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The electors of Ontario will be go-
ing to the polls on Thursday,
September 10.
Premier David Peterson who has
been in office for slightly more than
two years says he called the election
because he needs a strong mandate
from the people to send a clear
message to Ottawa about a free trade
deal with the United States.
Peterson continued, "As far as free
trade is concerned Canadians can ac-
cept only the right deal or no deal at
all." and on leadership he said, -"On-
tarians are entitled to pass judgement .
on the'leadership we have provided
for the past two years and on the.
directions we believe are necessary
for years to come":
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In the Huron- riding, present
member and provincial Minister of
Agriculture Jack Riddell is gearing
up for his sixth consecutive election.
He became an MPP during the Huron
Middlesex by-election in March of
1973.
Riddell expects leadership and free
Loan to assist in completing ag building washrooms
The committee in charge of con-
structing new washrooms in the ag
building adjacent to the South Huron
Rec Centre will be able to complete
their project on time.
Dave Urlin and Kathy Whiteford at-
tended Tuesday's council meeting
and received assurance of receiving
a loan to ensure all bills will be paid.
Deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller moved
that an interest free loan of up to
15,000 be approved, but it must be
paid back by September 1, 1988.
Fuller said the money must be a
loan and not a grant to protect "our
policy" -
Reeve Mickle, the only council
member to vote against the loan said,
"This disturbs me. When the grounds
and ball 'diamonds were revamped
and the ag building put up we were
told these projects would be self
sustaining.
Mickle continued, "I'm not oppos-
ed to what' they are doing, but 1
thought work wouldn't be done. unless
the money was available."
Urlin told council that about $8,500
was still needed to complete the
$28,000 project. He added, "We hope
to get close to $3,500 in donations from
various teams and organizations in
the next couple Of weeks leaving a
deficit of $5,000.
He continued, "Thanks to a lot of
work by volunteers and local people
we have been able to build the
washrooms for a lot less money than
similar projects in other com-
munities. We bought everything we
could locally."
Urlin told council that the new
washrooms will be available to the
public by two outside doors and will
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be open every night until 11 p.m.
In replying to Mickle's question
about starting the project without
having all the money, Kathy
Whiteford replied. "We had to start
in January to qualify for a conserva-
tion capital grant of $6,400."
Councillor Ben Hoogenboom said,
"We are often frustrated by govern-
ment's red tape. Here we are using
the same reasons for not giving them
money. It's not the first time we have
spent money that ' wasn't in the
budget."
After being assured that tax
receipts were available for donations
to the washrooms, mayor Bruce Shaw
said. "We should spread the word that
donations are tax deductible."
After the loan had been approved,
councillor Dorothy Chapman told the
delegation, "You should be com-
mended for being a dedicated group.
People like this make our jobs on
council easier. We need this type of
volunteer."
Continue squirrel patent
Exeter council Tuesday night
agreed to follow up the possibility of
obtaining patents and copyrights
regarding the town's white squirrels.
Local solicitor Randy Evans sug-
Serving South Huron, North Middlesex
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One Hundred and Sixteenth Year
gested referring this work to John
Manley of the Ottawa law firm of
Perley-Robertson as copy : fights and
patents are exceptionally specialized
areas.
In other business:
Council heard from cOttnciller
Morley !fall that he was waiting to
hear from Environment Minister Jim
Bradley before making a recommen-
dation on waste recycling.
Heard councillor Tom llumphreys
commend the Exeter Business lm.
provement Association for their very
informative newsletter. He added.
"They are working in the, right
direction." •
Were told by councillor Peter Snell
that he had received compliments from
visitors and newcomers on the ap-
pearance of the town and the
friendliness of residents.
Heard a suggestion from Snell that
those putting out refuse for the large
pickups extend the courtesy of do-
ing this 24 hours or less before pickup.
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candidates
trade to be two of the top issues in the
forthcoming election.
