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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-03-16, Page 1zu No. 11—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS CH ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1960 THE PRESS STOPPED ROLLING — The old old newspaper press at the Citizens News plant has been completely dismantled, to make way for a modern, new style printing machine. Shown here are workmen Don Oke, left, and Milton Deitz, right, discussing a method for removing the flat iron bed, which weighs well over 600 pounds. Since the picture was taken on Monday morning, the wall behind the men has been torn away and the old cement floor ripped up so a base could be laid for the new press, which will weigh close to ten tons. The press is due to arrive the end of this week, and if all goes well should be in operation by next Wednesday or Thursday. If the Citi- zens News is a day late next week, the readers will know why! (Citizens News Photo) ST. JOSEPH and DRYSDALE (AL. FRED DUCHARME, Correspondent. Mrs. Leo P. Ducharme, Mrs, Morris Denomme and Mrs. Lorna Ziler, all of Dashwood, were Thur- sday visitors with Mrr. and Mrs. James Masse, St. Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seimon, St. Joseph, gave a helping hand to Mr. and Mrs. Avila Ducharme of the Blus Water south, in butchering and the process of curing meat.The Seimons. are experts at the work having done much in their young- er days in the surroundings. The Ducharmes appreciate the work and the kindness of the Seimons, for today the younger generations are not in line with such work as the generation of years ago esp- ecially on the farm. Miss Lucille Jeffrey and little Ariiss Charlene Jeffrey also of this highway were Suunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ducharme. it with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Meidin- Mr. and Mrs. Victor Brisson and children, Detroit, spent the week- end in St. Joseph with the latter's mother, Mrs. Valerie Cantin. Mr. Oscar Ducharme who has been a patient in St, Joseph's Hos- pital, London, for the past six weeks, where he underwent two major operations, which were con- sidered critical. He has how- ever relied well and his release is expected any time now. He will be in residence at the home of his son Paul, on he 15 concession, or in Goderich, with his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bedard, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilds and family were Sunday visitors with the later's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Corriveau. This will be the last edition of the Zurich Citizens News for this winter. The next publication of the paper will not reach you until spring days are upon us when much can be expected to beautify our surroundings and again give us new vigor, new hope and per- haps better health. During the past few weeks much could be said of the past winter weather. Many citizens who are fairly well versed in weather pre- dictions were not near right. There are others who are not in- terested and had little to say of passing remarks or judgement on the past weeks, only said that we have had February weather in March, and something unusual, but as we will creep in the year 1960 much can and possibly will hap- pen. Readers Survey To Find Out Local Opinion Of Capital Punishment The Zurich Citizens News is undertaking a survey of its readers with regard to Cana- da's retaining capital punish- ment (the death sentence.) At the foot of this story you will. find a coupon, bearing three questions. Please answer them and mail the coupon to us at Box 149, Zurich. If you wish to add a letter to the edi- tor on the topic, please do so. (Letters must be signed. We will publish with a pennaine if you wish, but we must know from whom they come.) Results of our survey will be published here and will be forwarded to the office in To- ronto of the Canadian Week- ly Newspapers Association. There, results from weekly newspapers across Canada will be tabulated, and the find- ings will be presented to the House of Commons for the guidance of the legislators. Act now, please. Mail your coupon right away. Do You Favour Capital Punishment Yes No Yes (with reservation) BLAKE NEWS Mrs. Nancy Schwartzenturber entertained some ladies of the community to a quilting bee on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benedictis and son John, of Sarnia, visited with friends for a few days the past week. Mrs. Lizzie Oesch is at present staying with her son, Mr, William Oesch and family. Mrs. William is at present at Victoria Hospital, for treatments, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ropp and family of Nairn were Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Oesch and family. Mr. Harold Widrich is wearing a broad smile. It's a boy. Born at Clinton Public Hospital on March 9th, Ray Jacob. A brother for Lois. Both Mother and baby are doing fine. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gingerich and daughters were Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mart- in and family. Mr. and Mrs. William. Steckle and son were Sunday evening guests with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ainos Gingerich. 0 Don O'Brien Named Scoutmaster Of Local Troop; Cubs Assisted New help has been located for the operation of Boy Scouts and Cubs in the village. Following an. urgent plea last week for more interest in the Scout and Cub movement, a public meeting was held in the Town Hall, attended by 25 parents. Don O'Brien has been named as Scoutmaster for the local Boy Scout group, with Ken Weido and Robert Pang as assistants. Doug O'Brien consented to car- ry on as Cubmaster for the Cub group, with the following named as assistants: William Siebert, Hu- bert Schilbe, William McAdams, Mrs. Don Hesse and Mrs. W. B. Coxon. In addressing the group, Mr. O'Brien pointed out that in many places women are taking the places of men with leading Cub packs, and are doing a bet- ter job than men. Chairman of the Group Com- mittee, Jack Bannister, conducted the meeting, and stated that ei- ther help would have to be found or the groups would be disbanded. He also told of more interest be- ing needed for the Girl Guide groups. juveniles Leading Series With Tuesday Victory Over Lucan Captain Wayne Willert banged in five goals Tuesday night to lead, the Zurich j.ions Juveniles to an ';$-2 victory over the Lucan Trish in the third game of their OMHA semi-finals. Zurich. now leads the series two games to one, with the next game scheduled for the' Lucan Arena on Friday night. The game, played in the Zurich arena, drew the largest crowd of the °season, The locals jumped into an early 3-1 lead in the first, with Willert scoring two and Bob Johnston one. Willert scored two more in tLe :second, with Lary Bedard also denting the twine once. In ,the third Willert slapped in his 'fifth goal of the game, and Johnnie Masse rounded out the scoring with a slap -shot from centre ice while his team was short-handed. Sceli and Black each. 