Zurich Citizens News, 1960-09-08, Page 1R
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No. 36—FIRST WITH TIIE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960
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Canstructi®n Under Way F r New Ste.
Marne Separate Scho !1 '4` t St. seph
The first sod was turned on Tues-
day morning for the construction
of the new Ste. Marie Separate
School at St, Joseph. Construction
on the four -classroom school is
to begin within the next week.
Contract for the new school has
been awarded to Frank Van Bus-
sel, of Lucan. At present the Van
Busse' firm is building additions
to South Huron District School
and the Exeter Public School.
The architect on the new school
is Frederich W. Dawes, of Chat-
ham. Plans call for the school to
be ready for use by the end of
this year.
Since the joining of the Hay and
Stanley Separate Sections last year
the enrolment at the present
school north of the church has
risen steadily, This term there are
102 children attending.
Site of the new school is directly
south of the residence of Father
I. J. Poisson,
Officiating at the sod -turning ce-
remony was Father I. J. Poisson,
the Parish Priest; and Charles
Rau, Ted Geoffrey and William Du-
charme, members of the board.
The children enrolled at school
this year attended the ceremony
in a body, along with the Sisters
who are teaching them. A number
of parents were also present.
Local Minister Elected Moderator Of
District Amish Mennonite Churches
Ephraim. Gingerich, Zurich, was
elected moderator for 1960-61 of
the Ontario Amish Mennonite Con-
ference, at the Monday business
session of the week end Mennon-
ite gathering held in Milverton
Community Centre. More than
1,000 persons attended one or more
of the sessions held in the Com-
munity Centre arena. Saturday
night, Sunday, 'and Monday,
Mr. Gh .gerich is pastor of the
Blake Amish Mennonite Church,
on the Bronson Line.
Others elected to the incoming
executive are David Jantzi, Mil-
verton, assistant moderator; Al-
vin Gingerich, Baden, secretary;
Ivan Bender, Tavistock, assistant
Women Bowlers Are
Organized In League
For Coming Season
The Zurich Ladies Bowling Lea-
gue held their organizational mee-
ting last Thursday night and made
arrangements for the coming sea-
son. Twelve teams have been en-
tered in th de'ague, from Zurich,
Dashwood and Hensall.
President of the league is Miss
Irene Frayne, Zurich; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Mona Kraft, Dashwood;
secretary, Mrs. Menno Oesch, Zur-
ich; and treasurer, Mrs. Betty Oke,
Zurich.
Captains of the 12 teams en-
tered are Mrs. Mozart Gelinas, Zur-
ich; Mrs. Albert Rader, Dashwood;
Mrs. Letta Taylor, Dashwood; Mrs.
Merano Oesch, Zurich, Miss Jean
Overholt, Mrs. Robert Forester,
Miss Irene Frayne, Mrs. Arnold
Merner Jr., Mrs. Glen Neeb, and
Mrs. Herb Turkheim, all of Zur-
ich; and Mrs. D. Haven, Hensall.
While there are 12 teams enter-
ed, there is still room for a. few
more bowlers on the teams, and
many ladies who wish more infor-
mation can contact Mrs. Menno
Oesch or Miss Irene Frayne, in
Zurich.
secretary; Emanuel Steinman, Ba-
den, treasurer.
The conference includes 15 con-
gregations at Millbank, Poole,
Crosshill, Wellesley, Steinman, St.
Agatha, East Zorra, Tavistock,
Cassel, Stratford, Blake, Maple
View, Nairn, and London.
Principal speaker at the confer-
ence was Chester K. Lehman, of
Harrisonburg, Va., who spoke at
the Saturday evening rally, the
Monday morning session, and the
Monday evening closing session,
and preached three sermons, Sun-
day afternoon, Sunday evening,
and Monday afternoon.
Mr. Lehman is professor of the-
ology at Eastern Mennonite Col-
lege, Harrisonburg. The theme of
his addresses and sermons . was
"Unity of the Spirit." He urged. his,
hearers " to accept the Holy Spirit
by following the teachings of
Christ, overcoming temptation, and
being obedient to God.
