Zurich Citizens News, 1968-11-07, Page 1No. 45—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1968
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OPEN DENTAL OFFICE—For the first time
in at least 25 years, Zurich and surrounding area
will have the services of a dentist, on a twc-days-a-
week basis. Monday morning saw the opening of
the new office for Dr. R. G. Eickmeier, who also
operates a practice in Mitchell, Left to right are
Mrs. Lloyd Denomme,
de hist ; Dr. Eickmeier,
man of the committee
merce who initiated the
for the community.
receptionist for the new
and Ray McKinnon, chair,
of the Chamber of Com -
plan to obtain the services
(Citizens News Phato)
FIRST PATIENT—When Dr. R. G.
Eickmeier opened his dental office in
Zurich on Monday morning, his first
patient was Gary Gingerich, who is
seen here in the chair about to have
several cavities filled. The new office
is located in a building owned by
Charles Thiel, and situated directly
south of the liquor store in the village.
(Citizens News Photo)
HALLOWE'EN PRANK One of
the most amusing tricks last Thurs-
day night (Hallowe'en) was this sign
which was tacked below the Hillsgreen
name • on the Parr Line. The joke
should be self-explanatory. Very little
damage was reported in this area, as
young people continued their record
of good behavior for the second con-
secutive year. •
DASHWOOD
Dashwood WI
The home economics and
health committee, with Mrs.
Irvin Devine as convenor, ar-
ranged a bus trip to tour the
Lake Huron water supply and
not only members but a great
many friends took advantage
of this interesting and educa-
tional event. Roll can was an-
swered by naming a use for
water.
Mrs. Glen Webb, president,
dealt with the business. The
London area convention was
discussed. Donations were made
to the War Memorial 'Hospital,
('.hildren's Aid, CNIB and the
Ontario Hospital, Goderich. The
secretary was given permission
to Purchase a Christmas gift for
our adopted girl in India, The
next meeting will be at the
Blue Water Rest Home at 7:30
p.m.
Firemen's Dance
A Hallowe'en dance, spon-
sored by the Dashwood firemen,
was held Friday, November 1,
with costumes varying from the
ridiculous to the dignified.
Prizes were awarded to best
matched couple, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hartman, Port Credit;
best dressed lady, Mrs. Ron
Merner; most original, Lloyd
Miller, Exeter; comic, Mrs. Rich
and O'Rourke. Dashwood. A
smorgasbord lunch followed.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bender
attended the Workman -Creek
wedding at New Lowell on Sat-
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Howe and
girls, of London, visited with
Mrs. Irvin Rader and family on
Sunday.
lensall Asks Meeting on Fire
rotation with 2 Townships
Hensall council met on No-
vember 4 with Reeve Noakes
Councillors Jaques Rooseboom,
Baker and Knight present.
Earl Campbell, clerk, read the
minutes of the last meeting as
well as minutes of two special
meetings. At a special meeting
C, A. McDowell was awarded
the contract to lay a new side-
walk on Wellington Street from
Cozy Corner to Thompson's at
$3.60 a running foot.
On October 30, Hensall coun-
cillors met with Hay and Tuck-
ersmith townships regarding
fire agreements. A committee
of six, consisting of Ross For-
rest and Alex McGregor from
Tuckersmith, the reeve and
deputy reeve from Hay, and the
property committee from Hen-
sall, will endeavor to iron out
the differences and arrive at a
reasonable solution to the prob-
lem.
Knight asked for the opinion
of council as to how far he
could go in negotiation.
J. G. Tillock and S. Jeffrey,
from the department of high-
ways, were present to discuss
with council the transfer of
Highway 84, a distance of .61
miles, in the village of Hensall
and also Highway 4, a distance
of .43 miles, in the village of
Hensall, to the jurisdiction of
the municipality of the village
of Hensall.
This matter will take some
time before the resolution can
be accomplished as it requires
a transfer of jurisdiction by
orden-in-council, also another
order -in -council to establish
these roads as connecting links
to the Queen's Highway, as well
as a resolution from the village
accepting the transfer.
Asa Deeves presented his a recreation room; Robert Erb
water problem to council — for renovations; John Sangster
water runs from Mill Street to for a workshop,
Total population of Hensall
is 960, and total assessment is
$1,209,900, with $99,725 exempt.
