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Zurich Citizens News, 1959-01-21, Page 1No. 3 ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1959 12 Pages FAREWELL DINNER for Rev. O. Winter, centre, was held by the Chamber of Commerce last Thursday night. Taking part in .the special program were, left, Rev. A. M. Amacher, pastor of Emmanuel Church, Zurich, and right, Father C. (Citizens E.NDoyle, Peof St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Zurich. Chamber of Commerce Honours Lutheran Minister at Farewell Dinner A farewell dinner was held by the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce in honour of one of its members, Rev. O. Winter, who is leaving Zurich shortly for To- ronto. The meeting was held in the Dominion Hotel last Thurs- day evening, and a good attend- ance was present for the special occasion. the gathering for the special night, and invited anyone to come and see him if they were in Toronto at any time. A discussion on the Pee Wee hockey team took place, with a report being given by Jack Ban- nister and Gordon Block. When Mr. Bannister told of the need for a first aid kit for the boys, an offer from Father Doyle to donate one was accepted with gratitude. President of the Chamber, Mil- ton Oesch, requested as many of the members as possible to join the Library, as that organization needs more members to keep fun- ctioning. Albert Kalbfleisch in his address also paid special tribute to the Zu- rich Citizens. News on their com- pletion of the first year in oper- ation. He said everyone has spok- en highly of the new paper. ---."_0 Taking part in the program as well as members 'of the organii.za- tion, were Father C. E. Doyle, of St. Boniface Roman Catholic Ch- urch, Zurich and Rev. A. M. Am- acher, of the Evangelical Church in Zurich. Rev. Winter has been the Padre in the Chamber of Commerce for some time. Dennis Bedard read an address and John Gascho presented a gift on behalf of the group to Rev. Winter. Both Rev. Father Doyle and Rev. Amacher spoke briefly, telling of the firle relations they have had with their friend, and wished him the best of success in his new charge. Albert Kalbfleisch, a past -presi- dent of the Chamber, bid farewell to Rev. Winter on behalf of the organization. He told of the pleas- ant association the members had enjoyed with the minister, Rev. Winter very ably thanked Zurich May Get 18 I\ ew Streetlights, Trustees Make Grants, Appointments The trustees of the village of Zurich held their inaugural meet- ing in the clerk's office last Wed- nesday night, at which time they took their oath of office for the coming year. Lloyd O'Brien was again appointed chairman of the group for the corning term. H. W. Brokenshire was appoint- ed as secretary for another year, at a salary of $500. Leonard Pr - STANLEY COUNCIL TO ASK FOR COMPENSATION TO LIVESTOCK DUE TO RABIES At the inaugural meeting of Stanley Township Council, presid- ed over by Reeve Harvey Cole- man, the members instructed Clerk Fred Watson to contact both provincial and Federal rep- resentatives of government in the ridings of Huron regarding sec- uring compensation for livestock lost due to rabies. _0 In Hospital Dr. Garnet Leitch is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, where he underwent surgery W. R. Jewitt Named Warden of Huron William Jewitt, reeve of Hullett Township, was named Warden of Huron County at the January ses- sion which opened in Goderich on Tuesday, January 20. Beecher Menzies, Clinton Lawyer, Head of Huron Liberal Party E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton lawyer, was last Tuesday night elected to the post of president of the Huron Liberal Association (provincial riding). xeter who succeed eds Benson Tuckey, been holding the office. Mr. Menzies announced that a nomination meeting will be held before the end of February to choose a candidate for the next provincial election, which the Lib- erals predict will come this sum- mer at the latest. Also named to office were: hon- orary presidents, John Winter- meyer MPP, John Armstrong, Ad- dison, toWm D Clinton; G. Cochrane, Exeter; Senator W. II. Golding, Grand Opening At Thiel's Superior Store, To -morrow The "Grand Opening" of Thiel's Superior Store in Zurich will be held this week, starting on Thurs- day morning and running through to next Tuesday. The recently ren- ovated store is probably one of the most modern food markets in this part of the country. Prop- rietor of the store is Charles Thiel, a life-long resident of Zu- rich. ang was named as motor mechanic for the Zurich Fire Brigade at a salary of $50 for the year. Grants of $25 each were made to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides. The Zurich Public Library will receive $50 for the coming year. Members of the board decided they would attend the Hydro Con- vention in Toronto in March. Ten- ders are to be called for an aux- iliary motor to be used for the water system in case of a break- down in hydro power at any time. The motor would keep up the water supply in case of such an emergency. Subject to the approval of the Regon Office for Hydro, 18 new streetlights will be erected in the village in the coming year. The lamps will be of the new fluores- cent style, and the first lights will be in. the main business sec- tion of the town. The question of sidewalk con- struction was held over to