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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-09-02, Page 1No. 35—First With The Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1959 $2.50 Per Year --5 Cents Per Copy COUNTY HONOURS: Fifteen girls, members of 4-H clubs in Huron County, received county honors certifi- cates Thursday, in recognition of successful completion of six 4-H club projects. Front row, from the left: Carol- ine Ross, Seaforth; Lynda Tiernan, Dashwood; Mary Jane Hoffman, Dashwood; Mary MacGregor, Seaforth; Helen Rader, Dashwood. Second row: Sharon McBride, Kippen; Ruth Jarrott, Kippen; Joan Westcott, Hurondale; Carol Becker, Dashwood; Margaret MacGregor, Seaforth. Third row: Antoinette Van Den Hengel, Seaforth; Eleanor Keys, McKillop; Connie Eckert, Seaforth; Freda Hunt, McKil- lop; Cathy Eckert, Seaforth. (Beacon -Herald Photo) Sixteen Cot my 4-11 Girls Get Award For Completing Six Club Projects Fifteen girls received county honors awards at a 4-H Garden Club Achievement Day held in Seaforth Thursday morning and afternoon, in the assembly hall of Seaforth Collegiate Institute. Each of the 15 had successfully completed at least six 4-H Club projects. In addition, a sixteenth girl, Carole Schade, Dashwood, who was absent Thursday, is to receive an award. Girls receiving the awards were Carol Becker, Mary Jane Hoff- man, Helen Rader, Linda Tiernan, all of Dashwood; Joan Westcott, Hurondale; Ruth Ann Jarrott, Sharon McBride, Kippen; Fred Hunt, Eleanor Keys, McKillop; Connie Eckert, Cathy Eckert, Antoinette Van Den Hengel, Mary MacGregor, Margaret MacGregor, and Caroline Ross, all of the Sea - forth district. The Achievement Day program was conducted by Mrs. Ian Mc- Allister, RR 1, Zurich, former home economist for Huron, assist- ed by Miss Bette Tillman, Clin- ton, succeeds Mrs. McAllister in Huron. A leader's certificate, for con- tributions of time and effort to 4-H Club work in Huron, was pre- sented by Mrs. McAllister to Mrs. W. L. Whyte, leader of the Sea - forth District 4-H Garden Club. Special third -year projects were shown and explained by Donelda Lostell, Kippen; Marjorie Papple, Seaforth; and Marilyn Taylor, Seaforth. Clubs taking part in, the Achieve- ment Day were Crediton, with Mrs. Lorne Hodges and Mrs. A. Attfield, leaders; Dashwood, Mrs. S. Baker and Mrs. A. Kuntz; Elimville, Miss Ruth Skinner and Mrs. Norman Jaques; Grand Bend, Mrs, Don Hendrick and Mrs. Nola Taylor; Hurondale, Mrs. A. Moir and Mrs. H. Dougall; Kippen, Mrs. John Sinclair and Mrs. Ross Chapman; McKillop, Mrs. James F. Keys and Mrs. Gordon Papple; Seaforth, Mrs. Gordon Elliott and Mrs. G. MacKenzie; Seaforth district, Mrs. W. L. Whyte and Mrs. J. Broadfoot. Elmore F, Klopp Honoured;Retiring As Sunday School Superintendent At a special evening held in the church basement last Thursday night, the Sunday School teachers and officers of St. Peter's Luth- eran Church honoured Elmore F. Klepp, upon his retirement as sup- erintendent of the Sunday School, after 26 years of faithful service. Before holding the position of superintendent, Mr. Klopp was a teacher for many years. Rev. W. Paul Fischer conduct- ed a service of gratitude on be - Mitchell -Zurich Series Postponed For Time Being The playoff series between Mit- chell and Zurich for the Huron - Perth baseball championship has been postponed indefinitely, due to the fact that Zurich had to start their OBA Intermediate B play- offs against Hanover this past Saturday. Mitchell is also slated to start their series in OBA In- termediate C playoffs this week. At the time the series was dis- continued Zurich was leading three games to one. Last Wed- nesday the two teams started a game in Zurich, and it had to be called off in. the third inning due to darkness and rain. At the time the locals were leading the game 7-1, and they may have been able to finish the series there and then had not the game been called off. The following night saw tale two teams try again to play the fifth game, but rain stalled the proceedings in the first inning. half of the gathering, and also presented Mr. Klopp with an al- bum of honour. Mrs. Ernie Laidlaw, secretary of the local Sunday School, read an address to the retiring super- intendent, and Glen Thiel present- ed him with a gift, on behalf of the Sunday School. Mrs. Ed Datars was in charge of the program, which followed, and she presented Mr. Klopp with a hand -drawn scrap -book, depict- ing his life history in church act- ivities. Ron Klopp showed a num- ber of slides, which he had taken on his trip to New York. and a short entertainment followed. Council Meeting Changed to Friday The regular monthly meeting of the Hay Township Council, which was scheduled to be held in the council chambers this past Tues- day night, has been postponed un- til Friday, September 4. Reason for the change was made necessary due to the fact that both the reeve and deputy - reeve are away on business. 