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Zurich Citizens News, 1967-12-14, Page 1No. 50 --FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1968 7 CENTS PER COPY OPEN NEW GARAGE — Members of Huron County council assembled at the new garage re- cently built on the Blind Line, Hay Township, on Monday afternoon for the official opening of the building. Members of the road committee, who -took part in the ribbon -cutting ceremony, are, left to right, Delbert Geiger, Elmore Hayter, James Hayter, Warden Don McKenzie, Joseph Kerr and county engineer Jim Britnell. The new three -bay building will accommodate the vehicles which are to look after the south part of the county. (Citizens News Photo) AWARD WINNERS—Eight mem- bers of the HensalI Girl Guides re- ceived special awards at a ceremony Tuesday evening at the Hensall Unit- ed Church. The girl are, front row left to right, Kaye Davis, Barb Odell, Karen Broderick, Jill Drysdale, Me- lanie Veal. Back row, left to right, Brenda Lavender, Pam Mickle and Cathy Cook. BROWNIES FLY -UP --Four mem- bers of the ltensall Brownie Pack flew -up to the Girl Guide company at an impressive ceremony on Tuesday evening. Left to right, the girls are Karen Kyle, Joan Alexander, Patty Rawcliffe, Eileen Klungel. Behind the girls, ready to fasten on their wings are Tawny Owls Mrs. Barry Jackson and Mrs. Rodger Veneer. Extend Diel Pleet At Bend Exchange The second extension to the dial plant at Grand Bend ex- change of the Hay Municipal Telephone System since its be- ginning in 1962 is currently under way, and when completed will allow up to 1400 telephones to operate at the summer re- sort. Cost of this addition will be $42,000. According to_' reman Harold Zehr, •bhe Grand Bend exchange has shown continued growth since the cutover to •dial opera- tions, with 75 to 80 new cus- tomers being added every year. As well as the addition to the inside plant, Zehr reports that the System also spent about $8,000 in outside plant in the past year, improving special customer's service .and install- ing key systems at all three exchanges. A five-year program calls for increasing cable sizes through- out the entire system, to pro- vide better party line service. All new cables are to be placed underground. The Hay Telephone System, while managed by the council of the Township of Hay, oper- ates three dial stations — at Grand Bend, Dashwood and Zurich. 0 Subscription Is An Ideal Gift Item Are you looking for an ideal gift suggestion for that mem- ber of the family, or friend, who is away from home? Why not buy a one-year subscription to the Zurich Citizens News. Simply drop into the office and tell us who you would like the paper sent to each week — and we will do the rest. An attractive card will be sent ad- vising the person of the gift you are sending them. ----0 Varna UC Women Pick New Slate The UCW held their Christ- meas meeting on Wednesday evening last. Mrs. Mervin Hay- ter opened the Rneeting with prayer. Group three had charge of devotions with Mrs. Ralph Stephenson leading and was assisted by several members of her group. Mrs. Bev Hill pre- sided at the ,piano. A number of girls of the Explorer group sang a couple of Christmas carols. The pastor, Rev. M, Morrison, gave an interesting and timely talk on "Thoughts vm Christ- mas". The delegates who at- tended the presbyterial at i on- erif gave their report. The roll call was answered by 25 mem- bers with a Christmas verse. There were also 10 visitors pros - (Continued on page 5) Zurich Renews Agreement to Provide Local Rest Home With Fire Protection The council of the village of Zurich, at their regular meeting last Thursday night, agreed to provide fire protection for en - other year to the Blue Water Rest Home, located just west of the village, in Hay Township, Since Zurich and Hay Town- ship have no fire protection agreement, the directors of the Rest Home have found it nec- essary to provide their own •ar- rangements. The protection is being .pro- vided to the Rest Home free of charge, the same as it was last year. A letter had been re- ceived by the village from the Rest Home board of directors, asking for this protection in view of the fact Hay Township Lutheran Women Elect Officers For Coming Year The committee in charge for the December meeting of the Lutheran Church Women were Mrs. Blackwell, Miss Frieda Ha- berer, Mrs. Emma Schilbe and Mrs. Percy Willert. Christmas carols were sung, read and dis- cussed by the committee. Chrisinons, which are sym- bols of Christianity to be used as Christmas tree decorations, were displayed, and their mean- ings explained. A short discussion on syn- opsis of the study book on Christ and the faith of men was led by Mrs. Blackwell, Miss Frieda Haberer and Mrs. Percy Willert received the offerings, after which Mrs. Schilbe and Mrs. Willert closed the devo- tions with prayer. The president took the chair for the business. The special centennial offering amounted to $55 and 26 members