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No. 16—FIRST WITII TIIE LOCAL NEWS
NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1960
Zurich Lions Club To Celebrate
15th Anniversary Of Charter In May
Plans are under way by mem-
bers of the Zurich Lions Club for
the celebration of the 15th an-
niversary of the organization, with
a tentative date set for May 18.
The special night will take place
in the form of a banquet in the
Community Centre, with invita-
tions going out to members of oth-
er neighbouring clubs,
The Zurich Club was chartered
in May of 1945, and has been op-
erating successfully ever since.
In charge of the special event
is Lion Victor Dinnin, who is a
past president of the club. At the
Erb Couple Feted;
25th Anniversary
Last Friday evening a number
of friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. Emmerson Erb gathered
at their home to honour them on
their 25th wedding anniversary.
Various games were played
throughout the course of the ev-
ening, following which a presen-
tation was made to the bride and
groom of 25 years ago.
The address was as follows —
Dear Anna and Emmerson: We,
your friends and neighbours, have
gathered here at your home to ho-
nour you. We wish to extend our
sincerest congratulations and best
wishes on this your 25th wedding
anniversary. With this gift goes
our sincere wishes for many years
ahead. As you use this gift, you
may remember these, your friends
and neighbours.
Mr. and Mrs. Erb were married
25 years ago, on April 15, 1935, at
Breslau. The bride was the former
Anna Gingerich, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Gingerich, Zurich,
and the groom is the son of the
late Chris Erb and Mrs. Erb. They
live on a farm a couple of miles
north of Zurich.
regular dinner meeting of the
club in the Dominion Hotel on
Monday night, he outlined plans
he and his committee have been
making to mark the occasion,
The Lions Club decided to do-
nate the sum of $200 towards an
amplifying system for the Huron
County Home at Clinton, The pro-
ject is to be sponsored jointly by
all the Lion Clubs in Huron Coun-
ty.
Plans are also under way for a
special minor hockey banquet
sometime in May, at which play-
ers on all the minor hockey teams
in Zurich will be honoured. The
banquet will be held in the Com-
munity Centre, and tickets will
be available for anyone wishing
to attend.
A lucky draw was held at the
meeting, with the proceeds going
to the Cancer Society campaign
which the Lions are sponsoring.
The winner of a painting, donated
by Lion R. H. Latimer, was George
Deichert.
A special guest at the Monday
night meeting was Claude Bllowes,
formerly of Hensall and Exeter,
and now living in Preston.
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OBITUARY
Beatrice Overholt
Miss Beatrice Overholt, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Over-
holt, Zurich, died suddenly at Go -
cleric's .Alexandra Hospital, on Sat-
urday, April 16, in her 33rd year.
She suffered a heart attack earlier
in the evening, and died shortly
afterwards.
The'-rdeceased had had 'a 'Wear
heart for some time, as the result
of rheumatic fever when she was
a child. She was born in Stanley
Township, on February 18, 1928,
and had been working in Stratford,
being home for the holiday week
Mrs. Fred Beer Returned As
Head Of Hensall Institute
(By our Hensall correspondent)
At the annual meeting of Hen-
sall Women's Institute, held on
Wednesday, April 13, Mrs. Fred
Beer was returned to office as
president for the second term.
Other officers are: past presi-
dent, Mrs. Carl Payne; vice pre-
sidents, Mrs. E. R. Davis, Mrs. Har-
ry Horton, Mrs. James Bengough;
secretary -treasurer, Mrs. R. M.
Peck; assistant, Mrs. E. Normin-
ton; press, Mrs. Maude Hedden;
district director, Miss Phyllis
Case, alternate, Mrs. George Arm-
strong; card convener, Mrs. W. B.
Cross, assistant, Mrs. W. O. Good-
win; pianist, Miss Greta Lammie,
assistant, Mrs. William Brown;
branch directors, Mrs. T. C.
