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Zurich Citizens News, 1959-07-29, Page 1No. 30—First With The Local News ZURICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1959 HEAVY LOSS! An estimated $10,000 damage was caused last Wednesday when the barn on the farm of John Groot, a mile north-east of Zurich, went up in flames. This photo, taken from the south-west corner, shows the barn shortly after the fire was cit its worst. It took only a matter of a few minutes from the time neighbours claimed to have heard an explosion until the barn was completely down. (citizens News Photo)''' fiver 80 Members of 'Deichert Family Hold Annual Reunion at Dashwood Eighty members and guests of the Deichert family gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller, RR 2, Dashwood, for the second annual reunion, this past Sunday. A pleasant afternoon and even- ing was enjoyed by all under the direction of the sports and enter- tainment committees. The results of the afternoon races were as follows: Girls races, six and under, Margaret Elligson; seven and eight years, Pauline Greb; nine and ten, Dorothy Greb; Boys races, six and under, Pallid Greb; seven and eight years, Al- lan Hohner; nine and ten, Tommy Merner; ten and 12, Roger Keller; 13 and 14, Ross Eichler. Men's race, Allan Eichler. Kicking shoe, ladies, Mrs. Eich- ler, girls, Dorothy Greb, boys, Roger Keller. A spot walk over 45 years and several other relay games were also played, After a delicious picnic supper, thoroughly enjoyed by all, a short business meeting was held, during which prizes were given out, for the youngest person present, Wil- liam Deichert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Deichert, RR 1, Zurich; the oldest lady, Miss Alma Pfaff; oldest man, Alfred Pfaff; longest married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Vic- tor Deichert; youngest married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dei - chert; birthday nearest to picnic, Elizabeth Deichert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Deichert; number of candies in jar, Mrs. Margaret Pfaff; person receiving most bucks playing solo, Alfred Pfaff. The results of election of offic- ers for next year are as follows: president, Edgar Elligson; vice- president, Earl Deichert; treasurer, Kenneth Keller; secretary, Pauline Wegenast; sports, Mrs. Shirley Keller and lunch, Mrs. Harvey Hohner, It was reported that there had been one wedding, five births, all boys, and one death in the family during the past year. An invitation for next year's reunion was received from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Keller, RR 2, Dashwood. Guests were present from Exe- ter, Stratford, Dashwood, New Hamburg, Bayfield, Walton and Zurich. Rev, Solomon Baechler, who is a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, underwent an operation at that place, and his friends are pleased to learn that he is pro- gressing favourably. DASHWOG and IS RICA (MRS. E. H. RADER, Correspondent) Miss Diane Rennie, Hensall, Spent the weekend with Miss An- ne Koehler. Mr, and Mrs. Melton Walper and girls, Ingersoll, spent the weekend with Mrs. Philip Fes - sold. Mr .and Mrs. Mike Burke, Brampton, spent the weekend with Mr. Milton Haugh. Chester Geiser is undergoing treatment. in Westminster Hospi- tal, London, LWML Convention Over 2,000 women attended the Lutheran Women's Missionary League Convention. at the Royal York Hotel, in Toronto, last Wed- nesday and Thursday. Projects chosen for the next bienmum were: a high school for Hanna, Japan, a combination ad- ministration building and dormi- tory for a co-educational high school in Brazil and a seminary in Manila, Mrs. Edgar Restemayer, Mrs. Milfred Merner, Mrs. Reinhold Miller, Mrs. Albert Miller, Mrs. Theodore Miller, Mrs. Leonard Schenk and Mrs. X. L. Z..orn, at- tended born the Dashwood coir- gregation. Bride Feted Miss Faye Ford, bride of last Saturday, was honoured at a mis- cellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Hilbert Miller on Tuesday evening, July 21. About 35 friends, relatives, and neighbours were present. The ev- ening was spent in games and contests. Miss Joyce Fisher, Zurich, read the address and Mrs. Shiela Hod- gins, Exeter, presented the gifts in baskets. Faye very graciously thanked all and lunch wes served. Bridal Shower Mrs. Allen Becker, Crediton, entertained about 45 relatives and firends at a miscellaneous show- er on Wednesday, July 22, in