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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-05-02, Page 2'WE' THE LUCKNQW ;SENTINELr, :X.+UCKNOW, ONTARIO 1000•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••4•••••••11 •, • • • •• • WEDNESDAY, MAX 2414; • 1962 Iiidy.R:i.hiii son Rec�ives• iIhc.cluniution. JF•r.ogressii.e-Conservat'ive Nominations Andy Robinson, Progressive -Conservative mem- ber of parliament for Bruce' rid- ing, will . again . carry the Con- servative. colors into. the election. camipaign' ,preceding the June, • I8th "Federal election. As was. expected, Andy 'received the Conservative nomination by.. ac= citation last night (.Tuesday)' at the ' nomination convention at Port Elgin Legion •Hall. Over . 300 packed bhe hall to a `.`stand: ing . room • only'. capacity. Only other nominees for the • position, John Loney' of Tiverton and S.C. (Stu) Peacock, of To-. bermory ;withdrew in' favour of Mr: R,dbinson. ' Andy was first • • elected to office in 1945 when he defeated Carl. Whicher. In X1949. Donald Blue of Ripley won over Andy but Andy came back in 1953 and 1957 ' to defeat Don- - all. In •1958 ' it was. a Robinson • win over Chester Merriam of Tara: • • who: has been that there were 246 mun. icipal presidents throughout the riding, under them' ' 105 ward chairmen and.along with then 550 on committees„ ."We have over. ?00 • ;actrye • meM ers on our. - mailing list," he said. "iBecause we had • a large majority in the Past, does not mean we can re- lax our efforts," Mr. Robinson said, '"and I feel confident we' Will take Bruce again With. a considerable Majority.". • Speaking of the Candu. plant in Bruce ,he said, "if I was at all instrumental in. bringing this . to Bruce, it •no more than the riding " de- serves." Close • T • Andy int le. Gordon • . �Ch of veterans' aff n Ngminations� received for :the position of candidate were: , , Andy'•Robinson, Kincardine, at the. 'meeting. Mr, -Churchill's by Harr Lemon' .K.inearcune, &' father's faniily settled in early Lloyd Johnston,Southainpton. ton. • Years, near.. Clinton. .His father,. yF a Methodist minister, preached • 2,, Andy Robinson by Verna Noble :;and. Inez Richardson, both of RJR. 1, ' Mar. ' . 3. Andy Robinson .. by . S C. Peacock,:, Toberrnory,. and Walter' Alton, Lucknow., '. • 4. S. C. (Stu) Peacock, . 'robs' ernory, by Carl Crawford,. Tara, • and Russ, : McFadden,. Port . Elgin. 5. Join ' •Loney,; Tiverton, by Harold Elliott, '-,Teeswater, and.• Prank • k'� e1d, Teeswater. 6. Andy Robinson' by .4. A. Nuttall,. North Bruce, and Calvin Smith,'. North.• Bruce. John : Loney. and : Stu Peacock .immediately " withdrew. In favour of Mr. Robinson. I t> g thet, P Ties' With Bruce '' introduced Honourable urcll ill, minister airs 'who flew: down from Winnipeg for the meeting. Tuesday. Mr. Churchill has close ties. with this ' area, his mother being born on, concession,8, Kin- cardine Township at Arnow. A. cousin • of . Mr. Churchill, John Shier of Arniow, was present. In acce in nomma ion Mr. ' Robinson : expressed ai deep feeling of gratitude to all pre-. sent. He spoke of thea: "good associations" 'within the riding and ofthe, fine +work 'of presi- dent R'olph Hunter. of Wiarton, • and secretary -treasurer, Wm. p.. �Gottrill of Tiverton. Andy 'ex - .at Lions Read, Wiarton and Chatsworth. He spoke , of his .friend "Andy" who had. 'proven , 'a tower .of strength • at Ottawa: . actively working ; on behalf • of : veterans' Jinte-rests: ""``He --ar— , th;er-e7=too. when the going was not ' so easy'.'„ he .said.. •• Mr.. Churchill . said, "our pep, ple are in fighting trim, ' anxious. to get back •.into' battle ..and give the Grits the trimming. they so richly :deserve:" Oar : election promises have ' been' kept and they • •'are,'.veriy extensive The main ` issue in this;election is. leadership':' ' The, 'speaker wasthanked by John . Loney and •Stu :•Peacock. Eric 'Winkler! •:1VIP for Grey Bruce, spoke briefly • Elect Officers• Chairman .:for the early part of the meeting. was, Rolph 'Hun ter: of `. Wiarton, president of the ANDREW ROB,INSON Bruce., Progressive -!Conservative Association. The financial: report ,by "Bill Cottrill. of Tiverton show- ed' a 'balance: at, 'present of $1i14. Wellington . Fenton of Port . Elgin - presided . for . the election: of, of- ficers.' Nominated ' for president were Rolph Hunter, Wiarton,. Larry Smith, Southampton, Har- vey Mahon, Southampton. On a' Har - • • • • WE MUST E ALL OUR GOOD ROSES Within The.. Next Two Weeks YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO 'GET i • REAL GOOD STOCK. AT BARGAIN PRICES,. •. •• GARDENS • : Lucknow` I. • , 0. t••••••••••••••••v••••••••••••••a••••••oasss•11 pile :a complete.' list of, all • dele- : • gate present ,from th area.Church: • Cleanup However, we have been able to secure some' of: this information f K and while not complete, we will ollows Explosion list what is• ' av'ailable. 