Zurich Citizens News, 1968-12-12, Page 1mameur
No. 50 --FIRST WITH THE LOCAL. NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1968.
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PROVINCIAL HONORS—Four area girls were
presented with their Provincial Honor Pins and Cer-
tificates in Zurich on. Saturday, when Achievement
Day was held in the Community Centre. Left to
right are Eleanor Wolfe, Dashwood; Sheila Willert,
Dashwod; Dianne McKinley, RR 1, Zurich, and Mar-
garet Merner, Dashwood. Receiving Provincial
Honors is an outstanding event in 4-H Homemaking
Club work.
RECEIVE COUNTY HONORS --
Two Dashwood girls were presented
with their County Honor Pins and
Certificates at the Achievement Day
in Zurich on Saturday. Left to .right
are Marie Anderson and Marjorie
Schenk, both of Dashwood, and Miss
Susan Heard, the home economist for
Huron.
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LEADER'S AWARD—A special award in rec-
ognition of valuable service to 4-H Homemaking
Clubs was presented to Mrs. Eben Weigand, of
Dashwood, at the Achievement Day held in Zurich
on Saturday, Making the presentation to Mrs.
Weigand is Miss Susan Heard, the home economist
for Huron County.
Santa Visits Area
Santa Claus will visit two
erca centres this Saturday af-
ternoon, and at both locations
a similar program has been
planned. Jolly Old St. Nick is
scheduled to be in Hensall and
Zurich on the same afternoon,
and will no doubt have to hustle
along to fulfill his commit.
merits.
(Citizens News Photo)
Two More Editions
Of Citizens News
Before Christmas
There will be two more edi-
tions of the Zurich Citizens
News, before the Christmas
holiday period. Next week the
paper will come out as usual,
carrying the last minute gift
shopping suggestions by area
merchants.
Then on the following Mon-
day, December 23, the annual
Christmas edition of the Citi-
zens News will be in the mails.
This issue will carry the usual
Christmas greeting messages
from businesses throughout the
area.
Since it is impossible to con-
tact all businesses in this trad-
ing area regarding a Christmas
greeting advertisement, it would
be much appreciated if anyone
wanting this opportunity to wish
their customers the greetings of
the season would contact the
Citizens News office as soon as
possible,
There will he no issue of the
Citizens News between Christ-
mas and New Years. The next
regular edition after Christmas
will be mailed to all subscribers
on Thursday, January 9.
At the present time plans are
under way to change the format
of this newspaper early in the
new year, .and it is hoped that
the first edition on January 9
will bear "the new look".
(Citizens News Photo)
Two Picked
For` 'o Ancil
The council of :the village of
Zurich will haYie three new
faces when January rolls around,
following a second nomination
meeting on Morday night to fill
two vacancies, Elected to the
council by acclamation at the
meeting were George Haggitt
and Louis Schilbe. They were
the only two candidates nomin-
ated. and both qualified follow-
ing the meeting.
The third new member of the
council will be Ken McArter,
who was elected by acclamation
along with Herb Turkheim, at
the first nomination meeting
two weeks ago.
Gordon II. Hess was elected
reeve by acclamation, at the
same nomination meeting two
weeks ago.
Mr. Hess has been a member
of council for the past four
years, while Mr. Turkheim has
served a total of three years.
The three new men are all new-
comers to the municipal politi-
cal scene.
Only about 20 ratepayers at-
tended the second nomination
meeting on Monday night, which
was needed due to a lack of
two members to fill the council
positions after the first nomin-
ation meeting two weeks ago.
For the first time in the his
tory of the village, officials will
serve for a two-year term.
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Auxiliary Present
Christmas Concert
The Blue Water Rest Horne
Ladies' Auxiliary held their reg-
ular monthly meeting and an-
nual Christmas party for the
residents, on Wednesday eve-
ning, December 4, at the Home,
Opening the program was the
singing of Christmas carols, led
by Gerrard Jeffrey, with Mrs.
Marilyn Doyle at the piano. The
Christmas Story was read by
Mrs. Greta Erb.
Richard Regier delighted the
residents by playing Christmas
songs, as well as other selec-
tions, on his chord organ. Ger-
rard Jeffrey with his saxophone
and Alfred Denomme at the
piano took the audience down
memory lane with old-time fav-
orites.
Lee Ann and Mark Doyle pre-
sented several numbers accom-
panied by their mother at the
piano, which everyone thor-
oughly enjoyed.
Mrs. Beatirce Geiger read two
meaningful s o l e eft o n s, "At
Christmastime" and "Peace at
Christmastime". Joey Kende
favored with several numbers
on his accordion. The closing
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Ban All-night Parking on Zurich Streets
At the regular meeting of the
council of the village of Zurich
last week, it was decided to en-
force the "no parking" regula-
tions on the streets this winter,
between the hours of 12 mid-
night and 8 a.m, This regula-
tion is neccessary to facilitate
snow removal from the streets,
as well as snow plowing.
Road superintendent Carl
Thiel was instructed to order
any vehicles left on the streets
between these hours towed
away, at the owner's expense.
As drain inspector, Mr. Thiel
told the council that work on
the Brenner municipal drain
was underway, and should be
completed shortly. The open
portion of the Zurich drain has
already been completed, he re-
ported.
In other business at the meet-
ing, council granted approval to
the water system for use of 18
feet of land on the municipal
parking lot. The extra space
will be needed by the water de-
partment for the proposed ex-
pansion of the system.
Clerk Mrs. Elda Wagner ad-
vised council that a grant of
$283 has been received from
the federal government, in lieu
of taxes on the post office prop-
erty. Another grant of $500
has been received from the de-
partment of education, for rec-
reation purposes. This makes
a total of $1,000 which the vil-
lage receives this year for rec-
reational purposes,
The clerk also advised coun-
cil that final completion forms
have been received for the
Hay Council Pass
Four Drain Report:
The council of the Township
of Hay, at their regular meeting
last week, dealt with a total of
four municipal drainage reports,
In each case the engineer's re-
port was approved, and the nec-
essary by-laws were given first
and second reading.