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Two Local Students
Win Scholarships
Two local students who have
been attending South Huron Dis-
trict High School have been awar-
ded scholarships for the coming
school term.
David Ducharme, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Ducharme, RR 3,
Zurich, has been awarded an On-
tario Scholarship of $400 and a
Christ the King Scholarship of
$300. David was enrolled at Christ
the King College in London for
the coming term, in an honours
history course.
Marion Turkheim, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turkheim, Zur-
ich, has been awarded a Dominion-
Provincialobursary of $250. Marion
has enrolled at the London Tea-
chers' College.
Another lodal girl who graduated
from grade 13 at South Huron
High School this year is Mary Lou
Witmer, who is returning to high
school to take a special commer-
cial course.
NEW SCHOOL This photo will give people an idea of what
the new Ste. Marie Separate School at St. Joseph willI look like
when completed.
SOD - TURNING CEREMONY I— The first sod for the new
Ste. Marie Separate School on. the Intimater highway at St. Pe-
ter's Parish was turned prior to the opening of school on Tuesday
morning. Shown here, from left to' right, are: Dennis Ducharme,
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Charles Rau, Father I. J. Poisson, Ted Geoffrey, William Ducharme,
and Dentias .Rau. Mr. Rau, Mr. Geoffrey and Mr. Ducharme are•
members of the school board. Children attending the present
school are lined up in the background. (Citizens News Photo
Public Invited To
Attend Dunlop Tomb
Unveiling Ceremony
The Historic Committee of Hur-
on
uron County Council have authorized
certain repairs in connection with
Tiger Dunlop's Tomb, located just
north of Goderich on Highway No.
21. A new stone has been ordered
and the surrounding area will be
cleared of under -brush and made
more presentable.
Through the co-operation of the
Department of Public Works for
the Province of Ontario, steps
have been erected from the park-
ing lot to the site of the Tonib.
At the present time there is li-
mited parking available but in due
course, this area will be enlarged
to :a certain extent, and when the
new bridge being built over the
Mainland River is completed, the
entrance to the site will remain
unchanged and will be from the
old Highway 21, which, in turn,
will become a County road.
The unveiling is to take place on
Thursday, September 15, at 3.30
p.m. and the general public are
invited to attend. Parking faeili_
ties will be made available at Sky
Harbour Airport and the people
will then be transported to the site
from this point.
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PERSONALS
Miss Grace Kellerman, of Tor-
onto, was a Thursday visitor with
her cousin, Miss Pearl Wurtz, in
Zurich.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Overman,
of Detroit, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Korth, of Capac, Michigan, were
Sunday visitors with Miss Pearl
Wtirtz.
Mrs. Walter Johnson and family
of Bayfield, have returned home
after spending Labour Day week
end in and around London.
Mrs. Ward Fritz and Mary Lou
and Mrs. Hareey Cowen, all of Ex-
eter, and Mrs.- Harold Kellerman
and Mrs. Cowen, . of Hanover, vi-
sited with Miss Pearl Wurtz re-
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher and
family, of Gagetown, New Bruns-
wick, spent a few days over the
week end at the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fisher,
Bowling Alley
Planned
Qiing
1.
„Next week
Present plans call for the grand
opening of the Zurich Bowling Lan-
es next Friday and Saturday, Sep-
tember 16 and 17. Providing all
work, goes according to schedule,
the. Alleys may be in operation by
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Next week's edition of the Citi-
zeals•News will carry a special fea-
ture on the grand opening of this
district's newest recreation centre,
along' with pictures of the comple-
ted project.
Leagues are being formed in pre-
paration for the opening of the
bowling season, and the women
bowlers have already set up their
organization. The men's league will
be organized by the end of the
week, according to Ernie Laidlaw,
the proprietor of the alleys.
As well as the various local lea-
gues, a men's team has been en-
tered in inter -town bowling com-
petition, with Goderich, Clinton,
Wingham and Exeter.
