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Educatien Minister John P. No matter who gets it, the
Robarts of London, the area party will get behind him."
favorite, was expected to win Reeve Glenn Webb, Stephen;
the PC leadership contest in a "Robarts is :as good a choice
close rape at the convention in es 1 see it but it's going to be
e'orotries this week. a close race. This is a real
The contest was still a toss-
up Tuesday :night .even after
the cancladates' speeches, which
many expected would produce
the spark to start the :band-
wagon rolling for the eventual
winner. When the seven can-
didates had finished, however,
there was stilt no clear TONT-
Tite.
democratic. show. I'm very
much impressed with the way
Elmer Belt is handling the
convention, He's doing a good
HP Pale, Clinton: -(who WAS
not an _officiel delegate): 4'We
ere all behind Roberts in line
ron as far as 1 know and 1 think
0 -cell win it,
The Huron _delegation ap- The Huron groupheld a c.atte
peered to lend its weight 10 eus Tuesday morning and again
Eshicetion Minister Robarts but Wednesday morning to discuss
most held some Joebt about the campaign, .as well as to -en-
his chances and .some main- sure all the delegates were
tained they Atilt, had "an open
spied".
available. Altheingh litirol MPP
MacNaueliton made his stand
for Robarts clear to the group,
the riding delegates said he
made no Atempt to dictate
how they should vote,
Among those who joined the
Post -speech demonstration for
Roberts were Robert Chaffe,
John IVfacNaughtoe, •C. Van
Laughton, and several others
from Huron. Also seen around
the Roberts campaign booth
were Dr. E. A, McMaster and
Dave Jackson, Greed Bend;
Mrs. C, S. MacNaughton and
Heather MaeNaughton; Doug-
las Pryde, Chatham; Jim Hay-
ter, Charles Snell and Otto Wile
lert, Dashwood; Jim Simpson,
Usborne.
Most convinced of all that
111PP C, S, Maclelaughton, whoal
Rebuts would win was liuron gees wields firm
accompanied -the London condi- gave ,
date on much of his election
tour. "I'm :convinced John will quiets demonstrators
get at least 500 votes on the
first ballot," he said early
Tuesday evening, "and that's a
conservative estimate. His sup-
oort is solid in Western Ontario
Old he has some votes in .every
ding in the province, r think
he'll win it on the third bal-
lot"
MacNaughton had been at
the convention since Saturday,
helping lo draft policy with the
commerce a n d development
subcommittee
1-lan. William A. Stewart,
North Middlesex MPP and min-
ister without portfolio, was
more conservative althougli
he, too, felt Robarts would win.
"Close to 50 percent of the
delegates are still uncommit-
ted" , he said before the candi-
dates spoke, "They're waiting
to hear what's said on the plat-
form,
He felt, Roberts would give one occasion.
the province "the sound, stable On another: "A little hiejinks
type of government" which it doesn't hurt anybody but Jet
would require in the days ns keep it under control. We
ahead. "And I'm not the only must remember the solemn
one — 'most of the members purpose for which we are
feel that. way, They know John here:,
Roberts is a solid type of leg- And another: "Will you please
'stator who avoids rash deci- extend the courtesy of being
sions and carefutiy weighs con- quiet to allow the delegates to
siderations before makingtien
hear the candidates?"
his mind on any issue."
The local lawyer warned the
Elgin McKinley, Zurich, con- crowded hall at the beginning
firmed that Robarts "is one of. of Tuesday afternoon's nomin-
my first, choices — I also think atiag session that demonstra
a, Jot of ',BM -Allan and Dr. Dy- tions must be kept limited in
mond. I'm impressed with Mr.
The :Bell rang clear, strong
and often to keep the lively
leadership contest under con -
trot at the Ontario PC convert -
tion in Toronto Tuesday.
Determined to prevent the
candidates' exuberant support-
ers from creating a seven -ring
circus in Varsity Arena, Ex-
eter's :Elmer D. Bell, QC, pre-
sided with an astute combina-
tion of fairness and firmness,
tie succeeded by wielding his
gavel :frequently, alternately
pleading, reasoning and threat-
ening the demonstrators and
making the speakers adhere
strictly to their time limits.
