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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-09-14, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS ZURICH Citizens NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONTARIO HERB TURKHEIM — Editor and Publisher FRANK McEWAN —, Plant Manager 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 and THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1961 Good For A Town A Question which often arises is, "What form of publicity provides the great- est benefit to a town?" As good an answer as we have seen comes from a recent issue of the Nanton (Alberta. News. They feel the answer lies with the business and pro- fessional men in a town, and go on to say— "If people get good treatment and good service at what they consider to be fair prices, they will throng to that town. On the other hand if people are shabbily treat- ed and are not provided with a wide range of services at reasonable prices, they will avoid that town. "The enterprising spirit of business and professional men also helps in a town's growth. We see evidence of this in our towns through the activity of service clubs, lodges and other civic groups. "A town should have good churches which contribute to the religious life of a wider community. A town should have good schools for training and educating of children. Such is a matter of major lin- portance. "Cultural life should not be neglected; neither should sports and entertainment. Such activities round out a town's contribu- tion to a much enlarged population." Motorist's Prayer "Lord, Impress upon me the great re- sponsibility that is mine as I take the wheel of my automobile. As I need thy guidance in all things, so now especially do I when I have life and death in my hands. "Give me always a deep reverence for and a desire to protect human life. When I would be careless, remind me of homes where there is sorrow and loneliness, of the hospitals where broken suffering bodies lie in anguish because someone forgot. "Write indelibly on my conscience that each time I take the wheel of my car I am a potential murderer; that in a few care- less moments I could be face to face with dire tragedy for my own family as well as for others. "Give me grace to practice the Christ- ian virtues of patience and thoughtfulness at all times. Help me to show the same courtesy and kindness to other motorists that I want to expect from them. "When others exceed the speed limit or otherwise break the law, let me not be tempted to do the same, Forgive my stup- idity if I ever think it is permissable to violate traffic laws so long as I do not get caught. "Remind me often that I am respons- ible to Thee as well as to the state to obey the ordinance of the highway, and when I do not, I sin against Thee as well as against my fellow men, even though nobobdy else may be watching and no accident may re- sult, "Lord, grant me control of my car and of myself at all times. Help me to live lawfully and peacefully, to save life and not destroy it; and so by example lead oth- ers to do the same. Amen." — Anonymous. Coming: 12 -Month Schools? Is the time approaching when more and more high schools in Ontario will be con- ducting summer schools, If this pattern be- comes established in a widespread manner, will it lead to 12 -month schools, When Ontario was primarily agricul- tural there was practically reason for con- centrating the classrom in the colder mon- ths and turning the children out to help on the farm in the summer. But with Ontario becoming more and more urban and child labor outlawed, the effect of the long, summer vacation for teen-agers is becom- ing debatable. With such a heavy investment in schools today, taxpayers are wondering if they are being used to the full extent that they might be. Even impatient youth is beginning to wonder about getting through high school earlier and getting prepared that much earlier for their life work ahead. Some grownups have asked, "Why not a 12 -month school year, perhaps divided into quarters?" This might involve some rota- tion and rest periods for teaching staffs. And if Johnny or Mary needs a vacation it might be as welcome in December as in Tune.—(Goderich Signal Star-. • Jobs Cost Money Like a good many other things, invest- ment per worker—the cost of providing a job—has risen pretty steeply in recent years. Just how steeply is brought out in the annual survey of the manufacturing sales dollar carried out by the Canadian Manu- facturers' Association. In the first year of the survey-1948— average capital investment per manufactur- ing employee was $6,433. Five years later it had jumped to $10,793. By 1958 it was up to $11.520. The figunre for 1960 is no less than $13,377, which is to say, more than twice that of 1948. Few manufacturing employees, we suppose, realize that it takes anything like so much to provide them with a job. More, perhaps, do understand that the necessary investment in plant, tools and equipment is born of the willingness of individuals to take a chance on the success of an enter- prise in the full knowledge that profits, unlike death and taxes, can never he guar- anteed. That Sales Tax Inauguration of the Ontario Retail Sales Tax occurred as planned on Septem- her 1, being accepted by business, citizens and government as a. necessary evil. In- deed, Premier Leslie M. Frost said that if the sales tax had not been imposed, it would have been necessary to impose a provincial income tax. So foreign to the nature of politicians is old-fashioned econ- omy that no one seems surprised to know that the government gave no apparent con- sideration to a third alternative, namely eliminating unnecessary expense and firing redundant civil servants, Instead, a salary increase for them is possible in the next few months, The Ontario Tax is a tax upon a tax. 1Vlost goods on which the Ontario