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Peggy Merles off Clhrdc , left, who pa rd his notation, congratulates Jack Riddell
after.. hA was, agglahn ed to the Liheral aomloatlon for tIuroa-Mfddlesax, last week.
Ceais+e fs seconder JIM Mi!Cflrttiy. (Eieter T --A photo)
Britnell heads....
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"it's always better to be on the winning
team.'".
W "II''ve dealt with Jack," said Mr. Brit-
nell, who was Huron County engineer for
21 years before becoming director of field
research and testing of Champion
Machinery of Goderich three years ago.
"We're not friends, but we're not enemies.
I hope it's going to be a fair fight."
The candidate said the retirement of
party heavyweights like . Harry Parrott
and James Auld is not disturbing. "I think
people are looking for a fresh approach,"
he added.
Mr. Britnell, although he has no previous
experience u► elected office, explained "he
stuck in
the middle
knows his way around Queen's Park",
having dealt with ministers and ministry
officials while county engineer.
He and his - wife Mary Beth have four
children, all of whom are either married or
away attending school. That, he explained
prior to the meeting, was another factor in
his decision to seek the nomination.
In introducing the nominee, Mr. Don-
nelly described the candidate as a family
man who had distinguished himself in
various careers.
Outgoing riding association president,
_Bruce Shaw, mayor of Exeter, exhorted
party members to make the election a
good fight, and "with a good effort we'll
have a good campaign and might just eke
out a victory".
b shelley
y mcphee
Even with less than two hours until
deadline, I can pound out a quick
column. I work well under pressure and
Pm a wealth of information when it
comes to rusty cars, the dices of dieting
anliowotrowa good party.
I'm not big on self -promotion or.
praise, but 1' prefer to take a fun poke at
my. less fortunate qualities, like my
.affliction to.. dirty dishes, my
mathematically deficient brain and my
fear of mice and any other fast moving
creatures on four or more legs.
I leave politics to the politicians and
opinions to the editors, but when it
comes to everyday topics, I'm the
everyday kind of person to write them.
Perhaps that's why I'm finding this
week's column difficult to write. I truly
am stuck, with a topic that's not an
ordinary occurrence, but a once -in -the -
lifetime thing.
I still get butterflies in my stomach
when 1 think about it, but I'm going to
have to get used to the idea. I'm going
to be a married lady.
Yes, I have agreed to end my career
as a liberated, free woman to join the
ranks or marital bliss.
I'Il be the wife, a Mrs., the better half,
even the old lady, but those impersonal
terms all sound pretty good to me.
Sure my priorities will have to
ci><ar�gre, 1 won't be out galivanting with
the �i is as much, I'll have to keep the
cap on the toothpaste and I'll have to
cook more than peanut butter sand-
` wiches for my hubby.
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Tuckers
By Shelley McPhee
Tuckersmith Township finished 1900
with a $102,914 deficit, but the extra money
needed for the municipality won't come
fromp the taxpayers' pockets. The deficit
was covered from funds in the township's
budget over
accumulated net revenue fund. The ac-
cumulated revenue, saved over a number
of years, totalling $345,000 was reduced to
$245,000 at the end of 1980, Tuckersmith
Township Council lamed.
Mike Meyer of the accounting
Riddell acclaimed...
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was negative when it introduced policy,
much of which the government used to im-
prove the educational system and par-
ticularly Bill 82; the special education
legislation which was simply unworkable
before the Liberals amended the bill when
it came before the Social Development
Committee.
Surely the Premier didn't think we were
negative when we introduced a Small
Business Act which the government slowly
but surely used to stimulate small business
Tags due -
• from pa,Ke
Shipley and Huron Streets. •{'
A February 12 crash resulted in $650 in
dainages, the Goderich OPP reported.
The collision occurred at the Vanastra
Road corner and left an Archer's Farm
Srevice truck, driven by John Kolybaba,
64, of London with $400 in damages. A
second vehicle, owned by Ideal Supply,
and driven by Kevin Baer, 20, of RR 4,
Goderich received $250 in damages.
• • •
firm
although we have a long way to go yet to
help the small businessman.
"Surely the Government didn't think we
were negative When we set up a task force
on labour to travel the length and breadth
of the province to ascertain ways to im-
prove labour -management relationships
and handling disputes. Does the Premier
think we were negative when we finally got
the government to take some action on the
non -residence foreign owne , of land.