Coates, Mrs. R. Y. McLaren, Mrs.
John Skea, Mrs. Bruce Koehler;
auditors, Mrs. W. O. Goodwin,
Miss Mary Goodwin; standing com-
Zurich 4H Calf Club
Organized Again
For Coming Season
A meeting to organize the Zur-
ich 4-H Calf Club was held in the
Township Hall, Zurich, on Thurs-
day, April 14. D. J. Grieve, the as-
sistant agricultural representative
for Huron County, briefed the
members on the rules and regula-
tions of a 4-H Calf Club.
The election of officers was
held, with the following being el-
ected. president, Keith Rader; vice-
president, Gerald Thiel; secretary,
Bob Becker; and press reporter,
Joan Elliott.
Plans were made to hold the
next meeting on. the fourth Thurs-
day in May. Club leaders Bert
Klopp and Carl Willert both at-
tended the meeting, as did a num-
ber of other interested parents.
mittees, agriculture and Canadian
industries, Mrs. Walker Carlile
and Mrs. Wes. Richardson; citizen-
ship and education, Mrs. T. J.
Sherritt and Mrs. Robert Elgie;
home economics and health, Mrs.
A. Orr and Mrs. C. Reid; his-
torical research, Miss M. Ellis,
Mrs. William Henry, Mrs. Lorne
Chapman, Mrs. N. E. Cook; pub-
lic relations, Mrs. Maude Hedden,
Mrs. George Hess.
The nominating committee, Mrs.
Sherritt, Mrs, N. Cook, Mrs. Arm-
strong brought in the slate. Mrs.
R. Eagle conducted the installa-
tion.
President, Mrs. Fred Beer, con-
ducted the meeting when yearly
reports were submitted. Members
discussed a bus trip to Niagara
Falls in June, with further details
to be announced at the May meet-
ing.
For the leader's training course,
their choice was "Window Treat-
ment." A donation was voted to
the Anglican Church in apprecia-
tion of the use of their church
schoolroom for their meetings.
Mrs. W. B. Cross conducted a
quiz, "Take Your Choice!" Mem-
bers on the panel were Mrs. Elgie
Mrs. Alice Joynt, Mrs. Walker
Carlile, Mrs. Harry Horton, Mrs.
George Hess. Contestants were
Mrs. George Armstrong, Mrs. N.
E. Cook, Mrs. T. J. Sherritt, Mrs.
R. Y. McLaren, Mrs. R. M. Peck.
Delegates appointed to attend
the district annual at E•limville
were Mrs. Beer, Mrs. Peck, Mrs.
H. Horton, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Clar-
ence Reid. Mrs. Coates and Mrs.
Hess rendered a voca duet, "The
Old Rugged Cross," accompanied
by Miss Greta Lamle. A piano
duet was given by Mrs. Ed. Munn
and Mrs. Malcolm Dougall..
Mrs. Beer thanked the members
for their splendid co-operation for
the program. Conveners were Mrs.
Coates and Mrs. Cross; hostesses,
Mrs. N. E. Cook and Mrs. O. Rap-
son. Mrs. Coates presided for the
program. Approximately 50 mem-
bers attended.
$2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy
Westlake Furniture
Has Annual Sale
Westlake Furniture store is
again holding one of their well-
known sales in Zurich, starting
this Thursday and ending on Sat-
urday, April 30. As in previous
years, many interesting items of
furniture can be purchased at
greatly reduced prices during this
sale.
Full particulars on this ann-
ual event can be found on the
full-page advertisement on page
eleven of this week's Citizens
News.
Cancer Campaign In
Zurich Nets $250
Over $250 was collected by the
members of the Zurich Lions Olub
on Monday night, for the Exeter
unit of the Canadian Cancer So-
ciety. The blitz of the village took
place immediately after the re-
gular meeting of the Club,
Chairman of the local cam-
paign was George Deichert, who
was assisted in organizing the cam-
paign by the members of the
Health and Welfare committee of
the Lions Club.
