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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-14, Page 1s str • •i With their 'eyes as big as saucers in anticipation, the children of the Monday, Tuesday afternoon class of the Clinton Nursery school wait as teacher Saly McNichol explains the making of the. Valentine cake in front of them. Minutes later, the cake had disappeared into some happy mouths. (flews -Record photo) • The damage is estimated to be thousands of dollars .after; vandals -ransacked at least 28 cottages in the Houston Heights subdivision, south of; Bayfield, The Goderich OPP reported that ---` cr -.—Brampton . area -m e suspected of in the' February 4-6 in- cidents that left summer cottag4s on Sideroad 10 in Stanley PwnshTp with broken windows, smashed dishes and damaged interiors. • Police say that the vandals are 8 cot' `believed to have Come to Bayfield in a stolen car which was recovered. They ransacked the cottages, and stayed in at least one, the left. the - area in another stolen car that was recovered in Shelburne. Many issues surface at all -candidates night BY RHEA HAMILTO.N . Voters in. the Huron -Bruce riding are interested in the state of the economy, oil and fuel situations for the future and obscene language in books. Atan'all.candidates meeting in Londesboro Thursday night, federal election candidates Murray Cardiff, Progressive Conservative, Graeme Craig, Liberal and Tony McQuail, New Democratic, outlined their party policies and fielded questions from the floor. The • Huron Federation ; ofd Agriculture sponsors thesemeetings at election time and - they have becpme .a popular way for voters to meet and question'the candidates. The 'Liberals are seeking : stability. for the 80s and want to make effective use of their programs already established, Mr. Craig said. He also stressed that the Con- servative mortgage deductibility scheme would not be implemented. To cushion the effects of energy prices, fuels used on the farm and in the transporting of food woldd be exempt from taxes, he said. -- - The . Liberal candidate also promised, that chicket34mports:would be renegotiated. Also for the farm community,- the Liberals would have the bank act changed to allow better security for farmers: Mr. Craig told voters that a Liberal government would strengthen Petrocan, and promote energy alternatives as well as ensure that - Canadians would own mere of their own resources. The NDP candidate drew statistics from the _ progress of Saskatchewan's NDP government, to stress the policies his party was promoting. Saskatchewan has the lowest tax load per individual and compared to Ontario where, eight cents of every dollar Services debt and interest charges, Saskatchewan "spends one- seventh of a penny, Mr. MVIcQuail said. Mr. McQuail- pointed out the national debt under the Liberal government has climbed from $11 million in.,1968 to $11 billion in 1978. Thr question of labour control in the party was explained and Mr.McQuail pointed out that three quarters of the delegates ` are from riding associations and individual Canadians contribute five times as many dollars to the party as do unions, The NDB candidate stressed his ;party has 'sound policies on energy, agriculture, and small business: The Conserv.ative candidate told voters that the Conservative energy policy would ensure Canada a self- sufficient future. No matter who is elected, Mr.. Cardiff said, the prices of fuelit l iThere is w 1 increase. -no alternative but to increase the well price if the excise tax, is not im- plemented: Mr. Cardiff told the voters that the increase would amount to one cent per mile or 90 cents per acre: • ' "If we keep the machinery in good working order and not work the soil too much like the experts tell us, then we can probably save that money," Mr. Cardiff said. Other benefits from the Con- servative party he outlined* were the home- ' insulation program, funds available to help •convert oil to gas heating, and Mr. Cardiff said he would like to see farm fuels exempt from taxes. I'n the -budget that was defeated, Mr. Cardiff praised .. the mortgage deductability scheme which . would help people purchase homes or build homes which he said in turn would create more construction work; a tax deduction for firemen of $500 up from. $300; as well as a small business development bond and ac- commodations for a farm tax credit for payments for spouses who work on the farm. The Conservatives 'would also in- crease personnel in the armed forces. The candidates had all done their homework and were able to answer the questions put to them by the The- next week or so is full of significant dates for a wide range of our populace, as. mid-February takes on as much importance as does July or August, and all -its holidays. - . Today, February 14 for instance, is important to lovers as they make that annual pledge to their heart- throb of the opposite sex (with a few exceptions) . Monday, February 18 is 'important to the politicians (and the voters too) as their, fate is decided at the polls, and is also important to • our heritage, if you can remember that the third Monday in February was to be our mid -winter Heritage., holiday. Tuesday is a•big day for all the kids (and older kids at heart like yours truly) as we mark that an- nual batter and syrup ex- transvaganza, Pancake Day! Wednesday is an important day for dieters and many Christians, as we enter lent with Ash Wednesday. - Wednesday, February . 