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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-09-10, Page 1No. 35 ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1958 12 Poser Hay Township Council Debates Site For Office; To Survey Land at Hall Where to locate their tow.n- ship office is still the big question facing members of the Hay Town- ship council. At their regular monthly meeting last Tuesday might the matter was discussed at length, without a definite de- cision arising from the talk. The to unveil deckled to have their engineer, C. P. Corbett, Lu - can, survey the property on which the town hall now stands, to see cif there would be enough room on the south side oaf the building to erect an office. They estimate a width of about eight feet be- tween the hall and the adjoin- ing djoining property. If there is enough land available the new office will in all probability, be erected en that spot. George Armstrong, assessor elt Hay township, presented the 1959 roll, and the court orf revision will be held in the Town Hall on Fri- day, September 26, at 8 p.m. An application for further tide drainage assistance from Lloyd Lovell on Highway 4 was approv- ed. Ross Corbett was paid $300 on a the drainage loan, being 75 percent of the expenditure on which a loan can be made. A grant of $100 to the Zurich Agricultural' Society was approv- ed, and the council also agreed to pay $4 towards prize money for each exhibitor of the 4-H Calf Clint from Hay township. The council decoded to dispose of the remaining Victory Bond. of $1000 which was purchased during the war. Having received a request from ratepayers in the vicinity of the well on the sideroad be- tween !tots 10 and 11, concession 13, to have the we left for use, council rescinded a former motion to lose it and authorized that it be preserved for use under the condition that the ;group inter- ested !place a reinforced cement top on it and do other repairs to reduce hazard to traffic. The work must be done by October 15 and at the expense of the rate- payers concerned. Zurich Lions Have Barbecue Chicken, ahe 'Mans for Concessions at Fair The members of the Zurich Lions Club held their first meet- ing of the new season last Wed nesday slight at Ed Gascho's cot- tage :at Sehade View. The dinner !part of the meeting consisted of barbecue ,chicken, which was pre- pared on a spit set up at the cottage, Club members decided to again sponsor weekly dances in the Arena throughout the coming sea- son. Plans were also made for the setting up of a number of concessions at the Fall. Fair, As well as operating a lunch booth inside the arena, the Lions will conduct several garnes for child- ren in the midway. The feeling of the Lions,Club is to help in any way possible to make the Zu- rich Fall Fair "Bigger and Better Than Elver". Delbert Geiger, presi- dent of the club, was in charge of the meeting. Relatives Honour Zurich Couple At Home ton 50th '! edding Anniversary (By Miss Lucy R. Woods) Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Geiger, Zu- riieh, celebrated their 50th wedd- ing anniversary at a quiet family dinner at their home on Septemb- er 7, 1958. In Toronto on Seaptemlber 8, 1958, the Rev. Mr. Beasie united in marriage Josiah, son of Mr. and Stanley Council Lets Bridge Job, Fairs Given Grant At their regular council meet- ing in the Township Hall in Varna last Tuesday night, the Stanley Township council awarded the con - tweet for a 24x30 foot bridge on the fourth concession to Roger MacEachern, Mount Forest:. ,Ancordirug to Clerk Fred Wats- on, Bayfield, the bridge is a re- placement, 'and will cost $5,976. Work on the new bridge strucct- •ure is to commence on October 1. 'The Bayfield Agricultural Soc- iety was given a grant raf $50, as was the Clinton Community $wimnviing Pool Fund. A grant of $25 was made to the Zurich. Alg;rircultural Society. Fair Prize Lists Available From Secretary Klopp The Zurich Agricultural Soc- iety Fall Fair Prize Lists are now printed and in the hands ,of Elmer F. Klopp, the secret- ary. Anyone wishing a copy, who has not received one may call. Mr. Klapp, and ask for same. Many classes, have been re- vised, and in some cases the prize money has been increas- ed. The biggest increase in prize money is in the horse show, which: will be held on Monday night, September. 22, in the arena, and many prominent horsemen are planning to be present. Plan to take part in and at- tend the Zurich Fall Fair, Sept- ember 20 and 22. 0 Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on Thursday Evening The first meeting of the new term of the Zurich and District Chamber of 'Commerce will be held in the form of a dinner meet- ing in the Dominion Hotel on Thursday night. Since this is the first dinner meeting of the new year .a11 members are urged to be present. There are a number of important matters to be 'brought up at this time. The Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce that the new doctor which they have been in- strumental in bringing to Zurich wilt be moving into town on Sat- urday, Seteniber 27, and will be opening his office on September 29. A public reception is being planned for Dr. and Mrs. Klahsen; upon their arrival in Zurich, An 'important item of business which will probably come up at this first meeting of the new te'tca, is the posslibility of having a Higgife School in Zurich. Word has been brought to the •Chamrber of Com- merce from. the Department o+f Education that Zurich would be the logical place for another high. school, of one is needed in the dist- rict, Former Local Girl, Mrs. A. Thompson Passes In. London Mrs. Arthur Thompson, RR 1, Bluevale, passed away in Victoria Hospital, London, on Tuesday, Sep-_ temiber 2, in her 37th year. She had been till for quite some time. Born in. Zurich on March 17, 1922, Mrs. Thompson was the for- mer Kathleen Kochems, and was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kochems. She was married in London on June 10, 1942, later mowing to Wroxeter, w.bere she, was an act- ive Member of the'Horwiek •Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving besides her husband are: a daughter, Jean; and a son, Graham, both at home; two brothers, John, London, and Franz, Baden; two sisters, Mrs. Percy Weido . and Mrs. Edward Wett- laufer, Kitchener; also her 96 year old grandmother, Mrs. Caroline Price, Landon. The remains rested at the Moir funeral home in Gerrie, from where the !funerals service was held on Friday, September 5. In- terment was made in Wroxeter cemetery. Mrs. Mose Geiger and Sarah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. And- rew ndrew Smith. They made their home in Zurich., where the groom oper- ated a bakery for a number of years. For some years he was mail courier on RR 2, Zurich, be- fore retiring. Both Mr. and Mrs. Geiger passed. their 80th birth- days :earlier in the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Geiger had two daughters, Mildred, the elder pass- ed away 25 years ago, and Mily- erne, at home; also one grand- child randchild and three great grandchiid- ren. Twenty persons sat down to a sumptuous dinner, perfectly ar- ranged by their daughter, Miss Mtiverna Geiger and granddaugh- ter, Mrs. Keith McBride. The table was centered with a wed- ding cake which was duly cut by the a bride and groom of 50 years. Bouquets of gladioli graced the room. The Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Am- acher, Ehrmanuel Evangelical Un- ited Bretheron Church, Zurich, were guests adding to the happin- ess of the occasion. Guests from Bayfield were Mr. and Its. E. A. Westlake, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Westlake, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Scotchmer, Sr., (nephew and niece of the bride) and Mrs. Melizza Geiger (sister - in "Tory" Gregg, Master of Ceremonies At Horse Show; Many Entries Co Word has just been received that M.L. "Tory" Gregg, London, Will be in Zurich for the Fall Fair, and will act as Master of Ceremonies for the big Horse Show to be held. in the Arena on Monday night. Tory is no strang- er to people in these parts. having been formerly connected with the Western Ontario Athletic Associa- tion in Wingham. His presence as announcer is all any horse show needs to be a success as he has always been a farvourite with people in these parts. The only big problem. facing the directors of the .fair now is where to put all the horses which v�i'll be corning. Following the raising of .the piriz tix4oney,aIlmOst, every showman in. the =dour try`has until'- cated that they will behere for the big show. Rolling along with their theme, "Bigger and Better Than Ever", the directors of the association are sparing no efforts to make this year's fair the best ever held in Zurich. 0 Relatives Honour Ed. Kalbfleisch On 70th Birthday Close to 60 relatives gathered at the home of Mr. Ed Kalbtleisoh recently to honor him on. his 70th birthday. A bounteous picnic sup- per was served on the family lawn, after which games were enjoyed by the children, and the older toiks:.enj,oyed a social chat. At a later hour birthdiay cake and coffee. were served, at which time Mr. Kaiibfleisch received several lovely gifts. Relatives were present, from To- ronto, Kitchener, Sarnia, London, Bayfield, Dashwoed and Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Smith and family have returned to Canada after being stationed in France for the past three years. They are slpendinlg a couple .of weeks with Mrs. Srnith.'s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Merrier, after which they will take up residence in St. Huberts, Quebec. ing Zurich 4-H Club Have Cattle Ready For Fall Fair The eight members of the Zu- rich 4-H Calf Club who complet- ed their project, will be showing their animals in the Zurich Fair on Monday, September 211 Leaders are Herb Klopp, RR 2, Zurich; Anson McKinley, RR 'i„ Zurich and Carl Oestreicher, R$ 1, Dashwood. . Members of the club are: pres- ident,1 wbnald 'I brei; , RR 2, r�irl; vice-.preslideiit, Bnd1 Elliot RR 1, Zurich' and Keith Rader, RR 3, Zurich; is secretary -treas- urer. Other members are Joan Elliott, John Erb, Gail. McBride, all off RR. 1, Zurich; Larry Meru. er, RR 3, Zurich and Gerald Thiel'', RR 2, Zurich. Large Classes for Home Economics And Industrial Crafts at Zurich A total of 193 students will be conning into Zurich to study Home Economics and industrial Arts and Crafts during the coming school term, it was revealed on Monday by secretary of the town- ship area, W. H. Brokenshire. While the classes are not defin- itely arranged it is probable the days for these subjects will be the same as last year, on Tuesday and Wednesday. A breakdown of where these pupils are corning from is as follows: SCHOOL HIE IAC Zurich School ....... • ....... 10 19 Hay Area 22 23 Grand Bend 23 20 Stephen Area 14 25 USS 9, Hay & Stanley 4 8 Stanley Area. 14 11 TOTALS- 87 106 Enrolment in general through- out Hay Township School Area is up from last year. A total of 163 students will attend the pub- lic school: in Zurich. Room one will have 28; room 2, 35; room 3, 3(7; room 4, 34; room 5, 29. In other township schools the attendance will be: No. 2, 19; No. 3, 37; No. 4, 27; No. 8, 26; No. 10, 19; No. 12, 27 and No. 15, 23. South Huron High School At South Huron District Big* School a ninth bus has been add6 to the fleet of Exeter coach Lines, to transport a total of 612 students to the school. The school has added two additional classes this year, a fifth grade 10, and a third grade 12. Despite the increased enrolment, individual classes have not exceed- ed 40. The largest grade has 38' and the smallest has 19. 0 Hensall School To Hold Fair This Friday Night (By our Hensall Correspondent;,, Henslall School Fair will be'helel at the Hensall Community Ceatee on Friday evenfu'ng, September 12. The parade will start at 7.'30 pen., headed. by the Bannockburn Pipe Band from Verna. Schools participating Will, be Hensall Public School; 'No.'s 1, 2, and 10, Tuckersmtth; SS 10 Hee' and SS 7 Hibbert, P. S. Mo - Naughton, chairman of the Scheel Board, Will extend the welcome. Plan To Attend The Zurich Fall Fair