Zurich Citizens News, 1965-08-26, Page 1fMo, 34—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 'P965
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28 Parents Sign Petition!
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PREPARE FOR GRAND OLE OPRY -- The Hensall
Kinsmen arc a busy lot these days as they prepare for the
big show next Tuesday night. To accommodate the many
people who will he attending the Opry, the service club
purchased the old seats from the now -defunct Exeter Theatre,
Repairs and alterations are being made to sc.me of the chairs
in this photo by a group of energetic Kinsmen. From left
to right are Bob Baker Jr., Jack Drysdale, John Baker, mascot
Terry Caldwell, Ron Wareing, general chairman of the pro•
jest, and William Fuse.
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A group of 28 Hensall resi• hirieg of Rey Co.,s.tt. ata sal- tiler supply needed this :.ear
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dents have petitioned the board ery of $. 00e0 Fee year, and Zurich.
of the Hay Township School J.,.,: Consitt. at e salary of In other business. the '-
increased
increeasecl the salarie,
seine:fliers at the rugal fees sols
front $22.50 per month t?5.
The petition, which was mailed eneiee et Inks Bank of Moete Mrs. C, LeBeau was ro'-F, 'a as
to chairman Ian :elcAilister. Zteesit Praneh, and the anti i' instructress for the ien-
suggests the board should me! Teaveaeep cif Hey hes been cell school, at a salary ,_ S. 30(;
facilities at the Hensel,: Arena,; asked: to 'Ne . the .stun of fsas erre day a tis,celt- will
Town Ilaa or even the church-; 54fi•i?t}n'1. 1'1 tt1e same. The chair- reeeived an ex`ra ,cn:)`1 t':i:;
es, as an alternative lel.rc:° :rel erens t:.ry et the board � the fall season ttu t:.. ._
to the rural schools wvhe.
children will still be encu : i..
• Clarence Reid was ins•ra,:t-.':'.
to dtnnn three Ieads of e
ern,hed stone on the easy _:rk-
woulcd not be available by, Sep- :ire;l ..a the principal's relief inz lot at the Hensall see:' ..
tember, the board made plans teaeher far the lleusall school, The secretary was insteeteed
to transport some of the classes at the rate of $10.50 icer half to send a letter of appre e.dion
nut to rural schools for sacni day. l rs. Norma Siebert, who
time as would be necessary. has bee:: relief teaching for the
In this wav the hoard reit they principal at the Zurich school,
would still be able to arrange met with the board and was
for graded education for all the! advised that there was no reg- the amount of 5938.96,
children in the area. This!
plan, however, does not seem
to meet with the approval ofm��h Huron
High
School Lists
the 28 parents
petition
Area, against having their chit ` $3.0riu tier seen.. ,.`` caretakers
dren attend a rural school this! nt .... Hensa1d sellers].
rs].
fall, even on a temporary basin," A building aeucunt is to be
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rural schools. :i,• tive..i .:',1°hertty to borrow
Graded Education ! from t'.ie t(nen shin. es they
Some time ago, when it ap-; :;t ::, ; it while the buildings are
peared obvious the additions under eenstruceiThe .
both Hensall and Zurich seheo_sMrs.Laird Jacobe was re -
to the Hensall District Cer-
ative. for the patron a_ `i-
clend cheque received the
former Hay School Area. to
Some of the parents ha Residts of Gradeillations
even indicated they wcinid net
allow their children to board
Tin Palmer principal of ke also fit' Cred t m,
the bussu to attend the rural! L.