His performance won praise
from many seasoned observers,
"1 don't want to appear to
be a tyrant but we must ad-
here to the 'lees," he said on
Roberts but there are others
I'd...be just as happy with."
Bob Chaffe, Centralia: "All
of us in Huron are pretty well
Ram stops
.far Robarts and I think he has
Still, there
GB battle
the inside track.
are a lot of delegates you talk
o who haven't made up their
elnds. This is my first con- Although modern warfare
Vention and I think It's fascin-, has advanced to great degrees,
ating, really," the weatherman proved he still
Harold Corbett, Lucan (wear- holds the upper hand when be
Ing a Roberts' coat and hat): was declared the winner in a
"North Middlesex is solid for battle scheduled. for the Grand.
Roberts. in spite of all the Bend Airport, Tuesday,
fanfare the delegates are doing Members of the airborne
a lot of sound thinking. I don't
think the fanfare will change a
lot of votes. One thing about
this convention, there's not ani-
mosity over the campaigning.
HS students
at PC race
One hundred students from
SHDHS watched Ontario polit-
ical history in the making
Tuesday afternon when they
attended the PC leadership
convention in. Varsity Arena,
Toronto.
The students, -under the di-
rection of teachers Mrs. Edna
Busche and Joseph. Wooden, oc
copied a section for "specie
,guests" in the arena and heard
Prime Minister John :Diefen-
baker address [he delegates.
Unfortunately, di 11i cal
ties with the public address
system prevented clear recep
tion of the PlIK's addrese,
The trip to Toronto, planned
jointly by the history and geo-
graphy departments, had been
scheduled before the PC con-
vention was announced and
dans had been made to visit
the museum in the morning
and the parliament buildin-gs
in he afternoon. When the
convention. was planned, ar-
rangements were changed to
attend it diming the afternoon.
Seats were made available bY
Elmer 0, Bell, QC, president
of the party.
While the students saw little
of 'the campaign hi-jinks on the
convention floor during their
visit, they enjoypd watching the
lively campaigning taking place
in the corridor where each of
the candidatehad booths from
which they were passing out
printed fans, labels, streamers
and badges. Some of the stue
dente got "plastered" With the
colorful regalia,
John MacNaUghttitt, sea of
Huron MPP C, 8, IVIacNaughe
ton, donned the colorful purple
and yellow jacket and flat;
straw hat combination worn by
supporters of John Rebates.
He reniained for the Tuesday
evening and Wednesday: pro-
gramS and took part in the
Roberts' demonstrations.
Besides geeing the converts
tion, some of the students
Watched IJ of T football teams
practicing in the university
stadium before the conven,
Lion's program opened,
:Exeter Coach Lines Ltd. bus
drivert, Mervyn Webb and
Lloyd Guenther, who teane-
Doric(' the etudents, also ate
tended the eenventimi,
, fit the morning it the pulsa-
tile the SIIDIIS green heard
I o special leeturee ene On
reek history and the other on
lite develoment of the earth's
tend.-
company of the Second Bat-
talion, Royal Canadian Regi-
ment, were scheduled. to par-
ticipate in Exercise Prelude 1,•
but adverse weather conditions
:forced cancellation. of the pare -
drop.
Two hundred members of the
battalion waited at London City
Airport until. noon, but the
three C-119 Flying Boxcars of
the RCAF, which were to have
taken them to Grand Bend,
never left the runways due to
the heavy fog in the morning t
and stiff -winds at noon.
The exercise was rescheduled
for Wednesday, bat the same
weather conditions prevailed.
Lt. Norris, public relations of- s
ficer at Second RCR, said the
operation would probably be c
postponed for some time due
to the :fact that the airplanes
would not be available for
mare than two days.
time and that any infractions
by supporters might endanger
the chances of their delegates,
"1 may have to be reel nasty
about it," he asserted.
His firmness succeeded in
preventing the demonstrations
front developing into the wild,
spectacles which marked the
U.S, nominating conventions
last year.
