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Zurich Citizens News, 1958-06-25, Page 11 No. 24 ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1958 NEWS 12 Pages Local Mennonite Church Celebrates 50th Anniversary Congregation Over the holiday weekend, June 29 to July 1, special ser- vices will be held in the Zurich Mennonite Church, in observ- ance of the 50th anniversary of the church. While Mennonites have lived in this community since the 1830's, the present congregation, known as the Zurich Mennonite Church, was organized in the summer of 1908. At that time there were 70 charter members. Two years later, in 1910, the present church building was erected. The congregation is expecting, many former members and friends from various places to be present for these special services. The installation of a new PA system .with .. five °.speatkers ;• and,, the erection of a tent beside the • church will aid in accommodat- ing the anticipated large crowds. Among other features of this anniversary will be a history of the church, locally and gener- ally; reminiscences by some charter members and others; a reunion at the former church site (cemetery grounds), follow- ed by a fellowship supper at the church, an evaluation of the church at present, and a setting of objectives for the future. Rev. J. B. Martin, Waterloo, Moderator of the Mennonite Conference of Ontario; Rev. Rufus Jutzi, Floradale, Confer- ence Secretary, and Rev. C. C. Cressman, New Hamburg, a for- mer bishop of the Zurich Church, will serve as guest speakers. A hearty invitation is extend- ed to all friends and former Local Students Win Awards at District School The following distract students won awards at South Huron Dist- rict High School: Dick Charrette, a ,grade 12 student, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Charrette, Dash- wood, top :student of ,grade 12, won the highest standing award for the second time. Marion Turkheim, a grade 11 student, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Turkheim, Zurich, won the award in languages, French and Latin for the third successive year, ,also, one of the flour students with the highest aggregate marks for the Academic Shield. Norma Geiger, grade 10 stu- dent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Geiger, Zurich, one of four students with highest standing for the Academic Shield. Marjorie Sararas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sararas, Zurich, award for special com- mercial rq,eakaer$•toy, tt 11,ArePrflf thes,.,,r services. • Thieves Make Off Harvey Erskine 10!, ith $150 From Funeral services were held din Knox Presbyterian Church, •God- erich, on Friday, June 20, for Spencer's _ flll A. H. Erskine, Huron County clerk -treasurer, who died suddenly Correspondent) (By our Bensall Break-in artists escaped with $150 "and maybe more" early Sat- urday from Spencer's ,planing mull, Hensall, after lugging a small safe outside and smashing it open with steel bars taken from a near- by ONR. tool shed. "They got $150 and maybe more, it's hard to tell yet," said Wa:ltea Spencer, the owner on Saturday, "But valuable papers inside the safe were untouched." Fingerprint experts from Mount Forest, Ontario Provincial Police are checking for clues on a box that was in the safe. Thieves gained entrance by pry- ing open the east door of the mill, police said. The safe was heavy enough that two men would be required ta carry it. Roland Vanstone, employee, dis- oovered the break-in when he ar- r+ired for work at 8 a.m. Chief Constable A. R. Davis, i1. ring, and OPP Constable Har- arr Reid, Exeter, are investigating. in. Hespeler last Tuesday from a heart attack. Mr. Erskine had been visiting with friends in that town an his way to Hamilton to attend the opening of the new Wentworth County building. Surviving besides his wife are IL -,or �l�n low two sons, Bruce and Jack, both of Goderich, and one daughter, C 9 Mary Anne, who teaches school �.if f P'e'pper s at Centralia. All Cottages To Get Citizens News Starting this week and con- tinuing weekly throughout the summer months, the Zurich Citizens News will be distrib- uted to all the cottages cover- ing an area from Port Blake to Egerton Beach, near Bay- field. This good will gesture is be- ing made possible through the • co-operation of the merchants •.111.;Zu ch d the_ papersz re being delivered ou thrgh the courtesy of the Zurich Dairy. We hope you, our readers at the cottage, will enjoy reading this weekly Zurich paper. We also hope you will enjoy shop- ping in our Zurich stores; you will find the merchants most friendly and also eager to serve you. Any time you may have suggestions to offer in re- gards to our paper, or in con- nection with any local affair, we will be glad to hear from you. Mr. Erskine was appointed clerk -treasurer of Huron County in 1951, following the death of Norman Milder. Before that he had been treasurer of the County since 1934. He was a member of Maitland Masonic Lodge, and of the Canadian Legion. He was a past president of the Goderich Li- ons Club, secretary of the Huron Children's Aid Society, secretary of the Huron County Library, secretary -treasurer of the Huron County Health Unit, and honor- ary president of the Huron County Municipal Officers Association. Girls Enjoy Camp Cedarbrook Park A group of 15 girls from Zurich enjoyed camping at Cedarbrook Park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They had hikes, weiner roasts, etc. Mrs. Kay Webb, Mrs. Shirley O'Brien and Sarah Jane Bannister accompanied the group. The girls wish to thank Mr. Ivan Kalbfledsoh for the use of his park and camping grounds and also thank those who donated treats and provided transporta- tion His passing marked the fourth official at the Huron County House to die suddenly in recent years. The others were; T. R. Patterson, county engineer; Nor- man Miller, county clerk; and Jud- e T. M. Costello. Judge F. Fingiand Here for Court Judge ,Frank Fingland, Clinton, was in Zurich on Thursday, con- ducting a session of Divisions Oourt, A number of cases were disposed of at that time. There will! be no court in Zu- rich through the summer months, the next sitting will be in Septem- No Paper Next Week, Holidays There will be no Citizens News printed next week. In order for the staff to enjoy a holiday, it is necessary to cease publication for one issue. We