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Clinton News-Record, 1984-09-05, Page 1ttt 0 T E 0 z cents —Ala. 36 We nes in orp(,rating ay, September:5, 1.. 119t ; year Gala party celebrates School Car's 7Oth CLINTON - More than 300 people met at S1 man Memorial Park on September 1 to celebrate the70th birthday of the School Car on Wheels. The occasion celebrated the birthday of the unique CN railway coach and was mark- ed with a . Gold Spike Ceremony by local dignitaries and CN officials. Cela Sloman, Clinton Mayor Chester Ar- chibald and Jack Church, superintendant of operations for CN's Western Ontario Divi- sion, helped drive the gold spike into the ground. sag - The ceremony, which also marked the halfway point of the car's restoration, was a revival of a railway custom from the 1880s. In the last century, when railway lines were completed, local politicians and townspeo- ple would gather to see the last spike driven in place. The Gold Spike Ceremony honors the old School Car and the. Sloman family, ,For 39 years, from 1926, Cela Sloman and her hus- band; the late Fred S1Qman and their five children, travelled the rails in northern On- tario, bringing education and friendship to isolated communities., , While Mr. Sloman was the official educator, Mrs. Sloman played a vital role in the success of the School Car. Several guest speakers at the birthday celebration played tribute to her. Bob Mc- Callof the Huron County Board of Educa- tion pointed out,, "Behind every successful man is an even more successful lady. Con- gratulations Cela." Huron Bruce MP Murray Cardiff and Mayor Archibald congratulated Mrs. Sloman on earning the Order of Canada. Huron -Middlesex MPP .Tack Riddell ad- vised everyone to talk to Mrs. Slomanr about the history .of the School Car. He noted, "I couldn't get over the times that Cela related tome." Those times, according to Mr. Church, are from an era that's an "important part of our heritage." He said, "Countless numbers of new Canadians were welcomed aboard their ear....and the principles of democracy and citizenship imbued in them by the Slomans created a stronger and better Canada." Speaking on behalf of the Huron district, Ontario Public School Teachers Federation, Dave Kemp of Clinton said that the School Car, "reminds everyone and serves as a goal- to strive for better education for our children." Mr. Kemp presented a $150 donation to the School Car Restoration Committee. As well, Conservatives win - Cardi A Tory blue tidal wave swept across the nation Tuesday beginning with early results from Atlantic Canada and pushing relentlessly across the country. .The Progressive Conservative Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, clear crushedi jheir opposition across the la : :in ending ore than 20 years of Liberal e. f Never before has a C dian else:'.rate endorsed a party with s :overwh ,, ing support as the Tory blue wave ex : f' deo -even optimistic speculat a by wine g 211 seats in the House of Co jC ons olo red to a puny 40 seats for th i'$I r cd 30 for he New wasocrati electct a'Fone independant �. th tro Toronto area. While the final days;, the ` `s; ign were rife with specualti 'had the means to record a majority reminiscent of John .Diefenbaker's triumphant sweep of 1958, no-one imagined that mood of voters had swung in such dramatic fashion. In becoming the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney takes with him thr largest majority .government ever as:.:mbled in the House of Commons. While his margin of victory was phenomenal on a national scale, the Tory PCs take largest majority government ever. assembled presence in Quebec was astounding. After rolling through Atlantic Canada with good results, the Tories swept Quebec by winning 54 ridings compared to only 15 for the Liberals, and holding'a lead inPur others. In the last federal electiorOhe Liberals won 74 of the 75 ridings in,, he province. The sweep continued in Ontario former Liberal bastions fell 'to the wave and many former cabinet mini and long -service employees of.the Tr government fell to defeat at the han neophyte Tory candidates. The I,iberals did manage to hold their lone seat west of the Ontario border as former Transport Minister Lloyd Axworthy retained his Winnipeg riding and former Prime Minister John