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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-07-13, Page 1No. 2&—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1967 7 CENTS PER COPY Once filled with RCAF planes and equipment; of floor space, stand ready to accommodate in - seven empty hangers, each with 40,000 square feet dustry. Only a few Canadian forces families are left at Centralia and streets are quiet under the summer sun. The residential area comprises 363 housing units on 135 acres. Houses have two, three, or four bedrooms and are available to industry for their employees on a rental basis. Auditor's Report Shows Small Deficit In Village of Zurich Operation for 1966 At the regular meeting of the council of the village of Zurich last Wednesday night, the report of the auditor for the year ending December, 1966, was accepted. The report shows •the village operated at a small deficit of $527.87 for the year. In the same report it is noted that there is a surplus in the village funds of $10,463.10, which as accumulated over the past number ..of years. If ap- proval•can be obtained for sub- sidy from the department of highways, the council plans on using part of this surplus for a re -surfacing program on the village streets. The same report notes that .the hydro system shows a sur- plus of $8,372.30 for the same period of time, while the water system. surplus amounts to $1,455.63, Complete details of the audi- tor's report may be found on page seven of this edition of the Citizens News. The publi- cation of this report is manda- tory under municipal law. In other business at the meet- ing council agreed to call tend- ers for the construction of a new sidewalk from Highway 84 to the side entrance of the Zur- ich Public School. Part ,of the cost of this sidewalk is to be borne by the school boaard. The recommendation of the building committee of the Com- munity Centre and Arena was accepted that: Lloyd O'Brien be awarded the plumbing contract on the job; Gingerich's Sales and Service be awarded the electrical contract; and Stade & Weido supply roofing material. By-law number 74, for tempor- ary financing of the project, was approved. Council also decided to re- quest the Zurich Minor Athletic Association to renew their cam- paign for funds for the build- ing project at theaarena. A number of pledges had been received from various people, when the project commenced. who stated they would donate A building permit was ap- proved for Donald Oke, for renovations and additions to his residence in Zurich. Accounts .totalling $3741.55 were approved for payment. HELP WANTED - MALE If you're between the ages of nine and ninety, your serv- ices are urgently needed at the Zurich Centennial Community Centre and Arena, on a volun- tary basis. In an effort to keep the costs of the building pro- ject as low as possible, volun- teer workers are needed, either in the daytime, or for a few hours at night. There .is a great amount of work that can be done by vol- unteer workers, and no ''special experience is needed. The work is quite simple and on the lighter side. All you need to bring with you is R hammer or a wrecking bar, So that volunteer work might be co-ordinated in the proper mangler, anyone wishing to do- nate their time is asked to leave their names with Leroy Thiel, chairman of the building com- mittee, at Zurich Pro Hardware. Also advise the chairman when it would best suit you to lend a helping hand. If you would like to do the community a good turn, this is your chance. You will also save a great deal of money on the overall costs of the project by volunteering some •of your time. As for the Women, there will be work they can do a little later in the •Project, such as painting in both the arena and the community centre. But first it would be appreciated if the women would send their husbands down to help for as iiany hours as they' can spare. Hensall Lodges Enjoy Picnic on Sunday Afternoon. Annual picnic of Hensall IOOF and Amber Rebekah lodges was held Sunday at Hen- saIl Community Park, with over 70 attending. Following are the sports: Races, boys and girls 5 and un- der, Larry Parsons; girls 6, 7 and 8, Marilyn Brintnell, Deb- bie Consitt; boys, 6, 7 and 8, Floyd Upshall, Donnie Sararas; girls, 9, 10, 11, Dianne Sararas, Marilyn Brintnell; boys 9, 10, 11, Les Consitt, Floyd Upshall; girls, 12, 13, 14, Shirley Brint- neIl, Dianne Sararas; boys, 12, 13, 14, Al Corbett, Allan Sararas. Young ladies' race, Shirley Brintnell, Karen Sararas; young men's race, Allan Sararas, Al Corbett; ladies' race, Mrs. Ray consitt and Mrs, Percy Camp- bell. Married men's race, Keith Lovell and Ray Consitt; ladies' kick slipper race, Arlene Chip - chase; men's kick the slipper, Ross Sararas. Three-legged race, Marilyn. Brintnell and Dianne Sararas; relay race, Jack Upshall's team; shoe scramble, Keith Lovell and Mrs. Ray Consitt, Guessing the number of jelly beans in a jar, Mrs. Alex Mc - Beath and Mrs. Elgin Thomson, Centralia Air Base oth Industry An Centralia Air Base, where thousands of fledgling Canadian and NATO airmen once earned their wings, will soon assume a new role as Canada's only "fly -in" industrial park, where Ontario workers will earn week- ly pay checks. Deserted hangers will hum to the wheels of industry and abandoned homes will echo to the voices of thousands of em- ployees, executives, students, and their families who will soon populate the former RCAF station, The 767 -acre Centralia Indus- trial Park is an economic op- portunity created for business by changing military require- ments. It was purchased by the Ontario government for $600,000 and will be managed by the Ontario Development Corporation, a crown agency. The industrial