Zurich Citizens News, 1959-08-26, Page 3WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 26, 1959
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE THREE
Sugar and Spice
(Continued from Page Two)
of those big, plastic containers,
and it was full, I picked it up in
one hand, it slipped, hit the floor,
and the top flew off. And I've
been mopping up three quarts of
orange juice since 3 a.m. Between
soot and juice, the joint smells
like a filly by Pittsburgh out of
Florida.
* * *
There's no moral to all this. I
just wanted to let you know that
writing this column is not always
all beer and skittles. Sometimes
it's all soot and orange juice. And
that's why your kind words about
it are appreciated, and I do thank
you.
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"You Are a Stranger But Once"
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Leo You 'Remember Zurich's Most
Disastrous Fire, 26 Years Ago?
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was assisting his father to save
their home from flying embers
that set fire to the Klopp ware-
house across the street, The
Howalds' father and son, formed
their own bucket brigade to wet
the roof and had covered most of
the shingles when the boy slipped
on a wet spot and plunged 15 feet
to the ground. The wind veered,
and their home was saved.
William Hoffman, tailor, another
fireman, slipped from a roof and
in the ten -foot plunge sprained his
foot, but did not break the bones.
Newell Geiger, in a similar acci-
dent, suffered similar injury.
Leroy Thiel, whose home is op-
posite the scene of the principal
conflagration, was working with
his father in the country gathering
stones when all the church bells of
Zurich began a clamorous call that
brought hundreds of helpers not
alone from the village, but from
the entire countryside. Boarding
their wagon, he and his father
started for town, when the boy
slipped and fell beneath the wheels.
Severe internal injuries were at
first feared, but Dr. O'Dwyer found
his hurts superficial and the youth
was sent to bed at his own home.
Nearby, in Hay township, Lloyd
Bedard of Zurich was speeding the
wind-up of a threshing when mach-
ery caught his hand and slashed
off four fingers. The finish of the
strange succession came as the
son of Orval Smith, running with
a pitchfork, ran a tine through his
leg, causing a serious wound..
Praise Telephone Operator
Residents praised the bravery of
Anna Overholt, 18, telephone oper-
ator, for the part she played in
rallying assistance to fight the dis-
astrous fire. Although the build-
ing in which the exchange is lo-
cated was in immediate danger,
she remained at her post, flashing
calls to neighboring villages for
men to help fight the outbreak.
"I was working in the bakery,"
said Mr. Heist, the principal loser
in the conflagration. "Ted Rader
was in the back yard unloading
wood. He saw the flames shoot
up. He shouted a warning. I
telephoned an alarm and ran out,
and a minute later the town bell
and the church bells were ringing
and people came running from ev-
erywhere.
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"We were not more than a min-
ute getting the Zurich fire truck
on the scene," said Herb Mous-
seau, village garage man who is
fire truck maintenance man and
ex -officio chief. "The smoke was
curling up from the barn at the
back of the store wall when we
got there. The town has no water-
works system except a stand pipe
and a 5,000 -gallon pressure tank
installed last week at the fire
station, a block from the Haist
property. ,
Surrounding towns began res-
ponding to Zurich's plea for help.
The Hensall truck, responding
from a distance of six miles, was
first of the outsiders on hand,
half an hour after the telephone
appeal was issued. Dashwood, al-
so six miles distant, sent its small
pumper fifteen minutes later.
Then came Clinton, the largest of
the lot. Each poured chemicals
into the roaring volcano of fire,
and sought water in the numerous
deep wells around the town. The
wells, sucked dry in a matter of
minutes, proved of only moderate
value, when suddenly air pressure
fell in the town's new water tank,
and all four of the available motor
fire trucks were virtually out of
action.
The Hydro lines passing the
burning Haist building had been
disabled and the electric motor -
driven pressure pumps feeding the
water tank failed. Hydro linemen
quickly laid emergency cables
along the streets and service was
restored, but in the meanwhile
sparks and embers, driven before
a strong east wind, had started a
second serious fire a block dis-
tant at the Schilbe flour and feed
warehouse and roofs of a score
more buildings toward the western
outskirts were either burning or
so endangered that men, women
and children poined in the fight
against the fire.
Praise for the women of Zurich
was heard on every hand.
"They worked beside the men
throughout the fire," said Mrs.
O'Dwyer. "Women and girls were
wonderful. They entered imperil-
ed houses, helped in salvage, car-
ried out furniture and even lined
up in the bucket brigades and
helped to save the town from de-
struction."
Provincial police from Goderich
began an investigation late last
night and today insurance apprais-
ers are surveying the loss.
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WEDIING
Glanville Becker
A reception was held in Cred-
iton Community Centre on Friday
evening for Mr and Mrs. Donald
Reginald Glanville, who were
married in Zion Lutheran Church,
Dashwood by Rev. Kenneth L.
Zorn.
The bride, Shirley Marie Beck-
er, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry J. Becker, RR 1,
Dashwood and the groom's par-
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Glanville. RR 1, Exeter.
For her wedding the bride chose
a street -length gown of frost
white organza over white taffeta
featuring a scoop neckline, full
skirt and short sleeves. Her Fr-
ench illusion veil was held by a
tiara of sequins and seed pearls
and she carried a bouquet of red
roses and stephanotis.
Her sister, Miss Martha Helen
Becker was her attendant wear-
ing a streetlength gown of royal
blue silk organza over taffeta
with blue accessories and bou-
quet of white 'mums.
Wilmer Pfaff, RR 1, Exeter,
was groomsman..
A wedding reception followed at
the home of the bride's parents
where Mrs. Becker received
guests in a figured blue silk dress
with white and blue accessories
and the groom's mother chose
mauve flowered nylon with white
accessories.
For travelling to northern parts
of Ontario the bride changed to
a green and black striped dress
with white accessories and cors-
age of pink carnations.
Guests were present from
Plattsville. Manitoulin Island, Ex-
eter, Crediton and Dashw000d.
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Only Two Cases of Polio Reported In
Huron; Adults Urged to Get Shots
Though only two cases of polio
have been reported recently in
Huron County, adults are urged
to make arrangements to obtain
the three salk vaccine shots which
will help to keep them from this
disease.
1958 was a polio free year for
Huron County. There have been
46,124 doses of vaccine distributed
in the county to school children
since 1955.
The two Huron patients are
from the north part of the county,
and one, a 17 -year-old girl was
reported to have shown remark-
able improvement since she was
admitted to Victoria Hospital,
London, this month. She had three
shots, and the case was a "mild"
one.
The other patient is a 32 -year-
old man. He has no paralysis, and
is showing improvement.
Polio vaccine is available from
your own doctor, and the advan-
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be minimized. Areas where polio
outbreak is causing concern are
those where few people have
availed themselves of the treat-
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