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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-10-14, Page 1No. 41—First With the Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1959 TO BE, OR NOT TO BE, is the big question sur- rounding this highway marker, which denotes the fact that the road from Hensall to St. Joseph is now a provincial highway. Plans of the Department of High- ways are to revert the road to the County of Huron, but they are meeting stiff opposition from the commun- ities of Hensall and Zurich. (Citizens News Photo) Mobile Home Tenants In Hensall Have Monthly Rental Fees Doubled. Hensall, home of Canada's larg- est mobile home plant, doubled the fees for occupants of such un- its at a council meeting last Mon- day night. Owners will be required to pay $10 a month, three months in ad- vance, as their contribution to- ward cost of municipal services. Previous fee was $5.00 a month. The $10.00 fee is the maximum allowed under provincial regula- tion. Average across the provin- ce, according to mobile home as- sociation officials, is $5.00. Council abolished the controver- sial poll tax, which has been a headache to tax collectors for years. The rate was $5.00 a year for single menof voting age but it was difficult to collect because opposition to it has been strong. A gravel -hauling contractor and Hay township will be billed by Hensall for part of the cost of cleaning up spillage from trucks going through the village during the past month. Zurich Population Almost '.100 F ver Assessment i, :f ole Constable E. R. Davis reported trucks 'operated by Lee Jennison, Grand Bend, hauling gravel for Hay, spilled considerable gravel on Hensall's main street while pas- sing through. Council members decided to bill the contractor and township for a portion, rather than the whole of the cost, Council also decided to gravel York street from Nelson street west; to purchase tile for the driveway in front of Joseph Fer- guson's residence and to stockpile one and one-half tons of salt for winter use. On a request from a delegation of the Legion, Reeve John Hender- son was authorized to declare November 11, a public holiday. Another delegation, from the Girl Guides, requested permission to plant yellow tulips around the cenotaph to mark the golden an- niversary of their movement. Per- mission was granted. Council also gave Boy Scouts and Cubs permission to use the town hall for meetings. At the regular meeting of the village trustees on Monday night the Assessment Role for the vill- age, as presented by assessor Geo- rge Armstrong, was gone over, and it was noticed that almost 100 names have been missed{ on the role. A decision to ask the Township council to have the list revised was made. 'According to the assessor the population of Zurich was only 645, and many people felt this was an error. It was estimated that al- most 100 names are missing from the list, which would bring the population up to the 750 figure that most people have figured it, to be. Reason for going over the list at the time was to check on the people which have dogs and those who do not. A number of persons who have dogs in the village are not assessed for them, and the trustees felt they were losing out on a good amount of taxation which should be coming. in, in the way of dog taxes. 0 Used Clothing Will Be Collected 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 them when they call on either Thursday, Oc- tober 15 or Friday, October 16, during Thanksgiving Week. This clothing will be distribu- ted through the services of Luth- eran World Relief. w Last. Friday morning, members of the Hensall and Zurich Cham- bers of Commerce, along with other interested parties, met as a delegation with members of the Huron County Road Committee, of which Harvey Coleman, Stan- ley reeve, is chairman. The meet- ing took place in the Court House at Goderich, and dealt with the reverting of highway 84 to a cou- nty road. While the general impression received by the delegation was that the Road Committee is not too anxious to accept Highway 84 they were not at all satisfied with the results obtained at the meet- ing. Therefore another meeting of interested parties was held in Zurich on Saturday evening, at. which time further plans of strat- egy to keep the road a highway were mapped out. The delegation to Goderich was introduced by Hay Township re- eve, V. L. Becker, who spoke en the importance of keeping No. 84 a provincial highway. Defend- ing the county policy on the mat- ter was J. W. Britnell, the county engineer, while C. S. MacNaugh- ton, M.P.F. represented the Ont- ario government. Members of the road committee had little to say, as their engineer acted as spokes- man for them. Inaddressing the road commit- tee, V. L. Becker stressed the importance of the road to the Hensall and Zurich communities. "While traffic may seem light at times," Mr. Becker stated, "the road acts as a main outlet for all the heavy trucks which carry gr - $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy eets °a ain to Hensall, and the amount of tourist traffic in the summer bu- ilds up the volume to a point where it is an essential highway." The reeve also pointed out the fact that a considerable number of school buses use the highway, and since the county has more roads now than they can main- tain, they should not be burdened with this extra care. Albert J. Kalbfleisch, Zurich, one of the appointed delegates to the meeting, explained the history of the highway, which is common- ly known as the Zurich road. He told of how the provincial govern- ment assumed responsibility for the highway in 1937, and then in 1956 he accompanied a delegation to Toronto to ask far the paving of the road. Although both the engineer, who was not in office at that time, and Mr. MacNaugh- ton, who was not an M.P.P. at that time, claimed there was an agreement between the minister of Highways and the Huron road• committee to revert the road to a county status. Mr. Kalbfleisch explained that when they met the Minister about