The Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-04-20, Page 1;2.50 A Year In AdVance—$1.00 Extra To U.S,A.
LUCKNoW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20th,:1855
TEN PAGES
Lightning Shatters Tank,:
Cattle: In Barn, But
• During _Saturday. night's Via -
:lent electrical stornit-
lightning , cut up some eineee
. capers_ in the • 'barn, • owned ' by
Andy ;Ritchie • On the former
Baldwin, farni•at..Lanesville: That
Andy sti114hai a barn is •rio doubt
due. :to the fact that the • bolt
• grounded.. in the cement water
stank •which was completely shat-
tered. ' s
Two cattle, out :Of a herd of
14, that were Stabled in the barn,
were killed: A cow,. heavy in. calf,:
• may possibly have been injured..
The boltstruck .before, mid-
night, but the damage was not
discove.red until the next morn-
ing Harvey ' Millar, a quarter' of
a:mile distant, heard, the '"IaoConi"
, Of What was concluded to be the•
explosion of the tank.. 1.•••• ••
,..First indication Of the surprise
, that Andy was in for the .next
niar,ning' Was that :•he noticed
'broken, .windows in • the stable
as he approached , the 14abn.
Chunks of cement, were hurled
85 feet across the stable to shat-
ter, the glaSs. Two • young cattle,
rising two, were. lying dead un-
derthe litter carrier track, and
the Stable Was flooded from, the
•Hburst tank and the flow of Water
that ,continued as there was no
. ,shut-off.
Investigation showed two -foot
.chunks tohave peen blasted from
the corner .post in the barn with
these &hunks reduced to mateh-
, wOod sPlinters... The mow was
• full Of, hay, and it seerriednothing
slibrtof a Miracle *that. Andy
. still had 'a barn standing. "
It is assumed that the bolt may
have eiitered by the post and
'followed th.e litter:, carrier track,
jumped to a. full, water.'boWl, at
the end of the 'track and fol-
lowed ' • the ,connection to the
water tank, Where it spent its
force in .blastirig the • tank full.
of water, T1s is regarded as, hay-
ing saved •the-barn-Aront.-destruc-
.
tion. by 'fire. • •
The cement' floor on which the-
_tanRwas based Was, also. pulver.:
ited, and Mortar was even rip-
ped from the stone Wal1. of the
barn
. Hydro Burned Out
That • same • evening a : • bolt
struck at the farm of Glen Wal-
den and burned . out the hydro
at -the barnx-It-was-several -hours
- before 'the. power .could .• be re-
--stored -and-Glen-had-the-Sunday.
iperning. milking to do by hand:
•
GROCERY -IS .
DISPOSING OF STOCK
a
The Lucknow Co -Op•
• crative •grocer.y store is in the
final Stages' of 'disposing of the
• stock, in Preparation' to vacate
the • premises which '1.has been
7' by :Greer: Radio and•
.ecttie, :The' balance of. the .stock
and fixtures is ' being ratircihaseci
• %by local retailers.
t TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS
met. FAMILY TOGETHER
. The° h'o,me of Mrs. John Mac.-
. Kindardine was the
scone of a happy reunion on ,Sat...
• urclay, '9th, When mother.
toiir daughters were 1e-
• united for the first 'tinie iri 27
Th 4 family consists of
• Mrs. Mary (Phillips) Wall of In-
. Orson, ..and son William:. 'Phil-
Iford-in-4he-gudb
disirict„ ahd four daughters, Mrs.
.Eminerson ,Irwin• (Rache) of
.
Lucknow, krs., John MacCallurn
(Roberta) of ,Kincardine, Mrs,
• bArt MacGregor (Eleanbr) of
Toronto and, Miss Ludy Phillip
Ingrsoll, the family are nat-
ives jof ,Spatilsh in Northern, On-
tario. „
Phillips made•the
.1(11-1s..Two:„
oFire Results.
TEEC:LikB--.44AAKES
PRESENTATION
It rass parent -,pupil •night for
the... laSt:„ meeting Of the Teen
Club' until the Fall, held' in the
Halyrood 'Hall on •Thursday ev-
ening, April 14th, with.a capacity
crowd in attendance.
At the lunch period, . Marion,
Howard and Earl Harris, Who
supplied the .Mtisie for the, Club
for the •winter; were taken dom.:
• pletely by surprise, when. three
• Of the Teen 'CUD rnerrib.ers pre-
sented :them with an electric
..clock.' '
Barbara IVfurraY read the ad-
cirsess and the presentation was
made • by Shirley Congram arid
Mary Lou MacDonald.
: Marion made the , •reply, ex -
Pressing. their thanks and, ---ap-
preciation. for the gift and re -
Marked on the Splendid co-oper-
ation and conduct of the young
people.. . ' • :
,Dear Marion,' Howard and Earl,
•
As LwHe . gather .•here tonight .
