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12 5 FEAR 44 M THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 2, 1972
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HuroW warepreseatatiVeS to parliament rejoiced Monday
evening as R.E. McKinley, was swept back for another term
0 with a larger majority than he has ever enjoyed., before.
Hon. C.S. MacNaughton was on hand to 'congratulate the
winner and is seen here with the victor. (Citizens -News
photo')
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Goderich reeve
explains letter_
A private letter sent to Huron
County Council from Goderich
Reeve Paul Carroll and dealt
with in committee w -as discussed
briefly at council last Thursday
when Executive Committee
Chairman Allan Campbell of
McKillop asked Carroll to ex-•
plain certain portions of his
correspondence to .council.
s Reeve Carroll admitted he
was surprised that the letter was
opened for"public discussion, but
went on to explain that the let-
ter had been written only to ad-
vise county council of his inten-
tions not to seek the reeve's
chair in Goderich this fall at the.
• , end of his 'two-year term.
The 28 -year old Goderich
reeve, an employee of the Huron
County Board of Education and
a Grade 6 teacher at Victoria
Public School in Goderich, said
it was just not possible for him
• to consider the reeve's chair for
another term because he has
been .unable ,to reach an
agreement with the board -tot
'education ,With regard to the
necessary time -off required as
reeve for attendance at Huron
County Council. °
Carroll told council that
while he loses a day's pay at
school $49.50 — andthe
county pays $28.50 per day to
council members, his main con-
cern is for his service credits
record which affect his pension
4 and the date of his retirement
from teaching. For the past
teaching year, from September
1971 to October 1912, 2 days
away from the 'classroom have
been deducted from his service
credits record. This time will
Rides PC tide to increased majority
Robert E. McKinley is vic-
torious. Political 'analysts in this
county had predicted a win for
the chicken hatchery man from
Stanley Township and it wasn't
long after the returns began to
roll into • Progressive Conser-
vative headquarters in Zurich
_Monday evening that McKinley
supporters began to celebrate a
successful campaign.
Of the 36,851 eligible voters in
Huron County, 29,716 turned
out to the .polls to give 19,131
votes to McKinley, 8,631 votes
to Liberal Charles Thomas,
1,869 votes to NDP Mrs. Shirley
Weary and 85 votes to' Ed Bain,
.. independent.
' The office of the returning of-
ficer," Garnet Hicks, reports
there were more' than 6,000 new
voters in Huron County this
time. Reports throughout the
riding show that many of the
young people, 18 years of age
and over took their respon-
sibility seriously and marked
their ballots at the polls.
McKinley was interviewed at
.his home late Tue'sday after-
noon by telephone. McKinley
said he had been receiving,
telephone messages from well-
wishers all day. He advised that
he had spoken with all the
newly -elected PC, candidates in
the area and added that he was
ready to go to Ottawa soon.
"I have a lot of work to do.
there," McKinley said.
"In answer to a question con-
cerning what would happen now
that the PCs and Liberals are
all but tied for seats in the
House of Commons, McKinley
said, "It is up to Trudeau._ I
think that Trudeau must have
the message that the people
want to get rid, of him. Only
Quebec has kept him in there.
The ball is in his court now."
'McKinley claimed it would be
possible for the Liberals and the
New Democratic Party to join
forces to form a government: He
thought it unlikely, however,
that those two parties could
work amicably too long because'
the Liberals have "out
socialized them."
"Trudeau has killed incentive
in the country completely," 'said
McKinley. "The country has
decided now that Trudeau has
,,got to go."
have to 'be made up at the end
of his teaching career, Carroll
told council.
The Ontario Superannuation
Act does not specifically refer to
municipal politicians with
reg"ar"d' to its pension
regulations. It presently
provides for only' those persons
required for jury duty or those
sitting as federal or provincial
government members who are
allowed to contribute directly
from their own pocketbooks to'
Maintain their full pension con-
tributions. '
Carroll told council, that he
has been assured by Hon. C.S.
MacNaughton and 'by Hon.
. Thomas Wells that this over-
sight will be corrected in the
coming year, perhaps in time for
1973. He also reported he had
been told by the Ontario Depar-
tment of Education, the
superannuation commission and
the men's teachers' federation
to, which Carroll belongs, that
the problem can be "sorted out
locally."
- County councillors were infor-
med, however, that letters writ-
ten by Reeve Carroll to the
Director of Education have pot
been answered nor has the mat-
ter been brought to a public
meeting ' of the board of
education in Huron.
"I do not expect the board of
education to pay my way," said
Reeve Carroll Monday in a
telephone interview. He said he
had decided to "withdraw from
county council activities"
. becausehe was 'unable to wait
any longer for a solution to the
problem.
tion too soon, however. She
recalled that the recent election'
cost the government alone
$16,000,000.
The Goderich schoolteacher
at CHSS in 'Clinton said she felt
when asked whether he would
consider carrying the Liberal
banner into another election if it
carne soon. He said he would
have to "think seriously about
it" before entering another race.
How Goduich voted
• Mrs. Shirley Weary agrees
. with McKinley that it is "Mr. ,
Trudeau"s ballgame."
