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Voters express desire for change following election
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Turner's past reputation. (Con.servative
leader Brian) Mulroney looks smooth,
intelligent and in control. He's been doing
his homework.
I have to respect any man on the
campaign trail. It takes so much energy,
and. mistakes are understandable, but
Turner "is indecisive. It's like he's standing
in 'quick sand. I'm not surprised he
appointed Senator Keith Davey to his
campaign. He'll.do anything at this point to
win the election.
I saw the debate aild I wasn't Impressed
with New Democrat leader Ed Broadbent. I
think many people don't want to vote NDP.
and lose their_ vote. Broadbent did step out
on a limb however on the abottion issue
which was raised during the course of the
debate.
I was always a "Trudeau fanatic"
(referring to former prime minister Pierre
Trudeau). But I think it's time for a change.
People need help. I don't know if Mulroney
has the experience and Turner has looked so
poor during the campaign.
I wonder how much of a role the'media
plays in our picture of Turner. Perhpas they
are only playing up his bad points and
people who have the chance to meet him are
really impressed.
I though Mulroney had some concrete
Po,
suggestions about job creation in the debate
and I think we need money channelled into
the job creation ideas the people of the
country have.
We can't expect government to create the
jobs. But the climate has to change so that
people will have confidence again. It is
gove.rnment's responsibility to provide the
leadership. -
This country needs someone who can pull
it together. Someone decisive, down to
earth, gharismatic and experienced. And I
don't think, that person is running for prime
minister in this election.
Mark McAuley, Kintoss township farmer
Thef' crilpaign hasn't bordered on
agriculture issues so far. It's not an exciting
campaign.
It's amazing the Liberals are so
disorganized but it follows the general ,
principle of all organizations, they must lose
their vitality in order to regain it. It seems to
be a mjor miscalculation on their part that a
• movement .to the right exists in Canada and
they hoped to capitalize on that with (the
choice of John). Turner. ,Right of centre
voters - that constituency just doesn't exist
in Canada as itdoes in the United States.
rm convinced that agriculture will have
• to solve its own problems. The tripartite
• stabilization plan will be on hold indefinitely
regardless of who wins the electien. The.
impact of the election will be little. It has
just disrupted any chance, it there was one,
of a tripartite plan.
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The role of government in economics is in
the overview. government responds in
agriculture anyway in this way, if there is a
. hue and cry it makes a few adjustments to
east the pain a bit but it is reluctant to take
any real, leadership.
Farmers are bad for depending on
government to help them out. They are
totally convinced they are essential to the
economic welt -being of the country which is
ludicrous. Only 4 per cent of the gross
national is based in agriculture.
Any cursory view of the statistics shows
that parity for farmers would have very
little. effect on the overall state of -the
economy. The race horse business in
Ontario for example, generates more
dollars than farming but does the province's
economy really hinge on the race horse
business?
In general the election is a little combat
that is interesting to watch, but.I don't see
there will be a major change in our
community because of the election: R's up to
the individual to work with other individuals
in their organization to bring about what
little change they can.
Dungannonfair marks 125th anniversary
In January of 1858, the Wawanosh, and
Ashfield Branch of the Agricultural Society
was formed with president, David McIll-
wain - secretary, John Mallough, treasurer,
Robert Clenderming and vice-president,
William Treleaven. Directors were William
Harris, James Somerville, John Savage,
William Durnin, Charles Girvin, Robert
• Davidson, Henry Holland, Janis McNight
and Berard McCabe. _ '
On October 8, 1858, the Dungannon area
experienced their first fair. It was held on
the farm of William Mallough with races be-
ing held on the road and small exhibits being'
housed in a drill hall. The Society had work-
ed lorig and hard to plan this one day event
of long ago.
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This year Dungannon will be celebrating
its 125th fair.
• The book, "From Bush Trails to Present
Tales", compiled by the Dungannon
Women's Institute in 1980, reports: "In a
chapter of Gavin Green's book entitled
'Fights, Concerts, Etc. Recalled at. the
• Dungannon Fair in Bygone Years' is given:
The first fall fair I ever attended was at
.Dungannon. It was in the old drill shed in
either 1874 or 1875. There was a kind of race,
course at the village end of Billy Mallough's
farm south of the drill. shed. I remember
coming over to the fair from Sheppardton. I
remember a walldng match at the fair ... At
night there was a concert ... Uncle Tom's
Cabin ... Takingpart in the concert, too, was
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fair." •
• The Institute's book also reports: "In
1891, fmwteen and one-tenth acres was pur-
chased from William Mallough by the
Dungannon Agricultural and Driving Park
Association, and a half -toile track, a grands-
tand and a two storey hall were built. The
Agricultural Society rented these grounds
for $65 for two days Of the Fair. In 1942, the
Agricultural Society purchased the grounds
• from the Driving Park Association. As the
hall had been, sold to a private owner, the
Society purchased a building from Port
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