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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-07-31, Page 5Buckeyes, Suns ready for battle Sports fans in the area are in for a real treat Tuesday night, August 5 when two fine fastball teams take to the diamond at Hensall Com- munity Park. _ The game will be unique in that 'ft pits one of Ontario's' best ladies fastball teams and a good men's tourna- ment team. Facingeach other will be •the Milverton Suns. peren- nial , championship con- tenders in Canadian ladies fastball circles and the Zurich Buckeyes. Stellar memlers' of the Milverton club Dim a number of years are Exeter's Lynne Farquhar and Iris Marshall, formerly of Kir„kton. Iris is now a doctor in the Canadian Armed Forces m the Toron- to area. Baseball history will be .recalled during the pre- game official ceremonies when at least two -of Hensall greats of the past will par- ticipate. Bert Horton. who • was a member of a championship Hensall club in 1928 will don the catcher's glove and Ed Corbett, well known for -his speed in the out field and canny ability to get on base Fined for AHdronParkmanwas fined $300 or 30 days and had his licence suspended for three months after pleading guilty to driving with an alcohol content of over 80 mgs when he appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday. The sentence against Alan Richard Demasson was levied °by Judge W. Q'. Cochrane. . Demasson was charged on July 11 after being stopped.. ,for erratic driving. A' breathalizer test showed a reading of 140 mgs. Earl Kenneth Doxtater, Brantford. was fined $200 or 20 days on a charge of theft. He stole a quantity of .22 New beans for area By M. Miller Association Agriculture Representative Huron Many types of field beans have been grown since the beginning of commercial prodnetion in Ontario. White or navy beans account for the largest acreage, with kidney beans following in second place. Kidney beans grow best in a warm climate with adequate rainfall and where a killing frost does not occur before late September. Therefore, areas with. more than 2900 heat units are particularly suited for kidney bean production. by way of walks will swing a bat. It is hoped to lure a pitcher out of retirement to com- plete the triangle. It could be Carter Kerslake who foiled area batters for many years with his tantalizing curves. The umpiring for the big game will be in the good hands; with Bill Topping of St. Thomas calling balls and strikes and former Hensall athlete Steve Kyle on the bases. Kyle, now a school teacher in ' the Tillsonburg area after fine career as a pitcher and catcher has turn- ed to umpiring. -Adding to the festivities will be the appearance of a chicken similar to those seen on television at a nunber of big league baseball parks. Adding colour and humour to the game will be popular Bill, Brady of CFPL radio Open Lihe fame. Bill's off the cuff com- ments and humour is sure to keep the spectators. on the edge of their seats along with the excellent ball game. The game is being presented by the South Huron Agricultural Society sponsors of the annual Hen- sall Spring Fair. drinkin calibre ammunition from a car in Exeter on July 3. All of the ammunition taken in the theftwas listed at a value of $25 and was recovered. The accused was given 30 days in which to pay the fine. . Fernand Labreche, Crediton, pleaded guilty to making false statements un- der the Unemployment in- surance Act and was fined $25 on each of four counts for a total of $100. The court learned that the circumstances were such that the accused received no ex- tra monies, hence the fine was lower than usual. A Clinton man. Douglas Allen Barrett. was fined $100 after pleading guilty to caus- ing a disturbance on May 24. The court was told that the accused was intoxicated and interfered with4rpolice of- ficer who was in the process of issuing a ticket to another person for a motor vehicle offence. In the only other case on 'Tuesday's court docket. Douglas J. Meikle, R.R. 2 Staffa, was given an ab- solute discharge after pleading guilty to wilful damage. He was charged on June 8 after driving a vehi- cle over the lawn at Usborne Central School. resulting in damage of approximately $25. The accused had made restitution and an apology for the incident. - The Law Firm of DEANE & LAUGHTON (formerly BELL & LAUGHTON is pleased to announce that ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. has re -joined the firm at 417 Main Street, South Exeter, Ontario NOM 150 (519) 235-0440 Citizens News, July 31, 1980 Page 5 60 Years Ago Dr. and Mrs. MacKinnon and son, Hugh. are spending their vacation at Toronto and Caledon East. Mrs. J. Jones, of Brooklyn, N.Y. and an old and very intimate friend of Mr. Charles Fritz called at Zurich one day last week. A bill has been introduced into the Legislature making it compulsory for local coun- cils to bass by-laws, providing that every dog in the municipality shall be provid- ed with a licence tag. Mr. Owen Geiger has purchased a large auto passenger truck to be used in carrying flaxpullers to and from work. The flax pulling industry has started and is in full sw- ing now. Large loads of pullers are being conveyed to their work daily. Our ball team, this Wednesday, are playing at a tournament at Blyth and we hope they will win their two games and land the hand- some prize offered. The auction sale con- sisting of cider, mill, and jam factory owned by Mr. J.J. Merner. was auctioned off on Monday and was purchased by Mr. F.C. Kalbfleisch for $1,700. 