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Zurich Citizens News, 1959-03-11, Page 2AGE TWO ZURICH Citizens NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959 ZURICH Cdifess NEWS Published every Wednesday Morning at Zurich, Ontario, for the Police Village of Zurich, Hay Township, and the Southern part of Stanley Township, in Huron County. Printed by Clinton News -Record, Clinton, Ontario Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa A. L. COLQUHOUN HERB. TURKHEIM Publisher Business Manager Member: ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $2.50 per year in advance, in Canada; $3.50 in United States and Foreign; single copies, 5 cents. Subscriptions payable to Business Manager, Zurich Citizens News, Box 149, Zurich, Ontario, or to district correspondents. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959 TIMES ARE CHANGING THERE SEEMS to be much concern about the proposal to install a dial telephone system in Grand Bend, which is served by the Hay Municipal Telephone System. While the spending of a quarter million dollars in one third of the System seems like an extravagant investment, we must realize that times are changing and we must keep in step with modern trends. No doubt it will only be a matter of a few years and we will have dial telephones all around us. If some movement toward's this change is not made now, we will find ourselves with an ob- solete system. Many persons wonder why Grand Bend should be chosen for the first dial set-up. The reason is that the system, as it now operates, is not adequate to serve a growing need intheeSort village. We are given to understand there is a longwaiting lis for people wanting telephone service in that centre, but the equipment cannot handle more outlets than they now have. While our service in Zurich Dashwood we do feel there is a def niiteneed for the ebui ling prgram to start at the Bend. However, before the plan is finalized there should be two big questions answered. First of all, are most of the subscribers in Grand Bend satisfied to pay the increased rates which will be necessary if the change to dial is made? (We understand there will be no increase locally to pay this debenture, but the costs will be levied on the Bend subscribers over a period of 20 years). Secondly, will the switching of the resort village to dial affect our chances here of having improved service in the next few years? There is no doubt that improvements will have to be amde Totally. The request of Grand Bend for dial telephone leaves the commission in an embarrassing situation, with only two choices. They either have to fulfill the request or sell the system to another company who will give them the service they request. As long as the people at the. Bend are willing to pay for this special service we cannot see much wrong in the plan. THE LISTOWEL TRAGEDY THE SUDDEN disaster which struck the town of Listowel last week will no doubt make all communities safety conscious in the future. However, it is quite common now to hear people comment such as, "They should have checked the building oftener." Still, how many more cases might there be similar to Listowel which should be checked. After a tragedy such as this, or any accident which proves fatal, you usually hear the words, "If only." Scott Young, writing in the Globe and Mail, has this to say about such occasions: "After a tragedy such as the one at Listowel, it is easy to . cry havoc. Easy to toss blame in all directions, as some will do, so that the factory worker or barber who volunteered to help with the kids' hockey somehow finds himself feeling guilty, although he knows in his heart that he could look at an overloaded roof all day long and never know anything was wrong until the instant it fell on him. "And why should he know? Why should even an arena manager know, if the town that hired him did not specify some- one with experience in weights and stresses, who also could take tickets, make ice and tend fires? "Most towns or villages employ an engineer for other mun- icipal jobs, either full time or on consulting basis, and could have him look at the rink regularly in winter. Some undoubtedly have inspection systems that eliminate all possibility of such wracking hours as those on Saturday at Listowel. "But any rink organization without a professional inspection system, which does not now immediately arrange for one, should be held responsible by the public, if ever again some boys having great fun in a rink hear a terrible crack above them and then hear no more." WHAT IS FUTURE FOR HOG MARKETING? (Huron Expositor) WHAT IS going to happen now to hog marketing in view of the Supreme Court decision declaring "null and void" the vote of last summer approving compulsory marketing by Ontario's 78,000 hog producers? While the decision indicated the vote was "of no effect what- soever," hog producers apparently continue to be restricted in their hog sales by 1949 regulations