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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-02-25, Page 1No. 8 ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1959 12 Pages THREE CENTURIES of farm power are demonstrat- ed in these three models, all carved out of wood by L. H. Rader, Dashwood, former reeve of Hay Township and Warden of Huron County. First is the team of oxen, which were in use in the 1800's. Next is the team_ of horses, which were designed after a show team owned by Mr. Rader and shown at many fall fairs, and last is the tractor, which first came into being about 1920. The entire display was carved by Mr. Rader with a small jack- knife, and basswood was used throughout. In all about 100 hours of work was put into making the three units of power. The tractor is flexible, with all the adjust- ments of a modern style unit. This past Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Rader celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary. (Citizens News Photo) Recent Music Exam Results Results of the recent music ex- ams held in London have been announced by the Royal Conser- vatory of Music in Toronto. Pup- ils of Idella Gabel, A.R.C.T., are as follows: Grade Ten piano, hon- ours, Grace Erb; Grade eight pi- ano, honours, Dennis Amacher, Ruth Haberer; pass, Marie Sal- mon; grade six piano, pass, Mary Jane Hoffman; grade five piano, pass, Margaret Hotson; grade two theory, first class honours, Ruth Haberer, honours•, Lynda Tiernan. Hensall's Harry Strang Chosen For Liberal Candidate, Huron Riding Harry Strang, prominent farm- er in' the Hensall district, was named candidate for the coming election in Ontario, to contest the riding against the sitting Conserv- ative member, Charles S. Mac - Naughton, Exeter. Mr. Strang was nominated by Jaynes Taylor, Hens - all and Hugh Hill, Goderich. The nomination was contested by Ernest Fisher, Goderich, who was named by James Bisset and John Armstrong. Others named who did not allow their names to stand were Dr. A. J. Addison, Clinton, the unsuccessful candidate in the by-election last year; W. G. Cochrane, Exeter and Gordon McGavin, Walton. Mr. Strang, who is clerk -treasur- er of Usborne Township, is an act- ive progressive farmer with two daughters and a son, living on Con- cession 2, Usborne. He is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, in Exeter. Mr. Strang is past pres- ident of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Speaking to the 200 supporters of Liberalism attending the meet- ing in Hensall Town Hall, Mr. Strang noted that there was a growing opposition to the Conser- vative government in Ontario. He said the Conservatives had been in power too long, and people to- day are looking to the Liberals for leadership in Ontario. He said he had hoped Dr. Addison would have been the candidate, but since he had declined, he was happy to represent Huron. James Scott, Seaforth, claimed that the newly appointed Liberal candidate would give Mr. Mac - Naughton a good run, commenting that the sitting member was hav- ing trouble, not because of him- self, but because of the party he represents. "Never in the history of the province has the Conserva- tive party in Ontario been in as bad shape as it is right now," said Mr. Scott. Hugh Hawkins, Clinton, brought Annual Skating Carnival Draws Many Entries, Many Prize Winners Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger and family won the prize for the largest family on skates at the annual carnival held in the Zurich Arena on Saturday night. Both Mr. and Mrs. Grainger and five children were on the ice skating. The carnival, which had been post- poned from the week previous, drew a large number of contest- ants in the various classes. Cold weather kept the crowd of spect- ators at a minimum. Elmore Klapp, Fall Fair Secretary - Treasurer, Honoured On Retirement Elmore F. Klopp, secretary - treasurer of the Zurich Fall Fair for the past 35 years, was hon- oured upon his retirement at a director's meeting and social even- ing held last Thursday night at the home of the president, V. L. Becker, in Dashwood. greetings from the Huron North Liberal Association, of which he is president. Andrew Y. McLean, Seaforth, former MP for Huron, introduced the guest speaker, Blake Huff- man, former Kent member of par- liament at Ottawa. Mr. Huffman urged his hearers to support Liber- alism and their candidates. He paid his respects to the late T. L. Kennedy, stating that the late member was a fine gentleman. Mr. Huffman stated that Huron was very unfortunate in not hav- ing Mr. McLean returned to gov- ernment, saying, "Whether you folks know it or not, Mr. McLean was one of the most valuable me- mbers at Ottawa." The speaker also spoke in pr- aise of John Wintermyer, who had gone visiting in all parts of the province, seeking the needs of the people. Commenting on the 22 point program brought in by George Drew many years ago, Mr. 'Huff- man recalled that the program included plans to pay 50 percent of education costs in Ontario, and so far the Conservatives had not done this. He also remarked that the Conservatives "pull down the curtain" whenever anyone wants to get the answer to anything. The speaker was thanked by Hugh Hill, Goderich. E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton, president of the Liberal Associa- tion, was chairman of the meeting. Platform guests included Rae Wat- son, Liberal candidate for Huron - Bruce, against sitting member John Hanna, Wingham, in the next election. Clifford Pepper, past president of the organization, read the add- ress, and a gift was presented to Mr. Klopp by Arnold Merner. In thanking the directors for remem- bering him in this way, Mr. Klopp told of the pleasure he has had in working with various fair boards over the past years, and also that he would be willing to help in any way he coui.d in the years 'a- head. Douglas Miles, agricultural