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Zurich Citizens News, 1964-11-18, Page 1C NE S No. 46—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1964 ¶3.00 PER YEAR — 7 CENTS PER COPY PLACES FIRST CALL —.When dial telephone oper- ation came into effect at the Zurich exchange last Sunday morning, Hay Township Reeve John Corbett had the pleas- ure of placing the first direct distance dialing (DDD) calf: Mr. Corbett called direct to his wife, who was visiting in Detroit at the time. Shown here watching the reeve are, left to right, councillors John Tinney and Lloyd Hendrick, deputy reeve Delbert Geiger, newly -appointed secretary - treasurer of the Hay Municipal System, Wayne Horner. and councillor Joe Hoffman. County Debates Addition Or Entire New Building for More Accomodatioh Huron County's home for the aged,. Huronview at Clinton, is to have another addition, pos- sibly providing an extra 100 beds. The decision to increase space at the •home is based up- on the rise in population at Huronview from 105 in 1960 to 224 on November 16 of this year. Board Chairman James Hay- ter reported that applications for admission continue to pour in resulting in a steady back- log. "We have given the matter of additional accommodation care- ful study," he told County Coun- cil, "and we feel that .a further building program is needed. We therefore recommend that we be authorized to engage Snider, Huget and March, architects, to prepare preliminary plans for either an addition to our pres- ent home or an entire new building to be located on the same property with the site to be determined depending on drainage, sewerage and other considerations. We would en- deavor to have further details placed before council at the January session." Warden Jewell told council that the board had suggested an addition of something like 100 rooms. Recently, all staff members of Huronview were asked to find accommodations elswhere so that morne rooms could be made available to persons seek- ing admission to the home. Mr. Christmas Hours For Zurich Stores Zurich merchants have an- nounced store hours far the village during the month of De- cember. Residents of Zurich and area will be pleased to note that plans have been laid to better accommodate the shop- ping public in the Christmas season. Stores in the village will re- main open every Wednesday throughout December as well as the first three Friday and Saturday nights in the month. Doors will be open Friday, De- cember 4; Saturday, December 5; Friday, December 11; Satur- day, December 12; Friday, De- cember 18 and Saturday, De- cember 19, until 9 p.m. During Christmas week, the businessmen will be on hand Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Stores will close Christmas Eve at 6:30 p.m, Hayter said that the additional space created by the removal of staff quarters are already filled. He added that residents are de- lighted with the new surround- ings. The committee has indicated that there is dissatisfaction in the county concerning the lo- cation of the home. Some fac- tions would like to see expan- sion in the form of two new homes situated at either end of the county. It is felt by the committee that the Clinton location is cen- tral to all points in the county. They do not favor the expense which would be involved to pur- chase new sites and outfit new buildings with the same facili- ties enjoyed at the present home. The committee regards additional construction on the nearly 100 -acre site at Clinton as the most economical and sat- isfactory solution. The committe has also stress- ed that expansion should take place in the form of a separate building at Huronview. It is believed that residents there who are able to move about and enjoy all the pleasures provided for them at the home• should be apart from those who are bed- ridden. "It is depressing," said Mr. Hayter, "for people who are well to be in constant contact with persons who are ill," Mr. Harvey Johnston, man- ager, reported that bed care is an important part of the rou- tine of the home. "Of the 63 persons admitted this year," he said, "nine were over 90, 40 were between 80 and 90, 11 were between 70 and 80 and only three were under 70." Mr. Johnston also reported that five new applications have been passed by the board but not yet admitted to Huronview. He substantiated Mr. Hayter's statement that more enquires are arriving daily. Reeve Frank Walkom, Goder- ich, asked council if the Ontario Hospital Services Commission would pay the same .amount of money to nursing homes ac- credited by the province as is ordinarily paid to the hospitals. He suggested that two nursing homes in Goderich, one being built and one newly renovated, were given to understand ;that a certain number of patients would be taken from the chron- ic wing of the hospital and some from Huronview to partially fill one of those establishments. Ho was told by deputy clerk- treasurer B. G. Hanley that the only time the