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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-06-17, Page 1No. 24—F RST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. JUNE 17„ 1965 7 CENTS PER COPY TRACTOR FIRE — The Zurich Fire Department were called to the farm of Stewart Blackwell, RR 2, Hens•a'll, hast 'Thursday morning, where a tractor took fire out in the mid- dle of a field. Shown here are members of the brigade as they extinguished the blaze, which practically ruined the tractor. SOS Committee Asks County Help BAYFIELD—About 40 mem- bers of the SOS committee rep- resenting former school sec- tions 9, 4 east and west, and 3 and Bayfield met last Tuesday in the Bayfield Town Hall to draft a plan of action to get canvassers working again on the petitions in both the town- ship and Bayfield. The committee decided to ask the Bayfield council, their advisory committee, to register a protest to the Huron County consultative committee. Broken promises and strange actions on the part of both officials of the department of education and the east Stanley school board members have convinced the SOS committee that a move to form a new school area is a possible answer in getting a fair deal for the majority of the residents of West Stanley and Bayfield, who wish to :have their children attend school in Bay- field. Names of 722 parents and ratepayers have been obtained and more names will be forth- coming favouring the retention and enlarging of Bayfield school. 0 MARK DALE BENDER Receives M.A. Degree A son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Bender, RR. 3, Zurich, Mark Dale Bender has graduated from the University of Waterloo with his Master of Arts degree, A graduate of Clinton District Collegiate Institute, Mr. Bender earned his Bachelor of Arts de- gree at Western University. Throughout his •course of edu- cation, he has been awarded at least _six various scholarships. At the present he is spending some time in Europe, and on his return he will work for IBM in Toronto. 0 VISIT TORONTO Approximately 200 p u p i l s from grades 6, 7 and 8, of Hen- sel Public School, Zurich Pub- lic School and Hay Township schools, will take •a bus trip to Toronto, Friday, June 25, where they willtour the museum, air- port and Legislative Buildings. The pupils will be a•ecom- panied by principals and teach- ers from their respective grades. Parking Accomodation at (ourt Hese In Goderich Disturbs County Council Goderich—"One of the main concerns" of county council's property •committee has been the problem created by the comity town's two-hour parking restriction, county councillors were told at opening of the June session by deputy reeve Elmer Hayter, of Stanley, prop- erty chairman. "Your committee," the report Huron County Road Committee Gives Report Goderich—Work is well un- der way and should be com- pleted by November on the de- velopment road between Credi- tor and Khiva corner, in Steph- en Township, the road commit- tee reported to county council through Reeve Grant Stirling, of Goderich Township, chair- man. "We will follow with Hon. C. S. MacNaughton," the report stated, "in order to have the second five -mile section of this 10 -mile road disignated for con- struction at the earliest possi- ble date. We will also continue our talks with the minister to have the Bayfield-Brucefield- Egmondville-Seaforth road des- ignated as a development road. "Grading is well under way on our construction project on county road 13 from Clinton westerly five miles, and paving will commence soon (Engineer Britnell said July 1) on county road 16 from Highway 4 to Brussels." This contract has been let to Laois Contracting at $62,661.30. "Work is nearing comple tion," the report stated, "on our four maitenance gravel contracts totalling 91,000 cubic yards on 100 miles of road. We have made provisions in our 1965 budget to provide for a substantial 'increase in quanity of calcium chloride, in order to conserve gravel and help eliminate dust problems." Six stretches of county road are being delated and returned to the townships. They total 42.76 miles, and addition of a half -mils of airport road leaves the milage of the county sys- tem at 355, "still one of the larg- est in the province," the comm- ittee said. Largest item is 14.60 miles, road 26 from Highway 4 to the Wellington boundary. N ex t largest is 10.12 miles, road 10 from Highway 4 to Highway 21, Hay -Stanley boundary. Other are road 1, from road 5 to road 21 at Centralia, 1.29 miles; road 9 from ilensall to Perth bound- ary, 4.25 miles; road 15, from road 8 to Highway 4 (Khive to St. Joseph, and road 24, from Highway 21 to road 25 (Shep- pardon to Auburn) 8.90 miles. Total value of contracts awarded to date is $772,425.02, (Continued on page eight) stated, "was petitioned by the employees in the court house and registry office, both pro- vincial and county; in turn the request was forwarded to the Town of Goderich asking for some consideration regarding parking in the immediate area of the court house. We nave been advisedthat the matter has been laid in abeyance by the town council for at least two months. "We have also been con- cerned about p e op l e doing business in the court house and those having to appear in courts, particularly when called as jurors. We have considered making a parking area behind the registry office, but this has not