HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-12-02, Page 3No. 48—First With The Local News
ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1959
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HAY AND STANLEY FEDERATIONS of Agriculture
held their annual meeting and banquet in the Com-
munity Centre, Zurich, last Wednesday night. Shown
here with the guest speaker, W. P. Roberts, Tuckersmith,
are the officers of both units. Left to right are: Elgin
Porter, George Reid, president and secretary respectively
of the. Stanley group; Mr. Roberts; Herb Klopp and
Clifford Pepper, president and secretary of the Hay
Federation. Over 300 attended the annual event.
(Citizens News Photo)
Hay Votes Monday For Reeve And
Three Councillors; Haberer Is Deputy
The voters in the Township of
Hay will go to the polis on Mon-
day, December 7, to decide who
will be the reeve and three coun-
cillors for the coming year. V. L.
Becker, p_esent reeve, will be
seeking re-election to the office,
having as his opponent the dep-
uty -reeve of the past two years,
Alex Mousseau. Karl Haberer was
'elected to the post of deputy -reeve
by acclamation.
Nomination for the township
was held in the Township Hall,
Zurich, on. Friday, November 27,
with about 100 in attendance.
Five men will contest the three
council seats: John Corbett, Wil-
liam Davidson, Delbert Ceiaer,
Leonard Greb and John Soldan.
Both Corbett and Davidson have
served on the council for the past
two years, while Geiger and Greb
are both former councillors. Mr.
Corbett was also nominated for
deputy -reeve, but declined to st-
and for this office choosing to run
for a councillor instead.
Two members of the Ha_v Town-
ship School Area Board were both
returned to office by acclamation.
They are Ray Fisher and Clifford
Pepper.
Reeve Speaks
Speaking to the ratepayers who
attended the nomination, reeve V.
L. Becker reviewed work which
had been carried on throughout
the township during the past year.
Thieves Caught In
Robbery Attempt
At Becker and Son
Thieves who broke into the
showroom of the V. L. Becker
implement building in Dashwood
on Monday night received a sud-
den surprise when they were ap-
prehend minutes later near Port
Blake.
He referred to the road program,
which was probably the biggest
in years. Last year's snow remov-
al was larger than in any other
year, and two new bridges have
been built, as well as considerable
work being done on the road lead-
ing to the beach at St. Joseph.
The reeve also described some
of the work that has been done
by the county council during the
past year. He explained the work
of the County Horne committee,
of which he is chairman, and of
the plans for the new addition
which is to be built in the near
future.
Alex Mousseau, the • deputy -
reeve, in his remarks referred to
the continual battle the county
council has to keep salaries down
in the county. He claimed that
Huron has the highest payroll of
any county in Onta°io. In tallzine-
about the Huron County Home.
Mr. Mousseau felt the farm at the
home was not making money, and
is a burden to the county.
Councillors John Corbett, Karl
Haberer and William Davidson
each spoke briefly. reviewing the
work 'carried out by the council
during the past year.
One of the new candidates for
councillor. Delbert Geiger, criti-
cized the county council for spen-
ding taxpayers money -too freely,
claiming that there is too much
building going on in the county
program. I -Te added that the edu-
cation of the county council must
start at home in each township
with the representatives that are
sent up to Goderich. Two other
candidates, John Soldan and Leo-
nard Greb, both spoke briefly.
(Continued on Page Ten)
A neighbour woman, Mrs. Rob-
ert Hayter, phoned the Becker
home after midnight on Monday,
and informed the family she saw
someone breaking into the build-
ing. -Mr. Becker along with Jam-
es Hayter, who was visiting the
Becker family at the time, gave
chase .and saw the culprits leav-
ing town, going west on Highway
83.
Following; the car, the two men
finally caught up with it at Port
Blake, and stopped the suspects.
They loaded them into their car
and proceeded to the provincial
police in Grand Bend, who in turn
called the Exeter detachment to
take over the investigation.
OPP Constable George Mitchell,
of the Exeter detachment, is in
charge, According to Mr. Becker,
they have not been able to find
anything missing in the building
as yet.
Bill Howe, a medical student of
Western University, London, was
a weekend visitor with Ms uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, Delbert
Geiger.
BACK AGAIN
DELBERT GEIGER,
Who has served on the council
of the Township of Hay for
several years some time ago,
has again entered the municipal
political field, and is seeking
election as, a councillor for the
1960 council, He is past presi-
dent of the Huron Soil and Crop
Improvement Association, and
has been quite active in various
faun organizations.