"It is up to Mr. Trudeau to
decide whether or not he will
form a government, and I
` suspect . he will," said Mrs.
Weary. She said it would be
possible for the NDP to join
with the Liberals to obtain
majority, but she also didn't
think it was too likely.
"We are willing to co-operate
with either of the parties, which
ever one forms the govern-
ment," said. Mrs. Weary, "as
long as their actions fit with our
policies. But I doubt that would
work for any length of time."
Mrs. Weary did say that she
imagined either the Liberals or
the Conservatives would be
"hesitatit" to call another elec-
10 164 79
2 0 •120 40
3 0 99 44
4 4 ' 160 63
5 1 126 47
6 0 151 68
7 1 131 101
8 1 ' 94 ' 71
9 5 127 '' 80
10 1 105 61
11 2 160 79
12 ' 1 159 72
13 0 161 82
14 i 129' 46
15 1 121 43
16 0 72 33
17 .0 153 67
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this would be an ideal• time to
enact some election reform —
the control of election spending
and making known wheare the
money for election campaigns is
coming from.
Mrs. Weary is contented that
the NDP in Huron has "been
accepted as a party." She'
claimed a 50 per cent' increase,
over her 1968 tally.
Would Mrs. Weary run again
if ' another election was called
soon?
"More than likely," admitted
Mrs. Weary. "I am interested in
the consolidation of the party in
Huron and I'm reasonably well
pleased with ,that this tirrie. I
would more than likely run
again."
Charlie Thomas hesitated
Local couple
win awards
from county
Mr. and Mrs. Peter' C. Kalb-
fleisch of Goderich have been
awarded the' Huron County
scholarships 'for university
students attaining top marks in
their subjects in 1971-72.
Mr. Kalbfleisch,. youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs: Claude Kalb
fleisch, 197 Elizabeth Street,
had an average of 92.8 percent.
He is a third year student of
Economics at •the University of
Waterloo.
His wife, the former Barbara
Hetherington, daughter of Judge
and Mrs. R.S. Hetherington, 130.
Essex Street, had an average of
87.8 percent. Mrs. Kalbfleisch is
a second year Arts student at
the University of Waterloo
majoring in ,psychology.
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inch L�iy�ion Branch will o lin its& al Poppy 'h�►
Clini04190 this friday ,end continua it through Until Rimer-
brae Day. No ernbar 11. Goderleh Mayor Harry Worsoll,
doth,+igioir urchsais th first poppy of 'thi year from Joe Ori�t-
ni�n; Poppy Chairman, while Legion vioo.prisidaht
i.
Bob Chaplin pins it on, (staff photo)
He admitted he was "disappoin-
ted" at the support he received
in his election and said he was
surprised at ' the I'outcome
nationally.
"I really thought that
Trudeau would . maintain his
majority," said Thomas. "What
happened Monday was com-
pletely unexpected by me. He
needed a strong swing federally
"to 'make it in Huron. We cer-
tainly didn't have that swing."
During the telephone inter-
view Tuesday evening with
Thomas, the Liberal farmer
from Grey Township was
listening to Robert Stanfield
talking on television.
"It looks right now as though
the ;Conservatives might juste
form the next government,"
mused Thomas. "I am really at
a loss to know • what will
happen."
He said there will be a ,.
meeting focally to see "what
happened" and to decide the
next moves.
Thomas didn't get ahead of
McKinley in one single poll in
the • riding. The Liberal can-
didate didn't even poll well in
his home area. In Brussels, he
got 208 votes as compared to
McKinley's 406; in Grey Town-
ship he polled :323 as opposed to
McKinley's 444; and in Morris,
he received 236 votes, less than
half McKinley's 492.
He managed to stay ahead of
NDP candidate. Shirley Weary,
although at Vanastra, Thomas
and Weary were separated by
only nine votes-- Thomas 39;
Weary 30. McKinley polled 106
votes at Vanastra, formerly
CFB Clinton.
McKinley's majority tripled
in this contest. Support , for
McKinley was heaviest in Ailsa
Craig, Bayfield, Blyth, Clinton,
Exeter, Hay Township, Stanley
Township and Wingham.
The fourth candidate in the
race, Ed. 'Bain of Goderich who
ran,as an independent, got only
18 votes in his hometown, The
only other polls which gave him
much support were in Ashfield
with 7 and in Clinton with 5.
Bain was hospitalized during
the final hours of the campaign
due to an industrial accident.
R.E.. McKinley will represent Huron' again at Ottawa when parliament , reconvenes. At victory
celebrations Monday evening following a perplexing election in many respects, McKinley
(centre) is congratulated by Huron Warden. Elmer Hayter (left) a Stanley Township neighbor
-of+McKinley-and=Clayton Laithwaite Goderich, president of the Huron Progressive Conser-
vative Association. (Citizens -News photo)
No serious .damage but - -
ownspeople may
ay5,OO' for
allowe'en tricks
Sr. Vikings
in finals
In a last-minute release it is
noted the Goderich Senior
Vikings football team defeated
Exeter 15-0 in semi-final play
and will advance to the final
championship match, this Satur-
day at 2:00 p.m. in Goderich.
