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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-02-04, Page 1No. 5 ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1959 SECRETARY RETIRES. Elmore F. Klopp, the sec- retary -treasurer of the Zurich Fall Fair for the past 35 years, announced his retirement at the annual meeting of the organization last Friday night. Prior to taking the office of secretary -treasurer, Mr. Klopp served cis a director of the fair for many years. (Citizens News Photo) Stanley Township Names Supervisors To Care For New Village Streetlights Upon the completion of the in- stallation of new street lights in the villages of Varna and Bruce- field, Stanley Township council ap- pointed two maintenance men to be in charge. William Dowson was apointed to take care of Varna's eight st- reet lights, while Walter McBeath was engaged in Brucefield. Brucefield now boasts a total of 18 street lamps, nine on the western section of No. 4 highway in Stanley Township, and nine on the oposite side in Tuckersmith Township. Mr. McBeath is main- tenance man for Tuckersmith at present, Unique Farm Forum. Members of Unique Farm For- um met at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Carl Oestriecher to discuss the topic "Education — Do Our Children Get It?" Clifford Pepper was chairman for the evening, and the questions were answered as follows: (1) What subjects should com- prise a good basic education? Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, En- glish, History, Geography, Health, Music, Science, Spelling. (2) Is your school providing a good bas- ic education? Yes, our basic ed- ucation is good but better co-ord- ination from public to high school be provided. (3) How should the slow learner be taught? Special or separate classes and special tea- chers if possible should be pro- vided for the slow learners. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McAdams with Leonard Merrier as discussion leader, on the topic; "High Cost of Farm Equipment'. Reeve Harvey Coleman and De- puty Reeve Harvey Taylor were apointed as a committee to make arrangements for the Huron Mun- icipal Association's spring meet- ing to be held in Varna in May, with Stanley Township as host. Reeve Coleman and Clerk Fred Watson were appointed to contact the township solicitors, Donnelly and Donnelly of Goderich, to seek legal advice regarding the aboli- tion of Union SS No. 1. Stanley Township's assessment in the sch- ool section totals $30,000. By-laws were passed for the an- nual road appropriation for $34, 000 and for the borrowing of up to $50,000 until taxes are collect- ed. A grant of $25 was made to the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association towards its annual Seed Fair slated to be held in Clinton March 6 and 7 . Banquet Honours Zurich Firemen A banquet in honour of the Zu- rich Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the Dominion Hotel last Wednesday night, sponsored by the village of Zurich. All the firemen, along with their wives, were present for the oc- casion, Chief of the brigade is Mil- ton Deitz, and Len Prang is the motor mechanic. Other members are James Parkins, Earl Zimmer, Elroy Desjardine, Hubert Schilbe, Leroy Thiel, Howard Klopp and Herb Turkheim. Members of the village trustees, along with secretary W. H. Brox- enshire, also attended the special evening. Mr. Brokenshire show- ed the group a number of interest- ing filtns. Canvass Area For Building Centre A canvass of Zurich and surrounding area for the building centre fund of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children' will take place this week, The canvassing will be done in this locality by members of the Zurich Lions Club and Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce. In Dashwood the work was carried out by members of the Dashwood Men's Club, while in Hens - all the Kinsmen Club canvass- ed the area. Chairman for the entire district is Jack Bannister, and the treasurer is George Dei - chert. 0 Lio ;s Dances Have New Orchestra Starti g Saturday A change in the program for weekly dances in Zurich has been. made by the sponsors, the Zurich Lions Club, Starting this Saturday night the dances will be held on Saturday evenings instead of Friday. Grant Edighoffer and his Melody Mast- ters will be replacing the Desjar- dine orchestra, which has been playing weekly. This young orchestra has proven very popular in the district, play- ing every Friday night in Bay- field to large crowds, and it is expected they will have a large following locally. The Community Centre is being re -decorated and when completed should prove to be a very attract- ive spot for persons interested in dancing. 