an- swered roll call. It was decided to again send good cheer boxes to the sick and shut-ins for Christmas. The committee asked that treats be brought to the parsonage for packaging no later than the 16th. Thank you notes were read and various reports given. The annual meeting and elec- tion of officers followed the :ad- journment of the monthly meet- ing. The slate of officers is as follows: president, Mrs. A. Finkbeiner; vice-president, Mrs. Len Prang; secretary, Mrs. H. Thiel; treasurer, Mrs. Gordon Hess. is not able to provide adequate coverage in case of a fire. In other business at the same meeting council approved the payment of $1000 to the Rest Home, as part of a three-year committment made towards the building fund at the time the Home was built. The total grant from fee village is $3,000, spread over three years. At the meeting a resignation from the position of fire chief was received from Milton Deitz, who has served the department faithfully for 43 years as a fire- man and chief. A successor to the chief will be appointed at the last meeting of council on Thursday, December 28. Douglas O'Brien was reap- pointed as the village's repre- sentative on the South Huron District High School board, for another two-year term. A detailed report on the of- ficial opening of the Babe Sie- bert Memorial Arena and Zur- ich Community Centre was pre- sented to council by Ray Mc- Kinnon, who served as treasurer of the event. The profits from the special night amounted to close to $500, and this amount will be added to the building fund. Two grants were approved at Two Issues Of Paper Next Week There will be two editions of the Citizens News reach sub- scribers throughout this area next week. The first edition will be in the mails on Wednes- day morning, one day earlier, and will carry the usual last minute gift suggestion adver- tisements. Any advertisements for this issue must be placed by Saturday evening. The second edition, a special Christmas publication, will be in the mail next Friday morn- ing, December 22, This issue will carry the usual Christmas greeting advertisements, and anyone wishing to place such ads must contact the Citizens News office no later than Mon- day evening, December 18. Since this will be a heavy week for the staff at the Citi- zens News, we ask for the co- operation of all advertisers and news correspondents in having their copy reach us as early as possible. We hope to publish one of the most attractive Christmas issues in our history and are depending on the co- operation of the pubffc to reach this goal. the meeting—one to the Zurich Agricultural Society for $125, and another to the Zurich Girl Guides for $25, The appointment of Carl Thiel as road superintendent for the village was also ap- proved at the meeting. Work- ing on a full-time basis, the new public works foreman will received $4420 per year, and will also serve as building in- spector, trench inspector and by-law enforcement off ice r, with the power to issue viola- tion •tickets for parking infrac- tions within the village limits. Mr. Thiel replaces Urban Pfile, who has retired after a num- ber of years in the position. A building permit was ap- proved at the meeting for Don- ald Oke Ltd., to build an ad- dition to St. Boniface School in the amount of $82,500, Clerk Mrs. Elda Wagner re- ported to the council that there are only a few unpaid taxes for the year 1967. 0 Zurich Chamber Hosts Ladies The Zurich Chamber of Com- merce held their annual Ladies' Nite on Monday at the Domin- ion ITotel, when wives and members were treated to a de- licious turkey dinner. About 80 attended the event. Chairman of the night was Leroy Thiel, vice-president of the organization. A toast to the ladies was proposed by Ray Mt: - Kinnon, while Mrs. Len Erb ably replied. Herb Turkheim. thanked Mrs. Beatrice Hess for acting as accompanist at the dinner meeting of the organiza- tion, and presented her with a small gift as a token of appre- ciation. En:termtainment was provid- ed for the group by Jerry Rader, who sang several de- lightful solos, accompanied by Mrs. Hess. Guest speaker for the occa- sion was Miss Angela Armitt, of London, who thoroughly en- tertained the gathering with her hilarious comedy. She was in- troduced by Oscar Greb and thanked by Charles Burgess. Winners of lucky draws were Mrs. Vincent Doyle, Mrs. Len Merner, Mrs. Charles 'Thiel, Mrs. Robert Westlake, Mrs. Tom Meyers, Mrs. Lee % nert, Mrs. Fred Momnrersteeg, firs. Gordon Erb, Mrs. W i 11 is m Baechler, Mrs. Harvey Hohner, Mrs. Charles Burgess and Mrs. Herb Turkheim. MORE ADDITIONS—A further ex- tension is presently being made to the equipment plant at the Grand Bend Glial office of the Hay Municipal Tele- phone System. This is the second since the station opened in 1962, and will cost about $42,000. Shown here looking over the new equipment are, left to right, Bill Wagner, Steve Mei- dinger and Lloyd Denomme, all em- ployees of the Hay System. (Citizens News Photo) xr.