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Zurich Citizens News, 1960-02-24, Page 1ZUR CH NEWS No. 8—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNES»AY, FEBRUARY 24 $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy HOCKEY ACTION — There was- plenty of activity at the Juvenile hockey game at the local arena on Monday night, when Zurich defeated Tara in the first game of the WOAA finals, 8-1. This photo shows action around the Zurich net, when Ron Deichert, filling in for the injured Dennis Amacher in goal, made one of his many brilliant saves to help his team earn the victory. The player with number nine on his jersey is Bob Johnston, while at the right is Wayne Wlllert and Gerard Overholt. Lary Bedard is at the right of the net, while an unidentified player is sprawled on the ice helping Deichert keep the puck out of the net. These same two teams play back in Zurich on Friday night. (Citizens News Photo) Huron County Seeks Library Grant From .Provincial Body Higher grants for county librar- ies are being sought by the Hur- on County Library Co -Operative. On Monday, a Goderich delegation placed claims before Ontario Ed- ucation Minister John Robarts. He promised to consider the mat- ter. Since 1947 Huron County has raised its grant from .$4,000 to $10,500 while the provincial con- tribution towards maintenance of the libraries has remained at $5,100 in that period. Spokesman for the Huron group were Warden John Durnin and Mrs. G. Eckmeier, librarian. Char- les MacNaughton (MPP Huron) and John Hanna (MPP Huron - Bruce) accompanied the delega- tion. Accident Near Hensall Saturday Injures California Man About $1,800. damage was caus- ed to two cars on the second con- cession of Hay, one and one-quart- er miles west of Hensall, on Sat- urday, when they collided during a snow storm. Cars driven by Glen Koehler, RR 2, Hensall, .and James Scott, Seaforth, were involved in" an ac- cident which sent a passenger in the Scott car to South Huron Hos- pital, Exeter, and then on to a London hospital. J. H. Bortner, Irvington, Calif- ornia, suffered a broken leg in the crash. The accident was investigated by Constable George Mitchell, of the Exeter detachment of the On- tario Provincial Police. Zurich Lions Juveniles Win First Game Of WOAA Final Series From Tara The Zurich Lions Juveniles scored an impressive 8-1 victory over Tara in the first game of the WOAA finals, played in Zurich on Monday night. The second game in the best of five series is sched- uled for tonight, Wednesday, in Tara, with the third game to be played back in Zurich on Friday night. Ron Deichert, substituting for the injured Dennis Amacher in goal, turned in a stellar perform- ance for the locals., as he kicked out many shots which were label- led for sure goals. The entire Zu- rich team turned in a brilliant defensive effort throughout the entire game, as they played their best hockey of the season. Zurich took a commanding 3-1 lead in the first, added four more in the second, and split a pair of third period goals with the vis- itors. Bob Johnston led the local's at- tack with three goals; Wayne Wil- lert, John Masse, Bill Wagner, Earl Wagner and Don Johnson each adding singles. Willert opened the scoring ear- ly in the first period, on a pass from Bob Johnston. Midway th- rough the period John Masse banged in a slap shot, with, Bob Johnston again earning the as- sist. With• only 33 seconds re- maining in the initial stanza, Bob Johnston triggered his first goal of the gaine. Shortly' after the second period got under way, Bill Wagner slap- ped the puck by the Tara netmin- der, with the assist going to his brother Earl. Bob Johnston scor- • ed his second goal of the game at 5.05, on a neat passing play With Gerard 'Overholt and Lary ., Bedard, Earl. Wagner and Don Johnson both Scored unassisted to • • complete the second period. At the one minute mark of the third, Carl Spencer scored the only goal of the game for the visitors. With only two minutes and 32 seconds remaining to play, Bob Johnston pumped in his third goal of the night. Ten penalties were handed out in the game, six to Tara and four to Zurich. A crowd of about 200 watched the game. TARA—goal, Cox; defence, Rad- bourne, Crawford; centre, Steph- ens; wings, Spencer, Cook; altern- ates, Tolton, Ball, Chebott, Clugs- ton, Dentinuer, Wilkinson, Sin- clair. ZURICH—goal, Ron Deichert; defence, Lary Bedard, Murray Bell; centre, Bob Johnston; wings, Wayne Willert, Gerard Overholt; alternates, John Masse, Earl Wag- ner, Bill Wagner, Don Johnson, Paul Weido, Allan Thiel. First Period 1—Zurich, Wayne Willert (B. Johnston) 1.08 2—Zurich, John Masse (B. Johnston) 9.37 3—Zurich, Bob Johnston (Willert) 19.27 Penalties: Sinclair (tripping) 3.40; Don Johnson (tripping) 15,59. Second Period 4—Zurich, B. Wagner (E. Wagner) 2,25 5 -Zurich, Bob Johnston (Overholt, Bedard) 5.05 6—Zurich, Earl Wagner 7.38 7—Zurich, Don Johnson 17.01 Penalties: Dentineur (holding) 2.46; Wlllert (hooking) 5,33; Sin- clair (tripping) 7.48; Crawford (holding) 9.16; Bell (tripping) 17.47. Third Period 8—Tara, Spencer Tolton, Stephens) 1.00 9—Zurich, Bob Johnston (Overholt, Wlllert) 17.28 Penalties: Sinclair (10 minute misconduct) 1.