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Zurich Citizens News, 1968-10-03, Page 7i THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 196$ ZURICH CITIZONS NEWS. PAGE SEVEN PARADE WINNER — This outfit won first prize for the best pony and cart in the school children's depart- ment of the parade at the Zurich Fall Fair last week. Known as the Hama- ther Express, the pony and cart be- longed to the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hamather, Zurich. GRAND CHAMPION—Don Geiger, RR 2, Zurich, exhibited the best beef type calf at the 4-H Club competition at the Zurich Fall Fair last week, and also won the grand championship shownmanship trophy. Don is shown here being presented with a silver waiter by director Herb Beierling, for the best beef calf in the show. (Citizens News Photo) TOP DAIRY CALF—Bert Visscher, Hay P.O., had the top dairy calf in the Zurich 4-H Calf Club competition at the Zurich Fall Fair, and also won the showmanship award in the dairy division. He is shown here with his prize winning calf. /M HOME OR OFF/CE • • • /! 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"General DeGaulle is good for France; General Fran- co is good for Spain; so which General is good for the United States?" The answer was "Gen- eral Motors". On On the 'bottom of the screen we saw "Little Orphan Annie, Call the Eye Bank". One of the comedians said: "My brother plays piano by ear." "That's nothing," the other said, "my uncle fiddles with his navel." Should be a good year for TV. Petroleums Limited Gasoline • Diesel HEATING OILS Valvoline and Veedol Motor Oil and Greases "Go With Arrow" AGENT: ROBERT N. 1VxcIINLE' Dial 236.4830 ZURICH 50 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1918 Miss Elizabeth Rennie re- turned to London last week where she resumed her teach- ing at the London Conservatory of Music. She will be in Zurich on Thursday of each week teach- ing vocal and piano, William Walper, who has sold his farm on the Goshen Line to H. Gagstetter, has purchased the farm south of Egmondville, owned by J. 3. Merner, SMP, and will get possession this fall. The baby show held in con- nection with the Zurich Fall Fair produced a great deal of interest, and among the win- ners were babies of Mrs. Tinney and Mrs. Ervin Willert. One of the judges was Hay Township reeve John Laporte. Cook brothers in Hensall have installed hydro power in their premises to operate their flour mills. A sad death took place at Drysdale on Monday when Eli Gelinas, a respected farmer, passed away at the age of 30 years. 40 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1928 A citizen of the village com- plains that the neighbor's chic- kens are becoming a nuisance, and would like very much if the molesters were kept confined to their own property, at least. A record breaker of a bean stock was found by William G. Hess on the property of his neighbor, Moses Geiger, when he came across a stalk in which they counted 157 pods in one stalk. Every pod yielded about six beans, so there would be about 936 beans on the one stalk. The dates for the annual fowl suppers is rapidly approaching, and both the Lutheran and Evangelical churches have scheduled their events in Zur- ich during the next two weeks. Rev. J. Penrose, of Varna, met with a painful accident on Thursday when his car hit loose gravel west of Brucefield with the result that the vehicle hit the ditch and over -turned, pin- ning the clergyman underneath. Mrs. Maude Hedden has on display at the post office in Hensall a large dahlia, which measures 106 inches in height and the flower 13 inches in di- ameter. 25 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1943 The council of the village of Hensall set at their regular meeting on Monday night a rate of eight dollars per evening for the use of the dance floor in the town hall. Mr. and Mrs. John Kaiser, highly respected citizens of Hen- sall for many years, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Wit, mer, of the Babylon Line, Hay Township, announce the mar- riage of their daughter, Marion Ruth, to Corporal William Gib- bons, of London. A vote is to be taken by the residents of the village of Zur- ich, regarding a supply of water for the residents. The popular Dashwood band furnished the music at the an- nual Fall Fair in ilderton on Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edig- hoffer and son Grant have re- turned to Zurich from Grand Bend, where the former oper- ated a barber shop for the sum- mer months. 15 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1953 At the first supper meeting of the new term of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce, Albert 3. Kalbfleisch was installed as the president replacing R. W. Illsley, who has held the posi- tion since its organization. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Johnston are away on a trip to northern Michigan, an outing they are well -deserving. The funeral service for the late John Durand was held at St. Peter's Parish, St. Joseph, on Monday morning, and was conducted by t w o nephew priests of the deceased assisted by Father M. Monaghan, of Zurich. 10 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1958 The 1957 statistics for the County of Huron show that there are 3620 horses in the county, worth the sum of $457,200. The Zurich Kin g s have reached the finals in OBA in- termediate `C' baseball, and will now meet Lata, a town 12 miles north of Belleville. Members of St. Boniface Church, Zurich, will hold a pub- lic meeting on Monday night to discuss the possibility of build- ing a new separate school. The Hensall Chamber of Com- merce voted to donate $500 to the debt against the artificial ice fund in the village. Jean 1VIeGregor, of Clinton, was the lucky winner of a $100 draw conducted by members of the Zurich ball club, with Jerry Rannie selling the winning ticket. Two members of the Hay Township Community Centre board, Delbert Geiger and Ferd Haberer, both resigned their positions at a closed meeting of the Hay Township council pre- sided over by reeve V. L. Becker. A reception was held in Zur- ich for the new doctor who has arrived, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Klahsen, and was attended by 400. 0 Want -Ads Are Sure To Bring You Results General Contracting NOW WE ARE EQUIPPED TO SERVE YOU IN • PLUMBING • HEATING • • ELECTRICAL WORK • ownssnfro We will build your HOME 0 COTTAGE BARN One contract will take care of your complete protect Backhoe Service Now Available ! Aluminum Doors and Windows STANDARD STOCK SIZE DOORS Only $38 Completely Installed Richard Bedard DIAL 236.4679 ZURICH Idle!•! 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