(Citizens News Photo)
Lions Fowil Bingo
Thursday Night
The Zurich Lions Club will
be staging their annual fowl
bingo in the Community Cen-
tre tomorrow night, Thursday,
starting at 8.30 o'clock.
Proceeds from this annual
event will be used for the an-
nual S aita Claus day, which
will be held this year an Sat-
urday, December 19.
Westlake Store
Has Lucky Draw
Following a month long cam-
paign by the Sealy Mattress Com-
pany a lucky draw was held at
Westlake Furniture Store on
Tuesday morning, for a Sealy
Posturepedic mattress. The win-
ner was A. J. McClinchey, RR 2,
Zurich.
The draw was made by Mrs.
Keith Thiel, a member of the staff
of the local Bank of Montreal.
Herb Klopp Heads Hay Federation;
Elgin Porter Is Named For Stanley
Speaking to a crowd of 350
people, mostly members of the
Federation of Agriculture, in the
Community Centre, Zurich, on
Wednesday night, W. P. Roberts,
Tuckersmith Township, urged
farmers to end their "attitude of
defeatism" and change their pol-
icy from the defence to the at-
tack. He said agriculture today
is suffering from a penalty of ab-
undance, and it is time to attack
with determination for a just
share of the consumer dollar.
The event was the annual meet-
ing and banquet of the Hay and
Stanley Township Federations of
Agriculture, and those present en-
joyed a delicious turkey dinner
served by the Ladies Aid of the
Evangelical Church in Zurich.
In opening his address, Mr. Ro-
berts paid special tribute to the
women, claiming that it is the
hard work done by the women
which makes farming acceptable
to most men. With a glitter in
his eye, the speaker also said
women are smarter than men.
Penalty of Abundance
Referring to the sliding farm
prices, the speaker related how
the net returns this year are
down 15 percent, and how, next
year, they would be down another
ten percent. "This is what is
known as the 'Cost Price Sq-
ueeze'," he added.
Mr. Roberts went on to say,
"Neither the Conscr•-ative nor Lib-
eral Boverments want to solve
the economical problem of agri-
culture. They are only interested
in the urban cen+ares, and are not
worrying about the farmers."
"It is time both the govern-
ment and industry realize they
must be dependent on the farm-
er," he went on to say. "When
there are surpluses in industry
they are bought by the govern-
ment, so why should there not be
equal treatment for agriculture,
We as farmers are helping to pay
high industrial profits, surely we
have the right to demand an
equal share."
Mr. Roberts stated he feels
there should be a national agri-
cultural planning board set up,
since there is no problem in econ-
omics that the human mind can-
not solve.
Unfair Taxation
In connection with taxation,
the speaker pointed how educa-
tional costs have risen in the last
ten. years. "The Federation should
press the provincial government
for exemption of farm land from
the public school tax," he said,
"since the farmer is paying five
times more tax on his land than
the urban dweller is on his pro -
;party." He explained how the
farmer should only have to pay
school tax on his buildings and
the land they are built on, to be
fair, and the loss in taxation mon-
eys should be reimbursed by the
government with an additional
school grant.
In concluding this impressive
talk, Mr. Roberts said it is time
someone tells the farmer's story
in comparison with the industrial
story.
The guest speaker was intro-
duced to the gathering by J. Carl
Hemingway, secretary-fieldman
for the Huron Federation of Agri-
culture,
b i -
culture, who spoke briefly on the
TV Farris Forum, Co -Op insur-
ance, and the Co -Op Medical Ser-
vices. He was thanked by Herb
Klopp, Zurich.
NEW PRESIDENTS
Both the Hay and Stanley Fed-
erations have new presidents for
the coming two years. In Hay,
Herb Klopp was elected to the
post, and in Stanley, Elgin Porter
will serve for the next two years.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Huron and Perth End Temperance
Act With a 2-1 Overall Majority
Hay Township gave a majority
of 505 in favour of the revocation
of the Canada Temperance Act
on Monday, following the trend
which was evident across the
counties of both Huron and Perth.
With a total turn -gut of 1,003
voters, in Hay Township, 754
voted in favour of the revocation,
The Township of Hay was one
of two municipalities in Huron
who voted against the CTA when
it was brought in by vote in
1914. At that time this town-
ship registered a vote of 246 for
the CTA and 405 against it. Bay-
field was the only other vote
against the CTA.
By percentage count, H a y
Township voters showed 75 per-
cent in favour of revocation on
Monday—while Huron and Perth
together averaged 66 percent in
favour of revocation.
There were seven townships
against the revocation on Mon-
day: Blanshard in Perth County;
Ashfield, Howick, Turnberry, East
and West Wawanosh and Usborne.
