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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th, 1962
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
IN EFFECT SUNDAY RecoverBody Of Bruce MacLennan
• •SingteCopy iOc 14 Pages
John MacKenzie Winner Of Bruce
Liberal Nomination By Two Votes
"We are going to win, let's
roll "up our sleeves •arid •get to
work we must all work together
with good oftanizations M all
eninicipalities, let's start •tonight
and I know we • Will •come , out
'on top.'. With these 'remarks
John MacKenzie of North Buce
accepted the Liberal *nomination
.ter Bruce riding iri the net
Federal election.
The ,noininating convention
was, held at the Saugeen Distri•ct
High School at .Port Elgin last
Wednesday night with" a capa-
city crowd in attendance.. •BY.
"actual count *reported to Miss
•Jessie McLean of .kiricarditie,
secretary of the •Bruce riding
Liberal association, asseciation, 714 people at-
tended the, convention. Of this'
figure, , about 400 were voting
delegates
delegates ,representing, each reun-
iciPalitY: • , :
John Mackenzie, who will
, carry the . Liberal banner, • is.
Reeve •of Bruce Township, • age
..,45; and at the January session
of Bruce County Ceuricil this
year was elected as warden. Mr..'
MacKenzie is a farmer., He edg-
ed out his closest contestant,
Douglas • •Kreutbvieiter of .1Iep-
Worth by two votes On the fourth
ballot .after the third ballot had
ended in a tie ,voie between the
two men. Two others' seeking
the nomination, " Mrs, • Byron
(Tessie).G•reig. of Lions Head. :&
Dr.. Alex Soarrow of Southamp-
ton were eliminated on the :first
and.....speond ballots respectively.
NoininatiOns• Received
1., Mrs. Byron (Tessie) Greig
cf Lions •Head by Gordon Gallo7
• waY, Wia.rton and Archie McKim,
non; Culross• Township.' •
2 jab* .MacKenzie of North
Bruce by Sid:Bell;-: Pert Elgin &
Frank Mullin, Mullin,' Greenock, • .
3.: 'Douglas Kreutzweiser at,
Hepworth 'by Wes Hahn of Wiar-
ton and Michael Fischer, Culross
TownshiP. : • '
4. Or. Alex Searrove of
South-
ampton by Dan MacLean, South-
•• ampten and Andrew: McTavish,
•Greenoek Township.,
5.- , Chester Merriam, Tara, by
Mrs Ernie Ernie MacDougall and
Ar-
thur Davy, Port Elgin.. • '
6 Arthur Davy of Pert El-
gin by Bill MacKenzie of ,Oliph-
: ant and Sid Dunning; SouthamP7
•,: &Leh candidate spoke briefly
with John Maokenzie,Dotiglas
Kreutzweiser, Mrs.: Tessie' Greig
and Dr„. Alex Scar:row; signifying
their intention of :standing; and
Chester Merriam; and Arthur.
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.Joh, MacKenzie
Bruce ,,Liberal Candidate
,Davy "announcing: •thatt. they
wouldwithdraw. •
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Voting: Results
The' resUlts of the first :ballot'
Were' Mr,. MacKenzie 118, Mr
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Await OK:.To Stall
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School Addition
The I.ticknOW -District' High
School .Board rn•e•t: with the arch-•
itect,•,1i.fr: Allison,. of Salter and
Allison, .on Monday'' evening to
finalize plans for the addition
t* ,•built this year 'to the
schbol, , • • , • '
At the sanie Aline repairs are.
to be'made to the west end en-
trance. .
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• Approval from the . MuniciPal.
,Board, is awaited • before con-
struction work can start, and in
fact the, start of. the project is.
being delayed .pending this ap-
proval.. . • .
The Board has another prob-
lem at the moment: Water pies
have -started to leak;. and when
repairs were , undertaken It -was
discovered that the pipes are,
covered with .mesh '•and ceinent,
and are not accessible • without
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breaking through the floor with:
a jack,harnzher.
Effortt• are being made during
the Easter vacation to locate 8z•
repair the. trouble.
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PrisbytelAin Juhior. Choir' • .Woie•New
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eld ;Clansmen Was'," always
. . a most inte esting greUP.- T.he
•' Daylight Saving Tine will
' go into *effect this Sunday,
April. 29tli, and will continue'.
until October 28th.
