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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.