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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, OCT; ' 12th, 1955
TEN PAGES
SPECIAL L TRAIN - SHORTIH QRN SALE IS SET FORT' TRUMPEZ BAND IN LOCAL• BOYS TO COMPETE' IN HAS BEEN MASON
LUCKNOW NEXT TUESDAY •TO.�VN'.FO)ri BALL, GAME; II PROVINCIAL -H• •
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' ' FOR FIFTY YEARS
FOR CHICAGO TRIP
CONTESTS
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The- annual sale of Scotch
organized '.and ` supervised by Sla.orthorn cattle,. 'which always
Public School Inspector J, M. creates widespread, 'interest
P , and
•Gamea a special. train was run attracts a big ,crowd', will be
to Chicago for'a week -end visit !held' in' the . Lucknovw. Arena- on.
- e --Wind. City .-The- --
---in th Y. • Y. Tuesday of neXt•w'eek;� Octo>�er'
in : lieu .: of the -teachers' cenven- ;18th;:: cammenci at :
ng 1.00.41m.
tion: customarily held at this, Thirty-eight lots . are being at-
time:
of
time:. • fered'_ .from:; the •her`ds. ,of
• The -trip was ;not.; exclusively Culbert and Sons : an '
. anal . AndreYv
fat :teachers: and: several ',Others' 'Gaunt 'and • Soni,, 'two' "raininent
took advantage Of :it,. ; . Shorthorn breeders. Among the
The party left on Friday morn Well-bred cattle being offered,
ing on the regularly scheduled are several prize winning ani-
.branch line trains,' With special mals which ;have been consistent
coaches being carried' that, made winners on the show' circuit this
up the, Chicago -bound special at fall ' • . •
Palmerston. The travellers • didn't Catalogues of the,. listingare
laaye to leave -their coach from, available from .: either of the con
departure point, to their 'destin-' signors, 'or .at The' Sentinel • Of-
. ation, which Was 'reached about 'Mice.
9.30 that evening... •
The group: stayed at the .'At..DROUGHT BROKEN. BY' '
lantic ' Hotel in the Chicago Loop
and.
:iearby .'the shopping- and
LAST WEEK'S RAINS.
P.O. SETS MINIMUM
theatre section. The week -end.. The 'rains have come at last, SIZE FOR ENVELOPES
was spent in Sight-seeing: tours, :after. an unusually dry summer
'Theatre=going and doii`ng up the and early fall."•Ha iest of all .. i
AP The P-0Office -Offico Department at
big stores. Cinerma: Holiday was; no .doubt, „will be those•'farmers Ottawa has. issued. a:. new regia -
'seen by . manyof the art.i
• party. y; and ' evho � have..�,be•_n .drawing water` dation. that sets. thea ni�inurn 'size
before departing on Monday they for their"; stock. , Many 'wells went of envelopes u:sed in the •.mails: at
PUs
had time' to take' in ..Don McNeil',s drY d u r'i ng the prolonged '4"x23%4" , The ruling went into
Breakfast Club :.program, It was drought ,Fall plowing will 'now' 'effect on October 1st
Tied at two 'games each; iri
a best-ef-seven'set,. Wellesley •
and. Lucknow ' clash. tonight ,
• ,in ,Caledonian ,Park in the
. 5th - game of • the WO.A.A.
"B'"Tscries 'softb'all cl'iam�ion-
ship,
The Goderich• Girls':.Trum-' •
pet Band, first price win,
nets -.at the C,N:E. wi11 be in
town tonight (Wednesday)
and . will, put on• a : drill on
Main Street prior to parad- ,
ing .to •the' park, where . the
game gets underway at 8.00. .
sharp.
Arrangements to bring this
crack band. -to town were
made. by' Ben Chisholrn.•'The
least . local, fans can do' is to .
: turn out and support the boys
in their bid .for a Champion-
ship..
