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Zurich Citizens News, 1969-01-30, Page 1ekeee N. 4—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1969 1.1*91305110111.1. JOIN GIRL GUIDES --At an impres- sive ceremony last week in the basement of Emmanuel United Church, six girls be- came members of the Zurich Girl Guides, and at the same time a new lieutenant was commissioned in the group. The new members of the Guide Company are, front row, left to right, Dianne Smith, Beth Hugill, Ruby Beierling; back row, Mary Ann Geoffrey, Lee Ann Doyle and Debbie Meidinger. At the rear of the photo Mrs. Shirley Oesch is seen receiving her badges - as a lieutenant from Captain Carol Deitz. (Citizens News Photo) Name Huron County -Council (ommittees (by Shirley J. Keller) The following committees were named for the 1969 operation of Huron County council: Roads, chairman. Elmer Hayter, Stanley; Harry Worsen, Goderich; Gordon Boyd, Ashfield; Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith; Joe Hoffman, Hay. Huronview: chairman Robert Lyons, West Wawanosh; Borden Cook, Blyth; Wilmer Hardy, Col- borne; Harold Robinson, Howiek; Joe Dietrich, Stephen. Health: chairman W. J. Cuthill, Seaforth; Everett Mcllwain, Goder- Huron Assessment Staff Now on Duty To Serve County (by Shirley ,). Keller) F. F. Hall, Huron County assess- ment commissioner, told members of county council meeting in Goder- ich Wednesday that a staff of 15 full-time assessors and three full- time clerical workers would be re- quired when the assessment office is at full strength in the spring. Presently there are 11 assessors on staff including two supervisors, two grade four assessors, .two grade three assessors and five grade two assessors. 'One more grade two or grade three assessor and two trainees will be sought in the spring. Equipment purchased to date amounts to about $4,000 •or one- quarter of the estimated cost for equipment. Furnishings and filing cabinet partitions will run another $12,000, it is expected. Actual cost on the new assessment building itself was reported to be $134,378. Assessment commissioner Hall praised council for the fine facili- ties provided and noted the new building was as adequate as any in the province. "You have given us the tools," said Hall. "Now it is up to us to do the job," Statistics for one municipality have been completed with less than one per cent error in the new key- pumeh system. It is hoped the assessment staff will be ready :for IBM compilation of facts and fig ures by early February, well ahead of schedule, ich Township; R. B. Cousins, Brus- sels; James Hayter, Stephen; John Morrissey, (non -council), Stephen. Library: chairman C. E. Derry Boyle, Exeter; Harold Wild, Wing - ham; Walter Sheardown, Goderich, and George McCutcheon, Stewart Proctor and Duff Thompson, all non -council members. Property: chairman Roy West- cott, Usborne; Hugh Flynn, Mullett; James Armstrong, Clinton; Allan Campbell,,McKillop; Oliver Jaques, Hensall. Planning: chairman Mervyn Cud - more, Exeter; John Flannery, Sea- f.orth; Gordon Lawson, Clinton; Anson McKinley, ' Stanley; Charles Thomas, Grey, and C. Laithwaite, W. Brock, R. Jewell, Ian McAllister and Cal Kreuter, all non -council members. County Development: chairman Roy Pattison, East Wawanosh; Gir- vin Reed, Ashfield; William Elston, Morris; Alex McGregor, Tucker - smith; William Jenkins, Goderich Township, and Don Pullen, J. W. Britnell and the management for- ester, all non -council members. Executive: chairman A. D. Smith, Turnberry; Frank McFadden, Hay- field; Jack Alexander, Wingham; Huron Board Pays Director Top Salary The Huron County Board of Edu- cation last week gave. approval to a $27,000 annual salary for D. J. Cochrane, newly appointed direc- tor of education for the county system of public elementary and secondary schools. Mr. Cochrane, former principal of Central Huron • Secondary School in Clinton, left a post with the Ontario Department of Education to assume the new job in Huron County on January 1. Prior to his appointment by the board, he served as district inspector of sec- ondary schools and area school 'superintendent for part of Water- loo County and the counties of Brant, Norfolk, Oxford and Perth. Married and the father of four, Mr. Cochrane is 45 years old and a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Education. LIoyd Hendrick, Hay; Gordon Hess, Zurich; Melville Allan, Howiek. . Special committee to deal with regional government: chairman Frank McFadden, Bayfield; Gordon Hess, Charles Thomas, Anson Mc- Kinley, Roy Pattison. Courts ,of Revision: number one, Don McKenzie, H. Gowdy and E. Snell; number two, Glenn Fisher, Glenn Webb and Walter Forbes. In other business, council heard from the finance and executive committee from 1968; and Everett Smith, construction safety inspec- tor for Huron who reported he had made 435 inspections and issued nine stop -work orders during the past year. During Smith's report it was noted that few municipal clerks are reporting to the construction safety inspector of jobs going on within the county. Asked whose responsibility it was to condemn an unsafe build- ing, Smith said it was definitely not in his realm of authority Smith did not know just who had that power. 