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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-01-21, Page 1Y% /1 WititlAk, IAN W4K lk'; NEW5PAPEf15 CQ"t`1 No. 3—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS R Ic NE S ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1965 HURON'S NEW WARDEN ELECTED — Reeve Glenn Webb, of Stephen Township received a majority of votes at Tuesday's session of county council and was named warden for 1965. The well-known area farm- er is the first warden from Stephen since Jack Morrisey was elected to the position seven years ago. Warden Webb is seen here receiving congratulations from retiring War- den Ralph Jewell, who escorted him to the chair of office and officially proclaimed him warden of this county. ash o envye Istrict ccidents Pe t rs roal Snow packed, slippery roads and poor visibility of the last week were blamed in part for accidents in the Hensall-Zurich area which injured two persons and resulted in extensive dam- age to five vehicles. Driver Hurt Mrs. Edith Widrich, RR 2, Zurich, was injured last Wednes- day when her westbound car was struck head-on by an esat- bound truck operated by Carl Wayne McNaughton, London. The McNaughton vehicle had turned out to pass a car driven by John H. Corbett which was turning off Highway 84, a toile .and a half west of Hensall. Police said it was snowing at the time of the accident and visibility was poor. Mrs. Widrich suffered head injuries in the mishap while her nephew, D. D. Bachert, 15, a passenger in the front seat of the Widrich car, received lacer- ations. The other drivers were unhurt. Charges will be laid in con- nection with the accident which caused $3500 damages to the cars involved. Single Car Accident No charges will be laid fol- lowing an accident early last Saturday morning in which Patricia Lehnen, Zurich, receiv- St. Boniface CWL Meet in comes ed a broken pelvis bone and cuts to the face. Miss Lehnen, the operator of the Town and Country Beauty Salon in Zurich, was a passen- ger in a car that went out of control .on snow -packed High- way 84, 2112 miles west of Hen- sall and collided with a culvert. The driver, William Murray, and the owner of the car, Em- erson Gill, Grand Bend, received only minor injuries. Damage was estimated at $1000 to the Gill car. Mishap in Zurich St. Boniface Catholic Women's League will meet in the homes of members for the months of January, February and March. This was decided at last Tues- day's meeting of the group when 21 ladies assembled at the home of Mrs. Mozart Geli.nas, Zurich. President Mrs, Lerina Rose con- ducted the business. Winners of the card games were Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Ted Mid- dleholtzz and Mrs. Alfred Mei- dinger. Mrs Dennis Ducharme was the unhappy winner of the door prize.the Luck Each month, th y person who walks off with the gift mast furnish the prize for the next month, Mrs. Duchartne won last month. is LU ;S $3.00 PER YEAR — 7 CENTS PER COPY Strong Support From South Helps Goderich—Reeve Glenn Webb of Stephen, elected warden of Huron for 1965, in a brief in- augural address "asked that the problem of accommodation at Huronview be based upon un- derstanding, and that new mem- bers familiarize themselves with all the facts. "None of us like to see a rise in taxes," he said, "but it ap- pears we will have to face up to it in the coming year, be- cause of commitments already made to our county hospitals and there will probable be ac- commodation in some form at Huronoview." Later the same morning an- other mishap occurred in Zur- ich. A car driven by Ronald Du- charme, RR 2, Zurich, was pro- ceeding west through the village when it struck a parked car facing west on the north side of the street at the main inter- section. The parked vehicle was owned by Glen Weide, RR 1, Zurich. • Provincial police at Exeter, who .investigated the accident, estimated the damage at $200 to each car. OW SRC Requests Gra d .: end Meeting Until Reput is Studied Grand Bend village council met Monday afternoon to dis- cuss what appeared to be rou- tine business but were plagued with problems brought about by delays and postponements from other levels.. Main Street Parking C. Brown, district engineer from Chatham, will be asked to come to Grand • Bend to assist the village with decisions gov- erning the "No Parking" area on Main Street just off Iligh- way 21. The department of highways has indicate d that parking should be banned on both sides of Main