HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-06-11, Page 1No. 22
ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1958
12 Pages
GOOD FISHING was reported by this group of happy fishermen upon their return
from Key River, where they caught over 30 pike and pickerel, all a good size. Left to
right are: Clare Geiger, Earl Yungblut, Ed. Gascho, Len Prang, Ferd Haberer and Ross
Johnston. Although they claim to have caught the fish a lot of people think they
bought them from somebody eke.
ig Midway Coming To Fall Fair;
Special Programme Being Arranged
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Leroy Thiel of the midway com-
mittee of Zurich Fall Fair, has just
announced that he has received a
contract from Peter March Mid-
way Shows, Toronto, to bring three
rides to the Zurich Fall Fair on
September '20 and
Th an allout effort to make this
year's fair bigger and better than
ever, the board had decided it
would be necessary to have a good
midway present, and so, after ne-
gotiations with the Toronto firm,
all arrangements are set for their
coming.
The March Midway Shows have
the newest and best rides which
are available in Ontario, and will
be bringing to Zurich a ferris
wheel, a merry-go-round and a
rocket ride. This news should be
of great interest to everyone,
especially children.
In all, other departments the
fair is rolliti 'i" 'ht`"along. An Out-
standing program of entertainment
to suit everybody's taste is being
lined up for the Saturday night of
the fair, while still another attrac-
tion is being sought for Monday
night.
With all these early prepara-
tions being made, people can be
sure of seeing one of the finest fall
fairs in Western Ontario right
here in Zurich this year.
play Township Council Calls Tenders
For New Truck; Refuses Land Offer
At a special meeting of town-
ship council last Friday night it
was decided to call for tenders for
a new truck, which will also act
as a snow plow. A representative
of the Department of Highways
was present to advise council as
to what type of vehicle they should
purchase.
In other business the council re-
fused to accept the offer of Nor-
man Turbull as to the parcel of
land which he would give the
township for the green area in his
proposed sub -division. The council.
is requesting lots which they wish
to pick out themselves.
Hay-Hensall Women Teachers Hosts
At Banquet; Hear Dr. E. Shute, London
On Thursday evening, June 5,
the Hensall-Hay Unit of Women
Teachers entertained the Huron
. County Association of Women
Teachers at a banquet in the base-
ment of the Evangelical Church in
Zurich. Mrs. Menno Oesch, retiring
president of the Hensall-Hay Unit,
welcomed the 55 guests in attend-
ance.
'New Barn To Be
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wilt at Etue Farm
A new barn, 44 feet by 100
feet is to be built on the farm of
Ken Etue, Zurich. The old barn
had been destroyed by fire several
weeks ago.
The new building, which is to be
completed by July 1, will be of
all steel construction. Corriveau
Construction Company, Zurich, has
the contract to erect the cement
foundation for the new structure.
Work will begin the first of next
week,
Immediately following grace
given by Rev. Amacher, minister
of the church, the ladies of his
congregation served a delicious
turkey supper. Dr. Evan Shute,
of London, guest speaker, deliver-
ed a very persuasive argument en-
titled "Theory against Evolution."
Mrs. H. L. Sturgis led the group
in a sing -song and Mrs. J. Goman,
accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Kleinstiver, favoured those present
with four enjoyable vocal selec-
tions. Mrs. C. Simpson, Hensall,
retiring president of the associa-
tion, and chairman of the evening
directed the business
The secretary -treasurers of the
units, including Goderich, Clinton,
Exeter and Hensall-Hay, gave
their financial and business reports
of the past year. Votes of thanks
were given to the ladies of the
church, the speaker and those who
furnished the music, by Mrs. E]gie,
Hensall, Miss Beacom, Clinton and
Miss 0. O'Brien, Zurich, respec-
tively.
HuronCounty
Farming Report
(By A. S. Bolton, Assistant
Agricultural Representative
for Huron County)
"Showers during the past week
have done a great deal to boost
..11 crops- ineiudin hay,;;: pasture
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and cultivated crops such as corn
and beans. A few farmers who
have early hay mixtures have
staarted hay making operations.