It.. IS :because of someone's keen
'foresight,' • •'' •
We dance. abMit so happy and
- '•gays
•Even if ,we are a bit weary next
s' •day.
Back. in •the Fall they. say
.Marion got a' bright:idea one day
To .:helpentertain ug kids
So we wouldn't 'go sliding down
the kids
She ' talked. to Howard •and ;Earl:
And out the Violins did Pop: .•
Every Other Friday night the
: three, did Conie:
And we even 'learned to dance.
• the blinriY•
, e
Our parents game, with us •tep,
They didnq' mind a bit; .
:Ear ttie.y.enjciyed to dance a;jig
As We Mingled together, 'small
• and big.
_When. We . grpw:•aldet_ an;&•sta
'other :dances. go, ••'
AS We dip and dive .and do-si-do,:
Our thoughts back to Holyrood •
. and Harris'. will glide'
Where first We learned to :dance,
. Under their wise • guide.
This is the final. night this year,.
We welcome all . who care from
, far and. near •
Andask. you Marian, Howard •
- ' -arid-Earl " -
To • accept this smallgift from.
-every boy and girl,. •
And as :upon it you cast Your
glance
Feel rewarded for 'helping us
learn to .dance, .
Thank -S ---a 1at-ifircrap•y•Ttaheri7-tOo-
.Whe 'helped to ,maker! Marion's •
- dream come true.
• Signed on behalf of the-Teen-
Agers of*Holyrood and suriOund-
ing,ilistrict. !;,_ •
Teach Otd•'••Tiple. Dances .
The Teen -Club WaS' organized
'exclusively for the young ' talk.
.of the.. Holyropc1 district and
dances' Were held every • Other
Week, andas:inany as 80: young
people attended of various ages.
• A silvere•colleetiOn defrayed
the: expenser'which, were of a
'minor 'nature, . • . "'
The young &ilk, Were. taught
the old-time dances including•
s4Uares, polkas, French. Minuet,
rye waltz, schottische, etc., 'arid,.
these. became •more' ,popular.,than
the• modern steps,' • :
Dancing instructiori was given
r" and Mrs, P., A; Murray,
Mr. and Mrs. Jfinmy O'Donnell
Mr. and Mrs.. Harvey Houston
and iparent s of other inerribers of
the Teen Club., The 'semi -month-
.
ly events have concluded for the
swimmer, but the *young 'people
anticipate a renewal Of Cub act-
ivities in the Fall.
DAYLIPHT TIME N'
• EFFECT THIS. SUNDAY
Daylight saving time will
.go into effect in Lucknow
• 'this SundaY,, April 24th, and
bnusehoiclers are reminded to.
turn the clocks on Upon'
• tiring on $aturday,nigit pe
they'll be on time or church:
'There has been some cow-,
fusion as to when D.S.,T, •
•
would be adopted' this, spring'
• but the rn.ajority• •of munici-
palities.are movingtheclocks
on • this 'week -end. CKNX
move t to fast time on
Sun-
• day and travel' schedules are
alio adjusted at this time,
CHILDREN GIVEN POLIO
VACCINE ON MONDAY
•
Pupils of Grades 1"and 2 from
the public schools 'in •the area
served by the local branch of,
the Bruce. County 'Health Unit,
received their finst inoculation
Of the new .Salk polio vaccine on
Monday. . •
The .Lucknow • Clinic wag- .held
at the Recreational Centre under
the supervision of Dr. Reg 'Olen,
head of the Bruce Health Unit
A second dose of thevaccine
will be administered in a few
days to these' pupils
. -
$1D GARD:IyIER HAS
ARTIFICIAL—LIMB-7
. . .
Sid
Gardner was fitted with
an artifieial limb at Malton...last
week and ,after • a few; weeks' of
adjusting himself to it . expects
to return home .and be, through
with hospitals; in which he has
'spent most Of the past yeargid
is • getting along well and is
happy to be ',an his own" again
aftera long period Of being bed-
fast, in wheel chairs' :and on
crutches. • ' . . .
• It, was on iviarcin 22nd of last
year that, Sid was seriously in-
jured when caught on a 5haft
at ' 'Treleaven's," ...The tact
that his clothes were torn frciin
his body, releasing.'hirn.'froin the
whirlingshaft4 na, doubt -saved -his -
life. Most serious Of Sid's: in-
juries were a badly broken and,
batfereF1 leg and a badly .sinash-
ed arm. s: •!.. •
He was taken to viaoila,
Hos-
pital Where he. Was destined to
, ,
be a. patient for many months -
When _effortsto, save the Ileg
proved futile, be ,underwent a
series of amputation operations
witti____art-effing made -to
sav as rrinch of the knee joint
as poSsible....In addition SW:9 'arm
stubbornly refused to knit prop-
erlyfor ra 'time.
