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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-11-02, Page 1!PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW ONTARIO Wednesday, November 2, 1988 40t PER COPYI Voters now have a fourth choice Voters in the riding of Huron -Bruce now have the opportunity to vote for a can- didate and party other than the traditional three. On October 20, the Christian Heritage Party (CHP) of Canada for this riding, held a nomination meeting at Hallett Cen- tral School. The 48 registered voters unanimously elected the only candidate, Tom Clark. The 47 -year-old Wingham man spoke on tax reform, free trade, abortion, educa- tion, pornography, day care and homosex- ual rights. Mr. Clark also spoke on the party itself, saying, "Today CHP is the only conser- vative party running..." As for the deficit and the Conservative Party's tax reform, Mr. Clark said, "The federal government is starved for cash." Continuing, he said that the country is $28 -billion in debt this year, "in prosperous times. What will happen in hard times. "It's time we held the politicians accoun- table for the spending of money in this country." Commenting on the way politics arenow handled, Mr. Clark said, "Ottawa is in the wrong hands. We have a battle between forces of good and evil." Briefly mentioning the free trade issue, Mr. Clark believes it is being used as a "smoke screen to avoid the real issues in this country." He believes that by doing this, the par- ties will not gain nor lose votes. Contrary to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's approach to dealing with abor- tion, Mr. Clark came out and said in no uncertain terms that the CHP is against abortion. "The prime minister won't say where he stands (on the issue of abortion)... that way he gets votes from both sides," said Mr. Clark. "You're either for life or against it. As Christians, we must confront evil wherever it raises its ugly head. Abortion is murder of the unborn." After quoting from the Bible, Mr. Clark said, "Abortion is the ultimate in child abuse." Touching on 'another topic, Mr: Clark said, "We have a crisis in education..." Using his own experiences, Mr. Clark said' he spends $700 a month to send his child to a Christian school because he refuses to have his child "brain washed" in the religion of humanism. He described the religion of humanism as, "whatever feels good, do it.". "The Bible says thou shalt not do this and thou shalt not do that." Pornography in videos, on newstands and on the television screen are "destruc- tive influences on our society," said Mr. Clark. As for day care, Mr. Clark believes this is the responsibility of the parents. "The responsibility of raising a child is the parents', not the states... It will be a disaster if the state does what the parents should be doing." He went on to say the most funding for day care will go to those who need the assistance the least, if the present .pro- posal is followed. On the subject of homosexual rights, Mr. Clark said homosexuals have been given high positions in the government to create policy that makes it illegal to fire them or not rent apartments to them. He said the Bible looks upon homosex- uality as a perversion. Campaigning Mr. Clark told the audience of approx- imately 60 people that he will make himself available any time, any place for the next five weeks of campaigning. "This Tom Clark, of Wingham, was unanimously elected as the Christian Heritage Party's (CHP) candidate for the upcoming federal election. Mr. Clark, who was the only person nominated, was elected at the CHP nomination meeting held on October 20 at Hullet Cen- tral School in Londesboro. (Anne Chisholm photo) party has a lot of appeal out there and we have the power of the Holy Spirit," he said. In conclusion he quoted Woodrow Wilson, saying, "I'd rather fail in a cause that will some day succeed then succeed in a cause that will someday fail." About The Candidate Tom Clark may be a familiar name to those who follow politics as he ran for the Family Coalition in the riding of Bruce - Grey about one year ago. Mr. Clark now resides in Wingham, working for General Contracting, but was born and raised in Owen Sound. He and his wife, Pat, have seven children which range from the ages of 25 to four years old. After working in the printing industry for 19 years, Mr. Clark went into farming, operating a dairy farm. After his experiences on the farm, Mr. Clark said, "I have a lot of compassion for what farmers are going through." Touching briefly on why he is running in the 1988 federal election and why he chose to run for the CHP, Mr. Clark said, "I feel I have a responsibility as a father to bring this nation back to its senses...I feel it's go- ing downhill fast." Stockyard focus of fraud The former owner of the Brussels