park, located 25 miles north of London on the fringe of Ontario's main industrial corner, comprises 80 buildings of various sizes, rang- ing from seven major buildings of some 40,000 square feet each to industrial and office areas areas of 10,000 square feet or less. The land and buildings will be leased at competitive prices. Arrange Plans for Hensall Events on Friday, Saturday Hensall Centennial commit- tee finalized plans for Frontier Days on July 14 and 15, at Wednesday night's m e •e tin g. Prizes of $10, $7 and $5 will be given for best float, best Centennial float, best horse- drawn vehicle and best old car entry in the monstrous parade. Children's entries of wagons, bikes, doll carriages, etc., will be judged also, with $3, $2 and seven $1 prizes. Zurich Cen- tennial Band will be featured in the parade. Thirty-five dollars will be awarded in prize money at the Fashion Show, Saturday, at 2:30 in the arena. Meg Daniels of CFPL, London, will be on hand to commentate at this Fashion Show. A penny carnival, races and games are arranged for the children and a car bash for the teenagers is also planned for Saturday. Two dances, western games and beard contests on Friday night, combined with Saturday's festivities, should make up a roaring happy birth day to Canada. The industrial park also has a large residential area, with 363 housing units available to industry for their employees on rental basis, The nucleus of a mainten- ance staff has already been hired and rehabilitation work is under way on several of the buildings, preparing them for industry. The first industry in Centra- lia Industrial Park is expected to be announced shortly. A school and another large building is now being surveyed as a possible site for an edu- cational facility to be used by the department of agriculture and food. Some 3,000 brochures, pro - ii! Serve ducati s: n mating the property as an in- dustrial'site, have been sent to businessmen across Canada, The Ont a r i o Development Corporation in its promotion is stressing the park's three hard surface runways, where the "fly -in" executive can taxi to the door of any one of the ma- jor industrial buildings. Added inducements are the numerous recreational facilities on the site, including a hockey arena, curling rink, swimming pool, gymnasium, bowling alleys and several playing fields. It is estimated that Centralia Industrial Park will ultimately provide 2,000 jobs, with an $11,000,000 annual payroll when when it is fully operational. Pi, ;is Udder Way to Make Zurich E ii Fair One of est in Many Years Plans are well under way for this year's edition of the Zur- ich Fall Fair, which is sched- uled for Saturday and Monday, September 23 and 25. A fea- ture of the fair this year will be the centennial theme, which will be predominant in both the parade and other attrac- tions. Associate directors of the Zurich Agricultural S o Ci e t y have been named for this year, and they are, Mrs. Lorne Rader, Mrs. Harold Thiel, Mrs. Herb Klapp, Mrs. Jack Turkheim, Mrs. V, L. Becker, Mrs. Eben Weigand, Mrs. Ray Fisher, Mrs. Claire Deichert, Mrs. William Davidson, Mrs. Hubert Schilbe, Mrs. William Baechler, Sister Eileen Mari e, Sister Marie Denise, Mrs. Ricnard Bedard, Len Merner, Earl Flaxbard, Ray McKinnon, Don Weigand. Don O'Brien, Hubert Schilbe, Milton Oesch. Leroy O'Brien. Eben Weigand, Earl Weido, John Corbett. Delbert G eiger. Gordon Bloch, Leroy Thiel, Herb Klopp, Lloyd O'Brien, Wayne Horner, John Consitt., Harold Zehr, Ken Gascho, Arn- i old Merner. Charles McQuillin. Ian McAllister and William Baechler. At a meeting of the organ- ization last week. chairmen of various committees were ap- Arnold Merner: gates and con - pointed, as follows: property, cessions, Claire Deichert: enter- tainment. Herb Turk h e i rn: booth, Mrs. Ted Steinbach; fruit, Ted Steinbach; horse show, Bert McBride; cattle, Allan Armstrong; parade, Har- old Zehr; poultry, Len Merner; sheep and swine, AlIan Arm- strong; school committee, Don O'Brien; domestic science, Mrs. Arnold Merner; ladies' work, Mrs. Ted Steinbach; fine arts, Mrs. Eben Weigand; flowers, Mrs. Hubert Schilbe; grain and seeds, Joe Hoffman; vegetables, Len Merner. In addition to the regular committees, a special commit- tee to arrange for centennial activities at the fair has been appointed, and the members are: Mrs. Charles Thiel, Mrs. Allan Gascho. Miss Meda Surer - us, Mrs, Beatrice Hess, Harold Zehr, Delbert Geiger and V. L. Becker. This committee will meet in the very near future to discuss attractions that will add a centennial theme to. the. annual event. As in past years, the annual horse show will again be a fea- ture, and with the larger ice surface in the arena now the show should be beter than ,r:er. 0 Let Contract For School Addition A contract for an aclditten to St. Boniface School, Zurich, has been let to Donald ke Limited, of Zurich, in the amount of $82,641.53. Work is to cont- inence as soon as approt:al is received from the department of education, The new edition will cnnsist of one classroom and one gen- eral purpose room. Completion date has been set for Decem- ber 15. Five tenders were received for the project. The architect is Charles GiIIin, of London. WON'T BE LONG NOW -- The second annual Zurich Bean Festival is little over a month away, and plans are being finalized for the event which is scheduled for Saturday, August 26. All indications are that the festival will draw close to 10,000 people this year. This photo front last year's activities shows one of the cooks, Mrs. Claire Geiger, dishing up a plate of beans for Mrs. Morris Webb, on the left, while an interesting youngster watches curiously, and Mrs. Percy Bedard stands in the background to serve another customer.