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Zurich Citizens News, 1966-02-24, Page 1No. 8—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1966 7 CENTS PER COPY Special Recognition to Guides Linda Stade, Carol Gascho, Joanne Thiel and Shirley Thiel. The badges were presented to the girls by Mrs. Tom Laven- der, of Hensall, who is the Guide commissioner for this area. Pour members of the Zurich Girl Guides were pre- sented with a number of various awards at a special cere- mony Tuesday night in the Town Hall, Left to right are Receive Tenderfoot Badges Three new members of the Zurich Girl Guides re- ceived their tenderfoot badges in an impressive ceremony Tuesday night at the Town Hall. Shown here, at the left, is Guide Commissioner Mrs. Tom Lavender, of Hensall, with the three girls, Cory Brohman, Patty Bedard and Nancy Rae McKinnon. About 40 mothers and daughters attended the event. Lenten Services Each Sunday night during Lent, beginning February 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Church, Bible discussion groups will be held, Free participa- tion is encouraged on the part of all .attending. Some of the thoughts which will be consid- ered are: "Is It Dangerous to Pray?", `Beware, People Think, ing!", "Perilous Pentcostalism", "What Is Wrong with Go, Go!'!, "Tracks in the Comfortable Pew""What? No Bag?", "Why Tychicus?" The Sunday morning series of sermons will be "The Christ of the Mountains". On Palm Sunday, April 3, a class of Catechumens will be especially recognized in .a service in which they will take a prominent part. They will be presented with certificates indicating their eompletion •of a prescribed course in Christian doctrine. The Youth Fellowship will be in charge of the sunrise service on Easter morning, with a breakfast following for those attending the service. The fes- tive worship will be held at 10 a.m., and at night the Youth fellowship will present a spe- cial Easter drama. On Good Friday at the 10 a.m. service Holy Communion will be celebrated, with the Catechumens being admitted. ST. JOSEPH and DRYSDALE AL FRED DUCHARME On Saturday last Mr. and Mrs, Cyril • Masse, of the Blue Water south; Mrs. Sarah Jeffrey and Mrs. Theresa Hartman and son Robert were visitors with yours truly and Mrs. Ducharme, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Masse and family, of London, were Sunday visitors with Mrs, Jo- sephine Ducharme and other members of the family. Sister Charles Joseph, of the Ursuline Order of Chatham, accompanied by her parents, were Sunday last visitors at Mrs. Josephine Ducharme's. Mrs, Ducharme is the grand- mother to the young Sister. Sister M. Madeline, also of the Ursuline Mother House of Chatham, was a week -end vis- itor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Rau, of this ;high- way. Commenting on the visit in this parish this past week -end with their parents were Sister r'harles Joseph, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Laporte, and Sister M. Madeline, daughter of Mr. and Mry. r'haries Rau, also of this highway. We, of this parish, can boast with pride to have given several young girls who have left their homes and the worldly pleasures within to offer their lives to the service Carresoondentl of God. It is an honor to this parish and surroundings and for that we should be proud. It is well to give of these young girls who have entered into a con- vent to offer their lives in prayers and penance, a cheery welcome when they are in our midst. They are all worthy of praise. Early Pioneers (Continued) Commenting on the early pioneers of this parish, re- cently we were approached by someone who was much im- pressed about the early set- tlers in this parish and its sur- roundings, their native homes, their places of birth, their na- tionality and in all their fam- ilies, their background and the nature of work they were ern- ployed in in their native land. All of this was hard to anwer but we assume that in those early years, there was not as much shop and facto-- wor therefore they worked at what- ever they could pick up. Yat ia"^n l from their conversation at times was that they did much bush work in the winter, others had small plots of land for gardening. At times I heard my grand - TWO ZURICH YOUTHS INVOLVED Accident Victims ri , sus s n f T iti n Fo1owing Early Sunday Mornin Crath Two Zurich youths, Richard Klapp .and Raymond Playfoot, remain in serious condition at St, Joseph's Hospital, London, following a two -car crash on Highway 4 early Sunday morn- ing. Their injuries are deter- mined as extensive. The car carrying the two local youths was travelling north on the highway when it collided head-on with another car driven by James Morrissey, of the Mount Carmel area, The Morrissey car was travelling south at the time. According to the Lucan de- tachment of the Ontario Pro- vincial Police, there was a Zurich Lions Club Initiate Four New Members Monday Five members of the Park- hill Lions Club, and two mem- bers of the Grand Bend Lions Club, were guests at the reg- ular dinner meeting of the Zurich organization at the Do- minion Hotel on Monday night. Arrangements were discussed at the meeting for the annual Farmers' Night, which is to be held on March 21. Each mem- ber of the club is to bring a farmer with him to this special meeting, when the guest speak- er will be Roy Jewell. Four new members of the group were officially initiated at the meeting, by Lion Ed Gascho and his committee. They were Gordon Bloch, Louis Willert, Ron Wilson and Rob- ert Westlake. A lucky draw was won by Everett Richardson, a visiting member of the Parkhill Club. Second vice-president Morris Webb was in charge of the meeting. 0 parents talking of their past life. It was only dire need that forced them to leave their beloved homes When many had wedded and where they had spent their boyhood days, it was hard for them to make the decision to move into the wilderness and that only by the advice of the couriers de bois who had two years previ- ously tramped the area of this parish. Before disposing of their goods to raise the neces- sary funds for their voyage they had many meetings to talk over their adventure. It meant a change which could be detre- mental to them for it could have meant the loss of the few dollars they had. They sought advice from public authority and as well from the spiritual leader of their parish. 