Zurich Citizens News, 1970-12-10, Page 1Eriko
No. 49—ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1970
A KISS FOR THE REEVE - Reeve- elect John Baker of Hensall is caught here by
he receives a congratulatory kiss from his wife, following the results of the voting
ality on Monday. On the left is Harold Knight, a member of the council who was
office, and on the right is Murray Baker, a newcomer to municipal politics, who
in the contest.
A charge of careless driving
and having liquor in a place other
than his residence resulted in a
fine totalling $300. and an 18 -
month suspension of his driver's
licence for Glenn Harburn, of
Hensall, in provincial court at
Exeter on Tuesday afternoon.
Harburn was the driver of a car
which crashed into a bread del-
ivery van operated by Mrs. Allan
Gascho, at the main intersection
of Zurich on September 12.
As a result of the crash Mrs.
Gascho is still a patient in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London, where
she is recovering from extensive
injuries. Her daughter, Maura,
who was with her at the time,
was hospitalized for a few days
at South Huron Hospital, follow-
ing the crash.
According to eye witnesses
the camera as
in that municip-
re-elected to
headed the polls
lize
at the time of the accident, the
Harburn car was travelling at a
high rate of speed when it col-
lided with the Gascho vehicle,
and careened off into the front
of the Pro Hardware store. Both
vehicles were completely dem-
olished in the crash.
Originally Harburn had been
charged with dangerous driving,
and had pleaded not guilty. How-
ever, at Tuesday's court session
he pleaded guilty to the careless
driving charge and was fined
$250 for this offence, along with
the 18 -month suspension of his
driver's licence. The other $50
fine was for the charge of having
liquor in a place other than his
residence.
Judge Glen Hays presided for
the court session.
Zurich 'Council Change By -Law For
Goshen St; Discuss New Tractor
The council of the village of
Zurich, at their regular meeting
last Thursday night, gave third
reading to by-law 73, making
Goshen Street from the main
intersection to the northerly
limits of the village, a through
street. Under the by-law, all
streets running into Goshen
Street will be stop streets.
In reality there is no change
regarding the flow of traffic
from the way it has always been,
but since the street was turned
over to the village a few years
ago from the county, there had
never been a by-law covering it.
In other business at the meet-
ing, a building permit in the
amount of $1500 was approved
for Fred Haberer, to build a
storage shed at his vault factory,
in the north end of the village.
Under road discussion, counc-
illor George Haggitt pointed out
to council that the present vil-
lage tractor was almost obsolete,
and should be replaced shortly
with a new one. Along with road
superintendent Carl Thiel, he
was advised to gather material
on a new tractor, along with
estimates, so the idea could be
further investigated in the new
year.
The hydro system report ad-
vised council members that a
new copying machine had been
purchased, and clerk -treasurer
Douglas Armstrong was given
approval to make copies for any
ratepayers wishing to have some
made, at a nominal fee.
Members of council were ad-
vised by the clerk that a meeting
will be held on January 14, in
Goderich, to discuss conservation
pertaining to municipalities in-
volved with the Bayfield River
watershed. Several members of
council indicated they would be
able to attend the meeting, rep-
resenting the village.
A grant of $10 was made to
the Salvation Army, while a re-
quest for a grant from the War
Memorial Children's Hospital
in London was turned down.
Attending the meeting as part
of a school project on municipal
government, were three students
from South Huron High School,
Gwen Clausius, Ruth Fleischauer,
and Didi DeMooy, all of Zurich. •
Steckle Top Man
At Polls in Heavy
Stanley Voting
A newcomer to the municipal
political field ,in Stanley Town-
ship, Paul Steckle, of R. R.2,
Zurich, surprised many people
on Monday when he headed the
polls in the voting in that mun-
icipality. He picked up a total
of 423 votes, compared to 399
for his next closest rival, Cal
Horton.
The third member elected to
the Stanley council on Monday
was Tom Consitt, of Varna,
who polled 398 votes. Defeated
in the balloting was Jack Scot-
chmer, a veteran of many years
of council life in the township.
He picked up 276 votes.
Both Reeve Elmer ilayter and
Deputy -reeve Anson McKinley
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Baker Wins in Hensall
A popular 12 -year veteran of
the council of the village of
Hensall, John Baker on Monday
was elected reeve for a two-
year term when he polled a total
of 274 votes, compared to 124
by his opponent, Mrs. Minnie
Noakes. Mr. Baker will replace
Oliver Jaques at the start of
1971, as the chief magistrate of
Hensall.
Top man in the election for
councillors was a brother of the
newly -elected reeve, Murray
Baker. He picked up a total of
288 votes. Next in line for the
council race was Paul Neilands,
with 261 votes. Neilands was
first elected to council last year.
For Baker, it was his first try at
municipal politics.
The other two men who were
elected to office were Len Erb,
with 251 votes, and Harold
Knight, witli 237 votes. Defeated
candidate was John Sangster, who
polled 186 votes. Both Erb and
Knight are currently members of
the council.
For most of the 12 years he
has served on the Hensall council,
the newly -elected reeve was
chairman of the street and prop-
erty committees. lie is also the
president of the Hensall Kinsmen
Club at the present time, and
a member of the board of man-
agers of Carmel Presbyterian
Church. As well, he has served
as Scoutmaster in the village
for the past five years.
STEP' IEN ELECTION
Three men were elected to
the council of the Township of
Stephen in the voting in that
municipality on Monday. They
are Gerald Dearing who topped
the polls with 517 votes; Kenneth
Campbell, who picked up 481
votes, and Stephen Dundas, with
421 votes.
Defeated candidate in Stephen
was David McClure, a high
school teacher, who polled only
329 votes.
For Mrs. Noakes this was her
second attempt at a comeback
after serving several years as
reeve, until she was defeated two
years ago by Jaques. Jaques has
served in the capacity for the
past two years, and defeated
Mrs. Noakes in the last year's
election.
According to returning officer
Earl Campbell, close to 70 per-
cent of the eligible voters in
Hensall turned out to cast their
ballots on Monday.
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Geoffrey Holds
School Board Seat
Ted Geoffrey was re-elected
as the representative to the Hur-
on -Perth Combined Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
on Monday, for the villages of
Hensall and Zurich, and the
Township of Hay. He defeated
his only opponent, Ray Hartman,
with 185 votes to 127.
Geoffrey won easily throughout
the township, where he picked
up 117 votes compared to 67 for
Hartman. In Hensall he had 11
votes compared to 10 for Hart-
man, and in Zurich he polled
57 votes to 50 for his opponent.
In Hay Township, according
to returning officer Wayne Horn-
er, about 70 percent of the el-
igible separate school supporters
turned out to vote, while in
Zurich there was a still better
turnout when 78 percent voted.
Michael Connolly, who has
represented Stanley, Bayfield
and Seaforth on the same board,
was also re-elected in the Mon-
day voting.
The two members of the Huron
County Board of Education who
have served Stanley, Bayfield
and Seaforth for the past two
years, John Broadfoot and Mrs.
Marilyn Kunder, were both re-
elected in the Monday balloting,
THE SIGN DIDN'T HELP - Even though a sign on the back door of the post office in Zurich
says "positively no admittance, " would-be thieves paid little attention Sunday night as they
jimmied two doors to gain entry into the building. According to postmaster Murray McAdams,
very little was taken from the inside of the building. Mr. McAdams and OPP Constable Frank
Giffin, of the Exeter detachment, are seen here as they survey the damage to the door. Police
are continuing their investigation, and have several good leads which they are working on.