Zurich Citizens News, 1959-04-15, Page 1No. 15
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ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1959
SCENE OF THE CRIME. Earl Weido, left, and Edwin Gascho, right, point out the
spot through which robbers broke into their stores last Friday night. The bolt on the
door, which is the side entrance c,3 Goscho 13. ->4 -hors `;tors, wa: hr• k'.c off by the thugs,
permitting them to enter the b-uilding. (Citizens News Photo)
Charles MacNaughton to Carry 'a ner
For Huron Riding in Next Flection
Charles S. MacNaughton, Exe-
ter, who has been Huron's repre-
sentative in the Legislative Assem-
bly in Toronto, was re -nominated
by the progressive conservatives
of the riding at the nomination
meeting held in the Legion Mem-
orial Hall, Clinton, on Monday ev-
ening,
There were no other nominat-
ions, Mover was Mrs. May Moon-
ey, Goderich, and seconder was
William McKenzie, reeve of Exe-
ter.
Dr. E. A. McMaster, Seaforth,
was named president of the assoc-
iation to succeed George Ginn, RR
2, Clinton. Other officers are:
vice-presidents Harvey Coleman,
reeve of Stanley Township; Mrs.
May Mooney, Goderich, and Doug-
las Freeman, 'president of the
Clinton Progressive Conservatives:
Secretary, James Donnelly,
reeve of Goderich; treasurer, for-
mer warden, John Morrissey, Step-
hen Township, who succeeds Peter
Eisenback, who was treasurer for
more than 30 years.
Directors are Glenn Webb, Dan
Beuerman, Caryl Draper, Ernie
Ross, Luther Penhale, Bill Eller-
ington, William Dale, Elgin Mc-
Kinley, Willis Dundas, Charles
Rau, Gordon Block, Jerome Diet-
rich and Fred Dobbs.
Guest speaker was the Hon. Dr.
M. B. Dymond Minister of Health,
Who spoke of the success of the
Ontario Health Service plan, "Nev-
er in the history of humanity has
there been a record of a single
plan going into operation so
smoothly. There are some kinks
but the problems are insignificant
beside the magnitude of the plan,"
he said.
Dr. Dymond mentioned that the
1,200 -bed provincial institution for
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the treatment of mental illness at
Goderich would be started around
the first of July this year, He
said that tenders for drainage sys-
tems on the site would be called
at that time and contract for con-
struction of the power plant to
serve the hosiptal would follow
closely.
The health minister said that
the project had been delayed be-
cause of difficulties in tying in
construction of the new Goderich
water system. He said contrary
to popular opinion the institution
would not be a school for retard-
ed children. "It will more likely be
a multi-purpose institution cover-
ing the whole field of mental heal-
th."
Speaking of a tour he had made
prior to the meeting, Dr. Dymond
was high in his praise for the stan-
dard of care suplied by institut-
ions at Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth
and Exeter.
Among the speakers at the
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Mrs. . Seh.il.be Is
New Secretary Of
Village Fail Fair
At a special meeting of the
board of directors of the Zurich
Agricultural Society Iast Thursday
night, Mrs. Hubert Schilbe was ap-
pointed to the position of secre-
tary -treasurer of the organization,
replacing Elmore F. Klopp, who
has retired after 35 years of ser-
vice.
Mrs. Schilbe will take over the
position immediately, as there is
a number of important matters to
be attended to in the near future.
She has had considerable exper-
ience at doing secretary work.
The tentative dates for the Zur-
ich Fall Fair this year have been
set for Saturday and Monday,
September 19 and 21. Confirma-
tion of dates of several other dis-
trict fairs is needed before the
date is definitely arranged. The
idea of a Saturday and Monday
fair seemed to be very popular
last year, and it was the feeling
of the board that the same two
days would be advantageous this
year.
Plans are under way to make
the Horse Show still bigger and
better than it was last year. Var-
ious committee chairmen repor-
ted on the progress being made by
their committees. An outstanding
line of entertainment is being
planned for the first night of the
fair.
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Attend Funeral
Those attending the funeral of
the late Albert Thiel in Kitchener
on Monday were: Mr. and Mrs.
George Thiel, Mr. and Mrs, Earl
Thiel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thiel,
Mrs. Fanny Bender, Peter Deich-
ert, Glenn Deichert, and Mrs.
Louis Thiel.
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Close To 51,000 Cash and Goods
Stolen From Two Zurich Firms
In a daring double robbery last Friday night thieves
stole close to $1,000 in cash and merchandise from the
stores of Stade and Weido and Gascho Brothers, in Zu-
rich. Both stores are located in the same building, ond
entry was gained by breaking through a side door at the
Gascho store.
