The Lucknow Sentinel, 1956-02-15, Page 1$2.50 A Year. In 'Ad vane'` -$1,00 Extra To U.S.A..
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, FEB, 15th, .1956
EIGHT/PAGES
Wes# WawanQsh Co.: .1.!o..A ply
To. �nfie�' Wtr�d Insurance Field ,
Initial steps were 'taken to 'en-
ler the,wind insurance field at'
the annual Meeting of''the 'West.
Wawanosh Fire Insura nce Com-
pany held in the Parish .• Hall,'
Dungannon, :6n Friday.
' The , well attended meeting.
-authorized. the' Board of 'Direct -
.
ors to make , application • for Sup-
plementary Letters'; Patent,•ex
tending the powersof the .Com
pany to, include such other coy:,
' erage as wind and tornado dam-
age, in connection •with ,proper-
.:ties that 'it insures against. fire.`
-In the case of Weather.
• ance, all liability for loss in ex-
ess of $100' op any one risk. shall'
be ',re -insured .with a licensed
Weather Insurance. 'Company.:
`The new coverage plan would
have. a $50 deductible class, to
eliminate little `nuisance' .claims.
TWENTY-7l71REE TABLES AT
VALENTINE SHOOT PARTY"
- The; Lucknow• . Women's Inti=
tute sponsored a., Valentine Shoot
party in the Recreation. Ha11 on,
Monday evening With twenty
three tables of players : in atten-
dance. .Prize winners were :Mrs:
John Adams and Howard Har-
ris with Mrs.: Howard Harris
winning 'the :lucky chair. prize.
At ,, Ulrich hour an interest,
ing' program was held .with :Mrs.
Chas. Cook 'presiding. Tt includ-
ed:community singing held by
Mrs.' J. W. Joynt and with .ac
eompaniment , by . Mrs. Gr. ant
MaeDiarmid•; readings by 'Mrs.
W. S. Eadie and John' Hall., si
auet •by Mrs. • J C. Aimstrong
and Mrs. John Hall and.., a kitch-
en band number by, rrembers, of
t . -.
h
Institute..
received to enter this field, it is
expected it will .be about a year
before .the Company • will start:
writing wind insurance:
President Joh n . ' .MacLennan
'presided 'arid reported.direct
losses during`•the year of '$38,000'
and re -insurance 'fosses of '$14,000.;
'The Company had a good year
and was 'able to show a . moder-
• ate increase in surplus..
. ,Mr. 'MacLennan spolte of fife
- Hazards and... cautioned against
detective wiring 'and the ;use.: of
over sized: fuses. He: pointed out
• the importance Of. carefully pro- Fip
teeting heat •bulbs ' bee
TOM ROSS : PIPES.
ATNINETY-FIVE
..
•
PRIZE. WINS
WINNER
S
•
A prize draw was held • in con=
nection with Bob; Campbell's
opening sale at ;his sports and
auto supply store, 'formerly op-
erated by •'MacIntre arid Irwin.
Winner of a woal blanket, as.
first prize, '•was .' Mrs. Annie. • aVic-
Dia iriid,.with a• car wash brush,
;as second prize, being, won by
Harry, Wall.;' '•'
NATIVE OF ST. HELENS
PASSED AWAY IN LONDON
•• Mrs. Florence' Hingle•
man '�for-
merly 'Florence Cameron; of St
Helens, passed, away suddenly : at
the home of her son,
Cameron
the
`in London, on Tues-
day,. February 7th. She was . 83°
years • of age
Mrs:•,Hingleinanwas `.a member
c f the Evangelical United . Bre-
•thren, Church at .Morriston, near
Guelph.. Her .husband, • John
Hinigleman;_ died in '1924:
xneron �,of London, Gordon, , in
H'amilton:; and . John, F. Hingle.
man, of: Vancouver; one,.•daugh-
ter, ' Margaret, Mrs. Carl: Beese
of Morriston; .and ,a sister, 'Mrs.
