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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-03-02, Page 1MRS. THOMAS LAVENDER HONORED — Retiring from . active service in the Guide and Brownie movement, Mrs. Thomas Lavender was honored last Wednesday at a banquet in Hensall. She is seen seated here with her former associates (left to right) Mrs. Roger Venner, Mrs. Bob Cook, Mrs. Robert Caldwell, Mrs. Barry .Tackson, -d Guide Jill Drysdale who presented Mrs. Lavender with the gift of a camera. Mrs. Lavender was a Guide commissioner, • Zi° Girl C. Linda Ruth Gascho, of Zurich, was crowned Queen at the an- nual "At Home" dance held at South Huron District High School last Friday night. The attractive 18 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Geseho, Zurich, is a grade 13A student at the area school located in Exeter, Well-known for her charm- ing personality, Linda was chosen by secret ballot over seven other contestant •at the school. All the students voted for their choice of the eight girls. Linda hopes to enter the School of Nursing at Royal Vic- toria Hospital, Montreal, in Sep- tember. At the present time she is busy arranging for an Easter trip to New York for a number of students from the high schbol. About 40 are plan- ning to make the trip by chart- ered bus. Last year. Linda was chosen to represent South Huron in the Queen's Club, sponsored by the London Free Press. She has been active in the Youth Fellowship of the Evangelical UB Church, Zurich, over the past years. Among her many activities Linda lists roller skating and skiing as her favorite sports, while her most important hob- by is sewing. While all area students en- joyed the annual event, a great number of them experienced difficulty in arriving home safe - Qsen At Horne' Qu€en ly after the dance. A number!( of students were involved in! minor accidents during the rag- ing snow storm which hit the area on Friday night and lasted until Saturday afternoon. A Zurich man, Edward Smith, supplied transportation to about 20 students who found it nec- essary to abandon their cars on the snow -blocked highways. His panel service truck was about the only vehicle able to cope with the deep snowdrifts. No. 9—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1967 7 CENTS PER COPY BIG SMILE FOR WEE GIRL — Six-year-old Cindy Bisback was chosen as this area's Easter Seal "Timmy" --- and we think she is probably the prettiest "Timmy" in this year's campaign. Little Cindy, one of the four youngsters in this area who is receiving some special assistance from the local Crippled Children's fund, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bisback, Hensall. , Her big dark eyes and pixie like smile are evidence enough that Cindy is a happy young miss with a long way to go in life and plenty of determination to get there, By returning your Easter Seal donation, you can help y Cindand other crippled children achieve the goal of a normal, active life, HensallWoman is aI pored For 20 Years of Service A centennial banquet was held Wednesday, February 22, at the Hensall United Church to honor Mrs. Thomas Laven- der, who has devoted the past 20 years to the Association of Guides and Brownies. Division c•ommis•sioner Miss Mary McMillan, Goderich; dis- trict commissioner Mrs. Robert Luxton, Exeter; Rev. and Mrs. Currie, past members of the as- sociation, leader s, Guides, Brownies and their mothers were present. Mrs. E. Rowe, chairman of the local association, presided. Letter s of congratulations from Gold Cord Guides were read by Mrs, Rodger Venner and Miss Pat Rowe, as well as a letter from the Dominion commissioner Mrs. K. B. Drys- dale, St. Marys. Following a turkey dinner, guests adjourned to the Sun day school rooms where the Girl Guides entertained with a fashion show, "Centennial and Modern Styles". A salute to Canada was presented by the Brownie Pack. "Fly up to Guides" was next on the program with Brownies Joan Goddard, Patti Van Wier - en, Joan Allan, Jane Heal and Jayne Williams being accepted into Guides. Guide Patricia Parke present- ed a gift to Mrs. Robert Baker, Jr. Miss Jayne Pyette received her "Her .Around Cord", pre- sented •by past commissioner Mrs. Thomas Lavender. Mrs. Robert Cook •(Brown Owl) re- ceived her first class pin from Mrs. Lavender. Mrs. Robert Caldwell (Guide leader)) was presented with her Captain's Warrant by division commis- sioner Miss McMillan. Mrs. Lavender was presented with a long service certificate and pin by Miss McMillan. District commissioner Mrs. Luxton expressed her thanks' to Mrs. Lavender for her years of service. Mrs. Robert Cook, with the assistance of Guide Miss Jill Drysdale presented Mrs, Lavender with a gift of a cam- era on behalf of the organiza- tion and her many friends. Mrs. Lavender responded aiid