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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-05-07, Page 1Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. ..11 . .,0.1, 1 _214.41......14,., u,111M®411.16.41. - ..,1.1., . ,. No. 17 +wR 31110211.214101.9 ZURICH, ONTARIO, MAY 7, 1958 YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE had the pleasure of meeting John J. Wintermeyer, the new leader of the Ontario Liberal party when he visited Zurich on Friday, Here, Dr. Alex Addison, Liberal candidate in Monday's by-election, and Mr. Wintermeyer are making friends with four sons of Mr, and Mrs. Reg Black, Lorrie, Kim, Terry and Danny. (Staff Photo) Park Receives $100 From Police Assoc.; Zurich Man Zone Chairman of Lions Two members of the Huron Provincial Police Assrooia.tion were guests of the Zurich Lions Club at the regular meeting on Monday night, and presented the club with check for $100; a .donation to- wards the new eomrnunity park` The money is part of the funds raised by the annual Police -Lions hockey gaine played in Goderich. Sergeant Anderson, Goderi.ch, in- troduced Constable Gibbons, Exe- ter, who made the presentation on behalf of their association. In a brief address, Constable Gibbons said, "Tire good fellow- ship displayed in this Lions Chub is something to be really proud of." He also cast a joke about the taiMwi-ster, stating that if he was a member of the Police force the country would receive twice as much money in fines as they de ncrw. Geoiige Deichert, chairman of the Easter iS.eal ,Campaign, repor- ted that the total donations new stand at $530. Dee OYBi'iert,. c[ airen a; e£ *fie i boys and girls committee, told of plans to hold: a special night in Zurich in the near future to hon- our all the minor hockey teams. Secretary Milfred Schilbe re- ported that Bob McKinley has been appointed Zone :Chairman of Zone 3 south, to which district Zurich now belongs. Lloyd O'Brien,. Bob McKinley, and Leroy Thiel were appointed as the three members of the Lions Club to .act on a special com- mittee for the furthering of plans in connection with the new com- munity park. Cancer Society Gets $300 from Hay; All Roads To Have Calcium Chloride. At the regular meeting en Mon- day, Hay Township Council voted a grant of $300 to the Canadian Cancer Society. They also decid- ed ecided to have calcium chloride spray- ed on the roads throughout the township. C. V. Laughton, Exeter, appear- ed before council on behalf of Norman Turnbull, who wishes to divide mnore of his land into sub divisions. According to a new act all sub divisions must now give 5 percent of the land they divide to the township ,for what is to be known, as green area. Mr. Laughton suggested in this case the settling for an equivalent amount of money instead of the land. Council turned the matter over to their solicitor, Frank Don- nelly, for further advice, Mr. B. Thompson, who claimed to have a steer die after being sprayed for warble fly, appeared before council to ask $250 for the loss of the beast, The claim was in turn handed over to the town- ship's insurance company. CouTEcii ,decided to temporarily close the road on which the Mc- Donald bridge is situated. They decided to seek legal advice on further action to be taken in con- nection with the, road. In regards to the matter of the townshi.,p office being moved, council! decided to hold a special meeting to deal with the situa- tion. A tour of the township roads is to be made. on Saturday. Court of Revision re .Anderson Drain is to be ,held in the Town- ship HaS4 on Tuesday, May 20. Brucefield, Varna, To Ask For Lights At their regular meeting in the Town 'Hall, Varna, on Monday night, Stanley Township council appointed Ross Seatt to petition the ratepayers- of Brucefield for street ]rights. Melvin Webster was also appointed to do likewise in Varna. The council decided to attend the Huron ,County Municipal As- sociation meeting at Crediton on May 21. A grant of $25• each, to the tClioton Spring Fair and Henson Spring Fair was made. Wi4Piam •Censitt was engaged as grader operator. A meeting has been called for May 20, to read the engineer's report on the Stanley Big Drain. WHO CAN HELP? On Wednesday, Miss Emma Finlay, victim of their recent car accident, is returning home, and requires a pair of crutches. If someone has crutches they can lend to this family, it would be greatly appreciated if they would phone Zurich 83•r3, 'advising thein. . h le adjustable. oil- tales would be handier, any kind -at all will be welcomed. Surely somebody can be of help. `i"weh'e Pages New Liberal Leader Visits