Zurich Citizens News, 1961-09-07, Page 1ZURICH
NEWS
NO. 36 — FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1961
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THIS I5 THE CAR, who was the driver? That is the question Provincial Police are ask-
ing, following Saturday night's accident at the corner of highway 84 and 21. The driver
of this car, stolen from the lot of Pearson Motors in Zurich, ran into the back end of a car
driven by Eric Mansfield, of Hensall, and kept right on going after the crash. Shown here
are two employees of the Pearson firm, Gordon Lavery, left, and Bob Forrester, right, in-
pecting the damage done to the vehicle. Considerable damage was done to the Mansfield
car, and both occupants suffered minor injuries, ,(Staff Photo)
Hensall IOOF Juveniles Eliminate
Brigden; Advance Into Final Round
The Hensall IOOF Juveniles visitors three runs, the boys
moved one step closer to an
OBA title on Saturday after-
noon,' when they eliminated the'
-leBrigden team with an . 8-4. vic-
40: tri: tfie °'thirli' ga'tne `af the
best -of -three series. By virtue
of their win, the Hensall nine
now meets Carlisle in the final
round for the Juvenile "D"
championship. The first game
was to have been played in Hen -
sal on Monday afternon, but in
the last minute the Carlisle
team called and informed the
management of the Hensall
team that they could not play
until a later date.
The first game of the OBA
Juvenile 0 finals between
Hensall and Carlisle has
been re -scheduled for this
Saturday afternoon, at 4:00
p.m„ in the Hensall Bali
Park.
After surviving a rought first
inning, when they spotted the
settled down to play good ball
and were well worthy of their
victory. Four errors on Hen -
salt's part_ proved to be the
low fala1 iy? z -that #gad::: -#zrst:-irk:_
ning.
Steve Kyle went .the distance
for the Hensall crew, and pitch-
ed good ball, giving up only five
scattered hits throughout the
nine innings. The only extra -
base hit he gave up was a triple
to Wilcox, in the fifth, when
Brigden scored their fourth run.
Dennis Mock and Bruce Hor-
ton Ied the Hensall eight -hit at-
tack on three Brigden pitchers,
eachpounding out a double and
a single. Kyle had two singles,
Harry Moir a double, and Bob
Mickle a single, to round out
the Hensall hitting.
Hensall scored their first run
in the second inning, after
Bruce Horton had doubled.
They added two more in the
third, after Mock had doubled,
County Council Passes By -Law To
Charge For Plumbing inspection
At the one -day session of
Enron County Council last Fri-
day, a recommendation of the
Board of Health was passed, es-
tablishing fees for plumbing in-
spection in the county. -In it's
report to the council, the heal-
th board stated they were dis-
appointed that the by-law had
been turned down at the June
session. They suggested the
councillors should reconsider
the matter, and pass the recom-
mendation. A very narrow mar-
gin favoured the new by-law,
Children's Aid Report
Despite a substantial increase
in Children's Aid Society costs,
Huron County should end the
year, with a surplus close to
$25,000, County Clerk -Treasur-
er John G. Berry told the coun-
cil,
A general account surplus of
$24,357 is antieipated and the
highways account should have
a $422 surplus for a total of
$24,779, Mr. Berry said
As indicated at the June ses-
ion of council, the Children's
Aid Society will exceed its bud-
get allocation, the clerk -treas-
urer said. Instead of the orig-
inal grant of $41,000, it now ap-
pears the society will require
$58,500. A large portion of this
grant is by statute and there-
fore a direct obligation on the
county.
A report on the Huronview
(county home fnr the aged)
building account showed the
original estimate will be "rea-
sonably close" and the over-all
program, including_ construction
of a new wing, should be com-
pleted within the total alloca-
tion of slightly over $1,000,000,
Mr. Berry said. More money
was spent than expected on
roads and parking lots but less
was spent on furnishings and
other items,
Expect Slowdown
The county highways de-
partment, now well advanced in
its program for 1961, is run-
ning ahead of its allocation, but
expenditures are expected to
slow down in the balance of the
year, the clerk continued. High-
ways expenditures to date total
$616,452. Balance of expendit,
ure for 1961 is estimated at
$405,548.
Mr. Berry said the Huron
County Library Co-operative
would probably complete its
1961 activities with a substan-
tial surplus. A provincial grant
of about $14,000 is expected,
$4,000 more than indicated ' in
January. Operating expenses
have been reduced.
