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Zurich Citizens News, 1967-10-26, Page 1ata No. 43—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1967 7 CENTS PER COPY TOUGH GOING -- It was all work and no play at the Zurich Arena last Thursday as about 50 volunteers showed up to assist in pouring the cement floor. All the concrete was hauled into the building in two - wheeled buggies, shown in this pic- ture. Here Keith Love, RR 1, Zurich, gets a hand to start his buggy on the way from Rich Thiel, with the helmet on. Standing by waiting to be loaded is Milton McAdams, RR 3, Zurich, while Carl Finkbeiner, in the back- ground, waits for another load of ce- ment to arrive. (Citizens News Photo) DOWN THE SHOOT — AImost 30 loads of readi-mix cement were used at the Zurich Arena last Thursday to pour the floor in the building. In this picture Richard Thiel prepares to load the buggy being handled by Bob Johnston, Zurich, as the unidentified truck driver handles the controls on the mixer. The project used about 170 yards of cement. St. Boniface CWL The Catholic Women's League meeting was held in St. Boni- face School on Tuesday, Octo- ber 17. The meeting was opened with prayer by the president, Mrs. Leo Meidinger. Each con- venor gave their monthly re- port. All members were urged to take part in various organ - legions, such as Helping at the Rest Home, on the Auxiliary. ,The guest speakers, Sister Eileen Marie and Sister Marie Dennis, spoke to ithe .group on how to prepare children for their first Holy Communion. "Parents should teach their children in a very simple man- ner, using words that the child understands," the Sisters told the group. "They should also teach their children that God is still living, •and only through His :power and love they can get along in life." Sister Marie Dennis also told the ladies that the baptized per - eon must be able .to ,distinguish between common bread and wine and the Body and Blood of Christ. She also said that the entire family should, by words and actions, show that this is an extremely important moment in the child's life, for at once he will he united with Christ and closer than ever to the parents. "Every communicant in the family should r e c e i v e the Eucharist with the 'child," she concluded. "This will aid him to understand more vividly the bonds of family life and his brothers in Christ," The meeting was closed with a pantry shower for the Sisters. Turn Clocks Back Saturday Night, DST Comes to End Daylight Saving Time comes to an end throughout this area on Saturday night, at 12 p.m. All residents" are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour when they go to bed Saturday night, and pick up that extra hour sleep they lost last spring, Churches throughout the area will observe Standard Time on Sunday, and schools will return to Standard Time when Monday rolls around. 0 Hensall UCW See Interesting Slides The general meeting of the UCW of Hensel). United Church was ,held Monday, October 23. Mrs. James McAllister, presi- dent, chaired the meeting and opened with reading of Psalm 90, verse 1'7, followed by a cen- tennial prayer. The devotion was taken by Mrs. T. J. Sherritt. Miss Mattie Ellis gave a thought-provoking talk on "Faith". Mrs. Weeks led in prayer Mrs. Carl Payne favored with a beautiful solo, "Bless This House", accompan- ied by Miss Greta 'ample, Mrs. McAllister read a poem, "Off Again". Mrs. George Armstrong gave a delightful article on the meaning of M & M. Mrs. R. M. Peck and Mrs. N. E. Cook took up 'the collec- tion which was dedicated with the singing of a hymn. Mrs. E. Rowe introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. E. Geiger, of London, and formerly of Hensail. Mrs. Geiger showed beautiful pictures of ,the Holy Land, and took 'them. from the Nile 'to the hills of Judea. She also showed slides •of Switzer- land, Germany and Scotland, She was thanked by Mrs. J. McAllister, who also gave court- esy remarks. Business of the meeting showed 42 answered the roll call, and further dealt with the bale to be packed; the payment of the new piano which will be dedicated the first Sunday in November; Chiselhurst ba- zaar October 27; regional rally at Greenway October 24; last general meeting December 11, with all units meeting separate- ly at 8 o'clock and the general meeting at 8:30 o'clock; pur- chase of songs -56 copies—for little . children. Mrs. Edison Forrest reported the financial standing; Mrs, Lorne Hay for the visitation committee, and Mrs. Walter Spencer the budget. 0 Bible Society To Meet in Zurich On Sunday, November 5, at 8 p.m., the Canadian Bible So- ciety will hold its annual wor- ship service and branch meet- ing in Zurich Mennonite Church. Rev. Andrew Brndjar, Lon- don, will speak and show a film on Japan: "The Red Pagoda". The public are cordially invit- ed to this service. Prior to the annual Bible So- ciety service canvassers will be visiting the homes in the com- munity and district, seeking fi- nancial support for the society's work of translating and dis- tributing the scriptures :through- out the world. —o Hensall Guides At Election Location Hensall Girl Guides enjoyed a change of pace at last week's meeting when they visited the polling centre in the Town Hall and had election procedures ex- plained to them by the deputy returning officer. On Saturday, 24 Guiders from Huron division met in the Unit- ed Church in Hensall for the first of a two-day training, un- der the leadership of Mrs, Rob- ert Luxton, of Exeter, and Mrs, Anita Cook and Mrs. Greta Lavender, of Hensel]. urich Centennial Project Near Completion; Ice in Few Weeks Zurich's centennial project— additions and renovations to the Community Centre and the in- stallation of artificial ice in the arena—is