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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-09-23, Page 9CARDIFF CONGRATULATES "BOB" McKINLEY Crowd Down But Enthusiasm Great At lOist Annual Zurich Fall Fair The 101st annual Zurich Fall Fair was a huge success, despite a small decrease in the attend- ance at the event. Ideal bean harvesting weather kept a num- ber of people away from the Monday afternoon performance, but the evening horse show was about par. A large parade, led by the Accept Tender For Blue Water Horne The incorporating directors of Blue Water Rest Horne have accepted the tender of Burt Wesley Construction Company, Port Lambton, for the erection of the 65 -bed building, at a cost of $578.987.26. The Wesley tender was the lowest of three received on the project. Within the next ten days the board hope to have the contract signed, and work should com- mence on the project shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, the campaign for funds for Blue Water Rest Home is scheduled to be launched on October 18. More details of the campaign will be available for next week's issue of the Citizens News. Bannockburn Pipe Band and the Zurich Lions Majorettes worked its way from the school grounds to the Community Centre, wherethe fair was of- ficially opened by Lorne Hend- erson, MLA for Lambton-Kent riding, Mr. Henderson was fill- ing for the Hon. C. S. Mac - Naughton, who is at present in western Canada. Some of the fair results are published in this edition of the Citizens News, but there are still more for next week's edi- tion. Due to lack of space, it was necessary to hold them over. Parade Winners Business float — Gingerich"s Sales and Service, Zurich Lions Club, Zurich Chamber of Com- merce. Best decorated car, Kiddy Car, Doerr's Superior Store. Freak floats, Hill Billies, Hay Rack, Mountain Dew. School Parade Best decorated bicycle: Mel- vin Melick, Randy Bedard, Danny Schilbe. Best tricycle: Barry Hess. Best fancy costume: Lindsay Brohman, Lorel Brohman. Best comic costume: Don Oesch and group, Corby Broh- man, Eli Lansbergen. Best float: Bill Smith Family, Oke Boys, Keystone Cops (Decker, Schilbe, O'Brien). S R. E. "Bob" McKinley, RR 1, Zurich, was the choice of the Huron Progressive Conservative Association as their candidate in the November 8 election, when he defeated six opponents at the nomination convention in Clinton Tuesday night. He won the convention on the sec- ond ballot over George Mc- Cutcheon, of Brussels, and John Durnin, of Ashfield. Four other contestants, W. J. Dale, Clayton Laithwaite, Roger West and Rev, R. Swaren, were defeated in the first round of ballotting. in the first round of balloting, his many friends throughout this area, along with his father and brother, operates McKinley Farms and Hatchery, on the Goshen Line north of Zurich. He has been exceptionally ac- tive in the Zurich area, being a past president of the Lions Club, a director of the South Huron Agricultural Society, and a fine athlete over the years. He coached the Hensall-Zurich Combines to the all -Ontario junior title in 1963, and was a director of the Western Ontario Athletic Association for some years. At the present time, Bob is a director of the Zurich Minor Athletic Association. In nominating Bob as a can- didate, James Donnelly, QC, of Goderich, said, "we need a man of ability, honesty and integ- rity to represent us. Bob Mc- Kinley is one of our own men, raised right here in our midst, and a devoted family man.'. Mr. Donnelly also pointed out that in all the years he has been, nominating candidates, his choice has never lost a con- vention or an election. Warden Glen Webb seconded the nomination, and stated, "since Huron is an agricultural county, we need a man who can understand both the prob- Crop Report A killing frost on Sunday, September 26, has stopped growth of corn. It will be a few days before the effect on late maturing •corn can be de- termined. Bean harvesting has resumed after a few days delay. Fall wheat •sowingelle I still: taking place, while other wheat is nicely showing green. Silo filling has just started. There is still a small acreage of spring grain to harvest in some areas. lems of the farmer and the urban businessman. Bob Me- Kinley is such a rnan, and his fine record in both sports and service work shows that we need him." Each of the seven !candidates were allowed six minutes to speak prior to the voting, and in one of the most .eloquent addresses of the evening, Bob .told the enthusiastic gathering that he would like to see more help for young people wishing to start out on a farm. "It should not be that a young man today needs at least $20- 000 to start an ordinary farm operation," he said. "I think it is time government offers more help to these r' kind of people." Bob also pointed out the fact that Huron County needs! things done. He said, "I am prepared to devote ? my full time to this business of politics, and represent all the: constitu-j ents in the riding. There is a I lot of work to be done in Ot- tawa, and I am asking you to, let me work with you,, to finish! the job which