The officia1 change over
• time :is 2;00 a.m: SundaY, •
but the important thing is
to . remember. to turn the
cleck on an 'hour regardless
of when you retire Saturday •
right. • .
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TRACIIER. RESIGNS
Mr. Joseph Murray,' comrner-
cia1 teacher at Lucknow District
High 'School has resigned to ac-
cept a position on the Parkhill
staff. , •
One Restaurant
After 26 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Noble johntton
have: • closed, their •restaurant
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butiness. in Lucknow after 26
years of service, ' • .
Their presept plans are to
continue. to live in , their resi-
dence in conection with the
store for the time being,' :but
they do not .plan to .re -open- the.
restaurant business.c •
Noble and Jessie, . both .natives
of Ashfield Township, camp here
from' Sarnia 26' year,s • ago, and
through the Yearstheir home
cookecl. meals and : friendly at-
mosphere,- gained a reputation
with the travelling " public 'as,
Well as local •residents. ..• •
• Mr. and Mrs.. Johnston bought:
the restaurant business .from
Mae ;Davidson, and Mis. Kelso
IVICNay .(Mary Watson) ,who had
acqUired sit from Mrs.., N. L.
Campbell and andher daughter Lor-
na. Mrs., bainOtiell,' had Operated
the -restaurant' for many years.,
ICE. • :FUN1D NEARS
B.
19 000' MARK
• The2Lucknow & Distriet Lions
Club artificial ice fund is 'now
less f.'ian• $150.00 off the $10,000
mark. • • : . '
The total as .of Saturday nlght
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stands at ,$ 8,859.10, • •
• One 'of the big boosts. last.
Week was Dr. W. V: Johnston's
donation. The Lions Club .i.S•
successor in service and welfare
work .to The • Clansmen Club,
which,: had 'its oragin as the
"Arena Club," .twenty-five, years
ago . „ •
• br. Johnston Was president 'of
The Clansmen for several •years.
Acc mpanying his donation
was a note to this :effect: "Glad
• to , be. able to' help a little. The
Gowns.First Time Easter Sunday
. The Lucknow Presbyterian
Church Junior Choir presented
an Raster, program on Thursday
evening to an appreciative 'Audi
ence. The offering was in aid
of • new gowns for the Junior
Chair which they wore on Eas-
ter Sunday' for, the first tme.
• ,Reir. Rod MacLeod was chair-
man for the Thursday evening
program which included choir
numbers in unison and two and
three-part selections.
• Othex' . numbers were: organ
solo, Joan MacKenzie; organ
. duet, Sharon ./ 'AIWA/bray and
Janet Cainithers; Negro spirit-
ual, by boys et the choir; Easter
reading, Joan, MacKenzie; solo,,
Sharon Mowbray; violin and or-
- gan duet, Barbara Cameron and
Wendy IVfackenzie; solo, .Peggy
MaeDonald; organ duet, Sylvia
MacLeod and Wendy McKenzie;
triple trio, Wendy MacKenzie,
Sylvia MacLeod, Janet, Carruth-
ers, Beverley MacDonald, Sharon
Mowbray, Mary Finlayson, Peg-
gy .MacDoeil•d, Cathy MacLeacl,
MacKenzie. •
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A, program notation . paid .the
following tribute to the organist
and director, 'Mrs, Scott,
•The Session notes with ad-
miration , the very fine ',progress
that is being made by the Junior
Choir Under the - leadership of
Mrs. William Scott, the organ-
ist, along with the fine contri-
bution that is now being added
'to the worship of song and sac-
red music in the church by the
Junibr Choir The sincere thanks
•of the congregation •is conveyed
to Mis.. Scott 'for her diligent
Members of • the 25 -voice choir
are:. Mary ' Finlayson, Wendy
'Mackenzie; Sylvia MacLeod, Jan-
et Carruthers, Sharon • Mowbray,-
Joan MatKenxie, Catherine Mae
Lead, Beverley MacDonald, Don-
na Forster, Peggy. MaeDonald,
Carol 'Brown, `Loree
Donna Wayne Jamieson,
'Brian Mowbray,. Billy Chester,
jiiranie Henderson, Terry Taylor,
Jimmie MacDonald, RR.
