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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-07-11, Page 1McKinley easily retains riding hints at seeking PC leaderishi "Its- not out of the qoestien, we're looking at everything". This Was Robert McKinley's answer to a T-A. question, Wednesday, on whether he would be running for the Conservative Party leadership. McKinley hinted Tuesday, in an interview on CFPL-TV, that he would consider running for the national leadership. In a post-election interview, McKinley said that he had no idea whether a leadership convention would be called, he would "have to see the final results before commenting on that". He indicated that PC leader Robert Stanfield still had strong support from the party but said, that he "expected Stanfield to talk to the party soon", However, experts predict that there will be a change in leadership since Stanfield has been defeated in three consecutive elections. If a leadership convention is called, McKinley indicated to the T-A there was a possibility he might try for the post. McKinley, Conservative victor for the fourth consecutive time in the Huron-Middlesex riding, won the =race by a 7,000 vote margin, greater than any other successful Tory in the 12 ridings of South Western Ontario. • At a recent dinner for McKinley, Sean O'Sullivan, the Conservative member for Hamilton-Wentworth had hinted that, if the Conservatives won the election on July 8, McKinley might get a Cabinet post. O'Sullivan said, "the time is near", for Mr. McKinley, "to be a national figure." McKinley served as a Canadian representative at the United Nations and the North Atlantic Assembly. He was recently appointed Chief Opposition Whip. At the nomination meeting, before the election, guest speaker, Eldon Wooliams, MP for Calgary North, indicated that McKinley was 'one of the top men in the party, next to Stan field", Party workers in Huron- Middlesex were sure of a victory for their candidate on Mondaa, night. PC headquarters in Zurich wasn't the most exciting place to be on election night, despite the fact that McKinley walked off with an early lead and was declared the winner with just half the polls in. When it looked as though the Liberals would be returned to power with majority, McKinley Said, "When you ge against the national trend, you have to have done your homework". The occasion was doubly special for the McKinleys who were not only celebrating victory at the polls but also theiir 24th wedding anniversary, The five McKinley children, ranging in age from 23 to 15, were all at home to help celebrate. Party workers were disap- pointed by the drop in McKinley's majority from t1,00(). in 1972 to. 7,000. but McKinley said, "There is no. way Yon are going to get. them all. I will continue to work for all of the constituents, even those who didn't vote for me. I will try to keep on doing the job that I have done", He attributed the drop to the fact that there wasn't as much anti-Trudeau feeling in the area this time, With fewer Conservative • members in parliament, trier, took the lead right from the start when the first poll, from Seaforth reported 87 votes for him, .29 for Lyndon, Goderich theatre .manager And eight for Weary, a Clinton high school teacher. The Liberal party won 45 per cent of the popular vote in this part of the proVince and McKinley's final lead of some 7,000 votes showed this, It was down from the 11.,0030 vote lead he had in the 1972 general election Please turn to page 3 McKinley said that .he thinks his job as Party Whip will become easier. He said that he was glad to see the NDP go down.and that.he had been hoping for a -majority, in any case, because that is the way the government functions best. When the final polls came in to the returning office Monday night, McKinley had a total of 17;204 votes as compared to Liberal John Lyndon's 10,039 and NDP Shirley Weary's 1,752. McKinley, a Zurich area far. • '' • `,..` kiF EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 11, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents Two men given jail terms on assault, driving counts prehending the accused and thereby protecting children who were just leaving the school area. Judge Hays noted the Con- stable had endangered his own life in his action. In addition to the dangerous ALREADY CONFIDENT — Robert McKinley was already confident when he arrived at the PC Headquarters in Zurich on Monday night. With about half of the polls reported the trends showed that he would be returned, but likely with a smaller edge over his opponents. He took time out to confer with Ken Parke, who helped man the phones at the headquarters. HP tire plant to Firestone Three people injured in district collisions Stephen has $8,826 deficit listed damage to the 1970 com- pact at $2,000. The other crash occurred at 2:15 a.m., Sunday when a car driven by Ralph H. Wasson, Exeter went out of control on Hay concession 2-3 and rolled over in the ditch. Wasson had been northbound near sideroad 15-16. He suffered bruises in the crash. 