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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1987-09-01, Page 01..r toAMAUA l t.) UL:UA It — All three Huron candidates in the Sept. 10 Central School. From left are: Brenda McIntosh, the association's pr cial election took part in a debate sponsored by the Huron ting president and the meeting chairman, and candidates Jack Rid Cpdnty Federation of Agriculture in Londesborough last week. More Liberal; Paul Klopp, New Democrat; and Nico Peters, Progres than 200 people attended the event in the auditorium of the Hullett Conservative. Foreign ownershIII ip of-lan"d election issue., Riddell told Despite earlier statements by Jack Riddell, Liberal candidate for Huron in the Sept. 10 provincial elec- tion, that foreign ownership of land will not be an election issue, more than just his opponents made it obvious last week that they differed with his opinion. During an all -candidates meeting in the Hullett Central School at Un- desborough, Mr. Riddell was not only challenged by the Progressive Conservative and New Democratic Party candidates on his position regarding foreign ownership, but he also was taken to task on the contro- versial issue by one of the more than 200 in the audience. Dashwood area farmer Paul Greb took exception to Mr. Riddell's claim that foreign ownership of land is not the problem it once was in Huron County. The Liberal can- didate claimed foreign-owned farmland had dropped to less than one per cent of all farmland in Ontario since the government had closed a loophole in the law which charges a tax on non -resident -owned farmland. However, Mr. Greb argued that the problem had not gone away, claiming that five farms which changed hands in Stephen Township during the last year now belong to foreign owners. "We're monitoring it (foreign ab- sentee ownership) and if it appears to be getting out of hand, we'll have to look," Mr. Riddell said. "If it gets Early morning crash sends. two to hospital Two area men remain in hospital in London following an early mor- ning accident last Saturday at Wroxeter. An Ontario Provincial Police spokesman at Wingham said Roger P. Brown, 22 of RR 3, Wingham and Larry Ruttan, 31 of Wroxeter, were southbound on County Road 12, near Wroxeter, at 2:45 a.m. Aug. 29. The 1979 Pontiac Mr. Brown was driving, owned by Mr. Ruttan, swerved onto the north shoulder, skidded through the intersection, went into the ditch and struck a tree, say the police. Damage to the vehicle has been estimated at $5,000 by the OPP. The two men were taken to the Wingham and District Hospital by ambulance and later transferred to hospitals in London. A patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, Mr. Brown's condition was listed as fair Monday morning. Mr. Ruttan is in University Hospital and his condition was good Monday mor- ning. Candidates on Issues 4A Track athletes misleading people by equating Bill complete season 213 Children In school 3B Inside Crossroads is wrong. Theatre reviews 3A Antique or Junque SA Andy Rooney 7A Peter'Trueman SB Show Bit 13B SI I nger 1413 out of hand, we know what other provinces have done." In his comments on the issue, Progressive Conservative candidate Nico Peters criticized Mr. Riddell for saying a few weeks ago that foreign ownership of land would not be an election issue. Although he said there was noth- ing wrong with people from other countries buying land and coming here to live on the land and to work the farm, he opposes absentee foreign ownership. "It's the sentiment of all of us that it's just fine if foreigners im- migrate," he said. "But don't bulldoze the building next to me. Don't destroy my neighborhood." Mr. Peters had been critical earlier of a provincial government policy which allows a 100 per cent rebate of taxes on farmland and charges taxes only on farm buildings. He said it encourages farmers to destroy the building on farmland in order to save on taxes. The policy could lead, he said, to situations such as those he's seen already in Bruce County where there is such distance between r farmhouses that if one were to fire no one would see the smoke New Democrat Paul Klopp the audience that Mr. Ridell's that foreign absentee owners down to less than one per cent total Ontario farmland is no more than a good use of figure said he feels foreign ownership is a problem and Ontario should in- troduce legislation similar to that of Saskatchewan in order to dis- courage the practice. "In Saskatchewan, they say if you don't want to come and farm, you can only own ten acres," Mr. Klopp said. That applies to corporations as well as foreign landowners, he added. In Ontario, foreign landowners have used numbered companies in order to squeeze through the loop- hole in the tax on foreign-owned farmland, he claimed. "The bottom line is that we have to set up a policy in this province giving people the right to farm. Land speculation has caused many of those living in rural communities to leave," Mr. Klopp said." 7" l'p a� r i Bilingualism stirs emotions, during- all -candidates debate The subject of bilingualism in Ontario provoked heated discussion during last week's all -candidates meeting in Londesborough last week. More than 200 people attended the meeting, sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture and held in the auditorium of Hullett Central School The topic was clearly the one which managed most to stir up the emotions