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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-07-01, Page 1a No. 26 ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1959 NO FISH STORY here, they actually caught them. Aaron Restemayer and Lloyd Rader, both of Dashwood, proudly display the catch they made in a recent trip to the Key River district. With them were Mrs. Restemayer and Mrs. Rader, and daught- er, who helped in making the catch of these 40 beauties. Testing For Water At Grand " end According to word received from the Ontario Water Resources Com - last week, a contract for $5,000 has been awarded to the international Water Supply Comp- any for test drilling for a water supply in Grand Bend, The subject of water supply in Grand Bend has been under con- sideration for some time, and at a recent meeting of the trustees of the village plans were made for the going ahead with the project, esidents Asked To Offer Blood At Clinic In Hensall On July 22 The Red Cross is making anoth- one, no matter how much is re- er appeal for blood, so that they can continue their free service of life giving blood to all who need it. Will you spare 30 min- utes of your time, and three quar- ters of a pint of your blood to save a life , .. maybe your own. Blood transfusions will mean the difference between life and death to thousands of patients in West- ern Ontario hospitals this year. And this life giving blood will be provided absolutely free to every- Cantin's Great Hopes For St. Joseph Included A. Huron To Erie Canal As they officially dedicated the St. Lawrence Seaway last Friday in Montreal, they could well pause to honor the memory of the father of the Modern Seaway. The man meriting such honor, but who is quite likely to be over- looked in the rush of dedication, is the late Narcisse Cantin. His son is Joseph L. Cantin, who be- lieves history will elevate his fath- er to his rightful niche some day. Like many men of great vision, Narcisse Cantin lived 50 years too soon. He worked most of his life- time to promote the idea of a ser- ies of canals and locks to connect the Great Lakes and Atlantic Oc- ean by deep -water shipping route. Cantin ran into difference and skepticism in the early years of his effort and into fierce opposi- tion later, But in the last years before his death at 70 in 1940, the fulfillment of his long -cherished Seaway dream appeared inevitable. Cantin died before his fantastic promotional efforts paid off, giv- ing rise to the thought that he was ahead of his time. But years of cultivation often are necessary be- fore an idea blooms with reality and it is juSt possible that if Nar- oisse Cantin had not played his role when he did that the mighty Seaway project would still be in the planning stage. Before the turn of the century, Cantin was bombarding business- men and politicians of Canada and the United States with arguments for the deepwater route. These arguments are largely the ones that have been voiced in recent years. Indeed, there was little change from the points he made in 1892 to those that finally con- vinced Canada and the United States to start the Seaway in 1954. And many of today's accepted ideas of the Seaway's construction stem from Cantin's early speeches and writings on the subject, Had all of his Seaway plan been effected, a canal would have been cut across the Ontario peninsula between Lake Erie and Huron. The 43 -mile cut would have by- passed the shoal -troubled Detroit and St. Clair Rivers and trimmed more than 300 miles from the round trip between the two lakes. If such a canal had been dug in the days that Narcisse Cantin was agitating for it, the little Lake Huron community of St. Joseph might well have figured importan- tly in Seaway shipping. Perhaps, even, it would have become the capital of the Seaway, as Cantin planned for it to be. Today, St, Joseph is nearly a ghost town, three and a half miles west of Zurich. There are only a few remnants of the once flour- ishing village that Cantin built. Narcisse Cantin was 240 pounds of promotional genius in a six -foot - plus frame. He was brought up in this area by French Canadian parents whose forebears had mi- grated west to take advantage of Lake Huron fishing. When only 17, Cantin married and struck out on his own as a cattle buyer. At one time he was a sparring part - (Continued on page 11) wined. Transfusions, previously a costly expense for patients, can be ad- ministered without charge because the hospitals now are provided free blood ready for immediate use. The London Area Branch of the Canadian Red Cross has assumed the responsibility of supplying local and district hospitals with this free blood transfusion service. This means obtaining fresh blood grouping it, storing it and deliver- ing it to the hospitals. Blood cannot be manufactured. It must come from volunteers, hundreds and thousands of volun- teers who will donate a small por- tion of their blood that others might live. It is painless and harm- less, the amount taken will be re- placed by the body within 24 hours. Will you give your blood ? Please do, and contact Jack Ban- nister, of the Bank of Montreal; Ross Johnston, at the Dominion Hotel; George Deichert; The Hay Township Mutual Fire Insurance Office, in Zurich, and sign your blood donors card. And then take that short trip to Hensall Legion Hall, on Wednesday, July 22, 3 to 5.30 p.m. and 6.30 to 9 p.m., where the Red Cross will have their blood transfusion unit ready. It will be fully staffed with tech- nicians and nurses and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary will be there to provide hot coffee, etc. 0- 4-11 Bean Club Daniel Rose, Clinton, summer assistant to the Huron County ag- ricultural representative, address- ed the monthly meeting of the South Huron 4-H White Bean Club in Hensall Monday night. Mr. Rose .outlined the various cultural methods of wheat control, including crop rotation and culti- vation. The use of chemicals in wheat control was also mentioned. He also discussed some of the new chemicals out for the first time this year. For its July meeting, the club wiII travel by bus to