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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-10-07, Page 1No. 40—First With the Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1959 $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy Goderich Youth Killed On Highway South 'of Stn Joseph Saturday Night William Charles Anstay, 20, Goderich was killed instantly Sat- urday night as he walked north on Highway 21, by a car that failed to stop after the collision. .As 'a result OPP detachments throughout Western Ontario are searching for the hit and run car described as a 1953 or 1954 Mer- cury or Monarch, either blue and white or green and white in. color. It is reported that Anstay was walking north on the Highway, about three and a half miles south of St. Joseph,. after his own car struck an apple tree. Death of the Goderich youth is attributed to multiple injuries to the body and head. Coroner Dr. J. C Goddard, Hensall, was called to the scene, but it is not known yet whether an inquest will be held, The accident, which occurred about 11 p.m. was discovered by Glen Thiel, Zurich, who arrived at the scene within minutes of it taking place. Another motorist, who gave the description of the wanted car to police, said the vehicle was trav- elling at high speed which made recognition of the make aid color of the car difficult. Police expect the wanted ve- hicle will be in a damaged con- dition as a result of the impact. Provincial Constable Donald Huron County Crop Report (By D. H. MILES, Agricultural Representative for Huron) "Sugar beet harvest is taking place with fairly good yields re- ported. Some corn picking has taken place with a fairly low moisture content reported. Re- cent rain is going to help fall plowing. There is an active move- ment of cattle both in and out of the county—fat cattle being sold and stockers coming in." Westover of the Exeter detach- ment is conducting the investiga- tion. Born. in Goderich, Anstay, was a son of Charles N. Anstay and the former Alice Marie Govier. He was an employee of the Gode- rich Manufacturing Company. Surviving besides his parents are two sisters, Yvonne and Marie, both at home. The body rested at the Stiles funeral home where a service was held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. A. E Eustace offic- iated. Interment followed in Maitland cemetery. Clinton Teacher Speaks to Lions About Convention Ross Middleton, Bayfield, a past president of the Clinton Lions Club, and a teacher at Clinton District Collegiate Institute, was the guest speaker at the Monday night meeting of the Zurich Lions' Club, held at the Dominion Ho- tel. He was introduced to the members by Russell Grainger, and thanked by Ivan Yungblut. Mr. Middleton spoke to the club on the International Lions. Con- vention which was held in New York this past year, and whichhe attended. He urged all members to attend an International con- vention at some time or another, if at all possible. The guest also showed a number of pictures which he had taken of the par- ade at the convention. The month of October is new member time in Lionism, and the members decided they would look for a number of new members, to fill vacancies they have on their membership list. In other businese the club voted to sponsor minor hockey again this winter. BLUEWATER and BAYFIELD NEWS (Mrs. Russel Grainger, Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Donald Talbot, who have spent the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Talbot, left on Monday morning for Alberta Bible Institute, where ,they will resume their studies. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Talbot, Jr., and family, London, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Talbot. Misses Louise and Kathleen Talbot, Kit- chener, were also with their par- ents for the weekend. Suffers Injuries Paul Cleave met with a painful accident last Friday when he stepped off a step. The step was a bit higher than he expected and as .a result he twisted his knee and the knee cap broke. At present Mr. Cleave is in Clinton Hospital. Mrs Jennie Downie has return- ed to her home in Strathroy after spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger and fam- ily. Elgin Fassold, Milwaukee, is spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Westlake and visit- ing relatives in the vicinity, Mr. and Mrs. Gladwin Westlake were Sunday visitors with Mn and Mrs. Bert Dunn Jr. Mrs. A. Elliott and Bob, Mitch- ell, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dunn Jr. and fam- ily SOMETHING NEW at the Zurich Fall Fair this year was a special class for the best dressed doll, with the clothing made by the girl exhibiting the doll. Two sisters won the prizes in this class. Left is Shrley Flaxbard with her first prize winner, and on the right is Ruth Ann Flax - bard, who won second prize with her doll. The girls are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Flaxbard, Zurich. (Citizens News Photo) ERSO. Ronald Klapp has resumed his studies at Western University in London. Mrs. Beatrice Hess left on Tues- day for a vacation in Wichita, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schilbe, Lon- don, were Sunday visitors with relatives in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Trushinski spent the weekend in Guelph with with relatives and friends. . Rev. and Mrs. O. Winter, Tor- onto, spent this past Wednesday visiting with friends in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunbar, Lambeth, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. Battler and family. Miss Meda Surerus and Miss Jean McKaig, Toronto, w e r e weekend visitors in Zurich with Gordon Surerus. Dr. and Mrs. Archie MacKin- non, Galt, were Sunday visitors in Zurich with Mrs. M. MacKin- non and other relatives. Broken Ankle Rosalie Westlake met with a painful accident last Friday as she rode her bicycle home from school. The bicycle went into a hole and she was thrown off and as a result she broke her ankle. Eric Cleave is spending