A shortage of staff has help-
ed keep the Huron County Heal-
th Unit within its allotment, he
said. Instead of a grant of $46,-
900 from the county, indicated
at the first of the year, a fig-
ure of $42,500 will now liikely
be sufficient.
and was followed by a single
off the bat of Horton. Steve
Kyle drove in Mock with the
tying run in the fifth, after Den-
nis had reched first on a filed-
er's choice, and advanced to
second on a wild pitch.
Bob Mickle started off the
big three -run rally in the seven-
th, with a singl,e followedby a
Single.„efk the bat. of Dennis
Mock, a walk 'to Bill SXiadclick,
and another single by Kyle.
The final run came in the eigh-
th, when Harry Moir led off.
with a double, and scored on
Jones' fly ball to left field.
Although Brigden threatened
to rally in the ninth with two
out, the uprising was cut short
when Bruce Horton pulled off
a nice play on third base with
three runners aboard.
A highlight of the game was
several spectacular catches by
Hensall centrefielder Jack Chip -
chase.
HENSALL—Denis Mock, ss,
rf; Bill Shaddiek, c; Steve Kyle,
p; Bruce Horton, 3b; Jack Chip -
chase, ef; Don MacKinnon, rf,
ss; Harry Moir, If; Larry Jones,
2b; Bob Mickle, lb.
rhe
Brigden 300 010 000 4 5 4
Hensall 012 010 310-8 8 6
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Goderich Man Is
New Co-ordinator
In a special session, Friday
Huron County Council approved
the appointment of Murray T.
MacDonald, 42, Goderich, as
emergency measure co-ordinat-
or for the county.
Mr. MacDonald, whose duties
commence October 1, is a nat-
ive of Goderich, holding the
rank of Lieutenant -colonel in
the Canadian Army at Rivers,
Manitoba.
He is retiring from the ser-
vice after 25 years to take up
his new position.
Census Figures
Some interesting figures were
released on Tuesday, in connec-
tion with the recent census ta-
ken across Canada, by Jack
Fucher, of Exeter, who was in
charge of the project for this
area, Mr. Fulcher announced
the population of several town-
ships and towns, also pointing
out the gains in several of the
cases.
The village of Hensall has a
population of 919 in 1961, com-
pared to a population of 829 in
1956, a gain of 90 people over
the past five years.
Exeter in 1961 has a populat-
ion of 2,985, compared to 2,-
655 in 1956, showing a gain of
330.
The population of Zurich in
1961 is listed at 708, but there
are no comparative figures for
1956, since at that time the vil-
lage was a part of Hay Town-
ship. ,
Hay Township has a present
population of 1,992; Usborne,
1,544. and Stephen 4,467.
Mr. Fulcher indicated there
would be more figures released
at a later date, as soon as they
were available.
Hit and Run Accident
Seek Driver 01 Stolen Car
Provincial Police in the area
are still looking for the driver
of a hit-and-run car which sma-
shed into the back of a vehicle
driven by Eric Mansfield, Hen-
sall, last Saturday night. Mr.
and Mrs. Mansfield were travel-
ling west on Highway 84, and
stopped for the intersection at
Highway 21, when the hit-and-
run vehicle came up from the
rear and ran into them. The
impact caused the small Volks-
wagen in which they were dri-
ving to roll over three times,
landing close to the gas pumps
at the St. Joseph Service Stat-
ion.
The car in which the hit-and-
run driver was travelling was
stolen from Pearson Motors Li-
mited, Zurich, and was found
the next morning abandoned in
Grand Bend. Considerable da-
mage was done to the righ front
Tax Rate hi Hay T
One Miilr Blame
The tax rate for the Township
of Hay for the c�oming year has
been increased :fine mill over
the present rates from 31 mills
for farm and r6sidential to 32
mills, and from3 mills for in-
dustrial .:andq° rnercial to 34
mills: The new rate was set by
the council at their regular
monthly meeting on Tuesday
night. Reason for the increase,
it was pointed out, is the cost
of subscribing to the new fire
engine at Exeter, and also the
purchase of a new building in
Zurich for their clerk's office.
The rate is made up of: coun-
ty rate, 14 mills;. South Huron
High School, 6.9 mills; Hay
Township road rate, 8 mills;
general township rate, farm and
residential, 3.1 mills; commer-
cial and industrial, 5.1 mills.
