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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-08-25, Page 1No. 34—FIRST WITH TIIE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1960 $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy FAMILY REUNION — The members of the family of the late home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Etue, on the Bluewater Highway. The and wives of the immediate family are shown here in the back row are all seated in front. Only two of the family were missing when Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Etue met for a family reunion on Saturday at the gathering was the first of what is to be an annual event. Husbands and in the row seated in front of them. Members of their families this photo was taken. (Citizens News Photo) Mother Of Canada's Largest Family Dies Suddenly At Her Home In Zurich Requiem High Mass was sung at St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Zurich, on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., for Mrs. James Masse, who died suddenly at her home in Zurich on Sunday after- noon, August 21. Burial was made in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Ce- metery, St. Joseph. Rev. Father C. A. Doyle and Rev. Father I. J. Pois- son conducted the services. The body was at the Westlake funeral home, Zurich, where hundreds of friends and relatives paid their last respect to the mother •of Canada's largest family. Township; Mrs. Thomas (Yvonne) Denomme, of London; Mrs. Rud- olph (Joan) Corriveau, of Hay Township; Mrs. Gus (Cecilia) Hea- ly, of London; Mrs. Fred (Juliet) Turnbull, of Florida; Mrs. Rob- ert (Antonette) Edginton, of Flori- da; Mrs. Jack (Priscilla) McEwen, of London; Mrs. Douglas (Monica) Moir, of Brampton; Mrs. Don (Mar- tha) Dietrich, of Zurich; sisters, Mrs. Josephine Brisson, of Hay Township; Mrs. Phoebe Nickel, of Clinton; Mrs. Fred Seimon, of Hay Township; Mrs. Dolph Bedard, of Windsor, and Mrs. Armand De- nomme, of Hay Township. There are also 107 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The former Mabel Bertha Char- rette, she was in her 69th year, !and had been one of the most famous mothers in Canada. Her family, counting sons, daughters, sons - in - law, daughters - in - law, grandchildren numbers 164. She spent the greater part of her married life at Drysdale, 50 miles north of London, where in 1937, five months after the birth of her twenty-first child, Martha, she and her family received the bles- sing of Pope Pius XI from the late Most Rev. John T. Kidd, Bish- op of London. Teaches At Listowel Kenneth Weido, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weido, who has joined the staff at the Listowel District High School as Industrial Arts teacher, is spending the month of August setting up the new shop in which he will teach in Sep- tember. Kenneth returned recently from Toronto, where he completed a four-week Electronic Course at the De Vry Technical Institute. 0 4-H MEETING TONIGHT The August meeting of the. Zur- ich 4-H Calf Club will take place tonight, Thursday, at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peck, a anile west of Kippen. The meeting will get under way at approximately 8 p.m., and all members are urged to be present. Grade 13 High School Results Are Announced; Local Students Prom ted Following are the results of grade 13 exams at South Huron District High School. William Cocker — Eng Comp. 69; Eng. Lit. 66; Hist. 50; Bot 67; Zool. 70; Phys. 55; Chem. 51. David Ducharme — Eng. Lit. 86; Eng. Comp. 64; Hist. 79; Bot. 80; -Zool. 81; Lat. Au. 80; Lat. Comp. 87; Fr. Au. 85; Fr. Comp. '74. Douglas Gillings — Eng. Lit, 55; Hist. 51; Bot. 68; Zool. 59. Elizabeth Goddard — Eng. Comp. 54; Eng. Lit. 64; Geom. 59; Trig. 72; Bot. 74; Zool. 59; Chem. 59; Lat. Au. 68; Lat. Cornp. 