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The Stare With the Stack EX5TER It's a new bail game Liberals and NAP will be seeing this as their chance to make a strong run once again in Huron. To that end, the "big names" will be floating around the riding. The two parties will have their leaders here for the nominations and you can expect a hive of activity as byelections allow parties to throw all their weight into the campaign. This is an important election for the ND? and Liberals when coupled with the by-election for the Toronto seat vacated by the Hon. Allan Lawrence. Only one seat separates the two parties now and the NAP will be out to match the Liberal legislature total or better it, if possible. Being official opposition to the Davis government means more money for the party leader and more funds for the party for their legislature work. Considerable more than a seat in Huron is at stake and voters in Huron will no doubt see an unequalled flury of activity within the next month, as the "Big Blue Machine" will meet a stiff test from the opposition. "Why didn't you think of that BEFORE you put your equipment on?" The next month will be an extremely interesting one in Huron, as electors go to the polls to name a successor to the Hon. C.S. MacNaughton. Next week, all three parties will be staging nominations, with interesting races looming for the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals. For the former, three candidates are already confirmed and more may enter the fray before February 16. If the past record of the party is any indication, the PCs will not only be nominating a candidate but will be choosing the next MPP for the riding, Readers will obviously know where our choice rests in that PC race. However, from an objective standpoint, Don Southcott's experience as executive assis- tant to Mr, MacNaughton for the past five years would give Huron a representative able to immediately take up the reins without the lengthy orientation period any other member would require. The other parties, of course, won't be ready to concede this election as they have in the past. Mr. MacNaughton's appeal stretched beyond political parties and the Ironicalhappening Members of Huron County Council sat smugly last Friday morning as two small delegations of Goderich citizens presented their views to the assembly concerning the proposed demolition of one exercise yard at the former Huron County Jail. One could sense the condescending at- titude of council as members politely heard the reports - bided their time anti' the presentations were ended - and then moved on to regular and more pressing business. Later in the day, however, council's assurance melted into frustration as the tables were turned and the circumstances reversed. Now county council carried the petition - though not literally - to the provincial government asking that they be given recognition as a region. Now it was the provincial government which appeared to listen graciously, though not hearing or really caring much what Huron's viewpoint might be. It was ironical to say the very least, that two persons charged within minutes of Make V and G your mortgagee And the walls came maybe each other than Huron County Council was being short-sighted. The first speaker was Joan Van den Broeck of Goderich who said "it would be a very short-sighted move" on the part of county council "to make any further in- roads on the property belonging to and an integral part of the old Huron County Jail". The second speaker was Professor John Norton who warned that it would be "ex- tremely short-sighted" if county council turned down membership in Midwestern Development Council at this crucial stage after having spent thousands of dollars to help develop MDC's approach to provincial departments. The two situations - the removal of a jail wall and the decision not to join MDC for another year - don't seem to be related. In fact, about the only similarity in the two is that in both cases, Huron County Council has been penny wise and pound foolish. —Goderich Signal Star Eighty years or experience in custom- building mortgage loans to fit the purse and the circumstances of thousands of satisfied customers — that's the plus you get when you invite V and G to help you buy or build your home. Or Summer cottage. Or buy your improved farm. Friendly, reliable. know l-ib* ' can depend on — yours today at Victoria and Grey, Zombies, teeth and black feet VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. VICTORIA and GREY I There's an interesting battle looming in Huron County over — of all things— a jail. Residents of Goderich are rather miffed, to put it mildly, that members of county council have decreed part of the huge stone wall around the ediface must come down to make room for an expansion to the assessment office. It's not an easy argument to resolve when the position of both sides is reviewed. Looking at it from the county council standpoint is the fact the assessment building provides many benefits to the county town. We think the figure of 50 jobs has been mentioned and obviously that's a fair size "industry". If adequate quarters can not be obtained for the expending assessment department which covers Huron • - and Perth, members of county t counciifehr the provincial ,government may look elsewhere for a location and most think that could well be in Stratford. So, building the addition to the present quarters is a "must" in their opinion and few can argue with that contention. It is difficult to imagine any museum at the county jail providing a com- parable benefit to the county — and Goderich in particular — than what is now realized from the assessment department. It's that old bird in the hand compared to those in the bush situation. Space for the addition is readily available. The county already owns the jail property and no outlay of cash is required to make space available for the assessment department from that standpoint. TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1 889 Hensall's John Baker isn't opposed to the county getting, land on the other side of the. assessment building and saving the jail wall, However, he points out strongly, the county can not afford to lose the assessment department in lieu of saving the jail wall if the alternative is not economical. Anson McKinley, Reeve of Stanley, is one of those who would hate to see the jail torn down or changed drastically, but he. points out that there must be a balance between the costs of maintaining such buildings as the jail in relation to their historic value. He claims it could become a financial burden. Perhaps his most noteworthy comment was the fact that, in his opinion, the tearing down of the wall would not detract from the jail. There are another four walls that would remain untouched. He also points out that tearing down the wall in question would give people a better view of the unique architecture of the jail itself, Presently, it is hidden by the 20- foot wall. The wall in question is also in bad shape and would be costly to repair. + + + Extremely simple! However, we wonder how many people in Goderich would be prepared to see the assessment department moved from their town in view of the large amount of employment and direct benefits it provides. We imagine the businessmen in the community would quickly get a petition going to halt that suggestion. The Zurich Citizens News suggests the county sell or lease the jail to Goderich and the resulting income be used to buy the necessary land for the assessment department elsewhere. That has considerable merit, because we are among those who do not think the ratepayers of Huron should be expected to pay the major share of expenses involved in providing Goderich with yet another tourists at- traction. . . especially one as unproven as an old jail building. Touring an old penal institution just doesn't have much incentive for the writer, although the people of Goderich may be correct in suggesting it would be a great drawing attraction. It certainly can not be compared to some of Canada's old forts. They have been steeped in history and the color and pageantry they provide for tourists is much more exciting and paltable than seeing old cells or a reconstructed gallows. Manager: Ron Cottrell Main St. Exeter 235-0530 The main reason for the editor searching out various viewpoints on the issue is due to the simple fact he does not know enough about the situation to comment — Please turn to page 5 + + + To get further opinions on the matter, we talked to a couple of area reeves this week and came up with some interesting points. + + + per hour and freeze the con- coction at temperatures as low as five degrees below zero - and that's the worst blizzard the area has suffered over a decade, Saturday to Monday, The general store at Elimville which has been operated by Mrs. Philip Murch and her late husband for the past 27 years has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hays of Wroxeter who get possession Monday. Jane Horton, Hensall, last week became the third member of Hensall Girl Guides to receive her Gold Cord, the highest award in Guiding. 50 Years Ago During hockey practice on Thursday evening last, Mr. Ed Anderson had the misfortune to have his left leg broken, During a rush, he tripped and fell and went up against the boards at the side with such force as to fracture a bone in his leg. The Jubilee Singers, a colored troupe consisting of three ladies and four men gave a musical entertainment in James St. Methodist Church Sunday. The pupils of the Exeter school had a holiday on Monday when some of the pipes at the back of the boiler in the heating system were eaten out by the rust and had to be replaced. Sonthcott BroS. are having the interior of their store redecorated and are making some alterations. into the next room for afternoon tea, I could hear the teaspoons tinkling and the heartless swine exchanging jests with the nurse as I lay there quivering like a trout just pulled out of the water, It's not so bad with the new, "painless' drills. But there isn't much to work on any more. I break a piece off a tooth, go to the dentist and whine, "Couldn't you just build that up one more time, Doc?' It's rather like handing a man a single brick, and asking him to construct a high-rise with it, However, young Jane Almond of Meaford thinks dentists are pretty fine fellows. She has won a prize and a plaque from them for a poster, chosen the best for Dental Health Week. Jane designed the poster in Grade 5 and she's now only twelve. And come to think of it, dentists deserve a decent living and some recognition. They are far more interested in saving your teeth than pulling them. And any man who spends a lot of time looking into mouths like mine can't be all bad. And an Ontario reader who hails from Wrexham, North Wales, wrote after I mentioned that town in a recent column, I spent 'a dreary winter there during the war. Edward J. Jones wants to know if I wish any old contacts looked up or have any anecdotes for the Wrexham Leader. Please Mr. Jones. I am a happily married man. Any old contacts would be strictly out of By BILL SMILEY Some random shots and shafts this week. Today we