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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-12-07, Page 4PAGE FOUR ZURICH CITIZENS. NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961 ZURICH Citizens NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONTARIO HERB TURKHEIM — Editor and Publisher Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Subscription :Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and and Foreign; single copies 5 cents THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961 "Smiley" Here's a line or two I'll pass along . . . about the Horne Town Paper, And the column that is Smiley's ... for he often cuts up capers, He mostly writes just how he feels . . don't matter if it's bad or nice, But bless his heart that column is ... the one called "Sugar 'n Spice." It's a pleasure every week you know, to read what's on his mind, His sense of humor is so keen — but he's also naive and kind; Some things he writes about I known .. . make the young feel gay and curious, But some older folks can't take the jokes ... and it often makes them furious! He minces not just how he feels . . . one can take it for what it's worth, But that's our "Smiley", he's quite a guy ... and he's "really down to earth" A hoe's a hoe — and a spade's a spade .. . some folks would really like to maul him: But if you don't like what he writes . . . well brother, that's YOUR problem One reads a lot of this and that, from papers that come and go, But we wouldn't trade our Smiley's column for any that we know; It's quite refreshing in these days ... amid such strain and strife, To hear the little homey things ... about his family, (kids and wife), He likes to joke and tease about his "Battle- axe" and all, But we know by now his "Battleaxe" .. .. is a mighty pretty doll! T'was fun to read of the time they moved . . . for moving IS quite a mess, For that job I truly will agree ... it brings sunshine every week, For your up there with the best of them .. and we know you can't .be beat! The humor and the nonsense is really aw- ful nice, We love Bill Smiley's. column ... of dear old "Sugar n' Spice." (Composed by Grace (Cameron) Linley for the Lucknow Sentinel) Sharing The •Wealth In a Canadian city on the Saturday on which a clerical pilgrim had returned from Vimy in 1936 there was a posh wedding. Before the reverend pilgrim had left Can- ada he had arranged with a neighboring parson to perform the ceremony, if he were not back. • There were four bridesmaids and elaborate floral arrangements. There were a couple of hundred guests. A clerical colleague from the other side of the town actually performed the ceremony and had presided over the re- hearsal two evenings earlier. When the bridal party and guests had departed, in walked the man from Vimy in non -clerical garb. He had been home for an hour but it seemed unnecessary for him to get into that kind of collar so soon. When the two friends had discussed Vimy and other things the man who performed the cere- mony said, "Well, Bill, here's the fee," passing over a plain, sealed envelope. "Olr, no," said Bill. "It was your wedding, It's your fee." There was an argument which finally was settled when the two of them decided to split the fee. The envelope was opened. It contain- ed $1. "Town" Translated What does the town you live in mean to you? Is it a place where you criticize everything and everybody who tries to do something in it without making any ef- fort yourself, except to talk, Here is what the town you live in really is to you. Your town is the place where your home is found, where your business is sit- uated and where your vote is cast. It is where your children are educat- ed, where your neighbors dwell, and where your life is chiefly lived. It is the home spot for you. Your town has the right to your civic loyalty. It supports you and you should support it. Your town wants your partisanship; your friendliness, not your dissension; your constructive suggestions, but not your des- tructive criticism; your intelligence, not your indifference. Your town supplies you with protec- tion, trade, friends, education, churches, schools, and the right to free moral citi- zenship. It has some things that are bet- ter than others; the best things you should seek to make better; the worst things you should help to improve. Take it all in all, it is your town. It is entitled to the best there is in you. —Nanton (Alt.) News Importance Of The Individual In history, it is the individualists who are outstanding. They were the men, or women, who had the courage of their con- victions and carried out their ideas. They were people of initiative and drive. They maintained their independence and their freedom of thought and action. They relied on their own judgement in matters fam- iliar to them, and often in other things too because they developed sound common sense. They were not afraid to apply it either. The trend to uniformity today tends to submerge the individual. If it contis- ues it may become almost a sin to differ in any way from everybody else. People will. Two Bosses The union member remarked recently that he had two bosses — the boss that the union member pays is trying to work it around so that the boss who pays the wage will have no authority whatsoever. This statement is due to a recent pro- posal in Ontario that the provincial law be changed so that picket lines would be in- violate. No strikebreaking would mean that no strike ever could he lost. The next step would be to prohibit an employer from giving up the business ghost. The final step would be for govern- ment to take over all business and appoint as general managers leaders of unions who now take their orders from union leaders in a foreign country. lack character and leaders will be more and more difficult to find. The individual seems to be becoming more and more part of a whirlpool where he cannot stop going round. Big combines and corporations are sucking the small man into this pool. Big- ger schools and centralization are drawing more and more young people into the same environments. People are getting more and more hand-outs and losing the brain and muscle power to get them for themselves. It could be asked, "What is the human race doing to itself?" Somewhere along the line the importance of the individual is being overlooked. The individual is losing his importance.