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LUCKNOW, .ONTARIO6
WEDNESDAY,• SEPT. 5th, 1956:
Department Gives prova1 Of
Withdrawal .From Ashfield Area
The Department of ' Education
has 'granted approval of the
-withdrawal of'.. •several school
sections from the Ashfield .!Tows.
ship , Schooi Area.
• PettioXis snaking ' application
.: for secessionwere received in:•
'
early...May 'by ' the .Township
Counoil. The ` Board gave their
approval to the • large', . signed.
,petiitions, ' witb the final Word in
w the Matter having to 'come from
the Education Department.
The move ,.. for withdrawal
, stemmed from 'the' Ashfield Area.
Board proposal 'to closew„ xl e
schools at Zion, . Crewe and the
4th. Concession' •at the end of
June, and transport. pupils 0 ad-
' jacent' :schools. This plan was.
adopted a year ago at' Kintail
and . Sheppardton schools. •
The five Sections which peti-
tioned for withdrawal ` are, 4th
Concession, Crewe, ` 10th' -Con-
'cession,
Con-
'' cessio n, Belfast and • Zion. The
'Zion Section ratepayers have
'since voted ' to transport ` the
,pupils of that Section to. .Luck -
:now. . •
The Department's : approval'
means, that; at the ' endof the
year these several Sections will
have to revert to the former sys
' 'tem' of .electing their own trustee
board within , each Section.
SOMA, HA14GE•S IN•.
:RURAL SCHOQLS
wry.
Summer's . gone. • and .it . was
back • to school` againon Tues-
day for teachers. and "pupils.
There have . been .s e v e r al
changesrn di�strmet • rural schools;
Stith the shift ° iii'V'est 'VV aviahosh
being most pronouneeed. There
are four • new . teachers in' that
• School Area, 'Plus: two changes..
Ross Errington goes from Ford-
yce: to; the Township. Hall "school
• and • Don Cameron succeeds•Beat-
trice +1VteQwI rn at St: Helens
whereshe. tauigiit _ for .:26 years
until retiringat. the end of June
Ashfield •there are changes
at 'the : 4th Con' thesenior room
at Dungannon 'and at. Cedar Val-
ley.. Zion 'School is • closed, : 'with
Pupils of that section. ` being
transported to Lucknow. Mrs.
'Frank 'Ritchie, . Who taught at
Zion last . year,. has been appoint-
ed` to the Crewe school..
West Wawanosh Township
:S.S.. No. 17, Mrs. Gwen Cae-
$ar; S.S. No. 2,', Mrs. • Victor Em-
, erson; S.S. No, 3, Township Hall;
Boss Errington; S.S.' . No. 4, : • St.
Helens, Don Cameron; S.S. No.
l2, Fordyce, Mrs. .George Fisher;
music instructor., Mrs.. Phyllis
ger.
RaidteItt Tn. vilnsship
No1, Port Albert,' • Delmar
Maize; No. 4; Lochalsh, " Miss
Ruth Pentland; No. 6 4th Con.,
Mrs. 'Robert -.Iryin; No. 7, Loth-
,
ian, Mrs. 'Lloyd; 'Cline; No. 8,
:Btangannorl, ,Sr. room, Mrs. Gor-
don, Anderson; Jr. . room, Mrs. T.
M Durriin; No, $0' 'inlay's, Mrs.
Wm. Andrew; . ' No. 10, Scott's,
Mrs. James Little;= No. 13, Bel-
fast, Mrs. Grant Farrish; No. '15,
Hemlock 'City, Mrs.. Isabel. Mar-.
tYn; No. 16, Crewe, Mrs. Frank.
Ritchie; No. 17, Cedar • Valley,
Miss :Marianne West. Music sup-
ervisors, .',Mrs. Duncan,' Simpson,.