0 TICKETS FOR WESTERN PAIR OW SALE HERE Advance sale admission tic- kets for the Western Fair in London are now on sale in Zurich, at the office of the Citizens News. The tickets come in strips of two, for one dollar. Only holders of these tic- kets are eligible for the five car draw awards which will be made in front of the grandstand, on Saturday night, September 19. More Work Being Done At New Park Funds Are Needed This past Saturday saw another work bee staged at the site of the new Community Park. More fill was drawn in and levelled off. At a meeting of the Park Board last Friday night it was decided to try and locate more funds which they could use to draw fill and make other improvements. It is quite probable another work bee will be held in the near future, and anyone- -who wishes to donate trucks, tractors or time. should contact the chairman of the Park Board, Carl Haberer. o - N ew Teacher Will Address First Meeting Of I ions The regular fall term of the Zu- rich Lions Club will begin next Wednesday, September 9, with a dinner meeting at the Dominion Hotel. Guest speacker for the oc- casion will be H. Ralph Latimer, B.Sc.. Parkhill, who will be tea- ching industrial arts in the Zurich school this year. Mr. Latimer will speak to the members of the Lions Club on the subject, "The Overall. Plan and Details of a Community Park". He has had considerable archi- tectural and engineering exper- ience in the Army, where he has served as a Major. In addition to this he was a member of the city of London Planning Board for two years, and has already designed and planned a number of community parks, including the one which the Parkhill Lions Club are now working on. The Lions Club will again be meeting every first and third Monday, this year, as in past years. President for the cominig term is Lloyd O'Brien. Second Game ith Hanover Here. Tonight Tonight, Wednesday, the Hanover ball team will be here for the second game in their best -of -three intermedi- ate B, OBA playoffs. Last Saturday in Hanover, the loc- als were victorious by a score of 24, so baseball fans can be sure of seeing a top notch hall game. One. of the Hanover players IS Douglas "Red" Theander, who is well known to all sports fans in this part of the country, having played for the Zurich team for two years. Manager of their club is Bob Zister, who is a former star of the Listowel senior ball club. Game time tonight will be 5 p.m. The winner of this series is slated to play the winner of the Tillsonburg-Milton series. which is being played this week. 0 Damages Heavy In Friday Accident Murray 'Pridham, 21, Mitchell, was admitted to South Huron Hospital, Exeter, on Friday night and later released, as a result of a rear -end collision on Highway 84, two miles west of Zurich. Two cars, driven by Clarence Cronin, 25, Dublin, and Robert Kells, 21, Mitchell, were travel- ling west when the Kells vehicle crashed into the rear of the Cron- in car. Pridham was a passenger in the Kells vehicle. Dr. A. W. Klashen, Zurich, treated the in- jured man, and had him transfer- red to the hospital. According to OPP Constable D. M. Westover, of the Exeter detachment, damages are esti- mated at $650. He stated charg- es are pending. Plans Being Finalized For Fall Fair, Better Parade Prizes Offered With the date for the Zurich Fall Fair only a little more than three weeks away, plans are be- ing finalized for various depart- ments of the show. The Seaforth Iligh School Girls' Trumpet Banti have been engaged to lead the monster parade, and also provide afternoon entertainment, All prizes for the parade this year have been increased, and many more entries are expected than in previous years. Special prizes will be given for the best school in costume, the best decor- ated car, best business float, best freak float, best decorated bicycle and best decorated tricycle. Good Entertainment A top notch variety show has been booked for the first night I Application To Incorporate Zurich Sent To Ontario Municipal Board A by -late was passed at a special meeting of the trustees of the Police Village of Zurich on Monday night, requesting the Ontario Municipal Board to approve the incorporation of Zurich as a village. The request has been forwarded to the O.M.B. by the solicitor for the trustees, Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., Exeter. The solicitor has been preparing the details of incorporation for some time now, and was present at the Monday night meeting to have the final by-law approved. If the Municipal Board feels everything is in order to have Zurich incorporated they may approve the application as is. They may also call for a public hearing at some future date in Zurich. It is the hope of the trustees that all necessary details will be finalized before nomination time rolls around, so extra ex- penses for another nomination later will not be made necessary. As an incorporated village there will be a reeve and three or four man council, with the reeve becoming a member of the County Council. of the fair, on Saturday, Septemb- er 26, featuring the Kansas Farm- er, and his troupe of eight. This show will be presented in the arena, with plenty of seating space available. The prize list for the annual fall fair are being printed now, and should be ready by the end of this week. There are numerous changes in this year's book, with new classes being added and