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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1956-01-25, Page 1• 1 50'• A Year In Advance ---$1;00 Extra To U,S,A.. • LU CKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25th,, 1956 EVIEW YEAR OF ATTEND. FUNERAL OF LARKED 'SUCCESS ,,, year of marked ' •spiritual financial interest.. by the Lgregattofi of LucknowUnited iievidenced- th e AGED GRANDMOTHER Mr. and Mrs:, H, P. Thompson,' Mr.. and. Mrs. Ken, Jardine and Mrs. John Dahmer were in Mil verton on Sunday afternoon rch . was _ Y : tendi •; • •. the. • funeral of: Mrs. )orts' . o. -the various ' depart- .Thorn son's: arid'• Mrs. �:ar p J dine s of the • church,; ; as sub- g •and iother Mrs. Emma 'Sate: s ; g. , • tted at the .annual :meeting„ on • She. was 94 Years of age and . passed away in K -W Hospital ;at-• ter a lengthy illness. Her ` hus- band .predeceased her 2,3Q xears ago. She. is, survived by three sons,. five 4aughter, 28 • .grand- children, 61 ` great-grandchildren and two 'great-great-grandchild- ren.. reat-great-grandchildren.• The funeral service was con- ducted`i by Rev; J: A::Armstrong of . Christ Anglican. Church with interment ..in ,Milverton Cemet- ery.r.; : ,ursday, evening; -•which'' cont-: need with a pot -luck supper.. Rev. G. A. Meiklejohn presid- and Mr,' T. A. Cameron was ;retary, . A "period of .• silence rs observed . for those ;who had ssed . on 'during the year and. Ernest Blake offered -Pray- . Mere are 238 families and 690 rsons .under pastoral. care .with slight membership inerease (ring' the year,. 17 having been eeived' against a. loss of ' 11.. Board of Session visitations HAC K ETT `C•H U R•C H • hong the congregation` were , ' Easter .and in October: H•AD ••C7 OODI YEAR ld at an . v �`bJt�i� the Session for a, five-year • ett •Un.ited Church was held. last iim and L. C. Thompson was Thursday, commencing •With a ected to, succeed the` late Grant, ;,pot -luck' supper. The well-atter= ;acDiarmid,, whose 'term ran un_ ded meeting ':was presided over 1 1957. ` The preception of 'the by . • Rev' J. A.. Dickinson with :w.:member of Session was coni Walter Alton ..acting as secret- �icted on; Sunday morning..iby. ev Meiklejohn. Glen Walden, who • is 'retiring iter two 'years of faithful. ser Dreraitan *ere' re-elected ilhed ary. • Reports .. indicated.'' the . •best' financial year for, : some time. Alvin Alton was' re-elected to the. •Session for a . 3 -year term. ice as ',Sunday School superin= ' Other, members are Elmer Alton tnderit expressed his, thanks to and Blake Alton. Stewards •. are tachers, . officers, parents and ,ev. Meiklejohn:. for; their - ,co - Aeration. Gordon Morriston • re= orted . the average attendance r 52' un . ys .as ,107:2. and Mel Wilfred Hackett. Ralph Camels. On; Andrew . Ritchie, George, A1_•. ton and ; Walter ' Alton The lat-. ter. is: also the church treasurer:. rustecs :are Elmer' A1to.n, C-yril averse Campbell,.' ' Les' ' Ritchie,' • Cliff Zorrison reported ted the Hackett, Alex Hackett;: Bert: Al-. tibio Class attendance as 9.7. , ton, Gordon., Johnston. t,'. • ,The organist : is Miss Elmira Alton: The Sunday ` School meeting; followed when • Russell ;Alton. and Frank Alton were,. appoint Mrs. Harold Ritchie ; reported or. the Sunday nursery. which akes care .Of children. up t� four 'ears during the chtirehservice, end ..for the Cradle • . Roll. and laby .Band,' of which. she :••and Ars; S. Collyer • are in charge. I.'ed • Sunday 'School superintend - ['here are 84 `,rnetnbers on . the ents, succeeding Ralph Cameron "radle Roll and 96 'members: in and 'Alvin • Alton. Teachers ...are: he Band.. and: ... Bible • Class;. Mrs., Bert Alton;. • Donald •'ThomP' son gave the: Mrs. George Alton;. Junior girls, Hackett and Frances Alton {as lunday .School .:nominating re -Elmira Alton with:: Mrs.