Zurich Citizens News, 1961-08-31, Page 1CH
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No. 35 -- FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1961
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MOVE `O NEIGHBOURING HOME
FAREWELL — A farewell ceremony was held on Sunday for Brother Robert L Mittle-
holtz, prior to his departure for India this week, where he will serve as a Jesuit Missionary.
A special ceremony was held at St. Boniface Church, followed by a family dinner at the
home of Mrs. Nora Mittleholtz. Shown here is Brother Robert presenting a special medal-
lion to his mother, which serves as a remembrance to a mother of a Jesuit Missionary.
Members of the family and relations present for the occasion were: Mrs. Paul Benanti, Chi-
cago; Miss Pat Mittleholtz, London; Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Mitleholtz, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Mittlehoitz, Exeter; Sister Theadora and Sister Assumption- of London; Mrs. William
Gilbert, Mrs. Len Hawe, Mrs. Alberta Harrison, all of Detroit; Mr. and and Mrs. Simon
Smith, Joe Smith, Robert Denomme, all of Hamilton; and Mrs. C. Hagen and Mary, London.
There were also 17 priests and brothers present. (Citizens News Photo)
Men's Bowling Le
Next Tuesday and
The Zurich Men's Bowling
League begins play on Tuesday
night, September 5, . •and-• Wed-
nesday night, September 6.
There are 16 teams entered
in the league again this year.
The names of the teams, with
their captains, are as follows.
Pepsis Don Hesse; Knights
of Columbus Mozart Gelinas;
Hot Shots, Glen Thiel; King
Pins, Stewart Deitz; The Angels,
Art Miller; Tail Twisters, Mil-
fred Schilbe; Butcherettes, Ivan
Yungblut; Pearson Kings, Mich-
ael. Werchol.az; Ink Spots, Louis
Willert; Trotters and Pacers,
Murray Baker; Bull Dogs, Al-
bert Hoffman; Hornets, Jim
Bedard; Globe Trotters, George
Sweeney; Car Penters, Milt
Deitz; Questionaires ,Len Bates;
Dasheretes, Joe Crecess.
On Tuesday night at seven
o'clock the Pepsis will go again-
st the Angels, and the Knights
of Columbus against the Tail
Twisters. At nine o'clock the
ague Begins Play
Wednesday Night
Hot Shots will bowl the Butch-
erettes, and the King. Pins the
Pearson• HingS,`
Wednesday night's `schedule
has the Ink Spots against the
Globe Trotters, and the Trot-
ters and Pacers against the Car-
penters at seven o'clock.
At nine o'clock the Bull Dogs
bowl the Questionaires, and the
Hornets the Dasheretes.
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NEW CHAPEL
A new funeral chapel is un-
der. construction at the West
lake Funeral Home, in Zurich.
Situated directly north of the
present building, the addition
will accommodate about twice
as many people as the old chap-
el does.
The large new addition will
extend farther east than the
rest of the home does. The en-
trances, however, will be facing
south.
!Hensall Paper Transferred
Effective with next week's
issue, the Hensel! Observer
will be published by Herb
Turkheim, of Zurich, culmin-
ating negotiations started sev-
eral months ago. Mr. Truk-
heim will also continue as
polisher of the Zurich Citiz-
ens News, and both papers
will be produced in the plant
at Zurich.
Ownership a n d manage-
ment of Observer Press at
Hensel! will continue under
Don Spearman, but the firm
will now concentrate on its
expanding commercial print-
ing department.
Equipment installations in
the two plans over the past
nine months have been tail
tired towards this step. The
Zurich plant has installed a
large seven column newspap-
er press, along with folding
equipment, and newspaper
type faces. On the other hand
the Hensall plant's installs•
tion of new equipment has
been along the lines of spec.
ialized job printing machin-
ery.
TWO DIFFERENT PAPERS
As a result of the change-
over in plants of publication,
The HensaII Observer will in-
clude more area Coverage of
the outlying districts, and in
general style and appearance,
both papers will now be the
same. It should be emphas-
ized, however, that there will
definitely be two separate
and distinct papers. Present
subscribers to The Observer
will continue to receive the
paper as usual although it
will be published one day
later in the week._ Renewals
and new subscriptions will
continue to be taken at the
Hensall office, or may be left
with Mrs. Maude Hedden, in
Hensall.
