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Candidates have sa our turn Monda
hate first claim to their own
natural gas resouree."
On farming subjects Craig
said Liberals would,
'Improve the present dairy
policy, chicken import
quotas will be renegotiated,
protect and enlarge the
Feral Credit Co-erporation
and maintain interest rate
advantages to qualified
Producers."
He suggested a change
would be made in the Bank
Act to permit better finan-
cial security on agricultural
products in transit, storage
or processing by providing
protection to producers of an
products, not just crop and
dairy products. This
protection would be ex-
tended to a maximum of
$2e0,000.
Craig indicated a Liberal
government would effect
changes in the Income Tax
Act to allow capital gains to
be calculated on the basis of
value on December 31, 1e71
Or 1974, whichever is greater
along with a once in -a -
lifetime capital- gains
ekemption.
In order to cushion the
effects of world wide
escalation of energy prices,
a Liberal government would
allow all farmers to deduct
as expenses paid to their
,spouses in recognizing the
\extraordinary contribution
of the farm family as a whole
to the on-going success of 1
Canadian agriculture.
Craig told voters Liberals
would net impose a tax on One Hundred 'and Seventh Year gas or diesel fuel and would
Area firms boost proceeds
increase the well price if the
exciee tax is not im-
plemented."
He backed the defeated
budget and the increase in
gee tax and added, "This will
be an 18 centet election. The
increase wiilarnount td one
cent per Mile for your car
and 90 .cents per acre for
farmers,
Cardiff suggested fuel
could be saved by keeping
machinery in good eondition
and britiot working the land
too deeply.
Cardiff said if elected he
would work with Agriculture
Minister John Wise in a farm
fuel exemption and would
not impose an excise tax on
heating oil.
fee said Conservatives
Would raisethe tax exemption
for firemen from $300 to $100
and establish tax credits for
low income families at a rate
of $80 per adult and $30 for
each child,
Tony McQueil who beats
his home with eolar heat and
wood said, "I would never
Fire loss near $200,000
Energy prices, the
national deficit, capital
punisherient, fartri Problems
and interest rates were some
of the Issues discussed at
Thursday's all candidates,
meeting held at the Hallett
Central School at LOn-
deeboro with an attendance
of 275,
Merle Otniby, president of
the spopsoring body the
Huron. Federation of
Agriculture was the
chairman and introduced the
three Huron-Bruce riding
candidates Liberal Graeme
Craig, Conservative Murray
Cardiff and New Democratic
Tony McQuail,
Anyone went -to buy a-
bridge?
Stephen township has one
for sale. It's the Devil's.
Elbow bridge, one of the
oldest structures in the
municipality, located about
three miles west of Exeter on
Huron street.
Township council has
accepted preliminary plans
for a new bridge at Lots 20-
21, Concession and are ad-
vertisiting the old structure
for sale.
Tenders are expected to be
called in May for the bridge
contract estimated to be
about $318,000.
Before bridge plans were
approved discussions were
held with Ken Dunn of B.M.
Ross of Goderich, Ross
Jackson of the Ministry of
Transportation and Comm-
unications and BiliMungall,
resources manager of the
Ausable-Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority.
The Authority will be
asked to allow purchase of a
small parcel of land in the
area of the new bridge to
allow for straightening out of
the road.
At the same time, Bill
Mungall suggested flood line
mapping for this area to
relieve current flooding
problems at the east end of
Crediton which occur each
spring.
At a recent special
meeting, Ross Waddell and
Jack Malone of the Ontario
Development Corporation
Need snow,
entrants \
Getting enthusiasts to
enter the first cross country
siathon being staged by the
Exeter Lions and the local
branch of the Cancer Society
may be the least of the
worries of organizers.
The big problem may be in
guaranteeing there will be
enough snow for the event
which is scheduled for
Saturday February 23.
However, organizer Jay
Campbell indicated this
week the plans are well
underway and pledge cards
are available at several
outlets as listed in an ad-
vertisement in this issue.
The eremite runs from the
South Huron Rec centre over
groomed trails provided
along the Ausable River by
the Ausable-Bayfield Con-
servation Authority.
Entrants can sign up for
varying lengths from 2.5 ktn
to 10 km. The start can be
made from 8:30 to 10:00 Lie.
' Each candidate was given
10 minutes for his ()peeing
address followed by a
question and answer period.
and a three minute sum-
mation by each.
Graeme ,Craig said the
Liberals would develop a
more balanced energy
prograne through the
replacement doll by natural
gas and other energy forms
along with a reversible
natural gas pipeline to the.
Maritimes,
He continued, "Meseive
exports as those endorsed by
the Clark government would
be thoroughly investigated
so Canadians would always
A fire early Friday
morning destroyed a barn
(mted by Frank Verberne of
RR 1 Woodharn, five miles
east of Exeter.
