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Time for action
Today, Thursday, marks the first day of
nominations under the new Municipal Elections
Act, and no doubt the proceedings will seem
confusing to many of the ratepayers in area
municipalities. However, the law has been
changed and we have no alternative but to
abide by the new regulations.
The biggest drawback, as we see it, is that
the ratepayers now will have no idea as to
who is willing to stand for what office. Under
the old system of nomination meetings, the
public had one hour in which they could watch
what was happening. Now they have no idea as
to what is taking place.
It would seem that the only safe system
under the new method of nominations would
be to nominate enough candidates that an
election would be assured. Then there would
be no danger of not having enough candidates
to fill the various offices. As it is now,
there is a great possibility in many municip-
alities that there won't be enough persons
nominated to fill the slates. And this would
be disastrous.
So if you are a ratepayer in any of the area
municipalities, the time for action is now .
You have the right to nominate candidates
from now until five o'clock on Monday after-
noon. All you have to do is visit your clerk,
obtain a nomination form from him, and have
nine more ratepayers besides yourself sign it.
Of course, the candidate being nominated
must also give his consent.
There is no doubt there is room for changes
in many cases throughout this area and your
interest is needed to assure some results. As
well as candidates for area reeves and counc-
illors, there are school board members needed
for both the county board of education and
the separate school board of education. Good
candidates are needed in many cases, and in
other instances some of the present members
have announced their intentions to retire,
One old saying that has bothered us for
some time is the one that goes, " so and so
caused an election by qualifying for a certain
position on a council or school board, when the
old group were all ready to return to office."
We don't think anyone holds a claim on any
particular position, and when nomination
time rolls around the field is wide open. Any
newcomer to the scene has as much right to
seek the office as an incumbent, and should
be encouraged to do so without fear of being
blamed for "causing an election."
Our congratulations
Our heartiest congratulations go out this
week to a popular area resident, "Bob"
Mcleinley, for his overwhelming victory in
last week's federal election. The big
mandate given to Bob is ample proof~ that he
is highly respected and well liked throughout
Huron riding.
Regardless of anyone's political affiliations,
we are sure everyone will agree that "Bob"
has served the riding well since he was first
elected in 1965. We personally know of dozens
and dozens of cases where he has given assist-
ance to persons with problems of one sort and
another, and we also realize that he has been
active in the House of Commons.
Besides representing Huron well at the
federal level, "Bob" is highly regarded in his
own political party. The fact he has headed
important committees in the PC caucus as well
as being deputy whip of the party is ample
proof of his regard by fellow politicians,
It is interesting to note that in each of
the last two elections "Bob" has contested, he
has increased his majority considerably. In
1958 he was elected with a majority of 1800
votes, and then in 1968 he faced a Trudeau-
mania fever across the country but still increas-
ed his majority to almost 4, 000 votes. The
majority of well over 10, 000 this time should
be ample proof of his popularity. There is little
doubt that when the electors go to the polls
again, probably within the next year, "Bob"
will have an easy time to be re-elected.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1972
lawn is only a lawn, and a
sign is only a sign. But, though
I was polite, I was a little
cheesed when two NDP charact-
ers showed up at the door,
ostensibly to thank us. Not
only did they try to sell me
on socialism, or at least what
passes for it in this country, but
they drank all my beer and ate
all my cheese. Their idea of
socialism, I guess.
Next morning, I was a bit
startled to walk out and see four
signs on the lawn, two Liberal,
two NOP. Right there and then,
I almost decided to vote the
straight Tory ticket.
There were the usual needles
from neighbours and colleagues.
"A house divided against itself,
eh, Smiley?" And "What are
you tryna do, Smiley, get
out the vote?"
I coolly ignored the jibes,
but secretly wondered whether
there was material for a col-
umn in it, That's the way a
columnist thinks, so watch
what you say when I'm around,
I decided there wasn't. And, as
you can see, I was right.
Perhaps this column should be
headed, "How Not To Write a
Column." But you see, I did,
and you read it. At least, I
hope you did. Surely three or
four of you did. If you didn't,
write me and explain why.
HOW I HELPED
GET OUT THE VOTE
by Bill Smiley
Today I was discussing news-
paper columnists with some of
my senior students. It was perf-
ectly legitimate exercise in the
teaching of English, but the
devils know that if they can
get me off track, bragging or
reminiscing, I might get car-
ried away and forget to give
them their homework assign-
ment.
Therefore, someone craftily
introduced the subject of this
column. Sly questions, leading
me further and further away
from the original point. It
worked. Most people are never
happier than when they're talk-
ing about themselves or their
work. I took the bait,
"I suppose you write four or
five ahead, " suggested one
lad.
A lot of people have this
loony idea. I tersely told the
truth that I write it right on
the deadline, even though I
have a whole week to work on
it. I'm usually galloping to the
post office to catch the last
possible mail, There are 168
hours in a week, and I use the
last two of them.
(I can hear some editors and
readers sniffing and muttering,
"They read like it, too. ")
But I've discovered that it is
psychologically impossible for
me to turn out a column unless
the guillotine is hanging over
me, I've tried it in the summer
holidays, but have given up.
On each occasion I'd sit there,
looking and feeling stupid, tear
out of the typewriter sheet
after sheet, crumple it, and
try again. Nothing doing.
I am constantly telling bud-
ding writers to establish a reg-
ular work pattern. Afraid it's
a case of "do as I say" rather
than "do as I do."
Oh, they get a lot of good
advice, Constantly I extoll the
work habits of people like Lea-
cock and Hemingway, who got
up early and worked steadily
for so many hours. Then one of
my little inner voices snaps,
"Why don't you do it yourself?"
My other little inner voice snaps
right back, "Hell, I'm not a
writer, I'm a columnist, " Sav-
ed again,
When youthful writers ask me
what to write about, I tell them
to write about what they know
and do and feel. This time, I
follow my own advice, If I
didn't, I wouldn't have enough
material to keep me going for
a month,
"Yah, but whut kinda stuff?",
they retort in their impeccable
teenage English.
This is a variant on the adult
query I've heard so often,
"Where daya get all them ideas
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Well, folks, I wish a, butler
would appear once a week with
a little silver salver bearing a'
piece of paper, and announce,
"Your idea for this week, sir."
But he doesn't, and I probably
wouldn't know what to do with
it if he did. Besides, I don't
have a butler, dammit,
However, I do have a wife.
Occasionally, in despair, I'll
say, "What in the world am I
going to write about this week?"
She'll say, "Write about
spring" or something about as
helpful. I respond, "O. K . " and
write a column about spring.
Nothing to it.
Just before the election,
something came up that might
have been material for a col-
imn. An old friend phoned,
My wife answered. She called,
"Paul wants to know if the Lib-
erals can put a sign on our lawn,
frowning and shaking her head
at me.
Airily I said, "Sure, I don't
care, " though I hadn't decided
which way I was going to vote.
Hand over the mouthpiece, she
hissed at me, "No I don't want
a sign on our lawn. "
Even more airily, I said, "Ye
he can. Tell him, For once in
your life, woman, do what
your told," She did.
But her wrath mounted stead-
ily. Five minutes later she was
on the blower to N. D. P. head
quarters, telling them they
could put a sign on our lawn.
I didn't give a diddle. A
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