Fifth Annual Home Show
To Be Held Here This Week
This Thursday and Friday, April
21 and 22, both afternoon and ev-
ening, the firm of Gingerieh's
Sales and Service, will be staging
their fifth annual Home Improve-
ment Show in the Community Cen-
tre, Zurich. A special invitation is
being extended to one and all to
end.
Surviving besides her parents,
are four sisters, Mrs. Edward (El-
va) Taylor, London; Mrs. Frank
(Doreen) Regier, Dashwood; Jean,
Zurich; and Mrs. Charles (Marie)
Laporte, London; seven brothers,
Victor, Centralia; Milford and
Norman, London; Clarence, Wind-
sor; Wilfred, Zurich; Joseph, Fort
Erie; and Gerard, Zurich.
The body rested at the Westlake
funeral home, Zurich, until. Mon-
day morning, when Requiem High
Mass was sung in St. Boniface H0
Al , ,4;iithol Q1.0 ells Zu cl* 4
10 a.m., by the Rev. Father CAL'
Doyle, with burial in the adjoining
cemetery.
attend this outstanding event, by
Gerald Gingerich, proprietor of
the progressive firm.
There is no admission charge to
this show, and the biggest dis-
play of modern ideas ever seen
will be on view. A number of fea-
ture attractions will highlight this
year's program. Among the top
numbers will be Dicky Dean, the
faimous magician, and the Coun-
try Squires, a popular male quar-
tette.
An added feature this year will
be a special Children's Hour both
Thursday and Friday afternoons.
On. Thursday afternoon the chil-
dren will be given a lecture on
the do's and don'ts of handling
fishing equipment. On Friday they
will be told how to handle guns
sagely. Both afternoons there will
blilms shown to the children, as
will as prizes and refreshments.
Ozer particulars on the Home
l vemeAtA„Qw,, can be found
on pages five, six, seven and
eight of this edition of the Citi-
zens News.
ZURICH and DISTRICT PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oliver, St.
Marys, were recent visitors with
fiends in Zurich.
Mr. and Mrs. Quimby Hess, Pe-
terborough, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Hess, Scarboro, were holiday vis-
itors at the home of their mother,
Mrs. Mary Hess.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Cunningham
and family, Willowdale, were Eas-
ter visitors with Mrs. Cunning -
ham's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Smith.
Easter visitors at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. Ferd Haberer were:
Mr. and Mrs. Arn Meyers, Mt.
Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Pulford, and family, London, and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oxland and
family, Kitchener,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bowden and
family, Toronto, were Easter vi-
sitors at the home of Mrs. Anne
Turkheim.
Albert Hoffman visited with rel-
atives and friend's in London on
Easter Sunday.
1\Ir. and Mrs. Donald Bedard and
family, Detroit, were Easter holi-
day visitors with friends and rel-
atives in Zurich.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Simomns, Exe-
ter, were Easter Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Hess.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Patrick, De-
troit, spent the holiday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Geoffrey.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Gemming and
family, Rochester, New York, are
spending a few days with Mr, and
Mrs. Ross Johnston and Mrs;. Mel-
vina Johnston.
Miss Gloria Deitz, London, was
a holiday visitor at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Deitz.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bedard, To-
ronto, were Easter visitors with
members of their family in Zur-
ich.
Back To Duty
Bryan Geoffrey has returned to
Halifax, where he is stationed with
the Royal Canadian Navy, after
spending a leave at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Geoffrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Rader and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Thiel and family spent Easter
Sunday in Dashwood with Mr. Ja-
cob Fischer,
Easter visitors with Mrs. T.