()0; Don Johnson (slashing) 3.45; Cook (elbowing) 16.03. Unique Farm Forum Members of the Unique Farm Forum met at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Klopp on Monday night, to discuss the topic, "Price sp- reads in Canada". After group discussions the questions were answered as fol- lows: number one: What part of the commission's findings will be of : most value to- agriculture w , Answer: The commission's find- ings show that farmers need to or- ganize strong Co-ops to sell to these chain stores. Retail Co-ops are also needed. Number two: Which recommen- dations do you feel deserve to be immediately implemented? Name the three most important to you? Answer: Recommendations of the price spreads commission num- bers three, four and seven should ie implemented immediately. Namely: We recommend that, if "stamp plans" are continued, it should be required of the retailer that, at the time purchases are made, the customer be given the alternative of a specified cash discount. The Commission does not wish to lend any semblance of support to stamp plans as they are offered. That the Director of Investiga- tion and Research, Combines In- vestigation Act, be put in a posi- tion to extend enquiries into the buying practices (including cont- racural arrangements between buyers and primary producers( and the selling practices of large business organizations in the food industries and to give the results the widest possible distribution and publicity. We recommend that more com- plete information on the opera- tion of large enterprises should be obtained and made available. The topic for next week's dis- cussion, "Education — a job for farm organizations", will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Geiger. 0 Evangelical U.B. Men Hear Rev. Fischer At Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the EUB Men of Emmanuel EUB Church, was held on Thursday, February 18, with Leonard Merner in the chair. After the singing of two hymns, the pastor, Rev. A. M. Amacher led' in prayer. Russell Grainger read the Scripture les- son. Milton Oesch introduced the sp- eaker of the evening, Rev, W. P. Fischer, Rev. Fischer spoke on three very invert/int things: Na- ture, the Bible• and the Church. Menno Steekle thanked. the speak- er. The pastor took charge of the election of officers. Leroy O'Brien presented the treasurer's report. The following are the officers for the coining year; president, Oscar Greb; vice-president, Urban Pfile and treasurer, Laird Jacobe. Subscriptions Now Due; Please Renew As Soon As Possible With this edition of the Citizens News, all subscrip- tions have not been paid as. yet will become due. If your label reads February, 1960, and you have. not renewed within the past two weeks, Yet1 should do so as soon as possible. According to post office regulations, we . are not al- lowed to send papers to peo- ple'; unless they are paid for in advance. While we will not do so immediately, after several weeks we will be forc- ed to drop all subscribers who are 'in arrears. Your co-operation in renew- ing your subscription as soon as possible will be greatly appreciated. Renewals will be jaccepted at the Citizens New?' office, at the local Post Offi''e,, or by' mail. o— Schools Area Boards Will: Hold Gathering In Zurich On March 8 The annual meeting of the South Huron School Area Board Association will be held in Zurich this year, on Tuesday, March 8. Plans kor catering to the meeting were Made by the board of the Hay Township School Area at their. Meeting last week. Ray Fisher, chairman of the board,.And secretary H. W. Bro- kenshir have been appointed to look after the details. 