The Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-08-29, Page 1$3.00 A'Year In Advance x,1.00 Extra, To :1./.8.:A,
LUCKNOW',, ()NT
George IcCutcheon. Conservutive ChOkc•.
As To Late•Buttessor John: Wo Hanna:
George McCutcheon,' .39 -year, nominated in thefp1Lowri ox -
g
old Brussels garage operator and der; George: •Joynt . by Steve.
• the present waarden of •Huron. Stothers, George . Mc•Cuftcheon by
County,,was .elected Progressive- Don • Wilson arid P;, E. McKi.n-
Conservative 'candidate for the ney by 'John '.Brent, MT. 1Vic'Kiin=
provincial • • riding of Huron•- ney withdrew his name after
Bruce at a nominating--conven- an.' interest -arousing , speed •
t an�an�tF'riday even ng ir =Wing-- In hYis—acceptance'-"speech, 1Vfr.
ha/P.. �. McCutcheon expressed his deep-
Mr..,McCu•tcheon will• contest est thanks 'for the ,confidence. It'
tl'ie'pravincial byelection setbfor is only a start ' though, he said,
Thursday, October ..4th.. and there is ,nothing more im-
- Despite a hot and humid night; portant •than to win . and keep
• a standing -room -only crowd of alive the 'name .of . John Hanna,
IMO persons filled. the hall, to whom highest tribute was paid
George W. Jeynt.. of LLuaknow ,by every speaker and on many
was the "dark- horse", ,Candidate occasions during the . evening,
who let his name stand at the Pledge 100% Support
"eleventh hour," when he learn- Mr. Joymt who 'stated he had'.
ed that R. E. McKinney would not :solicited: the suipport,of .any of
not contest the. nomination..The the delegates, made a'rpolicy pro-
;official count an the single hal r4ouncement speech which, won `
lot was not announeed'. lir some votes.
There., were . three • candidates (Continued 'on page 11)
2nd
V.accine. ()rillr. Adult
Plan .
TurnoutAt. 1st Clinic Discippointing
ed as soon as final organizational
'arrangements are made.
In 'the' twenty-three., adult
Poliomyelitis Clinics' held this
.past June throughout Bruce.
County, when the oral .:(Salbin)'
vaccine was used for the first
time, the tctal ' attendance was
12,979. A. ` breakdown of these.
figures'indicate-°'`that 3,327 were
infants, pre-school or of scahool.
age and the remainder,' 9;652,
or; about 48%. of the adults `at-
tended. It had been hdiped that
this latter figure -would be' much
higher, according :.to D. R. Allen,
M.D.', Director and M.O,H. .''of
;the Bruce" County Health, Unit:
It is planned ` tohave the Se-
cond. cliriac . in the latter :.part
of September: All,' who attended
the first clinic, are urged to re-
turn, and receive their .:.:secori?d
dose of' the . oral " vaccine: ' Those
adults, . Who could. not or did
not attend 'the. first ..clinic can
receive their first dose..; 'at this
Mine.' .
The time arid place for the
next clinic . to be held in . the
'various centres will, be publish,,,
Start.. Work. On
School ` Additiofl
Preli nary ` work has 'started
on the coristruction oaf the addi-
tion : to , the LucknoDistrict
High School.
:Sixteen•, weeks hies been' set.
,as, the Objective in. Which to
complete the work; unless some-
thing uniforseen ariiseis. .If .; this
schedule Can.: be adhered ."to it
will . mean the addition Will be
in readiness for the New Year
tern. ' : .
The ' High -School Board held,
a special Meting.' ; on 1Vl:ont ay
evening with the. contractor, Mr.
Berton ' Urquhart of Kincardine.
and Mr. M. ;Allison of the firm
of 'Allison and Salter architects.
The contract • was ,forrnailly
signed on `Monday evening.
Sentjnel Was Cited For Service ' To
Community In Canadian Competition
For service ".beyond the: nor-
mal call of duty,"• : in the > words
•af, the ' judge, 'the "Lueknow.
