HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-11-03, Page 7THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1966
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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With the scheduled cut -over
to diai at the Dashwood ex-
change of the Hay Municipal
Telephone System this Sunday
morning, the entire system will
be without an operator. The
last five "number please" ladies
will be out of work come 12:01
Sunday morning. •
The scheduled cut -over com-
pletes a six -ear plan by the
Hay system for complete con-
version to dial. Grand Bend
was the first exchange to be
converted back in 1962, then
came Zurich in 1964 and now
Dashwood in 1966. Only one
er
member of the Hay council
who first began plans for dial
still remains in office—he is
Jack Corbett, the present reeve.
The Dashwood exchange has
a total of 360 subscribers, of
which 105 are in the village
proper and the balance in the
rural area. The entire Hay sys-
tem has close to 1800 subscrib-
ers. Of the three exchanges,
the one at Grand Bend remains
the most profitable due to the
high number of long distance
tolls made from the summer
resort in the summer months.
Cost of the conversion pro-
gram at Dashwood 's about
$120,000. The dial building
along cost about $15,000. The
entire dial conversion program
for the Hay system at all three
exchanges runs close to the half
million mark,
In the village of Dashwood
all telephone cables have been
run underground, while in the
rural areas only parts of the
cable have been buried.
The building, which has been
operated as a telephone office
for a number of years, has now
been sold to E. R. Guenther,
who intends using it for an of -
END OF AN ERA—With the convers-
ion to dial at Dashwood scheduled for this
Sunday morning, the old-fashioned switch-
boards will become obsolete in the Hay Muni-
cipal Telephone System. The last board
still in operation at Dashwood is shown here
with operator Frances Gibson on the job,
while Foreman Harold Zehr watches the pro-
ceedings at the left.
EVERYTHING READY—Work is now
practically completed at the new dial ex-
change at Dashwood, in readiness for the
conversion to dial this Sunday morning.
Shown here inspecting some of the last min-
ute details are Francis Gemmel, of the On-
tario Telephone Services Commission; Harold
Zehr and Bill Wagner, both of the Hay Muni-
cipal System.
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fice for his Exeter Coach Lines.
Operators who have been work-
ing at the office for the past
months are Mrs, Leo Gibson,
Mrs. Loretta Zimmer, Mrs. Cliff
Penhale, Mrs, John MacDonald,
Mrs. Edwin Miller and Mrs,
Clarence Geoffrey.
Four men are presently em-
ployed by the system on out-
side work, along with foreman
Harold Zehr. Others are Ivan
Meidinger, Stephen Meidinger,
Lloyd Denornme and Bill Wag-
ner. On the administrative end
of the system Wayne Horner
and Mrs. Elda Wagner are
working in the business office,
With the conversion to dial,
Dashwood subscribers will now
be able to call Exeter without
a toll charge, as well as to Zur-
ich and Grand Bend. The pre-
fix numbers used in the Dash-
wood exchange are 237.
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Highway Minister
To Open New Road
Near Crediton
Official opening of the recon-
structed Huron County road
No. 4 (development road No.
759), a stretch of pavement
more than five miles from the
village of Crediton westerly,
will take place at 3 p.m. on
Friday, November 4, with High-
ways Minister Charles S. Mac -
Naughton officiating.
Kippen East WI
Discuss Safety
At Meeting
Mrs. Harry Caldwell and Mrs.
Alex McGregor were hostesses
when the Kippen East WI met
in the Legion Hall, Ilensall, on
October 26. The meeting was
chaired by the president, Mrs.
Grant MacLean, It opened with
the Ode and the Mary Stewart
Collect. The roll call was an-
swered by the ladies explaining
their safety precautions against
fire.
To the tune of "Old MacDon-
ald had a farm.", a safety slogan
was sung. Mrs. Robert Kins-
man gave the historical re-
search report in which she de-
scribed with illustrations "sand-
wich glass".
Minutes of the last meeting
were read by Mrs. James Drum-
mond and approved. The busi-
ness of the meeting included
notification of achievement day
for the supper club, December
7; invitation to Dashwood, No-
vember 8 accepted; area con-
vention in Goderich November
1 and 2, with Mrs. Harry Cald-
well as delegate, to arrange a
knitting display; donations to
the blind and mental health;
and a review of the plowing
match by Mrs. Drummond,
The hat course was given by
Mrs. Alex McGregor and Mrs.
Dave Triebner, who displayed
the hats they had made. The
first lesson of this course will
he held at Mrs. Alex McGregor's
November 1. Anyone, member
or not, wishing to take this
course should contact either of
these leaders.
Opening 'ceremonies will be
shared with Donald MacKenzie,
chairman of Huron County road
committee and reeve of the
Township of Asfield; Ken Stew-
art, present Huron County ward-
en; Glen Webb, warden of Hur-
on County for 1965, and James
C. Hayter, reeve of the Town-
ship of Stephen.
Sit of the opening ceremony
will be on the Crediton bridge,
three miles west of King's
Highway No. 4, on County Road
No. 4 at the east end of Credi-
ton.
The opening marks the first
stage of the road which will run
10 miles westerly from Credi-
ton to Highway No. 81. Esti-
mated total cost of the work,
assumed by the department as
a development road project, is
$533,600. George Radford Con-
struction Co. of Blyth, Ontario,
was the contractor.
Improvements to the road in-
clude the widening of the
shoulders to eight feet from
four and an improved road base
through Crediton.
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Little Damage
At Hensall
On Hallowe'en.
Hallowe'en passed over very
quietly in Hensall with the ex-
ception of two incidents, Chief
of Police E. R. Davis reported.
gave the courtesy remarks. Mrs.
Alderdice conducted a contest
and the meeting closed with the
singing of "God Save the
Queen".
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Sunday night a cutter was
burned on King Street and Sat-
urday night a beer bottle was
thrown through the Bank of
Montreal window.
Children by the dozens in
weird costumes called at the
homes for shell outs, and were
treated well by the residents.
The children were very well
behaved
Patrolling all night Hallo-
we'en night were Chief of Police
E. R. Davis, Hensall, assisted by
OPP Dale Lamont, of Exeter
detachment, with members of
Hensall fire brigade standing
by if needed.
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Mrs. Vern Alderdice gave the
treasurer's report and moved
that decisions regarding a cen-
tennial project be deferred.
With lights out and a pumpkin
face glowing in the dark, •a
ghost story was told by Mrs.
Grant MacLean. Mrs. Harry
Caldwell gave the report of
Huron County rally held in Au-
burn. Mrs. William Kyle read
an informative article on things
that puzzle husbands.
Mrs. Ernest Whitehouse chair-
ed the remainder of the meet-
ing. Mrs. Robert Bell read a
poem on an alphabet of safety
tips. Mrs. Harry Caldwell took
the motto: good health and
good sense are two of life's
greatest blessings.
Mrs. Berne McKinley favored
with trumpet solos, accompan-
ied by Mrs. Ross Broadfoot.
Mrs. McKinley showed a very
awe-inspiring film on "safety
from fires".
The resolutions were dealt
with and Mrs. Robert Kinsman
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