Zurich; Large Crowd Tur { s Out For Meeting John Wirutermeyer, a 'w leader ea the voters, in their homes, air; of the Ontario Liberal party, ad- the streets and even at the lib• dressed an audience of 250 people- Mary at the Zurich Community Centre last Friday night. He visited Zur- ich in support of Huron riding's Liberal candidate, Dr. Alex Addis- on. Earlier in the day he did what no previous Liberal provincial leader had done --went "main - streeting„ through Zurich. He met its citizens, the small fry as well LIONS COLLECT OVER S226 FOR CANCER FUND • Although the job of canvas- sing is not through, the mem- bers of Zurich Lions Club last night collected $226.30 for the Canadian Cancer Society, during their blitz of the town, There were 18 to 20 mem- bers taking part an the can- vass, and the amount colleot- ed is considerably higher tharx in previous years. Heiisall Legi i n Fetes Kids; NHL Referee Speaker (By our Hensail correspondent) tHensail Legion held -their regu- lar meeting on, M;'onday night an the f owe, of -a turkey ba 'qu �e i32rr ;:e�'irve=.lifcsy"eaftt which was enamored by the Leg. ion, were guests of. the Legion Ladies Auxiliary, who catered for the banquet. . Guest speaker for the occasion wasGeorge Hayes, Ingersoll, who is a .linesman in the N.H.L. He spoke to the group on hockey, af- ter which a period of questions and answers was held. Rev. Charles Daniels was in charge of the showing of filmes on fishing, hunting and skiing. President William Brown was in charge of the business session, at which time it was decided to donate $10 to the Legion Univers- ity Scholarship program for 1958. Better Education System Mr. r said tht to inte ensure t`1 fat all who have lheaabil- ity to go on do so "more bursar- nieeeaded.." and more scholarships are He charged that at present in. Ontario equal educational oppor- tunity does not exist for all youth, "But we will bring about the day of equal opportunity," he stated. "If a person shows ability, he could and will be given the op- portunity to go on to university." The Liberal leader maintained that. Ontario Conservative govern- ment does not have an education policy. He said that it at first claimed there was no teacher shortage, yet later introduced short courses in an effort to fill! the gap. "These teachers, trained in the shorter courses, are not qualified;" he said, "And we have 1,000 of these in Ontario." He charged that centres outside the large metropolitan centres are the areas suffering most from the shortage of qualified teachers. "It's net only Toronto and other large centres, but the rural areas as well that deserve the best possible teachers," he said. "We must ensure that all children be given ,the opportunity to learn." Tories "Old and Tired" He held that it was only ;be cause of tide prodding by the, Lib.•e eral opposition that' the I'",roS govern ueot- set aside a" fund to.;aird prcmnstitilt students. HHeahtar e than e' Frost Adroit7' +x ,? zs tric 4tyt Millie ; t'h ot' cuing i he, ii githzt • vtc While le is!brteeethKz c new "MI -11S,, ters have been appointed. he not, ed that "they are without port- folio, So, the same .old men are still running the government, There is no suggestion that the direction of the government wilt be changed." He warned his audience not to. worry about patronage—that 1ihey might not get a new hospital if they voted against the Tories. "Ns government worth its salt would. do such a thing And if that be the Tory contention: then they had (Continued on Page Twelve) PREMIER LESLIE FROST will be in G+oderich on Thurs- day evening at the Collegiate Auditorium, supporting Charlie MaeNaughton, the PC candidate' ' in the coming by-election. A public reception will be held .followed by a short speaking program and lunch, Work Under Way On Goshen Line S. Work is progressing nicely on the rebuilding of the Goshen Line, south of Zurich. Most of the hills have been cut down., and the l'ow spots• filled in. Early ;plans were to pave the. road only to 11/% miles north of the Dashwood road, a distance of two and a half males, but the latest report is that the job will be completed right through ,from the Zurich road to the Dashwood road. This news is certainly welcome to residents of this district who travel in that direction. The road is owned by Huron County, MOTHER OF THE WEEK, Mrs. Thomas Meyers (above) has been chosen "Mother of the Week" for her untiring efforts with the work of the Children's Aid Society. In this week's "Needlepoint" on page three, Mrs, Norma Siebert writes a story about Mrs. Meyers. (Staff Photo) Vote as You Like But Vote, May 12