Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 15, 1968, p. 15

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beats lannaid coulter the acton free preu wednesday may 15 i960 swanborough wins swinging contest approximately 7s0 people wit nessed borungtoocauncinor jlro swanboroagta claim the conser- nomination in ralton- wentwortt la he swlnglncestand probably mnet nighty attended nomination meeting in the area so far swanborongli who was sup ported by band and a group of cheerleaders won the nomination on the flrst hallo he polled 211 votes against 116 or john leonard of dundas and 77 against bill coulter of nass- agaweya of the 444 eligible voters or the riding 404 were there to cast their ballot guest speaker michael for- restal conservative mp for halifax described leader bob stanfleld as a dedicated and cap able man and claimed he had been deliberately quiet for the past four months but thats over nou the grits are fair game be charged although mr forrestal said he would avoid issues in his address he promised the stani lfleld government would have a good program and charged he liberals or damaging the canadian reputation which has bfcdught concern among inter national buyers about bv instability of our ecomony swanborough followed a band a group of cheerleaders and other supporters to the platform to make his nomination addrestf the 37yearold candidale- vowod he would not stand on the side of wrong and would da ids bast to represent all ridings ho callod on tho support of the entire audlonce in his campaign and said it would be necessary to stop the kdp who had gained in the last election provincial muas george kerr and ray cornell vowed their support in the campaign mr kerr commended swan- borough for his organisation and connell promised to do every thing i can to repay the debt i- owe jim for past support he has given me in his acceptance speech swan- borough promised bis ilrst of ficial task would be to eliminate the 10 cent tou for phobe calls to burllngtonrpm pundas all you people wbowbre going to draft kerr back swanborough be quipped he wiu go against ndp ted vacdonald and lib eral john morfsonforthe haltori- wentworlh riding the rldlnglncludesburlington dundas east and west flam- borough hassagaweva and waterdown president joe sams announce headquarters bad been set up at 2004 james street in burlington mr sams read a telegram from robert stanfleld revealing plans to be in ham ilton juno 22 crown attorney quits seeks pc nomination throwing their support behind jim swan borough the winner of tho halton wentworlh conservative candidacy are losing contestants william coulter on the lefl and john lonnard approximately 750 people ittendfd tho meet ing friday in waterdown stiff photo literal in haltonwentworth heckler inefficient morison wins after 10 years as crown at torney for halton peter mcwll- uams resigned on friday mc- wuuams was forced to resign because he is seeking the pro gressive conservative nomina tion for halton the resignation is required by tho public servantsact mur ray noulston assistant crown for the past four weeks will act as intorlm crown until mr mc- wllliams is replaced mcwiulams will contest the nomination against oalcvillo councillor alan day and oak- vlllo parks board business ad ministrator b1u batoman the nominating convention is thurs day in oakville if mcwiulams is unsuccess ful in tho election bid he will have to reapply for his position as crown and be considered by tho attorney generals depart ment at queens park euchre winners latest winners at the euchre at lou halt crewsons cor ners were ladles high mrs tenoycko ladles low mrs anne norton mens high thos d mccutcheon mons low c agnew lone hands prize bea ander son door prize jean precious a gathering of liberal party supporters sent the sole nominee john morison to the candidacy of haltoawentworth riding wed nesday evening of last week at aldershot high school the meeting conducted by haltonwentworth liberal asso ciation president westell gall was attended by over 300 people including one inefficient heckler peter taylor a queens uni versity student and resident of the dundas area asked if ques tions from the floor would be entertained he was told they would be after the candidate had a chance to apeak mr taylors hand rose do- mandingly about halfway through the mps address and stayed aloft until be was recognitor the student was invited to the front of the assembly and went on to question mr morlsons record as the areas represent ative and referred to a national magazines derogatory article concerning him the apparent attempt todeflate morlsons standing with tho aud ience was curtailed by an im pressive list of services earlier a telegram from prime minister trudeau was read extending best wishes and confidently anticipating welcom ing haltonwontworths candi date to ottawa after june 25 when i am confident we shall be reelected as the government of canada mr morison supported his parly leader forcefully during his address and reviewed mr trudeaus list of service at the federal level m are not as some people seem to foi 1 buying a pig in a poke he noted this government will face problems no other government in canada has had to he went on mr trudeau has a new outlook and i feel he will lead canada to a new high position in international affairs if can ada supports him well never rogret it guest speaker of the evening was senator daniel lang a for mer law partner of governor- general mlchener and an assist ant to house government loader senator john conley he noted