0 Police Report The Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reported only two accidents during the week of January 19 to 25, both of a minor nature. During the one- week period, the detachment spent 276 hours on duty, travelling a total of 2,938 miles. In the same period they investi- gated four criminal offences, and laid 11 charges under the Highway Traffic Act. Thirty-seven warnings were issued under the same act. On Sunday, January 19, at 12:30 p.m., a car operated by Alexander Becker, of Dashwood, collided with a parked car owned by Gerard J. Denomme, of RR 1, Zurich, on Mary Street, in Zurich. Damage estimated at $20 Provincial Con- stable W. G. Glassford investigated. On Friday, January 24, at 4:35 p.m., a truck operated by Harry Eatough, of RR 7, St. Thomas, col- lided with the rear of a car oper- ated by Samuel Bower, of Exeter, on No. 4 County Road at No. 4 Highway. Damage estimated at $100. Provincial Constable J. A. Wright . investigated. 10 CENTS PER COPY County Offers Location for New Huron oard of Education Offices (by Shirley J. Keller) Huron County council agreed Wednesday in Goderich that the second floor of the new assessment building would be the most satis- factory site for the office of the new Huron County Board of Edu- cation. Main argument in the decision to offer the site for the new board's consideration was the fact that fa- cilities are presently available. Any saving would thereby be spread across the county rather than in favor of any one particular municipality. It was also thought that the board's ofices should be located in county administrative set-up with easy access to relating county bodies such as library, public health, assessment department, ,etc. It was noted that plenty of space for expansion was available on property now owned by the county. An annual lease for the quarters was suggested to allow both the county and the school board the opportunity to review their admin- istrative requirements. Clinton reeve James Armstrong drew attention to the fact that his municipality is not in favor of a Goderich site for the school board. Said Armstrong, "That building was supposed -to be earmarked for any future county expansion. The school board has nothing to do with the county and the county has nothing to do with the school board" Derry Boyle, reeve of the town rf. Exeter, claimed that while county council certainly had no jurisdiction over the board of edu- cation, it made sense to locate the new board within the county ad- ministrative headquarters. "It is a little ridiculous to move it any place else," added Boyle. "It might cut the cost of opera- tion," interjected reeve Roy Patti- son, East Wawanosh, who con- curred that Goderich was the proper site. Hensall Institute Agree to Sponsor 4-H Girl's Club Hensall Women's Institute met Wednesday evening, January 22, for ,their citizenship and education meeting, with Mrs. Clarence Reid presiding. During the business period the president was appointed to attend the officers' conference at Guelph, April 30 and May 1. A committee of Mrs. R. M. Peck, convenor, Mrs. R. A. Orr and Mrs. John Corbett were named to prepare articles for Exeter Fall Fair. Roll call, "A memory verse from public school days," was answered by members and the winner was Mrs C. Monteith. This branch will sponsor the 4-H Homemaking Club, "Meat in the Menu". Leaders are Mrs. T. Trav- ers and Mrs. W. Fuss. Members of the 4-H club, Elaine Randall, Linda and Cathy Fuss, Bonnie Sangster, Shelley Bonthron, Karen Broderick and Kay Davis, modeled dresses for the project, "Cottons May Be Smart', with Bonnie Sang- ster giving a commentary on dif- ferent materias, patterns a n d styles, The motto: "Insurance is more expensive than education" was presented by Mrs. John Corbett. Mrs. James McAllister spoke on Indians in general and particularly Johnny Yesno his life and success. R. A. Orr contributed saxaphone selections with Miss Greta Laramie accompanist. A card was sent to Mrs. Ben Wagner, of Hamilton nursing home, still affiliated with Women's Insti- tutes, on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Mrs, George Armstrong gave courtesy remarks. Program was arranged by Mrs. James MVicAilister and Mrs. john Corbett. Hostesses were Mrs. Annie Reid and Mrs. Joe Ferguson. Howick reeve, Harold Robinson, told council he had spoken to members of the new board of edu- cation from his locality in an at- tempt td influence them toward the Goderich location. Nothing was said by the Seaforth representatives during the ex- change although it is well known the town of Seaforth has made a bid for"the county school board offices. In other business, the property committee under 1968 -chairman Harry Worsen, Goderich, reported that an additional caretaker is to be hired and that the new court house boilers had been installed by Percy Clark at the cost of $8,650. Huron County Clerk -Treasurer Y , th es Financial Position tit hi rgur l Sessi n John G. Berry took time out at Thursday's session of Huron Coun- ty council to explain just what it has meant financially to the coun- ty since the new administration of justice scheme came into effect with the province picking up the tab for these costs. Berry said it had been estimated the 49 per cent of the available space in the Huron County court house was used for the administra- tion of justice so that the province now pays 49 per cent of all main tenanee costs on the court house. In addition, the province pays $13,000 annually in rent for the building. "It amounts to about $27,000 a year," reported Berry. 