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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-03-22, Page 3AN EXCITING WAIT - Youngsters showed as much excitement as anyone while waiting for results at Liberal headquarters in Hensel' Thursday night. While Marlene Bell takes returns on the phone Brenda Riddell, Janet McAllister and Heather Riddell wait with excited anticipation. Their reaction can be seen in the photo below. 1-A photo. Add races, fireworks to centennial programs REDI-MIX CONCRETE Washed Sand & Stone (ALSO FORM WORK) McCann Const. Ltd. DASHWOOD Phone 237-3381 or 237.3422 4Cy I. 4 A SONG FOR THE WINNER - When the election results became known at Liberal headquarters in Hensall Thursday night, Sam Ronnie led the singing of "He's a jolly good fellow." At the extreme left, Liberal winner Jock Riddell is partially hidden by his mother Mrs. Keith Riddell of London. T-A photo. Despite big NDF-' loss, they claim successes 'PRO)IT RrS RINDS 9 INDS SIDES 8 SIDES $IDES OF POPg UT WRAPPED PRO See us for CUSTOM KILLING and FINE QUALITY REEF direct from the Hensall Sales Barn GOV'T INSPECTED — FULLY GUARANTEED FOR SATISFACTION DARLING'S ABATTOIR At Liberal headquarters Times-Advocate, March 22 )973 Page. 3 Excitement quickly mounted Sr Plans continue to be finalized for Exeter's centennial celebrations. One of the major decisions made by the centennial com- mittee at a meeting this week was to approve a motion that any profits from the week long celebration be placed in a building fund for a new arena. The committee has been trying for some time to come up with a suitable project for any profits and decided upon the arena project in view of recent RAP committee discussions that in- dicated the local structure may have to be replaced within the next five years or sooner, Profits from all centennial activities will go into the fund and none will be retained by the various organizations planning the centennial. It was also agreed that registration buttons will be sold at a cost of $2.00. The button will entitle holders to reduced prices on most activities,providing a saving of two to three times the cost of the registration fee. At 8:15 p.m, Thursday night, a young man wearing a "Riddell" lapel sticker raced into the Clinton Legion hall, kicking his heels in the air and bouncing onto the stage to mock his Team Huron friends posting election results on the blackboard. He then jumped off the plat- form and raced out the door, shouting "beautiful, fantastic" as he went. It was the first clear indication that the PC party workers had that the election was, for all intents and purposes, over, Election night headquarters in Clinton's Legion Hall never did get organized to bring quick, accurate election results. The three phones were jangling continually, but the figures weren't going up on the boards. Newsmen phoned the returning officer in Seaforth to get the story of what was happening and most were on their way to Liberal headquarters in Hensall. As a few figures were posted, one woman stood and shook her head, "That's terrible," she muttered and went and sat down. Two new activities were also arranged at the meeting. Chairman Derry Boyle reported the local turf club had been able to secure approval for horse racing on July 4 and the com- mittee also agreed to conduct a $1,000 fireworks display following the ball tournament on July 2. The tentative schedule of events to date is as follows: Friday June 29. Opening danee with Joe Overholt, Saturday June 30*Giant parade (2:00 p.m.); Official opening at community park by Senator Richard Stanbury; Kinsmen barbecue; Dance to Mercy Brothers in the evening. Sunday July I.-Homecoming at each local church; Legion Drumhead service at community park; Band Concert in the park; Ecumenical church service (mostly music) in the evening. Monday July 2 Men's softball tournament ( $ 500 in prizes); Minor league soccer tournament; Swimming meet; Fireworks display. Tuesday July 3-Tour of Homes Shortly after, PC candidate Don Southcott, visibly shocked by the outcome, arrived on the scene. "Sorry about that gang," he said as he walked slowly through the crowd of onlookers shaking hands. "Good friend," he said to one senior citizen,'"I'm sorry I can't help you". He then made his way to the front of the hall and again told the audience he was sorry, "I obviously couldn't convince the people we were sincere," he stated. take all the blame for the loss. He said he had wanted to continue to serve