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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-11-11, Page 1No. 45 --First With The Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 15159 r. R. M. Aldis Speaks To iashwood WI ail it At the November meeting of Dashwood Women's Institute, ar- ranged by the "Health" commit- tee, Dr. R. M. Aldir, medical of- ficer of health for Huron County, was guest speaker. He based his talk on changes in Canada and the effect on public health prdblems. He also showed slides of the work being done in the county by the public health unit. Mrs. Ervin Rader commented on the motto, "The grumpy way and the grumpy day do not be- long to the upward way of life." The roll call "What to eat for beauty" was responded to by 27 members. Mrs. Harold Rader and her daughter, Katherine, favored with a duet and Mrs. Mervyn Tiernan, who convened the pro- gram, led in a sing -song. President, Mrs. Leonard Schenk presided for the business. Ten dollars was voted for World Re- fugee Relief. It was decided to have a booth at Stewart Webb's auction sale. Mrs. Sid Baker re- ported on the 4-H work, Mrs. Emil Becker and Mrs. Sid Baker were made assistants to Mrs. John Rader to assist with the Tweedsmuir History. 0 Hensall Couple Celebrate Their 59th Anniversary (By our Hensall Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kyle, Hensall, celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary at their home, on Friday, November 6 and were the recipients of many lov- ely gifts, cards, and congratulat- ory messages, from their family and friends. They took up residence in the village 26 years ago, coming from Dixie, where Mr. Kyle farmed for many years. Mrs. Kyle, the for- mer Nancy Kipfer, of Hay Town- ship, is an active member of the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary and the Amber Rebekah Lodge. Mr. Kyle served as town constable for nine years. They have a family of four sons, two daughters, 16 grand- children and seven great grand- children. Mrs. Arnold Merner, Sr., Zurich, is a daughter. O $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy eer REMEMBER HIM' Most people are quite well ac- quainted with the chap in this picture. He is Lorenzo DaIBello, formerly of Zurich, who is now living in Thed- ford, where he operates an up-to-date shoe repair shop. Mr. Dal BeIIo is shown here et work on his modern stit- ching machine, which is used for fastening new soles on shoes. A shoemaker by trade in his native country of Italy, Mr. DaIBello spent several years in Zurich prior to opening his shop in Thedford (Citizens News Photo) Stanley Township Sure Of Election Taylor Opposes Coleman For Reeve An election in Stanley Township appears to be a certainty, as sev- eral members of last year's coun- cil have already signified their in- tentions for the coming year. Harvey Taylor, deputy -reeve of the township for a number of years, has announced his plans of opposing Harvey Coleman as reeve of Stanley. Mr. Coleman has also indicated he will seek re-election for the chief magistrate's office. Three Zurich Men AttendConference At Tavistock Parr Line Farm Forum Meets For First Meeting Parr Line Farm Forum held their meeting on Monday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson. The subject up for dis- cussion was, "Deficiency Pay- ments". Question one, "If you favour de- ficiency payments on any com- modities, which are they." Answer: "We are not sure as we do not know whet results to expect. Perhaps, hogs with a floor price of $23.65, a reduction in pro- duction would result without the expensive administrative costs of deficiency. payments. We favour payments on products which are in short supply such as honey, wool and sugar beets." Question two: "Do you think farmers should cut production of commodities now under (or are likely to be under) deficiency pay- ments?" Answer: "We should cut hog production approximately 25 per- cent to where our production equals our demand. Our prices should rise at that level." Euchre winners were: ladies, Mrs. Ross Love, Mrs. Keith Love; men, Ross Love, Keith Love. On Sunday afternoon Pastor W. P. Fischer, Louis Willert and Jack Youngblut went to Tavistock to attend the Fall Rally of the Stratford Conference Luther Lea- gue. The rally opened with open- ing devotions by Pastor Albert Datars. Locally, Mr. Taylor is a director of the Hay Township Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company. During the past year as reeve of Stanley, Mr. Coleman has been the chairman of the Roads Committee of the County Council. Alvin Rau, a well-known Drys- dale district farmer, who has serv- ed as a member of the Stanley Township Council for a number of years, will seek election to the post of deputy -reeve. He will, in all probability, be opposed by Jack Scotchmer, a comparatively new- comer to Stanley Township poli- tics. Two new candidates will also have to be brought forward to serve as councillors in Stanley, due to °Mr. Rau and Mr. Scotchmer both stepping up for the position of deputy -reeve. Nomination day in the Township of Stanley will be held on Friday, November 