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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1974
50 Years Ago
Mrs. A.E Irwin, the reeve of
Bayfield, was the choice of the
1924 county council, to be the
Warden of Huron for the year.
Mr. E. Koehler, manager of
the skating rink in Zurich, is
confined to his bed with an
extremely sore throat. His posit-
ion is being filled by Ed Miller.
Three new members, Henry
Eickmeier, W.S. Johnston and
D. Staubus have been added to
the teaching staff of the Lutheran
Sunday School in Zurich.
George Hanley was re-elected
as reeve of Stanley Township
by acclamation at the nominat-
ion meeting held on Monday.
Fred Bengough has been award-
ed the position of caretaking
for the school in Hensall.
Donald MacKinnon, of Crom-
arty, who has been learning the
barber trade with the men in
Hensall, has accepted a position
in Detroit and left for there.
Mr. F.C. Kalbfleisch is at
present operating his flax mill
at full capacity and this supply-
ing work for a large number of
residents of Zurich and area.
Mr. Alex Voisin is contemplat-
ing the starting of a route in
Zurich for milk, cream and
other dairy products, daily.
35 Years. Ago
Salaries for vaious Hay town-
ship officials were set at the
first meeting of the council for
the year. Clerk -treasurer will
receive $360 and $350 for the
telephone, along with $20 for
roads; the assessor will receive
$100; the road superintendent
will be paid 30 cents per hour.
The community was sadden-
ed last week at the sudden pass-
ing of Mr. John McKinley, a
prominent resident of Stanley
Township for many years. He
was 75 years old.
At the annual meeting of the
Hensall Public School board,
Alfred Clark was named chair-
man, and A.L. Case was appoin•
ted secretary -treasurer.
The three new members of
the police village trustees in
Zurich, Ivan Yungblut, Theod-
ore Haberer and Leroy O'Brien,
were given their oaths of office
on Monday.
James Parkins, of Ailsa Craig
has taken a position as a motor
mechanic in the Zurich Garage,
owned by Herb Mousseau.
Word has been received from
Goderich that the county is tak-
ing over the Goshen Line, from
Zurich to Sarepta, as a county
road.
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25 Years Ago
It has been reported that two
large black bears have been
seen by a number of people cros-
sing the Zurich road, at the big
swamp east of the village. Par-
ents would be well advised to
drive their children to school
until the monsters have been
done away with.
Jack Tudor was elected as
president of the Hensall Can-
adian Legion, when that organ-
ization held their annual meet-
ing recently.
The price of milk throughout
this area has been increased to
16 cents a quart, effective at
once.
A prominent citizen of Zurich
for many years, Mr. Joseph
Gascho passed away at his home
on Sunday morning, in his 89th
year.
A big wolf was shot on Satur-
day afternoon, in the big swamp
on highway 84, by a lucky hunt-
er from Detroit. About 25 hunt-
ers were taking part in the hunt.
Dr, and Mrs. W.B. Coxon,
accompanied by Dr. and Mrs.
E. Steiner, of Exeter, have
returned home following the
annual convention of the Ontario
Veterinary Association in Hamil-
ton.
10 Years Ago
The site for the proposed new
Hay Township School area cent-
ral school is still unsettled, even
though the board, along with
councils of Hay, and the village
of Zurich agreed on location at
a meeting last Thursday night.
Dial Telephone service will
be introduced in Hensall late
in 1964, W.W. Haysom, -Bell
Telephone manager for this
area, announced this week.
Plans are under way by the
Zurich Agricultural Society to
observe the 100th centennial
of the Zurich Fall Fair this year.
Huron County Council hears
of the need for a new jail to
replace the present one. The
jail was built in 1840, and orig-
inally served two other counties-
of
ountiesof the Huron Tract - Bruce and
Perth. Thus it is 14 years older
than the original courthouse
completed in 1854.
An expression of opinion req-
uested by Stanley Township
ratepayers on Monday night,
showed a great majority of those
present favored the building of
a central school to serve the
needs of public school pupils in
the township..
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CAC National Office is located
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BEFORE YOU SIGN
Consumers' Association of
Canada urges consumers to study
leases carefully before signing
and refer to a lawyer if necess-
ary. Insist on written not verbal
assurances and refuse to sign a
lease unless all blank spaces
are filled in. Sign the lease
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