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UCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JULY 4th, 1956
"Teachin9!• Service: N I:P
SUNDAY FIRE ,.�p▪ p�; •41.1.1
FROM:LIGHTNING
A trait of co ativ
P yel.
minor
damage was exroei enced in this
district in the wake', of ,$unday
afternoon's violent wind, ram
and electrical storm.
• A• 'barn owned by Ray.:Dalton
on what is known as the Howler
faxen ;
,was struck by. lightning.
The bolt rip1ed through the
barn-;, splintering' -timbers_, .. and; as .
-it grounded, started• a fire; at
the ground•level:A. nearby creek
and . the -prompt action of "neigh=
bors. had the outbreak extinguish-
ed before the ' owner arrived at
44e 'scene, andbefore the arrival
of 'the Lucknow Fire' ICornpany,..
which resiibnded.
Az electric stove " was 'burned•
out at the' Sinnett faun. across
the road.
Frank Austin : didn't "discover
until the; next day that the gable
end of -his barn had been hit.
A`coup were
le of boards splint-
ered and ; there wasevidence of
fire, which it is believed was
k . v extinguished . by the :torrential staff rnet at the Blue1C t
Be o '
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,Photo:
HONOUR TEACHER' ery is ' now . operating.
EIGHT PAGES
W. W. HILL WILL BE
'EIGI TY.FRIDAY
W. W. Hill, still hale, hearty
and smart of step that belies' his,
age, will observe his 80thbirth-
day on Friday,, July .6th.
e was born at. Curtis, ' hear
O iawa. He was in, -the .grocery
.business in . Mitchell '' prior to
coming ...to Lucknow in July of
1904, to follow, his :trade.. Mr•. Hill
continued in-; the ' •grocery ' busi-
ness here ' until. September 1949,
when 'he' °soldout to: '• Archie
Smith. Mr. Hill had entered his
46th year in business in Lucknow
at that time. Mrs. Hill had pass- •
fedaway in August' of that year.
• • Until 1925 Mr. Hill operated.
"The. Hub Grocery", where Joe
MacMillan's butcher "shop is sit-
uated,, and then, moved to the
building where the. I.G.A. groc-
Long=Time Mason
UPON R E7` I R I N G In • October of last year Mr.
Hill was presented. with his 60-
On: Thursday, evening; ` June year jewel .by. 'the ° Royal Arch
Masons.,•in which: Society he still
serves as treasurer,an nffire,_he.
has 'held ,for 44 years.
The year previous he received
his .fifty-year jewel -from the
`,Blue' Lodge" :and for 36 years
was treasurer of:.that branch of
•
28th, the Lucknow Public School.
At an hOnour n3
t HQ
ens on Friday,. Miss Beatrice. Mc is Mrs. Alex Robertson Jean' • Barn doors suffered and• hydro Havens,• who is: retiringfrom.
� service d'
l iia lie rain; „that --followed, ,,
g`t presentation: On the
• address, was ' isrupted. The. St. .teaching.: QVirs: Havens. was com=
s, s
right tage,; Point Clark, to, honour M'rs.
Qu_ihin was presented with, a .Forster) who read • th
wrist :watch and ' um o Helens district • was :'without . letel taken'! '. sur
ower u P ,Y by prise, . •
r e ad
s: f money and who was a student at St
.. upon- retiring after' ; .of.
Helens School when Miss Mc= p ntilthe next day, as • Followin -a most delicious'
i chicken - dinner'.ser ' . the lodge ved by rlVirs. .before relinquishing • .
Mactiarn id and Mrs: Blue, Mrs: the post. 1•
years -as teacher at..St. Helens Quillin started teaching: •
School. Karen , Gaunt, .a: member
of her last class, is pictured mak- Sentinel .
Photo.
JIM' REED ATTENDED
UN SEMINAR :LAST WEEK
Jun Reed iepresein e uc now
District high ;.School at the : Un-
ited . Nations .Seminar for senior
,• students of Ontario, . which was
held last' week at : Western `Llai-
versity.
