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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-04-27, Page 1ZURICH! EW No. 17 — FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1961 $2.50 PER YEAR — 5 CENTS PER COPY No Regard For Private Property PARK DAMAGED — Extensive damage to Cedarbrook Park, owned by Mr. Ivan Kalbfleisch, was done last week by a gang of hoodlums, who are believed to have been on a wild drinking party. Upper photo shows the fine fireplace which was on the grounds, in a badly demolished condition. To the left is the roof of the Wishing Well, which was uprooted and thrown into the river. Lower photo shows the cabin, which had all the windows broken, the door jimmied open, and extensive damage done to the interior. All the glass in the windows, as well the screens, were completely ruined. (Citizens News Photo) Industrial Art and Home Economics Teachers Are Given Salary Increase At the regular meeting of the Hay Township School Area board last Wednesday night, the mem- bers agreed to allow a salary in- crease for the industrial arts and home economic teachers, in accor- dance with the recent increase of- fered the other teachers in the Area. William Hay was hired to cut down dead trees and shrubs ar- ound the yard at the school in Zurich. He was also given instruc- tions to roll the lawn. The board gave approval to prin- cipal Donald L. O'Brien for a bus trip to Detroit, for pupils from grades six, seven and eight. The pupils from the same grades in the rural schools will accompany the group on the trip. The board gave the principal authority to instruct the children that they should not arrive at the school earlier than 10 minutes be- fore classes commence, in both the morning and afternoon. Winners Of Draws At Home Show Gingerich's annual Home Im- provement Show, which took place in the Community Centre, Zurich, last Thursday and Friday afternon and evening, has been termed by Mr. Gingerich as the most success- ful in history. Large crowds were on hand for both days of the ev- ent. In other business the board gave permission to the Lutheran Church Vacation School, to hold classes in the Zurich school from July 10 to 21. Approval was granted a pho- tograhper to visit the Zurich school and take pictures of all the child: ren. 0 Cancer Drive Will Continue Monday Members of the Zurich Lions Club on Monday staged their an- nual blitz for the Canadian Cancer Society... Hampered by the heavy downfall of rain, the canvassers were not able to finish their pro- ject, and as a result there will be another canvas made on Monday night, May 1. If you were not cal- led on this past Monday night, you will be this coming Monday night. Close to $200 was collected in the Monday night blitz, and it is expected another $100 will be turn- ed in this coming week• If you wish, your donation may be left at either the Bank of Montreal or Deichert's Meat Market. The committe in charge of the campaign are: Jack Bannister, George Deichert and Milfred Doerr. Various lucky draws were made, with the following winners:' auto- matic toaster, William McAdams; kettle, Mrs. William Watson; elec- tric blanket, Don Horne, Seaforth; case of soap, Mrs. Ivan Steckle; gallon Thix, Mrs• Len Sararas; hot dog cooker, Mrs, Amos Gingerich; mirror, Roy Rau, Seaforth; steam iron, Nelson. Riley, Cromarty; bar- becue, Carl Decker; radio, Mrs. Gladstone Grigg, Clinton; set of deck faucets, Herb Bierling; gal- lon of Pittsburg paint, Mrs. Don Forbes, Clinton; electric iron, Har- ry Moore, London. 0 Youth Fellowship Presents Gifts Lutheran Women To Entertain Students ark a s e Caused To Cedarhroik �.t ..YGangf eekiess _ cl s A gang of hoodlums last Thurs- day night caused damage estima- ted at $500 to Cedarbrook Park, two miles south-west of Zurich, on the farm of Ivan L. Kalbfleisch. Gates were ripped off and thrown in the river, a roof was torn off a wishing well, the large fireplace was torn down, and every window in the cabin was smashed in, as well as the front door. In the interior of the cabin, a table was smashed down, and the cupboard torn down. Several lengths of fence along the river were also ripped up, and thrown into the water. OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons, of the Exeter detachment, who in- vestigated the incident, told the Citizens News that it looked like the damage was caused by a gang of youths who were on a wild drinking party. Evidence left be- hind indicated that the gang had been doing some heavy drinking at the scene. According to the police and the proprietor, several leads have been given which would tend to lead to the guilty parties. In an adver- tissement in this edition of the Citizens News, Mr. Kalbfleisch is advising the gang to come to him The United Lutheran Church Women held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, April 18, in St. Peter's Lutheran Church school room - The Mission Study conducted and settle for the damage beL:.e' May 1, after which time charges will be laid if they have note set- tled for what they wrecked. The damage was firsts noticed on Friday by an employee of Mr. Kalbfleisch, Leeland Surerus, who immediately notified his employ- er. On Thursday several other people had visited the park, and no damage had been done then• Cedarbrook Park was first esta- blished some years ago by Mr. Kalbfleisch, and since that time has become a popular spot for organ- ization of all kinds to hold pic- nics. Situated along the river running through the Kalbfleisch farm, the park is surrounded by cedars on the north and west. Con- siderable effort has been put into the beautifying of the grounds by Mr. Kalbfleisch over the past years. A dam was built on the river, an old -fashioned overhead bridge crosses the water, a picket fence surounds the park, and there was a large fireplace built for weiner roasts and steak fries. An added attraction was the wishing well, with a continuous flow of water coming into the large tank. In the summer months Mr. Kalbfleisch took a number of picnic tables Local Youths Are Two Top Students Final examination results have hen received from the Western Ontario Agricultural School- Local is :idents have placed well with three Huron boys among the eight honour graduates. Glen Greb, Zurich, who placed fifth, also earned the Roy Warwick Trophy for high student in animal husbandry, meats and marketing. Claire Cox, Bayfield, who placed fourth, in a class of 76, also earned the F. R. Goodbrand Prize for high student in English and Civics. Wayne Jackson, Blyth, placed seventh, was awarded the W. G. Thompson prize for best all-round student. With a pass mark among the Mary Grainger. Ann Westlake, 1961o,13th antes, are Robert Jnnetheffer- Louise Talbot and Gladys Talbot ena. son, 13th in the class; Kenneth were in charge of the contests and Seventy dealers from throughout Moon, ;Fran Londesboro; Barry Taylor, skits. Ontario attended the one -day show, Clinton; Frank Postill, Clinton, and Arthur Dickson, Goderich. Mrs. Raymond Scotchmer read and saw about 30 pieces of farm Fourth Place the address and Ann Westlake pre- machinery on demonstration. There were 69 students passing sented Mary with a rest rocker and The star of the day was a 41 -year waco during the this meet g. The their junior year. Included were a gift of money. Louise Talbot old steam engine and tractor t iat was concluded at meeting. on" Douglas Thiel, Zurich, and Murray presented Mary with an electric led a parade from the arc' a to book "One World, One Mission Lobb,Clinton, standing fourth and clock, from her four schoolmates. the Waterloo hotel for a dimer was most enlightening and coal- fifth their class; Donald Pestell, Mary thanked the ladies for the and dealer award presentatic•::. longing. Mrs. Jacob Haberer led in Brussels; William Howson, Blyth; gifts and invited them to her frons- During the past year the ��: at,er the study portion of the book. John Bann, Walton and John Law- seau tea. A delicious lunch was which cos o firm hast r built$6a new building - Thier Mrs. wereaMrs. Keith rie,Blyth. ! served by the ladies. ,000. Thiel, Mrs. Edward Datars, Mrs. Earl Deichert, Mrs. Carl Willert, Mrs. Earl Flaxbard and Rev. W. P. Fischer. The April topic "Who Opens The Door", a program on church voca- tions, was presented by Mrs. Leon- ard Prang, assisted by the follow- ing panel: Miss Martha Heideman, Mrs, Earl Deichert, Mrs• Keith Thiel and Mrs. Gertrude Datars. Mrs. Leonard Prang, president, conducted the business meeting. Members were informed about the 19th annual meeting of the west- ern conference of the ULCW, to be held in Sebastopol -Tavistock on, Wednesday, May 10, and several members indicated their desire to attend. It was decided that the organiz- ation would entertain students of the LSA of London at dinner, fol- lowing the Sunday morning service on May 7. 