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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1969
NEW PLANT OPEN — Agrico Fertilizers
this week opened their new facilities at Bruce -
field, to serve the area with both liquid and
powdered fertilizers. The firm handles both
bulk and bagged fertilizer from this modern
new distribution centre. The building shown
here is part of the new facilities which are now
ready for use at the Brucefield location.
Close To 700
Eat Sauerkraut
Close to 700 people ate spare
ribs and sauerkraut last Wednes-
day night at the eighth annual
event, sponsored by the Zurich
Chamber of Commerce. And
there were few who went away
hungry.
This year's crowd started
coming early, and as a result
the rush continued all through
the evening. There was no let-
up from the time people started
arriving at five o'clock until the
last person was served at about
8:30 p.m.
Co -Chairman of the event
this year were Glenn Thiel and
Douglas Armstrong. Along with
members of the Chamber of
Commerce, who did all the
serving, a number of ladies in
the community assisted in the
project.
Entertainment throughout the
evening was provided by a group
of members of the Zurich Cent-
ennial Band.
Guests attended the event from
Sarnia, Woodstock, Stratford,
London, and as far away as Jor-
dan Station, near Sr, Catherines.
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WATCH OUTI—It's bicycle time again. Last year, in On-
tario, 40 children under 15 years old were killed while riding
bicycles (compared with 17 the year before) and another 1,470
were injured in accidents serious enough to be reported to the
police. The Ontario Department of Transport advises motorists .
to keep a sharp lookout for youngsters zooming out of driveways
and for inexperienced cyclists wobbling shakily along. Parents
are advised to make sure their youngsters know and obey the
traffic rules for safe cycling and to check the .mechanical fitness
of the bikes their children ride.
Confirm Nine At
Hensall Church
The following young people
were received into the United
Church in a confirmation service
Sunday morning: Garry Vern
Alderdice, John David Blackwell,
Albert Charles Lee Corbett,
Catherine Anne Christie, Wesley
David Dignan, Julia Anne Heal,
Douglas Ernest Mock, Timothy
David Mock, and Janice Faye
McNichol.
HENSALL
A large plate glass window
five feet square in the Bank of
Montreal , Hensall, was broken
over the week -end, caused by
some irresponsible individual who
threw a beer bottle against the
window. The incident is under
investigation.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Camp-
bell, Newfoundland, will return
home this week after spending a
month with Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Luther.
Farm Union Official
Not Peeved With
Decision of Durand
Commenting on the recent
decision of OFU Director Phil
Durand, Huron County, to pro-
mote the GFO campaign, Peter
Milec, a co -executive member,
said, from Leamington, that he
still considers Mr. Durand a
personal friend and will respect
his right to make his own decisi-
ons.
Mr. Milec said this Li sine wit
farm union philosophy --that if
one cannot live within a policy as
laid down, then we have the
democratic right to withdraw.
"Any intention to compell a
person to do otherwise would be
contrary to the democratic proces
and if Mr. Durand cannot accept
policy as set down by a Provincia
Board, it is his right to withdraw.
Separate School
Board Names Men
As Arbitrators
A three man board of arbitra-
tors to adjust assets and liabilities
of all combining boards, including
premises and land, was named at
a meeting of Huron -Perth Separ-
ate School Board in St. James'
School, Seaforth, last Monday
evening.
Named as arbitrators were Lou
Rowland, Dublin, Dan Devlin,
Stratford and Dennis Ducharme,
Zurich.
The board also appointed a
school bus committee with
Arthur Haid, R R 1, Britton, as
chairman. Other members are:
Francis Hicknell, R R 5, Seaforth,'
Ted Geoffrey, R R 2, Zurich,
Oscar Kieffer, R R 1, Bluevale
and Michael Connolly, R R 3,
Kippen.
The board approved the pur-
chase of $600.00 worth of furni-
ture for use in the newly built
Sacred Heart School at Wingham.
Included is a table and chairs and
a couch for the teachers' room
and chairs for the gymtorium.
Borrowing by-law No. 2 for
$400,000 was approved. A by-
law for a similar amount was
passed in January.
Business administrator Paul
Franck was instructed to engage
the services of auditors Monteith,
Monteith and Co. Ltd. , Stratford,
to prepare and consolidate a fin-
ancial statement of all school
areas up to December 31, 1968
and to prepare a projected budget
to cover the board's operation for
1969. The board asked that these
reports be presented within two
weeks.
The board appointed Mr.
Franck the business administrator,
to carry out attendance officer's
duties for Huron andPerth Counties
No action will .be taken regarding
a suggestion that attendance be
looked after by the Perth County
Children's Aid Society. The
board agreed however to discuss-
ing the suggestion again with John
Vintar school superintendent when
he arrives to take over his duties
this summer.
Federation Chief
Warns of Finances
With New GFO
In a special editorial statement
to be released in full later this
week, Charles Munro, president
of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, says that "a general
organization by farmers which
has a proper financial base from
which to operate" had not been
established.
It was one of the first public
statements from the president
concerning a new farm organiza-
tion since the naming of the
Ontario General Farm Organiza-
tion Campaign Committee.
Mr. Munro firmly.states that
"the new Ontaiio General Farm
Organization, on successful accept
tante by vote, must have a comm
odity check -off on all farm prod-
ucts and marketed in Ontario as a
prirne financial base."
This is the first of a series of
editorial statements by the Feder-
ation president prior to the actual
vote, tentatively planned for
early June.
Mr. Munro also states that,
because of lack of proper finances
"both the Federation and the Ont-
ario Farmers' Union have not been
nearly adequate to do on behalf
of Ontario farmers" what was
expected of them.
Agrico anhydrous ammo
cators and nurse tanks ar
on a rental basis for pr
side dress applications.
COMPLETE FERTILIZ
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• Soil Tests
• Plant Analysis
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• Anhydrous Ammonia
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• Applicators and Nurse