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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-10-06, Page 1No, 40 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY DISCUSS FIRE PROBLEMS—Members of fire depart- ments in Huron County met in Zurich on Monday night, and during the course of the evening discussed problems which might arise with the new mutual aid program. Shown here are a number of area chiefs and other officials. Left to right are Jim Hayter, Dashwood chief; Milton Deitz, Zurich chief; Irwin Ford, Exeter chief, and French Creech, Exeter, secretary of the Huron group. READY FOR PLOWING MATCH—There is plenty of activity these days at the site of the International Plowing Match, near Seaforth. Shown here is a lineup of steam engines, all ready to take part in the festivities. The match takes place next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. (Citizens News Photo) Recovering Mrs. 'William Shearer, of RR 2, Kippen, was admitted to South Huron Hospital, Exeter, last Saturday. suffering cuts to her head and left arm, after her car was in collision with a truck at Highways 4 and 84 at Hensall. Her condition was satisfac-I tory. Barand Van Steeg, 57, of RR, 3, Exeter, driver of the truck, and Mrs. Shearer's daughter Joyce, 6, a passenger in the car, were not injured. Police said Mrs. Shearer was travelling east on Highway 84, entering Highway 4. Mr. Van Steeg was driving south on Highway 4. Mrs. Shearer was taken to hospital by Westlake ambu- lance, Zurich. Hensall Council Assists At Park Hensall village council met Monday, October 3, in the coun- cil chambers at 8 p.m., with reeve Noakes, councillors Baker, Knight, Jaques and Lavender present. Clerk Earl Campbell read the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved on motion of Jaques and Lavender. Doug Mann and Peter Mc- Naughton asked for a grant for the parks board. Council grant- ed $800 to this board on motion of Knight and Jaques. Some discussion regarding a new pump at the pumping sta- tion was held. Ernie Davis reported a catch basin in Skea's driveway. was built up. The dump was . bull - LADIES' GOLF CHAMPION—Mrs. Louis Schilbe, of Zurich, won the ladies' golf championship this year at Bayview Golf Caine. She is shown here with the Dashwood Planing Mills' trophy, following the annual banquet of the golf club last Saturday night. dozed, costing $151.75 for eight hours work. A new drain be- hind the hotel with six-inch tile was put in. Regarding this the question arose as to why the town should put in a drain on private property. Mr. Davis also reported at- tending the road superinten- dents' meeting in Toronto. Clerk Earl Campbell was in- structed to offer the Geiger barns for disposal and removal. Since the fan required by the fire department has not been delivered, it was deckled to contact another company. It was moved, by Baker, sec- onded by' Lavender that Hen- sall pay its ,share of the tender of Glenn Koehler, for $3,885.78, received by the centennial com- mittee for the centennial pro- ject. Fire Chief Dave Sangster ap- peared before council regarding the mutual aid program. He had been assured that the new plan did not affect existing agreements in any way. Correspondence included the notification of fire prevention week, October 9 to 15; that Omsip is free to indigents in the community; that jury mem- bers must be appointed by Oc- tober 25; that the assessment for the dump ground is $1,150, the assurance by the depart- ment" of highways that the light standard on the corner of King and Nelson will not be affected; that nursing home rates may be $7.00 a day. It was moved by Knight, sec- onded by Jaques, that the as- sessment roll, showing a total of $1,172,675, with population of 933 and 41 dogs, with $98,775 exempt, be accepted. Since there were no com- plaints regarding assessments, a court of revision was un- necessary. Building permits, on motion of Jaques and Lavender, were given to James Petty to build a house; Mrs. Fanny Clark to renovate a verandah, and Bill Fuss to renovate a building. Nomination meeting for reeve, councillors, and PUC commissioners will be held on Friday, November 25, from 7 to 8 p.m. Approval was given to pay the bills and the meeting was adjourned on motion of Baker and Lavender. international Plowing Match Begins Next Week At Seaforth Area Farm The stage is all set for the biggest event to take place in Huron County for many years — the International Plowing Match, scheduled for next Tues- day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the Scott Farms, Sea - forth. Several years of plan- ning will become a reality when Hon, J. J. Greene, Canada's Minister of Agriculture offi- cially opens the program on Tuesday. Four streets and three ave- nues covering 100 acres with a total frontage of over two miles for exhibitors ranging from farm machinery manufac- turers to banks and government agencies make up the area at International Plowing Matches known as the Tented City. One look at the many eon - cessions housed in the almost 300 tents will immediately re- veal the reason for the name "Tented City". The mayor of the Tented City for this year is James M. Scott, of McKillop Township, who will host the match on his poultry farms located on the northeast corner of the town of Seaforth. Mr. Scott's son, William, is the first ever deputy mayor. The outside street in the Vented City is used entirely by manufacturers 'of heavy ma- chinery. These companies have taken an interest in the Inter- national Match since the tree - (Continued on page 8) Hay Council Lets end Firm; The council of the Township of Hay, at their meeting this month, accepted the tender of R. H. Jennison, Grand Bend, for the supply and hauling of 13,000 cubic yards of gravel, at a price of $1.85 per yard. Ear- lier in the year the contract for the gravel supply had been let to George Elliott, Clinton, but after the firm failed to ful- fill the agreement, the con- tract was cancelled. It was af- ter this that the council called for new tenders. In other business, the coun- cil accepted the tender of Har- vey Krotz Ltd., Listowel, for the supply of a new Ford truck, with snow plow and wing, at