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ITEMS ABOUT I-IENSAI-L
George Ingram is a patient in
St, Joseph's Ilospital, London,
where he underwent surgery on
Tuesday.
Miss Mattie Ellis is a patient
in South Huron Hospital, Ex-
eter.
Mrs. R. N. Peck is at present
visiting with relatives in To-
ronto,
Members of Hensall Legion
Ladies' Auxiliary will appear
on "Take Your Choice", CFPL-
TV this month. Their program
will be taped Saturday, March 5.
On Friday 1st 0 pupils at
Hensall Public School enjoyed a
holiday owing to severe weather
conditions. Principal Robert
Reaburn stated he has been
principal of the school for 12
years, and this is the firrst time
he recalls the school being
closed due to weather elements
and road conditions.
Hensall Kinsmen and Kinettes
entertained the patients at the
Ontario Hospital, Goderieh, on
Wednesday evening. Bingo was
played and prizes a w a r de d.
Lunch was served by the Kin-
ettes..
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ITEMS ABOUT ZURICH
Mrs. Alice Johnston and fain-
ily and Mr. and Mrs. George
Wilson, all of Bayfield, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mur-
ray Brunskill and family, near
Belmont.
The World Day of Prayer
service will be held in the EUB
Church in Zurich on Friday,
March 5, at 3 p.m. Mrs. M.
Shatto will discuss the topic,
"What does the Lord require".
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
Robert Hartman, from Sacred
Heart Seminary in Delaware,
spent the long week -end with
Mrs. Theresa Hartman.
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Laporte
and Mrs. Theresa Hartman vis-
ited in Chatham with Sister
Priscille Therese and Sister
Bernadette at The Pines. They
also visited with members of
their families in London.
Andrew Thiel is a patient in
Clinton Public Hospital.
George Deichert is a patient
in South Huron Hospital, Ex-
eter.
No. 9—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
Edward Haberer is a patient
in Voctoria Hospital, London.
Gordon Bloch spent last week
in Toronto, where he attended
a course at the Ontario Fire
Marshall's College.
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Miss Inez Yungblut spent last
week visiting with relatives in
London.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Geoffrey
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Jerome Geoffrey were week -end
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Geoffrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Yungblut
are spending a two week vaca-
tion in Florida with Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Haberer.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hess
spent a couple of days last week
in Toronto and Woodstock.
Sq. Leader Ray Waters, of
Baggotville, spent the week -end
in Zurich with his wife and
family.
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Mrs. Ferd Haberer returned
home on Saturday after spend-
ing last week in London at the
home of her daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arn Meyer.
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Evidence Burned
In Big Bonfire
A member of the anti -gam-
bling squad, Toronto, Wednes-
day afternoon supervised the
strangest of bonfires in the his-
tory of Grand Bend.
Set ablaze in the village dump
was the •collection of pinball
machines confiscated during a
police raid in the resort last
summer.
The machines were evidence
in a court case against the op-
erators of the establishments in
Grand Bend which were raided.
They could not be destroyed
until the trail ended.
Three OPP constables and
Grand Bend's road foreman,
Wellwood Gill, assisted at the
burning ritual.
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ZURICH, ONTARLO, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1965
$3.00 PER YEAR — 7 CENTS PER COPY
PLENTY OF SNOW — There was snow all over the
place last Thursday and Friday in the midst of the worst snow
storm to hit this area in many years. In the upper photo
about nine feet of the white stuff is shown piled up in front
of Taylor Motors in Zurich. The snow was right up under
the well-known "Car King" emblem, which is a familiar land-
mark to anyone entering the village from the east. In the
lower photo the snow is piled up about seven feet in front
of the Bank of Montreal in Zurich, about even with the top
of the front door. Workmen had to remove the snow Friday
morning before anyone could gain entrance to the building.
By Monday all the streets in the village had been cleaned up.
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Agreement On I
Members of Hensall council
have decided they will honor a
three-way agreement made last
year with General Coach Works
and village building inspector,
Robert Baker.
Baker appeared at Monday
night's session of •council to
clear up the matter when it ap-
peared evident council was con-
sidering a reverse decision.
He told council it would have
to look for a new building in-
spector if he was not paid the
inspection fee from General
Coach as promised even though
council, as a whole, would act
as inspector in this case.