ehie, Brock Campbell, Dale Gam-
mie,
'Donnie 1‘4,a0Donald,, Neil
Tayier, • Donald Johnston,
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Lions Club' is its successor, and
you are doing 'well with:. the
appeal." • • . ••
Last week's list of :donations
which total . $35$ is as follows:
Dr. John & Shirley;
• MacKenzie, Toronto '$20 00
Bertram & Willa Curran 5.00
London •
Geo. Alton,Sault Ste -Marie 5,00
Dr. W. V. ohnston, Toronto 100.00
Mrs. Wallace llegeboorn • 2.00
Napanee•
W. 11‘• Maier, 'Walkerton
John Labatt Breweries Ltd. 100.00
Miss W. Rutherford ,....,. 10.00.
Mrs. Bussell Robertson. 5.00
Jean Griffin ,1-400
George Mel/Ines . . . . . . . . 3.08
(South Havelock St.) .
Annonymous . . . ..• . .. . . 5.00
WM, E. Haldenby 5.00
Irvin CEtily",, Dungannon 10.00
Lucknow Pena Market
Mr. and'Mathers .. '5,00
Jack Stuart 340
Doug Hildenby . . . .5.00
Irving Reid 10.00
John A. 'MadDoriald ....L..... 10.60
Jack Parrish, Construction 10.00
Carrie Milee . ...
St.: Augustine Catholic . • "
Wei -tient Tpsiuii ii'
Nelson Welatter, Win&O ,...
Drowned Lost Fall At Luther Marsh
The body, of Bruce MacLen- attired in heavy heinter's Cloth-.
nan, ge 38, Was 'recevered at
Luther Lake near Orangevie,
on Sunc ay,.. after drifting ashore
inhigh winds.•
No details of the, ,discovery of The body of TM
om orton of
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Bruce's • body, or burial plant; -Whitby was ,recovered the next
could be 'learned here on Thes'-•
day. His mother, Mrs. Margaret
(Hamilton) MacLennan is in
hospital in London where she
:Underwent surgery' recently. His
sister, Catharine, Mrs. Donald
MoCorrnick of R.R. 2, Wirighatn,
had a • babydaughter in Wing -
barn hospital on Stinday.
BrUce was one of three mem,'
hers or a duck hunting. party
'who lost, their lives on Saturday,
October 28th. They had, come
out from Toronto to try their
luck for clucks •on the Luther
marsh; a man made lake, with
ing, 109t their hves.
Glen 'Jones, found clinging to
'-the overturned. 'boat, failed to
,responcl. to artificial respiration.
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Prolon,g dragging operations -
'were unsuccessful in recovering
Bruce's body and with, winter •
weather setting, hi, the search
was finally abandoned;
Bruce was born at Loelialsh,.
the son of Mrs. Alex MacLen-
nan . and. the late Mr.,, Macten- •
nap.- He has in Toroto.
for a • number of years, where •
his wife and three daughters
reside:
• . Bruce was an an only, son. Be-
sides his mother there are two
sisters; Catherine •and Mrs. G. P.
a treacherousr. bottom. Their McFadden (Christine) of Lon -
boat was swamped by a squal don.
'late that afternoon and all three •.' , ,
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To ,Nominate in ttiSter Seat Fund ,:••••••'.. •
Be!oW Last oat.
The Easter 'Seal 'carnpaii4n. in •
aid . of crippled: children; •spon-
'sored „locally by the Lucknow &
District Lions Club,' it to ;•date
E]gin. Legion: Hall , at , 8:00 .tgoutiatie. fa!)pti:ti. ..allb:lpeu,17e301,0a.3ote s'dYove6ains.
'AndY Robinson, • who has re- Lloyd Ashton, local 'treasurer. •
presented: the ridingfor some of , the Seal fund, reported at •
tine;‘, will again be. a Candidate, the • Liens ..meeting on :Monday •
and'. it is forgone con-clusion everiirig; that receipts.. to date
that he'll redeive the nothination had. been $033.00. Total
dona-
tions last year amounted to $030.
and it is hoped that' this amount, . •
at. least, will ,again, be reached. ..
' • Donations to the. Easter sq. -ea". „ I
fund, are -devoted solely for ,
welfare Work.
