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Watson
ruce Liberal
Rae J*: '• Watson,, ' 47 -year-old
. West Wawanosh Township 'farm-
er has, been chosen as . -the -Liberal
candidate in the Provincial ,rid-
ing of .Huron Bruce. He'was elect-
ed on the, first- ballot at Thurs-
day , night's nominating conven-
tion and annual . meeting •in the
Wingham Town,"' Hall.,' He was
nominated by R; S, Hetherington
of Wingham and W. B. •Anderson..
of Lucknow: Announcement of
Mr. Watson's election brotight the.
feet .in a burst of applause. The
two . other candidates, Calvin
Krauter .of Bru ls; and Scott
Fairservice 'or ' ytl,'. promptly
stepped the
. the microphone to.
make the election: unanimous..
In his.. acceptance - speech, Mr.
Watson pledged' that: he. 'would
start campaigning "tomorrow." .'
Main speaker was:John Winter-`
meyer . of Kitchener, leader .; of
the Ontario Liberal Party, who is
currently on a tour ' of Western
Ontario.
Mr.•" Wintermeyer said: he Was
impressed `by, the'new candidate
and added, "We have lighted' 'a
lamp in Huron -Bruce :tonight and.
will continue to light lamps` in.
the other. 917' ridings ° that w'11
'show us to but one e
: oal, ueehs
.goal,
Park and the restoration of the
Liberal Party.
He was critical ,of the Frost
Government;. , .which " rules • ;.by
boards and commissions as buff-
ers.
uff-ers. between the . " electors : and
their elected representatives.
He charged .that'' the. present.
educational system. doesn't seem
• to have `a fixed, approach, or
policy.He"ferrr ed • to the fact
d
ds:o .
that''hun re " • ,c
f teachers are not
tally qualified for_ their ;profe-
sion, and promised' -that a. Liberal
,Government would see that :no'.
qualified boy, or girl would.' ,be
denied a ut i; rersity.'.education be-
cause he or she could not afford
The meeting was'presided over
by retiring ,president, Clifford
Dunbar of . Ethel, with . Wm. A.
Porteous of Lucknow, acting::sec-
retary, an, : appointment he late r•
received,` havin reviousl •<,serv•
g F Y .
ed as !treasurer.
Mayor MaeKinney welcomed
the comparatively large gather-
ing of some 250 persons to .Wing -
ham. Others on the platform,•who
-also spoke 'during:. the •evening,
were: Donald :'Blue of "Ripley,-
(Continued ,on. page, 3)
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, ,1958
DRILLING FOR 'NEW ' NINETY SIX LAST WEEK
NATER SUPPLY .
GETS NAVAL , PROMOTION'
J .oe Whitby.of Halifax has ' rec..
ceived a navy
rank. of Petty
to the
Officer Second
Class, and has been drafted abo-
ard the aircraft carrier"...Bona-
venture. He will be fling in
the helicopter squadron.
MOTHER PASSES •
cently of the death of his mother,
Mrs. C. A. Brown, who died'. at
her, home in Shropshire, England.
Cyril is the youngest of .a .fam-
ily of. six. and is the only.:one : in
L anada.
WILL BE NINETY
ETY
T
H S FRIDAY
Congratulations and ':Best Wish-
es to •Mrs. Wm. E. 'MePherson;•of
herMrs•;.Wm. E. Mc Pherson of
St. Helens Who is celebrating
her , 90th birthday .on. Friday,
October loth,,
Mrs..McPherson was the form-
er 'Isabel Webb, daughter of the
late John Webb and Sarah. Cum
ming, : and the only surviving
member :of a . family Of . eight
:Born .on•'the, faith now owned by
Harvey Webb, Coni .12 West : Wa-
wanosh,. theywere mar'rie'd atst.
:Helens on, February. 6th, .1895' by
the. Rev. •Angus. MacKay..... The,
golden anniversary was observed.
February 6th, 1945 Mr. MacPher-
son passed away two months'
later, on April 3rd. •
After' retiring from tlie,'farm
- � rs. M - herson lived.inM cp
Luck -
now', some 'twenty . - years. F6r
some• time: she has '.made:. her
horne :with ' her da:ughter,.` Mrs.
: -
Ethel Rutherford; Mrs.. McPher:
'son is a member,' of Lucknow
Presbyterian Church:
She is •in fair health and . able
to be up and around mostly every
day.
