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Clinton News-Record, 1984-06-13, Page 10 E0 • lt• . • . 0.1 4 - MEW Wednesday, June ' 4' • , • " This foursome paraded poodle skirts, backed hair while they gazed at class year's giant Clinton Kinsmen Barbecue. • and '60s and Kinsmen president, Harvey, club made a net profit of $7,000. The day bobby socks and greased ic cars on display for this This year's theme was '50s Carter, estimates that the long event attracted over Spring Fair winner, s 1,000 people who feasted on roast beef and other culinary delights le. Above are (left to right) Mary Farley of Guelph, Clinton and Brenda An - for $20 a coup Bobin Archer of Guelph, Colin Andrews of drews of Clinton. ( Wendy Somerville photo) econd year in a row Myrtle Ha CLINTON - For the second year in a row, Myrtle Hamilton of Clinton captured the title of Baking Queen at the 1984 Spring Fair The title awards the person who accumulates the most points in the domestic science section. Mrs. Hamilton did this by winning numerous categories including: first prize in special awards sponsored by Zehr's and Weston Bakeries for having the most points in the whole wheat bread, raisin pie and bran muffin classes. 'Mary Chapple took third place in the Zehr's special. Mrs. Hamilton had the best white bread and received third prize in the J.M. Schneider sponsored award for the best apple pie. Isabel MacDonald was first and Mrs. J.H. Johnston took second place. Mrs. MacDonald won the Schneider prize for the best chocolate cake.. The baking queen, won the Arva Flour Mills`prize for the best fruit bread and fancy cookies. Linda Neeb-Voogel was second and Anna Dolamge, third in the fruit bread 'category. The Ontario Cream Producers and Schneider's sponsored awards for the butter tarts. Mrs. Hamilton took second prize in this section. Mrs. O'Connell was the first place winner and Mrs. Fleming was third. Mrs. Hamilton also accumulated points in the Middleton's sponsored award for the best piece of apple pie. She took third place, while Mrs. MacDonald was first and Mrs. Johnston had second place. Another sponsor, Kuenzig's IGA, donated prizes for the best individual serving of fancy dessert. Mrs. Hamilton came second in this division. First place went to Linda Neeb-Voogel. Mrs. Hamilton received third prize in the William • Neilson award for the best chocolate square cake. Mrs. MacDonald took first place and Mrs. Johnston was third. Finally, Mrs. Hamilton won first prize for having the best sponge cake. This award was ' donated by the Huron County Egg Producers. The best bean salad was made by Anna Dolmage and she won the Ontario Bean Producers award. Sewing and needlework Mrs. Dolmage also gained the most points in the crocheting section, to win The Dutch Store award, while Dianne Budnark of milton, 1984 baking queen Goderich had most points in knitting to win the Scott Paper Limited prize. In the sewing section, Jenny Hoonaard of Clinton received thp most points to take the Mary's Sewing Centre award. Connie Van Loo won first place for her entry in the set of sleepers section. The award was sponscired by Base Factory Outlet. Marlene. O'Neille of London won the Canada Packers Quilt Competition. She. had both the grand and reserve champion showings. She also had the most points in the needle ork section and won the WI prize. • Arts and crafts • Joy Davids of Clinton had the most points in the artsand crafts division and wort the Scott Paper prise. Marie Flynn of Clinton was the top point getter in liquid painting and won a prize donated by Elaine Fraser. - Pat Mann of Clinton won the special award, donated by Isabel McDonald, for a figurine done in the Hummel technique. Photo contest In the photo contest, Tom MtMahon of os recei Clinton won first prize in the special divi- sion,- sponsored by Foto Pros. Davids won the special prize from the Huron Centre for Children and Youth for her photo depicting family life. Mary Marsh and Linda Wheeler, both of Clinton, took second and third place. Floral winners In the floral division, Verbeek's Farm and' Garden Centre sponsored the award for the first prize winner in African violet classes. The winner was Josephine McGregor of, Clinton. Mary Chapple won second place and third place went to Helen Trewartha. .v• Myrtle Hamilton received a prize from Cooke's Florist for the best potted geranium. • Junior section • Jan Mayhew of Clinton won a prize donated by Zehr's for the best brownies in • the junior division. The best overall project winners in the woodworking section were, Charlie Walker; winner of the senior award and Shawn Gautreau, winner of the junior award. hool board employee ves investment fees No employee of the Huron County Board of Education receives a finders' fee for in- vesting school board funds, says Director of Education.Robert A an. Mr. Allan was responding to a question by Trustee Art Clarke at the board's June meeting. Mr. Clarke„ said he was asking the question after having read press reports of Huron County Council employees receiving finders' fees.. The director said that about the situation at coun investigated the school boa "Our investing is done countant," said Mr. Allan