Times-Advocate, 1979-03-28, Page 1MP in Washington when election call comes
Liberal pick off and running
Huron-Bruce Liberal can
didate Graeme Craig isn’t
wasting any time as he
prepares to battle MP Bob
McKinley in the May 22
federal election called by
Prime Minister Pierre
Trudeau on Monday.
“I’m starting today,” was
Craig’s comment when the
T-A called him before 8:00
a.m. on Tuesday to get his
reaction to the election call.
At that time, the Walton
resident was already sitting
in his home making election
plans with his campaign
manager, Bruce McDonald,
RR 2 Brussels.
Craig, 31, a lifelong resi
dent of the riding, has been
waiting for the election
since late last April when he
was chosen to carry the
Liberal hopes for the riding.
He said he had been doing
some campaigning since
then, but basically,
“everything’s been on hold”
waiting for the decision by
the Prime Minister.
While the Progressive
Conservatives have not yet
held a nomination meeting,
McKinley has already in
dicated he will run another
election. He made that an
nouncement at a meeting of
the provincial association in
Exeter two weeks ago.
His wife advised this
newspaper early Tuesday
morning that her husband
was in Washington on a
three-day parliamentary
committee mission and that
he wasn’t expected back in
Ottawa until today
(Wednesday).
However, in a call tp his
hotel in Washington — the
now famous Watergate
Hotel — the T-A learned
from a hotel official that the
Canadian delegation had
checked out of the hotel that
morning.
These two unidentifiedRELUCTANT PHOTOGRAPHEES
Exeter young ladies had an excellent day for a stroll Thursday
in the South Huron Rec Centre parking lot. T-A photo
Area drivers escape
'spring madness' toll
in-
ac-
one
Area drivers managed to
escape the “spring mad
ness” that hit Western
Ontario highways over the
weekend when 21 people
were killed.
The Exeter OPP
vestigated only three
cidents and there was
injury.
That injury was sustained
by Frederick Hern, RR 1
Woodham, who was involved
in a collision on Sunday when
his vehicle was forced off the
Kirkton Road just west of
Perth County Road 24.
The vehicle went out of
control, struck a tree and
flipped over.
Sentence
is delayed
Judge W. G. Cochrane has
delayed his decision
regarding the sentence to be
imposed on two Huron Park
men who slashed the tires on
18 vehicles parked at the
Hensall Community Centre
on November 25.
John Wayne O’Neill and
Benjamin Stephen Hillman,
appeared in Exeter court,
Tuesday, on the 18 counts of
mischief. The court learned
that the replacement value
for the tires slashed was just
under $3,000.
In addition, the two men
pleaded guilty to the break,
enter and theft at Scholl’s
Abattoir in Hensall on the
same date.
Damage to the property
was listed at approximately
$1,000 and the pair stole $4.17
in cash and some knives. The
latter were used to slash the
tires of the car owners who
. were attending functions at
the arena.
O’Neill also pleaded guilty
to a mischief charge laid
after he caused about $55
damage to the cells at the
Exeter OPP office where he
was taken after being ap
prehended following the
Hensall incidents.
Judge Cochrane remanded
the pair out of cutody until
April 24 when he will impose
sentence.
In the only other case on
. this week’s .cqurt docket,
pleaded guilty to driving
with a blood alcohol content
over 80 mgs and was fined
$400 or 40 days. The accused,
who was involved in an
accident on August 24 of last
year, was given 60 days in
which to pay the fine.
As yet, no date has been
set by the PCs for a nomina
tion meeting,
Craig, a graduate of
Ridgetown College is a
technician with United
Breeders. He was officially
on a leave of absence as of
Tuesday morning, he said,
and he planned to meet later
that day with Liberal
organizers in various parts
of the riding.
A fund-raising dinner has
already been planned for
April 4 in Brussels when
federal agriculture minister
Eugene Whelan will be the
guest speaker.
Craig said his aim would
be to meet as many riding
residents as possible within
the next 57 days. “There’s a
One Hundred and Fifth Year
lot of ground to cover,” he
noted.
The new riding boundaries
include all of Huron County
and four southern townships
in Bruce. Craig anticipates
that when the enumeration
is completed, it will indicate
between 40,000 to 42,000
eligible voters.