$Sentinel ' was •awarded ..second
place in • the 1962:'. Canadian
'Weekly Newspapers Associatdon,
COMenjunity Service Competition,
The corripetition was open to
any' weekly newspaper; in Can-
ada, regardless of size of town
or circulation. of the 'paper. First
'Prize was awarded to the.
' Deli.
•oraine Times and Star, `Delorainee,
Manitoba tor the second sueces-.
Sive Year;. The Sentinel. was
second place and third prize' was
given to the Powell River .News,
Pdwell diver,
The :Sentinel was.. judged on
their contribution to . thocal
'campaign to raise $20,000 for the.
installation of artificial ice in
Lucknow. Taak
en into consider-
ation tvas the,
extent --of editorial
sand news, coverage,features,
tires pirt
and the fact that other
ieWskiaaper resources were ut l
ized, The Sentinel
ne'1 has to now •
e ntributedd.b
abut.1000 inches of
'pu'blicity, to the :Campaign. •If
t had been .,purchased �at a
nominal rate it Would have cost
the iqe cdrin i ttte
e over x500.
'Phe sole revenue received len ad-
vertising .. the campaign . was
from tub .ads= Valued
7`he , • at $r11.2Q.
.• iu•diges had the fello�v'ving
comanent . in 'placing The Sen-
tinel. .'in` : second ,Place. "Thie
•Lucknow Sentinel supported a
service club campaign, to raise
$20,000' (in` 'a' ;community ' of
:1000) for an artificial' ice-
The
ce T.he campaign made their Ob-
jective in six 'months. Over this
period the', paper •ran . only one
editorial but • 'gave weekly' news
'coaverage • to the campaign. The
Sentinel'. editors stimulated .'a-
le:tter=writing' program in which
residents and,. former .residents
kept sparking' interest with coni-
mens ggiven front page ,coverage.
The • appeal letters ' sent .out by'
the committee 'were' formulated
and Written by. the newspaper.
Since rio': • other fund -."raising ,ef-
'orts were, undertaken except
newspaper publicity, correspond-
ence and the service club can-'
vass, the' paper undoubtedly* was
primarily '.responsible ' for . the
success.''' •
'The artificial:ice fund was
tiated with a Lions 'Club "nest
egg of $876.00 a Centennial
Committee pledge of $1,860, be-.
fore' the campaign properly got
un.deiiway: ,
A' framed :certificate .of Merit
was presented to the Sentinel at
'a luncheon at :Winnipeg coniven-
a,.
tion on Wedesday of lastwek,e
WEDNESDAY,. AUG. 29th, 1902
KINDERGARTEN 'WILL
NOT .OPEN FOR, 2 WEEKS,
Kindergarten classes at the
Lucknow Public School will
not :commence, until. Monday,
$'eptemaber . 17th, according to
'a decision , of the 'Public
School, Board, with the ap-
proval .of the Inspecator..
The teacher, ;Mrs. Helen
IIalil .` valeschi from an -7,
operation, and it. was, consid .
ered adviseaable to delay the'
o+pening, rather . than com-
,• sn,, nee classes" with a supply
teacher.' ,
FIRE RAZED .LOCAL MILLI
Treleaven's Mill, Luck-
now'soldest industry, was
destroyed by fire, discover-
ed 'about •1:00 a.n' Wednes-
day. Story.. on . page . 2.'
Has New Role:. In
Fair .Show Rings
An exhibitor, of horses for
anany ' years, ,. Elamo Pritchard has
adopted, a, new role':in'`the show
ring ;that •f horse fudge
Elmo. has' judged at// two fairs
to date and h'as ten more booked'
atpresent,.He • ent .:to Dresden
, w
last' 'week and goes: to Seaforth
in
September. •
It" wags Elino';s uncle, the late
•Peter Watson, who,; firrst. ,inter-
ested hill in showing, and Elmo,
had :his first team at a fair when
a. lad of 14...•
He's shown a ' lot of : horses since
then, ,getting. ` into 'it seriously
back in 1936. After a brief lapse,
he: took to; the ring, again in •1044
and became a "professional" ex-
hibitor wihio travelled' widely to
many fairs, . and • captured many
prizes: •
Two years ago he., sold his
team harness. and wagon : and
gave up: the; : ringbut only
briefly for"new now he's iri it again
in the capacity• • of judge
vandal:Batters
Truck Windshield
A ' brief orgy of; • smashing
glass in motorvehicles occurred
locally• in the early hours •of last
Thrursdaay Morning,'
A. truck .owned by Jack Ken-
nedy, :contractor; : of Stratford,.