On the subject of the present
premier Riddell said, "People have
. had•a chance to see how he has handl-
ed and made tough decisions in tough
situations. He took stands on
reforms and new initiatives which
were sadly neglected over the past 10
years.
On local issues, the Huron MPP
said, "We have always recognized
that Huron county is industrially defi-
cient outside of agriculture. It's
necessary for us to make it possible
for other industries to locate in
Huron."
He continued, "It will be a major
goal to develop industry and improve
our economy outside of agriculture.
We are working with urban officials
in the county to make that possible.
Ontario has the strongest economy of
all Canadian provinces."
On free trade the local MPP said,
"Opposition leader Larry. Grossman
is accusing the Premier of not taking
a stand. You can't take a stand when
Hay girl killed in
Friday morning crash
A 17 year-old Hay township girl was
killed in a single vehicle accident Fri-
day morning.
Colleen Miller, aged 17 years of R
R 1, Dashwood was the lone occupant
• of a vehicle .westbound on Hay
township sideroad 10. west of Conces-
sion 14-15.
When the vehicle went out of con-
trol, she was thrown out and pinned
underneath.
The accident occurred at 9:45 a.m.
as the victim was on the way to a
summer job at Grand Bend.
Tuesday vehicles driven by Dale
Conlan, RR 1, Hay and Bert DeBont,
RR 2, Crediton collided on Highway
83, near Concession 6-7 in Stephen
Township. Conlan and a passenger
Gordon Fowley, RR 1, Hensall were
taken to South Huron Hospital in Ex-
eter for treatment. Damages were set
at $6000. -
Damages were listed at $7000
Wednesday when a vehicle driven by
Susan Gensheimor of Flushing,
Michigan collided with a ditch and
two sets of drainage pipes on
Highway 21. south of Highway 84.
Vehicles driven by Judy Morgan;
Centralia and Robert Devlugt, RR 1,
Ailsa Craig collided Thursday on Can -
da Avenue in Huron Park. Damages
were set at $1600.
Robert Knox, 16 years old of RR 3,
Zurich sustained back scrapes and
cuts when he was thrown from a
motorcycle he was riding on Conces-
sion road 12-13 in Hay township, south
of Highway 84.
Saturday at 2:55 a.m. a vehicle
operated by Robert Lenting, Hensall
went out of control on Concession road
8-9 in Hay township and rolled over in
the ditch. Damages were listed at
14000.
Damages were set at $900 when
vehicles driven by Simmone Hinz, RR
1,' Monkton and Willard Ellsi of
Lachine, Quebec were in collision on
Highway 83 at the junction of county
road 11 at 6:10 p.m., Sunday.
Only 10 minutes later, a motorcy-
cle operated by Jason MacDonald,
Cambridge went out of control on
Huron road 6 in Usborne Township.
The rider sustained cuts and bruises
and damage to the bike was set at
1800.
Exeter OPP Sergeant Don McInnes
reminds area motorists to buckle up
their seat belts as this legislation will
be strictly enforced.
McInnes added, "Several area
fatalities have resulted from single
vehicle accidents where the victim
was thrown from the vehicle.
During the week, detachment of-
ficers laid 65 charges under the
Highway 'traffic Act and seven liquor
related charges. •
Three area drivers were charged
with impaired driving and six others
had their driving licences susded
for 12 hours.
you don't know what's being
negotiated. We have to make sure it's
a good deal in the best interests of
Canadians. He continued, "We cer-
tainly can't support if we lose the Auto
Pact and agricultural markets."
On accomplishments of the present
government Riddell said, "We have
restored quality of education,
established trade offices- in Japan and
four cities in the United States,
guaranteed full pay equality for men
and women, taken a strong stand on
the environment and increased affor-
dable housing which was badly
neglected especially in urban areas." -
For agriculture in two years the
present government has increased
the budget by 72 percent to a record
$563 million and since becoming
Minister of Agriculture Riddell has in-
troduced 75 new initiatives.