Stockyard Ltd is attempting to re-establish the business after an OPP investigation discovered a fraud scheme involving an estimated $900,000 worth of cattle. Bruce McCall sold the thriving stockyard business to Klaus Henschel of RR3 Brussels in April of 1987. A condition of the sale was that McCall and his son would support a $600,000 line of credit at the bank to Henschel and would hold a $170,000 mortgage on the stockyard after the sale was complete. Business was halted early last week when a combined OPP - agriculture ministry investigation started following a complaint by a southeastern Saskat- chewan cattle broker that he and at least five other brokers had not been paid for 733 cattle bought in the Brussels Stockyard's name. Apparently, the western cattle were shipped to a feedlot near Ingersol, Ontario and then sold through a number of other livestock sales barns across the province. At the same time, it has since been discovered, a further 556 cattle purchased by the Brussels Stockyard on credit from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Brussels, were processed and sold. McCall now estimates that the total number of cattle involved in the fraud scheme were worth as much as $900,000, Police and provincial investigators have had no luck in locating the present owner Henschel though a report in the London Free Press last week said he may have fl- ed to West Germany. No arrest warrant has yet been issued for Henschel but the business has gone into receivership. Former owner McCall says he and his son will attempt to get the business back into operation in an effort to protect bet- ween 70 and 80 local farmers who have fil- ed for compensation after cheques for cat- tle they sold at Brussels bounced. As the operating licences at Brussels Stockyards has been suspended, Harry Brindley of the Lucknow Sales Barn will undoubtedly see an increased business over the next few weeks. The next closest sales lot is located in Kitchener and, as Mr. Brindley says, that's a long way to haul cattle. "I don't know what'll happen," Brindley told the Sentinel on Monday, "but I expect it'll be busy for us." Watch for new Band uniforms The Lucknow School Concert Band members held a successful five hour Marchathon-Playathon last week. Spectators were able to see and hear a long practice for Remembrance Day, the Youth Concert and the Santa Claus Parade. Look for new coloured band uniforms in 1989. Congratulations to the Band members for a great effort. Candidate profiles Information sheets have been mailed to all candidates seeking election in the Lucknow area. The Sentinel will run these in the issue of November 9. If you are a candidate in Lucknow, Ashfield, Kinloss, West Wawanosh, Ripley, Huron or a school trustee and have not received this profile sheet, please contact the Sentinel. It's C.P. Week Crime Prevention Week is October 30 to November 5. Established in 1983, it is a time to promote crime prevention in communities across Canada. Events held during the week encourage citizens to become actively involved in crime prevention activities. This yer, eight communities will hold workshops and crime prevention award ceremonies. Ontario Solicitor General Joan Smith will attend these events and present awards to individuals and organizations with outstanding records in contributing to crime prevention in their communities. Rain, rain, rain As of Wednesday last, we were all aware we had received a great amount of rain. According to Harold Greer, in the first three days of last week, a total of 80 mm had fallen. Converted that is ap- proximately 3 inches. Dog -gone results The recent Walk-a-dog-a-thon raised a total of $38,435.00 in the area, which funds will be used to provide free dog guides to qualified blind and visually impaired Canadians. From the walk held in Wingham the total amount of $4,750 was raised by Lucknow and area residents. Ripley raised $1192, Kincardine $182, Teeswater $214 and. Wingham $1682. Leaf it to the Boy Scouts You may have noticed the local Boy Scouts out and about raking lawns in the neighbourhood. The young men are raking and bagging in an effort to raise funds to finance their trip to the Cana- dian Scout Jamboree being held in Prince Edward Island in July next 'year. These Scout jamborees are a wonder- ful opportunity for theboys and your support is greatly appreciated. If you have a lawn -full of leaves, con- sider getting a Scout to do your raking. We're Number One Your Lucknow Sentinel is number one. The Lucknow newspaper was presented with an award for General Excellence at the Fall Meeting of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association held last weekend. The Sentinel placed first in its cir- culation category under such criteria as originality, general layout, photos, page design and graphic illustrations.