OIISC accepts pa- tients in a nursing home is if, by survery, they find there are not sufficient chronic beds available in the county home or in the town hospitals. At that time, the OHSC would pay the chronic rate to nursing homes. "I do not believe there was anything said to the effect that the Ontario Hospital Services Commission would move pa- tients into Goderich nursing homes," added Mr. Hanly. "If a nursing home starts up in Goderich, there are a number of Goderich residents who could use it at their own expense." Mr. Hanly told Reeve Toni Leiper, of Hullett, that of the 224 residents at Huronview, 108 are paying their way. Mr. Johnston told council that there is big business at the county home. He noted that a staff of about 100 requires a payroll in the neighbourhood of $17,500 per month. He said that the grocery bill in the Hur- onview kitchens is high. "The milk bill is quite high," he said, "$823 for one month. Bread runs $353 for a month, ice cream and butter, $300. We use about 90 dozen eggs per week." 0 Obituary Bruce J. Topp Bruce K1opp, a well-known resident of this community, passed away in the South Huron Hospital, Exeter, on Wednes- day, November 18, 1964, in his 61st year. He was born in Hay Town- ship on July 8, 1904, son of Elmore Klopp and the late Mary Rader. After receiving his Pub- lic School education at SS 4, Hay, he attended Zurich Con- tinuation School and Seaforth High School. Following a teach- ing career of a number of years, he operated a poultry farm west of Zurich. He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Sunday School and choir there, and participated as well in other community work. He is survived by his father, Elmore Klopp, Zurich; one sis- ter, Mrs. Gordon Howald, of London; three brothers, Ber- tram,. Lloyd and Lorne, all of Zurich. Resting at the Westlake funeral home, Zurich, until Fri- day, November 20, when re- moval will be made at noon to St. Peter's Lutheran, where funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Interment will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Rev. A. Blackwell, officiating.. Three Candidates For Huron Warden There will be three candi- dates in the race for the ward- enship of Huron County this year. Reeve Green Webb, Steph- en; Reeve Cliff Dul�bai,, Grey, and Reeve Mort Agnew, Clin- ton, announced their intentions at the Wednesday morning ses- sion of county council. Rumors had circulated that James Hayter, deputy reeve of Stephen Township, would stand for the office of warden but there was a switch at the last minute when Reeve Webb indi- cated his wish to run. Reeve Webb was a candidate last year when he was defeated by one vote. 0 To Carry On Governor R. W. Benn, Goder- ich, has received a reprieve. The Huron County jail gover- nor will reach 66 years of age next December 24. All civil servants are required to step down after 65. But Governor Benn submitted to the neces- sary medical examination and received a one-year extension from the minister of 'reform institutions. County Council Asks to Have R ad r �� ay field to Bruceriekl lt 4�i The Huron County road com- mittee has asked the depart- ment of highways to designate county road 3 from Bayfield through Brucefielcl and Eg- mondville to Highway 8 at Sea - forth as development road. The department pays the full cost of development roads which are constructed by the county. The 16 -mile stretch was chos- en over the six -mile route be- tween Kippen and Seaforth. "It was felt if we are going to get a designation — and the development road fund may be decreasing— we would ask for the largest one that would be considered by the minister," said county engineer James Britnell. "We would be receiv- Zurich Lions Hear Phone Problems From Local Man Gordon Hess, of Zurich, a representative of Northern Electric Compny, explained to members of the Zurich Lions Club on Monday night some of the problems encountered in connection with conversion to dial in the area on Sunday. The company, which Mr. Hess rep- resents, supplied equipment for the various systems. Mr. Hess pointed out that the biggest problem was caused from practically everyone with a new dial telephone experi- menting with it during the first day of operation. This resulted in the equipment being over- loaded, and caused a few minor problems. The Lions arranged for their annual fowl bingo, which is to be held in the Zurich Arena on Wednesday, December 2. Don Oke is chairman of the commit- tee in charge of the project. Arrangements were made at the meeting for as many of the members as possible to tour the Crippled Chldren's Treat- ment Centre in London next Monday night. The tour has been arranged by Lion Jack Bannister, who is a director of the board of the hospital. Mem- bers will leave Zurich at 6:30 p.m. for London. Plans were finalized at the meeting to have Santa Claus visit Zurich on Saturday after- noon, December 12. There will be free movies for all the chil- dren in the area