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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1968-05-23, Page 1ZURICH AN The councils of the village of Zurich and the Township of Ifay have reached an agreement on fire protection rates, which will .mean that residents of 'Hay beyond the village limits will once again be able to rely on the Zurich volunteer fire de- partment to answer calls. There has been no agreement between the two municipalities since last June 30, and the Zurich brigade were unable to answer any calls beyond the village limits, The new agreement w a s reached at a joint meeting of the two councils on Monday night, attended by all members of both groups. The rate for a one-year term was set at $1,000 standby fee, along with $80 for the first hour of any call and $50 for any additional :hours et the same fire, The A'( REACH Monday night meeting was the first between the two munici- palities since negotiations broke off last June 24. A contract is to be drawn up and signed by the two municipalities. Following a letter received by the Zurich council from the members of the volunteer fire brigade, a meeting was suggest- ed between, the two councils to see if a settlement could be reached. Members of the fire - brigade pointed out that they were not happy with the pres- ent set-up, whereas they were forbidden to answer a fire eell to the rural area surrounding the village. At the negotiating sessions last year, the village asked Hay Township for a stand-by fee of $1400 per year, along with the same hourly rate under the new agreement. The township came back with an offer of $900 IRE ACRE stand-by fee, and this in turn was refused by the village coun- cil. Fortunately there has not been a serious fire in Hay Town- ship during the past year. The original asking price of $1400 was based on the depre- ciation factor of the Zurich fire department, The annual depre- ciation is figured at approxi- mately $4200, which the village council at the time felt should be share half by Hay and Stan- ley townships and half by the village. Of the $2100 figured at the time for the two town- ships to pay, Hay was asked for two-thirds, or $1400, and Stan- ley for one-third, $700, Both Hay and Stanley refused the proposal, and that was where negotiations broke down almost a year ago. Despite a report in the Lon- don Free Press last week stat- ing that Zurich was protecting MEw7. d i"p f�i a section of the south part of Stanley Township, this is not true. The Township of Stanley and the village of Zurich at present have no fire protection agreement, and in case of a fire in Stanley the Zurich brigade would not be able to answer the call, To date there has been no attempt by Stanley officials to meet with the Zurich council for further discussions on the matter. No. 21—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1968 10 CENTS PER COPY McKINLEY UNOPPOSED — R. E. "Bob" McKinley was unopposed at the Conservative nom- inating convention in Clinton last week and will once again represent the Huron riding in the forth- coming June 25 election. This will be Mr. McKin- ley's second political contest and he will have the same adversary, Liberal Mait Edgar whom he de- feated in 1965. Pictured, from left to right here, are Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, provincial treasurer for Ontario; Elston Cardiff, former Huron MP. and Gordon Hess, Zurich. Early the next morning Mr. McKinley began the exhausting task of meeting and personally greeting each of the voters in the riding. Huron Election Care Election fever continues to gain momentum in this area, with the date for the voting a little over a month away Both the Conservatives and Liberals are on the campaign trail in Huron, while planning their strategy at the same time. Tuesday saw Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau pay a whistle- stop visit to several towns in the county, on his route from London to Kitchener where he spoke in the evening. At both Seaforth and Clinton large crowds were on hand to greet the prime minister as he stop- ped briefly to try and influence votes en behalf of Liberal can- DASHWOOD Dashwood WI The May meeting of Dash- wood WI was in charge of the historical research and current events group. "Women in the news", was an interesting roll call. Mrs. Irvin Rader discussed the motto, "If you see a fellow without a smile give him one of