HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1974-10-10, Page 1NO 41 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1974
FATAL ACCIDENT- Charles Pergel, R.R.2, Zurich, was killed early last Friday horning when
his tractor he was operating toppled over the edge of a ravine and pinned him underneath. Shown
here looking over the tragic scene are OPP Constable Frank Giffin, Dale Hayter, John Jeffrey and
Corporal Ray Brooks. A post mortem revealed the man died of asphyxiation.
Hensall issue building permits
(by Rena Caldwell)
Hensall council met Octob-
er 7, and once again heard
Willard Buchanan complain
about cars and trucks parking
in his driveway. Councillor
Murray Baker suggested that he
take down the licence numbers
of the vehicles and he would
call for the list in two weeks
time.
Building permits were given
to: Lewis Clark, ,to install
vinyl siding; to D. Joynt for
plaster siding on the north and
east side of his building; to
Mrs. M. Hildebrand to install
a picture window and aluminum
siding; to P. Bedard for an 8 x
10 outside entrance to the back
door and aluminum siding; to
Russell Goldstein for an addit-
ion to slaughter house, freezer
and workroom; to Pat O'Brien
to erect a double garage; to
Cook's Division of Gerbro for
an office addition at the rear
of the present building; to Mrs.
Garnet Allan to re -roof a port-
ion of the house roof; and to
Cecil Maxwell to renovate
the interior and replace wind-
ows of his home.
Buck Little's water problem
was discussed. Councillor Len
Erb thought that the ground
slopes toward the house, which
might be the cause.
A letter from Pineridge
Chalet regarding a night for
the councils of the surrounding
municipalities was discussed.
If it is a private party everyone
seemed agreeable.
Permission was granted
Tuckersniith council to sell
lottery tickets -in the village.
Councillor Paul Neilands
will attend the meeting in
Exeter High School on Octob-
er 22 with regard to a Sport's
Complex in South Huron.
Council decided to endorse
the resolution sent by Zurich,
to ask for increased money to
be made available in order to
Hay awards contract
The council of the Township
of Hay, at their regular meet-
ing on Monday night, awarded
the contract for the Dietrich -
Masse drainage works to Russell
Fischer, for the sum of $1833.
There were no appeals heard
on the report of the drain.
Three applications for tile
drainage loans, in the amount
of $42, 000 were approved by
the council at the same meet-
ing.
Two applications for land
severance were dealt with at
the council meeting, with one
receiving approval and the
other being turned down by Hay
Township. An application for
land severance from Harold
Erb on behalf of Melvin Ging-
erich on Lot 28, concession 11,
was given council's blessing
and a recommendation to that
effect will be forwarded to the
Huron County Land Division
Committee.
The other application, made
by Louis Guolla on behalf of
Harold Pyman to sever part of
lot 32, concession Lake Road
East, was turned down by the
council and their suggestion
will also be forwarded to the
Land Division Committee at
Goderich.
In other business the council
gave approval to Tuckersmith
Township to sell lottery tickets
in the Township of Hay. Tuck-
ersmith are selling lottery
tickets to raise funds to enclose
a swimming pool at Vanastra.
Two petitions for drainage
work were received at the
meeting, and in both cases the
clerk was instructed to notify
the Ausable-Bayfield Conserv-
ation Authority that the petit -
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upgrade recreational facilities.
Council learned there was no
objections to the sewers so the
cleric will be notified regarding
the next step in the procedure.
The clerk, Earle Shapter,
will receive nominations for
reeve and council from Nov-
einber 7 to November 12. The
reeve and councillors were
unanimous in expressing the
need for a great deal of time
to be spent in discharging their
duties. Reeve John Baker decl-
ared that he would step down
if someone would step up.
Murray Baker said he would
not be stepping up. Harold
Knight wished he had more
time, and added he would feel
like a coward if he quit counc-
il just when the sewers are
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Area farmer killed
in tractor accident
A St. Joseph area fanner,
Charles Pergel, 50, was killed
sometime last Thursday night
or early Friday morning when
the tractor he was driving over-
turned, pinning him underneath
Apparently, Mr. Pergel was
working on land near the east
end of his farm on highway 21,
when the tractor he was driving
slipped over the edge of a rav-
ine and rolled over. Mrs. Perg-
el said her husband often work-
ed in the fields until late at
night, and she did not realize
he had not returned until early
morning.
The man was found by neigh-
bours who were called by Mrs.
Pergel, and was later pronounc-
ed dead at the scene by Huron
County coroner I)r. C.J. Wal-
lace, of Zurich. Dr. Wallace
said there would be no inquest
into the accident.
OPP Corporal Ray Brooks
and Constable Frank Giffin,
of the Exeter detachment,
investigated,
Surviving besides his wife,
the former Violet Tomas, is
his mother, Mrs. Amalia Perg-
el, of Yugoslavia; four daught-
ers, Amelia, Violet, Susan
and Julia, and two sons, Charle
and David, all at home; and
Huron MP
out f hospital
R.E. McKinley was released
from hospital Monday after a
week of tests and said "I'nl
disgustingly healthy."
Mr. McKinley was admitted
to hospital in Ottawa eight days
ago. He underwent a series of
tests after suffering a weak
spell and had been absent from
the House of Commons since
the first week of the present
session of Parliament.
Mr. McKinley returned to
the House and resumed his
duties as party whip.
two sisters, Mrs. Shandor
(Methalida) Botos, and Mrs.
Joe (Pearl) Balogh, both of
Yugoslavia.
The body rested at the T.
Harry Hoffman Funeral Home,
Dashwood, until Monday morn-
ing when removal was made
to St. Peter's Roman Catholic
Church, St. Joseph, where
mass was held at 10 a.m.
Interment was in the adjoining
cemetery. Father J. Bensette
officiated.
0
(by Wilma Oke)
The Huron County Board of
Education at a special meet-
ing in Clinton accepted the
tender of Refflinghaus Const-
ruction Company of Goderich
for the construction of the add-
ition to Victoria Public School,
Goderich.
The Refflinghaus tender,
lowest of four received, was
$744,243 and is subject to
approval of Ministry of Educat-
ion and Ontario Municipal •
Board.
The project includes the
demolition of the original two-
storey Victoria School building
erected in 1910; a single storey
addition for hone economics,
industrial arts and music rooms;
a two-storey section-- on lower
floor, a kindergarten, and a
general administrative area
such as principal's office, sec-
retary's office and staff room;
and on upper floor, library
resource centre and two class-
rooms; and a new section of
three classrooms and a multi-
purpose room to accommodate
the trainable retarded pupils.
The latter group, numbering
26 pupils are enrolled at Queen
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QUEEN OF THE BALL - Mrs. Ron Corriveau,' centre, the former Sue Erb, was picked as Queen
of the Bali last Friday night in Hensall when the Hensall Kinettes held their annual Harvest Jamb-
oree. Shown here with the new Queen are last year's Queen, Mrs. Liz Bell, left, and Kinettes
president, Mrs. Cheri Bonthron, right. (Photo courtesy of Exeter'T.A.)