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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-08-11, Page 1No. 32—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1960 Zurich Lions Ck Spons F ring la Even {..rano text Wednesday NI ht Members of the Zurich Lions Club are making preparations to feed 1,000 people at their big Chicken Barbecue night next Wednes- clay. The tasty dinners will be cooked and served by members of the Club, under the direction of Bob McKinley, who is in charge of the barbecue. Dinner will be served from 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., after which an Olcl Time Frolic will be held. Ti- ckets for the chicken dinner are now available from any Lion, or at any business place in Zurich. By purchasing advance tickets for the dinner, customers will be sure they will not miss out on the deli- cious chicken. A feature attraction for the chil- dren at the Frolic will be free pony rides. There will also be games of chance and bingo. Danc- ing to the music of Stew and His Collegians will round out a per- fect evening's entertainment. Members of the Lions Club are Hensall Tax Rate Remains The Same As Last Year +By our Hensall correspondent) The tax rate for the village of Hensall has been set the same as last year. The rate on residential property is 64 mills, while com- mercial and business will be 69 'mills. A by-law setting these rates was passed at the regular meeting of the council there on Monday night. An increase has been shown in the assessment this year, with an additional $7,400, bringing this year's total assessment to $932,038, In other business the Hensall council appointed the police chief, E. R. Davis, to act as special offi- cer under the Liquor Control Act, to enforce the Act in the village. also selling tickets on a lucky draw, which will be made at the close of the Frolic. The winner may have their choice of either a por- table television set or an auto- matic dryer. Entire proceeds from this spe- cial night will be used for Lions Club community welfare work and civic improvement. 0 Heavy Damage Is Caused By Fire At Rau Fare Fire of undetermined origin last Thursday night completely des- troyed a large L-shaped barn on the farm of Charles L. Rau, on the Bluewater Highway. Lost in the blaze was the entire season's hay crop, amounting to 4,800 bales. Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Rau re- side on the farm where the fire occurred. Also lost in the blaze was a quantity of grain, a wagon, some farin machinery, six electric mo- tors, and an electric grinder. Es- timate of the damage done is ap- proximately $15,000. Ten steers were led from the barn by Mr. Rau. and neighbours, before the fire bcame too furious. Fire brigades from both Zurich and Bayfield were summoned to the scene, and were given credit with saving the nearby house when the fire threatened to spread. A strong wind prevented the heat from the fire doing much damage. At the heighth of the fire, flames and smoke could be seen in Zurich, a distance of about eight miles. Zurich Lumberkings O =st St. arys Start Series With shw cod Friday The Zurich Lumberkings eli- minated St. Marys Legionnaires from the Huron -Perth Baseball League playoffs on Monday night, when they blanked them 9-0 on their own diamond in the second game of the best -of -three series. Last Friday night, in Zurich, the Kings walloped the Legionnaires 10-1. By virtue of their win, Zurich now meets Dashwood Tigers in the next round of the playoffs, start- ing Friday night in Dashwood. The series will be a best three -out - of -five affair, with the second game slated for Zurich on Monday night. ZURICH 10 -- ST. MARYS 1 Ken Patterson threw a neat one - hitter at the St. Marys crew in Zurich last Friday, to lead his team to a 10-1 victory in the first game of the best -of -three series. The only hit he gave up was a scratch single in the fifth inning. He struck out nine. Meanwhile the Lttniberkings were pouncing on Ballantyne and Jim Noble for a total of ten hits, highlighted by Bruce Moir's home run in the fourth inning. Moir al- so hit a single in the second, Bill Craig led the locals. at bat, with a double and a triple and single, while Bob Welsh, Arn Meyer and Danny Trushinski each smashed otit singles. Zurich scored seven runs in a wild first inning, on only two hits. Four men received bases on balls, and two St. Marys errors also aided the cause. Single runs were coun- ted in the second, third, and fourth innings. St. Marys scored their lone run in the fifth, on a walk and a pas- sed ball. RHE St. Marys 000 010 0 —'1 1 2 Zurich 711 100 x —10 10 0 Bob Ballantyne, Jim Noble (1) and Norm Noble; Ken. Patterson and Don O'Brien. ZURICH 9 -- ST. MARYS 0 Playing in St. Marys on Monday night, the Zurich Lumberkings scored nine runs on only four hits to swamp the Legionnaires 9-0 in the second game of the best -of - three series. Six St. Marys' errors and seven bases on balls helped the Zurich cause. Bob Welsh pitched the first six - innings for Zurich, giving up four hits, walking two and striking out four. He was relieved in the sev- enth by juvenile southpaw John- nie Masse, who struck out the side in order. Bill Crago and Harold Burgin shared the mound duties for St. Marys. Zurich scored three times in the first, once in each the second, fourth and fifth innings, and add- ed three more in the seventh. Only once, in the first inning did St. Marys have a runner reach third base, and only one other runner managed to reach second. Doug O'Brien had the only ex- tra -base hit of the game—a double in the seventh, Dan Trushinski, Don O'Brien and Bob Welsh each bit singles, Zurich played errorless ball. R II E Zurich 310 110 3 -- 9 4 0 St, Marys 000 000 0 — — 0 4 6 Bob Welsh, John Masse (7) and Don O'Brien; Harold Burgin, 13111 Crago (5) and Jim Leslie. $2.50 Per Year -----5 Cents