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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-08-16, Page 1ri MtaTd NO. 33 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1973 $HN STEPHEN l,VILUSQN .1856 1r'r,. OEtia±L•ts mo$t'infha'ntt31 polRieai _ppataltsts 'axtceate of Rlnpttia1 F&'4'r3ltan, Wasta leas ubtfu 5rur miles north-east of hers He he4 a,l8 I1 with Vie meati Advertiser. Tin) year ib.' lump Glolm tupt la 1890 It a$ nppoinit t cf that 4ttluentiat Liberal input, ht 190 lie rR to S menu editor of t ' taikpenden at?Ynla .114 SINN - 'p i in 1410 tau- named Canadian ecirrovoei uta he,;i `al Loom. Will ;nn snippervd tip Comiserii! S ai1,911'and ta'¢',1nthtedin1913frH Joituzlr�a Hts nrun• h -- e t taxi:.;,' Str 4'G'tlirtd Lauder, DEDICATE PLAQUE - James McAllister, R.R.1, Zurich is seen here as he unveils a historical plaque in Zurich on Sunday afternoon in honour of Sir John Stephen Willison. Watching closely at the right of Mr. McAllister is Huron MPP Jack Riddell. The plaque is located in front of the Zurich Community Centre. Plan c emon . at At 2 p. m. Saturday, August 25, there will be a plaque unveiling ceremony at the new Post Office in Bayfield, com- memorating 126 years of postal service for the village. Reeve Oddleifson of the Corp- oration of the Village of Bayfielc Special issue next e for Bean Festival Next week's edition of the Citizens News will be a spec- ial Bean Festival Souvenir issue, which will be given away free to all visitors to the annual event, along with the regular weekly subscribers. An extra 5, 000 copies will be printed and distributed, giving any advertisers an extremely large readership for their money. Visitors to the Bean Festival last year were given a copy" of the souvenir edition, and the idea met with a great deal of enthusiasm from everyone. This year's edition will carry pictures of activities over the past few years, as well as a complete program of the events of the day. A number of tasty recipes for pork and beans will also be carried in this edition. Along with the special Bean Festival articles, the edition will also carry all regular local and area news, as well as regu- lar advertisements from area business places or organizations and any others wishing to offer a special message to Bean Fest- ival visitors. Time will not permit the Citizens News staff to contact all potential advertisers for this issue, so anyone interested should contact the office as soon as possible. Deadline for accepting advertisements for this issue is Saturday noon, August 18. Ba fie! has invited a number of guests. including R.E. McKinley, M.P. for Huron; Jack Riddell, M. P. P. Warden R.V. Pattison of Huron County; Reeve .Everett Mcllwain of Goderich Township; Reeve A. McKinley of Stanley Township. Federal representatives from the Post Office Department and the Department of Public Works will be in attendance. Present from the Post Office will be; Central Area Manager of Postal Services, Mr. I.E. Jones (representing the District Director) Mr. B. Barnes, (Public Affairs Manager, Southwestern District) Supervisory Postmaster, R.J. Dixon of Clinton; and the present Postmaster of Bayfield, Mr. J.E.M. Hovey. Bayfield's first Postmaster, Donald Fraser was appointed 6th October 1847. He was followed Hay residents want sewage At their August meeting, Hay township council was pet- itioned to have the village of Zurich sewage system extend into the township at the east end of the village to serve about seven properties. Hay council agreed and sent the petition to Zurich for app- roval. Following this the appli- cation will have to go to the Ministry of the Environment. Three tile drain loan applic- ations in the amount of $10, 900 were received and approved; and council received and recom- mended acceptance of an app- lication for severance from Marilyn Doyle to sever part of lot 11, concession 13. Because they paid half the requisition for the county and school board in July, gen- eral accounts totalled $141, 933. 75. Road accounts of $30, 753. 