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NO. 40 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1972
100 PER COPY
OLD FIRE TRUCK IN PARADE - A couple of years ago the counc-
il of the Village of Hensa11 donated their old fire truck to the Hur-
on County Museum in Goderich, and last Friday at the International
Plowing Match, near Sebringville, visitors had the opportunity to
see the truck in the large parade. Curator of the museum, Raymond
Scotchmer, is seen driving the vehicle in the procession.
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Shirley Weary, a mother of
four from Goderich and a secon-
dary school teacher at Central
Huron Secondary School in
Clinton, was chosen by acclam-
ation last Wednesday night as
the New Democratic Party
candidate for Huron in the
October 30 federal election.
This will represent Mrs.
Wearer's second attempt in fed-
eral politics having run unsuc-
cessfully for the NDP in the
federal contest of 1968.
In her acceptance speech
Mrs, Weary told the nomination
meeting that unemployment
was the first issue of the elect-
ion. "More thanhalf a million
people in this country are with-
out jobs, " she said. "When
Zurich Institute
present certificate
The Zurich Women's Institute
met on Monday night for their
regular meeting with 21 memb-
ers and one visitor present. Mrs.
William Lawrence was welcom-
ed as a new member.
Several members gave their
impressions of an enjoyable bus
trip taken to Elora Gorge, Afric-
an Safari at Rockton and Bot-
anical Gardens at Hamilton.
An extra highlight in the Elmira
district was seeing the very large
numbers of Mennonite families
on their way to church with their
horses and buggies. Material
was given out for children's
pyjamas to be made for the
Children's Aid Society.
Several members who had
attended the Fall Rally at Auburr
that day, gave details of the
meeting there which had a large
attendance.
Mrs. Myrtle Hay was presented
with a Life Membership certif-
icate in Women's Institute by
Mrs. T. Meyers and Mrs. L.
Klopp pinned on her pin. Mrs.
Hay thanked the members for
this recognition.
Lunch was served by the com-
mittee in charge Mrs. H. Hohn-
er, Mrs. M. Doerr, and Mrs.
K. Westlake.
you have a country as rrch as
Canada, there ought to be work
for those able to do it. When
someone is unemployed, he is
not the only one who loses.
Society, that is, ydu and 1, have
to keep him and his fancily goin
and the country loses what he
would have produced had he
been working."
The N.D.P. candidate said
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that full employment and job
security top the list of goals
for the New Democrats. "The
N.D.P. would use public funds
to build jobs for people, not
profits for corporations, "
Mrs. Weary also discussed the
problems of the consumer noting
that consumers were facing
almost unbelievable problems.
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(by Rena Caldwell)
Clerk Earl Campbell read the
minutes of three Hensall coun-
cil meetings held in September,
necessitated by the letting of
tenders for the Boise Cascade
drain. The first tender, by Ken
Acton, was not approved so the
tender by Seaforth Drainage and
Construction for $3900, was giv-
en the go-ahead.
Ernie Davis reported clearing
drains and showed council the
roots which were responsible
for plugging the drains. He also
had a picture of a machine
used for cutting through tarmac
and presented it for council's
perusal. Council decided that
such a machine would be of
great benefit and they will
consider buying one.
Councillor Len Erb reported
that the drain at Boise Cascade
is proceeding nicely and the
sidewalks proceeding very slowly
Council decided to notify the
contractor that a man must be
on the job when sidewalks are
being dug up.
Council also decided that
they would wait until the beans
are over and then clean the
dump. They also agreed that
they would contact Mr. Parker
for an estimate on the cost of
draining the park' that they
would have a study done oe
renovations to the arena and
have a meeting with the Parks
Board regarding it.
Council gave permission to
the Kinsmen Club to sell lottery
tickets for the Cornwall Kins-
men, under licence No. 120128.
In other business council learn
ed; that the Recreation Commit -
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tee received a cheque for
$1287.67; they must not issue
a building permit for a new
building until the permit for the
installation of a private sewage
disposal has been obtained; that
the Huron County Museum would
like a picture of the Council
when they donated the old fire
engine; that the Assessment
office sends a list of dogs and
their owners and discovered
that Hensall has 78 dogs with
44 licences; that the County
Mill Rate will be 1.7/0; that
the equipment for holding an
election in Hensel]. is obsolete;
that there must be an election
poll in the Nursing Hionme; that
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Gr i id f ti en N st d e
nnounce contest
For the next couple of months.