(The Nanton News). X-actly The following plea to employees, used with great effect by one manufacturing concern, would seem to be a "must" for the bulletin board and house organ of many another. Headed "You Arx Important," it continues: "Whxn you arx txmptxd to takx a day off without notifying your managex, and you think that thx absxncx of onx pxrson won't makz too much diffxrancx, you placx your managxr in thx samx position as a fxllow trying to typx with onx kxy missing. Hx can makx substitutions just as wx havx donx, but thx rxsult is nxvxr thx samx as whxn hx's working with thx right pxoplx on thx right jobs." Touch a I --(industry). 40 YEARS AGO December 1921 An interesting wedding took place at the Lutheran Manse in Zurich, on Thursday last, when Rev. H. Rembe united in marriage Herbert Mousseau and Miss Pearl Walper, . young- est daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Casper. Walper. The newly elected candidate for the South Huron riding is Mr. Thomas McMillan, a Liberal candidate, who won out over Mr. Black, the Progressive candidate, by a majority of 43 votes. It is the first time in some 20 years that South Hu- ron has had a Liberal member. The council of the Township of Hay went on record at their last regular meeting as oppos- ing the extension of the mun- icipal franchise to women. Miss Helen Swan, of Hensall, professional nurse, has gone to Rochester, where she intends nursing for the winter months. Thomas Essay has purchased the old established livery busi- ness of Thomas Murdock, in Hensall, the latter selling be- cause of ill health. Elmore F. Klopp, reeve of Hay Township, is attending the last sitting of this year of the County Council at Goderich. One of Clinton's most pro- minent businessmen passed away last week, in the person of Mr. Peter Cantelon. 25 YEARS AGO December 1936 Mr. Albert "Babe" Siebert, of Montreal, who is a defence player on the Montreal Cana - diens hockey team, was a visi- tor over the past week -end at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Siebert, in Zurich. An interesting transaction of dwelling properties took place when Dr. W. B. Coxon purch- ased from Everette Haist the dwelling {property now occup- ied by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dagg. R. E. Shaddick was elected OF YEARS GONE BY as reeve of Hensall, winning over his opponent Owen Gie- ger, by a majority of 22 votes. Councillors elected were George Brock, Orville Twitchell, Will- iam Shepherd, and William Jones. Butchering is now the order of the day, and many an ani- mal has to make the supreme sacrifice for the benefit of the human race. Mr. Frank Corriveau, of the Bluewater highway, has treat- ed himself to a fine new Ply- mouth automobile. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higgins, of Hensall, quietly celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary at their home last week. 10 YEARS AGO December 1951 Mr. Leroy O'Brien has pur- chased the Zurich branch of Silverwood's Dairies, of which he has been manager for the past six years. Previously the business had been managed by his father, William O'Brien, for 33 years, The business will now be known as O'Brien's Produce, and he will continue to operate it as before. Herb Mousseau, Jim Parkir's, Jack Walper, Ed Steckle, Bud Toell and Elzar Mousseau, of Kippen, and George Hess and Thomas Sherritt, of -Hensall, returned home from Manitoulin Island with their quota of ten deer. A large number of friends and relatives gathered at the Hensall Town Hall in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Weido, nee Elaine Carlisle, who were recently married. Rev. John B. Fox, of Bran- don, Manitoba, has accepted a call to be the minister of Car- mel Presbyterian Church, Hen- sall, with his duties to com- mence the first part of the new year. Herman Gill was returned as reeve of Grand Bend by ac- clamation, along with his entire council. They were elected last June, after the incorporation of Grand Bend as a village, for a six-month term. Consider Peace Of Mind When You Are Choosing Those Christmas Gifts "Quiet books on nature, re- ligion, music, geography, as- tronomy and the like may be better than tranquilizer drugs— though there are no statistics to prove it. There again, the secret is to pick a gift to match the interests of the intended rea- der. Certain kinds of record al- bums also make ideal "peace of mind" gifts ... not the ones with jumpy cha-cha tunes, but the albums containing soft, ser- ene music. Give your friends music to read by, or play cards by, or just daydream by, and your present will be remember- ed for years. Most people like to look at pictures and many might like to make them as well as take them. All it takes is someone to get them started . . . and that someone could be you, with a gift of photographic equip - Today, photo equipment man- ufacturers make the job of buy- ing equipment easy, even for someone who knows nothing about photography. For instance there is a quality darkroom kit that contains everything a hob- byist needs for developing, en- larging