HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-11, Page 3ttb
Hayter fan
club active
in Riding -
About 400 non-political,
Progressive Conservative
supporters have thrown their
weight into the provincial
election to make "money for
charity.
The group call themselves
the Jim Hayter Fan club and
charge a one dollar mem-
bership for those wishing to
join. The membership fees are
beinecollected to be sent to the
Ontario Society for Crippled
Children via the London Child
Treatment Centre.
President of the fan club
Harry Worsell established the
organization about a month
ago. He banded together -with
Dick A'tkey who is the secretary
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Harry Worsell, president, of the Jim Hayter Fan Club, turns over ari initial'cheque for $400 to the
Progressive Conservative candidate in the Huron -Middlesex Riding. The cheque and any more
monies received,kwill be forwarded to the Ontario Society for Crippled Children on elelction
day, September 18. Mr. Wgrsell began the fan club at the outset of the election race, selling
memberships for one dollar.
treasurer and began soliciting through enjoyment and the no turned over $400 to the Crippled
membership .from across rule, no meeting Club was' Children Society and are ex -
Huron -Middlesex. The, purpose started just for fun, peeling to sell about 300 'more
of the scheme was simply to,' membership cards before
promote a 'charitable cause The members• have already Septe.m reri8.
Says local issues not discussed
Carroll chargesa Hayter, Riddell
with maintaining personality front
The following is a statement
made to Riding workers by
New Democratic Party, can-
didate Paul Carroll prior to
canvassing in Goderich
Saturday, September 6: "1
'"Our main campaign leaflet
deals with issues. It, is highly
significant that it would appear
that only the New Democratic
Party is prepared to deal with
issues in a meaningful way.
"It is becoming increasingly
clear that Jim Hayter and Jack
Riddell wish to maintain a
personality front which can be
easily presented in hundred
dollar ads and biographical
statements throughout the
Riding. It is not reasonable .to
permit this to continue. The
Party leaders should not be the
only focus for issues debate.
"The voters of Huron -
Middlesex have the right to
know how the candidates stand
on local issues and thus be
aware of the real alternatives,
as they effect this riding.
"I would repeat that the over-
riding issue is our role in
government decisions;
Promises for - local decision-
making rights and more
Municipal autonomy are not
legitimate in this campaign.
441Promises are colored by `the
election atmosphere.
"What really counts is the
record of each • Party in the
period preceding this election.
The Davis record is clearly one
of centralization and th"e
elimination of "local par-
ticipation in the democratic
process; the Liberal record is
clearly one of waffling on every
major issue and establishing
positions according to the
popular pclitical winds.
"I agree that we 'just cannot
afford another Davis gover-
nment', but, I fear for Ontario's
future if we permit )i Liberal
• government to, be elected -
- - there are too many unknowns
in'Nixon' platform as it seems
to be unfolding 'and their ap-
titude for financial errors
continues to be most evident.
"It is no longer a biased
position that the NDP have
been the effective Opposition at.
Queen's Park. The partisan
flavor of our earlier
pronouncements on • this'
question have been replaced by
significant editorial statements
by major media repres•en-
tatives. In this respect we are
the only alternative.
`The• Party has has
strengthened- across Ontario.
Traditional major 'Party
supporters are examining the
NDP inoa fashion that we have
never before witnessed" -Much
of this is a result of- the prac-
tical 'politics of the three
western New Democratic
governments.
"The record clearly
demonstrates that our Party
has given its legislative at- .
tention to all societal groups in
a manner that is forthright and
. fair. One of our main jobs is to
continue ,to shatter the myth
that a ' social democratic
government is anti -business."
'"The Barrett record is
probably the most explicit in
this regard. In terms of dollars
and cents, •which has 'the most
Meaning for the business
doinmunity,, NDP governments
have given immediate at-
tention lo. the plight of small
business and taken positive
corrective action. In fact, in
B.C.", the small business man is
paying a lower rate of income
.tax than he did under the
Barrett government
predecessor.
