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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-01-05, Page 1•-• $2,50 A Y i Advan : 1. ... , .. ' ItNty!I''To: U,S,A,. ,. orrER BASIC tNOLU$U AND MOMS NULIUNG COURSES . The ` Lucknow., Distilet High Sehool. Board is Offering' Wight class courses in, .basic' ilish' for New Carnadans, and in home nursing for anyone` desiring to take it. There •is' rio fee for. the .English course, •>aixt A,40,•00 fee is charged • for, home, nursing. • The`rium,ber;of applications" re-, eel ved '"Nri 11 determine whether or nut`'the courses; will be -proceeded with, :Anyone . Wishing to attend either of „these elasses'should Ori - roll at 'once. with•;Mr. PP. • W. Hoag, principal, so that the coursescan be-..commence;i.., .this_ month. Hamilton McL�or� 141,10.0=0. ONTARIO WEriNESpAY OPERA or1NNECESSARY, MIX SOON BE ROME. . There is good /news. from Tor. onto abd'tit Mrs,. Garnet Hender- son's ciinditiort,, and it is expected that she will beable to retur. home • in. a few d, •s. • n Mrs; Henderson; formerly Eve- 'Iy-z Taylor; entered Toronto Gen - erg HOsPital the day:after Christ imas expecting to undergo a ser rpus. operation;, • ;However, the the cause •. trouble• -,_was- discovere ' of the swellin g : 'behind to be:' a nd the ear that was creating., pressure on a nerve. Draining ,of this.,swelling correct- ed' the. condition, 'and eliinina y the. necessity - �' . of surgery, .. etc Reeve, CQuncjJJors Lucknow . had an interestoing' election on Monday, that brought' out a big vote, 'and, a decisive ex- pression, of • the ratepayers ' in ,choosing .the 1955,; reeve and council. ' TREACHEROUS. ROADS. `.' • New Year's weekend saw; coon- try..'.roals: ,turned into, a sheet of ice that made motor* travel It w h firsttreacherous arid. hair. raisin at WAS t e such, vote. since times. . . _ . g • 1949:, ,A total of 494''ballots were '. Snpw'artd ice had•becamepack- Cast. The total' eligible ♦ Voters both,,,'y rea#dent arid ' noin-re�tde,�i� �'d, on touiirtry, Toads and a heavy rain on New Year's'aftern . is 637, which points up the. good lowe. by' e • oon tot - 4,. `.jab the . candidate's... did in "get- :d a freezing. 'teri'tparatusre , , .. glazed. the brig out the vote.. ' roads. To keep'.. atoll 'the crest�.of;the., load Reeve -elect is load, b alone' Alex, W. H.ern;ih climbing hills, was'.:a job in it= ton, who Was_ swept into -e : self;' . and 'traffic .on S -.with-..a_--204-vote•-i jority--over'' Monday o Sunda •a. Ree a 5tua�C` Y-on-these--roads-was v . • E. Robes on.. Alex to a. Crackle... ,. , Marteod ' , ho served. on the and school : bus cervine • ``' Soaxd; last e rrural ;/nail ��•delxvery gn .Mon-• ' a, was'' re-elected day. was. lir t at the head` f'; the ;poll : w�i �l' a r tailed to+:. some. however, eigree.- Main ' highways; • howe e : count Of 368.W.. C. Attrdge, • a ,were v r, '•• resident of townfor %ut�'a� � ,generally,, bare, sow' -that couple. home -going New- Year's :visitors of:years, ran second, just twenty- weren't': - two votes behind.: 'seriously affec�ed.:�by AttridgeMr..had- five years' mune icipal `service ' in: , Coderich as councillor and. reeve. • REV.. .AU1..4H LEAVE ,NET WEEK. The':congregation of South Kin- loss • and Kinlough•' Presbyterian Churches are to lose their pastor,' Rev,..0: S. Raulch, who :has ac- cepted a 'call to :the Campbell-. vide ,and Nassagaweya charge in the Guelph' Presbytery,, ' .! •Re..v, Bau.lch's . acceptance the call .became official • on Tues- day • Whet' it .was. dealt' with by Huron -.Maitland. Presbytery. terrilinates• his pastorate • here next Wednesday, January ,12th. Rev. Bauleh will :• preach, his farewell services this Sunday, at South Kinloss at .11 a.m. and at Kinlough at 2.30, when lis'.