Hallowe’en in Quyon: The playing of Halloween pranks is one thing but the wanton destruction of property is quite something else. This fact was evident in the Quyon area last Friday night and early Sunday morning.

Some 320 rolls of snow fence stored in a municipal lot near Quyon station were destroyed by a gang of arsonists with perverted minds. The loss of this material with a replacement value of between $15,000 and $18,000 is no joke.

Farther west in the Wyman area a house on a farm owned by Ronald MacKechnie was set on fire about 2 o’clock Saturday morning. Old tires had been piled against the front door and gasoline poured over the steps. A passerby, Ernie Mulligan, roused neighbours who called the Quyon fire department who responded quickly. Nevertheless, due to fire and water damage the building can be considered a total loss. The house, a two-storey, six-room building, although vacant at the time, was occupied until a few months ago and was well equipped for occupancy.

In Quyon, a haystack owned by Ulysses Grant was burned and on the fairgrounds in Quyon the starter’s stand at the race track was destroyed. Besides serving its purpose at race time this stand was of historical value as well. It had been a wheelhouse off one of the river boats and had been donated to the Agricultural Society some years ago by the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company and served the purpose well.

Also on the fairgrounds a fire was set in one of the stables but luckily it was spotted by Nathan Bronson and his town crew and extinguished before extensive harm resulted.

The Campbell’s Bay detachment of the Q.P.P. is carrying on investigations into these serious affairs and we understand arrests are imminent. 

Billy Horner killed in highway accident: The entire village of Shawville was shocked to hear that William Langford Horner was killed instantly in an accident near Tweed. Sterling Hobbs was also injured in the accident. They were driving home from Windsor when the accident occurred early Monday evening. Billy was in his 41st year, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norris R. Horner of Shawville, the brother of Darryl of Cornwall and Marion, Mrs. Patrick McGahern of Ottawa. He is survived by his wife, the former June Dale, and a daughter, Judy.

Pontiac County Election Results: The first election results in Pontiac County came in at 2:30 Monday afternoon when John Brennan, 27-year-old Charolais breeder of Sheenboro, was named Mayor with 70 votes to Leo Downey’s 50. And Mrs. Anne Marie Brennan, the new Mayor’s wife, was elected as a Councillor in Seat 3, by acclamation. Also acclaimed was Andrew Perrault, but there was a contest for Seat 5 and Lawrence Meehan won with 74 votes, to Mrs. Myrtle Sullivan’s 45. 

At Mansfield, Mayor Vezine Herault was returned with 512 votes. Danny Rayn got 123 and Roland Valliere got 254. Councillor Tancrede St. Jean polled 359 votes to win over Maurice Marier 198, Leonard Laroche 214, and Larry Bechamp 85. Romeo Boucher won with 530 to Lynus Belleau’s 329. Yvon Soucie won with 563 to Kenny Herault’s 306.

Fort Coulonge returned Mayor Hector Soucie and all the previous councillors. Hector polled 571 votes to Richard Graveline’s 67.

Campbell’s Bay returned Cecil Vibert with 300 votes to Kensley’s 231, and Mrs. Senior and Mr. Bellerose were elected to the two seats vacant.

Bill Burke is still the Mayor of Pontiac, both he and the name having gained re-election there. 

In Shawville, Edgar Schwartz withdrew, leaving Bob Campbell in his seat, and Carson Hodgins was upset 209 to 193 by Albert Armstrong.

Mrs. Elsie Gibbons, who has been sitting as a watchdog in Seat 2 on Portage Du Fort Council for several years, was returned as Mayor with 82 votes to Martin Adams’ 70 and Gerald Manwell’s 50. J. J. McCallum and Garnet McCallum were returned by acclamation, and Elsie’s vacated seat on Council was won by Paul Essiambre with 105 votes to Dalton Elliott’s 95.

Clarendon’s new Mayor, Alvin Brown, will have Gary Hodgins as his new Councillor along with Emery Elliott and William Smiley, who were acclaimed. Gary won out over Gerald Kelly.

Wilbert Carroll was elected Mayor of Waltham, holding his seat over Jean Pilon, 127 to 87. James Harkins won over Romeo Belanger, 140 to 73, and Courtney Robinson and John Evans kept their seats by acclamation.

David Belanger was returned as Mayor of Litchfield with 261 votes to Simon Corriveau’s 156. Jos Sloan won Seat 1 with 262 votes against Frank Lepack 82 and Clement Romain 70. Leo O’Brien won Seat 2 with 283 votes to Jules Normandeau’s 124. Jack Clarke won Seat 3 with 210 over Lila Hewitson’s 157 and Denzil Payette’s 42.

On Calumet Island, Mayor Marcel Pigeault was returned with 224 votes to Jean Lagarde’s 178. Ross Lamothe withdrew his name before the election. For Council, Pierre Asselin won over Mrs. Leda Normandeau, George Lamothe won over Maurice Dumouchel, and Réjean Dumouchel won over Roland Normandeau.

No change was seen at Allumette Island, where Mayor Wilfred Lariviere was returned with 184 votes against Ishmael Kennedy’s 90, and Jerome against Alfred Duveau’s 65.

At Chapeau, where Lornie Bechamp went back as Mayor by acclamation, the only seat in contention was Seat 6, which was held by Romeo Raymond with 132 votes to Bernard Conroy’s 104. Rupert Venasse withdrew, leaving Seat 5 to Jacques Schryer.

At Otter Lake, there was no change. Basil Quaile went back as Mayor by acclamation, as did Clifford Hahn in Seat 2, Raymond Johnston in Seat 4, and William Racine in Seat 5.