From the advertiser's point
of view, there will be a defin-
ite advantage as far as circu-
lation throughout a wider
area is concerned. Ads placed
in one paper will automatic-
ly appear in two, at no extra
cost for this combination,
bringing total circulation for
advertisers to just over the
2,000 mark, and effectively
covering a wide area of
South Huron.
In the joint announcement
went of the change, both
plant owners were confident
that the arrangement will
work out satisfactorily to
their respective customers,
and that the switch -over will
be accomplished with a min-
imum of confusion.
Hensall Kinsmen
Help Fire Victims
(By our Hensall correspondent)
The members of the Hensall
XinsMen„ held.: a:.:.;"turn er,'.'-
night on Tuesday`at-the sum-
mer cottage of the president,
Bill Fuss, near St. Joseph. Their
wives were special guests for
the occasion.
A committee composed of
Jack Drysdale, Ross Jinks and
Harold Knight were appointed
to look into the matter of help-
ing the Van Esbroek family,
who lost their home . and be-
longing in a fire on Tuesday
morning.
Another committee was ap-
pointed by the Kinsmen to look
after the annual bursary of
$200 for a student from Hensall
and district, to further their ed-
ucation after high school. As
yet, no one has been selected
for this year's award.
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PRIZE LISTS READY
Prize lists for the Zurich
Fall Fair are now available,
having been completed at the
plant of the Zurich Citizens
News this week.
Prize money has again been
increased in a number of
classes, to attract more exhib-
itors than in previous years.
The annual fair is scheduled
for Saturday, September 23
and Monday, September 25.
A highlight of this year's
fair will again be the big
Horse Show in the Arena on •
Monday night, beginnig at 6
p.m. with M. L. "Tory"
Gregg as master of ceremon-
ies.
The new prize lists will be
mailed to all previous exhibi-
tors. New exhibitors wishing
a book may secure one from
the secretary, Mrs. Marge
Schilbe, or at the Citizens
News office.
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AUCTION SALE TONIGHT
An unusual, auction sale will
take place in the Zurich Com-
munity Centre tonight, Thurs-
day, as store fixtures and stock
of Gascho Bros. Drysdale store
will be put on the block. The
property and building at Drys-
dale has recently been sold to
the Department of Highways,
therefore necessitating the clos-
ing out of the store.
Auctioneer Alvin Walper will
wield the hammer for the big
sale, starting sharp at 6:30 p.m.
Being offered besides the store
fixtures is a large quantity of
groceries, some dry -goods shoes
and other miscellaneous items.
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11 Family 01 Eight Burned Out
(By Don Spearman)
A Hensall area family of eight
found themselves homeless ear-
ly Tuesday morning as fire rac-
ed through their 100 -year old
home on No. 4 highway, just
south of the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Van Es-
broek and their six children
were taken in by neighbours fol-
lowing the disastrous fire which
completely ruined the large
brick house.
The fire was believed to have
originated in a frame section at
The Catholic Women's Lea-
gue of St. Boniface Church,
Zurich, are making an appeal
for help for the striken fam-
ily. Any winter clothing will
be greatly appreciated, as
well as snowsuits, sweaters,
boots, shoes, blankets, sheets.
pillow cases, and any other
bedding._ A washing machine
and laundry tubs would be
useful, as well as any cooking
utensils and canned goods.
The family have three girls.
aged one, four, and nine,; and
three boys, aged three, five
and seven.
For further information as
to what can be used for this
family, contact Mrs. A. Gren-
ier, phone 81r5,. Zurich _ or
Mrs. Victor Hartman, phone
27r2, Dashwood.
the back of the house, where
Mrs. Van Esbroek was prepar-
ing to do the family washing.
There was no hydro in the
house, which is at lesat half a
mile back the lane, and there
is a possibility that the fire may
have originated from a small
gasoline stove being used to
heat wash water, Mrs. Van Es-
broek said.
Her husanb had gone out of
the house to get the cattle from
the pasture when his wife shou-
ted to him that the house was
afire. They got their six chilli -
ren out of the building and with
the help of neighbours and fire -
Help Wanted At
Community Park
Calling all able.bodied men -
A work -bee will be held at
the Zurich Community Centen-
nial Park this Friday night,
commencing at 6:30 p.m. Maj-
or project on the agenda is the
laying of the cement tile in the
drain, so the filling-in process
may continue. All members of
tahe Parks Board, the Chamb-
ber of Commerce, the Lions
Club, and the Agricultural Soc-
iety are urged to come out with
their shovels, scythes, rakes, or
any other helpful tools, to as-
sist in preparing the grounds
for the annual Fall Fair.
