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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-05-19, Page 1No. 20—FIRST WITII THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1960 Bowling Alley W ill Bud In MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARDS -- A highlight of the minor hockey banquet in Zurich last Wednesday aright was the presentation of trophies to the three boys picturedIabove, chosen as the most valuable player on their teams. Left to right urea M. L. "Tory" Gregg, who acted as master of ceremonies for the even- ing, Barry Block, winner of the award for the Pee-Wees, Gary Geoffrey, winner of the award for the squirts, Richard Stade, win- ner of the award for the Bantams, and Ernie Goman, guest speak- er for the occasion. (Citizens (News Photo) Minor Hockey Teams Are Honoured »_.gym .,... At Special Banquet Last Wednesday Ernie Goman, manager of the Kitchener -Waterloo Dutchmen ho- ckey club, was the guest speaker at the minor hockey banquet in the Community Centre, Zurich, last Wednesday night. Over 200 at- tended the special event, which was held to honour all the minor hockey players in Zurich during the past season. M. L. "Tory" Gregg, past pre- sident of the Ontario Hockey As- sociation, acted as master of ce- remonies for the occasion, and introduced the guest speaker. Looking at the fine crowd of parents who were on hand for the occasion, Mr. Goman said, "You parents here tonight are living up to the slogan," "Don't send your boy — take him." He added that nothing gives a young boy a grea- ter start in life than the minor hockey programs being carried, in many communities. "Very sel- dom," he went on to say, "do boys in minor sports get involved in law infractions." Telling of the experiences of his K -W 'hockey team in the recent Olympic hockey tournament, the speaker told of the wonderful re- ception the team was given dur- ing their tour of Canada prior to the tourney, Referring to the team's loss to the United States, Mr. Goman said there must always be a loser as well as a winner. "No one ever plays any game to Jose deliberately," he added. The speaker went on to say, Farewell Given Two Men From General Coach On Monday The management and staff of General Coach Works in Hensall had a farewell presentation cere- mony on Monday afternoon for Bob Baker and Don Kyle, prior to their leaving for Calgary, Al- berta. W. C. Smith, general manager of the plant, made the presenta- tion of lawn chairs to both men. Mr. Baker has been named pro- duction chief of the new mobile home factory in the west, while Mr. Kyle will be in charge of final finishing and shipping. "Since our loss in the Olympic hockey tournament many people have suggested that Canada should withdraw from the competition. This is a bad mistake, since there is more to international competi- tion than winning championships. By participating in sports with oth- er countries we are attempting to foster good will, understanding, and peace in the world," he con- cluded. As a word ofencouragement to the players on the Lions Juven- ile team, Mr. Goman suggested that each player set an objective of trying to make a place on the Olympic team of 1964. The guest speaker was thanked by Jack Bannister, and also pre- sented with a gift. Members of the Lions Club's Juvenile and Bantam teams, and the Chamber of Commerce spon- sored Squirts and Pee-Wees were present as guests of their spon- soring groups. Also present was John Patterson, Seaforth, repre- senting the Western Ontario Ath- letic Association. Mr. Patterson presented the members of the Ju- venile team with crests, in honour of their winning the all -Ontario championship. Photographs of the various teams were presented to the play- ers by "Tory" Gregg. A pennant of the K -W Dutchmen hockey teams was presented to the Juven- ile hockey team by Mr. Goman. A highlight of the evening was the presentation of three Robin Hood trophies, to the players sel- ected the most valuable to their team. Gary Geoffrey was awarded the honour for the Squirts; Barry Block for the Pee-Wees; and Ri- chard Stade for the Bantams. All three trophies were presented by Mr. Goman. Introduction" of the head table guests was made by Lloyd O'Brien, president of the Zurich Lions Club, and reeve of Zurich. Leroy