Zurich Citizens News, 1967-10-26, Page 7THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1967
ZURICH. CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE SEVEN
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YEARS GONE.
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50 Years Ago
OCTOBER, 1917
Wiliiam Lane, the present
4aunly clerk, has been sworn
in as a temporary treasurer for
the County of Huron. A perm-
anent appointment will be made
at ttoe December session of
county council.
Lieutenant-Colonel E. N.
Lewis has been recommended
for the vacant judgeship in
Huron County, A formal an-
nouncement is expected to be
made any clay regarding an ap-
poin^tment for the position.
The gasoline engine in the
fire hall in Zurich has been
,sold, and the village fathers are
purchasing an electric motor to
pump the water into the reser-
voir,
So far this season Charles
Fritz has bagged 33 •ducks. He
is well-known for his shooting
ability, and very seldom any
wild life escapes him.
Large shipments of onions
are being made each week from
the railway station in Hensall,
and the product is bringing in
a fair return on the investment.
The new home of F. C. Kalb-
Ileiseh in Zurich is rapidly
nearing completion, and when
finished k will undoubtedly be
the finest home in the village.
40 Years Ago
OCTOBER, 1927
William Siebert, of Zurich, is
the recipient of a fine big deer,
shot by his son, Albert (Babe),
in the wilds of the province of
O ueb€r.
The new pump for the deep
rock well in Zurich has arrived
and has been installed by the
local pump expert, Louis Prang.
The pump, which has a 12 -inch
stroke, lifts the water the 270
feet as if it were only a matter
of inches.
J. 'W. Skinner has sold his
mercantile business in Hensall
to W. J. White, of Owen Sound,
whca takes possession on No-
vember 1. The people of the
area are pleased that Mr. and
Mrs. Skinner will remain as
residents of the village.
The monster fowl supper in
the Lutheran Church shed in
Zurich last Thursday night was
most successful, and profits
from the venture •amounted to
over 700 dollars. Over 1000
people were fed.
John Decker, Jr., noted stand-
ard bred horseman, has sold
three spring colts to Fraser and
Shepherd, of Forest, for the
handsome sum of $1000. He has
also sold another fine young
pacer to a gentleman in Palm-
erston, for the sum of $1000.
25 Years Ago
OCTOBER, 1942
.Elda Reichert and Helen Mil-
ler have recently ;accepted posi-
tions as operators at the Zurich
exchange of the Hay Municipal
Telephone System.
Two Zurich hunters r:iust be
expert marksmen. W a m
O'Brien, who is climbing up in
seventies, and his son Leroy
went out in the country the
other day and in a short time
they returned home with 19
nice large wild ducks.
Arthur Finlayson, school mas-
ter al. Blake, had the minsfor-
tune to fracture his left wrist
while assisting pupils in prac-
tice pole vaulting in prepara-
tion for the field meet at Zur-
ich on Friday.
A quiet pretty wedding was
solemnized in the Evangelioal
parsonage, Zurich, on Saturday,
when Grace Irene Ortwein and
Clarence William Fahner, of
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wedlock.
A pretty wedding was solem-
nized in St. Boniface Church,
IZurich, on Saturday, when Re-
gina Margaret Miller, of Dash-
wood, was united in marriage
to Louis Zimmer, also of Dash-
wood.
Mrs, Mabel Snider has moved
her household effects to her
new home in Sarnia,
15 Years Ago
OCTOBER, 1952
Mrs, Barbara McNab, who has
been on the staff of the Bank
of Montreal for some time, has
resigned her position, and has
been replaced by Mrs. Keith
Thiel, who has had previous ex-
perience in this line of work
at Parkhill.
Mrs. Florence Joynt has left
Hensall for an extended trip to
visit her aunt, Mrs. Donald Mc-
Leod, of Calgary, She expects
to be away for several months.
The first snow storm of the
year visited this area during the
past few days, and to make
matters worse the temperature
dropped to 20 degrees.
The Most Reverend John C.
Cody, Bishop of the Diocese of
London, confirmed 11 girls, 20
boys and two adults at St. Boni-
face Church an. Tuesday night.
At St. Peter's Church, St. Jo-
seph, he confirmed 20 girls and
22 boys.
Samuel Meitner, of Hensall, a
brother of Wesley Merner, Zur-
ich, who is 90 years of age, is
a patient in Victoria Hospital,
London, where he will undergo
surgery,
10 Years Ago
OCTOBER, 1957
The new addition to the Zur-
ich Public School was officially
opened last Friday afternoon,
by G. L. Duffin, assistant super-
intendent of elementary educa-
tion for the province of On-
tario. The addition was built at
a cost of $40,000.
Stanley Township co unci 1
have granted approval to Blue -
water Oil Company to run a
pipeline from the farm of Elgin
Porter to the RCAF station at
Clinton, to supply natural gas,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Laidlaw
have left on an extended motor
trip to visit various members
of his family in the western
provinces.
A contract has been let for
grading, rebuilding and paving
the stretch of Highway 21 from
St. Joseph to Bayfield.
Thomas Lavender was ap-
pointed motor mechanic of the
Hensall fire department, replac-
ing John Traquair. He was ap-
pointed at the regular meeting
of the Hensall •council.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hoffman
have moved from their home
on the Goshen Line south to
the house they recently pur-
chased in Zurich from the Ed
Beaver estate. They have made
considerable changes to the
house since purchasing it.
