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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23rd, 1955
• TEN PAGES,
o Climax
d For
The winning of the • Queen's
Guineas .by 20:Year-old Murray.
' Gaunt was. a thrilling climax last
• Thursday to eight years.—and his
,:Yost •=in 4-H' Club.. Work
Iuternatio, nal'' attention is `foe
• used on this, one of the highlights
of .the Royal' Winter Fair, ;and,
is was a "heart -stopping" morn-
ent for Murray, not to mention
.Dad and Mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Gaunt, when 'judge
• Charlie Yule of Alberta slapped
Murray's Shorthorn steer; "Silver
Star", on the rump in a gesture
that declared him the first choice
and won for .his youthful ower.
h __ owner
the •.$250 G ineas: award present-
ed by,.I,.ieu eriant-Governor '.Louis'
Breithaupt,` and also,. the hand
some trophy /donated,. by
'
Provin-
cial .Agricultural
Minister' T. L.
Keened";'with wh went' a $100.
prize.
White-sweatered 4-H members
and. fellow;' students At the O.A.C.
stampeded the show ring in a'
twinkli •rig and had Murray on.
their shoulders ..It was, 'a: popular
win. Not only did Murray ui•
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ON rpL-TV •.THURSDiAY,
..BANQUET HERE„OFRIDAY
The achievements .of `
mem.: `
•hers` of the'Luckriow 4-H Club
started a 'ycle of activities
that is 'Still in full swing. On'
Thursday night of this week •
Guineas winner Murray
Gaunt will appear on CFPL-
a ; TV, on .Roy Jewel's 10 o'•clock .
• Program'. 'Murray will: be ac
companied by Agricultural
Representative Gerry Mont-
gomery and George Kennedy,
one of the 'local .Club -leaders:
Ori Friday night in the Re-
creation *Hall, 'the Agricul-
tural Society • is sponsoring a `
•
banquet in honor 'of the
•- ,ucknow Club members,
questionaibly, have "the"" - calf, but•
he's'a: familiar and'popular youth
in Winter' Fair Circles as well as
in his home Community,., where
his family is held in .equally.;h,igh
regard.
Was High In Class .. ,
Murray ' is. taking : his second
,year of 'a• two-year. diploma
course at the'. O.A.C.,. Guelph„,and
in his first term,finished•first in
a class of 87;students. Upon grad-
uation ,he 'plans 't o.: 'return home
' to be '.associated •. with his father
. in the operation • of: their farms,
and in the breeding; of .Shorthorn
Cattle for. which- the 'operators ' of
"Hi,Hill. Farms have won a dis-
tinguished reputation;
Sold For '$2.50 A Pound:
• ,Not only, did Murray's calf win
'him: $350 in Prize money; but the
1000 -pound animal sold by 'auc-
(Continued'.on, page i)
ZION 'LODGE ONE OF
BEST
County Master Paid This Tribute
To Maple : Grove •L:O:L. At In-
stallation--
n-stallation-- Charles MacDonald
New Worshipful:Maste'r •
Members of L 0.L. 1044; Maple
Grove Lodge, met in their hall
:at. Zion last week fol• their'. ;an-
.nual banquet. and election and
installation of officers. After a
bountiful supper of.. turkey and
ail its trim.niin,gs, the . Worshipful
, Master called on County Master
:John McCormick to take the.
chair for the election" and install-
, ation.
Officers *for the year 1956 'are
as follows: Immediate . Past Mas
ter, :D., A Hackett; Worshipful
Master,.Charles MacDonald; De-
pu.ty Master, Eldon 1Vlifler; chap-
lain, Robert: Lyons, 'Jr:; record
: •ing seretary, ',John Helm;.fin-
ancial secretary,. ; Charles' Ander-
son; treasurer, Lorne Reid; mar- -
'steal, Earl ,Swan; first lecturer,
• Donald Reid ; 'second lecturer,
_��l enneth Alton;' senior Cor-nnmittee-
m.an, ' Douglass Hackett; : .junior
committeemen, Alvin Irwin, Al -.c
lan Ritchie, Robert Irwin; Wm:
Helrni,' r •
,Clarence 'McLennan Master of
the Black Preceptor;, ;acted as.
chaplain: for -the-installation: -The-
County Master, on vacating the,
chair to the Worshipful `Master-
elect congratulated//him and the
.Le_dge on being-one-of-the-larg-
est
ein --one--of- the-l`ai g -
g .
est • and best lodges ' in West
° Bruce° .. •. • .
