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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-03-03, Page 1No. 9—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY Hay Fire Insurance Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Hay Township Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held last Friday after- noon in the Zurich Community Centre, The board of di- rectors, elected to administer the affairs of the company for the coming year are shown here following the meeting. Back row, left to right, are Len Erb, newly -elected director; Otto Willert; Ezra Webb, vice-president; Max Turnbull, Jack Scotchmer, Ed Hendrick, Harvey Taylor. Front row, left to right, are William Haugh, agent; Reinhold Miller, presi- dent; John Consitt, secretary -treasurer; Ted Steinbach, past president, and Clarence Parke, agent. The Bell Canada building on Highway .k in Hensel! is a prize winner. In a recent contest held of all Bell Telephone buil- dings in Canada and the Unit- Hensall Dial Building Wins Award ed States the Hensall building received a merit award. The award is given for the func- tional design of the building. A panel of independent judges awarded nine honour awards, 16 merit awards and 23 honor- able mentions to Canadian bui- ldings. There was a total of 310 entries in the 'contest. Bell Can- ttractivea ; r i n Farm 0 1 hers 1 At the January director's meeting of the Junior Farm- ers' Association of Ontario, the essoeiation adopted as a Cent- ennial Project the locating and identification of all Century Farms in the province of Ont- ario. Maurice Love, RR 3, Exeter, who is Huron County's prov- incial director, is 'compiling a list of names and addresses of all Century Farm owners in Huron County. Clerks from all of Huron's 16 townships have been requested to advise Mr. Love as to the owners of Cen- tury Farms in their respective tuwnships. Any farmers qualif- ying for recognition in this pr- oject may check with their local township clerk to see if their farm is included. Immediately following the Junior Faimers' Association of Ontario conference in Guelph on March 11, 12, and 13, all possible Century Farm owners will receive a notice or order form from the Huron County Junior Farmers' Association. May 1 will be established as the deadline for submitting ap- plications for signs to desig- nate Century Farms, Each Century Farni sign will be delivered by a Junior Farm - ada buildings in Fenelon Falls end Listowel both received hon- orable mention. Goshen UCW Plan To Drop Supper Goshen United Church Wom- en met at the home of Mrs. Melvin Elliott Thursday night, February 17. Mrs. Arnold Keys opened the meeting and gave a prayer. Scripture and comments were given by Mrs. Keith McBride and Mrs. Arnold Keys. Mrs. Bob Peck presided for the business by giving a pray- er. Minutes were read and ap- proved. Fifteen members an- swered the roll call. Mrs. Bob Peck reminded the UCW of the presbyterial in Clinton and the UCW conference in Wingham in March. A motion was made by Mrs. Bruce Keys, seconded by Mrs. Allen Armstrong, that the group get a different stove for the kitchen. A motion by Mrs. Elgin Mc- Kinley, seconded by Mrs. Mel Elliott, that the UCW do not have a smorgasbord this year. An interesting film on the World Day of Prayer was shown by Mrs. Bruce Keys. Meeting closed with a hymn and prayer by Mrs. Arnold Keys. r"!!��" F. 4 .i .1 11,..1. y uron y er member to the farm receiv- ing it, In Huron County, all signs will be erected by the Junior Farmers before the In- ternational Plowing Match in 1966 The Century Farm sign will be 16 inches by 19 inches in size; it will be made of 20 gua- ge cold roiled steel, and will he double faced (the sign will be paint'ed on both sides). The cost of the sign to qualifying farmers will be one dollar, with the Junior Farmers' Ass- ociation of Onter;.o subsidizing -he remainder of the cost of each sign. There will be four Offer Reward for Information Aboufl Thefts of Wire Copper thefts in recent weeks have prompted Ontario Hydro to offer a reward of $200 to anyone giving information which results in a conviction for theft of copper service wires on Hydro poles. In announcing the reward, G. M. McHenry, manager of Hydro's western region, noted that Ontario Hydro is con- cerned not only with the in- convenience of service inter- ruptions to customers but also the hazards to which anyone atempting such theft exposes himself. Possible targets in- clude service wires 10 rural schools, farm buildings, oil wells, tobacco kiln yards, grav- el pits and summer cottages, particularly if unattended or un- occupied. Anyone who notes suspici- ous activity involving Hydro or privately owned equipment, j should report directly to police authorities responsible for lo- cal law enforcement. The $200 reward is payable if a conviction is made for theft of Ontario Hydro service cone doctor, Honorary Life 'f".ember Hee. Charles S. MacNaughton, Huron MLA and Min- ister of Highways for Ontario, is shown receiving a colorful scroll designating him as an honorary life member in the Ontario Good Roads Association at that organization's re- cent annual convention in Toronto. The presentation was made by OGRA President C. S, Anderson. 