•con gregations will 'bid ,him • a regret- ful adiet sifter •a very secessful 5M' . , yearinihistry.. here. .11e -suc- ceeded Rev. Airgiis Sinith: . Rev, J. • R. MacDonald of Ash- field and: Ripley.has been pointed interim Moderator •. dur- ing the `vacancy. POLIO : PA NTS . HOMR �II'." FOR IRA AX. SEASON-. . • Mr. GlenCampbell 'returned to Victoria Hospital the first of . the week after a ten-day holiday visit at, his,: home at Belfast Glen'' was stricken with polio • i � n. October, .and suffered paralysis of° the legs.' He. is receiving ;water and :mass-• age treatment..in an effort to `re store the use of .his limbs. nd Young ' Barry.:'Mena } ry, . son --of -cut- Mr- and- Mr-s:-.Cliffor-d. Menai is -also home from the. ; :hospital, .b,;.. hut,. we ,understand, will return; .for :;further treatment: iarry.:,was also a .polio. victi later' in the , year. ,u. . . . • , Y' . i but the rav- ages i of the dsease were . not nearly so severe as Gienn' s. Bar- ry • has a throat weakness for: which , he' has been', receiving' 'rert';edial treatment. b'.• -Tied for ••the :other,, two seats. on the Board:Were were Virden Mow -ti... :-' bray ...and .George ,. Juynt, two :The : 1954 'Ratepayers! annu Hill neighbors' who- ll- •.school irieeting for • R,C. S.S. N •ed: 289 votes each.Virden has' 2, Ashfield,.` was held •Wednesd sere d -for 2//a -. i._.. .morning,-: December : 29th• :at- ° � years asp eounciL- g• 10, `]or; succeeding S. E. Robe : : 'at , the ;school• The.: Jiev. when he assumed the .:: r hip. ,vat;: Vyr,rkt acted i'eev�eship, as chairma It was George ,do tit's The. followin '.. " are' .- Y first bidegthe trusts for office• •- lected fore the coming.';year, Ea 4 the twoee'candidates,- .Drennan,' Michael'Foley - areveship doh. 'Kee d G veterans in • the intuicipa• Valid. 'Joseph' -OKeefe: w ':field, both having•served; elected secretary.- 'ease • '''' Board'over'two rved on the' . decades ago.' Mr.-. --- :.•.. Hamilton was', reeve in'1934- " ;.:memo .correct.... 35, •if KINTAIL 'COUPLE WIN...• : - ' Memory is ., .. TRIP TO ME Mr. Hamilton retired from '.:the ' ---� • . C.N.R. ".dais •fall ', a �•.. ` . ,: ��• ° , fter .forty Y'eairs': ' •Mr,.and Mrs. Wm.' MacDonald • service.• With time now• to .d ` of to municipal. affairs, ` • : evote Krntail '.:are, looking forward s, and strung. to' an „all -expenses- aid t tri' ,1Y..4rposed to what he 'Claims . . rY. p to ;inequalities innew, are: "lVfexico in February ., . •. the ` new 'assess- 'They won 'the tri -=ixletit a este p bY' captor-' Y m, • he•-decided•Lto. again ng first ig.ra d•-�'- rize.�i-ti�.a..c enter: the P ontest. political arena, with. open, ,.to• . all :M l "this contentious maarY appliance Of . matter as one dealers in •Canada. the •mai'n planks .in his election The 10-, ay free eahapai .. � n d y ,tee trip for' t"wo: ,gn - ;includes._.a.round- ti o zri n , R:•.