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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-02-09, Page 1.12.50'A Year, 111- A4vance--$1:09 Extra To U.S.A. LUCKNOW, ,ONTARIO WIIIDMSDAY FEB 9th 1955 -engage Clerk,. Eight, .,..Applications For Posjtjcm. ,the February Meeting as thes Village Council on Monde , night, E. ;It ..ignevit!' Was re -en 'gaged as clerk -treasurer wit appointineptsare associat sedstite..-office' duties of the hyds •and water utilities; The. salary • $3,000-sa year and Mr. Agne • will, pay $10.09 .a month offic • • rental, for the 'carrying on of hi private business. The :front Of fice .has been rented' le R. s Hetherington, Wingharn barri ,stery for $20.09 a month.' , • There were .eight ,application for the, position. Council met i coxrunittee., . and conferred fo • about two hours in arriving a • 'their •decision. • . • Reeve A. W. Heinnton'vacate the °chair to., move the motio for the appointment of H. D Thoinpson, The Motion Was, sec • (aided by CounCiltor Alex Mae An amendment was moved and tecOnded:. by ..Councillors . W., C. - Attridge. and 'George joynt, for the appointmentof E. H.. Agnew. •Couneillor:Virden-Mowbray sup- ported the .ainenainent. • .,Laid Over . , • 'pito applications were receiv-' • ed m each casgsforsthe Positions of :,town •foreman. and -assessor,. -st-sand seetes-laid-'70ver-stessbei 'dealt ...With at .:4 later meeting, • Ask.Taic:piemptiOn „ • A.cornmunication,Was received • from. the • Liacknow SBranch of ..the Canadian .•Legionsaskiag..for exemptiqnfrom taxation on the Legion Hall, exceptfor. purposes of local .improvements and school tax, as -provided' for by. statute. •.tie request Vat. for astertsyear. • period from., January ist,..1955., • Couneil.wir look into the matter and deal' with it at the , next . meeting. •*, • An agreement • was received from .Wingliara General, ,Hospital in -regard . to • Lneknow's payment of 'a PrCstata,•,share of , the cost . of the new Chronic patients Wings It was accepted. and To Rebate Parking :,Ticket Council. decided , to rebate .: a $1.90 parking ticket fine, assessed• •Gordon 'BrOoki, last :fall, ..Omar • Brooks took issue on the princi.:' pals thatit; the fottrihOur park- • ing limit' wee to . be efiforcedit should apply to all vehicles. He , had presentedhisease to the 1954 Connell without obtaiaing. satis- faction and then took it Up with • the' new 1955 'Board. '• • , to rebate •the le,vy the ()Pinion was expressed that • the,Bytisaw was, not valid' unless restricted hours ," 'Parking Signs were pieced throughout, the vill- • . • .„ • agesand thatifa-test -ease. were " made of it, in the *mks,. Council • hadn't* *a case. s • , Requisition.. Presented • The Lucknow Fire Company 1955. .requisitioli.Was presented.' in • • the amount of $8,671.83s. which • •devers the frock.' debenture, hY- drant rental,. salaries', a ,.$450, fur- naCe and fire hose arnonnting to These were • among the majcas items." in the estirriateS. • A letter • receiVed by k .13: Stothers, farmer chairmansof the : arace County.induitrial Commit': tee, was turned ossesiato Council: •:-It...ssas' fro/xi:the Tilde And in- dustry Branch of the Department of Planning. and 'Development tind• anaouneed sa. meeting . in °Wen Sound on FehrOary 9th to • ,discitsS the possibility of forming • a regional organizatien for Grey,. ..struas-enel-Dtifferi RECEIVES HER "CAP. An impressive capping. eeres rnOrlY Was helit,On Wednesday of last week' at the.Reereation Cen- tre at St. Joisepla Hospital,,Lon- don; when 'a, clas of some severs: ty-five student . nurses received their caps at the cOnclusioat 'of six °Months'. probationary, Per- iod.' ', ' Among those receiving her cap Was Miss ,Audrey Ross, daughter of „.Mr: and Mrs. Wm. G. Ross .of Lochalsh. Audrey, a graduate of lsticknow District High School, COmMeneed her training fait Sep- tember. ' MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED * • ADAMS--YOVAN • A quiet wedding was solemn- ized. on 'Wednesday,- February 9th, at the Presbyterian' Manse, Lucknow; when