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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-06-03, Page 1No. 22—IIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS 64/14_ ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1965 7 CENTS PER COPY PRESENTED WITH TOP HAT — At an .impressive .ceremony in Grand Bend on Sunday, Bob Carey, of Royal Oak, Michigan, was presented with a top hat for piloting the first yacht into the harbour at the resort this season. The Carey's boat, Tonka, led about 10 yachts from the Jefferson Yacht Club into the Bend for the American holiday week- end. Shown here, from left to right, are, Mr. and Mrs. Carey, reeve Stewart Webb, who welcomed the group on behalf of the village; harbourmaster 011ie Dayman, Gxiff Thomas, president of the Grand Bend Chamber of Com- merce, who presented the couple with a gift on behalf of his group, and Hank Menard, who presented the hat to Mr. Carey. Hay Township Will Continue Road Rebuilding Program Started Last Year The council of the Township of Hay, at their regular month- ly meeting on Tuesday night, instructed road superintendent Karl Haberer to go ahead with plans to re -construct a portion of the first mile and a quarter on the Babylon Line, south of Highway 84. Tenders will be called for the sand cushion and the gravel top on this section of road. A similar project was started last year on a section of the 14th concession, north of High- way 84. The council hopes to complete a small portion of road each year, until eventually all the roads are rebuilt. Two drainage petitions from Maxim Ducharme were received by the council at the meeting. One calls for drainage work on concession 10 west, lot 28, and the other for north boundary, lot 21. In both instances, the council approved the petition and instructed the engineer, C. P. Corbett, to prepare the necessary reports. Clerk H. W. Brokenshire was instructed to write the Depart- Zurich. ment of Municipal Affairs for information regarding zoning and bylaws covering the same. The zoning problem has been discussed by council for some time, and it is now felt more decisive action should be taken on the matter. Mr. Brokenshire is also to obtain from the Department of Municipal Affairs a sample by- law to control smoke and smoke polution within the township. Several complaints have recent- ly been received by the council. Council has authorized a money borrowing by-law for temporary financing of capital expenditure in the amount of $367,149.40. This money is to allow for additions to the pub- lic schools at Hensall and Zur- ich. The money will only be needed until debentures and grants are available for the projects. In other business the council authorized the reeve and clerk to sign the deed transferring the Hay Conununity Centre and Arena -over to the village of Hay-Hensall Teachers Hear From London Clergyman; Present Award The annual banquet of the Hensall-Hay unit of the Feder- ation of Women Teachers' As- sociation of Ontario was held last week at the Dominion Hotel, Zurich. Guest speaker for the evening Trench inspector Louis Far- well was authorized to attend a seminar in Stratford, on June 24. Clerk Brokenshire is also to attend, if :possible. A grant of $150 was approved for the Zurich Agricultural So- ciety, to sponsor the annual fall fair. Next meeting of council will be held on Monday, July 5, at 8 p.m. 0 was Dr. H. Goth, of Metropoli- tan United Church, London, who spoke on "It's Great to Be a Canadian". Dr. Goth express- ed that from his observations of problems in Alabama and Quebec, these were only a part of a changing world. He point- ed out that there was no reason to be pessimistic of the future, but that as Canadians, we must be prepared to accept and ad- just to changes being made. J. G. Burrows, inspector of public schools, 'accompanied by Mrs. Kleinstiver, favoured the group with vocal selections, which everyone enjoyed. WILL TEACH AT SARNIA Miss Lynda Tiernan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 3. M. Tiernan, Dashwood, bas graduated from London Teachers' College as an honours student, She is a grad- uate of South Huron District •High School, and has accepted a position with the Sarnia Board of Education. Women's Institute Hear Talk On Newspaper Work Two talented daughters and their equally talented mother entertained members of the Zurich Women's Institute at their final meeting for the seas- on, on Tuesday night. Shirley and Sandra McClinc- hey presented vocal and piano duets, and were joined by their mother, Mrs. Jack McClinchey, to sing a well-balanced trio. Mrs. Shirley Keller, of Dash- wood, was guest speaker, on a very educational subject, "How the newspaper can help our local organization". She told how to write news articles for the column, and make interest- ing reading for the citizens, so that people will become inter- ested in doings of clubs and want to become members. The members