“There’ll be a lot of
driving,” he reported,
noting that the area covers
from south of Exeter almost
through to Kincardine.
He sees three main issues
in the upcoming campaign
— unity, energy and the
economy.
He implied that the latter
topic may not be as conten
tious in this riding as some.
“We’re pretty fortunate in
living in one of the most
profitable areas of Canada,”
he suggested.
In his nomination speech
last April, Craig said that
this would be the most
crucial election this country
has faced and that the
Prime Minister will have to
give solid direction to the
Canadian people to keep the
country together.
He said at that time he
could not see Joe Clark as
having the ability to do this.
McKinley, a veteran of 13
years in Ottawa, said at the
recent provincial meeting in
Exeter that “my total com
mitment will continue until
we get rid of a man who has
done more damage in the
history of Canada than any
other man — Pierre Elliott
Trudeau”.
TAKING THE BIDS — Auctioneer Percy Wright (centre) of Kippen is oblivious to outside in
fluences at an auction sale held Friday at the farm of Mrs. Lome Chapman, south of Hensall.
Assisting Wright at the sale was (right) Dalton Finkbeiner of Exeter T-A photo
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Constable Wally Tomasik
investigated the accident
and listed damage to the
Hern vehicle at $2,000.
Damage was set at $500 by
Constable Frank Giffin in a
Saturday collision between
vehicles driven by Percy
Price and Robert Enns, both
of Huron Park.
They collided on Empress
Ave. in Huron Park. , o
The other accident'’was Jerald H. Broderick, Exeter,
reported on Monday when a
vehicle driven by Carlos
Benevides, 142 Giles St.,
London, left Highway 4 south
of Exeter and went into the
ditch.
Damage was estimated at
$50.0 by Constable Al Quinn.
flowers,
While spring flowers are
just now starting to send
their shoots from their
winter hiding places, Exeter
will abound with colorful
daffodil blooms this Friday.
The Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority members will again
be kicking off the annual
cancer canvass with Daf
fodil Day and they have 7,000
blooms available for local
residents wanting to put
some springtime into their
homes.
Sales of daffodils in the
past have been brisk, and
anyone not wanting to miss
out on the flowers and this
method of aiding the cancer
canvass can pick up daf
fodils beside Livingstone’son
Main St.
The annual April canvass
for the Cancer Society,
again directed by Carf Cann,
gets underway in full force
next week when canvassers
will start their door-to-door
fashions to assist
campaign to raise the $11,-
800 target set for the Exeter
branch. The total Huron goal
has been set at $48,000.
For the past couple of
years, area residents have
exceeded their target and
Cann said he was hopeful
that this would be the situa
tion again this year.
The canvass throughout
the area will continue
through the month, being un
dertaken by service and
social clubs and individuals.
In addition to the canvess,
the Huron unit is also plan
ning a fashion show to raise
funds. That event will be
staged at the South Huron
• rec centre on April 25 and
the fashions will be provided
by Merry Rags.
Tickets are already on
sale at the T-A , RSD
Spor ts Den and
Livingstone’s two locations
Candidates are
narrowed down
There’s a possibility come
this Saturday that the South
Huron Rec Centre may have
itself a new administrator.
Chairman of the rec cen
tre board Howard Pym said
Monday 44 applications for
the position of administrator
had been received with the
applications coming in from
as far away as Quebec.
Pym said the board will
interview six applicants on
Saturday with a decision on
who will get the job to be
made hopefully the same
day.
When the new ad
ministrator will start is
dependent on several factors
Pym said.
Many of the applicants
held existing positions in the
recreation field and/or were
community college or un
iversity graduates in recrea
tion administration.
The board was looking for
a person with a type “A” or
“B” recreation certificate
as the provincial govern
ment would subsidize the
salary up to $6,000.
The board’s first recrea
tion administrator Kirk
Armstrong resigned March
10 citing personal reasons
for his leaving.
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BOARD HONOURS FIRE ANSWERING SERVICE — Mrs. Lorna Dale of Exeter who for the
past ten years operated the answering service for the Exeter and area fire department was
presented with a plaque for her long service Wednesday. While fire chief Gary Middleton
looks on, fire board chairman Ken Campbell of Stephen township makes the presentation.
