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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1961-05-18, Page 1No• 20 — FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1961 $2.50 PER YEAR — 5 CENTS PER COPY RIBBON CUTTING CEREMOf;!IY.,-- C. S. MacNaughton, M.L.A., for Huron, -officially -cuts, the ribbon which marks the opening of the 'Ste. Marie School at St. Joseph, last Sunday even- ing.. Assisting the member of parliament is Father 1• J. Poisson, the Parish Priest, who is also the secretary of the school board. Looking on are two altar boys, Dennis Rau and Dennis Ducharme. The upper photo shows the front of the fine new building, which was just re- cently completed. (Citizens News Photo) Local Business People tan Attend Big Planning Conference Soon At London The first in a series of Fed- eral -Provincial Trade and Indus- trial Promotion Conferences will be held at London on May 25, the Honourable W. M. Nickle, Minister, Trade, Commerce and Development, announced yester- day. The one -day conference, org- anized in co-operation with the Ontario and Canadian Chambers of Commerce to serve Southwes- tern Ontario, to which all bus- inessmen and manufacturers in that area are invited, will deal with the many aspects of export and domestic trade. Further conferences are being arranged for other areas in Ontario. Stress will be laid. on the mul- tiple service available to the Ontario businessman from the Federal and Provincial govern- ments. A Federal Government team of senior officials will be led by the Honourable George Hees, Minister of Trade and Commer- ce. Mr. Nickle said he will head the Ontario Government dele- gation made up of senior offic- ials of his Industrial Develop- ment Branch. Mr. Nickle said the govern- ment officials will outline dur- ing the morning meeting, the services available to business- men interested in export trade. Trade opportunities in such areas as the 'United Kingdom, United States Continental Eur- ope, Asia, the Middle East, the Commonwealth and Latin Am- erica, will also be discussed. At the same time, new Federal leg- islation relating to long-term financing of exports will be ex- plained in detail. The facilities made available by the Ontario Government in the export field though its officers located in New York, Chicago, and Lon- don, England, willalso be out- lined. "During the afternoon senior officials froze the Federal and Provincial governments" Mr. Nickle said, "will discuss such topics as federal loans—to small business, accelerated deprecia- tion allowances available to manufacturers making new pro- ducts or locating in areas clas- sed for surplus manpower areas, new legislation referring to class or kind tariff regulations and Federal Provincial action in import replacement as it relates to industrial expansion, diver- sification of industy through manufacturing arrangements, procurement of new industry, the role of research in increas- ing utilization of raw materials, and the relation of productivity to the expansion of domestic and foreign trade." Maxium opportunity will be given to the businessmen of Southwestern Ontario to quest- ion the Government officials on specific problems relating to their respective enterprises dur- ing discussion periods. The Conference will conclude with a bansuet which will be ad- dressed to Mr. Nickle and Mr. Hess. Bill Fuss Heads Hensall Kinsmen Local Ladies Win At Hensall Bingo Grand Bend Man Buys Property John McGinnis, a co-owner of the Imperial Hotel at Grand Bend, purchased the 25 -acre piece of land several miles west of Zurich which was up for pu- lic auction on Wednesday after- noon. The property was previously owned by Neil Walker. At pres-, ent there are a large number of Chritmas trees planted on the land, but a large part of the property is highway frontage. Future plans for the property wer not disclosed at the time of sale, by Mr. McGinnis. The purchase price was $1,250. Alvin Walper, of Dashwood, was the auctioneer. 0 (By our Hensall correspondent) Mrs. Maude Hedden, and Mrs. Leo Meidinger, of Zurich, shar- ed the $1'30 jackpot at the Hen- sall bingo, on Saturday night, which went in 58 calls. Other winners were: Mrs. Glenn McKenzie; Jim Smale; Mrs. Jack Duncan, Toronto; Mrs. Norman Harburn; Ethel Stire; Mrs. Fleischauer (2); Mrs. L. Reichert; Norman Harburn; Mrs. McKenzie; Mrs• Reichert; Ethel Stire, Mrs. Clarence Hoy, shared; Mrs. Stire; Mrs. Ray Fis- her; Wilfred Doupe; Mrs. N. Harburn. • Door prizes were won by Mrs. N. Harburn and Miss Hannah Murray. Jackpot this Satur- day will be worth $100, in 50 calls, with two door prizes. (By our Hensall correspondent) The Hensall Kinsmen elected their new slate of officers for the coming year at their regular dinner meeting last Thursday night. The new president of the group is William Fuss, a Hensall electrician. Other officers are: past presi- dent, Bill Clement; .vice-presi- dent, John Heal; secretary, Har- old Knight; treasurer, Ross Jinks; registrar, Robert Rea - burn; directors, Jack Drysdale, Jim Hyde and Eric Mansfield. The Kinsmen are purchasing a new slide for their local com- munity park. 0 Man is Injured In Hensall Fall Two sections Combine Ribbon -Cutting Ceremony Opens Ste. Marie school At St. Jose C. S. McNaughton, MLA for Huron, cut the ribbon which marked the official opening of the St. Marie School at St. Jos- eph, last Sunday night. The recently completed school, whi- ch was built at a cost of about $72,000, was started last Sep- tember, and the pupils have been using the rooms for the past