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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-07-15, Page 1No, a --FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1965 7 CENTS PER COPY OFFICIAL OPENING — The newly -renovated Dash- wood Hotel was officially opened last Saturday, with a rib- bon -cutting ceremony at the main entrance. Shown here, as the ribbon was snipped, are, left to right, James Hayter, Dashwood, master of ceremonies for the occasion; Herman Zimmer, of Windsor; Stan Holubowicz, proprietor of the new enterprise, and the Han. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MLA. LAKE HURON PIPELINE — The beach at Port Blake ds a busy spot this summer as workmen are engaged at the Lake Huron pipe line project. On the left •of this photo is seen a number of the large pipes as they are being pre- pared for installation, Lost Licence in 1915; Dashwood Hotel Again Re -Opened to General Public The newly -renovated Dash- wood Hotel was officially open- ed last Satuday when the Hon - C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MLA, cut the ribbon .to mark the occasion. Other dignitaries taking part in the opening cere- monies were Huron County Warden Glenn Webb, Hay Town- ship Reeve John Corbett, and Dashwood police village chair- man Harold Schroeder. Master of ceremonies for the occasion was James Hayter, de- puty -reeve of Stephen Town- ship, who introduced the vari- ous guests present. In welcoming the proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Holubowicz to the area, Mr. MacNaughton said he was happy to see the newcomers pick Huron County, the banner section of Ontario, for their new ,home. Also present to take part in the ceremony was Herman Zim- mer, of Windsor. Mr. Zimmer was the last bartender in the hotel when it lost it's licence an 1915 with the passing of the Canada Temperance Act. Mr. Holubowicz brings h i s wife, two boys, Edward, 12, Daniel, 3 years, and daughter Theresa, 9, to Dashwood, They come from Kitchener where Mr. Holubowicz was with the Dom- inion Rubber Company for 10 years. He originally conies from Poland where .his parents had a business of their own. For many years, he says, he ha s wanted to work for himself in thesame way. The search that eventually ended with the Dashwood Hotel began two years ago and ended when he stopped by in Dash- wood to visit Ron Braid, an old friend from Kitchener. He says he looked at more than 100 businesses before settling here. Mr. Holubowicz is a sergeant in t h e 48th Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers, re- serve. The old building has been torn apart inside, put back to- gether, given a liquor licence brand new equipment and has opened its doors for business. The hotel offers 10 rooms for accommodation, a spacious dining lounge serving plain foods and local specalities, and a beverage room. Because of a pecularity in the liquor vote in Dashwood some years ago, men must be escorted by ladies into bever- age ram. The old •'hotel appears to have an uncertain history. It seems to have been built about the turn of the century according to Mrs. A. V. Tiernan, fanner owner who is now assisting the Holubowicz family. The hotel was licenced at least 60 years ago in the name of Bill Zimmer. It lost its ,lic- ence in 1915 with the passing of the Canada Temperence Act. but •continued to operate with its other services. Mrs. Tiernan remembers the hotel was sold to her father-in- law during the 30's. She and her husband continued to oper- ate it until just after the war when it was sold to a Mr. Reid. Then the hotel stopped being a h at 1 and turned to bean cleaning and sorting for a few years. When Mr. Holubowicz took over much of this equip- ment and some beans were still in the old building, For the past several months he had been tearing out the in- terior down to the brick walls land putting in new partitions and furnishings. The plumbing, heating and ventilation is all new. The structure of the building was found to be in per- fect condition. Now most of the hotel has warm wood panelling. mastic tile floors downstairs, fresh plaster and modern furniture in bright colors. 0 Goshen Church Holds Picnic The annual Sunday school picnic of Goshen Church was held on Thursday, July 8, at the church with a good crowd sitting down for supper. Winners in sports were: nursery class, Brenda McKin- ley, Cathy Peck, Donna McKin- ley; primary class, Allen Keys, Janet McKinley, Clare Colqu- haun, Junior girls, Connie Robin- son, Debbie McKinley, Cheryl Peck. Junior boys: Brian Peck, Dale Peck, Tommy Robinson. Intermediate: Ca t h y McKin- ley Ronnie McBride, Judy Mc- Bride. Senior class: Wayne Peck, Donna Peck, Joan Elliott. Kick the slipper, children: Debbie McKinley, Ronnie Keys, Brian Peck; ladies: Marilyn Keys, Mary Lumley, Karen Mc- Kinley. Candy scramble, nurser y class; bubble •gum contest. Diane McKinley, Judy McBride;; thread the spool contest, won by Wayne Peck's team; guess- ing macaroni in a jar: Marilyn Keys; wear the bloomers eon - test, Mrs. John Robinson; fruit or vegetable contest, Pat Rob- inson. Plans and Specifications For Bluewater Rest Home Ready Plans and specifications for the Bluewater Rest Home are now complete, according to Howard. Falls, of the London firm Riddle, Connor, Falls and Irvine. Mr. Falls told this newspaper on Wednesday afternoon that all the plans have met with the tentativeapproval of the De- partment of Welfare, and all that is still necessary is minor approvals from various depart- ments. He added that he hopes tenders will be called for with- in the next three weeks. The architect also advised the Citizens News that he hopes construction will begin late in August. No completion date has been set as yet. Estimated cast of the project is close to $500,000, of which the provincial government, through the department of wel- fare, will pay close to one-half. The balance is to be made up Egg Producers Plan Barbecue The Huron County commit- tee of the Ontario Egg and Fowl Producers' Mark e t in g Board are planning a big chic- ken barbecue in the Seaforth Arena on Wednesday night, July 21. There will be a special cook- ing demonstration for the ladies the same evening in the Sea - forth High School gymnasium, when