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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-10-28, Page 1Area PC candidates best total vote of all opponents Juveniles unhurt, vehicle demolished Shortly after the Mac- naughton's left their Exeter campaign headquarters for Clinton, Thursday night, liberal candidate Ken Duncan arrived to offer his congratulations, MacNaughton reported that he received calls from Duncan and NDP candidate Paul Carroll, Friday morning. In a statement early this week, regarding his re-election, MacNaughton said, "The people of Ontario, when the decision rested with them, came down forceably on the side of free enterprise and the rights of the individual in a democratic system. They indicated their strong and enthusiastic support for the policies of Prime Minister Davis, With odd exception, this con- Please turn to page 3 — RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS — A large number of well-wishers were on hand Thursday night at PC' headquarters in Exeter when Charlie MacNaughton arrived shortly after most of the results were known. Above, Mr. and Mrs. MacNaughton are being applauded by the enthusiastic group. T-A photo Two area juveniles .escaped serious injury Friday when the pickup truck in which they were riding went out of control on the 2nd concession of Hay and was demolished. It was one of six accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week. The two, whose names are being withheld, took a pickup truck and were .driving north on the concession road when it went out of control. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $2,500 by Constable Al Quinn. One of the boys sustained minor injuries in the mishap. The dense fog experienced in the area was partially respon- sible for the lone accident on Saturday. A • car driven by Kenneth Wildfong, Zurich, left Highway 84 west of the Varna Road and collided with a telephone pole. Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 28, 1971 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Thursday's provincial election that swept the Conservative government headed by premier William Davis back into power failed to provide any upsets in the four immediate ridings. In the Conservative wins in Huron, Lambton and North Middlesex, the sitting members returned with a landslide gaining more votes than their combined opposition. Huron's MPP Charles S. MacNaughton who is Ontario's Minister of Transportation and Communications had little trouble in holding the legislature seat he gained in, a 1958 by- election. To the south, the provincial minister of Agriculture William A, Stewart was returned in Middlesex North and Lorne Henderson also retained his 4 Lambton seat for the Con- servative party. Agricultural minister William A. Stewart was named on 8,633 ballots, His NDP opponent Mrs. Pat Chefurka gained 4,478 votes and Liberal Adrian Ansems, the mayor of Parkhill received 3,347 votes. In Lambton Henderson polled a total of 10,002 votes, Fred McCormick, the Liberal standard bearer was.second with 6,368, the ND? candidate third with 2,959 and D. M. Smith, Independent was fourth with 508 votes. In Perth riding, Mitchell merchant Hugh Edighoffer received solid backing with a majority of more than 6,000 votes to hold the Legislature seat for the Liberals. in. Huron, MacNaughton received 9,857 of the total 17,032 votes. Liberal standard bearer Ken Duncan was second with 3,653 votes while Paul Carroll of the New Democratic Party received 3,427 votes and NDP Independent Ed Bain was named on only 95 ballots. In his resounding return, MacNaughton was the leader in all of the 15 municipalities except McKillop township. In McKillop Duncan gained 320 votes to 252 for MaeNaughton. The provincial transport minister received tremendous support in his home town of Exeter gaining 1,413 votes compared to 515 for his combined opposition, It was the same story in the other towns of Goderich, Seaforth and Clinton with MacNaughton getting a large percentage of the votes. In the 1967 election, Mac- naughton received 8,343 votes as he defeated Liberal candidate Dr. Morgan Smith and Rev, John Boyne representing the New Democrats. After the Thursday win a celebration was held for the Huron MPP at the Legion Hall in Clinton. Shortly after midnight Mr. and Mrs. MacNaughton who celebrated their wedding an- niversary on the 22nd were honored with a bouquet of roses by riding supporters. aery mita Lit qiceraft Following are the election results for each municipality in Huron. Bain Carroll Duncan Stake-out nets three arrests in Zurich liquor store theft MacNaughton A'Hay Township cottage owned by Alvin Buechel, Michigan, was entered and a bed spread and a combination radio-TV were taken. Value of the goods was set at $165. On Monday night, 21 stereo tapes were removed from a car at Huron Park. The tapes were taken from a car owned by Robert Gray, Parkhill, and were valued at $120. Entry to the car had been gained by smashing the right vent window. and Ed Wilcox staked out the area and at 8:00 p.m, arrested three men. Charged with possession of stolen goods were Leonard John Hulley, 39, Seaforth; Johannas Henry Leppington, 22, Brucefield; and Larry Douglas Ritchie, 22, Seaforth. The three were taken into custody at the Goderich jail. They will appear in Goderich court today to face the charges. It was one of three thefts reported in the area this week. Damage was listed at $450 by Constable Quinn. The other four accidents oc- curred onSunday, the first being a hit and run at 1:45 a.m. on County