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Zurich Citizens News, 1961-06-01, Page 1NE S No. 22 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1961 $2.50 PER YEAR — 5 CENTS PER COPY OPEN FOR BUSINESS — The new $20,000 Post Office in the village of Zurich was officially open for business on Monday morning. Over the weekend, Postmaster William Siebert and staff were busy moving new equipment and supplies from the old office into the new building. The new office is now completely finished, with the exception of land- scaping in front of the building. (Citizens News Photo) Community Loses Valued Citizen In Passing Of Frederick Haberer Zurich and surrounding com- munity lost one of it's most highly esteemed residents last week, in the sudden passing on Friday, of Frederick John. Ha- berer, in his 75th year. Mr. Ha- berer was born in Hay Town- ship, on November 16, 1886, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Haberer. On April 8, 1913, Mr. Ha- berer married the former Laura Kalbfleisch, and for many years they operated a farm on the Blind Line, before retiring to Zurich in 1953. All through his life, Mr. Ha- berer was a prominent figure in many municipal organiza- tions. His greatest interest was in the Hay Township Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, on which group he served as a director for 27 years. On num- erous occasions during this time he was president of the organ- ization. He retired from an ac- tive part in this Company at the end of the 1960 year. Another organization which Mr. Haberer took an active part in for many years was the Zur- ich Agricultural Society. He was a member of the board of directors for almost 30 years, serving as president several times. From 1937 to 1945 a per- iod of eight years, Mr. Haberet was a member cf the Hay Town- ship council. Since moving to Zurich, he was also an active member of. the Zurich and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce. A favourite hobby of the de- ceased was beekeeping, a trad- ition which runs throughout the entire Haberer family. Sin- ce moving to Zurich, he still spent considerable time with his bees. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Margaret, Mrs. Keith Westlake, Zurich; Mild- red, Mrs. Ed. Kaufman, Scar- borough; two sons, Karl and Frederick, Jr., both of Hay Township; three brothers, Ed- ward, Ferdinand and Jacob, all of Zurich; one sister, Miss Frie- da Haberer, of 'Zurich; 12 grand- children, and one great grand- child. The body rested at the West- lake funeral home, Zurich, un- til Sunday noon, when removal was made to St. Peter's Luth- eran Church, where a public funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. W. P. Fischer. Burial was made in the Lutheran Cemetery, on the Goshen Line. - Pall bearers were: Charles Kalbfleisch, Bob Oxland, Char- les Pulford, Earl Deichert, Al- bert Rader, and Herb Klopp. Members of the Hay Fire In- surance Company, along with officials of Hay Township and Huron County Council, formed a guard of honour at the church and at the -Cemetery. - 0 Operator Hired "or Road Grader At a special meeting of the council of the Township of Hay, last Friday night, Douglas Arm- strong, of Zurich, was hired as grader operator for the town- ship. He was picked from am- ong 12 applicants for the posi- tion. Up until several weeks ago, Mr. Armstrong was employed by Ruston Transport. Since then he has been with a Blyth trucking firm. For some time the new oper- ator has been taking a course on diesel mechanics, wihch will be an asset to his new position. Hurondale Dairy Purchases Local :©neem; Pledge Quality and Service Announcement has been made this week that the Zurich Dairy, owned and operated by Francis Kipper, has been sold to the Hurondale Dairy, of Hensall. Ron Mock is the proprietor of the Hurondale Dairy. The chan- ge takes effect on June 1. For the past 13 years the Zur- ich Dairy has been operated by Mr. and Mrs. Kipper. "New re- gulations regarding the hand- ling of milk have made it al- most impossible to carry on un- der the present circumstances," Mr. Kipper told the Citizens News. "To keep 'operating here would have meant a terrif- ic expenditure," he added. The Hurondale Dairy in Hen- sall has a completely new and modern dairy, with the newest facilities replaced just two years ago when a tornado knocked down the old building. At the present time they supply milk to the villages of Hensall, Dash- wood, Crediton and Mt. Carm- el, as well as the surrounding area. There are at present three or four fulltime employ- ees in the firm. "Milk deliveries in the village of Zurich will continue the same as usual," Mr. Mock told this newspaper. "We are try- ing