Mrs. Emmerson Rodger. • '
liilnloss Township
There are new teachers in four.
og • Ninlos5 Township's n. i ri e.
indicates 'a new tea-
t* in the school; ,U. 1, Mrs:
Doreen' Young;,, U„ 2, `Joan Van-
. stone*;C U. 3
--�er;Us*• .---. �xxuth...
U. 4, Mrs. Muriel Osborne*;
u•
U, :6, Mrs. Clara . McTavish U. U. 7,
Mrs, Grace Johnston;: U 8, Mrs
y
horoth ,
•' �.il,ey, . ••�ndersoxi; U. 9, ' Lois
10, Mrs'. Janet E. Math-
ers*.
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:HOME FROM MISSION FIELD,
WITH' SISTER HERE'
r Rev. Angus "i a
g McKay, recently
returned missionary from India,
visited on Thursday. with his
srs,ter, 'Mrs. Alex•.Rurdon and Mr.
Purdon. Itwas thefirst reunion
for, the group in seven years,
'Ii.ev MacKay, who has served
in Indra on ; the mission field .for.
thirty `Years, and 'is now' on' fur-
lough, recently arrived at Van-
couver with Mrs. MacKay, • dau'
ghter May Ellen, and his sister,
Miss Bertha MacKay of London,
who .had:.gone• to India previously.
for a• visit.
Mrs. MacKay and, Mary ar )len
remained ,'in Vancouver and Plan
to: join; Rev: MacKay in a few
days time Their son Donald who
came to Canada a • .''year ago to
attend ' Western University; will
tetiirn with them fro m his sum-
irner employment• 'out West ,to•
commence.. bis second year,. Mary
Ellen plans fo enter' fir
st..year at
Westen • :
Rev. Ma'cK 'y ., will 'be officially
ordained :as a : minister in the.
Presbyterian 'Church' 'later this
month in his borne church at
Whitechurch. ••
Accompanying .`Rev, • MacKay
on his ' visit here'' were ;' Miss'
Bertha MacKay and Miss Betty
Scott of London, ;;and Mrs.:.Gor-
don MaeKay of Wingham.
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REACHED NINETY•
ON WEDNESDAY
A. former- Lucknowite, Mrs: •D.
M. Gordon of Detroit,: celebrat-
ed...her ninetieth • birthday o
d y Y n
Wedneda
d y, September; 5th;;
Mrs, Gordon makes her home
in the motor .city. with her.: dau-
ghter• Rena and . her husband, Mr:
and Mrs F. A. O'Brien: Her. 'so
Huntley "arse .resides. in Detroit,
and he : and his wife . spend . their
summers .at.:their cottage at. Ann-'
;berley .Beach.
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'Mrs. Gordon still enjoy=s "fairly
good health, and keeps, in touch
'w,jth old friends here :'through'
The Sentinel. •
'•She and: her husband; the' late
Dr D M Gordon, were ;.beloved
residents of this village for many
years, and longtime friends join
in. extending' 'congratulations• •and
.best wishes : to. this gracious cion
ageriarian. :•
' Dr, Gordon was succeeded in
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Lucknow by Dr. E B. Ballow. •
AMONG, WINNERS IN .
STAR COLORING CONTEST
Jimmy 'Henderson, 4 -year-old
son' WI*. and Mrs. Jim Hen-
derson Of town; won honorable
mention' in a Toronto Star col-
oring contest, • and..•won tickets
to ' the Gene Autry : afternoon
show at the . C.N.E., but unfor-
tunately .the program:''was •wash-
ed out the day Jiriimy was at
WINS .CLOTHES DRYER a.
Mrs. Wm, Kinahan ` of St,
Helens was the luck' winner
of A new Westinghouse auto-
anatic clothes dryer on caorx ,
radio last. Friday, Mrs. Kiri
ahann answered ''`Montreal"
as the laz'gest city in pop-
ulation in Canada, The dry-
er was presented , on tele-- •
vision on Monday night..
LOCAL •. DEyTS
GET BURSARIES
Three students • of Lucknow.