Per Copy Police Raid T+ ,, a Places in Hensall. Ontario Provincial Police con- ducted LCA raids on two estab- lishments in Hensall last Thurs- day afternoon. They were the first staged in this area since the Liquor Control Act carne into force. Quantities of beer, ale and liq- uor were seized from the Com:mez- Let Bus Contracts Three contracts for transporta- tion of pupils in the Hay Township School Area were let at a special meeting of the board on Tuesday night. Pearson Auto Leasing were giv- en a contract for transporting ap- proximately 20 pupils from the closed section No. 14 to the No. 7 School in Zurich. Price of this contract is $2,730. Stanley Sander, of Exeter, was awarded the contract to haul ap- proximately eight pupils from the closed section No. 14 to the Hen- sall Public School, at $8,00 per school day. Another contract given the Pear- son firm is for the transporting of 30 pupils from closed sections No. 3 and 12 to No. 7 in Zurich. They will receive $2,460. for this con= tract. In other business the board. ap , proved the purchase of a new:wa- shing machine fel% the, Home Eco- nomics'/moth. in the school at Zur- ich. Politics Full Time Job For Local APR C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP, announced last week he has re- signed from active association with Jones, MacNaughton Seeds Ltd., of which he has been adrninstra- tive head for the past 12 years, Mr. MacNaughton said the mounting pressure of his legisla- tion duties and other responsibili- ties related to public office was the prime consideration in his de- cision to resign. The MPP indicated his member- ship in the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission is demanding a considerable portion of his time. "As a result of my resignation, I hope to have more time to de- vote to the responsibilities of my office and the interests of the people of Huron," Mr. MacNaugh- ton said. He will be succeeded at Jones, MacNaughton by Gerald Zwicker, Crediton, a director of the firm. Mr. lVlacNaughton will continue to be associated with the business in a consulting and advisory capacity. eial Hotel and the Maitland Fish 'N Chips restaurant both on Main street, Exact amount of the seizure was not revealed. Constable Cecil Gibbons, bead of the Exeter detachment, said charg- es are pending. Police said Harold Foster is the operator of the Commercial Hotel and Dave Field is in charge of the Maitland, Constables Gibbons and George Mitchell were in charge of the raids, conducted simultaneously. Assisting them were Constables Reid, of the Exeter detachment, Chief Ernest Davis, Hensall, Sgt. Harry Barker, Cpl. Helmer Snell and Constable Bruce Johnston, Go- derich. Indications fibre For Laver Tax Rate in ge Of Z_; ,rich This Year While no definite decission was reached at the village council meeting last Wednesday night, it appears as if the tax rate for Zur- ich may be a slight bit lower than it has been in the past years. Con- siderable discussion regarding the rate took place at the meeting, and a definite decission on the new rate is to be reached this week. This news will come as a sur- prise to many ratepayers in the Consumers Spe dig in Huron Hits Ne , Hight Ace, riling To Survey Report Comprehensive figures on busi- ness activity in Huron County, just released, show that the year 1959 was a good one locally. With earnings at a high level, the rate of spending per family was above average. Whatever eco- nomic loss had been sustained du- ring the general recession of 1958 was wiped away completely. The facts and figures are re- vealed in Sales Management's new, ,copyrighted "Survey of Buying Power," covering all parts of Ca- nada and the United States. They show that consumer spen- `ding in Huron 'County came to $59,838,000 in the year, topping the $52,101,000 of 1958. - The amount was considerably more than was to have been ex- pected on the basis of population. From! the standpoint, local retail business should have amounted to 'only .3189 per cent of the Canad- tan volume. Actually, however, it reached .3705 per cent. Most lines of business shared in the general advance. The credit for it is given to a confident consu- ming public, which went right ahead with its buying, convinced that the setback would be of short .duration. What made it possible was the fact that their earnings were high. The survey shows that net income locally, after deduction for taxes, amounted to $68,535,000, as against a 1958 total of $50,715,000. It was equivalent to $4,479 per household, an arithmetic arrived at by dividing total number of households. The relative standing of com- munities with respect to purchas- ing ability and business activity is shown through "indexes of sales production," which take into ac- count such factors as population and retail sales. The index rating for Huron County is given as 116, or 16 per Gingerich Firm St y Sell . A 'roti nFo In observance of their third an- niversary in their new building, the firm of Gingerich's Sales and Service in Zurich are staging a monster Sell- A - Bration from Au- gust 8 to 20. During this period of time all articles in their store will be re- duced in price, The store will be open every evening until 11 p.m. A feature of the celebration will take place during the last three days, Thursday, Friday and Satur- day, August 18, 19, and 20, when everyone entering the store will receive a taste of their large 1 irth- day cake, along with refresh- ments. Some silver will be baked into the cake, and there will be lucky winners. There will also be door prizes for both the children and adults while the sale is on, with every- one entering the store receiving tickets, whether or not a purchase ging Annivers ry r Next Two Weeks is made, Another attraction of the anni- versary will be a demonstration of the new Iron Fireman furnace, which requires no chimney. This