Nico Peters, the Huron riding Pro-
gressive Conservative candidate says
there are massive government han-
douts in areas where the Liberals
would like to win seats.
He explained, "I'm referring to
road money and to an extent funding
for education. Highway 4 north of
Blyth is a prime example. Two big
semi- trucks can't pass safely and
they have slated a five year program
of patching repairs. That's a slap in
the face of Huron and classes our
residents as second class. Most of the
road money is being spent in Toronto
and northern Ontario".
Peters said he is telling Huron
residents in his door-to-door cam-
paigning that he wants Huron to have
a future 20 years from now. We need
a voice that has roots in the 60's and
70's, speaks in the 80's and will be
relevant in the 90's.
The Tory candidate accuses the
Liberals of slipping their hands into
taxpayers hip pockets with with in-
creased taxes at a time when the
economy was beginning to recover.
One of Peter's major concerns is
the passing of Bill 7 which gives full
rights to homosexuals. He continued,
"I don't believe in discrimination, but
I'm opposed to a platform whereby
they have special minority rights and
allowed to preach their. perversion."
Peters is alarmed at the spending
pattern. He added, "This is especial-
ly true when they hired 5000 more
civil servants in the past two years at
a cost of 1250 million."
On the subject of abortion, Peters
said ,"('m opposed- to the present
system where clinics are set up in
every region."
In concluding an interview with the
T -A, Peters said, "Huron has a right
to the future. I would like to see diver-
sification of the industrial and
economical base. If this requires
funds to make industries locate -and
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SAFETY AWARD South Huron Hospital was one of three (out of 26) hospitals and nursing homes
to receive an achievement award for 1986 from the Health Care Occupational Health and Safety Associa-
tion for commitment toward providing a sofe and healthy work environment. Shown are safety commit-
tee members Lloyd Hodgins, Clara De Vries, president Leroy Edwards and Jean Glasgow. Other com-
mittee members are past president Tom Bowen, Jane Harvey, Cathy Mugford and Liz Stevens.
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ready for election
widen and update
take place."
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NDP candidate Paul- Klopp is
grateful Peterson called this election
at a time that is least disruptive for
farmers like himself. One of his main
election planks is a fair deal for
farmers. Noting that one-third of
farmers are• experiencing serious
financial difficulties, and that 20 per-
cent could be in trouble soon, Klopp
would like to see the Ontario Provin-
cial Savings..Office, begun in 1919 -
when the General Farmers Organiza-
tion held power for a short time.
reactivated.
Klopp explained that the Savings
Office would act like a huge credit
union but would not, like the banks,
charge for additional services or
penalize customers with fines when
credit is overdrawn.
"We don't mind paying interest, but
service charges on service charges
are ridiculous." Klopp said, adding
that a provincial bank's main goal
would be to serve farmers and small
businessmen, and not profit.
Klopp also wants to see tougher
laws protecting the environment. He
said Ontario Hydro has been allowed
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Suspend Constable
Exeter police department Con-
stable Jim Barnes is on suspension as
the result of five internal investiga-
tions and eight major Police Act
charges.
Police chief Larry Hardy who is
also the Hearings Officer said two
previous hearings were adjourned
and a hearing -has been rescheduled
for Monday. August 10 at 10:30 a.m.
at which time the charges will he
spoken to.
Hardy said the suspension took ef-
fect July 7.
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SAWDUST FLIES Mike and Gary Tiernan hold down the log as
hand at log sawing at Friedsburg Days in Dashwood.
Karen and Susan Tiernan try their
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Impaired driver hit with x1,500 fine
Provincial Judge J.M. Seneshen
pronounced stiff fines and suspen-
sions this week to area drivers who
were charged with impaired driving
in Exeter Provincial court, Tuesday.
Bradley C. Dittmer, RR 1'
Dashwood was slapped with the
largest fine of 11,500 and a suspension
of his driving licence for a period of
two years following an incident in Hay
township April 18.
