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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-11-18, Page 1No. 46 --First With The Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1959 $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy Hay and Stanley Federations Holding Joint Meeting and Banquet, Nov, 26 The Hay and Stanley Township Federations of Agriculture will hold their joint annual meeting and banquet in the Community Centre, Zurich, on Wednesday, Rev. Dr. J. Linton At Area Churches November 2223 Rev. Dr. John Linton, general secretary of the Canadian Temp- erance Federation, will speak in the following Huron County cen- tres in connection with the cam- paign for retention of the Can- ada Temperance Act: Goderich, North Street United Church, Sunday, November 22, 11 a.m.; Exeter, Main Street United Church, Sunday, November 22, 8.30 p.m.; Seaforth, First Presby- terian Church, Monday, Novem- ber 23, 2.30 p.m.; Clinton, Ontario Street United Church, November 23, 8 p.m.. Dr. Linton is one of Canada's leading authorities on the alcohol problem. He is highly regarded in church, social welfare, govern- ment and university circles. In addition to his duties as general secretary of the federation, he is field secretary for the Intercol- legiate Association for the study of the alcohol problem, and lec- tures at colleges through Canada and the United States. He addres- sed the World Congress on the Alcohol Problem which convened in the University of Instanbul, Turkey. c —.-- Mrs. Fd Bender Wins First Prize In CWL Penny Sale The first annual Penny Sale, sponsored by the Catholic Worn - en's League of St. Boniface Chur- ch, Zurich, held in the Town Hall this past Saturday night, was a decided success. The hall was jammed to capacity with people. At the close of the evening's activities three lucky draws were made, for three attractive priz- es. The first prize, $125 cash, was won by Mrs. Fanny Bender, Zurich. Second prize was 125 gallons of gas, or $50 in cash, and was won by Stan Riley, RR 3, Zurich. Bert Klopp, RR 3, Zur- ich, won the third prize, an elec- tric toaster or $25 cash. Master of ceremonies for the occasion was Lawrence Bedard. Plans are to make the Penny Sale an annual event, according to Father C. A. Doyle, November 25. Tentative plans for the annual affair were discussed at the meeting of the Hay group last Wednesday night. Guest speaker for the occasion will be W. P. Roberts, who is secretary -treasurer of the school area board and also assessor of Tuckersmith Township. Mr. Ro- berts was a war -time chief in- structor at the RCAF Radar and CommunicationsSchool at Clin- ton Station. The entertainment will be provided by the "Four Gents," London. Tickets for the banquet are available from directors of either the Hay Township group or the Stanley Township group. The Ladies Aid of the Evangelical UB Church, Zurich, will cater for the hot turkey dinner. Ross Love is president of the Hay Federation, and Clifford Pepper is the secretary, while El- mer Hayter is president and George Reid secretary of the Stanley group. The two organ- izations have been holding their annual meeting and banquet as a joint affair for the past few years. BLI EWATE . BAYFIELD (By Mrs. Russell Grainger) Miss Marilyn Steckle a n d friend, London, spent the week- end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Steckle. Celebrates Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dunn Sr., and Ted; Mr. and Mrs. R. Jenkins and Billie, London; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dunn, Jr, Douglas and Jack and Miss Elame Schade, were dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay and family on Sat- urday night. The occasion being to celebrate Mr. Bert Dunn Sr's. birthday. 20th Anniversary A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dowson on Friday night, when about 30 friends of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell McKinley gather- ed to honor them on their 20th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley were taken com- pletely by surprise. An address was read by Mrs. Ivan Steckle, and numerous gifts presented to the couple. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKinley replied fittingly. Lunch was served, complete with anniversary cake, which had been made by Mrs. Ernie Mc- Clinchey. 