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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1963-08-15, Page 11 RI No. 33— FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH ONTARIO, AUGUST 15, 1963 $3.00 PER YEAR -- 7 CENTS PER COPY A BIG FAMILY --When all the children of Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert S1mith, on the Goshen Line south, gathered at home recently, it •created a large -size crowd. The entire group, shown here, numbered 50, and consists of their sons, daughter -in-laws, daughters, son -in-laws, and grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs, Smith have 19 children of their own. The couple are shown seated in the centre of this photo. (Staff Photo) He sail Tax Rate Up 2 ! ills (by Mrs. Jessie Cameron) Ratepayers in the Village of Hensall will pay an increase of two mills on their residential properties and 3.6 mills for their commercial properties this year. The rate was set by the council at their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 6. The residential rate will be 70 mills, compared to 68 last year, while the commercial rate will be 78.6, compared to 75 mills last year. The main reason for the in- crease is due to the three -mill hike by the South Huron Dist- rict High School. A slight de- crease in the public school rate helped offset the high school hike. Ernie Davis reported to coun- cil that the weeds had been cut and sprayed, and that W. Dal- rymple had cut down the tree in front of the Schwalm resi- dence at a cost of $10.00 to the town. He further reported that the catch basin had been built up at Mrs. R. McKenzie's, and a new cover had been put on the one at John Skeas. Robert Baker Jr. had repaired his own. closing of part of the road al- lowance on Wellington Street. The hearing is scheduled for September 3, Mr. Donnelly ask- ed that the application stand or fall on its own merit. The application stated that Cook Bros. would assume all costs for fees, disbursements and solicitors' cost, and asked that the road be open within 90 days after the final passing of the by-law. Councillor Knight asked about a battery hookup for the fire siren in case of a power failure, such as happened a short time ago. The clerk sug- gested it be left to the property committee to investigate this matter further. Correspondence was read from E. L. Mickle in regard to his application for closing a portion of road allowancce on Wellington and Mill Streets. He asked that his application be dealt with at the same time as Cook Bros., or both be de- clined. In a second letter from E. L. Mickle, it was stated that a representative from Mickles would be at the bearing on September 3, and that a pro- test would be made on Cooks application to close the portion of road allowance on Welling- ton Street. A motion was made to re- ceive E. L. Mickles' application for closing a portion of road allowance on Wellington and Mill Streets on November 4. Further correspondence from Cook Bros. asked that signs be posted for truckers hauling grain to Cooks Mill, to line up on the east side of Wellington Street. No action was taken, but it was suggested that signs be posted warning motorists of a congested area during grain and bean harvest. "The dump", Mr. Davis re- ported, "needs bulldozing." The clerk was instructed by council to contact Usborne Township to have this done. Mr. Davis started his holidays on August 12. A motion was made by council to ask Fred Deters to do necessary cleaning while Mr. Davis iv on vacation. His wages are to be $15 per week. Lorne Hay appeared before council to give •a report on the Auxsauble Conservation Au- thority, on which he is the rep- resentative for Hensall. James Donnelly, Goderich at- torney, appeared on behalf of Cook Bros. Milling Company, to submit an application for the Estimates were read from R. Rowcliffe for Brock Street drain, at $1550, and York Cres- cent drain at $4200. After dis- cussion council decided that the corporation would purchase its' own materials and call for ten- ders, in the Seaforth, Hensall, Exeter and Clinton papers, for digging, laying and back filling of the two drains. Building permits were grant- ed R. Baker, $400. for a garage; G. Parker, $1500, for siding his house, and J. Bengough $1000, for siding his garage. A motion was made by coun- cil to authorize Reeve Norman Jones and Clerk Earl Camp- bell to borrow $8000. for cur- rent expenditures. Councillor John Baker said he had a complaint from a rate- payer over the smell of a chicken barn. Councillor Knight suggested that the board •of health be contacted. "After all", he said, "we are not qualified to know whether it is a health hazard or not." Clerk Camp- bell was instructed to write to the health inspector. Councillor Baker also asked permission for a ratepayer to cut down a maple tree. He said he had investigated and the branches from the said tree were rubbing on the roof of the ratepayers' house, and that no grass would grow under it. He further stated that the rate- payer would assume all costs and would plant another tree any place the council wished, as long as it was not on his own property. The property commit- tee granted their approval. The accounts amounted to $3801.21. Next meeting will be on September 3. Police Still. looking For Robbers In Recent Series of Hensall Thefts Provincial Police from the Exeter