been finalized in any way." Speaking to the report, Mr. Hayter wondered how parking had worked out during the court session of the previous week, attended by a large jury panel and many witnesses. Reeve Stewart Procter, of Morris, mentioned that Morris and East Wawanosh council members had been in town one day the previous week, when a policeman enquired about the ownership of their cars and did not tag them. He expressed appreciation to the police de- partment. The property comrrlittee re- port announced an arrangement to store Historical Society re- cords in part of the new addi- tion to the museum, now "pro- gressing favorably Clerk -treasurer John G. Berry the oath of office to deputy reeve Harold Robinson, of How - ick. Deputy reeve Robert Gib- son became reeve when Ivan Haskins accepted a paid posi- tion. Warden Glenn Webb noted that since last session the death had occurred of J. A. Sutter, former deputy reeve of Clin- ton, "a valued member of this council, who performed much public service to Clinton", Huron County Council Discusses Chance of Open Deer Season in 1965 Goderich — Huron council in past years has been reluctant to go along with an open sea- son for deer when neighbor- ing counties were, not having one. This year, council was in- formed by E. R. Meadows, sen - dor conservation officer, of the department of lands •and for- ests, that almost everybody is doing it. "Bruce and Grey and Wel- lington are coming in this year," Mr. Meadows said. "along with Waterloo, Oxford and Brant, and we hope to have Wentworth and Halton. It would appear that the deer sea- son should be successful be- cause of the numbers. I think members of council and land owners believe they would be swamped with hunters if only one or two counties were open. "During May, you had four deer killed on the roads in Hur- on by cars, and how many near misses there would be we do not know. However, a lot of damage is caused in some areas. The deer population is high, and we have to look at it in the right manner, to 'manage the deer herd wisely as you do with beef cattle. Most does after the first year produce a pair of fawns, and there is not too much that happens to them, except the odd one caught in a fence. Few predators prey en them in these parts. "Ordinarily, Parry Sound opens the first Monday in No- vember. This year it is set back a week, to November 8, and one or two coincide with this season. We favor a three- day season, November 8-10, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day, shotguns only and no dogs. I believve the last time Huron was open it was shotguns only. Bruce and. Grey have gone along with high-power rifles, but in Huron it has been shot- guns only." Warden Webb: "There has been considerable criticism by land owners because sometimes the dates were later than they were opening in the north." Mr. Meadows: "Yes, the idea of opening at the same time es the Parry Sound season means most of the good hunters are in that area during that first week, and a certain percentage go up each year." Reeve John H. Corbett, Hay: "I have been wondering if, a week before the season, we can put some of your men in there when illegal hunters are in. They have shot aright on my farm. I have seen; a lot of deer in the past few weeks." Mr. Meadows: `1We receive a good many complaints •a week or two late, and I am glad to have this information. We will be ready for them. A lot of land owners do not realize that a lot of heifers are shot and go to somebody's locker. I hope some time to be in one of these and catch a rustler." Reeve Tom Leiper, of Hal- lett, suggested a season at the (Continued on page 8) 0 RECEIVE APPROVAL The board of trustees of the Hay Township School Area received word from To- ronto by way of a telephone call on Wednesday morning, that their plans for construc- tion of additions at Zurich and Hensall schools has been approved by the Ontario Mu- nicipal Board. This means that work can get under way at both locations within the next week. C unty Council Ready to C n ers For uronvi Goderich — The Huronview Board of Huron County coun- cil plans to have tenders in by February next for a 75 -bed addition to the Clinton home and to have construction start early in the Spring. Approval of the Ontario Municipal Board must be sought in the meantime. At the January sess- ion, when the plans were app- roved, cost was stated as $550, 000. County councillors and off- icials drove to Huronview Mon- day afternoon and, on the site of t h e proposed addition, ex- amined drawings prepared by Snider, Huget and March, of Waterloo. This firm is setting up an office in Goderich, and has been instructed by the Huronview board to draw floor plans. It is proposed to connect the new building to th e present home by means ef an adminis- tration wing. Offices would be on the ground floor and a din- ing room area, with all admin- istration handled in one area. The plan calls for a rounded building where the connecting corridor •will be built, and aft- er council resumed a question was asked by Reeve Joseph Kerr of Wingham regarding the price difference between this shape and the present one. Architect Donald Snider re- plied: "We do not wish to get anyone concerned about this shape. We will present a floor plan to the Huronview Board this Friday afternoon at 1.30, and it will become the basis for further discussion with the