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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-01-07, Page 2PAGE TWO zit'Y THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1965 kited eCUMiltielott Our Thanks to You No man is an island. These are true words but they are most especially pertinent to the newspaper world. To thrive and grow, to be appre- ciated and desired, to be purposeful and useful, a newspaper needs friendly assis- tance. Factual stories cannot be written if information is withheld. News cannot be printed if events are kept secret. The service provided by a newspaper cannot be had if co-operation is lacking. We feel we have had the support of many readers throughout the past year. The proof lies in the fifty completed 1964 issues of this newspaper. We are indebted to the news corre- spondents who forwarded the happenings of their communities. We are grateful to the residents of those communities who take the time to phone their local corre- spondents with items of interest. We are thankful for the continued co- operation of church and community organ- izations who provide the highlights of their meetings for publication. We appreciate the kindly reception of councils and gov- erning bodies who accept our presence at their meetings as a means to put their problems and accomplishments before the ratepayers. To the advertisers, who lend their ma- terial support, we extend our thanks. A newspaper, even though it can boast spark- ling editorials, witty columns, top news coverage and impeccable printing, cannot function without the advertisers who pur- chase space with dollars and cents. And to our subscribers and readers, wherever they may be, we offer our sin- cere gratitude. It is true that without a valid circulation, there could be no attrac- tion for advertisers. The credit is yours, not ours. You are the newspaper, its reason, its purpose, its support. Thank you, not only for the past but for the future we can expect because of you. The initial Issue To be greeted with a New Year bears resemblance to a reprieve from the judge. It is the fresh start that causes former mis- takes to dissolve into the annals of time and provides the inspiration to resolve never to ern- again. Most humans are faced with many new years in a lifetime. Many resolutions are made, many are broken. But to have been given occasion to stop, take stock, admit faults and determine solutions has value. In the weekly newspaper game, a new year dawns once in every seven days. Just as the new •calendar promises 12 as yet unmarred months, so the bundles of clean, empty newsprint give challenge to printers and editors. With the beginning of each new publi- cation, newspaper people pledge secretly that the inexcusable blunders of the last issue will not be repeated. There is an unanimous determination in the print -shop to stamp out grammatical errors, typogra- phical mistakes and nonfactual information. Then the work begins. Good intentions and fine ambitions are crowded out •by a heavy work load, .a time shortage, an un- foreseen 'monkey -wrench', a sudden change. The knowledge that another week, another pile of unmarked newsprint and another chance awaits, is the only solace, This is the initial issue of 1965. We approach it with additional awe and respect since everyone within our area has the new zeal and higher ideals brought on by the new year. The purpose of a local weekly is to bring an unbiased, true report of the hap- penings of a community to the citizens within its boundaries. It can not be accom- plished without the support and co-opera- tion of all concerned. A unified effort by readers and paper staff will result in a better product for 1965. Let's snake this our resolution for the new year — a joint drive for '65. A Resolution With Reserves There is a common belief that compe- tition is good. In school, competition is the thing that makes the student keen. On the sport scene, competition is the reason for the game. In business, competition is the means by which we attain better con- sumer prices. But there is a vast difference between healthy competition and the deadly rat race we are in today, In modern society there are no winners —just successful losers. To get 'on top' in this day, one has to fight tooth and nail. We have to forget the Golden Rule, the Ten Commandments, the human standard. We must close our eyes to the little indecencies and pretend not to notice the larger infractions. Suddenly we are in the upper brackets but the battle still rages, Some other glory seeker on the way up is determined to challenge our position, no holds barred. As a result, the attractiveness of being at the top of the heap is worn thin by the persistant pressure that pushes and pries until every fibre of the nervous system is stretched to the breaking point; The new year will trigger many am- bitious resolutions to go out after greater financial gain and more personal prestige. It is a .good time to figure all the ensts, actual and otherwise. It is a fine time to ask ourselves our definition of success and its purpose. We must determine first the road we must travel, We must evaluate the whole sit- uation. Ambition is commendable. Competi- tion is valuable. Success is satisfying. But sometimes the price is just too high to warrant the risk. From My Window By Shirley Keller Sewing machines up, needles aimed, fire away at 1965's new- est fashion designed for home entertaining . . , . hostess py- jamas. You will need several yards of the gaudiest brocade on the market. Gilt