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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-01-28, Page 10PAGE TEN 50 Years Ago Amos and Simon Geiger, of Michigan, are visiting with their father, Ab Geiger. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fishe.4 of Detroit, visited with relatives and friends here for a few weeks Jacob Oesch, of the Goshen Line, was taken to hospital in London, suffering from ap- pendicitis. He was accompan- ied by Doctor MacKinnon. Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Murray, who have recently returned from the west, visited with friends here. H. G. Hess, of the Northern Electric Company, London, was a weekend visitor at his home here. Mrs. W. G. Wagner and son Leonard, are spending the week with relatives in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Mich Schwartz of Goderich, were in the vil- lage on Tuesday. 40 Years Ago Dr. and Mrs. Park, of Del- aware, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and lvhs, C. ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1971 .,.-0...,.611...,,-..._-.len - 0E- YEARS GONE - BY- Fritz. Mrs. Park was formerly Miss Hazel Fritz, and at one time a resident of Zurich. Quite a number of farmers are disposing of their supply of beans, which, of course, are only half in price to what they should be, $1.25; and they should be no less than $2, 50 if a farmer is to have his work paid. Ferd Haberer, the manager of the local rink, has made special arrangements with the localbrass band to be present and brighten up the Saturday evening with their music during the regular skating period. The Buchanan planing mill, of Goderich, has been sold to F, C. Kalbfleisch of Zurich. Mrs. E. Church, of town has placed her order with C. Fritz and Son for a new Chevrolet Sedan auto, which is indeed a very admirable car. 25 Years Ago Mrs. Ed Datars Sr., has ret- urned home after spending some time at Kitchener. Miss Helen O'Brien and friend TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN • Keith, looking just a bit shy, is a handsome boy of 13 months. A big fellow for his age. He is English and Scandinavian in descent. This healthy lad, with blue eyes, fair skin, and shining blonde hair, is always on the go. He has yet to take his first step alone, but he can walk holding on to someone. And there isn't a corner of his foster home that he hasn't explored on hands and knees. Keith is a good eater and has one or two daytime naps, besides sleeping 14 hours a night. His foster mother says he needs all that sleep because he's so active. He is a happy, cheerful, chatty baby, friendly with people and animals. Keith's health is good. He has an eye condition called nystagmus — an involuntary flickering of the eyes. It is so slight it is barely noticeable and it does not interfere with his vision. No treatment is prescribed. Good-natured little Keith will be a fine son for a family rvho will not worry about his eye problem. To inquire about adopting Keith, please write to Today's Child, Department of Social and Family Services, Parliament Buildings, Toron- to 182. For general adoption information, ask your Child- ren's Aid Society. of London, were visitors with the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Kalbfleisch. Miss Mae Smith, of London, spent the weekend with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Smith. Mrs. Oscar Koehler and son Harold, of Toronto, were week- end guests with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Erb and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Koehler. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Dinnin and Wilma, of Hensall, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dinnin, of town. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Break- ey spent Sunday in Clinton with the latter's brother, Benson, who has just returned from over- seas. Mrs. George Thiel Sr., and grandson, Keith, have just returned after spending a week- end with relatives in Detroit. Mr, and Mrs. James Parkins and family, of Brucefield, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Mousseau. 15 Years Ago Mrs. P. H. Smith, (nee Joan Merner) and her three children left last Thursday from the home of her parents, Mx. and Mrs. J. Wes Merrier, Zurich, where they have been staying the past few months. They docked at Tahavre, France, where her husband, Sergeant Smith, will meet his family and journey to their home in Marville, France. The Rev. Father A. Scalisi officiated at the ceremony in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church when Elizabeth Kuz- mich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kuzmick, Vienna, Aust- ria, was united in marriage to Anthony Charrette, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Charrette, of near St. Joseph. At Hensall on January 22, Elmer Webster was elected president of the South Huron Agricultural Society at the annual meeting. Vice-presid- ent is Robert McGregor and secretary treasurer, A. W. Kers- lake. Dr. and Mrs. W.B. Coxon last week attended the annual Conference for Veterinarians held at the Michigan State Un- iversity, East Lansing, Michigan. 