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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-01-04, Page 1nni ' n.nr. • tr •••' ' • • „$2.50 YearlY ln. Advance. 60c Extra to U.S.A., , . HEED TWO ,140IRE ,TRUSTEES . A second nomination meeting has been Called ''t/9 fill two vae- :ancies on the new •Public School Board, which came into being : with the New Year. • ;. • ' Four 'memlberi of the Previous Board of :Education have 'quaff- fied as follows: Gerald liathwell, • , Wardle,' Dr.• Jarnes :Little '. and H. M. MacLennan...WO More: t • • Meraber$ are required to round -• cut the six -man Board, • • To: fill these two seats a nom- ination Meeting has been called ' for .tonighit (Thursday), in the Town Hall, betWeen the hours of 7.30 and '8.30: ..o'clock. If more than two nominees qualify, an el- ection Will be held. on Thursday, .•January :1 'tn..; Chances , Of .,aueba . .develepmerit .. are regarded as ••onite slim. • • There; were eight !candidates : proposed for the Six seats at• the first nomination -.„meeting. • All • four nominees, other than the "old Board" foursome had •per-: •.Sonalreasons, for', not: wishing to gealify, and the "heat" • Wasn't ,• turned on to purauade them to. , .' ;sign up.- • , • .,- „ , _ . • New regulations require tb,at •,' all candidates proposed for Muni- cipal office intiat 'either be pres- ••ent'at the meeting, or proof sub- • . mitted ,..that they are aware of• their nomination. As the nomina- tion meeting was. rather slimly attended, So :fat as prospective Board Members ;were concerned, only eight candidates' were. .ribm 'Mated,' as .f011ovtig; • • ' For. School; TrusteesK. • ; . •, C. - .Murche :by J. C. 1 McNob . and Innes MatSween. • • • • .7: K. O. Murdie by Hebert. Rae 8.t' J. W.. Joynt, • . • ••.•••• • Herpert MacLennan by G. ,RathWell•and Wm. Stimson. Dr, Jai. Littie bY R. F. Batten and J. C. MeNab.„' •••• , Dr., Jaa, Little by J. M.. Greet- ' and Harvey Webster. . . • • . Gerald -Rathwell by, Harvey Webster ,and Wl1 Henderson, , 'Gerald .RathWell by Innes Mac - Sween and Stuart E. Robertson. " Archie Smith by 'Gant. MacDon- : ald and Harry, Nixon.,. • '„' Carheton'• MacDonald by0Arel1." -Henderson and J. M. Greer; Harry Nixon. by ,HarveY"Web-- LUCKNOW, ONTA140, THURSDAy., ',JANUARY 41 1951 • • ... • couNcit,...0oARD .: REvIgivis:yEARF. .,At the rforninatien meeting On 'December 22nd the Village Coun- cil members gave ,a detailed re- view•ef a busy year highlighted b such matters . as the High c 1.-:-Distriet, . a new.. well, est- ablishing of a budget system; fire protection % ..,•• agreement's • . ir i tb neighboring MiMicipalities, a.n d .oyerhaulirig of the hydro system. '2_ First speaker was Reeve J. `Cr,,. McNab; whose teference to. Clerk .1 Joseph Agnew's, absence is re- .4 ported in another column. ' , ,.:.? , Reeve MeNeb dealt briefly with .. County Council Matters 'Bruce . • !..,:,. , ; .. .. . . is still debenture debt free and as you go. The June session .was. . . •...:,, ,is, 'continuing , the policy . of. pay ;••P:i:o ...x 'elle,' of • the heaviest • in the mem- - g . , 'OrY.,, of CoUnlY,I.,C.I.Ork_ Forrester, :.v. due to the District High School.' . question. The County has no al.: , . ; ternative .but to adopt the • cubic , 'REEVE. J. C.