HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-04-12, Page 11SECOND SECTION
115th Year—No. 15
GODERICII, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL. 12, .1962
Duron Liberals
E. C. Fisher Can
Signal -Star Staff
( `LINTON •-- The politically high temperature town •
of Clinton saw iiea.rly 500 people jam into the Clinton
Legion Hall Friday evening for the Liberal nomination
convention of the Federal' of Huron. Spear-
headed by a large and`' demonstrative -Goderich dele-
gation of supporters; the bid oiq• Mayer E. C. Fisher,
of Goderich, for the role of Liberal candidate for Hur-
on in the forthcoming election was a successful one.
With 258- accredited delegates voting, Mayor Fsher
finally heard the chairman's announcement, "1 now.
declare Ernie Fisher our Liberal representative.” His
opponent, Gordon MeGavin, of Walton, will best be re-
membered locally for his active participation in the
staging of the` International Plowing Match at Port
Albert in 1946. .A.lso nominated were A. Y. McLean, of
• Seaforth, and J. 'C.—Hunter,. -of Goderiehr..batI of w.hoxla;--.
declined to stand for election..
Parade .pf, . Slogans
Carrying large placards with
such slogans ab "Be Wise. Vote
Fisher,"'a parade of Fisher sup-
porters marched around the hall
both before .and after the vote.
The.parade• was 'headed by bag-
pipe music:
n
Chairman of the meeting was
A, Y. McLean, ,publisher of the
Huron • Expositor, of Seaforth,
and a former well -know? Lib-
ei•al .-M.P.- -In " his _opening -re-
marks, Mr. McLean called for
one minute's silence 1.trtribute`
to the late Senator W. 11. Gold-
ing.- Mayor Wm., Miller, of Clin-
ton; extended •a civic 'welcome
,to the gathering,
as "A • descendant of' Liberals
who did much for this area,
his grandfather, the late Mal-
colm G. Cameron, being a f9rm-
er M.P."
As Deputy Returning Officer
for . a number of` years, . Mr.
Hunter was not privileged to
take sides politically. With re-
ference to this, Mr, Hunter said,
"After 12 long years in the
wilderness I now .stand on ''a
Liberal platform again and it
feels darn good to do so."
A 'Vote- -Getter :.___
Speaking of .Mayor Fisher, Mr.
Hunter said, "He has the . ability
to win elections and I support
flim. He is a proven vote get-
Goderich's veteran Liberal, ter and is not- afraid of work.
.Ernie - Fisher can take 1,500
Hugh Hill, conducted the nom- votes in•-Goderich alone: 1' ask
-nation portion of the meeting.
The nominations were received you to give him your whole -
by Harold Shore, of Goderich, hearted support."
secretary of. the Huron Liberal He was one of { the better
members sent • down to ' the
Association.
- House of Commons," said Chair -
Mayor Fisher's nomination man Hill in introducing A. Y.
was by W. R..Jdvitt, ex -warden McLean. Said . Mr. McLehn, "I•
of Huron, and Beecher Menzies, havealways endeavored to make
Clinton barrister. Gordon -:Mc•
Gavin had two sets of nominat- those decisions which. would
. W.; Alexander and J; R. further the Liberal cause and
•ors,,
teaming and also Gordon Smith the welfare sof the - people of
Cyril Boyle. -Canada. It is not in the inter-
andests of -Huron.far me -to qualify
In iutroduicirig Mayor Fisher, tonight: Despite the' fact that
' Chairman . ,I•iugh gill stated, 1 will-not'`be •a.Kcandidate,• that
"`se's not big of stature but will not preclude-.me.from help -
he's: an intelligen =q and<=- smin
art _- •gto the utmost the man 'who
-
. _-_._ ung,•fe — '4_._i"s'eleeteirby....:thi"'Liiberals.-10
'"It is with a feeling of loyalty run in Huron."
mixed with admiration that . I In introducing Gordon Mac-
" stand before you tonight," said Gavin, Chairman Hill said, "He
Mayor Fisher in. lis bampaign, is a farm boy who grew up on
remarks. He spoke of the ways the farm and has' been one of
in which the Liberal party, had the top plowmen in the Domin=
•served' Huron right from the ion of Canada." Jestingly re -
day. when Galt and Dunlop' in ferring to the bagpipe music of
1827 cut their way through the
the Goderich nominee, Mr. - Mac-
forests to build a, tbwnsite in Gavin said, "I know I'm beaten
the Huron. Tract, "making the before 1 'start because Chair -
County of Huron- one to be
min Bill has ruled out the
proud of.",Walton Band. However, when
Pointing out hat he is some- Ernie Fisher comes -to Walton;
what acquainted with the farm-
we'll have the Walton Band out
ing community of Huron; 407
for him."
year-old Ernie Fisher said he After the results of the vot
was born in Tuckersmith and
., ing were announced, Mr. Mac-
" his mother in McKillop. Now Gavin said, "I'd like to say yo
'as • aresident of ' Goderich, he
,.ishowed good judgment and that
stated, he akes an 'interest in
the better. man won. I would.
the 'welfare of.that town. "Gode• like . to make this' unanimous
rich has'progressed as has Iur "
^ on, of late," he said. "What is
good for Huron is good for
Goderich and what is good for-
Goderich is good for .Huron."