The Tender Spot at Grand Bend
will be conducting a contest in
which some area resident can
win, absolutely free, $10
worth of merchandise. Rules of
the contest are simple, and
there are no strings attached.
Each week the Citizens News
will publish the photo of some
home in the Grand Bend -
Dashwood - Zurich area in the
advertisement of The Tender
Spot, and all the owner of the
house has to do is take the
advertisement to the store be-
fore closing time on the Satur-
day of the same week. The
winner will be given a voucher
for $10 worth of merchandise.
Hay council approves
two land severances
The council of the Township
of Hay, at their regular meet-
ing on Monday night, dealt
with three applications for land
severance. In two cases the
council recommended that the
severances be granted while in
the third they suggested a refus-
al to the application.
An application by Charles and
Darlene Pearce, for part of lot
32, plan 28, was turned down
by the council. The property
in question is located in the
Highlands sub -division along
Lake Huron.
The application of Mrs.
Thelma Thiel for severance of
21, 780 square feet on part of
lot 20, concession 10, was ap-
proved. The property which is
located just east of the Zurich
village limits is to be used for
residential purposes.
pen house
* Clint n ce re
f Conestra
The new Clinton centre of the
Conestoga College of Applied
Arts and Technology was offic-
ially opened last Thursday
night, when both the president
of Conestoga, Professor James
Church, and the Treasurer of
Ontario, Hon. C. S. MacNaugh-
ton, addressed the group of
visitors gathered for the occasion
Chairman of the program was
Ross Milton, the director of the
Clinton centre.
Professor Church was high in
his praise for Mr. Milton,
giving him full credit for his
efforts in establishing the centre
at the former CFB Clinton in
such a short time. He added
that .the Clinton centre was the
sixth such operation in the area
covered by Conestoga College.
"This college is to look after
the needs of the community, "
Professor Church pointed out,
"not just mixed classes. Some
of your children will take
courses in this college that you
may never have heard of."
The college president told
the gathering that he was very
excited at being of service to
the community. He went on to
say, "This is your college --
your centre - -and it must be
part of the community."
Mr. MacNaughton, in his
remarks, complimented officials
of Conestoga College for open-
ing the new centre at Clinton.
"Fourteen years ago, when I
first won the privilege of serving
you as the member of the Leg-
islative Assembly for this riding,
1 could not have predicted or
promised that some day we
would see the development of
a permanent facility for post-
secondary and adult education
in Huron, " the minister said.
"This evening, I can assure
you, I am delighted to partic-
ipate in this Open House which
formally recognizes the establ-
ishment of such a centre for
our community. Modest as this
ceremony or facility may be,
I see it as one of the most sign-
ificant developments that has
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Also recommended for sever-
ance was the application of
Eric Campbell on part of lot
19, concession 1, for 28, 930
square feet. This property is
located on highway 4, south of
Hensall.
In other business at their
meeting the council awarded
a contract for repair and imp-
rovement to the main branch
of the Black Creek drain to L.
H. Turnbull and Son, of Grand
Bend. Amount of the Turnbull
tender was $14, 995. It was
the only tender received for the
project.
Two special weeks were ap-
proved by the council, one
being Fire Prevention Week
from October 8 to October 14,
and the other Children's Aid
Week, from October 15 to Oct-
ober 21.
A total of six tile drain loan
applications were processed at
the meeting, in the amount of
$53, 500.
Accounts were approved for
payment as follows; general,
$11, 335.29; drains, $3, 968.;
and road, $20, 843.66.
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Expect cry , d
for Zurichfest
A crowd of at least 1000
people is expected for the big
Zurichfest '72 at the Zurich
Arena on Saturday. The first
annual event is scheduled to
get under way at 4 p.m., and
continue until 1 a. m.
Two bands will be providing
continuous music throughout
the afternoon and evening perf-
ormance, and visitors will be
able to enjoy famous German
food, cooked to their liking.
On the menu will be sauerkraut,
pork hocks, pig tails, sausage
and cole slaw for those who
might not enjoy the tasty sauer-
kraut.
The event, which is being
co-sponsored by the Zurich
Lions Club and the Zurich
Chamber of Commerce, is
licenced under the L.L,B.0.
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LEGAL SECR,FTARY
Marlene Rader, daughter of
Mrs. Leona Rader and the late
Lorne Rader, Zurich, has grad-
uated from the legal secretarial
course at Westervelt Business
School, London. She has accept-
ed a position with Siskind, Tag-
gart and Cromarty, London.
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