-McNAB' ' 'foot , rule of assessing and will .,•.. was. returned by -acelaination. as reeve. of the Village; and com- plimented for the -part be played": in obtaining •the Lueknow .. High .School •District.' • • ' • . 'FECEIYES. ACCLAMATION. ' District I'• Bard's. First '. „,.:„..„.. , ....i.:.,..,ii -,.BusineSs' is .New. SChool- , • • • consider •the appointment .of a County .assessor at the,. January' meeting, , • . • Budget Worked, Well ' • :Reeve IVIcNab referred to the new style orfinancial report .that •• :52 ikAit.S. MAIiRign • .• • , , • • showed the. actual results cif. the year's, financing, He dealt iwith' the budget system which was ad- opted in 1950, to. govern the .ex- one Tuesday, December: 19th, Mr.. and Mr§. Thomas Boyes of penditurea of all departinerits of •Lucknoli".1iiii.aly,_saaceiyied tneiL ,the village,. and, by which' sYste.m. '52nd .wedding • anniversary, They expenditures were 'constantly uri= Were-.tharried'oot Dimtroon where der review during the,,year.•TheY they both; wereraised.'„They spent• had struck the budget for a 5 several years in Tinnnins and fbr. mill tax .rate "reduction and •al- the past 20 ,years have resided in lowing for a $630. SUrPhis.• The Lucknow: Where Mr. Boyes •eperi. Year-end surplus was $6(31;34; 'ex- .ata 7a, machine and „ rrwnt :agency. , , k -no • •• • . ; „ ... • can. Finance High Sehool c w. PASSED AWAY TUESDAY iiisgefintec•hwoo'el , NEW AurIELD, ag approved by the •iDepartment• • Tfie death Cie -Carted' WOlker- of E -tication; Mr, Rae said. lie, rieN.v.: teachers' *" ceeding-the estimate by over $50. In each of the past five years -the Village was ending the,year with. deficits of anywhere up to $1300. Mr: .MeNab recommended .. that future councils continue th.e'bug- to ton Hospital on TueSday, get system which"' he referred of Miss as. "sound financing": We Must' Mary McKinnon of Kinloss rrnWn - the 'Department and -the govern-• .EdeeatiOnal matters weregiven 'considerable attention at the LucknoW nomination .meeting. Gerald Itathwell, ch.airman of the Board of Education, ' wag, the firat .apeaker.and pointed Out that we are, entering a new phase in edu- cation: He :thanked- Reeve J. C. MeNab, And, the Council for the part they had ,played in the High Scheel 'District .eampaign • • He added in a -.Special tribute to .the part the Reeve had, played, "We couldn't have swung it. without ;Mr. *M.cNala's help". , . „ • The Ashfielcl bus, and a student increase attendance, requiring • an .. extra teacher and and an „additional school .room, were • unforeseen . expenditures which left .• 'a 'year-end deficit; :Which would be assamed.by-the new District High, Scho.o1.-Board,• Which succeeded the Board of Edticatien. af. January. lat. • . , , Room For Ptiblie School Pupils • RObt,: Bae,, the Lue.knoW, muni- • ,representative on the Arid_ High School Board; 'stated that a:new District, school Would, 'result in a higber public school rate, but provide plenty of . room. for increased/ public school attendance. He suggested 1-1-tat---nearby';,,rum17.-seheels-Wit small enrollments, would find it. more economical to transport :these., students to LuCkrio'w.. Ile pointed..eut that one school sec- tion. was finding thia.,vety ac ory an a about satis- iartcr syth--of..