"After the•next election we
will go back to the progress and
prosperity in all of tlanada
which`; we so richly deserve,"
said Ernie Fisher. "I am
thoroughly c•onvinced we can
and ask that you all s.uppor, t
Ernie Fisher."
Given a standing ovation after
it was announced that he was
the successful nominee, Mayor
Fisher said, "I thank you very
much. I've addressed many
meetings with many people in
the audiences but I'm telling
you, I've never been so nervous
as I am now. I'm very proud
to have been chosen your can-
didate. We'll 'start the cam-
paign soon and we'll fight
through and we'll win."
After. the nomination portion
of the meeting, Mr. McLean
resumed..
. the chairmanship- and
P.
said, "There will be united.. co-
operation for • Ernie Fisher in
recapturing the riding of
Huron."
Liberal organizer Bruce
Powell -paid tribute to' James
Scott, of Seaforth, for 'his past
work in the .party.- He said
Liberalism had its start in pion-
eer days in Huron and adjacent
counties because the farmers
of the area felt oppressed by
the governing body of..that day.
Mr.. Beecher Menzies, of Clin-
ton, referred to the gathering
as "One of the best conventions
we've had here in fnany years."
Mr. Hugh Hawkins, president
,of the Western Ontario (North)
Liberals, introduced the speak-
er of ' the evening;` Hon. Paul
Hellyer, M.P., Davenport, Tor-
onto. -
Hon. Mrr Hellyer
Mr, -Hellyer spoke of three
urgent problems facing ;Canada
at the present time: need , for
a full , employment program;
restoration of confidence. in Can-
ada among Canadians;, return of
Canada's prestige in the coun-
cils of the world.
He cited, as an example of
the government's. policy on em-
ployment, the "fiasco of the
Avro•• Arrow,'.' -which; he said,
cast out 25,0.00 workers without
warning, and; without planning
other employment for this large
group -of-.-engineers; craftsmen
and.; workers.::: These-= •men; "- lie
said, instead of remaining in
Canada, were scattered by. the
action of the Conservative Gov-
ernment, and allowed 'to shift
for themselves:
It was a tragedy,' he said,
as we lost a team of industrial-
ists that had been put together
over a period of ten years. A.
whole generation of Canadians•
lost their faith in Canada as a
result ofthis action, he stated.
Shortly 'after the -present gov-
ernment came into power,- he
said, the United Kingdom made
a complete offer of free trade
to the government of Canada,
and 'the Tory government turn-
ed it down. Now, he said, the
same government is making a
big fuss because the United
Kingdom . "is ^ turning to the.
European Common Market.
ate
•
If 'we don't associate ourselves
with one of the' new Liberal
trains of thoughts, we're going
to be lost in isolation in this
world, he warned. •
Protectionism- --
He flayed the Tory govern-
ment, which `lie said always .re=
verted to its pattern --'the pat-
tern of protectionism. "They de
not change with present gener
ations," he said, and,,.,"conse;
quently, the government °is iso-
lating Canada economically by
disassociating Canada from all
freer trading groups of nations.
Liberal _ Delicy,saisi,
'phasizes first priority oto lull
employment. "As evidenced by
theyears of Liberal governineru,
business *increases, and when
business is at a high level,,
workers can buy more and eat
better, and the farmers products
are purchased more freely," he
said. .
The present ' government, he
said, Zshift$ all over the map,,
and fails' to reflect the age in
which we live and move." It is
a government • of procrastina-
tion, ne said, and cited, in this
respect, the—spending of -huge
sums en projects_ that are soon
ed siioyed iF changed without
ample justification.
Stressing the need for a na-
tional defence policy, for Can-
ada, Mr: Hellyer said the pre:
sent government is "fumbling
on this." He added, "It has_
failed to reflect the changes -that
Have taken place in technology;
it has failed to keep up with
the missile age." •
After moving, a vote of -thanks
for- the remarks of Hon, Mr.
