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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-04-08, Page 1No. 14—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL. 8, 1965 7 CENTS PER COPY Two Schools Ready for Construction! nsall Council Approves ol dditi ns In Hay SPRING FEVER — The first day of decent weather, which came to these parts on Sunday, brought out a variety of sights throughout the area. In Hensall three district men decided it was time to hitch their ponies to the cart and go for a ride. Shown here, Left to right, are Jack McKenzie, Orval Beaver, and Harry Armstrong. Even the ponies en- joyed the fine spring air. WINTER SCENE AT GRAND BEND — Even though Sunday produced real spring-Iike weather you could never tell it by the looks of the pier at Grand Bend. A group of curious visitors to the Bend made their way out on the pier, only to find things pretty well frozen up. There has been; no sign of the fishing boats being able to make their way out of the harbours either at the Bend or Bayfield so far this spring. Incidentally, the two boys at the centre of this photo are Richard Schi]be and Ronnie Rader, of Zurich. Let Contract For Zurich School At a special meeting of the Hay Township School Area board •on Monday night, the tender of Frank VanBussel, of Lucan, for the construction of six classrooms and a gymator- ium for the area school located in Zurich, was accepted. The contract will be awarded sub- ject to approval of the Ontario Municipal Board, which is a mere formality. Two slight changes were made in the plans. The heat- ing system will be changed to a unit using light industrial oil instead of bunker fuel, and an old wall between the present school and the newest addition will be removed and replaced. Hay Township Council Approves Plan To Have Streetlights Placed at Kippen At the regular meeting of the Hay Township council on Mon- day night, an agreement was reached withStanley Township, to provide street lighting for ratepayers in the village of Kip - pen. The request had been made some time ago, and now all final approval has been made for the project. South Huron WI Meet at Hensall A district directors meeting of the South Huron Women's Institute was held on Tuesday at the Hensall Town Hall, with 25 present. A.11 nine branches in the district were represented at the gathering, which was pre- sided over by Mrs. James Drum.- mond, rum-mond, the district president. East Huron will be hostesses for the 1965 rally of the WL Mrs. A, Rundle displayed to the meeting a sample cover for the district Tweedsmuir His- tory, and also gave a short talk. Mrs. Drummond, the retiring member of the Tweedsmuir History, has been replaced by Mrs, Fred Beer, of Hensall, The district annual will be held in the Evangelical UB Church, Zurich, •on Tuesday, May 18. In other business at the ses- sion, the council approved by- laws to allow the Stanley part of Union School Section No. 9 to become part of the Stan- ley School Area, and at the same time will allow the Hay section of USS 9 to become part of the Hay Township School Area. There will no longer be a USS 9. The balance of the Monday night session was spent deal- ing with a number of drains and petitions for drains. The first and second reading of the report on the Mud Creek drain repairs, as presented by Stephen Township, was ap- proved. The Jacobs drain report was also presented by engineer C. P. Corbett, of Lunn, but fol- lowing considerable discussion it was adjourned. A drainage petition was re- ceived from Donald Adams, V. L. Becker, Edmund Becker and Martin Martens, and was ac- cepted. Engineer Corbett was instructed to present report on this drain as soon as possible. A. special session of the coun- cil is scheduled for this Friday night, to complete regular busi- ness which was left unfinished at the regular session. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, May 3, at 8 p.m. Board chairman Ian McAllis- ter was to have signed the con- tract with the Lucan firm on Tuesday, and they hope to start construction within the next few weeks. Original plans called for the building of a three-room addi- tion, plus an auditorium, but the board has since decided it is more economical to tear down the old four -room build- ing and replace it at the same time. Plans call for the pro- ject to be completed by Novem- ber 1. Meanwhile, tenders have been called for the addition to the area school located in Hensall, as well. Construction on this location could also begin within the next month, with approxi- mately the same completion date. In other business at the spe- cial meeting on Monday night, the board discussed salary sche- dule for teachers, at some length. Further consideration is to be given the proposed schedule before it is approved by the board. 0— Easter Seal Funds Need Your Help To date approximately $500 as been received by the Zurich Lions Club for the Easter Seal campaign, This amount is about $100 short of last year's goal. Time is running short on the Easter Seal campaign. Won't you assist this worthy cause by sending in your donation today? Crippled children depend on your support, don't let them down. Donations may be sent by mail, or given direct, to Zur- ich Lions Club Easter Seal campaign, in care of George Deichert, treasurer. Let's see if we can't put this area of South Huron over the top this year, Mans Advance For Rest Home; Drill for Water The regular meeting of Hen- sall council met on Monday, April 5, in the Town Hall. Pres- ent were Reeve Jones, Council- lors Mrs. M. Noakes, Jack Lav- ender, Harold Knight, John Baker and Clerk Earl Camp- bell. Minutes of the last meet- ing were read and adopted. Doug Manns was present on behalf of the Hensall Park Board to ask for $1000 to re- pair toilets. P. L. McNaughton was present on behalf of South Huron Agricultural Society to apply for a grant. David Kyle and P. L. McNaughton asked for an increase in the grant to Hensall Recreational