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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1964-09-03, Page 1RICH NE No. 35—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1964 $3.00 PER YEAR -- 7 CENTS PER COPY GOOD MEN ON THE JOB — The Corriveau brothers, who are well-known throughout this area of Huron County for the fine job they do of digging ditches, have a combined total of approximately 150 years' experience in their line of work. Especially in the urban centres, there are very few drains which the brothers do not know the location of, and they do .all their digging by hand. Shown here on the left is Ed, who has worked at the ditch digging trade for at least 40 years; Lucien, the younger of the brothers, who has been digging ditches about 30 years; Joe, the oldest.of the brothers, who has been digging ditches and laying tile drains for at least 50 years; and Wilfred, with about 30 years' experience. The four brothers are rated experts on tile drainage. Hay Starts Road Building Program The council of the Township of Hay held their r e g u l a r monthly meeting on Tuesday night, owing to the Labor Day holiday next Monday. The meeting was a rather light one, since several special meetings have had to be held in recent weeks. A contract for supply and ap- plication of 5,000 yards of sand cushion for 1.25 miles of the road on concession 14 was let to Gordon Heard, of Bayfield. Amount of the contract was $3,450, which is made up of 5,000 yards of sand cushion at 63c per yard, and the applica- tion of 5,000 gallons of water Legion Auxiliary Resumes Meetings The first fall meeting of the Hensall Legion Ladies' Auxil- iary was held in the Legion Hall on Tuesday night, presided over by president Mrs. Roy Smale. Plans were made to cater to a Kinsmen banquet on Septem- ber 24. Arrangements were also made to. have . president Mrs. Smale and secretary Mrs. William Forrester attend the annual convention at North Bay, on September 24. The mystery prize was won by Mrs. Sam Dougall, and the guessing prize was won by Mrs. Grant Bisback. Mrs. E. R. Davis had her name drawn for the door prize. at $6.00 per thousand gallons. The work on the rebuilding of this road will commence as soon as approval has been re- ceived from the department of highways. Council approved a petition from William Schroeder, Dash- wood, for drainage work on wr/z lot 30 and 31, South Bound- ary. The clerk was authorized to notify C. P. Corbett, the en- gineer, to prepare a report on the drain. Approval has been received by the council from the Ontario Municipal Board to purchase a new road grader, and to pay for the machine over a period of years. Half of the cost will be paid for in 1964 .and the bal- ance in 1965. Council has awarded the contract for the Huron County Crop Report Periodic rains are making the harvesting of spring grain crops difficult. Except for low lying areas in some fields, white beans have not been hurt. Har- vesting will be delayed at least two weeks. Sunscalding makes fields look as if they are dam- aged. Corn is making good growth and is cobbing well. Many fields are beginning to dent. Silo filling will likely be later than average. Hay and pasture are in plen- tiful supply. Huron is fanner County For Junior Farmer Loans According to information just released by the Hon. C. S. Mac - Naughton, Huron MPP, there have been more Junior Farmer Establishment Loans made in Huron County than in any other county in Ontario. The period covered in the reports is from May 13, 1963, to August 13, 1964. In Huron County there have been a total of 87 loans ap- proved, while the next highest county is Grey with 75. Total amount of the loans made to young farmers in Huron is $1,238,000, while the next high- est is $019,000, "This information is signifi- cant for a number of reasons," the Huron member told this newspaper, "principally that it recognizes the intensive and very efficient nature of the agricultural industry in Huron, and substantially and effective- ly the fact that agriculture still plays such a predominant role in the economy of our country." Throughout all of Ontario there were 977 loans of this type approved during the spe- cified time, amounting $14,500,- 630. This figure would make the average loan amount to $14,842, new gr a der to Dominion Road and Machinery Company in Goderich, at a cost of ap- proximately $20,000. The balance of the Tuesday night meeting was spent in pro- cessing a number of tile drain- age loan applications. Reeve John Corbett presided. 0 Will Turn Sod For OWRC Line Friday Afternoon Premier John Robarts will officiate on this Friday, at 2:30 p.m., at the official sod -turning ceremony being held to com- memorate construction com- mencement of the new provin- cial Lake Huron water supply system. Location of the ceremony is just west of the junction of Highways 83 and 21, about two miles north of Grand Bend, on the site of the future treatment plant. Mr. Robarts will be assisted by Dr. James A. Vance, acting chairman of the Ontario Water Resources Commission, Mayor F. G. Stronach of London and J. Gillies, chairman of the Lon- don Public Utilities Commis- sion Invited guests include provincial, federal and munici- pal representatives from, throughout the area in which the system will be constructed. The treatment plant and pipe- line, which is estimated to cost $15,800,000, will supply water to London and other municipali- ties along the route wishing to obtain water from the system. Capital cost of the system will be undertaken by the prov- ince with consumer municipali- ties paying a rate sufficient to cover construction and operat- ing expenses. This is the first project of its kind in Ontario. 0 Area Fall Fairs ZURICH _ _.._..