Dittmer was the driver of a vehicle
which went out of control and struck
a tree. The investigating officer said
the accused appeared impaired, had
slurred speech, flushed face and us-
ed abusive language.
He was slightly injured and taken
to hospital. Because of this no breath
samples cduld be taken. Blood sam-
ple reading taken at hospital was 255.
The judge set the deadline for.paying
the fine at October 28.
Judge Seneshen fined Gary J.
Maguire, RR 2, Lucan 1500 and
suspended his licence for 12 months.
He was given until September 30 to
paMaguire was §topped by police on
Highway 4, south of Exeter in the ear-
ly morning hours of June 10 because
the vehicle had only one tail light. He
failed the ALERT test with readings
oT 110 and 100. •
The third impaired driving fine in
the amount of 1750 was levied against
Kenneth A. Leibold df Clinton. His
licence was also suspended for 12
months and he was given until
September 30 to pay the fine.
Leibold was stopped by police June
28 in Usborne township because of er-
ratic and unnecessary slow driving.
His ALERT samples recorded
readings of 210 and 220.
In all impaired driving charges,
Judge Seneshen really reprimanded
those with high breath readings and
said he wished to leave a definite im-
pression on the accused drivers.
A fine 01 $300 and a driving licence
suspension of 12 months was levied
against . Elaine L. Loney of 807
Southdale in London on charges of
failing to remain at the scene of an ac-
cident, failing to give name and other
information, and registering a warn-
ing on the ALERT machine.
Loney was involved in an accident
June 15 in the Club Albatross parking
lot at Huron Park with a vehicleown-
ed by David G. Smith. After the
crash, Smith was able to stop the
driver of the other vehicle in the fire
hall parking lot and was able to hail
an officer who was patrolling the in-
dustrial section of Huron Park. The
accused was behind the wheel.
Loney who is on welfare was told
by the judge to go and get a job. He
added, "1 don't want the taxpayers
paying your fine".
Stephen Venner, 10 Walnut street in
Zurich pleaded guilty to possession of
cannabis resin and marijuana. He
was fined 1300 or 30 days.
Police officers conducted a search
of the accused's residence and seiz-
ed seven marijuana plants, three full
vials of resin and drug paraphenalia.
Venner replied no when Judge
Seneshen asked if he wanted his
daughter to grow up as a drug addict
or follow in his footsteps.
A ban on publication was placed on
a preliminary trial of Rodney Dobson
who faces a number of charges in the
death of Mary Blanchard on Huron
street in Exeter on December 3. 1986.
The charges will be dealt with in
district court in Goderich this fall.
No blight problem
for Huron beans
Although last week's TV London
news,featured a farmer north of Clin-
ton showing private crop consultant
Pat Lynch the effect of ozone hlight
on his white beans, area bean growers
are experiencing no problems with
bronzing.
Tom Consitt, a director of the On-
tario Bean Producers Marketing
Board. attended a local bean pro-
ducers' meeting on Monday night.
Five growers. all committeemen,
have been working with Guelph
University on blight and white mould
projects. They reported some hlight
around. but no worse than any other
year.
Consitt said crops in this area 'look
real good'. He predicts an average
yield because of the unusual spell of
hot weather.
OBPMB manager Charles
Broadwell had heard nothing about
ozone blight problems this year until
contacted by the Times -Advocate.
Broadwell had driven along number
,four highway from London to
Wingham recently and thought the -
beans looked very good. Ile expects
crops in Perth and Huron counties to
be average or better.
Broadwell predicts Michigan's 1987
crop will be below average. This will
be countered by expected above-
average yields in Minnesota -North
Dakota. and increased production in
places like Manitoba. Mort white
beans will he coming into the US this
year from Chili, encouraged by last
year's record high prices.
Broadwell expects this year's
prices to be 'substantially lower' than
last year's.
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