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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1966-12-01, Page 1No. 48—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY 01 THE DRIVER SURVIVED—Eugene Webber, RR 1, Exeter, is still living after corning out of this wrecked car last Thursday night on the Dashwood• road, west of Exeter. The car first hit one tree which tore the entire back end off the vehicle, and then hit another which demolished the top. OPP Constable Bill Glassford is shown here as he jots down particulars of the crash, which police described as one of the most amazing in their records. The young man was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, by Hoffman ambu- Iance, Dashwood, and on Wednesday was described as being in slightly improved condition. ENTERTAIN AT OPEN HOUSE—A large crowd of interested parents and ratepayers attended the Open House at the Zurich Public School •last Thursday night. While the main purpose of the event was to give the people an oppor- tunity to view the new facilities, a feature of the evening was a .short program presented by members of the glee club, under the direction of music superintendent Lawrence Wein. Hensall Council Returned to Office by Acdamation; Businessmen Criticized Hensall reeve Mrs. Minnie Noakes and her entire council were returned to office by ac- clamation, sclamation, at the annual nomi- nation meeting on Friday night. Members of the the council are John Baker, Harold Knight, Jack Lavender and Oliver Jaques. Also elected by acclamation were Bob Rowcliffe, as a mem- ber of the Hay Township School Area board, for the village of Hensall, and William Fuss, as a member of the Public Utili- ties Commission. Mr. FUsS re- places Walter Spencer, who de- cided to retire after many years of service. Clerk Earl Campbell chaired the meeting which followed nominations at the Hensall Town Hall. Reeve Minnie Noakes expressed concern at the lack of interest shown by ratepayers, and added that they could at least come to the meet- ings even if they did not wish to run for any office. She told the gathering that she would ful-fill her office to the best of her ability. Harold Knight told the meet- ing that he was on the centen- nial committee, and was happy to see 'plans progressing. He added that t o n'd e r s for the building had been let, and add- edthat they hoped to get things rolling for another project soon. Jack Lavender presented his report as. the industrial spokes- man for the council, and criti- cized the lackof interest of the business people in Hensall in regards to assisting industrial plans. He said he had received requests from Toronto in re- gards to the availability of land in Hensall for industries, and after looking around he found only several half -lots available. After this he asked to meet with the businessmen's associa- tion to discuss the situation, and they did not bother to ad- vise him of a meeting they were holding, "If they don't care two hoots about their town," he added, "why should I." Lavender also gave a report for the parks board, and added that the arena was operating in the black. Walter Spencer, reporting for the PUC, stated that according to the figures there must be a lot of people paying less for water since the installation of meters, while those using more water are having to pay for it, which is the way it should be. Mr. Spencer added that the PUC have purchased another lot just down from the present one, in order to have a better water supply. He added that the present time the water system is operating in the red. Spencer also stated that there should be another well and pump, and this would supply the town ;adequately for the next 20 years at the present rate of growth. Councillor Lavender express- ed his thanks to reeve Mrs. Noakes for the privilege of working with her for the past year. "It has always been a case of getting right down to business with her at the head of the council," he added. 0 REST HOME NEWS Last Friday we had our first resident birthday in the Home. Chester Smith celebrated his 79th birthday. The residents and staff gathered for dinner and treated Mr. Smith to a birthday cake, complete with candles. After dinner Mr. Smith paid tribute to the Hoole and said it was the most memora- ble birthday of his lifetime. ACCLAMATIONS IN STEPHEN James Hayter was returned to his second term as reeve of Stephen Township on Monday, by acclamation. Deputy reeve is Edmund Hendrick, who was also elected by acclamation. Three councillors were all re- turned by acclamation as well. They are Cecil Desjardine, Jo- seph Dietrich and Steven Dundas. Ross Brown and Har o 1 d Fahner were both returned by acclamation to the Stephen Township School Area board. --0 a For the first time in four years, voters in Hay Township will go to the polls on Monday to elect a reeve and three coun- cillors to represent them for the coming year. Reeve John Corbett is being challenged this year by a member of the coun- cil, Joseph Hoffman, for the chief magistrate's position. Four candidates are in the running for three seats on the council. They are incumbents Lloyd Hendrick and John Tin- ney, along with newcomers to the political scene, Charles Burgess and Harold Campbell. Delbert Geiger was re-elected by acclamation when Hoffman chose to oppose the reeve rath- er than the deputy. He was nominated for both positions, as was Geiger. Two present members on the Hay Township School Area board were re-elected by accla- mation. Both Ian. McAllister and Ebner Rowe were returned for two-year terms of the hoard. Chairman for the nomination meeting last Friday afternoon was H. W. Brokenshire, clerk of the township. About 50 rate- payers were present. In speaking to the meeting, reeve John Corbett told the ratepayers the gravel situation is getting tougher all the time, and it is harder every year to keep the township roads up. He also pointed out that al - on a r u though the council wanted to stay out of the new county li- brary system they would almost be forced into it, or there would be no books available to the children in the two area schools. Mr. Corbett added that every year sees more and more tile drainage loans being processed by the township. Deputy reeve Delbert Geiger reported on work being carried out by the road committee of county council, of which he is a member. He added that they had bought a strip of land on the Blind Line next to the town- ship property, where they hoped to build storage facilities in the near future. Councillor