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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-06-01, Page 1No, 22 --FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1967 7 CENTS PER COPY IILOW FOR RELIGIOUS UNITY — Nine churches representing seven faiths from the Zurich- Hensall'district joined together to present a stirring Inter -church Pageant in Zurich Community Centre last Sunday evening which traced the history of the various congregations from their very earliest be- ginnings. Shown here is a scene from the Hensall United Church part of the program acting out a typical church song -fest of many years ago. A large crowd gathered to watch the performance and more persons were turned away because of lack of seat- ing space. WORSHIP OF THE FUTURE ?— Reaching back into history to remem- ber when the lute, the harp and the harpsicord were considered suitable musical accompaniment for worship congregational singing, some people believe the modern church could do no better than explore the possibility of utilizing today's folk singing trends in regular church services. Seen here are the Washington Squares (left to right) Dave Johnston, Christina Mills and Alfred Aquilina who contributed several sacred numbers at the Inter- church Pageant in Zurich last Sunday evening. HensaUU W I Sell Centennial Book "History of Hensall" booklets compiled for Centennial Year by Hensall Women's Institute are now on sale from Mrs. Maude Hedden or any other In- stitute member. Copy was written by Miss Mattie Ellis and is a complete account of the village from its very early beginnings. Mrs. R. M. Peck is responsible for the artwork on the booklet cover. Every Hensall resident will want a copy for his or her per- sonal library. As well, the booklets make lovely gifts for friends or former residents of the village. S yi Zurich Kings 1" Base ;Opener The Zurich Kings won the first game of their Huron -Perth baseball league schedule on Monday night, when they edged out their arch -rivals, the Dash- wood Tigers, 5-4, in. a seven - inning affair. The lame.. was played in Dashwood. In. pitching his first win of the season, ace right-hander Jim Pfaff gave up only one hit, a scratch single to George Vin- cent in the fifth inning. He walked five, and struck out eight. Zurich( meanwhile, picked up five hits off the pitching of Bob Webb and Eugene Guenther. Bob Johnston led the Zurich at- tack with two safeties, while Doug O'Brien and Jim Pfaff both came through with dou- bles. The other safety came off the bat of Phil Overholt. The Kings went one run up in the third, when Jim Pfaff lined out his double and scored on one of Johnston's singles. In the fifth, however, Dashwood roared back strong with four big runs on one hit, one free pass, and five Zurich errors. In the seventh the Kings cane up with their big four - run rally, with Bob Johnston leading off with a single, fol- lowed by Don O'Brien with a single and Doug O'Brien a dou- ble. Phil Overholt picked up the fourth Zurich safety in the inning, to account for the scor- ing. alary Dispute Settled in Ha Area; Big Increase for Teachers A new and improved teach- ers' salary schedule was approv- ed pproved last Thursday evening by the Township School Area of. Hay for its staff at Hensall and Zur- ich public schools. The meet- ing in Hensall, attended by local school board members, representatives of the Ontario Public School Trustees' Associ- ation and members of the On- tario Teachers Federation, agreed upon the schedule which will provide substantial pay in- creases for all teachers when school opens in September. Schedules provide for: Teachers' College graduates, with minimum education, to start at $4100 with an annual increment of $300 until a maxi- mum of $5,700 after six years' experience (category D) has been reached; category C, $4,500 minimum to a maximum of $6,700 after eight years; cate- gory B, $5,000 minimum to $7,600 maximum after nine years; and category A, $6,000 minimum to $9,000 maximum after ten years. School principals will receive $150 extra for each classroom under their jurisdiction: eg., if school has 10 classrooms, the principal will receive $1,500 in addition to the regular salary calculated according to qualifi- cations and experience. All teachers will also have the benefit of accumulative sick leave up to 120 days with full accumulation up to a maximum of 20 days in any one year. Former Hay Township School Area teachers who did not have accumulative sick leave in pre- vious years will be allowed five days per year for the number of years service with the board, up to a maximum of 75 days. The board will also make summer course allowances of $100 per department of educa- tion approved course, payable only once upon its