43 and drain accounts of $729. 20 were approved. by James Gairdner in 1853 who served 43 years. Miss Mary Gair- dner followed until her death in 1905. Miss Marguerite Gaird- ner succeeded, resigning in 1917. Dr. Ninian W. Woods became the fifth Postmaster in 1917 and served until his death in 1933. Mrs. Margaret Fisher Woods followed until 1946. The present Postmaster, J.E.M. (Ernie) Ilovey was appointed in 1947. The plaque reads; "Bayfield Postal Services 1847-1973. BAYFIELD POST OFFICE Fourth in Huron Tract, CANADA WEST, located for 126 years on Main Street in the homes or shops of the Postmaster to serv- ice the Village and adjacent Rural Areas. Duties have includ- (continued on page 2) mosostamasmomalomnamitumpaustumnuttoonaunr 15¢ PER COP1 asusaNtlitall Dedicate plaque to memory of journalis Official recognition was given to an outstanding Canadian Jour- nalist on Sunday afternoon in Zurich, when a historical plaque was dedicated commemorating Sir John Stephen Willison. James McAllister, R, R.1, Zurich unveiled the plaque in honour of the man who is believed to be the only resident of Huron County who carried the title, "Sir." One of Canada's most influ- ential political journalists and an ardent advocate of Imperial Federation, Willison was born on a farm about four miles north-east of Zurich. He began his career in 1881 with the London Advertiser. Two years later he joined the Toronto Globe and in 1890 was appointed chief editor of that Goderich men buy Exet i r store Goderich businessman Earl Rawson, speaking on behalf of Rawson and Swartman Ltd. announced last Tuesday that his company recently completed thepurchase of an Exeter men's clothing store. Walper's Men's Wear, more recently known as George Vriese Men's Shop, has been purchased by the Goderich firm - for an undisclosed amount. The shop is located at 401 Main Street in Exeter. Mr. Rawson said the new store will carry much the same merchandise as does Rawson's Men's Shop in Goderich. He added that with two stores, shoppers who do not find ex- actly what they want in one will have the opportunity to purchase from stock at the sister store. The Exeter outlet will employ two people under the manage- ment of Ed Gackstetter, who has been at the store for many years. influential Liberal organ. In 1902 he resigned to become editor of the independent Tor- onto News (1902-1917) and in 1910 was named Canadian corr- espondent of the Times of Lon- don. Willison supported the Conser vatives in the election of 1911 and was knighted in 1913 for his contribution to journalism. His many written works include a notable biography of Sir Wilfrec Laurier. Also taking part in the Sun- day afternoon ceremony were Jack Riddell, Robert E. Mc- Kinley, Huron M.P., Stanley Township reeve Anson McKinle Mrs. Robert Simpson, of Hen - sail, a representative of the Huron Historical Society, Leslii Gray, a representative from London of the Historic Sites Board and Rev. A.C. Blackwel who offered the dedication pray er. Zurich reeve Jack Turkhein was the chairman of the prog- ram. The plka.que was erected by the Archaeological and Histor- ical Sites Board, Ministry of Colleges and Universities. 0 Ito "' , id weather fleas bea s Hot, humid weather the past week has favoured the appear- ance of ozone bronzing on whit bean leaves. Affected leaves turn rusty - yellow in colour and if severely damaged, begin to fall off. This leaf loss can cause con- siderable loss in yield, espec- ially on crops that are just beg- inning to pod. Unfortunately, the condition is due to weather conditions and little can be done to control it. Ontario bean meeting will be held Thursday, August 30, at Jack Peck's farm, 14 miles wes of Kippen starting at 9 p. m. TRACTOR FIRE - A stubborn blaze which broke out on a tractor owned by Herb Klopp, R. R.3, Zurich, almost completely ruined the machine Tuesday afternoon. The Zurich fire department answered a call to the scene, but a leaking gas line feeding the flames made it almost impossible to extinguish the blaze until the tank full of gas had burned up.