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Zurich Citizens News, 1966-11-03, Page 1• No, 44—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1966 7 CENTS PER CoP'' DISCUSS PAST HISTORY — When the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 15th anni- versary last Wednesday night, there were five past presidents at the gathering, and they are shown here as they talk over some of the achievements of the organization since its be- ginning. Left to right are Charles Thiel, Reg Illsley, London, the first president of the group, Albert Kalbfleisch, and Gerald Gingerich, DIGNITARIES ATTEND ANNIVERSARY—A number of visitors from other Chambers of Commerce in the area, along with Ontario officials, attended the anniversary of the Zurich organization last Wednesday night. Left to right are Antoine Garon, Clinton president; J. A. Collins, Toronto, manager of theOntario Chamber of Commerce; K. J. Shea, London, president of 'the Ontario Chamber of Commerce; Griffin Thomas, Grand Bend president, and Keith Westlake, president of the host organization. Huron Conservatives Pic Slate of Officers at Annual John Durnin, of Dungannon, was re-elected president of the Huron Progressive Conserva- tive Association at their annual meeting last Friday night in the Clinton Legion Hall. Vice- president are: Roy Cousins, Brussels; Frank Walkom, Goder- ich, and Clayton Laithwaite, Goderich. Secretary is Mrs. Dr. F. G. Thompson, Clinton, and treasurer, John Morrisey, Crediton. Named as honorary presi- dents were Robert McKinley, Huron MP; Elmer D. Bell, QC, Exeter, president of the Ontario PC Association, and E, L. Car- diff, Brussels. Directors of the association are Earl Mills and Harry Bol- ger, both of Walton; Thomas Webster, Dungannon; V. L. Becker, D a s h w o o d; William Dale, Clinton; Gordon Grigg, Clinton; George Frayne, Wood- ham: Doug Freeman, Clinton; Robert Chaffe, Exeter; Mrs. Jack Lloyd, Wingham; Harvey McMichael., W r o x e t e r; John Fischer, Bluevale; Ivan Hearn, Lucan; Stewart Robinson, Ailsa Craig; Fred Heaman, Parkhill, and Bev Westman, Granton. A number of new names have been added. to the executive since the addition of certain sections of Middlesex County into the. Huron riding. Among the platform guests at the meeting were Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MLA; Don Symons, mayor of Clinton; Mar- vin Howe, Wellington MP; Ken Stewart, warden of Huron Coun- ty, and Elston Cardiff, former MP for Huron. Each of the guests spoke briefly. Several musical number s were provided at the meeting by the Lakeview quartet, of Zurich. Elmer Bell presented the new slate of officers. In speaking briefly to the meet in g, Mr. MacNaughton warned the group that serious thought and consideration must be givven to the way prices are continuing to rise out of alI reach. "It is a sober sobering thought," he said, "to realize that every government program is costing more all the time." Mr. McKinley told the gath- ering that he does not think the riding is being hurt at all by the addition of certain areas due to redistribution. "Actu- ally, I think it will •help us," he said. The Huron member also told of his trip to northern Canada, and explained conditions in that part of the country. "This is fabulous country," he said, "but it needs developing. They need railroads, roads and schools." Guest speaker for the meet- ing was Hon. Alvin Hamilton, former minister of agriculture for Canada under the Conserva- tive government. He appealed to the national pride of Iruroi Conservatives and condemned the Liberals Tor what he called a deliberate policy of wanting to join with the United States. He added the Liberal policy was becoming more clear every day, He said new devices such as the symbol proposed as a re- placement for the coat of arms on mail trucks, the snaking of the military defences into a police force, and young Liberals talking about making Canada a ew republic, are gradually getting people ready for eventual politi- cal and economic union with the U.S. Mr. Hamilton told the meet- ing ,that by the end of the cen- tury the per capita wealth of Canadians will be equal or greater than that of any other people in the world. He •called for an alliance of farmers, busi- nessmen and workers for the purpose of maintaining Canada as a nation. Warning that Canada would have to import butter this year and beef cattle by 1969, Mr. Hamilton said the land of the Bruce Peninsula, the clay belts of the north and the Ottawa Valley shduldebe tied in with the good.grain lands of South- western Onterio to increase beef cattle production. 