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
JOHN CORBETT,
A member of the council of Hay
Township for the past two
years, is seeking re-election to
that post at the election on
Monday, Mr, Corbett operates
a farm on the second concession
of Hay. (Citizens News Photo)
ELECTED DEPUTY -REEVE
KARL HABERER
Was elected to the position of
Deputy -Reeve of Hay Township
by acclamation at the nomina-
tion meeting last Friday. Pre-
viously Mr. Haberer had served
on the Township Council for a
period of two years. He led the
polls two years ago when he
was elected to the council.
(Citizens News Photo)
Dashwood Village
Trustees
Get Acclamation
Monday night was nomination
meeting in the police village of
Dashwood, at which time the trus-
tees are picked for the corning
year.
The three trustees who served
last year were all returned to of-
fice by acclamation. Chairman
during the past year was Ervin
Rader, and members Harold Sch-
roeder and Clifford Salmon.
A discussion on the activities
of the work carried out during
the past year in the village took
place after the nomination.
Stanley Township
Voting For
Reeve and Deputy
Following are results in. Hay
Township, poll by poll:
HAY TOWNSHIP
For Against
Poll No. 1 .... 45 24
Poll No. 2 46 16
Poll No. 3A 89 25
Poll No. 3B 111 23
Poll No. 4 194 47
Poll No. 5 51 17
Poll No. 6 112 52
Poll No. 7 31 25
Poll No. 8 75 20
Totals .. 754 249 •
Majority for Revocation: 505
STANLEY TOWNSHIP
For Against
Poll No. 1 57 25
Poll No. 2 56 27
Poll No. 3 35 23
Poll No. 4 81 63
Poll No. 5 46 32
Poll No. 6 53 38
Poll No. 7 37 7
Poll No. 8 153 37
Totals .......... 518 252
Majority for Revocation: 266
Following are results by muni-
cipality of the Monday, Novem-
ber 30 vote, with a comparison
with the 1914 vote which brought
the Canada Temperance Act into
force in Huron County:
1959 1914
o E
o ca o9!
4 ca
,,
Ashfield 265 306 354 262
Bayfield , 52 65
Blyth 251 94 99 71
Brussels 274 107 118 91
Clinton 816 359 257 225
Colborne 287 184 291 70
Exeter 763 480 227 179
God, Twp. 367 192 326 125
Grey ... 356 254 493 170
Hay 754 249 246 405
Hens all 302 122 90 80
Turnberry 221 255 276 141
Hullett 350 324 375 221
McKillop ., 368 196 254 225
Morris 300 278 357 205
Seaforth , 718 241 226 211
Stanley 518 252 308 121
Stephen 640 422 424 378
Tuck'rsm'th 611 359 318 178
Usborne 228 357 335 153
E. Wa'nosh 173 275 311 82
•W.Wa'nosh 221 254 253 145
Goderich .2229 670 602 474
Howick 344 512 477 239
Wingham 707 613 296 243
Wroxeter 45 43
Adv. Poll17 1
Grand
Total ....12,080 7,354 7,410 4,802
Majority for revocation in 1959:
4,626; majority for the CI'A in
1914: 2,608.
There were 8,826 voting for the
revocation in Perth on Monday,
while 3,183 voted against.
There were 12,080 voting for
the revocation in Huron County,
and only 7,354 against.
Though councillors in Stanley
Township received an acclamation
last Friday afternoon, there will
be an election involving the posi-
tions of reeve and deputy reeve.
Deputy Reeve Harvey Taylor is
challenging Reeve Harvey Cole-
man for that position, and two
councillors Alvin Rau and Jack
Scotchmer are vieing for the dep-
uty reeve post.
Councillors will be Ernest Tal-
oot and two new men, Melvin
Graham and Elmer Hayter.
Lyle Hill, who made the motion
nominating Harvey Taylor for
reeve noted that after 12 years of
service, 11/r. Taylor was worthy
of the highest position in the
township. Mr. Hill said he was
well satisfiedwith the job the
council had done in the townshilr
in the peat, but felt that when
they got up to Goderich, they did
not do so good a job .became a
bit starry-eyed with regard to sp-
ending money. "I don't agree with
the idea of the airport. How many
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
WILLIAM DAVIDSON,
Who has served as a councillor
in the Township of Hay for
the past two years, is again
seeking re-election by the rate-
payers, when they go to the
polls on Monday, December 7,
to elect a reeve and three coun-
cillors. (Citizens News Photo)
in the county will use it?"
Ralph Stephenson speaking in
support of his motion naming
Harvey Coleman said the present
reeve is tireless, aggressive and
he gets things done. That's what
the township needs.