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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-07-11, Page 1Y.r rving the communities and areas of ussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton �l. 50c a copy SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY; JULY 11, 1984 -- 16 PAGES ::andidates ready for upcoming election Murray Cardiff, Conservative MP for the riding of Huron -Bruce, says he is ready to fight an election on Sept. 4, which was called on Monday by Prime Minister John Turner. Mr. Turner held a news conference in Ottawa on Monday afternoon to announce the late summer election. Although the election call has forced Queen Elizabeth to postpone her summer visit to Canada, Mr. Cardiff says the announcement "really didn't catch us by surprise." Since Mr. Turner does not yet have a seat in the House of Commons, Mr. Cardiff said the Conservative party expected the election to be called on Monday, especially after Mr. Turner's quick trip to England. The Queen's visit is postponed until Sept. 25. Mr. Cardiff said it's too bad the decision was left this late, since the Queen was to have left this weekend for Canada. The federal member of parliament pre- dicts a Conservative majority on Sept. 4. "I feel very confident that we can form a government," Mr. Cardiff said • in an interview Monday afternoon. "Our party is ready and so am 1." He feels Canadians will welcome this election as well, especially since they now have a Prime Minister who has been elected by convention and not by election. "Things are now in a form of limbo since the Liberal convention." Mr. Cardiff said the Conservative party feels "the electorate of this country want a change." And not just a change in prime ministers but a change in government. He said Mr. Turner had to choose his new Cabinet from members who were t; there before, and that has not been change enough. "We feel we have some good policies,". said Mr. Cardiff. Although the election campaign will be presented during the summer, he said that jobs will definitely be an issue. A good sound fiscal policy will be part of A Conservative campaign. As for his own campaign strategy in Huron -Bruce, Mr, Cardiff said, "Jobs here too are as important as anywhere else in this country." Agricultural financing is another issue that will be important in Mr. Cardiff's campaign. He said the Conservatives have recently announced their policy on farm financing last week. He hopes to make long-term credit more available to farmers. This issue is not only important to farmers but to the towns in the area which are dependent on farmers' prosperity. Expansion of the Goderich harbor is another issue Mr. Cardiff will be fighting for, and another which he feels would benefit the entire region, Mr. Cardiff said there is no question he will be running in this election. This will be his second election. In the past four and a half years in federal parliament, Mr. Cardiff has been a member of a number of task forces, in areas of trade and agricultural issues. He has had the chance to represent Canada around the world, which he said has been an honor for him to do. "I'm very proud of this area; I've got a good constituency. I'm very fortunate to represent them and be working for them," he said. NDP READY Valerie Bolton. who was recently nomina- ted as the NDP candidate in the federal riding, said she is also ready for a Sept. 4 election. "1'm excited we're going to be campaigning," she said. Ms. Bolton wasn't surprised at Mr. Turner's announcement on Monday. "1 had expected that it was going to be called." "We are organized and ready to campaign." Ms. Bolton feels that unemployment will be a major issue in the upcoming campaign. Jobs for youth will also be important, she said, as well as women's equality issues such as changes to the federal government to provide economic equality for women. Peace and nuclear disarmament will be another major issue. On the more local level, Ms. Bolton said she will be talking about agriculture and saving the family farm. She said it's important that "men and women be able to earn a living wage off their farm." Other important issues for farmers include an unequal tax system which is hard on farmers, and "the whole question of rising interest rates which threaten agricultural industry." Ms. Bolton said the national issues of unemployment, jobs for youth, equality for women, and nuclear disarmament can be considered local issues. "All of these have a direct impact on Huron County." NO CANDIDATE A Liberal candidate has not yet been nominated for a riding of Huron -Bruce. A meeting held last night set the date for a nomination meeting, probably within two weeks. Liberal riding president Jack Horan says the riding organization is always ready to fight an election, and that there are always prospects for possible nominees. Graeme Craig, who fought the last federal election as Liberal candidate, announced Tuesday that he would not be seeking renomination in the riding. Graeme Craig, who was the Liberal candidate for Huron -Bruce in the last federal election, says he would question Prime Minister John Turner's decision to call an election for September 4. Mr. Craig will not stand for nomination to be a candidate in the upcoming election, and said he would rather have seen Mr. Turner hold off an election to prove first to the Canadian people what his government can do. "The Liberal party is taking a risk," he said, He said that postponing the Queen's visit might have "a negative effect to some extent" on Mr. Turner's campaign. "I would have preferred to Ict the Queen's visit take place." Mr, Turner is taking a chance by relying on public opinion polls. which show- that WO the Liberals would win an election held today, .said Mr. Craig. The polls can changes vernight, he said, the Liberals are enjoying a honeymoon of high popularity after their convention last month. The Conservatives, after their convention last year, had an even higher wave of popularity which has long since dimin- ished. Mr, Craig said the campaign will probably be fought on economic issues. 