Christina Jefferson, at , Auburn,
' At` ' ninety-five Tom •.• Ross . is Ontario,
:s.till `tall, straight and powerful,' The' body was taken
Y ken to.. Guelph
and held the •limelight ;when the' for service there on Friday of
arrived ' for 'the. annual dinner of ternoon with 'interment in
the Toronto Police .Su!perannu- Crown' Cemetery,"'Puslinch Twp
ted Members Association, . held The Rev, John . Heutner • of the
last week in the Royal York; Evangelical,United Brethren
• He was Pipe •Major and .faun= Church',' Morriston, officiated..
der.of the famous .Toronto Police.
e band, whoseskirling pipes
ame known 'across ,the. ,Dani-' Visiting brethren were, Irvine
HELD `SEND-OFF"' PARTY
FOR MR. & ".MRS. 'BANNISTER
The neighbors off Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Bannister held a get-toge
ther ;on Tuesday evening for Mr.
and • Mrs•; 0..Tack Bannister, prior
to Jack leaving to assume the
managershi•p -of Zurich branch of
the Bank: `of Montreal. ••
• }lost and hostess for the, pleas
ant social evenings were .Mr:'' and
Mrs.' Alfred. R" tchie ;The presen
tation of a TV lamp. was. made
Iby Mr. Stuart Collyer;
JOH.: 'EMERSON MERSON iS
COUNTY MASTER
Ori Tuesday afternoon . the;
Orange . Lodges of : West Bruce
held their. annual. County meet-
ling din . the Orange Hall at Am
berley with a record attendance:
.County ;Master John McCormick
:presided for the first . part •:,of the
meeting. Reports ;from. the dif=
feyent committees were • submit=
,showed,' how the lodges ;have
forged •ahead.. A``two=minute sit=
ence was' observed for members
who have passed, on during 'the
past year, • .
Wm. =Stanley: presided for . the
installation, of 'officers:: County
Master,' John ''Emerson Deputy,
Cliff Geddes; .chaplain., Rev. J:
C. Hutton;, recording secretary,
Earl Tout t n .Wil
u ; .assis ant .Beaten_
son,•, ifinanee secretary, Chester
Enimerton,;"'treasurer; • Bert 'Al-
ton; marshal, Clarence MaeLen-
nen lst ,' lecturer, Lorrie Reid
Znd...leeturer; . Al Irwin:
ro
DEFIER DECISION
gn � m
Net,Insura,nce Doubled the , police,.' department lar'rty-
Vance..of. Tara, J.:B. NicIach
. , -- -inion When*
Durnin Fhilli a retie. ar"- O•
N HOSPITAL AID
p.. t • Y two years ago at the age of . 63, •
treasurer reviewed' the auditors'
his' retirement c as•iiescrabed a 'iN t • '
Torn resi" e f • . `
nie of 'Fsar.t Elgin and Allan; : Nei
: -
son of Underwood. At • the close
eof the meeting ,.lunch was 'served.
report and noted an •increase ins WawanosifTownship
the surplus, of $5 900. since 194? a "disruption to the pride/of the Council t the F' b, wary :meet-
ounei a e r
force ' ing on „Tuesday, deferred • its. de -
when. ;he joined the Company.
The net insurance now in. force Mr.: Ross joined the. force in . eision on granting , $4,1'00 "toward.
with theCompany ;is over 0,.mil- 1890 and . for fifteen yearswas the .cost of bnilding a new .Wing
Tian dollars, •' or double what it •
attached . to, No. 6 'station: He at'G�o'dei' i ch : Hospital The
was nine years ago. The Cori= then took, .over. • the one-horse' •amount is arrived•.at on a quota
pany has :a 54c surplus ' for :each:: police' ambulance 'and was the basis. according to the •:hospital
first. man .to drive a motor ,am- .days use made .of this..hospital
$1D0 of insurance which is •well.
over twice the. surplus 're ;uii ed bulance on the force. by West '. Wawanosh :residents
by. 'insurance regulations. q Mr; Ross remembers havin over a: five-year period. '
g
Frank Thompson New Man •
The three retiring directors
o14ew-s2:. Har=
vey Anderson on•.•motion .of S.