-Riversclale;• „a' sister of., 'f t d t t - the cost of a teacher's salary. Miss •Helen Forsyth, formerly of. , PILLS.' NEAR.. FATAL -LITTLE *QT - Judy Mann,. fifteen -months' - old daughter of Mr. and--Mra- ''• ' Arnold Mann, had a close brush. . with death the Monday preceding.' - Christmas, when she Vet had, a „ box of iron pills at thk home, Of Messrs. Denzil arid Statters: • ' .The :little tot had bitten - into.• Some then; but it Was not, • thought she had swallowed 01.17- thing of consequence, fibt was ,: • • known that, the pills .' contained . strychnine. :It was abou.t.' two . o'clock in the afternoon when. it was • discovered that. Jucl,t, had got , into the pills in an upstairs bed- - roem.. Within about half an hour she was taking convulsiona which continued with alarmieg•regular- ity, during the afternoon, and • at. one point the child's recovery was despaired. .• • • Dr: M. H. 'Corrin :quickly re- sponded to' the ' einergency gall and spent an hour arid.' half' . pumping the unconscious child's •, , stomach. • • • • Hive .pf-'saving- the • child, was waning, and it was decided. to .rash . her ,to., Wingharia Hospital. . Judy had six convulsions on the ' • , read Wingham but took 'turn for the better soon after and, did not suffer. any more. seizures. , •Her condition ,rapidly 'iniproved and., the youngster was able to ; return twine, tl}e' •next 'day ,with , her alOth , Judy's Dad is in training , •. 'Fort :Lewis With,the•Korean Bat- • . talion. Her ,mother is the house- • - keeper at the Statter'S heme.1., Mrs.. Mari 'WO formerly 'Marie •For- For - their duties with the opening • of ' pointed out the.. requirements 6f. the • term; on. Tuesday. At Zion . • consider the ratepayer orithe'fix, .ship.' She • was 84 Years. .of , Douglo:Eolmes of Kincar- .ed income, he said, and • et•lhe The. funeral 'service will be held grants available.- If ' din.e Sucteeds. Mrs. El - same time keep up to .date, butlin • Johnstone's . Funeral Horne' gn with -:consideration , of the tax , Friday at '2.30. p.m. with inter - rate/ • • '. I .rnerit in 'Kinloss .Cemetery. . • • Mr McNab reviewed the de-' • • • • • • •I the .iptesent level be Saw "no: was supplying for Miss • whose continued' ill reason Why . the. Luek:riew. District.' Ada Webster; .:•iihealth, Prevents her .from reaurn-", " could not build a new aehool". benture debt Of the: village; which: .: • .. .. • . , • .... , :. .. He felt :there had. been a coin,. IS* as follows: 'Geddes :131Ock,lan-i• MR. AND "MRS., WM. FISHER' • I, mon. 'desite.. and loyaltY,-by the. nue". PaYtherit of .$246.21, fund*it 'MARRIED ''.'eA. yEARS. • 1 , • ... • people , . of :this • district: ...t0 'Use ,up to. Care fel- this until •retired •.: • . .' . „ .... • .:Lacknew as •,their businesS and in 1961;• Canning St. bridge. an-, On Thursday,". December 28th, educational .centre. `„There had nual payment $359.70, retires this Mt. and Mrs..Wnt.'Fislier of town been an effort to•squeeze .as out, Year; .Arena,, -, annual ,payment observed their 45th Wedding -an- •bat he•pointed out there had also . stet and James; E. Little. • . . : , t'.e$4c&02.5":3 bretires iii.1957, to be car- niversaty.. They; were marrie'd in been 'afficial 'opposition-• to „`'.tlie , . . Campbell Th rtipson_by y earnings a o n - , u ne • y. D. .,. L. • c- . and .rg,a iza • L ck W 6 Rev• D T -L M cost"- of -Lacknove stepping.. up• ." Stimson and.G.:RathWelt . ::- . • Win•Ition ,, donations if neceSsary; ••KerrolL. • . , . . :., . , . ,., c i om - a Continuation to High 7...2.,_,;._. .. .. .. . , . • Waterworks, *aenual. • payinent A.; 'number: of friend's. called . Sch001 some .Years. ago.. , . • 1 ' ' • • ' - .'