Lloyd Hendrick spoke of the new picnic pavilion along the lake, and added that the facilities were used quite a bit during the past summer. He pointed out that since there was no caretaker for the build- ing, the work was being carried out by the road superintendent and members of the council. Mr. Hendrick also stated that he feels farmers are not re- ceiving a fair deal in connec- tion with school taxes, since they are paying on both their buildings and land. He feels they should not be taxed on their land. Speaking on the gravel prob- lems in the township, council- lor Joseph Hoffman said he feels the sideroads are get'.ng more traffic today than the main roads did seven or eight years ago. He also reported. that there are quite a few ditches not completed in tl-e township, as yet. Councillor John Tlnney spoke on the renovations to the Town- ship Hall, and added that he felt the project was a wise one. He also criticized county coun- cil for their plans of turning roads back to the townships, adding they are collecting big- ger road rates than the town- ships are and should be able to afford more work. IA new candidate, Charles Burgess, told the meeting that a new look has to be taken at the increasing costs in taxation. He urged for more development along the lake to bring :rno"e assessment into the township, and thus help to hold the tax rate down. "We need planning and developing in the township, so we can provide opportunities for our younger generation," he added. "At the present time all our young people are leav- ing the township for the cities as soon as they complete their education. The other •candidate, Harold Campbell, was not present at the meeting. Both Elmer Rowe and Iar Mc- Allister gave a report for the (Continued on page 8) Zuri& ; Ret Zurich reeve Leroy Thiel and three members of his council were returned to office by ac- clamation last Friday night, but another nomination meeting will be required on Friday, De- cember 9, to fill the one vacant seat. Members of the council u,ho were returned to office are Dr, W. B. Coxon, Milford Doerr and Gordon Hess. The other mem- ber of last year's council, Mrs. Isabel Gascho, was also nomi- nated but declined to qualify before the Saturday night dead- line. Dr. Garnet Leitch, the vil- lage's representative on the Hay Township School Area board, was also returned for a two- year, term. Reeve Thiel told the gather- ing of about 75 ratepayers that he was disappointed in the de- PROVINCIAL TREASURER Announcement was made last Thursday by Ontario Prime Minister John Robarts, of the appointment of Hon. C. S, Mac- Naughton, Huron MLA, to the office of Provincial Treasurer. Mr. MacNaughton had previous- ly served as Ontario Minister of Highways. cision reached by county coun- cil not to make a grant to Blue Water Rest Home. He suggested that another appeal should be made to the county early in the new year. The reeve also explained that at the first of the year the Zur- ich library would be a part of the new county library system, and this should give better serv- ice than ever before. Speaking on equalizating as- sessments, a to m m i t t e o on which the reeve is a member on county council, Mr. Thiel pointed out that in Huron there are many cases of properties being assessed too low. He added that many of the business assessments in Huron do not bring in enough revenue to pay for the clerical work involved. Councillor Coxontold the an Thr iundHors are nother Nomination meeting that he has enjoyed being a representative to the MIDWODA for the village, and that he has received a great deal of satisfaction from attend- ing their meetings. He also praised the new Blue Water Rest Home, adding that he is happy to see the building near Zurich. "We can't stand still, we must keep going ahead," Dr. Coxon told the gathering. Councillor Doerr reported on the streets and sidewalk com- mittee, of which he has been chairman for the past year. He said there has been a few stretches of sidewalk rebuilt, but the council was holding back from doing too much work on streets and sidewalks until a decision has been reached re- garding a sewage system. Mrs. Geseho spoke on the plans of the centennial eontmit- tee, of which she is chairman, and urged all the citizens to• take part in this great project_ As chairman of the property- committee ropertycommittee she said, "the arena has been the focus of our at- tention, and it is certain that something has to be done with the building. If we all put our shoulder to the wheel and show that we are united and inter- ested in Zurich, this project can be accomplished." Gordon Hess, chairman of the hydro and water committee of the council, gave a detailed re- port on both utilities. He said a new storage tank will be need- ed shortly for the water system, but added that with the possi- bility of a sewage system corn- ing up, it would be wise to wait (Continued on page 8) Stanley Township Returns Municipal Officials to Office by Acclamations Reeve Ernie Talbot and .depu- county council was interested. ty reeve Elmer Hayter will again represent Stanley Town- ship at county council in Goderich during 1967. At Friday's nomination meet- ing in Varna, Hayter was nomi- nated for reeve but indicated in his remarks to the small gathering that he would not at- tempt to qualify himself for the spot. Reeve Talbot reported that while nothing conclusive had been determined regarding Ca- nadian Forces Base, Centralia, in securing some type of re- placement. He suggested that Canada needed a federal test- ing station for tractors similar to the one in Nebraska, USA, and said that the Centralia site would lend itself well to such an establishment. The Blue Water Rest Home, near Zurich, was seen by depu- ty reeve Hayter as a credit to the efforts of those persons re- sponsible for its completion. He denied that Stanley Town- ship council had donated pub- lic funds to the Home's finan- cial committee, and said that all money raised in Stanley Township was from private sub- scription only. "We're not in the business of building rest homes," added Hayter. Continuing his plea from last year for Canadians to observe Canada's centennial year, coun- cillor Anson McKinley asked Stanley ratepayers to "lay a foundation for the next 100 years in Canada." He drew audible reaction for his "bravery" when he touched on the subject of an increased mill rate in Stanley. "If we were going to keep up with the needs of this town- ship," he reasoned, "the mill rate had to be raised." (Continued on page 4)