Street adjacent to the three -lane section of the street at the intersection of Highway 21, Last summer, when signs were posted to forbid parking in that area, severe complaints were lodged by business pro- prietors who depended on Main Street parking facilities for their customers, Signs were subsequently moved nearer to the main cor- ner to allow parking directly in front of business establish- ments. Council agreed pressure may be exerted to open Kitchener Street through to Oak Street if the department insists on the suggested "No Parking" zone. ti u •Arae d Wafer R ra The Ontario Water Resources Commission has asked Grand Bend not to be in a hurry to set up the meeting between y eee shoulders, and he was present- ed also with a key and gavel. In turn, he presented Mr. Jewell with his nameplate. Robert Gibson, deputy reeve of Howick, was elected to a five-year term on the roads com- mittee. The carryover members are Reeve Joseph Kerr, Wing - ham; Reeve Grant Stirling, Goderich; Reeve D. McKenzie, Ashfield; deputy reeve D. Geig- er, Hay. The committee later elated Mr. Stirling as chair- man. The revised Huronview com- mittee comprises Jones (1); Elgin Thompson (1); Ernest Snell (2); A. D. Smith (3); M. Oesch (3). Reeve Thompson was elected chairman. Reeve Webb, who swung the entire south end of Huron, de- feated Reeve Clifford Dunbar of Grey for the wardenship in a 23-16 vote. There are 37 eoun- cil members, but two Goderich representatives have t}ver votes each. (It could be noted in passing that they cancelled each other out.) For Dunbar: J. P. Alexander, Wingham; G. Boyd, Ashfield; B, Cook, Blyth; C. Dunbar, Grey; L. Durnin, West Wawanosh; R. Gibson and I. Haskins, Howick; R. Jewell, Goderich; C. Kreuter, Brussels; D. McKenzie, Ashfield; S. Procter, Morris; A. D. Smith, Turnberry; E. Snell, East Wawa - nosh; K. Stewart, McKillop; Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith. For Webb: R. T. Bailey, Exe- ter; C. Boyle, Exeter; E. C. Cardno, Seaforth; ';F. A. Clift, Bayfield; J. H. Corbett, Hay; C. Dalton, Seaforth; A. Ether- ington, Usborne; D. Geiger, Hay; W. Hardy, Goderich Township; E. Hayter, Stanley J. Ilayter, Stephen; H. Jones. Hensall; J. Kerr, Wingliam; Tlitheiper, Hul- lett; E. Mcllwain, Goderich Township; M. Gesell, Zurich; G. Stirling, Goderich Township; R. Squire, Goderich; E. Talbot, Stanley; D. Thompson, Clinton; G. Webb; G. Wench, Clinton. The 1964 war de n, Ralph Jewell, of Colborne, placed the official collar on Mr. Webb's Grand Bend, Bosanquel, Stephen and OWRC officials. Correspondence i n d i c at d that further negotiations are useless until the OWRC receives a report from James F. McLaren Limited, Toronto, engineering consultants for the OWRC on the over-all project. Meanwhile, council agreed that groundwork on the Main Street project should continue, Clerk Murray A. Desjardins has been instructed to contact prop- erty owners on Main Street to determine the most advantage- ous location ' for water -intake pipes to service their premises. This information is required by engineer W. S. C. Ayearst before a cost estimate of the work can be prepared. Councillor Orville Wassmann said that if Grand Bend has done their part to assemble the required data. there will be fewer holdups when confirma- tion of approval comes from the OWRC for the village's pro- posed water system. Harbor Holdups Clerk Desjardins repo rt e cl that word had been received from the office of Walter Foy, Liberal MP, that Mr. Foy will contact Grand Bend at a future date regarding harbor problems. This was a reply to a lc't•ter 1 , Foy to come Mr. o M I n t requesting y tlie village to teassess t ex- treme harbor hardships caused by the low water level of Lake Huron, Local 4-H Club Achievement Day South Huron District High School, Exeter, will be the scene Saturday of the South Huron 4-H Club Achievement Day. Taking part will be girls from Kippen, Zurich, Dashwood, Grand Bend, and area. The theme of the overall pro- ject is "The Club Girl Stands on Guard":, The interesting mottor is, "All who do their best is equal," Proceedings will begin at 9 a.m. and run until afternoon when the event will be climaxed with the presentation of certifi- cates, pins and silver spoons. Miss Patricia Damude, Huron County home economist, will chair the day's activities. 