• . ' ' ' ' $4.,472.35, retires in 1961, •Paiel••fOr. dtiring ' tile .daY . tO eXtencl their. • • Haire DenLe.Right ,r)11.14, „. fire track'. aridtbest .wishe.s, arid seNierAl • loVelY *.* mr, ' IT; Johnston 'Alio' • ing ;duties • • - At the 9th ConcesSien. ••,•••' Mrs Gordoh Ofi Klflr 'Cardirie ,ISiieceeda Mrs,: Shirley' " I': • .:13oSa. • • • . . • • • • , • ' • P ..equiomen.t.-;:-:•-a-n-ii-ti-a-lz--PaYitienti..gifts--were,presen_ted IVir. arld:.Mrs.. _a' Gho'OL-repreaentativeon,-' the_ new $961.93; 10 year deberittirerretires ; Fisher: A• faillilr dinheF %/Os e'''''' Dictrictilkiard,_•said that the:firSt in 1959; goVernment subsidy...ved. tliati eyening. business .of this , Bearid, was ,th. 1 takes „care. of 1,p5o, .51, 52 pay-. matthr of a new school. We•intiSt c ' , MARRIAGE ,ANNOUSICEMENV • , • Mr..,an:d Mrs. W. K. Bali, Red .• Deei-, Alta, announce the:'mar- ' liege of their daughter, Marjory,. to. Mr. 'Harry R. .Campbell,*Kim- * -7. berleY, 13.C., son. of Mr. and Mts. ' • :Cyril' Campbell, 1.4tickribW, Ont.: . and Mrs.. -Roy .••IVIcKenzie„,- ; ANNIVERSARY • and little 'sons, Roddyand Barry, - • • ••• . , . • • . , . nt . • . • ' a • h i hieh . , •, • •In'e s • , • ..• • „ . . have new sc 0(31 nw sp of Oshawa; spent the holiday sea- • . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Button 'Observed their' fortieth wedding , . . . • . son with friends and relatives..• . Waterworks, ,ptimP; well Mussed 1St 011111fiat10111,4.-.-.work , and home :economies- can repair and, .main •• extension,. an-: ..., 7 • . .be taught,' and added. that • the nual: debentare 4390.71, tetites in in. • Forty7Fm...Y ears' Hope .Report alsb recOmmended 1964; to•:•be tit • paid out "ef earnings. .! • the .teaching of these/subjects in armiversary • on. Wednesday, • cember 27th. In honor , of .her parents and as 4 aurpriae.to thein, AilVlis.; Alex IVIaeN,ay held . open :house, .afternoon,•, a,nd . 'evening 'when many friends called toex-• for 1941. was returned by acclarn- . . . •• tend Melt congratulations. , atiOn •at the nomination meeting., •• • .. . That evening•rnembers of their on Friday, December 22nd. Per- sonnel of the •136ardi,,tuichanged,•: ' .1••••.• •• • Arena Debenture Dark ;Spot : -Reeve 1V1eNa:b Said that the Arena was the one "dark appt", In the debenture:picture The 1950 debenture • due.'• in: December; • Joseph Agnew,. clerk:•of thel, Village of Liicknow 'for forty- four years,. since February 1907; was absent from the nomination •the higher public schoel grades., ; Johnston 'stated that the feeling for, a .new school was even higher in • the •rural cortirntin,Wy. It would. have been' a great 7loss if We had not :obtained. a high school district here, and said he feels. .and mote that we 'have -.done the' right thing: . *• be • inSiTit.:•-• REEVE COUNCIL Lucknow's „ .