prize money being increased in many cases. In the domestic science classes exhibitors do not have to bring their entries in until Mon- day morning, and the amounts to be paid out have been increased so as to encourage new exhibitors. A midway is again being lined up to operate at the fair on both Saturday night and Monday. -high Schools Ready For Opening, Victor Dinnin Among New Teachers This year the enrolment at South Huron District High School Exeter, is not expected to see much of an increase, There will probably be a few more than the 612 figure of last year, but not enough to warrant the need of a new classroom right away. Victor Dinnin, a former prin- cipal of the Zurich Public School, will. be joining the staff at South Huron this fall, and will be teach- ing English and Mathematics. Two other new teachers will help to round out the staff for the conning term. Cecil Wilson, a former teacher at South Huron, will return to teach English, and Ron Bogart, Shedden, will be an insructor in agriculture. At Clinton District Collegiate Institute, numbers of enrolment are unknown. Principal E. A. Fines, in hospital at London for the past week, is expected back by opening day on September 8. The CDCI Board is waiting re- ceipt of tenders on the addition for which plans were made this spring. Estimated cost was $326, 000 and S. B. Coon and Sons, Tor- onto, who built the original school in 1927 and the addition in 1955, are architects hired for this pres- ent structure. New teachers include Bruce Johnston, Don Mills, mathematics and Kenneth Clynick, Meaford, physical training; R. St. John, Sarnia and R. R. Williams, Tor- onto Teachers Changed In Some Schools For Opening Day on September 8 With the re -opening of district schools next Tuesday, September 8, many schools will see changes in the teaching staffs. Here in the Hay Township School Area there is only one change, that of the industrial arts. The new teacher for this department is Ralph Latimer, Parkhill. As soon as living accommoda- tions can be found Mr. Latimer will be taking up residence in Zurich. The complete list of teach- ers is as follows: Hay T.S.A. 2 - Charles McQuillin, Dash- wood. 3—Mrs. Margaret Deichert, RR 1, Zurich. 4—Mrs. Phylis Deichert, RR 2, Zurich. 7—Principal, Mrs. Greta Laven- der, Hensall; Mrs. Doreen Oesch, Miss Olive O'Brien, Mrs. Mary McNaughton, Mrs. Audrey Haber- er, Mrs. Carole Kyle, Mrs, Nor- man Siebert, Ralph Lathner. 8 --Mrs. Ruby Neeb, Zurich. 10 -- Mrs. Freda Norminton, Hensall. 12 --.-Donald O'Brien, Zurich. U15—Mrs. Idena V. Desjardine, RR 3, Parkhill. Seperate School While all the work in the new Separate School in Zurich will not be completed before opening day, the classrooms will be far enough advanced to receive clas- ses, The enrolment is expected to reach between 90 and 95. At a meeting last Monday night the tender of Victor Hartman, RR 1, Dashwood, to operate the school bus for the new school was ac- cepted. Separate School teachers are, James Carry, principal; Miss Mary Shea and Mrs. Evelyn Mc- Keever, Stanley Township In Stanley Township the list of teachers for the corning school term is as follows: Area Schools: 1 ----Mrs. Marion Powell, RR 3, Clinton; 6—Miss Jean McKellar; 7 --Miss Joanne Robinson, RR 1, Varna; 10 ---Mich- ael Hallahan, Blyth; 14- --Miss Rosalie Mollarci. Township Schools: 3—Mrs. Marie l3eatty, Varna; 4E—Mrs. Mina Talbot, RR 3, Bayfield; 4 ---Mrs. Anna Scotchmer, Bay, field; 5 --Mrs. Grace McClinchey, Brucefield; 8—Wilbert Fralich, Bayfield; Mrs. Vina Parker, Bay- field; USS9— Mrs. Margaret Horner, RR 2, Zurich. Stephen Township In Stephen Township there is only one change in staff for the next term, Mrs. Joan Mitchell replaces Mrs. Wilma Desjardine at SS 10. A transportation tender has been awarded to Exeter Coach Lines to bring children from the Stephen area to the Zurich school for Home Economics and Indust- rial Arts. Stephen Township: 1—Mrs. Jes- sie Carter, RR 1, Clandeboye; 11—Stanley Haist, RR 2, Dash- wood. Stephen School Area: 4—Miss Marion McLean, Exeter; 5—Mrs. Ruby I. Molitor, Crediton, Mrs. Addileen Morlock, Crediton, Mrs. Glena D. Tripp, Centralia; 6— Mrs. Ada McDonald, RR 3, Ailsa Craig; 7—Donald Finkbeiner, RR 2, Crediton; 10—Mrs. Joan Mit- chell, Grand Bend; 14—Mrs. Ver- na M. Hicks, Centralia; U16— Douglas A. McCaw, Dashwood, Mrs. Adah Webb, Grand Bend; Mrs. Letta Taylor, Dashwood. Hensall Village At Hensel', principal Robert Reaburn expects an increase of about ten in enrolment, bringing the total close to 200. Mr. Reaburn's staff remains the same. He will teach grades seven and eight; Mrs. Mary M. Haugh, Brucefield, five and six: Eric Mansfield, three and four; Mrs. Mabel Shirray, RR 2, Hen- sall, two and three; Mrs. Beryl Elgie, RR 3, Kippen, one; Mrs. Helen Scone, kindergarten (part- time). 0 Huron County Crop Report (By D. G. Grieve, assistant agricultural representative for Huron County) "White bean harvest in the county has started with yields lower than usual due to the blight. Recent wet weather has hampered the completion of grain harvest and curing of second cut hay in some parts of the county. Pros- pects for high yields of grain corn are very good,