detachment are still in- vestigating three break-ins in the Villa of H'ns:;ll which oc- curred over the weekend of Civic I1oliday, They are being assisted by Hensall chief of police, E. R. Davis. Hunting equipment apparent- ly was the objective of two of the Hensaris ,;,Hefts which oc- curred early Saturday morning. Climbing through a rear win- dow, thieves stole 5,030 rounds of ammunition from Drysdale Crest Hardware, two guns, Officials Prepare Necessary Derails For Debenture Vote on August 30 Machinery is now in motion gard, only property:owner; are for the forthcoming vote in Hay Township and the Village of Zurich, on the question of issu- ing debentures in the amount of $80,000 for a three-room ad- dition and a gymnasium to the area school located in Zurich. The vote is scheduled for Friday, August 30, in both municipalities. For Hay Town- ship, clerk H. W. Brokenshire will serve as Returning Officer, while for the Village of Zurich, the clerk, Mrs. Elcla Wagner will officiate. , Notice to the electors in the two municipalities may be found on page five of this week's paper, along with advice as to where the polling booths will be located. Only electors who are quali- fied to vote on money by-laws will be eligible to cast their ballot on the issue. In this re - three portable radios and three sporting knives. Cash drawers .and other merchandise in •the store were not touched. Tee guns included a 'TB pistil coal s 12 -gauge single seotgun. Il�n:aii. r)istri:t Co-oe was entered the ; ni night and a.p- prox 'matel; $12.00 worth of amrienit:on stolen. At He -Ball Metnr Sales Tues- day night, thieves tool- a cash box containing over $300 in bills, check: and insurance stamps. The loss occurred around 6 p.m. while employees were working in the garage. Local Contractors Build Police Offic Award of a $189,900 general trades contract was announced last week by Public Works (On- tario) Minister Ray Connell for the construction of a detach- ment building at Goderich for the Ontario Provincial Police. In announcing the award to Zurich Hardware and Builders' Supply Ltd., Zurich contractors, Mr. Connell said the new police building would be erected on No. 21 Highway, three miles south of the town, on land de- clared surplus after construc- tion of the $3,500,000 Ontario ?Lspital at Goderich, The Awarded Job To e Near Goderich o -- Zurich Brigade Answers Calls Contractors Assure Board of School Completion For September Opening The contractor has assured Central Huron Secondary School board that all but two areas of the $1,500,000 vocational train- ing addition will be ready in time for school opening this September. The Clinton board learned last week that only the girls' occupational room and the new gymnasium will not be ready for use on September 3. These areas, however, will be com- pleted shortly after school ope- The Zurich Volunteer Fire Department answered two calls during the past week. Works Minister said seven firms bid very closely for the job. Highways Minister Charles MacNaughton said police of- ficers will operate out of the new division, The building will be one -storey with basement, and will contain a large general office, interrogation and radio corporal and secretaries, vaults. rooms, offices for the sergeant, washrooms and a cell block divided into male and female divisions. A separate four -car garage, is included in the project. On Monday night, Civic Holi- day, the brigade was called to the farm of Percy Bedard, on the Bluewater Highway, where a hearing on a baling elevator had caught fire,. Little trouble was encountered to extinguish the blaze. This past Monday. the bri- gade was called to the farm of Carl Heideman, north of Zurich, where a field of straw had auf'?:t. fare. Although the fire was well advanced when the. firemen arrived, they had little difficulty in putting out the flames. BLAKE NEWS qualified as electors. According to returning offi- cer Brokenshire there are 772 qualified electors in the Town- ship of Hay, before revision. Of this total, over half are cot- tage owners along the lake. Poll one has 80 electors; poll two, 56; poll three, 45; poll four, 46; poll five, 32; poll six, 41; poll seven, 39; and poll eight, 433. In the Village of Zurich there are 180 qualified electors, be- fore revision. On Friday, Au- gust 23, Huron County Judge Frank Fingland will preside at the township office in Zuri e, when any names who have been omitted may be added, or any names who have been placed on the lists in error may be withdrawn. The list of eligible voters will be posted in both municipal offices on and after August 20. Hay Council Grants Loan To Board For Painting Community Centre At their regular monthly meeting last week, the council of the Township of Hay au- thorized a loan of $765 to the Community Centre board, to pay for painting the Arena and ^ommunity Cen' re. One-third of t:i?s amaent will be paid for by 'he Village of Zurich, who pay u,e•teird c f all onerat`.ng ex- pe-iditures on the Arena and Centre. A money--,arrc.wing by-law, authoriz-'ng tee reeve and clerk - treasurer of the township to: borrow up to $30,000 from the Lank of Montreal, was passed ning. The assurances relieved aux- iety of members of the board who feared construction delays would foul up the influx of some 1,000 students to the Clin- ton school from other Huron areas including South Huron. The