if he had ever received a fin he hadn't. In other business, the boa the personnel committee to s of record to oversee employee after he had heard ty council, he had rd's situation. by our chief ac - ho, when •asked ders' fee replied rd authorized lect an agent fringe benefit plans. Superintendent of personnel Peter .Gryseels said the committee would first have to talk the idea over with the various employee groups. An agent of record would be responsible for the over $600,000 in benefits for the board's employees. The personnel commit- tee report stated this would not cost the board more money since the agent of record receives a commission. Mr. Gryseels said a board employee would not be appointed agent because the board is looking for an expert in the benefit or insurance field. The superintendent said some other boards use a consulting firm while for the past few years the Huron board has been tendering the benefits itself since the previous agent of record's contract expired. Andy Brandt says Less government, less spending A no news budget what the the Provincial 'Tories have given farmers MPP Murray; Won told the Huron Cotmty Federation of ttstai (Lib. Par9kIlltruce), told the June meeting of the federation members that the 103 'per cent agricultural budget ereaee o&y brings the ininistry back unto its 1982 spending The Liberal Member of provincial Parliament. acknowledged that agriculture minister Dennis Thnbreu didinclude $9 million in the Beginning Farmers' Program and provincial dollars are going to be spent to benefit the northern Ontario agriculture sector. Mr. Elston said he couldn't be totally negative about the budget as there are small business initiatives which will benefit Agriculttire, . • . g farmers. "But them is very clittle actual amain* being speilit on agriculture,' said MPF Elstob. Mr. Elston said the agriculture sector needs more long -tem financing and noted that there are still farmers around who are benefiting from the bygone junior farmer loans. The problem said the MPP, particularly in the northern part of his riding is the 'increasing number of bankruptcies because farmers are unable to get loans to maintain the farming operation. Ontario leads the country in the number of farm bankruptcies said Mr. Elston noting there were 157 bankruptcies in 11 months last year and 64 to date this year. :By Shelley McPhee VARNA - Less government control and reduced government spending is what this province and this country needs, according to Ontario Minister of the Environment Andy Brandt. • The provincial minister spoke to more than 290 Conservative party members at the Huron -Middlesex annual meeting, • held in, Varna on June 7. At the provincial level, Mr. Brandt said that his government has, "conducted ourselves in a • straight forward and businesslike fashion." However he had less favorable continents about the nation's leaders. "Nothing is more humorous to me than to have a Liberal guy talk about deficit," Mr. Brandt said. "They (the Liberals) don't know the meaning of the word government restraint." Mr. Brandt told the Conservative supporters that Ontario has the lowest deficit of any province in Ontario, the lowest government spending in the country and the least number of civil servants. He also noted that the recent provincial government increased funding to many services, such as roads, health care and education, but did not increase taxes. "And still," the environment minister noted, "the deficit (provincial) went down by a projected $500 million." Mr. Brandt said that his government has been able to reduce the provincial deficit through controlled spending. He said that in the Liberal election race, some candidates are trying to justify the national deficit, but he noted, "No government anywhere in the world can • spend its way into prosperity." Mr. Brandt said that borrowing money or raising taxes to create jobs is not a solution. He noted, "If it was that simple, you wouldn't have a poor country inthe world." The ' government doesn't have all the answers, Mr. Brandt admitted, but he did suggest that the government has "too much involvement in our day to day lives." - He said that too much government control has destroyed many countries, and cited European 'immigration as an escape from "creeping socialism in Europe...The immigrants left a political system that strangled many of them." He warned that the "free lunch policy" doesn't work. "You can't get something from nothing." Mr. Brandt believes that Canadian government's primary role is to help those who truly need help, like the disabled and the poor. He encouraged more free enterprise, but said he is not prepared to help those, "who don't want to get up in the morning or don't have the initiative to go out and work." Pierre Trudeau, Mr. Brandt said, has destroyed the work ethic in Canada, by encouraging young people to "find theinselves" without having to work. The work ethic is essential to the success of this country and according to the Conservative party member, it brings about pride and accomplishment. Mr. Brandtsaid that the Ontario Conservative policy is to create an atmosphere where long term employment opportunities