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AshfieldoardletsSENTINEL•JULY AUGUST
3rd
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a d ication. time is„. at hand s
being held this so%e
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Ashfield: School re ear
:Met .last. week, :and lest tenders
for the transportation o pupils
— from.. Sh` a rdtort and Kintail
wh are • in .closed.
'schools; . _g•
Anticipating a'considerablesav
in by this step •the' Board loped
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g� Pe'd
'sa mill' and a half • off :the school
tax rate,' .,which.'will be reduced
Brom 121 to 11 mills
• ' The tender of Mel Dickson was
,accepted' for transporting 'third
teen students from U.S.S. .:11,
Sbeppardton 'to S.S..1, ' Port Al-
&rt, effectivewith ttie ';opening
rfi of the fall term.-
• Similarly. (Cordon Robbs ten-
der • •was accepted for • transport-
•ing students from S.S: No. ' 3,
•Kintail .to S.S. No.. 15, .Hemlock:
• City. There • will be between' -20.
and 25 pupils' to be transported
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, from ,Kintail; •
Both operators, we understand,
wi1l use "station --wagons ,
Object TO Closing
,A fast ditch stand' was made at
last week's 'Board meeting to
avert. the. . closing of• the Shep
pardton; school, ;but without sued
•cess. A carload of ratepayers
from ;tihe • SSfieppardton section at=
tended the. meeting and advised
the ,Board they had a teacher
available • for 'their school. The
Board, however, held firm ' to
;the' decision to close the two
schools' and proceededs ;to.,let .the
tenders for transporting ''the
pupils.•
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Teachers Engag-ed .
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The•, Area • Board will, now op=
" — erate :twelve schools ' in the Town_
' ship,? with a staff of 'thirteen
'teachers . They., axe No. • '1', Port• .
Aheri `-Wilme!rton; No. 4,:
• Lochalsh, Miss Ruth Pentland;
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5 Zion, 1VIrs. Frank'
+Ritchie
No 6, 4th on ,, Mrs Gwen Cae-.
sar; , No. 7, Lothian; Mrs: Lloyd
• : Cline; No. 8, Dungannon, Senior.
Room,;, `Eric ;Moore; Junior room,
'Mrs. T..11M.. Durni'n; • No.. 9, Fin -
•lay's School, Mrs. ; Wm. Andrew
. ; Nb. ,10, .Scotts school, Mrs. Jim
Little; No. '13, Belfast, Mrs. Grant
Farrish; No, 15, Hemlock .City;'
Mrs; Isabel Martyn; No. 16,'
Crewe, Miss Lillian' Popp; No.••17,
Cedar. Valley, Miss Sheila Fea
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MOVED•-IHERE FROM, WEST
Mr. and:,Mrs..James Arnold and:
family, of . Deloraine;:4 Maniteiba,,
have moved • to Lucknow 'and" are
occupying' . the •house, of :'Mrs,'
;Atxielia Treleaven near•'the high
school. Mrs. Arnold 'is. a 'sister of
Vernon arid Bill Hunter ' and:
.Mrs. Lemoine of town;
They have four children,; Don -
'hie age 15, and Karen, Ann and
Susan sof public school ,age.
'OCT.OGENARI<AN AFFLICTED •
Or: SHINGLES AND,' PHLEBITIS
Miss Jessie MacKayhas. been
painfully afflicted for a time with
a combination :•of shingles -and
.phlebitis,• but • despite the dual
Malady she is showinggradual
improvement. `
Miss Mae1 ay... is ' ixr • her.. 88th
year, and as' if a severe attack
of the shingles ' wasn't enough :to
;bear, she was stricken :a' couple
of •weeks ago. with :phlebitis, and
has since been. confined tri her
bed, -:althouigh'. it is.expected she
may• be able to. ,be up for brief
periods •,before the week: is out.
Miss MacKay is `,:bearing: '.her,
affliction. with cher. , usual cheer-
fulness, , and • her many friends
are wishing her the- best for a
speedy recovery,
:BELFAST OCTOGENARIAN '
SUFFERED. BROKEN`' WRIST
Mrs. Thomas Henry, Belfast.
district octogenarian,' suffered a
fractured~ arm at the wrist last.
