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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-07-20, Page 1111x, 29 --FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1967 7 CENTS PER COPY LEADING PARADE—Zurich Centennial Band and Lions Majorettes led the monster parade in Hensall on Saturday, which was a highlight of their two-day centennial celebrations. There were 150 entries in the parade which lasted close to an hour, and extended over one mile on the village streets. DEDICATE PAVILION—The official dedica- tion of Hensall's new picnic pavilion took place at Saturday's Frontier Days celebration. Shown here unveiling the centennial plaque are, left to right, Robert E. McKinley, Huron MP; Hensall reeve Minnie Noakes ; Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MLA, and Harold Knight, the chairman of Hensall's centennial committee, Outstanding Parade Highlights Hensall Centennial Celebrations Last Saturday A monster parade with 150 entries, comprised of bands, majorettes, floats, horses, bikes and old tyme cars, headed by Zurich Centennial Band and Majorettes, ushered in the sec- ond day of Hensall's Centennial Frontier Days on Saturday, with 2,000 people lining the parade route. Dignitaries rode in a stage coach owned by George Beer and driven by Bob Baker. Official opening of the new $4,000 pavilion in the park was chaired by centennial chairman Harold Knight. Speaking brief- ly were Reeve Minnie Noakes, Robert E. McKinley, Huron MP, Huron MPP and treasurer of and Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Ontario, who also unveiled the plaque on the new pavilion. The ribbon opening the pa- vilion was cut by Duncan Stew- art, Hensall's centennarian, now residing at Huronview, who celebrated ,his 100th ,birthday on January 14 of this year. Meg Daniels, of CFPL, was commentator for the Fashion Show, which displayed fashions of today and yesteryears. Float winners in the parade Music Results of Dashwood Area Music Results lefts, Harold Stire, AWCM, announced results of piano stu- dents at the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music. Grade 8, Barbara Anne Thomas and Rosemarie Weigand, honors; grade 5, Darlene Roberts, hon- ors; grade 4, Janet Guenther, honors; Debbie Turnbull, pass; grade 1, theory, 13111 Ratz, first class honors; grade 3 harmony, Lily Johnson, pass, were: Centennial float, Kippen East Women's Institute, Hensall Oddfellows and Amber Re- bekah lodges, Hensall Legion. Horse-drawn vehicle winners were: Jim Sangster, Bob Bell, Leonard Erb. Old model cars: Hensall Mo- tor Sales (1924 model T), were first, with Lawrence Black, Ex- eter, second, and Bob Erb, Hen- sall, third. Best business floats were Fink's Plumbing and Heating, Crest Hardware, Kinsmen and Kinettes. Children's decorated vehicles saw Sandra McKay, Kippen, first; Patricia Van Wieren, sec- ond, and Gordon Ward. Fashion prize winners, with 38 entries, were: Ladies' old- tyme Fashion, Mrs. John Baker, Mrs. Harry Snell. Ladies' modern fashion: Mrs. W. H. Fuss, Mrs. Jean Cornell. Old-tyme wedding: Mrs. R. M. Peck, Miss Gail Sangster. Modern wedding costume: Mrs. Marguerite Clark. Teen fashions: Miss Marie Campbell. Modern sportswear: Miss Lin- da. Mock, Miss Linda Sangster. Modern dress wear: Mrs. Carl Payne. Children's old-tyme costumes: Pamela Sangster, Nancy Tra- quair. Taylor's Ready -to -Wear sup- plied costumes modelled by the children. Judges were ;Mrs. Andy McLean, Seaforth; Mrs, Fred Wallace, Brucefield; Mrs. Harold Taylor, .Exeter, Legion Ladies' Auxiliary and Hensall Women's Institute were in charge of this project. Com- mentator Mrs. Daniels was in- troduced by Mrs, Carl Payne and thanked by Mrs. V. M. Pyette, The Frontier Days got off to a rousing start on Friday night, when a teen town dance was held in the arena auditorium and an old-time dance in the arena proper. Winners in the beard contest were: best beard, Al Hoggarth, Kippen; bushiest beard, 'Bob Baker, Hensall; best moustache and beard, John Baker, Hensall; most colorful beard, Ted Roberts, Hensall; best trimmed beard, Harold Knight, Hensall. 