cafeteria will be ready for use by August 26 as will the classrooms on the second floor. Classrooms on the first floor are expected to be com- pleted by August 29. A family reunion was held at the home of Mrs. Mary Jane May, Blake, on August 11, with all her family present. The oc- casion was to celebrate four birthdays in the week. The afternoon was spent with all taking part in contests, which everyone enjoyed. A delicious picnic supper was served to thirty, on three large tables de- corated with summer flowers for the occasion. After supper the evening was spent with music and singing. Before leav- ing for their homes all expres- sed the wonderful day they en- joyed, with the weather being ideal. at the meeting. In reply to a letter from Mrs. V. L. Banks, who owns property at Turnbull's Grove, council assured her that no further trailer camps will be permitted in the area. Council also agreed to investigate a complaint about the area. The by-law to provide for the vote on the $80,000 school de- benture August 30 was given its final reading. Council has noti- fied Stephen township of the need for a vote among some of its property owners who are included in the Hay school area. The majority of the shops are now ready for the nume- rous pieces of machinery to be installed and these have also been promised for completion by August 26. Heavy Damages Caused In Number Of Traffic Accidents Over Weekend Over $3,000 damage was caused to a number of vehicles in four different weekend acci- dents throughout the area. A 1958 Volkswagen, owned and driven by Donald Sydney Clark, RCAF Centralia, burned on County Road No. 4, near Centralia, on Saturday night. The car left the road, rolled over and caught fire, causing damages estimated at $9,000. Constable Wright, of the Exeter detachment, investigated. On Sunday evening, two cars driven by Wesley Roy Oswald, Forest, and Gerald Cooper, Exeter, collided on highway 21, north of Grand Bend, in front of the 21 -Drive -In Restaurant. The Cooper car, which was coming out from the drive-in collided with the Oswald vehi- cle, which was travelling south. Estimated damages amounted to $1,000. Constable H. Reid, of Exeter, investigated. In another accident on high - 21, about three miles north of Trand Bend, three cars, driven by Alfred Hunkin, Exeter, An- drew Boyd, Windsor, and Pat- ricia Elliott, Detroit, were in collision. No one was injured, but damages amounted to about $700. Constable Wright investi- gated. A car driven by Donald Regier, RR3, Dashwood, struck a cow on the 10th and llth concession of Stephen Town- ship. The cow was not injured, but the car suffered about $350 damages. Constable Wright in- vestigated. Mr, and Mrs. Ken Gingerich, Norma Jean and Elaine, Mr. and Mrs. William Steckle, Ro- bert and Dianne, were Sunday guests with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gingerich. M:. and Mrs. Stanton Bow- man and family, of New Ham- burg, were Sunday guests with '"sr• and Mrs. David Oesch and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weld - rick, Lois and Ray, accompan- eel bre ivirs. Nancy Schwartzen- truher, left for New York, No Tax Increase For Stephen By dipping into its surplus, Stephen township council has been able to hold its 1962 tax rate for farm and residential properties. Commercial ratepayers, how- ever, will pay almost five mills more in 1963. Township council set its rates last Tuesday night, fol- lowing receipt of Last year's audit. For the school area, which covers a majority of the pro- perty owners, the rate will be 40.12 for farm and residential rind 46,987 for commercial and industrial,. This is a wilder apreaci than last year's levies which were 40 and 42. Apply Surpluses Although the township rate is slightly lower, the major factor in keeping taxes down were surpluses which have ac - ?rued in high school and county levies. Council could have re- duced the rate even further but decided to spread the re- ductions over a period of two years. The application of surpluses this year offsets the three -mill hike of the high school district. Total rates for other areas in Stephen township (with last year's levies in brackets) are: Dashwood police village, re- sidential 50.52 (50), cornmer- :ial 54,645 (52); Crediton, resi- dential 50.52(50), commercial 54.645 (52); Centralia, residen- tial 55.52 (55), commercial 59.645 (57). Mt. Cannel separate school, residential 49.02 (46), commer- cial 54.465 (49.6); 'ISS 9, re- sidential 51,55 (50.4), commer- cial 57.345 (52.5); U13 and 15 May, residential 41.02 (40); 17 and 18 McGillivray, res:dcnl . a 39.42 (37.5), commercial 43.845 (40.2); SS 11, residential 47.02 (46). Receive Audit The 1962 audit report was re- ceived from municipal Audi- tors, A. M. Harper and Co„ Goderich, and was accepted. The report showed a surplus on the 1962 operations of $5,- 099. 80 compared to $5,407.56 in 1961. Surpluses for the operations of other boards and commis- sions of the township were: Crediton police village, $107. 52, Centralia, $1,069.11; Dash- wood, $289.61; school a;'ea, $1,466.51; SS 11, $373.17; Dash- wood hydro system, $2,789.04; deficits, RCSSU No. 1 & 6 Mc- Gillivray and Stcphen $e 108 55 and Stephen Township Commu- nity Centre $12.12. Total Aevenue was $236,958. 48 and total expenditures $231, 858.68. A total of $74,615.64 was spent on education and $63,105.77 on Public Works.