'The Tories are going to hammer the economy." "And it's going to be difficult to defend them." Regardless of who their leader is, the Liberals still have to be responsible for their last four and a half years in office, he said. Mr. Craig said he cannot predict who will win this election. "I haven't a clue; 1 don't think anybody does." He thinks that run Canadians want a change of government, but says the election outcome will depend on "whether they believe Turner is a change. or whether they'll go to Mul- roney." Mr. Craig believes Mr. Turner will try to convince Canadians over the next two months that his government will be different from that of the former Prime Minister Trudeau. He said Canadians often vote too much on feeling. "The Canadian people should votc on logic instead of emotion." Mr. Craig said he is not running in this election because the timing is not right for him. He will be changing careers in August and cannot foresee running an election campaign during that time. A WRITE OFF — A truck driven by Art Glanville was demolished on Sunday in a single vehicle accident. Owner of the truck, ' Joe Arthur looks at the damage, estimated at $15,000. (VVassink photo) Walton man hurt in accident A 21 -year-old Walton area man is in hospital after a single car accident on Sunday night. The accident occurred at approximately 9:10 p.m. Art Glanville. of RR 4 Walton. was driving northbound on County Road 12 north of Seaforth when the truck he was driving hit the guardrails on the south end of a bridge about three miles north of town. OPP Constable H.L. Green, who investi- gated ;the accident, said the truck broke three guardrails near the bridge. sailed through the air. over the river and crashed into the opposite bank. The truck flipped over on its left side. Mr. Green would not estimate the truck's speed, but judging by the amount of damage, "He had to be moving." The truck, a 1981 Ford, was completely demolished. Police have estimated the damage to be about $15.000. The truck is owned by Joseph Arthur of Stratford. Mr. Glanville was taken to Seaforth Community Hospital with a 'eoncussion, lacerations, and a broken ankle, which Green said may have been re-injured from a previous break. Charges against Mr. Glanville are pend- ing, said Mr. Green. The Seaforth fire department was also called to• the scene where firefighters secured the truck to the bank until a tow truck was able to pull it away. ti SCAFFOLDING IS UP — Reconstruction will gin on Cardno's Opera Hall on Monday. The scaffolding was erected last week by Steeplejack Services Ltd., of Sarnia. The photo of the clock tower was taken from the roof of the hall. (Wassink photo) Reconstruction to start Monday on Cardno's Hall Reconstruction work will begin on the historic Cardno's Opera Hall in Seaforth on Monday. Steeplejack Services Ltd.. of Sarnia spent the past week erecting scaffolding and completed the job on Tuesday. The restoration process to the hall was made possible through a $25,000 Ministry of Citizenship and Culture grant. "But it's not nearly enough," says Ken Cardno, executor of the John A. Cardno Estate. "Reconstruc- tion costs to the exterior are higher than initially estimated," General contractor for the project is Cobrell Construction of London. Though some local companies could be involved in the work, most of the work involves specialized trades, says Njr. Cardno. Mr, Cardno and the general contractor are satisfied with the scaffolding erected by the steeplejacks. "They put up a lot of it and did an excellent job. The contractor said it was absolutely the best -- it was very profession- al. They said it will be easy to work from and is extremely safe," said Mr. Cardno. Reconstruction will include removing and repairing the slate roof. "They will start at the top and work down. The construction company doesn't want to work over what they ve already done." The unique clock has been partially dismantled by Mr. Cardno. "Most of the clock parts will be reused and it will be electrified. Martin j}lderhorst Bells of London and Philadelphia will repair and rebuild the clock," Work on the opera hall is on schedule and reconstruction to the exterior is expected to be complete by the end of September. All woodwork will he replaced on the hall, built in 1876. As for the interior of the hall. "it's the furthest thing from my mind." says Mr. Cardno. Milk maid wants to own a dairy farm BY LIZ SCOTT When Janet Mclnto5h wanted to advertise in the paper for a summer job. she wasn't sure what to call herself. She settled on "milk maid" because it best summed up what she knew best. milking cows and she's been busy working ever since. Janet. 20, grew up on a dairy farm northwest of Brussels --dairy farming has been a way of life for her. "I've been dhing it so often I'm used to it. 1 like it and the pay is good", she says. "1 can do almost anything men can do." She says she wasn't sure what the response would be to an ad for a milk maid but was pleased with the results. She now has a full-time summer job on the farm of Neil Vincent, nine miles from het home. She works some weekends for people who are on holidays but she mainly sticks to five days a week at Vincent's. While there she milks 38 cows twice a day. The first milking is at 6';30 a.m. and the second at 5:30 p.m. and each lasts about two hours. "1 really like the hours because the afternoons off are really nice." Janet's duties as a milk maid are not always restricted to just milking; she has also helped with haying as well as the mainte- nance side of farming.. She guesses she is really more of a farm hand than a milk maid. but wanted to get the idea across that she was primarily interested in the milking aspect of farming. - Janet says sne was lucky because most of • the farmers she works for use a method already familiar to het. the pipeline system. "When 1 get there (to Vincent's) 1 chase the cows into the barn. They're usually right around the barn because they know what time it is. They come into the harn and are put into stalls. I milk four at a time and when all are finished they are put out to pasture tmtil the next milking," she says, The actual milking is all automatic and fairly easy to master. "Everything is pretty modernized now. It's amazing to sec some of the set ups" she says. in a pipeline milking system. Janet uses stainless steel milking machines. The suction from a pump draws the milk through pipes to the milk house where the milk is stored in a bulk tank. The milk is agitated and is kept cool. Eypry other day a milk truck comes and e les the tank. Although the amount the truck takes each time is different, there is a definite quota that has to be met for the year. After the milking the apparatus is washed and disinfected. The amount of milk a cow produces depends on many factors, "Some can produce as much as 100 pounds a day while others might only give 50. It depends on their stage of lactation, the quality of the cow and what you feed them.'' says Janet. 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