But •despite .this the: 89 -year.
old,..father-of-fiVe&children show
-,ed---great - courage -and -cheerful-
ness, . and now • with the ordeal
pretty much behind him • is look-
ing forward to getting home
again ---for, good. Mr s.• Gardner
is the former Edith. Johnston• , Of
-Kinloss Township
•
1VIr;anci•Mrs. Burton Roach ar-
Journey down by Car, but dtie rived ,horne Sunday atter
tqa..W4healtlii.A1.1.rWirendieve4iim.-4speridirig.4114;,„aP:45.4,17...,A911ths
_boree, returning- by train, in FlOrida..
1
R. J. Butfon,..kwho had. been
to ,Wingharri, Hospital on Tues-
day.., •
CKNX APPLICATION FOR
TV STATION APPROVED
• The ,board of governors of. the
CBC has recommended approval
6f the application '01: CKNX for'
a. television license, it: was "an-
•
nounced. at Ottawa on 'Monday.
, The request was formally pre-'
spilled On:Friday by W. T. "liaci'
Cruikshank, 'general manager of
6-Wigham• radio station-. Mr
old school building in Wingham
will be made available to Nir,.
Cruikshank for' the nominal sum
of $1.00, if required for use as
a studio. '-
Mr. CtInkshank previously an-
nounced,. that if approval Was
grarited they would proceed at
once with a view to ,being,' in
operation within. six.Inoriths. The
transmitterwill be about three
ttrgi'VtithWerSrlat-WailtertOli-:
NURSING SISTER 'IS
POSTED, TO GOOSE It4:11'
• Mr. and Mrs. Howard Robin-
• son have received word from
-their daughter Shirley that she
is being posted to Goose :B„a•Y
airport on Labrador. FP; R1.01(1).n
insori, is a nursing•sister in the
RCAF. She will :,•have a week's
Vacation at her home prior, to•
flying .froin-'. Montreal- - to Goose'
Bay :where she is scheduled tb
arrive on May 3rd.
BOARD REQUIRES
NEW TEACHERS:
Lucknow District High School
Board is 'ciirrenly advertising for•
teachers to fill vacancies an the
staff, as well as an additional
teacher', who; if: obtained,will.
increase the Staff- to .seven mem-
At least three Changes are def-
inite as Mr.. Harvey Pride, Miss
•Jean -Osborne and Mr, H. B. Bur -
:den will terminate their duties
here:- in June,: Miss Oiborne's
resignatiOn.- has been tendered,,
we understand, but Will not of
fiCially :Cepie before the :Board.
until their next meeting: •
.Mr Pratt of the Ontario Coll•'-
:ege of Edacation'' has ..been • en-
gaged as. Industrial Arils teather
t • . urden, who as
been shop teacher for the 'past
two years lineee 'the course was
inaugurated, in 'the, new school.
;the current advertisement for
three teachers lists the minimum
starting salary for non -specialist
at $2,400 speciali5t. $3,600, max-
imurn $4,800. The .annuaL.inere-
merit is $200,. '7 • .
succeedB h
„ .
PAPER .DRIVE '‘THeRSDAY.
WAS RIG SUCCESS
The. Lucknow 13O3T.•Scinit paper
Collection.' on 'Thursday ..brought
in a, big :volume of salvage,, that
was: loaded, that •afternoon ant°
one .of. Walden 11kOs. big •trari5.-
Port trailers. The salvage' crew
managed to pack everything .into
the transport;•, for a• load of poss-
ibly around •ten tons.
No other coflection is likely to
be held by theScoutsuritll 'next
Fall. •
SUFFERED FRACTURED •
WRIST. IN, FALL SATURDAY •
Miss AnnieiviCItaY suffered'
*a fractured right wristin a ,fall
at the 'Recreational Centre • on
Saturday during the 'Women's
nstitu e ruminage sa e., ,
Miss MacKay was Making her
xit by the rarely used south
wing- trent 'deer antl her heel
caught in '1 piece of burlap sack-
ing: whigh,'' had , been between the
main door and the $torp -door
In the fall to, the :ground She
suffered • a ' shaking' i4r; and the
broken wriSt.
. .
She A‘ was taken to Wingharn
Hospital that evening to have the
,breakiet, and _was•able to•retirrn
.LOCAL GiRL W:1115
.TOP,GUIDE,:HQNOR$ •
• ,Beverley • Ashton, 17-yeat-old
daughter of Mr. and-IVIrs. Lloyd
•AShten of .town was among 178
Girl Guides from all1.43.artC.of •
Ontario to receive her Gold Cord
certificate at a presentation, at
Convocation Hall, University' at.