yours". The topic was two, farm histories and Mrs. Arnold Kuntz gave the Kuntz farm history. Mrs. Irvin Rader gave the Hil- ton Ford farm history, which was prepared by Mr, Ford. The Tweedsmuir History Book was also on display. Several 4-H girls' books were on display as well as a sand- wich tray and relishes, Miss Barbara Grenier gave her com- mentary she had ' given at Achievement Day at Seaforth. Mrs, Martha Miller conducted a sing -song. Mrs. Howard Mair, vice-presi- dent, conducted the business. Convenors of standing commit- tees brought in their programs for the coming year, Plans were made to attend the district an- nual. at Grand Bend, May 23. A collection was taken for Pen- nies for Friendship. Gifts were presented to the 4-H leaders and to the 4-11 girls who had earned county honors. ai r Un didate Mait Edgar. However, at the stops in Clin- ton, Seaforth, Blyth and Wing - hare, the voting -age population were much in the minority as most of the well-wishers were school-age children who had been given time out from their studies to see the prime min- ister. At his Huron stops, the prime minister aimed his remarks mostly at the children, advising them to work hard at their studies in school so they would have a great future ahead of them. He told the adults that he was not making any prom- ises in this campaign --only of- fering good government to the a people of Canada. Meanwhile, final plans have been made for the visit of Hon. Robert Stanfield, leader of the Progressive Conservative party, next Thursday night, May 30. Mr. Stanfield will address a major party rally in the Wing - ham Public School, on behalf of Robert E. IVIcKinley, Huron; John Loney, Bruce, and Marvin Howe, Wellington -Grey, all in- cumbent members of parlia- ment. Mr. McKinley, the PC candi- date for Huron, has set up his official headquarters in Zurich, in the building owned by Mrs. lVfary Bedard at the corner of Goshen and Mill streets. n Fro ens /I Sch olsashes Lions Easter Seal Campaign Over Top The Zurich Lions Club, fol- lowing their regular dinner meeting on Monday night at the Dominion Hotel, toured the Ontario Water Resources pump- ing station near Grand Bend. The group were given a first hand .look at how the entire system operates. At the meeting members were informed by Don O'Brien, chair- man of the Easter Seals cam- paign, that a cheque for $100 had been received from the pupils ,of Hensall Public School, towards the annual campaign for funds. The total of the campaign to date is now over $1,000, Ray McKinnon reported an the annual drive for funds for the Cancer Society, and told the meeting that to date over $350 has been collected by the Zur- ich Lions Club. There are still a few donations to come in. Two guests at the meeting were 'Claude Blowes, of Preston, and Dr. Graham Farquhar, now of Waterloo. Lion E'ete Deltz reported that there was a profit of $100 from the Fish Fry held at Bayview Golf Course, sponsored by the Lions Club. It was also report- ed that numerous articles have been collected for the white elephant sale to be held in con- junction with the annual Bean Festival, but there are still sev- eral routes to be canvassed for articles. In other business at the meet- ing the group agreed to pay $1.00 per member to help the campaign expenses of Tris Cof- fin, a Canadian candidate for the position of third vice-presi- dent of Lions International. The club also approved the pay- ment of an advertisement in the Citizens News, for the South Huron Mentally Retarded Asso- eiation, in connection with their campaign for funds. A minute's silence was ob- served at the meeting in mem- ory of the late George Deichert, a valued member ,of the Lions Club since its charter in Zurich. Winner of the suit -of -the - month draw was Bill Murray, of Stratford. Crop Report Cool weather has slowed the growth of crops. Some areas received a much need rain — while others had corn planting interrupted. Some white beans will be planted as soon as temperature warms up. Cattle are out on pasture, milk production has increased on new grass. Robert E. (Bob) McKinley, Progressive Conservative mem- ber for Huron in the federal government for the past two and a half years, last Wednes- day night was the unanimous choice of party supporters to again contest the June 25 elec- tion. Close to 400 attended the nomination meeting at the Clin- ton Legion Hall. In the 1965 federal election