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Times-Advocate, 1980-02-20, Page 1Ala VICTORY SMILES — Murray Cardiff and his wife Betty dis- play their happiness following his election in the Huron-Bruce riding. A LOSING COUNT — Liberal candidate Graeme Craig and his campaign manager Bruce McDonald check early election returns Monday night. T-A photo Fraleigh loses seat won 272 days ago • A POP ON SKATES, — During Thursday's visit by Exeter Sunshine Kids nursery school members to the South Huron Rec Centre Glenn Hodgins helps Kristy get acquainted with the ice. T-A photo Mainway project gets OMB okay HOCKEY DONATION TO BOYS — All proceeds from the re- cent South Huron hockey league all-star game have been turned over to the South Huron Big Brothers Association. Above, SH league president John Stephens presents a cheque for $942.31 to South Huron Big Brothers president Jim Chap- man. Chapman said half of this amount will be turned over to the Goderich Big Brothers. T-A photo People noticeable in their reluctance One Hundred and Seventh Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 20, 1980 Price Per Copy 35 Cents CONSTABLE RETIRES — Constable Larry Christiaen, a member of the Exeter OPP for the past five years and a half years has retired. Presenting Christiaen and his wife with a plaque Wednesday noting their stay in the community were Frank Gif- fin and Don Mason of the local detachment. T-A photo Two ..area ridings switch to Liberals„ Cardiff wins Conservative stronghold The liuron•Bruee which has been held by 'a Progressive Conservative for many years was taken in Monday's federal eleetion by Murray Cardiff, In keeping with the Liberal tide that swept• the country, Conservative incumbent Sid Fraleigh was defeated by Liberal newcomer Ralph Ferguson in Lambton- Middlesex. New Democrat Grant Reynolds ran a distant third. The count Monday night stood at 16,625 for Ferguson, 15,707 'for Fraleigh and 4,517 for Reynolds. The district returning officer in Strathroy was still waiting for the results of several polls. Despite his loss, Fraleigho held onto the Grand Bend polls. ,In poll one he had a count of 80 to Ferguson's 66 and Reynolds' 18. In poll two Fraleigh took 84 votes, while Ferguson only had 64 and Reynolds had 15, The count was close in poll nine which covers the area between the Bluewater Apartments and Kiondyke Road. FerguSon.k.‘took..‘57, votes, Fraleigh 53 and Reynolds -19, HoWever, Ferguson swept poll eight with 133 votes to Fraleigh's 57 and Reynolds 20. Poll eight includes the Kiondyke and Pinery area. Fraleigh did not win in Port Franks where he is now residing. In the A-L division of poll seven in Port Franks Ferguson had 96 to Fraleigh's 39 and Reynold's 12. In the M-Z section Ferguson took 70 to Fraleigh's 42 and Reynolds' 30. In poll 15 which includes the area on both sides of the Ausable River cut Ferguson had 48 votes, Fraleigh 45 and Reynolds 15. Ferguson took most of the polls in McGillivray town- ship, Festivities never got off the ground at Fraleigh The London-Middlesex riding was one of the many returning to the Liberal side and helped Pierre Elliott Trudeau return as Prime Minister with a majority government. Ilderton area farmer Garnet Bloomfield defeated Conservative Bill Frank and New Democrat Bill Lloyd Garnet Bloomfield He lost in the May 1979 election to Nelson Elliott. Bloomfield, a former reeve of London township received 3,700 votes more than Frank. In the May election Bloomfield was defeated by Conservative Nelson Elliott who was forced to sit this election out due to illness shortly before nomination time. Elliott was replaced by till Frank who held an MP's In the May election, Bob McKinley dreW 21,112 votes for the Conservatives, Craig who was making his first start for the Liberals received 11,818 votes and headquarters in the Forest Legion Hall. At one point when Fraleigh had a very small lead some people tdok to the dance floor with music provided by Roger Quick. But when 183 of the 213 polls were in the gap bet- ween Ferguson and Fraleigh had widened to almost 1000 votes, Fraleigh decided to concede. Fraleigh thanked Ralph Ferguson his woiters and said he was going over to concede to Ferguson personally. Fraleigh stressed that he had "no regrets" in his campaign, Later, Fraleigh said he blamed the Tory budget and Joe Clark's image problem for his defeat. He said that the Liberals won because the people didn't like Crosbie's budget and because of Clark's poor image. Fraleigh said that it "grieved" him because Clark is really a very intelligent man. Long time Lambton MPP Lorne Henderson