- Cliff sort electing : , H:' D: Thompson Grant Campbell of Moffat.:, Mur - is Sunday. School. •superintendent assistants;, Beginners, Mrs: Alex 1 a son of Mr. and offrs. Arid ind:.Biuce_:Mac,Kenzie.-and .Mei _. , Hackett, Mrs Jim Nelson; sec- .. y,el -ns i :: in vim Morrison as associate -sup er- 1'etai y-freasu rer,'` Trances Alton, a_ w� G -aunt : of Sir -H , e ,— s P his final,', year of a two-year atendents. librarian, .Chester, Hackett ' ' 'course at the :• Ontario Agricul- Arnold:" Hartford • and Blaine' . lural College` at Guelph MacNay reported fore, .*the' 1..P.S, LITTLE 'TOT DIES FROM PNEUMONIA ----y • The Olivet . con pnunity:. was saddened to learn of the death of Alida Catharine, infant .dau- ghter of Mr.. and Mrs `John Hoekman,, .which • occurred' on Wednesday .:of last week in Kincardine General 'Hospital,; • af- ter .. an attack 'of • pneumonia The little tot was. less .thantwo. months old, having ..been born on November 29th. Besides her parents she is Sur- vived by two sisters, Mary and Frances, and three br ithers, ,Ralph, Harry and John. The, funeral service was held on' Friday from. the McLennan Funeral Home, Ripley: • The ser- vice was conducted, by ' their minister; Rev. G. J. Hoytema as- sisted by Rev; D. A •Brydon. In- ,terment was made in Ripley Cemetery. The. pallbearers were Alice. • Brooks, ; Phyllit Clayton, Bert. White and Ronald Brooks LOCHALS'H NATIVE MARKS EIGHTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY • Mr:, Dan MacLean of Lochalsh' 'spent. the; weekend in Chicago where... he visited - his sister, Mrs. W. W. 'Kincheloe; who.. on. Mon- `INTERVIEW _APPLICANTS FOR. CARETAKER'rOSMON. Ari official of the Post Office Department' was in, town. last Thursday interviewing ' appli- cants forth.e s•ti n of'care- Piker taker at; the local, post ,Office. There are • eight applicants and at , press time no., announcement of ,an .appointment had yet been made The position . was held by John Dahmer : until he joined the Air Force late last year. Chas. Cook has been carrying on the duties in the nieantim.e. • • - ' John Dahmer 'succeeded to the job ' following the death of • 'Dick. McQuaig, who held the position originally: ler on Thursday. evening inre- gards ti ,.proposed. • alterations and improvements •” to the library To Confer .On Library. Repairs' The Village. Council and Lib- rary Board are scheduled to Con-, room,. • ASHFIELD -REEVE. OKROAD BOARD At •.:Huron • County' , Council's January . sessionlast week, Reeve Cecil .Blake of .Ashfield was •day, 'January, 23rd; Observed her elected to the County Good 83rd,';.birthday. Mrs,: Kincheloe Roads:Coniinittee. for `a•, three - was ; formerly ,,Sadie, MacLean, year term: , ire won'on • the 'first Mrs. Kincheloe suffered ° • A. ballot over Reeve W. . Jewitt of 'fractured hip :several, inoriths Hullett and Reeve J. Doig of" ago,, but has yr'ecovered suffici- Tuckersinitli. " eptly that'. she is able 'to get ,,The Good Roads Committee about,< again; with the aid • of a tops all committees ' in