Society. Robert Rowcliffe was present on bealf of the Hay Township School Board regarding the proposed addition to the Hen- sall and Zurich schools. The proposed addition to Zurich is six classrooms and one play- room. Bid price is $205,596 plus architects' fees. It is hoped that the provincial grant will be $97.000. The old school is to be torn clown. The proposed addition to Hensall is three classrooms and one playroom. Estimate cost is $112,000 plus architects' fees. The provincial grant is $40,000, or $10,000 per room. Rowcliffe also asked about having three street lights on the block in front of the school, to cut down vandalism. Mrs. Noakes inquired about an outlet from an eight inch tile into the town drain from General Coach, and also asked to have the building inspector inspect Pounder Brothers work on the new addition at General Coach. A motion was passed to have Robert Baker, the building in- spector, inspect the new addi- tian at General Coach. Hensall United Church want- ed to know if council would tarmac from the road to the sidewalk beside the church on Albert Street and the church agreed to build the sidewalk there. Since there are worse sidewalks in Hensall and there is no approval of the $10,000 Well -drillers this week moved to the proposed site of the Bluewater Rest Home, about a half -mile west of Zurich, to lo- cate a supply of water for the project. They began drilling Tuesday. As soon as an ample supply of water is determined, the final approval, for the location can be obtained. The property is at the southeast corner of the farm owned by Delbert Geiger, Hay Township. In other recent developments on the project, the incorporat- ing directors met with architect Jim Green, of Riddle, Connor, Faulds. and Associates, last Fri- day, and approved the prelimin- ary plans as presented to them. The large Z-shaped building will have 61 beds, as well as all other rooms needed to suit- ably accommodate the resi- dents. A modern chapel, for the use of all religious groups in the area, will be a main feature of the building. The construction of the building will be done in such a way that there will be plenty of room for further expansion, at any time if nec- essary. In the next few weeks a meet- ing of the recently -formed cam- paign committee will be held, to determine what strategy is to be used for the raising of necessary fund s. Estimated cost of the project is approxi- mately $300,000, with about half of the amount to come from the provincial govern- ment. ._......._-----0 News never takes a holiday and this newspaper continues to bring that news to your home throughout the year, as it happens. for street work, this matter was left over. Earl Campbell and Harold Knight have sent a letter away regarding the centennial pro- ject. It was moved by Harold Knight that council purchase a time clock, on approval, for the fire alarm system. The alarm is to be set up to eliminate the present line with the furnace and the wiring to comply with the Ontario Hydro specifica- tions. The cost of the clock is 49 dollars. This motion was carried, The clock will give a rising and falling sound rather than a long blast. Correspondence was read. Motion was made that the reeve and clerk be authorized to issue cheques between meetings on accounts bearing discounts, and th re carried. Daylight Saving Time has been approved from April 25 to October 30. Moved by Mrs. Noakes, sec- onded by Harold Knight, that Hensall council assume their part of the debenture for the addition to the Hensall and Zur- ich schools. Moved by John Baker, seconded by John Lav- ender, that a grant of $'75 be given to the agricultural so- ciety. Motion was passed to give $200 to the Hensall Recreation Society plus an addition of $50 to the Minor Athletic Associ- ation. Moved by Harold Knight, sec- onded by John Lavender, that a grant of $10 be given to the Huron County Historical So- ciety. Zurich Liens ' ._ b Pay Special Tram Te Bank a@= .tnaer Leaving This Week The Zurich Lions Club. at their dinner meeting on Mon- day night, paid special tribute to a member of the organiza- tion, Jack Bannister, who leaves the village on Sunday for his new posting at Little Current. Lion Jack has been an active member of the organization since he moved to Zurich nine years ago, and has devoted a great deal of time to the work of health and welfare. Lion Victor Dinnin read a farewell address to the depart- ing member. and Lion Ed Gascho presented him with a gift, a beautiful Lions' desk - pen set, on behalf of the Club. In replying to the gesture of the Club, Lion Jack remarked, "I hone I find the same type of fellowship in Little Current as I have found here." Guest speaker for the meet- ing was district deputy -gover- nor Ray Cooper, of Howick Lions Club. He urged the group to work hard to accom- plish what they might have started out to do during the past year. In asking for wh9le-'iearted co-operation amongst organiza- tions, the speaker said. "many doing a Iittle can accomplish more than a few doing a lot." He also suggested that Lions clubs should employ sound business methods in all their dealings. The speaker was introduced by president Howard Klopp and thanked by Lion Doug O'Brien. Cancer Campaign Plans were made to conduct a blitz in the village of Zurich on Monday night, April 19, for the Cancer Society. The cam- paign will take place immedi- ately after the regular dinner meeting of the organization. Members of the Club ap- proved the purchase of a ban- ner for the Majorettes, at a cost of approximately $38. A lucky draw was won by Lion Jack Bannister, who was attending his last meeting as a member of the Zurich organ- ization. He will transfer his membership to the Club at Little Current. NO SCHOOL HOUSE — Even though the top of this building looks like a schoolhouse, it is no such a thing. This is a garage at the home of Alvin Walper, in Dashwood, and the belfry on top conies from an abandoned schoolhouse in'Osborne.