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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1964-10-29, Page 1'`�E'O PADIAN Wlrk<r RE NER c�1N* NEWSPAPERS COMP AC''4:11173 URICH NEWS No. 43—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO,THURSDAY., OCTOBER 29, 1964 $3.00 PER YEAR — 7 CENTS PER COPY NETWORK OF WIRES — The complex inner workings of the new dial telephone system scheduled to be put in operation in Zurich on November 15, seems to pose no prob- Iem for this competent crew. Pictured here are (standing, left to right) Harold Zehr, of the Hay Telephone System; Jim Spierman and Jim Orr, installation experts from the North- ern Electric Company, and Hay Telephone System employee, Bill Ingram (kneeling). The four men were running a check on the highly technical equipment. INSURANCE APPOINTEE — John Consitt, Egmond- ville, (right), has been appointed to the position of secretary - treasurer •of the Hay Township Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany with duties to commence toward the end of the year. He is shown here with Reg Black who recently resigned the post to take a job in Buckingham, Quebec. Grand Bead Hotel Standard Time or Owners Ask For Late Closing Monetta Menard expressed her desire for time changes in Grand Bend when she met with council Monday night. She said that some hotel owners and business proprie- tors in the village would like to see Grand Bend stay on Standard Time next year. As an alternative, she suggested that council write to the Liquor Control Board with their ap- proval for 1 o'clock closing in- stead of the 12 o'clock deadline now in effect. Reeve Webb stated that too many people would be affected by the time differences, saying that school children would find themselves in a confusing situ- ation during June, September and October. Councillor Orval Wassmann, owner of the Village Inn, suggested •a staggered sche- dule whereby Grand Bend would go on Daylight Saving Time until July 1. Standard Time would be in effect for July and August but they would Guinea Hopefuls Four area 4-H Beef Calf Club members will be among 13 Hur- on County youngsters who will compete in the Queen's Guineas class at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on November 20. The representatives are Joan Elliott, Zurich, Charles Becker, Dashwood, Bob McNaughton, Kippen, and Donald Weigand, Dashwood. revert to Daylight Saving Time for the opening of school. It was suggested that the sub- ject be put before the Chamber of Commerce at their next meet- ing. No decision could be reached with regard to a letter to the Liquor Control Board. It was felt that late closing could re- sult in added policing prob- lems in the village. 0 Candy Trade For Funds For UNICEF School children from Hensall, Dashwood and Zurich will fore- go their usual Hallowe'en hunt for treats and will canvass, in- stead, for funds for UNICEF. Canadian youngsters have raised more than one million dollars over the past seven years to assist the United Nation's Children's Fund with their pro- jects throughout the world. Two-thirds of the world's chil- dren are still suffering from malnutrition and disease when one penny will buy five large glasses of milk, one nickel, enough penicillin to cure a child of yaws;. one dime, enouch vac- cine to protect 10 children from TB, and one quarter enough DDT to protect two children from malaria for a year. 13e generous when UNICEF spooks and goblins call at your door. DASHWOOD and DISTRICT (MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent) Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Eben Weigand were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martene and fam- ily, of Chesley; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Martene and boys, and Jean Kennedy. Mrs. Alma Hoperoft spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. F. McGill, of London. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Pfaff and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter 011ey, of Waterloo. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rader and Darlene were Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Rader and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rader and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rader. Mrs. Bertha Hayter is a pa- tient in South Huron Hospital, Exeter. Fowl Supper Group 1 of Zion Lutheran Church Ladies' Aid, with Mrs. Lorne Becker convenor, served the annual Ladies' .Aid fowl supper to members and their husbands or guests. Crokinole followed with Mrs. Elmer Rader and Mrs. Lloyd Rader winning high prizes. Con- solation prizes went to Mrs. Garnet Willert and Mrs. Ernest Koehler. Fellowship Club The Fellowship Club of Zion Lutheran Church met Wednes- day, October 21, with the presi- dent, Bob Hayter, presiding. Rev. William Getz showed film, part one of working synod. The club is sponsoring two projects, namely, advent books and a speaker foor the cloak- room. A donation of $10 is to be made toward building a lib- rary cupboard in the cloakroom. Dart baseball was enjoyed, followed by lunch. Infants Baptized Rev. William Gatz, of Zion Lutheran Church, baptized two babies Sunday: Brian Leonard Denomme, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Denomme, with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Restemayer sponsoros; and Renee Louise Finnen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Finnen, of Exeter, with Mr, and Mrs. Gerald Fin - nen, of Kitchener sponsors. League Rally Eighty-five Walther Leaguers of the Bluewater Zone attended a rally at Monkton on Sunday, October 25, among whom were members of Zion Lutheran Church Walther League. Pastor Charles Evanson, of Stratford, discussed 'The Mean- ing of Worship". Pastor Harold Patzer, of Monkton, delivered an inspiring sermon. Officers of the zone are: President, Howard Famine, Se- bringville; vire-president, Keith Miller, Dashwood; secretary - treasurer, Janet, Strahm, Strat- ford; sports chairman, Jack Schenk, Dashwood; pastoral ad- visor, Rev. William Gatz, Dash- wood. All pupils of Dashwood Pub- lic School will be collecting for UNICEF (United_ ,Nation's Chil- dren's Fund) Hallowe'en night. Dashwood Safety Guards The second meeting of the Dashwood Safety Guards was held Monday, October 26, at the