to arrange for a local man to look after delivering in the village." Mr. Mock explained that due to circumstances be- yond his control he was forced iH Start Soon lal Conversion At Grand Comes Closer As Officials An important step towards Grand Bend dial conversion was completed when the Township of Hay Municipal Telephone Sy- stem held a meeting in Grand Bend last Tuesday evening, with the Grand Bend Council and Pu- blic Utilities Commission, as well as representation from the Chamber of Commerce, on hand to hear a report from the Sys- tem on its telephone cable route plan. Mr. Martin Prichaerts, pro- ject engineer of the Ontario Telephone Service Commission, was on hand to describe in de- tail the cable route plan to adjust the price of milk slightly. He added that the milk deliveries would be a bit later in the morning than they have in the past, explaining that he does not like the idea of milk sitting out in the weather for too long a time. A veteran of ::the Royal Can- adian Air Force:, Mr. Mock first ventured into the milk business in the town of Stayner, in 1946. In 1949 he moved.. to Hensall, where he has operated the Hur- -ondale Dairy since. His home was originally in Owen Sound. RECE1VESDEGREE G. John Goman, of Exeter, the district public school inspec- tor of Huron County, will re- ceive his Master of Education degree at the University of To- ronto Convocation this Friday, June 2. • A sister of the inspector, the former Miss Herta Goman, was a teacher at the Zurich Public School for a number of years, some time ago. 0 LOCAL AUCTIONEER Well-known local auctioneer Alvin Walper has been given the assignment of selling by public auction 50 of the finest registered ponies in Ontario, at the Woodstock Arena. The date for the sale is Saturday, June 3. A highlight of the sale will be pony show teams in harness. Quick Thinking Irevents Accident throughout the village. The plan, by incorporating joint use on PUC poles wher- ever possible, back lot service feeds and underground construc- tion to cross streets, will clear most of the telephone wires ca- bles and poles from main streets, highways, and the brid- ge area. Mr. Hood, foreman of the Grand Bend PUC, was present to outline how the new plan af- fected their operation and he noted that the Telephont Sys- tem's plan would make neces- sary the replacement of just ov- er 20 poles with poles of great- er height, about six of these be- ing transformer poles. He esti- mated that the changes could cost from $1,500 to $1,800. The PUC made evident a sin- cere desire for cooperation in the Telephone Systems' endev- our to clean up the appearance of the streets of the village by coming to agreement at the meeting amicably on a cash sharing basis of the pole chan- ing expense. The Grand Bend Council officials commended the plan designer for his thoughtful planning towards street beautification and the scope of the plan to expand readily in the areas most likely to experience future growth. Rev. A. E. Holley, representing What could have been a ser- ious accident last week was av- erted by the quick action of Danny Trushinski, the accoun- tant at the local branch of the Bank of Montreal. A semitrailer transport, own- ed by Guenther -Tuckey, was par- ked at the side of the Domin- ion Hotel, and for some un- known reason it started rolling ahead. The truck was headed. in the direction of the Zurich Hardware plate glass window, when Mr. Truskinski came out of the bank and saw what was happening. Moving with light- ning speed, he managed to get inside the cab of; .the vehicle and bring it to a halt before it reached it's destination. Relating the story after the event was over, Mr. Trushinski admitted it all happend so fast he hardly remembered what took place. ,No doubt there is an insurance company or two that is quite happy he had the presence of mind to do what he did. 0 HURON COUNTY CROP REPORT Continued cold weather has held back growth of grain, hay and pasture. Corn planting is well under way. A few white beans have been sown. the Chamber of plauded the two for co-operation other which he prevent the unsightliness and clutter of two pole lines on many streets. V. L. Becker, Reeve of Hay Township, expressed his apprec- iation of the PUC decision and for the comments from the Grand Bend Council who gave approval in principle to the ca- ble route, provided construction clearances were kept to Bell Telephone standards. Acceptance of the tentaline route plan will allow Mr. Prit- chaerts of the Ontario Tele- phone Commission, and Mr. Zehr, line foreman of the Hay Telephone System, to complet final cable designs. Cable con- structions is expected to begin about the end of August. Reg