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Zurich Citizens News, 1966-04-28, Page 1No. 17—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY Inspect Site of International Plowing Match When the Huron County eommitte of the 1966 Inter- national Plowing Match were hosts to members of the weekly press in Huron last Friday night at a banquet in Seaforth, part of the itinerary was a visit to the site of the big event. Shown here are a group of the Huron officials as they pointed out to the newspaper folks some .of the advantages of the ideal location they have chosen. At the extreme left in the photo is agricultural representative for Huron, Doug Miles; while from the centre of the photo to the right are Elston Cardiff; F. A. Lashley, of Toronto, secretary -manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Association; Norman Barber, of Owen Sound, president of the OPA; Larry Snider, co-chairman of the event; Bill Hanly, Huron deputy clerk -treasurer; Ory Wassmann, and Gordon McGavin, co-chairman. (Citizens News Photo) Checking on Hard Hats A project of members of the Seaforth Lions Club at the International Plowing Matcn in October is the sale of hard. hats, with particulars of the event printed on the side. The hats were displayed at the banquet tendered by the local committee of the match for members of the weekly press last Friday night in Seaforth, and when Ory Wassmann, reeve of Grand Bend, tried one on for size, Huron County Warden Ken Stewart couldn't resist the chance to try his fist on the reeve's head. Of course, it was all in fun. (Citizens News Photo) Individual Junior Winners Winners of individual trophies in the Zurich Junior Bowling League during the season tew banqpresented ets 1 stdwith Thorsdaye tro- phiesniht, Left to right are Mozart Gelinas, high single of 256; Patty Lemmon, high average, 142; and Randy Bedard, high double, 422, (Citizens News Photo) Cabinet Ministers Will Officiate At Sod - Turning SQUARE DANCE EVENT Hensall children's square dance group will be host for the junior southwestern Ontario spring square dance jamboree to be held at Hensall Arena Friday evening, April 29, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. There will be 300 dancers, six to 18, taking part, from London, St. Thomas, Byron, Tillsonburg, St. Thomas, Byron, tralia, Clinton, Hensall, Zurich and Exeter. This association was started The Province of Ontario will be represented by two ministers at a ceremony marking the com- mencement of activities at the site of the 1966 International Plowing Match . The match takes place in McKillop Town- ship on Tuesdai Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 11, 12, 13 and 14. Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, min- ister of highways, and Hon. W. Stewart, minister of agricul- ture, will share the honor of turning the first sod at Scott Farms in McKillop Township at Seaforth, on Saturday after- noon, June 11. Gordon Mc - Gavin, Walton, and Larry Snid- er, Exeter, joint chairmen of the Huron committee sponsor- ing the match, said Monday the two ministers had accepted an invitation to take part. While planning for the match, expected to draw up to 30,000 spectators a day, has been un- der way for more than a year, the June ceremony will mark the first move onto the 1,000 - acre match site. In addition to Mr MacNaugh- ton and Mr. Stewart, the cere- mony will be attended by mem- bers of the Ontario Plowmen's Association and representatives of area municipalities. three and a half years ago, and Earl Bowles, instructor of radar •and communications RCAF Sta- tion Clinton, is president. Mrs. Mary Vance, of London, is vice- president. This jamboree is open to the public. OPP Warn Public to eware Of Fraudulent ank Inspectors During the past two years, thousands of dollars have been taken from trusting and unsus- pecting elderly persons -through- out Ontario by •a scheme com- monly referred to as "bank inspector frauds". Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner E. H. Silk, QC, wishes to stimulate an aware- ness in the mind of the public to be on guard against these fast talking unscrupulous, con- fidence people, and he attaches some urgency to this message. The OPP anti -rackets branch, under the direction of Chief Inspector J. L. Erskine, reports that an increase of activity can be expected in "bank inspector frauds" with the approach of the summer months. Any time during banking hours of a weekday, the tele- phone may ring in an average middle-class home—usually that of an elderly widow. The male caller, in a very business like and authoritative manner, will identify himself as either a "bank official" or a member of the police department, pres- ently investigating a dishonest bank employee suspected of tampering with the •customer's account. The caller will then, in a very persuasive tone, ob- tain from the victim informa- tion concerning the amount of money on deposit in her ac- count. He will then request that she go to the bank and withdraw a substantial sum of money from her account. As part of the scheme, the victim is ad- vised that in making this with- drawal, she will assist in trap- ping the dishonest employee; she will also be advised not to tell anyone, and to wear gloves in order that she will not leave her fingerprints on the money. The caller will likely tell the victim that he will send a taxi around to take her to the bank and back home. If she expresses doubt that the caller is a police officer, he will tell her to hang up and call the police department, how- ever, he will keep her line open by not hanging up and when she dials, he will answer — "police department". In a very short time, a taxi will arrive at the victim's home and take her to her bank, where she makes the withdraw- al, usually refusing any advice from the teller or accountant, that she take a certified cheque. The victim is returned to her home in the taxi and the tele- phone rings almost immediately; it is the original caller advising her that one of his men will be around to her house, and she is to give the money to him, in order that it can be checked and returned to her account. At about this time, a man usu- ally does come to the victim's door and the money is handed over to him, There are variations of the scheme, for example, the vic- tim will be advised that when she made a recent withdrawal