A considerable amount of fill
has now been dumped in the
grounds, and the board is quite
anxious to finish this project.
taDTand DISTRICT..
(MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent)
Visitors during the weekend
with Mr. and .Mrs: Wendell
Gamble and family, of London,
were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rader
and family, and Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Rader.
Misses Pamela Spear, Joanne
Kotas Marilyn O'Connor, Car-
ol Maszolino, Paul Badyno, all
of Detroit, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Lucinda Mclsaac.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Filkins,
of Howell, Mich., called on re-
latives and friends during the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Miller
and Mr, and Mrs. Mervyn Webb
spent the weekend in New York
State.
Eric Wolfe, Bob Hoffman,
Gary Eagleson, Ron Weber, Don
Weigand, Wayne Ratz, and Ken
Genttner, vacationed at Grand
Bend last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoffman
and Jim, vacationed at the sum-
mer home of Carl Heppler at
Lonely Island, and Eagleson's
cottage, at Sauble Beach., last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Maeers, of
London, and the latter's sister,
Miss Gladys Marks, of Kitchen-
er, called on Miss Pearl Kraft
last week.
Rev. W. F. Krotz, of Golden
Lake, a former pastor of the
EUB church here, renewed ac-
quaintances in town.
Rev. and rs. Merrill James
and family, have returned home
after a vacation spent in New
York State and Ottawa, where
he assisted at the wedding of
his sister, Ruth James, to Low -
Advance Tickets
On Sale Here
Advance sale admission ti-
kets for the Western Fair in
London are now on sale in
Zurich, at the office of the Ci-
tizens News. The tickets come
in strips of two, for one dol-
lar.
Only holders of these tick-
ets arc eligible for the new
car draw awards which will
be made in front of the grand-
stand on Saturday night, Sep-
tember 16. •
ell J. H. Smith, of Belleville.
Following this Rev. James was
camp counsellor at Golden
Lake camp for one week. They
also vacationed at North Bay
and Canadian Keswick. •
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cooke and
family, of Minetto, New York,
spent the weekend with Rev.
and Mrs. M. J. James and fam-
ily.
Choir Picnic
Members of the EUB Church
Choir and their families held a
picnic on the church lawn Fri-
day evening, August 25. Games
and lunch were enjoyed.
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Charge Is Dropped
On Local Man
A charge of illegally passing
on a hill was dismissed in magi-
strates court at Stratford last
Wednesday for lack of evidence.
Leo Joseph Smith, RR 3, Zur-
ich, pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
Provincial police Constable
Kenneth Armstrong, Sebring-
ville, told the court the charge
was laid after he saw Smith
overtake and pass a car on
Highway 8 at the westerly lim-
its of Stratford, August 5.
The constable stated that the
Smith car had been westbound
on the highway at the time.
The constable was also west-
bound on the highway, behind
the Smith car.
Constable Armstrong testified
that Smith had crossed a solid
centre line end passed the car
about 150 feet from the crest
of a hill.
He admitted under cross ex-
amination by defence lawyer C.
V. Laughton, QC, Exeter, that
there had been no traffic ap-
proaching in the highway at the
time.
Section 72 of the Highways
traffic Act, under. which Smith
was charged, permitted Smith.
to pass the vehicle in front of
him, if it did not create a haz-
ardto approaching traffic, or
the car being overtaken.
"The evidence has been
heard, but the case has not been
proven. Case dismissed," said
Magistrate A, F. Cook.
men, were able to save some of
the household furnisings from
the ground flour. All their
clothing and bedding from up-
stairs was lost in the blaze, as
well as everything they had in
the basement.
Firemen who arrived soon af-
ter the 6:30 a.m. alarm went in,
found themselves hampered by
lack of water and could do lit-
tle more than assist in remov-
ing the furniture. A large crowd
of spectators was also on hand,
attracted by the flames which
could be seen for a considerable
distance.
The fire quickly spread from
the frame lean-to at the back,
into the house proper, and in
less than an hour, had gutted
the entire building. The roof
caved in, and only the brick
walls were left standing.
Mr, Van Esbroek said that
there was a small amount of
insurance on the house. The
couple had lived f3v're f"- eight
years. The farm was previously
owned by William Ilyde and
was one of the first settled in
this area.
