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MIs t; n"antnn, .a• • • FIRST SECTION Harron is selected as oinservatilie candidate -BkSlargaritArbtictle Gary Harran, a' 44Year-old beef farmer from Allenford, was Selected as the rr4)- gressive Conservative candidate for Huron -Bruce at the wty's noniiikatien ineptipg 12 in Kincar- dine He defeated " Mike hViten. .-.1.410, pp,„thp , kMit Harkin, Waii,,,,citictad reeve Of Amabel 1973 after serving on council Since 1969. He served as war- den of Bruce County in 1978. In 1975 he contested the pro- vincial election in the Bruce - Grey riding, but lost to Eddie 'Sargent. He does •not at present reside in Huron - Bruce, but promised to move into the riding if elected. A croWd Of close to 700 people was on hand to 'select the PC candidate. There were four men other than ler. liarfp contending for the 044OntAipbert Erintr- son,,,,'1ilief and cash crop .....7„;,.. Ripley, Mike qatti _ Vic!** tte.Y.C.:ef. •ruirirn '„,, : idp; . Roland ' Attett •n. CargM, and; LloYd Ackert Of .Holyrood. Mr: Anstett withdrew from the °race before the balloting started. Three ballots were re- quired to determine a • winner. Mr. Emerson was eliminated after the first ballot and Mr. Ackert after the • second ballot. Mr. Teacher granted leave for election campaign By Wilma Oke The Huron -Perth separate school board will grant a leave of absence without, iiay to Dave Zyluk, principal of the St, Joseph Community School, Kingsbridge, if he wins the nomination as Liberal candidate for Huron - Bruce riding in the pro- vincial election. His leave. of absence will' run from Feb. 17 until March 20, to allow him to campaign for election. Carla Revington, special education teacher at Holy Name of Mary School, St. Marys, and Immaculate Conception School, Strat- ford, also was granted leave of absence from March 27 to June 30, without pay_ Vincent Young, trustee from Goderich, reported that contract negotiations with the teachers will start in about two weeks. Jack Riddell, incumbent Liberal MPP for Huron - Middlesex, sent the board a copy of a letter he had written to James Snow, Ministry of Transportation and Cominunications, ex- pressing concern that the ministry had turned down a request for traffic lights at an intersection in Dublin. The request was made in the wake of , a recent fatal ac- cident at the corner, which has been the scene of previous fatal accidents. Mr. Riddell noted the main concern is that eight school buses cross the intersection each day. Board Chairman Ronald Murray reminded members the Congress on Education is coming up June 20 in Calgary. He invited those wanting to go to submit their names, as only three trustees are allowed to at- tend out -of -province con- ventions. .- William Eckert, director of education, announced that a- religieus workshop for primary teachers would be held at the board office Feb. 12 conducted by Sister Annette of Windsor. Mr. Eckert reported that one school secretary at Zurich took his warning seriously when he notified principals in all schools of the dangers of methyl hydrate; a solution used in duplicating machines in schools and board offices. He had suggested operators wear gloves — she wore a gas mask as well. The next board meeting will be held Feb. 23. • Harron defeated' Mr. Sno- bellen with 312 votes out of 559 votes cast. Mr. Harron told an en-. thusiastic and • receptive • gathering that Huron -Bruce' Was Mit a Liberal riding but a Murray daunt: He ittietsserPthe thefiiiderinsliftfatiiii-8ittei electing a member to Parlia- ment whO , would be an the majority side of the house. He also stated that good planning is needed in the • riding to enure future in- dustrial and agricultural de- velopment. He reiterated his commit- ment to move into the riding if elected. He said he is "not afraid of hard work and cold weather", and promised to win the riding back for his party. The riding has been rep- resented by Liberal Murray Gaunt for 181/2 years. Prior to that the seat was held by Conservative John Hanna until his death. Guest speaker, Larry Grossman, minister of in- dustry and tottrism under the Davis government, dis- missed the opposition Liberal party as "irrele- vant", and commented on NDP leader Michael Cassidy's "reverse Moses routine" in which he leads his party back into the wilderness. He also criticized the "negativism" » of Liberal leader Stuart Smith and made reference to Smith's labelling of Ontario's economy as "crummy". Mr. Grossman told his audience that a PC government under Premier William Davis is dedicated to building Ontario, and that the Huron -Bruce area is one with great poten- tial. He said that he sees the riding's strong industrial and agricultural base as one with tremendous spin-off opportunities for the future. The Huron -Bruce PC Asso- ciation also selected its offi- cers for 1981 at the meeting. Barry Schmidt of Kincardine is the new president and Barb Fisher also of Kincar- dine, is the new vice-presi- dent. Harry Clark of Port Elgin will also serve as a Vice-president. ' • 1'7 „,. day February 18, 1981 KEITH COLLYER, an orderly at the Wingham and District Hospital, received a 'gift last Thursday for working 25 years at the hospital. William Woodley, director of nursing, presented Mr. Collyer with the gift together with an anniversary cake. own council shorts The topic of railroad service to Wingham resurfaced at the meeting of town council last week, with Mayor Bill Harris reporting the town has received a number of responses to its letter of protest. He said the railroads are looking at a number of alternatives, including the possibility of a siding from the CN line to the Premium - Lloyd door factory. "The feeling I got was they want to hold the (CN) line through to Kincardine." Councillor Dick LeVan commented that while council should continue to support the door factory in its fight to keep the service it needs, it shouldn't dictate to the railroads how to provide that service. There's no question rail service is going to deteriorate, he said, but he doesn't' see it as a key at- traction in developing the industrial base of the town. "I don't think the future industrial growth of the town of Wingham is tied to the railroad.' Councillor Jim Currie was less sympathetic toward the rail. companies,declaring, "Their rational plan isn't very rational. It's a plan of expediency." "I think it's important that someone gag in there and tells these people' a few things," he added,» ceiling some of their argunients, -ABS ixith a dollar sign in front of it". 