'scored once for Lucan. Ten penalties were handed out in the game. -e Fomer Shoe Maker E.H. Edighoffer Passes Edward H. Edighoffer passed away' Tuesday evening, March 15, in the South Huron Hospital, where he had been a patient since Saturday evening, March 12. A re- tired: `shoemaker, Mr. Edighoffer was 80 years old. He had not been in the best of health for the past several years. The body is resting at the West- lake ';funeral home, from where the p vice will be held on Friday afte 4t March 181 N S $2.50 Per Veer -5 Cents Per Copy Hay Township And Zurich Village Complete Big Real Estate Deal From now on the building in Zurich which has always been call- ed the Town Hall will have to go under the name of the Hay Town- ship Hall. At a meeting �f the council of the two municipalities on Monday night, an agreement was reached whereby the village would give up its equity in the Hall, and in exchange would re- ceive the township clerk's office and the land it is situated on. With this agreement reached all the adjustments between Zur- ich and Hay Township because of the recent incorporation of the vil- lage have been completed in a Provincial Police Seek Information On Radio Receiver Provincial police of the Exeter detachment are conducting an in- vestigation into the theft of a $900 radio receiver from the RCAF transmitter site in Usborne Town- ship. The equipment was taken late in February. The receiver is ideal for use by a ham radio operator but the police doubt the machine will he employed for this purpose be- cause it must be registered with the Department of Transport. The Usborne receiver station was broken into again last Friday night, and an inventory is being taken to determine the, loss. The station houses about 3,000 pieces of equipment. Signs Indicate Prosperous Year For Construction Work In Zurich This spring and summer looks like one of the biggest in con- struction history for the village of Zurich, No less than six pro- jects are under consideration at the present time. Plans are now being prepared for the new Post Office which is to be built on the property of Norman Gascho, on Goshen Street north. Construction is expected to begin within the next few months. Extensive alterations are being planned for the Bank of Montreal, located on the main intersection of the village. Included in this project is a new vault directly north of the present building. While nothing definite has been decided on, the Hensall District Co -Operative are Contemplating a new feed mill in the village. Probable location will be south of the present building, on Freder- ick Street. Pending the outcome of the li- quor licence vote on March 29, plans are in process for a major renovation of the Dominion Ho- tel. With the remodelling of two buildings on the main corner, Zurich will have an attractive in- tersection to greet persons travel - Interest Shown In Farm Safety Council For Huron County A farm safety council has been formed in Huron County as a re- sult of a meeting in the agricul- tural office board room on Tues- day night. Members are Ted Dunn, RR 3, Bayfield, president; William Elston, RR 4, Wingham; Elmer Robertson, Goderich; Mrs. Lloyd Pipe, Londesboro; Merton Keyes, RR 2, Seaforth. Present were township chairmen who conducted the provincial farm accident survey during 1959, and representatives of farm organiza- tions in the county. Ted Dunn will represent Huron to the Provincial Farm Safety Council meeting in Toronto on March 21, 1960. ling through. While nothing official has been decided, it almost appears certain that both the Village and the Township will be building new clerks' offices this spring. Both groups will require office space. Listed as other possible con- struction jobs for this year are: an addition to the rear of the Westlake furniture store; a bowl- ing alley to be erected on the pro- perty of Charles Thiel, between Westlake Furniture and Hay Fire Insurance building; and still one more building, details of which cannot be released at the pre- sent time. So there you are, contractors, better sharpen yotu pencils. manner which should prove quite satisfactory to all concerned. For some years the village trus- tees have been bugging the Town- ship Council to move the clerk's office so a new street could be op- ened, Now the council of the vil- lage can make the necessary move. School Question Settled The matter of what happens to the Hay Township School Area has also been settled in a satisfac- tory manner. The village will be part of the Area, with their taxes going towards the Township edu- cation system. At a previous meeting of the two councils an agreement was reached in connection with the Community Park, east of the Are- na. From now on the new project will be known as the Zurich Com- munity Park, and work is expected to get under way this spring to complete the job. The Community Centre and Ar- ena will remain under the same control as it is at present. The vil- lage will pay their share of the cost of operating both the centre and the arena, based on the to- tal assessment of the village as compared with the total assess- ment of the township. The problem of making neces- sary agreements between the two municipalities is now completed, and while some people worried about the outcome it was all set- tled in a quiet and amicable fa- shion. 0 Two Members Inducted, Into Zurich District C. of C. Two new members, Dr. Garnet Leitch and William Decker, were inducted into the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce at the regular dinner meeting last Thursday night. Past president, Milton Oesch, conducted the ce- remonies. R. H. Latimer presented a drawing of the new village crest which the council has recently adopted. He also showed the mem- bers the work that has been done on the brochure which the Cham- ber is preparing for distribution. Mr. Latimer pressed the need of. available land for industrial . •sitesx before new industry can be en- couraged to locate here. Jack Bannister, chairman of the hockey committee of the Chamber, spoke briefly on the program that has been carried on during the season. He also explained the Shamrock Tournament in which Zurich will be taking part. WINTER WONDERLAND ! The heavy white frosts which have been with us the past few mornings are at least,useful in mak- ing beautiful scenery. These two weeping willows, hanging heavy with the white frosting, are in the yard behind the Zurich Variety Store, and create 'a wonderful setting in front of the sparkling sun. (Citizens News Photo)