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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-02-05, Page 3FIRE DESTROYS AREA HOME—Seaforth firemen arrived at this home outside Winthrop' to -find the house completely engulfed in flames Thursday at noon. Mrs. Jean Fehr, the home's owner, was away when the fire broke out, 'Causing $15420,000 damage and destroying all the (Photo by Gibb) family's possessions. American appointment "mockery' ,No candidates have stepped forward yet to challenge MPP Hugh Edighoffer in his bid to retain the Liberal nomination in Perth for the March 19 provincial election. , • If he wins the ,nomination. the' member will be running for his fifth term at Queens Park. •- Mr. 'Edighoffer, a department store operator in Mitchell who was first elected in 1.967, feels tiffs party's prospects in the election are excellent. • "Fm optimistic because of the number of • cabinet ministers and. other members who are not ranningagain".",be Said Wednesday. Both ' Harry Parrott 'and James Auld.. longtime members of the Davis cabinet; have announced, they will , not stand far re-election. , With „ the current • minority situation in Toronto, continued Mr. Edighoffer, it won't take many seats changing hands to put the Liberals in power. He added his , party's realistic hopes are 'to take power in a minority situation after March 19: Edighoffer also expressed confidence in party leader Stuart Smith. "Stuart Smith, he's had quite a few yeats of aperiettee, he's intelligent and he has the ability." the Perth MPP explained, "He's finding the job much, easier now." Mr. Edighoffer and his wife Nancy have three daughters. two of whom are married, and one son. Colleen Yliserier, an alderman in Straford, has announced her intentilon to seek the PC nomination at the Party's meeting Wednesday being held in the Annex building at the Stratfdrd .Fairgrounds. To date no other candidates have announced, their intention to- challenge for the nomination. LISHtery to tire ground hog "4 hive been receiving endouragement to seek. the PC nomination for the last three. elections,' she said, "but at the time I didn't feel I had the time with a family at home." • The PC candidate and her husband Donald, both real estate agents in Stratford. have three children, two of whom are tharried. •, "1 think it's going to be a real good election," she explained, "and l' 1 make eh a real griod fight." . . Scott Wilson, 35; a Mitch lawyer, has announced he will be seeking the NDP party nomination in Perth. ' -• - Mr...Wilson, a Saskatchewan native, said he has been a CCF and NDP supporter since the late 1980's,lnnd was treasurer of the Perth NDP party from 1974-74. . The candidate • said he mooed to Perth County in 1972, working in a Stratford law firm•fora year and then moving to Mitchell. Hereceived his B.A. from- the University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon campus, and studied law at Queens University, Kingston. Mr. Wilson is 'married , and has two daughters, aged three and six years old: The candidate said there are three main issues in, Perth Conroy. He said high productions costs and the high cost of land are creating problems for the farming community. Also, he said he will .be campaigning on the whole question of health care and cutbacks in the health care field. Mr. Wilson said a third local issue is the layoffs, outback& andovorking shorter hours in many Stratford ompanies. The lawyer said many of the cut arks-seem: to be coming in companies . that are --foreign-owned. BY BOB BULLET Our pioneer forefathers paid' strict attention to cliches which we .now call myths. Call it .what yod like, but some of the their wierd forcasts still• hold true in out modern. age. I think many at the myst- .' cry forcasts Of• weather, prices and what was coming Itnnorrow -helped pass the time in -those long winter nights,' as the pioneers sat around the fire side. 'I' will remember stories being rela- ted to ,me as a child; 'facts from back years. Things like the history of friends and ancestors of disaster and tow , horror Mid happiness. _ Stories in war of true lift, with torn families and lost children: In today's country living the old art of cOnversation is totally lost to the boob tube. Our children are going~ to miss sonic of the mystery from the past. Now I can just hear a reader say, "That's good," but I know you don't all think-that way. What prompted me to .write this article, is the fact, that "Ground Hog Day" is just past. Now pardon me, but I have Very little faith in the doings of that wee animal on Feb. 2nd, but it is a turtiitigpoinfin winter, a half way ,mark to livestock feed supplies, a time to check the wood pile, the winter supply in the family freezer. It is even a good time to check the belt line, to make "sureyou haven't over indulged. Remember this is only half the winter gone. Feb. 2 is Ground Hog pay. You shoild still have your -1,vood- and ,straw and.hay." Enjoy the winter, it is now half over! 041re, invited Seaforth., Horticultural Society 'will hold itstmonthly meeting on Wednesday Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in the Seaforth Public' School auditorium. Guest speaker will be Gerald Brickman, of Brickman's. Country Gardens R.R. 1 Sebringville. He will give a slide presentation and talk on tropical planti. He will also provide information house plants. New members Aire welcome. ,1111111. exPOSITIC)11 FEBRUARY With the announcement Tuesday by Huron-Bruce Liberal NOT:- Murray Gaunt that he' will pot sooli .eiegliert'.e., the l'Idaret.i; 19. provincial 'elerciititt.,.'n. *Or CAM eStiOlgO for all tbr,ee ti 70:441154::"1110I4'1,,!. the. W,stcrrt • , Al.!6ntiab: ntk• 'candidates, have •steppeit fotward. 