during his speech people have occasionally wonder ed just how effective an instru ment of government parliament is mr lang felt there was no basic problem in a parliament ary system and that it reflected accurately the attitudes and in terests of a crosssection of canadians candidate morison confirmed he was in favor of establishment of a guaranteed income program but such program would have to suit the needs of a number of different environments no uni form national plan could satisfy its requirements mr morison is a resident of dundas is married and has four children including john 21 kelly 19 and a student at carle- ton university nancy blue 14 and a student at elmacollcgtate and peter 14 he was first elected in what was then wentworth riding in 19c3 following an unsuccessful previous attempt and was re elected in 1965 that was the first time in quite a long while a liberal was successful in this areatwlct in a row he noted i think we should now start working to wards a 100yiar stretch the new haltonwentworth riding includes burlington nas- sagawea last andutst flam- borough and dundas haitonwentworth s l i r il entry n tho h wife dnqhtor kelly ind son peter follow corn nq elect on s 41 veuoki jh i mor son rq h lx it chosen ly meeting of over of dunch h n mr mor son s licnvn with 100 lbcnl supporters staff photo north halton association for the mentally retarded wi urgently require 10 acres suitable for a residential home as close to town as possible puasa contact mr c baardolf 8789791 after pm 8789919 hals the retarded to help themselves your help gratefully accepted w special sale price air conditioners as low as 164 88 now for only one week starting wednetday may 15 to may 32 1968 you can see these units now at special preseason discounts at richardsons radio and tv 301 main si t milton 8786949 nadalin electric co ltd 31 s3 bass line rrj mihon 8783306 a rose between two thorns is tho way n d p mp david lewis described tho silua tion mrs rose loos secretary of the halton wontworth n d p association poses with can didale tod macdonald and m p david lewis on her ricjlit macdonald won the nomination for the riding last wook staff photo macdonald choice ndp haltonwentworth riding a 46yearold burlington school teacher ted macdonald rocolved the solo nomination for tho haltonwentworth new dem ocratic party at their nomina tion mooting in glonwood school in burlington wednesday ur macdonald was dofoatod in the last provincial olectlon by goorgo korr married and the father of throe mr macdonald graduated from queens unlvor- slty in 1040 after leaving tho rcaf his political achievements in clude prosldoncy of tho york south ccf group and ho was district captain in york south when donald macdonald provin cial ndp loader was elocted ho notod a gradual climb in tho number of votes tho ndp has polled in recent elections they polled 23 per cont in tho 1065 olectlon and 30 per cont in tho 1067 tho high cost of housing con sumer protection against gim micks in packaging andpollutlon from the burlington refineries were among tho local issues ho folt nooded legislation ceam to inquire what the fut ure has in store but take as a gift whatever the day brings forth unemployment was anothor problom macdonald touched on he noted thore were 13000 loss in tho construction business this yoar than last in spito of marked shortage of housing ho cited the nood for 33 million new jobs by i960 ho scorned parliament for tholr failure to act on the carter report we tho ndp aro at a plat eau now whoro wo can win our position is better than luvorhas been and woll still havo to cam paign hard he said were a gogo organization now lets get togothcr and work like hell tho candidate urged ho notod the party had doubled its membership in his riding since last fall guost speaker mp david lewis told the mooting of his admiration and respect gathered ovor a period of two decades for liberal pm pierre elliot tniduau ive always liked pb rre you know for tht avi r- age political activist it takes about 10 yi ars to be attic to speak in generalities and say nothing ik rre learned it over night the spiakir quipped he crltidaed the government for falling to act on tin housing crisis he noted tin govt rn- mont has had three housing mini sters in tho past yoar and none of thorn has solved the problem ho accused tho liberals of planning unemployment by lifting tho celling on mortgago loans this in effect put the prices out of tho roach of the average cltlzon and as a result has put people out of work when you increase the price you increase tho unemployment and the prlco is no longer set by supply and domand ho sug gested but rathor by ar ar- chy which ho defined as being more than one ovll monopolist he pointed out when the rate of unemployment is increased from three per cent to six per cent tho gross national product drops by six million dollars ho called for implementation of tho cartor report and re assessment of tho foreign poli cies he suggostod tho forma tion of a ministry to coordinate municipal provincial and federal governments to plan cltlos and urban areas hi predicted trudeau would talk much of the just and froo society and do nothing about it these problems wont bo solv ed by the wave of a magic wand tail neither will thoy be solvod by the shrug of a gallic shoulder address with efficiency name apartment number number and street city zone and province right write you beef f iqient with your addressing and we ii be prompt with our delivery fotpostjl nonut on 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