10 Years Ago Members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, who attended the annual congregational meeting on Wednesday evening heard plans of the Centennial Anniversary, which is to be observed in the fall of this year. Hensall firemen responded to a fire Friday afternoon, when a tool shed owned and built by Billy Fisher, 14, housing a bic- ycle, stove and other articles, burnt to the ground. V. L. Becker, reeve of Hay Township, was re- elected as president of the Zurich Agricult- ural Society, at the annual meeting held last Friday night, in the Township Hall, Zurich. First vice-president is Bert McBride, and second vice- president, Leroy Thiel. Mrs. Marge Schilbe was again app- ointed as secretary -treasurer. A surprise party took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Meidinger, on Satur- day evening, to honour Mr. Al- ex Meidinger, on his 65th birth- day. Funeral service for the late Miss Ethel Murdock were held Thursday, from the Bonthron funeral home, conducted by Rev. Currie Winlaw. Huron :oard of Education Studies Activities of Students Council Groups A debt of $1150 incurred by the 1963 students' council at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton was the topic of some discussion Monday evening at the regular board meeting of the Huron County Board of Ed- ucation. A letter from the school's principal, 12.3. Homuth, said that in 1963, the students' council at CHSS passed a mot- ion to purchase bleachers for the new auditorium at a cost of $4950 with the stipulation that each year $500 would be paid to the school board until the debt was paid. To date, the sum of $3800 has been paid to the board, the letter stated. With the rising costs and obligations to the students' council, as well as the fact that it is deemed unfair for the 1963 students' council to expect each succeeding students' coun- cil to accept an obligation to pay for equipment which "prob- ably should have been the resp- onsibility of the school board, " Principal Homuth requested the board to clear this "outstanding • debt from their books." "Those bleachers have cert- ainly added to the assets of the school board," Homuth wrote, "and they have often been used during functions in which the student body played no part. " The board has appointed a committee of Dr. Alex Addison, John Taylor and Garnet Hicks to look into the matter. As well, the committee has been instruct - Name Committees At County Level (by Shirley J. Keller) The following are the commit- tees of Huron County Council for 1971: Roads, Joe, Hoffman, chairman, Elmer Hayter, Elgin Thompson, William Elston, Wilmer Cuthill. Huronview, Harold Robinson, chairman, Joe Dietrich, Hugh Flynn, Frank Cook, J. L. Mc- Cutcheon. Health, Jack Morrissey (non - council member) chairman; Jack Alexander, Anson McKinley, Clarence Boyle, G. G. Ginn. Library, Harold Wild, Chair- man; Eugene Frayne, John Baker, Duff Thompson (non -council member), George McCutcheon (non -council member) and Stew- art Proctor (non -council member', Property, John Flannery, chair- man; Lloyd Hendrick, Ken Mc- Michael, Don MacGregor and Dave Gower. Planning, Charles Thomas, chairman: Ed Oddleifson, Roy Pattison, Girvin Reed and Paul Carroll; and Cal Krauter, Ian McAllister, Ralph Jewell, Roy Westcott and Clayton Laithwaite, all non -council members. Development, Alex McGregor, chairman; Lloyd Ferguson, Har- old Lobb, Doug McNeil, George Bailie; as well as Don Pullen, Jim Britnell and H. R. Lancaster, all non -council members. Executive, Gordon Hess, chair man; Mel Allen, Bob Lyons, Allan Campbell, Everett McIl- wain and Cecil Desjardine. County representatives to the five county hospitals were ap- pointed. They are F.B. Menzies, Clinton Public Hospital Board; Glen Fisher, South Huron Hosp- ital Board; John Schafer, Alex- andra Marine and General Hosp- ital Board; Dave Cornish, Sea - forth Community Hospital and John B. Fisher, Wingham Hosp- ital. ed to take a look at all student council operations in the county. "It's a very large question, " warned Mrs. J. W, Wallace. She suggested the board might get into the whole matter of whether or not students' council are paying for certain services which the school board should be supplying. F, E. Madill, a superintend- ent, told the board the students' councils in the county might take the attitude that they raise the money themselves and should be allowed to spend it as they see fit. Chairman Bob Elliott said, "The students' council at CHSS is asking us to forget this. We're not asking to run their affairs. Some board members felt that if students' councils are to learn anything about the working of government from their experiences, they must learn that one must live up to their commitments. "If one students' council make a bargain or signs an agreement which involves the students' council of the next year, that students' council must honor the agreement just the way munic- ipal councils and boards honor the contracts made by their predecessors, " one board memb- erstated. 0 Big Hopes For Future of ‘CFB Clinton (by Shirley J. Keller) "At this moment I am very optimistic that we will eventu- ally have an even bigger facil- ity at Canadian Forces Base, Clinton, than we have had in the past, " R. S. Cummings, Hur- on County Development Com- mittee co-ordinator told Huron County councillors Wednesday in Goderich, "During the immediate future it is our intention to continue with our contacts in the federal and provincial governments to ensure that before the close out of the base in September a new occupant is found, " stated Cummings. Cummings said the Huron del- egation which went to Ottawa earlier this month was assured the base would be maintained until another use can be made of the facilities. The Minister of National Defence, Hon. Don- ald Macdonald, had stated, said Cummings, that he would look into and escalate if possible, the. federal government decision on the future use of the base by federal government departments. At least one party was interest- ed in obtaining the whole base for development as an industrial complex, Cummings told coun- cil, but the committee had been advised from Ottawa that the property was not for sale. Since that time, Cummings reported, the Department of National Defence has given a letter of intent to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation that the base will be turned over to them for dispersal on September 1, 1971. "Many, many meetings have been held and many, many, hours spent in trying to convince organizations that they should establish an enterprise at Can- adian Forces base, Clinton, " Cummings said.