hon- our of Miss Shirley Becker, bride -elect of last Saturday. The evening was spent in con- tests and Miss Carol Glanville.. favoured with numbers on the guitar. The gifts were presented in a decorated basket by Carol Glan- ville and Linda Stire. Shirley very graciously thanked all and lunch was enjoyed. Holiday Time Next Week There will be no Citizens News printed next week. In order for the staff to enjoy a holiday it is necessary to cease publication for one is- sue. We hope this inconven- ience to our subscribers will not be too great. We would ask our corres- pondents to send in their reg- ular news budgets next week as usual. The Citizens News office will re -open on Friday, Aug- ust 7, and the next issue will go to press on Tuesday, Aug- ust 12. It will be distributed, as usual, on Wednesday, Aug- ust 13. 0 Zurich People Give Blood At Hensall Clinic Fi al Bali Games Tonight And Thursday Night Two big, important ball games are on tap in Zurich in the next two nights. Tonight, Wednesday, the Dashwood Tigers will be mak- ing their final appearance of the regular schedule. Bitter rivalry exists between these two clubs, especially with the fans, so a real evening's enter- tainment is in store. Arn Meyer will be on the mound for the locals. Tomorrow night, Thursday, the Mitchell Lincolns will wind up their schedule in Zurich. This will be the final game• this year between these two clubs, as Zurich will be going on into Intermediate "B" play- offs and Mitchell in Intermed- iate "C" playoffs. — 0 Zurich Girl G ides Enjoy Tenor ' ay Camping Holiday Seven girls, Ruth Clausius, Bar- bara Clausius, Carolyn Ducharme, Mary Ellen Thiel, Sharon Hugill, Carol Fischer and Elizabeth Johnston, all members of the Zur- ich Girl Guides, returned on Sat- urday after spending an enjoyable ten days at Camp Keeywaydin Girl Guide Camp. One of the tents, occupied by four of the Zurich girls, received the highest number of points at the end of the camp for the neat- est tent. An inspection was held •very day, which could give a Lent 10 pontis. At 7.30 a.m. every morning the girls had to get up and get ready for flag break. After flag break each tent group was given' their special duty to perform during the day, such as getting supplies, gathering wood, and cooking. The girls enjoyed two periods of swim- ming each day. They were also taught handcrafts each afternoon, where they learned to make dif- ferent articles. Each night a campfire was held and the girls of different tents took turns preparing a program. After the campfire they received hot chocolate, before returning to their tents. Lights had to be out by 9.30 p.m. -0 .Mr, and Mrs. Ilarold Thiel and boys, and Mrs. Elmore Thiel spent several days last week with rela- tives in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. While there they toured the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Vil• lage in Dearborn, and also spent a day at the Detroit Zoo. $2.50 Per Year -5 Cents Per Copy $10,000 D ' mage at Groot Barn Fire, Neighbours` eport Fire last Wednesday completely destroyed a barn en the farm of John Groot, an the Blind Line, about one mile north-east of Zur- ich. Loss was estimated at $10,000, part of which is covered by insurance. Neighbours to the farm claim they heard a large bang, which sounded much like an explosion, and seconds later flames were leaping into the air. It was only minutes later that the whole building seemed to be on fire. The Zurich Fire Brigade was called to the scene, but nothing could be done to stop the raging New Teacher MARYSHEA, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shea, RR 1, Dublin, will begin her teaching career in R.C.S.S. 7, Hay, in Zurich this September. She attended S.S.S. 1, McKillop Township, Dublin Continuation and Seaforth Dist- rict High Schools before going to Stratford Teachers' College. While at the college she was a member of the square dance club. Auto Body Shop Re -Opening Here After being closed for almost a month the body -shop operated in connection with Desjardine's Auto Supply will be opened again, ef- fective Tuesday, August 4. Mr. Desjardine has secured the services of John Retter, from Barrie, as a body and fender mechanic. He has had consider- able experience in this type of work in the past years. As soon as living accomodation can be found Mr. and Mrs. Retter and family plan on moving t0 Zur- ich. (By our Remelt Correspondent) One hundred pints of plasma were collected on Wednesday. July 22, at a Red Cross blood donor's clinic under the auspices of the Hensall Legion Auxiliary. The clinic was set up in the ' Canadian Legion Hall, use of which was donated by the Legion and a special committee headed by Mrs. E. R. Davis assisted in processing the donors. Two sessions. were held, one from 3 to 5.30 pan., and the other from 6.30 to 9 p.m. Coffee and cookies were served by members of the Auxiliary. A number of people from the Zurich district attended -the clinic.. 