Zurich Citizens News, 1964-09-17, Page 1S
No, 37—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1964
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RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY—The official open-
ing of the new bridge at Grand Bend drew a large crowd
of interested persons. Shown here are (left to right) Reeve
Stewart Webb, Grand Bend; Hon. Charles MacNaughton,
Minister of Highways for Ontario; Lorne Henderson, MLA
for Lambton East, and Rev. C. A. Brittain, president of the
Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce.
Highways Minister Opens New fridge
Traffic across the new bridge
at Grand Bend was halted tem-
porarily on Monday, to allow
for ribbon cutting ceremonies.
The Honourable C. S. Mac -
Naughton, Ontario Minister of
Highways, officially opened the
bridge to the travelling public
when he severed the red, white
and blue banner strung the
width of the modern structure.
Mr. MacNaughton bore greet-
ings from the Prime Minister
of Ontario, the Honourable
Johnn P. Roberts, who was un-
able to attend due to other
commitments.
"This is a gracious and beau-
tiful structure," said Mr. Mac -
Naughton. "It was a difficult
bridge to design and equally
difficult to construct. Bot Con-
struction did a magnificent job,
and the department of high-
ways is proud of this bridge."
He also announced that ar-
rangements have been made for
a connecting link agreement
which will extend Highway 81
to the beach. This will mean
that the department of high-
ways will assume most of the
cost for the maintenance of
Grand Bend's main street while
the village council will continue
to have jurisdiction over it.
Reeve Stewart Webb, Grand
Bend, acted as master of cere-
monies for the event and in-
troduced the Civic Officials on
hand for the occasion. Among
those who participated were
Lorne Henderson, MLA for
Lambton East; Lorne Edgar,
warden for Lambton County;
Ralph Jewell, warden for Hur-
on County; Glenn Webb, reeve
of Stephen Township; Cam
Brown, district engineer for the
Ontario Department of High-
ways; M. Innis, secretary of
Bot & Bot Construction, .and
members of Grand Bend coun-
cil and the PUC.
The 1.13 miles of new black-
top and the bridge itself repre-
sent an expenditure of over
$552,000. The 166 -foot long
bridge spans the Ausable River
with a 48 -foot wide four -lane
bridge. The structure, a con-
crete rigid frame design, has
five-foot sidewalks on either
side. The contract was let in
August, 1963, to Bot & Bot Con-
3truction, 0 a k v i 11 e, and was
completed early this summer.
Councillor Howard Greene,
Grand Bend, termed the bridge
as `°a big improvement over
what we had there just .a year
ago."
James Dalton, past reeve of
Grand Bend, paid tribute to
Charles MacNaughton for the
immediate action he took to
relieve the traffic bottleneck
caused by the antiquated form-
er bridge. He said it is now
the responsibility of Grand
Bend to make the corner one of
the focal points of the village.
Plans are being discussed
concerning ways to beautify the
spacious grounds adjacent to
the bridge, and the suggestion
of a fountain to be erected on
the site, is foremost on the
agenda.
Res1ts a .annuaHersa
Attendance and exhibits were
down at this year's edition of
the Hensall School Fair, but
enthusiasm was high on Tues-
day, September 15, when chil-
dren from participating schools
lined up for the parade from
Hensall Town Hall to the Arena.
Each school parading in the
event received a gift of $5.
Those schools included were
Hensall Public School, SS 10
Hay, SS 7 Hibbert, SS 10 and
2 Tuckersmith, The Bannock-
burn Pipe Band, Varna, led
the procession to the Fair site.
Fair Board Secretary Peter
McNaughton opened the pro-
ceedings and welcomed every-
one to the showing.
The following is a list of the
results in the various classes.
First, second and third winners
are named in that order. "H"
denotes Hensall School; "7H", 7
Hibbert; "10T" and "2T", 10
and. 2 Tuckersmith,
Grain
Oats, 1 quart: Larry Wright,
71I.
Oats, sheaf; Al Corbett, 10
Hay.
Barley, quart: Larry Wright,
711; Gordon Dick, 711
Barley, sheaf: Al. Corbett, 10
Hay.
Wheat, quart: Larry Wright,
7H; Douglas Dick, 711; Irish
Alexander, H.
Wheat, sheaf: Garry Alder -
dice, 10T; Al Corbett, 10 Hay;
Denise Kerslake, 711.
