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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-12-15, Page 1ZURIC. EW No. 50 -•-. FIRST WITH THE LOCAL. NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1960 $2,50 PER YEAR — 5 CENTS PER COPY H.O. Requests ing Through DOWN UNDER. --'Bill Taylor, of Varna, crawled grader -snowplow,. which 'he was operating, with only a only last month, was considered a total loss after it's from the' wreckage of Stanley Township's few scratches._ The $28,000 machine, purchased wild plunge ito a deep gully on the Bronson . - - (Citizens News Phof )" Township Council Has Drain Problems A light docket of business faced the members of the Hay Township council when they„,met on Tuesday afternoon for their regular mon- thly meeting. Elgin Rowcliffe was present at the meeting, to explain to the council how the cost of placing catch basins in the Stewart Muni- cipal Drain had been assessed to the system, instead of being char- ged ta the railway and the Depart- ment . of Highways. He claimed that since the basins were ordered by the railway and the highway, they should • assume the costs in- stead of the people who were asses- sed on the drain. He added that the amount charged him for the two basins: amounted t� about $175. The council promised 'they would' investigate the situation very thor- oughly. • The council •has tendered for the purchase of a used steel bridge, from the city of Stratford. If their offer is accepted, the bridge will be used to replace the wooden structure •at the McDonald side - Considerable discussion took place at the meeting in regard to the accepting of tax payments from Americans, who have not added enough exchange, and discount to their cheques. It was the feeling of the council that another year more rigid action will have to be taken to see that enough exchan- ge is added by these people. Fire protection fees with neigh- bouring municipalities was also discussed at some length by the members of the council. Reeve V. L. Becker presided. 0 ICE READY Ice is now available in the local arena. With the cold weather of the past few days, arena manager Napoleon Corriveau has lost no time in having a suitable sheet of ice prepared for the enjoyment of old and young alike. The fust pu- blic skating was held on Monday night, with the first hockey game scheduled here for Friday night, when Oakridge Acres will be the visitors. New Light Fixtures Allotted To SHDHS Board Considers Additional Equipment South Huron District High School board, at their regular meeting last week, decided to in- stall new light fixtures in the lobby of the older portion of the school. Ten new fixtures will be put in leading from the new addition down to the main lobby. The present fixtures have three bulbs, but because there is no ven- tilation in the fixtures, they burn out very ' rapidly: A bulb only lasts for approximately one week in the present setup. The heat generated from •the bulbs also burns out, the wire - and creates a • fire hazard. The board accepted the tender of Albion -Clarke for • the installa- tion of the new, fixtures at a cost of $445.00. The new lights will be placed in -the lower corridor. Ron Bogart, agricultural teach- er at SHDHS, requested the board to approve an expenditure of $200 to stock the poultry house. The school will purchase 100 chickens for the department. In previous years -the chickens have been pur- chased from funds raised at the school barbecue, but this annual event was not held this. year due to the fire in the barn and the work on the new addition. The male teachers at the school asked that more . equipment be placed in their teachers room at the school. They requested several new chairs and a table. Many of their chairs had been removed to accommodate the female members of the staff. The board decided to stock the room with equipment from the home economics department, and other supplies that are available throughout the building. A dictaphone will be rented at a cost of $12.50 per month for use in the commercial department. The students in the course use the equipment for five months for training in modern office meth- ods. Two Usborne township farmers interviewed the board with the complaint that their children did not receive fair treatment as far as bus accomodation was concern- ed. They reported that their chil- dren were among the first on in the morning and the last off at night. The board explained that his was necessary due to the fact that the 15 children due from Centra- lia were delivered at their homes first in the evening They told the men that it was not practical to have these children travell the extra miles during the winter months, when their homes were so close to the school. Prinicpal H. L. Sturgis reported that the activity period was now being utilized in the school for preparation of the annual com- mencement exercises that will be held on December 21 and 22. He also reported that 41 new lockers could be put in the hall in the east wing of the school for the accommodation of the students. Students activities during the month included one dance and a Remembrance Day service held by the student's council, The com- mecial students had taken a tour of Remington and Imperial Oil in Toronto, and four students had been the guests of Charles Mac - Naughton at the opening of the Ontario legislature. Mr. Sturgis reported that the term examinations had been com- pleted and the reports would be sent home before Christmas. 