Two sons, Gerd'on'and .Ross are
on 'the' parental farm at -St.LHel=:
ens; ' Ewart resides on the Bound-
cry East. and Mrs.' Wm..Ruther-
ford, (Ethel) on Con. 10, West
Wawanosh..•
s eight '
Mrs. McPherson has ght liv
ing grandchildren and 'fifteen
great ;grandohildren:
•
• The aim of �a-e diet seems to be
take `the starch out of you. •
Davidson Well Drillers of
Wingham have their rig set
up at the north-east corner. of the.
Bowling .Green park on Havelock'
St.;. where they. are drilling. in
search of water • for the xnunici
palitY
This action, ',follows a • water'
supply ;emergency that the Vill-
age. experienced in mid-June,
When the No, 3 well, south of.
Anderson Flax Products flaxmill,
"conked out" and the • •standpiPe
dropped to. a dangerously 'law
no , meet the water ` consumption
demand. ' . .
The pump., 3
'"well was
pulled and an' agitation action em-
ployed
mploy,ed . to remove •'sediment and
a clay -like marl' that had clogged
the . screens. '' This restoredthe
flow in this well, butnot to its
originalvolume, and with near
continuous pumping required to
supply, the domestic needs of the
coirimunity, this condition will no
doubt develop again. • •
The No.• 3 well needs to ;be?
rested. and "surged" occasionally
and :another source of supply is.
deemed imperative if • future
Water ' emergencies are'to:' be pre
vented:,
AA ESL H A C K ETT
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N GERrS: POST
Melviir Hackett has . been. ap-
pointed
pointed ".mP
anager. of .the Port El-'
gin branch of the Canadian 'Bank.
of Commerce and commenced his,
first managerial assignment: on
Monday of last .'.Week;
•Mel was born at `Hackettown', ,
On the 10th :Concession of Ash
field, son of Mr. and'''Mrs •Alex"
(Sandy)Hackett. He joined the'
Lucknow' -branch. . branch of the Bank of
Commerce in -1929, during the
managership of 'L. A. Finney.' .
Prior to : enlistment in:. the
Canadian Army, with which` he
served overseas for three : years,
he was on. the 'staff of • several
of the bank's Western Ontario
branches; •
Ori his return ,,to. civilian Hackett,•life,
t
was ;' `stationed . at
Woodstock for . three years ,be-
fore being appointed accountant
at Tillsonburg. Diirin his nine
years at . Tillsonburg, up to; his
Port Elgin appointment, • he was
an activemember of the Kins-
men. Club.
Mr and Mrs. Hackett hate' a
nine-year=old'son, Murray. . •
MRS. DAVID KENNEDY
Esteemed resident'of' the White-
Churc'h community almost all her
life, observed: her 96th birthday
on October . 1st.,''
-'TEACHER RESIGNS
Due'. to ill health,' Mrs. N ;.J.
MacKenzie 'has found . ; it necess
cry to tender her resignation as
"teacher. 'of the primary' class , at
the Lucknow Publie School
Miss 'Ada Webster and Mrs.
Llbyd Hall have supplied' for. her
since the term commenced
The Board officially.' received
the resignation last ' night.
FRACTURES
,:
B.,
QTH
ARMS.'AT .SHOOL
Bruce '
MacKenzie; 'son of `• M°r. '.
and. Mrs: Tom, :MacKenzie, Second
Concession Kinloss, has 'a broken
left . wrist •and a: broken. right el-
bow as a result of 'a mishap while
;playing at the Second Concession'
school., last Thursday.
To . save himself from .crashing,
,
into .the` wall, Bruce :put out his'
arms with the above drastic .re-
sults:.
esults . The ,right aria;-; was broken
in two places—at the elbow and
above it..
Bruce • had. the fractures set 'at'.
Winghan hospital :.and 'returned
home ' on Saturday, with .his left
arras in a. cast almost :to the elbow
and his. right arm : in a . "bent".
east because .of: the elbow'' injury.
The accident happened on.
Bruce's 13th, birthday' 'and • the'
MacKenzie family :will have rea-
son to be a: bit superstitious. as
,Bruce's older, brother,' .':Sandy,'
spent This 13th birthday. in the
hospital with a fractured::ankle,
The above," sextette figured pro
rninently at the Liberal rrominat-°
ing convention in Wingham last
thUrsday night, when Rae
Watson ' wag chosen as standard
• bearer in !lurch -Brace Sri the,
provincial' rovincial' election. He won
n
on the first ballot in' a three=way
contest : with.Scott FairserviCe of
contest
By•�lyth. and 'of
Cai�iil
BrusSOISi ••
Pictured :left' to right following:
the balloting are: Mr. Fairser-
vice; Clifford Dunbar •of Ethel,
past president of the. Huron -
Bruce Liberal Association , Geo:
Inglis; Carrick; president elect;
the : candidate, Rae J. Watson,
John Winterme`�er, leader .of the
Y
Ontario Liberal Party; and Mr.
