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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-11-02, Page 8PAGE RIGHT ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1967 Campbell and Mervyn Eyre Forme' Hensall Area Farmers Operate Summer Tourist Camp By Herb Turkheim, Publisher of Zurich Citizens News This past summer we had the pleasure of spending a week's vacation at Eckford Camps, on Restoule Lake. Spending a week at an inland lake in north- ern Ontario is not that unusual, but the interesting feature of this particular camp is that it is owned and operated by a father and son who formerly farmed east of Hensall. Campbell and Mervyn Eyre are well-known to many people in the area through their many connections in the years they lived east of Hensall. To say the Eyres are obliging hosts at their camp on Lake Restoule is putting it mildly—they practi- cally bend over backwards to please their visitors and make their stay pleasant. Eckford Camps consists of 14 cottages, all with modern con- veniences, such as bathrooms, refrigerators, stoves and heat- ing equipment. At the present time the Eyres are in the pro- cess of having showers and electric heat installed in some of the cottages. Along with the cottages rented, they oper- ate a small marina were guests ewe can rent boats and motors. There is also a dining hall at the camp, and a small tuck shop. Geographically Camp Eckford is situated at the south tip of Lake Restoule, about a anile from the hamlet of Restoule. The site is about 17 miles straight west of Powassan. One of the features which appealed most to us was the privacy of the camp, away from all activ- ity, and still the modern con- veniences which have been pro- vided for guests. Lake Restoule itself is about 10 miles long from one end to the other, and fishing seems to be a popular pastime with most guests. While the fishing was not at its best when we were there, all indications show that most anglers manage to end up with a fair catch, even at the poorest times of the year. We had several good meals of fresh pickerel, and what more can anyone ask for in one week. While we visited Camp Eck - ford an interesting attraction showed up et the dump, which is only about two miles front the camp. Every evening about eight o'clock there was a group of black bears made their ap pearance on top of the dump, and kept their audience spell- bound for about an hour. A person .could manage to get within four feet of the bear, as the picture on this page will testify, At several spots in the camp location there is an ideal sand beach for 'children, where they can enjoy swimming. Boating is also an excellent pastime, especially since the lake hardly ever gets rough :like the large fresh water lakes do. We asked Mr. Eyre what made him decide to give up farming in favor of operating a camp •on a northern lake, and we received the answer with which many farmers would readily agree. He simply point- ed out that he was fed up with farming and the uncertainty •of staple prices which exist. He pointed out that every time he had cattle to ship the price dropped; every tune he had pigs ready to ship the price dropped; and every time he had chickens ready to lay the price of eggs dropped. "In plain English " Mr. Eyre said, "I was absolutely fed up with farming. When an opportunity arose to buy •a camp in north- ern Ontario I took it and we have never been sorry since." tiousymitefatto onfYA.t. agnomen „ scont seers 'MKDYaltilt 11410.110 WELCOME — The sign describes just what Campbell and Mervyn Eyre do to their guests. Everyone who visits the camp agrees that the Eyres are extremely hospitable to all their guests. In case anyone thinks oper- ating a camp such as Eckford is a soft touch, they are badly mistaken. A day begins around there at about five o'clock in the morning, when some of the more ardent fishermen want to get out on the lake, and ends at about midnight when the Eyres have listened to the last fishing yarn front some of our American cousins. And inci- dentally most of the regular patrons at Camp Eckford are Americans from such states as New York, Ohio and Pennsyl- vania. Many of their guests keep •coming back to the camp READY TO GO — This is just one of the many boats Campbell and Mervyn Eyre have ready for the use of their guests at Lake Restoule. All their boats are clean, safe and well equipped. . year after year, and we hope if we are spared we will be able to return next year as well. Also visiting Camp Eckford at the same time we did were Mr. and Mrs. Doug Armstrong and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turkheim and Richard. We all agreed, we want to go back again next year. BIG BLACK BEARS — Every night anywhere from two to seven black bear would make their appear- ance at the dump, located only a couple of miles from Camp Eckford. A person could easily get within a few feet of the bears. (Citizens News Photo) NOT TOO BAD --Fishing at Lake Restoule was not excellent, but it could have been a lot worse, as this string of fish would indicate. Richard Turkheim, left, and Doug Armstrong, right, seem quite pleased with their catch for one morning. (Citizens News Photo) News of Dashwood District (MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent) A number of members from Zion Lutheran Church attended a rally at Stratford Avon Thea- tre celebrating the 450th anni- versary of the Reformation. Sunday school children took part in a mass choir as well as adults in another mass choir. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hendrick and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Walper attended Expo last week. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Hoffman spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heppler, d Waterloo. Miss Sharon Rader spent the Week -end with Miss Debbie Campbell, of Crediton. Celebrates 80th Birthday Mr. Hilton Ford, who was 80 November 1, was guest of honor at a family gathering Sunday. Thirty members of his family were present from Thorndale, Bolton, Jarvis, Ehceter, Zurich and Dashwood, He was pre- sented a mandolin with which he was delighted. Sharing the honors with him was a grand- daughter, 13 -year-old Sherry Ford, of Bolton, who .Celebrates her birthday the same day as grandpa. OBITUARY MRS, R. J, KALBFLEISCH Mrs. R. J. Kalbfleisch, the former Dulcie T i t c h m a r s h, passed away in Detroit on Wednesday, November 1. They have lived in Detroit for many years. Surviving besides her hus- band is one sister and one brother. Funeral service will be held in Detroit on Friday night, then the body will be removed to Zurich where a funeral service will take place on Saturday af- ternoon at 2 p.m., at the West- lake funeral ,home, Interment will be made in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Go s h e ti Line. CAMP ECKFORD—LAKE RESTOULE—The Iower right side of this photo shows where Camp- bell and Mervyn Eyre, former residents of the Hensall area, now operate their Camp Eckford. They own 14 cottages, a marina, a dining hall and a tuck shop. This photo was taken from the top of a large cliff directly behind the camp. (Citizens News Photo) Bark of Montreal Fifty Years Older Than Canada; Celebrate Anniversary Canadian banking — now an integral part of life in Canada as one of the world's "best - banked" nations — marks its 150th birthday on Friday, No- vember 3. It was on November 3, 1817, that the first office of any bank was opened by the Bank of Montreal in the area of the old walled city of Montreal, with a staff of seven and capital of $150,000. Canada aswe know it did not exist; Confederation was half a century in the fu- ture; George III still sat on the English throne; and the Battle of Waterloo was just two years past. The B of M's Zurich branch will observe the anniversary, marking the first century and a half of •a system which now embraces every province and territory in Canada and many countries abroad. First branch of the B of M was established in Quebec City a few weeks after the opening of the original Montreal office. It was the forerunner of the present network of some 6,000 offices of the chartered banks, more than 1,000 of them B of M branches. Equally important to the de- velopment of thecountry as a whole was the B of M's ,imme- diate provision of banknotes— Canada's first real money — when it opened for business in 1817. In the months before, engraving of the printing plates had been one of the urgent matters arranged for the open- ing. It also provided the first Canadian coinage, when it in- troduced "bank tokens" in 1836. Zurich 1908 The 13 of M's Zurich branch goes back to February, 1908, when it was established as an office of Ilfolson's Bank. The two banks amalgamated in 1925. At the outset, the bank oper- ated it1 premises on Victoria Street, which had formerly housed the local branch of the Sovereign Bank. Two years later, in 1910, a move was made to the bank's permanent location at the north- west corner of Main and Goshen streets. The building is now well known as the B of M office. Over the years, the 1910 building has undergone peri- odic modernization programs, to ensure that its facilities kept abreast of modern banking standards. The most recent such program was in 1961, which included construction of an addition to house the vault and complete renovation of the office. The Bank of Montreal's pres- ent 359 -branch network in On- tario is directed by Edward A. Royce, senior vice-president, Ontario division, who is resi- dent in Toronto. It was started in 1818 with the establishment of branches at Kingston and York (now Toronto). Home and Abroad Together, the Ontario division offices are an integral part of the national and international organization, which has 1,030 branches and assets approach- ing $6 billion. The bank now maintains its own offices in every part of Canada and in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico and Japan. In addition to creating the branch -banking system and Can- ada's first native currency, the Bank of Montreal's record of "first" include financial back- ing for the country's first trans- continental railway and the first canal (at Lachine, P.Q.); estab- lishment of the first Canadian banking offices abroad; and ap- plication of the first fully -in- tegrated data processing system to banking. Early in 1967, the B of lS in Open New Season For Basketball The 1967-68 basketball season will soon be commencing.. Any boy of high schcool age, and any girl from grade 7 and up are urged to be present at the Zurich Arena •on Sunday, No- vember 5, at 2 p.m., for the registration. As last year, basketball will be played on Sunday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Because of renovations to the arena auditorium the executive are not quite sure of the start- ing date of the schedule. Fur- ther notice will be given in this paper in following weeks. capital stock 5-for-l—ein antici- pation of Bank Act revisions which became effective May 1. troduced a new series of "firsts" —reduction of its prime lend- ing rate; increase in savings interest; and division of its DEER SEASON (Continued from page a) Petty Trespass Act. Hunters must also obey signs prohibit- ing hunting and trespassing. ® Hunting •carelessly or with- out due care for persons and property is an offence. ' 9 A valid deer huntingli- cence must be produced if re- quested by a conservation offi- cer. CP Conservation officers have the authority to request infor- mation about hunting. • Loaded guns must not be carried in or discharged front motor cars or other vehicles. • Guns must not be fired from or across any public high- way or road. • During the dear season a hunter must not possess a shot-• gun containing shot of a size larger than number two unless he possesses a valid deer Ii cence. 1d Hunters must not hunt in parties larger than 12 unless they have written permission from the landowner. $ Guns must not be possessed in Crown Game Preserves e ni. Rfehyrk' 19.OZ. TINS Choice Dessert Pears _ _ _ 2/49c KING'S 48 -OZ. TINS Choice Apple Juice 3/89c BRIMFULL BRAND — 28-0Z. TINS Choice Tomatoes _. 01.00 29.OZ. TINS Maple Leaf Mincemeat _ _ 49c LUCKY DOLLAR FOOD MARKET ZURICI