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midnight' Monday When the Chi;: swing into high gear. row : •'an mail. con ained in
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eago •• special' arrived .. back in :•• Total ' rainfall ; during the envelopes smaller than'the Above,
Lucknow. month , of September was • .53, ` size will be : treated as undeliver-
t
Among .. those. from this • com- .little .more . than, half an. inch. ;able ,and will be disposed of in
munity.niaking the;trip were Mr., The high :tempeature for' the 'accordance with the regulations
governing'' undeliverable:mail.
and Mrs. Stuart Collyer, Mr, and month was 88 degrees, with, a' low
Mrs: Roy Havens,• Mr. and Mrs.: of 33.
ilrwin 'Carruthers,; • Miss • .Helen ' `To;ral'. rainfall• . for the months
Thompson; Miss Ruby • Webb,' :of 'July, August and September,
Mrs: N. J..MaoKenzie, Miss :Jane was only 3,70: `.Inches; ' less than.
Johnstone, Jack Treleaven, 'Mrs. fell,in three days, a . year ago,.
Arabelle Bushell,. ' Mrs.. Lorne' during; Hurricane : Hazel,' when
Johnston. Mrs .James.' -:McTavish=
Miss Cath rine MacLennan,: Miss.
Kathleen ' Maclntosh, 'Miss Hazel:i
.Culbert, Miss" Liella" Eitilaysor�,
Mrs : Noble Johnston, Misses Mar-
garet :and Betty Black, Ken and total for the five. months of 6:79
Bob McAllister. , inches. • •
:The `: break' came. last 'W.ednes�.
ASSESSMENT APPEALS' TO day and Was followed on Friday
RE .IN BY 'FOURTEENTH • by steady showers, that the
parched 'earth quickly absorbed.
Assessment • notices went out
to Village .ratepayers. at, the end
of the month. In ev.ant :of appeals,
being entered •they.must,be made
within 14 days. . after . the ".30th
day of September, or- • within. `14
days of the delivery of notice.
The Village Council held a spec=
•a•1 sea -stow -tan .'.Tuesday- fight t
look over• the roll. and a court •of
revision ,Willabe held: at 'a ' la ter
date :
'x1.70.
12.95
ulna
HAD TO HOLD, OVER..
MUCH, COPY LAST WEEK
Last . week was " one ,of '' those
weeks' when "The. best laid plans
-4.75 -inches .of rain fell on .Oct- o' mice .an' men ganga gley".
ober 14th, :15th and 16th. Wei tired :on 12a
In fact' it's been. " g.• p .., for last
• dry since ,
Spring: May rainfall was'1.83• `Week's issue' -four,:" More than
inches and `June 'only 1.26 .or. a customary—and when Wednes-
y day•got'here, we 'could have used
about sixteen: As , a .:'result .sev-
eral• budgets of :news had:to be
held over, and . sorne advertising
pulled • out, ` at the last miliate.
In. estimating .(several days in
advance)' the'requirements for.
This `week -end . rainfah :•totalled
over .two •inch: s.. last week's paper We decided on
_ 12 page s and by .Saturday 'had
' a good •deal of the fall fair 'prize
F ELD+.S DAY r t
. � C AMPS .hst in ,tyre. and .'ready.. ;for the
AT.LUCKNOW : HI On. Mon a: newsbudgets `
• d y were
Field . '. Day winners a the unusually / light and it looked.
like y-
thing: -Page 5,. 6, 7,'8, were made
up . carrying the prize list, etc.,
and were •an - the press on :Mon-
day --which• •is a .must as all the;
STUMP :REMOVAL BIG TASK
The - removal of the tree
stumps from • the Black property
s .proving to, be a .major .'task:
A couple of :workmen 'were; en-
gaged last week in digging deep
"y around: the stumps, but the
next step poses. a problem: The,
digging and root• • cutting con-
inues '.thisweek but Opinions
'ary on how best to remove them.
A ; bulldozer 'may be able to up-
end. them. - •
COMPLETE • WORK 'ON NEW-
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MAIN TO. STANDPIPE •
Work of changing the ' big.
wa t-er—main•-leading-to-the-stand=
ipe was .completed laat , week.
he main crossed the .fordier W.