the paving no mention of a deal was made. Another spokesman, Bob Mid- dleton, Hensall who had accom- panied Mr. Kalbfleisch to Toronto at that time, claimed that the Minister promised the paving of the road with no stipulations of any deal. Both Mr. Middleton and Mr. Kalbfleisch felt that if such a deal had been negotiated they should have been informed of it at that time, since they had rep- resented the people of the dist- rict. Commit ee Claiming that the agreement hacl been made, Mr. MacNaugh- ton said, "The County of Huron has a moral responsibility to ful- fil, and should be willing to as- sume responsibility for the ro- ad." Commenting on the high- way, the member of parliament stated, "there is no more traffic on the road today than there was 20 years ago." Members of the delegation were not in accord with this statement, and further the county engineer had just pre- viously predicted: "we can expect 100% increase in the amount of traffic in the next ten years." The main argument of the road committee was that the commit- tee at the time of paving had promised to take over the road. upon its completion and they felt it their duty to do so, although they were not too anxious to have it added to their overloaded am- ount of roads. The chairman of the roads committee in Huron County at the time the agreement was sup- posed to have been made was John Morrisey, who was reeve of Stephen Township. To date Mr. Morrisey has not been available to the Citizens News for his ver- sion of the supposed agreement. No record of it can be found in the minutes of the Huron County council. Delegates assembled in Zurich. on Saturday evening have outlin- ed several steps they propose tale. ing to stop the turning over pro- cess, one of which calls for a mass public meeting in the near future. Huron County Crop Report (By D. H. Miles, agricultural• representative for Huron County) Continued wet weather is slow- ing up fall plowing, corn harvest- ing and sugar beet harvesting. Pastures continue to be good. Apple picking is slow, due to inclement weather. Village Trustees Opposed To Highway Plans; Send Out Letters Of Protest The trustees of the village of Zurich are opposed to the plans of the Department of Highways to turn Highway No. 84 into a county road, and at their meeting on Monday night they instructed the secretary, H. W. Brokenshire, to send a letter to the Minister of Highways voicing their objections. A similar letter is to be sent to the local member of parliament, C. S. MacNaughton. Two applications were received Temperance People Outline Views As a result of a petition presen- ted some time ago for repeal of the Canada Temperance Act in Huron, the federal authorities have announced a vote on Novem- ber 30. The territory comprises the federal riding, less Hibbert, and plus Wingham, Howick and Turnberry from Wellington -Huron --in other words, the county of Huron. Chairman of Huron CTA dom- mittee, Frank R. Howson, Wing - ham, issued the following • state- ment: "Insofar as our committee is concerned, information as to the vote came from the newspapers. It finds supporters of the Act without complete organization and little time to set one up and appoint their share (one-half) of the election officials. "There has been some confus- ion as to the issue itself, and some misinformation, so that it is des- irable to restate briefly certain . facts. The Canada Temperance Act is not prohibition; it permits the bringing of liquor into the county by common carrier or by an individualfor personal of fam- ily use. It does forbid ';ale or ex- posure for sale of any intoxica- ting liquor within the county. It discourages drinking by making access to liq*or less convenient. This is important in relation to ni iioration of the habit by young people. "Advocates of Canada Temper. ance Act repeal have reiterated that it is "outmoded", having been passed many years ago. The im- plication is that the Liquor Con- trol Act of Ontario is not outmod- ed. As to that, newspapers• all over Ontario contain news head- ings on items about teen-age drinking, purchase by minors, raids on youth drinking parties and so on all under the Liquor Control Act. "The Chatham News said edit- orially not long ago that Kent county 'has more bootleggers in a week than Huron in a month', and that Huron should not vote out the Canada Temperance Act `under the delusion that the LCA will automatically rid the county of bootleggers, excessive drinking and drinking by minors.' "Certain provisions of the Liq- uor Control Act complement the CTA and would assist enforcement if applicable. They were in fact applicable for a while, but in the time of the Drew Government this valuable aid was withdrawn. Ef- fort has been made and will be continued to have the present Premier consent to removal of this disability. But even as things stand, the committee feels strong- ly that Huron is best served by the Temperance Act, rather than the so-called Liquor Control Act, providing for eight different meth - ode of sale. "The public will be told during the campaign that numerous li- quor outlets would not necessarily be established in this county im- mediately on repeal of the Act. The fact is that liquor stores and brewers' warehouses could be is- sued at once, without a further vote—and does anyone seriously think they would not? The trade is eager to enter upon this terri- tory, now largely protected by the Canada Temperance Act. for the supplying of water. One from Ward Fritz, to have water brought to his residence in Zu- rich, was held over until the next meeting. Another, from Drs. Cox - on and Leitch, to supply water to a new hospital they are building near the Blind Line, was discus, - sed at some length before a de- cision was reached. The trustees decided that they would supply water to the premises, ,but that the applicants would haVe to pay for the costs of running a line out to their property. In other business the trustees decided to call for tenders to build a new stretch of sidewalk in front of the St. Boniface Separate School, the work to be completed as soon as possible. Another stretch of new walk is to be con- structed in front of the residence of Lloyd Klopp. 