Adheres to limits
Bell exercised his authority
arly when the first nominator
exceeded his tine limit of five
minutes. Be walked to the
rostrum to force the speaker
to a quick close. Shortly atfer,
he banged his gavel on an-
other. 'With the aid of a red
light on the rostrurnee which
flashed. as the time limit. near-
ed, .he kept the nomintetions
moving on schedule, e
One woman tried dessterately
to extend her time by Overin
the red bulb with he4 hand
She couldn't muffle Mn Bell's
gavel, however.
elleisevesh-et Itfele-lestseet „greed
by the candidates befofferairc.
that there would. be no demon-
strations during the nomina-
tions, a group of Macauley sup-
porters began. whooping it up
after his name had been placed
before the convention. When
they ignored Bell's warnings,
each of the candidates and
each of their nominators and
seconders without titles or re-
marks of any kind. "I don't
want 10 give the impression
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BELL PRESIDES AT PC CONVENTION—In charge of the PC leadership convention
in Toronto this week was Elmer D. Bell, QC, Exeter, shown above at the rostrum
;7ith the candidates behind him as they prepared for their addresses to the dele-
gateh„Thesda,y night. Bell won praise from many quarters for his firm hand which
preventec enthusiastic demonstrators from. getting out of control, —T -A. photo
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Father of two,, on relief
Loses driver's license
that preference is given to any
fr
the delegates backed up the
president by booing the noise-
makers off the floor.
At night, when a five-minute
demonstration_ was a 11 owed
after each candidate's speech
the convention floor became
jam-packed with bands, pla-
cards, balloons and singing,
yelling supporters. Again, tile
president kept them under
control.
Rem ins neutra
Demonstrating complete im-
partiality, Mr. Bell introduced
candidate for any reason, he
stated.
A considered. tribute to Mr,
work came from .a sea-
soned political worker, Harry
M. :Robbins, veteran public
relations director of the party:
"Mr. Bell is handling this
convention with great skill and
diplomacy, at times under ex-
remely trying conditions. The
arrangements have been ex-
eedingly intricate and have
borne heavily upon his time
or the past two months. As
enior officer of the associa-
tion, his whole conduct of the
onvention has been marked
with the utmost fairness and
livith real diplomacy. His col-
eagues have beeti working long
ours and on a type of occa-
don which makes for frayed
erves and shortened tempers.
liner Bell's unfailing good
ature and his marked cour-
esy and kindness have won
he esteem not only of his as-
ocia•tdons but of all the hund-
eds of delegates and guests to
ne of Canada's outstanding
olitical rallies".
Added jack Pethic, of The,
London Free Press, a senior
eporter in the legislature:
:ElMer's done a helluva fine
ob. Your town should be proud
f him".
Intention of the exercise was
to give personnel practice in
preparation for forthcoming
winter exercises. All the men
were to have been in full
Arctic equipment. Airborne ele-
nrients of 2 Signals Squadron
and 2 Airborne Medical Section,
both of Camp Petawawa, were
scheduled to make the jump
with the London group.
A small force from Ca -nap
Ipperwash-based First Battal-
ion, The Royal Canadian Regi-
ment, were stationed at Grand
r
Bend to act as enemy,
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rolls car a 4irer drinking
A 21 -year-old Dashwood area companions, but hNe entinued aff,
man, presently receiving county to drive in the same nonner, "It is eemarkabie that a man
assistance, was fined $10 and swerving from side to aue een in your position should be out
costs and. had his driver's the road. drinking," the magistrate stat-
ed, "1 suppose there is nothing
to say to explain the stupidity
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license suspended for 30 days
when he appeared before Mag-
istrate Glenn Hays QC, in Ex-
eter court, Tuesday.
Willis Ray Desjardine, father
of two children, was charged
with careless driving following
an accident east of Zurich on
September 21.
Evidence revealed that Des- pees,
;incline left the Zurich Hotel On learning that Desjardin
at 12:30 a.m. with three friends was the only person seriousl
and was driving at a higti rate injured, Magistrate Hayes corn
of speed. He had been request- mented, "that's natural jus
ed to drive slower by his three tice",
He barely missed a h.eadeo.
collision. with. anoeher. car an
then lost -control of his ear an
it rolled over several times 1
the ditch, being completely de
rn.olished.