� ,K int.. Robertson:'.was •pressed"'tail .t'o Mexico Gi-ty--and--Acapulco. bback. into • 'muni P c �n ] air pal se Y a •trip to Pet,�Ia V ultirig from t Lair he departure of.est, ``'hotel . ac,comodation-• anti --..an Downs, ,to •' •, see historical int SEPARATE •SCHOOL APPOINTS TRUSTEE ual• o.' ay 00 a n.;. es' ri- Go as fillfa Mid -year!. rui�ee p., , era __cauneal.tvacart Cruex, and other points of • inter - res c3' _- y owns , erid in July Of. 1052 4 -assumed _the'- reeve .: upon the death esduties McNab, . o f Reeve ,1; ' C. "lection'• ocial�on..:�Marida .• were returninggo H� fiicer, Cleric E. • •" e'�'' deputy'' rs • ,, returning .of- Miss Antoinette Dalton'of . :sl • flee sub d�ivisio � ... .. Fred Jacksob field :is. doing army recre 'tionai Philip ' Stewart, • • • M s' Purves' poll. clerks, Mrs: • Eva service work . in Korea: ,She Quaige •P•icit : with' the Spec al,: Service Sect i Mrs, Files d 'Webster` : ' and o enin' ,u recreational n Purves 1? g p �iirz. TVtather , . constables, �,alobsM�For service �men;•irI th`e de- s. .l3 er t .W ad r A J. rmsti:orig y r militarized zone separatng. North T. and •Scut orea . • - he . h �``` , vote .b y poll 10th follows, ng :sttbydxvis HINGSMIDGE OfSTRICT • C'e'Ye. • 1.-Legjion, ge-Muriicipat 3—Town / - 4. • Hall Office Hall ; `Total' Robertson,. StuartE f°ahcilloi.� " . , .firsfour.. el t ected7 ':.: _ .. MacLeod,i.t.h. Alex, „ lexn'Yr ,,.,.. .•#.Y..:YY.M+.i.i.)i. a.. l, i`4 5Attii(ge,W. 101 .,. • . coStht'__'MGoige..... 87'° }oYray••,Virden "',r . .81.”bsterf •1ohnstone,Clare .,24'#,, ch]e' ,�{ 40 • ••Ivy` io0 :. • 1.45 5'4 14 142 13$ ' • 3E18 145: ' • 346 • ''w 2890. 240 .46 66, 125 • 128 °,39 • 50 • T: :FORGOTTEN : BAKER HOME. Mr 'and Mr ` ._ s E. V Baker; staff and, patients wish to thank , Mr, and •Mrs. Kenneth, Mi rdie, Miss Elizabeth. Murdie, St. Mary's Church, Zion W.A, Management gement,' and ':Staff. of Lucknow Fruit Mar- ket, • Joe MacMilIan, Lucknow United Church W.A., Silverwood Dairies :and : the •Red Cross Svc - iety,.•for. boxes, treats and'reinem bbr`ances ' sent thein. at Christmas time. , Miss Thompson. had„.the •. L' tittle Lights Branch of> the Junior Red Cross:sing carols and bring' treat ;for a11-= the. patients: •,The_ Unit a ed .Church. and Presbyterian Church groups sang. carols at: the. hospital Misses'Atinie andy .Je e, ._-_ ssi Mac•` Kay made quilt „tops for seven quilts. " These were given to sevx, eral or �' lining . - ganizations: which bought lr lining and'batting and; quil:te ;AM 5th; 1955 ELECTED - TO .REEVESHIP TJN ' P,A�GF„i; •IcLosI NG THEATRE :MONTH! OF • Present prospects are • that The Playhouse Theatre will' close its, ,, • doors in Lucknc,w at•4ti�e eil.;l•. o$"` • • the .month„ Lack of patronage has resulted in the business, being' a. non.,profrtable venture and hence ; ' the decision: to close it. The .-theatre was established' by the, late,'Rexford Ostrander, :and ,. after: his death `;was ' taken ova): '.y. Hill Pappas, now off Toro: i t o. • ', • The-'theatr'e building was rpcu- •chased by Gordon .Mott oche .T. r and leased .too g..ir. Mrs. Jiro � Gar�Ine r. wile . operated thee • shove for: about, •,. -a• year :with her :sons, .for. ' arnd;',' .. Eugene, as projectionists At• the end of October Gordo/,, MVl:ontgornery : took over ;;:. the ;° theatre,: with Leo' Beauchamp as projeetioni.st. A new Semen; waw 1 installed and 'a 'good run of Wal Alex:' W 4 Hamilton ' was; elected 'nor Bros, icture reeve ':of. LucknOw ' on p s contracted