75. Ilze Gullens — Lat. Au. 78; Lat. Comp, 80. Ruth Haberer — Eng. Comp. 50; Eng. Lit. 66; Lat. Au. 63; Lat. Comp. 69. Jane Horton — Eng. Comp. 90; Eng. Lit. 92; Hist. 85; Alg. 8v; Trig. 80; Lat. Au. 85; Lat. Comp. 92; Fr. Au. 90; Fr. Comp. 76. Jean Noakes — Eng. Comp. 86; Eng. Lit. 57; Hist. 72; Bot. 58; Zool. 67; Lat. Au. 66; Lat. Comp. 79; Fr. Au. 64; Fr. Comp, 56. Robert Prang — Physics 69. Margaret Smillie — Eng. Comp. 50; Eng. Lit. 60; Geom. 60; Trig. 60; Bot. 73; Zool. 66; Chem. 55; Lat. Au. 64; Lat. Comp. 68. Douglas Thiel — Alg. 50; Geom. 59; Fr. Au. 61; Fr. Comp. 50. Marion Turldleim — Eng. Comp. 65; Eng. Lit. 63; Bot. 76; Zool. '79; Lat. Au. 81; Lat. Comp. 89; Fr. Au, 75; Fr. Comp. 67. Mary Lou Witmer — Eng, Cornp. 61; Eng, Lit. 66; Bot. 75; Zool. 62; Lat. Au. 74; Lat. Comp. 78; Fr, Au. 61; Fr. Comp. 56. Paul Yungblut — Hist. 51; Zool. 64. Ruth Zimmer — Eng. Geom, 75; Trig. 66; Fr. Fr. Comp. 50. Among the students graduating from Clinton District High School Mr. and Mrs. Masse had cele- brated their 50th wedding anniver- sary on July 19. Mrs. Masse lived to see all her children married and on the way to starting their own families. The last bachelor, Peter, was married in August,1958. Twenty of her 21 children are living. Richard, the fourth oldest son, was burned to death by an ,exploding coal oil stove about 15 years ago. A grandchild, Annette, 11 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Masse, of Hay Town- ship, died last January in a car collision near her home. Mr. Masse is road superintedent for the Township of Hay, a posi- tion he has held for the past num- ber of years. Surviving are her husband, nine sons, Morris, of Stanley Township; Anthony, of Goderich; Alphonse, of London; Louis (Bob), of Hay Township; Ivan, Toronto; Archie, Leo and Michael, all of London; Peter, of Zurich; 11 daughters, Mrs. Morris (Florence) Deno nme, of Dashwood; Mrs. Ll.oyclon (Tere- sa) Denomme, of Windsor; Mrs. Percy (Marie) Bedard, of Stanley are the following: MARK D. BENDER — Eng. Comp. II; Eng. Lit. III; Alg. I; Geom. I; Trig. and Statics I; Phys. I; Chem. I; Fr. Auth. I; Fr. Comp. Lit. 57; Au, 65; JEANNE M. ETUE — Eng. Comp. II; Eng. Lit. II; Hist. C; Bot. III; Zool. II; Lat. Auth. C; Latin Comp. II; Fr. Auth. C; Fr. Comp. C. 0 weekly Editors To Meet in Convention At Vancouver, B.C. ST. JOSEPH r : RYSDALE Bowling Alley will Various Teams Are The Zurich Bowling Lanes, ow- ned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Laidlaw, will soon be open for bowling, according to the pro- prietors, who had hoped to have their grand opening over the La- bor Day week end. Definite date for the opening will not be known for a few clays, as the workmen are installing the alleys at the present time. A number of persons are already entered on teams for the coming bowling season, but there is still a limited number of openings available. There is room on the alleys for approximately 40 teams, to play in organized leagues. Any (By Al. Fred Ducharrne) HOLIDAY VISITORS Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Ducharme the past week were, Mrs. Tyrus Stansberry and son; Dale, of Detroit, Sister M. St. Der is, of Tilbury, and Sister M. Priscille Therese, of Chatham. Th•4 former will be in McGregor for the coming year, while Sister 11f T riscille Therese will be stat- ioncd in Edmonton, Alberta, for some time. She will be in charge of the College for girl students, as gFrardian and counsellor. It is the first time during her 28 years in tfiq Order that she was out of the .nxtivinc:e of Ontario. We hope the Nuns• will enjoy the voyage out west and as well the dry clear .at - mo phere. More than 400 representatives of weekly newspapers from across Canada are expected to attend the 41st annual convention of the Ca- nadian Weekly Newspapers Asso- ciation in Vancouver, September 12, 13, ad 14. Theme of the conference is "Pa- cific 60" and delegates will exam- ine the importance of trade with Pacific countries. Among convention highlights will be a report on Russia by Dr. A. E. (Dal) Grauer, B.C. Electric president and University of Bri- tish Columbia chancellor. Presentation will be made dur- ing the convention of the 1960 Bet- ter Newspapers Awards, given