The four drains which were
approved at the meeting were:
Chapman Drainage Works, An-
derson Drainage Works, Forcier
Drainage Works, and Northcott
Drainage Works.
Court of revison on these four
drains will be held on Friday,
December 20.
By-law 17, authorizing Hay
Township to raise $500,000 to
aid in the construction of tile,
stone or timber drains, was also
approved at the meeting. The
by-law must now be published
in the Citizens News for three
consecutive weeks before final
OMB approval will be given.
Third reading was also given
a by-law to regulate the erec-
tion of buildings within certain
designated areas in the town-
ship.
In other business at the meet-
ing, council approved the pur-
chase of a oneway snow plow
from Dominion Road and Ma-
chinery, of Goderich. Price of
the new unit is $500.
Northwest Drainage Works, and
that she is sending out bills to
ratepayers for their share of the
project.
Council was advised by Huron
County assessment commission-
er E. F Hall that he will pick
up all records pertaining to
assessments early in January.
Next year all municipalities in
Huron will be under the juris-
diction of the new county assess-
ment system.
A grant of $25 was approved
to the Zurich Girl Guides, Ap-
proval was also given for the
payment of $1000 to Blue Water
Rest Home, as the final pay-
ment of the village to the build-
ing fund. Zurich had pledged
$3000 to the Home over a peri-
od of three years.
Clinton Klan Elected Chairman Of New
Huron County Board of Education
John Lavis, 46, a Clinton busi-
nessman and for the past 15
years a member of the Central
Huron Secondary School board,
four as its chairman, Monday
was elected chairman of the
Huron County Board of Educ'e-
tion at its inaugural meeting.
Robert M. Elliott, 34, of RR
3, Clinton, a Goderich Town-
ship farmer, was elected vice-
chairman. A swearing-in cere-
mony was conducted in county
council chambers by Judge
Robert S. Hetherington.
Other executive appointments,
including that of a county di-
rector of education, are to be
filled at future meetings. Mrs.
Melvin Bell, of Goderieh, was
named temporary secretary -
treasurer,
A spokesman for the new
board said at least 12 applica-
tions have been received for the
position of director of educa-
tion. Applicants are to be in-
terviewed Friday. The matter
will be discussed by the board
next Monday,
The board decided to hold its
meetings on the first and third
Monday of each month, but the
question of location is to be
considered later. Goderich and
Clinton are both figured as like-
ly sites, although there are sev-
eral centres under considera-
tion.
The new chairman and vice-
chairman have been involved in
education for several years.
Gr Bend Ems
oundi 'cndde
It took two attempts, but
Grand Bend's village council is
now complete for its next term,
Douglas Martin and Ivan
Luther. nominated to the two
remaining posts on council Mon-
day after a November 18 nomi-
nation failed to provide four
candidates for the office, qual-
ified before the 9 p.m. deadline
and have been acclaimed to
office.
Only two individuals allowed
their naives to stand for elec-
tion during the November 18
meeting. forcing the clerk to
hold a second nomination meet
Mg.
Peter De Jong and Ian Coles
were acclaimed following the
initial meeting and will make:
up the council along with Reeve'
Orval Wassmann,
Mr. Lavis was a member of the
Clinton and District Collegiate
Institute board before it became
the Central Huron board.
112r. Elliott, a former elemen-
tary school teacher, has served
for four years •on the Central.
Huron board, the past year as
vice-chairman.
All 14 board members, includ-
ing Daniel Murphy, of Goderich,
the county separate school rep-
resentative, and the three wom-
en board members, Mrs. G. W.
Wallace, of Goderich; Mrs. War-
ren Zinn, of RR 1, Dungannon,
and Mrs. Donald Kunder, of
Seaforth. were sworn in Monday.
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Zurich Lions CM
Inducts Members
Two new members were wel
comed into the Zurich Lions
Club at their regular dinner
meeting last week at the Do-
minion Hotel. Bob Hamather
and Dr. Douglas Thiel were of-
ficially inducted by Internation-
al Counsellor Victor Dinrin, af-
ter which they were initiated
by Ed Gaseho, Claire Geiger
and Herb Turkheim.
At the meeting plans were
outlined for the annual Ladies'
Nite, which will take place at
the Pizza Patio. Goderich. next
Monday night.
A donation of $25 was ::Wade
to the Zurich Girl Guides. and.
another of $30 was made to the
Canadian National Institute for
the Blind.
Ed Gascho, chairman the
bingo committee of the organ-
ization, reported that the fowl
bingo realized a profit of $152
which is to be used for the an.
nual Santa Claus day.
Chairman. of the boy; and
girls' committee, Doug O'Brien.
outlined plans for the visit of
Santa Claus to Zurich thio Sat-
urday afternoon. He reported
there will be films, a short pro-
gram by the Lions Majorettes.
and packs and chocolate :Hulk.
(courtesy of Hurondale Dairy).
for all the children present.
In other business, members
agreed to hold their first dinner-
' meeting of the new year at the
Dashwood Hotel. since the din-
ing room in the Dominion Hotel.
will be closed for the month.
No site was picked for `h: sec-
ond meeting in January,
A lucky draw was :c:, by
Jake Haberer,
INDUCT NEW MEMBERS—Two
new members were inducted into the
Zurich Lions Club last week, at the
regular dinner meeting at the Domin-
ion Hotel, Left to right are Bob
Hamather, Claire Geiger, president or
the local organization, and Dr. Douglas.
Thiel.