'Damage was listed at $800 by Constable Ed Wilcox. During the week, the local detachment officers charged 22 people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 26. There were five charges under the Liquor Control Act and one under the Criminal Code. Only two accidents were in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP this week, but three people were injured and two cars were ex- tensively damaged. Both accidents involved only one vehicle. Two people were injured at 1:50 p.m. Sunday when the vehicle in which they were riding left the Crediton Road, rolled over twice and-then came to= rest Om ,its wheels in a field. The driver, David C. Crow, London, sustained a fracture of the hip, while his passenger, Alice Perkins, also of London, suffered cuts and bruises. The incident occurred about half a mile east of concession 4-5 of Stephen. OPP Constable Frank Giffin Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. of Canada Ltd., Hamilton, an- flounced Friday they have taken over Dunlop Canada Ltd. tire operations. Included in the purchase is the Dunlop bicycle tire plant at Huron Park as well as the automotive tire plant at Whitby. The $10.25 million agreement ended seven months of negotiations during which Dunlop franchise dealers protested against the takeover because they feared they would not get as good a deal from Firestone. The transaction between the two firms has been approved bye the federal cabinet and the foreign investment review agency and is only subject to the consent of debenture-holders of Dunlop Canada, which is being sought. Dunlop said it feels the deal is in the best interests of the company and the 800 employees affected. Two area men were sentenced to jail terms when they appeared before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court Tuesday. Robin Lee, Exeter was sen- tenced to 30 days in jail on a charge of assault causing bodily harm. He had been found guilty in a previous court sitting and appeared for sentence, Tuesday. The charge arose from an incident in Exeter on May 19 when Lee engaged in a fight with another man„ resulting in the latter being hospitalized. Lee said he had taken the ac- tion because the victim had put some drugs in a drink of a friend. Judge Hays described the beating as "brutal" and said it was beyond' anything that can readily be understood. The other jail term was handed out to Paul A. McInnis, Dash- wood, who was found guilty of dangerous driving. He was fined $250, imprisoned for two days and prohibited from driving for six months. He was charged in Exeter on April 2. EXeter Constable James McMeekin said he saw the ac- cused driving erratically on Gidley St. and the driver then raced away at a rapid speed, squealing his tires. With the officer in pursuit, , McInnis proceeded along several town streets at a high rate of speed and went east on Huron St. into Usborne Township at 110 m,p, h. Oncoming cars had to take to the shoulder of the road to avoid being hit. The accused finally drove into a farmer's lane where he was arrested. Judge Hays praised the action of Constable McMeekin, citing his courage and skill in ap- driving penalties, McInnis was fined $63 or six days in jail for driving at a speed of 60 in a 30 zone in Exeter. He pleaded guilty to that charge. A Kitchener man was fined a total of $235 when he appeared on three charges. Wayne Gottschalk was fined $100 on a charge of driving while impaired, $35 for having liquor in a place other than his residence and an additional $100 for failing to appear in Exeter court on June 11 to face the previous charges. He was also prohibited from driving for three months. He had been charged with the original two offences on May 16. His blood alcohol content was .found to be 190 nip, In explaining his reason for not previously appearing in court, the accused said he had lost the paper on which the date was recorded. Two drug charges were heard in Tuesday's court session. Jeffrey Peter Beck, Hensall, was givena conditional discharge on a charge- of p oa seis i on • of a 'drug. He was stopped in Exeter on November 26 and a haversack ha was carrying was found to contain three bags of substance, as well as cigarette papers and wires. The quantity of substance was described as enough to fill the arresting officer's service 'cap - Please turn to page 3 The financial statement for 1973 which was accepted at-the latest council meeting by Stephen township showed a deficit on the year's operation of $8,826. Despite the deficit for 1973, the township carries an accumulated surplus of $32,949. While th"e township was in a ,deficit position, the three police villages came out on the black side of the ledger. Dashwood had a surplus of $528; Crediton's gain was $2,587 and Centralia's surplus for the year was $1,207. The township is accepting ownership of three parcels of property which are being turned back by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications. One parcel at Greenway and two' at Port Blake are parts of properties originally purchased by the province for improving intersections. A preliminary, plan for a 40 lot subdivision in Crediton as presented by owner Jack Dye was accepted in principle. , In other business, council: Accepted , the preliminary report for repair to the Walker drain in the Grand Bend area and okayed plans for repair of the Kingsmere Gully. Approved four tile drain loans totalling $30,500. Learned the combined Canadian National model. air- plane contests will be staged at Huron Park August 7 to 11. Approved a grant of $240 to the Huron Park Day Care camp. COOLING OFF WITH A SPLASH — Tommy Elliott, 5 jumps into. the wading pool at Victoria Park, Monday to try and beat the heat. Tommy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elliott,Waterloo St., Exeter but if anyone asks he'll tell you he's little Tommy Tucker who sings for his supper. Liquor plebiscite date announced in Usborne Man's body found in area The body of a Brights Grove man, Albert Charles Bell, was recovered off Highlands II north of Grand Bend, Friday afternoon. Mr. Bell and his son presumably drowned near Kettle Point on June 9 when their canoe capsized. Exeter OPP Cpl. Ray Brooks and Constable Bill Glassford assisted Forest personnel in recovering the body. Hoffman's Ambulance removed the deceased to the Stratford General Hospital for a post mortem. The body of his son was recovered south of Kettle Point al few days earlier. Voters in the township of Usborne go back to the polls, September 11. This time it will be a liquor plebiscite with two questions on the ballot. Usborne residents will be asked to approve the sale of liquor in lounges and dining room lounges. Canada's chief election officer has authorized the use 'of the federal election' lists for the liquor vote. Clerk