Nominations will be held No-
vember 25. Bills and accounts
of $4,748.36 were ordered paid.
The reeve and four council-
lors indicated they plan on
standing for office again.
the old one had burned out,
It was moved by Knight and
seconded by Jaques that $800
be given the Park Board, for
insurance on the Arena. It was
decided that council should
meet with Mr. Miller to have
the Park Board and Recreation
Committee book-keeping sys-
tems clarified.
It was reported that the grain
dump is not kept locked. There
was a disagreement as to the
plan to provide control of lots
being sold in the village.
Fees were order paid to the
membership for the Association
of Mayors and Reeves. Permits
were granted Doug Cooper for
Cook's and down to his garden,
It was suggested that the street
committee investigate the mat-
ter.
Ernie Davis reported catch
basins cleaned, snow fences
erected, salt and sand mixed,
etc. A new motor had to be
put on the furnace blower as
ay Represented on Planning Board
Ian McAllister, RR 1, Zurich,
has been appointed a member
of the Huron County Planning
Board, it was disclosed at the
Monday afternoon session of
Hay Township council. Mr, Mc
Allister's name had been sub -
Drain Problem To
Be Solved Shortly
During the wet snow and rain
spell in the area last week, resi-
dents in the north section of
the village were plagued with
water in their basements, due
to the poor working condition
of the Brenner Municipal Drain.
The situation, however, is to be
rectified within the next week.
According 'to reeve Leroy
Thiel, work is to commence late
this week or early next, on the
rebuilding of this drain. Con-
tracts were awarded some weeks
ago for this and the Zurich
Drain, and a shortage of tiles
has been delaying the work.
The village has been assured,
however, that the tiles will be
here within the next couple of
days.
Preliminary engineering on
this drain was started about one
year ago, and the• project has
been in the hands of the engi-
neer ever since. Despite a great
many complaints by ratepayers
in the north section of the vil-
lage, the council is not able to
move the project along any
faster than the engineer and
contractors will allow.
miffed by council when all mu-
nicipalities in Huron had been
asked to name possible candi-
dates for the new board.
The new member has been a
member of the Hay Township
School Area board for a num-
ber of years, as well as serving
as chairman for a couple of
terms. He is a graduate of
Ontario Agricultural College,
and is presently operating a
farm on the Parr Line, Hay
Township.
A fire agreement for a six-
month period has been signed
between the Township of Hay
and the village of Hensall. Rate
for the six-month period has
been set at the same as previ-
ous, $500 per year, plus an
hourly rate of $80 for the first
hour and $50 for each addition-
al hour.
Hensall has been asking for
larger retainer fees from sur-
rounding municipalities, a n d
representatives of Hay, Tucker -
smith and Hensall are to meet
in the very near future to fur-
ther discuss the arrangements.
In other business at the meet-
ing, council approved the pur-
chase of 12 acres of land from
Henry Stasik, for the sum of
$300 per acre. The land is
located directly east of the pres-
ent township dump.
A grant of $500 was made to
the Blue Water Rest Horne for
the year 1968. Council agreed
that any future councils should
deal with an annual grant to
the Home as they see fit.
It was decided at the meet-
ing to increase the fire protec-
tion on the Hay Township Hall,
located in Zurich, from $6,000
to $10,000.
Council approved the plans
for a proposed extension of the
St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
on the Goshen Line south. Ad-
ditional property has been pur-
chased for this purpose.
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Bible Society Pia
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the
Zurich branch of the Canadian
Bible Society will be held in
St. Peter's Lutheran Church,
Zurich, on Sunday, November
17, at 8 p.m.
Guest speaker at the rally
will be the Rev. J. C. Thomp-
son, district secretary, from
London. Special music will be.
provided by the local church.
Members from all denomina-
tions are invited to attend this
service.
During the service the new
slate of officers will be react.
In the next couple of weeks
canvassers will be going to
homes in the community and
district soliciting contributions
for the support of the Canadian
Bible Society for translation
and distribution work at home
and abroad.
Attention is called to the
Bible display of Bibles in other
languages, provided by the Ca-
nadian Bible Society. and on
display in Oesch's shoe store
window.
MR. AND MRS. `TACK DRYSDALE
Tied for best Hallowe'en couple at Hensall
MRS. GLENN KOEHLER AND CLARE McBRIDE,
Tied for best Hallowe'en couple at Hensall