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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-09-14, Page 1No. 37—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1967 7 CENTS PER COPY Better Housekeeping euire! Jury e on ion 4 The grand jury at the fall assizes of the Supreme Court of Ontario visited five community hospitals in the county, as part of their duties. They also vis- ited the county jail, the registry office, the court house, the On- tario Hospital in Goderich, and the Huronview county home. In every case but one the jury reported conditions as be- ing very favorable, but in con- nection with their visit to Hur- onview they reported more cleanliness as being a necessity. Their report said, "It is our recommendation that more care be devoted to a better cleaning and dusting program, and also that bed frames should be washed more regularly." Referring to the conditions at South Huron Hospital, Exe- ter, the jury reported that the institution is "one of the most efficient home -like hospitals it has been our pleasure to visit". Other recommendations made by the jury point out that two more full-time turnkeys should be employed at the county jail. They also emphasize the fact that the county library should be moved out of the court house. Their report adds that the reg- istry office at Goderich has a courteous staff, always willing A COMPLETE WRECK — This is the car in which Elmore Keyes, of Exeter, met his death last Thursday morning, when it was in collision with a bread truck operated by Tony Bedard, Zurich. The truck was travelling west on Highway 84, and the car proceeded out of the second concession, Hay Township. (Citizens News Photo) THIS WON'T HURT — Leo Meidinger, of Zurich, appears not too certain about the state- ment made by a Red Cross nurse at the Blood Donors clinic on Monday night. He is receiving plenty of attention, however, as two nurses stand by to assist. Over 65 persons donated blood at the clinic. Area Man Killed in Car -Truck Crash A former resident of Stanley Township, Elmore Keyes, 66, was killed last Thursday morn- ing in a traffic accident on the Zurich road, 11A miles west of Hensall. For his widow, it was the second traffic death in the family in nine days. The driver of the bread truck involved in the crash was Tony Bedard, of Zurich, and he was treated at South Huron Hos- pital for minor injuries. Ac- cording to police, Mr. Bedard was driving west on Highway 84 when his truck hit the Keyes car as it, was crossing the high- way from concession 2, Hay Township. Queen of the Fair Calling all girls in the area. Entries are again being accept- ed for the "Queen of the Fair" contest", which will be held in conjunction with the annual Zurich Fall Fair. The contest will take place at the fair dance in the Com- munity Centre on Friday night, September 22. The only stipu- lation for the contestants is that they are 14 years of age or ,older. All girls wishing to enter the contest should leave their names at the Citizens News of- fice before six o'clock, on the Friday of the event. Valuable prizes will be awarded for the contest. The Queen will be crowned by last years Queen, Miss Linda Overholt, Desjardine Orches- tra will be providing music for the dance, Mrs. Keyes' brother, William G. Thomson, RR 2, Hensall, died when he was hit by a car while walking across the highway at Reece's Corner, east of Sarnia. It was believed that Mr. Keyes was either on his way to or from the Thomson farm, where he was doing chores, when the accident in which he was killed happened. Police had to wait for hydro crews to shut off power before the body could be moved from the wreck- age. The crash occurred dur- ing a heavy morning fog. Joint installation Of Service Clubs Held at Clinton Mr. Keyes is survived by his w i f e, the former Florence Thomson; sons, Gerald, New Brunswich; Grant, T o r o n t o; brothers, Sherlock, Varna; Rus- kin, Kitchener; Wilbur, Sea - forth, and Stuart. Orillia. . The funeral service was held on Sunday, September 10, at 2 p.m., •at the Hopper -Hockey funeral home, Exeter. Burial was made in Bayfield 'cenetery. Zurich Native Apponted Supervisor of Ontario Department of Reorestration Quimby F. Hess, 50, director of the Ontario Forest Technical School, Dorset, since 1961, and widely known to lands and forests and forest industry em- ployees, has been ,appointed supervisor of reforestation sec- tion of the 'department's timber branch, in Toronto. The form- er supervisor, Rodney W. Hum- mel, 51, is the school's new director. Quimby Hess was born in Zurich, Ontario, and received his early education at Zurich Public School and Exeter High School. He graduated with B.Sc.F. degree from the Uni- versity of Toronto in 1940 and received a degree in Forest En- gineering from the university's School of Graduate Studies. He has been employed by the De- partment of. Lands and Forests, ever since his graduation, 27 years ago. Prior to his appointment to the administrative post of For- est Technical School Director, six years ago, Mr. Hess was regional forester of Ontario's southeastern region. During his years at the school, he saw student enrollment grow from 80 to 150 in the general diploma course. He was instrumental in changing over the school's pro- gram from mostly in-service training to a 'course mainly con- cerned with the production of forest technicians and conserva- tion officers. Persons with the necessary a ca demi c require- ments, whether secondary school students or men holding other jobs, could now enrol in tech- nical forestry courses. Mr. Hess originated post-di- ploma, ostdi- ploma, specialized courses for forest technicians. He was also among those re- sponsible for drawing up the first official training ,and de- velopment program and a for- est fire control training pro- gram for the department, But Quimby Hess has not al- lowed his