schools when September 7 rolls Sonth Huron Il i s t r I e t High everage of 79.9'`Bea ,Ii:
en
around. An official has point t takes ,aa :'e n releis :e eight best nan
ers.eel out that any parent, who r :i f" r ' f.ln 1 ? i:19 171.1 1 k Mae's average was 83.5
(lases to allow their child to , , ='.l{ 1� tae e 5s:t.1 candidates On eight ht papers Robe Ben -
attend
school, is liable to an e` tlte -:.,(:5 e,:r,.-,. 13 examin- tett had the highest per_
eatae-
automatic suspensor __ :he.r ations. with 84.4'
family allowance. : Theta, setvientsseh:ew d 'In t --it t'r area stink .l
,•••,') n: "'f being' 'le s° Ce:vin$ secrnd:lr" °• i
The completionti ,c , pa
t ) ` t �.:i-•,:.s, To be:
, addition at the Ht t _1 i 1 k a
is approximately November l. ;,entn. rie Sed `lee a student
while the addition at Zu e o an Il'.t` • average 1 sit +spots
templet c r • is papers of ene set of : veniber 19. These
will probably° no 11.,,
; until sometime in Mardi. c x- m'.nat-ons. I are; Wayne Baynham, Irl k -
No Action Taken! Robert Bennett. of Kirkton, er, Robert Bennett.. Jar:. - B.s-
T e petition was filed by the a.ch`.eved 83.7'i on the nine back, James Carscadden. Linda
board at their regular meetinr rapers that he wrote. Judith' Clarke, Guido Coolnian, D_—aid
honor graduation diplorefa at
the s c h o o l' s eommenceneent
that is planned for Friday. Ne -
PLAYGROUND IN OPERATION — The Zurich Lions
Club last week had playground equipment installed in the
Immunity park beside the arena, and since then the Iocation
has been a beehive of activity. A group of children are
seen in this photo making good use of the new equipment.
e>, hirh was installed for their,pleasure. In case any district
1hildren are not aware of the fact. the playground equipment
has been set. up for your use, and there is no admission fee
to the grounds to make use of the swings, teeter-totters, etc.
All the Lions Club asks is that children s"rcw respect iior
k' e')u:p`n. nt.
Mixedl Bowlers
Need More Teams
The Zurich Mixed Bowling
held their first meeting of the
new season on T'uesday night,
when plans for the fall term
were discussed.
About eight teams have al-
ready indicated they are will-
ing to enter the league for the
1965-66 season. The executive
would like to increase this num-
ber 1.o at least 12 teams.
Any group of persons or in-
dividuals who are interested in
mixed league play are asked to
contact either Lorne Hay, dial
262-2133, Hensall, or Mrs. Dick
Bedard, dial 236-4679, Zurich.
Another meeting of the
league will be held on Sep-
tember 14, at which •time they
plan on drawing up a schedule
for the season. All captains
are asked to attend this meet-
ing, at the Zurich Bowling
Lands. .--
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G i Tournament
Provides Plenty
Of Excitement
Ca
paign h�hiriar
.
treratr JUCW
In an interview Wednesday.
J. Elgin McKinley, genera I
chairman of the Blue Water
Rest Home Buildinig Fun d.
stated that the home will be
operated by a 12 -man Board of
Directors representing all sec-
tions of the community.
The staff of the Zurich Citi-
zens News, four strong, •defeat-
ed Gingerich Sales and. Service
staff in a grudge golf match
match, Tuesday evening at Bay-
view Golf Course. Gingerich's
had six players, with their top
four scores counting against
the top four scores from the
News.
Joe Hunt, the top players as
far as number of years go, was
also top golfer in the event,
Mr. Hunt, who has been with
the newspaper for two years,
shot a 42 and bested fellow
printer, John Robinson, by two
strokes. The next best score
was shot by the latest full-time
addition to the newspaper staff,
Angus "Red"" McIntosh. His
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"At the first annual meeting
of Blue Water Rest Home Inc,.
to be held shortly after the con -
elusion of the campaign, the
Founding Committee will hand
over the reins of office to a 12-
member Board of Directors. to
be elected by the membership,"
he stated.
Mr. McKinley explained that
all preliminary planning and
development to date, including
the decision to hold a public
campaign for funds, had been
undertaken by the Founding
Commitee of five local resi-
dents, This group was appoint-
ed by the Zurich and district
Chamber of Commerce, and
Consists of Dr. C. J. Wallace.
chairman; Gerald Gingerich.
secretary; Ervin Gingerich.
treasurer; and. Keith Westlake
and Charlie Burgess, members,
"The Founding Committee
has done magnificent work,"
said Mr. McKinley. " llhey have
selected an ideal site and su-
pervised the design of what we
consider to be the finest home
of its type in Canada. In fact,
it is one of the only Rest Homes
in the province to receive the
full approval of the Ontario
Department of Welfare. It will
accommodate 65 senior citizens.
with provision made for future
expansion. B.l tie w a t er Rest
Home will accommodate three
types of residents—those re-
quiring normal care, special
care and bed care, with a reg-
istered nurse in charge."