Th
'e
seminar-- is
s onsored
by
the United Nations. Association of
Canada, London Branch,, in, . co
operation with Western Univer-
sity. It lasted from Tuesday;'to
Friday,; with several outstanding
speakers addressing the group of
students, who were. amazed to
learn of the magnitude and aim=
iportance of the work.' (being car-.
ried on' by • the' ••United Nations
Organization;
FIRE THREATENED
BUTTON HOME
'4. LESSONS
-10) SD
result of a tree snapping the
power' line at Jinx C'urran's: •
Church Folk Startled
'The . memorial . day .service at
Dungannon: Cemetery' was held
in Dungannon United : Church
+because of the weather, and dur.-
llie service ;the:: congregation
was ' ' st tled --When lightning
r�A
Havens wase. presented with a,
Spode/bowl cforflower arrange=•
ments: Mr, S. E. Coollyer 'made
the presentation and in a : few'
•well-chosen words expressed. the
regret of•s'botlal and parents
Swimming , instruction o r that Mrs: Havens' had decided
struck` a tree nearby:and 'sheared retire..
children of LAucknow � and .District '
will 'eminence '•
off `a limb which :hurtled , down • . Miss Webb read•a clever litt
at the Teeswater `onto the :church . '
shed .roof, a•: - 'poem which. she` had compose
Lions Fool: on Thursday' of this.
v4eek, .Iuly 5th - __ _
•
Since retiring : from the . groc-
ery business, : • Mr. Hill has be-
come an ardent horticulturist'
and 'gardner:
to ON • MARITIMES : TOUR,.
WILL TEACH IN .YUKON.
le •
d iVlisss 1Vlargaret Salkeld, who has,
- been, .teaching in !Montreal. dui-
' Mrs., Havens has :been an .out
he, in _the as 'visited ---
g . , . past t term, visited with; :. '
Instruction is available'_to all GRADUATED IN ]MEDICINE,
standing_ .-primary teacher.. ,S
children of 8 _ ears: of. INTERNING' IN TORONTO s, her parents, Mr. and Mrs T J
y age and
Was hard-working, conscientiou
_�. patient and kind and.will b
over. Swimming 'lessons will be• • greatly missed at the
given twice' weekly on Monday Dr. Douglas' J. Alton, son of Pubii
and 'Thursday,•Mr° •.and Mrs. "Bill Alton Tor- School by both pupils; and tea
.'throughout • the chers. •
e Salkeld,' ;prior to joining' a party .
c who will tour The Maritimes on, '
a good -will tour sponsored by .the
Ontario Soil and Crop Improve-
yranent Association:. •
d Miss. Salkeld'will .visit here. on'. •
her return, before proceeding to:' •
,• the West Coast, . where she.form.-
- erly taught at' Duncan, B.C. This
fall Margaret will 'teach in.the. . .
Yukon in a . one -room School some
summer. onto, has - been holidaying ' with
Trans ortation is Mr: 'and. Mrs. Sam Alton and Mr. Those present'at `'this (tier
P provided. and pleasant affair • were Mr.. an
paid • for ;by the Lucknow. and. and
Mrs. Jack Alton: Douglas re-
ceived his degree in 'Toronto
a. Mrs.; R: Havens, . Mr.. and'Mrs.
District Branch .of the' Canadian g' t S. E. Collyer, . Mr, and Mrs: 1
Red Cross. Children taking:the the 'Un'iver'sity of Toronto on,
instruction must • be at the; Re-' June' 15th: At present ' he is ain- :Carruthers, ' Mrs , 'N: ;J. MaoKen
creational. Centre,terning in the Western General. zie, Miss Ruby Webb -and Miss
Lucknow, atHelen- . Thom son.
8.30 in ,the morning... Hospital,":Toronto." P -
r• To Mrs. Havens,• from th
•'. While transportation is free . Luckily* 1e stPt4n School aff. '
FOUR LOCAL BOYS LEFT.