Friday night, `when ';she fell ,as
she got up to vestigate'a noise:
It was Morning before she ad-
vised
d-
vie "a
s d n o e of the mishap. Y.
n h ..
P
was taken to Wingham Hospital.
on Saturday. to ;have the fracture
set.
Mrs.: Henry is 8.6 years of age
and still enjoys , corn�pariatavely
good health
.PIPE BAND; TAKES'
THIRD ..,.I AT :T � •
•H E SOS
"Lucknow Pipe: Band, '14 • strong,,
:accoan,panied" by twenty, -two other
■ ' passengers from Lucknow, .:I an-
• tail' a Lo ca' lsh ad Ripley made
HOME FROM WEST
James Forster `arrived ,home o
ri . ay night from a trip to Win-
nipeg ,anddistrict where_:h:.e .met.
.old ' friends and :relatives. ' Mr.'
Forster,: :who is .in his 04th•ear
oto Y ►
motored: west with his.. son. ;Joe.
'and returne
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. ed every'rninute of, the mere than
..three 'weeks. he was away: and
speaks highly of Western ''hospi
tality.
' Mr: .Forster : returned
on f lie'
'� •N4R•'s new '`transcontinental
• 'train. He left Winnipeg on Thurs-
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day morning and was , in Toronto
on Friday afternoon," completing
;the journy ethat �ev�nirig,
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the long trek to Sault Ste. Marie.
arid return, to take part in and.
to; cn-j-oy�..the-414-High-rGan that were held to mark the cen-
a, of-t'he Soar
Locks
y
▪ The local band faced stiff com-
petition • in: the "B' band, class,
but `finished n..: third ;plate
The; Soo vibrated all, week -end
to. the skirl o' the 'pipes,and
members of several bands:crossed
over to the American side to re-
ceive a warm,welcome with their
'Massed ' band .selections.
Allan -Reed was atthe wheel
for the round trip which, totalled'
1090 'miles,. The trip started at
three'" m. _-Fri;day ;morning—to
Catch ' the ;Toberniory ferry. The
rolling: hills_a-nd_:sharp_curves o
Manitoulin wereri't designed' for
bus .transportation and the return
p` Was as made by North 'Bay and
Barrie.
It Was about 6.00 p.m.'Friday
that tihe 'busleaad 'reached the Soo
after: a 401 -mile .bus trip, •and a
28 -mile ferry crossing `About 6.30
Sunday morning ;the trip: home
was started with arrival at Luck-
now about 11 o'clock, that even-
ing, and everyone in agreement
that ftbad leen a pTeasant „weekw,
end. .+
Members of the bane ;included
Pipers—Roy---Mac—1 nzie,-
Lerman 'Wilfred and Archie. Mac-,
Quillan, Frank MacKenzie, Lorne
MacKenzie, Wallace Hewitt, San'
dy MaePeneld, ;Murray. MacDon-
ald and, Drurrimers glmer , Mac-
Kenzie; Mac' Webster, David and
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THEM SOME OF OUR HEAT
It has.•been a cold,wet summer
at' the West. ••Coastwe've been
told, and:. a, ,letter : to4• Mr =and
117rs. Lloyd' Ashton, from their
. daughter Beverley more than
bears this out.
'Beverley is ata Guide Carnp h,
• ' ! . the mountains •'in British Colum-
•Igbia, and ' although it has been
e durin
the dayi_nt is really
freiz°sig at iii .g ght,e:asi is indicated
. 'by ;what it required to keep' warm
one night. Here it is; flannelette
.. 3' arrias - 1;5%2- ,wool undershirt
and snug ies
• g ,. two heavy sweat-:
ers, need jeans; wool kerchief,.
wool mitts, light socks; �'
hea •
I.,rock, Work' , ,_._
.. s, before rollrng ,up in
two flannelette blankets. . arid: a
:wool blanket • if�side a sleeping
bag -.wand some of the girls were
•;;lore than that
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.'what earlier than usual.
