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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-01-12, Page 1No. 2 — FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURIC H ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1961 DO IT NOW — This motto has become a reality in Zurich where the winter work project on the new $19,000 Post Office, located on Goshen Street, is progressing on schedule. The contractor, John Erb, of Wellesly, says the building should be ready for occupancy in February. (Citizens News Photo) Increase hi Salaries F' r 'ill g Cu cil Is Approved By All Mei'; ,rs For 1961 The council of the village of Zurich voted themselves an in- crease in salaries for the year 1961, which will more than double the renumeration they received in 1960. This year the reeve will re- ceive $75 for the year as a basic, plus $5,00 for every regular and special meeting he attends. Last year he received $35 basic, and $3.00 for every regular and special meeting. This year the councillors will re- ceive a basic of $65, plus $5.00 for every regular and special meeting they attend. Last year they re- ceived. $25 as a basic salary, plus $3:00 for every regular and special meeting. The council also approved a mil- eage schedule of 15 cents per mile, when they use their car to travel on village business. If they travel by railway or bus, the transporta- tion charges are also to be paid by the village. At the same time the council approved a rate of pay of $10 per day for any councillor or the reeve, while they are away on village business, Council set the salary of the pub- lic utilities manager at $3,720 for the year, of which 60 percent is charged against the hydro system, and 40 percent against the water system. These rates of pay were set at a special meeting of the council, held in the council chambers on Tues- day night. poi Rents Are rro $65, Od ` To At the first regular meeting of the Hay Township council on Mon- day afternon, the following ap- pointments for the year 1961 were made: School attendance officer, Bruce Klopp; livestock valuator, Bert Klopp; pound keepers, J. F. Ing- ram, Laird Jacobi, Hector Forcier, Alvin Walper, Leonard Merner, Ed- win Regier, Clare Geiger, Harold Finlay, Harold Deichert, Allan Cre- rar, William Watson; fence view- ers, Percy Campbell, Theodore Steinback, Lloyd Hendrick; com- munity centre board, reeve V. L. Becker, deputy -reeve, Karl Haber- er; Ausable River Conservation Authority, William Haugh; care- taker of hall, Henry Clausius; re- lief administrator, reeve V. L. Bec- ker; court of revision for drain and assessments, the entire five - man council; patrolmen, Harold Campbell, William Watson, Alvin Walper, Matthew Denome, Leonard Restemayer. Rates of Pay The following rates of pay were set: One man, 80 cents per hour; road superintendent's two helpers, 90 cents per hour; patrolmen, 80 cents per hour; snow plow helper and op- erator, 90 cents per hour; grader operator, $1.25 per hour; truck op- erator on snowplow, $1.05 per hour; tractor on grader or pulling brush, $2.00 per hour; selection of jurors, reeve, $6.00; clerk, $10.00; de per to yCklT '+'`.i ci usiness assessor,._$6.00; fence viewers mile- age, $3.50 per trip; school attendan- ce officer, $2.50 per trip, plus mile- age; stock valuator, $3.00 per trip, plus mileage; deputy returning of- ficer, 7.00, plus milage; poll clerk, $6,00 plus mileage. The salary of the reeve for 1961 will be $200.00, plus mileage $50.- 00; deputy -reeve and councillors, $150.00, plus milage, $25.00; all council members, for special meet- ings, $5.00, plus milage, $2.00; clerk -treasurer, $4.00 for special meetings; reeve for signing cheq- es, 13 times a year, $2.00 and mil- eage of $2.00; caretaker of hall, $300.00. Salary of the assessor for the year was set at $600.00, plus $400.00 for milage. The clerk -treasurer and tax collector will receive $2,500 per year, with an extra $600.00 for road books. Road superintendent's sal- ary was set at $1.10 per hour. In other business the council ag- reed to pay $25 to Harrison Wieg- and for loss of land along conces- sion 14, lot 27, due to erosion of ditch and cave-in of fence posts. Parking Area Having received a request from the board managing the Hay Town- ship Community Centre, authoriz- ing the erection of signs on the pro- perty restricting all parking to pa- trons of the Community and Arena, the council granted permission to the board to erect such signs. Signing officials for the Town - Village Council ..lays Ale At the first meeting of the new year on Monday afternoon, the council of the village of Zurich ap- pointed Leroy Thiel and Harold Thiel to act as a public utility com- mittee, along with reeve O'Brien, to govern the affairs of the hydro and water departments. Council also set the first Wed- nesday in each month as the date for their regular council meetings, Albert J. Kalbfleisch was re -ap- pointed as clerk -treasurer of the village at a salary of $700. Milfred Schilbe was appointecl as road sup- erintendent for the year 1961, at a salary of $45 per month. The road and sidewalk commit- tee for the year will consist of councillors Milton Oesch and Wil- liam Siebert. The reeve will act as relief administrator. The clerk - treasurer and reeve were