ac- companied Fraleigh to Liberal headquarters in the Alvinston arena. Ferguson called the vic- tory "hard fought". "Sid was ^ Please turn to page 3 spot in the old London- Middlesex-Lambton riding from 1972 to 1974. Bloomfield credited his victory to a strong campaign along with anti-Clark and anti-budget feelings in his riding. The margin of victory was a surprise as Bloomfield got off to a fast start, winning 28 of the first 30 polls, and continued to sweep most polls, leaving few consoling scraps for his rivals. Observers had predicted a close battle between the 50- year-old Ilderton-area grain farmer and Conservative' Bill Frank because of an expected split between the rural and urban vote. However, Bloomfield was even more dominant in London than expected as he added the country to his base of support. ",We're winning out in the country and we're winning in the city, too," said fill Murray, election-day co- ordinator at Bloomfield's campaign headquarters. "It's a completely different election this time," Bloomfield beat his Conservative opponent by 1,500 votes in London polls during the 1979 election, only to lose the seat by 487 votes as he lost by 2,000 in the rural townships. "He didn't even win his own poll then, but he got it and a lot more in the country' this time," said Murray. Moira Couper for the NDP took 2,729 votes. In the • southern area, Cardiff held an edge of 1,003 to 673 votes over Craig in the town of Exeter and was a ,• comfortable winner in. Stanley and Usborne town- ships and, the village of Hensall, Craig's best returns came in Zurich by 261 to 151 and Hay township 485.,385, The battle was close in Stephen township with Cardiff winning 789-747 and Tuckersmith where the PC triumphed 573-564. NDP candidate Tony Mc Quail gained 326 votes in Stephen and won three polls. in Huron Park over his two opponents. McQuail who received 172 votes in Tuckersmith was the winner in one poll at Vanastra. Murray Cardiff, continued the cautious approach on election night that has marked his campaign from the start. He refused to say he's won the election' in the riding despite pressure from the press and his supporters, until 10:15 p.m., saying it was easier to be cautious than to have to retract something later, Cardiff won the riding with 16,523 votes, compared to Liberal Graeme Craig's 14,364 votes and NDP can- didate Tony McQuail's 3,864 votes. Although the Con- servatives won the riding, both the Liberal and NDP candidates increased their share of the vote con- siderably over the May, 1979 election. This election was Murray Cardiff's first entry into the Report rash of breakins The Exeter OPP are in- vestigating a rash of cottage and house. breakins throughout the area. Thirteen cottages in the Poplar Beach area north of Highway 83 in Hay township were entered last week with about $200 worth of items being stolen, Exeter OPP 'Constable Don Mason said the breakins appeared to be more of "explorations". They were discovered on Friday by Arnold Gaiser, who serves as caretaker at some of the cottages. Items taken included a smoking stand, hunting knife, water skis, shirts and some rye. Most of the cottages are owned by London residents. 'On Saturday, two homes in Usborne Township were entered. They were the residences of Bert Bax, concession 8, and David Chapple, concession 11. Some jewellery and a movie camera were taken from the Chapple residence, while nothing was reported missing from the other home although furniture andother household items were turned upside down and scattered about. Two area youths face theft charges as the result of an incident at the farm of Ray Perkins; RR 3 Exeter, on Friday. A pickup truck was taken out of a garage and rammed into the barn, with resulting damage of $500. Constable Jack Straughan is in charge of the in- vestigation. Saturday night, the Stephen Township residence of Allan Pfaff, concession 9, was broken into. Some tools, two shot guns and jewellery were taken by the thieves. Constable Jim Rodgers is investigating. Planners to object The Exeter planning board has filed an objection with the committee of adjustment regarding an addition being sought by Mike Osman of the 4-Way Inn. The application is currently before the com- mittee of adjustment. In a letter to council, the planning board indicated they were objecting to the addition because the proposed extension into the rear yard would result in vehicles blocking the access route while loading/unloading. In addition, the board cited problems relating to fire protection and the fact that commercial buildings in the core have no side or front yard