0-0-0 Council agreed to have its property committee meet with the parking authority of the Wingham Business Asso- ciation to discuss a parking study 'prepared for the town in. 1979. The study suggests there is a need for more customer parking in the town core. Councillor Jim Currie told council the business associa- tion, and particularly the parking authority, "is in a state of shell -shock" because of their treatment -,by the previous council. "It's time for some fence -mending," he suggested, adding that, "It's nonsense to say there's no. need for. parking in Wingham." Tom Miller, property com- mittee chairman, • reported his committee has set up a reserve for parking in • its budget, and recommended it meet with the authority to talk things over. 0 0 0 Reporting for the in- dustrial and planning committee, Councillor Bill Crurilp said the group has set up an industrial develop- ment subcommittee chaired by Harper English eo with some funds to begin work on an. industrial strategy for the town:. It also has started working to get provincial approval for the town zoning bylaw; he added, noting that another public hearing probably will be required because so much time has passed since • the bylaw was adopted by the town in 1974. The reason for Please turn to Page 14 alenti or several Valentine's Day proved unlucky for a number of area drivers whowere involved in traffic accidents Saturday and are facing charges as a. result. Donald Carter, 19,ofRR5, Lucknow :has Obargcd with **Pe driving » as ' a 'tweiUrred, I t. *Ode* ''which 3 at '1400 'Sithiday .. Keith' Coll er, at. tiovinds.„Polite ;report that IVIr. • 1101110t long service • witItO Michael Sto s *in with failing to »remam at scene of , an following a 4- Wkich occurred'along' ititat Soiti Keith Collyer, an orderly • at the Wingham and District Hospital, was presented with an award Thdrsday in honor of 25 years of service. Mr. Collyer, a native of Thurso, Quebec', started working in the maintenance department at the hospital on Valentine's Day, » 1956. After a year he was offered the position of orderly and has cared for the patients ever since. A reception was held Thursday afternoon in the cafeteria. Cake was served and he received the gift of a wallet and money from the staff. Mr. Collyer has resided in Winghain . for 15 years, before which- he lived in Lucknow and Whitechurch. He celebrated his 63rd birth- day on Feb. 1. Elstonto run for Liberals Wingham lawyer Murray Elston has been selected as the Liberal candidate for Huron -Bruce Riding in the upcoming election. Mr. Elston won the right to carry the Liberal banner by scoring a narrow fourth bal- lot victory over Bruce Mc- Donald, 502 votes to 483, at a nomination meeting Tues- day night. Four other perspective candidates were eliminated or withdrew earlier in the balloting. An estimated 1400 Liberal supporters jammed the Lucknow Community Centre for the meeting, which fea- tured Liberal Leader Stuart Smith as guest speaker. A full report of the meeting will be carried next week. by Kevin Bolt, 17, of Lucknow, IP/bleb:had become stuck in the ditch. The BoltI car had its lights on and there was plenty of room to pass, police noted. Mr. Carter suffered very minor injuries in the mishap, while damage to the vehicles was estimated at $1,800 to the Bolt car and $1,200 to the Carter vehicle. An hour later, at 5:30 a.m., Donald Hastie, 21„ of RR 1, Gorrie; struck a hydro pole - along Coonty Road 12, north of Highway 86, when he apparently fell asleep while driving. Damage was estimated at $3,000 to the car and $400 to the pole; Mr. Hastie has been charged 0 , Belgrave, was'driving south', • along the highway and about to tnake a turn When his Car was struck from lehind by •another suthboundveincle. Police reported only minor damage in the accident. Patrick Cassidy, 76, • of Brussels, has been charged with failure to yield right-of- way as the result of an ac- cident Sunday morning. Police reported that Mr. Cassidy was backing out of his driveway along Cotmty Road 12 just north of Cyprus Street, Brussels, and struck a car driven by Richard - Wilson, 23, of.,,,ASentforth. Damage was=cestimated at $i,000 to the Wilson car and $200 to the Cassidy vehicle. Community responds through fire fund A fund set up following a .recent n fire in r East Wawanosh Township has shown the willingness of people in the community to4 help out in times of need. The fund for Lottie Scott and family, who lost their home and possessions in a house fire Feb. 5, was started the following mor- ning by the Belgrave and District Kinsmen Club. Various depots were established for donations of clothing, furniture and household supplies, and a bank account for cash dona- tions was opened at the Toronto-Dbminiori 'Bank in Wingham. To date local businesses and individuals have deposited more than $7,000 in the account, and enough furniture has been received to fill a new home, made available to the family by a neighbor. Blake Evans, Kinsmen club president, explained the club members have been conducting a door-to-door canvass through the village of Belgrave and surrounding area. He said the community has responded very well to ,,the call for 'help "The club appreciates the effort made. by the community for Mrs. Scott." Once the canvass has been completed cash ,donations will be presented to the Scott family.. Mrs. Scott's • home on County Road 20, Lot 37, Con. 9 was destroyed in an early morning fire Feb. 5. She and four of her children suffered burns and lacerations while escaping the blaze. Further cash donations an be, made at the Toronto Dominion Bank in Wingham and clothes and furniture can be deposited at Taylor's groceteria, Belgrave. 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