who is engaged •in Bell telephone
work;where leaad'ing up ; to the
•
dial switchover., suffered the.
most ' extensive 'dam'age. •
•. It appeared• as if a baseball bat
in
1
Single Copy 10c 12. Pages
ron-Bruce
Uberuls. Selecied: Murray Gi unI As
Candidate In Sweeping Win; 5 Stood.
Marr ay *Gaunt, son of Mr. & 'course at O.AC., :Guelph, and it
Mrs, ,Andrew Gaunt • of West was while working with his dad.
Wawanosh , Township and pre- on, the farm in 1959 that he•
sent'1y'assistant farm . department' celived_the: opportunity of work.-
.editor at CK'NX 'I1V and Radio, mg Wath ,OKNX, Three years ago
W;inghaum, : will -represent the Li- next October he startod_iri_
i eral• art as -their" carididaitee in work. 'Noway was active. as a
P Y
the` 'forthcoming provincial. ,by- youth ; .and young man in 4-H
'election in• the riding of Huron- activityand junior ,:farmer work •
Bruce slated for October 411. both local and countywtise, the
Murray's . success over. four 'highlight . of which was the Win -
other c
nrinotherc. andidates came on . ,the ring.. of the Queen's Gu.ineras at.
seco:id ballot which gave • linin the Royal Winter Fair in 1965.
anoverall majority over the The meeting was opened by
other three men who survived . George Inglis, Belnnore, president,
the first ballot. The nominating of the Hu,ron,Bruce:Liberal. As--
conventiion was held in the. Wihig- sociation,- and chair, d by Bruce
'ham Town,. Hall on Monday ev, Powe,'; executive director of the
ening with a "standing. room Ontario Liberal "Association,
only" attendanice, • estimated . by Who, arts as a 'party. organizer
'seine at . about • 600.' ` Honourable throughout the province.William
John Winterineyer, leader oaf the Porteous' of ' Lucknow, secretary
Liberal party . of Ontario, ::'was of the association, acted in that
the principal . sapeaker. capacity:. He:reported 310 re-
- The successful/candidate, who gistered,delegates, at • the meet-.
is 27 • year's of .age, attended : St ing . Herb :Kuntz of Formosa was
Helen's piaiblic school' and Wing- appointed returning officer jar
ham Distriilct High School before • the vote with Donald ' Blue of
abeco.miing associated With his fa- Ripley as, one of his four ` depu- /
tiher, Andrew Gaunt • in their ties . 'Platform guests. included,
farming 'operation. _ Murray grad- .Hugh Hill;. Goder oh,' • Rae 'Wat-
uated from the two year. diploma'„ (Continued' .on page. 11)•
BIDS:: WILL. DETERMINE.
SCHOOL DEBENTURE RATE
The .rate of 61/4% on ' the,: de-
benture issue to finance the ad
:dition.' to • the ` Luck/low D'istrict:
High: School, •is only a tentative•.
figure .used in making applica-
tion to the ,Municipal, Board for
permission to issue, debentures.
When this authority is receiv-
ed bids are invited on. the =issue.
.which determine the rate 'and the
par value. of ;. the • debentures.
Open bids 'have . been' incited
from investment' companies, and
Will: be dealt with at the regular
meeting of : gCourail :next Tues
days ,
SiudntsCn Buy4
Swap Text Books
Students at "Irucknow District
High School, Who haven't ' al-
ready. done so, can buy, ` sell or
aswaIp• tent books 'on tlhe' opening'
days df school, next . week.'
r
Principal •B. B. Howlett• points
out : that the only new, book 're-
quired is Grade 10 Science, •
When ;the' used books exchange
is. finalized, new ':' books will be
ordered . 'through the school 'to
fill any. •
shortages."
McKie $100 Gik
To The lce Fund '
•eal.lers in town tihe:.first of .the.