setbacks and therefore the rear yards should be adhered to. political arena, The 45-year- old Brussels area, cash crop. farmer is chairman of the Ontario White Bean Producers' Marketing Board and is well-knbwn around the country for a barbecue business he has operated with his campaign manager, Ken Campbell of R4, 1, Seaforth. Mr. Cardiff entered the race after incumbent Bob McKinley, who had represented the riding for 14 years, decided not to seek re- election, a 'move that sur- prised many Tory sup- porters. The Cardiff name is The Ontario Municipal Board has given final ap- proval to the $150,000 downtown restoration and beautification program being planned by the Exeter Business Improvement Area. The $150,000 will be paid back over a 10-year period. Council will pay $50,000 of that total and the BIA will be responsible for the balance through an annual levy upon businesses in the core area. The program will include land acquisition for parking, sidewalk repairs and widening, lighting and overhead wiring, kiosks, walkways, planters, plants and shrubs. Three main areas to be developed include the green area between the library and town hall, as well as in front of the PUC and town offices. Noting that a committee has been formed by the BIA to work out the details of the program, Councillor Jay Campbell said Monday that it would be "prudent to have representatives from council or the planning board" on that committee. "We need lots of public input," Campbell said, noting that the downtown belongs to all the citizens of the community and not just the businessmen. He then presented a motion calling on the town's BIA representative, Deputy- Reeve Harold Patterson, to advise the BIA that council is pleased that the approval has been received and to let the businessmen know of council's interest in seeing lots of public dialogue in the development. "What dialogue is taking a familiar one in Huron- Bruce since a, cousin of Murray Cardiff's grand- father,- Elston Cardiff, held. the Huron North, later the Huron riding, for 25 years. Mr. McKinley, who wat- ched the returns pour in with ether Cardiff supporters at the Brussels arena, said he doesn't miss politics a bit and indicated he hadn't made any definite career plans yet after his decision not to seek re-election. Ejection night certainly wasn't without its anxious moments for the Cardiff supporters who gathered in place?" Councillor Don Cameron asked. "Not very much at' present," Patterson replied, Mayor Derry Boyle agreed with Campbell's contention that the public should have some nput into the plan, adding that they may end up having to pay for the project. "You're hopeful," Pat- terson replied to Boyle's hint that the entire cost of the project would fall on the taxpayers if the BIA disbanded before the loan was repaid. Cameron said he didn't want to see discussion if there was no opportunity to change current plans for the project and he was advised by Patterson that changes could easily be facilitated at this time as nothing concrete had yet been approved, Boat people still coming Another refugee family is slated to arrive in the area this week. Three teenagers and their uncle are being sponsoring by the three-point United Church charge of lCititton, Woodham and Fullerton. The four "boat people" will be housed in ac- commodation in Kirkton and a furniture gathering be is planned for Saturday. Donations may be left at the Woodham Orange hall or the Fullerton township. hall. Representatives from the charge are scheduled to meet the family in Montreal today. Brussels, When the first three polls were phoned they showed Graerile Craig in the lead, Then in the fourth poll from Hay Township, the first win for Mr. Cardiff appeared. The mood in the arena was tense and quiet, and at 8:$0 p.m., the first results were posted showing Cardiff had Moved ahead, 1769 votes to. Craig's 1718 votes. As campaign worker Wayne Ellis of Seaforth said later in the evening, "I was gulping when they (the results) first started coming in." Two St. Thomas men were a little early in marking the 100th anniversary of the Donnelly massacre and found out their method of rekindling that event was rather expensive when they appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday, Ralph William Willson, R.R. 2 St. Thomas, and Kevin Wiliam Caldwell, St. Thomas, were fined $1,000 or 100 days and put on proba- tion for two years on a charged of wilfully setting fire to a building. They were charged after police investigation into a fire which destoyed a barn owned by John and James Want more police grant Exeter council this week