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LUCKNOW, ONTAIitO WEDNESDAY, FEB 8th, 1956
Ashfield- •? ownahip• Council is.
'confronted with requests for
anciai aid from three district
• : hospitals : that :total .'over $201,400.
'The latest 'request' Was •offici-
ally received at. 'the February
'meeting on' Monday, . and was
from Goderich Hospital in the
amount of .$11,000, to assist in
the proposed 'plan to 'build a new.
wing to Alexandra' and Marine
Hospital.
The , levy, as, ,have been. the
• .others, is based` • on the, patient.
days •of Ashfield • residents in.
Goderich Hospital over the past
five years..
Ashfie.ld's share of the new.
.chronic wing, as set out by the.
Wingham Board, was 4: percent
total or 8 000.
PAST. MASTERS' NIGHT
AT OLD, LIplf T LODGE •.
e Degree work • at • -Old Light
Lodge' On - Thursday . night Was
conferred red by a, team of past mas-
ters, headed by immediate past
master Harvey Webster,. assisted.
by Leonard MacDonald, William,
Evans, Dr. Jar les' Little, Donald
Blue, 'W. B,: Anderson, Garfield
MacDonald, A, C. Agnew, T. J:
Salkeld, Sam Alton and., James
Duncan. •
The new.: •master, Edgar Wat-
son and Wardens Ronald Forster
and Ted. Collyer, put up the tui-'
key. sandwiches, cake, ice cream
and coffee,: that was later :sere
ed in the: banquet hall:
More ;recently ' r car: mile -as
asked Ashfield for ' $1,48410 to-
. wards the cost of, a new wing to
that hospital ' and which ,is a 2,
percent share.
All . told 'the three ` "levies"
• total $20;484,10:
• Ashfield Council had . deferred
any' action of: the.' Winghain re-
quest, which.• originated back, in
' 1953, as " they forsaw, similiar
"similiar " requests • now being
No decision was arrived at on
•:'Monday, but it is exAected that.
some definite action will be
taken at:; the next. meeting.
The Goderich . proposal . "was
.presented to :the Board on Mon-
day by,Mr C. F.; :Chapman.'
Ask: $4,100 Front WaWanosh <•
The Boai d of Governors of
Goderich •Hospital is asking,
$4;100" from.. West. •Wawanosh.
The request, Will be dealt with
: when the Township ?, Council
meets neict week. • :
The patient ' days'. 'for West.
• Wawanosh ressdents '. • over . the
reckoned . period are 4,104 days,
and theininimuri'financial'.as-
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sistance from. each • municipality:
',Is based .at $1.:.00 pei patient day,
,tyc whieh the $4;100 :figure. is ar-
• rived at;
West-W-a-wanosh' 'share ---of the
Wingham Hospital wing. was'
' •$9,000, •Which • comrnitinent• has
been •met. ,
ense Bureau , "Out , to .lunc2i;
Think: 'it over".
• SON-IN-LAW AND
• DAUGHTER IN FRANCE
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BORN
HA,CKETT^.in Wingham Hospi-
tal on Tuesday, February 7th to
Mr. and ' Mrs. Eris' Hackett,. ='.'R.
3, "Lucknow, a son.:'
TEARING' .DOW
GREY OX SCHOOL.
eighty -year old ; landmark,
the •Fourth ',. Concession school-
house,is being .torn down. The
school has not :been used • 'for
about two decades,' and. ,the,
brick; work Was. getting'., into'' a
state of disrepair •that made the.,
building useless, as it .was. ;
The building was sold by auc-
tion, on Friday With the
school
l
building ;bought •'by • Jack Mac=
Kinnon and the •woodshed by
Tom ' Austin: ' Work of dismant-
ling ;the. school is already in pre
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'stress: The sale agreement calls
for the tearing .down , ' of the
building and the levelilng off of
the :'school 'site: • • ' .
••S.S. No.' 6, familiarly known
as Grey Ox ;school, Was built in
1874,'and tfirst opened 81 years
ago on . January 1st,' 1875
Per, several; years students of
this section have .been trans ort -
ed :to Lucknow.
MANY LUCKNOW PATIENTS
11N WINGHAM: HOSPITAL •
ucknaw and district. -residents
who are patients in Wingl aan
Hospital are se , numerous '.'at
present as to- alrnost require a
wing' 'of: their own.
Among them., and there .are -no
doubt others who. don't come to
mind at the moment, are: Mrs.
Annie Jewitt, Mrs, Thos. Henry
of Kinloss; Mrs.., W,. J. Douglas,,
Mrs. Charles Congrarn;' Duncan.
