HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-02-23, Page 1No. 8—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1967
BUSINESS DISCUSSION —These four gentlemen got
together at the annual meeting of the Hensall District Co-
op on Tuesday evening to discuss various matters of par-
ticular interest to them. They are, left to right, told Erb,
president of Co-op; Julian Smith, an official of U•"Ct^; Edgar
Rathwell, a retiring director, and Bert Klopp, secretary.
ALL THE WAY — Before the motto, "We Use Our Co-op
All the Way", stand, left to right, Jack Upshall, petroleum
manager of the Hensall District Co-op; Lloyd Klopp, manager
of the Zurich branch; Jack Armstrong, manager of the
Brucefield branch, and Wilmer Ferguson, general manager.
The men were attending the annual meeting •of the Hensall
District Co-op, which was held in the Township Hall in
Zurich on Tuesday evening.
DASHWOOD and DISTRICT
(MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent)
February 18 at the Community
Centre. Roll call was, "A Cana-
dian food used by early set-
tlers". Notes were given on
food diet for health 1867, and
"Our Heritage from New
France". Two recipes were
used, toutiers and grandperes.
The meeting closed with The
Queen.
The 4-11 girls. No. 2, held
their first meeting Tuesday,
February 14. The leaders are
Mrs. Eben Weigand and Mrs.
Stuart Wolfe. Mrs. Weigand
demonstrated how to make
blueberry buckle, which was
very tasty. Members pamphlets
and leaflets were distributed.
Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Kraft
greeted their friends and rela-
tives at the home •of their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Elgin Rader, Tuesday,
February 14. Prior to this a
family dinner was held Sunday,
February 12, at the Dashwood
Hotel.
Edmund Kaft and Eleanora
Willert were united in marriage
with Rev. P. Graupner, minister
at Zion Lutheran Church, offi-
ciating, at the bride's home,
14th concession of Hay, At
tendants were Mrs. Dora Stadel-
bauer, of London, and Otto Wil-
lert, of Dashwood.
They operated the present
1Vlerner Butcher Shop for six
years, then moved to the farm,
14th concession of Hay, where
they resided until 1956 when
they moved to Dashwood.
They have two children: Har•
old, of London; Dorothy (Mrs.
Elgin Rader), Dashwood; eight
grandchildren and •three great-
grandchildren.
They were recipients of many
cards of coongratulations, flow-
ers and gifts. A highlight of the
day was a call from their grand-
son, Arthur Rader. a seminary
student at Concordia Seminary.
First meeting of Club No. 1
was held February 11, at the
Community Centre. Mrs, Gor-
don Bender and Dara Goodale
are •the leaders. Officers are.
president, Theresa Hartman;
vice-president, E1 a in e Masse;
secretary, Sharon Martene.
Notes were given on early
Canada and health improve-
ment cluring the last century.
Two dishes, blueberry buckle
and succotash, were made. The
meeting closed with The Queen.
Second meeting was held on
Officers are: president, Mar-
garet Merner; vice-president,
Joanne Hayter; secretary, Mar-
jory Schenk.
Notes were taken on "Work-
ing Methods", "Early Canada"
and "How did the first Indians
live?" The meeting closed with
0 Canada.
The second meeting was on
February 20. Roll call was
"Name a Canadian food used by
early settlers". The girls de-
cided to call themselves "Gran-
ny's Gals", Plans were made
for Miss Carroll's visit. The
girls made tourtiere and grand-
peres. The firls tasted venison
and squirrel. Notes were given
on "the food guide for 'health",
"vegetables", "bread and cere-
als", "meat and fish" and "Our
Heritage from New France'.
Centennial Plaque Designer Pleased
With Results of Sales to Retailers
Things are "going very well
—better than I expected for
this time of the year," Ken
Breakey told us when we talked
to him on Wednesday morning.
The Zurich television sales-
man and repairman has de-
signed and prepared for sale an
authentic Can a di an souvenir
which he hopes to sell across
Canada this Centennial 'Year.
To date, he has orders from
jewellery outlets in Little Cur-
rent, Espanol a, Collingwood,
Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, North
Bay, Huntsville, Gravenhurst
and the surrounding area. He's
also had inquiries from park
commissions in Eastern and
Southern Ontario.
