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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-10-22, Page 6PAGE SIX ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1970 - OF- YEARS GONE - gY- 50 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1920 Dr. and Mrs. W. Schelig, of Detroit, were visitors in the village on the weekend. Mrs. (Dr.) O'Dwyer and Miss Jane Lamont are in London this week attending the convention of the Women's Institute. Mr. D.C. Brown, who is the local produce dealer, has a gang of men busily engaged in the picking of apples, which are an exceptional good crop this year. Owing to the high cost of mat- erial and help all the weekly newspapers in Huron and Perth counties have raised their sub- scriptions to $2. 00 per year. Nelson E. Dahms, of Zurich, was elected as president of the West Huron Teacher's Associat- ion, at their dnnual meeting in Goderich. On Friday evening of last week a number of friends gath- ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L J Barry, who are leav- ing this week for Dunnville, and presented them with an address and a beautiful rocker. Charles Snell, Howard True- mner and Garnet Wildfong are the three Dashwood representat- ives attending the Boy's Parlia- ment this week. The trustees of S . S . Hay, fell in line this week and raised their teacher's salary to $1, 000 per year. 40 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1930 Mr. Elgin McKinley is mak- ing weekly trips to Toronto, taking a truck -load of fowl. Mr. John Armstrong and Mr. Elston Dowson have each made considerable improvements in the appearance of their homes this summer, by the use of IMINIMIZIERIMINIMEOD Independent Shipper to United Co-operative of Ontario Livestock Dept Toronto Ship Your Livestock with Roy Scotchmer Monday Is Shipping Day From Varna Stockyard CALL BAYFIELD 585.2636 By 7:30 a.m. Monday For Prompt Service No Charges on Pick-up ,AglIMINIS asphalt shingles, paint, etc. Mr. N. E Siem on, the Massey- Harris agent, who is renovating the former Domin- ion Hotel Hall and barn into a suitable place for his imple- ments and living quarters out of the former hall, is making fine progress and should in a week or so be in a position to occupy these quarters, which will indeed be a great conven- ience. Mr. Frank Uttley looks quite comfortable driving around in. the closed model of the Ford Tudor, which he recently pur- chased from C. Fritz and Son. Frank says it saves his overcoat very much. Mr. and Mrs. J. Preeter, while in Zurich this past week, disposed of their dwelling prop- erty on Victoria street, the house formerly accopied by Dr. and Mrs. B. Campbell, to Earl Weido, who has been the tenant of this house for a few years. 25 Years Ago OCTOBER, 194b Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gascho, of town, are celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary, at the home of their youngest son, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gascho. Dr. J. A. Addison, of Clinton, has sold his building in Zurich known as the Zurich Drug Store, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thiel, who intend adding to the prem- ises a lunch counter and novelty store. Mr. Victor Dinnin, principal of the Zurich Continuation School, along with four of his pupils, Billie O'Brien, Norbert Mittleholtz, Campbell Krueger, and Jim Fuss attended the WOSSA field meet at London on Saturday Billie O'Brien received first prize in the junior boy's hot -put, and second in the hop -step. Mrs. John Johnston, the oldest lady in Hensall, passed away at her home there last Wednesday in her 95th year. She was form- erly Catherine Soldan. Mr. Allan Gascho has taken a position in Gascho Bros. gen- eral store in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Jervis and children, of Clinton, cel- ebrated their 20th wedding an- niversary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Witmer, in Zur- ich. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Rader, (bridal couple) have returned home after a very pleasant wedding trip. 15 Years Ago Huron County officials are looking for a matron and farm manager to supervise the County The Sterling Trust Corporation GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIFICATES 8% for 1 and 2 Year Terms 81/2% for 3, 4 and 5 Year Terms Member: CANADA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION J. W. HABERER "AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE" Zurich Phone 2364346 Snowmobile Owners Heavy Spenders Ontario snowmobile owners spent about '74 million dollars last' year, said Tourism and Information Minister James Auld, in a summary from a report on snowmobiling in Ontario for the 1969-70 season. Thi total does not include expenditures gener- ated by renting of snow vehicles. Mr. Auld said the study, put out by the Research Branch of the Department of Tourism and Information, showed the average purchase price per snowmobile was $840. and total capital expenditure including clothes, trailers, etc. was an average of $1, 200. per snowmobile owner. The report said seasonal expend- iture which covered fees, ac- commodation, meals and trips was an extra $153.10 for each vehicle. Home near Clinton following the resignation of Mrs. Martha Jacob and her son, Dick and his wife. The members of the Menn- onite church gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmer- son Erb on Tuesday night to present Mr. and Mrs. John Steckle, newly-weds, with a miscellaneous shower. Catherine Roth, wife of the late Rudy Schwartzentruber, passed away at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Clarence Gascho on Thursday, October 13, in her 86th year. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Sch- wartzentruber, of Blake were several times at London recently with their son Grant, who re- ceived an eye injury and had to have it treated by the city specialist. A surprise miscellaneous shower was held at the home of Mrs. Floyd Armstrong, of the Goshen Line, north of Zurich, for Miss Edith Love, bride of Saturday, October 8, when friends and cousins on the Gosh- en and Babylon Lines gathered to honour her and present her with many lovely gifts. 10 Years Ago OCTOBER, 1960 Monday, October 12, saw the first snowfall of the season in the Zurich district. Mr. Eugene Creses and Evelyn Charrette both of St. Joseph, were married in St. Peter's Church, St. Joseph, on Saturday last. Mary Theresa Zimmer and Joseph Michael Barry exchanged marriage vows in St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Zurich on Saturday, October 15. Robert M. Peck, R. R.1, Zur- ich, joined the Clinton District Collegiate Institute board last week, as the new appointment of County Council. He succeeds the late George Reid. The big news of the past week was the decision of the Ontario Hog Producers to sponsor the formation of Farmers' Allied Meat Enterpris es. By taking the first letter of each word we have "Fame" which will be the brand name under which the top quality products of this or- ganization will be sold. a�ata About 100, 000 snowmobile owners in Ontario registered 113, 289 snow vehicles by the end of March, 1970. The report said 89,4 per cent of the owners owned one snowmobile only, 10 per cent of the owners owned two snowmobiles, and 0.6 per cent of the owners owned three or more snowmobiles. The average age of owners was about 40 years, and a fam- ily had two children. On the average, Mr. Auld said, there were 3.4 snowmobiles per fam- ily, It could be estimated, the Minister said, that there were 340, 000 snowmobilers in Ont- ario last season, or one out of every twenty persons in Ontario used a snowmobile some time or another during the 1969-70 wint- er season. The report found that most snowmobilers were satisfied with the number and quality of areas available to snowmobiling (78. S% satisfied, 21.1% not sat- isfied). Mr. Auld said half of the owners came from urban areas (51.2%) and the rest from rural areas (48. 8/0). The average number of days snowmobiling per season was 41.9 with an average of 3.7 hours per day which, the Minister said, gives 155 hours per owner per season. 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