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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-02-03, Page 1K.. No. 5—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL !NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY' SAFE BROKEN INTO — Thieves last Thursday night broke into the Zurich branch of the Hensall District Co -Op in search of money, but were very poorly rewarded for their untiring efforts. Borrowing several axes from the store in the building, they smashed open the door of the safe, and went to a lot of work to gain entry to the inside of the strong box, only to find nothing there when they did get there. The safe is shown here, lying on its side, after the door had been smashed open. NEW POSTMASTER AT DASHWOOD— Mrs. Leland Restemayer, the former Donna Weber, is the new postmaster at Dashwood succeeding Earl R. Guenther, who held the position for the past 43 years. She assumed her duties last week after eight years as an assistant at the Dashwood post office and is the second lady currently holding the posi- tion of postmaster in a local post office. Mrs. L. Stratton, of Grand Bend post office, is the other. Harvey Pfaff, Exeter postmas- ter, was on hand at the official change -over. (Photo courtesy the Exeter Times -Advocate) Hog Produers In Huron Elect Slate Huron County hog producers voted this week to submit a resolution to the Ontario Hog Producers' Marketing Board "that no director elected to the Ontario Hog Producers' Asso- 'eiation and the Ontario Hog Producers' Marketing Board shall serve more than nine con- secutive years, or six consecu- tive years on the executive". The resolution to be pre- sented at the Ontario associa- tion's annual meeting in To- ronto in March is aimed at in- jecting new faces with new ideas into the OHPA and the OHPMB. Iionel Wilder, Zurich, will replace Ross Love, RR 2, Hen- sall as Hay Township director of the Huron association, 0 Baby Robert F I e m 1 n' is spending a couple of weeks with his Grandma Hartman while his mother, Mrs. Greg Fleming, is recovering from major surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Lutheran Church Annual Meeting Hears Reports Of Succesful Year The annual meeting of St. Peter's Lutheran Church was held on January 26, with reports being received for the year 1965. Glen Thiel and Wesley Hugill were elected to the church council as new mem- bers, while John Turkheim and Claire Deiehert were re-elected for three years. Mrs. Carl Willert and Mrs. Milford Doerr reported on the act'vities and finances of the Lutheran Church Women, while Chris Mills reported on the: Luther League. Mrs. Charles Thiel, secretary of the evangelism committee, told of the visitation initiated by that committee, and Ron ITei+ry%ch gave the stewardship' committee report. T ire etions were Oven to the 1966 v,burch council to make a study of the con re tion'l cansi:Utction with a view to pos- sible changes in the number of board members. John Turkheini, treasurer of the congregation, reported a favourable balance in the cur- rent ,account and substantial reductions in the building fund liabilities, Mrs Harold Thiel was elect- ed treasurer of the Sunday church school of which Char- les Kalbfleisch is superintend- ent and in which there are 123 pupils and 18 leaders. There are 381 adults and 161 children on the church roll, including five children baptized during the year and nine you- ths who were confirmed. Three members now living in other areas where given transfers. A budget in the amount of $16.834 was adopted, This in- cludes an amount of $6,200 for r•t cions and other benevol- ene',s apportioned by the East- !Tara,la Synod of the Luth- v,.., Church in America. '• 'nn his report, Bert rninmended the volun- •....,,n,.r who had maint- nir.x,<1 the cemetery and told of additions to the perpetual - care fund. Hay Council Lets Contract For New Debenture Issue Members of Hay Township council remained firm on their stand to abandon the local tenth division .court unless the municipalities of Mensal]. and Zurich are willing to assume some of the cost involved, Feeling of council is that since a division court in the area is a convenience to resi- dents of all three municipal- ities, financing for the project should be shared. until now, Haw Township has been bear- ing the entire cost which in- cludes a suitable location for the proceedings plus expenses for the court clerk and bailiff. Reeve John Corbett will ap- proach Reeve Minnie Noakes, of Hensall, and Reeve Leroy