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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-03-11, Page 11 C. V. Laughton, QC, of the Exeter law firm of Bell and Laughton, advised this news- paper by way of a telephone call from Toronto, just prior to press time Wednesday, that final approval has been re- ceived from the Ontario Depart- ment of Welfare for the con- struction of a 60 -bed rest home in the Zurich area. The interdenomin a t i o n al home, to be know as the Blue - water Rest Home, will be oper- ated by a non-profit sharing corporation under the Charita- ble Institutions Act of the Prov- ince of Ontario. This corporation has been ap- proved by the provincial secre- tary. Incorporating directors are Dr. C. J. Wallace, Gerald Gingerich, Keith W e s t 1 a k e, Charles Burgess and Ervin G ingerich. The home will be expressly for the care of elderly people, probably with certain facilities for patients confined to beet. Architect Jim Green, of the firm of Riddle, Connor, Falls and Irwin, London, is now pre- paring plans and specifications for the modern building. Corporation me m b e r s met with Green Tuesday evening and it is hoped the final draw. ings will be complete in about three weeks. No site has. yet been selected although the corporation hast probable locations in view. Con- struction is expected to begin by May 1, 1965. Estimated cost of the project is approximately $300,000 of which the Ontario Department of welfare will pay half. The balance will be raised through public and private donations. Chamber Groundwork The project was originated and promoted by the Zurich and District Chamber of Com- merce. The original Chamber meet- ings dealing with this project were held in January. Re- search into similar develop- ments w as than done by cer- tain members of this energetic group. Representatives visit ed a number of like homes in On- tario and also attended discus- sions with an official of the de- partment of welfare in Toronto. A study of the findings re- vealed the type of facilities most necessary for the estab- lishment of a comfortable and economical dwelling .'.': r eeiyee citizens. ft is understood the depart• ment of welfare favors the pro- vision of adequate bed -space for those residents who may be- come sick but are not so ill that they require transfer to hospital. It is believed this will be the: first project of its kind in the southern part of IIuron County. About Peop!e You Know .. . ITEMS ABOUT HENSALL Miss Norma Passmore, of Burlington, was a week -end guest with her mother, Mrs. Peal Passmore. Recent guests with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McQueen and Mr. and Mrs, Harry Snell were Mr. and Mrs. Percy Bartlett, of Thamesford; Miss Ruth Anne Traquair, St. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Don Rigby, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Knights, Stewart and Jane, Blenheim, celebrating Mr. Mc - Queen's 83rd birthday. • 5 Miss Reina Stephenson was taken by Bonthron ambulance to Clinton Public Hospital on Thursday and is a patient there. Mrs. Earl Gass is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don. Mr. Frank • Harburn is a pa- tient in South Huron hospital, Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson and Mrs. Lorne Webster, Sea - forth, were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Clendon Christie and Catharine Anne. The regular meeting of Kip - pen East WI will be held on March 17 at 2 pan. at the home of Mrs. Ross Sararas. Roll call is "Ways to teach children to become better citizens". Mot- to by Miss Margaret MacKay. Speaker, Miss Gladys Thomp- son, Seaforth. Demonstration, Mrs. Van Roozen. Lunch con- venor, Mrs. Robert Bell. i i ' Kenneth Richardson, who has been on the staff of the Bank of Montreal on. Bloor and Bay, Toronto, has been transferred as accountant to the Bank of Montreal at Ellis and Oullettee, Windsor. Mrs. Richardson and daughter Dianne took up resi- dence with her husband in Windsor this week. Cheryl Stade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stade, Zurich, walked off Friday with the scholarship for junior vocalists at the Kiwanis Music Festival in London. The scholarship is towards tuition for vocal les- sons. Nine thousand persons competed in the six-day event and scholarships, t ot a 1 I in g $1,600, were won by 31 indi- viduals. Mrs. Gladys Archer and Rob- ert Archer, Stratford, spent Sunday with Mrs. Chris Haist. Zurich WI • will meet in the Township Hall at 8 p.m., March 16, when Sister Eileen Marie will be the speaker. Mrs. Ed Schroeder, Mrs. Vic Dinnin and Mrs. John Bannister are in charge of the program and all ladies of the Community are welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zimmer, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thiel and Wayne, Mrs. William Forrester, Mrs. Earl Flaxbard, Mr. and Mrs. George Grenier and Mrs. Irvin Playfoot will appear with the members ,of Hensall Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary on the TV program, "Take Your Choice' to be seen Saturday, March 13, on London at 7:30 p.m. No. 10—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS NE ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1965 $3.00 PER YEAR — 7 CENTS PER COPY REPORT GOOD YEAR — Executive members and representatives of the Hay Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company have