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Zurich Citizens News, 1966-05-26, Page 1No. 21—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY Plans Underway to Hold Large can Festival at Zurich h In Fall The Zurich and District Cham- mittees to supervise each ele- ber of Commerce, at their ment of the festival. monthly dinner meeting last The main object of the festi- Wednesday night at the Do- val will not only be to feed minion Hotel, laid the ground- people attending with beans, work for plans to. stage a mon- but with numerous other tasty ster Bean Festival this fall. dishes known throughout this Idea of the•planning is to stage area. Just as the Elmira Maple an event similar tothe annual Syrup Festival •operates around Maple Syrup Festival held in the idea of the Mennonite peo- Elmira. • ple in that area, •officials here A committee consisting of are planning to build around Oscar Greb, Leroy Thiel, Ervin the old-fashioned German and Gingerich, were appointed to French-Canadian cooking. contact other organizations such as the Zurich Lions Club, the A possible date for the event Zurich Women's Institute, and was set for August 27, but this any others interested, for their still has to be confirmed with assistance in promoting and other organizations that will be conducting the festival. Entire taking part. proceeds from the project this In other business at the din - year are to go towards the arti- ner meeting, the members of ficial ice campaign in the vil- lage. MORE HATS — Members of the. Zurich groups two and three of 4H Homemaking clubs also attended the Achievement Day at South Huron High School Saturday, they hada made as re quite ojectpyto Frontisow,lay their fti tohats right bich are Mary Lou Johnson, Ann Hayter, Cheryl Peck, Kathy Mc- Kinley; middle row, left to right, Judy McBride, Karen McKinley, Dianne McKinley, Carolyn Robinson, Alma West- Keyes,back Debb Debbie Stephenson, Bleft to rendaTurner, Connie yebie RSharon obinson. The Chamber of Commerce members felt the event would be much too big an undertak- ing for any one organization, and they hope that with the co-operation of all area groups the event can become annual, with the proceeds each year for a different project. Each organization interested in the idea will in turn be asked to appoint at least three mem- bers towards a general steering committee. From this groitp they hope to form smaller com- help with a clean-up bee at the wooded lot behind the Blue Water Rest Home. Plans are to make the area into a park and picnic grounds, where residents of the •home can enjoy the shady maples and visitors can enjoy a picnic with their rela- tives and friends. A recommendation w a s brought forward at the meeting that the Chamber of Commerce suggest to the council of the village of Zurich that they look into the matter of making the main intersection in the village safer for all traffic. Plans are also under way by the organization to celebrate their 15th anniversary in Octo- ber. The Zurich Chamber of Commerce was chartered in Oc- the organization were asked to tober, 1951. Accident NearTCrediton Wipes Out Entire Family Zurich Woman injured At London Mrs. Gelinas, of Zurich, is re- cuperating in St. Joseph's Hos- pital, London, from injuries suffered Sunday when her hus- band's car struck a house after going out of control on How- land Avenue in London. She is reported in •satisfac- tory condition with a fractured right ankle and face cuts. Her husband was unhurt.- Damage nhurt.Damage was estimated at $1,200 to the car, but only $10 to the house, owned by J. C. Overholt, 1519 Howland Ave - 0 Huron County Crop Report Four persons, including a mother and father and their infant son, were killed last Friday night in a crash on the Crediton road at concession 2, Stephen Township. Dead are Mr. and Mrs. Lennis Denomme and their six -month-old son, Jeffrey, of RR 2, Crediton, and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, of Wood- ham. Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Mount Carmel: Burial was in the adjoining church cemetery. Hoffman funeral home, Dash- wood, was in charge of arrange- ments. 0 Dennis Howard Rueger, 22, of Exeter, received leg injuries, Auriol Noonan, 16, of Centralia, multiple injuries, and Gordon Greenacre, 18, of 30 McClary Avenue, London, leg and chest injuries when their car collided with another on the Crediton road at the second concession of Stephen Township. Mr. Denomme was an em- ployee of Dashwood Planing Mills Ltd. His wife was the former Betty Lou Jesney. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Denomme, of RR 3, Dashwood; a sister. Miss Marlene, of London; brothers, Kenneth, James and Ronald, all at home; and grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Denomme, of RR 3 Dashwood; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ducharme, of RR 1 Dashwood. Mrs. Denomme is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John William Jesney, of Crediton; sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Lillian) Kuhn and Mrs. Charles (Phyllis) Collett, both of Crediton; broth- ers, James, of RR 1, Exeter; Leslie, of Crediton, and half- brother, Alvin Flynn, of Exeter. Growth of field crops con- tinues at a slow rate because of the cold weather. Some corn and sugar beet fields have been broken up and reseeded. Practically all cattle are out to grass in Huron County. Annual Meeting The first annual meeting of the Zurich Minor Athletic Asso- ciation will be held this Friday night at 9 p.m., in the Zurich Community Centre. It is of ut- most importance that every par- ent who has had a child playing ball or hockey during the past couple of seasons, attend this meeting. Organized a eo',nie of years ago, the Zurich MAA 'las span- sored and supervised minor hockey and softball in the com- munity. On ton of this. the ,organization has been respon- sible for raising enough money to carry these programs through. If parents have been pleased with the Program that has heels provided for their children, the least they can do is to attend this meeting and voice their satisfaction. The men who have been carrying on the work of the MAA need re -assurance from the public that their work has been to the betterment of all children, if they are to car- ry on in their efforts. DISTRICT ANNUAL of the South Huron Women's Institutes • was held last Thursday at the Dashwood Com- munity Hall. The same slate of officers that served during the past season were re-elected. Front row, left to right, are Mrs. W. Dilling, secretary -treasurer; Mrs. Fred Beer, presi- All Lions Clubs Prepare For _ Area Convention Lions Club from 397 commun- ities, that cover all of Quebec and Ontario, will swarm in on London, Sunday, May 29, with the biggest parade in Canada. Some 80,000 to 100,000 peo- ple are expected to line the streets for an afternoon of real enjoyment. Almost 300 entries include 45 bands, 53 floats, 39 majorette groups, 45 decorated ears and horses from a sixhorse hitch down. The Zurich Lions Majorettes will be taking part in the parade. The bands include interna- tional champions from Leaside, Sarnia, Quebec City, and many other places. A big steam engine, with its huffing, puffing and whistle, will be a favorite of thousands. The Zurich Lions Club will also have a float entered in the big event. Many Lions Club sponsor bands as one of their service acts and competition is keen for the large cash prizes. dent; Mrs. James Drummond, past president. Back row, left to right, are Mrs. Delbert Geiger, vice-president; Mrs. W. D. Mack, vice-president; Mrs. Rena Caldwell, past secretary - treasurer and now public relations officer, and Mrs. E. Morlock, assistant secretary -treasurer. District Annual of South Huron Women's Institute Last Week The Dashwood Community Hall was the setting for the 'an- nual meeting of the district of South Huron Women's Institute. Registration •of the hundred ladies began at 9 a.m. The president, Mrs. Fred Beer, of Hensall, opened the meeting with the Opening Ode followed by the Mary Stewart Collect. The •address of welcome was given by Dashwood, replied by Hurondale. Mrs. Wesley Bradnock, FWIO representative, conducted the, ratification of the following district directors: Mrs. Earl Neil, for Crediton; Mrs. Sidney Baker, for Dash- wood; Mrs. Thomas Hern, for Elimville; Mrs. Lee Webber, for Hurondale; Mrs. Vern Al- derdice, for Kippen East; Mrs. Raymond Kating, for Grand Bend; Mrs, Leonard Strong, for Seaforth, Mrs. Delbert Geiger, for Zurich. Hensall is without a district director. Mrs. Gor- don Papple, Seaforth, moved the acceptance of •these eight officers, which was seconded by Mrs. John McLean, Seaforth. The secretary, Mrs. Wilbert Dilling, Hensall, read the :min- utes of last year's annual and also reported the district bal- ance of about $200. Mrs. Vern Alderdice gave the auditor's report. Crediton issued an invitation to next year's district annual, which was accepted, on motion of Mrs. E. Desjardine, Grand Bend, and seconded by Mrs. Warren Brock. An invitation to all .the Insti- tutes in South Huron to attend a tea at the Ontario Hospital, Goderich, on June 7, was issued. Mrs. Beer gave the presi- dent's report and commented on the theme, "Not what we get out of our WI but what we put into it, that pays dividends". The secretaries' reports were given by Mrs. Shapton for Cred- iton; Mrs. John Rader, Dash- wood; Mrs. E. Cowan, Elimville; Mrs. Alex Hamilton, Grand Bend; Mrs. James McAllister, Hensall; Mrs. James Drum- mond, Kippen East; Mrs. R. E. Pooley, Hurondale; Mrs, W. Coleman, Seaforth, and Mrs. Harold Thiel, Zurich. Zurich ladies provided .a delightful musical number. Reports of the standing com- mittees were given; Agriculture and Canadian industries, Mrs. Gordon Papple, Seaforth; home economics and health, Mrs. Frankline Skinner, E x e t e r; historical research and current events, Mrs. Mervin Dunn, Hen - sail; citizenship and education, Mrs. Nola Taylor, Grand Bend;. public relations, Mrs. Harry Caldwell, Hensall; curator, Mrs. John McLean, Seaforth; resole- tions, Miss Ruth Skinner, Mrs. Gettler, of Fullerton,. the area president, brought (Continued on page 5) HONOR OLDEST BOWLER—The oldest member of the Zurich Ladies' Bowling League was honored at the recent .banquet in Hensall, and presented with a small gift by the president, Ruth Clausius. Mrs. Mary Taylor, left, at 78, is the oldest person bowling regularly at the Zurich Bowling Lanes, and has been bowling regular since the lanes opened. She also takes part in a number of bowling tournaments throughout the country as a member of the Hensalr Ladies'Legion Auxiliary, And she is a real good bowler, too.