0 Work '" Now Advancing i Biluldin Huron County Home Work on the construction of a million dollar addition to the Huron County Home in Clinton, is progressing. The contract is held by Con -Eng. Contractors, Ltd. Lon- don. The contract was signed for $857,728: Total cost of the pro- ject is estimated at $1,087,303, with the cost split 50-50 between the county and the Ontario Departm- ent of Welfare. The addition will include 180 extra beds, making a total of 240 beds. During 1959 the Home cared for 101 patients: • The original Home was built in 1895, with an addition being opened in 1954 at a cost of $467,000, providing space for 65 beds. Co -Op Sales Hit All -Time High, Plans For New Feed Minn Zurich New records in both sales and savings were set by the Hensall District Co -Operative Incorporat- ed during the past year, it was revealed at the annual meeting and hot turkey banquet last Wed- nesday night in the Community Centre, Zurich. Gross sales hit a new high of $655,401, compared to $601,328 the previous year, and savings jumped from $36,926 to $45.875. The gross margin has also shown a considerable increase, jumping from $80,891 last year to $97,498 this year.. A patronage dividend of 5.5 percent on members purchases was recommended by the board of di- rectors, with the balance being placed in a reserve fund. Membership in the Co-op, with branches at Brucefield, Hensall and Zurich, has risen from 699 last year to 739 this year. NEW BUILDING PLANNED Included in the plans of the Co- op is a new feed mill for Zurich. Considerable work on the con- struction idea has already been All Ladies Are Asked To Attend Meetings Of Women's Institute The next regular meeting of the Zurich Branch Women's Insti- tute will be held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on Tuesday, March 1. Committee in charge will be Mrs. Delbert Geiger, Mrs. Tom Meyers and Mrs. Tillie Tetreau. The Women's Institute is an ed- ucational society, and all ladies are urged to attend the meetings. Zurich Public Library EIects Officials For Coming Year The Library Board met on Mon- day night, and the following were elected to office for the coming year: chairman, Keith Westlake; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Mozart Gelinas. Members of the board are as follows: Napoleon Bedard, Mrs. Harold Thiel, Bruce Klopp, Mrs. Allan Gascho, Milton Oesch, Mrs. Ed. Gascho and William Siebert. It is the hope of the Library Board that there will be a big in- crease in membership during the year. Each and every person liv- ing within the district is urged to join. done by the board of directors. A. new fertilizer warehouse, which was built last year in Hensall, is now in use. NEW DIRECTOR A new director, Jack Kinsman, Cromarty, was elected to replace Alex McGregor, Kippen, who had served six years and *as not elig- ible for re-election. The other di- rectors whose three -;year term was finished, Allan Armstrong, RR 1, Varna, was re-elected for an- other three -year term. Other members of the board of directors are: George Clifton, Brucefield; Alex McBeath, Kippen; Glenn Weido, Zurich; Lloyd Wolper, Dashwood; Russell Grainger, Zu- rich and Bert Klopp, Zurich, as secretary. Manager of the branch at Bruce - field is Ray McNeil, at Hensall the manager is Garnet Mousseau and at Zurich the manager is Lloyd Klopp. A crowd of 340 people attended the banquet, which was served by the Ladies' Aid of St. Peter's Lu- theran Church. Members of the Unique Farm Forum presented a play, and Desjardine's Orchestra played for dancing following the program. Alex McGregor, president, act- ed as chairman for the meeting. Dennis Amacher Hurt Refereeing Hockey Game Saturday Night Dennis Amacher, star goalie for the Zurich Lions Juveniles hockey team, received painful injuries to „his, left knee. last Saturday -night, while he was refereeing an old- timers hockey game between Dash- wood and Zurich in the local ar- ena. At first it was believed he had broken his leg, but it was found to be only a bad sprain. Somehow, during the course of the game, Dennis tried to get out of the way of two players by jumping up on the boards, but the two players fell against him and caused the mishap. He was treated at the arena by Dr. A. W. Klahsen, and then re- moved to South Huron Hospital by Westlake Ambulance, where x-rays showed no bones were bro- ken. The goalie was forced to miss Monday night's hockey game, but he expects to be back in action by the end of the week. READY FOR ACTION — Chester L. Smith, left, former proprietor of the printing establishment in Zurich, explains the fundamentals of the lino type machine which has recently been installed in the plant to the new proprietor, Herb Turkh eim. The machine, which Is shown in the picture, now gets all the type for the Citizens News each week. Mr. Smith takes a turn at operating the type -setter every day 'fora few hours. As soon as another press can be installed in the building the entire job of producing your weekly newsy aper will be completed here In Zurich.