0 "Peel, a county somewhat sim- ilar to Huron, and without licen- ses under the GTA, repealed it. and now under the Liquor Control Act has outlets in Brampton, Bol- ton, Streetsville, Albion township, Toronto Gore and Toronto town- ship. The last-named municipal- ity has nine! "Huron has a good record in pronouncements upon restrictive legislation. It gave 2,608 major- ity for the Canada Temperance Act in 1914, almost 12,000 for the Ontario Temperance Act (a pro- hibitory lawl, and when the beer and wine amendments of 1934 were put through the Legisla- ture, both Huron members voted against it. "If all the facts can be ade- quately presented before polling day, the Canada Temperance Act should receive decisive endorse- ment through a majority of votes against revocation." Still Room For Candidates At First Aid Course Fire Marshall To Investigate Blaze At Cottage North f Grand Bend Following a fire that complete- ly destroyed a cottage north of Grand Bend last Tuesday even- ing, the Ontario Fire Marshall's office has been requested to con- duct an investigation. Value of the building was set at less than $10,000. Owner of the building was D. R. Fairborn, London, who is a fire extinguisher salesman. The fire first broke out on Tuesday afternoon and was ex- tinguished by the Grand Bend and Dashwood fire departments, who remained at the scene for an hour to make sure the fire was out. Brigades were called back again in the evening at 7.15 p.m., but the fire was out of control when the Dashwood brigade arrived there. They pumped water from the lake to save neighbouring buildings. Owner Fairborn was at the scene shortly after the fire brie gades were called in the after- noon, and he was there when the call came at night. The cottage is in the Ridgeway subdivision about four miles north of Grand Bend. Our Apologies In the obituary of Walter Johnston in last week's paper we referred to Mr. Johnston as being the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Johnston. We are very' sorry, as both Mr. and Mrs. John- ston are still living. We regret any embarrasment or confusion this report may have caused to either Mr. or Mrs, Johnston. Under the auspices of St. John Ambulance, a class of training in First Aid to the Injured will be held in Zurich Town Hall, com- mencing on Monday, October 19. To date about 20 men and wo- men have registered for the course, which will continue every Monday night, terminating with an examination at the end of the time. Each candidate will receive the St. John Ambulance certifi- cate in first aid, The enrolment fee is only $3 per person. BLUEWATER and BAYFIELD NEWS (Mrs. Russel Grainger, Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. William Talbot ents, Mr. and Mrs. moved on Thursday to their new home on Keith Crescent Street, Bayfield. Mr. and Mrs. James Charuk, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pelladeau and family, Peter Ducharme Jr., Windsor, spent the holiday week- end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ducharme. Mr. and Mrs. John Keys and family were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger and family. Thanksgiving Day guests with Mr. and Mrs. Myron Butler were Mrs. Keith Snowden and E. A. Westlake. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Turner, Linda and Johnny, Parry Sound, spent the holiday weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John. Turner. Mr. and Mrs. John McPhail, Lois and Jonathan, have been re- newing acquaintances in this dis- trict prior to leaving yesterday. Before coming here they visited their daughter in Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. McPhail have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Westlake and family while here, and left for the Philippine Islands via California. Elgin Fassold returned to his home in Milwaukee last Wednes- day after spending two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Westlake and visiting other rela- tives in the district. Mrs. Robert Greer had as her weekend guests, her grandchild- ren, Steven, Bobby and Vicki Lay- ton, Clinton. Michael and Wendy Greer were with their grandmoth- er also. Mr. and Mrs. William Talbot. There is still room for a num- ber of extra persons wishing to avail themselves of this valuable training, and one can register at either the Post Office or the Citi- zens News office, as soon as poss- ible. The number who may enrol is limited, so anyone wishing to attend should. register immediate- ly. man, RR 3, Kipper. Farewell Party On Thursday evening. Mrs. Ro- bert Greer was hostess at a party honouring Mr. and Mrs. Willem Talbot Sr., who have moved frore their farm on the Bluewater Highway to Bayfield. Euchre was enjoyed during the evening with the high prize going to Mrs. Jack Scotchmer, Mrs. Jack Stewart. Low prizes went to Mrs. William Talbot, Jr., Mrs. Dewar Talbot. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart al- so won the lucky chair prize, Russell Grainger called the group to order, and Jack Stewart gave the address. asking Mr. and Mrs. Talbot to accept on behalf of their neighbours a coffee table, presented by Michael Greer and John Talbot and a lamp present, ed by Lynnda Scotchmer. Both Mr, and Mrs. Talbot ex- pressed their thanks and invited each and everyone to visit them in their new home in Bayfield. Wood Bee On Monday afternoon about 30 men of Bayfield and surrounding district met at the faun of Mrs. Walter Johnston and held a wood- cutting bee. Eleven chain saws along with three tractors and trailers hummed all afternoon and about 4Q cord of body wood were cut up, some of which was split and piled in the basement for winter use. About 3.30 p.m. some of the ladies of the district served hot coffee and sandwiches. Reg Fran• cis, local garageman came equip- ped with tools and repairs and kept saws and other equipment Jr., spent Sunday with her par- in working order. Ross Chap-