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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-04-13, Page 1ZURI NEW No. 15 — FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1961 $2.50 PER YEAR — 5 CENTS PER COPY Fbrer Ari Residents Are Praised By Speaker At Lutheran Conference Two men who are connected with Zurich received special mention at the meeting of the Stratford Con- ference of the Canada Synod, Luth- eran Church, held here at St. Pet- er's Lutheran Church on Tuesday, April 11. It was in a report by Rev. Paul Eydt from the Board of Governors of Waterloo Lutheran University. They were Mr. Harry Greb, a descendent of people from this community, and now treasurer of the Board, Rev. Eydt praised him very highly and said that mainly due to his genius the University expects to finish this year with a balanced budget. The other is Dr. Ralph Krueger, whom he acclaimed as a recognized authority throughout the province in the field of town planning. He too is a decendent oft his commun- ity, and is now on the department of geopraphy at the University. Thirty people, including minis- ters, laymen and visitors from as far away as Aylmer and Kitchener were guests of St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Tuesday, Rev. Forrest Mosher, of Tavistock, preached the sermon at the morning Commun- ion Service. He very forcefully spoke of the chief requirement of faithfulness in the stewards of the Lord, and related it to all areas of life rather than just within the confines of the church and its ac- tivities. At the Communion ser- vice, the host pastor, Rev. Paul Fischer was the liturgist. The«convention was very pleased to hear from two prominent lay- men of town at the first business session. Mr. Reg Black welcomed the ministers and their delegates and visitors on behalf of the Chur- ch Council, and the Reeve of Zur- ich, Mr. Lloyd O'Brien, welcomed them on behalf of the village. Both of them were highly commended by the president of Conference, Rev. Norman Keffer, of New Ham- burg, for their very thoughtful and warm welcome. Rev. Keffer was re-elected as president of Conference, and Rev. Lloyd Wiseman, of Philipsburg, was re-elected secretary. Mr. Bob Krug, of Tavistock, was elected lay delegate to the executive of Synod. Other committees were also elected and reports were heard. The Ladie's Aid of the church did a fin job of entertaining the guests at dinner and supper. In the afternoon the Conference was addressed by the President of Synod, Dr. A. G. Jacobi, sharing the recent developments in the field of home missions, and the prospects for the new "Lutheran Church of America" being created in 1962 out of a merger of four bo- dies of which the Canada Synod is a part. Rev. Paul Edyt spoke of the very fine progress and strength at Wat- erloo Lutheran. University. Enroll- ment is higher than ever, and a new summer school especially de- signed for public school teachers, wishing to further their education towards a degree, is meeting with great success. Rev. Walter Ohrt, of Stratford, gave a fine address pointing out some keen observations on the new model constitution for congrega- tions. Dr. J. Ray Houser, president of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, dos- ed the convention with a medita- tion, calling for the need for true prophets today who have a clear vision of the Kingdom and of God's Holiness. 0 SALESMAN HONOURED Annivesary Plans The Centennial Anniversary com- mittee of St. Peter's Lutheran Chur- ch, meeting on Tuesday evening, decided that due to the inadequate size of the Church, the people of the community would have to be encouraged to attend any one of the special services during the week- long celebration. Earlier the committee had hoped to be- able to hold a special com- munity night, at the Church, but this idea had to be dropped. Various subcommittees gave their reports at the meeting, and it was agreed that plans will have to be stepped up for this centennial cele- bration. Once again, the commit- tee is appealing to anyone in the district who may have pictures, let- ters, diaries, documents, clippings, or anw other items of historical in- terest concerning the Lutheran Church in Zurich. Persons w'10 have any such material may con- tact Mrs• Anne Turkheim, who is in charge of the historical commit- tee. General chairman for the 100th anniversary is Albert J. Kalbfleisch and the secrtary is Mrs. Fred Hab- berer, Jr. 0 TO PRESENT CANTATA The Choir of the Evangelical UB Church, Zurich, will present a Cantata, "The Makers of the Cross," in the Dashwood Evangelical Chur- ch, on Sunday evening, April 16. Everyone is extended an invita- tion to attend this program, which will commence at 7.30 p.m. Zuric'h Fire Brigade Answer Two Calls To Chimney Fires The Zurich Volunteer Fire De- partment answered two calls dur- ing the past week, both chimney fires, Last Wednesday night, the bri- gade was called to the home of Fred Mommersteeg, on the Bluewa- ter highway, north of Drysdale. The farm is the former Ken Etue place. When firemen arrived, the burning chimney bad been subdued by the proprietor, who had placed wet bags on top of the chimney. On Sunday evening, the