20 is also an important day for the Kinsmen members across the nation in hundreds of clubs, as they mark the 60th anniversary of the foun- ding of the club in Hamilton. In honor of that event, the News - Record in co-operation with the Clinton Kinsmen Club have put together a special edition in honor of that founding, and it is included in this week's paper. And last but not least, February 291g important to all those who only have a birthday party every four years, .and of course, to all those ladies who have been waiting for a,6 Leap Year to come along so they call proposition....) mean propose to their,favorite beau. rhe Main Str+set. Wit -says. the Politicians sure must have had it cold this election out seeking votes. Says the wit: "A saw one of the politicians the other day, and he had his hands in his own pockets!" + + + A faithful reader wintering in Lakeland, Florida, Arabell Bushell, sent us this useful tip the other day taken from The Ledger, the local newspaper there. "To keep dogs away fr tn garbage bags, pour some Javex on and in the bags, and the dogs won't go near them .' There seems to be some con- fusion on the provincial govern- ment's sales tax 'scheme on 1979 cars purchased during' February. The program is a rebate progam, - not an exemption. In other words, you have to pay the tax and then apply to the government to get it back. But only on new 1979 models. And while on the subject of cars, we are faced with that annual problem of licence sticker renewal again, and as is u,suai every year about this time, only a small minority have bothered to pur- chase the new ones with the , deadline only two;weeks away (I'm guilty too.) Although trucks have until the end of March, don't you think it's. time the government spread the burden out and have the renewals come up on your birthday or some such date, like our other licences do? And just one'last reminder: if for some unknown reason you find your name isn't on the voters' list, - you can still vote on Monday (except in an urban area like Goderich). just get a neighbor or friend in the same poll to go in with y9u and swear you ill. It's as supple as that, audience. To the question of how each party would help keep agriculture a profitable industry despite the high interest rates which threaten farmers now, Mr. Cardiff suggested a better job of marketing. The NDP candidate; said his party would lower the interest rates by two percent immediately and proposed that lower interest loans be made available to farmers. The Liberal candidate said that interest rates should -be established in Canada not in the U.S. He couldn't justify the increase as high as it is now. Closer to home one Focal person wanted to know what increase the Huron County Board of Education. would be expected payfor fuel, The wo d a pec d to e answers. varied widely from .5.5 cents per litre (Liberals) ; -•a price freeze until a report is made (NDP) ; and a: plea to conserve until Canada is self- sufficient by 4990. (Conservative). One irate man waved a glossy publication and wanted to know what the parties were going to do about wasting money on publishing "this garbage". The issue was from the National Dairy Program and all members were in agreement that -the'. first way of.,reducing. waste is to let,7. the right people know and work and get it changed. Weather • .1980 1979 y HI LO HI LQ FEBRUARY 5 -7 -26 - 9 -14 6 -5 "16 -10 -19 7 -4 21 -4 -12' 8 `5 -25 -11 "19 9 -3 `20 - -15 -26 10 "4 -24 `13 -20 11 -5 8 -17 -32 Snow 10 cm. Snow 9 cm. Another question involved ob scenity and eventually brought up the issue of books in the school system. Although all members agreed that the obscene material and profanity should -not be allowed, they said it was hard to enforce. Cardiff .was called upon to defend the Conservative idea of giving shares of Petrocan back to the taxpayers. He pointed put that the selling of shares would generate $5.00 .million back into Petrocan and the money Would be used to help develop resources and new energy alternatives. Mr. McQuail said tnat distribution of Petrocan shares would: be too costly and that Petrocan should be the sole i. M Craig the imparter of oil. r.- C a g said Liberals would keep, strengthen and expand Petrocah ,as well as provide alternatives that could save or cut down on the oil consumption. Both Mr. Cardiff and Mr. Craig were in favour 'df the return of capital' Lpunishment, but Mr. McQuail proposed having a maximum ' tence . enforced. All three agreed that a plebiscite on the subject was con- tradictory. The public elects representatives to express their lopinions in government Mr. Cardiff offered a cutting of government jobs and services as ways to c.ut the national debt; Mr. McQuail said Canada should be run like a farm instead of a household. Large resource companies should be taxed more and resourcesshpuldbe processed here in Canada before being sold. • ' Craig said Canada didn't suffer with the rest of the western world during the economic slowdown in 197.6 and that was largely due to th,e large input of dollars into the economy. Mr. McQuail was asked how he would react to a military draft in. Canada. The candidate responded, that he would fight for his country the best way possible . nt npirl,-g--.th.eir investigation, two men have been charged in other recent casesof vandalism in Bayfield, Goderich OPP said that Frank Deel.stra Jr., 19 of Bayfield and Benjamin Van -Zetten, 18, of Leamington have been released oh recognizance and will appear in £--provincial court in Goderich on February • 25. The two have been charged with possession of stolen property and several counts of break, enter an -d theft. ' The charges follow recent break ins at the Sugar Bush Inn, south of Bayfield and the Dry Dock Marina. Police recovered over $1,300 worth of shotguns and rifles stolen from the Dry Dock. In otherpolice news, the OPP also. reported that. two drivers received minor injuries following a two car collision on February 10: A northbound car driven by Allan t)oug Dodds, 17, of Clinton, sits in the satne spot at the Malone Gas"Bar on Huron Street in Clinton as he did on Saturdayk - . might when two men wearing ski masks robbed Gary hlitn at knife pint of $4$4� �oingtahl p e Gary Wtir of the. Clinton pollee sal'd the two, believed to be youths, fled ort foot through an open field behind the gas bar. (News -Record photo) - • Drennan, 23, of RR 7, leucknow and a southbound car driven .byA,n drew L, Westberg, 17, of Blyth' collided at the centre of the' road while they were travelling down Highway .4, south of -Londesboro. am.age.