A :4earty. Vote • of thanitis , was
tendered the ladies for their help
itl makingpies and, ....lads' and.
• � ;�t,sa n,
ver`ything which. tended to-
ward a successful' evening:
DEER HUNTING SEASON
IS 'ON FOR
FOUR DAYS •
A .four da ;oAed'ee "se:
3r .n .� ason,..fn
several Bounties in this section •0
Western Ontario opened on Wed
riesday'anorni} �ig' T:and will. run Lin
til Saturday. night: •
' Local nimrods will ' .be . out i
jarge numbers and it can be ex
• pected that .there will. also bp.
big influx of hunters ,from .out
side the op,en area: '
f'
M
° Reports vary as to 0th e • reva1
p
epee of deer' but their numbers
.appear to' be, sufficient to -'-make.
,for good hunting.
At the request of the Depart-
ment of.. Lands and •Forests,'•Kin-
loss Township Council served
nc4xe last week that dogs would
not be allowed. °•
a
Lwcknow Nominates; Monday;
�ow�ships Meet This friday_'
HAVE STARTED 'WORK TO
REPLACE MAIN .ST. BRIDGE.
, Work . of. replacing the' .Main
Street bridge over the, Nine Mile
River commenced •• last Thursday.
Power equipment has „been r used
in breaking up the 'Cement' top
on the. north half, of the,'bridge
adjacent: fo ..McLeninan_.and .o ac=
Ken ., 's M.
zae _ Memoa;ial a,Chapel•° :.'
An one lane traff;c' artery .keeps;
'traffic.vin .m aeross
o ? ., r the south
half of the bridge, .'without :nec
essitating a detour. Signs haye
been placed at Greer Radio and
Electric and "at ,Hall's•Grocery
calling; for "No, Parking Between'
Signs", :but in 'many ::cases are'
either not noticed or are : being
ignored.' The no, parking ban • in
•this. south ,side area ' is aimed at
eliminating a: traffic bottleneck:,
-DUNGANNON- :GIRL'S -`CALF' '-
PLACED -WELL AT ROYAL
Miss:. Lois7.Webster, daughter of
Mr., and ,Mrs. '.Tom Webster. of
West Wawanosh,, had her ,Short-
horn calf at the ••Ruyan 'Winter.
Fair and its quality , was p1'oven
when' itla .
p ced rn• the first prize
group from. which the e.. Guineas
winner • was p icked'
Her familiar .white calf was the
winner of the Dungannon, 4-H
Club, and placed high at the, :reg-
, ,ional show at Seaforth: It is Lois'
second --year in 4-H Club work.
She is, a student at, : Stratford.
Teachers' College and, was. pract-
Ise' teaching in Galtlast week,
but received time off on Thurs
day 'tc$ show her~calf at'the:Royal.
.Nomination ;meetings will be
held •. ori Friday 'afternoon in ,the
neighboring 'Townshnps> of .Ash-
field, Kinloss :and West/ Wawa-
nosh: Norninations,'will be receiv-
•
ed for one:hour commencing at
1.00 o'clock, 'folldw.ed'by the irate
,UNDERWENT. `OPERA
TION
Mrs.', Harry'. Nixon •Liriderwent
an ;appendectomy in 'Wingham
Hospital' :oi : Monday • morning
Mrs..Nixon.. suffered an attack the
latter: part ofr the week and was
payers meetings. during which:taken to the hospital on'•Sat�ur'-,
municipal .and school affairs ;will day, with, surgery :deferred until
be discussed. Monday.