FOR SCOUT 'CAMP ;SATURDAY
e forty miles from Whitehorse.
thereisa 10
. .
c : pooli
tl fee for each Seven years ' 'ago ° Sepptember
child each '
they •
, time . use the Our mestd iffmbereceiver.. d a brand new
Astron west wind which blew • ? rvisircirr'wv rl b iprov,�ded
g � She wore a diamond flashing gay
the flames, away ' from :the main
portion of the house, . was what
saved the; likely' destruction of
by the .Luck'now Recreation Com-
mittee but they. -.assume no re-
• sponsibility -for, exarnination ' of
the farm home of 1Vlr. and 1VIrs. the children's health as to' their
Win: Button - fitness to :'take the- instruction.
just west- ,of town.
Fire ; broke out about '$,00 P.m This; is the responsibility of, par-
last' Wednesday !'lightin a build-,. ents: •
Ingg that is used as a garage, and. 'Sucpervision;.will be directed by
for storage. The. shed is adjacent ' Ruth , .Treleaven a .n d • Roddy
to the kitchen of the home at• •Wraith who were engaged last.
the east side and they were con Week •k bby,'the Recreation .Cammit
netted by a door..Firr. of uncle- tee .to have charge of a program
ten:lined origin: apparently orig- ,.of •' supervised Recreation for,
inated at the southeast, corner 'of Lucknow and district, children
the shed and before. being dis-12 years.
froirn 0 to .� .
covered had gained ' considerable
.headway,', burning'•' into ,the roof. REVISE PRIZE LIST
Mrs. Button, daughter' Marion AT TIfURSSDAY MRETING
ild balby ` Murray. were in the
!barn' when Mrs. Button happened A meeting was held on Thurs-
to. -not! .... • ... .. ,.... ...
notice . the . flames licking at day, evening by, the'Luck'now,.;Ag-
the roof. Young ' Bobby Button riculture Society, , to finalize
was!_ the house watching `tele plans for the : re'vision of ' the
Visib}] completely . unaware _ of prize list, which 'will b'e ' of ex- •
lwhat was taking' place.:: tensive proportions this, year. ,
After ,turning in the alarm' The . r
w1rs• Sutton phoned Mrs. Ernie g
Sutton, who in turn 'notified Bill.
v!ho, was cutting hay 'behind
Ernie's house
Firemen using their recently
purchased pt.unp, obtained water
f r� a spring -fed :reservoir .to'
the south of the house, and after
tamping i'tdrA rr-iov'ed to -=:another`
reservoir at . the • north • of the
Ouse 'dncl.berm •
‘The- fire was _ubrotight _.under.
_"ritrroT:.:before any actual fire
damage had' affected the rest 'of
the house. The: •shed was tom-
. phetely, gutted, and. two oil drums
that had !been • inside .were
hooked out several inches on.
the ends tram' the intense4'heat,
.a.w....�.t.++.i.--.-:r..:..�.. ,
Pour mem'bers',of the Lucknow
Hoy 'Scout troop accompanied:�by
Scoutmaster ' Stuart Collyer, are
spending ten days at Camp Mar-
ty/1 at -. Inverhuron. The party
checked in : at camp on Saturday:
The local ,boys include Arthur
Short,; Thom . Collyer, Gary Rit-
chie and Kenneth: Jones.
CLOSE 'DUNCAN
RESTAURANT
And we 'wondered how''' long she
'• would stay.
Altho' she'soon became .a wife
She continued in. ,+profes'sional
life,
Keeping • her home both clean
. and neat,
While as a `teacher can't be beat.
How she can 'do two things so
well
1 'think is' very hard to tell.
She. has 'a husband, patient, kind,
Newer' complaining if• he'd 'find'
Warmed `up left -overs `on his
. plate,
With . the close.of business' on 1 When 'Isobel at school4,' worked'
.Saturday night, Mr.' and . Jima' late.