Krauter'i who. contested the nom-
ination..
TWELVE PAGF,S,'
NQ HORSES USED �.
Bruce Plowmen •
Met atLangside
The farm, Of. Farish Moffat at
Lang: icW, ' in Kinloss; _'Township,..,
Was the scene of the Bruce .Coun-
ty Plowing Match last Friday.
Parish is President of the Br,uce
County•,.'Plowman's " Association
Horses ; were ; conspicuous by
their absence at Friday's. match.
Not a singlehorse was en red
events.
' A•' winners' . banquet was held
in the evening at Langside'
Presbyterian. Church.
Special event . winners . were::
Esso • champion tractor plow'
special, Charles Slpeers, Tarar
Simpson -Sears champion •. senior
plowman, Charles Speers;, Tara;'.
Eatons • champion' .junior ; plow
:man, Gordon Moffat; " Langside;
'Best crown • Charles Speers;
;Best finish,: ' 'Eugene Perkins,
Dobbinton; Youngestlowman
P ,
David Wall, Langside; . Young -
� g •
est plowgirl, Cecelia Crowston,
Langside; Municipal class, Eu-
Eu-
gene Conley, Kinloss; • Claude
Dore,_ Huron.
.Township . Specials
010000- illi 1000 •Oi Oiil 0 Oii ' Oil.
Kinloss township- voted . $25.00
to be' ,used; as • prize money for
competitors from the • township.
Winners
� were; Oldest man,
Graham ; Moffat,. Langside
Youngest b 'o y, David ':Wall;
Langside4 Youngest girl, Cece-
lia Crowston, Langside; Best.
plowed field < Earl Harris, Hol
Winners s of he .
regular, clas
-
•
.seswen : tractors sod•, two '•
.lfurr
owes, Charles '�S ' ens � :three
.urro• s.
f ws:Robert.
Perkins,'
bimton►'. senior boYs.or,girls, Don-
ald
•
Perrre; Brussels,Eu g, ene Per-
kins, Ken Ryan,
*Walton; . junior
boys or girls, Gordon:' Moffat, '..
Geo. Youri : Cecelia Crowston, all
of Langside Joe Steffler,,Brus-
sels, David :Wall; tractors •dra
Y_
lic' lift 10: inches,Lloyd
�Manne='
row, Chesley, Barry Hackett,
Lucknow' William Evans, Graham
Moffat, Langside, Doug Simpson,Teeswater; tractors, hydralclift
12 inches, Philip . Steer, Langside,side
Dave Keith; Teeswater • ' utilit •
class; Earl Tarris,. Holyrood;• jun-
ior Farmers.• utility class,, Doug-
ald Campbell, Kinloss.
DONATIONS' RECEIVED
Cash' and merchandise dopa
tions from Lucknow and district •:
were received by the .Plowman's'
Association Cash :donations, were
received from Dr.'' "T 13: Cleland; 4
Roy 'Finlayson, Mayfair 'Restau-
rant, Lucknow ° •Sentinel, Weld
Meat Market, Webster and Mac-/:'
Kinnon, MacMillian's 'Meat Mar
ket; • vie inn's 'Drug store, Hall's
Red .and . White, Cowan's Restau
rant, Harold liclie, Ashton's
Ladies andMen's'• Wear, John
stone and Son, John W. Hender-
son,' Lumber Ltd RossG•u1mrm
ing, Service Station,Bailey
B.,uty Salon; Bank of Montreal,
Mason's Garage, Johnstone's Rest-
aurant, :Button's • Meat Market,
Mullin's . Bakery, McLennan. and:
MacKenzie, Henry's' Fruit Mar-
ket, Lorne Reid Shoe Repair,
Short tGA, ,Greer TV and. Elect
ric, Lucknow Fruit Market, Um-
bach's Drug ' Store, Silverwood
,Dairies,' Porter' Septic Tanks; Ted
Collyer, John Pollock, Don Don-
aldson,
on-aldson, John W. Hanna.
Merchandise donations were'
received from Watts Feeds, Cha
p-
man's Store Whitechurch,: Mont,-
gornerys Motors, Lucknow Co-op,'
Wm. Murdie and. Son,' Wm, Tout • ,
Kincardine, Rathwell Shoe Store„.
Sanderson ' Ladies and . Men's,
*ear, Treleaven Milling,• Wm.
K'irechtel'" and Son, '
ise, a . china tray,
donated by William Schmid Was
John Currie of
Won . by
Wingham