• ;outstanding and there' ,an Un- Meeting due to .a heart. condition paid ;balance jrom.. the '1949 cle,' which . has confined: him1to' bed behttire of $292..53;•Making a total for the past •month. r; . ' .of785..,06;•• ;Which,. net- paid, Reeve •McNab•:' Made' refererioe w'll halve to be levied a:a a direct at •the to Mr,-- AgneW's • family.. were:. joined aby a • ntim- ber of intiitrate friends. when Reeve 1. C'. McNab,. and C'ouncil- • • • 1 ntore from.. last Year, is es, fellows,: • •:.! ' earth, a ' sing -song and , dancirig . were Pnjciy6c17: Ifl the afternoon Mrs: MacNoy •*lets -Ernie 'CraWford;-0:- E.' • received theatiests d M E fak' Mr •MeNiib recalled that longservice, and to the, fact that mountable and be ,no great- ertaon Russell Button and lime • est I3utt'on M WAt d when the • arena, Was 'built the .,the Clerk does not .recall ever I ef• than' if we had been swallow- •1VIacSween .0 • • ; .1 • im by another distriet nominees pioposed at the Eunice Batton, assisted an• the .slogan was' that "it, would never h,,aving.misseclh. a nomm.ation meet. ,ed in, all t e preceding ' years. ‘,,,ottld' have been inev , „ 1. 't the .ratepayers one cent7, •' of the old Beard, giving. thern.pri • , ' .,..: . ' i'ng 1.6cill'i' ' ' ' ' ' ' ''' -* ' ' :Hydro Systein Overhauled ing Mrs,•Buttort Was forinerlY-NfarY ...,-'• .,N b repelled that a bceiunt- %,,,, - Ouet of' flowers had been s . 1 Aiittellicidane.e...11P ;-t, ' '.: ` :f autOmatic acelaniation. . , . „ ' jOhri, Ilowe and. the . late ' IVIr.z Toe'end L7E:Downs Wereveleeted • ....,....( • !•• •;.--;„ ,. ,;„ ...time Known better as ."Bertie*, to'the'cotineil two years: ago; tin- . • .... •., .., '. , •91- "Birdie", she was working in der the Reeyeship of W. A. Sol-... ...' •''.• ': • „ , .., ., Toronto at the time Of het...iner- orn.On; In.,..„..Augdat of 1949; S. E. , ..., ,• .,, ..',,.,, , liege . 40 years ago . to Robert Rebefi-tabh . filled 'the . 'Council ' Via- . • ' , • . .., J.a.mes Button. They were Mar- ..can.eypaused by Mr: Downs re- ' ''.• .- ricd• in Toronto at the homeof,: moVal. from town, ' A' *year age . ,.-,• ;',.,,:.'.:,•:. inevitable.. • meeting were ;the five inerriberS.,, • • ,.' • •of Dona d en erson, secie ary m. dssrs. m,eNab,. crawford,.Blit_, hydro system had been corn- Y • In connection e ,y r mcilau explained 'that"' gnew4hat , 1 tte .• B7Jord,of -.Education, -gave...a , the cost, of pletely ov'erhauled and redistri- -Deeernber*detailed resume' of ,buted, andrwas in excellentshapel,Mr:..:JOsePh Agne*; ., °Peradri.getthe Scheel and of, the with only one job ' remaining, , ' LUcknOW, Ontario. '• :, , -• . system prgrants adopted • by the that being , the eventual .1. em oV all Deat ; AgneW: , , . .:• Department, vary Sharply 'vihich %, of hydro: 1" On be alf Of the ,,Council...a44 'fee' ' Continuation, High Schools wires from Main. St,' eet, ,w'as, citizeris .0f.1.,4know, I•Would.like .and District HighSchools. . • $7890.93; •SlightlY ' les• than the to, eXPresS Our sincere' regrets • 1950. grants to' Lucknow Were: The, cost- of this overhauljob forecast tO8t 4 $8000: Due te 'dn.:that' yeti' 'will 'be unable to be High • Scheel $8082.21; PUblic oltra lar,ge '13th I