0 - Exeter Lawyer Heads Ontario PC Association A prominent Exeter lawyer. Elmer D. Bell, QC. was the unanimous choice of the On- tario Progressive Conservative Association as their president for another term. Fre was chosen at ,the convention of the association in Toronto on Mon - y. Mr. Bell has been president of the association since 1961. Other top officers of the Con- servative provincial organiza- tion also received acclamations to their positions. Seaforth K of C Mark Anniversary Members of Father Stephen Eckert Council, Knights of Co- lumbus, Seaforth and district, marked their fifth anniversary of receiving their charter, when they sponsored a banquet and dance Saturday evening in the Legion Hall, Seaforth. Among the 140 who attended the affair were the following guests from a distance: district deputy Cecil Tufts, of district 31, Stratford, and Mrs. Tufts; district deputy Jerry McNa- mara, of district 9, London, and Mrs. McNamara. Also seated at the head table were Rev. H. J. Laragh, chaplain; grand knight Alvin Rau and Mrs. Rau; grand knight E Williams, Kil- roy Council, Stratford, and Mrs. Williams; past grand knight Vic Walden, of Father Nagle Council, Goderich, and Mrs. Walden; deputy grand knight Clayton Looby and Mrs. Looby; mayor John F. Flannery and Mrs. Flannery; D. Sills, Legion president, and Mrs. Cora Ches- ney. The banquet was catered to by the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary of Branch 156, Seaforth, Approximately 85 attended the Father Stephen Eckert Council inter -council meeting held in the council rooms, Sea- forth, Guests were from Father Nagle Council, Goderich, and Kilroy Council, Stratford. Grand knight Kaz Ilrucln,ieki and grand knight E. Williams, of the re- spective councils, spoke briefly. Some of the highlights of the meeting were two donations of charity and a recording of a Columbus Day talk by the su- preme knight. The regular monthly draw was won by Gor- don Byers, Dublin. p.'aking to tlhrmembers cf the Zurich and District Mea- lier of Commerce at their 15th anniversary celebrations last Wednesday night, K. J. Shea, president of the Ontario Cham- ber of Commerce, warned of the continued threat of social- ism. "During recent years, the restrictions and controls im- posed upon the free enterprise system have expanded at an accelerated rate," the speaker said, "we complain about taxes but each year they become greater as one welfare measure is loaded on top of the others. "Each new step into the wel- sential and is supported by emo- sential and issupported by emo- tional arguments justifying its necessity," the speaker went on to say. "Few of us would quarrel with many of the social improvements which we have seen develop in recent years." "However," he added, "there has been a tendency to place the cart before the horse in welfare expansion. The atti- ude seems to be that we should buy a program and then find the money to pay for it." Mr. Shea said, "we all know there is a definite trend to- wards a welfare state and a decreasing awareness of the importance of the profit incen- tive so necessary to develop the resources able to meet the costs of social improvements. The question we must ask our- selves is what positive action are we taking to reverse the tendency towards socialism?" "A possible answer to the problem is for businessmen to offer themselves as candidates for all levels of government," the speaker went on to say. "We must be prepared ourselves to seek election and enter the legislative councils. Business training equips the individual If with a high degree of judg- ment, initiative and recognition of realities, qualities which should be put to use at any government level." The speaker added, "if we elect business people we achieve businessmen representation in government. Then we explain to the people of Canada the fallacies of spending programs unsupported by sufficient finan- ces, and set about to steer a new course of controlled spend- ing based on priorities, and covering all the facets of life, including education, transpor- tation, welfare and government ado inistration." "By directing our efficiency properly we can continue to cope with new demands on our abilities," Mr. Shea concluded, "and by so doing ensure that the freedoms and resources which we now enjoy will not be dissipated, but will, indeed, be fostered and enlarged." The president of the Ontario organization was introduced by