Turner won in Vancouver Quadra, a new seat for the Liberals. The 'Tories, traditionally strong in parts of the western provinces, won seats at the expense of the NDP. With a strong showing ue rs df` CN presented a $250 cheque to the fund. More than 1,000 children graduated from the School Car on Wheels, and former pupils attended the afternoon ceremony. They travelled from as far away as Sault Ste: Marie and Capreol ( north of Sudbury) for the special event. The celebration was a great success and included a dedication ceremony conducted by Rev. Norman Pick of Ontario Street United Church and Rev. Gordon Simmons of St. Paul's Anglican Church. Clinton Legion Pipe Band members Gor- don Yeo and Rick Elliott piped guests into the park and Ron Young, Chairman of the Restoration Committee was master of ceremonies. The afternoon event ended with special draws and a cake cutting ceremony. The two huge birthday cakes were served to the hundreds of guests. the' western provinces, the NDP under Oa der Ed Broadbent entertained 1 gitimate, aspirations of winning more ats than the Liberals and forming the position. That failed to materialize but ;.e NDP did bounce back with a good rcentage of the popular vote. he Tory success in the election is nifested in the popular vote. The nservatives received almost 50 per cent the Votes in the election Tuesdorfliile percentage of votes going" to the t/' r nerals fell to 32 per cent. The NDP heli on to 16 per cent of the popular y'ote.whilie three per cent of th population' voted for One .of the remaining eigh'tregistered political parties. HURON -BRUCE -The story in Western Ontario was no d'(fferent and the obvious voter commitment to change was indeed inanifested in the many Area ridings. The riding of Huron -Bruce has been a 's back Tory stronghold for 45 years and that love affair continued undaunted Tuesday with the re-election of . incumbent Murray ('araiiff. Perhaps the only .surprise in the results from Huron -Bruce was the plurality recorded by the 50 year-old Brussels area farmer. In the 1980 election, his first, Cardiff defeated Liberal hopeful Graeme ('raigby only 2,000 votes but in this election he easily out -distanced Liberal candidate Bruce McDonald, a 30 year-old insurance broker from, Mildmay. NDP candidateValerie Bolton picked up well over 3,000 votes and Libertarian Joe Yundt received 139 votes. The riding map of Southwestern Ontario is awash in Tory blue as the ridings of Perth, Oxford;' Grey -Bruce, London-. Middlesex; Lambtbn-Midde'sex, Sarnia- Lambton and two. London ridings elected. Conservatives. One thing is,' certainly clear from the election results;. Canadians voted for. charge in the national election and they have give the Conservative party and Brian Mulroney a clear and strong mandate to get on with governing this country.' The Tories have been entrusted with a great responsibility and they will have to act. Cela Sloman, Ron Young and Stan Bodaly helped drive the Gold Spike into the train tracks at the Clinton School on Wheels. The September 1 ceremony helped celebrate the 70th birthday of the old railway car, and marks the halfway point in its restoration. (Shelley McPhee photo), ndy Turnbull dies in single vehicle crash BAYFIELD - Kenneth Andrew (Andy) Turnbull of RR 3 Lucan died early September 1 after his 1984 GMC pickup left County Road 3 about two kilometers east of Bayfield and 'struck a tree. There was $18,000 damage 4o the,,.truck, The .incident :, was investigated byGoderich'OPP. Mr: Turnbull was operator of Turnbull. Marine Services of Bavfield. He is survived by his wife Stephanie, 'son Jeff and daughter Beth, all at home, his mother Rachel Turn- bull and sister Mary Turnbull, both of Lon- don,. Funeral services for Mr. Turnbull were held In London. Mr. Turnbull's death comes just weeks before a decision is expected on his ex- ro riation battle with the Vill P p age o Bayfield. He planned to build a cottage on land the. municipality wants for public ac- cess to the Bayfield River. A hearing of necessity was convened following the village's decision to make the land available to the public and saw many heated exchanges -between- representatives of the two parties. 