Hartman and family were: Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Hartman, Kitchener;
Mr. and Mrs. Lary Hartman and
family, London; Mr. and Mrs. Greg
Fleming, and family, Crediton;
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hartman and
family, Stephen. Township; and
Mrs. Ray Hartman and family, Go-
shen Line; Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Hartman and family, Windsor; Mi-
chael Hartman, Toronto; and Miss
Yvonne Denomme, Bluewater high-
way.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Haywood
and family, London, and Miss Mary
Klopp, London, were holiday vi-
sitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Klopp.
Dr. Archie MacKinnon, Galt,
was a visitor in Zurich one day
last week.
Miss Ruth Weido, London, and
Kenneth Weido, Toronto, were ho-
liday visitors at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wei -
do.
Miss Marion Fleischauer, Mar-
ion Yungblut, and Wanda Law-
rence, all. of London Teacher's Col-
lege, are holidaying at the homes
of their parents in Zurich.
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Plans Under Way
To Officially Open
Separate School
Plans are under way for the
official opening of R.C.S.S. No. 7,
Hay, on Sunday, June 12, it was
learned from Rev. Father C. A.
Doyle, the parish priest, by the
Citizens News, on Tuesday.
Also scheduled for the same day
is the confirmation at the St. Bo-
niface Church. According tc Fath-
er Doyle, plans are being made to
hold the district rally of the Holy
Name Society here the same day.
Father Doyle is in charge of the
rally.
The new school, which was built
last year and made ready for clas-
ses in September, will be com-
pletely finished in time for the
official opening. All that remains
to be completed now is the land-
scaping in front of the building.
History of World Refugee
Year Given Prior To Blitz
(By Mrs. Frank Fingland)
At the end of World War II, 45
million people were homeless —
living in camps and barracks.
Twelve years after the war 16 mil-
lion were still living in these
cesspools of human misery. At this
time four angry young men from
England toured the camps of Eur-
ope to see these despairing people.
On their return to England they
insisted that something be done
and they were successful in rou-
sing the government of the United
Kingdom to protest to the Unit-
ed Nations and demand more ac-
tion.
In this way World Refugee Year
was born. This was to be an inten-
sified effort on the part of coun-
tries, governments, organizations
and individuals to do more to
solve this problem. Several. coun-
tries pledged themselves to take
part—Australia has taken 6,000,
Norway 1,400 handicapped; over-
crowded Belgium 3,000, Sweden
2,000 T.B. cases. Canada has ta-
ken 100 T.B. cases --in all about
400 people.
In Canada the Canadian Com-
mittee for World Refugee Year
was formed, Forty-three organiza-
tions sponsored this committee:
the Anglican Church, Canadian
Red Cross, CARE of Canada, Ca-
tholic Women's League of Cana-
da, Jewish Congress, etc., etc.
So, in Huron County a commit-
tee was formed to do its share in
this humanitarian effort. It is cal-
led Huron County World Refugee
Week—a Blitz for money—May 16
-21; objective of $10,000, a mini-
mum of a dollar per family. The
money goes to the United Nations
rehabiliation program to clear the
camps of Europe and help in many
ways those in China, Hong Kong,
Tunisia and the Middle East. The
Blitz in Huron is .a further ef-
fort—over and above what is be-
ing done in several of the church-
es—to encourage additional fi-
nancial contributions. — Surely
a challenge to the Christianity of
Huron County and to all people
of this prosperous land.
ST. JOSEPH and DRYSDALE
LAL. FRED DUCHARME, Correswondentl
As in the years gone by there ed, had a few acres of grain plant-
ed at seeding time, however, it
will not be well to base our plans
on that "wait and see." In the
meantime let us hope that all of
the past weather signals and signs.
prove a failure.
Even though the grain cross of
that year was a 90 per cent loss,.
it was one of the most prosper-
ous Years of this district to farm-
ers for'the land that' was` intended!!
for grain was turned into beans;;
the crop was good, the sample al-
so good, and the price at a high
peak, which brought good re-
turns to the farmers.