0 Some Nice Fruit Apple growersof the district are marketing some very fine products, and the people are ad- vised to put in a supply of this luscious fruit. Markets And Prices Are Discussed At Unique and Parr Line Forums PARR LINE FARM FORUM Parr Line Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Weido, on Monday evening. Topic for discussion, "Where is the Mar- ket Place? How are prices set." Question one: "How and where do you thunk the prices are set for the main products you sell?" Answer: "Eggs, prices are set at the wholesale level. Hogs, pri- ces are determined at the Ontar- io Hog Producers Marketing Co - Op. Cattle, price trends are set at the Ontario Stock Yards, Tor- onto. Wheat, prices are determ- ined by large milling companies and the Ontario Wheat Marketing Board. Barley, prices are deter- mined by the Malting companies. White Beans, prices are arrived at by elevators and the Ontario White Bean Marketing Board." Most prices are influenced by supply and demand, consumers preferneces and the influence of 1 e chain stores. uestion Two: "Do you think you are getting a fair market pri- ce for each of your products, if not, why not?" Answer: 'We do not know as we are not close enough or well informed enough to know if pri- ces are being manipulated. Also most farmers do not have suffic- ient records to arrive at a cost of production figure fo reach enter- prise and so be able to ask for a price equal to the cost of produc- tion plus a fair profit." Next meeting will be held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Eldon J arrott. Euchre winners were, ladies, Mrs. Eldon Jarrott, Mrs. Jack Sol- dan; men, Gordon Coleman, Ian McAllister; lone hands, Mrs. A. Reichert. UNIQUE. FARM FORUM Members and visitors of the Unique Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Klopp, on Monday night, to discuss the topic, "Where is the Market Place," under the capable leader- ship of Aaron Oestriecher. After group discussion the for- um answered the questions as follows: Question one: "How and where do you think the prices are set for the main products you sell?" Answer: "We feel that egg prices are set by one or two brok- ers in Toronto. Cattle prices are set by supply and demand and possibly the American prices. Hog prices up to now are set by the government. Milk prices have been set by the milk board." Question two: "Do you think you are getting a fair market price for each of your products? If not, why not?" Answer: "We do not think we are getting a fair price for our products, except maybe cattle are a fair price at present. Over pro- duction in some commodities is possibly the reason for poor mar- kets. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Merner, on November 30, with Mr. Merner as discussion leader, on the subject, "The far- mer and the Market Place." A social hour was enjoyed, aft- er 'which a delicious lunch was served by the hostess, and the meeting closed with the National Anthem. 0 Mrs. Newell Geiger and John and Robert Manson went to To- ronto to attend the Royal Winter Fair. John Huckins To Explain C.TaA.. Regulations Here Monday Night Next Monday night the peo- ple of Zurich and surrounding area will have a chance to hear John E. Huckins, former mayor and now a councillor of the town of Goderich, speak on the issues of the coming vote on November 30, in connection with the revocation of the Canada Temperance Act. Mr. Huckins, well qualified to explain conditions under the CTA, will address a meeting in the Community Centre, Zurich, to which the general public is cordially invited. In announcing the meeting to the Citizens News, Mr. Huckins stated, "I intend tel- ling the people around Zurich the whole truth about the CTA. So far they have heard only one side of the story, now they will have a chance to hear the other." He went on to say, "Probably some people will be hurt by what I am going to say at the meeting, but I am going to let the chips fall where they may." Mr. Huckins is chairman of a group of citizens in Huron County, called the Huron Citizens Legal Control Com- mittee, who are interested in repealing the CTA. PERSO Mrs. Nancy Koehler has left to spend a few months in Toronto. Miss Dianne Thiel, London, was a weekend visitor with her par- ents in Zurich. Miss Gloria Deitz and Peter Allen, London, spent the weekend with relatives in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Buehler, Waterloo, were weekend visitors with relatives in the Zurich dist- rict. Miss Earla Hay, London, was a weekend visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Hay. Douglas Theander and friend, Hanover, were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Schilbe. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Erb and Bob, and Mrs. Marilyn Dick and daughter spent the weekend in Toronto. Mrs. Anne Turkheim is a pa- tient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, where she underwent surgery last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Brown and family, Oshawa, were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Meyers. Gordon McDonald, Winnipeg, spent Saturday at the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hay in Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burns, Mil- verton, spent the weekend at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Merner. Miss Mary Geiger, who has a position at London, was a week- end visitor with her parents, Mr: and Mrs. Delbert Geiger. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brisson and family, St. Thomas, were weekend visitors with relatives and friends in this district. Mrs. Ferd Haberer spent a few days last week in Kitchener, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oxland and family. Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor, Lon- don, spent the weekend at the home of Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Datars. Miss Marlene Wagner, Kitchen- er, and Mike Ullerick, London, were weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Len Wagner. Mr. and Mrs Reg Black and family, were weekend visitors in Newmarket, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Case, and family. Rev. and Mrs. E. Heinrich, Brantford, were visitors with members of their family in this district on Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bowman and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gingerich and family spent the weekend with relatives and friends in Syracuse, Indiana. Miss Gloria Gingerich, R.N., of the K -W Hospital, Kitchener, spent a few days with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ginge- rich, on the Goshen Line, south. Lorne Amacher, a student of the Medical School at U.W.O., London, spent the weekend at the home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Amacher, and brother Dennis. Mrs. Pearl Melick, who spent the past few weeks at the hone of her sister, Mrs. Clara Jacobe, Parr Line, has returned to her home in town, and is recovering nicely following an auto accident near Pontiac, Mich., a few weeks ago. Mrs. Jacobe is in residence with her sister here for a while. LS Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sararas, Emanuel Sararas, Bluewater Highway, and Mrs. Herb Desjar- dine and Mrs. Adeline Sararas, Zurich, attended the funeral of the late Alfred Sararas at Kitch- ener last Monday. Making Good Progress Good progress has been made in the erection of the new kit- chen, being added to the former Fritz home. The addition, which is of cement blocks, has the roof on and is closed in so that work- men are now finishing up the in- s•ide work. Practice Teaching Misses Marion Fleischauer and Judy Desjardine of the London Teachers' College are practicing teaching at SS No. 6, Stephen Township, where Mrs. Ada Mc- Donald is teacher, and the young ladies are staying at their res- pective homes here. HOME FROM THE EAST Mrs. Alphonse Grenier received a tellibraloballtel on Saturday from her 'blether, Cpl. Bruce Baker, who has just returned from a year's service in the Middle East. 'He is now stationed in Kingston, ti'i�ll• is�'very happy to be back in Canada. His wife and children stayed in Kingston while he was in the East. 0 DASHWOOD and DISTRICT (MRS. E. H. RADER Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Howard Weiberg, Kitchener, were weekend guests with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weiberg. Mrs. Frieda Bauer, New Ham- burg, is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Jacob Schroeder. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Gamble and family, London, and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Rader and family, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rader and family. The regular meeting of the Luth- eran Ladies' Aid was held Wednes- day, November 11, with group 3 and Mrs. Elgin Rader, convener, in charge. The pastor, Rev. K. L. Zorn, was in charge of the topic, "A Christ- ian Wedding." The ladies were divided into four groups and an- swered questions on the following headings (1) marriage in general; (2) pre -marital counselling; (3) the wedding service; (4) other considerations. Lynda Rader favoured with ac- cordian selections. Mrs. Milfred Merner presided for the business. A Christian Growth Institute will be