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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-09-16, Page 1Community J Photo fun Sports ■ Farm Students' work wins prizes at school fair See page 9,10 2 pages of Thresher photos See page 14,15 Bulls name Dream Team line-up See page 16 Federation elects new directors See page 18 Reform Party elects L. Lobb as candidate Leonard Lobb of Clinton defeat­ ed Phil Cornish, a 29-year-old lawyer from Clinton, at a nomina­ tion meeting at Central Huron Sec­ ondary School on Sept. 9, to become the first federal Reform Party candidate for the Huron - Bruce riding. Mr. Lobb has worked in agricul­ tural sales as a commissioned sales person for Becker Farm Ltd. in Exeter for 12 years. Prior to this he worked 11 years in agricultural sales-farm equipment and animal nutrition. His nomination priorities includ­ ed constitutional reform, political and parliamentary reform, fiscal reform in the areas of taxes and unemployment, and environmental issues. "If we can reduce the overhead tax burden, the result will be an increased circulation of money and a reduction of unemployment," Mr. Lobb said. "Canada desperately needs fiscal restraints," he said. "We must learn to function within the means of our present generation." Mr. Lobb also proposes to cut MP's salaries by 10 per cent, revise MP pensions, bring a new level of open communication to con­ stituents and form economic coun­ cils to reduce government spending. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Lobb gave credit to the "dedicated group of workers" that have sup­ ported him and the Reform Party. "Unemployment, taxation, govern­ ment waste, lack of present leader­ ship and many other valued frustrations have brought us all together," he said. Police investigate break-in The investigation is continuing into a theft at the Liquor Store in Brussels at 12:19 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. A spokesperson from the Wing- ham OPP said that the building was entered when the suspects broke a north side window with a metal fence post. Two cases of Molson Canadian beer were taken from a centre display. A witness has provided police with a partial description, the spokesperson said. Police are also investigating four instances of petty theft and vandal­ ism in the village which occurred early Sunday morning as well. There was property damage at two residences after a vehicle was driven over the lawns. A flag was stolen from another residence and some lawn ornaments were stolen from another. Record rainfall in August August was a cool, no sun month, according to weather observer Boyd Taylor of RR 3, Walton, with lots of rain to top it off. From records that Mr. Taylor has kept over the past five years (not including 1992), he calculated that the average amount of rainfall for the month of August was 72.6 Mr. Lobb said he firmly believes the Reform Party can make a dif­ ference, and that it is now time to begin changing the direction Cana­ da has been going, a change he adds that is long overdue. Mr. Lobb resides with his wife, Marie, daughter Erin, 17 and son Scott, 15 in Clinton. Giving him the old heave- ho Planting his feet firmly on the ground, Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association Inc. president Ray Hallahan of Blyth gave his partner, Wayne Lowe, the push and shove during the log-sawing competition while Dwight Hallahan, the man in charge of adult special events times the pair. Log-sawing was just one of many popular events at the annual show which attracted over 12,000 people this year. Organizers say Reunion a success The Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association Inc. can boast of another successful thresher reunion this year with over 12,000 visitors. "It was just a great success," exclaimed association president, Ray Hallahan Monday at the site of the 31st annual event where he and other association members were cleaning up. Along with thousands upon thou­ sands of visitors, there were 411 campers parked around the arena, down slightly from last year's record 469 campers said camping chairman, Lynda Van Soest. mm. This August Mr. Taylor mea­ sured 157 mm of rain. Com, soy beans and white beans continue to suffer from a lack of heat units, says Mr. Taylor. There are 600 units less than last year. Mr. Taylor claims that because of the wind direction and moon position he doesn't foresee much long term improvement. CitizenTheNorth Vol. 8 No. 37 Wednesday, September 16,1992 60 cents Campers had started pulling their trailers and motor homes in two weeks before the event, she said. Over half of them have already booked a parking spot for next year thanks to the reserve parking scheme organizers established this year. Mr. Hallahan credits much of the success to the great weather people enjoyed this part weekend. Association secretary, Marian Hallahan said the reason the show is such a success is because there are so many things to see. "People love the variety," she said. For $4 admission, adults can see steam engines, model steam engines, an antique flea market, a large saw mill, miniature saw mill, shingle mill, a baker fan, gas trac­ tors, gas engines, antique vehicles, an antique tractor pull, log sawing competition, belt setting competi­ tion, bag tying .competition, cider and bean pots, souvenir dishes and crafts. Students were able to get a good look at these old relics on Friday which were running especially for them. Classes from five area school also look part in a special educa­ tional program Friday organized by Dave Medd where they could com­ pete in nail driving, wood piling, dog howling and rooster crowing contests. The Blyth firefighters pancake breakfast hit the spot with 1050 people this year. Fire Chief Paul Josling said it's the most people they've ever served. To keep people filled, the firefighters went through 220 pounds of sausage, 160 pounds of bacon, 150 pounds of pancake bat­ ter, 52 litres of real maple syrup, 40 gallons of orange juice, 15 gallons of milks and thousands of cups of coffee. Another huge draw this year was the entertainment package which filled the stands with viewers day and night. Entertainment chairman Gladys Van Egmond said 45 fiddlers attended the fiddle jam session Thursday night, 55 for the Friday night jamboree and 421 for the Sat­ urday night fiddle competition. "The bleachers were packed Sat­ urday night and on Friday, we had to turn people away from the arena," she said. Many people also watched the step-dance contest on Sunday. Continued on page 6 Accident claims life of Morris man A Morris Township man was pronounced dead on arrival at Wingham and District Hospital fol­ lowing a tractor accident on Sept. 12 at 7:15 p.m. A Wingham OPP spokesperson said that Calvin James, 35, was driving a Massey-Harris tractor with a flat bed trailer behind , north on the centre sideroad of Morris when for unknown reasons the trac­ tor entered the steep east ditch. It rolled, pinning Mr. James under the left rear fender and wheel. Volunteers from the Wingham Fire Department raised the tractor. Cause of death was non-conclu- sive, police say.