1 •oles in each sign two at the top for mounting and two at the bottom far attaching is :came plate 1:if the farmer wish- es this, and at his expense), In order to que'ify, a farm must be resided on, and it must be in active operation; farms must be registered in the same family name for 10'1 or more years as of January 1, 1967; farms in the name of a widow will qualify; an incorp- orated farm will he eligible. It is estimated that over 300 farms may qualify for Cent- ury Farm sign recognition in Huron County. Tourist Official Urges Chamber Of Commerce Members to Promote Area Chris George, a representative of the Ontario Department of Tourism, told the members of the Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday night that in Ontario one out of every 10 paychecks are a resulut of the tourist in- dustry. "In Canada last year over 700 million dollars were spent by tourist," he added, "and out of this amount 75 per cent was left in Ontario alone." Mr. George urged the mem- bers of the organization to be polite to tourists, and to cater to them as much as possible. "Tourists should be welcomed with open arms," he said, "they increase your sales without in- creasing your overhead." The speaker went on to ad- vise the group that special events sholud be planned all year around as attractions, and cited the Elmira maple syrup festival as a prime example _of what can be done. He suggested that every communuity should come up with some new ideas as a means of attracting tour- ists. "Your hotel here in Zurich is a perfect tourist attraction," he went on to say. "You people should build around this estab- lishment, and you would find this could be a great tourist centre." The tourist official concluded his remarks by telling the mem- Annual Meeting of Hensall District Co -}I waive Shows Good Past Year The 28th annual meeting of the Hensall District Co-opera- tive was held on Thursday in the Hensall Arena auditorium. About 75 interested area -farm- ers were present to review the past year's business and to dis- cuss the annual statement for the fiscal year, November 30, 1964, to December 30, 1965. The financial report was given by Lorne Power, of UCO district office, Chatham, and he reviewed the highlights of the year. The assets of Hensall District Co-op totaled $488,000 at No- vember 30, 1965, with sales for the past year totalling $833,000, leaving a net saving of $22,778 to be allotted as patronage re- turns for 1965. It was decided to declare a dividend of 21/4% on member purchases. The retiring directors are Stanley Mitchell and ,Tack Kins- man, Two new directors elect- ed to the board for three-year terms were James Drummond, RR 2, Kippen, and Elgin Hen- drick, RR 1, Dashwood. The guest speaker for the evening was Fred Hamilton, RR 1, Guelph, a former professor from the University of Guelph and as well a prominent farmer in the Guelph area. Mr. Hare - Ilton is the zone six director on the UCO board of directors and he spoke about the im- portance of each individual in the co-operative movement. Garnet Mousseau, the man- ager of Hensall District Co- operative, announced that he has accepted the position of manager of United Co-opera- tives fertilizer plant at Thames- ville, and his new duties to commence on March 21. He was presented with platform rocker chair by Clifford Pepper on behalf of the board, staff, and members of Hensall Co-op, Mr. Mousseau thanked the meeting for the gift and also for the co-operation and stip- port he has received from the board, staff, and members of the Co-op during the 18 years which he was employed, and wished them success in all their future endeavors. 0 Mr. and Mrs, Laird Mickle •attended the final senior girls' basketball games of the sec- ondary schools of Huron and Perth 'counties held in Strat- ford last Thursday. The South Huron girls •of Exeter won their semifinal game inthe morning and went on to win the finals in the afternoon, making them the senior cham- pions of Huron -Perth, Ann is e member of the team. bers that the most important factor today is to advertise their business properly. "The man that does not advertise will soon find himself immune to busi- ness," he remarked. Leroy Thiel, reeve of Zurich, introduced the guest speaker, and he was thanked by Herb Turkheim. President Gerald Gingerich was in charge of the meeting. During the business session that followd, final plans for the annual Sauerkraut Supper next Wednesday night were mapped out. Chairman of the event is Oscar Greb, and he reported having sold over 60 tickets himself. 0— Men's Club Dashwood Men's Club held Farmer's Night Monday, Feb- ruary 28, when 30 members and 35 guests sat down to a supper in the Community Centre. Six new members) were taken into the club, Alf Kemp, Dave O'Con- nell, Hugh Morenz, Stan Holu_ bowicz, Paul Watson and See - Dietrich. The men voted to pay for the stove installed in Community Centre kitchen and to relieve the building centre committee of all responsibilities as the hall is completed. The men will tour Canada Packe experimental farm at Maple, Ontario, Rowdy Girls Damage Hensall Hatll A group of rowdy teenage girls played havoc with the ladies' rest room in the Hcnea l 'Town Hall or eneday afternoon, and cawed many doi'ars wr nth of d'am^ge. !n expensive blind was torn off a w indoee (shown in thus u'loto), pictures were ripped off the wan, tee painted iv s v, badly narked up with vulgar Sieeene, and cigarette butts were strewn all over the floor. Also a number of 'oat hooks were ripped off the walls. According to Hensall chief of police, E. R. Davis, the damage took place sometime Sunday afternoon, when a number of young girls were seen entering and departing from the building, The chief told this news- paper he has a fairly good ideaof who sone of the culprits are.