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No, 49—F)RST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1962
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DEATH BLAZE—This roaring inferno was the
death place of Robert Warren Williams, whose
charred body was found in the rubble when flames
had been extinguished. The deceased lived alone
in his small home on Mill Street. The fire was
noticed early in the morning and although firemen
had only to back the truck out of the fire hall, it was
too late to rescue Mr. Williams. The photo shows
the Zurich Municipal office (on the extreme right)
which received only slight damage to the roof,
PROBE RUINS FOR CLUES—Ontario Provin-
cial Police from Goderich and Exeter probed
through the ruins early Saturday morning to un-
cover clues to the cause of the tragic fire which
took the life of Robert Warren Williams. Buried
Monday, the deceased was survived by one nephew
in London. Mr. Williams, in his 83rd year, was at
one time joint owner of Williams Brothers Flour
Mill, on the site of the present fire hall.
(Citizens News Photo)
Hay Council Asks
Dashwood to Pay
At the regular meeting of the
council of the Township of Hay
on ,Tuesdayafternoon, •decision
was reached to charge back to
the police village of Dashwood
for collection all costs arising
for the cleaning .out of the
Dashwood -Hay drain catch
basins.
Contract for the supply of
fuel oil for the township build-
ings was let to Hensall District
Co -Operative, at a price of 15.7
cents per gallon.'
Another contract was let to
Overhead Garage Doors, Lon-
don, for the installation of a
new door on the township shed,
at a price of $669. The new
door is 14 feet x 16 feet, and
will be completely installed,
less glass, for the contract
price,
In other business at the meet-
ing, Herb Klopp was reap-
pointed 2s the Hay Township
board member of the South
Huron District High School at
Exeter, for a two-year terni.
A drainage petition was re-
ceived from Mr, and Mrs. John
Jacobs, on lots 12 and 13, NB
Hay. Council have instructed
their engineer, C. P. Corbett,
to investigate the drain and
bring in a report as Soon as
possible,
Hensall Council Makes Grant to Park
Board; Appoint High School Member
Hensall council met on Mon-
day, December 4, with Reeve
Noakes presiding and council-
lors Baker, Jaques, Knight •and
Lavender present. Clerk Earl
Campbell read the minutes of
the last meeting, which were
approved on motion of John
Baker and Oliver Jaques.
Mr. Neilands, of tine park
board and recreation •commit-
tee, asked council for a loan of
$800 to permit payment of out-
standing debts, until the. grant
is received. Mrs. Caldwell, of
the same ,committee, asked for
a grant of $800 for payment of
insurance on the .arena. On
motion of Knight and Lavender
these requests were granted,
Don Joynt, the Hensall repre-
sentative on the SHDHS board,
reported work on the new •addi-
tion was progressing rapidly—
that there are 813 pupils in the
school and that bus rates are
the cheapest in Huron County.
He reported the hiring of an
audio visual technician, who
will also set up a language lab.
Norman Jones presented a
bill for payment due to water
problems in his basement .and
considerable discussion took
place regarding private drains
and municipal ,drains. It was
decided to pay $37.11 for the
tile provided—the drain in ques-
tion will be ,considered a mu- elated.
nicipal dram, on motion of
Baker and Knight.
As usual the "dump" came
up for discussion. Official word
from the Municipal World states
that council can prohibit the
use of the dump to persons
who do not abide by their re-
strictions.
Ernie Davis reported salt and
sand was procured, snow fence
erected and gravel needed at
the dump. The road at General
Coach is reportedly in bad •con-
dition and the PUC are to be
contacted in. this regard.
Don Joynt was .appointed to
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Oat 'uilders WII ReaLO(
Two young boat builders, who
have one million dollars in
orders for a new racing yacht
still to be launched, will move
their production line and per-
sonnel from Scarborough to the
Ontario government's industrial
park at Centralia early next
year.
Hughes Boat Works Limited
will take over one-half of a
hanger at the former air force
base in February, announces
Provincial Treasurer Charles
MacNaughton, who is also act-
ing minister of economics and
development in the temporary
absence of the Honorable S. J.
Randall.
The move marks the fourth
expansion in five years for
brothers Howard, 34, and Peter
Hughes, 28, who started build-
ing eight -foot dinghies in 1963
and now are making hand -fin -
Zurich Merchant
Dies Suddenly
A highly respected and prom-
inent citizen of Zurich, Ernest
Earl Weido, passed away sud-
denly at his home on Saturday,
December 2, in his 72nd year.
Born in Dashwood on August 2,
1896, he was a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weido.
Mr. Weido was a well-known
businessman in Zurich, being a
partner in the Stade and Weido
hardware firm for many years.
He was active in community
affairs, being a member of both
the Zurich Lions Club and the
Zurich Chamber of Commerce.
He has served both organiza-
tions in the capacity of treas-
urer, and took a keen interest
in their activities.
A faithful member of St.
