. One falls into a crack in the rocks, and breaks his silly neck. Another expires horribly, after eat- ing a broken beer bottle that somebody threw over the fence. A third comes down with the bloat. But they've gained 100 pounds each, and you can still break ev- en. So you ship them to market in the fall. And that week the bot- tom drops out of beef prices, and they go under the hammer at 18c a pound, leaving you a net profit of minus $700. * * * Until this year, I regarded teen- agers as the twentieth century's answer to the bubonic plague, or the Great Fire of London. I knew they were lazy, insolent, selfish, (Continued on page 3) Business and Professional Directory 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 Phone 93r1 or 220 Zurich Re.resenting CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION HURON and ERIE DEBENTURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES 5% — 5 years 434% — 3 and 4 years 41% -- 1 and 2 years GENERAL INSURANCES Fire, Automobile, Premises Liability, Casualty, Sickness and Accident, etc. An Independent Agent representing Canadian Companies J. W. 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