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Zurich Citizens News, 1960-01-06, Page 1No. 1 --First With the Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, 'JANUARY 6,' 1960 $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy Township And Village Councillors Hold Joint Inaugural Meeting Rev. A. M. Amacher, Zurich, in addressing the councils of Hay Township and the Village of Zu- rich at their joint inaugural ses- sion on Monday, spoke of the "problem of freedom" facing peo- ple today. Rev. Amacher is pastor of the Evangelical United Breth- ren Church in Zurich. "Man is a child of God", the minister went on to say, "and must treat fellow men with res- pect," He added that all men Have worth, regardless of race or religion. In urging the newly elect- ed Officials to do things that will make freedom in the world,. Rev. Amacher said, "Be faithful to the vows you have taken here this Morning. May God bless you as you endeavour to bring in laws that will govern this township and this village." Councils Take Oath Sworn into office for the town- ship of Hay, by clerk H. W. Brok- enshire, were: reeve V. L. Becker; deputy -reeve Karl Haberer; coun- cillors John Corbett, Delbert Gei- ger, and John Soldan. Sworn in for the village of Zurich were: reeve W. Lloyd O'Brien; council- lors Leroy Thiel, Harold Thiel, Hubert Schilbe and William Sie- bert. Key Presented Both reeves and all the council- • lors spoke briefly at the morning - ceremony. An added feature of the inaugaral meeting was the presentation of a "key to Zurich", made by Reeve Becker to Reeve O'Brien. In making the presenta- tion, Mr, Becker referred to Zu- richbeing incorporated as a police village in 1896, and that as a pol- 969 M t� o or Vehicle Licences Now On Sale In Zurich Motor vehicle licence plates for the year 1960 went on sale in Zu- rich last Saturday morning, at the office of the local issuer, Leeland Willert, in the Zurich Variety Store. Drivers permits are also on sale at thissame office. This year's licence plates are of a white background, with black letters. The Minister of Trans- port is urging everyone to buy their new licences as soon as pos- sible. The numbers of the plates to be sold at the localissuing office start with the letter L-77001. First set of 1960 plates to be bought here in Zurich was purchased by Pearson Motors Limited, for a new car which was sold to Jack Fasken, Elora. Mrs. Fasken is the former Mary Merner, Zurich. The licence issuing bureau in Zurich was opened at the request of the Zurich and District Cham- ber of Commerce. ice village the township council al- ways held the key to Zurich. He added that as a police village Zu- rich managed their business very well. Replying to the presentation, Mr. O'Brien said he deemed it an honour to be the first reeve of the village of Zurich. He went on to say that knowing reeve Becker as well as he does there should be no trouble between the two groups to get incorporation details ironed out. Clerk H. W. Brokenshire spoke briefly to the two councils, stat- ing he hoped all problems between the two municipalities may be set- tled on friendly terms. He added that this is not the first case where a municipality within a municipality has become incorp- orated, and he feels sure that ev- erything between the two bodies will be in perfect harmony. discuss Issues Following the inauguralthe two councils met together briefly for a discussion on several items con- cerning the incorporation. The school system, which appears to be the main problem, was up for discussion. Several men on both groups felt the day is coming close when all rural schools will be clos- ed and the children brought into urban centres. Councillor John Soldan pointed out the fact that only nine percent of the children today are attending rural schools. The matter of what will happen to the school question was held over until a meeting can be held with the Inspector of Schools, J. C. Goman. In connection with ;the setting of boundaries.for .the. village, it- vras decided to hold a joint meet - mg with' the coority assessor, ATV') Alexander, in the near future. The Community Centre, Town Hall, Park, Clerk's office, and other such buildings were discuss- ed briefly, but it was decided to hold a special meeting to settle the issues. Both councils, and other guests, including clerk Brokenshire, Rev. Amacher, James Masse, Milfred Schilbe, and Herb Turkheim, were treated to a delicious dinner at the Dominion Hotel, with the com- pliments of Reeves Becker and O'Brien. Separate School Appoints Trustees Ratepayers of RCSS No. 7, Hay, met in the Township Hall, Zurich, last Wednesday night, for their annual meeting. Two 'of the present trustees, Gerald Regier and Louis Farwell, were returned to office for an- other term. Leo Meidinger was eI- ected to replace the retiring trus- tee, Clarence Geoffrey. Gilbert Ducharme is the sec- retary -treasurer of the board. MOTOR LICENCE BUREAU — Last fall, at the re- quest of the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce, a motor vehicle licence branch was opened in Zurich. 