Cameron,• R; D. `;Ross• 'of •Loch-
alsh,. Lorne. Johnston,' Harvey
Hodgins of Kinloss, W. J. Doug-
las; . •Miss Jean Douglas, Les _Mc=
Keith, Fred Webb, and Norman
Stewart.
i from Queen lizabeth • Prime
-minister st.. •': ahrent' • ,and
ATTENDED SISTER'S 60th
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Fritzley
of Chesley 'celebrated their ,60th
wedding -anniversary on Sunday,
January nth, whenopen house
was, held at ,the home ;of their
daughter, Mrs. Robert.B:. Heth-
erington.
Among . the gueats present
were Mr ' and Mrs: T: W. .Smith"
M1
a Lucknow. Mrs, Smith is a sis-
ter of Mrs. Fritzley; who 'was
formerly Cora Ross, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ross of .Luck
now.
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Mr. Fritzley, was employed at
the Lucknow. Table Co. at the
time of their marriage, and 'biro
• years later moved to : Chesley
:where he, 'was employed .for• half.
a century by• Krug Bros., who
presented them with.a basket of
sixty mums ;on •this - memorable
occasion: •
Among many messages of con,
,gratulations . were telegrams
MISSION FIELD mier Frost.
EIGHT. PAGES
SAIL•^ FRIDAY ON
TRIP TO IRELAND
,Rv. and Mrs; Wallace Me -
•Clean will sail on Friday for a' ,
ayisit in Ireland.,With Rev. ,3•26-=
Clean's - ailing and widowed
mother, Mrs. Wallace . McClean
'of 'Belfast, She has met, been en-
joying good, health but, at „latest
report Was, sbrnewhat imprpved,
Rev.-. and Mrs: ,McLean Left the
7first of the .week by motor . for'
New .York City where they will
.Gail ' on the' liner Ivernia: They
will'' dock., at. Cork in Southern •
Ireland . and across. Q1d,, • Erin'. •to •
Belfast hi thee' north'.
It will be . Rev. 'McClean''' first
visit 'aback . home": Since he
served as an Air Force padre •
in World ` War II. :
During his ' absence morning
services in • the Presbyterian' ' '
•Church will be' .conducted by
stident minister s, as ;will:: the af- .
ternoon service in Dungannon:
The evening service in ,Lucknow
will be . Withdrawn. R v c -
earn *: b"ac in
pulpit, on.:,Sunday March',.• 25th..
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Rev. Alex MacDon• ald; • B.A.,. % j .•
and Mrs. MacDonald, left for the
Mission Field in British Guiana,
v, - here •Mrs. NFacDonald's parents'
are ' senior rnissionaries.. .
1 Consider Proposal To
The Lucknow
Alex .is the sohrr of Mr. and
Mrs.. Alex. "Sandy"'MacDonald
of Niagara, Falls, and natives of
Luckiiew. His' . mother was .for-
merly Margaret .MacKenzie. His
maternal grandmother, M r s
'twee MacKenzie,: resided • in`
Lucknow until : her death,- and'
his maternal .grandfather; ,was 'a
professor::at-`Presbyterian. . Co17.
lege, Montreal, where' Alex grad-
uated He was•orf � ne
as d last
spring at .'Knox- Presbyterian
Church,.. Goderich; and Since
th'en.they: have been taking mis-
sionary courses' in preparation
for service in `British: ;Guiana.
.Rev and . Mr.s. MacDonald just
completed. a course at Kennedy,
School of Missions' in' Hartford,
'Connecticut. • .
As a youth, Alex was u the
drug business at Goderich when
he .' decided" to : enter the. minis
try. He was an., excellent: •' bari-
tone
ari-
t one,' player and:: on more than
one''occasiori assisted the Luck-
ri.oiv District High School' Band.
Cornmunity Shed
At the .February meeting of
the Village .Council on Monday
night, Reeve A W. Hamilton' was
authorized • to call'' .a meeting of.
the reeves of adjacent. ,town-
ships 'to deal with •the. 'question
of selling the eonirnunity ' shed
-on ' C.am^pbell. St.; generally -re
ferred•.',to. as, the United Church
stied :.
Omar Broolrs, local Massey
Harris agent, has intimated that
he •,may be interested in the 'pur.
chase of the building .as an im-•
plernent shop.
Back ' in 1951, . residents of
Ludknow,, 'West Wawanosh,' Ash
field •and Kinloss Townships, 'do-
nated on .a shareholder basis, to
liquidate a $1,600: delft '.against'
the shed, then owned by the
United Church.