depart- ment answered a call to the home of Alex Masse, on the 14th conces- sion. The chimney on the Masse home was also burning, and when the firemen decided to go home it appeared to be under control. Just. as the fire truck was leaving flames started shooting out of the stove pipes in the main floor of the building. Mr. Masse summoned the brigade back in, and with a few shots of powder the threat was soon extinguished. The electric fire siren, located on top of the water tank in Zurich, failed to respond on Sunday night, and the firemen had to be called by telephone operator, Mrs. Neil Wal- ker, who was on duty at the time. 0 A native of the Zurich district, Lloyd McBride, now living in Dear- born, Michigan, was recently hon- oured at a special banquet, for out- standing salesmanship during the year 1960. Mr. McBride, a car salesman for Mulligan Motors in Dearborn, was among nine Detroit area Lincoln and Mercury master salesmen, who received special recognition for their services. The banquet in their honour was held at the Statler Hotel, in De- troit. School Boy Finds Money; Returns it Just how many adults would think twice before shoving $20, which they had found on the road, into their pocket? Quite a few, no doubt, but Wayne Decker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Decker, RR 1, Zurich, turned the money over to his teacher, Mr. Donald O'Brien, without a moment's hesitation. Wayne, during his recess period, noticed two ten dollar bills, which rightfully belonged to Lloyd Mil- ler, of Exeter. Mr. Miller had lost the money previously that day when he crawled under a car to retrieve his pet dog. After retrac- ing his tracks and searching thor- oughly, he gave up, considering his money was lost. A lost and found ad was placed in the Citizens News by principal O'Brien, and shortly after word reached Mr. Miller's home, Wayne's teacher received a phone call, Mr. Miller identified the sum, and was happy to find that the money found was his. SIX LOCAL MEN mpany Forrned To Sell New Luser I JIl A group of six prominent Zurich men have formed a company to be known as the Zurich Hardware and Builder's Supplies, and have pur- chased the Rader and Mittelholtz hardware business. Along with op- erating the harware business, the company plans to operate a retail lumber yard, with a full line of builder's supplies. Experienced Tradesmen The entire group have been act- ive in the Zurich area for many years. They are: Charles Thiel, Leroy Thiel, Lorne Rader, Earl Flaxbard, Norman Fleischauer, and Donald Oke. Mr. Thiel is the former propriet- After getting the money back again, the happy owner went dir- ectly to the finder and presented him with a five dollar reward. Wayne, with his five dollar re- ward, now has a clean and honest conscience, which is worth one mil- lion found dollars. Annual Report Of Women's Institute April, 1961 Citizens and Education meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Am- acher. Mr. Latimer gave a very in- formative talk on "Civil Defense"; Mrs. Norma Siebert gave a dis- cussion on Lebanon; Mrs. William Hay a reading on Easter; Mrs. Beatrice Hess and Gwen Hay gave musical and vocal numbers. May: Mrs. Jack Bannister gave a report of the spring executive meet- ing held in Hensall; Mrs. Leonard Erb read a paper "Christian Fam- ily Observances;" Johnny Geiger Bingo Winners (By our Hensall Correspondent) Winners at the Legion Bingo last Saturday night were: PVfs. Wes Ven- ner; Mrs. Keith Pinsent; Harold Swartzentruber; Roy Kenney; Jack- pot special, Mrs. Norman Fleisch- auer, Miss Margaret Boa (tied); Mrs. Gordon Hay, Zurich; Mrs. Fleisch- auer, Mrs. leisch-auer,Mrs. Faith Pinsent (tied); Mrs. Glenn McKenzie; George Boa; Jack- pot special, George Boa, Mrs. Gor- don Hay (tied); Mrs. Faith Pinsent; George Boa; Mrs. Levine Reichert (2); Mrs. Wes Venner; Jack -pot special, Mrs! Wes Venner; Miss Margaret Boa. Door prizes were won by Roy Kenney and Mrs. Fleischauer. jack- pot this Saturday is $1:10, in 54 calls, with two door prizes. gave a reading "How we kept Mother's Day;" Linda Rader, Mrs. Mustard and Ricky gave musical numbers at this meeting. June: Mrs. Newell Geiger gave a reading, "Living for a Purpose" and "Thoughts;" Mrs. Bannister gave her report of the officer's confer- ence which she attended in Guel- ph; Mrs. Leonard Erb gave musical selections on her piano accordian. At the September meeting, plans were made to operate a booth at the fair. Leaders were appointed to attend "The Third Meal" short course. November: Mrs. Milton Oesch was guest speaker on flower ar- rangements; Mr. H. W. Brokenshire showed two films "The St. Law- rence River" and "Facts about Can- ada." Donations were sent to CNIB and Jamaica project; canis- ters were placed in stores for the Muscular Dystrophy campaign. December: Mrs. Norman Siebert displayed articles which she and her pupils made at school; Marilyn Dick, of Exeter, demonstrated fan- cy Christmas wrappings, and mak- ing of bows and ribbons; Ruth An- ne, Shirley and Gary Flaxbard gave musical numbers; Christmas music and readings were also given; do- nations were given for Children's Aid, and War Memorial Children's Hospital; a short