The paper will, not be pub-
fished, on, July 27th or'.Au�-
g
ust'..3rd.. The next issue. will
be August ,loth. •
The' office,;however, will be
closed. onlyfrom:1ul
, Y ?5th;..•.,.'
through Civic'Fiolid.a tori-•• .
•day, August'.1 t. y, i.
PAVING PROG'RiSSES;
Sterling. Construction Cornpany
Chas paving well underway on
Highway - .86 from Lucknow. ' to,
Winghatn.' Work . Of.'pouring the
hot roll asphalt commenced on.
Monday' 'from the .Lucknow end,
and by nightfall well over a' mile
of • the highway had ,received i
first coat.:•The road will receive
two coats,, • •
• Traffic. 'continues to'use. the
' highway . While paving is in: pro-
gress.: _,-
ENG AGEME.N,TS •
Mr. and Mrs. 'Malcolm Larie,
swish to a'ni noun.ce,.: the- engage
,ment of their only daughter',,
Mary: Kathileen, to Campbell;' '.
Douglas • Brown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. • Gordon Brown, Beams
ville. The marriage to take place
August '6th. .
TEN PAGES'
arson Buys Wav�ranash ;
farm, 1MillBuild New Home
STAG•E:.SiTRPRiSE PARTY
ON • EIGHTIETH: BBIRTHDA.Y. :,
Mr John Henry of town o'a
served his .80th 'birthday .on,Sat-
urddy,• July 1,6t1i, and was ' guest
of honor at a sunp'rise party, arid'
family gathering at° the home of
Mr: and Mrs.: Gordon Lyons on
Sunday,
• The gathering, included Mr:
arid Mrs.: ' Henry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Lyons (Agnes), .John and.
Melvin; Mr; : and Mrs., Stewart
Bradley.(Irene), Doris and:'Gor-
don; " Mr.' and Mr.'s. . Melville
Henry, Lorne, Irene and ,Brenda;
Mrs. Willie;;; Sillib, a sister • of
Mrs: Henry's. Callers that: even-
ing .were Mr. and' :Mrs.. Gordon
Robb ' and •ehildr'en.:.
On behalf of•••tle. family, 'Mr.
Henry • was presented With a gift
by the .grandchildren,
Mr. 'Henry' .wasborn at New-
castle, •,but came . to the . Ainberley •
district as a lad with his parents,
Mr: arid•``Mrs Alex Henry, who
settled on ` the, Second of 'Huron,
Mr. Henry resided in thatCom-
munity until retiring. to 'Lucknow.
a • few years a ago. He has an. older
'brother, George Henry of Ripley
and two sisters, Mrs: Bert' Grey
of London: and Mrs.: Charles 'War,
P4SSES 1111U SIC .EXAM:
Kenneth .Maclay,' .son
and
1Vlr:
and'•Mrs,, Alex MacNay,'•.has pass -
,ed with honors his Grade g tech
nical_examinations . of . the: Tor-
cnto,Conservatory .of ;Music.. Ken
is a' pupil of . Mr:. A. E.' Cook...
p41I�G^-.-�IIi�iTdi4�'iiF �SFf1•»r�I�G-
Assessing . of the .Village is curs
renal. ' ibe'
n
r done the't Yeaby
appointed assessor, Stuart Coll-
yer.
He is being assisted by Co.
Assessor.:. Everett '.Finnigan and.
by--Mr,--Wm Cottril of Tiverton,.
whom, Mr' Collyer .has personally
engaged ,to:assist.'him.,;with' the
work:
Mr: Cottrill ' Is .quite !amiliai�
with: the : new'' Bruce : ; County
assessment program, and. •. has
done' assessing, at ,,Southampton,'
Tiverton and' :Paisley, we under
�$ slid. ._ ,._.
