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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-16, Page 3Gc ierich Twp. elects newcomers BY JEFF SEDDON Incumbent councillors in Goderich township were given a clear message by voters Monday night when those voters overwhelmingly supported two newcomers to the township political scene. Incumbent councillors Jake Reder and Joe Fritzley were almost overlooked at the polls Monday with Reder barely hanging onto his council seat. The market gardener was the third choice of voters defeating newcomer Lawrence Cox by a slim 34 votes. Walter Mcllwain, son of retired township reeve Everitt Mcllwain led the polls grabbing 497 votes. Mcllwain was 26 votes ahead off another newcomer Chester 'Sturdy. Sturdy, a young farmer, was supported by 471 voters indicating that township residents felt it was time for change and wanted some fresh blood at the council table. Jake Reeler,. and Joe Fritzley, two incumbent coun- cillors, were in a dog fight with ..Lawrence ..Cox for the third and final council seat. Reder won that battle with 284 votes with Cox getting 250 votes and Fritzley 226: Ron Sam - ways, a businessman that was concerned that planning practices in the township were ham- pering ratepayers' rights to manage land, was supported by "just 57 voters'. Electors in the town- ship removed all doubts of support when they 'elected Shirley Hazlitt to represent them at the board of education. In the 1976 election Goderich, township , supported in- cumbent John Westbrook but 'Hazlitt wan con- vincingly in Colborne township and ended up with a slight 16 vote edge to defeat Westbro tk. Both townships are represented by one trustee. This year Hazlitt won i both municipalities Westbrook, who said h was running an armcha.. John Westbrook campaign and was giving voters an opportunity to reconsider their 1976 choice, lost the election by 175 votes in Goderich township. Hazlitt was supported by 604 voters and Westbrook by 429. Township clerk Robin Thompson said over half the resident voters turned out to ,vote pointing out. that much of the town- ship's population is non resident cottage owners. He said the voter turnout, when compared to the total population of the township, was about 28 percent but when the cottage owners ,are' taken off the census that tur- nout was slightly over 50 percent. Grant Stirling and `Garnet Wright didn't have to find out what voters -thought of them, both getting seats on council by acclamation. Stirling, the incumbent deputy -reeve, was ac- claimed as reeve when Gerry Ginn retired from politics and Wright was acclaimed deputy -reeve, taking over from Stirling: Colborne undecisive on Third choice .rep Y JEFF SEDDON Colborne tgwnship voters were undecisive filling the third and final council seat at the November 13 municipal elections showing strong support for incumbent Russell Kernighan and newcomer Glen Ribey and mixed feelings for Ernest Sherwood and Grant McPhee. Kernighan, the only incumbent running for council, was strongly supported for another term leading the polls with 354 votes. He won all four township polls and advanced polls. Newcomer Glen Ribey was also well received by voters finishing a mere 20 votes behind Kernighan. ' Grant McPhee, returning after a defeat in the 1976 municipal elections and Ernest Sherwood, a newcomer to township politics, staged a shoot-out that MacPhee won by 21 votes. Both candidates won two polls each with MacPhee getting his seat from support in Benmiller and Saltford. MacPhee won the Benmiller poll by 64 votes W. Wawanash chooses experience BY JEFF SEDDON Voters in West Wawanosh went with experience when • they chose their township council_ Monday. _aught__.. Ieving newcomer Carl Seeger out in the cold. Five candidates were seeking four council seats in the township. Incumbents Marybelle Cranston and Joe Hickey were returned to council and ex -council members Jim Aitchison and J.D. Durnin were voted in. Durnin topped the polls when all the votes were counted.,He was the leader in the advance polls .and in