"We're pretty well saturated
the local market," said Mr.
Breakey, who is particularly
pleased with reaction here.
As for getting his unique
souvenir into Expo, Mr. Breakey
has discovered that only one
Canadian souvenir ,concession
will be in operation at the
world's largest exposition.
"Every country in the world
has souvenirs except Canada,"
says Mr. Breakey. Twenty-eight
countries are advertising prod-
ucts from those countries for
sale - Canada is not among
them.
However, there may still be a
possibility that his all -Canadian
souvenir will be accepted for
sale at Expo—and in other dis-
tricts across the nation. The
enterprising Mr, Breakey is ex-
pioring all avenues.
Yoti can't sit back and ex-
pect them to come to you," he
remarked.
Farm Limon Hears
Ontario Organizer
Walter Miller, vice-president
of the Ontario Farmers' Union,
told about 150 people at a meet-
ing in Zurich last Wednesday
that about 90 per cent of the
farmers in England belong to
the National Farmers' Union
there.
He stressed the importance of
organization to make the OFU
strong enough to demand better
prices for produce. He said the
tractor demonstrations last year
by the milk producers did a
great deal to improve the farm-
ers' image and ind ease the in-
come of the princes' milk
producers, .
Formation of a ...4eef market-
ing board in Onta,io, he said,
would put a stop tp back door
beef sales,
Mr. Miller recommended that
OFU dues should be increased
from $10 to $20 annually be-
cause locals cannot operate ef-
fectively with revenue from the
present rate.
Phil 'Durand is president of
the OFU local 206; vice-presi-
dent, Joe Regier; secretary, J.
M. Laporte; treasurer, Ted Jef-
frey; directors, Lionel Wilder,
Max Denomme, Case Van Raay,
Mart Martin, Richard Erb and
Richard Creses.
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NO SETTLEMENT REACHED
Teachers in Hay Township
and the salary committee of the
board of Hay Townshop School
Area have anet tutofficially at
the negotiating table during re-
cent days.
Secretary -treasurer R o b e r t
Westlake said nothing has been
•decided, although an offer has
been made by the four -man
committee to the teachers,
Crediton Are
Crediton farmer Alvin Fink-
.beiner, 58, was dead on arrival
at South Huron Hospital on
Tuesday after being struck by
a truck near his home on the
sixth concession of Stephen
Township.
Driver of the truck, Douglas
Galloway, 23, also of RR 2, Cred-
iton, was travelling in a snow-
storm which made visibility poor
at the time of the mishap.
Ontario Provincial Police from
Exeter investigated. It is be-
lieved the deceased had been
choring at a neighbor's barn
and was en his way home.
Survivors include his wife,
the former Marguerite Amy;
daughters, Mrs. Gerry (Sandra)
Vanderworp, Kitchener; Karen,
Gwen, Debra, all at home; sons,
Eric„ Brian, Darrel, all at home;
sisters, Mrs. Howard (Ruby)
Haist, Fenwick; Mrs. Harold
(Norma) Fahner, Exeter.
Funeral service will be Fri -
High School Board
Hears of Trouble
In Heating System
The board at South Huron
District High School learned
last Wdnesday evening at its
regular meeting that existing
heat lines in the original build-
ing may be in need of repair.
Lloyd Lampert,' for the prop-
erty committee, advised that in
October, 1966, the construction
crews exposed some of the ex-
isting heating lines and found
two to be badly corroded. The
insulation around the pipes,
where they turned upward into
the radiators, had rotted away
allowing moisture to work on
the metal.
In the original buildings, the
lines were buried in the ground
below the floor. It is believed
that without digging up all the
lines, it is impossible to know
if the corrosion is localized or
is a general condition.
The property committee rec-
ommended that since action
may not be necessary, the cost-
ly project be delayed. for the
present time,
Although the board will not
subsidize the students in any
way, it granted permission to
Principal L. D. Palmer to ar-
range trips to Quebec City and.
Expo for groups of students
this year.
Rate of remuneration for a
driving instructor was set at $5
per hour and for a classroom
instructor, $7 per hour; the
school administrator was grant-
ed an increment of $300 with
effect from January 1, 1967.