GOLDEN WEDDING
lYJr.:and Mrs. Thomas 'Blake of
Ashfield -will he.;at-_hr►me to,their
friends from 3 , to 5 and 7.00 to
;0.00 -o'clock -on Wednesday, -Au -g-
.ust 3rd, to' celebrate their golden
wedding •anni v ersar
y
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.SPINAL FRACTURE
(LA:NGrSIDE,. NEWS)
Another accident victim in this
locality, is ,Mrs:' Wm. Maclntyre,
who. bad • the misfortune to stif-
fer a: bad fall Wednesday after-
;icon of last ,week' while picking
-cherries-at--'the---farm 'aird-
Mrs• Torii • MacKenzie, Second
Mrs, Maclntyre fell. to. the
ground''when. a • limb .broke: Mrs.
MacKenzie, called Dr: M: H. Cor I
'r,in who had the victim• removed
to , Wingham i, Hospital ,by 'John -
Stone's am;bularice.''Mrs: 'Mach
tyre's niece, Mrs. Graham Pink-
hey, Reg N:, who was'visiting her.
sister;.. Mrs. Ted• Collyer .that .af •
,ternoon-, accompanied the injured
lady: to, the' hospital.
, A fractured spine •was • .feared',
but the ••e'xten rrE-.;.h•e ._. .'rr' .: .s-
r` --n � urre_
were not definitely , established.
until x-rays Could, be
: taken,When
rtas,evealed that Mrs.Mac,
-zntyre_.had -suffered -a•-
fractured
spine jn two places. ' She Was
being,' put in a body east . early
this 4.week; 'Mrs, • MacIntyre suf-
fered a good deal following the
unfortunate mishap, but wag.
rl5on- MaeKen,ie arid' Ernie resting more comfortably the.
ala ; first of the Week.
Fisher
della of Con..' 4,. Hur:on..•
BUYS GRAVEL ,TRUCK
-Spence-Irvr�iri; oeal-cement con
tractor,: has ,purchased .a .gravel•
truck:,. and•• hydraulic ,loa'der, arid,
has leased the ,gravel pit•.:on Bill
M.cQi�.ili ra' ..,pastur-e�-:faun-=�vo't.
of Manson4Reid's.
- . ,These facilities• will be •'a big
ass_
t in e'n
S ce s .cement .' busi-
p
rless, and will `also • be available
' for a:.' variety of. custom work.
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.-EAR,-OBJECTIVE
FOR• RESPIRATtOR
• Lucknow Fire ..Company's, re-
suscitator fund
e-suscitatorfund stands at approx-
imately $525.00 with all campaign
expenses paid
Th
net °. m n�
The um
r m vb' etid��
Je w
was set at .$600.00whenthe tam-
paign was :launched: •
Donations nota :previously ack-
'Rae J, Watson' of London is
"planning to return to .his; native
,r,eath.. He, has bought :thee farm
of :Lawrence Reid- on Concession
12,• West,. Wawan on,
build-a new home on the farm,.
overlooking this 'Nine' Mile' River. '
The Reid borne was destroyed by.
fire some time ago and since then
.Mr.'and Mrs:; Reid • have resided
on the former : Kenneth Cameron
farm owned by MacMillan Bro-
thers •
Rae is. the sz�n' of the. late Mr.
and Mars.. --Jack Watson , of Luck -
now, Where he was born: As a
youth Rae went to London,. and
a bicycle repair .service .which he
started on •a shoe 'string; grew•
to • an . extensive. sports goods
business.
'Rae disposed of this -business-
last. year, ' and since'then has.had'
.his. mind set.on returning to. the
Sepoy Town.. •
The . Watsons ' spent the winter
in' 'Florida,- and are currently
making their headquarters on
Rae's 36 -foot yacht, .which• ties. pp'
at Port Stanley: The : yacht has
accomodation for, eight people
Mr, and . Mrs. Watson haver. a
family of. four.' Rae; Jr::, who is. °
19, is following'ti e'insurance : ad-; •
justment. business With' General•'
Their other three .children will
take 'up, residence., here. Dorothy, •
17, is attending High School and
Jim and Bob, ages 12 and 10,_
respectively, will • attend public'
'school here
Rae expects ': that it : will be.
September ';before he gets con-
str-uct-rori•,-underwar--Ofth ir-ltOme
u h th will be of brick and Stone;
•',Rae's friends keep asking 'him'
if
he's going to farm the prop-
erty, '.