the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. All 4-H clubs in Huron County are making the trip, July 9. $2.50 Per Year -12 Pages Petition For Vote To Repeal CTA. low Loder Way I„ Huron County J. E. Huckins, Goderich, is chair- man of a committee formed in Huron County to work for the repeal of the Canada Temperance Act in the county. Mr. Huckins, ex -mayor of Goderich, was elected to council in that town last fall after declaring at nomination night Frank Uttley Nies Suddenly Frank Uttley, well-known Zur- ich resident, died suddenly at his home in Zurich on Tuesday, June 30. He was in his 74th year. Born in Zurich on July 26, 1885, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Uttley, he served overseas during World War I, Mr. Uttley was a painter and paper hanger for many years in the village. Body resting at the Westlake funeral home until Thursday morn- ing, July 2, when service will be held in St. Boniface Roman Cath- olic Church, and interment in the adjoining cemetery. Father C. A. Doyle will officiate. Surviving are two brothers, Joseph, Paris; Herbert, Zurich; four sisters, Alma, Mrs. William Witmer, Zurich; Erma, Mrs. Jo- seph Wild, Dashwood; Miss Lucy Uttley, Toronto; and Minnie, Mrs. Clarence Wild, Crediton. Rev.. Daniel Gives Farewell Sermon. The Rev. Charles D. Daniel, minister of the Hensall and Chis- elhurst United churches for the past four years, who is retiring to Ingersoll after 44 years in the ministry, preached his farewell ser- mon on Sunday. He presided for the dedication of a baptismal font, a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Laird Mickle. that "every vote you give me, I will consider a vote for the re- peal of the CTA." He got 900 votes. Purpose of the committee is to establish legal control under the Ontario Liquor Control Act. A petition is being circulated throughout the county, upon which the committee must get at least 25 percent of the signatures of the voters appearing on the voters list at the last election. The com- mittee expects to get the majority of the required signatures in the urban areas of the county. The petition will be circulated in an organized fashion, so as to avoid duplication of names. Councillor Huckins predicts that 90 percent of the eligible voters in Goderich will sign the petition, which is addressed to the Honour- able Henri Courtemanche, the Sec- retary of State of Canada as fol- lows: "We, the undersigned electors of the County of Huron, request you to take notice that we propose presenting the following petition to His Excellency the Governor- General of Canada in Council: "The petition of the electors of the County of Huron, qualified and competent to vote at the election of a member of the House of Commons in the said county, res- pectfully shows that your petition- ers are desirous that the Order in Council passed for bringing into force within the said County Part II of the Canada Temperance Act, should be revoked, wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Excellency will be pleased by an Order in Council under section 116 of the Canada Temperance Act, to declare that the said Order in Council which brought into force and effect Part II of the said Can- ada Temperance Act, in the said County, shall no longer be in force. (Continued on Page 12) Public School Promotions List Released From. Ls sal Schools When school closed for the sum- mer on June 26, Zurich School had the highest enrollment in its his- tory, 166 students were on the roll in June, with an average daily at- tendance of 158. In addition about 175 boys and girls from surroun- ding schools received instruction in industrial arts and home econ- omics. Due to the fact, that the Roman Catholic Separate School is being built in the village, next year's enrollment is expected to be somewhat reduced, The following is the list of pupils in this year's reggular classes: Promoted to ggrade two—Gail Bedard, Mark Bedard, Terry Black, Dale Brown, Gwen Clausius, Doug- las Coxon, Randal Decker, Diew- ertje DeMooy, Benadette Farwell, Kenneth, Farwell, Ruth Ann Flies- chauer, Carol Gascho, Clifford Gin- gerich, Edward Gingerich, Mary Ellen Gingerich, Gary Hugill, Vera Krainik, Debra Merner, Bonnie Neeb, Tanya Parkins, Ronald Des- jardine, Marlene Rader, Norma Shantz, Paul Siebert, Ruth Soper, Stephen Stark, Michael Walker. —Mrs, Audrey Haberer, teacher. Promoted to grade three—Aub- rey Bedard, Charlene Bedard, Wayne Beierling, David Brown, Ronald Corriveau, Sandra Desjar- dine, Paul Flaxbard, Martha Gas- cho, John Groot Claire Lawrence, Paul Maciejewski, Douglas Meid- Inger, Carl Merner, James Ram- er; Eugene Regier, Peter Regier, Richard Schilbe, David Siebert, Linda Stade, JoAnn Thiel, Shirley Thiel, Elaine Westlake, Dianne Zehr, Carl Zimmer, Danita Over- holt. Promoted to grade four—Dan- ny Black, Richard Fisher, Rose Marie Grenier, Katie Gresch, Leroy Hoffman, Judy Masse, Mar- cia Merner, Brian Overholt, Lois Ranier, David Stark.—Mrs. Carol Kyle, teacher. Promoted to grade four—John Ducharme, Mary Anne Farwell, Marilyn Gascho, Gary Geoffrey, Gary Gingerich, Allan Hulbert, Carol Johnston, Larry Kipper, Ruth Leibold Edward Prang, Ger- ald Rader, Charles Regier, Doug- las Stade, Richard Turkheim. Promoted to grade five—Mary Ellen Bannister, Sylvia Bedard, Gordon Beierling, Paul Corriveau, Louis Debus, Brian Decker, Dor- othy Farwell, Gary Flaxbard, Catherine Gingerich, David Ging- erich, Peter Gresch, Paul Hesse, Ross Leibold, Charles Masse, Don- ald McAdams, Tommy Merher, An- ne Ramer, Richard Shantz, Lynda Thiel, Kees VanDaalen, Bert Vis - cher, Dorothy Wagner, Katherine Zimmer.—Miss Olive O'Brien, tea- cher. Promoted to grade six—Michael Bedard, Sue Anne Coxon, Paul Dexiomme, Barbara Forrester, Lin- da Gascho, Elaine Hugill, Donna Kipper, Allan Merner, Kathryn Regier, Sharon Regier, Cheryl Stade, Richard Thiel, Shirley Wei - do, Kenneth Westlake, Promoted to grade seven—Rob- ert Bannister, David Bedard, Bar- ry Block, Richard Breakey, Bar- bara Clausius, Wayne Decker, Dianne Deitrich, Donald Farwell, Shirley Flaxbard, Robert Hart- man, Donald Hoffman, Wayne Kei- (Continued on page 11) c