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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-02-17, Page 1eeeeeeeeeee No, 7—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY Successful Bake Sale The Members of the Evangelical Youth Fellowship held a Valentine Bake Sale in the Township Hall, Zurich, on Saturday afternoon, and shortly after they opened the doors they were sold out of the many goodies they had on display. Left to right are three officials of the organization, Marilyn Gascho, treasurer; Sandra McClinchey, president, and Donna Kipper, secretary. Early Fishing Season The season for fishing opened at Grand Bend on Sunday, with the mild weather of the past week -end bringing suckers up the river. Shown here near the bridge at the Bend are four fishermen with their nets in the river, while a few spectators stand on the bank to watch the proceedings. One fisherman reported catching a bushel basket of the early season fish. New Options Will be Offered 'Students At South Huron For September Term New options will be offered above the grade 10 level at the SHDHS next fall following a decision of the board last Tues- day evening. The options will allow for a broader field of study and were recommended by principal L. D. Palmer, The options will be placed on the registration forms which will be going out to grade 10 students. Whether or not the course is implimented in the fall will de- pend on the number of regis- trations The four year business and commerce course will be of- fered at the school for the first time. Formerly students went to Clinton for this training. This will involve supplying one classroom of equipment but this can be charged against the new addition and the equip- ment transferred to the new building when completed. Members were told that if the course was not offered this fall it would be a two year de- cision as it would not be of value to transfer these students back to Exeter after one year of training in Clinton, A four year agriculture course will be offered which is a ter- minal course ending in grade 12. Mr. Palmer indicated this would be valuable for students continuing in the field of sciences. He said a straw poll indicated there were students who wished this and he would like to give them the opportun- ity to take this, A suggestion that art be add- ed as an option was turned down by the board. A new social option man in society and a biology option will be offered in the four year business and science program. Neither of these options will be a cost factor, Mr. Palmer said. He told members the new options will increase stu- dent's chances of success at the grade 12 level. There are teachers on the staff at present who can teach these subjects. 0 Heavy Losses In Dashwood Theft Provincial police from the Exeter detachment on Wednes- day were investigating a break- in at Boyle's Locker Service, Dashwood, The robbery is be- lieved to have taken place on Tuesday night, some time be- tween the hours of 6 and 8:30 p.m. The thugs entered the build- ing by •a rear entrance; and took off with between $400 and $500 in merchandise. Among the missing articles reported by proprietor Hugh Boyle was a large quantity of butter, some hams and an amount of coffee, Mr. Bolye discovered the rob- bery early Tuesday evening, when he went back to the store to do some work. Bayfield Council Discusses Snow On Buildings BAYFIELD—At the regular council meeting on February 7, Bayfield council voted unani- mously to send an expression of sympathy to Fred Watson, formerly a trustee of the police village of Bayfield, on the oc- casion of the death of his wife. Council received and noted a letter from OMB regarding dangerous accumulation of snow and ice on public build- ings. A report by Councillor Merner on enquiries which he and Councillor Allaire had made, regarding road grading and snow removal equipment was received but action de- ferred. . Disposal of trees recently felled was referred to the com- mittee for public works. By-law 24/66 was passed dealing with road work to be completed in 1966 so that ap- plication to the department of highways for the grants might be made. By-law 25/66 was passed lim- iting the speed of vehicular traffic within the village •to 25 miles per hour. All committees agreed to compile budgets for current operations. Salary scales were discussed in committee and later released to the press as follows: road superintendent r a i e e d from $2,500 to $2,800 P,A., with no change in the car allowance of $500; tax collector raised from $75 to $100; assessor, raised from $300 to $350; clerk -treas- urer, raised from $650 to $900. Zuri AgricuItura x� Iri oo ound Fin ncial Position The annual meeting of the Zurich Agricultural Society, held last Friday night at the home of Mr, and Mrs. V. L. Beck e r, Dashwood, revealed that well over $1500 had been paid out in prize money at last year's fair. Despite