District High School have' been,
awarded Dominion. Provincial
bursaries.. . •
TOA award of ' .$50.0 goes to
Kenneth '1VIaoNay., son ' of Mr.
and Mrs, Alex MaeNay, who
raduated"this term. Ken is con-
Si Bring. 'a university course • in'
medicine. A year ago he receiv
ed a $100 bursary for Gade' ;I11
tuition:. • . . • •
Beverly : MacKenzie, • daughter
of Mr. • and Mrs.. Dave MacKenzie
•of Kintail, has 'been awarded a
$250 bursary, applicable upon
•tendance" . at Teachers': College::
Bev will 'attend Stratford. Normal
with the opening :of: the fall
term 'next week..
She . has also . , been awarded
the Lucknow, ;High School .Lit-
erary' ::Society scholarship ' of $5O
value, The winners of other local
awards have not yet been -,an-
nounced. • '
Third bursary coming to ,the
local.. schoo] is awarded to 'Archie
McQuillan. It has ,a value of $100 •
tor.. Grade T,tI tuition, .and is a
similar award to that.'received
a year ago by Xenneth MacNaY.
Archie is the •son of Mr. and Mrs.:
Wilfred McQuillan.
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.CCIDENT V-IC.TIM - IS
)PROGRESSING NICELY
• d Clifford Crozier ` . of '•Ashfield'
who was severely'sinjured. last
Weer -When attacked; by an 'en
.raged steer, is . , getting along
"very ; :nicely", in ` Goderich Hos-
it 1
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' He ' had a` `dislocated and .twist
ed shoulder; 'and" badly torn.
'muscles, which caused the chief
concern. In addition Clifford
suffered broken ` ribs
He` has been. able • to 'raise the•
hand :of "the badly in4ured arm,
which :is very encouraging. It' is'
expected. it will be. -ten-. days or
.tvuo weeks before, the extent of
the healing can : be:. determined
and Clifford will continue. to' be.
hospitalized for that w length of
tinie..at least. •
HELD .'PROTEST '
MEETING FRIDAY
NEW MEMBERS•:0
.;DOHS. STAFF
There • are three changes in .the
personnel of the Lucknow Dis-
trict High Schdol teaching. staff.
The staff of eight and sortie of.
the subjects, they are teaching,
is comprised of Mr.. P. W. Hoag,
English, . history,' • `guidance: and
mathematics; Mr. Wm... MacDon
aid,•- .botany, • zoology, ' chemistry,.
health, agricultural science;. Mrs.
"Elizabeth. Suter,. French, Latin
and Spanish; Mrs, „John Hewitt
home : economics; ;John >.R..
Abel, matheinatics, physics, phys-
ical, training;. Mr, 'Charles Pep-
pier of Hanover, history,, Eng-
lish, •geography and physical
training; Mr. Basil Wright of
London, shop work, 'commercial
and physical, training; Miss Mar-
guerite Saigeon of "Windsor, Eng-
lish, French, 'girls''iphysical train-
ing .and, health education.
The last three named are the
new memsbers of the staff...
Principal ••: •P. W. Hoag antici
pates an enrollment comparative
last year, which was 175,, _ .
In addition Mrs..; J. C. Arm=:
Strong will .:.again have charge of
the cafeteria, and. Sydney Whit-
•by 'the caretaking duties. ' '
One Public School: Cha0, ge
There is :. one change •on the.
Public School staff with ' Mrs..
Jack Treleaven;(Jane Johnstone)
.succeeding Mrs. Roy Havens as•.•
primary, room teacher:' The other
members are Mr.' Stuart Collyer,
principal, Miss Ruby : Webb,: Miss:
Helen Thompson, ':Mrs. Irwin Car-_
ruthers and Mrs. • N J. 'MacKen-
zie, •kindergarten teacher
Sixteen youngsters enrolled • in•
the kindergarten class.. They are:
Mary • Anne Arnold, 'Eleanor.