'Kt 'tia annotincq„lbeir intention: to., ,seek the•Liberal' nomination. Mr Oaunt said. he expects a, heailhy, ra.CP. between 'kV ot five -good. challengers, No date had been -set by Tuesday for a, nominations - meeIn ing. A catty challenger for the NDP nomination in Huron • Bruce is Tony McQuail ,of :- the last federal "I was defeated by Con- F•ctian.. hut ,' servative Murray Cardiff. No annou nced I, Lucknow. Mr. other candidates have yet McQuail ran for 'the party in need their intention td enter the NDP race. McQuail, who said he decicr to run for the' party a mont ago, 'was elected 2nd -yice-president of 'the Huron County . Federation of Agriculture at its annual meeting Noiveothec. . The Alet# for th,:k IDF .nomination - •. Mooting has teeol set for Feb., 9 The mceiin iginally.,` slated' to *.cgoalgo'toWing goani for the ':.patty. ;• • . held , F.E. Sch601,in,l410111oSei. itt at 7ilfi„ f~1i. McQuail} 'sat rtrt • Oolitic' seemed '.to. be very receptivelo.the party in the --- fast ciection - and; with -Mt."' qatint's deci,sittn to retire, he feels the NDP's chances have im proved .'Murray was very.!' popular. , an excellent constituency man, but this • AGaunt's retirement) changes things." explained • the .NDP,. candidate." With Murray stepping down"it will give the voters a chance to look at the three parties:" Mike7Snowbelen,TI—R,R. I. Ripley. announced' earlier this week he will. seek the progressiVe Conservative Domination for the riding The 33-year-old farmer and has been p9141 -200 hicil • 48:4. Ptr•t*Ott$!*•"Oteit.tiber of the Bituce.Co ttty boar ,cif education 4.1404.: Of Irtatag township--54.114 ,retired as • ,PeaV'e ,PeePoitio to ‘018i0 hgr• doctoring 01-challenge, the nominetion, holding their,, ammo $ , meeting February 12 at the community Centre in Kincardine. Mr. Spowbelen said he, is unaware of any others who have announced their candidacy for the PCS. in the last , previncial election in June. 1977. the Conservatives were returned to power with ir minority government, When premier • William Davis dissolved the Legislatufe Monday there were 58 sitting. Conservatives 34. Liberals and 33 New Democrats. 'hel,tSell,at°I.t,°PeattraeMbNPt4'sktinairg in vinag politics alt ilk* VI St Hibberthonprs It was hearing ,..the about-to-become US deputy •• secretary of, state en the radio that crystalized some- thing that's been bugging me for some time. And that is a feeling that the world is definitely not as it should be, that we have our priorities, personally and nationally; way out of kilter. To be frank, that the western world is screwing up, Under, questioning from the Senate Foreign Relations Cothmittee, this man Wil- liam 'P. Clarki wanting to be second in comRiand to one of the most powerful • foreign affairs officials in •the world, proved himself in the Words of several 'senators, "completely unqualified for the job.", He got it' anyway. '-' Some -samples of Clark's ignornance about countries he'll have to deal with, perhaps on 'behalf of the whole western world, over the next fotir. years: "Who's the prime minister of South Africa?' "I don't know." "The prime minister of Zim- babwe:""1 don't know." "Just from year reading of the papers in the last couple , of days;-what's been happen- ing with the British Labour Party?" Replied Mr. Clark, (you gueSsed, "I don't knOW." The former astronaut,. Senator John Glenn was one voice of sanity when he called Mr. Clark's approval "an absolute Mockery of our advise and consent process." But the majority apparent, ly agreed with a North Carolina senator that it might do the state department goad to have someone there who doesn't know it all. 0 ' That'S the same philo- sophy that giCres us teachers who can't spell, typists who can't type and journalists who can't write. The US experience just confirms that being good at, a job isn't :necessarily what counts when it comes to promotions, honours, money or plain old encouragement. We subtly tell our kids,. and •• each %, other that it isn't excellence or even compe- tence at what they do that's needed. What 'counts in the success sweepstakes (and saddest of all'increasingly for feelings of self worth) is how many political ,favours .you are owed, who you know, and how much you're aware of where the bodies are buried. "So", you say. Nothing's changed. Perhaps the Americans under .Mr. Regan in - their- search for a 1950s utopia that never was, are just a bit more open about what qualifies its top officials for their jobs. could be. 