"The 'new Party base in
Ontario will give us many new
gains :on September 1,8:"
Davis gov.'tsays ., amalgamate or pay up
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GODERI('H SIGNAL -STAR, i %-4URSDAY, SEPTEMBER X1, 1975 PA-ag a'. i,
Stewart pokes holes in NDP claim
prime farmland is disappearing fast
The following is a statement while commuting' to urban as Lower' Inventories for on existing farm land or ap-
0
by the Hon. William Stewart, employment? Tomorrow L.I.F•T•, prove more high-rise apart -
Ontario regarding the New available but acknowledged it .that Minister of Agriculture for "Ari`Swer: No figures "The truth of the matter, is meats. Since =the N.D.P. are
with export sales opposed to high-rise apart -
Democratic Party claim that 26' was substantial - i.e. North developing in 197'2 resulting in meats, this ' leaves only one
acres cif ,prime agricultural York County, Ontario County, the higher grain and food prices alternative.
land is being losteach hour. Dufferin County, South Grey; of 1973, much of the idle land of "Most Jarmers are
The statement'of Mr. Stewart County, 1970 has been put back into vigorously opposed to a land
is also the position of the Huron- "(6) What acreage of land in production with increased corn freeze .- witness the Halton
MHaidytderlesex Progressive- Eastern Ontario had been sold acreage of several hundred' County anti -land freeze;
Conservative candidate James' to Montrealers who 'wished to 'thousands 'increased barley, meetings -'but most farmers do
live in Ontario tl while com- soybeans, white beans, -.support land -use zoning which -
Mr. Stewart says:-t'nuting to employment in the vegetable crops such as prevents rural-resid entia1
"The figure of 26 acres was Province of Quebec? • aspar a gUs, canning beets,
ea
arrived at by economists at the "Answer: Agreed the figure carrots, `' pumpkin, squash, developrpnt. Farmers' fear
such rural -residential persons
University of Guelph using the, was substantial due to the FLQ sweet corn, and snap beans.
may object to environment •
1960 Census figures of im- concern but had no figures. "Stephen Lewis is using problems associated with,
proved farm. land in Ontario "(7) What ,acreage was figures at least five years old -livestock and poultry '
being used for crop production, abandoned in North Renfrew • developed from the Census -of." p'roduction,•''
then ' taking the comparable and the districts of Northern 1970 and calculated in 1971.
figure of the 1970 census - re: 'Ontario where farms were left when at paid farmers more not
improved farm laarA�nd in Ontario idle while former. farmers and to grow crops than to actually •
•
being used for crop production their families took good -paying farm agricultural land mor �ineprime
and deducting the 1970 figures jobs in the pul �lumber "Today, with corn at $3. 'a
from the 1960 figures. Then, the manufacturing an mining bushel. hogs at S8O a cwt., eggs .
total number of hours in. that 10- industries?
at 70c a dui to the producer, 0
year period wadivided• into' "Answer: No figures milk at $10 to $12 a cwt •and
the difference in t e figures.- available but agreed it was beef at 42c to 48e a Ib.
"The economist who did"the substantial due to increased thousands of acres of land that
Ioct�r
calculations have been . employment opportunities and lay idle.,for years arenow back ,
questioned re: the•following - . , higher wages'being offered. in crop production. '
"(1). In what' areas of the "From. the above, it can be "A typical illustration of nam e
province did the loss occur? .:determined that much of the what-• is happening all over
"Answer: Don't know, ' land not producing crops in 1970 Ontario can he_..seen in the
"(2) Was' the land lost to was being left idle because of Ontax-ib Government project of
industrial, commercial or .relatively poor prices for farm . North Pickering town site. In
residential development? • products. . . 1975, there are 1,156 acres more
"Answer: No idea - don't "Eg: corn, $1 to $1.25 ''' land in actual crop production.
bushel;..barley, 95ct� cx90c than
U`rnha.sinlr the land.I}aisnlne w Ur Dan Milne last mm
"(3) What proportion of land • bushel; oats, 70c,,week
e s,p l
was lost for roads and highway" .bushel;, gg 3 doz. for $1; •cr(•ased cropping. figure in- accepted the New Democratic
construction?hogs:.to $25 a c.wt.- iress:ed .LI.udLs the entire site including Party. nomination . in Huron -
"Answer:. Don't know, weigh tl bee.f cattle 28c to 31(....1b. the lai'nd set aside for urban Hruce to run in the. S•e�ptember
"(4) What acreage • of land 1i�'e `,'eight — _ cif: vclopment: .. 1 provincial`' election to give
was left idle•, by farmers who . , _ -Contrary to the 'N,D.P. voters ac choice.