' `, E;', Robertson and ' Wilfred . Dren-
nan; Marvin. McDowell on mo-'
tion of Harvey Houston• arid Roy'.,
MontgomeryL=Ross-. McPhee . on
motion' of. Cecil Blake acid Rob-
ert. Sowerrby. ,
Frank Thompson, Kinloss trea-
;suer; was 'elected as a new dlr.-
ector ori motion of Harvey Hous -
'ton and Raynard Ackert. He
succeeds Mr, Ernest Ackert. • Mr.
Ackert retired' a year ago; and
was succeeded, by Grant Mac-
•Diarmid, and upon his sudden
death Mr Ackert resumed : the
office for the balance ofthe
year.
•'John MacLennan 'was re -elect -
.ed president for 'a second term
and George C. Feagan was re=
' elected' vice. president. • • `
Reeve Cecil Blake' of Ashfield
nd- ail ompany nee ors
were called•• ' on to say a J'ew
words, Other members o f . the
Board not mentioned • are `G. IVI.
Stuart, Donald McKay and Lorne
Johnston; "
FIRST .ROBIN REPORTED!'
;Wpi..McMullen of e
the shore 'of' Lakef Lu;rgan; C7►i'
Huron, reports,
seeing a robin- .�o • .,
arx 3rdn• Friday, "Fe'b•r-rt-:
bear so , Which would aRPear to
mething of a local, ,record
far the appearanc •of thi, red-
breast w _.._
However,
, .iVCr. Mclliiullen rsn t
quite sure whether
• to regard him
as a harbinger' of spring, :for he's
had a suspicion
fellour
mak • that this hardy
may have ,been around all
winter; He had. revi: • ..
what it � w p .ro'usl!y heard
4 thought was a robin, but
l t t dM°tht' bti ", a a
caught sight of him..
beaten "all ` comers" in the Huron: Mr:. J. H. Kinkead a.., m•ereber
and Bruce * CountHighlaand y :of the Goderich. Hospital. board;
Gaines in tossing the caber /arid` addressed West •Wawanosh Coun-'
-1reav-irsg' the shot: ' ' . oil inelthis---Inatters-LAkked---velien
a decision was required, Mr.
He 'can. still play the pipes, Kinkead said that they
and does twice weekly. • would
ld
want an answer. ,by: April';,
Mr. Ross' founded the kilted . Council didn't tea h a• d i
police band in 1912,.composed of tn_at 'Tuesdav's_rn eti-: - -whi. -h
TTTmen-a7% according o agree �e n - c
as a prolonged one, and 1• de-
/Tient—teetotalers. With the ex- Eerie(. the matter for finalization
ception of two - men,. he', taught until their March or April . sit
all 'to :.play the bagpipes. _ . ding.
• Played for `Duke '.
One of his . proudest recollec-
tions. was playing :for the -Prince
of Wales,. now.. Duke. of• Windsor,
•in 1919 at .Allandale 'Station:
"He was pleased with . us and
shook all, our: hands", Mr, .Ross
said.
He. was born 'in Kinloss Town-
ship near •Langside, where ' he
still owns •a .10d -erre farm: He
can still .'speak' Gaelic, ,taught to
him by his mother.
HEART .SEIZURE FATAL
:TO •JAMES• DeGIWCIIY '
James _.Robert DcGruchy, age
'75, passed away . suddenly'early
Monday morning at his ,home. in:
Lucknow Trorn a heart sei ure..'
Although suffering from a heart
condition, Jim .had been in com-
paratively gooc1 ,, hea.1th and the
50d el ani? .t�ncxy
seizure ..��.as. _. ;
petted. •
A .native .of Ne vfoundiand, Mr.