quickly endorsed a resolution from the Town of Palmerston calling on the provincial government to provide grant assistance for policing at the same ratio as that being given to regional municipalities. At the present time, the government gives a per capita grant of $15 towards policing costs in regional municipalities, while other municipalities receive only $10. "We feel this type of funding is very unfair and we can see no justification for it and at a meeting with the Hon. Roy McMurtry, Solicitor General for the province, he agrees with this statement," the petition noted. "I hope you will support this," Mayor Derry Boyle commented as the item was presented. "The extra $5 per person is a lot of money," Councillor Don Cameron noted that" the lower per capita grant "may be in- dicative of how law abiding we are in smaller municipalities." "That statement is a cop- out," Councillor Jay Camp- bell mused. When the candidate arrived shortly after the results showed he'd taken a slight lead, he asked, "is the horse race on?" At 8:45 p.m., the posted results showed Mr. Cardiff leading his Liberal opponent by only 12 votes, One worker remarked the lead was "top close for comfort" and someone else admitted, "it's kinda nerve- wracking." In campaign manager Ken Campbell's home poll for example, Murray Cardiff won by only one vote, Please turn to page 3 Scott near the Usborne- Biddulph townline on November 2. The court learned the two men had joined four others after a football game and had been looking for the Donnelly farm. They failed to find it. but did repeat one of the acts attributed to the famous Biddulph family when they set fire to the area barn. About 400 bales of hay and an antique thresher were lost in the fire, which levell- ed the barn. The barn was in- sured for $5,000. Willson was given six months to pay his fine and Judge. W.G. Cochrane gave Caldwell one year for his payment. An Exeter man, Gordon Milton 'Taylor'. was fined $500 or 50 clays after pleading guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an ac- cident on November 9. He was given 90 days in which to pay and had his licence suspended for three months. Fines of $300 or 30 days were levied against two men who pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol content of over 80 mgs. Each had his licence suspended for three months. Andrew Charles Adair, R.R. 4 Parkhill, was charged on Jaimary 27 when a breathalizer test gave a reading of 140 mgs, while Scott Allen Entwistle, Lon- don was charged on December 31 when a breathalizer testresulted in a reading of 110 mgs. Robert George Clelow, Crediton, was fined $100 or 10 days after pleading guilty to driving while disqualified for failure to pay fines. His licence was suspended for an additional three months and he was given 60 days in which to pay. Eric Joseph Devlaeminck, R.R, 2 Lucan. was given an absolute discharge on a charge of mischief which was laid on January 1 after he drove over a lawn and caused some damage. The court learned he had apologized and made restitu- tion for the damage. Bloomfield victor in second attempt Two fined $1,000 for fire Shades of Donnellys! A suspended sentence and one year's probation was given to Robert George Den- no, R.R. 3 Ailsa Craig, who pleaded guilty to break, . enter and theft. He broke into the Huron Dental Associates building in Ex- eter on November 20 and stole $1.50 from the coffee machine. Another $100 damage was caused by his forcible entry into the building. David Downing, Stephen Please turn to page 3 Exeter residents aren't exactly falling over each other in the rush to serve on the committee which will be responsible for ad- ministering the con- troversial property stan- dards bylaw. In fact, advertisements placed by council to enlist volunteers has proven totally fruitless. Clerk Liz Bell advised members this week there had been no applications received for the committee. "I didn't expect you would, "Mayor Derry Boyle replied, suggesting the ad- vertisement be run one more time. "Forget it," Reeve Don MacGregor suggeSted. "We can't," the Mayor replied. Council took action to establish the committee more than a month ago when a complaint under the new bylaw was received. The advertisenient for committee members this time will also seek ap- plications for an inspector to carry out the terms of the bylaw. It had been intended to leave that matter until after the committee had been formed. It was indicated that council members may have to do some "arm twisting" to get people to serve on the committee if volunteers do not come forth in response to the advertisement. I