continued to live on the land but ..- "It should also be rernern• platform of a freeze on all farm He told a gather}ng of about
obtained employment: off the' be'red° that in the late 60's and land as ,rs being •advocattud by - 125 party supporters ..in Kin -
land due to low farm prices of early 70's the Fedf;rat South Western Ontario N.D.P, carrdine',that he has no real
late 60's and early 70's?. •, ' • Government. was paying far, ' earndidates, the: P ,C: position chance of winning but neither
"Answer: No figures niers in' the three \.,iestern hi:, been to establish a special the 'liberals or Progressive
available, but acknowledged it Provinces riot, to grow grain 1 Id Lands Branch Within the conc•er'v itives are •i`ac-
could be substantial, - ' crops due' to the mountains of ,Ministry of Agriculture and countable" ••
• "(5) 'What acreage was surplus grain for which there. Food to which alt applications Dr. Milne, who resides at RR '
purchased, by urbanites was no market anywhere in the for subdivisions and 're=zoning 4. Kincardine, has a practice in
wishing to live in the country world. rThe program was known arc, to ht referred for review, town. He ,ran for. the NDP in
' consideration, approval or .1971. .
dis pprc�val by all ministries The NDP policies are•:decided
and agencies of the - P.C. -at conventions and not behind
Government of Ontario, - • closed doors before an electkiri,
•
"The P.C.. Government of hc'sa1d.
, He
Ontario is .encouraging the was a Liberal until 1963•
when the Liberal party en-.
agricultural class 1 and `' land' dorsed nuclear weapons for
know, ' 'w°•
P'hope
ain
idde:11...'s-a-yi Hurin...p!oo,,,...1-1-zed 125,0..,
annuci114-,„:for.,cooniv., 'health. Ttorvicoso
The following is•d statement area because . of -the' un- price of wanting local super' Ministries, to reduce by profession which I consider
by Jack Riddell, Liberal in -popularity with. the voeenment autonomy. 7,5 million dollars the Gover dedicated and well "qualified.
cumbent in the Riding of "Regrona.l Gov r ^ Because Huron. has not nrnent s, ..public relations.
Wha1Ct I am condemning are the
Huron -Middlesex in- the •up- • however, is.still being forced on given in to the Davis Gover- budget, and to improve the Davis educational ex -
corning election,: - , • us in a more insidious way. nment's pressure to regionalize quality of education, periments, which corlt•inite to
"-Since ' the election was "As an example, at. the our County .Health' Unit, • you "Who can say that the quality lower educational standards
Called, I have been asked on present time, the Huron Board • and I, a5 taxpayers in Huron of education is not an issue, across this Province. -
severa'1 occasions whether ' of Health "receives a subsidy County, will pay an 'additional , when Universities are forced to. "I will end up. however, by '
regional government is still . from the Government of • 50 $1'75;000.00 from local revenue institute classes ,in remedial saying .what 1 ` said in the
an issue in the' riding of Huron- percent. Wehave been told that in 1975, that would have been , reading and arithmetic in order beginning, Regional Govern -
Middlesex, if we amalgamated with received a s °a provincial rant to accept students. As a former ,rnent still is, and will remain.
We could' i .. School.' teacher.—let Me aln'issue in Huron- Middlesex as
"My Progressive Con -another Health Unit, w had weregrpnahzed. High drool to .
servative• opponent in this obtain a 75 percent subsidy. -'In 'addition, Family Plan- make it quite clear' that I am; long as
the Dais Government
election has been quoted' as Discussions were held with the ning grants have been made to not --critical of the •teaching remains in power
County of Perth and while those Boards of Health in the large saying tht;t° regional govern- g •. _ .
ment is a dead issue since the -discussions were being carried •lvletropulitan Municipalities,
people of Huron -Middlesex on, the, County of Perth, the. but no (;:ants have been made
have made their point in-! City of Stratford, and the Town to Huron and I can only assume
Toronto. of St. Marys ,formed a single . it is ' because we have not
"Premier Davis, when he Health Unit and received a i5' amalgamated with another
was in Goderich recently, percent subsidy. - Board of Health.
stated 'that the voters in this • ``As. a ,resu'lt of that, "Little has been said in this
Riding faced no danger in negotiations' did not , continue election about the Mustard
'having regionalism -imposed on and the ,taxpayer , in, Huron 'Report and its far• reaching
them• .� County is still paying 50 percent recommendations for area
"1 disagree violently with of the costs of the Board •of Health Councils. The result of
both • of these positions. • Health. while in Perth County the recomm-endations, of
Regional Government is an and other amalgamated course, would be the eventual
issue and will remain an -issue Counties, the ' taxpayer only., disappearance ^ of tl'te local
in the Duron Middlesex Riding „pais 25 percent ani the hospital boards.