The Vikings will kick off against
the Listowel Lords for the
Huron -Perth title.
Goderich's • annual
Hallowe'en fiasco came off on
Tuesday evening, as anticipated,
for the second year in a row, but
Goderich° Police Chief Fred Min -
shall terns the incidents `'less'
serious" than 1971.
Considerable damage was
done in at least one incident
when 'the fire hydrants at the
bottom of harbor hill were tur-
ned on and then off too quickly.
The hydrants are under heavy
pressure and when it was shut
down the pressure backed up
rupturing the water mains
causing an estimated $5,000
damage.
Numerous fires were set in the
Court House park, as well as in
other portions of town, but
Hydro
rates
vo-,•Up
damage was minimal. Some
threat to the Court House was
presented when a fire was set in
a window well and another in a
door well at about 8:00 p.m.
• Cars daring to circle the
Square were plastered with
eggs, fruit and anything else
that presented itself at hand.
The mob, which ranged in size
from 75 to as many as 150, also
hurled objects at police, and
newsmen working in the Square
area.
Members of the gathering did
not take kindly to having their
activities recorded on film and
photographers were the target
for much of the barrage.
London Free Press
photographer Don Murray at
one point moved across' the
street to photograph an incident
where a Motorist jumped. cut of
his vehicle and engaged in a
scuffle with the gathering. As
Mr. Murray moved into position
a rock caught him on the side of
the head knocking him down:
When'Signal-Star photographer
Ron Shaw moved up to lend
assistance a second rock slam-
med into his camera smashing
the top portion away.
In the mix up that followed
Mr, Murray was kicked and
sustained further minor injuries.
Shortly' afterward visiting
Ugandan journalist MWke
Sequeira, who accompanied the
local press, was struck on the
head by another hard object but
escaped injury as well.
' Afterwards ,he noted' that
Tuesday evening's disturbances
was rather small potatoes to his
home country from which he.
was recently exiled along with
other Asian nationals.
One well p!aced apple struck ,
a C.K.N.X. television camera
directly in the lens causing
some 'damage. Throughout the
whole incident members of the
gathering hurled verbal abuse
as well on the reporters deman-
ding 'to know why they were
taking photos -"`and what they
were doing on the Square at all.
Signal Star photographer
Shaw and Mr. Sequeira were in-
volved in another fracas in the
alley between Craigies and the
new Simpson Sears building
which lasted about 15 (minutes,
but no serious injuries were
sustained to • any of those in-
volved. ,.. -.
Numerous other fights broke
out within the crowd_itself.
Goderich .Police report a total
It 'looks very much as though
consumers of electricity in
Goderich will be paying more
for hydro in 1973. At least, ,.
that's the way Dave Rolston of
the local PUC sees things since
the recent announcement that
Ontario Hydro will raise ' its
wholesale rates to municipal
commissions by an average of
eight percent effective January
1, 1973.
"I don't know how they can
absorb that increase locally,"
said Rolston. "1 don't think they
will be able to, really. At least,
they'll have to take a good look
at it in 1973."
Rolston said it was his under-
standing that all energy '- fuel
oil, gas and electricity - is on the
way up. In the case of Hydro,
Rolston said, the increase was
probably due to the new set-
tlement with Hydro workers and
the increased cost of borrowing
money.
The last increase 'to the
Goderich 'consumers was at the
first of March, 1972. If the full
eight percent increase predicted
by Hydro to municipal com-
missions was passed on to
Goderich consumers, Rolston
felt it ' could amount to about
$1.50 per month on an average
bii`ling of $35 for a two-month-
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of • 22 fire hydrants opened in
all and they were kept busy,
, with the assistance of the
Goderich detachment of the On-
tario Provincial.Police, con-
trolling the crowd and shutting
off the torrents of water. •
Another fire bomb, similar to
the one used to start a fire at'
166 Cayley Street last week, was
thrown Tuesday evening as
well. The target this time was
Victoria Street School but the
bomb did not go off and .the_
quick thinking of a' nearly
resident extinguished the fire
before any damage could be.
done.
Most of those involved in
Tuesday evenings turmoil were
younger people than' last year,
mostly those in the 13 to 15 year
bold age bracket, with some as
young as eight and nine.
Charges
As of Wednesday afternoon
police had made only one arrest;
Jerrit Hendrik Jerrits, 20, of 142
Cambridge Street in Goderich,
was picked, up in connection
with an incident of opening a
fire hydrant. Charges will not be
laid until police have conferred, ,
with the Crown Attorney.
Police indicate several other
charges are pending but no
arrests have been made in
' connection with them as yet.
Huron's .bill
about 5750
for Hallowe'en.
Huron County Engineer Jim.
Britnell advises that
Hallowe'en pranksters did
about tho usual amount of
damage this year as in past
years.
"Perhaps 50 sign posts were
knocked down throughout the
county from Friday through
Tuesday night," said Britnell.
"That represents a cost of about
$15 times 50 posts to the
ratepayers of Huron."
Britnell termed the destruct.
tion "stupid foolishness," He
said in an average year, about
250,000 sigh posts are replaced,
in many
deliberatelyasee after vandals
hay
removed them,