related how Guides began in Hensall and shared many mein. ories of the years in Guiding, HAY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY held their annual meeting and presented a most favor- able report to their policyholders last Friday after- noon. Shown here, front row, left to right, are William Haugh, agent; Ezra Webb, president; John Consitt, secretary -treasurer; Reinhold Miller, past president; Clarence Parke, agent; back row, left to right, Harvey Taylor, vice-president; Max Turn- bull; Ed Hendrick; Jack Scotchmer; Ed Lamport, newly -elected director; Len Erb and Ted Steinbach. Co -Op Members Will Receive Two Percent Dividend Hensall District Co-op, at their 29th annual meeting last Tuesday night id Zurich, de- clared a two per cent dividend for the year's operation. The 1966 sales were $937,595, with a net saving of $20,127. Earl Schilbe, Bayfield, was elected director to replace Ed- gar Rathwell. Mr. Schilbe is beginning a three-year term. Clifford Pepper, Zurich, and Malcolm Davidson, Brucefield, were re-elected for three-year terms. Julian Smith, United Co-oper- ators of Ontario, was guest speaker and told of advances in agriculture and of expansion to be expected in coming years, Hensall District Co-op is plan- ning a banquet and social eve- ning to be held in Zurich Com- munity Centre on March 8, at 7:30. Tickets are available from directors or at the Hen - sail, Zurich and Brucefield of- fices, Secretary Bert Klopp also has tickets for the event which will see valuable door prizes given to some lucky winners. Hay Fire insurance Presents Report of Succesful Year at Annual Meeting One of the most encouraging reports in the history of the organization was presented to the policyholders at the 92nd annual meeting of the Hay Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company last Friday afternoon in the Township Hall, Zurich. Net gain for the year 1966 was $31,200.55. At the end of 1966 the com- pany had a total of $44,245,540 of insurance in force. Net prem- iums earned from this coverage was $102,579.19. Net claims in- curred for the year amounted to $60,496.40, of which the larg- est was for $26,000 for a brood- er barn and equipment. Losses on' outbuildings and contents accounted for the greatest per- centage of claims, a total of $39,785,23. President for the year 1966 was Reinhold Miller, and he pointed out in his remarks that losses under $10, which :many people are complaining about, amounted to' only $267.94. Sec- retary -treasurer John Consitt presented the report to the meeting. Ed Lamport, of Centralia, was elected to fill the vacancy on the board of directors, due to the resignation of Otto Willett, who had one more year to serve on his present term. Mr. Lam- port defeated the only other candidate, Frank Ryan, in a secret ballot by the policy- holders. Three directors, whose term of office had expired, Ezra Webb, Tecl Steinbach and Ed Hendrick, were all returned for another three-year term. Other members of the board are Jack Scotchmer, Reinhold M i 11 e r, Harvey Taylor, Len Erb and Max Turnbull. The company has two agents, Clarence Parke and William Haugh. At a short meeting of the board of directors immediately following the annual meeting, Ezra Webb, of Grand Bend, was elected as president for the corning year. Vice-president is Harvey Taylor, Brucefield. 0 Hensall Kinettes At the regular meeting of Hensall Kinette Club held at the home of Mrs. James Hyde Wednesday, February 22, plans were arranged for their annual visit to shut-ins on Sunday, March 5, and a visit to the Ontario Hospital, Goderich, in the near future. A bake sale among the members was held, and the raffle was won by Mrs. Harold Caldwell. Police Report During the week of February 19 to February 25, the Exeter detachment of the OPP investi- gated a total of 14 accidents, in which four people were in- jured and one was killed. They also investigated eight other occurrences. Forty-three warnings were issued under the Highway `.traf- fic Act and three charges laid under the same act. There were no charges under the Liquor Control Act, and one under the Criminal Code. A total of 57 hours was spent on highway patrol, travelling a distance of 1,359 miles. During the severe snow- storms during the latter part of the week, a number of minor accidents occurred in the area, due to poor visibility. A change purse was found at the Dashwood dance, (Commun- ity Centre), on the night of Feb- ruary 26. Anyone wishing to claim it may do so by .identify- ing the purse at the Ontario Provincial Police office, Exeter, Ontario. 0 1vlr. and Mrs. Leroy 'Thiel, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Milford Doerr and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Armstrong are attending the Hydro convention in Toronto this week.