decided to ap- ply for a short course in leath- ercraft for this fall and ladies of the village are invited to take part in same, when it is held in Zurich. Mrs. Jack Bannister was pre- sented with a gift before leav- ing for her new home in Little Current, on Manitoulin Island. Articles for Exeter fair are child's 3 -piece knitteed suit, smocked dress, stuffed toy, crib quilt 36x54, gift wrapped for a baby shower. Any member willing to get any article ready for the fair should contact Mrs. Newell Geiger, The new president, Mrs. Howard Finkbeiner, was in charge of .the meeting. Mrs. Ken I3reakev distributed litera- ture from I;he Cancer Society, of which she is a member for Zurich district. Honor Principal Of High School On Retirement The unit presented its first scholarship to +the student at- tending Teachers' College, from the area, who obtained the high- est standing in grade 13 for the term 1963-64. The recipient, Miss Glenda Soper, Zurich, proved very deserving, having achieved the required standards to become a member of the Honour Roll Society of London Teachers' College. Miss Soper iias accepted a position with the London Board of Education for the coming year. The unit hopes to be able to continue this practice in the future. Hon. C S. 4 + acNaughtoa Speaks in Legislature Huron MLA Concerned About Differences on Bean Marketing Hon. C. S. "Charlie" Mac - Naughton, Huron's representa- tive to Provincial Parliament, took the plight of this riding's white bean growers to the House in Toronto en Monday, He called for differences be- tween the Ontario Bean Mar- keting Board, the growers, the dealers and the Minister of Agriculture to be resolve d soon. Mr. MacNaughton asked the House to support the minister in his endeavours to find a so- lution to the bean marketing problems and request them to implement a suggestion under consideration of the minister and his advisors for some time. "I have reference to the establishment of research facil- ities which would combine the efforts of the growers' board, the a-rniversity of Guelph and other appropriate agencies in a program of plant breeding and selection here in Ontario," Mac - Naughton told the House, " with the end in mind of further de- veloping varieties of seed that would be even more particu- larly adapted to the production and characteristics of the grow- ing areas of our province." Harold L. Sturgis, principal of South Huron Dietrict High School for the past 23 years, was honoured ::last Saturday night at a testimonial dinner at the Exeter Legion Hall. Mr. Sturgis is retiring at the end of this term. Prior to becoming principal of the school, Mr. Sturgis was a member of the teaching staff for five years. The student population has grown from 175 to 790. Present for the dinner were most of the teachers on the staff, today, along with about 130 other guests, many of whom were former members of the board. One of the guests was Gordon Koch, a member of the teaching staff for 34 years be- fore retiring. ing an unprecedented demand for seed," "It seems obvious that the present and foreseeable future holds promise for greatly in- creased production potential," MacNaughton reasoned. More Market Opportunities Mr. MacNaughton remarked. that home or domestic con- sumptionof beans was limited and that the British market was a potential absorption point for production surplus. "As it presently stand s," pointed out the minister. "the British prefer our beans to those from any other produc- tion area. They like our qual- ity and they like our grades." "We have the advantage of the protection afforded by Com- monwealth preferential tariffs coupled with the preferential position of our currency, versus that of our principal competi- tor, and the largest producer in the world—the United States, mainly the State of Michigan," he said. Mr. MacNaughton stated that Ontario dealers are placed at an extreme disadvantage be- cause they are unable to quote prices on the 1965 crop of white beans to buyers. since the floor price is not set until fall. The U.S. Commodity Credit Corpor- ation has already announced its purchase price for this year. "Michigan dealers are now able to trade against a domes- tic floor price already estab- lished," continued the Huron member. "They may very well be in the advantageous position of being able to provide for a sufficient 'share of the British Market as to have a serious and prefudicial affect on the mark- "Much has been done by Michigan State authorities in this importantfield," he con- tinued. "As we now appear to be on the threshold of exciting possibilities in terms of expand- ing production areas even fur- ther, it occurs to me that we might pursue our endeavours in this direction even more ag- gressively with some special field testing and subsequent se- lection and plant breeding, us- ing our own facilities as a measure of further collabora- tion in this field." Special guests at the dinner were the Hon. C. S. MacNaugh- ton, minister of highways and a former chairman of the board; W. T. Laing, assistant superin- tendent of Western Ontario dis- trict, department of education, and the school inspector, D. W. Scott. Mr. Sturgis was given a bil- liard table by the school board and staff, with the presentation being made by board member Elmer D. Bell, QC, and teachers Cecil Wilson and Edward Chambers. School board chairman Ken- neth Johns was chairman of the program. 