as long as the Davis Govern- Government pays a 75 percent "The Minister of Health, Mr.
ment remains in power. I do subsidy. • Frank Miller, has said publicly
"In other words e
agree that since my election in on many occasions that District
the recent By-Elec ion, the Government, is saying to the Health' Councils would not' be
present Government has . people of Huron County, either forced' on municipalities for at
postponed efforts for having amalgamate and form a rge least another two or three
regional restructuring in this , regional health unit or pay the years, The result of• this, of
course; -is that it has' forced
• areas to study District Health
'Councils' in the hope thatif they
form a small District Health'
Council, it will stop the
Ministry from imposing._, a
District Health Council on
them, The Ministry, of course,
has power to. halt all „capital
'e penditures in connectionrwith
hospitals ' unless 'a District
Health Council is formed.
"If Premier Davis really
believes what he says in con-
nection with'egional gover-
nment, he would immediately
announce that Huron County
would be entitled to the sam'e 75
percent grant for their Board 9f
Health as other .amalgamated
Coun-ties receive. If Premier
Davis really believes what he
says, he would have the
Ministry of Health advise the
County of 1-Itiron that it would'
not he .necessary to form a
District Health Council.
There are many other im-
portant issues in this election,
such as the Liberal Govern-
ment's promise to abolish the
la
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Advance polls open
Saturday; Monday i
Ontario's 30th general election were introduced In the
election on September 18 ,will 19;1 general election. Prior to
sec the largest number '-of that election 'the ballots were,
eligible voters in a provincial , white with black,, printing
election with more than five enabling a voter to mark an x
million Ontarians eligible, ' opposite 0 candidates natme•
For the election voters have -1`o r'educe' - the number of
been given fout`'i)pportunities to .spoiled ballots. they are now
cast a ballot „since advance entirely black (except for the
polls.will be conducted•on Sept, - (,'andidarteS ",names, nutl1h(•rt'd
1 13 and 15 prior' to the Sep; consecutively in alphabetical
t~imbcr 18 election day.' The - order by surname and there is a
advance polls are available for cir'('11. (•lpposite each name. All -
any qualified voter who is ballots w ill he marked in the
unable to vote on September 18 white circle.
Roderick . Lewis, chief No more than one circle t11aay
election officer of Ontario. has contai0 mark to indicate ,r
designated Friday. September voter's choice and the Can
1 ', as 11 special advance poll (tidate s party affiliation does
since the other two advance not iippeirr in the ballots.
poll dates fall con ,Jewish holy, in GUderi 'Ii and areal voters
1
days On that dai'y the advance may, cast heir ballots aa�' the
poll Will be open from 9 al 01 to -following polling stations. No
4 p,m, i, r(�siden.e of Per( y Riley, 5 -
"For those not Affected by Pict(,,n St I. tin .', residence
the Jewish Sabbath or Yom of Walter I iger-t, 111) Mary St
Kippur', the additional advance No 1, residence of Arun,
polling day will be a useful Oshaldeston, 90 Park St.: No a,
convenience for voters' who reside•nec' of Sid Tay, y,son, Itis
have to vote c'at'ly,' Mr. Lewis lirilan'nia Rd E
said - MacKay Hall, corner of North
September 13 and 15 are the and Nelson Streets, No
regular advance polls as residence of Alice'MeCiralw, I .•1
defined by the election act and Brock St No re'sidenc'e of
the hour's for voting at these Dave Knox, 115 Victoria '.`it
polls is traria noon to 0 p. m, The No .8, residence of Darren
advance polls will he held in Abbott. ''5 Cambria Rd N .
accessible locations to en- No 9, residence of Reg Reil, 511
courage handicapped and St '1',1tt'ick St No 10,
elderly voters to cast a ballot residence of Percy Blundell,•
The advance poll in Goderich 110 Otte her S t ra No 1 I,
will be at 196 Cameron SI. residence of .1.1). MacDonald,
Thr ballots used for the 1 g - Flt in Ave ,No 1 ?,
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preservation of prime
2 Canada,
fe' fo(id production purposes Dr. Milne said his main areas
w'hereve'r and whenever it is
Of strength are in Kincardine
practical and pclsihle to do so, and Port , E,lgin-Southampton
The" Davis Gos'ernme'nt has.
where' he will concentrate •his
Purchased several thousand,h
acres of less 'than 'prime ;+mcampaign.