the ex- walkil•ig device:. pend- ure ]ire. Of a 12 -mill ":Co: rate, ',the Roads Committee :has PRESENTED .WI.TH- the 'responsibility of more • than, SHORTHORN CUP one-third of: the total. County; expenditure, with '41/4nills.,'ear- maked for road` expenditure.: Latesthonor to • :be accorded Ashfield Petition Murray Gaunt, `.1955: winner of ;Reeve Blake presented:'to CO. the Queen's Guineas; ' came. on ; Council a petition signed -by Saturday at the annual luri•cheon eighty .AshfieldTownship resi- and . election of officers •.; of -the dents, requesting' consideration Ontario' Shorthorn Club, held at of • the widening of .:five .miles Hotel London • on the Gore Road between Kin The Club's trophy was -*pre- tail and.Lochalsh. rented .to Murray at the lunch- The, request was referred back •EIGHT PAGES 'CHURCH REPORTS SHOW 'PROGRESS' T h e ,, annual congregational meeting ;'of the ;Lucknow. Cyt erian . Church Was held, on. Thursday: evening, January 19th. All departments of the Church showed strength` and -growth , throw hout• the ,year • 1955... There .g Y Th are 247 m b r . -t '1 embe s on the, roll. ••- •$6,108,92 was raised -for the work • of the local church and $1,589:97 was given for the work of 'Missions. In addition to this the W.M.S.Societies and Junior organizations raised $7.66.97 for Missions All giviings are free will, •There • are 73 • children enrolled in the Sunday School and the average attendance was 52.3, The Cradle Roll 'has 23, babies listed.. The . term for members of the Board of Managershas: been ex- tended' to four years in placeof the three-year' term and because of:thi's it•_Was not necessary; -'to "` 474 "g- ni si since :those due to retire this year will serve one more year. Miss Nellie Venning has . since been appointed Finaneial Sec retary . and all otherofficers were ' re -appointed: The meeting heartily , endors- ed the work : of Rev. and Mrs McClean • during the. past , year and. the mrinister's, . travel allow- • ' ance was raised' $300: OIL DRILLING OPERATIONS PROGRESS 1N' . KINLOSS' Oil drilling operations have. been . in ; progress for over three weeks --on the farm -- of-H-arvhl. StariI.er, Concession 2, Kinloss, and„ at the,'latter part of the week the` test hole ' was down some 1;260 'feet There is conjecture that drill- ing will proceed to about the 2,000 -foot level if necessary; Rock, wasencountered in the. early stages : of the drilling: The: drillers have had their own troubles at times and on a couple of 'occasions lost ' the drill and. had, some prolonged "fishing'' to. recover • . eon by • the retteing , . (president, to the Good • Roads; Committee to • • whi h a t`ve ear:_ The new president is Marilyn ••Kil- patrick. 4 Mrs. N. J. MacKenzie' reported an average. attendance at , W.M.S. teeetings� •of 22 .with $400 sent' to 'the Presbyterial .treasurer. Mrs. Orville Jones reported an aver- ageattendance of 33, at Evening Auxiliary : meetings • with • over $400 raised, ' apart from $35 sent to Cape Croker Mr: Ernest Blake, Missionary Maintenance treasurer; reported $2,300 having 'been' sent• to; 'the, Mission Board, 'and an addition- al , stun-- Of ,$334.81 was contrib uted' during the year' to the Cape _eroker project, which resulted n the 'congregation ' meeting • 'BORN LOWNDES -- . in. York' County Hospital, • Newmarket, on lle- cember 27th, , 1955, to • Mr. .and. Mrs. John A. Lowndes, a dau- ghter; Marianna Robinson;„a::sis- ter for Angus and Tom. ° had been raised in. the '1955 can- vass leaving a balance of only $1,200•; to•• liquidate the .church debt 'which was incurred in an extensive program of church and manse' renevatiohs and irh- provemeritsi W. B..' Anderson,; •church areas- urer, •reported general' givings of with a balance on, $6,680.15, .... .. hand at the end of the year of .