Huron and had no inclination that the upset was coming, "People' were friendly and seemed to be with us," he remarked, and then turned his attention to thanking his party workers for their support. "I assure you, I have no wish to preside over a wake," He then drew a rousing ovation when he urged the supporters to determine now to bring Huron back to the fold "the next op'. followed by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority tea; Evening program with Huronia Singers and London Men of Accord (Barbershoppers) in community park . Wednesday July 4-Horse races; Rock dance with Major Hoople and His Boarding House. Thursday July 5, Sidewalk sale; Tour of hospital; Lions parade and bingo and program. Friday July 6—Little Britches rodeo program; Centennial ball with Lionel Thornton, Fred Lankamp of the Kinsmen parade committee this week issued a plea to all groups and businesses within the area to start their planning for parade entries, It is expected the parade will feature at least three bands and several major companies have already indicated their intent to participate with antique and horse-drawn vehicles. Persons planning parade en- tries are asked to contact Fred Lankamp, Dennis Hockey or Gernot Dauber. portunity we have.' "I hope sincerely I'm in- volved," he stated. He said he then wanted to get down to Hensall and congratulate Jack Riddell for a hard cam- paign. "A dirty one though," shouted a member in the audience. "Let's not have any recriminations," Southcott replied. Despite the defeat, PC sup- porters started pouring through the doors and it wasn't long before it was difficult to tell whether it was a winning or losing night. "One thing about losing," mused one supporter, "you don't have to line up as long at the bar." Main topic of discussion was how everyone had obviously underestimated the Liberal strength and support, although many in the crowd suggested Huron would find it much dif- ferent not being represented on the government side of the Legislature, "We'll all write letters to Riddell tomorrow and see if he can get us summer jobs," one young Team Huron member mused, referring to the fact many had success in lining up jobs with help from Charlie MacNaughton. Others noted some PC sup- porters must have bolted party ranks. Southcott returned to the party and again spoke to the crowd. "I still don't know what hap- pened tonight," he repeated, "but the Blue Machine is the greatest I've seen." He paid special tribute to campaign manager Lorne Excitement at the headquarters of Liberal can- didate Jack Riddell in Hensall Thursday night grew as the results of each poll were taken by telephone. When the first call from the Blue Water Rest Home at Zurich gave Riddell 12 votes to Don Southcott's 13, one veteran Liberal supporter shouted, "We have a winner. The last time we only got one vote at that poll." The next two calls from Seaforth and Stanley township gave Southcott a small edge of seven and five votes, respec- tively. The fourth return from Poll No. 4 in McKi.11op township gave Riddell a margin of 55 votes over his Conservative opponent and from this point the gap between the two top candidates continued to grow. An elated Jack Riddell, the new Huron riding representative in the Ontario Legislature said Monday afternoon, "I felt we had a real good chance of winning but I was a bit surprised with the size of the majority," Riddell who defeated Con- servative candidate Don South- colt by 2,967 votes added, "While I wasn't looking for such an edge, one of my hardest workers was that optimistic." Mark Whitney, who was on the campaign trail with Riddell every day predicted after the tremendous turn-out at the March 12 beef barbecue at the Pineridge Chalet that the margin of victory would he 3,000 votes. In summing up the victory Riddell had a few comments. "I think the people wanted ac- countability brought back to the government. This election gave the voters a chance to give the Davis government a slight slap on the wrists," said the new Huron MPP. Riddell continued, "I have to give most of the credit to a very large group of workers who handled a well organized cam- paign, The response from volunteers was terrific. They offered their services, we didn't have to ask." "I still believe the threat of regional government was a big issue in the election, he added. Riddell will officially become a member of the Ontario Parliament Monday when he will be sworn in along with Toronto St. George's new member, for- mer