Lost in the blaze which
destroyed the 14,000 square
foot structure were 800 pigs.
Eeeter fire chief Gary
Middleton estimated the loss
at between $150,000 and
$200,000.
Cause of the fire has not
been determined but Mid-
dleton did say that heat
lamps were used in the barn.
Firemen who were
hampered by a lack of water
did save an adjoining
structure which contained an
undetermined number of
pigs.
The Exeter department
wereaided by the leuronPark
detachment of the Stephen
township fire department.
Verberne said he was
made aware of the fire by
neighbor Bill Allen Ile
stated the building was in-
eured and that he will
rebuild'.
Firemen were called to the
scene of Exeter Produce art
Highway 83 early Sunday
afternoon to clean up a spill
of liquid nitrogen.
Kevin Delbridge of Exeter
by the Exeter dinner.
Godbolt explains, "Our total
last year was $4,100 but we
were.able to get donations of
$200 each from a large
number of area businessess
which helped us reach a
record this year,"
The two headline speakers
were former "New York
Yankee great Bobby
Richardson andformer NHL
referee Red it
Storey was. a hit with his
humour and was serious for
a brief moment or two to talk
about his favorite sport
hockey,
He said he felt the brand of
hockey was much better
when the NHL had only six
teams, He continued,
"Rocket Richard was born to
score goals. If he was
playing now he would score
at least 100 goals every
year."
The Exeter OPP have laid
several charges as a result of
their investigation into
recent break and enters in
the area.
Produce said a valve on a.
nitrogen tank broke,
releasing apprOximatley five
tons of the liquid fertilizer,
Noticing the spill was
Exeter police constable Jim
Barnes.
Middleton said the
nitrogen was non-
flammable but that in
certain concentration's it
could be harmful to the
respiratory system,
Firemen stopped the leak
and hosed the area down.
Deibridge said the
nitrogen was valued at
somewhere between $500 and
$600.
pay the high price for oil.
That Conservative-ionise tax
was designed to pay eft the
mortgage deductability
program."
In answer to a paeatieri
About half the $11,358
worth of antiques stolen
recently from the Stephen
Township residence of
Phyllis O'Neal, London,
have been recovered.
Numerous search
warrants were executed last
week in the Exeter, Huron
Park, Crediton and Clinton
area.
Jim G.Daynes,McGillivray
Township, has been charged
with break, enter and theft
as a result of the in-
vestigation and two Clinton
women face charges Of
possession of stolen goods,
They are Elizabeth Barrett
'and Heather A. Wrona, both
of 225 Mary Street,
. Further charges are
pending.
Two Brodhagen residents,
Donald Martin Vannevel
and Peter Douglas Turner,
face four counts each of
break, enter and theft as a
result of police investigation
into breakins at four Hensel'
and Zurich Service stations
on January 31.
Altnost $1,000 worth of car
radios, tape players, cash,
tools, confections,
cigarettes, lighters and
bubble gum hockey cards
Were taken in the breakins at
Hensall Motors, Kyle's Shell
and the Hensall BP and Ice
Box Variety and Klopp's
Texaco in Zurich.
Police have also recovered
97 of the 125 pelts stolen from
a shed owned by Tom
Russell, RR 2 Dashwood.
The furs were recovered in
Toronto.
Jim Daynes, RR 3 Ansa
Craig, was charged with
break, enter and theft as a
result of police investigation
into the theft of the pelts,
He appeared in Goderich
court, Monday, and sen-
tenced to e0 days in jail.
The pelts were stolen on
December 28.
-from Jinn IVIOIntosh of
Teickersraith regarding
interest rates, Cardiff said,
"We w01 have to bear the
brunt of the high interest, do
a better job of marketing end
inning when Brock got
tired.
Bosetti expects to try more
base stealing this year under
new manager in Toronto
Bobby Mattick.
Bosetti was only one of six
players in the big leagues
last year to participate in all
of his team's 162 games.
Also in attendance was
David Honderich of the Blue
Jays, peblieity department,
Ian Sunter of the Toronto
Argonauts said his team has
joined the other Toronto pro
teams in going south for pre-
season training. He said,
"The Blue Jays go to
Florida, the Blizzard to
Portugal and the Argos go to
south Guelph."
Rocky Saganiuk of the
troubled Toronto Maple
Leafs was a last 'Minute
guest replacing Reggie
Rucker of the Cleveland'
Browns who was forced to
cancel out at the last minute
because of illness.
Saganiuk thanked all Leaf
fans for "sticking with us,"
He said "Our favorite song is
Happy Trails to You" in
reference to the many trade
rumours
The female side of sports
was well represented by
Patricia Loverock and
Debbie Brill, two Olympic
and world champions in
track and field.