0 gide-elect Is 'gnored at Showers and chairs to the Park, and had them situated under the beautiful shade trees. At press time, the proprietor had not decided as to whether he would continue to let the public use the park, or whether he would lock it up so no one could get on the grounds. 0 Last Wednesday evening the lad- ies of the EUB Church held a mis- cellaneous shower in honour of Miss Mary -Grainger. Norma Gei- ger read the address and Cather- ine Rader assisted in the presen- tation of the gifts. After all the gifts were opened, Mary thanked everyone for the lovely gifts and invited them to her trousseau tea, on Saturday, April 29. Lunch was served by the ladies. Neighbours Honour Bride -elect Last Friday evening, Mrs. Glad- win Westlake and Miss Ann West- lake were co-hostessess at a col- lected shower in honour of Miss Aurora Man k Assistant Ag. Repo It has been announced by K. E. Lantz, Director of Extension for the Province of Ontario, that John C. McTaggart, of Aurora, has been appointed as summer assistant ag- ricultural representative in the County of Huron. Mr. McTaggart has completed his third year at the Ontario Agri- cultural College and will commen- ce his .duties in Huron on May 1. Mr. McTaggart has been raised on a livestock farm in York Coun- ty where Aberdeen Angus have reigned supreme. John's father is a graduate of the OAC and is well known in livestock circles through- out the Province of Ontario and is usually found in attendance at all events connected with Aberdeen Angus. John has had wide exper- ience in 4H activities in York Coun- ty, and has been a contender for the Queen's Guineas at the Royal Winter Fair on. several occasions. He has represented York County in the inter -county competitions at Guelph. He was champion beef showman at the College Royal at the Agricultural College in 1960 and reserve dairy showman in 1961. He will be associated with D. G. Greive in carrying out the 4-H and Junior Farmer program during the summer. 0 ATTEND DEALER DAY Mr. Emmerson Erb, local dealer for Waterloo Manufacturing Com- pany, accompanied by Carl Decker and Campbell McKinley. attended the annual Dealer Day of the firm last Saturday in the Waterko On April 18, the Evangelical Youth Fellowship held their regu- lar meeting,. with Dennis Amacher in charge. Mrs. Amacher conduc- ted some contests and games. Later Norma Geiger read the ad- dress, and Cathryn Rader presen- ted Richard Erb and Mary Grain- ger with two living room lamps and a gift of money. Richard thanked the EYF for the lovely lamps. Cathryn Rader presented a pen and pencil set to Dennis Amacher, who has joined the Air Force and is stationed at St. John's, Quebec. The girls served a delicious lunch. CORRECTION An error was made in last week's edition of the Citizens News, in the advertisement of the Lucky DolIare,Foocl Market. A special on Rose Bran.d Margarine read 4 lbs. for 49c. and it should have been 2 lbs. for 49c. We are sorry for any inconven- ience this mistake may have caus- ed to either Mr. Gascho or his cus- tomers. While some persons think a ,store must honour such prices when a mistake appears, this is not the case. The merchant cannot be held responsible for a printer's mistake. SMELL FISHING -- The popular sport of smelt fishing has become a favourito pastime dor'ri the past few days, as the small fish have been making their appearance along the shores of Lake Huron. Shown here, one night last week, are a group of local f'shermen having themselves a good catch. Left to right are: Hugh Clausius, Glen Th'el (herding over the net), Ken Weldo, and Earl Weida. Picking up one of the slippery little fell w: in the forc3round is Shirley Wedo. (Citizens News Photo)