of at least one of the candidates as well as a number of those in the audience. The meeting's atmosphere quickened in intensity as Progressive Conservative can- didate Nico Peters drew a hearty response for declaring he is against bilingualism for this province. In answer to a question from the floor, said he is not opposed to the voluntary participation in such activities as French immersion classes in schools, but he does not agree with having French rammed Gorrie you in singlemc A 17 -year-old Gorrie youth is dead and three others remain in hospital following an accident last Friday evening in Turnberry Township. Dead is John G. Husnik of Gorrie, according to the Ontario Provincial Police in Wingham. He was in a car driven by Paul Kenneth McArthur, 16, of Wingham, who is in satisfactory condition in them Winghaand District Hospital. Michael Latronico of Gorrie was in good condition in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on Monday morning and Dorothy Roesler, 16, of Gorrie remains in satisfactory condition in Wingham hospital. A fourth passenger, 15 -year -,)Id Dwayne Hickey of Wingham, was released from hospital on Sunday. An OPP spokesman said the 1976 Oldsmobile Mr. McArthur was driving was southbound on Con. 4 of Turnberry Aug. 28 at 11:15 p.m. travelling at a high rate of speed. It missed a curve in the road, struck the stop sign, crossed the B-line, entered the ditch, rolled over and then struck a tree, according to the ac- police report. dell, The Wingham and Area Fire sive Department was called to't}ie scene to rescue several of the victims from the car. The vehicle is owned by Alf * , B91dwin of Gorrie. , John George Husnik Jr. was the son of John and Blanche (Dobson) Husnik of Edward Street, Gorrie. Born March 23, 1970, in Woodstock; he was a resident of Grey Township before moving to Gorrie. He had been employed by Borg Textiles in Elmira during the summer and was catch returning to F. E. Madill Secondary School to further his education in the told fall. claim Left to mourn his passing, besides hip is his parents, are three brothers, of the Robert of Kitchener, Thomas of thing Wingham and Charles, Gorrie; one s. He sister, Mrs. David (Della) Bridge, I M � MISS KATIE STEELE of Wingham celebrated her 90th birthday last week at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Born at Lucknow, Miss Steele has Nved In Wingham for over 50 years. e down people's throats." New Democrat Paul Klopp, how- ever, suggested the PCs are using "scare tactics" in their references to bilingualism during this cam- paign and that he didn't recall "anybody trying to ram anything down anybody's throat. Mr. Klopp said he had not been "mature enough" while a Grade 9 student to decide to take French and now he regrets not doing so. ' `I think we can have French and English in this province and get along," he said. Mr. Riddell also charged the Progressive Conservatives of fear - mongering and quoted a Toronto newspaper columnist who supported tlyat claim. Premier David Peter- son, Mr. Riddell said, is trying, to bring the people of Ontario together, not divide them. Using Bill 8 to illustrate, Mr. Riddell said the. legislation ex- tending French language rights to government services received the unanimous approval of all three parties and provided government services in both languages where the numbers of French speaking people warranted it. Mr. Riddell's statement prompted a question from the floor. Grant Sparling of Blyth asked why this province should provide services in both French and English when Quebec does not have official bilingualism. He said his company does considerable businesh with Quebec and alNocuments from there are printed in French. Mr. Riddell's reply was that he feels the attitude has been changing in Quebec now that the Parti Quebecois is no longer in power. He said that during a recent trip to Quebec, he found that people quickly switched to English to converse with him when they found out how dif- ficult it was for him to speak in French. r This, he said, is a great im- provement since the PQ days when people would not speak English at t all. The last word on the issue, how - 3r a C C I d e n ever belonged to Mr Peters wh Candidates meet tomorrow in Town Hall auditorium At press time, at least two of Huron's three candidates had agreed to attend an all -candidates meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening in the upstairs auditorium of the Wingham Town hall. While Liberal candidate Jack Riddell has said he will be unable to attend because of an already heavy campaign schedule; Progressive Caiservative..Nico Peters and New Democrat Paul Klopp will be there. The debate, organized by the Wingham Business Association, will be conducted under a fairly controlled format and chaired by WBA Presi- dent Elmer Squires. A panel consisting of three media representatives and one from the business community will direct questions at the can- didates. Some of the regional issues likely to be raised are: —Why new industry is being directed away from Wingham by government agencies. —Rebuilding of the Lower Town Dam further down stream to create a lake surrounding Wingham on three sides. —Restoration of Howson Dam by Riverside Park. —Wingham's inadequate sewage system. —Proposed widening of Highway 4 from Blyth to Wingham. —Wingham's proposed land annexation from Turnberry Township. Huron candidates attract large turnout to hear debate More