0 Bean Growers To Vote Next Week On Agency.Plan Next T u e s d a y, Wednesday and Thursday, bean growers in Huron County will be voting for or against a .new agency system for the marketing of their product, as proposed by the Ontario Bean Growers' As- sociation. The question on the ballot is: "Are you in favor of the pro- posed .amendment to the On- tario Bean Producers Marketing Plan, which would authorize the Bean Board to market all beans under an agency type plan". While the board has been ad- vocating approval of the new plan, some farmers are still in doubt as to the advisability of the proposal. Several meetings have been held .throughout the area in an attempt to convince the fanners to vote in favor of the new regulation. According to one prominent farmer in the area, the plan as proposed is slightly misleading, He claims the board has been telling farmers there would be one set price for all beans, but he pointed out 'to this news- paper that under the Section of Powers of Local Board, it states: "The board has the pow- er to determine from time to time the price or prices that shaII be paid to producers for beans or any variety, grade, size of beans, and to determine different prices for different parts of Ontario". The confusing part is that the ruling would allow the board to set different prices in differ- ent sections of the province, he concluded. Area Man Drowning Victim on Construction Job at Bayfield A well-known area resident all his life, Vernon Wesley Oesch, 43, of RR 3, Zurich, drowned while working at the Bayfield harbor on Tuesday. Also dead is 19 -year-old John Malone y, of Bayfield, who jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue Mr. Oesch. Mr. Desch fell into the water inside a ring •of pilings. Wit- nesses said he struck his head on a steel bar, which may have # knocked him unconscious be- fore he fell into the water. The Maloney youth jumped into the water to try and rescue Mr. Desch, but both drowned. Both men were employees of Dillon Construction Company, of Tecumseh, who have the con- tract to renovate the pier at the harbor. A crane operator, James Har- rison, of Windsor, saw the acci- dent occur and ran for •a life preserver. When he returned several minutes later both men had slipped under the water, which is estimated to be 'only seven feet at the deepest point. Bud Robinson, of Bayfield, arrived at the scene and pulled both men out of the water. Despite the efforts of two Lon- don doctors, Dr. D. 0. Manners and Dr. W. A. Tillman, to re- vive the men, it was too late. A resucitator from the Bayfield fire department was used. The two London doctors are vaca- tioning at Bayfield. I Mr. Desch has been well- known in the area all his life, rea Teacher Lists Music Results The following pupils of Idella Gabel, ARCT, were successful in music exams with the Royal Conservatory: Grade 9 piano, honors, Mrs. Arnold McCann; grade 8 piano, pass, Jimmy Hayter, Mary Theresa McCann. Grade 7 piano, honors, Rita McCann, Margaret McCann; pass, Mary Lynn Dietrich; grade 6 piano, first class honors, Jo anne McCann. Grade 3 harmony, honors, Mrs. Arnold McCann; grade 2 theory, honors, Mary Lynn Dietrich. Those trying with Western Conservatory: Grade 8 piano, pass, Theresa Hartman, Dianne Mason; grade 6 piano, first class honors, Joanne Hayter; pass, Carol Gingerich. Grade 5 piano, first class hon- ors, Elizabeth Kennedy; grade 3 piano, honors, Mauro Gascho; grade 2 theory, honors, Theresa Hartman. Agricultural College Will Open September at CFB The Honourable William A. Stewart, minister of agriculture and food, announced this week that a new School of griculture and Home Economics would be- gin operation this fall at the former RCAF base at Centralia. A section of the former base has been designated as a catn- pus for the new school. Ex- cellent facilities already exist on this campus and include men's residence, women's resi- dence, classroom and office building, and a dining hall - lounge -library building. Recre- ational facilities for bowling, swimming, basketball and curl- ing also are available on the base. The minister stated that the establishment of this school in South Huron would relieve the situation at Kemptville; Ridge- town and Guelph, where, the present facilities are overtaxed by the recent expansion in en- rollment. It is anticipated that the demand for training in agri- culture and home economies will continue to expand. The department of