„ta.the.D.rennaLe , was s,ot at $1,600. and $2,000 to the Westberg vehicle. None of the passangers travelling either of the cars .were injured. A car driven by William McKinley, 30, of Oakville received $1,000 in damage and the driver and one,_• . passanger, Doug , McKenzie, 35, of Grand Bend received mirnimual injuries following a February 9 ac- cident. The McKinley car was attempting to turn onto sideroad Concession 10 in Stanley Township when the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit. a hydro pole. Clinton police reported that Hedley Prouse, of Clinton was taken to hospital on Saturday night where he was treated for stab wounds in the arm and back following an altercation at a Huron Street home. Police said' that charges will be laid. rea cottages surveyed through OPPprogram. Starting February 18, a cottage security program will be- im- plemented in the area of Highways 83 and 21 and working -north toward Goderich. -For - For - a three 'month period, the 0.P.P. are making use of 35 young people located at districts throughout the province in this special program. These. young people are divided into teams consisting of a project deader and four team members. They are supervised by the 'respective Com- munity Services Co-ordinators of the district. - The members will physically check the exterior security of a cottage in the• cottage security program. If the Garbage costs down cottage appears to be secure, a red tag is placed on the door. When a cottage is found insecure, it is .. reported tp the nearest detatchment. Team members can be recognized instantly by the flourescent-orange 0.P.P. safety vests that each wears. They also carry 0.P:P. issue iden- tification cards, complete with photograph. Another project underway in the. district is Operation Provident, the non-residential identification program, a Canada -wide crime prevention program. Anyone . wishing information on, either of the above programs is asked ' to contact the Community Services Officer for his area. Town stays with dump It looks as if Clinton won't have to think about starting their own landfill site, at least not this year. At their meeting on February 4, council learned that Clinton's cost to the jointly used landfill site near Holmesville had been lowered by six per cent. According to Councillor Rosemary Armstrong, Clinton's representative on, the landfill com- mittee, the reduction has put the town'.s share closer to a per capita basis. The decision to lower Clinton's rate comes after a strong feeling of op= position from council over the way in which the way the six municipalities using the site have shared the costs. Earlier ,in the year, Mayor Harold Lobb suggested that the town may be forced to look to starting its own landfill site if a satisfactory agreement could:not lie reached for use of Holmesville site. At the previous rate, Clinton's share of the costs were set at 26 per cent, but on -a per capita basis they would be paying 18.9. Their new cost share of 20 per cent comes close to this. While the landfill committee agreed to' 'lower Clinton's rate, other municipalities using the site saw increases in their costs. Goderich's rate remains the same at 48,per cent, but Goderich Township 'faced an increase from 5 to 9 per cent. ,Bayfield's cost remained at 5 per cent, and Lucknow and Colborne Township each saw _increases of one per cent, putting Lucknow at 7 and Colborne at 11 per cent. The • increase puts Goderich Township at a more even level- with the other municipalities. Councillor Armstrong suggested that the township had been receiving a reduced rate in their share because the landfill site was located in the township and residents there had to deal with the pollution and com- plaints. As well as giving Clinton a lower rate, the- landfill committee • also worked out an agreement with the site owner George Lnvis,.- determining that his proposed price of $170,000 for 1980 was too high, corvared to,a total cost of $70,000 in Y979. Through negotiations with Mr. Lavis, the total cost hasbeen brought . down to $123,000. • This year, with the reduced per- centage rate Clinton will be paying $25,000 to use the Holmesville landfill site, comapred to $17,000 in 1979.- Secondary 979: Secondary plan stalled The -. wheels of government turn slowly as any municipal official will tell you including these from Stanley township. Clerk -treasurer Mel Graham said last week that thetownship's secondary plan which has been in the works for two years has received comments from - the ministry of housing and that the Huron county planning department has. made com rnents on the -comments. The plan has been sent back to the ministry, but it's not known when the plan may receive final approval from the housing officials. There seems to be an increasing del`nand for seniors' housing in the area with the township planning to attend a meeting tonight in Clinton to deal with the issue. Graham said he and councillor Don .MacGregor _w -ill attend the meeting which will discuss the feasibilityof senior's, housing for the towof Clinton and for the townships of Stanley, Goderich and Hullet. The municipality has $35,000 or 5.5 percent of the 1979 taxes still out- standing Graham told the Citizens News. Taxes totalled $635,000 in the township this past year. Still out- standing are $1,600 in 1978 taxes and $600 in 197'' billings. Lake front owners in the township continue to take an interest in shoreline protection with his office dispensing $25,600 in shoreline protection loans for 14 properties, In other business, council: Supported a resolution from the village of Madoc which called for lower interest rates to srhall businesses. Stanley said ' farmers should be, included in this category. Made grants to the Huron County Historical Society ($25), St. Johns' Ambulance •Society ($50), Seaforth Agricultural Society ($75),,.. Blyth Summer 'p'estivai ($100) and to the Bayfield Agricultural Society ($100). h 0