Enter Side Door
It is believed that prior to
breaking into Gascho Bros. the
robbers had tried to gain entrance
to the stores through the back
door of Stade and Weido hard-
ware. They had broken a window
on the door in the back of the
store, and proceeded in as far as
the main store door. However,
this door proved to be too hard to
get through, so they changed plans
and tried the side door at the
Gascho store.
Jackpot Grows
Though ingo
Crowds Larger
As the jackpot increases at
the weekly cash bingos the
crowd gets larger. Last Fri-
day night saw the best turnout
so far this year, but there still
was no winner of the jackpot,
and so this week it is increas-
ed to $80 in 59 calls.
47.ini.ers last week were:
Shirley Weido, Mrs. Lorne Ra-
der, Jerry Rader, Mrs. Jerry
Flanagan ,Ross Fisher, Bar-
bara Forrester, Ray Fisher,
Mrs. John Denomy, Mrs. Nor-
man Fleischauer, Earl Zim-
mer, Mrs. Fryer, Albert Hoff-
man, Mrs. Wesley Hugill, Mrs.
Willi'un Forrester, Elizabeth
Johnston, and Mrs. Len Sarar-
as.
It is quite probable there
will be a winner of the jack-
pot any week now, so bingo
fans are urged to attend each
Friday night.
Entrance to the hardware store
from Gascho's was made by kick-
ing through the window in the
door separating the two stores. It
was here that a heel off a shoe,
believed to have been one of the
thief's was found.
Heavy Loss
In the Gascho store they made
off with a number of suits, some
sport coats, jackets, shirts, ties
and other small articles. They al-
so
lso cleaned ou the cash register,
and stole around $100 cash that
had been left in it. Several mod-
els which were in the show win-
dow, were also stripped of their
clothes. It is believed the merch-
andise was taken out through the
front door, since it was standing
wide open in the morning.
Guns Stolen
At Stade and Weido a number
of guns were stolen, including two
shotguns and three rifles. Several
knives, watches, and a quantity
of silver left in the cash drawer
were also taken.
Discovers Robbery
The break-in was first noticed
in the morning by Edgar McClin-
they, an employee at the hard-
ware store, who was the first per-
son to enter the building. He im-
mediately notified his employers
of the theft.
Apparently the thieves did not
carry a flashlight, as there were
burnt -up penny matches strewn on
the floor of both stores. which
seemed to indicate they had been
used for light.
Take Fingerprints
OPP Constables Cecil Gibbons
and Hank Reid, of the Exeter de-
tachment, investigated the break-
in. They in turn called in finger-
print experts from the Mount For-
est detachment.
Chamber Receives Three e ; hers:
Will Sponsor St. John Ambulance
Three new members, Clarence
Farwell, Doug Robinson, and Al-
bert Clausius were officially in-
ducted into membership in the
Zurich and District Chamber of
Commerce at the regular monthly
meeting, held in the Dominion
Hotel last Wednesday night. Pres-
ident Milton Oesch was in charge
of the installation.
Plans were made at the meet-
ing to hold the annual Ladies
Night at the Colonial Hotel, Gr-
and Bend, on May 13. Chairman
of the committee in charge of
the affair is Reg Black.
After discussing the possibilities
of holding a St. John Ambulance
first aid course, the members de-
cided they should get behind the
idea, and a committee composed
of Herb Turkheim, Keith West-
lake, Clarence Farwell, Lloyd
Klopp, and Bill Siebert were ap-
pointed to arrange for the organ-
ization of a class.
Gordon Block, reporting for the
pee -wee hockey club, urged the
Chamber to purchase a plastic
mask, for the use of the goal
tender next year. This was agreed
to by the members.
Charles Thiel, chairman of the
bingo committee, told the group
that to date about $150, has been
raised on the weekly cash bingos.
He asked for more help from the
members to conduct the bingo
each week.
Much discussion took place at
the meeting in regards to stop
signs at a number of bad inter-
sections in the village. It was
decided to send a request to the
village trustees asking them to
erect a number of extra stop
signs throughout the village.
Kippen Man. Heads
Hensall's Co-op
Alex McGregor, Kippen, has
been named president of the board
of directors of the Hensall District
Farmers Co-operative Inc., to suc-
ceed Russell Grainger, RR 2, Zur-
ich. This is Mr. McGregor's final
year in the directorate, since six
years is the maximum allowed.
Liberal Meeting At
Clinton Thursday
A "get acquainted" meeting is
being planned by the Huron Lib-
eral Association, in the Legion
Hall at Clinton on April 21. The
Huron candidate, Harry G. Strang,
Hensall, will speak, Also Philip
Givens, well-known Toronto alder-
man will discuss some of the issue$
before the Ontario electorate,