some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pauul Cleave, prior to tak- ing over the pastoral charges at Burkes Falls and Novar, which is about 60 miles from North Bay. The sympathy of the commun- ity is extended to the Wild fam- ily in the loss of their mother; also to the family of the late Wal- ter Johnston, may we extend our sympathy and that of the com- munity. Church Groups To Collect Used Clothing In Zurich A Thanksgiving Week Clothing appeal will be sponsored by the Luther League and the United Lutheran Church Women, of St. Peter's Lutheran church, who are doing it as a service for anyone who cares to donate good used clothing for needy world refugees. A recent release from the Un- ited Nations concerning used clothing says: "It is essential that these donations continue as in the past." If you would like them to take care of this for you, please have the clothing clean, repaired and ready for thein when they gall on either Thursday, Oc- tober 15 or Friday, October 16, daring Thanksgiving Week. This clothing will be distribu- ted through the services of Luth- eran World Relief. LS Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Howald and daughters, London, were Sun- day visitors with Mr. Henry How- ald. Kipper Children Win. Lions Awards The Zurich Lions Club special awards for the highest number of points in the school exhibits at the Zurich Fall Fair was won this year by Donna Kipper. Her brother, Lary Kipper, placed sec- ond in the competition. Earl Becker won third prize, and four- th went to Gail Richardson. In the livestock class at the fair, the T. Eaton Special for the most points in cattle classes was won by Jack Peck, RR 1, Varna. Hay Township Council Faced With Problem at St Joseph Lakefront A letter was read to the Hay Township council on Monday at their regular meeting, from a sol- icitor in London, acting on behalf of P. J. Cantin, who owns lake- front property at St. Joseph. The letter stated that their client was holding the Township responsible for the dumping of fill on his pro- perty, and also for draining water on his land. The letter requested necessary changes be made as soon as possible. The Hay Township council feels the land owners along the lake do not own the property to the wat- Heavy Damages In Crash On 14th Considerable damage was caus- ed to a car driven by Orville Schilbe, RR 1, Dashwood, and to a pickup truck driven by Harvey Martin, RR 3, Bayfield, when they collided head-on Saturday on the 14th concession, south of No. 84 Highway. No one was seriously injured. A number of pigs, which were on the back of the Martin truck, were killed in the collision. OPP Constable Hank Reid, of the Exeter detachment, investi- gated. Marion Fleischauer, London. Teacher's College, was a weekend visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fleischauer. Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Meyer, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, were weekend visitors in Zurich at the home of Mi and Mrs: Ferd Haberer. Mr. and Mrs. William Yung- blut and Miss Marion Yungblut, London, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Yungblut in Zurich. Recent visitors at the home of Mr. Henry Howald in Zurich were, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Howald and Earl, Stratford, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Farwell and Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Deit- rich attended the 50th Wedding Reception for their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Farwell, at Youngstown, Bamberg, on Sat- urday. Mrs. Pauline Jeffrey, Blake, .has returuned home after visiting for four weeks in Windsor and Detroit, also attending the funer- al of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Mousseau, who died on Septem- ber 7. Mrs. Mousseau was the only sister of Mrs. Jeffrey still living. Patrick Aubin, Haines, Alaska, a brother of Mrs. Delmar Meid- inger, visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Meid- inger. All his brothers and sis- ters gathered on Satv,rday even- ing for a get-together. It is the first time he has been home in 14 years. (controversy Over No. 84 Highway The villages of Zurich and Hen- sall do not want Highway No. 84 to be turned back to the County of Huron, as present plans indi- cate, and they intend fighting the change to the last notch. the County Road Committee, of which Stanley Reeve Harvey Cole- man is chairman, wants to trade the highway for a strip of road running from Kippen to Brussels. At a special meeting between officials of the local Chamber of Commerce and the council of Hensall held last week, plans were outlined to proceed with the fight against turning the road over to the county. It was agreed, however, at the meeting, that no plans of strategy would he releas- ed to anyone until action has been taken. Both the Citizens News and the Hensall Observer news- papers were represented at the meeting, and agreedto assist the group in any way possible to pre- vent the road from being turned back. It seems apparent that at some previous time there was a word of mouth agreement between the county and the government in re- gards to the turning back of the highway, but there has been no written agreement of any sort produced. From what could be learned at the meeting it seems However, both the County of Huron and the Department of Highways are going to have a fight on their hands before the day of turning the road back takes place. It was the general feeling at this meeting that the county now has more miles of road to look after than they have equipment to handle. No one present want- ed to see a road that has been built up into a standard highway turned into a county road. While officials of the county and a daily newspaper say that the road is little travelled, the meeting last week did not agree with that feeling. There is al- most a continous stream of traf- fic going back and forth between Hensall and Zurich, as well as the many people to the west that use the road every day. The highway is the shortest link that highway there is, and all summer long er's edge, as they claim to, and after considerable discussion on the matter they decided to consult their lawyer, who will fully inves- tigate how far a person's property goes. Council set 16 cents per head as the rate for warble fly spray- ing this past season, and 12 cents per head as the rate for brushing. Fire protection fees of $125 was ordered to be paid to the Zurich, Hensall, and Dashwood fire bri- gades for one year. A supplementary road by-law to provide for an additional expendi- ture of $5,000 for construction and $1,000 for maintenance was given third reading at the meeting and passed. Court of revision on the Ptsebe and Ausable River Municipal Drain by-law was held, and since there was no appeals it was given third reading and passed. 