'But we could change all that you know, slowly, from the ground up by piactising and preaching that what really counts is to be capable at what you do,' and honourable in relations with your fellow' human beings. And the moon is made of green cheese. Lois Hodgert (above),,was re-elected chairman of they ladies' section of the Sea- forth Agricultural Society. it might not be true people aren't recognized during their careers, especially if the acknowledgement given Ross McPhail for his 17 years of municipal_service is taken into accdunt. • On Thursday,91 people, all of• 'whom worked with the retired Hibbert Township reeve through either an appointed Or 'elected capacity, gathered to present Mr. McPhail'with a gold fob watch' and chain in appreciation of his municipal work. ' - Hugh Edighoffer. • Perth MPP. presented • Ross -McPhail with a letter from both himself and. Premier William Davis. outlining their` respectfor the former reeve's years of service. Following a banquet there was a 30 minute slide show illustrating a_variety 6f developments in the township dining the `past 17 years. Before retiring inf. 1980.' Mr. McPhail served 14 - "consecutive years as reeve in the township . During that time, according to township clerk Charles Friend, he served on practically every board on, county council as well as chairing most,. He also served as Perth County warden in 1970:. Something to say by Susan White MPP seeks re-eleCtion AG SOCIETY LEADERS-The Seaforth Agricultural Society elected its hew slate of officers last Wednesday, -for the 1981 year. With outgoing president Ken Mobre, left, are Ken Coleman, president, BobBroadfoot, 1st vice president, Bob Fotheringham,' 2nd vice and retiring secretary Ruth (Photo by Ellit)„ Ag Society hcts .good'--year Set day cares centre. budget Continued, frOm page 1 spdke briefly. Mrs. Lois Hodgert who headed the ladies division discussed the work of the division which contributed $1357. to the general fend. At • a, subsequent meeting Mrs.. Hodgert was re-elected president. Other officers are Mrs. Jane Vincent. vice-president; Mrs. Mary Fotheringham. second vice-president; Mrs, Jane Rimmer, treasurer and Mrs. Audrey McLean. secretary. At the annual meeting chairman of various events gave brief !erns. In the heavy horses division. chairman Ken Campbell noted$945 was paid in prizes for large number of conipetitors. Although most classes were filled in the light horse section. chairman Joe Gibson noted the events need more entries. Judge was Emerson Dill of Stratford._ Bill Wallace. Chairman of the dairy competition, told the meeting the quality of the cattle shown was high but the turnout was disappointing. Prizes totalled 51.664. Beef cattle were weighed for the first time at the 1980 fair, according to chairman Francis Bicknell, a decision which peoved successful. Prizes totalling 52,700 were giyen •Out, Art Bolton, Chairman of 'the _parade. acknowledged participation. ,fro ifir" local schools -and commented that a new addition last year, a livestock parade, was quite impressive. The liar's penny sale, a major draw at the tall dvent, thought in $797 according to its organizers, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Moore. The fair dance and pork chop barbecue produced a profit of $3,433, reported-event chairman Ken Campbell. Indoor concessions, aided by renting all available arena floor space, raised $1,095 for the society. reported Rob Broadiotit. Mrs. Jane Vincentreported a successful Queen of the Pair program in which eight girls competed fot the title. , There was brisk competition once again in 1980 in the grain and field crop section, explained chairman Ken Gemmell. age corn, white beans and husking corn attracted heavy entries. In class one to 10 Arthur Bolton .was Grand Champion. ?RECEIPTS Gate receipts for Friday were highest for the three day' fair, totalling $1.993. 'Thursday's gate was $1,320 and Saturday's $1,492. Gates' committee chairman George ToWnsendtecommended that with a three day fair two people Should serve on the " committee as co-chairman. • The• Ladies' division ,of the group donated $1,357, according to Mrs. Beane. to the Society's general fund. "They are ' behind the men," she explained, "it's a very united effort." , Almost all of the sections under the ladies' guidance at the 1.980 fair were • successful'. Classes in Adult, Flower. 