Ga Andrew property which was.
urchased by : Gordon 1Viontgem
ry:' In 'excavating g and levelling
this lot the main vva,s exposed,
nakin.g it necessary to dig back
into 'the, hill • to bury it and
r hich required an ' elbow being
tided .to join u
p with the under -
round
ound horizontal inain from the
un?phouse. •
SEE HY THE • SENTINEL. « .•
11.4T M.r. and Mrs, Chris Shel-
ton have bought the former A1
me on
Al -
lin -home m
Havelock Street,.
justnorth'. of the United
Church. •• ,.
I .T Mery • M"cIntyre, of Tees -
water has commenoed coxistrue
tion` of,
m
a. new ''home in tat aam
r of the party,
l.ebe
vi ag, o e avex
..-.,.� lso•�:�• .-.� ; ...,..�• :::,.•:...
Lucknow. District ,High . School
athletic meet have • been ani
nounced. .
The giris' events were.under
the supervision of. Miss •Marypress aTvork can't be left to the.
Fulton and the. boys' . .in: charge . .
Mr;PPratt., :Com etition
last minutes : -
of M PaulPr
p Ori" -Tuesday 'there was : a de -
was' keen for the prized shields.. luge of late copy, : far" beyond
Barbara Murray ' won the' jun- m y '
what• space . or time •allowed us'
ior' championship. ' with Jean to handle. When the forms were
•Richards, runner-up.. The . iiter�, filled are simply had to abut `off
mediae • chanipio'n hlaY — es. .
by • Joyce McNay., follewed by
.:tting type, leaving' many art
Emmeline Miller as ' runner-up,
and -the - senior' championship.
went, to Marion Hamilton;. with
Phyllis _Smith the runner-up.
The boys' junior championship
was ., wan. .by Donald Johnston,
with Art 1-lowald as.-runner-Up-
Th.e intermediate' was taken by.
Douglas Stanley, followed by
Jim 'Reid, and Paula Couse,, who
-tied•-a r•-theru n ner:up._K
M: acNay wore the senior. clyamp7
•ionship 'with .Gary ; • Suter the
runner-up:
RETURNS 'FROM 4-11 TOUR, IN
HOSPITAL WITH PNEUMONIA
icles 'crowded out.
Holding articles over is a poor
solution , as they become "old
news",• and: the use, of them of-
ten :crowds sornethin'g out next
week which comes in late, iso
that' the cycle of held-over.,news
continues.
Early please, is an appeal we
frequently make, ;:and :again re -
•peat
' As NINETY-ONE.
LAST THURSDAY'..
Congratulations a n d best
wishes are extended to -.George
Frank Alton of Ashfield has G• "Drennan • of Ashfield Town-
been a patient iri. Wingham Hos •ship, Who, on Thursday .last, Oct-
ectal since TuesdaY;of last week.ober 6th'
observed.his 91st birth -
Frank • •
developed .•pneumonia a day.
wa • • .
few days after his 'return from a born in` Ashfield
v.,
a . Juni`or karmea s bus . trip' to 1 osli'like;--belxi-g--a--•son--of George -
and Eastern. Ontario. Drennan aZid Agnes Baird.. He
Quebec and his brother, Thos. Drennan,-.
,•Fran. is a'member of the Col-
, gnash Junior`.Far�mers. and. was who' is over''80, a.re•tho last two
i. r..._.. . , . -'- r .._l vestoek• : embera of_!elOmb �.. f.,rn11 ..
awarded `tlie-•-'trip. fo .._-�
e "ud g ing. The week's George's rriemory: is still good,
and. inti ,,J , g it ....,.n and 'he enjoys a game; of Bards
tour included visits to •I�xngsto +and the coni:pany 'of, friends,. He,
Montreal,. Quebec :City, Kemp- .
utural College, . 0a. enjoys. ;fair'. heallt ,._ although,._a
vilIe' Agrscul ditin
heart conoand: more lately
wa and 1'eterborpugh: y .
ta
•Ernie Gibson of"AtrigLley teas an attack ,of shingles, have forc-
ed •hien to take it ;easy.
