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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1964-12-10, Page 1NE S No 49—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1964 SERVANTS OF TIIE PEOPLE — When Hay Town- ship voters went to the polls Monday to elect a new school board, these four men handled the duties at the poll set up in the Town Hall in Zurich. They are (left to right), Claire Deichert, Arnold Merner, both poll clerks, and deputy re- turning officers Bert Klopp and Tecl Steinbach. McAllister Top Man! $3.00 PER YEAR — 7 CENTS PER COPY Close Race In Hay School Area Not even 100 votes separated the first choice in Hay Town- ship for school board from the candidate who received the least number of votes in Mon- day's school trustee election. This seems to indicate the esteem in which all members of the previous board were held. Each of the five men seeking election to Hay Township's four seats on the new Township School Area Board was well qualified and experienced. Ian McAllister, the outspoken young man from the eastern end of the township, led the polls with 244 votes. He polled well throughout the entire town- ship and was 38 votes up on his nearest rival, Chairman Elmer Rowe. Only a three -vote margin sep- arated Rowe's 206 from the man who ran third with 203 tallies, Ross Turnbull, Turnbull, a west -ender, is most remembered for his honesty on Nomination Day when he admitted he was against the urban centred school but would abide by the desire of the majority of the board. Carl Oestreicher, of the Dash- wood area, acquired the fourth seat representing Hay on the new Hay Township School Area board, which will have seven members. His 190 votes were only 13 less than Turnbull and just 38 more than Leonard Erb with 152, the fifth and ousted former board member. Hensall's two members, Rob- ert Rowcli.ffe and Clendon Christie, with Zurich's lone rep resentative, Dr. Garnet Leitch. will complete the board, which will commence duties on Jan- uary 1, 1965. A poll -by -poll record was kept by Hay Township clerk Whitney Brokenshire. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Erb _ ... _. _ _ _ 19 12 38 25 19 13 13 14-152 McAllister .: _ _ __ . 49 41 25 11 18 26 34 38-244 Oestreicher __ ___ 24 14 31 19 25 35 17 25-190 Rowe ____._. _. .... 65 26 26 15 17 21 15 21-206 Turnbull 42 30 13 6 13 32 23 44-203 School Troubles Ahead Bayfield Swi Stanley Township has a brand new School Area Board after Monday's election in which Bay- field had its own way. Three of the five men elected were from the newly incorporated village, and surrounding area. Township clerk Mel Graham reported the following results: John Taylor, 365; Merton Merri- er, 334; James Cleave, 326; Bruce Keyes, 325; Jack Stur- geon, 311; George Cantlin, 304; William Coleman, 268; Leslie Armstrong, 253, and Russell Grainger, 228. A poll -by -poll report showed. clearly that voters in Bayfield had largely voted for the three s tan! candidates from that vicinity. Only 41 votes in all were cast for the other six township nomi- nees at the Bayfield poll, where both Merner and Sturgeon re- ceived 215 votes and Cleave tallied 203. Cleave, Werner and Sturgeon polled well within the township. Cleave was high man with 123 Poll No. Armstrong Cantlin _ Cleave ._ _ Coleman . ... Grainger _ . . Keyes _.___. -.- Merner _ _ Sturgeon Taylor .... township votes, Merner next with 119 and Sturgeon received 96. It can be estimated that about one out of every six votes cast in the township went to the three Bayfield favorites, while approximately one of every 16 votes cast in Bayfield went to the township candidates. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total 30 18 17 78 54 28 11 17-253 72 54 30 104 33 8 0 3-304 8 3 4 19 21 50 18 203-326 28 50 68 90 18 10 0 4-268 18 23 14 83 40 35 8 7-228 42 43 35 130 42 28 0 5-325 9. 1C 5 9 20 44 22215-334 8 2 4 13 17 38 14 215-311 65 75 43 132 28 17 0 5-365 ts `�. ° drat PRESENTATION OF AWARDS — Six Zurich Lions Club members were awarded chevrons marking 19 years of perfect attendance at club meetings since 1945. District Governor Dr. Peter Bissonette, Ripley, made the presenta- tions at the Monday night dinner meeting. Pictured here are (left to right), Earl Yungblut, George Deichert, Dr. Bissonette, Ivan Yungblut, Ed Datars. Missing when the picture was taken are Leroy O'Brien and J. W. Haberer. Zurich Council Wants Blocks oved From Street At Front Of Liqu r Stor4, Road superintendent Urban Phile has been instructed, on motion of council, to ask Len Bates, manager of the Zurich branch of the LCBO, to remove the cement blocks from the side- walk immediately in front •of the store. A local ratepayer informed council that several cement blocks had been placed by Yr. Bates on the southern side of the sidewalk. It is believed than an accident could result from the unauthorized