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No. 17—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1969
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HEAVY LOSS ---A loss estimated at $40,000
occurred last Saturday morning when flames
completely destroyed a large metal -clad imple-
ment shed on the farm of Irving Snider, on the
Bluewater Highway in Stanley Township. A
truck and combine, sitting near the side door
of the building, can be seen in this photo, dur-
the height of the blaze.
Huron County Honors Ten
Employees on Long Service
Fre Destroys Large Shed at Snider Farms
Tire of undetermined origin
early last Saturday morning
caused an estimated $40, 000
damage when it completely
destroyed a large metal -clad
implement shed on the farm
of Irving Snider, on the Blue,-
water
lue-water highway north of Drys-
dale. The Zurich volunteer
fire department answered the
call to the fire, even though
Stanley Township has no
working agreement with the
Village of Zurich.
When firemen arrived at
Charter Trip to
Zurich Switzerland
Plans for the scheduled
trip from Zurich, Ontario to
Zurich, Switzerland this fall,
are now nearing completion.
Between 125 and 135 persons
have already signed up for
the trip, which will accomo-
date 183 people. Cost of all
transportation is $219, which
includes bus fare to and from
Malian airport to the village
of Zurich.
Communications have been
made with the city of Zurich.
Switzerland, and special
activities are being arranged
for the entire group on their
arrival. Lists of available
accomoclation, and the rates,
are also being negotiated at
the present time.
Within the next few weeks
a public meeting of all the
persons signed up for the trip
will take place in Zurich, at
the scene the entire 40' x
100' metal - clad building
was a mass of flames, • and
nothing could be done as
far as stopping the fire was
concerned.
Lost in the blaze was a
combine; three tractors, in-
cluding one new one; a
truck; three forage box wagons
and blowers; a forage harvest-
er; a stone picker and numer-
our items of office equipment
and tools,
The alarm came into the
Zurich fire brigade at about
1;45 a.m. and the crew lost
little time in getting to the
scene of the fire. The fire
could be seen for many miles
surrounding the farm.
Saturday's fire was the
second in a period of a
few years to hit the Snider
farm. A few years ago the
large barn on the property
was completely destroyed
by fire.
(by Shirley J. Keller)
It was Mayors' 1)ay at
Huron County Council Friday,
something new initiated this
year by Warden James Hayter.
Mayors from Exeter, Sea -
forth, Goclerich and Wingham
and Clinton sat in on the day
session of council to see,
first hand, the workings of
county government.
During the day, long -
service awards were present-
ed to Dan McPhee, Auburn;
Reg Watson; Wroxeter, Ed
Stewart, Wroxeter, George
Haggitt, Zurich and Jim
Glousher, Auburn, all 15 -
year members of the Huron
road crews; Harold Kaake,
Wroxeter, a 20 -year man with
the road crew; 13i11 Empey,
chief public health inspector,
20 years; llarvey Johnston,
absent because of illness, 20
years; Mrs. Mildred Simpson,
secretary to the clerk -treasurer,
20 years; and Clerk -Treasurer,
John Berry, 20 years.
In other business, Mervyn
Cudmore, chairman of the
county planning committee
reported that consultants from
G. V. I<leinfeldt and Assoc-
• iates Ltd. would be meeting
with all local municipal coun-
cils during May.
"Here's your opportunity to
pose questions", said Cudmore.
The cost of appraisal in
Huron will be $ 1 to $1.25
per capita spread over 18 to
24 months.
It is expected that the wage
agreement with the Service
Employees Union at 1-lurouview
will be ratified soon. The
proposed wage increase for
1909 is eight percent plus
$10 per month for the female
employees in the low category
of each department with 18
months or more of service.
This will make the maximum
in these categories $3348.24.
Effective January 1, 1970, all
categories will receive a
further increase of seven
percent,
Donald Graham has been
hired as a fourth class
engineer. The assistant
administrator at Huronview
has resigned and a new
administrator will be sought
immediately due to the ill-
ness of the present adminis-
trator, Harvey Johnston.
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ROAD REPORT
There was very little dis-
cussion on a road committee
report in Huron County Coun-
council Friday morning which
permitted the towns of
Exeter, Wingham and
Goderich to retain the streets
in each town which the
county has proposed at the
March session to take over.
The urban rebate of 45 per-
cent will remain unchanged.
Chairman Elmer Hayter, in
speaking to the report, told
council he hoped this would
put an end to the complaints
from the towns in Huron that
the county was not doing
much for thein in regard to
roads.
"Things should be quiet
now, for awhile", remarked
Hayter.
ATTEND CHAMBER EVENT --Bud Kuehl, second from
left, Was guest speaker at the Rural -Urban night of the Zurich
Chamber of Commerce last Thursday night. Douglas Armstrong,
left, chairman of the program committee, introduced the hydro
inspector to the gathering. Next to Mr. Kuehl is Allan Armstrong,
RR 1, Varna, a guest at the meeting, while an the right is Leroy
Thiel, president of the organization.
(Citizens News Photo)