While in the rolling process
the rear fender caught the tele
phone wires and cut four [run:
Pilots PM's jet
for Japan visit
F/O Paul Major, at one
time stationed at RCAF Sta.
tion Centralia, piloted the
Comet Jet which carried
Prime Minister John Diefen-
baker to Japan Wednesday.
When a short distance from
Sea Island on the west coast,
trouble was spotted with the
undercarriage but a safe
landing was made when the
aircraft returned to Sea
Island base, As a result the
Prime Minister was 10 hours
behind schedule arriving in
Japan.
F/O Major married a for-
mer Exeter girl, Miss Mari.
lyn Pfaff, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Pfaff, town.
Mr, and Mrs. Pfaff and Mr.
and Mrs. Hilton Ford are
presently visiting with Mrs.
Major in Ottawa.
SHDHS PAPER STAFP—Students at South Huron District High School completed
their final adthitiiStrative Lougp, when they elected the meMbers of their paper staff
recently, The students Will be ]ri. charge of publishing the annual year Wok, "The
They include: back rOw, left to right, Sudy SneIgrove, social editor; Carole
Ilogarth, secretarptreasurer; Ted Sanders, advertising manager; Neil McAllister,
boys sports; Gary Wedlake, photography; Carolynne Simmons girls sports; Carol
Brown, literary editor; Profit rowo Pontno ItogarN assistant e'ditoro and bon Cann,
editor,
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Crown Attorney Bushliel
pointed out that the charg
probably would have been inn
paired driving had the drive
not been injured, leaving soar
doubt in the investigating of
ficer's mind as to how much o
his condition was actually eau,
ed by drink.
Officer explains situation
OPP constable Don Westove
explained that Desjardine was
living on county assistance
and was at present without a
home. However, he said he
was moving to his Sister's near
Greenway,
Desjardine reported he was
supposed to be returning to
work at the canning factory in
Exeter on Monday, after a lay -
your actions".
Bedard then stated he ha
been driving around Zurich
a car with a friend and fol
girls and was "acting crazy.
"I had the bottle and ju
threw it," he said.
After learning that Bede'
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Versatile HS athl
heads Ink Spot'
Den Cann, 17 -year-old son of year's hook is Judy Snelgrove
Mr. and Mrs, Carf Cann, Ex- who was named queen at thi
eter, was elected editor of the Exeter Lions recent contest
annuel publication, The 17 -year-old Exeter gir
"The Inkspot", at a recent plays piano, likes to skate an
election held at the school, sings in the church choir,
The popular 12B student is a The :fourth 12t student eleet.
Versatile athlete and perforins ed is Ted Sanders, Exeter, who
equally well at football, bases will handle the heavy chores
ball. and hockey. Ee quarter- es advertising Manager. Son of
backed the junior :football team. Mr. and Mr, Warren Sanders,
last season and his popularity Teel plays goal far the sham,
tain eotin Itsime several
me airinkOr 0 capy- ea.otiedk el.elsaoreppi performs
reittiinsi or f rHa nthkes
teams in Exeter,
Ile served, on the executive Of Panthers basketball squad.
the student couneii last year
and is a member of the Learn-
ers of God Sundae. School alas
et Jellies Street United Church,
1118 assistant editor, Bonnie
Ilogerth has plenty, of exper-
knee et? the paper staff, as she
served as girls' orte editor
lest yeer, The 16 -year -Old play-
ed On both junior Perth.''
basketball and volleyball temp
last Year,
lier le -year -Old sister, Carole
Was also re-eletted to the
paper staff, serving at ebete.
tary-treastiret• The attractive
special commercial. bliss •also
tpatts.
ayson two SHDIIS athletic
The girls ere daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. V, L. Hogarth,
Pinter,
eatify quean
The social editor of this
Two members of the. staff
Who will probably have to
write their own names in most
of 1 heir copy are Carolynne
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Farm News TO
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Police are investigating three
fires in the Grand Bend-Klon-
dyke area early Tuesday morn-
ing, believed to have been set
by arsonists,
A 50 -year-old email, unoccu-
pied frame house, owned by
Mansell Hodgins, RR 3, Park-
hill, was burned to the ground.