At the pres^nt tim^ _lir. and
Mrs. Van Esbroek and family
have taken up residence in the
farm home of Henry Faber, one
and a quarter miles southeast
of Hensall,
Over 100 Attend Annual Reunion Of
Kalbfleisch Clan Held At Bayfield
Over 100 people attended the
eleventh annual Kalbfleisch re-
union at the Bayfield summer
home of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert
Kalbfleisch, this past Sunday.
After a picnic dinner, prizes
were awarded. to Mr. and Mrs.
James Leighton and children,
of Sah Diego, California, for the
family coming the farthest and
to Mrs. Josephine Yoxen, of De-
troit, as the oldest attending
member.
The late Mr. Adolph Kalb-
fleish and the late Mr. Fred J.
Haberer, Sr., were remembered
in a moment of silence.
Greetings were mead from Mr.
and Mrs. George Kalbfleisch,
Florida, and Mr. and Mrs. H.
Sherman. Kitchener.
Next year's officers were el-
ected as follows: president,
Whitney Brokenshire; vice-
president, George Deichert;
secretary, Mrs. E. Letts; treas-
urer, Mr. Bert Klopp. NIr. Char-
les Kalbfleisch, the out-go'ng
president, was made honorary
president and a vote of thanks
was tendered to Dr. and Mrs.
Kalbfleisch, for their hosiptal-
ity.
Dr. Herbet Kalbfleisch. who
recently returned from an ex-
tended trip to Europe, with Mrs.
Kalbfleisch, gave an interesting
account of his travels, especial-
ly in Germany.
Mrs. Claire Deichert and com-
mittee entertained the children
with games and contests.
Firm Of Architects Are Hired For
Designing Huron Vocational School
A firm of architects from To-
ronto will start immediately to
prepare plans for an addition to
the Clinton Collegiate Institute
which will serve as a new com-
posite school for Huron Coun-
ty.
Page and Steele of Toronto
has been chosen from eight
firms to design the building.
Previous work by this firm in
Huron County was the design.
ing of South Huron High School
at Exeter.
Requirements of the new
composite school were outlined
by the representatives of the ad-
visory vocational committee,
and of the Clinton board, with
Inspector D. B. Scott and a rep-
resentative of the Department
of education checking the site.
The committee members are
representatises of school boards
at Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth,
Exeter, and county industrial
firms.
Start In 1962
Construction work is expected
to start early in January of next
year. Part of the building is
to be completed by September,
1962, and the entire building is
to be completed by March 31,
1963, so that the school will
benefit from provincial and fed-
eral grants.
The committee will meet
again September 6.
Western Fair Opens Next Week With
Eight -Day Show; Many Features
For the first time in history,
London's Western Fair has gone
to an eight day show. The fair
opens Friday, September 8 and
closes Saturday, September 16.
The greatest agricultural show
in Western Ontario has rightf 11-
ly adopted the slogan "There's
more to see and more time to
seet it."
Holstein dairy cattle will be
judged the first two days of the
fair with Ayrshires having their
day Monday, September 11, Jun-
ior Farmers will take over the
Ontario Arena on Tuesday. Ab-
erdeen Angus will be shown
Wednesday; Guernseys and Her-
efords, Thursday, and Jerseys,
and Shorthorns, Friday.
The Ontario Sheep Breeders'
Association will hold a sheep
sale of 41 animals Thursday,
September 14, at 1:30 p.m.
Keen competition is expected
in the four evening horse shows
in the Ontario Arena, Friday
and Saturday, September 8 and
9, and Monday and Tuesday,
September 11 and 12. Square of the Zurich Citizens News,
Dancing (free admission) will
take over for the balance of the
week in the Arena—evenings
only.
Once again, Western Fair
boasts the largest farm mach-
inery exhibit of any fair in Can-
ada,
The Atomic Energy exhibit,
direct from Chalk river, will
draw thousands to the Special
Events building.
There will be colourful flow-
er shows, and a large display
of fruits and vegetables.
The famous RCMP Musical
Ride features every evening
grandstand performance. and
each afternoon, with the excep-
tion of Wednesday and Thurs-
day.
Visitors are advised to pur-
chase advance sale admission.
tickets, two for $I.00. Only
holders of these tickets are el-
igible for a Saturday night draw -
on three 1961 cars. Advance
tickets are on sale at the office