0• Local Fisherman Reports Poor Catches This Year Stanley Smith, local fisherman at St Joseph, reports the fishing this season has been poor. There has been light catches of pickerel daily, including a few small stur- geon. A pickerel caught not long ago by Mr. Smith bore a Department ment of Lands and Forest tag, which indicated it had been released from South Bay Mouth, on Mani- toulin Island. Heavy yellow slime in the water for the • past three weeks is to blame for the light catches of fish, claims the local fisherman. Small mouth bass are in the in- crease and several are released from the nets every day. • MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM ROBERT FORRESTER were married on Saturday, July 25, 1959, in the Dash- wood Evangelical U.B. Church, by the Rev. W. J. Gillings, The bride is Donna 'Faye, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hilton W. Ford, Dashwood, and the groom is the son of Mr, and Mrs, William Forrester, Zurich. The couple will reside in Zurich. (Citizens News Photo) Hearing Explosion blaze. Within an hour the entire barn was burned to the founda- tion. Lost in the fire was a consider - abet amount of hay, a limited am- ount of livestock and some chick- ens. The large barn was about 45 x 55, with an adjoining lean to the east about 16 x 54. There was also a shed a few feet away about 26 x 36. Parts of the roofs were metal, and the rest was wood. Mr. and Mrs. Groot purchased the farm from Herb Cornforth, about one and a half years ago, Prior to that Henry Clausius ow- ned the property. Mr. and Mrs. Groot and family have been in Canada about seven years, since they came here from Holland. At the present time plans for rebuilding the barn are not com- plete, Mr. Groot told the Citizens News on Monday. He hopes, however, that he will be able to build a new one. 0 Corriveau Fir t Awarded Two ridge Tenders At a special meeting of the Hay Township council on Monday night the tenders to build two new bridges in Hay were let to Napoleon Corriveau, Zurich. The concrete culvert on the 14th con- cession is to be built for $2,308, which includes erecting a temp- orary bridge. On the second concession north, the new culvert is to be built for $1,711, including a temporary bridge. Work is to commence snortly on both jobs. Tender for the supply of cem- ent for the new bridges was let to He ns a 1 I District Co -Op, through the Zurich branch. AU cement is to be delivered as need- ed. +F -0--- Mennonite Church Has Bean Cr i -p To Raise Finances On Tuesday evening, July 21, about one-half of the members of the Zurich Mennonite Church turn- ed out to help hoe a crop of beans which the church has as a special project this year. The proceeds of the crop will be divided be- tween the Thames Road Church and Zurich church improvement. There were 69 adults present to hoe and 17 children. Following the work, the group met on the lawn of the pastor, A. Martin, for lunch and fellow- ship. On Monday evening, July 37, a smaller group continued with the project. This project provides an ,excel- lent -opportunity for the :hurch family to work and fellowship to. gether. 0-_-_-...._ ohnlexander Et Hospital After Fa1`m. Accident (B, our Hensall Correspondent) John Alexander. who resides one and one-quarter miles west, and one and one-quarter miles north of Hensall, is recovering in South Huron Hospital, Exeter, from an accident on his farm which caused a bad concussion and a two inch gash in his head requiring a number of stitches. Me. Alexander was fixing a swather when one of the parts loosened causing the lever to strike hire on the head. He operates a 350 -acre farm, and neighbours have rallied to his assistance and are busy combin- ing the wheat. It is expected a large bee will be organized in the very near future. Lucky Winners At a lucky draw held in Thed- ford recently two Zurich residents were fortunate in winning prizes. Neil Walker won a platform rock- er, and Reginald Black a kitchen stool.