Several get
dump passes
Deputy clerk Brian Par
sons reports that 38 passes
for use of the Exeter dump
have been issued to date and
he expects there will be
more before the passes
become necessary on April
1.
On that date, no one will
be allowed to take refuse to
the dump in Hay township
without having a pass.
Parsons indicated that
about 65 to 70 percent of the
passes issued to date have
been for commercial
owners. Some residential
owners have been picking up
passes on the chance they
may want to use the dump
sometime in the future.
There is no charge for the
pass itself, but after April 1
the dump attendant will
record all loads taken into
the facility and users will be
billed on a monthly basis.
The fee is determined on the
size of the vehicle used for
hauling refuse to the landfill
site. Prices range from $2.50
to $15.
The dump will be open
from 9:00a.m. to 12:00 noon
during the week and from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Saturdays.
in downtown Exeter and at
the northend plaza.
Cann also announced that
the local branch hopes to
conduct a golf tournament
this year and making a
special appearance at the
event will be popular sports
announcer Fred Sgambati.
A victim of cancer, Sgam
bati is a former national
campaign chairman for the
Canadian Cancer Society.
“Teamwork is essential in
the fight against cancer,”
Sgambati explains.
“Just as individual
members of a team must
work together, researchers,
doctors, nurses, Canadian
Cancer Society volunteers
and the public can form a
strong front line in the face
of the opponent — cancer.
“Only part of the battle is
being waged in the
laboratories where scien
tists are striving day and
night to find the key to un
lock the mystery of this dis
ease,” the Chairman con
tinued.
Volunteers of the Cancer
Society perform numerous
tasks to serve cancer
patients, ministering to
their physical and financial
needs, bringing hope and
cheer. Other volunteers are
actively spreading the
message of early detection
and treatment of cancer.
They inform Canadians of
the invaluable life
protecting guide — the
Seven Steps to Health —
which can give the in
dividual an edge on the dis
ease.
Then there is the public.
Canadians have one of the
most important con
tributions to make to con
trolling cancer,” said Mr.
Sgambati. “Through their
donations to the annual cam-
paign in April and
throughout the year, they
make possible all of the
work of the Canadian
Cancer Society. They
provide funds for ongoing
programs of research.
The pamphlets found in
doctors’ offices, in drug
stores, plazas and informa
tion booths, the educational
films and slides, the
messages heard on the radio
Please turn to page 2
DAFFODIL DAY FRIDAY — Members of the three chapters of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will
'be participating in the annual sale of daffodils, Friday. All proceeds go to the local cancer
campaign. Shown with sample daffodils are Wilma Wraight, Kenley Campbell and Sally Lou
Raymond. T-A photo
BIA to seedowntown plan
ready budget for council
Members of the board of
management of the Exeter
Business Improvement Area
will be busy this week with
two important
engagements.
Thursday night, they’ll get
their first view of the final
draft plan for the restora
tion and beautification of The
downtown area. The plan
was prepared by a Toronto
firm, Urban Design Con
sultants.
Chairman Bob Swartman
told the T-A this week that a
special dinner meeting will
be planned, possibly next
month, when all members of
the BIA and council will get
their first look at the propos
ed plan. That meeting will
be scheduled for the town
hall.
On Monday night, the BIA
board of management will
present their proposed 1979
budget to council. Swartman
reported that it calls for ex
penditures of $13,800, which
is $200 less than last year’s
budget.
be spent in making the final
payment to Urban Design
Consultants.
Alternative
is proposed
The townships of Stephen
and Bosanquet have re
jected a proposal for a new
area fire agreement from
the village of Grand Bend.
Stephen clerk Wilmar
Wein said Monday that the
townships are working
together to make a counter
proposal to share fire costs
in Grand Bend and portions
of the two townships.
Under the present agree
ment which expires April 1,
Grand Bend is assessed 40
percent of costs of operation
of the Grand Bend fire
department and the two
townships each pay 30 per
cent.
The Grand Bend proposal
called for all costs including
construction of an addition
to the Grand Bend fire hall
to be shared equally three
ways.