Thiel, of Zurich, to determine their views in the matter. Hay will offer to supply ac- commodation and suggest that other costs be paid by Hensall and Zurich. Debenture Issue Tenders were received at Tuesday's meeting of council for the township debenture issue in the amount of $267,149 for the purpose of school con- struction. The bid of 3. L. Graham & Company Limited, Tor o n t o, was accepted at 97.52 per hun- dred dollars, considerably bet- ter than other submissions. In other business, council granted a salary increase of $300 to Karl Haberer, township road superintendent, bringing his wages to $4300 annually; determined to, inquire into the correct procedure to follow re- garding a request from cottage owners in Lakewood Garden subdivision :ya • rhe? lakefront to have certain building and zon- ing restrictions placed on new construction in that area. 0 County Council Turns Down Pion For Ambulances Goderich.— The provision of ambulance service in Huron, where withdrawn or otherwise lacking, was placed in the lap of the local municipalities by county council, in the closing hours of the January session. A report of the county board of health (1965) pointed out that municipalities have au- thority of the Municipal Act, to enter into an agreement for such service where not pro- vided through the local board of health. So far as county council is concerned, this disposes of an issue thrust upon it when oper- ators in the Goderich-Clinton- Auburn area announced termi- nation of the service at end of 1965. Subsequently, Ralph Hawes, of Goderich, undertook to continue it to March 15, and on December 22 proposed pay- ment of $85,000 as initial ex- penditure on a county -wide service. The board's report, present- ed by chairman John Morrissey of Crediton, pointed out that the only written commitments received concern the area of Goderich, Clinton and Auburn. Funeral directors elsewhere only indicated orally what they might plan. Council was informed that an offer had been received from Alvin Sherwood, Dungan- non, to operate a county -wide service with six ambulances, with a subsidy of 30 cents per capita or about $15,000. Discussion in council indi- cated much opposition to the county trying to handle a serv- ice, and an opinion on the part of some members that the gen- eral hospitals should organize the service. 0 Sunday visitors with Mrs. William Thiel were Edward Thiel, Sarnia; Mr, and Mrs, Earl Heywood and son, Wing- ham, and Mr. and Mrs, Bob Cook, Clinton. Gerald Hartman and Miss Rita Kogan, London, spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hartman, Windsor. nsall Council Discuss u p ro6iem With Usborne Gru p The meeting of Hensall coun- cil came to order at 8 p.m., February 1, with the reading of the minutes of the last meeting, which were adopted as read, moved by councillor Baker and seconded by Laven- der. Clerk Earl Campbell thanked the council for the raise which was allowed him. Councillor Jaques came up with the idea that some of the old gullies in the dump be filled up before starting on some of the new areas. This was put aside until later in the spring when the situation could be looked over more closely. Councillor Lavender report- ed that the parks committee met and found that only one fire extinguisher was on hand at the arena and that four more be purchased at a cost of about $185. Reeve Noakes asked, and it was discussed, whether the surrounding townships be approached as to financial help with the arena since they get a lot of pleasure from the arena as well as the town people. Police Chief E. Davis thank- ed council for his raise in pay and reported that no dogs have been picked up as yet as the cards of notice are not printed. E. Davis suggested that a new flag pole be made up now so it would be ready to put up in the spring for the new Cana- dian flag and councillor Knight suggested that if room permit- ted a flag pole be placed on each side of the cenotaph, one with the Canadian flag and the �� I Illi I®111�11ti6�1 l I�111I�{Iil�l l 1�1111�1i l�illl 1.11a11111111111■1110111r1l1SII101INI10111®I I I©1110111011115I 1111 M1II2I11011101 other with the Ontario flag. Reeve Etherington and coun- cillors of Usborne Township met with Hensall council to discuss the problems on the dump and the mill dirt being dumped there. Usborne coun- cil didn't figure that they should have to pay half the bulldozing since they don't get anything out of the mill dirt. Reeve Etherington asked that if anything should go wrong with their bulldozer