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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-10-21, Page 1ZURIC w No. 42—First With the Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1959 $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy GOOD -NEIGHBOUR POLICY! Neighbours of Mau- rice Finkbeiner, south of Zurich, invaded his farm last Thursday afternoon with five tractors and ploughed al- most -26 acres for the popular young farmer, who has been laid up since early summer, Left to right are: Ray - F mond Hartman, Don Rader, Maurice Finkbeiner, Ray Rader, Lamport Witmer and Harold Rader. Previously neighbours had staged a bee to help Maurice with his harvest and with his haying. (Citizens News Photo) 26 Lions Receive Attendance Pins; To Sponsor Three Hockey Teams Twenty-six members of the Zur- Counsellor Victor Dinnin made the ich Lions Club were presented with perfect attendance tabs at the regular dinner meeting of the club at the Dominion Hotel on Monday nigh t. International Engagements Announced Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Johnston, Clinton, announce the engagement of t h e i r daughter, Doris Pauline, to Berne Allan McKinley, Brant- ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. El- gin McKinley, RR 1, Zurich, Ontario. The marriage will take place in Ontario Street United Church, Clinton, on Saturday, November 7, at 3.00 p.m. 42-p presentations. A letter of thanks from the Zur- ich Agricultural Society for the help given at the Fall Fair, by the members of the club, was read to the meeting. It was decided to donate an am- ount of money, equal to one dol- lar for each member, to the Care Milk Fund. Lion Milfred Schilbe reported to the club that the balance left from the sponsoring of two ball teams this past summer was $86.77. The Lions Club decided they would sponsor three hockey teams this winter, a bantam, midget and juvenile. New uniforms are to be bought for the juvenile team. Mrs. Milton Oesch acted as pianist for the meeting, in the ab- sence of Mrs. Beatrice Hess, the regular pianist. GOSHEN NORTH (Correspondent — Mrs. Clare McBride) Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parke, spent a couple of days last week- end in Toronto. Johnny McBride returned home after spending a few weeks out West, going as far as Calgary. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McBride, at- tended two weddings on Saturday; the Love-Sararas wedding in Hen - sail, and that of their neice, Lor- rainne McNain, Pine River. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Peck, Diane, Donna, Wayne, Cheryl and Brian, spent Sunday at Londesboro wiith Mr. and Mrs. John Snell, also at- tended the anniversary services in the United Church there. Ladies plan Supper The ladies of Goshen congre- gation met at the home of Mrs. Allan Armstrong on Wednesday evening, October 7. Mrs. Arm- strong was in charge of the wor- ship with Scripture reading by Mrs. Bob Peck. Mrs. Melvin El- liott presided at the piano. The business was conducted by Mrs. Bruce Keys. The treasurer, Mrs. Roy McBride, gave her re- port. Plans for the annual. supper to be held en October 29, were dis- cussed. The new program committee ap- pointed are Mrs. Elgin McKinley, Mrs. Roy McBride and Mrs. Rus- sell Erratt. It was decided to make the us- ual donation to the Canadian Na- tional Institute for the Blind. WMS The Women's Missionary Soc- iety of Goshen United Church met at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Par- ke, on October 15, Mrs. Elmer Hayter, the president, opened the meeting with call to worship and hymn 340 was read in unison. Scriptures were read by Mrs. Richard Robinson and Mrs. Arnold Keys. They also gave the pray- ers, assisted by Mrs. Jaynes Keys. Mrs. Allan Ar knsetrong, in char - Twenty -Six Attend First Aid. 'Course On Monday Night Twenty-six men and women were on hand at the Town Hall, Zurich, on Monday night, for the first evening of classes in senioe first aid under the St. John Am- bulance course. Instructor is Clare Magee, Clinton. Of the 26 present, 14 were wo- men and 12 men. The next class will be held this coming Monday.' night, and over 30 are expected to be present. A number of persons who were not able to attend on Monday will start the course next Monday night. Each student is allowed to ni;iss one of the seven lessons, and still be eligible for their certificate. ge of the study book, took "Africa Disturbed"' as her topic ,touching oh Christianity's effects on Educa- tion and Medicine, and said that even in Africa, the Christians have helped other Christians. "We must send more missionaries, teachers and doctors. In each gen- eration discrimination is worse." The business was conducted by Mrs. Elmore Hayter, with Mrs. Bob Peck reading the minutes. There were 39 calls made to the sick and shut-ins. Mrs. Pitt, the temperance secretary, gave a short talk on the corning vote. As the Presbyterial falls se in were afternoon and evening,amhe thatewise no delegates app the night of the Young People's Minstrel Show. Mrs. Elgin Mc- Kinley was asked to take the re- ports to Constance on Wednes- day. A short WA meeting followed this WMS meeting and. Mrs. Allan Armstrong closed both with pray- er. Mrs. Anson McKinley and her group served refreshments. Hay Approves South Huron High School Addition Hay Township Court of : evision Hears 14 Appeals; Some eductions Fourteen appeals against the 1.960 assesment role of the Town- ship of Hay were heard at the Court