0- Centennial Park At Grand Bend The board of health is made up of J. Hayter (1); C. Kreuter (2); D. Cook (3); Glenn Webb, and the provincial representa- tive, J. Morrissey, Crediton. Naming of the striking com- mittee produced a contest when six were named for five places. Elected were A. Etherington, Ken Stewart, E. Talbot, N. C. Cardio and Calvin Kreuter, in that order, with Reeve Ivan Haskins, of Iiowick, the low man.• Warden Webb, a native of Stephen and a veteran of 10 years in township council, has represented his municipality for eight years in the county body. Earlier, he served on the school board. The son of Reeve Stew- art Webb, Grand Bend, Warden Webb is married to the former Doreen McClinchey: has two daughters; is a member cif St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zur- ich. and of Part:lei?? eleeenic Lodge and the Longen teethe,. Murray Gaunt. MLA for Hur- on -Bruce, pre, ;,,•,,,'. ,N 'pis com- pliments to the r `:len. re- ferred to talk about :iboli`i• n of county councils. "You may be sure I -'.ill stir*. up for its retention." he saki, "because it is one of the hall- marks of domocraey in gels country that we have th., son of government we have he .e. Abolition would be one of t`re biggest mistakes we cc+;;irl make." t Sch rW} its T u- , Tlie Township of Stephen is to have a new central school and the School Area Board has every hope that it will be com- pleted in time for the 1965-1966 school year. The formal motion to make application for the construction of a propsed 10 or 12 -room school was approved unanimous- ly by the board, meeting in Grand Bencl Tuesday night. Also given approval was the mo- tion to build a general purpose playroom onto the present Grand Bend Public School. The firm of Riddle -Connor - Grand Bend council has given third and final reading to a by- law requesting approval for their proposed Centennial pro- ject. Plans include a lighted foun- tain in a park to be known as Centennial Park, marked for the southeast corner of the in- tersection of Highways 21 and 81. It is hdped the project will receive approval in time for completion this spring. An estimate from John Gouldemond, Ilollandia Gardens in London, put the cost of the fountain at about $1500. The addition of flower beds, bench- es, a Word War I cannon and a flag pole bearing the new Ca- nadian flag will bring the ex- penditure 00 the project to over $2000. Council w ill also present an estimate of maintenance costs for the park to the Centennial oto >,• •was • •tet it 1 of Project oacet Boarr , d that approval would likely not be granted an projects that would entail expensive upkeep. Boar 'y tsi entral 1 costs of the three proposals for the updating of Stephen's edu- cational system on the basis of accommodation for the 305 pu- pils from the schools in Credi- ton, Dashwood, Centralia, Ship- ka and SS 4 (Sharon). they were old and in need extensive repairs. Dashwood school, he said, is 68 years old, and would require expenditure of about $45.600 to bring it up to par. The 59 -year- old Crediton school was esti- Proposal one, for a new con- mated to require rehabilitation tral school, was estimated at amounting to ab: ut $65,400. $286,000 plus furnishings. Special Proposal two, for the reten- As much int.:reel in spe.ial tion of present schools in Dash facilities at a new school was wood and Crediton with the evident as interest in the con - erection of detached classrooms struction of a- new seho.rl. on the premises, was quoted at I Questions o n kindergarten of $190,250 plus furnishings and the cost of additional land. and opportunity classes were posed by those at the meeting. FallsIrvine, London, has been Proposal three, for the reha- Inspector Burrows assured them engaged as architects for both bilitation of schools - at Dash i that as many extra advantages undertakings. This is subject wood and Crediton plus addi- as economically and geographi- to appro''ul for the new &inn tions to beth schools, was esti- tally possible would he incor- strution from the department di mated at $307,950 plus furnish- porated in the planning of the ings and additional land. new school. . Process of Elimination He indicates' ' ? for Architect Falls told the meet- special classes i:;r . learners ing that proposal three was inn- in all areas. mediately disqualified because "Most of our problems with tax dollars than slow •learners der not reach tl either of the remaining two. public eye until they are cut of Proposal two, he said, while school," he said. Under one it appeared cheaper at the out- roof, many of these problems set, would cost as much or more could be solved. We have to than proposal one in the