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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-12-07, Page 1• No, 49—F)RST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1962 7 CENTS PER COPY 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 (Continued on page 8) 0 Check Your Lobel! The mailing list of the Citi- zens News has been corrected and brought up to'date,,as of December 1. Please check your label to see that it reads cor- rectly. If your label reads prior to December '67, your subscrip- tion is now overdue, and should be renewed as soon as possible, If there is an error on your label, please advise the Citizens News of this. The co-operation of all sub- scribers will be greatly ap ire - 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. (Continued on page 5) 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. 0 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 1. 2 Hoffman __ 15 7 Corbett ___ 73 73 3 4 55 86 26 12 working of council during the year just ended. 5 6 60 118 9 26 7 20 27 8 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)