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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-12-10, Page 1NO. 49 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS Dash WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1975 2N PER COPY ood will drop Hay fire protection Dashwood trustees have decided to terminate fire pro- tection service to Hay Township at the end of this year because they have been unsuccessful in negotiating a satisfactory financial agreement for that service, Similar action had been plan- ned against Stephen but that township has ,indicated through a letter that they will meet the rate set by the Dashwood officials for fire protection. Dashwood trustee George MUKLUK PRIZE - Neil 'Walker of Zurich received a pair of handcrafted deerskin muk- luks from the Ministry of Natural Resources recently. Neil is seen above receiving the mukluks, a prize in a recent contest, from Conservation Officer Bob Pegg. Hunters who donated deerskins to the Ministry were elegible for the prize. First prize was a deerskin coat. The Ministry gives the hides to native people in the Barrie area who make various items for sale from the skins. Winter plagues drivers Laymare theft choir es � Exeter OPP have laid charges in connection with four area thefts during the past week, and expect to complete investig- ation on another in the next few days. Murray Paquette, ]Huron Park; John McNair, Huron Park; and Larry Minderlein, have been charged with break :and enter in the theft of $7,000 worth of agricultural chemical products from Centralia Farmers' Supply. Paquette has also been charged with the theft of $652 worth of coins from a vehicle owned by Music by Moir at Centralia in November of 1974. Two Hensall men, Franklin Paul Ducharme and . Rene Luke Dionne have been charged with last week's theft from the Hensall 5( to $1.00 store. Some of the items taken have been recovered. Three men face charges as the result of the theft of cash from Quality Produce on November 18. They are Ronald A. and Donald Dawes, and John Bishop, all of Stanley St., London. More G•, Iden Age club donates The Grand Bend Golden Age Club held their Christmas meet ing Tuesday afternoon at the Village Inn Retreat, with 27 at -tending, They decided that instead of exchanging Christmas gifts they would make a charity donation, and a collection of $28 was realized, and will be sent to "Care." charges are expected to be laid in that regard. Two thefts were reported this week. A head set from an air- plane owned by Bert Borland, Centralia, was taken from the craft parked at Huron Industrial Park. The Huron County works department at Zurich also report- ed the theft of a battery. There were six accidents reported in the district, several as the result of winter driving conditions. On Friday at 8:45 p.m., a vehicle driven by Harry Roose- boom, R.R.3, Zurich, skidded on ice in Hensall and hit a hydro pole with damage set at $250. Earlier that day, a car driven south on County Road 11 by James R. Snowden, Dublin, hit an icy patch on a curve and then rolled over in the ditch. Damage was listed at $1,000. On Saturday, Laird Jacobe, R.R.1, Zurich, reported that an unknown vehicle entered his laneway and struck his parked car. Damage was $500. There was one accident on Monday, it occurring at 8:20 a.m. when a car driven by Dougl- as Debus, ZUrich, hit a construct- ion barrier in Zurich, A workman, Michael McEachern, R.R.2 Lucan sustained bruises in the incident and damage was listed at $50. The final two crashes occurred on Tuesday, the first at 10:40 a.m., when cars driven by Sharon Wurm and Iva Reid, both of Hen- sall, collided on Highway 84 as Mrs. Wurm was pulling away from the curb. Total damage was set at $115. At 8:55 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kenneth Govers, R.R.1. Crediton, hit an icy patch on con- cession 6-7 Stephen and skidded into a tree. Damage was $400. Tiernan who visited the News office this week to place an advertisement advising Hay residents of the decision, said "it's a harsh thing," but quickly added the village had no other choice, financially. The Dashwood fire department covers an area from about two miles east of the village, two miles north and then extending through to Lake Huron. Tiernan said he wasn't certain how many people would he affected by the decision. Dashwood trustees have suggested that the people who previously had fire protection from Dashwood should contact the Hay clerk to ascertain where they should seek assistance if the need arises in the new year. Dashwood is asking that Hay pay three mills for the fire protection. This would be based on the assessment of the coverage area. At the present time, Hay pays $1.200 per year for fire proection from Dashwood and Tiernan estimated that under the terms they seek, the cost would be between $2,500 and $3,000. He said that almost 90 percent of the Dashwood department's calls were in the rural area they serve in Stephen and Hay. The Dashwood truck is about 20 years old and the trustee indicated that the purchase of a new vehicle would probably be considered in the near future and the cost of that undertaking was suggested at between $40,000 to $45,000. Contacted at his home, Hay township Reeve Jack Tinney said the township would attempt to talk with Dashwood officials again in an effort to have the fire protection service continued. "We're open and willing to negotiate," he said. However, he added that "there is a limit to what we can pay" and said that there appeared to be too much of a spread at the present time between what the township could afford and what Dashwood trustees are asking. He said the township already faces high fire protection costs. They pay six percent of the costs of the Exeter area fire board, 48 percent of the Zurich costs and 25 percent in Hensall. • Tinney said township officials have already talked to some other municipalities with regard to providing fire protection in the Dashwood area if negotiations fail to result in an agreement. He said he hoped this would not be necessary and that an agreement could be reached with Dashwood. Hay council hope to arrange a meeting with the village trustees to discuss the matter before the deadline reaches. Th ree� k,,nw ay arden of It will be a three-way race for warden in Huron County in January. Reeve Jack McCut- chcon of Brussels, Reeve Allan Campbell of McKillop and Reeve Harold Lobb of Clinton will vic for the county's top office. Mr. McCutcheon is the only first tine candidate in the trio. Allan Campbell sought the chair last year and Harold Lobb, a candidate on two previous occasions, was runner-up last SCROOGE AT WORK - Students of Zurich Public School will be presenting a Christmas concert Wednesday night, December 17 at 8 p.m. One of the numbers will be Scrooge's Christmas. Above, John Jenner in the role of Scrooge counts his money. (News photo) uro�n year to present warden Anson M cK inley. Jack McCutcheon indicated this could well be his last year in municipal politics, but he did say that if some project in his village of Brussels would benefit through his continuance in office. he would run for one more term. Allan Campbell promised to '`fight like hell to keep Huron's hospitals open" if he was elected warden. "I think they are all pretty will full," commented Reeve Campbell, "and I'm for keeping them open supposing we've got to throw in some more county funds or something." Reeve Lobb simply indicated his intention to solicit the support of as many councillors as possible so that he could be warden in the new year. In other business during the day, Reeve Fred Haberer of Zurich spoke as one of the new members to county council. He urged county representatives to think more as representatives of the community of Huron, rather than as representatives of their own individual muni- cipalities. All newcomers who spoke expressed the highest praise for the administration of the county, and the system under which the county operates. During the morning session, a special plaque was unveiled in memory of the late John Greer Berry, the former county clerk -treasurer who died earlier this year. The plaque was unveiled by his wife, Josephine Berry, and dedicated by his pastor, the Rev. C.L. Royal Santa coming Santa Claus will make his annual visit to Zurich Saturday afternoon. The Zurich Lions will be spons- oring the event, which starts at 2 p.m. at the local arena. Free movies and treats will be provided for youngsters who at- tend.