1+' At the registry office, the prov- ince pays 100 per cent maintenance and rental each year of $3,000. At the jail and the Children's Aid Society offices which adjoin, the province pays 86 per cent of all maintenance and $14,000 each year in rent. Total remuneration to the coun- ty from the province for the ad- ministration of justice is about $43,000. Huron County Health Units costs amounted to $175,838 for 1968; CAS, $195,227.58; library, $124,- 043.24; Huronview, $67'7,671.01. The county has paid $60,000 on the new administrative building. Actual surplus for the year was $62,544. Annual Meeting of Zurich Agricultural Society Picks Claire Deichert President The Zurich Agricultural Society, at their regular meeting last Sat- urday afternoon, reported another successful year's operation, and set out on program to make the 1969 fair still better. Although some committees reported lower entries in some classes, all reported the quality of exhibits was much higher than usual. Claire Deichert was re-elected to his second term as president of the organization, with first vice- president being Mrs. Irene Stein- bach. Second vice-president is Douglas Armstrong, while the sec- retary -treasurer ,,.is .;Mrs. Margaret Deichert. Directors of the group for this year are: Joe Hoffman, Larry Merner, Lionel Wilder, Fred Mom- mersteeg, William Baechler, Mrs. Arnold Merner, Mrs. Anne Flax - bard, Herb Beierling and Ken Gascho. The committee in charge of the parade reported that the event in Marching Mothers Collect Over $200 Sixteen Marching Mothers of l-Iensall, in one hour on Monday night, canvassed the village and collected a total of $227 for the annual March of Dimes campaign. Chief marching mother was Mrs. Grant McGregor; general chair- man, Mrs. Harold Knight; recruit- ing chairman, Mrs. J. W. Drysdale; finance chairman, Mrs. Robert Caldwell, The annual March of Dimes campaign in Hensall is a project of the Hensali Kinettes. ' 0 Separate Schools Hire Director John Vintar, inspector of schools for the Metropolitan Toronto sep- arate school board for the past three years, was appointed Mon- day night as superintendent of edu- cation for the Huron Perth separate school board. A board spokesman said Mr. Vintar has had 18 years of teach- ing experience in elementary schools in the province, 11 as a principal. A native of Timmins, he graduated from the University of Western Ontario and the °Col- lege of Education, Toronto, 1968 was probably the best ever, with more entries taking part. There was a larger entry of school exhibits than ever before, with more children taking part. While the directors felt the horse show in 1968 was outstanding, they expressed a hope that this year there would be some way of speed- ing up the entire program. They also felt the pony classes should` take place earlier in the evening for the sake of children. The dates for the 105th annual Zurich Fall Fair, in 1969. have been set for Saturday and Mon - clay, September 20 and 22; a Annual Meeting Of Emmanuel' Church Hears Fine Reports The annual meeting of Emman- uel United Church, Zurich, was held Wednesday evening, January 22, with a good representation from the congregation present to hear reports of the year's work, elect new officers and plan fox the future. A healthy financial report was given by the treasurer, Robert Horner, showing increases of $957 to local support and an increase of $322 to mission interests. Im- provements to the church and manse accounted for most of the local expenditures. A new sign was erected on the lawn, the sanc- tuary and narthex carpets replaced and the church repainted. Storage space was improved at the manse. .A; budget of $14,000, including missions, was adopted for the year 1969. Membership increased slightly despite losses through death and transfer: There were three bap- tisms and two weddings conducted by the minister during the year: Most oorganizations reported an active year with interesting pro- grams and a positive financial pic- ture was reflected there as well. Re-elected as elders for the com- ing year were: Miss Olive O'Brien, Earl Horner, Miss Meda Surerus, Mrs. William Siebert. Miss Donna Kipper and Jack Schwartz were proposed as new elders by the nominating committee. At the close of the meeting plans were made for the churchanni- versary in the autumn, arid a movie, "As Others See Us", was shown,followed by lunch served by the UCW executive.