1960 Iicences went on sale Saturday morning, and in this photo, Clarence Gascho, left, is one of the first cu9torners to receive his plates from Leefand Willert, the local issuer. (Citizens News Photo) Plea For Help In Obtaining News Responded To In last week's paper we re- quested more co-operation in advising the Citizens News of your personal items for the' paper. The response has been terrific, and we greatly ap- preciate your efforts. We hope you, the readers of this paper, will continue to help us bring you all the in- teresting happenings in the district. Only through your co-operation are we able to keep this newspaper newsy. $1,500 Damage Done At Exeter High School Fire Damage, •amounted to $1,500 early last Friday morning when fire, believed to have started by a heat lamp ignited straw and bee hives in the storage barn of the South Huron District High School at Exeter. Fire Chief Irwin Ford, who dir- ected the four and a half hour fight to extinguish the blaze, said the fire worked its way deep into the two highly combustible ma- terials and was difficult to get at. Losses included the straw and bee hives, and a dog that had been housed in the building. A pig escaped the fire, '.Ji01NTINAUGURAL MEETING. On Monday morning' the newly elected councils of the Township of Hay and the Village of. Zurich held a joint inaugural session in the Township Hall. Shown here, immediately after the noon recess, are members of both councils.. Front row, left to right, John 'Soldan, township councillor; Karl Haberer, dep- uty. reeve; V. L. Becker, reeve; Delbert Geiger and John •Corbett, both township council- lors:' Back row, along with the township clerk, are members of the village council; left to right: William Siebert, Hubert Schilbe,.Reeve.Lloyd O'Brien, Clerk H. W. Brokenshire, Leroy Thiel and Harold Thiel. (Citizens News Photo) Village Needs Clerk -Trews rer And Assessor; Call For Applications Following the inaugaral meeting of the village council "b`ii Monday, the members met at the home of 1Vfilfred .=:Schiiber.`-:foi ' .thein fir st„. meeting of the new year. The first item of business was the decision to call for applications for a clerk - treasurer and also for an assessor. Interested applicants have until January 16 to apply. H. W. Brokenshire was appoint- ed as acting clerk of the village, until a new person is selected. A three-man hydro commission was formed at the meeting, . with Provincial Police Warn Drivers Of Trailer Violation Through Constable Cecil Gib- bons, of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment at Exeter, a warning has been issued to every- one owning a trailer. All trailers must have a double attachement holding the trailer, to a car or truck. By this the law means the trailer must have a tongue hitch as well as a safety chain attachment. "Trailers must have fenders ov- er the wheels", added the con- stable, "and as well there must be a reflector on the rear of the trailer, six inches from the left side." "It seems most people are ig- norant of the law, Mr. Gibbons explained, "but this should serve as a notice to everyone that there will be fines levied from now on, against all violations." Local Stores T� Close At 9 p.m. During Winter The majority of the stores in Zurich have decided to close their places of business• at 9 p.m. on Saturday nights during the months of Jan- uary, February and March. Many neighbouring towns have decided to close entirely on Saturday nights during these same months, The stor- es in Exeter, Lucan, Clinton and other places are in this category. In Hensall they will be open the same as in Zu- rich, until 9 o'clock. When the first of April rolls around the local; stores will once again stay open un- til 11 p.m, Since most people come to town in the daytime during the winter months they feel it is not necessary to be open so late in that Sea- son. reeve Lloyd O'Brien, s chairman, and Leroy Thiel and Harold Thiel as 'm j bers. r, c =meet- ings 7 ee. CY�.,';Set'^^fer:. un'tyi•1 � ..y ings has .been set as the first Wed- nesday „.of ednesday,of each month. The members decided to secure the services of Elmer D. Bell, Q.C.; Exeter, as their solicitor, for the purpose of drawing up neces- sary by-laws governing the newly incorporated village. In other business the council ap- pointed Herb Turkheim as the re- presentative for the village of Zu- rich on the South Huron District High School Board. Mil'fred Schilbe acted as secre- tary of the meeting in the absence of I%:.,W. Brokenshire. 