course, "Sand- wiches for All Occasions" was very well attended. ' ., Annual Home Show Here Next Week Hard P are in ric or of Thiel's Superior Store in Zur- ich, and his brother, Leroy, has been associated with him for many years in the grocery business. Mr. Rader has been the proprietor of Rader and Mittleholtz hardware store, and Mr. Flaxbard, who is a first-class plumber and tinsmith, has been working for the hardware firm for many years. Mr. Fleis- chauer has been the foreman of Kalbfleisch's Planing Mills for a good number of years, and Donald Oke has been in the building and contracting business for some time. The sixth annual Home Improve- ment Show, sponsored by Ginger- ich's Sales and Service Ltd., in co- operation with their suppliers, will be held in the Community Centre, Zurich, on Thursday and Friday, April 20 and 21._ The Show will open to the public on both after- noon and evenings._ The afternoon performance will get under way at ane o'clock, and the evening show will commence at seven o'clock. SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT The entire show is free of charge, and everyone is extended a hearty invitation to attend the affair._ The feature `attractions of the enter- tainr ent''will be Dicky Dean, the outstanding young magician, who thrilled last year's crowd with his many tricks. The Twin Tones, a well-known barber -shop quartette, will also entertain the crowd. There will also be demonstra- tions, special acts by the staff of Gingerich's films of interest, and an added attraction on the use of elec- tricity._ Refreshments will be ser- ved, lucky draws will be made. All the suppliers of the Ginger- ich firm are combininM to mike this year's show the best ever. And even the children have not been forgotten on the program. Both afternoons will see a special child- ren's hour at 4.30 p.m. January: Mrs. Delbert Geiger and Mrs. Jack Bannister, gave inform- ative reports on the "Conducting Meetings" and "Eat to Live" cour- ses which they attended in Hensall; Miss Olive O'Brien was the guest speaker on "What Time Ts It;" Mrs. Newell Geiger read "This Farm Problem has me buffaloed;" Mrs. Leonard Bowman was a guest with her piano accordian; members made Masse family. a quilt and donated it to the Elzar February: Mrs. Clare Geiger showed films of her recent trip to Florida as well as pictures taken in Northern Ontario and Michigan; the Oesch trio, of Blake, and Mrs. Mustard and Ricky favored with musical numbers; Johnny Geiger gave a reading "Hanging a Picture." March: Mrs. Meyers read a pap- er "How Lent is Observed"; Mrs. Delbert Geiger gave an account of the Medical Cures in Pioneer Days; Mrs. Nancy Koehler showed the making of footstools from juice cans; dolls of many countries were on display; Margie and Don Geiger, Mrs: A. M. Amacher, Mrs, K. M. Breakey and Shirley Flaxbard gave vocal and musical numbers; Rom- ayne McClinchey and Ethel Gabel gave readings; donations were sent to the St. John's Ambulance Fund, and the Children's Aid bursary. Total receipts for the year were $664.30 — expenses, $373.67, leav- ing a balance of $290.63. 0 VARNA NEWS Complete Contracts The new company, besides retail- ing hardware and lumber, are go- ing to specialize in complete build- ing contracts. They plan on doing the entire contracts themselves, from the cement foundations to the complete electrical installations. They will specialize in home and cottage construction, and are mak- ing arrangements whereby they can finance new homes or cottages on Mrs. Emma Cockerline, of Pilot Mound, Manitoba, is visiting rela- tives in the Stanley district. Mrs. Gordon Charters, of Erin - dale, visited with friends over the weekend. Scouting Trip A group of Boy Scouts from Hen- sall, spent several days last week camped along the creek a mile south of Varna. Mrs. David Stephenson, of Eg- mondville, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee McConnell. a payment plan, At the same time, the new cox: - cern will continue with their. -heat- ing, plumbing, electrical applaince business, that has been establish- ed by Mr. Rader. Leroy Thiel will be in charge of the hardware end of the business, while Charles Thiel will look after sales promotion work. Mr. Rader and Earl Flaxbard will supervise the plumbing and heating end of the business, while Norman Fleis- chauer will be in charge of the lum- ber and builder's supplies. Don Oke will be in charge of the con- struction projects taken on by the firm. Present plans call for the new concern to hire a few additional men, along with preesnt employees, Ken Mittleholtz, who has been with the Rader firm, and Don Hesse, who has been associated with Mr. Oke. This week they have been busy taking inventory at the harware store, prior to assuming ownership - ST. JOSEPH and DRYSDALE CAL. FRED DUCHARME, Corresoondentl Mr. and Mrs. Michael Masse and family spent the weekend with the laters parents Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bedard. Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Denomme and Miss Delores Denomme all of Detroit were Saturday and Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Denomme of this highway. Mr. Cyril Masse and Mr. T. La- porte, Detroit, spent the weekend with relatives in this neighbour- hood. Mr. Masse also attended farm business. Mr. Leo Gelinas, Saskatchewan, and Mrs. Joseph Ducharme also from the north west called on old friends in this parish the past week. Both gentlemen are natives of this parish, and their visit was enjoy- able. On Satm-day last the hone of Mrs. Sarah Jeffrey of St. Joseph, was a joyous one, living her 74th birthday, with most of her children being present. The day was spent in gaiety as usual on such occas- ions. Many good wishes were ex- tended to Mrs. Jeffrey for many more happy future years. 0 • Great must be the grief of an 86 year old mother, Mrs. Virginia Denomme, who is undergoing treat- ment in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don the past few weeks. Since her confinement in Hospital her oldest daughter Mrs. Thomas Heckel, Sea - forth has passed away and due to her illness it was advised to keep the death news a secret till just lately. And again on Thursday last her eldest son Adolph Bedard, Windsor passed away. We are not told if the latest news of her son was made known to her. Nevertheless we can well believe that she is wishing for the best hoping her later son will to some extent recover again, and perhaps the aged mother is praying that her son will be cured from his long ail- ment. Is it not true that we are living in a small world filled with great problems and with no one able to controll them. No one escapes burdens of some kind and also trials during their life. The strong and the weak, the rich and the poor, and also those who are vested with the greatest power to rule and toadvise they to are subject and they to must respond to what is listed to them. Mrs. Denomme's grief could be relieved if one could share with her, but no two natures can unite in one therefore we can only offer words of consolation and pray that God will give her the necessary strength to overcome her grief. We whole heartily join in heart and spirit with this aged mother. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Mose Erb left for Niagara Falls on Friday, from where they will be accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. Chris Schultz, on a train trip to California. They will visit there for the next few weeks with their grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyes, where they will enjoy the balmy breezes of the Pacific. Village Council Congratulates Hay Township Over Property Purehased A delegation from the Evangel- ical UB Church, in Zurich, appear ed before the council of the village of Zurich at their regular meeting last Wednesday night, with a re- quest to have something done in the way of drainage in front of their building. Delbert Geiger and Ken Breakey represented t b e Church. For some years there has been a bad water hole in front of the church, and the council has been asked on numerous occasions to do something to remedy the situation. After considerable discussion on the matter, the council decided to drain the surface water west to the corner of Mill and John Streets, then north to the Rosalie Street drain. The work is to be done at once, with a suitable catch basin installed, Pass Bylaw By-law number 18, pertaining to the new parking by-laws throughout the village, was given first and sec- ond reading, at the Wednesday night meeting. By-law number 19, regarding the penalties for infrac- tions of the parking by-laws, was also given first and second read- ing. Building By-law The by-law regarding the issuing of debentures for the new village municipal offices, was given first and second reading. The by-law now has to be sent to Toronto for approval by the Department of Municipal Affairs. The council hop- es to get an early start on their new building this spring. In other business at the meeting the clerk was instructed to remit the sum of $500.21 to the Township of Hay, in payment of back taxes on property in the village. The ar- rears were in effect when the vil- lage became incorporated. Local insurance agent J. W. Hab- erer, was precsnt at the meeting, and went over the various policies the village has in effect, Clerk A. J. Kalbfleisch reported to the council that he had sent a congratulatory letter to the couneil of the Township of Hay, as per hi- structions, regarding their purchase of property in the village for their municipal offices. The letter read as follows: DEAR SIRS: The council of the Corporation of the Village of Zurich have in- structed me to convey to you their sincere commendation for remain- ing in the village of Zurich with your municipal offices. You have definitely acquired a very desirable property. The roots of Hay Township Municipal admin- istration have been established, and rightly so, within the confines of Zurich since it's inauguration. Any other location would no doubt disturb the accepted custom of the good neighbour policy. Since the incorporation of the village of Zurich we have had oc- casion to meet with you to iron out matters pertaining to both munici- palities with a sense of reasoning and cordiality acceptable to all. Please accept our best wishes! Respectfully yours, A. J. KALBFLEISCH, Clerk -Treasurer.