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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-27, Page 9, . , 7 the1;) v t a Liberalfund rasing dinner erton last. Tuesday, Peterson told y:1441014* he's been ready 01 Oen' inCOlaStfall; • • -Petersonte-expeeted the election caIl 4t:ThLiberal candidates:wero speeches „written and a cam - '44 ed, no said he had even purchased',`a new tie *10'410 wife tiought, a neWdrePa., • The dress was returned when the election wasn't Called, said Peterson. • "But I kept thetie," He said former Premier Bill Davis had done "the only intelligent thing under the• circumstances-. he resigned." In what was an obvious warmup to the election campaign, Peterson rallied his troops with comments like, "I'm looking , forward to going toe -to -toe with Mr. Miller," and, "After 41 years, a great deal of MOSS has grown on the.big bluelnachine." At times, Peterson was almost theatrieal in his condemnation of the provincial Tories, the new premier and his cabinet. flle chided Mi1er for campaigning without calling an election. "The premier has chosen to do nothing." The Liberals -no have the "greatest political opportunity in41-yeam," he said: Peterson said the Ontario Conservatives chose to go back 20 years when they elected Miller as leader, Miller is known for two things, raising taxes and attempting to close hospitals, said Peterson. When Miller was minister of health, he at- tempted to close some smaller hospitals in- cluding the Clinton, Chesley and Durham hospitals. But the hospitals remained open. Peterson quoted Miller on the hospital Provincial Liberal Leader David Peterson, right, discussed pre-election strategy with Mar, ray Elston, Huron -Bruce 81PPand Vern Inglis, left, fund-raising chairman for the Liberal party last Tuesday. Peterson was the guest speaker at a fund-raising dinner held in Walkerton. Over 300 party faithful attended the event. (Threndyle photo) issue, who during the recent Thry. lead,er- ship-campaign-said, "I still think it was the way to go. I still think I was doing the right thing.' And concerning taxes, Peterson said, "Every single tax in this province was q - ed byFrank Miller." Miller was the provincial treasurer prior to being chosen leader. "He's taxed everything... potato chips, hamburgers, flour, puppies, guppies... everything that moves has been taxed by his man, saia eLeibtni. "He also chided -Miller and the Tories for creating the largest cabinet in the history of the province. Miller chose 33 members after promising to cut the cabinet by six. ... FIGHT FOR FARMS The Liberal leader since 1982, Peterson addresses two local issues in his swing through the Huron -Bruce riding. Peterson promised to "fight for the agricultural conununity." He said he had talked to many farmers in the area. "It wasn't a happy story that I heard. The Ice.skating Ernie, sliding around at 81 5 YEARS Apo Learning to ice skate is like to learning to ride a bicycle. Once you do learn, you never forget. Ernie Little of Goderich is proof of this. He will be 81 -years -old in June and he hasn't hung up his blades. In fact, you could see him skating around at the Goderich arena last week. At age 75 he skated on a pair of 125 -year-old wooden skates which he still owns. The skates he uses today are ony 45 -years -old, but they are second hand. After 15 years of corresponding, Gail Cur- rie of Goderich met her pen pal, Kitty Zim- merman of Germany, on the weekend. Gail and Kitty, who is Japanese, began cor- responding through pen -pals International. Kitty also had another pen pal whom she married. Fritz Zimmerman of East Ger- many and he worked for Lufthansa air lines. On a stopover in Tokyo Fritz stopped over and three days later they were married. 25 YEARS AGO , The GDCI board forwardeial its budget, calling for a Goderich levy of '$78,995 The library Board requisitioned $6,500, com- pared with $5,900 last year. The Maitland Cemetery board surprised with a request LOOKENG BACK MINI1111.1111111•1111111111, for $7,000 as a opposed to $8,000 last year. Requests from the separate school board for $15,000 were referred to the finance commit- tee with power..A request from the firemen for blazers, caps, crests and badges will be dealt with by the fire c.ommittee. 40 YEARS AGO T.G. Jones, of Fort William, was engaged as organist and choir master of Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich. The health and hospital committee of Huron County council was studying the possibility of entering the county nursing plan spon- sored by the province. Navigation was open- ed on March 28 when the Imperial Oil tanker ,frorn Sarnid steamed into Goderich harbor. The (County was being organized in preparation for the eighth Vic- tory Loan campaign. Goderich chairman was James Kinkead. 80 YEARS AGO The ice in the skating rink was very thick Wednesday and had the windows been open during the night there would have been de- cent skating ice on Wednesday evening.' Last year a lady fell on,a piece of orange peel and broke an arm, and this week orange and banana peels were spread over the sidewalks. Surely young and old could take the trouble to throw the skins on the road, and not endanger life and limb by carelessly dropping them on the walk. The town has wisely deeded to compel people to Walk on -the paths through the court house park, and have given explicit instructions to prosecute violators. BEST RATE 1._ 1 year GIC Special 1 1 1/2 % 1 i ABC ANNUITIES LTD. 53 WEST ST. • GODERICH 524-2773 GO -100-1 Toshi with atoughOf. buttbn. 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Tostpba's ChroniaT001 akes colour copyingeasy! . .•• • • • . k4recess1on soVor 414000734',On mom of thetiira areas.'. He blamed NO input cOEsl *neck prices for muchof the• He famllv of agriPONO but war* OW:th that -- is under ainapstve assault though of the indiVidlnd fa Ile. said The "high flYerS have clisap- peared, but now second and MA generation alto critical of the U.S. farm policy and the recent veto of alarm subsidy.bill by Presi. dent Ronald Reagan. "It *Fries me when,/ look at. the United States ;;:',and see alinoat an Organized onslaught corning. from the White House against the agricultural eoinmunitY4" Peterson didn't spare, the federal Tories • from criticism. "It worries me when I see a white paper coming from Ottawa filled' withmisinforma- tion," he said, making referen6e to a recent white paper on farm tax refOrin. The white paper shouted that farmers earned twice as much as the average Cana- dian and were nine times as wealthy. The federal finance department and Finance Minister Michael Wilson haye attempted to distance themselves from the report. since What's Y OU r HOMe WOrtiri? For A Free No Obligation \1arket CALL • 524-2111 1 'd !I , , ALL POINTS REALTY INC. Stanlo St at 1.:112,in .1 ‘ c Out.. ol date but.Ontario r the mc)st re rrit. farmers 1*(1'9 bOt,h, levelt of knie conm)Itln nent toments ichifee:f44‘ :117011410:44131:vtimclxrpoe tirt, e'M 4* stability.* • et 'pro flirin ner *47"*": a a 'farmer receives .,-sio;000 in provineial transfer payments. • • : Petersonalso1.0"drirlYrUR addressed theEunemplor:'' • Ment problem. lie said politicians have te learn 01°4 beyond the next election, They, have to look to the next decade and ne op:,eration if they hope to solve today's pro - Wens; Re said the young people graduating from schools InOed ' the skills to deal with ' technological change if they hope to com- pe "We'retennotydoing 'sjog market.o enough job as a society in giving our young people these skills:" Peterson did promise reforms in agriculture and new approaches to medical care in Ontario. But he tempered the state- ment with a promise to "have a profound respect for the taxpayer's wallet." 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