that they would not be tied to the responsibility of looking after the bulldozing. Councillor Knight suggested that Hensall rent and maintain the dump strictly on their own. Reeve Noakes reported that the mill owners have agreed to co-oper- ate with council on the dirt but as yet no agreement has been made. Reeve Etheringion suggested that they pay Hensall $100 rent for the use of the dump and that Hensall pay them back the taxes on the land which amounts to $65, but this was not settled at this time. Police Chief E. Davis suggests that maybe fill could be taken out of the dump and sold, which would help both Hensall and Usborne in allowing more dumping space. Four copies of a by-law were received from department of highway and they are allowing $5,000 which council feels is very inadequate. A letter from department of economics, Toronto, was 111�13111eatti®III®11139 ntiIa6ente I Zurich Citizens News Wins Ontario Award Herb Turkheim, editor and publisher of the Zurich Citizens News, received word Wednesday morning this publica- tion has been awarded first place in the Better Newspapers' Competitions for general excellence among Ontario week- ly newspapers located in villages with populations under 1,000. The Dundalk Herald and the Dutton Advance were tied for second spot in the same class. The Athens Reporter .was third. Presentation of the awards will take place at the 15th annual convention of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Asso- ciation to be held this week -end in the Royal York Rotel, Toronto. ceived with a form for a rep- resentative, to be filled out immediately and returned, in which councilor Lavender was named. Also a Ietter received from the Liquor Control Board and read. A letter stating that Burns Ross, consulting engi- neer, ngi neer, will attend the March meeting in connection with the sewage survey. Councillor Knight plans to attend the convention in To- ronto on February 14 and 15. In the general business it has been decided that they wait until the dump books are re- turned from the auditors be- fore any decision be made an an agreement with Usborne on the settlement of the dump. Councillor Knight asked for an approval on the by-law for the centennial project and has drawn up a sketch for a picnic pavilion as a project, with wash rooms and a water supply which has been estimated at a cost of around $3,000. The ap- proximate size of this to be 70 feet by 30 feet, in which the town would finance this project until the grant was re- ceived from the government to the equivalent of $1,800. This was appr. oved by councillor Baker and seconded by Lav- ender. Councillor Jaques moved and Knight seconded that building permits to passed to Bill Cle ment, to build an addition ta- a present building, and to re -Charles Eckel, for home im-- lir provements. Reeve Noakes • was appointed deputy clerk for the remainder of February a while Clerk Campbell is on holidays. la It was decided that the by- law concerning horses being li kept in town be shown, and it - reads as follows: one horse per half acre of land in town. It was decided therefore that E. Davis show this by-law to peo- ple owning horses in town. Moved by Baker and second- ed by Lavender that with the liquor control by-law that Davis III and Campbell be allowed to in- spect tm and collect a proportion of the liquor licence fees for the town. Moved by Knight and seconded by Baker that 1121- the following by-laws be passed, No. 7 for building in- spector; No. 8 for police officer and utilities man; No. 9 for clerk -treasurer, tax collector; No. 10 liquor control by-Iaw. They were all accepted and read first and second time. Reeve Noakes asked, as she was approached, on the subject of having the light replaced on the pole in front of the Angli can church, and this was ap-. proved. 55 55 55 SIIIIlilll un it nIR111m1118II110na ImiIn III€invin Io IIG8111 11cIIP3111ens IE. EASY 'FELLAS --- The hockey game played in the Zurich Arena on Saturday night between theZurich Old -Timers and the Zurich Juveniles provided plenty of excitement for the fans who were on hand for the contest. At times, the boys even wanted of roughen things up a bit, as this photo will testify. Down on the ice is Dick Bedard, of the old timers, while on top of him is Barry Bloch, of t!t., Juveniles, 'iry,ng to break the minor altercation up is referee Larry Merrier, while Phil Overholt, number 10, and Bob McKinley, MP, number 3, stand by watching the pro- ceedings. The tussle was all in fun, of course.