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Zurich Citizens News, 1966-07-21, Page 1No. 29—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1966 CONSTRUCTION BOOMING—There is plenty of ac- tivity on the construction front in Hensall this summer, as a number of commercial firms are adding to their present facilities. Shown here is the new storage shed being built by W. G. Thompson and Sons, directly south of their group of silos. In the lower photo is a new home being built in the village of Hensall, which will be owned by Alvin Camp- bell upon completion. The new home is situated directly north of the Hensall Public School. 7 CENTS PER COPY Area Men Head Bean Board, Company Senior positions on the new Ontario Bean Marketing Board have been filled by men who were displaced from the old On- tario Bean Growers' Marketing Board last February. Robert Allan, of Brucefield, has been elected chairman, He was chairman of the old bean board before it was shorn of its authority by the Ontario gov- erninent in a policy dispute. Vice-chairman is Lloyd Tay- lor, of St. Thomas, also a mem- ber of the old board. The executive committee is comprised of Mr. Allan, Mr. Taylor, Roy Downie, of New- bury, and Clifford Dale, of Glanworth, also both members of the old board. Charles Rau, of Zurich, presi- dent of the old Ontario Bean Growers' Ltd., has been elected chairman of the company known as the Ontario Bean Growers' Co-operative. Vice- chairman is Duncan Ferguson, of St. Thomas, the former vice- chairman of the company. Archie McMurchy, of Glen- coe, has been named secretary - Employment For Centralia Workers Under Discussion A meeting between officials of Canadian Forces Base Cen- tralia and the Goderich Na- tional Employment Service was held on July 15 to discuss a re-employment program for ci- vilian personnel affected by the closing of Canadian Forces Base, Centralia. To assist these workers, ar- rangements have been made for the National Employment Serv- ice to register any civilians in- terested in locating alternate employment. This interviewing program undertaken by NES will be conducted at Canadian Forces Base, Centralia, during the first part of August. In the meantime, employers wishing to avail themselves of the services of these workers are asked to contact the Goder- ich National Employment Serv- ice and list their vacancies now. treasurer of the bean board, and secretary -treasurer and gen- eral manager of the co-opera- tive. He held both positions before the takeover. Mr. McMurchy said his ap- pointment as secretary -treas- urer of the bean board is only temporary until a suitable : ee- retary is found. New elections were held in June turning control of the board and co-operative back to the growers. Increased Education Costs Raise Tac Rate at Grand Bend By Over Six Mies Education causes some in- crease in tax rate this year at Grand Bend, which will find taxpayers in the village paying about 24 mills more than in 1965. Tax -collector Griffin Thomas mailed tax notices to ratepayers in the village of Grand Bend last Monday, so the personal word of "how much" must now be in ratepayers hands. Last year there were no pub- lic school taxes (due to adjust- ments when the village became Merner Families Hold Reunion At Seaforth Park Seaforth Lions Park was the setting for the annual Merner reunion on Sunday, July 17, when some 80 friends and rel- atives from Zurich, Detroit, Windsor, Hensall, Dashwood, Elora, Hamilton, New Dundee, Exeter. London and Lachine. Quebec, attended. Attending the reunion from the farthest distance was Mrs. Harold Smith and family from Lachine, Quebec. President Hubert Schilbe, of Zurich, presided for a brief business meeting when it was decided to hold the 1967 re- union at the Fairview Farm of Arnold Merner, RR 3, Zurich. Officers for 1967 are: presi- dent, Hubert Schilbe, Zurich: secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Byran Kyle, Hensall; sports commit- tee, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mern- er, Zurich. part of the Stephen Township school area), and this year the rate is 9 residential and 10.5 commercial. County of Lambton requires two more mills than last year; requisitions from high school boards are up: 2.25 mills at Exeter and 5.75 mills at Forest. Meanwhile the village of Grand Bend is accomplishing some capital improvements this year, too. The local levy is up 6.5 mills, which will increase moneys in the village council hands a little over ten thousand dollars. This is being used to build a washroom on the southside of the river for the use of boat- ing traffic, at $3000; over 53000 for harbor improvements and about $4000 is set aside for erecting a warehouse and gar- age for use of the town vehicles. provided definite decision is made to build this year. 0 Citizens News Holiday Time For Next Two Weeks There will be no edition of the Zurich Citizens News for