Week were `' ,:Mr: and Mrs. . Jim
iMacCalk m of St Clair .Shores;
M chiganr
Jim is ' an ardent .: yaachtsaman
arid he • and his 'wife. have ` been
sapending, a few, weeks .`on their
cabin r erdiser ...On Lake Huron,.
The noritherly end ',of{ the lake :&
the .Georgian . Bay area,' are .fav-•
orlte waters and- •=piie-'turesque:'
sceanery.
Jim "dropped in to renew ::his
Sentinel subscriptionand then
quite, casually laid down' $10:0:
for the Artiifitial . .Ice .Fund, be-
fore the almost Unbelieving eyes
of the senior: PuibliSher,'.
Jim' recalls Marty good''times
as a youth, in Lucrknow,' and ha .
recommends • that when thte arti
:f icial - free •job is completed that
we start : on a svvi r ming pool.
Jim is theson of the late • eav .
R
and Mrs. Robert, lyfacCaa,lllum,
11is father was the, beloved man-
aster : ;of Luek+now .Presbyterian
Church from 1917 until; ` 1925,
when. he •died, uriexipectedly aifter
a brief illness: '
.7
orseme suCh�. • , t
ob�ec which could Council,Plans .12,000 Road,Sidewalks
/
used :tic batter, and shatter. the. '
truck's wifidshielad. The . glass in
Project, _. 'And ' ' _000 Water Debenture
the door . • on the ' driver .s side •
was similarly mashed in. The' Viillagie: Oouncil at a spec- years:;,
The truck Was parked 'on the iaal meeting.`on Monday` evening
finalized• plans for two projects
and , gave the covering' by-laws
first 'and second readings. ;in " or-,
der to request approval from. the
1MUnicipal Board: for the. issuing
of dietbentures. •
Council proposes a•, schedule of
work, on roads and sidewa.l:ks at
ori estimated cost of . $9,410 -on
which ' th+ere : is a' 50% subsidy,
reducing the• Village., share to
.$4,70,54,- Bridge an,d culvert "esti-
Mates
are for .$9,006 on which
there is. an 8Q% subsidy, reduc-
ing the Village portion to $1,800.
On residen:tiail streets' new .con-
crete Sidewalks, and asphalt ap-
proaches are planned for at an
estimated cost of $6,500 under
loyal. improvements. $777,00 IS al-
lowed for contingencies which
makes a total of $12.060 which
will' be debentured- aver ten
vacant lot at the rear of Mason
and Cook' Central Garage: Park-
ed nearby• was a .car owned by
A.rohie Aitchison which had been •
in for repairs, -and had been run
out of the garage, to make room
for other vehicles.
One of the windows of this car
was ,ciclb'bered with a, shattering
iblow which, drove a hole through
the . `shatterkp'roof"' glass. .'
Acrossthe street and a short
distance to the north, sat • Omar
Brooks new international truck.
I,t escape's the glass ; damage, but •
one win dshield wiper was 'rip-
aped .off and the other was twist
ed :into uselessn*ess.
A•:tluantity orf g•aaoline was be-
lieved' to have been, stolen from
the garage's.. underground tank.'
Provincial Police` and Cdr sta-
ble .Alex *lens ,investigate:d,
•
•
•
•
• Waterworks Prograhi .
i•. Faaced•wiith the urgencyof re-
placing ..the motor in the No, 1
waterworks purnphouse Council
has' purchased an auxiliary' stand-
j by engine alt' a cost of $5070,.: Re=
pairs to the stand•
pipe are ''esti
:mated at $600; painting . of .. the
standpipe, $1075; rerpairs, to
standlpipe base and contingencies
$35.5. Th•eseitems:. total $7.000.
whith will also be, financed by a
debenture issue,
Approve Firemen's ,Fee
Council . approved • the 'revised
.rate of pay for firemen attend-
ing' rural' fires: They will receive
$300 for the 'first hour and $2.00
for subsequent ;hours on a" hall, �.
Fire 'Chief ief George Whitoy Who
previously has shared equally
in
'the firemen's municipal!. a1loww
'canoe wi11 now receive, $15.0 per
arunui' adidi,tion•al.