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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1968-03-07, Page 1S3G+t'92ti�.SLn'�'saS. •. •viY.'4 S No. 10—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1968 10 CENTS PER COPY INVESTIGATION BEGINS—A gaping hole in the glass door at the Zurich liquor store attests to the fact that someone deliberately smashed a way into the building. Earl Zimmer( centre) who is in charge of the store while the manager is on holi- days discovered that one case of liquor and one case of beer had been removed during the break-in. On the right is OPP Constable F. Giffin from the Exeter detachment, which investigated, and the policeman surveying the damage at the door (left) is an unidentified member of the OPP detachment at Goderich. Three youths from the area have been charged in the theft, (Citizens News Photo) Stanley (ouncil Award Thee (ontracts A day -long 'meeting of the council of the Township of Stanley resulted in many im- portant •decisions affecting tax- payers in the municipality. Clerk Mel Graham at Bruce - field reported that the. session, which began at 10 .a.m. was not completed until 7 o'clock in the evening. The contract for supplying and spreading calcium chloride was awarded to Lee Jennison, of Grand Bend. Bid was $50.55 per flake ton 'delivered onto the roads. Gravel tender was let to R. H. Jennison, Grand Bend, Price is $1.35 per 'cubic yard spread on the road, the township to supply the gravel. Maloney Brothers, Dublin, got STANLEY HONOR GIVEN — H. M. Hanley, long-time municipal man in the Township of Stan- ley, has been awarded the Centennial medal which is bestowed as a very special remembrance of Can- ada's 100th birthday celebrations in 1967. Mr. Hanley, presently assessor and tax collector for Stanley, is a former councillor and reeve. His son, Bill, is deputy clerk -treasurer for the County of Huron. the nod from council to build a bridge at lot 24 on concession 4 and 5. Cost of the construc- tion is to be $10,100. The by-law for regular road work was passed providing for $62,000 — $40,000 maintenance and $22,000 new construction. A supplementary road by-law was also passed allowing an- other $31,900 to be spent this year—$10,400 on the road grad- er and $21,500 for bridge con- struction. Two municipal drain applica- tions were accepted—one at lot 3 and 4 on Lakeroad East con- cession and another at lot 11, South Boundary concession. As (Continued on page 4) 0 - Charge Three In Liquor Store Theft Three youths were arrested and formally charged following a break-in early Sunday morn- ing at the Zurich liquor store on the eastern end of the vil- lage. James A. Robertson, 129 Palm- erston Street, Goderich; George Schram, 169 McDonald Street, Goderich, and Michael Davis, Hensall, have been arrested on a charge of break, enter and theft. A case of liquor valued at $60 and a 24 -pack of beer was removed from the store after the thieves had smashed the front door to gain entry. The sound of breaking glass attract- ed the attention of Mrs. Jack Turkheim, who with her hus- band and family lives just across the street. Police were summoned. Ontario Provincial Police of- ficers from Exeter estimated the damage to the door at $80. Citizens. News Is Award Winner Hay Council Approves Stricter Enforcing of Trailer By -Saws A large part of the discussion at Monday's sitting of Hay Township council centred around house trailers, those providing year-round perma- nent quarters and those occu- pied only on a seasonal basis. As a step to keep a closer watch on the trailer situation in the township, building in- spector Louis Farwell was given authority to over see trailer parking and ,collect license fees. Within the township—that is, those areas away from the lake - shore proper—council is satis- fied that persons living in trail- ers should pay a monthly fee, presently $6. As well, trailer dwellers are required to pay taxes on the trailer site, if it is owned by the trailer pro- prietor. In this way council is able to collect some remuner- ation from the small trailer population which is the respon- sibility of the municipality even though their trailer accommo- dations cannot be taxed in the normal way, as a house is, for instance. With regard to trailer camps such as the one located in Hay Township along Lake Huron managed by Doug Sheppard, an annual rate set out by council is imposed in addition to taxes and appropriate licenses. Such camps are a vital part of the growing tourist industry in this province and are subject to all types of regulations even though residents in these trailers are summer visitors only in this municipality. An inquiry from a Grand Bend realator regarding the positioning of trailers on lake- front lots in the place of perma- nent cottages brought serious conversation among councillors. So many factors enter into each individual case that council strongly discourages such ac- tion. As well as running the risk of creating a helter-skelter bodge-podge of well -constructed cottages and everything from deluxe to very inexpensive trailers, there are other consid- erations such as health and sanitation problems which are best avoided. Some councillors expressed the viewpoint that the estab- lished trailer park in Hay Town- ship should serve all those per- sons seeking summer parking space only for their rolling homes. For the eighth time in the ten. year history of the Zurich Citizens News, this newspaper has won award offered by the Ontario Weekly Newspapers to publications Teem villages with a population of under 1000 persons. This year the Citizens News placed second in the general excellence category. The West Lorne Sun place first and the Elmvale Lance was third. In announcing winners, the OWNA reported "keen compe- tition amongst all newspapers, particularly for the general ex - c e l l e n c e and photographic awards". Many Ontario weekly news- paper publishers and their wives will be attending the an- nual Ontario Weekly Newspa- pers Oonventon being held this week -end at the Park Motor Hotel in Niagara Falls when presentations will be made. 0 Huron Liberals Name Delegates Members of the Huron Liber- al (Federal) Association met in Clinton, Thursday, to pick dele- gates to the upcoming leader- ship convention. Mrs. Dan Murphy, Goderich, will be the lady delegate and Paul Steckle, RR 3, Bayfield, will represent the young Lib- arls. Other delegates are: A. Y. McLean, Seaforth, a former Lib- eral MP; George Inglis, Bel - more; Beecher Menzies, Clinton, and Gord McGavin, Walton, president of the Huron Associ- ation. HensaH