27, in the Township Hall at Varna. After the devotions, Miss Grace Weitzel, Kitchener, acting presi- dent of the Stratford Conference, took over the afternoon session. She introduced the guest speaker for the afternoon, Winston Bane, a second year seminary student at Waterloo Seminary, from New Amsterdam, British Guiana, who spoke to the Leaguers on "Cult- ivate Christian Citizenship" the rally theme, after which the Lea- guers were divided into discussion groups to discuss the subject in cultivating Christian Citizenship. Carl Mueller, president of the Luther League of Canada, made many interesting remarks about the Luther League. Eighty-nine Leaguers were pres- ent from the Stratford Confer- ence, representing nine Luther Leagues. Supper was served in the Trin- ity Lutheran Parish Hall by the Ladies Aid of Trinity Church, Tlavistock. The evening service began at 7.30 p.m., and the guest speaker was Rev. Paul Fischer, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich. The th- eme of his sermon was the rally theme, "Cultivate Christian Cit- izenship," BLUEWATER and BAYFIELD NEWS (Mrs. Russel Grainger, Correspondent) Miss Donna Peck, Babylon Line spent the weekend with her girl friend, Miss Bonnie Johnston; also at the Johnston home for the weekend were Rosemary and Bar- bara Wild. Miss Donna Peck and Miss Bon- nie Johnston spent Saturday af- ternoon and evening with their girl friend, Miss Marion Porter, who was celebrating her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Ardell Grainger, Wallaceburg, were weekend visit- ors with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger and family. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John Turner were their fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and family Mr. and Mrs. Walter Turner and family, and Mr. and Mrs, Fraser Stirling and family. 0 Some One You Know would appreciate receiving from you as a Christmas gift a year's subscription to the ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS. A lovely gift card goes forward in your name. Cookie Sale This Saturday This Saturday the members of the Girl Guides and Brown- ies, the Boy Scouts and Cubs, will be conducting a Cookie Sale throughout the village of Zurich. Funds raised through this sale will be used to carry on the work of the Ladies Auxil- iary to these groups. Give them your support. 0 NUM/ BUILDINGS Building activity in Zurich and district is at its peak. Two new houses, one owned by Donald Oke, and the other owned by Charles Thiel, are presently under constr- uction. An animal hospital just east of Zurich is being built by Drs. Coxon and Leitch. The Hay Telephone System building on the Blind Line is progressing. c Farm Accidents Can e Prevented, Such As This One C.T.A. Vote Only Nineteen Days Away Federal By -Election Regulations In a little mare than two weeks, the electors of Huronwill have their first opportunity in 45 years to express their opinion at the polls on the much debated CTA issue. Voting day is Monday, Novem- ber 30, and the polls will be open from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. There are 146 polling subdivisions in the county. Regulations governing the vote will be similar to those in a Federal by-election. For the convenience of travel- lers and railroaders, an advance poll will be held in Goderich on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 26, 27 and 28. Huron and Perth, which is also voting on the same issue Novem- ber 30, are the only two counties in Ontario which still remain un- der the CTA. Most abandoned it before the turn of the century after a brief trial. The last two counties to repeal the Act were Manitoulin in 1949, and Peel in 1951. The Huron Things happen so fast during most accidents that you haven't time to think your way out of them. And often if you did have time, once the chain of events in an accident have started, you couldn't escape from it anyway. The solution: look before you leap. So says Ontario Department of Agriculture safety expert Harold Wright. He uses this farmer's let- ter, describing a case history of an accident, as an example: "I have an apple tree which must be the highest apple tree in the world. So, to harvest it I rigged up a pulley and connected a large barrel to one end. I pulled the barrel up to the tree and secured the rope to the trunk on the ground. I then went up the tree and picked the first barrel of apples .from the uppermost twig, then I climbed down the tree and unhooked the line from the trublere`ol,Infortertatelyo. the barrel of apples was heavier than Iwas, and before I knew what was hap- pening the barrel started jerking me off the ground. "I decided to hang on and half- way up I met the barrel of ap- ples coming down and received a severe blow on the shoulder. I then continued to the top of the tree banging my head on the limbs and getting my fingers jammed in the pully. When the barrel of ap- ples hit the ground, it burst its bottom and all the apples spilled out. I was now heavier than the barrel and so started down again at high speed. Half way dawn I met the empty barrel coming up