Zurich Citizens News, 1975-08-14, Page 1NO 32 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1975
20( Per Copy
LIBRARY HAS NEW HOME - The Zurich Branch of the Huron County Library is now loc-
ated in a new home on the lower floor of the Zurich Municipal office, and will be open
Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., as well as Friday from 3 to 5
and 7 to 8 in the evening. Librarian Mrs. Milton Oesch is seen here adjusting some of the
many new books which are available to readers in the attractive new quarters.
Accidents, fatalities
continue in area
Traffic collisions continue
to take their toll in the
Exeter detachment area.
During the past week one
death and six injuries were
recorded on area highways.
A single car rollover on
Highway 21 at 2:40 p.m.
Thursday took the life of
19 year old Terrence Mich-
ael Ward, of Grand Bend.
Ward was identified as the
driver of the car which left
the highway and ended up in
the back yard of a cottage.
Two passengers, Richard
Moody, 17, Grand Bend and
Jeffery Heddon, 18, 299
Stewart Street, London were
taken to University Hospital,
London.
Moody is being treated for
internal injuries while Heddon
sustained cuts and bruises.
The 1967 car was demolish-
ed. Constable Frank Giffin
investigating officer assessed
damage at $1,500.00 to the
vehicle and $175 to a fence
and gate.
The Kirkton Road and
Highway 4 was the scene of
a collision between vehicles
operated by Edward Scoyne,
London, James Ulch, R.R.1,
Saltford and Douglas Rhode,
Exeter. Damage was estim-
ated at $1,400. by Constable
Bill Osterloo in the Sunday
afternoon mishap.
A passenger sustained
minor cuts when a car oper-
ated by William R. Scrimge-
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Order inquest
An inquest into the death of
a Bayfield youth who was
run over by a car near
Hensall August 2 has been or-
dered by Huron County cor-
oner Dr. Charles Wallace ,of
Zurich.
Dr. Wallace said Tuesday
the inquest will likely be held
in September but a date has
not yet been set.
Douglas Henry Schilbe,
R.R.1, Bayfield, was found
lying on Highway 84, one and
a quarter miles west of Hen-
sall at 5:30 a.m. by Con-
, stable Jim Rogers.
Constable Rogers was resp-
• onding to a telephone call
from a driver who said he had
driven his vehicle over an obj-
ect on the highway. The driv-
er who has not been identif-
ied by police, proceeded to
Zurich and called Goderich
OPP, who in turn contacted
Constable Rogers.
FRIEDSBURG QUEEN AND PRINCESSES - Janet Gielen, centre, of Crediton, was nam-
ed Miss Friedsburg Queen during Dashwood 's special celebrations on the Civic Holiday
weekend. She is shown here with runners-up Mary Ann Mathonia, R.R.2, Zurich, left,
and Betty Zimmerman, Dashwood, right.
(by Shirley J. Keller)
At the first evening sess-
ion of Huron County Counc-
il in many years, members
on July 31 agreed to appoint
William R. Alcock of Goderich
as Deputy Clerk Treasurer,
effective, September 3.
Mr. Alcock and his wife
attended the session and
were greeted by council
members.
Salary for Mr. Alcock will
be $19,000 per annum with
salary to be adjusted to
$20,000 per annum effective
January 1, 1976. He is pres-
ently with A.M. Harper's
chartered accounting firm
in Goderich.
Council also accepted,
with much regret, the resign-
ation of county planner Nick
Hill effective September
30. Mr. Hill will be returning
to school this fall and will
write exams in the spring
for a degree in architecture.
Mr. }ill's hard work in the
planning department was
noted by council. In. answer
ep t
to Reeve Gerry Ginn's
question concerning whether
or not it was partly a quest-
ion of money that Mr. Hill
was leaving the county
employee, Planning Director
Gary Davidson explained
that Mr. Hill was "Anxious
to get back into architect-
ure."
Planning Board chairman
Jack L. McCutcheon said
that a replacement for Mr.
Hill will be sought, having
a minimum of two years'
experience in rural planning.
The salary range is to be
$15,00 to $17,000 per annum.
Mr. McCutcheon noted that
was higher than the salary
paid to the previous planner,
but reminded council that
when they advertised earlier
in the year for a planner,
there were "none with the
qualifications we asked for,
at the price we were prepared
to pay."
W.I. Morley was appointed
as Executive Committee rep-
resentative on the Historic
Jail Board after chairman
Robin Lawrie of Blyth found
he could not attend the meet-
ings due to a lack of time.
Council agreed to concur
with two resolutions --one
from the Association of Mun-
icipalities of Ontario object-
ing to the rate increases for
Ontario Hydro, and one from
the County of Hastings oppos-
ing the increase in the price
of oil and gasoline.
The Executive Committee
has arranged a meeting with
the municipalities in Huron
where public housing exists,
is presently under construct-
ion or being considered, to
discuss a county -wide hous-
ing authority.
That meeting is set for
Wednesday, August 13, in
the Board room of the County
Administration Building in
Goderich. Several members
of council insisted that the
meeting would be of inter-
est to all municipalities since
public housing may ne day
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Police initially felt that
Schilbe had been the victim
of a hit and run, but further
investigation indicated
this was probably not the case.
There was no debris or
tire marks at the scene and
therefore it was inconsist-
ent with a hit and run type
accident.
Exeter OPP are continu-
ing their investigation into
the circumstances surround-
ing the 19 -year old youth's
death. They have been ret-
racting the dead. man's
whereabouts previous to the
accident in an effort to
come up with some expl-
anations. They have asked
anyone with any information
to contact the Exeter detach-
ment.
A post mortem conducted.
at Stratford General Hospital
revealed the youth died from
massive internal bleeding.
BREAK-IN AT CLINIC - Thieves broke into the medical
Clinic of Dr. C.J. Wallace in Zurich sometime on August 1 or
2, and stole close to 51,000 worth of drugs from the disp-
ensary. Dr. Wallace is seen here as he inspects damage to
the securely locked door. Officers of the Exeter detachment
of the OPP are continuing their investigation into the theft.
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