for, Monday, ''However.,'' this "shot •in tiie "" ;, t<i ',re -Decub arm, P3'' :an office he previ-" has not' produced the busly held some:..twent ; ' x u ice. '' .. � Ycaxs ,es lts '-at :the, ticket office. y `. ago. They' Sentinel '. upon learning . that the show is to, • bee ,closed- r, `prevailed upon ;Mr. Mon • SORRY, CROWDED, OUT; _ ' ; to . let us' ' make tganian - an:aduance .an- ' ' `rt•ouricement of. the : fact. ,•We ?ae •lieve-that this comm• unity, can ill° ,• afford '.to lose any enterprise, but: it' .would.. beI? , y - Useless rto''start :cry- ing about it after the. decisie 'been, n ,ha. • This i. s not an; 'appeal °'an: behalf " Of . the' owner, but.; a 'tip. to; 'the citizens: of', h this. community: That if -"-they`;value' the fhe and ''Mils ' •, to retain it . there is ',only one answer patrojnage, and ilii mediately work had: to .be. done as'quicklyI ;- as :we . could ^ et g.. the. •Raper; off ' HARE Mc J r �' .IVIUI.LEN :•iYAS �., .the,press: , . EIG1iTY-NINE. : ,::We.. lan",to'� t ON SUh'iAX P . , belated) � • `ubl' p hese articles.. ;in•this iss' H'a] , ... ue, aril .. , i y MclViulleri; • who ' thefor' '� postppostpone the ;first 'histol merit of Past' cou .:le 'o ocuR f years •'Zas `inade h a . tonrary.:1954 :-evie-w until home. at Mr .ox]cl„ VI'rs. K is neart•:week,: : , : e . o Mr_- Nays, : observed. his $'9th birth- • da,v on Sunday,.'Januai'v 2nd. -He 1, is enjoying corn paratively - good . ., hearth Mr, : McMul',Ien operated the Mr.,,"and iVlr , ` :Ripley Planingit s, • T. J. Salkeld. re- Nlt 1„ nfor,c half.' a calved 'an across -t e -co century: hIe•:delights.'n recalling.. lien h ntirient old: , times .a d.. . g New •Years Day phone call, from .' �._ at New Years' he their ' daughter, Miss,.. was ;telling of, ;a Fire • e , Mess Mar 'area' m n s Bali sa'Ikeld, who is;; teachi � Kixiicardzne which` he'�atte' ng.: school 'attended", at Watson take, back • in "189 artd a'' a e. in the' Yukon' jai, , t.wh'i l the Territory; . a e .L31aCk Dan -Mac ° Kiri ' ' Donald of The call was ; Lloss was floor. ?rria _Put. through.,on � nager; 1 Years "Eve; -but , e •,4. _ r ception:•TA as :poor, and phone 'officials ar- 1 NO. COURSE _._ m• . . '` I _ O angel �for.'it to be repeat'ed early Sam C"o.ok turday marnin Y ;, .Gun. _ ,, son of"Mr, 'and Mt•;s..• g , vact ' was Wr . Cook. dis- ade•here, before 8 o'clock : of 'the.' +lis=• New .' tric.t,�°and -.'Harold . Cook,''s` Ye .morning, : 'w h i c h.; was. Mr. 'an�ion . of u 'd Mrs.Chris'C' ghly about :'4.00' a.m.- , in • the { .oolt of West �,.,��'Wa�i anosli,. left:, thisweep 'foci• ukojn.; gate: s. ��• . .. ' voice _ : was :.,Wes -ton to:.take a.: " he quite 'distinetl sib•-weeks'.�d]eset.. y' at that + engine course: Theboys, me...The-ternperaure there. w'a� ain rah Ome , cousbs, •hay :been>takiri�'. s' S4:.blov zero,:' d ,,. a home . v„_: study •course wh ch • s cornpletecl ' b %prat i ' . Y""'_ t cal"".work. iii Toronto A d E A Ru�s�r�� _ .. THEa • - The elemen is ;fevered' the fox � . -an WBoxin c. fury of: service; ,first _ thatg'' Dav,_.�and�••�a � big kil'1,: �m 'd f, as trus_ had been anticipated ,in t n - hea-s . sec.I tar. L he ta:eas- us,�'Tee- . y Wiri S flx,,.t i,, �•rl Y 7 r of School Section. Wo; . 