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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-09-17, Page 1No. 37—ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1970 A COMPLETE WRECK - This is all that was left of the bread delivery van owned by Tasty -Nu Bakery, after it was struck by a car driven by Glenn Harburn, of Hensall, on Saturday night. Driver of the truck, Mrs. Allan Gascho, is in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, with extensive injuries, while her daughter Maura, a passenger, is in South Huron Hospital with various injuries. The accident took place on highway 84, at the main intersection of Zurich. (Citizens News Photo) Zurich Chamber Elects New Officers Glen Thiel, R. R. 2, Zurich, was elected president of the Zur- ich Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting of the organizatior last Thursday night. He succeeds Leroy Thiel, who has held the position for the past two years. Other officers elected at the meeting are, first vice-president, Fred Haberer, secretary, John Consitt, and treasurer, Bill Mc- Adams. Mr. Thiel has served the past two years as second vice-president of the Zurich organization. He was elected to the position of pres- ident when the first vice-president Herb Turkheim, declined to ac- cept the nomination. Directors of the organization for the corning year are Leo Meid- inger, Fred Mommersteeg, Cleve Gingerich, Douglas Armstrong, Len Merrier, Robert Westlake, Charles Eckel, Ted Steinbach, Jim Hogg, Jack McKone, Isidore Laporte and Harvey Hohner. Members of the nominating committee were three past pres- idents, Albert Kalbfleisch, Ger- ald Gingerich and Keith Westlake. In other business at the lengthy session, committees were set up to look after the Baby Show at the Zurich Fall Fair, and a float for the parade at the same event. Glen Thiel and Charles Eckel will supervise the Baby Show, while Isidore Laporte, Leo Meid- inger and Charles Eckel will be in charge of the float. Considerable discussion took place at the meeting regarding the 20th anniversary of the org- anization, roanization, and a tenative date was set for October 22, to cele- brate the event. An effort is be- ing made to have the president of the Ontario Chamber of Corn- merce be the guest speaker on the occasion. Gerald Gingerich, chairman of the tourist promotion commit- tee, gave a report on the broch- ures which were distributed this past summer. IIe reported that there was a balance in the account of $31.98, and also expressed deep gratitude to Hurondale Dairy Banker Moved Irvin Elliott, manager of the Hensall branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce since it opened several years ago, has been trasferred to the Ailsa Craig branch. Replacing Mr. Elliott at Hen- sall will be W.R. Poore, of Kit- chener, who has already arrived in the villate. Mr. Elliott will leave for his new post on Friday. During his years in Hensall, Mr. Elliott has been quite active in the minor sports program, and managed and coachedvarious hockey teams. rnx a RABIES' CLINIC 10UP 3I.00L 10 CENTS PER COPY Heavy Damages in Violent Crash at Zurich. Intersection Three persons were injured, two of them seriously, when a car driven by Glenn Harburn, of Hensall, crashed into a bread delivery truck driven by Mrs. Allan Gascho, of Zurich, on Saturday night. The accident took place near 10 p.m. at the math intersection of the village of Zurich. As a result of the crash, Mrs. Gascho is in St. Joseph's Hospital London, where she was scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday for extensive injuries to her leg, hip and arm. She also suffered undetermined injuries to her head and chest. Her 15 -year old daughter, Maura is in South Huron Hospital, Exet- er, in satisfactory condition, with head injuries. Driver of the car was also taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, where he was treated for minor injuries and released a short time later. According to the police, the ;point of impact in the accident was more than 12 feet north of ,was centre white line on highway for distributing the books for them. 84. An eye witness to the crash Mr. Gingerich strongly recommend told the Citizens News that the . car came from the west at a high tate of speed, and then jammed on the brakes about fifty feet from the spot where the accident took place. After hitting the truck, the car careened off into the front of the Zurich Pro Hard- ware building, clipping off a ;steel post which was embedded in- to the cement, and smashing the door of the store and several large sections of plate glass. 'The Gascho vehicle was pushed down the road about 40 feet from where the crash took place. Both the driver and her daughter were thrown clear of the vehicle, and the large bread compartment on the back of the truck was demol- ished, flying in all directions. ed that the project be continued again next summer. 0 102 Give Blood One of the largest turnouts on record, a total of 102 persons, donated their blood at a Red Cross Blood Donors Clinic on , Monday night, in Zurich. The clinic was held at the Commun- ity Centre. Officials of the clinic stated they were more than pleased with the splendid response. Mrs. Lorne Klopp, assisted by members of various churches in the area, were in dharge of the annual project. Both the car and truck are compi- lete wrecks, and police estimated !damages at about $3300. Another witness to the accident said that for several minutes after the crash the entire area was so thick with smoke and dust that a person could see nothing. Within minutes a large crowd of people had gathered, after hearing the loud crash from blocks away. Members of the Zurich fire dep- artment were called out to wash down the large amount of gasoline which was spilled on the road, as a safety measure. The injured persons were taken to hospitals by Westlake Ambu- lance Service, of Zurich, and Hoffman Ambulance Service, of Dashwood. According to OPP Constable Bill Glassford, of the Exeter detachment who investigated the accident, charges against the driver of the car are pending. 0 Minor Accident On Main Street At Noon Tuesday A minor accident occured on highway 84, in the village of Zurich, at noon on Tuesday, in- volving a car driven by William Siebert, of Zurich, and a panel truck owned by Gerald Shantz, of Zurich, and driven by Glenn Overholt, of R. R. 3, Zurich. According to the police, the Siebert car was travelling west on Highway 84, when it was struck by the panel truck which came out of a parking lot at the Dominion Hotel, Several hundred dollars in damages resulted. OPP Constable Don Mason, of the Exeter detachment, investig- ated the accident. IA r HEAVY DAMAGES AND SERIOUS INJURIES resulted in a car -truck crash at the main intersection of Zurich on Saturday night. A car driven by Glenn Harburn, of Hensal,l, travelling east on highway 84, crashed into a bread truck operated by Mrs. Allan Gascho, of Zurich, and then careened off into the front corner of Zurich Pro Hardware store, clipping off a large steel pole which was embedded into the cement. The car is seen here shortly after it hit the building. The driver escaped with minor injuries.