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No. 2 ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1959
12 Pages
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Chairman of the Hay Telephone System, V. L. Beck-
er, placed the first call on the new direct line telephone
service recently installed for Ruston Transport between
their Zurich and Russeldale offices. Calls from one of-
fice to the other do not go through the local switchboard.
The project was a joint effort on the part of the Hay
Municipal Telephone System and the Blanchard Municip-
al System. In all about 23 miles of line were strung be-
tween the two centres, with about two and a half miles
being new construction. The system will serve as an
inter -cam set up for the two offices. With Mr. Becker
when he placed the call was Wilmer Adkins, manager of
the Ruston branch in Zurich. (Citizens News Photo)
Election Not Needed In Hensall
TReplace Reeve Who Resigned
A special election will not be
necessary in the village of Hensel].
to fillthe office of reeve, left vac-
ant when Norman Jones resigned
recently from the post. He left the
position in a hassle over the firing
of the clerk -treasurer, James
Paterson.
A. cc or ding to recent amend-
ments to the act council must
now appoint a reeve from one of
their number. Failing this the en-
tire council must resign and a
complete new council be elected.
At a special council sessiun last
Friday night John Henderson was
appointed "presiding officer" and
William Cochrane, Exeter lawyer,
was appointed acting clerk until
a new one is appointed this week.
If one of the councillors is ap-
pointed to the office of reeve the
vacant seat on the council must
be filled by the unsuccessful can-
didate who received the highest
number of votes in the last elec-
tion.
Because a tie vote was recorded
between the two unsuccessful can-
didates the man with the high-
est assessment will receive the
post.
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Attend Funeral
Mrs. Melissa Geiger, Claire Gei-
ger, Whitney Brokenshire, Newell
Geiger and Mrs. Nancy Koehler
attended the funeral of Mrs. Aar-
on Weber in Stratford last Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Greetings From The Publisher
On this, the first birthday of the young Citizens News,
it is our great pleasure to congratulate the citizens of Zurich
upon their own newspaper.
Perhaps it seems odd that the publisher should be issuing
this greeting. But, it is a fact that a newspaper is owned in
many ways, more by those who read it, than by the people
who plan, edit and print it. It is the readers who make their
wishes known by buying, or not buying the paper. They make
suggestions, and set an example in their own business, which a
newspaper serving the community must follow if it is to con-
tinue to exist.
In the Village of Zurich, there is a strong progressive force,
which encourages new and existing industries, provides incentive
for .business, and provides interesting, readable news items for
the readers of the paper.
Without the continued support of advertisers, and readers
alike, the Citizens News would have come to an early death.
However, the paper is thriving. We can foresee many good
years ahead for the people of Zurich and community, and with
Their help, the Citizens News will share in those good years.
Sincerely,
A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, Publisher.
Saturday Night
Closing At 9 p.m.
For Zurich Stores
The majority of the the
stores in Zurich have decided
to close their places of busin-
ess at 9 p.m. on Saturday
nights during the months of
J anuar y, February, and
March.
Many neighbouring towns
have decided to close entirely
on Saturday nights during
these same months. The stor-
es in Exeter, Lucan, Clinton
and other places are in this
category. In Hensall they will
be open the same as in Zu-
rich, until 9 o'clock.
When the first of April
rolls around the local stores
will once again stay open un-
til 11 p.m. Since most people
come to town in the daytime
during the winter months
they feel it is not necessary
to be open so late in that sea-
son,
Inaugural Meeting Of Hay Council
Hears Address From Rev. A. Martin
The inaugural meeting of the
Hay Township council was held
in the Town Hall on Monday at
11 a.m. The oath of office was
administered by clerk H. W.
Brokenshire. Rev. Albert Martin
pastor of the Zurich Mennonite
Church, conducted the opening
devotions. In his address Rev.
Martin stated that past records
show that all great statesmen
were true Christians. He added
that if we are to do a good job
for others we must look for help
outside ourselves. In closing he
urged that we put God in first
place in our lives.
Reeve V. L. Becker, in his op-
ening address, said that he was
happy to be the choice of the
ratepayers for another year. He
asked the members of the council
to work with him as they have
done the past year, and urged
there to use their best considera-
tion on all matters to come up
Hay Council Gives Grant To Salvation
Army; May Licence Trailer Parks
At the first meeting of the new
year for the Hay Township coun-
cil a grant of $15 was made to the
Salvation Army. Although a larg-
er grant was requested the coun-
cil telt that they should not 'in-
crease the amount too much, as
there are many more requests for
grants from various groups th-
roughout the year. A request for
a grant from the St. John's Am-
bulance Corps was discussed brief-
ly, but council filed it since they
felt nothing had been done locally
in recent years by this group.
The clerk was instructed to
make reservations for four men
to attend the Good Roads Con-
vention in Toronto in February.
Discussion took place at the
meeting in regards to the licenc-
ing of Trailer Parks in the Town-
ship. Assessor George Armstrong
was present and pointed out to
the council that they were losing
considerable tax money each year
by not collecting from such esta-
blishments. A meeting with the
County Assessor, Alex Alexander,
is planned for the near future, at
which time the issue will be fur-
ther discussed.
Clerk Brokenshire reported to
council that since November 17,
when the fox bounty was increas-
ed, a total of 36 foxes have been
shot in Hay Township.
In other business a grant of
$500 was made to the Community
Centre board. The grant is to
help pay for insurance on the
building. One councillor, William
Davidson, felt that too much in-
surance is carried on the Com-
munity Centre, and it should be
decreased every year as the build-
ing gets older.
A special meeting is to be held
in the near future to deal with
the problem of a new municipal
office in Zurich.
before council in the coming year,
Deputy -reeve Alex Mousseau
was forced to miss the inaugural
session, due to illness.
Councillor Karl Haberer told
the group he hoped there would
be the same harmony in the group
that existed throughout the past
year.
William Davidson felt the sec-
ond year on the council should
be better than the first, and he
thanked the reeve for coaching
the new members along during
the past year.
In reviewing the past year
councillor John Corbett felt that
the decision to buy a new truck
was a wise one, and he also prais-
ed the reeve for the help he gave
the new members during the past
year.
Clerk H. W. Brokenshire, the
man who, according to reeve
Becker, always knows where to
find the answers, praised the
council for their fine judgement
used during the past year. He
said he was glad to live in a
democratic country where men
were allowed to make their own
decisions. Mr. Brokenshire report-
ed that 96 percent of 1958 taxes
was now collected.
Reeve Becker was the host at
a dinner in the Dominion Hotel.
at noon. Guests present, besides
the council were: Rev. .Martin,
clerk Brokenshire, Reginald Black,
secretary -treasurer of. the Tele-
phone system and Herb Turkheim,
representing the Zurich Citizens
News.
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Women's Institute
Meets On Tuesday
The January meeting of the Zu-
rich branch of the Women's In-
stitute will be held on January
20, in the Town Hall, at eight
o'clock.
Topic for the evening will be,
"Safety Measures on Home and
Farm".
Committee in charge of the
meeting is as follows: Mrs. L.
Rose, Mrs. Campbell McKinley,
Mrs. Floyd Armstrong and Mrs.
John Manson.
INAUGURAL MEETING of the Hay Township Council was held in the Council
Chambers on Monday. Front row, left to right: assessor, George Armstrong, councillor
Karl Haberer, Reeve V. L. Becker, councillor William Davidson, councillor John Cor-
bett. Back row left to right, clerk -treasurer H. W, Brokenshire and Rev. Albert Martin,
who conducted the opening devotions. Deputy -reeve Alex Mousseau missed the inaug-
ural due to illness. (Citizens News Photo)