need's to be' done." After the announcement by of how he was first elected 25 years ago, when he really had not intentions of running. "I didn't want the job, but I was coaxed to let my name stand," he said. "I knew nothing about elections, but let my name go anyway, and when the results came in after that first election, I was victorious by 40 votes." Mr. Cardiff went on to say that he is not ashamed of his record over the past 25 years, and at the same time he pledged his fullest support to the new candidate. Guest speaker for the conven- tion was Hon, Michael Starr, former minister of labor in the Conservative government. Mr. Starr paid special tribute to Mr. Cardiff, remarking that parlia- ment will not be the same with- out him. The speaker told the audi- ence that the Conservative party welcomed this election, because, "there needs to be honesty, integrity and dignity in the government, and we can't get this from the Liberals. There has been nothing but scandals, mismanagement and chairman Eimer D. Bell, QC, that McKinley had been chosen as the candidate for the Pro- gressive Conservative part y, the defeated candidates all moved that the decision be made unanimous, and pledged their whole -hearted support to the winner. Retiring member for Huron, Elston Cardiff, then presented Bob McKinley to the gathering, as the man who would retain Huron for the Conservatives. In accepting the nomination, Bob told the crowd of at least 850 that he and the Liberal candidate are good friends. and it would be a good clean cam- paign, as far as he is concerned. He concluded by saying, "if elected to parliament I will rep- resent all the people to the best of my ability." The overflow crowd at the meeting were welcomed by Clinton Mayor Donald Symons, as well as Huron County Ward- en Glen Webb. A standing ovation was given retiring member Elston Cardiff. as he announced his intention of stepping out of the political battle. Mr. Cardiff reminisced retreat in the present Pear,on cabinet," Mr. Starr said the Liberal government will be on trial on i November 8, and the people will have the chance to vote against the poor leadership and disunity which has been pres- ent in the past couple of years. "The people in Canada must decide if they want to vote for right or wrong, on November 8." he added. "Surely they will not so soon forget about the Darien inquiry, and the results it pointed out." In concluding his address, the former minister stated he would work for legislation which would give all senior citizens, over 65 years, 8100 per month, Other platform guests who spoke briefly at the meeting were Eric Winkler, MP for Grey, and Marvin Howe, MP for Wellington. Greetings were brought to the meeting from the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, by his son, John, a university student at London. The high- ways minister is at present on official government business in Saskatchewan. ITU No. 39—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1965 7 CENTS PER COPY Liberal Huron Liberals in conven- tion at Clinton Thursday eve- ning chose a new candidate, Maitland Edgar,36, over form- er candidate Gordon McGavin, 59. Mr. McGavin contested the 1963 election against L. E. Cardiff, Progressive • Conserva- tive vetern, and lost by 2,055 votes. William Elston, 1VIctrris town. ship, constituency association president, and A. V. McLean, ex -MP, Seaforth, vtere also proposed but withdrew. About 500 people; attended the meeting. Mr. 0 -edger. a Central Huron Secondary School teacher, was chosen candidate by a majority of 292 accredit- ed delegates. Concluding a recital o f acheivements he placed to the credit of the Pearson admin- istration, John H. Addison, MP for North York in the last House, made one forcast. "Soon." he said, "you 'will hear of an agriculture policy, which will be announced by the prime minister and agri- culture minister Hays. I think the way we in ,government can do more for the farm popula- tion than anything else is to see that we put into people's pockets the purchasing power in the cities to buy farm prod- ucts." Mr. Addison said he was dis- appointed that in the last House no opportunity was given to convene the special commit- tee set up to study the price of drugs. "In my opinion." he said, "the prices are too high. I see no reason why we as a federal government should insist upon ait Edgar an 11 per cent sales tax on Strang and Beecher Menzies. Mr. Elston and Mr. McLean drugs. I have every hope when Mr. Edgar, speaking first of both promised to campaign on Parliament reconvenes that the four proposed, reviewed behalf of the candidate chosen this will be corrected and the committee reconvened." or Candidate Hon. Lawrence Pennell, of Brantford, the solicitor -general, had been announced as speaker, but could not come and called upon Mr. Addison, who the previous evening had been re- nominated in North York. Mr. Elston opened the meet- ing a half-hour late, at 9 p.m. Secretary Harold Shore, God erich, reviewed convention rules for the delegates. Mr. • McGavin was proposed by John Broadfoot and Mrs. Audrey Cameron, Mr. Edgar by Harry i easall Protests Station Closing A large number of interested customers of the Canadian Na- tional Railway attended a pub - Pc meeting held in the Town Hall, Hensel], last Wednesday night. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the change in service by the railway company, and as pertaining to business, the closing of the Hensall station. It was unanimously agreed to circulate a petition, asking for the re -opening of the station and the restoration of the form- er service. This petition is to be presented or forwarded to the proper authorities. his career to date and said he had full co-operation from his school board, so that if elected he could properly serve the constituency. Mr. McGavin said: "The ex- perience I have gained. along with what the Liberal govern- ment has accomplished, should make it possible for us to win this riding." by the convention. Mr. Me - Gavin made the choice unani- mous when the selection of Mr. Edgar was announced. Mr. McLean introduced Mr, Addison. "who in 1962 took North York from the Tories with a majority of 14,000, and he is the type of speaker to in- dicate how we can take this riding by even 1,400." Huron County Council Downs Plan To Change System of Assessment GODERICH — Thirteen On-, assessment branch of the de- tario counties have decided by resolution to adopt the county assessment commissioner sys- tem and five other have indi- cated intention to do so, start- ing in 1966, but Huron council at its one -day September ses- sion voted 23 to 14 to stay out. The decision was made by re- jecting ae equalization commit- tee report recommending that the system "be established to commence January 1, 1967, and' that the 1966 committee con- sider preparation of the neces- sary by-Iaw for presentation at the 1966 March session, and the by-law engaging the commis- sioner at the June session. The committee c h a i r m a n, deputy reeve George Wonch, Clinton, said: "We think this is a good thing, and should be dealt with now, if possible". P. G. Gillis, supervisor of the partment of municipal affairs, was introduced by county as- sessor A. A. Alexander and answered a barage of questions. The discussion consumed most of the afternoon. Before the vote was taken, Warden Glenn Webb said it was a foregone conclusion that the system would be in effect in Huron sooner or later. Voting yes: Alexander, Boyd, Clift, D u r n i n, Etherington, Geiger, Hardy, Hayter(Jim), Mc- Kenzie, Oesch, Snell, Thomp- son (Clinton), Webb, Woneb. —14. No: Boyle, Cook, Corbett, Cuthill, Dalton, Dunbar.. Gan - don, G i b s o n, Hayter(Elmer), Jewell, Jones, Kreuter, Leiper, Mcllwain, Pro c t e r, Robinson. Stewart. Stirling. Squire. Tal- bot, Thompson (Tuckersm.ith)- 2'3, including double vote by Goderich members. BABY SHOW WINNERS—Three district babies placed first in the three different classifications at the annual Baby Show, Mon- day afternoon, at the Zurich Fall Fair. Left is Mrs. Lewis Gingerich with her daughter, Dorcas Ann, winner in the one to six months class; centre is Mrs. Jack Dunn, with her daughter, Cheryl, winner in the sixx to 12 months class, and right is Mrs. Hubert Miller with her daughter, Lisa Mae, winner in the 12 to 18 months class. The girls held an upper hand all the way through in this year's Baby Show. Area Residents Petition Against Changing Kippen-to- Drysdale Road GODERICH — Residents on county road 10, between Kip - pen on No. 4 Highway and Highway 21, a distance of 10 miles, have petitioned county council against deletion of the mileage from the county sys- tem. Road 10 was one of a number, totalling 42.76 miles, which council at its June ses- sion withdrew fromthe county system and reverted to the townships concerned. Mainten- ance to the year-end by the county was promised the town- ships. A petition sent council by McConnell & Stewart, Seaforth law firm, contained 13 pages of names, Clerk Berry told couneil at its ene-day September ses- sion. It asked that the road continue to be maintained "as an important link between this part of the province and Lake Huron". It was suggested that application be made to have it designated a development road. There is already a develop- ment road under construction between Crediton and Khiva, and the council has been press- ing the department to desig- nate for construction the sec- ond five miles. The petition of road 10 resi- dents was referred to the com- mittee for report in November. 0 About People You Know .. Mrs. L. Rose has returned !too her home and place of business after a week's vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Don Besse are enjoying a week's vacation in Ottawa, QUEEN OF THE FAIR—Miss Cheryl Stade, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Harold Stade, Zurich was selected as the "Queen of the Fair," in the annual contest which precedes the Zurich Fall Fair. Miss Stade is shown here being pre- sented with the trophy by Mrs. Ross Johnston, of the Do- minion. Hotel, donor of the trophy. On the left is Susan Oesch, second place winner, and on the right is Theresa Hartman, who placed third in the contest. There were seven girls entered.