few months. Following the ribbon -cutting ceremony, the guests of honour moved inside the building, where a short dedication service took place. Chairman of the board of trustees, Charles Rau, acted as master of ceremonies for the ocasion. The new school was blessed by Monsiegreur Rony, of Lon- don, who acted for the Most Rev. John C. Cody, who was un- able to be present. Monsiegeur Rony is the Chancellor of the Diocese of London. In addres- sing the large crowd, the Mons- iegneur stressed that education and religion together is an ideal which must be maintained if we want to preserve the freedom of religion whichrnow is enjoyed throughout Canada. He also urged the teachers to instruct their students to love, serve, and (By our Hensall correspondent) John M. Angema, 21, of Wy- oming, was admitted to St. Jo- seph's Hospital, London, last Thursday, after falling 82 feet from the centre of a silo he was helping to build. He apparently fell from the scaffolding at the top of the silo, being construc- ted by Fred McCormick, of RR 3, Petrolia, for the W. G. Thomp- son and Sons Ltd., elevators in Hensall. - The man is said to have fall- en onto concrete and metal pil- ings at the botto"i of the silo. Examination a the hospital emergency ward: disclosed a fractured skull, fractured right hip, dislocated .left hip, broken arm; and 'Lias neck broken in two places. 1tlx. 'w'1`ngema under- went surgery at the Hospital Thursday night. The accident was investiga- ted by Chief Contable E. R. Davis, of Hensall, and OPP Cecil Gibbons, of Exeter detach- ment. Check Your Beans For Germination Have you had a germination test on the white bean seed you are going to sow soon? There have been reports that some seed is germinating only 70 per- cent according to the Plant Pro- ducts Laboratory, Canada De- partment of Agriculture. The old blotter test( often used to determine the germination, is not good enough this year as some of the 25 percent do start sprouts but fail to develop the normal bean plant. Care should be taken to de- termine the germination of your seed. Use seed that a test has been taken, look at the tag, see the testing rating. If in doubt of the germination of your seed, sow 20 percent more seed. If you have been sowing 40 lbs. of seed per acre, sow 50 lbs. this year. If the plants come too thick and germ- ination is good, harrow to take out theextra beans and control weeds also. HURON COUNTY CROP REPORT (By D. G. GRIEVE, Associate Agricultural Representative for Huron County) Seeding of spring grains is about half completed in the county, although rain has again brought work on the land to a standstill. Several days of warm, humid weather have produced excel- lent growth on pastures and fall wheat and several herds of cat- tle are out on pasture. GRADUATES — Miss Sara Jane Bannister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs• Jack Bannis- ter, Zurich, graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, London, on Fri- day. The ceremony was held in Thames Hall at the Un- iversity of Western Ontar- io. Miss Bannister attend- ed South Huron High School at Exeter, and also the Lucknow Public School. obey God. Greetings were brought to the opening of the school by V. L. Becker, reeve of Hay Town- ship, and Harvey Coleman, reeve of Stanley Township. Al- so present were the architect, the contractor, and the Separate School inspector. Two former parish priests, who were present for the occas- ion, spoke to the gathering in the French language. Monsieg- neeu Bordeau, who was at St. Peter's prior to Father Poisson, said, "Je tiens a offrir Ines fel- icitations au cure et aux Par- oissiens de St. Pierre, qui ont enfin accompli ce que d'autrea ont souhaite depuis nombres d'annees: 1 'Union de vos deux Ecoles Separees. Vous avez maintenant trois Classes sous un meme toit;la division des Grades entre trois waitresses donne de temps a enseigner chaque matiere et facilite le travaille des inaitresses et des eleves. En regardant ces belles pet- ites figures de filles et de gar- cons, je ne puis m'empecker de que j'ai recu pratiquement tous ces enfants dans la Sainte Eglise par le Bapteme. J'espere qu'ils vont continuer a prier Dieu pour obtenir de Lui l'aide nec- essaire pour marcher dans les traces de leurs ancetres." Le Pere Martin a seconde le's paroles de Monseigneur Bour- -deau,:. en rappelant un peu l'histofre du passeee, la condi- tion des ecoles .a son arriveee dans la paroissee en 1938, gieux. C'est une petite paroisse, mais ce n'est pas le nombre qui ap- porte le bien. Vos ancetres en grande partie viennent du Que- bec; presque par un miracle, vous avez preserve votre foi, vos Lions Club Elects New Officers; Also Visit Huron County Home At Clinton A new slate of officers for the coming term were elected at the Monday night dinner meeting of the Zurich Lions Club, held at the Dominion Hotel. Incom- ing president of the organiza- tion is Milfred Schilbe, who is manager of the Zurich Public Utilities. Other officers for the coming year are: past president, Herb Turkheim; first vice-president, Alvin Wolper; second vice-pres- ident, Doug O'Brien; third vice- president, Howard Klopp; secre- tary, Leroy Thiel; treasurer, Jake Haberer; lion tamer, Del- bert Geiger; tail twister, Stew - Gets Promotion Oliver Jaques, of Hensall, was elected to the position of As- sociate Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Black Chapter of On- tario West at the convention of Rayol Black Knights held in Windsor during the past week. He also, as County Master of the