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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1959-12-09, Page 1Turkheine Mrs. Annie 0 No. 49—First With the Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1959 $2,50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy HAPPY VICTOR—V. L. Becker was re-elected as reeve of Hay Township at the municipal election on Monday, Shown here, on the left, congratulating Mr. Becker on his election, is Lorne Hay, who led the polls in the election for councillors at Hen- sall, and on the right is James Hayter, Dashwood, councillor in the Township of Stephen. (Citizens News Photo) Harvey Coleman Returned in Stanley Has 223 Majority Over Ha Taylor; Alvin Rau Elected Deputy -Reeve Harvey Coleman, RR 1, Zurich, was re-elected as reeve of Stanley Township on Monday with a sound HARVEY COLEMAN REEVE OF STANLEY majority of 223 votes over his op- ponent, Harvey Taylor, Bruce - field. Mr. Coleman polled 534 votes to 309 for Mr. Taylor. Alvin Rau, RR 2, Zurich, was elected to the post. of •deputy reeve in Stanley, with a majority of 113 votes over Jack Scotchmer. Rau, a popular Drysdale district farmer, earned 463 votes to 350 for Mr. Scotchmer. In the voting for school area trustees in the township, the elect- ed men were Glen Swan, John Allington and Ward Forrest. Support for Coleman Reeve Coleman gained his big- gest support in the polls at Varna, Goshen school, Bluewater North and Drysdale. The only place Mr. Taylor won a majority was in his two home polls, Mr. Rau won majorities in six of the eight polis in the township. His largest majority was at his home polls. at Drysdale, where he polled 52 votes to Scotchmer's one. Scotchmer won a strong major- ity at his two home polls, the one at Bluewater North and the other at Bayfield. HOW THEY VOTED For Reeve 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 'Total HARVEY COLEMAN 51 39 48 97 67 75 42 115 534 HARVEY TAYLOR 56 56 26 66 18 33 11 43 309 For Deputy Reeve ALVIN RAU JACK SCOTCHMER 68 56 57 107 43 28 52 52 463 30 27 14 49 42 81 1 106 350 John Henderson Wins Reeveship In Hensall; Lorne Hay, Top Councillor John Henderson was elected to his sceond term as reeve of Hen- sall on Monday, defeating his op- ponent, Gordon Schwalm, 253 votes to only 79. Lorne Hay, prominent coal mer- chant in. Hensall, topped the polls for councillor with a total of 276 votes. Others elected to the coun- cil were: John Baker, 250; Mrs. Minnie Noakes, 240; John Laven- der, 200. The defeated candidate Dalton Returned As Reeve At Grand Bend James Dalton was returned as reeve of Grand Bend on Monday, ;defeating Wellwood Gill and Ar- thur Pugh in a three-way fight for the position. Dalton polled 137 votes; Gill 127, and Pugh 120. In the five -way race for four council seats at Grand Bend the following were elected: Stewart Webb, 245; William Sturdeva;rt, 230; John. Manore, 200; and Wil - barn. Cochrane, 191. The defeated candidate for councillor was David Jackson, with 149 votes, for council was James Sangster, who polled only 99 votes. An interesting point in the elec- tion in Hensel], is the fact that last year Schwalm polled 173 votes when he ran against Norman Jones, who later resigned. He lost by only 17 votes to Jones, while this year he was defeated by a majority of 174 votes by the man who replaced Jones after his resignation. This would seem to indicate that the public feeling in Hensall was with the council when they fired their clerk, Jaynes Pat- erson, last year, against the wish- es of the reeve then, Norman Jones. Christmas Store Hours Set Here From now until Christmas, the stores in Zurich will be remaining open each Wednes- day afternoon, During Christmas week the stores will remain open each night; Monday, Dec. 21; Tues- day, Dee. 22; Wednesday, De- cember 23, and Thursday, De- cember 24. I3oxing Day willbe observ- ed as usual on Saturday, De- cember 26, Becker ReE1eeted Hay Reeve Majority of 265; Two I` env Council Members Will. Serve Hay Township About 75 percent of the eligible resident voters in the Town- ship of Hay turned out to bhe polls on Monday to re-elect V, L. Becker for the fifth consecutive term. He earned a majority of 265 votes over his opponent, Alex Mousseau, who has been the deputy -reeve for the past two years. Eelected as councillors were John Corbett, Delbert Geiger and John Soldan. Easy Victory Despite a hard fought campai- gn, Mr. Becker, a popular Dash- wood implement dealer, rolled to ,a comparatively easy victory, pil- ing up his biggest majorities in his own poll at Dashwood, and the two polls 'in Zurich. Mr. Mousseau led in his three polls, two on the second conces- sion and one on The Parr Line. Total vote was Becker, 588, and Mousseau, 323. Speaking in the Township Hall, Zurich,. on election night, Mr. Becker paid tribute to the rate- payers who supported him. "My aim is to serve the people of Hay Township to the best of my abil- ity", the newly elected reeve said. He made special mention of how happy he was with the voters in Dashwood district, who gave him 189 votes to his opponents 