__... Sept, 26, 28 Blyth Sept, 22, 23 Brussels _____. Oct. 1, 2 Dungannon Oct. 2 Exeter _____ Sept. 23, 24 Kirkton Oct. 1, 2 Lucknow Sept. 18, 19 New Hamburg Sept. 18, 19 Seaforth Sept. 24, 25 Bayfield ___ Sept. 23, 24 Agrico Buys Firm At Brucefield Agrico Fertilizers, of London, has purchased the A. J. Must- ard property at Brucefield. The business was originally operated by the founder, John B. Must- ard as a coal ys-d; and more recently has been operated by A. J. Mustard, as a fertilizer distribution point. Immediate plans by Agrico are to continue bulk and bagged fertilizer deliveries from this point, and to add an anhydrous ammonia installation, to serv- ice the rapidly increasing use of this form of nitrogen in this area. Agrico will offer a complete fertilizer service with fertilizer spreaders and anhydrous am- monia applicators. Stephen and Grand Bend Officials Discuss New Pubic Shool Legislation Grand Bend village clerk, Murray A. DesJardin, summed up the feelings of 16 inen rep- resenting three school sections when he said, "I can foresee a lot of growing pains". The statement was made in Crediton last Thursday night to discuss the amalgamation of Stephen Township School Area, SS 11, Stephen (Blackbush) and Grand Bend Public School into one unit. Representing the department of education were Graham Mc- Donald, Watford, public school inspector in Lambton, and G. J. Burrows, Exeter, Public school inspector in Huron. Mr. McDonald explained the new legislation set forth by the department. Effective December 31, 1964, the present school boards will dissolve and January 1, 1965, will mark the beginning of a new five man board to govern the affairs in the enlarged area. Two men will be elected from Grand Bend, one for one year and one for two years, and three men will be chosen from Stephen Township, two for two years and one for one. The new board will be ex- pected to honour standing teachers' contracts as well as transportation and caretaking commitments. Any long term liabilities such as debentures or assets in the form of property, furnishings and supplies particular to any of the three sections involved will be assumed by the new unit. The assessors of the respec- tive municipalities will meet to decide the proportion of costs to be assigned to each section under the new setup. It was suggested that the fair- est way to deal any current sur- plus or deficit in any one schoo] section was to bring the amount to zero on the 1965 taxes. Under this plan, the taxpayers would receive credit for any surplus and by the same token would be required to pay a special levy if their respective school board showed a deficit. Grand Bend will bring into the new unit a debenture debt of $77,527. Two new buses valued at $14,000, recently pur- chased by Stephen Township School Area, will become the property of the larger system. Reeve Stewart Webb, Grand Bend, asked to reserve his de- cision until he had brought it before his councilmen. He stated that because Grand Bend is within Lambton County and that even though the Act reads that a municipality shall join the school area with which it has the longest common boun- dry, he feared that Lambton County officials might not re- lease Grand Bend. Mr. Burrows pointed out that this was not a spur of the mom- ent decision and that "more than a little correspondence had changed hands". He stress- ed that this boundry relaxation was to be for "educational pur- poses, period." "There was no reason or need to invite council to this meet- ing," continued Mr. Burrows, "but we wanted you to get it directly since it involves public funds." Mr. McDonald allowed that it was in order for Reeve Webb to ask for time to - consult his council. In answer to a question con- cerning what could be done if they were not in agreement with the plan that had been outlined, Mr. McDonald replied, "If you have another plan, let's hear it. We don't want a hassle, but we can say, this is what will be done and this is how you will do it." Those present agreed that the suggestion for the dissolu- tion of surplus and deficit put forth by the inspectors was sat- isfactory and subject to Grand Bend council approval, a brief to that affect will be put before the minister of education for final consent. The inspectors were asked to explain the reason behind the new system. Smaller units have difficulty in administrating the complex educational system of today," said Mr. Burrows. "We are striving for first rate education for every child. The country children will have the same benefits as their city cousins." "The new grant system favors the larger unit," said Mr. Mc- Donald. "Every taxpayer may benefit." "In a very few years, I sus- pect that the kind of school area we have now will not ex- ist," said 1Ir. Burrows. "It will be even larger." Henson Raises : rver ge At the regular monthly meet- ing of the council of the village of Hensall on Tuesday night, liability insurance on the fire truck was raised from $35,000 to $200,000, covering bodily in- jury and property damage. Miss Jennie Buchanan appear- ed before council with a re- quest to have a tree removed from the front of her property. Miss Buchanan claimed that the tree was causing damage to the drains, and this was the reason she was having water problems. The council agreed to investi- gate the water problem for her, but refused to allow the tree to be cut down. E. R. Davis reported to soun- cil regarding work that has been completed on drains in the easterly end of the village. Building permits were issned to Fred Brock, for a new house. and to Bruce Walker. for al;.:ni•- num siding on his house. SOON TO DISAPPEAR — For many years a familiar spot in most smaller centres, the old-fashioned switchboards throughout this area will soon be a thing of the past. Tele- phone subscribers will no longer hear the "Number, Please" girls at their job after dial conversion on November 15. Shown here are two of the operators at the Zurich exchange of the Hay Municipal Telephon System. Front is Mrs. Don Hesse, while behind her is Mrs. Neil Walker. both em- ployees of the Ilay System for many years. Even though the girls will be out of a job with the advent of dail tele- phones, they report that they are looking forward to the change in the system.