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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-01-20, Page 1No. 3—First With The Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1960 $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy MacNAUGHTON OUTLINES PLANS Delegation Headed for Toronto ,Fallowing a meeting of mem- bers of the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce, the village councils of Zurich and Hensall, the members of Hay township council and C. S. MacNaughton, MLA,; last Thursday evening, a delegation was appointed to inter- view the Minister of Highways in Toronto early in February in. an efifoxt to persuade him to change the decision to revert No. 84 high- way to a county road, The gathering, which represen- ted the regular dinner meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce, heard an encouraging address from Mr. MacNaughton, He read a brief, which has been prepared by Elmer D. Bell, QC, and him- self, pointing out the importance of keeping No. 84 as a provincial highway, and which he is for- warding to the minister prior to PARK MODEL—A scale model of the proposed Community park for Zurich is now 11 -Year -Old Girl, Marie Annette Masse JEW located in the window of Rader's Hardware Store. The model was designed and built by R. H. Latimer, the industrial arts teacher at the Zurich Public School. instantly Killed After Leaving Bus SOH.D.H.S. The year-end financial state- ment of the South Huron Dist- rict High School shows a balance of $61,000; an increase of $10,000. The statement was presented at the inaugural meeting of the board, last Tuesday night. Part of this amount will be used this summer when the board plans building five new class- rooms, and a second gym. A new barn is also possible ,among the plans for the coming year. The 1959 surplus was only about half that declared in 1958, which was a record $20,000., An increase of $18,000 in the cost of instruc- tion and an increase of $4,000 in transportation charges cut down the amount over the previous year. Part of the expenditure increase. es were offset by larger provinc- ial grants, more local tax revenue, and a $5,000 increase in tuition fees received front other `school boards. The loss on the cafeteria was cut almost in half over the pre- vious year. It had been over $4, 000 but this year it dropped to $2.385. An increase in meal char- ges from 30 to 35 cents helped in the cafeteria. The statement, still to be aud- ited, ndited, shows the board handles al- most $300,000 during 1959. A partial breakdown includes: ' Revenue — Provincial grants, $151,811; local tax levy, $45,385; tuition fees from other boards (including RCAF Centralia) $17, 280. Expenditures Instruction, $132,390; instructional supplies, $7,659; administration, $7,583; plant operation, $14,925; plant maintenance, $2,889; t r a n s p o r- - An 11 -year-old St. Joseh district Boarci has Inaugurai t ter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Masse, teflon, $45,264; capital outlays, $3,769. H. Larry Snider, Exeter, was re-elected as chairman of the board for the coming year, and the vice-chairman is Kenneth Johns, Usborne Township. E. D. Howey, Exeter, remains the sec- retary -treasurer. Three new members of the boa- rd signed their oath of allegiance at the meeting. They were Lloyd Lamport, Stephen Township; Gar- net Hicks, Usborne Township; and Herb Turkheim, Zurich. The following committees were set up: Transportation, Roy Mor- enz, Clarence Smillie, Ted Geof- Local Firemen Given Banquet A banquet in honour of the Zur- ich Volunteer Fire Brigade was held last Wednesday evening in the Dominion Hotel, sponsored by the village of Zurich. All the firemen, along with their wives, were present for the occas- ion. Chief of the local brigade is l Ilton Deitz, while Len. Prang is the motor mechanic. Other mem- bers of the force are: James Park- ins, Earl Zimmer, Elroy Desjar- dine, Hubert Schilbe, Leroy Thiel, Howard Klopp and Herb Turk- heim. Membersof the village council, along with acting clerk -treasurer, H. W. Brokenshire, also attended the special evening. Mr. Broken - shire showed the group a number of interesting films. Zurich reeve Lloyd O'Brien pre- sided over the banquet. Consider- able discussion took place as to haw` many men should be on the fire truck before it leaves for a fire. A meeting of the members of the brigade is to be held in the near future to discuss the matter further, along with other