Road 21, half a mile west of High- way 4. Joseph White, St. Marys, was, proceeding east on the county road when another car side,. swipped his in, passing. Damage to White's vehicle was estimated at $400 by Constable Ed Wilcox, who is heading the investigation to learn the identity of the other driver. At 1:05 p.m., a vehicle driven by James Cornish, RR 1 Woodham, left County Road 11 south of Winchelsea and hit a telephone pole and fence post in the west ditch, Constable Don Mason in- vestigated and set damage at $500, He was called to the scene of the third crash, it occurring at 3:00 p.m. on the lot at the Star- dust Restaurant in Crediton, Damage was listed at $105 when a car operated by Dawn Russell, Huron Park, struck a parked car while she was attempting to park beside it. The other vehicle was operated by Elaine Riley, RR 1 Centralia. The other crash occurred near the Zurich Arena at 6:45 p.m. involving cars owned by George V. Sweeney, Zurich, and Guen- ther Grapp, London. Damage in that crash was listed at $450 by Constable Quinn. During the past week the local detachment officers charged 11 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 14 drivers. There was one charge under the Liquor Control Act. In their weekly press release, the OPP remind parents to put children in night-visible, light- colored costumes for Hallowe'en. Dark or black costumes just don't show up in the headlights of approaching cars until it is too late, Face masks should also be checked to ensure proper vision for the chuldren. Many restrict peripheral vision. And finally, motorists are advised to drive with extra care and watch for children who may, in their excitement, forget to look out for you. Goderich 32 894 497 2050 Exeter 3 293 219 1413 Clinton 6 268 310 996 Seaforth 6 175 321 645 Hensall 3 86 95 318 Zurich 4 89 134 203 Bayficld 1 67 36 165 Goderich Twp. 4 223 174 471 Hay 3 234 255 437 Stephen 9 394 315 904 Usborne 1 118 201 424 Tuckersmith 6 172 367 535 McKillop 2 107 320 252 Hullett 6 129 239 399 Stanley 2 134 118 445 Advance poll 7 44 52 200 95 3427 3653 9857 t!. Quick police action has resulted in three arrests and the recovery of most of the liquor stolen in a breakin at the Liquor Control Board store in Zurich. The store was broken into early Tuesday morning• when thieves smashed a quarter-inch plate glass door and crawled through the opening to remove liquor valued at $202.80. The investigation was being conducted by Exeter OPP Constable Bill Glassford when the liquor was found hidden in a wooded area in Stanley Township shortly after noon on Tuesday. Constable Glassford, along with Constables Bob Whiteford Chamber at resort Good turnout for pet shots honor two workers ANOTHER EARLY BIRD WINNER — The winner of the eighth early bird draw in Parkhill's Ontario Sweepstakes was H. Doerr of Zurich. Above, Mr. Doerr is receiving his cheque for $1.,000 from sweepstakes administrator Phil Cambell and chairman Adrian Ansems. Parkhill Gazette photo GB harbour dredging to get underway soon New officers of the Grand Bend & Area Chamber of Commerce were sworn into office Tuesday night. Justice of the Peace Murray A. DesJardins conducted the ceremony. Incoming president Walter Crumplin then made a brief address. Plaques were awarded to two retiring executive members. One was given to past president Angelo Maruca and one to treasurer Wayne Sylvester, who leaves the community this week to assume new responsibilities with the Bank of Montreal in Toronto. At the meeting, the mem- bership approved the ap- Grand Bend council learned Monday night from councillor Dave Jackson that dredging at the Grand Bend harbour should start very shortly. Jackson indicated that the PRESENTS SCHOOL PICTURE — At Friday night's annual commencement exercises at South Huron District High School, Rev. H, L. Jennings of Wingham presented a picture of the old Exeter high school to staff member Glenn Mickle. At the right is Huron school superintendent Harold Knisley. T-A photo Charge of bestiality Extinguish blaze at Exeter shop The Exeter Fire Department was called to Broderick Bros. auto body shop shortly before noon Wednesday, but a small blaze had been extinguished by the proprietors before they arrived. Art Broderick said he had just started the welding torch when there was a large "bang" and flames broke out around the tanks, After dousing the fire with water, they were able to shut the tanks off. Area man given jail term tenders were being let this week. During dredging operations, Some 12,000 to 13,000 cubic yards will be excavated and trucked away. Reeve John Payne and Jackson both reported that no further information had been received from the Ontario Provincial Police regarding the village's recent request for a full-time detachment. In recent weeks, several in- cidents have occurred with at least an hour passing before a police cruiser from the Forest detachment arrived. Road foreman Vic Anysymiw Please turn to page 3 — Regain lost hour during weekend Area residents have the op- portunity to get an extra hour's sleep this weekend, The area will be reverting back to standard time this Saturday night. You are reminded to turn your clocks BACK one hour at midnight to be on time for Sun- day's engagements. All district church services will. be on Eastern Standard Time Sunday. pointment of Nancy Mawson as acting secretary, She replaces Jack Mennel. John Payne Sr. and Dave Jackson were named to plan a dinner meeting for November 22. The following committees have been set up by the Chamber: Information office--Jack