appointed as signing officials for the next year. All business is to be done through the Bank of Montreal, Zurich branch, where a money -bor- rowing by-law of up to $15,000 has been approved. A grant of $20 was made to the St. John's Ambulance Corp s, Western Ontario division. The council approved A. H. Har- per, of Goderich, as the auditor for the village for the year 1961. In discussing the community centre and arena, the council de- cided to request the Township of Hay council to appoint two mem- bers of the village council to the board of management. The two councillors are Leroy Thiel and William Siebert. ship for the year 1961 will be reeve V. L. Becker, and clerk H. W. Bro- kenshire, Council agreed to pay the sum of $16.11 to the Ausable River Con- servation Authority, being the por- tion charged against Hay for legal fees and advice re recent court cases. A grant of $10.00 was made to the St. John's Ambulance Corps, Western Ontario division. A mon- ey borrowing by-law authorizing the reeve and clerk -treasurer to borrow up to $65,000 from the Bank of Montreal in Zurich as needed in 1961 was given third reading and passed. A grant of $15 was made to the Salvation Army, for 1961. Next regular meeting of the council will be on Monday, Febru- ary 6. HEWS $2.50 PER YEAR — 5 CENTS PER COPY Family of 9 Loses Everything e IesIroys Farm Hime tzar Masse On Bronson Line Fire on Sunday completely des- troyed the farm home of Mr, and Mrs. Elzar B. Masse and family, on the Bronson Line, west of Zurich. Also lost in the blaze were the en- tire household effects, and all their personal belongings. A grand benefit dance for the Masse family is being held in the Community Centre, Zurich, this Friday night, and the entire pro- ceeds will go to the family. Ev- eryone is urged to attend this spec- ial event. Both Zurich and Dashwood Fire brigades were called to the scene, and tried unsuccessfully for hours to control the stubborn • blaze. When it was realized the house could not be saved, firemen turn- ed their efforts to soaking two barns, which were just south of the home. As a result, there was no danger to the barns, which were filled with livestock. The worst snow storm of the sea - Victims Of Fire ill Be Helped In Various Ways A committee, known as the "' 9mmunity Emergency Commit- tee", has been set up to render aid to the Elzar Masse family, who lost their home and all their belong- ings in a fire on Sunday afternoon This committee, in a letter mailed out to all residents of this area, is appealing for help in any way pos- sible to aid this stricken family. Cash donations, towards assisting the family in getting re-establish- ed, may be left at the local branch of the Bank of Montreal. Any ar- ticles of furniture, blankets, sheets, utensils, preserved fruits, or any other useful requisite, may be left next door to the Tasty -Nu Bakery, in the office formerly occupied by the Zurich Citizens News. The Zurich Lions Club is inves- tigating the possibility of provid- ing temporary living accomodation for the family, until they are able to rebuild their home. Father C, A. Doyle and his parishioners are staging a drive for funds to help the family in a financial way. The Community Emergency Com- mittee has made arrangements to stage a mammoth benefit dance in the Community Centre, Zurich, this Friday evening. There will be no admission charged, but all donat- ions will be most gratefully accep- ted. The public are being asked to give this campaign their whole- hearted support. Chairman of the Committee in charge of the project is V. L. Beck- er, reeve of Hay Township, while Reeve of Zurich, Lloyd O'Brien, is the vice-chairman. The treasurer is J. E. Bannister, manager of the Bank of Montreal, Zurich branch, and the two members are Mrs. Jack Pearson, repreesnting St. Bon- iface' Church, Zurich, and Herb Turkheim, representing the Zurich Lions Club. 0 Bluewater-Bayfield Miss Helen Stewart, Clinton, spent the New Years weekend with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Walter Turner and fam- ily. Mr. and Mrs. Ardell Grainger, Wallaceburg, Miss Barbara Grain- ger, nurse -in -training at St. .T'v- eph's Hosuital, London, spent Sat -1 urday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger and family. Misses Louise Talbot and Mary Grainger, Bank of Montreal, Exe- ter, spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Talbot and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger. son was raging during the fire, and the strong wind gave the flames the necessary draft to spread rap- idly throughout the building, and also threatened to send sparks to the two barns. Log House The house, which had been com- pletely remodelled in recent years, was originally of log construction, and the fire spread between the walls and ceiling so rapidly that firemen had no chance to exting- uish the flames. The fire was be- lieved to have started in the base- ment of the house. Mrs. Masse, who was alone in the house with the four youngest of their seven children when the fire broke out, managed to remove them before her husband arrived home from church in Zurich where he had been with the three older children. The youngest of the children is only two weeks old. The mother sent one of the fam- ily over to a