than 200 Huron County elec- tors filled the auditorium of Hullett Central School in Londesborough last week for an all -candidates debate sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. In the audience, the team of Progressive Conservative candidate Nico Peters appeared to be the most evident as placard -carrying sup- porters filled the front seats of the auditorium. Although the PC group was the most enthusiastic in vocal support, the other two candidates were not without their followers as many Liberal -red buttons denoting support for Jack Riddell were visible throughout the audience as were those indicating support for New Democratic Party candidate Paul Klopp. Although some of the questions directed at the candidates dealt with such issues as free trade and bilingualism, most of the meeting centred, predictably on farm - related topics. In addition to the federation's sponsoring of the meeting, all three of the candidates are farmers. The meeting's format managed to keep the question and answer period flowing somewhat smoothly and with the exception of one or two minor outbursts, emotions stayed at a reasonable level of intensity. Brenda McIntosh, acting president of the federation and the meeting's Ad deadline this Friday 'Rae deadline for classified ad- vertising to appear in next week's issue of The Advance -Times Is this Friday afternoon, Sept. 4. The advanced deadline is required due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept, 7. chairman, limited most of the ownership of farm land. questions to those submitted in Following five-minute opening writing. speeches from each of the three Among issues provoking an candidates, the question and answer emotional response were those of period filled the major portion of the bilingualism and the foreign two-hour meeting. Provincial NDP leader Bob Rae visits in Clinton Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Bob Rae made a campaign stopover in Huron riding last Friday when he toured the troubled Sherlock -Manning Piano Company at Clinton. Owned by Draper Brothers and Reid Ltd., the company manufac- tures Sherlock -Manning pianos, which have been produced for 100 years and is the only remaining piano manufacturer in Canada. The company also faced bankruptcy as of Monday, Aug. 31. Mr. Rae spent one hour touring the threatened plant, which needs another $400,000 in government financing. This would be in addition to the money already secured to put the plant back into full production. Although the plant has firm orders for 1,500 pianos, Manager Paul Ryckman said repeated funding requests to the federal and provincial governments have been denied. Clinton Mayor John Balfour has circulated a petition which reads, in part: "We urge the Federal and Provincial Governments of Canada to help Draper Brothers and Reid Ltd. flourish by providing financial support." Following his tour of the factory, Mr. Rae said he wait determined Lo sometning should be oone to help save the 100 -year old company, not out of a sense of nostalgia, but to save jobs. Mr. Rae went on to say the Ontario government should be doing what it can to make sure the public sector buys Canadian pianos, pointing to government contracts with Korean and Japanese manufacturers to supply pianos for Ontario schools. "We accept the fact that goods are coming into this country, but it (Please turn to Page 3A) Durham man will stand trial on murder charge A three-day preliminary hearing in Owen Sound resulted in a Durham man being ordered to stand trial for the March slaying of 14 -year old Jacobina Carman of Ayton. Judge Francis Olmstead ruled that Richard Scott Johnston, 23, will be tried on a charge of first-degree murder before a judge and jury at the Supreme Court of Ontario, probably beginning Oct. 19. Miss Carman's partially -clothed body was discovered early March 29 in a ditch beside a country road north of Hanover. She died from two shotgun blasts, one to the head and the other to the chest and shoulder. The Grade 9 student at John Diefenbaker Secondary School in Hanover was the only child of the town's chief librarian, Kate Car- man. Mr. Johnston lived in an apart - (Please turn to Page SAI IV ■ o claimed it is the Liberals who are RR 1, Wroxeter; two nieces, misleading people by equating Bill Samantha and Nicole; grand- with bilingualism. Bill 8, Mr. Peters parents, Rita Meggitt of Toronto and said, is fine, but official bilingualism Robert Meggitt, Hanover and great- is wrong. grandparents, Laura and Joseph Hutchinson of Gorrie. He was the Van Ankum trial dear friend of Kim Patterson of Wingham. at Goderich The late John Husnik Jr. rested at the Gorrie Chapel of M. L. Watts in' January Funeral Homes where friends paid their respects on Sunday. Funeral Hilbert, Van Ankum of RR 2 service was held Monday at two Wroxeter, has been remanded until o'clock, conducted by Rev. Donald Jan. 19 when he will appear in court Pugh. He was carried to - his final at Goderich for trial on a charge of resting place in Gorrie Cemetery by failing to provide proper care to an his three brothers, Robert, Tom and animal. Charles, David Bridge, Garry Mr. Van Ankum .was charged McArthur and Tim McArthur. earlier this year by the Kitchener - Donations to the Children's Hos- Waterloo Humane Society. pital of Western Ontario would be He was remanded to Goderich in am appreciated by the family as ex- brief court appearance at Wingha pressions of concern and