The younger generation of to-
day will not fall for signs as the
older people did, for their trust
is on a more scientific method to
guide their plans by putting their
confidence in science and await
the future results.
Whatsoever the wet Good Fri-
day has in store for us, we will
have to wait for only time will
teII.
were many visitors in this parish
at Easter. AImost every home was
greeted by their children, rela-
tives or friends, some of which
travelled a considerable distance
for the Easter holiday to spend
with some one dear to them.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ducharme
and Mrs. F. Ducharme motored
to „petroit, and Windsor the past
week ` era returning oh 'Saturday
last. The latter Ducharme, after
being caged in almost all winter
due to sickness, the turn out was
much appreciated by them and as
well beneficial.
Miss Alice Ann Ducharme, of
the Bluewater South, spent a few
days in Dashwood visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ducharme.
LATE SPRING
The heavy rains of last week
soaked the land, which will de-
lay the farm work; perhaps it is
well not to think of the past Good
Friday and of what it means to
some. An old tradition handed
down by the older people that if
it rains on Good Friday it means
broken weather of rain and sun- Students who are attending
shine for the next forty days. school in London and Chatham
The past Good Friday was a wet from this parish returned to their
day, mostly in all districts of Wes- homes the past week where they
tern Ontario. We have had unsea- will spend their Easter holidays.
sonal springs in the past, but if A large number of relatives
you look back to the year 1916 from this parish. and surrounding
you will perhaps be convinced attended the funeral of the late
what the wet Good Friday did Beatrice Overholt, in Zurich, on
that year. Of course one must not Tuesday morning. The death was
take those signs too seriously, for shocking to this community and
they sure have failed in the past. we offer our deepest sympathy to
That year of 1916, only a few far- her parents and the family, in this,
mers on high land and well drain- their hour of grief.
AT HOME
Dashwood and District
(MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent)
Ladies' Aid
The regular Ladies' Aid and
L.W.M.L. meeting of Zion Luther-
an Church was held on Wednes-
day, April 13, with 27 present.
Mrs. Wilfred Merner read the
scripture lesson and Mrs. Albert
Miller read a brief meditation.
Pastor Zorn had as the topic,
"Ye shall be witnesses." Mrs. Mer-
ner, president, presided for the
business. Ten quilts were quilted
during the winter months. The
Spring Rally of the L.W,M.L. will
be held at Moncton on May 5, with
missionary Clarence Riltnen, as
guest speaker.
Group ITI were in charge, with
Mrs. Leonard Restemayer as con-
vener. They are also in charge of
the children's Easter party on
Tuesday, April 19.
Pastor Zorn conducted closing
Devotions with Easter as the
theme.
Good Friday and Easter Visitors
Robert Wein, Sudbury, Miss Er-
ma Wein, Clinton, and Dr. and
Mrs. A. C. Whittier and family,
Peterboro, with Mrs. Herb Wein.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stumpf and
family, Kitchener, with Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Miller,
Mr. and Mrs. Melton Walper
and girls, Ingersoll, with relations.
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Melick and
son, Komoka, with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. James Beavis and
Barbara, Detroit, and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Bruce, Windsor, with
Mrs. Bertha Hayter. Mary Ann
Hayter returned to Windsor with
her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bruce, for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Willert and
family, Exeter, with Mrs. Amelia
Willert.
EASTER SERVICES
Special Easter Services were
held at both the Evangelical U. B.
Church and Zion Lutheran Church.
The Young People's Group (E.Y:
F.) were in charge of a Sunrise
Service at 7.00 a.m. at the E.U,B.
Church, and special anthems were
sung at both churches during the
morning service.
TO PRESENT CANTATA
Ari Easter Cantata entitled,
"No Greater Love," will be given
in the Evangelical U.B. Church at
Dashwood by the Crediton Evan-
gelical Church choir on Sunday
evening, April 24 at 7.30 p.m. This
is a repeat performance and a
musical treat for all,