the next two weeks, July 28 and August 4. This shut- down is necessary to allow staff members their annual holidays. The next edition of this paper will be published on Thursday, August 1L During this time there will be a skeleton staff on duty at the printing plant in Zur- ich to take care of any emer- gency or rush jobs which might arise. NEW DITCHING MACHINE—The Ontario Depart- ment of Highways have recently added a new type of ditch- ing machine to their line of equipment. The completely mobile unit can clean out a number of miles of roadside ditches in a very short time, and is shown here in operation on Highway 84, between Hensall and Zurich. Seek to Expand Export Markets Ontario's success in the ex- port of white beans to the Unit- ed Kingdom, which has grown into significant proportions, will be further enhanced under .a promotional program to be de- veloped under the direction of the Ontario Food Council, Hon. William A Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food, said this week. In order that those primarily interested in the trade may have an opportunity to study all facets of Ontario's bean pro- duction from the growing stage to export, overseas buyers and technical personnel of bean processors have been invited to visit Ontario to obtain first-hand knowledge of the quality and quantity of the crop, During the six-day visit the overseas group will be .accom- panied by representatives of Ontario bean growers; repre- sentatives of Ontario dealers, department of agriculture and food personnel and representa- tives of three buyers and three technologists. Making the announcement Mr. Stewart said that while the export of white beans was a relatively new business as far as Ontario is concerned it has already grown into a significant movement. "In order to enhance On- tario's position in the market it is felt that there was a place for the Ontario Food Council to sponsor a seminar type con ference in Ontario between the Greene will Open Plowing Match The Ontario Plowmen's Asso- ciation announced this week that Hon, J. J. Greene, Canada Minister of Agriculture, will of- ficially open the International Plowing Match to be held on the farm of James Scott, Sea - forth, on October 11 to 14. The official opening will take place at 2 p.m. on October 11. F. A. Lashley, secretary -man- ager of the Plowmen's Associa- tion, said that applications for exhibit space indicate that the popular fall event will be larger than ever. The Huron County local committee is active in pre- paring for the occasion. growers, processors and United Kingdom buyers," said the min- ister. "There is a great poten- tial for increased sales of On- tario beans on the overseas market. Last year we greatly increased our sales overseas but I feel that even greater prog- ress can be made. It is our intention to do all that we can to consolidate and extend the market in the future." The minister said that it was evident that overseas processors were willing to use more On- tario beans if they could be assured of supply, quality and competitive prices. To achieve this increased business it is necessary that our growers and dealers be fully aware of overseas requirements, said Mr. Stewart. "It is also es- sential that the overseas buyer and processor should have some knowledge of the production and quality of Ontario beans." Tentative program for the visit includes a visit to Ontario bean farms during the growing season, and inspection handling facilities and quality control as well as technological discus- sions with experts in the field. Zurich Youth Hurt In Baseball Action Dave Stark, a member of the Zurich. Lumberkings baseball team, suffered an unfortunate accident last Sunday afternoon during a ball game with the Mitchell team. While sliding into home plate, Dave somehow twisted his leg and broke it in several places. The leg was placed in a cast at South Huron Hospital by Dr. R. W. Read, and at present the youth is having to rest quietly for 10 days. After this the cast will be changed and he will have it on for another three weeks. Then a walking cast will be placed on the leg for at least another three weeks. In all the youth will have a cast on his leg for a least eight weeks. 0 Blaise Ducharme and Kip Green, of Grand Bend, motored to Kincardine on Monday eve- ning last to attend an AA meeting. Mr. Ducharme is a fluent speaker and was the en- tertainer of the evening in the presence of a large audience. HARD AT WORK—Workmen are still busy finishing up various jobs that have to be done at Blue Water Rest Home, in order to meet their completion date this fall. A Zurich firm, Gingerich s are the contractors for the heating and electrical work in the new building. Edgar Willert is assisting the firm with the welding work on the heating system, and is shown here joining a couple of pieces of pipe, while watching the pro- cedure is fellow workman, Ed Smith.