Bruce And Huron
The 13.ruee ,Progressive Con-
tervatiVe Association has called
a 'Federal. :nominating convention
for Tuesday,' May *1st,. in 'Port
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by acclarnatien. . •:
The same can be • assumed rn
Huron County- where •the vete-
ran parliamentarian, Elston,
Cardiff, is again expested to let
hii narne' ttand..
Little:publicity is given ,to• this
The 'Huron riding hi:animation'
very irnportant phase ' of : the
Li
•will be held in Clinton ,Legion .. • • - "
ons • Club ,' work, for obvious
Hall on ''Wednesday, May9th.' reasons , .•..
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With 'Liberal candidates named Last: Year there were. fourteen ' ' . 7,;'"k•'•
cases' loeked'. after' •lOY. the: Lions •': ' . '',
in both ridings -,- Ernie Fisher
•of Goderich in Huron and Jonn club,. made 'possible. by the shP- •
Igacikenzie of ,iEruee ..T.91".ehiP port Of the tatter. Seal ' fund. • -
in, Bruce --.• campaigning will, .. Presently .there are four child-•. ' • ' 4k'
shortly rail:, into high* gear., The ren ' in : the., ,community to be. .•
election date is Monday,. June looked. after in the next two ..,,
18th. , ' .. ' "•.', months. Treatment ' required_ :,'..in- .., _
There is .talk • of. a NDP ban- eludes a leg .. operation,a ieg
didate" ',being ,riarned in 'Huron brace,' a child's wheel ' chair, to ';,•• •
1 riding, but as. yet • We haVen't give ; someindication of what
heard Of any third party. "•cieivi.-: your dollars mean to some child-. • '. :
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I epmerits • in Bruce: - • . . , ren ;,less fortair'.at an : Others. . . • . ;, • '
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1.0 -Charter Members. At35th Birthday .
Of The .. Ripley Horticultural.Society
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• Ori Tuesday, April 17th, at a White with the violin and Mrs.
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ineeiing at the home of Mrs.' .Sandy -Meellarles at the piano
Gordon Stanley, the 3 1 5th anni. led. in:,SeVeral musical numbers.
versary of theorganization of Prizes were awarded during the. •
'Ripley and Distriet, Horticultural af:,ern(coont`tintou'idoitthose hpoladoing.luckk?
s., .
iety was held. ' ' . ' ! ,,on3)i
Aniong the *large erowd. that •
attended were ten charter Mem- monied• .
bers..Thete• ladies were present- III •
ed with a corsage and asked to"•`'',
tell a little of what they remeni- Of Littowei:•Bank
bered from the first meeting in • . , •
April; 19127. The Charter' mem- ' Let Ballehtine, accountant at
hers present Were: . . . the Luoknow Branch • of the
Mrs, . William Pollock; Mrs. Bank of Montreal, has been ;act -
Edge Farrell, Mrs: Sohn: Wylds, vited of ,: his, appeantment as:
Mrs. Shin towers, Mrs. Dan manager of the - bank's new .
MacKay, Mrs. Charles Wylds branch at Listowel • ''
Mrs. Williani ' MacKay,. ' Mrs. 1 The 13' ,.•of M is opening a
Frank :Mills,. Mrs. Allan Mac- branch in Listowel, Where it has
•Auley, Mrs. Dan 'Gillies. not been . located /for a ' good
TWO ' 'other' :tharter members number of years, Renovation • of '
members who were .not present . a building. is about to commence
vete:; Mrs., Andy Patterson and to Serve the bank's needs. Pend -
Mrs. Lot Culbert, . • ' ' : ing progress of, the renOVation
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The business part of the meet work, details are , as yet un- .,
ing was dealt with by the Presi- certain as, to When Mr, Belle& .
dent, ' Mrs. Harvie ThoMpson '& tine will report at Listowel,
Mrs. • .Gordon , Stanley secretary. Les, as he is popularly known,
Mrs. Oliver McCharles and Mrs. •h as been. .*a 'Member of the Luek-
Norval Steuart Oen took over now staff for four years, com-'
for a much enjoyed program in irig here' from Tara. •
the forth of a TV presentation. ' Mr. and Mrs.' Ballent're have
Sponsors were heard from dui:- a farnify Of three sorit.' ToMmy,
ing; tie afternoon. Mrs. Oscar Teddy, and John. '• '
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