Clinton News-Record, 1977-05-19, Page 3Riddell gets.....
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�► about people more than powers."
The Liberal campaign already was in
motion not only in Huron -Middlesex but
across the province.
Our campaign personnel, our com-
mittee rooms, our lawn signs are ready
and we are ready to meet our opposition
head on to discuss policies, to offer our
leadership, he said.
Referring to Tory claims that strong
$experienced leadership is necessary,
when Ontario's economy is in trouble,
the speaker reminded his audience that
it was the Tory leadership that got us in
trouble. "Ontario lags behind,Canada yin
economic growth, when it used to lead.
Ontario has now had 8 consecutive years
of deficits - deficits even in good times.
ilittereest - just interest, on our public
bt, is almost $3 million a day or to put
it in simple terms every new born baby
will have a debt over its head of $840", he
*4 said.
Referring to Liberal, Leader Stuart
Smith, Mr. Riddell said he is extremely
intelligent, tough but compassionate and
he has a grasp of our future needs. He
believes in "old values and new ideas".
The Liberal campaign will emphasize
issues not personalities, Mr. Riddell said
and listed the issues as unemployment,
education, property tax and the costs of
government being passed on to local
overnments, regional government with
its increased taxes, delays, lack of
contact and loss of community identity.
Freezing of farm land proposed by the
N.D.P. means freezing the farmer in a
business which may not return him a
profit,_Mr. Riddell said. We must help
the farmer help himself.
Other issues will be consideration for
the elderly to permit them to live at
home, change in hydro rates that en-
courage not consumption, but, con-
itervation, land use planning and new
assistance for small business.
Liberals consider the. little guy to be
important guy, Mr. Riddell told his
Ilirdience. They are the people of the
small towns and of rural Ontario who do
their job well, who want no more
government than is absolutely
necessary.
Robert Nixon, a former leader of the
party, recalled experiences during the
40y -election when Jack Riddell was first
elected and described. him as an ex-
tremely effective member of the
McNaughton had predicted that "we're
headed for a fisFal nightmare."
Remanding his audience that the
Liberals had pointed out the Tory fiscal
folly Mr. Nixon said examples of ex-
travagance were in the two sites for
cities which had been purchased in
Norfolk at a cost of $50 million with no
consultation, no planning. He endorsed
Mr. Riddell's prediction that if the
Conservatives obtained a majority the
province will be entirely regionalized
within three years.
Mr. Nixon was introduced by Joe
Haan of Exeter and in thanking him
Mrs. Muriel Murphy of Goderich
recalled the role he had played in
"rescuing the riding" in the by-election.
Reeve Harold Knight of . Hensall in
welcoming the audience to. Hensall
recalled the meeting held in Hensall
school that had nominated Jack Riddell
during the by-election and how success
had followed that meeting. He predicted
the same success would follow this
meeting.
D. J . Murphy Q.C. Goderich explained'
details of the election expenses act and
urged co-operation in assisting in the
campaign. A door prize was won by Don
Richards, RR1 Kirkton.
Entertainment was provided by
Michael Shea and Wilfred Riddell, of
RR2 Granton and chairman for the
evening was Ian McAllister, association
president.
Monster bingos
planned again
Monster Bingos will be held again on
Monday nights this summer at the arena
to raise money for the pool fund.
All the service clubs in town will be
donating their time to the bingos. A total
of $6,500 was raised for the pool last year
and it is hoped that $10,000 can be raised
this year.
There is already over $16,000 in the
pool fund andaccording to Percy Brown
there are future hopes to build a new
pool. Along with this and next year's
proceeds and some grants, the pool may
be able to be build with little assistance
from the Town of Clinton.
legislature. Jack Riddell provided. The Monster Bingos will begin on May
strong leadership in his speech in the(' 30. and continue until August 29. There
farm stabilization bill, Mr. Nixon said as
he urged support for him in the riding.
Referring to the financial bind in
which the Davis government has found
it*lf, Mr. Nixon emphasized there had
been a series of deficits every year since
*Premier Robarts retired and interest
now amounted to more than a billion
dollars a year. No wonder, he said that
former provincial treasurer -Chas.
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will be 15 regular games for $50, three
share the wealth and a grand prize of
$1,000 each night.
The lap card will be $1 with regular
cards costing 25 cents each or five for a
$1 and the $1,000 jackpot cards will cost
$1 each or two for $3.
Starting time Will be 8 p.m. and ad-
mission is restricted to those over 18
years of age.
A number of people were still in the downtown area of Clinton last Saturday
evening when a car driven by David Jervis of RR 2, Seaforth lost control and
'resulted in a serious accident with over $12,000 in damages. A group of men
looked after Brian Glanville, Main St., Egmondville who was seriously injured
after he was thrown from the car. (News -Record photo)
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average mci'
In a special meeting last Thursday
Hullett Township Council set the mill
rates for the 1977 taxes.
For an average public school
xesidentigl supporter with a $3,000
assessment, taxes will go up $51 or 17
mills. This year he will be pay:.ig $308.13
in taxes, while last yearhe paid $257.13
Individual increase •were seen in the
public schools with a 6 mill increase, the
county levy with a 6 mill increase, the
secondary schopl with 3.24 mills and the
township levy which is up by 2 mills.