Hangs up phones for new job
While the saying' “Neither
sleet, nor snow nor hail shall
stay me from my appointed
rbunds” is best remembered
as the motto for the letter
carriers, it’s also applicable
to the answering service
which Mrs. Lorna Dale has
run in Exeter for the past 10
years.
Mrs. Dale took her last few
calls on Friday for the an
swering service which she
had operated out of her
William Street residence.
Starting next week Mrs.
Dale will commence work
for the Huron Central Police
Dispatch system in
Goderich.
All calls to police forces in
Wingham, Goderich, Clin
ton,Seaforth andExeterwillbe,
dispatched from Goderich
with both Mrs. 'Dale and
Exeter police chief Ted Day
saying the new system
should work well.
In the interim between the
discontinuation of>Mrs. Dale
service and start-up of the
central dispatch -system
three part-time dispatchers
will be manning the phones
for the police,Day said.
It was March 1969 when
her service became
operational. Previous to this
Harvey’s Taxi had been in
charge of dispatching the
police calls.
Prior to that year, the
police communicated over
citizens bands channels with
the police switching over to a
communications system
similar to that which Mr.
Dale operated for his towing
service.
Over the years the fire
department, PUC and
around 15 firms and in
dividuals were added to the
communication setup.
Over the ten year period
Day said Mrs. Dale handled
an average of 425 “com
munications” per month for
the police which included
taking calls and making
calls on behalf of the police
department.
Some quick mathematical
works shows that Mrs. Dale
handled over 50,000 calls
during her employment with
the police.
Day said “We’ve been
quite pleased with the ser
vice over the years.”
Mrs. Dale nodded in
agreement when asked if the
service was a 24 hour, 365
days of the year operation.
Over the years her family
has been an important part
of the operation with four of
her children having an in
timate knowledge of the
system.
She said the job was a
constant learning process
with the police work being
very interesting.
It came to a point where “I
became more than a
glorified housewife.”
Among the more
memorable times for Mrs.
Dale are the flood of 1969 and
the storm of 1975.
During the flood, she kept
getting repeated calls from
the media asking if things
were as bad as had been
reported. Mrs. Dale said
town people were constantly
asking for water pumps.
The ice storm was
memorable from the stand
point that her husband and
herself were vacationing in
Florida.
Sons Robbie and David
manned the lines and at one
point had people who were
storm stayed at the Dale
residence answering the
phones while the two
brothers were out making
service calls.
“It frightens me a little”
was Mrs. Dale’s reaction
when asked about her new
job in Goderich.
She has been her Own
employer for a number of
years and said it will be
interesting working for
another firm.
Of that amount, $8,500 will
LAST CALL AFTER 10 years on the job for the Exeter police, fire department, PUC and
several private firms, Mrs. Lorna Dale has closed her answering service. Mrs. Dale answered
one of her last calls Friday T-A photo
While noting that he was
one of those “jumping up
and down” when last year’s
board authorized the design
study, Swartman explained
that he now realizes it was a
necessity because it is a
prime requisite before any
funds can be secured from
either the provincial or
federal governments for un
dertaking any of the work
outlined in the design, in
cluding parking needs.
The provincial govern
ment has a scheme whereby
municipalities can get up to
$150,000 for downtown pro
jects. The funds are repaid
over a 10-year period at an
interest rate of only one per
cent.
Swartman reported that
the federal government will
also be announcing a grant
scheme for downtown pro
jects in communities of less
than 4,800 population.
Details are expected early
next month.
The BIA budget shows a
decline of $2,000 for business
promotions. The figure has
been sliced from last year’s
$4,500 to only $2,500 this
year.
The major promotions
will be midnight madness
sales in April and again in
the fall, a July sidewalk sale
and the Santa Claus parade.
The BIA chairman said it
is hoped that the Exeter
Lions will assist in organiz
ing the parade again this
year. “We realize we have
an obligation to put on the
parade, but it’s the busiest
time of the year for
merchants and we ap
preciate the help the Lions
gave us last year,” he add
ed.
Another $1,200 in this
year’s budget is earmarked
for the planting and
maintenance of the flower
baskets, another $500 is for
the board’s operation and
$1,100 is marked for mis
cellaneous expenditures.
Swartman advised that
the BIA board members
have contracted the
maintenance and watering
of the flower baskets with
ARC Industries this year.