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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-08-27, Page 1Bill Walden Gets Nomination In Huron-Bruce Riding William Walden of Wingham will represent the Progressive Conservative party in Huron-Bruce riding in the. September 18 provincial .election. The retired transport company owner was nominated in Kincardine on Thurs- day night of last week. Dr. Ga0 Gurbin,' a Kincardine physician, was also nominated, but declined. • . It will be Mr. Walden's first bid for provincial office. At dissolution the seat was held by Liberal Murray Gaunt, also of Wingharn. , Mr. Walden, 'S1, was born in. Kincardine and, after service in the RCAF 'during the Second World War, moved to Ripley and then to Wingham following the establish- ment 'of Walden Transport Ltd. - Eric Winkler, cabinet minister and candidate for the neighbouring Grey riding told the meeting that people should not be surprised at the 32 years of Conservative supremacy in Ontario. He' said' successive successful terms for the province and successful leaders are reasons they have been repeatedly returned. Mr. VVinkler charged Liberal leader Robert Nixon with making irresponsible and unfillable fiscal promises. "If;, in this riding,, you want the service the riding deserves, get BHT ' Walden in; and we'll bring that service to you," he said. Bob and Campbell Streets in Lucknow -was washed out early Sunday Morning by the fast running, high waters in the stream whichi runs past the front of the public school and the.Fesidence of Gordon Maize. 51/2 ' of rain fell overnight. The small bridge at the corner of BRIDGE WASHED OUT .1! EL $8.00 A Year In Advance — $2.00 Extra To U.S.A. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1975 ' Single Copy 2k 24 Pages Lucknow Designated For Assistance In Establishing Dentist Here Gaunt. Named As Huron-Bruce liberakCandidati Huron-Bruce Liberals on Mon- day night nominated Murray Gaunt as their candidate in' the forthcom- ing provincial election. The nomination • meeting was held at tht Wingham Town Hall. The 40-year-old Mr. Gaunt is a native of West Wawanosh and now a Wingham resident. Mr. Gaunt first won the riding for the Liberals in 1962 in a by-election. He ha since won three consecutive general elec- tions, last time, by a large majority of 8618 votes over, his nearest' competitor. Mr. Gaunt, the Liberal party's agriculture critic in the legislature, rapped the Davis government's failure, to bring inflationary, spend- ing under control and said the government is "fueling inflation, not fighting it." He said the Liberals would cut spending , drastically and trim the fat in government bureaucracy.. "This province cannot afford Bill Davis any longer," he said. Speaker at Monday's nomination meeting. was Jack Riddell, Liberal member for Huron Riding. The Conservatives last week nominated Bill Walden of Wing: ham as their candidate in. Huron- Bruce.. The .NDP has yet to announce whether or not they.will contest the 'ding. New Operators M. and R. Mayfair Restaurant in Lucknow, operated for the. past 1% years by ,Mrs. Mabel -Whitby and Mrs:-Noreen Pritchard of Lucknow, will have new proprietors effective ext week. • The new operators will 'be Mrs. at Grazier and her daughter Vicki f Holyrood. The restaurant continues to be leased from 'the ormer operators, Al and Gladys. amilton. Mabel Whitby and Noreen ritchard will leave for Hawaii for a two week trip on the 12th of September. JOAN FERGUSON Joan Ferguson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ferguson, R. R. 4 Ripley, graduated from Stratford Nursing Division on July 26. Convocation was held at Kitch- ener-Waterloo Auditorium, follow- ed by a graduation party at the home of her parents. ,Joan has accepted a position Red Deer, Alberta. Jack AilthiSon. Lotet Large Huron BOO By ffri • A large- barn oir-the farm of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Aitchison 'of Huron Township was completely destroy- ed by fire about 1 p.m. on Tuesday of last week. Jack had gone to the barn to unload some baled straw when fire was noticed in the upper portion of the structure. In a matter of minutes the roof was on fire and the blaze was beyond control. Lost in the blaze Was the season's crop 'of hay, all their grain as well as 38 head of cattle. Lost also was machinery ,including a hay ••elevator, grain auger, tractor and cooling unit for milk. The bulk milk tank was saved.. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 The Honourable ,Eric Winter, chairman of the Ontario. Manage- ment Board, assisted Mr. Joynt in his efforts to have Lucknow designated under the provincial plan. ' In a letter received on Monday, It. E. Feasby, Senior Dental Consultant, Health Promotion Branch, advised Reeve Joynt and the village that Lucknow had been designated and that this informa- tion would be made known to final year dental students interested in finding practice locations. on Sunday morning. A number of culverts, roadways , and small bridges were washed out by the totreptial rain. One of the most serious was the Bob Street bridge at the corner of Bob and Campbell in the village, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. Two serious fire losses in this area were the result of the severe electrical and rain storm which hit the community on Saturday night and. early Sunday morning. The storm started early Saturday night and about 10.30 p.m., during a torrential rain storm; lightning struck the barn of Derk Logtenberg on the 6th concession of Ashfield Township. Mr.' and Mrs. Logtenberg were Amberley Beach Hit By Vandals, Thieves, Prowler Cottagers' at Amberley Beach have experienced a series of thefts, vandalism and one incident of a prowler being surprised in an occupied cottage in the middle of the night. Earlier in the season an arson attempt was investigated at a cottage at Amberley. The latest episode is the tampering with several automobil- es in the early hours of Saturday morning. Unlocked cars were searched and in at least one, there was an attempt to steal it. -A pair of, water skiis was stolen from another car. Earlier in the year gas was stolen from several boat house supply tanks. Cottagers in the Amberley area, to this point at ease at their summer retreats are taking more precautions with this recent crim- inal activity. Police have been investigating the incidents. out for the evening and it was their sons Jerry 16 and Siinon 12 who noticed smoke coming from the barn. They turned off the hydro to the barn and summoned the Lucknow Fire Department and notified their parents who were at the Saltford Hall at the time. •The fire was beyond control when the Fire Department arrived. It was raining so , hard at the time that firemen experienced difficulty in just seeing to drive to the fire. The fire truck and new tanker truck were used to protect 'adjacent buildings. The Logtenbergs lost about 28 calVes in the fire as well as their season's hay crop, straw and all, the milking equipment. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 Compile 33,725 Voters In Riding Of Huron-Bruce George McCutcheon of Brussels is the returning officer for the riding of Huron-Bruce in the forthcoming provincial election. 300 enumerators completed the listing of voters in the riding working from Wednesday to Satur- day of last week. Mr. McCutcheon held, schools of instruction ,for the enumerator's and 299' of the 300 attended. 33,725 names, were compiled for the voters lists which are this week in the hands of the printers. Mr. McCutcheon has his return- ing office set up in his home at Brussels. Graduate Nurse Reeve Joynt LAnnouncel Monday of rain fell on this community from mid. day SatUrday until Sunday morning creating mid summer flood conditions unheard of in recent years. Rivers ran high from the torrential rain, which fell through the night, accompanied b severe ,electrical storms*. Baseinents in low areas near the river, and in other areas in parts of town which are considered high and dry, were flooded by the overnight• downpour and surface run-off. Many village and area residents were up all night pumping and baling water from cellars and baSements. Some people, with valuables stored on basement, floors, experienced ancial losses. The Lucknow Fire Department, up all night fighting two fires in, the adjacent rural area, received many calls for assistance froin 'those needing their basements pumped George W. 'Joynt, Reeve of the village of Lucknow, announced to the Sentinel 'Monday that the village of Lucknow has been designated •as an, underserviced area for dentistry by the Ontario Ministry of Health. As such, the village becomes eligible for 'financial assistance from. the Ministry which would go towards the salary and equipment of establishing a dentist in Luck- now in h newly established Health Centre. 511/2" Of Rain Fell Overnight Saturday Creating Flood Conditions In The Area, Basements Flooded, Roads Washed Out Lightning Cause Of Two Serious Fires On Weekend