Despite the rise in tkixes Hullett, still
has the second lowest tax rate in Huron
County.
In other business, several ratepayers
from Auburn and the area presented
some concern on the townships by-laws
regarding turkeys on range. It was
explained that a group of farmers who
had their barns burned last year are
getting more turkeys_this year and want
to run them loose since they have no
building.
Certain area residents thought that
this would be messy since they will be
right by the river.
The council decided to discuss this
problem with the owners of the turkeys.
Accident causes $12,000 damage
Fortunately a major accident which
occurred on the main intersection' of
Clinton happened one hour after the
closing time of most downtown stores, or
according .to the Clinton police, had the
accident taken place before 7 pm, a
number of shoppers and people using the
crosswalks could have been seriously
injured or killed.
The accident which caused an
estimated $12,000 in damages occurred
when David Jervis, 25, of RR 2, Seaforth
was northbound on Victoria Street. The
1966 .Corvette he was driving hit a curb
and went out of control and hit a• truck
driven by William Fraiser, 44, of Water
Street in Egmondville.
From there, the car bounced off the
truck, knocked down a cement traffic
• pole then continued backwards into
another pole 70 feet farther up Albert
Street and rested against a store front,
Then it burst into flames.,
The police said that if the car had not
hit the truck, it may have gone through
Campbell's Mens Wear and caused a
major fire. Fortunately the car just met
the window of the Idea Shop and did little
damage to the store.
Jervis received minor injuries as did
one of his passengers, Wayne Coombs of
RR2, Seaforth. However a third
passenger, Brian Glanville of Main
Street in Egmondville was ejected from
the car and sustained serious injuries.
He was taken to Victoria hospital by the
Seaforth ambulance.
Fraiser, the driver of the • second
vehicle . and his passenger Douglas
Fraiser, 35, of Egmondville walked
away from the accident with no injuries.
The vehicle Jervis was driving
received damages totalling over $7,000.
The Fraiser vehicle received $1,000 in
damages. to the front fender, grill, hood
and lights. The Town of Clinton received
$3,750 in damages.
Charges are pending to further in-
vestigations.
In other police business, three thefts
were reported last week.
On Friday, May 13 Harold Wise
reported to the police that the CB aerial
on his son's car had been stolen.and eight
feet of coax cable had been cut from his
base station at Raglan Street. The theft
and damages were valued at $60.
Lorne Brown reported on May 14 that
a speaker that had been stolen from the
Drive-in theatre. The speaker was found
and is to be returned.
On Monday, May i6 Paul Goldsworthy
reported that someone had removed the
roof racks from a brown station wagon,
parked in the lot of Goldsworthy Motors.
The racks are valued at $100.
Weary to...
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Ontario has lost some 500,000 acres of
agricultural land in the past five years.
He also explained that the number of
active farms has decreased by about
seven per cent in the past five.years.
He said that this has happened
because the government has
mismanaged our province •and
mismanaged our resourses.
"We have been led to believe that we
have a good government but it is ar-
bitrary and it is wasteful," he added.
She was an unsuccessful candidate for
the NDP in three previous federal
elections. Weary is the president of the
riding association and teaches at Central
Huron Secondary School in Clinton.
The council a1s4 aecepte.dbu4ding
permits for Robert Johnston, Lot 31,
Con. 6; David Anderson, Lot 16, Con. 10
Gerald Tenhag, Lot 32, Con. 13 and
Harvey Hoggart, Lot 7, Con. 9.
A Apolicy was made on tile drain loanS
due to recent government cutbacks. 'Up
until this time no limits had been get on
the loans but now the council mu,st not
approve over $150 per acre or a
maximum of $2.0,000 per owner in any
one year on a tile drain loan.
At their regular meeting on May 2, the
council appointed Clayton Riley to look
after the licencing of dogs at $5 for both
male and female dogs and $7 for each
additional one, Riley will receive $1 for
each dog.
Courts of Revision were held on the
Young and Verway drains. It was moved
that the council take no action to change
the assessment on the Verway drain, but
it was agreed to help Leonard
Archambault with up to foUf loads of pit
run gravel to help cover a new culvert
should he decide to put one in his lane.
On the revision of the Young drain,
several owners were in attendance.
Ernie Morue objected to his high
assessment and asked that an open drain
he considered. The council decided to
ask the engineer to price an open ditch.
The council plans to hold another court
of revision for the Verwey drain again on
June 6 and hope that they can speed up
the drain and thereby give better service
to the ratepayers involved.
Hullett Township has decided to join
the town of Exeter in their request on an
explanation of why the eductation levy
has been increased.
Clerk Clare Vincent will be notifying
Shell Oil Company that the township
agrees to testing on the side of roads if
they sign a compensation agreement as
to damage to roads, buildings and tile
drainage.
McKinley.....
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Quebec regarding separatism was "a lot
worse than any of you think". Prime
Minister Trudeau cannot handle the
situation because he is from Quebec, he
said.
"Davis can do a darn sight more than
Trudeau to keep this country together,"
he said. "We need a strong government
in this province."
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