I appreciate and
thank you for the
support which you
have given me.
Morgan Smith
(Huron
Liberal Association)
THE ERNIE GAME—First of two CBC -
National Film Board color film dramas to
be seen on OBC -TV's Festival series, this
season is The Ernie Game, the story of a
youth who wants to play the game of life
by his own rules. In this scene from the
production, Alexis Kanner and Judith Gault
are seen as Ernie and Donna, the girl who
befriends him. The setting is present-day
Montreal, where the entire movie was shot
on location.
News of Dashwood District
(MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent)
(Intended for last week)
Ladies' Aid Fowl Supper
Group two of the Ladies' Aid
of Zion Lutheran Church, with
Mrs. Charles Martene convenor,
was in charge of the annual
Ladies' Aid fowl supper for
members and their husbands.
A sing -song was held and happy
birthday was sung to Mrs. Herb
Wein.
Mrs. Leonard Schenk, presi-
dent, conducted the business.
A donation was made to the
blind. It was decided to don-
ate the Christmas collection to
the Lutheran Hour.
Bunco was played with Bob
Hayter and Mrs. Addison Tie-
rnan high, and Rev. E. E. Stein-
man
teinman and Mrs. Harry Hayter
low.
G.N.O. Club
The G.N.O. bridge club eleot-
ed the new officers as follows:
president, Vera Guenther; vice-
president, Elda Koehler; secre-
tary, Jean Anne Guenther.
W.S.W.S. Meeting
The October meeting of the
W.S.W.S. of the Evangelical
UB Church was held with the
spiritual life committee in
charge and Mrs Eben Weigand
convenor. Theme was "The art
of thanksgiving is thanksliv-
ing". Mrs. Harold Kellerman,
Mrs. Gordon Bender, Mrs. Lloyd
Guenther, Mrs. Lloyd Beaver,
Mrs. Art Haugh and Mrs. Hugh
Boyle all took part. Patricia
Bender played an accordion
s o l o. Thank -offering boxes
were presented.
Mrs. Carl Oestreicher, presi-
dent, dealt with the business.
Reports were heard from com-
mittees. Literature was re-
ceived from the UC women and
the regional meeting of UC
women is at Greenway, October
24. There were 27 members
and one visitors present. Sixty
sick visits were made during
September. Mrs. Lloyd Eagle-
son asked for clothes to, be left
at the church far the Mennonite
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Mission for the Indians. Don-
ations were made to CNIB, Chil-
dren's Aid, War Nlemorial Hos-
pital, Care, Crippled Children's
Treatment Centre. The district
rally is October 19 at Zurich,
with Miss Jean Kellerman guest
speaker.
Attend Session
The concluding adjourned
session of the Canada Confer-
ence of the Evangelical United
Brethren Church was held in
Waterloo, October 10-12, with
Rev. M. J. James and Donald
Gaiser attending from Dash-
wood. January 1, 1968, all
Evangelical United Brethren
churches in Ontario will be a
part 0f the United Church in
Canada.
The Dashwood church will be
a part of the Huron Presbytery
and of the London Conference.
Representatives of the United
Church presented insights into
the local church presbytery,
conference, agencies of the
United Church, the home mis-
sion program and the overseas
mission of the United Church.
Dr. E. H. Hallman, superin-
tendent of the E.UB Church, will
be home mission secretary and
will assist the churches in the
integration program. A com-
munion service concluded the
conference.
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Votes at 99
Some people may have stayed
home from the polls last Tues-
day because of the rain, but
Mrs. Mary Harrison did nott
allow the weather to interfere
with :her right and obligation
to vote.
Mrs. Harrison, who lives on
the second concession ,of Stan-
ley Township with Mr. and Mrs.
Jahn Beane always gets out on
an election day. That really
doesn't seem too unusual, ex-
cept that Mrs. Harrison will be
99 years old in January!
Kippen East W.I.
Discuss History
The historical research meet-
ing of Kippen East WI was held
at the home of Mrs. Grant Mac-
Lean, on October 18, with co -
hostess Mrs, Charles Eyre. The
president opened the meeting
with a poem, "When grandma
made her soap".
Roll call was answered by
giving the model of your first
car. A song, "Grandma end I",
and the minutes were read by
the secretary, Mrs. James Drum-
mond, and approved.
Business of the meeting dealt
with: Achievement Day for 4-H
girls will be held in Exeter
December 9. Treasurer Mrs.
Vern Alderdice reported a new
member — Mrs. Hiltz was wel-
comed and presented with her
pin and handbook.
Mrs. Robert Kinsman chaired
the meeting for the program.
She read a poem, 'When father
papered the parlor". Mrs, Wil-
liam Kyle gave a splendid" motto
prepared by Mrs. Robert Simp-
son, "In youth we learn, do age
we understand". Mrs. Grant
MacLean conducted a centen-
nial bingo and also a song,
"Throw it out the window".
Mrs. James Drummond gave the
topic: "Domestic life—past and
present". Wedding photos of
the members were on display.
Mrs. Vern Alderdice gave the
history of Prince Edward Island.
Mrs. Alex McGregor reported
for the next meeting and. Mrs.
William Caldwell gave courtesy
remarks. A contest was con-
ducted by Mrs. William Gibson,
and lunch was served by the
hostesses and committee, Mrs.
Ken McKay, Mrs. Alex McGreg-
or, Mrs. Grant MacLean, Mrs.
June Cooper.
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