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Twenty -even "teams of. two
members each will represent
Huron County at the Provincial'
Club competitions at the
,Gileiph,;'on Friday, ..Oct
q5e 21st :.Tice cormpetitions will
:be: for Meat, Dairy, Swine, -.Grain,:
Tra t'
or 'e�f
c and r
. ,;d Forestry,.CluGbs. • ••
. Lucknow :4-H Calf Club will,
be :represented David-
of:Mr, and Mrs.` Gar-
don Kirkland, .and, Barry. Mc-
Quillin, son •Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
McQuillin.` • Club leaders: are
,George Kennedy and Tom. Todd.'
The •Dungannon. ' 4-H '. Swine
Club wily be ' represented by.'
Teade Bakker • and :Crawford
McNeil, ' two. •16 -year-old: .lads:'
Swine Club leaders .are Arnold
Alton arid. J: D..Durnin. •
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DUNGANNON LADY , WINS ' IN.
HALL'S GRAND OPENING
Miss Mabel.Reid of Dungannon
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was the winner ..of:'a. new Kroeh-
ler rocker at Hall's Economy
Food: 'Market in> connection with
the grand' opening of the newly
organized Red and White: Store.
The lucky'.ticket Was 'palled _Sat-
urday, night aa the conclesion..of
the opening sale. `• • •
Mrs. ` George ` l ton won• .the:
"Coke Coale , so given'away
during the .opening
' Winners 'of 'bags "of : groceries
Were .. Alvin Hamilton,. Mrs: • W.
Howald, Mrs.;J. MacNaughton,
Mrs. Graydon Ritchie,. Mrs. Ro'bt.
MacIntosh, Mrs. Gordon Morri-
son, Mrs. James:' Earl, Mrs. Roy'
Havens, Mrs. Philip Stewart, `Mrs.
George' • Taylor, •.• .Mrs Clarence
Greer,. Mrs. Robert Button, .Mrs.
Dick Elliott, Mrs, Glen Walden,
Mrs. Gordon Struthers, Mrs. John
Pritchard, Mrs. Gordon- .Mont-
gomery,• Mrs. Lloyd MacDougall,.
Mrs. Allan Hackett, •Mrs. R. For
ster-, Mrs, Dudley, : Harold Percy;'
Mrs... Bob Farrish, Mr. Ross Hen-
derson, . Mrs. Art Clark,. Mrs.:.G.
Rothwell, .'Margaret" 'MacDonald,
Mrs. :Nelson Raynard, Mrs. C.
Crazier:
The-. groceries were given' to -
those checking .. out when the
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Light e la ' eu Linda of old
regularAt g
g g ,hn rs..Y even-,
Ing, 'Mr, Thomas Harris was pre-'
sented:lis fift - ear 'eweZ
to mark half . a . century since: • ;`
joinngOrder: This, 'Grand.
Lodge award was made by Mr.,,
T T Salkeld,"` secretary of Old
Light and' a•:Past :District Deputy •
Grand Master. @
Mr.' •Harris joined Old Light'
"Lodge .in .1905.when the• late D.
Lawrence • was worshipful •
master. •
Six: Living Jewel ,Member?
Receipt of the jewel made Mi.
Harris the sixth living member
of the: Lucknow •Lodge• who is. -
in
,possession : of his half -century
pin. Along with :Mr: Harris, two
others were in attendance at.
Thursday night's presentation, a.
A. Grant and Alex MacDonald,
both of Ashfield Mr.' MacDonald
took , a, . hand. in ` some • of the d
gree .work . that 'evening. •
Other fifty year; =members. are -
Messrs. W, W. Hill. and Duncan •
Cameron ':of Lucknow and Dr. J.
K. M. Gordon• • of • Ottawa.
SHOWER HELD •. FRIDAY..
FOR SATURDAY BRIDE -ELECT.
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Mrs. Orville
, Jones ,was ` lios-,
tess on.:Friday evening for a.mis
cellaneous shower 'held in .honor.
of Miss'' 'Susan. MacNaughtan, •
bride -elect of Saturday: •
,There was a` large 'gathering.
of friend, and :neighbors and
Susan}• received.` many • very .love-
ly gift's* which. she "fisied out'''.
of . a wishing well and was as-
listed': in
opening them by Miss
Gladys MacDonald Miss 'M:ac
Naughton expressed het thanks ;
very .acceptably.