two of four regular polls. He was tied for top spot in He, four and third in poll one. The former council member received 385 votes and was , followed .by in- cumbent `Cranston- wlth 341. Jim Aitchison . was third overall with 330 votes cast in his favor and Hickey fourth with 317. Seeger was the choice of 226 voters. Incumbent council member Leo Foran was acclaimed as township reeve replacing the retired Robert Lyons. Foran went unchallenged as did Marion Zinn,.in- cumbent trustee for the c6unty ." board' of education. . - Wha't is township .to do? by Shelley McPhee What would ' a municipalitydo if they were given $150,000 to build a township hall? And what would a municipality do if they had just acquired 12 acres of land, at a reasonable cost, to be used for an athletic field. and contain the ad- ditional facilities? .. Obviously the first answer would be to construct the requested' building on the newly purchased land. However, that solution may not be the simplest or the most desired one amongst the residents in Goderich Township. Earlier this year .the Township was given $150,000 through the' will of the late Pearl Woon. The will stipulated that the money, initially bequeathed by her husband John Woon, be used to build a township hall in the couple's memory. As well, the township began working on athletic field on the west side of Highway 8 behind the weigh scale station near Holmesville Last , week the township purchased additional land in that area from the Lavis family, for a nominal fee, bringing their total acquisition of land along that stretch to 12 acres. Council Committed themselves to construct some sort of township hall, somewhere in the township, and last Monday night, Nov. 13 at a public meeting, retiring Reeve . Gerry Ginn suggested that the building be constructed on the 12 acres to make a. recreational complex. Over 50 people listened "and. questioned Reeve Ginn and the council's suggestion. With additional grants from Wintario and the Ontario ministry of culture and4--recreation, Reeve Ginn noted that a $375,000 structure could be built at no cost, to the taxpayers. He hoped that this building could in- clude a. large dance hall that could hold close to Corporation of the TOWN OF GODERICH NOTICE RE: OVERNIGHT PARKING Please take notice that parking is prohibited on all public streets in the Town of Goderich between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 am. during the winter season for snow plowing purposes. Residents and businesses who usually park on public sfroeti between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. should make alternate arrangements. Vehicles - parked on any public street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7 a.m. ' during the winter shall be ticketed and towed away at the owner's expense. JOHN P. DOHERTY CHAIRMAN, v TRAFFIC OMMI!it$E',, .1 r.r 400 people, two smaller meeting rooms, ktchen facilities and change rooms. - "If the township keeps growing we'll need a hall in the future," Reeve Ginn told the small crowd of township residents. "We have room there 'for a ball diamond, a soccer field, a recreational building, a children's playground and a picnic area." He suggested that if that site were chosen, the building be constructed at the far east end of the land. Then villagers wouldn't be distracted by late night traffic. The late night traffic, Reeve Ginn referred to would be coming from the dances and other events that could be held in the Turn to page 20 •- to 42 and the Saltford poll by an 80 to 59 edge. The Carlow poll belonged to Sherwood 64 votes to 50 and the north-west corner of the township went to the newcomer 37 votes to 27. Colborne township again showed support for Shirley Hazlitt for board of education trustee. In the 1976 election it was Shirley Hazlitt the Colborne vote that gave Hazlitt a 16 vote edge on incumbent John Westbrook -and e -'her-- seat on the board. One trustee represents both Goderich and Colborne townships and the majority Hazlitt carried in her own township, Colborne, gave her the edge when all