0 SCOTT TO SUPPLY OIL , TO STANLEY SCHOOLS Will Pick Members For New Huron County Milk Group In accordance with the policy of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board, there will be only one organization of milk producers in each county. The county milk committee will replace all previous milk producer groups. The contract for supplying fuel nil to the nine schools in the Stanle; section of Huron S4 .: r1 .'area Ore, was awarded to 130‘45; Scott Limited, iters f yr slip - plying oil closed on Janttary 31, -0--- Gerald Shantz, RR 3, Zurich, of Zurich, en- joyed a visit recently to Sara- sota Jungle Gardens, while va- a•,rtinn1'i on Florida's lower west Coast. blinding snowstorm at the time of the accident, and visibility was practically nil. The two youths were taken to St. Joseph's hospital by Hoffman ambulances, of Dash- wood. Both remained uncon- scious for some time, but on Wednesday hospital officials told this newspaper both youths had regained consciousness, but were still in serious condition. They are both in the intensive care ward of the hospital. Klopp has two broken legs, a broken arm and several other fractures in various parts of the body. Playfoot is suffer- ing from a broken hip and other internal injuries. It has not been determined which of the two youths were driving the ear, which belongs to Play - foot. Both cars were a complete wreck. Lucan detachment of the OPP report the accident is still under investigation, since they have not been able to dis- cuss the matter with the two injured youths. Morrissey was first taken to South IIuron Hospital, Exeter, but later was removed to St. Joseph's Hospital, Several pas- sengers in his vehicle have been treated for minor injuries. 0 PLEASE!! There are still some sub- scriptions to this newspaper which are due for renewal now. If your label reads February '66, your subscrip- tion should expire with this issue, unless you have re- newed in the last couple of weeks. If your label reads prior to '66 your subscrip- tion is already past due, and should be looked after im- mediately, If you plan to renew, why not do it immediately? Your co-operation is needed and would be greatly appreciated. Popular Zurich Couple Married Elizabeth Ann Johnston and Robert George Merner ex- changed marriage vows in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zur- ich, on Saturday, February 19, 1966, at 3:30 p.m. Baskets of white Fujjii mums, fern and candelabra formed the setting for the double ring ceremony. Rev, A. C. BIackwell officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Johnston, Zurich, are parents of the bride and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Merner Sr., RR 3, Zurich. Given in marriage by her father, the pretty bride looked stunning in her floor -length wedding gown of white French peau de sole. The bodice was highlighted by a shallow scoop- ed neckline, elbow -length sleeves and an empire insert touched with delicate French Guipure lace, Elegance was portrayed in the gently con- trolled semi -sheath A-line skirt. An extra fullness at the back cascaded to a romantic chapel train from a tailored bow at. the empire. To complete her bridal outfit, the bride wore a French pure silk illusion fing- ertip veil caught up by a match- ing smocked pillbor headpiece. She tarried a bouquet white hydred orchids and miniature carnations with trailing green ivy. Carol Johnston, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and Mrs. Hubert Schilbe, sister of the groom, and Miss Ann Den- omme, were bridesmaids. They wore identical floor length gowns of mint green peau de sole with A-line skirts The general meeting of Hur- on County milk producers, for the purpose of electing Huron County milk committee, will be held on Saturday, February 26, at 12:30 p.m., sharp, in Seaforth District High School. Chair- man will be D. 11, Miles, agri- cultural representative. It is expected that members of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board will be in attendance to discuss board policies and ob- jectives. Recommendations on proce- dures: The county committee to in - elude 15 membeis, Any milk producer, resident in Huron County, who has re- ceived a milk cheque in past year, is eligible for nomin- ation. Nominees must be milk pro- ducers. Nominations in writing signed by two qualified persons. Should nominee not be pres- ent, writen acceptance signed by nominee must be attached to nomination, Only one person per farm, from which milk is sold, may vote. Voting, if necessary, to be by ballot. Counting of ballots to be un- der the supervision of TIuron County 4eff of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Nomination forms are avail- able at office of Ontario De- partment of Agriculture, Clinton, and will be avail-, able at general meeting on February 26, and empire waist line with an emerald green satin band - scooped neckline and elbow - sleeves. An emerald satin bow held a watteau train from the back of the empire waistline. They wore matching mint and emerald head pieces and car- ried cascades of white Fujjii mums. Arthur Miller was grooms- man and guests were ushered by Bob Johnston, broth... of the bride and Larry brother of the groom. Soloist Cheryl Stade s. •- the "Lord's Prayer" and "i. With Them", and was ::::: om- panied at the organ by itonald - Klopp. • A reception was held at the Dashwood Community Centre. The bride's mother chose a dusty rose silk crepe sheath dress with sleeves and bodice of imported venise lace. The bodice was styled with new bishop length sleeves, slight scooped neckline and square back and her hat was a floral Shiaparelli. A corsage of light pink carnations completed her ensemble. The groom's mother wore a blue silk crepe sheath dress with floral appliques and a matching blue floral hat cov- ered with •chiffon. Her corsage was white carnations with a blue ribbon. For a wedding trip to New York the bride changed to a yellow Jantzen kint suit with matching hat and brown suede accessories and three-quarter length china mink coat. The couple will reside in Zurich, (Photo by Jack Doerr)