at the bank, she probably re- ceived some conterfeit money and that she is to give it to a plainclothes police officer who will be sent to her home. This scheme has been used with increasing regularity in cities and towns across Canada and the United States. Thou- sands of dollars have been Publicity Program For international Outlined To Members of WeeEy Press Directors of the local Huron County committee of the 1966 International Plowing Match were hosts last Friday night at the Seaforth Curling Club to members of the Huron Coun- ty weekly press, when promo- tional plans for the big event were outlined. Prior to the banquet, the group were taken to the site of the match and shown all the available prop- erty which will be used. Other special guests at the affair were Norman Barber, of Owen Sound, president of the Ontario Plowmen's Association; F, A. Lashley, of Toronto, sec- retary -treasurer of the OPA, and chairmen of all the various committees involved in the four-day event. Master of cere- monies for the toccaSion was D. L. Stephenson, chairman of the publicity committee. The match will be publicized on a federal and provincial basis, and will also have the support of the Ontario Depart- ment of Tourism. A budget of $45,500 has been allocated, of which $2,500 has already been spent. To accommodate the match, taken from trusting and un- suspecting elderly people, which they can ill afford to lose; in some cases their life savings, and perhaps money they have put aside for their own funeral expenses. Relatives and friends of eld- erly people should impress upon them that they should never — under any circum- stances—withdraw money from their bank accounts, when ap- proached in the manner out- lined in this article. They should always consult the pol- ice, or their bank manager — personally. Interest - Free Loans Available For All Farmers Who Suffered Crop Losses Aid for farmers who suffered crop loss last fall was announced in the legislature prior to the orders of the day last Tuesday by the Honorable William A. Stewart, Minister of Agricul- ture. The program outlined before the house will give farm- ers up to $1,000 in interest free loans in order to buy seed and fertilizer for the 1966 crop year. Mr, Stewart's statement was: "Members of the house, par- ticularly those who are from rural ridings are aware of the difficulties many farmers are facing, owing to adverse weath- er conditions which prevailed in various sections of the prov- ince last year. land has been leased from 10 farmers in the area of Scott Farms, which will be the main centre of the attraction. Some 140 acres will be used for park- ing and another 230 acres for plowing. Another 100 acres will be used to accommodate 200 exhibitors. Besides the plowing compe- titions, the festivities include cooking contests, produce dis- plays, livestock exhibitions, a mechanical and farming equip- ment show, a display of steam engines, pipe bands, a huge parade and the final banquet on October 14. More than 100;000 persons are expected to attend the 1966 International. The traffic com- mittee estimates they will be able to handle about 200 cars an hour at the various outlets around the grounds. Hotel accommodations are be- ining arranged as far as 30 miles away, for visitors and ex- hibitors at the match, The committee in charge of billet- ing, under the chairmanship of Ory Wassmann, Grand Bend, are confident they can arrange plenty of suitable accommoda- tion for all those needing it. be made available to Ontario farmers who suffered a 25 per cent or more crop loss in 1965. The loans, which will be of material assistance to farmers who are in a difficult financial position due to crop loss in 1965, will be made through chartered banks on an interest free basis. Applicable to all crops, the loans will be com- pletely underwritten by the government which will pay the interest on the monies ad- vanced, "In view of the fact that many farmers have already purchased or have made arrangements to purchase their seed and ferti- lizer, the loan will be made retroactive to January 1, of this "Following representations year and will be interest free that have been made to me as ` until March 31, 1967. minister of agriculture and "In order to receive a loan through observations and dis- from the bank, which will be cussions with affected farmers, guaranteed 'by the government, the farmer seeking assistance will be obliged to present a sworn affidavit declaring that the money obtained will he used for the purchae of seed or fertilizer because of crop losses due to adverse weathor. (Continued on page 5) and after thorough cabinet con- sideration, I wish to inform the house that a program of prati- cal assistance has been formu- lated. "Interest free loans up to a maximum of $1,000 for the pur- chase of seed and fertilizer will Retirement Announced After 35 years of serving his church, Father Cyril A. Doyle advised his parishioners on Sun- day morning that he would be , retiring at the end of May. ; For the past nine years, he has been the pastor of St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church in Zur- ich. Ill -health is the reason given for his retirement at this' time. The past nine years, under the pastorate of Father Doyle, have seen a great advancement; for the members of his parish' in Zurich. In 1959 first con -i struction was started on St. Boniface School, and in 1962 • another addition was built, In 1 1963 the Sacred Heart Convent was opened, to supply living quarters for the Sisters teach- ing at the school. At the same time, Father Doyle was pur- chasing more property for the congregation, to ensure ample accommodation for further growth. When the popular priest came to Zurich in 1957, he was to take life a little easier due to poor health, but being an active individual he found this impossible. He soon found places for improvement in his congregation, and has continued to work untiringly for his peo- ple ever since. The entire community will join in the sadness of the mem- bers of St. Boniface, in the announcement of the retire- ment of a friend to all. A successor to Father Doyle will be announced by Bishop G. E. Carter in his annual appoint- ments, probably sometime dur- ing the month of May. In the meantime, Father Doyle will remain at the rectory and try to continue on with his work as much as possible.