J. A. Collins, manager of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, and was thanked by Ray Mc- Kinnon, secretary of the Zurich group. Other guests at the meeting were W. C. Urquhart, manager of Midwoda; Antoine Garon, president of the Clinton Cham- ber; Griffin Thomas, president of Grand Bend Chamber; Bob Read, president of Seaforth Chamber, and Lloyd Prueter, president of the Brodhagen group. Messages of congratu- lations on the anniversary occa- sion were received from Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron, MLA, and Robert McKinley, Huron MP, both whom were un- able to attend the function. Reg Illsley, of London, the charter president of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce. was also a special guest for the oceeeeen, and along with the other pass: president who atended, spoke briefly, congratulating the group. on their accomplishments os er the past 15 years. Another past president, Jack Bannister, of Little Current, was use xle to attend and he also sent his best wishes to the group. A resume of the accomplish- ments of the organization su.,ce its beginning was given by the oldest member, Albert J. Kaib- fleisch, also a past president. His resume appears as a guest editorial on page two of this issue, Master of ceremonies for the event, which was held at the Dominion Hotel, was past presi- dent Gerald Gingerich. Mr. Gingerich has recently been elected to the board •of directors of the Ontario Chamber of Com- merce, and his work on this body was highly praised by the visiting dignitaries. 0 OPP Detachment issues Report During the week of Octrher 23 to 29, the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Police investi- gated 30 occurrences, ai.ng with eight accidents. In the accidents there were four per- sons involved. The same detachment .iso issued 22 warnings under the Highway Traffic Act, and laid four charges under the same act, One charge was isseed under the Liquor Control Act. In the one-week period., the detachment spent 56 houre on Highway Traffic Act patrol, and travelled 1161, tri Girl Lost in sr rs Lter lunter Se A search for a two and a half year olcl girl missing for about' five hours last Thursday result- ed in her being found about a mile from her home. The girl is Linda Mathonia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mathonia, RR 2, Zurich. She was found by Richard Bedard, RR 2, Zur- ich, in a thick bush some dis- tance from where she had been playing with other children in the family, while the father was cutting wood, Apparently Mr. Mathonia had taken several of the children with him to the bush where he was intending to cut wood, and after a few minutes work he discovered that the girl was missing. It is believed the youngster strayed a bit too far from the rest, and when she found she was lost she panicked and kept on walking deeper into the bush. The father immediately set out to look for the girl, and after a couple of hours of un- successful searching he decided to call in help. Neighbors and friends cane to assist but still there was no sign of the miss- ing child. Around noon a call came through to Zurich for more help, and immediately a group of older students from St. Boniface School were des- patched to the scene. Along with still more volunteers, a' concentrated search began and the bush was gone through more thoroughly. It was about 1.:30 p.m. when Mr. Bedard heard faint cries from a child and soon discovered her stand- veral rcers ing by a fence, deep ii; the bush. Just as the rescuer camp '^ack to the home with the girl, :mem- bers of the Zurich fire brigade arrived at the scene to assist in the search, along with. the OPP, More help was on its way from the Zurich Public School and Canadian Forces Base, Clin- ton, but the were notified be- fore they left. In all. ;bout 50 volunteers assisted i`. the search. It was about 9:30 a.m. -when' the father first missed the little girl, and by the time she was: found many people were .=.f,aid she might have laid down .s mc - where in a pasture field, •;r the bush, and fallen asleep. if this had happened, it would have been much more diffinit to find her. HAPPY TO BE BACK—Two and a half year old Linda Mathonia was the objective of an intensive search last. Thursday after- noon, when she had been missing for about five hours, Linda is shown here in her ire tiler's arms after hcing found a mile from home by lliehard Bedard, right, while her father. George Mathonia. left, :mile: if.:!.. tior,ately at: the girl.