'Adult -Veletable, Home Department. Home Eco-. !Sondes and Arts and 'Crafts were either almost or completely full. While entries in the baking section decreased for element- ary school participants. the vegetable, flower and craft divisioni showed im- proved, good' quality ,competitions. despite 'the fact garden pests contributed to fewer entries in certain flower classes.: The new executive of the society, elected from 18 directors nominated by the striking committee. will be headed by president • Ken Coleman of Seaforth. Bob Pothering- ham, of RR4, Seaforth was chosen 2nd vice and Bob Broadfoot, RR1 Brueefield, will be 1st. vice. The remainingdirectors for the society are: Hank Binnendyk, Brian Camp- bell, Neil Doltnage, Ken Gemmel!, Joe Gibson, Lyle Haney, Francis Bicknell. Lois Gordon. dgett. Kevin Kale, Ant McNichol-, rPullman, Bill Strong, George Townsend, Itossilitiey and Bill Wallace. The new secretary-treasurer of the society is Sharon Flannagan 'of RIB. Dublin. Auditors elected are Alf Ross and Art . A special service award was presented to local retifed veterinarian. Dr. . John 0. Turnbull. who has been active 'in area farming for many years. The .award: acknOwledged Dr. Turnbull'i contribOlon to" agriculture. BY WILMA_OKE° The budgets for the Vanastra day care centre and the'special day care, centre were presented toluckersinith Township council Tuesday by the director. Karen McEwing. . Miss McEwing said expenditures in 1980 were S65,313 with revenue -amounting 'to $27,863 and provincial grants. $31.45Q„ resulting in a levy on the people of $6.000, the same deficit as,. in 1979. . The special day care centre which got underway Monday with three children has a budget of $27,500, including 59,,Q00 for transportation. A s more children are brought in. up to a ; total of seven, transportation costs will be worked out accordingly. The Goderich Association for the Mentally Retarded' will pick up the defiCit for this special day care centre: The council will ask for, quotation's froth Continued from page 1 and other household items on Friday. Paul Carroll.. the schorl, principal. said, he learned about the fire' when a relative' came to pick.ap the children Thursday afternoon. , The principal said he took down the clothing • size's o'r family members and off this information in the,form of a newsletter which (vas sent home with students. On Friday. the reSponse. of clothing,' beddng and housewares was "enough to 1141 :a-small truck.", the principal said. There 0-were also cash donations .turned In, and BY HERB SHOVELLER A lot of brooms will be ''taken out of the closet this weekend, but the only cleaning up will be done by e winners of the broomball tournament being held at •the arena in Seaforth. first prize in 'the •mens' competition at the three day event is 5500 along with team, and " individual trophies, explained Gord Dick, co- Chairman of the tournament. Runners-up receive , $250 while third sand fourth place teams win S75. First prize flit' the winner of the ladies' division is 520b as well as a team and individual -trophies. Second place•finishers get $100.- The 'tournament, which Mr. Dick estimates is celebrating its 10th anniversary, has attracted 28 mens and 12 ladles teams. Seaforth is represented by 10 firms-forpreParingplansfor lieeneing-gravel pits under the Pits and Quarries Act. ' Council will advertise for gravel tenders to be in by March 16. Council .accepted the roads budget' for a total of $314,600. up from $265,000•1aSt year. Government 'grants ,will cover 5161,500 of ---;the budget. g tr The resiT day care centre board was of •Doris Cantelon from the Vanas accepted. Passed Or payment were accounts totalling $68,678.24, including road accounts of S19:859.68; ,Vanstra. day care, $4,956.98; special day Care centre. $1.999.18; Vanastra recreation centre, $12,293.86; and general "accounts of $26,568.54. The meeting adjourned-at 11:00 p.m. 'a • offers •-t furniture and kitchenware. • The Fehr family. are now living in an , 'apartment over, the fernier. Roth,,',s store, on Main Street in Seafortit. Mrs. Fehr said the family will likely stay in town until spring. She said however, the family hopes to find some type' of accommodation. such . •, mobile home, which' will enable them to move' back , to their Winthrop-area property when the weather improves. Mrs. Fehr said the one item the family still needs is a refrigerator ot small freezer., be back this year to try to -retain the mens' title •they won in 1980. Ladies' winner last year was the Green. Machine' from St. Columban. ore • invited The February meeting of the Seaforth Womens Institute will, be held at the` home of Doris 14401 Tuesday, February 10th at 8:15 p.m. Rolitall'S torbe a subject for resolution. Lunch' convenors, Anne Agar., Thelma Dale, and Anona Croiier. The.-monthly tneeting-of the Hospital Auxiliary Will be held Feb. 10 in the Hospital Boar& Room. In' owe of sivere weather the meetitig Will be cancelled. All ladies are welcome. Winthrop family homeless roomball tourney set clubs in 'the mens' competition and eight in the ladies. Teams from as far away as Palmerston. Moulin forest. Elora and Teeswater will make the trek to Seaforth to challenge for the title. "This '3/ar`s tournamnet should bp a good one," said the co-chairman, "The teams are matched up well so all the games should be pretty good this year." „ All games, as, in league play in Seaforth, will consist of two 20 minute periods. Only the final five minutes of the second period is stop time. If the teams are tied after regulation time, a five minute period' is added where teams- -play 'four againsf/Our without goalies. If the teams are still tied -aftet the first overtime, the garlic goes into sudden he Seaforth Dumpers Will • ).