plenty to smile about this year as they were able to present a financially sound report to the policy holders at their annual meeting. Pictured here, left to right, front row: Jack Scotchmer; Reinhold Miller, vice-president; John Consitt, secretary -treasurer; Ted Steinbach, president; Ed Hendrick, past president, and Otto Willert. Back row: William Haugh and Clarence Parke, both sales representa- tives for the company; Albert Keyes, Max Turnbull, Ezra Webb and Harvey Taylor. Zurich Council Hears Ice Plans Zurich council Monday night said it could not authorize the Zurich Minor Athletic Associa- tion to launch a fund-raising campaign for the artificial ice project until the arena legally became the property of the village. Doug O'Brien, president of the association, told council he had hoped to kick off the drive by the end of March but could not do so without council's con- sent. He asked that council make every effort to wrap up the deal as soon as possible. Reeve Oesch said the legal finalization is expected any day and council was unanimous In its support of the project as soon as this word had been received. Council did grant $100 to the village Minor Athletic Associa- tion to help defray costs of the campaign to be known as the Zurich Artificial Ice Fund. O'Brien also received assur- ance that a member of council would accompany members of his committee to Toronto for a meeting with F. A. Lashley. The trip will be an attempt to determine what grants are available on the project. Coun- cillor Gordon Hess cautioned any delegation to Toronto to "go armed to the teeth" with every bit of information avail- able concerning the project. Present Plans O'Brien presented plans for the proposed artificial ice pro- ject. The sketch also showed other alterations to the build- ing as recommended by the group. O'Brien said the arena should be extended about 12 feet to the north in order, to provide necessary trenches and space for Hensall, School On Schedule Chairman Ian McAllister of the Public School Board of the Township School Area Board said Tuesday he had received word from the architectural firm of Blackwell, Haggarty and Buist, London, that plans for the Hensall addition will be completed by the end of March. This puts the Hensall addi- tion on schedule to date and the board's aim for a September 7 opening could be realized, the artificial ice plant. He said this would allow the ice surface to be shifted to the north and permit a wider "catwalk" to the south. New dressing rooms are pro- posed for the east side of the arena with the existing •dress- ing rooms renovated into larger washrooms with added facil- ities. Other proposed alterations include a more compact effi- cient kitchen, a general bright- ening in the auditorium area and a check room, although these recommendations are not of prime concern at the mo- ment. "These are our first ideas," said O'Brien. "There are a lot of questions that have to be answered." Water Worry The members of the Minor Athletic Association in Zurich have begun a study of the re- quirement for artificial ice. O'Brien said on big concern is the water consumption and dis- posal. He said one firm estimated about 80 gallons of water would be required per minute when the plant is running. O'Brien Committee Study Of Zurich Roads Urban Pfile, village road su- perintendent, told Zurich coun- cil Monday night about 900 feet of road in the municipality needs resurfacing. Areas on John, Walnut, Cen- tre, Bismark and Victoria streets were designated as in need of repair. Council made an attempt to estimate the amount of money available this year for road construction, but decided to wait until the road committee had appraised the situation. W. B. Coxen and Gordon Hess will accompany Pfile on a tour of the roads and will bring a report to c o u n c 1 l prior to March 31. C o u n c i l will also instruct Pfile to inspect the drainage at the north end of the village and n'iake recommendations. Reeve Milton Oesch indicated a municipal drain might be in order in that district. "We have to have drains to make this town comfortable for people," said Coxen. said there then arises the prob- lem of disposing of this vast amount of waste water. Equipment is available that will cut the amount of water used to a fraction. A condens- er may be installed either with the plant or on top of •the roof to utilize the same water over and over, but such apparatus is expensive. W. B. Coxen suggested the condensation device might be (Contiuned on Page 5) 0 Chickens Freed As Truck Upsets Truck driver Anthony Al, 21, RR 1, Walkerton, escaped unin- jured about 1:30 p.m. Thursday when his truck, loaded with 2,500 crated chickens, rolled in- to the ditch. The accident occurred just north of Hensall on Highway 4 when the truck was passing an- other vehicle. About 30 chic- kens were killed and the truck, owned by Canada Packers Lim- ited of Walkerton, received damage estimated at $400. Only a few crates were broken and the freed chickens were quickly recrated. A mobile crane from Hensall took until 7 p.m. that evening to right the 5 -ton truck and get it back on the highway. Provincial Constable Harry Reid, Exeter, investigated, as- sisted by Chief of Police E. R. Davis, Hensall Match Committee Expects 100,000 SEAFORTH — Orville Wass - mann, chairman of the plowing match billeting committee, told members of the Seaforth