Toronto, last Friday ,eveningThe
atvards were presented by\ Mra
Louis O. Breithhatipt,.wife.of the
Lieutenant -Governor Of Ontario.
Beverley is the. first Lucknow„
Guide to !receive the Gold Cord,
emblematic . of the highest honor
a %Guide carr earn.
° Among ,those piesenton the '.•..
platform was Mrs A. E. IVIcKirn,
Who holds the office of Internat-
ional Commissioner of-.OntariP..It
was a proudmoment' for Mrs..
McKim who has worked so hard
for the promotion Of Girl Guide •
work, to Witness this honor com-
ing to a Lucknow giri
The guest speaker forthe v... •
eningwas the Most ReVereild•
Robert J: Renison, M.A:,
Who' thoughtfully and hurnoron.s-
-Ik'spoke On .`,`,.•The Challenge of
Today'. . • • '
;To. Attend, Camp In B.C.
Beverley has also learnedthat
she is one of two ,!girls in On-
tario to be awarded. the Wishait
earnperShip•which will assist her •
financially in; 'attending
Guide 'camp this summer at Lake .
O'Hara British
. Columbia.
TO APPEAR. THURSDAY'
ON ABDUCTION CHARGE
. . •
The hearing .in the abduCtion.
charge against Dennis Desmond,
.39 -year-old Pinkerton insurance
agent, was, adjourned one Week_
,when, he appeared before .:Mag-
istrate Otto: McCleVis...in police
,court at Walkerton. last JhUrs-
day
Pesxriond .is charged with. .the
abduction 9 -'ear -old: 'Agnes
Week's/
court Appearance the accused was
released on $6,opo, bail.. '• , •
•
cr,ANsimt-N-s-tip
LADIES' NIGHT
•
.
; The ' Clansmen Club, which s
,holds Monthly supper Meetings,
changed.'..,the, procedUre. thi
month and On. Monday evening
held :"Ladies' Night" with their.
wives. as guest. _Special gueSts
were . Dr., arid Mrs, :W. V.' 'John=
, at-Taironta': • .
Members of the Ladies
-•-to7the-Canadian Legion cat-.
• homer -on Sunday. •
•
.AR.RiVES,.:HQME
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,ered for a delicioUs turkey din-..
net. A sing -Song. followed
'lighted by some male ; harmoniz.
ing by. Bit
nn, 'thas Iregifer;" Stuart. tell-,
Yer, Corrin., Bob' MacKenzie,
Harvey' Webster; Gordon, Fkber,
under. the baton of lerrY
Ralh-
well Reports have 11 they're open
for engagements. , :crordon.
1Viontgoinery--was accompanist.- ---,
president. Chas, Virebster' pre.- •
sided, and •called an .Carn
Donald who 6)-ctended welconie-
•
to the. ladies, • . • • • • •
••; Dr. Johnston, former., mr,Sid,e.nt
of' the Club, was guest ,speaker,
and diergeme reminiscing in both
a 111411101•01,1$ and -Serious vein On.
the "Doctor and 131s • patients",
VhiCil he reralled some •mcm-
erable indidents during a 3O -eat
riled i cal practice in''this c'prri-
munitv..t,
H. D. " Lid; lhomp.son thank-
ed the,peaker, :who la now Exe-.
cutive Director Of the 'College of :
General practice with headeUar-
FROM.,FpRivic)SA.
• Miss DprathY DeuglaS, who has
had long mission'ary' service' in
the gir15'' school' at Tamsui, ar-
rived in Canada at the Week -end
on a rest.' leave. Miss Douglas
had, first planned on remaining
in the ,Far East.:blit'the Presby-
terian Church Mission Boardre.,
commended that she return home
for a respite from her dutie4..
• Miss Douglas returned ,by air.
She arriVed in • Detroit 'the lat..-
Ter• part -tit -the Week-Whe e s e
.;was' Met by het brother; Rev.
GeArge.L. Douglas of WoodStock,
•where she spent- the week -end,.
Miss Douglas had to report at
Toronto before returning to the
/t will be"tWoyears this
surinner since she, returned to
Formosa where she has given
long and faithful service in the
mission field, It is exPected that
'Miss Douglas will be in Canada
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• CAM Thompson eXtended the. .
thanks of, the group to the Aux-
iliary ladies which was replied to
by the • president, Mrs, Philip
MacMillan. • •.
• The •rernainder of the evening
was spent in card plairg Thgh'
count.•Winners. Were Mrs.
utton and Leonard. 'MacDonald
(with' consolation awards going ,to
IVIrs, George Whitby and • Harvey •
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