•
Lucknow ww:11 hold, an . early
MARK 57th ANNIVERSARY
nomination rr' eeting this -year for •
the first time..It is scheduled ?for ':Mr,.`and Mrs: Sam Durnin were,
next Monday evenin November dinner gusts of Mr. and 'Mrs
28th, 8t at 7.
30 o clo k .•'
cowed b : HiramCollins. , YCo le . on . 'We'dhesday;;
a ratepayers',�meeti•ng at the e close November, l6th, to celebrate their
of the one -ho r period • for ::receiv= 57th wedding'anniversarY .
Mg nominations:
In .case • where a nominee is :not;
present, .there..' must 'be ;sufficient
'evidencethat he or shenos con,-
sented ..to` be nominated, or the
nomination cannot, be accepted:'•
From: this corner we . haven't.
heard' much ''election ,talk, but:
what there is - would point to ac-
•clemations in• the 'surrounding
townships:,' although you . never
can ' to 1 what may. develop;
' What will happen in Lucknow
riext Monday .night is also any-
one's guess. .
Katherine Gaunt: 'arid:. "Sam.
D•urnin .of Si. Helens .were mar-
ried' "57 '_years; ago by 'the :late
Rev. Dr-. Perrie irr Wingham.
Mr. - and'' Mrs ' Durnin's family
are: Perry of Nilestown, ' Mrs. Joe
Leslie of.Granton, Mrs: Henry,
Carter of Ripley :and Mrs. Rob.t:
Mole of'Dungannon
It sold for: 27/c.
HAD. B Yr LITTLE . LU5K•
The local sextette of deer • him-
'ters• who, spent.,last,: week` on
Manitoulin Island had but Tittle `.
luck -in their quest of the. 'fleet -
footed .animals, and. returned
home :on '.Sunday . with only one
young :buck,• George Whitby was
rscredited.wi�th.baggi�ng' it.
VIEW . PLANS 00.
PROPOSED: POOL
r
Lucknow. 'Clansmen, at their
Y g Monday -ev-
ening,
monthly meeting on
ening., saw ' sketches 'and heard
plans outlined iri -connectionWith
the development'of a• swi�rnming
pool in , front of the niew Luck- .•.
now' •:.District High •school; .
The Club has, ' had, this „project.,
'Under ,..consideration:, for ' so •
me •
tirne ' and'' at Monday's meting °.
'decided , to obtain estimates on •
the cost .of': what would be , the
initial rwoa k • if the undertaking
is proceeded with. . -
Mr. Bel.lydan of Walkerton;. who.
';is with the Agricultural Repre-
sentatives branch, primarily in,
connection • with ,: farm ` pond de-
�relopments, surveyed. the • site' a
week , •ago and ones -Monday night'
;ulbrnitted' three 'sets of plans to
•The ---Clansmen.
The plan, which was generally,
favored, would divert. the' course
of the present stream very, lit le:
A check 'dal -Iva 'of simple const:`a.c,:.
•:tion; Would pipe the water sup-. •
ply to : the artificial' .pond,, and .by
a. similarly simple outlet.t-ie:,oyer-,
flow would be ',piped. back ' into;
the ; stream at . the western end
of the. grounds:
A natural depth of three ,faet
could 'be.'obtained without
ing :the level .of the stream .where
it enters, the' property, 'Any. jun-..
ther deepening of the pool' ttioald
be accompl�i$hed by exca\t at: i,g,
MaxiMum pond size- would.be ,
' a'bout '•215 by 100• feet
Mr. Allan 'Cooper, sanitary; in-
specter/ with; the, .Bruce County
Healtl;'i'�•.Unit, was also present and
dealt with': details concerning
niatrters of . public health.. Teits
which he had'previously' ta' en
of the;' • w.ater supply,, showed it.
to .be 'fairly good' for 'Svwwinim ng.
purposes " 1
Skating 'Class Accomodation
'Cameron MacDonald; reported.
that the Wingharn 'Skating Club
had aceonaodation for'upwards of
twenty,. persons who might like'
- ,-Worithiued• on. Page -'10):- ):
atasirag .Reception :Given Thr_e
lembers Of. L"uckno� 4-H Club
T•iiree--frernbers- -of th * I;
now 4-H:.,Beef. Calf Club,' who
have won ,rovincial and national
distinction,:• were . given a fitting
welcome on Saturday, . night as
. they arrived_, at',. :the__ .local . depot
p
on their return • from the.Royal
Winter pair.