'The ; 'cleaners are bus • .Lucknow ; . eek at y , this • °Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wraith, Mr.' w the, Lfolio w Pxes'by}er. and Mrs. Bdb .Hamilton; Mr.' & ian Church, following ' an ail furnace blast.., on. S.throughout hr y that Mi^s. A: J.' Wilson, ;Walter Alton, scattered the. soot ;.throw bout Al Irwin Ralph Pagan, ..13°11 Don g :, the ' building.. • ,• • Cameron, Mr. and Mrs, .Omar (Services .were held on $ rola y Brooks. Omar is chairman, but . it was discovered that a Kinloss Township ;corrnpl'ete : cleaning .� 'program' Jamieson:.Pettapiece, Bob Hen- :w,ould be' neeessa. Berson, Elliott Carruthers; Lloyd . The . serub'ibng . of the seats & A°ekert, Dick E11iott, chairman, floor is all. that is required to Harold Elliott, Alfis�ter. Hughes, ,have the: •audito eiurn•spie and Cliiff Johnston; Alex Percy; Span. again for the' Friday night visit': of • the choir from Toronto and 'Montre.al. . •More work rill be required in the •'baseinent but 'it' will be ready:' for Sunday School . this Sunday. The Mother • and, `Daughter banquet 'is, being' held . in . St Peter's..Prafish Hall. The' United • Church congrega tion Offered' their church for the Friday night choir performance, and, • these gestures. .have' been much; appreci` ted • by. ': the Pres:. byteriam congregation, The dinner `for..the:,' viiting•. Choir will be served In bhe south wing'.af the Legion Hall.. 0 i' 0 B1I!JOW5 standing vote, Mr. Smith Was elirninated•on. • the. first l ;allot. and Mr. Mahon • on ' the second.. •Mr. .Hunter was elected presi-. dent • . Nominated •for vice 'presidents ..(three to be • elected) were; . Earl 'Raelburn;•- C'lresley -Dan--W-yonah son- rL- eori.ar�d._. annerman, ' John .Tobermor .. ' es Anderson? M -- _.y, • .- r I Moffat T 'omas elven T: �N+ia�'an. h M � , Kincardine; . Harvey . Mahon, Melvin. , Southampton, Harold Donnelly, Huron Township Pinkerton; ,Dick'. Elliott, :'Kinloss; ,; John Wilson, chariinan, Clyve Wilfred Vance:, . ,Chesley. • Dick Elliott. and Mr.:Wyonc'h withdrew from the election Harvey 11 ahon` was elected first vice,. 'Harold Donnelly . ''2nd vice, and James Anderson, • third vice ' president. Each: mart spoke• briefly: .Wm.,O ` Cottrill , of. Tiverton was • e -elected as : ,secretary treasurer by` :acclamation Because of. newspaper dead • lines, lack of sufficient .time'and, the fact that this, article was written at • 1:30 a:m:, • Wednes- day; it was :impossible to com old . tlaldeanby., Frank ' Maulden, 'Jack Hewitt,.. Ted, Burt; Elsner Bannerman, Bill. 'Stanley; . Al- bert Colwell. Culross (in part). Tom • Stewart, Bud Stewart, Norman. Hialdenby, Earl • .Dicki= Th1CBC Replies Some time ago the official .Board of • ' the United Church endorsed a 'resolution Of otest in connection with ' the f pr L ob- scenity , in ;;the ' CBc'. production. of • '.'Bows .ille • and the: Just." In addition, reference Was , made.. . the 'over • e*nphasis 'of the; indulgence in alcohol and the ..:portrayal of maudlin and 'erotic living, as. not .pre- sentingp sentin . a.:true< icture of the nation's homes.; -Here' .is the CBC's reply:. Box 5:00,, Terminal' ; "A'', .Toronto 1, .Ontario. April. 2nd, 1962.. Rev. Howard W. Strapp Minister, The'. United. Church of Canada, • Lucknow, Ontario.. • Dear Mr. Strapp 1 have been asked 'to - acknowledge .and thank you for :your -letter concerning . your FESTI'VAL,, production ' of • "Bousille and the Just" • Perhaps ':you will be interested to know that. p Y ' while we have received 'criticism of "Bousilleand. th'e Just", we have also received: a .large number ::of.. compliments on this production ' through letters and telephone. calls, and in: the press.' This re. action demonstrates once again • the `'very wide differencesin matters of taste' among different people in : our . audience. We are sorry that this' .play. 'offended, you 'and .1 :