rapidly nearing com- pletion. Within the next few weeks the entire project should be completed and ready for use. While no definite date has been set, an official opening of the centre will probably take place early in December. During the past couple of weeks hundreds of volunteers from the village of Zurich and the rural area surrounding Zur- ich have pitched in to complete a number of time-consuming jobs in connection with prepar- ing for artificial ice installation. First there were all the plastic pipes to be laid on the floor of the arena, and then came the big task of pouring the ce- ment floor. There were about 50 men on hand last Thursday for this job, and the floor was all poured by about four o'clock in the afternoon. Now the cement floor must cure for at least 27 days before the artificial ice plant can be turned on. Meanwhile, me- chanics from the company in- stalling the ice plant are busy installing their equipment, so it will be ready for use by the time the floor Is properly cured, Most of the work in the arena section is completed, and all that remains to be done in the new addition to the east is a number of doors hung. Work will begin next week on the new ceiling in the auditorium, and then the walls 'can be paint- ed to complete this part of the project. A completely new modern kitchen has been built, with all the latest facilities available for banquets, wedding parties, etc. A triple sink has been installed for washing dishes, along with another single sink for washing hands. Cupboards have been built along both walls in the kitchen to provide 'ample work- ing area for any groups wishing to cater. While the men have been busy slugging away at the heav- ier work on the project, the women of the community have been busy as well. To date most of the painting in the building has been done by a group of women, on a volunteer basis. The general public, both villagers and rural residents, have been co-operating in true community spirit, to rush the project to completion. Effective November 1, a new schedule of rental rates for the community centre and arena will come into effect. A com- plete listing of the rates may be found on page eight of this edition of the Citizens News. In many cases the rates have been lowered, while in .n roe special instances the commit- tee have found it necessary to bring about a slight adjustment in the fees. The entire rate structure is based on figures which the committee feels is necessary to make the commun- ity centre and arena operate on a paying basis. umerous Courses in Huron For Farmers; One Set (By R. S. Atkey) Providing neighboring coun- ties are in agreement, Huron County will have a three-day open deer hunting season on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, November 6, 7, 8, Huron Coun- ty council decided at their re- cent session in Goderich. Action was taken following a request from Ontario Depart- ment of Lands and Forests, backed up by arguments as to its necessity, and recommenda- tion by the agriculture and re- forestation c o m m i t t e e, with John H. Corbett, Hay Township, chairman. Donald Johnston, Hespeler, fish and wildlife supervisor, Lake Huron district, Ontario Department of Lands and For- ests, argued strongly before council for an open season for three days in the ten counties of Lake Huron district. A brief submitted to council indicated that for the past two years, the majority of the dis- trict's population had been ex- posed to harvest •which had been beneficial not only to the hunters but also to the local economy. Density of deer is over one deer per square mile with some local areas up to 15 deer. Na- tural increase is a big factor. Information collected on deer killed by other than legal hunt- ing indicates that the majority of such deer were involved in mishaps, such as automobile collisions, during late fall, win- ter and early spring. There- fore, a November hunt not only provides recreation but sub - For Centralia Site stantially reduces the chances of vehicle collisions. It was pointed out that a natural renewable resource such as a deer herd, cannot be stock- piled any more than an agricul- tural product of the land which must be harvested. He pointed out that 76 per cent of the ani- mals harvested in the fall of 1966, were present in the herd during the 1965 hunt, indicat- ing that these animals are quite capable of withstanding an an- nual harvest. He said that an annual deer hunt assists in keeping the deer herd within the carrying capac- ity of the area, M:r. Johnston pointed cit that in the 1966 three-day open sea- son, Huron County had 1,585 hunters, who harvested 45a deer, with 28.9 per cent .ricce.ss_ In Huron County, 92 per cent of the hunters were local resi- dents or resided within 10 miles of the boundaries, while 36 per cent were rural people. Grant Stirling, of Goderich Township, asked Mr. Johnston what made him think there were sufficient deer in the area to warrant an open season. As far as he was concerned he couldn't see "any deer and an- telope play". Mr. Johnston replied that deer are noctural animals, not seen very much in the daytime. This was borne out by the high percentage of road kilts at night. He added that the officials liked an open season to reduce (Continued on page 8) ONLY 0 N E MISHAP Even though there were close to 50 volun- teers working at the Zurich Arena last Thursday on the cement floor project, only one load of cement was upset, and Wes Hugill happened to be the unfortunate victim in line for all the ribbing. In this photo he cheer- fully shovels up the load he upset, while being assisted by Arthur Tow - ton, RR 1, Zurich, on the right. In the background are Robert McKinley,. Zurich, and Orland Reichert, RR 2,. Ien s i � sall.