Zurich Citizens News, 1958-01-29, Page 1!p1f5.Y.�i
No. 3—Ten Pages
ZURICH, ONTARIO, WLDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1958
F kris
CoP'Y
rominent Citizen Dies Suddenly;
Funeral Services Here Thursday
No Night Parking
Help Snow Plows
The Trustees of the Village of
Zurich have passed a by-law pro-
hibiting overnight parking on
Goshen and Main Streets, in the
.downtown area between the hours
of 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. The reason
for this is to facilitate the remov-
al of snow and ice from • the
streets. Any offenders to the law
will be prosecuted under •the
•Ighway Traffic Act, so it will be
wise for all motorists to keep
their cars off these main streets
during those hours.
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New Light Switch
Will Cost $2,000
,A:• new switch for the street
lighting system in Zurich has been
`installed; and should eliininat
any more trouble with the village
street lights being off and on at
the wrong time. The new switch
is controlled by an electric eye,
going off and on with daylight
and dark.
The Ontario Rural Hydro from
Exeter made the installation the
pa itch week.
i$2,000.
Estimated cost of the
A former deputy 'reeve of Hay
Township, and a man well-known
throughout the area, Oscar Fred-
erick Kropp, Zurich, passed away
,suddenly, January 28, at his resi-
dence. Death was attributed to a
heart attack. • He was in his 75th
year.
Resting at the Westlake funeral
home, Zurich, until Thursday mor-
ning atf11 o'clock when he will be
taken to St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, and funeral . service will
be held there commencing at 2.30
o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. 0.
Winter, minister of St. Peter's
Lutheran Church Zurich, will of-
ficiate and interment will be in
St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
Barn in Hay Township on June
21, 1883, he married Lorinda Wal -
per, who predeceased him some
years ago. Mr. Klapp was an
agent for Massey -Harris, farm
equipment, and had lived in the
village for the past 28 years.
He served as a councillor in the
township, and was Deputy Reeve
up until this year.
Mr. Klopp, had served for 40
years as a director of the Hay
Township Mutual Fire Insurnace
Company, and this is considered a
record for Ontario; and probably
in Canada. During those years
he was president of the Company
many times.
Surviving are three sons, Har-
old, Grand Bend; Howard, Zur-
ich; Wilfred, Landon; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. .Len (Beatrice) Hoist,
Detroit; Mrs. Earl (Edith) Yung-
blut, Zurich; Mrs. Arthur (Delor-
es) Risk, Detroit; four brothers,
Elmore, Zurich; Horace, Strat-
ford; William, Stratford; Leonard,
Waterloo and Lambert, New
lee
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eI Wagner cever; rs - E a
Church, Zurich; Mrs. Flora Beck-
er, Glidden, Iosva; 17 grandchild-
ren.
Mrs. Henry Adkins has been
.spending sometime in Zurich at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aubert
Hess, taking care. of Mrs. Hess
and Mr. Hess's mother, both of
whom have been quite sick.
January 21 at the newly established hog assembly yards
in Clinton was a first experience for Joe Corey, manager of the
Clinton Community Sales Barn where the yards are located,
and also manager of the assembly yards: Here he is with a
Lew of the more than 300 hogs cleared on opening day, January
2t, which he has just completed tattooing. The tattoo applied
to the left shoulder records the numm.ber of the hog, and when.
it is dressed, remains clearly visibly on the carcass. This is
the method used to keep track of the hogs shipped from in-
dividual barns.
The keen interest being taken in curling
at the local arena is shown in the above photo.
Watching a rack come down the ice are, left to
right, Milfred Schilbe Carl Decker, Tom
Meyers, and Len Prang.
(Staff Photo)
Local Reeves Get •
Jobs ,On Council
Hay Township Reeve Valentine
Becker and Deputy Reeve Alex
Mousseau have been attending the
.opening sessions of County Coun-
cil in Goderioh the past week.
Reeve Becker• has been appointed
to the County Hoene and Refores-
tation Committees of Council,
wlnleDeputy-+Reeve Mousseau has
,been planed p rtlxe Frecutive. and
'l�'ard.eils'"`CotiilttY�7ttee:"'
,County Council raised the.rate
of maintenance at the County
Home to $75 per month per res-
ident: from a previous $60.
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we will be glad to help you ar-
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for a birth or death annaunce-
ment; just give us a call.
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Stephen's Reeve
John Morrissey
uron Warden
For the first time in 22 years,
Stephen Township reeve is war-
den of Huron County. In a stif-
fly contested battle at county
council last Tuesday, January 21,
Reeve John Morrissey won on the
fifth ballot in a 17-16 victory over
John Durnin, West Wawanosh
Township.
There were six contenders for
the honour. Orval Taylor, East
Wawanosh was the first elimina-
ted. Then Reeve John Deeves,
Goderich Township; Reeve Will-
iam Morritt, Blytti and Reeve
William McKenzie, Exeter.