will be developed. In praise of Premier Davis, Mr. Brandt said, "Hands down, there's no comparison. Bill Davis is Mr. Ontario." • Mr. Brandt described the prethier as a, "sensitive, responsible man who is calmly and firmly in control all the time. He is a magnificent leader." PCs have chance in Huron -Middlesex By Shelley McPhee VARNA - "The Progressive Conservative (PC) party is -alive and well in Toronto," according to provincial Minister of the Environment Andy Brandt. He believes that Premier William Davis will lead the party of another victory and he'd like to see theBuron-Middlesex riding, "back on tb vjglit Sidi qf the house." M 11 This IV* , penatalAt.message given to „ more' than ' 0' Iftithn-IVIiddleiex PC party members in Varna on June 7. -This riding has been represented at the protiMcial level by Liberal 'party member Jaokitiddell. for the past 11 years. On March 15, 1973 he' upset 30 years of Conservative rule in :the riding by defeating PC candidate Don Southcott, by nearly 3,000 votes. The outcome of the election reversed the 1971 vote when Charlie McNaughton had over a 6,000 vote majority over the Liberal and New Democratic candidates. Despite the Liberal's unopposed rule for the past decade, PC party member Mr. Brandt believes, "We have a tremendous opportunity in this riding to run and win." Mr. Brandt noted that turning over a riding is a difficult process, as he discovered in his own Sarnia riding. Held by the Liberals for 20 years, Mr. Brandt, the former city mayor, brought the riding to Conservative victory in 1981. He explained that until that time, morale in the Sarnia riding was low, but, "people got salt and tired of, losing." He warned, "YOu can develop a defeatist attitude in a riding." ' The environment minister encouraged the local Conservatives to nominate a candidate as soon as possible. He noted that a good candidate and a good campaign group go hand in hand. He suggested that the local riding group should expand its base, to bring in more people from many walks of life. He said that youth members should be promoted because, "They bring vigor and enthusiasm and new ideas." ' Mr. Brandt also said that support from the labor movement and ethnic groups should be strengthened. He said that in Ontario 50 . per cent of organized labor voted Conservative and he stressed, "If they want a job, job security and a future, they better vote Conservative." In the past, he said, the PC party predominently attracted white Anglo- ' Saxons, but the party make-up has changed and now appeals to a variety of nationalities. "Re-inforce your base of support, appeal to young people, ethnic voters and labor friends," Mr. Brandt said. ' He also noted, "When people change to vote Conservative, they're looking for resnonsible aovernment." a • Ontario Minister of the Environment, Andy Brandt was the guest speaker at the Middlesex PC annual meeting, held in Varna on June 7. (Shelley McPhee photo) Will East Street trees get the axe? CLINTON - Twenty white pine trees, along the west side of East Street will be removed if the abutting' property owners agree to have new trees planted on their lawns. The new trees will be planted by the town, but maintenance and care will be the responsiblity of the property owners. This decision was reached by Clinton council as the solution to a problem concerning four property owners on East Street. They petitioned council to remove the pine trees, because they feel the tress are unsightly, messy and detract from the value of the surrounding area. The trees were planted in the early 1900S by the late Dr. Gunn, according to Councillor Jim Hunter. Council's decision has come under the axe and Mayor Chester Archibald said that he's had at least two calls of complaint regarding the pine tree removal. Concerned citizens reminded the mayor that the white pine is Ontario's official tree andieis the basis of Canada's lumbing industry. The mayor noted that one complainant pointed out that pine trees are no more of a nuisance than'snaple trees. The concerned Clintonian noted that each fall his lawn is covered with bushels of maple leaves from this neighbor's trees, but he has never mcoanpsiides.ered asking the town to cut down the Clinton councill‘reappear to be having second thoughts on their original decision and Councillor Ross Carter said, "It's really quite a joke. It took Pi to 90 years t� grow those trees and a two minute council Huron - decision to bring them down." Councillor Hunter noted he was a conservationist and appreciates trees, but said he could understand the property owners' pine tree complaints. He pointed out, "They're the ones that are the most affected." Clerk Cain Proctor said he appreciated the pine trees on his property and used the cones in his fireplace. Reeve Ernie Brown said he didn't like the pine trees on his property, particularly having to collect pine' cones before each grass cutting. Councillor Hunter reminded council, "My walnut trees are just as bad:" No new decisions came from council discussion on June 4, but Mayor Archibald said, "The trees will not be cut until the property owners agree to plant trees on their property and care for thein" • • ":•'.