27. In wishing the best to the new- ly elected council, Mr. Mousseau said there must be a winner and a loser, and he was willing to go along with the wishes of the people. Lions Governor Praises Secretary 'f Z s rich Club for His Efficiency A member of the Zurich Lions Club, secretary Leroy Thiel was highly praised for outstanding service to his organization by District Governor, Harold Fors- ter, Barrie, during his official visit to the group on Monday night. In commenting on the sec- retary, Mr. Forster said, "your secretary here is considered the best in District A-9 of Lions In- ternational. Every month his re- ports are in long before the time they have to be." The Governor was introduced to the Zurich Club by Lion Vic- tor Dinnin, at the regular dinner meeting in the Dominion Hotel. He was thanked by Lion. Bob Jy. eK4nley. ;peaking on the subject of "Lionism," Mr. Forster gave an around -the -world resume of Lions Clubs in the 100 countries where Lionism has membership. He spent :. some time telling of work in Mexico, and how France and Germany have become much fr- iendlier through Lionism. The Philipines sponsored Lionism in Japan six years ago and now there is 129 clubs, with 52 of them being chartered in the past year. India has also seen a re- markable .increase in the number of Lions Clubs, added the speak- er. Speaking of the Zurich Club, the Governor told of reports he had heard of the terrific singing which the club is noted for. He paid special tribute to the club's pianist, Mrs. Beatrice Hess, for her untiring efforts with the or- ganization. "The Zurich Lions Club holds an enviable record of accomplish- ments," concluded the speaker. "Last year you raised and spent over $3,000 for community work and charities." Guests at the meeting were, Tom Tattersall, Barrie and Ralph Latimer, Zurich, a new member to the club. Mr. Latimer present- ed a scale model of a children's playground which the Zurich Lions Club propose establishing in the Community Park. Lion Ed. Gascho, chairman of the Ladies Nite committee, re- ported that the annual Christmas dinner meeting, to which all Li- ons' wives are invited, will be held in the.. Community Centre on Monday, December 21. A sm- orgasbord dinner will be served. ALVIN RAU DEPUTY -REEVE OF STANLEY Exeter To Play Zurich Tonight In Hensall Arena The Zurich Flyers, winless in their first four starts this season, will attempt to break into the win column tonight (Wednesday), when they play host to the Exeter Mohawks hi the Hensall Arena. After suffering four straight defeats the locals are deter- mined to gain revenge, and there is no team they would sooner upset than the power - packed Mohawks. Each game so far has seen several players out with injur- ies, but the Flyers hope to be at full strength for this game tonight. 0 4-H Achievement Night in Wingham The 12th annual Huron County 4-H Achievement Night was held in the Wingham High School last Friday night. Statement of awards for mem- bers of the Zurich 4-H Calf Club, sponsored by the Zurich Agricul- tural Society, are as follows: Ron Thiel, RR 2, Zurich, 878 points $8.00) ; Bob Hoffman, Dashwood, 860 points ($7.50) ; Gerald Thiel, RR 2, Zurich, 859 ($6.25); Robert Becker, Dashwood, 839 ($5.25) ; Laity McClinchey, RR 2, Zurich, 814 ($3.75); Larry Merner, RR 3, Zurich, 814 ($3.75); Gail McBride, RR 1, Zurich, 789 ($3.00) ; Keith Rader, RR 3, Zurich, 723 ($3,00); Norman Eckel, RR 1, Varna, 717 ($3.00) ; Raymond Eckel, RR. 1, Varna, 694 ($3.00); Audrey Eckel, RR 1, Varna, 688 ($3.00). Officers of the Zurich 4-H Club were: president, Keith Rader; vice-president, Robert Becker, and secretary, Gail McBride. Club leaders were Anson McKinley, Herbert Klapp and Carl Oest- reicher, working under the super- vision of Bert Klopp, 0 Santa Claus Was Here Saturday; Will Return Again This past Saturday Santa Claus paid his official visit to Ginger- ich's in Zurich, and talked with close to 200 children. All the children were given treats, and lucky draws were held for four prizes. Winners were:, Richard Grenier, Dashwood; •Helen Beck- er, Dashwood; Bernadette Far- well and Gail Bedard, Zurich, This Saturday, December 12, Santa Claus will again be in Zur- ich, this time at the Toyland in Rader and Mittelholtz hardware store. He will pass out treats to all the children who visit him. Next Friday night, on Decem- ber 18, Santa will visit Thiel.'s Superior store, and will pass out treats there, On Saturday, December 19, the annual Lions Club Santa Claus day will be held at the Commun- ity Centre, Zurich, Movies will be shown, and treats passed out. 1' ashwood Bingo Friday Night The Dashwood Men's Club will be holding their annual fowl bingo this Friday night, in the Dashwood fire hall. There will be games for tur- keys, geese, ducks, and chick- ens, as well as a door prize for a turkey. Proceedsfrom the annual bingo in Dashwood are used for welfare work in the com- munity. Corbett Leads Polis A veteran of two years on the township council, John Corbett led the polls with 548 votes. Sp- eaking at the election night meet- ing, Corbett