O'Bri- en, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Beatrice Hess, led in a sing- song, and Rev. A. M. Amacher led in prayer. A quartette called the Twin Tones, from. Waterloo, entertained the crowd withmusical numbers. The dinner was prepared by the Ladies' Aid of the Evangelical Church, Schedule Arranged For Huron -Perth Baseball League At a meeting in Mitchell last Friday night, the schedule for the Huron -Perth Baseball League for the coming season was drawn up, with five teams representing the league. The season opener will take place in Mitchell on Monday, Victoria Day, when the Lincolns will play host to the new Strat- ford entry. First action for the local team will be on Wednesday, June 1, when they will play Stratford on the latter's home field, under the lights. This game is called for 8 p.m., as are all their home games. St. Marys will open the season on the local diamond, when they visit the Lumberkings on Friday, June 1. The schedule for the first half of the season is as follows — May 23, Stratford vs Mitchell 2.30 p.m. May 30, Mitchell vs. Dashwood June 1, Dashwood vs St. Marys June 1, ZURICH vs Stratford June 3, St. Marys vs ZURICH June 6, Stratford vs Dashwood June 6, St. Marys vs Mitchell June 8, ZURICH vs St. Marys Junior Judging Competition Will Be In Seaforth Huron county's annual junior livestock judging competition will be held Saturday, May 21, at Sea - forth, it was announced this week by D. G. Grieve, associate agricul- tural representative. The competition which will start at 9 a.m., is open to all young men and women in Hur- on between 12 and 30 years. A number of special awards, as well as cash prizes, will be pro- vided winners. Results of the com- petition will help decide the win- ner of the annual trip to the Unit- ed Nations. Perth -Huron junior farmers' combined field day will be head Saturday, June 11, in Seaforth. The all -day program includes competition in all types of sports as well as in square dancing. June 8, Mitchell vs Stratford 8 p.m. s1t '443, Daawood vs, ZURICH June 15, Stratford vs St. Marys June 15, ZURICH vs Mitchell June 20, St. Marys vs Dashwood June 22, Dashwood vs Stratford 8 p.m. June 22, Mitchell vs ZURICH June 24, Stratford vs ZURICH June 27, Mitchell vs St. Marys June 27, ZURICH vs Dashwood June 29, Dashwood vs Mitchell June 29, St. Marys vs Stratford 8 p.m. All other games are to start at 6.30 p.m. $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy iffl U lc New r wilding Will Have Four Alleys With Room For Two More if Needed Construction of a new four -lane bowling alley in the Village of Zurich is expected to begin short- ly, according to information re- ceived by the Citizens News on Tuesday evening. Ernie Laidlaw, Zurich, who will be proprietor of the new business establishment, advised this paper that he expects work to commence within the next couple of weeks. According to Mr. Laidlaw, the only problem still to be ironed out is the location. He has two different sites in mind and expects to make a decision within the next County Lions Clubs To Provide Speaker System for Addition The Lions Clubs of the county of Huron have completed arrange- ments to undertake the project of placing broadcasting equipment in the new addition to the County Home, together with a limited number of pillow speakers for the bed care patients. Mr. Nelson Hill, Goderich, is secretary -trea- surer of the committee set up for this purpose. Anyone wishing to contribute to this project may do so by con- tacting Mn Hill ,op. J. G. Berry, clerk -treasurer of Huron County. The more funds made available for the project will mean that more pillow speakers will be pur- chased if funds are available. The County Council and the County Home Committee, in par- ticular, are pleased with the pro- posed arrangements and with the fine co-operation the Lions Clubs are giving. The Zurich Lions Club made a donation of $200 to the project. Chamber of Commerce Inducts Three New Members; Plan For Ladies Night At the regular dinner meeting of the Zurich and District Cham- ber of Commerce in the Dominion Hotel last Thursday night, three new members were inducted into the organization. Past president, Albert Kalbfleiseh, welcomed Ger- ald Gingerich, Napoleon Corriveau, and Victor Masse into the group, when he