neighbour, Alfred Meidinger, who in turn summoned the fire brigade from Zurich, During the fire water was hauled to the scene from Zurich, in tank trucks owned by Napoleon Corriv- eau and Maurice Masse. The wa- ter was in turn pumped into the tanks of the two fire trucks. Mr. and Mrs. Masse have tem- porarily taken up residence with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Masse. They purchased the farm only a little over a year ago from Harry McAdams, and moved to the site from their home in London. The loss it only partially cover- ed by insurance. Joint Inaugural Ceremonies Are ' elf Extra Heavy Year Faces y1soth Coy: ncils Addressing the members of the councils of the Township of Hay and the Village of Zurich, on Mon- day morning at their point inaug- ural meeting, Father I. J. Poisson warned the new officials that they must sacrifice personal require- ments if they want to give the most to the people they represent. He added that their task entails many sacrifices, and if they want to be a servant of their electors, they must let their conscience dictate to them. Father Poisson, who was introdu- ced to the gathering by reeve of Hay V. L. Becker, was thanked by Zurich reeve Lloyd O'Brien. Reeve Becker, in his inaugural address, stated that it was an hon- our for their council to be return- ed to office by acclamation, indica- ting the people were satisfied with administration in the Township. He warned the councillors that this is going to be an extra heavy year, since there are a large num- ber of projects to come up. The reeve added that he feels this would be a good year to start thinking about the building up of roads in the Township, as before long there would be a gravel shor- tage. Deputy -reeve Karl Haberer, and councillors John Corbett, Delbert Geiger and John Soldan each spoke a few words to the group. Reeve of Zurich, Lloyd O'Brien, warned his council that they should start thinking about another well. for the water system, since they have now just the one working. He defended the policy of the cou- ncil in selling water to farmers at a low rate, adding that the water shortage is a crisis and it is up to the village to aid their neighbours, Councillors Leroy Thiel, Harold Thiel, William Siebert, and Milton Oesch each spoke briefly. Reeve Becker spoke words of praise for the township clerk. H.W. Brokenshire. who is entering his 18th year as the clerk -treasurer of Hay. Both clerk Brokenshire and clerk of the village, Albert J. Kalb- fleisch, had a few words to say to their councils, following which the entire group adjourned to the Dom- inion Hotel for dinner, as t h e guests of the two reeves. Stanley Cou1 Gcif Lays !ails For 1 xG 61 dill Cell For Te dens F r Mew Br dge Stanley Council held their inaug- ural meeting in the Township Hall, at Varna, on Monday, January 9. Reeve Coleman thanked the Coun- cil for their co-operation during the past year, and specially than- ked Mrs. Jean Elliott. Township clerk, for her keen interest in town- ship affairs and for her willingness to assist council in the transaction of township business. Alvin Rau, Deputy Reeve, said that while it was his duty and the duty of the council to co-operate to the fullest extent, he had enjoyed working with the Reeve and Coun- cil during 1960. All members of Council were present. Council decided to decline the invitation of the Mid -Western De- velopment Association to a ban- quet. The purpose of this organ- ization is to promote industry. It was felt that the Chamber of Commerce in the various towns ad- equately took care of this work. A letter was read from Elston Cardiff, MP, who is chairman of The Plowmen', Association of Huron County. Council approved a grant of $25.0(1 for the year 1961, for the Association. Harvey Cole- man, Alvin Pau and AIlen Arm- strong are directors representing Stanley Township. Council decided to apply for membership in The Ontario Good Roads Association, and The On- tario Association of Rural Munici- palities. Membership fees are $15,00 each. The Clerk was in- structed to secure reservations for representatives of Council to attend conventions in Toronto, of each As- sociation. Harvey Coleman reported that he had been approached on the quest- ion of children riding bicycles on the sidewalks of some of the town- ship hamlets. 'Some elderly citiz- ens are forced to step off the side- walk to let the youthful cycilists pass," he said. Some ratepayers have also complained that dogs running loose are causing some damage. It was decided to write to Municipal Board for complete in- formation regarding the necessary by-laws. Appontments Made Mrs. Jean Elliott was re -appoin- ted as Township Clerk for 1961, at a salary of $1„600.00 This is an increase of $50.00 over last year. Council agreed to supply a set of shelves to be used for the storage of books and supplies. Mervin Hanley was re -appointed township assessor. He will be paid $950.00. This is $50.00 more than he received last year. Mr. Hanley stated that his work is becoming more involved and time-consum- ing each year. Mrs. Jean Elliott was complimented on her book- keeping, by the assessor, who said that 1960 was the first timet hat he had ever received a tax roll that had absolutely no mistakes. There (continued on page 5)