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NO, 49 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1971
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WINNER OF SNOWMOBILE - Bill Wagner was the lucky winner of a 25 H.P, snowmobile in a
draw and men's stag held last Thursday night in the Zurich Community Centre. The event was
sponsored by the local Lions Club, with all proceeds used for community betterment. The happy
winner is shown here seated on the machine as he receives the keys from Charles Erb, chairman of
the special fund-raising project. At the right is Richard Erb, president of the local service club.
Five other men won $20 each in the draw -down.
VISIT DASHWOOD WINDOWS - Members of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce, along with
their wives, visited the plant of Dashwood Industries located on highway 4, south of Exeter, last
Wednesday evening. Personnel manager of the firm, Jerry Kading, right, is shown here as he
explains some of the features of a new window unit to Charles Eckel, left, and Bob Johnston.
Zurich Band at
Exeter parade
Exeter's Santa Claus parade
could be one of the largest in
Western Ontario this year.
Committee chairman Bill
Gilfillan said this week that
close to 50 entries have already
been received for the Decemb-
er 11 event and more are exp-
ected.
Heading this year's parade
will be the Zurich Centennial
Band. Santa Claus will again
make his appearance on the
attractive float provided by
the London Free Press.
The event gets underway at
2 p.m. from the Exeter Arena.
Chamber visits urea industry
Members of the Zurich and
Area Chamber of Commerce,
along with their wives, had the
privilege last Wednesday even-
ing of touring the Dashwood
Industries plant on highway 4
near Centralia. About 70 attend-
ed.
After being served a delicious
beef dinner in the plant cafeter-
ia, the group were divided into
two and shown around the spac-
ious factory, which extends
about a quarter of a mile in
length. All types of wood wind-
ows required to fill the need of
any building construction are
manufactured at the plant.
Following the tour of the
plant itself, the group were
shown various films and slide
presentations. A new product,
Millenium, is now being exp-
erimented with and should be
available on the market early
in the new year. Dashwood
Industries has the distinction of
being the only plant in Canada
which will be manufacturing
the new vinyl covered maint-
enance free product.
The present Dashwood Ind-
ustries location encompasses
about eight acres for factory,
office and showrooms, with
plenty of land available for
further expansion. Total numb-
er of employees now is 220.
In one year, the plant uses
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Hensall hear of ARCA
(by Mrs. Rena Caldwell)
Hensall Council met Decemb-
er 6, in the Town Hall. Lorne
Hay, representative to the
Ausable River Conservation,
presented his report to council.
He reported a winter works prog-
ram that required the hiring of
eight new men and rehiring four
regulars to cut dead elms, paint
picnic tables, etc. They also
hire students in the summer
holidays.
A year-round report will be
sent to each municipality with
a proposed budget for next year.
The decision of the Bayfield
River system to join the Ausable
involves 32 municipalities and
three provincial board members.
Their final meeting for 1971
will be December 8, when the
new members will be entertain-
ed.
Although there are 13 full
memberships, there will be
only nine new members as
Tuckersmith, Hibbert, Stephen,
and Hay Township had partial
representation.
Ernie Davis reported that he
and Frank Forrest had been
picking up dead branches and
that he had put up 600 feet of
snow fence. He further reported
that the drain from Mrs. Coch-
rane's across the road had been
fixed and that Clarence Reid
will blow snow again this wint-
er.
Leonard Erb and Murray Baker
reported drains that were giving
trouble are working now. Paul
Neilands reported for the prop-
erty committee that Joe Postill
had done satisfactory work at
Police report on
area accidents
On Decmber 1, cars driven
by James Shroder, Kitchener,
and francis Hann, Huron Park,
collided at the corner of County
Road No. 21 highway . There
were no injuries, and damage
was estimated at $425. by
Constable Bi11 Lewis,
On December 2, a car driven
by Brenda Clark, Dashwood,
skidded out of control and col-
lided with a telephone pole on
the 16th concession of Stephen
Township. Damage was estim-
ated at $600. by Constable
Bob Whiteford.
Another single car collision
occurred at the Devil's Elbow
on Huron Street, West, on Dec-
ember 3, when a car driven by
Daniel Wilson, Exeter, left the
road and sustained $300. dam-
age. The investigating officer
was Constable Bob Whiteford.
John Schwartzentruber,
Zurich, was treated and releas-
ed from South Huron Hospital
on December 4, following a
car -pedestrian accident on the
Main Street of Zurich. A car
driven by Irene Steinbach,
Zurich, struck the youth, when
he ran across the street. West -
lake's ambulance conveyed the
boy to the hospital where he
was treated for cuts and bruises,
Constable Ed Wilcox is cont-
inuing his investigation of a
property damage complaint at
the Dashwood Community
Centre. A glass door was smash-
ed by a rock on November 2.
Damage was estimated at $65.
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the dump costing $50 for dom-
estic; $50 for Boise Cascade;
and $212.50 for the mills.
Harold Knight reported on a
mutual aid meeting, adding
that the fire marshall's office
is advocating a radio system of
communication. Ide felt that
small places could not afford
the expense involved - that it
should be handled from County
Council and each municipality
would pay it's share in the
Coun rty levy.
Earl Campbell, clerk, read
the correspondence, Nursing
Homes will now be j paid $11.
a day. If a lot has to be divid-
ed, advice is that council can
collect five percent of the price.
A letter was read from Charles
MacNaughton, M. P, P.,
regarding provincial assistance
to install sewerage in the vil-
lage of Hensall.
Motions were made; that
Hensall is agreeable to pay the
Board of Education twice a
year, on June 30 and December
15; that a donation of $25 be
sent to the War Memorial Hosp-
ital for Sick Children in London;
that Garry Davidson be sent a
letter asking him to make out a
Zoning by-law for Hensall;
that the Kinsmen Club of Corn-
wall, Licence No.17171, be
allowed to sell lottery tickets
in Hensall; that tenders for snow
removal be held over until
next meeting.
Building permits were issued
to the Bank of Montreal to ren-
ovate a porch at their residence;
to Ron Beaton for renovations;
to Hyde Bros, to build a comb-
ine shed; to Torn Chuter to
build three (houses; and to W, G,
Thompson & Sons Ltd., to
build an addition to their fertil-
izer building.
Accounts amounting to $60,
353.44 were ordered paid. Of
this the Huron County Levy was
$25, 636.; the Board of Educat-
ion was $28, 383.40; and the
Separate School, $324,15. Roof-
ing at the arena was $393.
should pr
for re= . ional rule
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The president of the Mid-
western Ontario Regional Dev-
elopment Council said last
Tuesday regional government
will come to Huron and Perth
Counties in the future and they
should be prepared for it.
James C. Hayter, in a
speech delivered to the fall
conference of MORDC, warn-
ed that the other three counties
in the region should "keep
information on this vital change
in local government."
Mr. Hayter said one major
change within the region "will
most likely come in January
1973, when a regional govern-
ment will probably come into
existence in the County of
Waterloo."
The MORDC president said
regional government is inevit-
able for Huron, Perth and
Wellington counties as it is
inevitable for counties right
across the province.
"The county system of goverr
merit which has been brought
into full force now is just the
beginning for regional govern-
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