Patricia Loveroek, now a
journalism student at the
University of Western
Ontario does a weekly
Monday column in the
Please turn to page 3
No teachers
losing jobs
The Huron County board of
education learned Monday
that declining enrolment in
the county elementary
schools won't cost any of the
board's 352 elementary
school teachers their jobs in
the 1980-81 school year.
The board was told that
enrolment projections for
the next school year in-
dicated that there will only
be 20 fewer students next
year. The director noted
there were 6.915 students in
elementary schools last year
and projected enrolments
show' 6,895 students next
year.
Cochrane told the board it
appeared as though
declining enrolment had
"bottomed out" and that the
elementary school staff now
on the job would be needed
next year.
The director said the board
annually approves the
staffing complements for
elementary schools and
instructs its administration
to deploy that staff,
Teachers ate assigned to
schools taking into account
changes in program,
enrolment its individual
schools, age of students and
collective agreements.
live with the rates. until the
economy changes."
McQuail called for an
immediate two percent
reduction in interest rates
and Craig commented, "It
We,
A 13-year-old 'Jensen lad
suffered a broken leg when
he was struck by a
snowmobile at the Hensall
Public School playground,
Thursday.
The machine was driven
by 12-year-old Paul Dwayne
Campbell and the injured
youth was Lovekesh Malik.
He was taken to South
Huron Hospital and then
transferred to University
Hospital in London. The
mishap occurred around 4:30
p.m. and was investigated by
Exeter OPP Constable Larry
Christiaen.
Another snowmobile
driver, Paul R. Haynes, RR 1
Feelarton, suffered head
injuries when his machine
was involved in an accident
Would be nice to set our in-
terest policy in Canada
without following NOW
York."
One questioner asked the
Please turn to page 3
Sunday afternoon. He was
treated at South Huron
Hospital.
The machine rolled' over
near the intersection of
concession 12-13 at sideroad
15-16 of Usborne Township.
Constable Bill Osterloo
investigated and set damage
to the snowmobile at $300.
In the only other accident
of the week, damage was set
at $1,200 when a truck driven
by Ervin J. Gera, Stratford,
struck a hydro pole in
Hensall on Tuesday at 7:40
p.m.
He had been proceeding
north on Nelson Street and
hit the pole sliding through
the intersection at Queen
Street.
K-W QUEEN CROWNED — Terri arintnell was named
Queen of the Kirkton-Woodham Winter Carnival Friday night.
Above Terri is being crowned by last year's Queen Laurie
Russell. At 'the right is Princess Kim Heather, Staff photo
Psst wanna
buy a bridge?
and • B.M., Ross • discussed
with council the possibility of
a water supply pipeline from
Huron Park to Centralia
village until a more pee-
manent line from Lake
Huron can' be built.
Council , has approved a
general wage increase of
eight percent' to all em-
ployees. In addition all
permanent office and road
department employees will
receive benefits including
hospitalization and long
term disability which
amounts to another two
percent.
As the result of a court of
revision, total assessment on
the McBride municipal drain
has remained the same but
some realignment to various
farms affected were made.
Seven farmers, south of •
Dashwood have been per-
mitted to install One inch
water service to their
properties from the system
from Shipka to the police
village. They are being
charged the difference over
a three-quarter inch pipe.
Application is being made
to the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation and Com-
munication to reduce the
speed limit from 50 to 50
kilometres on Highway 21
from the northerly limits of
Grand Bend to a point 100
metres north of the Oakwood
gold course entrance.
A building permit ap-
plication from Robert
Gratton at part of Lot 22,
Concession a has been
refused because the area in
question it designated as
natural environment in the
township's secondary plan.
The planning department
will be preparing a site
control plan for McCann
Construction at Lot 4,
Concession 12.
Similar site control plans
have been approved for John
Rentkes Enterprises on
Concession 1 and Grand
Coves Estates, berth of
Grand Bend.
A petition from Arnold
Keller, Jacob Schroeder,
Albert Rader and William
Coeck in the area of Lots,22,
23 North Boundary Con-
cession for a municipal drain
was accepted and will be
forwarded to engineer
William Schiflett for a
report, plan and survey.
Reeve Ken Campbell and
councillor Alan Wainer have
been named to a committee
to review the budgets for the
Huron Park and Crediton
fire deapartments.
A grant of $3,000 Was
approved for the Minor
hockey program et Huron
Park.
not consider the Con-
servatives Mortgage interest
deductability program, but,
would, try to lower interest
rates. NDP candidate Tony
McQuail was second to speak
and suggested there was
' little difference in power
between the Conservatives
and Liberals.
McQuail drew statistics
from the progress of
Saskatchewan's ND?
government to stress the
policies his party was
promoting.