home of Iris Becker, with the leaders, Mrs. Leonard Schenk and Mrs. Rudolph Miller, 20 girls present. The meeting opened with 4-H pledge, followed by reports, roll call and business. Roll call for next week will be, "Name a book I would like to own". Notes were given on, "The club girl keeps fit", and a list of books the girls would enjoy reading. The next meet- ing will be November 2. The meeting closed with "The Queen". A large number of the con- gregation of the EUB church joined with Zurich EUB church for the evening service in cele- brating their 90th anniversary. Hope to Have Picnic Facilities Hay Picks Centenniai Hay Township council will make application to the Cen- tennial Project Board for ap- proval of a proposed township centennial project. At a special meeting Monday night, council announced their intention to establish a Centen- nial Township Picnic Hall on township -owned lake frontage just south of St. Joseph on Highway 21. Subject to Project Board approval, the hall will be outfitted with kitchen and wash- room facilities. The adjacent double lot will provide ample space for picnickers and provis- ions will be made for easy ac- cess to Lake Huron. The grounds will be made open to the general public. Nomination is set for Novem- ber 27 and the election, if nec- essary, will be held December 7. The court of revision was held at this meeting, and num- erous appeals were discussed. The department of education has approved suggested changes Hensall Women Enjoy Bus Trip Forty-three members and guests enjoyed a bus tour to the Niagara Peninsula this week, sponsored by the Kippen East branch of the Women's Insti- tute. During the trip, the ladies vis- ited the Dominion Foundry, Westinghouse Appliance Divis- ion plant, the Studebaker fac- tory and the new Hamilton city hall. The itinerary included a 40 -mile scenic drive through some of Ontario's loveliest country. 0 Pranksters Will Be Prosecuted Zurich Reeve Milton Oesch has announced that stern meas- ures will be taken against Hal- lowe'en mischief makers in the village this week -end. Provincial police in the dis- trict will be out in full force on Saturday night and warnings have been issued that OPP of- ficers will not hesitate to lay charges for vandalism and pub- lic nuisance. Parents are asked to assist in the crackdown by knowing the whereabouts of their children and advising them that inno- cent fun can result in serious trouble. in the new Hay Township School Board to be named shortly with duties to commence on January 1, 1965. Original plans as out- lined by the department called for a six -man board consisting of three members from Hay Township, two from Hensall and one from Zurich. ject Hay Township put forth a re- quest for an additional board member since it was felt that an odd number of voters con- stituted a more satisfactory ar- rangement. Approval was re- ceived for the seven -man board, giving Hay Township the extra member. Hensall Woman Fatally Injured In Traffic Mishap Along Highway Four A tragic mishap Wednesday night, October 21, took the life of a well-known Hensall woman as she was running south on Highway 4 at the northern lim- its of the village. Mrs. Robert McKenzie, 52, was instantly killed when she was struck by a car driven by Milton Love, Hensall. Mr. Love said that the woman just seem- ed to fall into the side of his southbound ear. Police from the Exeter OPP detachment who investigated the accident said they have not been able to determine from where Mrs. McKenzie was com- ing or why she was in that vi- cinity. They indicated that the dead woman may have been EUB Anniversary Services Draw Capacity Crowds Bishop Emeritus George Ed- ward Epp, Riverside, 111., de- livered two inspiring sermons to the members and guests of Zurich's Emmanual Evangelical United Brethren Church on the occasion of that congregation's 90th anniversary. Bish Epp was presiding bish- op in Ontario and the Central U.S. for 16 years prior to his recent retirement.. The resident minister, Manno Shatto, officiated at both serv- ices assisted by former pastor Rev. A. M. Amacher, of the Kirkville and Wallace parishes near Gowanstown. A record attendance for the evening worship service includ- ed several delegations from sis- ter cocngregations, among them a group from the Young Adult Society, Chesley. Miss Olive O'Brien, historian. collected and displayed pictures and programs of the Zurich Church from the past 90 years. running because the weather on that night was wet and cold. Mrs. McKenzie, the former Laurene Schwalm, was a mem- ber of Carmel Presbyterian Church and was an active mem- ber of the Hensall Legicn Ladies' Auxiliary, branch 468. Her husband predeceased her in 1963, She is survived by four sons. Glenn, Ronald and Jack. at home, and Raymond, Toronto; h e r mother, Mrs. Violet Schwalm, Hensall, and four grandchildren. Also five broth- ers, Gordon and Ray, Hensall; Austin, Stratford; Lee Hamil- ton; Carl, Petawawa, and five sisters, Mrs. Harold (Nelda) Hansen, Stratford; Mrs. Bill (Margaret) Wayne, British Co- lumbia; Mrs. Jack (Violet) Mc- Farlane, St. Thomas; Mrs. Don (Florence) Perdue, British Co- lumbia, and Mrs. Arthur (May) O'Hara, Belleville. Members of the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary conducted a service at the Bonthron funeral home where the body rested. Rev. D. 0. Fry, Seaforth, offici- ated at the funeral service and burial was in Baird's Cemetery, near Brucefield. 0 Extensive Damage Result of Crash, No One Injured Damage was estimated at $700 when two cars collided at the intersection of the Blind Line and Highway 84. An eastbound car driven by Harry Bossenberry, Grand Bend, is believed -to have made an im- proper left turn in the path of a westbound car operated by Mrs. Glen Thiel, RR 2, Zurich. No one was hurt in the mishap. Police from the Exeter de- tachment of the OPP investi- gated. 0000 SCION GRATTON WINS AGAIN— Bob McKinley, of Zurich, holds the head of his three-year-old horse that has been setting records at Western Fair Raceway, London. Seat- ed in the sulky is Jack Campbell who has driven Scion Grat- ton to each of his three victories. In the background are (left to right) Mr. McKinley's daughter Debbie, his wife Audrey and daughter Dianne. Mr. Campbell's young son is in the right foreground.