Hellyer, W.• R. Jewitt said, ""I
sat on County Council with
Ernie Fisher for three years
and I found him to be a gentle-
man. He knows what he wants
and he works for it." • •
Mr. Harry Strang gave the
report of the resglutions com-
Professors and students: from the Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph, toured the
Maple- Leaf Milling plant in Goderich,
w esdaypARril:'4.,: Gathered in the.
Legion Hall prior to the dinner are the
visiting O.A.C. ; group ,with: officials of the
company. - From left to right: Frank Gra-
-ham, assistant sales manager of the com-
pany; Professor Wardell; Mayor E. C.
Fisher; Vaughan Douglas; of CKNXI Pro-
-
fessor, Davidson;. Frafe`ssox' 1Vf"eLean.„,: `H�gM� .
Menzies; Douglas Rollins; James Wilkinson;
George Greenlees, student representative.
Photo by R.H.
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Two Men Escape Electrocution as .$t. George 5
Big. Transformer CrasbyOnto far
Two *Goderich men escaped
electrocution when . their ear
struck a 2400 -volt transformer
pole early Sunday morning.
Drivifrg--eastn Raglan .street
the driver attempted a- - turn
north, onto - Keays -street, st"rx'k
ing- the pole....22..feet .nortK;of,
the corner. The pole broke off,
bringing the transformer and
pole down on top of the car
and trapping the two men in-
side until Public Utilities work-
men -were able to free the .car.
Arrested . and charged with
impaired • driving, Aibert James
Gillespie, 21, escaped- injury in
the occurrence. The passenger,
Raymond McAdam, 39, suffered
a cut lip and a ,bruised eyeball.
Nd charge was laid .against the
latter.
Damage to the car is estimat-
mittee. A collection was taken
up among the ,audience for the
forthcoming Liberal campaign
in Huron. It amounted to
$340.10.. _, rt ,
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ed at $800 with additional dam-
age • to Hydro property placed
at nearly $300. The accident
happened at,1.30 a.m. Sunday. ,
•
-univefsityin Canada t o
.grant. --,degrees . to .women. was.
New Brunswick's Mount Allison,
which -granted the ..degree of
bachelor of science. to Grace.
Anne Lockhart in 1875.
Evening Guild.
reorganized and.irso the Guild
bre willing.„to serve the »reak-
fasts after their corporate coin-
inunion, and help in any other
way they can,,
Mrs,_ColleenMadge and. Mrs.
Phyllis McConnell agreed to
convene a rummage safe to be
held May 12.
Canon K. E. Taylor addressed
the group, explaining the aim
of the Parish Action , Council
and illustrated this with a film.
The .Evening Guild members
along with the Churchwomen's
Goild will serye the loyalty din-
ner on April 20. The meeting
adjourned and lunch was served
by Mrs. Dorothy Sowerby, Mrs.
Kathy White and Mrs. Marj.
Smith.
St, George's Evening; Guild
met Wednesday 'evening of last
week, After the Scripture and
correspondence was read and
the secretary's and treasurer's
reports given, the president;1VIrs.
Marilyn Bannister; introduced
Wo-'rew members which, -is
always encouraging._...:_
The Guild's corporate com-
munion was held on Sunday. It
is hope that the Brotherhood
of Anglican Churchmen, can be.
OPEN BOWLING
Break Windows
Of Cottages
•
Goderich Police are investig-
ating an outbreak of vandalism,
responsible' for 20': broken wing
dows in several summer cot-
tages-
ot-tages- within the town limits,
The damage was discovered by
a citizen who happened to be in
the vicinity, - Sunday afternoon,
• and noticed the shattered glass.
'Concentrated in the lake -bank
area the vandalism is believed
ull
Loyalty•.ironer.
-St. George's ChnircYlwomanxs
Guild net on. Apra 4th , in'the
arish m hall With ,the l«resideztr
s. C. Videan, in charge. Scrip,
ture was read by Mars fb ;Hill,
Mrs. B. "Munday had sent -cards
to members while. ill or ,whex>k
bereaved. Flowers were sexy'
by Mrs. F. Riley. •-
TIie president thanked -all Who
helped to make 'the •higb tea
a success; also those who assist"
ed with' the cleaning of the •
kitchen cupboards. Arrange-
ments were made to replace
some of the choir vestments.
Plans were made for a loyalty
dinner to be held late in, April.
It was -decided not to have the
May meeting.
A delicious .lunch. was served
by the - committee in charge,
Mrs. M. Martin, Mrs: M. Hanley ,
and Mrs P.. hilly..• .'
to have occurred over the week-
end. Stones used in the window
smashing were found on :the
floor in several -of the cottages..
These, and other evidence, are•
in -the hands of the Police De-
partment.
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