successful completion. Maximum allowed in any one year is $200. New teachers being hired will receive full allowance on the schedule for previous experi- ence and the board has agreed as per Ontario law, that the retirement age presently on the record books be changed to 65 years of age. Annual increment may be withheld from a teacher who is duly advised that his or her teaching is not up to standards. Salary will be paid on the basis of eight per cent of total salary per month commencing with the first teaching day in Sep- tember to the last teaching day in September, and each last teaching day monthly, ending with the remaining 20 per cent on the last teaching day of June. Teachers in auxiliary classes will receive from $300 to $500 over and above the regular sal- ary schedule, depending on qualifications. These allowances will be pro -rated aceording to the time actually spent teaching these special courses. Pay for occasional t•a'citers will be calculated on a per diem basis at one-two hundredth: of the minimum category 1D rate in the schedule. Occasional teachers whRr work over 20 days in a cons P•c=itive period will be paid as a part- time teacher according to the schedule. Loss Heavy in Dose F- ood rn Fre e Wednesday I` ming; 5, ;me insurance Fire of undetermined origin around $25,000, which par - completely destroyed a large L tialy covered by insurance shaped barn and 200 pigs on 0 the farm of Andrew Diepstra- ten, in Dashwood, Wednesday morning. The pigs were in the barn and no one could get close enough to rescue them. The owner of the barn was away working at the time, and one of the first persons to notice the fire was a neighbor, Mrs, Cliff Salmon. She said the whole barn seemed to ex- plode at once, and then flames started shooting out the roof. A near -by shed and house were Following the official open- ing, ing, there will be a short wor- A strong wind in the right ship service and the unveiling direction could have threatened of a Centennial plaque. Sing - the entire village of Dashwood, ing by school children for the since the barn is in the village township will be a special fea- limits, b u t fortunately the ture. breeze was carrying the sparks All residents and former resi- away in the opposite direction. dents of Hay Township are in - Dashwood fire brigade were vited to attend. Ladies will prompt to answer the alarm and bring picnic baskets filled to were credited with saving both the brim with old-fashioned the shed and the near -by house. goodies. Coffee and pop will Estimated loss in the fire is be supplied on the grounds. Centennial Event Planned for Hay Hay Township Centennial Day will have Professor Herbert Kalbfleisch and Professor Alvin Surerus, two native sons, as the special speakers on Sunray. June 25, at 2:30 p.m. at Hay Township Centennial Par;.. one and one-quarter miles south of St. Joseph. Ail Area (hurches Combine Efforts t Stage , a ,ag lucent -Len ennui as ant "Just wonderful!" "Really something to see!" "Another first for the area!" These are just some of the comments overheard last Sun- day evening from people who had witnessed the Inter -church Pageant staged at the Zurich Community Centre. Nine churches representing seven faiths—Anglican, Roman Cath- olic, Evangelical United Breth- ren, Presbyterian, Lutheran, United and Mennonite — took part in the two-hour program which unfolded the history of Christianity in this part of Hur- on County. Mrs. Andrew Blackwell, Zur- ich, wife of Rev. Blackwell of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, was the director. Mrs. Jack Turkheim, Zurich, was the music co-ordinator, and Gerald Gingerich, Zurich, was in charge of lighting and amplification. Mrs. Gordon Hess, Zurich, was the chief narrator. Other narrators were Sister Eileen Marie for the Roman Catholic churches from Zurich and SI. Joseph; Mrs. Thomas Lavender for Hensall Anglican Church . Mrs, John Boyne and Mrs. M. Dougal for Hensall Presbyter- ian Church; Mrs. H. Currie for Hensall United Church; Ephraim Gingerich and Mrs. Earl C'esch for Blake and Zurich Mennonite churches; John Geiger for the Zurich Evangelical United Brethren Church, and Mrs, Keith Thiel of St. Peter's. Luth- eran Church. A Girl Guide color party was (Continued en page gt THE TALE OF A TREE -- When this giant of a tree was doomed to feel the woodcutter's blade, several prob- lems had to be overcome. It had to be felled in just the right spot from its location on the old Lutheran ceme- tery adjacent to the public school grounds. Leeland Surerus, Zurich, it turned out was the right man for the job. Mr. Surerus laid the tree neatly between a cairn and a fence without denting either one. He looks mighty proud of his work and we think he's justified in his opinion.