"We will be able to accom-
modate everyone except those
tine r
ter 1.m esti
w :es require exteeenve hs,seinesi
care." he stated.
The campaign for funds will
open October 18 ;, Zurich. Hen-
sel]. Dashwood, Exeter. Grand
Bend, 1 -lay Township. Stephen
Township, St. Joseph. Stanley.
Township, Bayfield, Crediton.
Bos.anquet Township. Tucker -
smith Township and Usborne
Township,
Under the general chairman-
ship of Elgin McKinley. the
campaign committee will in-
clude Hon. Charles M�acN,augh-
ton, minister of highways. as
honorary chairman: Albert
Kalbfleisch as honorary treas-
urer; H. J. R. McKinnon as
treasurer; Ivan Kalbfleisch as
c h a i r m an for south Huron
County, and Herb Turkheiin as
public information chairman.
Organization of committees
throughout. south Huron Coun-
ty is proceeding rapidly under
Ivan Kalbfleisch.'. Leroy Thiel
is chairman :ler Zurich: Leon-
ard Erb, chairman for Hay
Township and Menno S. Steckle
chairmen fur Stnaley Town-
ship, Charles Burgess and
Charles Rau are co-chairmen
for St. Joseph. and Glenn Bell
ehaiema:; for Tuckersmith, .
The committee will also in-
clude C'haries Burgess. Gordon
Erb. Ervin Gingerich, Gerald
Gingerich. Dr. C. J. Wallace.
Keith Westlake. Wayne Horner.
Whitney Brekens hir e. Mrs. Vic
Dinnin. Mrs. Newell Geiger.
Cleve Gingerich, Mrs, Curtis
Gingerich, Mrs. Stan Gingerich.
John Robinson, Mrs. Anson Mc-
Kinley, Charlie Rau. Mrs. Mor-
ris Durand, Lloyd O'Brien, Mrs.
Len Prang, Ree' e M. A. Desch,
Reeve 3. Corbett, Mrs, WesCoxon. Rev. A. 1'. Blackwell,
Rev. C. A. Devic. Rev. Ephraim
Gingerich. Rev. Orval Jantzi,
Rev. M. Shatto and R. Rev.
William Bourdeett.
65 EMPLOYEES ENVOL,VED- I
e 1wUU bile Home orkers 'rr;.-cik
Out in Protest To Smokinga
About 65 employees at the
General Coach Works of Cana-
da Ltd. plant in Hensall walked
off their jobs for two hours
Tuesday afternoon, protesting
enforcement of a emtpany ban
on smoking in the plant.
A company official said a
company regulation prohibits
smoking in the plant but it had
not been enforced.
Because of the fire hazard.
the official said, the firth post-
ed a notice yesterday indicat-
ing the regulation would be en -
last week, attended by all board Finkbeiner. of Crediton. had
' members with the exception of 80.8`' en eight pavers. In ad -
Robert Rowcliffe one of the trigon she has standing in
The nun walked out in pre-
test.
However,.fter, staying out.
fur about Iwo ;out•: and talking
over the sittr,.tieln with assist-
ant superintendent Kenneth
Sauter, the men agreed to re -
to their jobs.
They also agreed to go along
with the no smoking rule.
General Coach employs about
85 men. The firm manufact-
ures mobile homes, travel trail-
ers, portable classrooms, labor-
atories, bunkhouses, a n d dis-
play units.
Creech. Robert Cuillerier..$�.esan
Dinney, Gary Eagleson, Steven
Eider, Judith Finkbeiner; E1iza-
o, ert ,
twvo Hensall representatives, music. Judy parts to attend
In other business at the meet- London Teachers` College in � beth Gosar, Keith Ilan, Iar-
garet Johns, Anne Johns. jean
ins, the board approved the September. EIla Mae Schlen- (Continued on Page 4)
LANDMARKS DISAPPEAR — Two old
maple trees, for many years 0 landmark on
tete main road through Zurich, are falling
prey to the chain saw of the department e•f
highways work Brew this week. Both trees
were dead. Shown here is 000 of the DHO
Work crew high in his bucket cutting dews
tat top nrielehea Of t no el the 1 cele Fre:
• or six :rtes 5U'1 ,l; this itioag Highway 34
the vi;i a, .._...,w, vv.I: eemeded tan.;