Duncan officially turned-th key But off, her cooking can be said.
in their restaurant and pool room:. Her' husband' looks to ',be well ;
business: They have•been.consid- fed,
ering° a 'plan to have the pool The mothers hate to,. see her • go,
room open .certain nights each They do appreciate her so,
wee • u•BUf to: her home she has de
is•was in • e ani e ,a
time of writing. tided •
Mr. and Nil's; Duncan are re- To give attention undivided.
fl!' of j greatest change, will' be. in g`" Iier�t`imdin 'rfulIest'
classes of particular interest to N district ' t Atwood:.
measure,
the ladies, and' details of these y bought. h q We old maids envy her• this
revisions may now be .obtained r y pleasure. I.
by�proslpective exhibitors from P Presentation By Pupils •
Mrs.. Oliver .McCharles. Mrs. Havens had previously
There is a, Complete revision of been presented with. a. lovely
the 'following, classes: flowers, u g, P mirror' by her students: This
fine arts; ' the ladies department presentation •was' made at, a' cop
-
of
dpresented-:by =the- -children-
Alex.
hildren- =
rugs cushions and miscellaneous t t th bumper f friends
of Mrs: Havens' and Mrs:: Car-.
items, dairy and table supplies,. p ruthers'• rooms, at which the
f' h d for the informal .an
lUl Ing children's mothers were guests,
M Ilei brought along his violin On behalf of the children • the
h b presentation was 'made. by Mrs,
de-
leted p aged tb h Alex • Andrew, Mrs, Robert Mac-.
t of ' Kenzie, Mrs. M. H. Corin and
• • and eliminating
g some er• to Jim and an electric frying Mrs George J:oynt, e'
which drew, the same pan to "Mrs, b.. was made *accompanied by an expressive
s
Th
gi>pt • wa '
',turning to their ' farm..
Newry is ric near woo .
The the restaurant and
pool ooin business from ,Harvey
Treleaven,- and obtained ossess-'
ion. on December lit; 1952.
Gifts. Presented - '
On Sat rdav night a surprise
presentation was held for 'Mr.
whleh—me udes eltithing,-- l:ts�_an_d._Mrs.Juncan at Cows f&Res-.
cushions auran �'wi a • o • ri • ��s
• and •bUsines's associates ..resent
anda_ne action added o an �
V
i ,
and Lorne Reid . hadhis mando-
lin to addmusic the merri-
nient. The presentation o •a smok-
%crafts:' for women .65 or over.
Some sections' have. .een andPrize money increased,�,
with a view to encouraging coni -
petition, : a !mina in
sections,
entries year after year. . Harvey Webster,'
IELD BOARD
NAM' ES TEACHERS.
Ashfield Township School Area,e ,
P•
Board, has appointed the slate of
teachers' for - the. 1956-57 :tern,
,The list. covers ';twelve schools,:
but ' does not , include Zion, as
tenders. are currently being; call-
ed for the' transportation ' of the
pupils from this Section' to' Luck=
now, in accordance 'with the
wishes of a majority vote.
In sections which have peti-'
tuned. to ° -Withdraw ' from the
Area, a new trustee board can+
not legally °become operative un-'
til the year's end. Thus the_Area.
-Board makes appointment for the'
ensuing term and any. section
trustee board which may be
established' would be'required to
o
honor the teacher's' contract .0
ti] ,the en. o "t a terra.' - :.
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Teacher appointaients are as
S.S. Delmar Maize,. Dun.
Pentland, -Port Albert; S.S. 6—
Mrs. Robt. Irvin, Durigannon;•SS.
7—Mrs. LloYd Cline, R. 31' Luck -
now; U.S,S. ii ---senior room, Mrs.'
Gordon' Anderson, R. 7, Luck -
now; junior room; Mrs. T. • M.
Dtirnin, Dungannon; SS. 9—
now; S.S. 1p—Mrs, Jas. Little, R.,
Grant Farrish, R 3, Lucknow;
ley; SS. l'6—Mrs. Frank Ritchie,
Lucknow; S.S. 17 --Miss
Marianne •West, Kintail; music
Rodger, Auburn,