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Zurich Citizens News, 1968-07-18, Page 1a/49RA No. 29—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1968 10 CENTS PER COPY esene sea LAST-MINUTE CHECK-UP — This is one of the new aircraft, Centennial 100 series, being built by Found Bros. Aviation near Grand Bend, and is about to be tried out on a set of pontoons. Prior to the flight, Jim Hogg, of Zurich, seen in the top cen- tre of this photo, is checking over last minute me- chanical details before the test pilot is called in to try out the craft. The men were working on this plane in the river at Grand Bend harbor. (Citizens News Photo) CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER—What could be more pleasant during the current heat wave than a cruise down the river at Grand Bend in a beautiful big yacht? Ancl there are plenty of them tied up at the popular summer resort throughout the sum- mer months, as this photo will readily indicate. As many as 50 craft visit the Bend on any given week- end from various points in Canada and United States. (Citizens News Photo) Area Families Hold Reunions CHAPPEL REUNION •Seaforth Lions Park was the setting, under ideal weather conditions, Sunday, July 14, for the annual Chappel reunion with '70 in attendance. Sports, under direction of Mrs. Mary Forrest, Seaforth, are as follows: mystery package, Jack Dearing; person with most freckles, Barry Kemp; father with most sons in attendance, Will Ferguson; mother with most daughters in attendance, Janet Vivian; heaviest couple (man and wife) Oliver and Wil- helmine Jaques; lightest couple (man and wife) Lorne and Verna Tinning. Following a delicious picnic •dinner a business meeting was held and the following elected to office: president, Oliver Jaques, Hensel; secretary -treas- urer. Anna Kemp, Munroe; ta- ble committee, Duncan .and Joy Scott, Cromarty; Wilmer and Janet Chappel, Cromarty; Ed and Janet Dearing, Staffa. a WRIGHT REUNION Over 30 attended the 1968 Wright reunion held at Lions Park, Seaforth, Sunday, July 14. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dalton were in charge of the sports. Children's renting race win- ners included Aubrey Ross, Bruce Ross, Larry Dalton, Betty Ross, Lois Dalton, Hi11. Jeffery, Lois Dalton, Dennis Dalton. Married ladies: Virginia Dal- ton, Doris Jeffery; married men: Carl Dalton, Howard Ross; kick the slipped: children, Faye Dal- ton, Billy Jeffery; ladies, Doris Jeffery, Jean Ross; men, How- ard Ross, Carl Dalton. Three-legged race: Jane Muir and Faye Dalton, Virginia and Lois Dalton; relay race, Carl Dalton's team; guessing contest, Ruth Jeffery, Esther Wright. Family coming farthest, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ross, Science Hill; oldest lady present, Mrs. Herb Karcher; birthday •closest to picnic date, Dennis Dalton. The next reunion will be held in Seaforth on July 13, with Lorne Ross as president; Mrs. Laurabelle Reichert as secre- tary; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bernie, Kirkton, and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Wright, Cromarty, in charge of the sports. 0 SMRLLIE-ELDER CLAN The 31st annual reunion of Ben Smillie and Thomas Elder clans was held at the Lions Park in Seaforth, on Saturday, July 13. Members from a distance came from Montreal, Chicago, Tucson, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Hamilton, St, Catharines, Kings- ville, Brampton, Petrolia. The afternoon was spent in games and swimming. Lorne Elder reported on the family tree now numbering over one thousand, and had a nutn- ber of names to add. Past president, Mrs. Jean Statham, Kingsville; president, Mrs. Jean Smillie Taylor, Bea- consfield, PQ; vice-president, Mr. Jack Peck, Kippen; secre- tary -treasurer, Mrs. Jean Tre- mayne, Toronto; historian, Mrs. Annie Smillie, Toronto; social convenor, Mrs. Grace Peck, Hen- sall; membersip convenor, Lorne Elder, Hamilton; billet conven- or, Mrs. Dorothy Elder, Hensall; sports, Ken Elder and Carol Lawson, Toronto; business com- mittee, Stewart Smillie, St. Catharines, Fred Howe, Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Geiger entertained visiting members of the Smillie -Elder clan •on Sun- day, at their home near Zurich, 0 STEPHENSON PICNIC The Stephenson picnic was held at the Lions Park in Sea - forth en Sunday, A delicious picnic lunch was served after which a .brief business meeting was conducted by the president and a sports program was held. Sports were eonducted by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stephenson and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rathweli. Winners were: 5 and under, Mark Taylor, Scott ,Consitt; girls 6-8, Brenda Dowson, Julie Arm- strong; boys, 6-8, Robbie Mc- Connell, Paul Consitt; girls, 8-10, Cathy Taylor; boys, 8.10, Billy Stephenson Young ladies race, Denise Taylor, Cathy Taylor; young men's race, Blaine Stephenson, Kevin Jewitt; married ladies, Ruth Willert, Greta McConnell; married men, Howard Arm- strong; kicking shoe in basket, ladies, Margaret Stephenson, men, Elmer Armstrong; ladies pass the package, Margaret Stephenson; water relay, Tom Consitt's team; clothes relay, Howard Armstrong's team. Youngest baby present was Steven Consitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Consitt. The oldest person present was Mrs. Has- kitt, of Lion's Head. The grey- est lady was Mrs. Hill and the baldest man was Lee McCon- nell. A candy scramble was held for the children, 0 McARTHUR REUNION The McArthur reunion was held on Sunday at Riverview Park, Exeter, with relatives from Niagara Falls, Paris, Agin- court, Kitchen e r, Ingersoll, Thamesford, Blenheim, Zurich, St. Thomas, Exeter and Hen- sall in attendance. A delicious meal was enjoyed after which a brief business meeting was eonducted, by president Bob Bell. Sally and Danny Laing conducted a sports program. The executive appointed for the 1969 reunion, to be held at Exeter, are as follows: presi- dent, Bill Elliott; secretary - treasurer, Shirley Elliott; sports committee, Margaret and Dick Greer; table committee, Hilt