As; •a community . shed . 'the
municipality accepted ownership:
:,.with' the -shed, --registered in--.the-
tm's name 'and with' the Dor
paration .assuming the respon-
Corn mu.r it Has Good Reason a it ghtf gordhnary caretaking
y
A_car-r -tte-e--of–the-.#our reeves
Suppor[ The .Marcf Dimeof the a^bove mentioned ° munci-
p h 'w the
L.A.C. R. A. • Pirrie, who has
been in:England with the RCAF,
was posted to France, slime time
.• ago, and has °recently: been join='
.ed there by his . wife,' who' was
the former . Etta :Mae 'Erwin, data-
• ghter of Mr. +and Mrs. Jas. Ir-
win, • Second Concession. .Mrs.
Pirrie had been in England with
cher husba dprior
hilaband to:..going to
to France.`
Mr.• and`Mrs, Irwin look `for
ward to" `their letters from over:-
seas,
ven
seas, and particularly ;Mrs: Ir-
win, • who. 'is an'' invalid . from
rheumatism, and is bedfast, ex-
, • cept when ..lifted to her wheel-
' chair,
Mrs. Irwin's rheumatic ' condi-
, • tion ':com`inenced 'some twenty
• years, ago and became progress-
'ively worse, until today she is
completely invalided'by the crip-,
Plin
g ailment... Mrs=: ; Irw'in -.oras-f
formerly Etta Laurine . \Voods of
St, '}fetch'. ' • *
Despite her afflictio. Mrs, li•-.1
affliction � _.,
tn:as bright and, -t lieei•ful, `err-
,Joys corrirany, ,,and ,is Most "ap-
preciative trf, "tlie, kindness of
neighbors' and the many thought-
ful reinein.bra;nces she received
at the Christmas season.
r. Irwin, ''besides erfor min .
his fa : p . g
rm.dt
, u Yes,..ea�aJbl'v. carrie!�
'•.—v—'4-a�-.naatiYi-raar.K'rarr,�s�• .�..! ..: u„•atrr+t.„
`Yiti sc, ix dk and ouse ee^p-
er.
• =Eight Pol%e' contribution cans
are to •be. ;seen in all the, .busi-'
Des's places in Lucknow and to
each is., attached a coin shaped•
.,placard with ,an appealto "Join
the March of Dimes",
The cans 'were .distributed on'
Saturday by members ,oaf `. the
Girl:. Guide troop, in .co-operation
with. the Municipal' Council
Which is_: sponsoring the local
campaign= which runs •until Feb---'
ruary 25th,
Don't. forget • td drop' • some
'coins in the cart 'periodically, and
f` eutirse--somre---af: that ' folding
money. would ' be very. welcome,
.if ,orie•fet they -could be so• gen-
erous i'n aiding a worthy cause
•Lueknow and district has good
reason to be .veryconscious_. of
the ravages of poliomyelitis• and
the need for rehabilitation ser-
vices.
Over the 'years this commun-
ity has seed ,several of its' young
pedple dealt .crippling 'or fatal'
blows .bey thia-fearsoineLL.dis_ec,
The Salk vaccine promisesto. end
the terror of this crippler; but
'for. many it has ;come' too late.
Severaixcsc have been
•claimed• in this community `by
the disease. Others have lived tic
succumb later •to the effects of
bodyYracit ng
.- i deformities. Still
others have made remarkable
recoveries, With little or no vis-
ible evidence of the initial;'da'n7,
agge;' o,., ti` € anzl. n usetts•:
There are Other. local ca_,es
•
alities • Was vested•vi4ith h,
that are daily reminders of ' the power .to decide on su:th matters
dread ,disease, and the: fact that
it. is no ,respecter of age, or ,sex:
Lorne-, Reid Weal' ahoe repair
operator, has 'since his youth
`been confined to. a:wheel .chair
yet`. faces this: lifetime handicap
with a• courage andheerfulness.
that ^ shames many in perfect
health. • •
garie Cupskey, stricken with
polio •. in September 1949,' at the.
age, .of 17, has', ^brei a complete
invalid 'Since then.' -Last fall she
suffered a hip fracture while :be-
i ng�ii;Dyed•,-•Lb u•t--i-tris°krl itt� n� get-
isfactorily.
Marie is in Victoria 'Hospital,
Landon, and despite her . help-
lessness, is cheery and in good.
Spirits,
>1 In October- of 1954; 'Glen: Camp
.bell, Belfast district farmer, was
stricken with polio . at the age
of. 45, which resulted in a paral-
ysis of the legs. He• was hospi-
talizecF-for about severe months
«nd then with the aid of braces
'and walking •aids was able to
return - . bonze again.: He man, -
aged, to:..drive.the tractor, during
n harvest, t this.past
haying but
s p
.fl
eason but his • recovery is yet
fa•r' from. complete.