50 Years Ago Mr. Herb Mousseau and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Haberer and family, were a Sunday visitors at Kettle Point. S Mr. and Mrs. William O'Brien and daughter, Olive s were weekend visitors with j relatives at Crosswell, w Michigan. Miss Olive will stay over for a week's vaca- tion. f Mr. W.L. Siebert was gone f for a few days on an extend- ed fishing trip to New On- n tario, being north of Algon- G quin Park. w Mr. and Mrs. Chester L. Smith and daughter Mae, and Miss Mary Merner were tenting at Bayfield over the a weekend. th Mr. Louis Prang is making m extensive improvements to v his business block by the ad- be dition at the east end of a th large extension. Mr. and Mrs. William h Johnston motored to Detroit W over the weekend. Master Z Ross Johnston. who has been D visiting in Detroit for a few s weeks returned home with T them. Z • 35 Years Ago Mr. Leonard Wagner met H with a painful accident when he tried to make ad- wi justments to his lawn mower ga and in someway his finger became badly damaged, but To is progressing nicely now. vi Rev. E. Heimrich and son, h o Ronald, and Mr. Jack Tu Haberer are enjoying the summer Boy's Camp at ba Edgewood Park near an Guelph. The former will we take part in some lectures, M etc., which is sponsored by Ha the Lutheran Church. Honours for the largest M farrlilyr in this area to receive Su the family allowancegoes to Ed Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Smith, who reside three miles south of Zurich, on the Goshen Line, with a family of 13 children all under 16 years of age. Something went wrong with the pump in the new well of the town water system, on Saturday, and an expert, was called in from Fergus who jerked out the pump and repaired it again. This job lasted till near Sun- day morning. 25 Years Ago Hot and humid weather has been with us nearly all the past week, on Friday we were treated to a nice shower pf rain, but it has turned hot and dry again. The large barn bank and other surrounding buildings burned to the ground on Tuesday, located a few miles north of Drysdale, known as the Snowden homestead. The big Huron County Oil truck has been with us near- ly all weekend and the Coun- ty's big equipment is busy hard -surfacing the Goshen Line, north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Bedard and family, from Detroit, are spending two weeks at their summer cot- tage on the Bluewater Highway. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gascho and daughter Martha, Mrs. Gordon Erb, nd Mrs. Chris Gascho, motored to Kitchener on unday to visit the latter's ister, Mrs. John Meyers. Mr. Donald O'Brien and ack Haberer spent the eekend in Detroit. Mrs. H. Yungblut and nez, have returned home rom a week's camping with riends at Pt. Clarke. The annual Merner reu- ion was held at Jowett's rove, Bayfield, on Sunday, ith a good time for all. 20 Years Ago Two local boys have set up summer -time business for emselves, and seem to be aking a success of their enture. They are going to washing cars in front of e.' Bedard residence. A funeral service will be eld this afternoon at the estlake funeral home, urich, for Frederick onald Leibold. 17 years old, on of Mr. and Mrs. heodore Leibold, R.R. 3 urich, who lost his life hen. he drowned at nowden's Beach on Lake uron, Sunday afternoon. The Zurich Lumberkings 11 be playing two home mes in the next four days. Rev. and Mrs. 0. Winter, ronto, were weekend sitors in Zurich at the me of Mrs. Anne rkheim. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stein - ch and Norma and Mr. d Mrs. Latimer Hrovat, re Sunday visitors with r. and Mrs. Jhmes ckett, in St. Catharines. Mrs. Mary Manson and rs. Nancy Koehler, spent nday with Mr. and Mrs. mund Erb and daughters. FUN AT FROLIC — No, theyweren't port of the Bayfield Lions Club Frolic parade, but Kimberly and Mark Scrimgeour, Bayfield, did have a good time Friday night. Staff photo Continued frdm page 4 Miscellaneous Rumblings darkness, there's still lots of activity in the clubhouse thanks to the Monday night baseball game and two golfers who can play the piano and the guitar with a degree of proficiency which. is equal or better than their golfing skills. Back on the course, the fairways are heavy with dew and the flag on the first green is limp. DomtRtoWDtPitiig lounge and€Tavehn 17 Awl St..$uMch. Ontaitto Phone 236-4371 Entertainment this weekend will be DWIGHTJAMES -Don't forget our quality dinners at family -prices - and over 60 kinds of Canadian and imported cheeses : New! We now carry Atwood cheeses Special Prices! this weekend TASTY NU BAKERY and CHEESE HOUSE Zurich 236-4912 Seaforth 527-1803