retail tax will be collected have already been subject to the Dominion sales tax, and the value on which the Ontario tax will be ootlected includes the Dominion tax. It may be taken for granted that the tax will add to employment in the province. There will be an army of inspectors to see that the tax is collected and accounted for, more clerks employed in the provincial treasury and, in large retail organizations at least, more clerks in the accounting de- partments engaged in unproductive labour. Grandmother's Day (Anonymous - Grandmother, on a winter's day, Milked the cows and fed them hay; Slopped the hogs and saddled the mule And got the children off to school. Did a washing, mopped the floors, Washed the windows and did the chores. Cooked a dish of home -dried fruit, Pressed her husband's Sunday suit, Swept the parlor, made the bed And baked a dozen loaves of bread, Split some firewood and lugged it in, Enough to fill the kitchen bin. Cleaned the lamps and put in oil Stewed some apples she thought would spoil, Churned the butter, baked a cake, Then exclaimed, "For goodness sake! The calves have got out of the pen." And went and chased them in again. Gathered the eggs and locked the stable, Back to the house and set the table, Cooked a supper that was deliei'ous And afterward washed up all the dishes. Fed the cat and sprinkled the' clothes, Mended a basketful of hose. Then opened the organ and began to play, "When You come to the End of a Perfect Day." Work For Alf We hear there 18 a place where every- one is guaranteed full employment, where there are no labour disputes and which has a uniform climate all the year round. The name of this paradise? Siberia, 40 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER, 1921 The open Liberal rally, held at the Hensall Town Hall, on Tuesday afternoon, resulted in Mr. Thomas McMillan, of Sea - forth, being chosen as the can- didate to contest the South Hur- on riding in the forthcoming federal election. Among the new business peo- ple in the village of Hensall is Mr. Roy Wheeler, of Zurich, who has opened up a harness shop in Murdock's block. Miss Jessie Buchanan, of Hen- sall, and Miss Lamont, of Zur. ich, left last week for Sault Ste. Marie, where they have been engaged as school teachers. Mr, and Mrs. N. E. Dahms moved their household effects to Dashwood from Zurich, last week, An interesting wedding took place at Drysdale RC Church last Saturday, when Elise Masse was united in marriage to Hec- tor Laporte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Laporte. The council of the Township of Hay is offering for sale de- bentures of the Hay Municipal Telephone System. The deben- tures are for 10 years, and bear interest at the rate of five and one-half percent interest. The Hay Fire Insurance Com- pany is making an assessment this fall on their policyholders. Notice to the amount of their portions have been mailed to the policyholders, the amount being six percent of their prem- ium note. 0 25 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER, 1936 All remaining office records, nine cartons of them, from the Seaforth off ice of J. J. Huggard who is in jail in *Goderich await- ing trial for the theft of $150,- 000 of his client's securities, were taken. to Goderich by Con- stable Snell. Miss Jean Coates, of near Ex- eter, has been engaged to teach at SS No. 2, Hay, succeeding Miss Isobel Russell. Miss Coa- tes taught at the Parr Line school for the Oast year. Mr. W. L. Forrest was in Hillsgreen over the weekend to see his neatly completed barn, which adds much attraction to his farm with it's fine appear- ance. Mr. Herb Mousseau proproet- or of Zurich Garage, has made some very modernistic inprove-- ments to his building during the past weeks. The council of the Township of Tuckersmith made a grant of $50 to the treasurer of the Brucefield fire department, to assist in buying a new fire en- gine for that village. In the past weeks residents of the Grand Bend area have re- ported seeing two wolves roam- ing around together. They were spotted in the area south of Grand Bend, known as the Pin- ery. The cement work on the new waterworks reservoir for the village of Exeter has been com- pleted, having a capacity of 300,000 gallons of water. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1961. YEARS GONE 3Y - 15 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER, 1946 Huron County council at a special session last week, pas- sed a by-law authorizing the borrowing of $250,000 for a new court house, The new Ration book, No. 6, is being distributed this week throughout Canada, and will be able to get your new book this Friday or Saturday. _ At the Exeter high school the teaching staff has been increas- ed from eight to 12 teachers to take care of the extra pupils coming in by the creation of a new high school area. The en- rolment is about 280, compared to 205 last year. Earl Campbell was appointed as a member of the Hay Town- ship council, to the Exeter Park Board, f o r the community grounds. Charles Stephenson, elderly Stanley Township farmer, and his six-year old grandson, Stew- art Stephenson, were instantly killed late Tuesday afternoon, when they were crushed under- neath a toppling stone and con- crete wall of the foundation of the razed barn of George Step- henson. Dr. G. Steer, of London, for- merly of Hensall, has left for England, where he will take a special course in surgical work, A special meeting of the coun- cil of the village of Hensall was held to consider the matter of drilling test wells to secure an adequate supply of water. 