held in Grace Lutheran Church, Mitchell, on November 16. Five hundred pounds of clothing were packed by group 2 for Euro- pean Relief, with Guenther -Tuckey donating their trucking services to Kitchener. The December meeting will be the annual meeting, and Christ- mas party, combined, Each mem- ber is to bring a cash donation for the Children's Aid at Goderieh. Closing devotions on "Marriage" were conducted by Pastor Zorn. assisted by Group 3. Pee -Wee Hockey Practice Starts In Hensall To -night The first practice of the season for the Zurich Pee Wees will be held in the Hensall. Arena to- night, (Wednesday) from 6 to 7 o'clock. All players are asked to be rea:dly to leave Zurich at 5.30. Any boys who did not play Pee Wee hockey last year, and would like to do so this year, are asked to contact Gordon Block, chairmanof the hockey committee of the Zurich and District Cham- ber of Commerce. All boys under the age of 12 years, as of last August 1, are eligible to play. Huron County Warden Addresses Members of Zurich Lions Club The warden of Huron County, W. R. Jewitt, reeve of Hullett Township, was the guest speaker at the Monday night dinner meet- ing of the Zurich Lions Club, held in the Dominion Hotel. V. L. Becker, reeve of Hay Township, introduced Mr. Jewitt to the group. In introducing the warden, Mr. Becker referred to him as one of the best Huron has ever had. He said he had fulfilled his duty very well. In his remarks Mr. Jewitt re- ferred to the Lions Clubs as or- ganizations that are doing work which cannot be done by any oth- er group. He praised the Zurich club in particular for the splendid work they have carried on in the community. • The warden explained the am- ount of work which his position involves, and how he quite often has to to attend two or three var- ious meetings in one day. He told of how they recently picked out students to receive the number of scholarships which are presented annually by the County. Perhaps the most interesting part of Mr. Jewitt's address was an explanation on how juries are picked for Huron County. • He described the functions of both a grand jury and a petit jury at a Supreme Court session. Mr. Jewitt was thanked for his informative talk by Lion herb Turkheim. Mrs. Beatrice Hess, pianist for the Lions Club, requested permis- sion to gather material together fora new song book, which would include many of the songs used by Recent Bride Feted Mrs. Melvin Restemayer and Jane were hostesses at a miscel- laneous shower on Friday evening for Mrs. James Becker, the former Diane Kraft, when the young lad- ies of the community were guests. After an evening of contests, a mock wedding was performed, with Judy and Lynda Kraft the bride and groom, and Mrs. Restemayer, the preacher. Joan Restemayer read the address and Judy and Lynda Kraft presented the gifts, in a gaily decorated basket. Diane thanked all, and lunch followed. 0-- Ou.r Apologies Due to unforseen complica- tions, the pictures for this week's Citizens News did not arrive in time for printing. However, we shall be using these interesting local photos in next week's issue. Mr. Mrs. C. Erb 50th Anniversary Last Saturday Fifty years ago, on. Novem- ber 14, 1909, Lydia Ann, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joel Baechler, became the wife of Christian Erb. The ceremony was performed at high noon by Rev. N. Stau- ffer. On Saturday, Novem- ber 14, 1959, at Queensway Nursing Home in Hensall, the couple observed their 50th wedding anniversary. Members of their family were present for the occas- ion. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Erb farmed on the Bron- son Line, before retiring to Zurich some time ago. They have three sons, Leonard, RR 1, Zurich; Emmerson and Al- bert, RR 2, Zurich, and one daughter, Alice, Mrs. Ervin Gingerich, Zurich. On the occasion of their anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Erb were presented with a purse of money by their grand- daughter, Mary Catherine Gingerich. the Club for minstrel shows they have produced in recent years. She also told of having a request from the Senior Citizens organiz- ation in Exeter to have the Zur- ich Lions Club present a program of singing for them sometime, and added that she thought it would be fitting to present a program at the Couunty Home in Clinton in the near future. Lion Russel Grainger spoke briefly on the winning of the 'Travelling Lion" from the Luck - now club. About 23 members from Zurich were in the Sepoy town last Monday night to claim the trophy. The date