Cham- ber of Commerce last week that if the International match to be held in that town in Octo- ber of 1966 is to be a success, "there is lots of work to be done". He said his committee was formulating plans on the basis of an attendance up to 100,000 p e o p 1 e. Accommodation for visitors will be made available in Seaforth and centres within a 30 -mile radius of the host town. He said accommodation re- quests would be allotted to the listed premises as they were re- ceived, with Seaforth adminis- tration headquarters. Living provisions will have to be planned, too, for the staffs which would accompany the more than 300 industrial exhib- its that would be a feature of the .match. Competitors as well would have to be billeted. Huron co-chairman Gordon McGavin, Walton, stressed the role Seaforth could assume. "The exhibitors and visitors can be interested in this area provided you show an interest in them," he said. He advised an early move to place in the hands of officials and exhibitors literature indi- cating the goods and services available in. Seaforth. oar For iiQ �'Y val pia ta‘ c ol The Public School Board of the Township School Area of Hay has received assurance from the department of muni- cipal affairs in Toronto that $100,000 has been set aside from the Municipal Assistance Fund for the construction of the additional four new class- rooms at Zurich Public School. Inspector J. G. Burrows, Ex- eter, reported Tuesday drawings for the addition have been sent to the department of education in Toronto for approval. The board had instructed the architectural firm of Riddle, Connor. Falls and Irwin, Lon- don, to prepare drawings for the addition and to obtain a price from the contracting firm of Van Bussel and Sons, Lucan, for the construction of it. The Van Bussel firm sub- mitted the tender aaccepted by the board for the initially pro- posed addition of two class- rooms and a playroom at Zur- ich. New plans calls for an additional four classrooms to replace the oldest section of the school, which will be de- molished. The board has decided to give first chance on the construction of the enlarged addition to Van Bussel. If a reasonable price is submitted, the board will ac- cept it. In the event the costs were considered out of line, the board will call new tenders. Just a Loan Chairman Ian McAllister, of the Hay school board, said the $100,000 the board will secure from the Municipal Assistance Fund is "just a loan". • He stressed that $25,000 of the amount will be forgiven and only $75,000 will have to be repaid. Another attractive feature of the loan is the fact that the interest rate of 51.4 is about three-quarters of 1% lower than the usual interest rate. The loan does not in any way effect department of education grants that will be forthcom- ing on the addition. Two Considerations The board now faces a new problem and two alternate pro- posals to solve the dilemma of how to go about the building program have been advanced. No decision has been made to date on whether to tear down the old school building at the end of June and build the en- tire addition at one time or whether to begin the construc- tion as soon as possible and erect the sixth classroom (the speaker. only one to interfere with the present old school) later in the summer. The first p r op o sal might mean the entire addition would not be ready for occupancy by September. The alternate pro- posal would be more costly since tradesmen would have to be called in a second time to complete the sixth classroom. The board feels that if the whole addition was not com- pleted in time for school open- ing in September, one or two of the present one -room coun- try schools could be used tem- porarily by en t i r e grades. When the classrooms were com- pleted, the children would sim- ply move with their teacher to a new location. A study of the problem will be made immediately to deter- mine the best solution. 0 Teaching Sister Says Newspaper "A Living Text" Sister Mary Isobel of Mount St. Joseph Academy in London spoke to about 25 teachers Tuesday at St. Boniface Sep- arate School in Zurich concern- ing the newspaper as a train- ing aid in the classroom. Teachers present from Hen- sall, Zurich and Hay Township public schools and the Zurich Separate School each received a folder of ten lessons entitled, "Newspaper in the Classroom". The exhilerating speaker, who was herself a former reporter with the Brantford Expositor and the London Free Press, de- scribed newspaper the "living textbook of our time." She said her experience as a teacher of English, drama and guidance at the Academy has taught her that youngsters need direction to become discrimin- ating newspaper readers. "Not everyone belong; to a book of the month club or the local library, she said. "News- papers entertain, inform and protect the reader. We must encourage our children to won- der. To foster creative talent of any kind is so important today." Sister Eileen Marie, principal of St. Boniface Separate School, introduced and thanked the WORK PROGRESSING — Workmen of Pounder Bros. Construction Company of Stratford appear insignificant on top of the new addition they are building to the Hensall division of General Coach Works of Canada Limited, The structure of steel and cement will greatly increase the work- ing space at the plant, now the largest of its kind in this part of the country.