the votes were counted Hazlitt won in both municipalities this time,, around. In Colborne she carried a 294 to 109 edge and turned that into a 175 vote victory. Colborne did not have an election for reeve and deputy -reeve. Bill. Bogie was acclaimed reeve wben Dqug McNeil retired and Bob Jewell took over from the retired Norman Durst. Township clerk Wilmer Hardy said voter turnout was above average for this election. He said about 35 percent of the eligible voters went to the polls but added that a great number of eligible voters are non-resident cottage owners. He said there appeared to be more interest in this election than in previous ones. Goderich Little Theatre ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••4 • • • • ' • • • • • • ANNOUNCING WORLD PREMIER A PANTOMINE • • • • • • c BASED ON "CINDERELLA • • . • BY BRIAN MARKSON For Children of All Ages TO BE PERFORMED BY Goderich Little Theatre DECEMBER 8, 9, 10 8:30 P.M. • • • • • • • MATINEE, SATURDAY DEC. 9 2:00 P.M. MacKay Hall, Goderich BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE AT R.W. BELL OPTOMETRIST, ON THE SQUARE, THURS. NOV. 30, FRI. DEC. 1, BETWEEN 1:00 P.M. TO 5 P.M., SAT. DEC. 2 BETWEEN 9:30 A.M. TO 12, MON. DEC. 4, TUES. DEC. 5, THURS. DEC. 7 AND FRI. DEC. 8 BETWEEN 1 P.M. AND 5 P.M. Advance. Tickets: Call 524-2768, 524-6077, 524-4605 ■ .. ... n�.�' aver sar�c�,�.v .� OWE RI▪ CH SIGNAL -STAR., *PR M,!I..., I¢,1$7 ,* 440.'8: 3 Ashfj.e.ld. voters return Zinn BY JEFF SEDDON Voters in Ashfield township didn't agree with incumbent deputy - reeve Finlay MacDonald that it was time for change and proved it Monday night when they re-elected incumbent reeve Warren Zinn by a 194 vote margin. MacDonald . threw his hat in the ring for the reeve's chair in the township claiming it was tradition that after a certain period of time county representation changes. He said he felt that time had come for him and he challenged Zinn, who obviously did not feel like getting out, MacDonald said he was not. tackling any issues when he made his decision.- Voters did not support MacDonald's theory in three of the four polls in the township and supported Zinn for at least one more term. Zinn won easily in the advance polls and in three of the four township sectors. In the advance he grabbed a 27 vote edge going into Monday night's election winning 41 votes to 14. In poll one that margin was widened when Zinn picked up 162 votes to MacDonald's 63. In poll two he doubled MacDonald 162 votes to 63 and in poll three lost. MacDonald received 123 votes in poll three and Zinn 67. In_poll four Zinn _ won with- 129• - votes ' to MacDonald's 80. , The deputy -reeve and council in Ashfield- were acclaimed. John Austin accepted nomination to deputy -reeve when MacDonald challenged Zinn and was acclaimed to the post. Grant Curran 1 CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY : NHAT'S IT ORTH TO YOU? replaced Austin at the council table and in- cumbents Grant Farrish and Allan Gibson were returned by acclamation. Marion Zinn was ac- claimed to another term as township trustee on the county board of education. A sincere tha.nkyou, to the voters afar, Goderich for their support at the polls on Monday, Sincerely, Eileen Palmer f.!.ITEDMANS THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS CUTER POLISH REMOVER Reg. or Lemon Save 10c (1.5OZ.48C) 4 3 OZ. 67 PLASTIC PITCHERS 3 Position Spout Reg. 1.39 $i?0 CUSHIONS 18" x 111" Chip Foam $' 4 9 You ASKED FOR THEM—NOW WE HAVE THEM! $ IC 97 (70 x 90) INF • $ 7 47 80x100 • FLANNELETTE SHEETS (IMPERFECTS) DEEP FRYER WHITE .... "Buy now or Layaway Save 57.00 WATERING U GS Long Spout Reg. B1•29 $ 1 00 OVEN Reg. Si •49 SAVE 30% $1?0 1 WIN A FREE TRIP TO HAWAII ENTER NOW & OFTEN (No Purchase Necessary) ZEHR'S PLAZA STEDMANS GODERICH FOOD PRICES THAT SAY MEATS CHOICE RIB STEAK LB. SCHNEIDER'S BOWL 12 oz. 9 9, HEAD CHEESE • SCHNEIDER'S BEEF OR CHICKEN MEAT PIES Boz. SCHNEIDER'S BLUE RIBBON BOLOGNA :89° $139 CANADA PACKERS SWEET PICKLED $'u 3 o COTTAGE ROLLS • LB. 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