The village of Dashwod was re-
lieved from paying the road
rate, but they must pay the 3
mills for the general rate, and
a special police village rate of
15 mills. The Hay Schol Area
rate remains the same at 12
mills; Stephen Township School
Area, 11 mills; USS 9 Stanley,
11 mills; USSR 1 Haya nd Stan-
ley, 12 mills; Zurich separate
School, 17 mills; fire protection,
three-fifths of a mill on entire
assessment; federation of agri-
culture, two-fifths of a mill.
The tender of R. L. Beatty, at
$2,050, for the construction of
the Thiel Municipal Drain, was
accepted.
The township council also de-
cided at their regular meeting
to run the water line which is
presently being laid to the new
co-op building, on to their tele-
phone shed and truck shed if
the village of Zurich is satis-
fied to supply the water. The
township will pay the co-op
their share of the installation,
ownship Increases
Fire Protection
if approval is granted.
Three members of the Dash-
wood police village trustees, Er-
vin Rader, Clifford Salmon, and
Harold Schroeder, were present
at the council meeting, and re-
quested an increase in fees be,
ing paid - the Dashwood- fire
department for call in the
township. Their request of an
additional $10 per hour for the
second and succeeding hours at
the scene of a fire was granted.
Extra Bus Needed
For High School
An extra bus, bringing the
total to 12, is necessary this
year to transport students to
South Huron District High Sc-
hool for the present term,
Board secretary E.D. Howey
said the extra bus is required
for the central part of Hay Tow-
nship. There will be five veh-
icles operating in the Hensall-
Hay-Zurich area, one more than
last year.
The new routes will remain
tentative until they have re-
ceived approval from the board.
The additional bus will ext-
end the daily mileage of the
system from 636 to 700.
Despite the increase in mil-
eage, the length of time which
any student must ride on the
bus is expected to stay about
the same. Longest period is ab-
out three-quarters of an hour.
Almost two buses are requir-
ed to tranport the pupils from
Huron Park, Centralia, this year,
They are making pickups at di-
fferent spots to load the 79 stu-
dents attending from the marr-
ied quarters area.
The 62 students from Hensall
this year are filling one corn -
fender and light of the vehicle.
Mrs. Mansifeld was admitted
to South. Huron Hospital, Exet-
er, following the accident, with
head injuries. Mr. Mansfield•
received minor cuts and bruises.
They were attended at the scene
of the crash by Dr.. J. C. God-
dard, and removed to the hospi-
tal in Westlake ambulance.
Several eye -witnesses to the
acident reported the stolen car
was coming at an excessive rate
of speed, when the mishap oc-
curred. Extensive damage re-
sulted to the Mansfield vehicle,
Mrs. Mansfield is the former
Eleanor Venner, a bride of one
week. A valuable pet dog, Rus-
ty, which was owned by her fa-
ther, Lloyd Venner, was in the
car with them at the time of the
accident. The dog ran away,
but was found the next day by
Mr. Venner, not far from the
scene of the crash. Mr. Mans-
field is on the teaching staff at
the Hensall Public School.
Schools Opened Tuesday With More
Pupils and Teachers in Classroom
Schools opened Tuesday mor-
ning for the 1961-62 season,
with enrolment up in all areas,
Many schools have new teachers
for the coming season, while
some are remaining the same.
Teachers for the public schols
throughout the area are as fol-
lows:
HAY TOWNSHIP
SS 2 — Charles McQuillin,
Exeter.
SS 3 — Mrs. Margaret Deich-
ert, RR 1 Zurich.
SS 10 — Mrs. Freda Norm-
inton, Hensall.
SS U15 - Mrs. Idena Des-
jardine, RR 3 Parkhill.
Zurich
Principal, Donald ' O'Brien;.
Mrs. Doreen Oesch, Mrs. Phy-
lis Deichert, Mrs. Fred Haberer,
Jr., Miss Elizabeth Ayre; indus-
trial arts, R. G. Latimer; home
economics, Mrs. Norma Seibert.
Zurich Separate School
Principal, James Carey; gra-
des 3-5, Miss Mary Shea; grades
1-2, Mrs. Evelyn McKeever.
HENSALL
Robert Reaburn, Hens al I,
principal; Mrs. Beryl Elgie,
Kippen; Mrs. Mary M. Haugh,
Brucefield; Eric Mansfield, Hen-
sall; Mrs. Helen Scene, Hensall;
Mrs. Mabel Shirray, RR 2 Hen-
sall,
TUCKERSMITH TOWNSHIP
SS 1 — Mrs. Laurabelle Rei-
chert, RR 2 Hensall.
SS 2 p Miss Dorothy Turner,
RR 1 Varna.
SS 3 — Miss Marjorie Pap-
ple, RR 4 Seaforth.