and received severe injuries to my shins. Then when I hit the ground I landed on the truck rigging, get- ting several painful cuts from the sharp edges and corners. "At this point I must have lost my presence of mind because I let go of the line. The barrel then came down again giving me an- other heavy blow on the head and putting me in the hospital." This sad story .is really not much more ridiculous thet the time things that happen to people who don't watch what they're doing. General Secretary. Of Temperance Federation Speaks At EUB Church "We have no law enforcement in many sections of this province," general secretary Royal F. Moul- ton, of the Ontario Temperance Federation, said at a Sunday even- ing meeting in Evangelical United Brethren Church here. "The Can- ada Temperance Act needs streng- thening, but is is a better Act than the Liquor Control Act, which has saturated the province. You have no legalized outlets in Huron, and the License Board cannot come along at next meeting and open beverage rooms for men and wo- Mr. and Mrs. Roberts: Turner, Stratford, are visiting the form- er's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hudie and John, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hudie, Clinton, and Mr, and Mrs. James Cameron and David, London, visit- ed on Sunday with Miss Rose Snowden. Mr. and Mrs. Dewar Talbot re- turned to their home on Friday after a two week's trip to Port Alberni, B.C.; while there they visited. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gil- bert and family. Misses Kathleen and Louise Tal- bot, Kitchener, spent the week- end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Talbot, Sr. Citizens Legal Con - John W. Brown A well-known district resident for many years, John Wesley Brown passed away in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on Sunday, No- vember 8, 1959, in his 78th year. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brown, he was born in Hay Township on September 29, 1882. For many years Mr. Brown farmed on the Goshen Line, south of Zurich, before retiring to Zurich nine years ago. Surviving, besides his wife, the former Mary Ann Oestreicher, are two sons, Fred, Crediton; William, Zurich, and one daughter, Mrs. H. W. (Ruth) Hostetler, London; also two brothers, Melvin, Zurich, and Garfield, New Hamburg; and three sisters, Mrs. Herb (Eva) Becker, Kitchener; Mrs. G. (Lou- elia), Bergey, Elmira, end Mrs. E. E: (Ada) 'Wuerth, • Zurich. There are also ten grandchildren. The body rested at the T. Harry Hoffman funeral home, Dashwood, until Tuesday morning at 11 a.m., then at Emmanuel EUB Church, Zurich, where the service was held at 2 prim., with Rev. A. M. Amacher officiating. Interment was made in the Evangelical U.B. Cemetery, Goshen Line. men, lounges and cocktail bars. If the C.T.A. should break down, you would have these types of outlet." The gathering, sponsored by South Huron Ministerial Associa- um tion, filled gallery. Tchurch hepastor, Rev. A. M. Amacher, presided, and a num- ber of the clergy took part. Rev. Dr. J. Semple, Egmondville, prais- ed the Evangelical people and the Mennonites for their co-operation in the campaign. "The Canada Temperance Act has been maligned, not only in this county but in Perth," Mr. Moulton said. "The liquor inter- ests have had their eyes on these counties for a long time, and the C.T.A. has never had a square deal. In the first place, the Con- trol Act was operating alongside it until 1947, and then withdrawn. Other provincial and federal laws pr visions rate concurrently, theL.C.A.lyLcertain would strengthen the Temperance Act, and on the other had there are areas in the Temperance Act that would strengthen the Control Aot." "On November 30, mark your ballots against repeal of the C.T.A. Then if the Christian people of these two counties move into Ot- tawa and say you want certain amendments, you will have the kind of legislation desired by many counties. I believe the kind of man I think Mr. Diefenbaker is will listen, and we have a good friend in Hon. Donald Fleming," Mrs, L. Meidinger Wins $120 Jackpot At Hensall Bingo (By our Hensall Correspondent) Mrs. Leo Meidinger, Zurich, was the lucky winner of the $120.00 Jackpot at the Hensall Legion Bingo on Saturday last, in the Legion Hall. Mrs. Garfield Broderick won the $5door prize. Other winners were E. Smith; Mrs. Bill Austin, Sea - forth; Murray Tyndall, Brumfield; Jim Venner; Mrs. W. Smale; Mrs. N. Naird; Mrs, W. Kyle; Mrs. W. Deitz; Mrs. S. Meidinger, Zurich; Mrs. J. Berry; Mrs. L. Meidinger, Zurich; Jim Smale; Miss Eleanor Venner and Mrs. Clarence Reid, trol Committee, headed by John Huckirs, Goderich councillor and former mayor, look upon the campaign as a crusade to estab- lish an enforcable liquor law 1 Huron County. They contend that the strong provisions of the On- tario Liquor Control and Liquor Licence Acts will enable the po- lice to crack down on teen=age drinking. The CTA provides no penalty for supplying liquor or, beer to minors, whereas under Ontario law, which would apply of ter the repeal of the CTA, any person found guilty of this of- fense incurs a jail term of from one to three months. If Huron rejects the L'TA on November 30, LCD() stores and brewers retail stores could be established in the major county towns where no local option by- law was passed prior to the intro- duction of the CTA, However, no hotel, tavern or public house licenses could go into operation anywhere in the county unless a further vote were taken and pa.s. sed by three-fifths of the electors of the individual municipality concerned. 