Peter's Lutheran Chureh, Zur-
ich, he also served as treasurer
for many years as well as being
on the church board,
Surviving besides his wife,
the former Marjorie Gillman,
are two sons, Kenneth, of
Mitchell; Paul, of Zurich; three
daughters, (Dorothy) Mrs. Law-
rence Bedard, Zurich; (Ruth)
Mrs. Joseph Hogan, Exeter, and
Miss Shirley, of London. There
is also a brother, Percy, of
Kitchener, and five grandchil-
dren.
The body rested at the West-
Iake funeral home, Zurich, until
Tuesday when removal was
made at St, Peter's Lutheran
Church, where the funeral serv-
ice took place at 2 p.m., with
internment in St. Peter's Luth-
eran Cemetery, Goshen Line.
Rev. A, C. Blackwell officiated.
Pallbearers were Ed Gascho,
Lee Willert, Earl Yungblut,
Allan Gascho, Roy Gingerich,
Leroy Thiel, Oscar Greb and
Len Prang. Flower bearers
were Milton Oesch, Clarence
Gascho, Leroy O'Brien and Earl
Oesch.
ished fiber glass yachts for the
international racing commun-
ity.
Close to 20 of the firm's pres-
ent staff will move with the
company, most of them into the
houses provided at Centralia by
the Ontario Development Corp-
oration, which is operating the
industrial park.
The men and their families
are in the process of selling
to at
their homes in Metro Toronto
and arranging school transfers
for their children.
Urgent need for larger quar-
ters, unavailable in Scarbor-
ough, stemmed from the over-
night success of the Ifughes 38,
a racing cruiser designed for
the young Canadian company
by a renowned firm of naval
architects in New York.
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Saturday Fire Takes Life
A tragic fire early Saturday
morning took the life of Robert
Warren Williams, a bachelor
who lived alone on Mill Street
in Zurich. Mr. Williams was
burned to death in the blaze
which destroyed his small home
next door to the Zurich Fire
Hall,
No one knows what caused
the fire, although investigation
is continuing. First to notice
the flames was Clifford •Clausius
who notified his mother, Mrs.
Henry Clausius who turned in
the alarm. By the time fire-
fighters assembled, there was
no hope of saving the house or
its proprietor.
Mr. Williams, 82 years old,
had been a life-long resident of
Zurich. He was joint owner
of the Williams Brothers Flour
Mill which was sold about 15
years ago to the Co-op. In re-
cent years, the property was
resold to the village and is now
the site of the Zurich Fire Hall.
The deceased is survived by
one nephew in London.
A memorial service was held
Sunday afternoon at the West- was the hest in many years.
lake funeral home, Interment
was Monday afternoon in the
Evangelical -United Brethren
Cemetery.
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Name Trustees
At Dashwood
The three trustees of the
village of Dashwood were re-
turned last week without op-
position. Irvin Rader, Cliff
Salmon and Harold "Bud"
Schroeder signed up for an-
other term of office when the
other two nominees failed to
qualify.
Citizens had nominated store-
keeper Hugh Boyle and former
mill operator Harold Kellerman
for positions as trustees but
neither man would allow his
name to stand for election.
Despite the fact that only 15
ratepayers from the village at-
tended, reports are that the
Dashwood nomination meeting
Hoffman Elected in Hay
Joseph Hoffman, a Goshen
Line farmer, was top man at
the Hay Township polls on Mon-
day and won the reeve's chair
from John Corbett, who had an-
nounced his intentions to run
for warden of the County of
Huron next month.
Hoffman collected a majority
of 138 votes at the eight poll-
ing stations. Citizens in polls
four and five voted more than
seven -to -one for Hoffman, while
polls three, six and eight also
showed a decisive majority for
the former councillor.
.Corbett picked up support in
polls one, two, and seven.
Final tally was: Hoffman.
411; Corbett, 273.
Last year when the two men
vied for support of the voters
in Hay, Hoffman was 18 short
of winning the contest. At the
nomination meeting in Novem-
ber, Hoffman declared he had
not much fault to find with the
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Hoffman __ 15 7
Corbett ___ 73 73
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55 86
26 12
working of council during the
year just ended.
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60 118
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7
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27
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50 — 411
27 — 273
PLAQUE UNVEILED—The lovely Centennial
plaque was unveiled by Hon. C. S. MacNaughton
(left) and R. E. McKinley, MP, at the official re-
opening and dedication ceremony in the A. C.
"Babe" Siebert Memorial Arena and Zurich Com-
munity Centre last Friday evening. Others in the
photo are Herb Turkheirxi, master of ceremonies;
Reeve Leroy Thiel, who brought greetings from.
the village, and Peter Large of the Centennial Com-
mission, who was special guest speaker at a ban -
(wet prior to the ceremony. The plaque will be
hung in the foyer of the arena. A large crowd was
on hand to witness the evening program.
(Arena Opening Photos Courtesy Exeter T -A)