The guest, of honor was re=
ceived to the • strains of• "Here
Comes The Bride" " played • bar -
Mrs.
y •Mrs Lloyd' Aal ton, who was'also
accoarrpariist;• for' .a' sing ` song:
Readings were given • by Miss
Gladys'' MacDonald;...Miss Annie
MacKay and .Mrs.. Margaret Mac-
Farlan and contests ,conducted by
Miss;-- Mau- the --Fleisher and- Mrs: -
Jones. Refreshments were sere
alarm clack rasig. • ed to, conclude a. 'pleasant even-
ing
.HAS HIGH '.PRAISE'
FOR REST''HOME
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An outstanding scientist from.,
the United•, States has .-re ently.
become a.•..guest - at • Elliott Car-
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titherj
s Rest Mime .at. Holyrood..
Mr. Philip: H. Hartman arrived.
on 'Tuesday of last week, accom-
panied by his daughter and' son-
in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Raymund
'-JT,Salchlr o Pittsburg;-Pennsyh
vania.
Mr: Hartman is well known
among scientists : for his half -
century; ;of work in connection
with' the 'United' States Bureau
of Fisheries of Washington, DC.
arid for •him papers and articles
on fish. He was one of the, 'pion-
eer fish ,culturists, and was
among tae first to actively- cam
paign for conservation in wild
life. 'He, directed, the writing - of
the. interna ional fis ° laws, and
in many' Ways 'was instrumental
in. developing close friendship
and co-operation . between • the
States and Canada in all matters
pertaining to. problems of ; wild
Iife. •'
l 'r, and Mrs. Salchli, both • -of
whom are high school teachers,
are delighted to have ;found such
an, excellent homeas'that of Mrs.
Carruthers. They state; that after
..a a_e..Fte lded search, the.y-4ound=
nothing in the States comparable.
to; the efficient • but home -like
atmosphere of the : Holyrood
Home. "Mr.. •Carruthers" said
Salchli, '"has' succeeded in
carrying out his ::intention,' to
create a :honme ••a•way from home',"
Dr..' and Mrs.' Salchli have a
cottage at Bruce Beach. and have
ACCIDENT VICTIM •ABLE.
TO: LEAVE • HGSPITAL
Williain Dorner, ' '32-y.,ear-old
stee'
le•ack who •was • ev r '
P Js e ely .in
jured' in •a fall from the eave of
the ,United Church; ' is • making a
remarkable recovery.. He . was
.discharged from Wingham 'Hos-
pital : last ' week , and returned to •
his horde .in Stratford;: but,'wear-
ing a couple of casts.
• `M-r--Dor-rrer has -head- aaaValkinge
cast' appliedto his badly Smash-
ed foot, and 'is now able to get
'about: He is also wearing a body,
cast to ..correct 'a back 'injury
which he suffered in the .f.eet-
fir`.st fall.
TO TAKE :AGRICULTURAL
COURSE AT RIDGETOWN
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Donald: McCharles, 17 -year-old
son' sof Mr, and. Mrs, Oliver Mc-
Charles
cCharles of Ashfield, is one of
several Huron County boys plan-
ning to enter, their first year of •
the two-year course ih agr' icul ' •
ture at the Western Ontario Ag-
ricultural School at Ridgetown.
The term, opens on. September
24th. Donald,. whoa has been act-
ive in 4-H Club work,. is a year •
too young for admission • to the
O.A.C.
(Donald's older brother, Allan
Mc•Clmr-lesrais,• employed- in. l , _,,.-a„.- .;
onto ' with the Bell Telephone
'Company, 'and iW taking' a night
class extension. 'course, to com
plete tri` \.
P _ his. seira;Rt�zrza culatiol�--.--
Two , other Ashfield Township
boys, P
, Lorne l;Iacli+ett,,• soxi of • Mr,
arid Mrs. Cliff Hackett and Frank
Alton, SOn of aans,
d_M". Wait. ,_.
e Alton, had Qualified for the'
been sunnier, residents for 18. italgetown course but are 'not
+ears. '.. .. , • . .
planning to attend,.
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