for the annual Lions fowl bingo has been changed from Wednesday. December 2, t o Thursday, December 3, due to the opening hockey game falling on the same night. Lion Don O'Brien is in charge of the bingo. Glen Greb ''' ins Scholarship To Ridgetown WOAS A committee composed of Jim Kinkead, Goderich, Public School Inspector for North Huron; Hu- ron County Warden William Jew- itt and Agricultural Representa- tive, D. H. Miles, announce that Huron County Scholarships have been awarded to the following people: Western Ontario Agricultural School, Ridgetown --- This year's scholarship goes to Glen Greb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Greb, RR 3, Zurich. Glen is one of 12 Huron County young men attend- ing the W.O, A.S. He has partici- pated in 4-H activities in the County. Degree Course, OAC—The win- ner is Laurence Taylor, RR 1, Londesboro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor. Laurence has completed ten 4-H club projects, competed in both livestock and grain County Judging Competi- tions, represented his club in the inter -county judging competitions and was a member of the team that was first at the Middlesex Seed Fair of 1959. Diploma Course, OAC — The 1959 winner is Glenn Coultes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Coul- tes, RR 5, Brussels. Glenn has an equivalent of Grade 12 at Wingham District High School, has completed seven 4-H projects, has participated in seed and live- stock judging competitions and was on the inter -club beef team. MacDonald Institute Scholar- ship, goes to Dorothy Alton, RR 7, Lucknow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Alton. Dorothy has a good record in 4-H agricultural and Homemaking Clubs. Dorothy has entered the Diploma Course at the institute. Mae Coleman and Orville Schilbe Married Saturday In Varna Church Varna United Church, beauti- fully decorated with candelabra, fern, pink snapdragons and white 'mums, was the setting on Satur- day, November 14, for the wed- ding of Elinor Mae Coleman, Zur- ich, and Henry Orval Schilbe, Dashwood. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Coleman, RR 1, Zurich, and the groom is the son of Mrs. Henry Schilbe, RR 1, Dashwood, and the late Mr. Schilbe. The double ring cere- mony was performed by Rev. T. J. Pitt, Varna. Wedding music was played by Mrs. Ray Huether, Clinton. The soloist, Kenneth Willis, Seaforth, sang "Because" before the cere- mony and The Wedding Prayer" during the signing of the register. The bride was given in mar- riage by her father. Her gown was of pure silk taffeta peau fashioned on princess lines, feat- uring a scooped neckline trimmed in appliqued belgiurn lace, long slim sleeves and skirt flaring to full hemline. Her shoulder length veil was of tulle illusion with se- quin trim and she carried pink and white carnations. Miss Joan Hunter, Seaforth, was maid of honor, wearing a light blue charm crystalette shea- th with matching overskirt and bateau neckline, a white leather- ette headband and white pumps. Her flowers were pink and white 'mums. Miss Helen Wilson, Brussels, and Miss Janet Reder, RR 1, Bay- field, niece of the groom, were bridesmaids, wearing gowns of similar style to that of the maid of honor and carrying bouquets of white 'mums. Tiny flower girls, Missse Fran- ces and Ruth Rafelton, Toronto, were dressed in dainty blue nylon with white lace trim and white slippers and carried bouquets of white baby 'mums and sweetheart roses. Laird Schilbe, Goderieh, was groomsman for his brother, and the ushers were Ronald Coleman, Varna, cousin of the bride, and Albert Schilbe, RR 1, Bayfield, brother of the groom. A reception was held at Arm- strong's, Exeter, which was decor- ated with pink and white candel- abra and pink 'mums. The bride's mother wore a printed embossed green satin dress with portrait neckline and brown accessories. The groom's mother wore a blue floral dress with dark accessories, and white corsage. The bride's travelling costume was a beige wool suit with hborg jacket and accessories to match. _ o Mrs. Arn, Meyer Earns R.N. Degree Mrs. Arn Meyer, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the former Arlene Ha- berer, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Ferd Haberer, Zurich, has been successful in passing her examin- ations for her Registered Nurse's degree. She trained and gradu- ated f r o m Victoria Hospital School of Nursing, in London. Mrs. Meyer attended school at South Huron High, and then at University of Western Ontario. She graduated last summer.