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Zurich Citizens News, 1969-04-03, Page 1[rd(gh No. 14—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1969 A UNIQUE ENTRANCE—Probably one of the most unusual entrances to any farm is this one on the property of Asa Steckle, in Stanley Township. The old-fashioned plow with the whippletree indicates that Noah Gingerich lives at the location, while the name plate above the ft, cedar rails shows that the property oeiongs to Asa Steckle. To clear the confusion it might be pointed out that the farm formerly belonged to Mr. Gingerich, until he sold it to Mr. Steckle, but the former still lives in the home on the property. Hensall Discuss New Recreation Manager Hensall village council met on April 7, with all members present. Following the reading. of the minutes of the previous meeting, a deputation from the Fire Brigade submitted a request for $100. , to assist in rhe purchase of fireworks for May 17. Council assured .he representatives that the matter would be given con- sideration and the Fire Brigade would be duly informed of their decision. E. R. Davis gave his monthly report on the progress of drains and struts. IIe suggested that there might still be a problem with the M;.11 Street drain from tree roots around the joints of the tile and thought perhaps some; tile should be lifted and replaced. Council was of the opinion that nore study is necessary in this area to determine whether the :xisting tile is large enough and )erhaps replace it with larger tile. Davis informed council that an axle had broken on the tractor and tad to be welded in order to have the tractor for street work. He inquired about a pump and reeve Jaques felt that., Davis would be able to use the P. U. C. pump when one is necessary. Davis also reported on rhe poor condition of Oxford Street West, and felt some grading was in order. Considerable discussion ensued about the new street in question and council was of he opinion that a great deal of work must be carr- ied out in the line of direct re- moval on the south side of said • street before gravel can be used to grade the road. Council suggested that the major problem at present is park- ing facilities for the residents in the area of the apartment building. Council suggested that Davis might have a portion of the road graded tc alleviate the immediate problem. Davis also asked about the condit- ion of the parking lot at C. N. R. and was told to have some graded when the condition is much drier. Bean Festival. Comittee Begins Plains For Fourth it hurl Event Plans are again under way for the annual Bean Festival, which. will be held in Zurich on Saturday August 23, with a bigger and better program than ever before. A meeting of the organizers of the event was held last week, at which time chairmen of various committees were picked for the corning year. General chairman of the overall project will again be Ray McKinn- on while Stewart Deitz will serve as his assistant. Secretary of the group is Miss Carol Erb and the treasurer is ,Mrs. Howard Finkbei- ner. Gerald Gingerich and Mrs. Clare Geiger are head of the most important committees of the organization --food. They will list at least a dozen more names to their committee to assist them in this big end of the annual event. Other committee chairmen are: concessions and midway, Glenn Weido; tours, Cleland Reichert; traffic and parking, Carl Thiel; property committee, Oscar Greb; (Please turn to page 12) 0 Legion Service Z,,'rich Stu 10 CENTS PER COPY a 4$ t Ii4p 1r� l� 'fi.*': ste 15 ve ent The council of the village of Zurich, at their regular meeting last Thursday night, heard a request from Leonard Debus, a property owner in the nofth-west section of the village, for some sort of street planning in that area to allow for development of build- ing lots he owns. According to Mr. rebus, he has land enough to sell about 20 choice building lots but has no access to them other than a 40 -foot laneway beside his house. He asked council if he where to build a road on the 40 -foot space, would it be serviced by the municipality, However, it was explained to him that the Department of Highways insists that all streets must be 66 feet wide. After considerable discussion with Mr. Debus, council members suggested that he meet with other property owners in the area and see if some overall plan for develop- ment of the north-west section could be worked out. Council also met with Bill Ferguson , who is presently living in a mobile home in the south- east section of the village. He asked for permission to erect a cement foundation and place the mobile unit on it as a permanent home. The matter is to be given further consideration by council. In other business at the meeting 1In this area there is also a catch basin which is not in working order and after much discussion, council decided that Pavis should contact the PHO regarding this and the matter of patching the road on Main Street, which is also Highway 84. Once again, the Albert Street drain came up for discussion and the opinions were varied. How - (please turn to page 14) 0 All ex -service personnel and their dependents are invited to take advantage of a free Legion service. H. W. Moyer, Service Bureau Officer from London, will be at Legion Branch No. 468, Hensall, on April 16, at 3 p.m. to give skilled advice on veterans' benefits. Anyone wishing to see Mr. Moyer is urged to call or write F. C. Beer Hensall, who will arrange an appointment. Hay Township Picks inspector The council of the Township of Hay, at their regular meeting last week, appointed Wilfred Mousseau, R. R. 2, as warble fly inspector. Ilis hourly rate of pay will be $2.00, plus 10 cents a mile for transportation. ! At the same time the council appointed William Watson, R. R. 3, Zurich, to apply the warble fly spray, at a rate of 13 cents per head. All cattle will be given two applications. In other business at the meeting council renewed their present fire protection agreement with Hensall Fire Uepartment for another six monts month period. Negotiations are still being carried out between Hen,all, Hay and Tuckersmith Townships regarding fire protection, and no definite agreement has been reached as yet, Road superintendent Karl Haberere was instructed to order necessary signs, to mark stop streets and dead end streets, throughout the township. The council approved the in- creasing of the licence fee for Turnbull's Grove trailer park from $800 to $1, 000 per year, effective in 1969. In addition to their routine business at the meeting, the council also dealt with two municipal drains and two tile drains. the Zurich Hydro -Electric System to service the Dashwood Hydro System., for that village. Under the agreement the Zurich manage- ment will supervise the operation and maintenance of the Dashwoe'' hydro system, along with meter reading and billing. The agree- ment is to be reviewed by the two groups every six months and has been signed for a period of one year at a time. The council agreed to meet with the council of Hay Township regarding the possibility of obtain- ing a tank truck to be used in connection with the Zurich Volun- teer Fire Department. Authorization was received from engineer H. M. Gibson for the payment of 807o of the contr- act of Graham and Graham, for their work on the Zurich Drain. The project is now practically completed. Council agreed with a request from the Huron County Children's Aid society, to declare the week of April 20 to 26 as "Children's Aid Week." 0 SPECIAL ISSUE This issue of the Citizens News Iwill be going out to several hun- dred people throughout this area who are not subscribers at the present time. For the first time Iin it's history the Citizens News council members heard a eQport lis featuring color advertising in from the hydro and water comm- la regular publication, in conjun- ittee outlining details of an i ction with several advertisers whc agreement which has been made for have agreed to try the experiment A PRETTY COMBINATION —Pretty Dianne Smith, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, Zurich, and this fancy Easter cake. made an ideal setting for this photo at the Zurich Girl Guides baking sale last Saturday.. The event was termed a decided success by •officials of the organization.