County LOL, attended the Grand Orange Lodge sessions held in Windsor at the same time. Some 300 members were pres- ent at this gathering of Orange- men and Black Knights. coutumes et meme votre lang- uage anbuage francais- Monseigneur Bourdeau vous a dit qu'un grand nombre dans les ecoles publiques anglaises de cette province apprenent le francais. Ce qui veut dire que des anglais veulent apprendre le francais alors que sourvent nos propres canadiens-francais ont honte de leur orogine. Its ne peuvent parler bon francais; Ils parlent aussi bon francais que les Anglais du. Canada parlent 1'anglais. Preservez votre lon- gue, preservez votre foi." Monsiegneurs Rony and Bor- dean, and Father Martin, were introduced by Father C. A. Doy- le, of Zurich, who assisted Fa- ther Poisson in the program, The present enrolment at the school is 98 children. The prin- cipal is Mother .Rosella, while the teachers are Mother Ursula Marie and Miss Lillian Dupont, There are four classrooms, a teacher's room, and a principal's office. For many years there were two separate schools in the Bluewater Highway, one in Stan- ley Township, and the other in Hay Township. After many years of trying to unite the two into one section, the present pastor, Father I. J. Poisson, was successful in bringing about a union a couple of years ago. The trustees of the union school board are: chairman, Charles Rau, Richard Jeffrey, William Ducharme, Clemence Regier, and Noel Laporte. Fa- ther Poisson serves as secretary of the board. Following the dedication and blessing of the new school, the members of the Catholic Wom- en's League served coffee and cookies to the guests. art Deitz; directors for one year, Jack Bannister, Morris Webb; directors for two years, Don O'Brien and Claire Geiger. Eight members of the Grand Bend Lions Club were guests at the meeting, and they took the Travelling Lion away from the Zurich Club. Immediately following t h e regular meeting, the members of the Club travelled to the Hur- on County Home at Clinton, where they presented a short musical program for the resi- dents. After the program, the group were conducted on a tour of the recently completed addi- tion to the Home. Th new pil- low speaking system, which had been financed by the Lions Clubs of Huron County, was in use for the first time since the installation. This new system. enabled any of the patients at the Home, who were in their beds, to hear the program pre- sented by the Club. Treats were taken along by the Lions Club for all the residents of the County Home. Mrs. Bea- trice Hess, the club pianist dir- ected the program. The guests from the Grand Bend Lions Club accompanied the Zurich Club on the outing. Clinton or Seaforth for New Building Huron School Boards Favour Either A meeting of representative of Huron County's five second- ary schools went on record last Tuesday night as favoring for- mal application to the Ontario department of education for construction of a "composite" school containing vocational training facilities. Area Demands The meeting resulted from demands in the area for in- creased technical training after a survey showed 42 percent of Huron County pupils dropped out of school by grade 10. While the request had been sparked by the Huron local of the Ontario Farmers' Union, Tuesday night's meeting indica- ted that the Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture and Wo- men's Institute groups, as well as the Canadian Legion, • would also give their support. A further meeting will be arranged in the near future between two boards represent- atives and the principal of each of the five schools in the coun- ty, and Dr. S. D. Rendall,direc- tor of secondary education for the province. Boards in Favor All of the school boards signi- fied they were in favor of such a school but further information will be sought on grants and a possible location. Robert Welsh, of RR 2, Bay- field, chairman of the educa- tional committee of the Huron local, Farmers' Union, presided over the meeting. Don South- gate, of Seaforth, was secretary. John Cochrane, principal of the Clinton District Collegiate Institute, pointed out there was no apportunity for students to obtain technical training any- where between London and Owen Sound. Frank Sills, of Seaforth, told the meeting the Seaforth Dis- trict High School board, of which he is chairman, was will- ing to assume the responsibility to build the school, not neces- sarily on a county but on a dis- trict basis. Clinton Opinion The same opinion was ex- pressed by Irvine Tebbutt chair- man of the Clinton District Collegiate Institute, who said the Clinton board was in favor of going ahead. If the five boards wanted Clinton to build it, they would, and if the five boards wanted Seaforth to build it that would be acceptable, too. 0 St. Peter's C W L Plan For Picnic The monthly meeting of St. Peter's Catholic Women's Lea- gue was held at the Parish Hall, St. Joesph's, with 21 members present. Father I. J. Poisson opened the meeting with a pray- er. Mrs. Joe Regier reported hav- ing sent six dollars to the Sis- ter of Service,the money being the proceeds from pennies ga- thered at the meetings. Both the secretary and the treasurer gave their reports. The members agreed on hoI- ding a picnic on Sunday, August 6. A delicious dinner will be served, and also tickets on pri- zes will be sold. Further plans are to be discussed at the June meeting. The conveners, Mrs. Victor Ducharme, Mrs, Anthony Den- ome, and Mrs, Garifeld Deno- mme, served a tasty lunch to the group.