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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-09-12, Page 1Perfect weather boosts Thresher attendance figures are available, many obser­ vers say that it was a record crowd in attendance this year. Lillian Riehl of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary estimates that close to 900 people enjoyed the home- cooked meals offered over two days by the Auxiliary ladies. The Blyth firemen, who cooked breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning at the Fire Hall fed about 825. No representative from the Lions Club could be reached at press time to find out the attendance at their Sunday dinners. Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures made it a perfect three days for the 29th annual Thresher Reunion in Blyth this past weekend. Although no attendance Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, l.ondesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. VOL 6 NO. 37 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1990.50 CENTS Joe Hallahan, who looks after camping for the three day event said the number of campers is growing every year. Last year there were 286 campers and this year Mr. Hallahan reports the number has increased to 345. “Every year they come earlier to get a good spot,’’ said Mr. Halla­ han. “This year we laid out some of the sites on Friday before the show and by Tuesday evening we had about 60 trailers in.’’ The sound of fiddle music started Tuesday night among the campers and continued until Sunday at midnight. Mr. Hallahan said that in park­ ing trailers on the grounds you get to meet a lot of interesting and nice peole. There were campers from Ontario, Michigan and Flordia. Mr. Hallahan said that the committee likes to add more ser­ vices every year to make the Continued on page 13 'Klopp wins Huron for NDP in huge upset Liberals drop to third fjk Winning smile Paul Klopp, newly-elected MPPfor Huron chats with Grey Township Councillor Dale Newman at the victory partyof theNDPin HolmesvilleThursday night. Mr. Klopp vaulted from third place In 1987 to first place in 1990 as the Liberal vote in Huron collapsed as it did across the province. The Liberals fell to third place in Huron. Huronview delay may delay road Construction of a street exten­ sion to serve the Huronview North project at Brussels is unlikely to begin before spring unless prompt approval is given to Huronview plans by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. Brussels village councillors heard at their September 4 meet­ ing, from Nigel Bellchamber, clerk­ administrator for Huron County and Bob Corrigan, from the engi­ neering firm B. M. Ross and Associates which is planning the extension of Elizabeth Street for the village. Mr. Corrigan said plans for the street still have to be sent to the Ministry of the Environment for approval which usually takes about six weeks. With tenders called after that it means street construc­ tion could still begin this fall but Mr. Cochrane said the village could probably get a better deal on the work in the spring when conditions would be better. The price of things like pipe aren’t likely to increase and contractors can bid cheaper in the spring when they’re not worr­ ied about carrying on work under adverse weather conditions. But the village and the engineers are at the mercy of the county and what they want if work on the project was to start this fall. Mr. Bellchamber said the county had hoped for an announcement of Continued on page 12 In a stunning upset Huron county voters Thursday elected Paul Klopp as the first member of the NDP ever to be Member of Provincial Parliament for the coun­ ty- Mr. Klopp, a Zurich area farmer, municipal councillor and past presi­ dent of the Huron County Federa­ tion of Agriculture rode a province­ wide trend that saw the Liberals led by David Peterson obliterated, losing 58 seats, including Mr. Peterson’s. With the retirement of Jack Riddell, long-time Liberal member for the riding, the Huron election was expected to be close but most saw the fight between the Liberal candidate Jim Fitzgerald and Ken Campbell for the Progressive Con­ servatives. Mr. Klopp tallied a total of 10,000 votes to win the election, 34 per cent of the total of 29,070 votes cast (up from 26,665 last election). It was a huge jump from the 3,841 (14.4 per cent) he took in the 1987 election against Mr. Riddell. Mr. Campbell improved the Con­ servative vote tally to 9,066 for second place and 31 per cent of the vote. In 1987 Nico Peters had gained only 6,725 for the Conserva­ tives or 25.2 per cent. Mr. Fitzgerald suffered the fate of dozens of Liberal candidates across the province dropping to third place, collecting 6,653 votes or 23 per cent of the total. In 1987 Mr. Riddell had rung up 60 per cent of the vote in garnering 16,099 votes, a plurality of 9,374 over Mr. Peters, the nearest rival. Two other candidates made in­ roads into the vote for the first time this election. Tom Clark of the Family Coalition Party got 2,931 votes, 10 per cent of the votes cast. Allan Dettweiler of the Libertar­ ian party gained 400 votes or two per cent of the total. Speaking at a victory party at the White Carnation in Holmesville, Mr. Klopp said he had his first indication that he might be able to win the election when he stopped in Belgrave about two weeks into the campaign to speak with a retired couple. The man said he shouldn’t waste his time trying to convince him because he already planned to vote NDP. The NDP deserved a chance, the man said. It was a statement he heard repeated dur­ ing the campaign. Mr. Klopp’s support came strongest from rural townships where he won every township but Hullett, Stanley and Mckillop, Mr. Campbell’s home township. Over­ all Mr. Klopp polled 5,569 in the 16 townships compared to 4,550 for Mr. Campbell. Mr. Campbell won heaviest in the towns and villages carrying Wingham (by two votes), Blyth, Brussels, Bayfield, Seaforth, and Exeter. Mr. Klopp won Goderich by more than 400 votes, Zurich and Hensail. Mr. Fitzgerald won his home town of Clinton by nearly 100 over Mr. Campbell with Mr. Klopp third. Mr. Klopp said his first priority as MPP would be to fight for a reduced interest rate for farmers. As one of the few members of the NDP caucus with agricultural ex­ perience some people are mention­ ing Mr. Klopp as a possible candidate for the position of agri­ culture minister. Meanwhile, with the resignation of David Peterson as Liberal Party leader the names of possible suc­ cessors are being mentioned, one of the most prominent being Bruce M.P.P. and Morris township native Murray Elston. Belgrave school fair today The 70th annual Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels school fair takes place today (Wednesday) at the Belgrave fairgrounds. The fair, the only school fair left in the province, will kick off with a parade of school children at 1 p.m. The fair features exhibitions by elementary school children in everything from school work to vegetables and flowers to farm stock and field crops.