photographs. Called the All -in -One Darkroom, this kit contains the chemicals, papers, trays, enlarger, accessories and instruction book that will open a new world of relaxation and accomplishment to the user. Jig saw puzzles, crossword puzzles, solitaire games, almost any kind of do-it-yourself kit . . these and many other gifts fall into the `peace of mind" range. There you have a few ideas, and you can probably add a lot more to your shopping list. No matter what you select, you can be sure of giving "peace of mind" if you'll remember these two basic rules: 1. Picture the individual you are buying something for; think about his (or her) hobbies, interests, tastes, personality 2, Get a gift that matches or will give outlet to, one ,or more of these charact- eristics. When you set about your an- nual Christmas shopping chores and you want to make sure you will get just the right present for everybody on your list — give your gift ideas the "peace - of -mind" test. If you've never looked at presents to be bought with the thought of "peace -of -mind" or "non -peace -of -mind," consider this: a toy drum for junior may satisfy his bent for banging, but a box of molding clay may make him just as happy—and even if he's too young to worry about peace of mind, his folks sure will appreciate your thoughtful- ness. "Peace of mind" gifts may take many forms depending up- on the recipient of your gener- osity; it could be a jig -saw puzzle, a record album, a photo- graphic dark room kit—or even a "baby-sitting" certificate. Painting, mosaic, and wood inlay sets are popular gifts that can be bought for under a dol- lar and up. You can get 'em for all ages and both sexes. They're based on doing -it -by -numbers and 'come in styles ranging from simple cartoons to reproductions of great masterpieces. Many a happy amateur has been started on the way to a rich creative experience by one of these sets. Just pick the set to suit the receiver's personal- ity . . , maybe a wood inlay serving tray or cigarette box for the woman who likes fine household accessories, or a scenic painting for an outdoors- man. SUGAR and SPICE By Bill Smiley, What in the name of all that's hysterical is going on in Canada these days? You can't pick up a paper or a magazine without the word FALLOUT hitting you like a big black bludgeon, After years of virtual indif- ference to the threat of nuclear war, suddenly the whole of North America has gone hog - wild for shelters, is avidly de- vouring every bit of garbage published about radioactivity, and is hotly arguing such ques- tions as whether there'll be 75 per cent or 85 per cent of our population wiped out in a mis- sile attack. I had noticed the rapid build- up of panic in our publications, but hadn't paid too much at- tention to it. One becomes a bit cynical about the constant state of apoplexy of our daily press. This week, however, my kids at school were delivering their annual oral compositions—those who didn't have enough nerve to skip school that day. Do you know what their favorite topic was? Fallout shelters! This was too much. When cute little girls of 16, who should be discussing such sub- jects as dances and hair -dos, stand up there in front of the class and say, "Mr. Smiley, fel- low students, the topic I have chosen to speak on today is What Will You Do When the Bomb Falls?" it's time some- body called a halt to the hys- teria. That's bad enough. But these panic purveyors have even got my wife interested. That's what worries me. Things must be serious. For years, I've been trying to get her interested in world affairs. Some of these attempts have almost driven me straight up the wall, across the ceiling, and down the other side. "Do you realize we're facing total annihilation?" I would ask her. "Yes," she would answer, "but when are you going to stop smoking so much?" She never knew the president of Ghana from the president of the local Rotary Club. Her idea of a big international crisis was when Princess Mar- garet married Tony, or when Liz Taylor bagged a new hus- band. Now, she's talking fallout shelter. Not that she's changed her mind about what's impor- tant in the world. She still thinks nuclear fission is some- thing vaguely uncomfortable, like trout fishin,' only more so. She is firmly convinced that war is a lot of ridiculous non- sense, indulged in by men ev- ery so often to bolster their egos. No, she hasn't become inter- nationally -minded. It's just that she doesn't like to be out of style, and these days fallout is the fashion. She • still thinks radiation is something to do with where you put water in a car, but she's not going to miss the show. Big worry, at the moment, is where we're going to put the piano, in the shelter. She doesn't want it to get damp. Affects the tone. She's also a little troubled about the exact shade of the drapes. There won't be any windows in the thing, of course, but lack of windows never stopped a wo- man from fretting over cur- tains. The kids are getting organ- ized too. They're quite practi- cal about the whole thing. Told they might bring their most cherished possession, Kim vot- ed for Piper, the cat, and Hugh for Playboy, the pup. I agreed as we might have to eat them. There won't be room for much food. You see, my 'wife needs her sewing machine, her steam iron, her hair dryer, and of course, the vacuum cleaner to keep the place tidy. She insists we (-continued on page 3) Business and Professional Directory AUCTIONEERS • ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small courteous and efficient service a t all times. "Service that Satisfies" PHONE 119 DASHWOOD DENTISTS DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. 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