"Were we not a force to f - ' . oned with
when we stopped further " tI ,. tion of
regional government, further closing of
hospitals, and the 371/2 percent proposed
increase in OH1P premiums?
• The:Metinglittended hy.about 109 at the ...
Exeter Legion hall was chaired by riding
president Bernard Benn of Lucan and
Howard Aitken of Goderich handled the
election procedures.
The gathering was welcomed by Exeter
Mayor Bruce Shaw. Also in attendance
were Perth MPP Hugh Edighoffer, Huron
Warden Fred Harberer and Murray
Elston, the Liberal candidate in Huron -
Bruce who is replacing the retiring Mur-
ray Gaunt.
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 31,1981—PAGE 3
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Diegel, Malcolm and Hagey of Stratford
presented the 1980 financial statement at
council's February 17 meeting. Mr. Meyer
said that despite increased expenditures,
the township was in financially good
shape.
While the revenues for the past year
were only up by some $28,000, for a total of
$1,328,404, it cost $1;431,318 to run the
township in 1980. In 1979 the township ex-
penditures
xpenditures amounted to $1,9,331 but in
the past year this increased by $201,977.
Mr. Meyer explained that while the tax
arrears for the municipality dropped from
78 per cent to 61.2 per cent, the township
was faced with additional work and unex-
pected costs, not projected for in the 1980
budget.
The township's roads budget was $74,837
higher than anticipated in the budget. The
$340,287 spent on transportation costs in-
cluded the unexpected costs of con-
structing a new bridge and extensive
repairs to another.
General government expenses,
..budgeted...._- at .$63,765. actually . _ .cost
Tuckersmith $120,460 in 1980. The $36,695
increase was due to the purchase of pro-
perty. The Ontario Municipal Board allow-
ed for a $300,000 expenditure and the
township had to pay an additional $20,000
to cover the costs of the land which will be
used in the future to supply the township's
gravel.
The new well in Egmondville increased
the budgeted environmental services from
$146,082 to $172,834, an increase of $26,752.
The township.had to pay over $17,000 to the
cost of the new well for the village.
Recreation costs were up by 10 per cent,
leaving the township with an unbudgeted
$14,466 to cover. Planning and develop-
ment was up by over $20,000 duetto the tile
drain loans and the township also 'had to
pay $300 in health services, which wasn't
budgeted for.
On the other side, protection to persons
and p expenditures were down by
over $10,000. The township had budgeted
$50,633 for this, but the final figure for the
year came in at $40,942 since the dog con-
trol costS and grants to the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority were
both down.
As well the costs for social and family
services were $54,560 which was $4,241
lower than the township had anticipated.
Tuckersmith is still faces with an un -
financed capital outlay of $488,553 as com-
pared to $140,097. Mr. Meyer explained
that increased capital expenditures were.
due to the purchase of the 100 acre farm
froomRickle u,th
pit, from the major renovation and addi-
tional to the Vanastra Recreation Centre
and from expenditures to the Tuckersmith
Telephone System. Mr. Meyer noted that
the property purchase and Telephone
System debtswould be debentured and
when grants come in to pay for the rec cen-
tre, "It (the capital expenditures) could be
wiped out in a hurry."
Mr. Meyer said, "The township is in
pretty sound share."
My money. won't be strictly my own
anymore. I'll have to, learn to iron his
shirts and sootier or later I'll have to
prepare myself for the joys of.
motherhood.
`Oh" -I can hear all you zrinarrieds"
moaning and groaning in disgust and
sympathy for me, but don't bother. At,
this stage of the game, marriage is an
exciting prospect and playing house
sounds like great fun. y •
I know, I know, it's not going to be a
peaches and cream romance. We'll
have our troubles like everyone else,
but we're ready to take the respon-
sibilities of spending the next four, five
or even six decades together and we'll
work hard at making our relationship
the best that we can.
Don't bother telling me all the pitfalls
of marriage, they're not sinking in and
if I have to, Fll.learn the hard way, just
\.like everyone else does. But for now the
trials and tribulations of marriage are
the . farthest thing from my mind.
Instead I can only relish in the thoughts
of spending the rest of my life with the
gran that I love.
It will take some getting used to, but
I'm willing to change my name and
alter my lifestyle to become Mrs. Gary
Heist.
Besides, I've got a rock now and I'm
not losing my independence, I'm
gaining a domestic styled man who
does dishes and laundry and has a car
that works.
What more could a girl ask for!
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