the next meeting for further discus- sion. Situated on the main corner of the village, the store has been completely remodelled in recent months. A 10 foot addition has been built to the north side of the building to make the store an overall size of 30x35'. The old type metal awning across the front of the store has been re- moved to increase the brightness in the building, and a new type Superior sign has been erected out front. Plans are to construct a new front across the building in the near future. The entire store has been re- decorated in the interior, and all new shelving and islands have been constructed. For full details of the Grand Opening and the special offers be- ing given please read pages six and seven of this paper. AmacherRegisters First Shutout In 7-0 Victory Over Goderich Team Dennis Amacher earned his first shutout of the season on Monday night as his team blanked the Goderich Legion Midgets by a sc- ore of 7-0 in the second half of a doubleheader played in the Zu- rich Arena The locals scored two goals in the first, two in the second, and added three more in the third period. Gerard Overholt and Bob John- ston triggered two goals each for Zurich, with singles going to Bill W a g n e r, Earl Wagner and "Woody", Weido. As well as scor- ing two goals Bob Johnston earn- ed four assists, and Earl Wagn- er three. Six penalties were handed out in the game, four to Goderich avid two to Zurich. Seaforth; Hugh Hill, Goderich; Albert Kalbfleisch, Zurich; And- rew McLean, Seaforth; James Scott, Seaforth. Vice-presidents are Earl Camp- bell, Hensall; Walter Forbes, Clin- ton; Ivan Forsyth, Tuckersmith; Garnet Hicks, Usborne; Roy Ratz, Stephen. Secretary, James Bisset, Gode- rich; treasurer, George Deichert, Zurich. Guest speaker for the meeting which was held in the Hensall Town Hall was William H. Fox, London, regional chairman of the party, who attacked the Frost government on Three aspects of education, financial, teacher sup- ply and quality of teachers. GODERICH: goal, Mathieson, defence, Wilkinson, Bettiger; for- wards, Robinson, Feagan, Pinder; alternates, Laithwaite, Currell, Je- ffrey, McIver, Bedard, Cook. ZURICH: goal, Amacher, defen- ce, L. Bedard, Willert; forwards, B. Johnston, E. Wagner, Overholt; alternates, Masse, B. Wagner, D. J o h n s o n, Deichert, Denomme, Klopp, Weido, P. Bedard, Thiel. New Reeve e, Clerk, Councillor Picked In Ilen.sall Village Peter L. McNaughton, Hensall, has accepted the position of clerk - treasurer arid tax collector of that village. He succeeds James Pat- erson who was asked to resign at the first council meeting of the year. John Henderson, who has been a councillor for the past three years, is the village reeve suc- ceeding Reeve Norman Jones who resigned over the dismissal of the clerk. John G. Lavender, one of two unsuccessful candidates for council in the December elections, was named to council to replace Mr. Henderson. OVER -CROWDED Our apologies to those whose news items have been left out this week. We will publish them in, the next issue. 0 Zurich Bantams Tie Clinton 3-3, Bob Hoffman Stars Zurich and Clinton Bantams battled to a 3-3 tie in Zurich on Friday night in the first half of a doubleheader. First period goals by B. Cooper and L. Colquhoun gave Clinton a 2-0 lead early in the game. Robert Bannister scored for Zu- rich at the 1.35 mark in the sec- ond, on a pass from Barry Block. Midway through the period B. Mc- Rae scored for the Clinton lads to give them a commanding 3-1 lead. However, in the third period the locals caught fire and scored two quick goals to tie the score. Con- sitt scored first on a pass from Bob Hoffman, and minutes later Hoffman scored unassisted. Neith- er team could break the tie in the remaining time, although both had some fine scoring opportunit- ies. Seven penalties were scored in the game, three to Zurich and four to Clinton. CLINTON: goal, Boyes; defen- ce, Lockwood, Macaulay; centre, Livermore; right wing, Cooper; left wing, D. Colquhoun; alternat- es, Barnes, Freeman, Cox, Colqu- houn, Glazier, McDonald, McRae. ZURICH: goal, Bedard; defence, Klopp, Willert; forwards, Wagner, Consitt, Hoffman; alternates, Wein, Lawrence, Witmer, Block, McAdams, Prang, Dinnin, Bannis- ter, Erb, Merner. District Governor Rae J. Watson Visits The Zurich Lions Club Lions District Governor Rae J. Watson, Lucknow, paid his offic- ial visit to the Zurich Lions Club on Monday evening, at their reg- ular dinner meeting at the Domin- ion Hotel. Governor Rae was in- troduced to the club by Interna- tional Counsellor Vic Dinnin, of the Zurich Club, In reviewing the history of the Zurich Club Mr. Watson said the club was raising too much money and not finding enough places to use it. He urged the members to try and find projects which could use up the surplus money. "To snake a good member of a Lions Club one must be always ready to go along with the majority", added the Governor. He went on to say that in Lionism one can derive much benefit from associa- ting with the calibre of men who belong to such organizations. The guest speaker was thanked and presented with a gift by Lion Russel Grainger. Members of the club decided. they would stage a canvas of the district for a new Hospital for Crippled Children which is to be built in Toronto. Jack Yungblut and Mrs. Beat- rice Hess favoured the group with a musical selection on the piano.