items of interest to the firemen. Grand Bend Lions Visit 'Zurich Club Five members of the Grand Bend Lions • Club were spec"ia-1 guests at the Monday night din- ner meeting of the Zurich Lions Club, held at the Dominion Hotel. They were, president, Bill Sturde- vant, John McDonald; Bill Rundle, Earl Datars and Wilf McNaugh- ton. Considerable discussion tookara place at the meeting g the new Community Park in Zur- ich. President Lloyd O'Brien, who is , also ;reeve of urlch, wouldt d that he•hoped the take the park over from the town- ship, and work would go ahead on the project this spring. V. L. Becker, reve of Hay Town- ship, said that while nothing def- inite had been said at the town- ship council meeting, it was his own personal feeling that it would be better if the village would as- sume ownership of the new park. After a lengthy discussion on the matter, it was decided to wait until after the township and vil- lage councils meet to decide on the future of the park, before any concrete plans are made for it's development. PLAY HERE FRIDAY This Friday night, at 8 p.m., the Zurich Lions Juveniles will be host to the Exeter Juven- iles in an exhibition hockey game at the local arena. Both teams have an enviable record in the league they play in, and this game should be quite interesting for the fans to see. Next Monday night the God- crick Juveniles will be the vis- itors in the local arena, et 8 pan. 0 frey, Henb Turkheim; Property, Carfrey Cann, Ken Johns, Allan Fraser, Garnet Hicks; Manage- rent, W. F. Maclaren, E. L. Mic- kle, Oscar Greb, and Lloyd Lam- port. Attendance officer is George Tinny. Policy Remains Same The policy of the SHDHS board, as afar as tuition fees for non- resident students, remains the same as it has in the pant. For various reasons, a number of children who do not live in the area prefer to attend South R.R. 2 Zurich, was instantly killed -'last Wednesday afternoon when she was struck by a car after al- ighting from a school bus. The accident happened just in front of her parents home, one and a quarter miles north of St. 'Joseph, on the Bluewater high- way. The girl became the dis- trict's first traffic fatality of 1960. Witnesses said she came out from behind the bus to cross the road, when she was struck by a northbound car. The school bus, which was driven by Louis Ayottee. was southbound. The driver of the car which hit Huron. For many years they were the girl was Bob Carrick, Goder- not charged tuition fees, but dur- ' ich, who was accompanied by two ing the last couple of years, par- other Goderich men. ticularly since the school is over- crowded, they have been asked to pay, much to the disapproval of the parents. The board felt it must enforce payment of these tuition fees. New :,Bernpiseussed: Another Problem which faces the board of South Huron High Sohool this year is whether or not they should build a new barn for the purpose of teaching agricul- ture. The old barn which was part- ially destroyed in a New Year's fire, will have to be torn down or moved because of the erection of the new classrooms on the east end of the school. Not too much enthusiasm was shown by the board membersin regards to the building of a new larger barn, and the matter was turned over to a committee for further investigation. Several of the board felt that the old barn could possibly be moved and re- paired. Unique Farm Forum Members and visitors of the Unique Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc- Clinchey, on Monday night, to discuss the topic, `Adjustment through farm credit," with. Mr. McClinchey as chairman for the evening. The topic was thoroughly dis- cussed and the questions were answered as follows: Question No. 1 — "Do you feel that the new Farm Credit Act meets your needs? Answer .— Our Forum felt that our needs were fairly well met through the new Farm Credit Act. Question No. 2 — Should any additional credit programs be pro- vided for the farmers who are not able to obtain credit under the new act? Answer — Our forum felt that our needs are fairly well met through the new farm credit act. Question No. 3 — What per- centage of the farmers hi your area would not qualify because of age, lack of down payment, etc.? Answer — Our members agreed that about 50 per cent of the farmers would not qualify because of age, or lack of down payitrent. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oestriecher, on February 1, to discuss the topic "Farmer Ad- vertising", with Claire Geiger as discussion leader. Mrs McClinchey conducted rec- remotion. John Durnin Is New Warden o'nvCol: lt-. } ,"John Durnin, reeve of West Wawanosh, was elected on Tuesday afternoon. as the war- den of Huron County for 1960. Mr. Durnin won the election in a three-way battle with Harvey Coleman, Stanley Town- ship, and William Morritt, Bl- yth. He polled 21 votes, Cole- man nine, and Morritt five, to give him the victory in the first round. The new warden was official- ly sworn into office by Judge Frank Fingland. Mayor of Goderich, Ernie Fisher, extend- ed a warm welcome to the county councillors, who were meeting for the first time in 1960. Village Council Seeks Permission To Hold Vote On Legal Outlets At the request of the Zurich and District Chamber of Commer- ce, the council of the village of Zurich on Monday night forward- ed a resolution to the Liquor Con- trol Board of Ontario asking per - Mission to hold a vote on the est- ablishing of a men's beverage room and a cocktail lounge in the village. The decision was unanim- ous; on. the part of the council. If the request is granted, as it is expected it will, a vote could R. 11. Middleton Picked As Clerk Of Hensall Village. At a special meeting of the Hen sail village council last Wednes- day night, R. H. Middleton, Hen - sail was appointed from four ap- plicants to the position of clerk- treasurer, tax collector; and asses - or for the village. possibly be held in the latter part of March. A 60 percent majority Of the eligible voters who cast their ballots on the issue is need- ed to carry the proposaL It is expected that Zurich will be the first municipality in Hur- on and Perth to hold a vote on legal outlets since the CTA was voted out last November 30. For his services he will receive a salary of $1,800 per year. His ditties will commence on February 1. Until that time, P. L. Mac - Naughton will continue to act .in the capacity of clerk -treasurer. Mr. Middleton has been a resi- dent of the village of Hensall for 22 years and was a druggist for 20 years before selling his business two years ago, The new clerk was the presi- dent of the Hensal.l. Chamber of Commerce for 20 years, and also served on the village council for three years, the delegation going to Toronto. In the brief, the men point out the fact that since Zurich is not served by a railway a highway is essential to the transporting of all food and other merchandise to the village. Also, they claim in the brief, since Hensall is the grain capital of Western Ontario, a considerable amount of the crops shipped from the elevators comes to Hensall over the highway. Wi11 Work Hard Speaking with an air of enthus- iasm, Mr. MacNaughton went on to say, "I want to see this road retained as a highway as much as you people do, and I am going on an all-out effort to convince the minister to reverse his decision." Earlier in his address the mem- ber of parliament gave a brief resume of how the road became paved in the first place, and told of how the County road committee at that time had promised to take the road over if it was paved. "However," said Mr MacNaug- ton, we must overlook the situa- tion which has developed, and we must prove to the Minister of Highways that the road is vital enough to be kept a highway." The member of parliament was introduced to the meeting by Gor- don Block, and thanked by V. L. Becker. Other guests at the meeting, along with the various municipal officials, were Dr. A. W. Klahsen and Dr. Garnet Leitch. MARIE ANNETTE MASSE 11 -year-old traffic victim Annette was a grade five stud- ent at St.. Peter's Separate school,' next to'St.' Peter's Roman C&tho- lic Church. She was very phpu- lar among the children. At the time of the accident, the girl's father was on a sanding truck, working for the Township of Hay, whom he is employed by part time in the winter months. In the summer he works for a construction company in London. He is one of the Masse family of 21, believed to be the largest family in Canada. The girl was one of the more than 100 grand- children. Following a post-mortem in Stratford, the body was removed to the Westlake funeral home, until Saturday morning, when Re- quiem High Mass was sung by Rev. Father I. 3. Poisson at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, St. Joseph. Burial was in the ad- joining cemetery. Surviving besides her parents, are three brothers, Robert, Pat- rick, and Michael; and two sisters, Barbara Ann and Martha Jean. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Masse, also are surviving. Annette was born on November 2, 1949. Five Applications At the meeting of the council on Monday night, five applications for the position of clerk -treasurer, were received. After reviewing each application, the council deci- ded to hold a special meeting in the next week to interview each applicant. A decision as to who will be given the job will be reached at that time. In other business the council decided to bond the clerk -treasur- er for $50,000, through local in- surance agent J. W. Haberer. The reece and treasurer were appon- ted as signing officials for the vil- lage. All financial business trans- acted by the village is to be done through the local branch of the Bank of Montreal. -o— Jerome Sweeney and Cyril Hartmanspent the weekend with Mr. ,and Mrs. Joe Overholt, at Fart Erie, The Gelinas twins re- turned to Zurich with them, after spending the past two weeks with their sister. 0 Mrs. Rachel Denomzne, of the Bluewater highway, who has been 't patient in South Huron Hospi- tal, Exeter, was removed by West- lake ambulance on Monday to the ' ueensway Nursing Home, in tlensall. DST Discussed Two letters, one from the Uni- que Farm Forum ,and the other from the Parr Line Farm Forum, requesting the Chamber of Com- merce to support a move to end Daylight Saving Time at the end f. September, ,.were read. Leonard lgerner, Dernig Bed- ,' Oesch, Oscar Greb and C. S. MacNaughton; all spoke briefly on the subject, after which it was decided to send a resolu- tion to the provincial secretary, urging uniformity of Daylight Saving Time throughout Ontario, ending each year on September 30. Two new members, R. H. Lat- imer and Victor Masse, were ac- cepted into the organization. Parr Line Farm Forum Parr Line Farm Forum was held Monday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Black- well. The subject for discussion, Adjustment through Farm Cre- dit". Question No. 1 — Do you feel that the new Farm Credit Act meets your needs? Answer — A majority of the members felt that the new Farm Credit Act meets our needs. How- ever, some felt the interest on large loans would be burdensome and that too much collateral was needed. Question No. 2 — Should ad- ditional credit programs be pro- vided for the farmers who are not able to obtain credit under the new act? Answer — We believe that each farmer is an individual case and that supervised credit should be given to those not able to obtain credit. Question No. 3 — What per- centage of the farmers in your area would not qualify because of age, lack of down payment, etc.? Answer --- A small percentage of farmers in our area would not qualify. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Coleman. 0 • Bush Accident Fred Regier, Zurich, was ser- iously injured last Wednesday af- ternoon, when a tree fell and hit hint, in his bush on the Babylon Line, west of Zurich. Other workmen in the bush brought him to the road on a trac- tor, from where he was taken to South Huron Hospital, Exeter, by Westlake ambulance. On Satur- day afternoon after his injuries were discovered to be more ser- ious than at first thought, he was removed by Westlake ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Mr. Regier is suffering from a fractured hip, a spine injury, and some broken ribs. He is expec- ted to undergo an operation on either Wednesday or Thursday of this week. p 30th. Anniversary A surprise party of over forty friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer McClinchey, Varna, met to honour them on the oc- casion of their 30th wedding 'an- niversary on Friday evening, Jan- uary 15. A presentation address was read by Mrs. Orville Mcainchey, and the presentation of a Kroehler Platform Rocker and Sunbeam Electric Fry Pan was made by Mrs. Allan Armstrong. Their nephews, Ivan Steckle and Jim Kyle, presented them with a boutonniere and corsage. Progressive euchre was enjoyed and luncheon served, including an anniversary cake. RENEW NOW Close to 100 readers of the Citizens News have now renew- ed their subscriptions, which come due in February. By renewing early, the sub- scribers will be doing the office staff at the Citizens News a great favour, since close to 500 subscriptions all come due in February. To handle all these subscrip- 'bions properly in a couple of weeks is almost impossible, so an appeal is being made for everyone to renew as early as possible.