The cold dry period during May
has allowed some of the hardy
weeds to get a head start on crops
and weeds appear to be more of a
problem in all cultivated crops
than is the average.
"Many reports have reached our
office that a great deal of damage
has been done to early turnip
crops by the maggot. All of the
white beans have now been plant-
ed and some early fields are up.
Thinning and blocking operations
continue in the sugar beet fields."
Three Organizatioi
Drain Problem; Co
Members of the Village Trus-
tees, the Township Council and the
Agricultural Society held a special
meeting on Monday night in re-
gards to the dredging of the Zur-
ich Drain South through the fair-
grounds.
Apparently the engineer's report
did not allow for two cement cul-
verts which are on the fairgrounds
and are higher than the depth of
the ditch which is being dredged.
The Agricultural Society is sat-
isfied to have the culverts torn
out, as long as someone else will
pay for the work. After a couple
hours of discussion no agreement
could be reached on whether the
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Vilage of Zurich or the Township
of Hay should pay for having the
extra work done. The cost is esti-
mated at an additional $200 above
the assessment of the drain.
In other business at the special
meeting, the Township Council
gave approval to having the land
east of the arena deeded in their
name, and made into a community
park. Funds from the centennial
are to be used for purchasing and
improving the grounds. The pro-
ject is being sponsored by the
Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce
and the Fair Board. It was neces-
sary to have the land in the name
of the township to receive avail-
able government grants.
Zurich Water Pump Breaks Down;
Phone Calls To Users Saves Supply
The pump of the Zurich water
system broke down last Friday,
and a scare of a water shortage
soon spread throughout the town.
However, the village trustees had
the local telephone operators phone
all the users and ask them to use
as little water as possible.
As it turned out, by Saturday
morning the pump was put back
into operation, and there was soon
plenty of water on hand again.
Gerald Gingerich and his staff
Dinner Meetin
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For Zurich C. of C.
The next regular meeting of the
Zurich and District Chamber of
Commerce will be held in the form
of a dinner meeting on Thursday
night at 6.30 o'clock in the Do-
minion Hotel.
A guest at this meeting will be
Dr. Klassen, who hopes to be start-
ing a practise in Zurich this fall.
It is also hoped to have a special
speaker at the meeting.
All the members are urged to
be present, as there is considerable
business to be dealt with, and this
will be the last dinner meeting
until the fall.
had the job of pulling the pump
out and making the necessary re-
pairs. They worked right through
Friday night until early Saturday
morning so as to have the pump
operating as quickly as possible.
Fire Extinguished
By Zurich Brigade,
Breaks Out Later
Zurich fire brigade responded
quickly to a fire call on Monday
night, when a dry-cleaning truck
owned and operated by Ed. Brady,
Exeter, caught fire two miles east
of Zursch - •Ther 3�laze, which wa&..
con fined to:
the rear ••of • .the truck
where the motor is located, was
soon extinguished. Considerable
damage was done to the vehicle.
Several hours later when the
owner came back to tow the truck
home. the fire had started all over
again. Mr. Brady came to Zurich
to call for help, and several mem-
bers of the fire brigade went out
with him to the fire, taking along
an extinguisher. Once more the
fire was soon put out, but con-
siderable more damage had been
done by this time.
Cause of the fire was believed
to have been wires leading from
the battery shorting. Loss is cov-
ered by insurance, according to
Mr. Brady.
TEACHERS MEET. Last Thursday night members of the Hay-Hensall Unit of
Women Teachers were hosts in Zurich to all the women teachers in South Huron. Guest
speaker for the occasion was Dr. Shute, London. Left to right i'n this photo are: Mrs.
Jessie Desch, president of Hay-Hensall Unit; Dr. Shute, Mrs. Shute, Mrs. W. Simpson,
Hensall, president of the South Huron Unit, and Miss Carol Thiel, Zurich, secretary of
Hay-Hensall Unit. (Staff Photo)