An almost square structure, 24
x 21 feet, it • contained some
fureiture.
Mr, Hod -gins estimated the
loss at about $500. The house
was situated about 21/2 miles
west of Crediton.
The same morning, two straw
slacks valued at about $100,
owned by .Harold Walper, RR
3 Parkhill, burned to the
ground. The stacks were on a
farm west of the Mollard line.
A load of. straw was piled on
the road near the New Venice
farm in the eelondyke and
burned to the ground.
OPP Constables Don West-
over, Exeter, and Hugh Mills,
Parkhill, are investigating the
blazes,
Hensall fire
loss $5,000
Damage was estimated at
nearly $5,000 in a fire which
gutted the upstairs at the resi-
dence of Sam. Rannie, Hensall,
1Monday evening.
Hensel' firemen. fought the
stubborn blaze for over an hour'
before they brought it under
control. They used two trucks
in the battle.
The fire is believed to have
started from an. overheated
light bulb in a closet in the
upstairs, breaking out at 8:i5
p.m. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Rannie, a'
daughter, Suzanne, and their
son, Howard, were sitting in
the living room when they no-
ticed. a flash. and heard a slight
explosion. Howard. went to the
hall door and was met by a
wave of heavy smoke,
Firemen were hampered' by
the heavy smoke and had con-
siderable difficulty in getting
at the blaze, Rennie ,
com-
mended them far their action. I
"They got it under contrail
I very well", he stated. "It
!could have goneright to the
herself as one of the leadin,
athletes ever to perform, a
SHDHS and has copped junto
and intermediate track chant
pionships in both her attempts
She also plays on the besket
ball and volleyball teams.
McAllister, ems of Mr, an
Mrs, John McAllister, Cent
retie, is the mainstay an th
junior football batlefield an
the chunky athlete is a seriou
threat every time he get 8 th
ball, He also plays basketball
Polak sports editors are 1
years old,
The position of literary edit -
will be filled by Caro
11rown, Hensall, The 17.year-ol
12A student is an accomplish
ed pianist and has won man
awards at area Music festi
vele.
Iler tap daneing ability htt.
Made her. a feature performe
at several of the sehoors "Hi
Time revues,
The final member of the etaf
is Gary Wedlake, Exeter, n:
will be in charge of Photo
grahy or hti1.186f ePvaePrel tr'
Ile llsLsi esport
Wing teed15 k Member o
the Rover 8couts n :Cuter,
Lay charge
over assault
Exeter OPP have issued a
warrant for the arrest of a 25
year-old London man on a
charge of indecent assault el*
leged to have taken place in
Hay Township, August 5,
Robert L, Robinson, London,
who was arrested last week
by London OPP, faces other
charges of rape and, indecent
assault in the London area.
A 17 -year-old London girl
complained to police here Sat-
urday, August 5, that she had
been driven up the eighth con-
cession of Ray, a dead-end trail
east and north of Zurich, where
the alleged offence took place.
She said she had accepted a
ride with the stranger at x.
London bus depot after she
found she could not secure
transportation to the Grand
Bend area where her parents.
were vacationing.
PC George Mitchell investi-
gated the complaint.
Robinson was arrested fol-
lowing the alleged rape of a.
girl in the London area last
week. The other indecent as-
sault charge involves a 12 -year-
old London girl,
Plan inquest
November 3
1nqudat into the death of
Rhyman Howald, 61, of Zurich,
who died Oet. 12 in London hos-
pital, after being hit in the side
of the head. by a stone, is ex.
pected to be held Friday, No-
vember 3, PC Berry Reict said
this, week,
The hearing will probably be
held in the township hall, Zure
ich.
Bowald was struck by a
stone, thrown by et fellow Work-
er, while working in a bean
field near Zurich October 2. He
was rushed to St, Joseph's Hos-
pital, London, the next day for
an emergency Operation and
'.e here until his death