under which producers must sell their hogs through agencies designated by the marketing board. Since its introduction some time ago, compulsory marketing of hogs has aroused discontent in certain quarters, despite the general concensus that a reasonably good job was being done. Objections raised were based on the denial of the right of individuals to determine their own actions. Objections raised as a result of functional and administrative difficulties seem to have subsided as the marketing agency has gained experience in carrying out the provisions of the act. The basic objection of those opposed to compulsory marketing was reflected in a comment of the court to the effect that we are dealing with very fundamental hu- man rights, handled in an offhand way. Whether another vote will be taken, or what action can be contemplated, must await decisions of the marketing agency, who is expected to meet with hog producers at an early date. Mean- while, it is not anticipated there will be any immediate change in existing selling arrangements—certainly not until the arrange- ment is confirmed or rejected in a new vote of producers. vK �.•. .:}:>ti� �::Fi:: :iR:V M1:4..:. With thousands of crippled children needing transportation to hospitals and clinics, schools and summer camps the members of Easter Seal service clubs are special chauf- feurs. Not only do they help the children in this and other ways, but they also take it upon themselves to raise the funds through the Easter Seal Campaign to provide the treatment and care so necessary for the handicapped children of Ontario. The Easter Seal Dollars and the willingness of service club men and woment to help these children make it possible to provide assistance for more that 13,500 crippled boys and girls of our province. The 1959 campaign runs until Easter Sunday, March 29th, and hos a pro- vincial objective of $800,000. The Lions Club sponsors the drive locally. Former District Man Honoured In Michigan In the January issue of the West Michigan Monitor there is a story interesting to people in these parts, of Narcisse Joseph Andre Oliver Cantin, who was chosen as "Steward of the Month" in Jan- uary. The story reads as follows: "Narcisse Joseph Andre Oliver Cantin, in keeping with the fine old French Tradition for chefs, is the full name of the fellow better known to us as "Nelson" or "Fren- chy". He was introduced to the food industry at the age of 13, when he went to work as a pantry man (Canadian for dish washer) on the Saint Lawrence Pier Boats. After serving as an apprentice for three years, he "skipped out" as cruisn- eer for the Canadian Steam Ship line on their passenger cruiser for six years. Later while working as Chef in the Val Cartier Camp in Quebec for the Department of De- fense, he joined the RCAF and for seven years served all over Europe as a bean burner. Upon discharge, honorable he insists, he came to the United States "to seek his fortune". It was at this time he joined the King Coffee Company as a route salesman and rose in this organization to his present status as Assistant to Vice President in Charge of Sales. In addition to being very active in the Stewards he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, the Greet- ers, The Mich. Restaurant Assoc- iation, The Greater Lansing Rest- aurant Association and is a mem- ber of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Lansing, Michigan. He is an ardent hunter and fish- erman and boasts an excellent game of chess and cribbage. At present he is living in Holt, Michigan, with as he puts it, "a mortgage", his wife, Lorna, and their four children, Nelson, 10; Louise, 8; Stevie, 6, and Joey, 4." The Citizens News Sells Counter Check Books Business and Professional Directory DENTISTS �..r DL H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L.D.S., D.D.S. Main Street Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon Phone Exeter 38 DR. J. W. CORBETT L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON 814 Main Street South Phone 2'73 — 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 ZURICH Phone 51 G. A. WEBB, D.C." *Doctor of Chiropractic 438 MAIN STREET, EXETER X -Ray and Laboratory Facilities Open Eaeh Weekday Except Wednesday Tues. and Thurs. Evenings, '7-9 For Appointmet -- 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 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 BERT KLOPP Phone 93r1 or 220 Zurich Representing CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION HURON and ERIE DEBENTURES CANADA TRUST CERTIFICATES 434% for 5 Years 41/i% for 3 and 4 Years 4% for 1 and 2 Years J. W. HABERER Authorized Representative Phone 161 — Zurich LEGAL W. G. Cochrane, B.A. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Hensall Office !Open Wednesday and Friday Afternoons EXETER' PHONE 14 BELL & 'LAUGHTON BARRISTERS. • SCItICITORS & NOTARIES PUBLIC ELM R. D. BELL, Q.C, C. V. LAUGHTON, L.433. Zurich Office Tuesday Afternoon EXETER Phone 4