position- ing of the blocks for which the village would be liable. Reeve Oesch pointed out that while the village is protected by a liability policy, any such clear-cut obstacles should be removed prior to any mishap. Ken Breakey noted that if the blocks were placed on the liquor store property on the north side of the sidewalk, it would be quite permissable. The front lawn at the liquor store had been badly cut-up when an automobile was driven onto the soft ground. The blocks were to permit any such further occurance. Council is also seeking ways to make the book-keeping tasks of Mr, Philo a little easier. Ken Breakey suggested that daily time sheets be provided which would list the various jobs han- dled by the road superintendent with adjacent space to keep a record of man hours and ma- terial costs. An up-to-date, easily understood system would be the result. Mr. Phile reported that snow fences are up and catch basins are repaired and cleaned for the winter. He also said that work on the Rosalie Drain is nearing completion. Council advised the road su- perintendent to contact E. Schantz with regard to the snow plowing of Zurich streets this winter. Reeve Oesch stipulated that Mr. Phile quote to Schantz a $7 -an -hour figure. The calling of tenders, likely early in the new year, for the new fire hall was discussed at 1 e n g t h. Leo Meidinger said Chevrons Given To Local Lions Twenty-seven members of the Zurich ions Club were awarded perfect attendance chevrons at the Monday night dinner meet- ing of the organization, held at the Dominion Hotel. Six •of the group were pre- sented with chevrons marking 19 years of perfect attendance, since the organization was char- tered in 1945. They were Ed Datars, George Deichert, J. W. Haberer, Leroy O'Brien, Ivan Yungblut and Earl Yungblut, Other chevrons presented by district governor Dr. Peter Bis- sonette, of , Ripley, were: one year, V. L. Becker, Alvin Wal - per, Arnold. Merner; three years, Steward Deitz, Ferd IIaberer, Don Oke, Morris Webb; seven years, Doug O'Brien, Donald O'Brien, Herb Turkheim; eight years, Jack Bannister; 12 years, Leroy Thiel; 13 years, Bob Mc- Kinley; 14 years, Vic Dinnin; 15 years, Delbert Geiger, Lloyd (Continued on page 4) that while tenders should be called early, the length of time for tendering should be kept short, possibly three or four weeks. He said that contrac- tors bidding on the job should bear in mind that work is to begin as early in the spring as weather permits. Councillor Coxon asked Mei- dinger if there was any way to regulate the fire siren so that residents in the village could distinguish between rural and urban calls. He suggested in- termitant blasts and one long wail as possible signals. Mei d i n g e r explained that while this could possibly be done, it Would not be wise. He said interested bystanders would crowd around the fire hall in the event of a local fire, and added that the fire truck is often hampered now in its exit from the hall. He suggested that more problems would arise if everyone in Zurich knew the fire was in the village. "A good start" was the term used when council granted $75 to Zurich's Minor Hockey :Asso- ciation. The executive of that group had requested the sup- port of council by way of a letter. Another • local organization, the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Girl Guides, will receive $25 to as- sist in that work. Council also made donations of $20 and $10 to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Muscyular Dystrophy campaign, respectively. Councillor Mrs. Isabel Gaseho was absent from the meeting , Wednesday evening, 4-H Members Acclaimed Best !n Huron County Several area young people walked off with Huron County 4-H Club special awards pre- sented during Achievement Night proceedings held in Wing - ham on December 4. Ken Gemmell, 20, Kippen, was awarded the Elston Cardiff Citizenship trophy and Miss Iris Marshall, 16, Kirkton, re- ceived the Charles MacNaugh- ton trophy for the highest 4-H score in the county. Mr. Gemmell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gemmell, Kippen. Miss Marshall is the sister of Mrs. Robert Downs, RR 1, Hensall, who still holds the record for the highest 4 -II marks ever attained in Huron. Both are the daughters of the Ross Marshall family, Kirkton. Joan Elliott, RR 1, Zurich, was the winner of the J. A. Anstett award for the highest score in beef calf clubs, She is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Melvin Elliott. Six -project certificates were presented to Charles Becker, Dashwood; Larry McClinchey, RR 2, Zurich; Bob MacNaugh- ton, RR 3, Kippen, and Keith Strang, RR 1, HensalL Larry 1VIcClinchey also was one of the top scorers in the Exeter Tractor Club, Top scorers in the Zurich Calf Club, sponsored by the Zurich Agricultural Society, were Joan Elliott, RR 1, Zurich; Donald