unit will be shown in front of the store this Saturday evening, and every night next week. 0 SUR I „ COUNTY CR P REMIT 1). G. Grieve, Associate Agricultural Representative for Huron County, Fall wheat is progressing very well with slightly above average yield generally reported. Spring barley is being combined and oats are being cut. Showers during the past: week have unproved the conditions of most field crops. cent above the Canadian average. Most economists view the near future with optimism. They feel that good times are ahead, al- though they no longer see a boom in the offing. They point to the fact that employment is at a high level, that incomes keep rising in most areas and that the demand for goods continues strong. (Exeter Times Advocate) village, who have predicted higher taxes since Zurich became incor- porated. One factor which helps this year is the slightly lower school rate. Council decided at their meet- ing to erect seven posts, four inch- es square, on the side of the road at the south-east corner of the Zurich. school grounds. The posts will be painted aluminum. Ap- parently cars have been turing the corner too short and driving on the school property, so this move is expected to stop the habit. A motion was passed to ask the Ontario Municipal Board to add to the agreement, in connection with incorporation, the Township Hall, the clerk's office, and the Community Park. Under the ar- rangements with the Township Council, the village will receive the clerk's office in exchange for their equity in the Township Hall. The Township has the privilege of using the office for a 12 -month period. The Community Park, east of the arena, is to become the property of the village of Zurich. ST®J SE f11 and D SDALE IAL, FRED DUCHARME, Correspondent] Mr. Donald Bair and children, of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sopha and family, and Larry So- pha and boy friend, all of Detroit, spent a week's holiday with the Sopha's on the Bluewater High- way. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Peasent and family, of Toronto, who had spent a part of their summer holidays in the Cantin resort at St. Joseph, left on Wednesday last, accompa- nied by Mrs. Joe Cantin, to visit relatives in the province of Que- bec. On their return the Peasents will take up residence in Sarnia, where Mr. Peasent has been trans- ferred. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ducharme and family, of Windsor, spent a week's holidays with the former's parents, on this highway. Mrs. Leah Gignac, of Amherst - burg, spent a week with her dau- ghter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ducharme, in Dashwood, al- so calling on the Ducharmes on the Bluewater Highway on Satur- day. Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Siemon and :family, of Tecumseh, spent the week end with the former's par- ents, at St. Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Denom- me and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony De- nomme, all of Detroit, spent a few clays in the former's cottage, at the Denomme summer resort. Mr. and Mrs. M. Forsythe, of Detroit, spent a few days in their cottage at the Bayview summer resort, A BUSY SPOT Ducharme's summer resort has been very busy during the past month, and many campers who bad expected to pass some time on its grounds and beach were sadly disappointed, due to the reserva- tion of cottages for weeks ahead. Perhaps one way to overcome this would be to buy a building lot: and have it as your own. There are still good building lots for sale along the lake. HARVEST TIME Wheat threshing is in full swing at the present time, even though August is rather late for this crop to be harvested, The yield is fair and so is the sample, but the price is out of reason at only 81,40 per bushel, After board fess are ta- ken off, and sometimes a little moi- sture is found it brings the far - niers a disgraceful prig•, and; one ata lass. Other field Crops have improved =Much, considering the wet spring and the dry spell. Prospects are for a fair yield of beans. though some of them will be harvested. late. PRETTY WEDDING On Saturday last, in St. Peter's Parish Church, St. Joseph, the marriage of Mr. Eddie Slevinski, of London, and Miss Madeline Cor- riveau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Corriveau, also of this pa- rish, took place in the midst of a large gathering who were pre- sent to witness the event. Father 1. J. Poisson officiated. Both the bride and groom were well -gowned for the occasion and both looked beautiful in their wed- ding garb. The bridesmaid and best man and all others who wit- nessed the ceremony were suitably dressed. After a short honeymoon Mrs. Slevinski will resume her work with the banking staff of the Bank of Montreal in London. Mr. Sle- vinski will also resume his work. The community offers their best wishes to the newlyweds in their new life. ENTERTAINS AT COTTAGE The Wilfred Dohertys, of De- troit, entertained forty sodalisis from the University of Detroit on Saturday last at their summer cot- tage at the Denomme resort. Da- vid, their son. is prefect of the graduate sodaiijy. MARRIED IN SEAFORTH The Bedard and McCue wedding in Seaforth on Saturday last was very lovely. Eleven of the children of the late Mr, and Mrs. Philip De- nomme, of this Parish, were pres- ent for the occasion, Mr, and Mrs. Denomme were grandparents, and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bedard, were former residents in this dis- trict. Mr. Archie Burner and Mrs. Gordon Burner and daughter, ,Tana of Ottawa, spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Doher- ty. Miss Dolores Denomme, of De- troit, is spending a few weeks ho- lidays at the home of her parents, 14Ir. and Airs, Garfield Dcnoimne, of this parish. We hope Dolores will enjoy her vacation here very much.