conducted the installa- tion. He also pointed out that the Chamber in Zurich is now nine years old, and has a total mem- bership of 54. Jack Bannister, chairman of the hockey committee, told the mem- bers of the success of the minor hockey banquet last Wednesday night. He informed the group that the Chamber had treated 32 boys to the banquet. Dennis Bedard spoke words of praise for the fine job the hockey committee has done during the past year. V. L. Becker, reeve of Hay Township, Karl Haberer, deputy - reeve of Hay, and Ray Fisher, chairman of the Hay Township School Area, each spoke briefly at the meeting. Ralph Latimer explained the progress which is being made in the publishing of a brochure of the village of Zurich, and gave a few suggestions for the same. A committee of Milton Oesch, Albert Clausius, Ralph Latimer, and Clarence Farwell was appoin- ted to meet with representatives of the Zurich Lions Club, in re- gard to staging a beef barbecue sometime this summer, with all the proceeds going to the com- munity park. It was the wish of the group that the two organiza- tions would co-operate to sponsor the event. Treasurer Earl Weido reported that there was a balance in the treasury of $252.86 at the present time. Plans are under way for the annual Ladies' Night, which will be held in the Dominion Hotel, on Thursday, June 9. 0 Zurich Lions Club Elects Officers For Coming Season Officers of the Zurich Lions Club for the coming term were elected at the regular dinner meeting of the group held in the Dominion Hotel on Monday night. President is Herb Turkheim; first vice-president, Milfred Schil- be; second vice-president, Alvin. Wolper; third vice-president, Doug O'Brien; secretary, Leroy Thiel; assistant secretary, Ed. Datars; treasurer, Jake Haberer; Lion ta- mer, Howard Klopp; tail twister, Louis Schilbe; directors for two years, Jack, Bannister, Morris Webb; directors for one year, Nap Corriveau, Don Oke. Lloyd O'Bri- en will be the immediate past pre- sident. A donation of $25 was made to- wards the World Refugee cam- paign, which is currently under- way in Huron County. day or two. The plans for the buil- ding have already been drawn up. While there will be only four lanes put into operation at the start, the building will be large enough to accomodate six lanes as soon as the demand requires it. Size of the new building, which will be of cement block construc- tion, is approximately 30 feet wide, and 120 feet long. The front part will be two stories high, with li- ving quarters above. During the past couple of years bowling has become very popu- lar throughout the country and with the available alleys at a premium, this fine new building here in Zurich will become a popular re- creation centre. Bowling is enjoyed by both men and women, as well as children, of all age groups. Mr. Laidlaw was a member of the RCAF during the last war, and at present is a member of the Clinton branch of the Canadian Legion. He is also an active mem- ber of the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce. His wife is the former Elda Reichert, of Zurich. He hopes to have his busi- ness ready for operation early in September. 0 Russell Grainger Elected Deputy of District Lions Russell Grainger, R.R. 2, Zur- ich, was elected as deputy -district governor of the Lions Clubs in Region 3, District A-9, at the Zone Rally held at Grand Bend last Wednesday night. He will be- gin the term of office in the fall. RUSSELL GRAINGER Deputy District Governor With the election of Mr. Grain- ger to the post, it marks the sec- ond time in the history of the Zur- ich Lions Club that one of its members has gone on to higher po- sitions in the field of Lionism. Previously Victor Dinnin had held the position of deputy dis- trict governor and then district go- vernor, a position which follows the deputy job. Guest speaker at the rally in Grand was Hugh Bremner, of CF - PL, London. Mr. Bremner, the news editor of the television sta- tion in London, spoke on the "changing threat of communism." Over 100 members of 13 Lions Clubs in the district attended the affair. Deputy district governor Harvey MeDermitt, Howick, was in charge of the meeting and the host president was 13111 Sturdevant. Ross Middleton, Clinton, was el- ected to the post of zone chairman of Zone 3S.