a price of $10,482.45. The pres- ent unit will be taken in as a trade. The L is t o w el tender was the lowest of several re- ceived for the unit. Acceptance of the tender is subject to ap- proval by the department of highways. A court of revision was held on the Koehler drainage works, and since there were no appeals against the assessments involv- ed, the court was closed. How- ever, since the approval for the debentures for the drain hacl not been received the necessary plans could not be finalized. Since the meeting this approval has been received, and the council plans to meet Monday night to finalize the project. The council concurred with the decision reached by the de- partment of h i g h w a y s, the Township of Stephen and the Zurich Lions Club Ready to Serve Ribs and Kraut Lance J. Reed, newly -ap- pointed superintendent of Blue Water Rest Home, spoke to members of the Zurich Lions Club at their dinner meeting on Monday night, using the theme, "Senior Citizens". He urged members of the organiz- ation not to consider senior citizens as people who have served their purpose, but as part of the community. Mr. Reed said older people have contributed much to our present standing, and now it is up to the younger generation to contribute to their happiness in their declining years The speaker suggested that organizations such as the Lions Club could provide some form of entertainment for residents at the Home. "The interest in Blue Water Rest Home must not end with the completion of the building," he added. In conclusion, the superinten- dent suggested a new golden rule which should apply to the attitude of young people to- wards senior citizens: "do unto others now as you would have them do unto you later." The guest was introduced by Lion Robert Westlake and thanked by Lion Don Oke. In business at the Monday night meeting, final plans were discussed for the food booth to be operated by the Zurich Lions at the International. Plowing Match next week. The organiz- ation is planning to serve meals of spareribs and sauerkraut throughout the four-day event and is extending an invitation to everyone to visit them at their tent at lot 30, First Street. A large tent, 30'x80', is being erected to accommodate the people wishing to eat the tasty dish. Ample tables and seats are being set up as a conven- ience to those wishing to be seated. The food is being pre- pared for the event through the co-operation of the Schneid- er Meat Company, Kitchener. who will supply all the ribs and kraut. To look after all the work connected with the project, the Lions Club has been divided into four teams, with each group to be responsible for one day. Team captains for the various days are as follows: Tuesday, Morris Webb; Wednes- day, Ray McKinnon; Thursday, Louis Willert; Friday, Herb Turkheim, r vel t Trck village of Dashwood, regarding speed zoning on Highway 83 at the easterly limits of Dashwood. A delegation consisting of Doug O'Brien, Hubert Schilbe and Stewart Deitz, representing the Zurich Recreation Commit- tee, inet with the council with a request for financial aid in the installation of artificial ice in the Zurich Arena. No de- cision on the matter was reach- ed at the meeting, but council agreed to further discuss the request amongst themselves. In other business at the meet- ing the council set the follow- ing rates for rental of the Township Hall, located in c ,� village of Zurich: churches, $5.00 for each meeting; church groups, Women's Institute, shower s, Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, political organizati3nar meetings, majorettes, etc.. 55.00 per meeting. The rate for po- litical meetings or other large gatherings has been set at $15 per meeting. Two organiza- tions, the Federation of Agri- culture and the Agricultural So- ciety, have both been granted free use of the building for meetings. The next regular meeting of council will be held on Tues- day, November 1, at 8 p.m Keith Westlake Heads Zurich Group; Plans Made To Celebrate Anniversary At the annual meeting of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce last week, Keith R. Westlake, local funeral d i r e c t o r, was elected president of the organ- ization for the coming year. He succeeds Gerald K_ Gingerich, who has held the office for the past three years. Other officers elected at the meeting are: first vice-presi- dent, Leroy Thiel; second vice- president, Herb Turkheim; sec- retary Ray McKinnon; assistant secretary John Consitt; treas- urer, Bill McAdams. Members of the executive council are: KEITH R. WESTLAKE Chamber of Commerce President chairman, Fred Haberer, H. W. Brokenshire, Charles Burgess, James Parkins, Gordon Erb, Oscar Greb, Milford Doerr, Karl Haberer, GIenn Thiel, Ted Stein- bach, Ervin Gingerich and Bill Baechler. Plans are under way for the celebration of the 15th anni- versary of the ,organization. The special occasion will take place on Wednesday, October 26, at the Dominion Hotel. Special guests who are planning on being present for the event are the president of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the manager of the Ontario Cham- ber of Commerce, the first president of the local group, R. W. Illsley; presidents of other similar groups in this area of western Ontario, and other dignitaries. Chairman of the committee making the arrangements for the anniversary celebration is past president Gerald Ginger- ich, who is now a director of the Ontario Chamber of Com- merce. Members of his com- mittee are past presidents and the present executive. Tickets may be purchased from Charles Burgess. The Chamber at the present time is negotiating with a xyung dentist, with the hope of hav- ing him establish a practice in the village. Considerable dis- cussion has taken place re'.ent- ly within the organization re - (Continued on page 81 BUMPER CROP—Apples this year are an outstand- ing crop throughout this area of western Ontario, and any persons owning an orchard are quite busy at the present time picking the delicious fruit, Shown here is activity at the orchard of Ted Steinbach, RR 3, Zurich, as Mrs. Stein- bach, left, Mr. Steinbach, and Mrs. William Davidson are all hard at work,