'Receives minimal injuries LONDESBORO - Arthur Airdrie of Londesboro received minimal injuries after his vehicle left Highway 4. The September 2 accident resulted in $1,500 in damage to his vehicle. Mr. Airdrie, ' '33, was southbound on Highway 4 about three kilometers north of Londesboro, when he lost control and stop ped in the west ditch. Large crowds make ;Stanley Township's celebrations extra special By Anne Narejko, STANLEY TWP. - What a weekend! Good weather and well organized activities pro- vided an enjoyable three days for everyone who took part in the official opening of the Community Complex and the Bicentennial events. On August 11, 1983 the township held its sod turning ceremony, and on July 27 of this year, the $1.1 million project was com- pleted. The project employed 26 people at the peak of construction. Kcal people were hired and where possible, local merchants provided products and services, according to Reeve Paul Steckle. The labor.,expenses, which totaled $292,000 were paid for entirely by. the federal and provincial government grant. Supplementary money came from the New Horizon grant and a Ministry of Transportation and Communications grant. Other grants are still pending for the pro- ject. Reeve Steckle explained to the people pre- sent during the official opening ceremonies, that a complex the size of Stanley Township's would normally cost $1.5 million. But having council do its own con- tracting instead of the usual tender con- tract, helped with the savings. Last Sunday was the official opening of the three parts of the Complex. MPP Jack Riddell and Road Superintendent William Taylor cut the ribbon to officially open the work centre. MP Murray Cardiff and Clerk - Treasurer Mel Graham opened the Municipal offices while Ida Godkin and Net- tie McClinchey, former resident and owner of the land site, officially opened the Com- munity Centre. The ribbon cuttings were followed by the raising of the Federal, Provincial and Township Flags. Inside the official unveil- ing of the Community Complex and Recrea- tion Committee plaques were held. The weekend was kicked -off with a Bicentennial Beef dinner and variety show. Over 350 people enjoyed the meal in the Community Centre and stayed to watch local entertainers. Starting the show off with some fine sing- ing was Ron Fleming. He was followed by a group which called themselves the Mandrell Sisters. They were actually Sandra Col- eman, Debbie Bothwell and, Julie McBeth. The musical Bedard Family, Gerard, Mary Margaret, Charlie and Elizabeth, perform- ed on various instruments, sang and did some tap dancing. They were followed by the comedy act of the Paul Brothers and Shirley, from Kirkton. A large crowd was back at "the complex early Saturday morning for a ' paneake breakfast. An estimated 300 people enjoyed the pancakes, sausages and coffee in the the work centre. On Saturday evening, the official opening and bicentennial dance was held. A community church service was ,held Sunday morning with the Community Choir present. After the service was over, there was just enough time to go home and change into a baseball uniform. A number of baseball games were played with parents competing against their children. The afternoon of fun was topped off with a pig roast. While everyone else was enjoying the activities, Don Taylor and Richard Erb were busy cooking four pigs. According to Mr. bread, half a bushel of onions, The men and had them ready to Even though the Erb, it of apples celery and spices started cooking pigs eat at 5 p.m. weatherman threatened took to the 60 loafs of and 10 pounds stuff the at 7 pigs. a.m. to spoil the events at various times throughout the weekend, the people of Stanley Township ignored him arid made the opening 9f the Community Complex an event to remember. There was plenty of food, frolic and fun in Stanley Township • last weekend. The Township celebrated the bicentennial as well as the official' Opening of the Community Complex. Besides the normal ribbon cuttings and flag raisings, there were dances, dinners, pan- cake breakfasts, variety shows, baseball games, and a pig roast. At left, Mahlon Martin pours some more pancake mix as he helped feed over 300 people last Saturday morning. At right, Ron Fleming . entertains approximately 350 at the variety show. The variety show, which featured local talent, followed a beef dinner Friday night, ( Anne Narejko photos) .