Whitby, -Timmy Collyer; Murray
White, -:Marilyn Armstrong, Jim=
mie Button,' Barry ` Taylor, Bob-
iep Humphrey, , Jack Haldenby,
Linda : Boyle, ;Diane - :Wagner,,
Brian Gardner, •Larry Hamilton,
Mary •Anderson, Ronnie Stanley,
Nancy Kirkland,
LEFT MONDAY ON.
OVERSEAS TOUR
The Publisher : and M r s
Thompson left on Monday after-
noon 'on the ;first leg of a six-
weeks' overseas tour . to the Bri-
tish Isles and the Continent
It "is a Canadian kly ew
•
paper Association Weepost-convenNs
-
tion trip; and there Will be about
seventy-five ;persons on the : con
ducted tour..
EIGHT PAG$S ,
KNOCKED. OUT AS
TRACTOR UPSET
ens St
ender, a German 'man
enap ' ed by Harold Congram,
was, kt ked unconscious' last
Thursday hen • the tractor n ' •
which he • was working,.. upset
throwing him IO the ground: • •
Hans was loading gravel with
the .tractor when the acacide t
occurred' at the' Henderson pit
just ,;north"' of: town.: Luckily he
was. thrown: clear of the tractor -
tipped `over. It was about' ,twenty : •
-minutes before:he'.regait'ied .con- •
q
sci'ousness. -
After receiving medical atten-
tion, he was. •allowed :to . return
home suffering from broken •
ribs and shock. Hans has been' •
in the• employ of Harold Con-
gram for about one year.
WHERE AND WHEN?
At this time ' of ' year students
are .commencing and returning
to• universities, nursing and busi-
• ness. courses, technical schools;
ete, We would, • :appreciate hear-
. in:g ofthese plans, 'and . a. phone ..' . •.:.
cal ;
l to 35 would � be apprecrat-
ed. •
WILL DESPATCH .MAIL
SU111DAYUNDER NEW ETUP.
- The Post .Office Department
has "plans laid for' instituting mail
service ' by truck in :this area at
the' end of the month.
'Loss of this . revenge to the
railways; 'will' 'no; .doubt mean •a
curtailment- of'• .train- Service and .
'Protest meetings are being held
In. a bid to spike the move.
The Sentinel • .recently carried
a summary of the• 'approximate
times of the twice-daily receipt
and despatching of. mail 'under;
the. new plan. ••
In addition to :this ...six=da_ =a-'
'week service, there will"be malu
despatched -:cit, Sun:day-a1t noon;
It will • leave the' local' depot} at;;
5:15. 'Sunday afternoons, to make
train ' - connections at St tf d
that evening .for ,Toronto.
ASHFIELD SCHOOL AREA
BOARD REDUCES -BATT
At the last' meeting of the Ash'-
field '' Township : Sc1,01 1 Are a
Board' total school . Pate of 9:5
mills' was struck which ' is a re
duction of ..a mill and- a half in
comparison with 'last year's -'
rate of,'11 Mills.'' • •
The: general school • levy of 3.5
.mills is 'unchanged : from. last
year, but -the school area levy is
down from 7.5 .to 6 ;mills.
The Atlantic creasing,. sched '.
uled to start at 11:00 a.rxi: Tues-
. day) • morning' from Montreal
aboard' •.the Empress 'of ` Britain,
is -due' to. terminate. at Liverpool
next Monday morning
The following day the party
will travel : via: Gretna- Green to
Scotland . for ..visits to Glasgow,
and Edinburgh,: before "return-
ing
"return-ing to England for three %days
of, .sight-seeing in London.