the Revs. Wal- lace McCleamunited in marriage, Beatrice, Keith 'YoValf,' only dau- ghter of •the late' Mr. and Mrs.' Donald Keith.bf...TeesWeter and john'Adams; only 'son of the late -Mrs and Mrs.' John. Adams .of Wroxeter. REYflWrER_ ANNUAL MEETING annual ' meeting of . the Luknow toreSlskterian Church was' held on the,evening“of Jan- uery 2Pth. in •the .church. There was a fair representation of the congregation present to heat the reports of the various 'soeieties active Within the church. . • Steady progress within all de- partments was expressed in their •reports. „Both, the W.M.S. and the Evening Auxiliary Met their, al- locations for the Budget as did the Congregation The latter , • • . raised $1,409.60 for this cause. A C.G.I:Ts girls; group has been farmed' under the leadership of IVIisses ,'Gladys .macDonald, and. 'Kathleen MaCintosh. •This group is proving a real .blessing in the .church by their Useful aotivities • Mr. .GOrdon • Fisher, as' Chair.: Man of the ;Hord, .of Managers, gaVe. a . resume or that *,,beslY's work.' throughout the past • year. Considerable money ,.had been laid out as capital expenditure bothat the • Church an&s- the Man4.. While there .is a 'deficit of •some $1,338:50', in the General Fund On the year's bO,Aess, he stated the •Board was oonfrdent .the inernbers of. the :Congregation Would respond-and:4a the!clet- kit would disappear. in the ;next fewmonths. . •• The • 'Congregation • has been: blessed Under' the leadership of the Rev "Wallace McClean' atter ,a• pulpit 'vacancy of six moriths. Byway of affirming, the, Cons. gregation's appreCiation, the min- ister's travel allowance wa9srars, ed by $100.00. • • Appreciation was alsolseXsirdgl“ ed for the faithful.:4rvice of the Choir,- Sunday Schoolteachers and all thae Who held office'and assisted' in. the Lord's Work in Cur church. in '19454, Four new memb,ers were elect- ed to fill the ladancies On the Board 'of Managers caused by the compulsory one year retirement of 'Gordon Fisher, Denald Ilen- dergont.FredsJackson, and Archie iths--The nevv niernbers are, Jack Fisher, Ronald Forster, Lloyd: Irwrn .and Jack lVfacDon- . • 81• 10W ,WINI)OW SMASHIE13 Plate glass window* at Smith'sSmith'sGrocery, *as smashed by a stone -at the Week -end. The ., . reek as big as an egg was lying pn the, sttep,t, on- Monday morn- ang A sosst.; big as a quarter .was smashed through the corner i bg the* big window. Constable Al • ex' Havens' is investIgsitin, g • the t ' Mrs. W. E. MacOuais, and man Taylor,were re appointed to. he financial secry retaand'treas- urer. re.spectivelys, Miss 01ady Mi 's MacDonald and m., Morgan' Tendersbn are in crintiritte as aud- tors' in 1955. ' The evening Wa4 cohchtded'"hy h I hdiO9 'Serving. 'a bountiful • usr•coRREcup, :How • ppgs YOUR LABEL The Sentinel mailing, list Was .corrected last Friday Morning,.. and ,'Subscription • p4ments prior to that should ...be advanced' accordingly on your asIth_SesasIabel , , If 'year' .sobscription, has , • expired Or is in,. 'arrears, s s please give this mattersyour prompt attention. •'. A. few gift ; sUbseriptions whieh were sent for 1954, and 'which had not been renevied ,tby the. donor ,Or the recipfent, .• have 'been discontinued, We'll be glad•to.retUrri these .narries to. the list if desired.. BUYS WOODS FARM AT ST. HELENS •• Mr. and Mrs,. Wilson Woods of „Guelph were callers in the com- munity on Monday, when WilsOn was arranging.' for the 'sale of -the-Woods '-farin at St. Helensto •Charles MacDonald; who Jhas had it rented for a times. • • • This, 100 -Acre farm,. •the W.H. of Lot 21, Con. .19, ,West Wawa - nosh,. Was taken up from the Crown over ninety' •.years ago-s- Joly 3rd, 1861. The 'purchaser was George. Wilson and the price was $290.09,ser 42.00, an acre.. The caption On the deed read, "Pro-' vincessof Canada!,%,...