The Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-08-22, Page 1$3,00 A Year In Advance $1.00 Extra To 'U;S.A..
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO'WEDNESDAY, AUG, 2 d, 1962'
Single `'Copy 1.0c
12. Pages
t4oLack Of Candidates As Both ptc. And
Reeves Approve C�rnmur,ity: Shed
LiheraIs:Call Huron -Bruce
uron-Bruce Convent.o
ns
The Provincial riding of Hu-
ion -Bruce ' is a hive of political
activity, with,.,, two nominating
conventions. slatedthree days.
apart.
The riding: has been unrepre-
sented in the Ontario 'Legisla
ture since the 'sudden death on
March 23rd of.the late John W.
Hanna, who. had kept the con,=:
•stituency 'in .the Progressive=
Cor s'eryative fold for, nineteen
years since first elected in 1943.
ldicatrons that:• a b e cion is
in the' .offing has spurred• botlh'.
partiesto call • ..conventions. The
;election seems certain in. Octo-
ber, er, but as yet :no definite' date
has..been puibli�ely announced.
/
• The ; Huron-Br.,uce `Li►bera1 As.„
sociation 'Made the first 'public
move by. .Calling a nominating.
convention in Wingharn on Mon-
day, August '2�7'th: at 8:,30 o'clock..
The Progressive-Conse,rvhative
Association has called their con-
vention for Friday night of this
week in, \gingham Town. Hall. at
"8:30. .
Huron Warden In Field
George' McCui1x heon • of`: Brus-'
sels, present warden. of Huron'
County, -has stated his intentions.
of contesting the nomination:- R.
E. McKinney of Wingharia; is also
said to be interested. Among
others r whose names keeping
"cropping up" are George Joynt
of. Lucknow and: DeWitt Miller
Of . Wingham.':. Barry , Wenger •.a •
Wirigham' announced some Unite
ago that he would, not stand.
Chief speaker on Friday ev-
ening 'will" he Hon Wm' Stewart,
Minister, of Agriculture •
..In .addition to the • candidates;'
here„wjl.�bew� such dignitaries
ca•lle.d .on as Hon. Charles Mac
Naughton', Minister Without Port-
folio; Fred Edwards, •M°P,P.'; El
don Cardiff, M.P.;A. E. Robin
son; M.P. 'Marvin Howe,, M.P.;
Eric Winkler; M.P.. •
Murray 'Gaunt .Standing
Next Monday, night, when' the
Liberals nominate there could be.
a. half dozen.names ,presented to }}
l
the convention. ,
Murray Gaunt, 27 -year-old as- ,
sistant •farm ; editor :, at CKNX
Chas definitely announced that he
will contest the '•n'ornination: As
a native of West • Waw•anosh his
candidacy' adds local interest to
the "nomination.
George Inglis,. 'Carrick Town-
ship farmer, and currently pre-
• (Continued' .on Page. 12)
local: Sanctuary
For. Mallard Ducks
•
The pond on ' Vernon. Hunter's.
ifarm' just, east of •Lucknow has
become 'a .self -chosen : sanctuary
.for Mallard wild • duckis.
• •Several 'settings .. have hatched
there this year, ..and- as : many : gas
thirty .:young. .,ducks• • :.have •; .been.
counted. ••
The Hunters.'::have commenced
feeding ;the birds, "sand to try to
'protect them. from. some "trigger-
happy" nimrods, :have. • posted:
their. ifarm• with ,no trespassing
signs. ,•
The •Ibirda .migration • this • fall
will be . Watched with interest,
and there will be equal. :interest
next • spxj&ig..,'tosee-�if--nstmct
brings any of : these ,flocks back
to their,local sanctuary.
''To` older farmer residents the
Hunter ,farm is •'the• 'fernier' gGeo:
Greer farm; ,and the pond '.skirts:
Highway` 86: To many older re-
sidents. this pond is remembered
as providing,many, ,iceharvests
before :the •• age of refrigeration
outmoded the aid ice, house
`which was a.: requisite of restaiz-
rants, butcher; .shops etc •
•
Were.59:Ycs :
arried Sunday.
'Mr. and :Mrs. ' Sam Sherwood
of. town ::abservect their 59th wed=
ding anniversary • on Sunday',
August 19,th.
• They _ •were , married ,' at the:
home of Mrs. .Sherwood's' uncle,
Nathaniel: Saunders of ;Ashhfield
by Rev. Charles. M. Rutlieriford
of ;