The-Channel•'crossing to Cal_
ass follow, with a: tour through
World' War I ibattle fields in the
Ypres-Vlmy ' Ridge areas, ,Then.
into Belgium flowed by tours
Alma • )o.. nv Viand . Siirltze>'_
laid; to Italy. Three days, are, be-
ing spent in Rome before • de-
parting for . France via Genoa,
with visits to Monaco' and the
Riviera, before• striking" north-
ward. to Paris; for another 'three:
or four-day stopover: '• '
From the continent it will be
back to Dover and another three
'days in: England, with headquar-
ters in London:
. For • those returning . b' y ship,
they will 'board -the Empress • or
France 'at Liverpool, on (5ctober
12th. • ' - •
"We ,(Cam and Marg), anxious
to speed the return home, plan
to fly from England and are due
to arrive at !Mallon on the morns."
ing that he Eimpress' of Fiance'
sails.
With plans announced, for . the,
inaugurating of :mail, service by
truck," it is feared that : railway
service will be subsequently cur-
tailed on the Palmerston-Kincar-;
• ' ston-Souamp-
dine and • Palmer th
ton branch lines ' •
Airs. area .meeting .: was. held. in
Wingham on . Friday, evening ,to
discuss the. matter, an•d to en-
deavour • to counter the move. •,In
sortie quarters .it is. felt "that rail-•
five
` •i way ; officials . arid employes.
should` be concerned with im-
proved.- service, ' rather than a
curtaihnent -of •existing. ached=
ules. ,
move was made by the.
a . few. . years ago to Cut
linesservice ori •these ',branch • line
--•-who._-y,•--w.ho.. will he' f'i• ri
December, .was entered in the' 6
and under 'class, -Ile won a ,prize'
lust spring in a • Free Press col-
oring 'contest -
'DOGS FREE AGAIN '.
According. •t. B •�1aw No, 10,
Village dogs' are free• to run at
,large, The restrictions requiring
dogs to be confined terminated
on . September lit, •
ENGAGEMENTS
Mr and' Mrs, Charles•'.McDon
old of 'St. Helens, announce the'
. engageii� ent--- f -`their daughter,
Joyce Elaine, to Mr. James Keith
Cranston, ,son ' of Mr., and Mrs.
Isaac Cranston., • R E 2, Lucknow.
The weddings ' to take place . the
fatter, part' ,of September: .
but a strong municipal protest
all along the line succeeded in
postponing the ' fatal day, but
did not succeed in obtaining • im-
proved service, which would', no
dopabt-. bring'-,iricreasedi•revenue
in all . departments.'
A.: committee to spearhead the
current protest and y a bid for
visa
betters service.. visas 'set ;tp.. on
Friday night, headed by Mayor
Joseph . Chilvers of ' KincaYdine.
• Reeve A. W. Hamilton of Luck -
now was on the • sick, list and
unable .to attend the 'meet ng...
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ARE FORTY -°FIVE •
YEARS MARRIEli•-
• and Mrs.. Ed :Thom are.
abse wing their 45th.' wedding
anniversary ar ' this Thursday, Sep- ° '
6th. A family gathering
was held on Sunday at 'the'hpme
of Mr. and. Mrs, Stuart' Collyer :
to mark the event, with all: their
family • home for the occasion.
Both were lifelong residents of
St. Helens community Until. re- ,
tiring to Lucknow a few' years
ago. Mr.: Thom is a son of 'the
late • Wm.. Thom and Marion
Craig. He is. the last member '
of -We -farm y:'
Mrs. Thbrn • is the former .
Rosemary• 1Viller, daughter to of
the late John 1Vliller and Bar-
bara Wallace.
• They' were married at the
bride's home' now owned by. her
brother, : Wallace Miller; by the'
Rev: •• S. S. Duncan of the Pres-
byterian Church, because St:.
.Helens church; was ' without- a
pastor . at that time as the Rev.
W , Craw; .,had gone toter
gus. '
Mr,' and Mrs. Thom have four
daughters, Mrs. L. .C. Thompson
,'(Margaret) of ...Lucknow; ' Mrs.
Ron Bothwell ' (Helen) of Nor-
Wood; Mrs. Al Martin (Jean) of
Detroit, and Mrs: Stuart 'Collyer
(Kathleen) of Lucknow • There
are .eight, grandchildren. .
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