agriculture and food has the responsibility of providing such post high school training in Ontarle, Tiro entrance requirements for Centralia will be similar to those for diploma courses at Kemptville, R I d g e t own and Guelph, which prefer a second- ary school graduation diploma. Consideration will be given to mature applicants whose exper- ience may be equivalent to the normal entrance requirements. The new school, in its agri- cultural courses, will place par- ticular emphasis on farm busi- ness management. It was the opinion of the minister that the business aspects of farming now had to underscore all tech- nical advances and research findings. The minister said that the riew Centralia courses would make it possible to turn out graduates with the practical ex- perience and training necessary in agriculture today. The minister also announced that J. A. MacDonald, formerly associate director, Western On- tario Agricultural School, would be principal of the Centralia school. Other staff appoint- ments would be announced in the near future. Students wishing to obtain •application forms or ;further in- formation should write to the principal, Centralia School of Agriculture, Centralia, Ontario, and was an elder of the Knox Presbyterian Church, Bayfield. He was also active in the Bay- field Agricultural Society. Surviving are nis wife, the former Madge Houston; one son, David Carl; his parents, Mr. and Mrs, David Oesch, RR 2. Zur- ich; two brothers, Carl, Bright; Robert, Zurich; and three sis- ters, Mrs. Alvin (Violet) Rader, RR 3, Zurich; Miss Laurene Desch, RR 2, Zurich and Mrs - Lloyd (Vera) Guenther, Dash- wood. The body is resting at the Westlake funeral home, Zurich, until 1 p.m. Friday, when re- moval will be made to Knox Presbytedian Church, Bayfield. The funeral service will take place at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev, Douglas Fry and Rev. Ephraim Gingerich. Pall bearers will be Russell Heard, Bill Armsteong, Dewar Talbot, Curtis Gingerich, Har- old Erb and Ted Geoffrey. Flower bearers will be Harvey Bechler, William Talbot, Jr., Jack Guenther and D- nald Rader. Merner Families Hold Annual Reunion st Sunday at District Farm Home The 15th Merrier annual re- union was held Sturclay, July 16, at "Merhaven Farm", owned by Arnold Merner, Sr., of Zur- ich. During the afternoon the sports committee, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Merner, ran -off a few races for the younger children, and all took part in the soft- ball game later on in the after- noon. After a bountiful supper was served, the president, H. Schil- ble, of Zurich, had a brief meet- ing. The oldest person was Wes Merner, of Zurich, and the youngest was. Jeff McConaughy, Cincinnati, Ohio. The winner coining the farthest distance was Mrs. Sally . McConaughy, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Election of officers took place and resulted as follows: Past president, H. Schilbe, Zur- ich; president. 1968, Ron Stuck - hart, Kitchener; secretary -treas- urer, Mrs. Helen Merrier, Kit- chener; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. G. Tiernan, Dashwood; kitchen committee, Ron and Milford Merner, Dashwood. It was decided to hold the 1968 picnic at the same place. After the meeting closed enter- tainment was provided by 10 - year -old Bob Reschke, Jr., of Dearborn Heights, Mich., on. his accordion, and his siter Diane, on guitar, playing many :;'=rely songs and favorite num<,.::s. Members of the clan a_t- ted from Clinton, Windsor, Desh wood, Hensall, Bayfield, Exeter. London, Elora, Detroit, Hamil- ton and Cincinnati, Ohio. 0 Poke Report During the week ending July 15, the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial P', ice investigated 25 occurrences, of which five were accident,,. The detachment issued 44 warnings, while laying seven charges under the Highway Traffic Act, and none under the Liquor Control Act or the Crim- inal Code. Fifty hours were spent on patrol, with a total of 2332 miles being travelled. BEST VEHICLE in the children's class at the Hensall Centennial parade on Saturday was this attractive tricycle, owned by Sandra McKay, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs, Ken McKay, RR 2, Kippen, Sandra seems quite pleased with the whole idea.