0 Anniversary Service The 40th anniversary church service will be held at Goshen Church on Sunday, June 6, at 11.30 a.rn. with Rev. Murdoch Morrison officiating, and Rev. M. Shatto, Zurich, as guest speaker. eting of our Ontario crop." He also dismissed the Bean Board's fears of dealers who make pre -crop sales in the event of the total or partial or o p failure as "groundless." "I know that Ontario dealers support the basic principals upon which ,the Ontario Bean Growers Marketing Board was established," he said. Maybe All of Canada Mr. MacNaughton told the members of parliament that his riding in Huron is now the larg- est producing area of Canadian white beans in Ontario, and per- haps all of Canada. He said this cash crop accounted for 25,840 acres in Huron while Kent County followed closely with 24,000 acres. Production of beans is approximately dou- ble in the last 10 years, he noted. Export sales have risen sharply, too, he said, from 3,300 tons to 14,000 tons in the four- year period between 1960 and 1964. "Present indications are for an increased acreage of beans this year," he added, with dealer distributors notic- More than 170 children drowned last year because they had no adult supervision when they ventured near the water. Your Red Cross reminds you to be water wise and supervise your children every time they are in, on or near the water. 0 Artificial ice Campaign in Zurich Progresses The campaign throughout the Zurich district for funds to in- stall artificial ice in the arena is now well under way. To date, about half the canvass has been completed, with the bal- ance to be finished within the next week. At a future date a list of all donors will appear in this news- paper. Any person who do not wish to have their name appear with the amount of their dona- tion, may do so by notifying their canvasser to this effect. The goal for the campaign is $45.000. This amount is need- ed to install ice, extend the building to the north and east, and make alteration to the ex- isting sections. In charge of the campaign are members of the Zurich Minor A th 1 e tic Association. Any persons who wish to don- ate to this project and have been missed by a canvasser, may leave their donations at the Zurich branch of the Bank of Montreal. Heavy Docket Faces Huron County Councillors at Regular June Session GODE'RICH—June session of Huron County council is to hear from three provincial officials: P. G. Gillis, municipal assess- ment director; Department of Municipal Affairs; E. R. Mea- dows, senior conservation of- fice, Department of Lands and Forests, and an official from the Department of Labor. Mr. Meadows has something to say about an open deer season. The labor man presumably will again present the department's request for appointment of a construction safety inspector. This will be a three-day ses- sion, opening on Monday, June 14, at 10 a.m., when Warden Glenn Webb will call for re- ports of county officers. That afternoon the members will tour the county home at Clin- ton, returning to resume busi- ness and receive the report of ,the road committee from Reeve Grant Stirling, Goderich Town- ship, and that of the Huronview board, presented by Reeve El- gin Thompson, Tuckersmith. Tuesday forenoon will be given over to committee meet- ings. In the afternoon, Mr. Gillis and Mr. Meadows will be heard, as well as reports from: Douglas Miles, Huron agricul- tural representative; Larry Scales, district forester, Strat- ford, and A. Chesney, weed in- spector, On Wednesday forenoon the EMO committee will report, through chairman Lorne Durn- in, West Wawanosh, and Inspec- tor J. H. Kinkead will present the second report of the public school consultative committee, possibly dealing with the Bay- field-Stanley-Tuckersmith situa- tion. The labor department of- ficial will also be heard at this sitting. Wednesday afternoon will see the passing of by-laws and the closing ceremonies. INTERESTING SPORT --One of the most popular recreation spots in this district at the present time is the Bayview Golf Course, on Highway 21, just south of St. ei- asts trying them kill on the .sees dozens ocourse, and sl scenes like this one are quite common. Shown here left to right are Dr. Bruce ickmeier, Burlington; Louis Schilbe, Ernie Laidlaw, Don Hesse, Doug O'Brien and Don O'Brien, all of Zurich. The course is now in excellent condition and issues a challenge to all novice and experienced golfers.