0 Joint Installation At Hensall Branch Canadian Legion (By '*aur . Hensall Correspondent) James Clark and Mrs. Gordon Murin'"were installed jointly as presidents of the . Hensall Branch 468.4 the Canadian Legion and it's Ladies Auxiliary, in the Leg- ion Hall on Tuesday evening, Jan- uary.1 5. Installed along with the execu- tive heads were: first vice-presi- dent of the Legion Branch, Wil- mer Dahymple; second vice-presi- dent, John Skea; E. R. Davis, Sergeant at Arms; Branch Padre, Rev. Currie Winlaw; executive, Wes Venner, W. O. Goodwin, Sam Dougall, Fred Beer. Mrs. William Smale, first vice- president of the Auxiliary; second vice-president, Mrs. Howard Smale; secretary, Mrs. W. J. Cam- eron; treasurer, Mrs. D. B. Hav- ens; Sergeant at Arms, Mrs. H. Horton; executive, Mrs, Mary Taylor, Mrs. Harold Campbell. Mrs. John Henderson, Mrs. Cecil Kipfer; pianists, Mrs, E. Munn and Mrs. William Brown. The installation was in charge of the installing team of the Ex- eter Legion Branch. Special guest was Mrs. McCann, Howick, com- mander of Zone C-1. Gifts were presented to retir ing president, Mrs. William Brown; treasurer, Mrs. Bryan Kyle; secretary, Mrs. Lawrence Baynham. Mrs, Harry Horton, who has held the Office of Serg- eant at Arms for ten years since the formation of the Auxiliary, was also presented with a gift in appreciation of her valuable ser- vice. Zone commander Mrs. Mc- Cann was also presented with a gift. Officials Named by Hay Council At Inaugural Session Appointments for the coming yeax.in,the:.Township of Hay were: made at the first `regular"meeting of the council on Monday after- noon. School attendance officer, Bruce J. Klopp; fence viewers, Percy A. F. Ducharme Is Patient In London Hospital The Citizens News is sorry to report this week that A. Fred Ducharme, the St. Jos- eph and Drysdale correspon- dent, is a patient in St. Jos- eph's Hospital,, London. We are sure Mr. -Ducharme will appreciate receiving get -well messages from his readers, and if anyone wishes to drop in and see him, he is in Room 279. During the absence of Mr. Ducharme, any persons who have news from the district he serves, may phone the in- formation to the Citizens News office, phone 133, Zu- rich. Co-operation of the rea- ders in his district will be greatly appreciated by all. At the age of 82, Mr. Ducharme has never been in a hospital before, and it is quite certain that he will be anx- ious to return home as soon as possible. Campbell, Lloyd Hendrick, Ted Steinbach; livestock valuators, Bert Klopp; poundkeepers, Jack Ingrain, Laird Jacobi, James. Mas- se, Alvin Waiper, Leonard Mern- er, Edwin Regier, Claire Geiger, Harold Finlay, Harold Deichert, Alan Crevar, William Watson. Sauble River Conservation Au- thority, William Haugh; Ra trol men,- William Watson, Alvin :Wa1 per, Harold Cdhipbeil; `M tt1i w Denomme, Leonard Restew,ayer caretaker of township hall, • %t *- Clausius; relief administrator, V. L. Becker and H. W. Brokenshire; court of revision, members of the Hay Township council. Reeve V. L. Becker and deputy - reeve Karl Haberer were appoint- ed to the Community Centre board Cou.ncil passed a money -borrow- ing by-law of $65,000, and made a grant of $150 to the Salvation Army. Exeter Man Wins Kippen Trap Shoot (By our Hensall Correspondent) Harry Mathers, Exeter, captur- eded the John Labatt Trophy at the annual New Year's trap shoot held at Kippen Gun Club. Mathers broke 43 out of 50 birds released in the, featured handicap event. Earl Doucette, Clinton, won the Trophy in 1958, and John Ander- son, Hensall, in 1959. Posting perfect 25 for 25 scores were Bill Stewart, Dorchester, and John Anderson, Hensall, firing in a warmup event. Double events, Norman Har- burn, Cromarty, 22 out of 24. Vote Salary Increases For Hay 'Township Councillors And Clerk Members of the Hay Township council, at their first meeting of the year on Monday afternoon, voted themselves an increase in salaries for 1960. Each councillor, and the reeve, will receive an ad- ditional $25 for their services this year. At the same time the coun- cil voted an increase of $200 for clerk -treasurer. H. W. Broken - shire. Previously the reeve had receiv- ed $175 and a car allowance of $50, now he will receive $200 and a car allowance of $50. The coup- cillors had been receiving $125 and $25 car allowance, and they will now receive $150 and $25 car allowance: This salary is for 13 regular meetings throughout the year. For extra meetings an increase of $1 was voted, giving each councillor $4 plus $2 car allow- ance, for every meeting over the 13 that are held. The clerk -treas- urer was voted $3 for each extra. meeting. Clerk Brokenshire will receive $3,200 for the next year, made up of $2,600 for general work, and $600 for road work. The road superintendent's salary was again set at $1.10 per hour. Other salary scales set at the meeting were: grader operator, $1.25 per hour; helpers, Sac per hour; patrolmen, 80c per hour; tractor and man, $2.00 per hour; snow -plow operator, $1.05 - per hour; deputy -returning officers, $7.00 plus mileage; poll clerics, $6 plus mileage; rent for polling booths, $7.00; fence -viewer, $3.50 per trip, plus mileage; school at- tendance officer, $2.50 per trip, plus mileage; stock valuator, $3.00 per trip, plus mileage. The reeve and the assessor are each to receive $6.00 for selecting jurors, while the clerk -treasurer will receive $10 for the same Job, The Matter of re -hiring George Armstrong as assessor for the next year was held over until the next Meeting.