The issue arose out of a re-
quest from General Coach to
have an alternate building in-
spector appointed to inspect the
new addition under construc-
tion at their Hensall plant. It
was felt that there was real
danger that Baker, an employee
of a rival firm, would see new
models of trailers on the floor
of the factory during his in-
spections.
Cooneil had doubted at that
time if Baker would be anxious
Hay School Board Considers Complete
New Building For Zurich Location
Chairman Ian McAllister
spoke for the Public School
Board of the Township School
Area of Hay when he told Reeve
John Corbett and his council
that the school board is now
wondering if it would be wise
to demolish the old part of the
Zurich public school and build
four additional classrooms right
away.
This construction would pro-
ceed simultaneously with the
erection of the proposed two
classrooms and gymtorium ad-
dition.
While no decision has been
made on the matter, some mem-
bers of the board are planning
a trip to Toronto to meet with
the Ontario Municipal Board.
They hope to bring home some
answers concering the possibil-
ities of securing a loan from the
Municipal Assistance Fund.
The money is distributed by
Ontario officials from federal
funds on a first come, first
served basis. McAllister said
the board has some verbal as-
surance that up to $100,000 is
available to them "if we go the
whole way, on the school".
To qualify for the loan, pro-
jects must be scheduled for
commencement prior to Septem-
ber 1, 1965, and applicants must
be able to prove they are "step-
ping up" a planned project.
Money would be paid as con-
struction proceded. Interest on
the money would cost in the
neighborhood of 51/4% and 25%
of the total amount borrowed
would be forgiven. Department
of education grants would not
be affected by the loan.
Good Reasons
McAllister pointed out sev-
eral reasons for consideration
of the enlarged building pro-
gram.
The board and council agreed
that the entire job could be
done cheaper now than •proceed-
ing with the scheme in two op-
erations. It has already been
established the old building will
have to be rebuilt at a future
date.
Past chairman Elmer Rowe
noted costs could be cut if
hydro, water and sewage in-
stallations could be completed
at one time and if the full build-
ing contract could be finished.
without calling tenders and
moving in contractors twice.
McAllister said operating
costs were higher at Zurich than
at Hensall. He indicated that
the oldest section of the school
at Zurich was the main reason
for the -increased insurance
rates. Hydro costs are double
those at Hensall although Zur-
ich has just one more class-
room.
Council Questions
Plans for the proposed addi-
tion at Hensall were shown to
council and figures presented
for the cost of both the Hensall
and Zurich projects.
Council questioned why •a two
classroom addition at Zurich
would cost $146,000 while a
three classroom addition at Hen-
sall was estimated at only
$110,000,
Board members explained
that the Zurich addition calls
for more outside walls, a new
Hay Council Lets
Gravel Contract
To Area Trucker
furnace new boiler room, new
sewer beds and new septic tank.
The figure also includes the
price of extra land.
Deputy -reeve Delbert Geiger
asked if the hoard felt that six
classrooms for Zurich would be
warranted within the next five
or ten years in view of the in-
creased tendency to the Sep-
arate School System.
Elmer Rowe told him the
school population would be
shifted if necessary to utilize
any vacant classrooms. He
said expansion is likely to be-
come necessary at Hensall in
the future to accommodate chil
dren from the village and said
township children now expected
to attend Hensall school would
then move to Zurich.
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Henson Theft
to inspect the building since it
might put him in an awkward
position.
Baker had said then he would
inspect the building as it was
part of his job. However, he
said he would decline the in-
spection if it was council's wish.
Council at that time had made
it quite clear to Baker he would
receive the inspection fee.
Baker also took exception to
suggestions by council that he
was net doing his job properly.
He said Central Mortgage and
Housing has its own regulations
and engineers. "Can I go against
their engineers?" he asked.
Council agreed with Baker
that building codes are con-
stantly changing and that the
local building by-law, passed in
1961, was outdated.
New Flag, New Position
Council has authorized the
purchase of a new all -Canadian
flag for Hensall, but suggested
it be flown from a new location.
The previous flag was hoisted
atop the Town Hall, judged by
council as a precarious position.
Alternate sites mentioned for
the new flag were at the ceno-
taph or on the ground pole at
the Town Hall.