said, "I was elected into the council two years ago, and if the people want me out they will have to vote me out". He promised the people in his own district he would work hard for their interests. Mr. Corbett rolled up his biggest vote in his own two east polls, and in Dash- wood. Delbert Geiger, who has served previously on the council, was also elected with a good sound vote, rolling up his largest maj- ority in his two home polls in Zurich, and in the poll at Dash- wood. New Councillor John Soldan won the election for the third councillor for the township, defeating a present councillor, William Davidson, by 19 votes. This will ,be Mr. Sol- dan's first fling at municipal pol- itics, At the meeting after the election on Monday night, Mr. Soldan said he shall endeavour to serve Hay Township to the best of his ability. He also con- gratulated the village of Zurich upon reaching its status as an incorporated village, The new councillor rang up his biggest vote in the two east polis, his home poll on the Parr Line, and in the Dashwood poll. Others who spoke briefly at the public meeting on Monday night were: William Davidson, defeated as councillor; Karl Hab- erer, vvho was elected deputy- reeve eputyreeve b y acclamation; Glenn Webb, reeve of Stephen Town- ship; James Hayter, councillor in Stephen; and Lloyd O'Brien, ch- airman of the trustee board in the village of Zurich. The return- ing officer for the Township, H. W. Broktnshire, acted as chair- man for the orderly meeting. HOW THEY VOTED For Reeve V. L. BECKER ALEX MOUSSEAU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8- Total 55 9 80 79 78 189 11 87 588 70 84 16 15 17 27 56 36 323 For Council JOHN CORBETT 90 82 50 59 47 115 45 58 548 DELBERT GEIGER 39 40 71 50 55 121 29 80 485 JOHN SOLDAN 68 70 23 27 44 107 53 43 435 WILLIAM DAVIDSON . 20 12 76 71 53 96 25 63 416 LEN GREB 44 12 9 13 13 48 6 9 154 Hensall Clerk -Treasurer Resigns Due to Pressure 'of Other Business (By our Hensall Correspondent) The resignation of P. L. Mc- Naughton as clerk -treasurer and tax collector of the village of Hensel). was accepted by the coun- cil of that village, at their meet- ing on Monday night. Mr. Mc- Naughton explained to the coun- cil that pressure of other business made it impossible for him to carry on with the position. Saturday, December 26, Box- ing Day, was proclaimed a public holiday in Hensall. A by-law was passed by the council prohibiting cars from t'® parking on the streets from. 2 a,m. to 7 a.m.; during the winter months. The reason for this is to enable snow plows to carry out their work on the streets through the evening. C. S. MacNaughton, M.P.P., was present at the meeting and ad- dressed council on the question of highway No. 84 reverting to the County of Huron. He stated that in his opinion the road would go back to a county road. Mr. MacNaughton promised the coun- cil oupcil he would investigate the pro- posed widening of King Street, THE WAYSIDE PULPIT By REV. A. M. AMACHER, Emmanuel E.U.B. Church, Zurich. Commencing with this edition a new weekly feature will appear in the Citizens News. 'Through the co-operation of clergy- men in this district, a religious message will reach our readers each week, under the heading, "The Wayside Pulpit". "What think ye of Christ? Whose Son Is Be?" Matt. 22: 42 What have different people thought of the Christ? The pro- phet Isaiah foretold Christ's coming, and said that He should be called "Wonderful, Counsel- lor, The mighty God, the ever- lasting Father, the Prince of Peace." His forerunner, John the Baptist, pointed to Him "as the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world." Nicodetnus in speaking to Jesus gave Him the title, "Thou art a Teacher come from God." When Jesus Himself asked His dis- ciples, "Whore do men say that I, the San of Man am?" He was very pleased when Peter answered, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." He stated that upon faith like Pet- er's, He would build His church. Pilate could find no fault in Him. The Roman centurion felt compelled to say at the cruci- fixion, rucifixion, "Truly this man was the. Son of God." "What think ye of Christ?" This question conies to every one of us, and is one that no one can evade. We must an- swer this question whether we wish to or not. Most of us would say, "Certainly, He is the Son of God." But do we think enough of Him to take Him. with us in our recreational, business and social life? Do we follow and fellowship with Him, believing that He has the words of eternal life? As a Father, God watched. over His Son Jesus while He was on earth—from the manger to Calvary's Cross. Jesus re- mained faithful to His trust His Father had placed in Him. He suffered a shameful death at the hands of those He carne to redeem. God was not dis- appointed in His Son. The Father in receiving Hun back home might well have repeated words spoken to Christ while He was in the flesh: "Thou art my beloved San, in whom I am well pleased." Have you receiv- ed Him as your Saviour? If not, why not do so during this glorious season of the year?