Black, secretary -treasur- er of the Telephone System, was chairman for the meeting which was preceeded by a din- ner at the Green Forest Lodge. He noted that the toll cables sufficient for dial were not com- pleted and operative, that the dial office building was purchas- ed and it was expected construc- tion of the building would be- gin in the fall. The automatic dial equipment will be ordered during this month. end eet Commerce, ap- utility systems with one un- realized would FIRST COMMUNION This group of chicken their first Hcoly Communion at St. Bonif?ce Church, Zuriet-t. last Sunday morning, Shown here, front row left to right, are: Marlene Desch, Mary Lou Denomme, Wanda Wilder, Father C. A, Doyle, Richard kegler, Richard Hoffman, Ronald Smith, Middle row, left to riOt, are: Janet Masse, Randall Bedard, Patricia Zimmer, Edward Farwell, Shirley Ann Be - der, Edward Van Esbroeck. Back row, left to right, are: Michelle Gelinas, Mary Ann Groot, Elizabeth Blain, Mrs. E. McKeever, Elly Landbergen, Alma Oud, Melissa Gelinas. (Citizens News Photo) Awards and Trophies Are Presented At Zurich Men's Bowling Banquet (By Louis Willert) On Wednesday evening, May 24, the Zurich Men's Bowling League held their banquet at the Village Inn, at Grand Bend. There were about 100 bowlers present. Master of ceremonies for the evening was Len Bates. The banquet started b y singing grace, led by John Robinson. Mr. Bates then introduced the head table, who were as follows. Moz- art Gelinas, president; Danny Trushinski, secretary, and Don Hesse, treasurer. The introduction of the head table was followed by a delic- ious chicken dinner. This was followed by an ad- dress from the president, sec- retary and the treasurer, who also gave the treasurer's report. Following these reports the team captains were presented with an envelope of money and eight pens for their respective teams. Between the first and second course, the following became the new executive: Jim Bedard, president; Len Bates, vice-pres- ident; Louis Willert, secretary, and Don Hesse, treasurer. The trophy donated by the Dominion Hotel for men's high single was presented by Ross Johnston to Louis Masse, with a high single of 362. The trophy awarded by Stade and Weido, for the men's high triple, was presented by Harold Stade to George Sweeney, with a high triple of 803. The trophy donated by Pear- son Motors for the men's high average was presented by Gor- don Lavery, representing Jack Pearson, to Michael Wercholaz, with a high average of 198. The high single individual tro- phy was presented to Louis Masse by Mozart Gelinas. The high triple individual trophy was presented to George Sween- ey by Mozart Gelinas. The high average individual trophy was presented to Michael Wercholaz by Mozart Gelinas. The trophy donated by O'keef- es for the grand champions was presented by Jinn L,ybble, Lon- don to Don Hesse, the captain of the champion team, the Pep- sis. President Mozart Gelinas pre- sented Don Hesse, Don O'Brien, Doug O'Brien, Hubert Schilbe^ Morris Webb, Don OKE, Gordon Hess, and Ted Webb, all mem- bers of the Pepsis, with individ- ual grand champion trophies. Individual trophies were also presented to the runners-up, by Mozart Gelinas, to Robert Mc- Kinley, Lewis Erb, Richard Erb, Howard Armstrong, George Sweeney, Jack Coleman and Er- nie Laidlaw, all members of the Globe Trotters. Following the presentations of trophies an address was giv- en by Ernie Laidlaw, the pro- prietor of the Zurich Bowling Alley, to the gathering, in which he stated a change in bowling nights for the men. The men will be bowling on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings during the year 1961.1962. Some of the bowlers provided the group with entertainment. Gerald Hartman of the Dough Boys, rendered a few vocal se- lections, with the help of his electric guitar. Jim Bedard, of the Knights of Columbus and Max Ducharme of the Dough Boys, sang a duet "Five Foot Two," accompanied by Gerald Hartman. The banquet proved to every- one that a few mistakes were made in the past year, and that in the next year we may have better bowlers and our mistakes corrected with the help of the new executive. 0 Rinne Winners (By our Hensall correspondent) Bingo winners Saturday night at the Legion bingo, were: Mrs. Barkley, Mrs. L. Reichert; Mrs. Reichert! Roy Kenney; Mrs. Reichert; Mrs. Reichert; Roy Kenner; jack not special, Mrs. Fleischauer; Mrs. Swartzentru- her; 1107 Kenney: ,T. Smalc: Paul Boa, jackpot speacial; Mrs. Bar- kley; Mrs. S. Riley; Mrs. Fleis- chaurer; R. Dick! Mrs. Fleis- et:auer, jackpot special.. Door prize, R. Dick and Mrs. Fleis- chauer. Jackpot for next Sat- urday, $110 in 53 calls, with two door prizes.