judge Margaret Campbell, also a Liberal, Another week . free of mishaps For the third consecutive week, officers of the Pinery detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were not called on to investigate any motor vehicle accidents. Two incidents of wilful damage are under investigation at the Grand Bend Laundromat and the Boy Scout Camp at Camp Attawandron. Nine charges were laid during the week under the Highway Traffic Act and one charge under each of the Liquor Control and Narcotic Control Acts. Kleinstiver and others, "I'm delighted we can have a wake and enjoy it," he said as he looked over the party-goers. "We'll run it again and win it again," he predicted. At 11:30 p.m. Charlie and Addie MacNaughton arrived and the former MPP apologized for his late arrival, indicating he had received many callers at his home, including press. "It's not a disgrace to get beaten," he assured his party, "when you've fought a clean campaign". He went on to say Don (South- cott) was a good candidate and had conducted himself in a gentlemanly fashion throughout. He pointed out that in a by- .election it was not unusual for people to admonish the govern- ment and slap their wrists when they know the government will not be changed, "A general election can be different," he added, predicting the pendulum that had taken a swing to the Liberals could swing back just as easily. Riddell along with his wife Leone were observers at the opening of Parliament Tuesday and he participated in a Liberal caucus meeting, Wednesday, After victory was assured Thursday night, Riddell and his enthusiastic supporters made a whirlwind tour of the major centres in the riding with stops in Unfortunately, or fortunately, however you look at it, an elec- tion can have only one winner. For Paul Carroll, a 28-year-old elementary school teacher from Goderich, this is the second time he has been on the wrong end of the scale. Mr. Carroll was the standard bearer for the New Democratic Party in last week's by-election and in the provincial election of 1971. Although he had hopes of achieving a further gain for the NOP in this riding, (the party made,a gain of 10,1 percent from 1967 to 1971) these were not fulfilled. The NDP received substantially fewer votes last week than in the previous elec- tion. What follows is a statement released to the press by Mr. Carroll following his defeat last Thursday: The measure of success is expressed in a number of ways. Victory is just one of those ways. Our campaign was successful. The Davis candidate was defeated and although the electorate has sent Jack Riddell to Queen's Par, we have made important gains. The first of these is acceptance. He noted that Premier John Robarts lost three by-elections and then scored a decisive win in the following general election. Mr. MacNaughton said he thought the people of the riding had been misinformed and the election campaign had been badly represented in the press, "It wasn't fair ball" he said, indicating he had told a London Free Press reporter that in no uncertain terms and "I hope the message gets back to the publisher". He said the opposition had been given extensive coverage on mistruths, half truths and red herrings. "Don must not be down- hearted," the former MPP stated, "I stood behind him this time, and I will do so next time if he so chooses." This again brought a rousing ovation from the audience, and the 15-year political veteran stepped off the platform and he and his wife then exchanged embraces with Southcott and his wife, Clinton, Seaforth and Goderich. The .Clinton Legion band led the procession through the three Huron towns. At Goderich the Riddell party was met by a large contingent of supporters. The tour ended back at the Pineridge Chalet near Hensall where more than a thousand persons were crowded into every We are very grateful to the voters in all parts of the riding for their extremely open and friendly reception. We sincerely ap- preciate the opportunity for dialogue, and enjoyed discussing the current issues in some detail. We respect their ultimate choice and commend the victor. Secondly, we were able to draw attention to the whole process of "consultation after the fact". The voters have recognized that democracy must be returned to Ontario, People must be con-' suited and be permitted to par- ticipate in government decisions. Thirdly, we dealt effectively with a number of specific issues: agriculture, energy resource planning, land use problems and