With the nofnination of Dr.
Milne:,•the.NI P was, brought`up
to strength in the province as he
was the last of 125 candidates to
be in the running.
Guest speaker at, the,
nomination meet)ng was',NDP
candidate. for . , Huron -
Middlesex, Paul Carroll who
concentrated • his' remarks on
hiiusing problems in the
province.
' Mr' Carroll. said the NDP"
proposes that -provincial.'
g m eminent get into' „the
rnor'tgilgc business
;The rate would start at SIX
per cent for low-income
fir 01(11(5' and be applied on a ,
graduated scale to the current
market rate fbr families with
Frido 'incomes over $ 20,000. •
He ;aid his party advocates
rncr(asing the Home Owner-
ship ''lade Easy program in-
tute(i by the government
w hrc'h• showed that new Muses
could h(• built for ?'__5,000 to
agricultural• land, much of it°in
Eastern Ontario, in order '10
encourage industrial
development and residential
development would use prime
agricultural food producing
land .
-The N.D.P. is hardly con -
,in u(1voc•rlting • more
housing for (Ylit'ario while at the
same time freezing all farm
land. There is only one of two
ways , to provide vastly in-
creased, - housing, 'which the
-N.[).P, halve promised if •
vlecte 11,, and that- is- to -either
expan('l" housing development
'n Ont.
residence el John •lr 11(11' • -�
Wirveit St ti„ 1 '',•s1d1.n((• of
,1,1# ',i'ohnstone, 14)." 1.Rritannd
}�d . do -1.• 1.1',16'nu ' of .•l rick
No
15. , r1•s1d1'n(.1• of Raly mond
Dyke,. I-lw }iritann1,1 Rd 1. do
. I csid,e111 0 of }#alrnld
\Vilkin,oli• 10' (iihhons St No
1 0,I(Ien(1' ,+f M,Iu1'te(' }licks,
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Voter's in, 1110 1.111,t1 clIstr'icts
nl,iy ot1' .11 the following
pollol1 ' ' Goderich
ow n511 t, residence of I)r
M,11•k R,irthh\ • }ZR (ioderich.
G,i(11•rtic h 'Foy, n511ip
r1',ide nc1' of 91 (11) 5,rr1 E•.e•rl
denbo1'g. ('onees'4 on No 2
(i0(1c1I(h (fade rich Township
1 1 csiden('(' of John Sample.
RR ' 11,i> field (;odcrlch
low n,hll`, 1. Go(1e rich lbw n
ship (ounci1 ('h,imhers in'd
" (t,,olori, 6 1n,5 ns11111 �.
iwside'nc e of Rol)tn 'I'honlps��n.
RIZ '(Tinton
On tit'Tatenill'r is the polls
'5 i 11 be opt'n f t'on1 9 m to 5
11 t11
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Vote as
you like!
But vote!
et -
In the meantime the
cr•nmc'.rit has fallen short, of
rt» prrl'its tc:d new housing starts
�+htrh w.cre` supposed to be
' 00,00Ci per year river the next 10
y1'a1r,
This year the figure has
dropped to 75.,000,.•At the end of
,Tule, ;12.000 new homes had
hecn hunt.
1.1(1u`i research is needed
to 'find new construction
methods to shit our climate,
11r
Carroll said. ." ^
,He said that many new
houses being built today are of
pilot' (quality.
During 0 question and an-
,wer period, one pian who
works at the Bruce Nuclear
Power Deve111pment, said that
some of his fellow workers have
vowed not to vote NDP because
of the par•fy's stand on cutting
back Ontario Hydro spending.
Mr. Carroll said thty ,NDP
policies would not take jobs
away hut curb unneedert ex-
pansion of electr,lcaal gene,;-ating
He said that 1-lydro should
talk more about conservation
instead of production. „ He
added that BNPD could have
economic, social and en-
vironmental effects a on this',
'area for "cgintless years",
In answering other questions,
Mr, Carroll said that the NDP
would "also. introduce gQvet'n-
ment•' automobile insurance
which has proven successful in
British Ctilun ibia. -
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