Miss Linda McMaster, On- tario Hydro's home economist, will be featured. At the same time there will be an educa- tional meeting for the men in the arena hall, when there will be top speakers from the de- partment of agriculture and other sources. Tickets for this occasion can be purchased locally from Bob 1VIcKinley, or at McKinley's Hatchery, RR 1, Zurich. of public donations, municipal grants and a mortgage, The community -owned rest home, which will be located on Highway 84, in Hay Township, will consist of 65 beds, with special sections for bed -care and senile patients. Bluewater Rest Home will be operated by a non-profit sharing corporation, under the Charita- ble Institutions Act of the Prov- ince of Ontario. The rest home is the first project of its kind to be staged in Huron County, although there are similar homes in other parts of Ontario. Meanwhile. a committee is working on plans for a large fund-raising campaign, and hope to release details within the next week or two, The committee hopes to raise at least $100,000 •through public subscriptions in the southern part of Huron County and the Bluewater area. Zurich and Hensall Councils Buy' Radar Equipment to Curb Speeders Speeders in Hensall and Zur- ich, beware! The councils of the villages of Hensall and Zurich have agreed to purchase radar equip- ment to help control speeding traffic. Officers of the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Pro- vincial Police, along with Hen- sall chief E. R. Davis, will op- erate the new piece of equip- ment in the two municipalities. Cost of the radar equipment is $1250, and this amount will be shared between the two vil- lages, with Hensall paying 60'."r and Zurich 40%. Approval of the joint project was given by Hensall council several weeks ago, and the Zur- ich council approved the plan at their regular monthly meet- ing on Thursday night. Want Better Service In other business at their regular meeting, the Zurich council decided to send a letter to their engineer. S. W. Archi- bald, of London. informing him that his reports on several ex- isting and proposed municipal drains are urgently needed. They set a deadline of July 20 for the availability of this in- formation. Apparently mem- bers of the council are disgust- ed in the delays ceased by :lee slowness in receiving drain re- ports. Approve Auditor's Report Council approved the audi- tor's report for the general vil- lage account, and the hydre and water systems, for the year 1964. as received by A. M. Harp- er. In accordance with the Mu- nicipal Act, council authorized the publishing of these reports in the Citizens News this weak. A grant of 5100 was made to the Zurich Public Library, and another of $20 was made to the Salvation Army. Accounts were passed for payment totalling, $1479.75. Only three members elf cou.t•siL Leo M:eidinger, Mrs. I reel Gaseho and Milton Oesch were present at the meeting. — 0 Music Res 6s Mrs. Ruth Stire. AWCM. .an- nounces the following results in piano with the Western On- tario Conservatory: Grade 2, Darlene Roberts, first class honors: grade 5. Barbara Ann Thomas, first class honors; grade 6, Susan Gil: and Diane Mason, pass. Schoo Area Bo The Hay Township School Area board, at a special meet- ing last week, awarded a bus eontrart for the transportation of pupils to the Hensall school to Robert Ham•ather, of Exeter, for a three-year term.. Price of the contract is $53.50 per day, for two buses, far every school day in .the year. Change Contract Three tenders were received far the transportation of the pupils to the area school. The first meeting to open the ten- ders was held on Thursday night, but after reading all three the board decided they would like to change the con- tract to a three-year term in- stead of the one-year term they had advertised for. Members of the board then agreed to reject all three ten- ders' and recall prices for the three-year term. The thee bid- ders were all given until the next night to present their new prices, and the final decision was made at another special meeting on Friday night. rdw ` wards IC Little Difference Of the three tenders received there was very little difference in the price accepted by the board, and that of the next low- est bidder, Hensall Motors Ltd. Roy Campbell, president of the Hensall firm, bid on a yearly price of $10,800 for the two buses required. In other bus contract busi- ness carried out at the Thurs- day night meeting, the board re-engaged operators Bill Wat- son and Milton McAdams for another year to draw children to the school located at Zurich. The two men met with the board and both agreed to take a contract at the same rate as last year. Watson will receive $3500 for this route, and Mc- Adams $4000 for his. The third bus, owned by the school area, will also draw stu- dents to the Zurich school, Bryce Mack has operated this bus for the board over the past few years, and has indicated he is willing to accept the position again. ritracts Supply Contract Four tenders were received by the board for school sup- plies for the coming year. The contract was awarded to Edu- cators Supplies, London, for $2282.95. less three per cent. The contract is for supplying both the Hensall and Zurich schools. There was almost $1000 difference between the lowest and the highest tender received. While the board has dis- cussed the mill rate far this year at some length. no defin- ite decision has been reached. Indications are that the increase this year will be very small, but next year will see the rate jump sky high. Reason for this is that there will be no deben- ture debt for new additions to be paid for this year. Two members of the board. Bob Rowcliffe and Clendon Christie, of Hensall. were both missing from the special meet- ings. It was reported at the meeting that Mr. Rowcliffe has not attended since April. OPERATE SUB -DIVISION -- Conklin Lumber Com- pany have purchased the sub -division previously owned by Bayview Farms, located just south of St. Joseph, on the Bluewater Highway. Area manager for the Conklin firm, Clayton Mathers, of Grand Bend, stands along the sign ad- vertising choice lots and cottages for sale at the location. A number of cottages along the frontage can he secn in tile! background,