.y.
F r. •
• The threesome' 'were, Murray
Gaunt, '' winner ;of the ,00v'eted•
Queen's . Guineas at' the Royal, and
Davizi Kirk1Bm! anrd °i,y c-
' Quillin, ,:Ontario's champion ''beef
judging` team, Who .also made an
excellent ,showing in'the Dom-
inion competition: • , • .._
,Seranaded by two bands :arid a
cavalcade of'.rrmrethan, half a
:hundred ' horn -blowing `cars, the
boys were given . a rousing and
heart-warrning , reception
The boys had seats ,of honor
on the Lucknow: District Co-op
truck, bearing the banners "Luck-
now . Is.. 'Proud Of You", ' and.
"Congratulations, Guineas •Wan
r�er and 'Judging Champs". em-,
bers • of the ' Lucknow Di'striet
High School > and., were- _also. o
the truck, and,. oni foot, the Luck
now Pipe Band, .,headed : the pro
.cession up and down Main Street
before the group• halted* at
the Post Office corner for • some
informal speech Making -and the
exttendini of ersonal: cora ratu-
lations. The ' proceedings • were
directed by Ceprge Kennedy. and
Tom' ' Tddd L.ucknow °'4-H Club
,
leaders,'. with' George acting: as•
1'chairman' ; ` '.a ti d expressing
pleasure at the 'turnout to greet
these boys wh'o had .put .Lucknow'
on the iriap. ',
• Ali three boys . expressed •ap-
preciation- of the Wonderful re--
ELECT EXECUTIVE
•A' .recent meeting of ,the Lady
Board` Personeli Forsters was held- in the Auxil-
gr
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ROOMS. Brother IVIa '� n •
5 s e asfoTlotvs
tzak
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.. re.ent Board , are, .
Village..of Lucknow--Reeve A Ch,esley' was present and ,conduct-
W,..Hamil:ton and Councillors V. '•ed the''election of officers: Pres -
A: Mowbrky, Alex MacLeod,'Geo.
Joynt :and G. Webster.
The three retiring public school
trusteees,.•all eligible for re-elect=
ion are 'Jack' Fisher,• •H..• M., Mac-
Lennan, and ...:Charles Webster.
The other' three • members, . With
a •year yet to run, are. Mrs:" Jes- .
sie ':Alfie, K. 'C Murdi•e and Ger,
ald':Rathwell.
'.Member's , of . the High - School'
Board' ar.e . by .a'ppointment;., rather
than election: p '
The .Kinloss, Council` is' come.
pfrsed of Reeve Harold Percy,
electiid' to c3t"fi%e"al'ter"-tl►e death
of Reeve 'David ,Caii•uthers and
Councillors P. A, Murray, Far-
dish Moffat, Wallace ,Conn ,sand
Elliott.•Carruthers, The latter•'two
elected .'in th•e
.naeanber,s _were .. .., . .
April . by-elccticin •to' fill, two va-
°ancies caused by . the reeveship
eontest • b e try e ern Councillors
Percy and Da T; McKinnon. It was' also agreed 'that each
y . 'it's v , 'Cecil member bring a gift to the party.