F,rmer Killed
7 CENTS PER COPY
Akin
day at 2 p.m. from the Evan -'home, Dashwood, is h charge
gelical United Brethren Church, ( of arrangements and interment
Crediton. Hoff man funeral will be in Crediton Cemetery.
Zurich Lions Hear Interesting Story of
Trinidad From High School Teacher
Alf Williams, a native of
Trinidad and at present teach-
ing high school at South Huron,
was guest speaker at the Mon-
day night dinner meeting of the
Zurich Lions Club. He outlined
many facts about the southern
country which proved quite in-
teresting to the gathering.
"There are three-quarters of
a million people living on the
tiny island which is not more
than 45 miles square," Mr. Wil-
liams told the group. "And
of this amount there are a great
many professional people, such
as doctors, lawyers and den-
tists.
The teacher explained that
the oil industry is the main oc-
cupation of the people, while
sugar cane and coconuts are the
chief agricultural lines. He
added that dairy products such night will be observed by the
as butter and eggs are quite group on Monday, March 20,
and Jimmy, Simcoe, were week- when each member will be ex -
"Any amount of recreational petted to invite a farmer friend
facilities are available for the to the meeting.
youth of Trinidad," he added.
"The main sports, however, are
soccer and cricket."
Mr. Williams concluded his
address by telling the gathering
that the youth of the country
are well taken care of by vari-
ous clubs, churches, and other
groups.
The speaker was introduced
by Lion Vic Dinnin, and thanked
by Lion Don O'Brien.
Musical entertainment was
provided for the group by
Christine Haberer, who played
a number of piano selections.
Other guests at the meeting
were Fred Haberer and Don
Gascho, of Toronto.
Members of the club agreed
to sponsor a St. Patrick's dance
in the Community Centre, on
Friday, March 17. Agriculture
Hensall Centennial Committee Makes
Plans for More Activities This Year
At a recent Hensall centen-
nial meeting, a suitable day was
discussed for the centennial
celebration, and a tentative date
in June was set. It is hoped
to have a Saturday parade, car
bash and rodeo, a dance on Sat-
urday night to .feature two
bands, rock and roll and old
time,
An open-air church service
and barbecue is being planned
on Sunday. If any organization
has ideas for this celebration
the centennial committee would
be happy to hear them.
The following are planned
events to celebrate centennial
this year in Hensall. Brownies
and Guides are having a dinner
in February; Rebekahs a dessert
euchre in March; the United
Church Women a pioneer sup-
per in April; Hensall WI a cen-
tennial tea in May; the Legion
sponsoring the T.A. Choristers
in May or June; the annual
spring fair June 20, the United
Church anniversary with cen-
tury services in. June.
Next meeting will be held
March 8, at 7:30 p.m., in the
town hall. The public is wel-
come to these meetings, as all.
ideas will be discussed.
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Police Link Fires
At Area Schools
To Same Gang
A Tuckersmith Township
school, which has not been used
for about 10 years, was set on
fire around 8:30 last Saturday
evening and was burned to the
ground. Another KIM] was.
damaged the same night,
Provincial police from Sea--
forth
ea=forth are investigating the pos-
sibility that the fire and the
vandalism was the work of the
same person or persons.
Destroyed was the former SS
6 Tuckersmith School about
seven miles west of Seaforth.
Twenty-eight windows were
smashed in SS 1 Stanley Town-
ship School, four miles west of
the site of the fire.
CENTURY PLAQt. `t'ii n one has
lived 100 years as has riavi 1
should receive some spe ,al see *nation.
This being C'ha'd'$ 100,': ! i thelay year, tee,
Robert r,. 'iJ .I(inl-';y. 1Iuern+t-
ings and a lova.:' eentuor plaque from the
federal government to .ill centenarians in th
county with birthdays this y"ar. Mr. Murray,
who resides with Mr, and Mrs. Tom Dougall,
south of Hensall, was the proud recipient of
the bilingual remembrance, signed by Secre-
tary of State Judy LaMarsh. Wording on the
plaque says," "Canada honors you David
Murray in your 101st year on the occasion
of the Centennial of Confederation", Mr.
Murray is in good health for his years and
is able to be up and around every day.
(Citizens News Photo)