: and they all get the same
answer. -"yes„
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BUL•'. LOAD ATTENDED
SPECIAL MASONIC SERVICE
• A' b.u`s' load df Masons and their
wives from, Kincardine, Lucknow
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and Teeswater lodges 'Motored to
Toronto on •Sunday, to attend;, the.
centennial celebration of Masonic
Qrand Lodge .. of: Ontario
. The occasion •was marked by
a
special. religious serv'fce in ex-
hibition park ';t• Toronto, 'when
nowledged'are as follows: Silver- more than 25,000•paeked the CNE
wood _ Dairw T ,uekneei ' grandstand for .the stirrin : ser
Rran0 vice,: in: c .arge • of 'Grand : Lodge.
$25.00; Mrs: Henry Mathers.1.00.• .
' officials:
•R ank . Mc--Lannan--2:0.0 •, -11e13 rood-
Wornen's. : A 150 voice : choir was under.
Institute 5:00; • Jack. .
of Dr. Charles:
Graham Kincardine,' 1.00' Stew-
thedirection'Peak-''
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art 'Lays" 2.00; Russell Irvin 1.00 of St. Paul's Anglican. Church;,:
Toronto
Entertained by Langside Natives ,
_Following' the :service the
tire '.'bus load from the district
were guests. for a :.buffet supper
at the Toronto home of'`Mr and
Mrs. Jam Ross,, formerly of Lang
side: Mrs. 'Ross was Isabel Mof-
fat. This proved to' be a Most en-
joyable and fitting' conclusion` to
a pleasantouting `
lle2 OO,,:Tack- cDonag
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2.00 Sid Gardner .2.00; Rev.'H. L.
Jennings' 1.00;' Harold' Gaunt
2:00; Jack:Ackert 2.00;.1114, T. Kil-
patrick 1.00;. Mrs. • Robert :Scott
1.00; T..J. Salkeld 2.00; .William
Evans 1.00; 'Ralph Cameron 1.00;
Mark Berger' 2.00;• Homer Harris
2.00; Ernest Blake' 1.00;:: Russ Rit
Chie 1.00; Gladys.MacDonald
-1 orne--Reed •, 1=00; - Maw sones Reed--
1.00;' Janet ' MVIacDonald .1.00:'
Christens MacDonald .1.00; Walt- Miller '1.00 �Ilobt Ram_ 2_0
ter Alton. 2.00; Fred' Anderson Alton 11 00; .. Wrr . Bolt. 1;0:
0, Bert
1.00•; • .Charles Tiffin 2.00 Betty.: Ward 1.00. •
� New Meteor .•.
Son Rev�arde
r Selling (Mather Luc y Ticket:
(ST.' HELENS 'NEWS)
Mrs, Alex Murdie of Kitchener
field the lucky ticket en-a•eteor
car in a draw. held recently at
the Waterloo musical • festival..
But .that's only the half' of it..
It......was_Bob :Murdie .who Sold his
t.
mother the lucky ticke,•rand ' as
the ,,salesman' h'e••was ,personally
rewarded with a $100 bond; On
top• of that, the Cadet. Band of
which heis a member received
a $1000 prize for Bob having sold
the lucky, ticket, ' •
•mr..rrau.•x r:i k- :xtvrsr ._. ,fan s (Aust ,,a ,;.:.s,.:.i ++e"m :ers ,s,w :
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Mr. and Mrs:.' Gordon Miller
and Larry of London were week
end visitors with Mr and Mrs.
-ehestoi -Taylcsr:,
Mr, and Mrs: ;Irvin. McCabe,
Marvin . and Brian of Windsor.
srted:wdttrin _the.. week=-"nd-.w
g end-
relatives-, here: On ' their .. retttriY.. .
they were accompanied by. Mr.
John McOuillin,. .:
Ivan Mc uillin returned ,home
a couple .of weeks ago from Lon-
don where he underwent an, -
eration on op-
eration
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his,,nose in Victoria •
• Hospital.:
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