Council Declares War on All Stray Dogs Been interest in the establish- ment of new industry in and around the village of Hensall was expressed by reeve Mrs. Minnie Noakes and her council at Monday evening's council session. Councillor Oliver Jaques was named spokesman for the vil- lage and interested persons re- garding new industries in Hen- sall should contact Mr. Jaques or any member •of Council. Mr. Jaques is to be the representa- tive to Mid -Western Ontario De- velopment Association. Councillor Harold Knight re- ported on a meeting in Exeter at which an official from the London Humane Society was the speaker. The Hensall offi- cials discussed the 'natter of catching stray dogs and im- pounding them, and finally agreed to notify Exeter of their decision to join with them and accept the offer of the London Humane Society to control dogs on a three month trial basis. E. R. Davis was appointed utility man and by-law enforce- ment officer at a •salary of $4250 per annum plus $300 ear allowance for the same period. He is to have a free telephone, except of course for personal. toll calls. Two weeks holidays with pay is included in the ar- rangement and Mr. Davis will be on duty from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 6 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday. In ad- dition, Mr. Davis was appointed weed inspector for the village. Earl Campbell was appointed clerk--treasurer,tax collector and assessor at a salary of $4600 per year, two 'Weeks holi- days and all statutory holidays with pay, as well as five days annual sick leave with pay. From Monday through Friday, Mr. Campbell will be in his of- fice from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Council submitted a $4200 road maintenance budget to the department of highway for ap- proval. In other business, council paid $1,410.20 to the Aux San- ble River Conservation Author- ity; approved a building permit for Cecil Pepper to install kitch- en cupboards; heard knight re- port on water rates in nearby municipalities; adjourned until 8 p.m. on April 1. Doctors Coxon and Leitch also noted in their letter that the person admitting the dog to the pound must sign for the dog to be destroyea after the allotted time interval has passed. Clerk H. W. Brokenshire at- tended a meeting in Exeter at which Sydney W. Bone, of the Ontario Humane Society, was the speaker. Present were rep- resentatives from several mu- nicipalities. Mr. Bone explained that the London branch is prepared to act as dog -catchers and pound - keepers for all urban munici- palities in the area but would require remuneration for mile- age, travelling time, patrolling time and meals. Weekly in- spections of the municipality would be conducted and dogs picked up would be taken to London. He also indicated that a zone pound could be established if there was sufficient interest. Mr. Brokenshire said it was evident that it would not be economical for Hay Township to retain the Humane Society as dog catchers and poundkeep- ers in this municipality, since patrolling time would be too great and the majority of the stray dogs would be running through the fields out of sight. Tender Let R. H. Jennison, Grand Bend, submitted the successful gravel tender at $2.02 per cubic yard of gravel supplied, hauled and spread on the roads under su- pervision of the road superin- dent and on approval of the department of highways. Karl Haberer and Edgar Stein- bach will attend a spray oper- ators' meeting in Goderich and Karl Haberer will attend a school of road superintendents to be held in Guelph, In other business, council learned that the fox bounty will be paid at least until the March session of county council when on the matter; rented office on he matter; rented office space to the law firm of Bell & Laughton; discovered that one- third of the cattle owners in the municipality must be in favor of dropping the warble fly spray before the project can. be abandoned; agreed to inter- view applicants for warble fly inspector; accepted the with- drawal of William Watson as poundkeeper and patrolman in. the township (no new appoint- ment to be made); accepted a petition of a municipal drain- age works for Don Rader on lots 19 and 20 sounth boundary; and joined Huron County Mu- nicipal Officers' Association. 0 Dogs Hay council has received word from the Zurich Veterin- ary Clinic that the firm would act as poundkeepers for the township where dogs are con- cerned. It should be noted that township officials are anxious to solve the problem of stray dogs to the satisfaction of every ratepayer. In a letter signed by W. B. Coxon and Garnet Leitch, Zur- ich Veterinary Clinic suggested that the per day rate for board- ing stray dogs delivered to them would be $1.25. A fee of $5 ($3 for euthonasia and $2 for disposal of the animal) would be charged for destroying a dog not reclaimed by its owner or taken by some interested per- son. The vets indicated that the dogs could be kept for a maximum of five days before being destroyed, but this terns in the pound would be deter- mined by by-law passed by council. It is understood that the owner of the dog would be re- sponsible for the boarding fees at the time of reclaiming the dog; if the animal is not claim- ed and no suitable home is found for it, the township would assume the cost of boarding and destroying the dog. It is thought that persons who "adopt" ;impounded clogs would have to pay a nominal set fee for the animal. Arrange Buses for Game in Milverton Arrangements have been made - for two buses to travel to Mil- verton on Friday evening in time for the Zurich Flyers -St. Clements Saints game. Winner of this 'seventh and final con- test will go on to the WOAA. Intermediate D finals. Tickets are available at Bob Merner's Barber Shop or the Doninion Hotel. Price is $1.75 for adults and $1.50 for chil- dren—this included bus fare to and from Milverton and admis- sion to the game. It is neces- sary to purchase tickets in ad- vance. Buses will be leaving the arena parking lot at 7 p.m, Let's support our team! HARD TO BEAT — Many fans believe that. without Flyers' goalie Rick Jeffrey the Zurich team could not have made such a tremendous comeback in their playoff series with St. Clements. Just 17. years old, Rick has provided the kind of back-up power the team has needed to really drive hard for victory. You may believe it is just coincidence that Zurich has won three straight games since Jeffrey skated into the net, but you may not convince any- one else of that. Young Rick Jeffrey has proved' himself to the folks who love hockey in Zurich.