A:,lyfr� ld Reeve Aid
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' �'llors John Brad.- • for' the .Children's Aid Society
131ake rind C. c unc a
Or n. Rytchic�,,>Don.rld Mar;- Walkezton,
Konzie and "Picini .l:iowarcl:
The , Asia t'it,id • School , • A'r e a comprised of Reeve John Durri�in,
r ,ey Culbert,
13oaird ii; c�;�rt�ori.;c.ci of Trustees and Counca alis Hary
a i Gib;�on, Waltt�r Alton, Lorne. Durnin, Eldon Miller' and
..Marsh l . .. _.
Jack Gould,. Clifford Ciozrer, and Orval •MlePhee: " W .
•Rog cricl, •MacKenzie of the Port School Arca` trustees' are.
liar-
itodc
Alberto'district • Whor':ccoedezi vey Anderson, Jalries Curran,
Marvin Durnin, last ,year The Ted Mills, ,Wallace Miller and
ti .e this Year VVin, Webster. The first 'three
first three pained; re r y
but are eligible' for re ,election..' named retire this year, but are
The West•Wftwanosh Council is eligible for re-election° •
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A1.Y.x5bt. .w:a alt# .:Y..' `. '^t6:'i',.".k..7':•..'%at tin _,..
ident,• . Sister ' Margaret .:Wasney;
vice . pres,, Sister Gladys Hamil-
ton, chaplain,. ,Sister Violet Arn-
old treas., .Sister 'Alice : Taylor,.
financial .sec,, Sister Eva- Black;.
i ecording ; see.,'. Sister. Shirley
Brooks; warden, • Sister: Mae
ter; Inner Guard,.Sister Ruth. Sar'-:.;
dine; Outer ••Guard, Sister 'Edna.
Pollock;' conductor,• Sister Pearl
Jamieson; auditors, Sister Dor-
othy 'Short and ,Sister Bkay Mil-.
ler.
Pearl Jai'nies'on won the mystery.
prize, it was - decided to donate
•
$5:00--•t-o• -the- Campaign- for-the-
B1:nd°
. Plans were made ,for a' Christ.
ma's party • to , be' held ' on :Our
regular meeting 'bight, December.
12th 'in the Recreational Centre
'at"7.. 0. "p.m: "This `\ill_ be a joint
party fol.both lady and men For-
sters and their families.
.The s.peech,, making: was kept
to, a'• minimum, as tills ;ill came.
at a . banquet on x`rida\ evening.,
L. E. Cardiff, M.P.; John. W.:
Hanna, 1WLP:P , and May -or R_ E
1V1cKin pey Of_'Wir gham were. e:iciz
called. They extended, congratu:-
lations and', spoke of the inc'entt,
give and inspiration it was to have •
young men of this .calibre ac;
corriplishing -s uc h• 'outstanding ,
achievernents. :
rTo:. the final strains of "For . .
They Are Jolly Good Fel lov: s", '
the gathering, slowly dispersed, to • -
.let the "conquering • heroes re-
'turn to.; ,their;; home with the.
plaudits of, the crowd' still .ring-
ing In their ' ears.,
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VIS:ITS SON Oh! WAY', :
TONEW
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W ZE,AI.Ai�t.�'
Mr.. and Mrs. William Welsh
of town are. anticipating: a visit
from his ,mother and sister• v ho •
'are due oto • arrive' h(re 'Thur:,d ay.
On His _n other,.. f'rs:; _tenni W-E1;sh_
is enrotite from Glasgow,' Scot-
to New Zealarid. "Chat-
ham, New Bruns -wick, she• visit-
ed with her, daughter, Mrs, Eddy
Greenfield (Susie) who ac•cc:•-n-
panied her mother to ;Luckn;jw
ill i the only boy •in .a fii:rniiu
of five.
Another daughter .who lines' e
g t, •
Hilo, Hawaii, visited in Sc•oticincl •
with her 1fr.•other, this stn:tv 11car.,
with her• mother" th.S summer..
When Mrs. Welsh lea'e L4rc};now .
for New Zealand, to, make her
honne'with 'anoiher of her c1augh-
tgrs, she will stc•- ' ehroutc in
;ustralia to' visit .<x - fourth d:ztn'-
celition°
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