SS 4 — Mrs. Dorothy Ben-
nett, RR 1 Port Albert.
SS 5 -- Mrs. Anna Dolmage,
plete bus. This bus, however,
is going up concession 2-3 Hay
to Kippen and down No.4 to ,
Hensall where it unloads its
passengers for transfer to an-
other bus. It then is filled with
Hensall students for a non-stop
trip to the school.
Exeter Coach Lines Limited,
which operates the system, has
added a 66 -passenger vehicle
to its fleet for this year. It now
has t w o 66 - passenger units,
one 61, one 58, five 55, one
49 and two 43 passenger ve-'
hides, with one 49 -passenger
unit as a spare.
NEARING COMPLETION — The new building for the
Zurich Branch of the Hensall District Co-operative is progres-
sing right on schedule, according to the contractors. I,ocat-
ion,of the new building is about one-half mile east of Zurich.
The entire structure is steel, with a fire wall between the
mixing plant and the storage area. The outside covering is
coloured steel, and makes a very attractive looking building.
Within the next few weeks the contractors hope to have the
project completed, ready for occupancy.
(Staff Photo)
RR 1 Londesboro.
SS 7 — Mrs. Margaret Gar-
rett, Clinton.
SS 8 — Arthur Finlayson, RR
3 Kippen; Mrs. Barbara Alexan-
derk Egmondville.
STANLEY TOWNSHIP
SS 1 — Mrs. Jean Taylor, RR
7 Brucefield.
SS 3 — Mrs. Clara H. Scott,
Bayfield.
SS 4E — Mrs. Mina Talbot,
RR 3, Bayfield.
SS 4W — Eugene Bender, RR
1 Varna.
SS 5 -- Miss Ruth Turner, RR
1 Varna.
SS 6 -- Miss Shirley Knox, RR
1 Blyth.
SS 7 -- Mrs. Rosalie Carey,
Exeter.
USS 8 — Wilbert Fralick,
Bayfield; Mrs. Vino Parker. Bay-
field.
USS 9 — Mrs. Margaret Hor-
ner, Zurich.
OASHW000
Donald. Finkbeiner RR 2;.
Crediton; Mrs. Letta Taylor,
Dashwood; Mrs. Adah Webb„
Grand Bend.
Both South Huron District
High at Exeter and Clinton Dis-
trict Collegiate Institute repor-
ted higher enrolments than last
year. Teachers at these two
high school for the coming term
are:
SOUTH HURON
Principal, H. L. Sturgis; R. L.
Bogart, agriculture; D. R. Boyle,
mathematics; Mrs. E. A. Busche,
history; W V. Dinnin, English;
Mrs. E. Dixon, commercial; Mrs.
M. E. Emery, home economics:
Mrs. M. L, Farrow, English; W.
L. Henderson, mathematics;
Mrs. H. M. Hiltz, typing and Ei-
glish.
E. D. Howey, commercial;
G. C. Koch, guidance; Mrs. L.
M. Lewis, English; D. L. Little,.
mathematics; Miss Jone
hew, Latiil and Fa -c Bch;an, 7MayNt,
Mickle, boys' physical educat-
ion; D. C. Nathan, history, geo-
graphy and French: R. G. Noon-
an, science; Kenneth Ottewell,
industrial arts; Mrs. M. R. Park,
French and Spanish.
B. D. Perry, agriculture
science; D. Rickert, English,
history and geography; M. C.
Sanders, history, guidance; L.
G. Siegner, physical education;
Cecil Wilson, French; Mrs. C.
L. Wilson, Latin: .T, L. Wood-
en, georgraphy; C. B. Wright,
English.
CLINTON COLLEGIATE
Principal, John Cochrane;
vice-principal, Robert Homuth;
W, Brock Olde; Garnet W. Mc-
Gee, Mrs. John E. Robinson,
Mrs, Harvey Alexander: Mrs.
Andrew Whetham, Mrs. John
Burton, Miss K. Klopp. Miss
Catherine Haig, Miss Eleanor
Plum steel, Mrs. Alan Lowe,
Kenneth Clynick, Robert J.
Hunter, Robert Welsh. Aubrey
J. Langdon, Miss M, Mc "nzie,
T, Ross Middleton, Wali rn S.
Craig, Alan W. Lowe, Donald
Webster, Ian S. Fraser arrd
Brian Heyes.
New staff members are, Miss
Barbara Boyd, Mrs. Donna. Han-
non, Alan Jewson, Robert Mann.