of Revision in the Town Hall last Wednesday night. Some of the appeals were represented by letter, while others appeared in person to present their case. Mrs. Irene Flanagan had her as- sessment reduced by $350.00 since there was no longer a barn on her property. John Groot received a reduction of $500.00 on his farm, following a fire in which his barn was burned down. He has since At a special meeting of the Hay Township council last Wednesday night, held in connection with the Court of Revision, the members of the council gave their approval 10 the addition to South Huron high School. Nomination day for the Town- ship of Hay has been set for Fri- day, November 27, with an elec- tion, if necessary, to be held on Monday, December 7. The nomin- ation and election date for the vil- lage of Zurich were set for the same time. RLUEWATER and BAYFIELD \EWS (Mrs. Russe Grainger, Correspondent) going to say goodbye, for I will be seeing you from time to time." Mrs. Clark then thanked every- one for her gift. Clara will indeed be missed in the church and Sunday School of which she has been superintendent and Bible class- teacher for several years and a very active member of the choir. Farewell Party Friends and members of the Un- ited Church, Bayfield, met in the basement Friday evening, to hon- or Miss Clara Clark and her moth- er, prior to their leaving for their new home in Dresden. The evening's program opened with a sing song, led by Rev. J. Patrick, followed by games and contests led by Ted Dunn. Teed Dunn then called Clara and her mother to the platform and gave the address, and asked them to accept the gifts on behalf of their friends and the members of the St. Andrew's United Church. Miss Kathleen Porter presented Clara wit ha purse of money, and Margaret Wallis presented Mrs. Clark with a stole.• Clara, in a few well chosen words, thanked everyone for the gift and concluded, by saying, "I don't like good-byes, so I'm not Mission Band "World Neighbours" was the theme used by the Goshen Mission Band on Sunday morning, 25 children were in attendance. Marilyn Keys, the vice-president, opened the meeting with the call to worship. "For Beauty and for Core," a new hymn from the leader's guide, was sung with Mrs. Clare Mc- Bride at the piano. The Scripture was read by Judy McBride. The study book, which is on Africa this year, a story con- cerning Sudan, was read by Mrs, Robert McKinley. Jacqueline Peck -took charge of the business. Two birthdays were reported for the month of Octo- ber. Following the repeating of the Mission Band Purpose, Diane Mc- Kinley closed the meeting with przyer. CN IB Campaign M16 Short of $300 Objective The campaign for the Can- adian National Institute for the Blind is still $19.00 short of the objective set for this district. To date only $281.00 has been received, of an ob- jective of $300.00. Last year the campaign went well over the top, with $337.00 being donated. Surely the people of this area do not want to fall short of their ob- jective this year! Donations may be sent by mail to J. E. Bannister, cam- paign chairman, or left at the Bank of Montreal in Zur- ich. Your help will be great- ly appreciated. replaced the structure with a pole harp. The Canadian National Railways assessment on buildings was reduced by $400.00, since it was felt their buildings have de- teriorated. Lawrence Regier and Joseph Regier both had their school asses- ment changed from Union School No, 1, to the Separate School. Al- so changed to the Separate School was the assessment of Elz+r B. Masse. An appeal from Alvin Re- eler to have his assessment chan- ed from the School Area to the Separate School was held over to be dealt with at a special court of revision. Appeals on assessment being too high from Alvin Regier, Ivan Kalbfleisch, and W. T Murray, were not upheld. An appeal on property dispute by Mrs. Antionette Bourque was not upheld, as was an appeal from Joseph Cantin on a street and gully. With the Ausable River Conser- vation Authority an error was found in the description of the property, and the necessary than' ges were made. A request from. the British American Oil Comp- any to send the Business Asses- ment of their property to Middle- ton and Gettner instead of the company was granted. The following people, who ape pealed against their dog tax on the grounds their dogs were not living, were refused a revision, Mrs. Letta Taylor, Harold Reich- ert, Louis Farwell, Edmund Beck- er and Albert Smith. 0 Huron County Crop Report (D. G. GRIEVE, Associate, agri- cultural representative for Huron County) Grain corn harvesting in the County is in full swing with ex- cellent yields and low moisture content reported. Many farmers are also busy at the fall plowing. DASHWOOD and DISTRICT (MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. David Baird, Lon- don, spent Sunday with Mrs. Matilda Piefer. Mr. and Mrs. William Haugh and Shirley, and Mr. and Mrs. El- mer Rader and family, spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Knecktel at Petersburg. Siegfried Miller, Waterloo, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Keller were Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Rader and family. A number of relatives and friends -attended the Keller -Osbor- ne wedding at Trinity Lutheran Church, London, on Saturday, October 17, The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kel- ler. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kew and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kew, and Marilyn, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Ford. Ladies' Aid The regular Ladies' Aid meet- ing of Zion Lutheran Churchwas held on Wednesday, October 14. Machinery Being Set In Motion . For Vote To Decide Future of CTA Dominion election machinein. is being set in motion for votes that could end one of Canada's oldest and- biggest strongholds of pro- hibition. . A federal referendum will be taken November 30 in Perth and Huron counties of Ontario to de- cide whether they will come out from under the sweeping liquor restrictions of the Caned Temper- ance Act, unchanged since passed by Parliament 81 years ago. The adjoining counties, both mainly rural and together form- ing a block of some 1,600 square miles, have been continuously dry since 1934. Before that, both had stretches of prohibition as far back as 1884-85. Exempted from t h e Perth County ban is the city of Strat- ford, scene of the Shakespearean festival. On the other hand, the Huron County prohibition does in- clude its largest urban centre, Goderich with a population of some 6,000. Two Out of 72 Today, the two Ontario coun- ties are the only ones remaining out of 72 Canadian cities and counties which, alarmed by the free -wheeling saloons and open drunkenness of the 1870's, voted under the CTA to end the sale of liquor in their areas. The others—scattered through Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Ed- ward Island—have long since gone the way of changing tastes and conflicting laws. In 13 cases, the law was sus- pended by the federal cabinet be- cause of more restrictive provinc- ial legislation. The rest subse- quently voted to go `vet. The last three such votes, all since the Second World War, were in Quebec's Beaune County and in Ontario's Peel County and Man- itoulin Island. Bans Keeping For Sale The CTA bans the actual sale or keeping for sale within the city or county all liquor, beer and wine --unless it is sold through a druggist for medicinal. purposes. or for sacramental use. However, consumption isn't for- bidden. A class of the Temper- ance Act allows residents of a dry area to purchase their supply outside the area and bring it home for "family or personal use." The original 72 -dry cities and counties were known for years as the "Scott. Act areas".•. _after Sir Richard Scott. the Bytown lawyer who was secretary of state under the Conservative gov- ernrnent of Sir John A. Macdon- ald. Pastor K. L. Zorn, was in charge of the topic, "Part Two of the Christian Family." The 32 lad- ies present were divided into groups to discuss the different headings. Mrs. Milfred Merner, the presi- dent, president for the business. A balance of $576,16 was reported in the treasury. The annual fowl supper it to be held on October 28. Each member is to bring a guest. The Lutheran Women's Mission- ary Rally is to be in Stratford, on October 20. Twenty-four chairs are to be added to the basement. Mrs. Charles Martene read a poem, "Autumn Thoughts." Pas- tor Zoin conducted the closing de- votions. Group two was in char- ge. A spelling match and lunch brought the meeting to a close. Silas Ford Hilton Ford received the sad news of the death of his brother, Silas, in Regina, on October 8. He is survived by his wife, the former Bertha Graisley, and a daughter Pearl, at home. Sir Richard was later appointed to the Senate and it was there he started the temperance ball rol- ling. Liberal Prime Minister Al- exander Mackenzie, introduced the CTA. .)'Dining Time Varied Not all the cities and counties joined the temperance movement of the day with an immediate Scott Act vote. Huron County, for example, waited until 1884. It voted then to go dry, ony to reverse its stand in another vote four years later. Prohibition was again ad- opted there in 1914, but six years later the cabinet suspended it be- cause Ontario had enacted it's own Ontario Temperance Act. Then the suspension was lifted in 1934. In Perth, the first vote in 1885 failed to gain the straight major- ity needed for prohibition. They tried again in 1915, and this time the dry side won. As in Huron, prohibition was suspended from 1920 to 1934. Petition Circulated Required to bring about the new referendum was a petition beariaw the signatures of 25 per cent of each county's electors. The petitions were circulated several weeks ago. Both now have been published, in part, in the Canada Gazette. There are 10,445 names on the Huron Coun' ty sheet, and 7,024 on Perth's The referendum is being organ` ized in almost the same way es if it `sere an election for the House of Commons. An enumeration will begin in about two weeks. It is estimated that Huron County has 28,550 el- igible voters and Perth County 20,600. A simple majority will decide the issue one way or another. Polling hours November 30, will be 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. in both counties. 0 PROPERTY CHANGES The fine dwelling property on Goshen Street north, known as the Fritz home, being built and occupied by members of the fam- ily until now, has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zehr of town, who will be getting posses- sion as soon as possible. An ad- ditional kitchen is being built to the rear of the home. Miss Pearl Wurtz, who has been occupying the home, will continue to live there, with a few changes being made, The apartment block own- ed by Mr. Zehr has been purchas- ed by Mn Earl Thiel, of town, who gets possession as soon as the Zehr family can vacate.