medallions, em- bossed scrolls, wild colors and way -nut patterns printed on the finest of silk brocade is the basis for these comfortable creations that scream "relax or die in the attempt". Selecting a style will not be difficult, All hostess pyjamas are made the same — sugges- tive, sexy and sad. The pair that I saw were a revelation of what women will wear in the name of fashion. They were cut from turquoise and silver brocade in a two- piece set and worn by a well - stuffed little woman at her New Year's Eve party. The top was sleeveless with a low, low neckline. It was remi- niscent of the cry of the limbo age — how low can you go. The skimmer top was fastened in back with several buttons of the same material, starting at the top of the deep, deep scoop. But the pants of the ensen, ble were the living end. They fit where they hit — every inch of the hips. The legs were respectable until just below the knee when they began to bios- som forth into almost a full flounce. They were somewhat like a bell-bottom trouser with the bell having been swelled by a hot sun and fluted like it had been run over by a pie crust crimper. You don't really get the full effect until the wearer gets into the action of a twist or the newest dance craze — the frug, When the two feet protruding from these limp -legged loungers start to grind into a floor with the speed of an air -hammer, it appears as though two cedar posts in skirts are being shaken to pieces by an earthquake, These- preposterous pyjamas, I suppose, are the answer for the woman who wants to be noticed at her parties even though she is in the kitchen. But it is a little depressing for guests who are out -shone by the hostess, radiant in the glamor garb of the chip -and -dip crowd. 1(y Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH MRS. SHIRLEY KELLER, Editor HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher J. E. 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Letters To the Editor: Dear Sir, May I, through you and your paper, express to those who live in the area that is served. by you, the sincere thanks of the residents of Huronview, To those who visit regularly, the door is always open for you to see your relatives; to those groups who bring in a part of the other community that we may keep in touch with the outside world; to those who come to visit friends, we say thank you, Our thanks to the Women's Institute who, throughout the year, put on the monthly birth- day parties, and to the ladies of the RCAF station for their reg- ular visits, To all the families who sent ;flowers to help brighten the Home we san thank you, as they were much appreciated, To the Sergeants' Mess and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the RCAF Station, Clinton, for their gifts; the Seaforth Lions for their annual visit, and all the church organizations and groups that visited the Home or sent gifts at Christmas may we say thanks. Our residents were certainly not forgotten and the wish they send to each one is that 1965 may be good to you. On behalf of •Huronview resi- dents, Harvey C, Johnston, Superintendent. Do you loathe winter with all the intensity of your soul? Do you consider that it is fit only for Eskimos and abomin- able snowmen? Does your ,spir- it shrink into a cold little gray lump .somewhere in the vicin- ity of your liver, when it snows again? Does your heart grow hard with hatred when the mer- cury drops? Do you shriek, lady, at your little ones, when they come in, plastered with snow, just seven minutes after you have spent half an hour bundling 'them up to go out, and they whimper, "Mum, I hafta wee-wee?" Do you take the name of the Lord in vain, sir, every time you go out in the morning and discover that. the hold old, jumpin, jeezly snowplow has dumped the daily 10 -ton dona- tion into your driveway? Do yo u wonder, when you receive your oil bill, if they have got your bill mixed up with that of the Chateau Laur- ier? Do you develop a deep, seething hostility toward old friends who announce they are off for a holiday in the south? Do your bones ache, your joints creek, your eyes water these days? Do you resent get- ting up in what seems to be the middle of the night, to go to work? IV you answer to a 1 I these questions is a screaming, homi- cidal "YES';, you may relax, friend and neighbor. You are neither neurotic nor odd, per- verse nor peculiar. There's not a thing wrong with you. You are a typical, normal, average and honest Canadian. You have not only my sym- pathy, but my understanding. I used to be one of you. I've been through a lot. For 40 -odd years I was a plodder through slush, a huncher of shoulders against blizzards, a snarling of fuel bills, a blasphemous scraper of ice off windshields with my fingernails' because my blasted scraper was missing. Oh, yes, I was one of you miserable wretches; a bent - backed slave chopping ice off the steps, a terrified knocker - down of big icicles, a puffing purveyor of garbage cans through snowdrifts, a furious shoveller of driveways, a bark- ing seal when that frosty morn- ing air first hit the tattered lungs, an envious despiser of the birds with enough money to migrate into the sun. But, I'm sorry, old buddies; I've left you. That's all behind. I'm on the other side now. I got sick of being a rabbit, and decided to run with the hounds. As a result, a whole new life has opened for me. Now, I dance blithely to the window at the first light to see whether anything fell during the night. I clap my hands and cry "Goody!" when I see that