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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-08-03, Page 1FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1978 CARNIVAL APPRECIATOR — The Bayfield Lions club carnival was an affair for all ages in- cluding young adults who like white bottoms and big balloons. Showing his appreciation for the affairTs Jeremy Brooks, one, son of Mr. and Mrs.David Brooks of Bayfield. Staff photo Chain reaction accident causes $1,650 in damages A Zurich woman started a chain -reaction when she Lost control of her vehicle while turning into a lane at the new senior citizens' apartments in the village Tuesday morning. A vehicle driven by Madeline Rau struck a parked vehicle owned by Robert L. Reynolds, Huron Park. The latter vehicle was then pushed into a fence and struck another vehicle. owned by William Ziler, Zurich, which in turn rammed another parked vehicle owned by Elmer Leibold, also of Zurich. Investigating officer Constable Bill Osterloo set total damage at $1,650 to' the four vehicles and the fence. It was one of five accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, all involving only one driver. One of the others resulted in major injuries for a London man, Ralph Thomsen, despite the fact his vehicle sustained damage of only $50. The car rammed into a tree at the Highlands III subdivision along Lake Huron on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. Constable Jack Straughan investigated. Two of the other accidents were reported on Wed- nesday, the first at 4:35 a.m., when a car driven by Dennis Powell, Goderich, went out of control on Highway 23 near Kirkton and hit a hydro pole. The driver and his passenger, John McIntyre, also of Goderich, suffered minor injuries. The driver said he fell asleep. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $1,500 by Constable Al Quinn and $425 to the hydro pole. The other accident was reported at 9:30 a.m. when a truck driven by Joseph. Varley, Crediton, was in- volved in a collision at the junction of concession 2-3 and the Crediton Road in Stephen Township. No ing est in irk No inquest is planned into the death of 22 -year-old Ron Kirk, Dashwood, who was killed early last Tuesday when he fell from a tractor while drawing hay on a farm just south of the village. Kirk was standing on a tow bar hooking a converted pickup truck box to the tractor when the tractor hit a bump and he fell against the fender of the machine. The fender then caught in the tractor tire lugs and Kirk lost his balance and was run over by the tractor. An autopsy report revealed he died from multiple internal injuries. He was rushed to University Hospital, but was dead on arrival. The mishap occurred shortly before 7:00 p.m. The coroner was Dr. E.S. Jeffery, London. Funeral service for Kirk was held from the C. Haskett and Son funeral home in Lucan on Friday. The dead man is survived by his mother, Florence Irene Kirk, R.R. 2 Seaforth; brothers Stephen, R.R. 2 Lucan and Jim, R.R. 3 Ailsa Craig; three sisters, Connie and Cathie and Mary Ann, all of R.R.' 2 Seaforth. Interment was in St. James Cemetery, Clan- deboye. Varley was driving a truck owned by Quality Produce and when he was unable to stop at the intersection, pulled off onto the shoulder and the truck rolled over in the south ditch. Damage was listed at $500 by Constable Osterloo. The other accident of the week was reported on Sunday, involving a vehicle driven by Ernest Rohner, Main Street, Exeter. He told police he swerved to avoid a small dog on sideroad 20 near concession 10-11 in Stephen and his vehicle then went into the ditch, hit a tree stump and carne to rest on its side. Hohner and a passenger, Thomas McVeeney, Ailsa Craig, suffered minor in- juries and damage was estimated at $2,100 by Constable Don Mason. Price Per Copy 20 Cents Could cost $150,000 Hay may do creek repairs A report prepared at the request of Hay township has called for repairs to the tune of approximately $150,000 to be made to Black Creek. The preliminary study was submitted by C.P. Corbett of Lucan to the township at a public meeting held Tuesday night which was designed to gauge public reaction to the proposed work. The meeting which lasted two and one half hours was very well attended and serv- ed its intended purpose, •said clerk -treasurer Joan Ducharme. The proposed work would take place in Hay and Stephen townships and in- cludes a 28,000 acre watershield that includes parts of Hibbert, Stanley, Tuckersmith and Usborne townships plus the village of Hensall. The portion of the river which is in Hay's jurisdic- tion runs from the south side of Highway 84 in concession 5 of Hay to an outlet at the Ausable river in lot 23, con- cession 5 of the township. - The report recommends that both a portion of the main branch of the creek and a portion known as the west branch be cleaned out. In his report Corbett states "I have examined the West Branch of the Black Creek drain and finding it in a state of disrepair, I recom- mend it be cleaned throughout to restore the original depths and bottom widths." On a more optimistic note Corbett said the upper end of Black creek had deteriorated very little since it was repaired in 1972 and that no repairs were needed. On the other hand, the lower end of Black creek is "in a very bad state of repair." He said there are certain sections of the river that are filled with sediment, imped- ed by fallen timber and blocked by beaver dams. Corbettgoes onto state "Sections of adjacent land appear to be almost con- stantly under water. The im- peded flow -has resulted in high water levels and periods of extended flooding a considerable distance up- stream once the east and west branches and possibly to a lesser extent on the main branch." The report recommends the main branch be cleaned out to restore as near as possible the original depths and bottom widths. This should result in a reduction of the higher water levels but he cautioned this would not prevent the flooding of the adjacent lands since the capacity of Black Creek is limited by the capacity of the Ausable river. Corbett recommended that in the spring following a cleanup of the stream that another cleanup be con- ducted since a newly clean- ed river will fill in with debris rapidly. He reported that similar cleanup operation on a drain in Middlesex county 10 years ago has resulted in that drain still operating ef- ficiently. As a remedy to cost cleanups every 20 or 30 years, he said Hay and Stephen should inspect their drains (rivers) on a regular basis and remove obstruc- tions and silt bars im- mediately. Mrs. Ducharme said coun- cil will review the com- ments from the meeting and decide some time in the near future whether- they will proceed with the stream cleaning. At that time, a final study will be drawn up, along with a detailed cost analysis for the project. Building plans to be finalized soon According to John Consitt, secretary -manager of the Hay Township Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company a decision should be forthcoming shortly with regards to the final plans for the company's new office building to be located at the intersection of • Highway 84 and Goshen street in Zurich. Consitt said that plans for the new building should be finalized within the next two weeks and that tenders on the proposed building which closed about two weeks ago, were not accepted. At the annual meeting of the 103 year company held in March, former president Howard Datars said the board of directors had unanimously decided to proceed with plans for a new building. Datars said the new facility was a necessity because of the increased business in recent years Rains came in time for local arain cros Recent rains have put Huron County crops on the road to recovery, according to area mill managers. "The rain turned the situation around. We were losing yield potential in the dry weather, but most of the crops have come back to an almost average year," said Wes Petch, marketing manager at Cook's in Hensall. Fetch said the malting barley, which is currently being harvested, is of very good quality in general. There have been a few ex- ceptions, he said. The corn crop is quite uneven in the area, and both the corn and bean crops have been slowed up by the dry weather. An early frost could cause severe damage to both crops, Fetch said. Archie Cooper of the Hensall Co-op said this year's harvest looks to be about average. "The rain we have got will increase yields for corn and beans to about average," he said. Lloyd Whitesell, assistant manager at W. G. Thomp- sons, said the dry weather had taken its toll. His mill found the malting barley crop to be low on weight and plumpness. "Half df it may end up in the feed tank," he said. Whitesell said there may be a 20percentgeneral drop in yields this year. PLAYGROUND POPCORN — One of the the activities which participants in the Zurich playground were involved in was the stringing of popcorn. Participating in the activity were Donna Gingerich, Trevor Landsbetgen, Brent O'Brien and Mark Stephan. Staff photo