department and county coun- cil, but I think the shape you see on our site plan, though not rectangular, may scale out a litle more than when the floor plan is worked out to give the New Officers Are Elected For Grand Bend Lions Fred Willert received the gavel of Grand Bend Lions Club at the meeting held in the Colonial Hotel dining room to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the club. Mr. Willert succeeds Law- rence awrence Masan in this office. Other officers installed were vice-president, Orval Wessman, Jim Kneale and Donald Robert- son; secretary, William Rendle; treasurer, W. F. B. Maclaren; tail twister, John Teevins; Lion tamer, Ken Freebairn; and di- rectors, Prosper VanBruaene, Ron Dunning. Lee Jennison and Ross Desjardine. At this special meeting, Hal Meer, Seaforth, who is an in- ternational counsellor installed the officers, and reminisced over the past 15 years in Lionism. proper association between rooms and t h e auxillary area required. As to whether it costs m ore to build a rectangular floor plan building or one that has a few angles, I think it is fair to say the more corners you have to turn it is going to cost slightly more. We think the slight increase in cost will be weighed against the overall efficiency of the building and the service given to the people inside. I feel sure we will be within the figure we gave you before." Replying t o Reeve Clifford Dunbar of Grey, Mr.. Snider said the roof assuredly would be waterproof. (There had been trouble with that of the previous addition.) "Only one rate will be charg- ed for the home," according to the committee report submit - 11 chairman, after the councillors returned from Clinton. "On the other hand, if the buildings were entirely separate it would require separate administration and separate rate. It would be possible that one person would be paying a higher rate for the same type of accommo- dation as another." Superintendent Harvey John- ston reported orally to council that there are now 227 resi- dents. Two of the vacant beds are for female care, and not easy to fill. As of May 5. there were 10 male .and eight female residents under 60; 12 and five in the 60-69 group; 32 and 29 between 70 and 79; 28 and 65 in the 80-89 category and 10 and 24 between 90 and 99. There is one female resident over 100. Residents 80 and over number ted by Reeve Elgin Thompson, 128. Huron Health Official Concerned About Control of Lake Pollution Goderich —Effective control of pollution is lacking in. Can- ada, this •country's approach to the problem having been "splin- tered", as in many other mat- ters, • by the British North America Act, Dr. R. M. Aldis told Huron County council in presenting the report ef the county health unit. "As the tourist season begins to burst upon this county." he said, "one wonders how long Lake Huron will remain rela- tively fit for industrial and rec- reational development; h o w long 'till it, too, becomes an open sewer like much of the Great Lakes downstream. "We do know that right now the rivers are carrying poliu- tion into Lake Huron; in turn many ditches and streams help to spoil these rivers. The re- sponsibility for controlling pol- lution is local and/or provin- cial, with varied enforcement in eaoh municipality and prov- ince. Effective control rests upon national enlightment. Let us hope that the Royal Com- mission on Taxation will come up with recommendations which will include a more effective formula for underwriting pol- lution control costs in our country." Dr. Aldis cited $600,000,000 being spent in the U.S. for in- stallation of control units, and $2,000,000 annually for Great Lakes studies, while the total Canadian effort amounts to about $250,000. The MOH demonstrated for council the operation of an audiometer used to ascertain if students' hearing is defec- tive. In the larger schools, grades 2, 4 and 6 are tested; in one -room schools all pupils are included. Of 4.175 screened to date, 94 have been found with a suspected hearing loss. Rabies is down in Huron, Dr. Aldis reported, only seven cases being listed, including a deer, a fox and a skunk. "We are very happy about the situation this year," he said. 0 Hensall Woman In Hospital After Accident Mrs. Archie Parsons, of RR 2, Hensall, is resting comfort- ably in South Huron Hospital. Exeter, following an accident at her home Saturday. Mrs. Parsons was painting the windows sills of her home when the ladder on which she was standing tipped, throwing her to the ground. Her son, who was working around the house, found his mother lying unconscious on ground, and called Bonthron ambulance who removed her to hospital where X-rays were taken. 0 Crop Report Crops are not particularly suffering for moisture but a good rain would be most wel- come. Cool weather of the last few days has retarded ground evap- oration. Spring grains are the most affected by dry conditions. Some hay is being cut and processed—lighter than aver- age crops. CONFIRMATION CLASS — Nine young people were received into membership at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich, at a confirmation service held recently. Back row, left to right, are: Richard Schilbe, Hubert Thiel, Rev. A. C. Blackwell, Clare .Lawrence, Paul Flaxbard. Front row, left to right, are: Marcia MernerElaine West- lake, Linda Stade, Jo -Anne Thiel, and Shirley Thiel. (Photo by Jack Doerr) liw