DeGruchy had spent Mudd of his • have ,... _ r ... clown .the female have.•been un--
1r-fe-rr�-•-Mon-tical .ux.,uL,�rt
t7•rn ;-J42416)1'6.-.tu._.ti-ack ""Its mate,--w-,de:,pIte
Lucknow fibs; 'remains were rx concentrated hunt. At the first
taken: by motor to Toronto on the week we •, were told the
r;rthere C� f e � �' C'
Monday :evening, and from
by train to Montreal, where bcrr-
ial took place Wednesday. in
Mount Royal Cemetery,
His wife and daughter, i1/41r::
n ' .ce`".K�rrr4r
treal for tiie • Service:
SHOT.*OLF. LAST {
WEEK 'IN- KIN:LOSS.
A wolf hunt which has been
infull swing in Kinloss Town-
ship, resulted in one apirnal be
Ing brought down, .although -fur- DROVE STAGE,::
then* efforts to track its (nate
have been•:fruitless.-- .•- =-.AGED ,MANDIES
TWO: -WAY TRAFFIC RESUMES
OVER, MAIN ST:" BRIDGE
••
After almost . three months of
"'one-way" traffic over the Luck
now ' : Main , St. bridge, : normal
travel and parking ;regulations
were resumed last Thursday.
' Building ..of ' the • new bridge.
was .'commenced in mid-Novem-
ber and was ,built one half at a
time, SQ as -not to create a main
street deto
was: set.:: up at the site for: 'ere: -
heating., the • gravel, for cement
:mikin,g and for keeping warmth;
about .the . construction work,
while the cement was _setting_"
-'equiprnent . was:• removed
en Thursday' and a ternpotary
`dirt" top put over .the concrete,
until such time as an asphalt
deck can .be ' laid. `• "
Replacement of the bridge
over the Nine Mile River, was
necessary to r minianize traffic
vibration in.: ajoining stores, • and
the work i• ..became • imperative
when the deck on the- old bridge
started' breaking • up. '
NAMED ZURIC•H
BANK, MANAGER
'Jack Bannister, a member: of "
the Lucknovv Branc. h - of the Bank • '
of • Montreal, has been appointed
manager • of the •Zurich branch,
and'. assumed his . new duties' .on-
•
Wedne•sday,
He is .succeeded• here by MN D.
McColl,' who is. being transferred
to Lucknow from 1Vfildniay, Mr:
McColl is. 'a single man.. •
Mr.. Bainister started: .in the'
banking ,business some twenty-
five years ago in this home- town
of Ridgetown: He was appoint-
ed accountant at the ••Lucknow•
branch in May of.1951, Mr, and
Mrs. Bannister. and 'family have
been valued' '•. members of . - the
com.mupity 'during. • their resi
dente -here. They are members,
of St.' : Mary's Roman Catholic'
Church. Jack :has been a. mem-
ber of the. Recreation. Hall com-
mittee, for some time; and cur -
rem s 11 '.' i s lig --as `sf
ary of the Broomball league: He
is an ardent riinlrod: and fisher-
man.
' Mrs., Bannister and: children,
Sarah' Jane, : Elizabeth;'. Robert •
and• Mary, are are remlairinig here
Lor the time '.being, :until ,other,
transfers 'become • effective, to •
make their home ; in... Zurich
availacble to them.
CARNIVAL.DRE' f.
MANY: I N COSTUME
•
-The Clansmen's annual Mas-
querade ice carnival, attracted
scores of colo'rf u1, costumed con-
testants and. 'a' good' . crowd of
, spectators to view • this, "eight
for the • kiddies'..'. . .
Lucknow District High • School
Band: provided music and . Misses
Eleanor :;Scliady of Gowanstown
and, : Yonne Sperling of • Gorrie,
who "dropped, in" .:to attend the
event gave. 'an impromptu dis .
-play of figure skating. -They
have .:•taken skating lessons 'at
Palmerston:.