an- nually by the CWNA in recogni- tion of outstanding achievement. Included are awards for the best all-round paper, best editorial page and best front page in the various circulation groups. Chairman of the sessions will be CWNA President Leslie E. Bar- ber of the Chilliwack (B.C.) Pro- gress. Convention program chair- man is Cecil Hacker, of the Ab- botsford (B.C.) News. 2r. and Mrs. F. Ducharme, in company with Mrs. Tyrus Stans- berry, left on Friday last to spend a few days in Windsor and De- troit, before returning to their home on the Bluewater Highway. Juveniles Host Aflenford Tonight The Zurich Lions Juveniles will play host to the Allenford Juveniles tonight (Thursday) in the second game of the best -of -three OSA Juvenile D playdowns. The first game in Allenford on Monday night re- sulted in a 5-5 tie, and the lo- cals will be going all out for a victory in this one. Game time will be 5.30 p.m., sharp. 0 Soon Be Ready Entered In Leagues people who are interested in play- ing on a team should contact Mr. or Mrs. Laidlaw as soon as pos- sible. A team is made up of six play- ers, with one of the members act- ing as team captain. There are both men's and women's team's entered, as well as a mixed lea- gue. The mixed league will bowl on Monday nights at 7 p.m., and Mrs. Laidlaw informed the Citi- zens News there is still room for two teams in this class. As well er the team bowling there will be open bowling at least one or two nights each week, as well as during the daytime. The building for the Zurich Bowling Lanes is almost complete, with only a few things remaining to be finished. The front part will contain a modern lunch room, with all types of refreshments available. Anniversary Prizes Given By Gingerichs 0 Zurich . uveni les Tie Aflenford In Series Opener Gingerich's Sales and Service in Zurich have just concluded another successful anniversary sell -a -bra - tion, held each year during Au- gust. As a climax to the event a number of; lucky draws were made, With the following the prize- win- ners:: Door prize. Frank Kavosi, Lon- don, transistor radio; Bin Smith. Zurich, hot-dog cooker; children's draw, Jinuny Grainger, Richard Regier, Bobby Gingerich and Ro- ger Gingerich; lucky coins, Mrs. Lily Davy. London; Patsy Stan - lake, Grand Bend; Mrs. Louis Far- well, Zurich; Arthur Haugh, Dash- wood; Mrs. Leroy Thiel, Zurich; Sharon Baechler, Zurich; Gerald Zehre, Zurich; Ruth Golding, Lon- don: Donald Gingerich, Zurich. Bryan Sharrow, Dashwood, won the lucky coin and will receive $30 in merchandise. The Zurich Lions Juveniles tied the Allenford Juveniles 5-5 on Monday night in the first game of their best -of -three play-off series in the O.B.A. playdowns. The se- cond game will be played on the local diamond tonight (Thursday), at 5.30 p.m. After having been idle for al- most a month, the local crew were, a bit rusty in the first game, but they are confident they can win the series. All the Zurich runs were scored in the second inning, on singles by Ear: Via: pr, Rob Johnston and Wayne Willert, along ;Y+rtl, tcv0 ua:. ses on balls. 14 Allenford scored three in the fourth and two in the fifth. John Masse went the distance for Zurich, giving up five hits. He struck out 12 batters and walked six. Thompson was an the mound for Allenford, giving up only three hits, but he walked seven. He struck out 15 Zurich batters. R H E Zurich 050 000 — 5 3 3 Allenford 000 302 — 5 5 0 John Masse and Dennis Amach- er; Thompson and Tolton. HARD WORK — Although the chicken barbecue sponsored by the Zurich Lions Club last Wed- nesday night was a terrific success, a lot of hard work was involved for the group of men in charge. Shown here at the open. pit where the chickens were barbecued, are, left to right: Abe De Mooy. who sprayed the chickens With the right ingredients, Bob McKinley, who was in charge of the bar- beeue, and Les Parker, Exeter, who was assisting the Lions Club in their project. Les and Bob are turning a tray of chicken in this photo. (Citizens News Photo)