Warden Morrissey is beginning
his llth year as a member of the
Stephen Township Council and
his seventh year as a member of
the Huron County Council. He
and Mrs. Morrissey have eight
children.
Hairy Gowdy, former reeve of
Howick, and the 1957 warden, for-
mally escorted Warden Morrissey
to the dais and presented to him
the gold chain of office, the war-
den's gavel and symbolic key. His
honour Frank Fingland, Clinton,
judge of the county court of Hur-
on administered the oath of of-
fice, and the Rev. A. E. Eustace,
Luther = n Congregation Drops
Evening Services; Appoints Officers
Annual meeting of St. Peter's
Lutheran Church, was held in the
church basement this past Wed-
nesday night with only a fair
turnout. The opening devotions
were conducted by Rev: O Win-
ter, after which Victor �Dinman,
chairman' of the church council,
took charge. Recording secretary
Harold Stade read the minutes.
In his report to the members
of the congregation. Rev. Winter
reviewed the highlights of the
past year. Fifteen members were
confirmed, eight people were
tranferred to other congregations
and eight members died in the
year gone by. There were also
three weddings and ten baptisms
during this time. The givings for
current expenses in the year
showed an increase of $1,500. The
church took part in the Steward-
ship Sector Project, which was .ried a balance of $83.79, and don -
quite successful. Repairing and ations for singing at funerals left
bly handled the chairmanship of
the Cernetery Committee, thank-
ed everyone for the co-operation
in looking after the Cemetery
grounds in the past year,, Her
ed the same plan bdulrjbe"fo
ed this year as lracl been r1•z
through last.
The Ladies Aid report, read by
Mrs. Anne Turkheirn, sholwed re-
ceopts of $900.34 and expenses of
$559.30, leaving the Aid with a
balance in the bank of $341.04.
Mrs. Harold Thiel, reporting for
the United Lutheran Church Wo-
men, told of receipus amounting
to $309.65 and expenses of
$244.33.
The Sunday School report, read
by auditors Mrs. Norman Flleisch-
auer, showed receipts of $131.05
and a bank balance of $181.55.
The Luther League statement car -
repainting of the church steeple
were among the many extensive
repairs made. The Sunday School
is flourishing, with each class
crowded to the limit. The morn-
ing services were very well at-
tended and the regular Sunday
bulletins were introduced this
year. All in all, it was a very
successful year with each organ-
ization in the church showing an
increased membership.
Treasurer Earl Weido gave the
financial report of the church,
showing expenses of $7,064.71,
against receipts of $8,666.16, leav- Milfred Schilbe was again appoin..
ing a balance of $1.,601.45 in the ted as delegate to Synod.
treasury. Norman Fleischauer 1 Chairman Victor Dinnin, and
gave the report on Missions and 'the
Karl Haberer, of
Benevolence showing an amount the Church Council, retired after
of $3,580.74 being handled. The 'having served their three year
Cemetery fund showed receipts term, their positions on the Cotm-
of $793,46 against. expenses of cil being filled by Fred Hab,erer,
$543.95. Jr., and Glen Weido. Other niem-
Chairman of the Sector Project, biers of the Council include, Earl
Milfred Schilbe, reported pledges Weido, Harold Stade, Norman
of $7289 for current and .,.$3,180 Fleischauer, Albert Deichert and
Earl Flaxbard. Victor Dinnin
was then appointed chairman of
the Evangelism Committee of the
church.
the choir with a balance of $24.78
Mrs. Jack Turkheim, the Choir
Director, thanked all members
for their co-operation in the past
year.
After much discussion on the
ma '•er of Sunday evening servic-
•a vote was taken which resul-
eid in the discontinuing of these
services, falling in line with most
other churches- throughout the
Synod.
Auditors for the coming year
were appointed: Theodore Stein -
back and Henry Eickmeier, while
for missions, given for the year of
1958.
Rudolph Stade, who has cape-
Goderich, conducted the devotions.
One reason for the large num-
ber of choices for the warden -
ship was that this is a Conserva-
tive year. Huron has a tradition
of alternating the wardenship be-
tween Conservatives and Liberals,
and there happens to be, this
year, an unusually large number
of Conservatives in County Coun-
cil. When the 32 -man Council
caucused Tuesday afternoon, 11
attended the Liberal caucus, and
21 the Conservative caucus.
GUIDES ENJOY SKATING
PARTY AT ARENA
On Thursday evening, January-
23,
anuar23, the Girl Guides of Zurich en-
joyed a skating party in the A-
rena after which they were treat-
ed to hot dogs and pop.
Mr, and Mrs. Norman Fleisch-
auer entertained a number of
:friends and relatives on Saturday*
evening in honour of W illiairt
Thiel, who celebrated his birth
day.