the large amount of prize money paid out, the organization still has a bank balance of $451.20. Added to this is the fact that the society also purchased prop erty north of the arena in Zur- ich, and built a cattle barn there, The price of the land was $700, while the actual cost of the barn was $1450.60. The government grant on the 1965 fair is still to come, which will amount to at least $500, and this will leave the organization in a healthy financial situation. Although nothing definite was decided on, directors are thinking of erecting still more barn accommodation in the coming years. Special thanks was extended to V. L, Becker, retiring presi- dent of the group, for his un- tiring efforts in the erection of the present cattle barn last fall. The project was just started a couple of weeks be- fore fair time and was com- pleted in time to be used at the annual event. A discussion took place at the meeting regarding the bal- ance of property owned by the society at the easterly limits of Zurich, and it was decided to again offer the land to the village, so it may be kept as an .athletic field. The fair di- rectors felt they were not in- terested in maintaining a ball Huron cher WM Report To Peopke ,gin Sunday R. E. "Bob" McKinley, MP for Huron, will speak to the people of Huron County on Sunday, February 20, at 10:10 a.m., over CKNX radio station, Wingham. The program will be "Report from Parliament Hill", and will outline the work that has been carried on in Ottawa to date during the current session. Mr. McKinley recently was appointed to three different government committees, name- ly, Labor, Employment and Printing, The popular member for Huron was on the floor in the House recently with an impor- tant question regarding dis- tressed areas in Ontario as far as governmental help is con- cerned. park, but are quite willing to sell the grounds to the village for one dollar. Report of the district meeting of agricultural societies held re- cently was presented by Mrs. Irene Steinbach, who attended along with Mr. and Mrs, V. L. Becker and Mrs. William David- son. Special appreciation was ex- tended at the meeting to the Zurich Public Utilities and the manager, Earl Flaxbard, for the fine cooperation they have ex- tended to the agricultural so- ciety at fair time, during the past few years, Chairmen of the various com- mittees of last year's fair re- ported on their work, and all agreed that the annual event had been quite successful. It was suggested, however, that there could and should be changes made in school sections and inside exhibits. Some of the members present felt the prize money in both these sec- tions should be increased, and the lists revised more up to date. After serving eight years as president, V, L. Becker retired from the position. Herb Turk- heim was elected to succeed Mr, Becker, while Claire Deich- ert was elected first vice-presi- dent and Mrs. Irene Steinbach, second vice-president, Direc- tors for the corning year are Joe Hoffman, Allan Armstrong, Bert McBride, Alvin Rau, V. L. Becker, Larry Merner, Alphonse Grenier, Mrs. Anne Flaxbard and Mrs, Arnold Merrier. William Baechler, who has served as secretary -treasurer for the past year, has asked to be relieved of that position and the matter was left to the ex- ecutive xecutive to deal with. Auditors for 1966 appointed at the meeting are J. W. Ha- berer and R, H. J. McKinnon. A. striking committee consisting of Mrs Steinbach, Arnold Merri- er and Mrs Flaxbard are to present a list of associated di- rectors and committees at the next meeting. The date for the 1966 fall fair was tentatively set for Sat- urday and Monday, September 24 and 26. Directors of the organization will welcome any suggestions for improvements of the annual event, from any interested persons. Huron's First Foster Home Parents Mr. and Mrs. Toni Meyers, Zurich, were guests of honor last week at the annual meeting of the Huron County Children's Aid Society, and were officially recognized as the first parents of foster children in Huron. At times the well -liked couple have had four and five foster children living with them at once. They were the first couple in Huron to offer their home years ago as a place for foster children to live, and report they have never been sorry since. "Quite often," Mrs. Meyers says, "we have young people visit us today who lived with us as youngsters, and they always seem happy to come back home." Hold Annual Meeting Zurich Agricultural Society held their annual meeting last Thursday evening, and elected officials for the coming year. Left to right in this photo are Claire Deichert, first vice-president; Bill Baechler, secre- tary -treasurer; Mrs. Irene Steinbach, sec- ond vice-president, and V. L. Becker, past president of the organization. Mr. Becker retired this year after serving in the office of president for the past eight years, and •" is succeeded by Herb Turkheim.