Harry Strang said about 1,000 voters are on the list and 60 per cent approval is needed for each of the. two questions. The 1973 financial report received from the A. M. Harper auditing firm of Goderich showed Doors closed to hear plan a surplus for the year of $12,355. The tender of Ross and Paton Construction, RR 1 Kirkton, to load and haul materials ,for the 1974 Usborne road construction program was accepted. The Kirkton firm's tender at $6,225 was the lowest of four received. Tile drain loan applications in the amount of $19,500 were ap- proved. A meeting will be held July 30 at 7 p.m. to consider the engineer's report on the Keller Drain Extension. A corrected separation on a• previous land division ap- plication by Elson Lynn was given approval. Many oppose left turn ban Aia A CONCERNED FAMILY — Robert McKinley's children studied results on the television at the PC Head- quarters in Zurich as it was announced that the Liberals would likely get a majority. All of the McKinley children were home to support Dad as he was returned to office for the fourth time. From left to right are Debbie, 2); John, 22; Dianne, 23; Janet, 16 and Brenda, 15. • T-A photo Cost over $300,000 for Dashwood system The committee set up by Exeter's RAP committee to plan a sports complex for the com- munity made their first presentation to ftAP, Tuesday. However, the press and public 'were excluded from the meeting when committee chairman Bruce Shaw asked that RAP go into a committee-of-the-whole to discuss the report. "The report contains in- formation that is perhaps best kept within these four walls," Shaw stated in asking for the closed session. He gave no indication of what information. on the proposed complex should be withheld from the public, The committee has visited several multi-million dollar complexes in recent weeks. Serving on the committee representing RAP are Shaw, Jack Underwood and Ruth Durand. Other members include Arnold Mathers, Al Taylor and Dr, Gary Balsdon. The three Service clubs - Liens, Legion and kinsmen - have also been represented but none was present a (the meeting when the report was presented for discusSion. Exeter council's plan to prohibit left turns at two locations on Main St. have come under attack from several per- sons, At a special meeting, Tuesday, Councillor Ted Wright advised that the management at Simp- son-Sears had objected to the plan to prohibit left turns into the laneway beside their store. Wright explained that the complaint arose from the fact large trucks bringing items to the store did not have enough room to make a right turn while proceeding north and had to go around the block and enter from the north via a left turn. Wright, who missed the meeting when council planned the action, said he disagreed with the decision and felt it was urifair. Ile said he had trouble getting, into the lane with his own car when Making a right turn because tars parked too close to the access, Councillor Harold Palttersoti WO indicated he had received complaints about the plan to prohibit left turns. Council had also decided to prohibit left turns into the MA parking lot. In view of the •objections, the matter was turned back to the police committee for further study and recommendations, dividual owner. Wein emphasized all property owners must pay a frontage charge in order to qualify for government subsidies. The Stephen clerk said the subsidy received for the recently completed water system for residents in the summer sub- divisions located along Highway 21, north of Grand Bend was about 47 percent. He said at the time the basic Ontario subsidy was 50 percent, It since has been raised to 76 percent. The Ross engineering firm has also prepared reports for water Systems at Creditors and Cen, Utile. They will be dealt With at later dates, For the new Stephen system near Grand Bend the actual charge for water is $38 per an. Mt. The supply main could be constructed from three different directions. Water could be ob- tained directly from the Lake Huron system, from hooking onto a line being constructed through Mt. Carmel and from Drain Valve Chamber No. 2 located on Concessions A and B. The recommendation by the engineer includes a supply main of 25,500 feet of silt inch pipe at an estimated test of $165,000. Foe, the distribution system which would supply about 179 properties 5,300 feet of six inch pipe and 8,100 feet of two Melt pipe would be needed, This cost was estimated at $137,500. Stephen clerk Wilmar Wein said this week, the amount of grants available from the provincial goVernnient depends on the annual costa to the in- The township of Stephen has received a preliminary engineer's report on a proposed water system for the police village of Dashwood , and a Meeting is scheduled for tonight, Thursday to discuss the proposal. The meeting will be held at the Dashwood Community Centre at 8:30 p,m, and all residents of the police village are urged to attend. LesS than a year ago, the village and the Dashwood Chamber of Commerce with the backing of many residents asked the township to prepare a survey report and this has been corn. pleted by the B. M,Ross fine of Goderich. The water Supply would be Obtained from the present Lake Huron System at the intersection of Highways 83 and 21, north of Grand Bend. Holiday weekends keep Police busy Officers of the Grand Bend detachment of the Ontario Provincial ,Police were busy during the week Which included the American holiday in. vestigating a total of 216 ix- eurrences, Traffic charges topped the list with 85. For infractions of the Liquor Control Mt 62 persons ,Were charged and three narcotic charges Were laid, A HESITANT SWIMMER — One of the popular classes at the Exeter swimming pool this summer is the moms and tots division. Above, Mrs. Glenn Lamport is urging her son dreg to take to the water. Shortly after the picture was taken Greg attempted a dive off, the diving board, T-A photo