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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-10-16, Page 560 Years Ago A number from the village attended the Kekoa's Hawaiian Glee Club concert in the Crediton Town Hall last Tuesday evening. Mrs. David Plante, of St. Joseph, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London where she underwent an operation for cancer. Mr. Herbert Uttley has sold his dwelling property in the north end of the village to Mr. David Mero, of Drysdale, who gets posses- sion on February 1. Mr. John Siemon has dis- posed of his property in the south-west corner of the village to Mr. Henry Badour, who gets immediate posses- sion. 50 Years Ago Mr. Theo. Bedard, of Tilbury, who has recently purchased the farm of Mr. O. Klopp, 14th concession was in Zurich last week, and made full arrangements of coming up, which will be in the near future. Mr. Klopp and family will move to Zurich. The whole baking equip- ment as well as the household effects of Mr. William Reith were moved on Saturday from the quarters occupied at the west end of town to the Merner block which they recently purchased and rigg- ed up for the baking business. Ferris Cantelon, Hensall, who unddtwent an operation for appendicitis a few weeks ago is able to resume his duties as principal of the Continuation School. James S. Tapp, B.A., a 1930 graduate of Honour Chemistry of the University of Western Ontario, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Tapp, Hen- sall, left to take up his new appointment as domonstrator in chemistry at McGill University, Mon- treal. • 35 Years Ago Mr. Morris Weber has sold one of his fine cottages at the lakefront to Mr. Walter Eckel, at Schadeview Beach. Mr. Theodore Wagner and daughter, Catherine, of Guelph, were weekend visitors at the Wagner home here in Zurich. A number from here attended the funeral of the late Edgar Butt, in Kippen, last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Exias Charette and family, .of Detroit, were weekend visitors in Zurich at the t home of their parents, Mr. r and Mrs. David Ducharme. Mr. Allan Gascho, who has been a Flying Officer in the a RCAF, has returned to his home in Zurich, and is taking a well earned rest at the c home of his parents. J Mr: Milton Oesch was the lucky winner of a General t Electric washing machine at the Exeter Lions Club Frolic P last week. Citizens News, October 16, 1980 Page 5 Huron reps meet By SHARON DIETZ resident interests for the A delegation from the time period covered by the Huron Federation of bill. Agriculture . met with Huron Federation _ of Ontario's minister of Agriculture president, Merle agriculture, Lorne Hen- Gunby, said there are ten- derson, Thursday in Toronto tative plans to take a to demand a freeze on the resolution to the Ontario purchase of Ontario farm- Federation of Agriculture land by absentee foreign asking the OFA to request a buyers. freeze on the sale of Ontario s farmland to foreign absentee o owners. The Huron e federation hopes the clout of , a resolution from the o provincial organization may have a greater effect on the minister. Gunby said the Ontario t agriculture minister finally admitted at the Thursday meeting there is a problem with foreign absentee ownership in Huron County - at least. Last month, the Huron Federation called for the resignation of the minister unless he took immediate action to curb the sale of Ontario's farmland to foreign absentee interests. Henderson's response to the call for his resignation was to quote yet again, the results of a ministry of agriculture study which says land belonging to foreign absentee owners in the province is less than 1 percent. He did invite representatives of the Huron Federation to meet with him Th&delegation, which wa accompanied by Ontari Federation of Agricultur president, Ralph Barrie called for legislation t prevent foreign investors from buying up Ontario farmland. They told Hen derson if he was no Mr. Clayton Smith and prepared to place such sons are erecting an ice legislation before the house of large enough legislature, they wanted an capacity so they can supply immediate freeze on the their summer campers with purchase of Ontario farm ice next summer. land by foreign interests. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Huron County represen- Denomme are preparing to tatives included Grant move to their new home Curran, vice-president of the near Dashwood where he is Ashfield Federation of employed in Klumpp's Plan- AgricRIture; John Van ing Mill. Beers, regional director for 25 Years Ago Huron East Central ; Bob M r . and Mrs. James Robinson, president of the McKillop Federation of Hackett and baby Linda � Marie, of Belleville spent Agriculture and' Merle Gunby, president of the the weekend at the home of Huron Federation of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Steinbach. The former Agriculture. have been transferred from Henderson told the delegation `his hands were Belleville Bank of Montreal to St.`Catharines Bank, tied because he cannot act Mrs. Roy Morenz, Mrs. until a bill, now before the Hugh Morenz, Mrs. Leslie house,• This bill Adams, Mrs. Irvin Rader would require absentee and Marian members of the foreign owners to register Huron Waves Housewives with the government and group, along with other companies with off -shore members from Thedford interests purchasing farm Zurich and Kippen were land in the province to guests of the London Free declare themselves. The bill Press last Wednesday. would only be in effect for Miss Kathie Kalbfleisch ° year, however. who is attending the Univer- The minister did suggest sity of Western Ontario, that the Huron Federation London, was in Montreal approach their county over the weekend for the council to request the Western -McGill football government to pass a bill game. Kathie has been Placing a freeze on the chosen the leading ma- purchase of farmland in the jorette of the Mustang county by foreign absentee Western Band. owners. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Since the bill would only Thiel and friends of Toronto protect Huron County and were Sunday visitors at the not the entire province, the home of Mr. and Mrs. federation representatives George J. Thiel of town. decided against this action. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fritz Following their meeting and Mary Lou, are touring with Henderson, the Huron Vienna, Austria, Russia and delegation met with Jack Germany. Riddell, Huron -Middlesex 20 Years Ago MPP and Liberal agriculture critic in the Close to 300 relatives, legislature and Murray church friends, neighbours Gaunt, MPP for Huron - and other friends shared in a Bruce. They also met with very impressive farewell the New Democratic service in honour of Rev. Party's agriculture critic, and Mrs. Cyril K. Gingerich, Donald MacDonald. on the evening of Thanksgiv- Riddell and Gaunt told the ing Day. Rev. and Mrs. delegation the minister is not Gingerich will be leaving prevented from ' taking ac - shortly for a term of mis- tion by the bill now before sionary service in Nigeria, the legislature. It is very West Africa. Mr. Gingerich simple they said to attach an will serve as Chaplain and acng a business manager while pamendmentfto the bill lreeze on the Mrs. Gingerich will serve as purchase of Ontario farm - head nurse or Matron at the land by foreign non- Abiriba Community Joint Hospital. Grant A. Case, a former Gospel Group manager of the Zurich The Watchmen gospel branch of the Hensall group will be appearing at District Co -Operative, has Zurich United Church on received the "Co -Operator Sunday, October 26. of the Year" award from the The Watchmen have been United Co -Operatives of On- singing gospel music for tario in the field of Manage- over ten years. Beginning as ment for the year 1960. a local quartet in Kitchener's On their way to attend Bethany Missionary Church, heir daughter's wedding the group has now sung to eception in Hensall, Mr. hundreds of thousands of and Mrs. Louis Ducharme, people in Canada and the Zurich were involved, in an U.S. The Watchmen have ccident three miles west of appeared on many radio and he village on Saturday. television shows as well as Marriage vows were ex- having recorded several hanged in St. Peter's long-playing albums. Roman Catholic Church, St. The members are bass oseph, on Saturday, Oc- singer Dave Yake, tenor ober 1, by Theresa Pauline Norm Sonnenberg, lead Ducharme, Dashwood and singer Doug Jones, baritone eter Lawrence Bedard, Dave Chapman and pianist Drysdale. Brian Winger. which brought about Thursday's meeting. The federation was prompted to renewed action following the sale of over 1,000 acres of farmland in McKillop township to foreign absentee interests during the summer. 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