Mennel, Helen Douglas and Mayme Douglas. Green areas--Fred Willert, Gordon Kraft and Ross DesJardine. Beach benches--Murray DesJardins, Bob Sharen and Mel Douglas. Brochures--Angelo Maruca, Bill Sturdevant and Mrs. Pullens. Road signs--Emerson Desjardine, Ory Wassmann and Peter Sandilands. Harbor--John Manore, Elmer Zimmer and Richard Manore. Industrial and municipal--John Payne Sr., Ted Flint and Dave Jackson. Finances--W MacLaren, W. "Sturdevant, Walter Crumplin, Gary Thompson and the secretary. Special projects--Rollie Grenier, Peter DeJong and Art Ilaist. Publicity--Mrs. Irene Kennedy. Representa tives--MODA, Ory Wassmann, Sarnia-Lambton, Dave Jackson, Hallowe'en is Saturday eve Mayor Jack Delbridge isn't certain whether he has any authority over ghosts and goblins. However, if they do come under his jurisdiction as Mayor of Exeter, he has announced that lialowe'en will be celebrated on Saturday night. There has been some confusion over the matter because Hallowe'en falls on Sunday this year, The Mayor said he was certain people would rather observe the event on Saturday and hence his announcement. At Hunt], it's more official. Reeve John Baker and his council have issued a notice in this issue that Hallowe'en will be observed on Saturday, So kids, don't go trick or treating Sunday night. All the treats will be gone, Hit the streets on Saturday. One thing area youths should consider is the fact that the OPP and local police have indicated they won't tolerate any acts of vandalism either night. OPP Cpl, Ray Brooks and Chief Ted Day pointed out that acts of vandalism are criminal offences and will be dealt with by the police as just that. Seaforth, was fined $100 on a charge of careless driVing in Exeter on September 17. He was involved in a collision with a parked car. The accused told the court he had fallen asleep; the accident taking place in the early hours of the morning, Robert Campbell, Exeter, was also fined $100 on a careless driving charge arising out of an incident in Hensall on June 19 at the intersection of Highways 4 and 84. Michael Soldan, Huron Park, said he was stopped onHighway 84 preparing to make a right turn onto Highway 4 when the accused. car cut out in front of him, Please turn to page 3 penalties ranging from $100 to $250. Paying the $250 was Graham Douglas Yeats, Clinton, who pleaded guilty to careless driving on the Crediton Road on July 19. The court learned that two cars were required to take evasive action because of Yeats' bad driving. The other vehicles were forced to the side of the road, Yeats was represented by Goderich lawyer Jim Donnelly, who explained the Clinton area teacher was acting entirely out of charlIcter and had met some friends and engaged in the manouvres to get. together. In addition to the fine, Yeats was assessed costs of $3.00. Raymond J. Devereaux, A Dashwood man, Dawson Raymond Keller, was sentenced to 30 days in jail when he pleaded guilty to a charge of bestiality in Exeter court, Tuesday. Judge Glenn Hays presided. Keller was charged on July 24 when he was seen in a field with a mare around 2:30 a.m, on the outskirts of Dashwood. He said he was not aware anyone was in sight and didn't realize he was doing anything unlawful. Neighbors complained to police after they were awakened by a harking dog and went to in- vestigate. Three drivers appeared, in court on charges of careless driving and they were assessed If the number of animals that receive shots is any indication this year's rabies clinics held throughout Huron County are very successful. Dr. M.K. Clugston, a Canada Department of Agriculture veterinarian from Seaforth said Tuesday noon at the conclusion of the clinic at Dashwood that the number of dogs and cats brought to clinics in 25 Huron centres was up 942 from 1970. Before moving on to Crediton, Elimville and Grand Bend to complete the Huron clinics, Dr. Clugston said he had vaccinated 3,549 dogs and 2,189 cats. Last year the respective figures were 3,116 and 1,680. He indicated that the number of rabies incidences in the county was still at an all-time high and said he was pleased with the number of residents who were taking advantage of the free clinics. At Friday's clinic at the Exter arena, 'only one dog more than last year was treated but the number of cats dropped from 151 to 128. The big increase in the county came at Goderich where 469 dogs and 240 cats were treated. Last year the figures were 319 and 97 respectively. In this immediate area, Dash- wood pet owners brought in 36 more cats and six dogs more than a year ago. Similarly increases at Zurich were 33 and 21 for cats and dogs, respectively. Dr. Clugston said he wasn't sure if the increase in pets brought to the clinics was clue to more concern in the danger of rabies or if the pet population was growing. ti YOUNG AND OLDER VOTERS — Voters of all ages helped swell the average of eligible voters that exercised their franchise in Exeter in Thursday's election to more than eighty percent. Above,. "IS year-old Jack Darling and Ray Francis, 77, are shown depositing their ballots with deputy returning officer Mrs. bred Simmons. T.A photo Sangster, Don Jolly, Anne llerdman, Bradley Pryde, Linda Hay, Steve Faber, Julia Burgess, Bill Dietrich, Ruth Snider, Brian Fittkbciner and Kathryn Hall. FEDERAL MP CONGRATULATES ONTARIO SCHOLARS -- Huron MP Bob McKinley presented awards to South Huron's Ontario scholars at Friday's Commencement exercises in the absence of the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton. Prom the loft they are, Pamela TA photo