$587:6.7 --.in: the -generas Church • roof repairs ' of, •$$00.00 paid : out of . the general for:.. this home mission work.. fund during the year. m .m s fu c g their• two-year objective' •of $549 were There was • a considerable crease in the M. -and M giving Mrs, $lack, gave. the choir •re- Port and W.. B. Anderson moved. a vote of thanks for. the choir's wonderful and faithful services to which Mrs. Joynt replied,. Revert to 7.00 p.n . _ t_ was. _: anno n ed'-=that`w,�the: uc evening, service hour would .re- re - sine at 7:00 o'clock, after an l , Stewafds 'elected for a three- cal° term ;were '• Chas. Webster, y Melvin, Morrison, Kenneth Cam-. eron, !Robert Campbell, W. B, Anderson. , • - °rssiots • of ap1reciation Ex`.pt for special . 'services rendered pr were' extended . to' Gies' Walden, ...,:._'ng i ttttcl�t��_.•Sehcic11 supe- in tendent: Mrs•,. ,Tc,� fit; "tli`rirr- x '' • \li i• ltitr�t`. Clnih icir, or Icaclei,, , ,r '1 r: Il. lIeustOn, Mr4, ,J, dtYT+t: t,, be dealt with at a later date -' A road widening ,program on :NEARLY. . F INI S H ED. -the---countyltoaci es—the-9th of ALIZA • -•EQU TION JETS • Ashfield'from "Cecil Johnston' • corner” to the "Gravel Road , Bruce County : Assessor 'Everett was' commenced last fall, but • the ,innigan reported last week to` County Council that during the past—year,- reassessment--'of--ten - muricipalities was ,completed, with one more.. almost complete. • Only thevillage of. Paisley tnains to be:. done 'before , the .County is .complete: • Before equalizing the County ,• assessment, it will be necessary to. • 'spend • some tithe" with the Equalization Committee to cover a reasonable portion of . the • County. Art effort will be made also to have an advisor from the Department of 'Municipal' Affairs.' accompany the. Committee in its examinatiari' of the: assessments:: If. this is accompiliished,along with the re -assessment of • Pais ley,' by May 24th, it -should • be possible to bring in:a new equal-,' ,i.zation . at the June Session: With, Paisley coinpleted; the - Assessor will have an appraisal card for each' 'and, every prop- erty in the County of ''Bruce, totalling over 40,000 'cards. These .cards "show 'a diagram" of each building, size, type .of construe- tion, condition' or classification, the 'rate per sq. ft. thateach buileling'was_..yihted at together with a capitalized .;rental: alue,• arrived at by giving• considera- tion to the use,, location: and any -stile-• cixcumsta"-ices' ` •affec'•t'in the value: _� ga Thre • dards, on- the farm land. • show the basic value placed 'on the land, a airaveraged with a rental value arrived at through • consideration of the same fac- tors, leaving" what 13 believed to s..la.�,�<1.,�,.�:�:�an�:�j u.,:•a�rxv��:::;a.� , a properties whether urban. •o jurat,; for assessment purpo: esu. { :-The,.Guineas award is . for rail work • was lust nicely started .ing_..the most -outstanding. calf in._whefl_wixiter set in, _and�_thepro- the province •as a ; 4-H project,;. and' the Shorthorn trophy is sirniliarly awarded .to, the 4-H member raising the best animal in that .particular breed: • New president.of the .Ontario Shorthorn • Club is ,Harry Sny- der, , R, ,3, •Waterloo;. 