Council has been advised by
the department of highways
there is a possibility Highway
4 will be widened at the main
intersection to provide a turn-
ing lane.
Council has been negotiating
for a traffic light at that corner
but both the department of
highways and the •department
of transport have indicated this
is not the answer to the prob-
lem.
It is supposed the turning
lane would be the better solu-
tion and would eliminate the
need for the light.
Plans Laid for Streets
Council made plans for the
maintenance of some streets
and the construction of others
within their $10,000 road budget..
Of the $5,000 maintenance aI-
lowance, $2,500 will be spent on
Richmond Street south from.
Nelson to Highway 4. The re-
mainder
emainder will go towards gen:
eral maintenance.
New paving will take most of
the construction allotment with
council's approval to under-
take work on 700 feet on Lorne
Avenue, 300 feet on Queens
from Lorne to Highway 4 and
300 feet on North Richmond
from Larne to Highway 4.
In other business, council ap-
proaed a building permit for
Hensall Motors for the renova-
tion of the Adam Black build-
ing.
At •a light session of HHay
Township council on Monday
afternoon, a contract to supply,
crush and haul 18,000 cubic
yards of gravel on the township
roads was awarded to R. H.
Jennison, of Grand Bend, at a
price of $1.48 per cubic yard.
The Jennison tender was the
lowest of two received. The
other tender was that of Sandy
Construction, of Goderich, at
$1.52 per cubic yard.
Road superintendent Karl Ha-
berer discussed with the coun-
cil work which is to be carried
out this spring on the roads, as
well as several new bridges.
Council appointed Alex Mei-
dinger, of Zurich, as warble fly
inspector for the coining year.
He will attend a school in Clin-
ton later this spring to receive
instructions en the position.
In correspondence presented
to the council by clerk H. W.
Brokenshire, a request from the
Grand Bend Lions Club for a
donation to their outdoor skat-
ing rink, was shelved. Another
letter was read from the Salva-
tion Army thanking the coun-
cil for their generous donation
of $15.
Monday night thieves took
some cigarettes, cigars, gum,
chocolate bars and pop from
the booth operated by Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer Ferguson in Hen-
sall.
The same night the office of
the village clerk was broken
into but nothing was taken.
OPP Constable John Wright
of the Exeter detachment and
Hensall police thief E. R. Davis
investigated.
Former Home Chairman
Claims Report Incomplete
Former chairman of the board
of management of Huronview,
James Hayter, Dashwood, de-
puty -reeve of Stephen, express-
ed disappointment this week
that only a part of the 1964
report on the proposed building
plans at Huronview had reached
the public eye.
Hayter said only point one of
a rather lengthy report had
ever gotten to the press.
The first recommendation
was, "We are of the opinion
that there is need for addition-
al acoommodation for the sen-
ior citizens of Huron County,
therefore we would recommend
that a building be erected of
150 bed capacity, with facilities
to extend to 250 beds as, if,
and when needed. The pro-
posed building would be furn-
ished on a need' basis over a
period of time."
The second recommendation
was as follows: "That the build-
ing be located on our present
property in near proximity to
our other building due to the
fact that we have the following
facilities already available at
our present site, namely;
"Sufficient sewage, water and
hydro being purchased at lower
rates the to quantity used, suf-
ficient land, auditorium, laun-
dry facilities, chapel, availabil-
ity of trained adjuvant carrying
carrying out rehabilitation pro-
gram for the residents; and lo-
cation is in hub of the county
;"And could have segregation
of residents into proper cate-
gories as to mental and physical
capabilities, central purchasing,
central administration, central
staffing, central management by
one board, central medical serv-
ices and standby mechanical
equipment now available and
would not need duplication."
Hayter said the department
of welfare in 1958 bad approved
a 140 -bed addition but county
council had permitted only a
100 -bed addition to be erected.
He said if the 140 -bed addi-
tion had been built at that time,
facilities at the Home would
still be adequate. Hayter said
no provisions had bee made st
that time either, for the future
adding on of extra rooms and
facilities.
He said construction of the
last addition was not heavy
enough to support a second
storey to be built on top of it.
The county councillor indi-
cated he felt county council
may be making the same mis-
take again by cutting the
board's recommended 150 -bed
addition to only 75 beds.