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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-07-29, Page 1irryDh NO. 30 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1971 BLOOD DONOR CLINIC - About 85 persons donated their blood to the Red Cross at a clinic held in the Zurich Community Centre on Monday night. Some of the donors are seen in this photo as the nursing staff of the Red Cross unit at London carry out their duties. While the number of persons donating blood this time was down slightly from previous years, officials of the Red Cross voiced their appreciation for the fine response at this time of the year. limuraeralessm 10'1 PER COPY Police check accidents Constable Bob Whiteford inv- estigated a two car accident on Highway No. 21, two miles north of Grand Bend on Jely 22. Cars driven by Napolean Cantin, 'of Royal Oak, Michigan, and Michael Merril, Wallaceburg, collided resulting in total dam- age estimated at $200. A truck driven by Gordon Pryde Hensall, and a car driven by Muriel Maxwell, Hensall, collid- ed on Concession two of Hay Township north of Highway No. 84, on July 21. Constable Bob Whiteford estimated the damage of $350. . Constable Ed Wilcox estimated damage at $400 when cars driven by Donald Bell, Exeter and John Webster, Zurich collided on the Crediton Road, at the west end of Crediton, on July 22. Constable Frank Giffin estim- ated damage at $500 when a car driven by Donald Cyr, Zurich, and a truck driven by Dennis MacDonald, Crediton collided in Crediton on July 22. On July 23, a car driven by Freda Farrell, Parkhill, and a tractor driven by Clifford Kenney, Crediton collided on the 22nd Concession of Stephen Township, south of Ilighway No. 81. Const- able Bill Lewis estimated the damage at $1, 225. Two cars collided on the LCBO parking lot in Zurich on July 23, The drivers, Beatrice Forrester and Martha Webster, both of Zurich, were not injured, and damage was estimated at $350. by Constable Bill Lewis. During the one-week period of July 18 to 25, the Exeter detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated a total of eight minor accidents, in which three people were injured. Six warnings were handed out under the Highway Traffic Act, and six charges laid under the same act. 0 Lightning hits two are homes During the severe electrical storm which hit this area last Thursday morning, two buildings in Zurich were hit by lightning, with minor damages resulting in both cases. At the residence of Mrs. Edna Eickmeier, the lightning hit an electrical outlet and blew fuses, also causing damage to a lamp. Much the same situation took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Laporte, where the lightning struck a receptacle and burned wires leading to a lamp. PACKAGED FOR STORAGE - After blood is taken from a person at the Blood Donor Clinic in Zurich Monday night, it is packaged for refrigeration and future use in some emergency situation. Here one of the Red Cross staff members displays one of the packages of blood as it is prepared for refrigeration. Award contract for road job Honotua.lsle Charles MacNaugh- ton, Minister of Transportation and Communications, has ann- ounced the awarding of a contract for paving 9.3 miles of Highway 84, between Hensall and Highway 21 at St. Josephs, to Lavis Cont- racting Company Limited, of Clinton, for $123, 500. Work is slated to start on this project by August 9, with comp- letion scheduled by September 30. The Highway through the village of Zurich will not be re- surfaced at this time, due to the water project and sewage syst- ems work which will be carried out during the next year. Upon the completion of these two proj- ects, the Department will re- build and re -surface the high- way through the village under a connecting link agreement In its regular meeting on July 19, the Bayfield Town Council discussed, among other things, their drainage project, the ar- rangements of which are to be completed in the near future. The concern at the present time . is to make certain that the appar- atus for surface drainage will lie entirely on village property. This precaution involutes a detailed investigation into property lines and survey information, which in several cases has been found to be obscure. Several other problems are being considered regarding the drainage project. Several of the catch -basins may not be big enough to accommodate the amount of water which is expect- ed to collect in them. Also some of the lengths of pipe will heed to be larger in diameter. The lengths of pipe, which will be laid in ditches dug for the purpose, about four feet deep, will be much more successful if they are laid on a layer of gravelly earth than if they are laid on quicksand or fine silt. Councillor Warner therefore prop- oses that the Council go to the site of the project, in the Tuyll Street area, and see what is to be found when test -holes are dug. It is already known that there is water at a depth of three feet, and that there are two layers of sand of different coarseness. Councillor MacFadden suggested that if quicksand is found, which will leak into the drain and clog it up, perhaps the Council should consider changing to a shallow -ditch plan. Council will decide from the test -holes what the best method would be, and then will go ahead and accept tenders for the job. Clerk Graham read the corres- pondence. Tenders have been called for fuel for the winter, both for fuel oil and for stove oil for the library. Gerry Wallace sent a letter of complaint about a tree trunk on the north side of Cameron St. which he ran into and wishes removed. Mrs. Iris Bird informs the Council that 50 locust trees along 200 feet bordering Sarnia Road have been harmed by brush killer. Council wishes to reassure the the public that there will be no spraying this year. Hugh Gregory writes that the Davis Tree Co. pointed out that a hard maple on village property in front of his lot is diseased. Council investigated, and found this to be so, and and also found that the tree had grown up ar- ound some hydro wires, which will complicate a solution to the problem. The Department of Trade and Development has issued its statist- ical report, dated June 11, 1971, Holiday time at Citize . s,t e s The Zurich Citizens News will be closed for holidays during the period from Friday, July 30, to Monday, August 9. There will be no issue of the Citizens News on Thursday, August 5, to allow for the annual vacation week. The next issue of the Citizens News will be published on Thurs- day, August 12. Anyone with news -items during the period of closing is asked to forward them to the Citizens News in the reg- ular manner, and they will be used in the issue of the 12th. During the holiday week, the office of the Citizens News will be closed as well. including information on Bay - field's population, employment distribution, and increases or decreases from past reports. Enough opposition has been voiced by combined municipalit- ies, including Bayfield, to the recent raise in rates by the Bell Telephone Co. of Canada so that the government is organizing a committee to investigate the increase. Student Workers' Environment- al Enhancement Program has done its job on the Bayfield beaches, and a letter of apprec- iation will be sent by the Council. John Walters, spokesman for several of Bayfield's young people who wish to hold a dance, in- quired about use of the Town Hall for the purpose. Due to the lack of sanitary facilities in the Town Hall, Council suggests that the group rent the Community Centre hall. Upon discussing the matter, Council agreed to make a policy. It was moved by Councillor Gozzard and seconded by Counc- illor Warner that further requests of this nature be referred to the Community Centre. There are eight possible issues concerning liquor licenses. If one issue is voted on, it cannot be reconsidered for three years, but any of the other issues can be considered immediately, with a petition. 0 At a recent meeting of the Grand Bend ratepayer's associa- tion, the question of the enfor- cement of local by-laws was discussed. It was recommended that the Grand Bend council be ask- ed if the local by-laws can be more effectively enforced with- out going to the Attorney-Gen- eral ttorney-Gen-eral to request enforcement by the provincial police.