0 gm Clark Again Legion President Jim Clark was returned to the office of president of the Hensall Legion Branch 468 for the second term, at their Christmas meeting last Wednesday in the Legion Hall. First vice-president is Wilmer Dalrymple; second vice-president, John Skea; sergeant at arms, E.R. Davis; executive, W.O. Goodwin, Bob Sangster, Bryan Kyle, and Jack Simmons. Joint installation with the Leg- ion Ladies Auxiliary will be held on January 4, with the Exeter Leg- ion installation team in charge. Two representatives of the De- partment of Highways attended the regular meeting of the village council last Thursday night, with a request for the council to pass nec- essary by-laws to enforce parallel parking on the highway, through- out the entire length of the vil- lage. The men also requested the council to include "no parking" on the highway in the winter months, from the hours of 12 midnight to 8 p.m., in order to facilitate the work of snow -plowing. The DHO men claimed the traf- fic congestion on the highway go- ing through the village is terrible, and that prohibiting angle park- ing will be the only solution. They pointed out that this system has been tried in other towns, and has proven quite satisfactory. Will Be Enforced As soon as the village has passed the necessary by-laws, the Depart - trent of Highways will erect all the signs advising of the change in parking regulations, and from then on the Ontario provincial police will be instructed to enforce the law by fining violators. These new re- gulations will come into effect early in the new year. At the same time, the engin- eers advised the council they would be wise to look over their traffic by-laws throughout the en- tire village, with an eye to enfor- cing the same type of parking on the other main street. The council also was advised that there will be no parking al- lowed on the highway along the entire length of the Dominion Hotel. This is necessary under the Ontario Fire Act, they pointed out. Seek Assistance A delegation consisting of the reeve, clerk and councillors of the Township of Hay, were present at the council meeting with a request for financial help in connection with the operating deficit of the arena, located in the village. Af- ter considerable discussion on the matter, the village council made an offer of paying one-fifth of the deficit for the year 1960. A motion was passed at the meeting that the deputy -returning officers for the election be paid $12, while the poll clerks are to re- ceive $10. Council also voted to give H. W. Brokenshire $25, for ac- ting as clerk -treasurer during the early part of this year. Two Holidays Council declared a public holi- day on Tuesday, December 27, as well'as on Monday, falling in line Hel e with most other municipalities who have declared Tuesday as Boxing Day. They also proclaimed Mon- day, January 2, a public holiday, in observance of New Year's Day. Both Christmas and New Years fall on a Sunday this year. Fire Protection Following a lengthy discussion on the matter of supplying fire protection to neighbouring mun- icipalities, the council decided they would ask Stanley Township a stand-by fee of $125 per year, plus $75 for the first hour, and $25 for each hour thereafter, when the brigadei s called out to a fire. For the Township of Hay, a stand-by fee of $300 is being asked, with the hourly rates the same as those being asked for in Stanley. Another controversial subject which came up at the council meet- ing was the charging of a rent to the Hay Municipal Telephone Sys-, tem for the use of hydro poles in the village; for the stringing of telephone lines. It was decided to. bill the system $42 per year for the past three years, with further arrangements to be made in 1961. The lengthy session of council was the last regular meeting for the year 1960. Reeve Lloyd O'Brien presided, with all mem- bers of council present. Santa Claus Comes ;town_ Saturday • The Zurich Lions Club will be bringing Santa Claus to town on Saturday_ afternoon, and will have him at the Com- munity Centre at 2.30 p.m. There will be treats for all the children, and movies will be shown. This annual event is financed through the fowl bingo held each year. Honor Mrs. Manson With Surprise Party A surprise party was held for Mrs. Mary Manson last Wednesday evening, at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs, Newel Geiger, when 16 relatives and friends called to celebrate with her. The older folk spent the even- ing hooking a mat, and the •young people played • crokinole. An at- tractive .lunch was served, includ- ing a . lovely birthday cake which was served with ice cream. • • Mrs. Manson . received many nice gifts. and was pleasantly surpris- ed to receive a phone call from her son William, who lives at Mid- land.. . Christmas Edition To Carry Greetings Next week's Citizens News will be the annual Christmas greeting issue, when all the various adver- tisers will be extending season's greetings to their customers. Along with these greeting will be last minute gift suggestions for the late shoppers. Any persons, other than our re- gular advertisers, who wish to have a Christmas greeting in this edition are asked to advise this office be- foret he end of this week. There will be no edition of the Citizens News the following week, between Christmas a n d New Years. With two day's holidays after Christmas, it would be prac- tically impossible to have a paper published. The Citizens News plant has not enjoyed a holiday during the past year, as most other papers have, and so it seems fit- ting that this should be observed as vacation week. However, the office of the newspaper will re- main open, in case of any emerg- ency. Grader Operator Escapes Uninjured When Snowplow Plunges Into - eep Gully Bill" Taylor, Stanley township road superintendent, narrowly es- caped -death or serious injury last Saturday morning. He was driving Stanley's new $28,000 grader -snow- plow north on the Bronson Line at the time of the accident. Sleet had made the snow packed surface of what used to be known as "Carnie's Hill," a glaze of ice. The 16 -ton machine lost traction part way up the hill, and Taylor attempted to guide the vehicle backwards, but lost control when the grader, due to the icy surface would not respond: The big machine lurched to one side, sheared off the guard rails of the narrow bridge, and toppled backard over a 15 -foot drop. As Prizes Offered For Decorated Buildings At the regular dinner meeting of the Zurich and District Cham- ber of Commerce, 'plans were set for the "best decorated business place" and "best decorated home" contest which is to be staged in Zurich this year for the third time. In each class the prize money will be divided as follows: first prize. $10; second prize, $6; and third prize, $4. Judging of the homes and bus- iness places will take place this weekend. The results will be pu- blished in the special Christmas edition of the Citizens News next week. The contest is being sponsored jointly by the Chamber of Com- merce and the village of Zurich, in the interest of beautifying the town for Christmas. It is expec- ted that the competition will con- tinue to build up each season in the years ahead. 0 WINS AWARD Among those receiving out- standing awards at the annual com- mencement exercises at Clinton District Collegiate, last Friday night, was Mark Bender, of near Zurich. Now a student at Univer- sity of Western Ontario, Mark qualified for the university board of governors scholarship, Mark is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Bender, of Stanley township. ll:is older brother, Eugene, is tea- ching near Bayfield. the rear of the grader hit the ground, the front end, with the heavy snowplow attached, reared 40 feet in the 'air, swung end over end, and crashed to the . ground on it's top, in the bottom of the gully_ All but one corner of the cab was twisted and crushed. The op- erator slipped out of his boots and dropped head first through the shattered windshield to the ground, with only a few scratches. A 12 -ton crane was sent by the Goderich Manufacturing Company to remove the grader from the ditch. A torch had to be used to cut the snowplow off before the machine could be rolled over on it's wheels. After three hours of work the grader was finally pulled back on the road where it was load- ed on a truck and taken back to the factory. The loss is fully covered by in- surance. 0 Lutheran Ladies Elect Officers The Ladies Aid of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, held their Dec- ember meeting on Tuesday even- ing, with 32 members, two visitors and the pastor present. Mrs. Ed Haberer opened the meeting with the singing of 'Come Thou Long Expected Jesus." This was followed by psalm 121, and prayer by the pastor. The ladies then joined in singing, "Ince in Royal David's City." Rev. Fischer should a film strip on the first part of "The Literugy."• The president took charge of the business report were given by group one and two. It was decided to pack "Good Cheer" boxes for the shut-ins. The meeting was then closed. Rev. Fischer took charge of the annual meeting. The secretary, president and treasurer gave their year's report. The nominating committee brought in a new slate of officers, which was carried. The new executive is: president, Mrs. H: W. Brokenshire; vice-pres- ident, Mrs. Lewis Thiel; secretary, Mrs. Jack Turkheim; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Thiel. The meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer and a social half hour was spent together