HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-07-15, Page 1No, a --FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1965
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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.
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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.
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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,