Field Beans, quart: Shirley
Brintnell, 711; Douglas Dick,
711; Donald Cole, 711.
Field Corn, silage: Al Corbett,
10 Hay; Donald Cole, 7H; Jean
Cole, 7H.
Field Corn, husking: Ann
Bell, II; Larry Wright, 711; Billy
Forrest, H.
Sweet Corn: Barbara Kers-
lake, 7H; Denise Kerslake, 711;
Douglas Kyle, H.
Roots and Vegetables
Turnips junior: Ricky Ingram,
10 Hay; Barbara Kerslake, 711;
Shirley Brintnell, 711
Turnips, senior: Denise Kers-
lake, 7H.
Beets, junior: Billy Cameron,
II; Tony Kyle, 11; Douglas Dick,
711
Beets, senior: Gordon Dick,
711; Dorothy Kipfer, 11; Sharon
Swale, H.
Mangels, junior: Barbar a
Kerslake, '7H; Albert Pepper, 11;
Al Corbett, 10 Hay.
Mangels, senior: Denise Kers-
lake, 7Ih
Carrots, junior: Paul Rea -
burn, H; Shirley Brintnell, 7H;
Deanne Sararas, 711.
Carrots, senior: Brian Chop-
per, 711; Donald Cole, 7H;
Sharon Swale, H.
Potatoes, junior: Beth Turvey,
II; John Noakes, IT; Linda Beer,
H.
Potatoes, senior: Brian Chop-
per, 711; Patricia Parke, H.
Onions, junior: Michael Sang-
ster, H; Tony Kyle, H; Albert
Pepper, H.
Onions, senior: John Moir,
H; Patricia Parke, II; Linda
Keys, 11,
Pumpkin pie; Barbara Kers-
lake, 711; Shirley Brintnell, 7H;
ool
ir
Al Corbett, 10 Hay.
Pumpkin, field: Barbara Kers-
lake, 71I; Denise Kerslake, 7H;
Tony Kyle, H.
Tomatoes: Jeff Reaburn, H;
Sharon Smale, H; Iris Alexan-
der, H.
Cabbage: Dorothy Kipfer, H;
Patricia Parke, H; Billy Cam-
eron, H.
(Continued on Page 8)
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School Enrolment
increases Again
Present enrolment at St.
Boniface School is 139. Grade I
has 18 beginners.
The teachers are. Sister Eileen
Marie, principal; Sister Mary
Magdalen, Miss Mary Ovecka
and Miss Jean Moylan,
It is expected that a fifth
classroom andl teacher will be
required for September, 1965.
Principal Donald O'Brien of
the Zurich Public School reports
that enrolment is up at the
school this September due to
the addition of USS 9, Hay and
Stanley. An increase from 203
to 230 has necessitated a new
classroom bring the number of
classes to seven.
New members of the staff are
Mrs. Margaret Deichert, replac-
ing Mrs. Phyllis Deichert, and
Mrs. Debra Newby.
Enrolment at Hensall Public
School has increased from June
30 and Principal Reaburn re-
ports that there has been no
change in the teaching staff.
Miss Centennial
To Reign Queen
Over Fall Fair
Some lucky young woman
will be chosen Queen and
will reign •over Zurich's Cen-
tennial Fall Fair, to be held
September 28.
The crowning will take
place September 18 at a gala
street dance on Mill Street,
just one block north of Main
Street. Girls,.- married or
single and living within 25
miles of Zurich, are invited
to participate in the contest
which 'will bring many valu-
able gifts to the winner.
"Miss Centennial Queen"
will be picked by a panel of
judges on the basis of appear-
ance, general deportment and
popularity.
All contestants are asked
to register at the office of the
Zurich Citizen's News, before
10 p.m. on the night of the
dance.
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CKSL Announces
Power Boost in
Late September
No Tax Increase For Zurich
Tax rates for the current
year were set at the September
2 meeting of Zurich Village
Council. A slight increase will
be made in taxes paid for the
operation of South Huron Dis-
trict High School where the
mill rate will be raised from
11.7 to 12.4 for residential and
13 to 13,8 for commercial.
Huron County rates remain
at 14 mills and the village rates
will not change from 15 to 20.
Zurich Separate School rates
are still 17 and 19 and Hay
Township school area will be
maintained at 9 and 10.