McKinley beat the Liberal can- didate, Mait Edgar, who has been chosen again this time by the Liberals. Mr. McKinley polled 10,666 as compared to 9,536 for Edgar. The NDP do not plan on entering a candi- date in this riding. Guest speaker at the meeting was Eric Winkler, MPP for Grey South, who was former party whip in the federal house be- fore resigning his seat to enter provincial polities. Mr. Winkler cautioned the audience to be- ware of the new leader of the Liberal party, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who has only been involved in federal politics for two and a half years. "Back in 1958 Trudeau called the Liberals a bunch of idiots," the speaker said, " and now he heads that very same govern- ment. Gordon Sinclair says Mr. Trudeau is •a big flop, and I agree with him." Referring to the agriculture problems in Canada, Mr. Wink- ler referred to Agriculture Min- ister Joe Greene as another big flop. He went on to say "the farmers in Ontario have made a sufficiently large contribution to the federal government. We need a minister of agriculture who will say that marketing, etc., should be a problem of the federal government." The speaker also criticized Prime Minister Trudeau's pro- posed changes to the Criminal Code that would legalize abor- tion, in certain cases, and homo- sexuality among consenting adults, He said this was "tam- pering with the basic traditions of our way of life". Mr. Winkler was introduced by Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, provincial treasurer and MPP for Huron. Mr, MacNaughton referred to the June 25 election as the most important decision to be made in many decades. He said the country is going to the polls with two new lead- ers, and there is more clarity than there has been for much time. "According to the leader of the Conservative party, Bob Stanfield, our economic prob- lems are the most important of the day," the treasurer added„ "and I heartily agree with him. Bob Stanfield is a man all the way, and he wants progress at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayer." The Huron member also point- ed out that the medicare plan of the Liberal government will tax people out of existence. He added, "think what our taxes will be if we return another Liberal government to Ottawa. Mr. Trudeau has been a swinger for two years, and now he doesn't even know how old he is." Following the official nomin- ation of McKinley as the can- didate for the election, he was given a standing ovation by the crowd present. He was nomi- nated by James Donnelly, of Goderich, and seconded by Glenn Webb, of Stephen T- 'n - ship. In addressing the loyal parity supporters present Air. McKin- ley said, "in this day and age we must think things out calm- ly. There is too much se: e>- d. (Continued on page 8) 0 Legion Auxiliaries From r 2 Areas at H nscdll Rally Hensall Arena audit .riuin eon: the setting last Wednesday eve- ning for the Ladies' Auxi`.ary to the Royal Canadian Leat;n Zone C1 Rally, attended by 135 auxiliary members representing Exeter, Clinton, Goderich, Wing - ham, Seaforth, Blyth, Kincar- dine, Hensall, Brussels.. Rev Lucknow, Howick. Prior to the meeting a eelor- ful parade, headed by the Ex- eter Legion Pipe Band, marched to the Cenotaph, where Rev. A. C. Blackwell, of Zurich, gave the invocation, and a wreath placed by Mrs. Ethel Tilbe. To- ronto, and Mrs. Mary 'Taylor, Hensall. At the arena, Mrs. Garnet Ailan, president of Ilensall Aux- iliary. gave words of wel+'.)nze. A civic welcome was given by councillor Oliver Jaques, and president E. R. Davis brought greetings from Hensall Legion.. Branch 468. Chairlady was Mrs. Evelyn Carroll, zone command- er. of Godericb. Guest speaker Mrs. Ethel Tilbe, Toronto, third vice-presi- (Continued on page PRESSED BY THE CROWD --- As Prime Min- ister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Huron Liberal can- didate Mait Edgar made their way to the platform in Seaforth on Tuesday an eager crowd of spectators pressed in on them to collect autographs and get a good look at the political pair. A large group of school children and many Liberal faithfuls were on hand for the I5 -minute stopover at which Truklea14 gave a brief address. He was on his way from Lon- don airport to Kitchener by way oi' ('lintcm ham and Listowel. Mr. Trudeau planned to be in Toronto by 9:15 in the evening for a flight to Ottawa. (Citizens News Photo)