7 . drive failed .'' Mess•. {Second C+,ncessi,at' , ' o . • :a to inatcr]alze, becauKe Y). f w,eathei`:"conditions;' The' Sentinel regretted last week that'several rural, `flews budgets:. and other articles had to be `omitted. The flood of.;. rural mews copy far.; exceeded expecta- tions' :at (holiday titin�e, ; ; and Tithe report' or the. 'local ''o rninaton ran ` to ' excessive length. ' Extra Pages_were the_..onl',y _ins o handing.: the articles ,arid:.time': did not;permit this, as:'' ele©tion bal- lots y; and.other end -of -the -year . ;# HAD NEW YEARS PHONE CALL FROM'` THE ` YUKON :lVew r •S o Y h ti wa f mi., rc1-u cep tire Kin a Board meeting on Decem�- -bei .29:th a_ -vote-_ o- f appreciation - was was %tender'ed Mr:''" MacLeod for his . long','; 'faithful ` and efficient • service: •(. "Sandy , ..as. hp is popularly known th= em, These were" all returned yi the Misses MacKay •and: were . d. -rxiret h a n�-••a�=q u ar•ter-tea ra presented,:...at;.:,Christmas' time, 0 . .n New ea, w.X r sn''� i ht' r. 1Vi Stuart g ur t ..Collyer showed films at the hos- pital which •were very interesting and Archie. McQuillan played`rthe bagpipes to end 1954, to the en- joy tw of :sell S.ERVICE •O�_ ffective: at. the and of`t- he year Alex "Sandy"+'i1/McLeo ,eon-. t, • • SQLOM'ON'S LEMON,. TREE'.:.,.: BEARS °HUGE .FRVf''!" •. A dwarf lemon _ tree at . Solo- mon's Greenhouse . has. Iong been not/ Cad for its a a t •t., 0 � y... bear fruit, The tree seems. to be' almost, continually in production or in blossom and the lemons it grows aren't for ..looks anise They ,are, rated as extra ,special for lemon pies. • , oweyer, :,hat iwp .:stattesi'-,. to say Is that this tree "has• pro- duced a : real whopper in recent Weeks.:,Ken 1Vlurdie. had it. When We ' saw -;it last, Week.! It: Was big= get' than a grapefruit,'. . weighed 1;4 pounds' "and • measured . 15 nches. •arotind' the long way.of fhe' fruit, which was a waxers olden cc or, and at first' glance �irould be taken for artificial wax / ' ,� succeeded his f tri a er 'tri late John.' MacLeod, as trustee more than twtepty=-five years, ago, and has since:, been continuously, associated with the •Board. Nis father and AIe k,°Nicholson and Alex.Gollan had ane"` p ed t.lie • Trustees' Board for many years .prior to John. MacLeod's `etirezuenrtt Evan Keith succeeds. "Sandy" as secretary -treasurer Evan was a former trustee, and'. 'hies, 'suc- cessor is Darr. • Thomson, • .Prank iviacKenzie is another, new .trus- tee succeeding his 'brother, To:. Mac2Ken:zie.- ' Chairman; 'of the Board- is . \urn. J# Irwn: who has sen a 'trustee' continuously for close to the° • quarter century mark • Soule 260, gunmen in. the Luck` nor ,Tees Ater .. V ingharn a' roti spent various degrees „cif ;'time throughout° the day, •working, teams., of .ten:; Oscar ,Keiffei's. /?Vin gha g m tear:/ f: =on the. first ,prize •af'$1,5 ,00 witS IIa k ill of f three ree foxes. Jack Ban- nister's iister, • cknow -fea`m�atd. 130: Cook's _-Win n teaMi.were tieded second and ,third with ':a 'pair • for `cash ��......'; The other members ef Jack's original team of ten were George Whitby, Howard and -Earl liar- > . ick fisher', on' 1:1oy .Hart e:v Ht�dgin, , 'he • two °successL°ti•1• 'rriar.,k 5mei were ' Howard Han -is ' and Taoimi :" Hackett . • .• . 'Club officals were pleased-with.w': the enthusiasm shown; and, hav e Torn Hackett and Blake Altoiw, o douot that .with favorable Weather the :fo*'toll mould have been much :higher: plans are 'bq ing /Trade for• another drive: • • 1 • •