• , • • • The next owner was IHenry RintOtit, who sold the farm in 1885.10 Alex and:Robert:Woods, and. It .had .,been in the Woods •neme ever 'since.. '• . , The Woods homestead was the farm on Which Lorne Woods now resides. NONAGENARIAN DIED TUESDAY Death • came to Kinloss Towns shiP!ssgrand.old, lady, Mrs. John Cox, in the early hours of Tues- day morning at the home of MiSSes. Edna s and ..May " Boyle. Mrs; Cir.os suffered a heavy stroke. :on. Sundays, and • lapsed. into ..a coma frOrn which she dicF net rally. • ' • '• Mu. 'Cox obserVed'* her orie • huncli'edth birthday on July 9th when a reception , was - held in her honour at the hone of her sen, Mr. Wm. Cox, Com 10, Kin- loss, with whom she resided. Sinee Neys. Years she had . been eared for at the Boyle „home, s The'rernains„rested at • the Cox home prior to the funeral ser- vice whiehis• being .held this ,Thursday afternoon. at the ,Thursday FuneralsHorne in 'Ripley:. • RNIETTMRS NEEDED *Knitters are urgently needed to -knit -children's::sweaters-in-8- year-old° sizes, for' the Lucknow and ,Distriet 13ranch of the Red Cross, .Yarn is -available Sfrom Mrs ,• McKim. to , any. Who , would care to 'assist with this Work. ' ENGAGEMENTS • "r"'• Harold H. Sperling , of Wingharis wishes to -announce the engagement of her •daughter, Margaret Marie, to 'Mr.George Alan Barger, son of Mr. and. Mts. Howard Barger Of Lucknow; the 'marriage to take piece the early 'Parf of March, • • : • 'DOES *THE' CHRISTIAN - cHuRcur NEED,A•REVIVAL? • . . HIGHWAY cifEws HAVE' WEPhIRSpAY PROBLEM A. 'Call last. 'Nqeek . from the :.Stratford Office :of the. Ontario. Highways Department, inforniecil official's here that inset highway ,• crews were 'haiiinst trouble and :delays. due . to Wednesdayi after- noon traffic traffic Cengestion:On. Luck-. notv's ,Rairf Street, . . • Wednesday • is livestock awes day here, And parking.' facilities are taxed ead;,,week,ssvith "bot- tle•`-neeke,resulting'.thatsare ag- gravated by winter conditions. 'Constable Havens was instracts. : ed. to be on duty to regulate .Parking and keep traffic moving. , . „ KINLOSS CLER ON LUXURY LINER : . ;Elsewhere in this issue, 'spade Permitting,. Will be found a very interesting 'artiVle' bY. Rev. G,eo. Benson Cox, ' •written 'from and about Gibraltar on the first Ateta of a world cruise on •the •Ssisedish• luxiiry liner "Kungsholin" of the SWedish-Arnericen Line. ReV, Cox,a retired clergyman -w-ho- tnissistereS • for many years in NeW York City, has been re, siding •atsthe,old home in 'Kinloss -hile, not on one of several cruises he has Made'. in recent Rev. • Cox is S'ervings as. ship ehaplain the • which sailednfrot New York on January 8th .on. The Cruise of, is Lifetime, , which will be a leis-, ,usely three-rnonthe trip ,arotind- the world, •• Some 400 travellers Who make uPthesshiWs, paying passenger list, • will pay approximatelY $2,8007,000° for, the 97 -day cruise that .will takethem' to 21 portS* c--'Italy;-Egypt;Arabia. India, Ceylon; Thailand, Indons Jap,an7Haws alien Islands, Califernia, Mexice, and back to New York Via the Panama Canal. Top price, for a 'suite for tv've iz•J ° $25,000, „With a minimum of $.5,000 for sirtgic accomodation. • Mr: and Mrs. J. W.• ."Paddy" Conklin of Toronto are among the passensers, lie is owner and operator of the C.E. inidway. . A .fssrunrseill •b,! held-on.Thurs--;' day, February 17th at 8.00 'pan. in the •Lucknow 'United' 'Church under the Ministerial Association of Ltiknowsto 'discuss the ques- tion, "Dees .the Christian Chtirch. need, i revival?' ThiS, meeting iS the result cammunity: re- ligious spirit ' from the Week., of Pi.a3TV gCrv.P4'1'ePr?ne:s ' KINLOSS. MAN WON • " RENEFIT..rRizE •DItAw . There, were fourteen tables ol 'Shoot 'players at the Monday 'night party in the: jehnstorie Hall, with MI.'S: Lloyd • Hunter winning the lady'Spriza and Mrs. A Wilson the 'man's"prizes Consolation prize winners .were •MrssJim Mat:hers end . • . • In' the benefit -prize draw spoil- sered by the • .MoridaY Night. Sheet Clb, the. 8 -clay creek was won by Cliff Robb ofConcession 10, KinleSs„ andthe • by T. J salkeid., The draw Was. made' by 1VIrs. FusS. J'Ohnstone.' Net asreceeds :were ',expected to exceed. $125.00. . : EIGHTPAGES. CARNNIVAL SET