0 Hay Council Makes Grants; Warble Fly Tenders Called At the regular meting of the Hay Township Council on Mon- day a grant of $25 was made to the Huron Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association for their annual Seed Fair which will be held in Clinton on March 6 and 7. The clerk was instructed to draw up a by-law setting a rate of $125 as the amount to be paid for burial of indigent patients in the township. Council decided to again call for tenders for warble fly spraying, and also for an inspector to sup- ervise the warble fly job. A five cent an hour increase was given to the operator of the Town- ship truck snowplow, which will raise his salary to $1,05 per hour, effective February 1, 1959. Clerk Brokenshire was also in- structed to write Mrs. Sterling Graham in regards to the supply- ing of gravel to the township for the coming year. Milton ' Oesch, president of the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce appeared at the meet- ing in regards to the building of a new high school in Zurich. It was the opinion of the council that a delegation of interested parties should go to Toronto for an interview with the Minister of Education, and see what the chances of getting a high school would be. 12 Pages Annual. Meeting of Fall Fair Board Held; V. ecker New President V. L. Becker, reeve of Hay Township, was elected president of the Zurich Fall Fair Board, at the annual meeting held in the Town Hall last Friday night. He succeeds Clifford Pepper, who held the post last year. V. L. BECKER, Reeve of Hay Township, was elect- ed president of the Zurich Fall Fair Board, at the an- nual meeting last Friday night. Weekly Bingo Starts Friday Starting this Friday night the Zurich and District Ch- amber of Commerce will be sponsoring weekly cash bingos in the Community Centre. The bingo will be run on a share the wealth basis with the larger the crowd the larg- er the prize motto. As well a jackpot will be run each week. Proceeds from these bingos will be used to further the work of the Chamber of Com- merce in the community. 0 Dennis Amacher Presents Topic at Youth Fellowship The E.Y.F. meeting of Emman- uel Evangelical United Brethren Church was held on Tuesday, Jan- uary 27 with John Bullock in ch- arge. Dennis Amacher acted as pianist for the meeting. The past- or, Rev. A. M. Amacher, led in prayer, after which the hymn, "I Would Be True", was sung. Elizabeth Johnston read the Scrip- ture lesson and Murray McAdams gave a reading. Dennis Amacher presented the topic. It was a story of a young lady who had been stirred by the minister's sermon on, `Be Not Un- equally Yoked with Unbelievers." She was engaged to a young man who scoffed at religion. At last she broke her engagement to him, as she could not see how they would make a success of marriage. She later became engaged to a ministerial student. She was glad that she had maintained her Ch- ristian standard. The hymn, "Take Time to be Holy" was sung. The vice-presi- dent, Miss Mary Grainger, took charge of the business session. Af- ter a Bible quiz, the meeting dos- ed with the Mizpah benediction, One of the best crowds ever to attend an annual meeting was on hand to hear reports of the fair last year and pick officers for the coming term. Secretary Retires Elmore F. Klopp, who has been secretary -treasurer of the Iocal organization for more years than. he cares to tell, announced his retirement at the meeting, A successor to Mr. Klopp was not named, but will be picked at the next meeting of the board of dir- ectors. He will be greatly missed by the people who have worked with him over the past years. Mr. Klopp told the gathering that he feels the fair is on its way ahead, and a few years should see a big ch- ange. Women Directors A total of 19 persons were nom- inated to the position of 12 dir- ectors. Included in the total were two ladies, Mrs. Anne Flaxbard and Mrs. Bryce Mack, who both were victorious in the election which followed. Others who were elected as di- rectors were: Clifford Pepper, Bert Klopp, V. L. Becker, Leroy Thiel, Herb ..Turkheim, Bert Mc- Bride, Ed. Schroeder, Arnold Merner, Otto Willert and Carl Willett. First vice-president for the next term is Bert McBride, and second vice-president is Leroy Thiel. Auditors picked for the coming year are Jake Haberer and Geo- rge Deichert. Financial Status While the organization is at the present time showing a defi- cit of several hundred dollars the money coming in by way of gov- ernment grant will more than take care of the amount owing. Had it not been for several debts from the previous year which were paid out of the past year's funds, and a considerable amount of gravel which had to be hauled on the grounds the day of the fair, the financial condition of this past year's fair would have been quite good. A meeting of the board of di- rectors will be held very shortly, at which time plans for the com- ing year will be started. Parr Line Farm Forums Parr Line Farm Forum met at the home of Mrs. Geiger. The subject was "Education. --Do Our. Children Get It?" (1) What subjects should com- prise a good education? Reading, writing and arithmetic, geography, English, and we believe good dis- cipline goes with the basic educa- tion. Learning to speak the Eng- lish language properly, we feel is a must. Reading good books pro- vides much help in this respect. (2) Is your school providing a good basic education? Yes, we be- lieve as good as possible under the circumstances, or amount the teacher has to teach. (3) How should the slow learn- er earner be taught? We believe that they should be in a class by them- selves where ever possible. Euchre winners: Mrs. Howard Adkins, Mrs. Ross Love; men, Ross Love, Keith Love. The next meet- ing will be at the home of Mr, and Mrs. David Blackwell.