hope this inconvenience to our subscribers will not be too great. The next issue will go to press on Tuesday, and will be distributed on Wednesday, July 9. Hay Insurance Co. To Discontinue Inspection. Policy Painting Contracts Are Awarded For Township Schools At a special meeting last Wed- nesday night, the members of the Hay Township School Area let the contracts for the various jobs which they called tenders for. Painting of the inside of SS 3 will be done ,by Clarence Fare- well, Zurich.; the outside of SS 8 will be painted by Rader and Mittelholtz, Zurich; the outside of SS 2 will be done by C. A. Mc- Dowell, Centralia; and the inside of SS 7 will be don. by Heniry Eickmeier, Zurich. A new roof on SS 4 will be completed by Gerald Gdngeniehr, Zurich, while the new roof on SS 10 will be put on by Tiemans Hardware, Dashwood. The installation of a new heat- ing eating system in SS 2 will be done by Gerald Gingerich, while Tie - mans Hardware :will dnstaflf heat- ing in SS 2. Tenders have been called for a Home Economics: teacher for the Zurich school, as well as a man- ual anual training teacher. The board is considering the transportation problem for the north-east corner of the town- ship, ownship, where most of the children are ,presently attending the Parr Line school and Hensalli Public School. Due to the fact that the Parr Line school is overcrowded, and after next year the Hensall school cannot lacoommod+a;te these ohiidren, some other arrangement will have to be made. At their last regular meeting, the directors of the Hay Town- ship Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany decided to drop their inspec- tion service program in another month or two, after all the policy- holders have had their premises inspected. This service had been introd- uced several years ago, and has cut down on the number of danger- ous risks that exist. According to Reginald Black, secretory -manager of the system, the inspection may be continued again in a couple of years. Arthur Geiser has been in charge of this project. 0 Trustees Plan To Build Sidewalks The members of the Unique Farm Forum will be holding their annual picnic on Wednesday, June 25. This year the event will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pepper, and all members are asked to be present. Ike M. Breakey Holds Anniversary Extravaganza ber. An exciting different type of sale will be conducted at K. M. Breakey store, com- mencing Saturday, June 28 at 9 a.m. To celebrate his 20th anniversary in the electronics field, Mr. Breakey has arrang- ed to stage an extravaganza; an event which will see all articles in his store sold at unheard of low prices at cer- tain hours each day. See the full page advertisement on page three of this issue. At nine a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.rn. each day the "Voice of Beulah" will announce what the bargains will be for that time of day. "It will be well worth while for the people to hang around and see the prices offered on all • small ap- pliances," said Mr. Breakey. At their regular meeting last Wednesday night, the village trustees. !decided to cal+ for ten deur n,:a ans'idenab1eap o'tun� of� sit i1I "1 lage. Seine new sidewalks are to• be 'built, and a fair amount, of old walks are to be repaired. In connection with a :bill re- ceived by the trustees from the Hay Township Municipal Tele- phone System for the use of a telephone in the Fire Hall the council decided to refuse to pay for it, as they feel the phone is there as much for the protection of the whole township as it is for the village itself. Repairing of the second water pump for the town water system is to be done as soon as possible, council was advised. Public Utili- ties manager, Milfred Schilibe, re- ported the work on the new hydro line on Main Street is practically completed. Three Cars Collide On Highway 21 A chain collision involving three cars on No. 21 highway, a mile north of Grand Bend, on Saturday resulted in $500 damage but no injuries. Police said Bud Levey, London, was making a left turn into a driveway. Claude Poulin, RCAF Station Clinton, stopped behind him and was in collision from the rear with a car driven by Wil- lis Wolper, Grand Bend. The im- pact pushed the Poulin car into the rear,of the Levey car. Charges are pending, according to OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons, of the Exeter detachment. Women's Institute Picnic on July 3 Due to inclement weather, the Women's Institute picnic which was to be held last Wednesday at ,Cedarbrook Park has been post- poned until Thursday, July 3. In case of rain at that time the pic- nic will be held in the Town Hall. All the members are asked to meet in front of the Town Hall at 5 pan. to arrange transporta- tion to The park. Hall Storm At AR kinds of weather is being experienced in this district the past while. On Monday afternoon: William Gossman, Dashwood, came into the Citizens News office with a handful of hailstones he had picked up off his lawn in Dash- wood. According to Bill, they had a heavy hail storm in his town, while here in Zurich we had nothing that resembled a storm of that type. Just to make the situation seem still more confusing we had a heavy downpour of rain in the main section of town, on Monday, while at the east end of Zurich it did not rain at all. At five - thirty a scheduled ball game for the same night was called off, in the belief that the diamond would be too wet; and shortly after someone came downtown to report it had not rained at the east end of the town. Funny things do happen. Church School On. Topic of Japan A Vacation Church School will again be held this summer at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich.. The dates are July 2-11 inclusive The hours are from 9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. The missionary emphasis of this school. is on Japan. The course "Following Jesus" will be followed through in all departments of • the school. The course is divided into three units dealing with Jesus as Teacher, as King, and as Savior. This school promises to be a real inspiration and challenge to the children. Lutheran 'Church Decoration Day The annual Decoration Day Ser- vice willl be held in St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 29 at 3 p.m. Special music has been .prepared by the choir for that occasion.