at the Com- munity Centre prior to the ar- rival of Santa. A lucky draw at the meet- ing was won by Lion V. L. Becker. ing almost five tines as much money to construct the pro- posed development road than we would have to construct the Kippen-Seaforth mileage." Mr. Britnell promised that the Kippen plan would be con- structed under by-law within the next two or three years. Cold mix paving jobs came under discussion when Archie Etherington, of Usborne, men- tioned complaints concerning the roughness of county road six. He was reminded that Au- gust rains hampered construc- tion and they were "lucky to get it down". The road com- mittee will investigate the road and give it surface treat- ment if it was deemed neces- sary. kir. Etheringlon was also told that some cold mix pavements in the county had undergone no surface treatment in 20 years. A by-law has been prepared to increase the speed limit from 50 to 60 mph on county road 25 from Highway 21 to Welton in accordance with the depart- ment of transport warrants. The speed limits will be under- standably lowered through the villages of Auburn, Blyth, Wal- ton, Winthrop and Brussels, which are situated on the high- way built to modern standards. The principal bridge job in the county at the present time is the 195 -foot three -span bridge .lust north of Varna. Work on Highway 8 from Seaforth 32 miles north has been completed at a total cost in excess of one million dollars. The cost to the county was $40,000. Pre -engineering and design is under way on county road 4 from. Crediton east, westerly to Highway 81, a distance of 10 miles. Tenders for grading the first five miles will likely be called early in 1965 and for the second five miles later in the year. Grand Bend Water System St r,lied As Possible Subscribers Delay Water, water everywhere . . but not a drop to drink. This was the essence of the Grand Bend council meeting Monday night. Council was beset with problems created by the lack of water, the abund- ance of water and the position of water, and Reeve Stewart Webb had to rap the gavel more than once to keep the tumult down to a dull roar. Rev. C. A. Britain, represent- ing the industrial committee of the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce, asked council to give a report on the progress to date in acquisition of a village water system. He was told that the Main Street plans were finalized but that the village water plan had been held up clue to the fact that communities to the south of Grand Bend had not come to a decision. The Chamber of Commerce was advised to have petition from the people in Southcott Pines and Beach of Pines in the hands of council by December 7. Bill Rendle, sanitation in- spector, told council that sewer- age water was making its way into a village storm sewer. Health committee representa- tive Ian Coles, said immediate action would be taken to cor- rect the situation. Orville Wassmann, councillor who is ending his second year in office, announced his resig- nation as chairman of the road committee when council held him responsible for the moving of a hydro pole on River Road. Wassmann said the resignation would be in writing if desired, and also indicated he would not seek re-election to council for next year. Wassmann denied that he had directed the move, only that he had given an opinion as to where the pole should be ]o- cated if it was to be moved. Reeve Webb said that the usual procedure was for the PUC to have a letter of authorization from council before work of that nature was undertaken. Council voted to have the pole moved from the road but it has not been determined who will pay the expenses incurred by twice shifting of the pole. Reeve Webb indicated he would seek another term as reeve if the people were in favor and Ian Coles said he would withhold his decision until the 20th of the month. 0 Win Scholarships Two Clinton University of Western Ontario students have been named winners of the an- nual county scholarships. William A. Cochrane and Bonnie Hamilton will receive the awards, according to the registrar at the university. Kind Neighbours assist Area Farmer with P!oughing The theory that many hands make light work was proven on the farm of Gib Ducharme last Wednesday when neighbours and friends arrived with 15 tractors and plows to round up the fall work in a hurry. Mr. Ducharme has just re- turned from hospital following surgery and has been unable to complete the plowing on the farm. It took just four hours to turn the sod in 47 acres. Oblig- ing plowmen turned 44 furrows with each sweep through the fields and it kept Len Merner and Ted Steinbach busy to stake out and strike out lands. Some sort of a record is believed to have been made when a 17 -acre stubble field was plowed in one hour. The bee was sponsored by the Zurich Chamber of Commerce and members served coffee and doughnuts to the workers. A group of neighbours had previously harvested the Du- charme bean crop.