economic development, among other things. We know that this vote was an "anti" vote; yet our Exeter council met in com- mittee-of-the-whole for some time, Monday, discussing the acquisition of land from R.J. Keller for a road into industrial land on Highway 83. A road has been opened up to provide access for Kongskilde Ltd. and Exeter Roofing, but no agreement has yet been reached with Keller on ownership of the land used for the road or who pays for development of the road. In previous discussions, some members of council were of the opinion an industrial land corner of the building waiting for the winner to return. At Goderich, the winner's campaign manager Dan Murphy was unable to contain himself as the impact of the victory made itself known. The most enthusiastic sup- porters at Itensall were the five Riddell children as they cheered position on these matters leaves us in good stead for the credible alternative in 1975. We are fur- ther encouraged in knowing that some of these specific issues must be dealt with in the in- tervening two years. I am deeply indebted to my ambitions workers, If one person deserves credit for the intensity of effort that was exerted, it is my wife, Mary, who shared the role of mother and working partner throughout this extensive campaign. My political efforts will not be deterred. The process of "grass- roots democracy" is very dear to me. I will continue to fight in community and provincial issues. It is my full intention to continue to work as well, for the philosophy and the principles of the New Democratic Party. developer should be required to meet similar requirements of residential subdividers and provide roads and services. It was also suggested opening of the road would allow Keller to open up more industrial land, and because Ile would benefit primarily, it should be his responsibility to provide land for the road. The report of the committee session Monday was that the roads committee discuss the matter further with Keller to see what kind of deal can be worked out. for their father. Mrs. Keith Riddell, mother of the successful Liberal ac- companied the tour by car and was heard to remark several times, "I wish Jack had a heavier coat for riding on the truck." CARL BARNES Carl Barnes, Parkhill, died at Parkhill March 17,1973 in his 44th year. He was the husband of the former Marlene Brookfield, and father of James Daniel and William Alexander, both at home. He was the son of Laura Mae and the late George D. Barnes, and brother of George, Winnipeg; Mrs. Roy (Merle) Freckleton, Brampton; Mrs. Ed (Rose) Williams; Mrs. Glen (Mary) McCallum; Alex and Earl, -of London; Mrs. Donald (Ida) Wood, Ancaster; Harold, Mar- shall, London; and Mrs. Charles (Elizabeth) Hodgins, Parkhill. ALBERT HACKNEY Albert Hackney died suddenly at Huronview Home, Clinton, March 19, 1973 in his 79th year. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hackney and brother of one sister, Mrs. Dora Bradt, Exeter: two brothers, Wes, Exeter; and Charles Lambeth. Funeral service was held March 21, 1973 from the Hopper- Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter, with Rev. Wilfred Jarvis of- ficiating. Interment took place in Exeter Cemetery. MRS. ERNEST R. JENNINGS Mrs. Ernest R. Jennings passed away at Extendicare, London, March 20, 1973 in her 83rd year. She was the wife of the late Ernest R. Jennings, Parkhill and daughter of the late Thomas and Isabella Coursey, Lucan. Committal service was held from the Murdy Funeral Home, Lucan with Archdeacon C. W. Forman officiating, March 22, 1973. Interment was in St. James Cemetery, Clandeboye. MRS. PATRICK CASSIDY Mrs. Patrick (Beatrice) Cassidy died at the County of Bruce General Hospital March 19, 1973 in,her0 43t;91 year. She'+wes,'thee Wife of Patrick Cassidy, Cargill and mother of Timothy, Thomas, James, John and Patti Ann, all at home. She was the daughter of Mrs. Salome Zehr, Tavistock and sister of Mrs. Leon (Marion) Hall, Stratford, Mrs. Wm, (Rita) Chandler, Dashwood and Ronald, Kitchener, Requiem mass was celebrated from Mary Immaculate Church, Chepstow, March 21, 1973. At PC headquarters Bad news travelled slowly A hug from Addle. Council meets privately to discuss land acquisition 21111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111(111111111111111111111111111111111MIIIIIM111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111E EXETER 233-0420 tionmomiffimmimolutunummoommilliouriormominiummtritourommormtommmmntoonommoimmiumnimmonomminnowi,