FOR "PRIPAY QV' NEXT WEER • The Clansmen are 'presenting - their second annual costume car- nival in the Arena on Friday night of next week and 'judging from the flurry of activity in cos- tume preparation, it should .be a colorful event. , • The carnivalwill open- with" • a. figure skating • perforrnance 'by the Winghatn, Skating ChM, and after the 'costume judging, races' andspecial events the conclud- ing feature will be a broomball game betvieen Ashfield and Kin- loss. • IS STILL PIPING ATNINETY-FOUR . T9Frt floss, who was, born and reared on a farm at Langside, . to .where he, •still returns each surmner, 'got a bit of tPublicitys,•• in the Toronto ,•Telegram •• last' week. The article read as follows: - He's a bit of: a.lad, this iTorn ,Ross. Ile's 94 yearsold, has serv- ed -for.34-years on Toronto Police' force, and Plays the., bagpipes twice a week. • , 'Ord' Tom" Was givers ..a -big :hand When, he: arrived•sat the •Toronto Pollee' Superannuated • , Mensbers' AssoCietion'annstaydin- • rier in the Royal. York. • He :and about 85 elesp'hlicemen and their, Wives and friepdsgath- eked. •toWether to enjoy ,the e- union,,Of -.the:Yeat:and chat ab'eUt. the old.'day9,•, s •• • •J,iist. give TO ma skirlon the jipes4nytime and he's happy.. ' "Yes sir?', Tom said, "the pipes are. the thing: Map,. I haven't missed •Olaying thein since 1890. That'sa'•lot of wind to blow awln. the wee tube during these years, • • t_,ohs,thes.pleaSuresstfsh" • Started Pipe Band • "As a matter of feet"' he said medestiy,, "i started. the Terentas piPeband: and served, as • the pipe. major . for 20 years. : We; •I'm not frerr•C:Sceiland"; aria, then: he. said •"how ski- you do" in Gaelic, from Luck - now, was raised on a farmS there., My mother taught me. the Gaelic.. and Isstill speak it". 'Toni sesspleined- he had ., been the champion ' '..eaher ,thrower it the. Highland • Games in :Bruce County-. and .he .loved the sport- ing games of skill and. strength. Wasn't a big'..heai7v Man, just, well -knit 180 'pounds".1he,•said,,. 'and looking at the Men on the • • force today 1 don'tssuppose, there's ' much 'differeriC,e, • "Thingisseern to, be .easier -for. • thein though. All those nit.e,squad', • cars aridsmart uniforms"... • , : -A 10t of the 'older men at the dinner • remerribered •Tom. •very • : • 'sr Chief lohnr.' • Chisholm,. . - • guest Of, honor, shook Tom's- hand . arid told. -You'r,p . St ill • look- ing' fit as ever Tom. If.s good • :geeing. you again .%• ctogenarian <Iek ihaiiks Kiiks eople For Birthday Remembrance On the eksen'ins.' of January 23th't Macke•nz•ie ,Georgc Tit fin asSI • the, occasion of .erghtietlis present R.'eeve, II:2Crinlittb!.,yst; vi•sit of tWo MeMberS of your ••Municipal .Courteil; Messrs. Mur- ray and Percy, hearing greetingsfrom ..the 'Township Of Kinloss, and' wishing many happy returiss Of the day, acconissanied with, a beautiful,rna'ntel el -tithe' clock as pis,. I may Mtn tigs allIc to -4i.-,.1*ve a gift., from the pebhic of. the you kir some while yet,- -Mun10-480.04-it-a-ge, ei -fhe, birthday, we.lhad `11-ve plegsure of 1,'hav enjOyed the Vvork, at 8011.3e iro es st renuouq, but WIW, riOt .h4(1f-,.g,the farm. l 4*). to look al' the last- few. Years, I, haw had mo time'to litlepd.to it, tnid if honlAh and facultic pe mit .and with .1) -cc conept of siteeding Coon- Myself. •44J 4 nfi-d gesctirb :of .gcbci\vili •and 63nfi,': As Clerk of the. Township • or deace„ 1 •ortly gay 'thank •Kinloss since aos's of 1aS9,1,1saY0 frathafte bottomef rn'v heart, and .erideaVdtired to w4741,. you one and all, the hI(.- al the office to the .best of my ing of health and happintsi.S ability, and haVe hope, had the a its to caraessvhile oe, the. .confidehOr of .SuCceetling givol the .of iife,whvi:lwr Councils sihce that. ta Ilk, and be longol.‘ or hoi ti' • of You; 0.1e OLIO,P16' o„f:„.,1th1:1„,9ts, Lane jOins, MO azad,o • Since a8Sthrl .°1•Hce .4.-th4"VC sayin,g- t'hank 'yea' aU„, serVed' With. Ree ves' j, Often,- • S, P4rruthorsi Elliott, A. R.. TANI,: • ; • e. • .1 it • .4/. ,* s •