sympathy. on Wednesday. Candidates meet tomorrow in Town Hall auditorium At press time, at least two of Huron's three candidates had agreed to attend an all -candidates meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening in the upstairs auditorium of the Wingham Town hall. While Liberal candidate Jack Riddell has said he will be unable to attend because of an already heavy campaign schedule; Progressive Caiservative..Nico Peters and New Democrat Paul Klopp will be there. The debate, organized by the Wingham Business Association, will be conducted under a fairly controlled format and chaired by WBA Presi- dent Elmer Squires. A panel consisting of three media representatives and one from the business community will direct questions at the can- didates. Some of the regional issues likely to be raised are: —Why new industry is being directed away from Wingham by government agencies. —Rebuilding of the Lower Town Dam further down stream to create a lake surrounding Wingham on three sides. —Restoration of Howson Dam by Riverside Park. —Wingham's inadequate sewage system. —Proposed widening of Highway 4 from Blyth to Wingham. —Wingham's proposed land annexation from Turnberry Township. Huron candidates attract large turnout to hear debate More than 200 Huron County elec- tors filled the auditorium of Hullett Central School in Londesborough last week for an all -candidates debate sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. In the audience, the team of Progressive Conservative candidate Nico Peters appeared to be the most evident as placard -carrying sup- porters filled the front seats of the auditorium. Although the PC group was the most enthusiastic in vocal support, the other two candidates were not without their followers as many Liberal -red buttons denoting support for Jack Riddell were visible throughout the audience as were those indicating support for New Democratic Party candidate Paul Klopp. Although some of the questions directed at the candidates dealt with such issues as free trade and bilingualism, most of the meeting centred, predictably on farm - related topics. In addition to the federation's sponsoring of the meeting, all three of the candidates are farmers. The meeting's format managed to keep the question and answer period flowing somewhat smoothly and with the exception of one or two minor outbursts, emotions stayed at a reasonable level of intensity. Brenda McIntosh, acting president of the federation and the meeting's Ad deadline this Friday 'Rae deadline for classified ad- vertising to appear in next week's issue of The Advance -Times Is this Friday afternoon, Sept. 4. The advanced deadline is required due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept, 7. chairman, limited most of the ownership of farm land. questions to those submitted in Following five-minute opening writing. speeches from each of the three Among issues provoking an candidates, the question and answer emotional response were those of period filled the major portion of the bilingualism and the foreign two-hour meeting. Provincial NDP leader Bob Rae visits in Clinton Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Bob Rae made a campaign stopover in Huron riding last Friday when he toured the troubled Sherlock -Manning Piano Company at Clinton. Owned by Draper Brothers and Reid Ltd., the company manufac- tures Sherlock -Manning pianos, which have been produced for 100 years and is the only remaining piano manufacturer in Canada. The company also faced bankruptcy as of Monday, Aug. 31. Mr. Rae spent one hour touring the threatened plant, which needs another $400,000 in government financing. This would be in addition to the money already secured to put the plant back into full production. Although the plant has firm orders for 1,500 pianos, Manager Paul Ryckman said repeated funding requests to the federal and provincial governments have been denied. Clinton Mayor John Balfour has circulated a petition which reads, in part: "We urge the Federal and Provincial Governments of Canada to help Draper Brothers and Reid Ltd. flourish by providing financial support." Following his tour of the factory, Mr. Rae said he wait determined Lo sometning should be oone to help save the 100 -year old company, not out of a sense of nostalgia, but to save jobs. Mr. Rae went on to say the Ontario government should be doing what it can to make sure the public sector buys Canadian pianos, pointing to government contracts with Korean and Japanese manufacturers to supply pianos for Ontario schools. "We accept the fact that goods are coming into this country, but it (Please turn to Page 3A) Durham man will stand trial on murder charge A three-day preliminary hearing in Owen Sound resulted in a Durham man being ordered to stand trial for the March slaying of 14 -year old Jacobina Carman of Ayton. Judge Francis Olmstead ruled that Richard Scott Johnston, 23, will be tried on a charge of first-degree murder before a judge and jury at the Supreme Court of Ontario, probably beginning Oct. 19. Miss Carman's partially -clothed body was discovered early March 29 in a ditch beside a country road north of Hanover. She died from two shotgun blasts, one to the head and the other to the chest and shoulder. The Grade 9 student at John Diefenbaker Secondary School in Hanover was the only child of the town's chief librarian, Kate Car- man. Mr. Johnston lived in an apart - (Please turn to Page SAI IV ■