Accounts were paid for the
month of August in the amount
of $2,922.15, with $$2,341.66
representing the balance of pay-
ment to SHDHS.
S. W. Archibald of J. Grey,
of the 'engineering firm of
Archibald, Grey and McKay,
London, will be asked to make
a report on municipal drains in
the village and also proposed
Radio Station CKSL, of Lon-
don, will change its frequency
to 1410 on the dial and double
its power to 10,000 watts on
Monday, September 21.
General Manager John Fun-
ston, in making the announce-
ment, said that final approval
on technical details is still re-
quired from the department of
transport. Approval of the
board of Broadcast Govenors
was received earlier.
The change •from the present
1290 frequency, along with the
power boost, will mean, Mr.
Funston explained, that for the
first time listeners in 100,000
more homes in 14 Southwestern
Ontario counties will hear the
station clearly and continuously
both day and night.
In order to effect the change-
over, new broadcast towers have
been erected in South London.
New coverage area extends to
Kincardine in the north, the
shore of Lake Erie to the south,
Brantford and Guelph to the
east, and Sarnia and Chatham.
on the west.
Present plans call for the
change to be made at 6:00 p.m.
September 21, with appropriate
ceremonies.
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The national economy for ef-
ficient operation needs both
production a n el distribution.
Advertising is the cheapest
means of obtaining maximum
distribution.
Fish Story With
A Happy Ending
municipal drains as advised by
the road superintendent, Urban
P1ile.
Bryan Fink, 15, of Hensall,
while vacationing at Restoule,
near North Bay, at Campbell
Eyre's camp, was successful in
catching a 51 -inch muskie
weighing 321/2 pounds. It was
the largest fish caught in that
area in two years and earned
Bryan the Labatt award, pre-
sented to him by the game
warden.
Bryan is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Fink.
Building permits approved by
council at this meeting included
permits to J. Parkins, $500; H.
Zehr, $500; Gideon Koehler,
$300; Earl- Zimmer, $200, all for
roofing; Doug Armstrong,
$1,000; Lloyd Denomme, $30;
H. Finkbeiner, $125, all for in-
terior renovations, and Reg
Black $2,000 for the construc-
tion of a new garage with quar-
ters above.
Cons& tative Sch to! Com Mee
To Be Named for Huron County
Goderich — Huron county
council at its one -day Septem-
ber session is expected to set
up a consultative committee for
public school purposes, as pro-
vided for in Bill 53 passed by
the Ontario Legislature this
year. Section 13 set forth that
every county council "shall ap-
point school consultative com-
mittees of three of five public
school ratepayers, and a public
school inspector, designated by
the minister (of education) shall
be secretary of the committee,
but not entitled to vote."
This committee may be di-
rected by council to report upon
the desirability of establishing
a county school area.
Appointment of a consulta-
tive committee is at the stage
of recommendation from the
legislative and educational com-
mittee, of which deputy reeve
Tom Howard of Ashfield is
chairman. It is proposed that
the committee, if set up, shall
consist of five members.
Fewer communications than
usual confront council at this
session. A principal item of
business will be the report of
clerk -treasurer J. G. Berry, for
the six months ending June 30.
As of that date, a surplus of a
little more than $5,000 is indi-
cated.
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Fair Decorations
Urged By Reeve
Reeve Milton Pesch, Zurich,
has asked all citizens to partici-
pate in making the upcoming
Centennial Fall Fair a really
gala event.
Homeowners a n d business
proprietors can do much to
add to the festivities planned
for the coming days by dressing
up their premises for the occa-
sion. It has been suggested
that a display of flags or other
decorations about the town
would give that air of pride
that is felt by everyone in
Zurich.
The Agricultural Society urges
all businesses in the vicinity to
be represented by floats and
displays for exhibit at the Fair.
1'X OL :D \INNERS—Gaily decorated bi-
cycles proved a popular contest at Hon all
School Fair, Children were not nl1, u' d .,::y
help from their parents and all designs were
of their own choice, Winners in the class
for youngsters under 10 were, top photo
(right to left): Dorothy Skea, first: .loan
Goddard. second: Pain Van 1'iTiercn, third.
S::1:fin wInners in the class for children
over 10 are, bottom pha10, (right to left):
Janet Armstrong, first; Michael Davis, sec-
ond; Lynda Kipfer, third,