and Sally Laing, Mail Strike Starting Thursday How will it affect us, is the most popular question being asked by most area residents these days, regarding the postal strike whdch seems almost a cer- tainty at press time Wednesday. There will be a small amount of first class mail in this area, moving through the regular channels, according to informa- tion available from various of- ficials. The post offices at Zur- ich, Hensall, Dashwood, Grand Bend, Bayfield, Kippen and Varna will not be on strike, and therefore wil be able to handle any mail coming through. There will also be rural mail service out of the same post offices. The situation at Exeter, how- ever, is not quite so rosy since some members of the staff there are union members. There will not be any mail service of any kind into or out of Exeter, ac- cording to information avail- able. Many persons have been ask- ing whether or not there will be copies of the Citizens News in the mail this week. Accord- ing to authority given this news- paper on Tuesday by the direc- tor of transportation of postal services for this area, most sub- scribers throughout the district will receive the same dispatch mail. We have been granted permission to transport our List Results 3f Musk Students Results of the mid -summer music exams have been released by both conservatories. Pupils of Idella Gabel, ARCT, who .were successful with Western Conservatory exams are: grade 8 piano, honors, Tommy Robinson; partial, Marlene Rader. Grade 6 piano, honors, Lois Widrick. Grade 5 piano, honors, Dianne Miller; pass, Maura Gascho. Grade 3 piano, honors, Janice Hayter. Grade 3, harmony, first class honors, Dorothy Wagner. Grade 2, theory, first class honors, Debbie McKinley, Di- anne Mason; honors, Tommy Robinson. Those successful with Royal Conservatory are: grade 10 pi- ano, pass, Janet Miller. Grade 8, piano, Honors, Rita McCann; pass, Margaret Mc- Cann, Linda Stade, Mary Lynn Dietrich. Grade 6 piano, pass, Theresa Dietrich, Grade 4 harmony, honors. Mrs. Arnold McCann. Grade 2 theory, first class honors, Joanne McCann (98 marks); Jimmy Hayter. papers to the various non-union offices in this area, where they will receive the same diipatch service as before. The only area where we will not be able to supply newspapers to aur subscribers locally is at Exeter. However, hundreds of sub- scribers beyond our own imme- diate area will not receive cop- ies of the Citizens News this week. All such copies are rout- ed through the London post of- fice and there has been an em- borga placed on all second class mail through that location. According to information re- leased Wednesday morning, un- ion officials are predicting that Install Officers of District Lodges Installation of officers for Huron District No. 8 IOOF was held Wednesday of last week in Brucefield Hall with a large at- tendance of Oddfellows and Re- bekahs and friends present. Past grand master R. K. Wil- liamson and staff of London, installed: past district deputy, Charlie Hay. Hensall; district deputy grand master, John Broadfoot; district deputy grand warden, Ralph McNichol. Sea - forth, and John Moffatt, district secretary, into their offices in a capable manner. Sister Mary Lowe, Brussels, newly installed district deputy president of Huron District 23 of the Rebekahs, was present. Jack Calvert, Stratford, grand master of Ontario. spoke of his program for the coming year, which is the 150th year of the Order. Lunch was served by the Brucefield Oddfellows. 0— Issue Next Week Will Be Last One For Two Weeks Next week's edition of the Citizens News, July 25, will be the Iast one before the annual two-week shut -down period, The newspaper will not be published on Thursday, August 1, or on Thursday, August 8. All persons wishing to have advertising appear during the two-week shut -down p e r i o d should make arrangements to have their messages in next week's issue, instead. If a n y customers require printed material within the next few weeks, they should order the same immediately so deliv- ery can be assured before holi- day time. the mail strike will last at Least 10 days, so the same procedures will have to be followed again next week. We ask for the co- operation of all advertisers and correspondents in helping us to receive material in the best pos- sible manner during the strike period. 0 Install New Lights For Brucefield The village of Brucefee.id is getting new street lights. At the regular July Tucker - smith council meeting, council entered in to an agreement with Stanley and agreed to go ahead with installing new fluorescent street lights throughout Bruce - field. The fluorescent lights replace the old lighting system now in existence. !Council granted $9,600 in tile drainage loans and provisionally adopted the report on the Geary Creek drain in Hibbert Town- ship, Reeve Elgin Thonm.ps•on was appointed Tuckersmith repre- sentative on a committee to dis- cuss changes in the fire area agreement with. Seaforth and other townships. 0 St4 Boniface CIM Arrange Supper The Catholic Women's Lague of St. Boniface Church, Zurich, held their monthly meeting Tuesday, July 9. There were about 50 members present. Meeting was opened with league prayer and an interesting clipping was read by the spiri- tual convenor. Plans for the coming supper were discussed and finalized. An enjoyable program and lunch was served by committee in charge. 0 uron County Crop Report Recent weather conditions have been ideal for ma:;:ireum growth of corn. Generally the white bean crop appears normal, however, a few cases of root rot damage and injury from slugs has been re- ported. Barley and wheat are begin ning to show indications of rip- ening. Some wheat in South Huron will be cut in a few days. Pastures are beginning to de- cline slightly as the seaeon pro- gresses. SO REFRESHINNG— These four Hensall youngsters are quite happy to pose for the photographer as they plash away hi water coming from an automatic sprinkler. Even though the water felt a little cool, they were still having fun and the heat wave didn't bother them at all.