He continued, "Saskat-
chewan has the lowest tax
load per individual and
compared to Ontario where
eight cents of every dollar
services debt and interest
charges, it.Spends only V7 of
a cent. •
Mr. McQuail pointed out
that under the Liberals the
national debt has climbed
from $11 million in 1968 to $1,1
billion in 1978.
He explained the question
of labour control in the ND?
party saying that three-
quarters of the delegates are
from riding associations and
individual Canadians con-
tributed five times as many
dollars to the party as do
unions.
The ND? candidate
stressed his party has sound
policies on energy,
agriculture and small
business.
Mc Quail continued, "When
the Liberals talk of
developing energy security
they had 12 years to do it and
they didn't. When they speak
of an industrial strategy for
jobs and Canadian control
we remember the 70's .when
unemployment doubled and
the resource sell• out con-
armed,"
"Their promises for
strengthening Canada's
regions and redistributing
wealth are both old promises
and unfulfilled. Why should
we expect the Liberals to
accomplish in the 1e80's
What they failed to abhieve in
the 197(es" added. McQuail.
About the Conservatives,
McQuail seid, "I won't dwell
on their record. I believe it
has been revealed as a fraud
in energy policy, economic
planning and a basic com-
mitment to an equitable
Canada."
Conservative Murray
Cardiff told the voters that
Canada has the lowest price
for fuel of any of the in-
dustrialized countries and
his party's energy policy
would ensure Canada a self-
sufficient future,
He said, "No matter which
government is elected the
price of fuel will increase.
There is no alternative but to
The 1980 Exeter Lions club
Sportsmen's dinner was held
Tuesday. It was the seventh
annual event and has been
tagged as the best yet.
One of the highlights of the
. dinner was the appearance
of 11 year-old Christine
Easterbrook, RR 3, Exeter
as the Tammy to represent
an crippled children,
Christineevon.the hearts of
the 482 persons at the dinner
with her poise and natural
speaking ability. This
thought was echoed by
dinner chairman George
Godbolt when he said, "I was
overwhelmed at how well
she prepared her speech and
then delivered it so well.
Everybody Was thrilled."
While the financial picture
has not been completed,
Godbolt expects the net
proceeds will be about $5,500.
They go to the London
Crippled Children's Treat-
ment Centre.
During the dinner, Sonia
Jackson a nurse with the
Ontario Society for Crippled
Children from London said
eight families in the im-
mediate Exeter, area and
about 80 in Huron county are
helped by proceeds from the
local dinner.
The $5,500 this year is the
largest' amount ever raised
FIRE DESTROYS BARN — A barn owned by Frank Verberne of RR 1 Woodham was
destroyed by fire early Friday morning. Also lost in the blaze which caused between $150,-
000 and $200,000 damage were 800 pigs, T-A photo
Over .8.00 pigs dig
Serving South Huron, North Middlesex
The former NHL official
said that Ted Lindsay, now
general manager of the
Detroit Red Wings was the'
greatestleftwingeverand the
best defencemen he had ever
watched were Bobby Orr and
Doug Harvey.
Baseball was represented
by Gary Carter of the
,Montreal Expos and Rick
Bosetti of the Toronto Blue
-
Carter who is a member of
the Christian athletes group
said he was thrilled to see the
crippled children at the,
Centre in London. He added,
"It's great to see the kids
and spine tingling to see
their attitude towards life," .
Rick Bosetti who broke
into major league baseball
with the St, Louis Cardinals
classed himself as Lou
Brock's caddy saying, "I
went in about the seventh
Area Mari given
90-day jail term
EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 13, 1980
Sports dinner success
ALL CANDIDATES DEBATE — The three candidates in the Huron-Bruce ridin
Londesboro sponsored by the Huron Federation of Agriculture, Above, F of
Craig, Tony McQuail and Murray Cardiff,
& North Lambton Since 1873
participated in a debate Thursday night at
president Merle Gunby chats with Graeme
T-A photo
Price Per Copy 35 Cents
A HAPPY PAIR — Former NHL referee Red Storey and
Christine Easterbrook who represented crippled children as
Tammy at the 1980 Exeter Sportsmen's dinner show their hap-
piness at being there. T-A photo
Youth breaks leg
in Hensall crash
OPTIMISTS DONATE — The seven Optimists clubs in Zone 22
have made a sizable donation to ''aid the Edward Walden
family at Huron Pork after their tragic fire. Above, left, Bob
Pinter president of the Stephen Optimists receives a cheque
from Bob Revel, president of the Carling Heights dub. Other
clubs assisting the two mentioned above ore from East Lon-
don, North Landon, Southeast London, Bryanston-Birr and
Panshawe. 1-A photo