rep- resentative for Huron County, was present at the meeting, and spoke to the directors on how they could improve the fair in Zurich. He said he thought the fair this past ,year was much better than it had been for some time, but there were still ways of bettering it for another year. discussion on 4-H work the rep- resentative felt there might be room for several more 4-H Clubs in the district. Chairmen for the following com- mittees were appointed at the meeting; property, Arnold Mern- er; midway and attraction, Leroy Theil; entertainment, Herb Turk- heim; horses, Bert McBride; cat- tle, Bert Klopp; poultry, Cliff. Pep- per; grain, seeds, and vegetables, Arnold Merner; horticulture and domestic, Mrs. Earl Flaxbard; schools, Clifford Pepper; 4-H clubs, Carl Willert; gates, Otto Willert; advertising and publicity, Herb Turkheim. In each case the chairman of the committee will have the privilege to name the members of the committee. The two lady directors, Mrs. Earl Flaxbard and Mrs. Bryce Mack, presented the meeting with a revised prize list for the do- mestic science exhibits, which was passed. It was also decided to in- crease the prize money for the baking division. While the definite dates of the Fall Fair for this year have not been set, it was decided to again hold the fair on a Saturday and Monday. The appointing of a new secret- ary -treasurer was left up to the president, V. L. Becker, and the two vice-presidents, Bert McBride and Leroy Thiel. Mr. Miles told of the need for the directors to visit other fairs in the district and make direct contact with exhibitors, urging them to bring their exhibits to Zurich. He also said an effort should be made to encourage more young people to participate. In a Other prize winners were as follows: best national costume, Dorothy Wagner; ladies fancy costume, Margaret Geiger, Barb- ara Clausius; men's fancy cost- ume, Louis Willert, Ralph Geiger; girls fancy, 14 and under, Iris Becker, Valerie Gibson; girls fan- cy, 10 and under, Tanya Parkins, Dianne McKinley; boys fancy, 14 and under, Donald Geiger, Richard Schilbe; boys fancy, 10 and under, Clare Lawrence, Wayne Beirling; ladies comic, Hubert Schilbe fam- ily, Elaine Grainger; girls comic 12 and under, Shirley Flaxbard, Shirley Weido; girls comic, under 8, Cheryl Clausius, Debbie McKin- ley; gents comic, Eddie Prang, Ste- phen Mack; boys comic, 12 and un- der, Barry Block, Robert Bannist- er; boys comic, under 8, Paul Flaxbard, Jimmy Grainger. The oldest skater on the ice was Mrs. Delbert Geiger, while the young- est skater was Cathryn Grainger, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger. Back Frozn Florida Kenneth .Mittelholtz, Edgar St- einback and Bob Merner returned home last Thursday after spend- ing a vacation in Florida. They report having a good time in the sunny south. Zurich -Fire Brigade Answers Two Calls; One House Burns, Other Saved The Zurich Fire Brigade an- swered two calls last week, one to the farm home of John Groot, on the Blind Line, east of Zurich, and the other to the home of Gerald Williams, three miles south of Dashwood. At the Groot home the fire was confined to an upstairs wall and ceiling. It was believed to have started from overheated stove pip- es. Firemen had to unwind their entire length of hose at the fire,. since the lane was blocked with snow. Fortunately there was just enough hose to reach from the road to the house. Damage to the home through fire and water was estimated at several hundred dol- lars. Time of the fire was about 11. a.m. on Thursday morning. On Saturday afternoon the Brig- ade answered a call to the home of Gerald Williams, three miles south of Dashwood. When the truck arrived their two-story brick home was levelled. Dash- wood Fire Brigade had arrived some time before Zurich, but were unable to stop the fire due to a shortage of water. Mrs. Williams, alone in the house with her one -year-old child The best decorated clown on the ice was Elaine Westlake. A novel- ty attraction was the best decorat- ed dog, with the owner on skates. First prize in this class was won by Johnnie Masse, with his beauti- ful white Samoa. Second prize was won by Allan Prang. A broomball game between Dashwood and Zurich rounded out the evening's entertainment. Jud- ges for the carnival were Mrs. Sam Rennie and Mrs. Charles Fif- ord, Hensall. Former Zurich `•toy Is Promoted To Job On Television. Tom Rowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rowe, Bolton, who has been engaged as a radio announcer at Sarnia for the past three and a half years, recently secured a position as television newscaster for Community News, on CKVR-TV (Channel) Barrie. fled the building as flames erupted on the roof. Only a few household goods were saved. The fire was believed to have started from sparks landing on the roof from the chimney. W. H. `Bill' O'Brien Moved to Toronto W. H. (Bill) O'Brien, formerly of Zurich, as son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy O'Brien, has recently been transferred and promoted to ac- countant at the Bank of Montreal, Yonge and Front Street, in Toron- to, He has been stationed at the Market Square branch in London. Since joining the bank in Zurich some eight or nine years ago Bill has advanced fast in his chosen career. After serving in Zurich for a time he was moved to St. Marys. After a few years in the stone town he was then transferred to Niagara Falls, from where he went to London. It was while in Niagara Falls that Bill became married. His wife and son, Jimmy, are spending some time in Niagara Falls before taking up residence in Toronto. (Engraving courtesy of the Bolton Enterprise) Besides television duties, he also does hourly newscasts in the afternoon and evening on the Barrie radio station CKBB (950), and has a disk -jockey program on Saturday afternoon. Tom was born in Zurich at the time when his father was principal of Zurich Continuation. School.