0 10 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER, 1951 Three people, Mrs. William Lee, of Hensall, Bruce Moir, of Hensall, and Andrew Rau, of Zurich, shared the $500 jackpot at the cash bingo held in Hen- sall Arena last Monday night. Each received $167 as their share of the winnings. Mrs. Hubert Schilbe, of Zur- ich, recently entertained rela- tives and friends of Miss Dor- othy McDougall, of near Hen- sall, bride -elect, who presented her with a miscellaneous show- er. Christian C. Dresser, 82, a resident of Bayfield for 55 years, died at his home there on August 30, after a brief illness. The Ontario government has announced the appointment of two new coroners for the Coun- ty of Huron; Dr. J. C. Dunlop, of Exeter, and Dr, W. A. Craw- ford, of Wingham. The Hensall District Co--o-p- erative had a float in the Labor Day parade in Zurich, and threw over 100 balloons to the children lined on the streets. In each balloon was a pencil, and in one ballon was a pencil with a note tied toit, advising the lucky person to call at the Hensall office of the Co-op and receive $5. The lucky winner was Charles Mickle, of Hensall. Mr, and Mrs. A. G. Edighoffer and Grant, who have spent the summer months at Grand Bend, where the former operated a barber shop, have returned to their home in Zurich. Plans Being Finalized For Zurich Fall Fair On September 23 and 25 With the date for the Zurich Fall Fair only a little more than two weeks away, plans are be- ing finalized for various depart- ments of the show. The Seaforth High School Girls' Trumpet Band have been engaged to lead the monster parade, and . also provide afternoon entertain- ment, All prizes for the parade this year have been increased, and many more entries are expected than in previous years. Special prizes will be given for the best school in costume, the best dec- orated car, best business float, best :freak float,. hest decorated bicycle and best decorated tricy- cle. M, L. "Tory" Gregg, London, will he master of ceremonies for the big Horse Show, which will again be held in connection with the Zurich Fair. The show Iwill take place in the arena, on Monday night, September 25, His presence as announcer is all any horse show needs to be a success, as he has always been a favorite with people in these parts. Rolling along again with the theme, "Bigger and Better than Ever," the directors of the fair board are sparing no efforts to make this year's fair still better than last. The prize money in alt the horse show classes has been raised considerably, and judging by the fine show last year this one should be tops. Many of the showmen who were here last year have aI- ready indicated they would be back, so the public can be sure of seeing a first -less show. The program will get tinder way at 6:00 p.nt. sharp. Backache? Feel listless? Ner- ves frayed? Why don't you do as I did. Get away from it all by entering the teaching profes- sion, and revel in those long, golden summer holidays. A year ago, I had one week off between -the end of summer school and the beginning of the teaching year. We spent the week winding up our affairs in one town and moving to anoth- er. I had two days vacation— Sunday and Labor Day. This year, however, due to superior planning, and the un- canny timing of my wife, things are different. I had one day off Labor Day — and I spent half of that mowing the lawn, the other half writing a column. I don't like to think I have a personal diet who is deter- mined that a holiday would be bed for me. I prefer to put it down to sheer fate, bad mane - agement, or some kind of psy- chological block I have develp- ed, which steers me away, re- lentlessly, from anything that looks like a vacation. * . It all started on the last day of summer school, White and shaken from a brutal Latin ex- amination, I tottered back to my room to find the whole family waiting for me, aflame with excitement, for various reasons. The kids were all agog be- cause they figured they could con me into taking them to the Exhibition. My wife was all at- witter because she had just made a deal, out of thin air, to move toa different house, which she'd had her eye on for some time. Right there, I almost broke down and wept. But, with that simple heroism that is the hall- mark of the modern husband and father, without bitterness, with no recriminations, I pulled myself together. I waved a wist- ful mental farewell to my week of fishing, golfing and bum- ming. I grinned a ghastly grin. I agreed that it certainly was a coincidence that the Ex was on, and that it certainly was lucky that we had a week in which to move to the new house (with the big rent). It all seemed sort of pre- ordained, and I didn't struggle. Just cried a little, inside, The kids took me for a horrible ride, financially, and on a number of horrible rides, physically, at the midway. Every time it hap- pens I swear a deep and des- perate oath that I'll never do it again. But I'm a sucker for midway rides. It's a hangover from childhood, when I never had enough money for more than one thrilling trip on the Ferris wheel. At any rate, we tried them all. That is all the rides that scare the liver out of you, from the Wild Mouse to the Giant Rotor. My wife, brave little woman, ,was a good sport as us- ual. She stood on the ground, alternately chewing her fingers and covering her eyes in hor- ror, as we hurtled through space. But she did have the de- cency to help me stagger from one of these monstrosities to the next, and did she tell me I was white as a sheet and to stop being such a dam' old fool. That was a fitting introduc- tion to the week that followed my holiday week. When we got home, we moved. As far as I'm concerned, moving and night- mares are in the same category. They're unreal, undesirable, and deeply disturbing. The only 'difference is in the temperature of the sweat they produce. With nightmares, it's a cold sweat. It was the usual performance. My wife throwing out valuables, and the kids and I lugging them back in. Hundreds of cartons jammed with everything from toilet paper to toe rubbers, and nobody knowing what was in which. 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