POwer 'Bill of • Witlritis, at 'NOmiriation tenight. SchoOl • $4029,51; ceunty,42945:01' • ,- $6219.92, the local commission did, • ' Weare all hOPing. for your noolave t,0,1,ouen. their ree•rves speedy and Complete recoVery it0 ,do this werk, and• the, Corti- land ..tri -At that y;pu' Will soon' be mission still. has intact a total of ; able. fo be with .us again. $22,000 in bonds. This wauld seem We.sincerely 'hope that You and al ivti,s; Agnew haive a "Very Merry tie j'astifr a rate rcdtietion; but JS doubtful if .tbe `11•E•.R.C. WiW Christmas la n a a ITOPPY, •apProVe, Mr.01-Teal-thy . and :Prosperous ....:ifydro. has .449 cOnstimers--334 -Yell" , '' • 'd ' ' ': -r6rnestic, 102 ;commercial and 13 Yung Very` trulY, ' .' :Power, and as cif December 15th; , J,' C. McNab, BeeVe. ,,, ',The , nomination m'eeting ,. was tir,rettrs vv7ere 011.1:5:r $42..20. Reiief Costs Village '$830 ; resided, over by E. H. Agnew, - land 'the gatheting was pleased to ' • . . .1 I 1 , • Misr•Gem-ge Thornley;bY the 116y. .cptafcinor MeNaly stepped' up, to • ; ; . • , • , .10 ' • pospard, Their "weddlpg%trip",, was by* train:to Wiriehath ail to for ,a total .Mr. Solomon and Innes ,, • • • .9f $15,956.73'01' a de- Sween. filled the §eat. leff,Vacaot the reeveship Upon the retirement •' • , • • b j0..• • Wa.ter horse and two s 7 co sleigh where .*Er wedding. din- crease of $204.93 over the 194° • • • , • • iner awaited them. •A few. d,d,ys• gg 1111 tt: • 1Pefr 60‘jW1 Gni:1863' 1:1C-91,5:"Osi 1 °f invTethili n. 0C1111°;i1n1111 teaetitelide,, v'iclerr7;.; * • %here Mr'..`‘Btitton ;had opened a : later they came to Lecknow'' Co0,,rity fg !Beard ' foilloorwRseve•. • • ' butcher ' business: the •Prov'im's ,. , b D .; Primmer, arid where they have, ;High schoole. rolln brit this . J. C. McNa by on,ald ac- . increase of 34 L • - • d Vs,7 " .'• . • since' Tesided and bave , Made rianY • friends. Four years later . • -- • • .44 year ia 126, an , students , over last 1, year. Of th IS 1 , • ` 1 ,', For Courrciilors riumbeT• 36 are from Luck.now; 56' !! , ', Einle Crawford by Clair Ag- frorn, Bruce -and 341 from Htitori new and lant,toSntigyad, O.. , , • . • ,G It a thw 'ell ' '3°I•itrY1'.8' , There pili'll'icr`Scbl-i°.0.951 -t2C1- ' , , and Clair A.crnew • rollment is 140 students •\44„,,, ' '-' ' • ' ' Stuart Robertpon 'by. Harry , th hear him say that he.. felt his . ii/r..Henderson gave jhe initni- Nixon, and Cash relief,. the -syStehr.noW.1 Cam Maebonald, .. - * vogtle•, '`'*3 e()8tPlg $T38 ' a 111.°11 - ' .'f• il'' c nditi.ori Was ' cOnSider: elpol ihreakdown,'•upon .1A, tiell the: 'IdMacSween by. Cam MacDon-. 5(1' percent' of Whieli is Paid BY'. abi:Icr s ,90v04., .., , . "..., , ..T. c t, d , ' ,, - ., (Cootintied ea pAgo 3). ' ...a Y• '.'Y'Pl'• ' ' .•.- ' , , . ., (, on 'nee.. en page 8) aand Flarry. Nixon, ..,, , they pm -Chased the:farni.;•at the. western. outskirts (if' the yillage* 'which they have. Since operated • rviong With. the ibutcher business. .4f Mr., and; Adtrs,* 'Button's hoiiey- ' toloori Was a Short one forty years a40, they blade tip for , Ilast sllrrnj,er when they e,.'njoYecti a'* . motor rip to the coast. , • .1 . • • • . , . • • • I • • • • , r • •• nn' • • • . • 1 • • , V • • . • , , .7 1 • • ,