'Andrew Gaunt is a director. • P ST. PETER'S- H ELD ETI NG • 'VESTR�'� 'ME. The annual Vestry �ineeting of St. •Peter's Anglican Church..was held in the Recreation`Centre on Friday evening, January : 20th. The following slate of officers were elected: Minister's warders, Ernest Gaunt; People's warden{ Russel Whitby; Vestry clerk, Dorothy., Cooke; . organist,` Mrs, Fred McQuilln. Board of'Managements Russel Whitby,' Ernest, Gaunt, Fred Mc- Qtiillirl, John McQuillin, Ed Mc Qu'illin, Wm, McQuillan, .Mrs. S. 1,avis, Fred •• Johnstone; James her• .home on Havelock . Street. =-l�tY oth Coo1�c T J South, lit ' Lucknow, �.lnaiia��.° _ hoz:,- -Y . ..... ,... _... _ � _ . _......, �. , .,.... sllktticl and T, Smith. • • Mrs.' Robb . Cnjeys fairly good ject was postponed - until the; spring Reeve John Durriin of West 'Wawariosh ' is a member of the County Home Committee . ;and of the Consultative'. Committee: LOCAL "'LADY. SERVED •' .ON SIX -"MAN" JURY • w. The spring sittings of the Supreme Court' of Ontario were ,held at Walkerton -last week. For the first tie in• the history of the Bruce. Court the' jury was composed' of six members • in place of the usual twelve -man arch '• p , The jury last week was coin - prised'• of five men and one lady, Mrs. J. c.. MeNab of : Lucknow. LOCAL LADY. MARKED 89th ,BIRTHDAY •FRIDAY Mrs, Alice Robb of Lucknow' quietly, obserded her 89th birth - da :on. Friday.' January 20th at . eyeod representative and •Sub- liealth, is` up and • about all the exPeritnetital • l tit ` ' tittrtc5: Fred McQtiillril; John' time, hut doesn't ventt:ire out ie pex�tid:_ of_.. tf..a.; .i,. = tr attics-'. 1 seryl at' _ Kilpatticl . Ir.;. ;Vlr�rkli to t w. ce 7.3 , ::� ,r' t7it:csicli� •��k•Q-trtliin�.:..Sek•toia, .....Dorf 'V3Lard; _ 1nurJ� clarit�gr :the. t� •�11�=�. Mrs; Kennet • • n • re- Mrs. ' '1l� rc' ld .1li.in for . , rtt:ldi:to1•s, M s. T. J, Salkeld, Ml'1:'. though she did have a ea rade mole- , servie, viewed h Cs i ection at the i S°i nine , , , uihin. - thc accampli5hrrient5, the direction • 1a t c.d : MCQ "As e and . Mrs:.G:- A, Meiklejohn .. sand. alms of the Wottien's Rev, , n r Chaim -am of Sidesnien, • Car. Assoc -anon: Group raised ; 117; for devoted' service •slid t year pion •McQu`illin; Sidesmen4 Fred G 1 raise $ , ,1, 11 roup 2 1$0• ' 3 '$204, of llarniorliriti: •prcigrc�ws; , ,. John;ton, 'WiIliatn Stimson,: Wil- $ Group t i Total �'itlt receipts a 1012 Cttmc, ion;• aw tsiivc�Icllrc� :s evvlic� iartr T'1 Quillin s Ronald. Pe°rrott, mounted to $ , the A J W: .l!rivrlt, frtr' •lnvas;� c �lnr M Q ssociatlon -vin $800 i liurch• Board'.during tlie pa ii'- ori r r-. , -'41 , on Frit 'ay with, her son C `harlos 1fobb,, of Cort 4,.Huron. who vis- ited., iis- ited with his • mothor that day..: Mrs'," Robb was a Perrier, rest- dent L' ch lsh. o .. , .. dent of the a a co amtln c �.uillin fan Marshall, Ity, but has nlilde her home in the.r.aavi�ag�rs..,...se•ial �. year Her many friends extend. con- gratulations 'and best ,v isbes.' .�.y ,�wYy� c1 , oil ti Y t" l� 1 t �i.i C, , and r� , y t a a t , uil r �.� IVIG c c Carmen for the parsonage fund slid son, ttw tt , , 41Vic Kc`nr.ir, its Allan. Jolrn° ton, C , , q_ to the �renovetion fund. :. pt�cllicrt y and Bruce • s Joyrlt repotted. $2,30 caretaker. • • '1 • (,.