extensive knowledge and keen interest in forestry to overshadow his extra -curricular activities—his love of bowling, curling and outdoor sports. He is greatly interested in natural history, especially wild- life, insects, plants and fossils left from a by -gone ago. His interests extend to archaeology. Some Indian relics, which he found in the area of Pinery Provincial Park, Lambton Coun- ty, were donated, by him, to the University of Western Ontario, Mr. Hess is presently engaged in the fascinating study of in- sects, especially, the butterflies and moths of Central America, He observed and collected a number of insects while in the British honduras, earlier this year. His personal collection includes various insects from Canada, the United States, Eng- land, South America, Africa and Indo -Australia. Mr. Hess is married to the former Isobel Robertson, of Saskatchewan and Kirk 1 a n d Lake, and has a teenaged son and daughter. t to help anyone in finding res- ords, The facilities at the Ontario Hospital were reported as being clean and well cared for, and the staff is well satisfied with working conditions. Their final recommendation needy and sick. ritici s ronv w was that greater effort be put forth in finding ways and means to help finance all the local units of hospitals in the county. They congratulated the :.cal boards for their time and ef- fort devoted to the care ,. he /with Council Decides Against Plan For Re -paving f Viilkage Streets The council of the village of Brenner drain altered thr hugh a lot which he plans to use for a new home, and council decid- ed to consult an engineer on the matter. The clerk was instructed to write the department of muni- cipal affairs for a copy of the Smith report on taxation, which is available free of charge to any municipality, A special meeting of the coun- cil is planned for tonight, (Thursday) when the tax rate for 1967 will be set. 0 Zurich, at their regular meeting last Thursday night, abandoned their plans to resurface all the streets throughout the munici- pality. Approval for the pro- ject had been received from the department of highways, who pay for half of the costs in- volved, but due to the oncom- ing need for a sewerage system, councillors felt it would be bet- ter to wait for a couple of years for the paving. Council have been advised by the Ontario Water Resources Commission that work on a sewage system in the village will probably get under way within the next two ears. All the preliminary engineering on the project has been completed. Under new provincial govern- ment legislation, the OWRC look after the entire project. inclining the financing of the system. The village in turn pays a rental fee for the sys- tem to the OWRC. The first indication of a need for a sew- age system in Zurich came to the attention of council a cou- ple of years ago, when the OWRC reported contamination of streams in the area from rawl sewage in the village. Considerable discussion took place at the meeting regarclin ^ j the Brenner municipal drain and the Zurich' drain number two. A request from Leo Mei- dinger was received to have the Joint installation of Hensall Exeter and Clinton Kinsmen and Kinettes was held at Clin- ton legion Hall, Tuesday, Sep- tember 5. Deputy Governor Doug Cruikshank, of Goderich, assisted by past governor Mait Edgar. of Clinton, installed the officers. Officers installed for Hensall were: Kinsmen—president, Rob- ert Caldwell; past president, Murray Baker; first vice-presi- dent, Wayne Reid; second vice- president, Ron Wareing; secre- tary, John Baker; registrar, Jim Hyde; treasurer, Ken Chettle- burgh; directors, Harold Knight, Robert Reaburn, Alvin Camp- bell; bulletin editor, John Hen- derson. Kinettes — president, Mrs. Robert Caldwell; past president, Mrs. James Hyde; vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Ron Wareing; secre- tary, Mrs. John Baker; treas- urer,. Mrs. Harold Knight; regis- trar, Mrs. Ken Cihettleburgh; bulletin editor, Mrs. William Fuss. Fall Fair Parade Centennial Theme A centennial theme will he evident in the big centennial parade at this year's Zurich Fall Fair,_ on Monday, September 25. The parade will form at the Zurich Public School grounds, and will get under way at 1:30 p.m. A number of special centen- nial classes have been added to the parade prizes to pre dze the proper theme for i .' casion. Of special interest 'o old -car owners is the c.ass `er the hest old car in the ns_ -::de. There is also a class for horse and buggy in the pa"ad'. with the occupants to in centennial costume. Another class has been added for the best centennial float. and there is also the regular classes for the best business float, the hest freak float and the best decorated car. To round out what should be the best parade in fair history will be the classes for the best decorated bicycle and the best decorated tricycle. Chairman of the parade com- mittee is Harold Zehr, and any- one wishing more information should contact him. The com- mittee is anxious to hire? as many floats as possible entered. The parade will be led by - the popular Zurich Centennial Band and the Zurich Lions Majorettes. Need Help Tonight At Arena Project Volunteer help at the Zurich Arena and Community Centre is urgently needed tonight (Thursday) for a variety of jobs. There is painting, carpenter work and cleaning up to be done. All men who are able to are asked to be at the arena at 7 p.m. The building committee is anxious to finish up as much work as possible before the an- nual Fall Fair, next week -end. RECUPERATING — A couple of blood donors at the clinic on Monday in Zurich are seen here as they re- cuperate from the ordeal. Both Gor- don Smith, left, and Lloyd Denomnie, right, are being watched carefully by one of the volunteer workers, Mrs. Harold Johnston, centre, as they sip away on a cup of coffee. (Citizens News Photo)