were missing some 400 students from among 1400 at school. That's about double for this time of year. It's the 'flu. I've never seen so many kids and teachers dragging around as though they were not long for this world. Croaking, sweating, dull gray in colour, they are like so many zombies. Why don't they all stay in bed? Well, I have a theory about that. Bed is boring, unless you are engaged in sleeping, or some other pleasurable oc- cupation. Dental Health Week is upon us, and I can't avoid the feeling that the cruel month of February is the logical time for it. I have considered dentists as honorable, but mortal enemies since I was a kid. As a teenager, when my teeth had the con- sistency of cheese, every visit was a traumatic experience. Crawl into the chair, wishing the dentist would have a heart-attack or something before you did. Clutch the arms in a death-grip, Open the mouth and, prepare to render up your soul. Mutter "aggh. Glug.", as he asked stupid questions about what grade you were in this year. My attitude to the Than in the white coat didn't change in the service. Just before I was shipped overseas, I had 14 fillings in one afternoon. No anaesthetic. The maniac who did me filled about six canyons, then stuffed my cheeks with cotton and went NtlaftekawE-.. Times Established 1873 the picture. As for anec- dotes. . . well, You might mention the night they cancelled night-flying, the abomination of fighter pilots, because of fog. We were so overjoyed, both instructors and students that quite a celebration developed. It began with hurling empty pint beer-mugs at the clock on the mantel. When we ran out of mugs and clock, another game began. This was an old R.A.F. favourite. The hero takes off shoes and socks, lies down on his back and blackens the soles of his feet in the cold fireplace. He then makes footprints up the wall, as high as he can reach. He blackens feet again, gets up on a chair and makes further footprints, higher up. This continues until he is held up to the ceiling by some mates standing atop a table. When it's finished, it looks exactly as though someone has taken a run at the wall, gone right up it, across the ceiling and down the other side. It was hilarious. We topped this off with a game of rugger in the mess. And by the time this ended it was a mess indeed. For some reason, the C.O. was not amused, when he surveyed the mess in the morning, Surly old coot. It cost about twenty of us ten quid each to redecorate the officers' mess. Ah, dear, Nowadays they'd call it flagrant vandalism, and sock the taxpayer for the damages. In Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 On the other hand, the "save the jail wall" proponents point out that the county jail is unique in North America. It is steeped in history, ranging all the way from having been the scene of the last public hanging in Canada to the site where Steven Truscott was detained prior to being sentenced for murder. His case was probably one of the most publicised in Canada. Tearing down the wall, claim its defendants, would be destroying part of the value of the structure. They contend ample space for an assessment building addition can be found elsewhere. + + + So much for the background! Now let us consider the best solution. Many have been of-, fered, The editor of the Clinton News- Record suggests the assessment building be moved to Vanastra Park. The assessment building could then be used for other expanding county departments and the jail wall could be saved. iiritestocefeiOnies-Abliocate 10 Years Ago Eugene Sokolowski, RR .2, Ailsa Craig, suffered fractured ribs and injury to his spine after the half-ton truck he was driving on No. 83 was struck by a south- bound CNR snowplow Monday, The truck was driven about fifty feet south of the impact, J. M. Southcott, publisher of the Times-Adocate, has been named Ontario Weekly Newspaper Man of the Year. The T-A won the award for general excellence among newspapers from towns of under 3,500 population and placed second for the best front page among all Weeklies in the province, Over $7,000 has been raised in the limited canvass sponsored by the Exeter and District Swim- ming Pool Committee, Chairman John Gotnari reported this week, Six girls have been nominated by the senior grades for queen of the SHDHS at home dance, The girls are Atisma Gulens, Oashwood; Marion Kerslake, ItIt 1, Centralia; FranceS JOhris, RR Woodharn; Janet Blair, Cen- Helen Hendrick Exeter; and Linda Wolper, Exeter, 25 Years Ago The Boy Scouts will collect scrap paper on the east side of Main street on Saturday and on the west side on February 13. "Paper is not waste until you waste it". R.L. Beavers attended the hardware convention in Toronto this week, A chartered bus with 44 turnip growers and processors visitied Toronto this week to attend a convention at the King Edward Hotel. Sponsoring the bus were Seth Winter and Erwin Scott, Lttcan. Mr. J,H. Jones tendered his resignation as a member of the Exeter District High School Board. those days, it was high spirits, and we paid the shot ourselves. Or, Mr. Jones, you might mention that Wrexham had one of the best hockey teams in England, We were about eighty per cent Canadian, with several hockey players. of Jr. A, calibre. Our C.O., an Englishman, had lived in Canada and loved the game. We won every game, except the -crucial last one, Our goalie hit the ice with about twelve pints of bitter in him. He was outstanding, Every time the Opposing team shot, he'd stop two Of the three pucks he saw, but miss the third, Score, 144. 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