long get up with the times. Tomor run, since rehabilitation of the row is just about here r r,rr we're present schools would become providing aecommodatio:: that necessary in the not too distant is in one case 68 years old. If future. I had a bus, I could pick up a Burrows agreed that the most class of slow learners in :.teph- feasible plan was to build an en Township, or any township, entirely new school. tomorrow." In Poor Repair Transportation Queries Evidence to support a claim Burrows told the gathering, that schools in the township that in 1965, distance is not a are in various stages of dim- factor. He was asked if _ , dict pair came in the form of recent not consider the cost of trans - correspondence from the Iltiron portatiorl to be a factor. County Health Unit. "Yes, of course'," Burrows The report showed that all reasoned, "but if what v foe:l schools, with the exception of is the best in education_ ,� to No. 4, Sharon, were not up to be had, somebody has to ee` on standards with regard to water, a bus." sewage disposal, fire protection "If there are to be exc; s's," and lighting. continued the inspector, "p'; •ase Falls reported that his exam- let it not be that 'I want Johnny ination of the schools in Dash- home for a bot lunch'. 1 dust wood and Crediton had revealed don't buy it." education. No site has been named for the school but chairman of the board, Harold Falmer, indicated that it would likely be located as close to the centre part of the township as possible, pre- ferably on a highway. Large Meeting In addition to the five -man Stephen board, Inspector J. G. Burrows, Exeter, and Howard Falls, London architect, were on hand to present a study of three proposals entertained by the board. Delegations from Dashwood Shipka attended the meeting to "listen and learn". Question of Economy Falls presented estimated Bayfield Claims Stall Proposal For Joint chow What could be described as a deadlocked meeting was held Monday night when the school boards of Stanley and Tucker - smith townships met to discuss centralization of the schools in those areas. Discussion at the meeting centred around a claim by the Bayfield representatives that a number of school sections in that enol of Stanley Township would like to see an addition built to the existing school in Bayfield, Children from those sections would then attend the Bayfield school and another school would be built some- where in the township to ac- commodate the remainder of the school population. Hopes had been high for a joint central school comprised of students from both Stanley and Tuckersmith. J. G. Burrows, public school inspector, indicated Wednesday after a conversation with Tuck- ersmith board chairman, Vern Alderdicc, that Tuckersmith now plans to go ahead with plans for its own school. "I am sorry the boards could not come to some agreement," feel there `t` VCS. I ' Mr, Brit o and , S would be definite advantages in one school •for those two town- ships. it cost more re y l ows lip CouRell hus o, inn 1965 `� Ei T" 9 .. fasitt " rip, y x, b" A meeting of Hay Township 1 council an Saturday decided to advertise for tenders for sup- plying, crushing, loading, haul- ing and spreading approximate.; ly 18,000 cubic yards of crushed; stone at a price per yard for supplying and crushing and a pried per yard for hauling to 1 Hay Township roads, At the same meeting, the rates of pay for 1905 were set. One extra 'man and patrol- men, $1 per hour; Gordon Smith, $1.35 per )your; Douglas Armstrong, $1.45 per hour: se- lection of jurors. reeve and as- sessor, $6 each plus mileage, clerk, $10; school attendance officer, 33 per call, plus mile- age. Tractor on grader or pulling brush,. $2 per hour; stock valu- ator, $3 per trip, plus mileage; deputy returning officer, $7 per Ij hour plus mileage: e: poll etc.. , $6 per hour plus mileage: for 3 election booths, 37. Reeve, salary, 32e1 er,: age $50: deputy re cil, 3175 plus mileeee nrenrbors of c'•.u'ri tl r' for eetra meeting $0 r:e: mileage per aril': tecre f01 r.- ing checks (13 limes) $2 ncrt.i?> plus mileage. Caretaker of the hall, 327 po. month: assessor, $650 phis mil.' - age and $$400 poetage ee'> : building and trench instr: .tc .. $1 per hour: road superinten- dent, $4000 per annum. Mileage to be allowed is til; per mile for every mild trav- elled by township employees and officials. SROOMBALL SCORES Hensall 1, Stanley Scooter's I.. ParLineZurich ` 2,Zurich 1 Kippen 2, Chiselhurst 0, Swamp Rats 2, Dash -weed 0. r.