• 'The costume judges, Miss Joan
Cormack and Mrs ' .J., C. McNab
Thad their hands '• full in selecting:
• •
•A 00 -pound female was shot Word has b„L ece-i-ved-•-o-f--t -ie-
last Wcinesday by -13111. Colwell,
and 'finally rrrn' down on 'the death of a' former Lucknowife,
farm of Wes Guest, . a ;mile northThomas', P. Lindsay, who died at
of Kinlottgh: Fort 'Frances . on Wednesday,
February 8th, at the age. of 93
A Party of nine hunters, Jack, years.. Burial: was 'at Fort Fran-
J)ick and Harvey McQuilli•n.,: Bill
,Colwell, Donald • and Jith Mc- ccs.
IVIr: Lindsay was the last Sur -
Ewan, Ivan Hodge, Alex Bruce •giving memberr of the family of
and Andy Scott had been hunt- Janres and Mary ,Lindsay.
ing them for several' days after wife,,formerly M•ar .a . '
sighting .tracks that to the: enc- ..Y g ret •
to ive
perienced eve spelt- nothin else ,
Yen, died' in 1893. He is� survived
r� ed
p by one son Ear 1 ofspoi ontoz two
btrt cc olf. ...
meed§ and a' riephe«V.
• ''I'hev, eventually spotted a pans Four brothers and trio sisters
of ;.. them but , since bringing predeceased him.' .
:Tont" Lindsay came, to Luck-
nbw . a '" _a young man findlift
here for the West in 19C►1 He
was well'• known as the' stage
hunt was being abandoned. 'driver from Lucknow fo• God-
•
Bounties on the •wolf, • itis erich when Adam Thompson,`
said, will amount to $55:110,• The `local ` blacksmith and Carriage
an'irrial: has been skinned. and its maker, :held the contract for the
officially determine it as a wolf, points..
•
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'Pre,- school children, Lynda
Walden, Donna Ritchie, Judy
Stewar't;. Grades • 1,' 2, fancy, Jane
Joynt, Wendy MacKenzie, Joan '• •
�Melenie, - , . 1•
•
Donald. Andrew, • Bruce Hender-
Berson; Gwades 3,`.:4, .5, fancy,
Lynda , Button, ' Betty Mathers;
Doug Mae.K'nuon „ comic, Garry
•Sutton; Kenneth" Kirkand, Rob-
ert' Bannister Grades 6, 8,
fancy; ...Elizabeth Bannister, Dori.
old Kirkland, Stanley Schatte;
comic;,` Murray Hunter; 1Vlargaret
Anne . Reis, .'Patricia' •Thompson;
animal costume, li wishe school, •
Kenneth Kirkland, Bryan. Mow-
bray, Nancy. Corrin; animal cos-
turr'e,eadult, Mel Stewart, (Paul
Couse,'Ted Collyer; Lady or gent,
fancy, 'Joanne • -Huiiter, 'Jean
Richaids, Mrs. '.i orgal'r, Jolrri-
ston; • comic, Gorden. Carter,
Nancy Webster, J. g.. Drennan;
'best costumed couple, Joanne.
Hunter .and • Jean Richards, Bob-
ty Hunter .and • Judy Webster;
d •.
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ri
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National •costume, Jackie John
.ston; Donna C'orr'in, Dawn. Ste« . .
art; largest .family; on skates, Dr.'' •
IVT, H, Corrin and family.
Races;t Grade§ 1,' 2, girls, . lar:,.
en . Wasrtey.' Barbara Cameron,
Mary Bannister, boys, Wayhe
Jamieson; Donald Andrew Bruc+e•
lindersnn,__Grrtdeg. ,p 4; 5;•-gIrl4;-
Lynda Btftton,. Barbara Rath -
Well, • Dianne • Jamieson; "boys,
Bob Hunter, Roy Gardner, ern
XS -tort;- Gradee- 6, r gig
Karen Arnold, .11el`en Campbell,.
Patricia Tho rtp's,m; boys, Paul
I•lenderson,' Bruce Baker, Bob
Andrew; girls, 14' and over. Mar-
lene Stanley, Scan ftichar•ds,
.rean • Mullin; boys,. ?boy Ember -
m Howal�?,.
� 1r��,Do�C r'�rnc�ld,fi�lt��tt�t�ry�>�:�:�,:
lin, Paul Cduse. •