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Lutheran Ladies
Observe Birthday
On Tuesday evening the Luth-
eran Ladies Aid held their birth-
day meeting with 33 members,
three visitors and pastor present.
Mrs. Arnold Merner Sr. took
charge of the devotions. Mary El-
len Thiel and Carol Rader favour-
ed the ladies with two vocal duets
accompanied by Mrs. Jack Turk-
heim at the piano.
Ronald Klopp showed the lad-
ies some interesting slides of their
trip through the New England
States.
Mrs. Brokenshire took charge
of the business. It was decided to
charter a bus to the Lutheran La-
dies Rally to be held on October
5, in Normanby Township, The
meeting closed with, the Lord's
Prayer.
The committee in charge served
the ladies birthday cake with ice
cream and coffee and a social half
hour was spent together.
Hay Township Assessment is ver One
Million ►'collars; Little Change in Taxes
The total assessment for the
Township of Hay is over the mil-
lion dollar mark, according to as-
sessor George Armstrong, who pre-
sented his role to the council at
their monthly meeting on Tuesday
night. The total population for the
Township is approximately 1,900.
These figures do not include the
village of Zurich, which up until
this year was part of the Town-
ship.
The arsesvment for the village
of Dashwood is $61,700, and the
total separate school assessment
is $393,350.
After approving the role, council
left the matter of setting the tax
rate until their next special meet-
ing. Although indefinite, it ap-
pears the tax rate for the Town-
ship of Hay will not change from
last year, with the exception of
one small decrease in the Hay
Township School Area. The pro-
posed general rate is 2.5 mills,
but this will not be definite until
passed by the council at their mee-
ting.
The assessor presented good
news to the members of council,
with the 'announcement that there
are 1030 electors on the role,
which means that Hay Township
will be eligible to retain a deputy -
reeve. It was felt by some that
Zurich dropping off the list inay
reduce the number of electors to
below the required 1,000 mark,
which is necessary for a deputy -
reeve.
MR 14 COUNTY
CROP REPORT
D. H. Miles,
Agricultural Representative
for Huron County.
"Dry weather still prevails over
most of the County aiding the har-
vesting of spring grains and beans.
"Other cash crops and pastures
are suffering due to lack of mois-
ture — a great number of farmers
are supplementary feeding hay and
corn that maybe too late to cob
properly.”
In other business the council ap-
proved a grant of. $700 to the Com-
munity Centre Board, far the op-
eration of the arena. A grant of
$25 was given the Huron County
Plowmen's Association, to help
sponsor the annual Huron plowing
match. Warden John Durnin and
reeve Clarence Hanna, of Wawa -
nosh, appeared before the council
with the request.
The council was asked to ap-
prove the plans of a new sub -div-
ision in the village of Hensall, on
land which adjoins the Township.
They gave their approval to the
plan.
Among the correspondence read
to the council by clerk H. W. Bro-
kenshire was a Tetter from the Zur-
ich and District Chamber of Corn-
merce, asking the council to re-
consider their plans for a new mu-
nicipal office on the Blind Line.
The members were also advised
that they must get permission from
the Ontario Municipal Board be-
fore they could issue debentures
on a new building.
Clerk Brokenshire was instruct-
ed to write the council of the vil-
lage of Zurich asking what the
costs of running town water to the
new location would be,
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Local Fisherman
Gets Pond Licence
The Ontario Department of
Lands and Forests has granted lo-
cal fisherman, Stanley W. Smith,
of St. Joseph, the pond net grounds
held by the late Napoleon Cantin
and the late Arthur Sreenan.
They have issued Mr. Smith a
licence for the setting of pond
nets, and the exclusive rights to
set nets on lots fronting Lake Hur-
on on Lots 13 and south half eight
Hay Township, south of Survey
point.
Mr, Smith intends to set pond
nets next spring. This will give
him a market for course fish, and
will get him fish not caught in gill
nets near shore, such as sturgeon.
white bass, sheepheads, and white-
fish,