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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-12-04, Page 1Na. 48—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1969 10 CENTS PER COPY COUNTY HONOURS - These five youngladies were presented with their County Honours certif- icates at the 4-H Achievement Day heldinthe Zurich Community Centre on Saturday. Back row left to right are Darlene Rader, Dashwood, Barb Grenier, RR 1, Dashwood, Marjorie Hayter, RR 1, Varna; front row, left to right, Sally Dietrich, RR 3, Zurich, and Doris Webb, RR 2, Dashwood. Jaques Returns as He Seventy-two percent of the ratepayers in the village of Hen- sall went to the polls on Monday and. re-elected Oliver Jaques to another term as reeve of their municipality. Mr. Jaques will begin his second term in that capacity. He polled 261 votes compared to 145 by his opponent, Mts. Minnie Noakes. Last year in an election be- tween the same two candidates, Mr. Jaques come out the victor with 290 votes compared to 154 for his opponent. Last year there was an 8210 turnout of the elig- ible voters, but inclement weather on Monday is believed to have kept some of the older voters at borne this time. Hein Rooseboom, who led the polls in votes for council last year, was again the high man in this election. Mr. Rooseboom polled 285 votes, compared to 339 last year. ATTENDED BANQUET Stewart and David Blackwell attended a banquet at the Civic Centre in Lansing Mich., Fri- day evening November 28, in honour of their brother William T. Blackwell who has retired after nearly forty-two years with the Oldsmobile Corporation. Almost five hundred of his bus- iness associates attended, A newcomer to the Hensall political field, Paul Neilands, was next in line with 261 votes. John Baker, a veteran of 10 or 11 years in council, was third high man with 259 votes, fol- lowed closely by Len Erb with 257. Erb was elected to the council for the first time in last year's election. Defeated in the Monday elec- Sound Proofing Needed at Clinton "It's noisy!" That was the comment of Mrs. Marilyn Kunder following a tour of the gymnasium at CHSS Clin- ton where complaints had been forwarded to the Huron County Board of Education concerning the extreme noise when the gyne is in use. It was learned at Monday even- ing's board meeting in Clinton that architects Page and Steele have had a similar complaint about gymnasiums designed by that company. " They are now making allow- ance for sound deadening treat- ment in the gymnasiums they are planning, " noted John D. Cochrane, director. Estimate to correct the situat- ion in the Clinton gym has been reported at $1, 500 to $2, 000. Foam glass accoustic blocks at ceiling level, special panelling or carpeting on the lower part of the walls have been suggested by Page and Steele as possible solutions to the problem. TURKEY SHOOT Charles Meyers of London, high gun over all at the Kippen Gun Club Annual Christmas Turkey Shoot, with Murray East, Lond- esboro, Lloyd Venner, Hensall, John Anderson, Kippen, George Ham, Blyth, Jim Randall, Hen- sall were runners-up. It was quite a cold snowy day with most of the top shooting from Huron County showing up, making this an interesting event. Huron Board Make Teacher Changes at Several Schools (by Shirley J. Keller) The resignations of seven Huron County school teachers were accepted at Monday even- ing's meeting of the Board of Education and eight new teachers were hired to fill the end of the year vacancies, Resigning are Mrs.. Marilyn Taylor, Huron Centennial School; Mrs, ,lean Davidson, Seaforth District 1-1igh School; Mrs. M. Kerr, Victoria Public School, Goderich; Mrs. Sharon Solden, Stephen Central School; Miss Dorothy Wagner, J. A A. D Mc- Curdy Public School; Mrs, Iso- bel Garniss, Winghann P. S,; and Miss Gayle Lamport, T. A . Mc- Curdy Curdy School. Hay Concurrs with Seaforth Resolution �sall Reeve tion -vias a veteran' councillor, Harold Knight, who has served his municipality well for a num- ber of years. He polled a total of 221 votes. Mr. Knight has been the chairman of the fire protection committee during the past couple of years, and in that capacity has been the central figure of much contro- versey over the past year, during negotiations with surrounding municipalities. He might easily have been described as the most knowledgable member of the council in many years. Also defeated in the Monday election was Willard Buchanan, who polled 64 votes. Both polling stations were loc- ated in the Hensall Town Hall. Returning officer for the election was clerk Earl Campbell. The council of the Township of Flay, at their regular meet- ing on ivlonclay afternoon, con- curred with a resolution from the town of Seaforth, asking that the Attorney General of Ontario be requested to expedite a system for providing a more equitable system of punishments in the Province of Ontario. The Seaforth council apparently con- tends that the morale and effic- iency of municipal police forces are adversely affected by the present system of punishment. In other business at their meet- ing. the council agreed ro call tenders for the supply,of fuel oil for their municipality, for the - calendar year of 1970. All ten- ders are to be in the hands of the clerk -treasurer by December 29, when the council will hold their final meeting to wind up the year's business. A nteniber of the council, John Tinney, was appointed ro re- present Hay on the Ausable River Conservation Authority. lie held the sante position last year. Three petitions for municipal drains were also dealt with at the meeting, with two of them being new drains and the other a clean-out of the main branch of the Black Creek. Three tile drainage loans were also pro- cessed at the meeting. Forty applications were receiv- ed and 22 teachers interviewed for eight positions in elementary schools across the county. Those hired were Mrs. Madeline Ag- gerholme to teach in Clinton; Miss Joan Fisher, Goderich; A. Harrison, Turnberry; R.F. Hooper, J.A.D. McCurdy; Mrs. Barbara Moss, Goderich; Mrs. Shirley Mousseau, Stephen; Allen Schade Goderich; and Mrs. Carolyn Wooc Huron Centennial. Some discussion was heard on the provision of special educa- tion in county schools. To date 272 students in the county have the advantage of opportunity classes, remedial classes, speech classes or occupation classes. About 277 more students could benefit from such training, it was learned. The board gave permission for James Coulter, superintendent, to make a study of the needs and what it would cost to finance it. It has been estimated that eight to ten extra teachers for special education would have to be hir- ed. Mrs. Marilyn Kunder express- ed her interest in the program. She said it was in keeping with the board's intention to provide equal educational opportunities for all children in the county. Policy is forthcoming regard- ing the board's role concerning moving students fromschool to school. This has been done on several occaions with the mut- ual consent of the parents and the adiiiiriistraxion officers of Huron Codnry Board of'kducarion. John Broadfoot asked that the board members be kept informed of such shifts. 0 Hensall Council At a short meeting of the council of the village of Hen- sall following Monday's election, members were informed by Har- old Knight that the fire agree- ment with Tuckersmith Town- ship regarding the purchase of a new fire truck has not been signed as yet. "They are a little sticky over some small detail in the wording of the agreement, (continued on page 3) r,o Y.4, .,,.g4 t d 441 4��ikr �jraw my• 11141 aux gnat. rff,:r 1 PRESENTED WITH LEADERSHIP AWARD - Mrs. Gordon Bender, left, was honoured at the Achieve- ment Day held in Zurich on Saturday afternoon, for her devoted leadership over the past years. Making the presentation to Mrs. Bender is Miss Rosemary Clark, of Guelph, regional supervisor of home economists.