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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-09-25, Page 1Mau criko NO 38 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS QUEEN AND HER PRINCtSS - Miss Denise Rau, 15 -year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.„John Paul Rau, R.R.2, Zurich, was chosen as "Queen of tilt Fair" on Saturday night at the dance which always preceeds the big event. Miss Rau, left, is seen here with her princess, Miss Lyn Schwartzen- truber, daughter of Mr. -rind Mrs. Orlen Schwartz- entruber, Zurich. The rain held off long enough on Monday afternoon for the Zurich Fall Fair to run off it's entire program without any interference from the peiky weatherman. Just as the parade took off from the local school grounds the rain tried hard to come down, but a few minutes later it ceased operations and the show was on. Officials estimated the crowd to be down slightly from other years, but the cool damp weather certainly play- edabigpartinthis. Activity at the annual event actually got under way on Friday night when a bingo took place in the commun- ity centre. On Saturday night the annual Queen of the Fair dance was held, at which time 15 -year old Denise Rau was chosen Queen and Lynn Schwartzentruber was picked as her Princess. Music for the dance was supplied by the Heywood Brothers. A parade started off the Monday afternoon program, with students from Ste. Mar- ie School, St. Joseph, St. Boniface School, Zurich, and the Zurich Public School, all taking part, followed by decorated bicycles, tricycles and other business and com- mercial floats. The fair was officially op- ened by Huron County Ward- en Anson McKinley. Other dignitairies who brought greetings to the annual event were Huron -Middlesex MP Bob McKinley and Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. During the afternoon the 4-H Calf Club members competed and at the same time there was a Pet Show and aBaby Show held inside the arena and community centre. The horse show, featuring a choice selection, was taking place outside during the afternoon, as well. The Baby Show was prob- ably one of the biggest attractions at the fair, as 25 mothers entered their babies in the competition. In the 4-H competition Rob- ert Willert, R.R.1, Zurich, took the Eaton's silver plate for the best calf, and Marty Becker, of Dashwood, won the Zurich Chamber of Commerce trophy for the grand champ- ion showman. Robert Willert also showed the best Hereford senior heif- er calf, while Paul Klopp, R.R.3, Zurich, had the best polled Angus senior heifer calf. Robert Steckle, R.R.3, Bayfield, has the best one- year -old Holstein heifer, and Dianne Steckle the best Hol- stein heifer calf under one year. Horse competitions featur- ed keen competition and dozens of entrants. Winners were: hackney class, Ed Fitzsimmons, Thorndale; road horses, Mac Armstrong, Beachville; Shetlands, Frank Glover, Mt. .Brydges; Perch- erons, Allan Horseburgh, Holstein; Belgians, Arnold Young, Goderich; commercial horses, Carl Annett, Wyom- ing. r t THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1975. Almost 4,000 majority 26R Per Copy Riddell easy winner uron Jack Riddell, who was first elected to the Ontario Legislature two years ago in a by-election, easily won his seat back in last Thursday's provincial election when he scored a major victory over his closest rival, Conservat- ive candidate Jim Hayter, of Goderich. Mr. Riddell picked up a total of 11,885 votes compared to 8106 for Mr. Hayter, giv- ing him a comfortable majority of 3779 votes. The third' cand- idate, Paul Carroll, running for the New Democrats, poll- ed only 2008 votes. It was a satisfying victory for the Liberal candidate -a clear personal mandate from the riding voters. "He walked away with the election from the first poll to report, increasing his margin steadily despite predictions that Progressive Conservat- ive Jim Hayter would be snap- ping at his heels. For Mr. Hayter, a 47 -year old Goderich car dealer and former Huron County warden, it was a disappointing defeat. Mr. Hayter had run a strong campaign, banking on his deep Huron County roots and long municipal political exp- erience to bring the once iron- clad Tory bastion back into the fold. - In an interview, Mr. Hayter took the defeat philosophically , although he admitted he exp- ected the vote to be much closer. At his Goderich headquart- ers, New Democratic Paul Carroll, a 31 -year-old public school vice-principal, remain- ed optimistic despite losing ground in what was clearly a two-man race from the begin- ning. Mr. Carroll, who has lost three times in recent elect- ions, feels the party is slowly gaining acceptance in the area despite running a perennial third. He says he'll run again. But for Jim Hayter, who cites his age as one factor, it was probably his first and last campaign. It was a powerful win for Mr. Riddell, a 43 -year old farmer, former teacher and auctioneer. He lost only two polls - Lucan, running 10 votes behind Mr. Hayter's 307 and Bayfield, 127 to Mr. Hayter's 137. Other than those, Mr. Riddell easily swept the Mid- dlesex County municipalit- ies which make up the new portion of the riding. The Middlesex municipal- ities were seen by observers as the key to victory in the reconstructed riding, being part of the old riding owned exclusively since 1957 by Tory strong man and long-time agriculture minister Bill Stewart. Mr. Riddell said he felt many Liberal voters in that area who had peeled off in the past to vote for Mr. Stew- art returned solidly to the Grits Thursday. And too, as Mr. Hayter remarked, there was a feeling across the riding that Mr. Riddell hadn't done a bad job in his two years at Queen's Park and he deserv- ed a full four-year term. In this area Mr. Riddell picked up strong support in both Hay Township and Zur- ich. The voters in Hay gave him a total of 669 votes comp- ared to only 275 for the Tory candidate, for a majority of practically 400. Zurich voters cast 296 votes for Riddell, while they gave only 90 to the PC candidate and only 22 to the NDP. Stephen Township where Mr. Riddell lives, gave him a total of 942 votes compared to 562 for Hayter. The latter was reeve of Stephen Town- ship some years ago before he moved to Goderich. On the other hand, the town of GO'' erich also gave Riddell majority of slightly over 1 votes. In previous years God erich was always considered a stronghold for the Progress- ive Conservative party. A complete rundown for each municipality in the Huron -Middlesex riding will be found in this edition of the Citizens News. r The Ausable-Bayfield Cons- ervation Authority is holding its second Bannockburn Hike on Sunday afternoon, Octob- er 5. The hike through the scenic Bannockburn Wildlife Management Area was very popular last year, and it is expected that there will be an excellent turnout again. There will be guided hikes leaving the parking lot on the half hour, from 2 to 4 p.m. Naturalists will enjoy viewing the wide variety of wildlife, trees, plants, and the beautiful scenery. October is an ideal month to take part in such an outing since the crisp autumn air and fall colours add to the hiker's enjoyment. The general public is invited to spend an after- noon close t nature. The Bannockburn Wildlife Management Area is located 1 1/4 miles east of Varna, on the scenic Bannockburn River. Varna is on Huron County Road No 3, between Highways No 4 and 21. For more information cont- act Ausable-Bayfield Conserv- ation Authority, Exeter, 235-2610. FIRST RESULTS COME IN - There was plenty of joy and excitement in Jack Riddell head- quarters at Hensall last Thursday night as the first results coming in showed the Liberal candidate leading at every poll. The two ladies operating the pair of telephones taking down results are Gail Sangster, left, and Mrs. Betty Oke, right, while campaign chairman Ian Mc- Allister keeps a close eye on the proceedings.