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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-02-27, Page 1MILIT NO 8 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1975 MIRACULOUS ESCAPE - Even though his vehicle was completely demolished in a freak accident Tuesday afternoon, the operator, Gerald Shantz, R.R.2, Zurich, escaped with minor inj- uries. According to police the vehicle was travelling south on the Goshen Line just south of the Village of Zurich when it hit an ice patch and veered into the ditch. When it collided with a tree the car was practically split in half, but unfortunately the driver managed to escape as he was thrown from the vehicle. OFFICE BUILDING ADVANCING - Work is progressing well on schedule for the new municipal building in the village of Zurich, as workmen have almost completed the frame structure ready for the roof and siding. When completed the building is to resemble a Swiss Chalet style of construct- ion. Com any 100 years The 1 00th annual meeting of the policyholders of the Hay Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company on Satur- day afternoon found out that their company is probably in the best financial position in it's history. Net income for the year amounted to $107, 804 up by over $37, 000 from last year. Two new directors were elec- ted to the board at the meeting, replacing two retiring members, and a thud man was re-elect- ed for another term. Carl Turn- bull and Howard Datars were the two successful candidates in the balloting, while Len Erb was re-elected to the off- ice he has held for some years. The two directors who retired after many years of service were Max Turnbull and Reinhold Miller, In reporting to the meeting president Donald Campbell told the policyholders that the company recorded an increase in it'§ insurance in force of 17.310 to $92, 365, 310. At the same time.he pointed out that the company's surplus position had increased by 25.21o. Mr. Campbell told the gath- ering of about 100 that the major fire losses during the past year have been dwellings, which reflects how the type of loss can change from year to year. He urged policyholders to use good fire prevention practices in the homes as well as barns and outbuildings, and suggest- ed that periodic inspection of wiring and heating systems should be carried out. The president went on to say that the company hopes to record further increases in prem- ium income as a result of und- erwriting fully it's own wind insurance. In concluding his address Mr. Campbell reminded the (continued on page 2) 2 0¢ PER COPY Pork r..ucrs at mar sting qu About 50 members of the Huron County Pork Producers' Association voted overwhelm- ingly Wednesday to ask the Ontario Pork Producers' Market- ing Board (OPPMB) to study the feasibility of marketing quotas to bring stability to the pork industry. The move followed a predict- ion by Keith Weider of Paisley, chairman of the Ontario board, that the number of hogs market- ed in the province in the last half of 1975 will be as much as 15 per cent lower than in the same period last year. Mr. Weiden said high feed prices last fall led many prod- ucers to sell their sows rather than feed them over the winter. He blamed that situation fcr the developing shortage of pork. "The breeding decisions by producers that will affect this year have already been made, " the marketing board chairman said. Mr. Weider told Huron prod- ucers that supply management-- " a nice way of saying quotas-" may be required to bring stabil- ity to the supply and demand fluctuation of market conditions He added, that a system of quotas would be hard to establ- ish in Ontario without putting restrictions on imported pork from other provinces and the United States. John Brown of St. Marys, a director of the Perth County Pork Producers Association, also urged the Huron Farmers to consider the need for a quota system. "Quota" is not a dirty word anymore, " he said. "It now boils down to a choice between quota or surplus, " adding that surpluses mean the farmer loses money. He said a quota system brought stability to the dairy industry so that "when prices for dairy products were rising last year, hog prices were fall- ing."� The Huron pork producers also passed a resolution urging the Ontario board to look into the practices of government meat inspectors at processing plants. Several farmers charged that some inspectors have applied widely varying grades to hogs of the same quality. Mr. Weiden rejected suggest- ions that some federally appoint• ed inspectors work in collusion with packing houses. He agreed to look into the situation. Association president Eric Moore of Benmiller reported that Huron is the third most important county in the province for pork production. With 1, 998 producers, Huron ranks behind only Perth and Waterloo counties with 265, 304 hog and sow marketings in 1974. Huron's share of the total market amounted to 8.83 per cent, he noted. 0 Police report area accidents On Sunday at 4:30 p.m. a snow vehicle driven by Sandra Fletcher, Kirkton collided with a fallen tree in Usborne Town- ship. Damage was estimated at $100. by Constable Jim Rogers. On Sunday a car driven by James Carson, Bright's Grove, hit a dog on Highway 21. Dam- age was estimated at $400. by Constable Bill Lewis. On Monday at 3:50 p.m. a car driven by .Benjamin Carlile, Hensall, went out of control on County Road 4 and struck a tree. Damage was estimated at $200 by Constable Jim Rogers. On Tuesday at 11:45 a. m, a (continued on page 12) FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING - A bad fire early Tuesday morning completely destroyed a large garage and workshop belonging to Emil Becker, in Dashwood. The fire was first spotted by a couple of members of the OPP detachment at Exeter who were patrolling on the Crediton Road, and by the time they arrived at the scene to turn in the alarm the building was completely engulfed in flames. As a precautionary move, the Dashwood fire department called the Zurich brigade to the scene when it appeared there was a possibility of the fire spreading to other nearby buildings.