0 Unique Forum Has First Meeting Unique Farm Forum held its first meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oestriecher, in the form of a Hallowe'en party. in- cluding a pot -luck supper. After clearing away the dishes the evening was spent in playing progressive crokinole. The win- ners were: Ladies, Mrs. Delbert Geiger; men, Carl Oestriecher; consolation, Ruth Anne Geiger and Harry McAdams. The McAdams family recently moved from the community and they extended a cordial invitation to the forum to come to their new home in Arva for the next meeting. The group accepted the invitation, and on Monday even- ing, November 9, about 20 mem- bers of the Unique Forum motor- ed to their home. The topic for discussion 'Deficiency Payments was under the leadership of Carl Oestriecher. After a lively discussion the questions were answered as fol- lows: Question No. 1 — If you favour deficiency payments an any commodities, which are they? Our forum is not in favour of deficiency payments. Question No. 2—Do you think farmers should cut production of commodities under deficiency payments? Answer: Farmers should not cut production as it may cause shortages. The farmer should use his own good judgment on what he produces. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Klopp, with Aaron Oestriecher as discussion leader, on the topic, "Where is the Market Place". A delicious lunch was served by the hostess and the meeting closed with the National Anthem. Mrs. Matilda Anna MacKinnon There passed away at her resi- dence in Zurich, on Friday, No- vember 6, 1959, Mrs. Matilda Anna MacKinnon, widow of the late Dr. A. J. MacKinnon, a former physic- ian in Zurich. Mrs. MacKinnon, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Johnston, Zurich, had spent her entire life in the village. She had reached the age of 81 years. For the past year she did not enjoy good health, due to abad acci- dent. After spending considerable time in the hospital she was able to return to her home, but never regained her health. About a month ago she was tak- en to Victoria Hospital for fur- ther treatment and returned to her home on Tuesday, November 3, but failed to rally. She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, Hugh R. MacKinnon, London, and Dr. Archie J. Mac- Kinnon, Galt; one sister, Mrs. Al- bert 3. (Pearl) Kalbfleisch, Zur- ich; three grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral service was conducted on Monday, November 9, at the Westlake funeral home, Zurich, with interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Goshen Line. Rev. W. Paul Fischer officiated. Pallbearers were William Sie- bert, Milton Oesch, Charles Thiel, Allan Gascho, Albert Hess, and Leroy O'Brien. 0 Lutheran Women Hear Kitchener Woman as Speaker The thankoffering service of the United Lutheran Church Women was observed Sunday evennng at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. A pleasing attendance, close to 100, including the Hensall Carmel Pres- byterian ladies, who were guests for the evening enjoyed the service which was conducted by the ch- urch ladies. Mrs. Beulah Innis, Kitchener., guests speaker, spoke of her ex- periences at a mission station in Liberia, aided by a film strip of the area and natives. Participating in the service were Mrs. Leonard Prang, Mrs. Eida Laidlaw, Mrs. C. Deichert, Mrs. Carl. Willert and Mrs, Herb Klopp. DASHWOOD and DISTRICT (MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Jack Huffman Port Colborne, and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Baker motored to Kentucky last week and also visited with their brother Melvin, at Gary, Indiana. George Tomlinson, Detroit, sp- ent a few days in town. Mr. and Mrs. Helmuth Messner and the weekend family, Mr. and Mrs.tFred Messner. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Resteniayer spent the weekend in London with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs, Victor Kraft. Mrs. John Poland and children, Campbellford. are spending a we- ek with her mother, Mrs. Cora Geiser. Mrs. Ervin Rader and Sharon visited with Mrs. Wellwood Gill in Grand Bend, on Friday. Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Taylor and family, Waterloo, visited with Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Rader on Satur- day. Bride Feted Mrs. Lorne Genttner was host- ess for a miscellaneous shower for Miss Diane Kraft, bride of last Saturday, at which the neigh- bours were guests. The evening was spent with contests. Mrs. Gent trier read an address and Mrs. Alvin Kellerman and Mrs. Wallace Wein presented the gifts. Dianne very graciously th- anked all, and lunch was served.