big fresh pile of white stuff in the driveway. I grumble when the temperature rises. I com- plain bitterly when nothing white falls from heaven in two days. I grouch about the win- ter being so short. I sincerely pity those who have fled to the tropics. What's happened? I've been skiing. Yes sir, they got the old man out on the skinny sticks last Saturday, and he made it down the little kids' hill twice without falling. That was on the 14th and 21st runs. Oh, they laughed when I sat down the minute I stood up on the things. But they weren't laughing an hour later, when I whizzed down the slope, yell- ing "Schiess!" or whatever it is the skiers yell, bowling over five -year-olds like five -pins, and taking those eight and 10 - inch jumps as though I'd been born within yodelling range of the Matterhorn. It started out as a mere effort to find out why I bought about a half interest in a sports shop, at Christmas, for the kids. I started out wearing my golf pants over my deer hunting underwear, and my old fishing jacket over my curling sweater. By the end of the day, I was ready to sell my golf clubs, try to get a refund from the curl- ing club, and attempt to trade in my waders and my shotgun, if .1 could only have one of those brilliant sweaters, and a pair of those bullfighters' pants, like the other skiers and sit around in the chalet, drinking coffee, with the best of them. No more grumbling about winter. No more hatred of snow. No more longing for spring. You should try it. We skiers are hooked, but happy. In fact, I liked my first time At this time of year, we wish to express our Sincere Gratitude to •all our customers and friends, for their loyal patronage during 1964. May you all he blessed with Health, Wealth and Happiness during the year ahead. ZURICH GARAGE JAMES PARKINS HERB MOUSSEAU 50 Years Ago JANUARY, 1915 The police trustees for the village of Dashwood for the year 1915 have been named, They are George Edighoffer, Ignatius Weltin and Ed Nadiger. The five o'clock service in St. Peter's Church at Drysdale on Christmas morning was well at- tended, the church being crowd- ed to the doors. The storm„ of the past few days has so filled up the roads that mail carriers on routes 1 'and 2 out of Dashwood were un- able to make their round trip and the carrier on 3 found it almost impossible to get through, which he did with great difficulty. The pathmas- ter on the several beats should see to it that the road is kept open for the conveyance of His Majesty's mail, otherwise they may find themselves up against a hard proposition. An interesting part of the Christmas program at the Luth- eran church in Zurich was the presentation of prizes to schol- ars who 'attended the school most regularly and also to those who learned their lessons well during the year. 40 YEARS AGO JANUARY, 1925 Use "Nameless" for colds. It is wonderful. (Advt.) Dr, G. Knapp, Hensall dentist, has moved his office from Davis' east store to the rooms directly above the store where he is now ready to continue his practice. A large crowd attended Dash - wood's skating rink last Tues- day when the band was in at- tendance. The band will at- tend ttend every Monday night for the rest of the season. W. G. Hess & Sons have in- stalled radio sets for J'oe Mei- dinger and George Hess. The pull -together community is always noticeable for its good results. There is room for some improvement in our town. Let's pull together in the new year. out so well that I can scarcely wait for next winter (or maybe the one after) to try it again. OF YEARS GONE -BY 25 YEARS AGO JANUARY, 1940 School opened on Wednesday and it seemed to be a different country with the heavy snow- fall on the 'ground in contrast to no snow at all when it closed for the holiday season. Now playing: "The Starmak- er," with Bing Crosby. Area hunters bagged 131 jack rabbits recently. We understand that the Har- vey Bros. grist mill in Exeter has been sold to G. A. Cann, Dunnville. Miss 0. O'Brien was elected president of the Ladies' Aid and WMS of the Zurich • Evangelical Church. 15 YEARS AGO JANUARY, 1950 We welcome Dr. and Mrs. T. Keast to our village and hope they will feel at home in the community. Approximately 11 hundred people assembled December 30, 1949, to witness the official opening of the Hay Township Memorial Community Centre and the A. C. "Babe" Siebert Memorial Arena in Zurich. Proceeds of the evening swelled the building fund by about $1,400. Dr. P. J. O'Dwyer and his wife were presented with an acorn finished maple dining table, an easy chair and stool and an office chair prior to their departure from Zurich. 10 YEARS AGO JANUARY, 1955 The executive of the Zurich Flyers have been informed that their team is now considered an intermediate entry. Miss Joyce Witmer, Miss Mary Lou Fritz and Miss Mary Klopp were all visitors at their homes here over the holidays. The members of the Parr Line Farm Forum spent the evening listening to a ,program on radio entitled, "Around the World in Thirty Minutes". Harvey Coleman topped the polls in a recent election in Stanley Township. Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH — Phone 791 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 noon CLINTON — Dial '482-7010 Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9 - 12 A.M. — 1:30 - 6 P.M Closed all day Wednesday Phone 235.2433 Exeter LEGAL Bell & Laughton BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & NOTARY PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, Q.C. 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