Weigand, RR 1, Dash - weed, and Mervyn Erb, R.R. 1, Zurich, Donald Weigand was also top scorer in the Stephen Grain and Corn Club. The contract .for an addition to the Hay Township School Area board school located in Zurich was awarded December 3 to the Lucan contracting firm of Frank Van Bussel & Sons. The tender of $127,161 Was the lowest of the five submit- ted to the board. Construction of the two classrooms and a gym torium will begin some time in the new year with the date of completion set for Au- gust 15, 1965. The tender price includes a new bunker fuel heating sys- tem, plumbing and all other phases of construction perti- nent to the building itself. It does not cover architect fees, landscaping and furnishings. Debentures will of necessity be issued to complete the facil- ities at the school. Problem Solved In awarding the contract for the addition, the board put an end to the controversy of the past year or so. Feelings ran high in some parts of the town- ship where school supporters pressed bard for a school in the township as opposed to one in the urban centre. Recent department of educa- tion legislation brought about the amalgamation of the school boards of Hensall, Zurich and Hay Township, which will be- come effective January 1, 1965. It is now expected that students from the eastern end of the township will go to Henson while all other township school children will be transported to Zurich. New Members Present New board members from Zurich and Hensall were in- vited to attend the meeting of the Hay Township School Area board at which the tender was let for the new addition. Zurich member, Garnet Leitch, and the two Hensall members, Clendon Christie and Robert Rowcliff, sat in on the meeting since it had a direct bearing on the problems to be faced by the new board in the new year. Two New Teachers Two new teachers have been hired by the Hay Township School Area board to fill va- cancies on the staff at the Zur- ich school commencing in the new year, Mrs. Phyllis Deichert will re- place Mrs. Doreen Oesch in room 4 and Mrs. Margaret Horn- er will take over duties in room 5 when Mrs. Debra Newby leaves at the end of this term. Applications Sought The Hay Township School Area board also decided to hire a new secretary -treasurer with duties to commence in January. D. L. O'Brien, principal at the Zurich school, had been named interim secretary -treasurer after the resignation of Whitney Brokenshire, who held the posi- tion for 17 years. Mr. O'Brien indicated that the board felt it was unwise to hire a new secretary -treasurer at that time, since it was known that an entirely new type of school board was to come into effect within a few months of that date. The new secretary -treasurer will begin duties with the new school board in January. Grand Bend Council ekes To Hurry Water Survey to S In keeping with their wish to proceed swiftly with a munici- pal water system for the village of Grand Bend, council of the village decided Monday night to prepare a questionnaire to send to property owners in the residential areas south of Grand Bend. The engineer, planning the village system, is held up in his work until decisions concerning the size of pipe to be laid along the highway is decided through negotiations with the Ontario Water Resources Commission. The Township of Bosanquet (south of the village) has not yet discovered the wishes of ifs residents, and though the Grand Bencl council showed some re- luctance to move into a neigh- bor's territory — Monday night they decided that something would have to be done. Lists of property owners, with their addresses, in the south section of Southcott Pines Park- land Ltd„ and in Beach o' Pines, will be obtained, and the serv- ices ereices of the post office will be used for the residents along the highway, south to and in- cluding the Pinery Provincial Park. 1- Ins uh A meeting will be railed as soon as possible, to which all of these will be invited, as well as the council of the Township of 13osancluet. Help of the village solicitor, Mr. Elmer Bell, QC, Exeter, in preparing the questionnaire will be requested. Another problem facing Engi- neer W. C. Ayearst, London, who is working on a plan for the village water system, is the size of pipe to be used within the system. OWRC requests no smaller than six inch mains; Ayearst agrees, except on those streets where no hydrants are placed, and there he feels that four inch is large enough, Coun- cil made no decision. hut were to discuss it further with Mr. Ayearst who was to be in the village on Tuesday. A suggestion from the Lamb - ton County Junior Farmers that the village take some part in their farm and home improve- ment competition was.laid over until the next meeting of the council. A curious letter from Mr. Mc - Keane of the department of transport stationed at. Owen (Continued on Parge 8)