Yes,: Lucknow and district
residents have, good reason to
appreciate the terrivbleriesS of
polio and will no doubt be
quick and generous ern their re-
.. ,�.�e,.� i
. e' ' .,^.:.�
p
paiin..
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as the',: selling of the shed.' should.
tkle:.question • arise: It has now
arisen and this question-. will be
dealt with as • soon. aa Reeve
Hamilton :can get the foursome'
together, . which will include
Reeve Cecil Blake of • Ashfield,
Reeve John 'Durnn of:West Wa-
wanosh and Reeve' Harold Percy
of .Kinloss,
FIRST AID.•; `COURSE GOT
UNDERWAY LAST WEEK
:'The first aid` course, sponsor
•ed`• by . the',Lucknow Fire. Coms
pany, got •underway. ori .Tuesday •
evening of last •i; eek, but ,with
a
ansmaller
ticipated. erirohinent' than, was
There were eleven ,at. the . in-
it'ial session. A :class of, ,about 20
hacl . been anticipated, but it was
expected , that .about that 'man=
bei would' be on ''hand phis week.
Members of : the ..course can • •o'nly
rriss 'one session if "they: are to
receive' a • certificate;
Instructor of ;:this. - St, 'Johns
AmbuIance course". is Joseph'
.Moody of Goderich. The ' first.
evening's. instructien'.dealt •chief-`.
lir with bone .structure.and • ban='•
caging:' • •
,The „ courseis open to. both
..ems a�ri' v=Tomen`Lnioxuaat.ion .
about ;it •may be received : from .
Bill ,.Johnstone.: •
I:I:T1'L E=EG-R-LSACT
AS ..PALLBEARERS
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Elizabeth 'Ruth Whitby,' a
sweet little 'girl` 'who . hadn't yet
beached her 'fi^rst birthday, was
iaid to rest in, Greenhill •Cemet-
ery :last . Thursday. afternoon. •
Four young girls bore the little
white 'casket ' as _ the final' act m
'a: • • heartbreaking , bereavement.
The girls were Betty Bell Math-
ers, Barbara Cameron, ' Sharon.
Whitby and .Cheryl
Let Wood 'Tender" .The infant • was the•:_daughter
Mrs.
Council received seven ten- of : Mr.' and _ _ itb•
George . Vyluy
der' for supplying.. of, wood for of . Lucknow.nio
and. was ..born little
the town hall, an accepted .Tai • •ore • than_ten ntlzs
Erripgton's tender for 30 cords'March` 22nd.' She was ahealthy,
of elm at $4.40.' vivaciousyoungster just on the '
As' Walled Bros. • .had .return- verge of 'starting. to toddle tie
ed.' the snowplow, which they 1�erself,
had •on trial, a motion was.: pass- Upon developing . a croup con-
ed ,rescinding the conditions of dit,ion on Tuesday cif' last week
sale Under ' which • it had been' the child was taken' to Vying-
purchased on.a' trial basis:' learn Hospital, Where .he died
Harold Greei•'s' resi nation suddenly later that afternoon:
g The remains, rested' at the
from. the Arena, Committee 'ryas
iYeceived: A successor will.. be familv home where many rolled
next .� to extend their- sympathy .tci tie
naincdW.at the..,..ineeting.-_.;_ ..• .. �_,... ..-.__.�..____...�..........-... _.._.
COU i �• grie -sti rcTten parents �thd its
nc 1 seta ate of $1.Q0 per view the lovely' little girl, nti if
thousand gallons. for water being aslee in her tin whites casket.
•hauled' by Ronald Forster -foi• p y
..,• ..... -• - , . • Harold.
, _ 1t was. a-sce'ne�-tli•at•--tout licsd- �l1c �..
oiI-�weli- drrli•ing at: 1-iarold Stan heart.
leg's farm. r v
A private .fungi i al nevi ,e
. Council: ' took ro".:action zn join- held on '1"hiirsda;� afternoon
mg the Georgitin Eay industrial. condu•cttd"by Ray, G. .A..14'[sada-
Associatiort . in ' which Lucknow's. john of Lucknow :liniteil church,
assessment, would amount. to Resides the parents,: Elizabeth
$01:10 •is survived` by a brother Elliott.
�11e 1Vfae1. a s s
. C u' cruor r c e.. 7 sand t�tio i. .
eusent• due' too cline's^ 4', and Edith. Ann, "2.. .
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