0 New Building For Telephone System The Hay Municipal Telephone System ,has made plans to erect a quonset type building, approx- imately 36'x60', on the township property on the Blind Line, east of Zurich. The building will be used for a truck and storage shed. Tenders for the erection of the building are being called for in - this week's edition of the Citizens News. It will be of frame con- struction with aluminum covering. tourists, as well as people who own .cottages along the lake, are using the road daily. The biggest objection to turn- ing the road back seems to be the feeling that the county has not enough equipment to capably look after this extra stretch of road. A member of the road committee of Huron admitted to this news- paper just the other day that they do not have equipment enough to lok after al] their roads at the present time. The situation in Hensall is even more disturbing that it is in Zur- ich. When a road is a govern- ment highway going through a village the department maintains that stretch of road for the mun- icipality, but under the county road system the village will be responsible for the maintenance themselves. This does not apply to Zurich as long as the village is not incorporated. A special committee was set up at the meeting of representatives of both Zurich and Hensall, and one from Stanley Township, to further press the issue of keep- ing No. 84 as a provincial high- way, Special Services Will Be Held At Blake A31. Church The Rev. Orland Gingerich, B.A., B.D., Baden, Ont., will be the speaker for a week of spiritual emphasis at the Blake A. Men- nonite Church, October 6 through 12, at 8 p.m. each evening. "A Living Faith" will be the basis for these studies from the Book of James. Preceding the sermon there will be a children's meeting, alternat- ing with talks to young people. The theme for the children will be B -I -B -L -E and for the young people "Youth Chooses." The Thanksgiving Day service, both afternoon and evening on the "Faith of our Fathers" should challenge all to a new dedication to Christ and the Church. You are invited to share in the fellowship and inspiration of these services. Chance of Intermediate Hockey?; Public Meeting On Friday Night The possibility of having an intermediate hockey team in Zur- ich this season looks good, ac- cording to a report of three local sportsmen who attended an or- ganizational meeting in Mitchell last week. A meeting is being called for this Friday night, at 8.30, in the town hall, Zurich, to further dis- cuss the plans of organizing lo- cally. It is the general feeling that there is enough andwith here re to enter a team, First Meeting Of Cubs To -night, All Boys Welcome The first meeting of the new season for the Zurich Wolf Cubs will be held in the town hall to- night, Wednesday, at 7 o'clock. Any boy between the ages of eight and 11 who may be inter- ested in joining the Cubs is invit- ed to attend this first meeting of the season. Cubmaster of the local group is Doug O'Brien, and he would like to see as many as possible attend this year. possibility that Clinton may not have a team this year there is a chance the players from that town will wear a Zurich uniform. Several years ago Zurich and Clinton combined to have one of the best teams ever iced in Zur- ich, and they went on to the finals of the WOAA before being elim- inated. Spearheading an attempt to re- vive the intermediate team in Zurich are three former players, Bob McKinley, Don O'Brien and Carl Decker, who last acted as manager of the local entry. They attended the meeting in Mitchell, where the following group was tentatively proposed: Phillipsburg, Exeter, Ilderton, Mitchell, Zurich, Forest, and possibly either New Dundee or Clinton, if they should decide to enter a team of their own. The local executive, as well as all interested players would great- ly appreciate seeing as many per- sons as possible attend this meet- ing on Friday night, to decide whether or not Zurich will have an intermediate team this year. Only a good turnout at this meet- ing will assure the officials that Zurich wants intermediate hockey again. 0 Catholic Women Plan Tea and Sale of aking The regular monthly meeting of the Catholic Women's League of St. Boniface Church, Zurich, was held in the town hall on Tuesday, September 15, with the president, Mrs. Jack Pearson, in the chair. During the business discussion it was decidedthat a home bake sale and tea would be held in the near future. Father C. A. Doyle gave a short address and answered many ques- tions on education. The meeting was adjourned, after which the social committee served a delic- ious lunch. 0 First Aid Course Starts October 19 Close to 20 persons have already registered for the St. John's Am- bulance training course which is to commence in the Zurich Town Hall on Monday, October 19. In- structor for the course will be Clare Magee, of Sherlock -Manning Piano Co., Ltd., Clinton. There is still opening for ap- proximately ten to 12 more per- sons who wish to learn first aid. Cost of the six weeks' training is only three dollars per person. Anyone interested may leave their names at either the Citizens News Office or at the Post Of- fice. The course will run for six consecutive Monday nights.